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to: PAULIE420
from: TONY LANGDON
date: 2020-05-08 12:36:00
subject: Re: Installing sbbs error

-=> On 05-07-20 07:42, Paulie420 wrote to Tony Langdon <=-

 Pa>   Re: Re: Installing sbbs error:
 Pa>   By: Tony Langdon to Paulie420 on Thu May 07 2020 05:34 pm

 TL> You can't run DOSEMU on a Pi, it needs a x86 (or x86_64).
 Pa> Thank you; I had thought that since I was running a standard flavor of
 Pa> linux (ubuntu server)... but understand what you're stating. I still
 Pa> think its better for me, as DoorParty/BBSLink will be fine; but I'll be
 Pa> sure to drop that off when I compile next.

It's about the CPU.  DOSemu doesn't emulate the CPU, so it needs an x86 family
processor to run on.  The Pi uses an ARM, which is a totally different
architecture and incompatible with DOSemu.


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