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We're still working on it! It is worth noting that the STAGE.DAT an CACHE.DAT from C:\PRODIGY will never contain things like email messages or forum posts. They will contain things like the pages and program logic that comprise particular parts of the service, and at most parts of the various service database indices and records (e.g., bits of the Encyclopedia, Movie Reviews, that sort of thing).
There's a discord server for the project here: https://discord.gg/2GpsEC5JdP
I'm getting this near constantly even after toggling to a different model and compacting. Ugh indeed.
That display with a custom C= 1702 bezel would be great, though perhaps 15-17" for a better aesthetic match to the C= 64 chassis.
You can always print up one of the remastered C64 Users / Programmers Reference Guides on Lulu. See here:
https://pickledlight.blogspot.com/p/commodore-64-guides.htmlIt's my hope they brought the individual who did this work in to help make the minimum changes necessary to accurately document the differences. These recreations are really quite nice.
I too was one of the Many who used Qmodem back in the day, and still do now on vintage stuff like bwann mentioned.
I had opportunity to work with John on a small consulting thing when I started and ISP back in the mid 90s, and I recall him being an incredibly bright and affable guy.
My deepest condolences to the family.
At the ONE BBSCON 1994 keynote and conference opening, there was an exercise where all sysops stood, and those running a BBS for less than a year sat down, then less than 2, and so on - until only Ward Christensen was left standing. I recall briefly meeting him, that he was humble, yet very proud of what BBSes had become. May he rest in peace.
Working on that… see tbbs.org and the link to the discord…
I hope the Computer History Museum will consider an interactive exhibit of early online services someday when the Prodigy, AOL, CompuServe, and other service recreations are more complete.
It should work with the very oldest Mac client, which I'll test just as soon as I find a 68k emulator with serial/modem emulation.
See the links on the reply above - I hope to have an accessible Prodigy service by late this Summer!