The WIS/ASRA + EPC disks contain a complete Windows XP Virtual Machine. The installer disk has a freebie version of VMWare on it for Windows machines. Mac users can pick up a version of VMWare or VMWare Fusion to do the same thing.
The disks (There are 4 of them) contain a highly compressed file that will expand into the VM itself. Expect to have ~50GB free on the machine you want to run it on. Once you get it set up and running, it contains a full version of the WIS/ASRA and EPC operating environments. I have a copy of this software and can confirm that it does work. Please note that it is NOT a substitute for the FSM, many of the diagrams and drawings are of poor/overly-compressed quality compared to the FSM available through StarTek or CD. The WIS is very useful for getting hold of procedures and getting lists of steps required to do particular tasks. Searching through it is very tedious and things you want to look for are often mis-labeled or under alternative titles. Whoever did the English implementation just phoned it in. |
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What we need is Graham, think he ran it on a Macintosh. |
I'm currently running the WIS/EPC VM on a 2012 Macbook Pro running MacOS Sierra. It runs just fine.
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As a third V.M.? Or on the Macintosh side? |
It runs as a self-contained VM from VMWare Fusion running in the Mac OS. I have a couple of other Windows VM's in my library for other purposes, but the WIS/EPC is by far the largest.
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But yes, the EPC VM does run on the Mac, just don't expect to use any of the "Installer" features. Getting it up and running is a little unorthodox, but once you have it recognized by VMWare, it works just fine. |
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And an Apple IIe was the first computer I used, B.T.W..:P |
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Wish my "mother" hadn't thrown out her's, hardly ever used so probably work just fine. Anyway, thought you said it was separate V.M. from V.M.Ware? Or are you saying both approaches work? So the reason for the complex installation is because doesn't do it automatically, okay, good to know. |
VMWare is the program that runs on the host operating system (MacOS, Windows, Linux) and then runs the "Virtual Machine" that's basically just a file on your computer.
The EPC/WIS VM is just that. A Virtual Machine. All 4 DVD's unpack into a single file that VMWare then reads as a "Virtual Machine". VMWare Fusion on the Mac uses a different file format than full blown VMWare that's available for all operating systems. As a result, the file you unpack from the DVD's isn't automatically recognized. You have to navigate through the file and manually open the VMWare file and magically VMWare Fusion will "bless" your VM as if it were a native format. Kinda lame when you think about it objectively, but it is what it is. Once the VM has opened and run, it will show up in your VMWare library. |
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Maybe can return favor.
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I will work on getting a write-up done in the next day or so. Bear with me, we're entering our "busy" season at work so things are a little chaotic.
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