At 22:34 on 12/05/2000 PST, "Dr. Yasha Karant" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> 2. The Plex86 site seems to advertise that MS Win95 now "boots". I
> need MS Win applications, native, to handle some of the proprietary
> format files I receive from colleagues and neither ApplixWare nor
> StarOffice have good enough filters, in some cases. I currently use
> VMWare under linux to run gatesware as an application. The old
> Plex86 caveats splashed all over the site (experimental code,
> untrustworkty, etc.) do not appear now until the actual code is cvs
> downloaded. For those who need to co-exist with gatesware, do not
> want dual boot, and want to wean from overpriced proprietary
> applications, how stable in fact is Plex86?
It is not yet at a state where you would want to use it. It's orders of
magnitude slower than a real PC at present. I haven't booted windows 95
on plex86 personally, but I imagine it probably takes at least an hour to
do so presently. Probably more.
> Any timelines as to when it will be comparable to VMWare in stability?
> When will it be available not only in source, but as a linux package
> (.rpm, .deb, or even .tar.gz) a la VMWare or even more portable?
I don't think it's possible to say yet. It does have a long way to go
before it will surpass vmware in stability in performace, but I think it
will eventually happen. There are some extremely smart people working on
plex86. I've been watching this list for a while now, and I can say that
plex86 has made major progress over the past few months, and I think it
will continue to do so.
--Josh
