Subj : Re: Small BBS Machines (was: Re: NTVDMx64 issues?)
To   : Mindsurfer
From : Nightfox
Date : Wed Dec 10 2025 16:27:02

  Re: Re: Small BBS Machines (was: Re: NTVDMx64 issues?)
  By: Mindsurfer to tenser on Thu Dec 11 2025 12:55 am

 Mi> i just looked up a raspberry pi 5 kit, 16gb Ram, 64gb sd card, power
 Mi> supply, case. then i then added a m2 hat extension and a 500GB NVME to the
 Mi> cart. That are similar specs compared to the MiniPC i have. You could
 Mi> reduce ram and NVME size and remove the sd card in my example but for the
 Mi> sake of comparison.

 Mi> Round about 290EUR (might be cheaper in the US) in comparison to my 125EUR
 Mi> for my MiniPC. More then twice the MiniPC price. just saying ;) And be
 Mi> aware that you have to deal with an (capable but) ARM CPU. Every x86
 Mi> instruction has to be translated into ARM instructions when you emulate
 Mi> x86 OS.

 Mi> nuff said =) i made my point. Have a good day!

I think some people like the 'coolness factor' of running a BBS on a Raspberry Pi, or the newness of it, so it's less about the money spent.  I think it's interesting, but for running a BBS, I'd still choose x86 hardware for the price and compatibility.

Nightfox
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