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- From: huebner@sage.cc.purdue.edu (Robert Huebner)
- Subject: Re: Bi-Modem
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- Organization: Purdue University
- References: <Gene_Ruebsamen.01e1@republik.fidonet.org>
- Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 22:01:53 GMT
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- In <Gene_Ruebsamen.01e1@republik.fidonet.org> Gene_Ruebsamen@republik.fidonet.org (Gene Ruebsamen) writes:
-
- >Why does everyone insist that Bi-Modem doesnt exist for the Amiga?
- >I have the XPRBimodem.library, came w/no docs, but seems to work ok i
- >guess, I havent tried out the bi-modem features yet cause i cant find
- >someone else to use it on. Also, there is a small comm program made
- >specifically for full duplex transfers of 2 files simultanoeously.. Its
- >called twc.lha or something to that effect, its on many boards, its a well
- >written program and can take advantage of any serial.device driver you may
- >have including baudbandit.device, i beleive it only works under 2.04 or
- >above, works fine on 3.0!!
-
- We insist there is none because Xprbimodem is a fake. Someone just
- renamed xprzmodem. Its vapor-ware of the highest order. Also, Twc.lha
- is only designed for transfer on a direct serial link, as far as I know.
- So we're back to square one : no bi-directional protocol for the
- Amiga. And let me say unequivocally: THIS IS SOMETHING WE WANT! I don't
- know if the various xpr developers just don't realise the desire for this
- or don't know how to approach the problem. But I just wanted to post and
- say that all these legal ramblings aside, we really do want a bi-directional
- package and yes we will pay for it!
-
- Finally, for those who had posted about seeing xprbimodem being here or
- there or having it, let's apply what I like to call the "Emplant test".
- If you have it AND it works AND you've personally used it, then we'd
- like to hear about it. But if you saw something called xprbimodem on
- your local BBS but didn't bother trying it, we're not interested.
-
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- R. Huebner rhuebner@sage.cc.purdue.edu
- (No, not the R. Huebner who did szmodem!)
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