Posted by d on 02/14/06 19:28

"Jim Carlock" <anonymous@127.0.0.1> wrote in message
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> "d" <d@example.com> posted:
>> Another good way to get to grips with it is to use a virtual machine.
>
> Would you (or anyone else) be able to recommend a virtual machine?
> Virtual machine, to me, means a command-prompt with a Unix look
> and feel, with Unix commands which translate into the MS-DOS
> equivalents. Is that the same type of Virtual Machine you refer to?
>
> Jim Carlock
> Post replies to the group.

I'm talking about a virtual machine like VMWare. You set it up, and you
essentially get a new PC running in a window on your chosen OS. You can
make it run full-screen, so it looks and feels like an actual PC rather than
a virtual one. It emulates a decent-enough graphics card to run your GUI of
choice, has sound, USB, etc. support. You can run a distro in it, and it'll
work perfectly. You can pause/resume the machine at will, and using
VMWare's new (and free) server software, run the virtual machine as a
service.

It's come a long way :)

www.vmware.com

dave

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