If you were running a UNIX or Linux operating system on your computer, could you use the same application software that you use for a computer running Windows?
2007-04-01 14:32:02 · 4 answers · asked by niccoconuts332 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
You can to some degree with an implementation of the Windows API called wine.
Also, a number of applications are cross platform and work on either, for example Firefox and OpenOffice.org. They work natively on Windows, Linux, and other platforms.
2007-04-01 14:39:35 · answer #1 · answered by John Mahowald 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can install WINE or some other "Windows" simulators but windows programs will not run natively on Linux/Unix any more than linux/unix programs will run natively on windows.
2007-04-01 14:43:06 · answer #2 · answered by Tracy L 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How funny, I have this question for my computer info class and it is exactly the same! Thanks for asking it :-)
2007-04-04 17:55:08 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no.
2007-04-01 14:34:47 · answer #4 · answered by Thomas K 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋