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-Start-of-Demo-News-#68-------------------------------------------------------
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October 30, 1994 - ISSUE #68 - November 5, 1994
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((CONTENTS))
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Section 1..............Standard Information
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Section 2...........................General
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Section 3.............................Files
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Section 4.............................Music
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Section 5..............................Code
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Section 6...........................Demo CD
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Section 7....................Advertisements
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Section 8..................Top 25 Downloads
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Section 9..............................Misc
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Section 10...........................Closing
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((Section 1...Standard Info))
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DemoNews is a weekly publication dedicated to the demo scene. It is
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produced at the Internet FTP site ftp.eng.ufl.edu (aka WASP or HORNET).
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This newsletter focuses on all aspects of demos and demo-making (including
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music, art, and coding). ALL are welcomed to contribute articles, rumors,
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adverts, etc.
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There are currently four active demo-operators at this site:
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Dan Wright (Pallbearer) - GENERAL - dmw@eng.ufl.edu
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Christopher G. Mann (Snowman) - GENERAL - r3cgm@dax.cc.uakron.edu
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Mike - GENERAL - weis@elf.stuba.sk
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Jason (Cavalier) - ANSI - cavalier@shadow.net
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This site is mirrored by the following ftps:
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ftp.uwp.edu
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ftp.luth.se --> DOWN lately due to hard drive problem.
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ftp.sun.ac.za
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ftp.uni-erlangen.de
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ftp.uni-paderborn.de
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ftp.cdrom.com
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SUBSCRIPTIONS TO THIS "NEWSLETTER" can be obtained by mailing:
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listserver@oliver.sun.ac.za
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and putting "subscribe demuan-list your_real_name" in your message.
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The listserver is what sends out this newsletter every SUNDAY morning.
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kimba@it.com.au is the keeper of the listserver.
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For those who use the GUI environment check out our DN.HMTL in the
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/demos/news directory. The URL is ftp://ftp.eng.ufl.edu/demos/news/DN.HTML
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If anyone wants to do a graphic logo for this please get in touch.
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((Section 2...General))
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(SOME PEOPLE CAN HELP OUT)
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Here is a list of people who have offered to help out with HORNET once Dan
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leaves:
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Andrew Younger - aiy@mundil.cs.mu.OZ.AU
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Brenton Swart (Zenith) - bswa1595@pilot.stu.cowan.edu.au
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Ryan Cramer - rcramer1@mason1.gmu.edu
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Styros (John Way) - iq23@jove.acs.unt.edu
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I will write these people soon regarding their respective duties.
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LINKS
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Many of the "links" under the /groups directories were updated this
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weekend--i.e. many music links deleted. So, if you have a dir under
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the /groups structure and some demos are not linked please let us know
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and we will try to fix/update your link.
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FALL BACK
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Welp, this is the last weekend in October and everyone knows what that
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means...right? Yep, it is time to set our clocks back. I wonder if they
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do this in other parts of the world or only here in the US of A? It is
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called Daylight Savings time...it begins in the SPRING and ends in the FALL
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right before Halloween. Now it will be LIGHTER in the morning and DARKER
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in the Evening...basically less LIGHT during what many would call the "DAY."
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I always like to kid that I am going to "save" my hour for a later date--
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instead of just sleeping it away....like for an EXAM...but, since I no longer
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attend school/college I'll just sleep it away.
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((Section 3...Files))
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Filename.ext Location Description
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| --DEMOS-- | (all locations start with /pub/msdos/demos...)
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acme-pe.zip /alpha/NEW Acme's PLANET EARTH BBS intro. GUS
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edosbbs.zip /alpha/NEW EDO's BBS intro by Genuine. GUS
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ht2work.arj /alpha/NEW Mini intro by Hi-Tech Designs of Ispania.
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miopia.zip /alpha/NEW The Rising Sun Teams 1st demo. GUS/SB.
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| --MUSIC-- | (all locations start with /pub/msdos/demos/music...)
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ambipak3.zip /disks Ambi Music Pack 3
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emotion1.zip /disks Emotion Music Disk [1/2]
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emotion2.zip /disks Emotion Music Disk [2/2]
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gas_gbr1.zip /disks GBR Musicdisk 1
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crys-klf.zip /klf Crystalline Tears by Nemesis
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fric-klf.zip /klf Friction by Mental Floss
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shea-klf.zip /klf Shearing...Universe Within by Maelcum
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is-smp1 .zip* /programs/misc Immortal Syndicate SAMPLE Library #1
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timesam1.zip* /programs/misc Time sample pack #1 fx/synth/voice samps
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cmod201 .zip /programs/players Capa Mod v2.01 (now with S3M support!)
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m4w211sx.zip /programs/players MOD 4 Windows version 2.11
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starp100.zip /programs/players Star Player (plays S3Ms on GUS)
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m3rip130.zip /programs/rippers M3RIP (Extracts modules from demos)
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ft3-bbs .zip /programs/trackers Information on Future Tracker
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d_scribe.lha /songs/mod D'Scribe by Sidewinder
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intheeye.lha /songs/mod In The Eye by Sidewinder
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merengue.zip /songs/mod Nunu by Ammirata?
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neverend.lha /songs/mod Neverend by Sidewinder
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onemans .lha /songs/mod One Man by Sidewinder
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raiders .lha /songs/mod Raiders by Sidewinder
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2k-nitro.zip /songs/s3m Nitrogab by Kookie Kontrol
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ambi-ank.zip /songs/s3m Alive & Kickin' by Replay
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ambi-cau.zip /songs/s3m Caution by KodeXmode
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ambi-kep.zip /songs/s3m Keep Marching by KodeXmode
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ambi-psy.zip /songs/s3m Psycho by KodeXmode
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ambi-zs .zip /songs/s3m Setha Strain by KodeXmode
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ambiapoc.zip /songs/s3m Apocalypse I by KodeXmode
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ambistar.zip /songs/s3m When Stars Colide by KodeXmode
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ambititn.zip /songs/s3m Titan's Hold by KodeXmode
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funkyatg.zip /songs/s3m Funky by ATG
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kalumet .zip /songs/s3m Das Kalumet by Humaniod
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march .zip /songs/s3m March of the Pigs by Buckster
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movebody.zip /songs/s3m Move Your Body by Anticapella
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never .zip /songs/s3m Never by Kerry Ho
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n-f_murd.arj /songs/s3m Murdered Fingers 1-3 by N-Factor
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nogood .zip /songs/s3m No Good (Start the Dance) by Prodigy
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sunrise .zip /songs/s3m Sunrise in Dreamland by Ng Pei Sin
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vivvisit.zip /songs/s3m Vivid Visitor by Bolleke
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dcult-is.zip /songs/ult DC by Syxx
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-no description- megaem .zip
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-cleanout- _1final .zip 30be-klf.zip aminpast.zip aris-klf.zip
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continum.zip destruct.zip distant .arj donut .arj
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elec-o .zip gpln-klf.zip lgmn-klf.zip loomdead.zip
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lostalon.zip meanmean.zip midbreed.zip musigenr.zip
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nevrlost.zip nitedesp.zip odyssey .zip piano .zip
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prophecy.zip seperate.zip suct-klf.zip time.sites
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-old version- cmod120 .zip m4w210sx.zip
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* We do not have enough room on hornet to have a sample library section. As
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a result, this file will have to be deleted soon, so get it now.
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| --ART/ANSI-- | (all locations start with /pub/msdos/demos/...)
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We have an ANSI maintainer--cavalier@shadow.net. He usually posts his
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comments within the "/incoming/ansi" directory.
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| --CODE-- | (all locations start either /demos/programming or /demos/code)
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The /programming directory will be reorganized and slowly moved to the /code
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directory by me, Snowman.
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xfonter .arj /code/font Fonter - Font Editor for Xlib
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pmode305.zip /code/pmode PMODE v3.05 DOS Extender 1-/23/94 Update
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| --MISC-- | (all locations start with /pub/msdos/demos/...)
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chaos941.zip /diskmags Text mag devoted to computer dance music.
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rhubarb.zip DELETED Text ansi zine on tech/music...
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rtclas11.arj DELETED Keyboard game...highest I got was 125...
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Anyone able to beat that?
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st-inof.zip DELETED Some info about star trek.
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((Section 4...Music Articles by Snowman))
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(GENERAL)
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Lots of songs uploaded this week. Check 'em out.
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As always, our room online here is very small. Remember, most songs have a
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life expectency of about 1 month or so.
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There was a module ripper released this week. It said "extracts modules from
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any demo". If there is but one demo you can't rip a song from with this
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program, then the author has misrepresented the program. For each upload on
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this site, I put a one-line description in the file section of this
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newsletter. If I put down "this program rips songs from ALL demos" and it
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turns out not to be true, then I am in effect lying. Just be careful how you
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promote things.
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(DEMO PRESENTATION AT AKRON UNIVERSITY)
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[Here is a partial copy of a mass-mailed letter that was around Akron
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University this past week. I did not write it.]
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MEETING!! MEETING!! MEETING!! MEETING!! MEETING!! MEETING!!
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MEETING!! MEETING!! MEETING!! MEETING!! MEETING!!
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MEETING!! MEETING!! MEETING!! MEETING!! MEETING!! MEETING!!
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MEETING!! MEETING!! MEETING!! MEETING!! MEETING!!
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MEETING!! MEETING!! MEETING!! MEETING!! MEETING!! MEETING!!
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DATE: Wednesday, October 26th, 1994
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TIME: 4:20pm
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PLACE: Hickory, Gardner Student Center
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COME SEE -- CHRISTOPHER MANN -- A MUST SEE
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" SNOWMAN'S UNDERGROUND DOMAIN "
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THERE ARE TO MANY WORDS THAT DESC. THIS PRESENTATION
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COME AND JUDGE FOR YOUR SELF...
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O YEA. DID I MENTION FFFFFFFF RRRRRRR EEEEEEEE EEEEEEEE
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FF RR RR EE EE
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FFFF RRRRRRR EEEEE EEEEE
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FF RR RR EE EE
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FF RR RR EEEEEEEE EEEEEEEE
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PIZZA AND BEVERAGE.
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[Back to Snowman again]
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This past week, I gave a presentation on demos/music in the scene for Akron
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University's ACM Computer Science Club. About 20 people showed up, and it
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seemed to go well. There were troubles with the projector so I couldn't play
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Crystal Dreams ][ or the Music Contest ][ Final demo. However, EMF-Verses
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brought quite a few chuckles in the Bill Gates section. I also did my best
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to tarnish the image people have of Creative Labs cards.
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For those die-hard Demonews readers out there, you will remember that I gave
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a similar presentation this past summer for the Canton-Akron-Massilon Users
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Group (CAMUG).
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(NEW MOD SITE)
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There is a large new MOD reporitory available at:
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ftp : jawbox.pc.cc.cmu.edu
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under : /pub/mods
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It contains over 1800 MODs, as well as a sprinkling of 669s, S3Ms and other
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formats, as well as a variety of players and editors.
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((Section 5...Code Articles by Snowman))
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(GENERAL)
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A couple weeks ago, I wrote about 2 books that are very good for coding in
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the demo scene: Richard Ferraro's EGA/VGA/SVGA Guide, and Trick of the Game
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Programming Gurus. I have seen them both in many book stores and I want them
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very much. However, both are $45 and I can not currently afford it. Looks
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like I'll have to wait until X-Mas.
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(EMOTICON 94')
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You people are crazy! :) I announced a goofy little contest last week and
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8 people actually submitted entries.
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In summary, the goal of EMOTICON 94 was to find a solution to the following:
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Problem: Having a :) at the end of parenthesis really looks confusing.
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Example: This is an odd contest (like I don't know that already :))
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Here are the replies:
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[FireLight] - Snowman's Personal Favorite
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hey, i think there are a few ways to fix your :) smiley face in a
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pair of brackets..
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one - put a space after it (hello :) )
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or 2.. just banner it ie.
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(hello # )
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[JHF]
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Just add a few spaces after the ) to set it off from the smiley. e.g.
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Hey I think this is cool! (if you like this that is :) )
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[Eric (Handleless)]
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That's simple, there are two solutions:
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1. use :> instead of :)
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example: (sample message :>) <----that still looks funny.
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2. use the :) as part of the parenthesis.
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example: (sample message :)
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or if you must use parenthesis, space one or more times before closing:
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(sample message :) )
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[Lord Debugger]
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Here are my proposals:
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1. use rather smiley for left-handed people: (blah, blah, blah (: )
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2. use standard smiley but put space between the last char of the smiley and
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the closing parenthesis: (blah, blah, boo :)) )
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[Catrin, F. Chile]
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We can turn the face to the other side (like this (-: ). Also the mouth can
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be changed for a (I don't know how to say 'bigote' :-}). Or like in math, for
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avoiding confusion with parenths, use rectangular parenths on the outer side
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<Damn old IBM terminal, but you can imagine this or no? :) >. A childish
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smily face can be used too :-p ). Or combine two alternatives together
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<like this (: >
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[Bruno Schneider]
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I close the parenthesis before the smily (just as simple as walking
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forward) :)
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[Nastirth / RadioActive Brains]
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My solution to your problem is just to use closed parentethis instead of the
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open ones [just like this :-)].
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[Daniel Potter]
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Here's my solution: (This is some text :)
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That's what i've always done :))
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[Back to Snowman]
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All that I have to say is I must have way too much free time on my hands to
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announce a contest like this. (I won't comment about what it means if you
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(STUPID CONTEST 2)
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| STUPID CONTEST 2 |
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This weeks stupid contest centers around text descriptions (you know, those
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things your supposed to upload with your file).
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Has anyone ever seen a description larger than the file it was refering to?
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Look for them on any FTP, BBS, etc. and send your discovery to me. Next week
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I will post them.
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Imagine the prestige of winning Stupid Contest 2! Your girlfriend, your
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parents, and even your pets will look up to you with awe at your remarkable
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talent. :)
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Prizes include a Gravis Ultrasound and a lot of BBS subscriptions....oh wait!
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Those were the prizes to Composer's Competition. I guess you'll just have
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to be happy with recognition in DemoNews.
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((Section 6...ESCAPE Demo/Music CD))
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Check /pub/msdos/demos/incoming/democd for UPDATES and information.
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And YES, I do occasionally update this directory.
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All the stuff should be at 3M by now...figure 2 weeks for printing and
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1 week for the first batch of CD's. Yep...my time estimates were 1 month
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off when I said mid October.
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((Section 7...Advertisements))
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((Section 8...Top 25 Downloads))
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Not this week. When the sys admin gets it fixed you will KNOW...we've had
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our "C" program ready to roll out the statistics for months.
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((Section 9...Misc))
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((Section 10...Closing))
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[From Snowman]
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Boo! I didn't have anything else scary to add this week, so I guess this will
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have to suffice.
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[Dan]
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HAPPY HALLOWEEN
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SCARY MOVIES are always fun to watch. The spookier the better...like
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HALLOWEEN III--which had nothing to do with the previous two and Michael
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Myers--where an Evil person creates MASKS that end up killing people when
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they watch his TV commercial on Halloween. I've always wondered what would
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happen in a fight between Freddy Kruger and Jason V. (Friday the 13th fame).
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Some of my more favorite "Horror" movies include EVIL DEAD ][, Jacobs Ladder,
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Body Parts, Hellraiser, Creepshow, Maxmimum Overdrive (and most S. King
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movies), The people under the stairs, the Friday the 13th series and the
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like. Most that make the movie theatres are decent and those that don't...
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well, sometimes those are even better.
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Perhaps the scariest thing is that our society seems to be getting more
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violent and perhaps some day these so called HORROR movies won't be such
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far fetched "fantasies" after all. Think about it...does TV influence
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people? TV is VERY big here in the states...Europeans probably have a
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hard time understanding that. CABLE bypasses 97% of homes here in the US
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with 60+% subscribed to some cable service. We don't get a mere 4 channels
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here...we get 40+ and there is almost always something on. More power
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to YOU if you can LIVE without a TV...it is a powerful drug...a plug in drug.
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Here in the US--probably unlike most countries--we actually CELEBRATE
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OCTOBER 31st. Kids dress up in costumes and go from door to door saying
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"Trick or Treat" and get candy...amazing huh. I believe I stopped
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trick or treating in my early teens but man...the candy you could get!!!
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Usually after that two to three hour of going from door to door you
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could collect enough candy (10+ lbs) to last MONTHS. The best part is it
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is free and you get a WIDE variety of candy you would never normally buy.
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Carving Pumpkins, wearing black, and dressing up are all apart of the
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custom. It is a great holiday though no one gets off work as if it were
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a holiday--funny huh. So put on your costume, get your self some DRY ICE and
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bring out your candy cause the kids are coming tomorrow.
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Enough talk for this issue. Remember to pray for those DEAD souls like our
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pal John Candy who was born Oct 31, 1950 and would have been 44 years old
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tomorrow.
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My cat Boo says BOO!
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Orange & Black,
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dmw@eng.ufl.edu
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