[Opensource] virtualbox etc

[Roland Gesthuizen]

Yes, visualization is fun and easy to do.

Just talked a friend through creating an Ubuntu and Windows2000 server
virtual machines with Virtual box on his 'upgraded' Vista system so he can
play some of his old games. Once he got his head around how it works he is
now thinking of rolling back the core OS to WinXP and create a Vista VM to
work with.

Regards Roland

2009/10/12 Dr Paul Chandler <paul.chandler at une.edu.au>

> Hi all,
>
> Just a followup to Brett's post
>
> > I also installed a program called virtualbox. This is a very nifty piece
> > of software (IT teachers take note if you want to build disposable
> > servers with your students, much easier than VMware for a pseudo IT
> > teacher like me) that allows you to install a 'virtual' copy of Windows.
>
> I'd played around with virtualbox-like product called qemu a while back,
> and have recently got into it again.  Happily have a linux server running
> 'inside' my WinXP box.  Would be very good for a 'disposable server'.
>
> My own kids were also disappointed recently when their machine (running
> win95!) was replaced with a more modern creature - their favourite game
> wouldn't run (who else remembers 'gizmos and gadgets'?)  Enter qemu - a
> 'virtual copy' of win95 is running under XP.  Not many times you'd want to
> do that, admittedly, but it solved the problem of the disgruntled game
> players.  Not all that easy to set up (the win95 install), but once done,
> works like a charm.
>
> If you want any details, please email.
>
> Cheers,
>
> --
> Dr Paul Chandler
> Research Fellow
> 'Multimedia grammatical design and authoring pedagogy' (Kahootz) project,
> School of Education, University of New England
>
> located at Australian Children's Television Foundation
> 145 Smith Street, Fitzroy, Melbourne, 3065
> e-mail: paul.chandler at une.edu.au
> Ph: 0400 198 187
> Fax: (03) 9419 0660
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>
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Roland Gesthuizen - ICT Coordinator - Westall Secondary College
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