On 24 Apr 98  08:47:24, George Fliger said this to Tom Rutherford
about "Qmodem":
 GL> AFAIK, QMODEM doesn't use a fossil so locking a fossil (or even
 GL> loading one) seems a waste of memory.  BTW, QMODEM will change the
 GL> port speed to match the reported connect speed unless you configure it
 GL> not to. Gene Lowry
 TR> SIO isn't really a fossil, though; it virtualizes the COM ports
 TR> for OS/2.
 GF> It does, however, provide a shim for DOS comm applications that are
 GF> FOSSIL-aware so they "think" a FOSSIL driver has been loaded.
This is neat.  :-)  So, if I'm running Maximus and FD in a DOS session,
I don't need X00 or anything.  So, why did he include VX00.SYS, or are
you talking about the SIO package as if a part of it will allow
FOSSIL-aware DOS programs to operate as if they had a FOSSIL?
      -=> Tom Rutherford -- Team OS/2 <=-
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