[Wine] Re: Difference Between WINE and an Emulator

[Draco18s]

In article <pan.2006.08.15.01.17.04.654819
@YourPantiesSirWilliamfrontiernet.net>, 
mantar.feyelno at YourPantiesSirWilliamfrontiernet.net says...
>On Mon, 14 Aug 2006 15:40:51 -0400, Draco18s wrote:
>
>> I've got someone who doesn't understand that WINE Is Not an Emulator and
>> apparently doesn't get the FAQ on the site.  I personally don't use WINE
>> (still being on Windows kinda avoids the need), so I don't really have the
>> knowledge to argue this much farther.  Here's his latest point (formating
>> in clasic usenet style below), I need something simple that says, "no."
>
> An emulator is a specific type of program that mimics hardware. Windows
>is not a piece of hardware, ergo Wine Is Not an Emulator. It's merely a
>clone of the Windows API.

Ah there we go.

> It's sort of like the difference between a program that performs
>mathematical calculations on numbers, and a program that models the
>internal structures of a Texas Instruments calculator -- a hardware device
>which also performs mathematical calculations on numbers. The programs may
>look similar, but inside, they are two entirely different beasts. The
>gap between wine and an x86 emulator is a BIT less wide than that, but not
>nearly enough to require a name-change on wine's part. 
>
> OTOH, if he insists on making up his own definitions for words,
>he's free to do so. He'll just have to put up with the fact that the rest
>of the planet is talking past him.

I've already got someone like that, he tends to not use punctuation except the 
rare question mark and exclamations (which occure in multiples).  He also can't 
spell.  I'd cut him a break, but he's English.

Thanks much.

Draco18s