From: John Hensley (john@clinicom.com)
Date: 06/29/92


From: john@clinicom.com (John Hensley)
Subject: Re: Opening a DOS shell
Date: Mon, 29 Jun 1992 23:46:42 GMT

bibhas@kilo.engr.mun.ca (Bibhas Bhattacharya) writes:
: Would it be possible to have a DOS shell escape from linux in near
: future, or is it already there? The best would be if X can open DOS windows.

Yeah, that'd be ideal. :^/

: Gee, do I have to throw out all my DOS products or what?

Yes. :)

I think you're missing what Linux is all about. We're trying to *not* run DOS
here. If you have to, buy some fat nasty commercial UNIX with VP/ix or some
other kludge. Don't try to burden Linux with this.

-- 
John Hensley
john@clinicom.com
jhensley@nyx.cs.du.edu