Volume 7, Number 51 17 December 1990 +---------------------------------------------------------------+ | _ | | / \ | | /|oo \ | | - FidoNews - (_| /_) | | _`@/_ \ _ | | FidoNet (r) | | \ \\ | | International BBS Network | (*) | \ )) | | Newsletter ______ |__U__| / \// | | / FIDO \ _//|| _\ / | | (________) (_/(_|(____/ | | (jm) | +---------------------------------------------------------------+ Editor in Chief: Vince Perriello Editors Emeritii: Thom Henderson, Dale Lovell Chief Procrastinator Emeritus: Tom Jennings Copyright 1990, Fido Software. All rights reserved. Duplication and/or distribution permitted for noncommercial purposes only. For use in other circumstances, please contact Fido Software. FidoNews is published weekly by and for the Members of the FidoNet (r) International Amateur Electronic Mail System. It is a compilation of individual articles contributed by their authors or authorized agents of the authors. The contribution of articles to this compilation does not diminish the rights of the authors. You are encouraged to submit articles for publication in FidoNews. Article submission standards are contained in the file ARTSPEC.DOC, available from node 1:1/1. 1:1/1 is a Continuous Mail system, available for network mail 24 hours a day. Fido and FidoNet are registered trademarks of Tom Jennings of Fido Software, Box 77731, San Francisco CA 94107, USA and are used with permission. Opinions expressed in FidoNews articles are those of the authors and are not necessarily those of the Editor or of Fido Software. Most articles are unsolicited. Our policy is to publish every responsible submission received. Table of Contents 1. ARTICLES ................................................. 1 The rest of the story! ................................... 1 MED_RAYS Echo on Backbone ................................ 3 XRS 4.00 released! ....................................... 4 2. COLUMNS .................................................. 5 Talk Me Through It, Honey ................................ 5 3. LATEST VERSIONS .......................................... 6 Latest Software Versions ................................. 6 4. NOTICES .................................................. 11 The Interrupt Stack ...................................... 11 FidoNews 7-51 Page 1 17 Dec 1990 ================================================================= ARTICLES ================================================================= Ross Calloway 1:267/41 I don't know about you, but I always look forward to seeing what's going on in FidoNet land every Monday morning. The daily papers may go unread, but FidoNews is something I almost never pass over. Not because there is always earth-shattering news in it, but because if there is some real news in there, I don't want to miss it. It is because of my diligence of scanning over the Snooze (as it is often so affectionately called) that I am prompted to ask, "What the heck is going on?" Say what? I'm referring to the reported zonal unrest, the outcries that Zone 1 is out to rule the world, or some such nonsense. If there is anything that gets me riled up at all, it is an article, or a message (usually echomail) that is rampant with only half a story. Please, for the sake of good information with which to form an opinion, how about putting the FUD factor to rest. If you're going to call a spade a spade, then don't keep me us in the dark, print your 'facts' to substantiate your assertions. You will be doing more to help everyone grow a little, then just vent your anger and help no-one. You will forgive me for having been conceived and raised in Zone 1, my parents never gave me a choice. I've never seen anything published in the Snooze, nor put forth by the *C' structure, that ever said that people in other zones are forbidden from participating in 1) policy decision making, 2) voting participation, and 3) political representation. Every time something or someone makes an attempt to establish standards, they are usually shot down in the name of 'democracy.' It is not surprising to me to see new proposed legislation, policies (call it what you wish), finally come around to the point of recognizing that FidoNet is more than just Zone 1. As our hobby progresses, and grows in orders of magnitude, I really fail to understand how anyone can think that an attempt to set down some guidelines, revise some old ones (POLICY4, ECHOPOL) to name two, can be anything bad. The latest policies I've seen do provide for the Zones to carry on their business as they see fit, within certain minimal limitations. Remember, this includes Zone 1. So as for the other Zones. Please don't feel like you are an outsider in all of this, or that you are being excluded. Your ideas are just as important as everyone else's. Work the process through, get something done that we can all live with, globally. Whatever might come out of it, I can promise you that it isn't going to please everyone, not the first time around anyway. But then again, that is my whole point, this global community we have is evolving. Lets meld it into something, and continue to shape it to (dare I say) perfection. This is not FidoNews 7-51 Page 2 17 Dec 1990 the time to put up walls, it is the time to be taking them down. ----------------------------------------------------------------- FidoNews 7-51 Page 3 17 Dec 1990 Daniel Hagan Fidonet 1:381/61 MED_RAYS Medical Echo The MED_RAYS Echo is now available on the backbone. The TAG for this echo is MED_RAYS, and has been developed to enable persons working in the Radiology Areas (i.e. X-Ray, Ultrasound, Nuclear Medicine and Radiation Therapy) to pass information related to new procedures/techniques, medicolegal ethics, etc. Radiology students, professionals, physicians, residents and medical students are encouraged to participate. Besides offering a means for professionals to exchange ideas and new techniques, persons with questions specific to this area are also encouraged to participate. Misinformation regarding diagnostic radiation exposure to both X-Radiation and Sound Radiation (yes they are both waves, although they differ in characteristics) has occurred and will re-occur within the electronic media. The MED_RAYS echo will be an alternative source for persons concerned with exposures to various diagnostic modalities to gain additional information. To date, topics have included establishing an Ultrasound business, radiation protection, employment opportunities, cost of living for specific areas, Registry information etc. We look forward to your participation in the MED_RAYS area. Daniel Hagan MED_RAYS Moderator 381/61 ----------------------------------------------------------------- FidoNews 7-51 Page 4 17 Dec 1990 Version 4.00 of my 'eXpress Response System' program has been posted and released via the SDS. This new version will work with QuickBBS, RemoteAccess, SuperBBS, TCommNet, Opus, Maximus, XBBS and WildCat! (via QuickDoor). In keeping with my philosophy of giving the maximum value for money, along with version 4.00 I have instituted a new "Family Registration Plan". If you have more than one XRS user in your family you may register for the basic $20 for the first person plus only $5 for each extra person! XRS is Shareware - the "Try before you buy" software. There is absolutely no crippling or missing features, nor does XRS drop dead after a certain number of uses or messages written. The $20 fee for SysOp registration is waved if you setup RaQmSeX or compatible mailbag creating program like Zip_Mail, XMX or XOR. I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone again for your help during the Hurricane Hugo disaster - your aid was truly appreciated, and I will always remember where my friends are! Thanks again, and hope to see you in Colorodo in August! Filenames for FREQ are: XRS4ALL.ZIP (435K bytes) - contains: XRS4CORE.ZIP - *R*E*Q*U*I*R*E*D* "Core" files XRS400XT.ZIP - generic "XT" RESP*.EXE files only XRS400AT.ZIP - V20/30-80286+ "AT" RESP*.EXE files XRS4KITS.ZIP (310K bytes) - contains: XRS4KIT1.ZIP - previously released "ToolKit" items XRS4KIT2.ZIP - new and/or updated toolkit programs The files are also available individually, as well as these: XRS4LANG.ZIP (64K bytes) contains: XRS400NL.ZIP - Dutch foreign native language overlays XRS400GE.ZIP - Germen foreign native language overlays XRS400SW.ZIP - Swedish foreign native language overlays XRS400FR.ZIP - French foreign native language overlays Files available from the following (or your local SDS node!): 1:372/6666 - my least busy FREQ_only node HST/14400/V.42bis 1:372/666 - another HST/14400/V.42bis - FREQs 21 hours a day 1:372/888 - a Hayes V.32/V.42bis "Ultra" - FREQS 23 hours/day 1:360/1 in North Augusta, S.C. - HST (Ed Meloan) 1:109/124 in Washington, D.C. area - HST (Miles Hoover) 2:512/1 in Venray, the Netherlands - HST (Peter Janssens) ----------------------------------------------------------------- FidoNews 7-51 Page 5 17 Dec 1990 ================================================================= COLUMNS ================================================================= Henry Clark 1:124/6120 A Sentimental Moment -- Today was the last day of my contract with one of the larger common carriers in the world. ( Yep, I worked for a local phone company. ) I did all the good contractor things this last day, you know, backed up the hard disk, borrowed the portable for the holidays, made commented directory listings, picked up a laser toner cartridge, held information meetings... all those standard last day things. You'd think a company that size wouldn't run out of diskettes. It turned out to be a 29 month stay, plenty of time to get to know everybody, and everybody's families and it's really hard to leave. But then again, it's really easy to think about what I'm going to do next. So far, I've thought of nothing, and that's a pretty fine idea right now. So I suppose I'll trot off to Denmark and find Honey and The Kid and I'll bet they still love me. I've already decided that Honey's kiss will be proportional to the amount of money she's spent. She'll never figure that one out. And I'm gonna get in lots of four year old games before we switch to five year old games. And I'll wish you and your friends and family the best of times this year's end, too. You, of all people, know that sitting here alone in front of the screen, and pressing this ^ key can be done with either hand. Or both. I think that's about as big a holiday message as I can muster. Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. ----------------------------------------------------------------- FidoNews 7-51 Page 6 17 Dec 1990 ================================================================= LATEST VERSIONS ================================================================= Latest Software Versions MS-DOS Systems -------------- Bulletin Board Software Name Version Name Version Name Version DMG 2.93 Phoenix 1.3 TAG 2.5g Fido 12s+ QuickBBS 2.66 TBBS 2.1 GSBBS 3.01 RBBS 17.3A TComm/TCommNet 3.4 Lynx 1.30 RBBSmail 17.3B Telegard 2.5 Kitten 2.16 RemoteAccess 0.04a TPBoard 6.1 Maximus 1.02 SLBBS 1.77A Wildcat! 2.50 Opus 1.13+ Socrates 1.10 WWIV 4.12 PCBoard 14.5 XBBS 1.15 Network Node List Other Mailers Version Utilities Version Utilities Version BinkleyTerm 2.40 EditNL 4.00 ARC 7.0 D'Bridge 1.30 MakeNL 2.31 ARCAsim 2.30 Dutchie 2.90C ParseList 1.30 ARCmail 2.07 FrontDoor 1.99c Prune 1.40 ConfMail 4.00 PRENM 1.47 SysNL 3.14 Crossnet v1.5 SEAdog 4.51b XlatList 2.90 DOMAIN 1.42 TIMS 1.0(Mod8) XlaxDiff 2.35 EMM 2.02 XlaxNode 2.35 Gmail 2.05 GROUP 2.16 GUS 1.30 HeadEdit 1.15 InterPCB 1.31 LHARC 1.13 MSG 4.1 MSGED 2.00 MSGTOSS 1.3 PK[UN]ZIP 1.10 QM 1.0 QSORT 4.03 Sirius 1.0x SLMAIL 1.36 StarLink 1.01 TagMail 2.41 TCOMMail 2.2 Telemail 1.27 TMail 1.15 TPBNetEd 3.2 FidoNews 7-51 Page 7 17 Dec 1990 TosScan 1.00 UFGATE 1.03 XRS 4.00* XST 2.2 ZmailQ 1.12 OS/2 Systems ------------ Bulletin Board Software Network Mailers Other Utilities Name Version Name Version Name Version Maximus-CBCS 1.02 BinkleyTerm 2.40 Parselst 1.32 ConfMail 4.00 EchoStat 6.0 oMMM 1.52 Omail 3.1 MsgEd 2.00 MsgLink 1.0C MsgNum 4.14 LH2 0.50 PK[UN]ZIP 1.02 ARC2 6.00 PolyXARC 2.00 Qsort 2.1 Raid 1.0 Remapper 1.2 Tick 2.0 VPurge 2.07 Xenix/Unix ---------- BBS Software Mailers Other Utilities Name Version Name Version Name Version MaximusCBCS 1.02.Unix.B0 BinkleyTerm 2.30b Unzip 3.10 ARC 5.21 ParseLst 1.30b ConfMail 3.31b Ommm 1.40b Msged 1.99b Zoo 2.01 C-Lharc 1.00 Omail 1.00b FidoNews 7-51 Page 8 17 Dec 1990 Apple CP/M ---------- Bulletin Board Software Network Mailers Other Utilities Name Version Name Version Name Version Daisy v2j Daisy Mailer 0.38 Nodecomp 0.37 MsgUtil 2.5 PackUser v4 Filer v2-D UNARC.COM 1.20 Macintosh --------- Bulletin Board Software Network Mailers Other Utilities Name Version Name Version Name Version Red Ryder Host 2.1 Tabby 2.2 MacArc 0.04 Mansion 7.15 Copernicus 1.0 ArcMac 1.3 WWIV (Mac) 3.0 LHArc 0.33 Hermes 1.01 StuffIt Classic 1.6 FBBS 0.91 Compactor 1.21 TImport 1.92 TExport 1.92 Timestamp 1.6 Tset 1.3 Import 3.2 Export 3.21 Sundial 3.2 PreStamp 3.2 OriginatorII 2.0 AreaFix 1.6 Mantissa 3.21 Zenith 1.5 Eventmeister 1.0 TSort 1.0 Mehitable 2.0 UNZIP 1.02c Amiga ----- Bulletin Board Software Network Mailers Other Utilities Name Version Name Version Name Version Paragon 2.07+ BinkleyTerm 1.00 AmigArc 0.23 TransAmiga 1.04 TrapDoor 1.50 AReceipt 1.5 FidoNews 7-51 Page 9 17 Dec 1990 WelMat 0.42 booz 1.01 ConfMail 1.10 ChameleonEdit 0.10 ElectricHerald1.66 Lharc 1.21 MessageFilter 1.52 oMMM 1.49b ParseLst 1.30 PkAX 1.00 PK[UN]ZIP 1.01 PolyxAmy 2.02 RMB 1.30 Skyparse 2.30 TrapList 1.12 UNzip 0.86 Yuck! 1.61 Zoo 2.01 Atari ST -------- Bulletin Board Software Network Mailer Other Utilities Name Version Name Version Name Version FIDOdoor/ST 2.00* BinkleyTerm 2.40j* ConfMail 4.02 Pandora BBS 2.41c The BOX 1.30 ParseList 1.30 QuickBBS/ST 1.02 ARC 6.02 GS Point 0.61 FiFo 2.1c LHARC 0.60 LED ST 0.10 BYE 0.25 PKUNZIP 1.10 MSGED 2.01 SRENUM 6.2 Trenum 0.10 OMMM 1.40 Archimedes ---------- BBS Software Mailers Utilities Name Version Name Version Name Version ARCbbs 1.44 BinkleyTerm 2.03 Unzip 2.1TH ARC 1.03 !Spark 2.00d FidoNews 7-51 Page 10 17 Dec 1990 ParseLst 1.30 BatchPacker 1.00 + Netmail capable (does not require additional mailer software) * Recently changed Utility authors: Please help keep this list up to date by reporting new versions to 1:1/1. It is not our intent to list all utilities here, only those which verge on necessity. ----------------------------------------------------------------- FidoNews 7-51 Page 11 17 Dec 1990 ================================================================= NOTICES ================================================================= The Interrupt Stack 1 Jan 1991 Implementation of 7% Goods and Services Tax in Canada. Contact Joe Lindstrom at 1:134/55 for a more colorful description. 16 Feb 1991 Fifth anniversary of the introduction of Echomail, by Jeff Rush. 31 Mar 1991 Jim Grubs (W8GRT) was issued his first ham radio license forty years ago today. His first station was made from an ARC-5 "Command Set" removed from a B-17 bomber. 12 May 1991 Fourth anniversary of FidoNet operations in Latin America and second anniversary of the creation of Zone-4. 8 Sep 1991 25th anniversary of first airing of Star Trek on NBC! 7 Oct 1991 Area code 415 fragments. Alameda and Contra Costa Counties will begin using area code 510. This includes Oakland, Concord, Berkeley and Hayward. San Francisco, San Mateo, Marin, parts of Santa Clara County, and the San Francisco Bay Islands will retain area code 415. 1 Feb 1992 Area code 213 fragments. Western, coastal, southern and eastern portions of Los Angeles County will begin using area code 310. This includes Los Angeles International Airport, West Los Angeles, San Pedro and Whittier. Downtown Los Angeles and surrounding communities (such as Hollywood and Montebello) will retain area code 213. 1 Dec 1993 Tenth anniversary of Fido Version 1 release. 5 Jun 1997 David Dodell's 40th Birthday If you have something which you would like to see on this calendar, please send a message to FidoNet node 1:1/1. FidoNews 7-51 Page 12 17 Dec 1990 -----------------------------------------------------------------