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SHAREWARE REVIEW
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PROGRAM: XMASCARDS - Disk 1 and 2 - Send ANSI Xmas Cards
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AUTHOR: Lora Ruffner
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DATE RELEASED: November 1989
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REGISTRATION: None "...but would be greatly appreciated."
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RESTRICTIONS: Must have ANSI.SYS loaded
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RATING: 10.0
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NAME-SIZE ZIP: XMASCRD1.ZIP, XMASCRD2.ZIP, 18K, 20K
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Christmas time is upon us again. Time to be joyous and happy about all,
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and wish peace and unity to those that repulse you.
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A tradition, that struck me like a steel beam when I first got married,
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is to send out Christmas Cards to people you know. The only criteria for
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making someone's Christmas card list is to know them.
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See, the first year I was married we forgot to send out Christmas cards.
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People called my parents, my wife's parents, even my boss, asking if I
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they has angered us, or had we "just forgotten." That's when I learned
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the basic fact about Christmas that alludes us all: You don't spend that
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much money on gifts, it's the damn cards!
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Well, in the last year I have expanded my BBS horizons, and have regular
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conversations with at least 100 people, of who I have only 10 of their
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addresses. What to do? Christmas cards must go out, but I can't afford
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100 cards! I can know.
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XMASCARDS allows me to send an ANSI CHRISTMAS card through EMAIL to
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anyone who has ANSI.SYS. What a cheap way to avoid having to buy cards,
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sign them, lick the envelope, buy stamps, lick stamps, and mail the
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cards. It also keeps me out of trouble.
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USE: The documentation for XMASCARDS is excellent considering that it is
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only a graphic screen collection. The only problem with the
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documentation is the section concerning how to sign your cards. The
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documentation instructs you to use THEDRAW or ANSIPAINT to sign the
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cards, but it doesn't tell you where to find either one, or more
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importantly, the XY co-ordinates on where to sign. But, hey,
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remember this is a graphic screen collection, not an application
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package.
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The cards are fantastic. The author has become a legend by doing
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perfect ANSI screens, then releasing them to the public. The cards
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are so detailed you can see a twinkle in Sanata's eyes, and watch
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the fire blaze before you.
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The cards range from a simple house to a very complex living room
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scene, with doves of peace and 'ole Saint Nick intersprinkled. The
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24 cards will be sure to please the most discerning consumer.
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SUMMARY: GOOD POINTS BAD POINTS
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<20> Graphics
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<20> Price
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<20> Size
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1----------5---------10:
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10.0
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XMASCARDS is the best idea for ANSI screens in the longest time. The
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program would have benefited from helping new users, but heck, the
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graphics just blow you away.
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(C) Copyright 1989 Patrick Grote
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