I'm surprised no one has mentioned WINE (http://www.winehq.org/). However, it does suffer from the limitation of only working on a Linux X-session running on x86 hardware (in other words, it's not cross-platform like the other solutions metioned in previous replies).
>From: "Chris Howells" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Windows based app.server >Date: Sun, 6 Feb 2050 11:52:05 -0000 > >With an X server running on a Win32 machine, it's possible to run X >applications (e.g. on Linux) and have them sent over the network to appear >on the Win32 machine. > >However, has anybody tried the other way around -- having Windows >applications appearing on a Linux desktop, the Windows applications all >being run through a specific Windows (NT) based application server? > >For example, imagine a network running almost entirely Linux, but needing >to run a few legacy Windows applications. What I would like is for the user >(sitting in front of Linux box with X) to be able to click on an icon for a >Windows application, causing the application to start running on a Windows >(NT) based application server. The program would entirely run on the >Windows server, but the screen output would be sent over the network so it >could be controlled by the user sitting on their Linux/X machine. > >I'm just wondering if this is possible? > >Many thanks, >Chris Howells > _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com
