SB> remember x00 is 
> only providing bios compatbility...
SB> 
SB> 
SB> That has some truth but, the x00 as well as bnu etc provide extra
SB> functions / features as well.
I was tryin to make a point that not all FOSSIL drivers provide an INT 14 
interface, my ONEFOSsil does not provide any BIOS support, so for COMMO to 
work with ONEFOSsil, ONEFOSsil must be enabled first so that the FOSSIL spec 
which is really an extension on top of INT 14 can be used as if it was an int 
14 handler....
The point is also that some fossil drivers are very unreliable when it comes 
to flow control... I am sure Fred would rather have some control over some of 
this stuff, I am not saying that the BIOS specification also can't be an 
option, but really a FOSSIL driver is best used as a FOSSIL driver.  In a 
ood
FOSSIL driver and application, of the 4 BIOS functions that exist in a 
FOSSIL driver, only function 3 is used.  (Most applications are not yet that 
efficient though)...
> And since I write a FOSSIL driver ... if Fred wants any notes on how to 
ake
> the most use of a fossil driver ... just let him write me...
SB> 
SB> How do I let him write you?
good question, got me ...  people say funny things sometimes..  none the less 
I am more than sure you new what I ment, and the post was more directed at 
Fred, but the same applies to anyone, if they want to know how to take real 
advantage of a FOSSIL driver, I can more than help.
SB> I mean he's a great programmer and he's more than capable of getting any
SB> info he wants.
But when I am the person who holds the information, he has to ask.  I have 
done nothing more than publish my idea as a reference guide to programming 
or
my ONEFOSsil.  If he wants to read that, go ahead, but I could use to 
learify
some parts of it on a one on one basis.  I am also in the process of 
eleasing
a C/C++ library (source included) that would be useful for some programmers 
just to look at.
SB> All I ment to say in my last post was that Fred has done a great job for
SB> the first beta of int14 support.
SB> If you think you can do a better job I issue the challenge!
I can't say much at all, mainly because I never got the announcement he 
released it, and second, the only things it has done wrong is with things it 
can't control...
I have yet to see the latest beta too...  fidonet mail moves awfully slow to 
me...
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