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Lindows sucks!!!
mulac:
well it sure sounds like they have managed to get the worst of both worlds, doesn't it?
if you don't mind paying, pay, but i find that if i pay for something, and then don't like it, well i paid! it's very annoying. If something was free and doesn't work, well at least you got it for free!
i think their demo version should be free, even if they're going to charge for the final thing.
voidmain:
DOSman, forget Lindows! If you don't mind paying money and you have a higher powered workstation (or laptop) with a lot of RAM then I would go with RedHat Linux and run VMware on it with a real copy of Windows and Office in a VMware session. Lindows can't run any more than any other Linux Distro running "wine" except the "Linux" portion of it *sucks*. I can't imagine doing anything production under "wine" but I've been using VMware production for a couple of years now to run all my Windows apps (it actually runs a native copy of Windows).
dishawjp:
VoidMain!
Thanks for the tip. I have a P4 1.8 Ghz w/256 MB Ram and twin 30GB hard drives I was going to put it on. Where can I get some info on VMware. I have heard of Wine, but most of what I heard wasn't very good. I am a bit worried about dual OS installs, but since being here it seems to be pretty common.
Thanks
voidmain:
You can get info on VMware at http://www.vmware.com and you can even download it (with a 30 day trial license). If you like it and want to purchase it, just stick in your credit card number and they will email you a non-expiring license file.
I run VMware on my desktop (Athalon 1600 w/512MB) and I run it on my Laptop (Intel 800 w/512MB) and it runs great (a little better on the desktop with the Geforce II video card). I usually run Linux as the HOST (base) OS and then have a copy of Win2000 Advanced Server running in a VMware session, and a copy of Win98, and sometimes one or two more OSes (BSD, Solaris x86, another Linux distro, etc). It works perfectly for me. 256MB should be enough for you to run Linux and one other OS comfortably but 512MB would be better. Let me know if you need any help.
Oh, and since you are a DOSman, you can install a copy of DOS 6.22 (or the like) in another VMware session. I have a copy that I run that I use to make custom DOS based TCP/IP network boot disks for bootstrapping network Windows installs and PC diagnostics disks that allow the person to run Partition Magic, Drive Image, and access an entire DOS install, etc, from a single floppy.
[ June 25, 2002: Message edited by: VoidMain ]
Master of Reality:
is there any other program that is 'like' VMware, but free???
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