Re: Re: LPARS (was NT vs. AS/400)

["Erik Mitsch" <baron@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hey all,

I haven't used VMWare myself, but I have a roommate that swears by 
it.  He (usually) runs Windows in a Virtual Machine on his Linux 
box.  This way if it rolls over and dies on him, he doesn't have to 
reboot - just shut down the VM and pop up a new one.  It's pretty 
handy if you need to use multiple platforms for any reason, and if I 
understand the concept behind PLICs correctly, it's not too far off 
from what most of you are used to along those lines.

- Erik
http://www.baron-inc.net

On Mon, 4 Jun 2001 14:15:14 -0700, "Peter Dow" <pcdow@yahoo.com> 
wrote :

> Hi John,
> 
> That's a multiple boot situation -- you have to reboot to get to a 
different
> OS.  VMware allows you to run multiple OS's at the same time without
> rebooting.  The description on their website makes it sound a 
little like
> PLIC, "VMware products are built on our patent pending 
MultipleWorlds
> technology. This is a thin software layer that sits between Intel
> architecture and the operating system, virtualizing the hardware and
> managing all hardware resources."
> 
> I haven't tried it but it sounds interesting, if a little pricey 
($300).
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