CrossOver - WINE environment??

I have and use the latest version of Crossover. Actually Crossover is a more sophisticated and automated WINE. If the app you have is listed in the Crossover list of apps, it will install it automatically. For example... Crossover will install the Windows version of Office (up to Office 2010). It will also install many Windows programs that it doesn't list. You just have to try it out. One note of caution though.. I do not recommend it for graphic intensive Windows games.

As for price, wait for it to go on sale or grab a copy during their once a year freebe. That's how I first got my copy and later on when a new version came out I upgraded.

 

Crossover at least on Linux you can use for 30 days before you have to buy it.

 

Keep in mind that it isn't the listed software that is only approved for use. The list that Crossover keeps is software that is known or proven to work. That doesn't mean that the software you are trying to work with won't work with Crossover. There was one piece of software that the Crossover developers didn't even know about that I use (VRC ATC client to use on the VATSIM flight simulation network) that works fine. Passing that info onto them now has it on its list of software known to work.

So don't let the software list put you off, as it may do exactly what you need. As someone mentioned above; you have a 30-day trial period. If that still doesn't work for you, you may also want to consider Bootcamp.

BL.