Apple iMac

It's all together different experience when we use iMac. Basically I tried installing Mac OS X (Tiger) before few months back over Windows host using VMWare 6.x but was not able to do that successfully.

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Wikipedia defines it as "[Virtualization is] a technique for hiding the physical characteristics of computing resources from the way in which other systems, applications, or end users interact with those resources. This includes making a single physical resource (such as a server, an operating system, an application, or storage device) appear to function as multiple logical resources; or it can include making multiple physical resources (such as storage devices or servers) appear as a single logical resource."

In simple words Virtualization is about making Software fool (whether it is system or application). Sorry for my harsh words. This technology makes guest software feel like they are interacting with real hardware/resource while it is nothing but a layer created by Virtualization enabled software application.

Softwares with Virtualization Technology for System softwares/Operating system are called as Virtual Machine(s), I mean we can install Operating System with such softwares and they will be actually Machine inside Machine. All the resources used by Guest Virtual Machine will be using physical resources from Host Machine/Operating System.

It is good to use Virtualization for Software Testing, Deployment over multiple platforms and it's usage has long list. It will require really good hardware configuration for machines we are willing to install VMs.

Here is the list of System Virtualization enabled softwares for reference.

Microsoft Virtual PC 2007

You can download it from http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/virtualpc/default.mspx
It's freely available and pretty option if you are interested in installing Windows guest over your Windows box.

Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2

This is another Microsoft product for Server Virtualization. It can be downloaded from http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserversystem/virtualserver/default.aspx

VMware

This is one of the big daddy of Virtualization and they are having wide range of products for System and Application virtualization. You can visit it on http://www.vmware.com/. I have been using it since more then 4 or 5 years now and it works great for installation of any Operating System over my Windows Box whether it is Linux / Windows variants.

Oracle VM

Recently Oracle has jumped into Virtualization band and in Nov 2007 they unveiled Oracle VM. Which is based on the open source Xen(TM) hypervisor technology. Oracle VM is server virtualization software that fully supports both Oracle and non-Oracle applications, and is three times more efficient than other server virtualization products as Oracle claims on their website. You can download Oracle VM from http://edelivery.oracle.com/oraclevm.

VirtualBox

This is another promising Open Source Virtualization software from Innotek which is recently acquired by Sun Microsystems. You can visit VirtualBox website http://www.virtualbox.org/ where it is available as free download.
If you know more about any of the products listed or not listed above please mention it in your comment. I will be updating this post soon or will be writing new one in this reference I guess..!
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For hardcore computer gamers, there is no such thing as too much power when it comes to their personal computer; there is only the question: How much can I afford? The Blackbird 002 DE LCi is definitely in the "money is no object" category. Sporting dual ATI Radeon X2900 XT video cards, each with 512GB of GDDR4 SDRAM, an Intel Core2 Extreme Quad-Core 3.0GHz QX6850 CPU, 2GB 1066MHz Corsair PC2-8500 SDRAM, three hard drives in a RAID array, and liquid cooling for the video cards and the CPU, this PC is a gamer's dream machine. And at about $6200, for many gamers, it will remain only a dream. HP loaned us a Blackbird 002 to review, and we just had to take a look inside.

The Blackbird arrived in a solid trunk....! I never expected that. I guess FedEx and UPS could not be trusted.

The trunk filled with padding should protect the machine from almost any shipping bumps.

Opening the trunk to reveal the Blackbird 02 drew a crowd. The day I received it, I had to run guys off who were trying to ogle the Blackbird while I wasn't around to maintain decorum.

One other good thing about getting a PC in a trunk like this is that it is much easier to remove and re-box later.

The HP Blackbird 02 is certainly eye-catching. The plate on the side displays a fractal-like image.

There is nothing but DVIs out with Dual ATI Radeon x2900 XTs, each with 512 MB of GDDR4 SDRAM. In case you are wondering, that is some fast video memory.

The onboard sound on the NVIDIA nForce motherboard supports 7.1 speakers. Creative Labs must be concerned.

These high-end motherboards have support for Gigabit Ethernet, eSATA, USB 2.0, 1394 Firewire, and even SPDIF out.

The case door continues with the glossy fractal imagery.

Access to the inside of the case is just a door latch away. There are no screws to contend with and the door is on a hinge.

For most of the components in the Blackbird 02 you do not need any tools. But for the few places where you might need a tool, one is provided along with some extra screws and nuts.

One of the first things you notice about the Blackbird's interior is that some plastic pieces separate the air flow around the CPU from the air flow around the video cards. And this is even though everything is liquid cooled.

One of the first things you notice about the Blackbird's interior is that some plastic pieces separate the air flow around the CPU from the air flow around the video cards. And this is even though everything is liquid cooled.

The last image was a little dark so I turned the camera flash on. Notice the Striker Extreme on the motherboard between the video cards. That is the moniker of the current hot nForce motherboard. I had one put in my new gaming PC.

Also notice that there are two power connections for each video card -- they like'a the juice.

With all of those power connections you can understand the need for an 1100 Watt power supply. You can count on your electric bills going up if you are running a Blackbird 02 in your home.

The HP Blackbird 02 is really a product of Hewlett-Packards acquisition of Voodoo Extreme and their telltale cabling artistic expertise is obvious.

Underneath all of this cooling apparatus is an Intel Core2 Extreme Quad-Core 3.0GHz QX6850 CPU.

The Crossfire connectors allow the dual ATI x2900 XT video cards to act in tandem, which increases overall video performance immensely.

With another plastic separator removed you can get a good look at the video cards. Even in the era of huge video cards, these suckers stand out.

The Blackbird 02 case design features this five-bay hard drive stack. Slot 1 and 2 contain 160GB Western Digital Raptors configured in RAID 0. The third bay contains a 750GB SATA drive for storing media files. Each drive can be slid out sideways -- no screws involved. All cases should adopt this idea.

At 10,000 RPM, the WD Raptor drives are plenty fast.

As you would expect in a $6,200 PC, the RAM is high-quality, high-speed RAM from Corsair and each stick has its own heat sink.

The liquid cooling system is completely closed so there is no real chance of leaking -- unless you start pulling things out.

As you would expect, the Blackbird boots up quickly and is ready for a test drive.

No PC these days is complete unless it has LED lights. From the front, the green lights of the Blackbird 02 are very bright -- colleagues down the hall noticed it right away.

As someone who is willing to spend extra bucks on a well-made, top-of-the-line gaming PC, I can appreciate the workmanship and awe-factor of the HP Blackbird 02 DE LCi. If money wasn't an issue, I would buy one.

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