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[sindi keesan <keesan AT sdf.lonestar.org>]

On Sat, 3 Sep 2005, David Moberg wrote:

> On 9/3/05, sindi keesan <keesan AT sdf.lonestar.org> wrote:
>
> > Have you tried dosemu?  I had to add bash shell from SW4.0 to make it
> > install in BL3.
>
> I never got it to work in BL3. Some segfault-type error message.
> Maybe I forgot to set up /proc/cpuinfo.

I was referrig to the precompiled dosemu that I found at the dosemu site, 
for libc5.  That required adding bash before it would install.

> > David compiled a version that works with BL2 (based on Slackware 7.1)
>
> The main obstacle to running it in BL3 is apparently bash.
>
> > and other list members reported what programs work with it.
> > Pictview (DOS viewer) works well, for instance.  dosemu -V (VGA).
>
> This works without X or svgalib, right?

Yes, but for many text editors and for any viewers you need the -V switch.

> > Dosemu is a 'DOS emulator' which lets you run some DOS programs without
> > rebooting from linux to DOS.
>
> There are other emulators in the same vein. Some support more DOS programs
> but don't work as well from the CLI (non-X).
>
> David
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