In the last few days I have been talking via email with a handful of Opus 
veterans and arrogant hacker types in Taiwan, Portugal, United Kingdom, USA, 
Switzerland and Norway with a view to organising a new Opus release sometime 
in 1997.  
Tonight I received an email response from Wynn Wagner III (the copyright 
holder) giving his permission for mounting such an effort. He also wondered 
whether anyone was still interested in Opus ... a valid enough query.  
So, before I and others invest significant effort in embarking on such an 
undertaking, now is the time for *you* to make your presence felt. A short 
message mentioning the following details would be very helpful: 
 * Version of Opus you are running =or= name and version of 
   your current BBS software.  
 * Frontend mailer being used (if not Opus).  
 * Echomail processor (if not Opus).  
 * Your current operating system (eg DOS, OS/2, Win3.1, 
   Win95, WinNT).  
 * Your network operating system, if any (eg Windows, 
   Lantastic, Novell, Banyan Vines, OS/2 peer).  
 * Your model of PC (XT, AT, 386, 486, 6x86, Pentium).  
 * Amount of RAM.  
 * Whether you have written an Opus utility.  
 * Whether you have been an Opus alpha/beta/gamma tester.  
 * Your _preferred_ operating system (for future plans).  
 * Your Internet address, if any.  
I guess you can enter the message in this echo, or netmail me at 3:711/401 or 
email me at trev@ibm.net.  
Stop! No! Don't ask - it'll be ready when it's ready :-) 
TREV.
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