On Mar 18, 2025, at 9:36 AM, BlameTroi via groups.io <blametroi@...> wrote:
This may be a dumb question, but I couldn't find anything helpful after searching here in groups and generally on the web.
I'm wanting to rebuild my first serious shop in my home: VM hosting DOS/VS. I see that there are Hercules Aethra and SDL Hercules versions. Is there any reason to prefer one over the other for running VMCE?
From my reading a while back, MacOS security is a pain in the butt for Hercules and some other software. While I'm a Mac guy these days, I have old but Windows 11 capable Intel boxes and a few of the various Pi boards, including a 4, available. Are Pis sufficient for VM and possibly DOSVS?
Thanks.
My preference for running something like Hercules or SIMH is a Virtual Machine running on an older x86 box with Linux installed. ?Log in, start up ’screen’ and then start up the emulator. ?I’ve used a Raspberry Pi for Multics and MVS in the past, but find Virtual Machines to be more convenient. ?I prefer to run OpenSUSE on the VM, but have also used Ubuntu and Red Hat. ?
Question, has anyone looked at using Proxmox for this?? ?I’m looking to migrate my home lab off of ESXI, due to the cost.
I have had Hercules running on my MacBook Pro, but it’s definitely a pain. ?Still it’s nice to have when on vacation.
Zane
