[clue] Linux and DOS

[David L. Willson]

dosbox is dossy enough for most purposes
$ apt-cache search dosbox
dosbox - x86 emulator with Tandy/Herc/CGA/EGA/VGA/SVGA graphics, sound and DOS


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David L. Willson
Trainer, Engineer, Enthusiast
RHCE Network+ A+ Linux+ LPIC-1 Ubuntu
Mobile 720-333-LANS(5267)

This is a good time for a r3volution.

----- Original Message -----
> William--
> 
> > Good morning all, I heard once that Linux will run DOS. Can you
> > point me in the right direction? I've got some proprietory
> > software that I would like to run on a newer OS. Thanks in
> > advance.
> 
> I'm not sure where you might have heard this, but to my knowledge it
> is not true. You can dual boot a system to linux or DOS, or you can
> run DOS in some form of virtualization. I keep a FreeDOS ( http://
> freedos.org/ ) virtual machine ( https://www.virtualbox.org/ ) on my
> systems to test dBase III / IV and Clipper applications and find it
> works well for me.
> 
> Hope this helps you out.
> 
> Raymond
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