Subj : Re: BBS platforms
To   : Nightfox
From : paulie420
Date : Tue Sep 13 2022 16:56:02

 Ni> For sysops, I'm just curious what platforms & operating system you run
 Ni> your BBS in?

Back in the 90s, I ran my first bbS on a 286 machine w/ DOS - my parents were upset that since I had a new hobby, I needed both a phone line AND the full use of my computer to doso. After that machine, I ended up getting a 386 & 486 - and settled on using the 386 as my daily driver and the 486 w/ Desqview to run the bbS. :P They could never understand why I wanted to doso. :P

When I came back to bbSing, I used a Raspberry Pi 3 - and then a 4 - to run 2o for a couple years. It worked well, but I had some issues w/ local door games running Linux on the ARM hardware. Both ran Raspberry Pi OS, which is a Linux Debian flavor.

Since I wanted to do that easier, I've since switched 2o to my server machine in a ProxMox VM. It runs x86 architecture, so its a bit easier to run those local doors. Also, with a PBS (Proxmox Backup Server) I can easily backup all my services/VMs much more easily. I think I'll live here for a while. I settled on Ubuntu Server.



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