Re: Anyone want to get this D
By: MRO to Nightfox on Sun Jul 16 2023 06:43 am

> Re: Anyone want to get this D
> By: Nightfox to MRO on Sat Jul 15 2023 01:52 pm
>
> > MR> so why do you have a different entire drive for these
> > MR> paths?
> > MR> D: is /sbbs/node1
> > MR> E: is /sbbs/xtrn
> > MR> F: is /sbbs/ctrl
> > MR> G: is /sbbs/data
> > MR> H: is /sbbs/exec
>
> > From my understanding, that's normally how dosemu works.. In order to
> > access a directory on the host OS from dosemu, it has to be mapped to a
> > drive letter.
>
> you cant access sub dirs? that's really stupid if that's true.
> i played around with dosemu many years ago but can't remember anything.

You can access sub directories in DOSemu, but IIRC, only if they're DOS-compatible short filenames.

As for why every single sbbs subdir is a different drive letter, you'd have to ask the original author of the Synchronet DOSemu patch, runderwo:
http://www.icequake.net/bbs/syncmods/

> i'd rather use dosbox emulation.

DOSbox adds a lot of limitations on DOS door support.
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Re: Anyone want to get this D
By: Digital Man to MRO on Sun Jul 16 2023 02:51 pm

> As for why every single sbbs subdir is a different drive letter, you'd have
> to ask the original author of the Synchronet DOSemu patch, runderwo:
> http://www.icequake.net/bbs/syncmods/

i think that's just a weird thing he came up with.
what was that guys name?

was it runderwo?
i'm not sure if i know a ryan underwood.
>
> DOSbox adds a lot of limitations on DOS door support.

isnt that just the file locking? i wouldnt be concerned with 2 users playing
the same game twice.
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