[s-cars] Intro and stalling thread...

[Ian Duff]

And if using a virtualization product such as Parallels or Fusion  
isn't close enough, Apple offers users the ability to boot into either  
OS X (ad use the VM stuff there), or boot directly into the OS of your  
choice, such as XP or Vista.

The performance of a Mac running a Windows variant natively (i.e.  
booting directly into it) is astounding, reported to be faster than on  
what would be considered a very fast PC. Apocryphal note: some  
Microsoft employees are reputed to be using Macs from which all  
vestiges of OS X have been removed, as the preferred Windows platform,  
since they are so fast.

-Ian Duff.

On 14 Jan, 2008, at 16:29, James Murray wrote:

> I recently installed latest VMWare Fusion product and can attest  
> that I am most impressed with it! Makes a Mac work exactly like a  
> PC...
>
> http://www.vmware.com/products/fusion/
>
> /Jamu.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com 
> ] On Behalf Of Ian Duff
> Sent: January 14, 2008 2:42 PM
> To: john cléirigh
> Cc: s-car-list
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] Intro and stalling thread...
>
> I use VAG-COM and Bentley quite happily in a Parallels Virtual Machine
> (VM) running Windows XP on my Intel-based MacBook Pro.
>
> If your Mac is Intel-based, I encourage you to check out either  
> Parallels  http://www.parallels.com/en/products/desktop/ or VMWare  http://www.vmware.com/products/fusion/
>  for virtualizing Windows. They are each very good, with little to  
> distinguish them, until one really reaches the arcane corners of  
> their capability brag sheets. I happen to use Parallels, and have  
> colleagues using VMWare, and we find very little real difference.  
> Sure, the evangelists for either product will proclaim theirs best,  
> but that's really just fanboy bravado; either will do a great job.
>
> If your Mac is an older PowerPC-based model, you might consider  
> upgrading, as the performance of the newer Macs is astonishing when  
> compared to older PPC-based models. If upgrading is unlikely, you  
> will either have to find an el-cheapo Windows box, or use a Windows  
> emulator on your Mac. I have not run an emulator, but have heard  
> groans and grumblings when they are discussed. Of course, eBay is a  
> fair source for el-cheapo WinTel boxes, but caveat emptor.
>
> To run VAG-COM in a Windows XP VM on my Mac required an upgrade to a  
> USB connected dongle http://ross-tech.com/vag-com/hex-usb+can.html,
> after that it's all peaches and cream.
>
> HTH.
> -Ian Duff.
>
> On 13 Jan, 2008, at 15:44, john cléirigh wrote:
>
>> Hi guys,
>>
>> I've been reading the archives for months, subscribed and have been
>> lurking since December.  I hate php boards, and you guys seem more
>> human and conversational than the rest of the communities I've been
>> watching.
>> I'm a "carbs and points" guy from way back; MGBs, early Broncos,  
>> etc.,
>> tho I got my first Audi, a well-used Fox, in 1985.  And then I went
>> through a slew of gen one Golfs that got GTI engines and Audi 5  
>> speeds
>> -- I preferred having OD to having 5 gear ratios crammed in below  
>> 1:1.
>> When the Bronco crowd started installing SEFI 5.0s and dealing with
>> EDIS headaches, I let them lap me and felt content to try a Pertronix
>> under the cap, and hang out at the back of the pack.  Ancient  
>> history.
>>
>> I backed into a deal on a cheap SPG two years ago and got hooked on
>> turbo.  But I wanted a less conspicuous, family-size car.  Q-ship is
>> more my style at this point in life.  I recently became aware of the
>> trend towards truly affordable C4 prices and started shopping for a
>> UrS and bought a really nice tornado red/anthracite 95.0 sedan in
>> December.
>> I'm enjoying the car a lot.  When this intermittent stalling thread
>> started, I noticed what at first I thought was a chunk missing from a
>> front snow tire.  It's pretty square wave in nature and only happens
>> under acceleration.  It does seem to increase in frequency with  
>> engine
>> RPM.  This is my first 5 cyl. car so it doesn't feel like any miss or
>> single dead spark I've experienced in the past.  It starts and idles
>> fine and does not stall.
>>
>> Where do I start my diagnosis?  How do I check codes w/o a VAG scan
>> tool?  Has anyone here had success with the digital Bentley (either  
>> on
>> disc or the web version) on a Mac?  The website does not work for me
>> with Firefox or Safari so I'm afraid to waste my money on the disc.
>>
>> Is there a proper ritual or offering I haven't found in the archives
>> for appeasing the Audi gods?  Is there anyone here who lives near me
>> and wants to be a mentor to an eager, enthusiastic student?
>>
>> -John
>> Boulder, CO
>> 95 S6
>> 77 MGB
>> 06 boring dd
>>
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