Re: linux on nt.

Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Wed, 19 Feb 1997 21:05:45 +0000 (GMT)


> Anyone consider the feasability of running NT as a Linux process?
> Assuming this wasn't sick and insane and there was adequate documentation,
> would there be a (unavoidable) technical limitation?

The basic problem is the Intel processors cannot virtualise 386 or
higher modes. If they could then dosemu could be extended to do it. As it
is someone would have to write a 486 to 486 JIT that fixed up stuff
like that