[Cialug] OT: Rock-Solid Workstation

[Bryan Baker]

Well, the conversation had tended to be about the vagaries of x- 
platform LAMP development, which usually doesn't involve much custom  
hardware, but it's a good point to consider when checking this stuff  
out. Looking a bit closer at the sites (hadn't been paying that much  
attention to this product space since I'm still on PPC (G4/G5) mac  
hardware), it's looking to like the VMWare Fusion product is really  
nice. Here's a blurb about hardware:

Access platform-specific devices:
VMware Fusion lets you get the most out of your Mac hardware—from the  
SuperDrive to iSight cameras—in any virtual machine. You also get  
complete support for proprietary video cameras, GPS, Bluetooth, and  
other USB 2.0 devices that only work in Windows.



and one about OS's:

Freedom to choose over 60 operating systems
Only VMware Fusion gives you the most complete support for Microsoft  
Windows Vista Business, Enterprise, Ultimate, Windows XP, Linux,  
Solaris, or any of the more than sixty supported PC operating  
systems. Share files between virtual machines and your Mac with drag  
and drop, copy and paste text, and resize virtual machine desktops  
with ease.



here's a better (ungoogleafied) link:

http://www.vmware.com/products/fusion/overview.html



On Sep 24, 2007, at 9:43 AM, Nathan C. Smith wrote:
>> But why dual boot when you can virtualize and run both concurrently?
>>
>
> Sometimes you need access to specialized hardware.  TV card is the  
> first
> thing that pops to mind.  I'm now wondering how good USB support is in
> parallels.
>
> -Nate
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