MS to buy Connectix (makers of Virtual PC)

Post #82,707 by altmann 2/19/03 3:56:01 PM Reply	MS to buy Connectix (makers of Virtual PC) [link\|http://www.crn.com/sections/BreakingNews/breakingnews.asp?ArticleID=40038\|http://www.crn.com/s...p?ArticleID=40038] The software giant, which is expected to formally unveil the deal Thursday, will use the technology to allow customers to carve out multiple partitions on a single Intel-based server, allowing them to run multiple instances of a single operating system and multiple workloads. Those multiple instances all being Windows I'm sure. So, how long before they drop Virtual PC for Mac and Windows? -- Chris Altmann
Post #82,720 by bepatient 2/19/03 4:40:46 PM Reply	The end of another good emulator. You were born...and so you're free...so Happy Birthday! _{Laurie Anderson} [link\|mailto:bepatient@aol.com\|BePatient]
Post #82,726 by Another Scott 2/19/03 4:46:03 PM Reply	They're trying to kill OS/2 again. </TimMartin> :-) AFAIK, Virtual PC is the only emulator that supports OS/2 (at least in some versions). VMWare doesn't. :-( Cheers, Scott.
Post #82,800 by SpiceWare 2/19/03 10:13:14 PM Reply	not only does it support OS/2 as a guest VPC also supports it as the host operating system. While I don't use it often, it is pretty slick to start up a Linux session on my OS/2 desktop. Darrell Spice, Jr. [link\|http://www.spiceware.org/\|SpiceWare] - We don't do Windows, it's too much of a chore
Post #82,805 by Another Scott 2/19/03 10:32:09 PM Reply	What's really cool, I think... is VPC for the Mac. OS/2 can be run on it, though I haven't seen it myself (and no mention of it is in the v6 for Mac information from Connectix). I'll have to break down and get a copy of VPC/Win before it disappears. I probably would have gotten one a few months ago if I had a copy of Warp 4. I'm still using Warp 3 Connect (and have never seen the need to upgrade). I've considered eCS but the price delta was too great. Oh for infinite spare time, sufficient income for expenses, and free income for playthings! :-) Cheers, Scott.
Post #84,357 by jake123 2/26/03 4:28:48 PM Reply	eCS pricing... ... is going to be coming down when 1.1 is released... thanks to having met some important marketing targets vis-a-vis IBM. --\n-------------------------------------------------------------------\n* Jack Troughton jake at consultron.ca \n [link\|http://consultron.ca\|http://consultron.ca] [link\|irc://irc.ecomstation.ca\|irc://irc.ecomstation.ca] \n Kingston Ontario Canada [link\|news://news.consultron.ca\|news://news.consultron.ca] *\n-------------------------------------------------------------------
Post #84,362 by Another Scott 2/26/03 4:34:45 PM Reply	Goodie! Thanks.

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