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Microsoft Virtual PC 2004...
« on: July 12, 2006, 02:29:13 pm »
Is now FREE.

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtualpc/default.mspx

We were discussing it not too long ago (< a week), and it was still a pay-for-use product. Now, it's free. ;)

That and their Virtual Server 2005 R2 make M$ a top competitor for virtualization solutions.

Hey, if you can't beat 'em (VMware), join 'em. Make yours free too. :)
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Quote from: CrAz3D on June 30, 2008, 10:38:22 am
I'd bet that you're currently bloated like a water ballon on a hot summer's day.

That analogy doesn't even make sense.  Why would a water balloon be especially bloated on a hot summer's day? For your sake, I hope there wasn't too much logic testing on your LSAT. 

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Re: Microsoft Virtual PC 2004...
« Reply #1 on: July 12, 2006, 02:48:41 pm »
Quote from: Newby on July 12, 2006, 02:29:13 pm
That and their Virtual Server 2005 R2 make M$ a top competitor for virtualization solutions.
Not yet, because Virtual Server/VirtualPC do not include hypervisor capability.
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Re: Microsoft Virtual PC 2004...
« Reply #2 on: July 12, 2006, 02:52:17 pm »
They plan to slip their hypervisor into Virtual Server 2005. They're working on it. :)

See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_Server_2005

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CPU vendors are adding hardware virtualization assistance to their products. Intel's codename for these extensions is Vanderpool, AMD's is Pacifica. These extensions will address the parts of x86 that are difficult or inefficient to virtualize, providing additional support to the hypervisor. This enables simpler virtualization code and a higher performance for full virtualization.

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The next version of Microsoft Virtual Server will support both Intel VT and AMD Pacifica.

The new Windows Server "Longhorn" will have hypervisor capabilities built INTO the server itself.
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Quote from: CrAz3D on June 30, 2008, 10:38:22 am
I'd bet that you're currently bloated like a water ballon on a hot summer's day.

That analogy doesn't even make sense.  Why would a water balloon be especially bloated on a hot summer's day? For your sake, I hope there wasn't too much logic testing on your LSAT. 

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Re: Microsoft Virtual PC 2004...
« Reply #3 on: July 12, 2006, 07:00:08 pm »
Awesome!  I hated it compared to VMWare, but at least you can get crap for free now. :)
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Re: Microsoft Virtual PC 2004...
« Reply #4 on: July 12, 2006, 07:41:53 pm »
I dunno. Virtual Server 2005 R2 can be accessed from nearly anywhere with a web browser and an ActiveX control. That and the fact that it's all managed in the background (whereas VMWare sits in the foreground) makes it seem pretty neat. It's like JavaOp1's web interface.
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[17:32:58] <xar> new rule
[17:33:02] <xar> me and newby rule all

Quote from: Rule on June 30, 2008, 01:13:20 pm
Quote from: CrAz3D on June 30, 2008, 10:38:22 am
I'd bet that you're currently bloated like a water ballon on a hot summer's day.

That analogy doesn't even make sense.  Why would a water balloon be especially bloated on a hot summer's day? For your sake, I hope there wasn't too much logic testing on your LSAT. 

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Re: Microsoft Virtual PC 2004...
« Reply #5 on: July 13, 2006, 03:29:07 am »
Quote from: Newby on July 12, 2006, 07:41:53 pm
I dunno. Virtual Server 2005 R2 can be accessed from nearly anywhere with a web browser and an ActiveX control. That and the fact that it's all managed in the background (whereas VMWare sits in the foreground) makes it seem pretty neat. It's like JavaOp1's web interface.

I thought we were talking about version 2004? ...
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Re: Microsoft Virtual PC 2004...
« Reply #6 on: July 13, 2006, 03:52:58 am »
Server 2005 RC2 is also free.
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Re: Microsoft Virtual PC 2004...
« Reply #7 on: July 13, 2006, 06:56:57 pm »
Quote from: MyndFyre[x86] on July 13, 2006, 03:52:58 am
Server 2005 RC2 is also free.

That was not made clear. :P
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Re: Microsoft Virtual PC 2004...
« Reply #8 on: July 13, 2006, 08:11:10 pm »
Quote from: Sidoh on July 13, 2006, 06:56:57 pm
Quote from: MyndFyre[x86] on July 13, 2006, 03:52:58 am
Server 2005 RC2 is also free.

That was not made clear. :P
That's because Server 2005 RC2 has been free for a month or two, whereas VPC 2004 being free is new news.
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Re: Microsoft Virtual PC 2004...
« Reply #9 on: July 13, 2006, 08:12:36 pm »
Quote from: MyndFyre[x86] on July 13, 2006, 08:11:10 pm
That's because Server 2005 RC2 has been free for a month or two, whereas VPC 2004 being free is new news.

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