OT: Virtual PC vs "Real" PC

[Thomas McGrath III]

I finished my second very large media project in Rev in MacOSX and the 
PC side was checked only in Virtual PC (Windows XP and Windows 2000). 
So far I have not had any responses about issues or problems.

So far it works for me.


Tom


On Aug 20, 2004, at 2:52 PM, Sannyasin Sivakatirswami wrote:

> I'm coming to a point where it's imperative that we see how things 
> look on Windows machines. Up to now have just been "winging it." But 
> that won't do in the long run.
>
> Question: Is Virtual PC on the Mac a reliable representation of the 
> user experience on a real PC running Windows?
>
> Obviously there can be underlying hardware issues that Virtual PC 
> cannot address, but for now just the presentation, font sizes, etc. is 
> what i am looking for and, aside from rev presentations:  viewing web 
> pages in IE5-6 on Windows... to see if the CSS is rendering as 
> expected...
>
> Does Virtual PC really do a good enough job? Or do I need to 
> requisition a cheap Dell running windows 2000. The "lo-end" Windows 
> user experience would be the target.
>
> Which leads to the next question, should we test under 2000  or XP?
>
>
> Sannyasin Sivakatirswami
> Himalayan Academy Publications
> at Kauai's Hindu Monastery
> katir at hindu.org
>
> www.HimalayanAcademy.com,
> www.HinduismToday.com
> www.Gurudeva.org
> www.Hindu.org
>
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