From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu May 4 20:07:22 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F245816A402 for ; Thu, 4 May 2006 20:07:22 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from e.schuele@computer.org) Received: from rwcrmhc11.comcast.net (rwcrmhc11.comcast.net [204.127.192.81]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 97BEF43D46 for ; Thu, 4 May 2006 20:07:22 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from e.schuele@computer.org) Received: from [208.206.151.59] (host59.gtisd.com[208.206.151.59]) by comcast.net (rwcrmhc11) with ESMTP id <20060504200721m1100n2d0de>; Thu, 4 May 2006 20:07:21 +0000 Message-ID: <445A5EF8.90808@computer.org> Date: Thu, 04 May 2006 15:07:20 -0500 From: Eric Schuele User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.2 (X11/20060426) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Barnaby Scott References: <445A5C43.9080005@waywood.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <445A5C43.9080005@waywood.co.uk> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: newbie wanting to switch to FreeBSD - planning stage question X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 04 May 2006 20:07:23 -0000 Barnaby Scott wrote: > I am new to FreeBSD (or any other Unix operating system) but am very > keen to make the switch. I have read as much as I can over the last > couple of years, and am very nearly ready to ditch the various Windows > versions on my network - however there is one Windows-only application I > really cannot find a replacement for, and that is Rhino3D > (http://www.rhino3d.com/). Looking at the CAD section of the ports > collection does not offer any alternative that is at all comparable, so > I fear I'm stuck with it. > > I believe Rhino does not work with any Windows emulators either, so I > imagined I had only 2 options left - have completely separate computers > and retain Windows on one - no good because my desk is cluttered enough > already, or to go for a dual-boot one - no good either as I would > constantly be rebooting (or would in practice revert to Windows and > never get to learn FreeBSD which is what I want to do!) > > However, I don't mind having a Windows machine running somewhere on the > network out of the way, but would want to use the keyboard, monitor and > mouse attached to my FreeBSD machine. Does anyone know if it is possible > in principle to drive a Windows program on a Windows machine, but from a > Unix computer? You can "Remote Desktop" into the Windows machine. net/rdesktop. Leave it headless in a closet somewhere (with AC) and remote desktop to it. :) > If this is not an idiotic question, and this sort of > thing is possible, where would I find some fairly idiot-proof > instructions on how to set it up, or at least some reading to get me > started? > > I realise that a common bit of advice is to try stuff out and see, but > if I cannot see a way forward, the time invloved in installing and > learning FreeBSD would be very hard to justify, so please bear with me - > I would be grateful for any advice at this stage. > > Many thanks, > Barnaby Scott > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > -- Regards, Eric