[parisc-linux] Can I run popular Linux software on parisc-linux?

[Jeremy Drake]

On Mon, 27 May 2002, Zibing Yang wrote:

> > > I'm not aware of anyone trying to run an IA32
> > emulator on parisc-linux.
> > 
> > fyi, bochs compiled from CVS sources (with small
> > modifications) worked 
> > for me.
> 
> Helge, can you provide more information about your
> computer running Bochs? Are you able to run, for
> example, windows 98, install stardard windows-based
> softwares? How's the speed compared to the same
> software run on PC+windows? Why didn't use wine? 
> I am still heavily relying on windows-based software
> everyday, so would love to install a windows-emulator
> on my hp workstation.
> Thanks a lot.
> zibing
I also tried bochs on my parisc machine.  It works ok, although slow.  I 
installed NT 4 in it.  I had a few problems, but I was able to work around 
them.

The reason that wine won't work is that wine is just a windows system call 
emulator.  The program executes on the cpu, and I'm sure that none of your 
windows programs will run on a parisc cpu :)

> 
> 
> 
> > Greetings,
> > Helge
> 
> 
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