Windows and Linux

[George Toft]

Are we talking the same version?  Or did they have a recent pricing
structure change?

George


Roderick Ford wrote:
> 
> For personal use, the price is ~$120...used to be $99.
> 
> Rod
> 
> George Toft wrote:
> > Hi Nathan,
> >
> > The price for vmware is $299.
> >
> > George
> >
> >
> > Nathan England wrote:
> >
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> >>George,
> >>How much did you pay for vmware?
> >>
> >>Am Montag 10 Juni 2002 07:10 nachmittags schrieb George Toft:
> >>
> >>>My experience with vmware is very positive.  Issues with vmware:
> >>>- I cannot listen to Internet Radio at kccnfm100.com.  Even with four
> >>>new software
> >>>downloads, three reboots (virtual), and 2 crashes, all I got was static.
> >>>- vmware does not do streaming media via USB.  Want to use a USB
> >>>camera?  Forget it.
> >>>- vmware with sound is usually preceeded with a loud pop.
> >>>- vmware does not support directx very well (if at all).
> >>>
> >>>Other than that, it lets me do my taxes, browse using IE 5.5, and gives
> >>>me blue screens,
> >>>just like the real thing.
> >>>
> >>>George
> >>>
> >>>Mike Porter wrote:
> >>>
> >>>>Ok, this is intriguing to me.  I am looking to migrate my house over to
> >>>>Linux, but I have some apps for which I cannot find comparable *nix
> >>>>substitutes. (Believe it or not, the request to move torward Linux is at
> >>>>my wife's request)
> >>>>
> >>>>So, those who have experienced VMware, win4lin, and the like, can you
> >>>>offer me your best suggestions as far as which you prefer and which
> >>>>flavor of Linux you believe is most solid with your choice?  Also, any
> >>>>gotchas that you can think of would be most helpful.
> >>>>
> >>>>Also, has anyone run into problems with accessing Windows only devices
> >>>>using either of these options?
> >>>>
> >>>>Mike
> >>>>
> >>>>-----Original Message-----
> >>>>From: Derek Neighbors [mailto:derek@gnue.org]
> >>>>Sent: Sunday, May 26, 2002 9:36 PM
> >>>>To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
> >>>>Cc: punkmmiv@cox.net
> >>>>Subject: Re: Windows and Linux
> >>>>
> >>>>On 26 May 2002 22:44:49 -0700
> >>>>
> >>>>Matt <punkmmiv@cox.net> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>>I know that Windows and Linux are supposed to operate pretty well
> >>>>>together, but the only articles I've read are about installing Linux
> >>>>>once Windows is already there. I'm running a pure SuSE 8.0 box and I
> >>>>>was wondering if it's possible to install Windows on it while still
> >>>>>being able to use my current install?
> >>>>
> >>>>Try win4lin.  It lets you run windows as a window inside your GNU/Linux
> >>>>environment.  Unlike VMWare and friends it is not a VM.  Also, unlike
> >>>>WINE it actually works and works well.  It will even let windows use
> >>>>(read/write) to your GNU/Linux file systems and such.  It is not free,
> >>>>but neither is M$ Windows (so I assume you dont have a problem with
> >>>>that) and it is by far the best way to 'suffer' M$ while not having to
> >>>>'leave' a real operating system.
> >>>>
> >>>>-Derek
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