Hey guys
I snagged an old Intel SC5650HCBRP server on eBay and am looking to
build a VM server to play around with various projects and stuff around the house. Thinking about also possibly migrating the BBS off the Raspberry pi and on to a vm instance on the server or possibly just install it directly on the server. So it brings up a few questions for
me.
#1 Which OS is the best for running Mystic? Windows, linux?
#2 Can I copy the data files from the Raspberry pi into a different platform?
#1 Which OS is the best for running Mystic? Windows, linux?
#2 Can I copy the data files from the Raspberry pi into a different platform?
#1 Which OS is the best for running Mystic? Windows, linux?
#1 Which OS is the best for running Mystic? Windows, linux?
#2 Can I copy the data files from the Raspberry pi into a different platform?
On 04-10-19 17:32, bamageek wrote to All <=-
#1 Which OS is the best for running Mystic? Windows, linux?
#2 Can I copy the data files from the Raspberry pi into a different platform?
(but then I'm a Linux/Docker biggot :). (And if you want help with thatping me ... :)
My preference is linux, particularly if you plan to virtualize. You can
considering going to a Windows/DOS environment in hopes of getting some doors to work. Maybe I'll try both :)
Sounds like YOU'RE the one in need of help :-)
That's a point to consider. DOS doors are problematic on a Pi. OTOH, on Linux Mystic can run any terminal app as a door, which is quite useful.
I'd caveat this by saying that if you want to truly run dos doors without issue, and you want to use linux, make sure you use a 32 bit flavor of linux. 64 bit linux doesn't allow for proper 16 bit instructions any
more.
issue, and you want to use linux, make sure you use a 32 bit flavor of
#2 Can I copy the data files from the Raspberry pi into a different platform?
#1 Which OS is the best for running Mystic? Windows, linux?
#2 Can I copy the data files from the Raspberry pi into a different
On 04-12-19 17:09, SirRonmit wrote to bamageek <=-
#1 Which OS is the best for running Mystic? Windows, linux?
#2 Can I copy the data files from the Raspberry pi into a different
1 - depends on what you want to use (I run both Linux and Windows here)
2 - unfortunately, no. (You may be able to copy over some configs and screens and stuff, yes, but some other stuffs, I would have to yield to those running RPi versions).
May have been lucky and don't exactly remember how I did it but I run several DOS doors on 64 bit Linux under DOSEMU without any issues. But
it will not work on Pi.
I'd second that. *HUMONGOUS* runs quite nicely on a headless Pi with Rasbian, which draws less power than an average light bulb. Running a Windows server just for Mystic seems ... well ... a bit excessive.
That's a point to consider. DOS doors are problematic on a Pi. OTOH, on Linux Mystic can run any terminal app as a door, which is quite useful.
Yeah I agree it would be if thats the only reason for setting up the VM server. Truth is it was a pretty good deal for an old server and I've
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