--------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 251 OS2 BBS Ref: DAL00003 Date: 06/15/96 From: ONNO TESINK Time: 03:39pm \/To: PETER OSTER (Read 2 times) Subj: pcb-os2 PO>I run pcb - version 15.3 each under a dos window (2 nodes) PO>with the following config.sys(only relevant portions): PO>IFS=C:\OS2\HPFS.IFS /CACHE:1024 /CRECL:32 /AUTOCHECK:C PO>PRIORITY_DISK_IO=NO PO>DISKCACHE=1024,LW,AC:DE This is for FAT only. I strongly advise to go all HPFS if you can afford it. It makes your system faster and lost clusters are history. PO>DOS=LOW,NOUMB Why not loading high like DOS=HIGH,UMB. PO>device=c:\sio\sio.sys (com1:38400,3F8,4,-,) (com3:38400,3E8,7,-,) files=20 ^^^^^ Increase to at least 57600 since you're using 28k8 modems. Also make sure there are no IRQ or address conflicts when using the '-' parameter. PO>memman=swap,commit Change to the default MEMMAN=SWAP,PROTECT. See the helpfiles for more information. To get help on an item open a OS/2 command line session and type HELP . Other important settings for a Dos box: IDLE_SECONDS=0 IDLE_SENSITIVITY=40 Play a bit with XMS and EMS settings. Default is 2048 kB for each but that amount is rarely needed. PO>If a user is uploading, the transfer will TIMEOUT or have CRC errors. PO>Sometimes, it will abruptly cancel their transfer and dropped carriers out of PO>nowhere. I'm not sure if my node settings in os/2 are right ... Personally, I PO>do not think it is anything wrong with my modems or hardware. Since I'm PO>running a: PO> 486DX100 - 16mb ram PO> USR Sportster 28.8k modems Actually there _may_ be something wrong with your modems. Some Sportster types suffer from the "pause" problem where the modem stops sending or receiving. Go over to the USR_MODEMS conference to get more info. PO>I have the nodes each set to a high session priority. At first, it was 2 but PO>then someone suggested 30. If I open anything like a dos or os2 window, t PO>will crawl. Starting a dos program in an os/2 window,it will switch to he PO>command.com and that process will take forever to start ... Don't fiddle with that priority. Let OS/2 handle it. Regards, Onno. --- * SLMR 2.1a * --- QScan/PCB v1.19b / 01-0290 * Origin: * The Lighthouse BBS * HUGO's Home * 31-183-402427 * (2:285/324) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 251 OS2 BBS Ref: DAL00004 Date: 06/15/96 From: MARIUS ELLEN Time: 07:27pm \/To: STEVE KRUZICH (Read 2 times) Subj: RG OS/2 Hello Steve, SK> The only reason that he hasn't put out a OS/2 version is the lack of a SK> OS/2 pascal compiler. When that comes available he said he would SK> release a OS/2 version. He should try Virtual pascal 1.0 for OS/2.. Its almost 100% compatible with turbo pascal. Just one disadvantage.. He has to rewrite assembler & inlines calls. For more information ask Allan Mertner in the international pascal area. Greetings, Marius --- * Origin: Marius@pi.net http://www.pi.net/~marius fido: (2:282/502.3) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 251 OS2 BBS Ref: DAL00005 Date: 06/16/96 From: PETER OSTER Time: 01:01pm \/To: NICKY MORROW (Read 2 times) Subj: pcb-os2 NM> Reducing this number can save a small amount of memory. I never get NM> more than about 110 threads runnning at a time here. 128 will most NM> likely take care of what you need...to monitor this I recommend a NM> program called PMPatrol (freqable here as PMP42B.ZIP) Thanks for the info. Will get this and see what happens. I've been able to rid myself of the timeouts by setting the maxwait to 2. But there's still crc errors ... and those annoying non accessible files which have a 2 letter extension ... --- Maximus/2 2.02 * Origin: OS/2 Shareware BBS, Fairfax, VA: 703-385-4325 (1:109/347) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 251 OS2 BBS Ref: DAL00006 Date: 06/14/96 From: PERTTU LAINE Time: 10:50am \/To: ADAM BEN-GUR (Read 2 times) Subj: BT + FD > Can I run BinkleyTerm while my HUB uses FrontDoor? Of course you can. You should read BINKLEY echo. --- BBBS/2 v3.33 ToMmIk-8 * Origin: Sirkkeli/2 ~ +358-21-4367104 ~ 24h (2:222/160) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 251 OS2 BBS Ref: DAL00007 Date: 06/16/96 From: EDWARD GEORGEN Time: 02:01am \/To: DAN EGLI (Read 2 times) Subj: SCSI ? Hello Dan! 14 Jun 96 21:33, Dan Egli wrote to Edward Georgen: EG>> Just wondering if two scsi cards can co-exist in same system... DE> I suppose so. But WHY? You can chain SCSI devices together, so one DE> card can control, say, 5 different devices? Already got 7 on one, card maxed out... looking to add a few more devices... Take Care! Ed Georgen FidoNet 2222 NEC edward.georgen@station1.planetc.com Station 1 BBS edward.georgen@258.hookline.com --- * Origin: Station 1 BBS - Home of South_Net * (708) 258-6475 * (1:2222/1) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 251 OS2 BBS Ref: DAL00008 Date: 06/16/96 From: TONY SAYGER Time: 09:19am \/To: JAMES MCKENZIE (Read 2 times) Subj: Re: RG OS/2 Falcon said this wisdom about James Mckenzie's post to Tony about RG OS/2 on 06-16-96 05:06: TS> I can't find a copy of LZH anywhere in my backwater hole of a wannabe JM> Here. LH2_222.ZIP, 114258 bytes in length. Available 23 hours a day Already got a copy from someone in 1:141. JM> ... OS/2 VirusScan - "Windows found: Remove it? (Y/y)" Do I need to tell you what's about to happen? --vv ğį ... veni, vidi,.....confiscatus.... ___ Blue Wave/QWK v2.20 [NR] --- Sunny Florida * Origin: Megatropolis BBSCrestview, Fl. 14.4 Renegade!(904)689-0 (1:366/205) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 251 OS2 BBS Ref: DAL00009 Date: 06/16/96 From: THOMAS WALDMANN Time: 04:58am \/To: PHIL BERNSTEIN (Read 2 times) Subj: SCSI ? Hello Phil, ->>> Just wondering if two scsi cards can co-exist in same system... PB> I have 2 scsi adapters in my system and they run with no problems. PB> I think it's when you try to add more that problems arise. That depends. Once a time, I had 3 adapters with NCR 810 PCI chipset in my system. Worked pretty good. greetings, Thomas --- FleetStreet 1.15+ * Origin: Windo** 95: gesehen, gelacht, geloescht. (2:2474/400) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 251 OS2 BBS Ref: DAL00010 Date: 06/16/96 From: JAMES ROBERT LUNSFORD Time: 09:23am \/To: JOE LERCH (Read 2 times) Subj: DOS games in OS/2 -=> Quoting Joe Lerch to Bob Woodson <=- JL> You can also use Hstart to start the dos session, JL> which has a "wait" command, this will keep your JL> OS/2 bbs waiting until the user exits the dos JL> session. So instead of putting "LORD.BAT" in the BBS config you'd put "Hstart /c /DOS /WAIT lord.bat" instead? ... "Transporter chief Lerch, beam the landing party to the bridge" ___ Blue Wave/OS2 v2.30 [NR] --- Synchronet+SBBSecho v1.20 * Origin: Chatterbox <8 Nodes> Penn Hills, Pa 412.795.4454 (1:129/241) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 251 OS2 BBS Ref: DAL00011 Date: 06/16/96 From: JAMES ROBERT LUNSFORD Time: 09:49am \/To: ALL (Read 3 times) Subj: Internet Access for BBS? Hello! I'm seeing local boards dropping like flies and I keep hearing that it's because of the WWW and the Internet. I've always said that if you can't beat 'em, join 'em. I know that there's got to be some folks out there that have successfully hooked thier BBS's up with some sort of Internet access for heir callers. I'm wondering how to go about doing it. Any advice in this direction will be very helpful. Thanks!! ... RAM = Rarely Adequate Memory ___ Blue Wave/OS2 v2.30 [NR] --- Synchronet+SBBSecho v1.20 * Origin: Chatterbox <8 Nodes> Penn Hills, Pa 412.795.4454 (1:129/241) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 251 OS2 BBS Ref: DAL00012 Date: 06/16/96 From: JAMES ROBERT LUNSFORD Time: 10:04am \/To: ALL (Read 3 times) Subj: 8 node BBS + Mouse? Hello! My problem is this: I'm running an 8 node BBS in which I'm pretty sure doesn't have a spare IRQ. I'd like to hook a mouse up to this box so that I can "surf" the net. I'm using 2 STB 4COM cards to give me the 8 ports. Any help is greatly appreciated!! Thanks... ... I haven't lost my mind; it's backed up on tape somewhere! ___ Blue Wave/OS2 v2.30 [NR] --- Synchronet+SBBSecho v1.20 * Origin: Chatterbox <8 Nodes> Penn Hills, Pa 412.795.4454 (1:129/241)