Subject: [os2genau_digest] No. 1188
From: Digest <deadmail>
To: "OS/2GenAu Digest"<deadmail>
Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 00:03:44 EST-10EDT,10,-1,0,7200,3,-1,0,7200,3600

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Monday 12 September 2005
 Number  1188
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Subjects for today
 
1  Re:  Parallels Workstation 2 : Michael/Gail Peters" <mandgpeters at bigpond dot com>
1  Re:  Parallels Workstation 2 : Mike O'Connor" <mikeoc at internode.on dot net>
2  Re:  Parallels Workstation 2 : Michael/Gail Peters" <mandgpeters at bigpond dot com>
2  Re:  Parallels Workstation 2 : Paul Smedley" <paul at smedley.info>
3  Re:  Parallels Workstation 2 : Mike O'Connor" <mikeoc at internode.on dot net>
3  Re:  Parallels Workstation 2 : Voytek Eymont" <voytek at sbt dot net dot au>
4  Re:  Parallels Workstation 2 : Mike O'Connor" <mikeoc at internode.on dot net>
4  Re:  Parallels Workstation 2 : Jerry Garren <jzlists at gtdneo dot com>
5  Re:  Parallels Workstation 2 : Mike O'Connor" <mikeoc at internode.on dot net>
5  Re:  Parallels Workstation 2 : Ed Durrant <edurrant at bigpond dot net dot au>
6  Re:  Parallels Workstation 2 : Kris Steenhaut <kris.steenhaut at hccnet.nl>
6  Re:  Parallels Workstation 2 : Kris Steenhaut <kris.steenhaut at hccnet.nl>
7  Re:  Parallels Workstation 2 : Kris Steenhaut <kris.steenhaut at hccnet.nl>
7  Re:  Parallels Workstation 2 : Kris Steenhaut <kris.steenhaut at hccnet.nl>
8  Re:  Parallels Workstation 2 : Mike O'Connor" <mikeoc at internode.on dot net>
8  Re:  Parallels Workstation 2 : Ed Durrant <edurrant at bigpond dot net dot au>
9  Re:  Parallels Workstation 2 : Ed Durrant <edurrant at bigpond dot net dot au>
9  Re:  Parallels Workstation 2 : Voytek Eymont" <voytek at sbt dot net dot au>
10  Re:  Parallels Workstation 2 : Michael/Gail Peters" <mandgpeters at bigpond dot com>
10  Re:  Parallels Workstation 2 : Ed Durrant <edurrant at bigpond dot net dot au>

**= Email   1 ==========================**

Date:  Mon, 12 Sep 2005 08:34:18 +1000
From:  "Michael/Gail Peters" <mandgpeters at bigpond dot com>
Subject:  Re:  Parallels Workstation 2

Mike,

  My apologies for omitting URL data. Try
http://biz.yahoo dot com/bw/050907/75783.html?.v=1 or
http://www.parallels dot com
I first read about it at www.ecomstation dot org

Mike
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike O'Connor" <mikeoc at internode.on dot net>
To: <os2genau at os2 dot org dot au>
Sent: Sunday, September 11, 2005 10:38 PM
Subject: Re:  Parallels Workstation 2

> Hi Michael,
>
> Attachments were removed by the list - could you paste in some URLs?
>
> -- 
> Regards,
> Mike
>
> Failed the exam for
> --------------------
> MCSE - Minesweeper Consultant and Solitaire Expert
> --------------------
> [Please ZIP any attachments, other than GIF/JPG or plain-text]
>

> 

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**= Email   1 ==========================**

Date:  Mon, 12 Sep 2005 09:31:17 +1000
From:  "Mike O'Connor" <mikeoc at internode.on dot net>
Subject:  Re:  Parallels Workstation 2

Michael/Gail Peters wrote:

> Mike,
>
>  My apologies for omitting URL data. Try
> http://biz.yahoo dot com/bw/050907/75783.html?.v=1 or
> http://www.parallels dot com
> I first read about it at www.ecomstation dot org
>
> Mike
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike O'Connor" 
> <mikeoc at internode.on dot net>
> To: <os2genau at os2 dot org dot au>
> Sent: Sunday, September 11, 2005 10:38 PM
> Subject: Re:  Parallels Workstation 2
>
>
>> Hi Michael,
>>
>> Attachments were removed by the list - could you paste in some URLs?
>>
>> -- 
>> Regards,
>> Mike
>>
>> Failed the exam for
>> --------------------
>> MCSE - Minesweeper Consultant and Solitaire Expert
>> --------------------
>> [Please ZIP any attachments, other than GIF/JPG or plain-text]
>>
> 
>>
>> 
> 
>
>
 
>
> 

>
Hi Michael,

Thanks - actually TomLee Mullins posted the following on the 
ecsapps at yahoogroups dot com group:

Subject: Virtual machine Parallels Workstation 2.0 Beta

Text: HERNDON, Va.  Parallels has entered the virtualization space today
with the immediate download availability of its Parallels Workstation
beta. Parallels Workstation is a powerful desktop virtualization solution
that empowers IT professionals with the ability to create completely
networked, fully portable, and entirely independent virtual machines on a
single physical machine. The product helps enterprises move from a
traditional IT environment to a virtual one, which enables enterprises to
significantly streamline their IT budgets.

Paralells [typo!] Workstation supports complete OS/2 family as guests - 
OS/2 Warp
3, OS/2 Warp 4, OS/2 Warp 4.5 and eComStation 1.1 and 1.2

Url:  http://www.parallels dot com/

From: Parallels, Inc. (info at parallels dot com)

I didn't yet get around to accessing their site - will have a look there 
though FMI.

-- 
Regards,
Mike

Failed the exam for
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MCSE - Minesweeper Consultant and Solitaire Expert
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**= Email   2 ==========================**

Date:  Mon, 12 Sep 2005 09:58:52 +1000
From:  "Michael/Gail Peters" <mandgpeters at bigpond dot com>
Subject:  Re:  Parallels Workstation 2

Having access to an XP machine from OS/2 is interesting; however,
for my purposes I really need an OS/2 host ie. for my wife
to play the games on OS/2 from her XP machine.
I thought eCS was going to offer this at some stage. With the
demise of Orion I cant find out what's what. Do you know the
answer and cost?

With thanks,

Mike
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike O'Connor" <mikeoc at internode.on dot net>
To: <os2genau at os2 dot org dot au>
Sent: Monday, September 12, 2005 9:31 AM
Subject: Re:  Parallels Workstation 2

> Michael/Gail Peters wrote:
>
>> Mike,
>>
>>  My apologies for omitting URL data. Try
>> http://biz.yahoo dot com/bw/050907/75783.html?.v=1 or
>> http://www.parallels dot com
>> I first read about it at www.ecomstation dot org
>>
>> Mike
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike O'Connor" 
>> <mikeoc at internode.on dot net>
>> To: <os2genau at os2 dot org dot au>
>> Sent: Sunday, September 11, 2005 10:38 PM
>> Subject: Re:  Parallels Workstation 2
>>
>>
>>> Hi Michael,
>>>
>>> Attachments were removed by the list - could you paste in some URLs?
>>>
>>> -- 
>>> Regards,
>>> Mike
>>>
>>> Failed the exam for
>>> --------------------
>>> MCSE - Minesweeper Consultant and Solitaire Expert
>>> --------------------
>>> [Please ZIP any attachments, other than GIF/JPG or plain-text]
>>>

>>>
>>> 

>>
>>
>
>>
>> 
>
>>
> Hi Michael,
>
> Thanks - actually TomLee Mullins posted the following on the 
> ecsapps at yahoogroups dot com group:
>
> Subject: Virtual machine Parallels Workstation 2.0 Beta
>
> Text: HERNDON, Va.  Parallels has entered the virtualization space today
> with the immediate download availability of its Parallels Workstation
> beta. Parallels Workstation is a powerful desktop virtualization solution
> that empowers IT professionals with the ability to create completely
> networked, fully portable, and entirely independent virtual machines on a
> single physical machine. The product helps enterprises move from a
> traditional IT environment to a virtual one, which enables enterprises to
> significantly streamline their IT budgets.
>
> Paralells [typo!] Workstation supports complete OS/2 family as guests - 
> OS/2 Warp
> 3, OS/2 Warp 4, OS/2 Warp 4.5 and eComStation 1.1 and 1.2
>
> Url:  http://www.parallels dot com/
>
> From: Parallels, Inc. (info at parallels dot com)
>
> I didn't yet get around to accessing their site - will have a look there 
> though FMI.
>
> -- 
> Regards,
> Mike
>
> Failed the exam for
> --------------------
> MCSE - Minesweeper Consultant and Solitaire Expert
> --------------------
> [Please ZIP any attachments, other than GIF/JPG or plain-text]
>

> 

> 

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**= Email   2 ==========================**

Date:  Mon, 12 Sep 2005 10:29:13 +0930
From:  "Paul Smedley" <paul at smedley.info>
Subject:  Re:  Parallels Workstation 2

Hi Mike,

On 11/9/2005, "Michael/Gail Peters" <mandgpeters at bigpond dot com> wrote:

>Having access to an XP machine from OS/2 is interesting; however,
>for my purposes I really need an OS/2 host ie. for my wife
>to play the games on OS/2 from her XP machine.
>I thought eCS was going to offer this at some stage. With the
>demise of Orion I cant find out what's what. Do you know the
>answer and cost?

http://serenityvirtual dot com

Works quite well here with Win2k running from eCS 1.2

Cheers,

Paul.
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**= Email   3 ==========================**

Date:  Mon, 12 Sep 2005 11:14:21 +1000
From:  "Mike O'Connor" <mikeoc at internode.on dot net>
Subject:  Re:  Parallels Workstation 2

Michael/Gail Peters wrote:

> Having access to an XP machine from OS/2 is interesting; however,
> for my purposes I really need an OS/2 host ie. for my wife
> to play the games on OS/2 from her XP machine.
> I thought eCS was going to offer this at some stage. With the
> demise of Orion I cant find out what's what. Do you know the
> answer and cost?
>
> With thanks,
>
> Mike

Hi Michael,

Svista is the Serenity Systems Virtual Host/guest system supporting more 
platforms than any of the others - see:

http://serenityvirtual dot com/

There is a new Australian distributor now - Vince Ieraci - 
http://www.ecomstation dot com dot au/ - he's actually in Darwin!

Has a Music business as his main source of revenue - see 
http://www.rocktown dot com dot au/

You can also look up the Mensys [world-wide distributor - provides 
product to all other distributors!] site at :

http://os2.mensys.nl/indexuk.html

HTH

-- 
Regards,
Mike

Failed the exam for
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**= Email   3 ==========================**

Date:  Mon, 12 Sep 2005 11:27:40 +1000 (EST)
From:  "Voytek Eymont" <voytek at sbt dot net dot au>
Subject:  Re:  Parallels Workstation 2

> Thanks - actually TomLee Mullins posted the following on the
> ecsapps at yahoogroups dot com group:
>
> Subject: Virtual machine Parallels Workstation 2.0 Beta
>
>
> Text: HERNDON, Va.  Parallels has entered the virtualization space today
> with the immediate download availability of its Parallels Workstation beta.
> Parallels Workstation is a powerful desktop virtualization solution
> that empowers IT professionals with the ability to create completely
> networked, fully portable, and entirely independent virtual machines on a
>  single physical machine. The product helps enterprises move from a
> traditional IT environment to a virtual one, which enables enterprises to
>  significantly streamline their IT budgets.
>
> Paralells [typo!] Workstation supports complete OS/2 family as guests -
> OS/2 Warp
> 3, OS/2 Warp 4, OS/2 Warp 4.5 and eComStation 1.1 and 1.2

so, is this something like Virtual PC ?

-- 
Voytek

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**= Email   4 ==========================**

Date:  Mon, 12 Sep 2005 11:51:42 +1000
From:  "Mike O'Connor" <mikeoc at internode.on dot net>
Subject:  Re:  Parallels Workstation 2

Voytek Eymont wrote:

>>Thanks - actually TomLee Mullins posted the following on the
>>ecsapps at yahoogroups dot com group:
>>
>>Subject: Virtual machine Parallels Workstation 2.0 Beta
>>
>>
>>Text: HERNDON, Va.  Parallels has entered the virtualization space today
>>with the immediate download availability of its Parallels Workstation beta.
>>Parallels Workstation is a powerful desktop virtualization solution
>>that empowers IT professionals with the ability to create completely
>>networked, fully portable, and entirely independent virtual machines on a
>> single physical machine. The product helps enterprises move from a
>>traditional IT environment to a virtual one, which enables enterprises to
>> significantly streamline their IT budgets.
>>
>>Paralells [typo!] Workstation supports complete OS/2 family as guests -
>>OS/2 Warp
>>3, OS/2 Warp 4, OS/2 Warp 4.5 and eComStation 1.1 and 1.2
>>    
>>
>
>
>so, is this something like Virtual PC ?
>
Hi Voytek,

I've not had a chance to look yet - been writing e-mails since yesterday 
afternoon - after taking a break for a couple of days for medical 
reasons. Sounds very much like it. I pasted the URL to go to just after 
where you truncated it above.

-- 
Regards,
Mike

Failed the exam for
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MCSE - Minesweeper Consultant and Solitaire Expert
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Date:  Sun, 11 Sep 2005 20:05:44 -0700
From:  Jerry Garren <jzlists at gtdneo dot com>
Subject:  Re:  Parallels Workstation 2

Voytek Eymont wrote:
>>Thanks - actually TomLee Mullins posted the following on the
>>ecsapps at yahoogroups dot com group:
>>
>>Subject: Virtual machine Parallels Workstation 2.0 Beta
.... .... ...
> so, is this something like Virtual PC ?

My perception is "Parallels Workstation" requires a
Windows with IE host. No OS/2 host is supported.
Jerry
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**= Email   5 ==========================**

Date:  Mon, 12 Sep 2005 13:24:27 +1000
From:  "Mike O'Connor" <mikeoc at internode.on dot net>
Subject:  Re:  Parallels Workstation 2

Jerry Garren wrote:

> Voytek Eymont wrote:
>
>>> Thanks - actually TomLee Mullins posted the following on the
>>> ecsapps at yahoogroups dot com group:
>>>
>>> Subject: Virtual machine Parallels Workstation 2.0 Beta
>>
> ... .... ...
>
>> so, is this something like Virtual PC ?
>
>
> My perception is "Parallels Workstation" requires a
> Windows with IE host. No OS/2 host is supported.
> Jerry

Hi Jerry,

Windows + IE5 or Linux - various as hosts - nice to see the eComstation 
logo up in the supported guests! :-)
Hardware only supports a Realtek RTL-8029 [not even fast ethernet!]
i sent them an e-mail querying whether they would be upgrading that to a 
10/100 RTL 8139, which chipset is in circa 50% of all PC/workstations. 
Also no price mentioned at this stage - just "low-priced" - I asked for 
more information on that too.

Downloaded all the betas [W32+Linux RPM+Linux TGZ - not all Linuxes 
supported as Hosts either]and have the evaluation keys - good for 60 days.

-- 
Regards,
Mike

Failed the exam for
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MCSE - Minesweeper Consultant and Solitaire Expert
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**= Email   5 ==========================**

Date:  Mon, 12 Sep 2005 17:01:20 +1000
From:  Ed Durrant <edurrant at bigpond dot net dot au>
Subject:  Re:  Parallels Workstation 2

Mike O'Connor wrote:

>>
> Hi Michael,
>
> Thanks - actually TomLee Mullins posted the following on the 
> ecsapps at yahoogroups dot com group:
>
> Subject: Virtual machine Parallels Workstation 2.0 Beta
>
> Text: HERNDON, Va.  Parallels has entered the virtualization space today
> with the immediate download availability of its Parallels Workstation
> beta. Parallels Workstation is a powerful desktop virtualization solution
> that empowers IT professionals with the ability to create completely
> networked, fully portable, and entirely independent virtual machines on a
> single physical machine. The product helps enterprises move from a
> traditional IT environment to a virtual one, which enables enterprises to
> significantly streamline their IT budgets.
>
> Paralells [typo!] Workstation supports complete OS/2 family as guests 
> - OS/2 Warp
> 3, OS/2 Warp 4, OS/2 Warp 4.5 and eComStation 1.1 and 1.2
>
> Url:  http://www.parallels dot com/
>
> From: Parallels, Inc. (info at parallels dot com)
>
> I didn't yet get around to accessing their site - will have a look 
> there though FMI.
>

Does this suggest that this is a different product to SVista - which 
they are also involved in the development of - or is this simply that 
Parallels are marketting the OS/2 SVista product under their own name now ??

Cheers/2

Ed.
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**= Email   6 ==========================**

Date:  Mon, 12 Sep 2005 09:17:34 +0200
From:  Kris Steenhaut <kris.steenhaut at hccnet.nl>
Subject:  Re:  Parallels Workstation 2

Paul Smedley schreef:

>Hi Mike,
>
>On 11/9/2005, "Michael/Gail Peters" <mandgpeters at bigpond dot com> wrote:
>
>  
>
>>Having access to an XP machine from OS/2 is interesting; however,
>>for my purposes I really need an OS/2 host ie. for my wife
>>to play the games on OS/2 from her XP machine.
>>I thought eCS was going to offer this at some stage. With the
>>demise of Orion I cant find out what's what. Do you know the
>>answer and cost?
>>    
>>
>
>http://serenityvirtual dot com
>
>Works quite well here with Win2k running from eCS 1.2
>
>
>  
>
Are you able to copy files guest <----> host?

-- 
Groeten uit Gent,

   Kris

http://www.taartenbakkerij dot com/bestanden/warpstock-europe-2005-dresden.jpg
http://www.taartenbakkerij dot com/bestanden/zum_weberplatz.jpg

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**= Email   6 ==========================**

Date:  Mon, 12 Sep 2005 09:19:14 +0200
From:  Kris Steenhaut <kris.steenhaut at hccnet.nl>
Subject:  Re:  Parallels Workstation 2

Voytek Eymont schreef:

>
>so, is this something like Virtual PC ?
>
>  
>
Indeed "something", as there is no OS2 host available.

>
>  
>

-- 
Groeten uit Gent,

   Kris

http://www.taartenbakkerij dot com/bestanden/warpstock-europe-2005-dresden.jpg
http://www.taartenbakkerij dot com/bestanden/zum_weberplatz.jpg

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**= Email   7 ==========================**

Date:  Mon, 12 Sep 2005 09:19:57 +0200
From:  Kris Steenhaut <kris.steenhaut at hccnet.nl>
Subject:  Re:  Parallels Workstation 2

Jerry Garren schreef:

> Voytek Eymont wrote:
>
>>> Thanks - actually TomLee Mullins posted the following on the
>>> ecsapps at yahoogroups dot com group:
>>>
>>> Subject: Virtual machine Parallels Workstation 2.0 Beta
>>
> ... .... ...
>
>> so, is this something like Virtual PC ?
>
>
> My perception is "Parallels Workstation" requires a
> Windows with IE host. No OS/2 host is supported.
> Jerry

Exactly.

-- 
Groeten uit Gent,

   Kris

http://www.taartenbakkerij dot com/bestanden/warpstock-europe-2005-dresden.jpg
http://www.taartenbakkerij dot com/bestanden/zum_weberplatz.jpg

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**= Email   7 ==========================**

Date:  Mon, 12 Sep 2005 09:22:24 +0200
From:  Kris Steenhaut <kris.steenhaut at hccnet.nl>
Subject:  Re:  Parallels Workstation 2

Ed Durrant schreef:

>
>>
>
> Does this suggest that this is a different product to SVista - which 
> they are also involved in the development of - or is this simply that 
> Parallels are marketting the OS/2 SVista product under their own name 
> now ??

It is a different product, it is competition to Serenity Systsems, and 
the big difference with Svista is there is no OS2/eCS host available.

-- 
Groeten uit Gent,

   Kris

http://www.taartenbakkerij dot com/bestanden/warpstock-europe-2005-dresden.jpg
http://www.taartenbakkerij dot com/bestanden/zum_weberplatz.jpg

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**= Email   8 ==========================**

Date:  Mon, 12 Sep 2005 18:43:26 +1000
From:  "Mike O'Connor" <mikeoc at internode.on dot net>
Subject:  Re:  Parallels Workstation 2

Ed Durrant wrote:

> Mike O'Connor wrote:
>
>> Hi Michael,
>>
>> Thanks - actually TomLee Mullins posted the following on the 
>> ecsapps at yahoogroups dot com group:
>>
>> Subject: Virtual machine Parallels Workstation 2.0 Beta
>>
>> Text: HERNDON, Va.  Parallels has entered the virtualization space today
>> with the immediate download availability of its Parallels Workstation
>> beta. Parallels Workstation is a powerful desktop virtualization 
>> solution
>> that empowers IT professionals with the ability to create completely
>> networked, fully portable, and entirely independent virtual machines 
>> on a
>> single physical machine. The product helps enterprises move from a
>> traditional IT environment to a virtual one, which enables 
>> enterprises to
>> significantly streamline their IT budgets.
>>
>> Paralells [typo!] Workstation supports complete OS/2 family as guests 
>> - OS/2 Warp
>> 3, OS/2 Warp 4, OS/2 Warp 4.5 and eComStation 1.1 and 1.2
>>
>> Url:  http://www.parallels dot com/
>>
>> From: Parallels, Inc. (info at parallels dot com)
>>
>> I didn't yet get around to accessing their site - will have a look 
>> there though FMI.
>
> Does this suggest that this is a different product to SVista - which 
> they are also involved in the development of - or is this simply that 
> Parallels are marketting the OS/2 SVista product under their own name 
> now ??
>
> Cheers/2 

Hi Ed,

Back on deck again here - I didn't realise they were one of the SVista 
co-developers. =-O
There are a couple of reasonably small PDFs - one on Parallels - flyer 
type and a Whitepaper.

This product only supports NT-based windows 4.0 SP6  to XP, plus certain 
Linux distributions as Host.
Wide range of clients  - even has the eComStation logo there - can also 
use Warp 3 as well as W4 - extending it to include Mac/Novell and one 
other unremembered.

 From reading the whitepaper and looking at the screenshots it seems to 
be very similar to VPC/SVista.
Only just noticed that SVista also only supports the RTL8029. =-O

Actually I only just found out that there were a couple of extra pages 
of files on the BetaZone.
I had gone to Mensys and looked at my downloads and hadn't previously 
realised that I had to click on e.g. SVista product to access more 
recent files! :-[

Reason I went is that my SSP runs out end of this month (I think) and 
thought I'd better get everything I was currently due.

Regards,

Mike

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**= Email   8 ==========================**

Date:  Mon, 12 Sep 2005 19:38:55 +1000
From:  Ed Durrant <edurrant at bigpond dot net dot au>
Subject:  Re:  Parallels Workstation 2

Michael/Gail Peters wrote:

> Having access to an XP machine from OS/2 is interesting; however,
> for my purposes I really need an OS/2 host ie. for my wife
> to play the games on OS/2 from her XP machine.
> I thought eCS was going to offer this at some stage. With the
> demise of Orion I cant find out what's what. Do you know the
> answer and cost?
>
> With thanks,
>
> Mike
>
A couple of points - as you have found out, the Parrallels offering is a 
virtualisation engine for Windoze or Linsux which supports OS/2 and eCS 
- there is no OS/2 hosted version.

The product range from Serenity Systems for Virtualisation is the SVista 
range. this offers Windows, Linsux, Free BSD and OS2-eCS Host versions. 
It is part of the eCS v1.2 aplication pack or can be bought separately. 
For information go to http://www.serenityvirtual dot com

As for Australian distributor of Serenity Systems products since Mark 
decided to close down Orion Solutions, please go to 
http://www.ecomstation dot com dot au for the new reseller.

Hope all this helps,

Cheers/2

Ed.
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**= Email   9 ==========================**

Date:  Mon, 12 Sep 2005 19:41:26 +1000
From:  Ed Durrant <edurrant at bigpond dot net dot au>
Subject:  Re:  Parallels Workstation 2

Voytek Eymont wrote:

>>Thanks - actually TomLee Mullins posted the following on the
>>ecsapps at yahoogroups dot com group:
>>
>>Subject: Virtual machine Parallels Workstation 2.0 Beta
>>
>>
>>Text: HERNDON, Va.  Parallels has entered the virtualization space today
>>with the immediate download availability of its Parallels Workstation beta.
>>Parallels Workstation is a powerful desktop virtualization solution
>>that empowers IT professionals with the ability to create completely
>>networked, fully portable, and entirely independent virtual machines on a
>> single physical machine. The product helps enterprises move from a
>>traditional IT environment to a virtual one, which enables enterprises to
>> significantly streamline their IT budgets.
>>
>>Paralells [typo!] Workstation supports complete OS/2 family as guests -
>>OS/2 Warp
>>3, OS/2 Warp 4, OS/2 Warp 4.5 and eComStation 1.1 and 1.2
>>    
>>
>
>
>so, is this something like Virtual PC ?
>
>
>
>  
>
Yes and VMWare Workstation and SVista - in fact I thought Paralles were 
one of the companies developing one of the SVista varients - I've 
downloaded the demo version and will run it up to see if it looks like 
SVista.

Cheers/2

Ed.
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**= Email   9 ==========================**

Date:  Mon, 12 Sep 2005 21:14:16 +1000 (EST)
From:  "Voytek Eymont" <voytek at sbt dot net dot au>
Subject:  Re:  Parallels Workstation 2

On Mon, September 12, 2005 5:19 pm, Kris Steenhaut wrote:
> Voytek Eymont schreef:
>>
>> so, is this something like Virtual PC ?
>>
> Indeed "something", as there is no OS2 host available.

well, Microsoft's VPC doesn't support OS/2 host either...

(surprising as it was, I was offered a free MS VPC, for the cost of
CD/shipping, which I took up, obviously from Innotek's VPC list)

-- 
Voytek

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Date:  Mon, 12 Sep 2005 21:50:45 +1000
From:  "Michael/Gail Peters" <mandgpeters at bigpond dot com>
Subject:  Re:  Parallels Workstation 2

Ed,

   That's it.

With thanks,

Mike
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ed Durrant" <edurrant at bigpond dot net dot au>
To: <os2genau at os2 dot org dot au>
Sent: Monday, September 12, 2005 7:38 PM
Subject: Re:  Parallels Workstation 2

>
>
> Michael/Gail Peters wrote:
>
>> Having access to an XP machine from OS/2 is interesting; however,
>> for my purposes I really need an OS/2 host ie. for my wife
>> to play the games on OS/2 from her XP machine.
>> I thought eCS was going to offer this at some stage. With the
>> demise of Orion I cant find out what's what. Do you know the
>> answer and cost?
>>
>> With thanks,
>>
>> Mike
>>
> A couple of points - as you have found out, the Parrallels offering is a 
> virtualisation engine for Windoze or Linsux which supports OS/2 and eCS - 
> there is no OS/2 hosted version.
>
> The product range from Serenity Systems for Virtualisation is the SVista 
> range. this offers Windows, Linsux, Free BSD and OS2-eCS Host versions. It 
> is part of the eCS v1.2 aplication pack or can be bought separately. For 
> information go to http://www.serenityvirtual dot com
>
> As for Australian distributor of Serenity Systems products since Mark 
> decided to close down Orion Solutions, please go to 
> http://www.ecomstation dot com dot au for the new reseller.
>
> Hope all this helps,
>
> Cheers/2
>
> Ed.

> 

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Date:  Mon, 12 Sep 2005 22:35:07 +1000
From:  Ed Durrant <edurrant at bigpond dot net dot au>
Subject:  Re:  Parallels Workstation 2

Although the look and feel has been extended somewhat, there are several 
features that make this product similar to SVista/Win.

There is no shared mouse pointer (as VirtualPC has, but SVista doesn't), 
you have to manualy switch. There is no shared clipboard. No USB 
support. Option of bridged networking.

These are also "features or issues" that were in TwoOSTwo - the product 
that the windows version of SVista is based on and that came from ..... 
Parallels - albeit in Germany / Russia.  The Parallels website and 
address for this new product is in the US, but I think this must be the 
same company.

Checking the serenityvirtual site, I no longer see the Parallels logo, 
which (I think) used to be there.

So the question is, how does this all affect SVista ?  If the Windows 
and Linux versions of the product are being marketted and possibly 
developed separately, what will happen to the OS/2 (eCS) hosted version 
?  Although the OS/2 version of SVista was a totally new product 
(possibly written by 6PAC ??) it does share the look and feel of the 
Windows and Linux versions and if they now are to be sold directly by 
Parallels, (who do not have an OS/2 hosted product), can Parallels stop 
the development od SVista/2 ???

Cheers/2

Ed.

Michael/Gail Peters wrote:

> Ed,
>
>   That's it.
>
> With thanks,
>
> Mike
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ed Durrant" <edurrant at bigpond dot net dot au>
> To: <os2genau at os2 dot org dot au>
> Sent: Monday, September 12, 2005 7:38 PM
> Subject: Re:  Parallels Workstation 2
>
>
>>
>>
>> Michael/Gail Peters wrote:
>>
>>> Having access to an XP machine from OS/2 is interesting; however,
>>> for my purposes I really need an OS/2 host ie. for my wife
>>> to play the games on OS/2 from her XP machine.
>>> I thought eCS was going to offer this at some stage. With the
>>> demise of Orion I cant find out what's what. Do you know the
>>> answer and cost?
>>>
>>> With thanks,
>>>
>>> Mike
>>>
>> A couple of points - as you have found out, the Parrallels offering 
>> is a virtualisation engine for Windoze or Linsux which supports OS/2 
>> and eCS - there is no OS/2 hosted version.
>>
>> The product range from Serenity Systems for Virtualisation is the 
>> SVista range. this offers Windows, Linsux, Free BSD and OS2-eCS Host 
>> versions. It is part of the eCS v1.2 aplication pack or can be bought 
>> separately. For information go to http://www.serenityvirtual dot com
>>
>> As for Australian distributor of Serenity Systems products since Mark 
>> decided to close down Orion Solutions, please go to 
>> http://www.ecomstation dot com dot au for the new reseller.
>>
>> Hope all this helps,
>>
>> Cheers/2
>>
>> Ed.
> 
>>
>> 
> 
>
>
 
>
> 

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