Board:   [DoveNet] Unix/Linux
Subject: Re: For you SBBS Sysops o
From:    Nightfox
Date:    Mon Jul 29, 2024 10:34

Subject: Re: For you SBBS Sysops operating on *NIX, what's your flavor?
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  Re: Re: For you SBBS Sysops operating on *NIX, what's your flavor?
  By: Prowler to Nightfox on Mon Jul 29 2024 09:03 am

 Pr> Your post really resonated with me.  I really had big hopes for OS/2.
 Pr> While serving in the Navy we used Windows NT Server and Workstation
 Pr> primarily but OS/2 Warp made it's way into our internal network for
 Pr> managing building security (badging, door sensors, alarms).  I wanted to

That's cool that there was some use of OS/2 there.

 Pr> run BBS's on OS/2 but ended up using Windows instead. It's so nice now to
 Pr> have so many options all the way from CP/M and DOS all the way to Raspian,
 Pr> Debian, and some really cool distros.  I've even got Mint installed on a
 Pr> spare laptop which is pretty decent and gives Ubuntu a run for it's money
 Pr> from a desktop perspective.

Yeah, I like the options we have today.  And although I think it would have been nice to see things like OS/2 and Amiga continue on, we can at least run those through emulation and virtual machines.

Nightfox

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