Win4Lin Home Edition

[Kenyon Karl]

The link for this item below just popped up on a public forum for the 
Linspire distribution of Linux <http://www.linspire.com>.

Note that the price tag for this apparently obsolete version is low 
enough to entice lots of folks to purchase it for evaluation or strictly 
personal purposes. As such, Win4Lin plus an easy to install and use 
distro like Linspire might be just what an old Window$ user needs to 
'change horses in mid-stream.' Indeed, I particularly like the idea that 
the marketing experts at Linspire and Netraverse can cook up a very 
appealing 'package deal!' :-(

Linspire folks must note that Win4Lin 5.5.18 is available through our 
peculiar CNB warehouse at $89.99 (Member's Price $69.99). I don't see 
Win4Lin Home Edition on Linspire's CNR/CNB, thus interested Linspire 
folks will just have to nag both Linspire and Netraverse to make the 
necessary arrangements.

Note that I run Win4lin 5.1 quite successfully on my Linspire 4.5 
powered laptop on those occasions when there is 'just no substitute' for 
Window$. But because of my growing 'paranoia', I try to avoid running 
that nasty stuff 'online.' Accordingly my experience with Win4lin is 
limited, but I'll gladly discuss that experience with anybody that is so 
interested!


	
*Win4Lin Home Edition - Electronic License*
*$29.99*




/*Win4Lin Home™* is the newest member of the Win4Lin product family. 
Win4Lin Home is the perfect choice for individual users who need to run 
a small number of Windows applications on Linux, or for those customers 
with limited budgets who need to purchase multiple copies. /

//For high performance implementations, please investigate Win4Lin 5 and 
other product offerings at www.win4lin.com <http://www.win4lin.com/>.//

/*Win4Lin Home* allows you to run your favorite Windows applications on 
the Linux operating system in the fastest Windows 95/98/ME environment 
available for Linux. You can now get all the advantages of running both 
Windows and Linux simultaneously. The stability, security, and 
administrative capabilities of Linux are now partnered with the vast 
number of Windows applications on which you have come to depend. /

/*Win4Lin Home* enables Linux users to run Windows programs concurrently 
with their existing Linux applications without additional hardware or 
the need to dual boot. Win4LinHome dramatically improves productivity 
and saves you money by reducing hardware and OS license upgrade costs

*Win4Lin Home* is being offered at the low price of $29.95.

Win4Lin Home is a lightweight highly functional version of our premium 
/*Win4Lin 5 */product. Win4Lin Home offers you the benefits of running a 
few concurrent Windows applications on Linux without some of the 
features required by Win4Lin power users. Win4Lin Home offers a 
lightweight and fast Winsock networking stack that shares an IP address 
with your Linux PC. This Winsock network stack offers you sufficient 
networking capabilities for most tasks.

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*Which Version of Win4Lin is Right for me?*

Win4Lin Home is for the Windows on Linux User with modest needs. The 
product offers all the features that have made the award winning Win4Lin 
5 product so successful with a few exceptions. The following matrix 
should help you understand what options are available on both versions.

*Features* 	*Win4Lin Home * 	*Win4Lin 5 *
Price 	$29.95 USD 	$89.99 USD
Dedicated Memory Footprint 	Maximum 64 MB 	Maximum 128MB dedicated or 
grow to available memory
Networking 	Winsock 2 Networking 	

Winsock 2 networking or VNET with virtual network card and second IP 
address support for Microsoft networking

Printing 	Local Printing 	Local or Network Printing
Delivery Methods 	Electronic License Only 	Box or Electronic Download.
Upgradeable 	Purchase price can be applied to purchase of full 
Product. 	Upgradeable to future versions and products.

*Win4Lin Home System Requirements *

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*/Hardware Requirements/*

    * Intel Pentium-class or compatible processor recommended (limited
      x86 support)
    * 64 MB of memory
    * CD-ROM drive
    * Floppy drive (if your Windows installation CD is not bootable)
    * 155 MB disk space for system-wide Windows installation. Additional
      disk space required for applications.

*/Software Requirements/*

    * Linux kernel 2.4.X or later
    * Like the full Win4Lin 5 product, Win4Lin Home supports all Linux
      distributions including Fedora Core 3, though some kernels
      including Fedora Core 3 will require patching. For more
      information on what is required for kernel patching, please see
      instructions at
      http://www.netraverse.com/support/docs/kernel_patching.html
    * Microsoft Windows 95/98/ME (one license per user)
    * Microsoft Windows 95/98/ME full installation CD and boot floppy
      disk if CD is not bootable
    * X Window System (16-bit color recommended)
    * Ability to run as root and install a kernel

*/Supported Distributions/*

Win4Lin adds support for major distributions and kernels, as they are 
made available.

    * Novell SuSE™ Linux
    * Linux-Mandrake™
    * Yoper
    * Xandros
    * Mepis
    * Gentoo
    * Lycoris
    * Generic 2.4.x Linux kernels

*/Supported Versions of MS Windows/*

    * Microsoft Windows 95/98/ME


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