Hi everyone whats the newest Irex out? and where would I find it?
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Hi everyone whats the newest Irex out? and where would I find it?

v2.29 and you can get it here... http://www.bmtmicro.com/BMTCatalog/multipleos/internetrex.html

Thanks Sam

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Bill...

v2.29 and you can get it here... BM>http://www.bmtmicro.com/BMTCatalog/multipleos/internetrex.html

The thing is, according to the site, a demo version is NOT
available.

I'm running 2.29 myself, as the 1000 node server version.

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Daryl...

v2.29 and you can get it here...
http://www.bmtmicro.com/BMTCatalog/multipleos/internetrex.html

The thing is, according to the site, a demo version is NOT
available.

I'm running 2.29 myself, as the 1000 node server version.

I never said there was a demo version. Someone just asked where they could get it. I really think if enough of us discuss with Charles the importance of him renewing his commitment he may reconsider his decision.

Just a thought...


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Bill...

The thing is, according to the site, a demo version is NOT
available.

I'm running 2.29 myself, as the 1000 node server version.

I never said there was a demo version. Someone just asked where they BM>could get it. I really think if enough of us discuss with Charles
the importance of him renewing his commitment he may reconsider

his decision.

I did get the email from Charles on the new registration, so he is
still around, as it were.

As for actively supporting IREX, that's a question I can't answer.

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For reasons unknown to us Daryl Stout said thus to BILL MCGARRITY:

The thing is, according to the site, a demo version is NOT
available.

Agreed. :)

I'm running 2.29 myself, as the 1000 node server version.

A couple years ago I got ahold of version 2.31 which is the version I've been running. Been rock solid for me. :)




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For reasons unknown to us Daryl Stout said thus to BILL MCGARRITY:

The thing is, according to the site, a demo version is NOT
available.

Agreed. :)

I'm running 2.29 myself, as the 1000 node server version.

A couple years ago I got ahold of version 2.31 which is the version
I've been running. Been rock solid for me. :)

You running OS/2??


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A couple years ago I got ahold of version 2.31 which is the
version I've been running. Been rock solid for me. :)

You running OS/2??

Nope... windows7 32bit :)



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For reasons unknown to us Bill McGarrity said thus to Gaylen Hintz:

A couple years ago I got ahold of version 2.31 which is the
version I've been running. Been rock solid for me. :)

You running OS/2??

Nope... windows7 32bit :)

Mmmmm... like to take a look at that... :)


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For reasons unknown to us Bill McGarrity said thus to Gaylen Hintz:

A couple years ago I got ahold of version 2.31 which is the
version I've been running. Been rock solid for me. :)

You running OS/2??

Nope... windows7 32bit :)

Mmmmm... like to take a look at that... :)

You're welcome to come grab it. Telnet to curmudge.hopto.org, files section,
change group to BBS files and keyword search for Irex and then just tag it and download it.

I would recommend you back up your old system first of course. :)


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Gaylen...

The thing is, according to the site, a demo version is NOT
available.

Agreed. :)

I have IREX 2.29 (shareware) for DOS, Windows, Linux, and OS/2 in my
files area.

I'm running 2.29 myself, as the 1000 node server version.

A couple years ago I got ahold of version 2.31 which is the version
I've been running. Been rock solid for me. :)

I tried a beta version (2.67), but it wouldn't let me enter passwords
for the connects. So, I went back to 2.29 on the system.

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Gaylen...

You running OS/2??

Nope... windows7 32bit :)

I understand one is LUCKY to get a 32-bit version of Windows 7.

Daryl

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Gaylen...

I would recommend you back up your old system first of course. :)

I still haven't found a reverse switch on the tower, so I guess the
network drive will have to do on backups. <G>

Daryl

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Re: Irex
By: Daryl Stout to GAYLEN HINTZ on Fri May 09 2014 12:16:20

Nope... windows7 32bit :)

I understand one is LUCKY to get a 32-bit version of Windows 7.

Not if you purchase a full copy. 2 disks included 32 and 64 bit. If you get it preloaded from Acer, or HP, etc then it will normally be 64 bit
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Joe...

Nope... windows7 32bit :)

I understand one is LUCKY to get a 32-bit version of Windows 7.

Not if you purchase a full copy. 2 disks included 32 and 64 bit. If you ge JD>it preloaded from Acer, or HP, etc then it will normally be 64 bit

I saw where one could purchase it on Amazon, but in the stores now,
it's only Windows 8 or up. If I could get the 32-bit version, I'd be
tempted to see if the BBS would work under it. However, I'd likely have
to upgrade the motherboard to do it...and right now, I can't afford that
as well.

Daryl

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For reasons unknown to us Daryl Stout said thus to GAYLEN HINTZ:

I'm running 2.29 myself, as the 1000 node server version.

A couple years ago I got ahold of version 2.31 which is the
version I've been running. Been rock solid for me. :)

I tried a beta version (2.67), but it wouldn't let me enter
passwords for the connects. So, I went back to 2.29 on the
system.

Wow, that would be an older version yet. Actually, If I understand correctly,
version 2.31 IS the beta that you can't get from his site. I don't really remember which sysop I got this version from but like I said... it's rock solid
on my system. :)


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Re: Irex
By: Daryl Stout to JOE DELAHAYE on Sat May 10 2014 14:49:16

I saw where one could purchase it on Amazon, but in the stores now,
it's only Windows 8 or up. If I could get the 32-bit version, I'd be tempted to see if the BBS would work under it. However, I'd likely have
to upgrade the motherboard to do it...and right now, I can't afford that as well.

You might be surprised. I ran windows 7, as well as windows 8 betas on 5 year old MBs. You can download a test program from MS, to check compatibility.
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Gaylen...

Wow, that would be an older version yet. Actually, If I understand
correctly, version 2.31 IS the beta that you can't get from his
site. I don't really remember which sysop I got this version from
but like I said... it's rock solid on my system. :)

I think 2.29 was the last full shareware release. While I have the
shareware versions for DOS, Linux, Windows, and OS/2 in my files area,
they are limited to the number of connects if IREX isn't unregistered. I
don't know if there is a "expiration" on the time, as I've seen other
programs lately that if you don't register them by a certain time, they
shut down.

One side note in the case of IREX...I heard that IREX apparently also transmits the registration code and other info back to the author,
Charles Cruden...so, he can track "illegally registered copies". Quite a
bit of software has that capability now.

I will add that if the shareware author will support his product, then
it's the least I can do to register it. However, so many programs from
the "BBS heyday" are now abandonware, and no longer registerable. With
IREX, though...you can register it through BMT Micro...and the code is
good for all OS versions. Plus, once you initially register it (such as
the 50 node, no server version for $25), and you upgrade to the 1000
node, server version, you just pay the difference ($25), as the fee for
the latter is $50.

And, apparently the 1000 node, server version is the ONLY one that
will allow IREX to allow connects from unlisted systems. Otherwise, you
may enter and save it in the configuration program, but when you load it
again, the value for that is set back to "NO".

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Joe...

You might be surprised. I ran windows 7, as well as windows 8 betas
on 5 year old MBs. You can download a test program from MS, to
check compatibility.

I know there was a utility to check if ones system could handle the
"virtual memory" of XP, but all my systems would need upgrading to pass
that test.

My main concern is that I have a large number of legacy programs that
will run under 32-bit (such as under XP), but they will NOT work under
64-bit. The BBS is one of the last hobbies I can still do, and I can't
see upgrading the OS just to satisfy Microsoft's Corporate Greed (never
mind the cost), and then having to reinstall everything.

Daryl

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Re: Irex
By: Daryl Stout to JOE DELAHAYE on Mon May 12 2014 16:27:49

I know there was a utility to check if ones system could handle the "virtual memory" of XP, but all my systems would need upgrading to pass that test.

If you wish to run XP in a VM then you also need to have the BIOS and CPU capable of doing that. There will be a setting in the BIOS, or the UEFI.

My main concern is that I have a large number of legacy programs that will run under 32-bit (such as under XP), but they will NOT work under 64-bit. The BBS is one of the last hobbies I can still do, and I can't
see upgrading the OS just to satisfy Microsoft's Corporate Greed (never mind the cost), and then having to reinstall everything.

If you are upgrading from XP, to Windows 7 or 8, then you will need to do a clean install. Having a 32 bit version of the OS will allow you to run 16 bit programs still as well. However, because of a clean install, you will have to reinstall all of your previous programs. Been there, done that. It is always better in any case to do a clean install.
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On May 09, 2014 12:16pm, Daryl Stout wrote to GAYLEN HINTZ:

Gaylen...

You running OS/2??

Nope... windows7 32bit :)

I understand one is LUCKY to get a 32-bit version of Windows 7.

I can get it all day long :) That, Windows XP, DOS 6.1, Windows 3.1, Windows 3.11, Winserver Server 2003, Server 2008, 2008 R2, etc, etc. :) It's just
that at certain times of the day, the TechNet download site is slow :)

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ROBERT WOLFE wrote to Daryl Stout <=-

On May 09, 2014 12:16pm, Daryl Stout wrote to GAYLEN HINTZ:

Gaylen...

You running OS/2??

Nope... windows7 32bit :)

I understand one is LUCKY to get a 32-bit version of Windows 7.

I can get it all day long :) That, Windows XP, DOS 6.1, Windows 3.1, Windows 3.11, Winserver Server 2003, Server 2008, 2008 R2, etc, etc. :)
It's just that at certain times of the day, the TechNet download site
is slow :)

It's always nice to know someone who has Mr. Gates as a close personal friend... :)


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ROBERT WOLFE wrote to Daryl Stout <=-

On May 09, 2014 12:16pm, Daryl Stout wrote to GAYLEN HINTZ:

Gaylen...

You running OS/2??

Nope... windows7 32bit :)

I understand one is LUCKY to get a 32-bit version of Windows 7.

I can get it all day long :) That, Windows XP, DOS 6.1, Windows 3.1,
Windows 3.11, Winserver Server 2003, Server 2008, 2008 R2, etc, etc. :)
It's just that at certain times of the day, the TechNet download site
is slow :)

It's always nice to know someone who has Mr. Gates as a close personal friend... :)

Up until last year, when they cancelled the Technet program, anybody could subscribe to the service. I know as I have for the past four years.





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Re: Irex
By: Bob Seaborn to Bill McGarrity on Wed May 14 2014 19:02:00

I can get it all day long :) That, Windows XP, DOS 6.1, Windows
3.1, Windows 3.11, Winserver Server 2003, Server 2008, 2008 R2,

etc, etc. :)

It's just that at certain times of the day, the TechNet download

site

is slow :)

It's always nice to know someone who has Mr. Gates as a close personal
friend... :)

Up until last year, when they cancelled the Technet program, anybody
could subscribe to the service. I know as I have for the past four
years.

As have I.
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Bob Seaborn wrote to Bill McGarrity <=-

On May 09, 2014 12:16pm, Daryl Stout wrote to GAYLEN HINTZ:

Gaylen...

You running OS/2??

Nope... windows7 32bit :)

I understand one is LUCKY to get a 32-bit version of Windows 7.

I can get it all day long :) That, Windows XP, DOS 6.1, Windows 3.1,
Windows 3.11, Winserver Server 2003, Server 2008, 2008 R2, etc, etc. :)
It's just that at certain times of the day, the TechNet download site
is slow :)

It's always nice to know someone who has Mr. Gates as a close personal friend... :)

Up until last year, when they cancelled the Technet program,
anybody could subscribe to the service. I know as I have for the past four years.

I have a close friend that's an IT guy for Microsoft products. I have a few "keys" laying around the house somewhere... :)


Bill

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It's always nice to know someone who has Mr. Gates as a close personal friend... :)

No, he just has $600.00 worth of my money, that's all.
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It's always nice to know someone who has Mr. Gates as a close personal friend... :)

No, he just has $600.00 worth of my money, that's all.

Ahhh... the bastard!!! ;)


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Greetings Bill!

It's always nice to know someone who has Mr. Gates as a close

personal

friend... :)

No, he just has $600.00 worth of my money, that's all.

Ahhh... the bastard!!! ;)

Nothing wrong with that. Finding suckers to sign up for dead services is
how millionaires become billionaires.


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On 5/14/2014 7:02 PM, Bob Seaborn wrote to Bill McGarrity:

It's always nice to know someone who has Mr. Gates as a close personal friend... :)

Up until last year, when they cancelled the Technet program, anybody could subscribe to the service. I know as I have for the past four years.

Yeah, I got my subscription renewed the day before they ended the program.
Now I just get on with my business connection at home and sometimes on my fiber connection at work and grab stuff off TechNet.
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On 5/15/2014 11:27 AM, Roy Witt wrote to Bill McGarrity:

No, he just has $600.00 worth of my money, that's all.

Ahhh... the bastard!!! ;)

Nothing wrong with that. Finding suckers to sign up for dead services is
how millionaires become billionaires.

It's only dead if you are signing up as a new subscriber AFTER they have stopped giving new subscriptions to the service. I got my current renewal
the day before they stopped taking new subscriptions, so I still have
access to all the stuff they have there on TechNet. After my year is up,
then it will be no more. I might just move on to MSDN or request access to
the partner stuff through my employer.
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On 5/14/2014 7:02 PM, Bob Seaborn wrote to Bill McGarrity:

It's always nice to know someone who has Mr. Gates as a close

personal-> > friend... :)

Up until last year, when they cancelled the Technet program,

anybody

could subscribe to the service. I know as I have for the past four

years.

Yeah, I got my subscription renewed the day before they ended the
program.
Now I just get on with my business connection at home and sometimes on
my
fiber connection at work and grab stuff off TechNet.

I was able to get a two year full subscription for $43 (Charity package due to who I work for) and it still had about 18 months to go when the program got cancelled. Too bad, it was an excellent opportunity to play with new stuff.





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