On 27 Apr 98 11:18am, Tom Rutherford wrote to George Fliger:
 TR> On 24 Apr 98  08:47:24, George Fliger said this to Tom
 TR> 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.
 TR> This is neat.  :-)  So, if I'm running Maximus and FD in a DOS
 TR> session, I don't need X00 or anything.  So, why did he include
 TR> VX00.SYS, or are you talking about the SIO package as if a part
 TR> of it will allow FOSSIL-aware DOS programs to operate as if
 TR> they had a FOSSIL?
That is correct and VX00.SYS is the shim I was talking about.  VX00.SYS
allows DOS comm applications to think they're working with a FOSSIL driver
when, in fact, they are not.  VX00.SYS simply handles keeping the DOS
application happy while SIO does the real work.
I currently run BinkleyTerm 2.60 and Opus 1.73a, both FOSSIL-aware
programs (plus some games, GSZ/DSZ, Silver Xpress and Doorway that are
also FOSSIL-aware) and they function fine in a Full-screen or Windowed
DOS session.  Since Opus doesn't come in an OS/2 version I've kept
Binkley as a DOS version although it DOS recognize it is running in an
OS/2 DOS session and timeslices accordingly.
The point here is that all my FOSSIL-aware DOS applications work just
fine without the typical X00 or BNU FOSSIL drivers loaded since VX00.SYS
takes care of fooling those programs and allowing SIO to manage what
needs to be managed.
I've got my port locked at 115200, my Courier's NVRAM is set at 115200
and all my comm apps that require a baudrate setting are set the same
and any flags indicating that a FOSSIL driver is being used are set to
ON or YES.  Life is good. :)
I've also got my Courier set up for adaptive answering and the
appropriate settings defined in BinkleyTerm so the BBS is also a Fax
machine.  The Courier distinguishes the difference in the call very
accurately so I'm able to receive faxes, BBS callers or echomail quite
reliably all on the same line.  SIO does a very good job of allowing all
that to happen, and of course, a good USR Courier modem helps. :)
George
... Come in for a faith lift.
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