Re: A general strategy for retaining XyWrite in a non-DOS world

[Kari Eveli lexitec@xxxxxxxx]

Harry,

I am not quite sure what you mean by configuration jiggering inherent in
virtualization. My experience is one of ultimate hardware stability
vis-à-vis the guest operating system as it is invariable being part of
the virtualization platform. For some purposes it may be meaningful to
maintain or build a separate DOS machine, but I do not see the point of
maintaining W2K or XP machines as they can be more easily virtualized or
emulated. I see no slowdown in running DOS/Win 3.1: if I save the VM's
state, it is instantly available in VirtualPC 2007. W2K in VirtualBox is
almost as fast.


But if you like physical computers more than virtual ones, then a KVM
switch solution might be for you. With quality KVM equipment it is
possible to have many systems at your fingertips, provided they are
reasonably modern. USB connectivity makes this practical. Still there
are industrial systems for true legacy (AT-style) hardware, but they
might prove to be disappointing.


Best regards,

Kari Eveli
LEXITEC Book Publishing (Finland)
lexitec@xxxxxxxx

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25.5.2014 19:31, Harry Binswanger wrote:
> Advantages: None of the slowdowns or configuration jiggering and
> re-jiggering required for virtual machines. Low cost--zero, if you already
> have such a machine in your closet.
>
> Disadvantages: Networking is even flakier, flukier, funkier than virtual
> machine settings; but then Dropbox is amazingly robust, transparent, fast.