Subj : Re: BBSing on CP/M
To   : Otto Reverse
From : Dr. What
Date : Thu Sep 16 2021 08:39:00

-=> Otto Reverse wrote to Dr. What <=-

 OR> No doubt. And while I never used to consider x86 DOS PC's as retro,
 OR> enough time has passed that I've started feeling nostalgic for them.
 OR> So I've got a few lol.  Working on a COMPAQ 286 now, waiting on a RTC
 OR> chip replacement. Of course what I really want is an IBM XT but they're
 OR> out of my price range right now.

Ya, I had an idea of picking up just a XT case, then putting a RaspberryPi in
itand running a DOS emulator to get that retro feel.  But even just the case is
pricy today.

 OR> Considering the subject, I should give CP/M-86 a try.

That's just MS-DOS 1.0.  8)

Seriously, I've had in the back of my head to do something like that.  I also
wanted to try DR-DOS to see how that feels.

It's easier today to try those things out since most of us have replaced the
hard drives with CF cards.  Not to mention we don't have to pay for CP/M-86 or
DR-DOS today.


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