How many VF softwares do you remember?

susan p · 11-23-01, 06:47 PM

How many VF software changes do YOU remember?

WWWendy · 11-23-01, 07:33 PM

Hi Susan!

I can fill in a few blanks. Before vBulletin we used WebBoard, and before the interim software it was Allaire Forums. Before that (right after we got our domain name) I used a freeware Perl script called WWWBoard. The very first edition of the Forum, however, was a simple guestbook script in my personal Web space w/ my ISP, so all the posts loaded on one page! How many posts/day did we get back then, does anyone remember? 10 or 12, maybe?

Betsy · 11-23-01, 07:41 PM

The thought of the "interim software" still makes me shudder.
Thankfully, things have only gotten better and better.

Joni O · 11-23-01, 07:57 PM

That would help people remember - although I remember them all (however many there have been!)

KarenP · 11-23-01, 10:34 PM

I came here in April, 1997 when WWWbulletin was used. It was fairly simple, but decent. I agree that the "interim software" (which lasted for quite a while) was ATROCIOUS!!!!! Anybody remember how long it was around?

Susan H · 11-24-01, 12:41 AM

I found the VF forum in October '98. Towards the end of that software's
life, quite a bit of time was spent in the 'underground'. I'm trying to remember how the underground worked, but my memory fails me. Anyone else remember?

I think the interim forum lasted from June '99 to January '00, too long.

Celia M · 11-24-01, 12:45 AM

I actually have now forgotten everything.

KarenP · 11-24-01, 07:11 AM

I thought of the Allaire software as the "cold fusion" software. It had some nice features, but remember how it used to slow down to an absolute crawl à la Webboad?

Susie F. · 11-24-01, 04:39 PM

I remember when the page was still on Wendy's ISP page. All the threads used to just kind of scroll off the screen and you had to scroll over to the right to read the threads that got lots of responses. Sure has come a long way!

Karen N · 11-26-01, 07:01 PM

I've been around since the first half of '97, so I remember most, I think. That interim stuff was the worst. And who from the earlier days can forget reading new posts in the "underground". Ack. It was a riot, but so hard to follow.

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View Poll Results: How many VF software changes do YOU remember?
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Fitness Online	18	19.35%
the dreaded "interim software"	17	18.28%
the one before that (what was it called?)	35	37.63%
even farther!!! (tell us about it!)	22	23.66%
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11-23-01, 06:47 PM
susan p VF Supporter Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Kansas City	How many VF softwares do you remember? How many VF software changes do YOU remember?

11-23-01, 07:33 PM
WWWendy Community Manager Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Northern VA, USA	addendum Hi Susan! I can fill in a few blanks. Before vBulletin we used WebBoard, and before the interim software it was Allaire Forums. Before that (right after we got our domain name) I used a freeware Perl script called WWWBoard. The very first edition of the Forum, however, was a simple guestbook script in my personal Web space w/ my ISP, so all the posts loaded on one page! How many posts/day did we get back then, does anyone remember? 10 or 12, maybe? __________________ Wendy Niemi Kremer Community Manager DISCLOSURE: I have a professional relationship with a seller or producer of fitness videos or products. For details, please see my profile.

11-23-01, 07:41 PM
Betsy VF Supporter Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Southern Minnesota	The thought of the "interim software" still makes me shudder. Thankfully, things have only gotten better and better. __________________ Betsy There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness".

11-23-01, 07:57 PM
Joni O VF Supporter Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Twin Cities, MN	How Many VF Softwares Have There Been? That would help people remember - although I remember them all (however many there have been!)

11-23-01, 10:34 PM
KarenP VF Supporter Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Milky Way Galaxy	I came here in April, 1997 when WWWbulletin was used. It was fairly simple, but decent. I agree that the "interim software" (which lasted for quite a while) was ATROCIOUS!!!!! Anybody remember how long it was around? __________________ Cheers, Karen QUIT SLOUCHING!!!

11-24-01, 12:41 AM
Susan H VF Supporter Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Oklahoma	The one before 'that' I found the VF forum in October '98. Towards the end of that software's life, quite a bit of time was spent in the 'underground'. I'm trying to remember how the underground worked, but my memory fails me. Anyone else remember? I think the interim forum lasted from June '99 to January '00, too long. __________________ Susan “Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up" —Thomas Edison “Just because you’re not sick doesn’t mean you’re healthy.” — Author Unknown

11-24-01, 12:45 AM
Celia M Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Sacramento area, California	You guys are good I actually have now forgotten everything. __________________ http://pongo.net/helpboards/flashstar.gif Celia star of my own living room

11-24-01, 07:11 AM
KarenP VF Supporter Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Milky Way Galaxy	A reminder I thought of the Allaire software as the "cold fusion" software. It had some nice features, but remember how it used to slow down to an absolute crawl à la Webboad? __________________ Cheers, Karen QUIT SLOUCHING!!!

11-24-01, 04:39 PM
Susie F. VF Supporter Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Fairbanks, Alaska	I remember when the page was still on Wendy's ISP page. All the threads used to just kind of scroll off the screen and you had to scroll over to the right to read the threads that got lots of responses. Sure has come a long way! __________________ Susie F.

11-26-01, 07:01 PM
Karen N VF Supporter Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Chicago	I've been around since the first half of '97, so I remember most, I think. That interim stuff was the worst. And who from the earlier days can forget reading new posts in the "underground". Ack. It was a riot, but so hard to follow. __________________ Karen N