Re: VMware

[Andrew Perrin <clists@perrin.socsci.unc.edu>]

On Sun, 24 Jul 2005, Robert Kopp wrote:

>
>
> --- disciple@exis.net wrote:
>
> > I just checked out VMware's site and it did not list
> > Debian as a distro
> > that it supports.  Has anyone had any problems with
> > this?  The cost is
> > $189.00 for the download.  If there is a problem
> > with VMware, is there an
> > alternative?
> >

I've got vmware running flawlessly on my sarge box at home - installation
was simple and without trouble. vmware gives discounts for LUG members,
but I'm not sure how much.

I did get XP running in bochs, but it was so painfully slow taht I
couldn't really get the software I needed (Atlas.ti) to work right.

ap


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