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By this time, we │ │ feel that we are well established and are willing to better yield to │ │ the readers' demands. Improvements are constantly being made to RCN as │ │ a result of reader input. If you would like to participate in the │ │ further enhancement of RCN, or if you would like to subscribe to our │ │ mailing list, please send E-Mail to an385786@anon.penet.fi. │ │ │ │ On December 26, 1995, Chris Eden, better known as Spyder-X on the │ │ net, passed away. We would like to dedicate this issue of RCN in memory │ │ of him, for his hard work in the scene and his many talents. You are │ │ missed by many. If you would like to write to Chris Eden's father, │ │ please e-mail your letters to the above anon address and we'll forward │ │ them to Ratphour who, in turn, will forward them to Chris' father, Ray. │ │ │ │ NEW, and IMPROVED (I guess), RCN now has an ASCII version for all of │ │ you, that for some reason just can't handle our totally k-rad coded one. │ │ It's called RCN-10.TXT and is located within the main ZIP. Enjoy it! │ │ │ │ RCN issues have now been made available to a wider audience thanks │ │ to our new WebSite courtesy of RATM. Please feel free to browse around │ │ - http://www.shu.edu/~importmi/rcn/. RCN ardently feels that our │ │ WebSite will satisfy our readers and is a welcome addition. │ │ │ │ │ │ Sincerely, │ │ │ │ Hitex/Rebel Chicken │ │ RCN Committee │ │ │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ▄▄▄▄▄▄ ▄▀▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▀ ░░▒▒▓▓▌▄▄▄▄▐▌▐▒▓▄ ▄▄▄▄ ▄▓▓▌▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ ▄■▄▓▌ ▄▐▌▐ ░▒▌▄▄▄▀▄▄▄▄░ █ ░░▒▓▀▄▄ ▄ ▄▀░▒▒▓ ▄▄ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▀▄░▒▒▌▄ ▐▓▌▄ █░▌░▒▀▀█▓███▓ ▄ █░░▌█▀▄▀▄■▄■▐░▒▌▀▀▄▀▀■▓█▓▀▓▄▀▄▀▀█▓▀▀▄▀▄■░▄▄█░▒▓▄▄ ▄ ░░▌██ ▐▓▌█ ░ ░▒▀▀▀▄▓███▓ ■ █ ░ ▓ ▄▒▀░ ▀▀█░▀▀▀▄░▒▓▄▀▄▀▄▄▒▓▄░▄▄▀ ▄▒▀░ ▀░▀ ■▀▒▓▌▀ ▐ ░ ▓█ ▐██▐▌▐░▌░▓██▓▀▄■▄▄▒▓▄░█▌▓▀▄ ▄▓ ▓▐▌██▀█░▒██░▒▓ ▄ ░░▒ ▀░▓▀▄ ▄▓ ▄■▄▄▒▓▄░▒░▌▀ ░██ ▐█▓▌▌▐░░▓███▓▐▌█░▒▀ ▄▐░▌▌▀▄▀░▒▌█ ▌▐░▐░█ ▄▀█░▒▌▐▌▐░░ ░▀▄▌▄▀░▒▌▄░▒▓▀▄ █░░▌█ ░▐▓█ ▐█▓▐ ▐█▒░▓▀▀▀ ▄▀░░ ▐ █▌▓▓▐▌▐░ ▓▄■▐█▐░█▌ █ █░▌▓▐ ░▌▓███▓▐▌▐░▐▐█░▒ ▐▐░▌▒█▐▌▐░▐▓█ ▀▌■▄░█▄▄▄ ██▄▀█▄▄▀▀▄▀▓ ▌▐▌▓█ ▐ ░ ▀█░▄▄▄█▀▄▓■▄▀▄████▓ ▌▐▌▓■▀█ ░▄█▀▀▄▀░▌▐▌▓█▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ ▀ ▀ ▄▄▄▄ ▀ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ ▀ ▀ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ ■ ▀ █▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀█ █ █ █ Throughout these past 9 issues, Reality Check Network has received █ █ a great amount of user response. The RCN staff has decided to publish █ █ these comments, whether supportive or destructive. We would like to █ █ encourage our readers to continue to voice their opinions, and we would █ █ like to thank all the readers that have done so up until now. █ █ █ █▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄█ █ █ █ Dear RCN, █ █ █ █ Hey there... well just to comment on RCN-09.ZIP, I find your attacks on █ █ INQ a joke. Though in my opinion, e-mags aren't very important, just █ █ fun to read when you are bored, but between INQ and you, I gotta go █ █ with INQ. Not because they are so much better, but because of the █ █ content in RCN. You treat small, no-name groups as if they are worth █ █ mentioning. We see a million little, crappy internet groups appear and █ █ disappear, and nobody cares. Why? Because there was no point to them █ █ in the first place. So until you start covering things worth █ █ mentioning, besides some no-named couriering group, that I have never █ █ seen a file tagged by on PC, XF, or Akira... █ █ █ █ Dear Reader, █ █ █ █ You know why the scene is filled with so many egoistical people? █ █ Because you have to be in a big group to get noticed, and if you're █ █ not, you're a "lamer" and aren't worth mentioning. What these "lamers" █ █ tend to do is make their own groups so they can get started in the █ █ scene. That's called ambition, and though it often fails, it deserves █ █ recognition. If you think of yourself as a person more elite than the █ █ content of these groups, you should feel good about yourself, it is █ █ your level that these groups are trying to reach. Perhaps greater █ █ recognition of these smaller groups will bring more people into the █ █ "elite" scene as we know it, and maybe someday yield an awesome █ █ supplier or a kick-ass courier to YOUR group. █ █ █ █▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄█ █ █ █ █ █ Dear RCN, █ █ █ █ Reading Issue #7 I notice emphasis on Windows 95. I thought real men █ █ use no Windows 95. Ar! Ar! What gives? █ █ █ █ Dear Reader, █ █ █ █ Heheheh, well Windows 95 seems to be the operating environment of the █ █ future. I would refine your hypothesis of real men NOT using Windows █ █ 95 to "Real men use Windows 95 on a Pentium 100 with 32 megs of RAM and █ █ a 2 gig hard drive" - Note that under that hypothesis, I am by no means █ █ a real man, but I think my point has been made. If you offer Windows █ █ 95 a hefty enough system, RA RA!! It'll push some real multitasking █ █ speed! I say get used to Windows 95, it's an awesome improvement over █ █ 3.1, and heck, as long as we can still access MS-DOS, s'all good, █ █ right? ;-) █ █ █ █▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄█ █ █ █ █ █ Dear RCN, █ █ █ █ I went into #hybrid and there were about 10 people there (maybe I came █ █ at a good time, I dunno). So I asked them to dispel the rumors that █ █ they were dead. They attribute their temporary lack of releases to the █ █ post-Christmas season, saying that software companies do not usually █ █ release any games after Christmas, as few people would buy them; █ █ therefore HBD is also not releasing much during this time. █ █ -Apprentice (no affils) █ █ █ █ Dear Reader, █ █ █ █ Again, I hate to use my own group as an example, it always sounds █ █ biased, but I'll say this much. Legacy has had no problems releasing █ █ games this year. Usually the programs we'll find right after Christmas █ █ are more like compilations of older games, but nonetheless, they are █ █ still store releases. We still find games that aren't compilations, █ █ usually stuff that was hard to crack and groups just skipped, so we'll █ █ go in there with our cracking force and try a bit harder the second █ █ time around. Using Christmas as an excuse doesn't work. There's █ █ always more to release. Pre-Christmas, we find the huge store █ █ releases like Warcraft II and the like. 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Are █ █ Fallout's words true? █ █ █ █ A : No, the day before the takeover of #NFS, I received a trojan from █ █ someone using the nick tKLP. This file was called "nbc-t.zip". I █ █ unzipped the program, and ran it assuming that it was a nbc file █ █ tagger. I ran it and poof. My c: drive went, but I was still █ █ able to switch to an mIRC Window because Windows was on my other █ █ hard drive. I then told Fallout that I would be gone for a while █ █ because I needed to fix my computer. I did not log on the Net █ █ for two days. After I had shut off my computer, there was no way █ █ to get back into Windows 95 until I got the original CD from my █ █ friend Carcnoid. Carcnoid then asked me if I was online because █ █ #Demolition was just taken over by someone called Bullet Wound. I █ █ knew it was not me since my computer was down, so it had to be █ █ someone else. I suspected that the person taking over channels in █ █ my name had to be either Phatman or Flake. Ever since I got on █ █ the Net 7 months ago, they have been trying to fuck with me. █ █ █ █ Q : How did you narrow down the suspects to two people, Phatman and █ █ Flake? █ █ █ █ A : I got back on the Net 2 days later, and I saw someone online with █ █ my nickname, [-bW-]. I said to the impostor, "FUCK YOU!" It had █ █ to be Flake because he did not have call waiting. I called Flake █ █ on his voice line and asked him why his data line was busy. He █ █ told me his sister was talking on the phone. I didn't believe him █ █ so I got my friend Tranq to 3way 611 and test the line for █ █ difficulties, and we found out immediately that it was a modem on █ █ the line, not his sister talking with a friend. Flake was █ █ responsible for taking many channels that I am not aware of. █ █ █ █ Q : How did Flake impersonate you to get ops? Did he have access to █ █ your account? █ █ █ █ A : No, I am using a Cybergate Slip/PPP account to access the Net. █ █ From there, I telnet to my shells. With mIRC, you can change your █ █ real name, alias, etc. Cybergate is also composed of about 5000 █ █ accounts of wich 4500 are cracked. █ █ █ █ Q : How do you feel about Flake hurting your reputation? █ █ █ █ A : I have been working hard at getting my reputation back up. █ █ Distinct understood that it was not me because they think I was █ █ honest or some shit like that. Demolition believed me with any █ █ explanation and Nokturnal Trading Alliance did not really care. █ █ The only two groups that cared were aCe and NFS. Both groups █ █ kicked me out and did not seem to want me back. █ █ █ █ Q : Why do you think that aCe and NFS did not believe your story? █ █ █ █ A : I really don't know. I knew Fallout from AKA and I would have █ █ though that he would understand. I guess people from DMN are more █ █ understanding. Besides, why would I take over sooooooo many █ █ channels? What for? To prove that I am a big man? I already █ █ know I am :) j/k. █ █ █ █ Q : What is your opinion of Fallout and NFS now that you got kicked █ █ out of that group for something you apparently did not do? █ █ █ █ A : Fallout is cool I guess, and it must really suck for him because █ █ take overs suck. Since he wants me out, that's fine with me, but █ █ if he wants me back, it'll also be fine. I have no personal █ █ grudges with him. He is just trying to make the scene a little █ █ better. █ █ █ █ █ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ █▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀█ █ █ █ Reporter : Rebel Chicken Interviewee : Marbz █ █ Subject : dCS Affiliation : dCS President █ █ █ █▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄█ █▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀█ █ █ █ Q : What is Designated Couriering Specialists? █ █ █ █ A : dCS is another courier group, not just any courier group because █ █ we are a group that tries to get shit done while having fun. dCS █ █ was created by a few ex members of DiC. I was a senior in DiC and █ █ I really didn't like the way it was being run. They were lazy at █ █ the time, so Format, Cluster, and I decided to go on our own. We █ █ specialize in couriering and couriering only. █ █ █ █ Q : Was the leadership in the old DiC too much for you guys? Would it █ █ not be easier to reform DiC than to start a new group? █ █ █ █ A : To reform DiC at the time would have been impossible because it █ █ was too fucked up. Nobody knew who the leaders were and we didn't █ █ even have a site setup. However, I do NOT hold any grudges at ANY █ █ DiC members. █ █ █ █ Q : Why has dCS specialized in one area? Many new courier groups feel █ █ that being able to release games, utilities, consoles, code demos, █ █ and making art is good because it makes them versatile. █ █ █ █ A : Well we started out as couriers, and we are not dumb, so we are █ █ sticking with couriering... and COURiERiNG ONLY! █ █ █ █ Q : Is dCS official couriers for anyone? █ █ █ █ A : We are not official couriers for any groups right now, but we are █ █ negotiating with many groups and we do not want to be officials █ █ for a group unless they have proven themselves. We don't want to █ █ make any mistakes and rush into things because that's how groups █ █ die and we don't wanna do that. █ █ █ █ Q : What are the requirements to for new dCS members? █ █ █ █ A : Since dCS is a new group, we are taking more and more members each █ █ day. Once we get everything organized, we will be making possible █ █ cuts. Couriers must be able to courier at least 150+ megs per █ █ week. We are strictly 0-3 day, no exceptions! █ █ █ █ Q : What are your futrue plans for dCS? Will DCS ever split off to █ █ being a release group? █ █ █ █ A : My goal is to insure the survival of dCS. I plan on molding it █ █ into a very respectable group with good hard working members. █ █ As for releasing, I do not plan on releasing under dCS. █ █ █ █ Q : How do you plan to make dCS a great solid group? █ █ █ █ A : I make sure that all members are satisfied and if anyone needs █ █ anything, I always try to help. Dedication will help us in the █ █ long run and we know that it is the key to success. █ █ █ █▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄█ █ █ █ █ █ Designated Couriering Specialists is definitely something to look into. █ █ Even at such a young age, the group leaders show maturity, which is █ █ often a rarity even among older and more established groups. If you █ █ are looking for a young group with a lot of potential, this is the one. █ █ █ █ █ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ █▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀█ █ █ █ Reporter : Hitex Interviewee : Mason █ █ Subject : Motiv8 Affiliation : Motiv8 President █ █ █ █▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄█ █▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀█ █ █ █ Q : Motiv8 is currently going through somewhat of a low point. I do █ █ however see you guys playing well in the release scene. What is █ █ that all about? █ █ █ █ A : Motiv8 has been known as a popular site and courier group, but it █ █ is boring to just courier so I wanted something new to do and █ █ decided releasing would be fun. We will release more and more as █ █ we are one of the oldest NET groups and we can crack. Many groups █ █ release software that must use cdemulator or fakecd. █ █ █ █ Q : Many feel that a courier group that also releases is spreading █ █ itself thin. Do you feel that is the case with Motiv8? █ █ █ █ A : That is correct, many of us concentrate on releasing instead of █ █ couriering. We don't concentrate so much yet as we still do both. █ █ █ █ Q : Isn't it better to do a single job well than to do two jobs in a █ █ mediocre fashion? Is Motiv8 a release group or a courier group? █ █ █ █ A : We are both since we have members that can do both things. I have █ █ been in the scene ever since the c64 days. Back in those days, █ █ groups had many jobs and people like doing more than one thing. █ █ █ █ Q : Surely it would be foolish to compare the c64 days to today, would █ █ you not agree? █ █ █ █ A : Many of the good leaders in the scene were around back in the c64 █ █ days, and use their knowledge from that scene to help the current █ █ scene. Remember that the c64 built the piracy scene of today. █ █ █ █ Q : Is it true that the PC scene started the competitive nature? █ █ █ █ A : Yes and no. The PC scene is definitely a branch of their own, but █ █ many of the ideas were brought about from other earlier scenes. █ █ █ █ Q : What will you do in order to get Motiv8 out of it's slump? █ █ █ █ A : I don't think Motiv8 is in a slump as only new people claim us █ █ dead. We all have our ups and downs. People must remember that █ █ many of the Motiv8ers have been in the scene for many years and █ █ they don't see the fun in the same way and therefore they are more █ █ lazy. We will be celebrating our 2 year anniversary very soon. █ █ █ █ Q : How long have you been in the scene, and could you give us █ █ specific examples of how the c64 scene helped Motiv8 grow? █ █ █ █ A : I have been in the scene for nearly 13 years and I have learned a █ █ lot about group leadership and quality. I know how to handle ugly █ █ situations like group wars. █ █ █ █ Q : Am I sensing a move of Motiv8 more into Releasing and less into █ █ Couriering? █ █ █ █ A : Motiv8 will do a lot more releasing in the future, but we will █ █ still courier because it's fun for a lot of the members. █ █ █ █ Q : How did you resolve group wars in the past? █ █ █ █ A : I killed 2 groups back in the c64 time! One begged for peace and █ █ we split the other one to pieces. The rest died in a week so it █ █ wasn't really a war, just a skirmish. █ █ █ █ Q : What are your group killing tactics? █ █ █ █ A : We killed the group X-Factor by blocking their phone lines and we █ █ threatened them with shit. The rest just cried for peace. █ █ █ █ Q : How did you block phone lines? █ █ █ █ A : At that time, we had friends in the telephone companies and also █ █ we could also use an AT&T Card and then just let the phone hang. █ █ █ █ █ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ █▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀█ █ █ █ Reporter : Rebel Chicken Interviewee : Fallout █ █ Subject : Need for Speed (NFS) Affiliation : NFS President █ █ █ █▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄█ █▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀█ █ █ █ Q : NFS has been doing great the past week by releasing software that █ █ has helped the scene continually grow. What has caused such a █ █ drastic improvement in NFS? █ █ █ █ A : We thank all our suppliers for helping us krank out more and more. █ █ █ █ Q : Is it true that one of your game suppliers were kicked out of NFS █ █ because they helped supply utils for Outkast? █ █ █ █ A : That is not true, we do not have any members who are in Outkast. █ █ We have asked them to merge, but have been unsuccessful. We have █ █ not kicked anyone out besides the people who decided to join SNC, █ █ Syndicate. █ █ █ █ Q : NFS has been putting out a lot of good software. However, many of █ █ them turned out to be "dupes". For example, SoftRam 96 released █ █ this week was actually just SoftRam 95. What caused such a big █ █ blunder, and how will you prevent such blunders in the future? █ █ █ █ A : Well, tKLP told us that he too had SoftRam 96, and that NFS should █ █ hurry up and release it so we could beat his group, RoR. I later █ █ found out that he set the whole thing up to screw NFS. We trusted █ █ him and paid the price. █ █ █ █ Q : Why would a respected person such as tKLP do such a lame thing as █ █ sabotaging another group? █ █ █ █ A : tKLP did it because he thinks he is all that + more, but he is █ █ really just an asshole. He's already got a really bad reputation. █ █ █ █ Q : What will tKLP gain out of hurting NFS? █ █ █ █ A : He has always acted like an asshole, and he even applied to NFS to █ █ be our U.S. Headquarters. We never let him in the group, which █ █ was *good* in the long run. █ █ █ █ Q : Do you feel that NFS will continue to grow in the future? If so, █ █ what are your future plans for NFS? █ █ █ █ A : I plan to make NFS rock solid, sort of like Razor, and to stay in █ █ the scene for a long time while having fun releasing a lot. █ █ █ █ Q : Since you want NFS to be like Razor, and Razor is a games group, █ █ will NFS ever specialize in games only? █ █ █ █ A : Yes, very soon, we have had offers from Demolition to become their █ █ sister games group and we are merging with PSH right now. █ █ █ █ █ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ █▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀█ █ █ █ Reporter : Rebel Chicken Interviewee : Raistlindr █ █ Subject : Kicked Out of fATE Affiliation : Ex-fATE █ █ █ █▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄█ █▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀█ █ █ █ Q : Were you kicked out of fATE last week, or did you willingly leave █ █ the group? █ █ █ █ A : I told Anti Derivative 4 days ago that I was no longer in fATE and █ █ I thought he understood that. █ █ █ █ Q : Why did you tell him you were no longer in fATE? █ █ █ █ A : For many reason, Anti Derivative and g0d were never online to take █ █ care of any problems. Leodlion is one of the most childish people █ █ I know on the NET. There were also too many people in fATE that █ █ did nothing for the group. I also did not like how everytime █ █ there was a problem, they would just kick you out of the channel █ █ and not allow you to defend yourself. █ █ █ █ Q : If Anti Derivative and g0d were not online to take care of their █ █ many problems, then who did? How is fATE still alive? █ █ █ █ A : In theory, the other seniors did, but that was one of the main █ █ problems, not much of things were taken care of. █ █ █ █ Q : Why do you think that Leodlion is childish? He is a married adult █ █ with kids. █ █ █ █ A : His attitude is a real turn off. He treats people with little or █ █ no respect. Whenever he disagrees with someone, instead of █ █ speaking to them rationaly or allowing the other side to defend █ █ themselves, he would just kick them out of the channel. He has █ █ done a lot against me. When I was still in fATE, whenever he █ █ realized that I was correct, he would never admit that he was █ █ wrong, but he woudl simply ban me. I felt that as long as I was █ █ in fATE, I should never be taken off the bots, much less banned █ █ from them. That is just one example of his many childish ways. █ █ He did not like the fact that when I was questioned, that I would █ █ defend myself and in turn, question his actions. █ █ █ █ Q : What did you state? █ █ █ █ A : Well, I am a very good "Warez Encyclopedia". I know all the files █ █ that have been released. A Demolition senior came and asked me █ █ if "Such and such a program" was already released. I knew that it █ █ was not out yet, but then Leodlion decided to join the █ █ conversation. He started ordering me to log off the Net and call █ █ Park Central to dupe check. The Demolition senior saw no need for █ █ it. I believe that Leodlion is bad for the group; Anti Derivative █ █ is not too good either if he cannot take care of his own duties. █ █ g0d is fairly stupid also, he tries and takes over #MALiCE a few █ █ days ago, and in turn, that irritates MALiCE and then they take █ █ over #Fatefiles. █ █ █ █ █ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▄▀▀▀▄▀▄██▄▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀ ▄ ■ ▄▀▄ ▄ ▄ ▀ ▀▀▀ ▀▀▄▄▄ ▄▀▄░ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ ▀▄█ ▀ █ ░▀ ░ ▓███▓▀▓█▄▄▄▄▄▄█▀▄▀▄█░ ▓███▀▄▀▄■▄▄▄███▀▀▀▀█▄▄ ▄ ▄░██▌▄▄▄▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▀▄ ▐█▓▐▌▐█░ ▀▐█░ ▓█▀▄▀▄ ▄▀▀▓█▀▄▀ ▀░██▌░▒▀▓ ▄░▀░███▓▀▄▀▀▀▀ ▄▀█ ▀ ░░█ ▓█▓▀▄▄▀▀ ■▓█▄ █▓░▀ █░▌ ■▄░█▌▐▓ ▄ ░▌▄▀░▄▀▓▄▀▀▀▐░█▀▀▀ ▀▄ ▄░ ▓█▀▄▀▄█▀▀ ░▄ █▓▐▌▐▒░░█▀▄▀▄▄██░▄▄▀█ █▓ █ ▒░ ▄▀▀░░█ ▌▀ ░██ ▌ ▀▀▄█▄▀█ ▒░ ▓█▄▀▄▀░ ▌█▀▄ ░░ ▌░▀ ▓█▓ █ ▓▒▐░▀▄░█▀ ■▀█░▌▓ █▓ ▄ ▓▒▀ ▀▐▒░░▌▒▐▌▐░▌░▄▄▓███▓ ▄ ▒▌▓███▓▐▌▐▒ ▓▐▌▐▒░▌ ▄▄▄▀█▓▐▌▐▓▐▐▐▒░▄▄▄▀▀▀ ▐▒ █▓▐▌▐█ █ █▓▒▒░▐ ▌▐▒ ▓██████▓ █ ▓▌▓███▓ ▌▐▌▓█ ▄ ▓▒░▄▀▀▄▄▄■▀█ ▌▐▌▓▐▌▓▒▄ ▀▄▐▌ ▄▀▄ █ ▀ ▀▀█▓▓▌■■ ▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▐ █ ▀▀▀▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀▄▀▀▀▀▀ ▀ ■ ▀ ▀▄▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▄ ■▀ ▀ ▀▀ ▀■ ▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ■ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▀■▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▀ ■▀▀▀▀ █▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀█ █ █ █ Author : Rebel Chicken █ █ Subject : Spyder-X █ █ █ █▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄█ █▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀█ █ █ █ The following is a letter from sent by Spyder-X's father to Ratphour : █ █ █ █▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄█ █ █ █ █ █ Dear Brian, █ █ █ █ I hate to be the one to tell you this but Chris passed away on █ █ December 26, 1995. He went to sleep and never woke up. We are all █ █ devastated by his untimely death and will miss him very much. Please █ █ let all his friends on the NET know of his passing and may be do █ █ something special for him. He was a good person and had so much to live █ █ for but his life was cut short. They say God has a reason for █ █ everything and maybe someday I'll find out why He took Chris but until █ █ that time I can only ask why. I guess I'll never understand but I miss █ █ him a lot. Please remember him for the fun you guys had and keep him in █ █ your prayers. █ █ █ █ Sincerely, █ █ █ █ Ray Eden █ █ █ █▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄█ █ █ █ █ █ Chris Eden, known on the NET as Spyder-X, passed away on the night of █ █ December 26, 1995. Many of us on the NET did not hear about his passing █ █ until a few days ago. For those of us who knew him, it will be hard to █ █ see him go. He was a great coder, but above all, a loyal friend. I can █ █ only recall that not too long ago, he helped me code an application █ █ generator for my group, FSW. He helped me with C++ here, and scripts █ █ there. He was a part of the scene, and he is sincerely missed by many. █ █ He was one of the best coders around, proving himself to be versatile in █ █ many languages. █ █ █ █ I would like to dedicate this issue of RCN in memory of Spyder-X. █ █ The RCN Staff has decided to grant an "Eden Award" every six months to █ █ individuals who prove to be incredibly valuable to the scene. The █ █ nominees for the award will be hand picked from among the best. On the █ █ last Sunday of each month, the RCN Staff will nominate a person into the █ █ individual for the "Eden Award", and every year, on June and December, █ █ the RCN Staff will pick the new Edener. █ █ █ █ Greets go out to Ratphour, Spyder-X's best friend. █ █ █ █ █ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ █▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀█ █ █ █ Author : Rebel Chicken █ █ Subject : Assasin's Guild Bust █ █ █ █▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄█ █▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀█ █ █ █ The following is an excerpt from ClariNet e.News : █ █ █ █▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄█ █ █ █ █ █ REDMOND, WASHINGTON, U.S.A, 1996 JAN 12 (NB) -- Microsoft Corp. █ █ (NASDAQ: MSFT) and Novell Inc. (NASDAQ: NOVL) have announced what may be █ █ the largest settlement ever in a software piracy case. The two software █ █ giants said they have reached a settlement with Scott Morris, the █ █ operator of the computer bulletin board known as the Assassin's Guild █ █ Bulletin Board Service. █ █ █ █ The deal calls for Morris to pay $70,300 in cash and forfeit computer █ █ hardware valued at more than $40,000. Morris also reportedly agreed to █ █ assist Microsoft and Novell in their continuing BBS investigations. █ █ █ █ The Lexington, Kentucky-based Assassin's Guild promoted itself as the █ █ worldwide headquarters for two large software pirate groups, Pirates █ █ with an Attitude and Razor 1911. █ █ █ █ In April 1995 Newsbytes reported that US Marshals and investigators for █ █ Microsoft and Novell had raided Morris' residence, charging him with █ █ illegal reproduction and distribution of copyrighted software. Law █ █ enforcement officials said the Assassin's Guild had been offering █ █ hundreds of pirated software products for downloading at no charge, █ █ including programs published by Microsoft and Novell. █ █ █ █ US Marshals seized 13 computers, 11 modems, a satellite dish, nine █ █ gigabytes of online data and more than 40 gigabytes of offline data █ █ dating back to 1992, according to Microsoft. █ █ █ █ Jim Lowe, Microsoft corporate attorney, said online piracy is a growing █ █ concern for software publishers. Microsoft has often announced it is █ █ committed to put a crimp in pirate operations. █ █ █ █ Both Microsoft and Novell are members of the Business Software Alliance █ █ (BSA), an industry alliance formed to promote the growth of the software █ █ industry through education and enforcement initiatives. According to █ █ Bob Kruger, director of enforcement at BSA, the Assassin's Guild █ █ settlement sends a strong message to pirates. "It sends a clear message █ █ to operators of bulletin boards who are illegally distributing █ █ copyright-protected software that they will be investigated and sued, or █ █ criminally prosecuted." █ █ █ █ Following the raid BSA spokesperson Kim Willard told Newsbytes the █ █ pirated software on the Assassin's Guild computers included Microsoft █ █ Windows, Novell Netware, Wordperfect word processor software and █ █ numerous games and utilities. █ █ █ █ Before the settlement was reached Morris faced potential penalties that █ █ included up to $100,000 in fines and up to five years in jail if █ █ convicted. █ █ █ █ In 1994, the last year for which complete figures are available, an █ █ estimated $15.2 billion in revenue was lost by the software publishing █ █ industry as a result of software piracy, according to the BSA. The █ █ organization estimates that in the US alone 35 percent of the business █ █ software in use is pirated, resulting in almost $3 billion in losses to █ █ the industry. Loss figures refer to the retail value of the pirated █ █ software if it were purchased legitimately. █ █ █ █ The BSA maintains a toll-free hotline to report suspected software █ █ piracy and also has an e-mail address for that purpose. The group can █ █ be contacted at 800-688-2721 or software@bsa.org. █ █ █ █ Microsoft and Novell also maintain hotlines and e-mail addresses for █ █ users with questions about the legitimacy of those company's products. █ █ The Microsoft number is 800-786-3448 or you can send e-mail to █ █ piracy@microsoft.com. Inquiries to Novell go to 800-747-2837 or █ █ pirates@novell.com. █ █ █ █ (Jim Mallory/19960112/Press contact: Greg Shaw, Microsoft, 206-882-8080 █ █ or Ron Barker, Novell, 81-429-7811 or Diane Smiroldo, BSA, █ █ 202-87-5500/PIRATE960112/PHOTO) █ █ █ █▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄█ █ █ █ █ █ The Business Software Alliance (BSA) claims that $15.2 billion in █ █ revenue was lost by the software publishing industry as a result of █ █ software piracy. BSA should stand for Bull Shitting Alliance, not only █ █ are those figures outrageous, but there is no possible way to derive an █ █ accurate numerical figure on how much was pirated. From my better █ █ judgement, and since I do know just a tad about piracy, I would like to █ █ say that 80% of pirated software is not even used. Of the 20% that is █ █ pirated, 99% would not have been bought anyways. For example, I █ █ downloaded "Hooves of Thunder" (when it was 0 day), and decided to try █ █ out the game. Not only did I feel the 22 disks was a complete waste of █ █ time, but I'm glad I did not shell out the $60 for some stupid ass horse █ █ betting game. If the Bull Shitting Alliance added $30-60 for every █ █ time I downloaded a game, then perhaps, $15.2 billion would seem rather █ █ small. I would probably be responsible for downloading a billion or two █ █ myself, but I have yet to extract, much less use, any of the software I █ █ download. █ █ █ █ I am ashamed to say this, but I have to admit, I buy software as █ █ much as I can afford. I only bought 2 programs, so don't start flaming █ █ me. I recently purchased Sim Tower and War Craft 2. Why did I buy Sim █ █ Tower? First off, it was first pirated by Genesis sometime last year, █ █ that means that it is OLD, and I don't know where to get OLD warez; and █ █ since the game was highly complicated, a manual was a necessity for real █ █ game play. I downloaded War Craft 2, the beta version by Hybrid, and █ █ really enjoyed the game, so I decided to shell out the $59.99 and bought █ █ the game. There are many games and utilities that I would like to buy, █ █ if I only had the money. █ █ █ █ █ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ █▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀█ █ █ █ Author : Hitex █ █ Subject : Lameness Forever █ █ █ █▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄█ █▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀█ █ █ █ It's been a year since I gasped at a file listing full of pirated █ █ software; a year since I sat in front of my computer waiting hours on █ █ end for the line to free up so I could connect and see what it was all █ █ about; a year since I flagged my first download just to find that I █ █ didn't have enough of this awkward word they called "credits," something █ █ I needed to have before I could download some hard core K-rad WaReZ. █ █ It's been a year since I logged onto my first warez BBS. I thought I █ █ was the coolest person around, I had access to over 100 megs of software █ █ that could have cost me a lot of money! Aah, yes, those were the lamer █ █ days, the days of confusion. I remember looking through the main menu, █ █ not knowing what half the options did, but noticeing something to the █ █ nature of "Other BBS #s." I quickly looked through the list, jotted █ █ down all the numbers, and said to myself "WOW!! All these boards, I can █ █ get ANYTHING now!" I then traveled over to the boards on my list, █ █ having given up because of that stupid "credits" message that I didn't █ █ know what to do about. █ █ █ █ A first try at success: █ █ █ █ ATDT2853256... CONNECT 2400... LOGIN: <NEW>... I made my way through █ █ the login procedure, entered my real address, being I wasn't too bright, █ █ my real phone number, surely the sysop would want to voice validate me, █ █ and then I was presented with a new screen. It asked me to define █ █ acronyms. Hmm... RiSC: <SIMPLE!>.. "Reduced Instruction Set Computing" █ █ PWA.. hmm... "Dunno" FSW "Dunno" ACiD "Dunno" NAFTA "North American █ █ Free Trade Agreement..." The list continued, filled mostly with "Dunno" █ █ and other ignorant responses. I was confused when the next day I █ █ logged on and was presented with yet another new screen, saying to the █ █ liking of "Get the fuck off my board, lamah." Sheesh, how vulgar! █ █ █ █ I got lucky, I knew something about the Internet, and found out █ █ about a "WaReZ Site." I tried it, and it was amazing, I didn't find █ █ any of that weird "credits" word, and leeched all I wanted (meaning █ █ everything). I saw some site lists, got them, and it said to send in █ █ some sites for more in return. Of course, like any other idiot, I █ █ sent in some fake sites, just threw in some numbers that looked good. █ █ Most of the lists told me to "Get the fuck off my list, lamah," but █ █ there were always the dumb ones that sent me something back. I would █ █ anxiously try to connect to every site, most didn't work, and half the █ █ ones that did work had directories too hard for me to change to. I █ █ would be left with about 3 working sites after the rest were sifted out. █ █ █ █ Take two - A first try at success: █ █ █ █ Not a month later, I got a friend of mine with all too much time on █ █ his hands to start downloading all the software, and I started a BBS on █ █ a brand new $45 Zoltrix no error-correcting or compression 14.4 modem. █ █ My friend would upload all the warez that he would get, and the users █ █ would download them, free of charge, none of that "credits" bull shit. █ █ I learned a lot from that little BBS, that soon became one of the █ █ biggest boards in my area, biggest single-node board, that is. I found █ █ out that there were some really nice people that would release software █ █ for boards like mine. Well sure they were nice, you would have to be a █ █ really nice person to just spend time sending out software to people! █ █ I decided to make a group of my own, Brutus and I, to release some █ █ software, kind of help the cause a bit. Not aware of anything like dupe █ █ checking, we just released what we got, most of the stuff was from years █ █ before, but we took our coder, Xenon, he coded a nice little EXE for us, █ █ and we were off. Our first release was Telemate 4.20, cracked, which █ █ I'll point out we released BEFORE any other group, but it made it no █ █ farther than my own area code. Still, Tsunami, from the late FSW, █ █ called Brutus and I up, and asked us to merge into his group. This was █ █ where it all began... █ █ █ █ A look to the bright side: █ █ █ █ Surely we merged, we nearly peed in our pants when we got the offer! █ █ I wouldn't say I was lame back then, more ignorant than lame, perhaps █ █ unaware would be the best word, but I'll call it lame for now, because █ █ I think I was an example of your average "lamer" from today. I didn't █ █ really know about groups, I didn't totally know what they did, I had █ █ yet to get on any boards with more than one line, and all I knew about █ █ the 'net was that it had FTP sites, I had once tried IRC, I tried to █ █ join #warez, but couldn't get in because it was Invite Only, so I just █ █ gave up. When I got into FSW, Tsunami introduced me to IRC, I learned █ █ a bit about how to use it, and I was off. Of course I assumed that I █ █ could get into any group now, I was coo like dat, da pimp o' da █ █ neighbawhood, I could do ANYTHING! My position in FSW wasn't really █ █ stated yet, I assumed that I would try to get FSW releases, though. I █ █ think Tsunami must have seen that I could lead a group well, something █ █ like that, because I was about as confused as, well, a lamer. I found █ █ out that groups actually had channels of their own, they didn't all just █ █ hang out in #warez, so I joined #Any_group_I_Could_Think_Of. █ █ █ █ I soon found out that #warez5 and #warez7 were often open to the █ █ public. I joined the channels just to find a bunch of people begging █ █ for new software, nobody really getting what they want, half of them █ █ getting kicked out by people that seemed to think hey were better than █ █ them, nobody really getting anything done. Tsunami once found me in one █ █ of these channels and told me why I shouldn't hang there, how I would █ █ never get anything through them. I took his advice, thank goodness. █ █ █ █ I remember applying to fATE, ZillionZ, PWA, and RTS, not that I knew █ █ what I was applying as, not that I really cared. In fact, I didn't even █ █ know what the difference was between a Courier group and a Release █ █ group! When asked what I was applying as, I just said, "Uhh, I guess a █ █ distro BBS..." "How many nodes do you have?" "uhhh... 1, but I hope to █ █ get a second one within a month, I really do!" Then I wondered why I █ █ got kicked out only a few moments later. Tsunami knocked some sense █ █ into me, taught me exactly how a group ran, what the differences were █ █ between groups, and all the tricks of the trade. I was soon an FSW █ █ senior, FSW died, we started Vendetta, I was the vice president, and █ █ am now in Legacy as a vice president. All this started from one small █ █ FTP site that didn't push much more than about 5kb/s. █ █ █ █ A look back... █ █ █ █ Today, as I join #Warez5, just to think back on old times, I am █ █ amazed to see many of the same people I saw there about 9 months ago, █ █ still doing what they did then, still getting the same results. I just █ █ don't understand. Maybe it's my competitive spirit, maybe it's my need █ █ for improvement, but it took me no more than 5 months to get from a █ █ nobody in the scene to somebody who, in my humble opinion, is doing █ █ quite well from himself. How could these people, who I'm sure have been █ █ hanging out in the warez channels for longer than I can imagine, stay █ █ there, never improving their status, always staying the same? █ █ █ █ Given the existence of this highly competitive spirit in the scene, █ █ if you ever want to get on any of the bigger boards (i.e. the boards █ █ that actually have all 20 disks of a 20 disk release) you must give in. █ █ Maybe the scene isn't totally free. Maybe it just requires payment in █ █ the form of desire to help. I'm sure there are many of us that are in █ █ the scene so that when there's a program that we need coming out, we can █ █ get it, instead of having to shell out a ton of money in buying it. I'm █ █ quite happy with such people, and don't look down at them one bit. It █ █ happens to be that I'm involved in this business to have fun and █ █ compete, where they are in it for the software itself. However, if one █ █ wants to be in just to get software, he'll have to put out just a bit. █ █ Perhaps on a weekend when he has extra time, wait for a group to release █ █ and download the release right away, then send it to the board you want █ █ to download from. All it involves is a bit of dedication. █ █ █ █ The easiest road to success in the scene is joining a group. You █ █ might not feel like you're good enough to join the top groups, but there █ █ is a wealth of smaller groups ready to accept new applicants. Just █ █ don't expect to quit the smaller group for a bigger one once you've █ █ gotten more experience. If you join a group, you should be dedicated to █ █ it as it should be to you. The only excuse ever to leave a group is if █ █ the group dies, you strongly disagree with the values of the group and █ █ talking with the staff doesn't fix anything, or if the group merges █ █ into another. You should spend as much time choosing your group as they █ █ should evaluating you for a position. Just remember, this is all for █ █ fun, we're not in here to make money, or to fill egos. █ █ █ █ For those of us that aren't in it for the software or the █ █ competition, I often wonder why we stay. What's the point of staying in █ █ the scene if all you do all day is beg, beg, and beg some more, never █ █ getting any of what you ask for. The scene is one big cycle. The █ █ leaders of today may retire tomorrow. The members of yesterday will █ █ lead today, and the "lamers" of last night will take the place of the █ █ members today. I could never stay a lamer forever. The only thing that █ █ I fear is that our "lamers" aren't really lame, just uneducated, and █ █ they don't know HOW to excel in the scene. We all must start somewhere. █ █ Some of us, like myself, got lucky, and had an early chance, but for █ █ the group leaders out there, beware, the last person you kicked out of █ █ your channel for having a 1-node board might possibly be your █ █ competition's next store supplier or multi-node courier. █ █ █ █ █ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ █▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀█ █ █ █ Author : Trite █ █ Subject : Courier groups in '96 █ █ █ █▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄█ █▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀█ █ █ █ NOTE: The following does not necessarily represent the active views of █ █ RCN or its members. █ █ █ █ Greetings RCN readers! Tis me, Trite, back again here in RCN #10 with my █ █ courier group review for 1996! █ █ █ █ This issue I will be rating Courier groups. Couriers play perhaps █ █ one of the most vital roles in the scene, yet they are probably the █ █ least regarded. Without couriers to spread our warez across the world █ █ with great speed, possibly there would be no 'scene' as we know it. █ █ █ █▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄█ █ █ █ █▀▀▀▀▀▀█ █▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▄ ──█▀▀▀▀▀▀▓── ▄▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▄ ─══- ▄▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▄ ── █ █ ▓ ▒▒▒▒ ▓ ▓ ▒▒▒▒░▒ ▀▄ ▓ ▒░░░ ▒ ▄▀ ▒▒░░ ░ ░▒▒ ▀▄ ▄▀ ▒▒░░ ░ ░▒▒ ▀▄ █ █ ▓ ▒░▒░ ▓ █▄▄▄ ▒░░░ ▓▒ ░▒░▒ ▓▓▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▓▓▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▓ █ █ ▓ ░░░░ ▒ ─── ▀▄ ░ ░ ▒▓▄▄▄▄▄▄█────────────────────────────────────────── █ █ ▓ ░ ░ ░ ─══─ ▓ ░ ░────────█▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▄ ──█▀▀▀▀▀▀▓ ─══════════─ █ █ ▒ ░ ─── ▄▀ ░ ▒█▀▀▀▀▀▀▓ ▀▄ ▒▒▒▒▒▒░▒░░░ ▀▄ ▓ ▒▒▒▒ ▒ ─══════════─ █ █ ░ ░ ▓▀▀▀ ░ ░░ ▓▓ ▒▒▒▒ ▒── ▀▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ ░░░ ▓▒ ▒░▒░ ░ ─══════════─ █ █ ░ ▒ ▒ ▒▒░▒░░ ▄▀ ▒ ▒░▒░ ░─══──────── ▀▄ ░ ░ ▒░ ░ ░ ▒ ─══════════─ █ █ ░ ░ ░ ▓ ▓▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▀▄ ─░ ░ ░ ─══════════─ ▓ ░ ░ ░ ▓ ─══════════─ █ █ ▒ ░░░░ ▓ ──── ▄▄▄▄▀ ▀▄ ░ ░ ░─────────── ▄▀ ░ ░ ▒░ ░▒░▒ ▀▄ ─────────── █ █ ▓ ░▒░▒ ▓ ─══─ ▓ ░░ ▓░ ░▒░▒ ▒▓▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ░ ░ ▓▓ ▒▒▒▒ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▓ █ █ ▓ ▒▒▒▒ ▓ ─══─ ░ ▒▒▒░ ▓▒ ▒▒▒▒ ▓ ▀▄ ▒▒▒▒░▒░░░░░ ▄▀ ▀▄ ▒▒▒▒░▒░░░░░ ▄▀ █ █ █▄▄▄▄▄▄█ ─══─ ▓▄▄▄▄▄▄█▓▄▄▄▄▄▄█── ▀▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▀ ─══─ ▀▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▀ ── █ █ █ █ █ █ The first courier group I will be commenting on is RiSC (Rise in █ █ Superior Couriering), exactly what they are, superior. RiSC has had the █ █ most superb courier team since the very beginning. They display their █ █ unparallelled ability to the scene on a daily basis. I have personally █ █ witnessed the amazing speed and gumption of a RiSC trader while leeching █ █ <grin> off of a RiSC distro site named "The Shallow Grave." At the █ █ time, the SysOps of this blazing 4 node board were Lord Rook and Gate █ █ Keeper. I first came to this BBS on a recommendation from a friend. █ █ When I got on this board I was truly amazed at the size and speed of it. █ █ Supplied by RiSC trader 'The Technomancer,' this was the fastest site I █ █ had ever been on. In the two months I was on this board, Techno had █ █ pumped in over 2.4 gigs of fast warez. I had a chance to talk to Techno █ █ a few times and he explained that being in a group like RiSC, almost █ █ demanded that he be the best, whether relying on personal ambition or █ █ not, Techno defined RiSC, to me, as the best couriering group in the █ █ world! █ █ █ █ Now let me rate RiSC. Although they definately do their job and do █ █ it very well, they are hard to find. In my 'career' on the net and in █ █ the PC scene, I have never heard of or seen a RiSC site, or a dedicated █ █ channel on IRC. This, to me, means they have a mail recruit system █ █ which, as I've expressed in the past, is not a good way to get in touch █ █ with the majority of warez people. I do realize that most RiSC members █ █ are in PWA and DOD, but I am sure that a lot of others don't know this █ █ and have no idea how to apply. So, my rating for RiSC is a 9.5. A █ █ better recruiting system would benefit the group as a whole and the █ █ boards they supply. █ █ █ █▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄█ █ █ █ ■ █ █ ■█ █ █ ▄███▄ █ █ ▄▄▄ ▄■▄ ■▀▀██████▀▀■▄▄ █ █ ▄███▌ ▀▀▄▄ ▄▄█ ██▄ █████ ▄▄ █ █ ▐███ ▀■ ███▌ ░ ▐███ ▐███▌ ▄██ ▀▀▀▄▄▄▄▄ █ █ ▐███ ▌ ▒ ▐███ ▐▒▄ ███▌ ███ ███ ▒ ▐██▌ █ █ ▐███ ▄██▄█▓▌▐███ █▓▌ ███▌▄▌███ █▌███ ▀▓██▀▐██▌ █ █ ▐██▄■▄▄ ▀██▌███▌ ▄▄▄■▄██▌█ ███▐▓▌███▐█▀▀▐ ▀▀▀▀ █ █ ▐███ ▄▀▀■▄ ▌███■█▀▀ ███▌▀▌███▐▒▌███▄▄■▀■ ▀███▓ █ █ ▐███ ▀██▄▄▄▌████ ▄█▀ ███▌▓▌███▐░ ███ ▄▄█▀█▓█▄██ █ █ ▐███ ▐▓ ▐▀ ████▌ ▒▌▐███▌▒ ███ ▐███ ▌▀ ▌ ▄▄▄ █ █ ▐███ ▒ ▐█▓█▀ ░ ▀███▌░ ███ ████ ▄▄███▌ █ █ ▐██▓ ░ ■▓▌▒▌ ▌▓█▌ ▐███▌ ████▄▄▄▓█■▀▀█▀▌ █ █ ▐▓█▒ ▒▌░▌ ▒■▀ ▓████ ▀▀▓█▀ ▒▐ ▓ ■ █ █ ▐▒▌░ ░▌ ▌ ░ ▒▌▐▀▌■ ▒▌ ░▐ ▒ █ █ ▐░▌ ▌ ░▌ ▌ ░ ░ █ █ ▌ ▌ █ █ █ █ The next group I will be rating is fATE. fATE is the product of two █ █ groups that merged about a year ago: TiC and iLA. I was a member of TiC █ █ at the time of the merger, formerly known as Vendetta. TiC was headed █ █ at the time by Red Dog, an outstanding leader with tremendous couriering █ █ ability. Since the merger, Red Dog has moved from Senior to net courier █ █ and now to nothing. He left fATE around Christmas of 1995 (I am told) █ █ for reasons unknown to me. This I feel is one of fATE's major problems. █ █ They seem to have lost their sense of direction and organization. This █ █ being sparked by Red Dog's departure from fATE and his diminishing █ █ contribution to fATE. I am not blaming all of fATE's problems on Red █ █ Dog, in fact just the opposite. Red Dog was an awesome leader. █ █ █ █ Despite all of fATE's problems with organization and the power █ █ struggles within fATE, they have assembled one of the best teams on the █ █ net today. They keep their sites full, and continually keep other █ █ courier groups on their toes. They have out-tagged other courier groups █ █ 3 to 1 on the net, and are doing great in that department. So, my █ █ rating for fATE is a 7.5. Overcome all the organization and power █ █ problems and you'll have a great team! █ █ █ █▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄█ █ █ █ ▄▄██▓▄▄ ▄▄▄▀ █ █ ▀▓▀░▀█▓███▀▀ ▄▄█▄▄ ▄▄████▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄▄▓██████▄▄▄▄ █ █ ▀ ▀▀░ ▄▄█▀▀ ▀███▄ ▐██████████████▄▄▄██▌ ▄▀▀▀░ ▀▀▀▀▓████▓░ █ █ ▄ ▀██▓ ▐███▓ ▓▀▀ ░▀▀▀▀▀▓▀█████▓▒ ▐▌ ▓▀░ █ █ ▄██▌ ▐█▓ ░ ████▌ ▄▓█▌ ▓ ▀▀░ ▐█▄▄▄ ▄▀░ █ █ ▐█▓ ▐█▓ ▒ ████▌ ▄ ▐█▓ █ ▀████████▄▄▄▄▀▄▄▄▄ █ █ ▐█▓░▄▀▐█▓ ▓ ▐███▓░ ▓▌ ░ ▐█▓░▄▀█ ▄ ▀▀▀▓████▀▄██████▓ █ █ ▄▓██▓▀░▄▐█▓ ▀ ▄██▓▀░ ▐█ ▒ ▐█▓▀░▄█ ▀█▄▄▄ ▄▀ ░▀▀██▌ █ █ ▐▀▐█▓▄▀░▐█▓ ▄▄▓▀▀░ ██ ▓ ▐█▓▄▀░█ ▀▀▓▄▓▀▄█████▓▄ ▐▓ █ █ ▐█▓ ▐█▀▀ ▀▄ ▓█▌ ▀ ▐█▓ ▓ ▀▄▄▓▀ ▀▀█▀ █░ █ █ ▐█▓ ▀ ░█▄ ▐██▄ ▐█▀ ▒ ▐▄ █░ █ █ ▐█▀ ▄▄ ▐██ ▀▓██▄▄ ▀ ░▄██▌ ▄▄▄▄████████▄▄▄█▒ █ █ ▀ ▄▄▓█████▌ ░███▄ ▀▀▓████▄▄▄▄▄████▓▀ ▄██▓▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▓███░ █ █ ▄▀▀▀▀▀▀▓█▀ ░████▄▄▌ ░▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀ ▀░ █ █ ░▀▓██▀ Gangstar<ACiD> █ █ █ █ █ █ RTS in its earlier days was a feirce competitor of RiSC. RTS was █ █ one of the top courier gropus around, with lightning-fast traders and a █ █ superb council that certainly gave direction to the group. Around early █ █ 1995, RTS was said to have died, as a mutual decision between senior █ █ members of RTS. Since mid to late 1995, RTS had once again emerged in █ █ the scene with a great internet staff as well as telecom staff. The old █ █ days of RTS are h ere again, and kicking ass! █ █ █ █ RTS, as I said before, has assembled a great couriering team. With █ █ couriers from well established groups such as MALiCE, RiSC, and others. █ █ I see a great team here with perserverance and strong leadership, and an █ █ able staff to once again be a top couriering gropu. █ █ █ █ On occasion I go through different channels to see what's going on, █ █ and I always seem to bump into an RTS courier no matter where I'm at, █ █ and they are always ofering RTS's application and several loaders. This █ █ is a fantastic way of recruiting new members. They show their █ █ experience in their versatility, and in my opinion, will rise to █ █ greatness (again) and perhaps the next RiSC. My rating for RTS, a solid █ █ 9.5. Everything is there, they just need a bit of re-establishment. █ █ █ █▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄█ █ █ █ )\ ___ )\ █ █ /: \)\ /___\___ ____)\ _____________ ___ ______)\__| \ █ █ // \:\/: \_ \ /: __ \/ . |___. //; \/; _____/; |: \ █ █ // \ \ /\: \// /; \ \\ |__|: / _/// . \ ___. \_ . \ █ █ //. \ \ /: \\ // _/; \ |: || \: X_. |: \: |: /; |: \ █ █ /__________\_\//__/\\ / _______/____|___\___/_|| /_____/___|| / █ █ %%%M%i%N%D%C%R%A%S%H%\/\(%C%O%U%R%i%E%R%S%%9%5%|__/%%Z%o%R%i%|| /%%% █ █ || / █ █ | / █ █ )/ █ █ █ █ Mindcrash has had a year to show its stuff to date, picking up █ █ Legacy as their official coueriers, and having a second wind so to █ █ speak, in the scene. MC has worked hard at their job, and has earned █ █ the respect of top courier groups. █ █ █ █ When MC first began, it was a small couriering group with little █ █ known presence and very few affiliations. MC has had a slow start in █ █ the scene but is doing great! I've had the pleasure of watching their █ █ popularity grow as their NFO grows. I must admit, even I thought MC █ █ would fail in the early stages of its birth, but behind its strong █ █ leader, The Wicked One, it has emerged to be a great group. My rating █ █ for Mindcrash so far is 7.8. They have a great team, with great █ █ leadership and support, they just need to work on their speed and █ █ 'presence.' █ █ █ █▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄█ █ █ █ ▄▄▓▄■▀█▓▄▄▄ ▄▄▓▄■▀ ▀▄ ▀▓▄■ ▄▌ ░ ▄▌ █ █ ▀▀▓▄■ ▓██▌ ■▄█▌ ▀▀▓▄▄ ▓██▌ ▄████▓▀ ▐▄█▌■▀█▄▄▄█ ▄▄▌ ▄ ▀▓▄▄▄▓■▄▄▌ █ █ ░▐▄█▌ ▐█░▌ ▐▓█■ ░▐▄█▌ ▐█░▌ ■▄█▌ ▐█▓▌ ■▄█■ █▀■█▄■■ ■▄█■ ▒▀▀▒▄■ █ █ ▐█▓▌ ▐█░█ █▓█░ ▌▐█▓▌▄▐▓░█ ░ ▐▓█■ ▐█▓ ░▐█▓▌ ▀ ▀■░▐█░▌ ▀ █ █ ▐█▓ ▐█▒█ █▒▓░ ▌▐█▓ ▐▓▒█ ▐ █░██ nU ░▐▓▒█ ▐▓▓█ ░▐▓▒█■▀█▀ █ █ ▐█▒█ ██▒█ ▓▒▓▒ ▌▐▓▒█ ██▒█ ▐ ▓▒▓█ ▄▄░▐▒▒█ ▓█▒█ ▄▄ ▌███ █ █ ▐█▒█ ██░█ ▐▓▒▓ ▌▐▒▒█ ▓▒░█ ▐ ▀░▒█ ▀▀█▄■█▐▓░█ ▀░▓█ ▄▄▄▄▌ █▒▓█ ▄ █ █ ▐█░█ ▐█▄▓▄■░▀▀▀▌▐▓░█ ▐░▄▓▄■ ▀▀███ ░ ▐███▐▒▀▀▀ ▀▓█ ▐▓▀■ ▄░▀░░█ █▄▄█▄■ █ █ ▐█▀▀▀ ▀▄▀▄▄▓░▒▄▀▐▒▀▀▀ ▀▄▀▄▄ █▀▄■▀▀ ▄▀ ▀ ■▀ ▀▀ ░▀▀▓█ █ ▐█▀▒ █ █ ▀ ▐▀ ▀▄▀ ▐▀ ▒▄■▀ ░ m a l i c e c o u r i e r s ▀ ■▀ ▀ █ █ ▀ ▄■ █ █ █ █ My last review will be of MALiCE. MALiCE is one of the strongest █ █ groups in the scene right now, with some of the fastest traders ever, █ █ such as Winterhawk, and 187. MALiCE has been compared to the early days █ █ of RiSC, and is said to have one of the best couriering team ever █ █ assembled. The sheer determination and efficiency of this group has █ █ pushed them to the top, and their popularity grows almost on a daily █ █ basis. █ █ █ █ MALiCE has had a great year so far and is continuing to dominate the █ █ couriering scene among the newest releasers and traders. What I mean by █ █ new is the newly established groups, such as Legacy, Motiv8, and others. █ █ MALiCE doesn't seem to respect other groups, or potential applicants █ █ that much, though. When I entered their channel on an invite, I was █ █ abruptly kicked by Pericles with the reason "And you are...," this █ █ shows me that their rise to startum and dominance over other groups has █ █ gone directly to their heads. In my opinion, this is not a good way to █ █ handle people who are interested in the group. I just don't think they █ █ have respect for people, which is a major problem when recruiting. So, █ █ my rating for MALiCE is a 7. They have great couriering ability, but █ █ lack respect and patience, which, as proven in the past, can be █ █ disasterous. █ █ █ █▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄█ █ █ █ To recap, RiSC has accomplished everything possible, nothing less. █ █ fATE has the potential to rank with the best, they just need to plant █ █ their feet on the groupd, and hold on. RTS is a great group with █ █ tremendous will and awareness towards the scene, hang in there guys! █ █ Mindcrash is slowly rising to the top with great leadership and a well █ █ balanced staff, and MALiCE has one of the best couriering teams in the █ █ scene today, they just need to get over themselves. █ █ █ █ Overall Scores: █ █ --------------- █ █ 1. Request to Send [9.5] █ █ 1. Rise in Superior Couriering [9.5] █ █ 3. Mindcrash [7.8] █ █ 4. Fast Action Trading Exchange [7.5] █ █ 5. Malice [7.0] █ █ █ █▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄█ █ █ █ █ █ NOTE: Some group ANSIs were squeezed to fit our borders. If this really █ █ bothers you... aack, live with it. █ █ █ █ █ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ █▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀█ █ █ █ Author : Blackened █ █ Subject : Dupes, dupes, and more dupes? █ █ █ █▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄█ █▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀█ █ █ █ When a dupe occurs, the group usually gets put down and often █ █ often receives a lot of flak from the public even if the release was a █ █ mistake. Groups that purposely go out of their way to dupe should go █ █ down because they don't deserve to be in the scene. However, if it's a █ █ new group and they do they're own release or rip and didn't know it had █ █ already been released than that's ok it's a mistake and in most cases █ █ the public just gets another chance to get a cool file. As long as the █ █ the group that duped acknowledges their mistake and gives the credit of █ █ the release to the original group, then the group that duped should be █ █ left alone. █ █ █ █ Take for example Domination In Couriering who just duped Legacy. It █ █ was a mistake on our part because we did not know that Legacy already █ █ released a 4 disk rip of CivNet (which still includes the modem play). █ █ I didn't find out about it until 45 minutes after I started offering the █ █ files. We thought we were bettering the scene and we were. The file █ █ was leeched over 250 times. I apologized to individual members of █ █ Legacy and to the whole group. Legacy was quick to forgive us, and █ █ here's a quote from Rebel Chicken in a private conversation we had the █ █ day of the dupe : █ █ █ █ "For all I care, DiC helped the scene. There were a lot of people who █ █ were looking for the 4 disk rip from Legacy, so DiC helped put it back █ █ in circulation. Duping is not good, but it's not THAT BAD either. As █ █ long as you give credit to the original group that released it, then it █ █ is fine with me. I don't see why everyone is going out of their way to █ █ diss DiC." █ █ █ █ If and when a group accidentily dupes don't be so harsh and critical █ █ of them just tell them of their mistake and they'll do just like I did █ █ apologize and acknowledge their error and everyone can move on to more █ █ important stuff, like the next release. If the file that was duped was █ █ popular with the public anyways, then over all that release helped make █ █ a lot of people happy. People who play the game wouldn't really care if █ █ it came from Legacy or DiC, and both versions helped the scene over all. █ █ █ █ In closing, DiC apologizes to any bbs couriers who were nuked for █ █ uploading a dupe. We made a mistake and if it got you nuked off a big █ █ board we are very sorry. Please tell us if we can help you regain your █ █ credits or account. █ █ █ █ █ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ █▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀█ █ █ █ Author : Rebel Chicken █ █ Subject : Hybrid Leaders on WELFARE??? Part Deux! █ █ █ █▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄█ █▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀█ █ █ █ I have learned over the past week that the Hybrid leaders are NOT █ █ leeching off the government of the United States. From my sources, a █ █ Razor member and friend, I have confirmed that at least one of the █ █ Hybrid leaders are leeching off of the Canadian welfare system, NOT the █ █ American government. So all that stuff I said about Bob Dole and Newt █ █ Gingrich turned out to be irrelevant. █ █ █ █ Again, this is all circumstantial and I only have the word of one █ █ person. Even though that person is very trustworthy and reliable, █ █ errors can happen. All I can say is that, if the Hybrid leaders really █ █ are on welfare, they're doing a damn good job of it. █ █ █ █ █ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ █▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀█ █ █ █ Author : Rebel Chicken █ █ Subject : Trouble in MALiCE? █ █ █ █▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄█ █▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀█ █ █ █ The following is an excerpt from MALiCE.TXT : █ █ █ █▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄█ █ █ █ First of all, Darkside left MALiCE, and joined RiSC, supposedly █ █ because of access to LA. The story for Darkside is cut and dry. I █ █ wouldn't call him a traitor or hate him. When we join groups it is a █ █ voluntary thing and we don't pledge our lives or loyalty to one group. █ █ It is kind of like jobs, when you find a better job, you quit your █ █ current job and go on to something better. █ █ █ █ According to sources, Winterhawk wanted to get a list of IP's from █ █ HR (net coord for MALiCE), but he refused to give them to Winterhawk. █ █ Winterhawk wanted the IP #'s so that she can add them to some site and █ █ help Manhunter set-up accounts for people on sites. Whatever dialog █ █ actually occured between HR and Winterhawk is unknown, but Winterhawk █ █ compared HR to a Hitler/dictator. She believed that HR wanted complete █ █ Is, who gets added and so on, and didn't want to share his job or have █ █ any help from her. At this point HR, already being on a brink of █ █ leaving, decided that he had enough and decided to leave. I would like █ █ to repeat : HR was ALREADY tired of the way things were working out for █ █ him in MALiCE and Winterhawk was just a minute reason to leave. █ █ █ █ I would like to say that none of the parties should be blamed for █ █ anything. Winterhawk is more than happy to have HR back in MALiCE, and █ █ HR is NOT joining another group, and MAY get back to MALiCE after he █ █ calms down or there are some changes in MALiCE. █ █ █ █ - Night Hawk █ █ █ █▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄█ █ █ █ █ █ There seems to be a little conflict between members of MALiCE but I █ █ sincerely doubt that would effect the group as a whole. MALiCE is an █ █ incredibly solid group, with good leadership in general. MALiCE has █ █ proven itself to be one of the biggest courier groups even though it is █ █ much younger than many groups. If discipline of members do turn out to █ █ be a major problem for MALiCE, I have complete faith that MALiCE would █ █ then remedy the situation, and would continue to be one of the best and █ █ most efficient of courier groups in the scene. █ █ █ █ █ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ █▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀█ █ █ █ Author : Hitex █ █ Subject : What should it feel like to be a member of a group? █ █ █ █▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄█ █▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀█ █ █ █ I have been complaining about the rise of too many groups for weeks █ █ now. The problem isn't as big any more, probably partially due to the █ █ fact that there are less releases now that the year has ended. I have █ █ seen more and more couriering groups as opposed to release groups, which █ █ I will blame on the fact that it is often harder to coordinate a release █ █ group because there is more to worry about. Note that that in no way █ █ applies to the top couriering groups, who I'm sure have more work on █ █ their hands than release groups. I think that in general, though the █ █ main reason for having so many new groups flourish is that people aren't █ █ satisfied with their current position in a group, or, more specifically, █ █ aren't getting the respect that they expect when they are a part of a █ █ team. So I ask... "What should it feel like to be a member of a █ █ group?" █ █ █ █ When a member applies, he is usually greeted by a not-so-friendly █ █ crowd that somehow feels bigger than him. This is all egos, and I don't █ █ expect that to end, because after all, we're all human. The applicant █ █ will often spend in the range of thirty to sixty minutes waiting to get █ █ the application generator or just a flat out "no" response. If the █ █ applicant was lucky enough to experience the first, he'll promptly fill █ █ out the application and look for someone to send it to. As soon as that █ █ application is sent in, the prospective member has literally signed a █ █ pact saying that he will be dedicated to the specific group. This is █ █ what many group leaders never seem to understand, and is the point where █ █ the member will either serve the group, always feeling lowly, or will █ █ join, feel big for a bit, then run off and make his own group because █ █ he wasn't getting the respect he felt he deserved. █ █ █ █ I'm surprised that I have to say this, but a member is the most █ █ crucial thing to a group. The leadership often doesn't understand that, █ █ and assumes the member to be a slave that must complete his task for █ █ fear of being flogged. A member should have much say in the group. The █ █ only difference between a senior and a member should be that a senior is █ █ there to coordinate, as opposed to a member which is there to provide. █ █ Two completely different jobs, neither of which should take an excessive █ █ precedence over the other. A senior position, if the particular group █ █ even has one, is just a position given to somebody that would like to █ █ coordinate that has much experience in the group, possibly been with it █ █ from the start. What's even worse is when there's a group that has not █ █ just a council, but a Founder, Presidents, Vice Presidents, Seniors, █ █ Head Honchos, Division Honchos, and THEN members, assuming there's █ █ anybody left. I don't know about you, but being a member in that kind █ █ of group wouldn't feel too good. That leads me to believe that it is █ █ often better to be a member in a "normal" group than to be a senior in █ █ one with such a variety of positions. █ █ █ █ A member is a vital person in a group. Members need to get more █ █ respect in the scene, and begin to have a greater say in the activities █ █ of the group. We are often confused when we see members leave groups, █ █ and we assume that the member just wasn't dedicated, but this is often █ █ not the case. To all leaders : put yourselves in the position of a █ █ member sometimes, and think to yourself "If I were this guy, would I be █ █ getting the respect that I need? Would I have any power in what goes on █ █ in the group that I have dedicated myself to?" If either of your █ █ answers is no, it's time to make some changes in the structure of your █ █ group. █ █ █ █ █ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ █▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀█ █ █ █ Author : Akira 7 █ █ Subject : tKLP: Stealing Members █ █ █ █▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄█ █▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀█ █ █ █ I have noticed a certain trend in the scene lately. It is a trend █ █ that is not beneficial for anyone. Stealing members. Now, competition █ █ is good, but this is not. We all know who it is that is on the constant █ █ lookout for suppliers and couriers to steal. In #Legacy, we are always █ █ on the lookout for tKLP. Why? Because everyone knows that the instant █ █ they enter the channel, they will be looking for the best suppliers and █ █ becoming their "Friends." For most of us, these attempts are totally █ █ obvious, but for some of us, we fall into the trap and end up in a █ █ different group. █ █ █ █ I was in #Legacy, minding my own business, when all of a sudden, █ █ tKLP was messaging me saying "Zup Buddy!?" I thought to myslef: "Have I █ █ talked to him before? He's being awful friendly..." Knowing that he █ █ was probably going to ask me to leave Legacy, I played along. He said █ █ "I've heard you're a pretty impressive supplier." And I said "Sure, I █ █ guess so. I supply for Legacy a lot." The next message I received read █ █ as follows: "Could I interest you in a RoR membership?" My answer was a █ █ simple "No." I fear that others, possibly from other groups, will have █ █ a different answer. Unfortunately, if tKLP is the one that's asking, █ █ they'll end up in a group they'd probably rather not be in. █ █ █ █ Everyone knows that this is not the first time tKLP has done this. █ █ It didn't hurt anyone this time, because there's no way in hell that I'd █ █ join RoR. The point is, if your group is not good enough to compete, █ █ don't go stealing other group's suppliers. It's bad sportsmanship, and █ █ it's bad public relations. █ █ █ █▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄█ █ █ █ tKLP, my good friend! I thought you said you never tried to steal any █ █ of our members! You messed with the wrong one this time. Good job!!! █ █ Go RoR! Go RoR! Go RoR!!! █ █ █ █ - Hitex █ █ █ █ █ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ░▄■▀▀ ▄ ▀■▄ ▄ ▀ ▄ ░ ░ ▄ ▓█▌ ■ ▐▓▄ ░▄▄■ ▀ ░ ▄█ ▒ ▓▄▄▄▄▄▄▓▒▒■ ██▄▄░▄▄▄▄▌░▄▄▄▄▓███▓▄▄▄▓███▓▌ ▓█▀▄ ▐▄▄▓ ▄▄▄▓▌░▄▄▄▄▓█▓▒▓▄▀▀▀█ ▓█▓▀▀▀▀▀▀░█ ▓▀▀▀▀▀▓███▓▀▀▀▀▀▀▓███▓▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ██▀█▓▀▀▀▀▀▓████▓▀▀▀▀▌▀█▌ ▒ ▓ ░▀ ▄■▀▀▀■█▓ ▄■▀▀▀■▄ ▀░ ▄■▀▀▀■▄ ▀░▐▓█▄■▀▓▀■ █ ▄■▀▀▀■▄ ▀▄ ▄■▀▀▄ ▐░ ▀░ ░ ░▒ ▐▓▌ ░▓ ▓░ ░▌ ▐▒ ■ ░▀▓ ▓ ▓▌ ▐▓ ▓▌ ▒▌ ▓▀▀▓█▓▀▒ ▐░▌ ▒░░▐░▌ ▄▄▄░▌▐░░ ▒▌ ▐░▌ ▌ ░░ ░▓▌▐░░ ▐█ ▐▒ ░ ▌ █▒▓▐▓▌ ▐▓▌ █ ▐▓▌ ▓▌ ■▀▀▀▀▀ ▐▓▌ ▐▓ ▐░ ▄▒ ▓▓ ▐▓▌ ▓░ ▀▓ ░▓ ▓▓ ▐░▌ ▐▌ ▓░ ▀▓▓▌ ░▓ ░░ ▒█ ▓▀ ▒▄ ▀■▄▄▄■░ ▄ ▀■▄▄▄░▀ ▐▄ ▀■▄▄▄░▀█ ▓▄░░▓▄ ▐▓▄ ▓▄ ▀■▄▄▄░▀ ▄▄ ▀ ▀ ▓▀ ▒ ▓█▓▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▓█▓▄▄▄▄▄▄▓███▓▄▄▄▄▄▄ ▀█▄▄▄▄▄▄▓████▌▄█▓▄▄▄▄▄▄▓███▓▄▄▄▄▄█▓▄▄▄▓██ ▀▀▀▀▀░▀▀▓█████▓▀▀▀▀█ ▀▀▀▀▌ ▀▀▀▀▀███▓▀▀▀▓▌ ▀ ■▄ ░▀▀▀▀▀▌ ▓▀▀▀▀███▀▀▓▀░▓▀ ░▀▀▓▌ ░▀▓▌ ░ ▐▓ ░ ▐▓▀ ▀■▄ ▀■▄▄▌▄ ▄▄■▀ ▄ ■▀ █▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀█ █ █ █ Welcome to Dear Entropy! This is going to be YOUR column that is a █ █ cross between Dear Abby and Dave Berry. The most important part of this █ █ is YOUR participation. If you have ever had a question about the scene, █ █ or just a comment, here's the place! Have you ever wanted to know why █ █ some people do this or that? ASK! We would love to take it to the █ █ extreme for you and we will be happy to research it! I hope you have as █ █ much fun with this as I will! Remember, this is YOUR column! █ █ █ █▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄█ █▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀█ █ █ █ Dear Entropy, █ █ █ █ I am very disappointed in you Entropy. When I get ops in #Ansi, I █ █ feel that I have a job to do. I kick and ban people that I feel are █ █ lame. It doesn't mean that I feel all powerful, it just means that I █ █ have a job to do, and that involves kicking out lamers. Ops is NOT █ █ simply a bunch of pixels as you put it. You can compare Ops to IRCOPs, █ █ it's not just a bunch of pixels either, it gives you power, and I choose █ █ to exercise that power in a legitimate way. If that makes me look like █ █ a pompous ass, then so be it. █ █ █ █ Signed, █ █ █ █ Copernicus █ █ █ █ █ █▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄█ █ █ █ █ █ Dear Copernicus, █ █ █ █ I was not reffering to people that use their "ops" for helping the █ █ channels, but more to the people who are using it to show off to their █ █ friends. People who use it to help other are fine, that is what the ops █ █ are meant for, to keep out the people who would like to make it their █ █ job in life to ruin the fun that others would like to have IRC, or █ █ whatever while you are on IRC =) █ █ █ █ Signed, █ █ █ █ Entropy █ █ █ █▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄█ █ █ █ █ █ Dear Entropy, █ █ █ █ WORSHIP MYSELF??? What the FUCK!!! I don't need no ops to fucking █ █ know I fucking r00l. I don't got no ops in no channels, but I fucking █ █ run a board. I get 0 day shit every fucking day and when people apply █ █ to my board, I already feel good. I log on irc all the time and I just █ █ get hella pissed when I see people who do have ops thinking they are █ █ godly. You want to be godly? I tell you what, I'll let you suck my █ █ dick tonight, and then I'll let you on my 0-day board. █ █ █ █ Signed, █ █ █ █ Dragon Warrior █ █ █ █▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀█ █ █ █ █ █ Dear Dragon Warrior, █ █ █ █ Now why weren't you around when I was writing the column on sysop █ █ powers. Being able to lock out this user or that user for any reason █ █ is mostly likely used to suit your own ego. Being able to choose who █ █ you want and who you don't want is a great power. Isn't that similar to █ █ the power of ops? █ █ █ █ Signed, █ █ █ █ Entropy █ █ █ █ █ █▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀█ █ █ █ Next Week's Topic : AOL on IRC █ █ █ █ Yes we all know by now that AOL has provided a link to the IRC for all █ █ of the AOL'ers to flock to our homes, for months on end, people have █ █ been stereotyping AOL as lame. If you looked at how many bans there are █ █ on aol.com, it is a pitiful sight. Are the bans necessary, are all AOL █ █ people lame? I say no. What is bad about people from another online █ █ service comeing to help spread our warez around and help us? Nothing. █ █ Are we trying to set back the IRC Civilization to that of the early 19th █ █ century of the US? Do we want to place a label on AOL and stereotype █ █ them all? If so, you're an "Idiot". AOL is a cheap and in most cases, █ █ free in all parts around the world. It reaches out to more people than █ █ IRC ever could. By letting AOL expand to IRC, the scene would only be █ █ reaching further heights of greatness because AOL has a lot of users to █ █ reach. Really, isn't that what we all want? To help people who are too █ █ new to help themselves and to spread the names Razor, Legacy, fATE, MC, █ █ and RiSC? I'm not saying that we should all start using AOL, but I'm █ █ saying that we should welcome them to what has been for years "our" █ █ world. █ █ █ █▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄█ █ █ █ █ █ Please E-Mail all responses to an385786@anon.penet.fi. █ █ █ █ █ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ┌──────────────┬─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ THURSDAY │ DECEMBER 21 │ └──────────────┴─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌──────────────┬────┬─────────┬──────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ FILENAME │ D# │ OS:TYPE │ DESCRIPTION │ ├──────────────┼────┼─────────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ DOD-SS01.ZIP │ 43 │ W95:CDR │ Lotus Smart Suites │ │ DODTRIO1.ZIP │ 3 │ W95:CDR │ Trio Communication Suite 95 v5.0a │ │ EW!X95V1.ZIP │ 2 │ W95:DSK │ Microsfot Excel Viewer v7.0 │ │ FRACING1.ZIP │ 6 │ DOS:CDR │ Fatal Racing │ │ OWP5DOD1.ZIP │ 6 │ WFW:CDR │ One-Write Plus v5.0 │ │ PDOLLS01.ZIP │ 18 │ DOS:CDR │ Power Dolls │ │ PWAFSIII.ZIP │ 1 │ W95:DSK │ FailSafe III │ │ PWALSIII.ZIP │ 1 │ W95:DSK │ LanSafe III │ │ RL_GW301.ZIP │ 1 │ DOS:DSK │ GoldWave v3.02 │ │ ROR3DB01.ZIP │ 3 │ DOS:CDR │ Brainiacs : 3D Board Games 2nd Edition │ │ TMWAR-1.ZIP │ 8 │ DOS:CDR │ THIS MEANS WAR! │ └──────────────┴────┴─────────┴──────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌──────────────┬─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ FRIDAY │ DECEMBER 22 │ └──────────────┴─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌──────────────┬────┬─────────┬──────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ FILENAME │ D# │ OS:TYPE │ DESCRIPTION │ ├──────────────┼────┼─────────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ DODNAPR3.ZIP │ 3 │ WFW:DSK │ Navipress v1.1 │ │ DODPROD5.ZIP │ 5 │ DOS:CDR │ PRO CD Prophone 1996 │ │ DODPROWB.ZIP │ 11 │ W95:CDR │ PRO CD Prophone 1996 │ │ GNXW412A.ZIP │ 4 │ DOS:DSK │ Wildcat Pro 95 v4.12 10 Node │ │ GNXWCKIT.ZIP │ 1 │ DOS:DSK │ Wildcat Pro 95 Utility Kit │ │ NRG-CHS4.ZIP │ 4 │ DOS:DSK │ Grandmaster Chess-Tutor & Challenge │ │ RDSSDC20.ZIP │ 20 │ W95:CDR │ Smartsuite Multilanguage Dictionaries │ │ TC-WBD6.ZIP │ 48 │ W95:CDR │ War Birds Draw Professional │ │ UCF-TT2C.ZIP │ 1 │ W95:DSK │ Trashtool v2.0 │ │ WARHAM20.ZIP │ 20 │ DOS:CDR │ Warhammer │ └──────────────┴────┴─────────┴──────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌──────────────┬─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ SATURDAY │ DECEMBER 23 │ └──────────────┴─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌──────────────┬────┬─────────┬──────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ FILENAME │ D# │ OS:TYPE │ DESCRIPTION │ ├──────────────┼────┼─────────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ ALIENV04.ZIP │ 30 │ DOS:CDR │ Alien Virus │ │ CNCCRI01.ZIP │ 34 │ DOS:CDR │ Cricket │ │ LOTUS_02.ZIP │ 38 │ DOS:CDR │ Lotus SmartSuite 96 │ │ PSD-ABU3.ZIP │ 3 │ DOS:CDR │ Abuse │ │ RLX!SLW.ZIP │ 1 │ DOS:DSK │ Sabe LAN Workstation v5.5 │ │ TC-ESY1.ZIP │ 12 │ W95:CDR │ Computing Made Even Easier │ │ TC-JUR1.ZIP │ 2 │ W95:CDR │ Jurassic Multimedia Coloring BOok │ │ UCF-IV95.ZIP │ 1 │ DOS:DSK │ ImageView 95 v1.0 │ └──────────────┴────┴─────────┴──────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌──────────────┬─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ SUNDAY │ DECEMBER 24 │ └──────────────┴─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌──────────────┬────┬─────────┬──────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ FILENAME │ D# │ OS:TYPE │ DESCRIPTION │ ├──────────────┼────┼─────────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ DODVCD53.ZIP │ 53 │ W95:CDR │ Microsoft Visual C++ v4.0 Books Online │ │ DRSTRAC8.ZIP │ 8 │ DOS:CDR │ Intersolv PVCS Tracker v3.0 │ │ L-MMTR01.ZIP │ 23 │ DOS:CDR │ Might and Magic Trilogy │ │ PNC-GLD.ZIP │ 1 │ DOS:CDR │ Glider v4.0 │ │ PWA-TP04.ZIP │ 13 │ WFW:CDR │ TangoPro v3.0 │ │ RTN-HP08.ZIP │ 8 │ DOS:CDR │ Hewlett-Packard Printing System v2.0 │ │ SLT-2F44.ZIP │ 4 │ DOS:CDR │ 2 Fast 4 U │ │ SOL-MOTE.ZIP │ 1 │ OS2:DSK │ Master of the Empire │ │ TC-PR1.ZIP │ 1 │ DOS:DSK │ Planning Your Retirement │ └──────────────┴────┴─────────┴──────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌──────────────┬─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ MONDAY │ DECEMBER 25 │ └──────────────┴─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌──────────────┬────┬─────────┬──────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ FILENAME │ D# │ OS:TYPE │ DESCRIPTION │ ├──────────────┼────┼─────────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ BATMAN01.ZIP │ 24 │ DOS:CDR │ The adventures of Batmab and Robin │ │ DB-BF3.ZIP │ 3 │ DOS:CDR │ BigFocus Professional │ │ DODARC08.ZIP │ 8 │ W95:CDR │ Arcsolo Backup v1.0 │ │ DODHJS14.ZIP │ 16 │ W95:CDR │ Hijaak Graphics Suite │ │ PLC_HOU2.ZIP │ 2 │ DOS:DSK │ HI-Octane Track Addon │ │ PNT-SPI5.ZIP │ 5 │ W95:CDR │ InContext Spider v1.1 │ │ PPRO951B.ZIP │ 2 │ W95:DSK │ Prime Pro v1.0 │ │ RLX!DMM1.ZIP │ 3 │ DOS:DSK │ DM/Manager Version v01.01.0228 │ │ RORRED01.ZIP │ 42 │ DOS:CDR │ Redshift 2 Multimedia Astronomy │ │ WINCIM21.ZIP │ 1 │ W95:DSK │ Wincim v2.01 │ └──────────────┴────┴─────────┴──────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌──────────────┬─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ TUESDAY │ DECEMBER 26 │ └──────────────┴─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌──────────────┬────┬─────────┬──────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ FILENAME │ D# │ OS:TYPE │ DESCRIPTION │ ├──────────────┼────┼─────────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ AMF-BL55.ZIP │ 1 │ DOS:DSK │ Blanker v5.5 │ │ COPNFL36.ZIP │ 48 │ DOS:CDR │ NFL ProLeague Football │ │ DESKTOY2.ZIP │ 2 │ W95:DSK │ Desktop Toys │ │ DODPOF33.ZIP │ 52 │ DOS:CDR │ Am Jur Proof of Facts │ │ GA-RH955.ZIP │ 5 │ W95:CDR │ RoboHELP 95 │ │ L-BASSFC.ZIP │ 1 │ W95:CDR │ Bass Fishing Classics │ │ PHA!CORE.ZIP │ 1 │ DOS:DSK │ SoftPEG │ │ PIL-3DZZ.ZIP │ 27 │ DOS:CDR │ 3D Studio for Beginners │ │ PWAFMORF.ZIP │ 1 │ DOS:DSK │ Free Morph v1.0 │ │ SLT-XMS2.ZIP │ 1 │ DOS:DSK │ Terror in Christmas Town 2 │ └──────────────┴────┴─────────┴──────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌──────────────┬─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ WEDNESDAY │ DECEMBER 27 │ └──────────────┴─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌──────────────┬────┬─────────┬──────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ FILENAME │ D# │ OS:TYPE │ DESCRIPTION │ ├──────────────┼────┼─────────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ COMM66R.ZIP │ 1 │ DOS:DSK │ Commo v6.60 │ │ DMN-SWNT.ZIP │ 1 │ WNT:CDR │ Sweep │ │ DMN-SWWN.ZIP │ 1 │ DOS:CDR │ Sweep │ │ NE-COXAL.ZIP │ 1 │ DOS:DSK │ IBM Concorde Xal │ │ PNC-MSG.ZIP │ 1 │ WFW:DSK │ Motorola Message Connect │ │ PNCPAPKD.ZIP │ 1 │ DOS:DSK │ Plug and Play Kit │ │ PNCPAPKW.ZIP │ 1 │ WFW:DSK │ Plug and Play Kit │ │ PNT-PP4.ZIP │ 4 │ WFW:CDR │ Power Pager v2.6 │ │ PRHDOD33.ZIP │ 33 │ W95:CDR │ Print House │ │ PST-SICE.ZIP │ 1 │ DOS:DSK │ Soft-Ice v2.80 │ │ PWADEV03.ZIP │ 3 │ WFW:CDR │ Develop Yourself! │ │ PWAON32A.ZIP │ 11 │ DOS:CDR │ FTP OnNet32 Enterprise Application Suite │ │ S!DN1403.ZIP │ 3 │ DOS:CDR │ Dos Navigator II v1.40 │ │ STORE21.ZIP │ 27 │ DOS:CDR │ Sure │ └──────────────┴────┴─────────┴──────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌──────────────┬─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ THURSDAY │ DECEMBER 28 │ └──────────────┴─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌──────────────┬────┬─────────┬──────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ FILENAME │ D# │ OS:TYPE │ DESCRIPTION │ ├──────────────┼────┼─────────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ AMF-END3.ZIP │ 3 │ W95:CDR │ Endorfun │ │ DMN-MSS2.ZIP │ 2 │ WFW:CDR │ Masterpiece SS & Christmas Pack │ │ DODCF307.ZIP │ 36 │ W95:CDR │ Corel Flow v3.0 │ │ DODPOF52.ZIP │ 52 │ WFW:CDR │ Am Jur Proof of Facts on LawDesk │ │ KKK-MCDL.ZIP │ 1 │ WFW:DSK │ Mariah Carey SS │ │ KKKSASS2.ZIP │ 2 │ WFW:DSK │ Globalink Spanish Assistant │ │ NRG-SWED.ZIP │ 17 │ DOS:CDR │ Sensible World of Soccer │ │ PWACDS06.ZIP │ 6 │ WFW:CDR │ Client Data System v3.10 StandAlone │ │ PWACDSN2.ZIP │ 2 │ WFW:CDR │ Client Data System v3.10 Network │ │ PWACDSW5.ZIP │ 5 │ WFW:CDR │ Client Data System v2.10 │ │ RBS-NOV3.ZIP │ 3 │ DOS:DSK │ Novanet 50 USER License Backup │ │ RORP4-05.ZIP │ 15 │ W95:CDR │ Fractal Design Painter v4.0 │ │ SOL-WX11.ZIP │ 1 │ WFW:DSK │ IBM Secure Web Explorer v1.1 │ │ TC-LAW9.ZIP │ 10 │ W95:CDR │ Windows 95 Personal Lawyer │ │ TC-SLS9.ZIP │ 15 │ W95:CDR │ Sticker and LAbel │ │ TNTGL52B.ZIP │ 2 │ WFW:DSK │ Glink v5.2 │ │ TWGPTS04.ZIP │ 11 │ DOS:CDR │ PTS-Dos 6.51 Source Code │ │ VTXCRI13.ZIP │ 16 │ DOS:CDR │ EA Sports Cricket │ └──────────────┴────┴─────────┴──────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌──────────────┬─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ FRIDAY │ DECEMBER 29 │ └──────────────┴─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌──────────────┬────┬─────────┬──────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ FILENAME │ D# │ OS:TYPE │ DESCRIPTION │ ├──────────────┼────┼─────────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ DMN-INL2.ZIP │ 2 │ W95:DSK │ InocuLAN │ │ DMN-L4W5.ZIP │ 5 │ WFW:CDR │ Listen │ │ DMN-PTS3.ZIP │ 3 │ WFW:DSK │ Phoenix Telephony Suite │ │ IND-BDE5.ZIP │ 5 │ W95:CDR │ Borland Database Engine v2.0 │ │ MW295R15.ZIP │ 15 │ W95:CDR │ Mech Warrior 2 │ │ PASCL-7.ZIP │ 7 │ OS2:CDR │ Speed-PASCAL/2 │ │ RBS-GC21.ZIP │ 21 │ DOS:CDR │ Galactic Civilizations 2 │ │ SC2KOS2C.ZIP │ 3 │ OS2:DSK │ Sim City 2000 │ │ SPD!NM2.ZIP │ 2 │ W95:DSK │ NCSA Mosaic v2.1 │ │ WC!CTHS3.ZIP │ 3 │ WFW:DSK │ CanTax T1 Headstart 1996 │ │ XARA-2.ZIP │ 3 │ WFW:DSK │ Corel Xara v1.1 │ └──────────────┴────┴─────────┴──────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌──────────────┬─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ SATURDAY │ DECEMBER 30 │ └──────────────┴─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌──────────────┬────┬─────────┬──────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ FILENAME │ D# │ OS:TYPE │ DESCRIPTION │ ├──────────────┼────┼─────────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ DODFPRO3.ZIP │ 3 │ W95:DSK │ Claris Filemaker Pro v3.0 │ │ PNT-EEW3.ZIP │ 3 │ DOS:DSK │ EXTRA! Extended v3.4 │ │ PWACP35F.ZIP │ 6 │ WFW:DSK │ Conversion Plus v3.5a │ │ PWACSW03.ZIP │ 3 │ WFW:DSK │ City Streets for Windows v3.12 │ │ PWADVCO5.ZIP │ 5 │ WFW:CDR │ Denver, Colorado Map │ │ PWASC224.ZIP │ 1 │ WFW:DSK │ System Commander v2.24 │ │ QKPKPRO4.ZIP │ 4 │ WFW:DSK │ QuickPak Pro v4.0 │ │ TC-NDL12.ZIP │ 53 │ W95:CDR │ Nickelodeon Directors Lab │ │ TC-PC2.ZIP │ 2 │ OS2:DSK │ PC Configurator │ │ TC-PCWN2.ZIP │ 2 │ W95:DSK │ PC Configurator │ │ TEETIME1.ZIP │ 3 │ WFW:DSK │ Tee Time │ │ VFWDK11.ZIP │ 11 │ WFW:CDR │ Microsoft Video Development Kit │ └──────────────┴────┴─────────┴──────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌──────────────┬─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ SUNDAY │ DECEMBER 31 │ └──────────────┴─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌──────────────┬────┬─────────┬──────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ FILENAME │ D# │ OS:TYPE │ DESCRIPTION │ ├──────────────┼────┼─────────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ ICUDEMO.ZIP │ 1 │ DOS:DSK │ Lan Intensive Care │ │ IPL-REB6.ZIP │ 6 │ WFW:CDR │ Rebel Moon │ │ PNC-KDC1.ZIP │ 6 │ WFW:CDR │ Key Design Center 3D │ │ RANX-PF.ZIP │ 1 │ W95:DSK │ Pink Floyd SS │ │ RB55-7.ZIP │ 7 │ W95:CDR │ Base v5.5 │ └──────────────┴────┴─────────┴──────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌──────────────┬─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ MONDAY │ JANUARY 1 │ └──────────────┴─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌──────────────┬────┬─────────┬──────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ FILENAME │ D# │ OS:TYPE │ DESCRIPTION │ ├──────────────┼────┼─────────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ DPH2H23.ZIP │ 23 │ DOS:CDR │ Dawn Patrol Head to Head │ │ PWA-CDQS.ZIP │ 1 │ WFW:DSK │ CD-QuickShare v1.0 │ │ RLX!AW02.ZIP │ 3 │ W95:DSK │ Alphaworld │ │ SOL-PCW6.ZIP │ 6 │ W95:CDR │ IBM Personal Communication v4.1 │ └──────────────┴────┴─────────┴──────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌──────────────┬─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ TUESDAY │ JANUARY 2 │ └──────────────┴─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌──────────────┬────┬─────────┬──────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ FILENAME │ D# │ OS:TYPE │ DESCRIPTION │ ├──────────────┼────┼─────────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ MSQJAW3.ZIP │ 3 │ OS2:DSK │ Just Add Warp │ │ TC-ICS04.ZIP │ 4 │ WFW:DSK │ IBM AS/400 Communications Suite │ │ TC-MAX1.ZIP │ 2 │ OS2:DSK │ Maximus v3.01 │ └──────────────┴────┴─────────┴──────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌──────────────┬─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ WEDNESDAY │ JANUARY 3 │ └──────────────┴─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌──────────────┬────┬─────────┬──────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ FILENAME │ D# │ OS:TYPE │ DESCRIPTION │ ├──────────────┼────┼─────────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ DMN-SND6.ZIP │ 6 │ W95:CDR │ Doonesbury Election Game : Campaign'96 │ │ DODSM205.ZIP │ 1 │ WFW:DSK │ Samplitude Studio v2.05 │ │ L-WETL22.ZIP │ 22 │ DOS:CDR │ Wetlands │ │ NRG-PHTH.ZIP │ 17 │ DOS:CDR │ Mystic Midway : Phantom Express │ │ PDX7-03.ZIP │ 23 │ W95:CDR │ Paradox v7.0 │ │ TC-VIRT.ZIP │ 1 │ DOS:DSK │ Virtual Reality Playhouse │ │ TSCCYAG3.ZIP │ 3 │ DOS:DSK │ CyberAgent SDK │ └──────────────┴────┴─────────┴──────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌──────────────┬─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ THURSDAY │ JANUARY 4 │ └──────────────┴─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌──────────────┬────┬─────────┬──────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ FILENAME │ D# │ OS:TYPE │ DESCRIPTION │ ├──────────────┼────┼─────────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ 4KODABCO.ZIP │ 15 │ W95:CDR │ Dance with ABC │ │ COPSFX7.ZIP │ 7 │ W95:CDR │ Delrina WinFaxPro for NetWorks v4.1 │ │ DN-UR964.ZIP │ 4 │ DOS:CDR │ Unnecessary Roughness '96 │ │ DODLFS7.ZIP │ 7 │ DOS:CDR │ Alcom Lanfax Server System v2.15 │ │ L-NFCC01.ZIP │ 17 │ DOS:CDR │ Nick Faldo's Championship Challenge │ │ NFSICEA2.ZIP │ 2 │ DOS:CDR │ Everest : Iceman's Apprentice │ │ PDX7-23.ZIP │ 23 │ W95:CDR │ Paradox v7.0 │ │ PMP40B.ZIP │ 1 │ OS2:DSK │ PM Patrol v4.0b │ │ PMPN200B.ZIP │ 1 │ OS2:DSK │ PM PostNotes v2.00a │ │ PNT-HDDB.ZIP │ 1 │ DOS:DSK │ HotDocs DataBase Connection v3.0 │ │ PNT-L95B.ZIP │ 2 │ W95:DSK │ LANtastic │ │ PWA-PFA5.ZIP │ 5 │ W95:CDR │ Peachtree First Accounting v2.0 │ │ PWAFOSS4.ZIP │ 4 │ W95:DSK │ FormulaOne SpreedSheet │ │ PWARCADE.ZIP │ 1 │ DOS:DSK │ Power Aracade │ │ RBS-AX18.ZIP │ 18 │ W95:CDR │ Accent Professional Multilangual v2.0 │ │ RORPLT01.ZIP │ 36 │ DOS:CDR │ The Planets │ │ SOL-MR2R.ZIP │ 1 │ OS2:DSK │ MR/2 ICE v.99g : I-net Email Client │ └──────────────┴────┴─────────┴──────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌──────────────┬─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ FRIDAY │ JANUARY 5 │ └──────────────┴─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌──────────────┬────┬─────────┬──────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ FILENAME │ D# │ OS:TYPE │ DESCRIPTION │ ├──────────────┼────┼─────────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ CHECKIT4.ZIP │ 1 │ WFW:DSK │ Checkit Pro v4.0 │ │ DMN-INT3.ZIP │ 3 │ WNT:DSK │ InocuLAN │ │ DMN-NAV2.ZIP │ 2 │ WNT:DSK │ Symantec NAV │ │ DODCPT40.ZIP │ 40 │ W95:CDR │ Corel Picture Painter v6.0 │ │ DODSAWPL.ZIP │ 1 │ W95:DSK │ Software Audio Workshop Plus v1.6 │ │ IBMARC5.ZIP │ 5 │ W95:CDR │ Arcade Fly Games │ │ L-MGAME4.ZIP │ 4 │ W95:CDR │ Mind Games Entertainment Pack │ │ OG-AWC01.ZIP │ 1 │ W95:DSK │ Adobe WorkCenter v1.1 │ │ PWAANYN5.ZIP │ 5 │ DOS:DSK │ IBM AnyNet Sockets v2.0.2 │ │ PWAKAI33.ZIP │ 3 │ W95:CDR │ KAI Power Tools v3.0 │ │ PWAMFS2.ZIP │ 2 │ W95:DSK │ Mobile FileSync │ │ PWASCMK.ZIP │ 1 │ WFW:DSK │ Soft Concert : Midi Karaoke v1.0 │ │ SGW28.ZIP │ 28 │ DOS:CDR │ Strategy Games │ │ SOL-XIT2.ZIP │ 1 │ OS2:DSK │ Xit v2.0 │ │ SP95-3.ZIP │ 3 │ W95:DSK │ SuperPrint v4.0 │ │ TC-PF7.ZIP │ 7 │ W95:CDR │ AFP PST/2 v2.0 CSD-Microsoft │ │ TRN-AHS.ZIP │ 1 │ OS2:DSK │ AHS Solitaire I │ └──────────────┴────┴─────────┴──────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌──────────────┬─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ SATURDAY │ JANUARY 6 │ └──────────────┴─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌──────────────┬────┬─────────┬──────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ FILENAME │ D# │ OS:TYPE │ DESCRIPTION │ ├──────────────┼────┼─────────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ F8BROC04.ZIP │ 4 │ W95:CDR │ My Advanced Brochures │ │ LC-VST2.ZIP │ 2 │ W95:DSK │ Vesta Plus │ │ OBS-EXX4.ZIP │ 4 │ W95:CDR │ Extruder v4.1 │ │ PWAAWB88.ZIP │ 89 │ WNT:CDR │ Animatek World Builder │ │ PWAWMHSM.ZIP │ 1 │ WNT:DSK │ Watermark's Enterprise HMS │ │ SCS-PIM8.ZIP │ 8 │ DOS:DSK │ X-Space's Picmaps 1 : Material Library │ │ TC-IMS02.ZIP │ 2 │ WFW:DSK │ IMS Client Server Toolkit │ │ TC-VCW03.ZIP │ 3 │ W95:DSK │ Video Craft v3.0 │ │ TWL-SUR1.ZIP │ 3 │ W95:DSK │ Surecom v1.1 │ │ VEL-ASS6.ZIP │ 6 │ DOS:CDR │ All-Star Sports Collection │ └──────────────┴────┴─────────┴──────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌──────────────┬─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ SUNDAY │ JANUARY 7 │ └──────────────┴─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌──────────────┬────┬─────────┬──────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ FILENAME │ D# │ OS:TYPE │ DESCRIPTION │ ├──────────────┼────┼─────────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ DOD95R3B.ZIP │ 2 │ W95:DSK │ Remove-It v3.0 │ │ DODMICW4.ZIP │ 4 │ WFW:CDR │ MCSC Challenge Interactive │ │ DSG_FX17.ZIP │ 17 │ DOS:CDR │ Freex │ │ EM11PWA7.ZIP │ 7 │ DOS:CDR │ Emissary Office v1.1 │ │ EXCD595L.ZIP │ 12 │ W95:CDR │ Hummingbird Exceed v5.0 │ │ FMPWA-2.ZIP │ 2 │ DOS:DSK │ FastMove v1.01 │ │ HF-POBJF.ZIP │ 15 │ WFW:CDR │ Oracle Power Objects v1.0.12 │ │ IND-EN2.ZIP │ 1 │ WFW:DSK │ Enote v2.0 │ │ PNT-EA2H.ZIP │ 8 │ WNT:CDR │ Explore Anywhere v2.0 │ │ PWAMAX5.ZIP │ 5 │ W95:CDR │ Maximizer v3.0 │ │ PWAPA01.ZIP │ 5 │ W95:CDR │ PharmAssist │ └──────────────┴────┴─────────┴──────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌──────────────┬─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ MONDAY │ JANUARY 8 │ └──────────────┴─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌──────────────┬────┬─────────┬──────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ FILENAME │ D# │ OS:TYPE │ DESCRIPTION │ ├──────────────┼────┼─────────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ 4KOF&GD9.ZIP │ 9 │ WFW:CDR │ Fun and Games Deluxe │ │ DODRE3DE.ZIP │ 5 │ WNT:CDR │ Realsoft Real 3-D v3.3 │ │ FCS-FDC7.ZIP │ 7 │ DOS:CDR │ Full Destruction │ │ HF-POBJO.ZIP │ 15 │ WFW:CDR │ Oracle Power │ │ IND-DC8.ZIP │ 8 │ WFW:CDR │ DataCad Pro v5.05 │ │ PNT-NC5.ZIP │ 5 │ OS2:CDR │ Netcomber │ │ PNTDB95L.ZIP │ 12 │ W95:DSK │ DB/2 Server v2.1 │ │ TI'MAJ4.ZIP │ 4 │ W95:CDR │ Math Ace Junior │ │ TILTCD32.ZIP │ 32 │ DOS:DSK │ Tilt! │ │ TMNMHDPK.ZIP │ 1 │ W95:CDR │ MS Holiday Pack │ │ ULC-PHS1.ZIP │ 9 │ WFW:CDR │ Physics │ │ VIR-ENV6.ZIP │ 6 │ WNT:CDR │ Envelope v1.1 │ └──────────────┴────┴─────────┴──────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌──────────────┬─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ TUESDAY │ JANUARY 9 │ └──────────────┴─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌──────────────┬────┬─────────┬──────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ FILENAME │ D# │ OS:TYPE │ DESCRIPTION │ ├──────────────┼────┼─────────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ DMN-ADK6.ZIP │ 6 │ W95:DSK │ MS Access Developers Kit 95 │ │ IND-CW4.ZIP │ 4 │ WFW:CDR │ CodeWright v3.1 │ │ IND-EBN.ZIP │ 1 │ WFW:CDR │ Birthday News │ │ IND-EM5.ZIP │ 5 │ WFW:CDR │ Mainfram v4.1 │ │ L-CCHSS3.ZIP │ 3 │ W95:CDR │ Championship Chess │ │ N3ANSM-1.ZIP │ 8 │ WFW:CDR │ Computer Based Training │ │ PWAHACS2.ZIP │ 2 │ WFW:DSK │ HyperAccess v2.10 │ │ SCSRZR24.ZIP │ 4 │ W95:cdr │ Razor II │ │ TC-PROBE.ZIP │ 1 │ DOS:DSK │ Analyst/Probe v3.5 │ └──────────────┴────┴─────────┴──────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌──────────────┬─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ WEDNESDAY │ JANUARY 10 │ └──────────────┴─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌──────────────┬────┬─────────┬──────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ FILENAME │ D# │ OS:TYPE │ DESCRIPTION │ ├──────────────┼────┼─────────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ DODBC561.ZIP │ 61 │ W95:CDR │ BORLAND C++ v5.0 │ │ IND-HDK3.ZIP │ 3 │ WFW:DSK │ HyperText Development Kit v2.0 │ │ PNC-3DW1.ZIP │ 3 │ DOS:CDR │ 3D-Ware v2.0 │ │ PWA754_3.ZIP │ 3 │ DOS:DSK │ Dr.Solomon's Anti-Virus Toolkit │ │ PWAINTC3.ZIP │ 3 │ W95:DSK │ Internet Coach for Netscape │ │ RANGERSS.ZIP │ 1 │ W95:DSK │ Power Rangers SS │ │ RORLMN24.ZIP │ 24 │ W95:CDR │ The Lords of Midnight │ │ SDM-SL13.ZIP │ 13 │ WFW:CDR │ Stylus Lingvo Office │ │ TAHDICT4.ZIP │ 4 │ WFW:CDR │ The American Heritage Dictionary │ │ UCFUNP5.ZIP │ 5 │ DOS:DSK │ Unprotect Pro v1019-1408 │ └──────────────┴────┴─────────┴──────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌──────────────┬─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ THURSDAY │ JANUARY 11 │ └──────────────┴─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌──────────────┬────┬─────────┬──────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ FILENAME │ D# │ OS:TYPE │ DESCRIPTION │ ├──────────────┼────┼─────────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ COPSGL2.ZIP │ 2 │ WFW:DSK │ Goldmine │ │ DODRFX7.ZIP │ 7 │ WNT:CDR │ Real 3D v3.3 │ │ L-BUTT29.ZIP │ 29 │ DOS:CDR │ Beavis & Butt-head in Virtual Stupidity │ │ LSPDEV11.ZIP │ 1 │ DOS:DSK │ ER-View Version v1.1 Enhanced │ │ NRG-BEX1.ZIP │ 5 │ WFW:DSK │ Arcada Backup Exec v7.01a │ │ PNT-INC2.ZIP │ 2 │ W95:DSK │ Incorporate │ │ PNT-WLC2.ZIP │ 2 │ WFW:DSK │ Wonderlink Client │ │ RBS-DDE7.ZIP │ 7 │ WFW:CDR │ DataDirect Explorer v1.0 │ │ REFLE5.ZIP │ 5 │ WFW:CDR │ Reflection 1 │ │ VCR_BT09.ZIP │ 9 │ WFW:CDR │ BigTop Interactive │ └──────────────┴────┴─────────┴──────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌──────────────┬─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ FRIDAY │ JANUARY 12 │ └──────────────┴─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌──────────────┬────┬─────────┬──────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ FILENAME │ D# │ OS:TYPE │ DESCRIPTION │ ├──────────────┼────┼─────────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ EDG-SPR3.ZIP │ 7 │ WFW:CDR │ SuperPrint v4.0 │ │ EOD-CCX3.ZIP │ 3 │ DOS:DSK │ Chewy │ │ GOD-NAM3.ZIP │ 3 │ WFW:DSK │ Namease v1.0 │ │ PONGWN95.ZIP │ 1 │ W95:DSK │ Pong │ │ PSH-HB26.ZIP │ 27 │ WFW:CDR │ Familly Health Book v1.30 │ │ PWAIAC10.ZIP │ 10 │ WFW:CDR │ Internet with an Accent │ │ T96-VGT.ZIP │ 29 │ WFW:CDR │ Graph Vision │ │ TC-W3D35.ZIP │ 35 │ WFW:CDR │ Asymetrix Web 3D v1.0 │ │ TMNHSCI5.ZIP │ 9 │ WFW:CDR │ HSC Interactive │ │ TRIO2.ZIP │ 2 │ WFW:DSK │ Trio Fax v5.0 │ └──────────────┴────┴─────────┴──────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌──────────────┬─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ SATURDAY │ JANUARY 13 │ └──────────────┴─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌──────────────┬────┬─────────┬──────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ FILENAME │ D# │ OS:TYPE │ DESCRIPTION │ ├──────────────┼────┼─────────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ DODQB07.ZIP │ 7 │ WFW:CDR │ QuickBooks Pro 1996 │ │ DRE-NET3.ZIP │ 4 │ DOS:DSK │ Microforum's Internet Connection │ │ L-TNDCD4.ZIP │ 4 │ DOS:CDR │ Tornado v1.0e │ │ LSPD-DI3.ZIP │ 3 │ WFW:DSK │ Digital Ink │ │ LSPD-ME.ZIP │ 1 │ WFW:DSK │ Magic Enchantments SS │ │ PNC-MDL.ZIP │ 1 │ WFW:DSK │ Miami Dolphins SS │ │ PWA-LTB3.ZIP │ 3 │ WFW:DSK │ LivingTrust Builder v4.0 │ │ SOL-MES2.ZIP │ 2 │ OS2:DSK │ Mesa/2 v2.1 Spreadsheet │ │ TGFLUG34.ZIP │ 34 │ WFW:CDR │ Links386 Pro Golf │ │ TMNHSCI9.ZIP │ 9 │ WFW:CDR │ HSC Interactive │ │ UCFACR15.ZIP │ 15 │ WFW:CDR │ Adobe Acrobat Exchange v2.1 │ └──────────────┴────┴─────────┴──────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌──────────────┬─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ SUNDAY │ JANUARY 14 │ └──────────────┴─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌──────────────┬────┬─────────┬──────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ FILENAME │ D# │ OS:TYPE │ DESCRIPTION │ ├──────────────┼────┼─────────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ GOD-49R2.ZIP │ 2 │ WFW:DSK │ NFL Team SS │ │ M8DIG-29.ZIP │ 37 │ WFW:CDR │ The Dig │ │ SOLDAPIZ.ZIP │ 39 │ OS2:CDR │ IBM Dapie Package │ │ TC-TAX05.ZIP │ 5 │ WFW:CDR │ TurboTax │ │ TI-TB423.ZIP │ 23 │ WFW:CDR │ Twin Bridge Multilingual Series v4.0 │ │ VCR_EM17.ZIP │ 17 │ WFW:CDR │ Edmark Sales Pack Deal │ │ VIA-CK24.ZIP │ 24 │ WFW:CDR │ Cinema │ └──────────────┴────┴─────────┴──────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌──────────────┬─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ MONDAY │ JANUARY 15 │ └──────────────┴─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌──────────────┬────┬─────────┬──────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ FILENAME │ D# │ OS:TYPE │ DESCRIPTION │ ├──────────────┼────┼─────────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ DODW3M45.ZIP │ 45 │ WFW:CDR │ Word Pro 96 Multilingual │ │ ERXPWA4.ZIP │ 4 │ WFW:DSK │ ERwin/ERX v2.5 │ │ KRYAB825.ZIP │ 25 │ WFW:CDR │ Abalon │ │ LKCCHK41.ZIP │ 1 │ DOS:DSK │ Check v4.1 │ │ PLC_CRE6.ZIP │ 6 │ DOS:CDR │ Creation │ │ PNT-LR2.ZIP │ 2 │ WFW:DSK │ LAN Remote v3.1.1 │ │ RZMP!DM8.ZIP │ 8 │ W95:CDR │ ClanTech Data Manager Plus │ │ VIA-BL06.ZIP │ 6 │ WFW:CDR │ The Holy Bible v2.0 │ │ VIA-T201.ZIP │ 1 │ WFW:DSK │ T2 : Limited SS │ │ XFRW8.ZIP │ 8 │ WFW:CDR │ Reflection 4c │ └──────────────┴────┴─────────┴──────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌──────────────┬─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ TUESDAY │ JANUARY 16 │ └──────────────┴─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌──────────────┬────┬─────────┬──────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ FILENAME │ D# │ OS:TYPE │ DESCRIPTION │ ├──────────────┼────┼─────────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ AT-IMKS3.ZIP │ 3 │ W95:CDR │ Immortal Klowns │ │ M-FCOLR2.ZIP │ 2 │ W95:DSK │ Flying Colors │ │ MPCN3206.ZIP │ 6 │ WFW:CDR │ MicroSoft Mail PC Networks v3.2 │ │ PWAIE116.ZIP │ 1 │ WFW:DSK │ InterEcho v1.16 │ │ TI'7MOD3.ZIP │ 3 │ WFW:DSK │ CNE Quizer │ │ ULC-CK41.ZIP │ 4 │ WFW:DSK │ CheckIt v4.0 │ └──────────────┴────┴─────────┴──────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌──────────────┬─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ WEDNESDAY │ JANUARY 17 │ └──────────────┴─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌──────────────┬────┬─────────┬──────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ FILENAME │ D# │ OS:TYPE │ DESCRIPTION │ ├──────────────┼────┼─────────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ ACE-PT17.ZIP │ 17 │ W95:CDR │ PeachTree Accounting v3.5 │ │ ARC-SA15.ZIP │ 15 │ WFW:CDR │ Arcade America Scenario Add-On │ │ CCG-MSG7.ZIP │ 7 │ WFW:CDR │ Microsoft Golf │ │ DN_DTO03.ZIP │ 3 │ WFW:DSK │ Day Time Organizer │ │ DODHF31D.ZIP │ 4 │ WFW:DSK │ HotFax │ │ DODHF95E.ZIP │ 5 │ WNT:DSK │ HotFax │ │ DODZPIT2.ZIP │ 2 │ W95:DSK │ Vertisoft Zip-It! │ │ ETC_CC24.ZIP │ 4 │ WFW:CDR │ Corel CD Creator v2.0 │ │ L-PB4000.ZIP │ 1 │ DOS:CDR │ Pinball 4000 │ │ LANDIST8.ZIP │ 8 │ OS2:CDR │ Lan Distance │ │ RBSBOF5.ZIP │ 5 │ WFW:DSK │ Behavior-Outcome Feedback v2.03 │ │ RBSHSW3.ZIP │ 3 │ WFW:DSK │ HelpStar v3.2 │ │ RORTMG01.ZIP │ 15 │ WFW:CDR │ Timegate : Knight's Chase │ │ SPDUDE-4.ZIP │ 4 │ DOS:CDR │ Space Dude │ │ TO-DAOS5.ZIP │ 5 │ WFW:CDR │ Microsoft Data Access Objects │ │ TUB-ABS6.ZIP │ 6 │ WFW:CDR │ AirBorne Express Shipping Software │ │ VIA-BK02.ZIP │ 2 │ WFW:DSK │ Brother's Keeper v5.2 │ │ WBS101E4.ZIP │ 4 │ WFW:CDR │ McAfee's Web Scan 101x2 │ └──────────────┴────┴─────────┴──────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ │ │ │ │ Hitex : Editor │ │ Rebel Chicken : Editor │ │ │ │ Xenon : Coder/Musician │ │ RATM : WebSite │ │ Cryptic : Art Design │ │ │ │ Akira 7 : Writer │ │ Demonic : Writer │ │ Entropy : Writer │ │ Manic : Writer │ │ Trite : Writer │ │ │ │ │ │ Blackened : Guest Writer │ │ │ │ WebSite : http://www.shu.edu/~importmi/rcn │ │ E-Mail : AN385786@ANON.PENET.FI │ │ │ │ │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘