I'm so sorry to hear this, but I understand it too. And frankly, I am not sure that Wordsmith could have helped even if he was still among us. I have seen elsewhere that even if an Internet forum seems to have developed a strong friendship between the members, it tends to be very difficult to keep them going once the original topic for the forum is gone. In this case, a game that is no longer manufactured, and which will not run on recent computers without a hassle that we only recently found a way around.
And sure, it's been months since I participated, too.
By the way, is it possible to search based on author? I wanted to take a trip down memory lane.