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SuSe Linux on AmigaONE & MS Office
« on: July 28, 2003, 02:37:56 PM »
Hi everyone !

Im new to this forum, so forgive me if this topic has been discussed before, of if this is a wrong place for asking.

My problem is this: I have a PC at home (AthlonXP, but its not really important) running Windows98, since I have a need for MS Office applications and also some other M$ programs (like MS Project). But, I came to an idea (probably impossible, but still - no harm asking) to buy AmigaONE motherboard, use the existing components I have (graphic card, hard disk, etc), and put SuSe Linux as main OS.

Now, there is still a problem of MS Office and other MS applications that I must have installed. So, is there any possibility to install MS Windows and other MS stuff on Linux ? I have heard of VMWare, could it be the solution to this mess ?

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Re: SuSe Linux on AmigaONE & MS Office
« Reply #1 on: July 28, 2003, 02:45:24 PM »
yes, I know of wine, but it definitely will not work (I now for sure that it's hardware dependent). however, I have checked the vmware homepage and in theory it should work, but I would prefer knowing it for sure before spending a certain amount of EUR on A1 motherboard  :-D
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Re: SuSe Linux on AmigaONE & MS Office
« Reply #2 on: July 28, 2003, 02:59:38 PM »
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 BTW are you sure that native solutions like OpenOffice won't help you?


hmmm, let's say 99% sure. because I use MS Word and MS Excel at work (and when speaking of MS Excel, I need 100% compatibility - I use spreadsheets with macros and stuff). I also need MS Access, since we use it at work. And, I need MS Project installed too, for same reasons.

Other software (Corel, Photoshop, etc.) I could live without, however, the above mentioned _is_ the imperative.
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Re: SuSe Linux on AmigaONE & MS Office
« Reply #3 on: July 28, 2003, 06:54:17 PM »
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anarchic_teapot wrote:

If you're going to insist on MS apps, then you're locked into their specific architecture (x86 + Windows).


unfortunately, it's my office (notice the small "o")  :-D and my boss who keep on insisting on MS software... as I said, it's not Word and Excel, it's the Access and MS Project that trouble me...

anyway, maybe I'll go and by a whole new A1, or just upgrade my A1200 with a ppc card and mediator and stuff... seems much more easier  :-)
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