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Okay, so I posted a week ago about virtual machines.

I’ve spent the last week playing, and developing, and even though I can’t get some games working in DOS in VMWare (alas, more on that later), I’m still throwing my chips in with VMWare as the virtualisation software.

I now have running in VMWare an evaluation copy (not beta) of Business Objects XI 3.0, as well as a general ‘play’ copy of Business Objects XI-R2 SP2 w/ DM & PM installed. Now that I’m running in VMWare, where Unix is easy, I plan to deploy a Unix-based version of Business Objects as well (probably into Oracle SE or MySQL).

Otherwise, things just keep on rolling on. I’ve added a blogroll to the right which lists the BO blogs that I keep tabs on, for your interest. In terms of gaming, DOS in VMWare still needs a little bit to go.

Instead, I discovered DOSBox, an awesome little DOS emulator that is so easy to get running and runs everything I’ve tried so far. I have found most of my games at either XTC Abandonware, Abandonia or Abandonia Reloaded.

Games I have tried out (and fallen in love with again) are as follows:

• Bard’s Tale 1, 2 and 3
• Codename: ICEMAN
• Dune
• Dune 2
• Epic Pinball
• Jetpack
• King’s Quest 1
• Lemmings
• Major Stryker
• Mixed-Up Mother Goose (for my wife)
• Oregon Trail
• Outrun
• Police Quest 1
• Pong
• Space Quest 1
• Spit Wad Willy
• Transport Tycoon
• Wing Commander 1
• Wings of Fury
• …and still more to go…

Wow, what a list. And so much fun – I’ve nearly finished Police Quest, and man, that game is amazing.

V Festival rocked out, Pumpkins and Queens of the Stone Age were awesome! One of my old school friends does concert photography, check out some of his amazing photos of Billy Corgan and the other bands here.

- Josh