From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Nov 18 14:03:47 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B2B1716A41F for ; Fri, 18 Nov 2005 14:03:47 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from AshleyMoran@codeweavers.net) Received: from mta08-winn.ispmail.ntl.com (mta08-winn.ispmail.ntl.com [81.103.221.48]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DE04343D45 for ; Fri, 18 Nov 2005 14:03:46 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from AshleyMoran@codeweavers.net) Received: from aamta11-winn.ispmail.ntl.com ([81.103.221.35]) by mta08-winn.ispmail.ntl.com with ESMTP id <20051118140345.KXJC17804.mta08-winn.ispmail.ntl.com@aamta11-winn.ispmail.ntl.com> for ; Fri, 18 Nov 2005 14:03:45 +0000 Received: from jigsaw-sbs02.jigsawhq.com ([213.106.224.113]) by aamta11-winn.ispmail.ntl.com with ESMTP id <20051118140345.NMKI16192.aamta11-winn.ispmail.ntl.com@jigsaw-sbs02.jigsawhq.com> for ; Fri, 18 Nov 2005 14:03:45 +0000 X-Filtered-With-Copfilter: Version 0.81.6 (ProxSMTP 1.2.1) X-Copfilter-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV 0.87/1178 - Fri Nov 18 05:27:25 2005 X-Copfilter: Client is part of our network, skipped SpamAssassin Received: from alfie.jigsawhq.com ([192.168.0.181]) by jigsaw-sbs02.jigsawhq.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.0.2195.6713); Fri, 18 Nov 2005 14:02:40 +0000 From: Ashley Moran Organization: Codeweavers Ltd To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2005 14:02:45 +0000 User-Agent: KMail/1.8.3 References: <20051117195403.51795.qmail@web34613.mail.mud.yahoo.com> <437CEBDB.7040106@computer.org> In-Reply-To: <437CEBDB.7040106@computer.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200511181402.45685.ashley.moran@codeweavers.net> X-OriginalArrivalTime: 18 Nov 2005 14:02:40.0509 (UTC) FILETIME=[BD25AAD0:01C5EC48] Subject: Re: Windows Compatibility? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2005 14:03:47 -0000 On Thursday 17 November 2005 20:45, Eric Schuele wrote: > True enough. =A0*Most* things have equivalents in the *BSD world. > > However, if you have some special needs there are windows and/or PC > emulators. =A0WINE and qemu are the two I hear about most. =A0I have used > qemu very successfully to run the one MS app I can not get rid of > CheckPoint SecuRemote for VPN connectivity to my office. I've recently switched my work desktop to FreeBSD 6. Virtually everything = I=20 could to before I can now do as well as or better. I found an old Pentium = 3=20 machine to run Windows, and when I need it I can VNC in. (If you use WinXP= I=20 think you can use rdektop which is more than fast enough for occasional use= ). You could also consider vmware, which is like qemu but faster, and only $18= 9=20 (cheaper than a second PC if you don't have one spare) Having said all this, I haven't booted my Windows machine today. Ashley