What operating system do you like to use the most with Mystic BBS?
1. Windows
2. OSX
3. Linux
On 02-10-20 08:21, The Millionaire wrote to All <=-
What operating system do you like to use the most with Mystic BBS?
1. Windows
2. OSX
3. Linux
On 02-10-20 11:52, Phoobar wrote to The Millionaire <=-
What operating system do you like to use the most with Mystic BBS?
1. Windows
Got an MCP/MCSE many years ago...so know how to do Windows.
2. OSX
Couldn't set up a Hackintosh...so have no idea other than it's based
off BSD.
3. Linux
Tried running the board on a RPi. Because of my being a NOOB (even
after playing with it for many years)...ended up with more issues than
I started with...so went back to Windows.
Got an MCP/MCSE many years ago...so know how to do Windows.I've had a few MCPs over the years, but never went to MCSE level, so I know Windows as well.
2. OSX
Couldn't set up a Hackintosh...so have no idea other than it's based off BSD.
I've been using Linux since 1995, and now I run 2 BBSs on it, on a single Banana Pi.
On 02-11-20 00:45, Phoobar wrote to Vk3jed <=-
At the time...everyone else was doing Exchange/SQL/IIS...while I did my elective at the time on Proxy Server. Was a wise choice now knowing
what it does & why you would want to use it.
2. OSX
Couldn't set up a Hackintosh...so have no idea other than it's based off BSD.
I have run AMD's for decades...so couldn't see a reason to get an Intel chip just to run a Hackintosh. Got to play with a girlfriend's Mac OSX
& wasn't very impressed by what it would do. Any *nix is easier to set
up & use coming from a Windows from my viewpoint.
I've been using Linux since 1995, and now I run 2 BBSs on it, on a single Banana Pi.
Seen these on sale. Have you run an RPi & a Banana as well? What's different & the same with the Banana...other than the cost? Know anyone who has/is running some of the other "Pi" boards?
I've been using Linux since 1995, and now I run 2 BBSs on it, on a si Banana Pi.
Seen these on sale. Have you run an RPi & a Banana as well? What's different & the same with the Banana...other than the cost? Know anyone who has/is running some of the other "Pi" boards?
Seen these on sale. Have you run an RPi & a Banana as well? What's
I have run AMD's for decades...so couldn't see a reason to get an Int chip just to run a Hackintosh. Got to play with a girlfriend's Mac OSI have Intels, but just didn't get it working. :(
I have the original Banana Pi. Has GigE and 1G RAM, and copes with two BBSs no problem. :) Higher specs than the RPi of its day.
Many of the Banana Pi boards (though not all) have a real ethernet
PHY and real SATA controllers. The Raspberry Pi family (more
generally, the broadcom SOCs they use) provide these functions via
a USB bridge, which means both network and storage bandwidth is
limited by the throughput of USB, which is well below what you can
do with real GigE and real SATA.
"Balancing" IO and compute was a big part of what set workstation-class computers apart from PCs back in the 80s and 90s. It always amazed
me when people bought a "fast" Pentium with "lots" of RAM (for the
time) and then hobbled it with a PATA IDE disk....
It depends what you're comparing, generally RaspBi's have better
support for the included hardware. The OPis sometime have unsupported hardware on board, not sure what for or what design decision got it
there in the first place.
Have Amazon open & they are impressive in their specs. On the other hand...see they have an Atomic Pi for sale for $33.95 US. Has a quad core Atom processor with 2 GB of RAM & 16 GB if flash on board with everything any other other pi's have. They got an impressive review by the guy who runs Explaining Computers. Am going to have to see if anyone has run OS/2 or AOS on this.
Got an MCP/MCSE many years ago...so know how to do Windows.
Couldn't set up a Hackintosh...so have no idea other than it's based off BSD.
Tried running the board on a RPi. Because of my being a NOOB (even after playing with it for many years)...ended up with more issues than I started with...so went back to Windows.
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The Millionaire wrote to All <=-
What operating system do you like to use the most with Mystic BBS?
1. Windows
2. OSX
3. Linux
4. I don't use Mystic BBS
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hand...see they have an Atomic Pi for sale for $33.95 US. Has a quadI only just started reading this - but it doesnt get a good review... https://hackaday.com/2019/06/06/the-atomic-pi-is-it-worth-it/
Tried running the board on a RPi. Because of my being a NOOB (even after playing with it for many years)...ended up with more issues than I start with...so went back to Windows.Wow! Didn’t RPi was problematic.
On 02-11-20 12:21, Phoobar wrote to Vk3jed <=-
Was a nice idea if you had unlimited time to get it working. Even my experimentation with OS/2 & eventually ArcaOS soon...I can get it to
boot & running.
I have the original Banana Pi. Has GigE and 1G RAM, and copes with two BBSs no problem. :) Higher specs than the RPi of its day.
Have Amazon open & they are impressive in their specs. On the other
hand...see they have an Atomic Pi for sale for $33.95 US. Has a quad
core Atom processor with 2 GB of RAM & 16 GB if flash on board with everything any other other pi's have. They got an impressive review by
the guy who runs Explaining Computers. Am going to have to see if
anyone has run OS/2 or AOS on this.
The Millionaire wrote to Phoobar <=-
Tried running the board on a RPi. Because of my being a NOOB (even after playing with it for many years)...ended up with more issues than I started with...so went back to Windows.
Wow! Didn't RPi was problematic.
Yes, I do like MasOS as a desktop OS, so the appeal of the Hackintosh was strong, but I think waiting until I can afford a Mac is a better option. :)
The Bana Pi are quite good, but I despise Amazon as a supplier, because the vast majority of products don't ship here. The Chinese suppliers
like AliExpress are a much better prospect.
It isn't. What do you mean? The RPi works exceedingly well.
On 02-11-20 20:26, Phoobar wrote to Vk3jed <=-
Yes, I do like MasOS as a desktop OS, so the appeal of the Hackintosh was strong, but I think waiting until I can afford a Mac is a better option. :)
Agree with you on that...but have never seen a reason to pay a premium just because it's named after a fruit. Bought an Ipod 10 years ago &
just pulled it out & wouldn't hold a charge. Add to that allowing Apple
to hack your software on their phones to force you to upgrade...just
not worth it to me.
Agree with you. The 1 thing they are good to use for is the
reviews...then I go buy on Ebay...if I can get free shipping or a
cheaper price which is cheaper than Amazon.
Hmm, I had a MacBook Pro years ago. Best laptop I ever had, until it died. :( Was rock solid.
Well, Amazon for electronics is general not an option, as I said, they don't ship here. eBay is generally a good option, OTOH.
Well, Amazon for electronics is general not an option, as I said,
For electronics...use NewEgg because of their selection & price. Was over
On 02-12-20 03:39, Phoobar wrote to Vk3jed <=-
Remember coming across on of the old Panasonic laptops which were built like a tank. Looked like it was installed in a Halliburton suitcase.
For electronics...use NewEgg because of their selection & price. Was
over there this evening looking at one of the lower end Ryzen chips & a board. Never got around to the DDR4 memory.
The Millionaire wrote to Blue White <=-
4. I don't use Mystic BBS
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Oh? What do you use then?
While I don't buy much, and definitely not a lot of PC gear, I've bought
a few things through banggood.. they've generally been pretty good.
Remember coming across on of the old Panasonic laptops which were buiI don't remember those.
Here's what they look like & they are not cheap:
I've broken one of these :P they aren't that tough. Had one fly up and
On 02-12-20 22:43, Phoobar wrote to Vk3jed <=-
Remember coming across on of the old Panasonic laptops which were buiI don't remember those.
Here's what they look like & they are not cheap:
https://www.ocruggedlaptops.com/panasonic-toughbook-31-fully-rugged-lapt op/?gcl id=CjwKCAiA4Y7yBRB8EiwADV1haXWkiZ8G6FgdDFAoznL0s6bSx3I5Wsq-_XDlb9kJ5Bjrr cPBLNGj
nRoCG_YQAvD_BwE
Bought my 1st projector through them...one of those $35 jobs. Wasn't
bad as long as it lasted...but it was nice watching TV with a
projector.
I've broken one of these :P they aren't that tough. Had one fly upand
Recently...seen the local police with them in their cars.
Phoobar wrote to ryan <=-
Could always build one of these out of an RPi...but make sure it's like the briefcase out of From Russia With Love...
https://www.ocruggedlaptops.com/panasonic-toughbook-31-fully-rugged-l op/?gcl id=CjwKCAiA4Y7yBRB8EiwADV1haXWkiZ8G6FgdDFAoznL0s6bSx3I5Wsq-_XDlb9kJ5B cPBLNGjUrk, I'm not stringing that together. Can't you TinyURL it?
nRoCG_YQAvD_BwE
chuckle, I blew $5k on a projector about 25 years ago. A canon job, just before the dlp ones arrived..it was amazing playing QIII with a picture about 1.5x3M in size :) Still got it.. still works a treat, but I don't have a wall to display it on now.
Recently...seen the local police with them in their cars.I seem to havw nissed a msg or two, what is this about?
Could always build one of these out of an RPi...but make sure it's li the briefcase out of From Russia With Love...I've seen some neat builds with Pelikan cases. Certainly would draw attention at the coffee shop. I'd put a fake little parabolic antenna
and point it directly at one of the more annoying patrons.
The Millionaire wrote to Phoobar <=-
Wow! Didn’t RPi was problematic.
Being an Atom quad-core...I was impressed with that...but lesser so needing to get a board to get it power. Gonna see what I can find to
see if OS/2 will run on it.
Phoobar wrote to The Millionaire <=-
Many of us run our boards on them successfully...but it seemed like
issues would start snowballing the longer the board ran. This would not have happened if I'd known more than just running Linux as a toy.
Will need to do some more learning & try it again in the future.
Netsurge wrote to Gamgee <=-
It isn't. What do you mean? The RPi works exceedingly well.
Agreed. It is problematic for him.
Being an Atom quad-core...I was impressed with that...but lesser so needing to get a board to get it power. Gonna see what I can find to see if OS/2 will run on it.I am also curious about this. :)
Will need to do some more learning & try it again in the future.I am sure you thought about this, but could it have been an SD card
issue? The "longer (it) ran" comment made me wonder about that.
The Millionaire wrote to All <=-
What operating system do you like to use the most with Mystic BBS?
1. Windows
2. OSX
3. Linux
On 02-13-20 12:02, Phoobar wrote to Vk3jed <=-
https://www.ocruggedlaptops.com/panasonic-toughbook-31-fully-rugged-l op/?gcl id=CjwKCAiA4Y7yBRB8EiwADV1haXWkiZ8G6FgdDFAoznL0s6bSx3I5Wsq-_XDlb9kJ5B cPBLNGjUrk, I'm not stringing that together. Can't you TinyURL it?
nRoCG_YQAvD_BwE
Have no idea on how to do that. Let me know where to do it to & will
get it done.
Go to tinyurl.com and in the box provided, paste the link to the actual website. Then a "TinyURL" will be displayed, which you can copy and
paste into a message.
On 02-14-20 22:31, Phoobar wrote to Vk3jed <=-
Go to tinyurl.com and in the box provided, paste the link to the actual website. Then a "TinyURL" will be displayed, which you can copy and
paste into a message.
KEWL! Will get it done.
On 02-14-20 22:34, Phoobar wrote to Vk3jed <=-
https://tinyurl.com/s52muov
Phoobar wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-
Chances are it would be the same as the episode of The IT Crowd called
The Speech where the guys wrote her speech to make her look smart &
they didn't get the effect they were expecting until the very last. Haven't seen it...ya got to...especially since the "Masters of the Internet" would like you to. It's my favorite episode I watch over &
over.
Phoobar wrote to Blue White <=-
It would be a good search to see...but when I can get a netbook for
around $50-100...that would be roughly the same amount as this board
from a failed robotics company.
https://tinyurl.com/s52muovCool, that worked. Now I know what you were talking about. :)
Haven't seen it...ya got to...especially since the "Masters of the Internet" would like you to. It's my favorite episode I watch over & over."STEVEN HAWKING KNOWS WHO I AM?"
I watch 2 episodes when I have an hour for lunch. Make sure if you have
an emergency...you now dial...0118 999 881 999 119 725....3.
The one issue you would have with running OS/2 Warp 4 on an SBC by itself would be hardware support. Even with the Atomic Pi having an Intel CPU,
I don't think that OS/2 would support the HDMI video or even the USB
port. I think you'd have to run it as an image on the underlying linux system in order to get it to work.
Arca might be a different story but, seeing as you'd likely be the first to try it, I am guessing it might be a frustrating story. :)
I have thought about getting one to use as an NFS server to replace the old PIII I have currently doing that. It should have less power draw
and be at least a little faster.
an emergency...you now dial...0118 999 881 999 119 725....3."Which country am I calling"
I have thought about getting one to use as an NFS server to replace the old PIII I have currently doing that. It should have less power draw
and be at least a little faster.
On 02-15-20 23:50, Phoobar wrote to Vk3jed <=-
https://tinyurl.com/s52muovCool, that worked. Now I know what you were talking about. :)
I've seen those types of links...but never knew how they were done. BAH...I learned something new.;)
I've seen those types of links...but never knew how they were done. BAH...I learned something new.;)Very useful for BBSing. :)
On 02-16-20 23:40, Phoobar wrote to Vk3jed <=-
I've seen those types of links...but never knew how they were done. BAH...I learned something new.;)Very useful for BBSing. :)
Totally agree & not just for BBS's.
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