Date: Thu, 18 Nov 1999 14:22:21 -0500 From: Greg Lehey <grog@mojave.sitaranetworks.com> To: Jonathon McKitrick <jcm@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org>, Joss Roots <osiris2002@yahoo.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD & Other OSs-Compatibility Layer Test Algorithm Message-ID: <19991118142221.47660@mojave.sitaranetworks.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.02A.9911181915010.4274-100000@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org>; from Jonathon McKitrick on Thu, Nov 18, 1999 at 07:16:32PM %2B0000 References: <19991118190825.8067.rocketmail@web115.yahoomail.com> <Pine.BSF.4.02A.9911181915010.4274-100000@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org>
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On Thursday, 18 November 1999 at 19:16:32 +0000, Jonathon McKitrick wrote: > >>> It can run SunOS 5 (Solaris) on Intel (ELF), >>> NetBSD and SCO (COFF) >>> executables. > > Why the distinction between SunOS on Intel and the others? Does that mean > NetBSD and SCO emulation can run on other processors? I don't know of any emulations which emulate a different instruction set, so there's a further restriction: as far as I know, *all* of the emulations run on Intel only, and they emulate Intel coe for the other operating system. Greg -- When replying to this message, please copy the original recipients. For more information, see http://www.lemis.com/questions.html Finger grog@lemis.com for PGP public key See complete headers for address and phone numbers To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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