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- From: snyder10@convex1.tcs.tulane.edu (sherry snyder)
- Subject: Re: Qwk Readers
- Message-ID: <1993Jan12.233653.1072@cs.tulane.edu>
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- Keywords: QWK, IBM, BBS, offline, mailer, ASCII, textpro
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- Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 23:36:53 GMT
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- Almost every major IBM BBS system supprots some form of offline reading.
- There are two major types, MegaPackets (used with the MegaMail offline
- reader) and QWK packets. QWK's seem to have become the defacto standard
- for the off line reader in the IBM world. I have not loged on to a major
- or for that matter, many minor systems that didn't have Qwk's available.
-
- To run either PabQwk or QwkSilver, you need 128k of memory or better, neither
- will run on stock 800xl systems. At this time, QwkSilver will not run under
- any form of SpartaDos as there is a VBI conflict in it's on screen timer. I
- have spoken to Bobby Clark about this and it looks like he may be planing to
- the Time$ function in TurboBasic for the next release.
-
- I've use both programs to read packets for FidoNet, WWIVnet, Fnet (through
- ZnetOnline) and Rime. I've used packets from all major Qwk tossers,
- SFQwk (SpitFire), JetMail (SpitFire), Qmal4 (PcBoard), Maxis (ST), and
- Synchronet. All arc'd packets unarced with Bob Puff's SuperUnarc have
- worked just fine.
-
- If there is anything I can do to help anyone get started with these
- programs, let me know. I talk to both authors from time to time,
- so can pass on any ideas, problems, and addition.
-
- Mike Todd
- WBUG Atari Archive
- Louisiana
-
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