• Re: DB Binkd

    From Mark Da Silva@1:229/550 to Nick Andre on Sat Jul 31 22:07:57 2021
    What OS? What happens if you type MODE 80,25?

    If its Windows, make sure the command-prompt has at least 25 rows.

    Win10 20H2, That solved it thanks.

    Mark

    ... Good printers do it without wrinkling the sheets.

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 2021/06/20 (Windows/64)
    * Origin: P.O.N.R. BBS (1:229/550)
  • From Nick Andre@1:229/426 to Mark Da Silva on Sat Jul 31 23:24:39 2021
    On 31 Jul 21 22:07:57, Mark Da Silva said the following to Nick Andre:

    What OS? What happens if you type MODE 80,25?

    If its Windows, make sure the command-prompt has at least 25 rows.

    Win10 20H2, That solved it thanks.

    I am convinced that DOS on Windows changed after Windows XP and not for the better.

    Nick

    --- Renegade vY2Ka2
    * Origin: Joey, do you like movies about gladiators? (1:229/426)
  • From Jesse C----@1:229/426 to Nick Andre on Sat Jul 31 23:49:17 2021
    Win10 20H2, That solved it thanks.

    I am convinced that DOS on Windows changed after Windows XP and not for the better.

    You would be righç. XP ran DOS greaç win 10 seems ço run great HOWEVER why can'ç iç be fullscreen?

    --- Renegade vY2Ka2
    * Origin: Joey, do you like movies abouç gladiaçors? (1:229/426)
  • From Nick Andre@1:229/426 to Jesse C---- on Sun Aug 1 01:03:58 2021
    On 31 Jul 21 23:49, Jesse C---- said the following to Nick Andre:

    I am convinced that DOS on Windows changed after Windows XP and not for the better.

    You would be righç. XP ran DOS greaç win 10 seems ço run great HOWEVER why can'ç iç be fullscreen?

    It was something to do with changing the whole video driver system or something stupid. I used to have DB running full-screen on XP while BBS callers and all else happened in the background.

    Nick
    --- Renegade vY2Ka2
    * Origin: Joey, do you like movies about gladiators? (1:229/426)
  • From Mark Da Silva@1:229/550 to Nick Andre on Sun Aug 1 21:36:27 2021
    I am convinced that DOS on Windows changed after Windows XP and not for the better.

    I miss the good old days

    ... Why don't we do it in the road?
    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 2021/06/20 (Windows/64)
    * Origin: P.O.N.R. BBS (1:229/550)
  • From Nick Andre@1:229/426 to Mark Da Silva on Sun Aug 1 22:37:03 2021
    On 01 Aug 21 21:36:27, Mark Da Silva said the following to Nick Andre:

    I am convinced that DOS on Windows changed after Windows XP and not fo the better.

    I miss the good old days

    I miss my Tandy 1000 sometimes,

    Nick
    --- Renegade vY2Ka2
    * Origin: Joey, do you like movies about gladiators? (1:229/426)
  • From Mark Da Silva@1:229/550 to Nick Andre on Mon Aug 2 20:45:58 2021
    I miss my Tandy 1000 sometimes,

    I never had one.

    ... Jury: A group chosen to decide who has the best lawyer.
    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 2021/06/20 (Windows/64)
    * Origin: P.O.N.R. BBS (1:229/550)
  • From Nick Andre@1:229/426 to Mark Da Silva on Mon Aug 2 21:23:37 2021
    On 02 Aug 21 20:45:58, Mark Da Silva said the following to Nick Andre:

    I miss my Tandy 1000 sometimes,

    I never had one.

    They were good computers... very good.

    Nick
    --- Renegade vY2Ka2
    * Origin: Joey, do you like movies about gladiators? (1:229/426)
  • From Ward Dossche@2:292/854 to Mark Da Silva on Tue Aug 3 12:45:23 2021
    I miss my Tandy 1000 sometimes,

    I never had one.

    You never ran D'Bridge on a Tandy-1000? And you're showing up here?

    \%/@rd

    9-)

    --- DB4 - Jul 07 2021
    * Origin: Hou het veilig, hou vol. Het komt allemaal weer goed (2:292/854)
  • From Mark Da Silva@1:229/550 to Ward Dossche on Tue Aug 3 21:05:37 2021
    You never ran D'Bridge on a Tandy-1000? And you're showing up here?

    That even possible? They ran DOS?

    ... DANGER DANGER Computer store ahead...hide wallet.
    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 2021/07/31 (Windows/64)
    * Origin: P.O.N.R. BBS (1:229/550)
  • From Nick Andre@1:229/426 to Mark Da Silva on Wed Aug 4 05:19:01 2021
    On 03 Aug 21 21:05:37, Mark Da Silva said the following to Ward Dossche:

    You never ran D'Bridge on a Tandy-1000? And you're showing up here?

    That even possible? They ran DOS?

    They run Tandy DOS 2.11 or 3.3 depending on the ROM level.

    Nick
    --- Renegade vY2Ka2
    * Origin: Joey, do you like movies about gladiators? (1:229/426)
  • From Ward Dossche@2:292/854 to Mark Da Silva on Wed Aug 4 11:44:37 2021
    You never ran D'Bridge on a Tandy-1000? And you're showing up here?

    That even possible? They ran DOS?

    It was a beautiful machine ... affordable, with a 20MB hardcard. Compiling the nodelist took like 40 minutes.

    \%/@rd

    --- DB4 - Jul 07 2021
    * Origin: Hou het veilig, hou vol. Het komt allemaal weer goed (2:292/854)
  • From Mark Da Silva@1:229/550 to Nick Andre on Sat Aug 7 20:36:08 2021
    They run Tandy DOS 2.11 or 3.3 depending on the ROM level.

    ` I see.

    ... "We must laugh at man, to avoid crying for him" Napoleon
    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 2021/07/31 (Windows/64)
    * Origin: P.O.N.R. BBS (1:229/550)
  • From Mark Da Silva@1:229/550 to Ward Dossche on Sat Aug 7 20:43:10 2021
    It was a beautiful machine ... affordable, with a 20MB hardcard.
    Compiling the nodelist took like 40 minutes.

    40 Minutes! Imagine if you had more then one network, Were they user ugradable at all?

    Mark

    ... (A)bort, (R)etry, (S)ell it
    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 2021/07/31 (Windows/64)
    * Origin: P.O.N.R. BBS (1:229/550)
  • From Nick Andre@1:229/426 to Mark Da Silva on Sun Aug 8 00:53:30 2021
    On 07 Aug 21 20:43:10, Mark Da Silva said the following to Ward Dossche:

    It was a beautiful machine ... affordable, with a 20MB hardcard. Compiling the nodelist took like 40 minutes.

    40 Minutes! Imagine if you had more then one network, Were they user ugradable at all?

    Somewhat. The hard-card "was" the major upgrade, and if it added the DMA controller you had slightly better speed. Depending on the model you also had to upgrade the RAM to 640k and replace the CPU with an Nec V20 for 8 mhz.

    The Tandy that I had came with a then-state-of-the-art 8 bit VGA video card
    and a DAC sattelite-board. There were volume/microphone controls on the front of the case. The Deskmate software had a crude but interesting music/sound composer suite. This was all before Soundblaster cards became all the rage.

    Nick
    --- Renegade vY2Ka2
    * Origin: Joey, do you like movies about gladiators? (1:229/426)
  • From Ward Dossche@2:292/854 to Mark Da Silva on Sun Aug 8 14:19:53 2021
    It was a beautiful machine ... affordable, with a 20MB hardcard.
    Compiling the nodelist took like 40 minutes.

    40 Minutes! Imagine if you had more then one network, Were they user ugradable at all?

    The problem was the HD capacity, and its speed.

    The nodelist then was 7MB, when you apply the nodiff then the outcome is also 7MB. Meaning you already needed 14MB just for nodelist processing ... of a 20MB disc ... doesn't give you much leeway with othwer stuff you're doing.

    \%/@rd

    --- DB4 - Jul 07 2021
    * Origin: Hou het veilig, hou vol. Het komt allemaal weer goed (2:292/854)
  • From Mark Da Silva@1:229/550 to Nick Andre on Wed Aug 11 21:37:56 2021
    The Tandy that I had came with a then-state-of-the-art 8 bit VGA video card and a DAC sattelite-board. There were volume/microphone controls on the front of the case. The Deskmate software had a crude but interesting music/sound composer suite. This was all before Soundblaster cards
    became all the rage.

    How much did they retail for?

    Mark

    ... Despite of the cost of living, it remains popular.

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 2021/07/31 (Windows/64)
    * Origin: P.O.N.R. BBS (1:229/550)
  • From Mark Da Silva@1:229/550 to Ward Dossche on Wed Aug 11 21:42:09 2021
    The nodelist then was 7MB, when you apply the nodiff then the outcome is also 7MB. Meaning you already needed 14MB just for nodelist processing
    ... of a 20MB disc ... doesn't give you much leeway with othwer stuff you're doing.
    \%/@rd

    I remember those days. I had an IBM XT with 10MB and a monochrome monitor

    ... HELP! I've crashed...AND I CAN'T BOOT UP!

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 2021/07/31 (Windows/64)
    * Origin: P.O.N.R. BBS (1:229/550)
  • From Nick Andre@1:229/426 to Mark Da Silva on Wed Aug 11 22:13:17 2021
    On 11 Aug 21 21:37:56, Mark Da Silva said the following to Nick Andre:

    The Tandy that I had came with a then-state-of-the-art 8 bit VGA video card and a DAC sattelite-board. There were volume/microphone controls the front of the case. The Deskmate software had a crude but interesti music/sound composer suite. This was all before Soundblaster cards became all the rage.

    How much did they retail for?

    Can't remember... I think like $800CDN and that was in '88... '89... plus tax.

    I'm not sure if Ward remembers how much he paid for his?

    The thing about Radio Shock was that you could walk in with a fistful of cash and moments later walk out with a complete computer ready to go. It didn't need a floppy drive or controller or serial/printer port card, etc.

    Nick

    --- Renegade vY2Ka2
    * Origin: Joey, do you like movies about gladiators? (1:229/426)
  • From Ward Dossche@2:292/854 to Nick Andre on Thu Aug 12 11:39:54 2021
    How much did they retail for?

    Can't remember... I think like $800CDN and that was in '88... '89... plus tax.

    I'm not sure if Ward remembers how much he paid for his?

    Yes ... BFr 77.000, that's 1908 Eurom that's 2804 CD$.

    \%/@rd

    --- DB4 - Jul 07 2021
    * Origin: Hou het veilig, hou vol. Het komt allemaal weer goed (2:292/854)
  • From Mark Da Silva@1:229/550 to Nick Andre on Mon Aug 16 20:38:55 2021
    Can't remember... I think like $800CDN and that was in '88... '89...
    plus tax.

    I'm not sure if Ward remembers how much he paid for his?

    The thing about Radio Shock was that you could walk in with a fistful of cash and moments later walk out with a complete computer ready to go. It didn't need a floppy drive or controller or serial/printer port card, etc.

    I see

    Mark

    ... I may get a new computer;this one makes too many mistakes
    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 2021/07/31 (Windows/64)
    * Origin: P.O.N.R. BBS (1:229/550)
  • From Doctor Wade@1:218/840 to all on Mon Aug 23 15:25:27 2021
    Hi all. I am fairly new to D'Bridge and need some assistance. I am running OS/2 Warp 4 with Maximus 3 and Fastecho and of course D'Bridge. I am looking for a way to get the messages from D'Bridge to Maximus. DB will put all the incoming messages into its own filesystem as in
    C:\DB\MESSAGES
    I am a node off of FSX_NET so all the incoming mail goes to C:\DB\MESSAGES\FSX_FOOD
    C:\DB\MESSAGES\FSX_RETRO
    etc. I like the"automatic" message handling DB has but I have had to turn that off and use manual and have all the incoming packets got to DB\INBOUND and running Fastecho manually to toss the packets. What is the best way to get Db to toss the mail to Maximus and scan for new mail to send out? I have searched the documentation and do not see an example of DB tossing to a BBS. ( or I just don't understand it) How do the rest of you guys handle this? I like the built in Binkp and it works great picking up the mail from my hub. If I can't use the automatic mail handling process of DB I guess my next question is setting a batch file to run fatecho whenever Db reccieves mail. I have a mail.cmd file in my Db directory that I run to toss, scan , and pack when I am handling mail manually but will want to automate that using semaphore if possible. Thanks for any help/advice!
    --- SBBSecho 3.14-Linux
    * Origin: Halls of Valhalla -:- hovalbbs.com:2333 (1:218/840)
  • From Benny Pedersen@2:230/0 to Ward Dossche on Mon Sep 27 18:18:48 2021
    Hello Ward!

    04 Aug 2021 11:44, Ward Dossche wrote to Mark Da Silva:

    You never ran D'Bridge on a Tandy-1000? And you're showing up here?
    That even possible? They ran DOS?
    It was a beautiful machine ... affordable, with a 20MB hardcard. Compiling the nodelist took like 40 minutes.

    a1000 was faster to make that nodelists compile, it had no harddrive :=)

    old jokes, msdos was easy to do in amiga os


    Regards Benny

    ... too late to die young :)

    --- Msged/LNX 6.1.2 (Linux/5.14.8-gentoo-dist (x86_64))
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