Subj : Re: CPU Hog
To   : Gamgee
From : Nightfox
Date : Mon Aug 08 2022 08:52:37

  Re: Re: CPU Hog
  By: Gamgee to Jas Hud on Sun Aug 07 2022 09:16 pm

 JH>> but if you're running a bbs, and you have dos games and shit you
 JH>> should be running it on windows 32bit instead of emulating shit
 JH>> in a linux environment. it's easier and it's the right tool for
 JH>> the job.

 Ga> It's quite easy to run that stuff on Linux if you know what you're 
 Ga> doing, which you clearly don't. It's simple. It works perfectly. It 
 Ga> doesn't require a daily reboot to keep it running.... Hahahahahaha

I switched my BBS over to Linux not too long ago, and to be fair, it seems there are some DOS doors (in particular, TradeWars 2002) that don't run in DOSEMU 1.x.  I've heard it does run in DOSEMU 2, though I have yet to successfully get DOSEMU 2 working with Synchronet.

However, regarding mro's statement about emulating stuff, I think even a 32-bit Windows uses some kind of emulated environment anyway.  Windows has its NTVDM, the Virtual DOS Machine, though I don't know all the details of how it works. I do know that 64-bit x86 processors are able to run 16-bit binaries when running in 32-bit mode though..

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