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Re: What to do with a RAM-heavy desktop?



 On Fri, 23 Nov 2007 10:59:55 -0500 (EST) 
Scott Ehrlich <[hidden email]> wrote: 

> On Fri, 23 Nov 2007, Robert Krawitz wrote: 
> 
> >   Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2007 07:27:26 -0500 (EST) 
> >   From: Scott Ehrlich <[hidden email]> 
> > 
> >   So I have a 32 GB, dual quad-core processor desktop to configure. 
> >   It seems like likely I'd install 32-bit Windows XP on it, with 
> >   respect to the user needing Adobe Acrobat, Illustrator, and 
> >   Photoshop, along with Matlab (which we have Linux versions of) and 
> >   Mathematica (which we can get Linux versions of, too). 
> > 
> >   But with 32-bit Win XP with SP2, we waste 28 GB, as it can only use 4 GB. 
> > 
> >   The user is equally Unix-capable, and I could easily install 64-bit 
> >   CentOS, but how could I enable them to fully take advantage of the 
> >   Adobe products on the system natively (i.e w/o using a VM)? 
> > 
> > With that kind of memory, why not use a virtual machine? 
> > 
> 
> I am now looking at all options.  Anyone have experience with Parallels 
> for RedHat Enterprise 5?   If I went with Linux as a host, it would 64-bit 
> CentOS 5 (aka RHEL5).  I really like parallels on my Mac, but Parallels' 
> web page only shows support up to RHEL4, so I am email to their support 
> for an answer for C5. 
> 
> I've played quite a bit with VMWare and though it is functional, it still 
> needs work.  Then again, what doesn't... 
> 
> The major sticklers are the pay-for Adobe products.  Adobe forums of this 
> year claim 64-bit Windows just isn't supported or won't work with their 
> products.   I wonder how taxing Photoshop, Illustrator, and Acrobat 
> (latest versions of each) would be on a Parallels or VMWare VM of Windows 
> XP 32-bit... 


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