Re: Linux Again

  • From: "qubit" <lauraeaves@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 3 Feb 2010 09:37:00 -0600

I forget the name, but Microsoft also makes what it views as a competitor to 
cygwin, a little linux that runs on windows.  Someone on program-l, probably 
Mark Long who was the microsoft employee, I believe was the one who called 
attention to it. But like a lot of things microsoft puts out, I forget the 
details.
Sorry I'm not more help. Maybe someone else knows what I'm talking about.
--le

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John J. Boyer" <john.boyer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 2010 9:17 AM
Subject: Re: Linux Again


Cygwin is what you want. It is virtually a full-fledged Linux. My
computer is Vista also and Cygwin runs fine. Jaws does nicely with it.

John

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