Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Windoze - Linux

Here are a couple of products that run WinDoze applications on the Linux
desktop. I haven't tried either but they have gotten good reviews.


Win4Lin www.netraverse.com
VMware www.vmware.com

Bert

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Vance" <ccq@...>
To: <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2001 1:07 PM
Subject: Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Windoze - Linux


> On Tue Nov 27 06:17:09 2001, Ethan Vos, <ethan@...> wrote:
>
> >Is it possible to install Windoze 98 onto a computer that has EMC from
the BDI install?
> >
> >If so how? I need the PC for Windoze and would rather not lose all my
work to date.
> >
> >Ethan
>
> The best route I've found, is to use two entirely different drives.
Install
> Linux on one, and Windog on the other, then switch if needed during boot
up.
> That's the most reliable method.
>
> Conversely, with the same setup, you can run Linux as the base OS, and
call up
> and run Windoze proggies with the Caldera Linux WABI package.
>
> Another way, that doesn't require a Windoze installation, is to use a
program
> called, "Wine", to run a Windog prog on Linux. You will still need some
Windog
> formatted disk space for files.
>
> I've also heard of something called, "Win2Lin", for running Windoze on
Linux,
> but I haven't been able to find it, or anything about it, so far.
>
> As to how good a job any of these will do with program(X), you'll just
have to
> try them out and see. I'm not sure about WABI, but I know that the Wine
users
> maintain a db of the 3 or 4 hundred, "best", proggies to work with.
>
> Bill
>