Date: Thu, 05 Dec 1996 20:43:36 -0800 From: "Pedro Giffuni S." <pgiffuni@fps.biblos.unal.edu.co> To: "Sean J. Schluntz" <schluntz@pinpt.com> Cc: emulation@freebsd.org Subject: Re: status of _windows_, dos and svr4 emulation Message-ID: <32A7A478.29D4@fps.biblos.unal.edu.co> References: <32A7693D.42F2@fps.biblos.unal.edu.co> <Chameleon.849830591.List@journeyman.pinpt.com>
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Sean J. Schluntz wrote: > > > > >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. > Yes, I think it does, but there isnīt much advantage in doing so. SUN only grants it will run MS-office, the rest (Visual C++,etc) is in doubt. I would like to know if it can run win32s and winsock stuff... Iīve read reports under the WINE project that Excel and Word run and are even usable, but I have not tested it: WINE is still in alpha state and the list of good utilities grow _and_ shrink with each new version. IMHO WINE will be better than the actual WABI but it will take too much time to complete (specially if we limit ourselves to watch :(... ). Pedro. > -Sean > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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: 12/05/96 16:02:00 > ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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