Virtual PC is probably fine but a cheap windows box cost less than Virtual PC (without monitor - you can use an existing monitor with a switch). The other advantage is the windoz machine can run stuff off the network without tying up your real working machine that you are coding on. But why wouldn't you shoot for the Windoz XP market as that is what they all have. And Windoz XP is a very close copy of the Mac GUI. No one uses Windoz 2000 anymore as it crashes when you look at it. I have two of those cheap boxes. One I just use to play movies (I'd rather use a Mac for that but $450 for a Windoz box or $2000 for a Mac -- where is the choice?).
On 8/20/04 2:52 PM, "Sannyasin Sivakatirswami" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm coming to a point where it's imperative that we see how things look > on Windows machines. Up to now have just been "winging it." But that > won't do in the long run. > > Question: Is Virtual PC on the Mac a reliable representation of the > user experience on a real PC running Windows? > > Obviously there can be underlying hardware issues that Virtual PC > cannot address, but for now just the presentation, font sizes, etc. is > what i am looking for and, aside from rev presentations: viewing web > pages in IE5-6 on Windows... to see if the CSS is rendering as > expected... > > Does Virtual PC really do a good enough job? Or do I need to > requisition a cheap Dell running windows 2000. The "lo-end" Windows > user experience would be the target. > > Which leads to the next question, should we test under 2000 or XP? > > > Sannyasin Sivakatirswami > Himalayan Academy Publications > at Kauai's Hindu Monastery > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > www.HimalayanAcademy.com, > www.HinduismToday.com > www.Gurudeva.org > www.Hindu.org > > _______________________________________________ > use-revolution mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution > > | | | )_) )_) )_) )___))___))___)\ )____)____)_____)\\ _____|____|____|____\\\__ -------\ /--------- http://www.bluewatermaritime.com ^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^ ^^ ^^^^ ^^^ 24 hour cell: (787) 378-6190 fax: (787) 809-8426 Blue Water Maritime P.O. Box 91 Puerto Real, PR 00740 _______________________________________________ use-revolution mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
