From owner-freebsd-emulation Sun Jun 2 20:43:33 1996 Return-Path: owner-emulation Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id UAA00198 for emulation-outgoing; Sun, 2 Jun 1996 20:43:33 -0700 (PDT) Received: from genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au (genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au [129.127.96.120]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with ESMTP id UAA00192 for ; Sun, 2 Jun 1996 20:43:26 -0700 (PDT) Received: from msmith@localhost by genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au (8.6.12/8.6.9) id NAA29840; Mon, 3 Jun 1996 13:34:57 +0930 From: Michael Smith Message-Id: <199606030404.NAA29840@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> Subject: Re: BSDI/FreeBSD Willows port To: gallatin@stat.Duke.EDU (Andrew Gallatin) Date: Mon, 3 Jun 1996 13:34:56 +0930 (CST) Cc: emulation@FreeBSD.org In-Reply-To: <199605312025.QAA32642@diego.isds.duke.edu> from "Andrew Gallatin" at May 31, 96 04:25:13 pm MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-emulation@FreeBSD.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Andrew Gallatin stands accused of saying: > > > Speaking of Willows, what sort of functionality does it provide on x86 > platforms like Linux and (hopefully) FreeBSD? It provides an API/ABI for Windows programs and DLLs. Willows are working on an win32 API/ABI. > I know the Willows people say its not intended as a competitor for > Wabi, but more as an aid to porting apps from Windows to Unix. On the > other hand, I've heard other people say it will run Word & Excel. So > what exactly will its emulator run? When it's working, it runs most Win16 apps, including the Microsoft Office suite. The ABI is more intended to support proprietary Windows-only DLLs than whole applications however. > # Andrew Gallatin, Computer Project Manager # -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] Genesis Software genesis@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] High-speed data acquisition and (GSM mobile) 0411-222-496 [[ ]] realtime instrument control (ph/fax) +61-8-267-3039 [[ ]] Collector of old Unix hardware. "Where are your PEZ?" The Tick [[