On Friday 03 December 2004 3:55 am, Michael Kjorling wrote: > You may want to take a look at Wine - http://www.winehq.com/ - which > allows you to run Windows applications under Linux. There is also a > commercial version of it that has some more game-specific APIs > implemented, but its name escapes me at the moment. In either case, > they would still be bound by the LGPL's requirements, so those > enhancements would most likely make it into the mainstream Wine code > sooner or later (probably sooner than later). > > I use Wine regularly to run a Windows application (closed group > instant messaging client where neither the source code nor a protocol > specification is available), and it works well, even though it doesn't > support every API function that Windows has, yet. > > (API = Application Programming Interface.) Thank you! I will look into this. Actually, the Windows crash may be a blessing in disguise. I've been trying to get the rest of the family convinced that we need to drop Windows and all move to Linux (would save me a lot of time in support :) ) Now, they are forced to use Linux if they want to get on the computer since I won't let them touch the windows partition until I get my files safely transferred. Wine may be our answer! > > >> you may want to take a look at http://www.linuxprinting.org/ and see > > > > Thanks for the tip, I'll check that out. I'm assuming they will at least > > point me in the direction of which printer to buy that will be compatible > > with Linux. > > It is a (fairly, at least) comprehensive list of the printers that are > supported by the various printing subsystems available for Linux (lpr, > CUPS, there are a few), and points you to resources telling you how to > get things going. I looked there and it appears that my printer is not supported - well, I believe it was in the last section for very poor support, if any. So, I'm not sure what I'm going to do. I guess I'll eventually end up buying a new printer. Or hooking this printer to my other Windows machine and hopefully sharing the printer resource through SAMBA. Would that work? Then of course, if I switch all the machines to linux, I'll still end up purchasing a new printer. Anyone have any suggestions on which printer to get? Since my current printer is also my scanner and copier, it would be nice to find an all in one for Linux - or is that even possible?
Thanks for all your help. (When I start asking too many questions - you guys just tell me to leave you alone.) Cindy ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Make a clean sweep of pop-up ads. Yahoo! Companion Toolbar. Now with Pop-Up Blocker. Get it for free! http://us.click.yahoo.com/L5YrjA/eSIIAA/yQLSAA/0XFolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To unsubscribe from this list, please email [EMAIL PROTECTED] & you will be removed. Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
