Date: Tue, 29 Oct 1996 11:57:31 -0500 (EST) From: Pedro Giffuni <pgiffuni@apolo.biblos.unal.edu.co> To: Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au> Cc: emulation@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: NetBSD emulation. Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.91.961029114811.6982B-100000@apolo.biblos.unal.edu.co> In-Reply-To: <199610290102.LAA08278@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au>
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Thanks to evryone that replied, just wanted a "reality check" On Tue, 29 Oct 1996, Michael Smith wrote: > > NetBSD has a couple of DOS emulators; the Linux 'dosemu' and the BSDi > 'DOScmd'. Sean Fagan and I have been working on DOScmd for FreeBSD, but > Sean has been too busy to get the kernel bits working. Aside from this, > it works quite well. > Let me guess: their ability to run dosemu has some relation with their Linux emulation? > > Does FreeBSD run NetBSD software? > > Some. The missing component here is the vm86 support. > Now I understand...the old Mach stuff. I was thinking the other day..shouldn't Lites be considered another port? (under ports/kernels !?? 8) ) after all, it requires a *BSD to run. Pedro. > > -- > ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@gsoft.com.au [[ > ]] Genesis Software genesis@gsoft.com.au [[ > ]] High-speed data acquisition and (GSM mobile) 0411-222-496 [[ > ]] realtime instrument control. (ph) +61-8-8267-3493 [[ > ]] Unix hardware collector. "Where are your PEZ?" The Tick [[ >
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