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   Message 977 of 2,762   
   Mike Ehlert to Torbjorn Mohn   
   BBBS/D and Netfoss   
   08 Aug 14 06:48:32   
   
   >> BBBS/D comes in DOS, Win32, OS/2 and Linux versions, but due to the way the   
   >> Win32 version is designed it is not able to run DOS doors using telnet, so   
   >> you should only use the DOS version (BBBS/D) with Windows and NetFoss.   
      
   > Thanks Rudi, appreciate your effort. Keep in mind though, that BBBS/D is a 16   
   > bit program, and it will NOT run on any 64 bit Windows system, since they do   
   > not support 16 bit software any more. Also Windows 7 and 8 in 32 bit versions   
   > equires special configuration to run 16 bit software, since this is disabeled   
   > as standard. I have unfortunatly no way of testing, I haven't run 32 bit   
   > Windows since Windows 7 was introduced.   
      
   You are mistaken about this. All 32 bit Windows 7/8/vista/XP/2000/2003/2008   
   will work with NetFoss. There is no special configuration to run 16 bit   
   software on 32-bit Windows, as they all support the NTVDM (Virtual DOS   
   Machine). If you wish to run DOS doors on a 64 bit version of Windows, you can   
   install a VM such as VMware player, which is freeware, or even XP mode from   
   Microsoft which is free for Windows 7 users (except for the home version).   
      
   I think the best choice is to not use a VM, and just run a 32-bit version of   
   Windows as this is the simplest solution and also faster.   
      
   Regards, Mike   
   NetFoss Developer   
      
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