| BitWise Version History
For no other reason than "because we can," we decided to name BitWise versions after some of our favorite drinks. The rule of thumb is that all releases with the same name will all work with each other. New names are created and issued when there has been significant new functionality added, and once the server is upgraded to a new name, all clients must be upgraded.
| Version | Release Date | Major Changes |
|---|
| Island Tide Series |
| 1.7.3 | June 25, 2007 | Windows Vista fixes, IP handling improvements, bug fixes |
| 1.7.2 | June 19, 2006 | New alert sounds, better IP detection, bug fixes |
| 1.7.1 | March 2, 2006 | Mac universal binary, wxWidgets updates, bug fixes |
| 1.7 | December 19, 2005 | Auto. UDP, reduced lag, removable drives, message num. sync |
| 1.0.6.5 | November 8, 2005 | TCP NAT punching, whiteboard palette, popup placement, bug fixes |
| 1.0.6 | October 11, 2005 | BitWise Plus, UPnP on XP, multi-file requests, new icons, UI cleaning |
| 1.0.5.1 | June 27, 2005 | Tiger popups fix, better incoming file folder handling, bug fixes |
| 1.0.5 | June 14, 2005 | New icons, improved corner popups, whiteboard enhancments |
| 1.0.4 | May 5, 2005 | Whiteboard enhancements, simpler preferences, new names |
| 1.0.3 | Sept. 30, 2004 | Voice, OS X improved, file auto-resume, custom alerts |
| 1.0.2 | July 6, 2004 | Prefs overhaul, PC idle, better log viewer, Linux improvements |
| 1.0.1 | April 21, 2004 | Log viewer, XML logging, shared file tree, toolbars |
| 1.0.0 | March 2, 2004 | Improved appearance, translations, Mac OS X version, polish |
| Harvest Moon Series |
| 0.9.9.1 | January 18, 2004 | Whitelisting, user search, whiteboard upgrades, UI fixes |
| 0.9.8.0 | December 10, 2003 | Complete rewrite: new UI, crossplatform, tons of new features |
The versions below are from the pre-wxWidgets era, when BitWise was still Windows-only. These versions looked and functioned rather differently than the current versions, but they are still very important in the evolution and growth of BitWise. Though these changes are no longer relevant, they are still fun, and are left for the enjoyment and nostalgia of our long-time users.
| Version | Release Date | Major Changes |
|---|
| Fire and Ice Series |
| 0.2.1.2 | August 16, 2003 | Minor bug fixes, better stored-user management |
| 0.2.1.1 | May 15, 2003 | Significant UI improvements, minor bug fixes |
| 0.2.1 | April 21, 2003 | Private groups, time zones, chat room improvements |
| Emerald Forest Series |
| 0.2.0.6 | March 30, 2003 | Chat rooms, improved privacy and direct connect status |
| 0.2.0.5 | March 4, 2003 | Status Popus, Graceful Exits/Power Handling |
| 0.2.0.4 | February 17, 2003 | Threading, Proxy Impoved, UI Additions, Buddy Blocking |
| 0.2.0.3 | January 23, 2003 | UI, Profile, File Transfer & Detached Enhancements |
| 0.2.0.2 | December 30, 2002 | Proxy Improvements, Tweaks from .2.0.x |
| 0.2.0.1 | December 17, 2002 | UI Improvements, Tweaks from .2.0.0 |
| 0.2.0 | December 8, 2002 | Encryption, Improved Connections, Faster, Message Counts |
| Deidru Series |
| 0.1.7.9 | October 1, 2002 | Typing notifications, improved consistency, fixes |
| 0.1.7.8 | September 12, 2002 | Clickable URLs, file transfer units, minor changes and fixes |
| 0.1.7.7 | August 29, 2002 | Login status added, UI improvements, fixes & tweaks |
| 0.1.7.6 | August 15, 2002 | Detached mode fixes, direct connect fixes, hang fixes |
| 0.1.7.5 | August 6, 2002 | File transfers fixed, direct connect status, auto-login |
| 0.1.7.4 | July 25, 2002 | Buddy searching, touchups |
| 0.1.7.3 | July 16, 2002 | Fonts, default macros, preference overhauls |
| 0.1.7.2 | July 10, 2002 | Cleanups, file transfers more user friendly |
| 0.1.7.1 | July 1, 2002 | Bug fixes, groups work better |
| 0.1.7 | June 29, 2002 | Buddy groups, faster logins |
| Caribbean Breeze Series |
| 0.1.6.2 | June 12, 2002 | Minor bug fixes |
| 0.1.6.1 | May 27, 2002 | Locally stored buddy lists, custom away messages per buddy |
| 0.1.6 | May 11, 2002 | Proxy server, massive client code overhauls |
| Bourbon Black Hawk Series |
| 0.1.5.6 | April 29, 2002 | Cleaned up detachment, always on top |
| 0.1.5.5 | April 26, 2002 | Detached mode, resizable windows |
| 0.1.5.4 | April 22, 2002 | Buddy status icons, reorganizing buddy lists |
| 0.1.5.3 | April 18, 2002 | Macros, menu changes |
| 0.1.5.2 | April 12, 2002 | Crash fixes, speed improvement |
| 0.1.5.1 | April 10, 2002 | Offline message email forwarding |
| 0.1.5 | April 9, 2002 | Storing away messages |
| Alabama Slammer Series |
| 0.1.4.1 | April 5, 2002 | Bug fixes |
| 0.1.4 | April 3, 2002 | File transfers |
| 0.1.3 | March 27, 2002 | Profiles and sound |
| 0.1.2 | March 24, 2002 | Preferences! |
| Gin and Tonic Series |
| 0.1.1.1 | March 20, 2002 | More bug fixes, slight code change |
| 0.1.1 | March 18, 2002 | Minor bug fixes, including "walking color" problem |
| 0.1 | March 17, 2002 | First private alpha to be sent to a select group of testers |
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