windows apps under linux

[John Griffiths]

brilliant, win4lin seems to be the way to go

At 05:49 PM 1/7/03 +1100, Ian Matters wrote:
>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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>>     Not yet is the spirit of that pristine valour
>>     extinct in you, when girt with steel and lofty flames
>>     once we fought against the empire of heaven.
>>     We were -- that I will not deny -- vanquished in that conflict:
>>     yet the great intention was not lacking in nobility.
>>     Something or other gave Him victory: to us remained
>>     the glory of a dauntless daring.
>>     And even if my troop fell thence vanquished,
>>     yet to have attempted a lofty enterprise is still a trophy.
>>
>>     --From La Strage degli Innocenti (The Slaughter of the
>>Innocents) by Giambattista Marino (1569-1625)
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