What is Linux?

As defined by Linux FAQ, Linux is the kernel of operating systems that look like and perform as well or better than the famous operating system from AT&T Bell Labs. Linus Torvalds and a loosely knit team of volunteer hackers from across the Internet wrote (and still are writing) Linux from scratch. It has all of the features of a modern, fully fledged operating system: true multitasking, threads, virtual memory, shared libraries, demand loading, shared, copy-on-write executables, proper memory management, loadable device driver modules, video frame buffering, and TCP/IP networking.

DOSEMU

DOSEmu stands for DOS Emulation, and is a Linux application that enables the Linux OS to run many DOS programs.

ReactOS

ReactOS will be a free operating system that can run software and drivers compatible with Windows NT.

Wine

Wine is a free implementation of Windows on Unix. Runs many Win apps from Linux.

Enables users to run Windows and DOS applications on their desktop, on a robust and secure platform. Win4Lin provides a tightly integrated environment that supports the execution of Windows 95/98, Windows 3.1, or DOS from within an X window on the Linux desktop.

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DOS/Windows & Access to Linux

A past issue of the Linux Gazette
describes Ext2Tool    as "...a small utility written by Claus Tondering that'll allow you to access your Linux files from DOS. It's a bit shy in the looks department, but it seems reasonably sturdy and functional. It supports the ls, cd, cp, and cat operations and includes a small utility that helps identify your Linux partition number ...".

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Put Linux in Windows / Put Windows in Linux

You can create a whole set of virtual computers -- whether you operate under Linux, Windows NT, or Windows 2000. And forget about dual booting. You can run them all at the same time.

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Explore2fs  

What is this program?

This is an explorer like program which can read and interpret the ex2fs file system. 

Features of the latest version

Drag and drop, Support for all block sizes, Support for floppy disks 1.44meg and 120meg, Supports Zip and Jaz, Supports Windows 98 extended partition scheme, Fast write support. As fast, if not faster than reading., Export files, Export file as text, Export directory, View / Execute file, View Symbolic links, Import file. import directory, umask for new files, Delete file, Delete directory, Make directory, Rename, Modify file mode (via properties box), Change uid and gid, Create device nodes, Create symbolic links, Large disk support,

And more!

 

 

How do you pronounce LINUX? This is the 'official'  pronunciation.

"Hello. This is Linus Torvalds and I pronounce 'Linux' Linux."