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Play Windows games on Linux with PlayOnLinux

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If you are an avid gamer, you probably dual-boot your favorite Linux distribution with Windows, because that's where you find most new cutting-edge games. But what if you could run your Windows games on Linux? PlayOnLinux is an open source Python-scripted front end that helps you install and play tons of Windows-only games -- and then some!

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childsplay

Childsplay(6)															     Childsplay(6)

NAME

       Childsplay - Educational games for young children.

SYNTAX

       childsplay [option]

DESCRIPTION

       Childsplay  is a suite of educational games for young children.	It's a plugin system, so childsplay is basically a framework where you put
       in as many game modules as you like.  Childsplay comes with a few standard games, so check the website (see below) for additional games.

OPTIONS

       --fullscreen
	      Toggle the fullscreen mode. The screen size stays 800x600, so if you have a bigger resolution you have to live with a black  border.
	      This is the default mode.

       --window
	      Toggle windowmanager mode. Display the screen in a window of 800x600.

       --help Output help information and exit.

       --version
	      Output version information and exit.

FILES

       /usr/local/bin/childsplay
       /usr/local/games/childsplay
       /usr/local/doc/childsplay

EXAMPLES

       To run this program the standard way type:

       childsplay

       Alternativly you can run it as:

       childsplay --window

AUTHORS

       Stas Z <stasz@linux.isbeter.nl>

SEE ALSO

       http://childsplay.sourceforge.net

       Read the docs that came with the tarball.

Stas Z								 0.46  11/09/2002						     Childsplay(6)

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