Subj : Re: Blue Wave Mac
To   : Flavio Bessa
From : Dale Shipp
Date : Wed Nov 14 2018 00:50:08

 -=> On 11-13-18  09:39,  Flavio Bessa <=-
 -=> spoke to Gonzalo Fernandez Ordas about Blue Wave Mac <=-


 FB> Hello Gonzalo.

 FB> I have finally managed to download and install the BW for Mac!
 FB> ;) 
 FB> A few questions:

 FB> - As I could notice, it's a bundle of DOSBOX. How 

There are a few problems with the Bluewave under DOSBOX.  One problem
shows up when it is packing up its files, and causes a serious flaw.
There is a fix for this problem.  Take a look at the discussion on
vogons.org

https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=33&t=18242&p=132706&hilit=bluewave#p132706

The other problem has to do with the way that Bluewave uses the
timestamps on the QWK files.  There is no fix I know of for this, but it
is not too serious.  Because of these problems, I run BlueWave in a
virtual WINXP window, but if you fix the first problem you should be
able to run it using DOSBOX.

 FB> do I integrate it in such a way that it can read my
 FB> directories (My BW packages are downloaded to 
 FB> /Users/flbessa/multimail/down for instance)

When you open up Bluewave, there is a menu at the top.  Use the arrow to
go over to the CONIG option.  There you will find options on where to
look for your mail packets / reply packets etc.  Since Bluewave is in
reality a DOS program, it is going to be looking for directories in the
DOS form, e.g. D:\users\flbessa\multimail\down etc.  I don't know enough
about MAC to say how you should set that up.  I suspect that there might
be some sort of "mount" command that would allow you to equate D: to a
particular Mac directory, e.g. Set D: = /users/flbessa/multimail and
then go from there.  If you can get that to work, then D:\down would be
where your mail goes.

 FB> - How can I "register" the SW?

You cannot register it any more.  The original author left the scene
several decades ago.  You can run it as unregistered.  You might find a
registration key if you search the web hard enough.

                               Dale Shipp
                  fido_261_1466 (at) verizon (dot) net
                              (1:261/1466)


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