From: "Rich Gauszka" 

For DOS you could use a  VM like parallels or one of the freeware offerings like

http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/23607

DOSBox - 0.65
PC emulator with MS-DOS compatible shell built in

"Gary Britt"  wrote in message
news:454591d1$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> Does Mac OS/X run dos apps?  I've still got two dos apps I use every day.
>
> Gary
>
> "Glenn Meadows"  wrote in message
> news:45454800$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>> It's interesting.  I'm picking up more and more interest from the company
>> about moving to Apple/Mac OS X/Apple-Intel Hardware.
>>
>> I just added a Mac-Mini to the studio mostly for doing iTunes encoding.
>> Works really well, is totally silent (well, with the other computers
>> making noise, this one is silent.  And, as the art designers said "It's
>> so cute...".
>>
>> My boss (CEO) is in the market for a new laptop, and now that the new Mac
>> Laptops can run Windows apps either via Boot Commander or Parallels, he's
>> seriously looking to move.  95% of his time is spent in Office with
>> Outlook, Excel and Word.  All things that are directly available on OSX
>> with Office 2004 Mac.
>>
>> For the rest, we'd probably do Parallels so he can startup Windows to run
>> the few apps he might need there.
>>
>> I'm learning more and more about OS X and Apple hardware (the PMU reset
>> button is a key one to remember).
>>
>> A flotilla of Mac Mini's would make a nice set of office machines.  Gig
>> Ethernet, 80-100 gig HD's, quite, small, low power consumption.  What's
>> not to like?
>>
>> --
>>
>> Glenn M.
>> "Robert Comer"  wrote in message
>> news:45450a0e$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>>>> And how does that prevent you from installing on more than
5 machines
>>>> "at home"?
>>>
>>> I don't think it does currently, but that might not be forever, the DRM
>>> chip is a unique identifier even more than the WinXP
"Key", all it would
>>> have to do is have some kind of unique CD identifier and you have all
>>> you need for a 1 CD/1 computer scenario.
>>>
>>> I don't think Apple is at the level if they care about single home type
>>> things, and besides since you *have* to have Apple hardware to run it,
>>> they know they got money from you already.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Bob Comer
>>>
>>>
>>> "Glenn Meadows"  wrote in message
>>> news:4544fed6$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>>>> And how does that prevent you from installing on more than
5 machines
>>>> "at home"?  Are the disks serialized by one of
those schemes where they
>>>> write to odd spots on the DVD and put unique serial numbers in?
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>>
>>>> Glenn M.
>>>> "Robert Comer" 
wrote in message
>>>> news:4544d8fb$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>>>>> DRM chip.
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Bob Comer
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> "Glenn Meadows" 
wrote in message
>>>>> news:4544d880{at}w3.nls.net...
>>>>>> Ah, good guess my son, but this is a new 5 pack
install.....
>>>>>>
>>>>>> BTW, How DOES apple control copying, there is no
request (nor is
>>>>>> there printed anywhere) an installkey.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Glenn M.
>>>>>> "Geo"  wrote in
message news:45443aa5{at}w3.nls.net...
>>>>>>> It means stop trying to pirate the OS or you
get electroshock..
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Geo. 
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> "Glenn Meadows"
 wrote in message
>>>>>>> news:45442b21{at}w3.nls.net...
>>>>>>>> I've just replaced a HD in a 12"
Aluminum G4 Powerbook.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Now, I'm going to install OS X on this
beast.  I insert the DVD,
>>>>>>>> hold down
>>>>>>>> the C key to tell the system to boot form
the DVD drive, and I get
>>>>>>>> a
>>>>>>> strange
>>>>>>>> pictorial error on screen.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On one side is what looks like an open
cover with 2 batteries
>>>>>>>> outside and
>>>>>>> an
>>>>>>>> arrow pointing in.  The other side has a
similar large oval
>>>>>>>> picture, with
>>>>>>> a
>>>>>>>> red blinking dot on what looks like an end
of a battery.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I can find NO reference to that picture
anywhere in the
>>>>>>>> documentation
>>>>>>> (what
>>>>>>>> little there is), nor can I find anything
on the internet.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I do know the battery level was low before
I started, but I've got
>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>> power
>>>>>>>> adapter plugged in.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Does this mean possibly the battery needs
to be fully charged?
>>>>>>>> Anyone
>>>>>>> have
>>>>>>>> a clue or pointer to what the error message means???
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Thanks.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Glenn M.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
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