What kind of performance do you get running W10 on a Linux VM? I tried running W10 under a VM on Mac OS and the performance was dreadful. I ended up buying a new laptop with W10 on it.
________________________________ From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> on behalf of John McKown <john.archie.mck...@gmail.com> Sent: Friday, June 23, 2017 2:19 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Eliminating the systems programmer was Re: IBM cuts contractor billing by 15 percent (our else) On Fri, Jun 23, 2017 at 2:58 PM, Bobbie Justice < 00000013e2d84072-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: > "As I am reading this, all I can think of is Windows 10 and Automatic > updates. Since accidentally going to Windows 10, I have crashed my laptop > at least 10 times and spent many days and a lot of money trying to recover. > Be careful what you wish for." > > Ditto on windows anything. I've had quite enough of windows automatic > updates, system restore, reboot, safe mode, reload the entire operating > system, reload various drivers, reload various apps, reboot again, etc. etc. > > No thanks. > At home, I have Windows 7 Professional which I run in a VM under Linux - Fedora 25. The _only_ time that I use this is to log on to work. It is _required_ because work eliminated our VPN in favor of using "Microsoft Terminal Server Gateway". This decision was made during the height of the "We are going 100.00000% Microsoft! If it's not MS, we will refuse to run it!" to the sounds of cheering by the Windows support staff.This was immediately after our business-oriented CIO retired and the Windows Infrastructure manager was promoted to CIO. That person is gone, but parts of his "legacy" remains. > > Bobbie Jo Justice > Senior z/OS Systems Engineer > > -- Veni, Vidi, VISA: I came, I saw, I did a little shopping. Maranatha! <>< John McKown ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
