--- Mitch Thompson
Give VMWare a try. They offer a 30 day full-function demo. Although it is quite an investment, and one that I had said I would never do, I did eventually buy a copy so I can teach myself setting up and running Active Directory (because of work). I also got tired of rebooting into Windows, or my kids rebooting into Windows and not returning to Linux. My Linux runs the house web server, IMAP server, and database. VMWare is cheaper than buying a new PC to run Windows products on, and it takes up less desktop space ;^).
But, it is quite an investment just to play games.
Yes, I thought of (and tested) it, but: a) That means I have to buy another product. b) I'm not completely sure that the use of an OEM Windows license is authorized on a VMWare VM. What happens when I have more VM ready to run? c) VMWare needs more resources, and games are normally resource-hungry. d) One of the specialized programs I use needs access to the OpenGL card, and the use of VMWare simulates a non-OpenGL card, so the software I use does not run on a vm. e) I'd hate to yield in front of the M$onster :-)
-- Mitch Thompson, San Antonio, Texas
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--- Dave Howorth
wrote: Damon Register wrote:
Am I indoctrinating my 3 year old son too early? Now when I
come
home he says "I want SuSE Linux" so he can play music with XMMS. Maybe I should get more games setup too? If Gates can do it by "giving" all that software to schools, why can't I beat him to it at home?
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The only issue I'm having with my kids is about some games they've got... they run on windows only box, and Codeweavers is of no help, so the only option I have for the time being is to keep the box on dual-boot....
I have the same problem with two programs I use, both quite specialized, both running on windows only...
===== Riccardo G. Facchini
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