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[Antony Stace]

Installing VMware to run one DOS app seems rather heavy.  Have you had a
look to see if your DOS app runs under

dosemu ?



Wayne Vovil wrote:
> 
> Hi
> 
> I have finally bitten the bullet and installed vmware
> trial on my Linux SUSE 7.1 prof system (Toshiba
> 2650XDVD notebook).
> 
> I did this primarily because I have a DOS legacy app
> (which I wrote) that I still use. I do not have DOS
> disks any longer, so I installed the only CD bootable
> MS Win system I am licensed for (NT 4.0). It installed
> OK.
> 
> But when I open the MSDOS window, I can do DOS
> commands; but when I run my app, the dos window just
> sits there and does nothing.
> 
> My DOS app is a text based diary system; but runs
> Btrieve. Any clues?
> 
> Will I need a full DOS install to run it, rather than
> under NT?
> 
> Regards
> 
> Wayne
> 
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