Date: Thu, 25 Sep 1997 16:47:08 -0700 (PDT)
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To: bshadwick AT juno DOT com (Ben N Shadwick)
From: Nate Eldredge <eldredge AT ap DOT net>
Subject: Re: DJGPP, interprocess communication, and DPMI
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At 04:04  9/24/1997 -0700, Ben N Shadwick wrote:
>On Tue, 23 Sep 1997 20:23:56 -0700 (PDT) Nate Eldredge <eldredge AT ap DOT net>
>writes:
>>At 02:45  9/22/1997 -0700, Ben N Shadwick wrote:
>>
>>>Of course =) It would be nice if there was a good OS for PC's that used
>>>pre-emptive multitasking and only an optional GUI, yet would run
>>>MSDOS (and I suppose maybe Windoze) programs.
>>
>>#ifdef SHAMELESS_PLUG
>>That sounds like a really good description of Linux with X-windows, 
>>dosemu, (and I suppose maybe WINE). Try it, you'll like it.
>>#endif
>
>Is dosemu that good, and can I actually run Win95 progs in Linux? I also
>don't have a big enough hard drive to hold everything at one time, etc.,
>etc. ;) I think I'd like to see it on someone ELSE's computer first =)
Well, no. Not at present, I don't think. dosemu is a compromise between the
bare-metal programmed software of DOS, and the secure, protected, insulated
world of Linux. As such, there are some difficulties. Some really
down-and-dirty programs don't work. As far as Windows 95 programs, I haven't
used WINE in several months, and I don't have any Windows 95 software
anyway. But I think that is a goal of the WINE project, I just don't know if
it's that far yet. It may well be.
I think the idea behind dosemu and WINE is to let you use the programs for
which Linux has no equivalent and that you can't live without. But don't
treat me as an authority, I'm just a casual user and occasional bigot. :)

Nate Eldredge
eldredge AT ap DOT net