Subj : Re: windows 10/32bit To : Exodus From : Gamgee Date : Sat Oct 25 2025 09:43 pm -=> Exodus wrote to Gamgee <=- G> So.... if I recall correctly from earlier in this thread, you were quite G> offended about running "DOS BBS software" in any kind of emulated G> environment. I believe the word used was "emulated crap". And yet... Ex> Just Linux. I find it to be a horrible replacement for what is here. Ex> Nick will agree with me. I HATE jumping thru hoops to just read a Ex> friggin' SD card or an external drive because of a permission bullshit Ex> issue. You're doing it wrong. I plug in an external drive (SD/USB/SATA, whatever), and it auto-mounts, ready to use. G> Newsflash! BBS stuff is now made for many other OS's, most of which run G> natively on the OS, with no need for "emulated crap". Ex> Yes, but the doors everyone bitches and moans about NOT working are Ex> made for DOS and ment to run on DOS based. It's like be trying to Ex> shove a Chevy engine in a Ford. Could it be done? Yes, but why would Ex> I put shit into a Ford? Again, my experience is different. I have dozens of DOS doors all working perfectly on a Linux 64-bit system. Yes, emulated, but you'd never know it as a BBS user. They're probably faster than they ever were on old DOS era hardware (which I also used to run back in the day, just FYI). G> It seems to me that you could (should?) be running the old DOS software G> on .... DOS. Ex> If DOS could task 10 windows at a time, sure I would. DV isn't gonna Ex> cut it. OS/2 doesn't have the applications to run in the background to Ex> off-set the ones written for windows. ArcaOS is a nice upgrade, but Ex> it doesn't cut it. Why would you need 10 windows? Do you ever have 10 callers (or even more than 2) at the same time? Not trying to give you a hard time, just want to understand your thinking. .... Gone crazy, be back later, please leave message. === MultiMail/Linux v0.52 --- SBBSecho 3.29-Linux * Origin: Palantir * palantirbbs.ddns.net * Pensacola, FL * (21:2/138) .