Re: software compatability - Mac using virtual PC

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From: Michael Paine (mpaine_at_tpgi.com.au)
Date: 11/10/04 

Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2004 22:30:39 +1100

Andrew
I would be cautious about relying on VPC in an intensive network
environment - I only use it to run standalone "legacy" software. But
then others seem to be using VPC for networking without problems.

You will have similar stability to any Windows system (!!). The
advantage of OS X is that VPC/Windows can (does) crash but the rest of
the programs running in OS X are unaffected.

The Apple development tools are so powerful that, hopefully, many good
Windows applications will eventually be available on OS X - but dont
hold your breath.

I am just starting to research mySQL - a powerful relational database
engine that comes with OS X. I am hoping, eventually, to eliminate my
need to still use MS Access within VPC.

Michael Paine

Andrew Jones wrote:
> My need: to set up an international network of people working with
> smart technology on environmental and humanitarian projects.
> My intent: getting the fundamental wedding of technology and software
> as right as possible from the outset.
>
> My hypothesis/question: that a mac based system running virtual PC
> would give us the stability and programmability of the mac operating
> system, with the more generic windows programs for compatability and
> ease of communication in the PC environment which is currently
> dominant. Is this a reasonable assumption? I've never used a mac,
> nor Virtual PC.
>
> Software complatability: I use two PC based programs in addition to
> those MS office:
> 1.Groove (www.groove.net), which is a collaborative, web-based project
> software, and
> 2.Mind Manager (www.mindjet.com), a mind mapping software.
> I wonder if these programs would operate smoothly from a virtual PC
> base?
>
> Thanks,
> Andrew

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