Subj : Re: BBS Software Recommendations
To   : T.J. Mcmillen
From : Nicholas Boel
Date : Fri Nov 22 2024 21:34:02

Hello T.J.,

On Fri, Nov 22 2024 15:40:55 -0600, you wrote:

> NA> Not all of us sit around playing games ;)

Play games, mess around with your BBS software on OS/2 for hours on end, same difference. We all waste countless hours doing what others would consider pointless shit. *shrug*

> Well said.  Or sit around playing I can type out a 900 line of text in 
> linux to do a COPY *.* command.  Just to do things DOS did 30 years ago 
> easier.

To be fair, I didn't talk shit about Windows, as I still use it also. I just said that if they do something stupid like some kind of 365 crap, more people will leave the Windows fandom.

Now, in defense to your statement:

First, to do the exact same thing you mention above is actually "cp *" in Linux, so it looks like you didn't do your studying on what commands are longer than others, before spouting off at the mouf. :D

Second, only one of the two you mention above is still currently supported.

Third, every few years you have to upgrade operating systems (not too far, though.. because any further into the new millenium and your old software won't work properly unless you update it) to stick with a 32bit version that still supports your hobbies. Then with the discontinuation of 32bit Windows, the future is looking pretty grim, especially for any newcomers that want to do all of this on their modern OSes.

Last, door games run great on 64bit Linux. You can definitely keep on hatin' on it, though! :D

Regards,
Nick

.... He who laughs last, thinks slowest.
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