Will Virtual PC run on Leopard

Well yes kind of true. The need comes in when you are forced to use newer
products for feature (debatable), lack of software, or for security. Then
again some of us would still be running OS/2. Times move on and most of us
do too. Sometimes we want a change of scenery for change sake only.


On 10/27/07 11:09 AM, in article C349213F.1924%mbeen@kpnplanet.nl, "Mario
Been" <mbeen.TakeThisOut@kpnplanet.nl> wrote:

> So if that story of need and want was true, then we would all still be
> running Mac OS 7 and Windows 3.x?
>
>
> On 10/27/07 4:29 PM, in article C348C38A.2208%fmh@copper.net, "Fred Horvat"
> <fmh.TakeThisOut@copper.net> wrote:
>
>> I agree with you 100% between the need and want.
>>
>> Personally I want it (and just bought OSX 10.5) but I don't need it.
>> 10.4.10 is working great on my PowerMac G5 and all my older G3 and G4
>> machines. VPC I don't absolutely need either because I have an old real XP
>> machine in the corner but I use VPC so I don't have to have 2 machines
>> running at times. But to run other Operating Systems like Linux and BeOS
>> VPC is more a need as I don't want/desire to have another 2 more machines
>> setup.
>>
>>
>> On 10/26/07 6:19 PM, in article
>> 271020071119254047%helpful_harry@nom.de.plume.com, "Helpful Harry"
>> <helpful_harry.TakeThisOut@nom.de.plume.com> wrote:
>>
>>> In article <C348041C.18E2%mbeen@kpnplanet.nl>, Mario Been
>>> <mbeen.TakeThisOut@kpnplanet.nl> wrote:
>>>
>>>>> Here's an even more compelling scenario:
>>>>>
>>>>> Leopard now includes Boot Camp so it's out of beta. If you have a
>>>>> Windows problem, who you gonna call? Microsoft will not support the OS
>>>>> running in any environment that is foreign to MS (same as Parallels
>>>>> Desktop). Looks like Apple are gonna have to train ppl to support
>>>>> Windows.
>>>>
>>>> I do not agree herein. The Windows on an Intel Mac runs outside of the Mac
>>>> OS, so on the hardware itself not in an emulator. Bootcamp only cares that
>>>> the Windows OS can boot and has drivers. The Windows OS has all the rights
>>>> on support as long as one buys a retail version.
>>>>
>>>> I might be receiving Leopard one of these days and see if VPC runs. But
>>>> it's
>>>> not the way it has to be that users themselves have to test if software
>>>> runs
>>>> on a new OS. The same to office 2004.
>>>
>>> Except VirtualPC is a dead product. Most companies will test CURRENT
>>> products under Leopard and release updates if necessary, but they won't
>>> bother testing old products.
>>>
>>> The simple answer is that if you don't NEED to update to Leopard, then
>>> don't. People have to work out the difference between "need" and simply
>>> "want" - very few people actually need to update, let alone update the
>>> day it's released. :o\
>>>
>>> Helpful Harry
>>> Hopefully helping harassed humans happily handle handiwork hardships ;o)
>>
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