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   Message 696 of 815   
   Ozz Nixon to All   
   v16 PAE Status   
   25 Jun 19 03:47:25   
   
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   (a) Finally have my Dynamic IP Scripts programmed to update the    
   Mikrotik Cloud Core routers, and to update DNS Made Easy (60 second    
   TTL, means I should not be down more than 2 minutes during a DHCP    
   Re-Lease).   
      
   (b) I have not found my spare Windows Intel NUC - (somewhere).   
      
   (c) I have not setup a Mac folder yet for v16 PAE - been working on:   
      
   i. PCBoard Terminal - A cross-platform ANSI and beyond terminal. I got    
   tired of limitations I was experiencing with SyncTerm and fTelnet. So,    
   as they always say to me "Well, if you are so f'ing smart write your    
   own"... I AM. LOL.   
      
      I have been focusing on native GUI, and have developed my own    
   Display Widget for the Lazarus compiler. Simply add a unit, and start    
   referencing it in the code. Only piece of logic "the developer" has to    
   do is set top and left, it automatically calculated out 25 rows by 80    
   columns. And yes, it does support 43 rows and/or 50 rows, and of course    
   132 columns. I wanted to make sure I was still DOS backward    
   compatible... but - that is where the DOS compatability stops. I am    
   working on enabling Caret for the cursor, along with accept mouse    
   interaction (may add a fake mouse cursor inside the Widget). I call the    
   Widget GuiCrt.   
      
      GuiCrt was developed to mimic DOS, but take advantage of the canvas,    
   allowing 24 bit color (Foreground and Background)... I am even    
   tinkering with Kitty Protocol (ANSI extended for graphics beyond    
   RIPScript, including PNG). Imagine having the BBS set a background    
   image, or even manipulating the terminal's SHAPE. Haha (Almost posted a    
   screenshot, then realized SHIT this if FIDO). :-(   
      
      I have also started porting 'Multiplexer Relay Chat' previously    
   known as 'MysticBBS Relay Chat'. And the way PCB16 works, PCBTerm can    
   communicate right to my favorite PCBoard's MRC gateway - adding DESKTOP    
   Chat!   
      
      Still have a ton of testing to do ... but, had a moment to say SURPRISE!   
   -)   
      
   Ozz aka SqZ   
      
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