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- Subject: NET/ROM 1.3 Released!
- Fm: Mike Busch [W6IXU] 76337,727 {01-Oct-87}
- To: ALL
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- Software 2000 is now shipping a new release of NET/ROM called version 1.3
- In a nutshell, 1.3 adds for new enhancements:
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- 1. A new CQ command and a sophisticated new facility for calling
- CQ and answering CQs. (This is the most-requested enhancement
- since the inception of NET/ROM.)
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- 2. At sysop option, a node's 10-minute station ID beacons can be
- made conditional on whether or not the node has transmitted
- anything in the past 10 minutes (per request from W0TN and others).
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- 3. NET/ROM now maintains its routing table in sorted order, resulting
- in a sorted NODES display that is much easier to use.
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- 4. NET/ROM now uses an exponentially-distributed random keyup delay
- algorithm (known as "p-persistant CSMA") in place of the old fixed
- DWAIT.
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- Shipment of NET/ROM orders has been suspended for the past two weeks in
- anticipation of this new release, so if your order has been a bit delayed, you
- lucked out! Node-ops wishing to order an upgrade to the latest 1.3 firmware
- should telephone Software 2000 at 805-489-1977, leave your name and address on
- the answering machine, and request an order form...
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