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Subject: Re: Bootup?

Author: Peter Kappler

Date: 09:21:37 11/23/99

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On November 23, 1999 at 05:15:50, Thom Perry wrote:

>On November 22, 1999 at 23:07:46, Peter Kappler wrote:
>
>>On November 22, 1999 at 22:48:21, John Wish wrote:
>>
>>>Do differing operating systems affect the effeciency of chess software? Would
>>>Mchess, Rebel, Chessmaster, Shredder, etc, operate any better on linux than on
>>>windows?
>>
>>None of those engines run under Linux, unless you want to run a Windows emulator
>>like WINE.
>>
>>--Peter

>
>That doesn't really solve anything.

The guy wanted to know how these programs would run under Linux.  A
Windows-emulator is the only way...


> How will your computer know which is
>the primary operating system, which system should it boot up to?  I
>believe the program he is referring to is called System Commander.

No, I wasn't referring to any sort of boot manager.  Linux would remain the only
OS on the machine - WINE is an application that runs under Linux and emulates
Windows.  Has nothing to do with a boot manager...

--Peter



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