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+FOSSIL Library 1.05b by Ken Wetz
+Modifications by Jeff Armstrong <jeff@rainbow-100.com>
+
+This library, originally authored by Ken Wetz, provides a simple C 
+interface to a FOSSIL (Fido-Opus-Seadog Standard Interface Layer) 
+driver, normally used for serial communications on MS-DOS and OS/2.  The 
+original source code was marked as "Freeware," and we'll assume, without 
+any additional information or restrictions explicitly set, that the code 
+is public domain at this time.
+
+This modification of the library includes minor changes to allow 
+compiling with Microsoft C 5 or higher and Turbo C.  It also provides an 
+additional function, F_NBPeek(), for performing a peek on the input 
+stream in a non-blocking manner.  Finally, this version allows the 
+application to set a flag to ignore carrier detection, useful if you're 
+speaking with a peer that does not provide such signals.
+
+The included Makefile works delightfully well with Turbo C's make 
+utility.  It also suprisingly will work with Microsoft's lobotomized 
+make utility shipped with MSC 5.1.
+
+Please feel free to copy and share this library.
+
+Jeff Armstrong
+October 5, 2015
+