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* Re: [gentoo-user] <OT>: [OT: JOKE]virtual Windows solution...
  @ 2006-07-13 21:50 99% ` Daniel Iliev
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From: Daniel Iliev @ 2006-07-13 21:50 UTC (permalink / raw
  To: gentoo-user

Jarry wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I still can not get rid completely of MS-Windows, because I am
> forced to use some MS-Windows programs. So I am looking for some
> "virtual" solution, which I could use with my gentoo-workstation.
> 
> Now my question is, what is generaly a better solution
> (stability, compatibility, hardware requirements point of view):
> 
> - to use "Windows emulator" aka Wine (I know, it is NOT emulator)
> - or to use "PC emulator" + Windows installed (like VMware) ???
> 
> Up to now I did not test any of them, so could someone please
> be so kind and summarise his/her experience, ev. compare those
> solutions?
> 
> Thanks,
> Jarry
> 
> (BTW, just yesterday VMware released a free vmware-server...)

As shown in the topic this reply is a joke, of course but, for the sake
of theory, one could take the opposite way: install Windows to run a
real operating system under it.

And there is a FREE solution from Micro$oft:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtualpc/default.mspx

"Free" and "MS" in one sentence! Yeah, it's my day! :)


Hope this joke won't make anyone "turn to the dark side"

-- 
Best regards,
Daniel

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