------- Forwarded Message Follows ------- > ---------- > From: D. Scott Katzer[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Reply To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 1999 4:09 PM > To: POSSI Discussion List; IBM OS/2 Unedited Discussion List > Subject: OT: VMWare to be shipped 5/15/99 > > Hi All, > > Just an FYI. > > NewsAlert > http://www.newsalert.com/bin/story?StoryId=CnZJ8WbWbu0zxmdu4 > > According to the above press release, VMWare will be releasing their > x86 emulator package for Linux on Saturday. It allows you to run NT > inside Linux. They don't yet have an OS/2 version, but haven't ruled one > out at a later date. E-mail I received from them said they've received > many requests for an OS/2 version and they want to support as many OSes as > possible. Let them know if you're interested in an OS/2 version if you > are! > > They're releasing a non-commercial version for $75 for the first 60 > days ($99 thereafter). The commercial version is $199 ($299). > > It's a very interesting product. I hope it does well and that they > release an OS/2 version. Although Win32-OS/2 aka Odin is a wonderful > project, it's a *big* project with lots of hurdles to cross. I wish them > well! > > Project Odin Home Page > http://www.netlabs.org/odin/ > > I'm just an interested observer of VMWare at present.... > > Cheers, > Scott. > ------ > D. Scott Katzer - My account, my computer, my time, my opinions. > "Nothing is easy" - Jethro Tull >
