Subj : Re: topics.. let's hear
To : August Abolins
From : Dale Shipp
Date : Fri Apr 26 2019 01:12 am
-=> On 04-24-19 22:24, August Abolins <=-
-=> spoke to Dale Shipp about topics.. let's hear <=-
DS> I am using the same desktop I have had for years and read my QWK packets
DS> using BlueWave in a virtual XP window. Don't intend to change.
AA> Have you heard of this:
AA> DURQWK14.ZIP 1172K 09-09-1998
AA> DURANGOMAIL ver1.4 Build 204 - Updated 9/9/98
AA> ---------------------------------------------
AA> QWKE Offline mail reader for Win 95/98/NT/2K
I have not heard of it.
AA> Even if you don't have QWKE, this might still support QWK. But the
AA> main benefit would be to be able to manage multiple QWKs at once.
No real advantage to me. I'll stick with my Bluewave that I know well.
AA> I found a copy from archives.thebbs.org, but I had a little trouble
AA> getting the setup.exe to cooperate. "not a wn32 program" error. Bad
AA> archive? Maybe the archive is listed somewhere else to try?
More likely, it is a 16 bit program. It would need WINXP or so to
install.
Dale Shipp
fido_261_1466 (at) verizon (dot) net
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