[XCSSA] vmware, and that "other" OS

[xcssa@xcssa.org]

xcssa-admin@xcssa.org wrote:

>
> VMWare can make USB devices available to the guest.  PCI devices can't 
> be seen by windows unless they added that feature recently.  I've used 
> a USB scanner in a windows VM that was not supported in Linux.
>
Same here. I had a Hauppauge TV card in my Linux box that didn't show up 
in my VMware'd Windows.

>     4) How good is stuff like game support (DirectX) under VMWare?
>
>
> Last I tried DirectX support was not usable.  I think some support is 
> there now but it can't take advantage of hardware acceleration.  Some 
> older slow games might play ok but don't plan to play any new games.
>
> It appears that VMWare is moving away from the simple virtual machine 
> toward virtual servers and virtual desktops in a large managed 
> environment.  This focus on business needs will most likely limit 
> their work on Direct X and other game friendly support. 
>
I have read that DirectX is "in work".  All they support is OpenGL right 
now, I think.

> On the plus side, you can use the free VMWare Player as if it were the 
> real deal.  You just have to hand edit the config files (there are web 
> tools to make configs out there) and create or download a disk image.
>
VMWare Server 1.0.0 is also free, and I think it may use RAM a bit more 
efficiently than Player.


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