Subj : Re: Major chenge over completed
To   : poindexter FORTRAN
From : unc0nnected
Date : Thu Nov 09 2023 09:57 pm

 pF>  Un> Your message got me thinking of just how old of a machine could I get
 pF>  Un> to run Mystic or Enigma, modded out, without it slowing down the
 pF>  Un> experience for the users at all while still offering a fully loaded
 pF>  Un> experience.  The idea of building a retro machine to run a BBS is
 pF>  Un> appealing but not if it results in a slow board as I'd want to run a
 pF>  Un> modern board with all the bells and whistles
 pF> 
 pF>  Triple-digit Celerons seem to be a safe bet. I ran a Shoutcast station
 pF>  and Synchronet on a Celeron 533 mhz for years, upgraded to a 1.1 ghz
 pF>  Celeron and never ran into any issues on either of them.
 pF> 
 pF>  With the right OS, they can run well in a virtual environment. I ran
 pF>  the BBS in a single CPU VM with a gig of RAM using TinyXP for several
 pF>  years.

Good to know, I was thinking actually thinking 200mhz would do it be probably
not.  Would love to run it on a 486 if that would cut it.  Out of curiosity
are any of the modern BBS's multi-threaded? 

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