On 31 Jan 97 10:09pm, Trev Roydhouse wrote to All:
 TR> In the last few days I have been talking via email with a
 TR> handful of Opus veterans and arrogant hacker types in Taiwan,
 TR> Portugal, United Kingdom, USA, Switzerland and Norway with a
 TR> view to organising a new Opus release sometime in 1997.
Hooray!!!
 TR> Tonight I received an email response from Wynn Wagner III (the
 TR> copyright holder) giving his permission for mounting such an
 TR> effort. He also wondered whether anyone was still interested in
 TR> Opus ... a valid enough query.
Then he must have considered the email that I (and I hope others) sent
to him recently).
 TR> So, before I and others invest significant effort in embarking
 TR> on such an undertaking, now is the time for *you* to make your
 TR> presence felt. A short message mentioning the following details
 TR> would be very helpful:
I'm here, I'm here, I'M here, I'M HERE!!! 
 TR>  * Version of Opus you are running =or= name and version of
 TR>    your current BBS software.
Opus 1.73a
 TR>  * Frontend mailer being used (if not Opus).
BinkleyTerm 2.60
 TR>  * Echomail processor (if not Opus).
Qmail 1.31
 TR>  * Your current operating system (eg DOS, OS/2, Win3.1,
 TR>    Win95, WinNT).
OS/2 Warp 4
 TR>  * Your network operating system, if any (eg Windows,
 TR>    Lantastic, Novell, Banyan Vines, OS/2 peer).
Novell v3.11
 TR>  * Your model of PC (XT, AT, 386, 486, 6x86, Pentium).
Pentium 133
 TR>  * Amount of RAM.
48MB
 TR>  * Whether you have written an Opus utility.
I do not know how to code.  I did, however, build a hypertext database
listing all the systems that carried Opus files/utilities, what
file/utility and the fido address of the system(s) carrying those
files/utilities.  It's extremely old now but I would be willing to
resurrect it for a new version of Opus.  It was called OPUSLINK.  You
may have see it.
 TR>  * Whether you have been an Opus alpha/beta/gamma tester.
Opus Beta Tester (I still have the BLOSSOM and WALRUS -- beta and alpha
tester echomail conferences set up here)
 TR>  * Your _preferred_ operating system (for future plans).
OS/2 of course. 
 TR>  * Your Internet address, if any.
gfliger@acun.com.  I also have a webpage at www.acun.com/~gfliger.
 TR> I guess you can enter the message in this echo, or netmail me
 TR> at 3:711/401 or email me at trev@ibm.net.
I'll add your email address to my address book.
 TR> Stop! No! Don't ask - it'll be ready when it's ready :-)
I know, I know. :)
George
... Conform, go crazy, or become an artist.
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