pc , ▁etc .), ▁and ▁with ▁the ▁advantage ▁that ▁the ▁application ▁is ▁multi ▁platform ▁( B SD , ▁Linux , ▁Windows , ▁Mac , ▁Sol aris ). ▁▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁ ▁First ▁version ▁of ▁Virtual ▁PC ▁for ▁Mac int osh ▁platform ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁by ▁Connect ix ▁▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁ ▁June ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁Sim ics / sun 4 m ▁is ▁presented ▁at ▁US EN IX ' 9 8 , ▁demonstr ating ▁full ▁system ▁simulation ▁boot ing ▁Linux ▁ 2 . 0 . 3 0 ▁and ▁Sol aris ▁ 2 . 6 ▁un mod ified ▁from ▁dd ▁( Un ix ): ed ▁dis ks . ▁▁ ▁October ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁VM ware ▁file d ▁for ▁a ▁pat ent ▁on ▁their ▁techniques , ▁which ▁is ▁granted ▁as ▁U . S . ▁Pat ent ▁ 6 , 3 9 7 , 2 4 2 ▁▁▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁ ▁February ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁VM ware ▁introduced ▁VM ware ▁Virtual ▁Platform ▁for ▁the ▁Intel ▁I A - 3 2 ▁architecture . ▁▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁ ▁Free B SD ▁ 4 . 0 ▁is ▁released , ▁including ▁initial ▁implementation ▁of ▁Free B SD ▁j ails ▁ ▁IBM ▁announ ces ▁z / VM , ▁new ▁version ▁of ▁VM ▁for ▁IBM ' s ▁ 6 4 - bit ▁z / Arch itecture ▁▁ 2 0