Date: Wed, 08 Dec 2010 23:43:58 +0000 From: spellberg_robert <emailrob@emailrob.com> To: Chuck Swiger <cswiger@mac.com>, fbsd_questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: [fbsd_questions] mac and windoze formats - a Message-ID: <4D00183E.5010109@emailrob.com> References: <4CFFE698.5000900@emailrob.com> <07D5C58D-F23D-4AF9-B927-36BFF0697AF5@mac.com>
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chuck --- thank you. your clarity is warmly appreciated. fyi, would that these --were-- pdfs. regrettably, these are not computer people; they are print_the_magazine_on_paper_and_sell_the_paper people. the usual approach is to install a binary on the box that, at the least, requires the presence of the optical_disc in the drive to operate. well, that's what happens when one charges money for something that is easily duplicated. their loss; i didn't include this item in today's order for some single_issues. ciao. rob Chuck Swiger wrote: > On Dec 8, 2010, at 12:12 PM, spellberg_robert wrote: > >>premise: >> >>i was looking at a retail site that is offering >> a dvd_archive of every issue of a particular magazine back to its beginning, many decades ago >> [ these have become popular, lately ]. > > > If the archive contains this magazine in a common format like PDF, you can view such under nearly any platform (including FreeBSD). > > >>usually, i put these things on my windoze_box, until it was no longer new enough. >>then, i looked for linux [ aka, "elf" ] compatability, which also works. > > > ELF is a binary file format. It's used by Linux, FreeBSD, Solaris, and other platforms. > > >>research: >> >>now, freebsd handles all sorts of elf; but, >> mac is not elf, it is derived from mach [ a long_unused word from my youth ]. > > > Yes, MacOS X uses the Mach kernel from CMU, also used by NEXTSTEP. The binary file format for the Mac is called MachO. > > >>so, this question is about "emulation". >>i found the section in the faq and in the handbook on elf, but, >> there is no mention of mac, osx, mach or anything else that is not elf, not even wine. >>i found a recent _questions post that suggested that there is no current ability to run a mach-o binary. because no one challenged this assertion, i take it as true. > > > It is. > > >> q: where do things stand regarding >> the future ability to run either a windoze or mac binary >> [ as these are the general_public's notion of a "computer" ] ? > > > You can use emulation software like VMWare 3 to run a Windows environment under FreeBSD; however, that won't let you run MacOS X or Mac programs. > > Regards,
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