OpenEuphoria

Re: Virtual machine software (was: Source changes)

• Posted by Gary Shingles <eu at 531pi.co?nz> Jul 11, 2007
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Juergen Luethje wrote:
> 
> Does Virtual PC 2007 support USB ports? I've tested Virtual PC 2004, which
> does not do so. Virtual PC 2004 has some other disadvantages, compared to
> VMware or VirtualBox. I don't know all details anymore, since I'm not
> interested in Virtual PC anymore. On the German internet, there are pages
> which compare several VM software products. I'm pretty sure that there are
> such pages on English internet, too.

I'll get back to this part tomorrow after I have a look at work.

> In my opinion, the biggest disadvantage of Virtual PC is the lack of support
> for Linux as host OS. Currently I'm using VMware Server(*), with Win XP as

I'm currently downloading the Debian 4 DVDs, so I'll try that out.  If I can
install MINIX3 I'm picking I can install Linux.  But we shall see.
(And I'll also try compiling Euphoria on MINIX3, just to keep this thread on
topic :)

> host OS. As guest operating systems I have Windoes 98 and Ubuntu 7.04.
> Sooner or later, I'll probably use Linux as "real" operating system of my PC,
> i.e. as host OS. Then I just have to install VMware server for Linux, and
> can continue to use all my Virtual Machines. If I would use Virtual PC now,
> my Virtual Machines would be lost after a switch to Linux.

That is a very compelling argument. 

Gary