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From: BOB BREED Number: 8893
To: VINCE CHIARO Date: 12/09/93 1:54p
Subj: KODAK PHOTOCD Refer: NONE
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VC> does anyone have any experience with Kodak Photo CD on their CD ROM
VC> drive? What program is needed to view the images and how much does it
VC> cost to get film developed onto PhotoCD?
I have the CD titled "Kodak Photo CD -- Access Software &
Photo Sampler." It is probably the most common of the photo
series -- often on sale for around $10.00
It runs under windows, and installs about 1.6 megs of files
on your HD when you run the 'setup' program.
This disk has 24 test images. They are in a format with a .PCD
extention. These images are huge!! The smallest one is 3.5 megs,
the largest is 5.7 megs. (This explains why Kodak only gets 100
pictures per CD Disk.) The images are strange, as they are
displayed in different sizes from the editing program --
Something like a true-type font.
When you run the program, you get a choice of which size to
display the picture. The choices are:
Size Pixels(?) Sceen Size Memory Req'd.
Wallet 128x192 1-3/4 x 3" 2.5MB
Snapshot 256x384 3-3/4 x 4 3.0MB
Std 512x768 7 x 4 7.5MB
The Snapshot and Std modes give a wider screen, but all of
the picture doesn't appear. You have to scroll down with the
mouse. There is also two larger sizes that I can't display since
I don't have enough memory. (Large requires 15 megs, and poster
requires 30 megs. This memory is ram + swap file.)
The editing software allows you to 'save' the image in
several formats: BMP, EPS, PCX, RIFF, TIFF, WMF. (No GIF) When
you save the file, it only requires about 350-400 k of space --
much like any other image.
This program is probably designed more to be an editor than
just a viewer. The screens are quite cluttered, having both
windows and photo software menu bars on the screen. The picture
appears in an insert box, and loads very slowly when compared to
other viewers such as VPIC and CSHOW.
The disk didn't work like I hoped it would. When I think of a
CD Disk as being able to store over 4000 gifs, it was quite a shock
to find that these disks will only hold 100 -- and to the best of
my knowledge there is no viewer that will just 'show' them on a
full screen without any clutter. (VPIC uses the full screen to
display GIFs. It also auto sizes the file to fit your screen
within some limits. This software doesn't.)
As far as getting pictures developed, many stores are doing
this now. I've seen prices from about sixty cents per picture,
down to about fifty cents. The basic price offered by Kodak is
$19.00 for a 24 exposure roll in our area (Includes disk) -- but
this is easy to beat.
The CD Disk, as Kodak sees it, will hold 100 pictures. Not
all pictures have to go on the disk at once, but to read the
extra series you must have a drive with XA. (Also refferred to as
Photo Ready -- or other such terms. It merely means the drive can
find another index section on the disk. NOT ALL DRIVES CAN DO
THIS.)
I'm no expert, but hope this helps.
... Daddy? Why doesn't this magnet stick to these diskettes?
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From: BOB BREED Number: 8894
To: ROSS A. JOHNSON Date: 12/09/93 1:54p
Subj: SD ZOO/ANIMALS HELP? Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
RAJ> the "Actual unretouched IBM screen Shown", again the packaging does
RAJ> not specify at all what version of the software was used to produced
RAJ> the "image". They also acknowledged a few other discrepancies. When
RAJ> I stated that I really wanted the Windows version and asked how I
RAJ> could remedy the situation, they gave me the cold shoulder and said
RAJ> "too bad". They did tell me that the Windows version was better. I too
RAJ> am interested in knowing if the Windows version is much better or not?
RAJ> I mean, I have a hard drive full of .tif and .gif files in 256 colors
RAJ> that are fantastic, why can't a 600+meg CD-ROM have decent photos (as
RAJ> they appear on the package)? My kids would love it!
I have posted some other replies stating that I finally broke
down and bought the windows version. It is much better, but still
has lotsa room for improvement.
I think we are seeing a technique in its growing stages. I'm
sure that standards will soon be set that will be far better than
what we have now, however, I have to agree with the rest of your
post. You might also read my comments on the Kodak CD disk that
I'm uploading with this packet. (Another disappointment.)
... So long since I've had sex, I forgot who gets tied up 1st
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From: RANDY WHITE Number: 8895
To: CRAIG MYERS Date: 12/09/93 9:01a
Subj: Re: Price... Refer: NONE
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Sure, I have everything with it, even the registration card. You can send me
a money order and I will ship it to you by 2 day air if you want. My address
is 2213 North, San Angelo Tx. 76901...Later.
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From: DAVID SILVER Number: 8896
To: MIKE ROBINSON Date: 12/07/93 7:36p
Subj: Re: EZ-ROM CD-ROM Door Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Hi Mike,
-=> Quoting MIKE ROBINSON to Tom Miller <=-
TM> Can the new version work with 4 Pioneer multi-disk changers
TM> or do you still have to keep them in the door area only.
MR> I have not made any changes to the Pioneer support in my program.
MR> So nothing has really changed in this regard. It still supports
MR> Pioneer multi-disk changers.
That's all good news - since my Pioneer is on the way. Did you
receive my netmail?
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From: DAVID SILVER Number: 8897
To: TONY ALBRICH Date: 12/07/93 7:41p
Subj: Re: Pioneer DRM-600 Refer: NONE
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-=> Quoting Tony Albrich to Rusty Atkins <=-
-> > I am running this unit on my BBS with good luck and have a second s
-> > for sale: Pioneer DRM-600, 6-disk changer with caddy, new Future
-> > Domain TMC 850 controller, and cable. $750 including shipping.
-> >
-> > Al Koller
-> You gotta be kidding, they are going for less than that NEW in the cd
-> echo.....
TA> I dont think so!. Pioneers are going for that same price, you must be
TA> looking at other cdroms like a single, this is a 6 cd player.
Yup, they are. HDSS (in Computer Shopper) is selling them for $629.00.
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From: BRICE FLECKENSTEIN Number: 8898
To: BRUCE BOWMAN Date: 12/07/93 5:19p
Subj: ENVIRONMENTAL Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
>Still looking for a CD-ROM with an environmental bent.
EcoQuest or GAIA Environmental Resource should fit the bill - give me a call
at the shop, (317) 726-1980 (tu th 11AM-8PM we fr 11AM - 6PM)
* SLMR 2.1a * Bad or missing tagline. User deleted.
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From: BRICE FLECKENSTEIN Number: 8899
To: JERRY HOMOLKA Date: 12/07/93 5:23p
Subj: QEMM Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
>For CD's, there's SPEEDWAY CD cache and the latest smartdrive in DOS 6.2.
And Lightning and the latest HYPERDISK beta....
* SLMR 2.1a * The RAT-RACE is over..The RATS WON.....
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From: BRICE FLECKENSTEIN Number: 8900
To: DANIEL TSUI Date: 12/07/93 6:14p
Subj: NIGHT OWL 10 Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
>I believe there is a new version out - 10.1 which does not contain the
viruses.
Rumoured to be in the works, definitely has NOT been released yet.
Also not the FIRST time Night Owl has been bit this way, though unlike some
"other" folks that have been bit the NO folks DO fix the problem.
* SLMR 2.1a * MS'll release Windows 3.2 if Windows 3.1 finishes loading
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From: BRICE FLECKENSTEIN Number: 8901
To: LAWRENCE GOULD Date: 12/07/93 6:16p
Subj: VIRUS Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
>They should be using something better than just SCAN these days.
Interesting theory, since SCAN is STILL the only virus checker (to date) that
has picked up on the virus-infected files on NO10.
>Lets hope that they have taken notic of what software found the viruses and
>that they add that to the checking of the next CD.
They appear to have used the version of SCAN that was current AT THE TIME THE
DATA WENT TO THE PRESSER. SCAN 1.08, to the best of my knowlage, was released a
couple of weeks LATER.
* SLMR 2.1a * Love thy neighbor, first make sure husband is not home.
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From: BRICE FLECKENSTEIN Number: 8902
To: LAWRENCE GOULD Date: 12/07/93 6:17p
Subj: CD-ROM STORE??? Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
>When the CD first came out manufactuers agreed on 630 as the standard size.
Nope. Appx. 630 Megs is the Mode 2 STANDARD, per the specifications published
jointly by Philips and Sony (who CREATED the format).
* SLMR 2.1a * Catalyst (n): An alphabetical list of Cats.
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From: BRICE FLECKENSTEIN Number: 8903
To: STEPHEN BURNS Date: 12/07/93 6:24p
Subj: SPEED Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
>I am wondering, that with a 486/33 DX2 and a 1 meg SVGA
>card, whether or not the triple speed CD would go faster than my machine could
>handle anyway.
NO!
The fastest transfer rate CD-ROM drive on the market (Pioneer DRM-604X) is a
QUAD spin drive, and is STILL slower than a 1:1 interleave RLL Hard Drive
(appx. 600K DTR vs. appx. 750K DTR).
>Thanks, from the lower left hand corner of the country :) Stephen in Pacific
>Beach :)
I do miss the "weather" there, and the fauna is "interesting" in warm
weather....
* SLMR 2.1a * He said "M-16", I said "Spectre", he said "I surrender!"
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From: BRICE FLECKENSTEIN Number: 8904
To: BRENNO DE.WINTER Date: 12/07/93 7:28p
Subj: DISCS FOR SALE Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
>Nice, please give me some more details on Magnum 1
General shareware collection, a bit dated by now but still full. Uses ARC+
(AKA ARC 7.x) for compression instead of the more common PKZIP.
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From: BRICE FLECKENSTEIN Number: 8905
To: RICK SHOAF Date: 12/08/93 11:30a
Subj: CREAM CROP II Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
>I think this is a far higher quality disk than that of NightOwl or Phoenix
>(aren't they the same disk anyways).
Not at all.
* SLMR 2.1a * My heart's in your world tonight.
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From: BRICE FLECKENSTEIN Number: 8906
To: DIANE PENCIL Date: 12/08/93 11:36a
Subj: NEED HELP. Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
>THe lack of a full scsi path (25 pairs instead of 12) caused all kinds of
troub
The "standard" SCSI interface uses less than 25 signal lines. The Mac-style
SCSI interface connector does NOT have "less than a full scsi path" - it
just doesn't bother to include all of the redundant GROUND leads. The interface
would not work at ALL if any of the actual SIGNAL leads were missing.
* SLMR 2.1a * Dabbling in a bit of ironic forshadowing, are we?
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From: BRICE FLECKENSTEIN Number: 8907
To: BARRY MISHKIND Date: 12/08/93 11:42a
Subj: CREAM CROP II Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
> TB> I must also mention that switching to the multi-line
> TB> descriptions and supporting several bbs formats is nothing
> TB> short of a nightmare.
>I see this complaint from users and manufacturers all the time. It seems to me
>that there ought to be some "standard" out there ... or at least one that can
>be translated easily.
The PC-Board style seems to be the most widely supported, unfortunately.
FILE_DIZ like ASP uses looks like the best overall "standard" currently
available for widespread usage.
* SLMR 2.1a * Never, never, NEVER *MOON* a Lycanthrope!!!
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From: BRICE FLECKENSTEIN Number: 8908
To: RICK PEDLEY Date: 12/08/93 11:44a
Subj: JOURNEY MAN PROJECT Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
>`SX' and `25' are key here. Those two specs bring it down to less than the
>performance of a 386 DX33.
Actually, a 486SX25 has about the same or usually slightly HIGHER overall
performance than a 386DX33.
* SLMR 2.1a * PONTIAC: Poor Old Nimwit Thinks Its A Cadillac
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From: BRICE FLECKENSTEIN Number: 8909
To: ISMAIL ARSLANGIRAY Date: 12/08/93 12:34p
Subj: PHOTOCD->GIF CONVERT Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
>Corel 4.0 can read photo_CD files. For convertion, you need to use Halo
>Desktop Imager or Hijaak Pro (Newest version).
Graphics Workshop recent version(s) reportedly will also handle Photo CD - and
if it can read them, it can convert them.
* SLMR 2.1a * Even the Borg won't assimilate a Macintosh....
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From: BRICE FLECKENSTEIN Number: 8910
To: JOSEPH SCINTA Date: 12/08/93 12:36p
Subj: CD'S WANTED Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
>Does anyone have Now where I can get a CD rom of the King James Bible.
$25, shipping included IF prepaid.
>I also would like some sort of Civil war stuff... Or History Cds
Got a few of those - see my price list, posted weekly (usually on Friday) in
CDROM_SALE or CFORSALE.
* SLMR 2.1a * Australia: where men are men and sheep are nervous....
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From: BRICE FLECKENSTEIN Number: 8911
To: RONALD LEON Date: 12/08/93 12:39p
Subj: PERSISTENCE Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
>TS>If you want to continue this thread, please feel free, but only TS>after
you
>have read the specifications on at least 2 double speed
>I don't need to. There are two models of Mitsumi drives that have the same
>transfer rates but different seek times. THAT is what I was talking about.
NEITHER one of which are double speed drives - and there are actually 3
Mitsumi single-speed models at LEAST, the LU-002 (600ms access), the LU-005
(350 ms access), and the FX-001 (250? ms access).
>TS>I will accept a lack of reply as your dignified apology
>You will get no apology from me.
You owe the man an apology.
* SLMR 2.1a * Be alert - the world NEEDS more Lerts!
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From: BRICE FLECKENSTEIN Number: 8912
To: TRANE FRANCKS Date: 12/08/93 12:51p
Subj: GOOD SHAREWARE CD Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
>Having no Mac file echoes over here in Japan means that the disc has to have
>all the goodies: OS/2, Windows, DOS, and Mac files.
I don't know of ANY disc that has that wide a range of stuff, but the Walnut
Creek "Garbo" disc includes both Mac and DOS stuff (and they MIGHT have slipped
a little Windows stuff in there too).
ALL of the OS/2 discs are strictly OS/2, so far as I know of.
* SLMR 2.1a * LOOK! There in the crosshairs! It's a LIBERAL! FIRE!!
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From: BRICE FLECKENSTEIN Number: 8913
To: JOHN LUCE Date: 12/08/93 12:54p
Subj: CURIOUS QUESTION.... Refer: NONE
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>I have a Pioneer DRM 604X, and was wondering what Sound card options I would
>have available to me, as I'm finally in the market to get one..
PAS-16 is the only currently available card with a SCSI port, as far as I know
- but I don't think the port is ASPI compatable, and the available drivers for
the Pioneer 6-pack drives REQUIRE ASPI compatability.
* SLMR 2.1a * I have the heart of a Liberal....in a jar on my desk!
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From: BRICE FLECKENSTEIN Number: 8914
To: CHRISTOPH STEINECKE Date: 12/08/93 12:56p
Subj: MICROSOFT CINEMANIA 19 Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
>Why is Microsoft Encarta so cheap (80$) ?
>And why then only until the end of the year !
Microsoft is running a special promotion on the new Encarta 'till the end of
the year.
* SLMR 2.1a * But don't you know, a Hero is so hard to find....
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From: BRICE FLECKENSTEIN Number: 8915
To: JASON DEVRIES Date: 12/08/93 3:28p
Subj: ST:TNG CD? Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
>Has anyone heard anything about a Star Trek: The Next Generation game being
>made for CD?
Don't know of a TNG game offhand for CD, but the Star Trek 25'th Anniversery
enhanced version game on CD just got added to my list....
* SLMR 2.1a * A Cat could be Man's Best Friend, but never stoops to it.
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From: BRICE FLECKENSTEIN Number: 8916
To: DICK CRAVENS Date: 12/08/93 3:33p
Subj: PATENT ON MULTIMEDIA? Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
>Compton's announced at the November Comdex computer trade show a patent
number
>5,241,671 for "multimedia search systems". Compton's claims the patent covers
>all multimedia systems and software, plus interactive television and online
>services also.
Comptons has MAJOR problems with those claims - too many OTHER folks can prove
"prior work".
That patent should never have been issued....
* SLMR 2.1a * People used to get rid of viruses - now they BUY Windows!
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From: PAUL HERMANN Number: 8917
To: MICHAEL DAUM Date: 12/09/93 11:25p
Subj: AUDIO CD PROGRAM Refer: NONE
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Wednesday December 08 1993 10:28, Michael Daum wrote to All:
MD> Does anyone know of a Windows Program that will allow me to "program"
MD> the tracks that I want to play with my CD-ROM? I want to listen to my
MD> audio CDs on the computer the same way that I can from my stereo.
MD> You know, play in order of track 1,6,3,4, or play randomly. It would be
MD> a great idea to save this by cd title.
Well, I have a PAStudio 16, and it came with a program called Musicbox it
creates a disk signature (based on # Tracks and Time) for every disk you put in
the drive. You can input the name of the CD and all of the Song titles. The
program automatically saves this info in the CD signature file, so everytime
you put that disk back in the drive, all of the info is there.
You can also program it to play any of the tracks, and in any order and also
shuffle. There is a way to save your play list, but I have never tried that,
so I'm not real sure how it works.
-Paul
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From: THONG KHA Number: 8918
To: ALL Date: 12/08/93 9:26a
Subj: Rebel Assualt Codes Refer: NONE
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Has anyone passed Rebel Assault? The game is amazing, but is very hard. I
have got up to the level after you kill the Imperial Walkers. BUT, then the
game starts the level where you shoot the stormtroopers. BUT, after the first
set of stormtroopers, the game crashes! This has happenned twice, so I don't
want to try it again, since it takes awhile to get to that level. Anyone have
similar problems? I have a double-speed CD-ROM drive and am using a GUS. Oh,
if some kind soul has passed this level, could you please post some passcodes?
Thong
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From: KENT TIMM Number: 8919
To: BRYAN EWERT Date: 12/08/93 2:25p
Subj: Re: Patent on Multimedia? Refer: NONE
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Stardate: 02 Dec 93 03:26. Bryan Ewert send to All by subspace.
BE> A while back I heard a fragment of a story about a company who had
BE> declared to have the rights/patent on multimedia -- specifically the
BE> techniques used in implementing it.
I also heard this in ShowBiz Today on CNN last week.
They also showed clips of spokesmen from other companies that were using
multi-media long *before* the company claiming the patent.
I'm sure this is going to become a much talked about topic in the near future.
... I'm not a reporter, but I played one on TV. (really)
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From: KENT TIMM Number: 8920
To: RICK POTTS Date: 12/08/93 4:07p
Subj: Re: Creative labs phone # Refer: NONE
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Stardate: 05 Dec 93 07:13. Rick Potts send to Max Green by subspace.
RP> The Creative Labs BBS number is (408)428-6622.
Not anymore, it's: 405-742-6660.
I just called it last thursday to get the drivers for my cr523b (the sold me
the wrong drivers for the SB and then told me I *had* to buy a new controller
for the CD to work. I DLed the corrct drivers from the bbs:-)
... I'm not a reporter, but I played one on TV. (really)
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From: KENT TIMM Number: 8921
To: MAX GREEN Date: 12/08/93 4:08p
Subj: Re: Creative Labs Phone # Refer: NONE
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Stardate: 03 Dec 93 12:20. Max Green send to All by subspace.
MG> Recently purchased an OEM type CD Rom dbl-speed. I have all of
MG> the documentation however, Creative Labs phone number is not
MG> listed. What I am looking for is the BBS number 9600 or above
405-742-6660
I had to call it last week when I got my cd-rom.
... I'm not a reporter, but I played one on TV. (really)
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From: NORM LOVDAL Number: 8922
To: DIANE PENCIL Date: 12/08/93 5:12p
Subj: Re: CDR0M DRIVE BY ORCHID Refer: NONE
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Hello Diane!
Monday December 06 1993 18:48, Diane Pencil wrote to Norm Lovdal:
>> I am looking at buying a cdrom drive in the near future and have
>> contemplated a
>> drive that is built by Orchid ( the video card people)
DP>
DP> Generally speaking their stuff is very high quality and very well
DP> supported. We sell all Orchid products, in addition to a lesser
DP> quality line. We don't have the CD-Rom in stock yet.
DP>
Thanks for the prompt answer and advise. I will probably try this unit
Norm
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From: BENNY CHAN Number: 8923
To: RICKY BOOTH Date: 12/08/93 10:48a
Subj: Re: 7th Guest 'clicking' Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
RB╞═─The game runs smoothly soundwise and graphic wise. Meets 100% of the
RB╞═─requirments in the 7th Guest install thing on this system :
RB╞═─Processor : 386/40 w/ 4 megs memory, 64k interal cache.
RB╞═─CD Rom : Creative Labs OMNI (320ms, 300k rate, 64k ram buffer) Video
RB╞═─Trident SVGA 8900CL w/ 1 meg DRAM
RB╞═─Sound : Soundblaster Pro
RB╞═─no clicking, no freezing up, nothing. Maybe our systems are just configur
RB╞═─well...
With this configuration, you should be running your 7th guest
smoothly... well, maybe YOU are not the one with the 'clicking'
problem...<G> BTW, I just got the beta of Mortal Kombat, and my friend
said it's slow on his 486-40 with 8 Meg of RAM... (another 'high
requirement' game) but it runs fine on my 486 66 with 8 Meg... Any
comments on getting it to run faster on a 486 40?
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From: BENNY CHAN Number: 8924
To: KYLE BROWN Date: 12/08/93 10:48a
Subj: SoundWave 32? Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
KB╞═─BC>Has anybody heard about that SoundWave 32? Is that a 32 bit sound card
KB╞═─BC>what's so special ??
KB╞═─I read that it doesn't sound that great. It's not 32 bit but 32 voices MT
KB╞═─mode and 24 voices GM.
Oh... 32 VOICES... :)
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From: BENNY CHAN Number: 8925
To: DIANE PENCIL Date: 12/08/93 10:48a
Subj: SoundWave 32? Refer: NONE
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DP╞═─ > Has anybody heard about that SoundWave 32? Is that a 32 bit sound card
DP╞═─ > what's so special ??
DP╞═─I have on coming in this week, I'll let ya know.
I just got a reply saying that it's only a 32 VOICES sound card, not
32-bit...
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From: BENNY CHAN Number: 8926
To: CHRIS ZITO Date: 12/08/93 10:48a
Subj: SoundWave 32? Refer: NONE
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CZ╞═─has 32 digital voices compared to the 20 FM voices of the SB16, PAS16, an
CZ╞═─other OPL3 cards. The card uses the ARIA chipset, allowing for wave tabl
CZ╞═─sound, that IS REAL sampled music, like the expensive Roland's. The SB16
CZ╞═─and PAS16's utilize FM synthesized music, which sound like a cheap $50
CZ╞═─keyboard from K-Mart in comparison. Listen to MIDI on the GUS or ARIA's,
CZ╞═─then compare with the SB16's and PAS16's. The difference is incredible.
THANX FOR THE INFO! that means it's better than my PAS16... well, it
cost 2 times more... <G>
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From: BENNY CHAN Number: 8927
To: DAVE REDOUX Date: 12/08/93 10:48a
Subj: Soundblaster16 ASP SCSI- Refer: NONE
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DR╞═─ BC> DR> comments on this card or on the feasiblity of my plans would be
DR╞═─ BC> DR> greatly
DR╞═─ BC> DR> appreciated. I'd rather hear about it now that have to live
DR╞═─ BC> DR> through it later. <G>
DR╞═─ BC> YES! This one is GREAT!
DR╞═─ Hi Benny, Thanks for your quick response. Just curious if you have used
DR╞═─ this sound card in the past or if you might know how it compares to
DR╞═─ anything PAS puts out. I seem to see PAS a lot around here, but I haven
DR╞═─ really heard much about them from my admittedly limited experience.
DR╞═─ Thanks again for your help.
I have used PAS16 on my friend's system and I have a SB16ASP on my own
system, and my friend is always telling me that he can't get some games
with "true sound blaster support" to work on his sound card... oh well,
I guess SB16ASP is better, I haven't had any problem with it. :)
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From: BENNY CHAN Number: 8928
To: PETER GRAVES Date: 12/08/93 12:23p
Subj: 7th Guest Refer: NONE
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PG╞═─The file was not on the cd it was on the hard drive so I just had reinsta
PG╞═─the game to fix it. I had to move my save games though.
Oh... reinstalling always fix problems...
BTW do they have that 7th guest 2 - the 11th hours out yet? I have seen
it long time ago on the 3DO... do they have it on the PC?
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From: BENNY CHAN Number: 8929
To: STEVE KRAISLER Date: 12/08/93 12:23p
Subj: smartdsk Refer: NONE
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SK╞═─I read that the dos version 6.2 of smartdsk caches cd-rom disks. I can't
SK╞═─figure how to configure smartdsk to do that. Any help would be appreciat
SMARTDSK? You are talking about SMARTDRV? Yes, it does cache CD-ROM. Use
HELP SMARTDRV command to find out how.
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From: GARY HUFF Number: 8930
To: RICK PEDLEY Date: 12/08/93 8:35a
Subj: Re: Cdrom & network Refer: NONE
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RP> Has anyone tried sharing a CD ROM drive across a Lantastic AI network?
GH>Let me know if I can give you any further help.
RP> Thanks very much, I'll try what you suggest. I find Lantastic to be a
RP> shoddy in some areas, particularly in documentation. For example in th
RP> resource manager it tells you to press Insert, provide a name for the
RP> resource `such as CD_DRIVE', and then a pathname. So I tried to use th
RP> CDROM1, and it would just give me the ERROR message. I couldn't figure
RP> what was wrong until I decided, what the hell, I'll give it _exactly_
RP> same name as they suggest as an example, and sure enough that worked.
RP> haven't looked into it further, but I suspect they have hard-coded som
RP> syntax rules into the naming of resources and have neglected to tell a
RP> what they are. No wonder they say networking is like herding cats! BTW
RP> notice you don't use the /S switch when you run MSCDEX, which is suppo
RP> make the drive sharable. Have you found this to be unnecessary? Thanks
RP> for the help.
Hmmm... I think I transcribed my command line incorrectly and left out
the /S switch in error. That's what I get for trying to edit and leave
out unessential stuff. Let me try the command line once more, in its
entirety:
C:\CDROMDRV\MSCDEX.EXE /S /V /D:LASERWAV /L:W /M:8
Where CDROMDRV is the directory that I store MSCDEX.EXE, LASERWAV is
the arbitrary name I have assigned to the device, W is the drive letter
I have assigned for use on Node 1 (I use W for machine 1, V for machine
2).
As I discussed earlier, for some strange quirky reason, I found I could
assign V: to be used on all machines with the NET USE command, but that
I ran into a problem with W: across LANtastic. I can't explain why the
problem exists, and I really need to call Artisoft and see what they
say about it. But when I assigned W: for node 1's CD-ROM, and then
placed a NET USE R: in place of W: over on node 2, LANtastic liked it
and used it. I haven't experimented to see if other letters have the
same problem. Why V: works universally, but W: won't is beyond me.
Sorry I left off the /S. I can't explain why I did unless I happened
to answer your question at 3 AM or something. I've never encountered
any sharing problems with this setup.
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From: GARY HUFF Number: 8931
To: HUGH CRAIG Date: 12/08/93 8:46a
Subj: Re: Panasonic 562 Refer: NONE
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HC> Moons ago before high end audio systems were commen in autos it
HC> was commen practice to run the ground leg commen to all the speakers.
HC> Some even ran the ground via the chasiss...shiver...
HC> So ya, it should be fine to run the ground -return- paths together
HC> from both speakers. We
HC> don't do that with our stereo however!
Running common grounds is OK when dealing with DC (Direct Current)
circuits. Unfortunately, when dealing with AC (Alternating Current),
you cannot use a common ground without some of the current being
slightly out of phase with some of the other currents, thus setting up
ground loops. In non-technical terms, this means you will get hum on
your audio if you don't run separate ground returns. In broadcast
stations, they go to elaborate lengths to prevent this problem. Each
item of audio equipment has a "ground buss" rod running down the middle
of the chassis, and each ground is connected to that ground buss. Then
the ground buss is brought out to a single ground terminal, and that
ground terminal is grounded to the station's common ground buss,
usually a very wide, flat strap of copper running through the studio.
Automobiles run from DC (the 12-volt battery), and theoretically aren't
as fussy about ground loops as equipment run from the 115 volt AC
(household) current. Still, the audio itself is an alternating
current, and in theory it is possible to run into some ground loop
problems at certain frequencies, but not at others. To be safe, it
would be wiser to run two separate 2-lead speaker wires for each
speaker, and return the "common" wire separately back to the ground
terminal provided on the back of the audio amplifier or radio or
whatever. Using an automobile chassis for that return would mean you
are depending on the integrity of various welds for your circuit, and
steel instead of copper. Since steel has greater resistance than
copper, it might even slightly unbalance the impedance your amplifier
sees through its speaker outlets. I don't know if you could HEAR the
difference, but I bet I could MEASURE the difference. And a person
with a critical ear might hear a difference, too.
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From: GARY HUFF Number: 8932
To: BORIS OSADCIW Date: 12/09/93 8:11a
Subj: Re: Night Owl 10.1 Refer: NONE
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BO> N I G H T O W L 10.1
BO> * Over 5,100 NEW Files * Over 647 Meg's * No Dupes * Virus Chec
BO> * No Dupes To v9.0 * All Zipped Files * New Viewer * and More
BO> "Night Owl 10.1 " is here and ready for delievery !! All programs
BO> this cd were written or updated between Jan 1st and Sept 1st 1993. I
BO> fact, 100megs of the total files are from Sept 1993.In addition, N.O h
BO> a mouse driven GUI interface for both DOS and Windows !!
BO> Call Now And Get Your Copy ! - PRICE - $30.00
Boris, does this disk contain anything in addition to the Nightowl 10
CD-ROM, or is it just the Nightowl 10 with the 3 virus infected files
deleted???
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From: GARY HUFF Number: 8933
To: WILLIAM SCHNEIDER, JR. Date: 12/09/93 8:20a
Subj: Re: BUYING a CDROM Refer: NONE
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WH> Can anyone recommend a good CD for under $300. You advise will
WH> be greatly appreciated.
WS> I've got a Panasonic 562b, and love it. It's not a true SCSI drive,
WS> but will either connect with an interface card, or to a Sound Blaster.
WS> I've seen this drive for $199 without the interface card, and about $3
WS> more with it. Double speed, Photo CD, it's not a bad deal.
I second your recommendation. I'm running two 562b's, and they are
supurb.
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From: WILLIAM WRIGHT Number: 8934
To: BRICE FLECKENSTEIN Date: 12/09/93 8:49p
Subj: ANY CDS FULL OF MOSTLY SW Refer: NONE
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BF>Swimware, Women of Venus, Lovley Ladies II, just for a few
BF>examples - all
BF>Swimsuit and/or Lingere (sp) shots....
Can people under 21 obtain them? These are stricly for my BBS of couse though,
I currntly have around 30 megs, but am looking for a LOT more!
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From: WILLIAM WRIGHT Number: 8935
To: RICKY BOOTH Date: 12/09/93 9:06p
Subj: Windows/Dos Et al: Refer: NONE
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RB>I guess you haven't heard of Iron Helix, Journeyman Project, and
RB>Kings Quest VI. All of which require Windows (and a CD-ROM) to
RB>play. (not sure about Journeyman, but Iron Helix REQUIRES it and
RB>looks AWESOME, and KQ6 doesnt do all the stuff if you don't use
RB>it in Windows)
KQ6 doesn't require windows! And your right, I have never heard of the other
two, and I was at Best Buy and Software Etc. just today!
RB>BTW, They just released a new version of Civilization for
RB>WINDOWS that has much better graphics. It looks COOL. Also there
RB>is Simcity and Simearth for windows, and Simcity 2000 will also
Well it may look better, but I'm sure they've got a DOS version that looks just
the same. If not, they should.
RB>They do. They use MS-VIDEO for Windows and use more video and
RB>animation when in windows mode. If you run it in DOS mode, you
RB>don't get to see all the sequences.
Have your TRIED in DOS and Windows??? The game itself, when I played it, looked
exactly the same. The opening cartoon looked almost identacle except more
talking and a few more settings, and on my 286 it ran faster than on the CD and
the the disk versions "picture" window was bigger also (but I'll give that to
the fact of the 300k tranfer rate of the CD, not that Windows can't handle it.)
RB>You just don't know what you're doing... I can run my bbs,
RB>solitiare, Indiana Jones, and a virus scanner all just fine and
RB>smoothly.
Really?? Every time I ran my BBS, then went to play Indy, it said out of
memory. We have the same megs or ram, so the only other thing I can think of is
the smartdrive cache size. Mine is 512. Whats yours? Other than that, I told
the pif thing to only use 512K for my bbs (I said not to use any extended or
expanded) and 550K for indy, which was the min, and for some stupid reason it
wouldn't do it. Of course the user was in BRE at the time, that might have had
an effect on it, since SBBS puts the OVR file into memory and it swaps to
memory when it runs doors. So, if you can set windows up without it freezing or
running out of memory, you're a better man than I. But this time, JJ is on MY
side. But lets not forget the immortal words of our first president, Beware of
sectionalism, and entangling treaties. They are bad and shouldn't be done, but
unfortunetly, sometimes they are.
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From: BARRY WEINSTEIN Number: 8936
To: JIM FAHNESTOCK Date: 12/09/93 7:47a
Subj: NightOwl 10 $29 + $0 ship Refer: NONE
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Hey Jim,
I thought you might (or might not) find this ad from the CD_ROM conference
amusing.
DS}Hi Ron!
DS} > NIGHT OWL 10.0 CD-ROM, $29. 640+ mb, 5000+ 1993 files. Over
DS} > 60%
DS} > newer than 07/93. No duplicates to other NIGHT OWLs. New
DS} > Windows
DS} > search & retrieve. Longest running series. #1 best seller.
DS} > BBS
DS} > ready. 10/93.
DS} Viruses come free of charge? ;-)
DS}Cheers,
DS} David
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From: KEN UHRICK Number: 8937
To: VINCE CHIARO Date: 12/08/93 1:16p
Subj: Re: kodak photoCD Refer: NONE
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-=> Quoting Vince Chiaro to All <=-
VC> does anyone have any experience with Kodak Photo CD on their CD ROM
VC> drive? What program is needed to view the images and how much does it
VC> cost to get film developed onto PhotoCD?
TRY YOUR LOCAL WALLMART THE ONE HEAR GETS $24.00 some thing for a 36 shot
ROLL thatd delveling too
KODOK PHOTO CD ACC. is a fair prg. less than $20.00
tempro photocd. acc. IS abote the same price i see
VC> ... What do you mean? You actually read this Tagline?!?
VC> ___ Blue Wave/QWK v2.12
VC> -!- GOMail v1.2 [DEMO] 12-20-93
VC> ! Origin: CAXIUS BBS - San Leandro, CA [510-895-6961] (1:215/42)
... No, you can't pay phone bills at Taco Bell
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From: WEE YUNG Number: 8938
To: JEFFERSON ALMEIDA Date: 12/08/93 12:08p
Subj: Cdrom Titles Forsale Refer: NONE
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JA>WY>TRUC 16429 Bixler ave. Paramount, CA 90723 fax 310-402-7240
JA> >Call 310-602-2076 8am-12pm, 6pm-9pm PST ask Wee Yung.
JA> >Elec Lib of Art v.I or v.II.....$35 Essential home & bus. sharewares$19*
JA> >Family Education Programs Collec$29 Family choice/ Britannica.......$29
JA> >Family Doctor Dos/Mac...........$29 Great Cities Vol. I or V II.....$35
JA> >Guinness Disk of Record 93 MPC..$29 Guinness Disk of Records no MPC.$19*
JA> >Games Pack II...................$25 International Bus & Econ Atlas..$29
JA> >IBM OS/2 v2.1 upgrade...........$99 IBM OS/2 v2.1 regular...........$149
JA> >Jones In fast Lane MPC..........$19* Jets & Props MPC 2CDs...........$29
JA> >King's Quest V..................$19* Kodak Photo access..............$19*
JA> >Library of Future 1rst..........$55 Loom From Lucas Film..Game......$19*
JA> >Macromedia Action for Windows...$69 Mavis Teaches Typing MPC........$25
JA> >Caddy only......................$5 Wing Commander & Ultima VI game.$35
JA> >Add $3 for shipping and handling. No exchange for difference titles.
JA>if you send this discs to my country.
Yes, I send any world wide included your country
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From: WEE YUNG Number: 8939
To: JEFFERSON ALMEIDA Date: 12/08/93 12:08p
Subj: Cdrom Titles Forsale Refer: NONE
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JA> I am writing from Brazil (apologize my English) and I want to know
JA>if you send this discs to my country.
Yes, I would send to your country.
For international customer, I can send via Air mail if you prepaid the
freight charge for $10 each Lbs. One lbs would be about 2 CDs title.
If you buy one, the airmail would charge one lbs.
I also can send freight collect via UPS. It mean, you just mail me the
money for the titles. Then you will pay freight charge with UPS when the
parts arrive.
I accept bank draft with US dollars make it payable TRUC
Hope to see your order soon.
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From: CHARLES EVANS Number: 8940
To: ALL Date: 12/08/93 4:00a
Subj: Stock market cd-rom Refer: NONE
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Does anyone know of a CD-Rom of financial history? Like Stock Market index, or
stocks and commodities for the century? Metastock format would be nice.
Whatever is available.
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From: DENNI FEAGINS Number: 8941
To: CURTIS BURISCH Date: 12/08/93 4:30a
Subj: Re: testing Refer: NONE
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-=> Quoting Curtis Burisch to All <=-
CB> Please respond.
CB> -!- GoldED 2.40.P0720
CB> ! Origin: C (Curtis Burisch 5:7211/1.107)
What!?! Do you know what time it is here?! <G>
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From: DENNI FEAGINS Number: 8942
To: ALL Date: 12/08/93 4:30a
Subj: Audiomaster Refer: NONE
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Has anyone heard of OmniLabs and their AudioMaster sound card? It looked
pretty good and was only $99US (compared to its normal price of $299US) so I
figured I'd try it out...
Thanks,
Denni
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From: ERIC KRICHBAUM Number: 8943
To: BOB ZUMBRUNNEN Date: 12/08/93 11:03a
Subj: CDs under Netware Refer: NONE
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Bad news. It didn't work under 4.0 for me. Let us know if it works under
4.01. Corel is a great way to run CDs under Netware. Corel SCSI Pro is a lot
more money but does give you the option of 12 drives instead of 8.
I'm happily running 17 now. More on the way.
Eric
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From: KEN HARVEY Number: 8944
To: JIM FOWLER Date: 12/06/93 11:04p
Subj: Re: MITSUMI LU002S DRIVE Refer: NONE
Read: NO Private: No
JF> IBM just released ship level OS/2 drivers for the Mitsumi CD ROMs.
JF> The beta versions of this driver did not support the LU002, but
JF> the ship level does. The name of the file is MITFX.ZIP and it can
JF> be found on many BBSs with OS/2 sections. Note that the file name
JF> for the beta was the same as for the ship level so you may find
JF> versions floating around that lack the LU002 support.
JF> consider OS/2 for Windows which is available on CD ROM now
JF> for $39.
Thank you for the reply and for 39 bucks it is well worth it as I already have
windows. Thanks a bunch as I had gotten the MITFX a while back and it said it
didn't support that older drive and I am glad that now it does. Cya.
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From: KEN HARVEY Number: 8945
To: DAVID KENNEDY Date: 12/07/93 7:13a
Subj: Re: drivers Refer: NONE
Read: NO Private: No
DK> I'm going to be changing to os/2 soon and want to know what needs to be don
DK> to get a non-scsi mitsumi cd-rom running in os/2. Any reply is apreciated.
DK> David Kennedy.
Call the OS/2 support BBS and download the file MITFX.ZIP or you can freq it
from my bbs at the tagline below. Hope this helps.
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From: MICK SMOTHERS Number: 8946
To: DAVID KENNEDY Date: 12/08/93 7:35p
Subj: drivers Refer: NONE
Read: NO Private: No
DK> I'm going to be changing to os/2 soon and want to know what needs
DK> to be done to get a non-scsi mitsumi cd-rom running in os/2. Any
DK> reply is apreciated. David Kennedy.
You can get OS/2 drivers for many CD-ROM drive interfaces from IBM's
OS/2 CompuServe forum or dial into the OS/2 Shareware BBS (run by a
fine fellow named Pete Norloff) at (703) 385-4325. Most files that
appear anywhere else ane also here.
Hope this helps!
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From: RICK MCBROOM Number: 8947
To: BRUCE BOWMAN Date: 12/06/93 7:52p
Subj: Re: Environmental Refer: NONE
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-=> Quoting Bruce Bowman to All <=-
BB> Still looking for a CD-ROM with an environmental bent. If anyone
BB> knows of such a thing, please pass it along.
Well, I got one for my kids this weekend called Ecoquest. It's
a pretty good game. It's made by Sierra, and the interface is much
like Liesure Suit Larry. It makes good use of the Soundblasters
digital audio. I had to load AUDTHUND.DRV as the audio driver
to get the sound working, though.
It was on sale for $14.99 at Software, Etc.
... Silly Wabbit, QWKs are for kids.
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From: DEVIN WOOD Number: 8948
To: MARK SCHAUB Date: 12/09/93 1:20p
Subj: NEC TRIPLE SPEED 3XI DRIV Refer: NONE
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MS>I'm planning on purchasing a NEC 3xi Drive and was wondering if this
>is a goo choice. I'd rather spend the $$$ now and not have to upgrade
>in a year. What the best sound card to get with this? I've heard
>the SoundBlaster 16 with SCSI/2 interface is a good choice.. Any
>suggestions?
I just went through three of these units before someone at NEC tech
support told me that these drives' power consumption is on the high
side. The unit has a wonderful door design that even I, as a
quadraplegic, can use with one hand. It has a LCD display that reports
the status of the drive or error messages. It has a self test mode that
you can run by only having the power cable attached and the units I had
couldn't even get past this. The supervisor at NEC told me it was a
power problem with my system. I think he said the 3Xi draws 1.6amps at
12volts or somethingand needs 21 watts. He. said they have had 'some'
problems of this nature with the system. Something about needing that
much juice to get the drive up to speed fast. The controller NEC ships
with it is a Future Domain 16bit SCSI 1 or 2 adapter.
I have a NEC system (three years old) with a 300 watt powersupply. I'm
going to replace it, but I'm not sure that's it. Although I did have
trouble with my internal tape drive also.
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From: WILLIAM SCHNEIDER, JR. Number: 8949
To: HUGH CRAIG Date: 12/08/93 6:40p
Subj: Re: Cd Care Refer: NONE
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HC> How do you guys manage to scratch up all them CD's?
HC> You using them for Margarita coasters and frizbees?
HC> Your not taking them to the beach are you? Like that guy
HC> in the ATT commercial? Playing in the sand with your computers?
HC> Ha, I go into laughing fits every time I see that commercial.
HC> :}
HC> Maybe someone could make up a list of all the different ways
HC> you can munge up a CD disk. CDROM tales from the crypt.
Hey Hugh, you'd be suprised what people do to their CD's! I worked in
a used record store (that became a used CD store) for about 4 years,
and I've seen some amazing things! Moldy covers, CD's that look as if
they've been dragged face down on a street. And people would get mad
that we wouldn't buy 'em! Alot of people throw away the box when they
buy a boxed set ("Gee, I think I spend $80 for four Led Zeppelin CD's,
and throw away the nice box that keeps everything together!"). Did you
know that with some CD's, you can take the reflective surface off with
packing tape? We also use to cut CD singles into star shapes, and some
of them would still play! As you can guess, I don't work there anymore,
they got some other guy to do it.
-William
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From: WILLIAM SCHNEIDER, JR. Number: 8950
To: CHRIS BOURNE Date: 12/08/93 6:42p
Subj: CD Review Magzine Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Is Wayne Green back?
-William
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From: WILLIAM SCHNEIDER, JR. Number: 8951
To: BILL HARTMAN Date: 12/08/93 6:50p
Subj: Jumpy video? Refer: NONE
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BC> I am running OS/2 on a 486/33 dx vlb with 16m ram and a Toshiba
BC> 3401B cdrom. The videos that come on the OS/2 cdrom are very
BC> jerky. Is this normal, or should I be looking for a fix?
I've had the same problem with my ISA 486SX-33 with 8 megs, I also
have had problems getting the other videos on the install CD to work. I
now have a 486DX2-66 with the same 8 megs, but don't have any plans on
re-installing MMPM until I get more memory, it just slows everything
down.
-William
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From: WILLIAM SCHNEIDER, JR. Number: 8952
To: STEVE KRAISLER Date: 12/08/93 6:55p
Subj: smartdsk Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
SK> I read that the dos version 6.2 of smartdsk caches cd-rom disks.
SK> I can't figure how to configure smartdsk to do that. Any help would
SK> be appreciated.
I had the same problem, just make sure that smartdrv loads after you
CD drive stuff, otherwise, smartdrv dosen't know that you have a CD
drive. Good luck!
-William
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From: WILLIAM SCHNEIDER, JR. Number: 8953
To: ARICK MCNIEL Date: 12/08/93 7:06p
Subj: SoundBlaster Refer: NONE
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AM> I would like to know how or if it is possible to play my AUDIO CD
AM> through my SoundBlaster card using the Line-in jacks on the back
AM> of my Card.
Well, it is a line input, so it should work, you just have to have the
right cables.
AM> I am having problems with my sound card not producing sound when I
AM> first come up in windows or untill I have tried to send sound out
AM> several times..... Then it mysteriously starts to work without a
AM> problem..... Any sugestions?... I have not went in depth to look at
AM> possible conflicts between any other cards... but I could be my
AM> driver...
AM> When I use it in dos, or a dos game is designed to use it... IT
AM> WORKS...
AM>
AM> Any More Suggestions?
AM>
Are you using the Norton Desktop? If you are, you should be getting a
warning when Windows boots up. If this is the case, you need to make
changes in the [386Enh] section in your win.ini (or is it system.ini?).
change:
device=vdmad.386
to:
:device=vdmad.386
and add after that line:
device=*vdmad
I hope this sloves you problem. Maybe you don't have the latest
Windows drivers, are you using the ones that came with Windows, or the
ones that came with your Soundblaster? The later are the better, call
Creative Labs if your still in trouble. I got the above information
from Microsoft!
-William
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From: WILLIAM SCHNEIDER, JR. Number: 8954
To: VINCE LUCCHETTI Date: 12/08/93 7:10p
Subj: soundcards and cd-rom Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
VL> While i already have an old 8 bit soundcard and speakers
VL> (Soundblaster 2.0), would I need to upgrade it if I purchased a
VL> double speed cd-rom drive for my system?
Not if you buy one of the double speed drives made to work with your
card (Omni CD, Panasonic 562b). In the long run, you might want to
upgrade to a 16 bit card. Creative Labs now makes a SB16 that has a
true SCSI-II port on it, giving you a wider selection of CD drives, and
well as other SCSI devices.
-William
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From: RICK PEDLEY Number: 8955
To: NORMAN COX Date: 12/09/93 12:24p
Subj: Cdrom & network Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
NC>Hello Rick!
NC>Friday December 03 1993 19:45, Rick Pedley wrote to All:
RP> Has anyone tried sharing a CD ROM drive across a Lantastic AI network? I
RP> have version 4.1 of Lantastic here, and followed their brief instructions
RP> exactly (i.e. install MSCDEX after REDIR and before SERVER, add the drive
NC>I'm running a few CDs here with Lantastic 5.0. You have to make sure
NC>you got into NET_MGR , Shared Resources, Select the drive and
NC>change it's type to CD-ROM. It normally defaults to DOS.
Thanks, I've done that. Either I'm missing something really simple here, or
there's some quirk in my system I'm not aware of. I'll have another go at it
when I've grown some hair back :)
Rick
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From: RICK PEDLEY Number: 8956
To: JOHN THOMPSON Date: 12/09/93 12:24p
Subj: Cd care Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
JT>As I understand it, minor scratches on a CD only affect the clear acrylic
JT>coating on the disc; they don't go down to the actual data (be it music or
JT>files). The point of polishing is to reduce the superficial damage to a
JT>point that the laser can penetrate the scratch and read the data underneath.
JT>That's why a fine rouge or toothpaste is recommended.
But it seems that a relatively minor scratch (compared with a much bigger
scratch on a vinyl record) can be enough to deflect the laser and cause a
misread. The scratch I just fixed on an audio CD was minute, but it was enough
to mess up a track. I find it ironic that the same coating designed to protect
the data surface can itself be easily damaged and cause misreads.
Rick
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From: RICK PEDLEY Number: 8957
To: BRICE FLECKENSTEIN Date: 12/09/93 12:24p
Subj: Cd rom - delays Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
> JL> No, it hasn't been released yet.
>I look forward to receiving Rebel Assault
BF> It was finally released sometime in mid-to-late December - I saw it at
several
BF>dealers during shows this weekend....
That's an interesting trick seeing as it's only December 9th today. ;-)
Rick
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From: MATT NEWMAN Number: 8958
To: HOANG PHAM Date: 12/08/93 7:45a
Subj: Dracula Unleashed Refer: NONE
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HP>Marcus (or anyone here), can you tell me something about this Dracula
HP>Unleashed CD game? I'd like to find out about the type of game (arcade,
HP>adventure, RPG, etc) and how good it is. Thanks.
Hoang,
Dracula Unleashed is similiar to the series of Sherlock Holmes
Consulting Detective games published by ICOM (who were also involved in
the making of Dracula Unleashed) I would categorize DU as an adventure
game. It's fairly linear, and does not allow for much interaction with
the game world itself, but it does have some good puzzles to solve.
Also on the postive side, the game features many video clips in which
the acting is excellent- some of the best I've ever seen in a computer
game. The scenes in DU look like they came directly from a movie, as
the costumes and sounds are all excellent. I'm running it on a 486/33
with 4 megs of RAM and a Mitsumi Double speed CD-ROM drive (220ms, 350K
seek time), and the game runs superbly. There is hardly any delay at
all; it's so fast that I often forget that I'm running it from a CD-ROM
rather than from a hard disk. All in all, I'd say that it's worth
getting. Hope this helps...
SLMR 2.1a We all live in a yellow subroutine.
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From: CHARLES SEA 1:396/28 Number: 8959
To: BRICE FLECKENSTEIN Date: 12/10/93 12:20a
Subj: 100 DISK CHANGER??? Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
The Pioneer works with all SCSI controllers, but I had a problem with
the ADAPTEC 1542B working with my DRM-604X - Pioneer even sent me out
another unit. The unit kept locking up my network. Once I switched it to
a TRANSTOR T130 with Corel SCSI drivers I had no problem. So to say they
all work with it is sometimes not correct. The manual only includes
Future Domain and Pioneer Controllers, but they have drivers for any
ASPI card. Trouble is that my ADAPTEC 1542B just did not get along with
it even though they communicated fine. Sometimes things that are suppose
to be compatible just aren't.
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From: MIKE GRIFFIN Number: 8960
To: JAMES PORTER Date: 12/09/93 9:56p
Subj: Novell 3.11 & CDROM's Refer: NONE
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>
> MG>For this to work you need CorelSCSI or SCSI Express. I perfer SCSI
> Express.
> >You can then make the CDROM drives mappable using Novell's cache
> just like
> >they were hard drives..
>
>
> Hmmmmmm, but the Hitachi's use a proprietary card so how do the Corel
> SCSI drivers work with them?
Well, I dont even think that Novell 3.12 will work with proprietary interfaces.
You might want to ask one of the resident gurus in the Novell Echo. Jim Queen
is the moderator and he knows alot about the CD Rom setup's in Novell. We use
Pioneer's and NEC's...
Mike
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From: MIKE GRIFFIN Number: 8961
To: BOB NIDA Date: 12/09/93 9:57p
Subj: Hmm..... Refer: NONE
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> Did you happen to spend a few years of your youth in Norton, Ohio?
Sorry... Not me..
Mike
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From: WARREN KREICK Number: 8962
To: ALL Date: 12/08/93 5:05p
Subj: Mitsumi or Panasonic ??? Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Which would be a better choice for use with a soundcard like the SB-16
or ATI /FX, or another card, that would work well with either one of these
2X drives ?
I understand that the Panasonic also take 3.5" CD-ROM discs - does the
Mitsumi 2X also have this feature ?
Is there any advantage to the interface card used on the Panisonic over
the Mitsumi 16-bit card ?
Any opinions on the ATI /FX or SB-16 or other card, that would be a better
choice for use with either of these drives, would be most welcome :-)
Thanks!
-=WARREN=-
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From: MARTIN ALBERT Number: 8963
To: JOE HOWES Date: 12/09/93 2:21p
Subj: Re: ST:TNG CD? Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
-=> Quoting Joe Howes to Jason Devries <=-
-=> Quoting Jason Devries to All <=-
JD> Has anyone heard anything about a Star Trek: The Next Generation
JD> game being made for CD?
JH> I believe it's called Judgement Rites and my store just
JH> recived floppy demos!!! I can't wait to see them!
Read man! He asked for information on the CD about
Star Trek : The Next Generation... not Star Trek : Judgement
Rites (featuring the orginal crew... not The Next Generation crew...)
Shaka!
... Perhaps a more Klingon approach is in order.
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From: JIM LAMBERT Number: 8964
To: DAVID SILVER Date: 12/09/93 9:37p
Subj: Kodak photo access CD Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
DS>Does anyone have the above CD for sale? If so, how much and
>where from? Thanks in advance for any help.
Computer Works carries Kodak Photo CD for $19. Give us a call if you
are interested or would like a copy of our catalog.
Computer Works Jim...
CD-Rom Sales!
(205) 793-4481 Voice
(205) 671-0092 BBS Online Orders, File Lists, Catalogs
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From: GENE GEIGER Number: 8965
To: KEVIN PLUMMER Date: 12/09/93 5:50a
Subj: BB#1 for Sale or Trade Refer: NONE
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KP>I have Busty Babes #1 for Sale or Trade for other Disk... The Best Deal get
>this Copy... It is the Collectors copy, With Bam Bam on it.
How about an idea of some stuff you might be willing to trade for? -=Gene=-
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From: BILL TURNER Number: 8966
To: ALL Date: 12/09/93 11:23p
Subj: Sony CDROM Wanted Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Looking to buy new, used, or reconditioned, warranted against being DOA, Sony
CDU 535 or CDU 510 CDROMs. Preferably external with cables. Cards not
required.
Thanks,
Bill
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From: RICHARD PROSPERE Number: 8967
To: ALL Date: 12/09/93 8:39a
Subj: TOSHIBA_vs PANASONIC Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Hello all
I have a question concerning the video comparison of a Toshiba xm3401
verses a Panasonic 562b
Is there a visible difference between these two cd rom units when
viewing full motion video such as mad dog Mc Crea, a full motion movie,
or any full motion multi-media package.
Has anyone out there experience with both of these drives ?
any feed back on this would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance
Richard Prospere
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From: ARNIE GROSS Number: 8968
To: ED DUCHEK Date: 12/09/93 9:01a
Subj: Amazing! Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Hello Ed -
12/09 - 9:00 AM
The disc finally got here! (the one you sent "two-day")
It's a good example of why I ship via UPS. I'll let you
know if the second copy ever arrives.
Incidentally, you never mentioned in your ad that the disc
was USED. Those selling it for the higher price you quoted
are selling NEW copies.
- Arnie :+}
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From: ARNIE GROSS Number: 8969
To: BOB BREED Date: 12/09/93 9:09a
Subj: Re: REVISITED Refer: NONE
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Bob -
BB> Isn't it strange that the very best graphics work
BB> often is on games or those things for children?
Not strange at all - we tend to spend more on our children
than we do on ourselves.
BB> Didja ever wonder why did kamikaze pilots wear helmets?
No, but I will now!
- Arnie :+}
P.S. Did you ever finish Mother Goose?
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From: PERRY LAWLER Number: 8970
To: ALL Date: 12/09/93 4:47p
Subj: Mitsumi CD Drive Forsale Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
I have a Mitsumi LU-005S CD Drive that I need to sale. This drive is
is in perfect condition and works great. The drive is about 8 months
old and comes with everything that came with it when I bought it new.
I will take $125.00 + shipping for it. If interested leave E-mail or
call me at 205-332-4162.
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From: TERRY BLOUNT Number: 8971
To: ALEX MOTTRAM Date: 12/10/93 2:42p
Subj: Cream of the Crop II Refer: NONE
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Alex Mottram wrote in a message to Terry Blount:
AM> Yes. It sure is (a big help). I was just wondering since
AM> I'd like to make my GTCREAMCD program somwhat
AM> forward/backward compatible with the CREAM.LST format. It
AM> works fine the way it is, but requires a few small text
AM> editings to correct the above mentioned "quirks". Thanks
AM> for clearing it up for me. :) I guess it's just fine for
AM> the next COC as long as you keep CREAM.LST..
Yes the first volume of Cream of the Crop has the same structure
and I'll most likely keep that structure for future releases.
Hint: In the program you wrote that keys on "Area" you may do
like I did to correct the bug by using an "OR" statement"
If ( pos( 'Area', the-string ) = 1 ) ) OR ( pos( 'BUSINESS',
the-string ) = 1 then do bla bla bla
Even if you don't program in Pascal you should catch on and be
able to put the same option in your program. You can include
something like this to also correct the "Edit" to "Editor" bug.
Since all file names are in upper case you don't have to worry
about a file named EDIT_XYZ.ZIP causing a problem.
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From: ALBERT SIERSEMA Number: 8972
To: ALL Date: 12/07/93 5:26p
Subj: Linux CD-ROM Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
A short time ago I announced the Linux A..Z CD-ROM disc.
We are now searching people who are interested in the CD, INDIVIDUALS as
well as DEALERS.
We have made a pre-version of the CD-ROM disc and mounted it in our BBS system.
People who want to know what the CD looks like can call us for details.
Filosoft/PROGRAMMERS BBS
31-50-412288 (14400)
31-50-426071 (2400)
FidoNet 2:282/517
File Requests:
LINUXALL For an 'allfiles' of the CD
LINUXDEMO For a demo version of the CD
FILES Allfiles BBS
/\lbert
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From: HUGH CRAIG Number: 8973
To: RON HAMMER Date: 12/10/93 3:01a
Subj: Sound Refer: NONE
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RH>I have MITSUMI Double speed CD with a 16 bit card. Could I
RH>hook up the Sound cable to My Sound Blaster Pro? It plugs
RH>in fine. Will this work to play CD's? Ron
Yes. But you'll have to reverse the wires on the connector that
goes to the SBPRO.
Look at the connector. You will see two pairs of wires. Simply
reverse each pair. One is a ground the other the feed. Reverse for
each pair.
Don't do anything to the audio connector going to the CDROM drive.
Just get a toothpick or whatever and gently pry the tiny plastic
tangs up enough to slide the metal connector out of the platic
housing.
Got it working here with my SBPRO and the FX001D 2x here.
H. Craig
.. I smashed a Window and saw... OS/2.
-- MR/2 #114
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From: HUGH CRAIG Number: 8974
To: RON HAMMER Date: 12/10/93 3:19a
Subj: The 7 Guest Refer: NONE
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RH>I just Installed The 7 guest. Was it just me or is asking
RH>for 570K free asking for alot, You need mouse and CD
RH>Driver on my system that did't leave 570, I have it
RH>working no but what a PAIN! Also is there any on else
Thats nothing. Many of the game I run accross require at least that much
free low memory. Aces of the Pacific must have at least 610k free low
memory.
If you run a decent memory manager you should be able to get 610 to
630k free.
In the DOS world I've run everything from DOS 3.x with QEMM
to DRDOS6. It's always been a pain trying to get enough free low memory
However just today I installed IBM's PCDOS 6.1. It must be the easist
DOS I"ve ever set up. THe memory manager is painless and idiotproof.
AutoMajical. Beats all I've see from Quarterdec QEMM or MSDOS or DRDOS.
I load Stacker drivers, the CDROM drivers,A mouse Driver, and
a driver for my INTEL modem. With all these loaded high I get
619K free. However some motherboard-video combos may not do as well.
RH>running it on a 386SX 20 yes a 20Mzh SX. I have a Double
RH>speed Mitsui and a Svag card with 512K. It dont seem that
RH>slow some time
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From: GLENN PATCHEN Number: 8975
To: ALL Date: 12/09/93 10:08p
Subj: $145 Sony CD-Rom New Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
* * * Christmas Special * * *
All Equipment New
Sony CD-Rom Drive...........$130
Interface Card & Cable
Sound Cable
Patchwork Computers
713-787-9651
Call Glenn
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From: GLENN PATCHEN Number: 8976
To: TERRY BLOUNT Date: 12/09/93 10:18p
Subj: Cream of the Crop II Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
What is your best price one the Cream of the Crop CD??
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From: FRED FINDLING Number: 8977
To: DIANE PENCIL Date: 12/02/93 4:39a
Subj: Need Help. Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
DP>For NO 10 I was told they were going back to the old format. They may
DP>not have done that. Some of the older drives might not be able to read
DP>a rom that full.
NO 10 is an improvement over NO 9 in that respect. Cheapie drives still
grope on NO 10, but eventually they find the mark. NO 9 was impossible
for these drives. The problem still exists for some sysops that are di-
rectly accessing the CD within the main BBS code, the code may only al-
low so much time in a path search for a called file before it times out
and resets. PCBoard 14.X versions would only allow 60 seconds before re-
setting and throwing the user off. The only solutions were to either use
a "less full" CD that the drive could cope with, use a door programme
that was VERY patient with the drive, get a better CD drive that could
deal better with "full" CD's.
As far as extracting zips from "full" CD's, that usually isn't a
problem if you can ever get logged into the directory where the file
is. The problem usually is that when you attemp to log into certain
directories the drive spins away and you hear the head assembly going
endlessly back and forth in its futile search for the directory which
it never finds. Eventually you might end up with an error message,
"drive not ready" or something like that, but often you end up re-
booting the system because the drive has got the system hung and you've
lost the keyboard. So it's either power down or hit the hardware reset.
At that point, you think you might have been better off to have spent
the extra money to get a first-rate drive.
...........Fred
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From: FRED FINDLING Number: 8978
To: PHIL TREVORROW Date: 12/02/93 4:44a
Subj: Qemm Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
PT>Yes and no. The version that came with Dos 6.0 does not cache CD's but
PT>the done that comes with Dos 6.2 does cache CD's.
Yes, 6.2 does....just make sure that MSCDEX goes in before SMARTDRV
does.
............Fred
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From: FRED FINDLING Number: 8979
To: JOEL WHITE Date: 12/05/93 6:57a
Subj: ms-dos upgrades Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
JW>Read the docs that come with DOS 6.0. They even stated that
JW>installation was "permanent".
Yes, being that 6.0 doublespace had no provisions to uninstall
it. But I am still mystified how doublespace can affect the physical
format of the media in IDE drives. Some people have mentioned about
how doublespace puts "hooks" in the logical or low-level format
markers of the media and the only way to get rid of these "hooks"
is to return the drive the manufacturer so the platters can be
degaussed and the media re-marked with respect to the internal
controller on the drive. But being that drives that use the IDE
interface employ device translation I don't know how doublespace
can "hook" logical markers on the media because that would be
unknown to the programme. An IDE drive will mimic any drive that
it is called upon to behave as. If you install an IDE drive on an
older motherboard that has a fixed drive table in the bios as opposed
to a newer board with the typical AMI bios with type 47 user-definable
drive, you can get only as much drive the table allows. So if you
install one of these new 345 meg IDE drives on an old board whose
drive table has the largest drive as being 206 megs, that's all you'll
get.
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From: BOBBY POSEY Number: 8980
To: BILL DEERTZ Date: 12/09/93 7:14p
Subj: Alway IN-2000 SCSI card Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
> I have an Always IN-2000 16 bit SCSI card which has a ROM version of
> 3.32. Does anyone know if this will work with the Pioneer 6 disc cd-rom
> changer? A fellow sysop indicated that the 6 disc changer required a
> rom that support DTP or something along that line. Any ideas?
No it will not.. That is the main problem I have been having here with
getting the 6 disc changer to work. My IN-2000 has the 3.33 and VCN-1.1 and
tryed it on another IN-2000 with 1.27 and it works beautifully so I ordered
another IN-2000 (needed it anyway). Their is an update program that you can
get off of the Always BBS if you have a chip burner..
Bobby Posey
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From: NORMAN WATSON Number: 8981
To: HUGH CRAIG Date: 12/10/93 3:54p
Subj: Mitsumi CD 2x Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
HC> I have the new Mitsumi 2x here (just got it last week for $198)
HC> Nifty drive for half the cost of a SCSI system.
I was just about ready to buy a Toshiba 3401B and a PAS 16 Sound card,
when I started seeing ads for this drive. Seems to run at 250 ns vs.
the Toshiba 200 ns and the transfer rates are 310 vs.300 kb/sec.
Considering the Mitsumi is almost 1/2 the price 200 vs.360 , it seems
to be a no-brainer ... What's the catch ?? Will the Mitsumi work with
the PAS 16. Is any other board/interface/cables needed ???
I am also planning to add a scanner... I get confused on all this IRQ
stuff, but will 5 devices,(mouse, modem, CD-ROM, scanner and serial
card) all work together. ( I have an IDE HD/FD controller card).
I previously had a mouse , modem, hand scanner card and a ethernet
network card and I could never get those 4 to ever work together.
Just don't want to go out and buy the Mitsumi CD-ROM and find this
stuff is incompatible.
Thanks
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From: MARTIN NOREKE Number: 8982
To: DAVID HO Date: 12/08/93 3:45a
Subj: SPIN Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
> I was wandering if the CD ROM in the drive always rotate like the
> hard drive ?
Mine does... just pop it in and you can check...
MvH. Martin
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From: MARTIN NOREKE Number: 8983
To: JOE RINEHART Date: 12/08/93 3:51a
Subj: Catalog Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
> I would like a copy of your CDLIST
How about sending one to me as well???
Martin Noreke
Strandvägen 29 B
234 32 Lomma
Sweden
Phone #: +46 (0)40-41 41 81
Netmail: 2:200/103.3
Thanks, Martin
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From: TOM GUELKER Number: 8984
To: DAVID POON Date: 12/08/93 9:01p
Subj: Daisy chaining Mitsumi dr Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
DP>Is it possible to daisy chain Mitsumi drivers with only one controller, or I
>have to get another controller or use my SBPRO II card as the interface for
>the second drive?
I run two internal Mitsumi readers on my BBS, and know for a fact that
each needs its own interface card.
Regards,
Tom Guelker
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From: TOM GUELKER Number: 8985
To: DAVID HO Date: 12/08/93 9:01p
Subj: SPIN Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
DH>I was wandering if the CD ROM in the drive always rotate like the
>hard drive ?
The disc does not spin unless it is being accessed.
Regards,
Tom Guelker
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From: TOM GUELKER Number: 8986
To: BYRON KROHN Date: 12/09/93 9:15a
Subj: CD-ROM Drive For Sale Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
BK>Sorry Jeff, but the drive was sold the first day of the note.
Byron, I am the fellow that was going to trade you the CD ROM collection
of phone numbers. Unfortunately, my distributor erred and told me the
set was MUCH less than it should have been. The actual price for the set
is $199.00. The one I quoted is only one CD and is not nearly as
comprehensive.
Sorry for the confusion.
Happy Holidays!
Tom Guelker
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From: TOM GUELKER Number: 8987
To: SAM AMSLER Date: 12/09/93 9:18a
Subj: Re: Mitsumi cd Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
SA>Hmm. Can I connect same to my system which allready uses 2 fd and 2hd
>without using a scsi? I am looking at 1522C Adaptec Scsi kit for cdrom
>connection cause I thought I was maxed out on the ide controller?
>I bought Creative Labs Edutainment cd8 CDROM upgrade 8-bit kit
>and am trying to sell same cause a double speed is my preference.
>I paid $297 and thought I got a bargain. I bought it since the speakers
>and sound blaster pro card were bundled with same. Now, I am wondering
>if I made the right decision.
Sam, Happy Holidays! You can use as many Mitsumi CD readers as you have
interrupts or slots available. They have their own card, so you don't
connect to your disk controller.
Regards,
Tom Guelker
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From: MICHAEL WILLARD Number: 8988
To: ALL Date: 12/09/93 4:14p
Subj: CD's for Sale Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
CD ROMS For Sale
=============================================================
Digital Dreams Volume 001..............................$23.00
Autodesk Animator/Multimeida Explorer CD...............$30.00
MPC Wizard Test/Tune-up CD Rom for Windows.............$15.00
Kings Quest V CD.......................................$30.00
================================================================
Prices DO NOT include shipping/COD charges
================================================================
Thanks,
Michael Willard...
FidoNet 1:2410/193.0
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From: KENT TIMM Number: 8989
To: JOE RINEHART Date: 12/10/93 2:43a
Subj: Re: *FREE Catalog* Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Stardate: 08 Dec 93 05:16. Joe Rinehart send to All by subspace.
JR> dealers. > We will file attach our CDLIST upon request, for any sysop
Call you file attach one here? And ask the sysop to pass it along to me. (I'm
sure he'll look at it too:-)
... R/C Helper: The world's first Shareware software for R/C cars!
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From: KENT TIMM Number: 8990
To: ALL Date: 12/10/93 3:36a
Subj: 540 Meg? 600+??? Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
I'm a bit confused, I just got my CD ROM a week ago, in the specs, it's say the
max capicity is 540Meg, but I've seen messages about over 600Megs on a disc,
what's going on?
... Once the pin is pulled, Mr. Grenade is no longer a friend.
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From: RUSTY ATKINS Number: 8991
To: JOHN BIGBIE Date: 12/09/93 5:48p
Subj: ULTIMATE BBS IN SUMTER Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
*** Quoting John Bigbie to Rusty Atkins dated 12-06-93 ***
> What does that mean
>
What does WHAT mean???
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From: HAYDEN BRADSHAW Number: 8992
To: DAVE WILKINS Date: 12/10/93 4:06p
Subj: CD-ROM Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
DW>I am looking for a source of cheap CD-ROM based software. But at present I n
DW>to locate a source of the CD-ROM game Lord of the Rings. Please leave a mess
DW>or call (204)944-5752. I'll return the favor someday. Thanks.
DW>Dave Wilkins, Winnipeg.
DW>--- TBBS v2.1/NM
DW> * Origin: OSH Exchange - Hamilton, Ontario (1:244/110)
Hi, Dave:
HRB Computer Services (Toronto) has about 800 titles available at
Canada's Best prices! We have Lord of the Rings available for $79. $CDN
plus $3. S/H and GST.
If you'd like a catalogue or info call: (905) 830-1615 / To order:
1-800-265-7081.
Best Regards,
Hayden Bradshaw
HRB Computer Services
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From: SAM FIGUEROA Number: 8993
To: KEVIN GERMAN Date: 12/07/93 6:29p
Subj: ***free catalog offer*** Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
KG>TG>On 11-27-93 at 00:07 JOE RINEHART Spake Unto ALL
KG>TG>JR>> CD-ROM DRIVE OWNERS, or even if you don't own one, we have them....
KG>TG>JR> Ask for a copy of our CDLIST! If you'd like a printed copy, send
KG>TG>JR>your mailing information to us. We don't mark-up shipping like other
KG>TG>JR>dealers. > We will file attach our CDLIST upon request, for any
KG>TG>You can send a copy my way:
KG>TG> T. Greening
KG>TG> 5000 Sherman Blvd.
KG>TG> Navarre, OH 44662
KG>Ditto!
KG> Kevin German
KG> 733 Sonora Ave.
KG> Manteca, CA 95337
KG> Thanks!
KG>===
KG> * OLX 2.2 * Hello, I am part number
KG>--- GEcho 1.00
KG> * Origin: *The Beemer Board* Escalon_CA 1-209-983-0625 USR DS 16.8
KG>(1:208/200)
Please send me a catalog at:
Sam Figueroa
Sam's Software
Rt 2 Box 2453-A
Manchester, TN 37355
Thanks
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From: SAM FIGUEROA Number: 8994
To: MIKE SHANNON Date: 12/05/93 9:33a
Subj: PIER 3 ONLY $29 Refer: NONE
Read: NO Private: No
MS> | Title: PIER 3 Price: $29 |
MS> * 628mb total * Separate <ASP> directory. * 100% files dated 1993
MS> * All files virus-scanned * FILES.BBS Support * < 1% dupes to 1 & 2
MS> * Most current files on the market. Over 98% dated AFTER 4/93!
MS> 2-CD SET: Pier 2 and 3...................(less than 1% dupes!)....$49
MS> STARVECTOR SOFTWARE * VISA * MC * AMEX * DISCOVER * SHIPPING: $4 to 5 pcs.
MS> 509-457-2892 (VOICE) * 509-457-2966 (FAX) * 1-800-767-1284 (ORDERS ONLY!!)
MS>---
MS> * SLMR 2.1a * I think my data transmission is low on fluid.
MS>--- MMGR +Plus+ v3.00
MS> * Origin: Threshold of Origin 509-453-3283 Home of The Chat DOOR (1:3407/10
Mike,
I was wondering if you were still offering Pier 3 and CD
Powerbox for $29! I plan to order these soon plus the $9 disc
also! I need to know ASAP and how much for C.O.D.!!
Thanks,
Sam Figueroa
(615) 728-7383
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From: EDDIE MONEY Number: 8995
To: JOE RINEHART Date: 12/10/93 12:41p
Subj: hitachi drives Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Hello Joe!
Joe I need some drivers for my Hitachi 1503s drives for OS/2 2.1
Can you help me out with this.
Thank's
Eddie
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From: EDDIE MONEY Number: 8996
To: ALL Date: 12/10/93 12:51p
Subj: hitachi drives Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
I need some drivers for my Hitachi 1503s drives for OS/2 2.1
Can you help me out with this.
Thank's
Eddie
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From: MATT NEWMAN Number: 8997
To: TAD KINDELSPIRE Date: 12/08/93 11:21p
Subj: DRACULA UNLEASHED Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
TK>The new CD game dracula unleashed is very hard. Has anyone got any clues
TK>I am on day four not sure where to find dracula? I think he hangs out at
TK>the hades club? If any one is playing this please let me know..
TK> THANKS-=
TK>--- WM v3.10/91-0114
TK> * Origin: Mr. Bills Place BBS! ** Tampa, FL ** (813) 920-2193 (1:3603/170)
Tad, I'll be more than happy to help out with day four when I get to it.
Could you give me some help with day three? I can't seem to get through
the day without Van Helsing being killed by the mental patient
Renfield. Do I have to go back to the asylum after the funeral? Any
help is appreciated, and I'll help you all I can when I get to day 4.
SLMR 2.1a "640K is more than anyone will ever need" Bill Gates, '81
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From: CHARLES EVANS Number: 8998
To: DAVE REININGER Date: 12/10/93 10:40a
Subj: COMMENT Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
-> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . do you
-> think that you will be able to validate me again, and also join me in
-> as many conferences as possible also?
Sure. The number is (713) 470-8844.
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From: TATER SCHULD Number: 8999
To: ALL Date: 12/09/93 6:56a
Subj: wanted Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
I am looking for a cd rom drive and soundcrd for under $250.
Is this possible?
... This tagline is SHAREWARE! To register, send me $10
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From: RAY MATTHEWS Number: 9000
To: JOHN ALEXANDER Date: 12/10/93 5:27p
Subj: 7th Guest Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
* in a message to All <07 Dec 93 22:58> John Alexander wrote:
JA> Where is the painting of stauff's face located? It is my last puzzle
JA> and I can't find it.
Go to the stained glass window where the spider puzzle was, and look down
on the floor. The Stauf puzzle is there.
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From: ANDY THOMAS Number: 9001
To: ALL Date: 12/09/93 10:56p
Subj: Mediavision cd-rom bundle Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Hi All,
I'm looking for comments, good, bad and otherwise on the Media Vision Double
Fusion CD-ROM bundle. Comes with a sound board, CD-ROM drive, speakers and
several CD-ROMs. My system is a 486-33 with a 1meg Trident video card.
Also, anybody have any comments on the Compton's Multimedia Encyclopedia
CD-ROM? Especially how it compares to other encyclopedia CD-ROMs on the
market... Thanks
-Andy In San Francisco, CA on 12/09/93 @ 19:33
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From: CHAD REID Number: 9002
To: BRICE FLECKENSTEIN Date: 12/10/93 4:06a
Subj: VIRUS Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
BF>> PT> Well, regardless of the media I expect it to be free of
BF>> PT> defects. If it comes on floppy or CD makes no difference.
BF>> You expect too much, especially for bargain basement goods.
BF> Since certain COMMERCIAL programs have had virus infestations - on WRITE-
BF>PROTECTED FLOPPY DISKS - the guy is expecting WAY to much.
Brice, it is impossible for a virus to infect a write-protected floppy
disk. The write-protected floppy disk is just like CD-ROM, NOTHING can
be put on the disk. It had to have come from the manufacturer or been
takin in by someone else to get the virus on it. It's the only way.
Chad
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From: RUDY ANDUZE Number: 9003
To: ALL Date: 12/10/93 12:31p
Subj: Buying an Edutainment Kit Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
I am considering buying an Edutainment CD-Rom Package.
The low price I have seen in $525.
My question is - am I better off buying a seperate 2x CD-Rom drive,
and the software seperately.
Also, I presently have good $200 Sony amplified speakers, and an 8-bit
sound card. Is the quality from the 16-bit soundcard sufficiently good
to warrant paying the extra bucks?
To sum it up, should I just buy the 2x CD-Rom drive and live with
my 8 bit sound card, or go for the Edutainment package, and throw out
the speakers that come with it?
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From: WILLIAM WRIGHT Number: 9004
To: GIULIANO MACIOCCI JR Date: 12/10/93 3:23p
Subj: Phillips Cd Drives Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
> MC> all like you %$#$#^ Europeans. <gggggggggg>
> I'm European and I resent that, AS**OLE!!
(I KNOW, OFF TOPIC!) Not ALL Europeans are bad, Germans are cool, but its those
class-consious Englanders that really get on my nerve. Read the book Great
Expectations if you really want to know!
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From: WILLIAM WRIGHT Number: 9005
To: JOHN ALEXANDER Date: 12/10/93 3:31p
Subj: ... Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
JJ, go read the message 7628 on MY bbs, not any others. See it DON'T matter!
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From: WILLIAM WRIGHT Number: 9006
To: MICHAEL DAUM Date: 12/10/93 3:32p
Subj: AUDIO CD PROGRAM Refer: NONE
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> Does anyone know of a Windows Program that will allow
> me to "program" the
> tracks that I want to play with my CD-ROM? I want to
> listen to my audio
> CDs on the computer the same way that I can from my
> stereo.
> You know, play in order of track 1,6,3,4, or play
> randomly. It would be a
> great idea to save this by cd title.
I have a DOS one that has custom play, but I don't use windows, it sucks too
much.
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From: WILLIAM WRIGHT Number: 9007
To: DAVE REININGER Date: 12/10/93 3:34p
Subj: COMMENT Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
> @REQRR :Caller has requested a Return Receipt
> N
> Hello, this is David Reininger, I spoke to you several
> times at Babage's
> in which you gave me the phone number to your board,
> for some reason I
> misplaced you telephone number and just got it from a
> friend, do you
> think that you will be able to validate me again, and
> also join me in as
> many conferences as possible also?
Oh yeah! I sure will! Just call 918-455-8399, and I'll set ya up!
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From: WILLIAM WRIGHT Number: 9008
To: ADAM BRIAND Date: 12/10/93 3:36p
Subj: Fx-001d Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
> Does anyone have a Mitsumi FX-001D cdrom drive? If
> you do, tell me what
> you think of it. Have you had any problems and is it
> a good buy?
>
Not sure what model number it is, (it says CRMC) but I have the newest Mitsumi
Doublespin and works fine. I've played it with Indiana Jones and The 7th Guest
and has run great.
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From: WILLIAM WRIGHT Number: 9009
To: STEAN SNYMAN Date: 12/10/93 3:40p
Subj: 7th guest 100% Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
> Hello Gary!
> 30 Nov 93 12:05, Gary Colman wrote to Raff Lerro:
> GC> Umm - could you NetMail me your hardware setup please.
> GC> I have a 386sx33 2MB RAM, Pana dbl Speed, and trident 1MB,
> GC> and only get 42% - which makes the animation extremely slow!
> I have a 386 dx 40, 4 mb ram, single speed (:()...
> Someone I know has a 486 sx 33, 8mb, single speed
> drive, and tseng et3000 and he gets 1%! :)
I have a 486/33DX and a Trident 1mb SVGA card with 4megs and get %1 also. But I
think that it thinks I SHOULD have a VESA but I don't. I really don't know, but
my video card is kinda broken though, it works fine, it's just slower than it
should be.
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From: WILLIAM WRIGHT Number: 9010
To: GARY COLMAN Date: 12/10/93 3:41p
Subj: 7th guest 100% Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
>> On 11-19-93 Raff Lerro wrote to Marcus Lee...
>>
>> RL> Pardon me for butting in but I just wanted to add that my dirty old
>> RL> 386/33
>> RL> with a TSENG 4000 card gets %100.
> Umm - could you NetMail me your hardware setup please.
> I have a 386sx33 2MB RAM, Pana dbl Speed, and trident
> 1MB,
> and only get 42% - which makes the animation extremely
> slow!
> (I can see redraw and snow)
My friend ha a 386DX40 with 4meg and same CD and Video and gets 42 ALSO.
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From: WILLIAM WRIGHT Number: 9011
To: DAVID SEBRING Date: 12/10/93 3:42p
Subj: CdRom in Windows Problem Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
> I have a Mitsumi (Single speed recent model ) that
> worked flawlessly on
> my 486DX33 but pops up read errors on a 386sx40
> (AMD)...works in Dos but
> just quits with read errors after beginning to read
> the Rom sometime a
> little sooner and others lator ....anyone have any
> suggestions?
> Could this be some kind of conflict in Win.ini or
> Sysytem.ini?
Its just windows, to fix it, type:
CD\
DELTREE WINDOWS
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From: RICKY BOOTH Number: 9012
To: WILLIAM WRIGHT Date: 12/10/93 3:27p
Subj: Windows/Dos Et al: Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
WW>KQ6 doesn't require windows! And your right, I have never heard
I never said it did. It just has better features in Windows. BTW, The other 2
games are AWESOME. Way better than 7th Guest. Require Windows. And you can have
inventory etc, You'd like them.
WW>Well it may look better, but I'm sure they've got a DOS version
WW>that looks just the same. If not, they should.
No they don't. Remember CIVILIZATION??? Well, the new game is CIVILIZATION FOR
WINDOWS. Why would they make another one for DOS? The Windows one has better
graphics. I have civilization, and it compared the 2 on the back of the box
too. The Windows version has better graphics.
= WW>Have your TRIED in DOS and Windows??? The game itself, when I
Huh? That just doesnt make sense...
= WW>and on my 286 it ran faster than on the CD and the the disk
You have a slow CD-ROM or just a bad setup then. Mine runs fine, and fast too.
As fast as KQ6 ran on my Hard Drive.
Your 486 must be broken, if it performs like a 286 does.
WW>versions "picture" window was bigger also (but I'll give that to
Ever see those little buttons at the corners of the Windows? That button will
enlarge it to fullscreen, or shrink to very small... try it some time.
WW>Really?? Every time I ran my BBS, then went to play Indy, it
WW>said out of memory. We have the same megs or ram, so the only
Because it is trying to use your base, not EMS.
WW>512. Whats yours? Other than that, I told the pif thing to only
WW>use 512K for my bbs (I said not to use any extended or expanded)
This is why it doesnt work. Don't mess with the PIF if you don't know what you
are doing.
WW>file into memory and it swaps to memory when it runs doors. So,
WW>if you can set windows up without it freezing or running out of
There isn't much setting up, just load it up on the HD and it will
WW>memory, you're a better man than I. But this time, JJ is on MY
WW>side. But lets not forget the immortal words of our first
I wasn't aware that JJ was on any "side".
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From: RICKY BOOTH Number: 9013
To: BENNY CHAN Date: 12/10/93 3:37p
Subj: Re: 7th Guest 'clicking' Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
BC>said it's slow on his 486-40 with 8 Meg of RAM... (another 'high
Strange, it should work fine on a 486/25sx. It is just graphic intensive... The
program itself shouldn't require much. Maybe just bad programming, but it IS a
beta.
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From: SCOTT RENFRO Number: 9014
To: JOHN ROBINSON Date: 12/08/93 8:57p
Subj: Virus Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
John, I called Software Creations and left mail for them bout the
"virus"'s. I had heard that they had used several "top commercial virus
scanner's" and asked which ones. They said there was a virus, they have
version 1.1 out and they won't say which software they use.
Wonder why??
Scott
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From: CHRIS DONNEGAN Number: 9015
To: GARY HUFF Date: 12/09/93 7:35p
Subj: CDROM & NETWORK Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
GH>And here's the crucial part of my AUTOEXEC.BAT file that starts up LAN
GH>and runs the CD-ROM player:
GH>
GH>path c:\;c:\lantasti;c:\dos;......
I'm curious Gary: why not CALL STARTNET.BAT to launch Lantastic?
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From: JAY SHILSTONE Number: 9016
To: HOANG PHAM Date: 12/06/93 8:59a
Subj: LANtastic & CD-ROM Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
HP>Does anyone know how to make LANtastic 5.0 see a CD-ROM drive over the
>network? I've tried running MSCDEX with the /s param, but that does not
>work for LANtastic. Am running DOS 6.2. Thanks for any info.
I don't have V5.0, just 4.? and didn't have any problem. Just went into
Net_mgr to configure drive on host and told it that device was a CD-ROM.
I can do some screen captures if you need.
Jay Shilstone
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From: DAVID SILVER Number: 9017
To: ALL Date: 12/05/93 9:05a
Subj: Kodak photo access CD Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Does anyone have the above CD for sale? If so, how much and
where from? Thanks in advance for any help.
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From: PATRICK MCCORMICK Number: 9018
To: JOE RINEHART Date: 12/07/93 10:31p
Subj: WANTED: Hitachi Drives Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
JR> We just purchased all of Terry Blount's inventory of discontinued
JR> Hitachi model 3500's, which are great for bbs usage up to 4 drives per
JR> controller. These are in the process of being refurbished and
JR> should start being available in the next few days. If you'd like to
JR> be place on our WANT3500.buy list, just let me know. tThese will be
JR> selling for around $125. each, but the price has not been carved in
JR> stone yet. Regards,
I would like to know if I can get put on your list, I'm looking for 4
CD dirive myself, and would buy up to four with a controller..Please let
me know when and where I should send the check, and the price for
them..THANKS..
Patrick..
... Catch the Blue Wave!
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From: DAVE WONG Number: 9019
To: DAVID SILVER Date: 12/08/93 11:19a
Subj: Kodak photo access CD Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
I'll sell you mine for $10.00 plus $1.00 for shipping. Let me know.
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From: DAVE WONG Number: 9020
To: CHRIS CONKLIN Date: 12/08/93 11:21a
Subj: Re: $19 Adult CD's Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Still got any of those $19.00 cd for sale, let me know.
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From: JEFF FRANTZ Number: 9021
To: RON HAMMER Date: 12/09/93 12:00a
Subj: The 7 Guest Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
RH>I just Installed The 7 guest. Was it just me or is asking
RH>for 570K free asking for alot, You need mouse and CD
RH>Driver on my system that did't leave 570, I have it
Two words---Buy QEMM. (I guess that's 5 words, if you expand the
acronym....) Anyways, a memory manager is a must and DOS's memmaker
just doesn't cut it. The current version of QEMM is 7.03 and it's
terrific...It recognizes multiple config setups in dos 6 and will free
up more memory than you can believe! With memmaker I loaded all my
drivers (mouse, smartdrv, VESA) and had 582 k free. With QEMM, just
install, run optimize and BINGO, 634 k (!) free...No more memory
shortages period. Later.....jf
___
X KingQWK 1.00 X
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From: TRANE FRANCKS Number: 9022
To: GARY HUFF Date: 12/09/93 10:55p
Subj: Good ShareWare CD Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
-=> Quoting - Gary Huff to Trane Francks, 04 Dec 93 16:47
-=> Subject - Re: Good ShareWare CD
TF> Does NightOwl fit the bill? (Yes, I know all about the
TF> virii. I'd block those files from d/l access.)
GH> Hi Trane,
Hi there, Gary.
GH> I'm very satisfied with the Nightowl 10. Only other CD I've found
GH> that equals it in quality it the Pier 3.
Okay, that's good to know. I'll be picking up a Mitsumi on the
weekend, so it's time for me to get this show on the road. Now
all I need to do is find a place to order it from that'll accept
the wife's Visa card. ;-)
GH> No, Nightowl doesn't have Mac files... come to
GH> think of it, I haven't stumbled across any MS-DOS CD's that have them,
That's a shame. Without having any access to Mac file echoes, my
Mac users can't take full advantage of my membership scheme. I
suspect I'll have to setup yet another membership level to take
care of that aspect of things.
GH> Whereabouts in Tokyo are you located?
In the eastern-most end, Koiwa, on the JR Sobu line. So close to
Chiba, a 15 minute bicycle ride will get me out of the 23 wards.
Been here for about 2 years now, and still enjoying it. Have been
running the board for about a year.
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From: JEFF WEISS @ 910/528 Number: 9023
To: ALL Date: 12/02/93 7:47a
Subj: *>Custom CD-ROMs Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
We put YOUR DATA on a writable CD-ROM.
------
We will transfer up to 650 megabytes of data from your tape/removable
media to one CD-ROM.
o FULL CONFIDENTIALITY is assured - we don't inspect your data.
o Quick turn around time is provided - same day service available.
o Data integrity is guaranteed - 30 day money back warranty.
o Guaranteed to work on any standard CD-ROM drive.
- Free up space on expensive magnetic media.
- Archive your software collection.
- Consolidate shareware/GIF CDs to eliminate dupes/old versions.
- Make copies for your friends.
- Software development alternative to "glass master"
- Save hundreds of $$$,
- Eliminate days of delay.
SysOps get a $25 discount.
CALL for a FREE writable CD-ROM primer.
Eternal ARCHIVE Solutions, Inc.
650 Cooke Street, #3
P.O. Box 4402
Waterbury, CT 06704-0402
(203) 759-0574 voice
(203) 759-0553 fax
... The tagline from our lawyers:
Customer is responsible for compliance with all licenses, laws, and
regulations regarding his software or data. EASI shall not be held
liable for customer's failure to comply with these requirements.
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From: JEFF WEISS @ 910/528 Number: 9024
To: ALL Date: 12/10/93 12:22a
Subj: *_Custom CD-ROMs Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
We put YOUR DATA on a writable CD-ROM.
------
We will transfer up to 650 megabytes of data from your tape/removable
media to one CD-ROM.
o FULL CONFIDENTIALITY is assured - we don't inspect your data.
o Quick turn around time is provided - same day service available.
o Data integrity is guaranteed - 30 day money back warranty.
o Guaranteed to work on any standard CD-ROM drive.
- Free up space on expensive magnetic media.
- Archive your software collection.
- Consolidate shareware/GIF CDs to eliminate dupes/old versions.
- Make copies for your friends.
- Software development alternative to "glass master"
- Save hundreds of $$$,
- Eliminate days of delay.
SysOps get a $25 discount.
CALL for a FREE writable CD-ROM primer.
Eternal ARCHIVE Solutions, Inc.
650 Cooke Street, #3
P.O. Box 4402
Waterbury, CT 06704-0402
(203) 759-0574 voice
(203) 759-0553 fax
... The tagline from our lawyers:
Customer is responsible for compliance with all licenses, laws, and
regulations regarding his software or data. EASI shall not be held
liable for customer's failure to comply with these requirements.
--- WM v3.10/93-1091
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From: JEFF WEISS @ 910/528 Number: 9025
To: ALL Date: 12/10/93 12:23a
Subj: *_Recordable CD-ROMs Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
We now have the following writable CDs for sale.
CD-R Discs:
Ricoh 74 min (660 MB) CD-R discs $19.75 each (any quantity)
CD-ROM Recorders:
---------
Philips CD-ROM RECORDER $5,495
- Philips CDD521 Double Speed CD-ROM Recorder
- Adaptec 1540c SCSI Controller
- CD-GEN Premastering Software >now does Multi-Session<
Ricoh CD-ROM RECORDER $3,895
- Ricoh RS 9200CD Single Speed CD-ROM Recorder
- SCSI Controller
- CD Record Software 2.0
These recorders are ideal for archiving, and mass data storage.
The blank 650 meg CD-Rs are much cheaper than any other removable
media. Also, the CD-ROM readers are much cheaper than any Bernoulli,
Syquest, or WORM drive. They're even cheaper than SCSI tape drives.
If you want to transfer data to CD-ROM but don't want to purchase
a CD-ROM recorder at this time, we are pleased to offer you our
DATA CONVERSION SERVICES. We will transfer your data to CD-ROM for you.
Call for a FREE writable CD-ROM primer.
Eternal ARCHIVE Solutions, Inc.
650 Cooke Street, #3
P.O. Box 4402
Waterbury, CT 06704-0402
(203) 759-0574 voice
(203) 759-0553 fax
A $4.95 handling charge is added to all orders, no matter how large.
Only the actual shipping charges are billed to your order.
Connecticut residents add 6% sales tax.
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From: EDDIE PHILLIPS Number: 9026
To: BRICE FLECKENSTEIN Date: 12/09/93 11:22p
Subj: Re: CD Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
-=> Quoting Brice Fleckenstein to Eddie Phillips <=-
> JC> Anyone know what the fastest drive is on the market?
>Currently, it's the NEC 3x series of drives running at 450kbs.
BF> Nope - for DTR anyway, the Pioneer DRM-604X is faster (it's QUAD
BF> spin, DTR over 600K/sec).
Wait a minute, you can't compare the Pioneer to the NEC because it's not even
NEAR the same price range !! I was talking within his price range. I don't
consider near $1000 a qualifier for comparison.
... ZModem: Big BITS, Nice Baud, Tight ASCII
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From: BILL CLEMONS Number: 9027
To: JANUSZ SUROWKA Date: 12/09/93 11:13a
Subj: MPC-2 Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
On 12-04-93 JANUSZ SUROWKA wrote to ALL...
JS> I just wanna ask everyone a question...
JS> I'd like to know if my 386DX-40 would be considered in the MPC2
JS> catergory
JS> after all it should be, since i did a benchmarking program and it
JS> simply
JS> smokes the 486-25
JS>
JS> --- GEcho/386 1.01+
JS> * Origin: Phone Henge [203-826-1153 HST16/V32b] New Britain,CT
JS> (1:142/212)
WC> Well if you ask me I would rather have a 386/40 then a 486/25 any day
WC> I have seen them 486/25's in action and I have never seen such a slow
WC> system, so if I am going to upgrade to a 486 it will be a 486/33 or 486/40
WC> and I suggest everyone else to do the same. to me a 486/25 is like a
286/40.
... OFFLINE 1.41
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From: BILL CLEMONS Number: 9028
To: CHRIS CONKLIN Date: 12/09/93 11:13a
Subj: $19 Adult CD's Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
On 12-05-93 CHRIS CONKLIN wrote to ADAM BRIAND...
CC> Hi Adam,
CC>
CC> How about #'s 5 and 6.
CC>
CC> Send a MO for $45 (U.S. Funds) to:
CC>
CC> Chris Conklin
CC> 7705 Warrior
CC> San Angelo, Tx
CC> 76904
CC>
CC> TTYL 915-944-7187
CC>
CC> I'll also send a catalog with over 200 titles with the disc's.....
CC>
CC>
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WC> I would like to get more info on them adult CD' you have could you send
WC> me any info you have, I would like to see what you have in the $19 line
WC> here is my address. Mr. William Clemons
WC> RD#2 Bx 291
WC> Mohawk,NY 13407
WC> I will be waiting for the info. thanks.
... OFFLINE 1.41
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From: CHRISTOPH STEINECKE Number: 9029
To: VINCE CHIARO Date: 12/09/93 1:27p
Subj: Re: kodak photoCD Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
VINCE CHIARO@1:215/42 meinte am 05.12.93
zum Thema "kodak photoCD":
VC>does anyone have any experience with Kodak Photo CD on their CD ROM drive?
VC>What program is needed to view the images and how much does it cost to get
VC>film developed onto PhotoCD?
I have a few Photo CD with Photos from trips all around the world,
and all in all they are pretty good !
There a different programms which can be uesed to view the images.
The fastest and in my opionion the best is Paint Shop Pro.
1 Image is loades in about 5s at 768*512 with a Mitsumi FX001D, and
is displayedin 0,5s with a Diamond Speedstar Pro in Windows.
Paint Shop Pro is Shareware !
The only bad thing is that the sharpening process, which
increases the image quality very much, whether the image is good
or not allready takes very long (25s) I don't know why, maybe it's
just the SharewareVersion which has this limitation.
Kodak Photo Edge is also pretty good but loading of an image normally
take 2-3s longer than with PSP !
The Sharpening Option is bad and can not be used.
Adobe Photo Shop is probably the best but costs much much money !
Also you need at least 8MB Ram to normaly work with this programm,
better 16MB !
This programm has it all , the sharpening opion is excellent, and only
take 2-3s , after that the photo is fantastic.
These are my recomendations but of course there are other programms
which can also be used.
About the price, here I can only speak for Germay the price for
1 Picture is about 0,89 - 0,99 Pfennigs which is about 55-65c !
Bye
Chris
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From: MIKE SHANNON Number: 9030
To: RICK POTTS Date: 12/09/93 1:21a
Subj: Internet address Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
RP>MS>NH>Do you have an internet address?
RP>MS>Yes........pantera300@aol.com
RP> ^^^^^^^^^^
RP>"Pantera"? As in the car? <g>
Yes indeed. My labor of love......a yellow & black '74 Pantera. Nice
ride, but not a car I'd want to drive 1000 miles in. That V-8 rumble
behind your head kinda wears ya down after an hour or two. <g>
Off-topic compensator: It has a nice in-dash CD player too.
Later,
.\\ike
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* SLMR 2.1a * My computer's down. Can someone send it flowers?
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From: MIKE SHANNON Number: 9031
To: ALL Date: 12/09/93 1:21a
Subj: TOP 5 NEW CD-ROMS Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
| Starvector Sales Bulletin #2: TOP 5 NEW CD TITLES |
WINDOWS COLLECTION * A Windows-only CD with ALL '93 file dates! BBS....$26
GAMES COLLECTION * A pure-games CD featuring 90% '93 file dates! BBS...$26
CD-ROM OF CD-ROMS * Reviews & stats on over 4000 CD titles! New for 93.$29
HORROR & SCI-FI FILMS * Full details of over 2300 films w/ 100s of pix.$39
BUSTY BABES VOL 2 * The FIRST serious "soft" adult CD for BBS!.........$29
STARVECTOR SOFTWARE * VISA * MC * AMEX * DISCOVER * SHIPPING: $4 to 5 pcs.
509-457-2892 (VOICE) * 509-457-2966 (FAX) * 1-800-767-1284 (ORDERS ONLY!!)
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From: MIKE SHANNON Number: 9032
To: ALL Date: 12/09/93 1:21a
Subj: CD SALE Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
| Starvector Sales Bulletin #4: CD-ROM LIQUIDATION! |
Mega Clipart........$19 Powerpak Gold 3.0...$13 Wrath of the Demon..$27
World Vision 3-Pak..$37 Business Phonebk 91.$13 Bookshelf 1992......$35
Mac Shareware.......$19 Precision Mapping...$67 Mac M/M Space.......$27
Sporting News.......$22 DTPro...............$24 Game Pack 2.........$18
Shareware Direct.....$9 Phoenix 4.0.........$17 Jedi Collection.....$35
Compton's Fam Ency..$19 Clipart Galore......$20 Reel Clips..........$24
Library of Future...$37 Fantazia Fonts/Snds.$21 Arizona Images......$19
STARVECTOR SOFTWARE * VISA * MC * AMEX * DISCOVER * SHIPPING: $4 to 5 pcs.
509-457-2892 (VOICE) * 509-457-2966 (FAX) * 1-800-767-1284 (ORDERS ONLY!!)
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* SLMR 2.1a * Odo, is there any more jello in the fridge? Odo? Odo??
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From: MIKE SHANNON Number: 9033
To: TIM JORDENS Date: 12/10/93 12:24a
Subj: Night Owl 10 VIRUS Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
TJ>Could anybody tell me the two files that have a virus in Night Owl 10 and
wha
TJ>virus is it.
Tim,
The two files in question are SPORT21C.ZIP, and SF2_UP.ZIP. The viruses in
question are the MEMORY LAPSE VIRUS, and the BUTTERFLY virus.
Later,
.\\ike
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From: MIKE SHANNON Number: 9034
To: BRICE FLECKENSTEIN Date: 12/10/93 12:24a
Subj: VIRUS Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
BF> Point - the virus checker that found the NO10 viruses DID NOT EXIST at the
BF>time that NO10 was SHIPPED - much less at the time NO10 was sent to the
BF>manufacturer.
That would be SCAN 108 would it not? OOPS......better check the Night Owl
10 file listing. (SCAN 108 is on the disc)
BF> I'm just waiting for the first virus to get found on Pier 3 - that "no
virus
BF>guarentee" is just BEGGING for trouble....
Won't happen. Unlike Night Owl's, all Piers are triple-scanned for
viruses, using the latest detection software. If you'll refer to my other
post, I think you'll agree that Night Owl could have prevented the problem
had they simply used the current version of the scanning program which
they had in their possession.
Believe me, with the tens of thousands of Piers sold to date, and the
millions of files that have been extracted from them and used by the
BBS'ing community, we would have all heard by now if any of them contained
a virus.
I'll bet you ten Pier's to your ten Night Owl's that no virus will be
detected on a Pier CD. I'll even give you a year to search for one. Are
we on??? <g>
Later,
.\\ike
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From: MIKE SHANNON Number: 9035
To: GORDON FLETCHER Date: 12/10/93 12:24a
Subj: NEW CD-ROM TITLES Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
GF>maybe you never got my message. Can you tell me if the exchange is ok
GF>and if so, when can I expect to receive MS Bookshelf 93?
We've talked on the phone since, but just to recapitulate.....you should
have your replacement by now. Let me know otherwise.
.\\ike
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From: MIKE SHANNON Number: 9036
To: RICKY BOOTH Date: 12/10/93 12:25a
Subj: S.vault Games And Pier3 Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
JA> RB> Anyone have the directory breakdown or summary for Software Vault
JA> RB> Games and
JA> RB> Pier 3? Thanks guys. l8r
Both those file listings are available on the Starvector BBS @
509-457-0206.
.\\ike
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From: MIKE SHANNON Number: 9037
To: ALL Date: 12/10/93 12:25a
Subj: NIGHT OWL 10 VIRUS REPORT Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
I've been hearing a lot of talk by various people recently, concerning the
Night Owl 10 virus situation, and it seems like a recurring theme has been
that Night Owl's wasn't responsible for the viruses being on Night Owl 10,
because the version of SCAN they were using couldn't detect the two
viruses. (the Butterfly and Memory Lapse viruses) Well folks, I did a
little poking around, and these are some files I found lurking in the
directories of Night Owl 10.0............
Here is an excerpt from the Night Owl 10.0 file listing. These files are
included on the Night Owl 10 CD:
BUTTERFL.ZIP 1643 07-04-93 Facts and an /EXT file for McAfee for the new
| "Butterfly" virus McAfee cannot detect this
| virus without the /EXT file This virus
| infects only COM files but CLEAN CANNOT
| remove the infection; you must delete all
| infected files The info in this file came
| directly from McAfee's BBS Last revision
| date in archive: 07-04-1993
SCANBFLY.ZIP 423 06-24-93 I M P O R T A N T External String To Use With
| Mcafee'S Scan To Check For The Butterfly
| Virus Note: Scan V: 106 Does Not Find The
| Butterfly Virus So It Has To Be Scanned For
| Externally Read The File For Instructions
| Last revision date in archive: 06-24-1993
SCANV108.ZIP 252954 09-15-93 McAfee's SCANVirus program v1.08
Now, someone correct me if I'm wrong, because I'm certainly not an expert
on this thing, but from this information, it would appear that Night Owl's
had all the resources they needed RIGHT THERE, IN HAND, to prevent these
viruses from getting onto the CD! Am I missing something, or is that an
accurate conclusion?
I wanted to check the CD itself, to make sure that the file listing wasn't
a misprint or something, so I unzipped the SCANV108 file and read the file
inside called "VIRLIST.TXT", which lists all the viruses that the current
version of SCAN can detect. Here is an excerpt from that listing, exactly
as it came from the Night Owl 10 CD-ROM:
.
.
Burghofer [Bgh] Clean-Up . . x x x . . . . . 525 L O P
Busted [Bst] Clean-Up . . . x x . . . . . Overwrites O P
Butterfly [Bfly] Clean-Up . . . . x . . . . . 302 O P
B_Ugly [BUG] Clean-Up . . . x x . . . . . 552 O P
C [CV] Clean-Up . . . . x x . . . . N/A O P
.
.
Mem Lapse 323 [ML323] Clean-Up . . . . x . . . . . 323 O P
Mem Lapse 375 [ML375] Clean-Up . x . . x . . . . . 375 O P
Memory Lapse [ML] Clean-Up . . . x x x . . . . Unknown O P
Merry Xmas [mXs] Clean-Up . . x . . x . . . . Varies O P
Mexican Mud [Mex] Clean-Up . . . x x . . . . . 575 P L
.
.
Now, as I understand it, the two viruses found on the disc were the
"Butterfly", and the "Memory Lapse", so from this evidence, it seems
painfully obvious to me that if they had utilized the McAfee SCAN version
108 which they had in their possession, this virus infection would not have
happened.
Maybe I've missed something, or maybe I'm looking at this too
simplistically, so I welcome anyone's input or rebuttal if my analysis is
faulty. Nonetheless, this new information is causing me to seriously
rethink my position on whether to stock Night Owl's products. I'm starting
to believe that the risk involved with selling a CD product line from a
company with lackadaisical virus-checking practices, is just too high.
Mike Shannon
Starvector Software
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From: WILLIAM SCHNEIDER, JR. Number: 9038
To: MICHAEL DAUM Date: 12/09/93 9:49p
Subj: AUDIO CD PROGRAM Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
MD> Does anyone know of a Windows Program that will allow me to
MD> "program" the tracks that I want to play with my CD-ROM? I want to
MD> listen to my audio CDs on the computer the same way that I can from
MD> my stereo.
MD>
MD> You know, play in order of track 1,6,3,4, or play randomly. It
MD> would be a great idea to save this by cd title.
MD>
MD> Any input appreciated.
Hi Michael, I use a Windows program called MEGA CD Audio Honker
version 1.1. This program allows you to program CD tracks, as well as
shuffle play and repeat. It also allows you to save the different song
titles on a CD to the hard disk, so it will remember whenever you put
that disc in what's what. I think that this is what you want. I use
this program under OS/2, cause I could never get the CD player program
to work that comes with it!
-William
* KWQ/2 1.2b * Jerry does it with 9 fingers!
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From: WILLIAM SCHNEIDER, JR. Number: 9039
To: MIKE SHANNON Date: 12/09/93 9:54p
Subj: NEW OS/2 CD'S! Refer: NONE
Read: NO Private: No
MS> H: 133/133 2001 2 370/510 3615/50 108/220
Huh? I'd be interested in any new OS/2 CD's, I bought OS/2 Box from
you not long ago.
-William
* KWQ/2 1.2b * ... Since I've used up my sick leave, I'm calling in Dead.
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From: WILLIAM SCHNEIDER, JR. Number: 9040
To: GIULIANO MACIOCCI JR Date: 12/09/93 9:56p
Subj: SCAN 109 Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
GJ> Hi All!
GJ>
GJ> I just got McAffee's SCAN 109... Does this detect the dreaded
GJ> Butterfly virus strain in the Night Owl 10 disk? Does CLEAN 109
GJ> remove it? Anyone?
Sorry Giuliano, because CD's are read-only, as of yet you can't
'clean' any viruses off them.
-William
* KWQ/2 1.2b * Which one is Grateful?
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From: TERRY BLOUNT Number: 9041
To: GLENN PATCHEN Date: 12/11/93 10:54a
Subj: Cream of the Crop II Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Glenn Patchen wrote in a message to Terry Blount:
GP> What is your best price one the Cream of the Crop CD??
$30 if you prepay... that includes shipping.
Terry Blount
P.O. Box 36
Bayou La Batre, Al. 36509
Call 205-824-2552 for quantity (25+) pricing or to place a
c.o.d. order.
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From: GARY HUFF Number: 9042
To: CHRIS DONNEGAN Date: 12/10/93 11:15a
Subj: Re: CDROM & NETWORK Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
GH>And here's the crucial part of my AUTOEXEC.BAT file that starts up LAN
GH>and runs the CD-ROM player:
GH>
GH>path c:\;c:\lantasti;c:\dos;......
CD> I'm curious Gary: why not CALL STARTNET.BAT to launch Lantastic?
You could if desired. However, when I first learned how to use
LANtastic, I wrote all my batch files from scratch, and got used to
doing it. I like the control I have over those files, and the ability
to easily slip in and edit anything with a simple text editor.
Additionally, you're going to have to add extra stuff to STARTNET.BAT
anyway, if you run a BBS as I do. There are many things that need to
be set and/or loaded, RAMDRIVE directories to be made, etc., that are
required for a BBS, and STARTNET isn't going to do them without
modification. Ergo, I depend on home-grown batch files for everything,
including LANtastic. But there are lots of ways to skin a cat.
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From: RON HAMMER Number: 9043
To: HUGH CRAIG Date: 12/09/93 4:46p
Subj: Re: 7th guest and viper Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
HC> That and the blobs in the microscope and a few others. I've
Glad to know Im not the only one having problems with that.
Ron
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From: CHAD REID Number: 9044
To: GIULIANO MACIOCCI JR Date: 12/10/93 1:49p
Subj: SCAN 109 Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
GMJ>Hi All!
GMJ>I just got McAffee's SCAN 109... Does this detect the dreaded Butterfly vir
GMJ>strain in the Night Owl 10 disk? Does CLEAN 109 remove it? Anyone?
It should. It will take a while for the entire scanning to take place.
Remember, scan it the *correct* way. CD-Roms are rather large so it will
probably take a great deal of time to scan it. I have a copy of the
butterfly virus and I have also read up onit. It is not a threatining
virus, it can do damage but it is very, very, very unlikely.
chad
* OLX 2.2 * No, Taco Bell is NOT the Mexican Phone company!
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From: LARRY HEATH Number: 9045
To: ALL Date: 12/10/93 7:04a
Subj: Dead Sea Scrolls Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
I am looking for a copy of the currently translated protions of the Dead Sea
Scrolls on cd rom if such is available. Am willing to pay REASONABLE costs.
Thanks
Larry Heath
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From: ANDREW MCILWAIN Number: 9046
To: ALL Date: 12/10/93 12:25p
Subj: Adult CD Catalog Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Just wanted to know if anyone out there knows of a catalog I can recieve that
includes information on Adult CD's. I have quite a few non adult catalogs but
none with adult CD's. Thanks in advance for any information you can give me.
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From: THE LAWMAN Number: 9047
To: RONALD LEON Date: 12/09/93 5:52p
Subj: Cd Rom Info Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
-> TL>Thats also why I don't use windoze and prefer instead Geoworks 2.0
-> TL>are getting better and better and it doesn't hog memory unlike win
-> TL>Windoze, sluggish junk on top of DOS, wipe it off and dos spins li
-> TL>top!
->
-> How long has your head been up your butt? Just curious.
->
->
-> * WaveRdr 1.0 [NR] * UNREGISTERED EVALUATION COP
->
->
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-> * Origin: Mr. Bills Place BBS! ** Tampa, FL ** (813) 920-2193 (1:36
Humm, someone who prefers to sling mud personally huh. Guess it depends
on how long you been screwing your mother there bud!
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From: THE LAWMAN Number: 9048
To: TIM JORDENS Date: 12/09/93 6:41p
Subj: Night Owl 10 VIRUS Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
-> Could anybody tell me the two files that have a virus in Night Owl 10
-> virus is it.
->
->
-> --- FMail 0.96Γ
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Supposely the files are SF2_up.zip, SPORT21C.ZIP AND FUTURE.EXE and I
didn't see any mention of what the virus or viruses where but I blocked
it anyway from my users.
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From: FRANCISCO SANCHEZ Number: 9049
To: ALL Date: 12/08/93 11:06p
Subj: Photo Cd Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Does anyone knows if the SONY CDU-535 is compatible with KODAK Photo CD Access
or Photo Sampler?
I have one but it doesn't seems to work.
Thanks,
_ __
' ) )
/--' __. _ o ____
/ (_/|_/_)_<_/ / <_
/
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TNT XL/v10.3
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From: JEFF WEISS @ 909/10 Number: 9050
To: ALL Date: 12/02/93 7:38p
Subj: *_Custom CD-ROMs Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
We put YOUR DATA on a writable CD-ROM.
------
We will transfer up to 650 megabytes of data from your tape/removable
media to one CD-ROM.
o FULL CONFIDENTIALITY is assured - we don't inspect your data.
o Quick turn around time is provided - same day service available.
o Data integrity is guaranteed - 30 day money back warranty.
o Guaranteed to work on any standard CD-ROM drive.
- Free up space on expensive magnetic media.
- Archive your software collection.
- Consolidate shareware/GIF CDs to eliminate dupes/old versions.
- Make copies for your friends.
- Software development alternative to "glass master"
- Save hundreds of $$$,
- Eliminate days of delay.
SysOps get a $25 discount.
CALL for a FREE writable CD-ROM primer.
Eternal ARCHIVE Solutions, Inc.
650 Cooke Street, #3
P.O. Box 4402
Waterbury, CT 06704-0402
(203) 759-0574 voice
(203) 759-0553 fax
... The tagline from our lawyers:
Customer is responsible for compliance with all licenses, laws, and
regulations regarding his software or data. EASI shall not be held
liable for customer's failure to comply with these requirements.
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From: JEFF WEISS @ 909/10 Number: 9051
To: ALL Date: 12/02/93 7:38p
Subj: *_Recordable CD-ROMs Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
We now have the following writable CDs for sale.
CD-R Discs:
Ricoh 74 min (660 MB) CD-R discs $19.75 each (any quantity)
CD-ROM Recorders:
---------
Philips CD-ROM RECORDER $5,495
- Philips CDD521 Double Speed CD-ROM Recorder
- Adaptec 1540c SCSI Controller
- CD-GEN Premastering Software >now does Multi-Session<
Ricoh CD-ROM RECORDER $3,895
- Ricoh RS 9200CD Single Speed CD-ROM Recorder
- SCSI Controller
- CD Record Software 2.0
These recorders are ideal for archiving, and mass data storage.
The blank 650 meg CD-Rs are much cheaper than any other removable
media. Also, the CD-ROM readers are much cheaper than any Bernoulli,
Syquest, or WORM drive. They're even cheaper than SCSI tape drives.
If you want to transfer data to CD-ROM but don't want to purchase
a CD-ROM recorder at this time, we are pleased to offer you our
DATA CONVERSION SERVICES. We will transfer your data to CD-ROM for you.
Call for a FREE writable CD-ROM primer.
Eternal ARCHIVE Solutions, Inc.
650 Cooke Street, #3
P.O. Box 4402
Waterbury, CT 06704-0402
(203) 759-0574 voice
(203) 759-0553 fax
A $4.95 handling charge is added to all orders, no matter how large.
Only the actual shipping charges are billed to your order.
Connecticut residents add 6% sales tax.
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From: MIKE MICHLIK Number: 9052
To: HUGH CRAIG Date: 12/09/93 4:07p
Subj: 7th Guest <<SPOILER>> Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
HC>MM>*7th Guest Spoiler Warning---Kitchen Cans*
HC>MM>******************************************
HC>in retrospect this is my favorite puzzle in the game so far.
HC>I was having fun weeding thru my American Heritage Dictionary and
HC>plotting a course with the aid of a pencil and a notepad.
HC>I doubt I would have done well without the aid of sufficient
HC>reference material. Maybe they should put a warning on the
HC>box. WARNING: You you may need a dictionary to play this game.
HC>No. I did'nt cheat and use my online AHD. WOuld have been
HC>to dang easy then.
Yeah, I agree, what's the point in spending that kind of money only to
cheat...
HC>.. If you blow chunks and she comes back, she's yours.
HC>-- MR/2 #114
HC>--- Maximus/2 2.01wb
HC> * Origin: COMM Port One OS/2 (713) 980-9671 (1:106/2000)
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From: DANIEL PRINCE Number: 9053
To: BRANISLAV SLANTCHEV Date: 12/10/93 5:59a
Subj: Re: Email address for Virgin games Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
DP> Is there an email address for Virgin Games? Their BBS is long
BS> None that I'm aware of. I do contact them occasionally on their
BS> BBS so post your questions, I'll try to work out the solutions
BS> from them for you.
BS> P.S.S. if you want patches, ask here
The question is: How do I get it to run? I have tried both of
the patches etc. and it still doesn't get past the introduction.
I left this message on the BBS twice but got no reply.
My Brother can't run your CDROM program "Seventh Guest" on his 4
meg 486DX-33 (Intel) system with AMI bios dated 05/05/91. He
thought it was because his Trident 1 meg 8900 clone VGA card was
too slow but he replaced his VGA card with a "Diamond Speedstar
Pro" and it still does the same thing. What happens is that
during the introduction numerals start appearing in the upper
left corner of the screen and colored blocks appear across the
screen about two thirds down from the top of the screen. After a
few minutes of this the computer locks up. If he has Qemm
loaded, he gets an exception 13 error message. He says it also
locks up without Qemm loaded. (He doesn't use DV.) He has tried
both Qemm 6 and 7.01. He says that if he configures his PAS to
emulate the "Adlib" card which doesn't use DMA, the program goes
farther before it crashes.
Do you have any suggestions on how he can get this program to run
on his machine? He has already tried changing the interrupts and
DMA channel on his sound card and CD rom controller and running
without any TSRs etc. He tried a different IDE card and I/O
card. He has tried running it without DoubleDisk. He has tried
both the T7G-124 and the T7G-130 patch and neither has helped.
Here is the file "DEBUG.T7G
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Autoexec.bat file
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c:\proaudio\mscdex.exe /d:mvcd001 /m:10 /v
rem c:\proaudio\mscdex.exe /d:mvcd001 /m:10 /v
set blaster=A220 D1 I5 T3
C:\DUBLDISK\ACTIVATE.EXE A C0=d, S C:=d:
SET PCTOOLS=C:\PCTOOLS\DATA
@ECHO OFF
C:\QEMM\LOADHI /R:1 C:\PCD650SM\MSCDEX /D:MSCD001 /m:20
PROMPT $d_$p$g
PATH c:\amipro;C:\WI;e:\dubldisk;C:\JON;C:\DOS;C:\;
c:\PCTOOLS;C:\QEMM;c:\DAN;c:\XTGOLD;c:\CHOICE;
c:\AHED;c:\;c:\proaudio;c:/id
rem ***************** MouseWare 5.0 Setup ******************
PATH = C:\PCTOOLS;C:\MOUSE;%PATH%;C:\TRL;
MOUSE SER 1
C:\QEMM\LOADHI /R:1 C:\PCTOOLS\PC-CACHE /SIZEXT=1024 /IE /ID
CLICK
C:\QEMM\LOADHI /R:1 LOGIMENU
rem ********************************************************
SET TEMP=C:\DOS
c:\qemm\loadhi /r:2 files +30
C:\QEMM\LOADHI /R:2 STACK
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Config.sys file
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FILES=20
BUFFERS=40
DEVICE=C:\QEMM\DOSDATA.SYS
DEVICE=C:\QEMM\QEMM386.SYS RAM SH:N XST=C000 R:1 X=A000-C7FF ST:M
DEVICE=C:\QEMM\DOS-UP.SYS @C:\QEMM\DOS-UP.DAT
Dos=high
DEVICE=C:\DOS\SETVER.EXE
SHELL=C:\DOS\COMMAND.COM C:\DOS\ /p
DEVICE=C:\QEMM\LOADHI.SYS /R:1 C:\DUBLDISK\DUBLDISK.SYS 1 d 512
LASTDRIVE = M
DEVICE=C:\PCD650SM\PCD650SM.SYS /Q:3 /B:340 /L:140 /D:MSCD001
rem added ( 9/12/93) by Media Vision Installation
DEVICE=c:\proaudio\mvsound.sys d:3 q:10 s:1,220,1,5 m:0 j:0
rem added ( 9/12/93) by Media Vision Installation
device=c:\proaudio\tslcdr.sys /d:mvcd001 /w3
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Groovie.ini file
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;
;ini File for The Seventh Guest
;
;(C) Copyright 1993 Trilobyte, Inc. and Virgin Games
;
[main]
DMABufferSize=16384
TicksPerSecond=300
VideoCard=VESA
midi=ProAudioSpectrum
pcm=ProAudioSpectrum
svga=on
ProgDir=C:\id\t7g\
DataDir=E:\t7g\
Recommended=SVGA
CPU=486dx
FreeMem=581
CDbench=150
[ProAudioSpectrum]
irq=default
port=default
xmi=pasopl.adv
pcm=pasdig.adv
dma=default
If you have any idea how he can get this program to run on his
system please let me know. I probably won't call back until next
weekend so please don't let any replies "scroll" off the system.
Thank you in advance for all replies.
... The faster you try to do something the longer it takes.
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From: ASHWIN BIHARI Number: 9054
To: EUGENE FEDOROWICH Date: 12/08/93 11:25a
Subj: Kings Quest VI Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Thats quite Easy Eugene, when you have talked to the bookworm and you should
also have the incomplete sentence, transport to the Isle of Beast, where you
will see a creature hanging by its tail, talk to him and he won't come with
you will he???....... welll try using the hand icon on him, no luck yet
huh???.... well how about giving him the incomplete sentence, it worked, wow,
well now take him back to the isle of wonder and give him to the bookworm and
then get the specail book, TTYL.
Ashwin
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From: ASHWIN BIHARI Number: 9055
To: EUGENE FEDOROWICH Date: 12/10/93 4:41p
Subj: Re: King's Quest VI Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Well Eugene, NO you cannot get into the Chessboard Land, infact all you
need from the queens are the Red Scarf from the Red Queen and a rotten
egg, besides that that got nothing to do with you, and the babies yes,
you use the baby tears to make the MAKE RAIN SPELL, ok since you have
the beautys clothes, you might use it to get into the castle, you might
make the PAINT SPELL and make your own PRIVATE ENTERENCE to the palace,
there are a lot of things you can do, the good thing about this game is
you can skip virtually have 50% of the game and still complete it, well
TTYL.
Ashwin
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From: ASHWIN BIHARI Number: 9056
To: JASON WILLIAMS Date: 12/10/93 4:42p
Subj: GUSMAX Refer: NONE
Read: NO Private: No
Oh okay, well I have a GUS and I don't wanna record, and I don't wanna
hook up a CD-ROM to it and I have 1 meg ram on the GUS so I don't think
GUSMAX is gonna interest me, well TTYL.
Ashwin
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From: MATT CULLEN Number: 9057
To: ALL Date: 12/08/93 3:33p
Subj: Omni and 8-bit Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Hey I might be gettin' the new OmniCD by Creative Labs. I have a Sound
Blaster Deluxe (8-bit) I can use it with the Omni can't I ? And does anyone
know if the OmniCD is anygood? it looks like it is one of the best affordable
CD-ROM drives.
... Your Emotions are not your own.....You just feel them.................
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From: BORIS OSADCIW Number: 9058
To: RAY CRITTENDEN Date: 12/11/93 1:19a
Subj: Re: New cd Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
->> C R E A M O F T H E C R O P I I
->>
->> OVER 654 MEGS New Shareware 4987 Files Dated '93' Dup Checked
->> Virus Checked Files.BBS Support Multi Line
->> Discription Mouse Support Menu 14Megs Prog Code Plus
->> MORE !!! Only 200 prog Older Than April '93' - 10% Dup to NO10,
->> Pier3, Software Gold
->> PRICE - $25.
>> Boris,
>> Looks like you are the man that can answer my question.
>> You said that Cream of the Crop only has 10% duplication
>> between it and the other three disks. I have NO 8, NO 9, NO
>> 10, Pier 2, and Monster Disk II. Can you recommend 2 disks
>> that I can replace the Monster Disk II with or maybe another
>> combination to get the most recent files for 6 CD ROMs. Its
>> wearing me out trying to figure out what disk to buy.
>> Thanks in advance.
>> -=Ray
As posted above, this is one of the best shareware cd's to hit the
market !!
It offers some of the most current shareware available as well as
one of the largest selection. It's been given very good reviews from
just about everyone that has purchased a copy, with very little complaints.
As for another selection, you might concider something a little more
selective, such as an all games disk, sound disk, graphics disk, clip
art disk or one of about 40 other cd's.
If you'd like to discuss your selections, please feel free to give us
a call at 216-225-3263 anytime 7 days a week and we'll be happy to
assist you further.
Boris Osadciw
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From: BORIS OSADCIW Number: 9059
To: JASON CONDIT Date: 12/11/93 1:19a
Subj: Re: Pioneer 6 disk Needed Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
>> To whom Ever:
>> I am looking to start a BBS and a need 4 pioneer 6
>> disk cd-rom's. If any one is interested in selling
>> one please drop me a line. THanks.
Give us a call at 216-225-3263 anytime 7 days a week and I'am sure
we can help you out !!
Boris Osadciw
... Silver Xpress!...... Don't leave home without it!
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From: BORIS OSADCIW Number: 9060
To: JAMES MARTIN Date: 12/11/93 2:01a
Subj: Re: 6 Disk Cd-Rom Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
>> Ok here goes
>> I'm looking for a 6 disk Cd Rom!
>> I'd perfer one that would work off a SCSI/SCSI-2 card
>> BUT it's not required. This will be for my BBS so i
>> really don't need the "BIGGEST AND BEST" out on the market.
>> I'd be satisfied with a slower xfer rate, but a good "change"
>> rate. Any one out there got a price on these. (and yes i've
>> looked in the Computer Shopper) i wanted to check this out
>> FIRST.
>> (I've already got a MPC-2 rom so that's not need either)
>> Thanks
>> James Martin
Give us a call at 216-225-3263 anytime 7 days a week and I'am sure we
can help you with the above as we stock the Pioneer units.
Hope this helps...
Boris Osadciw
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From: BORIS OSADCIW Number: 9061
To: TOM DIVITTORIO @ 930/1 Date: 12/11/93 2:01a
Subj: Re: CD ROM SCSI Drive Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
>> I am considering buyind a SCSI CD ROM to go with my PAS 16
>> SCSI sound card. I don't know a lot about the technology and
>> would like some advice as to what features to look for and how
>> much I might expect to pay. I want an internal drive that
>> will play audio as well. Must be SCSI. Any advice?
>> .
>>
Tom, there's a number of systems out there that will fit your above
reguirements, but it all boils down to what do you want to spend
and what do want to do with it as to what system you'd need.
If your interested, please feel free to give us a call at 216-225-3263
anytime 7 days a week and we'll be happy to help you with your
selection.
Boris Osadciw
... Silver Xpress!...... Pioneering Off-line Mail Technology!
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From: BORIS OSADCIW Number: 9062
To: ALL Date: 12/11/93 2:01a
Subj: HOT CD Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
C R E A M O F T H E C R O P I I
OVER 654 MEGS New Shareware 4987 Files Dated '93' Dup Checked
Virus Checked Files.BBS Support Multi Line Discription
Mouse Support Menu 14Megs Prog Code Plus MORE !!!
Only 200 prog Older Than April '93' - 10% Dup to NO10, Pier3, Software Gold
PRICE - $25.
ORDERS ONLY US/CAN 800-243-0517 TECH/QUES 216-225-3263 FAX 216-225-6759
Boris Osadciw
... Strike it RICH, with Silver Xpress!
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From: BORIS OSADCIW Number: 9063
To: ALL Date: 12/11/93 2:01a
Subj: SPECIAL Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~[ S P E C I A L B U N D L E S ]~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1. Software Vault Gold 2. Night Owl 10.1 3. Shareware Online 2
Software Vault Games Night Owl Games Gameware
Software Vault Windows Night Owl Graphics Soundware
Price - $49.00 Price - $65.00 Price - $49.00
4. Hobbes OS/2 'NOV' 5. Tech Arsenal 6. Pier 3
Window Users Arch TechnoTool Cream Of The Crop II
Price - $30.00 Price - $30.00 Price - $45.00
ORDERS ONLY US/CAN 800-243-0517 TECH/QUE 216-225-3263 FAX 216-225-6759
Boris Osadciw
... Happy as a Pig in Mud!
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From: BORIS OSADCIW Number: 9064
To: ALL Date: 12/11/93 2:01a
Subj: NEW CD Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
A L L N E W C D "S O M U C H M O D E M M A D N E S S"
7,200 Files Over 600+ Megs BBS Ready
Rip Graphics - BBS Doors - BBS Programs - Modem Utils - Ham Radio
Desqview - Ansi Graphics - Programming - OS/2 Communcation - Comm Prgs
Networking Utils - Netmail Progs - Win Communcation - Transfer Protocol
and a whole lot more......
Price - $25.00
ORDERS ONLY US/CAN 800-243-0517 TECH/QUES 216-225-3263 FAX 216-225-6759
Boris Osadciw
... Silver Xpress!...... Don't leave home without it!
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From: ELLEN COTTON Number: 9065
To: ALL Date: 12/10/93 2:42p
Subj: JFK CDROM Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
First, thanks to the person who inquired about the JFK assassination CDROM and
the follow-up information on where to purchase. I ordered "JFK Assassination, A
Visual Investigation (Medio Multimedia) from PCZone (1-800-258-0270). It
includes the Zapata film along with 4 other films taken in Dealey Plaza at that
time. There are 3D computer animations re-creating the assassination based on
various theories. Complete text of both Jim Marrs' Crossfire and The
Assassination of JFK: A Complete Book of Facts, and the Warren Report.
Many photgraphs are included and about 20 minutes of narrative. All in all,
it's a pretty good CD...if you're interested in this type of stuff. The films
are not great but considering they were originally made on amatuer 8mm over 30
years ago, they were not that great to begin with. You do have the options to
view in normal or slow motion or frame by frame, full screen or less.
I recently made a purchase from Starvector and took advantage of a special
offer "CDROM of CDROMs" which included the following listings:
ZCI Encylopedia of the JFK Assassination,$29.95 (BTW they offer several
interesing title...World Asssassinations, The Mafia, etc)
LMP Systems, The JFK Assassination, $249...a bit pricey for me...
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From: MIKE DRUMMOND Number: 9066
To: TOM GUELKER Date: 12/10/93 9:02a
Subj: toolworks Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
TG*->I've got both the Software Toolworks (aka Grolier) and the Compton's. I
*->prefer the Software Toolworks hands down. But the Compton's offers a bit
*->that the Software Toolworks doesn't. How can I print from Compton's,
*->like I can from Software Toolworks?
Sorry Tom can't help you there. While I have played with them all I have
not tried to do anything serious or print from any of them.
* QMPro 1.51 * Press "+" to see another tagline.
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From: MIKE DRUMMOND Number: 9067
To: JOE HOWES Date: 12/10/93 9:07a
Subj: Re: Iron Helix CDROM Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
JH*-> Are you talking about the mac or windows version? I heard the
*->windows version is a real dog...looks like a great game though...
Joe I have the Windows version and it runs very well. Smooth well put
together. Being a Windows game it will not resize itself for higher rez
screens so when I play it I drop down to 640-480. Now if I could just
get through it without getting blown away!
* QMPro 1.51 * It's not hard to meet expenses, they're everywhere.
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From: MIKE DRUMMOND Number: 9068
To: GREG BRISTOW Date: 12/10/93 9:11a
Subj: CD ROM DIAGNOSTICS Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Greg i don't have any diagnostics but a few things that might help. Make
sure that you have the correct version of MSCDEX. Watch your machine
when it boots and make sure that this file is loading and not giving you
a wrong version message. Next try it from DOS, it should work from both
DOS and Windows but while at DOS there is less to get in the way. Last
thing would be to try it on a friends machine.. Good luck
* QMPro 1.51 * Thesaurus: ancient reptile with an excellent vocabulary.
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From: DOUG SCHWANTES Number: 9069
To: ASHWIN BIHARI Date: 12/09/93 4:52p
Subj: GUS Help!!! Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
ABWell Doug.... Thats seems very odd that two soundcards will not work, sin
AByou have changed the speakers and all that, try changing the DMA from 1 t
ABsay 5, and then try to run some software the truly supports the GUS, if
ABworks then the DMA 1 on the motherboard might be goofed or dead, so try
ABusing other IRQ's and DMA's and see if that helps, well about the instal
AByes it is supposed to say "Lets configure you UltraSound card" well do t
ABchanging and see if that helps, well if doesn't write back and I will tr
ABinto it. TTYL.
AB Ashwin
Thanks for your reply Ashwin, I have found the problem to be 2 bad
motherboard slots and got a new motherboard for nothing. Now the card works
fine except I can't seem to get MIDI out of Windows. First of all when
installing the Windows part I get the error "Fatal Error at Script line 346"
so I had to install the driver's by hand so to speak. I'm sure I'm leaving
something out but can't find it. When I try to run a MIDI file I get the
error "The Current MIDI Mapper setup refurs to a device not installed on the
system use MIDI mapper to edit setup" I'm lost I can't seem to figure it out
is it possible you could post your SYSTEM.INI file so I can see what I'm
missing? Thanks for your help so far.
-=Doug=-
* Wave Rider 1.0 [NR] *
... UNREGISTERED EVALUATION COPY
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From: LESLIE RHORER Number: 9070
To: BRICE FLECKENSTEIN Date: 12/10/93 11:43p
Subj: Re: VIRUS Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
BF> > PT> Well, regardless of the media I expect it to be free of
BF> > PT> defects. If it comes on floppy or CD makes no difference.
BF> > You expect too much, especially for bargain basement goods.
BF> Since certain COMMERCIAL programs have had virus infestations - on WRITE-
BF> PROTECTED FLOPPY DISKS - the guy is expecting WAY to much.
Yes, I agree. That is not to say that I encourage or applaud the
inclusion of viruses on any release software, and indeed I wish that viruses
didn't exist at all. However, a little perspective and common sense is
required, here. Had this disk been positively riddled with easily caught
viruses, then I would certainly not recommend it. As it is, however, I suggest
caution and rational handling of ALL software, and an attempt to subdue such
admittedly natural knee-jerk reactions. In short, let's not lose our heads
over a relatively minor problem.
Les
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From: MARCO LAZZERI Number: 9071
To: MIKE SHANNON Date: 12/09/93 3:59p
Subj: Re: A FEW CD'S FOR SALE...... Refer: NONE
Read: NO Private: No
MS> A.S.P. Shareware (New!).......22.00 Microsoft Cinemania 1994
MS> MPC..59.00 Action Traveler (New!)........29.00 Microsoft Encarta
MS> 1994........98.00 American Business Phonebk 93..25.00 Mixed Up
MS> Mother Goose.........19.50 Aminet Amiga..................15.00
MS> Monarch Notes.................48.00 Anecdotes
MS> 1...................14.50 Monster Media 93 vol 2 (New!).29.00
MS> Animals MPC San Diego Zoo.....22.00 Multimedia Magic
MS> Collection...28.00 Arizona Images (New!).........25.00 National
MS> Geographic Mammals...24.00
MS> STARVECTOR SOFTWARE * VISA * MC * AMEX * DISCOVER * SHIPPING: $4 to 5
MS> pcs. 509-457-2892 (VOICE) * 509-457-2966 (FAX) * 1-800-767-1284
MS> (ORDERS ONLY!!) -!-
Mr. Shannon,
I'm REALLY interested in buying some CD's,but... I'M ON BRAZIL !!!
Could you *please* think about shipping it for here? How much will it
coast ?
If you could send me a catalog,i'll be so happy ...
Pretty pretty please?
Marco Lazzeri
Rua Chicago,147/303 - Sion
C.E.P. 30315-520
Belo Horizonte - MG
BRAZIL
... No disk in drive A: formatting drive C:
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From: DUSTIN ROCHA Number: 9072
To: ALL Date: 11/27/93 3:01p
Subj: Alone Duvida Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Ei o Alone acaba daquele jeito,
Só matar o líder e pronto.... o joogo continuou ou para sem créditos ou coisa
assim....
Tell me...
Abraços, ╔══════════════╗
▓▒░ Dustin ░▒▓
╚══════════════╝.[.]
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From: DUSTIN ROCHA Number: 9073
To: ALL Date: 11/28/93 11:01p
Subj: Lemmings 1 Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Oi FidoAll,
Preciso dos codes para o Lemmi 1 1
ALLgué,m pode me ajudar...
Olhem msg sobre o título "Win"
Abraços, ╔══════════════╗
▓▒░ Dustin ░▒▓
╚══════════════╝.[.]
Årea geral
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From: RODOLFO LUCAS Number: 9074
To: ALL Date: 12/07/93 2:17a
Subj: CD Rom Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
I'd like to know, please, what is the price of some 300Kb/s cd
rom's drive's in your country, please specify the country you
are answering from !
[]'s Rodolfo Lucas - Brazil
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From: BRIAN TALBOT Number: 9075
To: ADAM BRIAND Date: 12/10/93 4:21p
Subj: Fx-001d Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
AB>Does anyone have a Mitsumi FX-001D cdrom drive? If you do, tell me what
AB>
AB>you think of it. Have you had any problems and is it a good buy?
AB>
AB>___
AB> X JABBER v1.1 X If at first you don't succeed, then skydiving isn't for
AB>you
AB>
I have and works great! I got it from Zeos for $199.00 and it came with a
cardinal 16 bit sound card and speakers.
Brian
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From: JEFF HUBERT Number: 9076
To: TIM DORCAS Date: 12/10/93 5:28p
Subj: Re: Games and cd-roms Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
I sold phoenix 4.0 but if the deal doesn't go through I will keep you in
mind.
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From: LYLE HEWITT Number: 9077
To: ED DUCHEK Date: 12/10/93 11:33a
Subj: CDROM/SB combo Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
* In a message originally to All, Ed Duchek said:
> I have a sound blaster pro 2, and a creative labs CD Rom
> drive for sale.
> This is everything you need to have sound/CD......
> Price is $250+P&H
By a whacky coincidence, I've just saved up that exact amount of money for a
ROM kit. A few questions:
-where did you get it and is there any kind of manufac/shop
warranty with it?
-why are you selling it? Is there a problem with it? At
that price I'll probably buy it anyway, but I would appreciate
it if you would let me know if there's
anything I'll have to fix.
-I'm assuming that the controller card/audio jack comes with
-I assume since this is a private sale that there is no tax
-Rather that pay P&H, I would rather go out there in person
to pick it up so that I can check it out. Would this be a
problem? Where do you live?
TTYL and I hope to be doing business with you soon.
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From: LYLE HEWITT Number: 9078
To: ED DUCHEK Date: 12/10/93 11:54a
Subj: CDROM/SB combo Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Disregard my last message re. my offer to purchase. For some reason, I thought
your area code was in Western Canada. With currency exchange and border
hassles, it's suddenly not such a good deal for me. Sorry.
--- GEcho 1.00
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From: MICHAEL DAUM Number: 9079
To: VINCE CHIARO Date: 12/09/93 11:04a
Subj: KODAK PHOTOCD Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
VC>does anyone have any experience with Kodak Photo CD on their CD ROM dr
VC>What program is needed to view the images and how much does it cost to
VC>film developed onto PhotoCD?
VC>
Photostyler will read Photo CDs.
Cost is about 1.80 per photo - can put up to 100 photos on a CD.
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From: BRICE FLECKENSTEIN Number: 9080
To: THOMAS SHAFFER Date: 12/08/93 4:33p
Subj: SPACE AND ASTRONOMY CD Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
>I didn't list a price, beacuse I am not personaly selling it. Their are
several
>vendors that are selling it. One advertised it in here for 20. Under the title
>Space and Astronomy CD_ROM
Walnut Creek collection - I've not had a chance to look at one yet personally,
but based on their OTHER collections it should be a good one.
$19, shipping included IF prepaid....
>if you would like to get a file index of the CD-ROM call my BBS
Is this list FREQable?
* SLMR 2.1a * How can trust with child if you can't trust with choice?
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From: BRICE FLECKENSTEIN Number: 9081
To: DAVID POON Date: 12/08/93 4:35p
Subj: DAISY CHAINING MITSUMI DR Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
>Is it possible to daisy chain Mitsumi drivers with only one controller
No.
>I have to get another controller
Yes. Mitsumi controllers only handle one drive per controller - so far at
least.
* SLMR 2.1a * When you wear only a smile, you smile a LOT....
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From: BRICE FLECKENSTEIN Number: 9082
To: RICKY BOOTH Date: 12/08/93 4:41p
Subj: BUYING A CDROM Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
>RB> All CD's are under $300.
NOT!
Most CD's are under $300, but there are a FEW that are over $1000 - try
pricing the higher-user-count Novell Netware CD's sometime, or Framemaker, or
some of the Unixes and their software sometime. Heck, even stuff like Microsoft
Office and Lotus can run over $300 on ROM....
* SLMR 2.1a * Free the Heinz 57!
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From: BRICE FLECKENSTEIN Number: 9083
To: GRAHAM MOSS Date: 12/08/93 4:43p
Subj: BUYING A CDROM Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
>Rick - Don't be picky - Every almost every advertiser calls a compact disk
>reader a CD-ROM
Which stands for Compact Disc - Read Only Memory. No mention of "drive" or
"reader" or any of that sort of thing in THAT part of the name.
* SLMR 2.1a * Every time I lose weight, It finds me again!
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From: BRICE FLECKENSTEIN Number: 9084
To: BOB LEAR Date: 12/09/93 11:17a
Subj: CD CARE Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
>I can see where this might be effective for a music CD, but isn't a
>scratch on a data CD going to mean some loss of data?
Most scratches done to a CD or CD-ROM do NOT go as deep as the data layer. To
make THAT deep of a scratch, you would almost have to cut the disc in two....
* SLMR 2.1a * All of MY .BATs live in C:\BELFRY....
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From: BRICE FLECKENSTEIN Number: 9085
To: JON SCHWARTZ Date: 12/09/93 11:19a
Subj: ANY CDS FULL OF MOSTLY S Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
>where is source to get all of these cd's
There are a few of us that post our price lists regularly in CDROM_SALE and
CFORSALE echoes.
* SLMR 2.1a * Stack overflow: too many pancakes. Eat some (Y/n)?
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From: BRICE FLECKENSTEIN Number: 9086
To: ROSS A. JOHNSON Date: 12/09/93 11:41a
Subj: KODAK ON A 1X??? Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
>Thanks for answering. My CD drive was made in March of 1992 and does not make
>any claims of being Kodak compliant
In which case it is a VERY safe bet that your drive is NOT Photo CD
compatable.
>by bit) if they plodded along. Is there any Demo or Sampler Kodak Compliant
>CD's available to test out a system before diving in?
The Kodak Photo CD Access software or the Tempra Photo CD software discs both
include 24 Photo-CD pictures (same pictures, I would guess). Both are quite
inexpensive discs.
* SLMR 2.1a * Chaste makes waste....
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From: BRICE FLECKENSTEIN Number: 9087
To: HUGH CRAIG Date: 12/09/93 7:03p
Subj: PANASONIC 562 Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
>Moons ago before high end audio systems were commen in autos it was commen
>practice to run the ground leg commen to all the speakers.
>Some even ran the ground via the chasiss...shiver...
That's not bad - as long as you make good connections TO the chassis. Lots of
solid connections on the way inbetween - otherwise you would soon be sitting on
the ROAD....
* SLMR 2.1a * Chicago - where the Potholes eat 18-wheelers WHOLE!
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From: BRICE FLECKENSTEIN Number: 9088
To: HUGH CRAIG Date: 12/09/93 7:04p
Subj: CD ROM INFO Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
> Cool. Can you mention a little more about TAXI FROM HELL on CD?
Sounds like "Hell Cab", which comes in MPC and Macintosh versions.
* SLMR 2.1a * Know why cats are so independent? They can scratch their
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From: TONY KONG Number: 9089
To: CLAUDIO ROGERIO Date: 12/11/93 1:46a
Subj: Panasonic CR-563 !!! Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
In a message to TONY KONG <12-05-93 03:05>, CLAUDIO ROGERIO writes:
CR> TK> In a message to ALL <11-27-93 13:12>, CLAUDIO ROGERIO writes:
CR>
CR> CR> I don't know if this is a news, but I heard that Panasonic has
CR> CR> devoloped a new CD-ROM called CR-563, above MPC2. And I want to
CR> kwon
CR> CR> the differences between that one and CR-562B.
CR>
CR> TK> They are basically the same drive. CR-563 is made for Creative
CR> Lab and
CR> TK> market as the OMNI CD.
CR>
CR>
CR> And why the magazine considers it "Above MPC2?"
This kind of terms are meaningless as well as misleading. MPC2 specificed
an access time of 350ms. Since the Panasonic rated the drive at 320ms, it
can be considered above MPC2 standard, but it really doesn't say much, does
it?
Tony
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From: BAYANI CUSTODIO Number: 9090
To: VINCE CHIARO Date: 12/09/93 10:38a
Subj: kodak photoCD Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
VC>does anyone have any experience with Kodak Photo CD on their CD ROM drive?
VC>What program is needed to view the images and how much does it cost to get
VC>film developed onto PhotoCD?
Here in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada the last time I checked it costs a
little more than $1.50 (CDN) per slide/negative exposure.
I've never tried the Kodak photo cd drive myself.
See yah later
Bayani
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From: ALAN LAYARD Number: 9091
To: ARICK MCNIEL Date: 12/10/93 9:59p
Subj: Soundblaster Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
AM> I would like to know how or if it is possible to play my AUDIO CD
>through my SoundBlaster card using the Line-in jacks on the back of my Card.
AM> If that is possible, let me know how...
What version of the Sounblaster card do you have? e.g. 1.0, 1.5, 2.0 or
16.
AM>I am having problems with my sound card not producing sound when I
>first come up in windows or untill I have tried to send sound out several
>times..... Then it mysteriously starts to work without a problem..... Any
>sugestions?... I have not went in depth to look at possible conflicts betwee
>any other cards... but I could be my driver...
> When I use it in dos, or a dos game is designed to use it... IT
>WORKS...
...Did you run the "Winsetup" program for the SB? Go into file manager,
look in the SB directory, and find the Winsetup.exe file then
doubleclick on it, this setup will ONLY work from within Windows.
>* OLX 1.51 * Macintosh. Makers of fine rainwear for over 60 years!
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From: ERIC ERICKSON Number: 9092
To: HUGH CRAIG Date: 12/11/93 12:57p
Subj: Mitsumi Lu002s Drive And Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
IBM just recently released a set of drivers for MOST of the
Mitsumi drives. Look for MTFIX.ZIP on you local BBS, CI$
or the IBM BSS in Raleigh, although thats a lit far from
Cali.
cheers,
eric Internet - (drowelf@char.vnet.net)
BBS (in what ever conference this is)
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From: BRICE FLECKENSTEIN Number: 9093
To: HUGH CRAIG Date: 12/10/93 2:46p
Subj: MITSUMI CD Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
> Sure. I think the Mitsumi is a proprietary SCSI type card anyway
Mitsimu uses a propriatary interface - there is NO SUCH THING as "propriatary
SCSI", you are either one of the forms of SCSI or you are NOT.
>I'm not a SCSI wizard but I think I could stick a SCSI in later on.
You would have to use a SCSI host adapter to do so, but that should NOT be a
problem. I run a Mitsumi here in the same machine as an Allways IN-2000.
>Now if you boot to DOS you would need a sharware device driver so that DOS can
>see the drives.
You can run 2 IDE (or RLL or MFM or ESDI) hard drives AND up to 7 SCSI hard
drives under DOS 5 or later without drivers - IF you use the Always IN-2000
(or by report the Adaptec 1542C or the CSC FastCache) host adapter for the SCSI
drives.
* SLMR 2.1a * Tonight I'll be with you, and tomorrow be 1000 miles away
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From: BRICE FLECKENSTEIN Number: 9094
To: RON HAMMER Date: 12/10/93 2:47p
Subj: THE 7 GUEST Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
>I just Installed The 7 guest. Was it just me or is asking for 570K free asking
>for alot
I've seen worse.
>You need mouse and CD Driver on my system that did't leave 570
Use High Memory and loadhi....
* SLMR 2.1a * Calf insomnia: the Lion and the Calf lie down together.
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From: BRICE FLECKENSTEIN Number: 9095
To: RICKY BOOTH Date: 12/10/93 2:50p
Subj: WINDOWS/DOS ET AL: Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
>I guess you haven't heard of Iron Helix, Journeyman Project, and Kings Quest
>VI. All of which require Windows (and a CD-ROM) to play.
Not quite true - Iron Helix and Journeyman Project were both ported TO Windows
from the Macintosh.
>BTW, They just released a new version of Civilization for WINDOWS that has
much
>better graphics.
Yawn. I'm still waiting for a true multi-PLAYER version of Civilization.
* SLMR 2.1a * Profesionals are predictable - amateurs are DANGEROUS!
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From: BRICE FLECKENSTEIN Number: 9096
To: JOE RINEHART Date: 12/10/93 3:01p
Subj: *FREE CATALOG* Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
@1:157/479
>> We will file attach our CDLIST upon request, for any sysop in the World!
Please file attach a catalog to 1:231/190. Also, please note that I'm NOT a CM
system, best time to call is 5AM-6AM EST (can also call 3AM-4AM, but a lot of
that time slot is eaten up by daily maintainance and mail processing)....
* SLMR 2.1a * Purrpetual - Everlasting love for semidomestic felines...
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From: BRICE FLECKENSTEIN Number: 9097
To: BILL DEERTZ Date: 12/10/93 3:03p
Subj: ALWAY IN-2000 SCSI CARD Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
>I have an Always IN-2000 16 bit SCSI card which has a ROM version of 3.32.
>Does anyone know if this will work with the Pioneer 6 disc cd-rom changer?
It won't. You have to upgrade to the VCN 1-03 (or later) BIOS set.
>the 6 disc changer required a rom that support DTP
ASPI support is required.
* SLMR 2.1a * A Cat's purr is sound of it generating mystery and enigma
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From: BRUCE BOWMAN Number: 9098
To: RICK MCBROOM Date: 12/11/93 7:46a
Subj: Re: Environmental Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
In a message to Bruce Bowman <12-06-93 19:52> Rick Mcbroom wrote:
RM> BB> Still looking for a CD-ROM with an environmental bent. If anyone
RM> BB> knows of such a thing, please pass it along.
RM>
RM> Well, I got one for my kids this weekend called Ecoquest.
Well, I'm looking for one to put on my BBS for downloading -- not really
looking for a game.
OTOH, I did come across what appears to be a good game in the store recently.
It is based on the Gaia Hypothesis, where you control the evolution of life on
your planet. I can't remember the name -- off-topic anyway.
Thanks...
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From: AARON TIEDJE Number: 9099
To: JASON CONDIT Date: 12/10/93 4:29p
Subj: Pioneer 6 disk Needed Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
*** Quoting Jason Condit to All dated 12-07-93 ***
> To whom Ever:
>
> I am looking to start a BBS and a need 4 pioneer 6 disk
> cd-rom's. If any one is interested in selling one please drop me a
> line. THanks.
Look ing Computer Shopper (January) & you'll find new ones for about $1150 or
so. That's the cheapest new.
-Aaron
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From: SAM FIGUEROA Number: 9100
To: BORIS OSADCIW Date: 12/11/93 12:38a
Subj: NEW CD Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
BO> C R E A M O F T H E C R O P I I
BO>OVER 654 MEGS New Shareware 4987 Files Dated '93' Dup Checked
BO>Virus Checked Files.BBS Support Multi Line Discription
BO>Mouse Support Menu 14Megs Prog Code Plus MORE !!!
BO>Only 200 prog Older Than April '93' - 10% Dup to NO10, Pier3, Software Gold
BO> PRICE - $25.
BO>ORDERS ONLY US/CAN 800-243-0517 TECH/QUES 216-225-3263 FAX 216-225-6759
BO>Boris Osadciw
BO>... Silver Xpress!...... Don't leave home without it!
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Boris,
What is your price on Pier 3? Do you have any combo deals with
Pier 3 in it! Can u send me a catalog at
Sam Figueroa
Rt 2 Box 2453-A
Manchester, TN 37355
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From: SAM FIGUEROA Number: 9101
To: RON HAMMER Date: 12/11/93 12:40a
Subj: The 7 Guest Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
RH>I just Installed The 7 guest. Was it just me or is asking for 570K free aski
RH>for alot, You need mouse and CD Driver on my system that did't leave 570, I
RH>have it working no but what a PAIN! Also is there any on else running it on
RH>386SX 20 yes a 20Mzh SX. I have a Double speed Mitsui and a Svag card with
RH>512K. It dont seem that slow some time the pictures seem jumpie is that My
RH>computer or is it normal?
RH>Ron
RH>--- FMail 0.92
RH> * Origin: Behind THE DOOR (612)774-6976 (1:282/4019)
The reason why the pictures jump is because your running a SX20! It
recommends at least a 386DX40 !
Sam Figueroa
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From: MICHAEL DAUM Number: 9102
To: PAUL HERMANN Date: 12/11/93 12:47p
Subj: AUDIO CD PROGRAM Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Thanks for the info, I will see what else I can find about this program.
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From: STEVE KRAISLER Number: 9103
To: TOM GUELKER Date: 12/11/93 3:14p
Subj: toolworks Refer: NONE
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TG*->I've got both the Software Toolworks (aka Grolier) and the Compton's. I
->prefer the Software Toolworks hands down. But the Compton's offers a
> *->that the Software Toolworks doesn't. How can I print from
Compton's, MD> *->like I can from Software Toolworks?
I had Software Toolworks but sold it when I had the chance to pick up
the new Encarta. I think I made a mistake. After about 3 weeks of the
new one I'd take toolworks back. Have you compared the two?
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From: RON HAMMER Number: 9104
To: GARY COLMAN Date: 12/10/93 10:43p
Subj: 7th guest 100% Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
GC> Umm - could you NetMail me your hardware setup please.
GC> I have a 386sx33 2MB RAM, Pana dbl Speed, and trident 1MB,
GC> and only get 42% - which makes the animation extremely slow!
GC> (I can see redraw and snow)
I run on a 386sx20 8MB Ram Mitsumi dbl Speed, and a cheap 512k Svga Card and I
get 100% VGA moniter. I have to run on MCGA though. I have 1 thing that helped
with the Video Card, my card has a AT jumper( 0 wait state) since its a
386sx20 I thought I would try it, it changed for about 70% video to 100% Video
Im also glad to see Im not the only one who dont belive what I read. You know
the part on the Box were it said 386DX mininum.
Ron
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From: RON HAMMER Number: 9105
To: BENNY CHAN Date: 12/11/93 11:16a
Subj: Mortal Combat Refer: NONE
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BC> BTW, I just got the beta of Mortal Kombat, and my friend
BC> said it's slow on his 486-40 with 8 Meg of RAM... (another
BC> 'high requirement' game) but it runs fine on my 486 66 with 8
Other than the Speed needed to run the game how is it? Slow on a 486-40.. Dont
look to good for us still running 386.
Ron
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From: RON HAMMER Number: 9106
To: GARY HUFF Date: 12/11/93 11:28a
Subj: CDROM & NETWORK Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
CD> GH>And here's the crucial part of my AUTOEXEC.BAT file that starts up LAN
CD> GH>and runs the CD-ROM player:
CD> GH>
CD> GH>path c:\;c:\lantasti;c:\dos;......
I dont know anwy thing about Lantastic but I had the problem with Novel-lite.
Here is what I had to do, Load MSCDEX.EXE LAST! After all network stuff.
I hope this helps.
Ron
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From: MICHAEL COX Number: 9107
To: HAYDEN BRADSHAW Date: 12/10/93 4:56p
Subj: CD List Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
HB> Toronto for CD info and sales. HRB Computer Services, (905) 830-1615
HB> / Toll-Free Ordering: 1-800-265-7081. We list over 700 titles. Our
I would appreciate a CD catalog please:
M. Cox
51 Pine St.
Smiths Falls, On
K7A 3T7
Thanks
... I'd rather ride the Wave than wallow in QWKsand!
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From: MICHAEL COX Number: 9108
To: ADAM BRIAND Date: 12/10/93 5:00p
Subj: Fx-001d Comments Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
-=> Quoting Adam Briand to All <=-
AB> Does anyone have a Mitsumi FX-001D cdrom drive? If you do, tell me
Got it, Like it, Couldn't do without it!
Single speeds are heading for the scrap pile as they are somply inadequate
for Multimedia of any sorts. The double speed Mitsumi is only about
50 dollars more anyways.
In my personal, albeit limited, experience, I'd have no hesitations
in recommending this drive. Good specs and no problems here.
M.C
... Sorry, the Dog ate my Blue Wave packet.
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From: MICHAEL COX Number: 9109
To: DEVIN WOOD Date: 12/10/93 5:04p
Subj: Power Supply Refer: NONE
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-=> Quoting Devin Wood to Mark Schaub <=-
DW> I have a NEC system (three years old) with a 300 watt powersupply.
DW> I'm going to replace it, but I'm not sure that's it.
You should have NO problems with a 300 watt power supply! If you are having
problems, look elsewhere. You have ample power, believe me.
M.C
... Sorry, the Dog ate my Blue Wave packet.
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From: JOE SITKO Number: 9110
To: MARC CHIARELLO Date: 12/07/93 3:02p
Subj: Mitsumi CD-ROM For $ale P Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Quoting Marc Chiarello to All concerning Mitsumi CD-ROM For $ale P:
╒═══════════════════════════════╕
░▒░Drive includes Manuals and 16 bit interface card and cables.
░▒░This drive will only plug into a Soundblaster Multi-CD card, otherwise, th
░▒░bit card has to be used.
╘═══════════════════════════════╛
Marc,
That is NOT TRUE! The Mitsumi LU0005 can use other sound cards as a
controller, The Sound Galaxy NX Pro, for example. I know, I use one as
such! There probably are others but this one I'm sure of!
Thanks............
Written by Joe Sitko on Tuesday, December 7 at 15:02:11
... Set DEVICE=EXXON to screw up your environment!
■TLXv3.20■
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From: JAMES DOMENGEAUX Number: 9111
To: ALL Date: 12/11/93 10:47a
Subj: TRIPLE SPEED CD'S Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Has anyone worked with the NEC 3XI? If so what do you think of it.
How about a list of Triple speed CD's (SCSI) that are available in a
multimedia combo kit. Any ideas where to look and how much.
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From: GARY HUFF Number: 9112
To: TRANE FRANCKS Date: 12/11/93 8:04a
Subj: Re: Good ShareWare CD Refer: NONE
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GH> Whereabouts in Tokyo are you located?
TF> In the eastern-most end, Koiwa, on the JR Sobu line. So close to
TF> Chiba, a 15 minute bicycle ride will get me out of the 23 wards.
TF> Been here for about 2 years now, and still enjoying it. Have been
TF> running the board for about a year.
Chiba! You're off the beaten path. Hope they've improved that rail
line since I rode it in 1964... that was some of JNR's worst track. I
really envy you being there... without a doubt, that's the best, most
interesting country on the planet. Next time you go out to eat, have
some Gyoza for me! I really miss Gyoza! :-)
Ref. Mac files on a CD-ROM, I wonder if it would be possible to set up
two CD-ROM readers... one for the Nightowl or Pier 3 or whatever you
end up deciding to go with, and another for a Mac collection. Or
perhaps it would be impossible for a CD-ROM set up for MS-DOS
compatibility to read a Mac disk? I've never tried it, so I don't
know. If I stumble across any disks with Mac and MS-DOS files on the
same disk, I'll let you know.
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From: GARY HUFF Number: 9113
To: MIKE SHANNON Date: 12/11/93 8:17a
Subj: Re: VIRUS Refer: NONE
Read: NO Private: No
BF> I'm just waiting for the first virus to get found on Pier 3 - that "no
MS> virus
BF>guarentee" is just BEGGING for trouble....
MS> Won't happen. Unlike Night Owl's, all Piers are triple-scanned for
MS> viruses, using the latest detection software. If you'll refer to my o
MS> post, I think you'll agree that Night Owl could have prevented the pro
MS> had they simply used the current version of the scanning program which
MS> they had in their possession.
MS> Believe me, with the tens of thousands of Piers sold to date, and the
MS> millions of files that have been extracted from them and used by the
MS> BBS'ing community, we would have all heard by now if any of them conta
MS> a virus.
MS> I'll bet you ten Pier's to your ten Night Owl's that no virus will be
MS> detected on a Pier CD. I'll even give you a year to search for one.
MS> we on??? <g>
That's a pretty reckless bet, Mike. There is always one more virus
that current virus scanners can't pick up ... yet. You simply cannot
say with certainty that "no virus will be detected on a Pier CD." You
can say that "I think it's highly unlikely," but beyond that, you're
talking about something you obviously know nothing about. The viruses
on the Nightowl 10 disk may have been detectable, or at least, one of
them was easily detectable. The other was not detectable until the
program was installed. If you try to put out a current disk full of
programs, and you plan to take the time to install all 6,000 archives,
and run all of the programs through all of their permutations to scan
for possible viruses, using this month's virus scanners, and then wait
until next month's scanners come out, and the next, and the next...
then you might be able to "guarantee" me that the CD has no viruses.
Of course, you'd need a staff of about 6,000 people, and you'd be
releasing 1993 files in the year 2000. Oh, yeah... you'd have to
charge about $18,000 per disk, too, to pay for all of your employees.
Instead of bellyaching about the 2 bad files (easily blocked), why
don't you just enjoy the 6,000 good files? Oh, and BTW... I don't know
what you do for a living, but would you like to "guarantee" me that you
can perform your job 6,000 times and not make one, single mistake?
Because until you can, you have no right to expect such perfection from
others.
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From: GARY HUFF Number: 9114
To: MIKE SHANNON Date: 12/11/93 8:24a
Subj: Re: NIGHT OWL 10 VIRUS REPORT Refer: NONE
Read: NO Private: No
MS> Maybe I've missed something, or maybe I'm looking at this too
MS> simplistically, so I welcome anyone's input or rebuttal if my analysis
MS> faulty. Nonetheless, this new information is causing me to seriously
MS> rethink my position on whether to stock Night Owl's products. I'm sta
MS> to believe that the risk involved with selling a CD product line from
MS> company with lackadaisical virus-checking practices, is just too high.
MS> Mike Shannon
MS> Starvector Software
Mike, after this incident, I'd say that the Nightowl 11 disk will be
one of the most heavily scanned CD's ever to be released. Companies
that get burned releasing a defective product and have their
reputations sullied tend to become very careful not to make the same
mistake twice. You might be too young to remember the Lockheed
Electras in the 1960s that had a wing spar problem, and a few of them
lost their wings in flight. Airlines scurried to get rid of their
Electras and switch to other planes. Which was a shame, because
Lockheed quickly identified the problem, fixed the existing Electras,
and those planes went on to set almost perfect safety records for years
to come with those planes flying cargo. I wouldn't hesitate to buy the
Nightowl 11... or 12... or 13... I'll bet they'll run every virus
checker they can get their fingers on before they release them.
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From: ADAM YOUNG Number: 9115
To: RICHARD PROSPERE Date: 12/11/93 2:09a
Subj: TOSHIBA_vs PANASONIC Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
I think the Toshiba would be faster and smoother because it has a faster
access time and higher transfer rate. The Panasonic is 320ms access and
300k/sec transfer. The Toshiba is 200ms access and 330k/sec transfer.
Also, the Toshiba is SCSI II while the Panasonic is proprietary.
Adam
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From: CHARLES LUONG Number: 9116
To: THONG KHA Date: 12/11/93 8:16a
Subj: Rebel Assualt Codes Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Thong,
Hi there, I had the same problem like you. I retried and it worked the
second time around. I set my configuration for 10 frames per second to
make life a easier. I haven't tried 15 frames per second, maybe that
is the problem. I haven't pass that level either, so any clues from you
would be nice...Have to say, it is an awesome game!
Charles
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From: KEVIN SINCLAIR Number: 9117
To: ROSS A. JOHNSON Date: 12/11/93 12:48a
Subj: Sd Zoo/animals Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
RAJ>They did tell me that the Windows version was better. I too am
RAJ>interested in knowing if the Windows version is much better or not? I
RAJ>mean, I have a hard drive full of .tif and .gif files in 256 colors that
RAJ>are fantastic, why can't a 600+meg CD-ROM have decent photos (as they
RAJ>appear on the package)? My kids would love it!
Ross:
It's nice to see that I'm not alone. Though, it's misery loves company.
I've tried every resolution that my 1mb local bus Boca video card allows
and this is on a 15 inch non-interlaced Shamrock monitor. All I can say
about the graphic quality of "The Animals" disk is that it's mediocre.
It seems that the Zoo Society lowered its very high standards when it
came to this disk. Maybe they'll come out with a disk for the Zoo's
cousin, The San Diego Wild Animal Park, which will be of a higher
quality. We can only hope!
Kevin
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From: KEVIN SINCLAIR Number: 9118
To: STEVE KRAISLER Date: 12/11/93 12:48a
Subj: Smartdsk Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
SK>I read that the dos version 6.2 of smartdsk caches cd-rom disks. I
SK>can't figure how to configure smartdsk to do that. Any help would be
SK>appreciated.
Steve:
Place the mscdex line ahead of the smartdrive line in your autoexec.bat
file. Here's how it looks in my autoexec. Qemm is a memory manager which
you may not have so ignore it.
@ECHO OFF
set blaster=A220 D1 I5 T3
c:\qemm\loadhi /r:2 C:\DOS\mscdex.exe /d:mvcd001 /m:10 /v
C:\QEMM\LOADHI /R:2 /LO C:\DOS\SMARTDRV.EXE C D E 2048 2048
PROMPT $d$_$t$H$H$H$H$H$H$_$p$g
ECHO
This caches two hard drives, C & D and E is the CD rom drive. Write
delay is disabled for C & D. Also, I have 8 megs of ram which accounts
for the size of the cache. Hope this helps.
Kevin
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From: WEE YUNG Number: 9119
To: BRICE FLECKENSTEIN Date: 12/09/93 12:09p
Subj: Which Is Best? Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
BF> Adaptec is THE LAST SCSI HA I would buy - from too much experiance with the
BF>so-called support.
I also sell other SCSI brand. What brand do you like?
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From: WEE YUNG Number: 9120
To: JANUSZ SUROWKA Date: 12/09/93 12:09p
Subj: CDROM titles forsale Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
JS>WY> access..............$19*
JS>WY> $19* Kodak Photo
JS>What's this about??
If you have Kodak photo CDs then you need this to see the picture.
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From: WEE YUNG Number: 9121
To: MICHELLE CARTER Date: 12/09/93 12:09p
Subj: cd-rom Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
MC>I need to know the best place to buy an IBM compatible cd-
Chirstmax special !!! quantity limited first come first serve
Mitsumi CDROM FX001 Double spin 250ms..............$199
Toshiba CDROM 3401b SCSI 200ms 256k cache..........$359
call 310-602-2076 ask for Chirstmax sale
mail order payable TRUC
16429 Bixler ave. Paramount, CA 90723 accept money order, COD $5extra
Price does not included shipping.
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From: WEE YUNG Number: 9122
To: ROBERT CUMMINGS Date: 12/09/93 12:09p
Subj: Mitsumi Double Speed Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
RC>Is a Mitsumi double-speed CD-ROM a good one to get?
Yes, It is very good buy,
Chirstmax special !!! quantity limited first come first serve
Mitsumi CDROM FX001 Double spin 250ms..............$199
Toshiba CDROM 3401b SCSI 200ms 256k cache..........$359
call 310-602-2076 ask for Chirstmax sale
mail order payable TRUC
16429 Bixler ave. Paramount, CA 90723 accept money order, COD $5extra
Price does not included shipping.
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From: WEE YUNG Number: 9123
To: TONY LEE Date: 12/09/93 12:09p
Subj: Advice Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
TL>Does anyone own a Toshiba XM-3401B drive? I'm planning to buy one later
TL>this year and want some input from current users. The reasons for
TL>selecting this drive was its performance. But in the Nov. issue of PC
TL>World, there is an article about a new NEC triple speed drive. The
TL>Toshiba was the fastest drive up until the new NEC. I don't know if I
TL>should spend the extra money for the NEC.
The Toshiba is meet all the MPC requirement but the NEC will meet any
future requirement. If you have the money then NEC is good choice.
But if money is subject then you can not go wrong with Toshiba.
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From: WEE YUNG Number: 9124
To: GUND BEAR Date: 12/09/93 12:09p
Subj: Need recomand of CDRom Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
GB>My friend is planing to purchas a CDRom but don't know which is the
GB>best. What he is look for is fast access time. Also which SCSI
GB>card handles CDRom the best?
the SCSI is faster than AT type but it cost alot more.
You can not go wrong to get any double speed CDROM. Dont buy single
speed unles you want to run BBS with it.
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From: WEE YUNG Number: 9125
To: ALL Date: 12/10/93 12:10p
Subj: $19 for CDROM titles Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
TRUC 16429 Bixler ave. Paramount, CA 90723 fax 310-402-7240
Call 310-602-2076 8am-12pm, 6pm-9pm PST ask Wee Yung.
Arthur's Teacher Trouble........$25 American Bussiness Phone book 92$19*
Authorware Star for Windows.....$39 Bring The World To Your Senses..$19*
Baker's dozen window games......$19* Barron's College Guide..........$35
CIA Wolrd Fact Book.WI..........$19* CICA windows sharewares.........$19*
Choose the Right College........$19* Dictionary of the Living World..$39
Dictionaries and Languages......$19* Dinosaur Adventure..............$35
Dr Games Shareware 154 games....$19* DTP Pro FM - Wave Clip-art......$29
Elec Lib of Art v.I or v.II.....$35 Essential home & bus. sharewares$19*
Guinness Disk of Record 93 MPC..$29 Guinness Disk of Records no MPC.$19*
King's Quest V game.............$19* Kodak Photo access..............$19*
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From: WEE YUNG Number: 9126
To: ALL Date: 12/10/93 12:10p
Subj: NEC 3X CDROM forsale Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
All brand new with manufacture warranty.
CD-ROM Mitsumi CRMC LU-005S w/contlr 630MB, 350ms, Kodak comp. $169
CD-ROM Mitsumi FX001D double spin.250ms 300k/s 32k cache Inter.$209
CD-ROM Panasonic 523B 380ms 170k/s w/caddy...............Inter.$169.
CD-ROM Panasonic 562B 320ms Double spin.300k/s 64k cache.Inter.$209
CD-ROM MicroSolution Parallel port 350ms 128k cache caddyless..$359
CD-ROM NEC 3XI SCSI Tripple spin 195ms External.$589/Internal..$489
CD-ROM NEC 3XP SCSI Portable 250ms.............................$439
CD-ROM Teac CD50S SCSI 265ms Dual speed.................inter.$355
CD-ROM Texel DM3028 SCSI 240ms,64k cache External.$479/Internal$375.
CD-ROM Toshiba MX3401b SCSI D spin,Kodak comp.200ms, 256k cache$365.
Price does not included shipping. Internet WEE%ghs.UUCP@USC.edu
Call 310-602-2076 8AM-12PM, 6PM-9PM PST or mail order payable to: TRUC
16429 Bixler ave. Paramount, CA 90723. Accept money order, COD $5extra
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From: WEE YUNG Number: 9127
To: ALL Date: 12/10/93 12:10p
Subj: Multimedia kit forsale Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
All brand new with manufacture warranty.
Multimedia kit. SB Pro+Pana 522B CDROM+4 CDs+Speakers..........$339.
Creative Lab Omni CDROM Double spin + softwares+ controller....$309.
Creative Lab Discovery 8. D spin CDROM+SB Pro+2CDs+Speakers....$369
Creative Lab Discovery 16.D spin CDROM+SB 16 +2CDs+Speakers....$429
Creative Lab Digitalege D spin CDROM+SB16 ASP+4CDs+Speakers/mic$649
Media Vision Pro 16 + NEC 55J D spin 350ms+speakers............$429.
Media Vision Fusion Double16. PAS16+NEC D spin 350ms+speakers..$599
Media Vision Pro 16 + Toshiba 3401B+speakers+6 titles..........$599
Mitsumi CDROM+Sound Galaxy NX Pro card free speakers...........$279
Magnetic Shielded Multimedia Stereo Speaker system $9
Tower twin Speakers w/emplified and volume control.............$15
Dynamic stereo 25W emplified speaker with AC adapter build in..$49
Price does not included shipping. Internet WEE%ghs.UUCP@USC.edu
Call 310-602-2076 8AM-12PM, 6PM-9PM PST or mail order payable to: TRUC
16429 Bixler ave. Paramount, CA 90723. Accept money order, COD $5extra
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From: ANDRE KOORTS Number: 9128
To: ALL Date: 12/01/93 7:42p
Subj: CD CATALOGUER Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Hi All,
I am looking for a shareware program that keeps a catalogue of your CD - more
or less like a BBS. I hear there is a program with the name of "Softshop" that
does the job. Can anybody out there help ?
Thanking you in anticipation.
Regards
André
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From: MIKE MICHLIK Number: 9129
To: JOHN ALEXANDER Date: 12/11/93 2:23p
Subj: 7th Guest Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
JA>Where is the painting of stauff's face located? It is my last puzzle
JA>and I can't find it.
At the bottom of the stairs, on the floor. If you haven't solved that
one yet, you still have a couple more to do.
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From: LOIS FRANKEL Number: 9130
To: BOB LEAR Date: 12/10/93 11:12p
Subj: Cd care Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
On 12-02-93 23:30 Bob Lear said something about Cd care, to which I reply:
BL> I've read lots of messages on this subject, mainly on toothpaste, vs
BL> rouge vs etc. I can see where this might be effective for a music CD,
BL> but isn't a scratch on a data CD going to mean some loss of data?
I have heard some discussions of the various error-correcting routines
included in CDROMs, although I don't remember the technical details. On
the subject of toothpaste, I recently bought a book that contained a
CDROM disc. It turned out that a large proportion of the files were
unreadable. I arranged with the publisher for a replacement disc (which
arrived quickly), and then, just for yucks, took some toothpaste to the
old one (using a damp soft cloth) before returning it. It worked! It
seems the CD had a bit of glue on the edge that was interfering with the
files being readable. Haven't tried it on a disc that I don't have a
spare copy of, though.
... "Hey, Worf...I hooked Data up to a Modem...Wanna see?"
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From: FRANCISCO SANCHEZ Number: 9131
To: ALL Date: 12/10/93 11:52p
Subj: Sony Cdu-535 Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Does any one kouws if a Sony CDU-535 is Kodak Photo-CD Compatible?
I have one but is very (if not impossible) difficult to configurate to wor with
it.
Thanks.
Att.
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From: GARY HAY Number: 9132
To: HAYDEN BRADSHAW Date: 12/11/93 7:59p
Subj: Canadian CD Distribution Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
HB> We are in the process of preparing our new Electronic Catalog. If you
HB> wish a free copy, call or write to the above address or leave a
HB> message
HB> in this conference.
Can you please send me a copy when available.
Thanks
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From: YVES DESJARDINS Number: 9133
To: BRICE FLECKENSTEIN Date: 12/10/93 9:05p
Subj: VIRUS Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Hello Brice!
30 Nov 93 11:24, Brice Fleckenstein wrote to Rick Shoaf:
BF> Point - the virus checker that found the NO10 viruses DID NOT EXIST at
BF> the time that NO10 was SHIPPED - much less at the time NO10 was sent to
BF> the manufacturer.
>> This is not the first time that a NightOwl disk has had
>> a virus on it
Didn't McAfee scan V1.08 found the viruses on Night Owl 10? I think scanv108
is in area 53 of the disk.
Yves
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From: MIKE ROBINSON Number: 9134
To: DAVID SILVER Date: 12/11/93 12:23a
Subj: EZ-ROM CD-ROM Door Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
MR> I have not made any changes to the Pioneer support in my
MR> program. So nothing has really changed in this regard. It
MR> still supports Pioneer multi-disk changers.
DS> That's all good news - since my Pioneer is on the way. Did you
DS> receive my netmail?
Hi David,
Yes, I mailed a disk to you on Dec 4. You should have it by now.
Mike
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From: RICK NAY Number: 9135
To: BILL CLEMONS Date: 12/11/93 12:00a
Subj: Re: MPC-2 Refer: NONE
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Well I have a 486 25mhz and I run it at 33mhz..Runs the same speed as the
33mhz..the only reason there rated 25 and 33 is that is what they benchmark
closest too in intel labs..my cpu get no warmer that a 33mhz 486..besides
Intel has a lifetime warranty on there Cpu's so if something happens i just get
it replaced..but I've did things i'm not suppose to for a long time and nothing
ever happerns..C-ya
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From: RICK NAY Number: 9136
To: STEAN SNYMAN Date: 12/11/93 12:00a
Subj: Re: 7th guest 100% Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
I don't think the benchmark program they use is very good..I have a et-4000 and
when I had my 386 I got 100%..Now I have a 486 33 and I get 42%..Yet my video
speed is about Double what it use to be(QA plus) so I think they flakey program
that test the video..just an observation..C-ya
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From: TAD KINDELSPIRE Number: 9137
To: MATT NEWMAN Date: 12/11/93 8:39p
Subj: DRACULA UNLEASHED Refer: NONE
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-> TK>The new CD game dracula unleashed is very hard. Has anyone got any
-> TK>I am on day four not sure where to find dracula? I think he hangs
-> TK>the hades club? If any one is playing this please let me know..
->
-> TK> THANKS-=
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-> Tad, I'll be more than happy to help out with day four when I get to
-> Could you give me some help with day three? I can't seem to get thro
-> the day without Van Helsing being killed by the mental patient
-> Renfield. Do I have to go back to the asylum after the funeral? Any
-> help is appreciated, and I'll help you all I can when I get to day 4
->
-> SLMR 2.1a "640K is more than anyone will ever need" Bill Gates, '
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->MATT You must go back to the asylum and take the blackjack with you
after that go to the party I can't remeber where who ever it was you
said to come to there house I think it was the harkers? If you need any
help on day three or the fisrt part of day four let me know. Glad to see
other people playing this game... Tad Kindelspire see-ya
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From: MAX HILL Number: 9138
To: BRICE FLECKENSTEIN Date: 12/10/93 12:46p
Subj: MITSUMI CD Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
<<***** Le 11-30-93, BRICE FLECKENSTEIN disait à DAVE WONG:
*****>>
BF>>sorry to butt in but i think your problem is that the
BF>mitsumi drive can only
BF>>read about 530MB while nightowl contains about 580mb.
BF>Mitsumi cannot access
BF>>those outer edge files.
BF>
BF>Error - My Mitsumi LU-002 (the OLD 600ms one) reads GIF's
Mitsumi Can read large disk my LU005 reads all of them, I
have
found however that some Mitsumis will not read large disk.
But if
you have a reliable distributor they will replace a drive
that does not
meet the standards.
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From: JOHN ROBINSON Number: 9139
To: SCOTT RENFRO Date: 12/10/93 6:06p
Subj: Virus Refer: NONE
Read: NO Private: No
Hello There Scott!
In a message to John Robinson <12/08/93> Scott Renfro wrote:
SR> John, I called Software Creations and left mail for them bout the
SR> "virus"'s. I had heard that they had used several "top commercial virus
SR> scanner's" and asked which ones. They said there was a virus, they have
SR> version 1.1 out and they won't say which software they use.
I'd like to know the answer to that one myself..Hmmmm, Suppose perhaps a
person should "avoid" the name "software creations"..??
John
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From: DAVID SILVER Number: 9140
To: VINCE SORENSEN Date: 12/09/93 9:11a
Subj: Re: OS/2 BOX Refer: NONE
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Hi Vince,
-=> Quoting Vince Sorensen to David Silver <=-
-> > OS/2 Box (NEW!) $25 $20
->
-> I read this a bit late and was wondering whether you still had
-> copies available for purchase. If so, please post a YES! and
-> I'll send off for it immediately. Thanks,
VS> The answer is YES! There's a $3 charge for postage within North
VS> America - where are you located?
Physically, in Germany - but my mailing address is the US. Will have a
check off to you today - thanks for the quick reply.
David
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From: RICK SAMUELS Number: 9141
To: HOANG PHAM Date: 12/10/93 3:43p
Subj: LANtastic & CD-ROM Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
04 Dec 93, Hoang Pham writes to All:
HP> Does anyone know how to make LANtastic 5.0 see a CD-ROM drive over the
HP> network? I've tried running MSCDEX with the /s param, but that does not
HP> work for LANtastic. Am running DOS 6.2. Thanks for any info.
The manual clearly explains how to do it. You have to load MSCDEX after redir,
but before server. You then have to define it as a network resource with
NET_MGR and define it as a CD-Rom drive. That's it.
Rick Samuels
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From: EDWIN GRAVES Number: 9142
To: CHRIS CONKLIN Date: 12/09/93 1:14p
Subj: Any CDs full of mostly S Refer: NONE
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On (06 Dec 93) Chris Conklin wrote to Jon Schwartz...
CC> Post your address and I'll be happy to send you a catalog, or give me
CC> a call during the evening sometime and we can work something out.
CC> My PD disc's start in the mid teen range..... (We're very
CC> competitive!)
Chris - could you send a catalog this way?
Edwin Graves P.O. Box 591 Grapevine, TX 76099-0591
Thanks!
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From: MICHAEL MURPHY Number: 9143
To: JEREMY JOHNSON Date: 12/09/93 4:51p
Subj: Night Owl 10 and Windows Refer: NONE
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On (06 Dec 93) Jeremy Johnson wrote to All...
JJ> Can someone offer me some help with getting the Night Owl 10 Windows
JJ> program to work? When I install it, I get an error saying it can't
JJ> modify .pif files. I was able to fix that by changing the attrib on
JJ> the
JJ> pif files before it checked them. But my main problem is that when I
JJ> go
JJ> to view a selection (ie Sound) it will display the next catagory...
JJ> This makes the windows version unusable. Any advice would be helpful.
I've had this problem myself. Just click on the catagory right above it and
you will have what you want. Or, better yet, just use your cursor keys. I
prefer the Windows version because of the graphics, and no, it doesn't make it
unusable.
Michael
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From: MICHAEL MURPHY Number: 9144
To: GARY KELLISON Date: 12/09/93 4:56p
Subj: SD Zoo/Animals help? Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
GK> IMHO, the multimedia capability of this CD-ROM is typical of the
GK> kind of stuff that gets mass merchandized to the home market. It's
GK> basically junk. The CD-ROM is multimedia in name only; it's just a
GK> bunch of photo stills of animals, some with sounds, and a few canned
GK> video commercials that are boring and pointless. The users interface
GK> is puzzling and completely un-Windows like. Save your money on this
GK> one.
GK>
GK> I predict that a year from now the CD-ROM market will crash after
GK> consumers get fed up with the flood of poorly done releases. Video
GK> games temporary went out of fashion when people were bored with the
GK> endless rip-offs of Space Invaders, Pong, and Asteroids. The video
GK> game market came back when the software writers came up with some
GK> interesting product and the hardware improved to support it. Computer
GK> CD-ROM technology will not become truly universal until we see a
GK> shake-out of the trash products and real quality emerges.
I'm sorry to differ with you, but my multi-media version works wonderfully.
It has great videos, sound, and pictures. I'm not sure exactly what you're
running or talking about, but what you had describe can't possibly be multi-
media. I have a 486L/25 and it runs with beautiful speed and WONDERFUL
graphics. Perhaps it's you're CD drive that is slow.
It never was ment to be "windows-like". It is supposed to represent the
San Diego Zoo. If they made it more "windows-like" then it would lose it's...
"effects" (for lack of a better word). I have found it to be quite enter-
taining.
True, there might be some "trash" CD's out there with poor graphics, etc..
But, I haven't found any yet (that is, that are for Windows). A good example
is the multi-media version of ChessMaster 3000. That is a wonderful game with
great graphics and sound. If you would like, the instructions can be "read"
to you. Another great game would be Police Quest: Open Season (or PQ 4).
In that game, they have combined actuall photographs that have been digitized,
along with their animation.
I believe that the world of CD-ROMing will become more and more persistant for
home PC users. Just look at Sierra. They know a good deal when they see it.
Michael
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From: KEN MATTHEWS Number: 9145
To: ALL Date: 12/07/93 3:35a
Subj: CD Drive 4/sale Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
BSR "DAK" Sony external CD drive. This drive is a single speed drive, It is
in excellent condition. Sent it 3 months ago to Sony to have the heads
cleaned! It is a sony drive has cables, install disks, controller card,
manuals.. It has some nice features, like Audio outputs, earphone port,
emergency eject. This can be used in a daisy change with other sony drives.
uses caddies. Its MPC 1. It runs encyclopedias, story games, gif
disks fine. Believe it has a 150 access time and 380 transfer rate. Any
questions regarding it you can call me or net mail me..
I quarantee the drive to be in perfect condition!
170 dollars... ken 793 9152
Also looking for CD's in trade..1994 Cinemania, Musical Instruments,
Dream Machine, Just Grandma and Me
Happy Holidays To All...
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From: MIKE MAZZOLA Number: 9146
To: GARY HUFF Date: 12/11/93 5:04a
Subj: BUYING a CDROM Refer: NONE
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Hi Gary,
GH>WS> I've got a Panasonic 562b, and love it. It's not a true SCSI
GH>drive,
GH>WS> but will either connect with an interface card, or to a
GH>Sound Blaster.
GH>WS> I've seen this drive for $199 without the interface card,
GH>and about $3
I'm just about to buy this Drive from Multimedia in San Francisco, California
for $209 + $20 for the AT bus card and cables. Where could I find it at the
price above?
Thanks.. Mike
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From: ED DUCHEK Number: 9147
To: ARNIE GROSS Date: 12/09/93 10:16a
Subj: Amazing! Refer: NONE
Read: NO Private: No
Arnie,
Glad it got to you! Did you check out the date it was stamped by the post
office??? would be nice to know how long it took em for a 2-day delivery.
And the disks are either new, or have been opened, but not used. I only had 1
or 2 that were opened, and you got the last one I had with the 2nd shippment.
Usually they are still shrink wrapped.
Ed Duchek
(210)650-8069
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From: ED DUCHEK Number: 9148
To: MIKE MAZZOLA Date: 12/09/93 11:05a
Subj: BUYING a CDROM Refer: NONE
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Mike,
I will sell you a sound blaster pro2 and the creative labs CD... think its the
panasonic.. multispin drive.... for $250............. give me a call at the
bellow phone # this weekend if you are interested.
Ed Duchek
(210)650-8069
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From: BILL COGGIN Number: 9149
To: ROSS A. JOHNSON Date: 12/10/93 1:00p
Subj: Encarta Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Sam's is a wholeslae place for all sorts of supplies and other stuff from food
to frizbees. It was created by Sam Walton the creator of the Walmart chain
(and wealthiest man in America until his death last year.)
King's Quest VI is a game that was on sale for only $19 an it is a very good
multimedia game.
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From: BILL DEERTZ Number: 9150
To: BOBBY POSEY Date: 12/11/93 5:00p
Subj: Alway IN-2000 SCSI card Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
-> No it will not.. That is the main problem I have been having here w
-> getting the 6 disc changer to work. My IN-2000 has the 3.33 and VC
-> tryed it on another IN-2000 with 1.27 and it works beautifully so I o
Thanks for the info...
-> another IN-2000 (needed it anyway). Their is an update program that
-> get off of the Always BBS if you have a chip burner..
You don't happen to know their BBS #? Does Always sell the ROM update
for those unfortunate souls like myself that don't have a chip burner?
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From: MIKE SHANNON Number: 9151
To: ALL Date: 12/11/93 1:07a
Subj: CD-ROM PACKAGE SPECIALS Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
| Starvector Sales Bulletin #5: CD-ROM PACKAGE DEALS |
10. CD Winbox 11. Giga Games 12. OS/2Box
Windows 93 Game Arena Hobbes OS/2
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$44 $35 $39
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From: BOB BREED Number: 9152
To: ARNIE GROSS Date: 12/11/93 4:24p
Subj: REVISITED Refer: NONE
Read: NO Private: No
BB> Didja ever wonder why did kamikaze pilots wear helmets?
AG> No, but I will now!
AG> P.S. Did you ever finish Mother Goose?
Oh boy, I was hoping that you guys would forget that a feeble
old man had to go to a (11) year old girl to get help!!! Ah well.
Yep, her hints did the job. I think my problem was I was
'hugging' the wall too close when I tried to get to Humpty. By
backing away from the wall and going through the building, I made
it.
Since you seem to buy a lot of stuff for you kids, do you
have either "Athur's Teachers Trouble," or "Just Grandma and
Me."?
Reason I ask is I'm also having a problem with those two --
not in solving em, but the fact that the mouse cursor disappears
in almost one point in each page. It is very consistant -- the
dancer on the first page of Arthur will always make the mouse
cursor disappear, and the 2nd page of Grandma, when I click on
the shovel near the sandbucket on the lower left side.
The system isn't 'hung.' Hiting an arrow key to turn the page
always works, and the cursor appears on the new page until I
click some magic spot there.
You have any ideas??? (I have MS dos ver 9.0 mouse driver and
the latest cd drivers for my Media Vision sound card.)
... My name is Bob, and I'm a postaholic.
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From: JOHN RUIZ Number: 9153
To: PERRY LAWLER Date: 12/10/93 9:04a
Subj: 7th GUEST CD-ROM Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
PL>I have for sale the CD-Rom game 7th Guest. It comes complete with
> Russellville, AL 35653
PL> Phone 205-332-4162 for more info.
> * Origin: Cyclone BBS! "Taking the World by Storm!" (1:3607/2.0)
Perry... Hi... Will you consider a trade ?? I have
King Quest VI CDROM with hints that I would like to
even exchange.
John Ruiz Renton, Wa
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From: STEAN SNYMAN Number: 9154
To: ALL Date: 12/10/93 9:43p
Subj: Great Wonders of the world Refer: NONE
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Hello All!
I've got a problem with Great Wonders of the World volume 1 (Man Made) from
InterOptica.. It worked fine, nut when I tried it again yesterday it told me
some files wern't (BMP graphics) found, and video not installed (Allthough this
worked FINE in the STM Encyc...) I reinstalled it, same problemo..
If I access the disk through dos it works, but then halfway decides to give a
garbled directory names and 1.2 gig used on the disk in the 1 directory
(allthough the disk only has about 400 meg on it)...
I run a Panasonic CR-523b drive, and a Panasonic SB2 paddle card, with the
Panasonic SB2 driver v1.00 (New CD drivers work FINE with sound, but general
failure for data.. Why is this?..)
As I said, it worked fine for a long time, till yesterday.. Could It be my
drive?..
All other CD's work, including Return To Zork, STM encyc. World Atlas,
Sound...
Adios
Stean
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From: STEAN SNYMAN Number: 9155
To: ALL Date: 12/10/93 9:48p
Subj: Return To Zork help Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Hello All!
I'm stuck at the fairy/bowman in the woods, and in the whispering woods I get
failed eyesight.. What should I do?.. (Don't tell me TOO much.. I wan't to
finish this with as little help as possible :))
Adios
Stean
PS. I like that corny WhacoPrin add on the hotel monitor :))
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From: DANIEL CAROLLO Number: 9156
To: GARY HUFF Date: 12/11/93 5:27p
Subj: Sales Taxes Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
In a message of <Dec 08 02:42>, Gary Huff (1:218/201) writes:
MP> less than it's worth. ( Look it up in the Computer Paper - $500 for t
MP> drive, which doesn't include the $70 in tax ). This drive is practical
>??? Mike, where do you live that you have to pay 14% in tax??? That's
>more than the Mafia charges!
And he's lucky! In France, sales tax vary from 8.7% (for common items) to
18.6% (cars and that sort of things) to 33.3% for luxury items, such as music
CDs, Hi-Fi sets, TV sets...
I am now in South Africa, and Value Added Tax is 14% Makes you drink,
doesn't it ?
Daniel :-)
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From: TIM HELTON Number: 9157
To: JEFF WEISS @ 909/10 Date: 12/12/93 8:52p
Subj: *_Recordable CD-ROMs Refer: 11536
Read: NO Private: No
-> We now have the following writable CDs for sale.
Jeff, ads in this echo must be limited to 10 lines and posted only
occasionally...
tim
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From: JOSH LONG Number: 9158
To: RICK PEDLEY Date: 12/11/93 6:14p
Subj: Re: Cd care Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
RP> But it seems that a relatively minor scratch (compared with a much
RP> bigger scratch on a vinyl record) can be enough to deflect the laser
RP> and cause a misread. The scratch I just fixed on an audio CD was
RP> minute, but it was enough to mess up a track. I find it ironic that
RP> the same coating designed to protect the data surface can itself be
RP> easily damaged and cause misreads.
That's funny.... about 5 years ago a friend and I played frisbee in the
school parking lot to (dis)prove the claim that they were a lot more tolerant
than LPs and cassettes. After about 5 minutes of sliding, rolling, and
flying, we played the CD. It played just as well after the fun as before it.
Lucky?!?
... And God said: E = ½mv² - Ze²/r ...and there *WAS* light!
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From: JOSH LONG Number: 9159
To: PERRY LAWLER Date: 12/11/93 6:17p
Subj: Re: Mitsumi CD Drive Forsale Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
PL> I have a Mitsumi LU-005S CD Drive that I need to sale. This drive is
PL> is in perfect condition and works great. The drive is about 8 months
PL> old and comes with everything that came with it when I bought it new.
PL> I will take $125.00 + shipping for it. If interested leave E-mail or
How would you like to trade for an Orchid Fahrenheit 1280 video card?
1 meg VRAM. S3 Windows accellerated. Call me if interested. 916-722-1530
Josh
... Catch the Blue Wave!
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From: JOSH LONG Number: 9160
To: TATER SCHULD Date: 12/11/93 6:30p
Subj: Re: wanted Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
TS> I am looking for a cd rom drive and soundcrd for under $250.
TS> Is this possible?
Sure. You can find a Panasonic Double-Spin for $189 and an 8-bit sound
blaster clone for about $50. That's $239. You wouldn't be too pleased with
the performance of the 8-bit SB, so to get an SBPro, at least, would be
another $50 or so. I'd say used, you could probably find a D/S CDROM and
16bit card for about $250-$275.
... Unable to locate coffee...operator halted.
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From: STAN HUNTTING Number: 9161
To: CHARLES EVANS Date: 12/10/93 7:32p
Subj: Re: STOCK MARKET CD-ROM Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Quoting CHARLES EVANS:
CE>Does anyone know of a CD-Rom of financial history?
I suppose you know about Morningstar Ondisc -- the current CDROM (Nov)
covers 3,376 mutual funds with info back to 1976 on those that are old
enough. Monthly total returns, but NO daily NAVs and NO stock prices.
I too am looking for stock and mutual fund daily price and distribution
data on CDROM. I'd be very grateful if you'd copy me on any positive
responses that you get. Thanks.
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From: KEN MILLER Number: 9162
To: MARK SCHAUB Date: 12/11/93 8:40a
Subj: NEC CD-ROM 3XI FOR SALE Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Please list price of equipment and availabilty
and where it is coming from
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From: VINCE CHIARO Number: 9163
To: BOB BREED Date: 12/11/93 10:15a
Subj: Re: KODAK PHOTOCD Refer: NONE
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-=> Quoting Bob Breed to Vince Chiaro <=-
BB> series -- often on sale for around $10.00
BB> It runs under windows, and installs about 1.6 megs of files
BB> The editing software allows you to 'save' the image in
BB> several formats: BMP, EPS, PCX, RIFF, TIFF, WMF. (No GIF) When
BB> you save the file, it only requires about 350-400 k of space --
BB> much like any other image.
BB> As far as getting pictures developed, many stores are doing
BB> this now. I've seen prices from about sixty cents per picture,
BB> down to about fifty cents. The basic price offered by Kodak is
BB> $19.00 for a 24 exposure roll in our area (Includes disk) -- but
Ok I'll check it out. I have been seeing that Kodah Install CD for sale at a
lot of places. 10$ seems like a good price. After you save them, you can
print them out right? I do have a photo CD Ready CD-ROM drive so I hopefully
won't have any problems. Thanks for your advise!
... ERROR: REALITY.SYS corrupt. Reboot universe? (Y/N/Q)
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From: VINCE CHIARO Number: 9164
To: JOHN ALEXANDER Date: 12/11/93 10:42a
Subj: Re: 7th Guest Refer: NONE
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-=> Quoting John Alexander to All <=-
JA> Where is the painting of stauff's face located? It is my last puzzle
JA> and I can't find it.
JA>
Have you been into the room with the piano? If yes, then turn to the left
or right (i forget) and when you see the mirror, walk through it. Then the
Stauf Face puzzle is on your right. It a really hard puzzle, I still haven't
gotten it yet.
... Daddy? Why doesn't this magnet stick to these diskettes?
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From: AL KOLLER Number: 9165
To: ALL Date: 12/11/93 6:57p
Subj: Chinon controller Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
For sale:
Chinon controller card and cable, for Chinon 431 and 435 CD-ROM drives.
$75 OBO. Includes drivers. Here comes Christmas for someone!
Al Koller
407-267-4860
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From: RUSS MCNUTT Number: 9166
To: ALL 7TH GUEST USERS Date: 12/11/93 4:58p
Subj: STRATEGY GUIDE Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
OK all you 7th Guest users:
The official strategy guide has been released by Virgin Games. It should
be in your local software or bookstore now.
This has got everything you need to solve those HARD puzzles in Stauf's
mansion with one execption:
The guide had no strategy for solving the microscope puzzle. The guide
goes on to say that if you cannot solve this puzzle - DON'T WORRY!! It
will not hinder your advancing through the mansion.
Have fun & let's hope VOL. 2 comes out SOON.
Thanks.
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From: WILLIAM WRIGHT Number: 9167
To: BRICE FLECKENSTEIN Date: 12/11/93 11:18p
Subj: CD-ROM STORE??? Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
>>When the CD first came out manufactuers agreed on 630 as the standard size.
> Nope. Appx. 630 Megs is the Mode 2 STANDARD, per the
> specifications published
> jointly by Philips and Sony (who CREATED the format).
SO, if you stuck one that was 631 in there what would happen? Would it freeze?
Would it say data error reading drive X: or what? And WHY do CD makers make
more that 630 megs then???
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From: MATT BURKS Number: 9168
To: ALL Date: 12/11/93 11:30p
Subj: cd Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
I would like to get a shareware CD for my bbs. I use Maximus and need a
FILES.BBS in each directory and a max filearea.ctl would be nice but is not
essential. Can anybody help?
Matt.
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From: MARCO JURRIENS Number: 9169
To: GIULIANO MACIOCCI JR Date: 12/09/93 7:35p
Subj: Re: player.. Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
> MJ>> I own a SoundBlaster Pro and wish to hook up a cdrom to
> MJ>> that, which one should I buy? Unless the costs are extreme
> WY> Only the Panasonic or creative lab CDROM can hook direct to SB
> WY> CD-ROM Panasonic 562B 320ms Double spin.300k/s 64k cache.Inter.$229
> Sorry to butt in, but go for one of these with your eyes
> closed. The OMNICD is simply a renamed Panasonic CR562b, but
> you get the software bundle and the horrid sound blaster logo
> on the tray of the CD. The Pan, as far as mine goes, is
> Superb. Cheap, fast and reliable (not to say cute with its
> motorized tray! ;-) Trust me! Cheers!
Thanks to you and everybody else.. I'll go for the Panasonic.. Now my only
problem is to get it CHEAP.. Anybody know of an American mail order firm with
decent prices?
Grtx
Marco
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From: MARCO LAZZERI Number: 9170
To: JOE RINEHART Date: 12/10/93 11:00a
Subj: Re: *FREE Catalog* Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Mr. Rinehart,
>For the largest selection & lowest prices, get our NEW catalog...
JR> Ask for a copy of our CDLIST! If you'd like a printed copy, send
JR> your mailing information to us. We don't mark-up shipping like other
JR> dealers. > We will file attach our CDLIST upon request, for any sysop
JR> in the World! >CATALOG FREQ: cdlist.zip (over 1,100 cd-rom disc
JR> titles available) We've added several hundred new titles for the
JR> holidays! FidoNet: 1:157/479 - RBBSNet 8:965/13 - KesherNet 18:711/176
JR> - WWIVNet 2@2659 Joe Rinehart Voice: (216) 296-9831
JR> P.O. Box 27 Data/Fax: (216) 296-GIGO(4446) ZyXEL
JR> 16.8 Kent, Ohio 44240-0001 >>>INTERNATIONAL ORDERS WELCOME<<<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Good! I want a catalog! Please tell me how much for shipping too.
Marco Lazzeri
Rua Chicago,147/303 - Sion
CEP 30315-520
Belo Horizonte - MG
BRAZIL
[], Marco
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From: MARCO LAZZERI Number: 9171
To: ALL Date: 12/10/93 11:15a
Subj: Catalogs with descriptions Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Hi all
If any dealers have catalogs WITH descriptions of their CD's,could you
please mail me a copy ??
FidoNet : 4:803/2
Adress : Rua Chicago,147/303 - Sion
CEP 30315-520
Belo Horizonte - MG
BRAZIL
Thanks,
Marco Lazzeri
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From: PHIL CORBIT Number: 9172
To: CRAIG MYERS Date: 12/10/93 6:55a
Subj: New Catalog Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Please send a catalog to:
Phil Corbit
2021 Oak Meadow Drive
Elizabethtown, Kentucky 42701
CM> IA>Our new catalog and monthly specials are about to be mailed. If
CM>you IA>like to receive our catalogs, please contact us via netmail,
CM> IA>fax or postal service.
CM> IA>GroupWare
CM> IA>4826 Tacoma Mall Blvd.
CM> IA>Tacoma, WA 98409
CM> IA>1-206-472-1400
CM> IA>1-206-473-1634 FAX
CM> Please send one to:
CM> Craig Myers
CM> 5050 Haverwood #1034
CM> Dallas, Tx 75287
CM> Thanks in advance.
CM>... Talk is cheap. Using a modem gets expensive.
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From: THE LAWMAN Number: 9173
To: MICHELLE CARTER Date: 12/11/93 10:36a
Subj: cd-rom Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
-> I need to know the best place to buy an IBM compatible cd-rom for a c
-> gift. Thanks.
->
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Right here at Emerald City Electronics at 615-754-9552, they'll take
credit card orders and price should be very competitive with anybody.
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From: MICHAEL COLLIER Number: 9174
To: GIULIANO MACIOCCI JR Date: 12/11/93 1:28p
Subj: Phillips Cd Drives Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
GM>I'm European and I resent that, AS**OLE!!
GM>
GM> MC> Michael (Made in Ireland but grown in Canada)
GM>
GM>Ah, that explains everything...!
GM>
GM>TTYL
GM>__________________________________
GM>Giuliano Maciocci Jr (AKA Raver)
GM>FidoNet : 5:7211/1.78
GM>InterNet: Maciocci2@mango.apc.org
GM>----------------------------------
GM>
GM>26% of Canadians can't read. The other 92% can't do Math.
Come on guy, can't you tell irony when you see it? After all, wasn't
irony a European invention? But if you want to take it as a continental
insult, be my guest. Europeans are so good at math they sit back trying to
add up the situation in Yugoslavia and they sit back and they sit back. .
. and nothing gets done.
Ah, Italian!, that explains everything. If I were you I wouldn't be
throwing stones at anyone! Didn't the Italians just vote in the Commies
and the stock market went up? How times change . . . I guess they were the
only party that didn't have a "For Rent" sign up. <g>
Michael
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From: BILL MITCHELL Number: 9175
To: RICK PEDLEY Date: 12/08/93 3:45p
Subj: CDRom & Network Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
RP>that this error message occurs when it tries to connect with the CD ROM
RP>drive. I'd appreciate any help on this matter from someone who's had a
RP>similar problem. The drive is a Panasonic 562, BTW.
Same thing here, with version 5.0.
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From: MAX GREEN Number: 9176
To: BOB BREED Date: 12/12/93 7:41a
Subj: Mouse Pointer Problem Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
BB> Since you seem to buy a lot of stuff for you kids, do you have
BB> have either "Athur's Teachers Trouble," or "Just Grandma and Me."?
BB> Reason I ask is I'm also having a problem with those two --
BB> not in solving em, but the fact that the mouse cursor disappears
BB> in almost one point in each page. It is very consistant -- the
---> CUT <---
BB> You have any ideas??? (I have MS dos ver 9.0 mouse driver and
BB> the latest cd drivers for my Media Vision sound card.)
BB> * Origin: Alien Biker Kat BBS (619) 277-4140 (1:202/1010)
Hi Bob, yes its the stupid Mouse driver. Go back and reinstall version
8.20 or 8.20a and it will work just fine. Only thing is that than you
will loose the nice setup and controls you previously had in Windows.
I have had this same problem with most all Sierra games, except that
the mouse would travel from left edge to center of screen and than
stop. Can't explain it but I don't have that problem any longer.
You are using a MS Mouse 2.0---- yes?
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From: JOE LOOSMORE Number: 9177
To: MIKE SHANNON Date: 12/12/93 10:33p
Subj: CD-ROM SALE Refer: NONE
Read: NO Private: No
Do you carry the MIDI CD roms, if so, how much?
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From: STEVE KRAISLER Number: 9178
To: WILLIAM WRIGHT Date: 12/11/93 9:57p
Subj: Re: Audio Cd Program Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
On 10 Dec 93 03:32pm, William Wright wrote to Michael Daum:
>> Does anyone know of a Windows Program that will allow
>> me to "program" the
>> tracks that I want to play with my CD-ROM? I want to
>> listen to my audio
>> CDs on the computer the same way that I can from my
>> stereo.
>> You know, play in order of track 1,6,3,4, or play
>> randomly. It would be a
>> great idea to save this by cd title.
WW> I have a DOS one that has custom play, but I don't use
WW> windows, it sucks too much.
WW> --- FMail 0.96Γ
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Yes, most of the shareware CD-players I've seen have that function. Just
d/load a few of the later models and play around with them.
STEVE KRAISLER
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From: RICKY BOOTH Number: 9179
To: MIKE SHANNON Date: 12/12/93 12:58a
Subj: S.vault Games And Pier3 Refer: NONE
Read: NO Private: No
MS>Both those file listings are available on the Starvector BBS @
MS>509-457-0206.
FREQable?
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From: JASON GAGNON Number: 9180
To: KARL DROHMANN Date: 12/10/93 11:31p
Subj: Nite Owl Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Hi Karl, would it be possible if you could hold the Nite Owl CD? BTW when I
talked to you last about the Cable for the SBPRO to the CD-ROM, I was
wondering when it would be in?. Thanks a lot. TTYL
Jason Gagnon
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From: FRANK MURPHY Number: 9181
To: HAYDEN BRADSHAW Date: 12/11/93 1:31p
Subj: CANADIAN CD DISTRIBUTION Refer: NONE
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On 12-07-93 HAYDEN BRADSHAW wrote to ALL...
HB>
HB> We are in the process of preparing our new Electronic Catalog. If you
HB>
HB> wish a free copy, call or write to the above address or leave a
HB> message in
HB> this conference.
When your new catalogue is available, I would appreciate a copy.
Frank R. Murphy
788 Blythwood Dr.
North Vancouver BC
V7N 2W9
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From: JASON DADSWELL Number: 9182
To: OS/2 USERS Date: 12/12/93 3:41p
Subj: Groliers Encyclopedia v. Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
OK, since nobody bothered to answer my question about which Multimedia
Encyclopia I should buy for running under OS/2, I decided to buy
whatever I could get and try it out. Anyway, I picked Grolier's v. 6
and it runs beautifully as long as I use enhanced mode compatibility,
it even runs seamlessly with a Tseng 4000.
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From: DAVE DUCHARME Number: 9183
To: JASON DEVRIES Date: 12/09/93 12:43a
Subj: ST:TNG CD? Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
JD>Has anyone heard anything about a Star Trek: The Next Generation game
>being made for CD? Seems to me I heard something like that from
>someone. If there is one being made, please let me know where I can buy
I read in one of the games magazines that the STTNG CD-ROM game is in
production right now, or rather it is in the development stage. The game is
apparently an interactive VR style game and is supposed to absolutely blow
away the 25th Anniversary TOS game.
So far there is no release date yet.
Dave
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From: PETER PRASAD Number: 9184
To: JOE RINEHART Date: 12/05/93 8:07p
Subj: Re: ***FREE Catalog Offe Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
-=> Quoting Tom Greening to Joe Rinehart <=-
TG> On 11-27-93 at 00:07 JOE RINEHART Spake Unto ALL
JR>> CD-ROM DRIVE OWNERS, or even if you don't own one, we have them....
JR> Ask for a copy of our CDLIST! If you'd like a printed copy, send
JR>your mailing information to us. We don't mark-up shipping like other
JR>dealers. > We will file attach our CDLIST upon request, for any
I'm would appreciate a printed copy, i'm looking into buying one soon,
but wait for the CDLIST...
Peter Prasad
3146 Monahan Crescent
Prince George, BC
V2N 4E3
and thanks a lot in advance......
... Catch the Blue Wave!
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From: MIKE BILOW Number: 9185
To: HUGH CRAIG Date: 12/13/93 3:08a
Subj: Re: Mitsumi cd Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
In a msg on <Dec 07 22:52>, Hugh Craig of 1:106/2000 writes:
SA>>Hmm. Can I connect same to my system which allready uses 2 fd
SA>>and 2hd without using a scsi? I am looking at 1522C Adaptec
SA>>Scsi kit for cdrom connection cause I thought I was maxed out
SA>>on the ide controller?
HC> Sure. I think the Mitsumi is a proprietary SCSI type card
HC> anyway...im not sure though. It can be configured to use:
HC>
HC> Irq 2 (same as 9) ,3,5, 10, 11 DMA Channel 5,6 , or 7.
HC> Base 300h thru 3FCh (around 64 total choices on Base Address!)
* * *
HC> I'm not a SCSI wizard but I think I could stick a SCSI in later
HC> on. Not sure. I"d prefer SCSI but the drives I'd want run 350
HC> plus 100 or so for a SCSI Adaptec card.
* * *
HC> By the way the IBM Mitsumi drivers do not use DMA. THey perform
HC> admiradbly using IRQ.
The Mitsumi card is not SCSI at all, but a variant of IDE. However, a standard
IDE controller used for hard drives cannot be used with the Mitsumi drive, nor
will the Mitsumi card conflict with a standard IDE controller.
Neither a standard IDE card nor the Mitsumi card will prevent installing an
Adaptec SCSI card later. (There are some issues with using the Adaptec ROM to
support SCSI hard drives if there are also two IDE hard drives, but that is not
the discussion here.)
In other words, you can have a standard IDE card, a Mitsumi card, and an
Adaptec SCSI card all in the same machine working together, as long as you are
careful with addresses and IRQs. The Mitsumi card and the Adaptec card both
default to DMA channel 5, but either one can be moved and the Mitsumi card will
operate perfectly well with DMA disabled. As to IRQs, the defaults should work
with no trouble: standard IDE on IRQ 14, Mitsumi card on IRQ 10, and Adaptec
SCSI card on IRQ 11.
Under OS/2, there would be a penalty using DMA on the Mitsumi. It is faster to
use the IRQ-and-buffer method.
-- Mike
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From: MIKE BILOW Number: 9186
To: BILL DEERTZ Date: 12/13/93 3:31a
Subj: Alway IN-2000 SCSI card Refer: NONE
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In a msg on <Dec 08 21:57>, Bill Deertz of 1:3603/170 writes:
BD> I have an Always IN-2000 16 bit SCSI card which has a ROM version
BD> of 3.32. Does anyone know if this will work with the Pioneer
BD> 6 disc cd-rom changer? A fellow sysop indicated that the 6
BD> disc changer required a rom that support DTP or something
BD> along that line. Any ideas?
The Pioneer changers (under DOS) require that your controller support ASPI and
multiple LUNs per PUN. The PUN ("Physical Unit Number") is the hardware
address of the device on the SCSI bus, known commonly as a "SCSI ID." The LUN
("Logical Unit Number") is the way you access the different disks in the
changer.
I can't answer your exact question, but the Pioneer technical support BBS
number is (408)748-2105.
-- Mike
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From: MIKE BILOW Number: 9187
To: BILL DEERTZ Date: 12/13/93 3:35a
Subj: Looking 4 a DRM-600A Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
In a msg on <Dec 08 21:59>, Bill Deertz of 1:3603/170 writes:
BD> I'm in the market for a Pioneer DRM-600A 6 disc cd-rom changer
BD> (bare drive, no controller) What is the best price someone
BD> can offer? Can anyone beat $700?
I just bought one for $699 from Better Business Systems, (800)697-9993.
-- Mike
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From: MIKE BILOW Number: 9188
To: DENNI FEAGINS Date: 12/13/93 3:48a
Subj: Audiomaster Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
In a msg on <Dec 08 04:30>, Denni Feagins of 1:18/11 writes:
DF> Has anyone heard of OmniLabs and their AudioMaster sound card?
DF> It looked pretty good and was only $99US (compared to its normal
DF> price of $299US) so I figured I'd try it out...
I looked carefully at their advertisement in the Dec. 1993 Computer Shopper (p.
659). Yes, it is $99 for the first 5000 boards sold. However, SoundBlaster
compatibility requires the AMS-870 module for $49 extra. AT-bus CD-ROM support
requires the AMS-860 module for $25 extra. SCSI CD-ROM support requires the
AMS-830 module for $29 extra. MIDI support requires the AMS-850 for $49.
All of this starts to look less and less like a bargain. If you get one and
try it, I would be interested to hear how you make out.
-- Mike
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From: MIKE BILOW Number: 9189
To: BENNY CHAN Date: 12/13/93 3:57a
Subj: Re: 100 DISK CHANGER??? Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
In a msg on <Dec 08 07:36>, Brian Elfert of 1:282/108 writes:
BE> -> Huh? You can use a normal CD-Player (for audio) for a PC CD-ROM drive
BE> -> was talking about that Sony 100 CD-Changer that cost 999 dollars...
BE> No, you can't use the $999 sony for data. Someone does make a
BE> CD-ROM drive based on the sony mechanism. I probably has
BE> tighter tolerances to deal with data.
The NSM CDR-100SC is a 100-disk CD-ROM changer that is probably what you are
thinking of. Try Better Business Systems, (800)697-9993, for a price. It's
not cheap.
-- Mike
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From: MIKE BILOW Number: 9190
To: DAVID SEBRING Date: 12/13/93 4:04a
Subj: CdRom in Windows Problem Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
In a msg on <Dec 08 22:26>, David Sebring of 1:203/36@fidonet.org writes:
DS> I have a Mitsumi (Single speed recent model ) that worked
DS> flawlessly on my 486DX33 but pops up read errors on a
DS> 386sx40 (AMD)...works in Dos but just quits with read errors
DS> after beginning to read the Rom sometime a little sooner and
DS> others lator ....anyone have any suggestions?
DS> Could this be some kind of conflict in Win.ini or Sysytem.ini?
Try disabling the DMA mode on the drivers and using the IRQ-and-buffer mode
instead. Some motherboard chipsets will be unfriendly.
-- Mike
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From: MIKE BILOW Number: 9191
To: BRICE FLECKENSTEIN Date: 12/13/93 4:12a
Subj: VIRUS Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
In a msg on <Dec 07 18:16>, Brice Fleckenstein of 1:231/190 writes:
>>They should be using something better than just SCAN these days.
BF> Interesting theory, since SCAN is STILL the only virus checker
BF> (to date) that has picked up on the virus-infected files on
BF> NO10.
>>Lets hope that they have taken notic of what software found the viruses and
>>that they add that to the checking of the next CD.
BF> They appear to have used the version of SCAN that was current AT
BF> THE TIME THE DATA WENT TO THE PRESSER. SCAN 1.08, to the best
BF> of my knowlage, was released a couple of weeks LATER.
I can't comment on the specifics, but SCAN is prone to false alarms on
occasion. I once has a serious problem because one of my programs which had
been out for some time ran afoul of a version of SCAN which was released a year
or so later, and it caused me no end of grief. The program was not really
virus infected, but something in my EXE triggered their signature detector. On
the chance that a virus subsequently had attached itself to my program, I
ZIPped the EXE file that was reported to be infected and compared the CRC with
the version I had ZIPped when the program was originally written; a perfect
match showed that the program was unchanged.
Just because SCAN recognizes a virus signature does not prove that the file
really is virus infected.
-- Mike
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From: MIKE BILOW Number: 9192
To: GARY HUFF Date: 12/13/93 4:34a
Subj: Re: Panasonic 562 Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
In a msg on <Dec 08 08:46>, Gary Huff of 1:218/201 writes:
HC>> Moons ago before high end audio systems were commen in autos
HC>> it was commen practice to run the ground leg commen to all
HC>> the speakers.
GH>
HC>> Some even ran the ground via the chasiss...shiver...
GH>
GH>
HC>> So ya, it should be fine to run the ground -return- paths
HC>> together from both speakers. We
HC>> don't do that with our stereo however!
GH>
GH> Running common grounds is OK when dealing with DC (Direct
GH> Current) circuits. Unfortunately, when dealing with AC
GH> (Alternating Current), you cannot use a common ground without
GH> some of the current being slightly out of phase with some of
GH> the other currents, thus setting up ground loops. In
GH> non-technical terms, this means you will get hum on your
GH> audio if you don't run separate ground returns. In
GH> broadcast stations, they go to elaborate lengths to prevent
GH> this problem. Each item of audio equipment has a "ground
GH> buss" rod running down the middle of the chassis, and each
GH> ground is connected to that ground buss. Then the ground
GH> buss is brought out to a single ground terminal, and that
GH> ground terminal is grounded to the station's common ground
GH> buss, usually a very wide, flat strap of copper running
GH> through the studio.
GH>
GH> Automobiles run from DC (the 12-volt battery), and theoretically
GH> aren't as fussy about ground loops as equipment run from the
GH> 115 volt AC (household) current. Still, the audio itself is
GH> an alternating current, and in theory it is possible to run
GH> into some ground loop problems at certain frequencies, but
GH> not at others. To be safe, it would be wiser to run two
GH> separate 2-lead speaker wires for each speaker, and return
GH> the "common" wire separately back to the ground terminal
GH> provided on the back of the audio amplifier or radio or
GH> whatever. Using an automobile chassis for that return would
GH> mean you are depending on the integrity of various welds for
GH> your circuit, and steel instead of copper. Since steel has
GH> greater resistance than copper, it might even slightly
GH> unbalance the impedance your amplifier sees through its
GH> speaker outlets. I don't know if you could HEAR the
GH> difference, but I bet I could MEASURE the difference. And a
GH> person with a critical ear might hear a difference, too.
I am quoting back your rather long message in its entirety because of the
importance of my reply.
Modern solid state audio equipment runs two wires to each speaker because there
is no such thing as a "common" anymore. At one time, outputs were isolated
through a transformer. To save money and weight, especially in automotive
electronics, this is hardly ever done now. The result is that SHORTING
"GROUND" LEADS TOGETHER WILL DESTROY AUDIO OUTPUT TRANSISTORS.
Most of your comments are complete rubbish. Audio is always AC. A transformer
will isolate two stages by blocking DC bias. It is the presence of DC bias
that will be responsible for frying the output transistors if leads are
shorted.
Ground loops are not a phase problem, but an impedance problem. What kind of
phase could you have on ground?
Solid state audio equipment that runs from 115 VAC line voltage does nothing
other than convert it to DC, and then uses the DC in the same way as in an
automotive audio circuit. You are confusing power supply hum, which results
from "ripple" (insufficient filtering after rectification), with ground loop
hum.
Forgive me for being a little short with you, but people applying your advice
to any equipment made within the last decade would probably end up with charred
wreckage where the audio output amplifier transistors used to be. "Common
ground" is a long dead concept in consumer audio.
-- Mike
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From: MIKE BILOW Number: 9193
To: CHARLES SEA 1:396/28 Date: 12/13/93 4:58a
Subj: 100 DISK CHANGER??? Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
In a msg on <Dec 10 00:20>, Charles Sea 1:396/28 of 1:396/28 writes:
CS1> The Pioneer works with all SCSI controllers, but I had a problem
CS1> with the ADAPTEC 1542B working with my DRM-604X - Pioneer
CS1> even sent me out another unit. The unit kept locking up my
CS1> network. Once I switched it to a TRANSTOR T130 with Corel
CS1> SCSI drivers I had no problem. So to say they all work with
CS1> it is sometimes not correct. The manual only includes Future
CS1> Domain and Pioneer Controllers, but they have drivers for
CS1> any ASPI card. Trouble is that my ADAPTEC 1542B just did not
CS1> get along with it even though they communicated fine.
CS1> Sometimes things that are suppose to be compatible just
CS1> aren't.
Did you have the Pioneer on SCSI ID 0 or 1? That is unsupported on the Adaptec
card for a non-DASD device. People run into this problem all the time.
If you install the Pioneer on SCSI ID 2-6, it should work. The standard place
for it is 4.
You probably don't realize that ASPI was originated by Adaptec, or that Trantor
is owned by Adaptec. You can get toll-free technical support for both Adaptec
and Trantor products by calling (800)959-SCSI.
-- Mike
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From: MIKE BILOW Number: 9194
To: THOMAS WARDMAN Date: 12/13/93 5:10a
Subj: OS/2 DRIVERS FOR MITSUMI Refer: NONE
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In a msg on <Dec 07 18:09>, Thomas Wardman of 1:358/20 writes:
TW> I picked up the older drivers for the Mitsumi, I cracked open the
TW> case, and found that it was a Mitsumi LU005C Model CDROM
TW> drive. Thanks for your Help. I picked up the OS/2 v2.1 CD
TW> Rom Upgrade, and Installed it. I had my BBS back up with in
TW> 4 hours. Everything runs great! (I replaced the VCOM.SYS,
TW> and VSIO.SYS Drivers)
TW> The only thing I find slow now, is CD-ROM access time playing
TW> those 15MB Audio Visual Files...
You can significantly improve CD-ROM access times under OS/2 by increasing the
buffering maintained by CDFS. Type "HELP CDFS" from an OS/2 window for
complete information.
OS/2 should have installed a line in your CONFIG.SYS file that looks something
like this:
IFS=C:\OS2\CDFS.IFS /Q
You can specify how many 64 KB cache blocks are to be used for the CD
filesystem with the "/C:" switch, and the number of read-ahead sectors with the
"/M:" switch. For example, to allocate 256 KB for a cache and read 32 sectors
at a time, you would change the line above to:
IFS=C:\OS2\CDFS.IFS /Q /C:4 /M:32
Tuning this depends upon how much physical memory you have. It is probably
unwise to make your cache any larger than the default hard drive cache set up
with DISKCACHE. Neither the HPFS cache nor the default cache (for FAT) are
used for the CD filesystem.
-- Mike
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From: RICKY BOOTH Number: 9195
To: BRICE FLECKENSTEIN Date: 12/12/93 8:20p
Subj: BUYING A CDROM Refer: NONE
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BF> >RB> All CD's are under $300.
BF> NOT!
CD's, as in COMPACT DISC. You know, games and music are on them? Usually 17
dollars for music CD's, and 60 or so for games.
My original message stated that all CDs are under 300 dollars, but CD-ROM
DRIVES range from 250 to several thousand.
Read the complete message before replying...
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From: RICKY BOOTH Number: 9196
To: BRICE FLECKENSTEIN Date: 12/12/93 8:22p
Subj: WINDOWS/DOS ET AL: Refer: NONE
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BF> Not quite true - Iron Helix and Journeyman Project were both
BF> ported TO Windows
BF> from the Macintosh.
It doesnt matter if they were ported from an Atari 2600, they still require
Windows. (we're talking IBM and compatible here, not Macs)
BF> Yawn. I'm still waiting for a true multi-PLAYER version of
BF> Civilization.
Agreed!
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From: RICHARD CARTER Number: 9197
To: ALL Date: 12/12/93 11:28a
Subj: CDROM Prices12/13/93 Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Current Pricing for Walnut Creek CDROM Disc's
from: ComputerHelp
PO Box 385041
Bloomington, MN 55438-0041
Ph: (612) 890-4750, (800) 514-7071
Fax: (612) 894-9411
(as of 12/13/93)
SIMTEL MSDOS $13.00
CICA MS Windows $13.00
Hobbes OS/2 $13.00
Aminet Amiga $13.00
Garbo MSDOS/Mac $13.00
Sprite OS $13.00
QRZ! Ham Radio $13.00
ADA Programming $18.50
GIGA Games $18.50
La Coleccion $18.50
Nova for NeXTs $18.50
Project Gutenberg $18.50
Source Code $18.50
X11/GNU $18.50
Info-Mac $25.50
CUG Library $23.50
Linux $23.50
Libris Britannia $34.00
Space and Astronomy $18.50
***SPECIAL***SPECIAL***SPECIAL***
=>>> Order 3 at once and take an Extra $1 Off of Each <<<=
(Limited Time Offer!!! Print and enclose this ad with
your order. Good through 12/31/93!!!!)
Shipping: 1-3 discs in one order = $4.50, 4-10 discs in one
order = $6.50.
(MN residents add 6.5% sales tax).
All prices subject to change without notice.
"Yes Mildred, we do take personal cheques!"
All orders by pre-payment, (you want cheap prices....); send to
address above. Call with any questions. (Sorry, we don't accept
credit cards: they add to the
price and we want to be able to offer you the CHEAPEST PRICES
AVAILABLE. "Thank You for Your Support!!! - Richard Carter
ORDER FORM
YES! Please accept my order for:
Quantity Item: Price Each: Extension:
:
SIMTEL MSDOS $13.00
CICA MS Windows $13.00
Hobbes OS/2 $13.00
Aminet Amiga $13.00
Garbo MSDOS/Mac $13.00
Sprite OS $13.00
QRZ! Ham Radio $13.00
ADA Programming $18.50
GIGA Games $18.50
La Coleccion $18.50
Nova for NeXTs $18.50
Project Gutenberg $18.50
Source Code $18.50
X11/GNU $18.50
Info-Mac $25.50
CUG Library $23.50
Linux $23.50
Libris Britannia $34.00
Space and Astronomy $18.50
EMS 1-Disc SAMPLER $12.00 **
SubTotal: $
TX (MN Only) $
Shipping $
TOTAL: $
Shipping: $4.50 for 1-3 discs, $6.50 for 4-10 discs, Call for
quantities larger than 10 discs.
** No Shipping Charges on the EMS Sampler!
If you have an existing FedEX acct and want to charge to
it, "No Problem!"
We Do COD, but only with FedEX, and by Cashiers Cheque
(it's expensive, but on large orders it might be worth
looking at).
Sales Tax: MN Only!! 6.5%
We DO Accept Cheques (Personal & Business held for 5 days to clear;
Money Orders & Cashiers Cheques ship same day as in stock).
Call With Any Questions, "We Are Here to Serve Your Needs!"
Please Ship TO:
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From: ARNIE GROSS Number: 9198
To: JOE RINEHART Date: 12/11/93 9:31a
Subj: Re: *FREE Catalog* Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Joe -
08 Dec 93, Joe Rinehart writes to All:
>> We will file attach our CDLIST upon request, for any sysop in the World!
>> CATALOG FREQ: cdlist.zip (over 1,100 cd-rom disc titles available)
Please NetMail the file to:
THE CREATIVE EDGE!
1:141/950 (Scott Wilson, SysOp)
Thank you.
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From: JOE SITKO Number: 9199
To: TOM GUELKER Date: 12/10/93 9:54a
Subj: Mitsumi cd Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Quoting Tom Guelker to Martin Cleaver concerning Mitsumi cd:
╒═══════════════════════════════╕
▒█▒Picking stones, I agree. But it isn't a player, since it isn't audio
▒█▒(technically, although it DOES have that capability) and it isn't a
▒█▒drive, since all the drives I am familiar with both read AND write (ex..
▒█▒hard DRIVE, tape DRIVE, floppy DRIVE, optical DRIVE, etc...
▒█▒
▒█▒Therefore, it is a READER, like a microfiche READER.
╘═══════════════════════════════╛
Tom,
Partially correct!! The term drive originally came from the mechanism
that allowed the device to spin, hence the term drive, as in DRIVE-train
that an automobile has.
What would you refer to an audio CD player as, a cd reader?? I think
not.
No need to reply.......Hope this helps!!
Written by Joe Sitko on Friday, December 10 at 09:54:25
... Now using Slmr, Sharespell & TLX...and loving it!
■TLXv3.20■
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From: GRAHAM MOSS Number: 9200
To: GARY COLMAN Date: 12/11/93 7:35p
Subj: Hello Refer: NONE
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Gary, I noticed you are in Cape Town. I was born in Durban - Just wanted to say
Hi. Totsiens.
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From: GRAHAM MOSS Number: 9201
To: HAYDEN BRADSHAW Date: 12/11/93 7:32p
Subj: Egghead Refer: NONE
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Haydn, By all means send me a catalogue or price list - fax to 613-389-4762
would be fastest or mail to RR3 Bath Ont K0H 1g0.
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From: JOE WALKER Number: 9202
To: DAVID SEBRING Date: 12/11/93 9:25p
Subj: Re: CdRom in Windows Problem Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
> I have a Mitsumi (Single speed recent model ) that
> worked flawlessly on
> my 486DX33 but pops up read errors on a 386sx40
> (AMD)...works in Dos but
> just quits with read errors after beginning to read
Hi David. Did you get any serious answers to your question? I would
be interested in hearing the answer. I also had ( stress HAD ) a
mitsumi single speed drive for a short time. I also had read errors
but mine were intermittent. The drive would be reading along fine, then
the dreaded error message, "Cannot read Drive-D-Retry-Cancel". All I had
to do was open the drive part of the way, then push it back in and it
would go again until the next error. I took the drive back to the
computer store and got the Panasonic drive and haven't had a single
problem. The only down side of the Panasonic drive is the use of
caddies. :( The up side is that the Panasonic drive is controlled by
my Sound Blaster Pro. That means an extra slot to fill with something
else! Take Care
Joe
... Cheese food---------What cheese eats!
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From: WADE NORTON Number: 9203
To: MIKE SHANON Date: 12/11/93 4:39p
Subj: Xmas gifts Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Mike,
Just curious, I was flipping through the CD-Rom warehouse catalog that
appeared in my mailbox. The listed a childrens game called "Fatty Bears
Funpack". Are you aware of this title? If so, how much is it? Is it better
then the diskette version of Fatty Bears Birthday?
If you don't have it, what would you recommend for a 5 year old daughter for a
Xmas gift??
On another note, for my older boys (9, 14) is 'Seventh Guest' still the best
choice? Do you have it and how much....
Thanks again
wade
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From: STEPHEN BURNS Number: 9204
To: BRICE FLECKENSTEIN Date: 12/12/93 12:17a
Subj: SPEED Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Ah yes, the fauna, well it is actually pretty nice year round at poolside.
Thanks for the reply. I had found the answer to that question a few days ago.
My question now is how fast a CDROM do I need to get real time video. I operate
a 486/33 and have a 1 meg svga card( (tseng 4000). I have seen how choppy the
video looks on a single speed CDROM, and wonder if double spped would do the
trick.
Stephen in Pacific Beach :)
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From: JOHN ALEXANDER Number: 9205
To: RAY MATTHEWS Date: 12/12/93 3:14a
Subj: 7th Guest Refer: NONE
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RM> Go to the stained glass window where the spider puzzle was,
RM>and look down on the floor. The Stauf puzzle is there.
RM>
Well I beat it, What do I do now? After beating Stauff's face it comes out from
the picture and then nothing happens.
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From: ELLEN COTTON Number: 9206
To: BRICE FLECKENSTEIN Date: 12/11/93 3:09p
Subj: PAS16 & ASPI Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
The PAS 16 sound card with SCSI interface is ASPI compatable. I am running a
Syquest removable media drive off this card and it works well, although a bit
slow...but then I only use the Syquest to store graphics. I used Trantor's SCSI
WORKs software to get the ASPI driver.
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From: MATTHEW GUDITES Number: 9207
To: ALL Date: 12/11/93 8:12a
Subj: INTERNAL/EXTERNAL??? Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
What do you prefer? Internal or external? I don't know why, but I
have heard that external is better...why? I have an internal drive and
it works fine...
-=Matthew Gudites=-
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From: JOSE VISBAL Number: 9208
To: MATT NEWMAN Date: 12/11/93 6:37p
Subj: Re: Dracula Unleashed Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
-=> Quoting Matt Newman to Hoang Pham <=-
MN> directly from a movie, as the costumes and sounds are all excellent.
MN> I'm running it on a 486/33 with 4 megs of RAM and a Mitsumi Double
MN> speed CD-ROM drive (220ms, 350K seek time), and the game runs superbly.
Hi, Can you tell what Type of vga card you are using and what
kind of mitsumi drive you have...?
Planning to buy one here soon and the info would help...
... Catch the Blue Wave!
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From: JOSE VISBAL Number: 9209
To: ALL Date: 12/11/93 10:44p
Subj: CD-rom INFO HELP!! Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Hi,To all can you or any one tell me what is the Different
between These CD-ROMS Drives.....
Panasonic CR-521, CR-523, CR-563
Which Drive is better.....??
Sony CDU31A-02
Mitsumi CRMC LU005S
CRMC FX001
CRMC FX001D
Can some tell me which one of these Drives is the best for your
money...??
I am planning to pick one up here in a week or so.......
... Catch the Blue Wave!
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From: JOSE VISBAL Number: 9210
To: ALL Date: 12/11/93 10:45p
Subj: CD-rom INFO HELP!! Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Hi,To all can you or any one tell me what is the Different
between These CD-ROMS Drives.....
Panasonic CR-521, CR-523, CR-563
Which Drive is better.....??
Sony CDU31A-02
Mitsumi CRMC LU005S
CRMC FX001
CRMC FX001D
Can some tell me which one of these Drives is the best for your
money...??
I am planning to pick one up here in a week or so.......
... Catch the Blue Wave!
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From: BERND NURNBERGER Number: 9211
To: HUGH CRAIG Date: 12/11/93 9:52p
Subj: How much a good CD-ROM c Refer: NONE
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HC> Check out the new Mitsumi double speed kit. I paid $198 at Best Buy
> for it. Internal.
HC> The model number is FX001D
> In double speed:
> 300kb transfer in Mode 1
> 350KB in mode2
HC> 250ms access speed
> 16 bit 32k buffer AT controller.
Would it run on an IDE controller or on the PAS 16 SCSI? I have both.
Now, if you could post the fax number for Best Buy, I would happily
follow your example and order one.
In another message you signed AKA Soltan Gris. Where have I seen that
name before?
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From: RICK POTTS Number: 9212
To: MICHAEL DAUM Date: 12/11/93 6:58a
Subj: Audio cd program Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
MD>Does anyone know of a Windows Program that will allow me to "program"
MD>the tracks that I want to play with my CD-ROM? I want to listen to
MD>my audio CDs on the computer the same way that I can from my stereo.
MD>You know, play in order of track 1,6,3,4, or play randomly. It would
MD>be a great idea to save this by cd title.
I'm using WinCD, which does _exactly_ what you're looking for. It was
about $29 when I bought it, but now I see it advertized in a bundle at
Best Buy (with MPC Wizard and a bunch of other stuff) for that same
price. There may be other programs that do the same thing.
Rick Potts Phoenix, Arizona
Internet: rick.potts@twb.com
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From: RICK POTTS Number: 9213
To: PETER STASSEN Date: 12/11/93 7:05a
Subj: Encarta Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
PS>Hello Jimbo,
PS> > Interested? Call 1-800-EGG-HEAD...
PS>Sure I'am interested. The price of Encarta in Belgium is 350,-
PS>dollar. Is it possible for you to give the full adress of Egghead and
PS>their faxnumber ? Do they accept VISA ?
PS>Many thanks in advance
PS>Peter Stassen, Belgium
Hello, Peter
The address for Egghead Software is:
Egghead Software
22011 S.E. 51st Street
Issaquah, WA 98027-7299 U.S.A.
Their fax number is 1-206-391-6200.
Good luck!
Rick Potts Phoenix, Arizona
Internet: rick.potts@twb.com
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From: RICK POTTS Number: 9214
To: KENT TIMM Date: 12/11/93 7:24a
Subj: Re: creative labs phone Refer: NONE
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KT>Stardate: 05 Dec 93 07:13. Rick Potts send to Max Green by subspace.
KT> RP> The Creative Labs BBS number is (408) xxx-xxxx
KT>Not anymore, it's: 405-742-6660.
KT>I just called it last thursday to get the drivers for my cr523b (the
KT>sold me the wrong drivers for the SB and then told me I *had*
KT>to buy a new controller for the CD to work. I DLed the corrct
KT>drivers from the bbs:-)
Thanks....I lurk this conference regularly, but somehow missed the news
that the BBS had been moved. <g>
Rick Potts Phoenix, Arizona
Internet: rick.potts@twb.com
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From: BARRY MISHKIND Number: 9215
To: BRICE FLECKENSTEIN Date: 12/11/93 2:34p
Subj: CREAM CROP II Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
BF> The PC-Board style seems to be the most widely supported, unfortunately.
BF> FILE_DIZ like ASP uses looks like the best overall "standard" currently
BF> available for widespread usage.
Well, Fido was never a refuge from anarchy. It all makes a sort of crazy
"sense".
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From: WILLIAM WRIGHT Number: 9216
To: RICKY BOOTH Date: 12/12/93 9:25a
Subj: Windows/Dos Et al: Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
RB>I never said it did. It just has better features in Windows.
RB>BTW, The other 2 games are AWESOME. Way better than 7th Guest.
RB>Require Windows. And you can have inventory etc, You'd like
RB>them.
RB>
RB> WW>Well it may look better, but I'm sure they've got a DOS
RB>version
RB> WW>that looks just the same. If not, they should.
RB>
RB>No they don't. Remember CIVILIZATION??? Well, the new game is
RB>CIVILIZATION FOR WINDOWS. Why would they make another one for
RB>DOS? The Windows one has better graphics. I have civilization,
RB>and it compared the 2 on the back of the box too. The Windows
RB>version has better graphics.
YES! I do! Because, people who hate Windows could play it also. I'm sure it
does have better graphics, it was made 1 year before the other.
RB>
RB>= WW>Have your TRIED in DOS and Windows??? The game itself, when
RB>I
RB>
RB>Huh? That just doesnt make sense...
Uhh yeah, it should read:
Have you ever TRIED KQ6 in DOS and Windows??? I just want to see if you have.
Try it and see, that's the only way I'll believe it.
RB>
RB>= WW>and on my 286 it ran faster than on the CD and the the disk
RB>
RB>You have a slow CD-ROM or just a bad setup then. Mine runs fine,
RB>and fast too. As fast as KQ6 ran on my Hard Drive.
What??? This has nothing to do with my CD rom. I'm talking about the disk
version! I said that the graphics ran faster on my old 286 than they did on
your 386 in Windows, SO, Windows is the only thing I can see slowing it down.
RB>
RB>Your 486 must be broken, if it performs like a 286 does.
Really? My 7th Guest ran as fast as yours when I had the wrong driver in there,
(thats one reason why I thought that the drivers might be the same) and I also
have your slow video card also!
RB> WW>versions "picture" window was bigger also (but I'll give
RB>that to
RB>
RB>Ever see those little buttons at the corners of the Windows?
RB>That button will enlarge it to fullscreen, or shrink to very
RB>small... try it some time.
Or minimize it, yes I know! That will speed it up. I'm not denying that.
RB>
RB> WW>Really?? Every time I ran my BBS, then went to play Indy, it
RB> WW>said out of memory. We have the same megs or ram, so the
RB>only
RB>
RB>Because it is trying to use your base, not EMS.
How do I make it do that?
RB>
RB> WW>512. Whats yours? Other than that, I told the pif thing to
RB>only
RB> WW>use 512K for my bbs (I said not to use any extended or
RB>expanded)
RB>
RB>This is why it doesnt work. Don't mess with the PIF if you don't
RB>know what you are doing.
Thats the only way to do it, it won't multitask if you don't make a piff and
tell it to run in background.
RB>
RB> WW>file into memory and it swaps to memory when it runs doors.
RB>So,
RB> WW>if you can set windows up without it freezing or running out
RB>of
RB>
RB>There isn't much setting up, just load it up on the HD and it
RB>will
It will what? Take up hard drive space?? Yeah I know. Like I said, if you can
come over here and make my BBS multi-task with Indianna, then you're a better
Windows guy than I am!
RB>
RB> WW>memory, you're a better man than I. But this time, JJ is on
RB>MY
RB> WW>side. But lets not forget the immortal words of our first
RB>
RB>I wasn't aware that JJ was on any "side".
You do now, and I'm really not getting on to you about it, I'm just remembering
about how JJ hated Jurassic Park because he thought you hated it also. It
turned out that you just didn't want to go to a movie.
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From: ED DUCHEK Number: 9217
To: LYLE HEWITT Date: 12/10/93 9:00a
Subj: CDROM/SB combo Refer: NONE
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Lyle,
No problem there, would be a long drive to south texas!
Ed Duchek
(210)650-8069
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From: PAUL MERKIN Number: 9218
To: ANDREW SEE Date: 12/09/93 3:26p
Subj: Re: GUS, Yea Right Refer: NONE
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AS> The GUS has a superb 16 bit DAC, and onboard sample mixing hardware,
AS> which frees up the CPU.
AS> That is what's so good about the GUS.
Finally a straight answer.... thanks for the clarification. If they are using
a DAC (or more than one) why don't they state it on the box or in the manual?
Paul Merkin
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From: STEPHEN RUSBOLDT Number: 9219
To: DAVID SILVER Date: 12/12/93 6:13a
Subj: RE: PIONEER DRM-600 Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
> Yup, they are. HDSS (in Computer Shopper) is selling them for
> $629.00.
I have seen you mention this several times. So, a couple of weeks ago I called
them to order one. They stated that they don't have any 600a's, just 604's.
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From: JOHN MCCOMAS Number: 9220
To: MICHAEL DAUM Date: 12/09/93 3:14a
Subj: AUDIO CD PROGRAM Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
MD▌Does anyone know of a Windows Program that will allow me to "program" the
MD▌tracks that I want to play with my CD-ROM? I want to listen to my audio
MD▌CDs on the computer the same way that I can from my stereo.
MD▌You know, play in order of track 1,6,3,4, or play randomly. It would be a
MD▌great idea to save this by cd title.
MD▌Any input appreciated.
And the answer is: CD database... Look for CDDB05.ZIP
It recognizes the CD when it's inserted, and allows you
to program (play) only some of the tracks... It's nice!
⌡°hⁿ /\/\c (omαs Olathe Kansas, USA
Hey, I was only kidding.... Geez......
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From: MIKE SHANNON Number: 9221
To: ALL Date: 12/12/93 12:26a
Subj: CD-ROMS FOR MACINTOSH Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
December 1993 MACINTOSH CD-ROM PRICE LIST Last update: 12/11
American Girls (New!).........34.00 Mac Shareware.................19.00
Audubon's Birds...............23.00 Majestic Places...............38.50
Beauty and the Beast..........25.00 Peter and the Wolf............25.00
Color Magic Clipart (New!)....27.00 Shakespeare...................17.50
Garbo MS-DOS/Mac..............15.00 Total Baseball 1992...........24.00
Interactive Story Time 2......25.00 Wild Places...................24.00
Mac Multimedia Space (New!)...29.00 World View....................24.00
STARVECTOR SOFTWARE * VISA * MC * AMEX * DISCOVER * SHIPPING: $4 to 5 pcs.
509-457-2892 (VOICE) * 509-457-2966 (FAX) * 1-800-767-1284 (ORDERS ONLY!!)
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From: MIKE SHANNON Number: 9222
To: ALL Date: 12/12/93 12:26a
Subj: CD-ROM SALE Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
| Starvector Sales Bulletin #4: CD-ROM LIQUIDATION! |
Mega Clipart........$19 Powerpak Gold 3.0...$13 Wrath of the Demon..$27
World Vision 3-Pak..$37 Business Phonebk 91.$13 Bookshelf 1992......$35
Mac Shareware.......$19 Precision Mapping...$67 Mac M/M Space.......$27
Sporting News.......$22 DTPro...............$24 Game Pack 2.........$18
Shareware Direct.....$9 Phoenix 4.0.........$17 Jedi Collection.....$35
Compton's Fam Ency..$19 Clipart Galore......$20 Reel Clips..........$24
Library of Future...$37 Fantazia Fonts/Snds.$21 Arizona Images......$19
STARVECTOR SOFTWARE * VISA * MC * AMEX * DISCOVER * SHIPPING: $4 to 5 pcs.
509-457-2892 (VOICE) * 509-457-2966 (FAX) * 1-800-767-1284 (ORDERS ONLY!!)
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From: JEFF COLLINGWOOD Number: 9223
To: KEN MATTHEWS Date: 12/12/93 4:30a
Subj: CD Drive 4/sale Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Hello Ken!
In a message to All <12/07/93> Ken Matthews wrote:
KM> BSR "DAK" Sony external CD drive. This drive is a single speed drive, It
KM> in excellent condition. Sent it 3 months ago to Sony to have the heads
KM> cleaned! It is a sony drive has cables, install disks, controller card,
KM> manuals.. It has some nice features, like Audio outputs, earphone port,
KM> emergency eject. This can be used in a daisy change with other sony drive
KM> uses caddies. Its MPC 1. It runs encyclopedias, story games, gif
KM> disks fine. Believe it has a 150 access time and 380 transfer rate. Any
KM> questions regarding it you can call me or net mail me..
KM> I quarantee the drive to be in perfect condition!
KM> 170 dollars... ken 793 9152
What is the Sony model number, if it is a 7205 I will be
interested in it since I already have two and would like to chain
another (but it must run of my existing card).
...Jeff...
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From: PETER STASSEN Number: 9224
To: JOE RINEHART Date: 12/08/93 5:51p
Subj: 1100+ cd's catalog Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
> Ask for a copy of our CDLIST! If you'd like a
> printed copy, send your
> mailing information to us. We don't mark-up shipping
> like other dealers.
Please send me a copy of your catalog.
Peter Stassen
Molendreef 11
B-8421 DE HAAN
BELGIUM
Thanks in advance.
Peter Stassen
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From: PETER STASSEN Number: 9225
To: JOHN LUCE Date: 12/08/93 6:00p
Subj: Pioneer DRM 604X info Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Hye John,
> I have a Pioneer DRM 604X, and was wondering what
Is this the CD-Rom where you can store 6 CD's ?
Is it really 4x speed ? Do you use a SCSI-interface ?
I am very interested in this CD-Rom player, but I cannot find a lot of
information here in Belgium. Could you send me the adress and faxnumber of the
company where you bought it ?
Thanks in advance.
Peter Stassen
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From: GORDON FLETCHER Number: 9226
To: ROSS A. JOHNSON Date: 12/08/93 2:54p
Subj: KODAK ON A 1X??? Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
RAJ>WC> > Hello all, is there anyway to read Kodak CD's on a single spin CD
>WC> > drive?
>WC> > I would love to put our 35mm shots on CD rather than scanning them
>WC> > in as
Ross, for about $16.00 you can get Kodak software complete with 24
pictures from Mike Shannon. Try this before you invest money. The
chances are 99 to 1 that this will work OK. It's a cheap way to find out
for sure. It's true that on a one speed drive you have to use a new disk
each time instead of adding to a partly filled disk. No problem if you
do 100 shots at a time. If you decide to go ahead let me know and I'll
give you the name of an outfit that will put the shots on disk for 59
cents each plus cost of the disk ($9.95). I have done one disk at a cost
of $1.25 each before I found a better price. Incidentally, if anyone
knows of a better price I would appreciate some feedback. Fletch.
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From: GORDON FLETCHER Number: 9227
To: ROSS A. JOHNSON Date: 12/08/93 6:33p
Subj: KODAK ON A 1X??? Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
RAJ>WC> > Hello all, is there anyway to read Kodak CD's on a single spin CD
>WC> > drive?
>WC> > I would love to put our 35mm shots on CD rather than scanning them
>WC> > in as
Ross, for about $16.00 you can get Kodak software complete with 24
pictures from Mike Shannon. Try this before you invest money. The
chances are 99 to 1 that this will work OK. It's a cheap way to find out
for sure. It's true that on a one speed drive you have to use a new disk
each time instead of adding to a partly filled disk. No problem if you
do 100 shots at a time. If you decide to go ahead let me know and I'll
give you the name of an outfit that will put the shots on disk for 59
cents each plus cost of the disk ($9.95). I have done one disk at a cost
of $1.25 each before I found a better price. Incidentally, if anyone
knows of a better price I would appreciate some feedback. Fletch.
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From: GORDON FLETCHER Number: 9228
To: ROSS A. JOHNSON Date: 12/08/93 6:34p
Subj: KODAK ON A 1X??? Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
RAJ>WC> > Hello all, is there anyway to read Kodak CD's on a single spin CD
>WC> > drive?
>WC> > I would love to put our 35mm shots on CD rather than scanning them
>WC> > in as
Ross, for about $16.00 you can get Kodak software complete with 24
pictures from Mike Shannon. Try this before you invest money. The
chances are 99 to 1 that this will work OK. It's a cheap way to find out
for sure. It's true that on a one speed drive you have to use a new disk
each time instead of adding to a partly filled disk. No problem if you
do 100 shots at a time. If you decide to go ahead let me know and I'll
give you the name of an outfit that will put the shots on disk for 59
cents each plus cost of the disk ($9.95). I have done one disk at a cost
of $1.25 each before I found a better price. Incidentally, if anyone
knows of a better price I would appreciate some feedback. Fletch.
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From: JAMES BUTLER Number: 9229
To: ALL Date: 12/09/93 7:03p
Subj: Wanted Beatles CD Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
**************** Wanted *****************
Beatles Hard Days Night CD-RoM !!!!
INTERNET: james.butler@rose.com & rn.4743@rose.com
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From: JAMES BUTLER Number: 9230
To: KEVIN PLUMMER Date: 12/09/93 7:03p
Subj: BB#1 for Sale or Trade Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
KP> I have Busty Babes #1 for Sale or Trade for other Disk... The Best Deal
gets
KP> this Copy... It is the Collectors copy, With Bam Bam on it.
KP>
KP>
KP> ....|<evin
How about Amateur Models CD and some $$$$ ?
INTERNET: james.butler@rose.com & rn.4743@rose.com
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From: JAMES BUTLER Number: 9231
To: STEVE KRAISLER Date: 12/09/93 7:11p
Subj: smartdsk Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
SK> I read that the dos version 6.2 of smartdsk caches cd-rom disks. I can't
SK> figure how to configure smartdsk to do that. Any help would be
appreciated.
It will do it automatically. just make sure to load your Cd before
Smartdrv.
INTERNET: james.butler@rose.com & rn.4743@rose.com
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From: DAVID ROBERTS Number: 9232
To: MATT CULLEN Date: 12/12/93 12:42p
Subj: Omni and 8-bit Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
On Dec 08 15:33, Matt Cullen of 1:3641/1 wrote:
> Hey I might be gettin' the new OmniCD by Creative Labs.
> I have a Sound Blaster Deluxe (8-bit) I can use it with the
> Omni can't I ? And does anyone know if the OmniCD is anygood?
> it looks like it is one of the best affordable CD-ROM drives.
No, you need at least a SB Pro to interface w/ *any* CD-ROM. A SB was not
created with CD-ROM drives in mind. And yes the Omni is a solid drive.
David
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From: RONALD LEON Number: 9233
To: BRICE FLECKENSTEIN Date: 12/11/93 8:50p
Subj: PERSISTENCE Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
>TS>I will accept a lack of reply as your dignified apology
>You will get no apology from me.
BF> You owe the man an apology.
In your dreams.
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From: MICHAEL DAUM Number: 9234
To: WILLIAM WRIGHT Date: 12/12/93 1:25p
Subj: AUDIO CD PROGRAM Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
What DOS program are you using? At this point I am willing to try anything...
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From: ERIC KRICHBAUM Number: 9235
To: BOB ZUMBRUNNEN Date: 12/11/93 12:23p
Subj: CDs under Netware Refer: NONE
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BZ>Didn't realize it only supported 8. Not good, since I'm
BZ>planning to buy quite a few more 6-disk changers.
I've got two. Would like more.
BZ>I cussed out some poor lady at Corel yesterday. I called them
BZ>with one simple question: "Will the Pro version allow me to map
BZ>multiple disks to a single drive letter at the same time. In
BZ>effect, 'spanning'". I got put on hold for 3 different
BZ>departments, and spent a total of (timed -- no exageration) 1
BZ>and a half hours on hold, to no avail. I still don't have my
BZ>answer. I was planning to buy Pro if it would do that.
BZ>
That's not that unusual. I usually talk to Eric at tech support. He's very
helpful. Teresa is not as knowledgable but very pleasant and will find the
answers for you if she doesn't know.
BZ>I'm satisfied now I can get the CDs running under 4.01. Most of
BZ>my problems have been stemming from hardware reluctance to
BZ>correctly run a 6-disk changer and a hard drive on the same SCSI
BZ>controller. I'm sure if I put an IDE drive in the second server
BZ>and them a good SCSI controller, it'll come up fine.
I'm not having any problems like that, but I boot 3.11 off floppy. I have 17
CDs and 4 hard drives (2 SCSI/2 IDE) with no problems.
BZ>Would you happen to know if SCSI Pro will map several ROMs to
BZ>one drive letter? Also, is 12 disks the limit?
Not that I know how to do. Yes 12, is currently the limit. They're working
on improving that. 3 months ago it was 8 like the non-pro.
BZ>BTW, while on the subject of CD-ROMs, especially since it's the
BZ>correct message area (unusual for me <grin>), did you say you're
BZ>using the 6-disk changer? If so, what do you think of it?
I love them. The access/speed doesn't make any difference. The users don't
notice it since my file lists are on a hard drive and I do a copy to hard
drive before transfer.
The only problems I had was... ACFiles move program didn't support network
naming conventions, so I wrote my own to move CDROM17: to BBS: or to S:,
whatever. If you're file door has the capability to copy from a network
volume like that you're problems are over, just mount the drives and don't
worry about mapping them to a letter.
BZ>I'm using the DRM600A. VERY ssllloooowwwww. I'm hoping it
BZ>doesn't become a major problem for the BBS when multiple people
BZ>queue up waiting to copy files from it. If it works well, I've
BZ>found 10 more of them at $675 each. If not, I'll have to spring
BZ>for the quad-spin, or, better yet, wait for the 1804X (18 disks
BZ>in one unit!).
It's not a problem for me. I'd like to get another at that price. <G> 23
would be nice, but then I'll have to call Boris and have him send me more
disks to put online. <G>
Eric
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From: TIM HELTON Number: 9236
To: RICHARD CARTER Date: 12/14/93 6:37a
Subj: CDROM Prices12/13/93 Refer: 11682
Read: NO Private: No
-> Current Pricing for Walnut Creek CDROM Disc's
Richard, cool it on the advertising... Ads are allowed in this echo as
long as they don't exceed 10 lines and are posted only occasionally.
You're also over doing it in the CDROM_SALE echo.
And I'm still curious how you can survive selling CDs retail at
wholesale prices.
tim
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From: TIM DORCAS Number: 9237
To: JEFF HUBERT Date: 12/13/93 10:43a
Subj: Re: games and cd-roms Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Jeff,
Someone ended up buying Phoenix 4 for me. I must say that I was very
disappointed. I thought there would be more stuff and the interface, well,
sucks....
That's just my 2 cents.
TIM
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From: MIKE BILOW Number: 9238
To: PETER STASSEN Date: 12/13/93 11:30p
Subj: Pioneer DRM 604X info Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
In a msg on <Dec 08 18:00>, Peter Stassen of 2:291/1800.11 writes:
>> I have a Pioneer DRM 604X, and was wondering what
PS> Is this the CD-Rom where you can store 6 CD's ?
Yes, it is one of several Pioneer 6-disk changers.
PS> Is it really 4x speed ?
Yes.
PS> Do you use a SCSI-interface ?
It is required. The SCSI adapter must support ASPI and must support multiple
LUNs per PUN; the different disks are addressed as different LUNs while the
complete device is addressed as one PUN. Adaptec will work.
PS> I am very interested in this CD-Rom player, but I cannot find a
PS> lot of information here in Belgium. Could you send me the adress
PS> and faxnumber of the company where you bought it ?
You can dial up the Pioneer technical support BBS and ask your questions
directly to the manufacturer. The telephone number (in the U.S.) is 1 408 748
2105. The driver software is freely downloadable also: the DOS driver is
VER111.EXE (last I knew), and XDISK.EXE supports overlaying mounted disks using
the same drive letter.
-- Mike
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From: MIKE BILOW Number: 9239
To: RICHARD CARTER Date: 12/13/93 11:39p
Subj: CDROM Prices12/13/93 Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
In a msg on <Dec 12 11:28>, Richard Carter of 1:282/62 writes:
RC> Current Pricing for Walnut Creek CDROM Disc's
RC>
RC> from: ComputerHelp
RC> PO Box 385041
RC> Bloomington, MN 55438-0041
RC> Ph: (612) 890-4750, (800) 514-7071
RC> Fax: (612) 894-9411
I've been very happy with the Walnut Creek CD-ROMs, and your prices are very
good, but a critical piece of information that you do not state is the revision
dates of the disks you are selling. Some, such as Hobbes-OS/2, are updated
quarterly. I would sooner give someone $15 for the October disk even if you
would only charge me $13 for the July disk. Also, if I happened to own the
July disk, I might be more willing to buy the new one if you made clear that
there was an October disk.
-- Mike
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From: MIKE BILOW Number: 9240
To: STEPHEN RUSBOLDT Date: 12/13/93 11:48p
Subj: RE: PIONEER DRM-600 Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
In a msg on <Dec 12 06:13>, Stephen Rusboldt of 1:283/125 writes:
>> Yup, they are. HDSS (in Computer Shopper) is selling them
>> for $629.00.
SR> I have seen you mention this several times. So, a couple of
SR> weeks ago I called them to order one. They stated that they
SR> don't have any 600a's, just 604's.
I called HDSS this morning after seeing that message, since I just bought one
last week from Better Business Systems, also a Computer Shopper advertiser, for
$699. HDSS stated that they did not carry the DRM-600A, only the DRM-604X.
BBS still has them, as far as I know, and that was by far the best price I
could find.
-- Mike
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From: KEVIN PLUMMER Number: 9241
To: GENE GEIGER Date: 12/12/93 11:11a
Subj: Re: BB#1 for Sale or Trade Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
On 09 Dec 93 05:50:00, I heard Gene Geiger shout to Kevin Plummer:
GG> KP>I have Busty Babes #1 for Sale or Trade for other Disk... The Best Deal
GG> >this Copy... It is the Collectors copy, With Bam Bam on it.
GG> How about an idea of some stuff you might be willing to trade for? -=Gene=
GG> * QMPro 1.51 * The chicken's Done when the smoke detector goes off!!
Well Computer type items, Other Adult CD's.... Etc.
......|<evin
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From: STEVE MCKAIN Number: 9242
To: SHAWN MASCHINO Date: 12/11/93 7:28a
Subj: RE: NIGHT OWL 10 - BLOCKI Refer: NONE
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SM>BE> Shawn how do you block a file from download...maybe its in the docs on
SM>BE> night owl 10...but as of yet I havn't been able to get night owl 10 to
SM>BE> work...maybe you can help me there too... i am using a Sony CD player
SM>BE> and every time I stuff in Night Owl I get a "unable to read from Drive
SM>BE> D" message...any suggestions...anyone....
SM>BE>
SM> The BBS software should, or might, be able to read a list of files th
SM>you want to make undownloadable, like a badfile.ctl file or something like
SM>that. As for the error message I'm not sure, is it just with that CD or
SM>others, maybe the CD is warped...
Why not just remove the filename from the file listing. It it's not seen
then it probably won't be selected for download.
Steve
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From: HAYDEN BRADSHAW Number: 9243
To: GARY HAY Date: 12/13/93 9:29a
Subj: Canadian CD Distribution Refer: NONE
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-> Can you please send me a copy when available.
Sure can, Gary. Could you leave me your address??
Hayden.
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From: KENT TIMM Number: 9244
To: ALL Date: 12/11/93 4:19p
Subj: commericial CD Roms? Refer: NONE
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I just got my CD Rom a week ago, I'm planing on buying a commericial game this
week for it.
I've heard about the following and would like some comments about these
programs: (for IBM 386sx 2Meg RAM, standard VGA. What they are, playabillity,
graphics, etc.)
Family Doctor, or Mayo Clinic (not games)
7th Guest
Dream Girl
Or anything else you think is special. Please reply here, or by netmail if you
like.
Thanks.
... This'll fix it, just set this jumper>POOOF< ...uh-oh....
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From: ADAM BRIAND Number: 9245
To: HUGH CRAIG Date: 12/09/93 11:26p
Subj: Re: 7th guest and viper Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
> Ha. I got a Trident 8900c ISA SVGA 1meg and I got a whole %1 of optimal!
> On a 486-33 no less,running off a Mitsumi FX001D 2x.
>
> I bought 7thGuest to test out the New Mitsu I bought only to find
> out that it was'nt the Mitsu that needed the testing....
How do you like your FX-001D? How is the speed and have you had any
problems with it?
* JABBER v1.1 * If at first you don't succeed, then skydiving isn't for you
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From: ADAM BRIAND Number: 9246
To: PERRY LAWLER Date: 12/11/93 10:30p
Subj: 7th GUEST CD-ROM Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
PL | I have for sale the CD-Rom game 7th Guest. It comes complete with
| everything, even the VHS Tape on how the game was made.
| For the price of $30.00 and I'll pay the shipping. *** NO COD'S ***
| Send CHECK or MONEY to the address below. Money order will get the
| fastest service. Checks will allowed to clear before the game is sent.
How about $35 for the game and shipping to Canada?
___
X JABBER v1.1 X If at first you don't succeed, then skydiving isn't for you
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From: JOE RINEHART Number: 9247
To: EDDIE MONEY Date: 12/12/93 11:41p
Subj: Re: Hitachi drives Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
> Hello Joe!
>
> Joe I need some drivers for my Hitachi 1503s drives for OS/2 2.1
> Can you help me out with this.
> Thank's
Eddie,
I wish I could help you. We are presently supporting Hitachi model
3500 & NEC model 36. I'm in the process of collecting anything CD
oriented for our CD-ROM support bbs, as I do get a lot of requests for
various drivers, and would like to offer improved services, even if we
do not sell it.
Thanks for asking.
Joe
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From: JOE RINEHART Number: 9248
To: PATRICK MCCORMICK Date: 12/13/93 12:24a
Subj: Re: Wanted: hitachi drives Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Patrick,
We are now selling both Hitachi model 3500 for $99.98 without
working audio, $125.00 with working audio, and NEC model 36 CD-Drives
for $125 each. controllers are about $60. We also have over 100 of
these drives available:) All accessories are also available presently,
except the external cables, which we are making & ordering more parts
for.
Thanks for asking, & we look forward to your business.
Joe Rinehart
voice: 216.296.9831
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From: MARK SCHAUB Number: 9249
To: KEN MILLER Date: 12/13/93 11:08p
Subj: NEC CD-ROM 3XI FOR SALE Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Saturday December 11 1993 08:40, Ken Miller wrote to Mark Schaub:
KM> Please list price of equipment and availabilty
KM> and where it is coming from
I'm not selling one, although I just bought one.
Mark Schaub
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From: MARK SCHAUB Number: 9250
To: MATT BURKS Date: 12/13/93 11:09p
Subj: cd Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Saturday December 11 1993 23:30, Matt Burks wrote to All:
MB> I would like to get a shareware CD for my bbs. I use Maximus and need a
MB> FILES.BBS in each directory and a max filearea.ctl would be nice but is
MB> not essential. Can anybody help?
Could be a bit off topic, but you can use the FileList keyword (I think) to
specify where the files.bbs file is. Check the docs for more info.
Mark Schaub
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From: JOE RINEHART Number: 9251
To: ALL Date: 12/13/93 9:03p
Subj: Cream of the Crop II Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
> Terry Blount's "Cream of the Crop II" released 11/12/93 for $28.50!
>BBS READY, with RBBS extended description support from the Blue Parrot RBBS
>Discount for sysops $25.50 - We are distributors for this release!
We don't markup our shipping costs, like other dealers:-)
On-line for review & IMMEDIATE SHIPPING orders may also be placed
via: Joe Rinehart, The Blue Parrot RBBS, 1:157/479@fido, 8:965/13@rbbs,
18:176/711@kesher, or 2@2659 wwiv. ZyXEL 16.8 data/fax: 216.296.4446,
voice: 216.296.9831, or voice: 216.296.1633 6pm-mid EST.
>RBBS FMS complete conference setup FREQ avail as CC2RBBS.zip(648k)w/instrc.
If ordered from us, we'll give you the password:)
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From: JOE RINEHART Number: 9252
To: GREG BRISTOW Date: 12/09/93 11:47p
Subj: CD ROM DIAGNOSTICS Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
> software. My NEC CR-36 plays audio cd's great but can't read a
> bit of data for running a program. I tried using a updated
> driver from NEC BBS, but it didn't change anything. (This drive
> was bought 'as is' so I'm not sure that it was working when I
> got it). Try to save a buck and get stuck!
We just bought a very large quantity of these drives. The dealers I know
have been testing the refurbished units before shipping & offer a thiry day
warrantee. Did you buy it at a computer show or auction?
It would be my opinion that if the audio works, the data should also.
Have you tried any other disc's? Usually it's the other way around. We charge
$30.00 for Cleaning, calibration, & lubrication, if that might be of help.
Hope this is of some help.
Regards,
Joe Rinehart
1:157/479
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From: JOE RINEHART Number: 9253
To: DAVID SILVER Date: 12/10/93 12:08a
Subj: Hitachi IF Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
> By the way, do you know any tricks to get seemingly dead 3500's working
> again? I have 2 that have "died", but either pressing on the top of
> one
I have to suspect calibration may be your problem based on all of your
information, including what I deleted. We do cleaning, calibration, &
lubrication for $30.00.
Regards,
Joe Rinehart
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From: JOE RINEHART Number: 9254
To: PATRICK MCCORMICK Date: 12/13/93 8:09p
Subj: WANTED: Hitachi Drives Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
> I would like to know if I can get put on your list, I'm looking for 4
> CD dirive myself, and would buy up to four with a controller..Please
> let
> me know when and where I should send the check, and the price for
> them..THANKS..
> Patrick..
REFURBISHED Model 3500 HITACHI Drives available!
The last of the Hitachi 3500 models are ready to ship!
80 times faster then High Speed modems - Great for BBS use
552 meg rating, but will handle 680 meg disc's, 350ms transfer avg., audio
jack, and volume control for only $120.00 per bare drive. 30 day warrantee.
controllers (up to 4 drives) $60.00, standard internal ribbons $5.00. Extra
length internal tower ribbons $10.00. Shipping $10.00ea. To Order for Holiday
delivery call today, or mail payment to: Joe Rinehart, config.sys, Inc.,
P.O. Box 27, Kent, Ohio, 44240-0001. Non-working audio drives also available
for $99.95 each.
Hope this helps.
Joe Rinehart
v 216.296.9831
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From: JOE RINEHART Number: 9255
To: GLENN PATCHEN Date: 12/13/93 8:39p
Subj: $145 Sony CD-Rom New Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
> All Equipment New
> Sony CD-Rom Drive...........$130
> Interface Card & Cable
> Sound Cable
Can these be daisy chained? What models are they?
Thanks in advance, as I purchase quantity...
Sincerely,
Joe Rinehart
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From: JOE RINEHART Number: 9256
To: JOSE VISBAL Date: 12/13/93 8:53p
Subj: CD-rom INFO HELP!! Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
> Panasonic CR-521, CR-523, CR-563
> Which Drive is better.....??
> Sony CDU31A-02
> Mitsumi CRMC LU005S
> CRMC FX001
> CRMC FX001D
> Can some tell me which one of these Drives is the best for your
> money...??
Jose,
It really depends what you are looking for in a drive. If you want to plan
for adding rom-drives in the future (daisy chaining) for bbs use, then you
might want to look at some other models as well. Mitsumi drives can not be
daisy chained, but if you are useing them for personnal use, it wouldn't
matter.
Sincerely,
Joe Rinehart
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From: JOE RINEHART Number: 9257
To: ALL Date: 12/13/93 9:05p
Subj: NEC Refurbished CD-Drives Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
> NEC model 36 SCSI Refurbished drives
config.sys, Inc. just purchased a large quantity of NEC model 36
drives. These are SCSI drives & can be daisy chained up to 8 per controller.
Drive stats include: 450 mls. average access, 635 - 680 megs. $125 each.
30 day warrantee. The controller cost $74.00. The drives will be available
for shipment starting December 15th. To order contact:
Joe Rinehart voice: 216.296.9831
config.sys, Inc. data/fax: 216.296.4446
P.O. Box 27 FidoNet: 1:157/479
Kent, Ohio 44240-0001
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From: JOE RINEHART Number: 9258
To: ALL Date: 12/13/93 9:06p
Subj: Hitachi model 3500's Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
> REFURBISHED Model 3500 HITACHI Drives available!
The last of the Hitachi 3500 models are ready to ship!
80 times faster then High Speed modems - Great for BBS use
552 meg rating, but will handle 680 meg disc's, 350ms transfer avg., audio
jack, and volume control for only $120.00 per bare drive. 30 day warrantee.
controllers (up to 4 drives) $60.00, standard internal ribbons $5.00. Extra
length internal tower ribbons $10.00. Shipping $25.00. To Order for Holiday
delivery call today, or mail payment to: Joe Rinehart, config.sys, Inc.,
P.O. Box 27, Kent, Ohio, 44240-0001. Non-working audio drives also available
for $99.95 each.
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From: DAVID CHRISTENSEN Number: 9259
To: ALL Date: 12/12/93 2:15p
Subj: Help caching cd-rom Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
I'll be picking up a Panasonic 562B cd-rom later on this week. I've seen
quite a few messages related to the use of the new smartdrive to cache
cd-roms. I'm going to enter my autoexec.bat and config.sys here in the
hopes that someone will tell me exactly what cahnges need to be made in
order to cache the new cd-rom.
autoexec.bat:
SET BLASTER = A220 I7 D1 T4
SET SOUND = C:\SGNXPRO
C:\QEMM\LOADHI /R:2 C:\DOS\SMARTDRV.EXE /X /U
C:\QEMM\LOADHI /R:1 DOSKEY.COM
@ECHO OFF
PROMPT $p$g
PATH C:\QEMM;C:\DOS;C:\XTREE;C:\MENU;C:\VIRUS;C:\
SET TEMP=C:\DOS
MENU
config.sys:
-----------
DEVICE=C:\QEMM\QEMM386.SYS RAM ROM SORT:Y
BUFFERS=32,0
FILES=50
LASTDRIVE=E
FCBS=4,0
DEVICE=C:\QEMM\LOADHI.SYS /R:2 C:\VGAUTIL\RAMBIOS.SYS
DEVICE=C:\QEMM\LOADHI.SYS /R:1 C:\DOS\SETVER.EXE
DOS=HIGH
DEVICE=C:\QEMM\LOADHI.SYS /R:1 \GMOUSE.SYS
STACKS=9,256
DEVICE=C:\QEMM\LOADHI.SYS /R:1 C:\VGAUTIL\VANSI.SYS
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From: AL KOLLER Number: 9260
To: ALL Date: 12/13/93 8:42p
Subj: Christmas stuff!? Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
For those interested in "stocking up" for Christmas (sorry, couldn't resist..)
1. Pioneer 6-disk changer, DRM-600, with 6-disk caddy and drivers, $650
including shipping.
2. Chinon 435, external model with IBM controller and cable. True scsi,
compatible with MAC and Amigas also. With drivers for IBM and MAC, full docs.
$300.
Leave a note, netmail me, or call please.
Thanks
Al Koller
407-267-4860
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From: AL KOLLER Number: 9261
To: CHARLES SEA 1:396/28 Date: 12/13/93 8:45p
Subj: Re: 100 DISK CHANGER??? Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Hi Charles.
Where did you get the Corel drivers? I have the same controller and it works,
but I would like to see if your approach does a better job.
Thanks.
Al Koller
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From: AL KOLLER Number: 9262
To: BILL DEERTZ Date: 12/13/93 8:49p
Subj: Re: Looking 4 a DRM-600A Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Bill,
I have a used one I will part with. If you are interested give me a call at
407-267-4860 after 6 p.m. ET. I will make it worth your call.
Al Koller
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From: AL KOLLER Number: 9263
To: JASON CONDIT Date: 12/13/93 8:57p
Subj: Re: Pioneer 6 disk Needed Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Jason,
I have one used for sale if you are interested. Give me a call at
407-267-4860.
Al Koller
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From: AL KOLLER Number: 9264
To: JAMES MARTIN Date: 12/13/93 9:05p
Subj: Re: 6 Disk Cd-Rom Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Hi James.
I have a Pioneer DRM600 for sale, with IBM compatible SCSI controller and
drivers. Give me a call at 407-267-4860 after 6 p.m. ET.
Al Koller
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From: JOE HOWES Number: 9265
To: MARTIN ALBERT Date: 12/12/93 8:36a
Subj: Re: ST:TNG CD? Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
-=> Quoting Jason Devries to All <=-
MA> Read man! He asked for information on the CD about
MA> Star Trek : The Next Generation... not Star Trek : Judgement
MA> Rites (featuring the orginal crew... not The Next Generation crew...)
Thanks for taking the time to correct me....
I had heard that Judgement Rites WAS a Next Generation game, but
when I saw the STUPID demo and realised it was just 25th Aniversary
re-hashed with the same awful sound quality and worse graphics, I was
really disappointed....
... Remember, even if you win the rat race; you're still a rat
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From: JOE HOWES Number: 9266
To: MIKE DRUMMOND Date: 12/13/93 9:04a
Subj: Re: Iron Helix CDROM Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
-=> Quoting Mike Drummond to Joe Howes <=-
MD> Joe I have the Windows version and it runs very well. Smooth well put
MD> together. Being a Windows game it will not resize itself for higher
MD> rez screens so when I play it I drop down to 640-480. Now if I could
MD> just get through it without getting blown away!
What speed of CPU and CD-ROM do you have?
... My hard disk is full! Maybe I'll try this message section thing.
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From: HUGH CRAIG Number: 9267
To: WILLIAM SCHNEIDER, JR. Date: 12/13/93 6:04p
Subj: Re: Cd Care Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
In a message dated 12-08-93, William Schneider, Jr. said to Hugh Craig:
HC> How do you guys manage to scratch up all them CD's?
HC> You using them for Margarita coasters and frizbees?
HC> Your not taking them to the beach are you? Like that guy
HC> in the ATT commercial? Playing in the sand with your computers?
HC> Ha, I go into laughing fits every time I see that commercial.
HC> :}
HC> Maybe someone could make up a list of all the different ways
HC> you can munge up a CD disk. CDROM tales from the crypt.
WJ>Hey Hugh, you'd be suprised what people do to their CD's! I worked in
WJ>a used record store (that became a used CD store) for about 4 years,
WJ>and I've seen some amazing things! Moldy covers, CD's that look as if
WJ>they've been dragged face down on a street. And people would get mad
WJ>that we wouldn't buy 'em! Alot of people throw away the box when they
WJ>buy a boxed set ("Gee, I think I spend $80 for four Led Zeppelin CD's,
WJ>and throw away the nice box that keeps everything together!"). Did you
WJ>know that with some CD's, you can take the reflective surface off with
WJ>packing tape? We also use to cut CD singles into star shapes, and some
WJ>of them would still play! As you can guess, I don't work there anymore,
WJ>they got some other guy to do it.
WJ>-William
Thx William!
I recall the times I've gone perusing the pawn shops for used CD's.
Most of them are horribly abused. I would inspect them at the store
and ofton would curse the heavens for all the stupid people. Then
I would wonder what stories the CD could tell if it could only talk...
Trailer text for Mr. Bill
Taken from COMPUTER RETAIL WEEK December 6 1993:
Ingram Micro Best Seller's List
Operating Systems and Languages
___>> 1. OS/2 2.1 Upgrade (!!!!!!)
2. Windows 3.1
3. Windows 3.1 Upgrade
Hugh Craig
.. Two most common elements in the universe: Hydrogen & Stup
-- MR/2 #114
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From: BARRY BARR Number: 9268
To: TOM GREENING Date: 12/11/93 10:23a
Subj: Mitsumi Reader Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
HI Tom,
BB>DS> I have a Mitsumi CD drive for sale.... I am asking $175, but will
BB>DS> consider reasonable offers.... This thing is 2 months old, has
BB>DS> all the software, cables, interface card, & even the mounting
BB>DS> hardware. If you are interested, drop me a note here, or call the
BB>BBS at the
BB>I'd be interested for $100, as I have seen them mail order for $148
BB>since their new double spin model came out. Will understand if you
BB>turn me down. Either way, send me a reply. Thanks,
BB>Barry
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BB>(1:115/477)
TG> If he doesn't go for it I've got one I'll let go for that price + the
TG> shipping. Drop me a line if your interested.
Can you give me a bit more info on it, such as how old, which model (speed)
etc. WHy are you getting rid of it. Any info will help my decision. Later,
Barry
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From: DEVIN WOOD Number: 9269
To: MICHAEL COX Date: 12/13/93 1:39p
Subj: NEC 3XI & POWER SUPPLY Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
MC> You should have NO problems with a 300 watt power supply! If you are
>having problems, look elsewhere. You have ample power, believe me.
I have no way of knowing if the power supply is going, or causing
the finicky 3Xi to not pass it's self tests. I had three of them. Two
I got direct from NEC and they were working before I got them.
You just hook up a power cable to the drive, before attaching the SCSI
cable or anything. Hold down a button on the drive and power up the
machine. There's nothing to conflict because it's only getting power
from the power supply. In this mode the drive should give no error
messages. The NEC tech said that three drives doing the same thing had
to have something to do with the power it was getting. I also had my
internal tape drive fail when I went to back up after removing the
CD-ROM drive. I don't know if it's related because it was some time
since I last used it.
Has anyone else here experienced similar problems? I can't afford to
pay a service center $112 an hour to 'find the squeak'. It's cheaper to
send my power supply to PC Power & Cooling. If they fix it it's $60.
If they retrofit it it's $150. If there's nothing wrong it's $50 to
find out. A new power supply from NEC is $400. Once the power supply
itself is ruled out I can work from there.
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From: DAVID SILVER Number: 9270
To: WILLIAM WRIGHT Date: 12/13/93 12:30a
Subj: AUDIO CD PROGRAM Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
WinCD Pro is in the stores and it not only plays CDs, but it acts as a good
catalog program for your CDs too. Yes, it will allow you to program songs in
order, in fact, you can program it so that everytime you put that disk in the
drive, it will play in your programed order.
Once the disk is in the drive, it shows the name of the CD and shows the title
of every song on the CD with running time. Of course, the very first time you
put the CD in, you must tell it all that. But from there on out, it remembers.
David
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From: BORIS OSADCIW Number: 9271
To: 224 Date: 12/12/93 11:23p
Subj: Bundle Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
NOTE: This message was originally addressed to ALL
and was forwarded to you by RICHARD TICKNER
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... Merry Xmas, Happy Hanukak, Feliz Navidad, etc, etc, etc
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From: ARNIE GROSS Number: 9272
To: ED DUCHEK Date: 12/12/93 8:42a
Subj: Re: Amazing! Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Ed -
ED> Glad it got to you! Did you check out the date it was stamped
ED> by the post office??? would be nice to know how long it took em
ED> for a 2-day delivery.
Sorry, no, I didn't think of doing that - but I'd estimate nine days.
ED> And the disks are either new, or have been opened, but not used.
ED> I only had 1 or 2 that were opened, and you got the last one I
ED> had with the 2nd shipment. Usually they are still shrink wrapped.
The manual looks new, and the registration card is still here, but the
back of the disc (the data side) is literally covered with "rain marks",
the kind that are made by improper handling of a CD. Check with your
distributor - I think he's selling you "returned" discs as new.
BTW, I have not experienced any read problems on the disc. It works fine,
and that's all I care about. It was worth the price, and the wait <g>.
- Arnie :+}
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From: ARNIE GROSS Number: 9273
To: BOB BREED Date: 12/12/93 8:47a
Subj: Re: REVISITED Refer: NONE
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Bob -
BB> ... do you have ... "Just Grandma and Me." ?
Yes - I haven't noticed the bug. Will try to recreate it here.
- Arnie :+}
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From: CY STANTON @ 903/5 Number: 9274
To: DAVE REININGER Date: 12/11/93 8:38a
Subj: Re: Comment Refer: NONE
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> N Hello, this is David Reininger, I spoke to you several times at
Did you know when you send E-mail to Sysop in a National conference
that your message goes to every Sysop on the planet?
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From: PERRY LAWLER Number: 9275
To: TATER SCHULD Date: 12/12/93 11:39a
Subj: wanted Refer: NONE
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Tater Schuld wrote
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▐▄▒I am looking for a cd rom drive and soundcrd for under $250.
▐▄▒Is this possible?
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▐▄▒... This tagline is SHAREWARE! To register, send me $10
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I have a Mitsumi CD-ROM Drive that I need to sell because I upgraded to
a Toshiba 3401 Cd Drive. I will sell the Mitsumi Drive for $125.00 and
I'll pay the shipping ** ONLY ** if you send Money Order for $125.00 or
if you prefer I will send it COD and you pay $125.00 + all shipping
charges and COD fees. If interested call me at 205-332-4162 for more
info.
... - How're you going to do it? Upgrade It!
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From: ROBERT STARK Number: 9276
To: FRANCISCO SANCHEZ Date: 12/12/93 8:11a
Subj: Photo Cd Refer: NONE
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> Does anyone knows if the SONY CDU-535 is compatible with KODAK
> Photo CD Access or Photo Sampler?
> I have one but it doesn't seems to work.
No I don't but I wouldn't mind finding out about those 2 programs that you
mentioned. Are they specific to PhotoCD's? How much do they cost? Where can
they be purchased? I have been using CorelDraw 4.0 to view the *.PCD images up
until now but I would like to know if there are dedicated programs available.
Robert Stark
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From: DAVID SEBRING Number: 9277
To: JOE RINEHART Date: 12/12/93 10:09p
Subj: Catalog....CDROMS Refer: NONE
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Please send me a catalog too! :)
David Sebring
350 Princeton St.
Santa Paula CA 93060
Thanks
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From: GARY HUFF Number: 9278
To: MIKE MAZZOLA Date: 12/12/93 9:17a
Subj: Re: BUYING a CDROM Refer: NONE
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GH>WS> I've got a Panasonic 562b, and love it. It's not a true SCSI
GH>drive,
GH>WS> but will either connect with an interface card, or to a
GH>Sound Blaster.
GH>WS> I've seen this drive for $199 without the interface card,
GH>and about $3
MM> I'm just about to buy this Drive from Multimedia in San Francisco, Cal
MM> for $209 + $20 for the AT bus card and cables. Where could I find it a
MM> price above?
There was a guy in here just last week advertising them for $199 (or
very close to that). I think he had an oriental name, but I can't
remember. Perhaps he'll see this message and step in.
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From: GARY HUFF Number: 9279
To: RON HAMMER Date: 12/12/93 9:19a
Subj: Re: CDROM & NETWORK Refer: NONE
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CD> GH>And here's the crucial part of my AUTOEXEC.BAT file that starts up LAN
CD> GH>and runs the CD-ROM player:
CD> GH>
CD> GH>path c:\;c:\lantasti;c:\dos;......
RH> I dont know anwy thing about Lantastic but I had the problem with Nove
RH> Here is what I had to do, Load MSCDEX.EXE LAST! After all network stuf
Well, that's basically how I do it as well, Ron. I load the NETBIOS
and LAN drivers first, then SHARE, then MSCDEX, and then the NET USE
statements, which merely assign resources. I've never tried loading
MSCDEX last, but I will give it a shot and see if it has any affect on
operations. I'm satisfied with how it runs now, however, and I'm a
firm believer in "if it ain't broke...."
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From: LAURIE BATT Number: 9280
To: ALL Date: 12/09/93 8:50a
Subj: MultiMedia Refer: NONE
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****** IS THE COST OF MULTIMEDIA SET TO RISE ????? *******
Did you know that ROYALTY will be charged for any MULTIMEDIA aplications
developed...............confused .... read on.
A recent article in the LA Times reported that COMPTON's in the USA has been
granted a BROAD patent on Multimedia Technology and will charge a FEE to anyone
wanting to use it.
here is a copy of the report.
_ _ _ O / _ _ C_U_T_ H_E_R_E_ _ _ _
O \
GRANTING OF BROAD PATENT STUNS THE MULTIMEDIA INDUSTRY
rival firms say Comptons New Media will have unfair advantage. Legal challenges
are likely.
Shock and incredulity spread through the burgeoning multimedia industry
Tuesday after a Carlsbad, Calif., company revealed that it had won a broad
patent on multimedia technology and will charge a fee to anyone who wants to
employ it.
Competitors expressed astonishement at the scope of the patent, asserting
that it would have a chilling effect on an industry just emerging from its
infancy and give the patent winner, Compton's New Media, an unfair advantage in
a potential multibillion dollar field.
The patent also could mean another toll for consumers trying to navigate the
soon-to-come information highway. Much of what is expected to travel on that
highway falls into the broad category of multimedia - the mixing of sound,
images and text - and thus might be covered by the patent.
Moreover the Compton's patent is so broad that it raises the questions about
whether the federal patent system as it exists is suited to the challenges
posed by the information revolution.
"The entire industry should rise up and throw fruit in the direction of
Compton's," said Stan Cornyn who started the Warner's multimedia group in
Burbank. "Its like trying to patent a watermelon."
Multimedia developers and patent attorneys predicted a swift challenge to the
patent. But if it stands, it could help Compton's grow into a giant that gets a
piece of every multimedia sale.
Compton's insist it wants the industry to grow and says it will keep its
licence fees modest, charging 1% of net sales until June and possibly as much
as 3% after that.
Software developers "historically do not like to pay licencing fees," said
Norman Bastins, Comptons general manager. "But its time for the industry to
grow up. If people are going to invest in this industry as they do in others,
they need to be protected."
At issue for competitors is the patents stunning breadth. it appears to cover
the entire search and retrieval process at the heart of the multimedia software
on personal computers. Sales of this software, usually sold on compact disk
discs known as CDROM's, are soaring, with consumers snapping up talking
encyclopedias, travel works and other titles.
Compton's believes it patent applies to any product that links databases of
text and graphics. That includes nearly all interactive CDROMs on the market
today. And the company says many future interactive television applications are
covered as well.
_ _ _ O / _ _ C_U_T_ H_E_R_E_ _ _ _
O \
There was a lot more to this article but I cut it short, but it looks like we
may have to pay a whole lot more if this patent doesnt get overturned.
Laurie
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From: LAURIE BATT Number: 9281
To: ALL Date: 12/09/93 9:59a
Subj: CDROM echo In Aust Refer: NONE
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You may or may not be aware that the CDROM echo from the USA is no longer
available in Aust.
This has been brought by (I presume, financial problems with the sponser) the
Zone gate having to drop the importation of this and other Echo's from the USA.
I would like to see this Echo continue to run here in Aust and if in the future
a generous benefactor can be found the reimportation of the US echo.
As I cant see the need for two sepearate echo's I would imagine the sensible
thing to do would be to leave this echo AS-IS under the same name and if the US
version is re imported then it would be fed into this echo . This would avoid
any distribution problems and confusion between echoes.
How do feel about this. Would you like to keep it running or drop it
completely.
I have send a message to the Zone Echo Cordinator requesting information on
this as to whether it can be kept running or not, but I would imagine the real
answer is YOU. Do YOU want to keep it going.
Laurie
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From: JERE LAWRENCE Number: 9282
To: ROWAN EVANS Date: 12/11/93 11:20a
Subj: Re: IN OZ WHAT CD ROM 2 Refer: NONE
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RE> Leave a msg for Poe Lim or Robert Stephens in this echo.... They
RE> have run
RE> OS/2 on CR562bs.....
I am running OS/2 on a CR563-b which is virtually the same as a CR 562
(The 563 has one extra resistor and a the data in the EPROM has been
slightly modified!.
Any help, feel free to leave a message!
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From: JERE LAWRENCE Number: 9283
To: PETER GRAVES Date: 12/11/93 3:17p
Subj: 7th Guest Refer: NONE
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PG>
PG> the screen and it froze up. Has any one else had this problem or
PG> is it just my cd's??
I just finished 7th Guest and didn't have that problem, so I guess
it's you!
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From: JERE LAWRENCE Number: 9284
To: ROB CONROY Date: 12/11/93 3:24p
Subj: CR562b + SB16 Refer: NONE
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RC> Does anybody know of a source (anywhere in Australia) supplying
RC> this type of cable.
We sell such cable at Osborne computers, I beleive there is a branch
at Adelaide, call them up, and ask them to sell you one, if they won't,
call me on (02) 901-0096 and I will arrange for one to be sent down to
you. They work really well, I'm using it now actually!!!!
Seeya,
Jere
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From: ALAN WHITEMAN Number: 9285
To: POE LIM Date: 12/10/93 6:40a
Subj: IN OZ WHAT CD ROM 2 Refer: NONE
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Hello Poe!
06 Dec 93 22:26, Poe Lim wrote to Rowan Evans:
PL> Looks like the international feed may be gone; no sponsors.
Which is a bit if a bummer.
I had quite a hassle returning a microsoft bookshelf to Mike Shannon at
Starvector Software in Washington. After I'd returned it, he claimed
there was nothing wrong with it, but the replacement he eventually sent
me is working absolutely flawlessly. For a while there he had me
suspecting there was a fault with the 562b, even though eight other
disks played perfectly on it.
He was going to charge an additional $10 postage until I mentioned that
I'd have to bring everything out into echomail in that case. Caused a
quick backdown ;-) So having the international feed saved me a few
bucks. I think in future I'll stick with dealers in Aust though.
Regards, Alan
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From: ROB STOG Number: 9286
To: ALL Date: 12/09/93 9:23p
Subj: clicking noise Refer: NONE
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hi all i tried to post this msg last night but ran out of time so lets try
again
i'm trying to record stuff off a music cd and am trying to produce
the best quality possible. Whenever I try to record at 44khz 16 bit
stereo I get a clicking sound and skipping through my recording
after about a minute of recording. I got this same prob when I had
5 mb of ram but the problem occurred much earlier in the recording.
what I've got now is 16mb ram a NEC cdr84 pro audio spect 16
i'm a novice at this so take it easy on me.
any suggestions would be great. Also when playing KQ on cd in
windows environment I can't seem to get synthesized sound ie music
the digitised stuff no probs. If I go into DOS I get both but average
graphics. What could I be doing wrong???
thanx
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From: POE LIM Number: 9287
To: JOHN FOTI Date: 12/11/93 7:51a
Subj: CD Roms & DOS 6.2 Refer: NONE
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Hello John,
On Dec 07 07:48 in a msg to All, John Foti of 3:711/920 wrote:
JF> drives. However there is no mention of it in the manual. Does
JF> anyone know how to load DOS 6.2 smartdrive especially for the CD
JF> Rom? Thanks in advance.
Just have MSCDEX.EXE load before Smartdrive loads.
Cheers,
Poe
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From: JASON WILLIAMS Number: 9288
To: MARCUS LEE Date: 12/10/93 11:23a
Subj: Gus & Pas Info Refer: NONE
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> Well I was about to buy a GUS, until I found out that the actual
> sounds
> themselves, aren't that great. I was told that the Gravis is better
> than
> typical FM PAS kind, but not really a huge step up. If I really want
> to
If you actually listen to a FM card, then listen to a GUS, the wavetable card
is a huge step up. The FM music sounds like a computer; the wavetable sounds
like an instrument.
> get good sounding GM, I should probably go to the next level-Roland
> RAP10, SCC-1. And if I want the best, the Multisound wins hands down.
> Even over the newer RAP-10.
The GUS does a good job of the instrumental synthesis - but you have to
remember, you're only paying us$130 for the card... You can't expect it to
compete with a us$500 card like the MultiSound for that price. If you can
afford a MultiSound then get it - it's a brilliant card... But it's not in the
same range as the MultiSound or the Roland GM cards.
> So I've decided to get a 2nd hand SCC-1. Even tho the Gravis
> technically
> offers more, at the end of the day, its the sound quality that
> counts.
The other thing about the GM cards is that you can only use them for music - if
you want to do any sampling or anything like that - it's a no-go.
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From: JASON WILLIAMS Number: 9289
To: MARCUS LEE Date: 12/10/93 11:32a
Subj: Gus & Pas Info Refer: NONE
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> JW>They'll still sound a long sight better than any sound blaster/fm music.
> Well I've purchased myself a GUS now... what extra shareware software
> should I get my hands on now? What version of MegaEm is the latest?
I'll send it to the system you're reading this from. (3:640/301)
BTW, you said in your last message that you were told that the GUS sounds
aren't that great - was that in a magazine review or by a shop assistant?
The GUS has copped a bug wrath because it only has 8 bit recording on the
standard card, which doesn't sound very good... But the instrument sounds and
the playback are all 16-bit, full CD-quality. And the new daughterboard has
recording better quality than the MultiSound - the best in the business.
> So most cards will have both-SB16ASP + WB springs to mind. That makes
> sense.
The SB16ASP+WB offers ROM-based wavetable (which means you can't add you own
instruments onto it), and pre-programmed signal processing - the only thing
that the "ASP" chip is used for is ADPCM playback/recording. Proper DSPs are
fully programming and can be used for anything from hardware emulation of FM
cards to real-time effects such as reverb.
> I guess, also that all these DSP aren't standard. So each card will
> again have to be supported specifically by the game. Here we go
> again.
Yep - the sound card world is really up in arms at the moment - it's waiting
for a new standard, and I can't see one coming for a while yet...
> Yep so there's going to be lots of competing standards. Or maybe not,
> since so far there have only been 2, CL's and Aria.
I very much doubt the SB16 will become a standard. One of the big DSP
companies will probably win in the end - you've got IBM's new Mwave cards,
etc... I'd like to see more cards using the Motorola DSP56001 (that the
MultiSound uses) - that's a more powerful DSP than some of the others... It's
the one they use in the pro gear such as ProTools (a professional sound mixing
package)
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From: DAVE REED Number: 9290
To: JOSE VISBAL Date: 12/12/93 12:22p
Subj: CD-rom INFO HELP!! Refer: NONE
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Hello Jose!
Saturday December 11 1993 22:44, Jose Visbal wrote to All:
JV> Hi,To all can you or any one tell me what is the Different
JV> between These CD-ROMS Drives.....
JV> Panasonic CR-521, CR-523, CR-563
JV> Which Drive is better.....??
JV> Sony CDU31A-02
JV> Mitsumi CRMC LU005S
JV> CRMC FX001
JV> CRMC FX001D
JV> Can some tell me which one of these Drives is the best for your
JV> money...??
JV> I am planning to pick one up here in a week or so.......
The Panasonics are pretty good, I don't know specifics as to which models, but
I haven't heard anything bad about them. The Sonys aren't bad, either. The
Mitsumi has plenty of problems. I would avoid them. Also, I seen you're in
Graham. If you plan on shopping in Tacoma, I would stay away from GroupWare,
as they do NOT stand behind their warranty, and I heard they are under
investigation by the Attorney General's office.
Later,
Dave
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From: STEWART ROTHMAN Number: 9291
To: ALL Date: 12/12/93 12:00a
Subj: Encyclopedia for Sale Refer: NONE
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For Sale, used but in mint condition, one CD Software Toolworks, MULTIMEDIA
ENCYCLOPEDIA Ver 1.5, asking $25.00 plus postage, but
if I don't sell it right away, I may take $20.00 plus postage.
Post here or NetMail offers.
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From: DOUG JONES Number: 9292
To: BENNY CHAN Date: 12/11/93 7:26a
Subj: MORTAL KOMBAT Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
-> With this configuration, you should be running your 7th guest
-> smoothly... well, maybe YOU are not the one with the 'clicking'
-> problem...<G> BTW, I just got the beta of Mortal Kombat, and my
-> friend said it's slow on his 486-40 with 8 Meg of RAM... (another
-> 'high requirement' game) but it runs fine on my 486 66 with 8 Meg...
-> Any comments on getting it to run faster on a 486 40?
Do you mean a beta of a cd-rom version of mortal kombat for the PC?
WOW if you can give me some insight on how this compares to the arcade
UI would be greatful.. actually if you knew how I could get in on the
beta that would help too.
DJ
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From: DAVE REED Number: 9293
To: GARY HUFF Date: 12/12/93 4:32p
Subj: NIGHT OWL 10 VIRUS REPORT Refer: NONE
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Hello Gary!
Saturday December 11 1993 08:24, Gary Huff wrote to Mike Shannon:
GH> Mike, after this incident, I'd say that the Nightowl 11 disk will be
GH> one of the most heavily scanned CD's ever to be released. Companies
GH> that get burned releasing a defective product and have their
GH> reputations sullied tend to become very careful not to make the same
GH> mistake twice. You might be too young to remember the Lockheed
GH> Electras in the 1960s
And you might be too young to remember that EVERY release of Night Owls has had
commercial programs and/or virus problems. EVERY ONE OF THEM! The folks
putting Night Owls together do NOT take necessary precautions, and the courts
are having a field day with Mr. Graham (aka Night Owl Publisher).
GH> Nightowl 11... or 12... or 13... I'll bet they'll run every virus
GH> checker they can get their fingers on before they release them.
I'll bet 'ya. How much you wanna bet? I'd ALMOST be willing to bet there will
not be that many more releases of Night Owls. ;-)
Later,
Dave
... A liberal is one who lies about the past, and then tries to repeat it!
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From: BORIS OSADCIW Number: 9294
To: GARY HUFF Date: 12/12/93 11:08a
Subj: Re: Night Owl 10.1 Refer: NONE
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BO>> N I G H T O W L 10.1
>>
BO>> * Over 5,100 NEW Files * Over 647 Meg's * No Dupes * Virus Chec
BO>> * No Dupes To v9.0 * All Zipped Files * New Viewer * and More
BO>> "Night Owl 10.1 " is here and ready for delievery !! All programs
BO>> this cd were written or updated between Jan 1st and Sept 1st 1993. I
BO>> fact, 100megs of the total files are from Sept 1993.In addition, N.O h
BO>> a mouse driven GUI interface for both DOS and Windows !!
BO>> Call Now And Get Your Copy ! - PRICE - $30.00
>>
>> Boris, does this disk contain anything in addition to the
>> Nightowl 10 CD-ROM, or is it just the Nightowl 10 with the 3
>> virus infected files deleted???
Nope, nothings been added, just the three virus's have been deleted from
the cd.
Hope this helps....
Boris Osadciw
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From: BORIS OSADCIW Number: 9295
To: ANDREW MCILWAIN Date: 12/13/93 2:26a
Subj: Re: Adult CD Catalog Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
On 10 Dec 93 12:25pm, Andrew Mcilwain wrote to All:
>> Just wanted to know if anyone out there knows of a catalog I
>> can recieve that includes information on Adult CD's. I have
>> quite a few non adult catalogs but none with adult CD's.
>> Thanks in advance for any information you can give me.
Give us a call at 216-225-3263 anytime 7 days a week and we'll be happy
to set you up with one.
Hope this helps...
Boris Osadciw
... Jamming with Silver Xpress!
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From: BORIS OSADCIW Number: 9296
To: ALL Date: 12/13/93 2:26a
Subj: HOT CD Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
C R E A M O F T H E C R O P I I
OVER 654 MEGS New Shareware 4987 Files Dated '93' Dup Checked
Virus Checked Files.BBS Support Multi Line Discription
Mouse Support Menu 14Megs Prog Code Plus MORE !!!
Only 200 prog Older Than April '93' - 10% Dup to NO10, Pier3, Software Gold
PRICE - $25.
ORDERS ONLY US/CAN 800-243-0517 TECH/QUES 216-225-3263 FAX 216-225-6759
Boris Osadciw
... Silver Xpress!...... Don't leave home without it!
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From: BORIS OSADCIW Number: 9297
To: ALL Date: 12/13/93 2:26a
Subj: SPECIAL Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~[ S P E C I A L B U N D L E S ]~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1. Software Vault Gold 2. Night Owl 10.1 3. Shareware Online 2
Software Vault Games Night Owl Games Gameware
Software Vault Windows Night Owl Graphics Soundware
Price - $49.00 Price - $65.00 Price - $49.00
4. Hobbes OS/2 'NOV' 5. Tech Arsenal 6. Pier 3
Window Users Arch TechnoTool Cream Of The Crop II
Price - $30.00 Price - $30.00 Price - $45.00
ORDERS ONLY US/CAN 800-243-0517 TECH/QUE 216-225-3263 FAX 216-225-6759
Boris Osadciw
... Happy as a Pig in Mud!
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From: BORIS OSADCIW Number: 9298
To: ALL Date: 12/13/93 2:26a
Subj: CATALOG Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Our NEW catalog is Now Available For File Request Using the Name " CCI.ZIP"
or the Magic Name Of "CCI". If you already have a copy of our catalog,
you may request "UPDATE.ZIP" as it contains many new additions. You may
request both files from anyone of the systems below. If you're not running
a mailer, your welcome to visit the BBS's below and download it FREE.
1:157/46 - 216-225-6130 US or 1:388/20 - 817-756-7565 US
2:250/340 - 44-27-482-4881 GB 3:800/867 - 61-8-374-2307 AUS
4:806/18 - 55-61-351-8389 BRAZIL 6:754/1 - 63-3-222-1545 PHILP
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From: BORIS OSADCIW Number: 9299
To: ALL Date: 12/13/93 2:26a
Subj: CDROM SYSTEMS Refer: NONE
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**************** C D - R O M D R I V E P R I C E S ****************
Chinon Int 340ms Kit - $359.00 Chinon Ext 340ms Kit - $449.00 - SCSI
NEC 74 280ms Ext Bare - $379.00 NEC 84 280ms Int Bare - $349.00 -SCSI
Panasonic 562 Int Kit - $249.00 Phillips Int 400ms Bare $185.00 -SCSI
Pioneer DMR600 Bare - $739.00 Pioneer DMR604X Bare - $1169. -SCSI
Texel Int 245ms w/ctl - $369.00 Texel Ext 245ms Bare - $469.00 -SCSI
Texel Int 3021 Bare Dr - $189.00 Texel Ext Complete Kit- $569.00 -SCSI
Toshiba Int 3401B Bare - $389.00 Toshiba Ext 3401B Bare- $489.00 -SCSI
Groilers Encyc DOS v6. $50. ALL ChestNuts CD's $10.00ec
ORDER'S ONLY US/CAN 800-243-0517 TECH/QUES 216-225-3263 FAX 216-225-6759
Boris Osadciw
... If you're not the lead dog, the view can be very interesting! - W. Wils
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From: BORIS OSADCIW Number: 9300
To: ALL Date: 12/13/93 2:26a
Subj: NEW CD Refer: NONE
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A L L N E W C D "S O M U C H M O D E M M A D N E S S"
7,200 Files Over 600+ Megs BBS Ready
Rip Graphics - BBS Doors - BBS Programs - Modem Utils - Ham Radio
Desqview - Ansi Graphics - Programming - OS/2 Communcation - Comm Prgs
Networking Utils - Netmail Progs - Win Communcation - Transfer Protocol
and a whole lot more......
Price - $25.00
ORDERS ONLY US/CAN 800-243-0517 TECH/QUES 216-225-3263 FAX 216-225-6759
Boris Osadciw
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From: CLAUDIO ROGERIO Number: 9301
To: GREG BRISTOW Date: 12/09/93 4:52p
Subj: Re: Panasonic CR-563 !!! Refer: NONE
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HELLO,
GB> I have a Panasonic CR-563B and it was sold through
GB> Software, Etc. I can quote you the specs thats in the
GB> user's guide.
GB> Using Aris's MPC Wizard 2.0 confirms MPC2
GB> compatability.
Thank's a lot!
GB> I too would like to know what the differences are
GB> between the CR-562b and CR-563b are.
Yes, me too. But now, the Omny CD IS a Panasonic CR-563B, right? Not the
CR-562B, is it?
[]'s Claudio Rogerio
... If it wasn't for C, we would be using BASI, PASAL and OBOL!
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From: BRUCE URBANSKI Number: 9302
To: ALL Date: 12/06/93 4:23p
Subj: Rebel Assault Refer: NONE
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1st of all GREAT game.... but been haveing BIG probelms with
lockups.. Useing SB16 with Omni CD... Nice combonation... But even with a boot
disk this game locks up every 10 monutes or so... Has anyone had any experiance
with this one ?? and ideas would really help.. If you also have any extra
passcodes, I could use em.. Only hve one so far..8-( ..
Stoshu...
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From: BRUCE URBANSKI Number: 9303
To: WALTER CHISENSKI Date: 12/07/93 5:17p
Subj: Re: REBEL ASSAULT CD-GAME Refer: NONE
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Text quoted from ---->> Walter Chisenski
WC> Well Andre, the game is NOT playable when it totaly locks up on me!
WC> When the game runs right it is GREAT! The graphics and sound are very goo
WC> I did get some advice from: Tom Arruda, he said I can call the LUCAS ART B
WC> at 1-415-257-3070 and download the file REBFIX.ZIP and that will take care
WC> the problem. Even with that fixed though, there are times when the game d
WC> freze a little bit while the game is accessing the CD-ROM but not a very l
WC> delay, my drive is a single speed drive with a access time of 390 ms. Thi
WC> is the ONLY game (SO FAR) that I've had ANY problem running, even The 7th
WC> Guest runs good on my system...
WC> Walter Chisenski
WC>
Well believe it or not. I have been haveing the same
problems... Believe it or not, the game runs just as well with my Normal boot
as with a BOOT DISK or F8... there is no ryme or reason when or where is locks
up... I am useing A SB16 with Omni CD... Did you ever get past the forst
Password of Biggs ???? what is the second one ??
Stoshu...
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From: BRUCE URBANSKI Number: 9304
To: ROSS A. JOHNSON Date: 12/10/93 2:04p
Subj: Re: Rebel Assault Refer: NONE
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Text quoted from ---->> Ross A. Johnson
RA> I have seen a very, very short demo of this game on a CD-ROM sampler, is
RA> it as good as the demo looks?
RA> -*- Opus-CBCS 1.7x via O_QWKer 1.0
Yes it is... though I would wait to see if there is a version 1.1
coming out... Seems a LOT of people are having problems with the game locking
up...
Stoshu...
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From: JOHN THOMPSON Number: 9305
To: WILLIAM SCHNEIDER, JR. Date: 12/13/93 8:24a
Subj: SCAN 109 Refer: NONE
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WS> GJ> I just got McAffee's SCAN 109... Does this detect the dreaded
WS> GJ> Butterfly virus strain in the Night Owl 10 disk? Does CLEAN 109
WS> GJ> remove it? Anyone?
WS>
WS> Sorry Giuliano, because CD's are read-only, as of yet you can't
WS> 'clean' any viruses off them.
But if you keep the file listing on the hard drive, couldn't you delete the
names of infected entries from the listing and thereby make them
inaccessible to BBS users?
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From: STAN HUNTTING Number: 9306
To: DAVID SEBRING Date: 12/12/93 1:05a
Subj: Re: CDROM IN WINDOWS PROBLEM Refer: NONE
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Quoting WILLIAM WRIGHT:
WW>Its just windows, to fix it, type:
WW>CD\
WW>DELTREE WINDOWS
I don't know the answer to your problem but Mr. Wright is definitely
Wrong! DON'T DO IT! But DO put WILLIAM WRIGHT on your Twit List.
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From: BILL HARTMAN Number: 9307
To: JERRY MURPHY Date: 12/12/93 7:55a
Subj: Jumpy video? Refer: NONE
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-=> Quoting Jerry Murphy to Bill Hartman <=-
BH>I am running OS/2 on a 486/33 dx vlb with 16m ram and a Toshiba 3401B
BH>cdrom. The videos that come on the OS/2 cdrom are very jerky. Is this
JM> It almost sounds like it's time to take another look at the notebooks
JM> for the apps running at the same time for the DOS_SETTINGS. It took
This happens when nothing else is running.
JM> of the likes of OS2SPEED or a good (there are several bad) version of
JM> TAME. In fact, that might be the place to start. Both of these are on
I will try this as soon as I get everything reinstalled (after a crash).
Thanks
Bill
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From: CHRISTOPH STEINECKE Number: 9308
To: RODOLFO LUCAS Date: 12/12/93 9:36p
Subj: Re: CD Rom Refer: NONE
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Rodolfo Lucas@4:802/39 meinte am 07.12.93
zum Thema "CD Rom":
RL> I'd like to know, please, what is the price of some 300Kb/s cd
RL> rom's drive's in your country, please specify the country you
RL> are answering from !
RL>
Here in Germany the new Mitsumi FX001D for example cost about 400,- DM
Bye
Chris
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From: PHIL TREVORROW Number: 9309
To: BRICE FLECKENSTEIN Date: 12/11/93 7:51p
Subj: Virus Refer: NONE
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BF> I have - and a grand total of 2 file names have been mentioned in
BF>connection with the Night Owl 10 virus question.
Better read them again then. Just a few days ago the list was put up here and
there were 3 infected files.
Just in case you have a problem finding the messages, I saved you the
trouble. Here are the 3 files:
SF2UP.ZIP
SPORT21C.ZIP
FUTURE1.EXE
Can't say exactly which virus they have or in what directory they're in but
these have susposedly been verified as infected
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From: TERRY HAMEL Number: 9310
To: ALL Date: 12/13/93 5:56p
Subj: WANTED: Corel Draw v3 Refer: NONE
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I'm looking for Corel Draw v3 with all manuals and CD-ROM. Please
respond if you're looking to sell.
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From: HUGH CRAIG Number: 9311
To: ADAM BRIAND Date: 12/11/93 1:41a
Subj: Fx-001d Refer: NONE
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In a message dated 12-07-93, Adam Briand said to All:
AB>Does anyone have a Mitsumi FX-001D cdrom drive? If you do, tell me what
AB>you think of it. Have you had any problems and is it a good buy?
AB>
Yes. Its' a great drive, doing all I want it to do.
No problems.
Good buy today...10 to 30 days from now? Hard to say.
I paid 199.
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From: HUGH CRAIG Number: 9312
To: NORMAN WATSON Date: 12/12/93 12:36a
Subj: Mitsumi CD 2x Refer: NONE
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In a message dated 12-10-93, Norman Watson said to Hugh Craig:
HC> I have the new Mitsumi 2x here (just got it last week for $198)
HC> Nifty drive for half the cost of a SCSI system.
NW> I was just about ready to buy a Toshiba 3401B and a PAS 16 Sound card,
NW> when I started seeing ads for this drive. Seems to run at 250 ns vs.
NW> the Toshiba 200 ns and the transfer rates are 310 vs.300 kb/sec.
NW> Considering the Mitsumi is almost 1/2 the price 200 vs.360 , it seems
NW> to be a no-brainer ... What's the catch ?? Will the Mitsumi work with
NW> the PAS 16. Is any other board/interface/cables needed ???
If you mean will the PAS 16 serv as a interface board for the FX001d
then I don't know. Are you saying the PAS 16 Sound Card has
a SCSI 2 interface? ...and then could you hook it to the Mitsu? NO.
The Mitsumi's at present all use a proprietary interface. Some sort
of in-house SCSI,,i think. However I understand the Sound Blaster 16
multi Drive card will support the Mitsumi...now whether or not that
is a good idea I don't know. There is traffic here with SB 16 people ask
maybe they will know for sure if OS/2 and the SB16 and a FX001D get along.
NW>I am also planning to add a scanner... I get confused on all this IRQ
NW>stuff, but will 5 devices,(mouse, modem, CD-ROM, scanner and serial
NW>card) all work together. ( I have an IDE HD/FD controller card).
Maybe if all the cards have all the choices you need for irqs,etc.
NW>I previously had a mouse , modem, hand scanner card and a ethernet
NW>network card and I could never get those 4 to ever work together.
This can be a real problem with the ISA buss. Also many cards don't give
the user all the possilble IRQ,BASE address choices we would want.
Scanners..I havent had much to do with them. I assume they don't use
a comm port or parallel port address. If you get one that uses it's
own interface port/irq then be sure to get one with a highly flexible
card...ergo lots of address,irq options. Just keep the recipt!
Hardware here is a 486DX-33 ISA w AMI 7/91 BIOS,8megs RAM
Trident 8900C SVGA w 1meg (non accelerated),
SBPRO IRQ 5 base x220.
Intel 400i modem(internal)IRQ 3 and IRQ 11 base x350 (fax on irq 11)
Printer IRQ7
Mitsumi FX001D IRQ 10,base x300 using the supplied card.
As you can see Ive used up. IRQ3,4,5,7,10,11
All we have left free here for other devices would be:
IRQ 9(SAME as IRQ 2 on the AT Buss(cascaded) , IRQ 12, IRQ 15
Sadly many interface boards don't let us use all the possilbe choices.
And dont forget the Base address's.
Assuming you can get the right boards you should do OK. You'll just
have to knucle under and check out the hardware before you buy.
Be sure to keep your system documented! Sure makes things easier down
the road!
By the way the Mitsumi interface is one of the more flexible ones I've
seen. choices are IRQ9, 3,5,10,11 Base x300h to x3FCh or about 40
differnt base choices. And DMA 5, 6,7
If I had the moolla to cast about I might be tempeted to go with the
new SB 16 SCSI II card and a Toshiba. This could possibly solve a lot
of headaches down the road. Maybe. There are a lot of ways to go.
At least with a SCSI II set up you can chain up to 7 devices off one
card. I've heard rumblings of some discontent though about the SB 16
series of cards in the sound department so be wary.
NW>Just don't want to go out and buy the Mitsumi CD-ROM and find this
NW>stuff is incompatible.
NW>Thanks
In your present config (not counting the scanner) you would be ok
with the FX001D. Even if you add a Sound card. The only stick in
the mud may be the scanner. Like I said..look for the cards that
provide the MOST in flexiblity.
Hope I cleared a little fog..! good luck.
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From: HUGH CRAIG Number: 9313
To: WILLIAM WRIGHT Date: 12/12/93 1:03a
Subj: Phillips Cd Drives Refer: NONE
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In a message dated 12-10-93, William Wright said to Giuliano Maciocci Jr:
> MC> all like you %$#$#^ Europeans. <gggggggggg>
> I'm European and I resent that, AS**OLE!!
WW>(I KNOW, OFF TOPIC!) Not ALL Europeans are bad, Germans are
WW>cool, but its those class-consious Englanders that really
WW>get on my nerve. Read the book Great Expectations if you
WW>really want to know!
Huh. As a mutt of questionable descent I feel amply qualified in
stating that it is the Spainish that really make me hurl.. HWAK PTUI.
Why if one of the above walked by my front porch I'd hurl the
latest OS/2 Hobbes disk at him.
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3. Windows 3.1 Upgrade
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.. OS/2: Windows done RIGHT!
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From: CLIFF FIVEASH Number: 9314
To: JON SCHWARTZ Date: 12/10/93 8:49a
Subj: Any CDs full of mostly S Refer: NONE
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JS>CF>WW>Are there any CDs full of mostly Swimsuit gifs?
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JS>CF>Bill, Swimware 1993 is a good CD. I have it for $30.00 plus shipping.
JS>CF>(904)477-0210
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JS>I have a question, where is source to get all of these cd's I just got a
JS>cd rom myself and I really want to get into cd's but not commerical
JS>programs, I know there are whole PD libriries on cdrom but what's a
JS>good source
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Jon, as I stated above, I have Swimware 1993 for sale, along with 1200+
other titles. I would be most happy to help you with your CDROM needs.
You need only call or post me a message on the CDRomSale conference.
Thanks...
Cliff
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From: CLIFF FIVEASH Number: 9315
To: JERRY MURPHY Date: 12/10/93 11:01a
Subj: Virus Refer: NONE
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JM>A couple things need being clarified. You recently said:
JM>CF>Paul, There was a report on CDROMEc (105) on 11-13-93 (Msg. was dated
JM>CF>10-29-93) from Tony Priest from Bellvue, Nevada stating that there was a
JM>CF>virus on the FUTURE1.EXE file on N. OWL 10. He said that this virus
JM>CF>"wipes out everything in the root directory". I have not seen anything
JM>CF>else about this and have not had the time to verify this though. Thought
JM>CF>that I would post this and maybe someoune will have the time to verify
JM>CF>it and inform everyone of their findings.
JM>This is the first I had heard of this one, so I went and looked at it.
JM>FUTURE1.EXE is located in DIR 008A, and contains the following files: FL.BAT
JM>FL.DFL, SSRUN.EXE and README.TXT. There is also one of those blasted BBS ad
JM>this one from Channel 1, normally a reputable source, and the -AV appears
JM>intact. The file lengths appear to be the same as those listed in the READM
JM>curiously with the exception of the README itself. I carefully looked thru
JM>each file with a hex editor, and ran F-PROT, TBAV and SCAN109 on all of them
JM>all with negative results. If there IS a virus there, I couldn't find it; t
JM>by itself proves not a damned thing in the world. If there had been instead
JM>Trojan or an ANSI-bomb, one of the others should have found it in case I
JM>overlooked something in the ASCII, hex and debug views. Nada.
JM>Perhaps it is yet another case of the guy getting the virus from some other
JM>source, some other time, and just then discovered it when he was playing wit
JM>this new file. Then again, it might be simply one more system biting the du
JM>due to the DOS from hell -- DOS 666.
JM>CF> I know that the "Memory Lapse" nor the "Butterfly"
JM>CF>virri are listed in the McAfee v108 list of Known Virri. :-) Go figure
JM>CF>on this one.:-) I have not looked on the new Scan v.109.
JM>I did, and they are listed. VIRLIST.TXT is dated 11-03-93. It looks like we
JM>are back to only two viruses (the correct plural of virus is viruses) on
JM>NightOwl 10. But keep looking, there might still be something there. Who
JM>knows what evil lurks ...?
JM> the Jerry Murphy in Lakewood, Ohio
JM> * DeLuxe2 1.21 #8814 * Murphy is out there somewhere ... just waiting ...
JM>--- InterPCB 1.50
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Jerry, As I said, I have not heard anything further on this report
either and have not tried to verify it. I'll leave that to the
researchers 8-) I just "retired" my Night Owl 10 (personal copy).
recalled all of them that I had sold,replaced them with Cream of the
Crop II (a superior disc) and returned all Night Owls to my distributor
for credit. Every thing you say is true including the probablies. I
agree with your "DOS from Hell" statement too. It could very well have
happened. I have and run the following virus scanners: Central
Point,Thunderbyte,PCcillin, Norton,Red Alert, Scan v108. I have two
others that I haven't installed yet--F-Prot and Scan v109. I just read
on the WildNet virus echo that Scan v109 is still in Beta and that there
is a hacked version circulating. Do you know anything about this???
Even with all of the scanners that I have an selectively run, I'm still
not "sure" that I'm "safe" :-) Keep us informed on what you find out.
BTTYL...
Cliff
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From: PRESTON VOOSEN Number: 9316
To: ALL Date: 12/13/93 5:44p
Subj: Installing a CD-ROM Refer: NONE
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I was just wondering how difficult setting up a CD-ROM is. When I do install
it, what is teh drive letter assigned to it? Thanks for teh information.
Preston
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From: JOHN ALEXANDER Number: 9317
To: MIKE MICHLIK Date: 12/12/93 11:55p
Subj: 7th Guest Refer: NONE
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MM>
MM> At the bottom of the stairs, on the floor. If you haven't solved that
MM> one yet, you still have a couple more to do.
MM>
MM>
What is after Stauff's Face? I thought this was the last puzzle.
... Thieves demand your money or your life... women want both.
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From: CHRIS CONKLIN Number: 9318
To: EDWIN GRAVES Date: 12/13/93 4:40p
Subj: Any CDs full of mostly S Refer: NONE
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Howdy Fellow Texan
Your catalog is on its way. Remember, we'll do our best to beat any
prices, anywhere! Just give us a call and we'll do everything we can...
TTYL
915-944-7187 Please ask for Chris (Evenings are best)
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From: YVES DESJARDINS Number: 9319
To: BRICE FLECKENSTEIN Date: 12/12/93 9:37p
Subj: VIRUS Refer: NONE
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Hello Brice!
07 Dec 93 18:16, Brice Fleckenstein wrote to Lawrence Gould:
BF> They appear to have used the version of SCAN that was current AT THE TIME
BF> THE DATA WENT TO THE PRESSER. SCAN 1.08, to the best of my knowlage, was
BF> released a couple of weeks LATER.
Scan 1.08 is on Night Owl 10 CDROM.
Yves
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From: YVES DESJARDINS Number: 9320
To: MICHAEL MURPHY Date: 12/12/93 9:50p
Subj: Night Owl 10 and Windows Refer: NONE
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Hello Michael!
09 Dec 93 16:51, Michael Murphy wrote to Jeremy Johnson:
JJ>> Can someone offer me some help with getting the Night Owl 10 Windows
JJ>> program to work? When I install it, I get an error saying it can't
JJ>> modify .pif files. I was able to fix that by changing the attrib on
JJ>> the
JJ>> pif files before it checked them. But my main problem is that when I
JJ>> go
JJ>> to view a selection (ie Sound) it will display the next catagory...
JJ>> This makes the windows version unusable. Any advice would be helpful.
MM> I've had this problem myself. Just click on the catagory right above it
MM> and you will have what you want. Or, better yet, just use your cursor
MM> keys. I prefer the Windows version because of the graphics, and no, it
MM> doesn't make it unusable. Michael
Phone the Night Owl BBS for the fix. Just reinstall the program and everything
will work ok.
Yves
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From: JIM LAMBERT Number: 9321
To: THOMAS PROVOOST Date: 12/13/93 12:22a
Subj: Rebel Assault Refer: NONE
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>Rebel Assault is amazing.
>The best action game that i have never seen.
>It is a interactive action Film.
I am glad to hear you like it. I have heard some complain that it is
not much of a game. I guess there's different strokes for different
folks. <G> I'll have to give it a try soon. My supplier just received
their first shipment of them.
Jim...
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From: JIM LAMBERT Number: 9322
To: ALL Date: 12/13/93 8:39a
Subj: Big Sky Special Refer: NONE
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From: JOHN BIGBIE Number: 9323
To: CHRIS STEARNS Date: 12/13/93 9:02p
Subj: OUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
@REQRR :Caller has requested a Return Receipt N
I'm sorry dude it seems you got all the bad breaks with work and your
computer I just checked mine 2 weeks ago no virus I would recomend
every body doing that if they dl alot dirty files are all around. Well
I have exams until friday the 17 have, so after that I'm free for 2
weeks so tell me your schedule for christmas. Have you seen that is
based on star wars that is awesome I think my parents have got it some
where around here I usually have found all my presants by now but they
get mad so I'll lay off this year, in 2nd grade I found all my presents
in our locked guest roomso much for Santa I got caught to and it's been
a challenge to find them ever since but I allways do. Well I have a
dance on Sat. and I have to go to GA. on Sunday, I just remebered but
after that I'm free I really don't want to go. But I hope you and your
family have a merry Christmas Later............................... .
...............John
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From: DENNI FEAGINS Number: 9324
To: CURTIS BURISCH Date: 12/13/93 2:11a
Subj: Re: testing Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
-=> Quoting Curtis Burisch to All <=-
CB> Please respond.
CB> -!- GoldED 2.40.P0720
CB> ! Origin: C (Curtis Burisch 5:7211/1.107)
What!?! Do you know what time it is here?! <G>
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From: DENNI FEAGINS Number: 9325
To: ALL Date: 12/13/93 2:11a
Subj: Audiomaster Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Has anyone heard of OmniLabs and their AudioMaster sound card? It looked
pretty good and was only $99US (compared to its normal price of $299US) so I
figured I'd try it out...
Thanks,
Denni
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From: MICHAEL MURPHY Number: 9326
To: MATT BURKS Date: 12/13/93 8:07p
Subj: cd Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
On (11 Dec 93) Matt Burks wrote to All...
MB> I would like to get a shareware CD for my bbs. I use Maximus and need
MB> a FILES.BBS in each directory and a max filearea.ctl would be nice but
MB> is not essential. Can anybody help?
MB>
MB> Matt.
I have Night Owl's 10 CD that includes FILES.BBS in every directory. It is
very good about being "BBS Ready". It contains over 4000 files. If
interested, let me know.
Michael
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From: MIKE ROMARD Number: 9327
To: ALL Date: 12/12/93 10:50p
Subj: Multiple Cd-rom w/ BBS Refer: NONE
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I'm planning on buying a SCSI CD-Rom, that will be OS/2 compatible,
fast, reliable and able to be run off a BBS with ease. Mainly my Maximus BBs
system (Files.bbs), I've heard a few times of some Cd-roms that choke or can
not have global searches from Cd-s or are slow...
Can anyone recommend one?
Also, should I go internal or external. I've checked out the NEC'S and is $100
worth going for? $489 vs $589 (money is moderately stiff) I just want the best
bang for buck and for the future.
#### Please read here (I'll re-post) ###
Oh one more.. real interesting stuff.. If I have a multispin (5-6 Cd Cd-rom)
can users access different CD's from different lines. How can I explain this,
If I have a 3 line system. Can I have a user on line 1 download a file from a
Cd called "Blue files" and a user on line 2 download a file from another Cd on
the multi-system called "Red Hook Files". Do they have multiple start spots?? I
know I am not using the right jargon <grin>. But, has anyone have this working?
And how much and what name brand would this be?
Cheers!
.\\ike
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From: MIKE MAZZOLA Number: 9328
To: GARY HUFF Date: 12/13/93 6:42p
Subj: BUYING a CDROM Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Gary,
GH>There was a guy in here just last week advertising them for $199
GH>very close to that). I think he had an oriental name, but I
GH>remember. Perhaps he'll see this message and step in.
Thanks for the reply. I ordered the drive this weekend from Multimedia. With
the AT bus card and shipping, it came to $239. I'm a multimedia rookie and
this will be my first CD-drive. When its setup and I can borrow a few CDs I'll
report how the 562 works with a 386dx/25/Trident 8900 w/1meg. It for a BBS but
I'll have to try a few games. <g> Oh one question. Is the AT bus card 16bit?
I would guess not at the price.
Take care... Bugs
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From: JEFF MARTIN Number: 9329
To: ALL Date: 12/13/93 8:23p
Subj: Software Vault & Premades Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Hello All!
I have read a few messages referencing Software Vault no longer being
RELEASED with ROMDOOR PREMADE Databases. I find Software Vault an
excellent CD-Rom Disk as good as Night Owl.
The main deciding factor between me purchasing Software Vault versus
Night Owl has been the ability to copy over the Romdoor Premade
Databases and be up and running with the disk online within 3 minutes..
If this is untrue I would appreciate someone letting me know so I can
continue using Software Vault CD ROMS. If not I guess I will be moving
back over to the Night Owl CD Roms..
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From: ART BATES Number: 9330
To: WEE YUNG Date: 12/12/93 9:00p
Subj: Re: How much a good CD-RO Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
-=> Quoting Wee Yung to Andrew Donarumo <=-
WY> CD-ROM Toshiba MX3401b SCSI D spin,Kodak comp.200ms, 256k cache$355.
WY> Price does not included shipping. Internet WEE%ghs.UUCP@USC.edu
WY> Call 310-602-2076 8AM-12PM, 6PM-9PM PST or mail order payable to: TRUC
WY> 16429 Bixler ave. Paramount, CA 90723. Accept money order, COD $5extra
Can you get the Toshiba Internal in Black? I know they're made, but the
prices are OUTRAGEOUS..like $450! E-Mail here or E-Mail me on the
Internet at the address below..
... Internet mail address: ac990@freenet.buffalo.edu
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From: HUGH CRAIG Number: 9331
To: BERND NURNBERGER Date: 12/14/93 6:22a
Subj: How much a good CD-ROM c Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
In a message dated 12-11-93, Bernd Nurnberger said to Hugh Craig:
HC> Check out the new Mitsumi double speed kit. I paid $198 at Best Buy
> for it. Internal.
HC> The model number is FX001D
> In double speed:
> 300kb transfer in Mode 1
> 350KB in mode2
HC> 250ms access speed
> 16 bit 32k buffer AT controller.
BN>Would it run on an IDE controller or on the PAS 16 SCSI? I have both.
No. It uses a proprietary interface. The only other card I am
aware of to use would be the Sound Blaster 16 Multi Drive card.
It supports a number of proprietary CDROMS. Don't get this
confused with the SB 16 SCSI II card.
BN>Now, if you could post the fax number for Best Buy, I would happily
BN>follow your example and order one.
I do'nt know if they do mail order. They are a nationwide retail
chain.
I don't have the FAX numbers but here are the Houston TX 713-
Best Buy
10303 Katy Frwy, Houston TX 77024 ............ (713) 467-5695
11219 N. Frwy, Houston TX 77060 448-7591
8225 S. Gessner, Houston TX 272-0620
The current price is $193 now at Best Buy.
BN>In another message you signed AKA Soltan Gris. Where have I seen that
BN>name before?
He He. L. Ron Hubbard strike a bell? Invasion Earth. I have all 10.
Soltan Gris is one of my favorite Anti-heroes.
Time for some Hot Jolt.
(I make my own using sugar free hot coco mix with a dab of rum or whiskey.)
Trailer text for Mr. Bill
Taken from COMPUTER RETAIL WEEK December 6 1993:
Ingram Micro Best Seller's List
Operating Systems and Languages
___>> 1. OS/2 2.1 Upgrade (!!!!!!)
2. Windows 3.1
3. Windows 3.1 Upgrade
Hugh Craig AKA Soltan Gris.
.. OS/2-Because 32 bits are terrible things to waste
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From: HUGH CRAIG Number: 9332
To: MIKE BILOW Date: 12/14/93 6:26a
Subj: Re: Mitsumi cd Refer: NONE
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In a message dated 12-13-93, Mike Bilow said to Hugh Craig:
MB>In other words, you can have a standard IDE card, a Mitsumi card, and an
MB>Adaptec SCSI card all in the same machine working together,
MB>as long as you are careful with addresses and IRQs. The
MB>Mitsumi card and the Adaptec card both default to DMA
MB>channel 5, but either one can be moved and the Mitsumi card
MB>will operate perfectly well with DMA disabled. As to IRQs,
MB>the defaults should work with no trouble: standard IDE on
MB>IRQ 14, Mitsumi card on IRQ 10, and Adaptec SCSI card on
MB>IRQ 11.
Mike can you post the IRQ,Base specs-limits used by Adaptec?
Do they use DMA? What range?
What range do they give the user?
Thanks in advance.
Hugh Craig
.. I still miss my ex, but with this laser sight...
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From: HUGH CRAIG Number: 9333
To: RICKY BOOTH Date: 12/14/93 6:32a
Subj: Buying A Cdrom Refer: NONE
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In a message dated 12-12-93, Ricky Booth said to Brice Fleckenstein:
RB>My original message stated that all CDs are under 300
RB>dollars, but CD-ROM DRIVES range from 250 to several
RB>thousand.
RB>Read the complete message before replying...
Don't you hate picky folk?
Say your WRONG!
Current CD prices are running $120 for lame 1x drives.
From $193 for CDROM drives such as the Mitsumi FX001D 2x and up as
you say.
Just had to get that in. I've been been kicked lately and had
to push some sand around.
Soltan Gris
.. 2.1 TD X HAL 9000: Dave. Put down those Windows disks. Dav
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From: ROBERT WESTER Number: 9334
To: JOE RINEHART Date: 12/14/93 8:58a
Subj: Re: 1100+ cd's catalog Refer: NONE
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-=> Quoting Peter Stassen to Joe Rinehart <=-
> Ask for a copy of our CDLIST! If you'd like a
> printed copy, send your
> mailing information to us. We don't mark-up shipping> like other dealer
Please send me a copy of your list
Bob wester
151 E. Forest Ln.
Houston, TX 77015
Thank you
... My other computer is a VAX.
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From: CRAIG MYERS Number: 9335
To: CHRIS CONKLIN Date: 12/13/93 5:29p
Subj: $19 Adult CD's Refer: NONE
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Recently, Rich Harper said this to Craig Myers:
RH> Actually, I have been told, that it never goes away.
This is a new one to me- I read all I could on the subject from books I have
Recently, Rich Harper said this to Craig Myers:
RH> Actually, I have been told, that it never goes away.
This is a new one to me- I read all I could on the subject from books I have
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From: JOHN ALEXANDER Number: 9336
To: JOE RINEHART Date: 12/13/93 9:23p
Subj: Catalog Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Could you send me a copy of your catalog?
John Alexander
1600 West Galveston
Broken Arrow, Ok 74012
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From: JOHN ALEXANDER Number: 9337
To: VINCE CHIARO Date: 12/13/93 6:00p
Subj: 7th Guest Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
-=> Quoting Vince Chiaro to John Alexander <=-
VC>
VC> Have you been into the room with the piano? If yes, then turn to the
VC> left or right (i forget) and when you see the mirror, walk through it.
VC> Then the Stauf Face puzzle is on your right. It a really hard puzzle, I
VC> still haven't gotten it yet.
VC>
VC>
Well I have beaten it and nothing happened. Someone told me that it isn't
the last puzzle, so I don't know.
... I call things as I see them; If I didn't see them, I make them up!
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From: KEVIN TEETERS Number: 9338
To: MICHAEL GUIDRY Date: 12/14/93 9:54a
Subj: Toshiba 3401e Drive Refer: NONE
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Michael made this comment to All about Toshiba 3401e Drive on 13 Dec 93 16:35
MG> A law book publisher is throwing in a Toshiba 3401E drive if you buy
MG> books on cd from them. I've seen the 3401B's sold here, but was
MG> wondering what the E model is.
Curious, what law book publisher? How much are the books on
cd's? Is it a subscription?
...kevin
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From: ROBERT BRIGGS Number: 9339
To: JOE RINEHART Date: 12/14/93 5:03p
Subj: *free catalog* Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
JR>> We will file attach our CDLIST upon request, for any sysop in the World!
JR>>CATALOG FREQ: cdlist.zip (over 1,100 cd-rom disc titles available)
JR>We've added several hundred new titles for the holidays!
JR>FidoNet: 1:157/479 - RBBSNet 8:965/13 - KesherNet 18:711/176 - WWIVNet
2@2659
JR>Joe Rinehart Voice: (216) 296-9831
JR>P.O. Box 27 Data/Fax: (216) 296-GIGO(4446) ZyXEL 16.8
JR>Kent, Ohio 44240-0001 >>>INTERNATIONAL ORDERS WELCOME<<<
How about shipping a copy to:
Robert Briggs
760 Magazine Street Apt 119
New Orleans, LA 70130
Fido: 1:396/81
Thanks!
===Bob Briggs
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From: ROBERT BRIGGS Number: 9340
To: BORIS OSADCIW Date: 12/14/93 5:03p
Subj: Re: night owl 10.1 Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
BO> * Over 5,100 NEW Files * Over 647 Meg's * No Dupes * Virus Chec
BO> * No Dupes To v9.0 * All Zipped Files * New Viewer * and More
BO> "Night Owl 10.1 " is here and ready for delievery !! All programs
BO> this cd were written or updated between Jan 1st and Sept 1st 1993. I
BO> fact, 100megs of the total files are from Sept 1993.In addition, N.O h
BO> a mouse driven GUI interface for both DOS and Windows !!
BO> Call Now And Get Your Copy ! - PRICE - $30.00
I'll take one. Let me know how to contact you......
===Bob Briggs
760 Magazine Street Apt 119
New Orleans, LA 70130
Fido: 1:396/81
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From: ROBERT BRIGGS Number: 9341
To: MIKE SHANNON Date: 12/14/93 5:03p
Subj: Top 5 new cd-roms Refer: NONE
Read: NO Private: No
MS> | Starvector Sales Bulletin #2: TOP 5 NEW CD TITLES |
How about passing along some info / a catalog to:
Robert Briggs
760 Magazine Street Apt 119
New Orleans, LA 70130
Thanks!
===Bob Briggs
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From: MIKE SHANNON Number: 9342
To: WILLIAM SCHNEIDER, JR. Date: 12/13/93 11:59p
Subj: NEW OS/2 CD'S! Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
WSJ>MS> H: 133/133 2001 2 370/510 3615/50 108/220
WSJ>Huh? I'd be interested in any new OS/2 CD's, I bought OS/2 Box from
WSJ>you not long ago.
Don't know what happened there William, but it didn't originate from my
board. Anyway, we have the new Hobbes Oct. 93 OS/2 CD's in stock. $16
+ $4 s/h if you're interested.
Later,
.\\ike
STARVECTOR SOFTWARE * PO BOX 8160 * YAKIMA WA 98908 * 509-457-2892 (VOICE)
VISA * MC * AMEX * DISCOVER * SHIPPING: $4 up to 5 pcs / $.50 ea pc over 5
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From: MIKE SHANNON Number: 9343
To: GARY HUFF Date: 12/13/93 11:59p
Subj: VIRUS Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
GH>That's a pretty reckless bet, Mike. There is always one more virus
GH>that current virus scanners can't pick up ... yet. You simply cannot
GH>say with certainty that "no virus will be detected on a Pier CD." You
GH>can say that "I think it's highly unlikely," but beyond that, you're
GH>talking about something you obviously know nothing about. The viruses
I can say it with enough certainty that I'm willing to undertake risking
the loss of a few CD's on it. Let's just say that I DO know quite a bit
about the preparation process involved with both company's CD's, and this
knowledge leaves me quite confident that Pier CD's will have no virus
problems. I'm in no position to "guarantee" anything, because it's not my
product, but I do know how each company acquires its files; I know how they
scan them; I know the employee situation of each, and I know the track
record of both companies. With this knowledge, I can wholeheartedly
recommend a Pier CD to anyone, without any hesitation as to the quality.
Unfortunately, I can no longer do that with Night Owls.
GH>them was easily detectable. The other was not detectable until the
GH>program was installed. If you try to put out a current disk full of
Incorrect. The scanners that are used with the Pier CD's would have
detected the nested virus also.
GH>Instead of bellyaching about the 2 bad files (easily blocked), why
GH>don't you just enjoy the 6,000 good files? Oh, and BTW... I don't know
GH>what you do for a living, but would you like to "guarantee" me that you
GH>can perform your job 6,000 times and not make one, single mistake?
GH>Because until you can, you have no right to expect such perfection from
GH>others.
Well, for starters I have owned and operated Starvector Software since 1987
and have been selling Night Owl's CD for almost that long. I also produced
my own CD in 1991, which was an education in and of itself. Being in the
industry that long, you tend to pick up little "tidbits" of inside info
here and there, and 90% of what I've learned about the Night Owl's
preparation process leads me toward promoting products other than theirs.
After I looked into the Pier situation with Greg Armenia, and saw how their
discs were meticulously prepared and produced, I decided to become an
authorized dealer. Since that time, we have sold Pier's 10:1 over Night
Owls, and the gap keeps widening. I won't lie to you....I've made a lot of
money with Night Owl CD's, but with their history of commercial files,
viruses (not only on Night Owl 10), employee sabotage, countless disc
recalls/recuts, lawsuits, trademark infringements, on and on and on.......
I don't see how I can afford to keep subjecting my clientele to this
potentially hazardous situation.
I don't expect any CD-ROM product to be perfect, but I do believe it is
reasonable to expect that Night Owl's products, at the very least, conform
to the same level of quality that many of their smaller and less
experienced competitors have already attained. Further, I think it is
reasonable to expect them to use the newest versions of AT LEAST TWO virus
scanners when compiling their files. Pier does it, so why can't they?
Instead they used an outdated version of ONE virus scanning program, when
the new version was right under their nose. That's not asking for
"perfection", it's asking for REASONABLE CARE. What else would one expect
of a company that is mass-producing an item that has the potential of
transmitting millions of virus-infected files into the computing world?
Sincerely,
Mike Shannon
Starvector Software
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From: MIKE SHANNON Number: 9344
To: GARY HUFF Date: 12/14/93 12:00a
Subj: NIGHT OWL 10 VIRUS REPORT Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
GH>Mike, after this incident, I'd say that the Nightowl 11 disk will be
GH>one of the most heavily scanned CD's ever to be released. Companies
That's assuming there will be a Night Owl 11.
GH>to come with those planes flying cargo. I wouldn't hesitate to buy the
GH>Nightowl 11... or 12... or 13... I'll bet they'll run every virus
GH>checker they can get their fingers on before they release them.
Don't hold your breath. Word is that the six-figure damage settlement
against them from their latest court battle will sink them.
.\\ike
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From: MIKE SHANNON Number: 9345
To: MARCO LAZZERI Date: 12/14/93 12:00a
Subj: A FEW CD'S FOR SALE...... Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
ML> I'm REALLY interested in buying some CD's,but... I'M ON BRAZIL !!!
ML> Could you *please* think about shipping it for here? How much will it
ML> coast ?
ML> If you could send me a catalog,i'll be so happy ...
ML> Pretty pretty please?
No problem Marco, we ship to Brazil frequently. We use Express Mail to
Brazil, which is around $20 for the first pound, and about $5 for each
additional pound. Catalog is on the way, and thanks for the inquiry!
.\\ike
STARVECTOR SOFTWARE * VISA * MC * AMEX * DISCOVER * SHIPPING: $4 to 5 pcs.
509-457-2892 (VOICE) * 509-457-2966 (FAX) * 1-800-767-1284 (ORDERS ONLY!!)
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From: MIKE SHANNON Number: 9346
To: ALL Date: 12/14/93 12:00a
Subj: CD-ROM PRE-ORDERS Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
| Starvector Sales Bulletin #3: CD-ROM PRE-ORDERS |
We are now taking pre-orders on the following titles
CD POWERBOX 2 * What's better and newer than NO10 or Pier 3? One guess.$29
CD SOURCEBOX * Current code for VisualBasic, Pascal, and C.............$29
PC-SIG 13 * Newest CD from the oldest shareware distributor............$33
STARVECTOR SOFTWARE * VISA * MC * AMEX * DISCOVER * SHIPPING: $4 to 5 pcs.
509-457-2892 (VOICE) * 509-457-2966 (FAX) * 1-800-767-1284 (ORDERS ONLY!!)
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From: MIKE SHANNON Number: 9347
To: ALL Date: 12/14/93 12:00a
Subj: NEW CD TITLES Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
| Starvector Sales Bulletin #1: NEW CD ARRIVALS |
HOBBES OS/2 10/93 * The latest version w/ 3000 current OS/2 files!.....$16
OS/2BOX * A new CD with ONLY version 2+ OS/2 shareware! BBS-ready......$25
*** HOBBES & OS/2BOX SET...............................................$39
GIF'S GALORE 9/93 * Thousands of new, brilliant, color .GIF images.....$16
WINDOWS COLLECTION * A Windows-only CD with ALL '93 file dates! BBS....$26
STARVECTOR SOFTWARE * VISA * MC * AMEX * DISCOVER * SHIPPING: $4 to 5 pcs.
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From: ROY MILICAN Number: 9348
To: ALL Date: 12/13/93 8:01p
Subj: CD-Rom Selection Help!! Refer: NONE
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Hey everyone,
I would like some advise on what CD-Rom to buy. I have and Amiga I want
atleaste a double speed. I would love some suggestions on which to buy without
costing an arm and a leg.
Amiga Kid
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From: BOB BREED Number: 9349
To: MAX GREEN Date: 12/14/93 10:30a
Subj: MOUSE POINTER PROBLEM Refer: NONE
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MG> Hi Bob, yes its the stupid Mouse driver. Go back and reinstall
MG> version 8.20 or 8.20a and it will work just fine. Only thing is that
MG> than you will loose the nice setup and controls you previously had in
MG> Windows. I have had this same problem with most all Sierra games,
MG> except that the mouse would travel from left edge to center of screen
MG> and than stop. Can't explain it but I don't have that problem any
MG> longer.
MG> You are using a MS Mouse 2.0---- yes?
Ok, I'll try to track down that version of the mouse program.
I'm afraid I don't understand your last question. I'm using a 3
button mouse that happens to be installed on com2. It is made by
marstek, but nothing special about it, been using it for years
with several different drivers that crop up from time to time.
... Polaroids: what polar bears get from sitting on icecaps
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From: BOB BREED Number: 9350
To: ARNIE GROSS Date: 12/14/93 10:30a
Subj: REVISITED Refer: NONE
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BB> ... do you have ... "Just Grandma and Me." ?
AG> Yes - I haven't noticed the bug. Will try to recreate it here.
You probably read the other reply that mentions that the
problem might be mouse driver ver 9.0. If you don't have the
problem, what version mouse you using. (As another note, I think
I posted that one of the spots was the shovel by the sand bucket
on the lower right corner of page two -- it is really on the
lower left corner. Another spot that always fails is the skunk
with the beachball on page 3. He will throw the ball, but the
cursor disappears, so might be another spot to check.) Let me
know what you find.
... Boot in the root! BAT in a FAT! Backup,backup,DAT,DAT,DAT
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From: JOHN ALEXANDER Number: 9351
To: PRESTON VOOSEN Date: 12/14/93 11:27a
Subj: Installing A Cd-rom Refer: NONE
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-=> Quoting Preston Voosen to All <=-
PV> I was just wondering how difficult setting up a CD-ROM is. When I do
PV> install it, what is teh drive letter assigned to it? Thanks for teh
PV> information.
PV> Preston
PV>
Installing a CD-ROM is easy. You just pop it into a free slot, make sure the
settings on the interface card are correct, plug the ribbon and audio cable
into the drive and the card, place the card in a free ISA/VLB ect. slot,
turn on the computer, and install the software.
The drive letter is assigned by MSCDEX and is usually set to the next free
drive letter. That can be changed if you don't like the letter it is on.
... Ayer ago i kuldnt spel progrmr, now i are won!!
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From: JOHN ALEXANDER Number: 9352
To: JIM AIKEY Date: 12/14/93 11:35a
Subj: Mitsumi Cd Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
-=> Quoting Jim Aikey to Max Hill <=-
JA> Do you know how to hook 2 MITSUMI CD's in one computer without
JA> loading the drivers twice? I'm also running a network and this barely
JA> give me 500K of base memory left over with all of the high memory
JA> being used. Any help would be appreciated.
JA>
JA> Jim Aikey....
JA>
Well, tell the driver loaded in your config.sys that you have 2 units. I
don't know how this is done with the Mitsumi, but on a Sony it is /U:2.
MSCDEX will pick up the two drives and put them in consecutive order. You
must have two consecutive drive letters open. If you put D:, it will take D:
and E:.
... Danger, Jim Aikey! Off-topic messages! Danger!
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From: WILLIAM WRIGHT Number: 9353
To: MICHAEL DAUM Date: 12/14/93 3:22p
Subj: AUDIO CD PROGRAM Refer: NONE
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MD>What DOS program are you using? At this point I am willing to
MD>try anything...
CDPlayer version 3.2. But I'm sure there are a LOT of "CDPlayers" out there.
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From: WILLIAM WRIGHT Number: 9354
To: STAN HUNTTING Date: 12/14/93 3:23p
Subj: CDROM IN WINDOWS PROBLEM Refer: NONE
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SH>Wrong! DON'T DO IT! But DO put WILLIAM WRIGHT on your Twit List.
Twit list?? Nahh, its the Windows users who would be most well definded as
"twits" since they obviously aren't smart enough to a) use that big bad command
line b) delete windows because it makes their computer slow when its running
and takes up hard drive space the rest of the time.
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From: WILLIAM WRIGHT Number: 9355
To: DAVID SILVER Date: 12/14/93 3:24p
Subj: AUDIO CD PROGRAM Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
DS>WinCD Pro is in the stores and it not only plays CDs, but it
DS>acts as a good catalog program for your CDs too. Yes, it will
DS>allow you to program songs in order, in fact, you can program it
DS>so that everytime you put that disk in the drive, it will play
DS>in your programed order.
DS>
I have CDPlayer version 3.2 and it does the exact same thing and it does it in
DOS. Plus it has the selected playing of tracks, and other nifty stuff.
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From: MICHAEL GUIDRY Number: 9356
To: ALL Date: 12/14/93 11:14p
Subj: Law Books Refer: NONE
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Had a problem with a munged packet, but I looked in it and found a message
asking about law books on cd rom. Think it was this echo.
West Publishing, which sells about 90% of all lawbooks produced, is
starting to sell statutes from all states and the federal government on
cd's. They are also selling Reporters which are collections of appellate
court opinions from particular courts. It's not cheap.
The Louisiana cases set is 3 cd's which go back to 1947 and replace maybe
20 feet of shelf space - about $3800 but they'll throw in the Toshiba.
They have all kinds of long term plans because you need updates. What it
boils down to is maybe $70/month forever. They give you monthly paper
updates and then replace the last cd every 3 months. If you do a lot of
legal research its worth it in that you can do word searches of the
complete text and aren't restricted to how someone else decided to index a
particular case.
I would like to see West's balance sheet and P&L statements. It's a
privately held company whose salesman are all lawyers and who have about
50 lawyers on staff just to help with research requests for cd users. You
can imagine the kind of money they must be pulling in to justify that.
... The pain-in-the-butt who made Marv write Win_Mail
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From: MIKE MESENBRINK Number: 9357
To: ALL Date: 12/13/93 9:11p
Subj: Sony 535 Refer: NONE
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I have a Sony 535 CD ROM and have a few questions about it. So here the are.
1. Can these be hooked to a sound card? Are there any sound cards so they
they can be used without the interface card.
2. I have seen MPC-1 and MPC-2 in these messages. What does this mean and
how does this relate to the Sony.
3. Is SCSI the way to go, since I am running a SCSI hard drive already?
4 The SCSI sound boards out there will the handle 7 devices? I also have
a tape drive (SCSI). What about drives for all of these?
Thanks advanced any comments would be apreciated
Mike Mesenbrink
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From: MISCHA VAN RIJSWIJK Number: 9358
To: ALL Date: 12/12/93 3:59a
Subj: CD-ROM & CACHE Refer: NONE
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hallo allemaal,
ik heb sinds kort een cd-rom en ik wil graag weten wat de optimale configuratie
is voor mijn cd-rom. Wat ik bedoel is dit ik heb de laatste versie van
smartdrive die cd-rom's cached, ook heb ik cd speedway. Wat is nu het beste om
te gebruiken? En wat zijn de beste extenties hiervoor
doei mischa
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From: GARY COLMAN Number: 9359
To: WILLIAM WRIGHT Date: 12/12/93 11:09p
Subj: 7th guest 100% Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
>>> On 11-19-93 Raff Lerro wrote to Marcus Lee...
>>> RL> Pardon me for butting in but I just wanted to add that my dirty old
>>> RL> 386/33 with a TSENG 4000 card gets %100.
>> Umm - could you NetMail me your hardware setup please.
>> I have a 386sx33 2MB RAM, Pana dbl Speed, and trident
>> 1MB, and only get 42% - which makes the animation extremely
>> slow!
>> (I can see redraw and snow)
> My friend ha a 386DX40 with 4meg and same CD and Video and gets 42 ALSO.
Ta daaaaaaa.
I now have a Cx486DLC40 with VLB ET4000/W32 card. 100% ;-)
Cheers
Gary
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From: STEAN SNYMAN Number: 9360
To: WILLIAM WRIGHT Date: 12/13/93 7:55a
Subj: 7th guest 100% Refer: NONE
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Hello William!
10 Dec 93 15:40, William Wright wrote to Stean Snyman:
WW> I have a 486/33DX and a Trident 1mb SVGA card with 4megs and get
WW> %1 also. But I think that it thinks I SHOULD have a VESA but I
WW> don't. I really don't know, but my video card is kinda broken
WW> though, it works fine, it's just slower than it should be.
But then a trident and a Tseng has a HUGE difference?.. Like in Trident
7000cps direct, and tseng 315000cps direct :)...
Adios
Stean
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From: HAYDEN BRADSHAW Number: 9361
To: ROBERT STARK Date: 12/15/93 12:19a
Subj: Photo Cd Refer: NONE
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-> No I don't but I wouldn't mind finding out about those 2 programs
-> that you mentioned. Are they specific to PhotoCD's? How much do
-> they cost? Where can they be purchased? I have been using CorelDraw
Hi, Robert, hope you don't mind me breaking in here. I've got Kodak
Photo CD for $19.95 CDN, the other I'm not sure of, it may be under a
different title. We've got about 800 CD titles available. If you'd
like to order or would like a catalogue here's our info:
HRB Computer Services
14 Hollis Crescent
Holland Landing, Ontario
L9N 1E7
Information & Fax line: (905) 830-1615
Orders ONLY: 1-800-265-7081
Regards,
Hayden Bradshaw
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From: HAYDEN BRADSHAW Number: 9362
To: KENT TIMM Date: 12/15/93 12:20a
Subj: commericial CD Roms? Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
-> Family Doctor, or Mayo Clinic (not games)
-> 7th Guest
Hi, Kent:
We've got them for sale here at HRB Computer Services, Toronto. In
fact, we have about 800 Titles (no Adult or XXX) at Canada's best
prices! If you are able to access CRS Online (416-213-6002) you can
download our current price list. It's file name is: HRBCD8A.ZIP and it
has the descriptions you're probably looking for. Or I can send one to
you in the mail. Give me a call, or use this conference.
Hayden Bradshaw
HRB Computer Services
14 Hollis Crescent
Holland Landing, Ontario L9N 1E7
Information & Fax line: (905) 830-1615
Orders ONLY: 1-800-265-7081
Regards.
Hayden.
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From: GORAN LARSSON Number: 9363
To: ALL Date: 12/14/93 6:48p
Subj: CD ROM Media Dealers Wanted... Refer: NONE
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Hello everybody !
I'd like names and phonenumbers as well as Fax numbers of the greatest CD ROM
media dealers on the west coast, east coast etc of the Usa ...
Send as Netmail or post in this echo and I would really appreichate it.
<< Goran Larsson >>
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From: LEN GLADSTONE Number: 9364
To: STEAN SNYMAN Date: 12/13/93 8:10p
Subj: Return to zork help Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
SS>I'm stuck at the fairy/bowman in the woods, and in the whispering
SS>woods I get failed eyesight..
Rebecca will tell you about the amazing vision enhancing properties of the
carrot eating creature's produce. Hope this isn't too much help.
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From: BRUNO CONTE Number: 9365
To: ALL Date: 12/12/93 10:26p
Subj: 7Th Guest Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
*
Hi, All ---
*
I've recently bought a CD-ROM and I've got some interest on this
game, by some magazines advertisements.
For those who have already got a copy of the game, could you please give
me your opinion about it? Also, I'll greatly appreciate a hint of
where is the best price (below $50, no taxes are charge here in
Brazil), including AirMail s/h.
Can someone help me?
*
[]s
Bruno Conte
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From: BRUNO CONTE Number: 9366
To: RICK PEDLEY Date: 12/12/93 10:35p
Subj: Cdrom & Network Refer: NONE
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Hi, Rick ---
*
RP>Has anyone tried sharing a CD ROM drive across a Lantastic AI network? I hav
RP>version 4.1 of Lantastic here, and followed their brief instructions exactly
Here on our BBS, running Novell NetWare 386, v3.11 (is that version
right?) we noticed that there is no support for CD-ROM, even a
MSCDEXed one.
Because of the objective of the CD-ROM (supply files for the users)
the solution was creating a CD-ROM 'Server': a machine running 03
CD-Players and a program that copies the requested files to the
Server's harddisk. We're implementing the idea by putting NetBios
support et caetera etc.
It seems that LANtastic doesn't support CDs either. If you can, you
may try an 'alternative' method such as ours... or, if I am wrong
(and LANtastic supports CD) please reply me with right information.
[]s
Bruno Conte
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From: VIC ALMEIDA Number: 9367
To: DENNI FEAGINS Date: 12/12/93 10:36p
Subj: Re: Audiomaster Refer: NONE
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-=> Quoting Denni Feagins to All <=-
DF> Has anyone heard of OmniLabs and their AudioMaster sound card? It
DF> looked pretty good and was only $99US (compared to its normal price of
DF> $299US) so I figured I'd try it out...
Let me know how easy it is to setup and how its sounds.
I was gona buy one myself.
Later...
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From: RICK PEDLEY Number: 9368
To: BILL MITCHELL Date: 12/14/93 10:55a
Subj: Cdrom & network Refer: NONE
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RP>that this error message occurs when it tries to connect with the CD ROM
RP>drive. I'd appreciate any help on this matter from someone who's had a
RP>similar problem. The drive is a Panasonic 562, BTW.
BM>Same thing here, with version 5.0.
Hmm, I was thinking of trying that next. But I'm almost convinced I've done
everything possible at the software end. The resource manager knows its a
CD-ROM drive, I've tried various drive letter assignments, etc. and nothing
works.
Rick
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From: MATT NEWMAN Number: 9369
To: JOE RINEHART Date: 12/12/93 11:58p
Subj: *FREE Catalog* Refer: NONE
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JR>>For the largest selection & lowest prices, get our NEW catalog...
JR> Ask for a copy of our CDLIST! If you'd like a printed copy, send your
JR>mailing information to us. We don't mark-up shipping like other dealers.
JR>> We will file attach our CDLIST upon request, for any sysop in the World!
JR>>CATALOG FREQ: cdlist.zip (over 1,100 cd-rom disc titles available)
JR>We've added several hundred new titles for the holidays!
Hi Joe, I'd like to receive a free copy of your excellent CDLIST.
Please mail it to:
Matt Newman
11 N. StoneGate Lane
Lake Forest, Il. 60045
Thanks....
SLMR 2.1a We all live in a yellow subroutine.
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From: JEREMY ROLLINGS Number: 9370
To: ALL Date: 12/13/93 1:12a
Subj: Great Games??? Refer: NONE
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I need your help out there in CD-ROM land. I want to get a good
adventure type CD game--someting like 7th Guest or IJ:Fate of
Atlantis, I guess--but I don't want to buy one that's *too* difficult
(i.e., one that will have me asking for help in the games conference
every other day).
Life is frustrating enough without having to get pissed off at a game.
What do you recommed out there? It should be at lesat VGA 320X240X256
with soundblaster music and digitized sounds.
Can't wait to hear from you,
Jeremy in Chicago.
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From: EDDIE PHILLIPS Number: 9371
To: MICHAEL GUIDRY Date: 12/14/93 2:01p
Subj: Re: Toshiba 3401e Drive Refer: NONE
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-=> Quoting Michael Guidry to All <=-
MG> A law book publisher is throwing in a Toshiba 3401E drive if you buy
MG> books on cd from them. I've seen the 3401B's sold here, but was
MG> wondering what the E model is.
the model E means External....the B is internal....and the P is portable
... Back up my hard disk? I can't find the reverse switch!
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From: JOSEPH SCINTA Number: 9372
To: BRICE FLECKENSTEIN Date: 12/14/93 12:53p
Subj: Re: CD'S WANTED Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Sorry Bruce, but I did not inquire regarding this..
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From: RAY MATTHEWS Number: 9373
To: JOHN ALEXANDER Date: 12/14/93 5:22p
Subj: 7th Guest Refer: NONE
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* in a message to Ray Matthews <12 Dec 93 03:14> John Alexander wrote:
>RM> Go to the stained glass window where the spider puzzle was,
>RM>and look down on the floor. The Stauf puzzle is there.
>RM>
JA> Well I beat it, What do I do now? After beating Stauff's face it
JA> comes out from the picture and then nothing happens.
Go find the attic.
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From: CHUCK ADAMS Number: 9374
To: HAYDEN BRADSHAW Date: 12/13/93 1:01p
Subj: Canadian CD Distribution Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Send a catalog to:
CHUCK ADAMS
P.O.Box 102
Lakeshore,Ms.39558-0102
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From: CHUCK ADAMS Number: 9375
To: JOE RINEHART Date: 12/13/93 1:02p
Subj: *FREE Catalog* Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Send a catalog to:
Chuck Adams
P.O.Box 102
Lakeshore,Ms. 39558-0102
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From: JOHN LUNDY Number: 9376
To: TERRY HAMEL Date: 12/14/93 8:13p
Subj: WANTED: Corel Draw v3 Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
TH>I'm looking for Corel Draw v3 with all manuals and CD-ROM. Please
TH>respond if you're looking to sell.
$100 and it's yours....
John
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From: RICHARD CARTER Number: 9377
To: ALL Date: 12/13/93 12:06p
Subj: CDROM Disc Prices12/12/9 Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
>ComputerHelp is Happy to Announce We Are Currently<
>Offering EMS Professional Software's CRDOM Discs!!!<
If you are PC-based or Windows-based and Have Liked the
Shareware & Utility CDROM Discs on the Market, We Believe
You Will Really See Added Value in These Discs!!! "WE DO!!!!"
EMS Has Changed Their Format Recently and Made Their Discs
Much More User Friendly. We Don't Want To Take Too Much
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If You Are Curious About the Discs, We Have a SPECIAL For YOU!!!
We Have Sampler Single Disks (that are 1 rev -- or about
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They include utilities and programs covering: ASM, C, C++,
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Multimedia, Netware, ObjectVision, Quick Basic, Paradox,
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Windows, and a PC Products Database.
Personally, this disc has been a real resource for us in our
computer room. (Previously, it was just the way they handled
their indexing that bothered us.) They have changed that in the
Current versions. Remember, the Full-Fledged current versions
are Currently $59.95 from EMS; Our Sale Price is $49.95.
THESE VERY SPECIAL SINGLE DISC SAMPLERS ARE ON SALE FOR $12,
INCLUDING SHIPPING!
There are about 150 of these Sampler Single Discs currently available.
As always, If You are Not Happy With Any Product from Us, We
Will Take it Back within 30-days of date of purchase. Your only
expense would be freight/shipping.
"WE WANT YOU HAPPY AND TO COME BACK THE NEXT TIME YOU ARE IN THE MARKET!"
Thanks,
Richard Carter
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Current Pricing for Walnut Creek CDROM Disc's
from: ComputerHelp
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Ph: (612) 890-4750, (800) 514-7071
Fax: (612) 894-9411
(as of 12/09/93)
SIMTEL MSDOS $13.00
CICA MS Windows $13.00
Hobbes OS/2 $13.00
Aminet Amiga $13.00
Garbo MSDOS/Mac $13.00
Sprite OS $13.00
QRZ! Ham Radio $13.00
ADA Programming $18.50
GIGA Games $18.50
La Coleccion $18.50
Nova for NeXTs $18.50
Project Gutenberg $18.50
Source Code $18.50
X11/GNU $18.50
Info-Mac $25.50
CUG Library $23.50
Linux $23.50
Libris Britannia $34.00
Space and Astronomy $18.50
***SPECIAL***SPECIAL***SPECIAL***
=>>> Order 3 at once and take an Extra $1 Off of Each <<<=
(Limited Time Offer!!! Print and enclose this ad with
your order. Good through 12/31/93!!!!)
Shipping: 1-3 discs in one order = $4.50, 4-10 discs in one
order = $6.50.
(MN residents add 6.5% sales tax).
All prices subject to change without notice.
"Yes Mildred, we do take personal cheques!"
All orders by pre-payment, (you want cheap prices....); send to
address above. Call with any questions. (Sorry, we don't accept
credit cards: they add to the
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ORDER FORM
YES! Please accept my order for:
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SIMTEL MSDOS $13.00
CICA MS Windows $13.00
Hobbes OS/2 $13.00
Aminet Amiga $13.00
Garbo MSDOS/Mac $13.00
Sprite OS $13.00
QRZ! Ham Radio $13.00
ADA Programming $18.50
GIGA Games $18.50
La Coleccion $18.50
Nova for NeXTs $18.50
Project Gutenberg $18.50
Source Code $18.50
X11/GNU $18.50
Info-Mac $25.50
CUG Library $23.50
Linux $23.50
Libris Britannia $34.00
Space and Astronomy $18.50
EMS 1-Disc SAMPLER $12.00 **
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TX (MN Only) $
Shipping $
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Shipping: $4.50 for 1-3 discs, $6.50 for 4-10 discs, Call for
quantities larger than 10 discs.
** No Shipping Charges on the EMS Sampler!
If you have an existing FedEX acct and want to charge to
it, "No Problem!"
We Do COD, but only with FedEX, and by Cashiers Cheque
(it's expensive, but on large orders it might be worth
looking at).
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We DO Accept Cheques (Personal & Business held for 5 days to clear;
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To: ALL Date: 12/13/93 12:06p
Subj: CDROM Disc Prices12/12/9 Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
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From: BENNY CHAN Number: 9379
To: RICKY BOOTH Date: 12/13/93 5:40p
Subj: Re: 7th Guest 'clicking' Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
RB╞═─ BC>said it's slow on his 486-40 with 8 Meg of RAM... (another 'high
RB╞═─Strange, it should work fine on a 486/25sx. It is just graphic intensive.
RB╞═─The program itself shouldn't require much. Maybe just bad programming, bu
RB╞═─IS a beta.
?? What? Which game are you talking about, 7th guest is just a BETA??
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From: BENNY CHAN Number: 9380
To: RICKY BOOTH Date: 12/13/93 5:40p
Subj: MORTAL KOMBAT PC Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
RB╞═─ BC>said it's slow on his 486-40 with 8 Meg of RAM... (another 'high
RB╞═─Strange, it should work fine on a 486/25sx. It is just graphic intensive.
RB╞═─The program itself shouldn't require much. Maybe just bad programming, bu
RB╞═─IS a beta.
OH... MORTAL KOMBAT... I remember this message... well, maybe it *IS* a
beta and bad programming... Do you have it?
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From: BENNY CHAN Number: 9381
To: RON HAMMER Date: 12/13/93 5:40p
Subj: Mortal Combat Refer: NONE
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RH╞═─BC> BTW, I just got the beta of Mortal Kombat, and my friend
RH╞═─BC> said it's slow on his 486-40 with 8 Meg of RAM... (another
RH╞═─BC> 'high requirement' game) but it runs fine on my 486 66 with 8
RH╞═─Other than the Speed needed to run the game how is it? Slow on a 486-40..
RH╞═─Dont
RH╞═─look to good for us still running 386.
RH╞═─Ron
Well, I'm running it on my 66 and it's EXACTLY the same speed as the
arcade... The game is the same, everything is the same, except it's a
beta, I end it and after SHANG TSANG (or whoever that old guy is) is
blew up, it just STALLED on me... <G>
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From: WEE YUNG Number: 9382
To: JAMES DOMENGEAUX Date: 12/13/93 12:13p
Subj: Triple Speed Cd'S Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
JD>How about a list of Triple speed CD's (SCSI) that are available in a
JD>multimedia combo kit. Any ideas where to look and how much.
I sell the combo NEC 3X with PAS studio sound card and 6 titles combo
for $789 plus shipping.
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From: WEE YUNG Number: 9383
To: ALL Date: 12/13/93 12:13p
Subj: Chrismax special Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Chirstmax special !!! quantity limited first come first serve
Mitsumi CDROM FX001 Double spin 250ms..............$199
Toshiba CDROM 3401b SCSI 200ms 256k cache..........$359
call 310-602-2076 ask for Chirstmax sale
mail order payable TRUC
16429 Bixler ave. Paramount, CA 90723 accept money order, COD $5extra
Price does not included shipping.
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From: KEE CHI Number: 9384
To: HEATHER KRAUSE Date: 12/14/93 7:31p
Subj: Return to zork cd 4 sale Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
I just wanted to ask you, HOW!!! I can't even get through the beginning...
what do you do with that plant, and how do you get to east Shanbar! I'm just
stuck on west1!!
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From: BENJAMIN ORTIZ Number: 9385
To: KENT TIMM Date: 12/14/93 1:51p
Subj: Re: 540 Meg? 600+??? Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
KT> I'm a bit confused, I just got my CD ROM a week ago, in the specs,
KT> it's say the max capicity is 540Meg, but I've seen messages about over
KT> 600Megs on a disc, what's going on?
Well, that's just like a CD player having a 16 track RMS reading laser,
however, it can in actuality read 22 tracks and maybe more...
What it depends on is how CRAMMED the information is on the CD.
Most shareware files are at 150k a pop...if that's the AVERAGE, then
information should cram pretty good and you'll be able to read a lot more
from the CD...I wouldn't worry about it if I were you, unless you plan
to move the entire world's phone directory onto a CD... :)
<Bo>
... The more you run over a cat, the flatter it gets.
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From: BENJAMIN ORTIZ Number: 9386
To: DANIEL PRINCE Date: 12/14/93 1:51p
Subj: Re: Email Address For Vir Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
DP> If you have any idea how he can get this program to run on his
DP> system please let me know. I probably won't call back until next
DP> weekend so please don't let any replies "scroll" off the system.
DP> Thank you in advance for all replies.
Why not just have him send it to you in PRIVATE net-mail?
It'll stay in your box until you get it, y'know...
<Bo>
... RAM DISK is NOT an installation procedure!
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From: BENJAMIN ORTIZ Number: 9387
To: MIKE SHANNON Date: 12/14/93 1:51p
Subj: Re: Night Owl 10 Virus Re Refer: NONE
Read: NO Private: No
MS> Now, as I understand it, the two viruses found on the disc were the
MS> "Butterfly", and the "Memory Lapse", so from this evidence, it seems
MS> painfully obvious to me that if they had utilized the McAfee SCAN
MS> version
MS> 108 which they had in their possession, this virus infection would not
MS> have
MS> happened.
MS> Maybe I've missed something, or maybe I'm looking at this too
MS> simplistically, so I welcome anyone's input or rebuttal if my analysis
MS> is
MS> faulty. Nonetheless, this new information is causing me to seriously
MS> rethink my position on whether to stock Night Owl's products. I'm
MS> starting
MS> to believe that the risk involved with selling a CD product line from
MS> a company with lackadaisical virus-checking practices, is just too
MS> high.
I think you're counting your chickens before they've hatched and are
making a complete idiot of yourself...every hear of STRAINS??
The Butterfly Virus variant called THE CRUSADES is the one that has
infected the Night Owl #10...without the scan string, which I have in
my scan string file, along with a lot of newer virii variant strings,
you cannot detect it. If you'd read your documentation, not even McAfee
guarantees a 100% scan of ALL virii because more are coming out everyday.
There is also a fault in that earlier versions of McAfee VirusScan and
Clean can either detect and/or clean certain virii, but, newer versions
of these utilities may not be able to do so due to the coding of the
program. I don't think Night Owl did it intentionally...however, from
the way you just spoke, I hope you get it.
I think maybe you should read something called the HACK REPORT for
scan strings and maybe you wouldn't have to worry about getting the
new virii...
I thought I had also made one thing perfectly clear over Fido as well:
NOBODY THESE DAYS CAN GIVE A 100% GUARANTEE ON A PRODUCT. Look...listen...
....LEARN...
<Bo>
... Sniff Sniff..... alright, who UARTed ?
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From: BENJAMIN ORTIZ Number: 9388
To: MIKE SHANNON Date: 12/14/93 1:51p
Subj: Re: Virus Refer: NONE
Read: NO Private: No
MS> I'll bet you ten Pier's to your ten Night Owl's that no virus will be
MS> detected on a Pier CD. I'll even give you a year to search for one.
MS> Are
MS> we on??? <g>
I don't even see the point of this one at all, guys and gals...
I'll bet you 50 to your 10 that not even a Pier CD is INVULNERABLE from
a new strain of virii, even with the new scanners out...
The thing is, you won't get my 50 cuz you know I'm right...
<Bo>
-I'll post my address to you so you can send me the 10 bux...
... The Borg invaded my house and left this stupid TI 99/4A!!
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From: BENJAMIN ORTIZ Number: 9389
To: CHAD REID Date: 12/14/93 1:51p
Subj: Re: Virus Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
CR> Brice, it is impossible for a virus to infect a write-protected floppy
CR> disk. The write-protected floppy disk is just like CD-ROM, NOTHING can
CR> be put on the disk. It had to have come from the manufacturer or been
CR> takin in by someone else to get the virus on it. It's the only way.
Some of you guys ain't looking in the right areas at ALL...
Why not start at the top? Why not start from WHERE THE PROGRAMMING
AND DISTRIBUTION OF THE FRIGGEN THINGS BEGUN?
Blaming the CD distributor ain't gonna get ya nowhere...
<Bo>
... Two most common elements in the universe: Hydrogen & Stupidity.
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From: BENJAMIN ORTIZ Number: 9390
To: JOHN ROBINSON Date: 12/14/93 1:51p
Subj: Re: Virus Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
JR> I'd like to know the answer to that one myself..Hmmmm, Suppose perhaps
JR> a person should "avoid" the name "software creations"..??
Do you honestly think that a childish move like boycotting that particular
name is going to make things any better? I doubt it...
If you ain't gonna use the infected program, then don't worry about it!
It's just like sayin, '...if Rush or Howard Stern ain't your cup of tea,
DON'T WATCH...'
I'm surprised the human race hasn't learned this yet...
Thank God I'm above that sort of nonsense...
<Bo>
... Please don't misinterpret this incorrectly.
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From: ASHWIN BIHARI Number: 9391
To: DOUG SCHWANTES Date: 12/14/93 4:21p
Subj: GUS Help!!! Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
You know Doug, I would love to put my SYSTEM.INI file up here, but my
question is, how in heavens name do you do that, I am using Terminate
1.10, well you know I have heard a lot of other people complaning about
the script error, but I seem to have missed it and I had no errors will
running the setup program or playing MIDI files through windows, but can
you like get your hands on the installation disks, I have seen some and
it might have fixed those problems, but I will look into this posting my
SYSTEM.INI and try to help you as much as possible, in the mean while
could you tell me how you do it??? TTYL.
Ashwin
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From: DONALD HUGHES Number: 9392
To: ALL Date: 12/13/93 3:44p
Subj: need to buy a cdrom $$$$$ Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Any one know where i could buy a cd rom cheap moeny has to be double
speed 270 bit acsess
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From: TIM HELTON Number: 9393
To: RICHARD CARTER Date: 12/16/93 7:15a
Subj: CDROM Disc Prices12/12/9 Refer: 11862
Read: NO Private: No
-> Current Pricing for Walnut Creek CDROM Disc's
Richard, how many more times do I have to tell you that there's a 10
line limit on ads? DON'T DO IT AGAIN!
tim
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From: RICK POTTS Number: 9394
To: WILLIAM WRIGHT Date: 12/12/93 8:11a
Subj: Cdrom in windows problem Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
WW> > I have a Mitsumi (Single speed recent model ) that
WW> > worked flawlessly on
WW> > my 486DX33 but pops up read errors on a 386sx40
WW> > (AMD)...works in Dos but
WW> > just quits with read errors after beginning to read
WW> > the Rom sometime a
WW> > little sooner and others lator ....anyone have any
WW> > suggestions?
WW> > Could this be some kind of conflict in Win.ini or
WW> > Sysytem.ini?
WW>Its just windows, to fix it, type:
WW>CD\
WW>DELTREE WINDOWS
That's about the most irresponsible, juvenile response I've ever seen.
The guy's asking for help with a legitimate problem, and your sarcastic
response (which doesn't bother to include any <g>'s or emoticons to let
him know you're *not* serious) is to wipe Windows off his system. That
sure is helpful.
Rick Potts Phoenix, Arizona
Internet: rick.potts@twb.com
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From: RICK POTTS Number: 9395
To: ANDY THOMAS Date: 12/12/93 8:18a
Subj: Mediavision cd-rom bundl Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
AT>I'm looking for comments, good, bad and otherwise on the Media Vision
AT>Double Fusion CD-ROM bundle. Comes with a sound board, CD-ROM
AT>drive, speakers and several CD-ROMs. My system is a 486-33 with
AT>a 1meg Trident video card.
Depends on which drive they're including in the bundle. The Media Vision
bundle I had included the new LMSI 206 (Philips) caddyless double-speed
drive, and it was so flimsy that I wasn't sure it would stand up to
regular use. The motorized tray that the CD goes in was very thin and
flexible, and just had a cheap feel to it. On top of that, the drive ran
constantly and noisily (not just when accessing the disk) and Media
Vision Tech Support told me that was normal....Seemed odd to me, and
just gave me one more reason to take the whole kit back and exchange it
for one that included the Panasonic 563 drive.
Depending on what sort of prices you're seeing in your part of the
country, the Reveal or Creative Labs kits (that include the Panasonic
drives) are probably a better deal than the ones that include the
Philips drive.
Just my opinion. <g>
Rick Potts Phoenix, Arizona
Internet: rick.potts@twb.com
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From: RICK POTTS Number: 9396
To: TOM GUELKER Date: 12/12/93 8:21a
Subj: Spin Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
TG>DH>I was wandering if the CD ROM in the drive always rotate like the
TG> >hard drive ?
TG>The disc does not spin unless it is being accessed.
Depends on which drive you're talking about. The new LMSI (Philips) 206
caddyless drive I had spun constantly, and Tech Support told me that was
completely normal. The Panasonic 563 I exchanged it for, however, spins
only when it is accessing the disk.
Rick Potts Phoenix, Arizona
Internet: rick.potts@twb.com
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From: CHAD REID Number: 9397
To: RUDY ANDUZE Date: 12/12/93 5:44a
Subj: Buying an Edutainment Kit Refer: NONE
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RA>I am considering buying an Edutainment CD-Rom Package.
RA>The low price I have seen in $525.
RA>My question is - am I better off buying a seperate 2x CD-Rom drive,
RA>and the software seperately.
RA>Also, I presently have good $200 Sony amplified speakers, and an 8-bit
RA>sound card. Is the quality from the 16-bit soundcard sufficiently good
RA>to warrant paying the extra bucks?
RA>To sum it up, should I just buy the 2x CD-Rom drive and live with
RA>my 8 bit sound card, or go for the Edutainment package, and throw out
RA>the speakers that come with it?
It's according to what the software is, what the CD-ROM reader is, and
everything else. I'll tell you this on the sound cards, I have an eight
bit sound blaster, I went and listened to the same things on a 16-bit
sound card, I've wanted a 16-bit sound card really bad since then.
16-bit blows it away, but I would suggest buying a Pro Audio, when I
started snooping around 16-bit prices and things, everyone that I talked
to said go for Pro Audio, it's the best, not one person said to try out
Sound Blaster. Anyway, you don't need the speakers, I didn't buy any. If
you hook the Sound card up to a regular radio through the auxillary
you'll get just as good or a lot of times even better quality. I have a
feeling you already own a pretty good radio, well, hook it up through
auxillary and listen to the difference, I think it will suprise you.
Chad
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From: RICK POTTS Number: 9398
To: STEVE KRAISLER Date: 12/12/93 5:27p
Subj: Toolworks Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
SK>I had Software Toolworks but sold it when I had the chance to pick up
SK>the new Encarta. I think I made a mistake. After about 3 weeks of
SK>the new one I'd take toolworks back. Have you compared the two?
Steve:
I'll trade you my copy for Software Toolworks for your Encarta, if you
like.
Rick Potts Phoenix, Arizona
Internet: rick.potts@twb.com
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From: NORBERT PIRZKAL Number: 9399
To: JOHN THOMPSON Date: 12/13/93 4:09p
Subj: Sony Cd Rom And Night Owl Refer: NONE
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-=> Quoting John Thompson to Blake Eves <=-
BE> I just bought a copy of Night Owl 10. I am using a Sony CD (CDU31A)
BE> and for some reason every time I try to run Night Owl I get a "Not
BE> ready reading drive D" message. Every other CD I have runs great but
BE> the dang night owl one won't work at all. Any hints, helps, or
BE> suggestions would be very much appreciated.
JT> Sounds like a defective CD to me...
I have the same problem with a Sony 31a. A friend of mine did too
and got a new drive and it now works according to him.
... Hello, I am part number ÇÇÇÇÇÇÇÇÇÇÇÇÇÇÇÇ
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From: NORBERT PIRZKAL Number: 9400
To: ALL Date: 12/13/93 4:09p
Subj: Panasonic CD ROM card ! Refer: NONE
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I am looking for someone who knows anyhting about the panasonic cd rom
adapter cards. I have a Sound Blaster cd rom (external) and creative lab
WILL NOT under any condition sell me another cd rom adapter card so that I
might be able to move my cd rom drive from machine to machine. The drive is
a panasonic CT531C. Does panasonic sell a cd adapter card? I have a soundblast
in both computer so sound is not the issue. I just want a plug at the back
of both machine so that I an plug my cd rom drive easily into either of
them.
If anyone rading this has one/sell them or has any inormation please let
me know.
Thanks
... I'm a 5Ç" drive, she has a 3Ç" drive, it'd never work out
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From: CHAD REID Number: 9401
To: DAVE REED Date: 12/14/93 4:16p
Subj: NIGHT OWL 10 VIRUS REPORT Refer: NONE
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DR>Hello Gary!
DR>Saturday December 11 1993 08:24, Gary Huff wrote to Mike Shannon:
DR> GH> Mike, after this incident, I'd say that the Nightowl 11 disk will be
DR> GH> one of the most heavily scanned CD's ever to be released. Companies
DR> GH> that get burned releasing a defective product and have their
DR> GH> reputations sullied tend to become very careful not to make the same
DR> GH> mistake twice. You might be too young to remember the Lockheed
DR> GH> Electras in the 1960s
DR>And you might be too young to remember that EVERY release of Night Owls has
DR>commercial programs and/or virus problems. EVERY ONE OF THEM! The folks
DR>putting Night Owls together do NOT take necessary precautions, and the court
DR>are having a field day with Mr. Graham (aka Night Owl Publisher).
DR> GH> Nightowl 11... or 12... or 13... I'll bet they'll run every virus
DR> GH> checker they can get their fingers on before they release them.
DR>I'll bet 'ya. How much you wanna bet? I'd ALMOST be willing to bet there w
DR>not be that many more releases of Night Owls. ;-)
I think that it would be kind of bad if there wasn't any more Night Owl
disks released. A lot of BBS's depend on these to give them their
support. Any way, could you imagine, unzipping, creating directories,
testing, scanning, and then deleting over 650 Megs of compressed
files!!! I'm willing to be that it would think at least three months
easily. That's a lot of time.
Chad
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From: CHAD REID Number: 9402
To: JOHN THOMPSON Date: 12/14/93 4:16p
Subj: SCAN 109 Refer: NONE
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JT>WS> GJ> I just got McAffee's SCAN 109... Does this detect the dreaded
JT>WS> GJ> Butterfly virus strain in the Night Owl 10 disk? Does CLEAN 109
JT>WS> GJ> remove it? Anyone?
JT>WS>
JT>WS> Sorry Giuliano, because CD's are read-only, as of yet you can't
JT>WS> 'clean' any viruses off them.
JT>But if you keep the file listing on the hard drive, couldn't you delete the
JT>names of infected entries from the listing and thereby make them
JT>inaccessible to BBS users?
If your using Wildcat (like me) I believe that you can go into the File
Management section, and then delete the record of the file. The file's
will still be on your CD but Wildcat will not acknowledge them as being
there. I'm sure that other BBS software also has this capability even
though I'm not familiar with the others very much.
Chad
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From: CRAIG DEERE Number: 9403
To: ALL Date: 12/14/93 11:23a
Subj: Shareware Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Where can I get a good listing(s) of CD-Rom shareware available. There was a
nice brochure given out at a SIG mtg. but no name or address. Someone said NT
Computers has it. Any help?
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From: MIKE SHANNON Number: 9404
To: JOE LOOSMORE Date: 12/14/93 11:24p
Subj: CD-ROM SALE Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
JL>Do you carry the MIDI CD roms, if so, how much?
We carry Midi Music Shop @ $26.50, which contains three commercial MIDI
programs, and sample files, and we also have several good sound CD's like
Soundware Collection, 9000 Sounds, and Sound Sensations which have several
excellent MIDI files on them. Prices are $24, $25, and $13 respectively.
Call if we can help!
Later,
.\\ike
STARVECTOR SOFTWARE * PO BOX 8160 * YAKIMA WA 98908 * 509-457-2892 (VOICE)
VISA * MC * AMEX * DISCOVER * SHIPPING: $4 up to 5 pcs / $.50 ea pc over 5
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From: MIKE SHANNON Number: 9405
To: RICKY BOOTH Date: 12/14/93 11:24p
Subj: S.vault Games And Pier3 Refer: NONE
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RB> MS>Both those file listings are available on the Starvector BBS @
RB> MS>509-457-0206.
RB>FREQable?
Sorry, not yet.
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From: MIKE SHANNON Number: 9406
To: ALAN WHITEMAN Date: 12/14/93 11:24p
Subj: IN OZ WHAT CD ROM 2 Refer: NONE
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AW>I had quite a hassle returning a microsoft bookshelf to Mike Shannon at
AW>Starvector Software in Washington. After I'd returned it, he claimed
AW>there was nothing wrong with it, but the replacement he eventually sent
Indeed there wasn't. Played in my 563 flawlessly for over an hour.
AW>He was going to charge an additional $10 postage until I mentioned that
AW>I'd have to bring everything out into echomail in that case. Caused a
AW>quick backdown ;-) So having the international feed saved me a few
No backdown here. I simply decided that in the interest of good customer
relations, I would absorb the shipping costs back to you, even though the
CD you returned was not defective. All I was trying to do was save what
little profit I made on the sale by rightfully charging return postage on
a perfect CD. Instead, I payed the shipping and took a loss on the deal
out of goodwill toward my customer, and you STILL publicly criticize me.
Guess I should have held out for the 10 bucks afterall.....8(
AW>I think in future I'll stick with dealers in Aust though.
I would be most appreciative if you would.
.\\ike
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From: MIKE SHANNON Number: 9407
To: BRICE FLECKENSTEIN Date: 12/14/93 11:24p
Subj: NIGHT OWL 10 VIRUS!!!!!!! Refer: NONE
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BF> They appear to have used the version of SCAN that was current AT
BF> THE TIME THE DATA WENT TO THE PRESSER. SCAN 1.08, to the best
BF> of my knowlage, was released a couple of weeks LATER.
Incorrect again. SCAN 1.08 was ON the original cut of Night Owl 10.
.\\ike
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From: MIKE SHANNON Number: 9408
To: ALL Date: 12/14/93 11:25p
Subj: SHAREWARE CD 4-PAK: $49 Refer: NONE
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| Starvector Sales Bulletin #6: HOT NEW CD-ROM! |
| Title: SHAREWARE EXPLORER 4-PAK Price: $49 |
* Over 26,000 total files (1992/1993)
* Less than 1% duplication between CD's.
* 3 volumes are DOS, and 1 is Windows shareware (7000 files)
* BBS-ready with PC-Board and FILES.BBS file listings.
STARVECTOR SOFTWARE * VISA * MC * AMEX * DISCOVER * SHIPPING: $4 to 5 pcs.
509-457-2892 (VOICE) * 509-457-2966 (FAX) * 1-800-767-1284 (ORDERS ONLY!!)
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From: MIKE SHANNON Number: 9409
To: ALL Date: 12/14/93 11:25p
Subj: BUSTY BABES 2: $29 Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
| Starvector Sales Bulletin #6: HOT NEW CD-ROM! |
| Title: BUSTY BABES VOL 2 Price: $29 |
* All ORIGINAL "softer" scans, never seen before!
* Showoff(R) custom image viewer with slideshow and VGA autodetect.
* Separate directory of 1993 shareware! * BBS-ready with FILES.BBS
* Super VGA 1024x768 images * First-class packaging * ONLY $29!
STARVECTOR SOFTWARE * VISA * MC * AMEX * DISCOVER * SHIPPING: $4 to 5 pcs.
509-457-2892 (VOICE) * 509-457-2966 (FAX) * 1-800-767-1284 (ORDERS ONLY!!)
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From: MATT DELCO Number: 9410
To: PRESTON VOOSEN Date: 12/15/93 3:57p
Subj: Installing A Cd-Rom Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
PV>I was just wondering how difficult setting up a CD-ROM is. When I do instal
>it, what is teh drive letter assigned to it? Thanks for teh information.
Not that hard. It just takes alittle time. Generally, you open the
computer case, slide out the plastic covering an open drive slot,
and slide the CD-ROM in (with the data and sound cables attached.) You
then plug in the power cable into the CD, plug in the sound cable into
the sound card (or interface card), and plug the data cable into the
sound card (or interface card).
Finally, you load the driver that came with the CD-ROM in your
CONFIG.SYS, and load MSCDEX into your AUTOEXEC.BAT. You assign a drive
letter to the CD-ROM by telling MSCDEX which drive you want the CD-ROM
to be.
Hope that helps.
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From: MATT DELCO Number: 9411
To: ALL Date: 12/15/93 3:54p
Subj: Good Shareware Cds Refer: NONE
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Hi all,
If you know of some good shareware CDs, please let me know. I'm mainly
looking for CDs with programs that someone would really want to use, not
600MB of dumb and useless utilities.
Also, does anyone know of a shareware CD with a focus on and BBs
programs and utilities and/or modeming?
Thanks to all who write.
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From: BOBBY POSEY Number: 9412
To: BILL DEERTZ Date: 12/15/93 10:51a
Subj: Alway IN-2000 SCSI card Refer: NONE
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> You don't happen to know their BBS #? Does Always sell the ROM update
> for those unfortunate souls like myself that don't have a chip burner?
Yea ,
Tech Support 818-597-1400
Fax 818-597-1496
BBS 818-597-0275
When you call them just tell them the version VCN-###, and version 3.3 and
soforth. The upgrade to the VCN-1.03 and 2.7 (i believe) is only $34.95+
shipping..
I did get my Pioneer 600a running perfectly now with the upgrade..
Bobby
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From: JOE HOWES Number: 9413
To: BRUCE URBANSKI Date: 12/14/93 9:25p
Subj: Re: Rebel Assault Refer: NONE
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-=> Quoting Bruce Urbanski to All <=-
BU> 1st of all GREAT game.... but been haveing BIG probelms with
BU> lockups.. Useing SB16 with Omni CD... Nice combonation... But even
BU> with a boot disk this game locks up every 10 monutes or so... Has
BU> anyone had any experiance with this one ?? and ideas would really
Lucas Arts has a fix for this on thier BBS that woked for me!!
... "Conway Twitty"...isn't that kinda ASKING for it?!?!?
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From: HUGH CRAIG Number: 9414
To: WILLIAM WRIGHT Date: 12/12/93 1:03a
Subj: PHILLIPS CD DRIVES Refer: NONE
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302 98 1
In a message dated 12-10-93, William Wright said to Giuliano Maciocci Jr:
> MC> all like you %$#$#^ Europeans. <gggggggggg>
> I'm European and I resent that, AS**OLE!!
WW>(I KNOW, OFF TOPIC!) Not ALL Europeans are bad, Germans are
WW>cool, but its those class-consious Englanders that really
WW>get on my nerve. Read the book Great Expectations if you
WW>really want to know!
Huh. As a mutt of questionable descent I feel amply qualified in
stating that it is the Spainish that really make me hurl.. HWAK PTUI.
Why if one of the above walked by my front porch I'd hurl the
latest OS/2 Hobbes disk at him.
Trailer text for Mr. Bill
Taken from COMPUTER RETAIL WEEK December 6 1993:
Ingram Micro Best Seller's List
Operating Systems and Languages
___>> 1. OS/2 2.1 Upgrade (!!!!!!)
2. Windows 3.1
3. Windows 3.1 Upgrade
Hugh Craig
.. OS/2: Windows done RIGHT!
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From: KEVIN PLUMMER Number: 9415
To: GENE GEIGER Date: 12/12/93 11:11a
Subj: BB#1 FOR SALE OR TRADE Refer: NONE
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5/50
On 09 Dec 93 05:50:00, I heard Gene Geiger shout to Kevin Plummer:
GG> KP>I have Busty Babes #1 for Sale or Trade for other Disk... The Best Deal
GG> >this Copy... It is the Collectors copy, With Bam Bam on it.
GG> How about an idea of some stuff you might be willing to trade for? -=Gene=
GG> * QMPro 1.51 * The chicken's Done when the smoke detector goes off!!
Well Computer type items, Other Adult CD's.... Etc.
......|<evin
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From: HAYDEN BRADSHAW Number: 9416
To: GARY HAY Date: 12/13/93 9:29a
Subj: CANADIAN CD DISTRIBUTION Refer: NONE
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N-BY: 374/1 12 17 31 38 48 88 1000 3615/50
-> Can you please send me a copy when available.
Sure can, Gary. Could you leave me your address??
Hayden.
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From: JOHN SINGLETON Number: 9417
To: NICK HONDA Date: 12/14/93 4:06p
Subj: Cds Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Well, today is Boy Scout Nite, or I'd write more, but I'll at least give you a
short, but to the point list. By the way, I wouldn't bother to get "The
Spaghetti Incident"(Guns N Roses), because it is all cover songs, and isn't
great. It really depends on what you like.
Metal: Metallica (Metallica); Kill 'Em All (Metallica); Master of the Puppets
(Metallica); Ride the Lightning (Metallica); ...And Justice for All
(Metallica); Live Sh*t-Binge & Purge (Metallica's New Box Set); Use Your
Illusion 2 (Guns N Roses); Appetite for Destruction (Guns N Roses); Lies (Guns
N Roses)
Call me by phone, I'll give you others. -John Singleton
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From: JESSE SCHMELZER Number: 9418
To: KEVIN PLUMMER Date: 12/11/93 11:01p
Subj: Re: BB#1 for Sale or Trade Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
In a message on <06-Dec-93 07:20:00> Kevin Plummer (1:231/570) wrote:
KP> I have Busty Babes #1 for Sale or Trade for other Disk... The Best
KP> Deal gets this Copy... It is the Collectors copy, With Bam Bam on it.
KP> ....|<evin
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I'll give ya 35.00
Jesse
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From: CHRIS ZITO Number: 9419
To: PAUL MERKIN Date: 12/13/93 3:48p
Subj: Re: GUS, Yea Right Refer: NONE
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PM> Finally a straight answer.... thanks for the
PM> clarification. If they are using a DAC (or more than
PM> one) why don't they state it on the box or in the
PM> manual?
The mere fact that the GUS uses wavetable implies that there is a DAC. You
can't have wavetable sound if you can't use samples. duh... That's like
asking if the Adlib can play music.
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From: JEFF WEISS Number: 9420
To: ALL Date: 12/14/93 9:35a
Subj: *~Custom CD-ROMs Refer: NONE
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We put YOUR DATA on a writable CD-ROM.
------
We will transfer up to 650 megabytes of data from your tape/removable
media to one CD-ROM.
o FULL CONFIDENTIALITY is assured - we don't inspect your data.
o Quick turn around time is provided - same day service available.
o Data integrity is guaranteed - 30 day money back warranty.
o Guaranteed to work on any standard CD-ROM drive.
- Free up space on expensive magnetic media.
- Archive your software collection.
- Consolidate shareware/GIF CDs to eliminate dupes/old versions.
- Make copies for your friends.
- Software development alternative to "glass master"
- Save hundreds of $$$,
- Eliminate days of delay.
CALL for a FREE writable CD-ROM primer.
Eternal ARCHIVE Solutions, Inc.
650 Cooke Street, #3
P.O. Box 4402
Waterbury, CT 06704-0402
(203) 759-0574 voice
(203) 759-0553 fax
... The tagline from our lawyers:
Customer is responsible for compliance with all licenses, laws, and
regulations regarding his software or data. EASI shall not be held
liable for customer's failure to comply with these requirements.
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From: JEFF WEISS Number: 9421
To: ALL Date: 12/14/93 9:40a
Subj: *~ Writable CD-ROMs Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
We now have the following writable CDs and hardware for sale.
CD-R Discs:
Ricoh 74 min (660 MB) CD-R discs $19.75 each (any quantity)
CD-ROM Recorders:
---------
Philips CD-ROM RECORDER $5,495
- Philips CDD521 Double Speed CD-ROM Recorder
- Adaptec 1540c SCSI Controller
- CD-GEN Premastering Software >now does Multi-Session<
Ricoh CD-ROM RECORDER $3,895
- Ricoh RS 9200CD Single Speed CD-ROM Recorder
- SCSI Controller
- CD Record Software 2.0
These recorders are ideal for archiving, and mass data storage.
The blank 650 meg CD-Rs are much cheaper than any other removable
media. Also, the CD-ROM readers are much cheaper than any Bernoulli,
Syquest, or WORM drive. They're even cheaper than SCSI tape drives.
If you want to transfer data to CD-ROM but don't want to purchase
a CD-ROM recorder at this time, we are pleased to offer you our
DATA CONVERSION SERVICES. We will transfer your data to CD-ROM for you.
Call for a FREE writable CD-ROM primer.
Eternal ARCHIVE Solutions, Inc.
650 Cooke Street, #3
P.O. Box 4402
Waterbury, CT 06704-0402
(203) 759-0574 voice
(203) 759-0553 fax
A $4.95 handling charge is added to all orders, no matter how large.
Only the actual shipping charges are billed to your order.
Connecticut residents add 6% sales tax.
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From: JEFF WEISS Number: 9422
To: ALL Date: 12/14/93 12:00a
Subj: *~ Mitsumi 2X CD-ROM Refer: NONE
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Mitsumi FX001D double-speed internal CD-ROM --- $229
300 - 350 KBPS sustained throughput
280 - 250 ms average access time
AT bus interface card included
All necessary signal and audio cables included
All necessary install software and manuals included
caddyless front loading tray (takes 3" CDs as well)
headphone jack with volume control
1 year warranty.
Eternal ARCHIVE Solutions, Inc.
650 Cooke Street, #3
P.O. Box 4402
Waterbury, CT 06704-0402
(203) 759-0574 voice
(203) 759-0553 fax
... CD-ROMs Made EASI (SM)
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From: BILL DEERTZ Number: 9423
To: MIKE BILOW Date: 12/14/93 10:08p
Subj: Alway IN-2000 SCSI card Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
-> The Pioneer changers (under DOS) require that your controller support
-> multiple LUNs per PUN. The PUN ("Physical Unit Number") is the hardw
-> address of the device on the SCSI bus, known commonly as a "SCSI ID."
-> ("Logical Unit Number") is the way you access the different disks in
-> changer.
->
-> I can't answer your exact question, but the Pioneer technical support
-> number is (408)748-2105.
Thanks for the info....
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From: BILL DEERTZ Number: 9424
To: MIKE BILOW Date: 12/14/93 10:09p
Subj: Looking 4 a DRM-600A Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
-> BD> (bare drive, no controller) What is the best price someone
-> BD> can offer? Can anyone beat $700?
->
-> I just bought one for $699 from Better Business Systems, (800)697-999
Thanks, I'll give them a try...
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From: JIM LAMBERT Number: 9425
To: MIKE SHANNON Date: 12/13/93 11:42p
Subj: CD-ROMS FOR MACINTOSH Refer: NONE
Read: NO Private: No
MS>Mac Shareware.................19.00
Hey Mike. What can you tell me about this one? I'd like to know the
approximate quantity (megs), and whether or not it can be run on a PC
and if it is BBS ready. Any info would be appreciated. If it is
BBS ready for a PC, then send me one. Also, send me five of the new
Power Box CD's when they are released. Thanks.
Jim...
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From: RETURN RECEIPT Number: 9426
To: JOHN BIGBIE Date: 12/15/93 12:53a
Subj: OUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
@ACKRR :Acknowledge Receipt of msg 23240 written on 12-15-93 00:53 N
@FROM :CHRIS STEARNS N
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From: IAN CLEMENTS Number: 9427
To: ALL Date: 12/12/93 5:25p
Subj: suggestions please Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
I have a creative labs CR-ROM kit that I got about 7-8 months ago
Its not double spin and uses the Soundblaster Pro card as the drive interface
I originally had it installed on a 386DX-40 system with 8 megs, DOS 5 Windows
3.1 and had no problems after the initial fine tuning.
Then I upgraded to a 486DX 33LB with 4 megs and have had nothing but trouble.
I never used the drive much except for clip art and occasional lookups in the
encyclopedias I have. Now I can't even do that much. It mostly hangs when
anything involving sound come along.
I'm fairly certain that it's not a sound card only problem as I can run the
sound card fine if I configure my system not to start up installing the CD-ROM
drivers. All my DOS and Windows applications work fine using sound.
I pretty much had it with this but thought I'd see if anyone had any
suggestions before I finally get rid of it.
Any help would be greatly appreciated
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From: DAVE REED Number: 9428
To: JAMES BUTLER Date: 12/14/93 9:02p
Subj: Wanted Beatles CD Refer: NONE
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Hello James!
Thursday December 09 1993 19:03, James Butler wrote to All:
JB> **************** Wanted *****************
JB> Beatles Hard Days Night CD-RoM !!!!
Why don't you just go to your local music store and order it? <grin>
Later,
Dave
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From: PAUL HARDY Number: 9429
To: ALL Date: 12/14/93 9:48a
Subj: Pioneer DRM-602X changer Refer: NONE
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I just bought a Pioneer DRM-602X. Can anyone tell me if pin 38 on the
connecter really supplies TPower/Terminal Power/Whatever you like to
call it?
The docs have it marked as an `input' :-( and Pioneer don't know 8-(
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From: EDDIE PHILLIPS Number: 9430
To: TONY PSALTIS Date: 12/14/93 11:38p
Subj: Re: Adaptec woes Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
-=> Quoting Tony Psaltis to All <=-
TP> I am using an Adaptec SCSI-2 board (AHA1522) under OS/2 (v2.1).
TP> Adaptec is configured to support two devices: an Iomega Bernoulli Box
TP> (90MB) and a Toshiba CD-ROM drive (3401). Both of these devices are
TP> internal.
TP> I am having problems while trying to load the Iomega OAD drivers and
TP> also support the Toshiba. It seems as though I can load one driver or
TP> the other but not both! (i.e. AHA152X.ADD or OAD.SYS) The only way I
TP> know of getting the Toshiba to be recognized by OS/2 is to use the OS/2
TP> ADD drivers with the BASEDEV command. Quite a predicament!
TP> I know that I am asking for the best of both worlds, but I have come
TP> to expect nothing short of that from OS/2 <g>.
TP> The bottom line is that I would like to continue to use the OAD
TP> drivers (only because of the performance gains they offer compared to
TP> the OS/2 ADD drivers) for the BBox and still be able to access the
TP> Toshiba at the same time.
TP> Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
I don't know if this will work, but can't you use OS/2's INT13 driver for the
Adaptec (defeats the purpose of the SCSI interface, but you aren't exactly
running high speed devices on that card). This will have OS/2 send generic
commands to that card. Then, maybe you can use the OAD driver. It's a shot
in the dark, but I remember when I was using the Always IN-2000 card, it was
not supported by OS/2, so I ran it under the INT13 driver. Good luck !!
... NT replace OS/2? And I suppose your favorite editor is edlin.
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From: DAVID GINSBURG Number: 9431
To: ALL Date: 12/14/93 5:16p
Subj: King Quest 6 Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
To all, I just Got Kings Quest 6 for the CD-Rom and need help. First, in the
catacombs when the ceiling is about to crush you, what do you use to stop it?
2nd, when you go to the Isle of Wonders, how do you stop all those gnomes? I
stopped the first one, but the 2nd I didn't. Thanks, David
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From: GREG SIEVERS Number: 9432
To: WILLIAM WRIGHT Date: 12/14/93 5:12p
Subj: 7th guest 100% Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
WW> > I have a 386 dx 40, 4 mb ram, single speed (:()...
WW> > Someone I know has a 486 sx 33, 8mb, single speed
WW> > drive, and tseng et3000 and he gets 1%! :)
^^^^^^
I have a 386/40 with 4 meg ram and a mitsumi 2X drive with a boca
research 1 meg svga card with the ET4000 chipset.It came up with
100% . I had a trident 1 meg card and I always had slow video
writes, and I saw how this ET4000 chip (for DOS anyways) cranks.
Dont know much about the ET3000, is that also a 1 meg card?
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From: MICHAEL PHUONG Number: 9433
To: ALL Date: 12/14/93 10:24p
Subj: CDROM DRIVE WANTED Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
I am looking for external CD-ROM drive with interface card, 400ms or
under and MPC Standard. I am willing to spend about $ 150.00 or less
for it. If you have a new or use CD-ROM drive for sale, please reply
configuration or call me at (800) 297-6905.
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From: DENNISE BELDEN Number: 9434
To: KEVIN PLUMMER Date: 12/11/93 12:21a
Subj: Bb#1 For Sale Or Trade Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
- >I have Busty Babes #1 for Sale or Trade for other Disk... The Best
Deal gets >this Copy... It is the Collectors copy, With Bam Bam on it.
> ....|<evin
Kevin
What are you asking for BB #1 release #1??? I am looking for this
CD-Rom. Can post here or phone voice (417) 886-3776. Leave message
on answering machine and I'll call YOU back.
Dennise
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From: KEVIN PLUMMER Number: 9435
To: JOE RINEHART Date: 12/15/93 3:46p
Subj: Re: Hitachi model 3500's Refer: NONE
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Joe,
Have you received my Drive Yet ????
.....|<evin
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From: DAVID RYDER Number: 9436
To: CURTIS BURISCH Date: 12/15/93 7:41p
Subj: OS/2 CD... Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
CB>Does anyone out there know if OS/2 can be run straight off the CD
CD>(with SOME stuff on the HD, of course)?
No! It must be installed on your HD.
David Ryder * Mississauga, Ontario * 12-15-93 rn.1063@rose.com
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From: DANA BUBP Number: 9437
To: ALL Date: 12/15/93 3:05a
Subj: CDdrive not seen in win.? Refer: NONE
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When I boot my computer, the cd-rom drive in not recognized in windows.
To correct the problem I back out of windows, type d: then c: win
Now when the windows boots again its fine. I have a soundblaster pro and
just hooked up the omni cd drive to it. Im using dos 5.0 and Win 3.1.
I am sure that to someone out here that is simple and you are laughing
at me, but any help would be appriciated.
Thanks in advance
Dana
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From: EDDIE MONEY Number: 9438
To: JOE RINEHART Date: 12/15/93 12:18p
Subj: Hitachi drives Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Hello Joe!
Sunday December 12 1993 23:41, Joe Rinehart wrote to Eddie Money:
>> Hello Joe!
>>
>> Joe I need some drivers for my Hitachi 1503s drives for OS/2 2.1
>> Can you help me out with this.
>> Thank's
JR> Eddie,
JR> I wish I could help you. We are presently supporting Hitachi model
JR> 3500 & NEC model 36. I'm in the process of collecting anything CD
JR> oriented for our CD-ROM support bbs, as I do get a lot of requests for
JR> various drivers, and would like to offer improved services, even if we
JR> do not sell it.
JR> Thanks for asking.
JR> Joe
Joe I talked with you on the phone the other night, about the 1503s drives. I
called the company and ordered the drivers for OS/2 for the drives. Let me know
if your interested by netmail.
Eddie 1:3663/102
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From: BARRY MISHKIND Number: 9439
To: MIKE SHANNON Date: 12/15/93 10:39a
Subj: query Refer: NONE
Read: NO Private: No
Mike,
Forgive me if you weren't the one, but I wrote a rather lengthy response to a
manufacturer/vendor last month relating to eval and press contacts. Since
then, I've not seen anything on it, so I was wondering if the post got
through. It has long since scrolled off here, so I have neither the original
nor reply.
Again .. if it wasn't you, sorry.
MS> HOBBES OS/2 10/93 * The latest version w/ 3000 current OS/2 files!.....$16
MS> OS/2BOX * A new CD with ONLY version 2+ OS/2 shareware! BBS-ready......$25
Here, I'll have to seek some education. I have just gotten the OS2/2.1 box,
and will be installing it shortly. Are the files on these CD's standard DOS
apps written for 32 bit? How many of them (if you know) actually run better
than the DOS versions.
thanks
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From: WALTER CHISENSKI Number: 9440
To: BRUCE URBANSKI Date: 12/14/93 10:57p
Subj: Re: REBEL ASSAULT CD-GAME Refer: NONE
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Well Bruce, I hate to say but I can't help you with that. I never did
get very far in to the game and I ended up getting rid of the darn thing! It
was just way to buggy for me and my system. The game is comming out for the
SEGA CD system by x-mas or soon after (that's what they say :-)) so I will
probally get it for that when it does come out for it. If you ask me Lucas
Arts should have never sent that game wihtout working some of the porblems out
first...
Walter Chisenski
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From: TATER SCHULD Number: 9441
To: ALL Date: 12/15/93 9:27a
Subj: mailing list Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
to all shareware sales distributors:
Please put me on your mailing list
N2247 Cardinal Dr
Medford Wi. 54451
If you distribute adult shareware PLEASE be discreet about it
... This tagline is SHAREWARE! To register, send me $10
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From: TATER SCHULD Number: 9442
To: ALL Date: 12/15/93 9:27a
Subj: Danger: mark kiessling Refer: NONE
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WARNING WARNING WARNING
Beware of a man calling himself Mark Kiessling or Mark Wahlen. This man is a
Rip off artist, thief and a leech. Do NOT Make any bussiness transactions
of any type with this man. He is wanted in three counties in Wisconsin and
possibly more in Illinois. He claims to be a computer programer and
consultant And runs a bussiness either called Aussie soft or M.T. Logic.
If anyone knows the present whereabouts of this man or has any information
about him contact me or the Price county courthouse in Phillips, Wi.
... Say "Thanks" to your sysop today.
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From: JASON DEVRIES Number: 9443
To: DAVE DUCHARME Date: 12/15/93 2:20p
Subj: ST:TNG CD? Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
DD>I read in one of the games magazines that the STTNG CD-ROM game is in
DD>production right now, or rather it is in the development stage. The
DD>game is
DD>apparently an interactive VR style game and is supposed to
DD>absolutely blow
DD>away the 25th Anniversary TOS game.
DD>So far there is no release date yet.
I'm definatly going to get my hands on this one as soon as it comes out.
Someone told me the name of it, but I'm not sure what it was anymore.
Was it Rites of Judgement?
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From: CHAD REID Number: 9444
To: BENJAMIN ORTIZ Date: 12/15/93 4:12p
Subj: Virus Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
BO> CR> Brice, it is impossible for a virus to infect a write-protected floppy
BO> CR> disk. The write-protected floppy disk is just like CD-ROM, NOTHING can
BO> CR> be put on the disk. It had to have come from the manufacturer or been
BO> CR> takin in by someone else to get the virus on it. It's the only way.
BO>Some of you guys ain't looking in the right areas at ALL...
BO>Why not start at the top? Why not start from WHERE THE PROGRAMMING
BO>AND DISTRIBUTION OF THE FRIGGEN THINGS BEGUN?
BO>Blaming the CD distributor ain't gonna get ya nowhere...
Everyone has a part to do in it. I seriously dought that a shareware
author is going to infect his program. If it does happen, it's by
accident. But some where along the line it should be encountered before
it is allowed out into the public. The CD distributor is the one who
gathers the files, there for they should test each one and scan it, or
at least do all the things that they should just to save their
reputation.
Chad Reid
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From: SHANE WOOTEN Number: 9445
To: ALL Date: 12/14/93 8:32p
Subj: Thanx Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Hello,
Sorryt I didn't reply to all of those that replied to my message I have been
really busy...Unfortuanly I was unable to get the game working.. Oh
well...doesn anyone have a Sony At-INterface card that they would be willing to
sell I think that is what my problem is...considering the ccard I have isn't
even Sony...The game I haveing the problem is The 7th Guest.. I have a slow
150KB drive 4 megd of ram...486DX 33...and it just keeps locking up on the
opening book!..Thanx alot ]
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From: DANNY TONG Number: 9446
To: ALL Date: 12/14/93 6:52p
Subj: News: cd-rom ring busted Refer: NONE
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Edited from a 12/10/93 newswire:
Federal officials have announced the first software piracy case involving
counterfeit CD-ROM, programs. Authorities dismantled C-88 International Corp of
Fremont, CA for importing bootlegged discs from Hong Kong and packaging them
with personal computers.
There were about 900 counterfeit CD-ROM discs and 18,000 software manuals. The
counterfeit discs included popular games, encyclopedia and desk reference
titles from Groliers Inc, The Software Toolworks, and Lucasfilm Games. They
were to be sold as if they had been distributed by The Software Toolworks. Some
of the discs were defective, the packaging was shoddy and the packages on some
of the products were misspelled.
Computer software piracy has been a growing problem in recent years. Some
estimates put the losses to American software producers at $1B annually.
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From: HUGH CRAIG Number: 9447
To: BRUCE URBANSKI Date: 12/15/93 3:30a
Subj: Rebel Assault Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
In a message dated 12-06-93, Bruce Urbanski said to All:
BU> 1st of all GREAT game.... but been haveing BIG probelms with
BU>lockups.. Useing SB16 with Omni CD... Nice combonation...
BU>But even with a boot disk this game locks up every 10
BU>monutes or so... Has anyone had any experiance with this
BU>one ?? and ideas would really help.. If you also have any
BU>extra passcodes, I could use em.. Only hve one so far..8-(
BU>..
BU> Stoshu...
Yes. Got it a few days ago. Ran fine till I got into a fire
fight in Chapter 4 with a Star Destroyer.
Then it locked. Up.
No problem though. I had downloaded the fix from the Lucas Arts BBS
prior to buying the game. Installed the fix and no more lockups.
Not on this machine anyway. It is a BETA patch. According
to the traffic I've seen on the nets and on the Lucas Arts BBS
most are getting good results with the patch. However some
still have lockups.
So just get the patch. Should do the trick for you.
Hardware here is a 486DX-33 ISA w AMI 7/91 BIOS,8megs RAM
Trident 8900C SVGA w 1meg (non accelerated),
SBPRO IRQ 5 base x220.
Intel 400i modem(internal)IRQ 3 and IRQ 11 base x350 (fax on irq 11)
Printer IRQ7
Mitsumi FX001D IRQ 10,base x300 using the supplied card.
Running 800x600x256 Trident drivers for the Desktop.
Not using MMPM2. (MMPM2 makes my system sick).
Using Stacker for OS/2 and DOS.
To anyone with OS/2 . This game will not run in OS/2. Period.
To those with DOS. Be ready to disable you EMS manager. The
game performs better without one on most hardware. On mine
I run PCDOS 6.01 and did not notice much difference.
It only needs a little base memory. I booted with as little as
470k free and it still runs fine.
Rebel Assault uses it's own routine for handling extended memory.
You will probably want 4megs. But I would assume it will do
OK in a 2 meg machine. Sound may suffer though.
Trailer text for Mr. Bill
Taken from COMPUTER RETAIL WEEK December 6 1993:
Ingram Micro Best Seller's List
Operating Systems and Languages
___>> 1. OS/2 2.1 Upgrade (!!!!!!)
2. Windows 3.1
3. Windows 3.1 Upgrade
Hugh Craig
.. "640K ought to be enough for anybody." - Bill Gates, 1981
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From: HUGH CRAIG Number: 9448
To: ADAM BRIAND Date: 12/15/93 12:56p
Subj: Re: 7th guest and viper Refer: NONE
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In a message dated 12-09-93, Adam Briand said to Hugh Craig:
> Ha. I got a Trident 8900c ISA SVGA 1meg and I got a
> whole %1 of optimal!
> On a 486-33 no less,running off a Mitsumi FX001D 2x.
>
> I bought 7thGuest to test out the New Mitsu I bought only to find
> out that it was'nt the Mitsu that needed the testing....
AB>How do you like your FX-001D? How is the speed and have you had any
AB>problems with it?
It's plenty fast for what I'm doing. 300kb thruput and 250ms access.
Just got REbel Assault and it performs flawlessly with it.
No problems as of yet. I've only had the drive about 3 weeks though.....
For the money it does a great job. As good as drives costing twice as
much. IMHO (I'm sure no expert).
If a guy just has to spend $500 then I'd go with a SCSI II 3x system.
Then one would think the drive would be fine for upcoming system hogware
for the next...oh 5 years..maybe?
But this 2x does performs well enough. The bottle neck on performance
on my system, and so many others, is the video. Stuck with a ISA 16 bit
buss just does not cut it with games like 7th Guest,etc.
I've priced VLB MB's (without the processor) at aroun $100-$140.
And one can get a Genoa Cirrus 54xx VLB video card for $70-$99.
It's the way to go for us that have a 486-33 ISA system. The486 Intel
chip still is expensive, around $260. So it will make some sense to
go this route.
I noticed Rebel Assault checks to see if you have a 1x,2x or 3x drive.
It says the faster the drive the better the graphics.
I'd like to compare the Graphics on Rebel Assault to a 3x CDROM system.
AB> * JABBER v1.1 * If at first you don't succeed, then skydiving isn't for you
Ha! STolen!
Trailer text for Mr. Bill
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Operating Systems and Languages
___>> 1. OS/2 2.1 Upgrade (!!!!!!)
2. Windows 3.1
3. Windows 3.1 Upgrade
Hugh Craig
.. "640K ought to be enough for anybody." - Bill Gates, 1981
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From: HUGH CRAIG Number: 9449
To: GARY COLMAN Date: 12/15/93 1:05p
Subj: 7th guest etc Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
In a message dated 12-12-93, Gary Colman said to Hugh Craig:
> Ha. I got a Trident 8900c ISA SVGA 1meg and I got a whole %1 of optimal!
> On a 486-33 no less,running off a Mitsumi FX001D 2x.
GC>I had a 1MB 8900B Trident card, on a 386sx33, which gave 40%.
Interesting. Hmm. Wonder what the deal is with my Trident.
GC>I now have a Cx486DLC40 with 1MB ET-4000/W32 VLB board, which
GC>gives 100%
Great. Soon plan to do the same. I'll just get a bare 486 VLB board
and I'll be getting a Genoa Cirrus based VLB video card.
Then I'll have to figure out what to do with that junk 486-33 ISA MB...
> That and the blobs in the microscope and a few others. I've
GC>yeah, micro probs here too. But I'll get it EVENTUALLY ;-)
It's been a week or two since I played the game. It might be
time to go back and box another round.
Trailer text for Mr. Bill
Taken from COMPUTER RETAIL WEEK December 6 1993:
Ingram Micro Best Seller's List
Operating Systems and Languages
___>> 1. OS/2 2.1 Upgrade (!!!!!!)
2. Windows 3.1
3. Windows 3.1 Upgrade
Soltan Gris, Imports,Exports.
.. NT's educational discount: educated people buy OS/2.
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From: HUGH CRAIG Number: 9450
To: KENT TIMM Date: 12/15/93 1:45p
Subj: commericial CD Roms? Refer: NONE
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In a message dated 12-11-93, Kent Timm said to All:
KT>I just got my CD Rom a week ago, I'm planing on buying a
KT>commericial game this week for it.
KT>I've heard about the following and would like some comments
KT>about these programs: (for IBM 386sx 2Meg RAM, standard
KT>VGA. What they are, playabillity, graphics, etc.)
You should mention if you have a 16Mhz or 33mhz system or what.
We will assume you meant a 386SX-16
KT>Family Doctor, or Mayo Clinic (not games)
Don't know
KT>7th Guest
Got this one here. Great game if you like brain benders, ala
word puzzles,anagrams, maze puzzles, logic puzzles,etc. Great
Graphics,Digital sounds,Great Music. Well done production.
However, looking at your hardware. It would not be very playable.
Minimum I'd reccomend would be a 386-40. For best performance the
game really demands a VLB video system. A 2x drive or better also.
The game supports SVGA and VGA and of course it really shines with SVGA.
Nix that. I just looked at the BOX. 386DX 33 minimum. 2 meg,min.
Recomended: 486sx 20mhz or faster, 4 megs RAM, FAST SVGA or LB video
and some other stuff. 2x CDROM. Oh well
I run a 486-33DX ISA
and the game is jerky when moving about the mansion. I don't have a fast
SVGA adapter.
KT>Dream Girl
Don't know
KT>Or anything else you think is special. Please reply here,
KT>or by netmail if you like.
Rebel Assault is nice if you enjoy a arcade like game. It is not
like XWING.
Again. I'm not so sure this game would perform very well. Wait. let
me check the box...
Yep. 386-33 4 meg MINIMUM. On the Box.
I think you will find that the case with most of the new graphix intensive
games.
Time for a upgrade kid. Get a VLB MB and put 4 megs RAM in it. Get
a VLB video card.
With good shoping practice you could pump up that box for $300-$400 bills.
Tops $500, assuming your SIMM modules are the 1 meg variety. You only
would need 2 more....
I'd recommend a 486-33 class minimum.
Sadly a 386SX 16 is not considered sufficient horsepower for intensive
graphix games of today and the future. A VLB system should keep us
in the pink for 5 years. Thats the way the tech crumbles kiddo.
You might try adventure games. XWING is another that should perform
OK on such a machine. Not CDROM though.
Leisure Suit Larry 6 would be Ok. But I thought the game stunk. For
what it costs. Course I was looking for more 'adult' level entertainment
than what the game provided. Funny in places no doubt. Fair graphix. But
its not out on CD yet. I hear it may be after XMAS.
Sorry if this is a bummer. But its better you save the money for hardware
than blow it on 50 buck games, at least at this point.
You'll be better off scrimping for the hardware one really needs.
My standard hardware blurb for reference purposes only:
Hardware here is a 486DX-33 ISA w AMI 7/91 BIOS,8megs RAM
Trident 8900C SVGA w 1meg (non accelerated),
SBPRO IRQ 5 base x220.
Intel 400i modem(internal)IRQ 3 and IRQ 11 base x350 (fax on irq 11)
Printer IRQ7
Mitsumi FX001D IRQ 10,base x300 using the supplied card.
Running 800x600x256 Trident drivers for the Desktop.
Not using MMPM2. (MMPM2 makes my system sick).
Using Stacker for OS/2 and DOS.
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From: HUGH CRAIG Number: 9451
To: JEREMY ROLLINGS Date: 12/15/93 2:01p
Subj: Great Games??? Refer: NONE
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In a message dated 12-13-93, Jeremy Rollings said to All:
JR>I need your help out there in CD-ROM land. I want to get a good
JR>adventure type CD game--someting like 7th Guest or IJ:Fate of
JR>Atlantis, I guess--but I don't want to buy one that's *too* difficult
JR>(i.e., one that will have me asking for help in the games conference
JR>every other day).
JR>Life is frustrating enough without having to get pissed off at a game.
JR>What do you recommed out there? It should be at lesat VGA 320X240X256
JR>with soundblaster music and digitized sounds.
I hear ya!
Post your current hardware and you'll get finer honed responses.
Many of the new games on the shelves will require at least a
386-33 with 4 megs minimum and a 2x CDROM drive....
7th guest is a definate mind bender Great graphix if you can run it.
SVGA and VGA. VGA is not recommended though. It's a little to rough
visually in VGA. SVGA is fantastic.
. It is NOT an adventure game. It is a puzzle game. If
you do anagrams, maze puzzles, logic puzzles, you will enjoy it.
If you do Chess you'll like it.
The pointer in the game is a skull with the top half of the brain
case removed. You see a pulsating brain. You'll end up like that....
If you like adventure games check out Indiana Jones. It's out on CD.
I saw the DEMO on my Rebel Assault CD. Looks like fun. Should
be a good game for 'low' end HW.
Hav'nt seen KQVI. I've steered away from it cause the idiots at
Sierra made it a DOS-Windows version. I don't do windows. The
box says you will lose some features if you play the DOS version.
But the idiots did not mention what features one would lose.
So I decided to pass it up.
Return to Zork was good. I had the disk based version. A CD version
is out now. It is a tough one for some. I had quite a tussle but
solved it without much help. Classic Zorkian puzzles. Good Graphix.
Should run fine on 'low' end systems.
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Operating Systems and Languages
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2. Windows 3.1
3. Windows 3.1 Upgrade
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From: HUGH CRAIG Number: 9452
To: VINCE LUCCHETTI Date: 12/15/93 2:14p
Subj: Multimedia Refer: NONE
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In a message dated 12-12-93, Vince Lucchetti said to All:
VL>Seems this message got lost in the electronic void...
VL>
VL>At any rate, I have been seeing some great deals for CD
VL>drives and upgrade kits and wonder if I would need to
VL>upgrade my soundcard (currently a Sounblaster 2.0 8 bit
VL>card) to use with a new cd drive.
NAH. You don't have to. Beware of those Sound-CDROM-Speaker Kits.
IMHO they are a good way to overspend. Just get a CDKIT with
either a proprietary or SCSI II interface. Just another opinion....
I plug my SBPRO and my CD into my stereo anyway. I don't need no
stinking overpriced computer speakers. !!
I'm using the Mitsumi FX001D 2x. Cost $198
I can't recommend upgrading the sound card. The market baffles me.
I'm going to stick with the SBPRO. All the games support it. The others..
to much confusion for my mind.
I've been seeing to much bad press on the SB16 series to consider them
a safe buy at present.
Check out the ADLIB echeo. Lots of sound card traffic there....
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From: HUGH CRAIG Number: 9453
To: CURTIS BURISCH Date: 12/15/93 2:19p
Subj: Os/2 Cd... Refer: NONE
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In a message dated 12-11-93, Curtis Burisch said to All:
CB>Does anyone out there know if OS/2 can be run straight off
CB>the CD (with SOME stuff on the HD, of course)?
CB> --==## Curtis ##==--
NO.
The CD package is just a nice way to install to the HD. Nothing more.
Hardware here is a 486DX-33 ISA w AMI 7/91 BIOS,8megs RAM
Trident 8900C SVGA w 1meg (non accelerated),
SBPRO IRQ 5 base x220.
Intel 400i modem(internal)IRQ 3 and IRQ 11 base x350 (fax on irq 11)
Printer IRQ7
Mitsumi FX001D IRQ 10,base x300 using the supplied card.
Running 800x600x256 Trident drivers for the Desktop.
OS/2 2.1 and PCDOS 6.1
Not using MMPM2. (MMPM2 makes my system sick).
Using Stacker for OS/2 and DOS.
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2. Windows 3.1
3. Windows 3.1 Upgrade
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From: DEVIN WOOD Number: 9454
To: GARY HUFF Date: 12/15/93 1:09p
Subj: TOSHIBA_VS PANASONIC Refer: NONE
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GH>AY> I think the Toshiba would be faster and smoother because it has a
>fast AY access time and higher transfer rate. The Panasonic is 320ms
>access a AY> 300k/sec transfer. The Toshiba is 200ms access and
>330k/sec transfer. AY> Also, the Toshiba is SCSI II while the
>Panasonic is proprietary.
Can anyone following this thread give me som info on the Toshiba 3401?
I haven't been able to see one of these drives. I need to use an
internal drive with caddies due to a handicap. But some drives have
doors that make them nearly impossible for me to use. The NEC CDR-74
'84 drives are a good example. I bought a NEC 3Xi which has a very easy
to operate door, but I couldn't get the thing to run in my machine.
I don't see any other triple spins out there. So I need some advice.
Also I saw that Toshiba is rated last in the recent customer
satisfaction poll in PC Mag for there PCs. Is their support for CD-ROM
drives any better?
Thanks,
Devin
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From: GARY HUFF Number: 9455
To: BORIS OSADCIW Date: 12/15/93 1:27a
Subj: Re: Night Owl 10.1 Refer: NONE
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BO> Nope, nothings been added, just the three virus's have been deleted fr
BO> the cd.
BO> Hope this helps....
Yep, sure does. Thanks, Boris. I've got the three offending files
blocked from download, so it wouldn't benefit me to upgrade to 10.1. I
appreciate the honest information. You might be sure to let us know
when Nightowl 11 comes out, and I'll be standing in line with an order.
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From: GARY HUFF Number: 9456
To: MIKE BILOW Date: 12/15/93 1:59a
Subj: Re: Panasonic 562 Refer: NONE
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GH> Running common grounds is OK when dealing with DC (Direct
GH> Current) circuits. Unfortunately, when dealing with AC
GH> (Alternating Current), you cannot use a common ground without
GH> some of the current being slightly out of phase with some of
GH> the other currents, thus setting up ground loops. In
GH> non-technical terms, this means you will get hum on your
GH> audio if you don't run separate ground returns. In
MB> Modern solid state audio equipment runs two wires to each speaker beca
MB> there is no such thing as a "common" anymore. At one time, outputs we
MB> isolated through a transformer. To save money and weight, especially
MB> automotive electronics, this is hardly ever done now. The result is t
MB> SHORTING "GROUND" LEADS TOGETHER WILL DESTROY AUDIO OUTPUT TRANSISTORS
Yes, that part is absolutely correct. Obviously you were awake when
they taught that class that day.
MB> Most of your comments are complete rubbish. Audio is always AC. A
Whoa, Mikey Baby... back off right there! I NEVER said audio was NOT
AC... if you read my post VERY CAREFULLY, I specifically referred to
audio as being AC. Don't insult me with your childish distortions...
I'm a trained electronic engineer, and I won't stand for your
attempting to twist what I said. If you're going to comment, at least
show me the courtesy of being accurate about your quotes.
MB> Ground loops are not a phase problem, but an impedance problem. What
MB> phase could you have on ground?
Sorry, Mike, but you slept through that class. Audio, as I MENTIONED,
is Alternating Current... low frequency, but still alternating. If
you attempt to use a common ground on audio circuits (ignoring whether
we are dealing with tubes or transistors for the moment, OK?), if you
have dissimilar lengths of ground return paths, and realizing that all
alternating current MUST have a complete circuit out and back
(otherwise you wouldn't have any audio at all - that's the part you
slept through), then you must deal with the problem of the length of
the return path. If you depend on a chassis ground (or an automobile
body ground), then those return paths will be slightly dissimilar in
length. The returning alternating currents will be slightly out of
phase (the exact point on the alternating current's sine wave will be
out of time with each other), and you'll get distortion of the audio -
or alternating current - in the form of hum (when operated from a
60-cycle source), or in the form of transister whine (if using a solid
state power source), etc. Thus, audio leads need individual ground
return leads for THAT reason, AND ALSO because solid state output
stages require it for protection of transistors. Older tube output
devices, as you correctly noted, must be matched with a transformer
because the impedance of an output tube's plate circuit is
approximately 5000-9000 ohms impedance, while speakers are much lower
in impedance (ranging approximately from 3.2 ohms to 16 ohms of
impedance), and also (of course) because plates of tubes run at high
voltages that must somehow be blocked from getting onto the speaker
wires. Solid state output devices don't need those transformers,
obviously, and so in ADDITION to phase distortion problems, you ALSO
have to worry about protecting the output devices.
MB> Solid state audio equipment that runs from 115 VAC line voltage does n
MB> other than convert it to DC, and then uses the DC in the same way as i
MB> automotive audio circuit. You are confusing power supply hum, which r
MB> from "ripple" (insufficient filtering after rectification), with groun
MB> hum.
Specifically referring to equipment run from AC power lines (which was
what I was referring to in my original comment, and which you well
know) must deal with the problem of AC 60 cycle currents running on the
chassis of equipment, which used to be a big problem back in the tube
days because of all the 60 cycle AC currents being used everywhere for
tube filaments, etc. You are correct that modern solid state equipment
runs from isolated DC power supplies, and the 60-cycle hum problem is
not there with automobile audio circuits.... BUT - clang, clang, Mike -
there is ALWAYS the problem of OTHER frequencies ANYWHERE in the audio
spectrum being out of phase with each other. It doesn't have to be 60
cycles... it can be 400, or 1378, or 2167 cycles (or Hertz, if you
prefer, but I'm using the term "cycle" because we're specifically
dealing with a phase problem here). Thus, to avoid distortion at any
and all frequencies throughout the audio spectrum (which is an
ALTERNATING CURRENT spectrum), a separate ground return should be used
for each speaker. It ALSO protects the output transistors, but that's
not the ONLY reason a separate ground return is used.
MB> Forgive me for being a little short with you, but people applying your
MB> to any equipment made within the last decade would probably end up wit
MB> charred wreckage where the audio output amplifier transistors used to
MB> "Common ground" is a long dead concept in consumer audio.
Nonsense. I advocated using a separate ground return for each speaker.
If they follow that advice, they most certainly will NOT end up with
"charred wreckage," and you know it. In fact, their equipment will
specifically be protected from such an event, and you know it.
Common ground is certainly not a dead concept, it's just a concept that
is no longer understood (apparently) by young technicians.
Nevertheless, if you understand its principle, then you also begin to
understand why there are MULTIPLE reasons for avoiding common groud
returns, OTHER than protection of output devices. I attempted to
explain a little about what some of those OTHER reasons were, and you
pounced on it as though I didn't understand anything about the primary
reason for solid state devices. Cheap shot, Mike. You're trying to
twist what I said to make yourself look good, and I don't appreciate it
at all. You need to learn that not all principles of electronics
originated from the day you went to school... many of the principles of
electronics date well back into the 19th Century, and realize that some
of the problems we face today were faced by Marconi and Edison as well.
If I discuss something about a Spark Gap transmitter, that doesn't
mean I don't know about a 1993 transmitter... I just might want to
point out that the reason we do something with that 1993 transmitter is
because the problem was solved back when Spark Gaps ruled the airwaves.
We use separate speaker returns for reasons dating back to 1930 radios,
as WELL as for protection of transistors. And that was my point, which
you missed.
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From: GARY HUFF Number: 9457
To: DAVE REED Date: 12/15/93 2:04a
Subj: Re: NIGHT OWL 10 VIRUS REPORT Refer: NONE
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DR> Hello Gary!
DR> Saturday December 11 1993 08:24, Gary Huff wrote to Mike Shannon:
GH> Mike, after this incident, I'd say that the Nightowl 11 disk will be
GH> one of the most heavily scanned CD's ever to be released. Companies
GH> that get burned releasing a defective product and have their
GH> reputations sullied tend to become very careful not to make the same
GH> mistake twice. You might be too young to remember the Lockheed
GH> Electras in the 1960s
DR> And you might be too young to remember that EVERY release of Night Owl
DR> had commercial programs and/or virus problems. EVERY ONE OF THEM! Th
Get real, friend. Electras dated back to around 1960, and it is
possible that Mike not remember that far back. That's an entirely
different time reference than way, way, way back to the olden days when
Nightowl 9 first came out. .... Or maybe you're so young, that the
Nightowl 9 is prehistoric history to you?
DR> putting Night Owls together do NOT take necessary precautions, and the
DR> are having a field day with Mr. Graham (aka Night Owl Publisher).
Yes, and that's unfortunate for Nightowl, because it's also being
ignored that their disks are filled with a very fine collection of
shareware that is often only a few weeks old. I guess if you feel that
way, then you'd better stick with the PC-SIG CD, which has some nice
old 1990 and 1991 programs that have been thoroughly virus-scanned.
Heaven forbid that you buy anything that might be fresh or current.
GH> Nightowl 11... or 12... or 13... I'll bet they'll run every virus
GH> checker they can get their fingers on before they release them.
DR> I'll bet 'ya. How much you wanna bet? I'd ALMOST be willing to bet t
DR> will
DR> not be that many more releases of Night Owls. ;-)
I'll bet you, but only if you stamp your feet and shake your fists in
the air while you talk. I like the way you turn red when you do that.
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From: GARY HUFF Number: 9458
To: MIKE MAZZOLA Date: 12/15/93 2:09a
Subj: Re: BUYING a CDROM Refer: NONE
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MM> Thanks for the reply. I ordered the drive this weekend from Multimedi
MM> With the AT bus card and shipping, it came to $239. I'm a multimedia
MM> and this will be my first CD-drive. When its setup and I can borrow a
MM> CDs I'll report how the 562 works with a 386dx/25/Trident 8900 w/1meg.
It should work just fine. I'm using the same CD-ROM with a 386DX/25,
a Trident VGA card, and 4 megs of RAM, and there are no problems.
MM> for a BBS but I'll have to try a few games. <g> Oh one question. Is
MM> bus card 16bit? I would guess not at the price.
The ATBUS card that was supplied with mine was 8 bit. I can't be sure
what particular package you ordered, or if it was with the same card,
but 8 bit works just fine, if that's what you happen to receive.
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From: GARY HUFF Number: 9459
To: TRANE FRANCKS Date: 12/15/93 2:16a
Subj: Re: Good ShareWare CD Refer: NONE
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GH> Chiba! You're off the beaten path. Hope they've improved that rail
GH> line since I rode it in 1964... that was some of JNR's worst track. I
TF> It's not bad at all. The worst thing about riding the Sobu line
TF> now is the sheer number of people that use it to commute. Rush
TF> hour is something to avoid whenever possible, I can promise you.
TF> ;-)
Yes, I remember rush hour well! I'm huge by Japanese standards (6',
230 pounds), and they all groaned when they saw me coming, because they
knew that when I got on the train, it was going to be like a water
buffalo getting on. But I still got crushed anyway.
GH> really envy you being there... without a doubt, that's the best, most
GH> interesting country on the planet.
TF> Dunno about that. Tokyo is also the most expensive city to live
TF> in, and my *local* BBS phone bill is around US$150. Not fun when
TF> you have only a few members that decide to contribute to the
TF> cause.
That's about what my BBS phone bill is as well, and the problem of only
a few contributors is universal as well, I guess. I've got over 1500
users, but only about 8 or 10 contributors.
GH> Next time you go out to eat, have
GH> some Gyoza for me! I really miss Gyoza! :-)
TF> Will do. And I'll drink a few Kirin for you to.<G>
Ooohhhh... you REALLY know how to hurt a guy, don't you? :-) Gyoza
and Kirin.... food for the Gods!
GH> Ref. Mac files on a CD-ROM, I wonder if it would be possible to set up
GH> two CD-ROM readers... one for the Nightowl or Pier 3 or whatever you
GH> end up deciding to go with, and another for a Mac collection. Or
TF> Would be nice, but I've only got one on the system, with no cash
TF> to pick up another one for quite a while (just ordered 16MB RAM,
TF> a caching controller and a Connor 540MB IDE drive).
GH> If I stumble across any disks with Mac and MS-DOS files on the
GH> same disk, I'll let you know.
TF> Thanks. Would really like to offer the Mac users a little
TF> something. Right now, the only Mac files I've got online are the
TF> ones that the Mac users have uploaded.
I looked in some of the ads and didn't find anything. However, I just
got Joe Rinehart's CD-ROM listing (I HOPE I spelled Joe's last name
right), and Jeez.... if there's a CD-ROM in the world that he DOESN'T
carry, I don't what it would be. He's got a HUGE listing of CD-ROMs.
You might ask him if he'll mail his excellent flyer to you in Japan,
and you will have fun spending days browsing through his listing.
Joe, if you're reading this, jump in - Trane is looking for a CD-ROM
that might have an assortment of both MS-DOS and Mac files on the same
CD. Do you know of any such animal?
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From: DICK CRAVENS Number: 9460
To: BRICE FLECKENSTEIN Date: 12/14/93 6:27a
Subj: PATENT ON MULTIMEDIA? Refer: NONE
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BF> Comptons has MAJOR problems with those claims - too many OTHER folks
BF>can prove "prior work".
BF> That patent should never have been issued....
And yet, it happened. Perhaps the legal profession, and the patent
professionals, have some severe catching up to do where such
technologies are concerned.
May we not all suffer for their folly.
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From: RICHARD CARTER Number: 9461
To: ALL Date: 12/15/93 3:54p
Subj: CDROM Disc Prices12/16/9 Refer: NONE
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To: ALL Date: 12/15/93 3:54p
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(In case we have a question [or 2] regarding your order)
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From: MARCUS SPEARS Number: 9463
To: MIKE MESENBRINK Date: 12/15/93 8:28p
Subj: Sony 535 Refer: NONE
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I can't answer all your questions, Mike, but I can answer a few of them.
First, as for the sound card question, I think the Sound Blaster 16
MultiCD from Creative Labs might be what you need. I have a package of
material from Creative Labs that I asked for, and the flyer for the
MultiCD specifically states that it has an interface for Sony CD-ROM
drives.
Second, yes, SCSI is the way to go, since you're already running a SCSI
hard drive. Actually, 95% of the CD-ROMs out there are SCSI; as far as
I know, Creative Labs is the only company manufacturing IDE-based CD-ROM
devices.
Third, MPC-1 and MPC-2 represent two different minimum hardware
configurations. MPC-1 is the original standard, set in 1990, and has
proven inadequate to support today's more demanding CD-ROM based
software; so the Multimedia PC Marketing Council released the MPC-2
standard in Summer 1993. MPC-2 mandates a 486 processor; 4MB of RAM; a
160 MB hard disk; a double-speed, XA-ready, multisession-capable CD-ROM
drive; a 16-bit sound card; and a 16-bit Super VGA video card capable of
65,000 colors in 640x480 mode. The standard doesn't specify local bus,
but it would be difficult to meet the required specs without it.
The CD-ROM drive must achieve a sustained transfer rate of at least 300
Kbps. MPC-2 machines should be able to play digitized video in a
320x240 window at 15 frames per second. The fast CD-ROM drive is a key
component in achieving that goal. We're talking a lot of cash here.
"XA-Ready" refers to the next revision of the MPC standard; it's not
completed yet, but manufacturers are already beginning to build it into
their machines as it currently exists. "Multisession-capable" means,
is it compatible with the Kodak's Photo CD standard? (There's more to
it than that, but that's what it basically means.)
So, all this comes down to a few questions:
(1) Speed. Look for a "sustained data transfer rate" of 300 Kbps
(300,000 bytes per second) or higher. Toshiba's latest drive runs at
330 Kbps, and Plexstor has hit 335 Kbps. I've heard rumors of a drive
from either Sony or Toshiba (I forget which) capable of 450 Kbps.
*DON'T* look at the burst data rate; that's misleading.
Also look at the average access time. CD-ROMs are s-l-o-w. The best
you can expect is 200 to 250ms (compared to the average of 20ms on a
hard drive).
Watch the CPU Utilization Percentage, if you can. It's important that
interacting with the CD-ROM not monopolize your CPU; if the drive takes
too much system time, everything else slows down. MPC-2 calls for not
more than 50% utilization.
Look at the buffer size, too; buffers range from 64K to 256K, but the
larger buffers have noticeable effects only in multiuser networked
sessions.
(2) Catching the right bus: As mentioned above, only Creative Labs uses
an IDE interface. The advantage of the SCSI bus are speed, a widely
known standard, and the ability to add as many as seven devices to any
SCSI board. Also, look for compliance with the new SCSI-2 standard.
(3) External or internal? This depends entirely on whether or not you
have a full-size drive bay available. There's no performance
difference. But even an external drive requires a controller card
inside the case.
(4) How do you put CDs into the drive? There's two basic styles. For
keeping the internal devices clean, there's no comparison to the caddy
style; the CD is kept in a caddy, and the entire unit is slid into the
CD-ROM drive. On the other hand, the caddys cost about $3 each, and are
easy to break, so if you have young children, go for the mechanical
assembly in which a tray slides out of the housing to directly accept
the CD-ROM.
(5) Determine if you need the new specs, including XA and Photo CD
multisession capability. Basically, if you need double speed, you might
as well get the rest of it. (It's hard to find a fast drive that
doesn't meet these specs anyway.)
That's it in a nutshell. (A *BIG* nutshell <G>) Oh, here's the specs I
was looking for: NEC (Nippon Electronics Corporation, *NOT* Sony)
announced its new MultiSpin 3X and MultiSpin 4X readers. The 3X readers
are triple-speed CD-ROM drives (450 Kbps; internal, $500; external,
$600; portable, $455), while the 4X reader is a quadruple-speed CD-ROM
drive (600 Kbps; external, $995).
Phew! That's enough for today. If there's any more questions that you
think I can answer, feel free to post them here or send me private
E-mail.
Later,
Marcus Spears
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From: RICHARD CARTER Number: 9464
To: MIKE BILOW Date: 12/15/93 4:40p
Subj: CDROM Prices12/13/93 Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
On 12-13-93 Mike Bilow wrote to Richard Carter...
MB>
MB> I've been very happy with the Walnut Creek CD-ROMs, and your prices
MB> are very
MB> good, but a critical piece of information that you do not
MB> state is the revision dates of the disks you are selling.
MB> Some, such as Hobbes-OS/2, are updated quarterly. I would
MB> sooner give someone $15 for the October disk even if you
MB> would only charge me $13 for the July disk. Also, if I
MB> happened to own the July disk, I might be more willing to
MB> buy the new one if you made clear that there was an October
MB> disk.
Point well taken. Rest asured, we only sell the "Current Versions".
As soon as a new rev comes out, all the old ones are exchanged.
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From: WILLIAM RIVAS Number: 9465
To: ALL Date: 12/15/93 10:38a
Subj: MicroBiology INFO CD Refer: NONE
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All,
looking for a CD with information on MicroBiology related information.
CD should contain information on biological virses, bacteria, imune
systems, and ALL MicroBiolgy related information, please post a message
here on availability.
William Rivas, MBBS 1:102/755
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From: GRAHAM GELBERG Number: 9466
To: BRIAN TALBOT Date: 12/14/93 10:18p
Subj: Fx-001d Refer: NONE
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> I have and works great! I got it from Zeos for $199.00
> and it came with a
> cardinal 16 bit sound card and speakers.
WOW! I have seen that drive for under $200 at the computer swaps, but never
with a sound card and speakers at that price. Did you have to buy anything
else from Zeos to get that deal?
Graham
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From: CLIFF FIVEASH Number: 9467
To: MIKE SHANNON Date: 12/14/93 7:35p
Subj: Virus Refer: NONE
Read: NO Private: No
=========> With Much Courage Mike said to Bruce Fleckenstein <========
MS>I'll bet you ten Pier's to your ten Night Owl's that no virus will be
MS>detected on a Pier CD. I'll even give you a year to search for one. Are
MS>we on??? <g>
MS>Later,
MS>.\\ike
MS> * Origin: Threshold of Origin 509-453-3283 Home of The Chat DOOR (1:3407/10
Mike, Don't you think you should up these stakes a little bit so people
won't accuse you of only betting on a sure thing??? <BG> Nice chattin
with you the other evening. Later....
Cliff
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From: FRANCISCO SANCHEZ Number: 9468
To: MICHAEL WILLARD Date: 12/13/93 11:06a
Subj: Re: Cd's For Sale Refer: NONE
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I want to know if you are a Wholesaler.
If so, I'd like to sell your CD's in PR. If you can sende a list to my address
below.
Francisco Sánchez
Calle París 243
Suite 1774
Hato Rey, PR 00917-3632
Thanks a lot,
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From: FRANCISCO SANCHEZ Number: 9469
To: ROBERT STARK Date: 12/14/93 9:12p
Subj: Re: Photo Cd Refer: NONE
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> Does anyone knows if the SONY CDU-535 is compatible with KODAK
> Photo CD Access or Photo Sampler?
RS>
> I have one but it doesn't seems to work.
RS>
RS> No I don't but I wouldn't mind finding out about those 2 programs
RS> that you mentioned. Are they specific to PhotoCD's? How much do
RS> they cost? Where can they be purchased? I have been using
RS> CorelDraw 4.0 to view the *.PCD images up until now but I would
RS> like to know if there are dedicated programs available.
RS>
There is a Kodak Photo CD Access Software, I bought one but it doesn't seems to
work in my drive. It says in the manual, that I need a CD-ROM Drive capable of
running XA mode 2 CD's but I don't understand that.
Anyway, if I can't make it work, I'll sell it to you if you want it.
Att,
Papin
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From: NORM LOVDAL Number: 9470
To: HAYDEN BRADSHAW Date: 12/15/93 4:07p
Subj: Re: Canadian CD Distribution Refer: NONE
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Hello Hayden!
I also would like a copy of your catalog please
Normal_Node BBS
1012 W 19th, St.
North Vancouver. B.C. V7P 3C9
Thanks.
Norm
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From: JASON DADSWELL Number: 9471
To: CURTIS BURISCH Date: 12/15/93 12:19p
Subj: Os/2 Cd... Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
CB> Does anyone out there know if OS/2 can be run straight off
CB> the CD (with SOME stuff on the HD, of course)?
Nope. I mean, no you can't.
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From: DAVID POON Number: 9472
To: BRICE FLECKENSTEIN Date: 12/14/93 6:30p
Subj: DAISY CHAINING MITSUMI DR Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Thanks Brice for the info.. I am planning on getting a Mitsumi double speed
drive in the near future and I have found that I can use my Sound Blaster Pro
2's CD-ROM interface with it.
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From: FRANK MURPHY Number: 9473
To: ALL Date: 12/15/93 9:43a
Subj: CD MENU PROGRAM Refer: NONE
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Can anyone suggest a menu program to access DOS CD ROMS. I've been
using a program called CDSETGO that was bundled with my reader but it has
developed an attitude towards my mouse since I upgraded my motherboard.
Having exhausted all avenues to make the two compatible, it's
time for a change and I need the mouse. Commercial, share ware, PD, I'll
take anything I can get that works.
... OFFLINE 1.50
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From: MIKE SHUMKO Number: 9474
To: ALL Date: 12/15/93 8:59p
Subj: NEC DRIVE VERSION #S Refer: NONE
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I have a NEC CDR-83M drive. How can I tell that it's really the
"M" model with multi-spin, or double-speed, or whatever it's
called? Does the version number of the firmware reported by
the SCSITEST utility mean anything? /Mike
... Is it shiny side up, or label side down?
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From: ERIC JAN Number: 9475
To: ALL Date: 12/14/93 6:22p
Subj: MS Dinosaurs Refer: NONE
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What's the lowest price on MS-Dinosaurs CD..??? Thinking of getting
one to see what's in it!!!
Eric
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From: AARON TIEDJE Number: 9476
To: JAMES MARTIN Date: 12/13/93 5:49p
Subj: 6 Disk Cd-Rom Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
*** Quoting James Martin to All dated 12-09-93 ***
> Ok here goes
>
> I'm looking for a 6 disk Cd Rom!
> I'd perfer one that would work off a SCSI/SCSI-2 card BUT it's
> not required. This will be for my BBS so i really don't need the
> "BIGGEST AND BEST" out on the market. I'd be satisfied with a slower
> xfer rate, but a good "change" rate. Any one out there got a price on
> these. (and yes i've looked in the Computer Shopper) i wanted to check
> this out FIRST.
>
> (I've already got a MPC-2 rom so that's not need either)
>
> Thanks
>
> James Martin
Get a Pioneer 604x 6-disc changer. It is 185ms & has a DTR of 600kb/s. I
don't know where exactly, but is Computer Shopper, I've seen it for $1199. I
paid $1339. It really flies. It is SCSI II compatable. I know someone w/ 7
of these. That's 42 drives!
-Aaron
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From: AARON TIEDJE Number: 9477
To: DAVID SILVER Date: 12/13/93 5:50p
Subj: Re: Pioneer DRM-600 Refer: NONE
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*** Quoting David Silver to Tony Albrich dated 12-07-93 ***
> Yup, they are. HDSS (in Computer Shopper) is selling them for
> $629.00.
Yeh, but the 604X is much faster & costs $1200 or so.
-Aaron
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From: TIM HELTON Number: 9478
To: DANA BUBP Date: 12/17/93 6:33a
Subj: CDdrive not seen in win.? Refer: 11922
Read: NO Private: No
-> When I boot my computer, the cd-rom drive in not recognized in window
-> To correct the problem I back out of windows, type d: then c: win
-> Now when the windows boots again its fine. I have a soundblaster pro
-> just hooked up the omni cd drive to it. Im using dos 5.0 and Win 3.1
For some CD ROM drives, the installation software will put the CD ROM
driver at the *end* of your AUTOEXEC.BAT drive - after the "win" line.
This means that Windows will start up b4 your driver has been loaded.
To fix the problem, edit your AUTOEXEC.BAT file and make sure WIN is
your last line..
tim
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From: TIM HELTON Number: 9479
To: HUGH CRAIG Date: 12/17/93 6:36a
Subj: Os/2 Cd... Refer: 11938
Read: NO Private: No
-> Ingram Micro Best Seller's List
-> Operating Systems and Languages
->
-> ___>> 1. OS/2 2.1 Upgrade (!!!!!!)
-> 2. Windows 3.1
-> 3. Windows 3.1 Upgrade
->
-> Soltan Gris. Cleaning and Inspections Done On Site.
Why do you keen throwing this up? You've made your point.
For the record, "best selling" and similar propaganda lists are
often a function of how much money the distributor was able to collect
from the publisher and *not* a funtion of actual sales.... They call it
"ad fund cost sharing". I call it "publishers subsidizing a
distributor's business"... Don't believe everything your read.
tim
co-moderator
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From: TIM HELTON Number: 9480
To: RICHARD CARTER Date: 12/17/93 6:32a
Subj: CDROM Disc Prices12/16/9 Refer: 11946
Read: NO Private: No
-> Current Pricing for Walnut Creek CDROM Disc's
There you go again.
I'll be sending a netmail message to your origin line and ask ONE MORE
TIME that you adhear to the rules of this echo (10 line max on
occasionally posted ads).... If this last attempt doesn't work, I'm
going to have your feed cut.
tim
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From: ROBERT BRIGGS Number: 9481
To: JIM LAMBERT Date: 12/14/93 7:16p
Subj: Big sky special Refer: NONE
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JL> ****** Big Sky Rom ******
JL> * 7024 Archives, 664,860,429 bytes of downloadable archives.
JL> * All archives use Pkzip 2.04g maximum compression.
Send me a catalog please, and I am interested in both these disks.
===Bob Briggs
760 Magazine Street Apt 119
New Orleans, LA 70130
Fido: 1:396/81
Thanks!
===Bob Briggs
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From: ROBERT BRIGGS Number: 9482
To: AL KOLLER Date: 12/14/93 7:16p
Subj: Christmas stuff!? Refer: NONE
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AK>For those interested in "stocking up" for Christmas (sorry, couldn't
resist..
AK>1. Pioneer 6-disk changer, DRM-600, with 6-disk caddy and drivers,
AK>$650 including shipping.
I'm interested in (one of ?) the six disk changers. How about controller card?
Is this new?
===Bob Briggs
760 Magazine Street Apt 119
New Orleans, LA 70130
Fido: 1:396/81
Thanks!
===Bob Briggs
* SLMR 2.1a * Dammit Jim! I'm a doctor, not a tagline!
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From: ED DUCHEK Number: 9483
To: ARNIE GROSS Date: 12/12/93 6:41a
Subj: Amazing! Refer: NONE
Read: NO Private: No
Arnie,
Thanks for the info on "rain marks"... I will check that out!
Ed Duchek
(210)650-8069
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From: MICHELLE CARTER Number: 9484
To: WEE YUNG Date: 12/14/93 7:18p
Subj: cd-rom Refer: NONE
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WY> Chirstmax special !!! quantity limited first come first serve
WY> Mitsumi CDROM FX001 Double spin 250ms..............$199
WY> Toshiba CDROM 3401b SCSI 200ms 256k cache..........$359
WY> call 310-602-2076 ask for Chirstmax sale
WY> mail order payable TRUC
WY> 16429 Bixler ave. Paramount, CA 90723 accept money order, COD $5extra
WY> Price does not included shipping.
Thanks, that'll help me alot.
(I love christmas shopping)
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From: MICHELLE CARTER Number: 9485
To: THE LAWMAN Date: 12/14/93 7:20p
Subj: cd-rom Refer: NONE
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-> I need to know the best place to buy an IBM
-> compatible cd-rom for a c
-> gift. Thanks.
TL> Right here at Emerald City Electronics at 615-754-9552, they'll take
TL> credit card orders and price should be very competitive with anybody.
I'll give a call and check it out!
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From: JOHN LUCE Number: 9486
To: BRICE FLECKENSTEIN Date: 12/14/93 6:51a
Subj: CURIOUS QUESTION.... Refer: NONE
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-> PAS-16 is the only currently available card with a SCSI port, as far
-> as I know - but I don't think the port is ASPI compatable, and the
-> available drivers for the Pioneer 6-pack drives REQUIRE ASPI
-> compatability.
Under OS/2 this is true, but the ProAudio Spectrum is supposted to be a
choice. I was reading about Orchids new 32 bit sound card, and it make
also fit the bill, but no really knows...
John
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From: JANUSZ SUROWKA Number: 9487
To: BILL CLEMONS Date: 12/14/93 3:47p
Subj: MPC-2 Refer: NONE
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COOl!!!
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From: ROSS PARKER Number: 9488
To: ALL Date: 12/13/93 6:57p
Subj: SkyWatch BBS Refer: NONE
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SkyWatch BBS (306) 569-0581 Fido 1:140/118
SkyWatch is dedicated to the FREE exchange of information.
Call for all your Astronomy/Space/Science information and files.
Features o Fidonet conferences
o Space science files and GIFS
o Online door games
o Large collection of ANSi Art for viewing and D/L
o Free and instant access for new callers
o File requests from all systems honored
request FILES for complete listings
... The Dog Star is a very Sirius matter.
___ Blue Wave/QWK v2.11
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From: ALEX MOTTRAM Number: 9489
To: CLIFF FIVEASH Date: 12/14/93 6:50p
Subj: Virus Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
+-
| on the WildNet virus echo that Scan v109 is still in Beta and that there
| is a hacked version circulating. Do you know anything about this???
+-[CF=>JM]
Hate to jump in on someone else's question, but I ftp'd a copy of SCANV109
a few weeks ago DIRECTLY from McAfee's own ftp site. I.E. It's not a
hack.
Alex Mottram
##Mmr 2.46(beta). !link CF 12-10-93 11:01
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From: TIM SCHOOLER Number: 9490
To: FRANCISCO SANCHEZ Date: 12/14/93 8:09p
Subj: Re: Sony Cdrom Drive Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
FS> Is it Photo-CD Compatible?
I think it is Francisco, although I'd have to check with Sony.
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From: MICHAEL COX Number: 9491
To: MATT BURKS Date: 12/13/93 5:36p
Subj: Re: cd Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
-=> Quoting Matt Burks to All <=-
MB> I would like to get a shareware CD for my bbs. I use Maximus and need
I suggest Cream of the Crop II. A good shareware CD with files mostly
dated after 04/93. At $25.00 dollars, it's a deal.
It will automatically setup the files.bbs you require, and modify
the filearea.ctl file for you.
There is a small problem in setting up the business area, as there is
a minor error in the MX_CREAM setup file. This can be easily fixed with
a little cut and paste though.
Check with Boris Oscadiwic (Sp?) for these.
L8R,
M.C
... Press <Alt-A> to Adopt Me! I need a better home.
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From: EDWIN GRAVES Number: 9492
To: JOE RINEHART Date: 12/15/93 5:17p
Subj: CDLIST Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Hi, Joe....could you please send me a copy of your CDLIST?
Can't FREQ, but if you can send it US Mail...I would appreciate it.
Edwin Graves
P.O. Box 591
Grapevine, TX 76099-0591
... "BEERWARE": If it works right the 1st time, buy yourself a beer!
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From: AL KOLLER Number: 9493
To: ROBERT BRIGGS Date: 12/16/93 7:01p
Subj: Re: Christmas stuff!? Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Hi Robert. This is a Pioneer DRM600 six disk changer. It comes with the
power cord and a cassette for the disks. Many controllers will support this
unit, which also is supported by OS/2. It is a true SCSI unit, easy to
configure and quite dependable, used earlier and now held as a spare.
Al Koller
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From: MARC PELLEGRINO Number: 9494
To: BENNY CHAN Date: 12/15/93 9:48p
Subj: MORTAL Refer: NONE
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-> With this configuration, you should be running your 7th guest
-> smoothly... well, maybe YOU are not the one with the 'clicking'
-> problem...<G> BTW, I just got the beta of Mortal Kombat, and my
-> friend said it's slow on his 486-40 with 8 Meg of RAM... (another
-> 'high requirement' game) but it runs fine on my 486 66 with 8 Meg...
-> Any comments on getting it to run faster on a 486 40?
Well.... I just got the pre-release of MK and it runs VERY fast on my
486-40 with 8mb, even with QEMM v7.03 running... What memory manager
is your friend using..? Did he try a clean boot?
-= Marcus =-
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From: JASON DEVRIES Number: 9495
To: JOE HOWES Date: 12/15/93 8:33p
Subj: ST:TNG CD? Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
JH> MA> Read man! He asked for information on the CD about
JH> MA> Star Trek : The Next Generation... not Star Trek : Judgement
JH> MA> Rites (featuring the orginal crew... not The Next Generation crew...)
JH> I had heard that Judgement Rites WAS a Next Generation game, but
JH>when I saw the STUPID demo and realised it was just 25th Aniversary
JH>re-hashed with the same awful sound quality and worse graphics, I was
JH>really disappointed....
That's disappointing. I kinda hate ST:TOS, but this one might still be
worth checking outa. Oh well, better luck next time!
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From: JANUSZ SUROWKA Number: 9496
To: NORMAN WATSON Date: 12/14/93 10:18p
Subj: Mitsumi CD 2x Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
NW> when I started seeing ads for this drive. Seems to run at
NW> 250 ns vs.
NW> the Toshiba 200 ns and the transfer rates are 310 vs.300
I never knew they had CD-ROM drives that blow away the fastest Hard Disk in the
world!!! (Look, you typed "ns")....just correcting ya!! :)
L8tr
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From: JANUSZ SUROWKA Number: 9497
To: HUGH CRAIG Date: 12/14/93 10:23p
Subj: The 7 Guest Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
HC> If you run a decent memory manager you should be able to
HC> get 610 to
HC> 630k free.
Iv'e noticed that if you run a memory manager, not only on my computer, but it
decreases video, processor, math-co-processor speed significantly!!
Not only that But it eats up your XMS!!!
On my computer, if you load Himem.sys i get about a total of 7.7 MB's out of
8.1Mb's..on the other handm if you load an additional EMS manager, it decreases
from 7.7MB's to 7.3Mb's, that's a difference of 400Kb's, just think about it,
back then you could of ran everything /w 400Kb's!!!
I think the best thing to do is to make a boot disk, or remove some drivers
temporarily!!
L8tr
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From: JANUSZ SUROWKA Number: 9498
To: WEE YUNG Date: 12/15/93 2:27p
Subj: CDROM titles forsale Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
WY> If you have Kodak photo CDs then you need this to see the
WY> picture.
Ahh.... I see!
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From: PHIL TREVORROW Number: 9499
To: GARY HUFF Date: 12/16/93 12:38p
Subj: Re: panasonic 562 Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
GH> Thus, to avoid distortion at any and all frequencies throughout the
GH>audio spectrum (which is an ALTERNATING CURRENT spectrum)
Audio Frequencies are not AC unless their being sent along a conductor.
You're implying audio is AC and that simply isn't true. The rest of what you
said is true however.
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From: SHANNON CASE Number: 9500
To: ALL Date: 12/07/93 9:19p
Subj: New Bbs !!! Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
ZooStation is now operating 24 hrs/day ... 7 days/week ...
This is a free BBS ... No upload/download ratios ... No subscriber fees
..
We carry the RPGNet (Role-Playing Gamers Network) and will soon be
FIDONet ...
And if you like games .... Esterian Conquest
Galactic Overlord
Land of Devastation
Battle Grid
Motor City Drag Racing
Mahjong
Murder Hotel
Netrunner
The Pit
Tradewars 2002 (soon)
Solar Realms Elite
Barron Realms Elite (soon to be Inter-BBS)
And many more to follow .....
Call us at (315) 597-1160
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From: TOM MILLER Number: 9501
To: TERRY BLOUNT Date: 12/08/93 8:48a
Subj: Cream of the Crop II Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Just got your Cream of the Crop II CD a few days ago. It went up
withm out no problems on our Spitfire Board. Keep up the good work.
Later,
Tom
Tom Miller
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From: ALAN SUTTER Number: 9502
To: BOB BREED Date: 12/07/93 6:03p
Subj: SD Zoo/Animals help? Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
I happen to own the Windows version of the Sandiego Zoo, and I think that this
is a wonderful CD to own. Even if it wouldn't have come packaged with the
CD-ROM I purchased I would have bought it any way. Maybe you should find
someone you know that has that version and give it a try. I suggest that if
you are not satasfied with this product that you either:
(A) Scrap it and find something else or
(B) Try and find the Windows version if you
want it that bad.
Of course this is just my opinion and you can judge from that what I know that
the Windows version is great but I have not seen the Dos version. If it's
that bad get rid of it!!!!!!!!!!!!
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From: JOHN THOMPSON Number: 9503
To: BOB LEAR Date: 12/07/93 1:39p
Subj: CD CARE Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
BL> I've read lots of messages on this subject, mainly on toothpaste, vs
BL> rouge vs etc. I can see where this might be effective for a music CD,
BL> but isn't a scratch on a data CD going to mean some loss of data?
BL> Won't even a few lost bits cripple a program beyond recovery? Can
BL> you poslis the missing bits back in? I'll be glad to stand corrected
BL> on this.
As I understand it, minor scratches on a CD only affect the clear acrylic
coating on the disc; they don't go down to the actual data (be it music or
files). The point of polishing is to reduce the superficial damage to a
point that the laser can penetrate the scratch and read the data underneath.
That's why a fine rouge or toothpaste is recommended.
* KingQWK 1.05 # 39 * Running under 4DOS v5.0 Rev B; Registered copy.
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From: HENRY PAUL Number: 9504
To: EUGENE FEDOROWICH Date: 12/07/93 6:23a
Subj: Re: King's Quest VI Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
EF> Hi henry, Thanks for the tips about the catacombs. Actually I manage
EF>to figure out the catacombs by the time I received your reply, but now I'm
EF>spinning my wheels once again and not getting anywhere. I freed the beast
EF>from his spell and gave the coal to the queens, but haven't been able to
EF>figure out how to get a book from the bookworm yet.I have made it into the
EF>castle but I suspect this must be the last place to go as I don't last too
EF>long upstairs. TTYL ....Eugene
Yes, it's too late for the book now.....
Okay, upstairs. Wait till the guards barely turn then dash down the
hall.
You also need the nightingale. Run in the side area next to the
painting. You can hide behind the pillar. Get the nail and go into the
romm across the hall. Put the bird on the floor and hid to get rid of
the guards.
TTYL!
Henry
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From: JAMES MARTIN Number: 9505
To: ALL Date: 12/09/93 3:38a
Subj: 6 Disk Cd-Rom Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Ok here goes
I'm looking for a 6 disk Cd Rom!
I'd perfer one that would work off a SCSI/SCSI-2 card BUT it's not
required. This will be for my BBS so i really don't need the "BIGGEST AND
BEST" out on the market. I'd be satisfied with a slower xfer rate, but a good
"change" rate. Any one out there got a price on these. (and yes i've looked in
the Computer Shopper) i wanted to check this out FIRST.
(I've already got a MPC-2 rom so that's not need either)
Thanks
James Martin
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From: TOM DIVITTORIO @ 930/1 Number: 9506
To: EVERYONE Date: 12/07/93 6:28p
Subj: CD ROM SCSI Drive Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
I am considering buyind a SCSI CD ROM to go with my PAS 16 SCSI sound
card. I don't know a lot about the technology and would like some
advice as to what features to look for and how much I might expect to
pay. I want an internal drive that will play audio as well. Must be
SCSI. Any advice?
.
Tom DiVittorio
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From: TOM DIVITTORIO @ 930/1 Number: 9507
To: JOE RINEHART Date: 12/08/93 9:32a
Subj: CDLIST Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Joe,
Could you please send me a copy of the CDLIST? Please send to
Tom DiVittorio
5519 Morningside Ave
Dallas, TX 75206
.
Thanks,
tom
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From: DOUG HUMMEL Number: 9508
To: KEVIN GERMAN Date: 12/08/93 10:38p
Subj: ***free catalog offer*** Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
SEND A CATALOG TO DOUG HUMMEL
6602 N.W. 30TH TERRACE
GAINESVILLE, FL 32606
THANKS
* SPITFIRE v3.4
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From: BILL HEMMINGS Number: 9509
To: ANY Date: 12/04/93 6:26p
Subj: Re: REM: THAT @#$#%& CABL Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
1
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From: PHIL GOLDSTEIN Number: 9510
To: NORBERT PIRZKAL Date: 12/07/93 11:37p
Subj: CD ROMS MOUNTED VERTICALL Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
NP>-=> Quoting Phil Goldstein to All <=-
NP> PG> I was wondering if CD ROM drives can be operated vertically instead
NP> PG> of horizontally.
NP> I have another CD player which uses caddies and that problem does
NP> not exits but I have not experimented with it long
Thanks for your reply. All responses have agreed that the caddy is the
key to making the CD drive work vertically.
..PHIL
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From: BOB NIDA Number: 9511
To: MIKE GRIFFIN Date: 12/08/93 10:00p
Subj: Hmm..... Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Did you happen to spend a few years of your youth in Norton, Ohio?
* QMPro 1.51 * I'm still on the phon@#&y%+`P+
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From: GIULIANO MACIOCCI JR Number: 9512
To: TONY STOTT Date: 12/05/93 4:55p
Subj: Re: Cd Rom Info Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Hi Tony!
bright and merry Wednesday December 01 1993, John Alexander whispered:
TS>> Why then do you refer to Windows as Windoze? Everybody knows by
TS>> now that Windows performs extremely effectively on a fast
TS>> machine.
HA HA HA HA HA HA HAAA!!! HAR HAR!! ROTFL!!!!! (Sweat and tears) HA HAAA!!
TTYL
__________________________________
Giuliano Maciocci Jr (AKA Raver)
FidoNet : 5:7211/1.78
InterNet: Maciocci2@mango.apc.org
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From: GIULIANO MACIOCCI JR Number: 9513
To: MICHAEL COLLIER Date: 12/05/93 4:58p
Subj: Re: Phillips Cd Drives Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Hi Michael!
On dark and windy Monday November 29 1993, Michael Collier bellowed:
MC> Get it while it's hot, get it before it's gone for good and we're
MC> all like you %$#$#^ Europeans. <gggggggggg>
I'm European and I resent that, AS**OLE!!
MC> Michael (Made in Ireland but grown in Canada)
Ah, that explains everything...!
TTYL
__________________________________
Giuliano Maciocci Jr (AKA Raver)
FidoNet : 5:7211/1.78
InterNet: Maciocci2@mango.apc.org
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26% of Canadians can't read. The other 92% can't do Math.
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From: GARY COLMAN Number: 9514
To: SHANE WOOTEN Date: 12/06/93 12:12p
Subj: Helo Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
> Hello did this message get out
Well, came down to Cape Town, South Africa OK.
Cheese
Gary
(Sysop: Chameleon BBS)
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From: GARY COLMAN Number: 9515
To: BRYAN BAIZE Date: 12/06/93 12:21p
Subj: The 7th Guest: Need S Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Hi Bryan
> the answer to the cans puzzle is SHY GYPSY SHYLY SPRYLY TRYST BY MY
> CRYPT hope that helps.
Nope, it's SHY GYPSY SLYLY SPRYLY TRYST BY MY CRYPT
^^^
Cheers
Gary
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From: JIM LAMBERT Number: 9516
To: ALL Date: 12/14/93 4:53a
Subj: Popular Titles Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
********* Computer Works CD-Rom Sales! *********
Popular Titles
Precision Mapping.........$76 The Business Master..............$19
Grolier MPC Encyclopedia..$44 American Business Phonebook......$16
US & World Atlas..........$22 Microsoft Works..................$39
Reference Library.........$19 Prophone Business 1993...........$26
The Animals MPC...........$24 Desktop Publishers Dream Disc....$37
Mayo Clinic...............$26 Publishers Paradise..............$32
The Family Doctor.........$24 Encyclopedia of Clipart..........$24
Firearms Reference 1993...$29 GIFs Galore......................$16
US History PC/MAC.........$27 MacMillan Dict. for Children.....$29
Audubon's Mammals.........$21 Kodak Photo CD for Windows.......$19
Holy Bible................$22 Tempra Access Photo CD Imaging...$18
Computer Works For a file containing all descriptions
CD-Rom Sales! download CATALOG.ZIP from our BBS.
(205) 793-4481 Voice
(205) 671-0092 BBS Online Orders, File Lists, Catalogs
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From: JAY SHILSTONE Number: 9517
To: JEFF WEISS Date: 12/16/93 11:02a
Subj: *~Custom CD-ROMs Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
JW>We put YOUR DATA on a writable CD-ROM.
> ------
I have seen your ads several times before. Would you please put a price
in the ad?
Thanks,
Jay Shilstone
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From: ADAM YOUNG Number: 9518
To: GARY HUFF Date: 12/16/93 1:49a
Subj: Re: TOSHIBA_vs PANASONIC Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Yes, the Toshiba needs caddies while the Panasonic has a motorized tray.
Adam
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From: BOB BREED Number: 9519
To: ALL Date: 12/16/93 8:58a
Subj: Movie CD Request Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
I'm looking to buy one REALLY Definitive CD disk that covers
movies in depth. I have several 'data base' style programs, but
they all fail my depth test.
The test is simple, and is met by my printed copy of
Halliwells' Film Guide 7th edition. (A British film writer with
an excellent eye for detail.)
Anyway, IMHO, any CD worth its salt should have these two
movies:
Easy to Wed
Twice Blessed
They are both older movies that were 'B' type. I use them
only to determine completeness of a data-base.
The CD should also provide for searching across the movies by
star -- even a bit-player. To test that feature, I would use the
following:
How many movies are listed for S. Z. Sakall? (He was a bit
player in many movies -- even CasaBlanca.)
If anyone has a CD that passes these tests, or even a few of
them, I would be interested in what is listed under these
subjects.
The disk doesn't have to be Multi-media -- I'm not
really interested in seeing 'clips,' only in a good data-base.
(Multi-media wouldn't hurt -- just not required.)
Thanks for you time.
... "Captain, I sense a million minds staring at my cleavage"
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From: SHAWN MASCHINO Number: 9520
To: STEVE MCKAIN Date: 12/15/93 4:29p
Subj: RE: NIGHT OWL 10 - BLOCKI Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
SM> Why not just remove the filename from the file listing. It it's not seen
SM> then it probably won't be selected for download.
SM>
That would work also, whatever works will work, you just don't want
people downloading infected files...
Shawn
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From: BOB BALDOCK Number: 9521
To: BRUNO CONTE Date: 12/16/93 7:16a
Subj: Cdrom & Network Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
> *
> Hi, Rick ---
> *
> RP>Has anyone tried sharing a CD ROM drive across a Lantastic AI network? I
> hav
> RP>version 4.1 of Lantastic here, and followed their brief instructions
> exactly
> Because of the objective of the CD-ROM (supply files for the users)
> the solution was creating a CD-ROM 'Server': a machine running 03
> CD-Players and a program that copies the requested files to the
> Server's harddisk. We're implementing the idea by putting NetBios
> support et caetera etc.
Corel SCSI Pro would save you a lot of grief
> It seems that LANtastic doesn't support CDs either. If you can, you
> may try an 'alternative' method such as ours... or, if I am wrong
> (and LANtastic supports CD) please reply me with right information.
WRONG, We run CD's on our Lantastic servers no sweat. Simply put MSCDEX
after redir and before server. Use NET_MGR to set up a resource like CDROM_1
and point it at the drive letter assigned by MSCDEX. Edit the resource to type
CD-ROM, and net use like anything else. NB: Some CD access software will balk
at the workstation because some idiot wrote code to talk directly to MSCDEX
which isn't there. Should you have this brain dead problem call Artisoft's BBS
and you will find about 3 MSCDEX replacements for the remote work stations
which solve this quite nicely.
BTW we HIGHLY reccommend that you upgrade to NOS 5.0! Much cleaner and
faster.
Bob B.
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From: LEN EVANS Number: 9522
To: HAYDEN BRADSHAW Date: 12/15/93 4:33p
Subj: CANADIAN CD DISTRIBUTION Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
On 12-07-93 HAYDEN BRADSHAW wrote to ALL...
HB>
HB> We are in the process of preparing our new Electronic Catalog. If you
HB>
HB> wish a free copy, call or write to the above address or leave a
HB> message in
HB> this conference.
When your new catalogue is available, I would appreciate a copy.
Len Evans
Brandy Hill Exchange
RR # 3
Jasper ON
K0G 1G0
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From: GARY HAY Number: 9523
To: HAYDEN BRADSHAW Date: 12/15/93 6:00p
Subj: Canadian CD Distribution Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
-> Can you please send me a copy when available.
HB> Sure can, Gary. Could you leave me your address??
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From: GARY HAY Number: 9524
To: HAYDEN BRADSHAW Date: 12/15/93 6:11p
Subj: Canadian CD Distribution Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
-> Can you please send me a copy when available.
HB> Sure can, Gary. Could you leave me your address??
Sure I can, please send a copy to: Gary Hay
RR2 Perth Rd
Ont, Canada
K0H 2L0
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From: CHRISTIAN BOURGUIGNON Number: 9525
To: JOHN LUNDY Date: 12/16/93 2:23p
Subj: WANTED: Corel Draw v3 Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
I have the original copy of Corel Draw v3.0 on CD-ROM, disks and the whole box
stuff...
Call me voice in Canada if you are interested...
819-682-9503 ( $90 + shipping & handling )
=================
================
=============== Merry Christmas & a happy New Year
============== Greetings from Canada!
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From: KEVIN PLUMMER Number: 9526
To: JESSE SCHMELZER Date: 12/17/93 5:20a
Subj: Re: BB#1 for Sale or Trade Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
JS> I'll give ya 35.00
I paid more than that for it, and it's worth ALOT more than that !
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From: PAUL HERMANN Number: 9527
To: PRESTON VOOSEN Date: 12/15/93 8:10p
Subj: Installing a CD-ROM Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Monday December 13 1993 17:44, Preston Voosen wrote to All:
PV> I was just wondering how difficult setting up a CD-ROM is. When I do
PV> install it, what is teh drive letter assigned to it? Thanks for teh
PV> information.
It's pretty easy to put a drive in. For the most part it is just plug it in,
and add the SCSI device driver in your config.sys and the MSCDEX.EXE that comes
with DOS in your autoexec.bat. There are a few switches to add for each of
these drivers, but it is no big deal. If you are adding a cd to a sound card
with a SCSI port, make sure that if your sound card has a proprietary port, you
get the compatable drive. You can assign just about any drive letter to the
drive. Although most people just pick the next availiable drive letter.
-Paul
BTW you better switch teh "E" and "H" keys on your computer <g>
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From: JD BROWN Number: 9528
To: ALL Date: 12/17/93 6:21p
Subj: Low Prices Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
CIS: 72027,2432 Internet: JD_Brown@f3622.n1.z1.fidonet.org IBM LINK @
DEV0580
CDROM DRIVES
Panasonic DOUBLE SPEED CR562 Internal w/Controller Card
$ 245.00
Mitsumi FX001D DOUBLE SPEED w/Controller Card
$ 225.00
Plus Shipping and Insurance
Computer Systems and Software Solutions
Winchester, TN 37398
1-615-967-9714
WE ARE EXPERTS AT SHIPPING OVERSEAS AND KNOW HOW TO SAVE MONEY
ON CUSTOMS FEES.
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From: ROBERT ELSINGA Number: 9529
To: MICHAEL DAUM Date: 12/14/93 7:58a
Subj: AUDIO CD PROGRAM Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Hallo Michael Daum!
Wednesday December 08 1993 10:28, Michael Daum wrote to All:
MD> Does anyone know of a Windows Program that will allow me to "program" the
MD> tracks that I want to play with my CD-ROM? I want to listen to my audio
MD> CDs on the computer the same way that I can from my stereo.
MD> You know, play in order of track 1,6,3,4, or play randomly. It would be a
MD> great idea to save this by cd title.
I use HQ-9000 from U-Lead Systems. It's a complete stereo set, with CD player,
mixer and (WAV) recorder, but you can load them seperately. And: if you program
the CD player with the tiltes of the songs it shows them the next time you load
it. It even remembers the program you set for it the last time. So if you like
you're CD titles in some other order: just program the order and you will get
the same order the next time!. But: it is payware (I think) =8-)
Robert Elsinga =8-)
The worst thing men is that when not drunk they are sober
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From: CHAD REID Number: 9530
To: JASON DEVRIES Date: 12/17/93 3:13p
Subj: King Quest 6 Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
JD>DG>To all, I just Got Kings Quest 6 for the CD-Rom and need help. First, in
JD>DG>catacombs when the ceiling is about to crush you, what do you use to stop
JD>DG>2nd, when you go to the Isle of Wonders, how do you stop all those gnomes
JD>DG>stopped the first one, but the 2nd I didn't. Thanks, David
JD>Sorry to say, but I need help too. As for the catacombs, I always get
JD>crushed to death. I tried to use a skull I found, but it broke and...
JD>SMUSH! Tell me if you find out.
JD>On the Isle of Wonder I fooled all of the gnomes except the last one
JD>that looks at you... no idea on that one. For the hearing gnome, play
JD>the nightingale. For the tasting gnome, give him a mint. The smelling
JD>one, which you know, takes the flower of stench. For the feeling gnome
JD>you will need a rabbit's foot. Help me out on the seeing gnome if you
JD>can. Hear from you later...
If you need help with Kings Quest 6 I had the Disk version but the game
play is exactly a like. I bet the entire thing. All points. If you need
any help let me know.
Chad Reid
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From: JASON DEVRIES Number: 9531
To: RICKY BOOTH Date: 12/17/93 6:36p
Subj: ST:TNG CD? Refer: NONE
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RB>The sequel to ST:25th will be ST:Judgement Rites. It is almost identical to
RB>1st one in format, but with different missions etc. It looks great!
Thanks! I'll have to check this one out. Please let me know if you
find any good deals when it comes out.
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From: JASON DEVRIES Number: 9532
To: CHAD REID Date: 12/17/93 6:36p
Subj: King Quest 6 Refer: NONE
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CR>If you need help with Kings Quest 6 I had the Disk version but the game
CR>play is exactly a like. I beat the entire thing. All points. If you
CR>need any help let me know.
Too bad, the CD version is awesome! I love the speech. You don't ever
seen one single charcter of text. Now that I'm done gloating... <G>
Could you please help me out with the fifth gnome... the one that looks
at you. I like to figure things out on my own, but this one is killing
me. Perhaps you could just point me in the right direction... Don't
give me the answer, but don't make me lose any hair. (If that is
possible)
Oh yes... was I supposed to get anything else in the cave on the
land of the sacred mountain besides the peppermint.
Thanks a lot. Lost as always,
Jason DeVries
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From: RICK PEDLEY Number: 9533
To: BOB BALDOCK Date: 12/17/93 11:37a
Subj: Cdrom & network Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
BB> WRONG, We run CD's on our Lantastic servers no sweat. Simply put
BB>MSCDEX after redir and before server. Use NET_MGR to set up a
BB>resource like CDROM_1 and point it at the drive letter assigned
BB>by MSCDEX. Edit the resource to type CD-ROM, and net use like
BB>anything else.
I still get a USE FAILED error at the workstation in spite of all this; could
it have anything to do with the fact I have both configured as servers? This is
the only way to have a peer-to-peer network with Lantastic, but I wonder if
there is some weirdness with them both being servers. The host machine can
access the CD-ROM drive no problem.
NB: Some CD access software will balk at the
BB>workstation because some idiot wrote code to talk directly to
BB>MSCDEX which isn't there. Should you have this brain dead
BB>problem call Artisoft's BBS and you will find about 3 MSCDEX
BB>replacements for the remote work stations which solve this quite nicely.
Have you got a phone number handy?
Rick
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From: BRIAN TALBOT Number: 9534
To: GRAHAM GELBERG Date: 12/17/93 4:15p
Subj: Fx-001d Refer: NONE
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> I have and works great! I got it from Zeos for $199.00
> and it came with a
> cardinal 16 bit sound card and speakers.
GG>WOW! I have seen that drive for under $200 at the computer swaps, but
GG>never with a sound card and speakers at that price. Did you have to buy
GG>anything else from Zeos to get that deal?
GG>Graham
I just called and ordered it. I have never brought anything from them before.
I was truly surprised to find speakers and a sound board as well as the CD rom
player. I am not using the sound board though and do not know how good it is
because I am using OS2.
Brian
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From: DONALD HUGHES Number: 9535
To: EVAN LOUSCHER Date: 12/16/93 11:25p
Subj: howdey Refer: NONE
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Hey Even
How do you like it so far hope you think its cool see ya in chat.
how about after school someday we chat at 3:10pm.
c ya
p.s. my handle is "BYTE"
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From: BOB TEMPLETON Number: 9536
To: CURTIS BURISCH Date: 12/17/93 12:17p
Subj: Help! ?? Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Thanks for replying. The experience of others means a lot more than the hype
from the manufacturers.
for the price difference the 16 bit sounds like a better deal.
thanks.
bob
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From: MICHAEL SCHAEFFER Number: 9537
To: JOE RINEHART Date: 12/16/93 5:09p
Subj: *FREE Catalog* Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
On 12-08-93 Joe Rinehart wrote to All...
JR> Ask for a copy of our CDLIST! If you'd like a printed copy, send
JR> mailing information to us. We don't mark-up shipping like other
JR> dealers.
JR> World!
JR> We've added several hundred new titles for the holidays!
JR> FidoNet: 1:157/479 - RBBSNet 8:965/13 - KesherNet 18:711/176 - WWIVNet
JR> 2@2659
JR> Joe Rinehart Voice: (216) 296-9831
JR> P.O. Box 27 Data/Fax: (216) 296-GIGO(4446) ZyXEL
JR> 16.8
JR> Kent, Ohio 44240-0001 >>>INTERNATIONAL ORDERS WELCOME<<<
JR>
JR> (1:157/479)
Please send me a copy.
Snail: Michael Schaeffer internet: af296@freenet.buffalo.edu
1333 Moelola Place
Honolulu, HI 96819
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From: MICHAEL SCHAEFFER Number: 9538
To: MICHAEL SCHAEFFER Date: 12/16/93 5:09p
Subj: CD SALE Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
On 12-09-93 Michael Schaeffer wrote to All...
MS> | Starvector Sales Bulletin #4: CD-ROM LIQUIDATION! |
MS> Mega Clipart........$19 Powerpak Gold 3.0...$13 Wrath of the
MS> Demon..$27
MS> World Vision 3-Pak..$37 Business Phonebk 91.$13 Bookshelf
MS> 1992......$35
MS> Mac Shareware.......$19 Precision Mapping...$67 Mac M/M
MS> Space.......$27
MS> Sporting News.......$22 DTPro...............$24 Game Pack
MS> 2.........$18
MS> Shareware Direct.....$9 Phoenix 4.0.........$17 Jedi
MS> Collection.....$35
MS> Compton's Fam Ency..$19 Clipart Galore......$20 Reel
MS> Clips..........$24
MS> Library of Future...$37 Fantazia Fonts/Snds.$21 Arizona
MS> Images......$19
MS> STARVECTOR SOFTWARE * VISA * MC * AMEX * DISCOVER * SHIPPING: $4 to 5
MS> pcs.
MS> 509-457-2892 (VOICE) * 509-457-2966 (FAX) * 1-800-767-1284 (ORDERS
MS> ONLY!!)
MS> ---
MS> * SLMR 2.1a * Odo, is there any more jello in the fridge? Odo?
MS> Odo??
MS>
MS> --- MMGR +Plus+ v3.00
MS> * Origin: Threshold of Origin 509-453-3283 Home of The Chat DOOR
MS> (1:3407/101)
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From: MICHAEL MOORE @ 903/5 Number: 9539
To: ALL Date: 12/15/93 12:39a
Subj: Software for sale (games Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
I have the following software for sale or trade. All have original box
and documentation and are in excellent condition. Most have been
registered (if that makes any difference). I'm looking primarily to
trade for CD-ROM titles, but will consider any offers. Prices do not
include shipping.
Games:
Ultima Underworld II -- $30
Goblins 2 -- $20 obo
The Prophesy -- $20 obo
Legend of Kyrandia -- $22 obo
Ulitma VII + Forge of Virtue -- $28
Greens (vga golf) -- $20 obo
Other:
Norton Desktop of Windows V2.2 -- $50 obo
If you're interested in anything, leave me mail in this conference. I
usually try to check it every day.
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From: TYRONNE FOY Number: 9540
To: BRUNO CONTE Date: 12/16/93 7:52p
Subj: Re: Cdrom & network Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
BC> It seems that LANtastic doesn't support CDs either. If you can, you
BC> may try an 'alternative' method such as ours... or, if I am wrong
BC> (and LANtastic supports CD) please reply me with right information.
BC>
BC> []s
BC> Bruno Conte
BC> *
Sorry Bruno, I run 4 CDs on a Lantastic Network....Runs fine. I have
been getting a few I/O errors ( Idiot Operator) thou, but Lantastic 4.1
supports CDroms directly.
Tyronne
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From: WILLIAM SCHNEIDER, JR. Number: 9541
To: JOHN THOMPSON Date: 12/16/93 1:04a
Subj: SCAN 109 Refer: NONE
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JT> But if you keep the file listing on the hard drive, couldn't you
JT> delete the names of infected entries from the listing and thereby
JT> make them inaccessible to BBS users?
Sorry, couldn't tell you that one, but I'm sure you could!
-William
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From: WILLIAM SCHNEIDER, JR. Number: 9542
To: ALL Date: 12/16/93 1:25a
Subj: Borland C++ on CD-ROM Refer: NONE
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Hello All! I know that some might say that this belongs on another
conference, but has anybody gotten the new Borland C++ 4.0 for DOS,
Windows & Windows NT? THe reason I ask this here is cause I was
wondering if anybody else is having the same problems that I've been
having today (it came UPS this morning). My problem isn't with the
compiler, it with the way that the CD installs on my system. For the
most part, it program runs off the CD, but it inserts two things in my
autoexec.bat & Windows system.ini that's driving me crazy. What it does
is tells the path statement in your autoexec.bat that the program is on
the CD, so your system looks for it upon bootup. If that's not bad
enough, it does the same in the system.ini, so it looks for the CD when
I start Windows. If I don't have this CD in the drive (like I'm gonna
keep this thing in there all the time), it tells me it can't find drive
F: (my CD drive)! If I get past all this crap, and I try to play an
audio CD under Windows, it tells me that it can't find drive F:! I
could just install the whole program on my hard disk, but the fact that
4.0 came out on a CD is the only reason that I upgraded (version 3.1
took 56 megs!). Anyway, I thought that maybe someone might have had the
same problem with another disc, and they might know what I could do.
You would think that the people at Borland would think this one over
before they released it!
-William
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From: ROBERT BRIGGS Number: 9543
To: BORIS OSADCIW Date: 12/16/93 10:21p
Subj: Re: night owl 10.1 Refer: NONE
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BO>On 14 Dec 93 05:03pm, Robert Briggs wrote to Boris Osadciw:
BO>BO>> * Over 5,100 NEW Files * Over 647 Meg's * No Dupes * Virus Chec
BO>BO>> * No Dupes To v9.0 * All Zipped Files * New Viewer * and More
BO>BO>> "Night Owl 10.1 " is here and ready for delievery !! All programs
BO>>> I'll take one. Let me know how to contact you......
BO>>> ===Bob Briggs
BO>Netmail reply coming your way.............
BO>Thank you for your interest and hope we'll be chatting soon.
Thanks - looking forward to your netmail.
Have started collecting CD's like I used to collect floppies. I'll buy almost
ANYTHING with PCBoard style directories on it (CD Vendors: HINT HINT)
===Bob Briggs
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From: TOM GREENING Number: 9544
To: THE LAWMAN Date: 12/09/93 9:16p
Subj: ***FREE Catalog Offer*** Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
On 12-04-93 at 15:11 THE LAWMAN Spake Unto TOM GREENING
TL>-> On 11-27-93 at 00:07 JOE RINEHART Spake Unto ALL
TL>-> JR>> CD-ROM DRIVE OWNERS, or even if you don't own one, we have
TL>-> JR>them. Ask for a copy of our CDLIST! If you'd like a printed
TL>-> JR>copy, se your mailing information to us. We don't mark-up
TL>-> JR>shipping like ot dealers. > We will file attach our CDLIST
TL>->upon request, for any
TL>-> You can send a copy my way:
TL>-> T. Greening
TL>-> 5000 Sherman Blvd.
TL>-> Navarre, OH 44662
TL>I'll take one myself, I am interested in getting a 6 disk changer for
TL>a bbs, currently I run 3 internal mitsumi's in a mid tower, so all my
TL>slots and bays are full now and still get 541k conv. from IBS PCDOS
TL>6.1
TL>Send it to Charles Dobbs
TL> C/O GSSC
TL> 417 Welshwood Drive,
TL> Suite 108
TL> Nashville, TN 37211-4225
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Sorry guy, I was asking for one myself. You sent your message to the
wrong party.
T. Greening
"CAT"
Team Hazardous Waste
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From: TOM GREENING Number: 9545
To: GRAHAM MOSS Date: 12/09/93 9:18p
Subj: Catalog Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
On 12-05-93 at 09:25 GRAHAM MOSS Spake Unto TOM GREENING
GM>Could youplease fax me a copy of your catalog covering CDROM drives
GM>and titles - Send to (613) 389-4762 - If you can send by "file
GM>attach" fine, but I don't know how or if this will work.
GM>--- Maximus 2.01wb
Sorry guy, I was asking for one myself. You sent your message to the
wrong party.
T. Greening
"CAT"
Team Hazardous Waste
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From: STEAN SNYMAN Number: 9546
To: RICK NAY Date: 12/14/93 8:08a
Subj: 7th guest 100% Refer: NONE
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Hello Rick!
11 Dec 93 09:58, Rick Nay wrote to Stean Snyman:
RN> I don't think the benchmark program they use is very good..I have
RN> a et-4000 and when I had my 386 I got 100%..Now I have a 486 33
RN> and I get 42%..Yet my video speed is about Double what it use to
RN> be(QA plus) so I think they flakey program that test the
RN> video..just an observation..C-ya
Just got my copy.. It doesn't give me an overall, but rates my CD-ROM 150
on-the-dot, and my video card 44% optimal, on a 386 dx-40 et4000.. Maby you
had a screen cache installed? [g]
Adios
Stean
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From: STEAN SNYMAN Number: 9547
To: ALL Date: 12/14/93 8:18p
Subj: The 7th Guest one speaker only Refer: NONE
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Hello All!
I've recently got T7G and I LOVE it!!! But in the intro the music that plays
from the CD plays only in one speaker... Why is this? Any way to rectify
it?..
386 dx-40
4mb ram
1mb hyperdisk cache (hdd)
Panason CR523b drive
sb2 upgrade paddle cd controller
Sound Galaxy NX PRO
Ver 1 cd driver, newer versions won't work...
The FM music works fine, (And in stereo)...
Adios
Stean
(PS, I get 46% video :)
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From: MARCUS SPEARS Number: 9548
To: HUGH CRAIG Date: 12/16/93 11:22p
Subj: Multimedia Refer: NONE
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Actually, whether or not a game supports the SBPRO or not depends partly
on what year it came out, and what IRQ your SBPRO is on (they default to
IRQ 5, fortunately... read on).
The SBPRO can be set on IRQ 3 (*NOT* recommended; most people have a
mouse or a modem there); IRQ 5 (the default, and it's safe to leave it
there unless you own two printers, because LPT2 also uses IRQ 5); IRQ 7
(LPT1 uses this IRQ, but what's the chance you'll be printing and
playing sound at the same time?); and IRQ 10, which is also safe.
The problem with IRQ 10 is that it is a *16-bit* sound channel that is
only available on the AT systems. Thus, many games with Soundblaster
sound tracks that date before the SB Pro was released (Jill of the
Jungle, by Epic Megagames is one), WILL NOT support an SBPRO on IRQ 10.
I don't want this to sound like I'm nitpicking; I just want to warn
those planning to upgrade in the near future about this technical
matter. DON'T change the default IRQ or DMA unless you have a good
reason! (Such as, you already have a device using that IRQ... two
devices can not share the IRQ, except under Windoze, which will actually
resolve the conflict and keep on going...)
-Marcus Spears
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From: RICKY BOOTH Number: 9549
To: JOSEPH ROBERTSON Date: 12/16/93 8:17p
Subj: Mitsumi double-spin driv Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
> performance: Mitsumi or Panasonic? I noticed the Panasonic has a
> slower access speed (320ms), but it has 32k more cache.
I suggest panasonic.
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From: WILLIAM WRIGHT Number: 9550
To: STEAN SNYMAN Date: 12/16/93 3:38p
Subj: 7th guest 100% Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
SS>But then a trident and a Tseng has a HUGE difference?.. Like in
SS>Trident 7000cps direct, and tseng 315000cps direct :)...
I don't know. Do they? How much does the tseng cost?
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From: WILLIAM WRIGHT Number: 9551
To: RICKY BOOTH Date: 12/16/93 3:39p
Subj: CDROM IN WINDOWS PROBLEM Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
RB>Windows creates twits. A person that buys a computer that comes
RB>with Windows will learn Windows and not dos, then, when they
Yeah I know. This kid at my school was asking me how to run a game, and I said,
ok now you got dos right? And he said, I don't know, all I have is Windows I
think.
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From: WILLIAM WRIGHT Number: 9552
To: RICK POTTS Date: 12/16/93 3:42p
Subj: Cdrom in windows problem Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
RP>The guy's asking for help with a legitimate problem, and your
RP>sarcastic
RP>response (which doesn't bother to include any <g>'s or emoticons
RP>to let
RP>him know you're *not* serious) is to wipe Windows off his
RP>system. That
RP>sure is helpful.
My point exactly.
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From: RICK PEDLEY Number: 9553
To: BRUNO CONTE Date: 12/16/93 6:06p
Subj: Cdrom & network Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
BC> the solution was creating a CD-ROM 'Server': a machine running 03
BC> CD-Players and a program that copies the requested files to the
BC> Server's harddisk. We're implementing the idea by putting NetBios
BC> support et caetera etc.
BC> It seems that LANtastic doesn't support CDs either. If you can, you
BC> may try an 'alternative' method such as ours... or, if I am wrong
BC> (and LANtastic supports CD) please reply me with right information.
An interesting idea, but I don't have an extra machine I could use just as a
server. With Lantastic you can make every machine a server so it is in effect a
peer to peer network. Lantastic _does_ have builtin support for CD-ROM drives,
which is why I'm so frustrated. Some people have it working fine, others have
problems with it. I know about Novell not supporting CD-ROM drives; it seems
you have to buy expensive 3rd party utilities to do a lot of things with
Novell. I just saw a couple of products in InfoWorld to connect CD-ROM drives
to a Novell netwk, and they were $695-$795 US each.
Rick
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From: VINCE SORENSEN Number: 9554
To: ALL Date: 12/15/93 8:52p
Subj: Christmas CD-ROMs... Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Canada's CD-ROM Source is...
CD-ROM WHOLESALERS OF CANADA
6 Armstrong Bay * Regina, Sk. S4N 4G7
306-789-4654 Voice * 306-789-8690 Fax
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From: GARY HAY Number: 9555
To: HAYDEN BRADSHAW Date: 12/16/93 8:19p
Subj: Canadian Cd Distribution Refer: NONE
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On 12-13-93 Hayden Bradshaw wrote to Gary Hay...
HB> Sure can, Gary. Could you leave me your address??
HB>
HB> Hayden.
I thought I had? My address is Gary Hay
RR2 Perth Road
Ont, Canada
K0H 2L0
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From: JOHN BIGBIE Number: 9556
To: CHRIS STEARNS Date: 12/16/93 10:09p
Subj: COOL Refer: NONE
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Well I've been doing good on exams but I'm really just calling to let
you know I'm still here tommorrow I'll write you I'm just worn out I
don't even want to see what I've typed but that is the way it works I do
get to sleep in a little tommorrow so I'll get things wrapped up I got
to run I've had a tough but good week I put int he time that was needed
and it payed off I'll go into it tommorrow Later............. JOhn
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From: GRANT DEASON Number: 9557
To: DAVID GINSBURG Date: 12/16/93 5:17p
Subj: King Quest 6 Refer: NONE
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DG>To all, I just Got Kings Quest 6 for the CD-Rom and need help. First, in
>the catacombs when the ceiling is about to crush you, what do you use to
>stop it?
See if there's not a skull lying around the catacombs somewhere...
>2nd, when you go to the Isle of Wonders, how do you stop all
>those gnomes? I stopped the first one, but the 2nd I didn't. Thanks, Da
There may be something in the pawn shop to help you there.
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From: MARCO LAZZERI Number: 9558
To: WEE YUNG Date: 12/15/93 11:26a
Subj: Re: $19 for CDROM titles Refer: NONE
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WY> TRUC 16429 Bixler ave. Paramount, CA 90723 fax 310-402-7240
WY> Call 310-602-2076 8am-12pm, 6pm-9pm PST ask Wee Yung.
WY> Arthur's Teacher Trouble........$25 American Bussiness Phone book
WY> 92$19* Authorware Star for Windows.....$39 Bring The World To Your
WY> Senses..$19* Baker's dozen window games......$19* Barron's College
WY> Guide..........$35 CIA Wolrd Fact Book.WI..........$19* CICA windows
WY> sharewares.........$19* Choose the Right College........$19* Dictionary
WY> of the Living World..$39 Dictionaries and Languages......$19* Dinosaur
WY> Adventure..............$35 Dr Games Shareware 154 games....$19* DTP Pro
WY> FM - Wave Clip-art......$29 Elec Lib of Art v.I or v.II.....$35
WY> Essential home & bus. sharewares$19* Guinness Disk of Record 93
WY> MPC..$29 Guinness Disk of Records no MPC.$19* King's Quest V
WY> game.............$19* Kodak Photo access..............$19*
Can you sent it to Brazil? I'm interested in Dinosaur Adventure & Guiness
disk MPC.
How much for all? (disks+shipping)? How can i pay?
Waiting a reply,
[],Marco Lazzeri
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From: HUGH CRAIG Number: 9559
To: BRUNO CONTE Date: 12/17/93 7:39a
Subj: 7Th Guest Refer: NONE
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In a message dated 12-12-93, Bruno Conte said to All:
BC> I've recently bought a CD-ROM and I've got some interest on this
BC> game, by some magazines advertisements.
BC> For those who have already got a copy of the game, could you please give
BC> me your opinion about it? Also, I'll greatly appreciate a hint of
BC> where is the best price (below $50, no taxes are charge here in
BC> Brazil), including AirMail s/h.
BC> Bruno Conte
Hola Bruno.
It's a great game if your into logic puzzles, anagrams, maze puzzles
and such.
Graphics and sound are superb. It's not a adventure game but
a puzzler. Very good puzzles that will keep your head aching
for months, unless your a MENSA class mega brain.
Graphix with SVGA are outstanding. VGA...not so hot but ok.
Be forwarned. You will need heavy IRON.
From the BOX Bruno:
386DX class minimum
2 megs RAM
16 Bit SVGA card with at least 512k minimum
CD ROM with a min of 150k ps transfer rate.
Sound card with FM and PCM, MOUSE. (SBPRO SOUNDS GREAT) (my comment)
Thats the min Bruno. You'd want more.
From the BOX:
Recommended...and they mean it.
486sx 20mhz or better
4 megs RAM
FAST 16 bit SVGA w 1meg RAM OR a VESA Local Buss system...
One of them new FAST CDROMs 2x with fast seektime.
(250ms or faster)
Roland LAPC-1, MT-32 or Sound Canvas and 16 bit PCM sound card.
This game is a little jerky on my hardware moving from room to room,
your in a old mansion, haunted, boo!. Almost painfully so....
But the drama and the
puzzle play are fine. Just moving around the house is '...jerky.
But very playble as we are not chasing enemy bandits around.!....
I'll list my hardware below.
By the way. I took this game to a freinds. He has a 486-66 VLB system.
Smooth as silk on that hardware. THis game really wants a VERY
fast video system. That means in todays world a VLB system.
For reference only:
Hardware here is a 486DX-33 ISA w AMI 7/91 BIOS,8megs RAM
Trident 8900C SVGA w 1meg (non accelerated),
SBPRO IRQ 5 base x220.
Intel 400i modem(internal)IRQ 3 and IRQ 11 base x350 (fax on irq 11)
Printer IRQ7
Mitsumi FX001D IRQ 10,base x300 using the supplied card.
Running 800x600x256 Trident drivers for the Desktop.
Not using MMPM2. (MMPM2 makes my system sick).
Using Stacker for OS/2 and DOS.
I run this game in dos (PC DOS 6.1).
Oh, I bought it at CompUSA. It is selling for $39 at present.
At Babbages they wanted $65!
There may be some guys here on the net that will mail order it
to you. Good Luck. How's the snow down there? It's XMAS ya know...
(We don't see any here in South Eastern Texas)! :).
P.S. Since getting this game (and a few others like FS5)
I've decided I can justify upgrading my system. I'm going to
get a no-processor VLB MB and a Genoa VLB video card.
The MB will cost around $100-$140 (varies) and the card ($70-$99)
Just a matter of ripping out the old processor...
Trailer text for Mr. Bill
Taken from COMPUTER RETAIL WEEK December 6 1993:
Ingram Micro Best Seller's List
Operating Systems and Languages
___>> 1. OS/2 2.1 Upgrade (!!!!!!)
2. Windows 3.1
3. Windows 3.1 Upgrade
Soltan Gris
.. Windows: Just another pane in the glass.
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From: HUGH CRAIG Number: 9560
To: GREG SIEVERS Date: 12/17/93 7:45a
Subj: 7th guest 100% Refer: NONE
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In a message dated 12-14-93, Greg Sievers said to William Wright:
WW> > I have a 386 dx 40, 4 mb ram, single speed (:()...
WW> > Someone I know has a 486 sx 33, 8mb, single speed
WW> > drive, and tseng et3000 and he gets 1%! :)
GS> ^^^^^^
GS> I have a 386/40 with 4 meg ram and a mitsumi 2X drive with a boca
GS> research 1 meg svga card with the ET4000 chipset.It came up with
GS> 100% . I had a trident 1 meg card and I always had slow video
GS> writes, and I saw how this ET4000 chip (for DOS anyways) cranks.
GS> Dont know much about the ET3000, is that also a 1 meg card?
Hmm. Is that one of the accelerated models? I have a 'old'
STB with the TSENG ET4000 laying around in my closet. I'm tempted
to yank out the Trident 8900C based one I'm using at present.
The only reason I pulled the TSENG out many moons ago was
because at that time we could only locate good drivers for OS/2
using the Trident. The Tseng drivers did not do what we wanted..then.
Hmm. I may try that today. My case is always open anyway.....:).
Trailer text for Mr. Bill
Taken from COMPUTER RETAIL WEEK December 6 1993:
Ingram Micro Best Seller's List
Operating Systems and Languages
___>> 1. OS/2 2.1 Upgrade (!!!!!!)
2. Windows 3.1
3. Windows 3.1 Upgrade
Hugh Craig
.. Friends don't let friends use Windows.
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From: HUGH CRAIG Number: 9561
To: ART BATES Date: 12/17/93 7:49a
Subj: Black Toshiba Refer: NONE
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In a message dated 12-15-93, Art Bates said to All:
AB>I'm looking for A Black internal Toshiba CDROM to match my black
AB>tower..I know they're out there, but there is no way in hell I'm paying
AB>an extra $100 just because the color is different. Does anyone know a
AB>dealer on the nets that sells these? Don't waste your time writing a
AB>message saying look in computer shopper because the one and only place
AB>I've seen them was a dealer called Friday's in computer shopper..they
AB>wanted $450! ( Yes they come from Toshiba in this color, yes I've tried
AB>to get in contact with Toshiba direct, and no, I won't buy a can of
AB>spray paint and do it myself)
Well the heck with it. You read my mind......
I guess spraying paint at ones nice new CD player could be traumatic
in more ways than one.
But I think the plastic face will come off. It could be done without
doing harm to the player. Look at the cash you'd save....
.. Windows: Just another pane in the glass.
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From: HUGH CRAIG Number: 9562
To: DAVID GINSBURG Date: 12/17/93 7:54a
Subj: King Quest 6 Refer: NONE
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In a message dated 12-14-93, David Ginsburg said to All:
DG>To all, I just Got Kings Quest 6 for the CD-Rom and need
DG>help. First, in the catacombs when the ceiling is about to
DG>crush you, what do you use to stop it? 2nd, when you go to
DG>the Isle of Wonders, how do you stop all those gnomes? I
DG>stopped the first one, but the 2nd I didn't. Thanks, David
If you can tell me what is the difference between running
this in Windows and DOS?
The box mentions some features are lost when running in DOS
but they neglect to mention just what. THis had kept me
from buying it.
Any help would be appreciated.
Trailer text for Mr. Bill
Taken from COMPUTER RETAIL WEEK December 6 1993:
Ingram Micro Best Seller's List
Operating Systems and Languages
___>> 1. OS/2 2.1 Upgrade (!!!!!!)
2. Windows 3.1
3. Windows 3.1 Upgrade
Hugh Craig
.. If at first you don't succeed, work for Microsoft.
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From: JOE WALKER Number: 9563
To: DAVID SEBRING Date: 12/17/93 2:55p
Subj: Re: CdRom in Windows Pro Refer: NONE
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DS> That sounds like the same thing here "Intermitant"...glad to hear its
DS> happend before to someone else ...may mean theres hope for a solution!
DS>
DS> I agree with you about the Panasonic Drives best buy ive made in a
DS> long time...the mitsumi is my old drive that i sold cheap to a friend
DS>
DS> ..when i read in the manual that the non dma driver is SLOWER?...well
DS> wish me luck....
DS>
Good luck, Dave. What a shame. If I have this straight, you are going
to make a 150K drive even slower!!! If that isn't going in the wrong
direction I don't know what is. The computer guru here suspected that
the door switch in my Mitsumi was flaky. It made the computer think I
had opened the door when I hadn't. Try it sometime. While the
computer is trying to access the drive, open the door. See if you get
the same error message. I know this isn't too meaningful, but, at least
it's something else to try. We thought about wiring around the switch
to see if it was at fault. I don't know how good you are with that sort
of thing though. Unless you really know what you're doing, I wouldn't
try it. I was going to have the guy at the computer shop try it.
I am not that brave. Instead, I decided to go with a different drive.
Anyway, Cheers, and good luck.
Joe
... Cheese food---------What cheese eats!
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From: JASON DEVRIES Number: 9564
To: DAVID GINSBURG Date: 12/16/93 1:30p
Subj: King Quest 6 Refer: NONE
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DG>To all, I just Got Kings Quest 6 for the CD-Rom and need help. First, in th
DG>catacombs when the ceiling is about to crush you, what do you use to stop it
DG>2nd, when you go to the Isle of Wonders, how do you stop all those gnomes?
DG>stopped the first one, but the 2nd I didn't. Thanks, David
Sorry to say, but I need help too. As for the catacombs, I always get
crushed to death. I tried to use a skull I found, but it broke and...
SMUSH! Tell me if you find out.
On the Isle of Wonder I fooled all of the gnomes except the last one
that looks at you... no idea on that one. For the hearing gnome, play
the nightingale. For the tasting gnome, give him a mint. The smelling
one, which you know, takes the flower of stench. For the feeling gnome
you will need a rabbit's foot. Help me out on the seeing gnome if you
can. Hear from you later...
Jason DeVries
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From: THE LAWMAN Number: 9565
To: MICHELLE CARTER Date: 12/16/93 5:59p
Subj: cd-rom Refer: NONE
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-> -> I need to know the best place to buy an IBM
-> -> compatible cd-rom for a c
-> -> gift. Thanks.
-> TL> Right here at Emerald City Electronics at 615-754-9552, they'll
-> TL> credit card orders and price should be very competitive with any
->
-> I'll give a call and check it out!
->
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Noticed your origin was from the Vermont area, pretty far from here, as
much as I like Emerald City you should be able to find someone closer,
but Big John at ECE supplies a lot of us sysops with our hardware needs.
So I'll leave it to you.
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From: RICKY BOOTH Number: 9566
To: WILLIAM WRIGHT Date: 12/17/93 2:57p
Subj: CDROM IN WINDOWS PROBLEM Refer: NONE
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> Yeah I know. This kid at my school was asking me how to run a
> game, and I said, ok now you got dos right? And he said, I don't
> know, all I have is Windows I think.
Exactly my point. They make windows out to be some kind of operating system.
Don't even know what DOS is.
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From: MIKE MAZZOLA Number: 9567
To: GARY HUFF Date: 12/16/93 5:41p
Subj: BUYING a CDROM Refer: NONE
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Gary,
GH>It should work just fine. I'm using the same CD-ROM with a
GH>386DX/25,
GH>a Trident VGA card, and 4 megs of RAM, and there are no
GH>problems.
Thanks, that's good to hear. With all the new multi media toys out there it's
good to know I can keep the old 386 alittle longer.
Happy Holidays...
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From: DAVE REED Number: 9568
To: ALL Date: 12/15/93 9:37p
Subj: Merry Christmas Refer: NONE
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Hello All!
Even though I like to occasionally stir up some controversy (especially in THIS
echo!), I want to take time out to wish each of you a very merry Christmas, and
I hope you all have a safe and happy New Year.
Later,
Dave
P.S. Yes... even you, Mike.
... Impeach Clinton! (Bill, too!)
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From: IAN CLEMENTS Number: 9569
To: PERRY LAWLER Date: 12/15/93 9:15p
Subj: CD-ROM kit Refer: NONE
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I have a complete CD-rom kit from creative labs
Soundblaster Pro
Panasonic (single spin CDR-526) drive
Labtec speakers
all the cables and set up disks etc
I'd like $275.00 but we can talk trade
This is a newish system I got about 8 months ago and I didn't use it enough to
bother installing it into my system
Call (503) 345-8518 after 5 pm or (503) 465-8374 and ask for Ian between 8-5
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From: IAN CLEMENTS Number: 9570
To: MARCO JURRIENS Date: 12/15/93 9:20p
Subj: It may be too late Refer: NONE
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If your hearts really set on the newer drive then disregard the rest of this
message.
Other wise I have the panasonic drive that comes bundled with the soundblaster
pro. It is part of an entire kit that I wanted rid of but I would certainly
like to keep the soundcard and speakers. I'll sell it for $130
If your interested in saving a few bucks call me at 345-8518
Incidentally this is not the newest double spin version but a 8 month old
single speed. It really depends on what you want it for and how much you want
to spend.
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From: JOHNNY SWINDLE Number: 9571
To: JOE RINEHART Date: 12/12/93 6:45p
Subj: 1100+ Cd's Catalog Refer: NONE
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Mr Worf, Hail JOE RINEHART. We must discuss "1100+ cd's catalog."
J R>>For the largest selection & lowest prices, get our NEW catalog...
J R> Ask for a copy of our CDLIST! If you'd like a printed copy, send
J R>your mailing information to us. We don't mark-up shipping like
J R>other dealers. > We will file attach our CDLIST upon request, for
J R>any sysop in the World! >CATALOG FREQ: cdlist.zip (over 1,100
J R>cd-rom disc titles available) The fastest growing multi-networked
J R>E-MAIL CD-ROM Disc dealer in the World! FidoNet 1:157/479 - RBBSNet
J R>8:965/13 - KesherNet 18:711/176 - WWIVNet 2@2659 Internet
J R>Joe.Rinehart@wbc.com RESHETnet 36:711/176 (24HR E-MAIL STAFF)
J R>config.sys, Inc.,P.O. Box 27, Kent, Ohio 44240-0001 Voice: (216)
296-983
J R>1 Data/Fax: (216) 296-GIGO(4446) ZyXEL 16.8 >>>INTERNATIONAL ORDERS
J R>WELCOME<<<
J R>---
J R> * Origin: The Blue Parrot RBBS - Ravenna, Oh.- ZyXel 1496E
J R>(1:157/479)
Joe,
Please mail me a printed copy of your cd catalog. I can be reached at
the following:
Johnny L. Swindle
432MG
PSC 76 Box 7408
APO AP 96319-7408
If you have never mailed to an APO address, the shipping costs are no
different than with a state side address.
Also, if it is not a problem, could you drop me email when the catalog
is mailed out?
Thanks!!
Transmission complete Captain.
Johnny Swindle
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From: JOSEPH THOMAS Number: 9572
To: ALL Date: 12/17/93 8:30a
Subj: Mitsumi Lu005s Refer: NONE
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When I installed MS Encarta, it said my Mitsumi Lu005s is
slow, not MPC Compliant and also said sound will not work without
a sound card. It is not slow ( 350 ms), better than 600 ms.
Well, sound does not work, everything else works;
Anybody has some thoughts on this ?? Tnx.
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From: CHRISTOPH STEINECKE Number: 9573
To: JASON DADSWELL Date: 12/14/93 11:02p
Subj: Re: Groliers Encyclopedia v. Refer: NONE
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Jason Dadswell@1:153/7070 meinte am 12.12.93
zum Thema "Groliers Encyclopedia v.":
JD> X KWQ/2 1.2b NR X "640K ought to be enough for anybody." - Bill Gates, 1981
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Did he really said that, or is this a joke ?
Bye
Chris
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From: CHRISTOPH STEINECKE Number: 9574
To: ALLE Date: 12/14/93 11:06p
Subj: Price for Global Explorer and Encarta ! Refer: NONE
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Hallo Leute !
Can someone post me the normal prices for the following CD's :
Microsoft Encarta
Global Explorer
Thanx in advance
Bye
Chris
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From: RICK NAY Number: 9575
To: ALL Date: 12/17/93 5:02p
Subj: DSP 16,Soundwave 32 Refer: NONE
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Just wanted to tell everyone that has a Cardinal DSP 16 or Orchid Soundwave 32
you can know get MPEG audio compression that give 8:1 compression on 44khz 16
bit stereo sound, and up to 30:1 on lower sample..Contact Xing Technology Inc
at 1-800-294-6448..It sells for $99.95..
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From: DAVID KENNEDY Number: 9576
To: ALL Date: 12/13/93 12:17p
Subj: mitsumi cd-rom and os/2 Refer: NONE
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I have a cheep mitsumi cd-rom and nead a driver to get os/2 to use it. I've
looked evrywhare for it and can't find it. If anyone out ther has it can you
tell me where to get it.
Thanks.
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From: KENNY SCOTT Number: 9577
To: ALL Date: 12/17/93 5:32p
Subj: Triple Speed CD-ROM Refer: NONE
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Does anyone out there have any information on the Triple Speed CD-Roms?
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From: BRICE FLECKENSTEIN Number: 9578
To: GARY HUFF Date: 12/16/93 11:30a
Subj: PANASONIC 562 Refer: NONE
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>Running common grounds is OK when dealing with DC (Direct Current) circuits.
>Unfortunately, when dealing with AC (Alternating Current), you cannot use a
>common ground without some of the current being slightly out of phase with
some
>of the other currents, thus setting up ground loops. In non-technical terms,
>this means you will get hum on your audio if you don't run separate ground
>returns.
Not always the case, though it CAN happen.
>In broadcast stations, they go to elaborate lengths to prevent this problem.
In broadcase stations, they go to elaborate lengths to keep the RF out of the
Audio circuts.
>To be safe, it would be wiser to run two separate 2-lead
>speaker wires for each speaker, and return the "common" wire separately back
to
>the ground terminal provided on the back of the audio amplifier or radio or
>whatever.
You will find that the LARGE majority of audio amplifiers use "floating
ground" type circutry, and don't want the speaker coils grounded AT ALL. This
has no relationship to ground loop problems.
>Since steel has greater resistance than copper
Given equal volume. The average steel chassis in an automobile has a LOT
larger cross-sectional area than any copper wiring normally used in a car, and
tends to be a MUCH lower resistance path.
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From: BRICE FLECKENSTEIN Number: 9579
To: BRUCE BOWMAN Date: 12/16/93 11:32a
Subj: ENVIRONMENTAL Refer: NONE
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>OTOH, I did come across what appears to be a good game in the store recently.
>It is based on the Gaia Hypothesis, where you control the evolution of life on
>your planet. I can't remember the name -- off-topic anyway.
Sim Earth, most likely - and I suspect it WILL eventually be showing up on
CD-ROM, as a couple of the other Sim series games have been announced for ROM
already....
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From: BRICE FLECKENSTEIN Number: 9580
To: CHAD REID Date: 12/16/93 11:39a
Subj: VIRUS Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
>BF> Since certain COMMERCIAL programs have had virus infestations - on WRITE-
>BF>PROTECTED FLOPPY DISKS - the guy is expecting WAY to much.
>Brice, it is impossible for a virus to infect a write-protected floppy disk.
Not true. The virus(s) involved had infected the program(s) involved BEFORE
they were bulk-copied onto the write-protected disk involved.
>The write-protected floppy disk is just like CD-ROM, NOTHING can be put on the
>disk.
Care to make a small wager? I will BET you that I can write to a write-
protected disk.
>It had to have come from the manufacturer
EXACTLY! THAT is the point I was trying to MAKE!
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From: ADAM BRIAND Number: 9581
To: ALL Date: 12/14/93 9:56p
Subj: Mode 1 and 2 Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Could someone tell me what the difference is between mode 2 and mode 1 on
a cd-rom drive? The drive I've got now has different speed rating for
the different modes and I'm wondering what type of software utilizes each
mode?
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X JABBER v1.1 X When all else fails, call Forsberg at home! - Marv Conn
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From: BRUCE JANES Number: 9582
To: HAYDEN BRADSHAW Date: 12/16/93 1:26p
Subj: Re: Canadian CD Distribution Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Could you please send me a copy of your catalog when it is ready.
Bruce Janes
P.O. Box 490
Mt. Albert, Ont
L0G 1M0
Thanks,
Bruce
... Catch the Blue Wave!
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From: KENT TIMM Number: 9583
To: JOSE VISBAL Date: 12/14/93 4:05p
Subj: Re: CD-rom INFO HELP!! Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Stardate: 11 Dec 93 22:45. Jose Visbal send to All by subspace.
JV> Hi,To all can you or any one tell me what is the Different
JV> between These CD-ROMS Drives.....
JV> Panasonic CR-521, CR-523, CR-563
JV> Which Drive is better.....??
I bought a CR-523B (internal) two weeks ago, and it's work fine! But CD-ROM and
CD audio via Sound Blaster Pro, SB Pro is also controlling the drive.
But if you can afford it, the CR-563 may be your better bet.
... I'm not a reporter, but I played one on TV. (really)
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From: KENT TIMM Number: 9584
To: HAYDEN BRADSHAW Date: 12/17/93 2:18a
Subj: Re: commericial CD Roms? Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Stardate: 15 Dec 93 00:20. Hayden Bradshaw send to Kent Timm by subspace.
HB> download our current price list. It's file name is: HRBCD8A.ZIP and
I already called you last week about a catalog.
I've also been going around the Toronto area looking at the selection at
different stores.
I don't call CRS, the 3 BBS' I call regularly have all I need. This BBS has 2
CD-Rom, another has 4, and the other 1, and tons for echos on each.
So when your catalog get here, I'll be able to pick the best price:-)
... I'm not Superman, but I played a reporter on TV.
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From: KENT TIMM Number: 9585
To: BENJAMIN ORTIZ Date: 12/17/93 2:21a
Subj: Re: 540 Meg? 600+??? Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Stardate: 14 Dec 93 13:51. Benjamin Ortiz send to Kent Timm by subspace.
KT> I'm a bit confused, I just got my CD ROM a week ago, in the specs,
KT> it's say the max capicity is 540Meg, but I've seen messages about over
KT> 600Megs on a disc, what's going on?
BO> Well, that's just like a CD player having a 16 track RMS reading
BO> laser, however, it can in actuality read 22 tracks and maybe more...
BO> Most shareware files are at 150k a pop...if that's the AVERAGE, then
BO> information should cram pretty good and you'll be able to read a lot
BO> more from the CD...I wouldn't worry about it if I were you, unless you
BO> plan to move the entire world's phone directory onto a CD... :)
Thanks for your reply, I'm new to CD Roms (and audio) and still looking for
answers to some things..
I still prefer my munis on 33.3 records though.
... I'm not Superman, but I played a reporter on TV.
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From: KENT TIMM Number: 9586
To: GIULIANO MACIOCCI JR Date: 12/17/93 3:02a
Subj: Panasonic drives Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Stardate: 11 Dec 93 13:48. Giuliano Maciocci Jr send to Kin Ng by subspace.
GMJ> Soft eject? All I know is that my Panasonic can be ejected through
GMJ> keyboard input. Didn't mean to butt in, just make a smallish point.
What model do you have? I have a CR 523B, and it's push-the-button to eject,
just like on a 3.5 floppy.
... 101 Rock & Roll over degrees.
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From: GARY HUFF Number: 9587
To: PHIL TREVORROW Date: 12/17/93 9:45a
Subj: Re: panasonic 562 Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
GH> Thus, to avoid distortion at any and all frequencies throughout the
GH>audio spectrum (which is an ALTERNATING CURRENT spectrum)
PT> Audio Frequencies are not AC unless their being sent along a conduct
PT> You're implying audio is AC and that simply isn't true. The rest of wh
PT> said is true however.
No AC current is AC unless it has a return path. Thus, if you want to
define it as such, then the 115 volts in your household electrical
sockets is not AC until you plug something in. That's arguing
semantics, and I think you understand that. Audio that is not AC is
not audio at all... it's nothing. Once it becomes audio, then quite
obviously it has a return path... it can't be audio without one, and at
that point it is simultaneously AC. .... Unless you are somehow
insinuating that audio can exist in a spiritual sense?
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From: GARY HUFF Number: 9588
To: ADAM YOUNG Date: 12/17/93 9:46a
Subj: Re: TOSHIBA_vs PANASONIC Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
AY> Yes, the Toshiba needs caddies while the Panasonic has a motorized tra
Yes, I looked it up after I posted my message to make certain I wasn't
putting out wrong information.
You know, I was a little surprised to see the Panasonic isn't
advertised very much in Computer Shopper. Seems as if every brand
EXCEPT Panasonic is advertised. I'm not sure why that is, unless
Panasonic figures they're so good, they don't have to advertise? :-)
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From: JOHN ULLMER Number: 9589
To: ALL Date: 12/17/93 9:06a
Subj: New CD Drive Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
I'm looking for suggestions, comments, good or bad words about what would be a
good CD Drive to purchase at this point in a highly volatile market.
I've had a NEC CDR-77 since '89. Yesterday, after a long phone session with a
NEC tech support person, we came to the conclusion that I could no longer
access my drive was that it retired itself from active service.
I want to get a new drive, primarily for games. I'd like a triple speed (which
NEC has), but I don't follow the market that closely any more. I know that
matching the MPC-2 standards is the new "in" standard.
Any and all comments will be welcome.
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From: JANUSZ SUROWKA Number: 9590
To: GIULIANO MACIOCCI JR Date: 12/16/93 11:23p
Subj: Re: MPC-2 Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
GJ> Yep. It would. I have one too... :-)
GJ> TTYL
That's cool!! Thankx!!
L8tr
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From: ASHWIN BIHARI Number: 9591
To: DAVID GINSBURG Date: 12/17/93 5:43p
Subj: King Quest 6 Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
No problem David, to get past the part in the catacomb from the falling
cieling, you need to get a brick from the Isle of Beast, it is there
just before you enter the place with two stone people, well look at the
right for some red thing and pick it up and thats how you get past the
falling ceiling, well about the gnomes, well the first guy who is the
smell, get the flower from the Isle of Sacred Mountain and use it on
him, second the guy the who hears, use the bird from the pawn shop on
him, third is the guy with the touch, use the rabbit foot from the
sailor on him, fourth is the taste, use the mint from the pawn shop on
him, and last but in no way least is the sight, look in the garbage in
front of the pawn shop after the shopkeeper dumps his garbage and pick
up the bottle of ink and use that on the last guy, well here is your
solution, if you need anymore help, just write to me, TTYL.
Ashwin
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From: JOHN GRIFFITH Number: 9592
To: ALL Date: 12/17/93 10:46p
Subj: help the 7 guest Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
To anyone i have a 486-33 nec-3xi and a diamond speedstar 24x
when i play the 7th guest the speech is breaks up.
could anyone help me.
thanks
john
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From: IVAN BALABUCK Number: 9593
To: LOEL THOMPSON Date: 12/16/93 5:35p
Subj: your CDROM list Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Hi Loel, could you send me a copy of your list?
Sens it to:
Keith Dreher
3611Boyle ST.
Regina Sask.
Canada
S4V-2H5
Thanks Keith
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From: BRIAN KELLER Number: 9594
To: BENNY CHAN Date: 12/17/93 9:11p
Subj: MORTAL KOMBAT PC Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
I have mortal kombat for my 386\40 mhz
and it runs alot faster than the arcade i use a commanche
maxium overkill boot disk the only problem is that it only runs
fast now and then and the sounds harible.
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From: JOE SITKO Number: 9595
To: ALL Date: 12/17/93 9:17a
Subj: 7Th Guest & SVGA question Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
I just bought a used copy of 7th Guest on CD. I didn't realize it at the
time I bought it, that it needs SVGA to run. My question is," Can I
just go out and buy a SVGA card to replace my VGA card, and will my
monitor (VGA) still work, or do I need to go out and get a new card AND
new monitor?"
What card would one recommend and how much are they going for?
Thanks for the help. This video stuff is pretty new to me........
Written by Joe Sitko on Friday, December 17 at 09:17:04
... My other computer is a blonde
■TLXv3.30■
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From: MATT NEWMAN Number: 9596
To: TAD KINDELSPIRE Date: 12/14/93 4:11a
Subj: DRACULA UNLEASHED Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
TK>->MATT You must go back to the asylum and take the blackjack with you
TK>after that go to the party I can't remeber where who ever it was you
TK>said to come to there house I think it was the harkers? If you need any
TK>help on day three or the fisrt part of day four let me know. Glad to see
TK>other people playing this game... Tad Kindelspire see-ya
Thanks for the help Tad. I wrapped up my CD-ROM drive and put it under
the Christmas tree as a gift to myself- which took a lot of willpower,
taking it out of my machine was very emotionally tough! When I get it
setup again, I'll be able to finish day three and will move on to day 4-
hopefully then I'll be able to assist you or anyone else who is stuck.
Peace..
SLMR 2.1a On a clear disk you can seek forever
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From: MATT NEWMAN Number: 9597
To: JOSE VISBAL Date: 12/14/93 4:14a
Subj: Re: Dracula Unleashed Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
JV> -=> Quoting Matt Newman to Hoang Pham <=-
JV> MN> directly from a movie, as the costumes and sounds are all excellent.
JV> MN> I'm running it on a 486/33 with 4 megs of RAM and a Mitsumi Double
JV> MN> speed CD-ROM drive (220ms, 350K seek time), and the game runs superbly.
JV>Hi, Can you tell what Type of vga card you are using and what
JV>kind of mitsumi drive you have...?
JV>Planning to buy one here soon and the info would help...
Jose,
Currently my CD-ROM drive is under the Christmas tree waiting to be
unwrapped by my grubby hands. Unfortunately, I don't remember the exact
model number of the Mitsumi drive, only that its seek time is 220ms and
its transfer rate is 350k. My video card is a Diamond Speedstar 24x,
which is one of the fastest DOS cards that I have seen. If you want,
I'll get back to you after Christmas with the exact model number of the
Mitsumi drive. Peace...
SLMR 2.1a We all live in a yellow subroutine.
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From: HEATHER KRAUSE Number: 9598
To: KEE CHI Date: 12/15/93 10:19a
Subj: Return to zork cd 4 sale Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
KC>I just wanted to ask you, HOW!!! I can't even get through the beginning...
KC>what do you do with that plant, and how do you get to east Shanbar!
KC>I'm just stuck on west1!!
Well, let's see...
If you've read your Zork documentation, you'll know that it's based
on the "Great Underground Empire". So obviously, there's something
around that will take you _underground_ (where you'll find the
other part of town).
But if you're working with that plant (in Boo's), perhaps you
haven't come across the underground passage. You'll need to study
the Mayor's files on drinking/toasting in order to go the distance
with Boos. If you're polite and follow the customs, you might get
somewhere! Pay close attention to the last page of that file in
the Mayor's office... there's a "KEY" phrase which is important.
And if you find yourself getting a bit woosy drinking that local
Rye, maybe you'll figure out a good use for the plant (hint: click
on it occasionally while drinking and see what options you've got).
Once you've fulfilled your social obligation with Boos, you might
find a new direction available at the Old Mill... downward! You'll
need to do something outside the Mill to get the water wheel turning
before the new "door" will open, however.
Be sure to do what you can in West Shanbar while you're there,
however. Did you pick up some things in the hardware store? Did
you talk to the Mayor and the school teacher? Did you visit the
waif under the bridge? Did you gain access to the locked store
to get some batteries for your orb (along with other stuff there)?
Did you make friends with the waif and receive a gift from him?
You can always come back for these things, but you may as well
take care of it while you're there.
Hope this is some help to get you going a bit further. Good luck,
and feel free to let me know if you have other questions (Do you
have a GAME conference on your board? You can get hints and
answers there also, and it might be more appropriate... I think
I'm taking that conference also myself.).
- Heather
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From: HEATHER KRAUSE Number: 9599
To: JEREMY ROLLINGS Date: 12/16/93 12:32p
Subj: Great Games??? Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
JR>Life is frustrating enough without having to get pissed off at a game.
JR>What do you recommed out there? It should be at lesat VGA 320X240X256
JR>with soundblaster music and digitized sounds.
If you're looking for good sound, you might want to look at the
Return To Zork CD. It has SoundBlaster, but much (most/all?) of
the music is actual recorded orchestrated audio music... really
great sounding! Of course, it has other digitized sounds also.
I got through it in pretty good time without too much trouble,
although I'll have to admit that I did make use of some game
conference hints (probably far more than needed).
- Heather
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From: LAURENT DISCRY Number: 9600
To: ALL Date: 12/12/93 9:03p
Subj: Panasonic 562B Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Ohayo !
Can someone tell me what's the best:
* The CDR-562B connected to the soundblaster pro
* The same connected to its proprietary card
Is there a *REAL* difference (I mean 'important') ?
Laurent
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From: JOS CHRISPIJN Number: 9601
To: HOANG PHAM Date: 12/14/93 1:21p
Subj: Re: LANTASTIC & CD-ROM Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Hello HOANG,
HP>Does anyone know how to make LANtastic 5.0 see a CD-ROM drive over
HP>the network? I've tried running MSCDEX with the /s param, but that
HP>does not work for LANtastic. Am running DOS 6.2. Thanks for any
HP>info.
I'll give you a totall picture of loading various kind of stuff according
to my STARTNET.BAT :
:START
REM --- BBS_SERVER-1 BATCH -------------------------------------------------
C:\lantasti\NEX000 IRQ=5 IOBASE=300 16-BIT VERBOSE
C:\lantasti\AILANBIO
C:\lantasti\REDIR BBS LOGINS=5 BUFFERS=12 SIZE=1024 VERBOSE
REM here's the mother :)
C:\DOS\MSCDEX.EXE /D:CDROM_1 /M:20 /L:K /E /V
REM don't forget ! Allways run it BEFORE the server program (manual page 14)
C:\lantasti\SERVER C:\LANTASTI.NET
C:\lantasti\NET USE LPT1: \\BBS\@PRINTER
C:\lantasti\NET LPT TIMEOUT 4
:TIMESYNC_SETTINGS
NET MESSAGE/DISABLE POP
NET MESSAGE/DISABLE BEEP
SST.COM
:END
REM ------------------------------------------------------------------------
The /D drive-name (CDROM_1 in this case; call it whatever you want) has to
be installed in NET_MGR resources option ! Include CD-Rom drive YES...
You can allways NETmail in case of despair :)
... We're free people.We belong to no one.
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From: JOS CHRISPIJN Number: 9602
To: JOE RINEHART Date: 12/14/93 1:20p
Subj: Re: ***free catalog offer*** Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
Hello Joe,
JR>> CD-ROM DRIVE OWNERS, or even if you don't own one, we have them....
JR> Ask for a copy of our CDLIST! If you'd like a printed copy, send
JR>your mailing information to us. We don't mark-up shipping like other
JR>dealers. We will file attach our CDLIST upon request, for any
Can we please get one ?
AllTime BBS - Jos Chrispijn
Evertsenstraat 7
4371 BD KOUDEKERKE ZLD
The Netherlands
Thanx in advance!
... Human beings do not survive on bread alone ...
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From: MARTIN CLEAVER Number: 9603
To: ARNIE GROSS Date: 12/15/93 10:43a
Subj: Amazing! Refer: NONE
Read: NO Private: No
Hi Arnie,
In a message of <Thu 9 Dec 93 09:01> to Ed Duchek (1:387/635.1), you wrote:
AG> Incidentally, you never mentioned in your ad that the disc
AG> was USED. Those selling it for the higher price you quoted
AG> are selling NEW copies.
There seem to be a loto of people selling goods in this echo. I too have
purchased a number of CD-ROMS here. For instance I bought Corel Draw for $99.
However what I received was a grubby plastic box containing one CD-ROM..., No
docs, no floppies, no second CD-ROM (all included in the version on sale in
Europe for no more than the usual trans-atlantic mark up). Worse, both Corel
Draw and MS Bookshelf (also no docs and with the name Sun-Moon-Stars in big
letters on thefrond) had no registration cards!
What is offered for sale in this echo and how are we to know whether it is
kosher? Has the moderator made any rules on his matter?
Bye, Martin.
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From: ROB CORKUM Number: 9604
To: HAYDEN DRADSHAW Date: 12/17/93 6:40p
Subj: CANADIAN CD DISTRIBUTION Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
On 12-07-93 HAYDEN BRADSHAW wrote to ALL...
HB> We are in the process of preparing our new Electronic Catalog. If you
HB> wish a free copy, call or write to the above address or leave a
HB> message in this conference.
When your new catalogue is available, I would appreciate a copy as well.
Robert Corkum
The Computer Link, Sysop of 1:249/308
4 Alexander St., Suite 4
Belleville, Ont.
K8N 2H1
Thanks.
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From: ROB CORKUM Number: 9605
To: HAYDEN BRADSHAW Date: 12/17/93 7:37p
Subj: Photo Cd Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
In a message dated 15-Dec-93 00:19:11, Hayden Bradshaw wrote:
HB> HRB Computer Services
HB> 14 Hollis Crescent
HB> Holland Landing, Ontario
HB> L9N 1E7
HB> Information & Fax line: (905) 830-1615
HB> Orders ONLY: 1-800-265-7081
Hi Hayden,
Could you send me a copy of your CIt 2
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From: RYAN KEEFER Number: 9606
To: ALL Date: 12/18/93 12:05a
Subj: Top Gun CD-ROM Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
I saw in a magazine that a CD-ROM version of Top Gun (the movie) is
going to/has been released, much like the Beatle's "A Hard Day's Night"
Does anyone know anything about this? Like where to get it, how much, more
info, release date, etc. Thanks in advance. Any replies would be
appriciated <sp>.
Ryan "/\/\cFly" |/
|\eefer
... Lieutenant Keefer, report to transporter room three.
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From: TIM HELTON Number: 9607
To: DAVE REED Date: 12/19/93 8:30a
Subj: Merry Christmas Refer: 12053
Read: NO Private: No
-> Even though I like to occasionally stir up some controversy (especial
-> echo!), I want to take time out to wish each of you a very merry Chri
Aw, Dave, you've never done that ;).... Happy holidays to you too.
tim
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From: ROBERT STARK Number: 9608
To: FRANCISCO SANCHEZ Date: 12/17/93 11:07p
Subj: Photo Cd Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
> There is a Kodak Photo CD Access Software, I bought one but it
> doesn't seems to work in my drive. It says in the manual, that
> I need a CD-ROM Drive capable of running XA mode 2 CD's but I
> don't understand that.
> Anyway, if I can't make it work, I'll sell it to you if you want
> it.
Where did you get this software or where can I get it?
Robert Stark
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From: PAUL KNOX Number: 9609
To: GARY HUFF Date: 12/17/93 6:35p
Subj: Night Owl 10.1 Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
I have an original Night Owl 10 disk, I missed the file names of the offending
files. Could somebody please post them so I can Block them out.
Later
Paul
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From: DOUG BARTHOLOMEW Number: 9610
To: DAVID CHRISTENSEN Date: 12/17/93 2:21p
Subj: Help caching cd-rom Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
> DC> I'll be picking up a Panasonic 562B cd-rom later on this week. I've seen
> DC> quite a few messages related to the use of the new smartdrive to cache
> DC> cd-roms. I'm going to enter my autoexec.bat and config.sys here in the
> DC> hopes that someone will tell me exactly what cahnges need to be made in
> DC> order to cache the new cd-rom.
> DC>
> DC> autoexec.bat:
> DC> SET BLASTER = A220 I7 D1 T4
> DC> SET SOUND = C:\SGNXPRO
> DC> C:\QEMM\LOADHI /R:2 C:\DOS\SMARTDRV.EXE /X /U
^^^^^
This switch does not load the CD-ROM caching module.
First off, you need MSDOS 6.2. Then make sure your CDROM drivers are loaded
before smartdrv. Type Smartdrv/? at the prompt for further.
Doug Bartholomew
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From: MATT TALAGA Number: 9611
To: ALL Date: 12/14/93 2:40p
Subj: cheap imitations Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
This message was from DAVID BARRETT to ALL,
originally in conference TRISOUND
and was forwarded to you by MATT TALAGA.
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I've been wanting a sound card for quite some time, and I've noticed that the
industry stantard has reverted to "100% Sound Blaster Compatible!". Do these
imitation boards, which are around half the price of Sound Blaster, have the
same abilities, and are they really 100% compatible? I'm not asking for
specifics, but on the average. Also, I'm in the market for a cheap sound card
with speakers. Thanks.
David :)
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From: MIKE BILOW Number: 9612
To: HUGH CRAIG Date: 12/17/93 6:09a
Subj: Re: Mitsumi cd Refer: NONE
Read: [N/A] Private: No
MB>In other words, you can have a standard IDE card, a Mitsumi card, and MB>an
Adaptec SCSI card all in the same machine working together,
MB>as long as you are careful with addresses and IRQs.
HC> Mike can you post the IRQ,Base specs-limits used by Adaptec?
HC> Do they use DMA? What range?
HC> What range do they give the user?
In the case of the Adaptec AH-154x, the options are:
ROM Address: C8000h, CC000h, D8000h, DC000h (default)
Base Address: 130h, 134h, 230h, 234h, 330h (default), 334h
SCSI IRQ: 9, 10, 11 (default), 12, 14, 15
SCSI DMA DREQ: 0, 5 (default), 6, 7
SCSI DMA DACK: 0, 5 (default), 6, 7
SCSI Bus Speed: 5.0 MHz (default), 5.7 MHz, 6.7 MHz, 8.0 MHz
SCSI Bus Parity: Enable (default), Disable
SCSI Synchronous: Enable, Disable (default)
The AH-1542 variant (which adds floppy support), there are also options:
Floppy Address: Primary (default), Secondary
Floppy IRQ: 6 (default), 10
Floppy DMA DREQ: 2 (default), 3
Floppy DMA DACK: 2 (default), 3
There are certain external restrictions. If you are going to use the AH-154x
ROM to boot from one of the SCSI devices under any operating system, then the
controller must be on base address 330h and there must be no IDE hard drives in
the system. If the AH-154x is not the controller for the boot device, then it
can be set for any non-conflicting option, but the ASPI4DOS.SYS and
ASPIDISK.SYS drivers must be loaded from the boot device for operation under
MS-DOS. (OS/2 can handle that with command line switches in CONFIG.SYS.)
If you have some use for it, I can make the Adaptec manuals available for FReq.
-- Mike
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From: MIKE BILOW Number: 9613
To: GARY HUFF