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I'm going Linux and need guidance
SirPeale:
Yeah, Howard, where DID you get that? I used to play Quake/2/III all the time. There were a ton of other games I played as well, but lost interest in PC games about that time.
There's nothing wrong with 3D applications either. OpenGL is fully supported.
NoBonus:
So, now I am confused. Linux does support DirectX and OpenGL? And which version? and is Wine a good program?
NoBonus:
Or would a dual-boot computer be the best option? Linux for e-mail, word processing and what not and a version of Windows for games?
NoBOnus
barvaz:
Linux has a native OpenGL implementation that can work directly with the hardware and it does this pretty well. OpenGL games that were compiled specifically for Linux will run just great.
DirectX isn't natively supported in Linux but can be done with winex. But note that this is an emulation with all the limitations that come with that. You will be able to run some Windows games on it but more often than not, you will run into problems. If you just want to install and play Windows games without too many worries, winex won
NoBonus:
Do other emu's work in Linux? Like Zinc or Kawaks?