Re: can FreeBSD run dos

2003-09-28 Thread Paul Everlund
On Sat, 27 Sep 2003, Jud wrote: On Sat, 27 Sep 2003 09:51:50 -0500, fred [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am new to different OS's . Can this Os run Wordperfect 5.1 for dos??? It might be possible with Wine, but you would need a FAT partition, so that would definitely be the long way round -

Re: can FreeBSD run dos

2003-09-28 Thread christian serb
i've coincidentally found that: Xdos is available at 1. sunsite.unc.edu /pub/Linux/Incoming (will probably be moved to /pub/Linux/ALPHA/dosemu ) source: http://groups.google.de/groups?q=xdoshl=delr=ie=UTF-8oe=UTF- 8newwindow=1selm=2ji219%24qkv%40klaava.Helsinki.FIrnum=1 On Sat, Sep 27, 2003

Re: can FreeBSD run dos

2003-09-28 Thread Jud
On Sun, 28 Sep 2003 19:40:45 +0200, christian serb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sat, Sep 27, 2003 at 09:51:50AM -0500, fred wrote: I am new to different OS's . Can this Os run Wordperfect 5.1 for dos??? You can use vmware2 (version 3 works only for FreeBSD 5.x) to run a vertual machine. This

Re: can FreeBSD run dos - whoops

2003-09-28 Thread Jud
On Sun, 28 Sep 2003 19:44:31 -0400, Jud [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sun, 28 Sep 2003 19:40:45 +0200, christian serb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sat, Sep 27, 2003 at 09:51:50AM -0500, fred wrote: I am new to different OS's . Can this Os run Wordperfect 5.1 for dos??? You can use vmware2

Re: can FreeBSD run dos

2003-09-27 Thread Jud
On Sat, 27 Sep 2003 09:51:50 -0500, fred [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am new to different OS's . Can this Os run Wordperfect 5.1 for dos??? It might be possible with Wine, but you would need a FAT partition, so that would definitely be the long way round - you might as well install Win9x in the

Re: can FreeBSD run dos

2003-09-27 Thread Alex de Kruijff
On Sat, Sep 27, 2003 at 09:51:50AM -0500, fred wrote: I am new to different OS's . Can this Os run Wordperfect 5.1 for dos??? You can use vmware2 (version 3 works only for FreeBSD 5.x) to run a vertual machine. This way you could run your old programs. -- Alex Articles based on solutions

Re: can FreeBSD run dos

2003-09-27 Thread Vulpes Velox
On Sat, 27 Sep 2003 09:51:50 -0500 fred [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am new to different OS's . Can this Os run Wordperfect 5.1 for dos??? Dosbox may work... but seriously... it is probally best to leave old DOS apps where they are... dead... I suggest something like AbiWord2... btw why