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- From: vince@victrola.sea.wa.us (Vince Skahan)
- Subject: Re: Waffle w/Unix & hi-speed modems
- References: <E1Cl2prj3@enigma1.COM>
- Organization: Vince and Suzie's Underpowered PC
- Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 01:15:50 GMT
- Message-ID: <1992Nov23.011550.485@victrola.sea.wa.us>
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- mgallagh@enigma1.COM (Mike Gallagher) writes:
-
- >I am interested in setting up Waffle under a Unix system, but with
- >trying to match hard/soft-ware compatibilities, it can be long task.
-
- >For example, can Waffle work under Concensus Unix? Is anyone running it
- >under Linux?
-
- yes!!! I have it running under Linux with no problems...
- if you look in the 1.65 sources, Tom's added the patches I sent s
- so you can 'define LINUX'.
-
- >Just checking it out under DOS, Waffle definitely appears a superior
- >product. But matching it was hardware & software is a slight trick. I
- >really don't want to find out as I'm installing it that it won't like
- >so-&-such.
-
- I ran DOS waffle on a Tandy XT, then added a 286 'accelerator' caard,
- then on a 386-33 no-name and hd no troubles with econobuy 1200,2400,
- and 14.4kb modems under DOS.
-
- >For example, many hi-speed modems may be Hayse-compatible, but most
- >14.4k's add extra features. Before they flash CONNECT xxxx, they also
- >report such things as CARRIER xxxx. Shutting those msgs off usally shuts
- >off CONNECT msg as well. I suppose with Unix-install, I'd obviously need
- >the Sources [& would want them anyway], so I guess I could just add in
- >recognition for those msgs.
-
- you have to get the 'CARRIER' messages off as per your modem manufacturer's
- docs regardless of DOS vs. unix...
-
- --
- ---------- Vince Skahan --------- vince@victrola.sea.wa.us ----------
- I just upgraded to Quicken-for-Windows v2.0 and it's so darn great I'll
- never be able to get rid of DOS...anybody got a Quicken-for-X11R5 ???
-