doctor_x Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 Greetings... I am searching for the above to run old school bbs software on (and other programs written in PASCAL that have the PASCAL 200 runtime error issue) .. I need it to be small because I have 5 other systems running as well and would prefer that I not be running a space heater as well.. I need it to be VGA color capable - and would prefer it to have both a 5 1/3 as well as a 3.5 (and hard disk) drives... I am almost thinking a laptop might be the best thing for me - but I figured I would ask.. Anything up to a Pentium 166 will work.. Anything beyond that will not. Oh... This will be running dos 6.22/dr. Multiuser dos/or similar.. I do NOT need (or want) it to run windows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctorclu Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 Are you looking for a specific BBS program because I know of many that run in DOS. Heck, I know of a local BBS that could probably use a new home. (Ecclectic) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
82-T/A Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 Back in the day, this was the quintessential small form factor computer: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-1992-Dell-325SX-Desktop-Computer-Intel-386-640K-RAM-No-HDD-/182022118573 The Dell 325P. It was a very common computer for businesses, and was one of the first mainstream non-beast-sized computer. Unless you're willing to go Thin Client, you're not really going to find anything that's going to suite your needs I think. Do you know for sure that an old HP Thin Client won't have issues with BBS software? You say something about a runtime error? I've got a Thin Client that's running DOS 5.0, and I can pretty much run anything I want on it. It works fine, and everything loads fine... but it's got some sort of AMD P5 compatible "fanless" processor on it. It's lightning fast for DOS games (only does PC speaker). So a BBS should run just fine on it. Are you going to do telnet, or are you literally going to hook up a 2400-56k modem and have people dial in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctor_x Posted July 1, 2016 Author Share Posted July 1, 2016 This isnt about finding a bbs program that runs in dos... Its about finding a computer that will run a DOS bbs program... Anything compiled with Turbo Pascal (which most were) will crash on anything faster than a p233... So I'm looking for a 286, 386, or 486 in a small form factor so it doesnt take up so much space.. I may just end up using a laptop... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctor_x Posted July 1, 2016 Author Share Posted July 1, 2016 And no - this isn't about having anyone call it.. This is purely local use for a project (book) I'm doing... Thin client will NOT work. But thanks for the suggestion.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctor_x Posted July 1, 2016 Author Share Posted July 1, 2016 NEVER seen that sff dell in the link before... Very cool! Thank you for sharing - that could most certainly work.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
82-T/A Posted July 2, 2016 Share Posted July 2, 2016 NEVER seen that sff dell in the link before... Very cool! Thank you for sharing - that could most certainly work.. They made a lot of them. I have one already which I use for some of my older games... but it's a really solid machine. I use it with an SSD, or DOM (Disk on Module), and it runs awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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