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"Not yet. The OS has the virtualisation functions, but the Apple chips don't have virtualisation support yet." This is strangely a really big selling point for
by qz2 6y ago
"Not yet. The OS has the virtualisation functions, but the Apple chips don't have virtualisation support yet."
This is strangely a really big selling point for me as a habit breaker. I spent a good part of the release evening whining about the pitiful memory and the cost of the devices but I am regretting that on reflection. Why? Well I just spent two days arguing with problems with Microsoft's fucked up shit show of mixed platform Windows containers and Docker which ultimately ended up in a completely hosed OS install. Every time I use some heavily marketed stack it turns into this mess eventually if not right away.
My conclusion is doing this on my main computer i.e. my portal to the universe is a functional risk so I'd rather do it somewhere completely different i.e. on a desktop PC hidden away somewhere or Amazon where I can nuke the whole universe and start again without losing access to essential services etc.
So perhaps I don't need a virtualization equipped CPU after all for my computer? Forcing my hand in that direction may be a net gain.
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- ogre_codes 6y agoFWIW, that comment was referencing the A12Z in the DTK, not the M1 CPU. It's less clear where the M1 sits on this issue and whether Docker can be ported.