Re: VMware

[Kent West <westk@acu.edu>]

Lance Heller wrote:

> What experience good, bad, or otherwise have Debian users had with
> VMware?  I have a requirement to use an application that only runs on
> one or another flavor of a Redmond virus and am deciding whether to
> convert my laptop to dual boot W98, or use VMware instead.
>
> Thank you for your comments.
>
> Lance
>

VMWare, definitely. It beats dual-booting by a mile (or a kilometer and some change
if you're metricized).

You do need a hefty processor and plenty of RAM. They recommend a PII, but I've run
it adequately on a P5-200 with 64MB RAM.