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Virtualisation using VirtualBox
| Title | Virtualisation using VirtualBox |
| Detailed description | It was found that emulation was not the preferred technique for resolving the problem running the A Tu Lengua software on modern OSs. Instead virtualisation using VirtualBox (https://www.virtualbox.org/ ) was attempted. It was possible to virtualise Windows 95. A Tu Lengua requires some 16-bit Windows Libraries to run. This problem has so far not been resolved, which means that the solution so far does not work for A Tu Lengua. The software has not been written to adjust to different screen resolutions, which means that this issue could not be addressed. The issue of hard coding has turned out to be a matter of software configuration, which is prevented by the missing 16-bit Windows Libraries. |
| Solution Champion |  Hélder Silva |
| Corresponding Issue(s) | A bulletted list of links to Issues to which this provides a Solution |
| Tool/code link | A link to code on Git hub or a corresponding myExperiment if applicable |
| Tool Registry Link |
If possible provide a link to information about any third party tools used. Ideally these should point to entries in the OPF Tool Registry |
| Evaluation | Virtualization approach: Creation of a virtual machine to run old or deprecated software |