Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Windoze - Linux

dlantz@... wrote:

> just to add a small note (my 2 cents) windows 95 is probably the most
> stable of the lot... BUT is missing some stuff that windows 98 has. the
> best luck for stability i have found is running 98LITE, which gives you the
> option of not installing stuff in windows98, and you can also install the 95
> shell instead of the 'web-intigrated' desktop, which is a source for alot of
> the instablity. find it at www.98lite.com . windows2000 WAS on this
> computer here at work, after struggling with it going into 'debug' mode and
> never comming out 5 times a day (not exagerating here), i wiped the drive
> and installed 98... (sigh) which is now becoming unstable as well... many
> people have told me 2000 is much more stable then 98 or ME... but all of my
> expeiences (a someewhat limited number) have been bad. stability, with
> windows ease of installation? look into LINDOWS, at www.lindows.com it
> should come out early next year. also try wine (stands for wine is not an
> emulator) or vmware or win4lin... all good options to use microsoft
> software, or hardware that currently only works with windows--- OK, that was
> more like 5 cents... but thats ok----Dave L.

My guess is Linux won't even boot on your machine. if Windows 2000
is unstable, you are almost guaranteed to have hardware (probably
memory) problems. I am running a demanding CAD package in Win2000
on a Linux system using VMware - it is very impressive, and the whole
contraption is stable, too!

Jon