[Thinkpad] W2K vs WXP (was T40, was Customer care)

> Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2004 10:14:53 -0800
> From: "Michael Geary" <Mike@Geary.com>

> For example, Scott (M.), do you need Windows 2000 for compatibility testing
> (like testing an Andromeda site on IE5 or something)? If so, you're better
> off going back to the XP preload on the physical machine, get VMware
> (www.vmware.com), and run Windows 2000 and other OSes in virtual machines.
> Then you can test compatibility on various OSes and browsers all at once.

An excellent idea. VMWare Workstation 4 lists at $299 download, $329 in a
box. Microsoft's Virtual PC 2004 (formerly Connectix) will also do a
lovely job and is priced at $129.

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