The last beta of virtual PC would not even install on Windows 2000!
http://www.vmware.com on the other hand, runs fast, is well supported, and talk about easy to use!
They don't make it clear from their advertising, but I remember for VMware 3.0 (when I purchased it for our organization) came with not 1 license but 50! The windows version came up with 150 licenses!
Bottom line:
$800
50 Linux licenses and 150 Windows licenses
Enough for the entire lab, plus some of our neighboring labs.
Version 4.0 is even better.
http://www.teamspeak.org/
Most gamers use this bad boy now. It works better than any P2P app voice app I have tested. Switch codecs, admin, linux+win2k, dedicated or client, teamspeak is the best, and free!
It is widely known that Sun has waffled on x86. Now because their market share is being eaten up, they are reconsidering years of mistakes...I was one of those admins that had to struggle with Solaris x86.... I woke up though, and went with GNU/Linux + *BSD.
Can Solaris compete with Linux/*bsd on x86? Try a modern distro, and form your own opinions...
* from the article *
Processor (2) Intel Pentium IIIs at 600 MHz, 256 KB cache
Motherboard Intel L440GX+
RAM 512 MB PC133 ECC
DISK (1) 9 GB Maxtor SCSI LVD
SCSI Controller Adaptec AIC-7896 Dual Channel
Video Cirrus Logic GD 5480 2 MB RAM
***********
Was this test conducted in 1999 or 2003? ROFL.
I think the hardware being tested should be modern to be representative. Throw some dual XEON systems or Athlon MPs in there. No legacy PLS!
Remember everyone, she is a "technology consultant"....
"I have to admit that I was never much of a believer in open source. Maybe my business school coursework rendered me blind to the glorious vision of a "gift culture" in which people contribute their work to a decentralized development project like Linux for honor instead of money. Or possibly I'm just too thick to understand how cutting off a multi-billion dollar revenue stream from software sales, without putting anything else in its place, could be good for the software business."
"The outcome of the Windows/Mac showdown seems to indicate that the company that owns the corporate desktop owns the marketplace."
"Those who saw open source as the inevitable revolution concentrated only on the value propositions that Linux could offer on price and performance. They weren't paying as much attention to other considerations, such as indemnity, that might be even more important than performance to the marketplace, because after all, what open source developers are good at (and interested in) is technological revolution, not liability planning and insurance premiums."
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The last beta of virtual PC would not even install on Windows 2000! http://www.vmware.com on the other hand, runs fast, is well supported, and talk about easy to use! They don't make it clear from their advertising, but I remember for VMware 3.0 (when I purchased it for our organization) came with not 1 license but 50! The windows version came up with 150 licenses! Bottom line: $800 50 Linux licenses and 150 Windows licenses Enough for the entire lab, plus some of our neighboring labs. Version 4.0 is even better.
http://www.teamspeak.org/ Most gamers use this bad boy now. It works better than any P2P app voice app I have tested. Switch codecs, admin, linux+win2k, dedicated or client, teamspeak is the best, and free!
great points! It almost makes you think Solaris is behind the times......
I don't think this is Sun bashing.
It is widely known that Sun has waffled on x86. Now because their market share is being eaten up, they are reconsidering years of mistakes...I was one of those admins that had to struggle with Solaris x86.... I woke up though, and went with GNU/Linux + *BSD.
Can Solaris compete with Linux/*bsd on x86? Try a modern distro, and form your own opinions...
* from the article * Processor (2) Intel Pentium IIIs at 600 MHz, 256 KB cache Motherboard Intel L440GX+ RAM 512 MB PC133 ECC DISK (1) 9 GB Maxtor SCSI LVD SCSI Controller Adaptec AIC-7896 Dual Channel Video Cirrus Logic GD 5480 2 MB RAM *********** Was this test conducted in 1999 or 2003? ROFL. I think the hardware being tested should be modern to be representative. Throw some dual XEON systems or Athlon MPs in there. No legacy PLS!
most govt types would be happy with
GNU/Linux + openoffice + evolution
Backend, govt is always hit hard by the "MS worm of the month". A GNU/Linux infrastructure would go a long way towards curing that dilemna.
link
Remember everyone, she is a "technology consultant"....
"I have to admit that I was never much of a believer in open source. Maybe my business school coursework rendered me blind to the glorious vision of a "gift culture" in which people contribute their work to a decentralized development project like Linux for honor instead of money. Or possibly I'm just too thick to understand how cutting off a multi-billion dollar revenue stream from software sales, without putting anything else in its place, could be good for the software business."
"The outcome of the Windows/Mac showdown seems to indicate that the company that owns the corporate desktop owns the marketplace."
"Those who saw open source as the inevitable revolution concentrated only on the value propositions that Linux could offer on price and performance. They weren't paying as much attention to other considerations, such as indemnity, that might be even more important than performance to the marketplace, because after all, what open source developers are good at (and interested in) is technological revolution, not liability planning and insurance premiums."