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  • Quote: Originally posted by applenut I strongly doubt that I'll take my empirical results over your strong doubts anyday. You can start by running some benchmarks; SiSoft's Sandra has some good stuff. Windows XP's System control panel thinks …
    in G5 Virtual PC Comment by thefamousmred July 2003
  • Quote: Originally posted by Elderloc I really like VPC 6.02 I use it on my macintosh for Windows 2000 stuff. I wish the Ethernet was faster than 10 mbit because I use it as a ghost server. FWIW, the ethernet card in VPC runs as fast as the eth…
    in G5 Virtual PC Comment by thefamousmred July 2003
  • Quote: Originally posted by Bigc Try using PS, Arcinfo, MS Project, or even KaZaa is slow as snot (besides being ugly). Web Java Apps are also painfull, although they run in OSX anyway. bah stop being a wimp Try running SQL Server 7, Vi…
    in G5 Virtual PC Comment by thefamousmred July 2003
  • Quote: Originally posted by snoopy Maybe MS has a plan that would make it worth the effort to vastly improve VPC. What if it ran 70 percent efficiency, as was suggested above? VPC is already capable of executing x86 code at around 60% of the …
    in G5 Virtual PC Comment by thefamousmred July 2003
  • Quote: Originally posted by AirSluf While I agree that as a corporation Connectix wasn't exactly populated by rocket scientists (and that is being extremely nice) I need to jump in here and call BS. I personally know several Connectix and ex-C…
    in G5 Virtual PC Comment by thefamousmred July 2003
  • Quote: Originally posted by Proud iBook Owner 2k2 Will that ever happen? That would be awesome. I could run soooooo many games. That would be kickass. Since OS X is a sort of Unix it shouldn't be too hard to port... should it? YES There is…
    in WINE on OS X? Comment by thefamousmred June 2003
  • For the REALLY old school: Who remembers Dizz Knee Lan? For extra credit, what was the name before it was Dizz Knee Lan? And how about the sites like T1-Dragon, Achilles, and of course the wonders of the MP3 Circle + MP3 Ring? Ahhhhh.....those…
    in Hotline age old question... (you gotta be old for this one) Comment by thefamousmred May 2003
  • Quote: Originally posted by AirSluf What is a chip set, a set of chips--CPU, 855 MB set and network interface components (more chips here as well as connectors.) There may be many technologies involved but if it looks, talks and smells like a ch…
    in Whisperings of 970 in the 15" AlBook Comment by thefamousmred April 2003
  • Quote: Originally posted by AirSluf You know the Centrino is't a new chip don't you? Its a chip SET, and uses a good old P4-M, a P4-M will be SLOWER than a desktop P4 due to the power saving measures built into the chip. Your comparison is hereby…
    in Whisperings of 970 in the 15" AlBook Comment by thefamousmred April 2003