Re: JAVA coding environment

[Thorbjørn Ravn Andersen <ravn@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Dr. Syd Nicholson skrev:
> AMD 1.5GZ with 1GB RAM, 40GB disk. And - Yes, I have thought that is it
> cheaper just to dump hardware and buy new when things go wrong with Windows.
> -- But then again, its not very green, and why should MS get another sale
> because something goes wrong. Why should they benefit. Besides I would have
> hundreds of Laptops if I took this approach!!
>   
I have recently bought a MacBook and put the stuff I must have from 
Windows in a virtual machine (first under VirtualBox and now under 
VMWare Fusion which is a really nice product).  Both XP and Windows 2000 
(the latter is the leanest plus it does not have validation issues when 
you do stuff with your virtual machine).

The Mac "just works" and Windows is confined to its little sandbox - in 
your situation I would then install WSDCi in it.  In your current 
problem I would do the same with a 32-bit Windows - perhaps Virtual PC 
would be nice?

You would then get as much memory as you can afford and the box can 
hold.  That will end up save you money :)

It also allows you to work with nasty programs without compromising your 
stable laptop which is really NICE.

/Thorbjørn