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VirtualBox 2.1 Supports 64-Bit VM In 32-Bit Host

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the big-box-inside-a-little-box dept.

Stephen Birch writes "Following closely behind the mid-November 2.06 release of VirtualBox, Sun Microsystems has released version 2.1. This has a number of new features, but one of the most interesting is the ability to run a 64-bit VM inside a 32-bit host. Another useful feature is integrated host-based networking; no more fiddling around with network bridges. Sun is really giving VMWare a run for their money."

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  1. TFM in Context by fm6 · · Score: 0, Troll

    VirtualBox is a hardware emulator. If it emulates the x86_64 instruction set properly, there's nothing to prevent you from running any 64-bit application under it. You'll take a performance hit, since those 64-bit "hardware" instructions are really running in software, but that's true for any emulation.

  2. Re:.. and .. by Progman3K · · Score: 0, Troll

    That's funny, I downloaded the manual and it says graphics hardware acceleration is supported on Windows hosts only.

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