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box without using KISS mode, though right now I'm getting a little busier,
so I'm not quite up to starting another project.
Bob Nielsen wrote in message ...
>
>If this is the same host mode (BLP) as in the recent 1270 firmware (and
>I have no reason to believe it is different), you can find the host
>mode documentation on the TAPR web site (the same host mode is in TAPR
>firmware versions 1.1.8 and 1.1.9 as well). As far as I know, only
>packet is supported by the host mode, not pactor or amtor.
>
>See ftp://ftp.tapr.org/software_lib/tnc/hostmode.zip
>
>There is finally a commercial implementation of host mode software
>available for BLP, but nothing yet for Linux.
>
>Bob
>
>On Thu, 14 Oct 1999 21:24:17 -0700, Cathryn Mataga wrote:
>>Speaking of drivers, I have a MFJ 1276 right here, and I asked MFJ
>>via E-mail if there was host mode documentation for this thing, but they
>>never responded. It mentions host mode in a single sentence in the
>>manual and says there's docs for it, but so far I have seen no
>>evidence of this. Maybe the only way to talk to this box is by
>>massaging the ASCII commands, which I sort of dread.
>>
>>So, if anybody knows how to program this thing -- I could use a pointer
>>for this.
>>
>>Actually, the MFJ 1276, is kind of nice otherwise. It can do 9600 with
>>an add-on board, apparently, and is as cheap as you can go for Pactor.
>>
>>I wasn't so sure about whether the P38 was still a live product. Though
>>checking out www.halcomm.com shows them still selling it. Actually
>>compared to the SCS boxes, these look like they get pretty good
>>throughput, for less money. It seems like we should be able to get
>>as good using software only, with the floating point being so fast
>>on the pentiums, nowadays -- so I'm not sure what kind of future these
>>sort of boards have.
>>
>>I have also seen some messages on the Tapr board lately about how
>>BPQ is apparently still being worked on for win32 by somebody
>>out there, which was news to me as of a few days ago. So, maybe
>>there still is some life left in the DOS/win ham radio stuff.
>>
>>
>>Hank Oredson wrote in message <7u64ur$d8m$1@bgtnsc03.worldnet.att.net>...
>>>
>>>Demetre Ch. Valaris <sv1uy@nest.sv1uy.ampr.ORG> wrote in message
>>>news:2325.sv1uy@nest.sv1uy.ampr.org...
>>>> Hank Oredson <horedson@att.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> > Where is a HAL P38 / PCI400 driver?
>>>> > Where is the server to gateway telnet <-> net/rom <-> CLOVER <->
PACTOR?
>>>>
>>>> Well here is your big opportunity to write them yourself i.e. a driver
>>>> for a HAL P38 / PCI400, a driver for a PTC-II etc. This way you would do
>>>the
>>>> amateur community a favour Hank.
>>>>
>>>> Just an idea for you to create a solution!!! Isn't that what you are
>>>looking
>>>> for?
>>>
>>>Already done it ... long time ago.
>>>They still work.
>>>Others have done it as well, for DOS and Windows.
>>>
>>>But nobody does it for Linux.
>>>I wonder why?
>>>
>>>--
>>>
>>> ... Hank
>>>
>>>http://horedson.home.att.net
>>>
>>
>>
>>http://ke6i.com
>>
>>
>
>
>--
>Bob Nielsen Internet: nielsen@primenet.com
>Tucson, AZ AMPRnet: w6swe@w6swe.ampr.org
>DM42nh http://www.primenet.com/~nielsen
>.
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Date: Sat, 16 Oct 1999 07:37:13 +0000
From: "D. Stussy" <kd6lvw@bde-arc.ampr.org>
Subject: The BBS network and tcp/ip.
On Thu, 14 Oct 1999, Charles Brabham wrote:
D. Stussy <kd6lvw@bde-arc.ampr.org> wrote in message
> news:Pine.LNX.4.10.9910131935050.162-100000@dns.bde-arc.ampr.org...
> >
> >
> > Linux version 2 is a lot better than the version 1 based series of
> kernels.
> > Maybe you should try again.
> >
>
> I probably will, but I'll give it another year or two to develop first.
> Since I'm not a LINUX user, my Win95/98 machines do not constantly crash and
> mess up, and that's an important consideration. They are quite reliable, in
> fact, and I'd like to keep them that way.
....But reliability and Micro$oft are two words that never belong in an
affirmative sentence (i.e. one that is not negative as in "not reliable").
Windows by itself can be unstable, and I noticed you said "constantly crash"
as
opposed to just simply "crash." Hmmm.....
> I've been reluctant to use LINUX because I've never known a LINUX user who
> could keep a Win95/98 machine going for more than a week or so without
> crashing in some awful way. Talk to a really experienced LINUX user, and
> they'll tell you that they can only keep a Win95/98 machine going for a
> matter of hours or even minutes between crashes!
That could be a matter of the shortcomings of Windows or experience gaps
between the two systems. Note also that you didn't talk about the Linux
system
crashing at all.
> That seems like an awful lot of inconvenience to put up with, just to use
> LINUX on one of my machines. I'm not sure if I'm ready to give up the
> reliable, crash-free performance I've been enjoying for years on my Win95/98
> stuff.
>
> I intend to wait until this problem with LINUX boxes mysteriously causing
> nearby Win95/98 machines to become crash-prone has been tracked down and
> resolved.
I'm willing to bet it's because Micro$oft cut corners on implementing each
protocol (and for the Internet protocols, as compared to the RFC's, I bet each
problem can be traced to RFC non-compliance).
>.
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Date: Fri, 15 Oct 1999 20:43:57 GMT
From: jdouglas@timewave.com (John Douglas)
Subject: Timewave PK-232 Announcement
Timewave Technology is now shipping the following new accessories and upgrades
for the PK-232 line (PK-232,HK-232,PK-2332MBX, HK-2332MBX and the new
PK-232/DSP.
For portable, marine mobile or anyone interested in increased reliability
Timewave announces:
New PK-232/PK-232MBX Low Power Kit
This CMOS I.C. kit cuts the power consumption of the PK-232 or PK-232MBX by
about one-third. These same I.C.s are used in all the new PK-232-DSP. The
result is a cooler running unit with higher reliability. No soldering
necessary- everything plugs in! We even include a new fuse.
If you just picked up a used PK-2332 or are setting up a new station order
the:
New PK-232/PK-232MBX Cable Kit
This new cable kit includes a plug/cable assembly for each of the connectors
on the PK-232 or PK-232MBX. The opposite ends of the cable assemblies are
unterminated, ready for connectors to match your radio. (We also have
preassembled radio cables with matching connectors installed for many of the
popular radios, and we can supply complete custom-made cables.)
See our web page http://www.timewave.com for pricing data.
73
John Douglas
N0ISL
Timewave Technology
>.
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