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Re: [ECS] byterunner report Wayne Sat, 22 Aug 1998 18:01:12 -0400

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At 04:48 PM 8/22/98 -0500, Reddy wrote:
>I checked out www.byterunner.com and it looks like using the shared IRQ for
>all 8 ports is easier for Win95 than it is for DOS for their cards.
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>It would bug me a little bit if I needed to run a program like their
>"fossil.exe" to load the drivers. Gives you the idea that the stuff is
>becoming obsolete. (I'm not kidding...they really named it fossil !).

I *think* it should be much easier for Windows users too.  Kinda of a
nuisance to have to configure the card, then the driver, then setup, then
see if ECS will use it!

FYI, 'fossil' is the TYPE of driver, not invented/developed by byterunner,
but by some independent people.  The copyright dates are quite a few years
old.  Fossil is supposedly an acronym for various old communications/BBS
programs, but the author did not elaborate.  There is NO fossil.exe, it is
x00.exe or x00.sys.

I hope to upgrade to 3.4 DOS soon, then ECSW, but I don't want to lose
BigMouth support/features yet.  Support for a T'stat was a big reason for
ECSW, but now Mark has StatNet support in the DOS version.

If anybody is interested in a brand new HAI Omnistat RC-100, please email me.
I won it, but would like to go with the supported StatNet.

c'ya,
Waye

   waynew 'at' magicnet 'dot' net,   Orlando, FL
   http://www.magicnet.net/~waynew

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