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pkd_lives:

quote:Originally posted by Tux:
www.frankscorner.org

shhh! - dont tell anybody im aiding the use of winders apps.
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Dammit Tux didn't you mother spank you as a child or something    

Bloody rebels - not towing the line and thinking how  we tell you to think  ;)

Pantso:
Well Rosie, I would suggest vmware if you can afford a copy. You can also get wine, which is a free windows emulator (free as in free beer, let;s not forget that) but still in a developmental stage. Don't try Lindows! It is a disgrace to the whole Open Source community!

Anyway, welcome to the boards.   ;)

Master of Reality:
My suggestion to you rosie is to join the Cult of Bob. and run a dual boot between Linux and windows, then just go into windows to play with those things and go into linux to do everything else. I got winders on my computer to run Counterstrike.

rtgwbmsr:
My recommendations:

Linux OS:
The only one that costs money is Xandros, everything else is free if you have a fast connection and a CD burner.

Windows like, Compatible (can run most Win apps)
Xandros ($99) - www.xandros.com

Very Windows Like, easy to use
Lycoris Desktop LX - www.lycoris.com

Not so Windows Like, but easy to use
Mandrake 9 - www.mandrake.com

Not so Windows Like, relatively easy to use
Red Hat 8 - www.redhat.com

Not Windows Like, easy to use, NOT easy to set up
Gentoo - www.gentoo.com

As for emulating Windows, you have a few options:
Free:
1) WINE (apps) & WineX (games) http://www.winehq.com/

2) Patience (until you get your mac)

3) Dual Booting (having both Linux and Winders on the same PC)

Not free:
1) VM Ware *Recommended* - www.vmware.com
Probably the best way to go, I've been able to run every application I could want in it without any problems. My advice is to get the trial version until you can fork the cash $300-$330
Trial link:
http://www.vmware.com/download/workstation.html

2) Get a Mac     - www.apple.com

I've gotten Dreamweaver 4 and Fireworks 4 (with much work) to be usable in WINE. The MX versions are just helpless until a later version of WINE.

It sucks to be dependent on those apps...it takes the freedom away from Linux.

[ November 02, 2002: Message edited by: The_Muffin_Man/B0b ]

Crunchy(Cracked)Butter:
Xandros looks pretty good at the moment and has just done a deal with Codeweavers that means you can run windows apps in linux.  The OS costs $99 as well i think, i would buy it but i just bought suse.

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