The other thing, I'm guessing, is that since VMware Server can run on Linux, you can get a super-duper, stripped-down, double throwdown-lightning-fast distro on which to run it. That's got to be better resource-utilization-wise than running MS VirtualPC on a Windows host OS.
***************** Ken Ferguson 214.636.6126 ***************** Dave Watts wrote: >> I see that only the "Starter" edition is free...how does that >> compare to MS's free (full?) version? >> > > VMware Server is roughly equivalent to MS Virtual Server. Both run on an > existing OS, but VMware Server is available for Linux, and probably provides > better support for non-Windows guest OSs. > > One other interesting feature with VMware Server is the availability of > "appliances" - pre-built VMs for various uses. For example, let's say you > want a dedicated spam filter VM. You just download it, and start it up. > > Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software > http://www.figleaf.com/ > > Fig Leaf Software provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized > instruction at our training centers in Washington DC, Atlanta, > Chicago, Baltimore, Northern Virginia, or on-site at your location. > Visit http://training.figleaf.com/ for more information! > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/message.cfm/forumid:4/messageid:246612 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
