From b459bb8fb3e267728a35c67865a4b30ba3557b41 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Dimitrie O. Paun" Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2002 19:06:05 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Update Wine FAQ to latest revision. - Better Bochs/Plex86 info - Add Q&A about upgrading configuration - Replace Deneba's Canvas 7 with Ability Office From entries submitted by Tom Wickline. --- documentation/faq.sgml | 51 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------- 1 file changed, 41 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) diff --git a/documentation/faq.sgml b/documentation/faq.sgml index 33cce0a7a12..77d4fce6b29 100644 --- a/documentation/faq.sgml +++ b/documentation/faq.sgml @@ -91,13 +91,31 @@ There are two free x86 hardware emulators: bochs, and - plex86 - that allow use of hardware other than x86 to run x86 programs. Both - use the GPL. Bochs is older than plex86, seems to be easier to - install, but plex86 will run faster because plex86 uses a real - time binary compiler. The drawback of all emulators is that you - need a version of Windows in order to run Windows. + plex86. + + + Plex86 is the opensource free-software alternative for VMWare, + VirtualPC, and other IA-32 on IA-32 "Virtual PC products." It + can only run on the IA-32 architecture. + + + + Bochs is a highly portable open source IA-32 (x86) PC emulator + written in C++, that runs on most popular platforms. It includes emulation + of the Intel x86 CPU, common I/O devices, and a custom BIOS. Currently, + bochs can be compiled to emulate a 386, 486 or Pentium CPU. Bochs is capable + of running most Operating Systems inside the emulation including Linux, + Windows® 95, DOS, and recently Windows® NT 4. + + + + Both are licensed under the GPL. Bochs is older than plex86, seems to be + easier to install, but plex86 will run faster because plex86 uses a real + time binary compiler. The drawback of all emulators is that you need a version + of Windows in order to run Windows. + + @@ -818,7 +836,7 @@ - + Getting Wine @@ -1044,6 +1062,19 @@ wine + + How do I upgrade Wine without losing my working configuration? + + + + Upgrading the wine installation does not affect the existing wine + configuration. So after upgrading wine you still have the old (working ) + wine configuration. + + + + + If I want to use a Windows install, which versions are OK? @@ -1612,9 +1643,9 @@ rm -fR \[/path/\]Wine* - Deneba's Canvas 7 - ( - http://www.deneba.com/dazroot/softlibs/cv7_linux/default.html) + Ability Office + ( + http://www.ability.com/linux/abilitylinux.php) -- 2.11.4.GIT