David,
DS> DS> Years ago, when I was on MS DOS 5 and 6 -- and using both DESQView an
DS> DS> QEMM from Quarterdeck Software), I was running a single dial-up line on
DS> DS> the BBS.
DS>Man those were the days. I miss DESQView that was an awesome program! I
DS>remember the struggles of trying to get all that memory freed up just to get
DS>the BBS up and running. I used VBBS and at one time had three nodes up. Hate
DS>those times when the ports would hang up. Sounds like a pretty handy thing
DS>you had rigged up to reboot your system!
Unfortunately, QuarterDeck Software (who did DESQView and QEMM) has
long since gone out of business...the same with TeleGraphix, who
pioneered RIP Graphics for BBS.
Using DESQview was my "first experience with windows"...and it wasn't
the ones from Microsoft. <G> I remember all the memory optimization
deals with QEMM as well.
As for rebooting, that was a nice deal, where I didn't have to worry
about the BBS developing "separation anxiety" if I went away. Most all
Sysops today have dealt with that at one time or another...as soon as
they leave for vacation, the BBS has crashed not 5 minutes later!!
Daryl
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