Berkeley CSUA MOTD:Entry 21964
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2001/7/27-28 [Computer/SW/OS/Windows] UID:21964 Activity:very high
7/26    Does anyone here use vmware to run windows applications on a Linux
        host? Is it good enough to run things like Quicktime and MS Media
        player? Given that I have unlimited memory, which version of windows
        is better to use in vmware for better performance, Me or 2000?
        \_ You.
        \_ win98 >> WinMe
        \_ Win98 is your best bet for things you're talking about.
        \_ Install WinXP. i'm sure it's just what you're looking for.
        \_ according to my friend, the I/O isn't too hot, and it's very
           dependent on your CPU speed.  On his P2-400, he can play audio
           fine, but QuickTime drops a majority of the frames.
           \_ QuickTime for Windows is the Devil's spawn.  It's proof that
              if Apple were on top, Steve Jobs would be 18x more evil than
              Bill ever was.
              \_ While I agree with the sentiment, why is QT the devil's spawn?
                 Seems fine to me.
                 \_ For one thing, the browser plugin is fucked (doesn't
                    allow saving or resizing, and drops half of its
                    frames.)  -John
                    \_ You need quicktime pro for saving. basic qt doesn't
                       support saving.
                 \_ For another, it plays slow as shit unless you have
                    überCPU, and wouldn't dream of doing hardware scaling
                    M-|berCPU, and wouldn't dream of doing hardware scaling
                 \_ For another, it wants to 0wn every media type on earth,
                    even ones it can't handle correctly (like MPEG)
                    \_ When QT3 for Windows came out, not only could you
                       not uninstall it cleanly, but it took over MPEG and
                       then refused to play the movies, took over MIDI killing
                       off my good hardware MIDI samples and replacing it
                       with its own shit... all without ever asking.
                       \_ Well, maybe if Windows didn't have such a broken
                          install/uninstall process...
                          \_ What's broken about it? Winamp installs fine.
                             What follows the ...? Are you saying QT had to
                             do what it did because of the installer? Or did
                             you have an aneurysm and lose your train of thought
                             \_ Installation on Macs = copying a directory to
                                your hard disk and running it. Why do I have
                                to go through an Install-Shield process so
                                that it can modify my "registry settings" and
                                install GDF1053345.dll into my C:\WINDOWS\
                                SYSTEM directory and find all the conflicting
                                versions of GDF1053345.dll that might be
                                used with god knows what?
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