Re: Running BCB applicaiton in Linux

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From: Thomas Maeder [TeamB]
Date: Sat, 17 Jul 2004 17:38

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<Nian> writes:

> Is there a "practical" way to run a Win32 application (*.EXE build by BCB)
> in Linux ?

Yes.

There is Wine, which is free software, but you can also get it as part
of CodeWeaver's Crossover. This is a reconstruction of the core Windows
APIs on Linux. 100% of the APIs are not supported, though.

Then there is VMWare, which emulates a PC on top of Linux or Windows. You
then install an OS on that virtual PC.

Then there is Win4Lin. Usage is similar to VMWare, but last time I checked,
you could "only" boot the Windows 95 line (95, 98, and, I think, ME).

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