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

Author: Andrew Williams

Date: 06:28:14 06/15/04

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On June 14, 2004 at 17:09:11, Tom Likens wrote:

>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


AAAAAARGH!!!! Damn it! I sent one to Tord and forgot to send it to you. I'm very
sorry, Tom. I'll send it tonight or tomorrow.

Cheers

Andrew



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