On Nov 30, 12:45 am, David Harvey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Nov 29, 2007, at 5:41 PM, mabshoff wrote:
>
> >> So, hypothetically speaking, if I wanted to help with windows
> >> development, what are my options for getting windows running on my
> >> macbook?
>
> > With bootcamp you can install Windows in a separate partition. VMWare
> > Fusion lets you virtualize it (there is a free VMWare player, not sure
> > if it exists for Windows), Parallels is quite nice also, but also
> > costs some money. You need a windows license to install Windows
> > itself.
Hi David,
>
> So I would need to upgrade to 10.5.x ($$), and buy a copy of windows
> ($$), if I wanted to do this legally. That's quite a hurdle.
Fusion & Parallels work on 10.4. Bootcamp is no longer available from
Apple because it was released with 10.5, but I am certain somebody can
help you out there. So there is no need to update to 10.5.
> > Another option is to use telnet and/or ssh to log into a Windows box
> > remotely. There are also various other protocols to access Windows on
> > a framebuffer level. It might be a good idea in the long term to set
> > up a box at U Washington to have a homogeneous development environment
> > and so on.
>
> If this can be done, that could be a great help.
>
Yep. Let me write up some info on this. I still think that having once
central box somewhere with decent internet connectivity is the way to
go, because the port will probably involved quite a number of
applications like compilers to install. We should document it so well/
make it so simple that everybody should be able to do it, but I think
it will be a while until all the details are working perfectly.
> I do have access to my wife's windows machine, but it has a habit of
> freezing fairly regularly, and to be honest I don't enjoy using it
> very much.
>
Hehe, well maintained Windows boxen aren't too bad to work with. Many
times it is crud/malware/shitty hardware while people blame Windows in
general.
> david
Cheers,
Michael
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