Subj : Re: RetroNet System Upgraded
To   : bcw142
From : Vk3jed
Date : Sat Jan 21 2017 06:10:00

-=> bcw142 wrote to Necromaster <=-

 bc> I understand the Mac OS Sierra on this PC very nicely under VMWare, but
 bc> why the Windows 7 32 bit? Doesn't Windows 10 64 bit handle Mystic as 32
 bc> bit by itself? It should still have a 32 bit stack and I run a number
 bc> of win32 things that way on the Windows10 boot on this PC. There's also
 bc> the 64 bit version of Mystic which should work the same with just the
 bc> executable files replaced like any Mystic version upgrade:
 bc> Windows (32-bit native also works in 64-bit): MYS112A31_W32.RAR
 bc> Windows (64-bit native):     MYS112A31_W64.RAR
 bc> That's right from http://www.mysticbbs.com/downloads.html

Mystic itself does run fine under 64 bit, but if Necro wants to run 16 bit
software such as DOS doors, then you really need a 32 bit version of Windows,
because the 64 bit Windows OSs don't support running 16 bit apps.  You have to
use workarounds like DOSBox, which gets messy.


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