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From: frankb@usource.SARASOTA.FL.US (Frank Bicknell)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix
Subject: Re: SCO Xenix VP/IX problem
Summary: watch for '286 code
Message-ID: <330@usource.SARASOTA.FL.US>
Date: 20 Nov 89 12:39:56 GMT
References: <-538036261@cpl-mfh.UUCP> <115@embassy.UUCP>
Reply-To: frankb@usource.SARASOTA.FL.US (Frank Bicknell)
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In article <115@embassy.UUCP> lance@embassy.UUCP (Lance N. Antrim) writes:

> Has anyone succeeded in running WP 5.0 under VP/ix?  If so, did
> you have to do anything  beyond the normal installation to get it
> running? 

I'm not familiar with WP, but is it possible they've used '286
code therein?  VP/ix only emulates 8086, right?  Windows '[23]86
won't run for that reason, which leaves out things like Excel.
-- 
Frank Bicknell
UniSource; 1405 Main St, Ste 709; Sarasota, FL 34236
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