Re: Ask EU: Hammer of Thor

On 30 May 2007 10:42:00 GMT, rf10@xxxxxxxxxxxx (Robin Fairbairns)
wrote:


true. of course, merely upgrading software doesn't necessarily have
that effect, but the chances of a currently-supported widnoze running
on 98-era hardware are pretty slim, so your point stands. jill's ok
so long as she doesn't go on the net from that machine, imo.

VMWare[1] is your friend.

All my 98 only stuff[2] is already on VMWare images[3] ready for the
day the hardware gives up. Needless to say the there's also a firewall
(or two) in the path before you reach them.

mike

1) Other virtualization products are available.
2) except for Lego CyberMaster - I still can't get to use the VMWare
com port.
3) with licenses, installed before the support cut-off, and the last
security patches applied
--
BA9020C 26/11/2003 - The triumph of accounting over engineering.
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