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icel0rd · 04-15-2002, 05:33 PM

I know this is an old thread, but an EXCELLENT application that allows you to run more than 1 OS on the same machine at the same time is vmware.

I used to run Linux as my base OS and I'd run windows virtual machines at work for testing things so I would not have to build another stinking machine. It rocks and its only 200 bucks. If you are devious enough, you can run it indefinitely for free, but don't ask me how to do it.

If anyone chooses to do this, I'd recommend that you have 384 megs or more of ram and a fast disk subsystem i.e raid array. Running 2 OSes will bring a slow system to a crawl.

-Ice-

04-15-2002, 05:33 PM	#10
icel0rd Cooling Savant Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Where even the devil wont go Posts: 103	I know this is an old thread, but an EXCELLENT application that allows you to run more than 1 OS on the same machine at the same time is vmware. I used to run Linux as my base OS and I'd run windows virtual machines at work for testing things so I would not have to build another stinking machine. It rocks and its only 200 bucks. If you are devious enough, you can run it indefinitely for free, but don't ask me how to do it. If anyone chooses to do this, I'd recommend that you have 384 megs or more of ram and a fast disk subsystem i.e raid array. Running 2 OSes will bring a slow system to a crawl. -Ice- __________________ Redhat 8 Gigabyte GA-7dpxdw+ w/dual modded AXP 1800+ CPUs running at AXP 2000+ speed 1 512 meg crucial ECC DDR 2100 1 512 meg Infineon PC2700 Sblive Value Geforce 4 Ti4600 Deskstar 60 gig drive (1)K4.1 waterblock (.5" barbs) (1) Maze 3 waterblock (.5" barbs) Black Ice Rad TopFin 250gph pump 1/2" OD Vinyl hose (yep, vinyl)