Date: Sat, 7 Dec 96 19:19:06 PST From: "Sean J. Schluntz" <schluntz@pinpt.com> To: "Pedro Giffuni S." <pgiffuni@fps.biblos.unal.edu.co>, "Sean J. Schluntz" <schluntz@pinpt.com> Cc: cracauer@wavehh.hanse.de, freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org Subject: Re: status of windows, dos and svr4 emulation Message-ID: <Chameleon.850015209.List@journeyman.pinpt.com> References: <32A941E6.1C45@fps.biblos.unal.edu.co>
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> > > > >When netbsd's svr4 emulation will be ported to FreeBSD? > > > > > > > > Well, what's the application you want it for? > > > > > > > How about WABI for SolarisX86 (itīs available isnīt it)? but thereīs > > > also a Linux version now...would have to find out which is cheaper, but > > > Linuxīs version would, almost surely, always be better supported by > > > FreeBSD. > > > > WABI for Linux is $199 for one copy. You have to have your own copy of > > Windows v3.1. I don't know if it works with WinfW v3.11 yet, but I guess I > > will find out when I get it. > > > I couldnīt get the price of the SUN version, but if it runs, SVR4 > emulation may be worth having: WABI 2.2 supports OLE/DDE, ODBC, and many > more applications. > Perhaps someone with NetBSD, or OpenBSD, can give a try to the demo > version available at: > http://www.sun.com/solaris/products/wabi/support/distribute/wabi22demo.html I think I would rather run the Linux version, I hear it's faster because they didn't need to compile in a lot of Solaris garbage. It's supposed to be cleaner and faster under Linux. -Sean (then again all I know is PR.) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Sean J. Schluntz <schluntz@pinpt.com> Manager, Support Services ph. 408.997.6900 x222 PinPoint Software Corporation fx. 408.323.2300 6155 Almaden Expressway, Suite 100 San Jose, CA. 95120 http://www.pinpt.com/ Local Time Sent: 12/07/96 19:19:07 ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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