====== FOSSIL ======
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.

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]].

===== 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]]

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