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From: wilko@yedi.iaf.nl (Wilko Bulte)
Subject: Re: FreeBSD working with Win95 programs
Organization: Private FreeBSD site - Arnhem, The Netherlands 
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References: <01bb52f6.c04e25c0$12161d86@Dialin-018.Mankato.MSUS.EDU> <31B63380.3C5B@www.play-hookey.com>
Date: Thu, 6 Jun 1996 17:42:55 GMT
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Ken Bigelow <kbigelow@www.play-hookey.com> writes:

>Henriette wrote:
>> 
>> Can any windows95 programs run smoothly under freebsd?

>NO!

>Different Operating Systems, different methods, different rules. They can 
>co-reside on the hard drive because they are in separate partitions, but 
>only one is running at a time.

Having said that, chances of ever getting some kind of W95 emulation
are not very big either. (considering the affection of the average
FreeBSD user for MS products in general ;-)

Wilko