[ale] SASIxp System Req'ts Interpreted (was Re: [ale] New Twikitopic LinuxInGASchools)

[Jeff Hubbs]

On Tue, 2002-08-13 at 08:18, James P. Kinney III wrote:
> Oodles of old DOS apps are so simple minded that they can be redone with
> a few hundred lines of tcl/tk in a text window.
> 
> Generating a replacement app is not the hardest issue. Migrating the
> data over such that the existing staff is comfortable with the new setup
> is the issue.  
> 
> Wine may be a usable "glue" to let existing client apps run on Linux.
> But wine code is headed for bug-to-bug compliance with the M$ API. It
> has even been reported to be affected by some virus'. For this reason
> alone, I advocate avoiding emulating a M$ environment.

Hm, if it's heading that way as you say, then I see what you mean.  



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