Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] alternative Windoze emulators for Linux
Posted by
Doug Fortune
on 2000-05-13 10:42:51 UTC
lawrence jackman wrote:
I'm not sure what you are asking. You can't run parts of Linux without
running the entire Linux OS (operating system), although you may
dual boot either/or Linux & Windoze.
The above post from Dan Falck refers to a program running under the
Linux OS which emulates the Microsoft system calls made by Win95/98
and the programs running under that. Hence Win95/98 programs are
running under Win95/98 OS, in which Linux is emulating the hardware
for Win95/98. If a Windoze program or the Win95/98 OS crashes, it does
not crash Linux, and so you can start up another copy of Win95/98 and
try again. You still need to have a copy of Win95/98 installation disks.
Another program in this catagory is VMWARE http://www.vmware.com
which has a lot more milage on it. VMWARE is damn good, but I
understand that it doesn't do high speed games very well.
Doug
> > Dan Falck wrote:If I understand your question, if you must be running Linux as your OS
> >
> > > I bought "win4lin" from www.trelos.com and installed it on my Mandrake 7.0
> > > computer last night. I was laughing about it the whole time. It's a way of
> > > installing Windows under linux and keeping it in line. It runs as an
> > > application in Linux. I have some screen shots of Windows98 running in a
> > > little box inside the K desktop-it's a real hoot! So, I am using my favorite
> > > windows CAM program- Vector in linux now. This might not be the most elegant
> > > way of getting there- you have to buy win4lin for $50 and you have to have a
> > > windows install cdrom, but I sure think it will work until more things are
> > > ported to linux.
> > >
> > > I invite more people to submit material for www.linuxcnc.org. We need writers
> > > who are into CNC, machine tools, EMC, programming, etc....
> >
>
> I would like to use Linux as my desk top and drop windows. But my net provider will not work with linux. If I use this program can I
> switch back an forth between the two programs??????????????
> Larry
I'm not sure what you are asking. You can't run parts of Linux without
running the entire Linux OS (operating system), although you may
dual boot either/or Linux & Windoze.
The above post from Dan Falck refers to a program running under the
Linux OS which emulates the Microsoft system calls made by Win95/98
and the programs running under that. Hence Win95/98 programs are
running under Win95/98 OS, in which Linux is emulating the hardware
for Win95/98. If a Windoze program or the Win95/98 OS crashes, it does
not crash Linux, and so you can start up another copy of Win95/98 and
try again. You still need to have a copy of Win95/98 installation disks.
Another program in this catagory is VMWARE http://www.vmware.com
which has a lot more milage on it. VMWARE is damn good, but I
understand that it doesn't do high speed games very well.
Doug