Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] alternative Windoze emulator for Linux $50

Dan,
How is the speed of windows in this setup? Is it what you would expect from
the computer that it is on? If the speed is not bad, this sounds like fun.
Darrell

----- Original Message -----
From: Dan Falck <dfalck@...>
To: <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@egroups.com>
Cc: <emc@...>
Sent: Saturday, May 13, 2000 10:28 AM
Subject: Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] alternative Windoze emulator for Linux $50


> On Sat, 13 May 2000, you wrote:
>
> > 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
>
>
> Larry,
>
> I'm on mindspring and they have a little bit of info on using linux, but
> essentially you just need the DNS number from them for web access. Kppp
was
> simpler to set up than windows ppp. For email services, you just need the
> address for your mail server, which is also needed for windows email.
Unless
> your ISP uses a proprietary method of accessing the internet (like AOL)
then
> you should be able to do with Linux.
>
> I did run iexplorer and it surfs the web quite nicely. That will be kind
of
> useful. Interaction between linux and windows is kind of limited - I
haven't
> been able to cut/copy/paste between the two, but I didn't expect that to
work
> anyway.
>
> Back on the subject of CAM and linux, I found that I can access the
windows
> directories from linux. So, a person should be able to write linux/tcl
scripts
> and pass them to the windows folders while simultaneously running a
windows
> program ie make up Vector plc script and feed it while drawing. So, if we
get
> probing a part set up in EMC, it will be easy to send the coordinates to
the
> CAD/CAM package. I'm excited about the possibilities now.
>
> Dan
>
>
>
>
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