Re: virtual pc resources

2002-05-06 Thread Brian Futrell
> Didn't know v3 could make use of Voodoo cards, where and how? The only thing I've done is to install the Mac drivers for the card. Virtual PC (and RealPC) both detect the Voodoo card. I've been tinkering with both of these PC emulators, but so far I like the way VPC works better. RealPC is MU

Re: virtual pc resources

2002-05-06 Thread Darren
http://www.connectix.com/support/vpcm_online.html = updates for 3, 4 and five. Help, .pdf mostly, knowledge base and a simple FAQ http://www.connectix.com/downloadcenter/pdf/Howto_win98_flat2expand.pdf = the recently talked about expanding of hardfiles and abit about the difference between vers

Re: VPC 3 vs VPC 4 Re: virtual pc resources

2002-05-05 Thread Brian Futrell
> Didn't they remove the 3D video features from 4? > > IIRC, VPC 3 can use a Voodoo card in your Mac for > playing PC games within the emulator. > > = Yes, they did remove Voodoo support. One of the side effects of the 'speed boost' in 4. Since I have a Voodoo 1 (and access to a Voodoo 2)

VPC 3 vs VPC 4 Re: virtual pc resources

2002-05-05 Thread Gregg Eshelman
Didn't they remove the 3D video features from 4? IIRC, VPC 3 can use a Voodoo card in your Mac for playing PC games within the emulator. = http://www.junkscience.com "All the Junk that's fit to Debunk!" __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Health - your g

Re: virtual pc resources

2002-05-05 Thread Eric B. Richardson
This has been an interesting exchange. Still am also interested in viewpoints re worthwhile-ness of the VPC 5 upgrade, and whether or not that would address my problem with increasing the size of the HD; and if it resolves the problem of printing to my Epson serial port printer. Has anyone fo

Re: virtual pc resources

2002-05-05 Thread Darren
Brian Futrell wrote: >I'm using Version 3 of VPC since I don't have a G3-equipped Mac (yet) > Sorry, this is not a flood. just reading through the VPC4 readme, no mention of a required g3. We used the vpc4 update from memory. Perhaps vpc 5 is what your thinking of? as I'm pretty sure we u

Re: virtual pc resources

2002-05-05 Thread Gregg Eshelman
--- Darren <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Brian. > From the version 3.0 hard driver expander readme. > > Drive Image Size Range Maximum Size > --- > 0MB to 127MB 127MB > 128MB to 255MB 255MB > 256MB to

Re: virtual pc resources

2002-05-05 Thread Darren
> > I'm using Version 3 of VPC since I don't have a G3-equipped Mac (yet) > > With DOS, there is a minimum amount of space taken up by a file. This is > called the cluster size. As the partition size grew, the cluster size > increased in steps. I think that 512MB was maximum size par

Re: virtual pc resources

2002-05-04 Thread Gregg Eshelman
http://www.connectix.com/products/vpc3_ease.html Get the final updater to 3.0.3A and see if the drive image expander can go past 512meg. = http://www.junkscience.com "All the Junk that's fit to Debunk!" __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Health - your g

Re: virtual pc resources

2002-05-04 Thread Gregg Eshelman
--- Brian Futrell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm using Version 3 of VPC since I don't have a > G3-equipped Mac (yet) > > With DOS, there is a minimum amount of space taken > up by a file. This is > called the cluster size. As the partition size > grew, the cluster size > increased in step

Re: virtual pc resources

2002-05-04 Thread Brian Futrell
I'm using Version 3 of VPC since I don't have a G3-equipped Mac (yet) With DOS, there is a minimum amount of space taken up by a file. This is called the cluster size. As the partition size grew, the cluster size increased in steps. I think that 512MB was maximum size par a particular clus

Moving Windows to a new home. Re: virtual pc resources

2002-05-03 Thread Gregg Eshelman
It's actually not much more difficult to copy or move an entire Win9x install and software than it is to do the same on a Mac. While the following may seem wordy and complex, it's actually quite easy to do once you know the steps and where to point, click, right click and drag. ;) (And didn't we a

Re: virtual pc resources

2002-05-03 Thread Darren
>>Virtual PC Harddisk expander came out with the 2.1.3 update I think. >>Its 144k if you'd like it sent to you. >> > > >I have it with VPC 4, but it expanded a disk that was once 256MB (I >think) to 511MB and now says that that is the upper limit. > Yes, thats correct.. The harddrive expander

Re: virtual pc resources

2002-05-03 Thread Eric B. Richardson
>Eric B. Richardson wrote: > >>I am using VPC 4 under os 9; I haven't yet started using os X tho, I >>have it on an iBook. Is the upgrade to VPC 5 worth it? I am having >>trouble with expanding the c drive past 500 MB, since I started with >>vpc 2 and windows 95, now am using vpc 4 as noted with 9

Re: Try this :) Re: virtual pc resources

2002-05-03 Thread Eric B. Richardson
>--- "Eric B. Richardson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> I guess I could uninstall them and reinstall them on >> the D drive... >> >> but I would like a bigger c drive. > >You could try some backup software that has an >option to backup to and restore from a file instead >of a real backup devi

Try this :) Re: virtual pc resources

2002-05-02 Thread Gregg Eshelman
--- "Eric B. Richardson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I guess I could uninstall them and reinstall them on > the D drive... > > but I would like a bigger c drive. You could try some backup software that has an option to backup to and restore from a file instead of a real backup device like a t

Re: virtual pc resources

2002-05-02 Thread Darren
Eric B. Richardson wrote: >I am using VPC 4 under os 9; I haven't yet started using os X tho, I >have it on an iBook. Is the upgrade to VPC 5 worth it? I am having >trouble with expanding the c drive past 500 MB, since I started with >vpc 2 and windows 95, now am using vpc 4 as noted with 98

virtual pc resources

2002-05-02 Thread Eric B. Richardson
I am using VPC 4 under os 9; I haven't yet started using os X tho, I have it on an iBook. Is the upgrade to VPC 5 worth it? I am having trouble with expanding the c drive past 500 MB, since I started with vpc 2 and windows 95, now am using vpc 4 as noted with 98. Is there some work around to e