Running DOS applications under Linux

Gregory Nowak romualt at megsinet.net
Mon Aug 27 23:31:16 EDT 2001


If you can get your serial ports to work under it then yes.
Greg


On Mon, Aug 27, 2001 at 06:06:24PM -0400, Peter M. Konka wrote:
> Hi Chuck,
> 
>          Now, if you use the DOS Emujlator, can people use Vocal-Eyes for 
> there screen reader?
> 
> --- Peter
> 
> At 10:26 AM 8/25/01 -0400, you wrote:
> 
> >Hi Peter -
> >There is a program called "dosemu" that emulates DOS under Linux. However
> >if you use a speech synthesizer for Linux access there may be a problem
> >trying to use the same device for the DOS environment that dosemu gives
> >you. That is a problem the folks are working on.
> >
> >In my case I use DOS so rarely that I prefer just to reboot into a real
> >DOS when I need it.
> >
> >Chuck
> >
> >
> >On Sat, 25 Aug 2001, Peter M. Konka wrote:
> >
> > > Hello to all:
> > >
> > >       I do know that it is possible to run Windows applications under
> > > Linux.  But what about DOS applications?
> > >
> > > --- Peter
> > >
> > >
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