On Tue, Dec 18, 2001 at 10:42:33AM -0500, dman wrote: > On Tue, Dec 18, 2001 at 09:25:16AM -0500, Mike Phillips wrote: > | > > | > I would like to know if anyone in this list is using VMWare Workstation > in > | > order to run flavours of Windows with Debian GNU Linux as the host > machine. > | > | This is my normal mode of operation at work. Running unstable, and > | Win98 under VMWare. Works like a charm, very rarely the machine will > | lock up, but this is usually when I'm moving the focus in and out of > | vmware too quickly.
<snip> > Is anyone willing to share the downsides/limitations as well? I've > heard a lot of positive comments on this list (including Martin using > VMWare to fool some users into thinking they have a windows system), > but I know there must be another side to it. > > > How much does it cost? > > What are the restrictions? (Can I have 1 copy of VMWare on a big > machine and use it by a bunch of diskless X terms?) > <snip> Here follows the email I received from the VMWare folks. The links are plenty of information. Cheers, Marcelo -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please see these links for the system requirments and lists of what VMware supports. Please note the differences between our current 2.0.4 version and our 3.0 Beta version: http://www.vmware.com/support/ws2/doc/sysreqs_ws_linux.html http://www.vmware.com/support/ws2/doc/guest_winme_ts_ws_linux.html http://www.vmware.com/support/ws3/doc/intro_sysreqs_ws.html#998970 http://www.vmware.com/support/ws3/doc/ws30_intro4.html#1001621 If you are a student or part of a non-profit academic institution, you are eligible for the academic pricing of the VMware (TM) Workstation product of $119 for the electronic version (you download the software and we email the license file/s) or $139 (plus shipping) for the packaged version (physical CD shipped). To be eligible for the academic Workstation pricing, you must have a university email address or show proof that you will be making an Academic purchase (i.e. using a University Purchase Order). If you qualify and would like to place an order, please fax (650-475-5001) over the information below for processing: *end user's name and email address *bill to and ship to address *qty and type of license(s) *distribution preference (electronic or shipped) *credit card information or purchase order ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Marcelo Chiapparini DFT-IF/UERJ [EMAIL PROTECTED]