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  • Telegard

    Telegard BBS was originally developed starting in 1986 by Carl Mueller, Dave Boisvenu, and a developer known as Bill, who began modifying the Pascal source code of WWIV v3 while they were still in their teens. The group was all in the Detroit area. Around 1989, the project was turned over to Eric Oman, a prolific young programmer who was reported to be in middle school at the time of working on Telegard. Under Oman, Telegard became a highly popular, modular platform. Martin Pollard joined as a co-programmer and alpha tester by version 1.8(?). Pollard sought to professionalize the software and distance it from its immature or warez-oriented reputation. Eric Oman leaving the project because it was "not fun anymore". The software's history took a definitive turn when the version 2.5 source code was accidentally leaked to the public. This leak became the foundation for several other legendary BBS packages, most notably Renegade, Iniquity, Impulse and others. Martin Pollard was frustrated by dealing with Telegard users and shut down Telegard development and support in December 1991. Tim Strike revived Telegard in 1993, with version 3.x releases. Today, the software is preserved as a cornerstone of BBS history, with the original telegard.net domain recently restored for archival purposes. Key Figures and Version Milestones - Carl Mueller: The original creator who branched the software from WWIV source code in 1986. - Eric Oman: The lead developer during Telegard's peak popularity; he was active until version 2.5g, which is considered the last version he worked on. - Martin Pollard: A key programmer and coordinator who managed the project through the early 90s and released the "So long" email in December 1991. - Tim Strike: Took over the project in September 1993, leading the transition to the 3.x series. There was talk about a ground-up rewrite in C++. - Version 2.7: Released in 1991, this became the "mainstay" version for many SysOps and was the final version written in Turbo Pascal. - Version 3.09 / 3.10: Later stable releases maintained by Tim Strike and the Telegard Development Team through the late 1990s.

  • Telegard Utilities

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  • READTHIS.1ST in hsl_tgb5.zip

    | HSLK-TGI v1.00 Wide Beta 5 | Telegard HS\Link Two-Way Transfer Interface Door Upon the release of HS\Link, a bidirect...

  • MSGDATE.DOC in mdate200.zip

    ...0 ───────────── For use ONLY with Telegard 2.5q-2.7, other versions of telegard may cause unrepairable ...

  • RIIMPRG.LST in mdate200.zip

    ...wing is a listing of programs that Tim Strike (Riim) has programmed for Telegard. All these programs are requestable from either 1:259/423@fido...

  • TFK-BUGS.RPT in mdate200.zip

    ...oNet Node Number: ____:____/____.__ TeleNet Node Number: 20:__/__.__ Telegard Version: _______________________ Date on File: _______________ ...

  • MFILE.DOC in mfile300.zip

    ... The Ultimate File List Compiler for Telegard 2.5i, 2.5j, & 2.5k Copyright (C) 1990,1991 by ...

  • WHATSNEW.300 in mfile300.zip

    ... The Ultimate File List Compiler for Telegard 2.7 Copyright (C) 1990, 1991 by Blue Wave Software ...

  • MGSUDEL.DOC in mgsud151.zip

    ... Version 1.51 - March 7, 1992 Telegard User File Delete Utility for Telegard 2.7 syst...

  • MGSUDEL.HST in mgsud151.zip

    ... Version 1.51 - March 7, 1992 Telegard User File Delete Utility for Telegard 2.7 syst...

  • MASSMAIL.DOC in mmail101.zip

    MassMail! A Telegard Mass E-Mailer utility v1.01 ...

  • PASSWORD.DOC in pass27.zip

    Telegard Password Monitor v2.7Σ Copyright (c) 1991-92 by James Dudek All rights reserved Telegard is Copyright (c) 1991 by Ma...

  • WHY.TXT in q_why.zip

    ...----------------------------- What Happened Yesterday! - Version 'Q' (for Telegard v.2.5q) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Seems like I never stop think...

  • QUOTEIT.DOC in quoteit3.zip

    ...e file following the rules for creation of Infoform questionnaires in the Telegard documentation. See the QUOTEIT.INF file included in this archive...

  • FILEMAN.DOC in tfm26.zip

    Telegard File Manager 2.6 -- Page 1 Telegard File Manager 2.6 (Turbo C) ...

  • UPGRADE.DOC in tfm26.zip

    ...ear File Manager User, The 2.6 release will probably be the last "Telegard" File Manager I will write. The reason for this is that E...

  • PACKING.LST in tg27.zip

    The Telegard distribution archive is normally distributed in ZIP format, compressed with PKWARE's PKZIP version 1.10. In addition to this file, th...

  • READ.ME in tg27.zip

    ...7 is not yet completed. When it is ready, it will be distributed to most Telegard systems. Until then, continue to use the version 2.5 documentati...

  • SYSFUNC.ANS in tg27.zip

    ...────────────▐ SysOp commands available from anywhere in Telegard ▌─────────────┌───────────────────────────────────...

  • TELEGARD.EXE in tg27.zip
  • TELEGARD.H in tg27.zip

    ... <*/ /*> Telegard Bulletin Board System <*/ /*> Copyright...

  • TELEGARD.INC in tg27.zip

    ... <*) (*> Telegard Bulletin Board System <*) (*> Copyright...