Re: Q: DOSEMU/WINE & MS Office

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From: James L. McGill
Date: Fri, 08 Dec 1995 00:00

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In article <DIx3C7.DKt@uns.bris.ac.uk>,
Alex Butcher <Alex.Butcher@bris.ac.uk> wrote:
>dreid@wat.hookup.net (David Reid) wrote:


>WINE is kinda stalled at the moment AFAIK, mainly due to the success
>of DOSEMU. DOSEMU will prob'ly be able to run proper Windoze apps
>before WINE can! :)

DOSEMU will never be able to run Windows apps.  It will be able to run

Windows, and the Windows can run Windows apps.  


>In the meantime, you could look into Executor (the Macintosh emulator)
>and run Mac business apps. Not a *terrible* solution, methinks.

How practical is that?  Does it allow Mac programs access to the .nix
filesystem?  Will it run photoshop?




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Date: 1995/12/08
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