From: MikeE@ster.invalid   
      
   John C. wrote:   
   > I'd like to begin the process of moving away from Windows. To that end,   
   > I intend to set up one of my computers with one of the distros. Then I   
   > need to begin the process of either finding a way to make Windows   
   > compatible software run with Wine on that OS or else find alternatives   
   > that will run natively.   
      
   For me personally, I was all Win in the W9x days when I began to dabble   
   w/ linux. At that time, dual booting made the most sense for me. I   
   needed to keep a hand in Win all the way into XP to help my friends.   
      
   I was never a WINE fan; for me it was 'better' or more practical or   
   'suited my situation' better to use multiple machines rather than dual   
   booting. My approach was a KVM switch; where the KVM stands for keyboard   
   video mouse.  Two desktop computers, one keyboard-mouse-monitor-switch;   
   linux installed on one, some Win on the other. I could continue to have   
   access to either linux or Win desktop by flipping the switch which takes   
   keyboard key-combo.   
      
   The greatest extent of that arrangement was to have 4 desktops, two kvm   
   switches and stations so from one seat I could 'rotate' to the 4 systems   
   usually less, from 3 to 2.  The arrangements are different now, but I   
   still commonly have two different systems up; sometimes an old Win and   
   LM, sometimes LM and another live distro.   
      
   Just for the sake of the group topic; one of the reasons I work in W7 a   
   little bit every day is because it is more convenient for me to use the   
   freeware IrfanView and because for the miniscule amount of printing I   
   do, I would rather use Win freeware and drivers, because it is so easy   
   to do and 'better' w/ a familiar and capable interface. I *can* print w/   
   linux using cups, but I prefer Win's.   
      
   --   
   Mike Easter   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)