running Linux at work with Windows apps

[tbuskey at attbi.com]

I forgot about Win4Lin.  It also works very well.  I used version 2 which they
gave to registered VMware users for free.

Win4Lin uses less resources, is easier to network (no iptables NAT needed), and
integrates directly with your file system.

VMware uses raw or virtual disks.  Win4Lin puts files right into $HOME/win4lin
so you have easy access to the files right from Linux.  Vi your .ini files?  No
problem.
> On Fri, 8 Nov 2002, at 2:27pm, tom at buskey.name wrote:
> > VMware works *very* well for the occasional windows app.  You need decent
> > hardware and RAM behind it.
> 
>   Also check out Win4Lin from NeTraverse.  It only supports Win95/98/ME (not
> NT/2000/XP), and does not provide as complete an emulation as VMware, but at
> the same time, it has a significantly smaller performance penalty.  
> Depending on what you want to do, one may be better than the other.
> 
> > Some people have also had success with Crossover Office.  As I understand,
> > it won't work with every windows app.
> 
>   Crossover Office is essentially a suped-up version of Wine, with special
> support for particular applications (i.e., MS Office).  From what I hear, it
> works reasonably well for what it is.  As with "regular Wine", application
> compatibility is strictly hit-or-miss.  Some things work great, some things
> are so-so, and some things don't work at all.
> 
> -- 
> Ben Scott <bscott at ntisys.com>
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