Subj : Re: Freedos and Windows 3.x
To   : AKAcastor
From : j0HNNY a1PHA
Date : Wed Feb 28 2024 02:23:30

 > I have been using DOSBox-X on an ongoign basis for a while, setting up
 > a multinode BBS in multiple DOSBox-X sessions.  I've had good luck
 > with it, but like all the options there can be tradeoffs.  The "which
 > fork of DOSBox should I use?" is for sure confusing - many parts the
 > same, but some differences, and over time the different forks
 > sometimes merge features from each other (but sometimes not). 
 > Generally speaking, DOSBox-X has had more focus on running
 > applications and other software, while the original DOSBox was
 > game-oriented.  (I think over time this difference has become less
 > distinct.)  As far as I understand it, DOSBox Staging is a more
 > up-to-date version of mainline DOSBox.

I'm setting up a DOSBIAN machine on my RPi 4, it's that diatro that boots
directly into DOS and can run up to Win 95. I have a couple Pi's laying
around, so I thought it'd be good to use as single-node DOS BBS
instances. Give the illusion of being on dedeicated machine :)

I've been futzing around for a month with virtualized machines, Win32,
OS/2, etc. so I thought I'd give the Pi a go as well. Although so far, for
DOS BBSs, OS/2 is my fav. There are some issues with Renegade spiking RAM
and crashing, but PCBOARD and TELEGARD run pretty smooth...





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