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Post by barryb on Feb 26, 2007 11:08:02 GMT -5
I'm working on a project that goes back historically regarding Qlink. I would interested in contacting someone who knows how local images or screens were updated -- I'm guessing that the method was to distribute a new disk and that it wasn't until AOL days much later that any graphics were updated online. If you can provide information or comment on this, I would be most appreciative.
BarryB
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Post by Jim Brain on Feb 26, 2007 11:15:05 GMT -5
AFAIK, the only local screen updates that could be done was in the replacements for People Connection (the name escapes me at present). It used a sequence of bytes called an FDO to draw the menus and such. It's partially implemented in the new code.
Jim
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Post by murple on Mar 15, 2007 0:34:54 GMT -5
Yeah, QLink only really updated remote text stuff dynamically, so you'd get new menu options and stuff. But as far as the software on disk, I don't remember even there being the PC update Jim mentioned. The only thing I know of they wrote to disk was your account info when you registered. Other than that, updates were basically you'd get a new floppy disk in the mail.
There were a bunch of unofficial "updates" you could get. I have some still on floppy, but theyre not much use now of course. Some were vaguely useful and innocent things like QColors which let you change the color scheme of some parts of QLink. Most though were various haxx0r tools to do things like wipe registration info, hack out new certificates, etc. If the disks I have those on are still readable, I can try and make .D64 images if folks are interested.
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Post by murple on Mar 20, 2007 21:40:23 GMT -5
I found the disks... one was bad, but I found another disk with copies of the same programs. I'll put em all on one floppy and then burn a D64.
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