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- From: Steve.Withers@bbs.actrix.gen.nz
- Subject: Re: Windows 3.1 and BBS software
- Organization: Actrix Information Exchange
- Date: Fri, 1 Jan 1993 12:05:22 GMT
- Message-ID: <1993Jan1.120522.28801@actrix.gen.nz>
- References: <1992Dec30.211530.28662@mintaka.lcs.mit.edu>
- Sender: Steve.Withers@actrix.gen.nz (Steve Withers)
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- In article <1992Dec30.211530.28662@mintaka.lcs.mit.edu> knight@gnu.ai.mit.edu (Knight Before Christmas) writes:
- > >|> I am basically looking for some BBS package that runs CORRECTLY under
- > >|> MS Windows 3.1 enhanced mode. I'd prefer to use Maximus BBS, which I
- > >|> am most impressed with, but it only works under standard mode.
- >
- > > While I was waiting for a firmware upgrade to a new harddrive controller
- > > which didn't like QEMM/Desqview, I ran my Wildcat 3.55P BBS (2 nodes) under
- > > Windows 3.1 for a while (one local node, one com port locked at 19200 with
- > > a V32bis modem, and a BinkleyTerm mailer frontend). While I can't say I
- > > particularly loved the speed of the sessions (I was, after all, running
- > > on only a 386DX-20), It was an acceptable stop-gap until I could run Desqview
- > > again. Frankly, I'd recommend Desqview, as it's friendlier to comm-intensive
- > > applications, and you can run Windows (albeit in standard mode... never tried
- > > it in enhanced mode) from within a Desqview session).
- >
- > Although Desqview is very good with telecommunications, it really is
- > hard to use with packages such as Borland C++ IDE and such. Admittably,
- > I'm not so hard pressed to use the BBS computer these days since I
- > got the new machine, but the 486-50 is a household favorite and my 33-386
- > never gets used (it also has the 180 watt stereo and 15" loudspeakers
- > on it -- you haven't lived if you don't have a soundcard.)
-
- OS/2 v2.x is an excellent platform for what Kevin is trying to do. There is an
- OS/2 version of Maximus that does the job very well.
-
- You would need at least 6 megs with OS/2 v2.0.......though the upcoming V2.1
- runs better in less memory. I have the beta for OS/2 2.1 running pretty well
- on a 386DX/25 with 4 meg of RAM on a PC at work.
-
- There are several BBS's here in Wellington running Maximus on OS/2. The nice
- part about is the vastly superior multi-tasking of OS/2 over Windows. This
- shows especially when dealing with modems and comms programs. DOS comms run OK
- under OS/2 but native OS/2 programs are definitly superior to anything around
- for smooth multi-tasking - like Maximus for OS/2.
-
- Steve
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