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#1 2006-04-26 8:18 am
Sign of the Apocalypse?
Sorry, I'm having a total geek moment here.
Using Parallels Workstation, I'm running Ubuntu Linux, Fedora Core 4 linux, Windows XP and Mac OS X Tiger at the same time on my Intel-based MacBook Pro.
Shrunk down at mods request
Larger version here:
http://www.lyzrdstomp.com/images/stories/3os1.jpg
sorry but that image is a bit to wide their scale them a bit before posting them inline. -Sci
And they run pretty fast too. Here's a test I did comparing Ubuntu on a 3ghz PC, Ubuntu on an Intel-based MacBook Pro, Mac OS X Jaguar and Tiger on a dual 1 ghz G4 and Mac OS X Tiger on the MacBook Pro:
http://www.lyzrdstomp.com/index.php?opt … p;Itemid=1
(Please note this isn't a benchmark and it's not determining whether one computer is better than another).
J.
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#2 2006-04-26 8:38 am
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Re: Sign of the Apocalypse?
What does this have to do with the Apocalypse? 
Apple has created a fast computer... run for your lives?
#3 2006-04-26 8:48 am
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Re: Sign of the Apocalypse?
I's the Four Horsemen!
OSX --- War
XP --- AntiChrist
Fedora --- Death
Ubuntu --- Famine
It's all so clear, now! 
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#4 2006-04-26 10:40 am
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Re: Sign of the Apocalypse?
Um, no. Thanks for playing. I'm taking back the consolation prize.
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I'm still trying to figure out if you're a girl posing as Macboy4139, or a boy posing as a girl, and a bit confused sexually. <shrug> laughinol
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#5 2006-04-26 10:58 am
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Re: Sign of the Apocalypse?
No, this is the sign!
Powerbooks bundled with windoze.
Aw, he's no fun, he fell right over.
Unless you become as little children, there's no way you will believe this crap.
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#6 2006-04-26 11:30 am
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Re: Sign of the Apocalypse?
user wrote:
No, this is the sign!
Powerbooks bundled with windoze.
MacBook Pros, you mean. 
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#7 2006-04-26 11:33 am
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Re: Sign of the Apocalypse?
user wrote:
No, this is the sign!
Powerbooks bundled with windoze.
Didn't Apple sell Windows before with the DOS compatibility card for the first Power Mac series?
Dive in the Pool!
I'm still trying to figure out if you're a girl posing as Macboy4139, or a boy posing as a girl, and a bit confused sexually. <shrug> laughinol
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#8 2006-04-26 11:54 am
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Re: Sign of the Apocalypse?
Ubuntu AND Fedora?
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#9 2006-04-26 11:55 am
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Re: Sign of the Apocalypse?
You mean the 4 Horsemen came and went without my noticing? I miss everything.
Aw, he's no fun, he fell right over.
Unless you become as little children, there's no way you will believe this crap.
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#10 2006-04-26 1:45 pm
Re: Sign of the Apocalypse?
tomfoolery wrote:
Ubuntu AND Fedora?
tF
Yeah, I'm going to try SuSe next. Problem is, I only have the stock 1 gig of RAM that comes with the MacBook Pro, so I'm quickly running out of room just to boot the distros.
Also, some of them boot faster than others, so it's getting more difficult to get a screen grab of all of them booting (note the Fedora screen has already booted to the login screen.
Just geekin' out.
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#11 2006-04-26 1:47 pm
Re: Sign of the Apocalypse?
ivanjs wrote:
http://www.lyzrdstomp.com/images/stories/3os1.jpg
sorry but that image is a bit to wide their scale them a bit before posting them inline. -Sci
Oops, sorry, Sci. I'll shrink it down and edit the post. Thanks for the heads up!
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#12 2006-04-26 1:57 pm
Re: Sign of the Apocalypse?
DudetheCreator wrote:
What does this have to do with the Apocalypse?
Apple has created a fast computer... run for your lives?
The phrase "Sign of the Apocalypse" is commonly used when "odd" or otherwise "abnormal" events take place. Often this is an event associated with 2 enemies or competitors working together.
In this case, it is unusual that a single OS (Mac OS X) can also boot and sustain multiple Operating Systems on top of it at the same time.
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#13 2006-04-26 2:12 pm
Re: Sign of the Apocalypse?
ivanjs wrote:
ivanjs wrote:
http://www.lyzrdstomp.com/images/stories/3os1.jpg
sorry but that image is a bit to wide their scale them a bit before posting them inline. -SciOops, sorry, Sci. I'll shrink it down and edit the post. Thanks for the heads up!
Damn, I butchered that statement. Then again, I never was a morning person. Anyways, cool and thanks, most people just leave it as a link when I point that out rather than taking the time to scale.
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#14 2006-04-26 7:49 pm
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Re: Sign of the Apocalypse?
Ok, that's way too cool!
Why get a PC and run windows, when you can get a Mac and run Unix, X-Windows,OS-X, Windows-XP, Windows 9X and Linux!
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#15 2006-04-26 9:00 pm
Re: Sign of the Apocalypse?
ivanjs wrote:
DudetheCreator wrote:
What does this have to do with the Apocalypse?
Apple has created a fast computer... run for your lives?The phrase "Sign of the Apocalypse" is commonly used when "odd" or otherwise "abnormal" events take place. Often this is an event associated with 2 enemies or competitors working together.
In this case, it is unusual that a single OS (Mac OS X) can also boot and sustain multiple Operating Systems on top of it at the same time.
<cough> virtual PC </cough>
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#16 2006-04-26 10:25 pm
Re: Sign of the Apocalypse?
"<cough> virtual PC </cough>"
Heh, first time I've seen HTML tags used as an editorial expression.
Based on the findings of the report, my conclusion was that this idea was not a practical deterrent for reasons which at this moment must be all too obvious.
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#17 2006-04-27 12:24 am
Re: Sign of the Apocalypse?
maxintosh wrote:
ivanjs wrote:
DudetheCreator wrote:
What does this have to do with the Apocalypse?
Apple has created a fast computer... run for your lives?The phrase "Sign of the Apocalypse" is commonly used when "odd" or otherwise "abnormal" events take place. Often this is an event associated with 2 enemies or competitors working together.
In this case, it is unusual that a single OS (Mac OS X) can also boot and sustain multiple Operating Systems on top of it at the same time.<cough> virtual PC </cough>
Oh, sorry, I guess I should have said "In this case, it is unusual that a single OS (Mac OS X) can also boot and sustain multiple operating systems WELL at the same time, lol.
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#18 2006-04-27 12:33 am
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Re: Sign of the Apocalypse?
ivanjs wrote:
maxintosh wrote:
ivanjs wrote:
The phrase "Sign of the Apocalypse" is commonly used when "odd" or otherwise "abnormal" events take place. Often this is an event associated with 2 enemies or competitors working together.
In this case, it is unusual that a single OS (Mac OS X) can also boot and sustain multiple Operating Systems on top of it at the same time.<cough> virtual PC </cough>
Oh, sorry, I guess I should have said "In this case, it is unusual that a single OS (Mac OS X) can also boot and sustain multiple operating systems WELL at the same time, lol.
Virtual PC also exists for Windows, for running multiple x86 OSes. I don't know how well it runs, but it wouldn't have to emulate a completely different processor.
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#19 2006-04-27 6:56 am
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Re: Sign of the Apocalypse?
Macskeeball wrote:
Virtual PC also exists for Windows, for running multiple x86 OSes. I don't know how well it runs, but it wouldn't have to emulate a completely different processor.
It pretty much sucks, actually.
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#20 2006-04-27 7:12 am
Re: Sign of the Apocalypse?
Czachorski wrote:
Why get a PC and run windows, when you can get a Mac and run Unix, X-Windows,OS-X, Windows-XP, Windows 9X and Linux!
Man, that's a great question. That should be part of Apple's ad campaign. Also makes a great forum signature!
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#21 2006-04-27 8:52 am
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Re: Sign of the Apocalypse?
tomfoolery wrote:
Macskeeball wrote:
Virtual PC also exists for Windows, for running multiple x86 OSes. I don't know how well it runs, but it wouldn't have to emulate a completely different processor.
It pretty much sucks, actually.
tF
The most surprising thing (to me at least) is that native graphics are still not supported.
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#22 2006-04-27 9:32 am
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Re: Sign of the Apocalypse?
Indeed.
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#23 2006-04-27 4:26 pm
Re: Sign of the Apocalypse?
Is Virtual PC as slow as it once was, even with the advent of Intel based Macs?
Based on the findings of the report, my conclusion was that this idea was not a practical deterrent for reasons which at this moment must be all too obvious.
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#24 2006-04-27 5:08 pm
Re: Sign of the Apocalypse?
You don't need VPC, because there's Parallels Workstation and Boot Camp.
Once again arriving back at the original point of this thread.
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#25 2006-04-30 2:49 pm
Re: Sign of the Apocalypse?
Then how well does "Parallels Workstation" compare to "Virtual PC's" performance? and also how does it compare to PC hardware?
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Based on the findings of the report, my conclusion was that this idea was not a practical deterrent for reasons which at this moment must be all too obvious.
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