From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Oct 28 14:36:03 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id OAA26784 for questions-outgoing; Tue, 28 Oct 1997 14:36:03 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions) Received: from ntpcl.pcl.net (ntpcl.pcl.net [206.185.27.10]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id OAA26732 for ; Tue, 28 Oct 1997 14:35:59 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from tcline@pcl.net) Received: from default (usr2-44.pcl.net [206.185.27.173]) by ntpcl.pcl.net (Post.Office MTA v3.1.2 release (PO205-101c) ID# 0-42527U2500L250S0) with SMTP id AAA490 for ; Tue, 28 Oct 1997 16:36:37 -0600 From: tcline@pcl.net (Tim Cline) To: Subject: windows question Date: Tue, 28 Oct 1997 16:36:13 -0600 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.71.1712.3 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.71.1712.3 Message-ID: <19971028223636500.AAA490@usr2-44.pcl.net> Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Hi, I am wanting to switch to FreeBSD. The only thing holding me back is an uncertainty- can you get an emulator or something for FreeBSD to run Microsoft Windows applications? Also, can you run DOS apps, and DOS apps which use DPMI? If you CAN run Windows apps, can you run Windows apps which use NETWORKING, such as ICQ? Thanks! begin 666 Nathan B. Cline.vcf M0D5'24XZ5D-!4D0-"DXZ0VQI;F4[3F%T:&%N.T(N#0I&3CI.871H86X@0BX@ M0VQI;F4-"D%$4CM(3TU%.CL[.#,R-B!(=WD@,3$@3F]R=&@[071T86QL83M! M3#LS-3DU-#M54T$-"DQ!0D5,.TA/344[14Y#3T1)3D<]455/5$5$+5!224Y4 M04),13HX,S(V($AW>2 Q,2!.;W)T:#TP1#TP04%T=&%L;&$L($%,(#,U.34T M/3!$/3!!55-!#0I54DPZ:'1T<#HO+W=W=RYP8VPN;F5T+W=W=W!A9V5S+W1C M;&EN92]V9V%P;&%N971S+VEN9&5X+FAT;6P-"D5-04E,.U!2148[24Y415). M150Z;E]C;&EN94!H;W1M86EL+F-O;0T*14U!24P[24Y415).150Z24-1(%5) 93B C.B R,3$W-C,W#0I%3D0Z5D-!4D0-"@`` ` end