Subj : Re: Problem with doors
To   : Gamgee
From : Shurato
Date : Tue Jun 03 2025 02:36 pm


 Ga>-=> SirRonmit wrote to Shurato <=-

 Ga> Sh> If games dpn't support fossols, you can.use doorway.

 Ga> Si> Problem is, when PCMICRO took over everything, they still charge
 Ga> (even
 Ga> Si> today) way too much for the software. I mean, sure, $20 USD isn't
 Ga> bad,
 Ga> Si> but for the few games that may require it, I just delete the game
 Ga> Si> because most of them can't be registered anyways without hacking.

 Ga> Si> And, you still may require netfoss depending on the game. The free
 Ga> Si> trial wasn't worth setting up

 Ga> Si> "Doorway includes a HOST (Server) and a CLIENT (Terminal) modem
 Ga> Si> programs for full functionality without needing 3rd party software,
 Ga> and
 Ga> Si> it's compatible with most other DOS communication software. Doorway
 Ga> is
 Ga> Si> also compatible with telnet access under Windows32 by using NetFoss."

 Ga> Pretty sure PCMicro offers a significant discount for Sysops.

 Ga> Another alternative to all of that is to use Linux/dosemu.  ;-)

I didn't ask for a sysop discount, I thought $30 for unlimited nodes was
quite reasonable.  I use it for about 10-15 door games at least.  It's
definitely worth the cost!

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