From: Hetz Ben Hamo <hetzbh@gmail.com>
To: Doctor Bill <docbill@gmail.com>, qemu-devel@nongnu.org
Subject: Re: [Qemu-devel] Qemu Windows Host & Client Feedback
Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2005 23:50:38 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <41e41e7a05063014505d861baf@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <23bcb87005063014284513c1d0@mail.gmail.com>
Hi Bill,
As for the forum, I just updated my DNS records, so in the mean while
you can access the forum at: http://qemu.dad-answers.com/
As for PPC emulation - you can't run OS X yet.
Thanks,
Hetz
On 6/30/05, Doctor Bill <docbill@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am a new user of qemu. I notice the user forum does not exist
> anymore, so I hope this is the appropriate place for comments.
>
> After spending a day attempting to configure Bochs, I was pleased to
> find qemu works almost directly out of the box. My goal was to run
> Windows 98se under Windows XP so I could test software without running
> my old noisy machines.
>
> The first problem I noticed is that with the 0.70 version, keys are
> not mapped correctly. For example, if I try to type in a URL as soon
> as I press the letter e explorer opens. As soon as I type the letter
> m, the window minimizes.... I installed a the "CVS" snapshot and
> that problem appears to be fixed.
>
> I then got curious and wondered how fast is the virtual machine
> running. At times it seems like a 200MHz machine, and at other times
> it seems much faster. So I installed Norton Performance Test from my
> Norton System Works 2003 CD. However, whenever I launch the
> application I get the blue screen. Afterwards, other programs
> including explorer periodically cause blue screens. When I reboot,
> the qemu machine reports it failed to regrab the mouse and freezes
> until I close the window.
>
> Obviously more work is needed, but it is no worse quality wise than
> when I first beta tested VMWARE. I am particularly impressed with all
> the hardware platform that can be simulated. I am considering trying
> OSX simulation next. If the performance is comparable, then the
> simulated machine will be only slightly slower than my G3.
>
> Bill
>
>
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2005-06-30 21:55 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2005-06-30 21:28 [Qemu-devel] Qemu Windows Host & Client Feedback Doctor Bill
2005-06-30 21:50 ` Hetz Ben Hamo [this message]
2005-07-04 5:53 ` [Qemu-devel] " Doctor Bill
2005-07-04 8:56 ` Christian Walther
2005-07-04 10:50 ` Josef Moffett
2005-07-04 20:21 ` Doctor Bill
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