[newbie] What is WINE?

2002-03-17 Thread Aryan Ameri
Hi there: Thanks for the answers on File system. Now as a Linux newbie, I have another basic question I really want to know what is WINE? I know that it is a technology that run Windows apps under Linux. But I really don't know how to do so. I mean can I just insert my Office XP CD Rom and

Re: [newbie] What is WINE?

2002-03-17 Thread FemmeFatale
Try www.codeweavers.com use their WINE. If you must, at least read about it there. HTH Femme Aryan Ameri wrote: Hi there: Thanks for the answers on File system. Now as a Linux newbie, I have another basic question I really want to know what is WINE? I know that it is a technology

Re: [newbie] What is WINE?

2002-03-17 Thread Robin Turner
On Sunday 17 March 2002 22:49, FemmeFatale wrote: Try www.codeweavers.com use their WINE. If you must, at least read about it there. Femme Fatale is probably right. Codeweavers is certainly the most user-friendly Wine, as they have a GUI configuration tool, and it's also more stable than

Re: [newbie] What is WINE?

2002-03-17 Thread Damian
El dom, 17-03-2002 a las 14:19, Aryan Ameri escribió: Hi there: Thanks for the answers on File system. Now as a Linux newbie, I have another basic question I really want to know what is WINE? I know that it is a technology that run Windows apps under Linux. But I really don't know how to do

Re: [newbie] What is WINE?

2002-03-17 Thread shane
On Sunday 17 March 2002 14:37, Robin Turner opened a hailing frequency and transmitted: Femme Fatale is probably right. Codeweavers is certainly the most user-friendly Wine, as they have a GUI configuration tool, and it's also more stable than hot-off-the-CVS-tree versions. If it doesn't

Re: [newbie] What is WINE?

2002-03-17 Thread Robin Turner
On Monday 18 March 2002 00:52, shane wrote: it appears that the codeweavers version is on the mandrake users club site, just one more reason to join if you are waffling. ;-) Yes, but it's also on the codeweavers site, unsurprisingly. Robin Want to buy your Pack or Services from

Re: [newbie] What is WINE?

2002-03-17 Thread shane
code weavers has an RPM for mandrake 8.2 on their site? they are _fast_! ok, so i forgot to point that out, shot me.. but join first. ;-) On Sunday 17 March 2002 15:14, Robin Turner opened a hailing frequency and transmitted: On Monday 18 March 2002 00:52, shane wrote: it appears

Re: [newbie] What is WINE?

2002-03-17 Thread Derek Jennings
SNIP I also compiled Transgaming Wine from source, but didn't have good results. Maybe I configured it wrong, but it wouldn't run Max Payne as advertised (there again, neither does Windows really, heh heh) and did really weird things with very simple Win applications like Wordpad. Not