[fbb] 80286 and DosFBB

[Bo Skoglund]

Hi Misko.

The fine manual at http://www.f6fbb.org/fbbdoc/docfeatu.htm clearly says:

>- The code does not work on XT.
>  Works on AT286 and UP with at least 2MB of memory.
>  Code uses up to 16MB of memory.

It may work with 1MB of memory, but again - it may not. You just have to 
test it yourself.

The manual also says:

>The software operates:
>- with any TNC2 or clone fitted with the special 27256 eprom containing the
>  WA8DED firmware, or TF4/TF8, with a Z80 clock of 2.5 or, better, 4.9 MHz.
>- with a PK232 in Host-Mode (but TFPK software, WA8DED hostmode for PK232
>  works better !).
>- with a G8BPQ node.
>- With a KAM hostmode.
>- With TFPCX/TFPCR/TFKISS and tnc's in kiss-mode or a kisslink to a
>  nodesystem.

So an alternative to JNOS is to set up a BPQ-node in both computers.
BPQ-software exists for DOS and windows and in Linux you use bpqether.
The computers then use AX25/NetRom over ethernet to communicate.
FBB treats the BPQ-ports as ordinary NetRom-ports so telnet is not used.

I have connected two computers with DosFBB this way in the past and it 
worked perfectly.

73 de SM7LKS, (former SM3LKS), Bo Skoglund

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Miroslav Skoric (YT7MPB)" <skoric at ptt.yu>
To: <fbb at f6fbb.org>
Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2007 9:19 AM
Subject: [fbb] 80286 and DosFBB


>
> Hello all,
>
> ... Btw, if it is not possible to run DosFBB 7 versions on a 80286
> CPU box with only 1 MB RAM, what other software could you suggest? I was
> thinking on MSYS but it looks that it doesn't support network cards at
> all. At the
> moment I have been experimenting with JNOS and it works but I have
> forwarding issues between it and the other comp running WinFBB/LinFBB.
>
> The idea is to relace JNOS in the picture:
>
> 80286 CPU + JNOS 1.11f ----- Ethernet ----- P II CPU + WinFBB/LinFBB
>
> FYI, 80286 I planned to use as a 24/7 packet-only BBS on the local
> VHF band, while the other comp runs FBB from time to time including
> Internet connection (as well as telnet fwd with remote FBB's). When
> active it should also feed the DOS mailbox with bulletin stuff etc.
>
> Any idea?
>
> Regards,
>
> Misko YT7MPB
>
>
>
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