From: al@TRMB.remove-mhw-this

To: Nightfox
Re: RIPTel
By: Al to Nightfox on Sun Mar 11 2018 04:36 pm

I gave it a try, and it was able to install and run on my 64-bit
WIn10 system. So now I have a RIP terminal program to test with if I
ever decide to develop RIP screens for my BBS.. One thing I noticed
though is that while Synchronet detected that I have a RIP terminal,
I tried playing Legend of the Red Dragon, and LORD did not detect
that I had a RIP terminal. I'm pretty sure LORD has RIP graphics,
although I'm wondering if I was mistkaen..

I found this FAQ online for v3.26a (quite old) but it talks about the rip icons and all about lord.

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/bbs/574622-legend-of-the-red-dragon/faqs/1578

Ttyl :-),
Al


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From: nightfox@DIGDIST.remove-apu-this

To: Al
Re: xbin demo
By: Al to Nightfox on Sun Feb 25 2018 03:20 am

I found it again. I have it here as ftp://trmb.synchro.net:2121/local/COMM/riptel.msi. It is 17MB in size and dated from June 2016. The description says it has an updated installer for Win32/Win64. I run linux here and have never used it and can't open the file since it is a microsoft installer (actually I can but I don't have all the dependencies) so I don't know what's inside. I suspect it is riptel from the 90's with an updated installer but not 100% sure.

I gave it a try, and it was able to install and run on my 64-bit WIn10 system. So now I have a RIP terminal program to test with if I ever decide to develop RIP screens for my BBS.. One thing I noticed though is that while Synchronet detected that I have a RIP terminal, I tried playing Legend of the Red Dragon, and LORD did not detect that I had a RIP terminal. I'm pretty sure LORD has RIP graphics, although I'm wondering if I was mistkaen..

Nightfox

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From: al@TRMB.remove-6e2-this

To: Nightfox
Re: RIPTel
By: Nightfox to Al on Sun Mar 11 2018 03:39 pm

I gave it a try, and it was able to install and run on my 64-bit WIn10 system. So now I have a RIP terminal program to test with if I ever decide to develop RIP screens for my BBS.. One thing I noticed though is that while Synchronet detected that I have a RIP terminal, I tried playing Legend of the Red Dragon, and LORD did not detect that I had a RIP terminal. I'm pretty sure LORD has RIP graphics, although I'm wondering if I was mistkaen..

There was a zip file of icons for lord.. LORDICON.ZIP maybe..?

I don't quite remember how that worked now. If you can find that zip on lordlegacy.org maybe you can make it work? :)

Ttyl :-),
Al


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From: al@TRMB.remove-vbk-this

To: Nightfox
Re: RIPTel
By: Nightfox to Al on Sun Mar 11 2018 03:39 pm

I gave it a try, and it was able to install and run on my 64-bit WIn10 system.

Is that riptel 3.1 from the '90s, or is it a different program that someone has written?

Ttyl :-),
Al


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From: digital.man@vert.synchro.net.remove-arb-this

To: Nightfox
Re: RIPTel
By: Nightfox to Al on Sun Mar 11 2018 03:39 pm

I gave it a try, and it was able to install and run on my 64-bit WIn10 system. So now I have a RIP terminal program to test with if I ever decide to develop RIP screens for my BBS.. One thing I noticed though is that while Synchronet detected that I have a RIP terminal, I tried playing Legend of the Red Dragon, and LORD did not detect that I had a RIP terminal. I'm pretty sure LORD has RIP graphics, although I'm wondering if I was mistkaen..

It does. Make sure you *don't* have "NORIP" on your lord.exe command-line (e.g. in start.bat):
:BEGIN
LORD.EXE %1 %2 %3 %4 %5 /DREW NORIP

digital man

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From: mro@BBSESINF.remove-hr6-this

To: Nightfox
Re: RIPTel
By: Nightfox to Al on Sun Mar 11 2018 03:39 pm

system. So now I have a RIP terminal program to test with if I ever decide to develop RIP screens for my BBS.. One thing I noticed though is that while Synchronet detected that I have a RIP terminal, I tried playing Legend of the Red Dragon, and LORD did not detect that I had a RIP terminal. I'm pretty sure LORD has RIP graphics, although I'm wondering if I was mistkaen..

lord has rip graphics, but you need to companion file with the rip files for lord.


it could be you had norip in your command line so lord runs faster
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From: nightfox@DIGDIST.remove-jv3-this

To: Al
Re: RIPTel
By: Al to Nightfox on Sun Mar 11 2018 04:36 pm

that I had a RIP terminal. I'm pretty sure LORD has RIP graphics,
although I'm wondering if I was mistkaen..

There was a zip file of icons for lord.. LORDICON.ZIP maybe..?

I don't quite remember how that worked now. If you can find that zip on lordlegacy.org maybe you can make it work? :)

I seem to remember that now.. But I thought it was more than just the icons, I thought it had RIP screens as well. The intro screen for LORD and the LORD menu were all ANSI.

Nightfox

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From: nightfox@DIGDIST.remove-jv3-this

To: Al
Re: RIPTel
By: Al to Nightfox on Sun Mar 11 2018 05:14 pm

I found this FAQ online for v3.26a (quite old) but it talks about the rip icons and all about lord.

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/bbs/574622-legend-of-the-red-dragon/faqs/157 8

Ah, thanks. :)

Nightfox

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From: nightfox@DIGDIST.remove-jv3-this

To: Al
Re: RIPTel
By: Al to Nightfox on Sun Mar 11 2018 06:11 pm

I gave it a try, and it was able to install and run on my 64-bit
WIn10 system.

Is that riptel 3.1 from the '90s, or is it a different program that someone has written?

I'm not sure, I'd have to look at it more (I'm unable to right now). You were the one who mentioned you found it though.. Did you give it a try?

Nightfox

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From: al@TRMB.remove-kt1-this

To: Nightfox
Re: RIPTel
By: Nightfox to Al on Mon Mar 12 2018 09:55 am

I seem to remember that now.. But I thought it was more than just the icons, I thought it had RIP screens as well. The intro screen for LORD and the LORD menu were all ANSI.

There is RIP screens in lord but to see it you need the *.icn files in the lordicon.zip in your icons directory of your riptel directory. I think! I can't run riptel so I'm not sure.

That FAQ I posted talked about LORD sending the icons to the remote also if needed. I suppose that might need some config in lord and an external zmodem. Sexyz could probably be used for that but I don't have lord installed here.

Ttyl :-),
Al


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From: al@TRMB.remove-kt1-this

To: Nightfox
Re: RIPTel
By: Nightfox to Al on Mon Mar 12 2018 09:56 am

I'm not sure, I'd have to look at it more (I'm unable to right now). You were the one who mentioned you found it though.. Did you give it a try?

I run linux so that one is not going to run here. I'd love to see my own BBS (at least) ripped but I don't have the stuff. :)

Ttyl :-),
Al


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From: nightfox@DIGDIST.remove-rqo-this

To: Al
Re: RIPTel
By: Al to Nightfox on Mon Mar 12 2018 11:12 am

That FAQ I posted talked about LORD sending the icons to the remote also if needed. I suppose that might need some config in lord and an external zmodem. Sexyz could probably be used for that but I don't have lord installed here.

Sexyz is a native Windows 32-bit command-line app. I wonder if that would work with LORD, it being a 16-bit DOS app. I think it would depend on how LORD runs the executable - If it does a simple system call, it would probably work, but if it uses some DOS API to spawn a process (if there is such a DOS API), I'm not so sure it would work.. I suppose it could be configured with a DOS-based zmodem program such as DSZ or GSZ, but then, I don't know if those work over telnet.

Nightfox

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From: nightfox@DIGDIST.remove-rqo-this

To: Al
Re: RIPTel
By: Al to Nightfox on Mon Mar 12 2018 11:19 am

I'm not sure, I'd have to look at it more (I'm unable to right now).
You were the one who mentioned you found it though.. Did you give it
a try?

I run linux so that one is not going to run here. I'd love to see my own BBS (at least) ripped but I don't have the stuff. :)

Ah, I see. I wonder if RIPTel would run under Wine.

Nightfox

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From: mro@BBSESINF.remove-q3l-this

To: Nightfox
Re: RIPTel
By: Nightfox to Al on Mon Mar 12 2018 09:55 am

I don't quite remember how that worked now. If you can find that zip on lordlegacy.org maybe you can make it work? :)

I seem to remember that now.. But I thought it was more than just the icons, I thought it had RIP screens as well. The intro screen for LORD and the LORD menu were all ANSI.

same thing.
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From: mro@BBSESINF.remove-q3l-this

To: Nightfox
Re: RIPTel
By: Nightfox to Al on Mon Mar 12 2018 12:44 pm

probably work, but if it uses some DOS API to spawn a process (if there is such a DOS API), I'm not so sure it would work.. I suppose it could be configured with a DOS-based zmodem program such as DSZ or GSZ, but then, I don't know if those work over telnet.

fdsz
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