Availability: March 1995 Price: $129 (Single-Line Version) MUSTANG SOFTWARE, INC. ANNOUNCES UPGRADE TO "WORLD'S MOST POPULAR BBS SOFTWARE" Wildcat! 4.1 Offers Enhanced OS/2 Support BAKERSFIELD, Calif., Feb. 15, 1995 -- Mustang Software, Inc. (MSI) is introducing Wildcat! 4.1, the latest update to the world's most widely used bulletin board system (BBS) software. The new version features enhanced OS/2 support, a new multi-database file system and a full-screen ANSI-based file listing mode that makes browsing file lists easier for the caller. With Version 4.1, Wildcat! has been upgraded to support direct communications with OS/2's serial drivers, improving performance for system operators (sysops) running Wildcat! as a DOS process under the OS/2 operating system. Wildcat! sysops can also now use intelligent multi-port serial cards from Digiboard, Inc. and other enhanced serial devices that have OS/2 drivers in an OS/2 environment, an option not possible in previous versions of Wildcat! Another key Version 4.1 feature is Wildcat!'s improved support for CD-ROMs via the ability to define "groups" of file areas on a Wildcat! BBS. A file group consists of any collection of file areas defined by the sysop and each group has a separate database. This makes adding a new CD-ROM of downloadable files to Wildcat! as simple as "dropping in" a pre-made database. "With the new file system, Wildcat!'s file databases are much more portable and managing multiple CD-ROM disks is simplified," said Jim Harrer, president/CEO of MSI. "We have created a system that gives the sysop many of the features of popular CD-ROM doors without sacrificing the speed and ease-of-use built into Wildcat!" Groups can be selected by the caller for listing, searching and transferring files. The sysop's job of processing requests for off- line files, such as those contained on a CD-ROM not normally kept on- line, can be automated with the upgraded version of the wcFILE database utility included with Wildcat! 4.1. Full-Screen File Listing Mode Also Added To Wildcat! Wildcat! 4.1 also offers a new full-screen file listing mode, making it easier for callers to scan through the list of downloadable files. In "ANSI Lister" mode, users can browse through the file databases using their arrow keys and mark files for download by just hitting the spacebar. Single-line, two-line and extended file listing modes are also available and each user can select the file listing method they prefer. Importantly, Wildcat!'s "Internet-compatibility" has been improved as the software now allows blank "subject" headings on Internet e-mail conferences. Some e-mail systems require a blank subject heading for routing purposes. Wildcat! BBS is offered in five separate versions, starting with the $129 Single Line package popular with the hobbyist sysop. The product line extends to the Wildcat! BBS Suite for $999, the most complete BBS solution in the industry. The new Wildcat! 4.1 will be available in March '95 and may be ordered directly from MSI by calling toll-free (800) 999-9619. For Wildcat! 4.0 sysops, the Wildcat! 4.1 update is offered for only $20 plus shipping. Sysops running Version 3.X or older can upgrade for $50 plus shipping. Wildcat! 4.1 is also available nationwide on the retail level through such outlets as CompUSA and Software, Etc., and through major distributors including Ingram Micro of Santa Ana, Calif. and DistribuPro of Santa Clara, Calif. Mustang Software, Inc. Mustang Software, Inc. (MSI) is a single-source supplier of bulletin board system (BBS) and related communications software. Unveiled in March 1987, MSI's Wildcat! BBS now has an active installed base of more than 35,000 system operators (sysops), making it the most popular BBS software program in the world. MSI also offers the widely-used QmodemPro communications software program, with more than 50,000 registered users. With QmodemPro, ac- quired in November 1991, MSI is the only supplier of both a BBS program and the communications software by which a caller may access a BBS. Formed in September 1986, MSI is headquartered at 6200 Lake Ming Road, Bakersfield, Calif. 93306. The company can be reached by telephone at (805) 873-2500; the toll-free telephone number is (800) 999-9619; FAX (805) 873-2599 and BBS (805) 873-2400. -end- NOTE: Members of the press should contact Bill Prichard of Fisher Business Communications, Inc. for press kits and information about Wildcat! BBS or any of our other products. Fisher Business Communications, Inc. Tel: (714) 556-1313 Fax: (714) 556-1216 BBS: (714) 556-1034