VNU Net: Latest Linux runs Microsoft apps Jul 26, 1999, 21 :51 UTC (12 Talkback[s]) (9004 reads) (Other stories by Lisa Kelly)
"Linux distributor Suse's latest version of the open source operating
system, Linux 6.2, includes middleware that enables Microsoft applications
to run on the OS.
"A 30 day trial of Vmware 1.0 from developer Vmware enables customers to
use Dos, Windows versions 3.x, Windows 95 and Windows 98 and NT 4
applications "comfortably under Linux," claimed the German based
distributor."
"Analyst at IDC, Kirsten Ludvigsen said: "This is the first time
customers can use Microsoft applications under Linux."