Date: Thu, 4 Jul 1996 17:36:35 -0400 (EDT) From: Chuck Robey <chuckr@Glue.umd.edu> To: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu Cc: tinman@cco.net, questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Windows and DOS for Free BSD Message-ID: <Pine.OSF.3.91.960704173514.12809C-100000@skipper.eng.umd.edu> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.91.960704130359.223F-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu>
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On Thu, 4 Jul 1996, Doug White wrote: > On Wed, 3 Jul 1996 tinman@cco.net wrote: > > > A few quick questions. Can I run MS DOS, Windows 3.X and Windows '95 > > programs in FreeBSD? Also, what are the system requirements? > > Ouch. Please correct me here, people: > > DOS: yes with dosemu, not very well tho. Last I heard we are working > with BSD/OS to port over their 'rundos' system. > > Windows 3.X: Yes? with Willows or Wine. > > Win95: No way as of yet, AFAIK. > > Don't expect 100% compatibility with any of these. > > Any reason you'd want to punish yourself by running DOS programs under > FreeBSD? Unfortunately, yes. Engineering classes here require matlab, which unfortunately is a dos beast. I'd LOVE to be able to run it (or Mathcad, even better) under FreeBSD. ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- Chuck Robey | Interests include any kind of voice or data chuckr@eng.umd.edu | communications topic, C programming, and Unix. 9120 Edmonston Ct #302 | Greenbelt, MD 20770 | I run Journey2 and n3lxx, both FreeBSD (301) 220-2114 | version 2.2 current -- and great FUN! ----------------------------+-----------------------------------------------
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