Running satellite software through Virtual PC on a Mac

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JJ - 29 Jun 2004 23:27 GMT

A quick question to those technical folks. . . I plan on moving out to
the country, outside a major urban centre, and broadband services are
not available via cable, DSL, or wireless. So Satellite high speed is
the only option.

After calling various providers in the area I have discovered the hard
way, that to use Satellite high speed in Canada, you must have a PC
running any flavour of Windows. Now, I use a Mac running "Panther" as
my main system and I am curious to find out if anyone out there has
been successful in running the Satelilite communications software
within Virtual PC Version 6.1 on a Mac?

Any information would be helpful.

JJ

PS. I received an estimate from a provider that resells the Hughes
Directway satellite service which does have a Mac compatible appliance
that can be used, but it is very cost prohibitive. I am looking to use
the service provided by Bell ExpressVu and DirectPC.

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Keith Russo - 30 Jun 2004 07:58 GMT

Won¹t work. The PC is the GUEST on the Host (Mac).

My advice is get used PC on the cheap and used internet connection sharing
(ICS). Everyone know someone that looking to dump (free) a PC sitting in the
closest not being used. Any PII or PIII will do. Would need two NIC cards.

Hope this helps.

> A quick question to those technical folks. . . I plan on moving out to
> the country, outside a major urban centre, and broadband services are
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> that can be used, but it is very cost prohibitive. I am looking to use
> the service provided by Bell ExpressVu and DirectPC.

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Running satellite software through Virtual PC on a Mac