Will VPC run win peripherals / hardware?

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From: newcomer (love4rex_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 07/17/04

  • Next message: Steve Jain: "Re: Will VPC run win peripherals / hardware?" 
    Date: 16 Jul 2004 20:58:54 -0700

    Hi,
    This is probably simple, but I didn't know who else to ask. When I
    switched to Mac (recently) I now can't use my scanner, digital
    camera, etc. Will getting Virtual PC allow me to run these things
    again? Also, since I'm financially challenged (a euphamism for
    "poor") I would be buying an older version on eBay - something in the
    neighborhood of $20.00 or so. Does anyone have a recommendation on
    which older version I should get? I really don't care if I have all
    the windows offerings (such as word programs), just want to run my
    hardware & peripherals. My mac is a G3 Powerbook Pismo laptop, 2nd
    version, running OSx Panther. My old PC (that runs the scanner &
    camera) was using Windows 98 SE.

     Also, unrelated, I was hoping to use my big LCD monitor with my
    little mac laptop, too. It's made by Envision Peripherals, Inc.
    Their website said I could use it on my Mac if I got the Mac plug and
    play thing from the Mac site. (to load the driver, I assume). I
    don't know what this means. The driver disk for the monitor just
    works with windows, but the site said I CAN use the monitor on my Mac,
    if I can just figure out what the plug and play thing is and how/where
    to get it. I'm sure you can tell I'm a real rookie on such matters.
    Please excuse my lack of knowlege. I'm one of those "older" folks who
    was not raised on computers.
    Thanks a million, zillion!!! :)

    - Kris -

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