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From: crt@tiamat.umd.umich.edu (Rob Shady)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions
Subject: Re: NetBSD and DOS support
Date: 22 Sep 1993 09:25:08 -0400
Organization: Univerisity of Michigan - Dearborn
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root@visgraph.UUCP (Superuser) writes:

>I very much require that the OS I go with will support DOS... I understand
...
>And finally, support for SCO UNIX binaries.  I understand that someone
...

So go buy SCO UNIX with SCO VP/ix.  The developers are trying their
hardest to get *BSD to a professional status, but if these are absolute
requirements, *BSD does not forfill them at this time.  But keep in mind,
*BSD provides ALOT of other benefits that SCO UNIX doesn't...

>Thank you.

Thank You!