In a message dated 11-04-13, Gaylen Hintz said to John Kelly:

Hello Gaylen,

Interesting. BTW, I would really like to try PCBoard, where can I
find the complete program and maybe a registration code to go with
it? All I've been able to find on the net are the OS/2 versions of
the program. I'm interested in the DOS only. :)

I have been running PCB since v14.5a. Since OS/2 capability was
introduced all installations have included both DOS (2 versions) and
the OS/2 files.

Having run it first under PC-DOS / Desqview and then under OS/2 I can
strongly recommend running under OS/2.

Maybe you could find an OS/2 Warp 4 installation kit = 2 CDs somewhere.

Seasons Greetings,

Holger

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In a message dated 11-06-13, Janis Kracht said to Gaylen Hintz:

Hi Janis,

I have these here at http://www.filegate.net/pcb/pcb-misc/, they
seem to be for DOS and OS2 according to the file_id.diz..

pcb153-1.zip 000312 1192k 0 This file is 1 of 4 and is supposed
to be a fully enabled, free version
of PCBoard v1.53.
Please test first, and use at your
own risk.

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This is from the file_id.diz:

<********** PCBOARD **********>
Pcboard BBS Version 15.3 Final.
Pcboard 100 node version with
OS/2 Code, Multiport Code, &
DOS Code. Includes PPL. Also
has Comm Driver Release. This
Released 09/06/96

As the file_id.diz states these files are PCBoard v15.3 version.
Version 15.4 Beta came later but was not complete.

Seasons Greetings,

Holger

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I'm interested in the DOS only. :)

I have been running PCB since v14.5a. Since OS/2 capability was
introduced all installations have included both DOS (2 versions) and
the OS/2 files.

Having run it first under PC-DOS / Desqview and then under OS/2 I can strongly recommend running under OS/2.

Maybe you could find an OS/2 Warp 4 installation kit = 2 CDs
somewhere.

Once upon a time, before IBM abandoned it, I used OS/2. Seems like
you would need some old hardware to have Warp 4 compatible devices
though.

I did some testing with the DOS version on WFWG 3.11, using the updated
WFWG serial driver and a cheapo 2-port multiport serial card. I got 2
nodes running, an upload on one, a download on the other, and copying a
file across the network at 100mbs, all at the same time, without
dropping any characters on the serial ports. The file copy throughput
was about 80mbs, or 80% of wire capacity. Pretty good for Windows 3.1.

It looked so good, I planned to use it. But later I discovered that
running a big compile job and opening DOS windows at the same time would
crash the machine. Seems my CPU is too fast for Windows 3.1. Windows 95, unpatched, is known to have problems with CPUs faster than 350mhz. And
I'm guessing similar problems lurk in Windows 3.1. Too bad there are no
patches for it. I tested Windows 95 too, but its network thoughput is
pretty bad, only about 30mbs. I also tested Windows 98. They fixed the
network problem, but messed up the serial driver.

The only solution would be to run old hardware, CPU <= 350mhz. But
that's hard to find nowdays, even on Ebay.

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I'm interested in the DOS only. :)

I have been running PCB since v14.5a. Since OS/2 capability was
introduced all installations have included both DOS (2 versions) and
the OS/2 files.

Having run it first under PC-DOS / Desqview and then under OS/2 I can strongly recommend running under OS/2.

Maybe you could find an OS/2 Warp 4 installation kit = 2 CDs
somewhere.

Once upon a time, before IBM abandoned it, I used OS/2. Seems like
you would need some old hardware to have Warp 4 compatible devices
though.

I did some testing with the DOS version on WFWG 3.11, using the updated
WFWG serial driver and a cheapo 2-port multiport serial card. I got 2
nodes running, an upload on one, a download on the other, and copying a
file across the network at 100mbs, all at the same time, without
dropping any characters on the serial ports. The file copy throughput
was about 80mbs, or 80% of wire capacity. Pretty good for Windows 3.1.

It looked so good, I planned to use it. But later I discovered that
running a big compile job and opening DOS windows at the same time would
crash the machine. Seems my CPU is too fast for Windows 3.1. Windows 95, unpatched, is known to have problems with CPUs faster than 350mhz. And
I'm guessing similar problems lurk in Windows 3.1. Too bad there are no
patches for it. I tested Windows 95 too, but its network thoughput is
pretty bad, only about 30mbs. I also tested Windows 98. They fixed the
network problem, but messed up the serial driver.

The only solution would be to run old hardware, CPU <= 350mhz. But
that's hard to find nowdays, even on Ebay.

--- PCBoard (R) v15.4/M 250 Beta
* Origin: Torres Vedras - Portugal (2:362/6)

In a message dated 12-17-13, John Kelly said to Holger Granholm:

Hello John,

Maybe you could find an OS/2 Warp 4 installation kit = 2 CDs
somewhere.

Once upon a time, before IBM abandoned it, I used OS/2. Seems like
you would need some old hardware to have Warp 4 compatible devices JK>though.

I can't see the reason for that. I have recently installed Warp 4 on a
modern machine and am going to install it on a 1.75 MHz Thinkpad,

There are however a couple of fixpaks to be considered but I do have
them. So far I haven't needed them.

It looked so good, I planned to use it. But later I discovered that JK>running a big compile job and opening DOS windows at the same time
would crash the machine. Seems my CPU is too fast for Windows 3.1.

Those symptoms are known from my use of DOS / Desqview although it never
did crash but did become very slow.

The only solution would be to run old hardware, CPU <= 350mhz. But JK>that's hard to find nowdays, even on Ebay.

That is a good solution. The OS/2 Warp 5 operating systems requires very
little processor power and occupies only 120 Mb on the HD. That means
that you have plenty of space even in a 1 Gb partition.

Happy Holidays,

Holger

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You know, they still make eComstation which runs OS/2 stuff and DOS
stuff natively on newer hardware.
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You know, they still make eComstation which runs OS/2 stuff and DOS
stuff natively on newer hardware.

Last I heard that's what Mark uses. Maybe he will give us a report ...

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Maybe you could find an OS/2 Warp 4 installation kit = 2 CDs
somewhere.

If somebody makes ISO images and posts an Emule link, maybe I can ...

There are however a couple of fixpaks to be considered but I do have
them. So far I haven't needed them.

Those too.

The only solution would be to run old hardware, CPU <= 350mhz.

But JK>that's hard to find nowdays, even on Ebay.

That is a good solution. The OS/2 Warp 5 operating systems requires
very little processor power and occupies only 120 Mb on the HD. That
means that you have plenty of space even in a 1 Gb partition.

Not so good really. Motherboards of that vintage are 20 years old now.
That exceeds the life expectancy of the electrolytic capacitors onboard.
They can be replaced at small cost, if you can do the job yourself, but
it requires steady hands and good eyesight.

--- PCBoard (R) v15.4/M 250 Beta
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In a message dated 12-28-13, John Kelly said to Holger Granholm:

Maybe you could find an OS/2 Warp 4 installation kit = 2 CDs
somewhere.

If somebody makes ISO images and posts an Emule link, maybe I can

After installation you also have to use a hex editor on the PCBoard.EXE
file to make it Y2K compatible and if it's a Warp 4 Beta to also remove
the limit the beta could be used.

Not so good really. Motherboards of that vintage are 20 years old
now. That exceeds the life expectancy of the electrolytic capacitors

It's a good thing that the computer I'm writing this on doesn't know
about that limit since the BIOS is dated 1993, BG.

Happy New Year,

Holger

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life expectancy of the electrolytic capacitors

It's a good thing that the computer I'm writing this on doesn't know
about that limit since the BIOS is dated 1993, BG.

Some people execced their life expectancy. Computers too. But the end is
only a matter of time.

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In a message dated 01-02-14, John Kelly said to Holger Granholm:

It's a good thing that the computer I'm writing this on doesn't know
about that limit since the BIOS is dated 1993, BG.

Some people execced their life expectancy. Computers too. But the
end is only a matter of time.

OTOH, things were created without regard for a limited life as they are
today. Today you'll be hard pressed to find an employed designer that
isn't required to design appliances for a limited life cycle.

Have a nice day,

Holger

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