[NPMUG] Parallels Desktop 4.0 Upgrade

[Sallie Boggs]

I know someone with an old PC with 98 (I think)
On Feb 7, 2009, at 4:03 PM, Flaccus M. B. Stifel wrote:

> I bought an MBA in October, and so was eligible for the free  
> Paralles upgrade.
>
> It took a couple of weeks to get it, but they finally processed the
> order last week.
>
> I installed it, and it does seem to run OK.  However, I don't use the
> Windows enough to tell if it's significantly slower than the older
> version.
>
> However, I have run into some older C-Dilla encoded CD's I need to
> read, and the newest systems they will run on are NT and 95.  I can't
> generate a virtual machine for either of these with Parallels 4.0;
> it'll just do XP and Vista.  Bummer!  I have to find an old PC with
> 95 on it to read these disks, as the decoder has to be installed in
> the system.
>
> If I find 4.0 does not work well I can re-install the older version.
>
> BTW, I have a couple of older SCSI hard drives I need to wipe, and an
> old original 9" Mac.  Is there software to do this I can put on a
> floppy drive?  I can put the drives in an old LC I have to wipe them,
> but all my software is too new.
>
> Flacc
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Sallie Boggs Ph. D, DTM
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