* In a message originally to George Fliger, Tom Rutherford said:
 > 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?
VX00.SYS is the shim that was mentioned.  It is *not* really a fossil, but 
pretends to be one for DOS programs.
Larry
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