It allows network engineers to explore hardware, software and network, compatibility and interoperability issues without expending time and energy setting up sophisticated arrays of equipment. Larger enterprises and organisations can upgrade their SOEs (Standard Operating Environments) without being tethered to older operating systems by legacy applications. Software developers can carry out quality testing in a broad range of system environments and support centres can address a diverse range of customer needs (operating systems) with the flexibility to use lower cost methods.
There are technical limits guiding Connectix recommendations for host operating system choice - the company suggests Windows NT 4.0, 2000, ME and with less confidence, 98. However, Virtual PC for Windows supports a much larger range of operating systems, as guests: DOS 6.22, Windows 3.1, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows ME, OS/2, NetWare and number of distributions of Linux and BSD.
The number of systems you choose to install is only limited by the amount hard disk space you have available, but the number you can run simultaneously is restricted by available RAM. It's a simple matter of arithmetic; add RAM according to the requirements of each OS you wish to run concurrently.
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