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| ====== FOSSIL ====== | ====== FOSSIL ====== |
| FOSSIL, in the context of BBSing, refers to an old 8086/8088 compatible serial driver interface called the [F]ido [O]pus [S]eadog [S]erial [I]nterface [L]ayer. | In the context of BBSing, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FOSSIL|FOSSIL]] (**F**ido **O**pus **Sea**dog **S**erial **I**nterface **L**ayer) is a standards protocol for creating an 8086/8088-compatible serial driver interface. It was primarily used to replace poor COM port support in the PC BIOS but used a similar (INT 14h) interface. |
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| It primarily was a used as a replacement for the abysmal COM port support in the PC-BIOS, but used a similar (int 14h) interface. | For Synchronet, a FOSSIL driver is needed to support 16-bit external BBS programs (i.e., door games), both for [[config:sbbsexec.ini|Windows]] and [[howto:dosemu|Unix]]. |
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| * See [[http://ftsc.org/docs/fsc-0008.001]]. | |
| * See [[ftp://vert.synchro.net/main/PROG/X00REF.DOC]]. | |
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| ===== See Also ===== | ===== See Also ===== |
| | * [[http://ftsc.org/docs/fsc-0015.001|FidoNet FTSC: Fundamentals of FOSSIL implementation and use]] |
| | * [[http://vert.synchro.net/files/main/PROG/X00REF.DOC|FidoNet: Functions reference manual for the X00 developer]] |
| | * [[http://www.bbsdocumentary.com/library/PROGRAMS/NETWORK/FOSSIL/|FidoNews: FOSSIL drivers' ancient history]] |
| * [[:ref:|Reference Library]] | * [[:ref:|Reference Library]] |
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| {{tag>fossil}} | {{tag>reference, fossil}} |
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