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From: chari@nueces.cactus.org (Chris Whatley)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next
Subject: Re: Pee Cee emulation on the NeXT
Message-ID: <1989Oct5.005741.6846@nueces.cactus.org>
Date: 5 Oct 89 00:57:41 GMT
References: <1989Oct3.212426.795@i-core.UUCP>
Organization: Nueces Inc.
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pete@i-core.UUCP (Pete Ashdown) writes:



>I know this sounds horrid, however, it is important to me.  I currently
>run a public BBS on an IBM AT.  The BBS support for IBM's are swell
>(its an Amiga BBS actually :-)) and haven't really been matched by any
>other brand.  However, if I was able to sell my system, it would be a
>big step towards buying a NeXT.  I would still want to run my same BBS
>and essentially, that would be Pee Cee emulation on the NeXT.  I have

>It would be incredibly convenient for me to tuck my BBS in a corner of
>the NeXT rather than tuck my IBM in the corner of my room :-).

Well. The best I can suggest is making xbbs, UnXbbs or sbbs under unix. I'm 
just not sure that you would want an Intel emulator eating up your RAM,
CPU and temper. I know that the emulations I have seen are incredibly costly.
Frankly, NeXTs current hardware could not support the luscious overhead of
the WindowServer AND a fast DOS emulation with any kind of pleasurable
response for you on the console. Hell, Sun can't even get good performance
out of their DOS emulator on an Intel machine!

Chris



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