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From: David Floyd
Newsgroups: alt.os.linux.ubuntu
Subject: Re: Wanting to change from XP to Ubuntu and keep using Turnpike
Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2007 09:41:27 +0000
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In message of Wed, 28 Feb 2007, SINNER writes
>* David Floyd wrote in alt.os.linux.ubuntu:
>
>> In message of Tue, 27 Feb 2007, Hadron writes
>>>Chris writes:
>>>
>>>> Only one thing is holding me back from moving to Ubuntu - and that is
>>>> that I want to keep using my email client, Turnpike.
>>>> I've never found anything better in the twelve years I've been using
>>>> Turnpike
>>>> and it won't run under WINE because it's a Windows namespace shell
>>>> extension - i.e. an extension of Windows Explorer.
>>>>
>>>> Would it be possible to run a fairly stripped down XP in a virtual
>>>> machine?
>>>
>>>Run a full one.
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Which would be the best virtualisation software for that?
>>>
>>>VMWare.
>>>
>>
>> Nobody has mentioned Virtual Box. I get on with that better than
>> VMWare.
>> And it's for the same reason - Turnpike.
>>
>> Although I do run Thunderbird on Ubuntu.
>>
>> David
>>
>
>I cant imagine running a VM to run an email client,
You obviously haven't used Turnpike!
As you can see here, those of us who are ex demon grew up with it; loved
it; don't want to loose it; and can't find anything quite like it to
replace it!!
David
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