Author: Christophe Theron
Date: 23:20:31 05/24/03
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On May 24, 2003 at 13:10:57, Aloisio Ponti Lopes wrote:
>What about ChessPartner and Chess Genius? Nimzo ? Shredder classic GUI ?
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>Is it possible to run Rebel under Linux using a DOS emulator ?
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>Can I analyse with 2 processor under LINUX/Wine ?
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>A. Ponti
All the Windows applications I have tried work fine under Win4Lin.
The DOS applications also work with the notable exception of the applications
that need the VGA graphic mode. Those will not work (so Rebel will probably not
work, but I would really like to hear a confirmation from someone who has really
tried it).
Win4Lin allows you to install a copy of Win95, Win98, Win98SE and WinME on top
of Linux.
Then you can run Windows applications at their native speed or almost (Win4Lin
is not an emulator, that's why it is so fast).
The Windows desktop can run on the Linux desktop, or you can give each OS
control over the entire screen (and switch between desktops with a key
combination). Copy and Paste between Windows and Linux works.
The only drawback is that Win4Lin costs $80. But it's worth the price for
Windows users who want to switch to Linux: the idea is that you are going to be
able to run Linux all the time and will not need to dual boot between Windows
and Linux.
You are immediately operational under Linux: when you have to do something
quickly, just use the Windows application you are used to. When you have a
minute, try to find Linux replacements for your Windows apps: almost all of the
applications that you use every day have Linux replacements, and most of the
time you will find them on your distribution's CD or already installed on your
system.
Exemples of Windows and their free Linux replacements:
* Internet Explorer -> Konqueror or Mozilla (I'm using Mozilla)
* Outlook Express -> Evolution, or Kmail or Mozilla
* MS Office -> OpenOffice (reads and writes MS Office documents)
* Media Player -> XINE (MPG, AVI, DVD...)
* RealPlayer -> RealPlayer (yes a Linux version exists)
* WinAMP -> XMMS (reads WinAMP playlists and equalizer settings!)
* Visual Studio -> KDevelop (many programming languages available)
* CD ripper -> grip
* CD writer -> gToaster
* WS_FTP -> gFTP
* Palm Desktop Application -> J-Pilot
* Photoshop -> GIMP
* ACDSee -> GQVIEW
* WinZIP -> ARK
...that's a very long list anyway. I must add that almost all of the above
applications are installed by default with Red Hat Linux 9 (or checking a box is
all you need to do).
Just contact Netraverse, maker of Win4Lin. Their site is
https://www.netraverse.com/
If you send them an email and ask for it, they will send you an activation key
that will allow you to test the product for 2 weeks. Chances are that you will
buy it before the trial period ends (I bought it 2 days after getting my trial
key).
One final note: the activation key is not linked to your hardware, so you can
install the product on all your computers if you need to, and do not need to
contact them again if you reinstall your system.
Christophe
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