AOL Hometown FTP & Webpages... going... going... gone...
AOL Hometown FTP & Webpages... going... going... gone...
As of October 31, 2008
AOL Hometown will no longer provide access to, or host FTP sites.
That means many old, QBasic sites, including my own will finally go the way of the Dodo.
I suggest if anyone wants copies of junk (programs) written at UnderWARE Labs over the eons (even though I haven't written a thing in years), to go to...
http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/uwlabs/index.htm
Go before 10/31/2008 though!
It was fun while it lasted.
And I loved leaving the old stuff up, but everything eventually dies.
I do not if I'll even bother to keep my UWLabs AOL address.
Oh and for the record -- my Other psuedonym was Steelcharm.
I've had that account since January 1996; when It was America OnLine, and they charged by the hour!
Anyway, no more waxing nostalgic.
Visit if ya like, before they close the doors on me.
Lester Schramm
aka Steelcharm
aka UnderWARE Labs
aka UWLabs
QBWrite, Doodler, Escape from Hiddenite
AOL Hometown will no longer provide access to, or host FTP sites.
That means many old, QBasic sites, including my own will finally go the way of the Dodo.
I suggest if anyone wants copies of junk (programs) written at UnderWARE Labs over the eons (even though I haven't written a thing in years), to go to...
http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/uwlabs/index.htm
Go before 10/31/2008 though!
It was fun while it lasted.
And I loved leaving the old stuff up, but everything eventually dies.
I do not if I'll even bother to keep my UWLabs AOL address.
Oh and for the record -- my Other psuedonym was Steelcharm.
I've had that account since January 1996; when It was America OnLine, and they charged by the hour!
Anyway, no more waxing nostalgic.
Visit if ya like, before they close the doors on me.
Lester Schramm
aka Steelcharm
aka UnderWARE Labs
aka UWLabs
QBWrite, Doodler, Escape from Hiddenite
- Seb McClouth
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LolBest viewed with Internet Explorer 4.0+
Apparently I visted this site a couple of times before I even heard of Pete's QB site...
grtz
QBinux is a Linux distribution with the aim of integrating the work of the vast community of free software developers at Pete's QBASIC Site in order to create a modern, performant, safe and easy to use system for system administrators and desktop users.
These sites should ABSOLUTELY be archived! I'm unfortunately in Nepal right now, so my internet connection is really terrible...otherwise, I would do it myself.
One thing I can provide, though, is free hosting. For eternity.
UWLabs: If you would like to keep your site online, I'd be glad to host it! I'll give you an FTP account and a subdomain name and you can upload it to my server.
The same goes for anyone else that's looking for free hosting for QB/FB-related sites.
One thing I can provide, though, is free hosting. For eternity.
UWLabs: If you would like to keep your site online, I'd be glad to host it! I'll give you an FTP account and a subdomain name and you can upload it to my server.
The same goes for anyone else that's looking for free hosting for QB/FB-related sites.
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aol
I have archived M_Kproduction
and am beginning on underWARE labs
Can you guys please list other sites that need to be archived...
Please post quickly...
Time is running out!!!![Crying or Very sad :cry:](./images/smilies/icon_cry.gif)
and am beginning on underWARE labs
Can you guys please list other sites that need to be archived...
Please post quickly...
Time is running out!!!
![Crying or Very sad :cry:](./images/smilies/icon_cry.gif)
Do a search through the Links section of this site (view source and search for "aol.com" or "hometown" or whatever). There are about 500 links, and they go do just about every QB site that was on the internet, circa 2004 when I made the links section.
Also, use one of those spidering program that will get all of the content hosted on the server by saving the content of each link on the site!
Also, use one of those spidering program that will get all of the content hosted on the server by saving the content of each link on the site!
I created a website to download and archive websites that users wish: http://www.sixbynine.net/sitecollector/
It downloaded UnderWARE Labs perfectly. I'll see if I can get some more sites downloaded and archived.
It downloaded UnderWARE Labs perfectly. I'll see if I can get some more sites downloaded and archived.
I archived M\K Productions and UnderWARE Labs:
http://qbarp.xetaspace.net/mkprod/index.html
http://qbarp.xetaspace.net/uwlabs/index.html
http://qbarp.xetaspace.net/mkprod/index.html
http://qbarp.xetaspace.net/uwlabs/index.html
- qbasicfreak
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thanks
Thanks for saving the sites, tlsuess ![Very Happy :D](./images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif)
![Very Happy :D](./images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif)
qbasicfreak, didn't you say you'd archive it too? I just save 2 sites but one I missed was nickjc67's QBasic Tutorial site.
I had a lot of work this past week so I feel stupid for not getting around to archiving it. I'll probably be able to find it on the WayBack Machine but it's still very tough since the WayBack Machine's inconsistent.
I had a lot of work this past week so I feel stupid for not getting around to archiving it. I'll probably be able to find it on the WayBack Machine but it's still very tough since the WayBack Machine's inconsistent.
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- qbasicfreak
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do you know what the web adress was???
I know all the Aol hometown sites went like
http://www.hometown.aol.com/yoursitehere/
I know all the Aol hometown sites went like
http://www.hometown.aol.com/yoursitehere/
It was: http://members.aol.com/nickjc67/
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It has the older version of the site
but at least it has the tutorials...
http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://mem ... /nickjc67/
but at least it has the tutorials...
http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://mem ... /nickjc67/
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