As everyone knows who reads this page or knows me, I am an avid tablet user. I can't imagine functioning in my business without one as mobility and portability is everything. This video is a short demonstration on how you can use Virtualization to accomplish what you may need to do. Sometimes we have some old software that may have issues with Vista for example and using a virtual Microsoft XP system can be the answer for you. Sometimes you may deal with other companies who run other operating systems and you have the need to connect and interact.
If you are not familiar with Virtualization, it is used all over, by major corporations who use virtual web servers. You may not be aware of the fact that when you access certain active web sites that you are using a virtual machine or virtual server. Virtual machines allow for more than one operating system to run on the same hardware. What this also means is that when you are using a virtual operating system, good hardware is needed. In this example I used the Sahara i440D with Intel Dual Core processors and 2g of ram, and as you can see in the video the tablet handles everything with any hesitation.
Virtualization also allows you to run other operating systems on one machine as well, such as Linux, Dos, etc. if you have the need. The "guest" operating systems are sharing the hardware of one machine, thus you want to make sure you have enough power and juice for a seamless operation. Some folks just seem to think that virtual machines are for servers and desktop PCs, but as you can see in this video, this tablet does virtual very well. Myself I sometimes have a need to use XP for a software demonstration and will use my virtual XP, not necessarily due to software or driver issues, but more so because this is what my client is familiar with and used to seeing on their own PCs.
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