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==Performance==
==Performance==
What about performance? I could agree that emulating MS-DOS to run old programs may/is doable... but MS-Windows? Wouldn't that stretch the responsiveness of the laptop near zero? I'm guessing. --[[User:Xavi|Xavi]] 10:47, 16 January 2007 (EST)
What about performance? I could agree that emulating MS-DOS to run old programs may/is doable... but MS-Windows? Wouldn't that stretch the responsiveness of the laptop near zero? I'm guessing. --[[User:Xavi|Xavi]] 10:47, 16 January 2007 (EST)

: Educational games may not require a high responsiveness. You would have to try out what works and what doesn't. I also don't know how much memory WINE needs to emulate software that was meant to run on a 386 or 486. --[[User:Fasten|Fasten]] 11:00, 16 January 2007 (EST)

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Performance

What about performance? I could agree that emulating MS-DOS to run old programs may/is doable... but MS-Windows? Wouldn't that stretch the responsiveness of the laptop near zero? I'm guessing. --Xavi 10:47, 16 January 2007 (EST)

Educational games may not require a high responsiveness. You would have to try out what works and what doesn't. I also don't know how much memory WINE needs to emulate software that was meant to run on a 386 or 486. --Fasten 11:00, 16 January 2007 (EST)