Date : Sat, 17 Mar 1984 13:29:00-EST
From : Robert L. Plouffe <PLOUFF@mit-mc>
Subject: mdm728/729
The following message has been sent to Irv Hoff via CompuServe:
Irv,
The release of mdm729 accomplished the following:
1. Removed the CR,LF before each error message which will
cause error messages to overwrite each other, thus if there
are multiple hits causing repeats, you won't be able to tell it
unless you sit there watching your screen. If you leave the room
and there were any hits (CRC error, etc) only the last one will
show and you can't tell if there are multiple hits that occurred.
The CR,LF's were there for a reason.---so you can see if multiple
errors occurred. MDM729 causes this feature to be broken.
2. By-passed my note in MDM728.MSG that explained the new useage
of the byte that was formally at the ACKNAK location. - and renamed
it to NORETRY in the source code for MDM728.. That byte has nothing
whatsoever to do with ACKNAK any more.
3. Added my correction of EOT detection. Fine, but I already
had put that in 728.
4. Corrected some minor misstatements. Fine but those could have
been deferred to a time when a new release was either NECESSARY or
DESIRABLE (new features or NEEDED bug fix.).
You have perhaps seen Keith's note about holding at 728 on
his RCPM and the MIT/SIMTEL20 archives will also be held
at 728 until there is a real reason to update. I believe
that the SYSOP Sys operated by Dave Hardy is doing the
same thing.
There is nothing added in 729 worthwhile over 728 and in fact
removes a feature and some information. By the way, I had two
reports this morning:
1. The ring-back function is no longer working when
using a PMMI modem. ( Hayes can't handle it but PMMI can
so that feature should not have been removed.) I don't
know at what version number that it got broken. Perhaps
you do.
2. The change at LOGLP1 is reported by Eric Stork to give
strange results. I will send you his message later.
I thought that you were going to quit..