Re: Thanksgiving

[Aaron Turner <aturner@linuxkb.org>]

One word: DOSEMU

On Wed, 24 Nov 1999, Micah K Yoder wrote:

> Aaron Turner wrote:
> 
> > Uh, let's see, Win 3.1 and OS/2... tell me why again you just don't wipe
> > them both off your disk and install Linux?  (you can always do a ftp
> > install if you can't get the CDROM to work)
> 
> Mainly because there are a few DOS programs I kinda want to have access
> to (Borland Pascal and a few games, mainly).  I think I *am* done with
> OS/2 though.
> 
> Two years ago I bought another hard drive for it intending to install
> Linux on the second one, but it didn't come with the proper enclosure to
> fit the computer and I can't figure out where to get it.  It's an IBM
> ThinkPad and I've asked quite a few people (some from IBM) and they have
> no idea...  It *is* the right HD though.
> 
> In any case, I am looking at getting another laptop, but it probably
> won't happen until spring or so.  The next one will be PURE Linux!
> 
> > Well you might be able to get TeraTerm Pro & ssh working on Win 3.1.  I
> > wouldn't know from personal experiance though.  go to yahoo and do a
> > search on "ssh windows" and you'll find it.  Notepad is a poor replacement
> > for XEmacs or even vi for that matter though.  Wiping out Windoz and OS/2
> 
> Thanks, I could look into that.  There's also another ssh that the
> windows weenies here use, but I dunno if you can get it for 3.1.  Then
> there's the problem of securely transfering files, and the DOS system
> adding newlines to the CRs.  Uuugh.
> 
> we'll see what happens.
> 

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