From: joe.cronin@nospam.ccsnet.com
Yea I still run a WG BBS. I also have a lot of old Linux ver on cd. I could
get your the image files if you want.
Joe
"brad" wrote in message
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> "Joseph Cronin" wrote in message
> news:c813d$4212a917$45a45295$3511@allthenewsgroups.com...
> > I rember you... did you connect to my DMA server?
> >
> > Joe
> >
> >
>
> yeah..probably..i forget the name was it paradox? i connected to a couple
at
> that time they were offered...
> do you still have a wg system up....?
>
> yeah...main problem here is no help..i have a bunch of stuff that would
> really liven up someones www site in
> this area of the woods (southern minnesota, mankato)..but alas...everyone
> just wants dull www page front ends
> on there web server platforms and leased lines out here..
>
> i've said this before ...but have no time i prob need to start some kinda
> retro computer club (apple //, c64..that era)
> or/combo bbs related group to get this beast revived..but have no
time...for
> the junk i have around here computer wise...
>
>
> by the way...anyone out there know anything about real ancient linux
> stuff....i need linux ver 1.2 i think it was compiled
> and ready to run....i want to experiment with my worldgroup for linux
(sorry
> guys can't hand it out gcom and the rest know i
> have it and it has my reg number on it..so unless you can get perm from
them
> in writing i can't release it...i've had 2 developers
> try and never heard a thing....so i don't think it is happening..even
though
> officially wg for linux is abandonware..or so it was stated
> back in the day when they dumped it......go figure...
>
>
> anyway anyone know about this kinda stuff...let me know...i don't program
> and making kernals confuses me..but the
> wg for linux stuff is soo.....old it won't work with any thing but a
kernal
> built with the 1.2 version...or i suppose if someone
> had such on a bare hd that might get me to try it...with it installed..ie
> idiot proof i know nothing of linux and my linux guru
> friend had no luck with any package above 1.2 even old 3.0 stuff....if i
> remeber right they changed the name of the copy or install
> comand ..the executable program file just thought we were daft..when we
did
> the standard linux execute command...or so we think
>
>
> hard to play with stuff and see if it works if you can't get an o/s for it
>
> also...of course....i can't copy (nor read) the linux floppy disks that
came
> with it for sun, linux, bsd etc...this is for the 1.01
> upgrade from wg 1.00 linux....to 1.01 .....now that i prob could pass
> out...but alas unless someone knows of a copy pkg that can copy
> this disk on a ms dos machine to another floppy i can't do that
> either....(of course i suppose it could be possible they are
> blank..but they seem to be the standard....ok....you have wg installed now
> put in floppy for 1.01 patch type of thing when
> you install the system...assuming i could install the
system...arrgh....and
> viola your version is 1.01 kinda thing...knowing wg
> other errors then pop up..and off you continue on the contived install
> process.....
>
> anyway having all this worldgroup stuff ...is like having a 1939
> porche....really neat ...but no garage to put it in....sigh
>
> brad
> former sysop lost-gonzo.com
> mrbrad AT ll.net
>
> (of course anyone here is welcome to move to mankato, minnesota where i
> think the temp now is around 18 degree F.....)
>
>
>
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