[school-discuss] Educationware Re: [novalug] Running kids educ software on LINUX(fwd)

[Karl <karl@tux.org>]

I'm passing this message onto the schoolforge list in case it helps Brent
establish an educational software connection, or vice versa. Brent,
schoolforge has a big application listing of educational software and
games for kids that run on GNU/Linux. (Forgive me if you're already a
list-member and if I'm stating anything overly obvious.)

Also, --regarding a good comment below-- I believe FreeDOS requires
installation of a proprietary DOS kernel to work, IIRC. If you're running
proprietary-ware you've left liberty behind and left the Free Software
Zone altogether. :)

regards to all. good luck.
 -Karl@seul-or-tux-etcetera


---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2003 00:15:37 -0500
From: Chuck Moss <cmnl@mossc.com>
To: David A. Hammond <hammonds@erols.com>
Cc: "'novalug@tux.org'" <novalug@tux.org>
Subject: Re: [novalug] Running kids educ software on LINUX

On Mon, Mar 03, 2003 at 08:52:29PM -0500, David A. Hammond wrote:
> Struthers, Brent wrote:
> > I''ve got an old computer I want to use to run some of my kids computer
> > games.  It needs an operating system.  Can anyone tell me how easy any of
> > the various LINUX versions will be to run these programs on.  I haven't
> > heard how well LINUX runs graphics and video.  I am trying not to buy
> > Windows.  Any help is appreciated.
> >
>
> Brent,
>
> I am probably dating myself but if I remember right most of the old
> children's games ran under DOS rather than under Windows.  If this
> is true for the ones you care about then you should be able to run them
> under FreeDOS or something similar.  I have no experience with FreeDOS
> but have heard it mentioned on this list before, so there are probably
> some folks who are familiar with it.

Some of those dos games should run under linux using DOSemu.

Chuck
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