Grant Winney

Virtualization

All reward, little risk. Virtualization is great for trying something out in a protected environment, then rolling back or wiping it out at will.

Running Windows XP in VirtualBox

Running Windows XP in VirtualBox

Just got an MSDN account, which always comes with some old treasures (hey, beauty's in the eye of the beholder). Take a trip back with me, to the days of Windows XP, the beginning of the .NET Framework, and even further... ;)

Create a Raspberry Pi Virtual Machine (VM) in VirtualBox

Create a Raspberry Pi Virtual Machine (VM) in VirtualBox

I was flipping through The MagPi back-issues and came across an article about setting up a virtual Raspberry Pi environment. It got me thinking... I’ve been playing around a lot on the Pi itself, but it’d be nice to experiment with code even when I don’t have access to a physical Pi.

Installing Windows 3.1 in VMware Player

Installing Windows 3.1 in VMware Player

While looking for a copy of Windows 98 on MSDN to install some old software (compatibility mode under Windows 7 didn’t work), I came across Windows 3.11. Installing it was a little tricky though...

Installing DOS 6.22 in VMware Player

Installing DOS 6.22 in VMware Player

While looking for a copy of Windows 98 on MSDN to install some old software (compatibility mode under Windows 7 didn’t work), I came across Windows 3.11. I just had to try installing it! But first, DOS 6.22...