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<DIV><SPAN class=456341816-06102004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>We
have experience running VMware Workstation on Linux hosts and using Windows XP
Pro as the guest operating system in a lab environment and on individual user
machines.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=456341816-06102004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>We
have found that Wine may work for basic stuff but if you want to run higher end
applications only available on Windows (ex AutoCAD) on a Linux machine you
have two choices, VMware or Citrix.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=456341816-06102004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=456341816-06102004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>What
is winbloze? is that the same as winblows made by microsucks or is it
M$?????</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<P align=left><FONT face=Tahoma><FONT size=2>Jason Lasker<BR>Senior Programmer
Analyst/Systems Administrator<BR>University at Buffalo<BR>Science and
Engineering Node Services<BR>113 Bell Hall<BR>Buffalo, NY 14260-2050<BR>Voice
716-645-3797 x2172<BR>Fax 716-645-3704<BR>email </FONT><A
href="mailto:lasker@eng.buffalo.edu"><FONT
size=2>mailto:lasker@eng.buffalo.edu</FONT></A><BR><BR></P>
<P align=left><FONT size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
owner-nflug@nflug.org [mailto:owner-nflug@nflug.org] <B>On Behalf Of
</B>frank@mogosystems.com<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, October 06, 2004 12:00
PM<BR><B>To:</B> nflug@nflug.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: Flash and
XP<BR><BR></FONT></FONT></P>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">Has anyone done VMWare vs. Wine as far
as the winbloze stuff goes?<BR><BR><BR><BR><B>On Wed, 06 Oct 2004 11:13 , Joe
<josephj@main.nc.us> sent:<BR><BR></B>
<BLOCKQUOTE
style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #5167c6 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">It
was just one of those posts that no one picked up on at the time.<BR><BR>I
don't have the time these days to get to a meeting, let alone organize
<BR>one, but if you or anyone else wants to, I'll be glad to act as an
<BR>intermediary since I am the VMware representative for this lug (I also
<BR>posted about this before I did it and no one objected and I got a free
<BR>copy out of the deal.) ( I still haven't upgraded my computer, so I
<BR>can't actually run it yet.)<BR><BR>Joe<BR><BR>Cyber Source
wrote:<BR><BR><FONT color=red>> that is one hell of a deal, why havent
they been invited??? For free </FONT><BR><FONT color=red>> licenses, I'll
have the meeting here if need be!!!!!!!!!!!</FONT><BR><FONT
color=red>></FONT><BR><FONT color=red>> Joe wrote:</FONT><BR><FONT
color=red>></FONT><BR><FONT color=red>>> In light of the interest
in VMware, I am reposting a message I </FONT><BR><FONT color=red>>>
received from them in March. It's not formatted nicely, but it says
</FONT><BR><FONT color=red>>> they'll come to a lug meeting and do a
presentation and give away </FONT><BR><FONT color=red>>> copies. All
we have to do is ask them.</FONT><BR><FONT
color=red>>></FONT><BR><FONT color=red>>> -- repost
--</FONT><BR><FONT color=red>>> Dear Joseph, We hope you are enjoying
your VMware Workstation. We </FONT><BR><FONT color=red>>> wanted to
let you know that as part of the VMware LUG Program, you </FONT><BR><FONT
color=red>>> are also entitled to additional personalized assistance
in </FONT><BR><FONT color=red>>> communicating the benefits of your
VMware software usage to your LUG. </FONT><BR><FONT color=red>>> Many
of our LUG Presidents are finding that their members are very
</FONT><BR><FONT color=red>>> interested in discussing VMware software
at their LUG meetings. At </FONT><BR><FONT color=red>>> your request
VMware will send a team to your LUG meeting that can </FONT><BR><FONT
color=red>>> teach your members about VMware software in a variety of
</FONT><BR><FONT color=red>>> environments, give a live demonstration,
and answer any technical </FONT><BR><FONT color=red>>> questions your
team may have about the products. You choose the </FONT><BR><FONT
color=red>>> topic, for example: Streamlining Software development,
testing, and </FONT><BR><FONT color=red>>> deployment * Creating
multiple development and testing environments </FONT><BR><FONT
color=red>>> on a single system * Building mission-critical
Linux-based </FONT><BR><FONT color=red>>> applications * Archiving
test environments on file servers and </FONT><BR><FONT color=red>>>
restore them quickly Ensuring Application compatibility and operating
</FONT><BR><FONT color=red>>> system migration * Supporting legacy
applications while migrating </FONT><BR><FONT color=red>>> safely to a
new operating system * Testing new operating systems in </FONT><BR><FONT
color=red>>> secure, clean virtual machines prior to deployment *
Eliminating the </FONT><BR><FONT color=red>>> need to port legacy
applications Partitioning and Consolidating </FONT><BR><FONT
color=red>>> Server Systems * Continuously consolidate workloads *
Instant </FONT><BR><FONT color=red>>> provisioning * Zero-downtime
maintenance * Scaling hardware and </FONT><BR><FONT color=red>>>
software infrastructure. * Streamlining testing and deployment. *
</FONT><BR><FONT color=red>>> Delivering high availability and
guarantee service levels Please poll </FONT><BR><FONT color=red>>>
your LUG to find out if your group is interested in learning about
</FONT><BR><FONT color=red>>> VMware software. If you are interested
in having VMware speak at your </FONT><BR><FONT color=red>>> LUG
meeting, please contact us at <A
href="javascript:parent.opencompose('lug@vmware.com','','','')">lug@vmware.com</A>
and we will work </FONT><BR><FONT color=red>>> with you to set up the
details. </FONT><BR><FONT color=red>>>
*********************************************************************
</FONT><BR><FONT color=red>>> As an added bonus, VMware will bring 5
free copies of Workstation to </FONT><BR><FONT color=red>>> your
meeting to give to your members, so set up your meeting today!
</FONT><BR><FONT color=red>>>
*********************************************************************
</FONT><BR><FONT color=red>>> Best Regards, The VMware Team <A
href="javascript:parent.opencompose('lug@vmware.com','','','')">lug@vmware.com</A>
VMware, Inc. 3145 Porter </FONT><BR><FONT color=red>>> Drive Palo
Alto, CA 94304 To UNSUBSCRIBE from -all- incidental VMware </FONT><BR><FONT
color=red>>> communications, including the VMware Newsletter, Discount
Offers, </FONT><BR><FONT color=red>>> Seminar invitations, etc., go to
<A href="modules/refer.pl?redirect=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vmware.com%2Foptout"
target=_blank><FONT
color=red>http://www.vmware.com/optout</FONT></A>.</FONT><BR><FONT
color=red>>></FONT><BR><FONT color=red>>> -- repost
--</FONT><BR><FONT color=red>>></FONT><BR><FONT color=red>>>
Cyber Source wrote:</FONT><BR><FONT color=red>>></FONT><BR><FONT
color=red>>>> I could see running winblows under Linux but NEVER
the other way </FONT><BR><FONT color=red>>>> around. I have been
doing quite a bit of work with VMware lately, in </FONT><BR><FONT
color=red>>>> fact, Cyber Source is now one of there VIP resellers,
check it </FONT><BR><FONT color=red>>>> out---> <A
href="modules/refer.pl?redirect=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vmware.com%2Fpartners%2Fresellers%2Fprofessional.html"
target=_blank><FONT
color=red>http://www.vmware.com/partners/resellers/professional.html</FONT></A>
, </FONT><BR><FONT color=red>>>> VMware has become an alternate
route for us to offer our clients </FONT><BR><FONT color=red>>>>
that want the stability and (many too many other pluses) of Linux
</FONT><BR><FONT color=red>>>> and still let them use most any
winblows app. For those of use that </FONT><BR><FONT color=red>>>>
made the last meeting, you saw it there. If any one else is </FONT><BR><FONT
color=red>>>> interested let me know, I know alot of you guys have
wifes that need </FONT><BR><FONT color=red>>>> to be weined off
winblows or refuse or really like some winblows </FONT><BR><FONT
color=red>>>> app., this is a great solutions. I get discounted
pricing and would </FONT><BR><FONT color=red>>>> pass that along to
group members.</FONT><BR><FONT color=red>>>></FONT><BR><FONT
color=red>>>> ron browning wrote:</FONT><BR><FONT
color=red>>>></FONT><BR><FONT color=red>>>>> Run Linux
On Your XP machine</FONT><BR><FONT color=red>>>>> A Linux kernel
can be under XP through operating</FONT><BR><FONT color=red>>>>>
system virtualization. For more</FONT><BR><FONT color=red>>>>>
information see:</FONT><BR><FONT color=red>>>>> <A
href="modules/refer.pl?redirect=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.colinux.org%2Fwiki%2F"
target=_blank><FONT
color=red>http://www.colinux.org/wiki/</FONT></A></FONT><BR><FONT
color=red>>>>></FONT><BR><FONT color=red>>>>> Clash
is a tool for making bootable Compact Flash</FONT><BR><FONT
color=red>>>>> systems. For more links about</FONT><BR><FONT
color=red>>>>> flash memory see:</FONT><BR><FONT
color=red>>>>> <A
href="modules/refer.pl?redirect=http%3A%2F%2Fdmoz.org%2FComputers%2FSoftware%2FOperating_Systems%2FLinux%2FHardware_Support%2FFlash_Disks"
target=_blank><FONT
color=red>http://dmoz.org/Computers/Software/Operating_Systems/Linux/Hardware_Support/Flash_Disks</FONT></A>
</FONT><BR><FONT color=red>>>>></FONT><BR><FONT
color=red>>>>></FONT><BR><FONT
color=red>>>>></FONT><BR><FONT color=red>>>>>
__________________________________</FONT><BR><FONT
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color=red>>>>> </FONT><BR><FONT
color=red>>>>></FONT><BR><FONT
color=red>>>></FONT><BR><FONT color=red>>></FONT><BR><FONT
color=red>></FONT><BR><BR>-- <BR>"The less they know, the more they seem
to be sure". A Chinese
saying.<BR><BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>