[TriLUG] VMware question

[Roy Vestal]

CodeWeavers did a TON of research and setup the dll's and the wine config
file and that's what you are paying for. Similar to what transgaming does.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jon Carnes" <jonc at nc.rr.com>
To: <trilug at trilug.org>
Sent: Friday, January 24, 2003 12:35 PM
Subject: RE: [TriLUG] VMware question


> 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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