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Rainbow EchoMail Digest                     Dec 31, 1989

In this issue:
  FIDONET GATEWAYS
  CONCURRENT DOS 386
  PIXIE
  Z80


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Date:     12-30-89 (11:13)
To:       ALL
Subject:  FIDONET GATEWAYS
From:     GEORGE THEALL

   A friend of my recently passed along the following list from David
Dodell (1:114/15) who runs one of the gateways between FidoNet and the
Internet. I hope this is not already common knowledge.

   Apparently, this list of gateways is updated almost daily but should
be largely correct. Is anyone interested in keeping this up to date and
posting it, say, once a month here? BTW: this is a list only of valid,
working nodes. Those classified as illegal, deleted, or on probation
have been deleted by me.

   Has anyone been successful in retrieving files from the
INFO-DEC-MICRO file archives using one of these gateways?

George
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The number(s) in the [] is/are the net/region/zone numbers that node is
authorized or applying (for non-cool nodes) to gate for. The node is
authorized to gate for only that/those nets. * means they are
authorized to have the GInternet flag in the nodelist. This file is
built from the maps I have. If something is incorrect, Send Map(tm). a
"." in front of the system name means that they have passed Lisa's
FUGATE test. a "'" means they have passed my ufgate test, and a "!"
means that both tests have been passed.

Cool nodes:
.bibs 372/42      * [ 360, 372 ]
.bigtime 152/201  * [ 152 ]
.blkcat 109/401   * [ 109 ]
.bmug 161/445       [ none ]
.branch 369/11    * [ 135, 369, 3609 ]
.busker 105/14    * [ 17, 40, 105, 345 ]
canyon 104/116     [ none ]
.casino 2:515/800 * [ 2:504, 2:515 ]
.cast 143/3       * [ 143 ]
circle 121/1     * [ 121 ]
camphq 143/42    * [ 143 ]
.cmhgate 226/20   * [ 226 ]
conch 135/43       [ none ]
.dawggon 105/6      [ none ]
.eastern 223/228    [ none ]
.ehsnet 233/13    * [ 233 ]
fidogate 125/406 * [ 125, 161 ]
gisatl 133/411   * [ 133 ]
hndymn 114/30      [ none ]
hogbbs 129/87    * [ 13, 129 ]
.insight 129/65     [ none ]
isishq 163/162   * [ 163, 167, 225 ]
kicki.stacken.kth.se  [ zone 2 default gateway, not a fidonode ]
.klbbs 141/370    * [ 141 ]
.legion 105/50      [ none ]
mailcom 204/444  * [ 204 ]
.mamab  363/9     * [ 363 ]
.masnet 250/410     [ 250 ]
.mcastl 107/528     [ none ]
metnet 147/10    * [ (19), 147 ]
newport 107/820  * [ 107 ]
.ofa123 102/161   * [ 102, 103 ]
ohiont 157/512   * [ 157 ]
orioneb 141/705    [ none ]
.pacifier 105/101   [ none ]
palind 124/3107    [ none ]
.paranet 104/422  * [ 104 ]
.puddle 105/42    * [ 2,3,4,5, 17, 134, 138, 153, 340, 344, 345, 346, 347 ]
.quadrant 105/209   [ none ]
real 342/1       * [ 342 ]
.rubbs  - >> newport
.rwp 342/9          [ none ]
.sscreen 141/9      [ none ]
.stjhmc 114/15    * [ 1, 114, default gateway for all un-gated nets ]
.terrabit 282/341 * [ 282 ]
.tlsi 124/2202    * [ 124, 130 ] (formerly muadib)
'tqc 382/31       * [ 382 ]
.urchin 106/889   * [ 106 ] ************ SEND MAP ****************
usaos 109/998      [ none ]
.weyr 140/22      * [ 140 ]
.zorro9 16/390    * [ 16, 101, 322 ]
.zswamp 221/171   * [ 12, 163, 167, 221, 222, 225, 229, 240, ]

nodes in strange state (new - waiting for tests to be passed, etc)
hnews (new node) 141/420       [ none ]
(mail comes back with: <hcap!hnews!postmaster@talcott>... Host unknown)
.linkit (new node) 106/7873     [ 106 ]
livewire (new node) 362/130    [ 362, 18 ]
srbbs (new node) 120/969       [ 120 ]
treasure (new node) 140/51     [ none ]

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 ~ EZ 1.23b4 #263 ~ Every man has his price

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Date:     12-28-89
To:       VERNON BAILEY
Subject:  CONCURRENT DOS 386
From:     DAVID STRICKLER


Interesting stuff. I'll try and find out as much as I can...

David Strickler
Sysop of 101/45
Midnight DEC (Boston)
(617)739-0708 [Voice]

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Date:     12-28-89
To:       GEOFF REED
Subject:  PIXIE
From:     DAVID STRICKLER

In a message of <18 Dec 89 22:45:48>, Geoff Reed (1:343/3) writes:

GR>  Sorry dave, Didn't mean to offend (if I did)  Anyways, I killed the
GR>1.bbs files that opus created and now pixie won't work on my system
GR>without crashing (locks the machine up)

Offend? Not you, just Mark. The Pixie I have on this end seems VERY old.
I'll look for another version.

David Strickler
Sysop of 101/45
Midnight DEC (Boston)
(617)739-0708 [Voice]

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Date:     12-29-89
To:       FRANK MALLORY
Subject:  Z80
From:     GEORGE DAHLCO, SYSOP 102/

In a message of <Dec 27 12:29>, Frank Mallory (1:109/123) writes:

FM>I bought a 6MHz Z80 and plugged it into the 'bow.  Works fine, but it
FM>doesn't obviate the need for the boot ROM mod for use with the V20.
FM>I've got to run some benchmarks before I can tell whether a faster Z80
FM>has any benefits at all in the 'bow.

Frank,

Don't expect too much - your master clock speed is still 4.77MHz. The new
geartrain might be able to take it but if you can't increase the rev's you'll
never see the horsepower increase :-)

It *could*, however, run cooler, and may have some microcode refinements
which  might speed up some instruction execution. Let us know the results
of your  tests.

Happy New Year...

-George, 102/138-

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