February 2005
Beginner
384 pages
9h 8m
English
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WineX/Cedega
| Program URL | http://www.transgaming.com/ |
What Is Cedega?
Cedega is a derivative of the program Wine. You will also see the program listed in articles and online resources as WineX, the recent old name of the program. The name Wine is an acronym for the phrase “Wine Is Not an Emulator,” so don't call WineX/Cedega an emulator, either. The program acts like an emulator, as far as the average user is concerned, despite the differences behind the scenes. Whereas Wine is a program that enables Linux users to run Windows programs in Linux, Cedega lets you play games. Why have a different program for running games? That is where the X in WineX comes in. WineX/Cedega fully supports Microsoft's DirectX. DirectX is a set of application ...