[NTLUG:Discuss] Win2K & Linux (Was: Tcl/Tk)

[Gregory A. Edwards]

Steve Baker wrote:
> 
> "Gregory A. Edwards" wrote:
> >
> > Depending on the horse power he's got take a look at VMWare
> > (www.vmware.com IIRC).  For $100+/- you can get a non-business license
> > and run non direct-x window apps without dual-booting as a simple X
> > app.
> 
> Have you tried the OpenSourced clone of VMWare? (I forget what it's called)
> 
> The trouble with that solution is that you still need to have Windoze
> installed - and if he's going to do that then he might as well reboot
> once a year to do his taxes...if that's truly the ONLY thing he needs
> windoze for (which seems to be the case).
> 
> >  I looked at it a couple months ago but my biggest box is a 233Mhz
> > and it really needs at least 266Mhz.  My new Athlon should do the trick
> > when I get it built.
> 
> Yep.  I suggested he keep his old 486 and use that for WinNT - keep it
> in the attic and bring it down once a year at tax time :-)
> 
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If your talking about Wine its a hit and miss situation on compatible MS
Win9x programs.  Some work some don't and I found it a pain in the a**
to install.  I played with VMWare long enough to be sold, if my cpu was
faster and I had more ram.  The machine I tested on was a 233Mhz AMD k6
with 64M ECC SDRAM.  I knew going in that I was under powered for it and
that's why I just got a trial license.  I agree that if your going to
run Windows once a year its not a cost effective solution.  My situation
is that I need Win9x for my accounting, printer configuration support,
UPS support, the occasional not available Linux Netscape plugin, and a
couple of household apps.  I don't want to reboot if I don't have to and
this gets me there at a reasonable cost.

-- 
Greg Edwards
New Age Software, Inc.
http://www.nas-inet.com