• Todd Carlton

    From Tim Whitson@1:105/500 to All on Thursday, March 17, 2022 16:14:00
    Does anyone know if Todd is still registering his games?
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  • From T.J. Mcmillen@1:129/305 to Tim Whitson on Thursday, March 17, 2022 19:39:56
    Does anyone know if Todd is still registering his games?

    Didn't he release a key for them all to be freeware?

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  • From Tim Whitson@1:105/500 to T.J. Mcmillen on Thursday, March 17, 2022 21:33:17
    Re: Re: Todd Carlton
    By: T.J. Mcmillen to Tim Whitson on Thu Mar 17 2022 07:39 pm


    Does anyone know if Todd is still registering his games?

    Didn't he release a key for them all to be freeware?

    ... Speed is fine ... accuracy is final. -- Wyatt Earp

    I thought so too, but I can't find it in my files.

    Tim
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  • From T.J. Mcmillen@1:129/305 to Tim Whitson on Friday, March 18, 2022 06:01:58
    ... Speed is fine ... accuracy is final. -- Wyatt Earp

    I thought so too, but I can't find it in my files.
    Bob Dalton
    203 South Old Farm Road
    Harrison, AR 72601




    April 1st, 1997

    Dear BBS Sysop:

    1. I am no longer in the DOS Door writing business and have decided to
    release ALL of my Door Games as FREEWARE to any Sysop who wishes to use
    them on their BBS. Be advised that since they are now free I will not
    provide any further tech support on them nor answer any questions regarding them and they are still protected by copyrights owned by me. Even though
    they are now FREEWARE, donations are still welcome, if you feel so
    inclined, and can be sent to the address listed above.

    2. The registration key code numbers and last published versions are:

    GAME KEY CODE NUMBER LAST VERSION

    BioGuide BioRhythm (BIOG) 0688110347 BIOG200.ZIP
    CampTown Races (CAMPT) NDD3174 CAMPT200.ZIP
    Escape Arcade Door(ESCAPE) SS945231GG ESC100.ZIP
    Death By Trivia(DBT) 01720693 DBT100.ZIP
    Advent Door Game Toolkit(ADGT) 34790165438 ADGT103.ZIP
    GodFather of Crime (GOC) Q:u&+ GOC211.ZIP
    Rise To Power (RTP) PSQRVW RTP200B.ZIP
    Task Force Broadside (TFB) DD060644 TFB113.ZIP
    Ship Of The Line (SOTL) TF211005 SOTL113.ZIP
    Grunt Fest (GFEST) ML200769 GFEST123.ZIP
    Way Freight (WFRT) 15569305001 WFRT113.ZIP

    3. To implement the key codes do the following

    a. To implement the key code for all but GodFather of Crime (versions
    2.11) or Rise To Power (version 2.00B) , use a text editor to modify the
    3rd line of the KEY.DAT file to show the key code shown above for that
    door. You can also change the first and second lines of the Key.Dat file to reflect your name and BBS if you wish to do so at the same time. That's it!

    b. To implement the key code for GodFather of Crime (version 2.11) or
    Rise To Power (version 2.00B) just erase the existing NKEY.DAT (if there is one) and type "GOC /L" or RTP/L respectively and then hit the enter key to
    run the game in local mode. At that time the game will ask you for your
    key code. Just type in the one shown above EXACTLY as shown. Case IS important!

    c. You are now registered with all the attendant benefits mentioned in
    the game documentation.

    4. You are now ready to enjoy the registered versions of these fine DOS ANSI/ASCII games!

    Sincerely;


    Bob Dalton
    Door Game Author

    ... Thou shalt not post messages while drunk.

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  • From Daryl Stout@1:2320/33 to Tim Whitson on Friday, March 18, 2022 12:09:00
    Tim,

    Does anyone know if Todd is still registering his games?

    Not sure...they originally could be registered via bbsfiles.com --
    but with the death of Doug Rhea recently, that site is long gone. I
    think digital man (Rob Swindell, author of Synchronet) still has
    the files, but I think the key generators disappeared with Doug's
    death from colon cancer.

    Daryl

    ... Farts are just ghosts of the things we ate.
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  • From Daryl Stout@1:2320/33 to T.J. Mcmillen on Friday, March 18, 2022 12:10:00
    T.J.,

    I thought so too, but I can't find it in my files.
    Bob Dalton

    Two different folks. I was lucky enough to register several
    of Todd's doors from bbsfiles.com before Doug Rhea lost his
    battle with colon cancer.

    Daryl

    ... When the chips are down, the buffalo is empty.
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  • From T.J. Mcmillen@1:129/305 to Daryl Stout on Saturday, March 19, 2022 11:09:17
    I thought so too, but I can't find it in my files.
    Bob Dalton

    Two different folks. I was lucky enough to register several
    of Todd's doors from bbsfiles.com before Doug Rhea lost his
    battle with colon cancer.

    HAHAHAH .... It did say Todd Carlton. ahhaha .. guess you shouldn't try to post before bed. <G>

    ... Help fight against a cure for nymphomania.

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  • From T.J. Mcmillen@1:129/305 to Daryl Stout on Saturday, March 19, 2022 11:11:31
    I thought so too, but I can't find it in my files.
    Bob Dalton

    Two different folks. I was lucky enough to register several
    of Todd's doors from bbsfiles.com before Doug Rhea lost his
    battle with colon cancer.

    I have all the doors from BBSFILES.COM here ... so if they were "reg'd" in the archive, they are here to download.

    ... Support medical examiners--die strangely.

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  • From Daryl Stout@1:2320/33 to T.J. Mcmillen on Saturday, March 19, 2022 20:18:00
    T.J.,

    HAHAHAH .... It did say Todd Carlton. ahhaha .. guess you shouldn't
    try to post before bed. <G>

    I've learned THE HARD WAY...that when I'm tired, to NOT do ANY work on the BBS. :P

    One time, I thought I was in a temporary directory, at a DOS prompt, and
    did DEL *.* and answered Y -- over 500 ascii, ansi, and RIP bulletin files
    were gone forever. :P

    Daryl

    ... I avoid things that make me fat: scales, mirrors, photos.
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  • From Daryl Stout@1:2320/33 to T.J. Mcmillen on Saturday, March 19, 2022 20:19:00
    T.J.,

    I have all the doors from BBSFILES.COM here ... so if they were "reg'd"
    in the archive, they are here to download.

    They had a temporary key that was only good for a year. The door would
    have to be registered to no longer worry about that, or reinstalled every
    year. His cost of $5 for most doors was far cheaper than the initial cost
    of many of them.

    Daryl

    ... Error: (A)bort, (R)etry, (T)ake down entire network?
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  • From Shaun Buzza@1:229/110 to Daryl Stout on Sunday, March 20, 2022 08:46:27
    I've learned THE HARD WAY...that when I'm tired, to NOT do ANY work on the BBS. :P

    One time, I thought I was in a temporary directory, at a DOS prompt,
    and did DEL *.* and answered Y -- over 500 ascii, ansi, and RIP bulletin files were gone forever. :P

    Whoops! (@_@)

    Some mistakes are easily forgotten. Even though your computer had forgotten
    the files, clearly you hadn't forgotten that mistake!

    Same goes for coding, too. Thinking that I could write something better or simpler, I've deleted whole chunks of a program, only to berate myself for it the next day...

    McDoob
    SysOp, PiBBS
    pibbs.sytes.net

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  • From Jas Hud@1:103/705 to Daryl Stout on Tuesday, April 12, 2022 02:03:29
    Re: Re: Todd Carlton
    By: Daryl Stout to T.J. Mcmillen on Sat Mar 19 2022 08:19 pm

    T.J.,

    I have all the doors from BBSFILES.COM here ... so if they were
    "reg'd" in the archive, they are here to download.

    They had a temporary key that was only good for a year. The door would have to be registered to no longer worry about that, or reinstalled every year. His cost of $5 for most doors was far cheaper than the initial cost of many of them.
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  • From Jas Hud@1:103/705 to Daryl Stout on Tuesday, April 12, 2022 02:05:21
    Re: Re: Todd Carlton
    By: Daryl Stout to T.J. Mcmillen on Sat Mar 19 2022 08:19 pm

    T.J.,

    I have all the doors from BBSFILES.COM here ... so if they were
    "reg'd" in the archive, they are here to download.

    They had a temporary key that was only good for a year. The door would have to be registered to no longer worry about that, or reinstalled every year. His cost of $5 for most doors was far cheaper than the initial cost of many of them.

    Daryl


    those doorgame registrations probably arent in my archive that people downloaded [and themselves setting up sites as the new bbsfiles.com, which i find pathetic]


    regardless, bbsfiles doug would sell registrations from cracks and keygens that were GIVEN to him and he never recipricated as agreed upon. he just made a buck off of them.
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