[plug] Running Windows as an application on Linux?

[Russell Hobman]

Goodaye, the only way I run windows at the same time as Linux is by way of
Win4Lin. this way windows is just another application under Linux. regards,
Russell.

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Mark Dixon [SMTP:mdixon at ecel.uwa.edu.au]
> Sent:	Wednesday, March 06, 2002 11:52 AM
> To:	plug at plug.linux.org.au
> Subject:	[plug] Running Windows as an application on Linux?
> 
> Someone recently commented to me that they run Windows on their laptop,
> but as a guest, or in a
> "virtual machine", under Linux.  I got the impression that both Linux and
> Windows were both running
> on his PC at the same time.
> 
> Does anyone in PLUG have experience with this?  If so, what are your
> thoughts on the following:
> 
> * is it really possible to have both Linux and Windows both operating on a
> one CPU machine at the
> same time (ie. not dual boot) and be able to have Linux & Windows apps
> running at the same time.
> 
> * what Linux software or options are required to do that?   Where do you
> get them?
> 
> * is it reasonably efficient to do this on a Pentium II or better grade
> processor with >= 64Meg of
> RAM?
> 
> * Can it be done with any species in genus Gatesium or is it only possible
> with Win95/98?  Ie. can
> it be done to Win2K & WinXP?
> 
> * any caveats or warnings about attempting this other than the obvious
> "why do you want to run
> Windows at all"?
> 
> Cheers, Mark Dixon
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