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From: boykin@custom.UUCP (Joseph Boykin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc,comp.sources.wanted
Subject: Re: ALTERNATE ANSI DRIVERS
Message-ID: <782@custom.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 6-Sep-87 21:18:22 EDT
Article-I.D.: custom.782
Posted: Sun Sep  6 21:18:22 1987
Date-Received: Mon, 7-Sep-87 03:55:46 EDT
References: <208@titn.TITN>
Organization: Custom Software Systems; Natick, MA
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Keywords: ansi ibmpc
Summary: Use FANSI-CONSOLE
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In article <208@titn.TITN>, jordan@titn.TITN (Jordan Bortz) writes:
> Are there any faster ANSI drivers that allow, say, bigger keyboard
> input buffers, as well as a new beep, and faster operation?

This has been discussed on the net at length, but given the net turnover
a summary is probably worthwhile.

There are two good alternatives to ANSI.SYS - I've heard that
there are at least two other companies producing products similar
to the second, but I have no experience with them:

	1) NANSI.SYS - A shareware device driver which replaces
	*only* ANSI.SYS.  It is faster than ANSI.SYS in general
	and it provides additional escape sequences which, if a
	program knows how to use them, will make the system
	perform better.  It also has a few other features,
	such as curing CGA snow, etc.

	2) FANSI-CONSOLE (Fast ANSI Console Driver) - A commercial
	product at $75 + $4S&H which replaces ANSI.SYS, and the
	console portions of the ROM BIOS.  Generally speaking,
	by installing FANSI-CONSOLE your type command will come
	out twice as fast, you can change the keyboard repeat
	rate, change the length of the bell, get a  255 character
	type-ahead buffer, etc.  After using it for a while,
	you'll find you can't live without it.  Note: it does
	require 100% PC hardware compatibility, PS/2's, PC Jr,
	Rainbow, etc. are all out.

NANSI has been posted to the net.  I haven't seen a new version
for quite some time.  The latest I have is version 2.2.

FANSI-CONSOLE can be had from:
	Hersey Micro Consulting
	PO Box 8276
	Ann Arbor, MI   48107
	313-994-3249
It can also be gotten for $62 from Programmers Connection or even
from us for $60 (if you own PC/VI).

Joe Boykin
Custom Software Systems
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