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Hi <br><br>I do not have access to a server and it will remain that way for the near future. The only way around this issue is to use my USB laptop drive. A linux server would be nice but right now I literally have no harware to install it on. The existing XP computer is simply one of the class computers. As I understand VMware will cost money and I'm not sure running VMware off a USB would do the trick. I am not allowed to install anything on the computers because they are used for TEFOL testing and the people here are paranoid about it.<br><br>-Jack Matthews<br><br>> Date: Mon, 26 May 2008 20:14:05 +1000<br>> From: pia@waughpartners.com.au<br>> To: opensource@edulists.com.au<br>> Subject: Re: [Opensource] Moodle Server Specs<br>> <br>> Hi Jack,<br>> <br>> <quote who="Jack Matthews"><br>> <br>> > 2. Will running off a USB drive severely harm performance. (Is is<br>> > possible to 25 students to complete a quiz from a Server running from a<br>> > USB laptop drive?)<br>> <br>> Why don't you just run it under a vmware instance with Ubuntu which gets<br>> around the "connections" issue. In fact, why don't you just install edubuntu<br>> which already is completely set up to do exactly what you are trying to<br>> achieve :)<br>> <br>> http://edubuntu.org/<br>> <br>> Cheers,<br>> Pia<br>> <br>> -- <br>> Waugh Partners<br>> <br>> m. +61 400 966 453<br>> p. +61 2 9318 0284<br>> f. +61 2 9318 2884<br>> w. http://waughpartners.com.au/<br>> <br>> Open Source: Strategic Consulting, Industry Development, Research & Analysis<br>> _______________________________________________<br>> <br>> http://www.edulists.com.au - FAQ, resources, subscribe, unsubscribe<br>> Open Source Mailing List kindly supported by<br>> http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au - Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority and<br>> http://www.vitta.org.au - VITTA Victorian Information Technology Teachers Association Inc<br><br /><hr />Hotmail on your mobile. <a href='http://www.livelife.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=343869' target='_new'>Never miss another e-mail with </a></body>
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