Date: Sun, 28 Sep 2003 19:44:31 -0400 From: Jud <judmarc@fastmail.fm> To: christian serb <christian.serb@web.de>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: can FreeBSD run dos Message-ID: <oprv8hkhqr0cf2rk@mail.messagingengine.com> In-Reply-To: <3F77393D.7777.1B3E57A@localhost> References: <Law11-OE41xkllJQXEQ000074c7@hotmail.com> <3F77393D.7777.1B3E57A@localhost>
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On Sun, 28 Sep 2003 19:40:45 +0200, christian serb <christian.serb@web.de> wrote: >> On Sat, Sep 27, 2003 at 09:51:50AM -0500, fred wrote: >> > I am new to different OS's . >> > Can this Os run Wordperfect 5.1 for dos??? >> >> You can use vmware2 (version 3 works only for FreeBSD 5.x) to run a >> vertual machine. This way you could run your old programs. > i've coincidentally found that: > > Xdos is available at 1. sunsite.unc.edu /pub/Linux/Incoming (will > probably be moved to > /pub/Linux/ALPHA/dosemu ) > > source: > http://groups.google.de/groups?q=xdos&hl=de&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF- > 8&newwindow=1&selm=2ji219%24qkv%40klaava.Helsinki.FI&rnum=1 I believe xdos/dosemu requires an actual DOS partition on the machine (someone please let me know if that's incorrect). So again, the point would be, if you are going to install DOS, why not just run WordPerfect from it? Jud
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