Bob Axtell writes:

> Is there a "DOSBOX" in Linux somewhere that allows it to run DOS 
> properly (not like
> Win98 did, where it only pretended too)? If so, I have a 333 with 2GB 
> available, ready to roll.
> I only run DOS sporatically any more. Which Linux version does DOS well?

Debian (my distro of choice) includes both "dosbox" and "dosemu"

http://packages.debian.org/testing/otherosfs/dosbox

http://packages.debian.org/testing/otherosfs/dosemu

And then there is also Wine, which provides Windows emulation under
Linux as well.  Wine is still under development (and given the way MS
is about documenting their internals, it will be forever under
development) but many people are quite happy using it.

As others have mentioned, Knoppix (or any of the similar "live" CDs --
there are several hundred now) is a very good way to get started with
Linux.  It should be noted that Knoppix can be installed on your hard
disk, and this is a very reasonable install strategy for many people.
There are two ways that Knoppix can be installed:  1) you can copy the
compressed filesystem onto your hard disc (requires an 800 meg
partition) or you can build a real uncompressed system (requires about
2.5 GB)  I make sure that I put a compressed knoppix on *every* system
I build these days as it is the mother of all rescue tools for *any*
other operating system.

-p.
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