From: recady@delete.gmail.com
Joe,
Do you have the Linux version of MBBS?
Bob
On Wed, 16 Feb 2005 06:15:55 -0500, "Joseph Cronin"
wrote:
>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
>news:1115r0p5s9crq9a@corp.supernews.com...
>>
>> "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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