Subj : Re: Hi all!
To   : Gamgee
From : hyjinx
Date : Sun Sep 07 2025 21:39:29

 Ga> -=> Digital Man wrote to Nightfox <=-
 Ga> And don't forget -
 Ga> 
 Ga> 3.  Swapping out the UART chips on the MB (or expansion serial card) to 
 Ga> use the high-speed 16550 UARTs, to properly use 19200/33600,56K modem 
 Ga> speeds.

Interesting, I never did that. I replaced the controllers themselves, the machines I worked on were so vintage that they didn't have UART on the motherboard, they were in controller ISA cards!

 Ga> 4.  On my first PC (a Kaypro PC), I upgraded the 8088 CPU to a VIC-20 
 Ga> and it was a noticeable speed increase.

I think you mean V20 :) A VIC-20 is quite a different thing!

 Ga> 6.  Massive, complicated batch files to run a mailer and BBS package for 
 Ga> FidoNet.  For me it was FrontDoor (and later Intermail) and PCBoard.  
 Ga> LOTS of errorlevels and branches for mail/callers/doors/maintenance.  I 
 Ga> still have my masterpiece batch file that made it all work together.
 Ga> 
 Ga> Ahhhhh - the good old days!!  :-)

I was just about to say the same!

(I am writing this on an IBM 5160 XT though!)


hyjinx // Alistair Ross
Author of 'Back to the BBS' Documentary: https://bit.ly/3tRINeL (YouTube)
alsgeeklab.com

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