--- Forwarded Message from "Jose C. Rodriguez" <[log in to unmask]> ---

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>Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2003 15:47:17 -0400
>Subject: Re: #7292.2 Chinese (!)
>From: "Jose C. Rodriguez" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: LLTI <[log in to unmask]>
>In-Reply-To: <[log in to unmask]>

I agree with Laura. VPC is slow and is not a primary solution, or preferred
solution for Chinese. I have Virtual PC running on some iBooks to satisfy a
need for good Arabic support in one of my classrooms. But even with G4s and
souped up RAM, it is painfully slow. Chinese support in Win2000 or XP is
superior (and I'm saying that as an avid Mac user).

Jose

On 10/22/03 3:08 PM, "LLTI-Editor" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> --- Forwarded Message from Laura Atkinson <[log in to unmask]> ---
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>> Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2003 17:17:40 -0400
>> From: Laura Atkinson <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum
>> <[log in to unmask]>
>> Subject: Re: #7292 Chinese
>> In-Reply-To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> References:  <[log in to unmask]>
>
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> I would recommend an actual PC with Windows 2000 Professional and Office
> 2000/XP. Properly configured, you can do everything in Chinese that you
> need to do with this combination. Virtual PC is great, but it's always slow
> to run two operating systems simultaneously. Most Chinese software seems to
> be made for PC.
>
> I can't imagine that very many technical support organizations in colleges
> and universities could support non-English versions of operating systems. I
> certainly wouldn't try.
>
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> Laura Atkinson
> Technical Coordinator for Foreign Language Computing
> Duke University
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> --On Tuesday, October 21, 2003 5:01 PM -0400 LLTI-Editor
> <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> --- Forwarded Message from Betty Woerner <[log in to unmask]> ---
>>
>>> Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2003 13:52:36 -0700 (PDT)
>>> From: Betty Woerner <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: LLTI-Editor <[log in to unmask]>
>>> cc: [log in to unmask]
>>> Subject: Chinese
>>> In-Reply-To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> References: <[log in to unmask]>
>>
>> Is there a consensus about whether Macs running Virtual PC or actual
>> Windows machinese are the best for Chinese applications?  Is it advisable
>> to use Chinese Windows?
>>
>> Thanks for the expertise.
>>
>> Betty Woerner
>> Media Librarian
>> Reed College

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Jose C. Rodriguez
Director of Technology
Emory College Language Center
Emory University
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Fax: 727.2257