windows apps under linux

[Ian Matters]

I've recently setup a couple of machines using Xandros Linux 
(www.xandros.com) and ended up adding Win4Lin (www.win4lin.com) to run a 
couple of Windoze apps.  It's early days yet but all seems to be working 
pretty well so far.

In my case I converted the old Eudora email files to run under a native 
Linux email client (www.ximian.org) however this was slightly messy.  All 
seems to be working now though.  I could have run Eudora under Win4Lin but 
I wanted to get the bit extra worm/virus protection by using a native Linux 
email client.

Ian M.
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At 03:54 PM 7/01/2003, you wrote:
>Hello all,
>
>I'm about to attempt a desktop linux trial in my office and
>need some advice on approaches to applicaiton portability.
>
>There are windows apps that are not, at this time optional
>so one way or another I'll have to get them to go, or stay off
>the linux desktop.
>
>the list of apps is:
>
>Eudora 3.05  (horrid I know, but there you go)
>Dreamweaver 4
>Acrobat 4 (or maybe 5)
>
>I'd prefer to do it under debian but other options will be
>evaluated if need be.
>
>Willing to pay for software if needed, and we have windows
>licences avaiable also if needed.
>
>having made the jump legacy windows apps will hopefully be
>retired over time, but without making the leap we keep
>picking up windows junk.
>
>
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