[Cialug] OT: Rock-Solid Workstation

[Tom Pohl]

Maybe VMware is different, but Parallels doesn't support extended  
desktop using multiple monitors.

-Tom


On Sep 24, 2007, at 9:56 AM, Bryan Baker wrote:

> Well, the conversation had tended to be about the vagaries of x- 
> platform LAMP development, which usually doesn't involve much  
> custom hardware, but it's a good point to consider when checking  
> this stuff out. Looking a bit closer at the sites (hadn't been  
> paying that much attention to this product space since I'm still on  
> PPC (G4/G5) mac hardware), it's looking to like the VMWare Fusion  
> product is really nice. Here's a blurb about hardware:
>
> Access platform-specific devices:
> VMware Fusion lets you get the most out of your Mac hardware—from  
> the SuperDrive to iSight cameras—in any virtual machine. You also  
> get complete support for proprietary video cameras, GPS, Bluetooth,  
> and other USB 2.0 devices that only work in Windows.
>
>
>
> and one about OS's:
>
> Freedom to choose over 60 operating systems
> Only VMware Fusion gives you the most complete support for  
> Microsoft Windows Vista Business, Enterprise, Ultimate, Windows XP,  
> Linux, Solaris, or any of the more than sixty supported PC  
> operating systems. Share files between virtual machines and your  
> Mac with drag and drop, copy and paste text, and resize virtual  
> machine desktops with ease.
>
>
>
> here's a better (ungoogleafied) link:
>
> http://www.vmware.com/products/fusion/overview.html
>
>
>
> On Sep 24, 2007, at 9:43 AM, Nathan C. Smith wrote:
>>> But why dual boot when you can virtualize and run both concurrently?
>>>
>>
>> Sometimes you need access to specialized hardware.  TV card is the  
>> first
>> thing that pops to mind.  I'm now wondering how good USB support  
>> is in
>> parallels.
>>
>> -Nate
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