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    Re: Windows App that Only run under Linux

    Knights of the Old Republic 1 & 2. Took some futzing about to get them to work properly in Wine (I had to replace my ATI card with an Nvidia one), but once they were working, they worked almost perfectly. The games don't work at all under Windows 7.

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    Re: Windows App that Only run under Linux

    Yet another reason I dislike MS

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    Re: Windows App that Only run under Linux

    They should make a windows version of wine so others can play old software.....

    In fairness to win7 and starcarft, you can run it in compatibility mode, reduce the resolution and colours to make it work.
    MS skill level -- I press buttons and stuff happens
    Linux skill level -- I copy and paste into the terminal and stuff happens!
    Mac skill level -- Wear a black turtleneck and stuff happens

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    Re: Windows App that Only run under Linux

    Windows has fairly good backwards compatibility I think.

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    Re: Windows App that Only run under Linux

    There are many games "rebuilt" to work on newer Windows platforms, like GTA2, calssic I think Stronghold no longer works, and my favourite Total Annihlation

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    Re: Windows App that Only run under Linux

    Quote Originally Posted by NightwishFan View Post
    Windows has fairly good backwards compatibility I think.
    Not with games sadly, backwards compatibility with games is quite poor.

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    Re: Windows App that Only run under Linux

    The old Microsoft sound card from 95 which MS no longer support still runs fine under Ubuntu, does that count?

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    Re: Windows App that Only run under Linux

    This isn't the same, but a while back I lost my key to Medal of Honor: Allied Assault. I couldn't reinstall it in Windows, but I was able to install it and play it in Linux with the native installer. I think I had a Soldier of Fortune game that was the same.

    I have plenty of games that won't run in Windows or Linux, though. Motoracer was one of my favorites. I just had to throw it away because it won't run on anything.
    Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You. - Dr. Seuss

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    Re: Windows App that Only run under Linux

    Quote Originally Posted by NightwishFan View Post
    I never has a system that could play Arcanum without crashing or having graphical glitches, but Wine 1.0 does it just fine.
    Hey does Arcanum still have an online presence?

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    Re: Windows App that Only run under Linux

    No sir, unless you find some hardcore folks that host a lan.

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