On 09.08.20 02:31, terryc wrote:
> On Sat, 08 Aug 2020 00:33:00 -0500
> John Morris <jmorris@???> wrote:
>
> Snipping the Pol, Para and not mentioning Cap.
>
>> Or like people who still run Windows after
>> decades of failure and breathtaking security flaws, but they just know
>> the next release is going to be stable and secure.
>
> It isn't just Microsoft, but the hardware manufacturers as well. First
> you have to wait for them to correct 'bugs', then their culling
> of support for 'legacy' hardware and software, which is swift and
> deadly.
>
> I only maintain a boxen running MS windows for the 'Recreational
> Software', aka Games.
>
> Unfortunately, despite my stance of buying a copy of every game
> that interested me and ran on Linux, the offerings have dried
> up*. Even the ability to run those games has disappeared.
>
> While Linux has a lot of basic card and simple board games, offerings
> are missing in a lot of types.
>
> So, I'm left with running MS Windows games or and the intermittent
> suitability of Wine, PlayOnLinux, Codeweavers, Qemu etc.
>
> So if anyone wants to share their secrets to being able to run MS
> Win based games on Linux, I'm interested.
>

There are a lot of Linux (compatible) Games on GOG or Steam.

>
> I do know that the DOS game Warlords works well in Dosbox, but then
> various people have written a Linux version called LordsAWar. IME the
> dos version is a bit hard to play on a dual screen system as it sits
> firmly in the middle.
>
> * I think Minecraft was the last to offer a Linux version,but there is
> also the Linux based Minetest as a development base.
>
>
>
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