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Highwinder

do we require a bill of sale when we purchase anything from a .com?
...they remain on the internet designing, developing, and deploying their own flavor of worldgroup as they have done since 3.30, 4.00, 4.10, and now 5.10.

..i personally think Rick and Nate have learned to co-exist,
.

Thanks ...

Highwinder

Yes, I've been away for quite some time now, my apologies.

For an update status on the Worldgroup 3.x client I was able to come up with:

Yes, it's still available. No, I have not been active with it, I have been engaged in other projects like cell phone apps and other pursuits. Yes, it works with ...

Highwinder

Ve2Tyj wrote:Can you contact me personaly , i have a proposition for you

nutz@videotron.ca

Its important

Al

Who is it that this message is directed to?

- Highwinder

Highwinder

I don't know if everyone knows ... another group calling a new version of MMUD called greatermud ...

What? No "BetterMUD" first?

Maybe we can actually convince this "other group" to call the game something a little more original. I mean, something actually resembling a title instead of a ...

Highwinder

Of course, the Netvillage "version" of Worldgroup is illegal as they don't own the rights to Worldgroup.

So anything you're doing for them, Dan, is helping keep Worldgroup down.

I assume you're talking about "Worldgroup Lite"?

So what gives with Netvillage, anyway? What's all that about and how ...

Highwinder

yeah what i made was a simple executable to insert into WG.BAT that upon cleanup will scan all file libraries and add any file thats in the directory but not in the database and auto-add the file description.
this will allow me to sort my incoming archives and just place em in the file lib and not ...

Highwinder

... the 256 line count should be gone too.........I guess its up to us the small guys to make it happen ;)

AL

Nah, I'm not talking about anyone doing that, we don't legally own it. I do not subscribe to calling something "abandonware" when it isn't. But those who own/are in charge of WG could ...

Highwinder

It already does , see dialsofts programs for ones that add long file names LOL.......See the future is happening ( LOL )

AL

I'm talking about built-in long filename support - something that shouldn't take a $200 add-on product. One major setback of Worldgroup is the insane prices associated ...

Highwinder

Well, that's a pretty big plan.

For starters, I'd be happy enough just to see WG support long filenames in the file areas.

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Highwinder

I dont know if I said this

Thank You for fixing the WG Manager , it is a most welcomed addition to the old WG-BBS.....
Al

Oh, hey - my pleasure. Glad to have been able to contibute something to the Worldgroup world. :D

I personally think WG is the coolest BBS system ever made, and by a ...

Highwinder

Also Available: Customized, BBS-Specific Builds of Worldgroup Manager

As stated in my original post in this thread, I also offer completely customized professional versions of the WGM Client specifically built and tailored in great detail for your BBS.

Nearly everything can be customized. Here ...

Highwinder

Worldgroup Manager Generic Public Release 2007.11.07

Compatibility Enhanced for Win9x, 2000, XP, 2003, Vista32 and Server 2008(32)
Will install but will not run on Vista64 or Server2008(64)

Main Features:

Complete Worldgroup 3.3 WGM Client Installation, All Features

Full, Clean ...

Highwinder

Please let me know how this goes. As far as I can tell, I have included all system files. I have actually not made any changes to the WGM, just compatibiluty stuff that the installer adds to Windows XP, 2003 and Vista32. The WGM itself is compeltely stock in the Generic Release. Please give this a ...

Highwinder

Ve2Tyj wrote:Its NOT a door game , it was made for WG / NT as well as the others

Al

[quote="Ve2Tyj

I still might be misunderstanding. So you're trying to develop GUI menus and you're not seeing your installed games, is that it?

Highwinder

Sure,

I am running WG 3.2 on Win 2000 Server and i load the GREAT New WGM and go to menu ....LORD is a dos based game for WG so i unclick the choice in the menu and try to locate the game......its not listed OR any other game i tryed ti install .

Now i did get a install error when trying to ...

Highwinder

I am not doing much better LOL i missed the link....should have had my wife look for it ;).........I know ur a busy guy but any idead why the old Lord and other games dont work or show up in the menu tree ? ( using Win 2000 server ).....

Al

Hmm, not sure what you mean here. Could you elaborate ...

Highwinder

...I presently run WGM under Vista with the capatability fix and it works fine......

You know, your post reminded me of something and made me feel incredibly stupid. I run Vista x64, which is the version with no 16-bit app support. I need to clarify in the documentation for this product that it ...

Highwinder

Also Available: Customized, BBS-Specific Builds of Worldgroup Manager

As stated in my original post in this thread, I also offer completely customized professional versions of the WGM Client specifically built and tailored in great detail for your BBS.

Nearly everything can be customized. Here ...

Highwinder

I await your demo..............put me on the mailing list for it when it is ready . I presently run WGM under Vista with the capatability fix and it works fine......

Again Thanks for reviving the WGM and after i just finished making a Excellent front end for my web based side......have a lok at ...

Highwinder

I'll finish up the demo vesion and get that up so everyone can drool over it.

:wink:

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I edited the main post above. The demo version of the custom WGM client ("GalactiCool BBS") is now available for download and inspection.

It is for Windows 9x, Me, 2000, XP, 2003, Vista(32 ...

Highwinder

Does not the HPE editor work if we want to make our own menus ?....

Do you have examples of whats available so i can make up my mind of what i want ( smile )...

Thanks in Advance

Al Barnes

You can make whatever menus and features you want for your BBS, of course. That is a BBS feature you ...

Highwinder

Also Available: Customized, BBS-Specific Builds of Worldgroup Manager

As stated in my original post in this thread, I also offer completely customized professional versions of the WGM Client specifically built and tailored in great detail for your BBS.

Nearly everything can be customized. Here ...

Highwinder

Ve2Tyj wrote:Loaded it and it worked GREAT,

many thanks and is it fully functional ?

Al

Yup - fully functional. Enjoy.

- Highwinder

Highwinder

Worldgroup Manager Generic Public Release 2007.11.07

Compatibility Enhanced for Win9x, 2000, XP, 2003, Vista32 and Server 2008(32)
Will install but will not run on Vista64 or Server2008(64)

Main Features:

Complete Worldgroup 3.3 WGM Client Installation, All Features

Full, Clean ...

Highwinder

I totally apologize, some web site maintenance by my ISP had removed the General Release (Public) version fo the Worldgroup Manager installer. I'll put it back up this weekend. It is the final release (bug-free) version I completed last year. It works for All 32-bit versions of Windows, including XP ...

Highwinder

...I'd hesitate to stop at VB6 because it is end of life from Microsoft this year.

I think the goal is simply to get the WGM client up to 32-bit (thus ensuring it's continuity even under 64-bit Windows), so I dont think too much blood needs to be spilled trying to get it up to the latest version ...

Highwinder

If someone would like to do a new WG Manager in VB .NET, let me know...

Just my 2 cents, but I strongly recommend using VB6, if not for the VB language version differences alone. Originally written in VB3, porting it to .Net would be a nightmare. Far easier to port it to VB6, which is much closer ...

Highwinder

yeah 32 bit vers have been talked about for a while and i never even considered it until i had some users request it.
so i began to look into it. as long as you have the VB3 enviroment setup and do some tweaks with some error messages YOU WILL GET
it will work fine.
something i've noticed with ...

Highwinder

I once read that some files were being re-written in 32-bit, but hadn't heard anything. Is it true recompiles of the originals that will work with the same command line options, etc?

If so, I have some fun ideas I'm looking forward to trying out.

Highwinder

Highwinder

ccs wrote:Yup this looks like the fault!

The problem is fixed if you want to try the new one.

Highwinder

Found the problem, it has been fixed.

Give this one a try.

Download:
http://www2.whidbey.net/bobh/wgmanxp200 ... .10.26.exe

Highwinder

Highwinder

I notice gcomm.com is down again....

sigh

Highwinder

Highwinder

I did not think that the installer crashed my computer but after a clean install I tried the installer again and wham crash durring reboot.

Something is wrong. I will try and post an error message soon.

Don't give up on this project because I would love to see it work!

Joe

I was just able to ...

Highwinder

After I installed it my computer would not boot. I don't think the installer had anything to do with it but you asked. I have not tried it on a different computer yet.

Joe

When you say "would not boot", could you be more specific? What kind of system was it installed on? In what way did it not ...

Highwinder

Well, this file's been posted here for a few days now and I notice over 80 reads. Anyone downloaded it and tried it out yet?

Really interested in any feedback anyone would care to give.

Sont worry, it's virus free, no spyware or any crap like that. 100% clean, installs Worldgroup Manager files and ...

Highwinder

Toyduck
...What is a POS cmputer... I'm dense today.
Toyduck

"Piece Of Sh*t"...

And yes, add-on modules are the weakest link of any product. A BBS is only as stable as the modules you add to them. Typically, anyway.

Look at the entire history of Windows. Stable out of the box until you start ...

Highwinder

ccs wrote:I'm trying!

I must delete 20 - 30 posts a day from here...

I know, I'm just having fun. Thanks for all your work.

Highwinder

Don once told me the software is fine.
but the old abused POS computers have a few problems.
now, thou wg 3.3 has a load of buggys in it.

Heh - that makes things even more interesting.

This will sound like a rant, but I'm not trying too. I just dont waste time with throwing in a bunch of warm ...

Highwinder

frcorey wrote:welp, we may not bring back mbbs and worldgroup for a while,
but look at all the free porn we get in the meantime...

No kidding.

"Attention moderator, attention moderator - clean up on aisle General Discussion"...

Highwinder

If you want to handle port forwarding at the server level instead of at the router level, take a look at a product called Surrogate Socket from CornerPost Software. It is the only actual port forwarding service I've ever come across for Windows servers. It might give you a few ideas anyway.

The ...

Highwinder

How many days can the Galacticomm web site be down before anyone notices and gets it fired back up?

Let's play a little game and find out.

I'm counting 3 days so far....

This seems to happen very regularly. I can't help but think it's running on crash-prone WG 3.20...

Highwinder

The first full beta is available for download.

Please go to the thread devoted to this new XP/2003-compatible WGM client release for more information.

http://www.themajorbbs.com/bbs/viewtopic.php?t=1301

Highwinder

Highwinder

Ok, I lied. ;-)

The free generic beta is ready for you to download and try out as of right now (link below). It has so far tested out to be very stable, I have yet to have anyone tell me about any problems with it.

Important Specifics:

1. This is the beta version of the free Generic Public WGM ...

Highwinder

I would like to move conversation about the customized client project over to it's own thread. Here it is:

http://www.themajorbbs.com/bbs/viewtopic.php?t=1301

Highwinder

I want one for m my bbs.
telnet://bbs.retrobbsgames.net
RetroBBS Games

Joe

Thanks, I was hoping to see a reply like this. It helps me know if there'd be an interest in this or not.

Just to confirm, am I to interpret your comment as an actual request for a BBS-specific, customized version of ...

Highwinder

I'm a software developer and I have developed a new installation method for WorldGroup Manager that allows it to run on WinXP and 2003 with no user modifications or fixes of any kind (even works on 32-bit versions of Vista and 2008). So far so good.

It's a full 32-bit, single EXE, InstallShield ...

Highwinder

I'm re-posting this, as part of this is taken from my introduction post from earlier today.

I'm a software developer and I have developed a new installation method for WorldGroup Manager that allows it to run on WinXP and 2003 with no user modifications or fixes of any kind (haven't tested it on ...

Highwinder

First things first: All I know is WorldGroup, I missed out on MBBS, so I'm very much at a disadvantage, but I'll try to wing it and hopefully you MBBS gurus will turn a blind eye.

As I write this, I have the very last copy of Worldgroup 3.20 ever sold sitting in front of me. It was sold March 6th ...

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