[lug] virtual machine for linux + windows

[Lori Reed]

Got Wine? ;)

http://www.winehq.com/

Lori

Steve Sullivan <Steve Sullivan wrote:
> We're interested in running a number-crunching legacy
> Windows app on a Linux box, concurrent with other Linux work.
> Dual boot won't work since we need concurrent Windows/Linux processing.
> 
> Looking at the main vm/emulator software possibilities, I find:
> 
> Xen ... windows not yet supported unless we buy new hardware
>    with the Intel VT technology
> 
> Qemu ... supports windows, but at a terrible performance price
> 
> VmWare ... supports windows, but at a terrible financial price :)
> 
> Any suggestions?
> 
> Many thanks,
> 
> Steve