Subj : Re: Hi all!
To   : Gamgee
From : hyjinx
Date : Sun Sep 07 2025 09:39 pm

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)
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