From: cummings@hammer.prime.com (Kevin Cummings) Subject: Re: dosemu and windows Date: Wed, 2 Jun 1993 20:25:24 GMT
In article <johnson.738985557@trwacs>, johnson@trwacs.fp.trw.com (Steve Johnson) writes:
> gt8134b@prism.gatech.EDU (Howlin' Bob) writes:
>
> >In <C7yoyF.5tH@ra.nrl.navy.mil> eric@tantalus.nrl.navy.mil (Eric Youngdale) writes:
>
> >> I agree. The way to go is the WABI way - emulating a machine will just
> >>[many good points deleted]
>
> >From a technical standpoint, this is certainly true.
>
> >However, I simply cannot understand how it will be done. Unless
> >someone can find /dev/manhours, the inexhaustible supply of
> >[many good points deleted]
I've seen the technology being demoed. It's not far from being completed.
At least on platforms other than Linux.
> At the risk of inviting flames (user now donning flame resistant suit)
> perhaps one of those (boo, hiss, gasp) commercial folks would look into
> licensing the WABI technology from Sun and port it to Linux. I'd be
> willing to part with a few ECU's (if I had any) for it.
> (user directing all flames to /dev/null and removing flame resistant suit)
What an interesting turn of events. It becomes another (unexpected) option
for those of us who still are tied to a few DOS programs. Here I was
just about to swear off Windows versions of programs because they won't run
under DOSEMU, and now, maybe I want them because they'll run under WABI and
XFree86 (eventually)! I know WHICH type of DOS program I'd rather run
under XFree86.... Now here's hoping it won't be very MANY ECUs required!
-- Kevin J. Cummings ComputerVision Services cummings@kjc386.framingham.ma.us cummings@primerd.cv.com