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- *--------------------------------------------------------*
- * DEMO NEWS 4 *
- * October 25, 1992 *
- *--------------------------------------------------------*
-
- ========
- INCOMING
- ========
- -Vega by Ultraforce is an old ultraforce demo with SB digitized sound.
- -SpaceFun 1 & 2 (Reblefun) are also by the old Ultraforce. SB needed to
- play! Has digitized sound and horrible music. (If they are not up then
- they will be up real soon.)
- -Lamer Demo --Demo by DEC (I believe). Suports many sound boards and has
- VGA graphics. (Use 386 25MHz if possible.)
- -I am still waiting on that Twilight Zone RNS demo
- -We have the OVERLOAD music working but unfortunately only as a mod.
- If I get it to work with the demo I shall re-up the whole working demo.
- ============
- OLD INCOMING
- ============
-
- -Putrefac(tion) by SKULL has some great music. Made in 1991
- -CDA-Xmas demo. Basically a demo that plays music--8 tunes.
- -Chaos3D. For some reason this "newer" version will not play any sound on
- my computer. I will try to speak to the person who wrote it and get a
- working copy.
- -Realthng by The Phone Coders. Released Sept 30, 1992. ROLAND sound only!
-
- ======================
- WHAT ABOUT OTHER DEMOS
- ======================
-
- Mega thanks too all those people who have recently uploaded demos on the
- want list. If you have any of the files below(or others) perhaps you could
- donate them to the pub/incoming/demos DIRECTORY.
-
- ULTRAFORCE : Mach 3, Space Demo, Sphinx Demo
- RENAISSANCE: K2 Demos (Not sure if this is out yet)
-
- Others: RSI-DEMO, Odyssey Demo, CD Fish, and a working copy of Vectrat.
-
- ===========
- COMPRESSION
- ===========
-
- Are you wondering why there are the same files in the UPLOAD directory and
- demo directory? Well, if there is it is because I am in the process of re-
- compressing all the files. They will all use the LHA compression program
- (version 2.13) which is also on this site. I am also (on most demos)
- placing a ANSI text file to spread the word about this site. Why LHA?
- a) It is FREE--not shareware, not copyrighted.
- b) It is almost as fast as ZIP--within 15 seconds for a 1.8meg compressed file
- c) It compacts as well as the best. PKZIP 1.93a and LHA 2.13 come reasonably
- close. There was a split on the two files I compacted--both over 500K.
- d) Not everyone has PKZIP1.93a (or Ver 2.0) plus it is an alpha version.
-
- =========
- TOO SLOW!
- =========
-
- Just type "hash" and see what you are getting. I have gotten over
- 5Kbytes/s when uploading! If you still feel the site is too slow then
- help find a place to mirror it!
-
- ===========
- MIRROR SITE
- ===========
-
- There are no mirror sites yet but... Here are some sites I think would be
- nice: ftp.cis.ksu.edu (7.5Kb/s), archive.umich.edu (8.2Kb/s), 128.36.21.1
- (12.7Kb/s), ftp.ulowell.edu (12.? Kb/s). Of course only ONE is necessary
- for the USofA. What about Europeans transferring at .5k and below?
- Well, if you want to solve a problem then do something about it!
- If you want to transfer faster (and I know everyone does) then find a site
- that will want to mirror this place, tell me, and we will arrange things.
-
-
- =======
- WRAP UP
- =======
-
- -Be sure to get out and VOTE--may the worst man not win!
- -If something is not updated recently (i.e. ABOUT.DEMOS) it is because I
- have been busy. I will get to it when possible.
- -I plan on writing a REQUIREMENTS file so people have an idea whether a demo
- will work with their computer before downloading it.
- -I like organization so that is why I am making all the files a single format.
- Not to forget it will save space and make things easier on downloaders.
- -The ABOUT.DEMOS file gives a general description of the demo. I updated
- it when possible. Just do a "ls -ld" to see the date the file was updated.
- -Remember to type "get DEMO.NEWS_? -" if you want to read these text files
- while on line. Only and idiot would do that with something like UNREAL--
- please don't try to read a binary (.zip,.exe,.lzh,.arj) file while online!
- -For those who can't wait to get a new demo remember you can always go into
- the pub/incoming/demos directory for the newest arrivals. However, be
- forewarned that if there is a problem with a demo there (i.e. virus,
- trojan) I will not be held responsible.
-
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- Send questions / complaints / comments / suggestions / information to:
- dmw@sioux.ee.ufl.edu
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