PCB_WARP.TXT
                            Charles Shapiro
                       ABSOLUT(e)LY TEMPORARY BBS
                             (702) 254-8601
                        INTERNET: sysop@at.com


Alot of the information may look familair.  I just edited the
PCB_OS2.TXT file for WARP! <G>....

I am writting this to try and help other PCBoard sysops that might be
attemtping to run a multi-node PCBoard under WARP.

It is ASSummed that the reader of this .txt file has working knowledge
of OS/2 or OS/2 WARP V.3.0

I currently run my BBS, ABSOLUT(e)LY TEMPORARY on a 486DX-50 with 16MB
of Ram memory.  3 Drives, 1 Maxtor IDE drive, a 345MB (7345A) and TWO
Western Digital IDE drives, 1 540MB & 1 730MB. All Drives are
formatted using the High Performance File System (HPFS).

My boot drive <C> is 128MB HPFS partition. There is NO DOS on the
system.  There has been alot of discussion on what size a HPFS
partition needs to be to take FULL ADVANTAGE of the HP File System.
I was told 128MB to take FULL ADVANTAGE so I decided to give it a
try as I was not happy with the performance on the 50MB partition
that had OS/2 2.1 on it...

ABSOLUT(e)LY TEMPORARY has 3 nodes. 2 live nodes, and 1 local for the
sysop, with U.S.Robotics Dual Standard modems on each live node.

This .txt file plus a few files you'll find included will show what I have
found to work for me.  For example, changes made to the OS/2 CONFIG.SYS
file.  I have found that FEW CHANGES are necessary to the DOS SESSION
SETTINGS for PCBoard and WARP other than those PCBoard recommended for
OS/2 2.1.

Also remember it is important that the BBS sessions are FULL SCREEN
(and NOT WINDOWS), SESSIONS.

I would also recommend the following book:

OS/2 2.1 UNLEASED  (version 1) or Version 2 (called UNLEASHED OS2 2.11)
(both of these were written for OS/2 2.x, UNLEASHED for WARP is due
out right after the 1st of the year.

I have made all the changes described in the OS2.BLT included in this .ZIP
file..

One thing you might need to do depending on your video card is to
set ALL VIDEO settings to their DEFAULT SETTINGS.  The only
EXCEPTION is the  VIDEO_8514A_XGA_IOTRAP to OFF..

Rather than explain what was changed in my OS/2 config.sys, I will just
include mine in this .ZIP file.  (with comments).

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I do want to put one line of my config.sys file here so that it's in
more than one place as I feel it very important to the speed on a
HPFS partition:   My system was running pretty slow, especially when
a 2400 BPS caller was on one node.  The below CACHE line seems to
have fix that problem...


RUN=C:\OS2\CACHE.EXE /MAXAGE:7500 /DISKIDLE:60000 /BUFFERIDLE:60000

This is a HPFS ONLY Cache.  See OS2CFG9.DAT for details or The Master
Help file in OS/2 WARP. (Type HELP CACHE from a OS/2 Command Line.
The above figures have not been fine tuned yet. If you find some numbers
that work better PLEASE let me know!

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Files included in this PCB_WARP.ZIP

PCB_WARP.TXT   -    This file
CONFIG.SYS    -    My CONFIG.SYS with only lines that were changed from
                   the defualt
OS2CFG9.DAT  -    A file that explains EVERY line in the CONFIG.SYS
                   file.  Check for a newer version.. OS2CNF?.ZIP on a
                   BBS near you..
OS2.BLT       -    Recommended DOS SESSION SETTINGS direct from
                   Salt Air. (CDC).
FILE_ID.DIZ   -    Description of this file to use when uploading to a
                   BBS that uses the FILE_ID.DIZ for uploads.

Here are some other files you might want to have also:

OS2SP200.ZIP   Used to make you DOS SESSION DESQview aware which will
               speed them up.  (Something to do with time slices).
OS2CFGx.ZIP    Explains EVERY line in the OS/2 config.sys file.
               OS2CFG9.ZIP is the latest as of this writting.
               Written by Rick Meigs.
CFGBETA.ZIP    Written by the author of the above OS2CFGx.ZIP file,
               this program will load your config.sys and the
               current version of OS2CFGx.  It then will allow you
               to edit your config.sys file according to what you
               read in the OS2CFGx file.  NICE PROGRAM!
FAQxxx.ZIP     Frequently Asked Questions
JMOS2-xx.ZIP   Joe's OS/2 tips.  Good tips on running OS/2..

Look for these files on ANY good BBS. <g>.


Please fell free to E-mail me at the above BBS or on the Internet.
I will do my best to answer any questions...