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From: madd@world.std.com (jim frost)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: UNIX runs DOS applications?
Message-ID: <1989Nov14.143339.20288@world.std.com>
Date: 14 Nov 89 14:33:39 GMT
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Organization: Software Tool & Die
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mitsolid@acf5.NYU.EDU (Thanasis Mitsolides) writes:
>Is it possible to run DOS sessions from inside UNIX?
>I hear that AIX can, but that it runs only on PS/2 systems.
>Are  there any other UNIX systems that can run DOS applications?

All of the major 80386 UNIX versions (eg AIX, SunOS, 386/ix, ESIX,
etc) support the virtual-8086 mode of the 80386 and run most
applications that don't directly access the hardware.  Even some
applications which access the hardware will run, but generally not too
fast.

jim frost
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