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Re: Off Topic: alternative O/S



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----- Original Message -----
From: "Lionel Issen" <lissen@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2001 3:54 AM
Subject: Re: Off Topic: alternative O/S


> Theo:
> You are correct; however I had seen references to software utilities that
> could get a Linux system to run Windows programs. Not perfect but fairly
> useable.  Now if I could only remember where I read about it. At that time
I
> had no interest in Linux or any other operating systems. Microsoft's
recent
> announcement about 3 year leases for its O/S has got me interested in
> alternatives.
>
> Since Metastock is supposed to be "largely written in C and C++", it might
> not be too difficult or expensive to compile it under Linux. I'm not a
> programmer, so what I have just said may not be feasible.
>