[nos-bbs] Update - JNOS development (or lack thereof) and PK232...

[Angela M1SCH/PE1BIV]

Hi All,

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark Phillips" <g7ltt at g7ltt.com>

> Thanks very much for your efforts on the PK232 front. There are so many
> of these things floating around that they would make a fine addition to
> the HF linking efforts of JNOS users.
>
> A recent look on ebay showed that a PK232 with V7 firmware goes for
> about US$100 however they sell for less than US$50 at hamfests (I bought
> 2 just this past weekend).
I actually bought a PK232 last year at an auction by offering 5 euro for
nostalgia (it was initially set in for 50 euro).
I had not yet thought of really using it.

> For those of you with PK232 aspirations the one you want to get has
> multi-coloured LED's on the front. The one with the all red LED's can be
> used but the hardware is a few revisions older and you MAY need to spend
> money on it. Frankly it's not worth it.
The unit I bought is the version with only red LEDs, but as far as I could
see it was fitted with the original MBX upgrade.
I never used a PK232 before, but as I recall the upgraded version was
further identical, firmware and capabilities, with the units newly sold as
PK232MBX, except for the \coloured LEDs.
So, I guess it's also worth while to check for the upgraded version.

FYI. I use JNOS on a system with the HZP OptoSCC cards (2) and external
modems.
The system is currently a P166, but I want to swap the board for an AMD
K5-300. The JNOS version is still 1.11f.
A 2nd JNOS system is used as web server (Internet and Packet Radio) and
incoming mail server (Internet). I still want to set up NNTP on a 3th system
for the Packet Bulletins.


Rgs, 73, Angela