![]() ![]() Considering how little real thought has been put into Mail.app, one might claim that Eudora -> MailForge is good enough. Whether an e-mail program that thrived in the 90s and up unti 2006 can compete today is debatable. is to recreate the most commonly used features, with more and more of the extremely advanced (and sometimes obscure) features being added with each update." ![]() It is under active development, now at version 1.3.4, can import your old Eudora e-mail, and, like the original Eudora, is available for Mac and PC. Moving to MailForge has considerable advantages. While it will still run under Rosetta, there are minor gotchas to deal with. That was version 6.2.4 released on and remains a PPC application only. The goal of the MailForge app is to duplicate, to the extent possible, the features of the last version of Eudora. Finally, some users who are perfectly happy with Thunderbird 3 or Mail.app will wonder what the fuss is about and shrug. Also, some users with an inherent distaste for Apple's Mail.app may be looking for something simpler and more focused. We tend to get attached to e-mail programs, and I have discovered that even today there are fanatical fans of Claris - and an active support group. Some long time users of Eudora may wish to return to an app with similar look and functionality. There are several reasons to be interested in MailForge. ![]() Wikipedia has a short history, and Charles Moore, back in May 2009, summarized the development of MailForge and how it differs from Eudora 8, mentioned at the end of this review. To fully appreciate what Infinity Data Systems has done, one must be aware of the history of Eudora. Those who are happy with Apple's Mail.app will wonder what all the fuss is about. Those who were bumped off the Eudora bandwagon and want to climb back aboard will welcome MailForge. Today, MailForge, from Infinity Data Systems, continues the spirit and tradition of Eudora as a ground up rewrite. ) But as time passed, events conspired to force Eudora to end of life. I use Google DNS, so I'll enter 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4.In the 1990s, the heyday of Macintosh e-mail programs, Eudora shone with a strong light. Enter the same DNS server addresses as the host.You'll find the information you need listed under your Ethernet or wireless adapter name. Unsure what they are? On your host machine, press Windows Key + R, then type CMD, and hit Enter.Enter your Subnet mask and Default gateway. Select Use the following IP address, and enter an available IP address for your home network.Highlight Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), then select Properties. Then, right-click the Local Area Connection and select Properties.Head to Control Panel > Network and internet Connections > Network Connections.When you enter the Windows XP virtual machine, you'll have to update your network adapter settings: "Combining" the adapters creates a network bridge, allowing the virtual machine to connect to a network even though it doesn't have direct access to the router (or alternative switch). Browse to the folder we extracted our files to, select VirtualXP, then Open. Then, hit the folder with the green arrow. Under Hard disk, select Use an existing virtual hard disk file. Finally, you need to assign the virtual hard disk we extracted from the Windows XP Mode executable earlier.I would advise assigning a minimum of 512 MB (but you won't need more than 2048 MB). Luckily, Windows XP is old and doesn't require buckets of RAM to run. Memory is a shared resource, meaning both the host (your PC) and the guest (the virtual machine) use it concurrently. Assign the virtual machine some memory.Even so, double-check the Version is Windows XP (32-bit). If you include "XP" in the virtual machine name, the Version will automatically change to reflect that. Now, give your virtual machine a suitable name.At the bottom of the Create Virtual Machine window, select Expert Mode (if your window shows an option for Guided Mode, you're already using Expert Mode).We're going to install the Windows XP Mode virtual hard drive in VirtualBox. For example, using VirtualBox, you could try a Linux distro on Windows without installing it on your actual hardware. ![]() VirtualBox is a free virtual machine app that allows you to run different operating systems on your host machine. Install Windows XP Mode in a Virtual Machineīefore we completed the XP Mode virtual hard disk extraction, I asked you to download and install VirtualBox. ![]()
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