Kruption wrote to All <=-
Has anyone ever ran WWIV/Windows on Linux/WINE? I know they have a
Linux version of WWIV, but there are things that don't work right YET.
I love WWIV and don't wanna change, so I figure, I could run the more stable Windows version (since there isn't a DOS version of WWIV(?))
Kruption wrote to All <=-So just run a VM with Windows on your Linux box and run the Windows version. :) Boom, done. :)
Mike Powell wrote to Kruption <=-I am sure they would run under OS/2 as well ;)
I've been actively working on the BBS to get it more aligned with the original back in the 90's.
I am hoping that the BBS scene isn't dead, as I've had no callers to the BBS yet.
The BBS scene isn't dead but it does seem to be in a
deep coma. I ran a BBS back in the 90s called The Lost
City. I do miss those glory days but I also think that
bulletin boards are still a lot of fun. The Sysops are
mostly a bunch of old men now but hopefully we can
get more people of all ages involved. It will take
some work. Young people I talk to have absolutely no
idea what a BBS is. I guess it is up to us old-timers
to educate them.
-= Alonzo =-
Actually if you get on MRC you will see there a many users that are in their 20s and even younger. Talk with them all the time. Most are seeking knowledge of the older times or just like the idea of a
I actually want to see if I can get my youngest interested in it so that sh can carry on the legacy when I am 'gone'.
I actually want to see if I can get my youngest interested in it so that sh can carry on the legacy when I am 'gone'.
Good luck, mine sees me in a DOS prompt and says I'm "hacking" ... oh how th world has fallen. ;)
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