Tone was gone before this happened. Here is what he posted on the Warbirds BBS about it. This was on December 29th, 2000 at 11:47am
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Sorry I was not more proactive in announcing this, but frankly I've not cared to think about it more than I've already done so. But, after riling one WB squad pretty thoroughly, I thought I should post this to the WB community.
I know most of you have RW already installed. But for any who go to download and re-install the Windows version of RW, you'll find that the installer is quite different and it necessarily involves installation of an unrelated application entitled "Gator" (a browser companion that offers "coupons" -- well presented but salesy).
Gator is probably not the sort of thing many WarBirders would choose to add to their computing day .. and at the moment at least, it appears that getting and installing the latest RW requires you to do so. But, for you guys who have generally been a discreet and supportive circle of friends who have guided RW through thick and thin, I wanted to point out that the old Gator-free installer yet lives at
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That said, I will ask that you not post that link in other forums, but feel free to direct fellow WB'ers to this post. I do not want the world going to get that version, as the parent company has recently laid off 44% of the staff (including several WarBirders), and the stock is trading at 5% of its level a year ago.
Feel free to use the older installer referenced above, but if you recently downloaded the Gator-laden one, please keep this perspective in mind before bemoaning the horror of having to hit a button to uninstall Gator.
Thanks, and have a fun New Year.
tone
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The sim pilot comes first to Tone. That has always been the case, and always shall.
Drex