--------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 174 MUFFIN (MAXIMUS) Ref: ECD00007Date: 08/09/97 From: THOMAS MAHNKE Time: 05:10am \/To: GARY GILMORE (Read 1 times) Subj: Max v2.02 GG> Umm, you -do- know there's a Max3 compatible Blue Wave door (since GG> about 5/27/96), right? Uh, yeah, I know! ... Gargling twice daily is a good way to see if your neck leaks --- * Origin: *YOPS ]I[* 3.1 GIG * RA/FD/FE RADist * Milwaukee, WI (1:154/750) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 174 MUFFIN (MAXIMUS) Ref: ECD00008Date: 08/09/97 From: THOMAS MAHNKE Time: 05:22am \/To: TERRY CAIRNS (Read 1 times) Subj: Max v2.02 TC> I may have to go back to 2.02 to see if the Bug is in that version TC> too!!! It appears that Scott is keeping a low profile after I found a TC> bug in Maximus 3.01!!! I hope it's not in 2.02!!! :( So, what's the bug? I must know every little quirk 2.02 has after running it for years now! ... I love animals...they taste great! --- * Origin: *YOPS ]I[* 3.1 GIG * RA/FD/FE RADist * Milwaukee, WI (1:154/750) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 174 MUFFIN (MAXIMUS) Ref: ECD00009Date: 08/08/97 From: TONY BUTLER Time: 09:35pm \/To: RYAN POTTS (Read 1 times) Subj: Maximus and Windows 95 Ryan Potts scribbled a note to Tony Butler: TB> Conversely, if it works with Winsock, why not adapt a fossil TB> to act as a winsock agent and then write bbs software to TB> access the winsock? RP> That's why I use WinFossil with Bink32 and Dos max under RP> win95. Bink32 while being a 32 bit Windows program does RP> support Winfossil. And winfossil appears to dos max like RP> any other fossil. Problem solved. Hmm... I just use BNU, FD 2.12, and Max(DOS) under Win95. And I've never had a bbs-related crash. Guess I just live lucky. :) Tony tbutler@rio.com --- timEd 1.01 * Origin: Anime Oregon (541)942-8950 (1:152/9) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 174 MUFFIN (MAXIMUS) Ref: ECD00010Date: 08/09/97 From: CASEY TOMPKINS Time: 12:52am \/To: MARK MAGILL (Read 1 times) Subj: Multitasking Max using TaskMgr Mark Magill wrote in a message to All: MM> What I want to do: Run Max as a single-line dial-up MM> BBS. Run a second com port to a TNC (Terminal Node MM> Controller, a "radio modem") so that local Ham operators can MM> share the file base via Packet Radio. MM> Question: Would a simple 386DX40 and Novell Dos MM> ("OpenDos")'s multitasker do the job given 8 mb of RAM? Does Mark, I can't speak for Novell Dos, but I'll put money down that Desqview could handle it just fine! --- timEd-B9 * Origin: Chaos Manor BBS (1:108/83) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 174 MUFFIN (MAXIMUS) Ref: ECD00011Date: 08/07/97 From: STEVE HAYES Time: 03:01pm \/To: MARK MAGILL (Read 1 times) Subj: Compression Steve Hayes is replying to Mark Magill, who wrote to Casey Tompkins on 02 Aug 97 13:26:17: CT> Larry, Matt is so off base on this one, he's in the dugout. CT> There is nothing inherently wrong with using a compressed CT> drive. MM> Other than possible wasted space. I once ran a compressed 65 MM> meg drive, which was nearly full as I was running thousands of those MM> little *.MSG files on it for my mail bases. The drive failed (bearing MM> went out) and I started copying what I could possibly fit to a 42 meg MM> UNcompressed drive. Guess what? They all fit... with much room to MM> spare. Reason: The compressed drive had a minimum allocation unit of MM> 8k. DOS on a 42 meg drive has an allocation unit size of 2k. So every MM> file on the compressed drive was using 8k no matter what, where most MM> used 2k on the other. On -large- files the differenc won't be so MM> dramatic but if you're storing lots of small files, don't compress MM> unless its the LAST resort. Opus CBCS does not like compressed drives MM> at all, and I've found that Max (although it tolerates them better MM> than Opus) isn't very fond of them. I suppose it depends what form of compression you are using. Keep well, Steve Hayes E-mail: steveh@khanya.bbs.co.za WWW: http://www.geocities.com/Athens/7734 --- WtrGate 0.92.p5 gamma Unreg * Origin: Unisa Editorial, Pretoria, Gauteng, RSA 27-12-429-8641 (5:7106/20) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 174 MUFFIN (MAXIMUS) Ref: ECD00012Date: 08/08/97 From: KEN BROWDER Time: 01:06pm \/To: ROBBY DITTMANN (Read 1 times) Subj: going Hello Robby. 07 Aug 97 14:09, Robby Dittmann wrote to Ken Browder: RD> Going pretty good. (and to stay on-topic) My maximus system has RD> running smoothly for awhile now. We seem to picking up a lot of the RD> callers from the local BBSes that are shutting down. I'm averaging RD> between 20 and 30 calls a day, and the system hasn't had any problems RD> with the extra work load. That is great. I don't have near that many. My change over to OS2 caused some to drop off since I was down about a week and have been down off and on getting it tuned and peaked. Still can't get os2 to see my cdrom. Oh, well...maximus runs smooth and without a hitch here. I put on a few more files and am trying to add some doors but that's not as easy here as it was in DOS. Thanks for the comeback, and take care. Ken -------------------------------------------- kbrowder@volstate.net e-mail (msgs & files) -------------------------------------------- ... I'm so disorganized my keyboard isn't even in alphabetical order! ___ TagDude 0.92+[KB] with 936 taglines. --- GoldED/2 2.50 UNREG * Origin: The AmaRad BBS*423-339-1826*Cleveland, TN (1:362/1110) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 174 MUFFIN (MAXIMUS) Ref: ECD00013Date: 08/07/97 From: DANIEL COTARELO GARCIA Time: 03:10pm \/To: JASON REYNOLDS (Read 1 times) Subj: Win95 and No Carrier JR> I just installed windows 95, and am using winfossil 1.12, and a USR JR> 14.4 modem. I have callers who call and when Frontdoor drops to JR> the BBS it hangs up on them. Displaying "Caller Dropped Carrier", JR> If they call back 3-5 times it lets them on. What is causing this JR> annoying problem? Is there anything that I can do to fix it. Is JR> there a way to avoid using WinFossil and use just BNU? Help... I use Maximus with Portal of Power, and used to have the same problem. The solution for me was to activate the option "Keep port open during MS-DOS session" in Winfossil. Regards, Daniel --- WtrGate+ v0.93 sn 115 * Origin: KERYGMA BBS +54-1-613-7692 Buenos Aires, Argentina (4:900/460) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 174 MUFFIN (MAXIMUS) Ref: ECD00014Date: 08/09/97 From: GLENN CHRISTENSEN Time: 01:16am \/To: PATRICK MCCULLOUGH (Read 1 times) Subj: OLR prob:-( PM> This is one of the areas where the Max OLR system lacks something. PM> There's either no way to reset the pointer, or it's hard to do -I PM> forget which since I use a BW door here and haven't used the OLR PM> thing in a while. PM> It may or may not work, but have your caller go to each message area PM> and set him/herself back a few messages and then try downloading it PM> again. That works fine. * SLMR 2.1a * Nightwings BBS (541) 269-2724 7 days a week 9pm-8am --- Maximus 3.01 * Origin: The Gate - Coos Bay, Oregon USA (1:356/4)