[TriLUG] Knoppix revisited...again

[Jim Ray]

ah, the difference is that you run another layer of software, Windows,
as opposed to emulating Windows with something like codeweavers.  you
are not emulating Windows, you are executing the code.

On Thu, 2003-06-05 at 00:18, Jeremy Portzer wrote:
> Jim,
> 
> When you run Win4Lin, you are still running Linux as the basic
> operating
> system.  While the precise definition of "emulation" can be argued,
> Scott's point still stands -- Linux is the machine's operating system;
> it's providing an emulated environment for Windows to run in (via
> Win4Lin).  It is impossible for more than one operating system to be
> run
> on the base hardware at the same time (at least, with PC hardware).
> 
> --Jeremy
> 
> On Wed, 2003-06-04 at 21:42, Jim Ray wrote:
> > me thinks win4lin allows you to load up win98 operating system with
> win apps on top of linux.  now, codeweavers might be an emulator...not
> win4lin.  win4lin looks like the real deal.
> 
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Scott G. Hall [mailto:ScottGHall at BellSouth.Net]
> > Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2003 8:20 PM
> > To: Triangle Linux Users Goup
> > Subject: [TriLUG] Knoppix revisited...again
> > 
> > Win4Lin is an emulation system designed to
> > run MS Windows (and MS DOS) programs from within Linux -- Linux
> still
> > being the operating system.
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Jim Ray <jim at neuse.net>
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