Thanks James. It appears to be the case that APRS for dos and
windows is written in Quick Basic. This is not the end of the world. I was
told by a computer science professor that I, who went to school before the
advent of computers, should use Quick Basic to write the programs I needed
in EE.
I bought Quick Basic and used it on my old 88286 computer and it
was good. It taught me to write good code. Another co-worker showed me how
to write the source away from the Quick Basic editor and then put it back
to test.
All this said there is a ham writing a completely new APRS server
for Linux without any help from anyone. It will run in X windows and have
buttons and all the nice GUI stuff. I hope he gets some help so he gets it
done. It's a big job!
On Tue, 30 Mar 1999, James Chance wrote:
} First post to the collective, please be gentle :-)
}
} "Karl F. Larsen" wrote:
}
} > On Tue, 30 Mar 1999, Steve Dimse K4HG wrote:
} >
} > } On 3/30/99 11:01 AM Karl F. Larsen ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
} > }
} > } >On Mon, 29 Mar 1999, Steve Dimse K4HG wrote:
} > } >
} >
} > Big snip
} >
} > } >because it runs in Linux; can't use my FBB bbs because it runs in Linux.
} > } >
} > } > See the problem Steve?
} > } >
} > } So, write a version that runs under Linux!
} > }
} > Well if I had the dos source code it might be possible for me to
} > do that. To just take function and write a server from that is miles ahead
} > of my capability. And if I had that capability it might just be too much
} > work for the results.
} >
} > That is the problem Steve. With the source code it might be quite
} > simple to port it to Linux. So simple even I could do it. But since the
} > author wants to keep the source secret, his choice for sure, he must write
} > the simple Linux version or it won't happen.
} >
} > This is THE reason why you sense hostility from the Linux people.
} > They know it is quick and simple to move a dos c source to Linux. But
} > no-one has done it, and your saying it will not happen. Well expect to
} > receive more hostility from us. It is earned.
} >
}
} As a resident of Crofton, MD, near Bob's home base of Annapolis, and as a
} member of the local club Bob belongs to (AARC), I've had a number of QSO's with
} Bob on the club repeater.... One of the things I gleaned from those
} conversations is that APRS was originally written in QuickBasic. Several of
} these discussions involved how to force the version of QB he was using to
} accept non-standard serial port setups (actually, it was the use of
} non-standard IRQs he was actively asking for help with). Another impression I
} got was that QuickBasic was the only language he was "comfortable" with. This
} took place one to two years ago, so he may very well have gotten "comfortable"
} enough with (or found someone he trusts to help him with) a C port by now...
}
} Jim
} N3TKD.
}
}
Best wishes
- Karl F. Larsen, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (505) 524-3303 -
