In a message of , andrew clarke (3:635/728.4) writes:

 ac>Yeah.  I'd forgotten about the 1.x versions!  Come to think of it, 
 ac>I've never seen an archive of any 1.x version floating about, let 
 ac>alone used it.  Where could I download a copy of 1.99L?  Is there 
 ac>source code with it?  Any idea when was it released, and by whom?

I'll try to send a copy to randy{at}zws.com on Monday.  If there was any
source code, it would probably still be on the old 10Meg Shugart drive I
was using when I first downloaded it, back in '89.  Hmmm...  I'd have to
dig out a functional 8-bit RLL card to get that one running...   :-)

It is marked "Copyright 1988,89 by Jim Nutt" (sic), although that
is the _only_ place I've ever seen his name with capital letters.  :-)

 ac>I wonder when msged 1.00 was released?  I'd get a kick out of seeing 
 ac>that.  :-)

 ac>I don't remember the old screen layout much.  I was responsible for 
 ac>the new layout first seen in 4.00, so I guess I wasn't too impressed 
 ac>with the old (3.x).  ;-)  Of course, the 1.x and 2.x layouts may be 
 ac>different again.

 ac>I suppose a configuration option to switch between different screen 
 ac>layouts is always a possibility.  Or a timEd-style layout.  Might be a 
 ac>bit of a headache writing code for each one individually though.  I'll 
 ac>add it to the wishlist anyway.

Individually?  That _would_ be a chore!   :-)

 ac>There are a few minor screen layout changes in Nuntius that I'd like 
 ac>to see in the gold release of Msged 4.20, but I don't have any source 
 ac>code.

"Gold release"...    ???

 MM>Now with the y2k problem 'just around the corner', I'm facing a 
 MM>'forced upgrade'.

 ac>I don't know, I'm only guessing that some things might break in 
 ac>previous (<= 2.X) versions based on the 4.2 code I've been working on. 
 ac> But the 4.2 code has gone through so many different authors it's not 
 ac>always possible to know where different bits of code came from, who 
 ac>wrote them, or when.  So I think you might run your version through 
 ac>some tests (if possible) before jumping to any conclusions.  You still 
 ac>have two years.  :-)

 MM>I for one will be watching for your new release, and at least hope 
 MM>the provisions/instructions for displaying the 'real' .MSG number 
 MM>are clear, as that's about the only feature important to _me_.

 ac>Switch RealMsgN On

 ac>in MSGED.CFG.  Why do you find that feature particularly important?

I occasionally screw things up, and having reference to the 'real' numbers
in the *.MSG directory is helpful for cleaning up.   :-(

 ac>-- randy{at}zws.com

Can you receive files at that address?  I'll probably know before your
answer gets here...   :-)

      Thanks, M.

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