I don't run Windows on my home PCs anymore. Wine is my answer: http://www.winehq.org/
Run windows programs like this: $ wine path/to/windows/program.exe Note: Wine is not complete. That is, some programs don't work with wine (yet). The only programs that I've had trouble with are the ones that try to access the hardware directly. (Some drivers and games can be a problem.) Peter Skerda wrote: > Dear Friends, > > As a senior citizen I'm in need of some enlightment in this area. For > example I currently have a small CNC Sherline BDI - EMC machine mill. > Here's the situation as best I can input it. This is my first attempt at > cnc. Been trying to find some good cost effective cad & cad/cam jewelry > design software that will give 3d & up to 4 axis design. > > Come across more window based software than linux. I think our linux > community will eventually take care of this, maybe it has already but I > haven't discovered where??? right now I haven't much choice. > > Is there some way that these Windows programs can be made to run on the > EMC? I'd rather like linux but I'm afraid that I may have to go to a > windows base jewelry design program and have to go with another machine > controller. :-( I've heard of WINO or is It WINE. But I don't get it. > Any assistance or suggestions by this list would be very much appreciated. > > BTW it has been suggested that two pcs needed for system. One for the > design program & one for running the mill. Maybe a dual boot system > would work? > > Nice to be here with EMC. Thanks again! > > Kindest Regards, ------------------------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is sponsored by: The Future of Linux Business White Paper from Novell. From the desktop to the data center, Linux is going mainstream. Let it simplify your IT future. http://altfarm.mediaplex.com/ad/ck/8857-50307-18918-4 _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
