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From: Gerry.Grimm@p0.f15.n343.z1.fidonet.org (Gerry Grimm)
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Subject: Re: Greetings
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Date: 28 Jun 90 16:57:10 GMT
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[This is from the Silent Talk Conference]

The Seattle Hearing Impaired BBS is actually two BBS's, one
running under PC-Hex and the other running under OPUS.  The
reason for having two lines is that the PC-Hex version is TDD
and ASCII compatible...that is you can call that line
(206-526-5020) with either a TDD in Baudot mode or in ASCII mode
or with a computer.  It is slow though, at just a maximum of 300
baud ASCII.  The OPUS version (206-526-2744) runs at up to 2400
baud - computers only (though I suppose you could call with a
TDD in ASCII mode at 300 baud...you just wouldn't be able to
keep up with it as it sped across your 20 char. screen on the
TDD).  Currently, we are able to share the regular messages with
both programs, since they are running under DesqView on the same
computer ( an IBM PC/XT with a 20 meg hard drive...so it's not
very speedy in any case) and write the same format messages. 
 
Debbie Salo is the sysop and has worked very hard to make the
BBS a good one...but it still needs a lot of work.  The PC-Hex
program is written by Dick Barth in Maryland (I think that's
where he lives), but it has a fair number of bugs.  The
advantage to using it tho, is it's ability to speak to the
Phone-TTY made modem, which we had donated to us by the Seattle
Modem Users Group (SMUG).  That modem was purchased prior to
other modems coming out that were more compatible with a Hayes
modem (ie. the Ultratec modem).  So we searched for software to
run on it and found PC-Hex.  
 
Gotta run...but I'll be back to tell you more later....bye....

 

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