Wanted: Windows 98 CD

Ian wrote in
:

I need a full Windows 98 CD (not upgrade) with license. The
regular vendors don't supply it any more.


http://www.softwaresavings.co.uk/pro.../ProductID-146

Johannes H Andersen wrote in message ...
Nothing wrong with Linux, but it can't replace Windows if you have
software applications that require Windows. Don't mention emulation,
it will run on crutches.

Actually, _if_ Wine supports the application properly (and most I
tried a year or two back other than the big names didn't work
correctly), it usually runs at a similar speed to the native Windows
version. It's not emulating the CPU, it's only emulating the operating
system, so there's no reason why has to be substantially slower.

Mark

Johannes H Andersen wrote in
:

"Form@C" wrote:

Johannes H Andersen wrote in
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"Form@C" wrote:

"Tim" wrote in :

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Well if the OP. has lost or damaged his CD, then I might be able
to help. I have 1st edition selling at £15 including delivery.


Under the M$ terms you can't sell it on to a third person can you?
Isn't
the licence for one single computer only, and not transferrable to
any other machine? AFAIK this applies to OEM versions at least.
The only official way to replace a damaged disk appears to be via
M$, or one of their dealers at least. You would almost certainly
have to produce
your
licence.

Yes, it applies to OEM versions, but it is a leap of faith to think
that it also applies to retail versions.


Ah... but on whose part? The licence enforcer or the licencee? The XP
licence is more or less a "permission to use", the buyer does not own
the software, he/she is just given permission to use it on a single
computer. IOW you can't actually buy XP, only the CD that it comes
on! M$ are serious about this.

From an OEM license:

"Software Transfer. You may permanently transfer all of your rights
under
this EULA only as part of a sale or transfer of the COMPUTER,
provided you retain no copies, you transfer all of the SOFTWARE
PRODUCTS (including all parts......), and the recipient agrees to the
terms of this EULA."

The capitals are as in the text. The point is that MS consider an OEM
computer+Windows as a single integrated product.

If you have a retail Windows version, then that is bought
independently of the computer, so it may be possible to transfer that
'product' alone.

What a load of carp. Linux here I come.... :-)

Nothing wrong with Linux, but it can't replace Windows if you have
software applications that require Windows. Don't mention
emulation, it will run on crutches.

Nope - Wine, maybe, but vmware is a different kettle of fish. Most
proggies don't seem to mind running under it and, at full screen, you
can't tell that you are using a linux box. You are right on one point
though, not everything will run.

Thanks for that. I still have some reservations for emulators, at
least it is an extra level of complexity to debug if something falls
over. If you need a full Windows disc anyway, then what is the
advantage compared to running Windows in a partition?


The virtual machine can be displayed in either a window on your desktop
or full screen. When an OS is running on a virtual machine it can crash
without bringing down the rest of the system. Likewise you can reboot the
"guest" OS's virtual machine without rebooting your system. Note that
this only applies to virtual machines like vmware, not wine as that is
effectively a windows api linked to X (Wine Is Not an Emulator).

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