Ni> I switched my BBS over to Linux not too long ago, and to be fair, it
Ni> seems there are some DOS doors (in particular, TradeWars 2002) that
Ni> don't run in DOSEMU 1.x. I've heard it does run in DOSEMU 2, though I
Ni> have yet to successfully get DOSEMU 2 working with Synchronet.
DOSEMU 2 has some better compatibility with some games, and some worse. For exam
ple, I was able to run DPMI TW2002, pkunzip, darklands, etc., just fine. But som
e games have odd issues, particularly I can remember LORD 2 behaving strangely.
At the end of the day if you want maximum compatibility with few/no issues, runn
ing 32 bit Windows is your best bet. Kind of unfortunate. :(
Ni> However, regarding mro's statement about emulating stuff, I think even a
Ni> 32-bit Windows uses some kind of emulated environment anyway. Windows
Ni> has its NTVDM, the Virtual DOS Machine, though I don't know all the
Ni> details of how it works. I do know that 64-bit x86 processors are able
Ni> to run 16-bit binaries when running in 32-bit mode though..
Yep, ntvdm runs any time I launch a DOS program. It creates some overhead but se
ems to work more or less fine. *shrug*
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