u8902741@cs.uow.edu.au (Kiddie) (06/10/91)
Can anyone tell me how i can run a dos program under unix. I cant see why
it should be so hard. If i run, say minix, even if one has to take all
instructions and emulate them, it should still be possible. does anyone
know of a way to do this ?
Thanks.
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v Lassie was a scrap dog.paulo@ohmeda.com (Paul Ourada) (06/12/91)
u8902741@cs.uow.edu.au (Kiddie) writes: >Can anyone tell me how i can run a dos program under unix. I cant see why >it should be so hard. If i run, say minix, even if one has to take all >instructions and emulate them, it should still be possible. does anyone >know of a way to do this ? >Thanks. >-- > _--_|\ Kevin Withnall 3:712/206.0>Fidonet >/ \ u8902741@wyvern.cs.uow.edu.au >\_.--._/ Wollongong University Australia > v Lassie was a scrap dog. Kevin - If you're talking about Xenix or Sys V/386, the program of choice is VPIX, but I can't remember the vendor's name. I got it at home and will try to re-post. If you are using SunOs or HP/Ux, contact the manuf for their DOS clones. paulo.
andrew@frip.WV.TEK.COM (Andrew Klossner) (06/14/91)
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"Can anyone tell me how i can run a dos program under unix. I
cant see why it should be so hard."
There are lots of problems beyond just emulating '86 instructions. For
example, most interesting DOS applications know where the video screen
buffer is, and manipulate it directly.
Several vendors have put a lot of resources into addressing this
problem. The one with which I have some experience is Insignia, whose
"Soft PC" product seems to do an adequate job.
-=- Andrew Klossner (andrew@frip.wv.tek.com)
(uunet!tektronix!frip.WV.TEK!andrew)mike@idca.tds.philips.nl (Mike Corrall) (06/17/91)
It depends on which flavour of Un*x you are using. Interactive and another company (I forget who) have produced VP/ix, which works with AT&T Un*x as well as Interactive. We use it here and it seems OK to me. (We also supply it; I'm not quite without bias.) -- Opinion of: Mike Corrall Voxnet: +31 55 43 2579 Faxnet: +31 55 43 2070 UUCP: ..!mcsun!philapd!mike Internet: mike@idca.tds.philips.nl [130.144.155.80] Papernet: PLG9i, Philips Information Systems, PO Box 245, NL-7300 AL Apeldoorn She was a good cook, as cooks go; and as good cooks go, she went.
av@kielo.uta.fi (Arto V. Viitanen) (06/27/91)
>>>>> On 11 Jun 91 20:01:50 GMT, paulo@ohmeda.com (Paul Ourada) said: Paul> u8902741@cs.uow.edu.au (Kiddie) writes: >Can anyone tell me how i can run a dos program under unix. Paul> If you're talking about Xenix or Sys V/386, the program of choice is VPIX, Paul> If you are using SunOs or HP/Ux, contact the manuf for their Paul> DOS clones. You could also check SoftPC (made by someone). It is PC emulator for MACs, SPARCs, etc. At least MAC version emulates AT with EGA, 640 k of normal and sevaral Ms of EMS memory and MS-DOS 3.3 -- Arto V. Viitanen email: av@kielo.uta.fi University Of Tampere, av@ohdake.cs.uta.fi Finland