[TriLUG] Win4Lin

[C TC via TriLUG]

I'd suggest checking out CodeWeavers Crossover. Used it for years
on a RH laptop to run the Entire MS Office suite; including Visio 2007, MS
Project.
There were a couple of buggy items, but it did do it's job.





On Wed, Mar 11, 2015 at 10:24 AM, Scott Chilcote via TriLUG <
trilug at trilug.org> wrote:

> HI Brian,
>
> According to the wikipedia page, this product was discontinued in 2008
> and the development has been discontinued.  The most recent version of
> windows it supports is listed as XP, but there's no mention of SP
> level.  It's possible that the page needs updating though.
>
> Your email message was a blast from the past. I was a Win4Lin developer
> until mid-2001, when Netraverse crashed and burned along with the starry
> eyed dot com speculators who were backing it.  Heady days!
>
> After it flamed out, a very small core of determined people (mostly in
> Austin) kept the embers burning and fanned it back to life.
> Unfortunately I can't tell you more, they built a new company around the
> product after that.
>
> Scott C.
>
>
> On 03/11/2015 09:55 AM, Grawburg via TriLUG wrote:
> > I have a couple of Windows applications I'd like use without going
> through VirtualBox or Wine.
> > I've heard about Win4Lin and wonder if it's something I should try. My
> system is a Debian 7, 64-bit.
> > I think I have found a source for the program - I certainly don't mind
> paying for it.
> >
> >
> > Brian Grawburg
> > Wilson
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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> Cary, NC USA
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