The GUS Daily Digest Tuesday, 23 May 1995 Volume 22 : Number 021 Today's Topics: Ultrasound Internet Archive Services - New Files Validated - May 21, 95 RE:Win 95 DRAM Checking software GUS411.ZIP ??? Re: Recording MIDI from same computer Re: Program change on channel 10 Re: Program change on channel 10 RE:awe32, win95 + other operating systems games & sound support Joystick probs with the ACE GUS with Linux and Sony CD ROM The g-list: Where? Ultramid and Cirrus Logic SVGA Re: GUS w/ clicking noises Re: System Shock Re: awe32, win95 + other operating systems games & sound support Re: The GUS Daily Digest V22 #20 Re: The GUS Daily Digest V22 #20 re : System Shock Computer espionage by M$ (fwd) Optimized patch set for Simcity 2000 Re: iMUSE System MAXSBOS v0.21 RE: Interwave - an answer to our dreams Standard Info: - Meta-info about the GUS can be found at the end of the Digest. - Before you ask a question, please READ THE FAQ. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Thomas Wong Date: 22 May 95 0:28 -0700 Subject: Ultrasound Internet Archive Services - New Files Validated - May 21, 95 GRAVIS ULTRASOUND INTERNET ARCHIVE SERVICES NEWS ============================================================================== NOTE: Ultrasound Internet Archive Services Listing has been moved to the end of this message. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hello all! Here we go, I finally finished validating all the files. Holy mega size Batman Forever..... Where'd all these files come from? :) Just look below.... one of the biggest batch I've ever had! Way to go! Anyway, let's get the ball rolling..... Here is the listing for the files validated for: May 21, 1995. Please allow 24 hours for all GUS archives to get themselves updated. =========================================================================== Subdirectory: .../demo ac_expr.zip - Expression demo by Abstract Concepts a X'95 demo, GUS/386/VGA acme-big.zip - Big Deck demo by ACME for X'95, GUS fr_debut.zip - Debut demo from FracTion, GUS Subdirectory: .../game 1outer1.zip - Outer Ridge 3D arcade game, GUS support! biogus2.zip - Unofficial patch for Bioforge for GUS Music darkfix.zip - Dark Forces fix for GUS gus1m-ii.zip - Optimized MIDI instrument mapping for 1MB GUS for Doom II lm3d_a.zip - Lemmings 3D cool 386/SVGA/GUS/4MB RAM arcade game! monkey2.ini - Monkey Island 2 Gravis patch file ssf2tdem.zip - Super Street Fighter II turbo demo, supports GUS! warcr121.zip - Warcraft Ver 1.21 patch for GUS xcom14.zip - UFO/XCOM:Enemy UNKNOWN sound + music patch for GUS Subdirectory: .../gravis/patch gus411.zip - GUS/MAX/ACE Software Upgrade 4.11 from Gravis BBS Subdirectory: .../gravis/util meg1024k.zip - 1024K GUS card BNK file fix for MegaEm 3.03, not from Gravis mega303b.zip - MegaEM Version 3.03b (Beta) from Gravis BBS Subdirectory: .../sound/midi/files ASKUASKM.ZIP, ISWEAR__.ZIP, s-sm01.zip, songtalk.zip, timelife.zip, twinp-gs.zip (GUS), unknown.zip (GM), westmix.zip Subdirectory: .../sound/mod/files childh.zip, elfmania.zip, kt-PSYCH.mod, angus.zip, blind.zip, change1.lzh, cotonjoe.zip, daylives.zip, dukeearl.zip, lagrima.zip, lwolf2rm.lzh, magic.zip, rescueme.zip, soulrap.lzh, summer.zip, ultimate.lzh, wendel6.lzh Subdirectory: .../sound/mod/util dmp400.zip - Dual Module Player Ver 4.00, supports many module formats + GUS juicy10b.zip - Juicy MOD Player Ver 1.0 beta, GUS/VGA/386 midp100b.zip - MIDAS Module Player Ver 1.00 B mikm202.arj - MikMod Soundsystem for GUS Ver 2.02 multi Mod with source morgl149.zip - Morgul Ver 1.49, many feature MOD player for GUS mrgus01a.zip - Multitrack Recording GUS Version 1.01 alpha psm2crm.zip - PSM2SCRM Pro Studio Module to Scream Tracker converter Ver 3.20 starp212.zip - Star Player Ver 2.12 multi module player for GUS xtcp_045.arj - XTC-Play Ver 0.45b multi Mod player for GUS Subdirectory: .../sound/misc chromat2.zip - Chromatiks 2, multi-group music disk, GUS f10_pck5.zip - Force 10 pack 5, cool S3M player, supports GUS fdragon1.zip - Face of the Dragon cool Music Disk from Eclipse, Disk 1 + 2 fdragon2.zip / Subdirectory: .../sound/mtm/files mm-agres.zip, mm-angel.zip, mm-canu.zip, mm-grind.zip, mm-hear.zip, mm-siren.zip, mm-trgdy.zip Subdirectory: .../sound/patches/files analog.zip, e_e-gtrs.zip, frenchrn.zip, marcato.zip, small.zip, voices.zip Subdirectory: .../sound/patches/util 2pat15.zip - 2PAT: Wavetable instrument Converter Ver 1.5 for Win32 gustav.zip - GUSTAV Ver 1.0 Patch-Maker tools for Win + GUS Subdirectory: .../sound/s3m/files adream.zip, cl_bizar.zip, daybreak.zip, maz-dsk3.zip, nin_love.zip, scimitar.zip, smeg_dnc.zip, smeg_poe.zip, tranceda.zip, yourself.zip maz-dsk1.zip, maz-dsk2.zip, sillyend.lzh, thetrek.lzh, tna.lzh, sky_armx.zip, sky_zulu.zip Subdirectory: .../sound/ult/files blessin.zip Subdirectory: .../sound/wav/files thxtrain.zip Subdirectory: .../sound/wav/util o!wav101.zip - Oli!Wave Ver 1.01 WAV player for Windows Subdirectory: .../sound/xm/files angels.zip, faraway.zip, oblique.zip Subdirectory: .../util/dos cdram07.zip - CDRAM Ver 0.7 DOS TSR cdplayer, works with GUS gusmp12.zip - Ultrasound MPEG Audio Player Ver 1.2 Beta kardp15.zip - KaraDOS Ver 1.5 Karaoke player for GUS kards02.zip - Second volume of Karaoke songs for KaraDOS mdss040a.zip - MIDAS Sound System Ver 0.40 multichannel, GUS with source code midikar4.zip - MIDI Karaoke files midikar5.zip / notsayin.zip - MIDI Karaoke file octava10.zip - Octava Ver 1.0, ear training tool for GUS play3dx.arj - 3D Sound player patch to use Cyber Maxx HMD tracking sound source Subdirectory: .../util/os2 ultimod.zip - UltiMOD Ver 1.0, OS/2 Module player for GUS ultra07a.zip - Manley's Ultrasound OS/2 driver Version 0.7a plus UltiMOD! (^ Must have for OS/2 users!) NOTES TO UPLOADERS: =================== 3dtv.zip - No GUS support. Not for GUS site. angus.zip - Can't unzip. Please re-upload. blind.zip - Can't unzip. Please re-upload. e_choir.zip - Can't unzip. Please re-upload. eden.zip - Can't unzip. Please re-upload. gus359*.zip - We already have install disks Ver 3.59 in our archives. imlate.zip - Can't unzip. Please re-upload. juksebu.zip - Can't unzip. Please re-upload. mk-trips.zip - Can't unzip. Please re-upload. nkce214.zip - Game cheater? Not for GUS archive! pmw116.zip - DOS extender for programmers? Not for GUS archive! slirp.zip - Can't unzip. Please re-upload. COMMENTS: ========= Once again, way to go everyone. Thanks for supporting the GUS, from gamers like the Street Fighter II Turbo and Lemmings 3D, and all those GUS patches for games, to all those GUS sound files players (notice how many subdirectories we have under the "sound" directory nowadays?!?), to all those real cool graphical music disks, to Gravis for continually improving upon their programs and making them available for free!! and special thanks to those who transfers all the new files from the Gravis BBS and submit them to EPAS so that we can have it in our archives! to those whoare creating all the cool tools for the GUS like the TSR cdplayer, ear training program, to specialty stuff like OS/2 drivers and mod players.....and.... I can go on and on and on.... so I'll just stop here and give a BIG thanks to everyone! Way to go! There is one thing that we've done to make the submit directory a little cleaner. I keep getting complaints from users who are not too impressed with those who create directories or make an empty file where the filename is just a request for something. So what I have done in EPAS's submit directory is to create a directory named "1REQUESTS" where you can all put your requests in and leave the main submit dir clean. Thanks! If anyone find any errors anywhere, please let me know. Thanks! Happy GUSing! Thomas Wong Ultrasound Internet Archive Services Admin ------------------------------ From: "Stefan van Hattum" Date: 22 May 1995 09:48:05 +0100 Subject: RE:Win 95 - ------------------------------ From: Nathan Tracy Date: Sun, 21 May 1995 15:58:41 -0700 (PDT) Subject: Re: Win 95 >Dave, >You seem pretty unhappy about Microsoft/Intel systems, I wonder why you >don't use a Macintosh? >Nathan Tracy I agree with him, if people aren't satisfied about there current system, maybe they should think about switching to another system. Very soon there will be Clone Macintosh machines available. Running on the PowerPC chip and the Mac OS. I work with an PowerMacintosh 6100 with a DOS compatible card and SB16 installed. I am currently running WIN 95 beta in the DOS environment, and i must say it looks nice but its not stable yet, but hey i'am not complaining cuz i know it's just a beta version. I am glad that i've could installed it on the DOS compatible card and that it reconized the hardware. At home i have a DOS machine, why ? Cuz it's cheaper and there are more games for it yet, but as soon as the Mac clones are on the market and the prices are lower, then i'm considdering to switch to a new system. Stef. On Sun, 21 May 1995 gould@cs.bris.ac.uk wrote: > Re: SB > > > It makes it easier to run games. Don't knock it. Since in all probability > > you can get one second-hand, it's a great way to make sure everything > > runs in some way. It also doesn't add to creative labs profits, if you > > are concerned about this :) In my opinion, the ultimate sound card > > solution at the moment is SB something + ACE. 100% compatibility as well > > as ultrasound quality. > > Methinks you should get a SB AWE32, if you're that bothered. > > > In the future (maybe) Win95 will make DOS a thing of the past, and since > > it includes native wavetable soundcard drivers (the facilities for; > > Gravis still have to write them) sound card incompatibilities will also > > be a thing of the past. > > Haha, do you really believe this? > > a) Windows '95 is garbage. The only good thing is the GUI. Cairo will supercede > it in less than 2 years. I just had MS Word 6.0a crash on me 4 times, the last > time wiping out most of my dissertation (Thanks Bill). Microsoft expects us to > believe that, just for once, they'll produce a good product. MS just can't > write decent software... > b) Most games writers can't write decent sound support (like you needed > telling). Nobody is going to downgrade their sound in a hurry to work with > Windows '95. > c) The PC market is going to be splintered over DOS, Windows 3.11, Windows '95, > Windows NT and OS/2 for the next two years at least. If you think this is going > to make things any simpler then... > > Dave. > > > > - ------------------------------ ------------------------------ From: "Mark.Carline BSc Elec Eng." Date: Mon, 22 May 1995 9:47:33 +0100 (BST) Subject: DRAM Checking software Does anyone know of any software that will do a complete check on all the GUS DRAM I have installed ??.. Source code would be helpfull ?? Mark.Carline@unn.ac.uk ------------------------------ From: Dennis.Hart@lcnnl.sprint.com Date: Mon, 22 May 1995 06:00:00 -0400 Subject: GUS411.ZIP ??? Hi, Where can I get a GOOD copy of the GUS411.zip file? I've downloaded one from src.doc.ic.ac.uk but PKUNZIP gave errors on it. Damn downloaded it for nothing...... Or could someone send a copy to me? Thanks, *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*- * Loders Croklaan B.V. * * Dennis 't Hart * * * * * Hogeweg 1 ** *** ** * * 1521 AZ Wormerveer *** *** *** * * The Netherlands **** *** **** * * *** * *** * * ********* * * *** * * * * Internet: dennis.hart@lcnnl.sprint.com * * Internet: menace@lcnnl.sprint.com * * ----------------------------------------------- * * Telephone: +31-(0)75-292438 * * Fax: +31-(0)75-289455 * -*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* ------------------------------ From: Clarke Brunt Date: Mon, 22 May 1995 11:59:31 BST Subject: Re: Recording MIDI from same computer >Can I play a MIDI song in one sequencer, and record in another in the same >computer? For example while playing a song in Recording Session can I record >the same song in Power Chords Pro? No idea if it will do what you want, but there is a thing called 'mrouter' around on the net (try archie to find it). It's a windows MIDI driver that provides one MIDI output device, and one MIDI input device, and just routes stuff sent to the output so it appears on the input. I'm not sure if Recording Session allows the selection of arbitrary MIDI output devices - if not you might have to send its output to MIDI Mapper, and setup MIDI Mapper to output to the MIDI router. Then set the other application to take input from MIDI Router. ------------------------------ From: Bryan Maher Date: Mon, 22 May 95 08:47:48 EDT Subject: Re: Program change on channel 10 >What does a Patch Change event on channel 10 (drums) mean anyway? Clearly >it doesn't select a drum patch, since the 'pitch' of the notes does that. >Is it perhaps intended to select a drum bank or something? That is precisely what it does on my Alesis SR-16... The SR-16 has 40 predefined and user defined drum sets each consisting of 12 percussive instruments. Only one drum set can be active at a time. The program change chooses which drum kit the device uses. There are some other functions assigned to the program change event as well, but the point is, drum machines do use that event. Bryan Maher ------------------------------ From: Bryan Maher Date: Mon, 22 May 95 08:47:48 EDT Subject: Re: Program change on channel 10 >What does a Patch Change event on channel 10 (drums) mean anyway? Clearly >it doesn't select a drum patch, since the 'pitch' of the notes does that. >Is it perhaps intended to select a drum bank or something? That is precisely what it does on my Alesis SR-16... The SR-16 has 40 predefined and user defined drum sets each consisting of 12 percussive instruments. Only one drum set can be active at a time. The program change chooses which drum kit the device uses. There are some other functions assigned to the program change event as well, but the point is, drum machines do use that event. Bryan Maher ------------------------------ From: Bryan Maher Date: Mon, 22 May 95 09:30:35 EDT Subject: RE:awe32, win95 + other operating systems games & sound support >Win '95 is a sound improvement, as it supports native wavetable. (if >people bother to write it) as well as standard GMIDI. The point is that >games writers don't need to do sound support, Windows does it for them. Sure, Sierra just announced that they won't release another game ever for the Win 3.1 platform... All games are now to be developed for Win95. This is all nice and good except that the "Final Beta" is now going into another release, the expected ship dates are getting pushed back again, and we may not see the new windows until 96. We all know the release version will have bugs anyway. It is an enevitable fact that any project of the proportion of Win 95 will have bugs. So, is everyone just supposed to wait until 1997 to develop any new games? >OS/2 fans, note the "it's my opinion" bit. I know you all think OS/2 is >going to take over the world. Don't bother replying to this to say so. The recent success of OS/2 does not mean it will take over the world but it does mean that people are aware there are choices other than Microsoft for their operating platform. There are 1 million people Warping right now and another 2 million using 2.x. For these 3 million people, there is only one real choice of a sound card... Sound Blaster. I am an OS/2 user and I had a difficult time choosing between a Turtle Beach card (superior sound and midi quality to GUS) and The GUS MAX (lower priced, supported games). In the end I chose the GUS because they said they were supporting OS/2. Now Turtle Beach has announced they will support OS/2 and their newer cards already work just by installing Sound Blaster Support. Very disappointing to me... Please, Gravis. There are 3 million of us out here who don't have a real sound card to choose from with OS/2. That's not an insignificant market. Bryan Maher ------------------------------ From: "Samuel Audet" Date: Mon, 22 May 1995 09:39:31 -0500 Subject: Joystick probs with the ACE > the ACE card, the problem disappears. Obviously the ACE has no game > port. Look in Digest #20 just before this message I just quoted :) Bye! ____ __ __ __ | Proud supporter of Gravis Ultrasound, DOOM, Capamod / ___/ / // // _\ | and 2M (best high capacity formatter ever!) / / / // / \ \ | Big grettings to all you guys in the DEMO scene! / /_/\ / // /___\ \ | Samuel Audet, alias Guardian or Sam |____/|____/ \____/ | equipped with AMD power!! | e-mail: guardian@Vir.com MANIAC! watch out! ------------------------------ From: 9308005x@lux.levels.unisa.edu.au (9308005x) Date: Mon, 22 May 1995 23:12:19 +0930 (GMT+0930) Subject: GUS with Linux and Sony CD ROM Hi to all the happly little campers out there in GUS land. Problem : I have a 486 with a GUS MAX and off this I am running a, let me get this right, an "OPTICS STORAGE, Dolphin 8000AT CD ROM 2X" This drive operates via the standard SONY AT interface port on the GUS card and is pretty common in Australia. Anyway I have as yet been unable to get it to work under Linux ver 1.1.94. If any one has any suggestions on how to fix this problem could they please let me know. (direct email is OK) The drive works perfectly under DOS, WIN3.11 & OS2. I also have a SB16 with all interfaces (SONY PANA MITS) if it can be driven off this please inform me, but I found no such option when building my last kernel. Please no flames, I did not buy the SB16, I won it in a raffle. Also the raffle was free to enter! - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ .sig presently under going reconstructive surgery after a nasty accident during a nude totem-tennis competition. Nicholas Stock 9308005x@lux.levels.unisa.edu.au - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------ From: etxcfl@kk.ericsson.se (ETX-T-BEE Liden Fredrik) Date: Mon, 22 May 95 15:42:26 +0200 Subject: The g-list: Where? Hi all fellow GUS-users! I've heard it mentioned that there is a list of how to get various games to work with the GUS & GUSMAX. Does anybody know where this list can be found? It was referred to as the "glist" last I saw it mentioned... I haven't been able to locate it on any ftp sites yet :( If there is such a list I would expect that a lot of people would be interested in it - why not upload it to an ftp site and post the path to the digest!? Thanks // Fredrik Lidin (etxcfl@kk.ericsson.se) ------------------------------ From: (Martijn de Jong) Date: Mon, 22 May 95 16:21:21 METDST Subject: Ultramid and Cirrus Logic SVGA Dave wrote, > Hi all, I've been having some problems w/ GUS making clicking noises > constantly in some of the games. I get these problems when I play WCIII > and Hard Ball 4. Both seems to use SVGA, and both uses ultramid for GUS > support. In WCIII, when I switch back to VGA mode, the clicking stops, > but whenever I'm in SVGA mode, I get clicks in every few seconds. What's > strange is that I belive the combination of ultramid and SVGA mode is > causing that. Because I play tetris pro (which is SVGA graphics w/ gus > support natively) the gus sounded great w/ no noises what so ever. I have > a regular GUS rev3.7, and a cirrus logic 5426vlb video card. Any ideas? There is a problem with SVGA games using ultramid if you have a cirrus logic card. I first noticed it when I was playing the 7th guest. The game's sound was ruined by all kind of annyoying clicks. The problem seems to be an incompatibility between the vesa-driver that's in the CL5426/5428 and ultramid. The solution is quite simple. You'll have to use an up-to-date vesa driver like the univbe50 driver or the driver that comes with SimCity2000 for example. It'll cost you some extra memory, but the clicks are gone. Martinus. \\|// (o o) - --------oOOO--(_)--OOOo------------ martinus@morra.et.tudelft.nl ------------------------------ From: hastings@gasp.dseg.ti.com Date: Mon, 22 May 95 10:54:22 CDT Subject: Re: GUS w/ clicking noises > Hi all, I've been having some problems w/ GUS making clicking noises > constantly in some of the games. I get these problems when I play WCIII > and Hard Ball 4. Both seems to use SVGA, and both uses ultramid for GUS > support. In WCIII, when I switch back to VGA mode, the clicking stops, > but whenever I'm in SVGA mode, I get clicks in every few seconds. What's > strange is that I belive the combination of ultramid and SVGA mode is > causing that. Because I play tetris pro (which is SVGA graphics w/ gus > support natively) the gus sounded great w/ no noises what so ever. I have > a regular GUS rev3.7, and a cirrus logic 5426vlb video card. Any ideas? The problem is your CL5426 card. I solved the problem by running one of the VESA drivers on the 7th Guest CDROM, which I had to use to get 7th Guest to run with my SB16 without making a repetitive clicking noise. The driver was in the paradise directory, I believe, and was called vesa.com or vesa.exe. Thanks for your post which triggered my brain to make the proper connections that lead me to try this fix. Now I won't need to return my ACE card. clint ------------------------------ From: emad@VNET.IBM.COM Date: Mon, 22 May 1995 13:19:26 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Re: System Shock >I have the disk version and it works fine, it may be the same with the CD version. >From the install program I selected GUS for both sound effects and music. Then before you play the game simply run shockgus. I guess there is a different install program for the CD version and the disk version. There was no GUS option in the sound setup menu for the CD version. Any suggestions on how to get System Shock to work with GUS using the CD version? Regard, Emad - ---------------------------------------------------------- Emad ElHamahmy AIX Compiler Development Internet: emad@vnet.ibm.com - ---------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ From: csjohn@knuth.mtsu.edu (John Wallace) Date: Mon, 22 May 1995 15:22:56 -0500 (CDT) Subject: Re: awe32, win95 + other operating systems games & sound support > > >OS/2 fans, note the "it's my opinion" bit. I know you all think OS/2 is > >going to take over the world. Don't bother replying to this to say so. > > The recent success of OS/2 does not mean it will take over the world but it > does mean that people are aware there are choices other than Microsoft for > their operating platform. There are 1 million people Warping right now and I've been using OS/2 since May '92. I have no illusions about OS/2 taking over the world's desktops. However, it has been steadily gaining market share and is years ahead of Win95. I suspect that my next system will be a PowerPC running OS/2. It seems like both OS/2 users & GUS users have more in common with each other than they might care to admit. Both products are excellent and both have less than average support from software developers. One final note: A friend of mine writes software for the NT platform, and he calls Win95 pure trash, and he says that NT is THE Microsoft OS of the future. I believe him. I don't know what you would call Win95, but if I were you I sure wouldn't buy it when it first comes out. To hell with the hype. If you must buy a new OS soon, and you don't want OS/2, buy NT 3.5. Forget Win95. - -- (John Wallace || csjohn@knuth.mtsu.edu) && Team OS/2 ------------------------------ From: dingo@usa.net (Dingo Dave) Date: Mon, 22 May 95 14:49:44 EDT Subject: Re: The GUS Daily Digest V22 #20 >From: Meshreki@eecis.udel.edu >The following is my personal log of new or updated software released by Gravis. >(unofficial) GUS Software Version List 21-May-95 Thanks, Meshreki! That list was exactly what I needed to check my files... I for one appreciate the time you took on it! - ----------------------- Dingo Dave MCIMAIL: 538-7157 CI$: 75717,1525 INet: dingo@earth.usa.net ------------------------------ From: George Date: Mon, 22 May 1995 14:20:15 -0700 (PDT) Subject: Re: The GUS Daily Digest V22 #20 On Mon, 22 May 1995, The GUS Daily Digest wrote: > From: gt0074b@prism.gatech.edu (P.Chen) > Date: Sun, 21 May 1995 11:11:21 -0400 (EDT) > Subject: Interwave - an answer to our dreams > > Gravis, you better be ready for some stiff competition when big > name sound card producers start using the Interwave. Sure, I'm > brand loyal, but not blindly so. > People want drivers for different OS's, as we can tell from the > cries of despair posted here. If Gravis can't provide the drivers > and/or support, I'm buying another Interwave-based card from a [rest deleted] This is a strange response of the Interwave chip. Wouldn't it not matter if Gravis doesn't release drivers for their Interwave-based card on time when there are drivers for other Interwave-based cards? Wouldn't drivers for other Interwave-based cards work for Gravis' Interwave-based cards? If all SB-based cards (100% hardware compatible that is) work with the same driver, then wouldn't make sense for all Interwave-based cards to work with the same driver? > From: Phat Hong Tran > Date: Sun, 21 May 1995 16:44:54 -0400 > Subject: Re: The GUS Daily Digest V22 #19 > [stuff deleted] Oh my goodness! The one and only Phat Tran is back! Hooray!!! - -George ------------------------------ From: christian@birdy.ping.de (Christian 'Kiki'Schmitz) Date: 22 May 1995 10:28:00 +0100 Subject: re : System Shock I experienced the same problem. Someone wrote me (forgot his name, sorry no credits:-) )not to use General Midi for music but Soundblaster (you just have to copy the midi drivers for the Gus over the Sblaster drivers). For some strange reason I now get music in every level. - -------> mostly harmless .........Christian Tel.: (++49) 234 232783 E-Mail : christian@birdy.ping.de ...und, wenn man es langsam angehen lassen will : Christian Schmitz Irispfad 5 44894 Bochum ## CrossPoint v3.02 ## ------------------------------ From: csjohn@knuth.mtsu.edu (John Wallace) Date: Mon, 22 May 1995 17:29:42 -0500 (CDT) Subject: Computer espionage by M$ (fwd) Forwarded message: >From HEARN.NIC.SURFNET.NL!owner-os2-l Mon May 22 17:19:17 1995 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Message-ID: Newsgroups: bit.listserv.os2-l Date: Mon, 22 May 1995 16:22:59 -0400 Reply-To: IBM OS/2 Unedited Discussion List Sender: IBM OS/2 Unedited Discussion List From: "Scott A. Sibert - SE" Subject: Computer espionage by M$ To: Multiple recipients of list OS2-L Content-Length: 2297 Check this out. The first part everyone's seen (from the Information Week article) but the rest is new, at least as far as I know. - --- Scott A. Sibert ssibert@matty.hollins.edu Roll Tide! Hollins College Roanoke, Virginia War What? Team OS/2 The International Phoenix Alliance OTPOS2UG "Allow me to make this disclaimer everybody: I'm barely ready to do this but lets keep doing it, so don't get mad at me." --weren't me - ---------- Forwarded message ---------- - ---- Newsgroups: comp.risks From: cnorloff@tecnet1.jcte.jcs.mil Date: Wed, 17 May 95 13:44:40 EDT Microsoft officials confirm that beta versions of Windows 95 include a small viral routine called Registration Wizard. It interrogates every system on a network gathering intelligence on what software is being run on which machine. It then creates a complete listing of both Microsoft's and competitors' products by machine, which it reports to Microsoft when customers sign up for Microsoft's Network Services, due for launch later this year. "In Short" column, page 88, _Information Week_ magazine, May 22, 1995 The implications of this action, and the attitude of Microsoft to plan such action, beggars the imagination. Chris Norloff cnorloff@tecnet1.jcte.jcs.mil - ----- An update on this. A friend of mine got hold of a copy of the beta test CD of Win95, and set up a packet sniffer between his serial port and the modem. When you try out the free demo time on The Microsoft Network, it transmits your entire directory structure in background. This means that they have a list of every directory (and, potentially every file) on your machine. It would not be difficult to have something like a FileRequest from your system to theirs, without you knowing about it. This way they could get ahold of any juicy routines you've written yourself and claim them as their own if you don't have them copyrighted. Needless to say, I'm rather annoyed about this. So spread the word as far and wide as possible: Steer clear of Windows 95. There's nothing to say that this "feature" will be removed in the final release. Cheers David - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- David Bromage - .sig transit gloria mundi - -- (John Wallace || csjohn@knuth.mtsu.edu) && Team OS/2 ------------------------------ From: maughc@rpi.edu (Curt "Star Commander" Maughs) Date: Mon, 22 May 1995 20:31:01 -0400 Subject: Optimized patch set for Simcity 2000 Does anybody have an optimized patches.ini for Simcity 2000? Or even better yet a program which can scan a heap of mid's or xmi's so you can make you for what even game we may come across. Thanks in advance. ------------------------------ From: markus@nbnet.nb.ca (Jurassic Mark) Date: Mon, 22 May 95 17:34:01 EDT Subject: Re: iMUSE System >I wonder if there exist drivers for earlier games like > >Maniac Mansion I & II >Monkey Island I & II >Sam & Max When you say Maniac Mansion II, are you refering to Day Of The Tentacle? If so, I only got it working using SBOS. Because, if I remember it right, you can't select two soundcards (one for GM and one for SB DAC). For Sam & Max (the disk version, not the CD), I used MegaEM and it worked fine. Just use the "Advanced Soundcard Install" to set the thing up. Jurassic Mark (Marc Y. Paulin) Mail: markus@nbnet.nb.ca - IRC: J-Mark WARPing and GUSsing!!! ------------------------------ From: Wee-Keong LIM Date: Tue, 23 May 1995 12:57:41 +1000 (EST) Subject: MAXSBOS v0.21 I recently downloaded both v0.10 (beta) and v0.21 of MAXSBOS. For some reason, v0.21 from gus0046.zip wouldn't work - driver.exe would run, but loader.exe would claim that it was the wrong version. In the end, I had to return to v0.10 (contained in maxsbos.zip). Has anyone else had this problem? Thanks, Keong - -- Wee-Keong Lim University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia keong@ecr.mu.oz.au Engineering Computing Resources keong@ee.mu.oz.au Electrical Engineering ------------------------------ From: Daryl James Date: Tue, 23 May 95 09:03:49 TZ Subject: RE: Interwave - an answer to our dreams Dear P. Chen, Thankyou for your views on the AMD Interwave. I have posted twice to the GUS Digest asking who knows for sure if Gravis will be using the AMD Chip, and also discussing the possibility that the Interwave chip will NOT be exclusively used by Gravis. Until now the only discussion on this topic has been from some almost religiously blind believers in GUS- espousing the *fact* that ofcourse the chip would be used in the next GUS- proof coming from the claim that Gravis has licensed the GF1 chip design to AMD as a basis for the Interwave. Gravis probably did license the GF1 design to AMD, but doesn't that give AMD the right to do what it likes with its new chip? >From the specs published by AMD, it looks more and more like Mr P.Chen is absolutely right in his assertion that other major players like C.L. etc are likely to use the same device in their offerings. There are even rumours that some motherboard OEMs are looking to add the Interwave directly. For once on the Digest we have someone with a real and balanced view of the competitive world. Well done Mr Chen! Daryl James- Australia PS - I like my GUS and would probably buy the next one if it stacked up against its competitors- how it stacks up for you might be based on performance, quality, price and support, but would you rush out and buy the next GUS just because of some religious devotion? If you answered yes... 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