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Hello Dr. OM...
Here follows a summery of my experince with running my FBB under
Windows 3.1.
Please be tolerant with my English...
This mail contains following:
1. My hardware.
2. Why I did try to use Windows.
3. How did it work before.
4. My first attempt with Windows.
5. Now it's "running"...
1. My hardware:
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My hardware at this time is:
Computer: IBM Clone 80386 33MHz
Modem: Kantronics KAM.
2. Why I did try to use Windows:
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In my job as a Teacher educating seaman (mostly Danish Officers) to use
Personal Computers (PC's), I feel it soon will be necessary to implement
Windows in the education, and as I had no experience, I choose to
Install Windows... But I also feel that if I don't have something to do
in Windows, as for example running my everyday and beloved packet
program, I would not be able to learn Windows this Quick....
3. How did it work before:
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As my modem are The KAM from Kantronics, I have to run FBB under The BPQ
node...
FBB now have implemented KAM host mode, but unfortunately it doesn't
funktion very well...
1st I started up my computer vith DOS 5.00 and 4DOS.
2nd I loaded The BPQ node, as theprescribed in the BPQ doc.
3rd I Loaded Desqview (XDV).
4th I opened a window with FBB.
All my drivers was loaded High, and still I had problems shelling out
from FBB... - Had to reduce the number of ports to 5 and to set a lower
number of buffers in the BPQ node...
I also had a problem with a lot of restarts of the program, due to
Memory Allocation Errors... (Might have been becourse of low free
memory?)
4. My first attempt with Windows:
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I installed Windows as prescribed, with a:setup <enter> - Then I
restarted the computer to see if all was OK... Seemed to be...
Now what...?... I made some small attempts to install other DOS programs
in Windows, and soon got to be better and better doing it...
But... As I was loading the BPQ node in my AUTOEXEC.BAT, and then
Loaded Windows on top (by hand), I had troubles... The whole computer
booted now and then... - Very annoying...
Then I tryed to start Windows without the BPQ node, and then Windows ran
allong fine... No problems at all..
Then I studied the BPQ doc file to see if it said somthing about running
BPQ with Windows - Nothing!
Then I made some simple changes to my APPEL.BAT file, and called it
FBB-BPQ.BAT... Follows:
c:
cd c:\ama\bpq
bpqcfg
setkiss 1 9 k
sleep 1
setkiss 1 9 k
sleep 1
c:\ama\bpq\bpqcode
cd\fbb\bin
echo off
c:
cd\fbb
break off
echo Programmet startes, bruk CTRL-C for aa avbryte innen 3 sekunder..
\fbb\bin\sleep 3
\fbb\bin\serv %1
if errorlevel 2 goto direct
if errorlevel 1 goto suite
goto fin
:suite
cls
echo Sorterer HROUTE.SYS...
copy \fbb\system\hroute.sys temp.$$$
type temp.$$$ | sort | find /v "# " > \fbb\system\hroute.sys
del temp.$$$
echo
echo Backup av viktige filer...
copy \fbb\system\dirmes.sys \fbb\backup\dirmes.s1
copy \fbb\system\inf.sys \fbb\backup\inf.s1
echo Rydder opp i meldinger...
del \fbb\epurmess.res
\fbb\bin\epurmess
:direct
cd\fbb\system
tlabel
cd\fbb\system\sat
if not exist amsat.txt goto appel
satupdat amsat.txt /n > satupdat.res
satupdat amsat.txt >> satupdat.res
del amsat.txt
:appel
cd\fbb
echo Programmet startes, bruk CTRL-C for aa avbryte innen 3 sekunder...
\fbb\bin\sleep 3
\fbb\bin\serv -t
if errorlevel 2 goto direct
if errorlevel 1 goto suite
:fin
echo Programmet avsluttes..
bpqn
break on
Echo on
Your APPEL.BAT might not look like this, as I have the Norwegian one.
Then I used the Windows PIF editor to create a PIF file to run the
FBB-BPQ.BAT file...
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Program Filename: FBB-BPQ.BAT
Window Title: BPQ & FBB
Optional Parameters:
Start-up Directory: C:\FBB\BIN
Video memory: TEXT
Memory Requirements: KB Required 600 KB Desired 640
EMS memory: KB Required 0 KB Limit 1024
XMS memory: KB Required 0 KB Limit 1024
Display Usage: Full Screen Execution: Background
Close Window on Exit
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Background Priority: 100 Foreground Priority: 100
Detected Idle Time
Uses High Memory Area
Emulate Text Mode
Allow Fast Paste
Application Shortcut Key: None
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I don't know if above are the best possible setup, but it runs with no
problems this way... I changed only KB Required to 600 and Background
Priority to 100... Else it's all default values...
5. Now it's "running"...
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Now BPQ and FBB are funktioning under Windows... But... I think it could
have been better, as I have no chance of useing both FBB and a DXCluster
or a TCP/IP software at the same time... If someone have found out how
to load BPQ before Windows, and having them run allong side by side
without problems, then I'll be glad to know...
Hope you can use this info for some purpose...
Vy 73 bibi de Per
OZ1KAD @ OZ5BBS.DNK.EU
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