Hello Geoff, Hopefully I can answer some of your questions.
One runs dual boot SuSE 7.1 and Win98. The other just Win98.
I have to keep at least one machine working with W98 because I have three Windows and two DOS applications I wish to keep.
If I had Bochs, would this enable me to run windows and DOS progs on the LINUX box ?
Yes. I should note that Windows is slow in Bochs, but your DOS apps should run great, and many people have had success running Windows apps in Bochs too. The initial Bochs install takes less than 5 minutes (including download on a broadband connection), and immediately gives you a copy of DLX-Linux to try out. If all goes well with that, it shouldn't take more than probably 30-60 minutes to configure and have a working DOS installation going. I recommend reading /usr/local/bochs/1.2/DOC-linux.html for some hints and tips after installation. You may also want to read the Bochs man pages (see the "See Also" section in bochs(1) for a complete listing of man pages for Bochs).
I have never tried emulators before. Any other LINUX newbies running Bochs yet ?
I'm not sure if there are or not, but with the release of an RPM, I can guarantee there will be. It is truely easy to try bochs out. Just download the RPM from the site (the i386 one), and open up Konsole in KDE or xterm and type: su You will then be prompted for your root password, enter it. rpm -Uvh bochs-1.2.i386.rpm exit Now, to try Bochs out with the included copy of DLX Linux, type: bochs-dlx
Does Bochs compete with vmware etc. ?
Sortof. Bochs is an emulator, meaning that it tries to fully emulate your computer (this also means it can run on other processors such as the PowerPC ones in Macintoshes or Linux-PPC systems). VMware on the other hand is what's called a virtualizer, it appears to do the same thing on a x86 computer, but is actually only "sort of" emulating the system. This means VMware is a lot faster, but doesn't run on different types of systems. So both have the same goal, but different approaches. HTH, Tim -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Timothy R. Butler Universal Networks Information Tech. Consultant Christian Web Services Since 1996 ICQ #12495932 AIM: Uninettm An Authorized IPSwitch Reseller tbutler@uninetsolutions.com http://www.uninetsolutions.com ============== "Information Powered by Innovation" ==============