Re: [SLUG] Win4Lin vs VMWare

[Rev Simon Rumble <simon@nospam.rumble.net>]

On Thu, 1 Jun 2000, [-SwM-] wrote:

> Win4Lin actually runs Windows, which is what it really has over VMWare.
> This means speed is drastically increased. 

VMWare actually runs Windows.

> VMWare is trying to do something different to Win4Lin: emulate operating
> systems -- not just windows, but many, in a virtual environment.

Erm no.  VMWare emulates _hardware_ not operating systems.  That means you
can run other OSes as well as Windows.  I use it for Windows (it's a tad
slow on my PII266) but also it's cool because I can test my Linux Router
Project boot disks and see if they work.  One of these days I'll install
BeOS under it too.

No idea about Win4Lin.  Anthony has a fair bit of experience with it.  You
comments Anthony?  (tempered by the fact you're selling it, of course :)

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