> Hey, I just read the latest info on the WINE project, which is > basically breaking through platform and architecture barriers. There > is a prebuilt binary for Intel Macs, as well as the source code for a > project for a "reverse Rosetta", enabling PPC Macs to run Intel apps. > WINE allows Macs to run Windows apps natively, without Parallels or > Boot Camp. Plus, it's free—gotta love that. Anybody tried it? I'm > going to run the Intel version tomorrow at school and see if it works— > everybody cross your fingers!
I run CodeWeaver's take on WINE (called Crossover). It's ace - running MS Office 2003 (which I need for work) just fine on my MacBook Pro and Hackintosh. VMWare Fusion still has a slight role for me but for anyone needing to run a couple of Windows apps and no wanting to pay for the full Windows experience, I'd recommend the CrossOver variant of WINE. Cost is about £30 UK plus cost of your Windows software plus 10 minutes installing crossover plus normal installation time for the windows-ware. Compare this to £lots for a full version of Windows, plus 2 hours installation and service packing and applying full windows AV software plus installation time for the windows software you want to run. But good luck with raw WINE - interested to hear how you get on. cheers Bruce -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Books, a group for those using G3 iBooks and PowerBooks (we run a separate list for G4 'Books). The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g-books Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/
