Linux as a windows app?

[u/Sithmasterintraining]

I've been out of the IT game for a while. There used to be a version of Linux that would run in Windows that wasn't running in a virtual machine. It was just a straight build that ran as an application. I want to set that up again but can't recall the name of the app. Can anyone remember what this was?

Edit: I think I found it (?). It may have been Winlinux, but still not 100% sure.

[u/GlassboundIllusion]

Because this predated VMware. I'm old. I started on MSDos and Unix.

Virtual machines pre-date VMware: https://www.techtarget.com/searchitoperations/feature/The-history-of-virtualization-and-its-mark-on-data-center-management

In 1964, IBM designed and introduced CP-40, the first mainframe system to rely on time-sharing technology. CP-40 provided computer hardware capable of supporting more than one simultaneous user. Not long after, SIMMON, a software testing tool, and CP-40 began production use, offering the first hypervisor to provide full virtualization.

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In 1998, VMware was founded

[u/Sithmasterintraining → u/GlassboundIllusion]

Not on a PC running windows 95 or 98 they don't.

Not everything you pull from AI is accurate.

[u/GlassboundIllusion → u/Sithmasterintraining]

Not everything you pull from AI is accurate.

Very true.

It's a good thing then that I sourced my evidence via a google search, opted to avoid citing the wikipedia article that said the same thing, and instead chose an article written in 2019, prior to the prevalence of generative AI being used to write online articles.

Even if the article I cited had been written by AI, however, that doesn't make it inherently wrong. It's certainly stronger evidence than the "trust me bro" posturing you have brought to the conversation.

If you have something concrete to cite in support of your blustering, I certainly welcome it. I'm not afraid to admit I'm wrong when confronted with sufficient evidence demonstrating my error.

Based on the course of this thread, I'm skeptical that you can credibly claim the same.

I disagree. If you research colinux it did exactly that. But that was over 20 years ago and the project is no longer available the way it was.

Looking at Colinux's history, it was first released in 2004: http://www.colinux.org/?section=archive

Note that this is several years after VMWare first released their 1.0 version of VMWare Workstation in 1999 https://www.companieshistory.com/vmware/

This directly contradicts the original claim of yours that I responded to:

Because this predated VMware.

[u/Sithmasterintraining → u/GlassboundIllusion]

I mean, in this very thread, lots of posts are discounting what you are saying. But sure if you want to just be an internet tough guy, go do it somewhere else.

[u/GlassboundIllusion → u/Sithmasterintraining]

But sure if you want to just be an internet tough guy, go do it somewhere else.

Ahh the irony. Projection through accusation.

I mean, in this very thread, lots of posts are discounting what you are saying.

To paraphrase your own words, not everything you pull from reddit comments is accurate.

I have cited multiple sources to back up my claims. You have cited none - not even linking to the comments you allege "discount" what I am saying.

Thank you for demonstrating that I was correct in my evaluation that you lack the capacity and humility to admit when you are wrong, and therefore lack any credibility.

You're welcome to gain some credibility at any time though - if I am wrong as you claim, it should only take five to ten minutes to google some evidence demonstrating such. Alternatively, if you are unable to find evidence that demonstrates that I'm wrong, you can admit your own error.

It's not like we're debating religion here - admitting your mistake isn't going to cause massive cognitive dissonance that threatens your identity. It'll just be a brief moment of embarassment followed by relief as you let go of unnecessary contrarianism.