Ah, that's the other one I'd heard about. Can anyone speak to differences between Virtual PC and VMWare? I've used only the latter.
Some will know the former as the basis for PC emulation within a Mac, but the company (connectix.com) also offers this more generic solution Jim offers (Virtual PC for Windows 5, http://www.connectix.com/products/vpc5w.html). I see it's offered with a 45 day trial and costs $229. As for comparisons, I just found a 6-page article (at http://www.connectix.com/about/pdf/vpc_vmware_t_b.pdf) explaining some of the differences between it and VMWare. Another is on p 22 of the 24-page document at http://www.connectix.com/downloadcenter/pdf/vpcw_eval_guide_web_043002.pdf. But if others have opinions, especially in terms of using the tools the way we would for this kind of testing, they'd be welcome. /charlie > -----Original Message----- > From: Jim Davis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, June 06, 2003 7:25 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: Where DO you put beta software? > > > I've got two options: > > For my business (personal) I've got three machines: two twin small-form > factor servers: 800 Mhz Celerons, 80 Gig drives, 512 Meg of RAM. One > server is pretty much set aside for testing and as a potential hot swap > for the other (both are hardware clones of each other so I can restore a > backup to either). The main one has 11 partitions for multi-booting. > Right now, for example, that machine's partitions are set up like so: > > 1) Windows 2k, plain (this is my "safety" partition) > 2) Windows 2k, CF 5, SQL 2000 > 3) Windows 2k, CFMX, SQL 2000 > 4) Windows 2k, CFMX, SQL 7.0 > 5) Windows 2k, CF4.5, SQL 6.5 > 6) Windows 2003 Server beta, CF "Red Sky" > 7-10) Empty > 11) A large shared partition containing the development files for all of > the other partitions. > > Basically each project can get a custom configured partition and there's > plenty left over for beta testing. > > As for the machines you can pick capable machines for $100-$200 easily - > well worth it if it keeps a well-paying client. > > The other option, which I use on my main work station (a P4 2.4Ghz) is > Virtual PC 5. With this you can easily test anything you like (as long > as it'll run on the 8086 architecture). I've got VPCs running Lindows > 4.0, Madrake 8, Windows 95, Windows 98 SE, Windows 2000 Pro, Windows > 2000 Server, Windows XP Pro, Windows XP Home, Windows 2003 Server > Standard, Windows 2003 Server Web, Windows 2003 Server Enterprise and > BeOS. > > The really cool thing about this option is that you have such great > control. Since each VPC "disk" is actually a file on the host machine > you can install an OS then copy the disk for a new machine to work on. > When ever you need a "fresh" install you just make another copy of the > original and set up another VPC. > > You can also copy the images from one machine to another. For example > when I discover something neat I can just copy that image to my office > machine - the same "machine" is then running in two places. > > This plays havoc with licensing but if you can rationalize your way out > of that one then you're set. > > Performance is actually better than you might thing. I've got all the > kids games on a VPC for example - no needing to install QuickTime 2.0 or > setting my screen to 800x600 on my development station. > > Really, highly recommended. > > > Jim Davis > President, http://www.depressedpress.com > Webmaster, http://www.firstnight.org > Webmaster, http://www.cfAdvocacy.org > Senior Consultant, http://www.metlife.com > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Mike Kear [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Friday, June 06, 2003 6:58 PM > > To: CF-Talk > > Subject: Where DO you put beta software? > > > > "Never put Beta software on production machines" > > > > "Never put beta software on critical machines" > > > > "Never put beta software on machines doing live projects". > > > > Well that covers all the machines in my business. Where do the rest > of > > you put beta software? Surely you don't all have spare machines > doing > > nothing most of the time. Or do you? > > > > And what do you do on the beta machines? DO you do 'real' work on > them to > > test them in 'real life' situations or do you only do dummy work on > them? > > > > > > Cheers, > > Michael Kear > > Windsor, NSW, Australia > > AFP Webworks. > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Jochem van Dieten [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > Why not join the beta? Then you can make sure it is fixed. > > > > Jochem > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Host with the leader in ColdFusion hosting. Voted #1 ColdFusion host by CF Developers. Offering shared and dedicated hosting options. www.cfxhosting.com/default.cfm?redirect=10481 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
