--------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 251 OS2 BBS Ref: DAU00007 Date: 06/23/96 From: JAMES MCKENZIE Time: 04:52pm \/To: GRAEME GELDENHUYS (Read 2 times) Subj: Misc. OS/2 Hello Graeme! 13 Jun 96 19:06, Graeme Geldenhuys wrote to Matt Ion: GG> Yup! SMP for Warp is out... I saw the announcement in a local GG> newpaper here. Got no idea of the price though. :-) Message waiting in the OS2 general echo. James ... Try Win'95 and you'll never use DOS again... or the rest of your PC! --- GoldED/2 3.00.Alpha1+ * Origin: Running Lora 2.40, OS/2 Native BBS Software! (1:309/63) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 251 OS2 BBS Ref: DAU00008 Date: 06/23/96 From: JAMES MCKENZIE Time: 04:54pm \/To: MATTHEW TAGG (Read 2 times) Subj: Misc. OS/2 Hello Matthew! 14 Jun 96 23:31, Matthew Tagg wrote to Graeme Geldenhuys: MT> Excellent, Now all I need is a SMP machine ;-) BTW Do you have any MT> news on a PowerPc version of os/2? A reply to this message is waiting in the OS2 general discussion area. James ... I smashed a Window and saw... OS/2 Warp --- GoldED/2 3.00.Alpha1+ * Origin: Running Lora 2.40, OS/2 Native BBS Software! (1:309/63) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 251 OS2 BBS Ref: DAU00009 Date: 06/23/96 From: JAMES MCKENZIE Time: 04:59pm \/To: BOB JACKSON (Read 2 times) Subj: ReDial Script Hello Bob! 20 Jun 96 22:37, Bob Jackson wrote to David Hedtke: BJ> Hello David! BJ> It does it here automatically... and I did the minimal editing of the BJ> cmd and rsp files. The problem I'm having is getting PPP to exit after BJ> the session is finished ;-( I've posted another message about this earlier my responses. Join us in the OS2INET echo, where this is a very hot topic. James ... If at first you don't succeed, you must be using Windows. --- GoldED/2 3.00.Alpha1+ * Origin: Running Lora 2.40, OS/2 Native BBS Software! (1:309/63) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 251 OS2 BBS Ref: DAU00010 Date: 06/24/96 From: PABLO RIVERA Time: 06:24pm \/To: JAMES MITCHELL (Read 2 times) Subj: Beta Testers Wanted for ALLFIX/2 Hello James. 23 Jun 96 09:42, James Mitchell wrote to Graeme Geldenhuys: BK>>> I just want to know if ALLFIX/2 will work with ADEPT...? snip snip snip JM> Yes, ALLFIX/2 should work with Adept as long as you don't mind JM> recreating your whole file base after receiving a TIC'd file. After JM> ALLFIX imports your file and updates the FILES.BBS file, then you'd JM> have to run BFSMAKE to import the FILES.BBS. If this is so, I guess it's one step away from where we want it to be. I, then would like to put my name up for testing Allfix/2. Are you the person to notify? Pablo ... To every rule there is an exception, and vice versa. --- GoldED/2 3.00.Alpha1 UNREG * Origin: *System2 OS2* Albany, NY (1:267/134) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 251 OS2 BBS Ref: DAU00011 Date: 06/23/96 From: BILL BROWN Time: 09:04pm \/To: BOB JUGE (Read 2 times) Subj: Freqing problem Hello Bob, Sunday June 23 1996 06:46, Bob Juge wrote to Frank Sexton: BJ> Maximus/2 is a BBS, not a mailer. While it does have a standalone BJ> "Wait for Caller" mode that will answer calls, it does _not_ do file BJ> requests. But of course, one _can_ tell Bink/2 to look at Max/2's configs to handle freqs. :) Then again, that's only if you use the Max 2.x configs, afaik. Has Max 3.x support been added to Bink/2 yet to your knowledge? It makes a nice combination of programs, and would be even nicer if that support was added to BT/2. Bill Brown ... Help! I'm trapped at 0D1C:01DA. --- GoldED/2 2.50+ 274LM2 * Origin: Bill's Overdue, Rochester, NY, USA (1:2613/246) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 251 OS2 BBS Ref: DAU00012 Date: 06/23/96 From: BILL BROWN Time: 09:09pm \/To: SANDRO GASPARETTO (Read 2 times) Subj: RAR v2.00 Hello Sandro, Friday June 21 1996 22:06, Sandro Gasparetto wrote to Joe Negron: SG> I canot see any use in maintaining the original order. Nor can I, but some seem to find it "unethical" to do otherwise. SG> Besides, by default RAR creates a "solid archive". But of course, defaults CAN be changed, if you so desire. :) SG> This means the files are sorted by extension. SG> What's wrong with it ? The resulting archive is smaller. For some reason, the concept of efficient disk space utilization seems to be repulsive to some. If a file comes into their system in some oversized version, they would rather keep it that way than to compress it further. Oh well. To each their own I suppose. Bill Brown ... Calm down. It's only ones and zeros. --- GoldED/2 2.50+ 274LM2 * Origin: Bill's Overdue, Rochester, NY, USA (1:2613/246) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 251 OS2 BBS Ref: DAU00013 Date: 06/24/96 From: BILL BROWN Time: 05:39pm \/To: JAMES MITCHELL (Read 2 times) Subj: RAR v2.00 Hello James, Sunday June 23 1996 09:52, James Mitchell wrote to Joe Negron: JM> Exactly. If changing the file order inside an archive is such a big JM> deal, then changing the compression method would be treason! (IMHO JM> of course) ROFL! JM> Shareware authors have the absolute *BEST* distribution system JM> available. It doesn't cost them a dime to get their program JM> distributed all over the world unless they are a sysop (which is just JM> for their Fidonet cost recovery stuff). ( And of course, it's also allowed me (and countless others) to TRY an innumerable quantity of programs and decide whether or not I want to register them. (And yes, I do register my shareware that I intend to continue using.) If I had to cough up $50 or $100 each time I picked up a program that the store, or even $10 for that matter, I'd probably be VERY cautious about trying out a new program. And in the process, I would have missed out on some real gems. That would be my loss, but also that of the author. Come to think of it, the editor I'm using right now is a good example. I'd never have installled (or registered) GoldED/2, since I already had something "good enough" on my system. (And right now, you couldn't pay me to go back.) And of course, those of my points which have tried, and registered, the same program, based on my recommendation, may never have done so either. JM> Every Fidonet Sysop in the world is helping these authors distribute JM> their programs. Do you think they are gonna complain about the order JM> of their files inside an archive? If they do, do you think I'm gonna JM> keep that author's files on my BBS? Good point! For that matter, RAR/2 itself is a program which I might never have tried (or registered) if it wasn't distributed as shareware. Most (if not all) of my OS/2-native BBS-related programs ARE distributed as shareware. There may be some, but I'm unable to think of ANY at the moment. JM> .!. If I save the whales, where do I keep them? ... Save the whales, collect the whole set, offer void where prohibited. Bill Brown ... Brought to you by the letters "O" & "S" and the number "2". --- GoldED/2 2.50+ 274LM2 * Origin: Bill's Overdue, Rochester, NY, USA (1:2613/246) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 251 OS2 BBS Ref: DAU00014 Date: 06/23/96 From: RICHARD SIDDERS Time: 10:28pm \/To: FLORIAN KIRSTEIN (Read 2 times) Subj: CD Changer @ORIGIN :The Digital Express / Jacksonville FL / 904-220-0597 N -> Have you ever tried this? Ist does not work with my Nakamich 7 Disc -> changer and any SCSI card I have (several Adaptecs, FD)... -> That would be really great, but it doesn't work here :/ Have a FD controller here with the Nakamitchi 7-CD Changer, and it won't work here either. Took me forever to find the /ET switch to get the changer working to start with. Regards, Ric --- GEcho/2 1.20/Pro * Origin: The Digital Express, Jacksonville FL, 904-220-0597, V34+ (1:112/123) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 251 OS2 BBS Ref: DAU00015 Date: 06/24/96 From: LOUIS FARRAHER Time: 09:14pm \/To: ALL (Read 2 times) Subj: ForSale.. * Original message posted in area MainDoor Support. * Cross posted to area OS/2 Based BBS Support. One copy of OS/2 and DOS version of Maindoor for $60.00 firm. Have a KEY that is registered to run both software. Will be closing the BBS shortly due to location and won't have time to run a bbs then. Can be reached in the following ways.. Fidonet 1:228/89 ljfarraher@worldnet.att.net or call 616-837-7772 and I'll call back if not home. Received to OK from the author. P.S...Keep up the good work of MainDoor!! Louis Farraher --- GEcho something??? * Origin: Info-Quest BBS! (1:228/89) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 251 OS2 BBS Ref: DAU00016 Date: 06/24/96 From: LOUIS FARRAHER Time: 09:24pm \/To: ALL (Read 2 times) Subj: Synchronet 2.30 OS/2 If anyone is looking into purchasing Synchronet 2.30 (OS/2), I do have a 2 node+local ith SBBSECHO and callback all for $100.00. The key for it is registered for both DOS and OS/2 versions so any can be un. Will be shutting down the bbs due to location of moving. Excellent softare for OS/2.. Can reach me in the following ways.. Fidonet 1:228/89 ljfarraher@worldnet.att.net 616-837-7772 Louis Farraher --- GEcho something??? * Origin: Info-Quest BBS! (1:228/89)