YANS (Yes Another Nos Survey)

[efb@suned1.Nswses.Navy.Mil (Everett F Batey II)]

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 - PLEASE, preserve the subject line in replies _YANS_.

 - If you are familiar with more than ONE NOS, please, feel free to
 - clone this and answer it for more than one flavor of NOS.  Partial
 - info helps too, fills in the holes.  Thank you ..

  Seems like there is a version of NOS that Does Everything ..

  Ian Wade, G3NRW, did an exhaustive paper in Sept 1990 of 8 plus
  pages detailing KA9Q/PA0GRI (900721) vs KA9Q/G1EMM (900710).  I
  do not wish to try to meet that fine work level, just a summary.

By all means, if I left out some data points, put them in.

NOS Version name: (       ) date: (        ) {ka9q|g1emm|pa0gri|etc}
 Downloaded from: (                        )
 Compiler used:   (                        ) Hex dump of first few
 Binary name:     ( { net | nos } .exe     ) bytes may give a clue.

 Memory used:  Reg640 (      ) MB    UMB (     ) KB  OTH (       )
     Drivers:  Where: (      ) Amt:    (       ) KB

 Your Host: Brand (     ) D/OS (      ) RAM (   )KB, HD (      )MB
  CPU(   )MH  SIO (     ) Custom Cards/Ifcs for NOS Y/N (        )

 Features:
  AX25                  .. Y/N (   )
  BBS                   .. Y/N (   )
  BDALE-Mailer          .. Y/N (   )
  Other-Mailer          .. Y/N (   ) Name: (              )
  Coexists with other
    network pgm in mem  .. Y/N (   ) Name: (              )
  DOMAIN NAME IP Server .. Y/N (   )
  DOMAIN NAME IP Client .. Y/N (   )
  DOS Commands (Local)  .. Y/N (   )
              (Remote)  .. Y/N (   )
  ETHERNET Cards        .. (       ) Qty
    Which Enet cards    .. Y/N (   )
    Packet Driver Suppt .. Y/N (   )
    NDIS Support        .. Y/N (   )
    How many Enet cards
      at one time       .. (       ) Qty
    Single or Multiple
      IP addrsses       .. (       ) Qty
  IP User Protocols     .. Y/N (   )
    FINGER (ICMP Echo)  .. Y/N (   )
    FTP                 .. Y/N (   )
    nntp                .. Y/N (   )
    PING                .. Y/N (   )
    rcp                 .. Y/N (   )
    rsh / rlogin        .. Y/N (   )
    SMTP                .. Y/N (   )
    Telnet              .. Y/N (   )
    trace (packet view) .. Y/N (   )
    traceroute/hopck    .. Y/N (   )
  NETROM                .. Y/N (   )
  PPP                   .. Y/N (   )
    Max Async baud      .. (       ) Baud
    Max Simul Asy ports .. (       ) Qty
  Remote DOS Shell      .. Y/N (   )
  Routing               .. Y/N (   )
    gated               .. Y/N (   )
    rip                 .. Y/N (   )
    routed              .. Y/N (   )
  SLIP                  .. Y/N (   )
    Max Async baud      .. (       ) Baud
    Max Simul Asy ports .. (       ) Qty
  TIP                   .. Y/N (   )
    TIP Dialing Scripts .. Y/N (   )
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 Related docs: Name: (           ) Found at: (              )
                        ..
  This NOS runs friendly in MS Windows 3.0          Y/N (   )
  This NOS runs friendly in QEMM     Ver (      )   Y/N (   )
  This NOS runs friendly in DesqView Ver (      )   Y/N (   )

To your knowledge, are there any TWO NOSs with the same create date?
Without regard to Who Made any NOS you know about would _NOSyymmdd_
uniquely identify every ham radio NOS ? based on Phil's original
work ?

Are there any other NOSs ( a la ka9q ) that ARE NOT based on ka9q ?
Please, dont include NCSA Telenet and those separately identifyable
products.  Thanks for your help in this .. just a frustrated config
management type person in need of something useful to do.

Has anyone checked with the archie server on sources of NOS ?
Archie is a telnet or email service of cs.mcgill.ca,
archie.rutgers.edu, archie.sura.net .. etc .. or email to
archie@cs.mcgill.ca, if memory serves me right which gets the
enquirer a list of what is downloadable from where.  Dont know if it
points to email (ftpmail) servers.  There are remote clients like
kehoe that allow slow packet remote lookups ( or mail maybe ).

Appreciate your help in this .. /Ev/

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