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Info-Atari16 Digest         Wed,  5 Jun 91       Volume 91 : Issue 314

Today's Topics:
                             .Z File ext
                        Atari Systems for sale
                       G++ for ST, where again?
                                 gcr
                           GDOS in general
                        Gemini Standard Usages
                              LJ2 Fonts
                                 LOGO
                          More than 4 Meg ??
           Reading TOS/DOS formatted disk on a SparcStation
                  VIDEO GAME RATINGS BALLOT [ATARI]
                  VIDEO GAME RATINGS REPORT [ATARI]

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Date: 5 Jun 91 11:10:46 GMT
From:
 arizona.edu!cerritos.edu!nic.csu.net!usc!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!swrinde!@arizona.ed
 u (Marc Bouron)
Subject: .Z File ext
To: [e-mail]

In article <[e-mail]>, <[e-mail]> writes:
> Hi
> Some of the text type files I have retrived from terminator have .Z file
> extentions on them. How do I get rid of these file extensions to be able to
 rea
> d the file.
> please help me if you can
> thanks
> Nick Coyne
> [e-mail]

These are files compressed with UN*X compress(1); uncompress with uncompress(1).
There is an ST version of compress - you'd use compress -d to uncompress.

[M][a][r][c]


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Date: 4 Jun 91 00:21:44 GMT
From: netcomsv!teda![e-mail] (Bradley Grove)
Subject: Atari Systems for sale
To: [e-mail]

Atari 1040STE system
2 DS drives (one internal, one external)
$450

Atari 520STFM system
1 DS drive (internal), and 1 SS drive (external)
Avatex 1200 Baud modem
$250

SC1224 color monitor
$225

SM124 mono monitor
$100

I'm located in Boston, and would perfer not to ship the monitors,
but if you really want them .....
--
Bradley Grove                           Teradyne EDA East
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[e-mail]                 CIS: 73637,1133

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Date: 5 Jun 91 15:23:34 GMT
From: zephyr.ens.tek.com!@uunet.uu.net (Adrian Ashley)
Subject: G++ for ST, where again?
To: [e-mail]

[e-mail] (Graham Higgins) writes:

>Jan Timm posted:

>>> There is a port of g++ version 1.39 (and gcc 1.39 too) on ftp.thp.koeln.de,
>>> (134.95.64.1).

I have tried repeatedly over the last week to ftp to this site, but it
is unresponsive.  Does anyone know of another site which might have the
same stuff?

Alternately, could some kind soul who has a working connection to the
uni-koeln site upload the stuff to atari.archive?

Thanks...
--
"The short answer is: you can't.  | Adrian Ashley in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
 The long answer is: you cannot." |      work: [e-mail]
                  -Rahul Dhesi    |      home: secret![e-mail]

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Date: 2 Jun 91 21:10:51 GMT
From:
 noao!ncar!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!think.com!mintak
 a!bloom-beacon!eru!hagbard!sunic!sics.se!fuug!funic!nntp.hut.fi!saha.hut.fi!s37
 [e-mail] (Jari Lehto)
Subject: gcr
To: [e-mail]

In article <[e-mail]> [e-mail]
 (Chuck Schul) writes:
>can specture gcr use apple system 7?how much memory does the atari need to
>run it since on a mac it needs mnionimum of 2 megs.?

Spectre (ver. 3.0) is not yet able to use System 7. There are some memory-
related problems. I tried it with 3840k free and all I got was a bomb.

We are waiting for the magic touch of Gadgeteers here...

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Date: 4 Jun 91 17:28:44 GMT
From:
 arizona.edu!cerritos.edu!nic.csu.net!usc!sdd.hp.com!uakari.primate.wisc.edu!crd
 gw1!ge-dab!tarpit!fang!att!cbnewsl!cbnewsm![e-mail] (william.a.oswald)
Subject: GDOS in general
To: [e-mail]

I recently started to use OPUS. I would like to use the charting
functions but that requires GDOS. Since OPUS is the only program
I run which requires GDOS I am unfamiliar with the beast. I do have
a copy of GDOS version 1.1 which was included on a Word Flair demo
disk. Anyway, I have GDOS but where do I get screen and printer
fonts? Also, is there a good GDOS primer out there somewhere?

Thanks in advance
Bill Oswald
aloft!wao

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Date: 3 Jun 91 16:14:40 GMT
From:
 noao!ncar!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!caen!ox.com!math
 .fu-berlin.de!unido!horga!nathan![e-mail] (Udo Erdelhoff)
Subject: Gemini Standard Usages
To: [e-mail]

In article <[e-mail]> [e-mail]
(Jim Omura) writes:
>
>      This point has become sort of interesting.  If you read
> exactly what I said, it was a sort of a trick comment.  Truth
> is, I was being sarcastic.  I did realize that they were using
> it to define a search path for an empty 'cd' call.  Truth is,
Sorry, but that's wrong. CDPATH defines a list(!) of directories where
Gemini should search for the directory given as argument in the cd
command. It's something similar to the PATH variable, which gives a list
of directories where Gemini should search for the given command. I'll show
you an example, perhaps you'll understand it more easily:
Imagine you have a folder structure like this:
c:\btx\
c:\btx\macros\texts\
c:\btx\macros\grphics\
c:\btx\pages\german\
c:\btx\pages\englisch\
c:\fido\
c:\fido\out\
c:\fido\in\
Now suppose you are currently working in d:\fido\out and want to change
into c:\btx\macros\texts\ to examine a text. Normally, you'd have to type
in the full path in order to get there. If you are using CDPATH, you can set:
setenv CDPATH='.,c:\,c:\btx\,c:\btx\macros\,c:\btx\pages\,c:\fido\,d:\' etc.
Now all you've got to type is "cd texts" and gemini will cd to
c:\btx\macros\texts. Got it? This is very powerful tool, you'll save a lot
of work, especially if you would normally be forced to use long paths...
The list in searched from left to right, so it's a good idea to put the '.'
in first place. Thereby Gemini will search in the current directory first.
/s/
PS: Are You using the english or the german version of Gemini? Take a look
    at mupfel.doc, they explained the reason for CDPATH quite good.


--
Udo Erdelhoff                               smart: [e-mail]
Am Westheck 170                             Fido:  Udo Erdelhoff on 2:245/52.1
W-4600 Dortmund 12 (FRG)                    Maus:  Udo Erdelhoff @ DO
       Please keep your replies short - I have to pay for recieving mail

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Date: 4 Jun 91 21:42:37 GMT
From: munnari.oz.au!bunyip.cc.uq.oz.au!qut.edu.au![e-mail]
Subject: LJ2 Fonts
To: [e-mail]

Any one know any PCL fonts available in the Public domain , if so can
somebody pleeaassee tell me where to get them ?? I feel I have searched
the world to no avail :-(


                BOB
                [e-mail]

PS For those readers that don't know PCL is the printer language for
the HP Laserjet :-)

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Date: 5 Jun 91 13:42:25 GMT
From:
 arizona.edu!cerritos.edu!orion.oac.uci.edu!usc!cs.utexas.edu!sun-barr!newstop!m
 ale!central!digi![e-mail] (Roy Gosewehr)
Subject: LOGO
To: [e-mail]

In article <[e-mail]> [e-mail]
 (Roger Sheppard) writes:
>Does any one know if its posible to get Ataries Logo to work with Tos 1.4/1.6
>I do get a out of Memory when I try to load a Logo Program/File,
>Note: The software does load up on a 1040 ST with Tos 1.4.
>Are there any patches to make this work?

I posted this question on GEnie about a year ago when I got TOS 1.4 put
in my 1040ST.  One of the ST wizards (one of the CodeHeads or one of the
Double-Click boys, I don't remember for sure) came up with the answer:

***********************************************************************
* Trick LOGO by loading a RAM disk first (such as SI_RAM which is an  *
* accessory), then load LOGO, then remove the RAM disk.  The memory is*
* freed up and LOGO will then successfully load/save programs & files.*
***********************************************************************

Apparently, LOGO under TOS 1.4 uses (or at least thinks that it uses)
all available memory when it loads. I haven't programmed in years but I
would think it would be a simple matter to patch LOGO to correct this.
(HINT, HINT to Atari.  Or better yet, why not release an updated version
of Logo to take advantage of the new machines? :-)

R.C.G.

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Date: 5 Jun 91 10:36:32 GMT
From: otter.hpl.hp.com!hpltoad!ghiggins![e-mail] (Graham Higgins)
Subject: More than 4 Meg ??
To: [e-mail]

++ Question is, what would you do with more than 4 meg on an ST running TOS (or
++ MiNT). I've yet to exhaust 4 meg (even with GCC, MGR, and BASH. Emacs coming
++ soon... :-)

Try CScheme --- it takes 2.5 Mb (itself!) just to see the intro text. If you
actually want to *do* anything (even in 4Mb) you have to forget about MGR, et
al. and run it direct from the DeskTop (gasp).

Graham
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Date: 4 Jun 91 15:40:53 GMT
From: mcsun!ukc!warwick!nott-cs!lut.ac.uk![e-mail] (Mohammad A. Rahin)
Subject: Reading TOS/DOS formatted disk on a SparcStation
To: [e-mail]

There must have been some discussions on the above subject. But, as I was not
in need, did not keep it then. I need it now, quite desperartely. Could some
kind soul please send me detail information (including directions for programs
for reading/writing TOS/DOS disks on the SparcStation) directly via e-mail ?

Thanks in advance.

- Rahin
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Date: 4 Jun 91 14:52:51 GMT
From: radon.berkeley.edu![e-mail] (Eric Ng)
Subject: VIDEO GAME RATINGS BALLOT [ATARI]
To: [e-mail]

To use this ballot, just hit "R".  Once in your editor, insert your game
rating between the word "vote" and the system code and game title.  Your
rating must be an integer between 1 and 10.  There must be at least one
blank on either side of your rating.  Make sure the word vote appears at
the start of each rating.

If you do not want to rate a particular game, just DELETE THAT LINE FROM
THE BALLOT.  When you are finished, SAVE THE FILE, and exit the editor.
The votes will be sent to the game rating tabulator.

The general guideline for ratings is:

8-10 worth buying at full price
6-7  worth buying at a discount, or if you're particularly interested
     in this kind of game
3-5  only worth renting
2    only worth playing for free, and only for a few minutes
1    worthless

If you want to vote for additional games, just add them at the end, in
a format similar to the existing entries.  Be sure to include the system
code right before the title.  This code is one of the below:

AL = Atari Lynx                         AM = Commodore Amiga
GB = Nintendo Game Boy                  GG = Sega Game Gear
GS = Apple II GS                        MA = Apple Macintosh
NE = Nintendo NES and Famicom           NG = SNK NeoGeo
PC = IBM PC, PS/2, and compatibles      SG = Sega Genesis and MegaDrive
SF = Nintendo Super Famicom             ST = Atari ST
TG = NEC TurboGrafx-16, TurboExpress,
     and PC Engine

Thanks for participating in the rec.games.video ratings poll.  (This
text was adapted from Chuck Musciano's rec.arts.movies ballots and John
Leo's rec.games.video ballots.)

PLEASE DELETE TITLES WHICH YOU WILL NOT BE VOTING FOR.
PLEASE DELETE TITLES WHICH YOU WILL NOT BE VOTING FOR.
PLEASE DELETE TITLES WHICH YOU WILL NOT BE VOTING FOR.
PLEASE DELETE TITLES WHICH YOU WILL NOT BE VOTING FOR.
PLEASE DELETE TITLES WHICH YOU WILL NOT BE VOTING FOR.

      v--- place your rating right here!
vote     Al Blue Lightning
vote     Al California Games
vote     Al Chip's Challenge
vote     Al Electrocop
vote     Al Gates Of Zendocon
vote     Al Gauntlet III
vote     Al Klax
vote     Al Ms. Pac-Man
vote     Al Paperboy
vote     Al Rampage
vote     Al Roadblasters
vote     Al Robosquash
vote     Al Rygar
vote     Al Shanghai
vote     Al Slime World
vote     Al Xenophobe
vote     Al Zarlor Mercenary
vote     St A Day At The Races
vote     St A Mind Forever Voyaging
vote     St Airball
vote     St Arctic Fox
vote     St Arkanoid
vote     St Artura
vote     St Autoduel
vote     St Baal
vote     St Barbarian
vote     St Bard's Tale I
vote     St Batman
vote     St Battlehawks 1942
vote     St Battlemaster
vote     St Battletech
vote     St Blasteroids
vote     St Block-Out
vote     St Blockbuster
vote     St Blood Money
vote     St Bloodwych
vote     St Blue Angels
vote     St Breakers
vote     St Bubble Bobble
vote     St Cadaver
vote     St Captain Blood
vote     St Captive
vote     St Chambers Of Shaolin
vote     St Chaos Strikes Back
vote     St Chrono Quest 2
vote     St Curse Of The Azure Bonds
vote     St Cyberball
vote     St Demon's Winter
vote     St Dogs Of War
vote     St Dungeon Master
vote     St E-Swat
vote     St Empire Strikes Back, The
vote     St F-15 Strike Eagle
vote     St F-19 Stealth Fighter
vote     St Falcon
vote     St Falcon Mission Disk 1
vote     St Fiendish Freddy's Big Top O' Fun
vote     St Fighter Bomber
vote     St Fire Brigade
vote     St Flight Simulator
vote     St Full Metal Planet
vote     St Future Wars
vote     St Gauntlet
vote     St Geisha
vote     St Go Player
vote     St Gold Of The Aztecs
vote     St Golden Axe
vote     St Goldrunner
vote     St Gunship
vote     St Heroes Of The Lance
vote     St Hex
vote     St Hippo Backgammon
vote     St Hitchiker's Guide To The Galaxy, The
vote     St Hoyle's Book Of Games II
vote     St Jet
vote     St Jinxter
vote     St Joust
vote     St Jungle Book, The
vote     St Klax
vote     St Knight Orc
vote     St Leisure Suit Larry I
vote     St Leisure Suit Larry II
vote     St Lemmings
vote     St Lombard Rally
vote     St Lotus Esprit Challenge
vote     St Major Motion
vote     St Mean 18
vote     St Mean Streets
vote     St Microleague Baseball
vote     St Midimaze
vote     St Missile Command
vote     St Mission Impossible II
vote     St Moebius
vote     St Nine Princes In Amber
vote     St Obliterator
vote     St Oids
vote     St Oil Imperium
vote     St Oliver And Compagnie
vote     St Pawn, The
vote     St Phantasie I
vote     St Phantasie II
vote     St Phantasie III
vote     St Pipemania
vote     St Populous
vote     St Powermonger
vote     St Prince Of Persia
vote     St Pro Tennis Tour
vote     St Questron II
vote     St R-Type
vote     St Return Of The Jedi, The
vote     St Rick Dangerous 2
vote     St Rings Of Zilfin
vote     St Roadwar 2000
vote     St Rocket Ranger
vote     St Rockford
vote     St Rogue
vote     St Rolling Thunder
vote     St Sentry
vote     St Shadow Of The Beast
vote     St Shanghai
vote     St Silent Service
vote     St Simcity
vote     St Sorcerer Lord
vote     St Space Harrier II
vote     St Space Quest II
vote     St Space Quest III
vote     St Speedball II
vote     St Star Trek: The Rebel Universe
vote     St Star Wars
vote     St Starglider
vote     St Starglider II
vote     St Strider II
vote     St Stunt Car Racer
vote     St Sundog
vote     St Super Cars, The
vote     St Supremacy
vote     St T.V. Sports Football
vote     St Team Yankee
vote     St Tennis Cup
vote     St Terrorpods
vote     St Tetris
vote     St Their Finest Hour: Battle Of Britain
vote     St Third Courier, The
vote     St Time Bandit
vote     St Tower Toppler
vote     St Toyota Celica G.T.
vote     St Ultima III
vote     St Ultima IV
vote     St Ultima V
vote     St Ultimate Ride, The
vote     St Universe II
vote     St Wargame Construction Set
vote     St Wayne Gretzky Hockey
vote     St Wrath Of The Daemon
vote     St Xenon
vote     St Xenon 2
vote     St Xevious
--
eric ng
[e-mail]
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Date: 4 Jun 91 14:34:26 GMT
From: radon.berkeley.edu![e-mail] (Eric Ng)
Subject: VIDEO GAME RATINGS REPORT [ATARI]
To: [e-mail]

For information on the list format and on submitting your ratings, see
the end of this posting and the article entitled "ABOUT THE VIDEO GAMES
RATINGS REPORT" in the newsgroup rec.games.video.

If you "reply" to this article, your message will most likely go
directly to the video games ratings server, which silently ignores
everything which is not a vote.

MAKE SURE YOUR COMMENTS GO TO THE E-MAIL ADDRESSES GIVEN AT THE END.
MAKE SURE YOUR COMMENTS GO TO THE E-MAIL ADDRESSES GIVEN AT THE END.
MAKE SURE YOUR COMMENTS GO TO THE E-MAIL ADDRESSES GIVEN AT THE END.
MAKE SURE YOUR COMMENTS GO TO THE E-MAIL ADDRESSES GIVEN AT THE END.
MAKE SURE YOUR COMMENTS GO TO THE E-MAIL ADDRESSES GIVEN AT THE END.


ATARI GAME RATINGS REPORT

ATARI LYNX
New  Distribution  Votes  Rank  Title
      ..00111220      57   7.3  Blue Lightning
      0.01113100      71   6.4  California Games
      ..00001322      59   8.2  Chip's Challenge
      .00111110.      51   6.0  Electrocop
      0.0003221.      50   6.4  Gates Of Zendocon
      0.0123200.      48   5.7  Gauntlet III
      ......0133      41   9.0  Klax
      ..0.03.5..      12   6.7  Ms. Pac-Man
      ..013.22..      14   5.8  Paperboy
      ...2..2311       9   7.2  Rampage
      ....000411      23   8.0  Roadblasters
      ..0.122100      14   6.7  Robosquash
      .1...143..       9   6.7  Rygar
      .1......52       7   8.3  Shanghai
      ...0013210      42   7.5  Slime World
      ....003121      25   7.8  Xenophobe
      ......1242      15   8.7  Zarlor Mercenary

ATARI ST
New  Distribution  Votes  Rank  Title
      .........*       1  10.0  A Day At The Races
 *    ......5.5.       2   8.0  A Mind Forever Voyaging
      .111.1.1.1       6   5.5  Airball
      1.11.5....       6   4.3  Arctic Fox
      ...013010.      11   6.4  Arkanoid
      ....*.....       1   5.0  Artura
 *    ....5.5...       2   6.0  Autoduel
      ..22..2.2.       4   5.8  Baal
      .1..2122..       8   6.0  Barbarian
      ..1....511       6   7.7  Bard's Tale I
      .2...7....       4   5.0  Batman
      ....5.5...       2   6.0  Battlehawks 1942
      ......*...       1   7.0  Battlemaster
 *    .....*....       2   6.0  Battletech
 *    ......*...       1   7.0  Blasteroids
      ......55..       2   7.5  Block-Out
      ........*.       1   9.0  Blockbuster
      .....2.5.2       4   8.0  Blood Money
      ...22..5..       4   6.2  Bloodwych
      .....*....       1   6.0  Blue Angels
      *.........       1   1.0  Breakers
      ..5...5...       2   5.0  Bubble Bobble
      ........*.       1   9.0  Cadaver
      .3....3..3       3   6.3  Captain Blood
      .........*       2  10.0  Captive
      .......*..       1   8.0  Chambers Of Shaolin
      .......233      13   9.2  Chaos Strikes Back
      .....55...       2   6.5  Chrono Quest 2
 *    ........*.       1   9.0  Curse Of The Azure Bonds
      5.5.......       2   2.0  Cyberball
      ..2..2.5..       4   6.2  Demon's Winter
      ....5.5...       2   6.0  Dogs Of War
      ......0044      25   9.3  Dungeon Master
      .*........       1   2.0  E-Swat
      ....252...       8   6.0  Empire Strikes Back, The
 *    .......*..       1   8.0  F-15 Strike Eagle
      .....2.6.2       5   8.0  F-19 Stealth Fighter
      .....01230      11   8.2  Falcon
 *    .........*       1  10.0  Falcon Mission Disk 1
      .....*....       1   6.0  Fiendish Freddy's Big Top O' Fun
      ......*...       2   7.0  Fighter Bomber
      .....*....       1   6.0  Fire Brigade
      .....1413.       9   7.7  Flight Simulator
      ......55..       2   7.5  Full Metal Planet
      ....5..5..       2   6.5  Future Wars
 *    .2.22..2..       4   4.8  Gauntlet
      ....*.....       1   5.0  Geisha
 *    ......*...       1   7.0  Go Player
      .........*       1  10.0  Gold Of The Aztecs
      .....3.33.       3   7.7  Golden Axe
      ..11.421..       9   5.9  Goldrunner
      ....2.2.42       5   8.0  Gunship
      ....4.2.4.       5   7.0  Heroes Of The Lance
 *    ........*.       1   9.0  Hex
 *    ..*.......       1   3.0  Hippo Backgammon
 *    .......55.       2   8.5  Hitchiker's Guide To The Galaxy, The
 *    .......*..       1   8.0  Hoyle's Book Of Games II
 *    *.........       1   1.0  Jet
      .....52.2.       4   7.0  Jinxter
      ...01.2030      12   7.4  Joust
      ...*......       1   4.0  Jungle Book, The
 *    .......*..       1   8.0  Klax
      .*........       1   2.0  Knight Orc
      ....1111.3       6   7.7  Leisure Suit Larry I
      .....5.5..       4   7.0  Leisure Suit Larry II
 *    .........*       2  10.0  Lemmings
      .....3.6..       3   7.3  Lombard Rally
      .2......25       4   7.8  Lotus Esprit Challenge
 *    .....5..5.       2   7.5  Major Motion
      .....522..       4   6.8  Mean 18
      ......*...       1   7.0  Mean Streets
      ........*.       1   9.0  Microleague Baseball
      ..1...1.33       6   8.0  Midimaze
 *    ........*.       1   9.0  Missile Command
      .....63...       3   6.3  Mission Impossible II
      ..*.......       1   3.0  Moebius
      .*........       1   2.0  Nine Princes In Amber
      .......*..       1   8.0  Obliterator
      .......333       3   9.0  Oids
      5......5..       2   4.5  Oil Imperium
      ...*......       1   4.0  Oliver And Compagnie
      ..11.2121.       8   6.4  Pawn, The
      ......5..5       2   8.5  Phantasie I
      ....5....5       2   7.5  Phantasie II
      .....3..33       3   8.3  Phantasie III
      ......*...       1   7.0  Pipemania
      .......323      13   9.0  Populous
      .......522       4   8.8  Powermonger
      ......2422       5   8.4  Prince Of Persia
      ........*.       1   9.0  Pro Tennis Tour
      ........*.       1   9.0  Questron II
      ....1133..       6   6.8  R-Type
      ...1222...       7   5.7  Return Of The Jedi, The
      .......55.       2   8.5  Rick Dangerous 2
      .....*....       1   6.0  Rings Of Zilfin
      .11..1211.       7   6.0  Roadwar 2000
      ......*...       1   7.0  Rocket Ranger
 *    .......*..       1   8.0  Rockford
      ...1123111      10   6.9  Rogue
      ...5..5...       2   5.5  Rolling Thunder
 *    ....*.....       1   5.0  Sentry
      ..3.33....       3   4.7  Shadow Of The Beast
      .....2242.       5   7.6  Shanghai
      .....1222.       7   7.7  Silent Service
      .....12.33       9   8.6  Simcity
      ..*.......       1   3.0  Sorcerer Lord
      .....72...       4   6.2  Space Harrier II
 *    ......*...       1   7.0  Space Quest II
      ......27..       7   7.7  Space Quest III
      .......522       4   8.8  Speedball II
 *    ........*.       1   9.0  Star Trek: The Rebel Universe
      ....12311.       8   6.9  Star Wars
      ...2.3210.      14   6.3  Starglider
      ....2242..       5   6.6  Starglider II
      ....*.....       1   5.0  Strider II
 *    ........*.       1   9.0  Stunt Car Racer
      ...1.212.2       8   7.4  Sundog
      ....*.....       1   5.0  Super Cars, The
      .......*..       1   8.0  Supremacy
      .......*..       1   8.0  T.V. Sports Football
      .........*       1  10.0  Team Yankee
 *    ........*.       1   9.0  Tennis Cup
      22.2...2..       4   3.8  Terrorpods
      ...33....3       3   6.3  Tetris
      ........55       2   9.5  Their Finest Hour: Battle Of Britain
      ......*...       1   7.0  Third Courier, The
      .....413.0      13   7.1  Time Bandit
      ........*.       1   9.0  Tower Toppler
      .......*..       1   8.0  Toyota Celica G.T.
      ....5....5       2   7.5  Ultima III
      ......3..6       3   9.0  Ultima IV
      .......333       3   9.0  Ultima V
      .....*....       1   6.0  Ultimate Ride, The
 *    ......*...       1   7.0  Universe II
      .....55...       2   6.5  Wargame Construction Set
      .......522       4   8.8  Wayne Gretzky Hockey
      ........*.       1   9.0  Wrath Of The Daemon
      ...1.115.1       9   7.4  Xenon
      .......46.       5   8.6  Xenon 2
      .3..22.1..       8   4.5  Xevious

In this list, games have been rated on a scale of 1 to 10, 10 being the
best and 1 being the worst.  For each game, the total number of votes,
the average rating, and the vote distribution are shown.  New games are
indicated by a "*" before their entry.  If a "(C)" appears after the
title it means that the game is a CD-ROM or disc system title.  If a
"(J)" appears after the title it means that the game is currently only
available in Japan.

The general guideline for ratings is:

8-10 worth buying at full price
6-7  worth buying at a discount, or if you're particularly interested
     in this kind of game
3-5  only worth renting
2    only worth playing for free, and only for a few minutes
1    worthless

The vote distribution uses a single character to represent the
percentage of votes for each ranking.  The following character codes can
appear:

     "." no votes cast        "3" 30-39% of the votes  "7" 70-79% of the votes
     "0"  1-9%  of the votes  "4" 40-49% of the votes  "8" 80-89% of the votes
     "1" 10-19% of the votes  "5" 50-59% of the votes  "9" 90-99% of the votes
     "2" 20-29% of the votes  "6" 60-69% of the votes  "*" 100%   of the votes

Please consult the article entitled "ABOUT THE VIDEO GAME RATINGS REPORT"
in the newsgroup rec.games.video for more details, including information
on how to vote.

Questions, comments, problems, and errors should be directed to the list
maintainer at either of the below addresses:
                                [e-mail]
                                ..!uunet!irss.njit.edu!video-request

--
eric ng
[e-mail]
!ucbvax!radon!erc

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