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Re: st: Dual Boot XP32 & Linux?
I feel your pain. I would be much happier running Linux
if not for the collaborative need to run MS-Office.
For a while I used Linux with VMWare - this is a software
layer that lets you created a virtual machine into which
you can install eg 32-bit XP; the virtual machine runs in
an X-window and shares files easily with the underlying
Linux machine. I found the technology robust though the
Win apps ran noticably slower than under 'real' Win - yet
that was several hardware generations ago.
hope this helps,
Jeph
J. Michael Oakes wrote:
Friends - I am in market for new PC and wanted advice in terms of Stata
memory access. Sorry if my question has already been answered; I
searched archive but found nothing directly relevant.
Most of my work outside Stata is with MS-Office, Endnote and ArcMap-GIS
software. While I like some open-source products, I use MS and Endnote
for easy compatibility with colleagues.
When it comes to the OS for new machine I note a serious compatibility
issue with Endnote; it does not run on Linux and does not play well with
Win-64 machines. I rely on Endnote and compatibility with co-authors is
essential.
Most of my Stata work requires < 1GB memory access, but occasionally I
need 2-5 GB access.
Accordingly, I am leaning toward dual boot box with XP-32 as default and
ability to boot into Ubuntu 7.xx for larger RAM access when needed.
With respect to Stata (or even other progs), anything I need to know?
Anyone have good/bad experience same set-up?
Obviously I would purchase proper Stata licenses (currently run 10-MP).
Thanks - Michael
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