Mail Archives: cygwin/2002/06/09/19:54:08
Mark,
At 13:44 2002-06-09, Mark Butcher wrote:
>Hi All
>
>...
>
>Before I continue with details of the problem, there is another point on my
>mind. I am using cygwin since it was advised to me as a Unix type
>environment for my Windows PC. This means that I can build my compilers
>(when it works) with tools intended for a Unix machine. Although I have
>never used Linux, people who have tell me that it is essentially Unix based
>and is therefore also suitable for the job in hand. They also tell me that
>I can make my computer dual bootable so that I can either run Linux or a
>Windows operating system. If all of this is true, would it not be advisable
>to install Linux and do away with cygwin altogether ? Please remember that
>I really do not know much about the two systems, with their pros and cons
>and this question is not intended as a derogatory question - I am sure that
>there must be some good reasons for both and these are interesting me...
Cygwin is appropriate for people who must, for one reason or another, run
Windows but who also want or need to use the GNU tools and / or a POSIX
programming environment. That describes a great many people, as it turns out.
There is another option with which you may not be familiar: VMWare. This
software allows Linux and Windows to operate simultaneously. It is not a
"symmetric" virtual machine emulation, however. One system is primary and
hosts the other. The vendor makes both variations: Windows hosting a
virtual machine running Linux and Linux hosting a virtual machine running
Windows.
It's not cheap, but it is good. It's best with abundant hardware resources,
of course: lots of RAM; fast processors; multiple, capacious disks.
Check it out: <http://www.vmware.com/>
>...
Randall Schulz
Mountain View, CA USA
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