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Old Apr 1, 2003, 12:30 AM   #1
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Wine...

now the vibe i'm getting is that wine makes it possible to install and run most windows apps and games... is that true? or am i way off...
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Old Apr 1, 2003, 12:39 AM   #2
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as far as i know it installs some form of database that allows you to use "certain" apps again in not sure.
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Old Apr 1, 2003, 12:59 AM   #3
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Re: Wine...

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now the vibe i'm getting is that wine makes it possible to install and run most windows apps and games... is that true? or am i way off...
Some games, not all.

Unreal 1 works fine.
Infact it played better under Linux by far until EPIC sorted out their D3D code

Your mileage may vary - try it out
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Old Apr 1, 2003, 01:01 AM   #4
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ya i totally new to linux i just dont have the time to install it and get used to it and now i dont have the HDD space ive torn trough 2 80's im tryin to find a 40 gig hdd
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Old Apr 3, 2003, 04:14 AM   #5
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lol man... i am headed back in a few minutes to partition my hard drive so i can install linux...
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