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From: larry@nstar.rn.com (Larry Snyder)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: Running a DOS BBS in Unix
Message-ID: <1991Jun04.173624.12281@nstar.rn.com>
Date: 4 Jun 91 17:36:24 GMT
References: <1991Jun02.231233.3218@nstar.rn.com> <ieNZ32w163w@isishq.fidonet.org>
Organization: NSTAR, Indiana's BBS 219-289-0287/317-251-7391
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evanc@isishq.fidonet.org (Evan Champion) writes:

>Is this memory overhead or just that it will run too slowly.  If it is 
>memory, then that isn't really a problem with 8 mb of RAM, but I could see a 
>slow communications driver.  So, there is no way to run a DOS board under 
>Unix?

Not at high speeds --  2400 baud is possible - maybe even 9600 baud -
but forget 38400 

there are several problems - one is SCO's asy driver, and another is
DOS merge and/or VPIX itself.

If you want to run a DOS board - boot DOS.

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