On 13/03/16 02:21, boB Stepp wrote: > On Sat, Mar 12, 2016 at 2:02 PM, Alan Gauld <alan.ga...@btinternet.com> wrote: >> On 12/03/16 18:10, boB Stepp wrote:
> Does one need to already have installation media for each OS to be > used, or are they pre-loaded? If the first, for Windows that could > potentially be a chunk of money! Yes, but I buy them when I do the upgrade to my Windows box and I keep the older versions for use in VirtualBox too. So I currently have Windows 98, XP, 7, 8, 8.1 and 10 available. In practice I only really use XP, and 8.1 in Vbox (and I have 10 running on a separate physical box). So long as you only run one instance at a time I think it's still legal (but I am not a lawyer!). All the Linux stuff is free of course... Old versions of Windows can be found cheaply on EBay too although you need to be careful you are getting a legitimate copy including a key with them.... Cave emptor. -- Alan G Author of the Learn to Program web site http://www.alan-g.me.uk/ http://www.amazon.com/author/alan_gauld Follow my photo-blog on Flickr at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/alangauldphotos _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
