The wine concept--a compatibility layer that allows running executables compiled for Windows on a Linux or Unix host--is a very useful concept that could reasonably be used to adapt between other platforms. It's somewhere between running a virtual machine and cross-compiling the application.
Is there anything similar for other (non-Windows) guest platforms?
Right now, I'm specifically trying to run QNX4 software (Watcom compiler) on Linux and/or Windows without using my virtual machine. But I can see where this would be a valuable capability for a variety of platforms.
Is there Wine-like software for other guest platforms?
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KenJackson
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Martin Gregorie
Is there Wine-like software for other guest platforms?
On Sun, 2011-09-04 at 13:32 -0500, KenJackson wrote:
written for Microware's OS-9/68000 v2.4 operating system (aka OSK 2.4)
to be run under Linux and, since these binaries are written for the
Motorola 68xxx series of processors, it includes hardware emulation. I
have a 1992 vintage box (25 MHz 68020) running OSK 2.4 and find that
os9exec running on an 855MHz P3 is very much faster than the same code
on its native hardware, though driving a green screen over a 9600 baud
link must slow it down too. os9exec works pretty well internally but
last time I used it there were issues with its screen handling.
Martin
OTT for this list, but... the OS9exec project allows applicationsIs there anything similar for other (non-Windows) guest platforms?
written for Microware's OS-9/68000 v2.4 operating system (aka OSK 2.4)
to be run under Linux and, since these binaries are written for the
Motorola 68xxx series of processors, it includes hardware emulation. I
have a 1992 vintage box (25 MHz 68020) running OSK 2.4 and find that
os9exec running on an 855MHz P3 is very much faster than the same code
on its native hardware, though driving a green screen over a 9600 baud
link must slow it down too. os9exec works pretty well internally but
last time I used it there were issues with its screen handling.
Martin
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KenJackson
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What did you say, frudokan77?
I tried to read through all that but it sounds like it was translated from another language by a computer that was programmed with 19th century English. Who spouts and gushes their echt in today's world? And AFAIK, Windows 7 doesn't have Adult or Farthest editions.
I'm wondering if your post was spam to get your link posted, but large enough to get by the moderator.
I tried to read through all that but it sounds like it was translated from another language by a computer that was programmed with 19th century English. Who spouts and gushes their echt in today's world? And AFAIK, Windows 7 doesn't have Adult or Farthest editions.
I'm wondering if your post was spam to get your link posted, but large enough to get by the moderator.
