[NTLUG:Discuss] Internet Explorer?

[Fred James]

Cool heads, now guys -- what's the problem?
    The Profs/Instructors cannot handle file conversion - are we talking
about turning in assignments electronically?
What's the answer?
    Other than change schools, or lose points, the answer is run
Windows.
        Options on Linux: Wine, dual boot, VMware, or some variant, but
he says he cannot afford the MS price tag, so I guess he is stuck with
losing points.
Questions for the student:
    How many points?  Enough to flunk you no matter how well you do?
    Any "big discounts" allowed on MS software for students -- did you
check the book store?
I wish you luck.

Dennis Myhand wrote:
> 
> Hi Chris:
> 
> TSTC Waco.  NEVER underestimate the pervasiveness of dumb.
> 
> Chris Cox wrote:
> 
> > My guess is no.  IE for Solaris had to install the rudiments
> > of the MS OS onto the platform.  It was a real big package...
> > not so trivial.  MS has no interest in Unix compatability...
> > so you can forget iBCS too.  It crashed for me quite nicely...
> > never tried an Solaris/Intel version though.. if one exists(??).
> >
> > Your best bet is trying to run the real McCoy under Wine (or VMWare or
> > Win4Lin... of course these two are really cheating).  My recent
> > attempts under Wine have not been successful.  I can run just
> > fine using VMWare... but VMWare or Win4Lin will require
> > a Windows installation.  May be your only bet though.  Still
> > it's better than not running Linux at all.
> >
> > Can you switch schools?  Can you tell us which school?
> > If it's a college or university, I can't imagine they would
> > be so dumb.... with every year I become a bigger believer
> > in home schooling.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Chris
> >
> > Dennis Myhand wrote:
> > >
> > > Okay:
> > >
> > > Dumb question time.  Can the Unix or Solaris version of Internet
> > > Explorer be installed on a Linux Distro, Debian even, or are we talking
> > > a whole different set of libs here?  I am being told that it can, and
> > > (sadly), my school has embraced the darkside and become an all Microsoft
> > > shop, to the extent of taking point off from students who do not use MS
> > > products.  Thanks, Dennis in Waco
> > >
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