Replying to a message of Jason Hud to Sean Dennis:

 JH>   Re: SIO and Virtualization
 JH>   By: Sean Dennis to All on Sun Apr 22 2007 03:13 am

 >> Since SIO requires direct access to the hardware, it doesn't work or
 >> works very poorly under any sort of "virtual PC"
application.  SIO2K
 >> had a small workaround, but it just doesn't work, period.  If you need
 >> to run SIO, you really should just run it under OS/2-eCS directly and
 >> not virtualized.

 JH> he'll learn.

 JH> anyways, i dont care HOW fast your computer is. you shouldnt be
 JH> running your  bbs off some virtual pc app.

Bob Juge found that out the hard way a while back.

 JH> just get a cheap 100 dollar box and let it host the system.

Why spend the money?  Many companies are quite literally throwing out "old"
but perfectly functional PCs.  I hauled about 100 of them away from a former
employer (with permission, of course), nobody else wanted any of them.

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