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From: jbvb@ftp.COM (James Van Bokkelen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp,comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Running TCP/IP Software under MS Windows
Summary: Start kernel first, our programs should run, but not in background
Message-ID: <535@ftp.COM>
Date: 2 Feb 89 17:06:35 GMT
References: <460@msn005.misemi>
Organization: FTP Software Inc., Cambridge, MA
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In article <460@msn005.misemi>, cad@msn005.misemi (_syscad_) writes:
> Right now we are using HP's ARPA Services/Vectra PC software (This is actually
> PC/TCP by FTP Software.) While it works great, it does not seem to run under
> Microsoft Windows. I could only assume that it does not conform to Microsoft's
> Network Standards.
We don't use Windows much in-house, but we've tested it, and it works, with
some restrictions.  The kernel (HP called it "netload") must be run before
Windows is started, which means it can't be unloaded.

The only program that should give you any particular trouble is "tn" (we
call it TNVT100).  This writes directly to screen memory, and hooks the
keyboard interrupt.  FTP and whatever of the other applications HP distributes
should run just fine in a window, as long as that is the current window.
There may be problems when a network program is swapped out to disk (we depend
on the PSP to identify processes, and swapping can result in duplicates).

Windows doesn't time-slice.  Only applications that make special Windows calls
will keep going in the background.  Ours don't, although people have used
our Developer's Kit to write applications which do so.

> Anyways, I was wondering if anyone knows of some other TCP/IP Software that
> will allow me to run a telnet session etc. under windows ?

One OEM of ours did so, but that was for a system-level product.  I don't
think they offer it separately.  I don't think anyone else has done so.

James B. VanBokkelen		We're moving.  After 2/26, the new number
FTP Software Inc.		will be (617) 246-0900.


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James B. VanBokkelen		We're moving.  After 2/26, the new number
FTP Software Inc.		will be (617) 246-0900.