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Messages - neozeed

#1
Marketplace / Re: SIO.SYS
2011.06.28, 20:49:42
Quote from: Mike on 2011.06.26, 14:02:02
Quote from: miturbide on 2011.06.06, 14:08:38
I talked to Ray Gwinn like a year ago and he sayit was ok to open source his driver. But it was a big job to remove some depencies of the source code that cant be opened.

He was ok to send the source code to steve, but Im not sure if it was completed. If there is other person out there willing to help and code/compile the driver maybe we can try out to contact Ray again and continue this.

iWould be nice when its possible to grant one required license and to make some progress with the source. The 3rd party code there sounds interesting, i hope its not the IBM way of telling too much work with the code to remove these parts.


I would just hope the 3rd party code wouldn't be related to vmodem in any way.
#2
Marketplace / Re: SIO.SYS
2011.06.06, 06:42:15
Quote from: Fahrvenugen on 2011.06.06, 06:19:01
Hi,

Another favourite OS/2 BBS (and there is also a DOS and Win32 version, although just about everyone who has run it agrees that it runs best on OS/2) is Maximus.  It offers multiple lines, doors, and at one point there was even a web to message-base interface out there.  It used to be commercial / shareware software, however a number of years ago the author released it for free, also open sourced the code on Sourceforge (although admittedly not much has happened with that source code).

One place you can grab it is:

http://www.filegate.net/maxfdn/maxbbs/

Of course if you do set up a Maximus install, I also suggest replacing the default chat module with TOP Chat (The Online Pub). I never much liked the default Maximus chat. While a Version 3.0 of TOP was released, version 3.0 only came out for Dos and Win32.  The last OS/2 Version of TOP Chat that was released was 2.0, which is on Hobbes (although if you want to try and compile the latest available source, it is also on Hobbes, requires Borland Turbo C++.  Sadly this source is at the older 2.01 level as the source for Version 3 was apparently deleted)

http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/h-search.php?key=the+online+pub&pushbutton=Search

Anyways, just some thoughts.  Have fun with it!

Wow thanks!  I was caught up in a fit of rage, and I bought a copy of Mustang Wildcat for DOS! (what was I thinking?!).  It should be here in a few days... Although I guess the one thing that synchro has going strong for it is dovenet.  by being able to use ftp to slap data between sites, it's a snap to hub/spoke a network.. KISS, right?

At the same time I really really like vmodem.  It's a shame I never knew it was part of SIO I'd probably use it back even in the early 1990's as I was one of those silly kids without slip, but would actually run xmodem on a unix machine on the internet (no direct shell access) and send files to my home pc.... Not to mention when Warp came out that was the big thing no 'server' software... if I'd known about it, it would have been cool to 1: telnet into my OS/2 machine, and two run 'door'ified programs... sure it's not unix & telnet, but OS/2 didn't have to 100% pretend.

Oh well I guess that is what it comes down to, I had all the solutions around me, I just didn't realize I could plug them together....

And then there was linux.
#3
Marketplace / Re: SIO.SYS
2011.06.05, 00:17:02
Quote from: DougB on 2011.06.04, 22:11:03
I think the days of BBS access are very limited, and it is actually easier to maintain a normal web site.

That's the truth I just blew 3 hours trying to find a better way to run X/Y/Z modem through vmodem's fossil driver.. zsx2 is awesome for people downloading, but uploads... it gets the data too fast and panics.. lol who'd ever think that a modem could be too fast?!??

Oh well at least with fast downloads it's somewhat cool...

Thanks for the pointer on the version 2 SIO I'll load that as it's at least the latest version.
#4
Marketplace / Re: SIO.SYS
2011.06.04, 20:37:13
Quote from: DougB on 2011.06.04, 19:09:38
QuoteAnd I've heard about 16 port versions which would be awesome as well...

SIO2K is available from HOBBES: http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/download/pub/os2/system/drivers/serial/s2kv202.zip. I believe that is the one that has the support for 16 ports. I don't know how you could register it though. The license doesn't mention anything about transferring from one user to another. There may also be some serious side effects to trying to use it with modern hardware (specifically with ACPI). The license also says:
====================
Registration grants the registered user a license to use SIO2K only on a
single computer; a registered user may use the program on a different
computer, but may not use the program on more than one computer at the same
time.
====================
which means that you need to register a new copy for each system that you want to use it on.

Personally, I think I would be looking for another solution. What, exactly, are you trying to do?

I'll give that one a shot.... I know it's "silly" but I've been playing BBS right now with synchronet on OS/2 (on Qemu) and it's been really cool with vmodem.  Since well it acts just like a normal modem would.  I liked the idea of OS/2 as it'd run the door stuff smoother then NTVDM on any flavor of NT, not to mention the 'stability' of Windows 9x.  Not to mention vmodem 'pools' itself quite nicely, it's not like I have to setup say 16 copies of MS-DOS & Synchronet as 'nodes' then put a load balancing firewall to front it so people can connect...

Granted synchronet 3.x does run on NT, and is TCP/IP only but I still like the retro feel of OS/2.

I also purchased a copy of WildCat for MS-DOS (I have the windows version but ... ugh. windows) And I may want to load that up into a second VM, or maybe even split the primary OS/2 VM 50/50.  I donno...

I'm trying to do the legit thing but I guess I'm like WAY too late to the party.  I had hope after finding that interview with Gwinn that there'd be something beyond 404's or... nothing.

Oh well.



#5
Quote from: cyberspittle on 2011.06.03, 20:51:38
Correct. I have an OEM version from Fujitsu. Can look in previous forum posts to see an image of it.

I had a Compaq.. I recall it being rather... un-exciting.

You'd have thought that not only would a revolutionary product demand revolutionary packaging, but they wouldn't charge so damned much when compared to MS-DOS for it. 
#6
Marketplace / Re: SIO.SYS
2011.06.03, 01:38:33
Quote from: Pete on 2011.06.03, 00:31:47
Hi neozeed

How old is the build of com.sys on your system?

I ask because I seem to recall - sorry, ages since I needed com port drivers - that later builds of com.sys had the same functionality as sio.sys

Maybe someone else can confirm this?

Regards

Pete


Well the one thing I need/want is vmodem which... isn't an IBM thing sadly.  I had started to put together an OS/2 VM and synchronet and it's working but now I just got the banner of pretty much pay up or get out...  Not that I have to reboot much at all but I'd rather no wait 30sec plus...  And I've heard about 16 port versions which would be awesome as well...
#7
Microsoft OS/2 1.0-1.21 wasn't a retail product, it was strictly OEM...  1.3 was the 'retail' version since by that time, nobody wanted anything to do with 16bit OS/2..

If I recall, OS/2 retailed ~$300 while MS-DOS could be had for $50 and under.....
#8
Marketplace / SIO.SYS
2011.06.02, 20:04:58
I've started to play more with OS/2 and I want (NEED!) a registered copy of SIO.sys for the vmodem support.  Gwinn seems to be completely offline, and I'm hoping that... SIO is transferable, and someone doesn't use/need it anymore...

Please, NO WAREZ!  I'm not interested in "Mr URBAN" bullshit.. Naturally if I could just register with Gwinn I would but.. well that's not an option...

Or if someone know's Mr Gwinn's email and I could just beg him directly....!!! (much better option!).

Thanks!
#9
Really, it's very cool!

And I've even managed to install a 1.1 beta, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 in it!  I did have to modify some drivers because of timing issues, as mentioned on OS/2 Museum. http://www.os2museum.com/wp/?p=437#more-437

Anyways, I figure you guy's will LOVE this!
#10
I just found that the sybase client  ( http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/download/pub/os2/apps/database/sybos2.zip ) will work!

emx actually compiled the example1 program, now I've got to convert the libraries (I hope it can) and link away...

--edit

I found it.. first generate the OMF libraries...
Quotecd \emx\lib
omflibs

Then setup the sql connection..

Quotecd \sql10\bin
sqledit

edit both of the 'sybase' stuff to point to your sql server... The connection string looks like this:
Quote\\SERVERNAME\pipe\sql\query

Save the file, and test with sybping.exe


Then build the example...
Quotegcc -Zomf example1.c -I..\..\include -llibsybdb.lib -L\sql10\libs


And with some luck you'll get:

QuoteMsg 5701, Level 0, State 2
Server 'TRADEWARS',
   Changed database context to 'master'.
Msg 5703, Level 0, State 1
Server 'TRADEWARS',
   Changed language setting to 'us_english'.


System Table Objects:

sysobjects S 1 Jan  1 1900 12:00:00:000AM
sysindexes S 2 Jan  1 1900 12:00:00:000AM
syscolumns S 3 Jan  1 1900 12:00:00:000AM
systypes S 4 Jan  1 1900 12:00:00:000AM
sysprocedures S 5 Jan  1 1900 12:00:00:000AM
syscomments S 6 Jan  1 1900 12:00:00:000AM
syssegments S 7 Jan  1 1900 12:00:00:000AM
syslogs S 8 Jan  1 1900 12:00:00:000AM
sysprotects S 9 Jan  1 1900 12:00:00:000AM
sysusers S 10 Jan  1 1900 12:00:00:000AM
sysalternates S 11 Jan  1 1900 12:00:00:000AM
sysdepends S 12 Jan  1 1900 12:00:00:000AM
syskeys S 13 Jan  1 1900 12:00:00:000AM
sysdatabases S 30 Jan  1 1900 12:00:00:000AM
sysusages S 31 Jan  1 1900 12:00:00:000AM
sysprocesses S 32 Jan  1 1900 12:00:00:000AM
syslogins S 33 Jan  1 1900 12:00:00:000AM
syslocks S 34 Jan  1 1900 12:00:00:000AM
sysdevices S 35 Jan  1 1900 12:00:00:000AM
sysmessages S 36 Jan  1 1900 12:00:00:000AM
sysconfigures S 37 Jan  1 1900 12:00:00:000AM
syscurconfigs S 38 Jan  1 1900 12:00:00:000AM
sysservers S 40 Sep 15 1992  5:04:13:710PM
sysremotelogins S 41 Sep 15 1992  5:04:13:710PM
syslanguages S 44 Sep 15 1992  5:04:13:710PM
syscharsets S 45 Sep 15 1992  5:04:13:710PM

Procedure Objects:

sp_tables P 108527420 Nov 27 2009  9:59:29:656AM
sp_statistics P 124527477 Nov 27 2009  9:59:31:750AM
sp_columns P 156527591 Nov 27 2009  9:59:33:240AM
sp_fkeys P 172527648 Nov 27 2009  9:59:34:373AM
sp_pkeys P 188527705 Nov 27 2009  9:59:35:656AM
sp_stored_procedures P 204527762 Nov 27 2009  9:59:36:546AM
sp_sproc_columns P 236527876 Nov 27 2009  9:59:38:180AM
sp_table_privileges P 252527933 Nov 27 2009  9:59:39:050AM
sp_column_privileges P 268527990 Nov 27 2009  9:59:40:883AM
sp_server_info P 284528047 Nov 27 2009  9:59:41:993AM

I'm using OS/2 2.0 with the lanman.os2 client on the Windows NT 4.0 server CD, along with NT 4.0 with NetBEUI and SQL server 4.21 ...   From what I understand this ought to work with 6.0 & 6.5.. I'm not sure about sql 7.0 & beyond, but you never know...
#11
Setup & Installation / Re: OS/2 for MIPS?
2009.11.29, 19:15:25
Windows NT was the OS/2 3.0 NT version that was to be portable to RISC cpu's.....

There is a version of Qemu floating around that can run the MIPS version of Windows NT, but it's.... more of a 'wow' interesting thing then something of real use...

But I still enjoy compiling stuff with VC for the MIPS.
#12
Wow thanks, I spent like FOREVER looking for emx 0.8f (looks like the old stuff is LONG gone)...

Anyways my stuff compiled with no issues right out of the gate!.. and runs!

I'll just have to dig into how to do some file locking, and some other stuff...

I don't suppose anyone has any idea where to get the MS SQL server client stuff for OS/2?

I do have SQL Server 4.21 (for NT) but my CD doesn't have any client components... :(
#13
Quote from: Andreas Kohl on 2009.11.29, 05:30:03
GCC from EMX 0.9d should still work with OS/2 2.0.

http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/h-browse.php?dir=/pub/os2/dev/emx/v0.9d



Ok, thanks, I was under the impression that 2.0 was left out of the emx race...I'll certainly install it!
#14
I seem to have misplaced all my other OS/2 stuff besides 1.3 & 2.0 .... Anyways I've been working with a C port of tradewars... and I'd like to put together a 32bit build of it....

I do have Watcom 11 but it's not exactly compatible with 2.0 ....

Anyways, any pointers to some 32bit C compiler that'll run on 2.0 is appreciated!

Oh my port is here:  https://sourceforge.net/projects/tradewarsc/