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Started by Thomas Wong
Wed, 27 Jan 1993 02:20
Gravis BBS on Internet soon + other things....
Author: Thomas Wong
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 02:20
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 02:20
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Hi all. Here is the latest bulletin I just grabbed from the Gravis BBS.
One thing to note is that they now have Internet access. So very soon now,
you'll not need to call long distance to contact their BBS, you can
access it from here. We also hope that they'll eventually either link
to comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard, or more likely, link to the Ultrasound
mailing list. So if you have been reading the Ultrasound messages from
Usenet instead of from the mailing list, you'll be missing out on things
(probably already have). Anyways, here's the bulletin...
Thomas.
_______________________________________________________________________
JUST TO LET YOU KNOW #1
=======================
Overview
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þ Internet and Fidonet e-mail links established
þ QWK offline mail support added
þ New Upgrade and Tech Notes information online
þ User uploads enabled
Important News
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þ There is a new file online, GUS0013.ZIP, which contains a patch for
those of you experiencing problems with 16 bit DMA on certain chip
sets, including SOME models of OPTi. You will find this file
in our NEW UPLOADS area.
Mail & Networks
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þ We are now hooked up to Fidonet and Internet. Our Fidonet address
is 1:153/978 and our Internet address is gravis.wimsey.bc.ca. This
will soon be shortened to gravis.com. I'll let you all know when
the change takes effect.
þ Since many of you are calling long distance we have installed a QWK
Offline Mail Reader. This will allow you to call in, download any
new mail and logoff. Thereby saving you money by reducing the
time spent online.
Once you have downloaded your mail you will need a program which
allows you to read and reply to it. We have placed a few of the
most popular offline readers online, BLUE WAVE, WINQWK and SILLY
LITTLE MESSAGE READER. All of them are available in our NEW
UPLOADS area.
To access our QWK mailer simply press "Q" from the MESSAGE BASE
menu.
News, Bulletins & Tech Notes
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þ Gravis is pleased to announce some special offers.
US CAN
*Memory Upgrade - 512K $10 $14
*Air Combat - Chuck Yeager Air Combat $15 $20
*Making Music - MidiSoft & Power Chords $10 $14
Gravis Analog Pro(tm) $40 $48
Gravis PC GamePad(tm) $20 $24
To read the full text explaining the upgrades select item 9 in the
NEWS, BULLETINS & TECH NOTES menu.
* Only available to registered owners of the Gravis UltraSound
þ I will be placing MANY new pieces of information in the NEWS,
BULLETINS & TECH NOTES area. Currently you may read, search,
or download information on:
Press Releases Prices & Upgrades
Product Information Commonly asked questions
Product Availability Tech Notes
GUS Support
This information is updated as I receive it. So it will be kept
right up to date. I recommend that you make regular stops to
this area.
If there are any MAJOR updates I will let you know via a bulletin
such as this one.
Files
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þ Users may now upload files to the Gravis Support BBS. There are a
few limitations and restrictions.
þ Only upload files that RELATE to our products.
We are NOT trying to become a shareware library.
However, if you have something that you feel will
be useful to other happy Gravis owners please feel
free to share.
þ All new uploads will be scanned for viruses with
McAfee's latest virus scanner before being
placed online.
þ All uploads will remain invisible until the SysOp
has had a chance to personally check the validity
of the program.
To upload a file press "U" from the file menu.
Thanks, and happy computing.
John
Re: Gravis BBS on Internet soon + other things....
Author: domenico romano
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 13:09
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 13:09
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I can't find Gravis BBS with name gravis.wimsey.bc.ca nor gravis.com. Can you give me the Internet address ? Thanks. romad@ghost.sm.dsi.unimi.it
Re: Gravis BBS on Internet soon + other things....
Author: Terry Jones
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 15:11
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 15:11
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In article <1993Jan28.130934.18279@ghost.dsi.unimi.it> romad@ghost.dsi.unimi.it (domenico romano) writes: >I can't find Gravis BBS with name gravis.wimsey.bc.ca nor gravis.com. The post indicated this was a mail address not an anonymous ftp address in case that is what you are trying. But, I have a question. To what userid can I send to at the present gravis.wimsey.bc.ca or in the future to gravis.com? tj
Re: Gravis BBS on Internet soon + other things....
Author: Thomas Wong
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 20:59
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 20:59
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In article <C1KKux.CBF@gpu.utcs.utoronto.ca> tj@gpu.utcs.utoronto.ca (Terry Jones) writes: >In article <1993Jan28.130934.18279@ghost.dsi.unimi.it> romad@ghost.dsi.unimi.it (domenico romano) writes: >>I can't find Gravis BBS with name gravis.wimsey.bc.ca nor gravis.com. > >The post indicated this was a mail address not an anonymous ftp >address in case that is what you are trying. > >But, I have a question. To what userid can I send to at the >present gravis.wimsey.bc.ca or in the future to gravis.com? > Hhmmm.... I think it will be a true Internet link in that you can telnet on and have it look like the BBS interface, or some such. Or at least have ftp access cause what they were saying is that once they get this thing setup, then you can use the network to access the BBS and not have to pay for long distance calls to the BBS. BUT, I think you're all jumping the gun here. They're _setting_ it up. Just got the link and I'm not sure if anything else was set up yet. They'll have another announcement when things are up and running. Thomas.
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