Tentang Sound Card


Pengertian..


Apabila kita ditanya salah satu komponen multimedia yang berperan penting dalam computer, pasti salah satu jawaban yang ada dibenak kita adalah sound card atau kartu suara.
Disebut demikan karena perangkat yang berbentuk sebuah lempengan PCB ini mampu mengolah dan menghasilkan suara. Dan saat ini terdapat Beberapa Vendor Sound Card yang memasarkan barangnya di Indonesia antara lain adalah Turtle Beach Systems, Creative Labs, Advanced Gravis, Yamaha, dan ESS Technology.
Dan pengertian Sound Card sendiri ialah Suatu komponen yang terdapat dalam PC yang bertugas untuk menunjang fungsi suara dalam PC multimedia. Sound card merupakan periferal yang terhubung ke slot ISA atau PCI pada motherboard, yang memungkinkan komputer untuk memasukkan input, memproses dan menghantarkan data berupa suara. Pada awalnya, Sound Card hanyalah sebagai pelengkap dari komputer. Namun sekarang, Sound Card adalah perangkat wajib di setiap computer.


Fungsi..


Sound Card memiliki empat fungsi utama, yaitu sebagai synthesizer, sebagai MIDI interface, pengonversi data analog ke digital (misalnya merekam suara dari mikrofon) dan pengkonversi data digital ke bentuk analog (misalnya saat memproduksi suara dari spiker). Dan biasanya terdapat pada komputer-komputer yang bercirikan Multimedia, misalnya : komposisi musik, mengedit video atau audio, persentasi, dan game.
Berikut rincian fungsi utama dari kartu suara yaitu:
1. Synthesizer/Sintesis (generasi suara dari sinyal digital) Melalui teknologi frequency modulation (FM) atau Sintesa lewat FM adalah cara yang paling efektif untuk menghasilkan suara yang jernih. Suara disimulasikan dengan menggunakan bilangan algoritma untuk menghasilkan sine wave, alias gelombang yang lentur sehingga menghasilkan suara yang mirip suara sumber aslinya. Misalnya, suara denting gitar akan disimulasikan dan hasilnya akan mendekati suara aslinya
2. MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface: standar protokol yang memungkinkan perangkat elektronik berkomunikasi, kontrol dan sinkronisasi satu sama lainnya. Dengan kata lain, MIDI memungkinkan pertukaran data sistem)
3. Analog-ke-digital converter (misalnya mengubah masukan sinyal analog suara dari mikrofon ke mode digital)
4. Digital-ke-analog converter (misalnya reconverts digital ke sinyal output sinyal analog)

Cara Kerja…



Ketika anda mendengarkan suara dari sound card,data digital suara yang berupa waveform .wav atau mp3 dikirim ke sound card. Data digital ini di proses oleh DSP (Digital Signal processing : Pengolah signal digital) bekerja dengan DAC (Digital Analog Converter :Konversi digital ke Analog ). Mengubah sinyal digital menjadi sinyal analog, yang kemudian sinyal analog diperkuat dan dikeluarkan melalui speaker
Ketika anda merekam suara lewat microphone. suara anda yang berupa analog diolah oleh DSP, dalam mode ADC ( Analog Digital Converter : Konversi analog ke digital). Mengubah sinyal analog menjadi sinyal digital yang berkelanjutan. Sinyal digital ini simpan dalam format waveform table atau biasa ditulis Wav(wave) dalam disk atau dikompresi menjadi bentuk lain seperti mp3.
Pemasangan…



Dilihat dari cara pemasangannya, sound card sendiri dibagi 3 antara lain :


1. Sound Card Onboard, yaitu sound card yang menempel langsung pada motherboard computer
2. Sound Card Offboard, yaitu sound card yang pemasangannya di slot ISA/PCI pada motherboard. Rata-rata, sekarang sudah menggunakan PCI
3. Soundcard External, adalah sound card yang penggunaannya disambungkan ke komputer melalui port eksternal, seperti USB atau FireWire


Contoh Sound Card Yang Baik



Maaf sebelumnya ini bukanlah mempromosikan suatu barang tertentu, ini hanya sebagai contoh Sound card yang baik. Salah satu contoh sound card yang terbilang sangat sukses di pasaran indonesia adalah Sound Blaster, dari Creative Labs.
Untuk memainkan musik MIDI, pada awalnya menggunakan teknologi FM Synthesis, namun sekarang sudah menggunakan Wavetable SynthesisSedangkan untuk urusan digital audio, yang dulunya hanyalah 2 kanal (stereo), sekarang sudah menggunakan 4 atau lebih kanal suara (Surround). Kualitas nya pun sudah meningkat dari 8 bit, 16 bit, 24 bit, 32 bit, bahkan sampai sekarang sudah 64 bit. Sound Blaster-nya Creative Labs menjadi standar bagi banyak sound card yang ada di pasaran. Tidak mengherankan karena kualitas sound card Creative telah diakui sebagai yang terbaik.Sound Blaster sendiri adalah sebuah sound card yang selama beberapa tahun ini menjadi standar de facto untuk setiap komputer IBM PC Compatible sebelum PC Audio menjadi maju. Sound Blaster diproduksi oleh Creative Labs yang berada di Singapura.Salah satu contoh terobosan terbaru Sound card di dunia audio digital buatan Creative saat ini antara lain adalah EAX Advanced HD, Creative SoundBlaster Audigy 2 ZS Notebook PCMCIA, Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Elite Pro.
Sound Card Blaster Live

Kesimpulan..


Sound card adalah peralatan konmputer yang berfungsi untuk mengubah sinyal digital menjadi sinyal suara. Sound card memungkinkan data-data suara seperti lagu yang tersimpan di komputer dapat didengar melalui perangkat keluaran (speaker atau headset).
Secara fisik , sound card merupakan kartu elektronik yang dipasangkan pada slot yang terdapat pada motherboard, dan pada sisi belakang sound card terdapat plug untuk memasangkan kabel yang menghubungkannya ke perangkat input (microphone) dan output suara (speaker atau headset).
Kita harus menginstall software drivernya terlebih dahulu agar Sound card dapat dikenal oleh komputer. File-file driver tersebut akan memberi tahu sistem operasi, sehingga sound card dapt bekerja dengan baik. Seperti halnya VGA card, Selain dalam bentuk kartu elektronik yang dipasangkan pada slot motherboard, ada juga beberapa motherboard yang telah dilengkapi dengan Sound Card (Built-in). Namun, resikonya adalah jika salah satu komponen itu rusak (Sound Card atau Motherboard) maka kita harus mengganti keduan















TEST REPORT

ATC-6300 BIOS



Version V1.0 02 WB
Testing Period 18th June — 26th June 1998
Testing Engineer Peter Chen Signature:
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

SUMMARY 2
PART A BIOS FUNCTION TEST 3
1. Key Components of Test Environment 3
2. Main Menu of Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility 3
3. Feature Test 3
【Table 1 IRQ Function Test in ISA Slot】 4
【Table 2 IRQ Function Test in PCI Slot】 4
PART B COMPATIBILITY TEST 5
【Table 3 Compatibility Test for Interconnecting Hardware Components】 6
PART C PERFORMANCE TEST 6
【Table 4 Winstone98 Test In Windows NT 4.0 Workstation】 6
【Table 5 Winbench98 Test In Windows NT 4.0 Workstation】 7
























SUMMARY

Test Objective
This report is to record the BIOS test result of ATC-6300. The test items include BIOS function test, compatibility test, performance test and any possible problem that might occur during test.

Overall Result


Test Item Test Procedure Test Result
BIOS Function Test Test each BIOS function both in default and manual setting mode Pass
Compatibility Test Compatibility test for interconnecting hardware components
(F.D.D./H.D.D./CD-ROM/ZIP/LS-120) Pass
Performance Test WinNT 4.0 workstation SP3 Run Winstone98 and Winbench98 Refer to PART C
Additional Test See the description below Pass

Additional Test
1.The new BIOS version solves the error message of the Celeron CPU in the “ processor ” in the LDCM.
( Please refer to the item “ Processor ” in the “ Feature test ” in the PART A )
2.The new BIOS version solves the abnormal function when it enables in the “ Init Display First ” in the
BIOS. ( Please refer to the item “ Init AGP Display First ” in the PART A )
3.The new BIOS version solves the problem that did not detect the ” Ultra HDD ” in using PCCHECK
software. ( Please refer to the item “ Ultra HDD ” in the PART A )












PART A BIOS FUNCTION TEST

1. Key Components of Test Environment

CPU Intel Celeron 300MHz VGA Card S3 VIRGE / DX
BIOS V1.0 02 WB Sound Card ESS1868F
RAM Hitachi HM5264165TTB60 64MB*2 K/B Microsoft natural keyboard
H.D.D. Quantum SE2100AT 2.1GB Mouse ARTEC H7010 mouse
F.D.D. NEC 1.44MB Monitor PHILIPS 17”
CD-ROM Aopen CD-936E/AKU 36X Power Supply CASTR LC-250ATX

2. Main Menu of Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility

ITEM Result ITEM Result
Standard CMOS Pass Integrated Peripherals Pass
BIOS Features Pass Supervisor Password Pass
Chipset Features Pass User Password Pass
Power Management Pass IDE HDD Auto Detection Pass
PnP/PCI Configuration Pass Save & Exit Setup Pass
Load BIOS Defaults Pass Exit Without Save Pass
Load Setup Defaults Pass

3. Feature Test

Test Environment
Test Equipment Test Procedure
M/B Signon Message Intel Celeron 300MHz Power on Pass
Update BIOS Awdflash.exe Awdflash.exe Pass
Load BIOS Default BIOS Pass
PIIX4E Intel 82371 EB PCI to ISA Bridge
Intel 82371 EB Power Management Controller
Intel 83439 TX Pentium Processor to PCI Bridge Ewin95 OSR2
WinP2X4.EXE Pass
Clear CMOS Shorter BIOS Pass
Power on Pins Pass
Power by Alarm Pass
Power by LAN Pass
Power by Pins Pass
Ewin95 OSR2.1 Pass
CPU Jumper Setting Shorter / DIP Switch BIOS Pass
FDD Bootable 1.44MB (3.5”) DOS 7.0 / Format Pass
IDE HDD Bootable IDE HDD Quantum Bigfoot 2550AT 2.5GB DOS 7.0 / Format Pass
Reset pins DOS 7.0 Pass
Ctrl+Alt+Del keys DOS 7.0 Pass
Ewin95 Osr2.1 Pass
ISA Slot Debug Card DOS 7.0 Pass
PCI Slot ATC-2345B S3 VIRGE/DX ( VGA Card ) DOS 7.0 Pass
AGP Slot ATC-2740 Intel 740 ( AGP Card ) DOS 7.0 Pass

ISA 1 Debug Card
Pass
ISA 2 ESS 1868F ( Sound Card ) Pass
ISA 3 UMC 9003 ( LAN Card ) Pass
PCI 1 S3 VIRGE / DX ( VGA Card ) Pass
PCI 2 DEC 21040-AA ( LAN Card ) Pass
PCI 3 Yamaha 724 ( Sound Card ) Pass
AGP ATC-2740 Intel 740 ( AGP Card ) Pass
L2 Cache WinBench98 Pass
DRAM Slot Occupied Test DIMM : D4564841G5-A10-9JF 64MB*2 BIOS Pass
PC Speaker Speaker Amidiag.exeV5.20f Pass
COM Port Loopback Connector, Mouse Amidiag.exeV5.20f Pass
Print Port Loopback Connector, Mouse Amidiag.exeV5.20f Pass
PS/2 PS/2 Mouse Ewin95 Osr2.1 Pass
USB USB Keyboard DOS 7.0 Pass
IRDA IR & PC Fx.exe Pass
SMI Pins Shorter BIOS Pass
Ewin95 R2.1 Pass
SMI Pins shorter DOS 7.0 Pass
Keyboard DOS 7.0 Pass
PS/2 Mouse Ewin95 R2.1 Pass
Wake on LAN ATC-2113T ATC-2113T Driver Pass
Wake on Modem Modem HCT 7.2 Pass
IDE LED LED DOS 7.0 Format Pass
Power LED LED Pass
Processor Intel ® Celeron ™ LDCM Pass
Init AGP Display First ATC-2740 Intel740 (AGP Card) BIOS Pass
Ultra HDD Quantum SE2100AT 2.1GB PCCHECK Pass
BIOS Pass
Ewin95 Osr2.1 Pass

ESS 1868F (Sound Card )
UMC 9003F (LAN Card)
ISA IRQ UMC-9003F, 3-COM-3C509B (LAN Card) Ewin95 Osr2.1 Table 1
PCI IRQ AHA 2940UW (SCSI Card),
S3 VIRGE / DX (VGA Card)
D-Link DFE-500FX (LAN Card) Ewin95 Osr2.1 Table 2


【Table 1 IRQ Function Test in ISA Slot】

IRQ ISA Slot ISA Card Remark Test Result
3 1~3 UMC-9003F Pass
4 1~3 UMC-9003F Pass
5 1~3 UMC-9003F Pass
7 1~3 3-COM-3C509B Pass
9 1~3 3-COM-3C509B Pass
10 1~3 UMC-9003F Pass
11 1~3 UMC-9003F Pass
12 1~3 UMC-9003F Pass
14 1~3 D-Link DE-220CT Pass
15 1~3 3-COM-3C509B Pass

【Table 2 IRQ Function Test in PCI Slot】

IRQ PCI Slot PCI Card Remark Test Result
3 1~3

Pass
4 1~3 Pass
5 1~3 Pass
7 1~3 Pass
9 1~3 Pass
10 1~3 Pass
11 1~3 Pass
12 1~3 Pass
14 1~3 Pass
15 1~3 Pass






PART B COMPATIBILITY TEST


Devices Information
North Bridge Manufacturer Model SPEC/Driver
Celeron 300MHz
Pentium II 400MHz
NEC D4564841G5-A10-9JF 64MB
Hitachi HM5264165TTB60 64MB
AGP A-trend ATC-2740 Intel740 4M SG RAM
South Bridge Manufacturer Model SPEC/Driver
VGA Card ATC-2345B S3 VIRGE / DX 4.03.00.2103
ATC-2113T Digital 21143-PC V4.22
DEC 21040-AA Win95 Driver Database
D-Link DFE500FX Win95 Driver Database
Sound Card ATC-6655 YAMAHA 724 4.05.1028
SCSI Card Adaptec AHA 2940 Win95 Driver Database
Quantum Bigfoot 2550A 2.5GB
Quantum SE2100AT 2.1GB
CD-ROM Aopen CD-936E/AKU 36X
LS-120 MATSUSHITA LKM-F434-1 120MB
ZIP Iomega Z100ATAPI 100MB
UMC 9003F Win95 Driver Database
3-COM 3C509B Win95 Driver Database
Sound Card ESS 1686F V4.04.00.1021
Super I/O Manufacturer Model SPEC/Driver
Floppy Newtronics D359T6 1.44MB
K/B Microsoft nature keyboard CIGE 03786 102Key
Aska 1300 3 button
ARTEC H7010 2 button
Printer HP Laser Jet 4L Laser Jet
USB DEXIN A2U800A Mouse
Modem GVC SF-1156V/R 56K


Test Environment

CPU Intel Celeron 300MHz VGA Card S3 VIRGE / DX
BIOS V1.0 02 WB Sound Card ESS1868F
RAM Hitachi HM5264165TTB60 64MB*2 K/B Microsoft natural keyboard
H.D.D. Quantum SE2100AT 2.1GB Mouse Aska comport mouse
F.D.D. NEC 1.44MB Monitor PHILIPS 17”
CD-ROM Aopen CD-936E/AKU 36X Power Supply CASTR LC-250ATX









Test Environment
Test Equipment Test Procedure
FDD (Bootable) 5.25” 1.2MB
3.5”1.44MB DOS 7.0 Pass
IDE (Bootable) H.D.D
CD-ROM
LS-120
ZIP Ewin95 R2
Inf.exe
Bus Master Driver Table 3
SCSI AHA-2940UW Ewin95 R2 Pass


【Table 3 Compatibility Test for Interconnecting Hardware Components】

IDE 1 Master IDE 1 Slave IDE 2 Master IDE 2 Slave Test Result
ZIP-100 LS-120 H.D.D. CD-ROM Pass
ZIP-100 CD-ROM LS 120 H.D.D. Pass
ZIP-100 H.D.D. CD-ROM LS-120 Pass
LS 120 ZIP-100 CD-ROM H.D.D. Pass
LS-120 CD-ROM ZIP-100 H.D.D. Pass
H.D.D. ZIP-100 LS-120 CD-ROM Pass
H.D.D. CD-ROM ZIP-100 LS-120 Pass
CD-ROM ZIP-100 H.D.D. LS-120 Pass


PART C PERFORMANCE TEST

Test Environment

CPU Intel Celeron 300MHz AGP Card ATC-2740 Intel 740 (4MSGRAM)
BIOS V1.0 02 WB LAN Card ATC-2113T Digital 21139T-PC
RAM NEC D4564841G5-A10-9JF 64MB*2 K/B Microsoft natural keyboard
H.D.D. Quantum SE2100AT 2.1GB Mouse Aska comport mouse
F.D.D. NEC 1.44MB Monitor PHILIPS 17”
CD-ROM Aopen CD-936E/AKU 36X Power Supply CASTR LC-250ATX

【Table 4 Winstone98 Test In Windows NT 4.0 Workstation】

Windows NT 4.0 Workstation Runs Winstone98
Celeron 300MHz
Business Browser 2.46
Business Publishing 2.26
Business SS/Database 1.89
Business Task / Switching 2.08
Business Winstone98 21.4
Business WP 2.2
High-End Winstone98 23.7



【Table 5 Winbench98 Test In Windows NT 4.0 Workstation】

Windows NT 4.0 Workstation Runs Winbench98
Celeron 300MHz
CD-ROM WinMark 98 1740
CPUmark32 414
FPU WinMark 1380
Business Disk WinMark 98 1420
High-End Disk WinMark 98 3200
Business Browsers Graphics 12.2
Business Graphics WinMark 98 91
Business Publishing Graphics 6.83
Business SS/Database Graphics 8.94
Business Task Switching Graphics 5.68
Business WP Graphics 13
High-End Graphics WinMark 98 98.8



An Easy Set Up For Soundcard Packet
By Karl Berger, W4KRL
Ole Virginia Hams Amateur Radio Club

These are basic instructions to get you onto packet radio with a transceiver, a reasonably powerful PC, and a soundcard interface. If you have a setup that uses your computer’s soundcard for PSK31, RTTY, SSTV, or Hellschreiber then you have all the hardware you need to get on 1200–baud packet.

You will need two pieces of software that can be downloaded free of charge: AGWPE and WinPack. There are other software choices but these two are easy to setup, they work together, and they are free.

The sound card features of AGWPE should work with any 16 or 32-bit Sound Blaster compatible sound card (as most are) running under Windows versions 95, 98, ME, XP and 2000. There are reports that it does not work with Windows NT 4.0.

Note that most packet programs will not work with AGWPE. Only compatible programs that have been specifically written to take advantage of AGWPE's host services will work. WinPack is a full-featured packet program that has good AGWPE support built in.

These instructions assume that you have reasonable proficiency with the Windows operating system and an Internet browser such as Internet Explorer or Netscape. You will need to know how to download files from the Internet and save them to a specific file folder. You will also need an unzipping program such as Winzip that is available free as an evaluation version at www.winzip.com.

Create a folder called AGWPE in your root directory.
Download AGWPE.zip from http://www.elcom.gr/sv2agw/inst.htm. It is under the AGW Packet Engine heading about half way down the page. This zip file contains the AGWPE packet engine developed by George Rossopoulos SV2AGW. Save it in your AGWPE folder
Navigate to your AGWPE folder and unzip AGWPE.zip. Be sure to select the unzip options for “extract all files” and “include original path”. Extract the files to C:\Program Files\Packet. If prompted to create a new folder select “yes”.
Navigate to C:\Program Files\Packet. Right-click on AGW Packet Engine.exe. Select Send To… Choose Desktop (create shortcut).
Close all open windows so that you can see your desktop. Find the Shortcut to AWG Packet Engine icon. It shows a modem between two antenna towers. Double-click the icon. The software license agreement appears. Click on I Agree. Note that a spidery looking icon appears in your system tray. From now on we will refer to this icon as the spider.
Click on the spider. A menu pops up. Select Properties at the top of the menu. The RadioPort Selection dialog appears. Click the New Port button. The AGWTNC message box appears. The message should say “A new TncPort File has been created.” Click OK.
The Properties for Port 1 window will appear. In Select Port choose the comm port that your soundcard interface is connected to. In Port 1 change the string to “145.730Mhz 1200baud”. Under Tnc Type select Soundcard. The SoundCard Modem/TNC Setup dialog appears. Don’t change anything. Click OK.
Back at the RadioPort Selection dialog click OK. A Communications window appears telling you to restart the program. Click OK.
Click on the spider. Select Exit at the bottom of the menu. You have now completed the setup of the AGWPE soundcard driver. If something went wrong there is a simple fix below under the heading “Fixing the AGWPE Setup”. Now you are ready to do the WinPack terminal program setup.
Download WinPack from http://www.ui-view.com/winpack/index.shtml. The latest version is 6.80 and is called wpsfx680.exe. It is about 2.2 MB in size. This is a terminal program written by Roger Barker G4IDE. It will work with most TNCs but we will use it because it is fully compatible with the AGWPE software. Save it to the AGWPE folder you set up in your root directory in step 1.
Navigate to your AGWPE folder. Find wpsfx680.exe (or the name of the latest version) and double-click. The installation program will appear. Click Yes, or OK, or Next as appropriate at every prompt and accept every default until you get to the windows that says “Setup has finished installing the application on your computer.” Click the Finish button.
This step is absolutely essential. You must start up the AGW Packet Engine before running WinPack. Click on the Shortcut to AGW Packet Engine icon on your desktop and wait for AGWPE to start.
After AGWPE has started, click on your Windows Start button. Open the Programs menu item and look for WinPack. Find the link to WinPack V6.8 (or whatever the current version is) and click on it. WinPack will start.
Choose Options from the WinPack main menu. Select Personal/BBS Info. Fill in your personal information. Leave QRA and WAB alone unless you know what they are. Change BBS Callsign to your callsign. Change Log Information Frequency to 145.030. Click OK to exit this dialog.
Open the Options menu again. Choose Comm Setup. Look for the Host mode drop down box in the lower right corner. Select AGW. Notice that most of the dialog options become grayed out. AGWPE takes care of these issues for us. Click OK.
Open the Options menu again. Make sure that Enable Beep is unchecked. This prevents WinPack from accidentally triggering VOX. At this point you are ready to go on the air but there is one optional step that makes things a bit more convenient. The next step will enable AGWPE to automatically start WinPack.
Click on the spider. Select Startup Programs. Click Add. The Startup Programs dialog appears. Change the Files of Type drop down box to All files (*.*). Navigate to C:\WinPack and select Packet.exe. Click Open. Leave the Get Command Line text box blank and click OK. Click OK to close the Startup Programs dialog. Exit WinPack and AGWPE.

CONGRATULATIONS! You are ready to try a packet connection.
Your First Packet Session
May want to add the following:
Node Frequency Baud Rate Use(Pri/Sec)
OVH 145.730 1200 User access
OVH 223.540 1200 User access/Forwarding
OVH 440.925 9600 Forwarding/User access

Set your rig to 145.730 MHz simplex FM. You may hear the modem-like sound of packet traffic. Have your soundcard interface connected as usual. Double-click the desktop icon for the AGW Packet Engine. AGWPE will open and so will WinPack. You should see cmd: in the main WinPack window. Packet traffic may appear in the main window.

Now try to connect to W4OVH. Make sure your cursor is in the transmit pane at the bottom of the window. We will do the following activities:
Connect to W4OVH,
Connect to the N3OH bulletin board system (BBS),
Send packet e-mail to W4KRL,
Disconnect from W4OVH.

Type the following:

c w4ovh

You should hear your rig key up and transmit a short burst. If all is well W4OVH should send a packet back and you will see W4OVH appear in the lower left of the WinPack window. Send me a message then explore the system. The items you need to type are shown in bold. Be patient; it is sometimes not clear when you can enter a command and the system may be slow.

*** CONNECTED With Station W4OVH

It worked to this point – as BBSNVA is not online.

Type
N to see which nodes are online and connected to W4OVH

C 1 FBBS9 or C 2 1VDEN.

c bbsnva
OVH:W4OVH} Connected to BBSNVA:N3OH
[FBB-7.00i-AB1FHMRX$]
N3OH BBS, QTH FM18HQ.
Hello Karl, you are now on channel 1.
There are 1225 active messages, 103094 is last message and
102095 is the last you have listed.

Assigned channels:
Ch. 1 (MANAS) : W4KRL-0 - Tue 24/02/04 02:51
Ch. 15 (MANAS) : NIHRAC-0 - Tue 24/02/04 02:50


*******************************************
SAM CALLSIGN DATABASE UPDATED 12/29/03!
Current callsigns as of 14 Dec 2003
To use SAM, type the command "QTH xxx"
where xxx is any valid callsign.
*******************************************

(1) N3OH BBS (H for help) >

sp w4krl
Routing (from WP) to N3OH.#NOVA.VA.USA.NOAM.
Enter the title for this message to W4KRL :
I'm on Packet!
Enter the text for the message, end with Ctrl-Z or /EX on a blank line) :
Karl, just a note to let you know that I got on packet.
73 {your name and call}
/ex
Mid: 37559_N3OH Size: 70 bytes

(2) N3OH BBS (H for help) >
bye
You have been connected 19mn 39s - Computer-time : 5s
Bye, Karl, and come back.
*** DISCONNECTED From Station W4OVH

After this exercise you may want to reconnect with W4OVH and explore the system. Type c w4ovh. After connecting type ? to get a list of commands. Type MH 1 to see who has been on lately. Type bbsnva to reconnect to the BBS. Send a message to all OVH packet users by typing s ovh.

BBSNVA Command List
h

List of available commands:
A : Abort - Abort listing.
B : Bye - Log off the BBS.
C : Conference - Access to conference.
D : DOS - Access to FBBDOS, or to download a file.
F : FBB - Access to the server mode.
G : Gateway - Access to the other frequences by 'gateway'.
H : Help - Help.
I : Info - Information about the system.
J : Jheard - List of the last few connected stations.
K : Kill - Kill messages.
L : List - List messages.
M : Make - Copy a message to a file.
N : Name - Change your name.
NZ: Zip - State your zip-code.
NH: homeBBS - Type your home-BBS.
O : Option - Select options (paging, language, list/read personal etc).
PS: Servers - Show which servers are available in this BBS.
PG: Program - Run (show) certain DOS-programs.
R : Read - Read messages.
S : Send - Send messages.
T : Talk - Talk to SYSOP.
U : Upload - Upload a file to the BBS.
V : Verbose - Verbose read of messages (like R, but with forwarding
headers).
W : What - Which files are available.
X : Expert - Change between Normal and Expert.
Y : Yapp - Transfer binary files with the Yapp transfer protocol.
Z : Delete - Delete a file.
+ : Append - Only for sysops: Append a file after a message.
> : Send text - To send a text to another station connected to the BBS.
= : Connect - To connect another station connected to the BBS.
! : Info - Short version of the I-command.
$ : Forwardet - Only for sysop: Show what BBSs that will receive, or
already have received a message.
* : Wildcard - Many possibilities, like @,?,#,=,*

For detailed help on each command, type ? [command].
(1) N3OH BBS (H for help) >
? s

S-command lets you send messages.
- Type S[type][space][callsign] to send a message.
Type can be P for Personal or B for Bulletin.
- Type S[type][space][callsign] @ [callsign] to send a message to a
station at another BBS.
- Type SB ALL to send a bulletin to ALL.
- Type SR[space][messages#] to reply to a paticular message. (Send Reply).
- Type SC[space][messages#][space][callsign] to send a copy of a message
to another callsign. (Send Copy). You can write a message before
sending the CTRL-Z, then the copy will be appended to your text. If
you don't want to do this, just send CTRL-Z instead of any text.
Fixing the AGWPE Setup

The AGW Packet Engine does not tolerate improperly made configuration changes. After an incorrect configuration change AGWPE may not start and may generate program errors. Fortunately the fix is simple. Just delete all *.ini files in the folder in which AGWPE is installed. These files have names like port1.ini and agwpe.ini. When you restart the program it will take your through the initial setup process. You will have a chance to correct your mistake or make new ones. Packet Resources

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Rogers Sr., G. E., “A Packet Radio Primer”, http://www.commparts.com/pdfzips/2000PacketHandbook.pdf


Milnes, Ralph, “Soundcard Packet”, http://www.kc2rlm.info/soundcardpacket/


Milnes, Ralph, “Configuring WinPack to Work with AGWPE”, http://www.kc2rlm.info/soundcardpacket/7winpack.htm


“Ole Virginia Hams Packet Nodes”, http://www.w4ovh.net/packet.html


Welp, Dr. Oliver, “Amateur Radio Soundblaster Software” http://www.muenster.de/~welp/sb.htm


Kenney, Larry, “ Introduction to Packet Radio”, http://www.choisser.com/packet/


“FBB Software – Documentation”, http://www.f6fbb.org/fbbdoc/doc.htm