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From: Les_Jenkins@lppl.mi.org (Les Jenkins)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.datacomm
Subject: Re: C-NET
Distribution: world
Date: 5 Sep 92 17:00:43 EST
Organization: Les's Place BBS

In a message dated Sat  5 Sep 92 10:04, gfm@hal.gnu.ai.mit.edu (George
Francis McBay) wrote:

[...my own posting deleted...]

 GFM> 	Not to sound like a flame, but if you DID release something like
that
 GFM> as 'PD' and he used it, it would be your own damned fault, and he
(Ken
 GFM> Pletzer (sp?)) or anyone else could use it however they wanted.

You'll be happy to know that your last statement just assured that I will
probably never release any source code as PD, ever. Not that thats a great
loss as I am not the world's greatest programmer, but if thats the case
then the no-talent Ken's of the world will keep me from sharing source code
at all.
I am sure I am not the only one who will take this to heart in the future.
 
 GFM> Noone
 GFM> is fighting over the morality of what he did, as far as I can see. 
It
 GFM> is really anti-social to include large source chunks written by
others
 GFM> without giving them credit, even if the code is PD.  But if the code
is
 GFM> 'public domain' it is LEGAL to do this.  This whole argument stems
from
 GFM> the fact that a good  number of computer users cannot distinguish
 GFM> public domain for freely  distributable.

Even as such, the code in question that Ken DID use was NOT PD as the
author has already stated. So, not only is it immoral, but illegal.

 GFM>  Even in nation magazines,
 GFM> they are often confused (usually EVERYTHING released freely is
labeled
 GFM> 'public domain' when it shouldn't be) There are alternative ways to
 GFM> release source code, one of the best, if you don't want to be paid
for
 GFM> usage, is GNU COPYLEFT, this insures that noone else can use your
code
 GFM> and then charge for the resulting product. (Well, it at least makes
 GFM> that illegal...)

I think I shall just refrain from releasing source code and save myself the
hassle.


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From: hbechtel@luke.wsu.edu (H. E. Bechtel)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.datacomm
Subject: interesting modem idea -- please read!
Date: 6 Sep 92 00:43:14 GMT
Article-I.D.: serval.1992Sep6.004314.5323
Organization: Washington State University!
Originator: hbechtel@luke.eecs.wsu.edu

I was overcome by an interesting idea for a modem that I thought might
be a very high possibility...

ideas follow:

a stereomaster audio digitizer (or any par port audio digitizer)
output from the amiga rca stereo channels going into the telephone line
input from the telephone line going into the digitizer
a program written that looks for audio input real time

now with all of this do this:
digitize the sample from the phone line and compare it to super-high-speed
modems' analog tones
send the correct tones out through the stereo sound jacks to match it
divert the info directly into a modem package of some type.

with these ideas, would it be possible to make a super fast modem using 
amiga's abilities?  a small box could be made to house all of the rca 
wiring etc...

Hans

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From: snozer@cats.ucsc.edu (PlasmaNeptunoid)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.datacomm
Subject: X-Comm
Date: 8 Sep 92 01:52:46 GMT
Organization: University of California, Santa Cruz
NNTP-Posting-Host: am.ucsc.edu


So, I've been hearing about this new terminal program called X-Comm, but 
I haven't seen anyone mention where I can get a hold of it.  Is it available
via anonymous ftp?  Thanks.
-daniel.
.
From: sarrasin@disuns2.epfl.ch (Christian Sarrasin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.datacomm
Subject: Re: Term2.3 still crashes ...
Date: 5 Sep 92 10:18:16 GMT
Reply-To: sarrasin@disuns2.epfl.ch (Christian Sarrasin)
Organization: Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne

In article <Bu1tHA.5DB@dei.unipd.it> andsk@sabrina.dei.unipd.it (Andrea Rafreider 307318/il) writes:

>Moreover, as in the previous version when downloading with zmodem protocol it
>says "unknown protocol" !
>

This is not a problem with `Term', it is a problem cause by the fact that the
*filename* of your xprzmodem.library in your libs: directory includes some
CAPITAL letters (aka: XprZmodem.library). Try renaming it to all lowercase
equivalent... and poof! It works!

Hope this helps...

Christian.

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                     \\\ Stay tuned for more Rock'n'Roll ///
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.datacomm
From: bandy@aplcen.apl.jhu.edu (Mike Bandy)
Subject: Re: vltjr 5.576 phonebook problems
Organization: Johns Hopkins University
Date: Mon, 7 Sep 92 13:16:16 GMT

bandy@aplcen.apl.jhu.edu (Mike Bandy) writes:

>ROGOSCHP@MAX.CC.Uregina.CA writes:

>>I am using vltjr.5.576 with wrokbench 1.3 and am having problems with the phone
>>book.  when i bring up the phonebook menu and click on create phonebook I get a
>>n error 17 saying that there is a wrong number of arguements.

>Me too!  I had the same problem with 5.517 and read the release notes for
>5.576 that stated that the phonebook had been reworked.  The problem is with
>the "GetFile" calls.  I'm going to go take a look around hubcap.clemson.edu
>for the version 3.0 arplib that Willy says is required.  Hope that resolves it.
>I'll let you know ...

>Anybody know for sure what the problem is?

>		Mike Bandy

I figured it out!  Willy says in the doc that RexxArpLib version 3.0 is
required, and he's not kidding!  I told "archie" to tell me where all the
ftp sites with ArpLib were - he reported only 1 with an obvious 3.0:
	geocub.greco-prog.fr
the file is
	/pub/amiga/incoming/rexxarplib3.0.lzh

The included documentation tells about AmigaDOS 1.3 limitations but implies
that it's more or less 100% functional.

With the new library the phonebook works great!

		Mike Bandy


























Xref: sparky comp.sys.amiga.datacomm:6336 comp.sys.amiga.misc:13947
From: v122kzkw@ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu (A FROOD WHO SURE KNOWS WHERE HIS TOWEL IS)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.datacomm,comp.sys.amiga.misc
Subject: Fishdisk # for Kermit
Date: 14 Sep 92 20:14:00 GMT
Organization: University at Buffalo
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41

Greetings.
Soon (hopefully), within another month or two, I hope to be adding a modem
to my A2000HD setup. With it, I'll probably (most likely) be hooking up to
the school computer and thusly, other computers. What I need to know is 
this: is the program Kermit available for Amiga on a Fishdisk? If it is, 
what number fishdisk is it on? Is there a program which will help emulate
a VT100 or VT220 terminal? I realize that this question has probably been
asked in every form, color, size, etc., but one more can't hurt.
T.

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From: DAVIS@licra.dn.mu.oz.au
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.datacomm
Subject: Re: protocols, speeds, what are V42bis, etc..
Date: 15 Sep 92 02:18:20 GMT
Organization: Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research

In article <paulk.1e5k@terapin.com>, paulk@terapin.com (Paul Kienitz) writes:
> What on earth does the word "bis" actually mean as a word?  Is it French or
> something?

The UseNet Oracle was once asked a very similar question.  The answer 
appeared in the UseNet Oracularities Digest #428.  I reproduce it here for 
your edification.

Ian Davis                                DAVIS@licr.dn.mu.oz.au
Priest of the UseNet Oracle

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Selected-By: "Klone (aka Daniel V. Klein) " <dvk@SEI.CMU.EDU>

The Usenet Oracle has pondered your question deeply.
Your question was:

> What the hell is V.32 bis anyway?

And in response, thus spake the Oracle:

} This designation has been so cleverly encrypted that very few people
} know of its true origins in the hills outside Dublin.  Modems have
} improved considerably and rapidly over the years, but the old "U"
} series, known to very few outside of Ireland, were subject to line
} noise, or "dirt" as the Irish like to call it.  When the newer "V"
} series became available, the brilliant Irish computer wizard, Viddy
} O'Terminal, was asked to evaluate them.  After extensive trials he
} discovered that the new machines too were plagued by line noise.  His
} subsequent report to his superior was, as always, brief and accurate,
} but unfortunately was not only misheard but was taken to be his
} recommendation for the name of the new machine.  As Paddy so eloquently
} put it,
}
} "V? Dirty too, boss."
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.datacomm,comp.sys.amiga.misc
From: dwdyer@polari.online.com
Subject: Re: The cause for Term problems? (was Re: Term 2.3 still has problems...)
Organization: Seattle Online Public Access Unix.  (206) 328-4944 (all lines telebit-equipped)
Date: Fri, 4 Sep 1992 01:58:53 GMT


Tool manager is NOT a problem.  It seems just fine.  I went so far as to:

         1) Try booting from a floppy with only CBM commands
         2) Try Term2.2b

On both, the clipping seems to be the problem.  Drag on nothing, it's dead.

A double mouse-click on 2.3 will still kill it.  The only thin I haven't tried
is booting from a Commodore 2.04 floppy, but there's not much point...

-- 
                 Wayne Dyer --- dwdyer@polari.online.com  
  "I mistrust all systematizers and I avoid them. The will to a system
      is a lack of integrity."  -Nietzsche, _Twilight of the Idols_ 
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.datacomm
From: gunnbr@NeXTwork.Rose-Hulman.Edu (Brian R Gunn)
Subject: Re: Multiple serial ports on an A500
Organization: Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Date: Sat, 5 Sep 1992 04:25:46 GMT


In article <Bu0yr2.FHv@undergrad.math.waterloo.edu>  
tschille@undergrad.math.waterloo.edu (Thorsten Schiller) writes:
> Greetings.
> 
> I have an A500 w/ GVP Series II (105 Meg HD w/ 4 Megs of Ram)... I was  
wondering
> if anybody knows about any serial port expansions for the 500. I wanted  
to add
> a second line to my BBS but have been having a hard time finding any  
serial
> port expanders...
> 
> Can someone enlighten me as to what my alternatives are?

I have seen what looks like a simple gender changer to allow the use of  
Amiga 2000 card on the 500, which would allow you to use multi-serial  
cards on the 500, but obviously the GVP Series II is a problem...  Let me  
know what you find out, because I am having the EXACT same problem...   
(ok, not the exact--I only have the 60 meg drive and 2 megs of ram...   
BTW:  Does anyone know anything about 60 meg Conner drives replacing 52  
meg Quantum's in the Series II??  I ordered the 52 meg Quantum, but got a  
60 meg Conner instead....)

Brian
From: paulk@terapin.com (Paul Kienitz)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.datacomm
Subject: Re: QWK, Mark Mail Doors
Date: 10 Sep 92 19:50:10 PST
Organization: BBS

> The QWK docs say that the numbers in the .ndx files are MSBIN or
> BasicReal format, and that I have to convert them to/from a Float
> format??? why would they be floating point numbers anyways
 
Because the first QWK software was written in Basic.  The guy who
created it said "I never dreamed it would become a standard."
 
Here's a C routine to convert them numbers to long ints:
 
    unsigned long msfloat = <a copy of the number to convert> ;
    short shift = 24 - ((msfloat >> 24) & 0x7F);
    long intresult = ((msfloat & 0xFFFFFF) | 0x800000) >> shift;
 
I believe the numbers are 128 byte block numbers, not byte offsets.
 
I've never messed with this directly myself; my QWK reader ignores
NDX files entirely.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.datacomm
From: jgrimm@TorreyPinesCA.ncr.com (Jeffrey Grimmett 9999)
Subject: Re: JRComm???
Organization: NCR (Torrey Pines Development Center)
Disclaimer: This posting does not neccessarily reflect the opinions of NCR.
Date: Fri, 4 Sep 92 17:14:25 GMT

In article <Btz92s.HFH@news.cso.uiuc.edu> saj31052@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Scotty A Johnson) writes:
>Well, this is kind of a stupid question, but at the end of trhe Spring
>semster, there was all kinds of talk about a new version of JRComm, and
>a bunch of questions about the old version.  Since I've returned to school,
>I have not noticed a single post regarding the comm prog.

Last I heard, Jack was looking for beta testers, so I assume the beta
programme is in progress as we speak.

>What have I missed?  Is Jack Radigan dead?  Is the new version so powerful
>that no one can speak?

The new version is SO powerful, even Jack is left speechless ;-)


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From: ac540@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Carl Skala)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.datacomm
Subject: XPR protos Latest & greatest
Date: 16 Sep 1992 01:49:23 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio (USA)
NNTP-Posting-Host: slc10.ins.cwru.edu


Anyone have the latest xpr's out there??? And docs... I've misplaced
my docs and I'm not sure where in my collection I have the various protos.
If someone has the protos in a nice collection could you please e-mail
them to me???
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From: hac@po.CWRU.Edu (H. Anthony Chung)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.datacomm
Subject: Re: VT220/VT340 Terminal emulation?
Date: 15 Sep 1992 22:48:41 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
Reply-To: hac@po.CWRU.Edu (H. Anthony Chung)
NNTP-Posting-Host: thor.ins.cwru.edu


In a previous article, johnn@eskimo.celestial.com (John Navitsky) says:

>In article <18vcpkINNgb5@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu> hac@po.CWRU.Edu (H. Anthony Chung) writes:
>>
>>In a previous article, thad@cup.portal.com (Thad P Floryan) says:
>>
>>>The Mac and IBM "products" are as bad as DEC's PathWorks; in other words:
>>>
>>>				GARBAGE
>>>
>>>Note the enclosed, which touts a functioning VT200-style emulator for the
>>>Amiga, and note the date: 1988.  The program works PERFECTLY, and even does
>>>the double-high/-wide stuff which even DEC's PathWorks cannot do (kinda makes
>>>one wonder: DEC is not dealing with a full deck, since they are even unable
>>>to today (1992) emulate their 1979 VT100).
>>
>>I have yet to find a true *vt100* emulator for the IBM...I don't know
>>why people cannot write one bug free - even ProComm plus screws up
>>sometimes.  Meshugena is excellent, be it a little dated - especially
>>with it's user interface, but I never had any trouble with it.  What's
>>more, it supporst UW (Unix Windows) for multiple login sessions.
>>
>>>-------------------- begin enclosure
>>>
>>>*  Meshugena V1.0 -- A **VT220 terminal emulator                           *
>>>*  Copyright   1988                                                        *
>>>*  By Michael S. Leibow                                                    *
>
>I belive the original poster was interested in something other than VT100 so
>he could use WP over modem.  I use Handshake under 2.0 and it works pretty
>well.  It does VT220.  It may not be perfect but it works for me!
>
>john

Yeah, I know, I shot a tangent with the vt100 thing, as you'll notice,
Meshugena has vt220.

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.datacomm
From: ROGOSCHP@MAX.CC.Uregina.CA
Subject: vltjr 5.576 phonebook problems
Date: Sat, 05 Sep 92 00:35:52 CST
Organization: University of Regina

I am using vltjr.5.576 with wrokbench 1.3 and am having problems with the phone
book.  when i bring up the phonebook menu and click on create phonebook I get a
n error 17 saying that there is a wrong number of arguements.  By looking at th
e reported line numbers where the error occured it seems to be the result of a
command that is only available under wb 2.0.  I have deleted these line form vl
tphonedelete.rexx and vltphoneselect.rexx but I don't know what scripts control
s creating a phonebook.  And even if I knew I am not sure deleting things is th
e right way to approach this problem.  If anyone has info how to modify the scr
ipts so they work under 1.3 or already has arexx scripts that work under 1.3
(phonebook scripts) I would appreciate replies/scripts being sent to rogoschp@m
ax.cc.uregina.ca
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.datacomm
From: willw@extro.ucc.su.OZ.AU (William Waring)
Subject: Re: VT220/VT340 Terminal emulation?
Organization: /etc/organization
Date: Sun, 13 Sep 1992 04:43:34 GMT

In article <abeech.716337691@kraken> abeech@kraken.itc.gu.edu.au (Adrian Beech) writes:
>Anyone know of a commercial or PD comms package that will correctly emulate
>VT220 and VT340 terminals?  I need to connect to a Sun and use Word Perfect.
>The VT100 and VT102 emulations are not suitable for this type of work.

I know that there is a XEMvt340.library for use with terminal programs that
support the XEM Terminal standard (Term V2.3 does, And X-Comm supports it now)
. The library emulates anything from VT52 - VT340. Dunno how well it does it.
Lookintg at the source code, it looks pretty comprehensive.






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From: James_Mcormond@jammys.ocunix.on.ca (James Mcormond)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.datacomm
Subject: Re: U.S. Naval Observatory and AtomClock
Distribution: world
Date: 13 Sep 92 21:41:03 EST

In a message dated Sun 13 Sep 92 20:51, Dej@qpoint.ocunix.on.ca (david Jone
wrote:

 DJ> The phone number is 613-952-7729.

 DJ> The time of day is output as a 300 bps bitstream.  This is perhaps
 DJ> the only thing stopping me from buying a ZyXEL modem (I hear that
 DJ> there's no room in the ROM for 300 baud support).

I'm sure there is.  I've not done any 300bps testing with Russ as Welmat on
his system is setup to hangup on 300bps connects.  I've had no problems
doing it with my USR (and have used NRC to set my clock already).

Jammer

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.datacomm
From: duncan@loris.cisab.indiana.edu (Shan Duncan)
Subject: lpr utility?
Organization: Indiana University
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL4
Date: Tue, 8 Sep 1992 16:31:14 GMT


   Is there a lpr utility for the Amiga that can be used over ethernet?

     If not is there a way to print to a unix box?


  Thank you




Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.datacomm
From: kaarts@ccu.umanitoba.ca (Kenneth John Aarts)
Subject: transmission stats
Organization: University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Date: Sun, 6 Sep 1992 16:56:57 GMT


What programs can be used to examine what kind of transmissions I am getting?
I am using a SupraFax v.32bis and I am wondering about

1)  How much line noise it is correcting for.  With my old 2400 modem, line
noise could get pretty bad.

2) general transfer stats.  Right now the only indicator I have is the CPS
value during downloads with zmodem.

Thanks,
	Ken
Xref: sparky comp.sys.amiga.datacomm:6351 comp.sys.amiga.programmer:13376 comp.unix.amiga:2135
From: andyw@awbase.UUCP (Andy Wright)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.datacomm,comp.sys.amiga.programmer,comp.unix.amiga
Subject: Re: Ethernet Software
Distribution: world
Reply-To: censor!awbase!andyw@zoo.toronto.edu
X-NewsSoftware: GRn 1.16e (7/4/92) by Mike Schwartz & Michael B. Smith
Date: 13 Sep 92 18:52:54 EST
Organization: ASOANTK Scarborough,Ont. Can.

In article <65588@cup.portal.com> pk-asdg@cup.portal.com (Perry S Kivolowitz) writes:
> ENLAN has been up here on 5 nodes running on ASDG EB920 Ethernet boards.
> Performance is very good - and the software is reliable. 
> 
> pk

I have not heard of ASDG EB920 Ethernet boards.  What is the pricing of
the boards ?  How they compare to the CBM offering ?

The literature for the ENLAN system lists ADOS V2.0 as a requirement.
I have one machine running V1.32.  Have you any V1.32 equiped machines
participating in your LAN ?

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From: disk@lakes.trenton.sc.us (Diskraker)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.datacomm
Subject: Re: Wanted: specification of SkyPix
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 92 16:20:40 EDT
Reply-To: disk@lakes.trenton.sc.us
Organization: The Veronica Lake Fan Club

jtrimble@micor.ocunix.on.ca (Jason Trimble) writes:

> In article <wsZsqB3w165w@bugend.edvina.se> ralph@bugend.edvina.se (Staffan Vi
> >Here's another one....
> >
> >What I'm also looking for is the specifications for the SkyPix format 
> >use by some BBSes.
> 
> 	It is used ONLY by Skyline systems (legally). It is a proprietary
> system invented my Michael Cox (of CVI Teleproductions Inc.) who wrote the
> Skyline BBS system for the Amiga.  It is ILLEGAL to write software which
> implements this protocol without explicit written consent from Michael
> himself.
> 
> 	Here is his address:
> 
> 	CVI TELEPRODUCTIONS
> 	   P.O. Box 13417
> 	  El Paso, TX 79913
> 
> 					Jason
> >
> 
> 
> -- 
> Jason Trimble                   |Jtrimble@micor.OCUnix.on.ca
> 2A Comp. Sci EEE                |Assistant Information Specialist
> University of Waterloo          |Digital Equipment Corp. of Canada
> Ontario, Canada                 |Ottawa, Ontario, Canada


What a turd...  Howcome JR-Comm has it then?  That's like saying you 
can't use ANSI without the Institute's permission...  I would think that 
as long as you asked they wouldn't care.  Especially since SkyTerm reeks 
so profusely...
From: aites@hplvec.LVLD.HP.COM (Jim Aites)
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 1992 13:23:57 GMT
Subject: Re: JRComm Palate
Organization: Hewlett-Packard Co., Loveland, CO
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.datacomm

|I have saved my 'special' palate to JRComm.whatever... But when simply 
|switching from say VT-102 back to IBM Color the default colors are redisplayed
|instead of my special palate.. so I would have to 'LOAD DEFAULTS' to re-set my
|special palate back up again... Does that make sense?

|Upon bootup the term goes into SKYCOM emualtion, with my special palate.
|Where I have set the dark blue register to a lighter blue.. When I change
|to VT-102 and call my school, then change back to SKYCOM to call my favorite
|BBS again the 'light' dark blue I had.. is back to dark blue again...

So you did save that color config twice?  Once for the 'wakeup' (defaults -
saved using <ctrlW>, AND in the edit area for that number?  The first time
a number is added, it takes a copy of the 'defaults'. (to use until you change
it using the 'edit' function...and THEN resave the JRCom.phones)

That should do it.  BTW - sorry about the jrcom.whatever 

Jim 8')s  |  aites@hpsmpa.lvld.hp.com