The author of ultimate universe, an expansive tradewars doorgame clone is 
dying of a terminal illness.

i was reading through his blog and a lot of it is really heart breaking.

if you can even just send 5 bucks, that would be great.

he's in thailand living out his last days.

author's site : http://www.garthbigelow.com/Thoughts.htm
wikipedia entry : 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultimate_Universe_(computer_game)

from current developer's website:

"On a less happy note, Garth is having some serious money issues in Thailand, 
and those of us who remember and love the game might want to offer some 
assistance. He's currently living on a budget of under $30 a week, and the 
state of the Thai economy is such that anyone on less than $50 a week is 
classified as "very poor". If just a couple hundred dollars among
all of us 
could go in his direction, that would make his last few months more pleasant, 
both financially and socially. I know that Garth has made a tremendous 
difference in my life, and there is little in this world to compare with 
knowing that you've made a difference to many people. So if you can spare a 
little money, anything at all, please send it via PayPal to 
thai.bigelow{at}gmail.com - this goes directly to Garth, with no middle man and 
no processing delay. Gather anyone and everyone you know who appreciates UU 
and the legacy he's left. Let's show him just how many people he's touched."


note: For those people that are running telnet bbses, or people that just want 
to show their support, we are planning on having a heavily modded 'correctly 
setup'version of Ultimate universe. 

The plan is it can be downloaded for optional donations; any bit helps.

Thank you, people who have already contributed.
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