[FADCA] Re: Telpac/win98/TNC

[Dan Garley]

On Friday 24 June 2005 09:36, Chuck Hast wrote:
> On 6/24/05, Kg4fcd at aol.com <Kg4fcd at aol.com> wrote:
> > So everyone is on the same page here is my response to Bud's email
> > regarding my problem.
> >
> > Bud,
> > At one time I had packet set up om my main system which is a Del, ME. I
> > downloaded AGWPE PE and paid the 49 dollars for it. Two days later I went
> > in the hospital and by the time I got back to it the 30 days had run out.
> > Working with the developer I could never again get a download come up
> > clean. I always got the message your 30 days has expired please download
> > a new version. I finally requested a refund and forgot about it and
> > switch packet to my windows 98. I still have the cable and could put
> > Telpac back on the ME but I don't want to unless I just cannot get it
> > working on the 98.
> > I have AGWPE on the 98 and understand the PE version will not run on a
> > 98. Don't worry about it to much. I have been fighting with it for six
> > months so a few more weeks won't make much difference.
> > And thanks for your help.
>
> Virgil,
> I see that you went through a similar route that I went through I hope you
> got your money back as I did not. Indeed my company was interested in
> using the product commercially and had the developer taken the proper
> position he could have made some additional money off of us for a cmcl
> product.
>
> If you want a simple machine to just handle the telpac node app and have
> a spare PC setting around, we could put Knoppix AFU on it and put the
> telpac app on it so that you could access it that way. Also remember that
> we have a TelPac app running here in Tampa on the network you can
> reach it by the following methods
> C kp4djt-10 v kc5qcn-9 813626
> or
> C TELPAC v kc5qcn-9 813626
> Either one will get you the telpac app on the linux switch. I am sorry that
> you had such a time with the AGWPE thing, but guess we are in a minority
> as most have not had too many issues, ohh my other issue that I had with
> AGW PE was that it would consistantly cause a BSOD when we stressed
> it a bit... I.e. sending service orders and othe high volumn traffic
> through it would cause it to abend and take the whole OS (WinNT) down... We
> were never able to get resolution to that either. Turned out better to put
> a linux box in front of the NT box and use the kernel ax25 stuff instead
> all the linux box did was function as a router/protocol converter in order
> to get from AX25 to IP. Linux box was happy and the NT box was happy...
Hven't heard the term 'abend' since wayyyy back when coding on a 4381 
mainframe....Ahhh yes the COBOL days...