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| From | Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | alt.os.linux.mint |
| Subject | Re: 16-Bit Windows Program |
| Date | 2025-10-27 11:48 -0400 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <10do484$v6b9$1@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
| References | <20251027144542.a122dd7bd88a9a53b152d834@gmail.com> |
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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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
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