Subj : Re: BBS Software Recommendations
To   : Mortar M.
From : Jas Hud
Date : Sun Nov 24 2024 01:36 am

 To: Mortar M.
 Re: Re: BBS Software Recommendations
 By: Mortar M. to Jas Hud on Sun Nov 24 2024 12:14 am

>   Re: Re: BBS Software Recommendations
>   By: Jas Hud to Nick Andre on Sat Nov 23 2024 14:55:51
>
>  > people were holding onto xp for so long so microsoft kept sending some
>  > updates for quite some time.
>
> Heh, I'm like that.  I'll squeeze every last bit out of an OS before
> upgrading. Usually, that means using third-party virus blockers until even
> they stop supporting that versio.
> --- SBBSecho 3.23-Linux
>  * Origin: End Of The Line BBS - endofthelinebbs.com (1:124/5016)


well my processor is on the win 11 blacklist. i've looked it up and i have
the tech to meet their requirements but it's still on that list.

i'm not hitting any walls now.  i download a game and i can play it. i need to encode video and it does it fast.  If i want to login someplace and say how bad d'bridge is, I don't have any issues.

I'm not going to upgrade my older computer because i don't need to.  I've got the money to just swap out a processor and a coworker offered to sell me a nice one for 69 bucks, but I don't feel like it.  I'd rather do something else.
I'm lazy or i'm focused on something else.  I know windows 10 has been around a long time but I'm old and for me it doesn't feel like a long time.

furthermore, windows 11 doesn't really excite me. I don't need it yet, and back when i was hesitant to switch from xp I found ways to get updates and ways to secure my system.  I might have to do that again or maybe by then i'll have a newer computer at that time.

Anyways, back to the subject.  If i were to recommend an Os to run bbs software on,  in the short term i'd say run a vm with windows 10 32bit.  If the sysop wants to be around for a while they should probably run a linux vm and use dosemu.  I suggest running a vm because it makes backing up so easy.

I'm pretty sure i've been running my bbses in vms for over 10 years, and
using a commercial host for much longer than that.  since i started doing things this way i have had very little problems.

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