From owner-freebsd-chat Tue Dec 30 12:12:42 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id MAA21749 for chat-outgoing; Tue, 30 Dec 1997 12:12:42 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from andrsn.stanford.edu (root@andrsn.Stanford.EDU [36.33.0.163]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id MAA21737 for ; Tue, 30 Dec 1997 12:12:29 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from andrsn@andrsn.stanford.edu) Received: from localhost (andrsn@localhost.stanford.edu [127.0.0.1]) by andrsn.stanford.edu (8.8.8/8.6.12) with SMTP id MAA25562 for ; Tue, 30 Dec 1997 12:05:51 -0800 (PST) Date: Tue, 30 Dec 1997 12:05:50 -0800 (PST) From: Annelise Anderson To: freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Add-in Card? Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org The following excerpts from messages posted to comp.os.ms-windows.nt.advocacy note a Sun Sparcstation solution to running Microsoft programs--an add-in card that runs Windows 95 "natively." This suggests the possibility of a card that would allow one to install and run Windows (3.1, 95, NT, whatever...maybe even dos games)....perhaps in a X-Window. I really don't know what I'm talking about here but it sounds perhaps easier than emulation. The unix/ FreeBSD system needs to be able to access files on a primary FAT partition on the same hard drive.....but it can already do that, can't it? >> With >> 1) the lack of MS compatible office applications available on >> on UNIX platforms >> 2) the cost difference (although narrowing) between Intel based >> hardware and RISC based hardware >> 3) The impending Merced chip by HP and Intel >> 4) The ever increasing trend towards NT >> >> our management is seriously considering porting to NT. >I know that Sun Sparcstations have an add-in x86 board >for doing just this sort of thing [supporting Microsoft apps] >(I assume that >other Unix vendors do as well), as well as software >support for the occasional user. The x86 board runs Win95 >(you buy and install the stock CD) natively, and displays >in an X window (so you can also direct the Win95 screen >elsewhere if you require). Annelise