Board:   [WWIVnet] WWIV Development
Subject: Re: WWIV Mac?
From:    Dotel #1 @124
To:      Jimmy Mac #1 @707
Date:    Thu Apr 27, 2023 11:36

On Wednesday,April 26, 2023 at 08:54 AM, Jimmy Mac wrote:

JM> D> This would also be a good move.  I used a Pi and an Intel Dev
JM> D> SingleBoard comput  er for a long time.  But now that I'm playing
JM> D> wtih linking actuall DOS,  Windows, and OS/2 Doors. I needed to move
JM> D> to my ESXi cluster for more UMMPh
JM>
JM> Which version esxi are you running? I haven't been able to get DOS to
JM> play well on 5.5, haven't tried on 6 or higher.
JM>


I run ESXi 7.0.3. and Vcenter Server 7.0.3.01300. (SBS Licence)
FreeDos is pretty easy to get working on it. MS.DOS is a bit harder.

Common FreeDos Settings that I've found to work
VMWARE Guest version ESXI 7.x (VM V17)
1 CPU 1 Core (don't bother with more)
64mb Memory Max
16gb HDD (no larger) Boot drive MUST be IDE (0:0)
"Flexible" Network Type with freedos VMWARE/Flexible Network drivers (it's
included in the extra driver CD)
IDE HDD/CD Controler
CDROM Use IDE (0:1)
If you need extra HDD's use IDE (1:0) and IDE (1:1)
DO NOT USE SCSI


Common MSDOS 5.0, 5.5, 6.0, 6.22
VMWARE Guest version ESXI 4.x (VM V7)
1 CPU 1 Core (don't bother with more)
32mb Memory Max
1st HDD 200mb Max Boot drive  MUST be IDE (0:0)
CDROM IDE (0:1)
2nd and 3rd HDD (NonBoot) 4GB max (2gb partitions)
Network Flexible, use the Freedos network stack

Common MSDOS 3.0, 3.3, 4.0
VMWARE Guest version ESXi 4.x (VM V7)
1 CPU 1 Core (don't bother with more) Depending on your cpu, you may need to
throtle this down to 300-400mhz max
8mb Memory Max
SCSI Controler (LSI BusLogic - Parallel)
1st HDD 20mb SCSI:0
2nd and 3rd HDD, SCSI 512mb max
CD-ROM I've found IDE CD-ROMS work better vs SCSI. But both work
Network - Never gotten it to work reliably.


Create a seperate Virtual Network/Switch group for the DOS/OS2/Netware servers.
Limit the max speed to 10mb or 100mb. The Dos stacks do not work well (or at
all) at 1000mb or higher.




Note For network I am using a TCP/IP network. You can also use older IPX/SPX
networks if you are running old netware or lanmanager servers. I have had
better luck using the intel virtual nic with these setups.




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