On 07 Apr 2004 23:27:45 GMT, Nicholas Dronen <ndronen@io.frii.com>
wrote:

>Nate Goulet <askifyouwantaaddress@yahoo.com> wrote:
>NG> Is it possible to emulate an old version of AIX on a Windows 2000
>NG> Server?
>
>NG> My company has switched to a Windows 2000 Server, but we still have
>NG> data on the old system. Originally it was supposed to be phased out,
>NG> but it doesn't look like that is going to happen.
>
>NG> Normally there isn't more than one or two people logged on to it. So
>NG> I was wondering if there is a way to make this old AIX network run
>NG> through our Windows 2000 Server?
>
>Define "through."
>
>Regards,
>
>Nicholas
>

I mean to be able to run AIX on a Windows 2000 Server by using some
type of emulation software. Essentially trick the AIX operating
system into thinking it's not running Windows hardware.

I've used emulators for all sorts of things over the years, and the
task above seems like it should be easy in comparison to the kinds of
things that have been done over the years.

For example, in the 80s I had emulator software for my Amiga computer
to trick it into thinking it was an IBM compatible & a Mac.

In more recent years, I'm running emulation software to turn my
Windows computer into running the code for coin-operated video games
like Pacman, etc. It emulates the hardware, custom chips, processor,
etc.

I also emulate brand name synthesizer keyboards from the 70s and 80s
on my Windows system.

Considering what programmers have been able to do, making a Windows
2000 Server run an old operating system that is entirely only ASCII
text based sounds simple. The real question isn't can it be done,
but has it been done?