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What is a Virtual Machine?

Chris — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 17:00:48 +0000

What is a Virtual Machine? is a post from Chris Pirillo

http://live.pirillo.com/ – A VM – Virtual Machine – allows you to run a, operating system inside of another operating system; for example, with Parallels you can run Windows inside of OS X, or with VMWare you can run Linux inside of Windows.

In the past Virtual Machines were limited to technical positions in companies, so programs could be run under multiple instances of operating systems, or for customer service technicians could debug a problem in another operating system when a machine with the specific Os was not installed.

In addition to allowing you to run Windows application inside OS X, virtual machines allow you to run programs in a "sandbox" environment, where you can test programs in a virtual environment before you run it on your main machine.

Microsoft acquired Virtual PC which runs on the Mac and Windows, but many people have complained that Microsoft has limited VirtualPCs use by only allowing people to run difference versions of Windows.

Chris considers VMWare to be the most powerful VM software, but it comes with a price. What makes VMWare so cool is the ability to switch between multiple virtual machines almost instantly.

Do you use VM software, or have any recommendations for running virtual machines?

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VMware and Parallels for Virtual Machines

chris@lockergnome.com (Chris Pirillo) — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 06:30:00 GMT

It doesn't matter if you're running on Windows or Mac OS X - every power user needs either Parallels or VMware (or both). There's never been an easier way to test software without destroying your primary operating system's stability. Think of how many times you wish you could press a 'reverse' button on your computer. Plus, there's no easier way to try new Linux distributions - see what all the fuss is about. Run Windows in OS X, run Linux in Windows, but the best way to do either is with VMware and/or Parallels.

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