Western Europe Looking for Lotus Express floppies

[TMM]

I recently bought a copy of Lotus Express, but I then immediately destroyed disk2 by placing it on top of my laptop. My laptop, as it turns out, has some magnets in the lid so I basically bulk erased a part of disk 2...

For a project I'm working on I really need a copy. I'd be willing to pay for a copy, or even be willing to pay someone for a (flux) image. (Do note that I intend to ultimately distribute the program as part of the project)

Thanks!

 

[CloudInMyHead]

Was that sold as a single product or an add-on?
I see it's 1987 and say for use with "MCI Mail" which I have never heard of before. Not that that matters.

 

[krebizfan]

Was that sold as a single product or an add-on?
I see it's 1987 and say for use with "MCI Mail" which I have never heard of before. Not that that matters.

MCI Mail was one of the first email vendors with Lotus Express its initial DOS client. At $10 a month for 40 emails, it was a bit limited. Faded away 30 years ago when internet mail took over.

For the OP: is the requirement for Lotus Express specifically or could the project be achieved with one of the many other programs that included an MCI Mail client? Copies of Norton Commander are everywhere.

 

[TMM]

Was that sold as a single product or an add-on?
I see it's 1987 and say for use with "MCI Mail" which I have never heard of before. Not that that matters.

No, it was a separate product. But thank you for asking!

MCI Mail was one of the first email vendors with Lotus Express its initial DOS client. At $10 a month for 40 emails, it was a bit limited. Faded away 30 years ago when internet mail took over.

For the OP: is the requirement for Lotus Express specifically or could the project be achieved with one of the many other programs that included an MCI Mail client? Copies of Norton Commander are everywhere.

I have basically every other MCI mail client I know of, except this one. I've written a replacement compatibel implementation of the service, partially from original specs, and this is the one client I have not been able to test.

And yes, this means that soon™ it will be possible to send and receive email with the Microsoft Bob mail client.

 

[krebizfan]

That is an ambitious project.

 

[TMM]

I have since found a copy. Thanks everyone!

 

[CloudInMyHead]

That was an ambitious search!

 

[h2ospa]

At $10 a month for 40 emails

It would be nice if I get paid $10 for every 40 spams I received.

 

[TMM]

It would be nice if I get paid $10 for every 40 spams I received.

Well, I will not be charging for mails I think, perhaps it doesn't need to be THAT accurate a re-implementation.

Although I think it will be neat to be able to send and receive emails on old computers! Basically anything that can run a terminal emulator, as well as any system with an MCI mail client would be able to send and receive email again.

It should go live OneOfTheseDays™. Currently working on making it compatible with all of the clients I have, and doing research on how to make the terminal interface into the mail system match the original one as best I can.

 

[h2ospa]

Well, I will not be charging for mails I think, perhaps it doesn't need to be THAT accurate a re-implementation.

Although I think it will be neat to be able to send and receive emails on old computers! Basically anything that can run a terminal emulator, as well as any system with an MCI mail client would be able to send and receive email again.

It should go live OneOfTheseDays™. Currently working on making it compatible with all of the clients I have, and doing research on how to make the terminal interface into the mail system match the original one as best I can.

I was just making fun of the $10 per 40 mails back then -- My spam box today has more emails per day than that.
If spam emails would cause sender that much, we will have no spams.

 

[TMM]

And then there were two.

 

[CloudInMyHead]

And then there were two.

Ha ha ha. Very nice.

 

[TMM]

This software solves a lot of problems!