Has anyone ever ran WWIV/Windows on Linux/WINE? I know they have a Linux version of WWIV, but there are things that don't work right YET. I love WWIV and don't wanna change, so I figure, I could run the more stable Windows version (since there isn't a DOS version of WWIV(?))

Thanks!

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Kruption wrote to All <=-

Has anyone ever ran WWIV/Windows on Linux/WINE? I know they have a
Linux version of WWIV, but there are things that don't work right YET.
I love WWIV and don't wanna change, so I figure, I could run the more stable Windows version (since there isn't a DOS version of WWIV(?))

So just run a VM with Windows on your Linux box and run the Windows
version. :) Boom, done. :)

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On 09/27/18, Robert Wolfe said the following...

Kruption wrote to All <=-

So just run a VM with Windows on your Linux box and run the Windows version. :) Boom, done. :)

I was gonna do that til I found out WWIV has a 8.3 file limitation, so I'm moving EVERYthing around. Moving my Amiga BBS to Mystic, My Main to
Synchronet, WWIV, Windows, getting rid of Magicka and replacing it with
Enigma, keep Searchlight.....

lotta work!

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On 09/28/18, Robert Wolfe said the following...

Mike Powell wrote to Kruption <=-

I am sure they would run under OS/2 as well ;)

They had a OS/2 version of WWIV

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This time around in our resurrection I wanted to get the original BBS software running, I may still plan on adding Mystic BBS to it as well.

I've been actively working on the BBS to get it more aligned with the original back in the 90's.

I am hoping that the BBS scene isn't dead, as I've had no callers to the BBS yet.

Stop by and say HI, and maybe field a WWIV question or two. =)

Patch
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I've been actively working on the BBS to get it more aligned with the original back in the 90's.
I am hoping that the BBS scene isn't dead, as I've had no callers to the BBS yet.

The BBS scene isn't dead but it does seem to be in a
deep coma. I ran a BBS back in the 90s called The Lost
City. I do miss those glory days but I also think that
bulletin boards are still a lot of fun. The Sysops are
mostly a bunch of old men now but hopefully we can
get more people of all ages involved. It will take
some work. Young people I talk to have absolutely no
idea what a BBS is. I guess it is up to us old-timers
to educate them.

-= Alonzo =-

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On 10 Apr 2024, Alonzo said the following...

The BBS scene isn't dead but it does seem to be in a
deep coma. I ran a BBS back in the 90s called The Lost
City. I do miss those glory days but I also think that
bulletin boards are still a lot of fun. The Sysops are
mostly a bunch of old men now but hopefully we can
get more people of all ages involved. It will take
some work. Young people I talk to have absolutely no
idea what a BBS is. I guess it is up to us old-timers
to educate them.
-= Alonzo =-

Actually if you get on MRC you will see there a many users that are in their 20s and even younger. Talk with them all the time. Most are seeking knowledge of the older times or just like the idea of a nonstandard way of doing things. Even though this was the standard years ago. I call it the underground re-imagined

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|16|10 Standard ports for SSH/Telnet |04 WEB|14@|12HTTP://noverdu.com:808 |20|15Global Chat, Global Messaging and Games! |16|10Ditch the Unsocial Media

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Actually if you get on MRC you will see there a many users that are in their 20s and even younger. Talk with them all the time. Most are seeking knowledge of the older times or just like the idea of a

That is good to hear. I do think that younger people should
know something about the way the Internet works and the
possibilities of it all. There is so much more to it than
the World Wide Web.

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I ran into the same issue, where a younger/earlier generation froend asked the question 'What's a BBS?"

I actually want to see if I can get my youngest interested in it so that she can carry on the legacy when I am 'gone'.

Thanks for responding!

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I actually want to see if I can get my youngest interested in it so that sh can carry on the legacy when I am 'gone'.

Good luck, mine sees me in a DOS prompt and says I'm "hacking" ... oh how the world has fallen. ;)

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On 22 Apr 24 15:49:47, Exodus said the following to Patch:

I actually want to see if I can get my youngest interested in it so that sh can carry on the legacy when I am 'gone'.

Good luck, mine sees me in a DOS prompt and says I'm "hacking" ... oh how th world has fallen. ;)

Nahhhh... in this household, "Contact your system admin" when something crashes in Windows is the running joke.

Atreyu

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