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Subject: Re: Use a 386 unix as a home machine?
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Date: 24 Dec 89 19:21:44 GMT
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In article <207@comcon.UUCP> tim@comcon.UUCP (Tim Brown) writes:
>
>I would never buy unix specifically to run DOS.  You buy unix because it
>is better and use the capability to run DOS to get over the addiction.
>Bottom line, what could you need DOS for that unix can't do better
>anyway?   Put a litle more diplomatically, If you *really* want to be
>ablt to run DOS, with no strings attached in so far as compatibility is
>concerned, run DOS. 

Current versions of VP/ix or Dos Merge do a very good job at running
DOS from a 386 Unix. There are a few good reason to do it. Software
availability, cross-development, multiple DOS sessions.

There is a complicating factor however. With all the 386 specific
software (using DOS extenders) coming out you still have to keep a DOS
partition available in your system. VP/ix and DOS Merge won't run "DOS
extended" applications, to run them you have to bbot from DOS.