Date: Thu, 9 Dec 1999 01:55:11 +0000 From: Mark Ovens <mark@ukug.uk.freebsd.org> To: DwarV <dwrv@hotmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: your mail Message-ID: <19991209015511.A320@marder-1> In-Reply-To: <19991208204218.81735.qmail@hotmail.com> References: <19991208204218.81735.qmail@hotmail.com>
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On Wed, Dec 08, 1999 at 09:33:58PM +0100, DwarV wrote: > Hello, > > I am very interessed in your software but when i came along, i got a question: > > Is FreeBSD fully compatible with microsoft software or software for windows? > FreeBSD is a 32-bit Unix-like operating system offering a robust, efficient, secure, and reliable working environment. Unfortunately Microsoft products generally don't conform to accepted standards and therefore are not compatible with FreeBSD. However, to enable users of such non-standard software to enjoy the full benefits of FreeBSD there are several emulators, notably bochs and wine, that allow non-standard software to run under FreeBSD. http://www.freebsd.org for full details of how to upgrade from Windows to FreeBSD. HTH > Thanks in advance, > Harm-Jan Westra > > Dwrv@hotmail.com -- PERL has been described as "the duct tape of the Internet" and "the Unix Swiss Army chainsaw" - Computer Shopper 12/99 ________________________________________________________________ FreeBSD - The Power To Serve http://www.freebsd.org My Webpage http://ukug.uk.freebsd.org/~mark/ mailto:mark@ukug.uk.freebsd.org http://www.radan.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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