[lug] wine, vmware,etc?

[Daniel Webb]

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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