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From: splee@pogo.gnu.ai.mit.edu (Seng-Poh Lee, Speedy)
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Subject: Re: DOS Emulation under SCO Xenix/UNIX
Message-ID: <1991Apr24.022504.1603@mintaka.lcs.mit.edu>
Date: 24 Apr 91 02:25:04 GMT
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In article <1761@hsi.hsi.com> geiste@hsi.hsi.com (Doug Geiste) writes:
>Other than VP/ix or ODT's virtual DOS emulation (since they both run
>in 8088/86 mode), does anyone know of a software package that will
>allow running AT type DOS application under Xenix/UNIX? 
>
>Unfortunately I'm stuck with this DOS package that runs only on a 286/386 
>and need to run it under *nix.
>
Are you sure of this? I run Xenix 386 2.3.2 with vp/ix 1.1 and all the
DOS info programs, including Norton SI report a 286 processor. I don't have
any 286 specific programs to test this out, but I have no reason to
disbelieve this.
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Seng-Poh Lee
splee@gnu.ai.mit.edu