+1 for Ubuntu, the king of all (as in all) OS *flame flame* :P I have a need for Ms Access for one of my clients, so can't escape WinXP yet. And I need WinXP to test IE7 (doesn't seem to work with Wine for some reason).
But now I run WinXP from Ubuntu using VirtualBox and it works pretty darn well! On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 7:47 PM, Nick Taylor <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> It seems to run fine under wine[1]. >> >> Install >> wine epp311_en.exe >> >> Run >> wine .wine/drive_c/Program\ Files/EditPlus\ 3/editplus.exe >> >> [1] http://www.winehq.org/ >> >> >> Cheers, >> Paul > > > Cheers... installed Wine today. Really, the only Windows apps I still > use are Editplus and Fireworks. > > And might I just add, off-topic and apropos of... err.... > > > Ubuntu! Utterly gorgeous (esp compared to Windows). I can actually feel > it redefining all sorts of deeply held assumptions about (believe it or > not) the future, the state of the web etc etc. > > Fantastic. A nurtured ecosystem specifically designed to minimise > internal friction rather than being a conglomeration of grudging > compromises - between enemy walled-gardens, eyeing each other narrowly. > > > > > > -- Blue Horn Ltd - System Development http://bluehorn.co.nz --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ NZ PHP Users Group: http://groups.google.com/group/nzphpug To post, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
