What’s different? Oh, the virtual machine is in your browser. The v86 CPU emulator runs in the browser and looks like a Pentium III computer with the usual hardware.

Why switch to Linux? More security, more privacy, and freedom from vendor lock-in. And these distributions are as simple to install and use as MacOS or Windows.

Although Google Inc. has yet to come up with Mac or Linux editions of its new Chrome browser, CodeWeavers Inc., a company best known for its CrossOver software, has assembled imitations for those ...