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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**.
TAG BBS List
TAG Help and Docs
TAG Team Add-Ons
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.

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TAGTOOLS for SilverXpress 300H1 (TAGTOOL2) TAG Utilities (1992)
TAGTOOLS, September 1992: creates the QuickBBS-style configuration and drop files that the SilverXpress 300H1 offline mail door expects, so it can run...
TagBack v5.43 BBS Backup Utility (TBACK543) TAG Utilities (1992)
TagBack version 5.43, June 1992: backs up a TAG board during nightly maintenance from a short configuration file instead of a long batch file.
TAGCFG v1.00 Standard (TCFG100) TAG Utilities (1993)
TAGCFG version 1.00 by Joe McElmeel of TNT Software, March 1993: writes a TAG system configuration out to an annotated text file and reads it back, op...
Turbo File Manager v1.22 (TFM122) TAG Utilities (1992)
...Michigan), August 1992: a file section utility for maintaining listings on TAG 2.6 and higher. Shareware.
TagEdit v1.91s User Editor (TGEDT191) TAG Utilities (1993)
TAGEDIT version 1.91s by Gondolin Technologies, February 1993: a stand-alone user editor for TAG 2.6d and later with more search and edit options than...
TagNite v3.1b Nightly Maintenance (TN31B) TAG Utilities (1993)
TagNite version 3.1b, January 1993: nightly maintenance for TAG 2.6 boards that deletes inactive users and their mail, rebuilds the name index and fil...
TagNite v3.1 Nightly Maintenance (TNITE31) TAG Utilities (1992)
TagNite version 3.1, May 1992: nightly maintenance for TAG 2.6c boards that deletes inactive users and their mail, rebuilds the name index and fills b...
Top 15 Files Downloaded Bulletin Generator (TOP150) TAG Utilities (1992)
...are, March 1992: generates a bulletin of the 15 most downloaded files on a TAG 2.5g board.
Top 15 Files v1.00 Standard (TOP15100) TAG Utilities (1993)
...rom David Mitchell's original: builds a most-downloaded-files bulletin for TAG boards with configurable colours.
Top Poster v1.1 (TOPPST11) TAG Utilities (1992)
TOP POSTER 1.1, May 1992: finds the user who posted the most messages on a TAG board in the last seven days and notifies the sysop.
Top Users Bulletin Generator (TOPUSERS) TAG Utilities (1992)
...rch 1992: generates top callers, uploaders and downloaders bulletins for a TAG 2.6 board.
TagRAM v1.01 Remote AutoValidation Manager (TRAM101S) TAG Utilities (1992)
TagRAM version 1.01 by Tony Mann and Bill VanWezenbeeck of IBD Software, December 1992: a callback autovalidation manager for TAG 2.6c1 that phones ne...
TagScan v6.95 Upload Scanner (TSCAN695) TAG Utilities (1992)
TagScan version 6.95 by Bill VanWezenbeeck and Tony Mann of IBD Software, August 1992: an upload processor for TAG 2.6c1 that tests archives, scans fo...
TagSort v2.12 File Directory Sorter (TSORT212) TAG Utilities (1992)
TAGSORT version 2.12 from Dungeon Quest II BBS, January 1992: sorts TAG file listings nightly, placing offline files at the bottom.
Super Vote v2.7 (VOTE27) TAG Utilities (1992)
Super Vote version 2.7 by Peter Yao, April 1992: a voting booth for TAG 2.6, for local use or remotely through Doorway.
WhatBaud Baud Rate Analysis Bulletin (WHATBAUD) TAG Utilities (1992)
...ware, January 1992: tracks how many callers connect at each baud rate on a TAG 2.6 board and generates an analysis bulletin.
WHY v1.1 What Happened Yesterday Bulletin (WHY11) TAG Utilities (1992)
... Happened Yesterday' bulletin summarising the previous day's activity on a TAG 2.5g board.

Files (808)

robofx/CFGRES/RM_28.CRS in robofx.rar
*VAR,1,M_KEY *VAR,2,M_ACCESS *VAR,3,M_TAGS *VAR,4,M_MODES *GRP,1,Tel-FX & ANSI, Tel-FX ONLY, ANSI ONLY *WIN,Whos Online,8,5,43,10 + + Action...
robofx/CFGRES/RM_29.CRS in robofx.rar
*VAR,1,M_KEY *VAR,2,M_ACCESS *VAR,3,M_TAGS *VAR,4,M_MODES *GRP,1,Tel-FX & ANSI, Tel-FX ONLY, ANSI ONLY *WIN,System Info,8,5,43,10 + + Action...
robofx/CFGRES/RM_3.CRS in robofx.rar
*VAR,1,M_KEY *VAR,2,M_STRING1 *VAR,3,M_ACCESS *VAR,4,M_TAGS *VAR,5,M_MODES *GRP,1,Tel-FX & ANSI, Tel-FX ONLY, ANSI ONLY *WIN,Read Messages (Any ...
robofx/CFGRES/RM_31.CRS in robofx.rar
*VAR,1,M_KEY *VAR,2,M_STRING1 *VAR,3,M_ACCESS *VAR,4,M_TAGS *VAR,5,M_MODES *GRP,1,Tel-FX & ANSI, Tel-FX ONLY, ANSI ONLY *WIN,Write Messages (Any...
robofx/CFGRES/RM_32.CRS in robofx.rar
...VAR,1,M_KEY *VAR,2,M_STRING1 *VAR,3,M_STRING2 *VAR,4,M_ACCESS *VAR,5,M_TAGS *VAR,6,M_MODES *GRP,1,Tel-FX & ANSI, Tel-FX ONLY, ANSI ONLY *WIN,Wr...
robofx/CFGRES/RM_4.CRS in robofx.rar
...VAR,1,M_KEY *VAR,2,M_STRING1 *VAR,3,M_STRING2 *VAR,4,M_ACCESS *VAR,5,M_TAGS *VAR,6,M_MODES *GRP,1,Tel-FX & ANSI, Tel-FX ONLY, ANSI ONLY *WIN,Re...
robofx/CFGRES/RM_5.CRS in robofx.rar
*VAR,1,M_KEY *VAR,2,M_STRING1 *VAR,3,M_ACCESS *VAR,4,M_TAGS *VAR,5,M_MODES *GRP,1,Tel-FX & ANSI, Tel-FX ONLY, ANSI ONLY *WIN,List Files,8,5,43,1...
robofx/CFGRES/RM_6.CRS in robofx.rar
...VAR,1,M_KEY *VAR,2,M_STRING1 *VAR,3,M_STRING2 *VAR,4,M_ACCESS *VAR,5,M_TAGS *VAR,6,M_MODES *GRP,1,Tel-FX & ANSI, Tel-FX ONLY, ANSI ONLY *WIN,Li...
robofx/CFGRES/RM_7.CRS in robofx.rar
*VAR,1,M_KEY *VAR,2,M_STRING1 *VAR,3,M_ACCESS *VAR,4,M_TAGS *VAR,5,M_MODES *GRP,1,Tel-FX & ANSI, Tel-FX ONLY, ANSI ONLY *WIN,File Query,8,5,43,1...
robofx/CFGRES/RM_8.CRS in robofx.rar
*VAR,1,M_KEY *VAR,2,M_STRING1 *VAR,3,M_ACCESS *VAR,4,M_TAGS *VAR,5,M_MODES *GRP,1,Tel-FX & ANSI, Tel-FX ONLY, ANSI ONLY *WIN,New Files,8,5,43,11...
robofx/CFGRES/RM_9.CRS in robofx.rar
*VAR,1,M_KEY *VAR,2,M_ACCESS *VAR,3,M_TAGS *VAR,4,M_MODES *GRP,1,Tel-FX & ANSI, Tel-FX ONLY, ANSI ONLY *WIN,File Queue Edit,8,5,43,10 + + Ac...
robofx/CFGRES/UGLOB.CRS in robofx.rar
*VAR, 1, WITH_ACC *VAR, 2, WITH_TAGS *VAR, 3, TO_ACC *VAR, 4, TO_TAGS *VAR, 5, TO_FU_RATIO *VAR, 6, TO_FD_RATIO *VAR, 7, TO_DAILYFILES *VAR, 8,...
robofx/CFGRES/USER1.CRS in robofx.rar
*GRP,1,YES,NO *VAR,1,NEW_USERS_OK *VAR,2,NEW_ACC *VAR,3,NEW_TAGS *VAR,4,BANK_BONUS *VAR,5,EXP_DAYS *VAR,6,EXP_ACC *VAR,7,EXP_TAGS *WIN,DEF...
robofx/CFGRES/USER3.CRS in robofx.rar
...t Highlighted User ? 2, Apply global changes to users of a certain ACCESS/TAGS combination ? 3, Search for user that matches search string (searches...
robofx/CFGRES/USER4.CRS in robofx.rar
...R, 3, CBV_AREAS_2 *VAR, 4, CBV_AREAS_3 *VAR, 5, CBV_ACCESS *VAR, 6, CBV_TAGS ;*VAR, 7, CBV_UFILE_RATIO ;*VAR, 8, CBV_DFILE_RATIO ;*VAR, 9, CBV_U...
robofx/CFGRES/USERED.CRS in robofx.rar
...,21,ZIPCODE *VAR,22,LASTCALL *VAR,23,ACCESS *VAR,24,EXPIRYDATE *VAR,25,TAGS *VAR,26,EXPIRYACC *VAR,27,NOTE *WIN,User Edit,1,3,74,17 + + ...
robofx/ENGLISH/GRAPHICS/ROBOFX.TFX in robofx.rar
...rt. BIT,30,310,SYS_8X16,999 Forums. BIT,380,220,SYS_8X16,Access Levels & Tags. BIT,200,190,SYS_8X16,Multinode. BIT,200,220,SYS_8X16,DESQview / LAN...
robofx/ENGLISH/RESOURCE/ANSSYSOP.PLT in robofx.rar
...VAR,10,ZIPCODE *VAR,11,TIMELEFT *VAR,12,CALLS *VAR,13,ACCESS *VAR,14,TAGS *VAR,15,EXPIRYDATE *VAR,16,EXPIRYACC *VAR,17,RATIO_FDOWN *VAR,18...
robofx/ENGLISH/RESOURCE/SYS_ACC.PLT in robofx.rar
*VAR,1,ACCESS *VAR,2,EXPIRYDATE *VAR,3,EXPIRYACC *VAR,4,TAGS *VAR,5,NOTE *NOPLATE + User Access [###] Expiry Date [##/##/##] Ex...
AREASAMP.BBS in FLAME v1.1
...th for TBBS. (see below) ; - The second part is the EchoMail conference tag or area name. ; - The third part is a list of Zone:net/node addresse...