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From: cwinemil@keys.lonestar.org (Chris Winemiller)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: Re: BBS running in a Window??
Keywords: BBS
Message-ID: <773Z31w164w@keys.lonestar.org>
Date: 4 Jun 91 04:48:17 GMT
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grohol@novavax.UUCP (John Grohol) writes:

> Has anyone had any success with running any BBS programs in the background
> of a 386 machine running Windows 3.0?? If so, please relate experience,
> prgrams, happiness, etc to me...!

Yes, I am using Waffle 1.64 for handling email and Usenet. I am not
using the BBS features of Waffle.  Waffle, in combination with the X00
FOSSIL driver works well for me. I set up a DOS batch file that does
only 2 things: invoke the X00 driver, then invoke Waffle.  This batch
file (I called it email.bat) is then invoked from a PIF file named
email.pif, specifying appropriate memory (at least 512k) and the
desired priority.  I leave this background task running 24hr/day and it
works like a champ for me.  My system: 386 20MHz clone, 4M memory,
2400b internal modem, etc.


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