Subj : Re: Small BBS Machines (was: Re: NTVDMx64 issues?)
To   : Nightfox
From : Mindsurfer
Date : Thu Dec 11 2025 03:22:56

  Re: Re: Small BBS Machines (was: Re: NTVDMx64 issues?)
  By: Nightfox to Mindsurfer on Wed Dec 10 2025 16:27:02

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

yep, its a cool little machine. I have 1,3 and 4. I even have a laser etched wooden case for the 1.
But it ended for me with the 4 for the reason of cheap MiniPCs with a 15W TDP (even much lower on idle) :)  You still can have a Raspberry Pi 1 and just learn coding in C++ or something on it. Or you can take it with you and power it from a power-bank. Whats also cool about the Raspberries in comparison to other SBCs is the huge and creative community around it.

So everbody who wants to run a bbs on one of those, go ahead. Do it. Have fun and learn some new stuff. =)

Mindsurfer
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