[KLUG Members] run windows within linux

[John Bridleman]

* Locoshere loco (locoshere@hotmail.com) wrote:
> or wouldn't a dual boot work out fine. yes it'd take up some valuable space 
> on your hdd but even with both windows 9x and quick books only a couple of 
> gigs. 

A dual boot would be just fine. Personally I've never really liked that. I figured if I wanted a Windows box I'd get a Windows box.

> I'm currently considering this and samba. not sure it'll work like I 
> want yet, still checking on that. just an idea though.

Samba allows Linux to read and write CIFS so if sharing data is what your after then Samba is the solution. If you want to run Windows programs however, you should look into one of the other solutions mentioned in this thread.
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John Bridleman / www.bridleman.org