OT: Virtual PC vs "Real" PC

[James.Cass at sealedair.com]

> Or do I need to requisition a cheap Dell running windows 2000.

I would recommend getting an inexpensive Windows PC like the Dell.
I am a die-hard Mac-guy, but I would still rather buy an actual 
Windows PC for development testing.  Even if I was running the best 
virtual PC app, I would always have that voice in the back of
my mind wondering, "Yeah, but how will it run on actual PC 
hardware?"

That's my 2.18403 JPY....James





Sannyasin Sivakatirswami <katir at hindu.org>
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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

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