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Re: Caldera Ships Wabi 2.2 for Linux (run Microsoft Windows applications under Linux)



On Sun, 24 Nov 1996, Yaron wrote:

> > the Hebrew support is ugly and patchy, I doubt the tiny market is worth
> > porting for,
> 
> Well, I never managed to install WABI on the SPARC here (it kept telling
> me to 'insert disk 0'), but I do have SoftWindows on some SGIs, which
> can't be all THAT different. SGI told me it was impossible to run Hebrew
> Windows or wfw on it, but I managed to get wfw3.11 in Hebrew running,
> along with Hebrew Word, simply by installing them (no special procedures).
> SGI don't believe me, by the way, but that's ebsides the point. I don't
> see why WABI should mind what version of Windows you install on it.
> 

whatwhat!??? you have hebwfw 3.11 running on SGIs?!?!?
anyway, WABI is the emulator itself for the apps you want to run, the SGI
app you are describing sounds more like an i386 Emulator that will run any
Intel software (you need to install windows in the box you said?)

did you try running Linux in an Irix window? :-)))



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