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Maxcomm BETA v2.90, Thu 94-01-13
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Version number jumped from 2.07 to 2.90 to retroactively correct Vince's
docs which made a reference: "Any version newer than 2.5".
Included recompiled com.sys with larger input buffer. I had to
decrease the size of the output buffer a bit to do this. This is not an
official IBM release; I changed it myself and recompiled it (the source
is on the DSDK CDROM). The old input buffer size was about 5k, this
new one is 10k. This should help people that use their computer for
more than just a bbs (especially if they allow dos/windows programs to
run).
Changed MaxRate program to report size of in/out buffers in the device
driver.
This version is being relased as MAXDLLS.LZH. It contains many things,
so as not to frustrate new BinkleyTerm/2 users:
Maxcomm.dll -- serial communictions layer that Bink/Max and some
Doors use.
SnServer.dll -- "Snoop" api that btp/max use. Btp will not load
without this, and for reasons unknonwn, btp has
never shipped with it!
MaxRate.exe -- Opens a com port and tells you some information about
it (or more precrisely, the serial device driver).
(Does not use maxcomm.dll)
Snoop.lzh -- Source code/EXE for a non-PM version of snoop.
Because of a PM bug, PmSnoop 1.3 does not work that
well for some people.
Comm.lzh -- Comm.h and Maxcomm.lib, for programmers. Btp/Max are
still 16bit (no reason to move them to 32bit, really)
so maxcomm.dll is too. I have a 32bit version ready,
though, and may release it someday; not much point
now since the serial device driver has to be 16 bit.
Com.sys -- as discussed.
Maxcomm BETA v2.05, 93-11-13
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Uses extended ioctl to set bps rates. Your device driver and hardware
have to support the extended rates. COM.SYS, for example, will not
allow you to use > 57600 without special hardware.
Use the MaxRate program to get a report on your serial port(s).
Changes since 2.03 (last gerneral release):
- Slight speed enhancments
- A bug fix
- Larger local buffers (4k each)
- Removed exit list code ("A handle was forced closed" will no longer
be printed).
- Remove call to "beep" when Read thread fills up. The beep was
useful information to the user, but caused the problem to get
worse, since the thread was waiting for the beep to complete. Now,
the only sign you will have is bad zmodem/janus packets. Since the
buffer is larger (was 1k, now 4k) it will take longer to fill up.
But don't fool yourself -- the only thing that could make your
buffer fill up (a DOS program in the forground, for example) that
soaked the 1k buffer will be nearly as likely (90%) to soak the 4k
buffer.
- Add a new Com...() function (ComRxPostMsg), at the suggestion of
Luns Tee, to make maxcomm.dll work well with PM programs.