Date: Wed, 08 Dec 2010 12:49:20 -0800 From: Chuck Swiger <cswiger@mac.com> To: spellberg_robert <emailrob@emailrob.com> Cc: fbsd_questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: [fbsd_questions] mac and windoze formats Message-ID: <07D5C58D-F23D-4AF9-B927-36BFF0697AF5@mac.com> In-Reply-To: <4CFFE698.5000900@emailrob.com> References: <4CFFE698.5000900@emailrob.com>
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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, -- -Chuck
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