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On Thursday 27 January 2011, Dmitri Brengauz wrote:

> On Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 11:48 AM, Fred <fred@blakemfg.com> wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > I need to buy an expensive logic device programmer that connects to
> > a PC through USB.

[snip]

> Have you tried VirtualBox?   You still have to shell out for a
> Windows license, but at least the Gates virus will be contained
> securely on your computer.  For me, Virtual Box + FreeBSD has been
> running better than VMWare + OS X.  Once again, free software, more
> than worth the price.

But VirtualBox OSE doesn't support USB.

-- 
Mike Clarke