Subj : Re: TradeWars 2002 in Dosemu on Linux
To   : Nightfox
From : claw
Date : Thu Jun 02 2022 07:54 am

On 01 Jun 2022, Nightfox said the following...
 Ni>   Re: Re: TradeWars 2002 in Dosemu on Linux
 Ni> hmm..  :/  I've heard it's possible to install an actual DOS in dosemu. 
 Ni> I was thinking of trying to install MS-DOS 6.22 in dosemu, but even that
 Ni> seems fairly complicated.  And I suppose I'm not sure if even that would
 Ni> help.
 Ni> 
 Ni> I thought of that, but the whole point of moving my BBS over to Linux
 Ni> was so that I could eliminate the Windows VM I've been running just for
 Ni> my BBS.
 Ni> 
 Ni> I wouldn't mind doing something like that, but I had users who were
 Ni> playing Tradewars 2002 on my BBS, and I'd like to preserve their
 Ni> progress if possible.
 Ni> 
 Ni> Nightfox

I get it.  Well What I can tell you most of what you need is in the DOSEMU config files.  you will have to play around with the setting in there for EMS which is the memory DPM uses.  Dos protected mode was more of a way to lock down the MS DOS and didn't even work.  Now its just something that when its used makes it have issues on systems. 

I don't know if games are transferable to the new TW, but if they are then You might want to see if the new one runs on WINE.  This way you could keep it in house and still use Linux.  If your server is powerful enough it should be fine.

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