Hey folks,

I've released a new version of the AI-WX Weather Door today. If you are not familiar with AI-WX it's a door that displays weather radar in ANSI and Sixel, weather maps and graphs for weather stations around the globe. The new 1.5 version has 15 additional Sixel weather maps plus a couple of bug fixes. The door comes in several builds, there is a version for Win 32, Win 64, Linux 64, Linux Arm 64 and Linux Arm 32. For nostalgic purposes, the door is released as shareware and is on sale for a limited time for $4.99 if you put in the coupon code FALL. That's less than the price of a fancy cup of coffee ;-). All updates are always free to registered users.

AI-WX can be downloaded from my support BBS at firesidebbs.com:23231 (telnet) in the Lone Wolf Software file area. It can also be downloaded and registered (remember coupon code FALL) with a web browser at firesidebbs.com. Registration allows me to justify all the time spent coding it to my wife (see honey, I made a whopping $9.98 last month, actually less than that after PayPal get's it's cut). I hope you check it out and like what you see.

Thanks folks,

Lonewolf

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Hey Lonewolf!

On Mon, 22 Sep 2025 15:15:14 +0000, you wrote:

I've released a new version of the AI-WX Weather Door today. If you are
not familiar with AI-WX it's a door that displays weather radar in ANSI
and Sixel, weather maps and graphs for weather stations around the
globe. The new 1.5 version has 15 additional Sixel weather maps plus a couple of bug fixes. The door comes in several builds, there is a
version for Win 32, Win 64, Linux 64, Linux Arm 64 and Linux Arm 32. For nostalgic purposes, the door is released as shareware and is on sale for
a limited time for $4.99 if you put in the coupon code FALL. That's less than the price of a fancy cup of coffee ;-). All updates are always free
to registered users.

Is there a separate update package for registered users, or are we just following the "initial install" section, overwriting everything and reconfiguring the .ini file? Or are we able to just copy over the new executable? Or.... I guess some "upgrade" instructions would be nice, if there's an easier way than to overwrite and reconfigure..

Either way, thanks for the update and info!

Regards,
Nick

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Re: New AI-WX Weather Door
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Hey Lonewolf!

On Mon, 22 Sep 2025 15:15:14 +0000, you wrote:

Hey folks,

Disregard my previous message, I found !UPDATE.TXT in the archive (I was reading your website when I asked the question).

Regards,
Nick

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Re: New AI-WX Weather Door
By: Accession to Lonewolf on Mon Sep 22 2025 05:07 pm

Hey Lonewolf!

On Mon, 22 Sep 2025 15:15:14 +0000, you wrote:

I've released a new version of the AI-WX Weather Door today. If you are

Is there a separate update package for registered users, or are we just following the "initial install" section, overwriting everything and reconfiguring the .ini file? Or are we able to just copy over the new executable? Or.... I guess some "upgrade" instructions would be nice, if there's an easier way than to overwrite and reconfigure..

Either way, thanks for the update and info!

Regards,
Nick

Hey Nick,

There is a text file named UPDATE included in the archive that explains the upgrade process. But essentially, you just save a copy of your current lwsdoor.ini file, then overwrite everything. Then copy your lwsdoor.ini file back in and you will be good to go. If it's Linux, then you'll need to do chmod +x wxdoor to give it execute permissions.

Hope this helps,

Vince aka Lonewolf

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Re: New AI-WX Weather Door
By: Lonewolf to All on Mon Sep 22 2025 03:15 pm

I've released a new version of the AI-WX Weather Door today. If you are not familiar with AI-WX it's a door that displays weather radar in ANSI and Sixel, weather maps and graphs for weather stations around the globe. The new 1.5 version has 15 additional Sixel weather maps plus a couple of bug fixes. The door comes in several builds, there is a version for Win 32, Win 64, Linux 64, Linux Arm 64 and Linux Arm 32.

I downloaded it and updated from my previous version. I've noticed that when using the live radar sixel feature, I can't seem to pause or exit out.. It's like it's stuck in an infinite loop, and I had to kill the process on my BBS machine in order to exit out.

Nightfox

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Vince,

AI-WX can be downloaded from my support BBS at
firesidebbs.com:23231 (telnet) in the Lone Wolf Software file
area. It can also be downloaded and registered (remember coupon
code FALL) with a web browser at firesidebbs.com. Registration
allows me to justify all the time spent coding it to my wife
(see honey, I made a whopping $9.98 last month, actually less
than that after PayPal get's it's cut). I hope you check it out
and like what you see.

Honey, I shrunk the bank account. <G>

Seriously, I'll have to download it.

I saw the other message on the update file...but, I may have to wait
until later in the week...we have threats of severe weather and flash
flooding here into Thursday.

Daryl

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Re: New AI-WX Weather Door
By: Nightfox to Lonewolf on Tue Sep 23 2025 10:43 am

Re: New AI-WX Weather Door

I've released a new version of the AI-WX Weather Door today. If you are

I downloaded it and updated from my previous version. I've noticed that when using the live radar sixel feature, I can't seem to pause or exit out.. It's like it's stuck in an infinite loop, and I had to kill the process on my BBS machine in order to exit out.

Nightfox

Hmmm, that is strange because none of the radar code changed from the last version. Do you have your terminal's baud rate set to something slow?

Vince

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Re: New AI-WX Weather Door
By: Daryl Stout to Lonewolf on Tue Sep 23 2025 12:13 am

until later in the week...we have threats of severe weather and flash flooding here into Thursday.

Heheh, can't update the weather app due to bad weather ;).

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Re: New AI-WX Weather Door
By: Lonewolf to Nightfox on Tue Sep 23 2025 07:07 pm

Hmmm, that is strange because none of the radar code changed from the last version. Do you have your terminal's baud rate set to something slow?

No, I was connected to my BBS via RLogin with no restrictions on baud rate.

Nightfox

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Re: New AI-WX Weather Door
By: Nightfox to Lonewolf on Tue Sep 23 2025 02:58 pm

Re: New AI-WX Weather Door
By: Lonewolf to Nightfox on Tue Sep 23 2025 07:07 pm

Hmmm, that is strange because none of the radar code changed from the last version. Do you have your terminal's baud rate set to something slow?

No, I was connected to my BBS via RLogin with no restrictions on baud rate.

Nightfox

There is a new version 1.6 available on my BBS at firesidebbs.com:23231 or on the website at https://firesidebbs.com. See if that solves your issue. Also you may try deleting all of your old files (except your lwsdoor.ini file) and see if that helps. This version has a better menu system and even more SIXEL weather maps.

Lonewolf

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Re: New AI-WX Weather Door
By: Lonewolf to Nightfox on Wed Sep 24 2025 03:51 am

There is a new version 1.6 available on my BBS at firesidebbs.com:23231 or on the website at https://firesidebbs.com. See if that solves your issue. Also you may try deleting all of your old files (except your lwsdoor.ini file) and see if that helps. This version has a better menu system and even more SIXEL weather maps.

I downloaded 1.6 and set it up, but it has the same issue; I can't quit out of the sixel refresh loop without killing the process.

Also, one thing I've noticed since the first version I've tried: For the Linux version, the wxdoor binary isn't marked executable, so after extracting a new version, I have to remember to chmod ugo+x wxdoor.

Nightfox

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I've released a new version of the AI-WX Weather Door today.

Purchased!!

Don't know how I'll integrate it into my ancient board, but I'll give it a red hot go!

Cheers,
RetroSwim

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Re: New AI-WX Weather Door
By: Nightfox to Lonewolf on Wed Sep 24 2025 07:50 am

I downloaded 1.6 and set it up, but it has the same issue; I can't quit out of the sixel refresh loop without killing the process.

That is very strange. Here's something to look into.
Make sure you are NOT using the -W command line parameter, this can mess with the radar throughput and buffering. I have not had any reports of this happening from any other users. Anyone else seen this with AI-WX?

Also, one thing I've noticed since the first version I've tried: For the Linux version, the wxdoor binary isn't marked executable, so after extracting a new version, I have to remember to chmod ugo+x wxdoor.

That security is not set on purpose, the install doc states to chmod +x wxdoor so the file is set for your system's requirements and security credentials.

Lonewolf

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Re: New AI-WX Weather Door
By: Lonewolf to Nightfox on Wed Sep 24 2025 05:47 pm

Also, one thing I've noticed since the first version I've tried: For the
Linux version, the wxdoor binary isn't marked executable, so after
extracting a new version, I have to remember to chmod ugo+x wxdoor.

That security is not set on purpose, the install doc states to chmod +x wxdoor

I've noticed that zip on Linux preserves execution permissions for files, so I just thought it was odd to have to apply +x permissions after unzipping it. What do you mean by "that security is not set on purpose"?

Nightfox

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Re: New AI-WX Weather Door
By: Nightfox to Lonewolf on Wed Sep 24 2025 11:49 am

That security is not set on purpose, the install doc states to chmod +x wxdoor

I've noticed that zip on Linux preserves execution permissions for files, so I just thought it was odd to have to apply +x permissions after unzipping it. What do you mean by "that security is not set on purpose"?

It's not set on purpose because the app is compiled and zipped on a Windows 11 machine. I use Visual Studio 2022 to create the Linux versions of the app, and VS 2022 only runs on Windows. So the app is never on a Linux machine until you unzip it on yours. Does that make sense?

Vince

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Re: New AI-WX Weather Door
By: Lonewolf to Nightfox on Thu Sep 25 2025 12:23 am

It's not set on purpose because the app is compiled and zipped on a Windows 11 machine. I use Visual Studio 2022 to create the Linux versions of the app, and VS 2022 only runs on Windows. So the app is never on a Linux machine until you unzip it on yours. Does that make sense?

Ah, I didn't know Visual Studio 2022 could build Linux binaries.

Nightfox

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until later in the week...we have threats of severe weather and flash flooding here into Thursday.

Heheh, can't update the weather app due to bad weather ;).

Arkansas had the gamut yesterday, overnight, and this morning...with
watches and warnings for tornadoes, severe thunderstorms, and flash
flooding.

The worst of the weather is in far south Arkansas now, so I can have
the BBS back up.

Trying to win an argument with lightning is like a husband trying
to win an argument with his wife...he will get zapped. <G>

Daryl

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Vince,

There is a new version 1.6 available on my BBS at
firesidebbs.com:23231 or on the website at
https://firesidebbs.com. See if that solves your issue. Also
you may try deleting all of your old files (except your
lwsdoor.ini file) and see if that helps. This version has a
better menu system and even more SIXEL weather maps.

I got the new version on the system this morning (after the storms overnight), and explored the other options. Everything seems to be
working just fine now.

Daryl, N5VLZ

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