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- From: pete@q106fm.UUCP (pete cervasio)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.linux
- Subject: Re: Need software/testers for the Xenix emulation alpha
- Message-ID: <92JDPB2w164w@q106fm.UUCP>
- Date: Tue, 11 Aug 92 22:40:31 CDT
- References: <1992Aug11.151517.25507@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU>
- Organization: WKBQ-FM Engineering Department
- Lines: 29
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- lfoard@Turing.ORG (Lawrence C. Foard) writes:
-
- > The Xenix system call emulator for Linux finally seems to have signals
- > working. I've tested it with a few xenix programs but I don't know what
- > things people would be using it with mostly. If you want to try it out I can
- > upload the program and a copy of my .96 kernel (I'm working on moving the
- > changes to .97). If you have any PD Xenix software you use frequently tell
- > me where I can ftp it and I'll try it on the emulator.
-
- Holy Cow! Does this mean that VP/IX will run? <grin> Just kidding.
- It _would_ be nice to be able to run Foxbase on Linux, though. If I was
- still working for my former employer, I could test this out on all kinds
- of SCO stuff....Foxbase, Lyrix, the spreadsheet, WordPerfect, etc. We
- had quite a few Xenix packages in the store for demoing the wonders of
- *nix over DOS. (We were the only store pushing it, so they were OUR
- customers once they were hooked).
-
- Unfortunately I had the audacity to quit fixing/installing computers (a
- good hobby, but...) and go back into Broadcast Engineering where I make
- twice the money and have 5 times the fun, so they don't want to know me
- anymore. :-( Ah, well, it's their loss, not mine.
-
- TTYL,
- Pete C.
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- | Pete Cervasio | pete%q106fm.uucp@wupost.wustl.edu |
- | I fish, therefore I am. | pete.cervasio@f1.n2250.z1.fidonet.org |
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