[thelist] Virtual PC as a Windows testing environment in a Mac World

Glenn Hunt ghunt at hds.ca
Thu Sep 20 15:11:33 CDT 2001


Buy a cheap PC (used is a good idea) and put it either in the basement,
or in a closet, or in a closing cabinet.

 From my experience, PC emulation software runs like a slug on one broken
crutch dragging a 747.

Glenn Hunt
ghunt at hds.ca

> I'm considering:
> 1. Buying a beater of a PC to test on.
> Pros: 
> Learn the windows environment and hardware better.
> No mysterious goobers from emulated environment.
> Cons: 
> More expensive (I can purchase emulation software cheap with 
> the academic
> discount)
> <sarcasm/>Doesn't match my décor
> 
> Or
> 
> 2. Buying Virtual PC and adjusting my monitor gamma to 
> compensate for colors
> Pros: 
> Cheaper (I can purchase emulation software cheap with the 
> academic discount) Takes up less desk space. <sarcasm/>Feng 
> Shui is undisturbed.
> Cons:
> Monitor color, even with gamma adjustment may not be accurate 
> Might run like a slug on crutches. Emulation environment 
> might introduce wacky variables into browser operation.






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