W8SDZ@Simtel20.ARPA (04/02/84)
From: Keith Petersen <W8SDZ@Simtel20.ARPA> Irv called Bob Clyne who co-sysops my RCPM saying that we should replace MDM730.COM with the "new MDM730.COM" and he has sent it to Sysop RCPM and all around the country, as you've said, Bob. Our attitude is this: we do NOT want to carry two programs with the SAME NAME and will reject this "update". We will continue to carry the original MDM730 files, including the source code, until an update is made to the filename. We will carry patch fix .ASM files and if you consider yours to be "ready for release" will put it out immediately. Irv has done this before, which is why I took away his "ERA" priveleges on my RCPM. He was updating files without telling anyone and without changing the filenames. It was chaos. He's so worried about "what people will think"... What about us RCPM Sysops who have to try to explain WHY two people who downloaded the same program on different dates don't have the same version? I'm going to recommend to the sysops on the clearinghouse that they reject Irv's "improved MDM730". --Keith
W8SDZ@Simtel20.ARPA (04/02/84)
From: Keith Petersen <W8SDZ@Simtel20.ARPA> Date: Monday, 26 March 1984 22:31-MST From: Robert L. Plouffe <PLOUFF at MIT-MC> To: W8SDZ cc: INFO-MODEM7 Re: Arghh MDM730 Oh dear, I had sent that expeimental patch file for opening up the max-wait times and fixing the HSNAK and WAITNLP loops back again so that BYE without 'Q' switch works again. He is all bent out of shape, has made the changes to the source code and the .COM file - and has updated all of the bulletin boards including SYSOP and CIS and w/date 02/27/84 in source file and still MDM730. Ok, so it works fine and I am pleased it is included in MDM730 dated 03/27/84 but I only meant that as a patch file and not to require updating of the program. He has also made a change in the SENDNOW routine which changes some of the addresses of bytes that I changed in PAT730.ASM - SO, don't use PAT730.ASM on this version, infact - THROW IT AWAY since all of the changes I made are in this new copy of MDM730. Keith, I notice that you have just put the source code for MDM730 on SIMTEL20 but need to get the revised version of source from CIS and also the revised .COM file. "He" in the above paragraphs is Irv Hoff..
W8SDZ@Simtel20.ARPA (04/02/84)
From: Keith Petersen <W8SDZ@Simtel20.ARPA> Date: Monday, 26 March 1984 23:10-MST From: Robert L. Plouffe <PLOUFF at MIT-MC> To: W8SDZ Re: Arghh MDM730 Ok, PAT730.ASM is ready but it will work only on the 03/22/84 version, not the 03/27/84 version because Irv changed the SENDNOW routine which added some bytes so some of the addresses have changed slightly.