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VK3KJC > BPQ 01.01.99 21:20l 40 Lines 1613 Bytes #-10159 (0) @ WW
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Subj: Re: BPQ Self-installer
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From: VK3KJC@VK3KAY.#WEV.VIC.AUS.OC
To : BPQ@WW
Quoting:
> From: G4VWL@GB7DEE.#51.GBR.EU
......
> I'd love to try PC/Flexnet but, so far, I've been unable to find any
> firmware for either my Kantronics KAM or my Kantronics Data Engine. Our
> local experts are only able to suggest that Kantronics' users contact
> the manufacturers but a search of their website reveals nothing about
> Flexnet support for their range of TNC's.
I, too, have been searching for information on how to run my TNC's with
FlexNet and have come to the conclusion that FlexNet supports only a very
limited range of external TNC's (TNC2 and clones) and even those must be
modified by installing a new EPROM, making it inconvenient to switch
between different systems, which is what experimentation is about. I have
also found no information on running FlexNet with my two internal cards -
a PacComm PC120 and a HAPN1.
......
> With the exception of soundcards, BPQ Node software is able to provide
> direct support for ALL of the hardware you listed AND support for every
> KISS TNC on the planet - without searching for firmware modifications.
......
> Whether or not BPQ Node software has "had it's day" is a matter of
> opinion. Many of us prefer to think that it has stood the test of
> time.
And BPQ continues to perform when FlexNet lets us down, with its inability
to work with KISS tnc's. Perhaps we should remember that FlexNet is still
under development and that compatibility with KISS tnc's may come later,
as development continues.
Cheers - Ken, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Message timed: 05:14 on 01 Jan 99
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