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TAG
T.A.G. (usually written TAG) is a freeware bulletin board system for MS-DOS, written in Turbo/Borland Pascal and released from 1986 to 1999 by "The TAG Team" of Troy, Michigan. The original authors were Robert Numerick and Victor Capton; Randy Goebel, Paul Loeber, Paul Williams and Alan Jurison joined the team in later years. TAG began as a fork of early WWIV source code and grew into a full-featured system with its own FidoNet-compatible mail processor (TagMail), a menu editor, a string compiler for customising every prompt and, from version 2.6, multinode support. At its peak just over 1,000 TAG boards were running, mostly in the United States and Canada, with the heaviest concentration around Detroit, where TAG had a friendly rivalry with Telegard, another Detroit-area WWIV descendant. TAG was always free; the team asked only for optional donations and a small handling fee for disks by mail. Each release was split into companion packages that share a version suffix: **TAGS** (start-up package for a new board, including the installer), **TAGM** (main program, TAG.EXE and TAG.OVR), **TAGD** (documentation), **TAGR** (Pascal and C record structures for third-party developers), **TAGC** (conversion utilities for upgrading data files), **TAGU** (update releases and release notes) and **TAGW** (spell-check dictionary). To bring up a new board you need the TAGS, TAGM and TAGD packages of the same version. Version 2.7 (May 1994) was the last major release, adding RIP graphics and JAM message base support; 2.7b, 2.7c and 2.7d were maintenance updates, and the final release was 2.7d2, a Y2K fix, in December 1999. ### Release chronology Dates are taken from the RELEASE.DOC in each package, or from file timestamps where noted. | Version | Release date | Notes | |---|---|---| | 2.5c | 1989 | Referenced in the November 1989 HOWTOTAG guide as the current version | | 2.5f | 1 Jul 1990 | Start-up package still named GFILE25F | | 2.5g | 2 Oct 1990 | Complete set of start-up, programs, documentation and record structures | | 2.5g patch | Apr 1991 | Security patch fixing two problems | | 2.6 | 1 Jan 1992 | Major upgrade; 2.5g documentation remained current | | 2.6b | 19 May 1992 | First multinode release; introduced the TAGINST installer and MCONFIG | | 2.6c | 21 May 1992 | Follow-up two days after 2.6b | | 2.6d | 23 Jan 1993 | New main and menu documentation; first release credited to "The T.A.G. Team" | | 2.6e | 27 Apr 1993 | EXE/OVR bug-fix release only | | 2.6f | 1 Sep 1993 | Internal QWK offline mail support | | 2.6f1 | late 1993 | Minor update, referenced by the 2.7 conversion package | | 2.7 | 3 May 1994 | Last major release; RIP graphics and JAM message bases | | 2.7b | Oct-Nov 1994 | Maintenance patch; CHAT.DAT chat tunes | | 2.7c | 28 Dec 1994 | Maintenance patch | | 2.7d | 1 Jan 1998 | Full EXE/OVR replacement after a three-year gap | | 2.7d1 | 1999 | First Y2K fix, mentioned in the 2.7d2 notes | | 2.7d2 | 26 Dec 1999 | Final release; JAM message base Y2K fix | This category holds the core TAG Team releases every sysop needed. Optional official packages (nodelist indexer, spell-check dictionary, record structures for developers) are in **TAG Team Add-Ons**, the monthly TAGLIST BBS lists are in **TAG BBS List**, and third-party utilities, doors and sysop guides written for TAG are in **TAG Utilities**.
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TAG Utilities
Third-party utilities, doors, mail tools and sysop guides written for the TAG bulletin board system: TagMail add-ons, callback verifiers, file-area and message-base managers, log analysers, menu editors, offline mail doors, DESQview and modem configuration notes. The official TAG Team releases (TAGS/TAGM/TAGD/TAGR/TAGC/TAGU packages) are in the parent **TAG** category.
Archives (111)
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MSGFIND v2.01 Beta Message Wait Utility (MSGFD21B)
TAG Utilities
(1992)
...ND beta 2.01 by Rick Cooper of SiMpLe MiNdS SoFtWaRe, February 1992: tells TAG callers at logon which Fido-style or Hudson message areas hold mail for...
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NAMESFIX v2.0 Names List Rebuilder (NAMEFIX2)
TAG Utilities
(1992)
NAMESFIX version 2.0, October 1992: rebuilds the NAMES.LST user index of a TAG 2.6 or later board when it becomes corrupt, now SHARE-aware with backup...
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NAMESFIX v1.0 Names List Rebuilder (NAMESFIX)
TAG Utilities
(1992)
NAMESFIX version 1.0, June 1992: rebuilds the NAMES.LST user index of a TAG 2.6 or later board when it becomes corrupt.
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NEWMSG v1.01 Hudson New Message Scanner (NEWMSGC)
TAG Utilities
(1992)
...n 1.01 by Mark McKay, June 1992: a Fido and Hudson new-message scanner for TAG 2.6c1 that tells callers which areas hold unread mail.
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NewLog v2.7 Alternate Callers Log (NLOG27)
TAG Utilities
(1993)
...oe McElmeel of TNT Software, March 1993: an alternate last-callers log for TAG 2.6d with a configurable, coloured display.
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NewLog v2.6 Alternate Callers Log (NLOG26)
TAG Utilities
(1993)
...rsion 2.6 by TNT Software, January 1993: an alternate last-callers log for TAG 2.6d with a configurable, coloured display.
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Protocol Transfer v1.1 (PT11)
TAG Utilities
(1992)
... by Peter Yao, May 1992: appends protocol definitions from another sysop's TAG 2.6c protocol files to your own, or extracts part of them.
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PYHSL v1.0 HS/Link Protocol Interface (PYHSL10)
TAG Utilities
(1992)
PYHSL version 1.0 by Peter Yao, April 1992: interface between TAG and the HS/Link bidirectional protocol, handling upload credits, descriptions and in...
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TAG Shuttle v3.2 Shuttle Logon Door (TAG_SH32)
TAG Utilities
(1992)
TAG Shuttle version 3.2, April 1992: a shuttle logon door that screens callers before they get an account on a TAG board, cutting one-time callers and...
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TAG_ARJ ARJ Archive Viewer Door (TAG_ARJ1)
TAG Utilities
(1991)
TAG_ARJ by Mark McKay, October 1991: lets callers view the contents of ARJ archives from a TAG file listing.
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TAG Shuttle v4.1 Shuttle Logon Door (TAG_SH41)
TAG Utilities
(1993)
TAG Shuttle version 4.1, April 1993: a shuttle logon door that screens callers before they get an account on a TAG board, now with DESQview support. S...
Files (490)
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BULLETIN.PAS
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infusrc.zip
... : '^P); Case WhichAreas Of 1 : SendCr('All Tagged Areas'); 2 : SendCr('ALL Areas in Conference'); ...
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FILE2.PAS
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infusrc.zip
... Uploads'^A': '^R'Downloads'^A':'); End; End; Procedure Tag; Begin SeekAFile(i + Index[Page]); nRead(Afile,Area); ...
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FILEXFER.PAS
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infusrc.zip
... Begin If FilesInBatch<1 then Begin SendCr('No files currently tagged!'); Exit; End; List:=True; If (Auto<1) And (FN='') The...
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GENTYPES.PAS
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infusrc.zip
...bselete)} CoolVerNum = '1.99'; { version number for taglines } Version = 'Infusion BBS'; { version name for...
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MESS3.PAS
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infusrc.zip
... Base Type'^A': '^S'N/A'); End; End; Procedure Tag; Begin If HaveAccess(i + Index[Page] - 1) Then Begin ...
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misc/ART/MENUEDIT.DAT
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infusrc.zip
...' : Move one file area forward '[' : Move one file area backward 'G' : Tag files Automatically, Ex: FGC:\FILE.ZIP (MATRIX COMMAND) (File SysOp...
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misc/ART/YELLANSI.ANS
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infusrc.zip
...███[1;45m▀█████▀ [0;35m█████[45m [40m████████████████ [37m[+][5C- tag new pager [35m███████████[45m [1m█▄▄▄▄▄▄▄█ [0;35m████████████████...
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MYCOMMAN.PAS
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infusrc.zip
...(T) Do Begin Readln(T,S); S := UpString(S); If Pos('UNTAG_CHAR=',S) > 0 Then Xy.UnMarkChar := S[Length(S)] Else I...
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NEW_FS.PAS
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infusrc.zip
...elete_All; Begin If FilesinBatch>0 then Begin WriteStr('Delete tagged File(s) now? !'); If Yes then BatchDel Else Deletefiles; End...
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ACIDVIEW.DOC
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avd-436.zip
... Speed ANSI Viewing ■ XMS Support ■ Slide Show Viewing (File Tagging) ■ Modem-Simulation for ANSI Viewing (Doesn't affect multita...
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ACIDVIEW.TXT
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avd-436f.zip
... Speed ANSI Viewing ■ XMS Support ■ Slide Show Viewing (File Tagging) ■ Modem-Simulation for ANSI Viewing (Doesn't affect multita...
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README.WC4
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wildcat41.zip
...ing the SESSION.TXT file. MAKEECHO Changes - When deleting a Tagline from the picklist, MAKEECHO will now update the QWK conference ...
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robo108/ROBO108.DOC
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robo108.rar
.... Your registration code will be sent via mail, so you may take advantage of Robo-Boards registered features. Additional methods of ...
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robo108/ROBOTERM.DOC
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robo108.rar
... With Robo-Term you may dial more than 1 number at a time by tagging numbers with the space bar. Robo-Term will then do a ...
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robofx/ADDENDUM.TXT
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robofx.rar
... ║ ║ View Access 4__ tags __________________________ ║ ║ Download Access 5__ t...
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robofx/CFGRES/BULLED.CRS
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robofx.rar
...,2,BullFile *VAR,3,BullType *VAR,4,BullForum *VAR,5,BullAcc *VAR,6,BullTags *VAR,7,BullMode *GRP,1,Textual, Graphical *GRP,2,Tel-FX & ANSI, T...
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robofx/CFGRES/DISP1.CRS
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robofx.rar
... ╞── 3 [NNNNNNNN] + ACCESS TAGS + Welcome ──╟── 1 [NNNNNNNN] @1 [NNN] [NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN]...
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robofx/CFGRES/FILEED.CRS
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robofx.rar
...me *VAR,4,FMedia *VAR,5,SortType *VAR,6,FForums *VAR,7,FVacc *VAR,8,FVTags *VAR,9,FDLacc *VAR,10,FDLTags *VAR,11,FSYSacc *GRP,1,HARD DRIVE,...
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robofx/CFGRES/MSGED.CRS
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robofx.rar
...AreaUsers *VAR,7,CountKill *VAR,8,MForums *VAR,9,BaseRAcc *VAR,10,BaseRTags *VAR,11,BaseWAcc *VAR,12,BaseWTags *VAR,13,SysOpAcc *VAR,14,MsgTag...
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robofx/CFGRES/NODE3.CRS
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robofx.rar
...Y *GRP,2,1200,2400,4800,9600 *GRP,3,YES,NO *VAR,1,MIN_ACC *VAR,2,MIN_TAGS *VAR,3,GRAPH_SUP *VAR,4,MIN_SPEED *VAR,5,ALLOW_CBV *WIN,Global [...