Subj : Re: windows 10/32bit
To : Exodus
From : Gamgee
Date : Sat Oct 25 2025 09:43 pm
-=> Exodus wrote to Gamgee <=-
G> So.... if I recall correctly from earlier in this thread, you were quite
G> offended about running "DOS BBS software" in any kind of emulated
G> environment. I believe the word used was "emulated crap". And yet...
Ex> Just Linux. I find it to be a horrible replacement for what is here.
Ex> Nick will agree with me. I HATE jumping thru hoops to just read a
Ex> friggin' SD card or an external drive because of a permission bullshit
Ex> issue.
You're doing it wrong. I plug in an external drive (SD/USB/SATA,
whatever), and it auto-mounts, ready to use. <SHRUG>
G> Newsflash! BBS stuff is now made for many other OS's, most of which run
G> natively on the OS, with no need for "emulated crap".
Ex> Yes, but the doors everyone bitches and moans about NOT working are
Ex> made for DOS and ment to run on DOS based. It's like be trying to
Ex> shove a Chevy engine in a Ford. Could it be done? Yes, but why would
Ex> I put shit into a Ford?
Again, my experience is different. I have dozens of DOS doors all
working perfectly on a Linux 64-bit system. Yes, emulated, but you'd
never know it as a BBS user. They're probably faster than they ever
were on old DOS era hardware (which I also used to run back in the day,
just FYI).
G> It seems to me that you could (should?) be running the old DOS software
G> on .... DOS.
Ex> If DOS could task 10 windows at a time, sure I would. DV isn't gonna
Ex> cut it. OS/2 doesn't have the applications to run in the background to
Ex> off-set the ones written for windows. ArcaOS is a nice upgrade, but
Ex> it doesn't cut it.
Why would you need 10 windows? Do you ever have 10 callers (or even
more than 2) at the same time?
Not trying to give you a hard time, just want to understand your
thinking.
