From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from int-mx1.corp.redhat.com (int-mx1.corp.redhat.com [172.16.44.254]) by listman.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 46CD73EA10 for ; Sun, 2 Dec 2001 09:16:00 -0500 (EST) Received: from mail.redhat.com (mail.redhat.com [199.183.24.239]) by int-mx1.corp.redhat.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with SMTP id fB2EG0p25316 for ; Sun, 2 Dec 2001 09:16:00 -0500 Received: (from mail@localhost) by mail.redhat.com (8.11.0/8.8.7) id fB2EG0Y31613 for blinux-list@listman.redhat.com; Sun, 2 Dec 2001 09:16:00 -0500 Received: from nntp.AegisInfoSys.com (nntp.AegisInfoSys.com [199.183.175.229]) by mail.redhat.com (8.11.0/8.8.7) with SMTP id fB2EFxw31609 for ; Sun, 2 Dec 2001 09:15:59 -0500 Received: (from henry@localhost) by nntp.AegisInfoSys.com (8.6.9/8.6.9) id JAA31669 for blinux-list@redhat.com; Sun, 2 Dec 2001 09:15:58 -0500 Message-ID: <20011202091558.H30160@nntp.AegisInfoSys.com> Date: Sun, 2 Dec 2001 09:15:58 -0500 From: Henry Yen To: blinux-list@redhat.com Subject: Re: personal money management tools for linux without X? References: <11e.8590d71.293a6124@aol.com> <20011201112252.B30023@linwin.com> <070001c17ab0$7cb11f60$de37fea9@natux> <20011202000705.C31063@linwin.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.93 In-Reply-To: <20011202000705.C31063@linwin.com>; from Rafael Skodlar on Sun, Dec 02, 2001 at 12:07:05PM -0800 X-Loop: blinux-list@redhat.com Sender: blinux-list-admin@redhat.com Errors-To: blinux-list-admin@redhat.com X-BeenThere: blinux-list@redhat.com X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.1 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: blinux-list@redhat.com List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Linux for blind general discussion List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: On Sun, Dec 02, 2001 at 12:07:05PM -0800, Rafael Skodlar wrote: > There is at least one other product that has similar functionality, > NeTraverse Win4Lin 3.0 for $79.99 (downloadable version), $89.99 for boxes > set. It's Windows 95/98 environment for Linux and not as powerful as > VMware as far as I know and I do not have any experience with it. win4lin is a great product. it runs windows9x faster than natively! it notably does not support directx, so it's not useful for games. for most uncomplicated applications, win4lin will run much faster and easier than vmware. however, applications that want to touch the hardware (including, to *some* extent, the serial port) may be better off with vmware. -- Henry Yen Aegis Information Systems, Inc. Senior Systems Programmer Hicksville, New York