On Tue, Feb 01, 2000 at 02:43:31PM -0800, Steve Lamb wrote: > On Tue, Feb 01, 2000 at 02:37:43PM -0700, Bob Nielsen wrote: > > VMware + W98 will run much slower than native W98. A lot of memory > > (128 MB+) will help here. I found it useless on a P-150 with 32 MB and > > only adequate on a K6-2/350 with 64 MB. > > Well, gee, they onlt recommend a P2-266 w/96Mb or better and say it would > run (but not be blazingly fast) on less. Let's at least give the straight > facts and not your distorted view on the matter.
Chill! I didn't mean to strike a nerve and I don't think my view is all that distorted. The original poster asked for experiences with VMware. This was mine. Is it subjective? Of course. Do I think VMware is slow? Yes, but I'm fairly certain more memory than I used would help. Win98 reportedly runs faster on version 1.2, which is now in beta-test. Do I use VMware? Yes, but only for applications for which Linux equivalents don't exist (I haven't tried wine recently.) Speed wasn't really a factor in the decision, but I felt it was useful enough that I purchased a license and got rid of my dual-booting setup. IIRC, VMware originally recommended a P-266 w/64 MB. -- Bob Nielsen, N7XY (RN2) [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tucson, AZ DM42nh QRP-L #1985 http://www.primenet.com/~nielsen
