Re: [ubuntu-uk] really really off topic ....

2012-03-19 Thread David Smith
I would say if DOSbox doesn't do it for you, try installing Win '95 to VMWare Virtual Box or some such similar. That way, you could limit the amount of RAM allocated to your Win '95 installation (and you can run it within MSWin, Linux and others). Dave Smith -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com htt

Re: [ubuntu-uk] really really off topic ....

2012-03-18 Thread Barry Drake
On 18/03/12 15:09, Grant Phillips-Sewell wrote: You could try DOSBOX. Thanks guys - it actually works. I'm amazed! I had tried a couple of installations of dos - various versions. For some reason I got nowhere trying to install Win 98 - I guess the 2GiB of memory is seen as a nonsense by

Re: [ubuntu-uk] really really off topic ....

2012-03-18 Thread Sean Miller
On 18 March 2012 15:22, Liam Proven wrote: > What's the game & what are the system requirements? > I'm actually quite intrigued as to what this game might be too... Was going to suggest installing VMWare or something and installing DOS. Sean -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] really really off topic ....

2012-03-18 Thread Liam Proven
On 18 March 2012 13:15, Barry Drake wrote: > Hi folk  sorry for the off topic.  Please reply off list.  My wife came > home from a jumble sale with an amazing game and asked me if I could find a > way of running it for the grandkids.  It needs a maximum of Windows 95.  It > won't run under XP

Re: [ubuntu-uk] really really off topic ....

2012-03-18 Thread Grant Phillips-Sewell
On Mar 18, 2012 1:15 PM, "Barry Drake" wrote: > > Hi folk sorry for the off topic. Please reply off list. My wife came home from a jumble sale with an amazing game and asked me if I could find a way of running it for the grandkids. It needs a maximum of Windows 95. It won't run under XP,

Re: [ubuntu-uk] really really off topic ....

2012-03-18 Thread Ivan Wright
Try DOSBox, its available from the software centre. I doubt Win95 will work on any computer made in the last 8 years or so On Mar 18, 2012 1:15 PM, "Barry Drake" wrote: > Hi folk sorry for the off topic. Please reply off list. My wife > came home from a jumble sale with an amazing game an

[ubuntu-uk] really really off topic ....

2012-03-18 Thread Barry Drake
Hi folk sorry for the off topic. Please reply off list. My wife came home from a jumble sale with an amazing game and asked me if I could find a way of running it for the grandkids. It needs a maximum of Windows 95. It won't run under XP, Win 7 or Wine. It is supposed to be runnable