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  • Android QWK readers.

    From Alan Ianson@1:153/757.2 to Matt Munson on Sat Oct 17 18:46:58 2020
    It would be cool if there was a SyncTerm/Multimail suite for android tablets.

    The android runs a linux based OS so that is possible since both of the above are available as source. I'm not sure what the difference is between a linux distrubution and the andriod OS. If it's not to much of a leap then that is quite possible.

    I've never tried to build anything for an android so I don't know how much of a leap that is.

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  • From Charles Pierson@2:221/6.21 to Alan Ianson on Mon Oct 19 19:16:34 2020
    Hello, Alan Ianson.
    On 10/19/20 3:12 PM you wrote:

    I've never tried to build anything for an android so I don't
    know how much of a leap that is.
    Android apps are written in Java which means Syncterm and
    Multimail would have to be rewritten in Java.
    I didn't realize android apps were written in java. That is a leap
    that will likely not be made.

    There are a few BBS related programs that were written in Java. Those could be reworked I believe.

    Not QWK readers, that I've seen so far. But the potential is there.

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  • From Charles Pierson@1:229/426.67 to Matt Munson on Wed Oct 21 06:29:00 2020
    Hello, Matt Munson.
    On 10/20/20 5:33 PM you wrote:

    There are a few BBS related programs that were written in Java.
    Those could be reworked I believe. Not QWK readers, that I've
    seen so far. But the potential is there.
    That is why I was thinking about going with a macbook air so i can
    run bbs user stuff.

    If it works for you, go for it. Macs aren't something I know much about, but it seems like it would work well enough.

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  • From Rob Swindell@1:103/705 to Matt Munson on Sat Oct 24 19:30:28 2020
    Re: Re: Android QWK readers.
    By: Matt Munson to Sean Dennis on Fri Oct 23 2020 11:10 pm

    BY: Sean Dennis(1:18/200)


    I knew Chuck Forsberg way back when (I lived about 20 miles north of him).
    He told me on several occasions that Zmodem was not designed to be used over
    telnet and to use YModem/YModem-G instead.
    Has SEXYZ filled the void?

    SEXYZ is a protocol driver, not a new protocol. SEXYZ just implements the standard X/Y/ZMODEM protocols, no different than DSZ, FDSZ, GSZ, sb/rb, etc. ZMODEM may not have been designed for use over Telnet, but it works just fine over Telnet (or Raw TCP, or SSH, or RLogin). Many of ZMODEM's features (error detection, windowing) are redundant with TCP, but it has some other convenient features (auto-start, resume) that YMODEM does not have, so its still preferred.
    --
    digital man

    Sling Blade quote #21:
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  • From Charles Pierson@1:153/757.26 to Robert Wolfe on Tue Dec 1 02:13:14 2020
    On 30 Nov 2020, Robert Wolfe said the following...

    Alan Ianson wrote to Matt Munson <=-

    The android runs a linux based OS so that is possible since both of t above are available as source. I'm not sure what the difference is between a linux distrubution and the andriod OS. If it's not to much a leap then that is quite possible.

    I've never tried to build anything for an android so I don't know how much of a

    I believe Android apps are written in Java. If so that so, then MultiMail and SyncTerm would need to be ported to Java as well.



    Mostly they are written in JAVA, but other languages are also possible.

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  • From Rob Swindell@1:103/705 to Robert Wolfe on Mon Nov 30 19:09:04 2020
    Re: Re: Android QWK readers.
    By: Robert Wolfe to Alan Ianson on Mon Nov 30 2020 06:03 pm

    Alan Ianson wrote to Matt Munson <=-

    The android runs a linux based OS so that is possible since both of the above are available as source. I'm not sure what the difference is between a linux distrubution and the andriod OS. If it's not to much of a leap then that is quite possible.

    I've never tried to build anything for an android so I don't know how much of a

    I believe Android apps are written in Java. If so that so, then
    MultiMail and SyncTerm would need to be ported to Java as well.

    https://www.quora.com/Can-I-develop-Android-apps-using-C++
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    digital man

    Synchronet/BBS Terminology Definition #17:
    CVS = Concurrent Versioning System
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  • From Rob Swindell@1:103/705 to Nick Andre on Mon Nov 30 20:06:18 2020
    Re: Re: Android QWK readers.
    By: Nick Andre to Rob Swindell on Mon Nov 30 2020 10:50 pm

    On 30 Nov 20 19:09:04, Rob Swindell said the following to Robert Wolfe:

    I believe Android apps are written in Java. If so that so, then MultiMail and SyncTerm would need to be ported to Java as well.

    https://www.quora.com/Can-I-develop-Android-apps-using-C++

    Oh c'mon now... give us a Java version of Synchronet 10 More Cowbell Edition.

    Only if you promise to hold your breath until it arrives! :-)
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    digital man

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    You can be the captain and I will draw the chart... Closer to the Heart
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  • From Charles Pierson@1:153/757.26 to Robert Wolfe on Sun Dec 13 04:35:32 2020
    On 30 Nov 2020, Robert Wolfe said the following...

    Charles Pierson wrote to Sean Dennis <=-

    I was reading something about Android Studio you can write in C++ and other languages with additional NDKs. Might be the same type of thing

    Yeah, I still think you need a Windows computer to run this on.

    ... Computer Hacker wanted. Must have own axe.
    ___ MultiMail/Linux v0.52


    Yes, Android Studio would require a windows computer, but the program after written would work on an Android device.

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  • From Charles Pierson@1:153/757.26 to Nick Andre on Sun Dec 13 04:39:48 2020
    On 30 Nov 2020, Nick Andre said the following...

    On 30 Nov 20 19:09:04, Rob Swindell said the following to Robert Wolfe:

    I believe Android apps are written in Java. If so that so, then MultiMail and SyncTerm would need to be ported to Java as well.

    https://www.quora.com/Can-I-develop-Android-apps-using-C++

    Oh c'mon now... give us a Java version of Synchronet 10 More Cowbell Edition.

    Nick

    If you had a version which is comoatibble with an ARM system (ie Raspberry
    Pi) you can run it on an Android device. Which I am doing here.

    Technically, I'm running this in a Termux session on my Android, but stilk..

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  • From Warp 4@1:261/20 to Sean Dennis on Sun Jan 10 15:17:32 2021
    On 23 Oct 2020, Sean Dennis said the following...

    That is why I was thinking about going with a macbook air
    so i can run bbs user stuff.

    One of my regular users uses a Macbook Air with MultiMail.

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