May 29 2002
Nice Overview of WineX
Tom’s Hard News weekly email newsletter Vol II/No. 20 – Windows Gaming In Linux With WineX 2.0
The goal of TransGaming is to run off-the-shelf DirectX games inside a Linux environment, and they plan to do it one game at a time. The latest version, WineX 2.0, provides initial support for DirectX 8 and adds Max Payne to their list of officially supported games.
In addition, here’s a Linux driver for the Sound Blaster Audigy card:
http://opensource.creative.com/
The only problem with the above: it’s a Linux driver. Which means you need to compile your own kernel. Kind of a pain, but a necessary jump in geekiness.
