From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mtai05.charter.net ([209.225.8.185]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1HbnX8-00017B-00 for ; Wed, 11 Apr 2007 20:51:30 -0400 Received: from aa04.charter.net ([10.20.200.156]) by mtai05.charter.net (InterMail vM.7.08.02.00 201-2186-121-20061213) with ESMTP id <20070412005057.EFSN1417.mtai05.charter.net@aa04.charter.net> for ; Wed, 11 Apr 2007 20:50:57 -0400 Received: from h14me.homelinux.net ([24.151.83.102]) by aa04.charter.net with ESMTP id <20070412005057.JJAP10594.aa04.charter.net@h14me.homelinux.net> for ; Wed, 11 Apr 2007 20:50:57 -0400 Received: from h14me.homelinux.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by h14me.homelinux.net (8.13.4/8.12.11) with ESMTP id l3C0ouHu019837 for ; Wed, 11 Apr 2007 20:50:56 -0400 Received: (from alex_snow@localhost) by h14me.homelinux.net (8.13.4/8.12.10/Submit) id l3C0ouiV019836 for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Wed, 11 Apr 2007 20:50:56 -0400 Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2007 20:50:56 -0400 From: Alex Snow To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Subject: Re: linux, windows and vmware Message-ID: <20070412005056.GB19788@gmx.net> References: <16462ab60704110702y11780ef5s57339a98de2f8183@mail.gmail.com> <20070411145540.GB55783@fajrero> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20070411145540.GB55783@fajrero> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV version 0.88, clamav-milter version 0.87 on h14me.homelinux.net X-Virus-Status: Clean X-Chzlrs: 0 X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2007 00:51:30 -0000 Vmware also has a file sharing capability...never used it, but I know it requires you to install the vmware tools package on the guest operating systems. On Wed, Apr 11, 2007 at 07:55:40AM -0700, Tyler Spivey wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Vmware with windows as the host works rather well. Serial ports just > work, since speakup isn't taking them as under linux. The disadvantage > is that windows is very unstable, to the point of needing to be rebooted > every cupple of days. > > If you run vmware under linux and emulate windows, the windows at least > for me was sort of slow. Also, sharing between the two operating systems > will be an issue - either way. Samba can help with that, or windows file > sharing on the windows side. > - - Tyler > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (FreeBSD) > > iD8DBQFGHPbrTsjaYASMWKQRAkkUAJ9RD5tcLtzuvZWJ1h0ueLaoD+gtaQCePMgZ > wY43UECWrvrN7gjYI/t4eyE= > =dnZt > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- [In 'Doctor' mode], I spent a good ten minutes telling Emacs what I thought of it. (The response was, 'Perhaps you could try to be less abusive.') -- Matt Welsh