Carl Hartung wrote:

On Thursday 24 August 2006 12:16, Zhang Weiwu wrote: <snip>

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What if I want both? I want to run Windows application based on real Windows so that I can run it bug-free, I want it run on a Linux desktop, rather then on a Windows desktop that sits in a window in a Linux desktop. I love both Coral Draw and Linux so much that I don't even mind paying a Windows license to be able to run Coral Draw.

Is there a solution for my case?

Hi Zhang Weiwu!

There *is* a feasible solution if you don't mind investing in some additional hardware. Get a 1000/100/10 switch and two comparable NICs with cables, plant a Windows box next to your Linux box and run your desired applications via remote desktop. With that kind of setup, you could probably get decent performance without reducing the bit-depth and/or resolution or even compressing the graphics.

Of course, I've been tempted but haven't tried it myself because everything I need to do I can do under Linux, so my Windows share just gathers dust.

hth & regards,

Carl

I was thinking something a long those lines aswell. If he is desperat enough, perhaps even running a Citrix Metaframe Presentation Server on the Windows machince, using the ICA Citrix Metaframe Client to connect to his apps from a Linux machine. It should be possible, tho overkill perhaps.