Re: OT: laptop for development
Doug;
Thanks for encouraging me to look into new direction. I hope it is as easy as you are saying.
Greg
On Aug 25, 2017, at 8:22 PM, Doug Easterbrook <doug@artsman.com> wrote:
> hi Greg:
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> virtual box is actually pretty easdy to use
> .https://www.virtualbox.org <www.virtualbox.org/>
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> all you have to do is get .iso images for the operating systems you want to install ….. and then you make a virtual machine, point to the ISO … and it will load it up and install.
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> microsoft supplies .iso’s in 32 and 64 bit on their web site for windows 10, 2012 and 2016 — which I’ve used. They work for 6 months without having to serialize them
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> I made an ISO for winXP from my XP disks a long time back, so all I have to do is supple the licence number.
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> try download virtual box. Making a VM is as hard as clicking the ‘new’ button. it generally helps you through it.
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> Doug Easterbrook
> Arts Management Systems Ltd.
> mailto:doug@artsman.com
> www.artsman.com
> Phone (403) 650-1978
>
>> On Aug 25, 2017, at 10:24 AM, Grzegorz (Greg) Pasternak <grzegorz@myfastcom.ca> wrote:
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>> I appreciate all thoughts from everybody about this topic so far, thank you for taking time.
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>> I have no experience using Oracle Virtualbox but that may be something worth getting if going with MBP15.
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>> Btw, thin and light is good as I often find myself caring my laptop in one hand on my way to office (while carefully balancing coffee in my other hand).
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>> Thanks again and see you at the conference.
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>> Greg
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>> On Aug 25, 2017, at 8:06 AM, Grzegorz (Greg) Pasternak <grzegorz@myfastcom.ca> wrote:
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>>> Something easy for Friday.
>>>
>>> What is the best portable computer for Omnis developer these days?
>>> Is the latest MacBook Pro 15 the best choice?
>>>
>>> I would like to maintain some old versions of Omnis and take full advantage of O$8.1
>>>
>>> Please share your thoughts.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Greg
>>>
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