Digital BW, The Print

Daniel Staver wrote:

> I came across this project yesterday:
> http://www.colinux.org/
> 
> "Cooperative Linux is the first working free and open source method for
> optimally running Linux on Microsoft Windows natively. More generally,
> Cooperative Linux (short-named coLinux) is a port of the Linux kernel
> that allows it to run cooperatively alongside another operating system
> on a single machine. For instance, it allows one to freely run Linux on
> Windows 2000/XP, without using a commercial PC virtualization software
> such as VMware, in a way which is much more optimal than using any
> general purpose PC virtualization software. In its current condition, it
> allows us to run the KNOPPIX Japanese Edition on Windows (see
> Screenshots)."
> 
> I wonder if it would be possible to somehow bundle this with a
> preconfigured QTR/Linux distribution so all you would have to do is
> intall it and have everything work.
> 
> When I have some spare time I'll look into it.
> 
> Roy: You mentioned that you were considering a port of QTR to Windows.
> How's that going? Did you find out whether it's even possible?
> 
> --
> Daniel Staver
> http://daniel.staver.no

Checked it yesterday. In the FAQs there's something mentioned 
about 32 MB maximum memory reserved for Colinux to get no 
conflicts with Windows, I doubt it will then allow anything big 
to be printed. Maybe I interpreted that wrong but at that point I 
thought it isn't usable for QTR.

Ernst