Subj : Create message bases
To   : Marceline Jones
From : Vincent Coen
Date : Sun Mar 07 2021 05:03 pm

Hello Marceline!

Sunday March 07 2021 17:58, you wrote to RICHARD MENEDETTER:

 RM>> Please use Golded+ from github.

 RM>> It contains many bugfixes when compared to Ged 3!
 RM>> Sourceforge adds spyware to their downloads.

 > They only did that for the more popular downloads.

 RM>> And EVERYBODY left it a long time ago.
 RM>> I hope it dies a painful death soon!!

 > Sourceforge is not bad. I is more suited to packaged applications.
 > GitHub is more for source file perusal.

 RM>> What are you talking about?
 RM>> I am not aware of anybody wanting money for golded!

 > The authors wanted money for it.

 > Here is the content of the order form:

 > ==================================================
 > 11/11/1997  05:58a               2,888 REGFRMWW.TXT

 > Item: (Read the notes below!)                    Price: DKK USD Amount
 > ( ) GoldED new registration [1]                         120 $21 ______
 > ( ) GoldED upgrade of existing key [1]                   20  $4 ______

 > ( ) GoldED for DOS (16 and 32 bit textmode)              80 $14 ______
 > ( ) GoldED for OS/2 (32 bit textmode)                    80 $14 ______
 > ( ) GoldED for Win32 (32 bit textmode)                   80 $14 ______
 > ( ) GoldED for Linux (textmode)                          80 $14 ______

 > ( ) Friends discount, 20% off the price [2]             (minus) ______
 > ( ) Shipping and Handling (S&H) fee                      30  $5 ______
 > ( ) Currency conversion fee (if not paid in DKK)         50  $8 ______
 >                                                           TOTAL ______
 > ==================================================

That is a long time ago it has been freeware for many years(>10).


Vincent

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