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ight now I
-> have a 386/DX40 with 4 megs RAM, a 330 meg HD, and a SB Pro. I'm
-> trying to decide if I should upgrade to a 486 (33 or 66), or get into
-> CD-ROM. People (who don't know alot) have told me that the SB will
-> only work with the Creative Lab's drive (Panasonic), is this true?
-> Basically, I'd like to know what some of you would do,
-> upgrade the CPU, or go for the drive, keeping in mind that I am an
-> avid game player.
Creative labs have already made a deal with panasonic they've already
released (amazing drive amazing price!) the panasonic CR-562B check out
the specs 320ms access time, 300kb/sec transfer speed, 64k cache (helps
a lot!), powered tray with eject button, THE ONLY device that can be
plugged onto the sound blaster pro or sound blaster 16, photo cd
compatible multi session in both formats also XA the price altogether
with interface card cheapest i herad is from cd rom access $249
american. To get the same type of system like a sony one would cost me
TWICE as much. This device is surely going to bring down
sony's,nec's,toshiba prices down drastically (will take time though).
The mitsumis are around $190 american but their not as good they cannot
plug into the sound blaster pro, don't have a 64k cache, isn't FULLY
photo cd compatible has 350ms access rate not 320ms so for another $60
american getting a $600 system for only $249. I'm definately going to
buy a panasonic 562b model even though they haven't YET! started
shipping to canada because it just got released this month in the u.s.
and australia but atleast I can always order over the border and be the
first canadian <hehe> to have a panasonic 562B drive.
Louis
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From: JOHN STEPHENSON Number: 749
To: ALL Date: 08/07/93 5:45p
Subj: Night Owl 9 ? Refer: NONE
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Has anyone got NO9 ?
Is it a vast upgrade to NO8 ?
Cheers,
John Stephenson
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From: SIMON GRONOW Number: 750
To: JOHN STEPHENSON Date: 08/11/93 7:28a
Subj: Night Owl 9 ? Refer: NONE
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Hello John!
07 Aug 93 17:45, John Stephenson wrote to All:
JS> Has anyone got NO9 ?
Yes
JS> Is it a vast upgrade to NO8 ?
Yes it is..
Your local supplier is KM Computers on (003) 43-3200
Simon Gronow
The Software Works, mail by the Bay
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From: STEPHEN HARRINGTON Number: 751
To: ALASTAIR EDGINGTON Date: 08/11/93 6:58a
Subj: WINDOWS NT and Soundblaster Pro CD-ROM drivers Refer: NONE
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-= Alastair Edgington said to All about WINDOWS NT and Soundblaster Pro CD-ROM
drivers: =-
AE>I'm in desperate need of a WINDOWS NT compatible SoundBlaster Pro
AE>CD-ROM driver.
There is a Beta version of the Windows NT SoundBlaster Drivers that I've seen
on the Creative Pacific BBS here in Sydney, Australia. Phone number is
(02) 906-8392. File name is CDNTIN.ZIP. I think, after a quick look, that
it's only for the newer CR-563 double speed drives but I may be wrong!
Regards,
Stephen Harrington
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From: STEPHEN HARRINGTON Number: 752
To: SEAN TUDOR Date: 08/12/93 10:26a
Subj: Panasonic CR-562B CD-ROM drive. Refer: NONE
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-= Sean Tudor said to Stephen Harrington about Panasonic CD-ROM drive.: =-
ST>Regarding your message about the CD-ROM drive - what model have you
ST>got and where did you purchase it ?
It's a Panasonic CR-562B, price was AUS$395.00 inc. tax, bought on 29th June.
Don't know if that price is still current... Ring Nick Agosta at Osborne
Computers at their new North Ryde, Sydney, office and see if he can help you.
As far as Rowan Evans (who put me onto the deal, thanks again Rowan!) and I can
tell, the 562B is the OEM model of the 563 double-speed drive which comes with
the newer SoundBlaster CD-ROM upgrade kit. I think the difference is that
the 563 has a serial-digital audio out and the 562B doesn't, but I can't
find any reason/device that would use this at present. Maybe someone can
enlighten us! It comes with it's own interface card, but I'm successfully using
mine hooked up to my original SoundBlaster Pro (not even Pro 2!), and I know
Rowan has sucessfully used them with his SoundBlaster 16 ASP. It is by no
means the fastest access time drive at 320ms, but at the price you can't beat
it! Is of course 300kb/s, XA, Photo CD Multisession etc. compatible. You also
have to get hold of the SBCD.SYS driver to run this way, at present it is
available on the Creative Pacific BBS (02) 906-8392, file name is CDR562.ZIP.
Hope this helps...
Stephen Harrington
P.S. Make sure you remind Nick to give you the audio cable to connect from the
analogue audio-out of the drive to the 4 pin audio-in on your SB 16!
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From: DAVID CHADWICK Number: 753
To: JOHN SERRANO Date: 08/11/93 12:49p
Subj: Re: Loom on CD Refer: NONE
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-=> Quoting John Serrano to All <=-
JS> I just bought an NEC CD-ROM drive that came bundled with software,
JS> notably LucasArts "Loom." It's a great game, but the only problem
JS> is that I need a hint on how to get out of a sticky situation.
JS> You see, I've made it as far as the foundry-I'm in it, but since
JS> the person with whom I've exchanged identies died (meaning I no longer
JS> look like him), I'm basically stuck inside, listening to the
JS> conversation between the foreman and the Bishop, as well as the
JS> incessant pounding by Edgewise:)
Hi John,
You need to cast the spell for sharpening in reverse on the man
hamering the swords. This spell can be found back at the glassmakers by
getting to the top of their tower where the two men are sharpening that
blade. Its a little tricky to get up there but I'll let you try and work it
out :-) If you need further help just ask....
Regards,
David
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From: ROWAN EVANS Number: 754
To: ED YEE Date: 08/12/93 9:06p
Subj: Re: PAS16 OR SBPRO16ASP? Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Hi Ed!
On 08-09-93 Ed Yee wrote to Rowan Evans...
.. [Rogue Message deleted]..
EY> Why did you send this message to me again, months after the
EY> first time I read it ?
Not me! I only sent it once, there must be a rogue node out there that
holds packets back (or they come around via Europe!). I have seen a
few msgs lately in the Int'l HD Conf. that had dates of June/July,
so this seems to be a reasonable supposition!
Cheers!
o
/U\
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From: ROWAN EVANS Number: 755
To: SEAN TUDOR Date: 08/12/93 10:04p
Subj: Panasonic CD-ROM drive. Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Hi Sean!
On 08-10-93 Sean Tudor wrote to Stephen Harrington...
ST> Regarding your message about the CD-ROM drive - what model have you
ST> got and where did you purchase it ?
ST>
ST> I would certainly be interested as I already have a Sound Blaster 16
ST> and would like a CD-ROM drive that connects direct throught the sound
ST> card - especially if it is only $400 new.
Talk to Nick Agosta at Osborne Computers, Sydney.... The "Special
Introductory Price" was $395.00 for CD-ROM + paddle card + cable + driver.
To connect to your SB 16, use the cable from the kit (badger Nick for the
audio cable too , or it'll cost you $10.00 or so!) and then download
from Creative Pacific BBS (02) 906-8392 the file CDR562.ZIP. This has
all the necessary CD-ROM drivers and software (CD player, etc)...
Cheers!
o
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From: ROWAN EVANS Number: 756
To: DARON HARVEY Date: 08/12/93 10:07p
Subj: C.D.Rom Purchase Refer: NONE
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Hi Daron!
On 08-09-93 Daron Harvey wrote to All...
DH> I am currently running a 386dx40 with 200mb Hdd.In the near future I
DH> will be purchasing a C.D Rom unit could
DH> somebody tell me the best options to choose when purchasing a C.D.Rom
DH> and what are the pitfalls to look out for
Do you have a sound card?? If so does it have CD-ROM support??
If the answer to either question is NO, then buy one of the Creative Labs
CD 16 multimedia upgrade kits.... Cost is around $1250.00 or so....
300Kbps CD-ROM, 320ms avg access, CD-ROM XA and Multisession Photo CD
compatible...
Hope this helps!
o
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From: ROWAN EVANS Number: 757
To: DIANA KIRKSEY Date: 08/12/93 10:15p
Subj: RE: Cd-rom Help! Refer: NONE
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Hi Diana!
On 08-09-93 Diana Kirksey wrote to Mark Womack...
DK> >For the life of me, I can't get the .SYS file to load in high memory.
DK> >I use QEMM but even went as far as to install 386MAX on my system.
DK> >Neither will let me load the file high - both lock up my system when
DK> >they boot. I've rebooted about 500 times over this and just gave up.
DK> >Anyone else not able to load the .SYS file high?
DK>
DK> I've been having problem's trying to use QEMM too.The problems
DK> actually started when I installed my correct Video Card on Windows
DK> (Trident 256c),since then whenever I try to load Qemm,it says that
DK> Windows can't load the video driver in B000.
Did you use the full exclude (ie EXCLUDE=B000-B7FF) or try to add
device=MONOUMB2.386 to SYSTEM.INI??
I'm operating a 486SX/33 here with MSCDEX, SLCD.SYS (SONY CD-ROM driver)
and WfWG net drivers in high memory - 633Kb free with QEMM 7.01!
Windows is running in 1024x768x256colous on a Video 7 HT 216 SVGA....
All this courtesy of EXCLUDE=B000-B7FF on the QEMM install line in
CONFIG.SYS....
Cheers!
o
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From: ROWAN EVANS Number: 758
To: ERIC LOTT Date: 08/12/93 10:30p
Subj: Cd-Rom Help Refer: NONE
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Hi Eric!
On 08-09-93 Eric Lott wrote to All...
EL> I really need some advice and help concerning CD-ROM. Right
EL> now I have a 386/DX40 with 4 megs RAM, a 330 meg HD, and a
EL> SB Pro. I'm trying to decide if I should upgrade to a 486
EL> (33 or 66), or get into CD-ROM. People (who don't know
EL> alot) have told me that the SB will only work with the
EL> Creative Lab's drive (Panasonic), is this true?
Yep! CR521/CR523 is the single speed drive, CR562B/CR563 is the
double speed drive
EL> Basically, I'd like to know what some of you would do,
EL> upgrade the CPU, or go for the drive, keeping in mind that
EL> I am an avid game player.
Probably add the CD-ROM...
EL> If I decided upon a CD, what is my best course of action.
EL> I have heard that the SB can be used without any problem by using an
EL> adapter, or changing the interface between the card and
EL> drive. I've also heard that a new, faster drive will be
EL> released by Creative Labs (lower than 390 ms). I don;t
EL> want to buy a slow, or below average drive, and so, would
EL> appreciate if anyone could tell me what I should be lokking for
See any of the dealers adds in this echo... The going US price for a
CR562B is about $280.00...
The CR562B will connect directly to the SB Pro (I have a mate with an
original SB Pro and his CR562B works fine off it!)... You'll also
need the CD-ROM drivers... Creative Labs (US) BBS should have these
as they are on the Creative Pacific (Australia) BBS as file CR562.ZIP.
EL> I might be interested in a package deal,
EL> although I am happy with my soundcard, and don't really
EL> want some of the discs that come with them.
EL> Sorry this is all so jumbled together. I'd like to get
EL> into CDs but am really confused as to what to do and how
EL> to do it.
That's all right... If you just buy the CD-ROM, you *MAY* have sufficient
change to upgrade your motherboard to a 486SX/33 or so!
Cheers!
o
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From: ROWAN EVANS Number: 759
To: ROD IFFINGER Date: 08/12/93 10:33p
Subj: dos 6 & sb-cd's Refer: NONE
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Hi Rod!
On 08-10-93 Rod Iffinger wrote to All...
RI> I have just converted my system from dr-dos 6 to ms-dos 6
RI> and cannot get my soundblaster card and cd to work. By
RI> stepping through the config.sys it seems to load ok but the
RI> autoexec.ba file gives the following errors;
RI> C:\SBPRO\DRV\MSCDEX.EXE /V /D:MSCD001 /M:15
Use the MSCDEX in your MS-DOS 6.0 \DOS directory... It is a later
version than that supplied by Creative Labs.....
The rest of it looked OK to me....
Cheers & Beers!
o
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From: POE LIM Number: 760
To: KIM LEE Date: 08/13/93 12:16a
Subj: SB16 and CD-ROMs Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Hello Kim,
On Aug 09 23:10 in a msg to Rowan Evans, Kim Lee of 3:711/413 wrote:
> The one that'll come with the CD16 kit. I'll be getting a SCSI-2
> drive, most probably the Panasonic. I'll see what the SCSI-2 comes
If that's the case, keep the AT bus drive first. The SCSI-2 version according
to the Aust distributors will be out around Christmas; would you like to wait?
:) Pricing seems quite good though compared to the NEC, Texel and Toshiba. The
SCSI version also differs in that it has a 256K cache as opposed to 64K cache
in the AT-Bus version, but the AT Bus version is a lot cheaper (from the
pricing i got anyway).
> I think you can daisy chain these IDEs, right?
Can you??
Cheers,
Poe
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From: POE LIM Number: 761
To: LESLIE RHORER Date: 08/13/93 12:20a
Subj: Re: New Mpc Specs Refer: NONE
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Hello Leslie,
On Aug 08 15:50 in a msg to Poe Lim, Leslie Rhorer of 1:387/800.4 wrote:
PL>> Are there any others besides the Pioneer 604X?
> I'm sure there must be, but I don't know of any off hand.
> The 604X is a great drive, however.
Hmm... from memory of OS2HW, you run one of these 604Xs; does it support
disconnection while it swaps discs? If it doesn't, it would tie up the SCSI
bus, and all your HD (for HDs attached to the same SCSI bus) transfers may be
shot (unless they do something else while changing discs. That's why I wonder
if it is a good idea to get a 600, as that's SCSI-1, which does not support
disconnection/reconnection (again unless Pioneer implemented something
different).
PL>> Well, I suppose that justifies the upgrade to the SB 16
PL>> ASP, as all other specs are exceeded. :)
> Or one of the other 16 bit boards. I couldn't get the
> Logitech 16 bit sound board to work with OS//2, but the Pro Audio
> Spectrum 16 works just fine.
Only problem with the PAS 16 is that it needs 2 interrupts (if you want to
emulate the SB, and as most software looks for it...); must really look at that
STB 4 COM; do you know anywhere cheap for those (besides Pre-rapture :).
Cheers,
Poe
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From: POE LIM Number: 762
To: ROWAN EVANS Date: 08/13/93 12:29a
Subj: Pas16 Refer: NONE
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Hello Rowan,
On Aug 10 19:15 in a msg to Poe Lim, Rowan Evans of 3:711/413 wrote:
> Yeah, well, I'd like the Wave Blaster add-on for Wave Table
> synthesis....
This is supposedly integrated in the chip itself; was speaking with a dealer
(we exchange info on products) and he mentioned Computamart did mention
something along that line, so......
> at work has said that he's seen ads with it as low as $A80.00 (but
> he couldn't remember where!)... At that price, I'd buy it, even
> though I,m not really an adventure/puzzle freak!
Yeah, there's a mob in Melbourne doing it for $85; was tempted, so ordered it.
only hitch is they insist on courier, at $15! But doesn't look as if they have
constant supply, as it's taking quite some time. Re: looking at 7th Guest at
work; now I know why banks are so inefficient. :)
Cheers,
Poe
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From: POE LIM Number: 763
To: SEAN TUDOR Date: 08/13/93 12:38a
Subj: Panasonic CD-ROM drive. Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Hello Sean,
On Aug 10 16:30 in a msg to Stephen Harrington, Sean Tudor of 3:711/920 wrote:
> I would certainly be interested as I already have a Sound Blaster 16
> and would like a CD-ROM drive that connects direct throught the
> sound card - especially if it is only $400 new.
I think you'd find it a bit over $400; more like $450. If you want one, I can
probably get one for you. :)
Cheers,
Poe
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From: POE LIM Number: 764
To: DANNY TONG Date: 08/13/93 12:41a
Subj: Pas16 Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Hello Danny,
On Aug 08 22:05 in a msg to Poe Lim, Danny Tong of 1:125/217 wrote:
> The PAS16 is AdLib and Sound Blaster compatible. So all programs
> will run on it. Some programs are PAS16 specific. If you want
> immediate support, the SBPro is a good choice. If you're looking
> into the future the PAS16 is an excellent choice. Look at all the
> reviews.
I was actually refering to the SB 16, not the PAS 16. Only problem is that it
takes 2 interrupts to be SB compatible, and that's one more than I would like
to use.
> Check any sound card reviews this year. The PAS16 has always been
> #1 or #2 (after the $400+ Turtle Beach). Includes an industry
> standard SCSI port. It really is a very good sound card.
The Trantor 128 isn't the fastest around IMHO; I don't need a SCSI host as I
already use exclusively SCSI. The only thing is the price is pretty good,
compared to the SB 16.
Cheers,
Poe
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From: POE LIM Number: 765
To: LESLIE RHORER Date: 08/13/93 12:45a
Subj: Re: Magnto-optical disc Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Hello Leslie,
On Aug 09 10:28 in a msg to HENRY PAUL, Leslie Rhorer of 1:387/800.4 wrote:
> there is no such thing as a "magnetic beam". In the second, the
> LASER does not heat up the medium at all. The LASER is used to flip
It does, to the point where the magnetic field can affect the polarity of the
media (can't remember what that temp is called now); that's why normally the
media is not affected by magnetic field (which is only used to change polarity
in conjunction with the stronger laser). Normal reading is by a low powered
laser that doesn't generate much heat.
Cheers,
Poe
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From: STEPHEN RETZLAFF Number: 766
To: ROD IFFINGER Date: 08/13/93 8:25a
Subj: Re: dos 6 & sb-cd's Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
-=> Quoting Rod Iffinger to All on 10 Aug 93 20:45:04 <=-
RI> I have just converted my system from dr-dos 6 to ms-dos 6 and cannot
RI> get my soundblaster card and cd to work. By stepping through the
RI> config.sys it seems to load ok but the autoexec.ba file gives the
RI> following errors
RI> C:\SBPRO\DRV\MSCDEX.EXE /V /D:MSCD001 /M:15
G'day Rod
Change C:\SBPRO\DRV to C:\DOS and you will be right
Regards
Stephen
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From: SHERRALYNNE DEWHIRST Number: 767
To: ALL Date: 08/09/93 2:04p
Subj: CD-ROM enquiry Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Does anybody know where I can get the software "Barney Bear Goes To
School" and "Barney Bear Goes To the Moon" from? If so can you tell me
whether it is available in IBM format or Amiga format. I've seen these
two CD's advertised but other Sysops don't know whether it is IBM format
or not. Please leave a message here if you know anything.
Thanks very much.
Sherralynne
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From: DAVID BENFELL Number: 768
To: SHERRALYNNE DEWHIRST Date: 08/10/93 6:29a
Subj: CD-ROM enquiry Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
-> Does anybody know where I can get the software "Barney Bear Goes To
-> School" and "Barney Bear Goes To the Moon" from? If so can you tell
-> me whether it is available in IBM format or Amiga format. I've seen
-> these two CD's advertised but other Sysops don't know whether it is
-> IBM format or not. Please leave a message here if you know anything.
Hi Sherralynne.
I sell both these discs and they're in IBM format. I have a large list
of Macintosh CD's available as well and these 2 aren't on that list so I
doubt there's a MAC version available for them.
Cheers
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From: DANIEL TSUI Number: 769
To: ALL Date: 08/12/93 7:38a
Subj: Forsale echo Refer: NONE
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Can anyone tell me if the CDrom_forsale echo is available in OZ?
daniel
(apologies if offtopic but wasn't sure where to ask)
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From: DAVID CALVIN Number: 770
To: HENRY PAUL Date: 08/12/93 1:39p
Subj: Cd-rom Help! Refer: NONE
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HP>Okay looka t the back of the CD-ROM controller card if you have one.
HP>There should be a pair of RCA jacks on it. All you need is an RCA to
HP>1/8" stereo cable and connect it to the Audio IN port of the sound
HP>card.
HP>Now, if it is connected to the Sound Card, you need to locate a jack
HP>on the CD-ROM unit. Should be a 4 wire connection. The sound card is
HP>either 4 or 5, SB or PAS respectively. For a PAS you need to buy a
HP>cable that will a 4 wire connector at one end and a 5 at the other.
HP>
HP>If you have a SB you need to reverse the wires in the plug at one end,
HP>but only on Mitsumi drive. BTW- What CD-Rom do you have?
Thanks, I got a Mitsumi kit and it all became clear. I have a Stereo
F/X card, which doesn't have audio connections, but I got a CD-ROM kit,
and the controller card had the connecters I needed.
... A)bort, R)etry, U)se a bigger hammer.
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From: DAVID CALVIN Number: 771
To: TOM GUELKER Date: 08/12/93 1:39p
Subj: Cd-rom Help! Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
TG>Why not take a listen to your audio CD's on your computer? Hook it up
TG>to a decent sound card, and use MCS Stereo as the software interface,
TG>and you'll be throwing your audio CD player out the window fast! I'm
TG>hooked!
TG>Tom
I am impressed with the audio quality of the CD-ROM, and if I hadn't had
an audio CD player before I got the CD-ROM drive, I would never have
gotten an audio CD player. But, now I have both, so I can use one for
each. Since you seem pretty into this, what's good software to use, MCS
Stereo? Is that shareware? Right now I'm using CD Audio for Windows
(CDAD125A.ZIP), obviously shareware. It has a nice catalog feature,
random play, fit to tape and everything, but for some reason it has
errors when switching disks, it won't take a new one unless I quit the
program and load it again. Kind of annoying, but good enough for now.
... Picard, you cheated! I'm impressed. - Q
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From: DAVID CALVIN Number: 772
To: ALL Date: 08/12/93 1:39p
Subj: Cd-rom Thanks Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Just wanted to say thanks to all those in this echo who helped me decide
what kind of CD-ROM to buy. You guys answered all my questions and
helped me understand stuff I had no clue about. I now have a Mitsumi
350ms kit, and Groliers MPC Encyclopedia 1.5 and 7th Guest are on the
way. Thanks again!
... Dinner Not Ready. (A)bort (R)etry (P)izza.
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From: STEVE PESANT Number: 773
To: ISMAIL ARSLANGIRAY Date: 08/12/93 10:04p
Subj: So Much Shareware III Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Hi there Ismail;
How are the new disks coming along that you talked about last week?
Hopefully pretty good...Anyways...Um...You talked about the following:
IA> So Much Shareware III $21
So I was just wondering.. How large is the disk? What types of files are on it?
and is it BBS Ready? Like I said before I'm always looking for something new
and well...I DO Believe this fits that description <grin>
Any hellp would be great...BTW -> If I get a quicj response I can have that
Money Order made out for a different amount instead of $27 maybe $48.)) <grin>
Hope to hear from you soon.
-=Cheers=-
Steve.
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From: STEVE PESANT Number: 774
To: STEWART ROTHMAN Date: 08/12/93 10:09p
Subj: Re: PRO AUDIO OR SOUNDBLAST? Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
<<<SORRY BOB!!! I COULDN'T RESIST TO ASK THIS QUESTION!!!>>>
Hi there Stewart!
You previously wrote:
SR> Sorry Rowan, but you're using a very wrong example......
SR> I live in Fairbanks, Alaska, about 12 miles North of North Pole, Alaska
SR> and in the summer when it's 80 above and warmer, molasses runs very
SR> well and fast. In winter when it's 50 or 60 below, it won't run at all,
SR> so nothing could be slower as it's standing still.... rigidly!!!!
Hmmm. I just love that response...Pretty interesting...However. just a
little (LOT!!) off topic...How can you live North of the North Pole...Wouldn't
that be South of the North Pole... Or isn't the North Pole really the
NORTH??!?!
Just a thought <Silly Grin>
-=Cheers=-
Steve.
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From: STEVE PESANT Number: 775
To: MIKE SHANNON Date: 08/12/93 10:19p
Subj: MORE CD'S ON SALE! Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
MS> STARVECTOR CD-ROM BLOWOUT SPECIALS!
MS> Shareware Overload..$10 Windows 93..........$21
MS> SoundWAV............$24
MS> Deathstar Arcade....$10 Shareware 93........$18
MS> House of Games......$20
MS> Ham Radio 3.0.......$10 Sound Sensations....$10
Hi there Mike you just posted this one:
Anyways. Windows 93 ---Is that pretty much like the CD-WINBOX ROM or not?
Umm Shareware 93 - What disk is this like...Is it a heavily DUPED Disk? How
large? BBS READY? I'm looking for MULTIMEDIA DEmos, Music and DEmos and
Games...Always looking for NEW Stuff ChEaP $$$ <grin>
-=Cheers=-
Steve.
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From: STEVE PESANT Number: 776
To: OLIVER BLADEK Date: 08/12/93 10:30p
Subj: MSCDEX V2.22 Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
OB> Hey People out there in CD-ROM land,
OB> I recently purchased the Creative Labs multimedia upgrade kit and got a
OB> CD-ROM with it.. My installation program is the mscdex ver 2.22 when I
OB> run the program in my autoexec.bat file it is (BTW my CD-ROM name is
OB> 'mscd001 ') When I type the specs for the CD it's
OB> c:\sb16\drv\mscdex.exe /d:mscd001 /m:5 /d:
OB> It replies with incorrect DOS version. I have an ASI 486/33SX and is
OB> using DOS 6.0 and Windoze 3.1 Thanx in advance TTYl
Hmmm, Are you using a packages version of MSCDEX 2.2 that came with the Drives
or the version that came with the DOS 6.0 package...Whatever you are using make
sure you are using the one included with DOS 6.0!! Other than that it might be
an IRQ conflict or DMA Conflict..Check those settings with any other pieces of
hardware you have installed (Ie. Modem....Modems always screw things up if
you're not careful)
Hope this helps
-=Cheers=-
Steve.
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From: MIKE SHANNON Number: 777
To: ALL Date: 08/12/93 11:26p
Subj: COMPTON'S ON SALE! Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
S COMPTON'S INTERACTIVE ENCYCLOPEDIA
A Retail........................$298
L Typical Store price...........$149
E Starvector's price.............$95!!
Now's your chance! Get the encyclopedia everyone's talking about.
Compton's Interactive MPC encyclopedia has something for everyone!
STARVECTOR SOFTWARE * PO BOX 8160 * YAKIMA WA 98908 * 509-457-2892 (VOICE)
VISA * MC * AMEX * DISCOVER * SHIPPING: $4 up to 5 pcs / $.50 ea pc over 5
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* SLMR 2.1a * I can't steer without my beer.
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From: MARK WOMACK Number: 778
To: ALL Date: 08/13/93 3:41p
Subj: Loom for Monkey Island Refer: NONE
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I just finished playing Loom and would like to trade the game for
Monkey Island (even trade) with someone. Once I finish a game, I
don't enjoy playing it a second time but I did enjoy Loom very
much. I have not made any marks in the book and would like to
trade with someone who hasn't marked in their Monkey Island book
either. I can be reached at (Internet) brms51a@prodigy.com
Thanks!
--- RAv2.00 Intermail Fastecho
* Origin: The Software Cache (919)-736-0513 Goldsboro, NC (1:3660/811.0)
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From: BILL BONDE Number: 779
To: JOSEPH THOMAS Date: 08/12/93 11:58a
Subj: OS/2 Mitsumi Driver Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
-> MW> OS2 2.1.
->
-> MW> Only other thing you can do as far as I know is to call IBM tech
-> MW> and have them FAX or overnight mail a workaround - (need 21 1.4
-> MW> to do it), and dump the OS to these from the cdrom and then do t
-> MW> install that way. You still don't have access to the cdrom thoug
-> MW> as I know.
->
-> One only needs to have 21 FDs in stock and rund LOADDISK.ex
-> from the CD and create these diskettes to install os2/2.1
-> Then install from those disks.
-> I have tried the Florida Driver for Mitsu, NO GO. Tnx.
-> Since Mitsumi people dont care about os/2, we should find a place wh
-> we can dump these and get a read CD for os/2. Tnx.
->
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You don't need to install from floppies with a Mitsumi CDROM. Just copy
the files to the harddrive and install from there.
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From: ARTHUR VANZANT Number: 780
To: DAVE SUMMERS Date: 08/11/93 10:05p
Subj: CD ROM on Telegard 2.7 Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
I am running Night Owl 8.0 on a Teleguard BBS here, and am using a door
called CDCOM. It imported the DIR listing into a searchable database.
Have been pleased with it so far.
Later...
... He's dead, Jim. Kick him if you don't believe me.
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From: MICHAEL MULCAHY Number: 781
To: BORIS OSADCIW Date: 08/12/93 8:36p
Subj: Re: CDROM SYSTEMS Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
BO> *************** C D - R O M D R I V E P R I C E S
> ***************
BO> Pioneer DMR604X Bare -$1199. Groilers Encyc DOS v5. or
> Windows v1. BO> $50. ChestNuts CD's ALL $14.00ec Information on the
> above or 400 + CD BO> titles
>
> Any Mac compatable Encyclopedia ROMs? If so, what's your asking price?
>
BO> Groilers makes a Mac version of thier Encycopedia. As for the price,
BO> it's a little more, why I don't know, but the best we could do would
BO> be $60.
BO>
BO> Interested, give us a call at 216-225-3263 anytime and we'll be happy
BO> to help you further.
BO>
Boris is this Grolier MAC Version their latest and greatest? Ifso I am
interested..m2
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From: PAUL SZUDZIK Number: 782
To: RICHARD MAYCOCK Date: 08/12/93 6:46a
Subj: BEST CDROM LIST Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
RM> Because..... I'm sure that there is a ton of garbage for every
RM> ounce of gold. What I would like to do is assemble a list of
RM> recommended CDs, ones that represent the very best in their class,
I would like to say that this philosphy of only positive reviews would
be steering people the wrong way. 95 people could despise a disk, yet
5 people would write to you with a positive review. We never would
really have a real opinion of any CD.
To be honest, try to come up with a scoring system reply 'card' that
doesn't choke the nets with too much garbage.
i.e.
C D R O M Survey
Title: _____________________________________________
Publisher: _________________________________________
Recommendation: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ( Higher the better )
Positive Features: ________________________________________
________________________________________
________________________________________
Don't like these: _________________________________________
_________________________________________
Reviewed by: _______________ @ Fido: _____________
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From: JIM LAMBERT Number: 783
To: MARK THORNTON Date: 08/12/93 12:37a
Subj: Catalog Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
MT>If anyone has any CD catalog's would you please post a message where i can
>pick one up thanks......
You can download our catalog.zip from Computer Works. It has all prices
and descriptions included. If you are looking for shareware discs, we
also have many file lists available for download.
Jim...
Computer Works
CD-Rom Sales!
(205) 793-4481 Voice
(205) 671-0092 BBS Online Credit Card & COD Orders
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From: JIM LAMBERT Number: 784
To: TANYA BROCK Date: 08/12/93 12:53a
Subj: NIGHT OWL 9 Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
TB>Does anyone have a FreQable files list for night owl 9? Would like
>something I could pick up at 14.4 or higher.
Nowl9.zip can be downloaded from Computer Works at 14.4k on the first
call. There are several other file lists as well if you are interested.
Let me know if you need anything.
Jim...
Computer Works
CD-Rom Sales!
(205) 793-4481 Voice
(205) 671-0092 BBS Online Credit Card & COD Orders
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From: DENNIS STERNER Number: 785
To: ALL Date: 08/13/93 2:29p
Subj: SONY CD-ROM PLAYER FOR SALE Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
SONY CD-ROM External Player Model 7205 - complete with player, cables,interface
card, setup software, manual, 1 caddy, and SOFTWARE TOOLWORKS WORLD ATLAS
CD-ROM Disc.
Access time for this model is 350 ms.
This model received an Editor's Choice rating from
PC Magazine in 10/29/91 issue.
For sale for $235 delievered.
Call 717-637-2972 if interested.
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From: CHRIS JOHNSON Number: 786
To: MIKE SHANNON Date: 08/12/93 8:00a
Subj: MORE BRAND NEW CD'S!! Refer: NONE
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MS> BRAND NEW CD ARRIVALS AT STARVECTOR!
--------------------------
MS> Soundware Coll'ctn..$27 So Much Shareware 3.$28
------------------------
MS> QRZ Ham Radio.......$19
MS> Hobbes OS/2 1993....$16 Hamware 1993........$28
MS> Game Arena..........$13
MS> Eagle Eye Shareware.$25 Up All Night........$19
MS> Precision Mapping...$88
MS> Fantazia Fonts/Snds.$29 Electronic Cookbook.$33
MS> Learning Adventure..$13
MS> M/M Computer Tutor..$30 Sound F/X Library...$29
MS> Cookbook Heaven.....$27
MS> Int'l Graphics Libr.$33 Musical Instruments.$58
MS> The Holy Bible......$24
MS> STARVECTOR SOFTWARE * PO BOX 8160 * YAKIMA WA 98908 *
MS> 509-457-2892 (VOICE)
MS> VISA * MC * AMEX * DISCOVER * SHIPPING: $4 up to 5
MS> pcs / $.50 ea pc over 5
MS> ---
MS> * SLMR 2.1a * ... He who hesitates is frost. - Eskimo proverb
Can you give me stats on the Soundware Collection? Size? Formats?
Can I get a files list? FREQ'd? Faxed? Date of files? BBS ready?
Chris Johnson
1:130/801.2
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From: CHRIS JOHNSON Number: 787
To: DARON HARVEY Date: 08/12/93 8:06a
Subj: C.D.Rom Purchase Refer: NONE
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DH> I am currently running a 386dx40 with 200mb Hdd.In the near future I
DH> will be purchasing a C.D Rom unit could
DH> somebody tell me the best options to choose when purchasing a C.D.Rom
DH> and what are the pitfalls to look out for
FAST. if your going to run Multi Media I sugest a NEC-CDR-71.
It has a "Double Spin" which spins the disk twice as fast so you
don't get gggiiiittttttteeerrryyyy pictures. I run it and I love it.
the only small drawback is that its a 1000.00 but includes 5 cd's
SB and speakers. I recomend it.
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From: CHRIS JOHNSON Number: 788
To: BLAINE RICHARD Date: 08/12/93 8:12a
Subj: NEW CD-SOUTHERN BEAUTIES Refer: NONE
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BR> ********** Graphical Images of Florida, Inc. **********
BR> Announces The NEW RELEASE of "Southern Beauties"
BR> A FULLY COMMERCIAL - FULLY COPYRIGHTED DISC
BR> 675 Megs-OVER 65 Models-1000 GIFs 1024x768x256 From Original 35mm Slides
BR> 300 Megs of the Best Images in 24 bit True Color. Installs Quickly and
BR> Easily - Menu Driven - User Friendly - Popup Help Menus - Mouse Support
BR> Keyword Search - Sound Blaster Intro - Multiple Directory Slide Show
BR> ********** SOUTHERN BEAUTIES MAY NOT BE USED ON ANY BBS **********
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Why?
BR> To Order Contact: Tradeshows Inc. 317-651-9848 or 317-651-1223
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From: JACK O'NEILL Number: 789
To: JIM HILGEFORD Date: 08/11/93 11:48p
Subj: Re: SBPRO DRIVER Refer: NONE
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JH> July 12, 93
JH> The newest is a File SBCD2.Add. Also needed is OS2CDR.
JH> This is smoother and when installing read Doc close.
JH> Worked on my system and a friends.
JH> You can remove all other Add files in os/2.
Have you been able to control the volume of audio CD's with this?
I've gone back to SBPCD2.SYS and SBPMixer in order to be able to hear
them.
Thanks.
* KWQ/2 1.2a * I can't decide between EDLIN and Word for Windows.
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From: MICHAEL KONOR Number: 790
To: CARL SLAWINSKI Date: 08/12/93 7:45p
Subj: Re: OLD 600MS CD-ROM DRIVES Refer: NONE
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> MK> 1. Toshiba XM-3201 CD-ROM in a External 5 1/4, Half Height
>Enclosure with
> MK> power cable, two Centronics 50 connectors on enclosure for
>I/O, and 90-
> MK> 240 VAC universal input. $215.00
> MK>
> MK> 2. Toshiba XM-3201 CD-ROM Internal. $190.00
> MK>
> MK> Features: DIP switches for ID, Parity, and Arbitration, 50 pin
> MK> SCSI, 350ms/156k rates, external headphone/volume, Newest
>EPROM, Refurb.,
> MK> 64k buffer. Still have several remaining.
>
>Are these TRUE SCSI drives?? Meaning, can I plug them into any SCSI
>controller and all.
Yes. True SCSI.
>
>Also what is the warranty on these? Where did the come from?
30 days. Intergraph Workstations.
>
>Finally, how many you got left? (approximately)
30 or so
*FSED91j*
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From: CHRIS HARRIS Number: 791
To: JAMES BUTT Date: 08/14/93 8:06a
Subj: Cd'S On Sale! Refer: NONE
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James Cd'S On Sale!
JB>Chris,
JB> I would like to know more about where I cal to
JB>purchas these CD prices are hot!
JB>
JB> James Butt
All the CD's I have purchased have come from StarVector/Mike Shannon.
He runs a company out of Yakima Washington and has real good pricing.
He has a BBS that you can access to download his price list too.
Voice 509-457-2892 BBS 509-457-0206 Filename STARCAT.ZIP
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From: CHRIS HARRIS Number: 792
To: MARK WOMACK Date: 08/14/93 8:09a
Subj: kodak photo CD Refer: NONE
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Mark kodak photo CD
MW>BC> does anyone know how i can get photo cds made or where i can get
MW>BC> made. also if anyone has the phone # of kodak please post it! tha
MW>BC> for any info!
MW>
MW>Beth, try Wolf Camera if you have one in your area. I went to a phot
I have heard that SAM's Wholesale Club, in some areas is also doing the
Photo CDs. The price, seemed reasonable, I think they said it was $15
for 36 pics.
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From: CHRIS HARRIS Number: 793
To: BETH CORRIGAN Date: 08/14/93 8:09a
Subj: kodak photo CD Refer: NONE
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Mark kodak photo CD
MW>BC> does anyone know how i can get photo cds made or where i can get
MW>BC> made. also if anyone has the phone # of kodak please post it! tha
MW>BC> for any info!
MW>
MW>Beth, try Wolf Camera if you have one in your area. I went to a phot
I have heard that SAM's Wholesale Club, in some areas is also doing the
Photo CDs. The price, seemed reasonable, I think they said it was $15
for 36 pics.
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From: CHRIS HARRIS Number: 794
To: ED YEE Date: 08/14/93 8:12a
Subj: Mscdex Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Ed MSCDEX
EY>Which version should I use ? The one that came with the CD-
EY>ROM, the one in DOS, or the one in Windows ?
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If using DOS 5.0 and Windows 3.0, use DOS.... If using DOS 5.0 and
windows 3.1 use windows.... If using DOS 6.0 and any windows version use
DOS6.0.
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From: MIKE WARWICK Number: 795
To: JOSEPH THOMAS Date: 08/13/93 4:10a
Subj: OS/2 Mitsumi Driver Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Thanks for the info...
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From: MIKE WARWICK Number: 796
To: LAWRENCE MINTZ Date: 08/13/93 4:12a
Subj: OS/2 Mitsumi Driver Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Thanks for the reply...looks like its time for a new CD ROM...
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From: JORMA TOLONEN Number: 797
To: ALASTAIR EDGINGTON Date: 08/12/93 7:59p
Subj: WINDOWS NT and Soundblaster Pro CD-ROM drivers Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
AE> I'm in desperate need of a WINDOWS NT compatible SoundBlaster Pro
AE> CD-ROM driver.
You will have to find a native Windows NT driver. As of beta-release March
1993 there was no such beast available. Rumour says that Creative Labs are
working on it, but so far no news. I hear the GA version of NT has started
to ship in the US, maybe it is included in that version.
Until then there is no way to access the CD-ROM under NT. Are you by any
chance trying to install NT? If so there is a DOS-based installation that
can be used.
Greetings from a cold Sweden
Jorma
... All I ask is a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
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From: DON KULHA Number: 798
To: ATSON NAKAYAMA Date: 08/11/93 2:08p
Subj: Mac Sevice Info Cd Refer: NONE
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DK> ==== Apple Service Info CD (Service Source CD) Jan 93 edition ====
DK> Price: $18 includes shipping & handling in the U.S. (1st class)
AN> Can you ship to tokyo, japan? If yes, please reply with price including
AN> shipping & handling.
Begging the indulgence of the group here (some of whom might be
interested)....
As far as I can tell from talking to my local post office the cost
difference between shipping to toledo or tokyo is at most a dollar for one CD
with packaging. It takes a bit longer do the international mailing stuff too
but not much. My bank takes 10% for dealing with an international instrument
(check) also. Anyhow, I've been shipping the CD to Oz, Canada and Israel for
$22 in US dollars so that price should work for anyplace. I just got another
batch of the disks in (the last ones available) and my stock is back up to
around 200pcs so we'll have them in stock for a while.....DCK
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From: STEVE PROCTOR Number: 799
To: KEVIN MATTESON Date: 08/12/93 1:49p
Subj: Re: CDROM Drives Refer: NONE
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-=> Quoting Kevin Matteson to Steve Proctor <=-
KM> Steve,
KM> I have a couple of Toshiba XM3201 CD-ROM drives I would like to
KM> sell. These drives are SCSI 350ms access drives. They come with one
Thanks but no Thanks, I just go rid of tossing 4 of them in the garbage
can. I appreciate the offer anyway.
Steve
... Your Win-OS/2 BBS
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From: GARY HOFFERMAN Number: 800
To: ALL Date: 08/13/93 9:39a
Subj: Dealers wanted Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Hello to All,
We are looking for resellers and system builders who would be interested in
marketing/bundling CD ROM Software. We can supply all of the most popular
titles at very competitive and flexible pricing.
If you would be intersted, please contact me at CONSOLIDATED CD ROM: 515 67th
Avenue Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19126 USA +1.215.276.3657 voice or
+1.215.276.3854 fax 24hrs.
Thanks,
Gary
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* OLX 2.1 TD * It's only a hobby ... only a hobby ... only a
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From: MATTHEW HORBUND Number: 801
To: JAMES HOGUE Date: 08/12/93 11:38p
Subj: CD-ROM SPEED Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
>-> B)Buy a CD-ROM Cache. I've used Norton's SpeedCache Plus and it's
>-> amazing! A
> Matthew, which one of the Norton utility packages contains this
> particular cache?
I didn't own it...I used the program on a friends CD...he had Norton Utils, and
when he called, it was like $19 or something, and they sent it to him! I
haven't used my CD rom for anything other than copying CLIP ART into my
documents, so speed isn't of any essense for me!
Matthew
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From: DEBBIE MARANTZ Number: 802
To: MARIO DI MAMBRO Date: 08/13/93 7:28a
Subj: Chess Meister 5Billion and 1 Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
From: Mario Di Mambro
Chess Meister 5 billion & 1.
I loved Battle chess (in it's time) and I can't wait to get my hands ol
this chess simulator. I was hoping I could get a version on CD ('cause it
take 27 megs on the HD).
Debbie Marantz replies;
I found that the graphics were good but I do wish they had used 640*4?? instead
of 320*200. Their previous chess game used the higher resolution with VESA
support and C5B1 would have really be a feast for the eyes if they had followed
suit. But one can hope, and this is one game that has the potential to show
what a good chess simulation on a CD could do.
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From: BOB SMITH Number: 803
To: DOUG CHARMAN Date: 08/12/93 7:19p
Subj: Re: COREL 3.0 IN MONTREAL Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
(1:134/49)
DC> Just keep looking around. You could always drive up to Ottawa, I'm
DC> sure that stores there are offering it at a good price. Since Corel 4.0
DC> is relatively new, there are still a lot of people willing to sell 3.0
DC> at a good price. Advertise that you are looking for it in this echo.
DC> Maybe mention the fact that you're located in Canada, it's easier to
DC> buy here than across the border with duty, customs, etc. Good luck and
DC> let me know if you're still having problems, I know a few people here
DC> that are soon going to be upgrading. Please Netmail me at 134/49.
Hi Doug, In case my other message didnt reach you, heres another reply since
I just picked up this note from you..Finally bought Corel 3.0 from a Club Biz
store after complaining to the Director of Club Price and calling Corel in
Ottawa...One corel employee went over to Club Price there and checked to see
how many english editions of 3.0 they had and called back but I didnt feel it
was worth it driving two hours to get the extra art book...
Two days ago went into a Club Price store near the Dorval Airport and found
they had abouta dozen english editions with the book!!! Really ^%&*%# me off
I must say...It was ten dollars cheaper than I paid and included the art book;;
Oh well now have 3.0 and when I have the time will try to learn about it...
Do you work with it? If so tell me... How would I make some business cards?
A friend has Microsoft Publisher and says he does cards with it.. Which one
would be better? Talk to you later...
Bob Smith in Montreal If it's faster reply on Internet E-mail to:
bob.smith@xonxoff.com
DC> -!- Maximus 2.01wb
DC> ! Origin: Student Exchange, Calgary, CANADA 403-283-5261 HST-DS
DC> (1:134/49)
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From: SHAUN RADER Number: 804
To: ED YEE Date: 08/13/93 11:40a
Subj: Mscdex Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
<<***** ED YEE wrote this on 08-11─93 {May be edited} *****>>
->Which version should I use ? The one that came with the CD-ROM, the on
->in DOS, or the one in Windows ?
Hmmm, if you have DOS 6, I'd use that one. Basically, just look at the
date and version number and choose the newest. But I think DOS 6's
MSCDEX is the newest.
-Shaun Rader-
-Madman@Liberty.Com-
08/13/93 11:03
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From: JAMES FRAZEE Number: 805
To: CORRY MACFARLANE Date: 08/13/93 8:22a
Subj: BBS Door for CD-ROM Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
CM> If you two are interested, I've been writing a CD-ROM door
CM> for a while now. Here's a little blurb on it. If any wants
CM> to give it a try, give me your BBS
CM> number and I'll call and UL it to you!! What a deal,
CM> huh.....
The Northwest Connection (206) 691-5042 [300 - 14,400]
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From: MIKE AVILA Number: 806
To: ALAN MCCREADY Date: 08/11/93 5:23p
Subj: PAS16/TEXEL 3024 Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
*** Quoting Alan Mccready to Boris Osadciw dated 08-08-93 ***
> Boris, What is the upgrade kit? I bought a SCSI cable and the drivers
> Trantor and MSCDEX are included with the PAS16 board. Do I still need
> something else? If I need this upgrade kit how much is it?
> thanks Alan
>
You MUST use the drivers that came with the board. I got a "kit" with a
bracket for the back of the PC, a cable, and drivers. When you install the
drivers that came with the CD-ROM it will update your config.sys and
autoexec.bat to point to the Trantor drivers. Just change the path to the
PAS16 drivers. Same basic drivers BUT programmed for the PAS16. Sound boards
use various SCSI chips. I have the PAStudio16 and it uses the Transtor chips.
But the Tantor drivers are "generic". The PAS16 drivers are specific to the
PAS16 board design. I have the PAStudio16 with the external Texel drive
(5024). Works beautiful!
Mike
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From: BRICE FLECKENSTEIN Number: 807
To: DON KULHA Date: 08/10/93 8:41p
Subj: CADDY-O-RAMA Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
> Note. All of the high end high-performance drives intended for commercial
>or heavy-duty service use caddys.
Not any more - Panasonic's recent offerings include double-speed drives that
are caddyless.
>I wouldn't consider using a caddyless for my BBS
I refuse to put up with those caddy-type single-disc monstrosities. I can
BARELY tolerate caddies on multi-disc changers, as there IS no other viable
choice yet (though something similar to Denon's 100-disc audio player would be
nice!)....
* SLMR 2.1a * He who is hen pecked may lend an ear to other chicks.
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From: BRICE FLECKENSTEIN Number: 808
To: MIKE SHANNON Date: 08/11/93 11:10a
Subj: MITSUMI DRIVES?? Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
>It makes me continually wonder why so many of these drives are being sold,
when
>they have this apparent design flaw???
Oddly enough, most of us Mitsumi owners NEVER experiance this alleged design
flaw - and I have had discs that others could not read in their drives on
occasion be readable in my Mitsumi drive.
The Mitsumi IS the low-cost new drive on the market - a slightly higher rate of
problems with it should be EXPECTED, though in MY experiance it's not a
"problem" drive....
* SLMR 2.1a * She doesn't sail a dinghy - she IS dingy!
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From: BRICE FLECKENSTEIN Number: 809
To: GARY SHADE Date: 08/11/93 4:00p
Subj: * X-RATED CD-ROM * Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
>JR> Is there any X-Rated CD-ROM with animals ?
>Why would anyone want to see animals going at it???
I think that "JR" was asking for a CD-ROM with pictures of a human and an
animal performing sexual acts, aka "beastiality"....
* SLMR 2.1a * I can't keep pretending, it's my soul that you own....
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From: BRICE FLECKENSTEIN Number: 810
To: GARY SHADE Date: 08/11/93 4:02p
Subj: INTERNAL HOOKED EXTER Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
>RS>G> the drive only seems to work sometimes, when I turn it on it
>RS>G> starts fine sometime and other times it won't.
>If the problem is an inadequate power supply - you purchase a bigger supply
not
>a smaller supply. If you are discussing a switching power supply (as in an
>external standalone case), the Mitsumi should still put enough of a load on it
>for it to go into regulation. Unless of course it is a total mismatch.
A single Mitsumi will NOT load a typical PC 200 watt power supply down enough
for it to work properly.
This pair DOES classify as a "total mismatch"....
* SLMR 2.1a * You live and learn. Or you don't live long.
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From: BRICE FLECKENSTEIN Number: 811
To: JAMES D. MITCHELL Date: 08/11/93 4:05p
Subj: TANDY CDR-1000 Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
>Looking for an upgrade kit which will make this 9-month obsolete wonder
>compatible for Kodak photo.
Mitsumi manufactured those drives, and has indicated that they are NOT
upgradeable to support Photo CD.
They DO make a newer drive (LU005) that does Photo CD, but it is normally
available with the needed interface card NOT as a stand-alone drive (though the
existance of the ATI and Gravis cards with the Mitsumi CD-ROM interface built-
in might change this eventually)....
>Anything else might work? Please no suggestions on a new drive
Only choice....
* SLMR 2.1a * I have a really bad feeling about this....
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From: SAM VANDYKE Number: 812
To: ALL Date: 08/11/93 8:36p
Subj: fda Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
gsfgfg
... C:\BWAVE\BWSIGS.TXT
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From: STEVE GERWECK Number: 813
To: DOUG CARPENTER Date: 08/13/93 5:24p
Subj: BEST CDROM PRICES!! Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
-=> Quoting Doug Carpenter to All <=-
DC> * Busty Babes......29.95
Can you match Mike Shannon's offer of $29 PPD??
Steve
... Clinton Cruise Lines: Taking America for a Ride!
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From: TOM GUELKER Number: 814
To: PAUL SWIDER Date: 08/11/93 9:12p
Subj: Re: CD-ROM QUESTION Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
PS> On 07-13-93 Ken Cole wrote to All...
PS> KC> I was wondering if anyone out there knew if it hurts anything to leave
PS> KC> a CD-ROM Disk in the drive after I'm finished using it? Does it continu
PS> KC> to spin all the time? I haven't read anywhere what the correct
PS> KC> procedure is.
PS> Ken as far as I can tell it doesn't hurt to leave the discs in for long
PS> periods, but then maybe I've been lucky <g>. I've had 2 different NEC
PS> models, one external and one internal and both stopped spinning after a
PS> period of non access and/or use. I'm like you and haven't read the
PS> "correct" proceedure. I do try to remove the discs after I'm through and
PS> especially before I shut down.
I run two Mitsumi readers here and they are full all the time. I switch
discs about once a month, but they do stay in the reader for about 30
days with no ill effects. The only time the discs spin are when they are
being accessed, and afterward for a short time. Leave 'em in if you
want. Less wear and tear on the mechanism I say!
Tom
* OLX 2.2 * The Garage BBS (618)344-8466 USR 16.8K 2 gigabytes
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From: ERIK S. Number: 815
To: ALL Date: 08/13/93 12:20p
Subj: Medley CD-ROM Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Does anyone have a Medley CD-ROM drive or even heard of one before?
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From: PETER DETTELIS Number: 816
To: JACKSON CHAU Date: 08/12/93 12:23a
Subj: CD'S Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
I have the following discs for sale with full documentation and any
registrations that came with them:
NASA SIGCAT GRIP '89 - $30
ROMWARE Mag Vol 1 #4 - $10
Multimedia Birds of America by CMC - $30
Groliers Encyclopedia, text only - $negotiable
Leave me a message here or call me direct at 719-495-0495 in the evening or
weekends, Rocky Mountain time.
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From: AGUINALDO CRUZ Number: 817
To: CHRIS CONKLIN Date: 08/11/93 9:08p
Subj: Re: Free Catalog Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
CC> C-3 Production Systems is now online. If you would like to receive
CC> catalog of CD-ROM disks at discount prices, leave message here, give
CC> me a call or write to the address below.
Please send a catalog to
Aguinaldo Cruz
R. DomLino D.R.Carvalho,1170 Ap31
Cep 13.096-060
Campinas - SP BRAZIL
Thanks...
... Two most common elements in the universe: Hydrogen & Stupidity.
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From: AGUINALDO CRUZ Number: 818
To: BORIS OSADCIW Date: 08/11/93 9:11p
Subj: Re: RED HOT SUMMER Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
BO> >> You can send it for Brazil ???
BO> Yes, we can send packages all over the world.
GM> Do you have a complete catalog to send me by Mail ??
GM> If you have it, My Mail Adress is:
Send one to me too, My address:
Aguinaldo Cruz
R. DomLino D.R.Carvalho,1170 Ap31
CEP 13.096-060
Campinas - SP BRAZIL
Thanks...
... Sogro rico e porco gordo só däo lucro depois de mortos
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From: JOHN HART Number: 819
To: DAVID HARRISON Date: 08/13/93 12:15p
Subj: mitsumi Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
-> I run WanderLand BBS, and I am looking to add a CD-ROM to my file sec
-> my bbs... One of my users offered to sell me a MITSUMI (350ms) CD-RO
-> drive... Does anybody know if these things are worth having?
->
Sure. You can get new one's from Storage USA 1-800-538-disk in the
September Computer Shopper for $175. If he's got a good price you can
add over 600 megs of good shareware to your BBS for under $200. I'm
also amazed at how inexpensive Pier2 and Night Owls 9 are selling for.
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From: ROBERT STEED Number: 820
To: BLAINE RICHARD Date: 08/14/93 9:17a
Subj: NEW CD-SOUTHERN BEAUTIES Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
In a message originally to All, Blaine Richard said:
BR> ********** Graphical Images of Florida, Inc.
BR> **********
BR> Announces The NEW RELEASE of "Southern
BR> Beauties"
BR> A FULLY COMMERCIAL - FULLY COPYRIGHTED DISC
BR> 675 Megs-OVER 65 Models-1000 GIFs 1024x768x256 From Original
BR> 35mm Slides
BR> 300 Megs of the Best Images in 24 bit True Color. Installs
BR> Quickly and
BR> Easily - Menu Driven - User Friendly - Popup Help Menus -
BR> Mouse Support
BR> Keyword Search - Sound Blaster Intro - Multiple Directory
BR> Slide Show
BR> ********** SOUTHERN BEAUTIES MAY NOT BE USED ON ANY BBS
BR> **********
BR> To Order Contact: Tradeshows Inc. 317-651-9848 or
BR> 317-651-1223
BR> --- WM v3.00/93-0202
BR> * Origin: Challenger BBS - (407)292-0485 TWFile NetWork D-2
BR> (1:363/175.0)
BR> 116/2000 123/19
BR> 203/23 209/209
BR> 375/14 378/11
BR> 3605/1000 3608/5
BR> 3625/454 3634/12
How much does this product sell for??
Rob
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From: RACHEL REPSTAD Number: 821
To: DON REIB Date: 08/13/93 11:33a
Subj: catalog Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Don, I'd like one of your catalogs, here is my address
Rachel Repstad
RFD#1 Box 3720
Sheldon, VT 05483
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From: RACHEL REPSTAD Number: 822
To: TRAVIS CAMPBELL Date: 08/13/93 11:44a
Subj: Police Quest 4 (CD-ROM) Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Darly F. Gates is designing PQ4. I asume the games would be about the L.A.
riots or maybe not. Hard to tell. I also have the first three police quest
games and I loved PQ1! I also have the old version. I like the typing
interface. The graphics aren't as gd but it is a great game. I've played it so
much I can beat it in less than a day! WOWZERS!
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From: RACHEL REPSTAD Number: 823
To: STEVE PROCTOR Date: 08/13/93 4:05p
Subj: *wanted! Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
SP>Hello Sean!
SP>I have 4 of the Toshibx XM-3201B CDROM Drives. Give me a address
SP>on where to send them and make me a offer and they are yours. I
SP>believe 2 of the four work part-time. Let me know or netmail me
SP>at the address below.
SP>Steve
Tell me the lowest price you would be willing to sell those for. How would it
work with a Sound Blaster Pro?
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From: RACHEL REPSTAD Number: 824
To: ALL Date: 08/13/93 4:18p
Subj: CD-ROM drives Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
I would very much like any information on new or used CD-ROM drives for sale.
350ms or less please and SBPro compatable! Thanx
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From: DON ROBINSON Number: 825
To: ALL Date: 08/12/93 11:22p
Subj: Space quest help... Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
I just bought Space Quest IV for CD-ROM, and have had quite a few
problems..
* First, when I'm playing, it says Space Quest XI.. ????
* When I try to install it, it INSISTS that I pick a voice digitizing
card.. I have no voice or sound card.. Does it require one? When I
try to run it, it says it can't find one, and plays music through the
speaker, but when I walk up to a guy to talk to him, it just stops
there.. His face moves around, and I can exit the program, but that's
it.
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From: BILLY BATTON Number: 826
To: ALL Date: 08/13/93 8:37p
Subj: price Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Does any one Have prices on Adult Cd-rom Disk?
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* Origin: DreamScape Online Systems, Lakeland Fl. 813-858-3065 (1:3635/10.0)
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From: MIKE GERARDI Number: 827
To: OLIVER BLADEK Date: 08/13/93 8:30p
Subj: Mscdex v2.22 Refer: NONE
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> My installation program is the mscdex ver 2.22
> c:\sb16\drv\mscdex.exe /d:mscd001 /m:5 /d:
> It replies with incorrect DOS version.
Using DOS 6.0 and Windows 3.1
The solution is simple... Just use the mscdex.exe that shipped
with DOS 6.0 and resides in your DOS directory. It does NOT require the
SETVER line loaded in your config.sys file and is also the the same
version (2.22)
I use it the my external SONY CD and have NO problems.
Mike G
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From: PAUL WHITE Number: 828
To: ED YEE Date: 08/13/93 7:21a
Subj: RE: Mammals CD Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
In a message to everyone written on Wednesday, August 11, 1993 at 9:40:06
PM, Ed Yee writes:
EY> I've got the Mammals CD-ROM and it doesn't quite work. The requirements
EY> states that I must have everything IBM PS/2. All the other
EY> requirements, I've exceeded. It works fine until the title screen. My
EY> computer doesn't hang and my keyboard still works. There is a little
EY> button that says begin, but my mouse can't seem to activate the button
EY> (Begin buttong on screen). When I push f1, I get "reference file not
EY> available" or something like that. All I can do is push Alt-Q to exit.
EY> What is wrong and how can I fix this. The
Here are a couple of ideas:
1. Does your CD-ROM device driver support CD-AUDIO? After you click the
"begin" button, a menu screen should come up and an audio track should start
playing. Maybe if your drive doesn't handle audio correctly, it hangs up at
this point?
2. Is your mouse "Microsoft compatible"?
3. Does the title screen appear distorted in any way? You need VGA graphics
capability, I believe, and it could be that if you don't have the right video
mode, the visual position of the "start" button and the mouse coordinates
don't match up.
I have used the Mammals disk on several different computers with Mouse
Systems, and Microsoft mice, color and monochrome VGA graphics, all without
problems. I hope these wild guesses help some...
--- Tabby 3.0
* Origin: The Mountain Air BBS, Cedar Glen, CA 909/336-6080 (1:207/226)
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From: DONALD WEN Number: 829
To: DAVID EAGEN Date: 08/13/93 10:35p
Subj: Re: 7th guest Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
David Eagen (8-6-93) wrote,
DE> Is there a fix out for T7G that supports S3 video boards
DE> yet? Where can I get it? Dave
Yes. It's T7G_124.EXE, and Virgin BBS has it, (714) 833-3305. Local BBSs
may already have such a file, although in zipped form and may have different
names like T7G-FIX.ZIP.
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From: DONALD WEN Number: 830
To: SHAUN RADER Date: 08/13/93 10:35p
Subj: Re: 7th guest Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
SR> <<***** On 08-06-93, DAVID EAGEN wrote to ALL: *****>>
DE>> Is there a fix out for T7G that supports S3 video boards yet? Where
DE>>can I get it? Dave
Shaun Rader (8-9-93) replied,
SR> I don't think Virgin Games is planning on supporting the S3
SR> video boards. I read that they said the S3 boards are just too
SR> slow. That's too bad because I have an S3 video board... and
SR> it seems to work fine in Windows. I got a 2% on the video test
SR> for The 7th Guest! Pretty sad huh? I used to get 1% with my
SR> old Trident.
Hmm. Doesn't the patch fix T7G_124.EXE (or T7G-FIX.ZIP zipped) adds S3
compatibility? Second, I have a Compaq Deskpro 4/33i with QVision video
controller and 512K VRAM (upgradeable to I meg) built onto the motherboard,
and got 100% video test. BTW, QVision is fast under DOS and Windows. Adds
VESA driver and the game runs fine.
DONALD WEN
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From: KIM LEE Number: 831
To: STEPHEN RANSON Date: 08/10/93 1:10a
Subj: Cd-rom Refer: NONE
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In a message dated 08-08-93 00:22, Stephen Ranson mumbled to Victor
Zdanowicz
SR> Victor - Price change from my last message!!,
SR>
SR> A second option is the CD16A Creative Labs Edu-tainment upgrade kit
SR> which includes the SD-16ASP and a CR563 drive which is double spin,
Are you 100% sure it contains the ASP chip? Is this a new kit?
SR> multi session photo CD compatible, and 8 CD titles for $1165.
SR> As yet I don't have actual specs on this drive, supposed to
SR> be 320msec and 300 Kb/sec.
I think that's right.
*kIM_/2 aMFU
NyteOwl@lsupoz.apana.org.au (Linux Support Oz)
... To a dog his owner is Napoleon; hence their popularity.
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From: ROWAN EVANS Number: 832
To: DAVE REDOUX Date: 08/13/93 7:28p
Subj: New Purchase Suggestions Refer: NONE
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Hi Dave!
On 08-08-93 Dave Redoux wrote to All...
DR>
DR> I have a 386SX-16 and I am hoping to add a CD-ROM drive to my system.
DR> I don't have a Sound Blaster Card. Will I be able to add a CD-ROM to
DR> this setup as it is right now or is a 386SX-16 not a good enough
DR> system?
386SX/16 will be fine.... This is the minimum PC required for MPC Level 1.
DR> Also, will I need a SB Card? It would probably be a SB 16 ASP since
DR> it seems, based on many other msg's, that this is the best one on the
DR> market.
Maybe not the absolute best, but good value for money.... Others will try
to get you onto a Pro Audio Spectrum 16, which has a slow (680Kbps) SCSI
host adapter.... That's also a nice card...
DR> It seems under 300ms access and at least 300kb/sec transfer is about
DR> a middle of the road CD-ROM player. Any ballpark $$'s for an
DR> external?
Well, you see a lot pf people here with the Pioneer 6 disk changer, that's
spec'ed at 600Kbps... But 300Kbps is the norm....
As a suggestion, look for a Creative Labs Multimedia kit... gets you both
CD-ROM drive and sound card (and some bundled CD-ROMS!) for a reasonable
price.....
Hope this helps!
o
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From: ROWAN EVANS Number: 833
To: GIULIANO MACIOCCI JR. Date: 08/13/93 7:36p
Subj: Re: New Mpc Specs Refer: NONE
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Hi Giuliano!
On 08-08-93 Giuliano Maciocci Jr. wrote to Leslie Rhorer...
GM> RE>> Processor :- 25Mhz 80486
GM> RE>> RAM :- 4Mb minimum
GM> RE>> Video :- 640 x 480 x 65,535 colours
GM> SL>> (1Mb SVGA card!)
GM> RE>> CD-ROM :- 300Kbps (I forget the avg access time!)
GM> RE>> Hard Drive :- 170Mb minimum Sound Card :-
GM> RE>> MUST have 16 bit DAC and 16 bit ADC - I
GM> RE>> disremember the record/playback
GM>
GM> SL>> It would be a rare person to have a computer with these specs!
GM> SL>> Especially the CD-ROM/Sound Card combo.
GM>
GM> LR> Not at all. All the new CD-ROM drives are "double speed", and
GM> LR> some are quad speed (600Kbps), and the new sound cards are all 16
GM> LR> bit.
GM>
GM> Yes, well. They are availiable if that's what you mean, but
GM> they sure aren't that AFFORDABLE, are they?
I don't know, I'd say that they are as in March this year, I bought a
Media Vision Fusion CD 16, with Pro Audio Spectrum and SONY CDU-31A
(a 150Kbps drive) plus bundled software for $A1050.00.....
I'm now looking at upgrading to a Creative Labs CD 16 MM kit (Edutainment)
with more than twice the number of bundled CD-ROMS as well as a 300Kbs
CD-ROM drive (Panasonic CR563)... for $A1190.00....
GM> By the way,what's that about 640*480*65,535 cols? A SVGA card is
GM> still 256 or am I confused here?
You're confused.... An SVGA card with 1Mb on it is capable of displaying
65,536 colours in 640x480 resolution in Windows.... SVGA is basically
anything over a 64Kb VGA card (640x480x16).... and that includes the
additional colour depth.....
Cheers!
o
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From: ROWAN EVANS Number: 834
To: CHRIS ROBINSON Date: 08/13/93 7:42p
Subj: 16 bit cards Refer: NONE
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Hi Chris!
On 08-10-93 Chris Robinson wrote to All...
CR> I am preparing to buy a 16 bit sound card soon. What do all you users
CR> recommend ??? I am cuurently trying to decide what the good and bad
CR> points are for the PAS16 and the SB16 ASP. Any suggestions?? I plan
CR> on adding a double speed drive in the near future. How do these sound
CR> cards hook up to the cd-rom drive and does one card have better features
to
CR> accomodate the cd-rom drive over the other? Please help if you can.
Both cards will connect to double speed CD-ROM drives... The SB 16 ASP is
Panasonic AT bus only, so you *HAVE* to buy a Panasonic to run off it...
The PAS 16 is SCSI and can run almost any SCSI CD-ROM drive....
So if you want a big selection of drives, grab the PAS 16...
Personally, I prefer the AT bus CD-ROMs and have benchmarked them as
being faster than SCSI, so I'd recommend the Creative Labs MM kit, but
wouldn't throw out a Media Vision kit if it came my way!
Cheers!
o
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From: ROWAN EVANS Number: 835
To: RICHARD NIXON Date: 08/13/93 7:53p
Subj: Re: PRO AUDIO OR SOUNDBL Refer: NONE
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Hi Richard!
On 08-15-93 Richard Nixon wrote to Rowan Evans...
RN> RE> BF> The PAS16 uses a STANDARD SCSI PORT to run CD-ROMs with, the
RN> RE> BF> SB Pro uses a PROPRIATARY thing that has all of 3 OR FEWER
RN> RE> BF> choices on which ROM drive(s) you can run off of it.
RN> RE> BF> The PAS16 SCSI port is Trantor-designed, and standard Trantor
RN> RE> BF> drives work with it....
RN>
RN> RE> You forgot to add that the PAS 16 SCSI port is slower than a
RN> RE> molasses drip at the North Pole!
RN>
RN> Actually, it is not that slow and it works for even the fastest
RN> CD-ROM. I have a UltraStor 34F SCSI controller (local bus) and a
RN> Toshiba 3401 200ms cd-rom. As far as I can tell, there is NO
RN> DIFFERENCE between the PAS-16's SCSI and the 34F SCSI when used
RN> with the CD-ROM.
RN>
RN> This is true with a 486DX-33, 486DX-50, and a 486DX2-66.
Yep, that's what I've been finding out in benchmarking various SCSI
CD-ROMs.... to the extent that unless someone has a pressing need for
a SCSI attached CD-ROM (like a mate who wants to run WIN-NT only using
MicroSoft supplied drivers) I recommend purchase of an AT bus CD-ROM
drive!
T7G install, which a few people are using as a measure of "how fast their
CD-ROM drive is" reports on three installs I have seen :-
PAS 16/NEC CDR-55 - 300Kbps
SB16 ASP/Panasonic CR563 - 584Kbps
SB16 ASP/Panasonic CR563 - 612Kbps! (Different machine!)
While this may not be an absolutely ideal benchmark, it gives you food
for thought!
RN> If you are going to use the PAS-16 as a HA, then you might have
RN> problems.
Yep, if you go back to my original response, that's what the guy was trying
to do.... connect SCSI HDDs to a PAS 16... Compared to an Adaptec 1540B's
spec for transfer rate, the PAS 16 HA is a slug!
Cheers!
o
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From: ANTONY WUTH Number: 836
To: ROWAN EVANS Date: 08/11/93 8:49a
Subj: Wanted: Refer: NONE
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Rowan,
09 Aug 93 18:28, Rowan Evans wrote to Antony Wuth:
AW>> No Good. How does windoze know where the drivers are.
Well I fixed it. I deleted Windoze in a rage of fury ( sort of ) and when I
reinstalled it worked fine??
I don'd know why it was doing it but is was stuffed.
Seya
Antony
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From: PHIL BURTON Number: 837
To: JOHN BRANCIFORTE Date: 08/10/93 1:23p
Subj: Re: Cd-roms for sale! Refer: NONE
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===> Overheard John Branciforte say something to "All"
===> about Cd-roms for sale!.
JB> "Attention!", I have the following items FOR SALE: (1) "NEW Groliers
JB> MM Encyc." (Dos) ver. 5.01 - This Is It,"The Latest" with Motion Video
JB> Clips, Photos, Maps, Sounds etc.. Asking = $40.00 + $3.00 Shp. Chgs..
JB> Prepaid orders only! (1) "The Family Doctor" 1992 - Asking = $15.00 +
JB> $3.00 Shp. chgs.. If interested call me anyday bet 10 am & 6pm
JB> Mon.-Sun. at (813) 848-2698. Thanks, John B.
Hi John,
Would you send one to Australia? and how much approx for the Shp if so.
Cheers,
... We are the people our parents warned us about!
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From: LAURIE BATT Number: 838
To: OZZIE USERS Date: 08/12/93 3:20p
Subj: Night Owls V9 Refer: NONE
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I have Night Owls 9 available for $A60 or $A70 with caddy
Can be sent +COD anywhere in Aust.
reply Netmail to 3:640/531.2
Laurie
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From: TARQUINN WATSON Number: 839
To: BORIS OSADCIW Date: 08/13/93 4:14p
Subj: re: Cd Changers. Refer: NONE
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I have all the details of the German NSM 100 cd-rom changer. What price do you
sell them at?
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From: NICK HONDA Number: 840
To: TIM WENAS Date: 08/13/93 10:06p
Subj: Multimedia Packs Refer: NONE
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Tim,
Your question on Multimedia Paks is a very tough one to answer! But
anyway I'll give my best answer. Right now I'm using MediaVision's Fusion CD
pack. (8 Bit Sound Board:"PAS+") I had absolutely no trouble installing it or
configuring it. The setup program came on a floppy- all you had to do was type
SETUP.exe and the drivers installed themselves. If you have DOS 6.0, MEMMAKER
will load them high to save you some memory. Once the drivers were installed
I rebooted and I was off and running!
I would "ASSUME" that MediaVision has kept up it's good tradition with
the Fusion 16. All the reviews I've read say that it still is the easiest to
setup, and most people say that MediaVision has good Tech. Support. (Lucky for
me, the product is so good I never had to call Tech Support!) There are a few
models for the Fusion 16. I think there is a 16E for "External" Cd-Rom drive,
and then there's one that mounts internally inside the computer. Both offer
the Pro Audio Spectrum 16 Cards with Labtec Stereo Speakers and probably an
NEC or Sony or another reputable CD-ROM drive.
But then again I've heard great stories with Creative Labs and its
Discovery and Edutainment CD-ROM packages as well! These also offer Sound
Blaster 16's with a great CD-ROM Drive &
Labtec Speakers (I think). I guess the ballpark figures for price
is between 400-600, depending on the model and brand you select.DD
I saw the FUSION 16E for 398.00 one day, and I'm sure that the
prices are still falling. Plan on getting good, quality equipment with
either the MediaVision or C. Labs. I guess you'll have to specifically
look into what each pak contains. Some may have a faster CD-ROM drive, but the
other may sacrifice speed for numerous CD-Titles. If you want speed or CD's
will probably make your decision- the sound boards are both great.
Also, you should check your library or book store for some computer magazines.
They frequently review sound cards, cd roms, and multimedia packages and give
their technical opinions as well.
LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU DECIDE. I plan on possibly upgrading to a 16-bit sound
card so i'd like to know which card you get so you can give me your opinion as
well. Good Luck!
Nick Honda
PC-KEY'S BBS
Girard/Youngstown, OH
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From: DIANE PENCIL Number: 841
To: TOM TECH Date: 08/14/93 5:03a
Subj: Nightowl 8 Refer: NONE
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Hi there!
I bought a noght owl 8 software disk from you folks back in April which seem to
have major problems. I called your Ashtabula phone number only to be told that
you don't have any more disks on the night owl 8 variety. Your staff also told
me that you would replace it with something else which (and I quote) "was
exactly the same thing". Really, I just want night owl 8 to work and frankly if
a disk is not night owl then it is not "exactly the same thing". I called
software creation who willingly said they would replace it but I had to pay
triple shipping. They said you folks should be taking care of this and next
time to buy from them direct (which I wil do now). They didn't have to make
your defective software good but they will. Unfortunately I get to pay an
additional 15.00 on a 29.00 disk. Make me feel warm inside ya know? As a
reseller who bought several hundered dollars worth of CD's from you folks I
would have hoped for a small amount of cooperation.
The moreal of the story?
If you want someone to stand behind a product they sell... you know who not to
deal with!.
Diane Pencil
The Computer Recyclery
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From: DIANE PENCIL Number: 842
To: DAVID EAGEN Date: 08/14/93 5:09a
Subj: 7th Guest Refer: NONE
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> Is there a fix out for T7G that supports S3 video boards yet? Where
> can I get it? Dave
Gee, I'm running it on S3 video with no problem at all. Orchid Farenheit 1280.
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From: LOUIS GHINIS Number: 843
To: BILL GEE Date: 08/09/93 11:10p
Subj: KINGS QUEST 6 ON CD Refer: NONE
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-> Yesterday I picked up KQ6 on CD at CompUsa. Price was US$48. The
-> disk has 500+ megs of data on it plus an audio track about 4 minutes
-> long. Included are versions of the program for both DOS and Windows.
-> The Windows version installs Video for Windows, which it requires to
-> run. According to the docs, the Windows version will only use a
-> 640x480 window no matter what the resolution of your display is.
-> That means that those of us with 1024x768 displays will get a really
-> tiny display. It does require a 256 color video driver.
That is no big deal you can always exit out of windows run the setup
program and change it back to 640x400 or little higher say 800x400.
Louis
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From: LOUIS GHINIS Number: 844
To: ADRIAN SALAS Date: 08/09/93 11:20p
Subj: CONECTAR CR-ROM MITSUMI A Refer: NONE
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-> Que tal Zorro, como te va?
->
-> Conectastes el Sound Blaster al CD-ROM? Te conteste tu nota, pero ya
-> no recibi palabra de ti.
->
-> Hasta lluego y que la pases bien!
No sound blaser el CD-ROM al mitsumi. Si sound blaster 16 el cd-rom al
mitsumi. no much comprendez spanish. No problemo sound blaster 16 ASP,
mucho problemo sound blaster. Mitsumi+sound blaster 16ASP = no problemo
comprendez amigo?
Louis
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From: ROB MCINTYRE Number: 845
To: PAUL SWIDER Date: 08/13/93 9:35a
Subj: VGA SPECTRUM INFO PLEASE Refer: NONE
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Thanks for the info but I'll like to have the mods arched.
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From: PIERRE VANDEVENNE Number: 846
To: ALL Date: 08/09/93 2:33p
Subj: MITSUMI AND OS/2 Refer: NONE
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Hi there !
I managed to get my Mitsumi LU005S to work perfectly in a VMD in OS2
2.1. Not very hard but someone may be interested. I used DOS 6.0 to make
the boot disk. My PC is a standard 486DX266-Clone with an AMI BIOS and
and OPTI Chipset.
My config
DEVICE=\FSFILTER.SYS ; mandatory
BUFFERS=10,0 ; whatever you want
SWITCHES=/F ; whatever you want
STACKS=0,0 ; whatever you want
LASTDRIVE=G ; whatever you want
FILES=30 ; whatever you want
FCBS=4,0 ; whatever you want
DEVICE=\SETVER.EXE ; whatever you want
DEVICE=MTMCDE.SYS /D:MSCD001 /P:300 /A:0 /M:20 /T:5 /I:10
; This is the DMA interrupt driven driver, do not use the polling driver
; as performance is likely to suffer
My autoexec
\KEYB BE, 850, \KEYBOARD.SYS ; Belgian keyboard driver
\mouse.COM ; from \OS2\MSDOS
\DOSKEY.COM ; from \OS2\MSDOS
PROMPT $P$G ; whatever you want
PATH=C:\UTIL;C:\DOS;C:\EDIT; ; whatever you want
SET TEMP=C:\TEMP ; whatever you want
MSCDEX.EXE /D:MSCD001 /M:10 /S ; MSCDEX 2.22 comes with DOS 6.0
^^^^
Use the command VMDISK in an OS/2 windows to copy your boot disk to a file.
I have no problems whatsoever, even with big disks. (630Mb is the
biggest I have)
Hope this helps
Regards - Pierre
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From: STEVEN VANDEWIELE Number: 847
To: ALL Date: 08/11/93 9:54p
Subj: mitsumi Refer: NONE
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On 08-07-93 ALL wrote to ALL...
SV> Hello all,
SV>
SV>
SV> Could someone let me know the complete adress and/or
SV> fax number of MITSUMI.
SV>
SV> Thanx
SV>
SV> Steven
SV>
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From: KURT HAUPT Number: 848
To: TOMCAT Date: 08/10/93 7:15p
Subj: ADD Refer: NONE
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TOMCAT control message = ADD
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From: RENE HAEBERLI Number: 849
To: DENIS COLEMAN Date: 08/10/93 12:00a
Subj: Dealers Wanted !! Refer: NONE
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Hi Denis
Send your prices about your CD and info to:
CSI Staub Haeberli + Co
Stationsstrasse 26
CH-8606 Greifensee
Switzerland
Tnx, greetings, Rene
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From: PHIL HORNBY Number: 850
To: DAVID SALTRICK Date: 08/11/93 9:24p
Subj: MITSUMI DRIVE AND SB16 Refer: NONE
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Hi David,
On Tuesday July 27 1993, David Saltrick wrote to All:
DS> It contains the Mitusmi CD Drive and a SB16 bit card.. The problem i am
DS> having is after I play a music CD with the CDplayer program that comes
DS> with the card, and then remove the disk and stick in a disk with data in
DS> it, and try to get a dir of a data disk, the system crashes. I have
DS> tried everything. Anyone had the same probs??
I had some similar troubles; I used to end up somewhere in the AMI Bios, with a
message saying "No ROM BASIC"!, if I accessed the CD before it was ready.
However, this problem has 'gone away' now ... I can't for the life of me think
what I changed to fix it :-) [I'd got into the habit of counting to 10, before
accessing the disk, so I didn't notice that the problem had gone for a while]
Why don't you try booting with a minimal configuration?...if that works, then
start adding things back in, until it fails again. You might have to do this
with both the hardware and the software tho'.
Phil.
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From: PHIL HORNBY Number: 851
To: JOHN GOERL Date: 08/11/93 9:26p
Subj: Initial Message Refer: NONE
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JG> This message initalizes this conference (FNPACK)!
's'funny ... it was already initialised at my end :-)
Phil.
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From: VINCE SORENSEN Number: 852
To: ALL Date: 08/13/93 12:49p
Subj: CANADIAN SOURCE Refer: NONE
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Still hundreds in stock!
Get the latest Shareware on Night Owl 9 for only $35 Canadian
including all taxes... plus receive Shareware Studio I at
no extra charge when you buy Night Owl and *ANY* other of our
many in-stock titles.
CD-ROM WHOLESALERS OF CANADA
306-789-4654 Voice
306-789-8690 Fax
6 Armstrong Bay, Regina, Sask., S4N 4G7
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From: EDWARD PALMER Number: 853
To: MODERATOR Date: 08/13/93 11:48a
Subj: Duplicate Messages Refer: NONE
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Lately I've noticed a plague of old messages reappearing in this echo.
There were a bunch from zone 2, but there were also some from zone 1. No
wonder this echo is so big, it's full of echos!! Is this problem being
worked on?
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From: TERRY WOODWARD Number: 854
To: MARK DIGNAM Date: 08/12/93 4:49p
Subj: Cd Rom mastering... Refer: NONE
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MD>I can produce HFS disks on a Philips CDD521 CdRom Recorder. Its quite easy -
MD>when you write your own software. Mind you, I do it on a PC based platform.
Ok. Can you restore a RetroSpect format, 8mm Exabyte tape?
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From: SHAWN RUTLEDGE Number: 855
To: GLENN SANDERSE Date: 08/13/93 9:45p
Subj: Cd writing service Refer: NONE
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On 08-11-93 at 00:08, Glenn Sanderse opened a subspace channel to Shawn
Rutledge and they talked about CD WRITING SERVICE as fol
GS>Give me a voice phone # and I'll have a U.S. retailer give you a call
GS>not the software yet.) Dataware is somewhere in MA, I'll find a
GS>number for you.
Thanks a lot. My phone number is (602) 968-6516. Will be looking
forward to hearing from them.
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From: TONY DAVIS Number: 856
To: BOB HALL Date: 08/14/93 9:00a
Subj: SHAREWARE CD ROM Refer: NONE
Read: 10/31/93 7:37p Private: No
I dont know who you people are but im getting mssgs that arnt mine.......whats
up....
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From: THE WIZARD Number: 857
To: PETER DETTELIS Date: 08/13/93 1:07a
Subj: Re: CD'S Refer: NONE
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You wouldn't happen ta have a CD-ROM drive fer sale cheap as well, would ya?
... What do you mean? You actually read this Tagline?!?
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From: BRIAN TALBOT Number: 858
To: ZACHARY HAMM Date: 08/13/93 9:35p
Subj: Bsr Tech support # Refer: NONE
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ZH>Does anybody have the BSR Tech Support number for the BSR CD-ROM Drive
>that DAK sold? DAK will not support it after 30 days.
ZH>Zack Hamm
BSR CD roms are made by Mitsumi with a BSR name plate. Contact Mitsumi
at
4655 Old Ironsides Dr. Ste. 130
Santa Clara, CA 95040
Tel: 408-970-0700 Fax: 408-727-5337
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QMPro 1.01 41-5234 All rising to a great place is by a winding stair.
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From: RANDY WHITE Number: 859
To: MIKE SHANNON Date: 08/14/93 9:47a
Subj: MORE CD'S ON SALE! Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
I'm looking for Willy Bemish and Space Quest IV on CD, do you have them and can
you give me a Price...Thanks Randy...
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From: JOHN BLOOM Number: 860
To: TANYA BROCK Date: 08/14/93 11:56a
Subj: Re: Two mitsumi drives? Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
-=> Quoting John Bloom to Tanya Brock <=-
JB>
JB> Sorry to jump in like this.
JB> Tanya there a drivers now for os/2on the ibm bbs.
TB> No reason to be sorry! Will call IBM pronto to get a password!
TB> ....Later....
TB> Called the OS/2 BBS and couldn't find anything online so I downloaded
TB> the ALLFILES list and searched thru that. Still couldn't find anythin
TB> so I called OS/2 Support. They say "we do not support the Mitsumi
TB> drive". Could you perhaps be a bit more specific about this driver?
I look around and get back to you.
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From: BLAINE RICHARD Number: 861
To: CHRIS JOHNSON Date: 08/14/93 2:13p
Subj: Re: NEW CD-SOUTHERN BEAUTIES Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
In a message to Blaine Richard <08-12-93 08:12> Chris Johnson wrote:
> BR> ********** SOUTHERN BEAUTIES MAY NOT BE USED ON ANY BBS
> Why?
>
Chris the reason being that Southern Beauties is a FULLY COPYRIGHTED adult CD
Rom disc and the images on this disc are not intended for public distribution.
I'm sure your aware that it is a FEDERAL offense to reproduce, distribute, or
exhibate copyrighted images. I hope this has answered your question.
Blaine R. Richard III
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From: HENRY PAUL Number: 862
To: CHRISTIAN KADERUD Date: 08/13/93 5:04p
Subj: Wing Commander II Deluxe Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
-> Any answers appreciated, right now i'm thinking of returning the game
-> retaler...
Don't do that! It's a great game!
-> The game lock-ups after i have completed the configuration, when it's
-> to start WC.
Try changing the configuration setup.. It might be a conflict with the
sound card or another setting.
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From: HENRY PAUL Number: 863
To: DOUG TAXIS Date: 08/13/93 9:06p
Subj: Re: CD ROM Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
-> I was just wondering I am going to buy a new CD ROM I was going to
-> get the Toshiba xm-3401b, but they tell it will work with my Sound
-> Blaster Pro, Other people I talk to that sells the same Toshiba model
-> says my Sound Blaster Pro will not work with the Toshiba, Was told I
-> need a scuzzy card for it to work. I talk to others who said no matte
-> what I do my SBP will not work with the CDROM does anybody out there
-> know for sure if it will work or will I have to by a new Sound Card?
First off, incase you didn't know, 'scuzzy' is SCSI (Small Computer
Systems Interface).
Second, there are 2 ways to hook up the SBPro, 1 is as a controller
through the wide ribbon-cable connector. (Panasonic CD-ROM drives)
2 there is a small 4 wire plug that can be hooked to most CD-ROMs for
the audio connection.
The SBPro can't be used as the controller on the Toshiba, but it should
be able to be used for the audio.
Look in the manuals about the pin-outs on both the CD-ROM drive and the
sound card. If the cable that comes with either the drive or sound card
fits, it should work. If it doesn't, Radio Shack or some other place
like it should be able to make one for you using the information about
the pin assignments in your manuals.
Hope this clears some things up for you :)
Henry
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From: HENRY PAUL Number: 864
To: TRAVIS CAMPBELL Date: 08/13/93 9:24p
Subj: Police Quest 4 (CD-ROM) Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
-> This message is for anyone who is interested in Sierra games.. Police
-> 4, is coming out sometime in September.. They will have the cd-rom ve
-> and hardrive version out at about the same time.. From what I have re
-> it doesn't use Sonny Bonds anymore.. They have a new character, but I
-> remember his name.. Also sounds like the back grounds to all of the p
-> you can go are kinda like gifs.. Sounds like a REAL neat game.. I hav
-> first 3 versions of Police Quest.. I thought part 3 was the best, I l
-> the idea of part 1, but I have the old version, and the graphics stin
-> But part 4 is supposed to be the best game Sierra has ever came out w
-> (so far)
Ahhhh! A fellow Sierra fan! About PQ4,,,, They use a 'computer camera'
to take snapshots of the locations for the game right in L.A.!
They fill the camera's RAM memory and download the pictures into a hard
drive. The characters are Sierra employees... In PQ3 at the end there is
a 'CAST' of characters...
If you like PQ3, ccheck out KQ6 CD! It's hot! 50meg opening cartoon by
Kronos, the company that did the 3d rendering work on Batman Returns!
Nice chatting with a fellow fan!
Henry
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From: HENRY PAUL Number: 865
To: ERIC LOTT Date: 08/13/93 9:32p
Subj: Cd-Rom Help Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
-> I really need some advice and help concerning CD-ROM. Right now I
-> have a 386/DX40 with 4 megs RAM, a 330 meg HD, and a SB Pro. I'm
-> trying to decide if I should upgrade to a 486 (33 or 66), or get
-> into CD-ROM. People (who don't know alot) have told me that the SB
-> will only work with the Creative Lab's drive (Panasonic), is this
-> true? Basically, I'd like to know what some of you would do,
-> upgrade the CPU, or go for the drive, keeping in mind that I am an
-> avid game player.
First off, the 386 DX/40 is faster than some 486's like the 25...
Second, the SBPro will connect to ONLY Panasonic drives as the
CONTROLLER. You can connect it to just about anything for the AUDIO
connection.
-> If I decided upon a CD, what is my best course of action. I
-> have heard that the SB can be used without any problem by using an
-> adapter, or changing the interface between the card and drive. I've
-> also heard that a new, faster drive will be released by Creative
-> Labs (lower than 390 ms). I don;t want to buy a slow, or below
-> average drive, and so, would appreciate if anyone could tell me what
-> I should be looking for. I might be interested in a package deal,
-> although I am happy with my soundcard, and don't really want some of
-> the discs that come with them.
Okay, I just got a Mitsumi 350ms 150kb/sec for $200 just drive and cont.
If you mailorder it, you can find it for about $185 or so with software.
It has it's own controller though.
Since you have the SBPro, I would get a Panasonic so you don't use a
slot, and you can hook it up without worrying about difficulties...
The computer you have is just fine for a CD-ROM drive.
If you did upgrade instead go for the DX2/66 board.
Hope this clears up some questions for you,
Henry
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From: HENRY PAUL Number: 866
To: STEPHEN COCHRAN Date: 08/13/93 9:41p
Subj: Re: Magnto-optical disc Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
-> You are right about there being no "magnetic beam", but wrong about
-> the laser.
->
-> A MO drive has a "write head" that consists of two parts. The first
-> is a magnetic head which spans the entire radius of the disk. This is
-> used to set the magnetic polarity of the bits, one bit at a time.
-> Since the media is affected by this field only when it reaches it's
-> "Curie point", the laser is used to heat the media at the proper bit
-> positions. The Curie Point is that temperature where the material is
-> affected by a magnetic field (very simplistic definition). The
-> sequence is as follows:
->
-> The magnetic field is set to write 0's. The laser is used to heat the
-> media at ALL positions where bits will be changing. This writes 0's
-> to all changed locations. The field is then set to write 1's
-> (opposite polarity). The laser heats the media at all bit positions
-> that should be written as 1's. This is a write-twice situation when
-> writing 1's, and a write-once when writing 0's. That's why they are
-> so much slower writing than when reading. Reading only takes 1 pass.
-> BTW, I may have the sequence backwards (1's first, 0's second), but
-> the principal is correct.
That's what I have read in SEVERAL magazines, and a couple guys told me
I was crazy! Thanks for backing me up!
I didn't think a magnetic 'beam' was possible either, but that is the
way they described it...
TTYL,
Henry
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From: HAROLD LEDUC Number: 867
To: MARIO DI MAMBRO Date: 08/11/93 4:18p
Subj: Chess Meister 5Billion a Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
MDM>I saw a chess game that I thought was awesome. Chess Meister 5 billion & 1
>I loved Battle chess (in it's time) and I can't wait to get my hands on
>this chess simulator. I was hoping I could get a version on CD ('cause it
>take 27 megs on the HD). If there an enhanced version (although the graphi
>couldn't be much better) that would be great. I hope someone out there has
>it.
SAVE YOUR MONEY it not very good to play it looks like fun and is but
the angle that you look at it is bad to see unlike battle chess witch is
the better game to play! Yes you can change the angle you look at it but
it still is not good and well drive you crazy to play at least that is
the way I see it!
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From: DAN POLIVY Number: 868
To: ALL Date: 08/11/93 11:21p
Subj: Shareware cdrom Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Anyone,
I was looking for a Shareware CD for my BBS. I run MAXIMUS. I was looking
too see if anyone had any suggestions on what to gey, what to stay away from,
etc. Any help would be appreciated.
Dan
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From: RUSSELL BOYCE Number: 869
To: ALAN EDWARDS Date: 08/11/93 9:06a
Subj: Re: Mitsumi Drives?? Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
> Does this mean there is something major wrong with the
> Mitsumi drives?
It means they were designed for the low end market and for that purpose they
were well designed and manufactured.Those trying to use them in place of
drives three times the price are dissapointed.
> but I am interested because I am considering buying a
> Mitsumi drive.
If you don't need daisy chaining of several drives or the fastest speed it is
a very good choice.It is easy to install in most cases and works better than
some of the higher priced drives.
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From: DAN POLIVY Number: 870
To: BORIS OSADCIW Date: 08/12/93 1:07p
Subj: Re: red hot summer Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Boris,
-> >> Do you have OS/2 2.1 on CD?
->
-> On it's way in here !!!
How much will it be? Can you please NETMAIL info to me at 1:101/138.14?
Thanks.
Dan
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From: ASHWIN BIHARI Number: 871
To: MICHAEL MCKINLEY Date: 08/12/93 1:54p
Subj: CD-ROM Games Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Yeah Michael, I am interested in what you have to say, what games do you
suggest, I already bought King's Quest 5, please explain what
interactive games are like, and how much they cost? C-ya
Ashwin
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From: ASHWIN BIHARI Number: 872
To: LOU PETRALIA Date: 08/12/93 1:55p
Subj: CD-ROM GAMES Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Hey thanx Lou, how much did you pay for that game? I saw that game
somewhere but did not pay too much attention to it, what are the specs
required to run that game, and also can I use a SoundBlaster 2.0(mono)
for sound, and are they VGA or superVGA graphics. C-ya
Ashwin
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From: ASHWIN BIHARI Number: 873
To: TRAVIS CAMPBELL Date: 08/12/93 1:57p
Subj: Re: Cd-rom games Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Hey thanx travis, I will really look into Wing Commander II, how much
did you pay for that game yourself? now that I think of it I don't
really want to buy 7th guest, I shall spend that money on games like
Wing Commander II. thanx and C-ya
Ashwin
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From: JANUSZ SUROWKA Number: 874
To: MICHAEL KONOR Date: 08/12/93 7:37p
Subj: TOSHIBA CDROM Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
would you consdider a trade in offer, or mabye a trade???
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From: JANUSZ SUROWKA Number: 875
To: GREG HASKINS Date: 08/12/93 7:40p
Subj: DOS 6.0 Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
they added a memory manager, hard disk compression utility, anti-virus for
windows, backup for windows(uses compression, excellent), and alot more other
goodies
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From: JANUSZ SUROWKA Number: 876
To: MICHAEL MULCAHY Date: 08/12/93 7:40p
Subj: ENCYCLOPEDIA CD'S Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
try the "Software Toolworks Multimedia Encyclopedia".
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From: JANUSZ SUROWKA Number: 877
To: RON URBASSIK Date: 08/12/93 7:41p
Subj: MANPOWER - NEW GAY CD-ROM Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
oh boy, that's excellent <G> "fags on disc"
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From: JANUSZ SUROWKA Number: 878
To: ROWAN EVANS Date: 08/12/93 7:42p
Subj: PAS16 OR SBPRO16ASP? Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
go for the SB16ASP
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From: JANUSZ SUROWKA Number: 879
To: CAM LERCH Date: 08/12/93 7:44p
Subj: OLD 600MS CD-ROM DRIVES Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
i don't know if im replying late, but i have an older SOny CD-ROM drive
will sell for about US$125, i live in Connecticut USA
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From: JANUSZ SUROWKA Number: 880
To: ROWAN EVANS Date: 08/12/93 7:46p
Subj: PRO AUDIO OR SOUNDBLAST? Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
go for teh SB16ASP
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From: GENE EHRICH Number: 881
To: ALL Date: 08/14/93 7:51a
Subj: Wanted cable texel - pas- Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
I need a cable to go between mr Texel CD-ROM and my PAS-16?
Anybody got one to sell?
===
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From: DON KULHA Number: 882
To: JOE HAYES Date: 08/12/93 12:05p
Subj: CDROM Slows BBS Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
JH> I don't run the Pioneer DRM-600 drive here, but I
JH> do have your problem. I run 3 lines with Lantasti
JH> net. The problem seems to me to be when a request
JH> is made from a workstation it must be met before
JH> going on to another node's request.
JH> That may or may not be the problem, since I don't
JH> <g>know a lot about networking ..
JH> I don't know any way around it, I have tried
JH> everything I can think of. Wait until a cdrom
JH> can't find a file GEEEEZ! the whole darn board
JH> (all nodes) will set and wait for ever!
Exactly my experience. I was running 7 individual CD's (Hitachi 3500) on
a non-dedicated server which ran one line (last in rotation) of our 4 lines.
The other BBS machine runs a floppy (to boot onto the LAN), 3 Intel satisfaxion
400's, QEMM/DV, and 3 BBS sessions on a 486/SLC2/66 (IBM planar) using AI4.1
NOS and ethernet. When I ran Lantastic the system was commonly getting hung up,
sometimes *it seemed* merely by collisions. I couldn't get rid of this with
Lantastic so I switched to WEBCORP NOS 4.0 out of frustration. I'm sure glad I
did that! Web never seems to hang, seems a bit faster and was easier, for my
setup, to install and tune. It's burst mode really hauls the data. With Web you
load the NOS after the computer has done all it's handshaking with it's
resources including the CD's. It's worked flawlessly with my CD's which is
ironic since that's why I bought into lantastic in the first place. The other
thing I like about WEB NOS is that it's less finicky about what network cards
it can use and in some instances supports more options on them (ie,
addresses/IRQs). Good stuff...made my life a bit more pleasant. Their number is
1.415.331.1449 in Sausalito, CA.
DCK
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From: DIANA KIRKSEY Number: 883
To: BILL GEE Date: 08/13/93 7:00p
Subj: Marginal cd-rom drives Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
EG>BG>CB>to buy a Toshiba 3401 model CD-ROM drive that has a 200
EG>BG>CB>price for it is pretty enormous, $700. Do you need absolutely need th
I just bought the Toshiba 3401(internal) with the PAS16 and setup kit
for $549 at CD-Rom Direct.The Drive by itself is $399 and around $80 or
something if you just want the SCSI interface,but it's a much better
buy with the PAS16.
Diana
===
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From: DIANA KIRKSEY Number: 884
To: CHRIS CONKLIN Date: 08/13/93 7:00p
Subj: Free catalog Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
GM> CC> C-3 Production Systems is now online. If you would like to receive
GM> CC> catalog of CD-ROM disks at discount prices, leave message here, give
GM> CC> me a call or write to the address below.
Please send a catalog to:
Diana Kirksey
1624 Hwy.99 Sp#79
Manteca,CA. 95336
Thank You,
Diana
===
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From: MICHAEL MULCAHY Number: 885
To: JAMES REYLE Date: 08/14/93 5:28p
Subj: Engineering CDs Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
JR> To all: Can any one tell me if there is CD rom disks geared more
JR> towanrd the Technical Engineer. Also, I'm looking for a disk that
JR> deals alot with Patents and developments. Something like what you
JR> would find out of an Almanac.
JR>
JR> James Reyle
James, I have searching for technical reference material also. Primarily
information similar to Schaums outlines on Scientifc and Mathematical
information. Should you or I find any such information I will be happy to share
it with you. Tks...m2
My internet address is michael.mulcahy@his.com
netmail is 1:109/70.986
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From: BRUCE NUNNALLY Number: 886
To: ALL Date: 08/12/93 9:32p
Subj: Ss Plays Movies Off Cd! Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Now you can use the AVI movies, WAVes, and BitMaPs on your CD's as
screen savers using Projector, a screen saver for windows.
Projector is a standard Windows 3.1+ screen saver which plays movies
or images with sound. Projector will play .AVI movie files, .BMP image
files, and .WAV sound files. Scripts may be constructed, loaded, or
saved using the Projector Setup screen. Projector comes with several
bitmaps, animations, and a movie; a 21 page manual documents each
feature of the program.
Windows 3.1 with VGA required. 256 color or better display recommended.
MPC level 1 or better preferred for movie playback.
Ordering Information:
Projector is available from the author for the reasonable sum of US$15:
Bruce Nunnally, ATTN:Projector
1304 Todd Drive
Plano, TX 75023-1911
Check or money order, please. Additional info by netmail, or
via Compuserve at 73043,3375.
■ WinQwk 2.0 a#0 ■ Unregistered Evaluation Copy
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From: WAYNE FINLAY Number: 887
To: JIM LAMBERT Date: 08/14/93 12:44p
Subj: CD-Rom Dupes Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Hi!
How recent is the Big Sky Rom? Is it newer than Night Owl 9.0?
Cheer-I/O!
> Wayne <
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From: BOB JACKSON Number: 888
To: CHARLES HART Date: 08/14/93 9:59a
Subj: x-rated cd-rom Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
CH> Somebody born before the Supreme Court reminded the world that f
CH> speech does not exist in isolation, it exists in context - and s
CH> "Fire" in a crowded theater is clearly an act of speech that sho
CH> punished absent a real fire. This context (echo) has been close
CH> certain speech - but that does _not_ prevent you from finding an
CH> friendly echo and talking about the subject all you want.
A thoughtful and considered reply - something most echos could use more
of. My congratulations (and thanks).
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From: MICHAEL KONOR Number: 889
To: ALL Date: 08/14/93 6:11p
Subj: scsi cdrom Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
SCSI CDROMs For Sale:
Toshiba XM-3201B SCSI CDROM External $200.00
Toshiba XM-3201B SCSI CDROM Internal $180.00
Works great on MS-DOS, OS/2, Amiga, and Mac. Features 50 Pin True SCSI,
300ms access, 156k transfer, newest EPROMs installed, and 64k Buffer.
Service Center Refurbished. MPC Compliant. Warranty
205-837-5053 anytime.
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From: LEN GLADSTONE Number: 890
To: MIKE SHANNON Date: 08/13/93 11:49p
Subj: Catalog Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
MS> We have a catalog available with our 300+ titles that we stock. Call
MS> any time to get one by mail, or freq STARCAT.ZIP from 1:3407/101, or
MS> download STARCAT.ZIP from our BBS at 509-457-0206.
MS> STARVECTOR SOFTWARE * PO BOX 8160 * YAKIMA WA 98908 * 509-457-2892
MS> (VOICE) VISA * MC * AMEX * DISCOVER * SHIPPING: $4 up to 5 pcs / $.50
Hi Mike,
I tried to get this dnld from your bbs, but after the 14,400 connect msg and
after about 2 secs. I rec'd a "NO CARRIER" ! I tried this 3 times on 2
different days, with the same results each time. I use a USR DS HST and the
LED's showed a solid connection. No text was rec'd from your BBS at all. I'm
probably doing something wrong, but if you can shed any light upon my darkness,
I'd surely appreciate the help. Ma Bell Canada gets too much of my 70 cent
dollars as it is!
Thanks
Len Gladstone
... I haven't lost my mind; it's backed up on tape somewhere! ___ Blue
Wave/QWK v2.12
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From: ALAN MCCREADY Number: 891
To: MIKE AVILA Date: 08/15/93 12:14a
Subj: PAS16/TEXEL 3024 Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Mike thanks for answering. I downloaded the latest driver from the Mediavision
BBS I believe it was 3.02 drive still didn't work so I callled Tech help. They
were not very helpful after I waited 20-30 minutes. Only thing they said was
either the drive was bad or the SCSI cable was bad since the SCSI port on the
card was recongized but could not detect CD drive connected to it. I am tired
of messing with this and will send it back to Texel to check and repair. I
originally bought the drive as I saw the drive being sold with the PAS16 and it
is a fast drive.
ajm
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From: DAVID BALNITES Number: 892
To: RUSSELL NABER Date: 08/14/93 4:59p
Subj: POINEER CD CHANGER SYSTEM Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
>Do have the address fro CD-ROM world or phone number I would
>like to check this magazine out and can't find it anywhere near
>me. <g>
Russell, I kinda got the name wrong, its "CD-ROM Today" the address is out of
the Magazine :
CD-ROM Today - Subscription Department
P.O. Box 54163, Boulder, CO 80322-4163
Customer Service: (201)703-9505
I hope this helps...
Moderator - Sorry bout the Commercial Post - End of thread
David
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From: MARTIN ROODENBURG Number: 893
To: JERRY WEIMER Date: 08/16/93 12:00a
Subj: Mitsumi Help!!! Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Hello Jerry,
> I have a Mitsumi CD-ROM that I can't get to work. It won't read
> a disc. When I try at the DOS shell it say WARNING! Read Fult
> and when I try at the command line it says CDR101:Not ready
> reading drive D . Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
On what type op card did you hook up the drive ?
If/what dma-channel are you using ?
If/what interrupt are you using ?
What IO-port is het card set at ?
What device-driver are you using ?
What options are set for the device-driver and for MSCDEX ?
Have you tried playing audio-CD's ? (probably not)
In some cases (interrupt conflict) I've seen (and heard) a Mitsumi
play audio-CD's, but refusing to read using dos.
Just changing the interrupt did the trick.
You get the error CDR101....... so MSCDEX is in memory.
But only this knowledge is not enough (to me anyway) to help
you.
Without an answer to at least a couple of these questions, it won't
be easy to help you. (except telling you to plug-in the connectors,
but you probably already did).
Bye,
Martin.
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From: BARRY MISHKIND Number: 894
To: STEVE GERWECK Date: 08/14/93 9:26p
Subj: BEST CDROM PRICES!! Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
On <Aug 13 93> Steve Gerweck (1:2380/120) wrote:
DC> * Busty Babes......29.95
SG> Can you match Mike Shannon's offer of $29 PPD??
Oh, come on! For 95 cents, you have sysops all over the world carrying a post
showing your unwillingness to do your business on your own dime? If a vendor
does a good job, 95 cents is nothing. Give us all a break and do your ordering
in another manner.
(Sorry Bob... it must be a bad day.)
regards
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From: CLYDE SISLER Number: 895
To: MIKE SHANNON Date: 08/14/93 7:02p
Subj: COMPTON'S ON SALE! Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Mike;
Could you tell me if your CA154 Source CD-ROM is the 3/92 Edition from
Walnut Creek?
Thanx!
Clyde
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From: CLYDE SISLER Number: 896
To: DEALERS Date: 08/14/93 7:02p
Subj: 2 things Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
It would be extremely useful if you'd include some sort of 'BBS
ready' indicator on your CD-ROM availability lists.
It would also be nice to have the name of a FReq'able catalog (if you
have a BBS and an online catalog) on your tag line (or a macro to append
it to the end of your messages).
IMHO both would begenerally useful and cut down on repetitive traffic.
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From: IAN BISHOP Number: 897
To: ROWAN EVANS Date: 08/12/93 6:58p
Subj: New Mpc Specs Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
RE>> Anyway, the number of people that I discuss things with via FidoNET, etc
RE>> has given a reasonable enough sample for me to say that at least 30% of
RE>> the current PC users have a machine that with minor alterations would
RE>> meet this spec... Namely the installation of a fast CD-ROM or a 1Meg
RE>> SVGA card... This spec and the possible new games/applications written
RE>> for MPC L2 will put a lot of pressure on users to "go the extra"....
Very good point you make there Rowan. I'd tend to agree with your
observations in general. In fact, I'll just point out how correct they
are when related to the machines I have been selling
1. All have 170+ MB drives
2. All have 1MB SVGA cards
3. Will be fitting Panasonic 562 drives as required
btw. Sorry I couldn't get back to you about the 562 when you netmailed
me. At that time, the drive hadn't been officially released in
Australia and Osborne in Sydney were the only suppliers that had them
(even their Brisbane office knew nothing about them, but I wasn't
surprised)
Best Regards, Ian Bishop
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From: IAN BISHOP Number: 898
To: DANNY TONG Date: 08/12/93 7:10p
Subj: Cd-rom rentals? Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
DT>>A "TRY-BEFORE-YOU-BUY" CD-ROM will be offered by IBM to PC manufacturers
DT>>for bundling with their systems. The CD will include
DT>>dozens of fully functional programs from major software
This sounds very interesting. Would you be so kind as to post any
further information you happen to recieve about it? I have a feeling
that this will be the way of the future (much like some of the disks
that came with boxes of blank disks years ago which could only be
unlocked by phoning for the key) and will be interested to hear how it
will operate
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From: PETER LANE-COLLETT Number: 899
To: ERIC TREMBLAY Date: 08/07/93 5:30a
Subj: Magnavox CDD 461 CD-ROM and MSCDEX.EXE Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
In a message on <Aug 03> at <08:32>, Eric Tremblay of (1:249/111) writes:
ET> accepting the command and moving on. AND then my drive doesn't work. I
ET> mean I can switch to the drive by typing E: but then I can't do a DIR on
ET> it or anything. I get a CDR101: Unable to Read Disk.
ET> So my question is I have MSCDEX.EXE v 2.20 is there a newer
ET> version that I can F'REQ or DL from anyone out there?
what version of DOS are you using? MSCDEX v2.2 is for DOS 6. If you are using
DOS 5 you might try v2.1. I had to do that when I was trying to install
something in Windows.
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From: STEPHEN EATON Number: 900
To: GIULIANO MACIOCCI JR. Date: 08/13/93 8:12a
Subj: Re: CD-Rom Problems Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
GMJ> Well, judging from the load of trouble DOS6 has been
GMJ> causing worldwide, you could always go back to DOS5,
GMJ> like I did. Just a suggestion.
I did, but No difference, I ended up finding the card had stuffed up. Oh well
you get that on the big jobs !
Stephen...
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From: JOHN LAWRENCE Number: 901
To: ALL Date: 08/11/93 10:20p
Subj: CDROM Disks Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Hi All,
Does anyone know if you can get shareware CD`s for Atari as my BBS
supports Atari so was looking for software
reply to 3:774/400
thanks John
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From: SHERRALYNNE DEWHIRST Number: 902
To: DAVID BENFELL Date: 08/11/93 4:10p
Subj: CD-ROM enquiry Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
I don't want to purchase these two CD's because the people that want
them don't have a CD-ROM. What I would like to do is to pay a sum of
money if that is necessary and download them. Is that possible? These
people are very keen to get their hands on this software. Please leave
a message for me or ring myself or my husband Keith on 04-5689710 after
6.00 p.m. regarding this.
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From: KEVIN MOLONEY Number: 903
To: DAVID BENFELL Date: 08/12/93 9:32p
Subj: CD-ROM Catalog!! Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Hi David,
Please add my name to your mailing list:
Kevin Moloney
39a Woodcote Drive
Glenfield
AUCKLAND
Cheers,
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From: DAVID BENFELL Number: 904
To: SHERRALYNNE DEWHIRST Date: 08/13/93 6:27a
Subj: CD-ROM enquiry Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
-> I don't want to purchase these two CD's because the people that want
-> them don't have a CD-ROM. What I would like to do is to pay a sum of
-> money if that is necessary and download them. Is that possible?
-> These people are very keen to get their hands on this software.
-> Please leave a message for me or ring myself or my husband Keith on
-> 04-5689710 after 6.00 p.m. regarding this.
It's a bit impossible to download something like this to run from a Hard
Drive... they're not designed for that and I doubt they would work....
Besides, the amount of hard drive space you'd need for this (a few
hundred megabytes) makes it a bit restrictive. And as they're
commercial programs, that causes a problem as well. Sorry I can't help
out there.
Cheers
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From: MARTIN TAYLOR Number: 905
To: STEPHEN RANSON Date: 08/10/93 10:51a
Subj: Re: Night Owl 9 Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Hi Stephen.
> The Australian CD-ROM Club has Night Owl's 9 for $69 or $62.10
> for members with their 10% discount on our list prices.
Can you give me prices on the following?
Microsoft Encarta
Pier 2
PC-SIG 12 or later
If your prices are competitive compared to the Melbourne dealers I have seen
recently, then I will seriously consider joining the "club". Thing is, I have
found most dealers don't carry stock. They tend to rely on you paying up front
then ordering in the CDs. One place I ordered a couple of CDs from told me they
had them in stock. A few days later, no delivery. A phone call to say they are
"temporarily out of stock" or "waiting on back orders" was the result.
If they can't guarentee delivery within a few working days then I go elsewhere.
Cheers,
Martin.
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From: MARTIN TAYLOR Number: 906
To: DANNY TONG Date: 08/10/93 10:57a
Subj: Re: Doublespeed cd news! 4 sb Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Hi Danny.
> It's reported that Creative Labs will offer a double-speed CD-ROM drive.
> The drive will be made by Panasonic and work directly with the Sound
> Blaster Pro and Sound Blaster 16 sound cards. The "Creative Double Speed
It's not bad. I purchased mine about a month ago. Works well too. Cost me about
$1200 Australian. That's about $804 USD. How quick it is compared to a
"standard" CD ROM I don't know as I haven't been able to compare them. But I am
happy with it.
Cheers,
Martin
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From: DANIEL SIGMUND Number: 907
To: TRAVIS CAMPBELL Date: 08/14/93 11:09p
Subj: Re: Cd-rom games Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
RE: Re: Cd-rom games
BY: Travis Campbell to ASHWIN BIHARI on Mon Aug 09 1993 06:25 pm
> -=> Quoting Ashwin Bihari to All <=-
>
> AB> Hey all, I just bought a CD-ROM and got a couple of shareware disks
> AB> with it, I was looking for some games to buy for it, so if anyone has
> AB> any good games for sale please leave me a message and also could
> AB> someone suggest some good games to buy, I was told that 7th guest is
> AB> good, is it really, what are the specs required to run that game...
> AB> Please write back, C-ya
> AB> Ashwin
>
>
> AB> -!- WM v2.03/92-0157
> AB> ! Origin: Hawk's Nest BBS Methuen, Ma. (508) 688-1979(1:324/123)
>
> Hi Ashwin.. I am from Pueblo, Colorado.. The requirements for 7th Guest are
> 386/25 processor or better, 580 memory, and just about any cd-rom will do
> but if it isn't multi spin then the game is REAL SLOW.. It is vga, and
> Sound Board Compatible..
> Some other good games on CD-ROM are "The Secret Of Monkey Island 1 & 2, I
> that the Cd-rom Sierra games have been done real good on cd-rom, like Kings
> Quest, and Space Quest, and soon Police Quest 4 (in september, if you like
> sierra games), but one of the best games I have ever seen on cd-rom is
> Wing Commander 2, with speech pack... " Hope this was some help....
>
> Travis Campbell
>
> ... Not tonight, dear. I have a modem.
>
> --- EzyQwk V1.02
> * Origin: The DIALOG Board | Pueblo, Co. | (719)546-3567 | (1:307/12)
Try Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?, espically if you have a sound card
hooked up.
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From: WEE YUNG Number: 908
To: CHRISTIAN BOURGUIGNON Date: 08/12/93 8:12a
Subj: SBPro CD ROM Drives Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
CB>Just want to ask you a ???, is the new Panasonic 562B model
CB>CD-ROM drive compatible with MULTI-session photo CD & is it
CB>entirely compatible with OS/2 2.1 & if it isn`t, can we get
The 562B is Double spin, Kodak and multisession compatible
It does not come with OS/2 drive but you can call Panasonic
at 1-800-222-0584
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From: WEE YUNG Number: 909
To: MARK RICHARDSON Date: 08/12/93 8:12a
Subj: SBPro Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
MR> I have a Sound Blaster Pro and am interested in buying a CD-ROM. Besides
MR> the Creative Labs CD-ROM, which one will work nicely with my card and
Panasonic would work direct with your SB Pro. However any CDROM come
with controller would also work with it.
CD-ROM Sony 31A with controller ...............................$229.
CD-ROM Panasonic 522B for SB Pro 380ms w/caddy.................$195.
CD-ROM Panasonic 562B 320ms w/contlr caddyless 300k/s 64kcache.$279.
CD-ROM MicroSolution Parallel port 350ms 128k cache caddyless..$369.*
CD-ROM Texel DM-3024 SCSI, 265ms, 300k/sec transfer, 64k cache $399.
CD-ROM Toshiba MX3401b SCSI drive,Kodak comp.200ms, 256k cache $449.
MIDI cable for any sound card with Joystick port...............$19.
Price does not included shipping.
Call 310-602-2076 8AM-12PM, 6PM-9PM PST or mail order payable to: TRUC
16429 Bixler ave. Paramount, CA 90723. Accept money order, COD $5extra
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From: WEE YUNG Number: 910
To: ALL Date: 08/14/93 8:14a
Subj: CDROM forsale Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Sound Galaxy NX Pro + Mitsumi CD-ROM ..........................$289.
CD-ROM Mitsumi CRMC LU-005S w/contlr 630MB, 350ms, Kodak comp. $179.
CD-ROM Sony 31A with controller ...............................$229.
CD-ROM Panasonic 522B for SB Pro 380ms w/caddy.................$195.
CD-ROM Panasonic 562B 320ms w/contlr caddyless 300k/s 64kcache.$279.
CD-ROM MicroSolution Parallel port 350ms 128k cache caddyless..$369.*
CD-ROM Texel DM-3024 SCSI, 265ms, 300k/sec transfer, 64k cache $399.
CD-ROM Toshiba MX3401b SCSI drive,Kodak comp.200ms, 256k cache $449.
Creative Lab Discovery 8. CD-ROM + SB Pro + 3 CDs + Speakers...$399.*
Creative Lab Discovery 16. CD-ROM+ SB 16 + 3 CDs + Speakers...$459.*
Call 310-602-2076 8AM-12PM, 6PM-9PM PST or mail order payable to: TRUC
16429 Bixler ave. Paramount, CA 90723. Accept money order, COD $5extra
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From: WEE YUNG Number: 911
To: ALL Date: 08/14/93 8:14a
Subj: $19 CDROM titles Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
TRUC 16429 Bixler ave. Paramount, CA 90723 fax 310-402-7240
Call 310-602-2076 8am-12pm, 6pm-9pm PST ask Wee Yung.
Amanda Stories MPC..............$49 Animals version 1.0.............$29
Arthur's Teacher Trouble........$25 American Bussiness Phone book 92$19*
Authorware Star for Windows.....$39 Bring The World To Your Senses..$19*
Baker's dozen window games......$19* Barron's College Guide..........$35
Beauty and Beast Storybook MPC..$29 Carmen San Diego................$29
CIA Wolrd Fact Book.WI..........$19* CICA windows sharewares.........$19*
Collection of PC Graphics.......$25 Colossal Cookbook...............$19*
Compton's Encyclopedia MPC.Win..$69 Chess Master 3000 MPC ..........$25
Choose the Right College........$19* Dictionary of the Living World..$39
Dictionaries and Languages......$19* Dinosaur Adventure..............$35
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From: ERIK S. Number: 912
To: ALL Date: 08/14/93 12:33p
Subj: CD-ROM Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Could someone please tell me about what I should exepct from my CD-ROM and how
good it is compared to others?
Here are the specs:
Sound Blaster Pro compatible sound card with CD-ROM interface (Sound Galaxy
Pro)
CD-ROM =
175kb/sec
1.6mb/sec "burst"
350ms 1/3 stroke
AT interface
32kb buffer
MTBF: 250000 H
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From: LESLIE RHORER Number: 913
To: GIULIANO MACIOCCI JR. Date: 08/14/93 4:35p
Subj: Re: New Mpc Specs Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
RE>> Processor :- 25Mhz 80486
RE>> RAM :- 4Mb minimum
RE>> Video :- 640 x 480 x 65,535 colours
SL>> (1Mb SVGA card!)
RE>> CD-ROM :- 300Kbps (I forget the avg access time!)
RE>> Hard Drive :- 170Mb minimum Sound Card :-
RE>> MUST have 16 bit DAC and 16 bit ADC - I
RE>> disremember the record/playback
SL>> It would be a rare person to have a computer with these specs!
SL>> Especially the CD-ROM/Sound Card combo.
LR> Not at all. All the new CD-ROM drives are
GM> "double speed", and
LR> some are quad speed (600Kbps), and the new sound
GM> cards are all 16 bit.
GM> Yes, well. They are available if that's what you mean,
GM> but they sure aren't that AFFORDABLE, are they? By the
Compared to what? I have a system that easily exceeds all the specs
given.
GM> way,what's that about 640*480*65,535 cols? A SVGA card is
GM> still 256 or am I confused here?
You must be. 16 bit SVGA cards are quite common, and any 1Meg card is
capable of being designed to support 16 bits at that resolution. I just sold
an ATI VGA Wonder XL to a friend (used) for $135, and I'm sure that they can be
had new for about $180 or so.
Les
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From: LESLIE RHORER Number: 914
To: RON FINDLING Date: 08/14/93 4:40p
Subj: Re: New Mpc Specs Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
RF> > Or one of the other 16 bit boards. I couldn't get
RF> >the Logitech 16 bit sound board to work with OS//2, but the
RF> >Pro Audio Spectrum 16 works just fine.
RF> You mean the Logitech won't work at ALL, or just with the OS/2
RF> multimedia support? How was it with DOS games and the Win-OS/2
RF> multimedia support, for example?
I don't play games and I don't do Windows, so I couldn't say.
Les
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From: DIANE PENCIL Number: 915
To: MARK WOMACK Date: 08/14/93 11:34a
Subj: kodak photo CD Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
> BC> does anyone know how i can get photo cds made or where i can get them
> BC> made. also if anyone has the phone # of kodak please post it! thanxs
> BC> for any info!
> Beth, try Wolf Camera if you have one in your area. I went to a photo
> specialty store who sent it to Kodak. It is a pain finding these
> places isn't it!? I would try calling every conceivable place in the
> phone book.
> By the way, the price varies, but it can be as high as $2 per picture
> put on the disc.
That's a good suggestion. Beth might also try Wallmart. Our WallMart offers
this service for about 1.25 a picture.
Diane
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From: CHANCHAI HOSANGUAN Number: 916
To: JOHN BRANCIFORTE Date: 08/13/93 4:05p
Subj: Re: Cd-rom for sale! Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
JB> Grolier MM Encyc. Ver.5.01 - Motion video Clips, Photos, Sounds, &
JB> Maps etc. Sacrifice, Last One Left - Asking $25.00 Includes Shp. (2
I'm very interested. Please let me know the address to send the check. Regards.
// Chanchai
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From: DAVE SUMMERS Number: 917
To: HENRY PAUL Date: 08/13/93 4:32p
Subj: Re: CD-ROMs and DESQview Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
While throwing darts at a picture of our
"Commander In Chief", I heard HENRY PAUL tell DAVE SUMMERS this:
HP> If you haven't tried on the command line give it a shot, you have
HP> nothing to lose, and you are NOT a dumb a#@ !
HP> ( I am only 17, but installed my own drive and have studied
HP> everything I
HP> can about the drivers, players etc...)
I've opened a DOS window and tried running it from the prompt and it won't
work that way either. Yes I'm running a music CD and everything works fine at
first, but the moment Front Door reinitializes the modem, or if the phone
rings, or if I do anything else it freezes up - sometimes to where I have to
reboot. It happens when I run any Sound Blaster-related file too. I get a
QEMM message stating that I need to allocate more environment for DMA. I'm not
sure how to do that since I don't have the docs for QEMM anymore (lost in the
almighty divorce shuffle).
I'm sure it's a conflict of some sort. I use a cheap Leading Technology
computer. Hopefully the problem will clear up in October when I purchase a
real computer:).
Thanks for your help
The Handyman, Sysop
Home Improvement BBS
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From: DAVE SUMMERS Number: 918
To: CRAIG DOBIE Date: 08/13/93 4:34p
Subj: Re: Telegard with CD-ROM Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
While throwing darts at a picture of our
"Commander In Chief", I heard Craig Dobie tell Dave Summers this:
CD> *Where can I get some info on that series??
CD>
CD>
You can either call my board and go into the door for the info at (217)
893-0844, or you can call their support board at (602)299-0693 or (602)
577-6969.
The Handyman, Sysop
Home Improvement BBS
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From: STEVE MCKAIN Number: 919
To: ALL Date: 08/14/93 6:22p
Subj: NEC CDR-25 Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Hello folks,
I'm looking for information about the NEC CDR-25 CD ROM drive, ie:
access times, reliability, and can this drive be daisy chained, that
kinda stuff.
Much Thanks-in-Advance
Steve
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From: JON DECARMINE Number: 920
To: KEVIN PLUMMER Date: 08/09/93 10:16a
Subj: Re: Night Owls 9 Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
KP+--> Night Owl 9.0 For Sale As many copies as you would like for
KP+--> $ 25.00 a Copy !!!
KP+--> Tell them Kevin sent you for this Deal or
KP+--> it will be higher.
If I tell them Kevin sent me will they lay off on the five dollar
shipping charges??? Why not just say it's for sale for $30.00 and
give NORMAL shipping prices?
* OLX 2.1 * American kids have Nintendo. Japanese kids have homework
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From: JON DECARMINE Number: 921
To: JOHN YAMOYANY Date: 08/09/93 10:18a
Subj: 7TH GUEST Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
JY+-->I've recently finished The 7th Guest, it is excellent, the ending sequenc
Hi John! I know nothing about the game itself, but since you are
finished with it, would you consider selling it?
* OLX 2.1 * He who dies with the most toys is dead...
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* Origin: EXOTICA'S PETS & STUFF-CRYSTAL RIVER,FL- (1:3653/66)
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From: JAMES REYLE Number: 922
To: MICHAEL MULCAHY Date: 08/15/93 7:50p
Subj: Engineering CDs Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
-> JR> To all: Can any one tell me if there is CD rom disks geared mor
-> JR> towanrd the Technical Engineer. Also, I'm looking for a disk th
-> JR> deals alot with Patents and developments. Something like what y
-> JR> would find out of an Almanac.
-> JR>
-> JR> James Reyle
->
-> James, I have searching for technical reference material also. Prima
-> information similar to Schaums outlines on Scientifc and Mathematical
-> information. Should you or I find any such information I will be happ
-> it with you. Tks...m2
->
-> My internet address is michael.mulcahy@his.com
-> netmail is 1:109/70.986
-> --- MacWoof 1.5.3
-> Micheal:
Being in electronic, the closest thing I have seen is some of these
Ham radio disks. Even a good Engineering book on CD would be good. I'll
let you know. I might try some of the Bookstores.
James
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From: EDDIE SAUNIER Number: 923
To: BORIS OSADCIW Date: 08/14/93 7:30p
Subj: Re: CD-ROMS WANTED Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Boris,
I have seen others requesting your catalog and I would also like a
copy once you have it completed if possible. Thanks in advance!
Eddie Saunier
Trails End #8
Leeds, AL 35094
* OLX 2.1 TD * I never lie unless it's necessary or convenient.
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From: RICK COOKE Number: 924
To: ALL Date: 08/15/93 7:55a
Subj: Virtual Sex Disk Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
I saw a show on HBO featuring a CDROM that was a Virtual Reality
Xrated disk. Anyone heard of this, and know where it is available?
Rick Cooke
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From: LOIS FRANKEL Number: 925
To: BRUCE BOWMAN Date: 08/14/93 8:00p
Subj: Re: new adult cd-rom echo Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
On 08-09-93 20:40 Bruce Bowman shared these words of wisdom:
BB> I can understand why we wouldn't want to discuss adult materials
BB> here. However, I seem to have missed the original post. Is an adult
BB> CD-ROM area being created?
The moderator had decided that adult-cdrom's were off-topic here.
Someone suggested that a new area be created for that topic. Makes sense
to me.
... Real computers don't use mice
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From: STEWART ROTHMAN Number: 926
To: STEVE PESANT Date: 08/14/93 4:45p
Subj: Re: PRO AUDIO OR SOUNDBLAST? Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
> SR> well and fast. In winter when it's 50 or 60 below, it won't run at all,
> SR> so nothing could be slower as it's standing still.... rigidly!!!!
>
>SP>Hmmm. I just love that response...Pretty interesting...
>SP>However. just a little (LOT!!) off topic...How can you live
>SP>North of the North Pole...Wouldn't that be South of the
>SP>North Pole... Or isn't the North Pole really the NORTH??!?!
>SP>Just a thought <Silly Grin>
>SP> > -=Cheers=-
>SP> Steve.
Actually my message went on to discuss the PAS 16 and the comparative speed
of access, so it really wasn't off topic. By the way, I was referring to The
CITY of NORTH POLE, which is 12 miles SOUTH of FAIRBANKS, ALASKA, where I
live, So I am North of The North Pole!!!!
;-}
Stu
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From: JOS CHRISPIJN Number: 927
To: MIKE SHANNON Date: 08/11/93 11:23a
Subj: Re: NEW CD TITLES! Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Hello Mike,
Quoting your message (08-03-93 20:58) to All :
MS> BRAND NEW CD ARRIVALS AT STARVECTOR!
QRZ Ham Radio.......$19 < is this one 1993 ?
Hamware 1993........$28 < does it contain only 1993 software and how many KB
Are there more HAM radio CD's of 1993 ?
Thnx in advance.
Jos Chrispijn AllTime BBS
... Where I come from, size shape or color makes no differenc
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From: MICHAEL BERNSTEIN Number: 928
To: ED YEE Date: 08/14/93 7:30a
Subj: MSCDEX Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
EY> Which version should I use ? The one that came with the CD-ROM, the
EY> one in DOS, or the one in Windows ?
Use the one that came with DOS. It is the most current version (2.2).
--/\/\ike B. (Internet: mbernstein@turbo.kean.edu) from NJ
... If it wasn't for C, we would be using BASI, PASAL and OBOL!
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From: ARNIE GROSS Number: 929
To: ATSON NAKAYAMA Date: 08/13/93 1:58p
Subj: Re: General Midi Cdroms Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
.
08 Aug 93, Atson Nakayama writes to All:
> I am looking for cdroms that have General Midi files on them.
Lots of CD-ROMs have the standard, type 1 MIDI sequences, but the
only one with G/M support that I know of is about to be released. See
the information on SHAREWARE STUDIO III below.
> Vendor must be able to ship to Tokyo, Japan. Please reply with
> full price including shipping and handling.
I don't know whether or not you could get it directly from the
publisher, but most of the vendors who advertise in this echo will
probably be carrying the disc within the next few weeks.
I have not yet seen a full file list for SHAREWARE STUDIO III (I do
have a copy on order, but have not yet received it) but it should contain
a good bit of what you're looking for. I have been very satisfied with
the previous two discs in the series, and eighteen of my own G/M files
have been included on the third volume.
The Shareware Studio series is published by
DATA EXPRESS, INC.
6799 Windfaire Drive
Norcross, GA 30093
(404) 621-9210
- Arnie :+}
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From: BOB JACKSON Number: 930
To: VINCE SORENSEN Date: 08/15/93 8:19a
Subj: Re: CANADIAN SOURCE Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Are you by any chance related to the "Michella" in Busty Babes? Just
curious - same last name - both in Canada.
... I haven't lost my mind; it's backed up on tape somewhere!
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From: BOB JACKSON Number: 931
To: ALL Date: 08/15/93 8:28a
Subj: DMA Method Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
I have the Sony 7205 drive (came with Laser Lib.) and have been using it
in "polling" mode since day one. Would like to see if DMA would help
performance, but can't find anything in the docs about it. Anyone know
how to do this - e.g. is it a MSCDEX option or a driver param??
... From the Law Offices of Dewey, Cheatham, and Howe.
--- Blue Wave/RA v2.10
* Origin: Hard Disc Cafe | Houston Texas | (713) 589-2690 | (1:106/30.0)
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From: MICHAEL KONOR Number: 932
To: JANUSZ SUROWKA Date: 08/15/93 6:30p
Subj: Re: TOSHIBA CDROM Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
>would you consdider a trade in offer, or mabye a trade???
Sorry, but I have enough hardware for two machines as it is. Thanks
anyways.
*FSED91j*
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From: LOUIS GHINIS Number: 933
To: ALL Date: 08/15/93 2:30p
Subj: sound blaster 16 vs 16ASP Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
*@SUBJECT:sound blaster 16 vs 16ASP? N
Does anyone know the diffrence between the sound blaster 16 and 16ASP?
The 16ASP has advanced signal processing? What does that mean?
Louis
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From: JAMES BUTT Number: 934
To: CHRIS HARRIS Date: 08/15/93 8:03a
Subj: Cd'S On Sale! Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Thanks!!!
Flower Boy
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From: CHRIS JOHNSON Number: 935
To: BLAINE RICHARD Date: 08/15/93 11:50a
Subj: Re: NEW CD-SOUTHERN BEAUTIES Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
BR> In a message to Blaine Richard <08-12-93 08:12> Chris Johnson wrote:
> BR> ********** SOUTHERN BEAUTIES MAY NOT BE USED ON ANY BBS >
Why?
>
BR> Chris the reason being that Southern Beauties is a
BR> FULLY COPYRIGHTED adult CD Rom disc and the images on
BR> this disc are not intended for public distribution.
BR> I'm sure your aware that it is a FEDERAL offense to
BR> reproduce, distribute, or exhibate copyrighted images.
BR> I hope this has answered your question.
BR> Blaine R. Richard III
Just askin! ;-)
BR>
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From: SAM JONES Number: 936
To: ROWAN EVANS Date: 08/16/93 1:36a
Subj: Panasonic BenchMrk Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Hello,
I finally went ahead and purchased a Panasonic 562-b drive last week.
Well I got it up and running in no time and it seems fast to me (as I have
never used a CD-ROM drive before I expected it to be real slow, but I don't
find it slow at all really). Anyway I just want to make sure that my drive is
running correctly (optimum speed), so I thought I'd ask you if these bench mark
number seem ok. (I hope you have the Animal MPC.<g>)
When running the CDTEST program included on the Animals CD using the file
SDZV014.AVI (syntax: CDTEST \MOVIES\SDZV014.AVI) I get the following results:
Double Speed Mode
Max Seq.- 1,059,031 bps Random- 464,372 bps
Normal Mode
Sequential- 1,049,822 bps Random- 449,560 bps
These numbers seem to be very good (well above the 300k mark) but I am a little
worried about why the results are so similiar for both Double and Normal data
read speed modes.
If you could compare these results and answer and enlighten me I'd appreciate
it very much! Well, at least the drive is fast enough for me no matter what
the results mean.
Thanks, Sam
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* Origin: The Node III BBS New Orleans LA (504) 347-4320 (1:396/27)
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From: EDWARD FOSTER Number: 937
To: TERRY BLOUNT Date: 08/14/93 5:39a
Subj: $99 cd rom drives Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Hello Terry,
Tuesday August 10 1993 00:26, Terry Blount wrote to All:
TB> @GMD: 1:3625/454
TB> Special.... for 1 week I'm offering used Hitachi 3500 internal cd rom
TB> drives for $99. I have about 20 left. 30 day warranty included.
TB> 205-824-2552
Hello Terry...I've been absent of this echo most of the summer, hows things
been for you? These are certainly some good prices...I'm interested in
purchacing 4 more drives w/card, cable & housing..Also, I have a one year old
USR/HST 16800 w/ASL thats been seen getting files at 1850 cps HST-HST and was
wondering if I could off set the price a bit on the above mentioned system that
I'd be looking to purchase from you? Also, the original 4 that I purchaced back
in 11-92 are still kickin and would I run into any conflicts?
Edward Foster, " The Oasis BBs "
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From: DIANNE WHITTINGHAM Number: 938
To: PERRY STEPHENS Date: 08/15/93 5:18p
Subj: EXCESSIVE LINE NOISE Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Hello Perry,
When I called today, I was browsing through the files and started
getting excesive line noises, all sorts of characters rolling across the
bottom of the screen, and then the system locked up. I had to drop
carrier to get out of it. I don't know whether it was me or not. Just
wanted you to know that I didn't do it on purpose.
Dianne
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From: TRAVIS CAMPBELL Number: 939
To: RACHEL REPSTAD Date: 08/15/93 11:59a
Subj: Police Quest 4 (CD-ROM) Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
I didn't like the typeing interface.. I like the mouse!! Do you collect any
other Sierra games? I have the King's Quest Series, The Space Quest Series, I
have alot of the old versions of the games, because I have been to lazy to go
buy the remakes! I also have Willy Beamish, & and few others here and there!
Travis
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From: DOUG CARPENTER Number: 940
To: BOB HALL Date: 08/15/93 8:07p
Subj: Re: MAKE MONEY!! MUST READ!! Refer: NONE
Read: 10/31/93 7:37p Private: No
BH> Please do not enter a message of that nature in this echo again.
I see that some of the vendors are still advertising adult cds for sale.
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From: DOUG CARPENTER Number: 941
To: DAVID TAM Date: 08/15/93 8:13p
Subj: CD-Rom's? Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
DT> I overheard someone around our local area talking
DT> about setting up a "killer" BBS.... he said that he
DT> would have a 6-disc multi-changer CD-ROM.... do
DT> they actually have these out? I guess I must be
DT> REALLY new to CD-ROMs....
Yes, they really do exist. I have 3 Pioneer 6 disc changer on my BBS which
provides over 130,000 files available on-line. They are reasonably prices
considering what single units would cost.
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From: DOUG CARPENTER Number: 942
To: JOHN STEPHENSON Date: 08/15/93 8:16p
Subj: Night Owl 9 ? Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
JS> Has anyone got NO9 ?
JS> Is it a vast upgrade to NO8 ?
JS> Cheers,
JS> John Stephenson
Yes, we have Nightowl 9 in stock for our Fido customers at $US25 plus shipping
and handling. Call 615-339-0235 24 hours to order. It is totally new all 1993
as compared to version 8.
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From: DOUG CARPENTER Number: 943
To: SHERRALYNNE DEWHIRST Date: 08/15/93 8:20p
Subj: CD-ROM enquiry Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
SD> Does anybody know where I can get the software "Barney Bear Goes To
SD> School" and "Barney Bear Goes To the Moon" from?
SD> If so can you tell me
SD> whether it is available in IBM format or Amiga
SD> format. I've seen these
SD> two CD's advertised but other Sysops don't know
SD> whether it is IBM format
SD> or not. Please leave a message here if you know anything.
We have both in stock for $19.95 and $21.95 plus shipping. They are for an IBM
machine. You can order them 24 hours by calling 615-339-0235 and all credit
cards are accepted.
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From: GAGE Number: 944
To: ALL Date: 08/15/93 2:35p
Subj: Monkey Island Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Can someone tell me what the requirments are for Monkey Island on CD? Will
it run on a 286 ok?
thanks
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From: VINCE SORENSEN Number: 945
To: STEVE GERWECK Date: 08/14/93 9:29p
Subj: BEST CDROM PRICES!! Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
-> -=> Quoting Doug Carpenter to All <=-
-> DC> * Busty Babes......29.95
-> Can you match Mike Shannon's offer of $29 PPD??
I can beat it hands down. Give me a call at 306-789-4654...
Vince
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From: ARNIE GROSS Number: 946
To: BOB HALL Date: 08/15/93 11:03a
Subj: Re: CD-ROMS (1 EACH) FOR SALE Refer: NONE
Read: 10/31/93 7:37p Private: No
Bob -
BH> You have been around the CDROM echo long enough to know there
BH> is a ten line limit on ads. Thanks for your understanding...
My apologies, Bob. In the past, it had seemed that the 10-line limit
was intended for dealers only, not private individuals who are selling
or trading single copies of used discs. Although I am a reseller, the
discs I posted were from my home collection.
The newly posted rules state, very clearly:
"If you leave an ad of any type, please limit it to ten lines or less."
Would you please clarify the intention of this rule? Is it intended
primarily for dealers (who consistently get around the ten-line limit
by posting multiple posts on a regular basis? How about the individuals
who post "ads" offering to trade discs? etc, etc, etc.....
BH> ... ahead of time.
No time like the present! <g>
- Arnie :+}
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From: ARNIE GROSS Number: 947
To: ROWAN EVANS Date: 08/15/93 11:23a
Subj: Re: Panasonic CD-ROM drive. Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Rowan -
RE> download from Creative Pacific BBS (02) 906-8392 the file
RE> CDR562.ZIP (all the necessary CD-ROM drivers and software)
Does this include an OS/2 driver?
- Arnie :+}
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From: SID LEE Number: 948
To: ALL Date: 08/15/93 10:54a
Subj: It Works! Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Some of you who kindly sent me suggestions when I posted a
message a while ago about problems that I was having with a
loaner Toshiba 3401 and Adaptec controller may be interested to
hear that my kind friend/dealer gave it back to me for another
go this weekend and it works great this time! After our last
fiasco he took it away mystified, and sometime later had the
problem reoccur for him at a client site. The problem turned out
to be the terminators on the internal SCSI port not being quite
right in the way they were inserted. He found if he took them
out and reseated them the problem went away ;-) We actually
tried to do that when I had it the first time near the end of
our debugging session but he managed to break one of the
terminators (they are very snug and located tightly against the
base of the internal SCSI connector which is why I didn't try it
myself before he came over that time) while removing it so we
were unable to continue at the time.
Thanks again for your suggestions and interest! It works great
and I like it!
-- Regards --
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From: SHAUN RADER Number: 949
To: DONALD WEN Date: 08/15/93 2:21p
Subj: Re: 7th guest Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
<<***** DONALD WEN wrote this on 08-13─93 {May be edited} *****>>
->Hmm. Doesn't the patch fix T7G_124.EXE (or T7G-FIX.ZIP zipped) adds S
->compatibility? Second, I have a Compaq Deskpro 4/33i with QVision vid
->controller and 512K VRAM (upgradeable to I meg) built onto the
->motherboard, and got 100% video test. BTW, QVision is fast under DOS
->and Windows. Adds VESA driver and the game runs fine.
->
->DONALD WEN
Well, T7G_124.EXE does give support for S3, but the text files says that
it only gives support in MCGA mode. If you have compared The 7th Guest
in MCGA and SVGA modes.. you'll NEVER want to go back to MCGA. I called
long distance to get that fix (although it was in the same state) and
was a little disappointed. But, at least it fixed the Sound Blaster
problem I was having.
You got 100% with 512K VRAM? I guess that QVision IS good under DOS
(don't know about Windows). I have a 1 MEG VRAM and I got 2% :(
Oh well, it's not THAT slow, but I wouldn't mind getting 100% on the
test.
-Shaun Rader-
-Madman@Liberty.Com-
08/15/93 12:30
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From: SHAUN RADER Number: 950
To: DIANE PENCIL Date: 08/15/93 2:21p
Subj: 7th guest Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
<<***** DIANE PENCIL wrote this on 08-14─93 {May be edited} *****>>
->Gee, I'm running it on S3 video with no problem at all. Orchid Farenhe
->1280.
What did you get on the video test during the installation? I got 2%
with my Diamond Stealth 24! Pretty sad huh?
-Shaun Rader-
-Madman@Liberty.Com-
08/15/93 13:34
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From: JIM HILGEFORD Number: 951
To: JACK O'NEILL Date: 08/15/93 11:06a
Subj: Re: SBPRO DRIVER Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
On (11 Aug 93) JACK O'NEILL wrote to JIM HILGEFORD...
JO> JH> July 12, 93
JO> JH> The newest is a File SBCD2.Add. Also needed is OS2CDR.
JO> JH> This is smoother and when installing read Doc close.
JO> JH> Worked on my system and a friends.
JO> JH> You can remove all other Add files in os/2.
JO>
JO> Have you been able to control the volume of audio CD's with this?
JO> I've gone back to SBPCD2.SYS and SBPMixer in order to be able to hear
JO> them.
JO>
JO> Thanks.
JO>
JO> * KWQ/2 1.2a * I can't decide between EDLIN and Word for Windows.
JO> ................................
JO>
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JO> 170/400
JO> 290/627
The Volume Control is not very smooth. But it was not any better
with SBPCD2.SYS.
I goofed up and loaded some bad Video drivers, had to reload
OS2.
Now when using the cdrom I must open a dos program to get
sound out of External speakers. Can not figure what is different
this time around.
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From: BORIS OSADCIW Number: 952
To: ANTON SWART Date: 08/15/93 1:45a
Subj: Re: Red hot lot... Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
>> Hiya
>> ok..
>> Iam here in south africa and i wanna but some of your cd-rom
>> disk.. is your red hot specials still valid?
YES.....
>> So...
>> i would like: Night Owl 9.0 and Kings Quest 6
Kings Quest 7 is not out and available !!
>> and maybe either: Pier2 or 5 star premium. Which
>> is better bout the last two. OR some GOOD shareware games
>> REAL GOOD ones!!!
Pier2 is a little better as it offers newer files. As for shareware
games, there is a cd called "Gameware" which offers over 10,000 games
and it is bbs ready.
>> ok thanx.
>> Can u send me an order form or sumething ? thru echo? and its
>> alright 2 pay with mastercard right?
If you have access to a FAX, you can fax an order to the following
number - 216-225-6759. We also accept Visa/MasterCard and do not
charge any surcharge for their us.
>> thanx.
>> really interested!
>> cheers
>> anton
Hope this helps, if not drop us a note via the node/net number below
and we'll be happy to help you that way as well.
Boris Osadciw
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From: BORIS OSADCIW Number: 953
To: TIM MORAN Date: 08/15/93 1:45a
Subj: Re: RED HOT SUMMER Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
>> In a message to Tim Moran <08-03-93 01:46> Boris Osadciw wrote:
BO>> PID: SX V3.02/4.01H1G01
BO>> >> Do you have OS/2 2.1 on CD?
BO>>
BO>> On it's way in here !!!
>> Do you have a price idea?
Should be around $79.00 with the upgrade offer !!
Interested, give us a call and we'll try to help you further.
Boris Osadciw
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From: BORIS OSADCIW Number: 954
To: MICHAEL MULCAHY Date: 08/16/93 12:11a
Subj: Re: CDROM SYSTEMS Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
>> Any Mac compatable Encyclopedia ROMs? If so, what's your asking price?
>>
>> BO> Groilers makes a Mac version of thier Encycopedia. As
>> for the price, BO> it's a little more, why I don't know, but
>> the best we could do would BO> be $60.
>> BO>
>> BO> Interested, give us a call at 216-225-3263 anytime and
>> we'll be happy BO> to help you further.
>> BO>
>> Boris is this Grolier MAC Version their latest and greatest?
>> Ifso I am interested..m2
Yes it is ! Your welcome to call us at 216-225-3263 anytime and we'll
be happy to assist you further.
Boris Osadciw
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From: BORIS OSADCIW Number: 955
To: TARQUINN WATSON Date: 08/16/93 12:57a
Subj: Re: Cd Changers. Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
>> I have all the details of the German NSM 100 cd-rom changer.
>> What price do you sell them at?
The price is $6500. complete with interface and all...plug and play.
Hope this helps...
Boris Osadciw
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From: BORIS OSADCIW Number: 956
To: ALL Date: 08/16/93 12:57a
Subj: NEW BUSTY BABES Refer: NONE
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))))))) BRAND NEW RELEASE "BUSTY BABES III" (((((((((
NOW IN STOCK BUSTY BABES III ..... The best adult disc,
period. Featuring thousands of sizzling pictures of the
bustiest babes in North America including Canadian gals
who bare all! Also includes the SUPER new generation image
viewer/manager SHOWOFF, and it's BBS Ready.
PRICE - $25.00
To ORDER, call 800-243-0517 Tech/Questions 216-225-3263
)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))((((((((((((((((((((((((((
Boris Osadciw
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From: BORIS OSADCIW Number: 957
To: ALL Date: 08/16/93 12:57a
Subj: RED HOT CD'S Refer: NONE
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$$$$$$$ R E D H O T C D' S A T R E D H O T P R I C E S $$$$$$$
ALL NEW - NIGHT OWL 9.0 - PIER 2 - PRICE - $25.00ec
ALL NEW - SHAREWARE VAULT 2 - CD POWERBOX/WINBOX PRICE - $15.00ec
ALL NEW - HOT PIX 5 - DIGITAL DREAMS - SWIMWARE 93 PRICE - $25.00ec
ALL NEW - PROGRAMMERS MEGA PACK - 5 STAR PREMIUM PRICE - $35.00ec
MORE SPECIALS - AMATURE MODELS - GAME/SOUNDWARE PRICE - $25.00ec
PRO PHONE(BUS) $20. WORLD TRAVELER $10. JOKES/PRANKS OR 1001 UTIL $10.
KINGS QUEST VI $49. TOOLWORKS ENCYC - DOS/WIN $50.COMPTIONS ENCYC $60.
COMING SOON - BLACK BOX 5 - - - 24 HOURS A DAY 7 DAYS A WEEK
CALL 800-243-0517 (ORDERS ONLY) OR 216-225-3263 FOR ADDITIONAL INFO
Boris Osadciw
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From: BORIS OSADCIW Number: 958
To: ALL Date: 08/16/93 12:57a
Subj: CDROM SYSTEMS Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
*************** C D - R O M D R I V E P R I C E S ***************
Chinon Int 340ms Kit - $359.00 Chinon Ext 340ms Kit - $449.00
Texel Int 340ms Bare Dr - $245.00 LIMITED Texel Ext 340ms Kit - $359.00
Texel Int 265ms Bare Dr - $369.00 Texel Ext 265ms Bare - $469.00
Texel Int Complete Kit - $469.00 Texel Ext Complete - $569.00
Toshiba Int 3401B Bare - $449.00 Toshiba Ext 3401B Bare-$549.00
Mitsumi Int 350ms Kit - $195.00 NEC36 Ext SCSI Complete-$269.00
Pioneer DMR600 Bare - $799.00 Pioneer DMR604X Bare -$1199.
Groilers Encyc DOS v5. or Windows v1. $50. ChestNuts CD's ALL $10.00ec
ORDER'S ONLY 800-243-0517 - TECH/QUES 216-225-3263 - FAX 216-225-6759
Boris Osadciw
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From: LUCIANO MUNHOZ Number: 959
To: ALL Date: 08/11/93 8:14p
Subj: Mitsumi Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Could anybody, please, give me some techinical specifications about Mitsumi
CD-ROM drives?
Regards,
Luciano Munhoz
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From: TOM GUELKER Number: 960
To: DAVID CALVIN Date: 08/15/93 7:21a
Subj: Cd-rom Help! Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
DC> TG>Why not take a listen to your audio CD's on your computer? Hook it up
DC> TG>to a decent sound card, and use MCS Stereo as the software interface,
DC> TG>and you'll be throwing your audio CD player out the window fast! I'm
DC> TG>hooked!
DC> TG>Tom
DC> I am impressed with the audio quality of the CD-ROM, and if I hadn't had
DC> an audio CD player before I got the CD-ROM drive, I would never have
DC> gotten an audio CD player. But, now I have both, so I can use one for
DC> each. Since you seem pretty into this, what's good software to use, MCS
DC> Stereo? Is that shareware? Right now I'm using CD Audio for Windows
DC> (CDAD125A.ZIP), obviously shareware. It has a nice catalog feature,
DC> random play, fit to tape and everything, but for some reason it has
DC> errors when switching disks, it won't take a new one unless I quit the
DC> program and load it again. Kind of annoying, but good enough for now.
MCS Stereo is a commercial program, and is well worth the cost. You
might be able to find it locally. I recommend it over anything I've
seen. It needs Windows, so hopefully you have that. It beats anything
I've seen hands down!
Tom
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From: TOM GUELKER Number: 961
To: NIGEL ZETT Date: 08/15/93 7:46a
Subj: Mitsumi on a chain Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
NZ> Hello all: I am interested in the Mitsumi CD-ROM, and what would be involv
NZ> with hooking up multiple units. Can I chain more than one drive off the sa
NZ> interface or do I need to install a separate interface for each unit? Also
NZ> do I have to install a separate driver and/or MSCDEX for each?
Each Mitsumi requires its own interface card.
You only install the driver once...
Tom
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From: TOM GUELKER Number: 962
To: MARK WOMACK Date: 08/15/93 7:47a
Subj: Mistumi/Sb/Sbpro Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
MW> But while I was looking at the SBPro board, I noticed a plug that
MW> was identified as PC SPEAKER. Does anyone know anything about
MW> this? The manual has no explanation of what it's for. It's 2
MW> prongs and my speaker wire won't match it because it's 4 prongs.
MW> I wonder what output goes to the speaker - the sound output? And
MW> would that mean that I would miss the beeps the motherboard sends
MW> the speaker occasionally?
You disconnect the plug from the speaker and connect it to the SBPro.
Then all sounds that normally come from the cheesy speaker come from the
SBPro
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From: DON KULHA Number: 963
To: BRICE FLECKENSTEIN Date: 08/15/93 4:20p
Subj: CADDY-O-RAMA Refer: NONE
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> Note. All of the high end high-performance drives
> intended for commercial
>or heavy-duty service use caddys.
BF> Not any more - Panasonic's recent offerings include
BF> double-speed drives that
BF> are caddyless.
I stand by my statement. The Panasonics don't fit into the serious use
catagory. They are for casual use by consumers and not for commercial or heavy
duty service. There still are no caddyless drives in that catagory.
>I wouldn't consider using a caddyless for my BBS
BF> I refuse to put up with those caddy-type single-disc monstrosities. I can
BF> BARELY tolerate caddies on multi-disc changers, as
So be it, but I run 7 cd's 24 hrs a day 7 days a week and wouldn't consider a
caddyless drive for my application.
DCK
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From: DONALD WEN Number: 964
To: JURRIE HOBERS Date: 08/15/93 3:41p
Subj: Re: te koop diverse cdrom Refer: NONE
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Jurrie Hobers wrote,
JH> Hallo allemaal!
JH> Ik heb nog diverse cd-roms te koop:
JH> - Creative sounds - vol met sounds in VOC, WAV MID formaat Fl.
JH> 50,-- - Playing with language, voor kinderen, ENGELS leren MPC
JH> Fl. 25,-- - COREL Artshow, vol met CLipart voor Corel Draw
JH> Fl. 50,-- - Phoenix 2.0 Shareware cd-rom
JH> Fl. 45,-- - Night Owls 9.0 shareware cd-rom
JH> Fl. 100,-- - MM Mammals cd over zoogdieren MPC
JH> Fl. 85,-- - Woordenboek in div. talen
JH> (Hebreeuws, Grieks, Japans etc.) Fl.
JH> 50,-- - Kings Quest V op cdrom
JH> T.e.a.b. - Klotski, Windows spel gebaseerd op een Pools spel
JH> Fl. 50,-- - Mixed up mother goose MPC spel
JH> Fl. 35,-- - MPC Wizard, MPC cd rom
JH> Fl. 10,-- - Mega demo 1, honderden mb's shareware, mods en
JH> gifs!! Fl. 35,-- - XXX-rated cdrom met TGA/GIF/GL/DL/FLI
JH> etc.. Fl. 65,-- - Shareware Overload
JH> Fl. 50,--
JH> Voor eventuele ruilen van cd's houd ik me ook aanbevolen!
JH> Brand maar los, reacties via dit medium graag!
JH> GreetinX!
JH> Jurrie!
Please, write in English. I caught this message here in San Francisco,
Calif. USA, and so will thousands of English-only speakers around. By the
way, are you Finnish?
DONALD WEN
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From: ROWAN EVANS Number: 965
To: POE LIM Date: 08/14/93 1:39p
Subj: Pas16 Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Hi Poe!
On 08-13-93 Poe Lim wrote to Rowan Evans...
PL> On Aug 10 19:15 in a msg to Poe Lim, Rowan Evans of 3:711/413 wrote:
PL>
PL> > Yeah, well, I'd like the Wave Blaster add-on for Wave Table
PL> > synthesis....
PL>
PL> This is supposedly integrated in the chip itself; was
PL> speaking with a dealer (we exchange info on products) and
PL> he mentioned Computamart did mention something along that
PL> line, so......
NOT in the SB 16 ASP... It only uses FM synthesis as far as I can decipher
the doco!
PL> > at work has said that he's seen ads with it as low as $A80.00 (but
PL> > he couldn't remember where!)... At that price, I'd buy it, even
PL> > though I,m not really an adventure/puzzle freak!
PL>
PL> Yeah, there's a mob in Melbourne doing it for $85; was
PL> tempted, so ordered it. only hitch is they insist on
PL> courier, at $15! But doesn't look as if they have constant
PL> supply, as it's taking quite some time.
Well, I'd tell them to stuff it... I can get stuff from WA using Australia
Post Overnight Express (order it 5:30pm NSW Time one day, in hand 10:00am
the next day) for $9.00....
PL> Re: looking at 7th
PL> Guest at work; now I know why banks are so inefficient. :)
Only at lunchtimes! But the way things like T7G are put together has given
some of our training people some heavy food for thought for computer
based training.....
Cheers!
o
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From: ROWAN EVANS Number: 966
To: RON FINDLING Date: 08/14/93 1:45p
Subj: New Mpc Specs Refer: NONE
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Hi Ron!
On 08-11-93 Ron Findling wrote to Rowan Evans...
RF> > This spec and the possible new games/applications written
RF> > for MPC L2 will put a lot of pressure on users to "go the extra"....
RF>
RF> I wonder when they'll get around to establishing a spec for the
RF> operating system proper multimedia should run under?
Good question.... But maybe they're waiting to see what dominates the
marketplace and then tout that as the "standard" like has happened
with other things! <g>
RF> I bring this up because the recent issue of BYTE compared the
RF> multimedia support for Windows to OS/2 and found the former a
RF> comparative kludge, difficult to program in and not very powerful.
I take it you run OS/2?? I have programmed both for OS/2 and Windows,
and don't find either to be excruciatingly easy to program for....
RF> One would think that NT would improve greatly on this, but
RF> apparently it'll have the same multimedia stuff regular Windows
RF> has - no improvement...
Yep, you're right there... But you also have the pain of having to bug
your dealer/distributor/card mfr for Windows drivers, as the basic NT
only has PAS 16 and SoundBlaster (from what I recall) and true SCSI
HA attached CD-ROMS (ie no driver for the PAS 16 SCSI)...
Cheers!
o
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From: ASHLEY STRAHLE Number: 967
To: ALL Date: 08/14/93 11:48a
Subj: Guinness Disc of Records Refer: NONE
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Hello all,
I have a problem concerning the Compton's 1992 Guinness Disc of
Records (DOS version). The problem is that when it displays a picture, it is
only in 16 color mode. There are two directories that exist on the disc which
contain the pictures. These are GIF4, and GIF8. The two directories have the
same pictures as each other, but GIF4 has the 16 color picture versions, and
GIF8 had the 256 color versions. How do I set up the program to display the 256
color pictures???
No guess solutions please.
Ashley Strahle.
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From: LAURIE BATT Number: 968
To: JOSE GIMENEZ Date: 08/14/93 9:44a
Subj: Re: Night Owls V9 Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
In a msg on <Aug 10 >, Jose Gimenez of 1:229/125 writes:
>> I have Night Owls 9 for $60 AUST
>> can be sent +COD/Post
JG>
JG> Yes... I'm interesting on your CD... Night Owls...9...
JG> Can you send me one.!!
JG>
JG> My english is very bad!! Can you respond me by NEtmail on
JG> 2:340/3.2 ??
Netmail was sent 2 days ago.
Pls note I now have a new FidoNet number 3:640/532
Laurie
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From: DAVID EWERS Number: 969
To: JIM WELLS Date: 08/12/93 5:27p
Subj: Re: computer disks Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
-=> Quoting Jim Wells to All <=-
JW> CHAMELEON BBS has a limited quantity of 5.25" DS:HD Disks with
JW> sleeves available. These are NEW disks with a lifetime Guarantee from a
JW> 3rd party distributor.
>----------------------------------------------------------
JW> 5.25" High density disks, .28 cents, quantity is limited.
>----------------------------------------------------------
JW> Include shipping of $2.90 for any amount up to 100 disks.
JW> Each addition 25 disks add 25 cents.
JW> Reply this echo or via Netmail at 1:2613/261@fidonet.org
Hi Jim,
I'd like 100 disks. How do we do the deal? Address? Phone?
Dave
... David L Ewers, 519 17th Ave. No., Clinton, Ia. 52732, (319) 243-5227,
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From: DON HANCOCK Number: 970
To: ARNIE GROSS Date: 08/14/93 2:58p
Subj: Re: CD-ROMS (1 each) for sale Refer: NONE
Read: NO Private: No
-=> Quoting Arnie Gross to All <=-
AG> CD-ROMS for sale - $18.00 each (incl. shipping)
AG> FontMaster CD Library - High quality fonts (NOT shareware), complete
AG> with utilities. Includes Avant Garde,
Are these TT fonts? ATM? both? Actually I'm only interested in TT, but $18
isn't too bad.
Don Hancock (503) 771-6057
PS: you left none of your own info...
... If at first you don't succeed, destroy all evidence that you tried.
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From: CHRISTIAN KADERUD Number: 971
To: TOM MILLER Date: 08/15/93 11:09a
Subj: Re: Wing Commander Ii Deluxe Editon Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
> I've used Wing Commander II with my Mitsumi with no
> problem. I dids have problems such as you described when I
> was using Dr-Dos and/or Superstor disk compression.
Well, I ain't using any disk compression. But, I figured out the problem after
all, it was QEMM 7.xx that screwed things up, so now I'm back to 6.xx
/Chris
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From: ROY COCHRUN Number: 972
To: EDWARD PALMER Date: 08/15/93 5:53p
Subj: Re: Duplicate messages Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
You> a plague of old messages reappearing
...
As it happens, they showed up on the board I call, too. I'm glad they
did, because a couple messages I missed were there. -- regards, Roy
Cochrun
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From: JIM LAMBERT Number: 973
To: DAVID TAM Date: 08/14/93 1:53p
Subj: CD-Rom's? Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
DT>I overheard someone around our local area talking about setting up a
>"killer" BBS.... he said that he would have a 6-disc multi-changer
>CD-ROM.... do they actually have these out? I guess I must be REALLY
>new to CD-ROMs....
Yes, Pioneer has two models. The 600 CD changer with a transfer rate of
150 kb/sec and access time of 800 ms. The newer 604X has a transfer
rate of 600 kb/sec and access time of around 350 ms. I run the 604X on
my BBS. The 600 costs around $850 and the 604X costs around $1250. You
need to run them with a good CD-Rom door like EZ-Rom or SF-Rom for
Spitfire. It will give someone a busy signal if someone else is already
accessing a disc. It copies the file to be downloaded to hard drive in
order to free up the drive. It will give you close to 4 gigabytes
instantly! <G>
Jim...
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From: JIM LAMBERT Number: 974
To: JOHN STEPHENSON Date: 08/14/93 1:57p
Subj: Night Owl 9 ? Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
JS>Has anyone got NO9 ?
JS>Is it a vast upgrade to NO8 ?
Night Owl 9 has less than 1% duplication of Night Owl 8. It is a nice
disc. If you are interested in a catalog, give us a call or log on our
BBS and download catalog.zip for the price list with descriptions.
If you log on, you can also preview Night Owl 9 from my CD-Rom door.
You can download file lists from most popular shareware CD-Roms also.
Computer Works
CD-Rom Sales! Jim...
(205) 793-4481 Voice
(205) 671-0092 BBS Online Credit Card & COD Orders
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From: JIM LAMBERT Number: 975
To: PRODUCERS Date: 08/14/93 2:34p
Subj: Christian Shareware Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
I am a CD-Rom retailer (Computer Works), and I have been approached MANY
times recently by sysops who run Christian BBSes. They are looking for
a Christian shareware CD-Rom that is BBS ready. With all the other
special interest topics, I think we could do something for them as well.
What do you think?
Computer Works Jim...
CD-Rom Sales!
(205) 793-4481 Voice
(205) 671-0092 BBS
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From: KEN POIRIER Number: 976
To: ALL Date: 08/14/93 9:20a
Subj: 7th guest Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
I was looking at the reviews for the 7th guest and It seem alot like a castle
of doctor brian type game. It just puzzles or is there any kind of object
minipulation? and of course, Is it worth the $70?
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From: RUSSELL BOYCE Number: 977
To: ISMAIL ARSLANGIRAY Date: 08/15/93 9:18a
Subj: Walnut Creek Releases Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
> Also CICA Windows will be updated next week. We do carry
> entire line of Walnut
> Creek.
I have heard they are to release a CP/M CD-ROM. Could you let us know when it
is available so those of us wanting to support CP/M users can purchase it.
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From: JANUSZ SUROWKA Number: 978
To: HENRY PAUL Date: 08/14/93 12:50p
Subj: CD SPEEDWAY Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
isn't it 100ms=1 sec.
??? correct me if i'm wrong, but the next time you look at a stop watch,
obsereve carefully
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From: JANUSZ SUROWKA Number: 979
To: DANNY TONG Date: 08/14/93 12:53p
Subj: Pas16 Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
thats's why you go fer the sound blaster 16 ASP, true 16-bit stereo
sound(CD-quality), Adavaced Signal Processing, sound blasters Creative ADPCM
and CCIT A, U Law Data COmpression and Decompression. Think about do you get
all of this in PAS???
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From: NITIN GUPTA Number: 980
To: POE LIM Date: 08/15/93 12:11a
Subj: Pas16 Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
I saw the Pas16 packed with a double speed cd-rom drive for $400. Is
this about the price you saw it for?
Oh yeah, about the 7th Guest, grafix A+ if you have a powerful systm, as
a game D. Lots of people have had problems with the game working right
to.
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From: DIANNE WHITTINGHAM Number: 981
To: PERRY STEPHENS Date: 08/16/93 11:04a
Subj: FILE LOCATION AND NAME Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Hello Perry,
I am looking for a Window Utility file, VBRUN200.DLL. Could you
tell me if you have this file and what the zip file name is. I would
apapreciate it. Thanks in advance.
Dianne
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From: CHRIS JOHNSON Number: 982
To: BOB JACKSON Date: 08/16/93 5:28a
Subj: DMA Method Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
BJ> I have the Sony 7205 drive (came with Laser Lib.) and have been using it
BJ> in "polling" mode since day one. Would like to see if DMA would help
^^^
BJ> performance, but can't find anything in the docs about it. Anyone know
BJ> how to do this - e.g. is it a MSCDEX option or a driver param??
^^^^^^
I think you have your self confused. DMA refers to your sound card
and MSCDEX is the CD Rom program drivers... I may be wrong about
the DMA but I don't think so..
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From: CHRIS JOHNSON Number: 983
To: HENRY PAUL Date: 08/16/93 5:33a
Subj: DOS 6.0 Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
-> LM> Ok, then try adding DBLSPACE to your DOS 5. Secondly, after -> LM> DOS
boots, hit the F5 key and see if DOS 5 will cancel the -> LM> CONFIG.SYS and
AUTOEXEC.BAT. Finally, reboot and try -> LM> DOS 5. For those of us with
complex configurations and -> LM> personally do not use DBLSPACE on my system,
simply because ->
-> You Gotta be Kidding Right ?
->
-> What will Memmanager do Its Lame I run Qemm. I have a great util for ->
Config and Auto How needs Dos 6 Large files that don't really do shit ->
system. It should have been called Dos 5.1/2 And the best thing you ->
mentioned is that you don't use Double space Very good.. ->
-> When they come out with a real upgrage Ill switch
-> just another opinon HU ?
HP> AHHHHH! I finally found somebody with a brain in his head! Did you read
HP> the reviews in PC/Computing about DOS6? THEY also said it dhould be
HP> DOS5.5! I agree! They also said something about there being a 16 or
HP> 32bit version of DOS coming out soon!
^^^^^
In about a year - year and a half It will multi task .. like OS/2
HP> Dos6 is just another cheap shot at Digital Research! (they changed the
HP> name, I forget what it is)
HP> They put in Doulespace 'cause DR DOS6 has SuperStor, and those other
HP> 'neat' <yeah,right!> features to try to make a reason to charge $50 for
HP> the piece of ____!
HP> I have DOS5, a Mitsumi CD-ROM with BOTH drivers loaded high. I have
HP> thought about QEMM, but NOT even considered DOS6, not with those dumb
HP> features. I have yet to see the 'ultimate' DOS!
HP> I have been looking into OS/2 though. It is a system resource hog too!
HP> Chow,
HP> Henry
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From: CHRIS JOHNSON Number: 984
To: ROEL SARCENO Date: 08/16/93 5:38a
Subj: A new Idea ! Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
RS> Hi All,
RS> Here's an idea. What about if all or several CD ROM distributors
RS> will send a file (price list) to a certain node. For this example
RS> we will assume a node address of 1:9999/9999. Node 1:999/9999 will
RS> process the file and update a data base that contains the 5 or so
RS> lowest prices. Once this is all set then all of us can send an
RS> echomail to node 1:9999/9999 (Address to CDSERVER) and the text
RS> message will be the name of the cd rom. When node 1:9999/9999
RS> receives a mail and the to field is address to (CDSERVER) then,
RS> it will read the text and search the database. A response will
RS> be made by node 1:9999/9999 via echomail that contains the info of
RS> the 5 dealers that has the lowest price and the date the
RS> price was inputted in the data base.
RS> If this is already available I would like to know how to get my hands
RS> on it. Otherwise if you're willing to accept the responsibility of
RS> node 1:9999/9999 (must have big disk space), I will volunteer to write
RS> a program that will maintained the data base, automatically input the
RS> price list and generate a response in a file format. We would need
RS> somebody to import and export the file to echomail which I'm not
RS> familiar with. If interested to be node 1:9999/9999, we can always
RS> add the phrase to the echomail that node 1:9999/9999 doesn't guarantee
RS> any information and so on to. Anything to avoide legal actions
RS> Node 1:9999/9999 should also verify the dealer prior to accepting
RS> price list. Node 1:9999/9999 will also moderate and send a request
RS> to add this area.
RS> I would like to limit this to CDROM only to keep the data base as small
RS> as possible. Data Base will be encripted. I can provide a program to
RS> the dealers to encript the price list just to minimize any future
RS> problems.
RS> If you are a CD Rom Dealer, how do you feel about uploading your price
RS> list at least a month or so. I can also make this program to response
RS> and let you know if your prices are low enough to be on the data base.
RS> We can also setup an option for a comment like...."Guarantee PRICE until
RS> xx/xx/xx." or "SHIPMENT / INSURANCE included". Just imagine cutting
RS> down your expense on the mailing list.
RS> Just imagine the advantage of this option. You will be able to find
RS> lowest price without reading the thousands or echomail. Dealers can
RS> compare there price, etc. Well hope you guys and gals got the idea.
RS> Please response. Thank's
RS> Roel
Give me some more info on node 1:9999/9999
I may be interestd.
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From: TIM HELTON Number: 985
To: ARNIE GROSS Date: 08/17/93 7:27a
Subj: Re: General Midi Cdroms Refer: 3409
Read: NO Private: No
-> I have not yet seen a full file list for SHAREWARE STUDIO III (I
-> have a copy on order, but have not yet received it) but it should con
-> a good bit of what you're looking for. I have been very satisfied wi
-> the previous two discs in the series, and eighteen of my own G/M file
-> have been included on the third volume.
->
-> The Shareware Studio series is published by
->
-> DATA EXPRESS, INC.
-> 6799 Windfaire Drive
-> Norcross, GA 30093
->
-> (404) 621-9210
Hey Arnie..
Studio III should begin distribution in 2-3 weeks. The printed material
shipped to the factory yesterday and as soon as one licensing
arrangement is resolved, we'll begin manufacturing...
In addition to your MIDI files, there will be other original
material on the disc... The Atlanta Chamber of Commerce has provided
some graphics for us to use. There will also be alot of original
animations - animations that I filmed and created (this past weekend I
ventured up to Berry College & got some great footage of whitetail deer,
geese, swans, squirrels, yaks, gaks, and gnus - footage via video
equipment that can zoom up to 35 power <g>)... Life in the fast lane.
tim
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From: TIM HELTON Number: 986
To: BOB JACKSON Date: 08/17/93 7:36a
Subj: Re: CANADIAN SOURCE Refer: 3410
Read: NO Private: No
-> Are you by any chance related to the "Michella" in Busty Babes? Just
-> curious - same last name - both in Canada.
Vince is Michellea's husband... Some guys have it all, huh?
tim
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From: JAN MARTEN ERIC ELZINGA Number: 987
To: MIKAEL WINTERKVIST Date: 08/13/93 11:17a
Subj: UNIX Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Hello Mikael!
10 Jul 93 14:41, Mikael Winterkvist wrote to All:
MW> descriptions to be either files.bbs or 00_index.txt and NOT the type where
If you find one of the other formats, would you please send me one of them? I'm
writing a little converter to make proper File.BBS lists (one without a date
and size). Thanx!
MW> regards,
MW> Mikael
Bye,
Johan
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From: JOHN KORTINK Number: 988
To: JOHN SERRANO Date: 08/13/93 8:16p
Subj: Loom on CD Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
> You see, I've made it as far as the foundry-I'm in it,
> but since the person with whom I've exchanged identies died
> (meaning I no longer look like him), I'm basically stuck inside,
> listening to the conversation between the foreman and the
> Bishop, as well as the incessant pounding by Edgewise:)
Solution : 'twist' the sword that Edgewise is pounding on !
I can also recommend Loom. Monkey Island is good too (and lasted a bit longer
with me). I recently bought 'Day of the tentacle', a cartoon-like game which is
very nice too (seems to be quite big graphics- and plot-wise). All these games
are from LucasArts. Makes you think ...
Does anybody know if 7th Guest will run without a sound card ? I rather hate
having to buy hardware to be able to run software. Why the hell is it that
games on CD don't use CD quality audio when it's available ??? Lazy bums them
people at games software companies ... :-( Loom uses it to *great* effect
(though sound sometimes stutters badly in spite of 330k/sec on my Toshiba
3401).
John Kortink
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From: SAMSON LUK Number: 989
To: JIM LAMBERT Date: 08/13/93 3:45p
Subj: BBS Door for CD-ROM Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
> If you use door.sys as a drop file, then EZROM is the best! It allows
> file tagging, searching several discs at once, even if they are offline,
> multi-disc changers, various security levels, etc. You can download
> EZROM120.ZIP from Computer Works at (205) 671-0092 14.4k.
Maximus can create DOOR.SYS and YES, I am currently using EZ-ROM v1.2. However,
as I mentioned in my previous message, the problem is EZ-ROM doesn't support
Maximus's LASTUSER.BBS - i.e. EZ-ROM will not update LASTUSER.BBS to refect
user's downloaded KB within the DOOR session. Maximus will only able to
re-read LASTUSER.BBS upon user return to BBS but NOT the file created by EZ-ROM
which only useable for WildCat(?) or whatever BBS... in that case users can
have UNLIMITED download KB if they re-enter the door multiple times.
Regards
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From: SAMSON LUK Number: 990
To: JOS CHRISPIJN Date: 08/13/93 3:49p
Subj: BBS Door for CD-ROM Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
> CDDOOR of Ron Huiskes; one .CTL supports four CD-drives on-line...
> Not f'requestable unless you pay for it : U$ 15 or so...
> The whole door is pure DOS (so use DOS exit) and is network sensitive !
I don't mind to pay US$15 but what I want to know is that will it support
Maximus directly? - i.e. will it able to update LASTUSER.BBS file which re-read
by Maximus upon user return from the door?
Regards
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From: HENRY PAUL Number: 991
To: MARK WOMACK Date: 08/15/93 9:15a
Subj: Mistumi/Sb/Sbpro Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
-> I hooked up my Mitsumi's sound output to my SBPro the other night
-> and it works great. Instead of messing with the pins, I just
-> took the sound in through the SBPro's line input and turned the
-> mixer on with a line in my autoexec file! It works perfectly.
-> But while I was looking at the SBPro board, I noticed a plug that
-> was identified as PC SPEAKER. Does anyone know anything about
-> this? The manual has no explanation of what it's for. It's 2
-> prongs and my speaker wire won't match it because it's 4 prongs.
-> I wonder what output goes to the speaker - the sound output? And
-> would that mean that I would miss the beeps the motherboard sends
Okay, this jack IS for the speaker wire. It sends the sound from the SB
to the internal speaker. This is ONLY if you do not have external
speakers. (it just ruins the sound when it goes through the puny thing)
As far as upgrades, I don't know.
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From: HENRY PAUL Number: 992
To: ALLEN BURLESON Date: 08/15/93 9:18a
Subj: RE: WILLIE BEAMISH CD Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
-> Thanks for the mini-review. Maybe that's part of the reason the comp
-> fairs have it for $18. Speaking of the price, I noticed "Space Quest
-> the same price range. You know if that's decent? Either way, I think
-> would be a good buy.
I have the software versions to BOTH games. They are terrific! The
CD-ROM ones talk. $18 is a great price! Sierra wants $30 just to upgrade
to the CD from the software!
Both games a terrificly funny, and family orientated!
Check out King's Quest 5 and 6 too!
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From: HENRY PAUL Number: 993
To: DAVID TAM Date: 08/15/93 9:20a
Subj: CD-Rom's? Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
-> I overheard someone around our local area talking about setting up a
-> BBS.... he said that he would have a 6-disc multi-changer CD-ROM....
-> actually have these out? I guess I must be REALLY new to CD-ROMs....
They sure do! Our public library has one set up for a magazine database.
Theirs is a Pioneer, I don't know if there are any from any other
companies yet or not.
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From: HENRY PAUL Number: 994
To: DON ROBINSON Date: 08/15/93 9:39a
Subj: Space quest help... Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
-> I just bought Space Quest IV for CD-ROM, and have had quite a few
-> problems..
->
-> * First, when I'm playing, it says Space Quest XI.. ????
-> * When I try to install it, it INSISTS that I pick a voice digitizing
-> card.. I have no voice or sound card.. Does it require one? When I
-> try to run it, it says it can't find one, and plays music through t
-> speaker, but when I walk up to a guy to talk to him, it just stops
-> there.. His face moves around, and I can exit the program, but that
-> it.
Sorry, it does require a sound card with DAC.
They are relly cheap now, my ATI Stereo F/X is $95 now.
The original Soundblaster is about $85, bit it needs speakers.
Mine came with 2 speakers....
I have the software version, it really is a great game!
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From: MICHAEL BERNSTEIN Number: 995
To: DAVID TAM Date: 08/15/93 9:07a
Subj: CD-ROM'S? Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
DT> I overheard someone around our local area talking about setting up a
DT> "killer" BBS.... he said that he would have a 6-disc multi-changer
DT> CD-ROM.... do they actually have these out?
My local library has three CD-ROM changers for its reference computers.
Each one holds 5 CD-ROMS. These regular size CD's come in a cartridge
format that is inserted into the changer. On each cart. is a window, so
you can see which CD is being accessed (the one missing is the one
being accessed). Unlike the "turntable" CD changers you find on regular
stereo systems, these changers use a magnet to pull the CD under the laser.
It's a pretty neat system (also quite fast).
--/\/\ike B. (Internet: mbernstein@turbo.kean.edu) from NJ
... If at first you don't succeed, destroy all evidence that you tried.
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From: MICHAEL BERNSTEIN Number: 996
To: DON ROBINSON Date: 08/15/93 9:07a
Subj: SPACE QUEST HELP... Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
DR> * First, when I'm playing, it says Space Quest XI.. ????
DR> * When I try to install it, it INSISTS that I pick a voice digitizing
DR> card.. I have no voice or sound card.. Does it require one? When I
DR> try to run it, it says it can't find one, and plays music through
DR> the speaker, but when I walk up to a guy to talk to him, it just
DR> stops there.. His face moves around, and I can exit the program, but
DR> that's it.
Quite frankly, I don't see much sense in buying the CD-ROM version if you
don't have a sound card. That is the best part of the game! Anyway, click
on the controls icon. One of the buttons listed is marked speech. Press
the button so it says text. This will let you read everything that
everyone else hears (**ALL** text in this game that you read is heard by
those with a sound card). The reason that it says Space Quest XII is because
the whole humor and idea of the game is that you will be travelling through
various Space Quest adventures. Some of these adventures are in the past
(like SQ I--Ulence Flats and the great CGA vs. VGA gag) and some are way in
the future like Space Quest XII--Vohauls Revenge II (wait until you get
to Space Quest X--Latex Babes of Estros...WOW!)
Good luck and most importantly, have fun!! It's a great game. It's too bad
you won't be hearing Gary Owens (from Laugh-In) narrate the story.
--/\/\ike B. (Internet: mbernstein@turbo.kean.edu) from NJ
... Have you ever wished you could download a pizza?
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From: JURRIE HOBERS Number: 997
To: MARIO DI MAMBRO Date: 08/12/93 12:27p
Subj: Re: Mod Cd-Roms Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
-=> Quoting Mario Di Mambro to Jurrie Hobers <=-
JM> *Re: Re: MOD CD-ROMs
> Here in The Netherlands, Europe, we have a cd called: The Ultimate Mod
> collection with a large number of MOD files. I do not know if this cd is
> also at your place.
MDM> I might be interested in getting one of those too. I love mods and
MDM> I have a very good player for my Gravis Ultrasound card. Send me
MDM> some E-mail or something.
Hello Mario!
I am not so familiar with E-mail, I do not know if I CAN send it at all..!
But if you want further info, just ask what you want to know, so I can
answer it.....
If you want to contact me by snail-mail, then my address is;
Jurrie HObers
Calthornerbrink 43
7812 HS Emmen
Drenthe, The Netherlands
Europe
But if you want specific info on paper, then you can send me your questions
by NET and I will send it to your postal address.....
The your just have to give me your address.....
PS: I do not know if my local sysop has given me the right to NET mail
addresses out of Holland...so if you like to know more, just contact
me by Snail-mail, or just reply this message......
GreetinX!
Jurrie!
MDM> ... The OFFICIAL tagline of the 1996 Olympics!
Is that so??!!??
Then just watch mine ;-)
... What has six balls and screws you twice a week...? The lottery
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From: JURRIE HOBERS Number: 998
To: MARIO DI MAMBRO Date: 08/12/93 12:31p
Subj: Re: 240 Disk Changer Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
-=> Quoting Mario Di Mambro to Jurrie Hobers <=-
JH> When you want more info, contact me.....
JH> I have the latest info of a drive which can handle 1,000 cd's!!!!!!!!
MDM>
MDM> I don't want to sound arrogant, but the hell could use 1000 cd's.
MDM> Who could afford to buy them all, let alone use them. Only some
MDM> kind of library resource system with every magazine ever published
MDM> on it would need something like that. Certainly a BBS or private
MDM> user wouldn't need that kind of massive space. (not to mention
MDM> what it must cost!)
Hello Mario! (Hmmm, that name sounds familiar to me :-))
You are probably right about the price, but the person who asked, was
interested in juke drives, so I send him some info....
That is it....
But about hte price, it IS too expensive for private use, you are right
about that, the prices start at 60,000 !! (us$)
So keen on saving your money...:-))
GreetinX!
Jurrie!
... .....My other pc is a Pentium TM......so don't bother me...!
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From: LAURENS LINSSEN Number: 999
To: BORIS OSADCIW Date: 08/13/93 3:21p
Subj: Advice Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Dear Boris,
From all the echo mail, I concluded that for some advice concer-
ning the purchase of a cd-rom drive you are the man.
I'm considering to buy a cd-rom drive, wich I do not need for any
application.It seems fun to have one, for games and share-ware
discs.
I'm thinking of buying a mitsumi or waiting until other cd-rom
drives get cheaper.
A computer dealer in the city where I live, advertises with a
Mitsumi LU005s drive complete kit for $ 230,-. It seems not a
very high price (I know you are cheaper, but with transportation
from the US to the Netherlands and Dutch state tax it in the end
yours would be more expensive).
Some people have told me that the mitsumi will be old-fashioned
very soon (already the seventh guest recommends a "double speed
drive" and there are already drives with four times normal speed.
The shop owner here told me the double speed drive from panasonic
will be available in september or october for about $394.
So what would you recommend me? The mitsumi, the panasonic, or
maybe one of your drives.
A reply in the echo mail (I'm not a point yet), or by post will
be very much appriciated.
Laurens Linssen
Laurens Linssen
Postbus 1683
9701 BR Groningen
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From: BOB JENKINS Number: 1000
To: ALL Date: 08/16/93 2:57p
Subj: Mitsumi Question Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Being financially challenged, yet feverishly lusting over a CD-ROM to call
my own, I have noticed the name "Mitsumi" (sp?). A few questions:
1)Will this drive function with my SB 2.0 ?
2)How much will it put me out (I'm up here in the Great White North, near
Ottawa) ?
3)If I decided to purchase one via a U.S. mail order complny, has anyone
from Canada doen this, and how did things go ?
Thanks for the reply.
--- GEcho 1.00
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From: WILDCAT! MAIL ROOM Number: 1001
To: DIANNE WHITTINGHAM Date: 08/16/93 5:41p
Subj: Return receipt Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Your message to PERRY STEPHENS, regarding: EXCESSIVE LINE NOISE
was received on 08/16/93 at 5:41p.
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From: WILDCAT! MAIL ROOM Number: 1002
To: DIANNE WHITTINGHAM Date: 08/16/93 5:41p
Subj: Return receipt Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Your message to PERRY STEPHENS, regarding: FILE LOCATION AND NAME
was received on 08/16/93 at 5:41p.
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From: DAVE REED Number: 1003
To: DIANE PENCIL Date: 08/15/93 4:22p
Subj: Nightowl 8 Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Hello Diane!
Saturday August 14 1993, Diane Pencil writes to Tom Tech:
DP> I bought a noght owl 8 software disk from you folks back in April which
DP> seem to have major problems. I called your Ashtabula phone number only to
DP> be told that you don't have any more disks on the night owl 8 variety.
DP> Your staff also told me that you would replace it with something else
DP> which (and I quote) "was exactly the same thing". Really, I just want
DP> night owl 8 to work and frankly if a disk is not night owl then it is not
DP> "exactly the same thing". I called software creation who willingly said
DP> they would replace it but I had to pay triple shipping. They said you
DP> folks should be taking care of this and next time to buy from them direct
DP> (which I wil do now). They didn't have to make your defective software
DP> good but they will. Unfortunately I get to pay an additional 15.00 on a
DP> 29.00 disk. Make me feel warm inside ya know? As a reseller who bought
DP> several hundered dollars worth of CD's from you folks I would have hoped
DP> for a small amount of cooperation.
If it's not too late, give me a call. I have NOPV8 in stock, and will be glad
to trade you for your "bad" copy. And I won't charge you ANY shipping. ;-)
Dave Reed
CD-ROM International
(800) 678-2374 (Orders)
(509) 754-0724 (Voice)
(509) 754-0109 (BBS/Fax)
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From: BOB JACKSON Number: 1004
To: LOIS FRANKEL Date: 08/16/93 6:20p
Subj: new adult cd-rom eche Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
LF> Someone suggested that a new area be created for that topic. Mak
LF> to me.
Is anyone actively working on this?
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From: KEVIN PLUMMER Number: 1005
To: JOHN STEPHENSON Date: 08/16/93 5:13a
Subj: Re: Night Owl 9 ? Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
On 07 Aug 93 17:45:00, I heard John Stephenson shout to All:
JS> Has anyone got NO9 ?
JS>
JS> Is it a vast upgrade to NO8 ?
JS>
JS> Cheers,
JS>
JS> John Stephenson
N i g h t O w l 9 . 0
******************************************************************
********* *********
*********** $ 25.00 a Copy !!! ***********
********* *********
*********** ***********
********* Ask for Barney *********
*********** ------------------ ***********
********* 1-800-638-5757 *********
*********** ***********
********* We Will NOT be out Sold *********
*********** ***********
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From: TOM CZACHOR Number: 1006
To: BOB JACKSON Date: 08/16/93 9:04a
Subj: DMA METHOD Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
>I have the Sony 7205 drive (came with Laser Lib.) and have been using i
>in "polling" mode since day one. Would like to see if DMA would help
>performance, but can't find anything in the docs about it. Anyone know
>how to do this - e.g. is it a MSCDEX option or a driver param??
I tried it, didn't help much. I use two on my bbs, so the speed isn't
as critical. But I tried the Mammals Cd on a Sony on a 386-33 and a
Mitsumi (older one) on a 286-16 and the Mitsumi won hands down. I tried
buffers in expanded, DMA transfer, but couldn't catch up to the Mitsumi.
The sony has an 8k buffer, while the Mitsumi has a 32k.
>>tom<<
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From: BOB HALL Number: 1007
To: CHRIS BOURNE Date: 08/16/93 8:35a
Subj: CSS CD PRICE LIST Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Chris,
There is a ten limit on ads in this echo.
Thanks.
Bob Hall
Moderator.
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From: BOB HALL Number: 1008
To: BARRY MISHKIND Date: 08/16/93 8:40a
Subj: BEST CDROM PRICES!! Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
> (Sorry Bob... it must be a bad day.)
No problem. It does get old doesn't it????
BOB
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From: BOB HALL Number: 1009
To: ALL Date: 08/16/93 8:51a
Subj: THIS ECHO Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Regarding the rules of this echo, and the topic of adult CDROM's, I can simply
say one thing. At the present time, I am not trying to be a censor, bible
thumping radical, or anything. I am not trying to limit free speech in any
fashion, or trying to control anything.
I personally feel the adult CDROM's are a new media, and to the best of my
knowledge, there are few or almost no laws guiding the discs. Someone,
somewhere, somehow, will set a precidence for the topic, most likely in a court
of law.
As moderator of this echo for 8-9 years, I don't want this echo to be a testing
ground for any legal litigation. That is the reason, not censorship, control,
or any other reason.
I would suggest any of you to leave a message to Mr. Tony Davis, and get his
opinion. He has came forth and discussed his situation in this echo, and by
doing so, I personally do not feel he would object to talking about having his
BBS confiscated, along with his adult CDROM collection.
If anyone wants to talk about adult CDROM's, sell titles, or whatever, that is
great, just don't do it in this echo. Mr. Tim Helton in the CDROM_SALE echo
still permits the topic, take it there, or better yet, SOMEONE step forth and
create an adult echo just for that topic. That way, the local and federal
authorities could find you all with just one phone call, and you could have the
chance of a life time to learn about local and federal laws.
I have no intent to offend anyone, and again, I have absolutely no intent of
censorship in my mind. It is just merely a legal precaution, to ban the topic
of adult CDROM's in this echo.
Thanks
Bob Hall
1-405-672-1708 if you want to discuss this over the phone.
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From: TRAVIS CAMPBELL Number: 1010
To: ASHWIN BIHARI Date: 08/16/93 2:51a
Subj: Re: Cd-rom games Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
I beleive I got my wing commander two for about $60.00 I have had it for quite
awhile!! I enjoyed it!!
Travis
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From: TRAVIS CAMPBELL Number: 1011
To: HENRY PAUL Date: 08/16/93 2:53a
Subj: Police Quest 4 (CD-ROM) Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Actually, I have Batman Returns, I didn't like that one very much! I also have
the hardriver version of KQ6! So whats different in the cd-rom version?
Travis
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From: DANNY Number: 1012
To: ARNIE GROSS Date: 08/16/93 5:00a
Subj: Re: Cd-rom rentals? Refer: NONE
Read: NO Private: No
DT> The programs can be used up to 3 times before they are rendered
DT> inoperative. Users can then purchase an electronic key via an
DT> 800 number to fully unlock the software and its documentation.
AG> How can this be possible, unless we are talking about re-writeable CD's?
AG> If the program is installed to the hard drive, it should be
AG> possible to reinstall it again, to get another three uses.
I believe the press release means the installed program on the hard
disk can be used a maximum of 3 time. The electronic key technique
is like Adobe's Fonts On-Call. It's there for a fee then a key. :)
AG> Of course, it's a royal pain in the butt to do this every third
AG> time you want to run a program!
That's the idea.
AG> If these are truely fully functional programs (ie: NOT "demo" versions),
AG> then the original publishers would be losing sales.
Most normal people would actually purchase it after a 100 installs.
AG> Something doesn't sound right. Was this message you found perhaps an
AG> idea for a future disc?
No. It's real. There has been talks in several trade magazines about
giving away sampler programs on CD-ROM disk to customers. I use to work
at a store that was going to participate in this experiment. I left
before anything happened. The CD would be filled with working demos.
I just received a working demo of Lotus AMI Pro 3.0. The package
included manuals and the disks (3). It'll do everything except saving
and printing the text file. I beleive that's what the CD will have.
* SLMR 2.1a * Everything said is true, except the parts that aren't.
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From: CARLOS BENITZ Number: 1013
To: RICHARD MAYCOCK Date: 08/14/93 11:47p
Subj: Re: Best CDROM List Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
RM>At this point it all looks a bit academic, I'm afraid, because yours' is
RM>the only reply I've had on the subject.
You should not be discouraged. Several people (myself included)
have been posting reviews (both favorable and unfavorable) in
this echo for many months. Instead of asking for people to send
their reviews to you for later disemination, why not just put
your own reviews in here too? I think that many people here will
agree that disc reviews are a major reason they read this echo.
But my original point was that it isn't a good idea to solicit
only good reviews. Suppose a disc really sucks. The publisher
of that disc could (and have) log on to the echo (or have a
lackey do it) and post glowing praise. Without knowing about the
15 negative responses, your readers could be duped into buying a
bad disc.
If you post reviews here, I'll read them.
* SLMR 2.1 * Give me liberty or give me death.
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From: CARLOS BENITZ Number: 1014
To: ED YEE Date: 08/16/93 9:53p
Subj: Mammals CD Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
EY>I've got the Mammals CD-ROM and it doesn't quite work. The requirements
I was exactly where you are, last week. I had no instructions
with my disc. I tinkered around and discovered that, if I
removed the mouse from the AUTOEXEC.BAT, MAMMALS would tell me
that no mouse had been detected and that I should type + to use
the keyboard. Now, when i want to use it, I remove the mouse
driver, reboot, and do it this way. I don't know why the mouse
driver doesn't work with MAMMALS, but that seems to be the case.
I also had a wee bit of trouble with the sound. It comes through
the headphone jack (faintly), not the soundcard/speakers.
Good luck.
* SLMR 2.1 * Don't blame the tool for the murderer's work.
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From: LUCIANO MUNHOZ Number: 1015
To: CHRIS JOHNSON Date: 08/12/93 3:04p
Subj: 7th Guest Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
> AS> HELLLPPPP!
> AS> I just bought 7th Guest and am having problems.
> AS> I cant get through the intro.It gets a fair way into the intro
> AS> then drops out and say ERROR-02:YOu may have a DMA conflict or
> AS> are running in a virtual dos session.PLease help I can figure out what
> AS> is wrong.Tell me everything it may be .PLEASE ??
Turn off all kind of memory managers (like QEMM386, EMM386, ...).
If you have any sound board, change the DMA port.
Regards,
Luciano Munhoz
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From: JOEY RATZSCH Number: 1016
To: NEIL ALLEN Date: 08/14/93 12:32a
Subj: Re: SHERLOCK HOLMES Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
NA>I recently purchased Sherlock Holmes on CD and was reading
>through the DOCs and found something about a CD BOOT disk,
>can anyone tell me if it works fine with out a boot disk?
the boot disk is if you don't have enough free conventional memory avalible.
if you have 580k or more, you 'Should' be fine...
use the MEM/C command (MS-DOS) to check your free mem.
CHKDSK will also report conventioal, but MEM is much better, for it is only
twards the memory.
Joey
... Hot air sometimes thaws out a cold reception.
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From: GLEN PIWOWARCZYK Number: 1017
To: DON RIEB Date: 08/15/93 1:25a
Subj: FREE CDROM CATALOG! Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
DR> New CDROM catalog, F'REQ 1:115/724 for CDROMCAT.ZIP or Send me
DR> Netmail for a printed catalog. You can also call 708-657-1160
DR> or write SaveWare, P.O. Box 274, Glenview, ILL. 60025. Nention
DR> you seen this ad in the FIDONET for a great price break!
DR> ** Don Rieb **
DR> --- Renegade v07-17 Beta
DR> * Origin: FREQ or DLOAD CDROMCAT.ZIP from 708-724-2427 10Gig
DR> (1:115/724)
If you could be so kind as to have one sent out to:
Glen Piwowarczyk
7900 Slaisbury
West Bend, WI 53095
Thanks!
-Speech
GLEN PIWOWARCZYK
... Blue Wave, makes a pencil look HI-TECH!
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From: GLEN PIWOWARCZYK Number: 1018
To: ALL Date: 08/15/93 1:25a
Subj: WHAT CD-ROM? Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Hi!
I'm looking into getting a CD-ROM for my BBS. What is the
best/fastest out there? Also, whats the bets CDs out there full
of ShareWare files?
Thanks!
-Glen
GLEN PIWOWARCZYK
... Computers are not intelligent. They only think they are.
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From: DON STRADER Number: 1019
To: ALL Date: 08/15/93 3:33p
Subj: CD COMPAT W/DOS 6 Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
I'm having a problem with the compatiblity of DOS 6 and my CD-ROM drive. I
recently used memmaker to free up 40K of memory when I boot the computer for
CD-ROM (I use multiple configurations), and now when I try to log on drive S
(my CD), it says "Invalid drive specification". This can be corrected by
loading up MSCDEX manually, but I hate to do it. There is a command beginning
with "LH" at the beginning of the line, which I assume has to do with MEMMAKER,
but when I get rid of it, I still have the same problem. My friend complains
of this also, and doesn't know how to get rid of it, so I'm pretty sure it's
not just my computer. HELP!
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From: ED YEE Number: 1020
To: PAUL WHITE Date: 08/15/93 10:52p
Subj: RE: Mammals CD Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
PW> 2. Is your mouse "Microsoft compatible"?
YEAH!!!! I got it working. It turned out to be the mouse driver. It was too
old. So I downloaded this new microsoft mouse driver and it works like a
charm. Thanks for all your help.
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From: ED YEE Number: 1021
To: PAUL WHITE Date: 08/15/93 5:15p
Subj: RE: Mammals CD Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
PW> Here are a couple of ideas:
PW> 1. Does your CD-ROM device driver support CD-AUDIO?
PW> After you click the
PW> "begin" button, a menu screen should come up and an
PW> audio track should start
PW> playing. Maybe if your drive doesn't handle audio
PW> correctly, it hangs up at
PW> this point?
PW> 2. Is your mouse "Microsoft compatible"?
PW> 3. Does the title screen appear distorted in any
PW> way? You need VGA graphics
PW> capability, I believe, and it could be that if you
PW> don't have the right video
PW> mode, the visual position of the "start" button and
PW> the mouse coordinates
PW> don't match up.
Yes, the ROM is set to play audio, and the computer does not hang.
My mouse is a Genius and yes it is microsoft compatible.
No, my screen is not distorted in any way. I can still even move the mouse
cursor. My video card is SVGA with 1MB so it does support mormal VGA. I do
have a display driver that loads up when I boot up. Maybe that's got something
to do with it.
Thanks for the reply but more insight would be appreciated if this does not
work.
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From: ED YEE Number: 1022
To: CHRIS HARRIS Date: 08/15/93 5:19p
Subj: Mscdex Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
EY>Which version should I use ? The one that came with the CD-
EY>ROM, the one in DOS, or the one in Windows ?
EY>
EY>--- Maximus 2.01wb
EY> * Origin: EXCESS BBS Calgary (403)285-7338
EY> 1.8gb (HST-DS 16.8K) (1:1
CH> If using DOS 5.0 and Windows 3.0, use DOS.... If using DOS 5.0 and
CH> windows 3.1 use windows.... If using DOS 6.0 and
CH> any windows version use
CH> DOS6.0.
Thanks, I'm using the DOS 6 version.
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From: BRAD JENSEN Number: 1023
To: BRICE FLECKENSTEIN Date: 08/17/93 12:59a
Subj: Caddy-o-rama Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
BF>I refuse to put up with those caddy-type single-disc monstrosities. I
BF>can
BF>BARELY tolerate caddies on multi-disc changers, as there IS no other
BF>viable
BF>choice yet (though something similar to Denon's 100-disc audio player
BF>would be
BF>nice!)....
Look at the NSM CD Jukebox. 100 CD's, change time 5 to 10 seconds, and
you can daisy chain up to seven of them for 700 CD access. About $6000
retail.
Pioneer is coming out with a follow-on to the fanatastic 604X, that will
hold 18 CD's in 3 magazines. Supposed to be out in November with a list
about $3000.
Brad Jensen
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From: MARTIN ALBERT Number: 1024
To: LOUIS GHINIS Date: 08/16/93 10:13p
Subj: Sound Blaster 16 Vs 16asp Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
-=> Quoting Louis Ghinis to All <=-
LG> Does anyone know the diffrence between the sound blaster 16 and
LG> 16ASP? The 16ASP has advanced signal processing? What does that mean?
On the SB16ASP there one more chip than on the SB16. This is the only
difference between the two cards. The ASP chip is a programmable chip that
software can use to do special things like voice reconition, sample mixing
(in a mod player for exemple), etc...
Shaka!
... ERROR #00: CPU TOO *TIRED* TO CONTINUE
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From: DAVE REDOUX Number: 1025
To: ROWAN EVANS Date: 08/16/93 1:51p
Subj: New Purchase Suggestions Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
RE> As a suggestion, look for a Creative Labs
RE> Multimedia kit... gets you both
RE> CD-ROM drive and sound card (and some bundled CD-
RE> ROMS!) for a reasonable
RE> price.....
Thanks a lot for the input, I will check this out!
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From: DON RIEB Number: 1026
To: MARK THORNTON Date: 08/14/93 5:22a
Subj: Re: Catalog Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
MT> If anyone has any CD catalog's would you please post a message where i can
MT> pick one up thanks......
FRE'Q 1:115/724 or Send me Netmail with your address and I will send you
the printed catalog.
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From: DON RIEB Number: 1027
To: DAVID M. WHITE Date: 08/14/93 5:46a
Subj: Re: FREE CDROM CATALOG! Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
On 10 Aug 93 09:38:00, David M. White said the following to Don Rie
Regarding: FREE CDROM CATALOG!
DR> New CDROM catalog, F'REQ 1:115/724 for CDROMCAT.ZIP or Send
DR> printed catalog. You can also call 708-657-1160 or write
DM>
DM> I would like to receive your printed catalog-send to David M. White, 452 N.
DM> Bull Run Dr., Tucson, Az 85748--------Thanks
Dave,
It has allready been mailed out to you, you most likly recived it
before this message.
** Don **
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From: ERIC HSIAO Number: 1028
To: ALL Date: 08/16/93 9:06p
Subj: Speedcache & disc caddies Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
I ordered a Toshiba XM3401B and plan on hooking it up to my PAS-16. The Cd-ROM
drive itself says it has a 256K buffer...therefore, would it benefit any if I
used a software disc cache like Norton Speedcache? I've got MCSDEX driver 3.02
- is that the latest? Also, I noticed that various stores can rip you off with
the price of caddies. I went to a local computer show and they had caddies for
$4-4.50 each, but when I went into a Software Etc or Babbages, they wanted
$10-$11 each. So, if you're shopping for caddies, be aware of prices and don't
get ripped off.
- Eric
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From: LEE NOGA Number: 1029
To: BLAINE RICHARD Date: 08/16/93 9:52a
Subj: Re: NEW CD-SOUTHERN BEAUTIES Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Hey, would you do us a favor and abide by the rules of this echo--FYI, Bob Hall
recently announced that this echo now prohibits the discussion of adult CD's
and related adult disc's etc....
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From: LOUIS GHINIS Number: 1030
To: MARK WOMACK Date: 08/15/93 9:19p
Subj: Cd-rom Help! Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
-> really do it on my own because it would be purely taking stabbs in
-> the dark. I have 4 major drivers I need to have: STACKER 48k,
-> MTMCDE.SYS, MCDEX.EXE 144K (64 BUFFERS) and PC-CACHE 1M. It can't
-> load all four
I know what you mean I had the same problem. There must be a program
somewhere in dos 6 that will help put these devices into high memory for
you automatically should be in the dos directory somewhere for the
memory manaagement program check it out i think it should reconfigure
your config.sys so those devices are in high memory properly. I checked
it out the file is called MEMMAKER run it if you don't have dos 6 your
out of luck.
Louis
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From: TERRY WOOD Number: 1031
To: MIKE SHANNON Date: 08/14/93 7:13p
Subj: Re: MORE CD'S ON SALE! Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
> STARVECTOR SOFTWARE * PO BOX 8160 * YAKIMA WA 98908 * 509-457-2892 (VOICE)
> VISA * MC * AMEX * DISCOVER * SHIPPING: $4 up to 5 pcs / $.50 ea pc over 5
Right, Well my name is Terry Wood and I'm from that little forgotten country
of Australia!! I have posted a few people about getting CDRom discs from the
states but as of yet not 1 reply :-(....
What I want to know is what sort of prices you would charge for Discs that I
choose and pay by Visa Card and then have airmailed to me. Can you give me
an idea of some prices please? I am interested in Art discs (Gif discs etc)
and any Amiga/PC discs that you may have.
Thanks for your help.
Terry Wood
Sysop Rosedale BBS: +61-(0)51-992781
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From: TERRY WOOD Number: 1032
To: TERRY WOODWARD Date: 08/14/93 7:20p
Subj: Re: Cd Rom mastering... Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Hello Terry Woodward, this is Terry Wood writing a little note to you. I was
scanning the latest messages on CDRom area and stumbled across your name. I
couldnt resist writing you a note as I have always wondered if there are any
other `Terry Wood' people out there and you are the closest I have found.
Dont worry I am not mad :-)
Now back to the real mail:
I saw that you are talking about CDMastering. I am at the moment organising
to get all my Amiga discs put onto CDRom (ISO 9660) discs via a friends
Pioneer mastering unit. The only trouble I am having is getting my hands on
a 600meg SCSI so that I can copy my stuff onto it and then get it put on his
system.. I could sit there with a null modem for years to do 600meg so I
need that drive.
I have an Amiga 4000'040+10meg, 370meg HD, NEC CDR-36 CDrom (SCSI) and a bit
more hardware. All for interests sake..
Catch ya,
Terry Wood
Sysop, Rosedale BBS +61-(0)51-992781
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From: ROWAN EVANS Number: 1033
To: MARK WOMACK Date: 08/16/93 12:22p
Subj: Mistumi/Sb/Sbpro Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Hi Mark!
On 08-11-93 Mark Womack wrote to All...
MW> I hooked up my Mitsumi's sound output to my SBPro the other night
MW> and it works great. Instead of messing with the pins, I just
MW> took the sound in through the SBPro's line input and turned the
MW> mixer on with a line in my autoexec file! It works perfectly.
MW> But while I was looking at the SBPro board, I noticed a plug that
MW> was identified as PC SPEAKER. Does anyone know anything about
MW> this? The manual has no explanation of what it's for. It's 2
MW> prongs and my speaker wire won't match it because it's 4 prongs.
MW> I wonder what output goes to the speaker - the sound output? And
MW> would that mean that I would miss the beeps the motherboard sends
MW> the speaker occasionally?
I'd suggest that us a PC Speaker *IN* connection... use a connection from
your m/b spkr connection to the SB Pro and you should then get all your
speaker bbeps and squeeks through the SoundBlaster!
Cheers!
o
/U\
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From: ROWAN EVANS Number: 1034
To: JORMA TOLONEN Date: 08/16/93 12:30p
Subj: WINDOWS NT and Soundblas Refer: NONE
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Hi Jorma!
On 08-12-93 Jorma Tolonen wrote to Alastair Edgington...
JT> AE> I'm in desperate need of a WINDOWS NT compatible SoundBlaster Pro
JT> AE> CD-ROM driver.
JT>
JT> You will have to find a native Windows NT driver. As of beta-release
JT> March 1993 there was no such beast available. Rumour says that
JT> Creative Labs are working on it, but so far no news.
Rumor is true! I d/l'ed the file CDNTINST.* from the local Creative
Pacific (Australian CL distributor) BBS recently and installed it on
a machine running NT.... Worked fine, but only appears to support the
new CR562B/CR563 double speed CD-ROM drives!
JT> I hear the GA version of NT has started
JT> to ship in the US, maybe it is included in that version.
Its not in the gold code that we got in Australia (I work for an MS
Alpha/Beta/Gamma site! <g>)
JT> Greetings from a cold Sweden
Greetings from a slightly warmer Australia!
o
/U\
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From: ROWAN EVANS Number: 1035
To: MARK WOMACK Date: 08/16/93 12:45p
Subj: Cd-rom Help! Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Hi Mark!
On 08-12-93 Mark Womack wrote to Bruce Bowman...
MW> You're exactly right. QEMM "optimize" consistently gave me less
MW> memory when it had to deal with the CD driver. For example, it would
MW> get finished and display a message saying, "you have 98K less now than
MW> when you started." I thought my eyes were playing tricks on me!
MW> I can't really do it on my own because it would be purely taking stabs
MW> in the dark. I have 4 major drivers I need to have: STACKER 48k,
MW> MTMCDE.SYS, MCDEX.EXE 144K (64 BUFFERS) and PC-CACHE 1M. It can't
MW> load all four of these high no matter what order they're in.
MW> I just can't understand that because I have 4 Megs of ram.
MW> I guess there's a few things I don't know about memory.
MW> I always thought that you could load stuff high
MW> until you ran out of extended or expanded memory but I guess that's
MW> not true.
You've hit the nail on the head! QEMM uses the "Upper Memory Blocks"
between 640Kb & 1024Kb to "Loadhigh" device drivers, etc....
As a couple of suggestions : -
Stacker can use EMS and co-reside with QEMM if you include the
correct switch on the QEMM command line (DBF=2 from memory).
MSCDEX shouldn't need 64 buffers - I'm only running 20 here...
PC-Cache should allow you to have the necessary device type code
in UMBs and put the 1Mb cache into etended or expanded memory.
Check you doco...
BTW, I have QEMM 7.01 here and am running SBCD.SYS, MSCDEX.EXE, Norton's
SpeedCache (2Mb cache) and all the Windows for Workgroups LAN drivers
(not Stacker yet, but soon!) and still have 625Kb or so for DOS!
Cheers!
o
/U\
Hope this helps.....
MW> ... "To Serve Man" - 101 Recipes for Soylent Green.
MW> --- RAv2.00 Intermail Fastecho
MW> * Origin: The Software Cache (919)-736-0513 Goldsboro, NC
MW> (1:3660/811.0)
MW>
MW>
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From: GIL GOLDFINCH Number: 1036
To: ALL Date: 08/14/93 11:14a
Subj: CDROM DRIVER Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Does any body have the drivers for scsi interface for the PAS16. My NEC CDROM
didn't come with them. And I need them to play audio CDs on it. Thanks in
advance
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From: DARON HARVEY Number: 1037
To: CHRIS JOHNSON Date: 08/15/93 2:19p
Subj: C.D.Rom Purchase Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Thanks for the info when setting up the unit is their any precautions to watch
out for.I was expecting to pay around $1200.00 inclusive of
C.D. titles so that does not sound to bad
thanks......
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From: DARON HARVEY Number: 1038
To: ROWAN EVANS Date: 08/15/93 2:23p
Subj: C.D.Rom Purchase Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Thanks for the info appreciated
...............................
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From: PAM TEMPLE Number: 1039
To: VINCE SORENSEN Date: 08/15/93 1:13p
Subj: CANADIAN SOURCE Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Vince Sorensen wrote in a message to All:
VS> Get the latest Shareware on Night Owl 9 for only $35
VS> Canadian including all taxes... plus receive Shareware
VS> Studio I at
VS> no extra charge when you buy Night Owl and *ANY* other of
VS> our many in-stock titles.
Do you have a catalogue including prices that you could mail or post here? I am
interested because it is a Canadian Source. If you want to mail it I'll post
my address, but let me know here so I'll know you got the message, as this is a
new point address that I haven't actually received or successfully sent
anything on yet.
Cheers,
Pam
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From: TONY DAVIS Number: 1040
To: ROBERT MOORE Date: 08/14/93 5:16p
Subj: SHAREWARE CD ROM Refer: NONE
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TD> On July 20th, I was arrested and booked on charges of sale &
TD> possession of obscene material. My BBS & all related
TD> hardware was
TD> seized. If found guilty, I am facing up to 15 years in jail
TD> and/or up
TD> to $25,000 in fines.
>
>OK, is that because you violated some local law? Did they give you any
>warning?
No Warning.
>We are in the process of setting up an adult section on our BBS
>and I came here looking for CD ROM ads. I would like to talk to you
>further about your legal problems (hopefully in order to avoid any in my
>state!). Were you charged by Federal, State or local authorities?
Local authorities, on State charges.
Tony
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From: GREG ISOKRARI Number: 1041
To: TRAVIS CAMPBELL Date: 08/14/93 7:25p
Subj: Re: Magnavox cdd 461 cd-r Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
The newest mscdex.exe is 2.21....
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From: TONY DAVIS Number: 1042
To: ALL Date: 08/16/93 7:10p
Subj: OIE Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Update on The Oklahoma Information Exchange BBS:
As most are aware, the OIE BBS was seized in a raid by Oklahoma City
Police Department on July 20th. Until formal charges were filed, all
decisions on the future of the BBS were delayed.
On Aug 13th, the Oklahoma County District Attorney's office finally filed
felony charges. They were:
2 felony counts of selling obscene CD-Roms
1 felony count of possessing obscene CD-Roms
1 felony count of trafficking obscene material by electronic means.
Of the 16 CD that were on the BBS, the 4 that were actually listed as
obscene in the felony filing were:
Busty Babes Vol 1
Storm 2
For Adults Only (FAO) 2
For Adults Only (FAO) 3
That last count is the kicker. Since the DA has decided that the BBS
itself was in violation of laws, there seems little doubt that the OIE BBS
equipment will not be returned prior to a long drawn out legal fight.
Although I have every intention of filing whatever civil suites are
necessary to get the equipment returned, I truly believe there will not be
a quick return of OIE.
Tony
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From: BOB HALL Number: 1043
To: ARNIE GROSS Date: 08/17/93 10:35a
Subj: RE: CD-ROMS (1 EACH) FOR SALE Refer: NONE
Read: NO Private: No
In my mind, an ad is an ad. The best way to keep everyone happy, is to limit
any ad, commercial, individual, or whatever to 10 lines. It works so well, or
has for so long anyway.
No big deal, just wanted to point it out to you.
Again, thanks.
BOB
:-)
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From: BOB HALL Number: 1044
To: ROEL SARCENO Date: 08/17/93 10:48a
Subj: A NEW IDEA ! Refer: NONE
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Your new idea has been tried before. It was a total nightmare. The market is
narrow enough right now, and getting tighter percentage of profitwise anyway.
It might work, but it would create a pricing war, cause dealers to fade away,
hurt sales in the long run, and most likely create tons of enemy's.
We are already seeing debates over $.95 in the echo's, and this was not the
original intent of the echo in the first place.
I think that Mr. Tim Helton in the CDROM SALE Echo might be willing to offer
that service, or possibly assist you in getting the concept set up. I for one,
just don't think we need the concept. However, I have been wrong before.
If it is done, I do not wish pricing information and the price wars to go on in
this echo. There are enough problems and debates going on as it is.
Anyway, that is just my opinion. As an example, I am in the business of
selling CD-ROM's, and most of the people in the echo really don't know I sell
CD-ROM's. As the moderator, I don't feel like it would be fair for me to post
some of my prices, as our company buys in large quantities, and the pricing is
very good. In the past, I have kept the mail order side of the business to
itself, and the echo to itself, both totally seperate. As an example, if we
purchase 2,000 discs for $3.00 each and sell them to dealers end users,
whatever for 10.00, then it simply creates bad business.
I am trying to explain this as easy as possible, without causing problems.
Anyway, if you get your idea working, please let me know. It might work this
time.
Bob Hall
Moderator
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From: BOB HALL Number: 1045
To: BORIS OSADCIW Date: 08/17/93 10:53a
Subj: CDROM SYSTEMS Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Boris, you are surely aware that the topic of adult discs is banned from this
echo. I will appreciate your refraining from openly violating the guidelines
in this echo. I highly suggest you read messages in this echo from Mr. Tony
Davis.
In the future, your compliance witht the guidelines will be greatly
appreciated.
Bob Hall
Moderator.
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From: ERIC ENGELMANN Number: 1046
To: ALL Date: 08/16/93 9:09p
Subj: Netware Shareware CD-ROM Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
EMS Professional Shareware is now shipping the fifth edition of
its Netware CD-ROM for PC professionals. This is NOT just a dump
of BBS listings and files onto a disk for "hours of fun
searching for things", EMS's products since 1984 have been
designed for the professional who knows time is money, and wants
extensive databases and search programs to help them find
exactly the products they need FAST. The July 1993 CD-ROM has
801 products and the best directory database and search program
in the business. The $59.50 list price includes a free copy of
the 120,000 record PC products database. Voice:301-924-3594,
Fax:301-963-2708, EMail:eengelmann@worldbank.org
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From: TERRY BLOUNT Number: 1047
To: EDWARD FOSTER Date: 08/16/93 11:35p
Subj: $99 cd rom drives Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
EF> Hello Terry...I've been absent of this echo most of the summer, hows
EF> things been for you? These are certainly some good
EF> prices...I'm interested in purchacing 4 more drives
Sorry, they are all gone. I had to raise some quick cash for school
registration for my kids so I let the last 20 go at cost.
I'll put you on my list to call if I get more. Thanks.
EF> be looking to purchase from you? Also, the original 4
EF> that I purchaced back in 11-92 are still kickin and
GREAT ! Mine are running great too!
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From: GIULIANO MACIOCCI JR. Number: 1048
To: ALAN EDWARDS Date: 08/12/93 2:15p
Subj: Re: Mitsumi Drives?? Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
To: Alan
By: RAVER
On: Thursday August 12 1993 at 14:15
Tuesday August 03 1993, Alan Edwards tells Nicholas Goldwyn:
AE> Does this mean there is something major wrong with the Mitsumi
AE> drives?
AE> Thanks to my mail packets getting screwed, I missed the beginning of
AE> this, but I am interested because I am considering buying a Mitsumi
AE> drive.
AE> Alan.
AE> ... Sorry, the Dog ate my Blue Wave packet.
OK, maybe I can throw a little light on this: A major discussion on the
efficiency of Mitsumi CD-ROMS has been going on for some time, and a conclusion
has by no means been reached. The arguments were basically that the Mitsumis
could not read ALL the software around. Fact is, the reading problems usually
came from a wrong setup or computer/CD-ROM incompatibility. Another fact that
cropped up was that the problem was in the old 8-bit controller, which was
obsolete and could not handle all the disks. A new 16-bit controller is
apparently being sold with the new Mitsumi LU-005S drive, and many people seem
satisfied with this drive. So far this discussion has not managed to change my
mind, and in Sept. I'll buy an LU-005S. Basically, there is no flaw in the
drives, so don't be scared off by mere comments. If you can, try going for the
new, 16-bit LU-005S, instead of the older 8-bit drive of which I am afraid I
forgot the name. Hope this helps, good luck.
■
■■■■RAVER■■■■
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From: ISMAIL ARSLANGIRAY Number: 1049
To: ALL Date: 08/16/93 8:40a
Subj: 7th Guest $40 Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
For a limited time 7th Guest $40 plus shipping. ($3 US, $6 international).
We also have many other specials. If you are interested be in our mailing list,
send your information via fax or e-mail to:
GroupWare
4826 Tacoma Mall Blvd
Tacoma, WA 98409
1-206-472-1400 or 1-800-373-0628 1-206-473-1634 FAX 1-800-277-5179 FAX
Fido: 1:138/116 or 1:138/120
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From: ISMAIL ARSLANGIRAY Number: 1050
To: ALL Date: 08/16/93 8:42a
Subj: CD Winbox $12 Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
We are liquadating the following disks:
CD Powerbox $12
CD Winbox $12
Night Owl's v9 $21
GroupWare
4826 Tacoma Mall Blvd
Tacoma, WA 98409
1-206-472-1400
1-206-473-1634 FAX
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From: ISMAIL ARSLANGIRAY Number: 1051
To: ED YEE Date: 08/16/93 8:44a
Subj: Re: Mitsumi Support Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
> Are there any in Canada ?
No!..TTYL
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From: STEVE THOMAS Number: 1052
To: ANDREW BARFOOT Date: 08/13/93 8:08p
Subj: 7'th Guest Won't Run! ! ! Refer: NONE
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AB> ST> I just bought the 7'th Guest and it lloks pretty good. It would
AB> ST> be better if I could get it to run. I start it up and it goes
AB> ST> through the opening credits, it then goes into the book with the
AB> ST> pictures on each page. It animates the picture and talks and then
AB> ST> turns the page. Well my problem is that it hangs the system at
AB> ST> different places in this opening scene.
AB> I had the same problem and I changed from SVGA to MCGA
AB> graphics and the problem stopped straight away. Never hung
AB> again...
I tried that. I also tried the upgrade, changing the sound card setup,
increasing my CD buffers, changing hardware straps, and much more. I finally
put it on the shelf until October when I plan on replacing my mother board with
a 486-66 and getting the doublespin CD-ROM drive.
Thanks for the help,
Steve....
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From: MICHAEL GEGGUS Number: 1053
To: DEBBIE MARANTZ Date: 08/14/93 10:05a
Subj: Re: BEGINING... Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
-=> Quoting Debbie Marantz to Match Point <=-
DM> Creative Labs will release the Panasonic 56x series CD Rom sometime
DM> in August and the price is supposed to be about $399.xx US. The CD Rom
I just purchased the 562B for $279, it cam with CD-ROM, controller, cables
and drivers. I plugged it straight into the SB Pro card CD ROM I/F and
audio connector. MegaDemo Benched it at 250ms access and 330Kbps. Now my
Mitsumi's sitting in a box along with the extra controller for the 562B.
BTW the driver that came with it was CDMKE41.sys (the driver for the SB
Pro I/F) everyone in the echo say's you need SBPCD.sys or SBCD.sys, but
driver seems to work just fine. I've run 7th Guest (what a difference
from the mitsumi) NightOwl's and others, but still can't get Mother Goose
to run with the SB Pro. Say's can't init audio hardware, then locks on
the opening screen.
If your looking for the 562B look for Wee Yung in this echo........
/|/|ike
... Capt'n we've replaced the Lu005 for the 562B........Warp 9 Mr. Scott
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From: MICHAEL GEGGUS Number: 1054
To: DOUG TAXIS Date: 08/14/93 10:06a
Subj: Re: CD ROM Refer: NONE
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-=> Quoting Doug Taxis to All <=-
DT> I was just wondering I am going to buy a new CD ROM I was going to
DT> get the Toshiba xm-3401b, but they tell it will work with my Sound
DT> Blaster Pro, Other people I talk to that sells the same Toshiba model
DT> says my Sound Blaster Pro will not work with the Toshiba, Was told I
Forget the Toshiba &}.....It is a great drive, but if you want double-speed
and want to plug straight into your SB Pro, then the Matsushita (Panasonic)
562B is the drive for you (no I'm not a dealer). I bought it from Wee Yung
(this echo somewhere) for $279+Shipping. Unfortunately it comes with a
controller card that is now sitting in the box waiting for some practical
use (maybe if the SB Pro smokes or something). I plugged the I/F cable
into the SB Pro and the audio cable into the first three conncetions on
the SB Pro (only uses three, L/R and shares the common ground). The
driver disk that came with the card included drivers for the SBPro
(CDMKE41.SYS) others in the cho say that you need SBCD.SYS or SBPCD.SYS
but the July 93 drivers and hardware worked fine. Mega CD Benches the
drive at 280ms and 330KBps......Motorized tray and no caddies, Very nice
drive for the money. 7th Guest runs great, and is a world of difference
(speed wise) from my mitsumi LU005........Hope this helped
/|/|ike
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From: MICHAEL GEGGUS Number: 1055
To: STEPHEN RETZLAFF Date: 08/14/93 10:05a
Subj: Re: SOUNDBLASTER (PANASONIC) CD-RO Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
-=> Quoting Stephen Retzlaff to Dave Ducharme <=-
-=> Quoting Dave Ducharme to Stephen Hamshaw on 05 Jul 93 11:02:00 <=-
SH> 2nd, I'm using the interface card that came with the CD-ROM and pluging
SH> the auto cord into the SB card because I don't have the right driver
SH> with the SBPro software, ????????.sys dose anyone know what file I
DD> I think the file you're looking for is SBPCD.SYS which is available
DD> from the Creative Labs BBS. I don't have the number for that BBS handy
DD> at the moment, but I'll try to find it.
Stephen I have the 562B that came w/controller. My driver disk included
a SB Pro CD driver called CDMKE41.SYS. The driver worked great with the
CD-ROM I/F and audio cables connected to the SB Pro. Now my controller
sitting in the shipping box...............
/|/|ike
... "I say we nuke the site from Orbit, it's the only way to be sure"
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From: MICHAEL GEGGUS Number: 1056
To: GREG WILLIAMS Date: 08/14/93 10:06a
Subj: Re: MITSUMI DRIVES VS PANASONIC Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
-=> Quoting Greg Williams to All <=-
GW> Can anyone tell me if Mitsumi (sp?) CDR drives are PhotoCD
GW> compatible, and what sort of seek/access time they have? Also, how do
GW> these drives, which are IDE, compare to the SBPro Panasonic CDR drives
Greg I've been using the Mitsumi Lu005 since January and it's a great drive.
But when I upgraded in June to a 486DX2-66 and SB Pro, I was hoping someone
would come out with a drive supported by the SB Pro and double speed. The
Panasonic 562B was the answer. It plugged into the SB Pro no problem, and
the driver (my case CDMKE41.SYS) came with the CD-ROM. Works great and
benches at 250ms @ 330Kbps using MegaDemo CDBench......Although I bought
the SB Pro seperatly from the CD-ROM I paid $129 for the SB Pro w/STW
encyclopedia for Win MPC, indy 500 and Lemmings (plus other goodies) and
$279 for the 562B (it did include a controller that I didn't need). The
MFR date on the drive was July 1993....I would assume Creative Labs is
coming out with a new bundle SB Pro/16/ASP and the 562B/563 really soon
so it might be worth it just to wait for the bundle deal (usually cheaper,
or at least the free goodies offset the price)...Hope that helped
/|/|ike....
... Catch the Blue Wave!
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From: MICHAEL GEGGUS Number: 1057
To: ERIC LOTT Date: 08/14/93 10:06a
Subj: Re: Cd-Rom Help Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
-=> Quoting Eric Lott to All <=-
EL> I really need some advice and help concerning CD-ROM. Right now I
Eric, Look for the new double speed drives mfr'd by matsushita (panasonic)
bundled with the SB Pro/16/ASP. I already had the SB Pro and bought the
Panasonic 562B to pair up with the SB Pro. MegaDemo Benches it a 250ms
at 330Kbps. I've run everything I've got on it (never tried Kodak PCDs
because I don't have any), but 7th Guest (seems to be the show stopper)
works flawlessly, and is a world of difference (speed wise) from my Mitsumi
Lu005 (Benched at 380ms @ 150Kbps).. If you already have the SB Pro, Wee
Yung at TRUC (this echo) has the drive/cables/drivers/controller (although
the controller is useless if you have the SB Pro) for $279US + Shipping.
Or you can wait for the Creative Labs bundles to come out this or next
month.
BTW the best thing to do is shop till you drop &} Dealers prices vary
so much and there is a lot available. Also stay tuned to this echo and
read what's going on, and who's having problems or success' with what.
Hope that helped /|/|ike.....
... Traded my Mitsumi for a Ferrari......okay I threw in a few bucks too!
--- Blue Wave/TG v2.10 [NR]
* Origin: The Texas Lighthouse 81-3117-63-7572 (6:731/18.0)
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From: CORRY MACFARLANE Number: 1058
To: JEFF BRIELMAIER Date: 08/16/93 5:56p
Subj: Re: BBS Door for CD-ROM Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
JB-> CM>It can also be downloaded from this BBS (Space Coast BBS)
JB-> CM>as well as many other BBS's in the Central Florida area.
JB-> CM>You can also download it from America On-Line if you are a
JB-> CM>member of AOL.
JB->
JB-> What the name of the file on AOL (JefferyAB@aol.com)
It's called CDA1_7.ZIP. It's in the BBS Doors area of Communications. Let me
know how you like it.
Corry Macfarlane
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* Origin: SPACE COAST BBS, Titusville, Florida, (407) 269-2169 (1:374/3)
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From: ANDREW BELL Number: 1059
To: ALL Date: 08/13/93 2:37p
Subj: looking.. Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
I'm looking for a CD-Rom.. Must be BBS door compatible
should contain Graphics, Sound, And Grsaphic & sound
utilities,, if you know f any, please contact me here
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From: BOB JACKSON Number: 1060
To: TOM CZACHOR Date: 08/17/93 10:11a
Subj: DMA METHOD Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Thanks, Tom. I've suspected the small buffer for some time holding back
performance. I *did* find the method for switching - jumper blockes on the
interface board. Thanks to your data, I don't think I'll bother with it.
Cheers!
Via SPITFIRE Bulletin Board System - Version 3.2
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From: BOB JACKSON Number: 1061
To: JANUSZ SUROWKA Date: 08/17/93 10:21a
Subj: CD SPEEDWAY Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
JS> isn't it 100ms=1 sec.
JS> ??? correct me if i'm wrong, but the next time you look at a sto
JS> obsereve carefully
No, 100ms = 1/10 sec. "ms" means "millisecond" which is 1/1000 of a
second.
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From: KEN BACHMAN @ 930/1 Number: 1062
To: ASHWIN BIHARI Date: 08/12/93 7:17a
Subj: Re: CD-ROM Games Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Yes, I have the same speed drive and it runs just fine. Only problem
was the driver for my trident video card was old so I had to get the
new version.
A couple of other good games if you have not tried them are LOOM and
The Secret of Monkey Island. Sherlock Holmes is pretty good also.
I just bought Jones In The Fast Lane, was not impressed, more like a
board game than an adventure. I also just purchased The Adventures of
Willy Beamish and it is pretty good also.
--- QM v1.30/b
# Origin: Horizon RBBS 214-881-9346 HST (8:930/1.0)
* Origin: Gateway System to/from RBBS-NET (RBBS-PC 1:10/8)
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From: ROEL SARCENO Number: 1063
To: CHRIS JOHNSON Date: 08/17/93 6:59a
Subj: A new Idea ! Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Chris,
CJ> Give me some more info on node 1:9999/9999
CJ> I may be interestd.
Can I call you voice. Please netmail your phone number to 1:203/1316
Thank's
Roel
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* Origin: Video ViSion * Home of VIEW-cat * 916-682-1655 (1:203/1316.0)
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From: STEVE PROCTOR Number: 1064
To: ALL Date: 08/17/93 3:06p
Subj: OS/2 & Mitsumi Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Does the Mitsumi CDROM drive work with OS/2 2.1? I need a driver for it if
there is one available. Anyone know where I can get it?
Thanks,
Steve Proctor
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* Origin: The Microline OS/2 BBS Sacramento, CA 916-392-7/8123 (1:203/529)
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From: CARLOS BENITZ Number: 1065
To: CHARLES HART Date: 08/17/93 2:57p
Subj: x-rated cd-rom Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
CH>Remember the crack about netmail above? Could it be that the moderator
CH>has been receiving _lots_ of messages asking for this new rule by users
CH>who (glory be) _followed_ _the_ _rules_ and complained by netmail? I
CH>understand international netmail works, too.
Hypocrite.
* SLMR 2.1 * Please smash head through monitor to continue.
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From: DON RIEB Number: 1066
To: STEVE PESANT Date: 08/16/93 5:10a
Subj: Re: CD Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
SP> Just to give you a little help with PC-SIG disks...Yes they are pretty good
SP> Lots of information regarding each file and a pretty good selection of
SP> files...However, do not use it on your BBS...It must be specially licensed
You must have read the message where I was helping somone out with what
CDROM door to get for PC-SIG. I used to have it up on my system with CDCOM
but took it down right away to replace it with a CDROM that I could import
into Renegade my BBS software. I know all about the licensing but thanks
for looking out for me.
** Don **
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From: MIKE AVILA Number: 1067
To: ALAN MCCREADY Date: 08/17/93 4:40p
Subj: PAS16/TEXEL 3024 Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
-> Mike thanks for answering. I downloaded the latest driver from the M
-> BBS I believe it was 3.02 drive still didn't work so I callled Tech h
-> were not very helpful after I waited 20-30 minutes. Only thing they
-> either the drive was bad or the SCSI cable was bad since the SCSI por
-> card was recongized but could not detect CD drive connected to it. I
-> of messing with this and will send it back to Texel to check and repa
-> originally bought the drive as I saw the drive being sold with the PA
-> is a fast drive.
-> ajm
->
-> --- Maximus 2.01wb
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Sorry to hear you are having problems. I have called MediaVision Tech
Support a couple of times and they have always been helpful and solved
my problems. Did you buy the correct cable for the connection? I
bought it all as a kit with the Texel drive. I had it all going in a
1/2 hour and the only reason it took that long was because of my trying
to use the Trantor driver. That is why I remember how to do that so
clearly. I broke down and read the manual (horrors!) and saw the line
to use the kit driver NOT the one that came with the CD-ROM drive
(generic Trantor driver for a SCSI controoler board NOT a sound board).
I hope it all works out. The 3024 is a 265 ms drive making it one of
the fastest. However, Texel is supposed to come out with a new
slightly faster drive any day now. It sure is hard to keep ahead,
especially if one is poor!
Mike
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From: LARRY WOOD Number: 1068
To: BLAINE RICHARD Date: 08/17/93 10:26a
Subj: NEW CD-SOUTHERN BEAUTIES Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
> FEDERAL offense to reproduce, distribute, or exhibate copyrighted
> images. I hope this has answered your question.
Blaine,
It is refreshing and enlightening to see that you really do understand that
it is against the law (Federal, at that) to produce or distribute copyrighted
material. Of course, I must admit, based on our investigator's reports, and
purely in my opinion, that your statements have taken on a tone much akin
to that of a reformed alcoholic or a 'born again' religious fanatic.
We and our attorneys remain keenly interested in discussing your alleged
involvement in producing the "Busty Babes" line of CD-ROMs. Please feel
free to call (407) 658-2687 at your convenience.
Larry W. Wood
'Go Graphics' Group
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From: ERIC HSIAO Number: 1069
To: JANUSZ SUROWKA Date: 08/17/93 9:36p
Subj: Pas16 Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Yup. You get all that and more with the PAS-16XL. It's the greatest soundcard
with the best price/performance. You can spend $450 for the SB 16 ASP + WB, or
you can spend $325 for the PAS-16XL and get great Korg wavetable synthesis with
chorus and reverb, plus you get the added bonus of a standard SCSI port instead
of SB 16 proprietary port. This means you can use the fast Toshiba 3401b with
the PAS-16...you have to use the panasonic with the 350ms access time with the
SB 16.
- Eric
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* Origin: deltaComm Online - The Telix Support BBS! (1:151/107)
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From: MICHAEL LECUYER Number: 1070
To: ALL Date: 08/16/93 9:39a
Subj: Simtel20 CD ROM viruses Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
CDROM: Simtel20, April 1993
The following files failed to pass the Norton AntiVirus tests. This
does not necessarily mean that the files listed below actually have
the viruses and may only indicate FALSE POSITIVES on the part of the
virus hunting software. Anyone with a different scanner might want
to try these out and post their results to refute or substantiate my
tests.
Scanner used:
The Norton AntiVirus, 2.1,
Copyright 1989-1992 by Symantec Corporation
Searching ZIP: S:\MSDOS\BBS\FNNR100.ZIP
FNNR.EXE This file contains a strain of MtE Infected
Searching ZIP: S:\MSDOS\DIRUTL\DCPDIR62.ZIP
SDIRDOC.EXE This file contains a strain of MtE Infected
TDIRDOC.EXE This file contains a strain of MtE Infected
Searching ZIP: S:\MSDOS\CATALOG\DCPCOV41.ZIP
COVDOCS.EXE This file contains a strain of MtE Infected
Searching ZIP: S:\MSDOS\DIRUTL\DCPDIR62.ZIP
SDIRDOC.EXE This file contains a strain of MtE Infected
TDIRDOC.EXE This file contains a strain of MtE Infected
Searching ZIP: S:\MSDOS\EDITOR\CADET30A.ZIP
CADETIN.EXE This file contains a strain of MtE Infected
Searching ZIP: S:\MSDOS\KEYBOARD\KEYS22.ZIP
KEYS.EXE This file contains a strain of MtE Infected
KEYSDOC.EXE This file contains a strain of MtE Infected
Searching ZIP: S:\MSDOS\LAN\USE125.ZIP
USE.EXE This file contains a strain of Warpcom
Searching ZIP: S:\MSDOS\MENU\FSTMNU52.ZIP
FMDOCS.EXE This file contains a strain of MtE Infected
Searching ZIP: S:\MSDOS\MOUSE\K2ROD.ZIP
K2ROD.EXE This file contains a strain of MtE Infected
Searching ZIP: S:\MSDOS\SYSINFO\MEMBLK39.ZIP
MEMDOC.EXE This file contains a strain of MtE Infected
Searching ZIP: S:\MSDOS\SYSUTL\VTYPE.ZIP
VTYPE.EXE This file contains a strain of Murphy (Smack-1841-a)
michael
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From: DAVID BURKE Number: 1071
To: BOB HALL Date: 08/18/93 12:28a
Subj: RE: Thanks Refer: NONE
Read: 10/31/93 7:37p Private: No
People are always giving the moderator a hard time but, I am really glad
to get rid of 100 messages of buy the latest BooBs from Mars CD-ROM or
whatever.
I think there should be a HARDWARE ONLY CDROM echo
SOFTWARE ONLY CDROM echo
Thanks
-=- Dave
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* Origin: CCAT BBS -=- ZyXEL 19,200 & HST,v32b (512)242-2206 (1:160/225.0)
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From: DOUG CARPENTER Number: 1072
To: CLYDE SISLER Date: 08/17/93 10:02p
Subj: 2 things Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
CS> It would be extremely useful if you'd include some sort of 'BBS
CS> ready' indicator on your CD-ROM availability lists.
I carry a BBS ready indicator on my main prices lists, but they are too big to
post at 200 lines total. Our catalog as PCJCDS.ZIP is available by downloading
from 615-479-1047 14400.
s
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From: DOUG CARPENTER Number: 1073
To: DIANE PENCIL Date: 08/17/93 10:08p
Subj: Nightowl 8 Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
DP> software good but they will. Unfortunately I get to
DP> pay an additional 15.00 on a 29.00 disk. Make me
DP> feel warm inside ya know? As a reseller who bought
DP> several hundered dollars worth of CD's from you
DP> folks I would have hoped for a small amount of
DP> cooperation.
We would have replaced it for you if you had bought it from us. I think the
best solution for you at the moment would be to call Nightowl direct or Ray
Herold who is their official support BBS at 703-439-3060. If you buy any other
CDs from us, we always stand behind what we sell and we stock all of the
Nightowl series.
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* Origin: MAXspeed BBS * 486/66 Mhz ain't FAST enough..!! (1:362/119)
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From: DOUG CARPENTER Number: 1074
To: RANDY WHITE Date: 08/17/93 10:13p
Subj: MORE CD'S ON SALE! Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
RW> I'm looking for Willy Bemish and Space Quest IV on
RW> CD, do you have them and can you give me a
RW> Price...Thanks Randy...
We have Willy for $24.95 and Space Quest 4 for $23.95. Call 615-339-0235 24
hours to order.
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* Origin: MAXspeed BBS * 486/66 Mhz ain't FAST enough..!! (1:362/119)
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From: DOUG CARPENTER Number: 1075
To: DAN POLIVY Date: 08/17/93 10:16p
Subj: Shareware cdrom Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
DP> I was looking for a Shareware CD for my BBS. I run
DP> MAXIMUS. I was looking too see if anyone had any
DP> suggestions on what to gey, what to stay away from,
DP> etc. Any help would be appreciated.
We have several good choices such as Nightowl 9, Software Vault 2, So Much
Shareware #3, Shareware Studio #2, etc. Give me a call voice at 615-476-4026
after 5 eastern to discuss. Our prices on them are excellent.
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* Origin: MAXspeed BBS * 486/66 Mhz ain't FAST enough..!! (1:362/119)
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From: DOUG CARPENTER Number: 1076
To: SAM VANDYKE Date: 08/17/93 10:24p
Subj: fdae Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
SV> gsfgfg
htghgh :-)
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From: DOUG CARPENTER Number: 1077
To: BILLY BATTON Date: 08/17/93 10:26p
Subj: price Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
BB> Does any one Have prices on Adult Cd-rom Disk?
Call our BBS at 615-478-2890 and dl adult.zip. All conversations or info
regarding adult cds has been banned from this echo by Bob Hall, so you will
need to end this thread.
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From: DOUG CARPENTER Number: 1078
To: ALL Date: 08/17/93 10:31p
Subj: Red Hot CDROM Specials Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
PCJ "Hot" WEEKLY SPECIALS 8/17 - 8/24
BattleChess................$ 22.95 PC Sig 12.................... 19.95
Color Magic/Women of Venus.. 29.95 Prophone '93 Business........ 24.95
History of Jazz............. 25.95 Prophone '92 3 CD Set........ 31.95
MacMillan Dictionary 4 Kids. 26.95 Seventh Guest (No Video)..... 44.95
PC Sig 11................... 18.95 Space + Dinosaur Adventure... 48.95
Monster Media '93........... 26.95 So Much Shareware #3......... 26.95
Orders - 800-547-7817 or 615-339-0235 (24 Hours)
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From: SHAUN RADER Number: 1079
To: KEN POIRIER Date: 08/17/93 11:29a
Subj: 7th guest Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
<<***** KEN POIRIER wrote this on 08-14─93 {May be edited} *****>>
->I was looking at the reviews for the 7th guest and It seem alot like a
->castle of doctor brian type game. It just puzzles or is there any kin
->of object minipulation? and of course, Is it worth the $70?
It's basically just a puzzle game. You can't pick up anything in this
game, but it really is good. I think it's worth it.. you can get it for
less then $50 at Price Club. I got it for $70 when it first came out,
and I don't regret it! The graphics alone are worth it (compared to
other games at least).
It's not the type of game you can play over and over. After you beat it
once, the only reason anyone would play it again is to see all the
animation, not to find something you never found before.
-Shaun Rader-
-Madman@Liberty.Com-
08/17/93 10:50
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From: LOUIS GHINIS Number: 1080
To: LAURENS LINSSEN Date: 08/17/93 9:56a
Subj: Advice Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
-> The shop owner here told me the double speed drive from panasonic
-> will be available in september or october for about $394.
-> So what would you recommend me? The mitsumi, the panasonic, or
Go with the panasonic 562b its double speeding allowing it to do
300kb/sec unlike the mitsumi its single speed and can only do 150kbytes
per second transfer rate. Has 64k cache mitsumi only has 32k, it has a
motirized tray when ejecting mitsumi has a spring, panasonic doesn't
require an interface if you have a sound blaster 16 card the 562/563b
panasonic drive is the only drive that can be plugged onto the sound
blaster 16 card. In the states its $180 U.S. for the mitsumi and $249
U.S. for the panasonic 562b so for an extra $70 its well worth it how
come its so expensive in the netherlands? I was about to purchase the
mitsumi but when I readabout the panasonic 562b I was surprised because
that drive is considered to be very good stands on top of the $500+
drives (toshiba,nec,sony). If you do get a cdrom also get a cache
program norton speed cache+ it will cut your access time even less 50%
average.
Louis
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* Origin: CRS Online, Toronto, Ontario (1:229/15)
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From: CARROLL KONG Number: 1081
To: ALL Date: 08/17/93 6:30p
Subj: Problems with PAS 16 Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Anyone with problems on the PAS 16? I believe the answer lies within a
DMA and IRQ conflict. If you play any song or program with great audio sound
and notice a bleep or a creep or something really messed up, you might have a
DMA and IRQ conflict. There a few ways to solve it. One being that you must
disable your sound blaster emulataion and your m-401 emulation totally. Two,
you can make sure that there are no devices that are using the same IRQ and
DMA. Hope this helps some bewildered people!
--- GEcho 1.00
* Origin: Black Dragon Society BBS 908-821-5705 NJ (1:2605/632)
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From: CARROLL KONG Number: 1082
To: ALL Date: 08/17/93 8:50p
Subj: I found the culprit! Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
I found out that if you have a SCSI card in your computer, it could cause
a problem with the PAS 16! I never realized that! That's probably what
caused my problem, only thing is that I can't remove my SCSI card cause it
needs the cd-rom. I would use the Proaudio's scsi section but my cable is too
small..... I need a converter but the one I saw was a 3 feet long cable
converter! I couldn't fit 3 feet in my computer! Anyway, hope that helps
some guys.
--- GEcho 1.00
* Origin: Black Dragon Society BBS 908-821-5705 NJ (1:2605/632)
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From: RODRIGO SAVASSI Number: 1083
To: CHRIS CONKLIN Date: 08/14/93 4:02p
Subj: Re: Free Catalog Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Hi Chris
About your message, i'm very interested in a list of avaliable
CD's
CC> C-3 Production Systems is now online. If you would like to receive
CC> catalog of CD-ROM disks at discount prices, leave message here, give
CC> me a call or write to the address below.
If you also ship over to Brazil, Could you please send me , i'm
very interested in your discount prices too.Send it to:
Rodrigo Savassi
Rua Bernardo Guimaraes, 2145 apto. 1602 - Lourdes
30140-082 - Belo Horizonte - MG - Brazil
Thank You.
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From: RODRIGO SAVASSI Number: 1084
To: LOUIS CARRESI Date: 08/14/93 4:06p
Subj: Re: * x-rated cd-rom * Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Hi Louis
Reading a message to you, about animals and people going to IT !!!!
, i stay very interested to see it.
I never saw the original message. How can i get that CD ?
Thanks
Rodrigo Savassi
[BH-BRAZIL]
... ... Näo existe mulher feia, nós é que bebemos pouco !!!
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From: RODRIGO SAVASSI Number: 1085
To: DOUG CARPENTER Date: 08/14/93 4:12p
Subj: Re: BEST CDROM PRICES!! Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
-=> Quoting Doug Carpenter to All <=-
Hi Doug
Do you also ship over to Brazil?
If si, i'm very interested in a complet list of Games 1993
avaliable. Send it to:
Rodrigo Savassi
Rua Bernardo Guimaraes 2145, apto. 1602 - Lourdes
30140-082 - Belo Horizonte - MG - Brazil
Thanks
... *** By Clube de Informática da C.P.O.S. ***
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From: TIM KLAN Number: 1086
To: TANYA BROCK Date: 08/13/93 6:43p
Subj: Re: NIGHT OWL 9 Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
TB>Does anyone have a FreQable files list for night owl 9? Would like
>something I could pick up at 14.4 or higher.
Yep! FREQ NIGHT90.ZIP from 1:2601/566.. 16.8UsRobotics Dual Standard
FileSize: 347,620
Also Available to anyone who wants to FREQ them:
Disc Name | File Name | File Size
-----------------------------------------------------
Shareware Avalanche | AVALANCHE.ZIP | 145,219
Night Owl's v6.0 | NIGHT60.ZIP | 418,360
Night Owl's v7.0 | NIGHT70.ZIP | 440,900
Night Owl's v8.0 | NIGHT80.ZIP | 348,269
Pier 1 Shareware | PIER1.ZIP | 393,989
Pier 2 Shareware | PIER2.ZIP | 313,967
So Much Shareware 1 | SMS1.ZIP | 130,867
So Much Shareware 2 | SMS2.ZIP | 134,681
So Much Shareware 3 | SMS3.ZIP | 166,057
World Vision 3-Pack | WORLDVIS.ZIP | 473,316
SwimWear 1993 | SWIM93.ZIP | 36,851
...tim klan
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* Origin: Tim's BBS * Erie, PA * 814-825-1731 * (1:2601/566)
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From: TIM KLAN Number: 1087
To: DAVID SZLUCHA Date: 08/13/93 6:47p
Subj: Shareware version of CD S Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
DS>Is there a shareware CD-ROM cache out there?
Yep, CAV10E.ZIP (cache-all is the name). It's about 228k. On the So
Much Shareware/3 disk, or download from Tim's BBS @ 814-825-1731.
first call d/ls
...tim klan
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From: JOE HAYES Number: 1088
To: DON KULHA Date: 08/16/93 6:25p
Subj: CDROM Slows BBS Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
DK> bought into lantastic in the first place. The other thing I like
DK> about WEB NOS is that it's less finicky about what network cards it
DK> can use andin some instances supports more options on them (ie,
DK> addresses/IRQs). Good stuff...made my life a bit more pleasant. Their
DK> number is1.415.331.1449 in Sausalito, CA.
DK> DCK
Thanks or the info Don, Just wondering, will the WEB NOS work with the lantasti
2mbps cards?
If so how much do they want for there software?
-Joe
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From: CRAIG BAKER Number: 1089
To: DANNY TONG Date: 08/16/93 12:27p
Subj: CD-ROM RENTALS? Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
> A "TRY-BEFORE-YOU-BUY" CD-ROM will be offered by IBM to PC
> manufacturers for bundling with their systems. The CD will include
> dozens of fully functional programs from major software publishers,
> including Microsoft, Micrografx and Symantec. The programs can be
> used up to 3 times before they are rendered inoperative. Users can
> then purchase an electronic key via an 800 number to fully unlock
Interesting. I wonder how they keep track of usage on a read-only media such as
CD-ROM. Even if installed on the hard drive, a re-installation from the CD-ROM
would be "fresh".
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From: STEVE HOYT Number: 1090
To: JERRY WEIMER Date: 08/17/93 11:52p
Subj: Mitsumi Help!!! Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
> I have a Mitsumi CD-ROM that I can't get to work. It
> won't read a disc. When I try at the DOS shell it say
> WARNING! Read Fult and when I try at the command
> line it says CDR101:Not ready reading drive D . Any
> help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
Are you running more than 1 mitsumi drive? I have 2 installed and had a
similar problem. I had to change DMA chanels and IRQ's to get them both to
work.
Steve
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From: NICK VONRUEDEN Number: 1091
To: DIANA KIRKSEY Date: 08/17/93 7:16p
Subj: CD Catalog Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Hi Diana,
I was wondering if you could send me a catalog?
My adress is below.
Nick Vonrueden
W272S3995 Stone Gate Ct.
Waukesha WI,53188
Leave me a message if you are sending me one or not.
Thanx,
Nick
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From: MICHAEL EVANS Number: 1092
To: ALL Date: 08/15/93 9:38a
Subj: Multi CD Rom Drives Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Hello All
Is there a multiple cd rom drive available for a BBS apart from the Pioneer 6
disk unit ?
Thanks
Michael
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From: STEPHEN RANSON Number: 1093
To: ALL - AUSTRALIAN READER Date: 08/17/93 12:30a
Subj: Cd-roms - Exlnt Prices Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
The Australian CD-ROM Club has Night Owl 9 for $69 or $62.10 for members!!
Dinosaur Adventure $59, Groliers Encyc $139, Super Games 4 Windows $20.
Heaps of BBS Ready CD's, Clipart, Programs, Sound, Games etc from $27
Membership entitles you to:
o Regular huge catalogue with descriptions of most titles.
o 10% discount on all software purchases through Club.
o News, Reviews, Tips and Giveaways in our regular newsletter.
o Freecall (008) 811190 mail ordering.
Call today to join! (008) 811190 or FAX (06)2914591, CITACT BBS (06)2928288
---Australian CD-ROM Club - Ph (008)811190 Fax (06)2914591
* UniQWK v2.0 * The Windows Mail Reader
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From: GIL GOLDFINCH Number: 1094
To: ALL Date: 08/17/93 10:21p
Subj: NEC Cd-Rom Support Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
I recently bought an NEC CDR55 CD-ROM but found no device driver or audio
cable was included. I have a PAS16 sound card with SCSI interface built into
the board. NEC support service advise that they cannot supply the audio cable
or driver software unless I purchase their SCSI interface kit for about
A$200.00.
I would be interested if others have similair problems when dealing with NEC.
I would have expected them to be more helpful if they are prepared to sell
their CD readers as individual units.
I have managed to obtain a driver from BBS but still looking for the audio
cable. Apparently NEC use a non standard cable socket on the CD drive.
--- Maximus 2.01wb
* Origin: "Lightning BBS, Perth WA, +61-9-344-7199 (4 lines)" (3:690/602)
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From: MALCOLM YOUNG Number: 1095
To: STEPHEN HARRINGTON Date: 08/15/93 12:51p
Subj: Panasonic CR-562B CD-ROM drive. Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Hi Stephen,
> It's a Panasonic CR-562B
What is the stated capacity of these drives and will they read all of the discs
that are 700+ Meg. The GIGABYTE GOLD disc has 730 Meg on it and the original
SoundBlaster/Panasonic drive can only read the first 680 Meg or so.
Regards, Malcolm.
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From: LOIS FRANKEL Number: 1096
To: ALBERTO ARVANI LACOMBE Date: 08/17/93 9:50p
Subj: Cd's for cd-rom's Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
On 08-05-93 18:45 Alberto Arvani Lacombe said something about Cd's for
cd-rom's, to which I reply:
AAL> I think you can help me ...
I doubt if I can be of much help, but someone else here probably can.
-> What BBS programs does Sysops use ? What version ?
You'll have to ask the sysops; I'm not a sysop. Common BBS programs are
Maximus, Wildcat, PCBoard, TBBS, etc. Each region in the U.S. seems to
favor a particular program.
... I used to be indecisive, now I'm not so sure
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From: LOIS FRANKEL Number: 1097
To: JOHN PEARCE Date: 08/17/93 9:50p
Subj: Re: new adult cd-rom echo Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
JP> ! Origin: John's Point (1:128/13.1)
So you're a point, now. Unfortunately none of the boards around here
support points. They're all PCBoard, despite my attempts to convince
them that Maximus is much better :). At least we *finally* got a local
Fidonet feed! Anyway, nice to hear from you, I'll tell Herb you said hi.
... Press any key to continue or any other key to quit
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From: LOIS FRANKEL Number: 1098
To: TERRY MARRS Date: 08/17/93 9:50p
Subj: Sony cd-rom Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
On 08-10-93 20:17 Terry Marrs said something about Sony cd-rom, to which I
reply:
TM> Hello All!
TM> Picked up a external Sony CD-ROM drive cheap. Does anyone know where I
TM> can obtain drivers for the drive? Does Sony have a BBS? Anyone got a
TM> number for SOny?
I don't see any reference to a BBS in my Sony manual, but they do list
the following phone numbers east coast: (201) 368-3774; west coast:
(714) 826-6410. My manual is dated 1991, and I haven't tested the
numbers. The (201) number is in New Jersey, which has added some new
area codes since '91; so if (201) doesn't work, try (609) or (908).
The (714) area code in California was also subdivided, but I think that
happened before '91. If (714) doesn't work, though, try (619). Good
luck!
... Acid test? You're soaking in it...
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From: THE WIZARD Number: 1099
To: KEVIN MATTESON Date: 08/16/93 10:44a
Subj: Re: CDROM Drives Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Concerning the matter of CDROM Drives:
Thus said Steve Proctor to Kevin Matteson, on 08-12-93 13:49
-=> Quoting Kevin Matteson to Steve Proctor <=-
KM> Steve,
KM> I have a couple of Toshiba XM3201 CD-ROM drives I would like to
KM> sell. These drives are SCSI 350ms access drives. They come with one
How much?
... It *IS* as bad as you think, and they *ARE* out to get you.
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From: BRIAN HIPPS Number: 1100
To: ALL Date: 08/17/93 4:45p
Subj: Ic-replacement disc Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Does anyone know if there is a cd-rom disc that contains semiconductor
replacements guides from all manufacturers(sylvania,motorola,nec etc.). With a
search engine that would cross reference an ic number with other companies,
giving you ther replacement numbers the same part. Does anything like this
exist? If so, I want one.
===
* CmpQwk #UNREG * UNREGISTERED EVALUATION COPY
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From: MICHAEL MULCAHY Number: 1101
To: BOB HALL Date: 08/17/93 8:20p
Subj: MAC CD'S Refer: NONE
Read: 10/31/93 7:37p Private: No
BH> Please call the person, and do not post such lenghty messages in the
BH> echo, please.... it will be appreciated..
BH>
BH> Bob Hall Moderator.
Roger that!..m2
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From: ISMAIL ARSLANGIRAY Number: 1102
To: STEVE PESANT Date: 08/17/93 7:37a
Subj: Re: So Much Shareware III Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
> So I was just wondering.. How large is the disk? What types of files are
> on it? and is it BBS Ready? Like I said before I'm always looking for
> something new and well...I DO Believe this fits that description <grin>
Hi Steve, I have not checked the exact numbers of the files yet, but it came
out two weeks ago. It is BBS ready. TTYL
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From: ISMAIL ARSLANGIRAY Number: 1103
To: ALL Date: 08/17/93 7:44a
Subj: New Echo - Multimedia Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
I have started a new echo area called MULTIMEDIA
I will do the initial feeding, if you like to get linked, please send a net
mail and I will start feeding your node.
MULTIMEDIA Echo Coverage
------------------------
CD-ROM Players
CD-ROM Titles (Including adult)
Sound Cards
Multimedia Authoring Systems
Replication
Industry News Press Releases
and any other MultiMedia related topics
This echo also can be ported to any other sister nets and RIME.
Ismail Arslangiray
1:138/116 or 1:138/120
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From: GAVIN MCCONNON Number: 1104
To: ALL Date: 08/10/93 8:55p
Subj: FredFish (Amiga) Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Does anyone have/know of a fred fish amiga disk with all the files arcived so
you can use it on a BBS without writing doors to arcive the programs?. Also is
there anywhere in the UK that has the Ami-Net CDRom from Walnut creak?, or any
other interesting Amiga titles (Sharewere/PD).
/_
\/av...
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From: SEAN DWYER Number: 1105
To: ALL Date: 08/11/93 1:12p
Subj: SBPro Deluxe Help Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Someone please help me!!!
I've purchased a SBPro Deluxe Card Last week but each time i try to
boot up my PC(Which is a PS/1 386/20) It keeps resetting i.e. cold boot.
I've tried changing interrupt settings etc but to no avail.
Has anyone had this problem?If so I'm in dire need of your help.
Thank you!!!
P.S. I know I should never have bought an IBM PS/1 but I was a student
desperate for hardware at the time.
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From: CHRIS FLYNN Number: 1106
To: JONATHAN WARNER Date: 08/09/93 5:58p
Subj: Night Owl 9 Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
JW> I am having problems with Night Owl 9. The whole CD does not seem to
JW> read correctly on my drive, yet every other CD reads correctly. About
What drive do you have? Some drives (Creative Labs, Sony CDU31)
occasionally have problems reading discs with as much data as NOPV9.
Another possibility is a dirty lens. I tried cleaning mine with a disc
from Tandy and the drive read troublesome discs a lot more frequently,
although still with the occasional glitch.
... Don't judge a book by its movie
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From: MILES HARTIGAN Number: 1107
To: NICK PETKOVICH Date: 08/11/93 4:21p
Subj: CDs Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Earlier, Nick Petkovich had mailed All the following:
Hello Nick,
NP> Can anybody ship CDs to the UK?
NP> I am after Peir Shareware #2 and any good Pascal CDs.
NP> I will be paying by VISA.
Why bother as the prices are not that different from local UK prices after
including the delivery and charges? Also, you are not going to have any easy
form of redress if you encounter problems.
I can recommend an outfit called the CD-ROM Exchange, which is run as a club.
The prices are quite good and they are very friendly as well. They also operate
a pretty neat buyback guarantee though I've never used it myself.
Watch out for their advert in the Commercial echo.
Miles
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* Origin: StateSide - The only BBS you need call!! 081-984 1522 (2:254/8.0)
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From: CHRIS BALMER Number: 1108
To: EVERYONE Date: 08/11/93 8:28a
Subj: Mitsumi CD-Rom drives Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
11/8/93
Help !
I am about to order a Mitsumi drive but am unsure about connecting it directly
to a sound card . .
I have a Soundblaster 2 card and want to know if I can connect it directly to
the Mitsumi - I gather that the Mitsumi has ports that can be connected to a
set of amplified speakers, but if I connect the drive this way, will it make
the connection from the Sblaster to the speakers redundant ?
So, can the Sblaster & Mitsumi be connected so that the speakers are only
connected to one of the devices ?
If anyone can help, please leave me a message today as I am ordering the drive
very soon.
--- Maximus/2 2.01wb
* Origin: The Abbey (2:255/42)
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From: NICHOLAS GOLDWYN Number: 1109
To: ALAN EDWARDS Date: 08/10/93 1:07p
Subj: Re: Mitsumi Drives?? Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
-=> Quoting Alan Edwards to Nicholas Goldwyn <=-
MS> It makes me continually wonder why so many of these drives are being
MS> sold, when they have this apparent design flaw??? I mean, when the
AE> Does this mean there is something major wrong with the Mitsumi
AE> drives?
AE> Thanks to my mail packets getting screwed, I missed the beginning of
AE> this, but I am interested because I am considering buying a Mitsumi
AE> drive.
AE> Alan.
Sorry Alan
You addressed this to me and not the MS (whoever that was)
who posted the original message.
There is nothing intrinsically wrong with the Mitsumi drives themselves.
It's just that they do not come with drivers to run under OS/2. There are
at least two third-party drivers available but neither support multi-media
or multi-session Photo-CD. They also cost between $20-40 (which
adds significantly to the cost of these budget CD drives).
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From: NICHOLAS GOLDWYN Number: 1110
To: NICK PETKOVICH Date: 08/10/93 1:20p
Subj: Re: Mitsumi Drives?? Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
-=> Quoting Nick Petkovich to Nicholas Goldwyn <=-
-=> Quoting Nicholas Goldwyn to Mike Shannon <=-
NG> The Mitsumi drives are much cheaper than any others - Pds 139 in the
NG> UK that's at least Pds 100 less than the next best priced. They are
NG> also Multi-Session Photo CD compatible, unlike many other budget
NG> drives.
NP> 100 Pounds!! Who are you trying to kid, I can get SCSI CD-ROM drives
NP> for 175+vat. (Or maybe even less)
I'm not trying to kid anyone! I paid Pds 149 + VAT for my Mitsumi which
included Photo Access software. This was the cheapest available, in-stock,
next-day delivered price I could find at the time. Most PC-Direct
advertisements were higher than that.
I didn't see any SCSI drives advertised at Pds 175 to which, of course,
most of us would have to add Pds 100 for the SCSI adaptor bringing
the total figure above what I originally suggested.
FYI, the next-cheapest drives I referred to were a Philips and a Sony -
both available at around Pds 239 - neither are SCSI drives.
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From: PADDY DRURY Number: 1111
To: ALL Date: 08/11/93 3:53a
Subj: playing audio cd 'help' Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
PLEASE some soul out there help me
I have a panasonic 562 drive gravis ultrasound card combo.
It will load cd files
play *.wav and *.midi files from hard and cd drive (dos & win)
Using a shareware utility it play tracks off audio cd's in dos
so far so good
I also have Animation Works Interactive ( brill ) running in windows,
this will not play / access audio cd tracks
it says it is having trouble with device driver.
no driver with Windows, drive, sound card or application
at least that I can find.
so in a word HHH..EEE..LLL..PPP
( I know its easy for you, dont just laugh, tell us mate [please] )
... wat the hex a decimal anyway
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From: PADDY DRURY Number: 1112
To: ALL Date: 08/12/93 1:12a
Subj: sell / swop lotus 123 on cd Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
I have a copy of lotus 123 cdrom still wrapped in plastic
( no jokes thanks it just costs to pass around the world )
I would like to sell or swop this
As I am in KENT U. K. this may only be of interest to Brits
Offers ??
regards paddy
... Comms modes = Telephone, Telegraph, Tell a woman
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From: PADDY DRURY Number: 1113
To: ALL Date: 08/12/93 1:15a
Subj: dinosaurs ? which one ?? Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Me got new cd player
Me got son
Me HAVE to have dinosaur cd
Me ask help in which is best
You tell me
Me say thanks
... wat the hex a decimal anyway
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From: DAVIDE THOMAS Number: 1114
To: CHRIS CONKLIN Date: 08/12/93 4:12p
Subj: Catalog Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Could you please send me your catalog!
David E. Thomas
81 Station Road
Penketh
Warrington
Cheshire
WA5 2PQ
ENGLAND
UK
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From: CHRIS FLYNN Number: 1115
To: LOUIS CARRESI Date: 08/11/93 7:41p
Subj: Mitsumi Lu005 Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
CB> Is that just my volume control (how far does yours turn) or what might
CB> be the prob ?
LC>
LC> Mine goes up to 11 !
CF> ROTFL!
LC> ^^^^^ Feeling dim today, can't think what this stands for.
Rolling on the floor laughing.
CF> (My all-time 3rd favourite movie)
LC> I was thinking of Spinal Tap and the amp that had volume controls
So was I!
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From: GIULIANO MACIOCCI JR. Number: 1116
To: LAWRENCE MINTZ Date: 08/15/93 9:52a
Subj: Re: DOS 6.0 Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
To: Lawrence
By: Giuliano Maciocci Jr.
On: Sunday August 15 1993 at 09:52
Sunday August 08 1993, Lawrence Mintz tells Greg Haskins:
LM> Ok, then try adding DBLSPACE to your DOS 5. Secondly, after DOS
Fine, the problem here is that DoubleSpace is buggy, and therefore dangerous
(It screwed up my HD).
LM> boots, hit the F5 key and see if DOS 5 will cancel the CONFIG.SYS and
LM> AUTOEXEC.BAT. Finally, reboot and try hitting F8 to single step
LM> through the CONFIG.SYS file with DOS 5. For those of us with complex
Very cute. There is a PD program called "Choice" which does exactly the same
thing.
LM> configurations and constant tweaking of those configurations, the new
LM> features in DOS 6 are a god-send. However, I will admit that I
Oh yeah? Try running MemMaker when you have multiple configs, it'll optimize
scratch!
LM> personally do not use DBLSPACE on my system, simply because I find
LM> compression to be a problem on directories filled with .ZIP, .LZH, and
LM> .ARJ files.
Yeah, and you would find many other problems much worse when USING DoubleSpace.
LM> Larry
Bye!
■
■■■■RAVER■■■■
■
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From: RODNEY RUDD Number: 1117
To: JOHN LAWRENCE Date: 08/17/93 2:24p
Subj: CDROM Disks Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
I'll let you know if I hear anything about the availability of Atari CD-ROMs.
Which CD-ROM drive do you have, and which Atari?
--- SuperBBS 1.17 (reg)
* Origin: Black 424, Tacoma, Washington, USA +1 206 589 0997 (1:138/174)
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From: BILL ENGLISH Number: 1118
To: MICHAEL GEGGUS Date: 08/15/93 8:11a
Subj: BEGINING... Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Hello Michael!
Saturday August 14 1993 10:05, Michael Geggus wrote to Debbie Marantz:
MG> driver seems to work just fine. I've run 7th Guest (what a difference
MG> from the mitsumi) NightOwl's and others, but still can't get Mother Goose
MG> to run with the SB Pro. Say's can't init audio hardware, then locks on
MG> the opening screen.
I had the same problem. I think you are trying to run from DOS. I had to run
mine thru windows and it worked fine. But from DOS it gave me the same
statement that you got there.
Bill
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* Origin: BillBoard Sagamihara JA, 81-427-77-0847 V32b (FidoNet 6:731/16)
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From: JAMES BROOKS Number: 1119
To: CHUCK OWENS Date: 08/15/93 2:55p
Subj: Re: JANE'S ON CDROM Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Hi Chuck !
CO> A whle back someone was looking for info on the Jane's books on
CO> CDRom, Here is what I have...
CO> Titles
CO> Air-Launched Weapons
{....}
CO> The Phones are inside the USA: Voice: 800-241-7824
CO> Fax: 303-397-2747
CO> Oustide the USA: Voice: 303-790-0600 Ext. 59
CO> Fax: 303-397-2410
That was me. I did not want to make a LD phone call so I wrote them a letter
requesting their price list. I sent out the letter July 19 and I still have
not heard anything from them! By the end of this month I might just give them
a call.
CO> Hope this helps. If you get pricing info, please post it.
It does help, and I will let you all know if I find out anything.
James "Alex" Brooks
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From: KEVIN SULLIVAN Number: 1120
To: BOB HALL Date: 08/17/93 3:49p
Subj: Rules Refer: NONE
Read: 10/31/93 7:37p Private: No
BH>4. Do not be excessively annonying.
Like picking on spelling errors? <g>
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From: KEVIN SULLIVAN Number: 1121
To: BOB HALL Date: 08/17/93 9:22p
Subj: RULES Refer: NONE
Read: 10/31/93 7:37p Private: No
BH>CDROM Echo Rules.
BH>4. Do not be excessively annonying.
Like yipping about spelling errors? <g>
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From: ROY COCHRUN Number: 1122
To: CARLOS BENITZ Date: 08/18/93 6:19a
Subj: Re: Best cdrom list Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
You> If you post reviews here I'll read them.
...
I'm glad someone will. I've reported my views on one or two discs and
never had a murmur (well, perhaps one). Like yourself, I'd like to see
honest reviews and less wrangling over whether or not Mitsumi drives
are good drives (we've beat that to death and those with the bucks may
buy the more expensive brands if they wish). Also we could do with
less discussion on whether we should be allowed to discuss or advertise
adult discs.
...
Seems the only reviews I see, however, are those about game discs. I
don't play games, so care less. I'm more interested in knowing
beforehand if discs like Mayo Clinic Family Health Book are worth
investing in, or the old Magazine Rack (which I really like and wish
there were more like it). If someone had told me that Dick's Some of
the World's Aircraft really was bad, I would never have wasted my money
on it. (It really is bad!) -- regards, Roy Cochrun
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From: DENNIS STERNER Number: 1123
To: ALL Date: 08/18/93 1:00p
Subj: SONY PLAYER FOR SALE Refer: NONE
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SONY CD-ROM External Player Model 7205 - complete with player, cables,
interface card, setup software, manual, 1 caddy, and SOFTWARE TOOLWORKS
WORLD ATLAS CD-ROM Disc.
Access time for this model is 350 ms.
This model received an Editor's Choice rating from
PC Magazine in 10/29/91 issue.
For sale for $235 delievered.
Call 717-637-2972 if interested.
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From: BETH CORRIGAN Number: 1124
To: CHRIS HARRIS Date: 08/17/93 1:27p
Subj: kodak photo CD Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Thanxs for replying can you use negatives on those or do you have to have a
roll of film?
Beth
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From: BETH CORRIGAN Number: 1125
To: DIANE PENCIL Date: 08/17/93 2:51p
Subj: kodak photo CD Refer: NONE
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Thanxs for the suggestion dianne hmm im wanna get one made before christmas
for my mom do you know if they can do it with the negatives?
Beth
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From: ASHWIN BIHARI Number: 1126
To: GARY JOHNSON Date: 08/18/93 12:08a
Subj: CD-ROM GAMES Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Sorry Gary, I am sorry I can't buy the game from you since I just went and
bought 7th guest and that was my CD-ROM game for a while and my dad will not
buy me another CD-ROM game for a while, so I am really sorry. thanx for
answering and C-ya
Ashwin
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From: ASHWIN BIHARI Number: 1127
To: KEN POIRIER Date: 08/18/93 12:16a
Subj: 7th guest Refer: NONE
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Hey Ken, I just got that game for 59 bucks and so far it has been only puzzles
but I just started playing the game 2 days ago and I have only solved the
first 3 puzzles(hard), I think Virgin designed this game for people to get the
game and go insane trying to solve some of the puzzles, anyway I am really
amazed by it and the SVGA graphics are really great. well if you decide to
buy, I think its a great game. C-ya
Ashwin
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From: JANUSZ SUROWKA Number: 1128
To: JOE HAYES Date: 08/16/93 11:49a
Subj: CD-Speedway Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
no, CD-ROM
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From: EDWARD FOSTER Number: 1129
To: GENE EHRICH Date: 08/17/93 5:57a
Subj: Wanted cable texel - pas- Refer: NONE
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Hello Gene,
Saturday August 14 1993 07:51, Gene Ehrich wrote to All:
GE> I need a cable to go between mr Texel CD-ROM and my PAS-16?
No, but if ya call MediaVision, they'll get one out to you second day for a
mire $23.00 for the cable/driver kit...I bought one a year ago and that was the
price then...I think this has become a popular setup and the price may have
fallen by now...Best bet is to give them a call so you end up with the designed
cables...You'll recieve both the audio & SCSI cable plus drivers.
Edward Foster, " The Oasis BBs "
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From: STEVE PESANT Number: 1130
To: DON RIEB Date: 08/18/93 9:17a
Subj: Re: CD Refer: NONE
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Howdy Don:
DR> You must have read the message where I was helping somone out with what
DR> CDROM door to get for PC-SIG. I used to have it up on
DR> my system with CDCOM
DR> but took it down right away to replace it with a CDROM that I could import
DR> into Renegade my BBS software. I know all about the licensing but thanks
DR> for looking out for me.
You are welcome...Sorry about the mix-up though <grin>
-=Cheers=-
Steve.
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From: STEVE PESANT Number: 1131
To: ALL Date: 08/18/93 9:19a
Subj: COMMERCIAL SOFTWARE ON SHAREWARE DISKS? Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Hello there:
I just about finished setting up my own BBS. However, I want to be sure
about a couple of things>
I currently have Night Owls 8.0 and Night Owls 9.0 on my BBS and I've
heard of many commercial games on the disk...So what I would like to know is
DOES ANYONE KNOW OF ALL OF THE COMMERCIAL GAMES ON THESE DISKS?
I prefer to be safe than sorry...Wouldn't want to be distributing
Commercial games on the BBS..
Thanks ahead of time.
-=Cheers=-
Steve.
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From: BEN BARTON Number: 1132
To: LUCIANO MUNHOZ Date: 08/18/93 12:43p
Subj: Mitsumi Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
LM>
LM>Could anybody, please, give me some techinical specifications about
LM>CD-ROM drives?
LM>
LM>Regards,
LM>Luciano Munhoz
LM>
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LM>
What kind of infor do you need?
Ben
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From: MARK WOMACK Number: 1133
To: TOM GUELKER Date: 08/19/93 1:37a
Subj: Cd-rom Help! Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Hi TOM,
DC> Why not take a listen to your audio CD's on your computer? Hook it up
DC> to a decent sound card, and use MCS Stereo as the software interface,
DC> and you'll be throwing your audio CD player out the window fast! I'm
TG> MCS Stereo is a commercial program, and is well worth the cost. You
TG> might be able to find it locally. I recommend it over anything I've
TG> seen. It needs Windows, so hopefully you have that. It beats anything
TG> I've seen hands down!
Since the audio portion of the CD ROM drive is handled entirely by
the drive itself, how can a piece of software make it sound better?
This puzzles me.
... Computers make very fast, very accurate mistakes.
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From: JOSEPH GAWLIKOWSKI Number: 1134
To: ALL Date: 08/18/93 12:06a
Subj: CDROMS Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Does anybody know approximately what read-write cdroms cost? And exactly
what are the advantages of a Scuzzy type CDrom? Any info would be
appreciated...Thanks....Joe.
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From: MIKE SHANNON Number: 1135
To: DOUG BARTHOLOMEW Date: 08/17/93 1:17a
Subj: DOWNLOAD OUR CATALOG!! Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
DB> I called your BBS on 8-10-93 and made a connection at 14.400. I was in
DB> the middle of downloading your catalog, when something happened to drop
DB> the carrier. I have made several attempts to call back and cannot get a
Not sure, but it's probably line noise. Haven't had any unusual connect
problems, but the high-speed connections are very sensitive to line
noise, so that might be it.
Later,
.\\ike
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From: MIKE SHANNON Number: 1136
To: GUILHERME MOURA Date: 08/17/93 1:18a
Subj: CD PACKAGE DEALS Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
GM>MS> House of Games
GM>MS> Game Arena
GM>MS> ----------
GM>MS> $35
GM>MS> SPECIAL BONUS: Powerpak Gold 3.0 Revised Edition only $4 w/ purchase!
GM>Do you send it for Brazil ? How much with the Mail Tax ?
Airmail insured to Brazil would be $14.00. Air mail / non-insured
would be $6.00.
Hope that answers your questions! 8)
Later,
.\\ike
STARVECTOR SOFTWARE * PO BOX 8160 * YAKIMA WA 98908 * 509-457-2892 (VOICE)
VISA * MC * AMEX * DISCOVER * SHIPPING: $4 up to 5 pcs / $.50 ea pc over 5
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From: MIKE SHANNON Number: 1137
To: STEVE PESANT Date: 08/17/93 1:18a
Subj: CD's Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
SP>It may have been something do do with the Pier Versions 1.0 and 2.0 and
SP>something else..(I'm sorry to be such a nuisance but my mind is going <grin>
Haven't advertised any Pier1/2 packs + another disc, but Pier 1 and 2
together would run you $55.00.
SP>are not much use <grin>.. I hear the Monster Disk 1993 isn't too bad...Any
SP>thoughts on that disk?
Excellent CD, but not full. Around 450 megs. We have those at $33.
SP>How much are the disks right now for Night Owls 5.1 and 6.0....It probably
SP>odesn't hurt to have the whole series...They are pretty decent...
Night 5 is $21, and 6 is $22.
SP>Thanks alot for your help .\\ ...Oh before I go...What are COD Terms like
t
SP>be shipped to Vancouver Area... And have you released a new product catalog
SP>since the last update 6/1/93?
Sorry, but we can't ship COD to Canada. We can take VISA/MC/AMEX/DISCOVER
or prepayment by money order or bank check in U.S. funds. You can download
our current catalog from the BBS at 509-457-0206.
Later,
.\\ike
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From: MIKE SHANNON Number: 1138
To: STEVE PESANT Date: 08/17/93 1:18a
Subj: MORE CD'S ON SALE! Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
SP> MS> STARVECTOR CD-ROM BLOWOUT SPECIALS!
SP> MS> Shareware Overload..$10 Windows 93..........$21
SP> MS> SoundWAV............$24
SP> MS> Deathstar Arcade....$10 Shareware 93........$18
SP> MS> House of Games......$20
SP> MS> Ham Radio 3.0.......$10 Sound Sensations....$10
SP>Anyways. Windows 93 ---Is that pretty much like the CD-WINBOX ROM or not?
A fair amount of duplication, but much more attention to detail on Winbox,
with better and more accurate file listings and file selection.
SP>Umm Shareware 93 - What disk is this like...Is it a heavily DUPED Disk? How
SP>large? BBS READY? I'm looking for MULTIMEDIA DEmos, Music and DEmos and
SP>Games...Always looking for NEW Stuff ChEaP $$$ <grin>
All gone with no more coming.
Later,
.\\ike
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From: MIKE SHANNON Number: 1139
To: ALL Date: 08/17/93 1:19a
Subj: PRECISION MAPPING UPDATE! Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
TITLE: Precision Mapping v 1.5b **UPDATE** (Improved city search)
DESCRIPTION: A complete, detailed map of the United States, with search,
edit, draw, and print capabilities. ZOOM in on any city, right down to
the zip code, area code, or even STREET! Look up addresses, measure
distances, plan travel routes, print laser-quality maps, and clip images
for import to other programs! All in a user-friendly environment! Prc $88
STARVECTOR SOFTWARE * PO BOX 8160 * YAKIMA WA 98908 * 509-457-2892 (VOICE)
VISA * MC * AMEX * DISCOVER * SHIPPING $4 up to 5 pcs * 509-457-2966 (FAX)
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From: CHRIS CONKLIN Number: 1140
To: ERIC TREMBLAY Date: 08/18/93 4:55p
Subj: CD-ROM Disks in Canada Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Hi Eric
Give me your address and I'll gladly send you a CD-ROM catalog. You can also
give me a call anytime at the number below. I work out of the back of my
house, thus keeping my over head way down, thus my prices!
TTYL
C-3 Production Systems
PO Box 60144
San Angelo, Tx
76906
915-944-7187 (evenings are best)
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From: HENRY PAUL Number: 1141
To: DAVE SUMMERS Date: 08/17/93 6:42a
Subj: Re: CD-ROMs and DESQview Refer: NONE
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-> I've opened a DOS window and tried running it from the prompt and
-> work that way either. Yes I'm running a music CD and everything work
-> first, but the moment Front Door reinitializes the modem, or if the p
-> rings, or if I do anything else it freezes up - sometimes to where I
-> reboot. It happens when I run any Sound Blaster-related file too. I
-> QEMM message stating that I need to allocate more environment for DMA
-> not sure how to do that since I don't have the docs for QEMM anymore
-> the almighty divorce shuffle).
-> I'm sure it's a conflict of some sort. I use a cheap Leading Tech
-> computer. Hopefully the problem will clear up in October when I purc
-> real computer:).
Okay, What IRQ, and DRQ (DMA Cannel) do you have it set too?
Mine is at IRQ10 and DRQ5 my sound board at IRQ7 and DRQ1.
What version QEMM do you have? You may need an upgrade to 7.00 I think
is current. (I use dos5 myself :) )
Maybe even try a different CD player program. With mine you start the
CD, and can switch tracks etc.... and then exit the player and do other
things.
If when the modem inits. and gives you trouble, try changing around the
IRQ's, might be conflictinh with the modem.
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From: ISMAIL ARSLANGIRAY Number: 1142
To: RUSSELL BOYCE Date: 08/18/93 7:02a
Subj: Re: Walnut Creek Releases Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
>> Also CICA Windows will be updated next week. We do carry
>> entire line of Walnut
>> Creek.
> I have heard they are to release a CP/M CD-ROM. Could you let us know
> when it is available so those of us wanting to support CP/M users can
> purchase it.
Sure!..TTYL
GroupWare
4826 Tacoma Mall Blvd
Tacoma, WA 98409
1-206-472-1400
1-206-473-1634 FAX
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From: RODNEY RUDD Number: 1143
To: MICHAEL KONOR Date: 08/18/93 4:34p
Subj: scsi cdrom Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
How many of the external units do you have? Is this a commercial sale, or
used? Thanks.
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From: BRICE FLECKENSTEIN Number: 1144
To: ALL Date: 08/16/93 3:22p
Subj: APPLE II CDS Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
I have 5 copies of the "Facts on File" Apple II Freeware/Shareware CD-ROM disc
available - these include drivers for the Apple SCSI card, and several hundred
programs.
$20, shipping included IF prepaid.
5420 North College Avenue, suite B5
Indianapolis IN 46220
(317) 726-1980 voice
11 AM - 8 PM Tues and Thurs
11 AM - 5:30 PM Weds and Fri
All times Eastern STANDARD Time
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From: BRICE FLECKENSTEIN Number: 1145
To: STUART CAMERON Date: 08/16/93 9:13p
Subj: CD-ROM AND SBPRO Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
>BO> Stuart, the SB is a propreitary unit and will support Panasonic.
>Hmm. Is there any particular type of Panasonic CD ROM, or are all of them
>(that's if there's more than one) compatible with SBPro?
Panasonic makes drives with more than one different interface - the SB Pro will
only work with one or a very FEW SPECIFIC Panasonic model(s).
* SLMR 2.1a * Cats are smarter than Dogs - get 9 Cats to pull a sled!
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From: BRICE FLECKENSTEIN Number: 1146
To: VICTOR HEALEY Date: 08/17/93 1:29p
Subj: MISTUMI/SB/SBPRO Refer: NONE
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>Point well taken. It seems to me that I read recently (August Magazine or
>paper) some audio card maker was going to release a special version of their
>card with a Mitsumi interface rather then a scsii interface.
ATI and (Gravis or Galaxy?) already have released such cards.
* SLMR 2.1a * WINDOWS: It's not "crippled", it's "differently abled"!
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From: BRICE FLECKENSTEIN Number: 1147
To: BILL GEE Date: 08/17/93 1:33p
Subj: MSCDEX/DRIVERS Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
>MSCDEX.EXE is the module that fools DOS into thinking that the ISO 9660 format
>CD-ROM is really a DOS format disk. Normally it is provided with the driver
>set for your interface card, but it is also available as part of DOS 6.0.
MSCDEX is rarely included with the drive - it is NORMALLY bundled as part of
DOS.
* SLMR 2.1a * Something so strong could carry us away....
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From: BRICE FLECKENSTEIN Number: 1148
To: BILL GEE Date: 08/17/93 1:34p
Subj: $50 CD DRIVE Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
>If these drives are selling as fast as you say at around $200, there is no
>incentive for the price to go lower. I think that CD drives will go no lower
>than about $150 at the low end.
I've seen remaining stocks of the Mitsumi 600ms drive at $130 or so.
>I predict that the really nice double-speed
>and quad speed SCSI drives will drop to $300-400 eventually
Panasonic has a double-speed non-SCSI for $249 NOW local street pricing....
* SLMR 2.1a * Put the Cat out? But it's NOT on fire!
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From: BRICE FLECKENSTEIN Number: 1149
To: MARIO DI MAMBRO Date: 08/17/93 1:37p
Subj: 240 DISK CHANGER Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
> JH> I have the latest info of a drive which can handle 1,000 cd's!!!!!!!!
> I don't want to sound arrogant, but the hell could use 1000 cd's.
Large corporations or anyone involved in high-volume-data stuff like geographic
surveying. Not intended for individual usage, of course - but I CAN picture
Event Horizons or other such HUGE BBSs eventually working their way up to a
1000 disc carosel - in the next 3 years.
* SLMR 2.1a * Politically, fashionably, and areodynamically incorrect!
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From: BRICE FLECKENSTEIN Number: 1150
To: DALE A COOK Date: 08/17/93 3:13p
Subj: PERSIAN <-----> ENGLISH Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
>Remember those IRANIANS are on the U.S. Government'S EMBARGO LIST:
>I beleive it's against the law to do buisiness with them!
I seem to recall some loosening of that during the Gulf War....
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From: BRICE FLECKENSTEIN Number: 1151
To: RALPH PENG Date: 08/17/93 6:05p
Subj: INTERNET Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
>hwo to download a file from internet? thanks
Try asking in the UFGATE echo.
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From: BOBBY POSEY Number: 1152
To: BORIS OSADCIW Date: 08/18/93 4:36p
Subj: NEW BUSTY BABES Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Hay Boris,
Their was something said about starting an ADULT_CDrom echo here a while
back. I am very interested in polling for it if you know if someone has
started it yet.. Also if I could find someone that carryed CDrom_Sale and
the adult one that would be perfect..
It seems as though you get started talking about something and it carrys on
you just start another echo about it.. I am wondering when someone is going
to start an echo for hair fetishes and RUBBER BABY BUGGE BUMPERS...
Bobby
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From: GARY SHADE Number: 1153
To: BRICE FLECKENSTEIN Date: 08/16/93 10:11p
Subj: INTERNAL HOOKED EXTER Refer: NONE
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Brice Fleckenstein say to Gary Shade on the subject of INTERNAL HOOKED
EXTER
BF>A single Mitsumi will NOT load a typical PC 200 watt power supply
BF>down enough for it to work properly.
BF> This pair DOES classify as a "total mismatch"....
Yes - you are right. The power supply wattage was not mentioned in the
original post. Thought it was one of those custom stand alone cases
containing a supply to drive only one CD-DRIVE.
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From: GARY SHADE Number: 1154
To: BRICE FLECKENSTEIN Date: 08/16/93 10:13p
Subj: * X-RATED CD-ROM * Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Overheard Brice Fleckenstein say to Gary Shade on the subject of *
X-RATED CD-ROM *
BF>>JR> Is there any X-Rated CD-ROM with animals ?
BF>
BF>>Why would anyone want to see animals going at it???
BF>
BF>I think that "JR" was asking for a CD-ROM with pictures of a human
BF>and an animal performing sexual acts, aka "beastiality"....
Naw! Come on. Why would an animal want to have sex with a human?
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From: STEVE PROCTOR Number: 1155
To: SEAN EAGAN Date: 08/14/93 11:24a
Subj: Re: *wanted! Refer: NONE
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-=> Quoting Sean Eagan to Steve Proctor <=-
SE> Steve
SE> On your 4 Toshiba CD-ROM's! Lemme have your Phone and
SE> we'll discuss a payment on them! I don't wanna rip you off nor offer
I can be reached after 6:00 PM PST at 916-641-6904. Thanks for the
response!
Steve
... Have FUN on all Fours - Go 4-Wheeling!
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From: PETER GRECI Number: 1156
To: ALL Date: 08/17/93 5:05p
Subj: Virtual Vallerie Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Any of you folks carry the XXX CD called Virtual Valerie? if so how much and
what are the minimum system requirements?
Thanx
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From: PETER GRECI Number: 1157
To: ALL Date: 08/17/93 5:06p
Subj: CD Duplicators? Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Anyone out there duplicating their own CD's? What is your current rate? can you
accept Streaming Tapes and output to CD and make Dupes? Whats the price of this
Service? Thanx folks.
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From: JEFF PATTEN Number: 1158
To: HENRY PAUL Date: 08/17/93 9:26p
Subj: Re: Magnto-optical disc Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
->> A MO drive has a "write head" that consists of two parts. The
->> first is a magnetic head which spans the entire radius of the
->> disk. This is used to set the magnetic polarity of the bits,
->> one bit at a time. Since the media is affected by this field
->> only when it reaches it's "Curie point", the laser is used to
->> heat the media at the proper bit positions. The Curie Point is
->> that temperature where the material is affected by a magnetic
->> field (very simplistic definition). The sequence is as follows:
->>
->> The magnetic field is set to write 0's. The laser is used to
->> heat the media at ALL positions where bits will be changing.
->> This writes 0's to all changed locations. The field is then
->> set to write 1's (opposite polarity). The laser heats the
->> media at all bit positions that should be written as 1's. This
->> is a write-twice situation when writing 1's, and a write-once
->> when writing 0's. That's why they are so much slower writing
->> than when reading. Reading only takes 1 pass. BTW, I may have
->> the sequence backwards (1's first, 0's second), but the
->> principal is correct.
HP> That's what I have read in SEVERAL magazines, and a couple guys
HP> told me I was crazy! Thanks for backing me up!
Basically what I have read also.
HP> I didn't think a magnetic 'beam' was possible either, but
HP> that is the way they described it...
MO drives use a laser *beam* and a magnetic *field*. Are you sure you
don't have these mixed up?
Jeff
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From: RANDY JOHNSON Number: 1159
To: GIL GOLDFINCH Date: 08/18/93 9:31p
Subj: CDROM DRIVER Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
-> Does any body have the drivers for scsi interface for the PAS16. My
-> NEC CDROM didn't come with them. And I need them to play audio CDs on
-> it. Thanks in
All the drivers are on the MediaVision BBS (510-770-0527). That's
where I received my new drivers...
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From: RICH RUBIN Number: 1160
To: ALL Date: 08/18/93 9:28a
Subj: Questions... Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Greetings All,
It's been a week since I sent out my last message and I've goten
exactly ZERO answers. This leads me to believe that my message didn't
get out.
Can anyone tell me some info on the cdrom 'JUTLAND'? Is it good,
bad, or what...
If a cd player is 'rated' at, say 600 megs, and I put in a 700 meg
cdrom, will the player 'read' the disk? I've been following this
conference for awhile and this issue has not been dealt with [I
think...].
I'm selling my MicroSoft 'ENCARTA'. I'll part with it for $125.
First come, first served...
Rich
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From: LOUIS SOKOL Number: 1161
To: BOB HALL Date: 08/19/93 12:05a
Subj: A NEW IDEA ! Refer: NONE
Read: 10/31/93 7:37p Private: No
BH> Bob Hall
BH> Moderator
BH> --- TMail v1.31.5
BH> * Origin: General Store TBBS - OKC, OK (405)943-8638 (1:147/31)
I noticed that you send out of a TBBS board. I run a TBBS board in the Houston
area and would like to put a CD on the system. Are there any tricks to
interfacing the CD? Did eSoft or a third party vendor supply any special
software for this? Are you using TDBS with custom programming? I sure would
appreciate some details before I take the plunge! Thanks.
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From: JAY COREY Number: 1162
To: STEVE PROCTOR Date: 08/18/93 7:07p
Subj: Os/2 & mitsumi Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
According to the August Issue of OS/2 Professional magazine MTD in
Albany NY 800-382-2512 carries OS/2 drivers for Mitusmi at $49.00
plus shipping. They want to know Drive Serial #, IRQ, DMA and ADDR when
you order.
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From: NEIL BERGMAN Number: 1163
To: MARK THORNTON Date: 08/18/93 12:30p
Subj: CATALOG Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Mark,
If you leave me your mailing address I can send you a catalog. I have
lots of titles and real cheap prices.
Thanks,
Neil
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From: DYLAN GORDON Number: 1164
To: TERRY WOOD Date: 08/18/93 10:52a
Subj: Re: MORE CD'S ON SALE! Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
TW> and then have airmailed to me. Can you give me an
TW> idea of some prices please? I am interested in Art
TW> discs (Gif discs etc) and any Amiga/PC discs that you
TW> may have.
A company in the US (Walnut Creek) sells Gif's Galore, 6000+ CD images..
it's 25 dollars US.. You can phone Area Code (510) 674-0783 for information on
shipping. I don't know how youd phone that number from where you are but for
me it's 15106740783.
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From: DYLAN GORDON Number: 1165
To: ALL Date: 08/18/93 10:54a
Subj: CD Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Can anyone recommend a good CD with GIFS?
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From: ED YEE Number: 1166
To: CARLOS BENITZ Date: 08/18/93 7:20p
Subj: Mannals CD Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
EY>I've got the Mammals CD-ROM and it doesn't quite
EY>work. The requirements
CB> I was exactly where you are, last week. I had no instructions
CB> with my disc. I tinkered around and discovered that, if I
CB> removed the mouse from the AUTOEXEC.BAT, MAMMALS would tell me
CB> that no mouse had been detected and that I should type + to use
CB> the keyboard. Now, when i want to use it, I remove the mouse
CB> driver, reboot, and do it this way. I don't know why the mouse
CB> driver doesn't work with MAMMALS, but that seems to be the case.
CB> I also had a wee bit of trouble with the sound. It comes through
CB> the headphone jack (faintly), not the soundcard/speakers.
I did something a little different and it worked. I downloaded a new microsoft
mouse driver and installed it and it's been working fine ever since. BTW, the
mammals CD uses CD sound to left and right speakers if you have it connected to
a stereo system and you won't get any sound from the sound card. if you use a
music CD player, you can play the voices and animal sounds from the CD. I'm
currently trying to figure out a network of wires and connectors that would
allow the CD-ROM drive and the sound card to share a single audio line going
to my new speakers, so I won't have to keep switching the plug around. I've
almost got everything figured out (cost me about $10-$15) except I don't know
what will happen, say in windows when an audio cd is being played and the sound
card tries to play some sound at a system event. Don't really want to watch my
CD-ROM controller and my sound card to be shootin sparks (8-D.
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From: MDM2 Number: 1167
To: TERRY BLOUNT Date: 08/14/93 9:14p
Subj: Re: $99 cd rom drives Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
TB> Special.... for 1 week I'm offering used Hitachi 3500 internal cd rom
TB> drives for $99. I have about 20 left. 30 day warranty included.
TB> 205-824-2552
Do the cd rom drives come with the interface card, software, & docs?
... Multitasking = screwing up several things at once.
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From: ARNIE GROSS Number: 1168
To: DON HANCOCK Date: 08/17/93 11:46p
Subj: FontMaster CD Library Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Don -
14 Aug 93, Don Hancock writes to Arnie Gross:
DH> Are these TT fonts? ATM? both? Actually I'm only interested
DH> in TT, but $18 isn't too bad.
I've never used these fonts myself, but I assume that the file format
is ATM compatible. If you are interested, you can find out for sure
from Eagle Systems (805-529-6992), the publisher of the font collection.
If it helps, the AVANTE GARDE font file directory consists of two
subdirectories, with "Landscape" fonts in one and "Portrait" fonts in
the other. The AVANTE\LAND directory includes four files for each point
size in the directory (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 18, 21, 22,
24, 30, 36, 42, 45, 48, and 60) which would appear (from their filenames)
to be regular, bold, italic, and expanded.
As an example, here is the data on the four Avante Garde 60 point
Landscape font files:
AG600RPN.USL 228269 01-06-92 7:32a
AG600BPN.USL 237017 01-06-92 8:53a
AG600IPN.USL 262240 01-06-92 9:57a
AG600XPN.USL 272444 01-06-92 11:13a
In other words, the Avante Garde font is represented on the CD by no less
than 168 files - 84 Landscape orientation, and 84 Portrait orientation.
DH> PS: you left none of your own info...
Arnie Gross
182 Pine Hill Road
New Fairfield, CT 06812-2208
(203) 746-1195 (M-F, 9-5)
or 746-1727 (eves, weekends)
- Arnie :+}
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From: WAYNE DEJULIA Number: 1169
To: ED YEE Date: 08/19/93 12:21a
Subj: CD-ROM Cache Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
norton speedcache is excellent...I can finally play wing commander at a
reasonable speed!
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From: MICHAEL HAJOVSKY Number: 1170
To: CHARLES HART Date: 08/17/93 8:30p
Subj: Re: X-RATED CD-ROM Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
-=> Quoting Charles Hart to Andrew Barfoot <=-
CH> the message stream and found it needing some tempering - if you
CH> dislike the new rules, you have the simple option open to any of us
CH> who disagree with the moderator: You may leave the echo. Period.
Hear, Hear. I am all for it. If you disagree with the prohibition of
free speech just leave the country, or be removed from the society.
Now, since we have democrats in the White House the rule should apply
against republicans subversive speech, as well as against the free CD
discussion subversives in the CD_Echo.
AB>Who was it that said...
>"I DISAGREE OF WHAT YOU SAY, BUT WILL DEFEND TO THE DEATH YOUR RIGHT
>TO SAY IT"
It is the official policy of the pinkie loving, subversion instigating
American Civil Liberties Union. It does not belong in the CD_Echo.
Period. ;-)
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From: DON ROBINSON Number: 1171
To: MICHAEL BERNSTEIN Date: 08/18/93 4:10p
Subj: SPACE QUEST HELP... Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
I did change the quote in SQ4 to text, but it still was locking up on
me.. Thanks for trying to help, though..
Don
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From: TOM CZACHOR Number: 1172
To: ALL Date: 08/18/93 3:57p
Subj: SMS 3 & ROMBRAIN Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Does anyone have a filebase for So Much Shareware 3 and Rombrain I could
FREQ?? I just got the disk and haven't found a filebase yet.
thanks
>>tom<<
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From: ANDREW LARMOUR Number: 1173
To: ALL Date: 08/16/93 11:32p
Subj: Photo-CD Drives Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Hi to all...
This is for the general information for anyone interested. Currently
Kodak lists the following CD-ROM drives as Photo-CD compatable (for PC
systems):
- Single Session
Chinnon CDX435
Texel DM3024(int)
Texel DM5024(ext)
Toshiba TXM3301B(int)
Toshiba TXM3301E1(ext)
NEC CDR-73(int)
NEC CDR-83(ext)
NEC CDR-36M(ext)
NEC CDR-37(int)
NEC CDR-74(ext)
NEC CDR-84(int)
Sony CDU535(int)
Sony CDU6205(ext)
and
- Multi Session
Mitsumi CRMC LU005s(int)
Gen STAR 5000i(int)
Sony CDU31a(int)
Sony CDU561
Toshiba TXM3301BSP(int)
Toshiba TXM3301E1P(ext)
Toshiba TXM3401 E1P1000(int/ext)
Pioneer DRM 604X/600(ext)
Procom PiCDS(int)
Procom PxCDS(ext)
Panasonic CR562
NEC CDR-74-1
NEC CDR-84-1
The recommended minimum configuration to access "BASE x 16" images (the highest
resn. images stored in the .pcd file) i s:
- 486 processor
- 20Mb RAM
- 25Mb free HD space
- DOS 3.3 or later
- Windows 3.0 or later
- 16.8 Million colour card (24 Bit)(Optional)
- S-VGA or higher monitor (Optional)
and its just as frightening if you're a Mac user. To access "BASE x 16"
images, the minimum recommended configuration is:
- Mac IIci processor
- 32Mb RAM
- 30Mb free HD space
- System 6.0.5 or later
The CD-ROM drives which Kodak list as being Photo-CD compatable for the Mac's
are:
- Single Session
Apple SC Plus (ext)
Apple CD150 (ext)
NEC CDR-73 (ext)
NEC CDR-83 (int)
NEC CDR-37 (ext)
NEC CDR-74 (ext)
NEC CDR-84 (int)
Sony CDU-541 (int)
Sony CDU-6211 (ext)
Sony CDU-7211 (ext)
and
- Multi Session
Apple CD300 (int/ext)
Toshiba 3301BSM30Z0 (int)
Toshiba 3301E1m30Z0 (ext)
PLI CD-ROM (Unsure of exact model number)
NEC CDR-74-1
NEC CDR-84-1
If anyone has questions about Photo-CD, Pro Photo-CD, Photo-CD players
or transfer services here in Melbourne (Aust), please call me
on (03) 818-2600, or preferably, mail me here...
Hope this has answered some questions.
Andrew Larmour
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From: TONY STOTT Number: 1174
To: DANIEL SIGMUND Date: 08/18/93 8:24a
Subj: Re: Cd-rom Games Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
On 08-14-93, Daniel Sigmund elucidated to Travis Campbell:
DS>Try Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?, espically if you have a
DS>sound card hooked up.
You should hear it with a Soundblaster Pro (for sound Fx) and a Sound
Canvas (for music)! What a combination! Awesome!
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From: ROWAN EVANS Number: 1175
To: DIANA KIRKSEY Date: 08/18/93 6:34p
Subj: Re: new mpc specs Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Hi Diana!
On 08-15-93 Diana Kirksey wrote to Rowan Evans...
DK> RE> GM> By the way,what's that about 640*480*65,535 cols? A SVGA card
DK> RE> GM> is still 256 or am I confused here?
DK>
DK> RE> You're confused.... An SVGA card with 1Mb on it is capable of
DK> RE> displaying 65,536 colours in 640x480 resolution in Windows....
DK> RE> SVGA is basically anything over a 64Kb VGA card (640x480x16)....
DK> RE> and that includes the additional colour depth.....
DK>
DK> I have a Trident 1Meg SVGA card and it's capable of having app.
DK> 262,000 colors(1024x768x256 are the specs).You can also install the
DK> windows driver for smaller(something like 640x800 or
DK> something,can't remember exactly) but you still get the
DK> full 256 colors.You need to have the actual card driver
DK> installed though,not just the "VGA" they have in the
DK> Windows setup.
At the risk of being off-topic (is the MPC Level 2 spec off topic??)....
A 1Mb SVGA card is capable of the following maximum colour depths at
the undermentioned resolutions :-
640 x 480 x 16.7 million colours
800 x 600 x 65,536 colours
1024 x 768 x 256 colours
Just because your card doesn't have drivers for these maximum colour
depths doesn't mean that some cards (my ATI Graphics Ultra Pro for
example) don't come with all the necessary drivers.
The way the MPC Level 2 spec was worded (640 x 480 x 65,536 colours)
may have been confusing for some people, so I added the stuff in
parenthesis about it requiring a 1Mb SVGA....
Hope this clears things up for you!
Cheers!
o
/U\
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From: ROWAN EVANS Number: 1176
To: SAM JONES Date: 08/18/93 6:40p
Subj: Panasonic BenchMrk Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Hi Sam!
On 08-16-93 Sam Jones wrote to Rowan Evans...
SJ> I finally went ahead and purchased a Panasonic 562-b drive last
SJ> week. Well I got it up and running in no time and it seems fast
SJ> to me (as I have never used a CD-ROM drive before I
SJ> expected it to be real slow, but I don't find it slow at
SJ> all really). Anyway I just want to make sure that my drive
SJ> is running correctly (optimum speed), so I thought I'd ask
SJ> you if these bench mark number seem ok. (I hope you have
SJ> the Animal MPC.<g>)
Sorry, but no, I don't have this CD (yet!)....
SJ> When running the CDTEST program included on the Animals CD using the
SJ> file SDZV014.AVI (syntax: CDTEST \MOVIES\SDZV014.AVI) I get the
SJ> following results:
SJ> Double Speed Mode
SJ> Max Seq.- 1,059,031 bps Random- 464,372 bps
SJ>
SJ> Normal Mode
SJ> Sequential- 1,049,822 bps Random- 449,560 bps
SJ>
SJ> These numbers seem to be very good (well above the 300k
SJ> mark) but I am a little worried about why the results are
SJ> so similiar for both Double and Normal data read speed
SJ> modes.
How did you select "Normal" mode?? Did you put the (?? I think its /N or
/L switch) required switch in the SBCD.SYS line?? I don't know the test
program you refer to.... Maybe it THOUGHT it turned slow speed on, but
didn't!
BTW, The 7th Guest install gives a transfer rate of between 548Kbps (my
486DX2/66) to 621Kbps (a 486DX/33 in the local computer store!) for
SB16 ASP attached CR562B/CR563's....
The thing is, if it plays an Audio CD fine, then the 150Kbps mode is
working properly and who in h*ll wants to run at 150Kbps for data
anyway??
Cheers!
o
/U\
SJ>
SJ> If you could compare these results and answer and enlighten me I'd
SJ> appreciate
SJ> it very much! Well, at least the drive is fast enough for
SJ> me no matter what the results mean.
SJ>
SJ> Thanks, Sam
SJ>
SJ>
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SJ>
SJ>
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From: ROWAN EVANS Number: 1177
To: ARNIE GROSS Date: 08/18/93 6:43p
Subj: Re: Panasonic CD-ROM dri Refer: NONE
Read: NO Private: No
Hi Arnie!
On 08-15-93 Arnie Gross wrote to Rowan Evans...
AG> RE> download from Creative Pacific BBS (02) 906-8392 the file
AG> RE> CDR562.ZIP (all the necessary CD-ROM drivers and software)
AG>
AG> Does this include an OS/2 driver?
Nope, its just a straight .ZIP of the CD install disk from a CD 16 MM
kit plus a Photo CD driver for the 52x series drive!
There was a Windows NT driver there (CDNTINST.ZIP) but I can honestly
say I wasn't looking for an OS/2 driver and can't say that I saw one!
Sorry!
o
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From: ROWAN EVANS Number: 1178
To: GIL GOLDFINCH Date: 08/18/93 8:21p
Subj: Cdrom Driver Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Hi Gil!
On 08-14-93 Gil Goldfinch wrote to All...
GG> Does any body have the drivers for scsi interface for the
GG> PAS16. My NEC CDROM didn't come with them. And I need them
GG> to play audio CDs on it. Thanks in advance
If you are able to access CD-ROMs in your NEC CD-ROM attached to the PAS16,
then what you need is :-
1. If DOS, find a copy of Night Owl 7 CD-ROM and use the CDPLAYER
on there...
If you don't have the audio out of the CD-ROM connected to the
sound card, you'll need to cable from the headphone socket of
the CD-ROM to the line in socket of the PAS 16.
2. If Windows, install [MCI] CD Audio in the drivers section of
Control Panel. This file is on one of the issue disks for
Windows 3.1. If you only have Windows 3.0, upgrade it!
Once [MCI] CD Audio is loaded, you'll need to do the cabling
as listed above....
Let me know how you go!
o
/U\
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From: ROWAN EVANS Number: 1179
To: JOEL DUMAS Date: 08/18/93 8:31p
Subj: Re: 16 bit cards Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Hi Joel!
On 05-15-93 Joel Dumas wrote to Yves Desjardins...
JD> YD> I just bought the Multimedia Pro16 II from Media Vision.
JD> YD> The bundle contains the ProStudio16 sound card, NEC CDR84
JD> YD> (internal, multispin, multisession) plus 10 CD'S. I would
JD> YD> recommand this sound card to anyone who wants to buy a 16
JD> YD> bits sound card. It is fully compatible with the sound
JD> YD> blaster,
Yes, but *ONLY* the 8 bit SoundBlaster!
JD> YD> the sound quality blows you away and it has a
JD> YD> standard SCSI interface built-in on the card.
Standard SCSI-1, with a S.L.O.W. 680Kbps max transfer rate! Although this
*DOES* cope quite adequately with CD-ROM drives....
BUT! You'll *NEVER* be able to attach a bootable SCSI hard drive as the
PAS SCSI ha has no BIOS and operates in polled mode *ONLY*....
JD> YD> The SB16 ASP is also a 16 bit card, however I don't believe
JD> YD> the CDROM interface built-in is a standard SCSI, therefore
JD> YD> you limit yourself on which drive to buy later on.
Why worry when the Panasonic CR562B/CR563 CD-ROM drive is so available
and so cheap??
JD> How much did the package cost you?
Joel, whilst the PAS 16 (and Pro Studio) are nice cards and are, IMHO,
better than the SB 16 (and SB 16 ASP), the price penalty to buy one
with a fast CD-ROM drive compared to the Creative Labs CD 16 MM kits
is just not worth it!
For a current price of $1190.00 (oops.. pre budget - add an additional 1%
sales tax! <g>) the CL CD 16 Edutainment kit is a much better value than
any SCSI kit (and from the spex, I'd say Yves' cost him in the vicinity
of $1,500.00).... Ask yourself is it worth spending $300.00 for a slower
CD-ROM drive and better sound card??
A dealer tried to interest me in a PAS 16/Texel... They wanted over
$1300.00 for the combo and, (they also sold the SB kit!) when SHOWN
the speed of the CL kit in the install to The 7th Guest, all they
could do was gibber! But, but, but, I can still hear them say!
Hope this helps!
o
/U\
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From: ROWAN EVANS Number: 1180
To: DON KULHA Date: 08/18/93 8:41p
Subj: Caddy-O-Rama Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Hi Don!
On 08-15-93 Don Kulha wrote to Brice Fleckenstein...
DK> > Note. All of the high end high-performance drives
DK> > intended for commercial or heavy-duty service use caddys.
DK>
DK> BF> Not any more - Panasonic's recent offerings include
DK> BF> double-speed drives that are caddyless.
DK>
DK> I stand by my statement. The Panasonics don't fit into the
DK> serious use catagory. They are for casual use by consumers
DK> and not for commercial or heavy duty service. There still
DK> are no caddyless drives in that catagory.
Why?? Are you using "heavy duty" CD-ROM drives?? The MTBF spex for
caddy and caddyless drives are similar... and when you look at the
high end NEC drives, they're using motorised eject for their caddy
so the mechanics are similar! (And they have to open a shutter!)
DK> >I wouldn't consider using a caddyless for my BBS
DK>
DK> BF> I refuse to put up with those caddy-type single-disc
DK> BF> monstrosities. I can
DK> BF> BARELY tolerate caddies on multi-disc changers, as
DK>
DK> So be it, but I run 7 cd's 24 hrs a day 7 days a week and
DK> wouldn't consider a caddyless drive for my application.
You've stated your opinion..... I'm interested and responsive, but
I need *FACT* not *OPINION* before I'll change my stance from
recommending caddyless drives...
Seeya
o
/U\
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From: ROWAN EVANS Number: 1181
To: RUSSELL BOYCE Date: 08/18/93 8:43p
Subj: Walnut Creek Releases Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Hi Russell!
On 08-15-93 Russell Boyce wrote to Ismail Arslangiray...
RB> > Also CICA Windows will be updated next week. We do carry
RB> > entire line of Walnut Creek.
RB>
RB> I have heard they are to release a CP/M CD-ROM. Could you
RB> let us know when it is available so those of us wanting to
RB> support CP/M users can purchase it.
The Walnut Creek C Users Group Library has a lot of older CP/M files
(source code included!) on it.....
Just thought you'd like to know!
o
/U\
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From: ROWAN EVANS Number: 1182
To: HENRY PAUL Date: 08/18/93 8:52p
Subj: Mistumi/Sb/Sbpro Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Hi Henry!
On 08-15-93 HENRY PAUL wrote to MARK WOMACK...
HP> Okay, this jack IS for the speaker wire. It sends the sound from the
HP> SB to the internal speaker. This is ONLY if you do not have external
HP> speakers. (it just ruins the sound when it goes through the puny
HP> thing)
According to my SB16 ASP manual, JP11 is an *INPUT* connector, with
+5V on pin 1 and data on pin 2.....
o
/U\
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From: MARK DIGNAM Number: 1183
To: TERRY WOODWARD Date: 08/17/93 7:12a
Subj: Cd Rom mastering... Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Terry Woodward of [1:369/14] once typed in a message to someone:
MD>I can produce HFS disks on a Philips CDD521 CdRom Recorder. Its quite
MD>easy - when you write your own software. Mind you, I do it on a PC
MD>based platform.
TW>Ok. Can you restore a RetroSpect format, 8mm Exabyte tape?
No problem, provided you include the 'info' file created by the 'braindead'
RetroSpect program. Seems you can't reliably restore a tape WITHOUT the
directory info stored within the data file.
I may be wrong, or setting something up wrong, but I do know that once I get
the data file (on floppy) from a client and drop into the RetroSpect folder,
all the files magicly appear on the screen!
The only difficulty I see, is that I am located in Perth, Western Australia,
which could make the job a bit too long for you. I would have NO problems in
doing it for you, (nobody knocks back work!) but I sure you could get the same
thing done in the US, a lot faster.
Mark..
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From: PETER LANE-COLLETT Number: 1184
To: SHAUN RADER Date: 08/18/93 2:54a
Subj: Mscdex Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
In a message on <Aug 13> at <11:40>, Shaun Rader of (1:218/101) writes:
SR> ->Which version should I use ? The one that came with the CD-ROM, the on
SR> ->in DOS, or the one in Windows ?
SR> Hmmm, if you have DOS 6, I'd use that one. Basically, just look at the
SR> date and version number and choose the newest. But I think DOS 6's
SR> MSCDEX is the newest.
You should the one that comes with DOS 6 if you have DOS 6. MSCDEX21 came out
for DOS 5 and MSCDEX22 came out for DOS 6. You may find some software doesn't
work if you don't use the correct version.
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From: DAVID HARRISON Number: 1185
To: ISMAIL ARSLANGIRAY Date: 08/19/93 3:46a
Subj: Re: New Echo - Multimedia Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
IA> I have started a new echo area called MULTIMEDIA
IA> I will do the initial feeding, if you like to get linked, please send a net
IA> mail and I will start feeding your node.
IA>
IA> MULTIMEDIA Echo Coverage
IA> ------------------------
IA> CD-ROM Players
IA> CD-ROM Titles (Including adult)
IA> Sound Cards
IA> Multimedia Authoring Systems
IA> Replication
IA> Industry News Press Releases
IA> and any other MultiMedia related topics
IA>
IA> This echo also can be ported to any other sister nets and RIME.
There is an echo with the exact same name in SBCNET, and I was wondering if
it is the exact same echo?
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From: SCOTT FORTIN Number: 1186
To: MARTIN ROODENBURG Date: 08/19/93 2:07a
Subj: Re: Mitsumi Help!!! Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Ok, I had the same problem with my mitsumi. It would play musical CD's, but
that was it. All I had to do was install the other CD driver, instead of
using the MSCDEX, I used the MSDES file, and that made my cdrom work fine.
Just remove what you had to install when you first installed it(the software)
and re-install it using the other option they gave you. This should clear
up your problem. Hope this helps.
Scott
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From: BORIS OSADCIW Number: 1187
To: RODNEY RUDD Date: 08/19/93 2:03a
Subj: Re: CDROM SYSTEMS Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
BO>> Mitsumi Int 350ms Kit - $195.00 NEC36 Ext SCSI
BO>> Complete-$269.00
>>
>> Will the NEC36 Ext SCSI work with a Macintosh?
Yes it will work!
Interested, give us a call at 216-225-3263 anytime and we'll be happy
to assist you further.
Boris Osadciw
... I married the Mail Lady!
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From: BORIS OSADCIW Number: 1188
To: DAN POLIVY Date: 08/19/93 2:03a
Subj: Re: red hot summer Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
>> Boris,
->> >> Do you have OS/2 2.1 on CD?
->>
->> On it's way in here !!!
>> How much will it be?
>> Thanks.
>> Dan
It's in stock now and is priced at $95. with the FREE upgrade.
This is the full blown version with the manuals in cd and all.
So, if your interested, please give us a call at 216-225-3263 anytime
and we'll be happy to discuss it further.
Boris Osadciw
... Silver Xpress!...... Don't leave home without it!
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From: BORIS OSADCIW Number: 1189
To: ROEL SARCENO Date: 08/19/93 2:03a
Subj: Re: A new Idea ! Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
>> Hi All,
>> Here's an idea. What about if all or several CD ROM
>> distributors will send a file (price list) to a certain node.
>> For this example we will assume a node address of 1:9999/9999.
>> Node 1:999/9999 will process the file and update a data base
>> that contains the 5 or so lowest prices. Once this is all set
>> then all of us can send an echomail to node 1:9999/9999
>> (Address to CDSERVER) and the text message will be the name
>> of the cd rom. When node 1:9999/9999 receives a mail and the
>> to field is address to (CDSERVER) then, it will read the text
>> and search the database. A response will be made by node
>> 1:9999/9999 via echomail that contains the info of the 5
>> dealers that has the lowest price and the date the price was
>> inputted in the data base.
It's already been done and went over like a lead balloon in a wind storm.
Many dealers here, myself included, did send catalog after catalog to
one system for request and it finally broke down simply because users
still requested dealer after dealer to send them a price list.
Nice idea, but it didn't fly before and I can't see it doing it on the
secound try.
Boris Osadciw
... Strike it RICH, with Silver Xpress!
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From: BORIS OSADCIW Number: 1190
To: RICK COOKE Date: 08/19/93 2:03a
Subj: Re: Virtual Sex Disk Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
>> I saw a show on HBO featuring a CDROM that was a Virtual
>> Reality Xrated disk. Anyone heard of this, and know where it
>> is available?
>> Rick Cooke
Only available in MAC not IBM!
Hope this helps...
Boris Osadciw
... Happy as a Pig in Mud!
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From: BORIS OSADCIW Number: 1191
To: GENE EHRICH Date: 08/19/93 2:03a
Subj: Re: Wanted cable texel - pas- Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
>> I need a cable to go between mr Texel CD-ROM and my PAS-16?
>> Anybody got one to sell?
Yep, in stock and priced at $15.
Interested, give us a call at 216-225-3263 anytime and we'll be happy
to help you further.
Boris Osadciw
... Silver Xpress!...... Don't leave home without it!
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From: BORIS OSADCIW Number: 1192
To: BOB HALL Date: 08/19/93 2:18a
Subj: Re: CDROM SYSTEMS Refer: NONE
Read: 10/31/93 7:37p Private: No
>> Boris, you are surely aware that the topic of adult discs is
>> banned from this echo. I will appreciate your refraining from
>> openly violating the guidelines in this echo. I highly
>> suggest you read messages in this echo from Mr. Tony Davis.
>> In the future, your compliance witht the guidelines will be
>> greatly appreciated.
>> Bob Hall
>> Moderator.
Not a problem Bob, but we didn't post any ad's for the above. Could it be
a simply reply we did that you threw your hammer down on?? If that's the
case, not a problem as well.
Boris Osadciw
... Silver Xpress!...... Pioneering Off-line Mail Technology!
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From: BRENT LYNCH Number: 1193
To: ASHWIN BIHARI Date: 08/15/93 9:42p
Subj: Re: Cd-rom Games Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
-=> Quoting Ashwin Bihari to Travis Campbell <=-
AB> Hey thanx travis, I will really look into Wing Commander II, how much
AB> did you pay for that game yourself? now that I think of it I don't
AB> really want to buy 7th guest, I shall spend that money on games like
AB> Wing Commander II. thanx and C-ya
AB> Ashwin
I would HIGHLY recommend that you DONT get the Wing Commander II Deluxe CD,
as its hampered by incredibly slow access times (even on the fastest of
CD drives, disk accesses can still take up to four minutes compared to
mere seconds on a hard-drive), far better bets for CD games are the
LucasArts CD rom games like Day of the Tentacle for instance, although
I would skip Loom (Great music and good voice, but way too easy), Kings Quest
6 is far superior to Kings Quest 5 also.
... The Swiss Cheese effect: Brought to you by the National Dairy Board!
___ Blue Wave/QWK v2.12
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From: SAM JONES Number: 1194
To: ROWAN EVANS Date: 08/19/93 5:04p
Subj: Panasonic BenchMrk Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
RE> How did you select "Normal" mode?? Did you put the
RE> (?? I think its /N or
I selected the mode with the Creative program CDSETUP that came with the
driver disk.
RE> The thing is, if it plays an Audio CD fine, then the 150Kbps mode is
RE> working properly and who in h*ll wants to run at 150Kbps for data
RE> anyway??
Yeah, I would not want to run the data at that speed but I just wanted to
make sure that I was using the double-speed mode (remember I have never used or
seen another CD-ROM drive before).
All of my progrmas run OK except for one problem and it is a noticeable one
though. When playing either the KQ6 CD or DOTT CD there are pauses in the
Video and Audio (WaveBlaster and FM synth) whenever the CD is accessed. The
audio pause is usually not very noticeable but with the audio you can hear the
music slow-down. There is never any "break-up"in the digitized speech though
(which seems to be most people's problem.
Have you ever experienced this and can you offer any advice on how to correct
the situation?
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From: HENRY PAUL Number: 1195
To: DAVE SUMMERS Date: 08/18/93 5:29p
Subj: Re: CD-ROMs and DESQview Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
I tried your number on the tag-line and it said it is out of order.
Do you have a recent number that I can call?
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From: MICHAEL OLANDER Number: 1196
To: BORIS OSADCIW Date: 08/17/93 10:16p
Subj: CDROM SYSTEMS Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
On August 16 1993, Boris Osadciw babbled to All about CDROM SYSTEMS:
BO> *************** C D - R O M D R I V E P R I C E S ***************
BO> Texel Int 340ms Bare Dr - $245.00 LIMITED
Could you tell me more about this drive? I'm looking at the moment, and this
is the best price I've seen for a Texel.
Thanks,
Michael
\\\ FMQuote 1.31
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From: ERIC VANEBERCK Number: 1197
To: MAHMUT KURSUN Date: 08/12/93 7:57p
Subj: CDROM sellout. Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Hello Mahmut,
I replay to you in echomail because i can't fin 2:241/4 in the fidolist
:-(
>> I am interested in receiving one of your catalogs. Please
>> send one to the following address:
>> Eric Vaneberck
>> Chee de Hannut 26
>> 1370 Jodoigne
>> Belgium
MK> Why dont you ask me? Shipping from Germany to Belgium is cheaper than
MK> shipping within Belgium.
I agrea so send you list to me please.
Best regards,
Eric
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From: MARTIN WINTERBERG Number: 1198
To: ALLE Date: 08/15/93 12:33a
Subj: S: CD ROM fuer Notebook Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
An alle,
wer kann mir sagen, ob es eine Moeglichkeit gibt ein CD ROM Laufwerk an meinen
Notebook Rechner (486 SX, 25 MHZ) anzuschliessen.
Dockingstation ist leider nicht lieferbar. Mein Rechner hat eine serielle,
eine parallele Schnittstelle und einen PS/2 Tastaturanschluss.
Evtl. mit Bezugsquellenangabe.
Danke...
.../\/\ artin
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From: NICK PETKOVICH Number: 1199
To: MILES HARTIGAN Date: 08/13/93 3:10a
Subj: Re: CDs Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
-=> Quoting Miles Hartigan to Nick Petkovich <=-
MH> Why bother as the prices are not that different from local UK prices
MH> after including the delivery and charges? Also, you are not going to
MH> have any easy form of redress if you encounter problems.
Not true. I paid about £40 for 2 CDs. (Pier 2 and NO9) ive not seen
anywhere in the UK for less than 35 each.
<< Nick >>
... "Yield to temptation, it may not pass your way again." - L. Long
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From: MICHAEL M Number: 1200
To: STEPHEN EATON Date: 08/11/93 8:44p
Subj: Re: CD-Rom Problems Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
-=> Quoting Stephen Eaton to All <=-
SE> The problem is that it won't detect a disk change. So I have
SE> to reboot every time I want to change a disk, talk about a pain :-(
SE> I'm using the Adaptec 1542 controller and all the associated
I had this problem, using a 1540. Removing the jumper from the auto sense
disable (J6, pin 5) has cured it!
Michael
... Slightly burned out, but still smokin'.
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From: CHRIS FLYNN Number: 1201
To: JERZY FARYNSKI Date: 08/04/93 7:10p
Subj: Photo CD Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
JF> Can anyone tell me whether Creative Labs' Matsushita CD-ROM 521 can be
JF> made Photo CD compatible?
JF> Are any drivers required and, if so, are they available in Australia?
Yes it can. Single session only. The driver is available on the Creative
Labs BBS in the US. I don't know if they have an Australian BBS.
... This is no ordinary fool you're dealing with.
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From: KEN KNIGHT Number: 1202
To: POE LIM Date: 08/12/93 9:52a
Subj: Cd Rom Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
>> The CR562B goes either way - you can get it with its own controller
>> or use the SB Pro/SB 16/SB 16 ASP to control it....
> Any drivers for OS/2 yet?
If this is the slow one that everybody seems to have that
goes on the SBPro2, then drivers ARE availible from the OS/2 support BBS.
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From: INA STERK Number: 1203
To: MIKE SHANNON Date: 08/15/93 11:39p
Subj: did you get it? Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Hi Mike,
On August, 7th, I sent you a fax (ordering Night Owl 9.0).
Did you receive this fax?
Thanx,
Greetinx,
-= Ina =-
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From: JAN MARTEN ERIC ELZINGA Number: 1204
To: SIMON MACKAY Date: 08/15/93 1:05p
Subj: Pioneer CD-ROM changers Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Hello Simon!
08 Aug 93 15:55, Simon Mackay wrote to All:
SM> If you do need magazines for these drives, check your local hi-fi dealer.
SM> If they sell Pioneer CD changers (which play 6 CD Digital Audio discs from
SM> a magazine) for home use or for car use, they should sell the magazines
SM> for these players.
Aren't they the same? I thought they had the same sign as the Audio magazine
(you know the 6 O's)
SM> Bye. Simon.
Bye,
Johan
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From: GERARD KONNING Number: 1205
To: HAROLD LEDUC Date: 08/16/93 7:56a
Subj: Deep throat Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Hello Harold, about the CD-ROM you said:
-> THERE was a movie by that name I don't think it on cd but it could
-> be?
I would like to know if that CD-ROM is based on the film as a game or is
the same film put on a CD-ROM..... It's totaly new on the market (for 6
weeks now) and I'm curious.
Greetz, Gerard
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From: KLAUS PETER FELL Number: 1206
To: EZYCOM Date: 08/15/93 11:10a
Subj: CONFIG Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
DROP 165
DROP 165
ADD 190
ADD 171
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From: ALAN EDWARDS Number: 1207
To: DOUG CARPENTER Date: 08/06/93 1:13p
Subj: Re: test Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
-=> Quoting Doug Carpenter to Darrell Crone <=-
DC> this is a test if you recieve this please send me a reply...
DC> Thanks
DC> Darrell
I wonder if this is the furthest it went..... Chesterfield, England via
Dog and Duck BBS, Hull.
Any advance on England?
Alan.
... Stealing is illegal: our government hates the competition!
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From: TIM HELTON Number: 1208
To: DAVID HARRISON Date: 08/20/93 8:31a
Subj: Re: New Echo - Multimedia Refer: 3665
Read: NO Private: No
-> IA> I have started a new echo area called MULTIMEDIA
-> IA> I will do the initial feeding, if you like to get linked, please
-> IA> mail and I will start feeding your node.
-> IA>
-> IA> MULTIMEDIA Echo Coverage
-> IA> ------------------------
-> IA> CD-ROM Players
-> IA> CD-ROM Titles (Including adult)
-> IA> Sound Cards
-> IA> Multimedia Authoring Systems
-> IA> Replication
-> IA> Industry News Press Releases
-> IA> and any other MultiMedia related topics
-> IA>
-> IA> This echo also can be ported to any other sister nets and RIME.
-> There is an echo with the exact same name in SBCNET, and I was wonder
-> it is the exact same echo?
It probably is if he creates echos the same way he creates CDs.
tim
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From: PAUL WHITE Number: 1209
To: ED YEE Date: 08/18/93 8:31a
Subj: RE: Mammals CD Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
In a message to Paul White written on Sunday, August 15, 1993 at 10:52:16
PM, Ed Yee writes:
EY> YEAH!!!! I got it working. It turned out to be the mouse driver. It
EY> was too old. So I downloaded this new microsoft mouse driver and it
EY> works like a charm. Thanks for all your help.
Glad you got your problem sorted out. The Mammals disk is pretty good.. I
like the little movie clips, and the sound effects.
p.s. for some real jungle noises, play track 4 on a regular CD player!
--- Tabby 3.0
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From: KEN BACHMAN @ 930/1 Number: 1210
To: STEVE THOMAS Date: 08/18/93 8:02p
Subj: Re: 7'th Guest Won't Run! ! ! Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
ST> I tried that. I also tried the upgrade, changing the sound card setup,
ST> increasing my CD buffers, changing hardware straps, and much more. I f
ST> put it on the shelf until October when I plan on replacing my mother b
ST> with a 486-66 and getting the doublespin CD-ROM drive.
ST> Thanks for the help,
ST> Steve....
Alot of people have had problems with their vesa drivers for their
graphic cards when trying to run T7G. You may need an updated version
of the vesa driver for your specific card. A friend bought the game and
it would not run, he had the Trident 1mg SVGA card. I had a newer card
with later drivers and once he loaded the new one everything ran great.
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From: WANDA KATO Number: 1211
To: BORIS OSADCIW Date: 08/18/93 7:08p
Subj: CD-ROMS WANTED Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
-> Boris,
-> I have seen others requesting your catalog and I would also like a
-> copy. Thanks
Wanda Kato
-=-
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From: STEVE OELHEIM Number: 1212
To: ISMAIL ARSLANGIRAY Date: 08/19/93 12:56a
Subj: CD Winbox $12 Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
IA> We are liquadating the following disks:
IA> CD Powerbox $12
IA> CD Winbox $12
IA> Night Owl's v9 $21
Ismail... what is included on CD Winbox? Thanx.
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From: SCOTT DAVIS Number: 1213
To: ALL Date: 08/19/93 8:11a
Subj: MITSUMI 16-BIT CARD Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Anyone know if the 16 bit controller card works with the LU-002S? and if so,
how much is it and where can I get it? (The 002S came with an 8bit card)..
l8r,
Scott
MR/2 1.52 NR How do you make Windows faster? Throw it harder!
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From: SCOTT DAVIS Number: 1214
To: STEVE PROCTOR Date: 08/19/93 8:11a
Subj: OS/2 & MITSUMI Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
SP>Does the Mitsumi CDROM drive work with OS/2 2.1? I need a driver for it if
SP>there is one available. Anyone know where I can get it?
You need to get a driver from a company in Germany.. (excellent driver.. works
great with my LU-002S).. Check the OS/2 hardware echo for more info.
l8r,
Scott
___
* MR/2 1.52 NR * Dogs crawl under gates, software crawls under Windows!
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From: LOU PETRALIA Number: 1215
To: ASHWIN BIHARI Date: 08/17/93 2:05p
Subj: CD-ROM GAMES Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
-=> Quoting Ashwin Bihari to Lou Petralia <=-
AB> Hey thanx Lou, how much did you pay for that game? I saw that game
AB> somewhere but did not pay too much attention to it, what are the specs
AB> required to run that game, and also can I use a SoundBlaster 2.0(mono)
AB> for sound, and are they VGA or superVGA graphics. C-ya
AB> Ashwin
Well without sounding too much like a commerical. There a mail order
place up the road from me, and you can just walk in and pickup software
out of his ware house (or room is more like it) so I got the game for
under $45. As for running the game, I was running it on a 386/25 with
4 meg of memory, a 1 meg video card (tsng400 chip) with a veas driver
loaded and a Misumie cd drive. The game supports all sound cards and
during the install it will prompt you for the irq and all that stuff,
so you shouldent have any problem with your SB, it requires 2 megs of
EMS. The CD version I got came with a clue book included and the CD
contained some great demos of new games comming out. If you do decide
to get let me know how you like it (between the laughter). Oh BTW the
original Maniac Mansion game is included in the game, you don't have to
play it but it is in there, shows you how far we've come in 5 years.
... It got better when the Swedish Bikini Team came.
___ Blue Wave/QWK v2.12
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From: JURRIE HOBERS Number: 1216
To: DON RIEB Date: 08/14/93 1:02p
Subj: Re: W.O.R.M. DRIVES Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
-=> Quoting Don Rieb to Joe Walsh <=-
DR> MAXTOR 800MB OPTICAL WORM DRIVE: $323 Factory refurbished internal
DR> full hight drive. Requires Corel driver software or the Ten-X OC-100
DR> caching controller, brand new: $234 This controller connects between
DR> the SCSI host adapter and a WORM drive, providing cache and driverless
DR> operation. An LCD display indicates status and disk space, and push
DR> button control panel sets ID. Lists for $795. Brand new Maxtor 800MB
DR> WORM cartriges are $119. SaveWare: 708-657-1160
Do you sell this ??
If so, do you ship to Europe??
And what is the TOTAL cost of is then....
DR> ** Don Rieb **
DR> -!- Renegade v07-17 Beta
DR> ! Origin: FREQ or DLOAD CDROMCAT.ZIP from 708-724-2427 10Gig
DR> (1:115/724)
Please let me know!
GreetinX!
Jurrie!
... ....My other pc is a Pentium TM.....so don't bother me with it!!....
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From: RICK BYERS Number: 1217
To: ALL Date: 08/18/93 9:18p
Subj: Audio CDs on CD-ROMs Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Does anyone know where I can get some good text files or a book that
would tell me how I can Instruct the CD-ROM drive to play an audio CD? I have
programs that will do it but I'd like to expand on these and have had troubles
telling MSCDEX to play it. Well thanks alot,
Rick Byers
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From: ROB MCINTYRE Number: 1218
To: GAVIN MCCONNON Date: 08/19/93 5:54a
Subj: FredFish (Amiga) Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Yeah, it's called "The Fred Fish Collection Online" and is manifactured by:
Hypermedia Concepts Inc.
5200 Washington Ave, Suite 224
Racine, WI
53406 USA
(414) 632-3766
(414) 632-3983 FAX
All files are LHARC or LHA (Available in either single file or disk) and the
programs are filed in different directories, so it's bbs ready.
At last look, it cost $69.95 american (Postage and handling not included) but
is available by subscription (Call them for more info).
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From: ROB MCINTYRE Number: 1219
To: JOSEPH GAWLIKOWSKI Date: 08/19/93 6:04a
Subj: CDROMS Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
The Pinnacle RCD202 CDROM Maker costs $5670 canadian with $55 for blank media
(Check with your local dealers) and makes IS0-9660 standard roms, ready for use
on most drives or mass production. It's available in both Mac and IBM.
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From: TROY NOYES Number: 1220
To: BILLY BATTON Date: 08/18/93 3:02p
Subj: PRICE Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
BB> Does any one Have prices on Adult Cd-rom Disk?
BB> --- WM v3.01/93-0070
BB> * Origin: DreamScape Online Systems, Lakeland Fl. 813-858-3065
BB> (1:3635/10.0)
I received a comprehensive listing from HKS TECHNOLOGY GROUP. Their
information voice phone number is 214-275-6162. I have the catalog FALL
1993 Volume 1, Number 3. I hope this gives you a lead. Troy.
... If you're not the lead dog, everything looks the same!
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From: TROY NOYES Number: 1221
To: SHERRALYNNE DEWHIRST Date: 08/18/93 3:02p
Subj: Re: CD-ROM ENQUIRY Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
SD> Does anybody know where I can get the software "Barney Bear
SD> Goes To School" and "Barney Bear Goes To the Moon" from? If so
SD> can you tell me whether it is available in IBM format or Amiga
SD> format. I've seen these two CD's advertised but other Sysops
SD> don't know whether it is IBM format or not. Please leave a
SD> message here if you know anything.
SD> Thanks very much.
SD> Sherralynne
Yes, you can get BARNEY BEAR GOES TO SCHOOL and BARNEY BEAR GOES TO
SPACE from HKS TECHNOLOGY GROUP. VOICE Info 214-275-6162 and ORDER Ph
800-521-6162. Also, DAK Industries carries various CD titles for
awesome prices, but not BARNEY BEAR. Check out their BBS at 818-715-7153.
Have a Great Day!
Troy.
SD> --- WM v2.06/92-0693
SD> * Origin: WELCOM BBS NZ WC3.5 04-380-8310 [V32B V42B]
SD> (3:771/370)
... If you're not the lead dog, the view can be very interesting!
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From: MARLIN ROWLEY Number: 1222
To: ERICK GROWCOCK Date: 08/08/93 11:49p
Subj: too slow Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Yes, RAM will help your system speed up. Maybe even drastically. It
won't increase the speed at which your CD-ROM drive seeks or transfers
information, but it will help your system performance. I also have a
350ms 150k CD-ROM drive and sometimes it seems slow to access, but I
know that that is the speed of the CD and not my system. Don't expect
a CD to run at the same speed of a hard disk (12 to 19 ms) or move data
at that speed. I guess we have to wait till the future for that kind
of data transfer!
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From: MARLIN ROWLEY Number: 1223
To: ANTONY WUTH Date: 08/16/93 4:15p
Subj: WANTED: Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Anthony,
I use MCI's Cd Audio. I don't know what version of windows you have but if
you want my version, I am more than willing to give it to you.
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From: MARLIN ROWLEY Number: 1224
To: SHAUN RADER Date: 08/16/93 4:21p
Subj: Mscdex Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
If you have DOS 6.0, then use the MSCDEX in the DOS directory. Otherwise, use
the one that came with the CD-ROM.
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From: MARLIN ROWLEY Number: 1225
To: NIGEL ZETT Date: 08/17/93 3:03p
Subj: Explain Sound Cards to me Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Well, sound cards are sort of complicated to explain. I'll try to
generalize everything. First, you want a sound card that can handle
16-bit data. So a 16-bit sound card will suffice. However, because a
sound card says it can sample in 16-bit doesn't mean the CPU can handle
16-bit data. Check to see what kind of processor you have and how fast
it's CPU clock rate is. TRUE CD quality is 44khz in 16-bit stereo
sound. Most 16-bit sound boards can sample and playback TRUE CD sound
however, there is a small catch..... signal-to-noise ratio. If your
s-t-n ratio is very low, then you have the best clarity when playing
back the smapled sound in CD quality. The higher the number, the more
noise on playback. MIDI is easy. Most sound boards offer the FM
synthesis (like you said) and the sounds are based on a noise frequency
to emulate a basic sound instrument, however this is not practical when
recoring actual musical data. So you get a synthesis that has sampled
sounds for instruments on the motherboard. This gives you the best
quality of instrument sounds. The WaveBlaster is such a motherboad, as
well as the TurtleBeach sound card. I don't know if the PAS 16 offers
a daughterboard or not. All in all the runners up are: (1)
SoundBlaster16, (2) PAS 16, (3) TurtleBeach, (4) Gravis' UltraSound (by
the way, it's not TRUE 16-bit "playback") (5) Any of the other 8/16-bit
sound boards that can record in 16-bits but only playback in 8-bits.
It all depends on what you want to use the sound board for.
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From: MATTHEW HORBUND Number: 1226
To: DIANE PENCIL Date: 08/16/93 5:39p
Subj: Making a PhotoCD Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
>> BC> does anyone know how i can get photo cds made or where i can get them
>> BC> made. also if anyone has the phone # of kodak please post it! thanxs
>> BC> for any info!
> That's a good suggestion. Beth might also try Wallmart. Our WallMart
> offers this service for about 1.25 a picture.
I live in New York, and there's a place in the Empire State Building (where i
work) called SHOWBRAN PHOTO, that does them! It's $1.50 a picture, plus 9.95
for the disk! Takes 2 days!
Matthew
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From: ASHWIN BIHARI Number: 1227
To: HENRY PAUL Date: 08/18/93 3:15p
Subj: Police Quest 4 (CD-ROM) Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Hey Henry, I also am a Sierra fan and am really looking forward to
buying the CD-ROM version of Ploice Quest 4. you see i get the
InterAction magazine, the sierra magazine and they had a review about
police quest 4 and man does it look good. I have to really get this
game, well I hope the price is affordable, C-ya
Ashwin
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From: ASHWIN BIHARI Number: 1228
To: ALL Date: 08/18/93 3:18p
Subj: Lightning CD Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Hey all CD-ROM users, does anyone out there use Lightning CD, a cache to
speed up CD-ROM, or any other cache, if you do does it really speed up
games, if so please tell you how much you paid, what are the specs
required to run it and what games for CD-ROM have you run on it and
notice the difference.
Ashwin
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From: DON RIEB Number: 1229
To: RICK COOKE Date: 08/17/93 4:52a
Subj: Re: Virtual Sex Disk Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
On 15 Aug 93 07:55:40, Rick Cooke said the following to All...
Regarding: Virtual Sex Disk
RC> I saw a show on HBO featuring a CDROM that was a Virtual Reality
RC> Xrated disk. Anyone heard of this, and know where it is available?
RC>
RC> Rick Cooke
I saw that one too, it was called Virtual Vallery and you had to go out
and find here then pick her up and bring her back to her place for a
romp. It had real good digitized speach where she would tant you to
do things to here. I am wandering the same thing though, how to get
ahold of the author or publisher on that one.
** Don Rieb **
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From: DONALD WEN Number: 1230
To: SHAUN RADER Date: 08/17/93 12:49p
Subj: Re: 7th guest Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
I wrote to Shaun Rader,
->>Hmm. Doesn't the patch fix T7G_124.EXE (or T7G-FIX.ZIP zipped) adds S
->>compatibility? Second, I have a Compaq Deskpro 4/33i with QVision vid
->>controller and 512K VRAM (upgradeable to I meg) built onto the
->>motherboard, and got 100% video test. BTW, QVision is fast under DOS
->>and Windows. Adds VESA driver and the game runs fine.
Shaun replied,
SR> Well, T7G_124.EXE does give support for S3, but the text files
SR> says that it only gives support in MCGA mode. If you have
SR> compared The 7th Guest in MCGA and SVGA modes.. you'll NEVER
SR> want to go back to MCGA. I called long distance to get that
SR> fix (although it was in the same state) and was a little
SR> disappointed. But, at least it fixed the Sound Blaster problem
SR> I was having.
I have my share of video problem. Without the VESA driver, the screen looks
squished and streaky, with sound coming out normally. After several calls to
Virgin's BBS, Jeff from Compaq, who also plays the game, recommends that I
download a VESA driver from Compaq's BBS. After getting SP0499.ZIP and
extracting CPQVESA.EXE, loading it up and the video problem is fixed.
SR> You got 100% with 512K VRAM? I guess that QVision IS good
SR> under DOS (don't know about Windows). I have a 1 MEG VRAM and
SR> I got 2% :(
With my Deskpro 4/33i 512K VRAM, I got about 11 million Winmarks in VGA mode
with Winbench 3.11 and the latest Windows driver from Compaq, version 7.33.
QVision was fast when it came out last year, beating even ATI's Graphics
Ultra. But now the latest generation of VL cards seems to beat the hell out
of QVision. (Grumble, grumble, :-( ) All S3 cards are optimized for
Windows, but in DOS they fall behind. In the meantime, I'll wait for QVision
part 2, probably PCI-based. Now that's a screamer. ;-)
SR> Oh well, it's not THAT slow, but I wouldn't mind getting 100%
SR> on the test.
BTW, what card are you using now?
DONALD WEN
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From: ROEL SARCENO Number: 1231
To: BOB HALL Date: 08/18/93 9:19p
Subj: A NEW IDEA ! Refer: NONE
Read: 10/31/93 7:37p Private: No
Bob
BH>I am trying to explain this as easy as possible, without causing prob
BH>Anyway, if you get your idea working, please let me know. It might w
BH>time.
I appreciate your option. Will let you how it turns out.
Roel
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From: DIANA KIRKSEY Number: 1232
To: NICK VONRUEDEN Date: 08/19/93 7:28a
Subj: RE: CD Catalog Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
>Hi Diana,
> I was wondering if you could send me a catalog?
>My adress is below.
Heheh...Sorry,but I'm not a reseller/dealer,you must have me mixed up with
someone.
bye,
Diana
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From: CARLOS BENITZ Number: 1233
To: DAVE SUMMERS Date: 08/19/93 10:17a
Subj: CD-ROMs and DESQview Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
13 Aug 93 16:32, Dave Summers wrote to HENRY PAUL:
DS> won't work that way either. Yes I'm running a music CD and everything
DS> works fine at first, but the moment Front Door reinitializes the modem,
or
DS> if the phone rings, or if I do anything else it freezes up - sometimes to
DS> where I have to reboot. It happens when I run any Sound Blaster-related
DS> file too. I get a QEMM message stating that I need to allocate more
DS> environment for DMA. I'm not sure how to do that since I don't have the
I've never tried a music CD in my drive because I have a dedicated stereo.
Your troubles occurring when the modem initializes or when the modem receives a
RING suggest that your modem (or comm port) is clashing with the drive or the
SB. If you have the SBPro, as I do, run the program in the SBPRO directory
called TEST-SBP. It will test your sbp and may direct you to whether the
problem is an address, interrupt or DMA conflict.
QEMM's error message should advise you what value to set the DMA buffer to.
I'm running v6.x and mine does. Then add at the end of the QEMM line in your
CONFIG.SYS the command DMA=whateveritsaid.
I'm also having troubles with QEMM, DV, Mitsumi, SBPro, and Diamond Speedstar
Pro. I get garbled files in SUPERSTOR when I access the Mitsumi. When I run
the DMA test of SBP, it crashes on the DMA -- *unless I remove SUPERSTOR from
the CONFIG!* If that is the only change I make, it will work. SB technical
support is clueless because Superstor is software only and the DMA should refer
to hardware, so SuperStore shouldn't effect SB's DMA! Maybe it's a problem
between the test program and superstore? I think things are complicated by the
videocard because the problems weren't there before I installed that, and often
when I reboot, the system has crashed so hard that I have to wait 4 minutes
before it will startup. Good luck!
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From: CARLOS BENITZ Number: 1234
To: BOB HALL Date: 08/19/93 4:02p
Subj: THIS ECHO Refer: NONE
Read: 10/31/93 7:37p Private: No
16 Aug 93 08:51, Bob Hall wrote to All:
BH> CDROM_SALE echo still permits the topic, take it there, or better yet,
BH> SOMEONE step forth and create an adult echo just for that topic. That
BH> way, the local and federal authorities could find you all with just one
BH> phone call, and you could have the chance of a life time to learn about
BH> local and federal laws.
There is no violation of US federal law in talking about or buying/selling
adult books, magazines, films or cdroms.
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From: CARLOS BENITZ Number: 1235
To: TRAVIS CAMPBELL Date: 08/19/93 3:54p
Subj: Kings Quest Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
16 Aug 93 02:53, Travis Campbell wrote to HENRY PAUL:
TC> have the hardriver version of KQ6! So whats different in the cd-rom
TC> version?
I didn't get any manuals with my cdrom version.
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From: CARLOS BENITZ Number: 1236
To: SAMSON LUK Date: 08/19/93 3:58p
Subj: BBS Door for CD-ROM Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
13 Aug 93 15:45, Samson Luk wrote to Jim Lambert:
SL> Maximus can create DOOR.SYS and YES, I am currently using EZ-ROM v1.2.
SL> However, as I mentioned in my previous message, the problem is EZ-ROM
SL> doesn't support Maximus's LASTUSER.BBS - i.e. EZ-ROM will not update
Why do you use a door with Maximus? Can't you just add the files.bbs to your
Files.ctl?
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From: MICHAEL KONOR Number: 1237
To: ALL Date: 08/19/93 2:48p
Subj: scsi cdrom Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
SCSI CDROMs For Sale:
Toshiba XM-3201B SCSI CDROM External $200.00
Toshiba XM-3201B SCSI CDROM Internal $180.00
Works great on MS-DOS, OS/2, Amiga, and Mac. Features 50 Pin True SCSI,
300ms access, 156k transfer, newest EPROMs installed, and 64k Buffer.
Service Center Refurbished. MPC Compliant. Warranty
205-837-5053 anytime.
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From: LOUIS GHINIS Number: 1238
To: MARTIN ALBERT Date: 08/18/93 1:14a
Subj: Sound Blaster 16 Vs 16asp Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
-> On the SB16ASP there one more chip than on the SB16. This is the
-> only difference between the two cards. The ASP chip is a
-> programmable chip that software can use to do special things like
-> voice reconition, sample mixing (in a mod player for exemple), etc...
I found what the ASP is and what it stands for Advanced Signalling
Technology. Its mainly a co processor that speeds up the sound
throughput. It sounds kind of useless who would plan on multi tasking
sound?
Louis
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From: LOUIS GHINIS Number: 1239
To: ALL Date: 08/18/93 1:33p
Subj: 562b perfect cdrom Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
I just got the panasonic 562b/sb16/kodak photo cd access from cdromacces
yesterday I didn't pay any duty or even any taxes on the merchandise so
it appears the free trade is in effect. I got the system for $425 u.s
altogether which was an excellent deal. I tried it out it was easy to
install I had the cdr562 drivers so i can plug the cdrom directly onto
the sb16 as well as the audio cables. I did some tests i used
microsofts cdspeed tester it said the kbytes per second rate was
302.9k=310000bytes which was excellent (that excludes the cache) I then
ran the cache ran sherlock holmes made sure I didn't repeat any of the
video scenes otherwise it would always load from the cache and wouldn't
give fair results and it said the hit ratio was 20% so that meant that
it made things run 20% faster so 302k+cache=362k cache plus 260ms access
time instead of 320ms. People are saying there ain't a decent cdrom
that runs fast well to tell ya the truth the 562b is perfect I don't
notice that much of a slow down only a SPLIT SECOND slow down when
accessing something. I am really satisfied with the panasonic I'm
probably one of the few in canada to have it since nobody has started to
sell it in the retail stores yet here. As for those who are getting the
mitsumi's you're making a big mistake the 562b is a turbo drive it runs
really smooth and fast for an extra $70 U.S. ($249 US) for the 562b
cdrom + interface card its well worth it for TWICE the speed better
access time, motorized tray and if you want an extra 20% more speed get
norton speed cache. Out of the 4 cd's that I have (sherlock
holmes,photo cd,family doctor,SOFT TOOLWORKS Encyclopadia) I'd say the
software toolworks encycloepadia is the best tonnes of info almost any
info that I can think of is there plus photos and a little video and
sound for major topics and that came free with the sb16. I was really
lucky to have been purchasing a cdrom at the RIGHT time if it were a few
months sooner I would of been buying a mitsumi and that would of been a
big mistake.
Louis
--- FidoPCB v1.4 beta
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From: LOUIS GHINIS Number: 1240
To: ERIC HSIAO Date: 08/18/93 7:58p
Subj: PAS16 Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
-> Yup. You get all that and more with the PAS-16XL. It's the greatest
-> soundcard with the best price/performance. You can spend $450 for
-> the SB 16 ASP + WB, or you can spend $325 for the PAS-16XL and get
-> great Korg wavetable synthesis with chorus and reverb, plus you get
-> the added bonus of a standard SCSI port instead of SB 16 proprietary
-> port. This means you can use the fast Toshiba 3401b with the
-> PAS-16...you have to use the panasonic with the 350ms access time
-> with the SB 16.
I would agree with you about the PAS-16XL but as for buying the
toshiba 3401b I wouldn't even consider it its overpriced. The panasonic
562b is 320ms not 350ms it can transfer 300kb/sec on the sb 16 card
using cdpseed (microsoft's cdrom benchmark) someone else out there was
saying that the benchmark tests with the pas 16+ 3401b were very poor
less than the required 300kb/sec level and why pay twice as much for a
toshiba when its the same in transfer speed. If the 562B did not exist
these past two months I'd definately buy a toshiba rather than a mitsumi
but now that the 562b panasonic is here to take over toshiba,nec,sony in
the over priced market you can't justify getting the same features and
paying twice as much when i can get 2 panasonics for the price of 1
toshiba. As for the PAS16XL why would you say the SB16 isn't as good
the PASXL can produce 16bit stereo cd audio quality sound how better tha
that can you get?
Louis
--- FidoPCB v1.4 beta
* Origin: CRS Online, Toronto, Ontario (1:229/15)
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From: MARIO DI MAMBRO Number: 1241
To: LOYD CRAFT Date: 08/12/93 11:15p
Subj: Re: Custom cdrom Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
-=> Quoting Loyd Craft to All <=-
LC> **** Digital Enterprises ****
LC> Custom CDROM Service
LC> Our CDROM Recorder is fired up, and ready to serve you! We can
LC> produce a Custom CDROM From your Tape backup, or your Hard Drive
LC> overnight!
LC> Pricing for Custom CD production:
LC> o 650 Meg: o $1 per Megabyte UP TO $144. NO ADDITIONAL CHARGE PAST
LC> 144MB o Minimum charge $90 for less than 90MB.
LC> o $55 for each duplicate after paying full price for the
LC> first.
LC> o UPS RED Label shipping is $15 extra.
LC> Terms:
LC> Prepay for service via Certified check or money order. Personal
LC> checks must clear bank before production begins. SORRY, we are
LC> not able to accept your Visa/Mastercard at this time.
LC> *** ** *** ** *** ** Special ** *** ** *** ** ***
LC> For the months of July and August, all orders qualify
LC> for a 10% discount from our CURRENT pricing. Offer
LC> ends August 31, 1993.
LC> *** ** *** ** *** ** Special ** *** ** *** ** ***
LC> * OLX 2.1 * Yes, I did try catnip - but I didn't roll around in it.
I was thinking about having this done for a while now. Just a few
questions though: 1 -How would I get all the crap on my HD to you?
2 -If I put my HD on a CD can I use it straight
off the CD the same as I do now?
3 -Can I add more to the CD until it reaches 650MB
capacity or do I have to put 157MB (my HD size) on
seperate disks every time?
... Catch the Blue Wave!
--- GEcho 1.00+
* Origin: *The BillBoard BBS*Newmarket ON Canada*(416)898-2443* (1:250/932.0)
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From: EDWARD PALMER Number: 1242
To: STEVE MCKAIN Date: 08/17/93 9:26p
Subj: NEC CDR-25 Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
SM> I'm looking for information about the NEC CDR-25 CD ROM drive, ie:
SM> access times, reliability, and can this drive be daisy chained, that
SM> kinda stuff.
Steve, the CDR-25 is an external portable drive. It's rated access
speed is a slower-than-death 800ms., but it is fine for ordinary
shareware disc access, etc. A test program called CDTA rates its
data transfer rate as just over 150KB/s which is standard. The same
program rates it's access time as about 500ms. I don't know whether
to believe that or not. A program from Microsoft confirmed that the
data transfer rate meets MPC Level 1 specs. I can't comment on
reliability because I've only had the beast for a couple of months.
It's a caddyless unit that looks a lot like your typical audio player.
It is a true SCSI drive. The interface card is the Trantor T130b.
ASPI drivers and an ASPI manager are available from the NEC BBS.
This means that it can be daisy chained with any ASPI-compatible
SCSI device. Hope this helps.
Ed
--- GEcho 1.00
* Origin: (1:140/28)
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From: EDWARD PALMER Number: 1243
To: JOHN KORTINK Date: 08/17/93 9:28p
Subj: Loom on CD Refer: NONE
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JK> (though sound sometimes stutters badly in spite of 330k/sec on my
JK> Toshiba 3401).
That's very interesting, John! I noticed the same thing and thought it
was because my player (NEC CDR-25) is rated for 800ms access. I even
tried copying the files to my hard drive and running it from there.
No difference. It must just be a poor organization of sound clips. I
noticed a really rough spot at the beginning during the scene with the
elders when the window breaks and the swan flies in. Same with you?
Ed
--- GEcho 1.00
* Origin: (1:140/28)
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From: KEN TULLY Number: 1244
To: ALL Date: 08/19/93 6:16a
Subj: Busty Ver. 1.0 Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
I have a copy of Busty Babes Version 1.0 for sale to the Highest bidder. You
can call me Voice at 203-387-3174, Fax at 203-387-3306 or BBS at 203-387-3289.
Ken...
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* Origin: KL Systems /Your CD Source (1:141/815)
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From: JIM LAMBERT Number: 1245
To: ALL Date: 08/18/93 10:17p
Subj: Big Sky Special Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
The price on Big Sky Rom has been reduced from $48 to $26. This is a
very well put together shareware disc with 668 megs and 7155 files.
There is a file_id.diz file description in each zipped file. The date
of each zipped file is that of the largest file in the archive, giving a
much more accurate representation than that of many CD-Roms currently on
the market. Big Sky is very popular on Computer Works BBS, and can be
previewed online.
Computer Works CD-Rom Sales! (205) 793-4481 Voice (205) 671-0092 BBS
Online Credit Card & COD Orders
- JetMail v1.14 - Unregistered QWK Mail Door for Spitfire
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* Origin: COMP-U-Sirv * Dothan, AL * 205-677-0078 * (1:18/10)
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From: DALE A COOK Number: 1246
To: BRICE FLECKENSTEIN Date: 08/19/93 11:05p
Subj: PERSIAN <-----> ENGLISH Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
>Remember those IRANIANS are on the U.S. Government'S EMBARGO LIST:
>I beleive it's against the law to do buisiness with them!
BF> I seem to recall some loosening of that during the Gulf War....
However; it's presently TIGHTENED. That
NATION of IRAN is still on our COUNTRY'S list of those
SUPPORTING TERRORISM!!!!!!!!
Thankyou for your reply.
--- Maximus 2.01wb
* Origin: Gargoyle's Place,OCALA,FLORIDA,USA * (904) 236-2320 - 16.8K
(1:365/3253)
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From: JOE SLIFER Number: 1247
To: LOUIS GHINIS Date: 08/19/93 11:37a
Subj: Advice Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
LG> blaster 16 card. In the states its $180 U.S. for the mitsumi and $249
LG> U.S. for the panasonic 562b so for an extra $70 its well worth it how
Louis-
Whats the source for the 562b? Thats $30 cheaper then I've seen it. -Thank
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From: JOE SLIFER Number: 1248
To: GREG ISOKRARI Date: 08/19/93 11:53a
Subj: Magnavox cdd 461 cd-r Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
GI> The newest mscdex.exe is 2.21....
Wrong. Ver. 2.22 comes with Dos6.
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From: JOE SLIFER Number: 1249
To: MICHAEL GEGGUS Date: 08/19/93 12:28p
Subj: MITSUMI DRIVES VS PANASONIC Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
MG> benches at 250ms @ 330Kbps using MegaDemo CDBench......Although I bought
MG> the SB Pro seperatly from the CD-ROM I paid $129 for the SB Pro w/STW
MG> encyclopedia for Win MPC, indy 500 and Lemmings (plus other goodies) and
Could you supply that source for the SB Pro & bundeled software. -Thank
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From: DAVID M. WHITE Number: 1250
To: ALL Date: 08/19/93 12:31p
Subj: NEC CD-Rom Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
I am looking at a NEC CD-Rom packaged as a "Fusion 16" package. Is anyone
familiar with this drive and if so would you recommend it as a good buy?
Any information pro or con would be appreciated.
Thanks,
P.S. This is an external drive packaged with the card, speakers and 5 CD's.
--- GEcho 1.00/beta+
* Origin: Old Pueblo BBS - Tucson Computer Society 602-744-2314 (1:300/2)
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From: KEITH SPEARS Number: 1251
To: MIKE SHANNON Date: 08/18/93 10:22a
Subj: Bibles & Religion Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Do you still have the Bibles & Religion CD for $10? Beyond the Bible,
what religions does it cover? Are there any Vedic texts, Buddhist
texts, Koran, Tao te Ching, etc.? (Bonus points for Sumerian
translations!)
... We're immortal. Join us or die.
___ Blue Wave/QWK v2.12
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* Origin: The City Lights <612-633-1366> <6 LINES> <16.8 D/S> (1:282/108.0)
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From: ERIC HO Number: 1252
To: STEVE MCKAIN Date: 08/18/93 8:13a
Subj: NEC CDR-25 Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
> I'm looking for information about the NEC CDR-25 CD ROM
> drive, ie: access times, reliability, and can this drive be daisy
> chained, that kinda stuff.
The access time is around 800ms, SCSI 1, can't be daisy chained (last one)
not reliable. (There are many many refurbished drives in North California,
$159.00 ea.) I bought 3, but 2 of them were bad again. Are they good??????
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* Origin: Bank of GIFs, Dr. Image BBS 408-453-6250 14.4K (1:143/88)
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From: DICK LECOMPTE Number: 1253
To: DON RIEB Date: 08/18/93 8:35p
Subj: Re: FREE CDROM CATALOG! Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Please send a catalog to :
Dick LeCompte
13 Mont Vernon Dr.
Londonderry,N.H.03053
Thanks.
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* Origin: Dick's_point of Cuckoo's Nest : Hudson, NH (1:132/119.8)
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From: KEVIN MATTESON Number: 1254
To: THE WIZARD Date: 08/19/93 1:49p
Subj: Re: CDROM Drives Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Well Mr. Wizard,
The price was quoted in the original message at $175.00 for the internal and
$225.00 for the external. Price does not include controller. These are SCSI
Dirves. Price does include one caddy and a non-DOA guarantee.
If interested please include your real name in future correspondence.
Thanx K.M.
(209) 732-4800
NetMail 1:214/33
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* Origin: Stingray! - Fresno, CA - [209-434-4215] - HST/DS (1:205/12)
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From: ROWAN EVANS Number: 1255
To: STEPHEN RANSON Date: 08/19/93 9:56p
Subj: Cd-roms - Exlnt Prices Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Hi Stephen!
On 08-17-93 Stephen Ranson wrote to All - Australian Reader...
SR> The Australian CD-ROM Club has Night Owl 9 for $69 or $62.10 for
SR> members!!
SR> Dinosaur Adventure $59, Groliers Encyc $139, Super Games 4 Windows
SR> $20.
SR> Heaps of BBS Ready CD's, Clipart, Programs, Sound, Games etc from $27
SR> Membership entitles you to:
SR> o Regular huge catalogue with descriptions of most titles.
SR> o 10% discount on all software purchases through Club.
SR> o News, Reviews, Tips and Giveaways in our regular newsletter.
SR> o Freecall (008) 811190 mail ordering.
SR> Call today to join! (008) 811190 or FAX (06)2914591, CITACT BBS
SR> (06)2928288
Sorry, you can't tempt me! I can source several of the CD-ROMs you
mention (the ones I am interested in!) from other dealers cheaper!
Plus get all of your "features" for members from other dealers! (One
in Sydney (local call) and the other in West Aussie!
All for the regular low price of $0.00 (that's right - send no money
- *NOTHING*).....
Cheers!
o
/U\
... OFFLINE 1.52
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* Origin: AlphaMed Link: The Medical MAX (3:711/413)
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From: ROWAN EVANS Number: 1256
To: GIL GOLDFINCH Date: 08/19/93 9:59p
Subj: NEC Cd-Rom Support Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Hi Gil!
On 08-17-93 Gil Goldfinch wrote to All...
GG> I recently bought an NEC CDR55 CD-ROM but found no device
GG> driver or audio cable was included. I have a PAS16 sound
GG> card with SCSI interface built into the board. NEC support
GG> service advise that they cannot supply the audio cable or
GG> driver software unless I purchase their SCSI interface kit
GG> for about A$200.00.
Media Vision's drivers Version 1.46 for the PAS 16 *INCLUDE* the
necessary device drivers for running the NEC CDR-55 off the
PAS 16. I *KNOW* - I have this combo at work!
GG> I have managed to obtain a driver from BBS but still
GG> looking for the audio cable. Apparently NEC use a non
GG> standard cable socket on the CD drive.
Ring Chips & Bits in Melbourne.... It'll probably cost you $A10.00 or
so....
Cheers!
o
/U\
... OFFLINE 1.52
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* Origin: AlphaMed Link: The Medical MAX (3:711/413)
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From: ROWAN EVANS Number: 1257
To: MALCOLM YOUNG Date: 08/19/93 10:04p
Subj: Panasonic CR-562B CD-ROM Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Hi Malcolm!
On 08-15-93 Malcolm Young wrote to Stephen Harrington...
MY> > It's a Panasonic CR-562B
MY>
MY> What is the stated capacity of these drives and will they
MY> read all of the discs that are 700+ Meg. The GIGABYTE GOLD
MY> disc has 730 Meg on it and the original
MY> SoundBlaster/Panasonic drive can only read the first 680
MY> Meg or so.
ISO-9660 cuts out at 680Mb (or so I thought!).....
If this is so, then Gigabyte Gold is *NOT* a standard ISO-9660 CD-ROM
and you'd be pushing excreta up a hill with a pointed implement to read
it on many of the currently available CD-ROM drives.... (And before I
get a rash of "it works on my BLAH BLAH drive", may I add that working
on a particular drive is no guarantee that it'll work on every drive
of that type! Witness the SONY CDU-31A I had.... I had no problems
with CD-ROMS that other CDU-31A owners reported!)....
Take your ROM to a dealer with a CR562B/CR563 and see if it works!
Cheers!
o
/U\
... OFFLINE 1.52
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* Origin: AlphaMed Link: The Medical MAX (3:711/413)
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From: ROWAN EVANS Number: 1258
To: STEVE THOMAS Date: 08/19/93 10:18p
Subj: 7'th Guest Won't Run! ! Refer: NONE
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Hi Steve!
On 08-13-93 Steve Thomas wrote to Andrew Barfoot...
ST> AB> I had the same problem and I changed from SVGA to MCGA
ST> AB> graphics and the problem stopped straight away. Never hung
ST> AB> again...
ST>
ST> I tried that. I also tried the upgrade, changing the sound
ST> card setup, increasing my CD buffers, changing hardware
ST> straps, and much more. I finally put it on the shelf until
ST> October when I plan on replacing my mother board with a 486-
ST> 66 and getting the doublespin CD-ROM drive.
Even this mightn't work!
The *ONE* machine I had problems with running T7G is - you guessed it -
my own machine at home! This is a DX2/66 with ATI Graphics Ultra Pro
(86% optimal) and SB 16 ASP/CR562B soundcard/CD-ROM (100% optimal).
For some stupid reason T7G would do as you describe (and this setup is
pretty close to a working machine - SB16 ASP/CR563 and on-board ATI
Mach32 SVGA).... When I removed SMARTDRV and installed Norton Speedcache
as well as set T7G for SB Pro2 (OPL 3) the problem went away....
Now, after 3 hours play or so, the sound buffer fills up and kicks me
out to DOS.... (But I can at least play T7G!)....
Cheers!
o
/U\
... OFFLINE 1.52
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* Origin: AlphaMed Link: The Medical MAX (3:711/413)
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From: ROWAN EVANS Number: 1259
To: MICHAEL GEGGUS Date: 08/19/93 10:22p
Subj: Re: BEGINING... Refer: NONE
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Hi Machael!
On 08-14-93 Michael Geggus wrote to Debbie Marantz...
MG> I just purchased the 562B for $279, it cam with CD-ROM, controller,
MG> cables and drivers. I plugged it straight into the SB Pro card
MG> CD ROM I/F and audio connector. MegaDemo Benched it at 250ms access
MG> and 330Kbps.
That's interesting... it only spex at 300Kbps and 450ms in double-speed
mode!
MG> Now my Mitsumi's sitting in a box along with the extra controller
MG> for the 562B. BTW the driver that came with it was CDMKE41.sys
MG> (the driver for the SB Pro I/F) everyone in the echo say's you
MG> need SBPCD.sys or SBCD.sys, but driver seems to work just fine.
What command line parameters did you use for CDMKE41.SYS.... I couldn't
get it to work so I changed to SBCD.SYS (and it works fine!).....
MG> ... Capt'n we've replaced the Lu005 for the 562B........Warp 9 Mr.
MG> Scott
I like it.... Consider it stolen!
Cheers & Beers!
o
/U\
... OFFLINE 1.52
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* Origin: AlphaMed Link: The Medical MAX (3:711/413)
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From: POE LIM Number: 1260
To: NITIN GUPTA Date: 08/19/93 11:41p
Subj: Pas16 Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Hello Nitin,
On Aug 15 00:11 in a msg to Poe Lim, Nitin Gupta of 1:324/293 wrote:
> I saw the Pas16 packed with a double speed cd-rom drive for $400.
> Is this about the price you saw it for?
A bit different in Australia; they cost a bit more (can't remember now what the
exact cost of the package is, I know the bare Panasonics double spin drives are
around the A$450 mark).
> Oh yeah, about the 7th Guest, grafix A+ if you have a powerful
> systm, as a game D. Lots of people have had problems with the game
> working right to.
Doesn't seem to want to work right under OS/2; get sound breakups, and it hangs
at the start of the game where you face the stairs. And this is with and
without the fix applied.
Cheers,
Poe
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From: GIL GOLDFINCH Number: 1261
To: ROWAN EVANS Date: 08/19/93 7:07p
Subj: Cdrom Driver Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
The problem I have was not conveyed accurately as my original message was
condensed by the local 'moderator'. I have no problem with CD music thru the
headphone jack or sound through the PAS 16 sound card. What I am looking for is
the SCSI interface driver for an NEC CDR55 player and an audio cable between
the CD and sound card. Thanks for the advice though. Any further help would be
appreciated.
--- Maximus 2.01wb
* Origin: "Lightning BBS, Perth WA, +61-9-344-7199 (4 lines)" (3:690/602)
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From: STEPHEN RETZLAFF Number: 1262
To: ROWAN EVANS Date: 08/18/93 12:40a
Subj: Re: Pas16 Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
-=> Quoting Rowan Evans to Poe Lim on 14 Aug 93 13:39:04 <=-
RE> Yeah, well, I'd like the Wave Blaster add-on for Wave Table
RE> synthesis....
PL> This is supposedly integrated in the chip itself; was
PL> speaking with a dealer (we exchange info on products) and
PL> he mentioned Computamart did mention something along that
PL> line, so......
RE> NOT in the SB 16 ASP... It only uses FM synthesis as far as I can
RE> decipher the doco!
The WaveBlaster is a full wave table synth. It is shipped as a half
length Daughter board that plugs on to the MIDI connector on only
the SB16 ASP. It has a MT32 emulation and works great with all
MIDI files. Also has full GM compliance. Bought mine in Perth for
AUS$235.
Regards
Stephen
... This tagline supports Adlib/Soundblaster/Roland MT-32
--- Blue Wave/Max v2.12
* Origin: "Lightning BBS, Perth WA, +61-9-344-7199 (4 lines)" (3:690/602)
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From: ROBERT LEE Number: 1263
To: ALL Date: 08/19/93 5:49a
Subj: CDRom BBS Door!! Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
CDMX2DOR
Beta v.99
The "Next Generation CDRom-Access BBS Door"
(c)1993 Robert E. Lee
(309)797-6027
U.S.A.
1:232/31 8:7002/3005
New Century BBS
============================================================================
A special "Thanks" to Chris Kuefler @1:3402/22Fidonet for his suggestions
and assistance in beta-testing CDMX2DOR.
============================================================================
So long, ROMBRAIN, Hello CDMX2DOR!!!
In the beginning there was CDMAXDOR, and it worked ok on some
boards but was not capable of doing some things that it should
and gave some folks fits. As a result of many suggestions from
CDMAXDOR users and other sysops, here is CDMX2DOR, a CDRom-BBS
interface door that, I believe, you'll find to be a superior
product. The latest version of CDMX2DOR is available for F'Req
at 1:232/31 as well as are a number of other doors we've written.
WHAT WILL CDMX2DOR DO?
In a word.... EVERYTHING.
Some features:
o it will work with ANY BBS software (not just MAXIMUS) that
is capable of writing a long-style (52 line) DOOR.SYS
drop-file, e.g., WILDCAT, PCB, GAP, etc. If your system
can't write a long-style DOOR.SYS, then you may still
use this software via a door conversion program that
makes long-style DOOR.SYS files.
o it will allow you to control the number of KBytes that
a user may access from your CD's in a given day so as
to prevent file leaching.
o it will allow viewing of textfiles and will unarchieve
zips for viewing as well.
o it will automatically update MAXIMUS BBS user's files
to reflect their CDRom downloads. Other boards' auto-
updating of user's download stats is not yet supported
but will be (for registered users).
If you are a Maximus BBS sysop, it will:
--- SLMAIL v3.0 (#1187)
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From: ROBERT LEE Number: 1264
To: ALL Date: 08/19/93 5:52a
Subj: CDRom BBS Door!! Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
o it will allow users to download files from your CD or
HD with ease, search for files or text, and allow your
users to unzip files on the CD for reading text files
and other docs in zipped files.
o it will add your BBS comment/advertisement on outgoing
files.
o it will also allow you to put your C: drive (HD) files
within its structure for use, so CDMX2DOR can even be
used as a complete drop-in files-transfer system working
with CDRom drives and Hard Drives. Tape drive interfacing
may be supported in future versions to registered users.
If you want to squeeze every possible drive for online
files for your users, you can even have CDMX2DOR access
files off your B:\ drive for an additional 1.44 meg of
files online.
o it has beautiful ansi graphics and also supports non-ansi
use.
o it will allow you to have as many as 34 CD's online, each
in its own drive, from which users may select
o it will support CD's with as many as 99 subdirectories
and you can break down a CD that has more than 99
subdirectories into 2 or more sub-sets (thereby making
CDMX2DOR capable of handling any CD regardless of its
number of subdirectories).
o it is fully configureable. It will work with:
o CD's with files.bbs in separate
subdirectories on the CD.
o CD's with dirx.lst in separate
subdirectories on the CD.
o You can even specify what file it should
look for to find subdirectory listings,
e.g., files.bbs, dirx.lst, files.lst,
DIR, or whatever you have.
o CD's that have their files.bbs's or
whatever, in a single subdirectory on
the CD instead of having them in each
subdirectory.
o It will even work with CD's that don't
even have a files.bbs or other subdirectory
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From: TOM SUTER Number: 1265
To: PADDY DRURY Date: 08/19/93 11:47p
Subj: dinosaurs ? which one ?? Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
PD>Me got new cd player
PD>Me got son
PD>Me HAVE to have dinosaur cd
PD>Me ask help in which is best
PD>You tell me
PD>Me say thanks
Paddy,
I can't claim to have seen everything on the market, but earlier
this year I picked up "Dinosaur Adventure", published by Knowledge
Adventure Corp. for my son. Judging from the reaction of those who
have seen it around here (friends as well as my own family), I think
your son would be very happy with it. In my opinion, it is really
aimed at younger kids, but it is still interesting for teen-agers
and even for adults, if you have an interest in the subject.
Auf wiedersehen,
= Tom =
* QMPro 1.01 41-0124 * Marriage is not a word it is a sentence....
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From: RON FINDLING Number: 1266
To: ROWAN EVANS Date: 08/17/93 10:51p
Subj: New Mpc Specs Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
(Standard OS spec for multimedia?)
> Good question.... But maybe they're waiting to see what dominates the
> marketplace and then tout that as the "standard" like has happened
> with other things! <g>
Realizing it's not even out in beta yet, I imagine that'll be
Windows 4.0. After all, even without seeing it, the media is taking
everything Microsoft says at face value, and has been saying it will
take over...
Sarcasm aside, there won't be any "standard OS" for MM, since of
course whatever OS you're using, you should be able to use MM.
======================================================================
(Byte magazine shows OS/2 multimedia superior to Windows, Windows NT)
> I take it you run OS/2?? I have programmed both for OS/2 and Windows,
> and don't find either to be excruciatingly easy to program for....
Yup, I do use OS/2, and you're right, no GUI is easy to program for.
But every article I've ever read on programming (I'm no programmer
myself) constantly harps on the kludges one must do when programming
properly for Windows, as compared to the cleaner approach with OS/2.
Regarding multimedia, for example, it's apparently very difficult under
Windows to synchronize full motion video and speech, whereas under OS/2
it's relatively easy.
======================================================================
(NT multimedia no improvement over Windows)
> Yep, you're right there... But you also have the pain of having to bug
> your dealer/distributor/card mfr for Windows drivers, as the basic NT
> only has PAS 16 and SoundBlaster (from what I recall) and true SCSI
> HA attached CD-ROMS (ie no driver for the PAS 16 SCSI)...
They're just going through the growing pains of any new OS, it happened
with Windows and OS/2 as well. I'm very surprised NT has so few drivers,
though, since it IS 7 months late and I thought MS had more clout with
developers...
___
X SLMR 2.1a X Coming soon to a mirage near you: Windows 4.0
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From: SAM JONES Number: 1267
To: MICHAEL GEGGUS Date: 08/20/93 4:24p
Subj: 562-b Driver Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
MG> Panasonic 562B was the answer. It plugged into the
MG> SB Pro no problem, and
MG> the driver (my case CDMKE41.SYS) came with the CD-
Hello, I also have the Panasonic 562-b and the drive seems to be very fast,
except for one problem: In DOTT and kQ6 everything pauses for a split-second
whenever the drive is accessed (ex- to read the speech data)
then everthing is ok (no choppiness in speech or graphics).
The driver I am using is SBCD.SYS. I would like to try the driver you are
using, could you give me the # of a board that I could download it from on a
first-time call if possible?
Thanks, Sam
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From: SAM JONES Number: 1268
To: ROWAN EVANS Date: 08/20/93 4:29p
Subj: Panasonic Pausing Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Hello (Again), I really love my 562-b except for the fact that now a
couple of games seem to pause completely when the CD is accessed. After
the drive starts reading in info (only a split-second) everything is ok.
Have you ever experienced this problem? I am using Lightning CD now and it
acts the same with or without it enabled. Which driver are you using? Also
another guy on Prodigy is having the same exact problem!
Sam
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From: MICHAEL KONOR Number: 1269
To: RODNEY RUDD Date: 08/20/93 7:42a
Subj: Re: scsi cdrom Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
>How many of the external units do you have? Is this a commercial
>sale, or used? Thanks.
Refurbished. I can get about 10 right now.
205-837-5053
*FSED91j*
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From: MARTIN ROODENBURG Number: 1270
To: CHRIS BALMER Date: 08/21/93 12:00a
Subj: Mitsumi CD-Rom drives Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Hello Chris,
> I have a Soundblaster 2 card and want to know if I can connect
> it directly to the Mitsumi - I gather that the Mitsumi has ports
> that can be connected to a set of amplified speakers, but if I
> connect the drive this way, will it make the connection from the
> Sblaster to the speakers redundant ?
> So, can the Sblaster & Mitsumi be connected so that the speakers
> are only connected to one of the devices ?
As far as I now you can connect de analog audio output to any analog
you want, e.g. you can use de mitsumi controller to drive de CD-ROM,
and use the analog output from the drive for the soundblaster.
In that way, you can use the mixer in the soundblaster to mix the
audio-output from the CD-ROM with the other audio-outpust in the
SB-card.
BTW I have seen a example of how to connect the Mitumsi-drive to the
soundblaster-card. According to the text (sorry, I can't get it
right now) only the order of the pinnumbers need to be changen (in
the cable).
On my soundcard, both the Pioneer ??? and the Mitsumi LU005S can be
connected, and I've got the pin-layout from both connectors.
So I you really want to know how to make a cable (I case you really
need that last slot), I'll search for that book.
Bye,
Martin.
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From: ROGER SMITH Number: 1271
To: JOHN KORTINK Date: 08/20/93 7:03a
Subj: Loom on CD Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
JK> Does anybody know if 7th Guest will run without a sound card ? I
JK> rather hate having to buy hardware to be able to run software. Why the
JK> hell is it that games on CD don't use CD quality audio when it's
JK> available ???
Timing ... it's almost impossible to synchronize CD Audio with displayed
graphics.
A newer standard, CDROM/XA, allows audio and data to be interleaved so it may
provide a solution to this problem.
-- Roger
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From: RON CHASE Number: 1272
To: ALL Date: 08/18/93 3:14p
Subj: US national phonedisc Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
I am looking for the above named disc sets.
NOT PROPHONE!
Does anyone sell or have info on these?
Thanks, Ron
* OLX 2.1 TD * OREGON SPORTS BBS 503-726-0240 24 hr buy and sell
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From: AL KOLLER Number: 1273
To: ALL Date: 08/19/93 6:53p
Subj: DesqView/X for Sale Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
If you are interested in multi-tasking, I have a new version of DVX for sale.
I have migrated to OS/2 and do not need it. New, full docs and original
packaging. Make offer here, netmail me at 374/3, or call voice evenings at
407-267-4860.
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* Origin: SPACE COAST BBS, Titusville, Florida, (407) 269-2169 (1:374/3)
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From: MICHAEL BERNSTEIN Number: 1274
To: DON STRADER Date: 08/19/93 5:01p
Subj: CD COMPAT W/DOS 6 Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
DS> I'm having a problem with the compatiblity of DOS 6 and my CD-ROM
DS> drive. I recently used memmaker to free up 40K of memory when I boot
DS> the computer for CD-ROM (I use multiple configurations), and now when I
DS> try to log on drive S (my CD), it says "Invalid drive specification".
Make sure that the path(s) in your autoexec for MSCDEX is for the one used
for DOS 6. For example:
LH c:\dos\mscdex {switches placed here}
It could be that your autoexec.bat is looking for the one that came with
your CD-ROM which is out dated for DOS 6.
--/\/\ike B. (Internet: mbernstein@turbo.kean.edu) from NJ
... The worst thing about censorship is .
___ Blue Wave/QWK v2.12
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From: STEVE GERWECK Number: 1275
To: BARRY MISHKIND Date: 08/19/93 4:12p
Subj: BEST CDROM PRICES!! Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
-=> Quoting Barry Mishkind to Steve Gerweck <=-
DC> * Busty Babes......29.95
SG> Can you match Mike Shannon's offer of $29 PPD??
BM> Oh, come on! For 95 cents, you have sysops all over the world carrying
BM> a post showing your unwillingness to do your business on your own
BM> dime? If a vendor does a good job, 95 cents is nothing. Give us all a
BM> break and do your ordering in another manner.
Give me a break! You forget the $4 or $5 for shipping.
Steve
... Chrysler's New Presidential Model - Dodge Drafter
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From: STEVE GERWECK Number: 1276
To: VINCE SORENSEN Date: 08/19/93 4:15p
Subj: BEST CDROM PRICES!! Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
-=> Quoting Vince Sorensen to Steve Gerweck <=-
-> DC> * Busty Babes......29.95
-> Can you match Mike Shannon's offer of $29 PPD??
VS> I can beat it hands down. Give me a call at 306-789-4654...
Give me your rock bottom price (including shipping and handling), and I'll
send you a check or charge it. Do you have a 800 ordering number? Feel free
to use netmail to reply if you wish.
BTW, just to make sure we are on the same page, you are referring to BB v3,
right?
Thanks Vince,
Steve
PS.. send me a catalog if you have one.
... Steve Gerweck, 530 Concetta Drive, Monroe, MI 48161-3542
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From: SHARI GHARAVY Number: 1277
To: ALL Date: 08/17/93 2:33a
Subj: Hi! Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Hello!
Um, just want to say hi and hope someone drops me a line.
Shar
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From: SAM JONES Number: 1278
To: ALL Date: 08/20/93 8:13p
Subj: CD SLOW-DOWN Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
I recently purchased a Panasonic 562-b 320ms double-speed CD-ROM drive and
installed it a few days ago. The drive seemed to work very well and at a fast
speed with the Animals and Software Toolwrks Ency.
CD's.
Yesterday I played both the KQ6 and DOTT CD's and they exhibit slow-
down whenever the disc is read for the digitized effects or speech. I do not
experience any sound break up with the digital audio and the "slow-down"
(actually more like a pause in the whole system) dissapears once the CD is
actually being read. I have tried all types of settings with the buffers and
Lightning CD and this problem still exists.
Has anyone else ever had this problem (with any CD-ROM drive)? It seems to
me as if it could be a driver problem or something, as the drive seems very
fast and once it starts reading everything is smooth.
My driver (SBCD.SYS) is dated 4/93 while the drive was manufactured in July
'93.
I'd appreciate any advice or views on this matter.
Thanks, Sam
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From: MICHEL ROMY Number: 1279
To: ALL Date: 08/15/93 12:53p
Subj: Panasonic 562b Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Can anyone give me the spec. of the Panasonic 562B CD-Rom drive ? is it
internal or external ? transfer rate, ...
And if it is internal, does an external version exist ? price ?
thanks
Mick
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From: MICHAEL LINSE Number: 1280
To: OLIVER BLADEK Date: 08/16/93 2:03p
Subj: MSCDEX V2.22 Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Hallo allerseits,
am Samstag, 17 Juli 1993 schrieb Oliver Bladek an All:
OB> 'mscd001 ') When I type the specs for the CD it's
OB> c:\sb16\drv\mscdex.exe /d:mscd001 /m:5 /d:
OB> It replies with incorrect DOS version. I have an ASI 486/33SX and is
OB> using DOS 6.0 and Windoze 3.1 Thanx in advance TTYl
how about using setver.exe ???
Ciao/2
Michael
O /
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From: RON DWIGHT Number: 1281
To: ALAN EDWARDS Date: 08/18/93 9:13p
Subj: test Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
> Any advance on England?
Finland. This is the third copy of this message, the other two got
lost.
Cheers,
--- GEcho 1.01+
* Origin: Train station = Where a train stops, What's a workstation?
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From: LOUIS CARRESI Number: 1282
To: CHRIS FLYNN Date: 08/15/93 4:03a
Subj: Mitsumi Lu005 Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
-=( Chris Flynn might recently have said to Louis Carresi about Mitsumi
Lu005 )=-
CB> Is that just my volume control (how far does yours turn) or what might
CB> be the prob ?
LC>
LC> Mine goes up to 11 !
CF> ROTFL!
LC> ^^^^^ Feeling dim today, can't think what this stands for.
CF> Rolling on the floor laughing.
CF> (My all-time 3rd favourite movie)
LC> I was thinking of Spinal Tap and the amp that had volume controls
CF> So was I!
Ahh! Good , I'm glad you cleared that up I was trying hard to think
what film ROTFL stood for, because I do remember a similar documentary
type film that was quite similar to ST (American I think) but I can't
recall the title.
Anyway since your original message, my mate has just got a Mitsumi and he
also complains about the volume level so I guess that it is par for the
course. Best solution is to bung the output into some active speakers or
into the Soundblaster card if you have one. Apparently the wiring just
needs to be rearranged for the latter solution.
Regards,
Louis
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From: PADDY DRURY Number: 1283
To: MIKE SHANNON Date: 08/15/93 2:59p
Subj: tag line ??? Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
MS> * SLMR 2.1a * If it's British, it leaks.
As a Brit I am not to impressed with the the tag line
( UNLESS you are talking about our fine line in
watering cans < grin >
On another point what sort of a deal could you do me for sending over
a bundle of CD's
Say 5 copies of ten tiles for a test run
... Happly married now for exactly 24 hours, (wedding 10 years ago !!) fil
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From: BRYAN ALEXANDER Number: 1284
To: ALL Date: 08/20/93 11:17p
Subj: Genealogy CD's Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Everyone, I am looking to buy or rent genealogical CD's. Things like
census records, birth & death announcements, etc. I will take new or
used CD's, and I would prefer to rent.
Thanks,
Bryan Alexander
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From: ARNIE GROSS Number: 1285
To: DAVID BURKE Date: 08/19/93 11:14a
Subj: RE: Thanks Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
.
David -
18 Aug 93, David Burke writes to Bob Hall:
DB> People are always giving the moderator a hard time but, I am
DB> really glad to get rid of 100 messages of buy the latest BooBs
DB> from Mars CD-ROM or whatever.
BooBs from Mars? WOW! I'll take three boobs, thanks.
All kidding aside, isn't the drop in traffic refreshing!
Thank you, Bob Hall!!!
- Arnie :+}
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From: JOSH PICHE Number: 1286
To: PAUL NUSBAUM Date: 08/20/93 7:39a
Subj: CD-Rom kit Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
So did you get your PAS16-CD Rom kit? How is it? I've heard good reports on
it before. What did it include?
Josh Piche
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From: BRICE FLECKENSTEIN Number: 1287
To: LARRY FOX Date: 08/18/93 5:56a
Subj: TRANTOR SCSI CONTROLLER Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
>BG> with the way it works. My suggestion is to spend an additional US$130 or
>BG> and get an Adaptec 1520 or 1522. The CorelSCSI drivers run it just fine.
>BG> No driver needed to run hard drives.
>Thanks Bill I beleive I may purchase the Adaptec controller.. Sounds like a
>wise investment in the long run!
Only if you plan to run OS/2 in the near future - otherwise, save yourself some
$$ and a LOT of support grief and get an Allways IN-2000.
I've RUN the Adaptec stuff - nice controllers, but I could get NO support out
of Adaptec, even as a DEALER. Always I never NEEDED support for - they just
WORK!
* SLMR 2.1a * I interfaced my Cat to my radio, but all I got was hiss
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From: BRICE FLECKENSTEIN Number: 1288
To: DAN WALDRON Date: 08/18/93 11:56a
Subj: MITSUMI CD ROM DRIVE Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
>I have here a Mitsumi CRMC-LU002S Internal CDROM drive, it is out of an Acer
>386SX. I want to throw this drive into a new machine, but I do not know the
>interface type. It is a 40 pin ribbon cable.
It is a Propriatary Mitsumi interface.
>Is it possible for me to hook this drive up to my SB PRO 2.0 CD Interface or
to
>a standard AT-Bus interface?
Not only no, but HELL NO!!!!
You need either the card Mitsumi bundled with the drive, or an ATI Stereo/FX-
CD (I think that is the model) sound card, or the (Gravis or Galaxy, I forget
which) other sound card that is specified to work with Mitsumi drives.
The SB Pro will only work with certain Panasonic model drive(s) - PERIOD.
* SLMR 2.1a * Fundamentalism means never having to open your mind....
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From: BRICE FLECKENSTEIN Number: 1289
To: MICHAEL CHOWNING Date: 08/18/93 12:44p
Subj: SONY CDU-7205 CD ROM Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
> I have three Sony 7205's. They are SCSI devices, but proprietary to Sony.
That is a contradiction in terms - they are either Sony Bus (Propriatary) or
they are SCSI (standard) - they can NOT be both.
>mine for multimedia purposes, but I've read that the PAS-16 audio card works
>with them
Which specifies that they are in fact SCSI, if true - the PAS-16 uses a SCSI
port.
* SLMR 2.1a * Air Resistance is a drag....
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From: BRICE FLECKENSTEIN Number: 1290
To: JOE VENTURELLI Date: 08/18/93 12:47p
Subj: TRAFFIC REPORT! Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
>Nice report, what is the point of the report?
Satisfaction of curiosity, perhaps?
* SLMR 2.1a * The sad thing about Windows bashing is that it's all TRUE
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From: BRICE FLECKENSTEIN Number: 1291
To: GEOFF HOWSE Date: 08/18/93 1:19p
Subj: READING MACINTOSH DISC Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
>I have a Macintosh CD which won't work in my Panasonic equipped IBM
compatible.
> Does anyone know of adriver that will work?. All I get is a message saying
>"Not High Sierra Format" or somesuch.
Likely that disc is not in a PC-Compatable FORMAT, and thus is not readable on
your system. PC-Clones are limited to reading CDs in either the High Sierra
format or in ISO-9660 format (which is 98+% compatable with and is based on the
older High Sierra format).
* SLMR 2.1a * Pi R squared. Nooo! Pizza R round, Square Pan R squared!
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From: BRICE FLECKENSTEIN Number: 1292
To: FINN HARDER Date: 08/18/93 3:52p
Subj: REMOTE ACCESS TO CD-ROMS Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
>I have a question. Is it possible to set up a cd-rom for remote access?
Sure - run a BBS program and set the CD-ROM up as the files section(s).
* SLMR 2.1a * You don't buy beer OR cola, just rent them for a while!
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From: BRICE FLECKENSTEIN Number: 1293
To: ROB LEVINE Date: 08/19/93 11:52a
Subj: WORKS GREAT (SO FAR) Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
>Mitsumi IDE interface drive
40 pins does NOT an IDE drive make - the Mitsumi uses a PROPRIATARY interface,
not an IDE interface.
>Please note my non-CM flag in the nodelist
It WOULD be nice if more folks would pay attention to that sort of thing - I've
been non-CM during a lot of my FidoNet "career" as well....
* SLMR 2.1a * Tribble -> * Borg assimilated Tribble -> #
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From: BRICE FLECKENSTEIN Number: 1294
To: TERRY BLOUNT Date: 08/19/93 11:57a
Subj: SOME DISK RECOMMENDATIONS Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
> When there are more than about 400 files in a directory you are
> MUCH better off if you divide the file listing in that directory
> so that you have about 300 listed in each Files.<?>
Varies with the number of BUFFERS you set in your CONFIG.SYS file - the more
BUFFERS, the higher the number of files in a subdirectory you can have before
"terminal slowdown" starts.
99 BUFFERS will permit more like 800-1000 files in a directory at a reasonable
access time....
> There is something inherent in dos that makes getting the
> information on the file size, date, etc.... VERY slow especially
> after you exceed 4 or 5 hundred files in a directory. Some
> programmers have found a way around this problem... but I'll be
> damned if I can figure out how they do it.
I can tell you how TBBS does it - it came up with a "pseudo-directory" format
(text file description of available files) that allows the time/date/etc. to be
INCLUDED in the description, thus limiting actual accesses to when a download
is performed....
* SLMR 2.1a * Cats have fur coats because they look sillly in raincoats
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From: BRICE FLECKENSTEIN Number: 1295
To: ERIC SCHONNING Date: 08/19/93 12:00p
Subj: FIDONET CONFERENCES O Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
>TH> 2... The CDROM & CDROM_SALE echos get approximately 150 messages per TH>
> day. Each message is approx 1k in size, which means that you cou TH>
>accumulate 150k of new mail everyday... 600 megs divided by 150k
>true while message size is 1k for most messages, cluster size on a CD-ROM disc
>is 8k
ONLY applicable if you are using something silly like *.MSG format.
*.PKT with 500 messages a packet will pretty much negate your cluster size
problem....
* SLMR 2.1a * Me a Skeptic? I trust you have proof....
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From: BRICE FLECKENSTEIN Number: 1296
To: MICHAEL MCKINLE@1:3645/10 Date: 08/19/93 3:09p
Subj: WINDOW SIZE Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
>Drop all the trash- simple rule only use microsoft products from now on.
A majority of MicroSoft products ARE trash.
>I know because I will not carry anymore of the stacker, qemm, and blue max.
Your loss - QEMM memory management makes everything DOS has done to date look
like a sick joke.
>If you really want to get an inside scoop- learn how c+ c++ works and you can
>solve your own memory problems by editing the code.
Or better yet, use Assembler and never have to worry about "C++ bloat".
Now - just what did all this have to do with CDROMs?
* SLMR 2.1a * Men are more sentimental than women, blurs our thinking.
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From: BOB JACKSON Number: 1297
To: TIM HELTON Date: 08/20/93 11:55a
Subj: Re: CANADIAN SOURCE Refer: NONE
Read: 08/22/93 6:44a Private: No
Nice work if you can get it! (:>
Via SPITFIRE Bulletin Board System - Version 3.2
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From: SEAN HANLEN Number: 1298
To: CARLTON Date: 08/20/93 7:23p
Subj: games Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
carlton,
thanks for the extra time but I still did not find what i was
looking for so will you keep a EYE out for
WOLF3D!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
thanks again
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From: DIANA KIRKSEY Number: 1299
To: ROWAN EVANS Date: 08/20/93 9:11a
Subj: Re: new mpc specs Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
RE> A 1Mb SVGA card is capable of the following maximum colour depths at
RE> the undermentioned resolutions :-
RE> 640 x 480 x 16.7 million colours
RE> 800 x 600 x 65,536 colours
RE> 1024 x 768 x 256 colours
Thanks for the Info!
Diana
===
* OLX 2.1 * It's only a hobby ... only a hobby ... only a
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From: JERRY SMITH Number: 1300
To: DON KULHA / BOB HALL Date: 08/20/93 5:54p
Subj: Image Compression Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Last month's Byte magazine had a review of 'Fractal Image
Compression' by Barnsley and Hurd (ISBN 1-5681-000-8, $49.95). The
suggestion was that this technology was at the 'cutting edge' of
image compression. Have you seen this book and do you know
anything about the technology, or whether it has been used in
producing any current CD's? I'm especially curious to know what
sort of compression is attained by this method.
Thanks for any input you might be able to provide.
Jerry Smith 4341 U St., Sacramento, CA 95817 (916)455-3275
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From: JOHN ALLISON Number: 1301
To: BOB JACKSON Date: 08/18/93 11:01a
Subj: Dma method Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
On 08-15-93 BOB JACKSON wrote to ALL...
BJ> I have the Sony 7205 drive (came with Laser Lib.) and have been using
Bob when I upgraded to the Trantor mod the only way I could access the
7205 using the old drivers was to use the DMA method and here
is my config.sys line:-
devicehigh=c:\cdrom\sony_cdu.sys /d:sony_001 /b:340 /q:5 /t:3 /m:h
q:is the IRQ and t:is the DMA - Hope this helps ... OFFLINE 1.50
"DANGER! DANGER! Computer store ahead...hide wallet."
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From: MIKE SHANNON Number: 1302
To: RANDY WHITE Date: 08/19/93 8:42p
Subj: MORE CD'S ON SALE! Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
RW>I'm looking for Willy Bemish and Space Quest IV on CD, do you have them and
c
RW>you give me a Price...Thanks Randy...
Randy,
Can let you have Willy for $24 and Space Quest IV for the same price.
Both are in stock as of 8/18.
Call any time.
.\\ike
STARVECTOR SOFTWARE * PO BOX 8160 * YAKIMA WA 98908 * 509-457-2892 (VOICE)
VISA * MC * AMEX * DISCOVER * SHIPPING: $4 up to 5 pcs / $.50 ea pc over 5
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* SLMR 2.1a * I used to have a life. Now I have Windows.
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From: MIKE SHANNON Number: 1303
To: CLYDE SISLER Date: 08/19/93 8:42p
Subj: COMPTON'S ON SALE! Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
CS>Could you tell me if your CA154 Source CD-ROM is the 3/92 Edition from
CS>Walnut Creek?
Yes it is.
.\\ike
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From: MIKE SHANNON Number: 1304
To: BLAINE RICHARD Date: 08/19/93 8:43p
Subj: NEW CD-SOUTHERN BEAUTIES Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
BR>> BR> ********** SOUTHERN BEAUTIES MAY NOT BE USED ON ANY BBS
BR>> Why?
BR>>
BR>Chris the reason being that Southern Beauties is a FULLY COPYRIGHTED adult
CD
BR>Rom disc and the images on this disc are not intended for public
distribution
BR>I'm sure your aware that it is a FEDERAL offense to reproduce, distribute,
or
BR>exhibate copyrighted images. I hope this has answered your question.
Then why did you put FILES.BBS on it?
^^^
.\\ike
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From: MIKE SHANNON Number: 1305
To: JAMES BUTT Date: 08/19/93 8:43p
Subj: Cd'S On Sale! Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
CH>All the CD's I have purchased have come from StarVector/Mike Shannon.
CH>He runs a company out of Yakima Washington and has real good pricing.
CH>He has a BBS that you can access to download his price list too.
CH>Voice 509-457-2892 BBS 509-457-0206 Filename STARCAT.ZIP
Or you can freq the STARCAT.ZIP file from 1:3407/101 if you don't
want to pay for a LD call. Call if there is anything I can help you
with James! We'll treat you right!
Later,
.\\ike
STARVECTOR SOFTWARE * PO BOX 8160 * YAKIMA WA 98908 * 509-457-2892 (VOICE)
VISA * MC * AMEX * DISCOVER * SHIPPING: $4 up to 5 pcs / $.50 ea pc over 5
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* SLMR 2.1a * Dammit Jim! I'm a doctor, not a tagline!
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From: MIKE SHANNON Number: 1306
To: BILLY BATTON Date: 08/19/93 8:43p
Subj: price Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
BB>Does any one Have prices on Adult Cd-rom Disk?
Billy,
Can't say too much because of the rules & regs in this echo, but call
me at 509-457-2892, and we can discuss them. We stock around 45 adult
titles right now, with very good prices.
Later,
.\\ike
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From: MIKE SHANNON Number: 1307
To: ALL Date: 08/19/93 8:43p
Subj: CD-ROM LIQUIDATION! Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
STARVECTOR CD-ROM LIQUIDATION SPECIALS!
Q & A 4.0...........$34 Powerpak Gold 3.0...$15 House of Games......$20
Compton's Interact..$95 US Wars: Korea......$29 US Wars: Des. Storm.$29
Super CD 2..........$15 Super CD 1..........$14 Programmers Megapak.$29
Canadian Shareware..$19 MAC Shareware.......$22 Clipart Heaven......$19
5Star Prem. Windows.$27 Otherware I.........$17 Jedi Collection.....$39
History of Jazz.....$48 Hacker Chronicles...$24 Reel Clips..........$35
Kodak Photo CD......$18 Phoenix 3.0.........$12 Game Arena..........$10
STARVECTOR SOFTWARE * PO BOX 8160 * YAKIMA WA 98908 * 509-457-2892 (VOICE)
VISA * MC * AMEX * DISCOVER * SHIPPING: $4 up to 5 pcs / $.50 ea pc over 5
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* SLMR 2.1a * Hello, I am Mike and I am a baudaholic.
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From: TONY VALUIKAS Number: 1308
To: ALL Date: 08/15/93 2:30p
Subj: MultiLine/CDROM/DV/HELP!! Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Can anyone help me on this?
I keep getting CRC errors on all files download from the CDROM. With
one Node up everything works but with more than one Node I get errors.
I set my EMS setting in the DV setup to 30 and deleted the /E in my
autoexec with no luck. I loaded one node from DOS and it works great so
I know it's somewhere in the setup from the CD to DV...
As you may tell I do not have a manual for the CD drive, so I am sure
this is just a wrong setup.
Here's my setup autoexec setup
c:\qemm\loadhi /r:1 c:\MSCDEX /D:MSCD0001 /E /L:E /V /M:20
and here's my config.sys setup
DEVICE=c:\qemm\loadhi.sys /r:2 c:\SONY_CDU.SYS /D:MSCD0001 /U:1 /B:340
/M:H /Q:* /T:*
Anyone that will help I will say thanks in advance... I sure need it...
Tv
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From: CHRIS CONKLIN Number: 1309
To: BOB HALL Date: 08/20/93 12:07p
Subj: Up All Night Problems Refer: NONE
Read: 10/31/93 7:37p Private: No
Bob,
I am still in desperate need of the fix for the 10 Up All Night Shareware
discs you shipped me. I've already had to take two of the disc back from
customers because they couldn't get them to work.
I know you are busy, but I need you to support the product you distribute
me to resell.
Please get the 10 discs with fix patch to me ASAP. I have been trying to
get these from you for over a month now and three times you said you would send
them to me right away.
I appreciate you helping me out with this problem so I can continue to
sell the remainder of the original shipment. Right now, I have them off line
due to the non-functional problem.....
Thanks
Chris Conklin 915-944-1991
7705 Warrior
San Angelo, Tx
76904
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From: BOB HALL Number: 1310
To: DOUG CARPENTER Date: 08/17/93 8:13p
Subj: RE: MAKE MONEY!! MUST READ!! Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
>BH> Please do not enter a message of that nature in this echo again.
>
> I see that some of the vendors are still advertising adult cds for
> sale.
Yep, they are. I am trying, but it takes time to get the new rules to going
the right direction. Will do what I can.
Thanks for the comment.
BOB
:-)
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From: ED YEE Number: 1311
To: PAUL WHITE Date: 08/20/93 7:36p
Subj: RE: Mammals CD Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
PW> Glad you got your problem sorted out. The Mammals
PW> disk is pretty good.. I
PW> like the little movie clips, and the sound effects.
PW> p.s. for some real jungle noises, play track 4 on a regular CD player!
I played it in the ROM and in the CD-player. Hmmm, interesting (8-D I don't
like the fact that the movie clips don't have any sound with them, but no
matter, I still like the disk.
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From: ED YEE Number: 1312
To: ALL Date: 08/20/93 8:16p
Subj: CD sound Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
I just got these AWESOME new amplified speaker system for my computer. These I
have currently have hooked up to my sound card. I don't like switching the 2
plugs (sound card & CD-ROM) all the time when I want to listen to a music CD.
On the back of my CD-ROM controller, there are 2 RCA plugs for a stero system.
Since my stero system is located nowhere close to my computer, I can't hook
these 2 up. What I've come up with is a interesting network of adapter to hook
the sound card and RCA plugs together to use the same speakers. On plug #1 for
the RCA I've got 2 RCA plugs leading off into a connector (female headphone),
(plugs into RCA plugs on back of CD-ROM and female end is used later). On plug
#2, I have a single female headphone connector spliting up into 2 male
headphone connectors (one for connector connected to RCA plugs and other end
for sound card. The female connector on this adaptor would then connect with
the male pin from the speakers. My question is, if I'm playing a audio CD in
windows and I trigger a system event which plays a wav file, what will happen ?
Will I see a nice mini-firework display on my desk or will the sound just
"mingle" ? Also would it be easier it the adaptor I got just had 2 RCA plugs
and a male headphone connector (connects CD-ROM controller directly to PAS+
sound card. Would the sound just go throught the sound card and through the
speakers ? I also have a friend with a 286 sytem with the same CD-ROM drive,
but she only has a regular Sound Blaster 2.0 sound card. Would the last idea I
mentioned work on her computer. He used headphone right now, but she wants to
get some new speaker when she upgrades her system and wants to know if my last
idea would work on her machine as well.
Thanks in advance.
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From: ERIC TREMBLAY Number: 1313
To: CHRIS CONKLIN Date: 08/19/93 7:14p
Subj: CD-ROM Disks in Canada Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
> Give me your address and I'll gladly send you a CD-ROM catalog.
> You can also give me a call anytime at the number below. I work
> out of the back of my house, thus keeping my over head way down,
> thus my prices!
>
> TTYL
>
> C-3 Production Systems
> PO Box 60144
> San Angelo, Tx
> 76906
Eric Tremblay
95 Collingwood St.
Kingston, ON
Canada
K7L 3X6
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From: VINCE SORENSEN Number: 1314
To: PAM TEMPLE Date: 08/19/93 8:47a
Subj: CANADIAN SOURCE Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
-> Do you have a catalogue including prices that you could mail or post
-> here? I am interested because it is a Canadian Source. If you want
-> to mail it I'll post my address, but let me know here so I'll know
-> you got the message, as this is a new point address that I haven't
-> actually received or successfully sent anything on yet.
Hi Pam!
Yes, we sure do have a catalogue. If you want, you could leave your
address here, or contact us directly at 306-789-4654... we also have our
catalogue online (CDROMS!.ZIP) on the Superboard BBS at 306-789-8682.
I'm looking forward to hearing from you - thanks for asking!
Vince
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From: ROLAND LAROCQUE Number: 1315
To: GREG ISOKRARI Date: 08/20/93 2:25p
Subj: Magnavox cdd 461 cd-r Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Hello Greg!
14 Aug 93, Greg Isokrari writes to Travis Campbell:
If you have problem with this CD-ROM let me know, i will help.
Roland
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From: NIGEL ZETT Number: 1316
To: LAURENS LINSSEN Date: 08/18/93 10:19p
Subj: Advice Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
* In a message originally to Boris Osadciw, Laurens Linssen said:
LL> The shop owner here told me the double speed drive from
LL> panasonic
LL> will be available in september or october for about $394.
LL> So what would you recommend me? The mitsumi, the panasonic,
Laurens, I cought you Email on our local echo and just wanted to tell you that
the Panasonic CR562 is the "double-speed" drive of choice at preference. I
currently sell them for US$267 installed, but they are cheaper for
do-it-yourself-ers. I know you would want to buy locally (for the reasons you
stated), so I'm not saying that to make a sale. This drive also meets the
minimum requirments for MPC-2 specs. The mitsumi is good too, but for a little
more, the Panasonic is worth it. Also, the question has been raised on this
echo as to whether interface card drives are faster/better than SCSI-2 drives.
From my own experience, I'd agree that unless you have a real need for SCSI-2
devices (such as hard drives, 9-track tape, etc), stick to the Panasonic with
it's dedicated interfase card (as does the Mitsumi).
The way product life has shortened to less than 6 months (before a new or
improved version comes out), you might just want to hold off for a few months
if you can. I'd also highly recommend the SBPro 16 ASP sound board, as it is
also MPC-2 compatible, and can save you a slot by hooking up your Panasonic to
it.
Just my opinion, of course.... --─≡NIGEL»
NZC Computer
Keene, NH
603 352-9364 Voice
603 355-4936 FAX
603 357-8358 BBS
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From: NIGEL ZETT Number: 1317
To: ALL Date: 08/19/93 9:04p
Subj: MSCDEX Command Line Options Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Sorry to bring this one up again, but I recall reading a few messages in past
weeks about the MSCDEX command line options (both documented and undocumented).
I went to look for the message again and it was gone (all were actually).
Could someone please run down a list of ALL options, their parameters and uses?
And no, the skimpy docs that came with my MSCDEX update (from Future Domain)
DON'T list them at all, just a "recommended set-up line".
Thanks!!! --─≡NIGEL»
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From: JERRY MURPHY Number: 1318
To: DIANA KIRKSEY Date: 08/19/93 11:30a
Subj: Cd-rom help! Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
>For the life of me, I can't get the .SYS file to load in high memory.
>I use QEMM but even went as far as to install 386MAX on my system.
>Neither will let me load the file high - both lock up my system when
>they boot. I've rebooted about 500 times over this and just gave up.
>Anyone else not able to load the .SYS file high?
DK>I've been having problem's trying to use QEMM too.The problems
DK>actually started when I installed my correct Video Card on
DK>Windows(Trident 256c),since then whenever I try to load Qemm,it says
DK>that Windows can't load the video driver in B000.So unfortunately,right
DK>now anyway,I'm just having to use Windows Himem.sys,which leave's me
DK>with only 552k conventional memory(I have 4 megs on board). Does
DK>anyone have any suggestions? I tried excluding the B000,but it still
DK>did the same thing.
Diana, I think you're on the right track. For starters, QEMM beats the socks
off of 386MAX, and that weak little EMM thingy from Microsoft isn't even in the
race.
Perhaps you're already doing so, but the way you stated it makes me think you
have left out a very important step. It's not enough to exclude just a part of
the address (X=B000). You have to exclude the desired range of addresses. In
my case, using QEMM 7.01 & Trident 8900C:
DEVICE=C:\QEMM\QEMM386.SYS RAM ROM ST:M X=B000-B0FF I=0C00-0FFF R:2
^^^^^^^^^^^ You didn't say which
version of QEMM you use, so I don't know which page of which manual to invite
you to see.
Windows and only 4 megs on board? You *are* an optimist!
And all of us are off-topic, so I'll drop the thread from here.
the Jerry Murphy in Lakewood, Ohio
* DeLuxe2 1.21 #8814 * Nature almost always sides with the hidden flaw.
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From: JERRY MURPHY Number: 1319
To: BRUCE BOWMAN Date: 08/19/93 11:49a
Subj: Cd-rom help! Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
BB>In a message to Tom Miller <08-07-93 14:04> Mark Womack wrote:
MW> For the life of me, I can't get the .SYS file to load in high memory.
MW> I use QEMM but even went as far as to install 386MAX on my system.
MW> Neither will let me load the file high - both lock up my system when
MW> they boot. I've rebooted about 500 times over this and just gave up.
And you then added this advice, which just confused the hell out of me:
BB>If you've been using QEMM's Optimize program to order your drivers, you
BB>can just about forget it. My experience, anyway, has shown
BB>that Optimize just doesn't know how to handle CD-ROM drivers
BB>(or most anything else, for that matter).
I'm on my third consecutive version of QEMM (7.01), and have been using it for
a long time. I've never seen the problems to which you allude. FWIW, here is
what Optimize did for me at my most recent upgrade, (in part).
CONFIG.SYS
DEVICE=C:\QEMM\LOADHI.SYS /R:2 C:\DEV\MTMCDS.SYS /D:MSCD001 ...
... /P:300 /A:0 /M:2 /E /T:3 /I:2
SET CD=YES
DEVICE=C:\DOS\SETVER.EXE
lastdrive=G
AUTOEXEC.BAT
SET CDMENU=C:\CDROM\CDMENU
@C:\QEMM\LOADHI /R:1 C:\QEMM\FILES=40
@C:\QEMM\LOADHI /R:2 C:\DOS\MSCDEX.EXE /D:MSCD001
Granted, that doesn't give me a bazillion bytes of working space. But I've
got a LOT of things going on in my system, loading down the 16 Megs pretty
much. If you have a problem shoe-horning in enough buffers, you must choose
what to cut back on ... a camel can carry only just so many straws.
the Jerry Murphy in Lakewood, Ohio
* DeLuxe2 1.21 #8814 * Murphy is out there somewhere ... just waiting ...
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From: JERRY MURPHY Number: 1320
To: DAVID BERNARD Date: 08/19/93 6:41p
Subj: Well, i'll be... Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
DB>This is where we differ, and I don't load MSCDEX.EXE in the Autoexec
DB>for two reasons. The first and certainly most important it will load
DB>high after its been optimized but than it won't run in DOS or DV for me
DB>that way.
I gather from the conversation that neither of you has discovered the TECh
note from Quarterdeck Office Systems on the subject. You can download them
from several BBSs, including the QOS BBS (310) 314-3227, usually as part of the
"White Paper" series. Here's the one you need:
ID:CR QEMM-386: Using QEMM-386 with CD-ROM drivers Quarterdeck Technical Note
# 261 by Michael Bolton Last Revision: 4 September 1992
Q. How do I install my CD-ROM to work best with QEMM-386?
In general CD-ROM drives should present no problem for users of QEMM-386. As
with almost all pieces of hardware, however, there are a few details to
consider when installing a new CD-ROM drive or when installing QEMM-386 on a
system which has a CD-ROM already.
Refer to the documentation for your drive and check if it uses addresses
between 640K and 1MB for a ROM or RAM buffer. In most cases QEMM-386 should be
able to detect ROMs and EXCLUDE the addresses in use by them automatically.
RAM buffers are somewhat more difficult for QEMM-386 to detect; these should be
specifically EXCLUDEd on the QEMM386.SYS line in CONFIG.SYS. If your
documentation is unclear on this issue, or if you are having difficulty
determining what addresses your drive is using, try the QEMM Analysis procedure
as described in your QEMM-386 manual, or refer to Quarterdeck Technical Note
#219, "Using QEMM-386's Analysis Procedure" (EXCLUDE.TEC).
Many CD-ROMs are Small Computer System Interface (SCSI) devices and many SCSI
controllers access data through a technique called "bus-mastering". Again,
refer to the documentation that came with your drive. If your controller is
bus-mastering, refer to Quarterdeck Technical Note #121, "Bus-Mastering Devices
and QEMM-386" (BUS-MAST.TEC). Conflicts related to this often result in a
system crash when you access the bus-mastering device; as described in
BUS-MAST.TEC, the best solution is to obtain a VDS driver from the manufacturer
of your controller. If the SCSI device is not being accessed under Windows
Enhanced Mode, the DB=2 parameter on the QEMM386.SYS line in CONFIG.SYS may
provide a workaround to this problem until your SCSI manufacturer provides a
VDS driver. If the SCSI device IS being accessed under Windows Enhanced Mode,
loading SMARTDRV low may provide a temporary workaround.
Most CD-ROM drives use the Microsoft CD-ROM Extensions to DOS, typically using
a TSR called MSCDEX.EXE to provide these services. MSCDEX takes two parameters
that affect how much memory it uses: "/M:XX" and "/E". The "/M:XX" parameter
(where "XX" is some number) allocates memory for buffering I/O. Each such
buffer uses about 2,067 bytes of conventional memory if loaded into
conventional memory. If you use the "/E" parameter on MSCDEX it will load
these buffers into Expanded memory using about 2,457 bytes of expanded memory
and about 20 bytes of conventional memory per buffer. Users of QEMM-386 will
thus benefit by about 2K per buffer to load their MSCDEX buffers into Expanded
memory.
As of this writing, the OPTIMIZE program which comes with QEMM-386 may fail to
load MSCDEX high. This may be because (with older versions of MSCDEX) the
initialization size of MSCDEX is reported inaccurately during the OPTIMIZE
process. If you have such a problem there are a couple of potential
workarounds. The first is to acquire the latest version of MSCDEX from the
manufacturer of your CD-ROM. Another may be to reduce the initialization size
of MSCDEX; you can do this by adding the /M:4 parameter to the MSCDEX line in
AUTOEXEC.BAT. Another (which will work if the previous suggestion does not) is
to inform OPTIMIZE that the initialization size of MSCDEX is larger than
OPTIMIZE is led to believe. After the Analysis phase of OPTIMIZE (after the
first re-boot, when you see the screen titled "ANALYSIS COMPLETE"), select O
for Options, then select Option 2, "Modify the Data Collected".
Specify that the initialization size of MSCDEX is 80K, as in the following
example, and continue the OPTIMIZE process; MSCDEX should then load high.
Smaller values may work, especially if you have specified the /M:4 parameter to
MSCDEX.
Program Try to Load Squeeze Initial Final
High? Frame? Temp? Size Size
ADRIVER.SYS Y - - 10698 9975 ANSI.SYS
Y - - 6544 2724 BANANA.SYS
Y - - 13392 6224 TOMATO.EXE Y
- - 29032 21976 MSCDEX.EXE Y -
- 23472 16160 <- MOUSE.COM Y - -
27965 17435 | ANOTHER.COM Y - -
67854 23127 |
| The
values listed above are fairly typical of MSCDEX as of this writing. If MSCDEX
refuses to load high after OPTIMIZE is run, increase these values in 5K or 10K
increments until MSCDEX loads high. Current versions of MSCDEX seem to do well
with 24K initial size and 17K final size; you may wish to try these values
first.
(Continued in the next message)
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From: JERRY MURPHY Number: 1321
To: DAVID BERNARD Date: 08/19/93 6:41p
Subj: Well, i'll be... (#2) Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
(Continued from the previous message)
APPENDIX: Obtaining other technotes
Technotes may be obtained from the Quarterdeck BBS (310-314-3227), by
calling QFAX (our automated FAX-back service, at 310-314-3214), on Compuserve
(go QUARTERDECK, library 2), or BIX. Many technotes are also available on
large local BBSs, often in "DESQview" or "multitasking" file areas.
Quarterdeck BBS QFAX# Compuserve BIX --------------- -----
---------- --- BUS-MAST.TEC 121 BUSMAS.TEC Technote names
are not changed EXCLUDE.TEC 219 EXCLUD.TEC for BIX, but may
be ZIPped
************************************************************************
* Trademarks are property of their respective owners. *
*This technical note may be copied and distributed freely as long as it*
*is distributed in its entirety and it is not distributed for profit. *
* Copyright (C) 1992 by Quarterdeck Office Systems *
************************ E N D O F F I L E *************************
the Jerry Murphy in Lakewood, Ohio
* DeLuxe2 1.21 #8814 * "We are face to face with our destiny."T.Roosevelt
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From: JERRY MURPHY Number: 1322
To: BRICE FLECKENSTEIN Date: 08/19/93 7:45p
Subj: Pioneer cd rom changers Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Mike Meeks asked:
>I'm looking for a "dealer" for the Pioneer DRM 604X; Pioneer's newest
>6 disk CD ROM changer in the Central Ohio (Columbus) area. I am also
>looking for a Central Ohio dealer who stocks cd roms for
>business/professional/engineering.
and you remarked:
BF>Isn't Tom Tech in that general area?
Mike may or may not know that Tom is in Ashtabula, OH, in the northeastern
corner of the state, a few hundred miles from Mike. Boris is about 75 miles
closer, but still a long haul. I'd suggest that if Mike still doesn't have a
source, and needs to stay local, he should ask the ham radio experts at
Universal Electronics; they are SURE to know who does what in their Columbus
neighborhood (in the electronics fields). They don't handle the stuff
themselves, but somebody on staff is certain to know who does.
Having said that, I also have to add that Tom travels the state on the
weekends, rarely missing the hamfests and computer shows, at which he does a
very good business. The next really big one of these will be in Findlay, OH,
Sunday Sept 15, which may be of some interest to you.
the Jerry Murphy in Lakewood, Ohio
* DeLuxe2 1.21 #8814 * Remembering the Navy Seabees lost in the Nam.
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From: MARK WILHELM Number: 1323
To: GARY SHADE Date: 08/20/93 7:00p
Subj: * X-RATED CD-ROM * Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
GS>Overheard Brice Fleckenstein say to Gary Shade on the subject of *
>X-RATED CD-ROM *
GS>BF>>JR> Is there any X-Rated CD-ROM with animals ? BF> BF>>Why would anyone
>want to see animals going at it??? BF> BF>I think that "JR" was asking for a
>CD-ROM with pictures of a human BF>and an animal performing sexual acts, aka
>"beastiality"....
GS>Naw! Come on. Why would an animal want to have sex with a human?
Yes there is, not totally, but a BBS I call in Canton has some nasty
stuff on it. Haven't checked it out myself but it's there.
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■ SLMR 2.0 ■ Absence makes the fond grow harder.
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From: MARK THORNTON Number: 1324
To: NEIL BERGMAN Date: 08/20/93 6:58a
Subj: Re: CATALOG Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Ok Neil thanks..
Mark Thornton
292 Cleveland Street
Houma,Louisiana 70363
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From: MARTIN TAYLOR Number: 1325
To: SIMON GRONOW Date: 08/17/93 7:18p
Subj: Re: Night Owl 9 ? Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Hi Simon.
> Your local supplier is KM Computers on (003) 43-3200
I rang them. They were out of stock. I asked them to reserve a copy for me and
to call when its in. That was nearly a month ago now. Too bad. I am getting my
CDs direct from the US now. It's cheaper and quicker, believe it or not as the
local dealers seem to be out of stock all the time. Either that or they only
order in when a customer actually places an order.
Martin
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From: MARTIN TAYLOR Number: 1326
To: CHRIS ROBINSON Date: 08/17/93 7:20p
Subj: Re: 16 bit cards Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Hi Chris.
> I am preparing to buy a 16 bit sound card soon. What do all you users
> recommend ??? I am cuurently trying to decide what the good and bad
I recently purchased the Soundblaster CD 16 multimedia kit. It comes with a
Panasonic multi session hi speed CD ROM and a number of Cds. I think it's good
value. It cost me $1150 AUD. The CD seems pretty quick too, compared with a
friend's standard CD ROM.
Martin
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From: DON PUGH Number: 1327
To: AUSTRALIANS Date: 08/18/93 7:16a
Subj: cdrom prices Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
The following disks are available from:
Don Pugh, CDROM SUPPORT BBS
17 Irvine St
Peppermint Grove, West Australia 6011
PH 09-384-9043 Data 09-383-4925
Night Owl 9 $49.00
Super ClipART $19.00
Super Games for Windows $19.00
Simtel-20 1992 $19.00
Circa Windows April, 1993 $29.00
GIGA Games $39.00
For Affordable CD-roms in Australia
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From: ROWAN EVANS Number: 1328
To: TIM KLAN Date: 08/20/93 7:44p
Subj: Shareware version of CD Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Hi Tim!
On 08-13-93 Tim Klan wrote to David Szlucha...
TK> DS>Is there a shareware CD-ROM cache out there?
TK>
TK> Yep, CAV10E.ZIP (cache-all is the name). It's about 228k. On the So
TK> Much Shareware/3 disk, or download from Tim's BBS @ 814-825-1731.
Couple of "gotcha's" on Cache-All....
1. Program is shareware, but is time-bombed to expire on 31-5-93.
2. Program uses hard drive file to cache CD-ROMs.
3. Program requires SMARTDRV (or HYPERDISK, etc) if you want to have
write-caching......
4. Price (even the "introductory offer") was (for me) more expensive than
Norton Speedcache and (after currency conversion) CD Speedway....
Guess where Cache-All is on my system??
Cheers!
o
/U\
... OFFLINE 1.52
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From: MARIO BONELLI Number: 1329
To: ALL Date: 08/20/93 10:24p
Subj: Repair For Toshiba 3101 Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Looking for any type of repair center or person willing to repair a Toshiba
3101 CDROM Drive at reasonable cost. Please send a reply through netmail.
Thanks.
Mario Bonelli - Ask Me About The Newly Forming AMIGA_HAM Echo - FREQ US!
*** CNET 2.63
... You non-conformists are all alike.
* Random Quote Master v3.14 *
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From: MIKE SHANNON Number: 1330
To: TERRY WOOD Date: 08/21/93 12:49a
Subj: MORE CD'S ON SALE! Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
TW>What I want to know is what sort of prices you would charge for Discs that I
TW>choose and pay by Visa Card and then have airmailed to me. Can you give me
TW>an idea of some prices please? I am interested in Art discs (Gif discs etc)
TW>and any Amiga/PC discs that you may have.
Terry,
We have several CD's that will fit your needs. If you would like, you
can download our catalog, "STARCAT.ZIP" from our BBS @ 509-457-0206, or
freq it from 1:3407/101. It has all our current titles with prices and
descriptions. Alternatively, if you would like to leave your address, I
can mail one to you.
Talk to ya later!
.\\ike
STARVECTOR SOFTWARE * PO BOX 8160 * YAKIMA WA 98908 * 509-457-2892 (VOICE)
VISA * MC * AMEX * DISCOVER * SHIPPING: $4 up to 5 pcs / $.50 ea pc over 5
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* SLMR 2.1a * Tagline thievery . . . On the next Geraldo!
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From: MIKE SHANNON Number: 1331
To: ALL Date: 08/21/93 12:49a
Subj: 7TH GUEST ONLY $39! Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
7TH GUEST IS HERE!!!
PRICE: $39!! In stock, ready for immediate delivery.
MINIMUM Requirements: 2 Megs RAM * 386DX CPU * 16 bit SVGA video card
with at least 512K RAM * CD-ROM Drive w/ 150K per second minimum transfer
rate * Sound card w/ FM and PCM sound * Mouse * Hard drive w/ 10 Megs free
MSCDEX 2.2 or higher * DOS 5.0
STARVECTOR SOFTWARE * PO BOX 8160 * YAKIMA WA 98908 * 509-457-2892 (VOICE)
VISA * MC * AMEX * DISCOVER * SHIPPING: $4 up to 5 pcs / $.50 ea pc over 5
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* SLMR 2.1a * E-Mailing frequencies are open Captain.
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From: BRIAN HIPPS Number: 1332
To: ALL Date: 08/19/93 11:50a
Subj: Files.bbs Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
I'm trying to setup my BBS using Night Owl-9, but the files.bbs on the disc is
incompatible with the software I'm running. The author of the software said to
use the files.bbs format that is used in the Mega cd's. Is there any other cd's
that use the mega type files.bbs? And why don't we have a standard for
files.bbs? One more question if I may what is the lastest version of the mega
cd and would anybody know their phone#. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks
===
* CmpQwk #UNREG * UNREGISTERED EVALUATION COPY
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From: SUNNY HUI Number: 1333
To: ALL Date: 08/21/93 12:36a
Subj: Double speed Cd-Rom Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Everbody, I would like to know that whether that the speed of the
CPU(386/486) will affect the performance of the CD-Rom. It is because I
would like to purchase a CD-Rom but I don't know if one of my old 386
can handle... Thank You!
--- WM v3.01/92-0356
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From: TRAVIS CAMPBELL Number: 1334
To: CARLOS BENITZ Date: 08/21/93 2:40a
Subj: Kings Quest Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
CB>16 Aug 93 02:53, Travis Campbell wrote to HENRY PAUL:
TC> have the hardriver version of KQ6! So whats different in the cd-rom
TC> version?
CB>I didn't get any manuals with my cdrom version.
Did you call Sierra Online & get some manuals?
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From: ANTHONY HOWARD Number: 1335
To: ROGER SMITH Date: 08/21/93 3:04p
Subj: Re: KODAK PHOTO-CD Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
can the mpc cd rom that comes with the sound blaster pro work with the import
utility or is it photo cd compatable
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From: BRICE FLECKENSTEIN Number: 1336
To: PETER LANE-COLLETT Date: 08/19/93 5:13p
Subj: 7TH GUEST (AUSTRALIA) Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
>Since all IBM compatibles (even in Australia) use the NTSC video standard
ERROR.
CGA graphics is a match for the NTSC standards.
Monochrome (MDA OR HGA), EGA, and VGA and up bear virtually NO resemblance to
the NTSC (OR to the PAL) video standards.
* SLMR 2.1a * PKZ204 - C for Crash, E for Errors, G for Goodbye....
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From: BRICE FLECKENSTEIN Number: 1337
To: NIGEL ZETT Date: 08/19/93 6:40p
Subj: MITSUMI ON A CHAIN Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
>Hello all: I am interested in the Mitsumi CD-ROM, and what would be involved
>with hooking up multiple units. Can I chain more than one drive off the same
>interface or do I need to install a separate interface for each unit?
You need an interface card for each drive.
>Also, do I have to install a separate driver and/or MSCDEX for each?
I think you have to install one copy of the driver per card. You only have to
install MSCDEX once, though.
* SLMR 2.1a * Don't try to have the last word. You might get it.
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From: BRICE FLECKENSTEIN Number: 1338
To: JOHN SHEW Date: 08/19/93 7:37p
Subj: NIGHTOWL LIST Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
>Does anyone have master lists for Nightowl 7 & 8 available for file request or
>download?
I think I have a Nightowl 7 list of some sort around here - let me do some
checking and ask me again in TBBS if you don't see a reply in the next week or
so....
* SLMR 2.1a * Cats are roommates. Dogs are kids.
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From: BRICE FLECKENSTEIN Number: 1339
To: JIM C. SMITH Date: 08/19/93 7:42p
Subj: PIONEER DRM-600 Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
>Hello out there! I am working at installing a DRM-600 Pioneer 6 CD rom drive
>here and experiencing minor difficulties. i.e. the CD driver can't
>communicate with the Host Adapter (scuzzi controller card) I have an Always
>IN-200 controller
Unless it is VCN 1-03 or later, you need to upgrade your BIOS, per other
messages I have seen in various places.
* SLMR 2.1a * Don't abort me! Press Alt-A to adopt me instead!
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From: BRICE FLECKENSTEIN Number: 1340
To: CARLOS BENITZ Date: 08/20/93 1:27p
Subj: SHAREWARE AND CDS Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
> FF> I think it will only be a matter of time before ""CD of the month"
> FF> clubs start and everybody will get a nice new CD in the mailbox each
> FF> month.
>Were there "Disk of the mnth" clubs 10 years ago?
CBS CD Club has been around appx. 10 years, not sure about the BMG (ex-RCA)
club offhand but I think it has been around appx. 10 years as well.
* SLMR 2.1a * Wasn't that your Mother in that Far Side cartoon?
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From: BRICE FLECKENSTEIN Number: 1341
To: ANDRE QUEREE Date: 08/20/93 1:29p
Subj: 7TH GUEST. Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
> AQ> PS. It's a shame that Americans don't realise that not everyone
> AQ> uses NTSC video.
> PB> Does that mean we won't be able to get PAL video's here?
>That's right! And also, we are legally not allowed to copy the NTSC tape to
>PAL format - even for our own use - as that would infringe copyright!
Wrong - as long as you don't DISTRIBUTE such a copy to anyone else, you DO have
the right to make such a copy.
>It's a shame the Americans think they are the only people in the world!!
It's a shame that Europe is the ONLY part of the world that still clings to the
incompatable-with-everything PAL standard....
* SLMR 2.1a * DSZ ha ha ho ho -oh -me -oh -my
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From: BRICE FLECKENSTEIN Number: 1342
To: JOHN BRODERICK Date: 08/20/93 1:40p
Subj: * X-RATED CD-ROM * Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
> JR> Is there any X-Rated CD-ROM with animals ?
> Isn't that aginst the law in some states? the laws
> for sodomy being what they are.
That's Beastiality, not Sodomy - but you are correct otherwise....
* SLMR 2.1a * NEVER accept lemonaide from an Urologist....
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From: BRICE FLECKENSTEIN Number: 1343
To: BILL GEE Date: 08/20/93 1:43p
Subj: TOSHIBA 3401 Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
>1) ASW-410, available from Adaptec for US$80 (approx)
$55 or so (US) from Hamilton-Avnet - and horribly overpriced even at THAT
price. You also MUST have the ASW-1410 (or equivilent for your card if it's a
1522 not a 154x or 174x) ASPI drivers, at another $55 or so.
>2) CorelSCSI, available from many different software vendors including
Egghead.
MUCH better choice.
BTW - Adaptec's "EZ-SCSI" package is a rebadged version of the Corel stuff....
* SLMR 2.1a * Vultures vs. Lawyers - vultures are NICER!!!!
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From: BRICE FLECKENSTEIN Number: 1344
To: DAVID WILLS Date: 08/20/93 1:45p
Subj: ANIME CD? Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
>Anyone here know of a CD with Anime (Japanese animation) on it?
Not specifically, but I've seen a few .GIFs taken from Anime....
* SLMR 2.1a * Mickey Mouse wears a Dan Quayle watch.
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From: BRUCE BOWMAN Number: 1345
To: ALL Date: 08/21/93 6:11a
Subj: Disk needed Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Does anyone know where I can get a CD-ROM with an environmental theme?
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From: KEVIN PLUMMER Number: 1346
To: ALL Date: 08/21/93 4:11p
Subj: Night Owl 9 $25 Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
N i g h t O w l 9 . 0
******************************************************************
********* *********
*********** $ 25.00 a Copy !!! ***********
********* *********
*********** ***********
********* Ask for Barney *********
*********** ------------------ ***********
********* 1-800-638-5757 *********
*********** ***********
********* We Will NOT be out Sold *********
*********** ***********
******************************************************************
N i g h t O w l 9 . 0
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From: CHUCK OWENS Number: 1347
To: JAMES BROOKS Date: 08/21/93 10:30a
Subj: Re: jane's on cdrom Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
I fyou are staioned at Misawa AB, you can cal me at DSN(or Autovon) 462-9669,
as I work at DDRW in Ca.
Chuck
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From: CARLOS BENITZ Number: 1348
To: GARY JOHNSON Date: 08/21/93 12:03p
Subj: Cd-Rom Games Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
I'll buy 7th guest from you for $35.
Carlos Benitz
415-647-2881 voice
415-641-0348 bbs
1:125/17 netmail
or in this or CDROM_SALE echos.
* SLMR 2.1 * Don't blame the tool for the murderer's work.
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From: ANDREW BELO Number: 1349
To: ALL Date: 08/21/93 9:14p
Subj: starting off Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
What do I need to start off with the bacic cd-rom. What is the best quality
and what is the best deal. please state what currancy your price
approximations are us or canadian
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From: RACHEL REPSTAD Number: 1350
To: TRAVIS CAMPBELL Date: 08/17/93 9:14p
Subj: Police Quest 4 (CD-ROM) Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
TC>I didn't like the typeing interface.. I like the mouse!! Do you
TC>collect any other Sierra games? I have the King's Quest Series,
TC>The Space Quest Series, I have alot of the old versions of the
TC>games, because I have been to lazy to go buy the remakes! I also
TC>have Willy Beamish, & and few others here and there!
TC> Travis
I have at least 32 sierra/dynamix games. I love the King's Quest series and
King's Quest III would be my favorite. I have beaten all but King's Quest V. I
would have beaten that too but the packed file is corrupt in my disks. I can
get it from someone else though. I also have every space quest game except for
V. Space Quest III would probably be my favorite in that series. I also have
Willy Beamish and have beaten that too. I really like Conquests of Camelot.
Have you played that? There are a few arcade sections where you have a sword
fight and you joust with the black knight. I also like the eco-quest games! The
rainforest one is really cool. It is so awesome! You can't die in the discovery
series games! There are a few games that I really need to have, like Freddy
Pharkas and conquests of the longbow. I also want Leisure Suit larry 1. Do you
have any of these games?
--Rachel Repstad
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From: UDO SCHMIDT Number: 1351
To: ALL Date: 08/21/93 7:28a
Subj: SONY's Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Hello ,
I have a Sony CDU-510 CD-Rom and i want to get in contact with other
users with this CD-Rom-Drive ... I need some technical Data .. or
even a documentation etc.
Thanx ,
Udo Schmidt
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From: JIM LAMBERT Number: 1352
To: MIKE SHANNON Date: 08/20/93 7:03p
Subj: PRECISION MAPPING Refer: NONE
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MS>TITLE: Precision Mapping v 1.5b **UPDATE** (Improved city search)
Hi Mike. Can you give me a little help with using Precision Mapping? I
am having a little trouble figuring out how to get down to city level.
Since the instructions are virtually non-existent, I thought I'd ask
you. I am sure it is easy once you figure it out. I can put in a
zipcode and say go to, but as I try zooming in, there is nothing there.
I have tried several cities with the same result. I have tried using
the window, and the menu zoom, but the zoom on the panel only allows
zooming out, not in. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Jim...
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From: ERIC HO Number: 1353
To: ALL SYSOPS Date: 08/21/93 10:16a
Subj: Dr. Cd-rom Refer: NONE
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Hello BBS SysOps,
Do you want to increase your file bases? Do you want to get the latest
shareware programs? If your answer is "YES", please try our CD-ROM !
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for SB or compatible sound card.
(Released in Jul. 1993)
* Dr. Shareware Vol. I ------ The latest collections ! More than 600MB.
Includes Windows NT, OS/2 2.1, RA2.x,
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database, business, utilities, BBS Door,
Windows, Wordprocessors.....
(Released in Aug. 1993)
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├───────────────┼────────────┼─────────────┼─────────┤
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├───────────────┼────────────┼─────────────┼─────────┤
│ Dr. Shareware │ @$34.95 │ @$19.95 │ CALL │
└───────────────┴────────────┴─────────────┴─────────┘
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* All DR. CD-ROMs are BBS ready(w/full description, files.bbs).
* For more information, please F'req ACES.ZIP at 1:143/88 or 408-453-6250
* ACES.ZIP contains full description and all file lists. * F'req before you
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From: LOYD CRAFT Number: 1354
To: ALL Date: 08/10/93 8:31p
Subj: Custom cdrom Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
**** Digital Enterprises ****
Custom CDROM Service
Our CDROM Recorder is fired up, and ready to serve you! We can
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o Free up Megabytes of expensive magnetic media.
o BOTH 527 Meg and 650 Meg (60 and 74 minute) media available.
o Use as a master to transfer data to a pressing facility.
o Consolidate Smaller CD's onto one Disk.
o Great for: BBS Files, Document Imaging, Permanent Archival
Traveling Databases, Multimedia Presentations/Demos.
o In MOST cases, 24 hour turnaround is possible.
o Free shipping via Two day U.S. Priority Mail. Overnight Delivery extra
Pricing for Custom CD production:
o 527 Meg: o $1 per megabyte UP TO $139. NO ADDITIONAL CHARGE PAST 139MB
o Minimum charge $85 for less than 85MB.
o $50 for each duplicate after paying full price for the first.
o 650 Meg: o $1 per Megabyte UP TO $144. NO ADDITIONAL CHARGE PAST 144MB
o Minimum charge $90 for less than 90MB.
o $55 for each duplicate after paying full price for the first.
o CD Consolidation is a flat $50/$55 fee.
o UPS RED Label shipping is $15 extra.
Data formats Supported: Software Supported:
--------------------------- ----------------------- o 60/125/250MB
DC600/6XXX o Sytos Plus o Mountain Filesafe
Streaming Tape. o Everex Tape o PCTools
o QIC 40/80 (Colorado Jumbo 250) o PCTools o Colorado Software
o Floppy (At additional cost) o Fastback 3.0 o PCTools
o Hard Disk
Terms:
Prepay for service via Certified check or money order. Personal
checks must clear bank before production begins. SORRY, we are
not able to accept your Visa/Mastercard at this time.
*** ** *** ** *** ** Special ** *** ** *** ** ***
Orders placed ON or before August 31, 1993 qualify
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** *** ** *** ** ***
Notice:
Digital will NOT be a party to the creation of "elite", or pirated software
collections on CDROM. Such activity is morally WRONG and illegal. If this is
your intention, please do not waste my time or yours.
For further information, please File REQuest CDINFO from Fidonet Node
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From: LOYD CRAFT Number: 1355
To: MARIO DI MAMBRO Date: 08/21/93 4:25p
Subj: Re: custom cdrom Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
MDM> I was thinking about having this done for a while now. Just a
MDM> questions though:
MDM>1 -How would I get all the crap on my HD to you?
Tapes! QIC-40, QIC-80, or Streaming tape (DC6XX/6XXXX). Floppies if you
really want to torture me :), or I can xcopy from your hard drive if you want
to send that.
MDM>2 -If I put my HD on a CD can I use it straight
MDM> off the CD the same as I do now?
Essentially YES, except for the fact that your file names must follow ISO 9660
conventions. Specifically, the file names MUST be limited to characters A
through Z, 0 through 9 and the _ underscore character. Dashes, and
punctuation are not allowed. This is the clincher for most people.
MDM> 3 -Can I add more to the CD until it reaches 650MB
MDM> capacity or do I have to put 157MB (my HD size) on
MDM> seperate disks every time?
THAT is up to your CDROM drive. Is it multisession capable, or not?
Recordable CDROMs are great for SOME people's application. For instance, I
have made a CDROM for my own usage that has archives of the distribution disks
that my software for creating CDROMS came with, plus a recursive ZIP of the
entire partition that I work in. This has saved me at least 50 hours of setup
pains in the past couple months, since I can just unzip from the CDROM to my
hard drive and go. It also is a bit safer than magnetic media. I don't have
to worry about getting the disks erased. I've also placed a barebones Windows
setup in an archive onto my failsafe CDROM, and when Windows blows up it's
directory, I don't have to mess with sitting through a full install from
floppy. I just Unzip and go...
If you'd like, send me your address, and I WILL mail out a flyer when I have
them finished. It will be in the next couple weeks that I mail them.
Thanks for your inquiry,
Loyd Craft
Digital Enterprises
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From: LOYD CRAFT Number: 1356
To: ALL Date: 08/21/93 4:25p
Subj: Custom cdrom Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
**** Digital Enterprises ****
Custom CDROM Service
Our CDROM Recorder is fired up, and ready to serve you! We can
produce a Custom CDROM From your Tape backup, or your Hard Drive
overnight!
o Complete confidentiality assured. Your data will NOT be pilfered.
o Free up Megabytes of expensive magnetic media.
o BOTH 527 Meg and 650 Meg (60 and 74 minute) media available.
o Use as a master to transfer data to a pressing facility.
o Consolidate Smaller CD's onto one Disk.
o Great for: BBS Files, Document Imaging, Permanent Archival
Traveling Databases, Multimedia Presentations/Demos.
o In MOST cases, 24 hour turnaround is possible.
o Free shipping via Two day U.S. Priority Mail. Overnight Delivery extra
Pricing for Custom CD production:
o 527 Meg: o $1 per megabyte UP TO $139. NO ADDITIONAL CHARGE PAST 139MB
o Minimum charge $85 for less than 85MB.
o $50 for each duplicate after paying full price for the first.
o 650 Meg: o $1 per Megabyte UP TO $144. NO ADDITIONAL CHARGE PAST 144MB
o Minimum charge $90 for less than 90MB.
o $55 for each duplicate after paying full price for the first.
o CD Consolidation is a flat $50/$55 fee.
o UPS RED Label shipping is $15 extra.
Data formats Supported: Software Supported:
--------------------------- ----------------------- o 60/125/250MB
DC600/6XXX o Sytos Plus o Mountain Filesafe
Streaming Tape. o Everex Tape o PCTools
o QIC 40/80 (Colorado Jumbo 250) o PCTools o Colorado Software
o Floppy (At additional cost) o Fastback 3.0 o PCTools
o Hard Disk
Terms:
Prepay for service via Certified check or money order. Personal
checks must clear bank before production begins. SORRY, we are
not able to accept your Visa/Mastercard at this time.
*** ** *** ** *** ** Special ** *** ** *** ** ***
Orders placed ON or before August 31, 1993 qualify
for a 10% discount from our current pricing. *** ** *** ** *** ** Special
** *** ** *** ** ***
Notice:
Digital will NOT be a party to the creation of "elite", or pirated software
collections on CDROM. Such activity is morally WRONG and illegal. If this is
your intention, please do not waste my time or yours.
For further information, please File REQuest CDINFO from Fidonet Node
1:239/900.0 at V.32bis speeds, or call our voice number.
Digital Enterprises
Voice: 517-865-6800 - BBS: 517-865-6066 - Fidonet: 1:239/900.0
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From: BORIS OSADCIW Number: 1357
To: RON CHASE Date: 08/22/93 1:40a
Subj: Re: US national phonedisc Refer: NONE
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>> I am looking for the above named disc sets.
>> NOT PROPHONE!
>> Does anyone sell or have info on these?
Ron, " Phone Disk USA " !! Comes in business or residental versions.
Have them both in stock if your interested. Give us a call at
216-225-3263 and we'll be glad to assist you further.
Boris Osadciw
... Silver Xpress!...... Simply more bang for your bucks!
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From: BORIS OSADCIW Number: 1358
To: ALL Date: 08/22/93 1:40a
Subj: CDROM SYSTEMS Refer: NONE
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Texel Int Complete Kit - $469.00 Texel Ext Complete - $569.00
Toshiba Int 3401B Bare - $449.00 Toshiba Ext 3401B Bare-$549.00
Mitsumi Int 350ms Kit - $195.00 NEC36 Ext SCSI Complete-$269.00
Pioneer DMR600 Bare - $799.00 Pioneer DMR604X Bare -$1199.
Groilers Encyc DOS v5. or Windows v1. $50. ChestNuts CD's ALL $10.00ec
ORDER'S ONLY 800-243-0517 - TECH/QUES 216-225-3263 - FAX 216-225-6759
Boris Osadciw
... Happy as a Pig in Mud!
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From: BORIS OSADCIW Number: 1359
To: ALL Date: 08/22/93 1:40a
Subj: RED HOT SPECIAL Refer: NONE
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$$$$$$$ R E D H O T C D' S A T R E D H O T P R I C E S $$$$$$$
ALL NEW - NIGHT OWL 9.0 - PIER 2 - PRICE - $25.00ec
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ALL NEW - PROGRAMMERS MEGA PACK - 5 STAR PREMIUM PRICE - $35.00ec
MORE SPECIALS - AMATURE MODELS - GAME/SOUNDWARE PRICE - $25.00ec
PRO PHONE(BUS) $20. WORLD TRAVELER $10. JOKES/PRANKS OR 1001 UTIL $10.
KINGS QUEST VI $49. TOOLWORKS ENCYC - DOS/WIN $50.COMPTIONS ENCYC $60.
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CALL 800-243-0517 (ORDERS ONLY) OR 216-225-3263 FOR ADDITIONAL INFO
Boris Osadciw
... Mail Media. Do not expose to Flames!
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From: ROB LIBRIZZI Number: 1360
To: GLEN PIWOWARCZYK Date: 08/20/93 10:00p
Subj: FREE CDROM CATALOG! Refer: NONE
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Also Please send a catalog to:
Rob Librizzi
224 Pinedo Drive
Titusville, fl 32780
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From: RAY DYER Number: 1361
To: BORIS OSADCIW Date: 08/16/93 3:00p
Subj: BBS Shareware CD Refer: NONE
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BO> As a general rule, most shareware cd's today sell for around $25 - $29
you probably won't believe this, but Night Owl is selling in Canada for $75. I
only know of one store selling it so I am stuck, uless I go with mail order.
I bought a Mitsumi drive for $240can and enjoy it. Nice drive, but poor error
correction for the smallest scratch you can't feel, and can only see just
barely with certain light conditions.
(Must be due to the physical handeling of them)
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From: RAY DYER Number: 1362
To: MARK WOMACK Date: 08/16/93 3:05p
Subj: Mistumi/Sb/Sbpro Refer: NONE
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A little old message to me, may already been replied about it.
The speaker pin on some sound cards are used to tap onto the speaker output on
the MB. There may have been a small cable with one wire and on one end is the
4-pin connector with the wire on the very end, and the other end is the 2-pin
that goes onto the port. The internal speaker is then passed through the amp on
the SBP and goes through your speakers attached.
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From: RAY DYER Number: 1363
To: DAVID TAM Date: 08/16/93 3:11p
Subj: CD-Rom's? Refer: NONE
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I think the 6-Disk multi-change is available only at the corporate level
as our local public library here in Etobicoke (Toronto, Can) has one of
those 6-Disk drives for their catalogue, Multi-media TIME, M-M LIFE Mag, Metro
Library catalogue. And they also got 3 other stand-alone MPC drives attached to
the same computer. I could not tell if the 6-disk is MPC as it was locked away
seperate from the PC, but looked in the glass case they had it in behind the
counter.
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From: ROWAN EVANS Number: 1364
To: GIL GOLDFINCH Date: 08/21/93 5:46p
Subj: Cdrom Driver Refer: NONE
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Hi Gil!
On 08-19-93 Gil Goldfinch wrote to Rowan Evans...
GG> The problem I have was not conveyed accurately as my
GG> original message was condensed by the local 'moderator'. I
GG> have no problem with CD music thru the headphone jack or
GG> sound through the PAS 16 sound card. What I am looking for
GG> is the SCSI interface driver for an NEC CDR55 player and an
GG> audio cable between the CD and sound card. Thanks for the
GG> advice though. Any further help would be appreciated.
I may have already replied, but to recap (or provide info if I haven't),
the SCSI driver for the CD-ROM should be on the Install disk for the
PAS 16.... It was on the one I bought for work! For the cable, ring
Chips & Bits in Melbourne..... It may cost you $A10.00 or so...
Cheers!
o
/U\
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From: ROWAN EVANS Number: 1365
To: STEPHEN RETZLAFF Date: 08/21/93 5:47p
Subj: Re: Pas16 Refer: NONE
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Hi Stephen!
On 08-18-93 Stephen Retzlaff wrote to Rowan Evans...
SR> -=> Quoting Rowan Evans to Poe Lim on 14 Aug 93 13:39:04 <=-
SR>
SR> RE> Yeah, well, I'd like the Wave Blaster add-on for Wave Table
SR> RE> synthesis....
SR>
SR> PL> This is supposedly integrated in the chip itself; was
SR> PL> speaking with a dealer (we exchange info on products) and
SR> PL> he mentioned Computamart did mention something along that
SR> PL> line, so......
SR>
SR> RE> NOT in the SB 16 ASP... It only uses FM synthesis as far as I can
SR> RE> decipher the doco!
SR>
SR> The WaveBlaster is a full wave table synth. It is shipped as a half
SR> length Daughter board that plugs on to the MIDI connector on only
SR> the SB16 ASP. It has a MT32 emulation and works great with all
SR> MIDI files. Also has full GM compliance. Bought mine in Perth for
SR> AUS$235.
Yeah that's what I thought.... I'll pass at the moment....
Cheers!
o
/U\
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From: ROWAN EVANS Number: 1366
To: RICH RUBIN Date: 08/21/93 6:18p
Subj: Questions... Refer: NONE
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Hi Rich!
On 08-18-93 Rich Rubin wrote to All...
RR> Greetings All,
RR> It's been a week since I sent out my last message and I've goten
RR> exactly ZERO answers. This leads me to believe that my message didn't
RR> get out.
I saw it thought others would have responded!
RR> Can anyone tell me some info on the cdrom 'JUTLAND'? Is it
RR> good, bad, or what...
Dunno... Looks interesting off the box and is the sort of thing that I'm
interested in..... But $A90.00 or so is a lot of money for a game!
RR> If a cd player is 'rated' at, say 600 megs, and I put in a 700 meg
RR> cdrom, will the player 'read' the disk? I've been following this
RR> conference for awhile and this issue has not been dealt with [I
RR> think...].
From my understanding of the way things work, (here's where we start a
raging debate!), a CD-ROM track starts on the INNER edge of the disc.
This being the case, then it is possible that a drive that has a
restricted head movement (Mitsumis from what people have been saying and
some SONY CDU-31As) will not be able to access the start of the CD-ROM
and will thus read b*gger all on the ROM!
RR> I'm selling my MicroSoft 'ENCARTA'. I'll part with it for $125.
RR> First come, first served...
Hope you find a sucker.... Encarta's a dog in a pretty suit!
Cheers!
o
/U\
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From: ROWAN EVANS Number: 1367
To: MARTIN WINTERBERG Date: 08/21/93 6:26p
Subj: S: CD ROM fuer Notebook Refer: NONE
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Hi Martin!
On 08-15-93 Martin Winterberg wrote to Alle...
MW> wer kann mir sagen, ob es eine Moeglichkeit gibt ein CD ROM
MW> Laufwerk an meinen Notebook Rechner (486 SX, 25 MHZ)
MW> anzuschliessen.
MW> Dockingstation ist leider nicht lieferbar. Mein Rechner hat eine
MW> serielle,
MW> eine parallele Schnittstelle und einen PS/2 Tastaturanschluss.
English please!
From what my understaning of German is, you have a 486SX/25 notebook
with 1 serial, 1 parallel and one PS/2 mouse/keyboard port....
You can't get a docking station and want to add a CD-ROM drive....
It'll be SLOW, but what you can do is get an external SCSI CD-ROM
drive NEC CDR-74-1, Texel, etc and connect it via a Trantor Mini SCSI
cable that will connect to your parallel port.....
As I said, it'll be SLOW, but you'll be able to access CD-ROMs... (Just
don't try to run The 7th Guest!)........
Cheers & Beers!
o
/U\
PS Hopefully someone can translate this at your end if you don't
read/speak English!
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From: ROWAN EVANS Number: 1368
To: SAM JONES Date: 08/21/93 6:40p
Subj: Panasonic BenchMrk Refer: NONE
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Hi Sam!
On 08-19-93 Sam Jones wrote to Rowan Evans...
SJ> RE> How did you select "Normal" mode?? Did you put the
SJ> RE> (?? I think its /N or
SJ> I selected the mode with the Creative program CDSETUP
SJ> that came with the driver disk.
OK. SETUPCD puts /S:N0 for normal speed in the SBDC.SYS line...
SJ> RE> The thing is, if it plays an Audio CD fine, then the 150Kbps
SJ> RE> mode is working properly and who in h*ll wants to run at
SJ> RE> 150Kbps for data anyway??
SJ> Yeah, I would not want to run the data at that speed but I just
SJ> wanted to make sure that I was using the double-speed mode (remember
SJ> I have never used or seen another CD-ROM drive before).
SJ> All of my progrmas run OK except for one problem and it is
SJ> a noticeable one though. When playing either the KQ6 CD or
SJ> DOTT CD there are pauses in the Video and Audio
SJ> (WaveBlaster and FM synth) whenever the CD is accessed.
Yeah, unfortunately this is usual... Happens to me in T7G (noticeable
when turning around if a tune is playing) but ts a lot better than when
I tried to run it on a PAS 16 with attached SONY CDU-31A!
SJ> The audio pause is usually not very noticeable but with the
SJ> audio you can hear the music slow-down. There is never any
SJ> "break-up"in the digitized speech though (which seems to be
SJ> most people's problem.
SJ> Have you ever experienced this and can you offer any advice
SJ> on how to correct the situation?
Sorry... I think its one of those things you have to live with! If
you think its bad, try running on a friends (or dealers) single
speed drive.... THEN you'll know why you bought the CR562B!
Cheers!
o
/U\
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From: POE LIM Number: 1369
To: ROWAN EVANS Date: 08/21/93 11:46p
Subj: Caddy-O-Rama Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Hello Rowan,
On Aug 18 20:41 in a msg to Don Kulha, Rowan Evans of 3:711/413 wrote:
> Why?? Are you using "heavy duty" CD-ROM drives?? The MTBF spex for
> caddy and caddyless drives are similar... and when you look at the
> high end NEC drives, they're using motorised eject for their caddy
> so the mechanics are similar! (And they have to open a shutter!)
Isn't the MTBF for the Panasonic 30,000H? The Toshiba is 50,000H, but again,
the MTBF doesn't prove a thing. The motorised ejects are a convinience, not a
necessity; the Toshiba has an recessed mechanical eject button as well. The
main advantage of the motorised ejetc is that I can eject a disk from the
CD-ROM icon, without having to touch the drive.
> You've stated your opinion..... I'm interested and responsive, but
> I need *FACT* not *OPINION* before I'll change my stance from
> recommending caddyless drives...
The main advantage of a caddy system (IMHO) is when you frequently swap disks;
much easier having them in caddies, and merely shove them in, then having to
fiddle around with the case. You can also leave a few of them around and not
worry about scratches.
Cheers,
Poe
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From: POE LIM Number: 1370
To: KEN KNIGHT Date: 08/21/93 11:57p
Subj: Cd Rom Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Hello Ken,
On Aug 12 09:52 in a msg to Poe Lim, Ken Knight of 2:2501/302.4 wrote:
> If this is the slow one that everybody seems to have that
> goes on the SBPro2, then drivers ARE availible from the OS/2 support
> BBS.
The 562 are the double speed readers.
Cheers,
Poe
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From: MARTIN TAYLOR Number: 1371
To: TERRY WOOD Date: 08/18/93 3:52p
Subj: Re: MORE CD'S ON SALE! Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Hi Terry.
> Right, Well my name is Terry Wood and I'm from that little forgotten
> country of Australia!! I have posted a few people about getting CDRom
> discs from the states but as of yet not 1 reply :-(....
I must have posted such a message but I can't recall it. Anyway, I did get a
response. Someone sent me a catalog. I won't say who here. Anyway, my wife rang
them to enquire about Microsoft Encarta, the new encyclopaedia. Anyway, the
bloke there answers the phone. When Sheryl asked about Encarta, the person said
"what?". Sheryl repeated it. He still didn't know what she was on about.
Anyway, he asked her where she was calling from. Sheryl told her, Australia.
Anyway, this person had the bloody cheek to ask her to call back as he was on
another call. Sheryl said, understandably, no and hung up. If someone takes the
time and expense to call overseas you don't just fob them off like that, do
you?
I wonder if this is normal business practice in the US or just this particular
person's attitude.
I was going to order CDs from him, but after working out the exchange rate and
the cost of shipping, I have decided to give it a miss. Plus the person's
attitude annoyed me somewhat.
Anyway, I can give you the cattledog if you wish. You may have better luck than
I.
Cheers,
Martin
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From: STEPHEN HARRINGTON Number: 1372
To: MALCOLM YOUNG Date: 08/21/93 4:48a
Subj: Panasonic CR-562B Capacity Refer: NONE
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-= Malcolm Young said to Stephen Harrington about Panasonic CR-562B CD-ROM
drive.: =-
MY|What is the stated capacity of these drives and will they read all of the
MY|discs that are 700+ meg?
MY|The GIGABYTE GOLD disc has 730 Meg on it and the original SoundBlaster/
MY|Panasonic will only read the first 680 Meg or so.
I don't know the answer to this question as I don't have any disks that big
yet, and my drive came as a bare unit with NIL paperwork ... perhaps Rowan
Evans or one of the other resident Gurus will know the answer?
Regards,
Stephen Harrington
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From: LOONG CHUNG Number: 1373
To: ALL Date: 08/20/93 4:13p
Subj: Panasonic CDR-63 Refer: NONE
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Could any one give me full details on the Panasonic CDR-563?
e.g. Speed, transfer rate etc.
And how much is it in Australia?
Thanks
Loong
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From: VICTOR ZDANOWICZ Number: 1374
To: ALL Date: 08/22/93 11:24a
Subj: Panasonic/SONY Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Does anyone know if Pannasonic CD-ROM drives are reliable?.. Also... Is it
possible to drive any CD-ROM drive from a SB16 or ASP16?
Vz.. Thanks
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From: ROB PERELMAN Number: 1375
To: ALL Date: 08/21/93 3:26p
Subj: CD Rom Requirements Refer: NONE
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I am buying a new computer soon with these specs:
486 DX-33
130 MEG IDE HD
Both Floppies
4 MB Ram
SVGA Monitor and card
Now I plan to run OS/2 v2.1 on this system and I am thinking about a
CD-Rom drive and maybe even a sound card. Now my question is, what kind
of CD-Rom drive and adaptors do I need to get to be compatible with my
IDE hard drive and OS/2? Please help me A.S.A.P. Thanks!
* QMPro 1.50 4 * "Sometimes you just have to say 'What the heck'"
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From: STEVE GERWECK Number: 1376
To: DIANA KIRKSEY Date: 08/21/93 9:53p
Subj: CD Catalog Refer: NONE
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Hi Diana,
I was wondering if you could send me a catalog?
My adress is below.
... Steve Gerweck, 530 Concetta Drive, Monroe, MI 48161-3542
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From: MIKE AVILA Number: 1377
To: ROWAN EVANS Date: 08/21/93 11:47a
Subj: 16 bit cards Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
*** Quoting Rowan Evans to Joel Dumas dated 08-18-93 ***
>
> Standard SCSI-1, with a S.L.O.W. 680Kbps max transfer rate! Although
The PAStudio16 is NOT SCSI-1, it IS SCSI-2. The Psectrun is SCSI-1.
*** Quoting Rowan Evans to Joel Dumas dated 08-18-93 ***
>
> A dealer tried to interest me in a PAS 16/Texel... They wanted over
> $1300.00 for the combo and, (they also sold the SB kit!) when SHOWN
WOW! That is an outragous price. I got the Texel drive and the PAStudio16 at
different times but from the same place and total cost including shipping was
under $750 (don't remember EXACT amount). Matter of a fact I believe it was
just under $725.
I am very happy with the combination. I like the Texel drive but I LOVE the
PAStudio16 very much.
Mike
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From: LARRY CHARPIAT Number: 1378
To: MARK WOMACK Date: 08/21/93 1:18a
Subj: Mistumi/Sb/Sbpro Refer: NONE
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The speaker connection on the Sound Blaster Pro is addressed in the
getting started manual that came with sound blaster pro. It is for the
positive and negative speaker leads that come from your mother board so
that you can rout sounds of games that are not written for sound blaster
and only come through your pc speaker will go through the sound blaster
card. You have to make sure you have the positive lead on the correct
contact or you can short something out.
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From: LARRY CHARPIAT Number: 1379
To: CHRIS BOURNE Date: 08/21/93 1:25a
Subj: CSS CD PRICE LIST Refer: NONE
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Your prices are high. I bought 7th Guest at Sam's Wholesale Club for
$46.00
It an awsome game but it will take awhile to get finished with it.
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From: TERRY BLOUNT Number: 1380
To: BRICE FLECKENSTEIN Date: 08/22/93 12:59p
Subj: SOME DISK RECOMMENDATIONS Refer: NONE
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> There is something inherent in dos that makes getting the >
information on the file size, date, etc.... VERY slow especially > after you
exceed 4 or 5 hundred files in a directory. Some > programmers have
found a way around this problem... but I'll be > damned if I can figure out
how they do it.
BF> I can tell you how TBBS does it - it came up with a
BF> "pseudo-directory" format
BF> (text file description of available files) that allows
BF> the time/date/etc. to be
BF> INCLUDED in the description, thus limiting actual
BF> accesses to when a download is performed....
I was talking about the programming that builds such a list.
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From: TIM HELTON Number: 1381
To: BRIAN HIPPS Date: 08/23/93 7:08a
Subj: Files.bbs Refer: 3812
Read: NO Private: No
-> incompatible with the software I'm running. The author of the softwar
-> use the files.bbs format that is used in the Mega cd's. Is there any
-> that use the mega type files.bbs? And why don't we have a standard fo
-> files.bbs? One more question if I may what is the lastest version of
FILES.BBS is the most abused word in this business.... Long ago,
QuickBBS referred to their file listings as "FILES.BBS". This format
contained the file name, beginning on column #1, and a 45 byte file
description beginning on column #14. That's a FILES.BBS description
file.
Then someone came along & began sticking sizes and dates between the
filename & description... The "FILES.BBS" word survived. This was no
big deal, as most BBS packages that used FILES.BBS had to ability to
filter out the time & date.
Then someone came along & began calling PCBoard description files
"FILES.BBS".... A PCBOARD description ain't even close to being
"FILES.BBS". The reason most shareware CD ROMs contain PCBoard
descriptions is that they can easily be created from the FILE_ID.DIZs
now found within most archives. To edit a PCBoard description down to
FILES.BBS costs money & takes time, if the descriptions are to be made
meaningful and not "chopped off" at the 45th character. Shareware Studio
contains FILES.BBS description files, as does the Mega series and a few
others.
Here's a FILES.BBS description file:
FILES.BBS This description can be up to 45 bytes.
8LETTERS.ZIP This is another file description
.
.
.
tim
FILES.BBS historian
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From: TIM HELTON Number: 1382
To: BRUCE BOWMAN Date: 08/23/93 7:01a
Subj: Disk needed Refer: 3825
Read: NO Private: No
-> Does anyone know where I can get a CD-ROM with an environmental theme
Yep, but it's about a month from completion - all original & BBS ready!
tim
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From: JOSH PICHE Number: 1383
To: PAUL NUSBAUM Date: 08/22/93 7:48a
Subj: CD-Rom kit Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
That sounds great. I'm really considering getting a CD Rom, but it's kind of
tough to make a decision. For instance, I don't know if it's really worth it
to spend extra cash for this multispin technology. Plus, these sound card + cd
rom kits look pretty good, but then you've got to decide on the sound card too.
But with all the great CD stuff on the horizon and in the stores now, stuff
like 7th Guest, Iron Helix, Rebel Assault, I'll just have to get one. Later
Josh Piche
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From: JOSH PICHE Number: 1384
To: ASHWIN BIHARI Date: 08/22/93 7:54a
Subj: Police Quest 4 (CD-ROM) Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
I've heard that the CD rom version will be out around the same time as the disk
version. Will the CD version include extra stuff, or is it just on CD?
Josh Piche
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From: BOB JENKINS Number: 1385
To: ALL Date: 08/22/93 8:56a
Subj: Catalog wanted Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
I have seen posts here relating to catalogs being mailes on request...
would any dealers here please add my name to your mailing list. Thanks.
B.P.Jenkins
RR#6
Smiths Falls, Ont.
CANADA
K7A 4S7
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From: BOB JENKINS Number: 1386
To: ALL Date: 08/22/93 8:58a
Subj: Buying from the U.S. Refer: NONE
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Hello. I am a new CD-rom owner,interested in purchasing from the U.S. Up
here in Canada, the prices are...well...scary! I would like to know what is
involved ie. customs/duty etc. Thank You.
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From: LESLIE RHORER Number: 1387
To: BRICE FLECKENSTEIN Date: 08/22/93 5:19a
Subj: Re: TRANTOR SCSI CONTROLLER Refer: NONE
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BF> >Thanks Bill I beleive I may purchase the Adaptec
BF> controller.. Sounds like a
BF> >wise investment in the long run!
BF> Only if you plan to run OS/2 in the near future -
BF> otherwise, save yourself some
BF> $$ and a LOT of support grief and get an Allways IN-2000.
Have you called their tech support lately?
BF> I've RUN the Adaptec stuff - nice controllers, but I
BF> could get NO support out
BF> of Adaptec, even as a DEALER. Always I never NEEDED
BF> support for - they just
BF> WORK!
I could say the same for my Adaptec 1742. However, I have required
some support for some of the devices I have plugged into the 1742, and Adaptec
has been quite helpful. I have heard several reports of people having had
problems in the past with Adaptec when it comes to tech support, but apparently
they have really beefed up their support staff and their attitude has done an
about face some time in the last three years.
Les
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From: NITIN N. GUPTA Number: 1388
To: POE LIM Date: 08/22/93 1:04a
Subj: Pas16 Refer: NONE
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Sorry, but I am not familiar with os/2. Is it better than win3.1 or win NT
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From: CHRIS CLEMSON Number: 1389
To: CRAIG DOBIE Date: 08/15/93 6:16p
Subj: CD BBS Files Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
-=> Quoting Craig Dobie to All <=-
CD> I know there are some sharewhere CD's formated for BBS's (FILES.BBS)
CD> I was wondering if anyone has one or knows where I can get ahold of
CD> one.
Chestnut CD-ROM Inc do their catalog in .BBS format.
They are at PO Box 360
Cambridge
MA
02141-0004
Tel : 617-864-8326
Fax : 617-864-8327
(Well, they were in 1992 !)
These are the only kind I have, and I guess most others do the same.
Or at least some kind of text files.
Bye,
Chris
... There's no future in existentialism.
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From: CHRIS CLEMSON Number: 1390
To: ARNIE GROSS Date: 08/15/93 6:20p
Subj: Font CD Refer: NONE
Read: NO Private: No
-=> Quoting Arnie Gross to All <=-
AG> CD-ROMS for sale - $18.00 each (incl. shipping)
AG> FontMaster CD Library - High quality fonts (NOT shareware), complete
Hi, What types of fonts are these ?
If TrueType I would be interested. Would $18 include shipping to the UK ?
Chris
... A confident manner is important, as computers can sense this! :-)
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From: INA STERK Number: 1391
To: MIKE SHANNON Date: 08/20/93 12:31a
Subj: Night Owl 9.0 Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Hi Mike,
Yesterday (August 19th) the CD-ROM arrived. Works great!
It's a pleasure doing bussines with you. 'Till next time.
Greetinx,
-= Ina =-
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From: RON DWIGHT Number: 1392
To: ALL Date: 08/19/93 9:11p
Subj: Help! Refer: NONE
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Hi Y'all,
Can someome please tell em where I can use my FidoNet node number to
Frew EZROM120.ZIP or a later version. I am in serious need of trying a door
for multiple CDs under Maximus. Willing to poll the US for it, but would
rather it was around in Europe. Thanks in advance.
Cheers,
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From: RON DWIGHT Number: 1393
To: LOUIS GHINIS Date: 08/20/93 4:37p
Subj: Cd-rom Help! Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Hi,
>-> really do it on my own because it would be purely taking stabbs in
>-> the dark. I have 4 major drivers I need to have: STACKER 48k,
>-> MTMCDE.SYS, MCDEX.EXE 144K (64 BUFFERS) and PC-CACHE 1M. It can't
>-> load all four
Using the /E switch on MSCDEX, with expanded memory available, will
put all the buffers out of conventional memory, saving a bundle.
Cheers,
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From: ANDREAS BERGER Number: 1394
To: MARK WOMACK Date: 08/18/93 7:36p
Subj: Cd-rom Help! Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
> the
> dark. I have 4 major drivers I need to have: STACKER 48k,
> MTMCDE.SYS,
> MCDEX.EXE 144K (64 BUFFERS) and PC-CACHE 1M. It can't load all four
> of these high no matter what order they're in. I just can't
> understand
> that because I have 4 Megs of ram. I guess there's a few things I
> don't
> know about memory. I always thought that you could load stuff high
> until you ran out of extended or expanded memory but I guess that's
> not true.
That is definitly not true. You can load programs high until you reach the 1 MB
limit, but subtract all ROMS (System, Adapters an the like) and Videoram (for a
VGA 64KB and another 16KB) and so on. Since you have MANIFEST (it came with
QEMM), use it. It will show you the distribution of these types of Memories
(Option: FirstMeg).
/\ FIDO 2:244/1372.8
/__\ INTERNET aberger@rbg.th-darmstadt.de
/ \ndreas Berger LOCATION Hessen, Germany, Europe
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From: LOUIS CARRESI Number: 1395
To: MARIO DI MAMBRO Date: 08/18/93 7:35a
Subj: Re: * x-rated cd-rom * Refer: NONE
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-=( Mario Di Mambro might recently have said to Louis Carresi about Re:
* x-rated cd-rom * )=-
GS> Why would anyone want to see animals going at it???
JL> I believe he meant animals AND people...
LC> Why would anyone want to see animals AND people going at it???
MDM> I would love to see animals and people going at it!!! Some
MDM> people enjoy seeing things that are different and
MDM> extraordinary. I never saw the original message...How can I get
MDM> that CD?
Don't ask me, neither did I.
Regards,
Louis
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From: MARK PALMER Number: 1396
To: MIKE SHANNON Date: 08/17/93 6:50p
Subj: Re: encyclopedias et al Refer: NONE
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-=> Quoting Mike Shannon <=-
MS> We have the Grolier's Illustrated version 2.0 at $35. The MPC version
MS> is $48. Call any time if interested.
MS> STARVECTOR SOFTWARE * PO BOX 8160 * YAKIMA WA 98908 * 509-457-2892
MS> (VOICE) VISA * MC * AMEX * DISCOVER * SHIPPING: $4 up to 5 pcs / $.50
MS> ea pc over 5
Mike
What would shipping to the UK cost????
Mark...
... My other vehicle is a Galaxy Class Starship ...
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From: MARK PALMER Number: 1397
To: ALL Date: 08/17/93 6:50p
Subj: Catlogue Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Please could any CD vendors send me a copy of their catalogue to:
Mark Palmer
27 Maple Way
Cranfield
BEDFORD
England
MK43 0DW
Or NetMail it to me.....
C H E E R S!!!
... "Transporter chief , beam the landing party to the bridge"
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From: ANDY MORRISON Number: 1398
To: ALL Date: 08/17/93 10:21p
Subj: Panasonic cd-rom Refer: NONE
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Help!
I've been offered a new PANASONIC twin speed CDROM with 16bit sound card,
speakers, "The 7th Guest", "Dune" plus 5 other cd titles for £499.00
Being new to this can anyone tell me if this is a good buy or not?
We all know what sales people are like, they'd sell thier own mothers for the
commision!
Would appreciate a quick reply if possible from anyone.
Many thanks
Andy Morrison
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From: GRAHAM MURPHY Number: 1399
To: TOM GUELKER Date: 08/17/93 12:13p
Subj: Cd-rom Help! Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
In a message originally to DAVID CALVIN, TOM GUELKER said:
TG> Why not take a listen to your audio CD's on your computer?
TG> Hook it up to a decent sound card, and use MCS Stereo as the software
TG> interface, and you'll be throwing your audio CD player out the window
TG> fast! I'm hooked!
I've not come across a CD-ROM drive that's as good as my CD player... So I
won't throw it out the window! But its nice to use when I'm useing the
computer, otherwise I use my CD player!
Graham
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From: GRAHAM MURPHY Number: 1400
To: GIULIANO MACIOCCI JR. Date: 08/17/93 12:25p
Subj: Re: New Mpc Specs Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
In a message originally to HENRY PAUL, Giuliano Maciocci Jr. said:
GJ> A word if I may, what's that about the 8k cache? I suspect I am amazingly
GJ> wrong here in interpreting your response, but anyway my DX-40 has a 128K
GJ> cache (AMD)
The 486series has an INTERNAL cache to the processor, and this is highly
optimized (and V fast). the cache you are talking about is *EXTERNAL* to the
chip, and not as fast.
Graham.
Apologize for being off topic.
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From: GRAHAM MURPHY Number: 1401
To: SHAUN RADER Date: 08/17/93 12:31p
Subj: 7th guest Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
In a message originally to David Eagen, Shaun Rader said:
DE> Is there a fix out for T7G that supports S3 video boards yet?
SR> I don't think Virgin Games is planning on supporting the S3
SR> video boards. I read that they said the S3 boards are just too slow.
SR> That's too bad because I have an S3 video board... and it seems to work
SR> fine in Windows.
Thats about all it does work well with. S3's are no good for anything other
than windows - T7G doesn't use the accelerator stuff, because none of it is any
good for the video.
Graham
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From: GRAHAM MURPHY Number: 1402
To: CARLOS BENITZ Date: 08/17/93 12:33p
Subj: Magnto-optical disc Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
In a message originally to Henry Paul, Carlos Benitz said:
CB> I'm surprised. I didn't know it was possible to make a
CB> magnetic beam. How is it done?
It's not a magnetic beam.. The laser heats up the coating in the disk, which
can then change states. If the coating isn't hot, it isn't possible for it to
change state. Its a clever trick.
Graham
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From: ADAM EDWARDS Number: 1403
To: NICK PETKOVICH Date: 08/18/93 12:24p
Subj: Re: Mitsumi Drives?? Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
NP> 100 Pounds!! Who are you trying to kid, I can get SCSI CD-ROM drives
NP> for 175+vat. (Or maybe even less)
Hi Nick, which ones do you get for that price? I'm in London and after
a SCSI CD-ROm drive with a 200ms access time a 300k/sec data transfer
rate. Whats the best deal on something like this?
See ya
Adam
London, UK
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From: NICHOLAS GOLDWYN Number: 1404
To: MIKE WARWICK Date: 08/16/93 5:19p
Subj: Re: Mitsumi Controller Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
-=> Quoting MIKE WARWICK to BORIS OSADCIW <=-
MW> 'Scuse me for coming in here, but do you know where I can get a
MW> *driver* for a Mitsumi drive (proprietary controller card), that will
MW> work with OS2 2.1?
There isn't an official one, yet - IBM are rumoured to be working on it.
MW> Nearest place I could find was Stuttgart, Germany.
The Toktronix driver does not support MM yet - again, they claim to be
working on it. The is also a driver available from Cosette in Florida
- but again no MM support.
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From: MARCUS STUART Number: 1405
To: JURRIE HOBERS Date: 08/15/93 9:18p
Subj: RE: MOD CD-ROMS Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
-=> Quoting Jurrie Hobers to Jim Maricondo <=-
-=> Quoting Jim Maricondo to Jurrie Hobers <=-
JM> ─Re: Re: MOD CD-ROMs
> Here in The Netherlands, Europe, we have a cd called: The Ultimate Mod
> collection with a large number of MOD files. I do not know if this cd is
> also at your place.
JM> Do they export it? (i.e. would I ever have a chance at finding it
JM> here? :) Or is it a US import in the first place?
JH> I van get it for you Jim!
JH> So let me know if you are still interested.....
JH> Jurrie!
Hi Ya !
I saw this message and i thought WOW a whole CD full of mods !!
I run a small bbs with 300 mod files or so in the uk and just wondered
if you could possibly tell me where i could get hold of this amazing cd
mentioned above ?
Thanks
|\/|
| |arcus Stuart Quantum Leap BBS
... WARNING! Removal of this tagline prohibited by law!
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From: JAN MARTEN ERIC ELZINGA Number: 1406
To: DONALD WEN Date: 08/20/93 2:19p
Subj: te koop diverse cdrom Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Hello Donald!
15 Aug 93 15:41, Donald Wen wrote to Jurrie Hobers:
DW> By the way, are you Finnish?
No, he is Dutch.
DW> DONALD WEN
Yo!,
Johan
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From: CHRISTOPHER SPATZ Number: 1407
To: 1:120/288 Date: 08/21/93 7:06p
Subj: Need File List for.... Refer: NONE
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Dear Disk Jockey's HOTLINE! 1:120/288
Hello Monster Media Staff,
I talk to someoen from your staff. I asked for a compressed file
containing the file listing for PCBoard. I need the listing including
the file name, file size, file date, file descriptions. I you receive
this message could you upload the file to Digitial Obession Reading VIA
FIDOnet or Call my board direct High Voltage Systems BBS (215) 373-1203.
I don't have FIDOnet but would like to put up this CD-ROM ASAP.
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From: MIKE SHANNON Number: 1408
To: BORIS OSADCIW Date: 08/22/93 12:24a
Subj: Virtual Disk Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
BO>>> I saw a show on HBO featuring a CDROM that was a Virtual
BO>>> Reality disk. Anyone heard of this, and know where it
BO>>> is available?
BO>Only available in MAC not IBM!
Release 2 will reportedly be available in both formats.
Later,
.\\ike
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From: MIKE SHANNON Number: 1409
To: INA STERK Date: 08/22/93 12:24a
Subj: did you get it? Refer: NONE
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IS>On August, 7th, I sent you a fax (ordering Night Owl 9.0).
IS>Did you receive this fax?
Ina,
Yes we did indeed, and thank you for the order. The CD was shipped
out on Monday, Aug. 9th by insured Air Mail. These can run anywhere
from 5 days to 2 weeks for overseas shipping, depending on location,
customs, etc. Let me know if you don't see anything in the next week
or so, and I will follow up on it for you.
Later,
.\\ike
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From: MIKE SHANNON Number: 1410
To: KEITH SPEARS Date: 08/22/93 12:24a
Subj: Bibles & Religion Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
KS>Do you still have the Bibles & Religion CD for $10?
Sorry Keith, our special purchase stock is gone on those, but they are
in stock again at the regular price of $13.00.
Later,
.\\ike
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VISA * MC * AMEX * DISCOVER * SHIPPING: $4 up to 5 pcs / $.50 ea pc over 5
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From: MIKE SHANNON Number: 1411
To: ALL Date: 08/22/93 12:24a
Subj: CD LIQUIDATION! Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
STARVECTOR CD-ROM LIQUIDATION SPECIALS!
Q & A 4.0...........$34 Powerpak Gold 3.0...$15 House of Games......$20
Compton's Interact..$95 US Wars: Korea......$29 US Wars: Des. Storm.$29
Super CD 2..........$15 Super CD 1..........$14 Programmers Megapak.$29
Canadian Shareware..$19 MAC Shareware.......$22 Clipart Heaven......$19
5Star Prem. Windows.$27 Otherware I.........$17 Jedi Collection.....$39
History of Jazz.....$45 Hacker Chronicles...$24 Reel Clips..........$35
Kodak Photo CD......$18 Phoenix 3.0.........$12 Game Arena..........$10
STARVECTOR SOFTWARE * PO BOX 8160 * YAKIMA WA 98908 * 509-457-2892 (VOICE)
VISA * MC * AMEX * DISCOVER * SHIPPING: $4 up to 5 pcs / $.50 ea pc over 5
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From: MIKE SHANNON Number: 1412
To: ALL Date: 08/22/93 12:25a
Subj: 7TH GUEST ONLY $39! Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
7TH GUEST SPECIAL OFFER!
PRICE: $39!! In stock, ready for immediate delivery.
MINIMUM Requirements: 2 Megs RAM * 386DX CPU * 16 bit SVGA video card
with at least 512K RAM * CD-ROM Drive w/ 150K per second minimum transfer
rate * Sound card w/ FM and PCM sound * Mouse * Hard drive w/ 10 Megs free
MSCDEX 2.2 or higher * DOS 5.0
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VISA * MC * AMEX * DISCOVER * SHIPPING: $4 up to 5 pcs / $.50 ea pc over 5
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From: STEVE MCKAIN Number: 1413
To: EDWARD PALMER Date: 08/22/93 9:28a
Subj: NEC CDR-25 Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
EP>It is a true SCSI drive. The interface card is the Trantor T130b.
EP>ASPI drivers and an ASPI manager are available from the NEC BBS.
EP>This means that it can be daisy chained with any ASPI-compatible
EP>SCSI device. Hope this helps.
Thanks for the information Ed. It did help a lot.
Steve
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From: STEVE MCKAIN Number: 1414
To: ERIC HO Date: 08/22/93 9:30a
Subj: NEC CDR-25 Refer: NONE
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EH> > I'm looking for information about the NEC CDR-25 CD ROM
EH> > drive, ie: access times, reliability, and can this drive be daisy
EH> > chained, that kinda stuff.
EH>The access time is around 800ms, SCSI 1, can't be daisy chained (last one)
EH>not reliable. (There are many many refurbished drives in North California,
EH>$159.00 ea.) I bought 3, but 2 of them were bad again. Are they good??????
Thanks Eric, I appreciate the information.
Steve
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From: STEVE MCKAIN Number: 1415
To: MICHAEL KONOR Date: 08/22/93 9:34a
Subj: SCSI CDROM Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
MK>SCSI CDROMs For Sale:
MK>Toshiba XM-3201B SCSI CDROM External $200.00
Is this drive daisy chain able???
Steve
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SysOp!
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From: CHARLES HORSEY Number: 1416
To: MICHAEL BERNSTEIN Date: 08/21/93 11:21p
Subj: CD COMPAT W/DOS 6 Refer: NONE
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DS> try to log on drive S (my CD), it says "Invalid drive specification".
What do you have lastdrive set to in your config.sys?
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From: DON SPROUL Number: 1417
To: ALL Date: 08/21/93 1:06a
Subj: Gravis Ultrasound Card and CD-Rom Refer: NONE
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Hi,
I have a Mitsumi CD-Rom and I have an Gravis Ultrasound card that emulates a
Soundblaster by software. My audio is very choppy and video with audio is
choppy as well. Video alone is fine. I am using port 220, and IRQ 5 for the
sound card, and I am using port 300 and IRQ 10 for the CD-Rom drive. Can
anyone PLEASE help me. I don't want to change my sound card again. I like the
Gravis, and it hasn't given me any problems until now.
Thanks
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From: SAM JONES Number: 1418
To: ROWAN EVANS Date: 08/22/93 11:04p
Subj: Panasonic BenchMrk Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
SJ> on how to correct the situation?
RE>
RE> Sorry... I think its one of those things you have to live with! If
RE> you think its bad, try running on a friends (or dealers) single
Hello, Well after playing around with the newer version of SBCD.SYS (6/93) I
can now definately say that all of my audio problems are GONE! The slight
video pause is still there (though now barely noticeable) and I can live with
it! I am so glad that this was a driver problem!
Later, Sam
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From: DAVID BURKE Number: 1419
To: BOB JACKSON Date: 08/22/93 9:24p
Subj: Thanks Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
-> DB> I think there should be a HARDWARE ONLY CDROM echo
-> DB> SOFTWARE ONLY CDROM echo
-> DB>
->
->
-> Here's an interesting suggestion!
Sometimes I am looking for help on software, or for new and
interesting CD titles, at other time I might need to know about,
how to run several CD drive under DESQview or OS/2. I would even
go one more and say an ADULT ONLY CDROM echo. I don't mind the traffic,
but I don't have time to pick through 100s of messages to pick out the
one on hardware or new titles etc.
I understand at one time CDs were a neat new item few had, but they
are getting as common as hard drives. Just a thought ;-)
-=- Dave
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From: CR HAMILTON Number: 1420
To: JIM LAMBERT Date: 08/22/93 7:52p
Subj: CD-Rom Dupes Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Jim Lambert wrote in a message to Wayne Finlay:
>How recent is the Big Sky Rom? Is it newer than Night Owl 9.0?
JL>
JL> Hi Wayne,
JL>
JL> Big Sky Rom was released very recently, but it does not
JL> concentrate on 1993 files only. It also doesn't have a lot
JL> of "false" or altered dates in order to make that claim.
JL> Each file on Big Sky was hand picked and includes a
JL> file_id.diz description file in each archive. It includes a
JL> wide range of dates, but does not include a bunch of filler
JL> files to make a full disc. The zip date is based on the
JL> largest file in the archive. I run Big Sky, Night Owl 9,
JL> Software Vault 2, and CD Winbox. My bulletin that shows
JL> downloads from CD-Rom shows that Big Sky has approximately
JL> twice the downloads of Night Owl 9, and close to three
JL> times the others. It has been a very popular collection on
JL> my board. I sell all four of these, so I am not trying to
JL> put down any of them. I just hate to see a great disc
JL> ignored because it contains some older files in addition to
JL> the newer ones. Thanks for asking!
What kind of prices do you get on these? And are they ready for bbs use (i.e,
files.bbs in each subdirectory?) I run Maximus, and just got a Panasonic w/
SCSI card, and am trying to determine the best way to proceed...
CR
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From: SHAUN RADER Number: 1421
To: DONALD WEN Date: 08/21/93 10:40p
Subj: Re: 7th guest Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
<<***** DONALD WEN wrote this on 08-17─93 {May be edited} *****>>
─>BTW, what card are you using now?
─>
─>DONALD WEN
I have the Diamond Stealth 24 ISA with 1 meg vram. It is a Windows
Accelerator and it has the S3 chip. I use Windows more often BECAUSE of
this card! I love it.. but too bad it wasn't great in DOS.
-Shaun Rader-
-Madman@Liberty.Com-
08/21/93 19:35
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From: SHAUN RADER Number: 1422
To: SAM JONES Date: 08/21/93 10:40p
Subj: Cd slow-down Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
<<***** SAM JONES wrote this on 08-20─93 {May be edited} *****>>
─> Has anyone else ever had this problem (with any CD-ROM drive)? It
─>seems to me as if it could be a driver problem or something, as the
─>drive seems very fast and once it starts reading everything is smooth.
─>My driver (SBCD.SYS) is dated 4/93 while the drive was manufactured in
─>July '93.
─> I'd appreciate any advice or views on this matter.
─>Thanks, Sam
I have a regular speed CD-ROM drive (150K per second) and I have DOTT.
I do get slow down when the CD is reading the digital sounds. I guess
it's just something I have to put up with. It stops the animation most
of the time, but I can live with it (I think I have to). I have
SBPCD.SYS dated 2/92! I don't know if I can get a newer version for my
SBPro.. I haven't tried.
-Shaun Rader-
-Madman@Liberty.Com-
08/21/93 22:02
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From: GERALD RYCKMAN Number: 1423
To: LOUIS GHINIS Date: 08/20/93 11:29p
Subj: WHERE TO BUY CD'S Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
LG>> I was wondering where do you buy your cd disc's? There are some
>>canadians that sell them overpriced than u.s. prices and was wondering
>>which is the best place to shop?
Well, I don't have a specific place for purchasing my discs. I just
shop around here and there. I don't really go to the store with the
cheapest either...a couple of bucks difference is no big deal. Well,
Wise Guys Computer is my favorite...they are ultra-expensive and they
don't take refunds. There's also this mail order company that is
located near my place....CD Source Canada. They have the most
selections but their prices are worst than Wise Guy's...usually around
50% to 400+% more than the next door. YES...I MEAN 400+%!!?!!?...and
you also need to pay to become a member. Amazing how some companies
have the guts to sell at the 3 or 4 times the LIST PRICE. For example,
I bought 7th Guest for $57. CDSC is selling it for $112. Also, Wing
Commander with Ultima IV. This CD every store in the whole world is
trying to get rid of it because it was old as hell and contains 17 megs
of files on a 650 meg CD. At $29, I call it expensive. And what do you
know...CDSC is selling it for $112. Ouch!! Well, just think of them as
Micro Drives Canada to the power 2 on CDs.
Anyways, there are several stores in Toronto that sells really cheap
CDs....like KLM Computers..but unfortunately, they don't have
much in stock. If you have the patience to wait for them to mail to
your doorstep, then KLM or Lance Electronics are definitely the place
to go. Otherwise, you might also wanna check out NTC Softwares. NTC is
famous for their cheap prices on entertainment softwares and quite a
average selection of CDs and application softwares and a pretty good
selection of floppy-based entertainment softwares. NTC runs pretty much
the same method as Future Shop where if you happen to find any store
selling anything cheaper than their retail price, they will not only
match that price PLUS 10% off. But then, Future Shop's claim is full of
poopoo...they never admit anything and they never agree with your claim
even after they verified their competitor's prices. I am not too sure
about NTC on this but I think I believe them more because the owner
seems like a pretty decent guy. Prices down in the states are quite
cheap but then, after currency conversion, shipping charges,
duties(3.9% tax), our lousy 7% GST, retirement funds for Brian
Mulroney, attack helicopter funds for Kim Campbell, etc, etc, they
became more expensive.
Overall, my personal opinion is, either NTC Softwares
(Kennedy/Huntingwood), Logic Computers (Woodbine Ave...across the
street of Wise Guys), and Steals Direct (Mississauga) are the best
places to go in terms of selections, in stock, and prices. But if you
have the same lifestyle and buying habits as Imelda Marcos where the
more selections the better and money is no object, then CD Source
Canada and Wise Guys Computers are the best places to go <grin>. Hope
this helps. Anyways, I think there are alot of other places where you
can go too. Well, simply flip over your Toronto Compute, Computer
Paper, or the Monday/Wednesday/Saturday issue of Toronto Star's High
Tech section, and check out their advertisements, I am sure you'll
find alot of other good deals too.
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From: LOUIS GHINIS Number: 1424
To: GERALD RYCKMAN Date: 08/21/93 2:58a
Subj: WHERE TO BUY CD'S Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
-> cheap but then, after currency conversion, shipping charges,
-> duties(3.9% tax), our lousy 7% GST, retirement funds for Brian
-> Mulroney, attack helicopter funds for Kim Campbell, etc, etc, they
-> became more expensive.
Do they really charge duty for computer software? I remember just
last year I purchased turbo c++ and i only payed GST no duty or is it
different classification on cd rom disc's? Geez it is ridiculous they
promised that anything relating to computers would be duty free so far I
only see hardware being charged for duty when its not supposed to be in
the first place what do they classify a computer a machine and not a
computer? I placed a mail order for some cd's in the states total 120
american convert it around $160 cdn I payed $14.61 to customs so that is
just gst so I'm definately positive that they don't charge duty for
"computer software" anything else is subject to duty.
-> 50% to 400+% more than the next door. YES...I MEAN 400+%!!?!!?...and
-> you also need to pay to become a member. Amazing how some companies
-> have the guts to sell at the 3 or 4 times the LIST PRICE. For
-> example, I bought 7th Guest for $57. CDSC is selling it for $112.
-> Also, Wing Commander with Ultima IV. This CD every store in the whole
-> world is trying to get rid of it because it was old as hell and
-> contains 17 megs
-> of files on a 650 meg CD. At $29, I call it expensive. And what do
-> you know...CDSC is selling it for $112. Ouch!! Well, just think of
-> them as Micro Drives Canada to the power 2 on CDs.
That is really stupid CDSC selling 7th guest for $112 I got a copy of
consumer's distrubted and even they are selling 7th guest for $67. I'd
say 7th guest is an amazing disc WELL worth the $50-70 for it I read the
manual and found out that the SECOND disc is partly a ibm cd rom cd and
also a audio cd so I put on the audio cd player and it has 15 different
songs on the same track which I was surprised they sell ya the game plus
throw in a cd audio on the second disc.
-> Anyways, there are several stores in Toronto that sells really cheap
-> CDs....like KLM Computers..but unfortunately, they don't have
-> much in stock. If you have the patience to wait for them to mail to
I've been to KLM looks like they sell more cd software the diskette
software because I see more cd's than disk version of games and stuff.
I like how they allow you to rent the cd's too.
-> don't take refunds. There's also this mail order company that is
-> located near my place....CD Source Canada. They have the most
-> selections but their prices are worst than Wise Guy's...usually
-> around
Too bad there wasn't a company like Columbia House if you haven't
dealt with columbia house they give you 6 cd's free and you only
purchase 6 of them at the regular price so its basically you get $20
cd's for $10. It would be nice if there was a mail ordering company
that would charge say for the first 4-5 cd's at regular prices and then
the other 4-5 cd's at the wholesale price or something like that the
only way this can happen is if some sort of company can step in and
actual act as the distributor and retailer all in one then it can be
done. The reason why the prices are the way they are is because there
is the software company which sells to the distributor distributor flips
it for whatever 50-100% and then the retailer flips it so there are 2
double flips if there was a retailer and distributor all in one the
prices would be much less.
Louis
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From: LOUIS GHINIS Number: 1425
To: ALL Date: 08/21/93 3:04a
Subj: 7TH GUEST Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Just for those who didn't read the 7th guest manual in the back the
second disc of 7th guest is partially for ibm cd rom data and also the
rest is 15 songs on cd audio so try it out on your cd audio player the
only disadvantage though all the songs are in track 2 only and not
individually seperate.
Louis
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From: PAUL NUSBAUM Number: 1426
To: JOSH PICHE Date: 08/22/93 4:35p
Subj: CD-Rom kit Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
JP> That sounds great. I'm really considering getting a CD
JP> Rom, but it's kind of tough to make a decision. For
JP> instance, I don't know if it's really worth it to spend
JP> extra cash for this multispin technology. Plus, these
I don't know a lot about CD ROMS to be honest, but from what I have heard,
the multispin technology could be a big feature in the near future, one that
would make it worth buying now. I haven't used the full advantages of the
drive yet so I can't say for sure, though.
-Pn
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From: KEVIN PLUMMER Number: 1427
To: ALL Date: 08/22/93 8:01a
Subj: WANTED Dealers Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
==========>>>>>> W A N T E D D E A L E R S <<<<<<===========
Wanting people to become Dealers, Or to distribute to Dealers
Call Mutli-Media and ask for:
Darrel Rivenbark
Cheapest Prices around !!!!
1-800-865-5354
=================================================================
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From: ARNIE GROSS Number: 1428
To: MIKE SHANNON Date: 08/22/93 1:31p
Subj: Re: 7TH GUEST ONLY $39! Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Mike -
MS> 7TH GUEST - $39! In stock, ready for immediate delivery.
Is this the complete package with the video? Does this version
require "T7G-FIX.ZIP" (not available via any local BBS in this
area) to run properly?
- Arnie :+}
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From: LON SEIDMAN Number: 1429
To: DAVID M. WHITE Date: 08/21/93 10:31p
Subj: NEC CD-Rom Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
David M. White wrote
+-------------------------------+
XXXI am looking at a NEC CD-Rom packaged as a "Fusion 16"
XXXpackage. Is anyone familiar with this drive and if so
XXXwould you recommend it as a good buy?
XXXAny information pro or con would be appreciated.
+-------------------------------+
If the included drive is an NEC multispin, then you shouldn't have any
problems whatsoever. I've owned the NEC CDR-84 internal for over a year
now without any problems at all. There are drives that are slightly
faster, but the difference is only by a few milliseconds. NEC's
quality is fantastic. In fact the quality is why the drives are so
expensive :).
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From: ROBERT FOSTER Number: 1430
To: DCQWK Date: 08/22/93 8:14p
Subj: DROP Refer: NONE
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Control message generated by QMPro 1.50
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From: ROY COCHRUN Number: 1431
To: BRICE FLECKENSTEIN Date: 08/22/93 7:13p
Subj: Re: Mscdex/drivers Refer: NONE
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You> MSCDEX is rarely included with the drive
You> It is NORMALLY bundled with DOS
...
It has, to my knowledge, only been bundled with DOS 6 (and its various
revisions). It certainly didn't come with DOS 5 or any earlier
versions. It DID come bundled with my old Hitachi drive and with my
new Mitsumi drive. -- regards, Roy Cochrun
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From: ERIC HSIAO Number: 1432
To: GERALD RYCKMAN Date: 08/22/93 10:21p
Subj: Speedcache & disc caddies Refer: NONE
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Oops...my mistake...not MCSDEX 3.02, but rather, the PAS-16 SCSI driver version
3.02 -- sorry for the mixup.
- Eric
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From: WEE YUNG Number: 1433
To: ALL Date: 08/21/93 8:21a
Subj: CDROM forsale Refer: NONE
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Sound Galaxy NX Pro + Mitsumi CD-ROM ..........................$289.
CD-ROM Mitsumi CRMC LU-005S w/contlr 630MB, 350ms, Kodak comp. $179.
CD-ROM Sony 31A with controller ...............................$229.
CD-ROM Panasonic 522B for SB Pro 380ms w/caddy.................$195.
CD-ROM Panasonic 562B 320ms w/contlr caddyless 300k/s 64kcache.$279.
CD-ROM MicroSolution Parallel port 350ms 128k cache caddyless..$369.*
CD-ROM Texel DM-3024 SCSI, 265ms, 300k/sec transfer, 64k cache $399.
CD-ROM Toshiba MX3401b SCSI drive,Kodak comp.200ms, 256k cache $449.
Creative Lab Discovery 8. CD-ROM + SB Pro + 3 CDs + Speakers...$399.*
Creative Lab Discovery 16. CD-ROM+ SB 16 + 3 CDs + Speakers...$459.*
Call 310-602-2076 8AM-12PM, 6PM-9PM PST or mail order payable to: TRUC
16429 Bixler ave. Paramount, CA 90723. Accept money order, COD $5extra
* OLX 2.1 TD * voice 310-602-2076.8am-12pm,6pm-9pm PST. Fax 310-402-7240
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From: WEE YUNG Number: 1434
To: ALL Date: 08/21/93 8:21a
Subj: $19 for CDROM titles Refer: NONE
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TRUC 16429 Bixler ave. Paramount, CA 90723 fax 310-402-7240
Call 310-602-2076 8am-12pm, 6pm-9pm PST ask Wee Yung.
D/Generation with Mario Missing.$19* DTP Pro FM - Wave Clip-art......$29
Elec Lib of Art v.I or v.II.....$35 Essential home & bus. sharewares$19*
Family Education Programs Collec$29 Family choice/ Britannica.......$29
Family Doctor Dos/Mac...........$29 Great Cities Vol. I or V II.....$35
Guinness Disk of Record 93 MPC..$29 Guinness Disk of Records no MPC.$19*
Games Pack II...................$25 International Bus & Econ Atlas..$29
IBM OS/2 v2.1 upgrade...........$89 IBM OS/2 v2.1 regular...........$139
Jones In fast Lane MPC..........$19* Jets & Props MPC 2CDs...........$29
King's Quest V..................$19* Kodak Photo access..............$19*
Add $3 for shipping and handling. No exchange for difference titles.
* OLX 2.1 TD * voice 310-602-2076.8am-12pm,6pm-9pm PST. Fax 310-402-7240
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From: WEE YUNG Number: 1435
To: RACHEL REPSTAD Date: 08/21/93 8:21a
Subj: CD-ROM drives Refer: NONE
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RR>I would very much like any information on new or used CD-
RR>ROM drives for sale. 350ms or less please and SBPro
The Panasonic drive would hook direct to your SB Pro.
CD-ROM Panasonic 522B for SB Pro 380ms w/caddy.................$195.
CD-ROM Panasonic 562B 320ms w/contlr caddyless 300k/s 64kcache.$279.
MIDI cable for any sound card with Joystick port...............$19.
Price does not included shipping.
Call 310-602-2076 8AM-12PM, 6PM-9PM PST or mail order payable to: TRUC
16429 Bixler ave. Paramount, CA 90723. Accept money order, COD $5extra
* OLX 2.1 TD * voice 310-602-2076.8am-12pm,6pm-9pm PST. Fax 310-402-7240
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From: ERIC HO Number: 1436
To: ALL BBS SYSOPS Date: 08/21/93 11:03p
Subj: Dr. CD-ROM shareware Refer: NONE
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Hello BBS SysOps,
Do you want to increase your file bases? Do you want to get the latest
shareware programs? If your answer is "YES", please try our CD-ROM !
* Dr. Windows Vol. I ------ Applications, Icons, Utilities, Desktops
, wallpaper and more.... for Windows 3.x
(Released in Jun. 1993)
* Dr. Music Vol. I ------ Players, converters, MIDI, WAV, VOC...
for SB or compatible sound card.
(Released in Jul. 1993)
* Dr. Shareware Vol. I ------ The latest collections ! More than 600MB.
Includes Windows NT, OS/2 2.1, RA2.x,
communication, clipart, programming,
database, business, utilities, BBS Door,
Windows, Wordprocessors.....
(Released in Aug. 1993)
┌───────────────┬────────────┬─────────────┬─────────┐
│ Title │ List Price │ SysOp Price │ 15+ pcs │
╞═══════════════╪════════════╪═════════════╪═════════╡
│ Dr. Windows │ @$39.95 │ @$19.95 │ CALL │
├───────────────┼────────────┼─────────────┼─────────┤
│ Dr. Music │ @$29.95 │ @$19.95 │ CALL │
├───────────────┼────────────┼─────────────┼─────────┤
│ Dr. Shareware │ @$34.95 │ @$19.95 │ CALL │
└───────────────┴────────────┴─────────────┴─────────┘
* Limited time offer and for BBS SysOps only! (thru 9-31-1993)
* All DR. CD-ROMs are BBS ready(w/full description, files.bbs).
* For more information, please F'req ACES.ZIP at 1:143/88 or 408-453-6250
* ACES.ZIP contains full description and file list.
* F'req before you place the order.
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From: STEPHEN KOVACSISS Number: 1437
To: MARLIN ROWLEY Date: 08/21/93 11:15p
Subj: EXPLAIN SOUND CARDS TO ME Refer: NONE
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MR}TurtleBeach, (4) Gravis' UltraSound (by the way, it's not TRUE 16-bit
}"playback") (5) Any of the other 8/16-bit sound boards that can record in
Where do find that the UltraSound is not TRUE 16-bit?
Stephen
* 1st 1.11 * Why did Kamakazi pilots wear helmets???
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From: DIANE PENCIL Number: 1438
To: BETH CORRIGAN Date: 08/20/93 2:58p
Subj: kodak photo CD Refer: NONE
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> Thanxs for the suggestion dianne hmm im wanna get one made
> before christmas for my mom do you know if they can do it > with the
negatives?
I believe so. Each store has a litle different policy. I don't know why you
wouldn't be able to send in negatives. It should be a little more expensive if
it's one shot of one neg and another shot off another.
The thing is, if you can get it done at Wall-Mart it should be less expensive.
Diane
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From: BORIS OSADCIW Number: 1439
To: ALL Date: 08/23/93 3:31a
Subj: RED HOT SPECIALS Refer: NONE
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$$$$$$$ R E D H O T C D' S A T R E D H O T P R I C E S $$$$$$$
ALL NEW - NIGHT OWL 9.0 - PIER 2 - PRICE - $25.00ec
ALL NEW - SHAREWARE VAULT 2 - CD POWERBOX/WINBOX PRICE - $15.00ec
ALL NEW - HOT PIX 5 - DIGITAL DREAMS - SWIMWARE 93 PRICE - $25.00ec
ALL NEW - PROGRAMMERS MEGA PACK - 5 STAR PREMIUM PRICE - $35.00ec
MORE SPECIALS - AMATURE MODELS - GAME/SOUNDWARE PRICE - $25.00ec
PRO PHONE(BUS) $20. WORLD TRAVELER $10. JOKES/PRANKS OR 1001 UTIL $10.
KINGS QUEST VI $49. TOOLWORKS ENCYC - DOS/WIN $50.COMPTIONS ENCYC $60.
COMING SOON - BLACK BOX 5 - - - 24 HOURS A DAY 7 DAYS A WEEK
CALL 800-243-0517 (ORDERS ONLY) OR 216-225-3263 FOR ADDITIONAL INFO
Boris Osadciw
... Silver Xpress!...... Don't leave home without it!
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From: BORIS OSADCIW Number: 1440
To: ALL Date: 08/23/93 3:31a
Subj: NEW ADDITIONS Refer: NONE
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ N E W A D D I T I O N S ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
LAN MASTER - 100mgs - 2255 files - Utilities, Programs, Text, & More!
Files.BBS Structure - PRICE - $29.
PRECISION - v1.5 - Most Complete Mapping Program Of It's Kind! With CAD,
MAPPING Zoom & Mouse Support + FREE Business Phone Book - PRICE - $79.
ROMATERIAL - Designer/Animated icons, Sound F/X in 6 languages, unique
cursors,blankers, celebrity impressions & More! - PRICE - $25.
KINGS QUEST- ALL NEW adventure game with Super Graphics & Sound.
VI - PRICE - $49.
ORDER LINE ONLY 800-243-0517 - TECH - 216-225-3263 - FAX - 216-225-6759
Boris Osadciw
... Silver Xpress!...... Don't leave home without it!
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From: DAVID YIELDING Number: 1441
To: ALL Date: 08/21/93 2:41p
Subj: Chinon/Adaptec Refer: NONE
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Does anyone out there have a Chinon 435 on an Adaptec 1542b working?
mine will "see" the drive but tells me the media is invalid.
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From: SEAN CASTLE Number: 1442
To: GRAEME MERRALL Date: 08/22/93 6:29p
Subj: MULTIMEDIA PACK FOR SALE Refer: NONE
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I am very interested , keep this offer open.
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From: ROBERT HAWORTH Number: 1443
To: ANDREW BELL Date: 08/21/93 8:46a
Subj: looking.. Refer: NONE
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Andrew,
Does it mean if its BBS door compatible that it is just BBS ready. ie. just
have bbs.lst in each directory or is something else
required.
The Delta Multimedia CD-ROM is BBS Ready but I don't know about doors. It would
otherwise seem to meet your specs. 1993 print with permission of Simtel-20 but
not their co-operation in its production. It goes for about $60 Australian I
think. Netmail if interested.
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From: ROWAN EVANS Number: 1444
To: RON FINDLING Date: 08/22/93 9:18p
Subj: New Mpc Specs Refer: NONE
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Hi Ron!
On 08-17-93 Ron Findling wrote to Rowan Evans...
RF> > I take it you run OS/2?? I have programmed both for OS/2 and
RF> > Windows, and don't find either to be excruciatingly easy to
RF> > program for....
RF>
RF> Yup, I do use OS/2, and you're right, no GUI is easy to program for.
RF> But every article I've ever read on programming (I'm no programmer
RF> myself) constantly harps on the kludges one must do when programming
RF> properly for Windows, as compared to the cleaner approach with OS/2.
Well, the best part of OS/2 is the API for Presentation Manager!
RF> Regarding multimedia, for example, it's apparently very difficult
RF> under Windows to synchronize full motion video and speech, whereas
RF> under OS/2 it's relatively easy.
I'll have to check my Windows 3.1 SDK!
RF> (NT multimedia no improvement over Windows)
RF> > Yep, you're right there... But you also have the pain of having to
RF> > bug your dealer/distributor/card mfr for Windows drivers, as the
RF> > basic NT only has PAS 16 and SoundBlaster (from what I recall) and
RF> > true SCSI HA attached CD-ROMS (ie no driver for the PAS 16 SCSI)...
RF>
RF> They're just going through the growing pains of any new OS, it
RF> happened with Windows and OS/2 as well. I'm very surprised NT has
RF> so few drivers, though, since it IS 7 months late and I thought MS
RF> had more clout with developers...
Well, I find it interesting that the OS/2 2.1 GA doesn't have some of the
CD-ROM drivers, you have to pull them off a support BBS....
Cheers!
o
/U\
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From: ROWAN EVANS Number: 1445
To: SAM JONES Date: 08/22/93 9:20p
Subj: Panasonic Pausing Refer: NONE
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Hi Sam!
On 08-20-93 Sam Jones wrote to Rowan Evans...
SJ> I really love my 562-b except for the
SJ> fact that now a couple of games seem to pause completely
SJ> when the CD is accessed. After the drive starts reading in
SJ> info (only a split-second) everything is ok.
Which games?? T7G slows down on my system, but never stops completely
and WC II was the same.....
SJ> Have you ever experienced this problem? I am using
SJ> Lightning CD now and it acts the same with or without it
SJ> enabled. Which driver are you using? Also another guy on
SJ> Prodigy is having the same exact problem!
I'm using Norton Speedcache..... With SBCD.SYS and MSCDEX loaded high
courtesy of QEMM 7.01....
Cheers!
o
/U\
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From: ROWAN EVANS Number: 1446
To: VICTOR ZDANOWICZ Date: 08/22/93 9:59p
Subj: Panasonic/SONY Refer: NONE
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Hi Victor!
On 08-22-93 Victor Zdanowicz wrote to All...
VZ> Does anyone know if Pannasonic CD-ROM drives are reliable?..
Well, I've had mine for over a month and it hasn't failed yet! <g>
Seriously, the newer double speed drives are just too new for anyone
to question Panasonic's MTBF figures.... I've been talking to
Osborne in Sydney and they're now installing CR562Bs in all their new
PCs.... Must say something for the drive!
VZ> Also... Is it possible to drive any CD-ROM drive from a SB16 or ASP16?
Nope, only a Panasonic CR52x series (single speed caddy drive) or CR56x
series (double speed caddyless drive)....
I have and recommend the CR562B (or its Creative Labs OEM equivalent the
CR563....)....
Hope this Helps!
o
/U\
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From: ROBERT HAWORTH Number: 1447
To: ALL Date: 08/22/93 9:42a
Subj: New Roland Compat Sound Card Refer: NONE
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I heard this great new card on Friday.
It has 5 sound standards including Roland SCC-1, MT-52, SoundBlaster, Adlib
and Microsoft Sound Systems. Unlike the SCC-1 which is something like $1000
and doesn't support anything else this card was only $600. It had over 300
instruments on its wave table and even came with a midi cable. The only
drawback was the software. It wasn't very easy to install but unlike the
Gravis at least it worked. The TSR took up 60k of memory but could be loaded
high. Unfortunately if you have the CD-ROM extensions, mouse, etc all loaded
high it doesn't leave much space for the TSR. TSR is not necessary for
windows. The CD-ROM interface was AT-Bus and could either take the Sony or
Mitsumi drives. Like the ProAudio Studio it had 4 jacks at the back. Volume
control was from a dial not a hotkey combo like the PAS16. It only emulated
the SB in 8 bit mode providing 100% 2.0 compatiblity. It would be a heaps
better card if it had Pro compatiblity but still its the best card i've ever
seen or heard. Left the SB ASP16 for dead even with the extra daughterboard
added which would leave you with a total bill of over $800. What an awesome
card. Creative Labs were so impressed with this card that they are going to
licence it next year. Makes a change for the makers of the SB to be copying
someone else instead of the other way round.
BTW how does the MPU-401 differ from normal midi?
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From: ZORAN ANANIJEV Number: 1448
To: ALL Date: 08/21/93 1:56a
Subj: SB16ASP+WBLASTER Refer: NONE
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G'day
I have just fitted a nice new SB16ASP + Wblaster into an empty slot and
am very happy with its performance so far, but I do have a couple of questions
to ask anyone who may be able to help.
1. What is the best MOD playing program for this unit? I've seen the prog that
comes with the PAS16 and it definately sounds better than anything for the SB
the best I have used so far is Dual Module Player.
2. How do you get the MT32 emulation to work on games that support them, the
W/Blaster has the relevant .CBK files and I even load them manually before
I get into a game still no go is there a driver or something I am missing out?
The games are Strike Commander, MPS Grand Prix, X-Wing, Dune2...they all
have options for either SB+MT32 or SB+Roland or MT32 on its own.
Any help would be appreciated.
Regards Zoran
... MONEY TALKS ... but all mine ever says is GOODBYE!
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From: ANDREW SEE Number: 1449
To: MARLIN ROWLEY Date: 08/21/93 11:05a
Subj: Explain Sound Cards to me Refer: NONE
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MR>SoundBlaster16, (2) PAS 16, (3) TurtleBeach, (4) Gravis' UltraSound
MR>(by
MR>the way, it's not TRUE 16-bit "playback")
Who told you that? The GUS does "true" 16 bit playback, at sample rates up
to 60 kHz.
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From: DEAN MACKIN Number: 1450
To: MARTIN TAYLOR Date: 08/22/93 1:25p
Subj: Re: 16 bit cards Refer: NONE
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MT>I recently purchased the Soundblaster CD 16 multimedia kit. It comes
MT>with a Panasonic multi session hi speed CD ROM and a number of Cds. I
MT>think it's good value. It cost me $1150 AUD. The CD seems pretty quick
MT>too, compared with a friend's standard CD ROM.
Have you or anyone else had any problems with the CDrom drive locking up on
the SB16ASP Card.
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║Regards -= Dino =-║
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From: DEAN MACKIN Number: 1451
To: JAN MARTEN ERIC ELZINGA Date: 08/22/93 1:27p
Subj: Pioneer CD-ROM changers Refer: NONE
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JE>Aren't they the same? I thought they had the same sign as the Audio
JE>magazine (you know the 6 O's)
Yep! I have one in the car, the house and next the computer.
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║Regards -= Dino =-║
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From: DEAN MACKIN Number: 1452
To: DAVE SUMMERS Date: 08/22/93 1:33p
Subj: Re: CD-ROMs and DESQview Refer: NONE
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DS> I've opened a DOS window and tried running it from the prompt and it
DS>won't work that way either. Yes I'm running a music CD and everything
DS>works fine at first, but the moment Front Door reinitializes the modem,
DS>or if the phone rings, or if I do anything else it freezes up -
DS>sometimes to where I have to reboot. It happens when I run any Sound
DS>Blaster-related file too. I get a QEMM message stating that I need to
DS>allocate more environment for DMA. I'm not sure how to do that since I
DS>don't have the docs for QEMM anymore (lost in the almighty divorce
DS>shuffle).
Yeah I run a couple under an 8 line BBS system with Desqview. Simply set
DMA=64 on your Qemm command line and away you go. It's all in the Qemm Manual.
You might also wanna try VHI:N
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║Regards -= Dino =-║
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From: JAMES BUTT Number: 1453
To: MIKE SHANNON Date: 08/22/93 12:53p
Subj: Cd'S On Sale! Refer: NONE
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I called a while ago and thoses prices are awsome I am thinking of ordereing a
couple of the cd's! Thanks for all your help!
James Butt
p.s. - you will see my order soon!
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From: DON KULHA Number: 1454
To: JOE HAYES Date: 08/21/93 7:10p
Subj: CDROM Slows BBS Refer: NONE
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DK> about WEB NOS is that it's less finicky about what network cards it
DK> can use andin some instances supports more options on them (ie,
DK> addresses/IRQs). Good stuff...made my life a bit more pleasant. Their
DK> number is1.415.331.1449 in Sausalito, CA.
JH> Thanks or the info Don, Just wondering, will the WEB
JH> NOS work with the lantasti 2mbps cards?
JH> If so how much do they want for there software?
I have no idea what the list is. Have a friend selling it for $40 per
node. As far as I know the lantastic 2mbps cards don't work with anything but
lantastic. I'd sell them with lantastic to someone and switch over to 10mbps
coax ethernet cards which can be had for $65 for new NE2000 clones or used 3Com
cards. I think your CDROM would respond very positively to the faster interface
cards and faster network software. I used to have collisions with my 7 cdroms
that would lockup and kill Lantastic. Not so with the WEB Nos.
DCK
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From: JOHN ROBERTSON Number: 1455
To: ERIC HSIAO Date: 08/22/93 9:45p
Subj: Speedcache & disc caddies Refer: NONE
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Hi, Eric!
EH> MCSDEX driver 3.02 - is that the latest? Also, I
EH> noticed that various stores can rip you off with the
EH> price of caddies. I went to a local computer show and
EH> they had caddies for $4-4.50 each, but when I went
Well, I've found that if you look in DOS 6.0's directory you'll find MSCDEX
2.22 parked there, that is unless you are using a BETA version or prhaps you
didn't read the version # correctly. Also with respect to your comment on the
prices of caddies you should be aware that there are copies of the licensed
caddies out there... easily recognized by several facets 1) The clear lid
should have no ripples on the surface, & 2) The printing on the back of the CD
caddies should be crisp and sharp. I don't know where the copies are coming
from but there are only two licensed plants in the world for making these, one
is in Japan, and the other in the USA. The Japanese version uses a stainless
steel shutter and the USA version is aluminum. The copies will jam in your cd
player or they will cause your spin motor to suffer from excessive drag. The
better cd players such as SONY or TOSHIBA will spit these out as they slow down
the motor from being uneven and causing the coupler to drag, I don't know what
happens in the TEXEL (UAC) drive but I wouldn't want ot find out. So in closing
there may be a good reason why those caddies are so cheap at the swap meets,
that may be all they are worth!
:-#
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From: DUANE ELLISON Number: 1456
To: ALL Date: 08/22/93 10:09p
Subj: CD-ROM BUNDLES Refer: NONE
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My wife and I have recently been looking into purchasing a CD-Rom, Sound
Card, and software bundle such as the Fusion CD 16. I was curious what
people think of these bundles and of the hardware included in the
bundles. Basically I would like to know the luck you have had in using
your new CD-Rom. I would like to purchase one of the systems that is
around the $500 that includes a Sound Card, CD-Rom drive, and a good
selection of software.
Thanks in advance for any information, anything would help!
Oh, the main reason we were looking into the Fusion CD package was
because of the Compton Encyclopedia.
Duane, 08-22-93 22:09
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From: LESLIE RHORER Number: 1457
To: GERALD RYCKMAN Date: 08/22/93 12:38p
Subj: Re: WHAT CD-ROM? Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
>> I'm looking into getting a CD-ROM for my BBS. What is the
>> best/fastest out there? Also, whats the bets
>> CDs out there full
>> of ShareWare files?
GR> I think the Toshiba and the Texel is the fastest at the moment. Both
GR> have access speed of 200ms and transfer speed of around 300-330k/sec
GR> transfer speed. Both are ultra-expensive.
The Pioneer DRM-604X is twice that fast, and handles six CD-ROM discs
for alternate access without operator attention. It's access time is
significantly higher, but on a CD-ROM that is not usually significant. It's a
SCSI-2 drive, BTW, and supports MMPC, CD-Audio, and Multisession CD-Photo. It
is also directly supported by OS/2 2.1, with no special drivers or external
programs.
Les
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From: LESLIE RHORER Number: 1458
To: JERRY MURPHY Date: 08/22/93 12:52p
Subj: Re: Cd-rom help! Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
JM> Granted, that doesn't give me a bazillion bytes of working
JM> space. But I've got a LOT of things going on in my
JM> system, loading down the 16 Megs pretty much. If you have
JM> a problem shoe-horning in enough buffers, you must choose
JM> what to cut back on ... a camel can carry only just so many straws.
In that case, get a bigger camel... If your system is REALLY loaded
down, and you REALLY want lots of space out of that 16M, then I suggest you get
OS/2 2.1. Here is a memory scan from one of my DOS sessions (I can have 100 or
more such sessions running simultaneously, if I like):
Memory below 640K (Conventional Memory)
Name Size in Decimal Size in Hex
------------- --------------------- -------------
DOS 6752 ( 6.6K) 1A60
4DOS 272 ( 0.3K) 110
FREE 648304 (633.1K) 9E470
Total FREE: 648304 (633.1K)
Memory above 640K (Upper Memory Blocks)
Name Size in Decimal Size in Hex
------------- --------------------- -------------
4DOS 3296 ( 3.2K) CE0
KSTACK 1056 ( 1.0K) 420
RAT 4944 ( 4.8K) 1350
FREE 12912 ( 12.6K) 3270
FREE 57120 ( 55.8K) DF20
Total FREE: 70032 ( 68.4K)
Total bytes avail to programs (Conv + UMB) : 718336 (701.5K)
Largest executable program size : 647968 (632.8K)
Largest Loadhigh executable program size : 57120 ( 55.8K)
2490368 bytes total EMS memory
1998848 bytes free EMS memory
2031616 bytes total XMS memory
2031616 bytes available XMS memory
0 bytes available contiguous extended memory
DOS resident in High Memory Area
High Memory Area in use
Unlike with QEMM, if I were to use, say, 16M of that EMS memory, I
would still have the 20M of XMS available. OF course, if I wanted to disable
graphics in this window, I could have about 696K free, instead of 632K. What's
more, all of my other DOS sessions could still use graphics! All of this is
available with an 850 Meg C: drive, a Pioneer DRM-604X six pack CD-ROM, a 250M
tape drive, a Floptical Drive, eight serial ports, three printer ports, a Pro
Audio Spectrum 16, a 2M HPFS cache, a screen blanker, HyperKey, and a resident
ASCII table.
The only caveat: it is possible that your CD-ROM may not be directly
supported under OS/2 and that your manufacturer may not have drivers (Mitsumi
is the most notable case). In that case, you may have to load the drivers for
the CD-ROM in a Virtual Machine Boot of DOS or DRDOS and access the drive only
from that session.
Les
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From: ROY D'ARCANGELO Number: 1459
To: SAM JONES Date: 08/23/93 10:19a
Subj: Panasonic BenchMrk Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
In a msg on <Aug 22 23:04>, Sam Jones of 1:396/27 writes:
SJ>> on how to correct the situation?
RE>>
RE>> Sorry... I think its one of those things you have to live with! If
RE>> you think its bad, try running on a friends (or dealers) single
SJ>
SJ> Hello, Well after playing around with the newer version of SBCD.SYS
(6/93)
SJ> I can now definately say that all of my audio problems are GONE! The
slight
SJ> video pause is still there (though now barely noticeable) and I can live
with
SJ> it! I am so glad that this was a driver problem! Later, Sam
SJ>
SJ> -!- Maximus 2.01wb
SJ> ! Origin: The Node III BBS New Orleans LA (504) 347-4320 (1:396/27)
I came into your message I guess a little late. I was wondering if you were
talking about a driver for the newer Panasonics, 562b. I just got one the other
day and installed it with the software disk that came with it. The software
does not have SBCD.SYS though. I have a SB PRO, 8-bit card, that I am using
with this CD. Can you advise where I might be able to obtain the latest drivers
for the above. Thanks...
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From: MICHAEL KONOR Number: 1460
To: STEVE MCKAIN Date: 08/23/93 11:12a
Subj: Re: SCSI CDROM Refer: NONE
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>MK>Toshiba XM-3201B SCSI CDROM External $200.00
>
>Is this drive daisy chain able???
Yes! The external case has two 50 pin centronics which can be used for
daisy chaining drives.
205-837-5053
*FSED91j*
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From: TOM MILLER Number: 1461
To: BORIS OSADCIW Date: 08/23/93 3:16p
Subj: Cdrom Systems Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Hi Boris,
Was just checking on my 3 cd rom changes and disks. I talk to you
on Tuesday and you said thay will be shipped Thursday. If you can drop me
a note. (Order is under Lloyd Miller)
Thanks
Tom Miller
Tom Miller
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From: STEVEN CALLAND Number: 1462
To: ALL Date: 08/21/93 8:52p
Subj: Turbo Grafx CD-ROM?? Refer: NONE
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Does anybody know if a Turbo Grafx CD-ROM is PC compatable?? Or if there
is anything that I can buy to hook it up that will cost less than just buying
a PC CD-ROM????
--==ßΣGUi£Σ==--
(Steven Calland)
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From: GEOFF MOEHLE Number: 1463
To: ALL Date: 08/21/93 3:58p
Subj: buying Refer: NONE
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Hello everyone! I am very interested in buying a good, but resonably priced
CD-ROM!! I prefer to buy a CD-ROM that has a fast access time...and has
300kb/second transfer rate...if anyone knows where I can get one please write
me!!!!!!! Thank You!
Geoff Moehle :)
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From: ISMAIL ARSLANGIRAY Number: 1464
To: BRICE FLECKENSTEIN Date: 08/20/93 10:03p
Subj: Re: MISTUMI/SB/SBPRO Refer: NONE
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> or
>>paper) some audio card maker was going to release a special version of
> their
>>card with a Mitsumi interface rather then a scsii interface.
> ATI and (Gravis or Galaxy?) already have released such cards.
Hi Brice,
FYI and other individual you were replying,
Sound cards with Mitsumi LU005 Interface
Sound Galaxy NXPROA
Sound Galaxy-16 NXPRO
ATI F/X (also interfaces with LU002)
Media Resources
Advance Gravis (optional daughter board)
TTYL
GroupWare
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From: ERIC ENGELMANN Number: 1465
To: STEPHAN PATTERSON Date: 08/22/93 12:27a
Subj: NETWARE SHAREWARE CD-ROM Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
To add a directory database for any of our libraries to your existing CD-ROM is
$25, plus shipping (probably $10 for international, $5 US). If you wait until
October 1 (when our next edition is shipped) you can get the new directory AND
a new CD-ROM for $25 if you are updating something you've bought before. We'll
be showing our new BBS door versions at ONE BBSCON next week. Awesome!
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From: CHRIS ROBINSON Number: 1466
To: LOUIS GHINIS Date: 08/23/93 9:04a
Subj: 16 bit sound card Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
It looks like Creative Labs has sold you. They all use the OPL-3 so the
quality is the same. I just want the flexibility of SCSI as Panasonic is
not the only double-speed drives around. There's plenty of software
packed with it (Midisoft Sequencer, CD player, text-to-speech,
Trackblaster Pro, Pro Mixer,etc.). I don't think either of us are going
to be disappointed in any way thanks to MediaVision and Creative Labs
strong hold in sound.
Have fun and make noise ....... CR
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From: JASON KLANK Number: 1467
To: GERALD RYCKMAN Date: 08/22/93 10:14p
Subj: SPEEDCACHE & DISC CADDIES Refer: NONE
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Hello Gerald!
Friday August 20 1993 06:56, Gerald Ryckman wrote to Eric Hsiao:
> MCSDEX v3.02?!??! Wow...that is definitely new. The one that came with
> my CDROM is only v2.1 and the one that came with MSDOS 6.0 is
> (I believe) v2.21. Both of them do not support MSDOS 6.0 and I had to
> use SETVER loaded in memory in order to do so. Finally, I had to hack
> into the program in order to make it compatible with MSDOS 6.0 without
> the need of using SETVER.
Hmm...Funny thing. I use DOS6 and the MSCDEX that came with it...I also don't
use SETVER....Works just fine...
Jason
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From: BOB JACKSON Number: 1468
To: DAVID BURKE Date: 08/23/93 11:58a
Subj: Thanks Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Not being a sysop, I don't know how echos are started/stopped. Your
suggestions are good ones, IMHO. Someone had suggested an adult CD-ROM echo,
but I haven't seen any traffic about it lately.
Via SPITFIRE Bulletin Board System - Version 3.2
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From: SAM JONES Number: 1469
To: ROY D'ARCANGELO Date: 08/23/93 2:19p
Subj: Panasonic BenchMrk Refer: NONE
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If you are here in N.O, i have uploaded the file(s) SBCD_DOS.ZIP and
SBCD.ZIP to a few local BBS's (La MedSig, Just Trying It, Southern Star, Node
III) so if you look around on these boards you can dnload it there.
Later, Sam
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From: ASHWIN BIHARI Number: 1470
To: KEN BACHMAN @ 930/1 Date: 08/22/93 10:30p
Subj: Re: CD-ROM Games Refer: NONE
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Hey Ken, I just got 7th guest and I have gone pretty far, in it though
now the puzzles seem to be getting harder and harder, and I was
considering to buy Sherlock Holmes, but you see I have the regular
Sherlock Holmes and the Lost Files, it took 28 meg and I was stuck in
the begining of that game for a long time so I don't intened to buy
anymore Sherlock Holmes games, but I really want to buy Wing Commander
II deluxe, too bad the place I went did not have it, by the way what
kind of CD-ROM do you have and what CD-ROM games do you have for it? Do
you use any CD-ROM cache? well write back. C_ya
Ashwin
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From: ASHWIN BIHARI Number: 1471
To: BRENT LYNCH Date: 08/22/93 10:34p
Subj: Re: Cd-rom Games Refer: NONE
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Hey Brent, I thought about buying Wing Commander II dulxe but when I
could not find it in the place I went to , I instead got 7TH GUEST, I
think I made a good choice in buying 7th guest instaed of WIng
Commander, and since I did that I cannot buy another game for a while,
anyway I sure want to get Day of the Tentacle, about KIng's Quest, I got
the CD-ROM version of King's Quest 5 and it took me 2 days to beat the
whole game and I have the regular version of King's Quest 6 and it took
me all of 2 weeks to beat the game so I will not buy the CD-ROM version
of King's Quest 6, thanx for replying and write back, I need some
messages to keep me busy.
Ashwin
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From: ASHWIN BIHARI Number: 1472
To: LOU PETRALIA Date: 08/22/93 10:37p
Subj: CD-ROM GAMES Refer: NONE
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Hey Lou, I don't think I will be able to get DAy of the TEntacle of a
while since i just got 7th Guest and that costs me 59 bucks and my dad
will not buy me another game for while. Anyway if and when I can
convince my dad to get me another game, my choice will be Day of the
TEnctacle, well write back and C-ya
Ashwin
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From: COR GLOUDIE Number: 1473
To: BORIS OSADCIW Date: 08/21/93 12:56a
Subj: CDROM SYSTEMS Refer: NONE
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> Pioneer DMR600 Bare - $799.00 Pioneer DMR604X Bare
> -$1199.
Are they both CD-Diskchangers??
If so, what's the difference?
Do the have an IN or EXternal powersupply?
And what do you mean with bare, no interface card, etc..?
Ciao!
Cor Gloudie
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From: TOM GUELKER Number: 1474
To: MARK WOMACK Date: 08/20/93 5:38p
Subj: Cd-rom Help! Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
MW> Hi TOM,
MW> DC> Why not take a listen to your audio CD's on your computer? Hook it up
MW> DC> to a decent sound card, and use MCS Stereo as the software interface,
MW> DC> and you'll be throwing your audio CD player out the window fast! I'm
MW> TG> MCS Stereo is a commercial program, and is well worth the cost. You
MW> TG> might be able to find it locally. I recommend it over anything I've
MW> TG> seen. It needs Windows, so hopefully you have that. It beats anything
MW> TG> I've seen hands down!
MW> Since the audio portion of the CD ROM drive is handled entirely by
MW> the drive itself, how can a piece of software make it sound better?
MW> This puzzles me.
Mark, it might be psychological, but they sure do sound better on my
$2000 computer than my $600 rack system!
Tom
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From: NICK FUNK Number: 1475
To: WEE YUNG Date: 08/23/93 6:34a
Subj: CDROM forsale Refer: NONE
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In a msg on <Aug 21 08:21>, Wee Yung of 1:102/138 writes:
WY> CD-ROM Panasonic 562B 320ms w/contlr caddyless 300k/s 64kcache.$279.
What can you tell me about this drive. Is this a good drive?
I have a new MediaVision ProAudio Studio 16 sound board. Will this SCSI port
work with this drive?
Any information is greatly appreciated!!!!!!!!!1
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From: JOE PATTERSON Number: 1476
To: ISMAIL ARSLANGIRAY Date: 08/22/93 7:09a
Subj: Re: Walnut Creek Releases Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Hi! I have just installed a Pioneer 604X on my BBS and am looking for Cds will
you please FAX me your latest catalog? You can FAX it to the number listed in
the tag line. Thanks. :{)
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From: JOE PATTERSON Number: 1477
To: MIKE SHANNON Date: 08/22/93 7:45a
Subj: CD's Refer: NONE
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Hi Mike, ya got a magic name for the catalog? If not whats the file name?
Thanks....... Jp :{)
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From: ANTON SWART Number: 1478
To: BORIS OSADCIW Date: 08/21/93 11:55a
Subj: Re: red hot lot... Refer: NONE
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Yo ....
I am slightly confused ....!
no 1 u mumbled...
-> Kings Quest 7 is not out and available !!
What does that mean! If u have it i'd like it!
S00 Right now i would like ONLY IF ITS G00d!! honest oppinion!:
Gameware
Definiytevly Kings Quest 6 & 7
And once again pier2
CCould u give me the individual prices coz i dont wanna waste fax....
thanx cheers!
oh yea could u file atach or sumthing a price list so i can just get the
ammounts and stuff u have thanx cheers
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From: HENRY PAUL Number: 1479
To: ASHWIN BIHARI Date: 08/22/93 7:00a
Subj: Police Quest 4 (CD-ROM) Refer: NONE
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-> Hey Henry, I also am a Sierra fan and am really looking forward to
-> buying the CD-ROM version of Ploice Quest 4. you see i get the
-> InterAction magazine, the sierra magazine and they had a review about
-> police quest 4 and man does it look good. I have to really get this
-> game, well I hope the price is affordable, C-ya
Yeah, I get the magazine too! Great magazine! I loved the review, but my
brother did more. He would pay almost anything to have it now!
I want to upgrade my Sierra games right now to CD.
I got KQ5, SQ4, Laura Bow2 and Willy Beamish.
I also want to get the CD version of the Wing Commander series.
What games do you have?
Henry
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From: HENRY PAUL Number: 1480
To: SAM JONES Date: 08/22/93 2:50p
Subj: CD SLOW-DOWN Refer: NONE
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-> I recently purchased a Panasonic 562-b 320ms double-speed CD-ROM
-> installed it a few days ago. The drive seemed to work very well and
-> speed with the Animals and Software Toolwrks Ency.
-> CD's.
-> Yesterday I played both the KQ6 and DOTT CD's and they exhibit sl
-> down whenever the disc is read for the digitized effects or speech.
-> experience any sound break up with the digital audio and the "slow-do
-> (actually more like a pause in the whole system) dissapears once the
-> actually being read. I have tried all types of settings with the buf
-> Lightning CD and this problem still exists.
-> Has anyone else ever had this problem (with any CD-ROM drive)? I
-> to me as if it could be a driver problem or something, as the drive s
-> fast and once it starts reading everything is smooth.
-> My driver (SBCD.SYS) is dated 4/93 while the drive was manufactured i
-> '93.
Do you have a DMA channel activated? If so, try switching it around or
even swithing to software polling.
If you have software polling, try DMA.
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From: HENRY PAUL Number: 1481
To: BRICE FLECKENSTEIN Date: 08/22/93 2:54p
Subj: WORKS GREAT (SO FAR) Refer: NONE
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-> >Mitsumi IDE interface drive
->
-> 40 pins does NOT an IDE drive make - the Mitsumi uses a PROPRIATARY i
-> not an IDE interface.
->
-> >Please note my non-CM flag in the nodelist
->
-> It WOULD be nice if more folks would pay attention to that sort of th
-> I've
-> been non-CM during a lot of my FidoNet "career" as well....
Also notice that the connector is NOT the same as an IDE.
It has special prongs on the cable that match slots on the connector.
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From: HENRY PAUL Number: 1482
To: ALL Date: 08/22/93 5:04p
Subj: Uploading & Music CD Refer: NONE
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Okay, I saw somebody mention something about their CD cutting off when
they tried to upload.
I tried it too, and the same story.
My theory is that when you go to upload, the program checks all possible
hard drives for the upload directory.
All it takes is to just try to access the CD-ROM for it to quit playing
the CD.
Hope this helps out whoever needed help.
Henry
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From: GEOFF MOEHLE Number: 1483
To: ALL Date: 08/22/93 1:35p
Subj: catalogs Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Hi all! If anyone can give me any catalogs...it would be very helpful. I am
looking into buying a desent CD-ROM for a good price...my address is 3248
Admiral st. Eugene OR 97404...Thank you very much!!!!!!!!
Geoff Moehle
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From: SAM JONES Number: 1484
To: ZORAN ANANIJEV Date: 08/23/93 11:32p
Subj: SB16ASP+WBLASTER Refer: NONE
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ZA> 2. How do you get the MT32 emulation to work on
ZA> games that support them, the
ZA> W/Blaster has the relevant .CBK files and I even
ZA> load them manually before
ZA> I get into a game still no go is there a driver or
ZA> something I am missing out?
All I do is run WBMODE MT.32 before playing a game that supports the MT-32
and it works ok. The games that I have used the MT-32 emulation for are Dune,
Stunts, MPS World Circuit, Supaplex (sounds excellent), and Wheel Of Fortune w/
Vanna White. Do any of your games supporting General MIDI work (in other
words, do any of your games in DOS work with the WaveBlaster)? There is no TSR
required, the games have the MT-32 drivers included with them, they only need
to "find" the WB and direct the MIDI output to it.
Good Luck, Sam
I am VERY pleased with my WB by the way!
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From: ETOP UDOH Number: 1485
To: ALL Date: 08/23/93 9:20a
Subj: Toshiba cdrom and Wd7000-ASC SCSI controller... Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Is anyone familiar with using a Toshiba XM2100-A cdrom drive with
a Western Digital WD7000-ASC SCSI controller....I think this one
has the fast roms.....
I need the working jumper settings on the controller, and the working
SCSI ID on the drive itself....
Thanks...
Etop Udoh
Internet: Eudoh@sct.edu
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From: STEVE PESANT Number: 1486
To: DON RIEB Date: 08/23/93 9:10p
Subj: Thanks Refer: NONE
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Hi there Don
Well I would just like to thank-you for the quick response...and for sending me
your price list...Thanks.
-=Cheers=-
Steve.
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From: DAVID BURKE Number: 1487
To: BOB JACKSON Date: 08/23/93 10:21p
Subj: Thanks Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
-> Not being a sysop, I don't know how echos are started/stopped. Your
-> suggestions are good ones, IMHO. Someone had suggested an adult
-> CD-ROM but I haven't seen any traffic about it lately.
Well, the idea is Bob or some moderator, (people who like extra work,
hehehe) will pick up on the idea and start or restructure the CD echos
on FIDO now.
-=- Dave
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From: MICHAEL KONOR Number: 1488
To: ALL Date: 08/23/93 6:52p
Subj: scsi cdrom Refer: NONE
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SCSI CDROMs For Sale:
Toshiba XM-3201B SCSI CDROM External $200.00
Toshiba XM-3201B SCSI CDROM Internal $180.00
Works great on MS-DOS, OS/2, Amiga, and Mac. Features 50 Pin True SCSI,
300ms access, 156k transfer, newest EPROMs installed, and 64k Buffer.
Service Center Refurbished. MPC Compliant. Warranty
205-837-5053 anytime.
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From: SHAUN RADER Number: 1489
To: GRAHAM MURPHY Date: 08/23/93 11:37a
Subj: 7th guest Refer: NONE
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<<***** GRAHAM MURPHY wrote this on 08-17─93 {May be edited} *****>>
─>Thats about all it does work well with. S3's are no good for anything
─>other than windows - T7G doesn't use the accelerator stuff, because no
─>of it is any good for the video.
─>
─>Graham
Yeah, I know what you mean.. but I would expect the S3 to do OKAY with
The 7th Guest because it's in SVGA mode and so is Windows (I guess they
are two COMPLETELY different video modes). I mean.. 2% is pretty sad!
It's still better then the 1% I used to get with my Trident. I wonder
if I had a SpeedStar 24x (which is what I originally wanted).. if I
would get 100%.
-Shaun Rader-
-Madman@Liberty.Com-
08/23/93 10:57
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From: JIM CLEMENTS Number: 1490
To: BOB JENKINS Date: 08/23/93 1:35p
Subj: BUYING FROM THE U.S. Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
BJ> Hello. I am a new CD-rom owner,interested in purchasing from the U.S. Up
BJ>here in Canada, the prices are...well...scary! I would like to know what is
BJ>involved ie. customs/duty etc. Thank You.
No duty (computer-related item), but there is GST at the border and
quite possibly a broker's fee depending on how it is shipped. UPS
and other such services usually will have someone call you (usually
from Windsor for items destined for Ontario) and ask if you have
your own broker or would like them to handle it for you. Fee varies
with amount, I believe. It should be considered when figuring out
the actual price of the item. And it is better if you can have it
sent to someone in the States and pick it up -- you save that
brokerage fee, a percentage of the shipping fee if there is one,
and depending on your stay outside the country, could eliminate
the need to declare.
Be aware, though, that buying in the States has its problems.
The biggest is that U.S. warranties are usually only good in
the U.S. That means you normally can't take a Brand X item to
a Brand X dealer in Canada and get it repaired if something
goes flooey. It has to be returned to the U.S. and that can
create more border concerns/costs if you don't have the
paperwork for customs done in advance.
And of course when you add the almost 30 per cent due to
the current exchange rate, the shipping fees (often higher
for Canada), GST on the full amount in Canadian dollars,
you may not save as much as might think.
If you have to send it back to the States just once for
warranty repair, you could easily blow whatever you might
save.
Happy hunting. Cheers!
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From: ARNIE GROSS Number: 1491
To: ERIC HO Date: 08/23/93 9:32a
Subj: Re: Dr. Cd-rom Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
.
Eric -
In reference to Dr. Windows, Dr. Music, and Dr. Shareware:
Country Fair Software would be interested in handling all
three of your discs, but would need to talk to you about
dealer pricing first.
You neglected to post a voice phone number in your ad.
- Arnie :+}
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From: ARNIE GROSS Number: 1492
To: CHRIS CLEMSON Date: 08/23/93 9:27a
Subj: Re: Font CD Refer: NONE
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Chris -
AG> CD-ROMS for sale - $18.00 each (incl. shipping)
AG> FontMaster CD Library - High quality fonts (NOT shareware)
CC> Hi, What types of fonts are these? If TrueType I would be
CC> interested. Would $18 include shipping to the UK?
These are bit-mapped files (not TT). Shipping to the UK would
be an additional $3.00
- Arnie :+}
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From: CARLOS BENITZ Number: 1493
To: TRAVIS CAMPBELL Date: 08/23/93 10:43a
Subj: Kings Quest Refer: NONE
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21 Aug 93 02:40, Travis Campbell wrote to Carlos Benitz:
TC>> have the hardriver version of KQ6! So whats different in the cd-rom
TC>> version?
CB>> I didn't get any manuals with my cdrom version.
TC> Did you call Sierra Online & get some manuals?
Not yet. It's just sitting in my drawer, still in its shrinkwrap. I bought
it at a swap meet, and later it occurred to me that it's probably a used game
that someone shrinkwrapped, so I'm hosed. Sometime when I get extra time, I'll
open it up and look at the install/readme's. (The thing I bought is a shrink
wrapped jewl case.) I suppose I need manuals to work it?
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From: CARLOS BENITZ Number: 1494
To: BRICE FLECKENSTEIN Date: 08/23/93 10:47a
Subj: SHAREWARE AND CDS Refer: NONE
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20 Aug 93 13:27, Brice Fleckenstein wrote to Carlos Benitz:
>> FF> I think it will only be a matter of time before ""CD of the month"
>> FF> clubs start and everybody will get a nice new CD in the mailbox each
>> FF> month.
>> Were there "Disk of the mnth" clubs 10 years ago?
BF> CBS CD Club has been around appx. 10 years, not sure about the BMG
DisK, floppy of the month clubs. I was attempting to point out that this is a
fairly new technology, not well intrenched in the average home. While we're
getting closer, I wouldn't expect a successful mass-market disc of the month
club for about 6-18 more months. Nothing big for probably 2 years.
While the readers of this echo may almost all have cdrom drives, by no means
do most computers. People without computers have no need for a cdrom drive.
Unlike audio cd's which could attach to almost any stereo, cdroms apply to a
smaller market right now.
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From: JERRY MURPHY Number: 1495
To: RON FINDLING Date: 08/22/93 11:31a
Subj: New mpc specs Refer: NONE
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RF>(Standard OS spec for multimedia?)
RF> After all, even without seeing it, the media is taking
RF>everything Microsoft says at face value, and has been saying it will
RF>take over...
If anybody doubts this comment by you, they might look at the multi-page
article in Wall Street Journal, Monday, August 16, 1993. The article is
entitled "The Day Bill Gates Overthrew Big Blue." VERY interesting reading.
Most public libraries still have it.
I'm still a DOS command line commando, myself. But I'll consider OS/2 for my
system maybe, some day; there's not a chance in the world I'd ever consider
Whine-doze.
the Jerry Murphy in Lakewood, Ohio
* DeLuxe2 1.21 #8814 * Eternal hostility against every form of tyranny.
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From: JERRY MURPHY Number: 1496
To: DALE A COOK Date: 08/22/93 11:53a
Subj: Persian <-----> english Refer: NONE
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>Remember those IRANIANS are on the U.S. Government'S EMBARGO LIST:
>I beleive it's against the law to do buisiness with them!
BF> I seem to recall some loosening of that during the Gulf War....
DA> However; it's presently TIGHTENED. That
DA> NATION of IRAN is still on our COUNTRY'S list of those
DA> SUPPORTING TERRORISM!!!!!!!!
... unlike Russia, which just delivered a pair of submarines and numerous
other weapons to them, and China, our "most favored nation" per George Bush,
which delivered numerous anti-ship missiles and is dealing with Iran on nukes.
Our ships in the Gulf are in shallow water and deep trouble; please keep them
in your prayers.
But what does all of this have to do with CD-ROMs?
-eot-
the Jerry Murphy in Lakewood, Ohio
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From: JERRY MURPHY Number: 1497
To: MICHAEL LECUYER Date: 08/22/93 1:52p
Subj: Simtel20 cd rom viruses Refer: NONE
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ML>CDROM: Simtel20, April 1993
ML>The following files failed to pass the Norton AntiVirus tests. This
ML>does not necessarily mean that the files listed below actually have
ML>the viruses and may only indicate FALSE POSITIVES on the part of the
ML>virus hunting software. Anyone with a different scanner might want
ML>to try these out and post their results to refute or substantiate my
ML>tests.
ML>Scanner used:
ML>The Norton AntiVirus, 2.1,
ML>Copyright 1989-1992 by Symantec Corporation
The good folks that produce that SIMTEL series are generally very careful
about such things, and I highly doubt there are actual viruses on their
products. You might have tried one of the other scanning methods on that disc
or some other recent source, and compared the results.
Some products give false readings due to resident virus signatures from the
poorer classes of virus detectors, so if you have some other virus defenses
present while you use NAV, you might actually be reading those false reports,
and believe them to be true. An early version of NAV even produced false
reports all by itself, requiring an immediate re-release to fix that particular
bug. I don't recall that version number since I don't have any confidence in
that product; I *do* own several other Norton products though.
FWIW, the most recent VSUMX307 (Virus SUMmary, HyperteXt, from Patricia
Hoffman) scores various detection systems against a large collection of known
viruses, more than 2,000 of them. Scoring them by percentage of accuracy, 100%
being tops, here are a few of the detection abilities of those published:
F-PROT 2.09 96.4% (this was highest on the list)
SCAN 106 95.9 (this was second, followed by others; then)
CPAV 2.0 66.5
NAV 2.1.7 61.1
MSAV 6.0 49.0 (at the bottom of the list!)
Based on these results, I wouldn't have much confidence in NAV reports. Thanks
for your report in any case; it may actually be true, in spite of the low
confidence factor in the testing method used. DOS 6.0 fans are invited to
groan in unison on a count of 3; 1 ... 2 ... 3! GROAN!
The junk produced by MtE has been easily detected by SCAN, for instance, for
several versions, including those found on that disc, and presumably available
to the publishers when they certainly tested their own product. I rather doubt
that that many viruses would escape their notice. But you never know ...
BTW, SCAN107 has been in BETA for some time, and may be released very soon.
Using the BETA, I've already found a few viruses not detectable by SCAN106, one
of those being in P5\P5UTL\VIPER.EXE from PC World's STAR DOT STAR disk, a
floppy. In more ways than one as it turns out.
the Jerry Murphy in Lakewood, Ohio
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From: DON KULHA Number: 1498
To: LOUIS GHINIS Date: 08/22/93 11:13p
Subj: PAS16 Refer: NONE
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LG> I would agree with you about the PAS-16XL but as for buying the
LG> toshiba 3401b I wouldn't even consider it its overpriced. The panasonic
LG> 562b is 320ms not 350ms it can transfer 300kb/sec on the sb 16 card
LG> using cdpseed (microsoft's cdrom benchmark) someone else out there was
LG> saying that the benchmark tests with the pas 16+ 3401b were very poor
LG> less than the required 300kb/sec level and why pay twice as much for a
LG> toshiba when its the same in transfer speed. If the 562B did not exist
LG> these past two months I'd definately buy a toshiba rather than a mitsumi
LG> but now that the 562b panasonic is here to take over toshiba,nec,sony in
LG> the over priced market you can't justify getting the same features and
LG> paying twice as much when i can get 2 panasonics for the price of 1
Get real Louis. I think the Panasonic double speed at it's price is a
good deal but "the same features"? Not even close. You're comparing a 200
millisecond drive to a 320ms, a 256k internal cache to 64k, SCSI to proprietary
interface, a caddy drive to caddyless, forgetting the self cleaning optics,
extra dust door, etc. The Panasonic is a consumer drive designed with
compromises to make a price point versus a serious no compromise state of the
art drive. They both have their place but the Panasonic doesn't stack up evenly
with the Tosh by a long shot.
DCK
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From: BORIS OSADCIW Number: 1499
To: RAY DYER Date: 08/24/93 3:07a
Subj: Re: BBS Shareware CD Refer: NONE
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BO>> As a general rule, most shareware cd's today sell for around $25 - $29
>> you probably won't believe this, but Night Owl is selling in
>> Canada for $75. I only know of one store selling it so I am
>> stuck, uless I go with mail order.
We'll your welcome to order direct from us and we'll be happy to
ship you a copy.
Either give us a call at 216-225-3263 or drop us a note via the node/net
number below and we'll be happy to assist you further.
Boris Osadciw
... Who Killed Superman?
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From: BORIS OSADCIW Number: 1500
To: KEITH HALL Date: 08/24/93 3:07a
Subj: Re: Worm's vs. cd-roms Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
>> If I purchase a panasonic worm or other manufactures worm can
>> I use the same cd in my cd-rom?
NO, as a worm drives media is not only diffrent than a normal cd,
but is diffrent in the way it writes to it's media as well. A worm
drive is nothing more than a large tape backup unit, so to speak.
Although, there are other usages for it, you will be unable to use
the media from the worm drive in the manner you expressed above.
Hope this helps...
Boris Osadciw
... If you're not the lead dog, everything looks the same!
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From: BORIS OSADCIW Number: 1501
To: ALL Date: 08/24/93 3:07a
Subj: LIMITED SUPPLY Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% NEC'S 73's & 83's %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
280ms access time - 150kps tarnsfer rate - Novell, OS/2
and Windows Compatiable - Caddy System - Dasiy Chainable
SCSI & SCSI 2 Support. Refurbished - 90 day warranty
Limited Supply - External Price - $249. Internal Price - $225.
Purchase any current Shareware CD for $15. additional with drive!
ORDER'S ONLY 800-243-0517 - TECH - 216-225-3263 - FAX - 216-225-6759
Boris Osadciw
... Silver Xpress....... Not Just Another Off-Line Mail System <tm>!
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From: JANUSZ SUROWKA Number: 1502
To: BOB JACKSON Date: 08/20/93 10:32a
Subj: CD SPEEDWAY Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
ok.
thanks
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From: JANUSZ SUROWKA Number: 1503
To: ERIC HSIAO Date: 08/20/93 10:33a
Subj: Pas16 Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
as a matter of fact there is a guy in the CD-ROM Echo, selling a Panasonic
CD=ROM drive that is 200ms 330KBPS
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From: JANUSZ SUROWKA Number: 1504
To: MARK WOMAK Date: 08/20/93 10:39a
Subj: Sound Blaster PC Speaker Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
what that IS is a connection from you PC speaker to the SB.
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From: CR HAMILTON Number: 1505
To: KEVIN PLUMMER Date: 08/23/93 9:42p
Subj: Night Owl 9 $25 Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Kevin Plummer wrote in a message to All:
KP> N i g h t O w l 9 . 0
Does this have the files.bbs format for use on the bbs?
CR
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From: MARC CIRCOSTA Number: 1506
To: ALL Date: 08/20/93 9:59a
Subj: Q's on these new Panasoni Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Hi!
Lately I have been reading with intrest about the Panasonic 562/563b drives,
and their value for money, and I would like to fire off a few questions on
them...
- Will they connect to a PAS16 as well as a SB16(sans ASP)?
- Would I be better of buying it with a PAS16 or a SB16 (speed wise)?
- Are the Panasonic 562/563b drives on sale here in Oz?
- How Much?
- Whats the difference beetween these two drives?
- Are there drivers for them in OS/2 2.1?
Any help, or hints, or suggestions are much appreciated!
Anyway, thanx in advance
Marc.
■ KWQ/2 1.2 ■ I used to have a life. Now I have Windows.
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From: TIMOTHY ELLIS Number: 1507
To: ALL Date: 08/22/93 3:47p
Subj: Illust. Encyc. config file. Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Greetings All.
I am posting this message for a friend.
He recently bought a second hand CD-ROM drive, and some bundled CD's.
One of these was The Software Toolworks Illustrated Encyclopedia IBM version
2.0.
The config.exe files is corrupted, and he is unable to get a replacement in
Australia, as the suppliers do not have a copy of version 2 anymore.
Can anyone help with a copy of the following file :
Config.exe 88633 19-8-91 12.00:00pm
If you can help, please netmail me details of how you can be contacted and I
will pass the info on.
Share and Enjoy,
Timothy.
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From: VICTOR ZDANOWICZ Number: 1508
To: ALL Date: 08/22/93 1:10p
Subj: Sony CD-ROM + 16ASP Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Could anyone tell me if it is possible to use a Sony CDU561 drive (double
spin) with a 16ASP?.... Also.. Is this a good idea.. or should I go for the
Creative CR1200 kit with 8CD's and double-spin.. I am worried about the
quality of the CD-ROM in the Creative Kit... and I belive that SONY would be
much better...?...Is this true???????
Vz.. Thanks...
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From: MARTIN TAYLOR Number: 1509
To: STEPHEN RANSON Date: 08/21/93 6:01p
Subj: Re: Cd-roms - Exlnt Prices Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Hi Stephen.
> The Australian CD-ROM Club has Night Owl 9 for $69 or $62.10 for
> members!!
That sounds like normal retail. At least that's what mine cost.
> o Regular huge catalogue with d