Subj : Re: Future-proofing DOS BBSs
To   : paulie420
From : akacastor
Date : Thu Feb 15 2024 23:27:31

 pa> When I run DOS things in 'production' I've always found dosemu a bit more
 pa> stable and usable - I run in a Linux environment, so I don't want the
 pa> graphical overhead of DOSBox for things like BBS softwares...
 pa> 
 pa> I think in a Windows environment it might not be as valid as a point,
 pa> but I like using DOSEmu/DOSEmu2 - might be worth taking a peek at.

I had problems with dosemu and SHARE.EXE, but that may have been my fault or may have been fixed in the meantime.

I do like having the DOS windows open on the BBS server, as this mimics the way the BBS was run in the 90s and allows to watch caller activity and break into chat as sysop, etc. On my i7-870 (1st gen i7) running 4 DOSBox-X nodes and a few additional services it is at 50% CPU usage (with no real tweaking for performance). So the DOSBox overhead is real, but maybe not a dealbreaker with modern hardware, depending on a person's hardware and goals.


- Chris akacastor

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