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

[Robert Myers]

And this is a good thing?  ;-)

At 04:29 PM 1/14/2008, 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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