The Geneology of The Translator.....
April 9, 1993: An idea hits me like Bad Gas after Mexican food...I want to
Version 1.0    make a door to allow users to choose a funny prompt file when
BETA           they log on! I write it and excitedly tell Shawn McGill of  
               The Improv BBS about it and he let's out a deep sigh and 
               asks if I used doorframe routines or just QuickBasic.  I 
               suspect something is terribly wrong.  I am right!

April 10, 1993: I download Doorframe from The Parole Board...Thanks Dennis!
Version 1.1     and stay up until 3:30 a.m. learning how to use it and
BETA            calling Tom Wildoner too see if he is awake too...he is and
                he answers some crucial questions..."Yes Joe, your wife WILL
                be mad tomorrow!"  This version worked but kept giving me
                some wierd error message anyway.

April 11, 1993: Hey...where did that error message go?  I KILLED IT!  This
Version 1.2     version works like a champ and traps just about every kind
BETA            of sysop mistake imaginable!  WOW, Does this mean I am a
                programmer?  My wife is not impressed....She is growing to
                hate the computer and I often see her lurking near it with
                heavy objects in her hand.
                Stay tuned for furthur upgrade info!!

April 12, 1993: After launching my wife's cat off my work desk for jumping
Version 1.3     on the keyboard and creating all kinds of neat-o typos for
BETA            me to debug...I added a setup utility into the door.
                Typing the words "Transl8r Setup" will run the setup program
                and help you make your config files in the correct format.
                Now to get the cat hair out of my floppy drive!  Good thing
                my wife is so attractive or I would take those cats for a 
                "RIDE".  Oh yeah...don't type quotes when typing the setup
                command line please...hope I insulted your intelligence!

April 13, 1993: After buying my wife a box of Godiva chocolate to smooth her
Version 1.4     out.  I added in a file called "SKIPIT.DAT".  When registered,
BETA            the door will read the security levels listed in that file and
                allow them to totally bypass the door.  Allowed the mail runs
                to go unhindered and kept me from seeing the door every time
                I logged on....Co-Sysops liked it too! Most people who run 
                mail or have no sense of humor will really appreciate this
                feature!

APRIL 15, 1993  FIRST PUBLIC RELEASE OF THE TRANSLATOR VERSION 1.0!
                I got my doorframe codes this morning!!

AUGUST 9, 1993  Moved to Austin, Texas and entered the "Salad Days".  The
                wife was so happy to be here and so happy that I was no
                longer a Medical Resident and now actually a "REAL" Doctor
                that she ok'd another computer.....MISTAKE...oops somehow
                that new ONE multiplied into TWO New ones..."Guess I will
                have to buy Lantastic now huh?"  I said.....as she left to
                go "SHOPPING DAMMIT!"  Just kidding...she really IS a VERY
                sweet woman!
                NEW VERSION.....VERSION 2.0 now has a neat-o program that
                makes a RIP menu for you!  This version then would be RIP
                compatible would it not?  Included 4 language files for you
                for the non rip and rip prompts...also made it so you have 
                to make your own ansi and ascii screens like you wanted...
                Don't blame me!  Read Screens.doc for info on how to do it
                right..... The saga continues.....

AUGUST 11,1993  Pulled my head from deep within my butt and made the door
                autodetect if the user had RIP enabled.  No more asking
                them at logon!