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% DEMO NEWS #39 %
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% April, 9 1994 %
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% ftp.uwp.edu & ftp.eng.ufl.edu (USA), ftp.luth.se (SWEDEN) %
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% ftp.sun.ac.za (AFRICA), ftp.uni-erlangen.de (GERMANY) %
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FILES MOVED
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Filename.ext | Location | Description
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avl-reb.zip - /alpha/NEW - Avalanche REBEL BBS intro.
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asm94-94.zip - /alpha/NEW - FC & SONICS Assembly '94 invite intro. GUS/SB
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dmp32289.zip - music - Newest version of 32bit Dual Mod Player.
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dos32v21.zip - source - DOS32 (protected mode stuff) version 2.1.
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fudge.zip - /alpha/NEW - Razor's Fudged insanity--Lots of cubes. GUS/SB
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hstar_c.zip - source - Horizontal star field--C source code.
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Lostdestiny - /music/disks - ENIGMA's musicdisk. SB
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mars.lzh - /misc - Excellent terrains (landscape). VGA/386
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marspal.zip - /misc - Allows changing colors of mars.
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red-rzr.zip - /alpha/NEW - Razor 1911's RED demo. Excellent gfx. GUS/SB
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tf-texmp.zip - source - Texture mapping (spin/zoom) & ASM source.
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tnyplay2.zip - source - Tiny MOD player in ASM and C (prot. mode).
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tut10.zip - source - VGA trainer program by ASPHYXIA.
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Not Recommended DEMO: SUNKNOWN--the demo that won The Gathering 1994. I
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have a 386DX40 and I let the part directly after the introduction run for
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about 30 minutes and did not see more than some blue cubes spinning past
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the corners of my screen. I could NOT escape nor progress past this
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extremely slow portion of the demo. Certainly not a demo optimized for
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speed. If this group is LISTENING it is recommended that you allow
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usage of the "ESC" key so everyone can watch SUNKNOWN.
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ANSI: Acid 4/94, Bad 3/94, Die pack 7, Gothic 3/94, Ice 4/94, and
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Visual Insanity (vi) 2/94 & 3/94.
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*************
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GENERAL STUFF
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*************
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Demos moved from the incoming directory will now be placed into the
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"/alpha/NEW" directory until they have been reviewed.
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As of today all the demos from K-Z have been reviewed and the DEMOS.TXT
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and 1 line descriptions reflect this update. 0-9 to j are almost complete
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and Mike is expected to finish updating them this week.
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NEW MIRROR SITE:
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We have another demo site in Europe. This new one is called: ftp.luth.se
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and is located in SWEDEN. I am not sure how often this site is updated
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or what is mirrored. The demos are located in the /pub/msdos/demos
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directory. Check it out if you are getting slow x-fer rates here ftping
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from abroad to the US.
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:>:>:>:>:>:>:>:>:
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DEMO/MUSIC CD ROM
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:<:<:<:<:<:<:<:<:
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If you know about data/audio CD's please feel free to contact SNOWMAN
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or myself to let us know COST, companies, and technical information.
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We are serious about this. Maybe we can have an encore track by
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New Order or a group YOU may be in with LIVE VOCALS.
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Restructuring the /music directory by Snowman - r3cgm@dax.cc.uakron.edu
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This will all be in a music.txt soon, but I wanted to jot this
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down for those of you who have asked me this.
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In the /music directory, we now have some directories that start
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with a, some with m, and some with p. a = artist, m = music, p = program.
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I had too many directories and this should simplify things a bit.
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This week I uploaded a ton of stuff to all the a directories so
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check 'em out. If you have a song written by Zodiac, PM, Skaven, C.C.Catch,
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or Leinad that is not posted, then please upload it. I'll be really happy
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with you. :)
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SPOTLITE by Snowman - r3cgm@dax.cc.uakron.edu
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Does anyone remember my article last issue called "Make or Break"?
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Well, you know how many responses I got to it? Just about the same number
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as Future Crew demos that suck. This in mind, I decided to write an article
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which requires NO reponse. "SPOTLITE" was born. Each week, I will high-
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light some of the new programs that are uploaded that in my opinion are
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unusual, different, or interesting for some reason.
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This months Spotlites are:
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EXTREME'S TRACKER
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UMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM8
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3This is a GUS ONLY tracker. So if you have another card,3
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3go get a GUS because it's the card of the future. 3
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TMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM>
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I downloaded this tracker about a week ago, and was pretty impressed.
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It has a very nice GUI (Graphical User Interface). It does not play
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MODs completely correctly, but it says that in the documentation. This
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is just a beta version, and we are supposed to report known bugs. It
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requires mouse. The new 16 channel format it stores files in is X3M.
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Hmm......sounds like another 16 channel I've seen before.. :) It
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imports MODs only (if I remember right). This program is worth checking
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out.
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VLA'S PASCAL DEMO TUTORIAL /pub/msdos/demos/programming/source/tut1-9.zip
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-------------------------- tut10.zip
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About half a year ago, I started to +----------------------------+
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learn pascal. Right about the same | The ASPHYXIA VGA |
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time this tutorial was released, I | DEMO TRAINER SERIES! |
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was trying to learn some graphics | By Denthor of ASPHYXIA |
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routines. Even though I know that | Documentation on how |
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pascal is a "lame" lauguage to code | to code demo like effects |
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demos in, I thought I'd learn the | in TP6/7! |
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basics before I tried my hand at |Full Pascal source included!|
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assembler. I havn't gotten a chance | From putting a pixel |
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to fully look at this yet, but I did | to sprites and animation |
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try to run all the demos. All but | to wireframe 3D to solid |
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3 compiled on my TP6.0. I'll have to | 3D! |
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get a copy of 7.0 soon. I wrote | Get it now! |
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Denthor himself to tell him how much +----------------------------+
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I liked this tutorial, and he seems
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like a very personable guy. By the
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way, Asphyxia is clear down in South
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Africa.
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FUNK IT UP.MOD /pub/msdos/demos/incoming/TG94_Music/funkitup.zip
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After I listened to this song, I couldn't figure out why it finished
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4th. Its really good, check it out.
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LUNATIC.MOD /pub/msdos/demos/incoming/TG94_Music/lunatic.zip
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This song placed first at the Gathering, and for good reason.
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ASSEMBLY 94' INVITATION /pub/msdos/demos/incoming/asm-94.zip
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This is the intro you have all been waiting for. Nothing really special
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or groundbreaking about it, but it IS the Assembly 94 intro, so you
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should get a copy of it.
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Closing Words:
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If I didn't mention your new song, music disk, program, etc., it
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doesn't mean that I didn't like it. I am just trying to highlight some
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of the more unusual or groundbreaking releases.
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The Grumpy Old Man
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BACK IN MY DAY!, WE DIDN'T HAVE NO FANCY SCHMANCY 28.8Ks. WE
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DIDN'T EVEN HAVE 300 Baud. WE HAD TO CALL EACH OTHER VOICE AND SAY "BIT 1
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IS 0, BIT 2 IS 1, BIT 3 IS 0, etc." THOSE WERE THE DAYS!
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But when I was a youngen and got my first shiny modem, I thanked
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the God of Hayes whenever a file transfer took under a day. You hoolagins
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have it so good nowadays! You'll never know the pleasure of a CPS rate of
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22. You don't have any respect FOR YOUR ROOTS!
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YOU LAZY LAZY LAZY SONS OF BITCHES! After I put my dentures in to
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soak a couple of months ago, I thought I'd call Digital Oxygene. You know
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what I saw!?!? A new demo by Future Crew! As you kids would say, I was
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pretty "happy". It was an add for SSI (makers of AD&D computer games).
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Well, I called my wife Mildred over to the computer. I said "Dear, look
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what the boys in Finland did! They made me a very happy man today". She
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replied "Thats very nice dear, NOW LEAVE ME THE HELL ALONE, I'M TRYING TO
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POLISH OFF THIS DAMN VECTOR DOT ROUTINE!" Well, Mildred now sleeps about
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6 feet underground (thanks to a well placed toaster in the bathtub).
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Anyway, back to what I was saying... I was so happy. Unfortunately,
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this program was over 5 MEGS BIG! IN MY DAY, 5 MEGS WAS ENOUGH TO KEEP A
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FAMILY OF 12 FED FOR OVER A WEEK!!! YOU LAZY KIDS! I didn't want to pay
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$25 to download this thingie long distance, so I hopped on the 'net. IT
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WASN'T THERE!!! AND GUESS WHAT?!!?!? IT STILL ISN'T!!! YOU LAZY LAZY SONS
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OF BITCHES! You mean to tell me that not ONE of you, after 2 months, has
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the power to get off your lazy ass and upload this demo to the 'net!?!?!
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IF I WERE YOUR AGE, I'D TAKE YOU !ALL! OUT BACK AND BEAT THE TAR
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OUT A' YA. THERE ARE WOMEN AND CHILDREN STARVING 'CAUSE YOU HAVN'T UPLOADED
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THIS!!!! YOU DON'T WANT THEIR DEATHS ON YOUR HANDS.
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UPLOAD THE FREAKING FUTURE CREW DEMO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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gRuMbLe...GrUmBlE....
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-The Grumpy Old Man - r3cgm@dax.cc.uakron.edu
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MAILING LIST
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Want to receive "DEMONEWS.xxx" or TOP25DL via E-mail? Mail dmw@eng.ufl.edu
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Mike added some "SLEEP" commands to the mailing script so HOPEFULLY we
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will not get any more overflows when sending people these text files.
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BOUNCING: Yes, sometimes I type your address incorrectly so if you are
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one of the unlucky few who did not get this letter please let me know
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so I can correct the mistake. Known bouncing addresses will be appended
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to the file on Sunday after the mailing script has been run.
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Mail has bounced to:
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rdo01aa@trechion.techion.ac.il / des@cis.telco.ulpgc.es / el92096@central...
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FINALLY
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If you have anything to add send it to me by friday and I will include
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it in next weeks newsletter.
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Till then...
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E-mail: dmw@eng.ufl.edu
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