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   leevandoren@gmail.com to All   
   Re: DMBBS Disk Archive   
   11 Jun 17 14:44:44   
   
   Wow... that is some awesome stuff to see my source code has been resurrected!    
   It appears that most of the code there is from the time of the origination of   
   DMBBS Sept. 1987 - May 1989.  I am the original "Depeche Mode" from Baltimore,   
   Maryland at the    
   time.  Eric reached out to me many years ago and filled me in on everything   
   that happened with DMBBS after I sold the business when I graduated from   
   college.   
   I still think my version is the best ;)  What is really great here is that you   
   resurrected the source code from the original games, especially Sigma, which I   
   put a lot of effort into but people didn't have the patience to play it out to   
   when it gets    
   interesting.  It is a multi-player universe empire building game complete with   
   random universe, discovery of planets, and building your own space fleets.  It   
   can take a while before you discover other empires and only if others are   
   working on it as much    
   as you are!   
   Sigma was given away free with DMBBS as an example of the games.  I wonder if   
   the "module construction kit" source is around.  It was given away free with   
   each DMBBS so should be readily available for people who want to develop their   
   own games.   
   The intent was that people would develop and share games which would promote   
   DMBBS even more.  I did have some people develop games under contract through   
   me which was the model used for Empire Deluxe which was one of the most   
   popular games since it was    
   easy for a single player to enjoy.   
   I could go on, but if you have any questions let me know!   
   Lee   
      
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