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From: melling@cs.psu.edu (Michael D Mellinger)
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Subject: Re: The best of all worlds (Was Re: OS/2 2.0 is here! READ THIS...)
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Date: 30 Apr 91 05:18:08 GMT
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In article <1089@hrshcx.csd.harris.com> steved@hrshcx.csd.harris.com (Steve Daukas) writes:


   Life would be simpler if there was a Unix that could run DOS applications under
   a (any duck) window environment (X11R4, MOTIF, Windows, Program Manager, etc.).
   Then again, I'd be happy with a real multitasking windowed environment that
   would allow me to run DOS apps - so long as I can still boot Unix from another
   partition (or, do I dare dream, run Unix in yet another window).

   So, whats your idea of a perfect combination of parts from Unix, DOS, OS/2, ...?

You can run DOS under Unix.  I've seen it for the NeXT, and I know
that Sun has a version of SoftPC available too.  If HP has a version
for their Snake machine, you could probably emulate a 486 DOS machine
in software.  The NeXT version is suppose to be as fast as a 10MHz
286.  I think the company claims that by the end of the year, it will
be as fast as a 25MHz 386 and it will support VGA.

-Mike