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Subject: Re: VPC 5.0 upgrade -- worth it?
From: Dark Watcher <darkwatcher@mail.com>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2002 04:52:54 GMT
The magic trick in making VPC5 talk fast on X is to install it as 'root'
not
your user account.. this changes the way the 'nice' system calls the app
when launched. If a user executes an app on unix its a lower priority
than
if the 'root'/god account fires off something. Install as root, then
your
good. There are also some networking issues that Connectix says are
impossible.., if you install as root you can still run unique ip
addresses
and have access to any network you want. If you install as 'joeuser'
you
can only access protocols in a limited capacity. I like the extended
ability tha 5 has, it has better support for other OS's like Linux, BSD,
and
Solaris that only semi worked in 4.
"Elkins, H.B." <hbelkins@restrictorplates.mis.net> wrote in message
news:3c3c91fa.1977722@news.newsguy.com...
> I'm a satisfied Virtual PC user (started with v3.0 and upgraded to
> v4.0). My Windows OS is Win 98 and I have no need for Windows ME,
> Windows 2000, Windows XP or anything like that. My Mac OS is 9.x and I
> have no plans to upgrade to any flavor of OS X.
>
> My question is -- would the VPC upgrade to v5.0 be of any benefit to
> me? Or should I just save the $80 and keep using 4.0?
>
> Thanks!
> +++++++++++++++++++++++++
> H.B. Elkins mailto:hbelkins@mis.net or mailto:HBE1@aol.com
>
http://www.millenniumhwy.net
>
http://www.users.mis.net/~hbelkins
>
> "There's no doubt he's the best race driver in the world."
> --Dale Jarrett, on Dale Earnhardt (RIP 2/18/01)
>
> Waltrip, Kentucky, Anybody but North Carolina
> To reply, you gotta do what NASCAR won't -- remove the restrictor plates!
> +++++++++++++++++++++++++
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