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16-Bit Windows Program

Started bypinnerite <pinnerite@gmail.com>
First post2025-10-27 14:45 +0000
Last post2025-10-27 20:07 +0100
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  16-Bit Windows Program pinnerite <pinnerite@gmail.com> - 2025-10-27 14:45 +0000
    Re: 16-Bit Windows Program Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net> - 2025-10-27 14:55 +0000
    Re: 16-Bit Windows Program Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-10-27 11:48 -0400
    Re: 16-Bit Windows Program Edmund <nomail@hotmail.com> - 2025-10-27 20:07 +0100

#45642 — 16-Bit Windows Program

Frompinnerite <pinnerite@gmail.com>
Date2025-10-27 14:45 +0000
Subject16-Bit Windows Program
Message-ID<20251027144542.a122dd7bd88a9a53b152d834@gmail.com>
I have a couple of 16-bit DOS programs that I still occasionally use.
For those I keep a virtual XP going on VBox.

Is there any way that I can continue to use them on Linux and ditch XP?

One of them calls a Windows program to permit proportionaly spaced typefaces.

Alan 


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#45643

FromDan Purgert <dan@djph.net>
Date2025-10-27 14:55 +0000
Message-ID<slrn10fv1vr.286.dan@djph.net>
In reply to#45642
On 2025-10-27, pinnerite wrote:
> I have a couple of 16-bit DOS programs that I still occasionally use.
> For those I keep a virtual XP going on VBox.
>
> Is there any way that I can continue to use them on Linux and ditch XP?

DOSBox?

Though that's not going to help with the case of "... calls some Windows
program".


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#45646

FromPaul <nospam@needed.invalid>
Date2025-10-27 11:48 -0400
Message-ID<10do484$v6b9$1@dont-email.me>
In reply to#45642
On Mon, 10/27/2025 10:45 AM, pinnerite wrote:
> I have a couple of 16-bit DOS programs that I still occasionally use.
> For those I keep a virtual XP going on VBox.
> 
> Is there any way that I can continue to use them on Linux and ditch XP?
> 
> One of them calls a Windows program to permit proportionaly spaced typefaces.
> 
> Alan 
> 
> 

Adobe Type Manager was one program with some font synthesis capability.
Sans and Serif fonts.

Perhaps you could give more info in your question.

You can start with the WINE article in Wiki.

   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wine_%28software%29

  Paul

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#45653

FromEdmund <nomail@hotmail.com>
Date2025-10-27 20:07 +0100
Message-ID<10dofsr$14hkd$1@dont-email.me>
In reply to#45642
On 10/27/25 15:45, pinnerite wrote:
> I have a couple of 16-bit DOS programs that I still occasionally use.
> For those I keep a virtual XP going on VBox.
> 
> Is there any way that I can continue to use them on Linux and ditch XP?
> 
> One of them calls a Windows program to permit proportionaly spaced typefaces.
> 
> Alan
> 
> 
If it runs on DOS, I would take DOSBOX.

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