millman@jade.sbi.com (Phillip Millman) (12/05/90)
I have a SPARCstation 1 with 16 Meg Ram. I would like to run DOS applications (Actually my boss requires it.) on the SUN. I have heard however that the standard dos emulator runs at 8088 speeds (4.77 MHz or SLOWER). Is there anything out there that would run a DOS apllication at more acceptable speeds?? Thanks in advance. Phillip Millman My Opinoins are my own Salomon Bros. because nobody else will millman@moonstone.sbi.com have them.
tyager@decpa.pa.dec.com (Tom Yager) (12/09/90)
In article <603@brchh104.bnr.ca>, millman@jade.sbi.com (Phillip Millman) writes: > I have a SPARCstation 1 with 16 Meg Ram. I would like to run DOS > applications (Actually my boss requires it.) on the SUN. I have heard > however that the standard dos emulator runs at 8088 speeds (4.77 MHz or > SLOWER). Is there anything out there that would run a DOS apllication at > more acceptable speeds?? Try giving Puzzle Systems Corp. a call. They offer a product called Synergy 386 for SBus-based SPARC systems. This is a single-width SBus card which holds a 20MHz 386 processor, static RAM cache, and support hardware. It runs in memory stolen from the Sun, and can even run applications in (get this!) 286 and 386 protected mode. It runs Windows 3 in 386 enhanced mode, according to the vendor. A spokesman for the company claims that speed, because of the overhead of talking to Sun memory, is about equal to a 16MHz 80386sx. That's respectable. The product also has a VGA chip on board to provide faithful hardware support for PC graphics standards from MDA through super VGA (with a maximum of 64 colors). It displays the PC application in a SunView window; Open Windows is coming soon. This sounds like an interesting product. Puzzle Systems is in California, and can be reached at (408) 779-9909. (ty) +--Tom Yager, Technical Editor, BYTE----Freelance writer-------------------+ | UUCP: decvax!maxx!tyager NET: maxx!tyager@bytepb.byte.com | | "Get hipper...with flippers!" | +-------------Dr. Dude & Assoc.------I speak only for myself.--------------+
millman@garnet.sbi.com (Phillip Millman) (12/09/90)
There are three products out there that claim to give 286/386 Dos emulation on a Sun SPARCstation. ALthough I make NO promises on the reliablity of the products mentioned. 1) Puzzle Board. A bug ridden (according to an ERI rep) S-bus board that actually has an Intel chip on it. 2) Splus Software. Again bug ridden. Both of the above can be obtained by your local ERI rep. 3) 386/486/Omni Ware by Logicraft (603) 880-0300. It is a supped up PC that contains Intel chips. It hangs off a TCP/IP network. You open a DOS window and you essentially access the PC. The PC (I believe) has the software that you use. It is a soft/hardware product. It is NOT CHEAP. Within the PC, four 4-user boards can be placed. So the initial 4 user 386/20MHz box will cost $6000 (for the modified PC) and $7200 per 4-user board. I will be testing the last option because they claim that even Windows 3.0 will work without bugs (Yeah, sure.) As I know more I will post. Phillip Millman My Opinoins are my own Salomon Bros. 1 (212) 855 2221 because nobody else will millman@garnet.sbi.com have them.