Subj : Rec'd Operating System for SBBS 3.19c+
To   : Kaelon
From : DesotoFireflite
Date : Mon May 02 2022 12:53:36

  Re: Rec'd Operating System for SBBS 3.19c+
  By: Kaelon to All on Mon May 02 2022 07:43 am

 Ka> Hi Everyone,

 Ka> I've been e-mailing a bit with digital man, and thought I would open up
 Ka> the conversation to the group. The BBS bug has bitten me once more, and so
 Ka> I'm starting a carefully-considered process of setting up my own system.
 Ka> Before I do, though, I want to create the right anchorage: the Operating
 Ka> System. I'm going to opt for a Windows machine, but I'm on the fence
 Ka> between Windows 32-Bit (which I understand will make a lot of things
 Ka> trivial, given some of the out-of-box support for the 16-bit DOS Doors)
 Ka> and other flavors of Windows. 

 Ka> What is your favorite / recommended Operating System for setting up a
 Ka> brand new Synchronet BBS? If you were to start from scratch today, and
 Ka> build the most scalable canvas upon which to paint your BBS dreams, what
 Ka> system specifications would you aim for?

I would reccomend Windows 10, 32bit. Win 10 is stable, and the 32bit version works well with the old dos programs. They do have a fix for the 64bit version of windows to run the old doors, bit I heard plus and minus about it. I have one computer running the 64bit version using the fix, but I still opt to run my BBS on the 32bit version. Whatever you use, just have fun with it, and make it your own. 

SysOp: C.G. Learn, AKA: DesotoFireflite
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