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January 21, 1998 - 8:30pm - Release Beta3
This release fixes alot of problems, and adds a few new features as well
as some enhancements.
Listed below are the following additions/fixes/improvments/etc:
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│ │ * - Fix i - Improvement r - Removed │
│ Legend │ │
│ │ + - Addition c - Changed │
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+ - Complete Install and Uninstall programs.
* - Fixed incompatiblity problems with PCBoard, Renegade and Telegard.
+ - Complete documentation. Written by Bill Rowland and myself.
+ - NU.EXE (NetUtility) can now be called from any directory.
* - Fixed the problem where NetModem/32 - Server would report an Access
Violation if it was started when you were not connected to the Internet.
* - Fixed a problem when someone disconnected from the server while it was
RING'ing and waiting for an ATA from the BBS.
+ - Added a Node Reset option to the right click popup menu.
i - Node validation routines. This will keep from getting blue screens or
system lockups when your BBS is not online or ready for a call.
c - Changed the node status texts.
i - Tweaked FOSSIL function 1Bh
i - Tweaked FOSSIL UART emulation
* - Fixed the problem with Doors. The problem was Interrupts being turned off
on a FOSSIL call to function 05h and never being turned back on.
* - FDSZ now works properly.
* - NetModem/32 was answering the call to fast and caused problems with some
software namely PCBoard and ProBoard. I added a delay between the issued
ATA by the software and the CONNECT XXXXX message from NetModem.
c - Changed from refering to each connection as "port". Now each connection
is refered to as a node.
i - Reduced CPU overhead of NetModem/32 Server and NetFOSSIL/32.
i - Slight speed increase.
i - Improved time slicing.
* - Fixed problems some people reporting when disconnecting
i - Improved file transfers in registered version
i - Improved Logging and Caller ID in the registered version.
i - Alot of other small internal improvments.
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December 25, 1997 - 12:00am - Release Beta2 - Merry Christmas :)
Second release. After my HD broke. I had to rebuild the source from an old
backup. The backup wasnt too old but I still had alot of work to do on the
code. If you have ANY problems or complaints please EMail me at drip@cris.com
Listed below are the following additions/fixes/improvments/etc:
╒════════╤══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╕
│ │ * - Fix i - Improvement r - Removed │
│ Legend │ │
│ │ + - Addition c - Changed │
╘════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╛
c - Changed the GUI.
i - New Configuration screen.
c - Changed the Comport setup.
i - Improved the speed alot more than the previous beta.
i - Enabled Upload transfer support.
i - Enabled Download transfer support. (registered version)
* - Fixed the lockups and blue screens during uploads.
+ - Added a "FrontEnd Mailer Mode" feature. (registered version)
+ - Added an option to allow the globe in the system tray to spin
or not to spin.
i - Redid the local IP and local hostname lookup and display code.
c - Changed the right click popup menu.
* - Port Statistics screen now reports "Blocked Connections" instead of
"Connections on Busy".
+ - Added "Total Busy" report to the Server Statistics screen, to report
the total number of connections that returned "BUSY" to the remote end.
* - Fixed the "CPS Rate" meter. Now accurately reports CPS based on TX
(sending) and RX (receiving).
+ - Added confirmation screens when changing settings that affect the
current connections.
c - Changed the Current Connections list display test.
i - Improved application load time. Now loads much faster.
r - Removed the need for URLMON.DLL and WININET.DLL since several people
did not have these files. This didnt affect anything.
+ - Added click'able text to the about menu to go to the Borland (c) and
NetModem/32 web pages. There is also EMail clickable text it will
allow you to send EMail directly to me.
i - New dynamic code and better code technics which means less bulky code
and more dynamic code. This also decreased code size and improved speed.
Used Delphi's Optimized compile method.
i - Decreased NetModem.DLL size.
* - Fixed the typing lag that everyone had problems with. This was due to
the applications constantly calling timeslice when there was data to be
received. The .VxD will now handle all the timeslices for the
applications at Ring0. This has speeded up the typing speed alot,
especially with RemoteAccess.
c - Changed to circular buffers instead of straight buffers. This will speed
up some things also.
* - Fixed the "Asynchronous Socket Errors" people kept reporting.
* - Fixed receiving crap on "CONNECT XXXXXX" messages.
i - Improved the "RING" methods. NetModem will now ring your BBS 5 times,
if there is no answer then it will say "NO CARRIER" and disconnect the
remote system.
i - Rewrote the Assembler for the .VxD.
* - Fixed incompatiblities with MBBS (not MajorBBS (c)).
* - Fixed FOSSIL functions 0Dh, 0Eh, 13h and 15h which cause keyboard
and screen write problems with MBBS.
* - Fixed FOSSIL function 1Bh to return the FOSSIL information to the
correct location, as specified by the calling software.
* - Fixed FOSSIL function 07h to return the correct timer tick information.
* - Fixed FOSSIL information call 1Bh to return the correct FOSSIL structor
in the correct segment and offset of the calling VM.
+ - Added automatic .VxD and AUTOEXEC.BAT installation.
* - Fixed "Blue Screen of Death - 0E at 0028:C0021783" errors.
+ - Added UART emulation inside NetFOSSIL. This should fix problems
with PCBoard.
* - Fixed incompatiblities with Virtual Advanced BBS (VBBS/VABBS).
Thanks to Thorny at Telnet://thorny.ml.org.
+ - Added "AT" modem commands responding to FOSSIL function 19/Block Write.
c - NetModem/32 now does NOT have to be loaded for you to load NU.EXE.
You may load NU.EXE at any time. Be SURE to check the new parameters
that NU beta 2 use because they have changed.
+ - Added a Test to NU to test NU -> VxD -> Application test.
+ - Added /A, Reactivate, and /D, deactivate FOSSIL switches to NU.EXE.
c - NU.EXE is no longer a TSR. Meaning it will not reside in memory.
c - Load safe!. Load order of NU and NetModem/32 are independant, meaning
it doesnt matter which one is loaded first.
i - Decreased program CPU overhead.
+ - Added External file support information for BBS software to read and
get NetModem/32 Server and individual port information and statistics.
A Pascal style .INC file has been packaged for authors to use to
incorporate this into thier software. For you C/C++ authors, your
going to have to convert it yourself and if anyone does convert it
please send me the conversion to package in future releases.
+ - Added all the features for the registered version. Dial-Out has not
yet been added as it will take time to get this implemented and to
try to provide combatibility with VModem, although the author doesn't
seem to want to support anything anymore.
c - Now accepting registrations. See Register.TXT for information.
When you register you will receive the Registered version but it
wont have Dial-Out support. Once Dial-Out is completed you will
receive the upgrade at no charge.
c - Set the date information to 1998. Since it is right around the corner.
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October 10, 1997 - 10:00pm - Release Beta1
First initial release. Not quite ready but people kept begging to see
what was in development.
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