linux vs windows

[Fralex_francois]

Somebody just talked to me of linux, that it's more simple, full freeware more secure and everything but can I go with it with mastercam, is there some of you running on linux or an other??

 

If it's good and somebody know where to download it(if it's really free) can you tell me please??

[Rekd™]

Simpler? No.

 

Freeware? Yes, some distros are.

 

Mastercam? No.

 

It is more stable, more secure.

[Hardmill]

Do a search, its been covered a couple times at

least.

If memory serves me right

 

PEACE

[Rekd™]

oops, I'm using a red hat version. Look here for downloads...

[Bullines]

Personally, I'm a Fedora fan. Try out a Knoppix CD. It's a bootable CD that lets you try Linux without the need to partition your hard drive(s). The only way to get Mastercam to run in Linux is in a Windows virtual machine using something like the Linux version of VMWare Workstation or maybe even Bochs.

[bryan314]

http://www.knoppix.org/

http://www.morphix.org/

are excellent 'try it out' distros. They allow you load and run the distro off a cd. No need to install on your hard drive.

 

Bryan

[bryan314]

Bullines,

 

Jinx!

 

Bryan

[Bullines]

/Bullines motions for someone...anyone to say his name

[bryan314]

Bullines, Bullines, Bullines,

 

Bryan teh +1 xxxxe

[JAMMAN]

Ok this has been vaguely covered but the exact question has never been asked. Bullines, (hows that?) have you experimented with Mastercam in any Linux environment and what were your findings, off the record of course.

[Bullines]

Thanks bryan

 

Jamman, here's what you'd do:

 

Install Linux

Install VMWare Workstation for Linux

Install Windows into a VMWare Workstation virtual machine

Install Mastercam

 

Haven't done it yet (I'm crazy busy, of course ) but in theory, it should work. It wouldn't be as zippy as a real Windows install but it should, at the very least, run.

[Hardmill]

quote:

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Bryan teh +1 xxxxe

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He He He Me too +1

 

PEACE

[Fralex_francois]

Does it worth a try or i'm better with windows, cause I'm not like you guys ''crazy computer programmer''

[Teh Bear without Brains kinda idiot]

It was covered ...by me .do a search on VMware and forum member 498 and you`ll find info .

I am an old Linux fan ,I run Linux in 1994 -1995 and use it for this day .

But every thing has it`s place .

When CNC Software `ll port MC for Linux I will be the first( I think it will not happen in the near future ) .

But to use it under VMware is a senseless thing.

Is Win2000 pro not stable enough for you ?

 

Linnux is my home multimedia system ,a system for crazy things to do and main repair tool .

But on my work place I use win2000 pro and I feel comfortable with it .

 

Teh kernel panic

[Brent Wilkerson]

+1 to teh Pooh!

 

Win2K @ work

Win2K and Linux @ home...I even have an XP box too.

 

VMWare and Wine do have their limits but or very good emulators.

 

There are many bootable linux's now. Is it Linuxes, Linuxs or Linuii?

 

Knoppix, Knoppix STD, PHLAK, DamnSmall Linux, Dynebolic

 

Here is a good list of Live Linux CDs distros

http://www.frozentech.com/content/livecd.php

 

Check this one out! http://www.linuxcnc.org

 

May teh Tux be with you!

 

 

[Bullines]

Note that Wine is not an emulator

[Teh Bear without Brains kinda idiot]

Yes ,Although Wine last versions are more mighty and stable ,it is good for running simple windows games like solitaire (do it all the time )

it can be pain in the #$$ to configure and set something Like Intellicad and I doubt that programs like Mastercam will work at all .

[Brent Wilkerson]

Bullines...ok it's "is an Open Source implementation of the Windows API on top of X and Unix" I stand corrected

 

For everyone else..

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Think of Wine as a Windows compatibility layer. Wine does not require Microsoft Windows, as it is a completely alternative implementation consisting of 100% Microsoft-free code, but it can optionally use native system DLLs if they are available. Wine provides both a development toolkit (Winelib) for porting Windows sources to Unix and a program loader, allowing many unmodified Windows binaries to run on x86-based Unixes, including Linux, FreeBSD, and Solaris.

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And.....

 

quote:

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VMware Workstation works by enabling multiple operating systems and their applications to run concurrently on a single physical machine. These operating systems and applications are isolated in secure virtual machines that co-exist on a single piece of hardware. The VMware virtualization layer maps the physical hardware resources to the virtual machine's resources, so each virtual machine has its own CPU, memory, disks, I/O devices, etc. Virtual machines are the full equivalent of a standard x86 machine.

 

VMware Workstation enables enterprise software developers to develop and test the most complex networked server-class applications running on Windows, Linux or NetWare all on a single desktop.

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Brent teh copy and paste

 

I agree that Wine is better and better and will never run a high-end app, but it does run some ok. If you want to run a windows app...run it on a windows box...right? Someday maybe...

[Bullines]

If I needed to run a Windows app from Linux, I'd choose a VMWare virtual machine running Windows, first.