[lug] wine, vmware,etc?

[Elyse Grasso]

VNC works great, but isn't suitable for what I need.


On Monday 04 March 2002 05:24 pm, you wrote:
> One option if you have a high speed network connection between your
> Linux and Windows PC:
> http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/
> 
>   It is GNU GPL.  I can't vouch for it personally, since I haven't used
> it.
> 
> On Thu, 28 Feb 2002, Elyse Grasso wrote:
> 
> > I have a nagging memory that at one of the BLUG meetings (possibly as the 
10
> > minute demo) we were shown a product other than vmware or wine that could 
be
> > used for running windows apps on a linux box. (I'm pretty sure this other
> > product had a moderate pricetag.)
> >
> > Can anyone tell me 1.) what this product was? 2) Is it possible to load 
and
> > run Quickbooks 2001 with it? (I know some functionality will probably be
> > missing because Quickbooks insists on the presence of IE 5.5 or later).
> >
> > I have transferred my personal accounts from Quicken to GNUCash, but I 
would
> > like to be able to mirror my company's acounts on my Linux-only laptop.
> > Migration from Quickbooks is not an option in the foreseeable future, 
since
> > we use Intuit's payroll service, among others.
> >
> > Is anyone using Quickbooks from a Linux platform?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Elyse
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