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::::: Linux (or any flavor of *nix) isn't an option for me as I use (must-have) software that only runs under Windows (well, DOS, actually). Yeah, yeah, I know, I know, one foot still stuck in the past. Even if I were to buy a used PC, I'd still have to pay full price for a Windows upgrade, and I don't relish that upgrade pain. There aren't many used PCs around here, and of what I've seen, most (if not all) are pretty low on real storage for today's needs. I can barely make FireFox run in 2 GB (!!), it makes my life responding to CAPTCHA's challenges pretty interesting, if not pretty damn frustrating. I would pay a small fortune to not suffer CAPTCHA's sense of humor, or whatever sort of "entertainment" it offers. And, after all that, that's assuming that I could even upgrade (to a newer Windows software) on that used PC. As for HTTPS, I have HTTPS connectivity now, but who knows if there will be additional protocols/challenges or whatever, that would disable my use of HTTPS on my only web browser. If so, well, it was a good run (a dozen years) while it lasted. I was hoping to get enough REXX entries/solutions to get over a '''1,000''', but that reality might be fleeting. I'll try to get another ten or so new REXX entries in within the next couple of weeks, so don't hurry in your conversion (tongue in cheek). -- [[User:Gerard Schildberger|Gerard Schildberger]] ([[User talk:Gerard Schildberger|talk]]) 21:42, 16 July 2020 (UTC)
:::::: You should look into DOSBox. It's a DOS emulator for Linux. I used to use it to play everything from Dune 2 to SimCity 2000 to Commander Keene to Duke Nukem 3d. I believe it's fully compatible with MS-DOS 6.22 (I don't think there were any additions in MS-DOS 7 you'd care about). Worth a look, anyway. --[[User:Short Circuit|Michael Mol]] ([[User talk:Short Circuit|talk]]) 22:50, 16 July 2020 (UTC)
::::::: Thanks, I'll look into that. I'm not very comfortable about jumping from Windows to Linux, that's a whole 'nother kettle of fish. I still have a DOS "starter/backup" 3.5 inch floppy (yes, that's right, a complete DOS system that I can use for recovery). I only had to use it twice. My old PC doesn't support booting off of a CD or DVD or a USB stick (drive), so it's a hard drive or a 3.5 inch floppy. Anyway, as I grow older, I have less and less time for things that don't work, ya only have so much time left for the good things. Ya never can tell when covid-19 will come a-calling. I already have too many strikes against me in that department. -- [[User:Gerard Schildberger|Gerard Schildberger]] ([[User talk:Gerard Schildberger|talk]]) 23:26, 16 July 2020 (UTC)
==Possible synergy==
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