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- From: fredw@ibmpcug.co.uk (F K Weil)
- Subject: Re: Running COTS DOS SW under UNIX on 80x86 platform
- Organization: The IBM PC User Group, UK.
- Distribution: connect
- Date: Sat, 9 Jan 1993 13:22:23 GMT
- Message-ID: <C0L95C.Ixq@ibmpcug.co.uk>
- References: <1993Jan5.182356.26972@den.mmc.com>
- Sender: fredw@ibmpcug.co.uk (F K Weil)
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- In article <1993Jan5.182356.26972@den.mmc.com> jhull@vulcan-gw.den.mmc.com writes:
- >I want to convert some 80386 & 80486 machines from DOS to UNIX,
- >but we need to be able to continue to use several DOS COTS SW
- >packages (specifically MS WORD, ORCAD, AUTOCAD, SUPERCALC,
- >TASK MONITOR, & PROJECT SCHEDULER).
- >
- >Which flavor UNIX offers the best DOS under UNIX support?
- >I didn't find this question in the FAQ (hint), but if it
- >has already been answered, please point me to it.
- >
- SCO provide DOS Merge. This works fine for the majority of non Windows Apps.
-
- The main problem comes with memory, currently DOS Merge emulates LIM.
-
- Newer version promise full support for Windows 3.1 and all the new windows
- programs.
-
- As your list is of non windows apps you should be OK now.
- --
- Fred Weil
- Unix Rules OK
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