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- From: rice@ttd.teradyne.com
- Subject: Re: TBBS versus RA/Netware
- Message-ID: <1992Nov20.085632.1@ttd.teradyne.com>
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- References: <1992Nov11.134133.24287@uvm.edu> <721643537snx@sound.demon.co.uk> <1992Nov17.184131.60943@cc.usu.edu>
- Date: Fri, 20 Nov 92 14:52:48 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov17.184131.60943@cc.usu.edu>, sl9dm@cc.usu.edu writes:
- > In article <721643537snx@sound.demon.co.uk>, Rob@sound.demon.co.uk (Robert J Barth) writes:
- >> OK, here's my situation:
- >> I'm running RemoteAccess (great s/w!), and I have:
- >> 2 lines, both Courier Dual Standard V32bis/HST,
- >> and they both run under desqview = 1 machine
- > Check..
- >
- >> Upgrading to 3 lines would mean either...
- >> a. Netware, with Server, CDrom Server, 3 nodes = 5 machines
- >> b. Netware Lite, Lantastic etc, 3 peer-peer nodes = 3 machines
- >> c. TBBS ??? = 1 machine <grin>
- > d. RemoteAccess? = 1 machine <grin>
- ----------- -----------------
-
- WRONG......
-
- >
- >> What would I need ? Multiplexors ? I've got the 2 external DSs, and
- >> an unlimited supply of internal 144's.... would I be able to use these
- >> or would they have to be external + 16550 chips ?
- > 14.4k internals HAVE a 16550 chip on them! and RemoteAccess can be set up to
- > handle up to I think it's either 99 or 150 lines at once. only time you need
-
- Hey I want to see this. 99 or 150 lines on internal modems on one machine.
-
- > more than 1 machine is if you have used all your options on 1 machine (32 com
- > ports with IRQ sharing & Non-Standard COM addresses (Com14?))
-
- Or is it 32 lines on one machine with internal modems?????? I still want to
- see this :-) :-) :-)
-
- > YOu have RA running fine with 2 lines, just add another DIR, another CONFIG.RA
- > and any changed .RA/.BBS files to that directory. Bruce Bodger (RemoteAccess
- > Help for the USA) runs like 5 or 6 lines on his 1 machine (2 numbers. 1 for
- > 9600+ callers and the other for 3/12/24 callers)
- >
- >
- >> Useability ? Can I configure menus / screens / routes / message / file areas
- >> as nicely as I can in RemoteAccess ?
-
- TBBS has much flexibility in presenting menus/screens/file areas/etc.
-
- > Sorta, but for one thing, TBBS is *NOT* Desqview capible. This I hear from my
-
- Doesn't have to be Desqview capable. Running RA under Desqview is only required
- because of the limitations of RA. TBBS runs multi-user without the requirement
- for the additional complexity/overhead of something like Desqview.
-
- > old boss, who hear from AUTHOR! for Another, TBBS has a limit of 64
- > message/file areas I belive the count is. and cann't go above 62,000 messages
-
- You 'believe' wrong. With Topic based messaging the number of message areas
- that could be defined is something on the order of 15,000,000 and there's
- really no limit to file areas, other than disk space :-).
-
- > TOTAL. IMHO It's best to stick with RA!
- >
- >>
- >> Please, anyone with experience with BOTH RA & TBBS would be wonderful
-
- I run two TBBS boards. One with 8 lines on a 386SX and one with two on a
- 386DX with 14,400 modems and a CD-ROM. Both work great, are easy to maintain
- and expand (and I don't have to worry about either one of them staying up if
- I go out of town for a week or two).
-
- > I've had experience, and IMHO, TBBS SUCKS!
-
- If your technical ability tracks your ability to explain what's required to
- run alot of lines on RA, I can understand your bad experience...
-
- > --
- > -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
- > This Personal opinion junk was brought to you by one of the following Folks:
- >
- > In the BBS World: The Master Ninja
- > in the REAL world: Dan Egli
- > on the Internet: SL9DM@CC.USU.EDU
- > -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
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