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Creating FIDO Source
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by
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Robert Briggs, SYSOP, FIDO node 464
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I, at least, am willing to take on Tom Jennings'
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challenge to create source public domain source code for
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FIDO. Therefore, I am creating a special section on my
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board for FIDO internal use only , devoted to handling
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source code for a FIDO re-write. This section will be
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available to anyone who sends me a FIDO-NET message - just
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leave your log on name and desired password in the message.
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There are some ground rules that I feel should be
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observed. The source should be able to be compiled by
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either Lattice 'C', Microsoft 'C' (about the same thing),
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or CIi-C86. That means that any features peculiar to
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either compiler will have to be stuck in a library of
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routines and they have to be duplicated for both
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compilers. Since I am the author of the CHEAPWARE c-
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function libraries, this is "right up my alley", so to
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speak.
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FIDO uses both interrupt driven send and receive
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routines. I have have only the interrupt driven send
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routines available for both compilers. I will put the
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code up on the board and let people somewhat more skilled
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in assembly language "hack" on it. FIDO also implements
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several protocalls, such as KERMIT and TELELINK that I
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know nothing about. I am sure that there is a WIZ or two
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out there that could write something. Please note that I
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am not offering to write FIDO, just take on the
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responsibility of keeping track of a multitude of routines
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that need to be done before we even have a good start on a
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re-write. This is no small job, imagine several hundred
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people submitting changes and ideas....
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Anyway, everyones feed-back, comments, suggestions,
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gripes, etc. are welcome at my node. One thing that I do
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insist on, the SYSOP must be able to sign onto the local
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terminal just like a remote user, and without having to
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take FIDO down. I have implemented a rudimentary version
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of this feature, and a (extremely) rough copy of a program
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that answers the phone, sends the file WELCOME.DAT out the
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modem, and then asks for the users name. Not much I will
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admit, but a start.
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Please respond to the programmers technical BBS,
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Pro_Tech_BBS, node 464. The number is (801) 264-8290. I
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would like to currently limit access to the section to
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those who can send me FIDO-NET mail. Others later? It's
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all up to the FIDO network SYSOPs. I would hate to have
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to cancel this whole thing for lack of interest, knowing
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full well that TOM gets many requests for info about the
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source code. Must be some interest out there somewhere...
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