__/ [stan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] on Wednesday 14 September 2005 21:23 \__
> Nospam <nospam@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> : I am on win98se and am getting infuriated I am unable to run skype on my
> : machine (apparently need winxp or 2000), but skype can be on various
> : versions of linux, is there a "linux emulator" out there that can enable
> : me to run skype ?
>
> VMWare would do that just fine. It isn't a 'linux emulator" but rather
> emulates a PC- so you can install Linux into it.
>
> Though it would be cheaper to upgrade to a modern OS than to buy
> VMware, most likely
>
> Stan
I still have an old Windows 98 laptop, which appears to be unaffected by
spyware, virii and the rest of these evils. I would encourage that you just
install Linux if not too many peripherals are involved.
I was going to suggest SSH'ing (or equivalents) to a *nix machine with Skype
installed, but then realised that X forwarding would not be helpful. You
would voice forwarding too...
As said already, VMware licence for using Skype? I fail to see the point.
Not to mention the amount of space that VMware will 'eat up'...
Hope it helps,
Roy
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