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   Message 783 of 1,554   
   Jas Hud to Fzf   
   Pit - Door help wanted   
   28 Jun 22 09:48:13   
   
   TZUTC: -0500   
   MSGID: 7497.doorgame@1:103/705 27207481   
   REPLY: 235.fidonet_doorgame@1:105/500 271faea5   
   PID: Synchronet 3.19b-Win32 master/a2a9dc027 Jan  2 2022 MSC 1928   
   TID: SBBSecho 3.15-Linux master/0ea73e3ae Jun 27 2022 GCC 8.3.0   
   BBSID: VERT   
   CHRS: ASCII 1   
     To: Fzf   
     Re: Pit - Door help wanted   
     By: Fzf to All on Mon Jun 27 2022 08:38 pm   
      
    > Do you enjoy playing The Pit 4.17 (yes, the one with the fancy graphics   
    > terminal) but get annoyed by a one specific shareware feature?  Is your   
    > single biggest regret of the '90s (and we know about that mullet) not   
    > getting this game registered when you had a chance?  Does your version of   
    > the game make you feel like you are in that Groundhog Day movie, constantly   
    > re-living the same day and starting over again once a certain point has been   
    > reached?   
    >   
    > That's unfortunate.  It's been decades since this game was last able to be   
    > registered.  There's nothing to be done about it at this point.   
    >   
    > In COMPLETELY UNRELATED news, a team of 5-6 software testers is being   
    > assembled to verify recent updates for an undisclosed software package.   
    > Ideal candidates for this group will have most or all of the following   
    > skills and attributes:   
    >   
    > - Be fully capable of installing and running DOS door games on a BBS system   
    > (public or private) with little or no assistance   
    >   
    > - Be able to accurately report problem details and follow instructions to   
    > resolve them   
    >   
    > - Have working knowledge of DOS or a DOS emulator and be able to use simple   
    > DOS applications without help   
    >   
    > - Actually be interested in helping to ensure the software is functioning   
    > properly   
    >   
    > - Already be familiar with the various quirks and features of The Pit 4.17   
    > or at least later versions of The Pit 4.xx   
    >   
    > If you would be interested in this small project, please send a netmail to   
    > me at this node.  Include a reliable Internet e-mail address, describe your   
    > system setup, and give a brief explanation of how you meet the requirements   
    > above. Preferably I would like to have all of the common door environments   
    > (Win32 NTVDM, NTVDMx64, DOSBox, DOSEMU, others?) represented.  A DOS machine   
    > without a floating-point math coprocessor would be especially interesting.   
    >   
    > Thanks for reading.   
    > --- SBBSecho 3.14-Win32   
      
   how much are you paying? this looks like a long winded job posting   
   --- SBBSecho 3.15-Linux   
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