Subj : Re: Future-proofing DOS BBSs
To   : akacastor
From : paulie420
Date : Fri Feb 16 2024 22:41:11

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

Well I'm glad yer here and having fun w/ bbSes in 2024 aka... let us know if you prop that system online so I can make a user account. :P Nothing like fun w/ retro programs in the current day and age!



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