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Nov 16, 1998, 3:57pm

Why not a Linux version of the AW Browser??????

I've switched to Linux but still have to keep a machine with Win95 just
to use AW!

PLEASE let me get rid of Win95 for good!!!!

Nov 17, 1998, 1:59pm

Not a bad idea.
Me, prsonally, I am not so fond of Linux. M
But a linux version of Aw-B is a good ideal; I'm quite sure that would lead
to much more visitors for Active Worlds. The more people the more fun.....
.....up to a certain point, that is!

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Feb 29, 2000, 8:10pm

Not bad.... I love Linux, a X Version will have to do it but first we need a
Linux version of the Renderware libraries, then it will be possible... I
want to do the same thing.

Ah Whatever It would be nice if ti was in Linux
Binaries of the browser could be distribbed, not nessarly needed to be
compiled..

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Mar 5, 2000, 9:15am

[View Quote] > Not bad.... I love Linux, a X Version will have to do it but first we need a
> Linux version of the Renderware libraries, then it will be possible... I
> want to do the same thing.

Apparently the aw2.1 browser will run under the WINE emulator
http://www.winehq.com/ under X on linux according to the list of compatible
graphical application. The list is rather old and WINE is being improved all the
time, so maybe the aw2.2 and even the forthcoming aw3.0 browser will work.
Anyone using it?

Mar 7, 2000, 10:56am

or get vmware and run windows as a virtual machine and hence aw as well so
thats a option aw well
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Mar 8, 2000, 12:56am

I've used VMWare... it's quite impressive! Since I am primarily a Windows
user, I ran VMWare with Windows 2000 as the host and installed Red Hat Linux
6.1 as the virtual machine. The only complaint I had was the performance
(which I was aware would be slower.) For the most part, it was sufficient
to use what I need in Linux. Resizing a Netscape window, for example, was
extremely slow as the Afterstep window manager tells each window to repaint
during a resize and not just display a simple border like other managers.

I don't quite have the money to get VMWare, so I'm now triple-booted with
Linux, Windows 2000, and Windows 98 SE. I still need 98 SE for my
music/multimedia things that don't yet have software compatible with 2000.
Perhaps I may try to run the Linux-hosted VMWare and see how Windows 2000
performs as a VM.

P.S. I got an e-mail and VMWare 2.0 is available now. www.vmware.com



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