Beartooth wrote:
Any word etymologically related to 'virtualize' is one
more thing I haven't gotten around to looking at yet. I remember
once, quite a while back, I had a quick look at VMware, thinking
about ways to get my proprietary map software to talk to my GPSs
under linux; but something about it turned me off.
Installing & running GPS software under Wine/CXO has
gotten way better in the last couple years, but I still can't do
the crucial last step, so that I can transfer data back and
forth.
So I asked on Gmane's winelist if anyone else had. No
claims, though I waited for them; but somebody there says he does
it with ease using VMware.
OK, so back to that -- wherever it is : here google, here
google ... And the first I look at, dated last month, is
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/12/04/ibm_linux_lotus_virtual_desktop/
Am I reading this right?? They seem to be saying that IBM
now has something called VERDE, true free software, that does
VMware's job better than VMware. Pure puffery by marketing
droids? Or is there something to it? Has anybody had any
experience with it yet??
If so, are there tricks a/o gotchas to using it with F10??
Unfortunately, that won't buy you anything. It's a virtual client
solution for businesses that want to get away from running full-blown
desktop PCs in an office.
VMware or VirtualBox are probably your best bets for running WinXP to
install you GPS software.
I don't think wine/CXO have the ability to interface at the device level
with USB devices. The other 2 products do, but they require a WinXP
license and install code.
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