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Subject: Re: Those "Lindows" machines that Wal-Mart sells..........

Author: Tom Likens

Date: 14:09:11 06/14/04

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On June 14, 2004 at 16:43:43, Andrew Williams wrote:

>On June 14, 2004 at 16:19:11, J. C. Boco wrote:
>
>>Do they function sufficiently close to Windows, such that if I buy HIARCS it
>>will run properly?  Or is this the bona-fide (notice the fide, kind of funny in
>>a chess sense.  Ha ha ha...) Linux operating system, and thus won't run?
>
>Lindows is Linux. HIARCS certainly won't work natively, although there are
>windows emulators around - you could ask at:
>
>    http://www.winehq.org/ or
>    http://www.codeweavers.com/
>
>to see if anyone has tried it. However, if your main purpose is to run chess
>programs, I would recommend  paying for a box with Windows.
>
>Andrew

Or you could run the Linux version of PostModernist!! ;-) ;-) ;-)  **Massive
hint, Andrew***

regards,
--tom

• Re: Those "Lindows" machines that Wal-Mart sells.......... Andrew Williams 06:28:14 06/15/04
  • *Huge* thanks (n/t) Tom Likens 07:09:02 06/15/04

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