Questionnaire:

Name:       Tim Winkfein

Address:    P.O. Box 313
	    McKinney, Texas 75070-0313

BBS Name:   TwinSoft BBS           BBS Number:  (903) 945-3074


Door Author and/or BBS Sysop?

Both


Biographical information regarding yourself: 

I've been programming for about 13 years, I started out on a TI 99/4 with 16k 
RAM and a cassette drive. I entered the IBM world in 1989 with a 286-12, 
which, over the years, have upgraded to my present P90. I've lived in Texas 
all my life, and currently live about 70 miles east of Dallas. I enjoy 
camping, hunting, fishing, and most other outdoor activities when I'm not 
firmly planted in front of my computer. As for my REAL job, I'm a Numerical
Control Programmer for Texas Instruments, I've been with T.I. for 17 years.


If you run a BBS what type of system are you running:

14.4k single node TriBBS v5.1 running on a 486-50. My BBS is mainly for 
support, distribution, and registration of my Doors, along with early alpha 
and beta testing.


How long have you been running a BBS?

A little over a year.


Have you tried others?

Yes


Found some you liked? disliked? why?

I liked PCBoard, but it was a bit more than I needed.


If you're a programmer, what language do you use and why?

Turbo Pascal v7.0. It's more powerful than Basic and a bit easier to learn 
than C.


What influences the programs that you write?

I mainly write games that I and the users on my board will enjoy. And, of 
course, ones that I think will be popular all over.


What was your first door that you wrote?

Classic Solitaire


What was your favorite that you have written?

Castle Rock Casino


Tell us about your available doors.

Classic Solitaire v2.0            CL_SOL20.ZIP
Pyramid 13, Tut's Treasure v2.0   PYR13_20.ZIP
Castle Rock Casino v1.1           CRCAS11.ZIP


Include a list of what they are and where they are available. Include an ANSI 
screen of one if you wish.

My Door games are available at TwinSoft BBS at (903) 945-3074
or on my web page at http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/twinsoft


Comments as to the future of BBSes and Doors as you see it.

I think that the BBS community will grow more rapidly with the Internet 
becoming so popular. I can't see the Web replacing hobby BBS's as I thought 
it would at first. Program availability is the key to being a successful 
Shareware author, and the Internet is a valuable resource if used to your 
benefit. All of these add up to more competition in the Door game market, 
hopefully increasing the quality of Doors available.
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