Unix / Solaris Emulator

Hi,

re: Emulator.

Not that I'm aware of, but you can install most Linux's as dual boot. You may need to re-partition your disk which you'd need a tool like Partition Magic for.

All the Linux's are freely downloadable but they're huge (Hundreds of Mb). Often you can pick up a CD copy attached to a computer magazine for... well... the cost of the magazine.
Redhat Linux is pretty popular.

If you can afford to be without NT, you can also download and install the real Solaris for Intel too. Its free but can be a bit finicky about the hardware its running on... particularly the video card.

www.sun.com

for that one.

There's plenty of documentation for unix's around on the net and online "man" pages too. The unix help.

Another alternative you have is to download and install a product called VMWARE. This allows you to install, say, Linux on your NT box and run it *simultaneously* with NT!

You can get a demo version from...

http://www.vmware.com/download/workstation.html

(remove spaces from above URL)

But of course you'll need to get your hands on a Linux too.

Hope this helps,
Cheers,
Tim.

You can install Solaris as dual boot also. I've done this before. That might be better for you since some of the files and a small number of commands are different than on Linux. I'm not aware of any freeware tools that act as just emulators, but if you want to spend a few bucks the MKS toolkit is excellent and so is Exceed or FacetWin.

Good luck.

I think this is what yo want:
a program running in NT but function like a UNIX.
You don't want to reboot your system for using UNIX.

Here is the solution, www.vmware.com
You can install linux on a NT (linux runs like a application on NT) True virtual Linux.

Try it.

MKS Tools would simulate a unix environment on your DOS/Windows PC. It covers most common utilities. I have it on a floopy and could send it you through e-mail, if you like. You can aslo get it with SAMS Publishing, Learning Unix 2nd Ed, James Gardner.

Short and Simple: CYGWIN

CYGWIN is a UNIX emulator that runs on a windows platform. Check it out at

http://www.cygwin.com/

I hope that helps.

Peace,
Scott

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