[newbie] two monitors; experience with wine?; Database programs?
Hi, At win98 it is possible to install two graphiccards and monitors, so if you move your mouse to the edge of the monitor you can switch between them. This is very fine because I can have the main Window on my 19" monitor and the toolpalettes on the 15" one . Is this possible with Linux too? Does anyone have some experience with the windows modulator "wine?". Ore other emulators better? How much does emulating windows affect the speed? I am using the Vectorworks 2d-3d drawing and rendering program from Diehlgraphsoft and would like to run it at Linux. My hardware: CPU: Celeron 400 mhz, overclocked to 500 mhz Graficards: Matrox Millenium II (PCI) 8Mb ATI Rage II (AGP) 8Mb RAM: 128 Mb Can someone tell me a really good Database program for Linux? The one which is included at the Staroffice isn't the best I need to be able to make sophisticated calculations. Thanks in Advance and a happy, y2k- conforming New Year's Eve ;-) Hannes
Re: [newbie] two monitors; experience with wine?; Database programs?
From the reviews I've read Vmware is much better than Wine, but you have to pay $99 after the trial period. It'll only run for 30 days without being unlocked. Sam Original Message On 12/29/1999, 1:05:48 PM, Hidong Kim [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote regarding Re: [newbie] two monitors; experience with wine?; Database programs?: Hi, Hannes, I've seen photos on the Web of people with dual monitor Linux systems. Try this link for starters http://www.redhat.com/mirrors/LDP/LDP/LG/issue17/answer.html#vidX. Good luck, Hidong Hannes Lackner wrote: Hi, At win98 it is possible to install two graphiccards and monitors, so if you move your mouse to the edge of the monitor you can switch between them. This is very fine because I can have the main Window on my 19" monitor and the toolpalettes on the 15" one . Is this possible with Linux too? Does anyone have some experience with the windows modulator "wine?". Ore other emulators better? How much does emulating windows affect the speed? I am using the Vectorworks 2d-3d drawing and rendering program from Diehlgraphsoft and would like to run it at Linux. My hardware: CPU: Celeron 400 mhz, overclocked to 500 mhz Graficards: Matrox Millenium II (PCI) 8Mb ATI Rage II (AGP) 8Mb RAM: 128 Mb Can someone tell me a really good Database program for Linux? The one which is included at the Staroffice isn't the best I need to be able to make sophisticated calculations. Thanks in Advance and a happy, y2k- conforming New Year's Eve ;-) Hannes
Re: [newbie] two monitors; experience with wine?; Database programs?
If your serious about windows emulation try Vmware. I've played with the demo and it was very very impressive. As for performance issues you'll just have to try it and see. But, with VMware what you would really be doing is running windows in a bomb proof box. I think what your trying for is to grab the minimum of windows files and get the program up under Wine. For that all you can do is look up the wine homepage and the how-to. I don't know of any texts on wine currently, but if anyone does PLEASE let me know. Sorry. Jason Sam Walker wrote: From the reviews I've read Vmware is much better than Wine, but you have to pay $99 after the trial period. It'll only run for 30 days without being unlocked. Sam Original Message On 12/29/1999, 1:05:48 PM, Hidong Kim [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote regarding Re: [newbie] two monitors; experience with wine?; Database programs?: Hi, Hannes, I've seen photos on the Web of people with dual monitor Linux systems. Try this link for starters http://www.redhat.com/mirrors/LDP/LDP/LG/issue17/answer.html#vidX. Good luck, Hidong Hannes Lackner wrote: Hi, At win98 it is possible to install two graphiccards and monitors, so if you move your mouse to the edge of the monitor you can switch between them. This is very fine because I can have the main Window on my 19" monitor and the toolpalettes on the 15" one . Is this possible with Linux too? Does anyone have some experience with the windows modulator "wine?". Ore other emulators better? How much does emulating windows affect the speed? I am using the Vectorworks 2d-3d drawing and rendering program from Diehlgraphsoft and would like to run it at Linux. My hardware: CPU: Celeron 400 mhz, overclocked to 500 mhz Graficards: Matrox Millenium II (PCI) 8Mb ATI Rage II (AGP) 8Mb RAM: 128 Mb Can someone tell me a really good Database program for Linux? The one which is included at the Staroffice isn't the best I need to be able to make sophisticated calculations. Thanks in Advance and a happy, y2k- conforming New Year's Eve ;-) Hannes
Re: [newbie] two monitors; experience with wine?; Database programs?
On Wed, 29 Dec 1999, Darth Vader wrote: If your serious about windows emulation try Vmware. I've played with the demo and it was very very impressive. As for performance issues you'll just have to try it and see. But, with VMware what you would really be doing is running windows in a bomb proof box. I think what your trying for is to grab the minimum of windows files and get the program up under Wine. For that all you can do is look up the wine homepage and the how-to. I don't know of any texts on wine currently, but if anyone does PLEASE let me know. Sorry. Jason Sam Walker wrote: I like the analogy Jason, "with VMware what you would really be doing is running windows in a bomb proof box" Computers are kind of like your car, it's a contained explosion when it goes wrong it goes real wrong, but when it works right WOW. ;-) Anyway as for a database we do some work with the people at pick systems (I'm pretty sure, as in don't quote me i'm just a hacker)
