RIP Steve Jobs

[Freamon]

I've got a Macbook and occasionally need to use Windows stuff. I got annoyed with the dual boot thing, it somehow kept getting corrupted so I just deleted the partition and gave up on it.

Is VM at all difficult to set up for a reasonably nerdy non IT guy? Do you have to pay £60 or whatever for VMWare or are there cheapy ways to do it?

@TimCaprica

You need Parallels innit.

[d000hg]

Amstrad 8256 (or 8512) and Amstrad PC1512 (or PC1640) by any chance?

Ah, the 1512. I remember getting Prince of Persia to run on it in glorious monochrome.

First computer I coded on, we had a couple my dad brought home from work.

[Churchill]

Oh yessss. The 1512 with the dire CGA monitor.

My eyes have never recovered.

Purple, Cyan, White and Black!

That's when pixels were pixels!

[DaveB]

You need Parallels innit.

Or for a freebie version try VirtualBox

If it's for specific applications rather than a full windows environment have a look at Wine.

There is a list of tested applications here. but most things should work anyway.

Bit of a faff to set up but once done it's a quick and easy way to run a specific windows app on your Mac ( or linux box).


Easy to follow guide to setting it up using MacPorts here.

[d000hg]

Purple, Cyan, White and Black!

That's when pixels were pixels!

Eh? My 1512 was strictly B&W. What different models are we discussing?

[Churchill]

Eh? My 1512 was strictly B&W. What different models are we discussing?

Perhaps if you'd bought a colour monitor you would have found that your 1512 had a "CGA" compatible video output.

The clue is in the name...

[PAH]

Or for a freebie version try VirtualBox

That's what I'm currently using, on top of Windows 7.

Had a problem getting my iTunes VM (so I no longer have to re-install iTunes when moving PCs, just copy the VM and all the libraries and album art remain intact ) to sync with my iPod but now have a method that appears to work more often than not.

Are there VMs available that virtualize/emulate mobile devices (if that's feasible) such as the iPhone/iPad, Android etc, allowing you to test local websites (during development) on the devices without having to buy them all or pay a 3rd party to use theirs?

[Churchill]

Gosh:
PC-1512 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Yeah but "hercules" was a standard all of its own.

[Churchill]

The hercules mono card was an extension to the standard IBM mono card.

The 1512 had a "mono" grey scale CGA apparently.

Or in other words, it used a mono monitor with a CGA card.

Typical of Amstrad.

I suppose it might have been a little less fuzzy.

Sorry old Lizard, your memory might be a bit fuzzy there.

IBM didn't produce the "Hercules" card, "Hercules" did.

[Churchill]

Er.

Yes.

I know that.

I was just implying that it was an extension (though made by hercules) to the bog standard, pin sharp, IBM monochrome card.

Ah, sorry.

Btw, I preferred Amber coloured monochrome monitors. Found 'em easier on't eyeballs.