| ??? 02/15/05 01:41 Read: times |
#87465 - Linux version Responding to: ???'s previous message |
Craig Steiner said:
What I did not realize, however, is that there is a significant user base for Windows 98/ME/NT4 remaining. According to Microsoft, even security fixes for Windows NT 4.0 are no longer available. True. But many people don't trust Microsoft's "security fixes" anyway. Best policy is to have your Windows machine behind a firewall and don't open unrequested file attachments. That's what I have my wife doing and she's never had a problem. Leaving Windows machines behind firewalls is always a good idea. But that said, even doing that and adopting a strict anti-unknown-attachment policy, there are still serious risks to contend with that would not be stopped by a firewall anyway. My wife is also a good example of what I'm talking about. She's using a 550 MHz Pentium II laptop that came with Windows 98. I wouldn't even think of trying to load WinXP on it--and I certainly wouldn't pay to upgrade it when she's working fine. If I'm going to install a new operating system on her laptop, it's going to be Linux! :) My 1998 vintage laptop (266 MHz PII) came with Windows 98, and the first thing I did when Windows 2000 came out a good year later was upgrade. The added stability was well worth the cost of the upgrade and the time required. Sasha Jevtic said:
Curiously, what do you use when emulating Windows applications? And if you happen to test 89C4x0ldr-lite on it, I would be very interested in hearing how it goes. I use Win4Lin. Works great and pretty much lets me run any typical Windows program. In the past I've run Adobe, MS Office, Paint Shop Pro, Quicken, QuickBooks, etc. At this point I don't use it for anything except Paint Shop Pro, Quicken and Quickbooks. I've switched to OpenOffice and everything else I do in Linux without falling back to Windows applications. When I get some time I'll try to give your application a try and let you know what happens. Usually the only thing that doesn't work with Win4Lin is video games that use DivX and programs that use non-HID USB connections. Well, after looking at Win4Lin, I understand your enthusiasm for programs that are Windows 98 compatible. Still, you might get lucky with 89C4x0ldr-lite... it remains to be tested. But it also looks like there will soon be a new version of Win4Lin that is to be Windows XP-compatible. I haven't used the Win32 API in a long time, but Linux development for command-line programs is very simple. Prints go to the console, scanfs come from the console, and opening the /dev/ttyS0 device isn't very difficult. I agree entirely. It is simply a matter of time. However, also due to the same large project, I do not currently have time to maintain a native Linux port of 89C4x0ldr-lite. Is anyone interested in actually making/maintaining a port? Understandable. I also am short of time right now or I'd offer to do so. If there still isn't a Linux version when my time becomes a bit less busy I'll drop you an email and maybe we can do that. That would be great. Perhaps Dallas Semiconductor would like to do it. :) --Sasha Jevtic |
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