I already have VMware installed for usage of WIN98 on Mac with BigSur OS. My work requires those versions. What's installed (by MacMedics with a CD they instructed me to buy) is primitive with no vmware folder having all "vmdk" files + several subfolders etc. etc. etc. It's "bare-bones" -- e.g., with both autoexec.bat and config.sys at 0-bytes, no file sharing set up, no VMwareTools, etc. My old Mac with an older Mac OS has all that (someone not available now set it up for me), so I need to copy that capability to the newer Mac. No deadline, no hurry; instead of promptness I need what will dependably work. This should be do-able via internet and phone. From the Win98 I don't need internet contact nor many other functions Windows often provides. My main usage will be with old versions of programs that work perfectly well on my old Mac -- including Matlab plus a text editor called "PC-EDT" plus WordPerfect 6.1 and an old version of Microsoft Word from Microsoft Office. I have one folder on the Windows Desktop and will need to add a ram-disk plus a few more folders for file sharing (which I don't know how to make happen; if my shared folders can't exceed 1/4 GB I'll have to use a temporary small folder before and after every VMware session). The existing C: drive on my older Mac has the Matlab, WordPerfect etc. -- it needs to replace the bare-bones C: on my new Mac. I don't know how to do that (you can see my lack of VMware savvy).
I could use a set of instructions with some coaching. That way I could repeat the procedure later if needed; I'd prefer that rather than a 1-time operation. Can someone teach me how to put my existing capability on my newer Mac? Do I need to hire a consultant? If so, how can I find one who can reliably do the job?
