Re: Red Hat Linux

["Robert G. Brown" <bob@xxxxxxx>]

7) Caldera has a product (originally developed by SUN that runs Win 3.11 
   and DOS apps. It's called WABI, and is a commercial product. I think
   they want $50 for it. Take a look at: 
    http://www.calderasystems.com/doc/wabi/wabi.html

>6.) If you have a Windows machine and a Linux machine you can use a
>program called vnc ( http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/index.html ) to
>remotely access the Windows machine from Linux (or even the Linux machine
>from Windows).  This program is also free.
>
>Kevin 
>
>On Thu, 1 Apr 1999, Bruce Smith wrote:
>
>> > Can anyone help me with this question?  If so, I would sure appreciate it.
>> > 
>> > Can linux run Windows or DOS applications?
>> > 
>> > Is there a program that can allow it too?
>> 
>> You have a few options.  None of which are perfect.
>> 
>> 1)  You can dual boot between Linux & Windoze.
>> 
>> 2)  "Dosemu" is a dos emulator, that can run Win 3.11 (I think).
>>     It's a pain to setup (from what I remember) and you need
>>     your own copies of dos and windoze.  This is free software.
>> 
>> 3)  "Wine" is a WINdoze-Emulator that will run _some_ windoze
>>     programs.  I don't think it runs many of the newer 32 bit
>>     programs, but is okay for a lot of the older 16 bit stuff.
>>     It is currently being developed, and has a way to go.
>>     It's easier to setup than Dosemu, and is also free.
>> 
>> 4)  There is a new product called "vmware" (I think) that lets
>>     you run Win 9/[58] in a window on Linux.  It runs the complete
>>     OS, not just the windoze program in Linux.  It is currently 
>>     beta and will be a commercial product when it's released.
>>     You also take performance hits by running this software.
>>     I've never tried it personally, but there has been some talk
>>     about it on this mailing list lately.
>> 
>> 5)  My personal preference is to replace all windoze software
>>     products with Linux equivalents.
>> 
>> --------------------------------------------
>> Bruce Smith                bruce@armintl.com
>> System Administrator / Network Administrator
>> Armstrong International, Inc.
>> Three Rivers, Michigan  49093  USA
>> http://www.armstrong-intl.com/
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