Subj : Re: BBS platforms
To : Nightfox
From : Mikesla
Date : Sat Sep 17 2022 05:03 pm
I began my first BBS back in 1986 using the Citadel 86 software, and finally
settled using Telegard. My stint was from 1986 to 1993, and all were running in
DOS.
Today I am using Sunchronet Software v3.91b via a virtual machine (VMware)
running Windows 7 32 Bit. Works grand. I'm also taking a look at the Mystic BBS
software.
Cheers.
-=> Nightfox wrote to All <=-
Ni> For sysops, I'm just curious what platforms & operating system you run
Ni> your BBS in?
Ni> When I started my current BBS in 2007, I ran it in Windows for many
Ni> years (sometimes on native hardware, and sometimes in a Windows VM).
Ni> About 4 months ago, I decided to move my BBS setup to run in Linux
Ni> (I've been running Linux as the host OS on my BBS PC since 2015 but had
Ni> been running my BBS in a Windows VM on it). I'm using Synchronet,
Ni> which is cross-platform, so I basically just had to move my
Ni> comfiguration over to the Linux host OS and then update my DOS door
Ni> configurations to make sure they'd run with DOSEMU in Linux. I did
Ni> have a couple of Win32-native doors, which I lost, unfortunately
Ni> (Tournament Trivia, Ashrella: Test of Time), but I was able to move at
Ni> least one set of trivia questions to a DOS trivia door.
Ni> TradeWars 2002 initially wasn't running in Linux (DOSEMU 1.x was the
Ni> default supported by Synchronet), but this past weekend I was able to
Ni> get DOSEMU2 working with Synchronet, and now TradeWars 2002 is able to
Ni> run again.
Ni> I feel like my BBS PC setup is more efficient now, as everything is
Ni> running in Linux and I don't really need to run a Windows VM on it now
Ni> (I also run Plex Media Server and a Minecraft server on it, and I'm
Ni> also running PiHole on it as a network-wide ad blocker).
Ni> I think it's pretty cool what you can do these days with Linux, a free
Ni> OS, and the free software available for it.
