Subj : Poor SIO2k performance with BBS
To   : Schizo
From : Andrew Leary
Date : Mon Aug 19 2024 01:40:48

Hello Schizo!

18 Aug 24 20:01, you wrote to all:

 Sc> The BBS is running TG/2, using SIO2k for telnet, but the performance
 Sc> via the network is... less than satisfactory.

 Sc> I'm assuming it's something in the modem configuration I either don't
 Sc> remember or skimmed over in the docs, but at time the latency feels
 Sc> exceedingly high and/or slower than expected, given everything is
 Sc> locked at 57600.

 Sc> The major performance thing is loading big ANSI screens like menus or
 Sc> doors; you can end up looking non-responsive for 10-15 seconds and
 Sc> then getting a big dump all at once which is certainly confusing to
 Sc> people since it looks broken.

 Sc> But: everything is locked, set to the same speed, and the modem
 Sc> configurations are the correct irq/dma and like, it all works, just
 Sc> slower than I'm expecting.

 Sc> There something I should look at that anyone remembers, or am I just
 Sc> misremembering the performance due to like, 30 years of haze?

If possible, use SIO 1.60d instead of SIO2K.  I noticed a performance increase 
when I switched back to SIO 1.60d.  I'm using a DOS BBS on my ArcaOS system, 
and it works very smoothly.  Stop by telnet://bbs.bnbbbs.net:2023 to see it in 
action.

Andrew

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