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From: zebr360@ut-emx.uucp (Jerry Heyman)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.misc
Subject: Re: DOS Emulation for UNIX
Summary: DOS Emulation
Keywords: DOS, UNIX, Word, Excel
Message-ID: <38361@ut-emx.uucp>
Date: 17 Oct 90 03:11:35 GMT
References: <1990Oct16.224457.12914@sctc.com>
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Organization: The University of Texas at Austin; Austin, Texas
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In article <1990Oct16.224457.12914@sctc.com> briel@sctc.com (Marc Briel ) writes:
>Does anyone know of a DOS (ala IBM PC) emulator that permits DOS applications 
>to be run on UNIX systems (either BSD or Sys V)? I am specifically interested
>inapproaches for running Microsoft Word and Excel on UNIX. I am assuming that 
>the users have no mouse interface available so the DOS versions or Word and 
>Excel are probably more practical for this purpose than the Mac versions 
>would be.

There are a variety of software emulators available for the PC-DOS function
that you're asking for.  For Intel 386 machines, there are several - but you
will have to get the emulator that is supported by your particular brand of
U*ix.

- Interactive (ISC) provides an emulator that runs under their VP/ix.
- Locus Computing sells one, and it is remarketed by IBM as DOS Merge for AIX
    on the PS/2.
- SoftPC is a product (forget which company) that provides true software
    emulation on hardware that is not Intel based (currently DEC, Mac, and 
    others but you'd need to contact them for which machines)
- IBM sells a PC Simulator that runs on both its RT and RISC System/6000.

A recent issue of the Uniforum magazine does a study on four different emulators

As for mouse support, I know that the IBM PC Simulator does support a mouse
(having used both versions), but I cannot make a statement one way or another
on any of the other emulators.

>
>Any info and ideas are appreciated.

Your welcome. :-)
>
>
>				Marc Briel
>				briel@sctc.com

jerry
-- 
Jerry Heyman                  by day: IBM AWD, AIX Development
zebr360@emx.utexas.edu        by nite: Adjunct Lecturer at St. Edward's Univ.

*All comments are my own and should not be construed to represent any one else