[TriLUG] VMware question

[Jon Carnes]

Curiosity... Cross-over office is based on WINE, so part is missing from
WINE that keeps it from running Office (but Cross-over has)?

On Thu, 2003-01-23 at 14:22, The Prodigal Trilugger wrote:
> On Thu, 2003-01-23 at 11:34, Jim Ray wrote:
> > as soon as i get $300 extra, i'm going to tinker with vmware.  from what i hear, it is the slam.
> > 
> 
> 
> Be forewarned:
> 
> VMWare works great *if* (and only if) your video chipset is supported. 
> I have a ThinkPad A22p (with an ATI Rage Mobility 128 chipset) and I can
> only use Windows (have tried both 2K and XP) on VMWare in a 640x480
> screen mode.  Trying to use VMWare's Windows screen driver at any other
> resolution causes severe screen corruption.  And yes, 640x480 is
> basically unusable for PowerPoint and many other programs which were the
> reason that I wanted VMWare in the first place.  I've given up on VMWare
> since the folks there completely ignored my detailed bug reports.  Can
> you say lousy customer support?
> 
> Instead, I've given CodeWeaver's Crossover Office:
> 
>   http://www.codeweavers.com/products/office/
> 
> a try.  With Office2K I've found that its a bit slower for some tasks
> than running on most Windows versions but it *DOES WORK* quite nicely. 
> I've recently edited Word and PowerPoint files with embedded Excel
> spreadsheets and had no problems.
> 
> Oh, and Crossover Office is only $55 while VMWare is about $300.
> 
> Ed
> 
> 
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