Re: NEWSFLASH: Oracle Technology breakthrough in Windows95/NT Networking!

FREEBSD RULES!!!    In article <35212DC7.6D9D_at_yahoo.com>,

        gold_bag_at_yahoo.com writes:
> A major breakthrough is announced - you can now run Windows95/NT
> applications/programs 100% native mode from inside Linux Window!!
> The research lab founded by 'Olivetti corporation' and 'Oracle
> corporation' is offering the software at
> this site - see http://www.orl.co.uk/vnc/
>
> Using the 'VNC Virtual Network Computing' software, you run all
> the Windows95/NT programs remotely on Windows95/NT box BUT display
> locally inside the Linux box!!
>
> My strong advice to companies is to invest the "dollars" in
> networking hardware like fast ethernet cards and do not burn out
> dollars on operating system like windows 95/NT.
>
> Linux is a excellent Network computer, Network PC system.
> Now, you can have ONLY ONE Windows NT for the entire company
> and have LINUX on all the other PCs!! This idea saves the
> company millions of dollars because --
> Cost of Linux per seat = $0
> Cost of Windows95 per seat = $289 ($90 for upgrade but must have 3.x)
> Cost of WindowsNT per seat = $799 (server) $300 (workstation)
> Users will not complain because they can still run all of their favorite
> Windows95/NT programs like MS Word, Excel inside linux and at the
> same time can also run Unix/Linux programs inside linux!!!!
>
> And combine VNC with SAMBA (which is included in Linux). Use samba to
> mount linux disk partitions on Win95/NT as folders and vice versa!!
> Linux is EXCELLENT "Fileserver" box for Windows95/NT!
>
> Another strong advice - migrate rapidly to platform independent
> C++ Qt or JAVA!! Get java from Borland or Sun Micro and not from M$.
> See Borland JBuilder at http://www.borland.com and C++ Qt
> http://www.troll.no
>
> More about Linux -
> MICROSOFT Windows 95 - LINUX ANALOGY LIST
> ===========================================
> LINUX (UNIX) is a 100% POSIX compliant operating system
> --------------------------------------------------------
> 100% POSIX compliance is required by U.S. Govt. on OS
> ------------------------------------------------------
> o Linux was awarded 'The BEST Network Operating system, 1997/98' by
> InfoWorld computer magazine
> o Movie 'Titanic' was made with Linux on digital alpha, graphics and
> animations.
> o Windows95, Windows NT fail the CRASH_OS_TEST programs and only Linux
> passes. Linux scales much BETTER than NT on SMP boxes.
> Linux runs MUCH faster than Windows95/NT
> o Linux is created by YOU, repeat "YOU" created linux, Windows is
> created by Microsoft and NOT by YOU and you do not any control on
> window95/nt!
> o Linux OS NEVER crashes!! Why? Because there is not even a minute
> bug in the kernel source code. The kernel source code is reviewed
> by millions of people on internet and it is 100% perfect!
>
> Linux applications are at :
> http://www.caldera.com/tech-ref/linuxapps/linapps.html
>
> Note: Some of the packages listed below are commercial and others
> are on the Linux cdrom.
>
> Microsoft Windows for linux : Linux has WABI, WINE, VNC packages which
> runs most MS Windows 3.1, Win32 programs inside linux window!
> With Linux, you can run on remote Window95/NT box every Win95/NT
> programs and display on your local linux box inside Linux!! In
> this way have ONLY ONE Windows95/NT box for the entire
> company (saves money)!! Linux is a Network computer for
> Windows95/NT!! Details see http://www.orl.co.uk/vnc/
>
> MSDOS for linux : Linux has Dr. DOS from http://www.caldera.com which
> runs most DOS programs inside a linux window!!
> See also DosEmu (DOS-Emulator) package, XDosEmu and
> FreeDOS from http://www.freedos.org/
>
> Microsoft SQLserver (RDBMS Database) : Linux has these databases -
> PostgreSQL - http://www.postgresql.org
> (see Database-PostgreSQL-HOWTO on cdrom)
> Oracle RDBMS - see http://www.WGS.com/LDP/HOWTO/Oracle-HOWTO.html
> Informix RDBMS - http://www.ctonline.it/~marcog/ifmxlinux.htm
> MySQL - http://www.tcx.se (from Sweden)
> Solid - http://www.solidtech.com (from Finland)
> Addabas - http://www.adabas.com (from Germany)
> YardSQL - http://www.yard.de (from Germany)
> Empress - http://www.empress.com (from U.S.)
> Interbase - http://www.interbase.com (from Borland Corp)
>
> Microsoft Excel Spreadsheets : Linux has TeaPot, WingZ and NeXS.
>
> Microsoft Win95 Desktop : Linux has KDE - http://www.kde.org
> KDE desktop is IDENTICAL to Windows95 interface + good points
> from OS/2 and Mac!! You MUST try KDE!!
> Lesstiff - A industry standard Motif tool and Windows,
> Afterstep, Windowmaker (NeXTstep-lookalike),
> QVwm, fvwm95 (Win95-lookalike), amiwm (amiga), mlvwm (mac) etc.
>
> Microsoft Internet Web server: Linux has Apache, Roxen Challenger,
> Netscape Fasttrack, Sun Microsystem's Java Web server.
>
> Microsoft Internet Explorer: Linux has Netscape browser/communicator,
> LynX,
> Kfm (KDE Filemanager), Mosaic, Amaya, Arena, Sun Microsystem Hotjava,
> etc.
>
> Microsoft Windows95/NT network with Linux : Linux has SAMBA
> (networking),
> and Netware connectivity with MARS-NWE (networking).
>
> Microsoft Word : Linux has Wordperfect 7.0, LyX, xdvi, XWord,
> Adobe Acrobat reader, FrameMaker, LaTex, SGML Tools,
> Jade, JadeTex, Maxwell.
>
> Microsoft Office suite: Linux has StarOffice suite (from Germany),
> ApplixWare office suites, Coreldraw suites, SGML, Jade.
>
> Microsoft Visual Basic: Linux has VisualTCL, SpecTCL
>
> Microsoft Visual C++ : Linux has QT application framework C++ QtEZ,
> VIBE, Code Crusader, WipeOut, RHIDE, C-Forge
> XWPE - X Windows programming environment, XEmacs,
> Gnome, GNU C Compiler (C, C++, Objective-C)
>
> Microsoft Exchange (Mail server): Linux has Sendmail, qmail, smail,
> exim, exmh package (mail-user-agent)
>
> Microsoft JAVA : Linux has Java IDE "FreeBuilder", JccWarrior, Wipeout,
> Vibe, SunMicrosystem Java Workshop for Linux, SuperMojo, JForge, Emacs
> JDE.
>
> Microsoft Mail/Lotus CCMAIL : Linux has ZMail(GUI), exmh, umt,
> xfmail(GUI),
> kmail, xmh, xcmail, soma, privtool, pine, etc..
>
> Microsoft Scheduler/Personal productivity tools: See the Personal
> productivity
> Tools at http://www.caldera.com/tech-ref/linuxapps/linapps.html
>
> Microsoft Notepad/Wordpad : Linux has CRisp, vi, NEdit, Jed, EMACS, Joe,
> Elvis and several hundreds more... on cdrom
>
> Microsoft Desktop Publishing : Linux has SGML tools, LaTex, Jade,
> JadeTex, FrameMaker, Corel office, Applixware, StarOffice.
>
> Netscape Calendar Server: CyberScheduler from http://www.crosswind.com
>
> AutoCAD CAD package: Linux has AC3D package at
> http://www.comp.lancs.ac.uk/computing/users/andy/ac3d.html
>
> Adobe Photoshop : Linux has GIMP at http://www.gimp.org and also on
> linux cdrom
> http://www.wizards.dupont.com/cristy/ImageMagick.html
>
> Intersolv PVCS (Source Code Control System): Linux has RCS and CVS SCCS.
>
> Progamming languages : Linux has C, C++, Java, Lisp, Fortran, Perl,
> Python, Pascal, Intel X86 assembler, awk, sed, korn shell, zsh,
> bash, tcsh, Tcl/Tk, Prolog, Rexx, Smalltalk, SQL, yacc, flex,
> Ada, COBOL and hundreds more on cdrom.
>
> Computer Games : Linux has Hundreds of computer games like chess, doom..
> on linux cdrom
>
> Buy Linux cdrom (prices starts from $5 goes upto $400 U.S. dollars) from
> -
> http://www.lsl.com
> http://www.cheapbytes.com
> http://linuxcentral.com/
> http://www.linuxmall.com/
> http://www.redhat.com
> http://www.suse.com
> http://www.caldera.com
>
> Technical support for linux sold at: prices range from $500 to $3,00,000
> http://www.caldera.com (Novell corporation company)
> http://www.redhat.com
> http://www.wgs.com
> http://www.suse.com
> Usenet groups comp.os.linux.* (Free technical support!!)
>
> A single linux cdrom contains more than 1500 software packages!
> Purchase a Intel/AMD/Cyrix box for $600 (without microsoft
> windows/DOS) + $200 (monitor) from the local computer hardware store and
> save
> $200 (or $800 NT) by avoiding Microsoft Windows95/NT! There are local
> hardware stores who sell bare computer hardware only WITHOUT any
> pre-loaded software or mail-order hardware without any MS Windows.
>
> Try Linux once. It is a robust, powerful 32-bit OS.
> Ok,Ok,OK.. Before asking me any more questions please go
> to this site : http://www.WGS.com/LDP/HOWTO where there is peace
> and prosperity and where most intelligent people on this planet
> are crowded...
 

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