Am 30.08.2012 22:31, schrieb Orchid Win7 v1:
>>> None of which explains why I have to manage disk images and VMs
>>> separately in Virtual Box, when they are nearly synonymous.
>>
>> Because they /aren't/.  A disk image can be used by multiple VMs.  You
>> understand the mechanics, but your conclusion that they're "nearly
>> synonymous" is faulty.
>
> A virtual machine is just a simulation of a computer. You can create and
> destroy an unlimited number of them at will. The only thing that
> distinguishes one from another is the data it does or does not have on
> it - i.e., the disk image(s).

Think of VMs as mainboards (+ CPU and memory installed), and disk images 
as hard drives.

You can disconnect a hard drive from one mainboard and plug it into 
another, can't you?

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