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

Ka> I'm going to opt for a Windows machine, but I'm on the fence between
Ka> Windows 32-Bit (which I understand will make a lot of things trivial, given
Ka> some of the out-of-box support for the 16-bit DOS Doors) and other flavors
Ka> of Windows. 

A couple of years ago, I'd say stick to 32-bit. Now, Synchronet has 32-bit archivers by default, I think. As for doors, many are written in Javascript and run inside of the BBS. 

With regards to games, I think you could skip running them locally and use one of the BBS game door servers, you'll have a larger pool of players than if you install the games locally.

32-bit XP was great, I had a lot of memory to spare. With 32-bit Windows 10, there's not as much memory available. I'd rather run 64 bit windows, ditch my DOS programs and use the additional memory.

There is a 3rd party 16-bit DOS VDM out there that'll let you run 16-bit DOS apps, but I haven't tried it yet.

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