linux in the classroom

[Robert Meyer]

Remember that you also have the possibility of setting up a Windows server and
using Windows Terminal Server and 'rdesktop' to connect to a common server to
run windows apps.  If you're running simple apps, I imagine that the server
that would be required would be fairly small.  How much Windows software and
how complicated is it?  If it's fairly simple stuff, Wine will run it quite
well, as long as it's well behaved.  If you could let us know what software you
have, we might be able to figure out if it will work.  Also, just because they
bought something, does it mean that you HAVE to use it?  There are equivalents
for a lot of Windows stuff.

Here is a site with a table of Linux/OSS/free software apps that are
equivalents for Windows only stuff:
http://www.linuxrsp.ru/win-lin-soft/table-eng.html

Cheers!

Bob


--- "Eric R. Benoit" <ebenoit at hopevale.com> wrote:

> A small high school.
>  I would like to test/setup a small lab of student computers with linux 
> and an "emulator" to run win32 software that the school purchased.  I am 
> having difficulty trying to find a free emulator if it even exists (Wine 
> is limiting).  I also have not used an emulator before and am not sure 
> how well it would perform (hopefully better than windows) and would be 
> unsure of it's scalability with the software we have and will purchase.  
> For instance we have a II tier server application for reading that uses 
> IPX.  I don't see why it wouldn't work, but I also don't no any problems 
> that could occur running win32 applications that are meant for 
> connectivity accross a network.  "I" lack in this area, and I just want 
> to know enough that will satisfy me to start working on such a project.  
> Would an emulator run ALL my win32 software?  Would an emulator need a 
> beefy computer to run on?
> 
> Thanks,
> Eric
> 
> pirrone wrote:
> 
> > Eric R. Benoit wrote:
> >
> >> Well, I popped the question to a possible inexpensive stable 
> >> solution.  Not sure how it was taken though.
> >>
> >>
> > Eric,
> >
> > Where's that, and what functionality?
> >
> > Frank
> >
> 
> 



	
		
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