Reality Check Network, 14. by Reality Check Network (RCN)
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crystaline death
- 1996 May 19
- Reality Check Network (RCN)
James Makes His Visit.
4 items
- RCN-14.EXE
- RCN-14.TXT
- FILE_ID.DIZ
- dgt.nfo
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║ ≡1≡ Introduction ║ ≡9≡ Voting Booth ║
║ ≡2≡ Editorials ║ ≡A≡ Reader Survey ║
║ ≡3≡ Interviews ║ ≡B≡ Secret Articles ║
║ ≡4≡ Articles ║ ≡C≡ Space Invaders Game ║
║ ≡5≡ Reviews ║ ≡D≡ Group NFOs [Couriers] ║
║ ≡6≡ Dear Road Rebel, ║ ≡E≡ Group NFOs [Releases] ║
║ ≡7≡ Warez Lists ║ ≡F≡ RCN Information ║
║ ≡8≡ "Warez-IQ" Warez Quiz! ║ ║
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║ ≡1≡ E-Mail by Amnesia Couriers ║ Defacto Booboo!!! ║
║ ≡2≡ E-Mail by Zorlac ║ ATA and IMP Merger ║
║ ≡3≡ E-Mail by Crystaline Death ║ Suspicious Image and Trite ║
║ ≡4≡ E-Mail by Wild Storm ║ COPS Suck... ║
║ ≡4≡ E-Mail by Defender Zeta ║ Flying Egos in the Scene ║
║ ≡5≡ Fan-Mail ║ Thank You!!! ║
║ ≡6≡ Return to Main Menu ║ Check Out Other Parts of RCN #14! ║
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║ ≡1≡ RCMP, April 2, 1996 ║ RCMP Raid!!! ║
║ ≡2≡ Tsunami *BUSTED* ║ Hacking the U.S. *WHAT*??? ║
║ ≡3≡ PWA+CORP=PWA ║ David & Goliath, and Park Central? ║
║ ≡4≡ Lester ║ Amnesia vs. Digital - *MY* Side! ║
║ ≡5≡ Silent Mobius ║ Digital vs. Amnesia - *MY* Side! ║
║ ≡6≡ Everclear ║ RiSC, Razor 1911, and SCUM ║
║ ≡7≡ Rapid Motion ║ A Hostile Comeback! ║
║ ≡8≡ Perfect Form ║ Perfect Form, Ousted... Again. ║
║ ≡9≡ Return to Main Menu ║ Check Out Other Parts of RCN #14! ║
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║ ≡1≡ *COVER* Charges Laid ║ 9 Charges Relating to Anarchist ║
║ ≡2≡ *COVER* Tom James ║ Tom James Makes His Visit ║
║ ≡3≡ Amnesia vs. Digital ║ Amnesia WOOPing on Digital? ║
║ ≡4≡ Revenge on Piracy ║ Alefantes, aka Captain Blood ║
║ ≡5≡ Chris Carter ║ Ordinance of RTS, BN of Rapier ║
║ ≡6≡ "passwd" ║ path=/etc/security/passwd ║
║ ≡7≡ "Me.. a Narq?" ║ Trite, What Are You Up To? ║
║ ≡8≡ $60 for this? ║ $12 for Piracy? ║
║ ≡9≡ Return to Main Menu ║ Check Out Other Parts of RCN #14! ║
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║ ≡1≡ Group Reviews : Games #1 ║ ≡6≡ Group Reviews : Utils #1 ║
║ ≡2≡ Group Reviews : Games #2 ║ ≡7≡ Group Reviews : Utils #2 ║
║ ≡3≡ Group Reviews : Games #3 ║ ≡8≡ Group Reviews : Utils #3 ║
║ ≡4≡ Group Reviews : Games #4 ║ ≡9≡ Group Reviews : Utils #4 ║
║ ≡5≡ Group Totals : Games ║ ≡A≡ Group Totals : Utils ║
║ ║ ≡B≡ Go Back to Main Menu ║
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║ ≡1≡ The Seven Listing #1 ║ [04/18/96] --> [04/24/96] ║
║ ≡2≡ The Seven Listing #2 ║ [04/25/96] --> [05/01/96] ║
║ ≡3≡ The Seven Listing #3 ║ [05/02/96] --> [05/08/96] ║
║ ≡4≡ The Seven Listing #4 ║ [05/09/96] --> [05/15/96] ║
║ ≡5≡ Global Warez Search ║ Search All Warez Lists!! ║
║ ≡6≡ Return to Main Menu ║ Check Out Other Parts of RCN #14! ║
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║ Reporter : Super Hacker Interviewee : <Undisclosed> ║
║ Subject : RCMP, April 2, 1996 Affiliation : <Undisclosed> ║
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║ RCN : When and how were you busted and for what? ║
║ ║
║ UND : On April 2nd, 1996 the RCMP "Royal Canadian Mounted Police" raided ║
║ my house and confiscated over $25,000 worth of computer equipment. ║
║ The warrant said "Copyright Infringment". Their plan is to ║
║ completely eradicate software piracy off of the Internet by the ║
║ year 1997; and they are well equiped to do just that. I know for ║
║ a fact that many members of the different groups over the past ║
║ year are in fact Microsoft agents working on this investigation. ║
║ They will definitely take out anyone they want. I mean, who are ║
║ we kidding here... ║
║ ║
║ RCN : Sice September of last year, Microsoft, IBM, Lotus, Core, Autodes, ║
║ and a few other companies have worked together in an "Internet ║
║ Anti-Piracy Campaign". They have been working undercover in the ║
║ warez scene collecting information about the various groups and ║
║ their respective members. They would seek out information such as ║
║ who supplies and who couriers, etc. In your opinion, is the warez ║
║ scene not to be as trusted as before, and that even you or I could ║
║ be an undercover federal agent? ║
║ ║
║ UND : Absolutely. How can you even think of trusting someone you will ║
║ never in your life met. I mean, a handle could be anyone; it ║
║ could even be Bill Gates you're trading the newest build of ║
║ Windows NT with. How can you know for sure who you're talking ║
║ to. It is just not worth it. I could be looking at up too ║
║ $25,000 in fines and/or 8 months in jail for every offense! ║
║ That's every ware! That's insane! And all these lamers on IRC ║
║ who say "Oh, the feds don't care about courier groups, it's all ║
║ bullshit! Distributing copyrighted software is just as bad if not ║
║ worse than the person who supplied it in the first place. The ║
║ supplier gives it to one person. The couriers give it to ║
║ thousands of people! How would you know if I am a federal agent or ║
║ not, and how would I know if you're not. It's simple, the ║
║ Internet is an imaginary world, where people can be whatever they ║
║ want. The federal agents who are working with Microsoft are ║
║ taking advantage of that. There's no such thing as entrapment on ║
║ the Internet. They don't have to tell you jack. In fact, about ║
║ 99% of all narqs are not federal agents. They are usually just ║
║ students or Microsoft employees. The federal agents are just the ║
║ guys who take the information these people hand them and then go ║
║ kick in your door. They just pick up the scraps when Microsoft ║
║ has enough information on you. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : How long have you being in the scene? And in your opinion, do you ║
║ see the scene dying out as many veterans are starting to leave the ║
║ scene? ║
║ ║
║ UND : I've been a major part of the scene ever since the C64 days. And ║
║ as far as I am concerned, the scene is all but dead now. I mean, ║
║ there are a lot of great people left, but how can you possibly ║
║ hide from these huge companies? If you have half a brain, you'd ║
║ get out of the scene before these companies get you. It's just ║
║ not worth it. I would that couriers are in EVEN bigger shit than ║
║ suppliers. From my observations, they apparently don't really ║
║ care about the games scene. It's the utils they are after in a ║
║ big way by companies such as Microsoft, IBM, etc. All the big time ║
║ elite dudes I used to know have either retired, or have been ║
║ busted by now. With all these new people coming in, I would say ║
║ that 2 out of every 10 work in some way with Microsoft, the SPA, ║
║ or some other government agency. It's just not fair, we can't ║
║ win... ║
║ ║
║ RCN : What happened on the day you of your bust? Did they let you go? ║
║ Did they confiscate anything? ║
║ ║
║ UND : I was out of town on business. They came to my house, kicked in ║
║ the door and confiscated everything that had anything to do with ║
║ computers, all my systems, monitors, cables, books, notepads, ║
║ scribble pads, scraps of paper, etc. If you walked in right after ║
║ they left. You would have no clue that I had anything to do with ║
║ computers. ║
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║ RCN : Did they charge you with a crime? Did they take you to jail? ║
║ ║
║ UND : I was not arrested. And I still have not been charged with ║
║ anything. They are going through my systems with a fine toothed ║
║ comb as we speak... ║
║ ║
║ RCN : Did you have a lot of pirated software on your system? ║
║ ║
║ UND : Well I am not really in a position to say. Who knows who will be ║
║ reading this. I will say that I considered myself untouchable for ║
║ the longest time. I mean, I always heard of people getting busted ║
║ and I was always said, "Oh shit, that guy's screwed." But it was ║
║ never supposed to happen to me. It's like something you watch on ║
║ television. But I'll tell you this. I was one of the most ║
║ careful people out there and they got me. That means they can get ║
║ anyone, anytime, anywhere. No questions asked. Whenever I see ║
║ people saying, "Oh they'll never get me, or I'm not worried. I ║
║ think they're idiots, PERIOD. It's simple, Microsoft's gang is ║
║ bigger than the scene, more well equipped and more experienced. ║
║ The scene is outmatched. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : Do you have any idea or any information of the person that narqed ║
║ on you? Is there someone you suspect (I remind you that your ║
║ handle will not be mentioned in this interview)? ║
║ ║
║ UND : I know for a fact that someone narqued on me. I thought I knew ║
║ who it was. But after talking with this person, I realized that ║
║ it could have been any one of about 8 different people in that ║
║ area. When I hit court, I will find out for sure. When I do, ║
║ EVERYONE will know who the narq was. Mark my words on that one... ║
║ ║
║ RCN : And you will personally inform RCN who this person is? ║
║ ║
║ UND : Of course, RCN is the most widely read E-Zine. I have no problem ║
║ with that. I go by the code of the scene which is to never NARQ ║
║ on anyone under any circumstances. The person who narqued on me ║
║ is a fucking low-life piece of shit. I will find out who he is, ║
║ and when I do, EVERYONE in the scene will know. I promise you ║
║ that. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : I have known you for a very long time and you basically set me up ║
║ with most of the groups I am in today. What do you suggest for ║
║ people out in scene in how we can protect ourselves? Don't ║
║ federal agents need a warrant to break into a house? ║
║ ║
║ UND : Yes, they need a warrant. However, the Microsoft anti-piracy team ║
║ is very respected and can easily get a warrant from the ║
║ government. I suggest that if you belong to a group. No matter ║
║ how big or how small, that you absolutely make sure that you do ║
║ not have a single piece of copyrighted file on your system. Don't ║
║ even keep a record of anything regarding the scene. If you need ║
║ to get on IRC, use a shell account, preferably a hacked one. Buy ║
║ all your software, from the store! If you belong to a group, make ║
║ your system 100% legitimate. Because when they come, and they ║
║ will, the slightest little scrap of information that tie you to a ║
║ group, or to the scene in anyway could make the difference you ║
║ walking away or getting convicted! ║
║ ║
║ RCN : Do you think groups such as Razor 1911, which have been around for ║
║ about 25+ years would be able to survive in the scene? ║
║ ║
║ UND : No groups have been around for 25 years. There are no groups that ║
║ are immune to this. Anyone in the scene is fair game to these ║
║ guys. They are probably not interested in groups like Razor since ║
║ it's a games group. They are more interested in groups that ║
║ specialize in utils, like DOD and PWA. But when it comes right ║
║ down to it. I think they just want to clean us all right off the ║
║ face of the Internet. I would say it's a fair bet that every ║
║ single group in the scene at this point in time has at least 1 or ║
║ 2 members that are a part of Microsoft's anti-piracy team, as ║
║ members of these groups, I would bet my life on that. I don't ║
║ trust anyone anymore. As I have said, it could be anyone you are ║
║ talking to. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : That is true, but what about users who are in Africa? I'll be ║
║ moving to Africa in 2 weeks. There are no piracy laws there, and ║
║ they're not going to bust anyone there. ║
║ ║
║ UND : Well I wouldn't know about the laws in Africa, but I do know that ║
║ in Canada and the U.S., you're screwed if they catch you. In ║
║ Canada, the maximum penalties by law for copyright infringment is ║
║ $25,000 in fine and/or 8 months in jail, per offense. In the ║
║ U.S., it's up to a million in fines, and up to 5 years in jail!!! ║
║ And that information is right out of my lawyer's mouth. It's no ║
║ joke, this is very serious shit. All I have to say is this, I ║
║ hope people listen. I am not some punk. I have been around for ║
║ many years now, and what I'm seeing now is not good for the scene. ║
║ The federal agents are definitely coming in full force. People ║
║ are dropping like flies and they are not going to stop untio they ║
║ get the results they want. This scares me. However, the few ║
║ people in the scene whom I actually consider personal friends ║
║ "outside the scene" have listened to me, and have gotten out, I ║
║ hope. I will always be around, I have just stopped the ║
║ downloading and spreading. It's not worth it. My friends know ║
║ who I am, and they will always be my friends. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : I really appreciate this interview, and on the behalf of RCN, we ║
║ would like to thank you for letting us conduct it. We know how ║
║ hard it is and it is very scary to get busted, especially since ║
║ you are married and have 4 kids, and have to go to jail for ║
║ copyright infringement. I hope everything works out for you. ║
║ ║
║ UND : Thanks man, I will keep RCN informed on what's going on... ║
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║ Reporter : Rebel Chicken Interviewee : Tsunami ║
║ Subject : Tsunami *BUSTED* Affiliation : Ex-fATE Courier ║
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║ RCN : You recently left the warez scene for a few months, you seemed to ║
║ have just disappeared, was there a reason why? ║
║ ║
║ TSU : I got busted. Actually for all the warez I was pirating, I got ║
║ busted for something I didn't do. I was using a "shared" account ║
║ at Sydney University. Unbeknownst to me, there were a lot of ║
║ other people using the same account, and a few of those people ║
║ decided to hack a U.S. missile base, and they were actually quite ║
║ successful at their little venture. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : They hacked into the U.S. MISSILE BASE??? What the hell were they ║
║ trying to do, launch some nukes and start World War III?.. ║
║ ║
║ TSU : I know, they were pathetically stupid, I mean that's ASKING to be ║
║ caught, but, they are in a LOT of trouble now (tee hee). This ║
║ wasn't some sort of mini warez thing, so the U.S. government ║
║ decided to ring our Australian federal agents and then they called ║
║ AusCERT (Australian Computer Emergency Response Team) and they ║
║ traced calls to and from the Sydney University accounts. That's ║
║ where I was stuffed, I found all my Sydney University accounts ║
║ cancelled and they took me in for an "interview". Argh, they ║
║ taped in TRIPLICATE... ║
║ ║
║ RCN : What's a triplicate? ║
║ ║
║ TSU : The AusCERT taped the interview onto three tapes simultaneously. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : Yikes, so the AusCert found you by tracing your phoneline? ║
║ ║
║ TSU : Yes, looks like it, that could have been the only way. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : Do you remember what kind of questions they asked you in the ║
║ "interview"? What were they trying to find out? ║
║ ║
║ TSU : They were asking me if I knew how to create shell script programs, ║
║ why I was using the account, who gave me the account, and why the ║
║ account was used for hacking the U.S. missile base. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : Hacking into a U.S. missile base is a little more eye-catching ║
║ than carding a fake account. After you were interviewed, did you ║
║ immediately come back into the warez scene? If not, how long was ║
║ it before you decided to come back to the scene? ║
║ ║
║ TSU : Immediately? Shit no, I haven't been online since they took away ║
║ computer, and I no longer have Internet access, but I hope to have ║
║ my computer back soon.. a few weeks at most, MAYBE... ║
║ ║
║ RCN : They took away your computer? How are you chatting with me right ║
║ now? You're not chatting with me on an AusCERT computer terminal, ║
║ are you? If they didn't charge you with anything like hacking, ║
║ how could they have confiscated your computer? Don't they need to ║
║ have "just cause" and "due process" before they have the right to ║
║ confiscate private property? ║
║ ║
║ TSU : Well, they COULD charge me with unlawful access and a bunch of ║
║ shit, so I really didn't want to argue with them when they came ║
║ and took it. I'm currently using a friends account at New Castle ║
║ University, 2 hours north of Sydney. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : Do you think it's SAFE for you to come back to the scene? Since ║
║ your interview with the AusCERT, do you feel that it might have an ║
║ adverse effect on the groups you were affiliated with? For ║
║ example, it is well known that you are a great courier for a great ║
║ courier group, fATE (Fast Action Trade Exchange), did the AusCERT ║
║ dig deep into your warez habits, or did they skip over anything ║
║ related to warez? In other words, did they care that you were ║
║ pirating, or were they only interested in the hackers? ║
║ ║
║ TSU : A stroke of luck for me was that they were only interested in the ║
║ hackers, and since I'm not into hacking, warez was never part of ║
║ the big picture. I'm trying to lay low for a while (Woops, ║
║ granting an interview to the most read E-Mag in the scene is not a ║
║ good way to lay low *slap* do'h). ║
║ ║
║ RCN : Do you have any names/handles of those who were actually hacking ║
║ the U.S. missile base? ║
║ ║
║ TSU : Sorry, I don't want to get them into anymore trouble than what ║
║ they are already in. I decline to answer. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : Were you the only warez person using that account, or were there ║
║ other more warez people using it? HOW did you get accesss to that ║
║ account in the first place? Who gave you the account? You ║
║ obviously didn't pay for it. ║
║ ║
║ TSU : How? It was given to me by another "Netter" (Aren't they all?). ║
║ I was the main warez person using the account since it was a dream ║
║ account, unlimited quota.. woo wee... ║
║ ║
║ RCN : The "Netter" who gave you the account, did he get interviewed by ║
║ the Auscert as well? ║
║ ║
║ TSU : Yes, he was one of the hackers. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : Ouch, guess he got a little more than just an interview. ║
║ ║
║ TSU : He was stupid for doing it though, ruined me for a couple of ║
║ months. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : What kind of computer did you have? What did they confiscate? ║
║ ║
║ TSU : They confiscated my Pentium 120 MHz, 2 MEG Matrox Millenium, 24 ║
║ MEG RAM, 2 GIG HD, 15" monitor, SB16, 6x CD-ROM, and my Rhino 6 ║
║ motherboard :( ║
║ ║
║ RCN : OUCHH... ║
║ ║
║ ║
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║ Reporter : Rebel Chicken Interviewee : David & Goliath ║
║ Subject : PWA+CORP=PWA Affiliation : PWA Senior Member ║
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║ RCN : The Corporation was capable of showing the scene that it was a ║
║ very powerful release group even though the group was essentially ║
║ very young. The Corporation released quality utils on a regular ║
║ basis, and as a result, the group became very well respected, and ║
║ most considered The Corporation to be one of the top 3 utils ║
║ groups comparable to PWA and DOD. However, The Corporation ║
║ recently merged into PWA, was this move an attempt to merge ║
║ together the competiton? The Corporation was good, but couldn't ║
║ beat PWA, so The Corporation decides to join PWA? ║
║ ║
║ D&G : The merge was basically put into effect because The Corporation ║
║ was running into problems. I became very busy, and the rest of ║
║ the leaders/seniors did not have the time to run the group. So we ║
║ all looked at the different possibilities on what to do, and one ║
║ thing that we all agreed on was that PWA was the #1 utils group; ║
║ and that a merger with them would be beneficial to both groups. I ║
║ then contacted Snake about the merger and discovered that PWA was ║
║ looking into something similar as well. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : I agree with you, PWA is definitely the #1 utils group. What will ║
║ happen to the leaders/seniors of The Corporation? After the ║
║ merge, will they too become leaders/seniors of PWA, or will they ║
║ be taken in as regular members? How many The Corporation members ║
║ were there at the time of the merge, and how many of those The ║
║ Corporation members will make it into PWA? ║
║ ║
║ D&G : Cyberjack and I have been made PWA Senior Members. However, The ║
║ Punisher left for Siege. Vengeance is on vacation and has a ║
║ member position, and Ustasa is also a member. I don't have the ║
║ exact figures of how many people from The Corporation made it into ║
║ PWA, but a lot of inactive people were dropped, and only the best ║
║ moved with us. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : The Punisher went to Siege, a rival utils group? Was The Punisher ║
║ an important factor to The Corporation's release capabilities? ║
║ ║
║ D&G : The Punisher is a great courier, and some consider him the best in ║
║ the world. His main duty in The Corporation was to organize the ║
║ boards and couriers; and he did a great job at it when he had the ║
║ time. I believe that Siege will also be a major powerhouse since ║
║ they have some great guys like Hemp Hoodlum, and Speed Master. ║
║ And with time, they will become one of the top utils groups in the ║
║ scene. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : Not only was The Corporation one of the top 3 utils groups, but it ║
║ also had THE best board in the world. The Corporation had Park ║
║ Central as its WHQ, will Park Central become PWA's new WHQ? ║
║ ║
║ D&G : Park Central will not be making the move. Crackpot was very ║
║ patient with us. He took us in when we hadn't really proved ║
║ ourselves, and helped us in many ways. 2 days before The ║
║ Corporation merged with PWA, we had decided to take a break or ║
║ something, that is until we could break the dry spell, and that's ║
║ when Crackpot had decided to call it quits. So Park Central will ║
║ now be without a utils group, because that's the way he chooses to ║
║ run his board. Park Central will remain affiliated with RiSC and ║
║ Dynamix. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : WOO... Park Central is now open for a utils group, DOD perhaps? ║
║ Anyways, I remember reading some messages on Park Central, and I ║
║ could recall that Roland from DOD and you did NOT get along. He ║
║ posted messages about how lame this and that was, and how he was ║
║ all this and that plus more. Do you believe that perhaps now that ║
║ The Corporation has merged into PWA, that Roland from DOD and or ║
║ other members from DOD might show more resentment towards PWA, ║
║ their #1 rival and competitor? When the #1 (PWA) and #3 (Corp) ║
║ utils groups merge, the number #2 (DOD) utils group, must show a ║
║ little concern? ║
║ ║
║ D&G : I doubt Park Central will be taking in any utils groups, but I ║
║ can't say that for sure. As for Roland, he and I shared our ║
║ differences, but he is now no longer in the scene. As far as DOD ║
║ is concerned, I have not seen any resentment from them. They have ║
║ a great relationship with PWA, and ever since I have been there, I ║
║ have seen no problems concerning the merge. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : The DOD and PWA relationship is very admirable, and the smaller ║
║ groups should learn to follow their example. There's been a trend ║
║ lately in which smaller groups merge into a bigger groups, ONLY to ║
║ find out that a few months later, they merge back out. For ║
║ example, Scum merged into PWA when their leader, Liquidator, left ║
║ the scene, however, once Liquidator came back to the scene, many ║
║ of the old Scum members immediately left PWA and went straight ║
║ back to Scum. Do you feel that their might be a chance in the ║
║ future in which The Corporation merges back out of PWA, or does it ║
║ seem to be a PERMANENT merge (so far)? ║
║ ║
║ D&G : I don't know the details about the whole Scum merge with PWA, but ║
║ as far as I am concerned. I want the PWA and The Corporation ║
║ merge to be a permanent deal, and I hope in every regards that it ║
║ will be. But it is hard to say what will really happen, but I will ║
║ try 100% to make permanent. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : BTW, Here's a personal question, I have a friend who's handle is ║
║ Mike and Dave - and they happen to be two brothers, your handle is ║
║ David and Goliath, are you one person or two people? ║
║ ║
║ D&G : 2 people, and it's David & Goliath :) ║
║ ║
║ RCN : Are you two brothers or simply homosexual faggots? ║
║ ║
║ D&G : Neither, we were 2 couriers from the same area code, and we are ║
║ also very good friends, so we decided to merge handles. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : Merge handles??? Merge groups, merge handles... what will people ║
║ think of next :) ║
║ ║
║ D&G : I would just like to send out some greets to people I worked ║
║ closely with while in The Corporation - ║
║ ║
║ Cyberjack : Wow man, you impressed the hell outta me! ║
║ Hemp Hoodlum : Thanks for everything. ║
║ The Punisher : people are doubting that you are #1 man! ║
║ Uncle John : Thanks for all the help! ║
║ Crackpot : Thanks for the patience! ║
║ All The Rest : Vengeance, Ustasa, Retaliator, Tinox, ║
║ Dogfriend, and Shatter Star... ║
║ ║
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║ Reporter : Super Hacker Interviewee : Lester ║
║ Subject : Amnesia Affiliation : Amnesia Leader ║
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║ RCN : What is your current postion in the group Amnesia? ║
║ ║
║ LES : I'm in a leader of Amnesia. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : How did Amnesia came about? ║
║ ║
║ LES : Amnesia came about when a few of us decided to leave the courier ║
║ group MALiCE, because of personal and miscellaneous conflicts ║
║ along with some other problems. We decided to start our own ║
║ group. The name was just thrown in there. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : When Amnesia started, did you guys face any serious problems? ║
║ ║
║ LES : We ran into a few problems, one was with Captain Blood. He was ║
║ one of the few people that we started the group with originally. ║
║ He caused a lot of problems and split off to form his own group. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : Is Captian Blood's group still messing with Amnesia, or his group ║
║ pretty much dead? ║
║ ║
║ LES : Captain Blood's group is still alive, but he was kicked out of it. ║
║ They are cool with us and don't fuck with us anymore. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : What was the name of the Captain Blood's courier group? ║
║ ║
║ LES : The name was, and still is Rapier. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : I noticed that Amnesia and Digital held a friendly competition, ║
║ what was that all about? ║
║ ║
║ LES : It was suggested by a courier in Amnesia to compete against ║
║ Digital. Eventually, I agreed to it and 6 Amnesia couriers ║
║ competed with 15 Digital couriers on a site for a week. The ║
║ competition ended on May 2, 1996, about an hour ago. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : What was the result of the competition? ║
║ ║
║ LES : Amnesia won by about 30 megs or so. It was fairly close toward ║
║ the end, but there was alot of crap uploaded by both sides, so it ║
║ wasn't really that fun. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : Is Amnesia better in Internet couriering or BBS couriering? ║
║ ║
║ LES : Amnesia is equally good in both aspects of couriering. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : What does one have to do to become an Amnesia member? ║
║ ║
║ LES : The Internet division is closed, but the BBS division requires ║
║ that you trade long distance and that you do about 200 megs a ║
║ week. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : Is Amnesia "official couriers" for any release groups? ║
║ ║
║ LES : We have a few "unofficial" officials, but I have not agreed to ║
║ officially courier for any release group as of yet. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : Is the summer of 1996 going to have a major impact on Amnesia? ║
║ Most SiteOps are in college and take leave during the summer, and ║
║ as result, many FTP sites go down. ║
║ ║
║ LES : I don't think it will have a big effect on Amnesia. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : How old is Amnesia, and what are Amnesia's future plans? ║
║ ║
║ LES : We have been around for 2 months now. Our future plans are to ║
║ just to have more fun by moving some files, etc. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : What makes Amnesia different from any other group? ║
║ ║
║ LES : We just try to have fun and we try not get too involved in the ║
║ politics of it all, at least I try not to. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : What is your general feeling toward the scene? ║
║ ║
║ LES : I feel that the scene is going down the tubes. There is too much ║
║ back stabbing and ego trips. It's gotten way out of hand. It's ║
║ supposed to be a fun hobby, an escape from reality,people take it ║
║ way too seriously though. They ought to just lighten up and have ║
║ some fun. ║
║ ║
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║ Reporter : Super Hacker Interviewee : Silent Mobius ║
║ Subject : Digital Affiliation : Digital Leader ║
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║ RCN : What is your current position in Digital? ║
║ ║
║ SMO : I am the founder and one of the leaders. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : When did Digital come into being? ║
║ ║
║ SMO : I'd have to say last year, probably around September. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : As Digital came into being did it had any problem or conflicts ║
║ with other groups? ║
║ ║
║ SMO : No, at least I don't think so. I always avoided trouble. We ║
║ might have had some trouble with MindCrash. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : Can you give us some background information on Digital? ║
║ ║
║ SMO : Devast and I both used to be in MindCrash, when The Wicked One and ║
║ Avoozl ran it. When I first joined, I didn't know much political ║
║ things about it. All I knew is that it was a plain old couriering ║
║ group, and I became a senior, then what happened was, I found out ║
║ that The Wicked One didn't like Devast too much. Devast said that ║
║ he would courier whenever he wanted to. He'd courier nothing and ║
║ then sometimes he does 150 megs. The Wicked One said that he was ║
║ going to kick Devast out of MindCrash but Devast decided to quit ║
║ before he'd get kicked out. So be it, and I found out about it, ║
║ but didn't care at first. Then The Wicked One and Avoozl got a ║
║ job together, and were busy; I tried to take care of MindCrash, ║
║ but none of the couriers respected me like a senior. I got pissed ║
║ and left. Then I met Devast, and he decided to start a couriering ║
║ group with me. At first, it was going to be Devast, Creed, ║
║ Desolation Angel and me, but then Desolation Angel dropped out. ║
║ Devast and I were debating on a name, and came up with Digital and ║
║ that's how it all started... ║
║ ║
║ RCN : Which other courier groups are currently competing with Digital? ║
║ ║
║ SMO : We're not really in competition; we were just challenged into a ║
║ competition with Amnesia, and Devast decided to go for it, but I ║
║ wouldn't call it an actual competition. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : Will you call this a friendly competition, or something that just ║
║ keeps the group on their toes? ║
║ ║
║ SMO : I'd consider it kind of both. We have a great bunch of guys in ║
║ Digital; no egos, nothing. We're out just to have fun and to ║
║ courier, but I wouldn't call it a rivalry between the two groups. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : Is the summer of 1996 going to have a major impact on Digital? ║
║ Most SiteOps are in college and take leave during the summer, and ║
║ as result, many FTP sites go down. ║
║ ║
║ SMO : Not too sure, I dont' really know. Actually it all depends on the ║
║ couriers and SiteOps themselves. I mean, we are a serious group, ║
║ but at same time, a lot of us have fun at it... ║
║ ║
║ RCN : So Digital is not worried about the summer time blues? Because ║
║ summer is when several groups come up and many go out because like ║
║ I said several group members go out of town and sites go down. ║
║ Digital is not worried about that all? ║
║ ║
║ SMO : Well, we are worried, but eventually, summer will end, so things ║
║ will go back to normal I guess, but it's all so unpredictable. ║
║ There's nothing I can do about it even if I'm worried. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : How does the competition between Amnesia and Digital work? ║
║ ║
║ SMO : You see, we upload to see who gets more within the week. I'm not ║
║ really into it. Devast organized it and all on BBX, and it's ║
║ going out pretty fun. I don't really care who wins or loses ║
║ actually, the whole point is just to upload. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : Do you have any last few comments towards the scene? ║
║ ║
║ SMO : For one thing, I am starting to see what Cyber Angel meant when he ║
║ said "It's pointless to move other peoples' files." Releasing ║
║ groups are the big time winners easily. But towards Digital, ║
║ well, we've made quite a bit of improvement with some merges, and ║
║ we don't have no egos flying, so it's going out pretty good, and ║
║ we're keeping the competition between Amnesia really tight, even ║
║ though they have a couple of great couriers. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : Uploading other peoples file is hard work. There's only a certain ║
║ amount of uploading each group can do. No group can call every ║
║ BBS in the world to upload all their new releases, and Digital as ║
║ a group is putting alot of effort moving the warez, and that is ║
║ suffice to say that courier groups are needed in order for the ║
║ scene to thrive. ║
║ ║
║ SMO : Thanks, we're just doing our share for the scene. As for calling ║
║ every BBS, it's just the speed of it that you get it on. And ║
║ believe me, it is hard work. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : Is Digital better in Internet couriering or BBS couriering? ║
║ ║
║ SMO : Digital is better off in Internet courieriering. Several of our ║
║ BBS coordinators left the scene or have lost their Internet ║
║ accounts (What a coincidence...), but now, we are going to rebuild ║
║ the BBS division once more. ║
║ ║
║ ║
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║ Reporter : Hitex Interviewee : Everclear ║
║ Subject : RiSC/RZR/SCUM Affiliation : RiSC/RZR/SCUM ║
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║ ║
║ RCN : You've 3 main affiliations, RiSC (Rise in Superior Couriering), ║
║ Razor 1911, and Scum. What made you choose those groups? ║
║ ║
║ EVR : Well, RiSC and Razor 1911 are the best, and I'm friends with Third ║
║ Son so I decided to joined Scum. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : What is your position in each one of the groups? ║
║ ║
║ EVR : I'm a bulletin board courier in all three. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : What do you think puts RiSC on top and has kept it there for so ║
║ long? ║
║ ║
║ EVR : RiSC has the finest traders, bulletin boards, and FTP sites ║
║ around. We dominate both the Internet and the boards. Everyone ║
║ works their assess off, and we have quality leaders. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : Razor 1911 has also been around for a long time, but lately it has ║
║ been getting a lot of competition from such groups as Dynamix, ║
║ Hybrid, and Napalm. Do you think that Razor 1911 is still #1 in ║
║ the games scene? ║
║ ║
║ EVR : Yes, of course. Not to group bash, but we release quality, ║
║ WORKING releases. The best games are always released by Razor ║
║ 1911. We also have the best trading team of any games group. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : Well I don't doubt that it worked, but a couple of days ago Razor ║
║ 1911 released Tyrian. Was that a real release? ║
║ ║
║ EVR : Yes, that was newer version of Tyrian. If people would have ║
║ looked closely they would have noticed that, it wasn't a dupe. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : Yeah, I didn't think it was because it didn't get nuked anywhere. ║
║ Well, that's cool, in that case, I'll go download it, I heard it's ║
║ an awesome game. What do you think of Napalm? I've seen them ║
║ beat out Razor 1911 in release numbers, what do you think this ║
║ means? ║
║ ║
║ EVR : I think that while Razor 1911 is busy making their releases WORK, ║
║ Napalm is releasing the game, then releasing a crack 10 days ║
║ later. From now on, Razor 1911 will still release a game even if ║
║ Napalm has already released it. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : That sounds like a plan. What do you think about RiSC's policy to ║
║ support only "top 10" boards? ║
║ ║
║ EVR : I think it makes sense. Why bother with other boards? They're ║
║ too easy! RiSC members need to go where the competition is :) ║
║ ║
║ RCN : Don't you think that the small multinode boards deserve some ║
║ support, though? ║
║ ║
║ EVR : If they are RiSC, then I am sure they get support, but more effort ║
║ goes into the bigger boards, RiSC is more net based then BBS based ║
║ anyhow. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : Are you referring to IRC on the Internet or FTP sites? ║
║ ║
║ EVR : FTP sites, RiSC is #1 on every site, guaranteed. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : What are the requirements to become a courier for RiSC? ║
║ ║
║ EVR : There are no set requirements, anyone that can do the job can get ║
║ in. RiSC is the hardest courier group to get into though. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : How many hours per week do you spend couriering for RiSC? What is ║
║ the job description of being a RiSC member? ║
║ ║
║ EVR : I'll tell you this, I spend a LOT of time couriering. It's a lot ║
║ of work. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : About Scum, what is your feeling towards the general consensus ║
║ that Scum came back only to reiterate its past glories and that it ║
║ is failing pathetically compared to its old potential as one of ║
║ the scene's leading utils groups? ║
║ ║
║ EVR : If that's what people think, well, Scum will get better, it's ║
║ really just based on a bunch of friends hanging out. If we aren't ║
║ the #1 in utils, no big deal. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : That's an awesome attitude, it is only through calmness and trust ║
║ in time that a group gets better. What do you have to say to the ║
║ wealth that left Scum for PWA (Pirates with Attitudes)? ║
║ ║
║ EVR : Well, PWA is #1 right now, so it makes sense that good suppliers ║
║ go with the best utils group. ║
║ ║
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║ Reporter : Super Hacker Interviewee : Rapid Motion ║
║ Subject : Hostile Affiliation : Hostile Leader ║
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║ RCN : What is your current position in Hostile? ║
║ ║
║ RAP : I am the founder and leader of Hostile. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : How old is Hostile, and what type of group is it? ║
║ ║
║ RAP : Hostile was formed in late January early February of 96. We ║
║ currently release utils and PPEs (PCBoard Programming Executable). ║
║ We used to release both games and utils, but we no longer release ║
║ both. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : Why don't you release both games and utils anymore? ║
║ ║
║ RAP : We used to release both games and utils but we have narrowed it ║
║ down to just utils and PPEs because we have a sister group called ║
║ Lensmen which is our games division. We give Lensmen our games ║
║ and in turn, they give us their utils. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : When Hositle was first created, did it come upon any problems such ║
║ as splits or break ups? ║
║ ║
║ RAP : Not at first, but then we started coming upon an onslaught of ║
║ problems when I made Perfect Form a leader in Hostile. He took ║
║ advantage of the position I gave him and he tried to split up my ║
║ group. I then kicked him and that drove Hostile into a low point ║
║ in the scene. After kicking him from the group, there were some ║
║ members that were uncertain what direction the group was taking. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : When you kicked Perfect Form out of Hostile, did it backfire? Did ║
║ your group suffer significantly? Most group members like to ║
║ follow their leader, and since you and Perfect Form were leader, ║
║ did they have a hard time picking between who to follow? ║
║ ║
║ RAP : No, Perfect Form was a leader ranked below me. I had a few ║
║ members that followed me. Most of the great members stuck with ║
║ Hostile and did not follow Perfect Form because he was doing some ║
║ very lame things. In the end, Perfect Form's expulsion ║
║ strengthened Hostile and we got BETTER suppliers. All my old ║
║ active suppliers came back to the group, and the group is still ║
║ under construction somewhat but it is now doing better and is ║
║ stronger than it has been. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : What are your future plans for Hostile? ║
║ ║
║ RAP : I will like to strengthen the group more and get Hostile more ║
║ noticed in the utils scene. I am strenghtening Hostile by making ║
║ it a more stable group, and to do that, we're working on brining ║
║ more quality releases to the scene. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : How does one become a member of Hostile? Are there any positions ║
║ available in Hostile? ║
║ ║
║ RAP : Hostile has an application WHQ (Tower of Sorcery) that is still ║
║ under construction. We also have special application PPEs on ║
║ Shroom's board, and we also offer our applications on IRC. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : Is Hostile in the scene to become #1 by ruining the competition or ║
║ is it just here for fun? ║
║ ║
║ RAP : We have places in the group for those who are productive ║
║ suppliers. We also have room for FAST traders and for those who ║
║ wish to code PPEs, etc. Anyone who has something to offer is ║
║ welcome to the group. We are here for personal satisfaction, and ║
║ that's what it's all about. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : So bascially, Hostile is not here for the competition and is not ║
║ actively looking for competition? Is my assumption correct? ║
║ ║
║ RAP : In a sense, yes, we would like to compete but we're not planning ║
║ to lose any sleep if we cannot compete with DOD or PWA. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : When Hostile does start to compete, which other utils groups will ║
║ be it's major competiton? ║
║ ║
║ RAP : Hostile is currently competing with COPS, Pinnacle, Scum, and ║
║ X-Force. I don't think we are ready to compete with DOD or PWA ║
║ yet. Hostile is here to stay, and we hope to gain the same ║
║ respect we give to other groups. ║
║ ║
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║ Reporter : Rebel Chicken Interviewee : Perfect Form ║
║ Subject : Perfect Form Affiliation : Ex-Hostile Leader ║
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║ RCN : A few months ago, you were kicked out of Demolition despite the ║
║ fact that you were a senior in that group. You were accused of ║
║ stealing suppliers for a rival group. However, that accusation ║
║ was proved to be false since you were not trying to steal ║
║ suppliers, but you were trying to steal artists. But that is ║
║ ancient history. In the recent weeks, you were again kicked out ║
║ of a group you were supposedly a "leader/senior" of. You were ║
║ kicked out of Hostile because you were again attempting to steal ║
║ members, breaking up the group, and causing havoc. What do you ║
║ have to say about your recent "kicked in the ass by your own ║
║ group?" ║
║ ║
║ PER : Well, I was in Hostile. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : I know that. ║
║ ║
║ PER : I did everyting for that group and I put in 100% effort. It was a ║
║ good group when I was in it, when I was running the show. ║
║ However, Rapid Motion knows DICK SHIT. I have not tried to break ║
║ up the group in any way whatsoever. Rapid Motion is making up ║
║ bullshit again. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : You admit that you gave 100% for the group, what exactly did you ║
║ do for the group? You also said that you RAN the group? Didn't ║
║ Rapid Motion outrank you? Were there conflicts between you two, a ║
║ power struggle perhaps? ║
║ ║
║ PER : Yes, I gave Hostile 100%. There was a power struggle, *YOU* can ║
║ ask anyone what Hostile was when I was running it. I had good ║
║ members in it, that were doing everything to make it even better. ║
║ I admit that I brought in some lamers too, and suppliers that ║
║ duped, but I had it all fixed. Ever since I left, it's become ║
║ just another lame ass group run by a guy who just wants to be the ║
║ leader of a group. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : So you played such a major role in Hostile, that when you left, it ║
║ could not survive without you? ONE person killed the group? ║
║ *YOU* basically killed the WHOLE group, and you didn't even take ║
║ anyone with you? I could believe if 75% of the group left ║
║ Hostile, and then it culdn't function, but how could 1 person ║
║ leaving devastate the group so much? ║
║ ║
║ PER : I put in 100% effort to making sure that Hostile would survive ║
║ when I was in it. Why did it die? Well, because I had brought ║
║ everyone in it and I knew how to run a group and it released ║
║ almost everyday and every member worked their asses off. When I ║
║ left, nearly all the suppliers and couriers left for other groups. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : The fact that you brought in a lot of members that didn't do ║
║ anything for the group is what caused so much trouble for Hostile. ║
║ You brought in too many lamers who didn't know what they were ║
║ doing or did nothing, and the suppliers that you did help bring ║
║ into the group only supplied dupes, and that in your 100% effort ║
║ to make it a good group, you essentially killed it. Then I must ║
║ ask, what group you did join after you left Hostile, and where did ║
║ "nearly all the suppliers and couriers" leave for (which other ║
║ group)? Why did they join other groups? Why did not follow you ║
║ around since you were their true leader? Or perhaps, you ║
║ overrated your own leadership and importance, and the rest of ║
║ Hostile saw that, and that can be why they did not follow you ║
║ either. ║
║ ║
║ PER : Yes, I have to admit I brought in a couple of lamers, and ║
║ suppliers that supplied dupes, but most of the supplies did supply ║
║ unreleased utils. I have no idea where "nearly all the suppliers ║
║ and couriers" went to after Hostile split up. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : Okay, now that we have it clear that *YOU* ran Hostile, then what ║
║ did the Rapid Motion (the other leader) do? Did he just sit on ║
║ his ass watching you give 100% for HIS group? What's the deal ║
║ with him? ║
║ ║
║ PER : Rapid Motion just sat there watching me do everything, proclaiming ║
║ himself leader when he did nothing. All he would do is, logon and ║
║ see how everything was going, and then he'd log right back off. ║
║ ALL I have to say is, ask anyone what Hostile was like when I was ║
║ running it. Ever since i left, it's become a crappy utils group. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : Did you do most of the packaging of the releases? Who packaged ║
║ more releases? You or Rapid Motion? ║
║ ║
║ PER : I did. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : How many releases did you package, and how many releases did he ║
║ package? ║
║ ║
║ PER : Rapid Motion didn't even package a single thing since the ║
║ suppliers didn't even know who he was. I packaged most of the ║
║ stuff, along with my friend Weed. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : Who packaged more releases? You or Weed? ║
║ ║
║ PER : I packaged a few more than he did. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : So you packaged more, did either of you do any dupe checking? ║
║ Cause Hostile sure did release a lot of dupes, I don't need to ║
║ name any, because it would just be more embarrassing, but anyways, ║
║ those dupes were obviously not Rapid Motion's fault, since he ║
║ didn't package anything. Then the packager of those dupes must ║
║ have either been you or Weed. Who did package all the dupes? You ║
║ or weed, or did both of you package all the dupes? ║
║ ║
║ PER : Neither of us packaged any dupes. The suppliers, packaged the ║
║ dupes when I specifically told them not to. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : Wow, great way to shift the blame. So you never actually packaged ║
║ any dupes? ║
║ ║
║ PER : No, I have not packaged any dupes. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : The way I take it is, if you are the lamer and loser everyone ║
║ calls you, then you would only have enemies. Do you have any ║
║ friends (on IRC)? ║
║ ║
║ PER : Yes, I have a couple of friends. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : Name a few? We'd all like to know. ║
║ ║
║ PER : Dragon Hunter, Misha, Lost Soul, Grudge, Corvette, Captain Blood, ║
║ LoLo, Shatter Star, CP, and Prozac are my friends. ║
║ ║
║ ║
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║ ║
║ Dear RCN, ║
║ ║
║ I would like to point out that in Defacto E-Zine, it was stated that ║
║ Digital beat Amnesia in the FTP uploading contest. This is wrong. ║
║ Amnesia won the 1 week contest. Digital did a good job and kept us on ║
║ our toes. The contest was a competition between 6 Amnesia couriers and ║
║ 16 Digital couriers. Amnesia would like to congradulate Digital for ║
║ doing a good job and for making us work so hard. Now that the contest ║
║ is over, both groups respect each other more. The contest was fair and ║
║ with no cheating. Both sides cranked the BBX FTP Site and did a good ║
║ job. Amnesia would like to applaud the Digital team and we hope to have ║
║ more friendly competitions in the future. ║
║ ║
║ Signed, ║
║ Amnesia Couriers ║
║ ║
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║ ║
║ Dear Amnesia Couriers, ║
║ ║
║ Thanks for the clarification, I'm sure it was just a mistake on the ║
║ part of the Defacto E-Zine. RCN is proud to continue to give you the ║
║ most correct information, and you can find further statistics on this ║
║ competition in the "Amnesia vs. Digital" article in this issue. Note ║
║ that we also have interviews (found in the Interviews menu) with leaders ║
║ from both sides of the competition. ║
║ ║
║ Signed, ║
║ Hitex/Rebel Chicken ║
║ ║
║ ║
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║ ║
║ Dear RCN, ║
║ ║
║ I would like to inform RCN about the ATA (Above The Absolute), and ║
║ the IMP (Imperial) merge. But first I would like to go into detail ║
║ about both groups. ║
║ ║
║ IMP was founded in early March by myself. IMP got some talented ║
║ people from the start and grew fast. One week after it was founded we ║
║ started releasing and decided that we would specialize in utils. IMP ║
║ was offered many merges, some which involved merges INTO big groups, and ║
║ others which involved merges WITH small groups. IMP turned down some ║
║ and took up a merge offer by ERA. After two days, it failed. IMP ║
║ failed two other merges. After the two failers, IMP became more ║
║ organized and released more often. Approximately 2 months after the ERA ║
║ failure, ATA offered IMP a merge deal. ║
║ ║
║ TSA and Jecksom founded ATA was founded about one month after IMP ║
║ first grouped. They got great people from the start and only accepted ║
║ the best. ATA was originally formed for fun, but they quickly turned ║
║ into a serious group. They had everything except releasing power. ATA ║
║ could release, but not often. IMP had the releasing power so ATA ║
║ offered IMP a merge. ║
║ ║
║ Both groups worked on the merge for 3 days. Everything was worked ║
║ out except for the new name for a combined group. IMP wanted to either ║
║ keep IMP as our name or go under a neutral name. ATA wanted to keep ║
║ their name, but after one day they convinced me to take the name ATA. ║
║ Its a cool name anyway! On the fourth day, the merge was final and a ║
║ success. After about one week after the merge, ATA started to kick ass, ║
║ they released 15+ quality releases a month, not like the lame ass COPS ║
║ releases. ║
║ ║
║ Here are a few pointers for leaders if they ever in a merge ║
║ position. REMEMBER that MOST merges are usually a failure. ║
║ ║
║ ≡1≡ Make sure you know exactly what you are doing. Make sure you have ║
║ all your information collected by the first day. ║
║ ║
║ ≡2≡ Don't get big egoed when a bigger group asks you to merge into them. ║
║ It won't get you anywhere, and chances are that they will change ║
║ their mind if you do agree to merge. ║
║ ║
║ ≡3≡ Merges must happen fast or they will fail. Guarenteed... ║
║ ║
║ ≡4≡ Keep merges a secret until they are final. If word gets out, it ║
║ will just cause major problems. Trust me, it has happened to me ║
║ before. ║
║ ║
║ Signed, ║
║ Zorlac ║
║ ║
║ *PS* If you follow all of them, it will DEFINETLY help out your merge ║
║ process. But I cannot guarantee that it will work out. It is ║
║ impossible to predict if a merge will work out. Odds are that your ║
║ first merge will be a failure. ║
║ ║
║ ║
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║ ║
║ ... Above the Absolute '96 ║
║ ║
║ Proudly Present ... ║
║ ║
║ ╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║
║ ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ ║
║ │ 3D Atlas for Windows v1.1 (c) Creative Wonders [xx/55] │ ║
║ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ║
║ ╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ ║
║ Released at [23:30] on [13/05/96] ║
║ ╔═══────────────── ─ ── ─ ─ · ─ ─ ── ─ ───────────────═══╗ ║
║ ║ ║ ║
║ │ [Supplier : H. Penguin....] [Operating System : Windows.] │ ║
║ │ [Packager : TSA...........] [Video : Yes.....] │ ║
║ │ [Cracker : None needed...] [Audio : Yes.....] │ ║
║ · [Protection : None..........] [Number of Disks : 55......] · ║
║ [Type : 3D Atlas......] [Rating : [O8/1O].] ║
║ ║
║ All slaves globes where ripped... that means the only globe ║
║ · that's still there is the enviromental globe. All sound were · ║
║ │ ripped, except for the funky background music. All the country │ ║
║ │ attractions were ripped out, that means you cant double click │ ║
║ │ on a particuliar area on the globe, or on the specified country │ ║
║ │ flag. And of course, 600 megs of movie files were left out :) │ ║
║ ║ ║ ║
║ ╚═══────────────── ─ ── ─ ─ · ─ ─ ── ─ ───────────────═══╝ ║
║ ║
║ Zorlac, ║
║ ║
║ I'm sure ATA has a future, I believe in giving all groups a chance. ║
║ But I don't feel that you're in any position to diss on COPS when you ║
║ can manage to release an Atlas in 55 disks that, as far as I can deduce ║
║ from your NFO (above), has not much more than a spinning globe. What ║
║ use is it to have a 55 disk globe that you can't click on and find out ║
║ about? Your tips to the hopefuls of the scene are good. Let me just ║
║ give you a small tip, though. Ripping is very good. Without skilled ║
║ rippers, the scene wouldn't be around. However, quality of a release is ║
║ measured by its usability, and usefulness, and this seems like no more ║
║ than oversized decoration. In the future, if you rip something and you ║
║ notice that you can't take it down to an appropriate size and still ║
║ leave the entire usefulness of the program intact, give up on that ║
║ release. Maybe COPS will find a way to do it. Giving tips is very ║
║ good, but before you can put yourself in a position to do so, your ║
║ status needs to be much higher than what it currently is. ║
║ ║
║ Signed, ║
║ Hitex/Rebel Chicken ║
║ ║
║ ║
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║ ║
║ Dear RCN, ║
║ ║
║ I would like to share my story with you. Who here has ever been ║
║ kicked or banned from a channel because some asshole thinks he has all ║
║ the power in the virtual world? I know I sure have, and it's not right. ║
║ Damned egos. ║
║ ║
║ On Monday, May 13th, 1996, at around 2:50 PM, I got home and logged ║
║ on to the Internet. I went into IRC and joined #ATA, #Siva, #Pascal (I ║
║ code), and of course, #RCN. For the next 2 or 3 minutes, nothing ║
║ happened. Everybody was being quiet, not giving any signs of life. I ║
║ was just about to leave to find something else to do, when all of a ║
║ sudden, Ventrue exclaimed "Anyone alive?" I replied "Yeah, I'm here." ║
║ We ended up talking about some BBS demo I was supposed to code for him, ║
║ but never got around to. Anyways, a few more minutes passed and TQR ║
║ (The Quiet Riot), the President of NFS (Need for Speed) got kicked out ║
║ of #ATA. I went around asking why, but no one answered. Apparently, ║
║ Suspicious Image, a self-centered egoistical fucking loud mouth kicked ║
║ TQR out. For a few minutes, I listened to TQR's story. He told me that ║
║ Suspicious Image was one of those people that belongs to groups like ║
║ DOD, Hybrid, RiSC, etc., and that he was hot shit. ║
║ ║
║ A few moments later, Suspicious Imaged messaged me saying "You will ║
║ obey TSA and Zorlac for ban-kicking a senior." Whatever the fuck that ║
║ meant, I didn't really care by then. He sounded like he was in charge ║
║ and was ordering me around. This directly backed up TQR's perspective ║
║ of Suspicious Image and his damned ego. This goes double for Trite. He ║
║ thinks he's a damned hot shot too. Trite was the one to kick me out for ║
║ kicking Suspicious Image out. Actually, I'm not sure if it's because of ║
║ Suspicious Image. I think it's more of a personal vendetta that we ║
║ have. Anyways, ATA has a cool president, but some seniors (such as ║
║ Trite) should be weeded out for being so lame. Kicking out members ║
║ because they feel like it is not right. ║
║ ║
║ Why did I write this? I want the world to know how much of an ║
║ ass-monger Suspicious Image and Trite are. I mean, if they were a ║
║ fucking bit nicer, they wouldn't see me all pissed. ║
║ ║
║ Lastly, Hybernate ticks me off sometimes. This guy is all around ║
║ cool, but he thinks I stole his shell. It was my actually my shell and ║
║ I didn't ask anyone to steal it back. I'm not shifting blame away from ║
║ me, but have a bit more faith. He is the only one here with a normal ║
║ mental capacity, except when he's pissed. Then he becomes blind to the ║
║ truth. ║
║ Signed, ║
║ Crystaline Death ║
║ ║
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║ ║
║ Dear Crystaline Death, ║
║ ║
║ I don't doubt that some of the actions of Suspicious Image and Trite ║
║ could be referred to as completely lame. I don't know Suspicious Image ║
║ personally so it would be unfair of me to make a judgement call about ║
║ him without getting to know him for myself. I will speak of Trite, ║
║ though. He actually did some warez reviews for RCN a few issues back, ║
║ and he seemed like a very reliable person that seemed very intelligent ║
║ to me. He made his arguments well for the groups that he favored, and I ║
║ appreciate that in him. He was also very nice to me on IRC. However, ║
║ people change, and again, I haven't spoken to him recently, so it would ║
║ not be in my best regard to make a judgement call upon him right now. I ║
║ would, however, have to stick to his side in a toss-up due to prior ║
║ experience with him. ║
║ ║
║ As for Hybernate, we all have problems getting along with people ║
║ sometimes. Why not put that aside and see if you can befriend him once ║
║ more. We can't all be perfect all the time. I have a hard time being ║
║ perfect some of the time. ║
║ Signed, ║
║ Hitex/Rebel Chicken ║
║ ║
║ ║
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║ Dear RCN, ║
║ ║
║ I'm going to talk about COPS, they are a pathetic and lame group. ║
║ They do have some good members that came over from the AOf merge. ║
║ However, their releases are small, lame, and usually freeware. It's an ║
║ ongoing joke among FTP traders that one of COPS' releases might one day ║
║ actually break a meg. Most of their releases are less than 600k. Their ║
║ utils are usually useless crap. Occasionally they do some freeware ║
║ NetScape stuff. I remember how they released "Blake Stone : Aliens of ║
║ Gold", didn't they know that it used the same engine as "Wolfenstein ║
║ 3D"? ║
║ ║
║ This group has potential but their leader, Endeavour is a lame ║
║ 13-year-old. I suppose he hasn't realized that his group is having ║
║ problems when its own WHQ (Malevolence) doesn't even acknowledge that it ║
║ is the COPS WHQ and asks the group NOT put the board name in the NFO ║
║ file because it's too embarrassing to be associated with. COPS needs to ║
║ get its shit in order, purge its lameass members who clog the channel ║
║ doing nothing, and get their suppliers in order. They have the talent ║
║ to be a good release group. The reason COPS sucks is purely because of ║
║ their lack of good leaders. Get your group in order and use your ║
║ suppliers. Endeavour's a lazy bastard who sits in real groups' channels ║
║ and begs to get opped. My personal opinion is that COPS supliers should ║
║ get into a real group such as ATA, Fierce, or Hostile. If you don't ║
║ agree, then that's rough. I don't have any affiliations so I can only ║
║ talk about COPS because I'm one of the few independent traders out ║
║ there. So to wrap this letter up, I'd like to say to the COPS, "Get ║
║ your shit in order, enough said." ║
║ ║
║ Signed, ║
║ Wild Storm ║
║ ║
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║ ║
║ Dear Wild Storm, ║
║ ║
║ I have to agree with you, COPS shows possibility, but when most ║
║ small groups start with completely useless crap and advance to not so ║
║ useless crap, COPS has stayed with completely useless crap. I blame the ║
║ leadership, but then get confused about whether or not the suppliers are ║
║ even capable of producing anything better. Maybe your letter will spark ║
║ something. ║
║ ║
║ Signed, ║
║ Hitex/Rebel Chicken ║
║ ║
║ ║
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║ ║
║ Dear RCN, ║
║ ║
║ The scene seems to be rampant with traders with big egos and ║
║ attitudes. Some veteran traders just smile and express that the scene ║
║ would be dead if it weren't for the ego that drives traders and groups ║
║ to do their best. I think it's time to put this to debate and place it ║
║ in its proper terms. There are some traders who brag and act like they ║
║ are 'the shit' 101% of the time. These poor souls usually end up ║
║ getting in trouble and getting kicked out of groups when they shoot ║
║ their mouths off. Other traders who are experienced know they are among ║
║ the best. ║
║ ║
║ Traders who say they are the best and can back it up on a ║
║ consistently shouldn't be called egotistic if they keep bragging to an ║
║ acceptable level. Some traders are good and they brag to excess. These ║
║ people usually have problems eventually when they cross another trader ║
║ who can waste them on a site or board. Those who seem to make a big ║
║ deal about having some pride need to chill. Everyone who sacrifices ║
║ 5-14 hours a day in the scene deserves some recognition when they do a ║
║ good job. If they act like assholes by taking their boasts to extremes ║
║ just laugh and know that they will fuck themselves over eventually. ║
║ They are their own worst enemy. They will get theirs in the end. The ║
║ scene is driven by ego to some extent, since no sane person would invest ║
║ the time and effort we all do just to get a few games and utils that ║
║ actually work and are worth downloading. ║
║ ║
║ If someone starts to act like an asshole in a channel then just tell ║
║ him to fuck off and get a girlfriend. Don't make a big deal out of ║
║ their huge ego. Other people will notice and will hurt the trader ║
║ eventually. If they are just idly bragging in the channel how they ║
║ cranked a board and they aren't talking like they are the only good ║
║ trader in the channel, jut say 'good job.' Don't get all uptight when ║
║ someone discusses his accomplishments. Just go with it and don't whine. ║
║ I'm kinda sick of people whining that this trader or that trader is an ║
║ egotistical bastard. We all are to some degree. Don't condemn a bit of ║
║ bragging because we all do it. If the trader acts like an asshole then ║
║ just sit back and lugh while he is making himself look like a fool. ║
║ ║
║ Signed, ║
║ Defender Zeta ║
║ ║
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║ ║
║ Dear Defender Zeta, ║
║ ║
║ I, too, am sick of egos flying. However, I would easily extend ║
║ the spectrum to just regular members of groups. I would like to comment ║
║ on one thing, though. If a person spends 14 hours a day in the scene ║
║ trading, he needs help. ║
║ ║
║ Signed, ║
║ Hitex/Rebel Chicken ║
║ ║
║ ║
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║ ║
║ The following are several heartwarming e-mails I got after we announced ║
║ the death of RCN in Issue #13, three months ago. It is messages like ║
║ these that made us decide to come back. If we would have gotten more ║
║ of these before our death, we may never have died. Thanks to all the ║
║ people that e-mailed me after our death with all the nice words. ║
║ ║
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║ ║
║ Dear RCN, ║
║ ║
║ Your magazine was really awesome, I'm sad to see it go. I hope you ║
║ guys reconsider, and maybe someday you'll be back around. ║
║ ║
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║ ║
║ Dear RCN, ║
║ ║
║ When you started you had the competition of Inquisition and Naked ║
║ Truth Magazine, when you finished, there was competition no more. Great ║
║ work. ║
║ ║
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║ ║
║ Dear RCN, ║
║ ║
║ I'm sorry I never got to talk to you guys when you were still ║
║ publishing. I proudly couriered your magazine around the Internet, and ║
║ will miss doing that. Thanks for the time you spent for us. ║
║ ║
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║ ║
║ Then came my favorite E-Mail of them all... ║
║ ║
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║ ║
║ Dear RCN, ║
║ ║
║ Hi! I just downloaded your magazine from "The Shareware Resort," ║
║ and it's really cool! It's very well written and has some awesome ║
║ programming work done on it! Where can I get more of these? Oh, and ║
║ when you reply, could you please tell me a bit about what exactly ║
║ 'warez' are? I guess I'm a beginner. Oh, and how do I join groups? ║
║ Thanks. ║
║ ║
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║ ║
║ Hahaha, that one just killed me. Apparently our E-Zine made it to ║
║ more places than I had previously anticipated! Well I guess RCN isn't ║
║ really pirated software, so it's perfectly legal on the shareware ║
║ boards! It made it there a bit late, this reader was resonding to issue ║
║ 10 about a month after it was released, but amusing nonetheless! ║
║ ║
║ Again, I would like to thank all the people that sent in comments ║
║ that for your kind words. We are proudly making a return here and we ║
║ hope you will continue to send in your opinions of the magazine and any ║
║ ideas you may have for its improvement. ║
║ ║
║ Signed, ║
║ Hitex/Rebel Chicken ║
║ ║
║ ║
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║ Reporter : Super Hacker Interviewee : <Undisclosed> ║
║ Subject : RCMP, April 2, 1996 Affiliation : <Undisclosed> ║
║ ║
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║ ║
║ RCN : When and how were you busted and for what? ║
║ ║
║ UND : On April 2nd, 1996 the RCMP "Royal Canadian Mounted Police" raided ║
║ my house and confiscated over $25,000 worth of computer equipment. ║
║ The warrant said "Copyright Infringment". Their plan is to ║
║ completely eradicate software piracy off of the Internet by the ║
║ year 1997; and they are well equiped to do just that. I know for ║
║ a fact that many members of the different groups over the past ║
║ year are in fact Microsoft agents working on this investigation. ║
║ They will definitely take out anyone they want. I mean, who are ║
║ we kidding here... ║
║ ║
║ RCN : Sice September of last year, Microsoft, IBM, Lotus, Core, Autodes, ║
║ and a few other companies have worked together in an "Internet ║
║ Anti-Piracy Campaign". They have been working undercover in the ║
║ warez scene collecting information about the various groups and ║
║ their respective members. They would seek out information such as ║
║ who supplies and who couriers, etc. In your opinion, is the warez ║
║ scene not to be as trusted as before, and that even you or I could ║
║ be an undercover federal agent? ║
║ ║
║ UND : Absolutely. How can you even think of trusting someone you will ║
║ never in your life met. I mean, a handle could be anyone; it ║
║ could even be Bill Gates you're trading the newest build of ║
║ Windows NT with. How can you know for sure who you're talking ║
║ to. It is just not worth it. I could be looking at up too ║
║ $25,000 in fines and/or 8 months in jail for every offense! ║
║ That's every ware! That's insane! And all these lamers on IRC ║
║ who say "Oh, the feds don't care about courier groups, it's all ║
║ bullshit! Distributing copyrighted software is just as bad if not ║
║ worse than the person who supplied it in the first place. The ║
║ supplier gives it to one person. The couriers give it to ║
║ thousands of people! How would you know if I am a federal agent or ║
║ not, and how would I know if you're not. It's simple, the ║
║ Internet is an imaginary world, where people can be whatever they ║
║ want. The federal agents who are working with Microsoft are ║
║ taking advantage of that. There's no such thing as entrapment on ║
║ the Internet. They don't have to tell you jack. In fact, about ║
║ 99% of all narqs are not federal agents. They are usually just ║
║ students or Microsoft employees. The federal agents are just the ║
║ guys who take the information these people hand them and then go ║
║ kick in your door. They just pick up the scraps when Microsoft ║
║ has enough information on you. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : How long have you being in the scene? And in your opinion, do you ║
║ see the scene dying out as many veterans are starting to leave the ║
║ scene? ║
║ ║
║ UND : I've been a major part of the scene ever since the C64 days. And ║
║ as far as I am concerned, the scene is all but dead now. I mean, ║
║ there are a lot of great people left, but how can you possibly ║
║ hide from these huge companies? If you have half a brain, you'd ║
║ get out of the scene before these companies get you. It's just ║
║ not worth it. I would that couriers are in EVEN bigger shit than ║
║ suppliers. From my observations, they apparently don't really ║
║ care about the games scene. It's the utils they are after in a ║
║ big way by companies such as Microsoft, IBM, etc. All the big time ║
║ elite dudes I used to know have either retired, or have been ║
║ busted by now. With all these new people coming in, I would say ║
║ that 2 out of every 10 work in some way with Microsoft, the SPA, ║
║ or some other government agency. It's just not fair, we can't ║
║ win... ║
║ ║
║ RCN : What happened on the day you of your bust? Did they let you go? ║
║ Did they confiscate anything? ║
║ ║
║ UND : I was out of town on business. They came to my house, kicked in ║
║ the door and confiscated everything that had anything to do with ║
║ computers, all my systems, monitors, cables, books, notepads, ║
║ scribble pads, scraps of paper, etc. If you walked in right after ║
║ they left. You would have no clue that I had anything to do with ║
║ computers. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : Did they charge you with a crime? Did they take you to jail? ║
║ ║
║ UND : I was not arrested. And I still have not been charged with ║
║ anything. They are going through my systems with a fine toothed ║
║ comb as we speak... ║
║ ║
║ RCN : Did you have a lot of pirated software on your system? ║
║ ║
║ UND : Well I am not really in a position to say. Who knows who will be ║
║ reading this. I will say that I considered myself untouchable for ║
║ the longest time. I mean, I always heard of people getting busted ║
║ and I was always said, "Oh shit, that guy's screwed." But it was ║
║ never supposed to happen to me. It's like something you watch on ║
║ television. But I'll tell you this. I was one of the most ║
║ careful people out there and they got me. That means they can get ║
║ anyone, anytime, anywhere. No questions asked. Whenever I see ║
║ people saying, "Oh they'll never get me, or I'm not worried. I ║
║ think they're idiots, PERIOD. It's simple, Microsoft's gang is ║
║ bigger than the scene, more well equipped and more experienced. ║
║ The scene is outmatched. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : Do you have any idea or any information of the person that narqed ║
║ on you? Is there someone you suspect (I remind you that your ║
║ handle will not be mentioned in this interview)? ║
║ ║
║ UND : I know for a fact that someone narqued on me. I thought I knew ║
║ who it was. But after talking with this person, I realized that ║
║ it could have been any one of about 8 different people in that ║
║ area. When I hit court, I will find out for sure. When I do, ║
║ EVERYONE will know who the narq was. Mark my words on that one... ║
║ ║
║ RCN : And you will personally inform RCN who this person is? ║
║ ║
║ UND : Of course, RCN is the most widely read E-Zine. I have no problem ║
║ with that. I go by the code of the scene which is to never NARQ ║
║ on anyone under any circumstances. The person who narqued on me ║
║ is a fucking low-life piece of shit. I will find out who he is, ║
║ and when I do, EVERYONE in the scene will know. I promise you ║
║ that. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : I have known you for a very long time and you basically set me up ║
║ with most of the groups I am in today. What do you suggest for ║
║ people out in scene in how we can protect ourselves? Don't ║
║ federal agents need a warrant to break into a house? ║
║ ║
║ UND : Yes, they need a warrant. However, the Microsoft anti-piracy team ║
║ is very respected and can easily get a warrant from the ║
║ government. I suggest that if you belong to a group. No matter ║
║ how big or how small, that you absolutely make sure that you do ║
║ not have a single piece of copyrighted file on your system. Don't ║
║ even keep a record of anything regarding the scene. If you need ║
║ to get on IRC, use a shell account, preferably a hacked one. Buy ║
║ all your software, from the store! If you belong to a group, make ║
║ your system 100% legitimate. Because when they come, and they ║
║ will, the slightest little scrap of information that tie you to a ║
║ group, or to the scene in anyway could make the difference you ║
║ walking away or getting convicted! ║
║ ║
║ RCN : Do you think groups such as Razor 1911, which have been around for ║
║ about 25+ years would be able to survive in the scene? ║
║ ║
║ UND : No groups have been around for 25 years. There are no groups that ║
║ are immune to this. Anyone in the scene is fair game to these ║
║ guys. They are probably not interested in groups like Razor since ║
║ it's a games group. They are more interested in groups that ║
║ specialize in utils, like DOD and PWA. But when it comes right ║
║ down to it. I think they just want to clean us all right off the ║
║ face of the Internet. I would say it's a fair bet that every ║
║ single group in the scene at this point in time has at least 1 or ║
║ 2 members that are a part of Microsoft's anti-piracy team, as ║
║ members of these groups, I would bet my life on that. I don't ║
║ trust anyone anymore. As I have said, it could be anyone you are ║
║ talking to. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : That is true, but what about users who are in Africa? I'll be ║
║ moving to Africa in 2 weeks. There are no piracy laws there, and ║
║ they're not going to bust anyone there. ║
║ ║
║ UND : Well I wouldn't know about the laws in Africa, but I do know that ║
║ in Canada and the U.S., you're screwed if they catch you. In ║
║ Canada, the maximum penalties by law for copyright infringment is ║
║ $25,000 in fine and/or 8 months in jail, per offense. In the ║
║ U.S., it's up to a million in fines, and up to 5 years in jail!!! ║
║ And that information is right out of my lawyer's mouth. It's no ║
║ joke, this is very serious shit. All I have to say is this, I ║
║ hope people listen. I am not some punk. I have been around for ║
║ many years now, and what I'm seeing now is not good for the scene. ║
║ The federal agents are definitely coming in full force. People ║
║ are dropping like flies and they are not going to stop untio they ║
║ get the results they want. This scares me. However, the few ║
║ people in the scene whom I actually consider personal friends ║
║ "outside the scene" have listened to me, and have gotten out, I ║
║ hope. I will always be around, I have just stopped the ║
║ downloading and spreading. It's not worth it. My friends know ║
║ who I am, and they will always be my friends. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : I really appreciate this interview, and on the behalf of RCN, we ║
║ would like to thank you for letting us conduct it. We know how ║
║ hard it is and it is very scary to get busted, especially since ║
║ you are married and have 4 kids, and have to go to jail for ║
║ copyright infringement. I hope everything works out for you. ║
║ ║
║ UND : Thanks man, I will keep RCN informed on what's going on... ║
║ ║
║ ║
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║ Reporter : Rebel Chicken Interviewee : Tsunami ║
║ Subject : Tsunami *BUSTED* Affiliation : Ex-fATE Courier ║
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║ ║
║ RCN : You recently left the warez scene for a few months, you seemed to ║
║ have just disappeared, was there a reason why? ║
║ ║
║ TSU : I got busted. Actually for all the warez I was pirating, I got ║
║ busted for something I didn't do. I was using a "shared" account ║
║ at Sydney University. Unbeknownst to me, there were a lot of ║
║ other people using the same account, and a few of those people ║
║ decided to hack a U.S. missile base, and they were actually quite ║
║ successful at their little venture. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : They hacked into the U.S. MISSILE BASE??? What the hell were they ║
║ trying to do, launch some nukes and start World War III?.. ║
║ ║
║ TSU : I know, they were pathetically stupid, I mean that's ASKING to be ║
║ caught, but, they are in a LOT of trouble now (tee hee). This ║
║ wasn't some sort of mini warez thing, so the U.S. government ║
║ decided to ring our Australian federal agents and then they called ║
║ AusCERT (Australian Computer Emergency Response Team) and they ║
║ traced calls to and from the Sydney University accounts. That's ║
║ where I was stuffed, I found all my Sydney University accounts ║
║ cancelled and they took me in for an "interview". Argh, they ║
║ taped in TRIPLICATE... ║
║ ║
║ RCN : What's a triplicate? ║
║ ║
║ TSU : The AusCERT taped the interview onto three tapes simultaneously. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : Yikes, so the AusCert found you by tracing your phoneline? ║
║ ║
║ TSU : Yes, looks like it, that could have been the only way. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : Do you remember what kind of questions they asked you in the ║
║ "interview"? What were they trying to find out? ║
║ ║
║ TSU : They were asking me if I knew how to create shell script programs, ║
║ why I was using the account, who gave me the account, and why the ║
║ account was used for hacking the U.S. missile base. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : Hacking into a U.S. missile base is a little more eye-catching ║
║ than carding a fake account. After you were interviewed, did you ║
║ immediately come back into the warez scene? If not, how long was ║
║ it before you decided to come back to the scene? ║
║ ║
║ TSU : Immediately? Shit no, I haven't been online since they took away ║
║ computer, and I no longer have Internet access, but I hope to have ║
║ my computer back soon.. a few weeks at most, MAYBE... ║
║ ║
║ RCN : They took away your computer? How are you chatting with me right ║
║ now? You're not chatting with me on an AusCERT computer terminal, ║
║ are you? If they didn't charge you with anything like hacking, ║
║ how could they have confiscated your computer? Don't they need to ║
║ have "just cause" and "due process" before they have the right to ║
║ confiscate private property? ║
║ ║
║ TSU : Well, they COULD charge me with unlawful access and a bunch of ║
║ shit, so I really didn't want to argue with them when they came ║
║ and took it. I'm currently using a friends account at New Castle ║
║ University, 2 hours north of Sydney. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : Do you think it's SAFE for you to come back to the scene? Since ║
║ your interview with the AusCERT, do you feel that it might have an ║
║ adverse effect on the groups you were affiliated with? For ║
║ example, it is well known that you are a great courier for a great ║
║ courier group, fATE (Fast Action Trade Exchange), did the AusCERT ║
║ dig deep into your warez habits, or did they skip over anything ║
║ related to warez? In other words, did they care that you were ║
║ pirating, or were they only interested in the hackers? ║
║ ║
║ TSU : A stroke of luck for me was that they were only interested in the ║
║ hackers, and since I'm not into hacking, warez was never part of ║
║ the big picture. I'm trying to lay low for a while (Woops, ║
║ granting an interview to the most read E-Mag in the scene is not a ║
║ good way to lay low *slap* do'h). ║
║ ║
║ RCN : Do you have any names/handles of those who were actually hacking ║
║ the U.S. missile base? ║
║ ║
║ TSU : Sorry, I don't want to get them into anymore trouble than what ║
║ they are already in. I decline to answer. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : Were you the only warez person using that account, or were there ║
║ other more warez people using it? HOW did you get accesss to that ║
║ account in the first place? Who gave you the account? You ║
║ obviously didn't pay for it. ║
║ ║
║ TSU : How? It was given to me by another "Netter" (Aren't they all?). ║
║ I was the main warez person using the account since it was a dream ║
║ account, unlimited quota.. woo wee... ║
║ ║
║ RCN : The "Netter" who gave you the account, did he get interviewed by ║
║ the Auscert as well? ║
║ ║
║ TSU : Yes, he was one of the hackers. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : Ouch, guess he got a little more than just an interview. ║
║ ║
║ TSU : He was stupid for doing it though, ruined me for a couple of ║
║ months. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : What kind of computer did you have? What did they confiscate? ║
║ ║
║ TSU : They confiscated my Pentium 120 MHz, 2 MEG Matrox Millenium, 24 ║
║ MEG RAM, 2 GIG HD, 15" monitor, SB16, 6x CD-ROM, and my Rhino 6 ║
║ motherboard :( ║
║ ║
║ RCN : OUCHH... ║
║ ║
║ ║
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║ Reporter : Rebel Chicken Interviewee : David & Goliath ║
║ Subject : PWA+CORP=PWA Affiliation : PWA Senior Member ║
║ ║
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║ RCN : The Corporation was capable of showing the scene that it was a ║
║ very powerful release group even though the group was essentially ║
║ very young. The Corporation released quality utils on a regular ║
║ basis, and as a result, the group became very well respected, and ║
║ most considered The Corporation to be one of the top 3 utils ║
║ groups comparable to PWA and DOD. However, The Corporation ║
║ recently merged into PWA, was this move an attempt to merge ║
║ together the competiton? The Corporation was good, but couldn't ║
║ beat PWA, so The Corporation decides to join PWA? ║
║ ║
║ D&G : The merge was basically put into effect because The Corporation ║
║ was running into problems. I became very busy, and the rest of ║
║ the leaders/seniors did not have the time to run the group. So we ║
║ all looked at the different possibilities on what to do, and one ║
║ thing that we all agreed on was that PWA was the #1 utils group; ║
║ and that a merger with them would be beneficial to both groups. I ║
║ then contacted Snake about the merger and discovered that PWA was ║
║ looking into something similar as well. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : I agree with you, PWA is definitely the #1 utils group. What will ║
║ happen to the leaders/seniors of The Corporation? After the ║
║ merge, will they too become leaders/seniors of PWA, or will they ║
║ be taken in as regular members? How many The Corporation members ║
║ were there at the time of the merge, and how many of those The ║
║ Corporation members will make it into PWA? ║
║ ║
║ D&G : Cyberjack and I have been made PWA Senior Members. However, The ║
║ Punisher left for Siege. Vengeance is on vacation and has a ║
║ member position, and Ustasa is also a member. I don't have the ║
║ exact figures of how many people from The Corporation made it into ║
║ PWA, but a lot of inactive people were dropped, and only the best ║
║ moved with us. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : The Punisher went to Siege, a rival utils group? Was The Punisher ║
║ an important factor to The Corporation's release capabilities? ║
║ ║
║ D&G : The Punisher is a great courier, and some consider him the best in ║
║ the world. His main duty in The Corporation was to organize the ║
║ boards and couriers; and he did a great job at it when he had the ║
║ time. I believe that Siege will also be a major powerhouse since ║
║ they have some great guys like Hemp Hoodlum, and Speed Master. ║
║ And with time, they will become one of the top utils groups in the ║
║ scene. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : Not only was The Corporation one of the top 3 utils groups, but it ║
║ also had THE best board in the world. The Corporation had Park ║
║ Central as its WHQ, will Park Central become PWA's new WHQ? ║
║ ║
║ D&G : Park Central will not be making the move. Crackpot was very ║
║ patient with us. He took us in when we hadn't really proved ║
║ ourselves, and helped us in many ways. 2 days before The ║
║ Corporation merged with PWA, we had decided to take a break or ║
║ something, that is until we could break the dry spell, and that's ║
║ when Crackpot had decided to call it quits. So Park Central will ║
║ now be without a utils group, because that's the way he chooses to ║
║ run his board. Park Central will remain affiliated with RiSC and ║
║ Dynamix. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : WOO... Park Central is now open for a utils group, DOD perhaps? ║
║ Anyways, I remember reading some messages on Park Central, and I ║
║ could recall that Roland from DOD and you did NOT get along. He ║
║ posted messages about how lame this and that was, and how he was ║
║ all this and that plus more. Do you believe that perhaps now that ║
║ The Corporation has merged into PWA, that Roland from DOD and or ║
║ other members from DOD might show more resentment towards PWA, ║
║ their #1 rival and competitor? When the #1 (PWA) and #3 (Corp) ║
║ utils groups merge, the number #2 (DOD) utils group, must show a ║
║ little concern? ║
║ ║
║ D&G : I doubt Park Central will be taking in any utils groups, but I ║
║ can't say that for sure. As for Roland, he and I shared our ║
║ differences, but he is now no longer in the scene. As far as DOD ║
║ is concerned, I have not seen any resentment from them. They have ║
║ a great relationship with PWA, and ever since I have been there, I ║
║ have seen no problems concerning the merge. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : The DOD and PWA relationship is very admirable, and the smaller ║
║ groups should learn to follow their example. There's been a trend ║
║ lately in which smaller groups merge into a bigger groups, ONLY to ║
║ find out that a few months later, they merge back out. For ║
║ example, Scum merged into PWA when their leader, Liquidator, left ║
║ the scene, however, once Liquidator came back to the scene, many ║
║ of the old Scum members immediately left PWA and went straight ║
║ back to Scum. Do you feel that their might be a chance in the ║
║ future in which The Corporation merges back out of PWA, or does it ║
║ seem to be a PERMANENT merge (so far)? ║
║ ║
║ D&G : I don't know the details about the whole Scum merge with PWA, but ║
║ as far as I am concerned. I want the PWA and The Corporation ║
║ merge to be a permanent deal, and I hope in every regards that it ║
║ will be. But it is hard to say what will really happen, but I will ║
║ try 100% to make permanent. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : BTW, Here's a personal question, I have a friend who's handle is ║
║ Mike and Dave - and they happen to be two brothers, your handle is ║
║ David and Goliath, are you one person or two people? ║
║ ║
║ D&G : 2 people, and it's David & Goliath :) ║
║ ║
║ RCN : Are you two brothers or simply homosexual faggots? ║
║ ║
║ D&G : Neither, we were 2 couriers from the same area code, and we are ║
║ also very good friends, so we decided to merge handles. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : Merge handles??? Merge groups, merge handles... what will people ║
║ think of next :) ║
║ ║
║ D&G : I would just like to send out some greets to people I worked ║
║ closely with while in The Corporation - ║
║ ║
║ Cyberjack : Wow man, you impressed the hell outta me! ║
║ Hemp Hoodlum : Thanks for everything. ║
║ The Punisher : people are doubting that you are #1 man! ║
║ Uncle John : Thanks for all the help! ║
║ Crackpot : Thanks for the patience! ║
║ All The Rest : Vengeance, Ustasa, Retaliator, Tinox, ║
║ Dogfriend, and Shatter Star... ║
║ ║
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║ Reporter : Super Hacker Interviewee : Lester ║
║ Subject : Amnesia Affiliation : Amnesia Leader ║
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║ RCN : What is your current postion in the group Amnesia? ║
║ ║
║ LES : I'm in a leader of Amnesia. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : How did Amnesia came about? ║
║ ║
║ LES : Amnesia came about when a few of us decided to leave the courier ║
║ group MALiCE, because of personal and miscellaneous conflicts ║
║ along with some other problems. We decided to start our own ║
║ group. The name was just thrown in there. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : When Amnesia started, did you guys face any serious problems? ║
║ ║
║ LES : We ran into a few problems, one was with Captain Blood. He was ║
║ one of the few people that we started the group with originally. ║
║ He caused a lot of problems and split off to form his own group. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : Is Captian Blood's group still messing with Amnesia, or his group ║
║ pretty much dead? ║
║ ║
║ LES : Captain Blood's group is still alive, but he was kicked out of it. ║
║ They are cool with us and don't fuck with us anymore. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : What was the name of the Captain Blood's courier group? ║
║ ║
║ LES : The name was, and still is Rapier. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : I noticed that Amnesia and Digital held a friendly competition, ║
║ what was that all about? ║
║ ║
║ LES : It was suggested by a courier in Amnesia to compete against ║
║ Digital. Eventually, I agreed to it and 6 Amnesia couriers ║
║ competed with 15 Digital couriers on a site for a week. The ║
║ competition ended on May 2, 1996, about an hour ago. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : What was the result of the competition? ║
║ ║
║ LES : Amnesia won by about 30 megs or so. It was fairly close toward ║
║ the end, but there was alot of crap uploaded by both sides, so it ║
║ wasn't really that fun. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : Is Amnesia better in Internet couriering or BBS couriering? ║
║ ║
║ LES : Amnesia is equally good in both aspects of couriering. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : What does one have to do to become an Amnesia member? ║
║ ║
║ LES : The Internet division is closed, but the BBS division requires ║
║ that you trade long distance and that you do about 200 megs a ║
║ week. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : Is Amnesia "official couriers" for any release groups? ║
║ ║
║ LES : We have a few "unofficial" officials, but I have not agreed to ║
║ officially courier for any release group as of yet. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : Is the summer of 1996 going to have a major impact on Amnesia? ║
║ Most SiteOps are in college and take leave during the summer, and ║
║ as result, many FTP sites go down. ║
║ ║
║ LES : I don't think it will have a big effect on Amnesia. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : How old is Amnesia, and what are Amnesia's future plans? ║
║ ║
║ LES : We have been around for 2 months now. Our future plans are to ║
║ just to have more fun by moving some files, etc. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : What makes Amnesia different from any other group? ║
║ ║
║ LES : We just try to have fun and we try not get too involved in the ║
║ politics of it all, at least I try not to. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : What is your general feeling toward the scene? ║
║ ║
║ LES : I feel that the scene is going down the tubes. There is too much ║
║ back stabbing and ego trips. It's gotten way out of hand. It's ║
║ supposed to be a fun hobby, an escape from reality,people take it ║
║ way too seriously though. They ought to just lighten up and have ║
║ some fun. ║
║ ║
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║ Reporter : Super Hacker Interviewee : Silent Mobius ║
║ Subject : Digital Affiliation : Digital Leader ║
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║ ║
║ RCN : What is your current position in Digital? ║
║ ║
║ SMO : I am the founder and one of the leaders. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : When did Digital come into being? ║
║ ║
║ SMO : I'd have to say last year, probably around September. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : As Digital came into being did it had any problem or conflicts ║
║ with other groups? ║
║ ║
║ SMO : No, at least I don't think so. I always avoided trouble. We ║
║ might have had some trouble with MindCrash. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : Can you give us some background information on Digital? ║
║ ║
║ SMO : Devast and I both used to be in MindCrash, when The Wicked One and ║
║ Avoozl ran it. When I first joined, I didn't know much political ║
║ things about it. All I knew is that it was a plain old couriering ║
║ group, and I became a senior, then what happened was, I found out ║
║ that The Wicked One didn't like Devast too much. Devast said that ║
║ he would courier whenever he wanted to. He'd courier nothing and ║
║ then sometimes he does 150 megs. The Wicked One said that he was ║
║ going to kick Devast out of MindCrash but Devast decided to quit ║
║ before he'd get kicked out. So be it, and I found out about it, ║
║ but didn't care at first. Then The Wicked One and Avoozl got a ║
║ job together, and were busy; I tried to take care of MindCrash, ║
║ but none of the couriers respected me like a senior. I got pissed ║
║ and left. Then I met Devast, and he decided to start a couriering ║
║ group with me. At first, it was going to be Devast, Creed, ║
║ Desolation Angel and me, but then Desolation Angel dropped out. ║
║ Devast and I were debating on a name, and came up with Digital and ║
║ that's how it all started... ║
║ ║
║ RCN : Which other courier groups are currently competing with Digital? ║
║ ║
║ SMO : We're not really in competition; we were just challenged into a ║
║ competition with Amnesia, and Devast decided to go for it, but I ║
║ wouldn't call it an actual competition. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : Will you call this a friendly competition, or something that just ║
║ keeps the group on their toes? ║
║ ║
║ SMO : I'd consider it kind of both. We have a great bunch of guys in ║
║ Digital; no egos, nothing. We're out just to have fun and to ║
║ courier, but I wouldn't call it a rivalry between the two groups. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : Is the summer of 1996 going to have a major impact on Digital? ║
║ Most SiteOps are in college and take leave during the summer, and ║
║ as result, many FTP sites go down. ║
║ ║
║ SMO : Not too sure, I dont' really know. Actually it all depends on the ║
║ couriers and SiteOps themselves. I mean, we are a serious group, ║
║ but at same time, a lot of us have fun at it... ║
║ ║
║ RCN : So Digital is not worried about the summer time blues? Because ║
║ summer is when several groups come up and many go out because like ║
║ I said several group members go out of town and sites go down. ║
║ Digital is not worried about that all? ║
║ ║
║ SMO : Well, we are worried, but eventually, summer will end, so things ║
║ will go back to normal I guess, but it's all so unpredictable. ║
║ There's nothing I can do about it even if I'm worried. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : How does the competition between Amnesia and Digital work? ║
║ ║
║ SMO : You see, we upload to see who gets more within the week. I'm not ║
║ really into it. Devast organized it and all on BBX, and it's ║
║ going out pretty fun. I don't really care who wins or loses ║
║ actually, the whole point is just to upload. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : Do you have any last few comments towards the scene? ║
║ ║
║ SMO : For one thing, I am starting to see what Cyber Angel meant when he ║
║ said "It's pointless to move other peoples' files." Releasing ║
║ groups are the big time winners easily. But towards Digital, ║
║ well, we've made quite a bit of improvement with some merges, and ║
║ we don't have no egos flying, so it's going out pretty good, and ║
║ we're keeping the competition between Amnesia really tight, even ║
║ though they have a couple of great couriers. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : Uploading other peoples file is hard work. There's only a certain ║
║ amount of uploading each group can do. No group can call every ║
║ BBS in the world to upload all their new releases, and Digital as ║
║ a group is putting alot of effort moving the warez, and that is ║
║ suffice to say that courier groups are needed in order for the ║
║ scene to thrive. ║
║ ║
║ SMO : Thanks, we're just doing our share for the scene. As for calling ║
║ every BBS, it's just the speed of it that you get it on. And ║
║ believe me, it is hard work. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : Is Digital better in Internet couriering or BBS couriering? ║
║ ║
║ SMO : Digital is better off in Internet courieriering. Several of our ║
║ BBS coordinators left the scene or have lost their Internet ║
║ accounts (What a coincidence...), but now, we are going to rebuild ║
║ the BBS division once more. ║
║ ║
║ ║
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║ Reporter : Hitex Interviewee : Everclear ║
║ Subject : RiSC/RZR/SCUM Affiliation : RiSC/RZR/SCUM ║
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║ RCN : You've 3 main affiliations, RiSC (Rise in Superior Couriering), ║
║ Razor 1911, and Scum. What made you choose those groups? ║
║ ║
║ EVR : Well, RiSC and Razor 1911 are the best, and I'm friends with Third ║
║ Son so I decided to joined Scum. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : What is your position in each one of the groups? ║
║ ║
║ EVR : I'm a bulletin board courier in all three. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : What do you think puts RiSC on top and has kept it there for so ║
║ long? ║
║ ║
║ EVR : RiSC has the finest traders, bulletin boards, and FTP sites ║
║ around. We dominate both the Internet and the boards. Everyone ║
║ works their assess off, and we have quality leaders. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : Razor 1911 has also been around for a long time, but lately it has ║
║ been getting a lot of competition from such groups as Dynamix, ║
║ Hybrid, and Napalm. Do you think that Razor 1911 is still #1 in ║
║ the games scene? ║
║ ║
║ EVR : Yes, of course. Not to group bash, but we release quality, ║
║ WORKING releases. The best games are always released by Razor ║
║ 1911. We also have the best trading team of any games group. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : Well I don't doubt that it worked, but a couple of days ago Razor ║
║ 1911 released Tyrian. Was that a real release? ║
║ ║
║ EVR : Yes, that was newer version of Tyrian. If people would have ║
║ looked closely they would have noticed that, it wasn't a dupe. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : Yeah, I didn't think it was because it didn't get nuked anywhere. ║
║ Well, that's cool, in that case, I'll go download it, I heard it's ║
║ an awesome game. What do you think of Napalm? I've seen them ║
║ beat out Razor 1911 in release numbers, what do you think this ║
║ means? ║
║ ║
║ EVR : I think that while Razor 1911 is busy making their releases WORK, ║
║ Napalm is releasing the game, then releasing a crack 10 days ║
║ later. From now on, Razor 1911 will still release a game even if ║
║ Napalm has already released it. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : That sounds like a plan. What do you think about RiSC's policy to ║
║ support only "top 10" boards? ║
║ ║
║ EVR : I think it makes sense. Why bother with other boards? They're ║
║ too easy! RiSC members need to go where the competition is :) ║
║ ║
║ RCN : Don't you think that the small multinode boards deserve some ║
║ support, though? ║
║ ║
║ EVR : If they are RiSC, then I am sure they get support, but more effort ║
║ goes into the bigger boards, RiSC is more net based then BBS based ║
║ anyhow. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : Are you referring to IRC on the Internet or FTP sites? ║
║ ║
║ EVR : FTP sites, RiSC is #1 on every site, guaranteed. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : What are the requirements to become a courier for RiSC? ║
║ ║
║ EVR : There are no set requirements, anyone that can do the job can get ║
║ in. RiSC is the hardest courier group to get into though. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : How many hours per week do you spend couriering for RiSC? What is ║
║ the job description of being a RiSC member? ║
║ ║
║ EVR : I'll tell you this, I spend a LOT of time couriering. It's a lot ║
║ of work. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : About Scum, what is your feeling towards the general consensus ║
║ that Scum came back only to reiterate its past glories and that it ║
║ is failing pathetically compared to its old potential as one of ║
║ the scene's leading utils groups? ║
║ ║
║ EVR : If that's what people think, well, Scum will get better, it's ║
║ really just based on a bunch of friends hanging out. If we aren't ║
║ the #1 in utils, no big deal. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : That's an awesome attitude, it is only through calmness and trust ║
║ in time that a group gets better. What do you have to say to the ║
║ wealth that left Scum for PWA (Pirates with Attitudes)? ║
║ ║
║ EVR : Well, PWA is #1 right now, so it makes sense that good suppliers ║
║ go with the best utils group. ║
║ ║
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║ Reporter : Super Hacker Interviewee : Rapid Motion ║
║ Subject : Hostile Affiliation : Hostile Leader ║
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║ RCN : What is your current position in Hostile? ║
║ ║
║ RAP : I am the founder and leader of Hostile. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : How old is Hostile, and what type of group is it? ║
║ ║
║ RAP : Hostile was formed in late January early February of 96. We ║
║ currently release utils and PPEs (PCBoard Programming Executable). ║
║ We used to release both games and utils, but we no longer release ║
║ both. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : Why don't you release both games and utils anymore? ║
║ ║
║ RAP : We used to release both games and utils but we have narrowed it ║
║ down to just utils and PPEs because we have a sister group called ║
║ Lensmen which is our games division. We give Lensmen our games ║
║ and in turn, they give us their utils. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : When Hositle was first created, did it come upon any problems such ║
║ as splits or break ups? ║
║ ║
║ RAP : Not at first, but then we started coming upon an onslaught of ║
║ problems when I made Perfect Form a leader in Hostile. He took ║
║ advantage of the position I gave him and he tried to split up my ║
║ group. I then kicked him and that drove Hostile into a low point ║
║ in the scene. After kicking him from the group, there were some ║
║ members that were uncertain what direction the group was taking. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : When you kicked Perfect Form out of Hostile, did it backfire? Did ║
║ your group suffer significantly? Most group members like to ║
║ follow their leader, and since you and Perfect Form were leader, ║
║ did they have a hard time picking between who to follow? ║
║ ║
║ RAP : No, Perfect Form was a leader ranked below me. I had a few ║
║ members that followed me. Most of the great members stuck with ║
║ Hostile and did not follow Perfect Form because he was doing some ║
║ very lame things. In the end, Perfect Form's expulsion ║
║ strengthened Hostile and we got BETTER suppliers. All my old ║
║ active suppliers came back to the group, and the group is still ║
║ under construction somewhat but it is now doing better and is ║
║ stronger than it has been. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : What are your future plans for Hostile? ║
║ ║
║ RAP : I will like to strengthen the group more and get Hostile more ║
║ noticed in the utils scene. I am strenghtening Hostile by making ║
║ it a more stable group, and to do that, we're working on brining ║
║ more quality releases to the scene. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : How does one become a member of Hostile? Are there any positions ║
║ available in Hostile? ║
║ ║
║ RAP : Hostile has an application WHQ (Tower of Sorcery) that is still ║
║ under construction. We also have special application PPEs on ║
║ Shroom's board, and we also offer our applications on IRC. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : Is Hostile in the scene to become #1 by ruining the competition or ║
║ is it just here for fun? ║
║ ║
║ RAP : We have places in the group for those who are productive ║
║ suppliers. We also have room for FAST traders and for those who ║
║ wish to code PPEs, etc. Anyone who has something to offer is ║
║ welcome to the group. We are here for personal satisfaction, and ║
║ that's what it's all about. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : So bascially, Hostile is not here for the competition and is not ║
║ actively looking for competition? Is my assumption correct? ║
║ ║
║ RAP : In a sense, yes, we would like to compete but we're not planning ║
║ to lose any sleep if we cannot compete with DOD or PWA. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : When Hostile does start to compete, which other utils groups will ║
║ be it's major competiton? ║
║ ║
║ RAP : Hostile is currently competing with COPS, Pinnacle, Scum, and ║
║ X-Force. I don't think we are ready to compete with DOD or PWA ║
║ yet. Hostile is here to stay, and we hope to gain the same ║
║ respect we give to other groups. ║
║ ║
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║ Reporter : Rebel Chicken Interviewee : Perfect Form ║
║ Subject : Perfect Form Affiliation : Ex-Hostile Leader ║
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║ RCN : A few months ago, you were kicked out of Demolition despite the ║
║ fact that you were a senior in that group. You were accused of ║
║ stealing suppliers for a rival group. However, that accusation ║
║ was proved to be false since you were not trying to steal ║
║ suppliers, but you were trying to steal artists. But that is ║
║ ancient history. In the recent weeks, you were again kicked out ║
║ of a group you were supposedly a "leader/senior" of. You were ║
║ kicked out of Hostile because you were again attempting to steal ║
║ members, breaking up the group, and causing havoc. What do you ║
║ have to say about your recent "kicked in the ass by your own ║
║ group?" ║
║ ║
║ PER : Well, I was in Hostile. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : I know that. ║
║ ║
║ PER : I did everyting for that group and I put in 100% effort. It was a ║
║ good group when I was in it, when I was running the show. ║
║ However, Rapid Motion knows DICK SHIT. I have not tried to break ║
║ up the group in any way whatsoever. Rapid Motion is making up ║
║ bullshit again. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : You admit that you gave 100% for the group, what exactly did you ║
║ do for the group? You also said that you RAN the group? Didn't ║
║ Rapid Motion outrank you? Were there conflicts between you two, a ║
║ power struggle perhaps? ║
║ ║
║ PER : Yes, I gave Hostile 100%. There was a power struggle, *YOU* can ║
║ ask anyone what Hostile was when I was running it. I had good ║
║ members in it, that were doing everything to make it even better. ║
║ I admit that I brought in some lamers too, and suppliers that ║
║ duped, but I had it all fixed. Ever since I left, it's become ║
║ just another lame ass group run by a guy who just wants to be the ║
║ leader of a group. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : So you played such a major role in Hostile, that when you left, it ║
║ could not survive without you? ONE person killed the group? ║
║ *YOU* basically killed the WHOLE group, and you didn't even take ║
║ anyone with you? I could believe if 75% of the group left ║
║ Hostile, and then it culdn't function, but how could 1 person ║
║ leaving devastate the group so much? ║
║ ║
║ PER : I put in 100% effort to making sure that Hostile would survive ║
║ when I was in it. Why did it die? Well, because I had brought ║
║ everyone in it and I knew how to run a group and it released ║
║ almost everyday and every member worked their asses off. When I ║
║ left, nearly all the suppliers and couriers left for other groups. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : The fact that you brought in a lot of members that didn't do ║
║ anything for the group is what caused so much trouble for Hostile. ║
║ You brought in too many lamers who didn't know what they were ║
║ doing or did nothing, and the suppliers that you did help bring ║
║ into the group only supplied dupes, and that in your 100% effort ║
║ to make it a good group, you essentially killed it. Then I must ║
║ ask, what group you did join after you left Hostile, and where did ║
║ "nearly all the suppliers and couriers" leave for (which other ║
║ group)? Why did they join other groups? Why did not follow you ║
║ around since you were their true leader? Or perhaps, you ║
║ overrated your own leadership and importance, and the rest of ║
║ Hostile saw that, and that can be why they did not follow you ║
║ either. ║
║ ║
║ PER : Yes, I have to admit I brought in a couple of lamers, and ║
║ suppliers that supplied dupes, but most of the supplies did supply ║
║ unreleased utils. I have no idea where "nearly all the suppliers ║
║ and couriers" went to after Hostile split up. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : Okay, now that we have it clear that *YOU* ran Hostile, then what ║
║ did the Rapid Motion (the other leader) do? Did he just sit on ║
║ his ass watching you give 100% for HIS group? What's the deal ║
║ with him? ║
║ ║
║ PER : Rapid Motion just sat there watching me do everything, proclaiming ║
║ himself leader when he did nothing. All he would do is, logon and ║
║ see how everything was going, and then he'd log right back off. ║
║ ALL I have to say is, ask anyone what Hostile was like when I was ║
║ running it. Ever since i left, it's become a crappy utils group. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : Did you do most of the packaging of the releases? Who packaged ║
║ more releases? You or Rapid Motion? ║
║ ║
║ PER : I did. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : How many releases did you package, and how many releases did he ║
║ package? ║
║ ║
║ PER : Rapid Motion didn't even package a single thing since the ║
║ suppliers didn't even know who he was. I packaged most of the ║
║ stuff, along with my friend Weed. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : Who packaged more releases? You or Weed? ║
║ ║
║ PER : I packaged a few more than he did. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : So you packaged more, did either of you do any dupe checking? ║
║ Cause Hostile sure did release a lot of dupes, I don't need to ║
║ name any, because it would just be more embarrassing, but anyways, ║
║ those dupes were obviously not Rapid Motion's fault, since he ║
║ didn't package anything. Then the packager of those dupes must ║
║ have either been you or Weed. Who did package all the dupes? You ║
║ or weed, or did both of you package all the dupes? ║
║ ║
║ PER : Neither of us packaged any dupes. The suppliers, packaged the ║
║ dupes when I specifically told them not to. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : Wow, great way to shift the blame. So you never actually packaged ║
║ any dupes? ║
║ ║
║ PER : No, I have not packaged any dupes. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : The way I take it is, if you are the lamer and loser everyone ║
║ calls you, then you would only have enemies. Do you have any ║
║ friends (on IRC)? ║
║ ║
║ PER : Yes, I have a couple of friends. ║
║ ║
║ RCN : Name a few? We'd all like to know. ║
║ ║
║ PER : Dragon Hunter, Misha, Lost Soul, Grudge, Corvette, Captain Blood, ║
║ LoLo, Shatter Star, CP, and Prozac are my friends. ║
║ ║
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║ Author : Lucifers Fear ║
║ Subject : Charges Laid ║
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║ ║
║ The following articles are based on information obtained from "The ║
║ Chronicle-Journal" Saturday, April 20, 1996. ║
║ ║
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║ ║
║ A city man, known as "The Anarchist" on IRC, will be appearing in ║
║ the Ontario Court's provincial division May 7 facing nine charges ║
║ relating to child pornography and pirated software. ║
║ ║
║ Geza Tibor Arnoth, 18, of 417 Brown St. faces seven Criminal Code ║
║ and two copywright charges in connection with the operation of a ║
║ computer bulletin board which was seized in January. Police allege that ║
║ Arnoth was running an electronic bulletin board that offered child ║
║ pornography and pirated software to anyone who had a mdoem and computer ║
║ to download the material. ║
║ ║
║ A modem is a device that turns data from your computer into a signal ║
║ that can be transmitted over a telephone line. The computer at the ║
║ other end of the telephone connection also requires a modem. ║
║ ║
║ Arnoth was charged with the following offenses : ║
║ ║
║ * Possession of obscene material for the purpose of ║
║ distribution. ║
║ ║
║ * Distribution of obscene material. ║
║ ║
║ * Possession of crime comics for the purpose of ║
║ distribution. ║
║ ║
║ * Distribution of crime comics. ║
║ ║
║ * Possession of child pornography. ║
║ ║
║ * Possession of child pornography for the purpose of ║
║ distribution. ║
║ ║
║ * Distribution of child pornography. ║
║ ║
║ * Offering, by way of trade, copywright protected ║
║ software. ║
║ ║
║ * Distribution of copyright protected software. ║
║ ║
║ RCMP Const. Tom James and Thunder Bay Police Det. Brian Peltonen had ║
║ been sifting through thousands of graphic and text files over the past ║
║ three months since they seized two computers in Westfort on Jan. 23. ║
║ Although this was the first case in Thunder Bay, police say child ║
║ pornography via the Internet and electronic bulletin boards are the most ║
║ common forms of distribtution. James said earlier some of the messages ║
║ they had found on the bulletin board "scary but not surprising." Police ║
║ had been gathering evidence since January and chose to execute search ║
║ warrants over a few days in March to try to surprise people operating ║
║ bulletin boards. James said if suspects knew ahead of time they would ║
║ be investigated, they could just pull the plug, delete files or copy ║
║ them onto disks and hide them. ║
║ ║
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║ ║
║ Cyberspace is like a lot of other places. Go looking for trouble ║
║ and you're likely find it. When it comes to the Internet, there are ║
║ resources for people who would deny the Holocaust, for those looking for ║
║ detailed instructions on making pipe bombs, and, as Thunder Bay recently ║
║ learned, for those interested in the distribution of child pornography. ║
║ ║
║ Thunder Bay RCMP charged 18-year-old Geza Tibor Arnoth Friday with ║
║ seven criminal charges. Arnoth is charged with running an electronic ║
║ bulletin board accessible via the Internet that offered child ║
║ pornography and pirated software to anyone who had a modem and computer ║
║ to download the material. ║
║ ║
║ At present there's little to prevent people in Northwestern Ontario ║
║ from acquiring child pornography - if they are determined enough to ║
║ search for it on the Internet. That's because the material Arnoth is ║
║ charged with distributing is just like a drop in a very large bucket. ║
║ Using widely-available Internet search tools such as Alta Vista and ║
║ Yahoo, anyone with an Internet account can find dozens of Internet ║
║ newsgroups, web pages and other electronic resources catering to child ║
║ pornographers and pedophilla. Some of those recources are nothing more ║
║ than a lot of dirty words; other recources enable an Internet surfer to ║
║ access graphic decipitions of sexual acts involving minors. ║
║ Representitaves of the North American Man/Boy Love Association, for ║
║ instance, show up in newsgroups arguing in favour of consensual sex ║
║ between adults and 10-year-old boys. While he topic of their discussion ║
║ may not be for everyone, the language they use seems to be no worse than ║
║ that found in a newspaper editorial. It's difficult to gauge the extent ║
║ of pornography on the Internet. It's even more difficult in many cases ║
║ for police to track down the perpetrators. ║
║ ║
║ A Thunder Bay resident, for instance, could distribute pornography ║
║ from a computer located in the Philippines. While police try to sort ║
║ out international jurisdictional and legal issues, a pornographer could ║
║ be switching the computer distribution point to Poland or any number of ║
║ countries. ║
║ ║
║ Cracking Internet pornography rings requires police with ║
║ sophisticated new tools. It also requires applying what are in many ║
║ cases arcane laws to very modern circumstances. Internet groups ║
║ estimate there may be as many as 20 to 60 million Internet users around ║
║ the world, the vast majority of whom, as Internet advocates will say, ║
║ use the global network of computers for largely legtimate purposes. ║
║ Still, one Finnish researcher tried to get a handle on child pornography ║
║ in a survey last year. ║
║ ║
║ Researcher Mats Wiklund monitored four Internet newsgroups that deal ║
║ with pornographic pictures for one week in late 1995. Newsgroups are ║
║ part of the Internet in which users can exchange electronic messages. ║
║ Among the images he saw were eight pictures of children Wiklund ║
║ estimated to be between eight and 13 years old. He reported that none ║
║ of the pictures show intercourse or other explicit sexual activity, ║
║ although five of the pictures had text on them offering more pictures of ║
║ nude children through electronic bulletin boards and electronic mail. ║
║ But as many Internet authorities have pointed out since then, it's ║
║ difficult to take Wiklund's survey as representative because the quality ║
║ and quantity of Internet information can change radically from day to ║
║ day. ║
║ ║
║ Despite the difficulty of tracking down pornographers, many ║
║ governments are trying to pass new laws to make Internet distribution of ║
║ pornography illegal. The U.S. recently passed the controversial ║
║ Communications Decency Act which its critics say is too broad and ║
║ restricts free speech. The Canadian government has not yet passed any ║
║ such laws, although it is under pressure to do so. ║
║ ║
║ At this point, then, it is up to individual Internet users to act as ║
║ their own censor. Parents of Internet users can purchase software ║
║ products that prevent access to certain parts of the Internet. Beyond ║
║ that, groups of Internet users can petition their Internet provider to ║
║ make certain Internet services unavailable. Still, because much ║
║ sexually explicit material is available through private electronic ║
║ bullents boards, such as the one Arnoth is accused of operating, ║
║ pornography is still going to be there for those determined to get it. ║
║ ║
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║ Author : Lucifers Fear ║
║ Subject : Tom James Makes His Visit ║
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║ ║
║ In the last few months, Tom James who is known as a famous local ║
║ RCMP officer in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada who busted "The Shadow ║
║ Lands" which was ran by The Anarchist who was a member of Demolition and ║
║ Legacy, recently visited local high schools to give warnings around. He ║
║ made a stop at almost every school to do a 2 hour presentation on ║
║ piracy, pornography and hacking. ║
║ ║
║ The main articles that were pointed out during his boring ║
║ presentation were stories on pornography, stories on hacking, and of ║
║ course, stories on piracy. Being so lucky, he picked me as the one to ║
║ answer every law and punishment concerning piracy. Answering his ║
║ questions, possession and distribution of piracy in Canada could result ║
║ with a 10 years or up to life in prison, and/or fines up to a million ║
║ dollars along with a civil suit. ║
║ ║
║ After his presentation, I had a talk with him myself. He informed ║
║ me that I was still under investigation and liable for prosecution ║
║ because The Anarchist has pointed his finger at me for all the blame. ║
║ What a fucker, he has no evidence on me. I questioned ║
║ him about the procedure of busting bulletin boards in Canada, he said ║
║ you have to get on, be able to download warez without vilolating any ║
║ crimes, then put the file(s) on diskette and test them out. Also, since ║
║ I was bored I asked him on the use of disclaimers on bulletin boards ║
║ since they are used so often on many U.S. bulletin boards. He laughed ║
║ and said to me, "So what, I'm a cop. Does that mean I can't get on a ║
║ bulletin board?" Obviously he has no clue about anything because that ║
║ would mean he is violating his own ass, considering that the dumbass ║
║ goes on local bulletin boards asking questions on oneliners such as ║
║ "Anyone know where I can get some cool pirated software? I'm bored." ║
║ Furthermore, this goes to show that Tom James is another example of the ║
║ one we all love, Chris Carter. So if you want to speak with this damn ║
║ crawfish shrimp-smellin' cunt dirty whore cunt fucking biatch!, call his ║
║ office at (807) 623-2791 and ask for Tom James. ║
║ ║
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║ Author : Frost ║
║ Subject : Amnesia vs. Digital ║
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║ ║
║ Between the dates of 04/26/96 and 05/03/96, two trading groups, ║
║ Amnesia and Digital, set out to compete in an upload contest. This ║
║ competition was the result of some childish bickering over which group ║
║ was better. This ultimately ended in a competition, which, after all, ║
║ is what courier groups are for! The guidelines for the competition were ║
║ that Amnesia be allowed 6 traders and Digital 15. For the record, ║
║ Digital did not require all 15, but Amnesia insisted we take 15 traders. ║
║ The site to which we were to compete on was BBX. ║
║ ║
║ To give you a little background information on who is who, I will ║
║ talk about my opinions as a Digital trader. Digital is a courier group ║
║ that was formed by Devast and Silent Mobius. Digital is, in my opinion, ║
║ one of the better couriering groups in the scene today. It is limited ║
║ only by its organization and resources. Although our organization is ║
║ very good, we lack the ability to cater to the widely diverse traders. ║
║ Our group does not depend on a single dictator or council, but ║
║ individuals that make decisions for themselves. Digital has a ║
║ thoroughly different style of couriering when it comes to competition. ║
║ I think our competing style is many times better, but at the same time ║
║ our board and other sections are completely neglected. I think this is ║
║ a pretty good assessment of Digital. Our only major problem is a lack ║
║ of traders on the top sites. ║
║ ║
║ As for my opinion of Amnesia, as a group, I think they are one of ║
║ the best at doing what they do. I really know very little about their ║
║ group as a whole and how they run their ship, so I won't comment there. ║
║ Suffice it to say that this group shows much promise. ║
║ ║
║ Now that you've heard about the groups, let's talk about the ║
║ competition. This competition was not what I would have expected. ║
║ There were many severe problems that confused both groups in this ║
║ ordeal. ║
║ ║
║ First off, the decision of the site to which we were to courier to ║
║ lead to many problems. BBX is a fast site in terms of new warez, but ║
║ when all the Digital and Amnesia couriers raced to BBX, there weren't ║
║ enough user slots to support them. When the SiteOp graciously added ║
║ more slots, the speed of transfers and the overall performance of the ║
║ board dropped. In his words it was a lose/lose situation. The more ║
║ slots he added, the poorer the performance. Many release disks were ║
║ lost on Digital's side, and I'd imagine the same was true for Amnesia. ║
║ ║
║ Secondly, the Amnesia traders had nuke access on BBX, and there was ║
║ foul play to say the least. I will not dwell on the topic because I ║
║ would not want to embarass anyone. Also, many of my resources were ║
║ sabotaged during and before the competition. I allowed Pericles to use ║
║ my account and therefore gain access to his sites. There was much ║
║ debate, and in the end, I must say that I should have respected the ║
║ SiteOp's rules, and am sorry for using their sites without permision. ║
║ ║
║ Many people say that I was using the accounts unjustly and I was not ║
║ a good trader without those sites. I must concur, because any trader ║
║ without his resourecs is nothing, you can only be as fast as your ║
║ resources allow you to be. I feel bad for losing the sites, but not as ║
║ bad as I feel for those of you that got them taken away from me. ║
║ ║
║ Thirdly, and worst of all, there was intense competition and group ║
║ pride. Name calling and bickering were rampant. There was a bit of ║
║ bitterness in the whole area, brought upon by big egos clashing. I am ║
║ sorry for any bickering I may have participated in, in general, I'm sure ║
║ we all look at the arguments as petty and childish. ║
║ ║
║ I think it is safe to say both groups are severely competitive when ║
║ threatened. This competition was started when Digital felt that it was ║
║ being discredited by Amnesia. When an Amnesia courier stepped over the ║
║ line, it was all a chain reaction from there, egos and group pride led ║
║ to a competition. It is my opinion that this competition has brought out ║
║ the worst in both groups. I'm sure all our egos got the bet of us at ║
║ one point. However, it is all necessary to prove our "worth." ║
║ ║
║ The final score of the competition was 702 Digital and 729 Amnesia. ║
║ This was based on a week-long competition held at BBX; Amnesia's U.S. ║
║ Headquarters (nice site BTW). 15 Digital traders and 6 Amnesia traders ║
║ went at it (Although I think no more than 7 Digital traders actually ║
║ uploaded). It was a battle to say the least. I must say Dark Eclipse ║
║ from Digital stole the show by uploading 347 or so megs holding the top ║
║ uploader out of both groups. ║
║ ║
║ At the very beginning of the competition, I think Digital started ║
║ strong, however after a nuke on a massive release, Digital fell behind. ║
║ By the end of day 1, Digital reaffirmed its grasp with a small lead. ║
║ Digital led for the majority of the contest until Wednesday where in one ║
║ leap, Amnesia managed to upload some 250 megs taking the leady by ║
║ approximtely 200 megs. On Thursday (the last day) Digital began ║
║ uploading massively and began narrowing down the margin. Then we got ║
║ news that a release that Amnesia had uploaded was nuked (100 megs). ║
║ With a massive 55 disk release in hand, Digital was ready to take first ║
║ place, however complications with BBX's user limit and idling traders ║
║ made it impossible to do so. ║
║ ║
║ Many people helped Digital along the way, and I'd like to take the ║
║ time to thank them. RiSC, thanks for all the support! fATE, thanks for ║
║ the emotional support! ║
║ ║
║ According to Trite, RiSC is #1, MALiCe is #2, Amnesia is #3, Digital ║
║ is #4, and Everlast is #5. I don't think he is in the position to ║
║ judge, however, because he knows so little about both Digital and ║
║ Amnesia. Some of the information in his "Review" was completely false, ║
║ and I do believe that Amnesia has the #2 position to say the least. ║
║ MALiCE is good, but Amnesia is sporting some of the best Internet ║
║ traders in the scene (Prozac, Davan, etc.). I think all groups have ║
║ their ups and downs, so we shall see. ║
║ ║
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║ Author : Super Hacker ║
║ Subject : Revenge on Piracy ║
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║ The following article is based on information obtained from newspapers ║
║ and magazines. ║
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║ ║
║ The Business Software Alliance estimates that software piracy steals ║
║ more than $15 billion a year from the coffers of software publishers and ║
║ it is for that reason that Congress is preparing to shore up the laws ║
║ dealing with using the Internet for piracy purposes. ║
║ ║
║ In early November 1995 the first hearings were held before a joint ║
║ session of the Senate Judiciary Committee and the House Judiciary ║
║ Subcommittee to begin taking testimony on the new NII Copyright ║
║ Protection Act (H.R.2441 and S. 1284). The National Information ║
║ Infrastructure or NII is what the Internet is referred to by the ║
║ government. The Copyright Protection Act is designed to ensure that ║
║ copyrighted works are fully protected on the Internet and other ║
║ telecommunications networks. ║
║ ║
║ This move to shore-up the copyright laws comes on the heels of some ║
║ high-profile criminal cases. Thomas Nick Alefantes of Los Angeles was ║
║ arrested in November after the L.A district Attorney's Office and ║
║ antipiracy investigators raided his home following allegations that he ║
║ operated a software piracy operation. Lawmen seized $1 million worth of ║
║ illegally copied software. Alefantes, known on-line as Captain Blood, ║
║ sold and rented pirated software after advertising in trade magazines. ║
║ Autodesk Inc, CEO Carl Bartz was quoted in Wall Street Journal as saying ║
║ she was grateful for Alefantes's arrest because, "...our losses over the ║
║ past five years from this man's alleged activities add to millions of ║
║ dollars..." ║
║ ║
║ Alefantes was charged with two felony counts of fraud and trademark ║
║ violations with bail set at a quarter million dollars. All this ║
║ attention to the pirating of very expensive productivity programs will ║
║ surely cast a spotlight on the widespread pirating of computer games. ║
║ Most of this pirating is more like two, three, or four friends buying ║
║ one copy of a game and then copying it for distribution among ║
║ themselves. But even this has software publishers up in arms. Software ║
║ developers AND publishers are seriously concerned about the unauthorized ║
║ copying and trafficking of software. The Internet's future as a ║
║ commercial distribution channel is big, says Jay Willbur of Id Software. ║
║ "My company's software is routinely pirated on the Internet, even before ║
║ it's released." ║
║ ║
║ Wilbur was joined in supporting the Copyright Protection Act by the ║
║ Software Publishers Association. SPA counsel Mark Traphagen says the ║
║ new act is targeted toward criminal intentions, but what about teenagers ║
║ who feel pirating games like copying their favorite music CD, is okay? ║
║ ║
║ "In general" Traphagen says, "the legislation will not change the ║
║ attitudes of those children who think that copyright infringement is ║
║ okay. What will change those attitudes is education and both the SPA ║
║ and the U.S. government have made a commitment in educating the next ║
║ generation of computer software users about how important it is to ║
║ respect copyrights, both on and off the Internet." ║
║ ║
║ For nearly a year, the SPA and other concerned groups and companies ║
║ have pooled their resources to convince software users not to pirate ║
║ software. Part of this effort is the "Don't Copy That Floppy Campaign". ║
║ Traphagen says there are no plans to hunt down teen pirates, but this ║
║ act is the beginning of legislation that will ensure that there are ║
║ safeguards in place in order that they can do business on the Internet ║
║ without losing their financial shirts because of piracy. ║
║ ║
║ "It's going to help promote the commercial development of some parts ║
║ of the Internet," he says, "In several ways. First of all it's going to ║
║ clarify what we believe is existing law, which is the transmissions of ║
║ copyrighted works, including software, are fully protected by copyright ║
║ law." ║
║ ║
║ Traphagen says the act would remove any doubt that software ║
║ copyright infringements can and will be dealt with as in the Alefantes ║
║ case. One of the new provisions of the act would prohibit the ║
║ manufacture, sale or use of so called "Black boxes," which are devices ║
║ or services, including software theater used to circumvent encryption or ║
║ copy protection. Taphagen says this is already part of the law dealing ║
║ with encrypted satellite television broadcasts and the SPA wants to see ║
║ this extended to the Internet and on-line transmissions as well. ║
║ ║
║ As the supporting lobbying groups begin to voice their wants the act ║
║ could include more provisions such as making copyright infringements a ║
║ crime even if there is no private financial gain. That strikes very ║
║ close to home for gamers. More testimony is expected in the first ║
║ quarter of 1996 before both committees and the new NII Copyright ║
║ Protections Act is expected to become law late in 1996. ║
║ ║
║ ║
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║ ║
║ Author : <Undisclosed> ║
║ Subject : Chris Carter ║
║ ║
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║ ║
║ Date: Sun, 28 Apr 1996 01:02:01 -0500 (CDT) ║
║ From: Chris Carter <[email protected]> ║
║ To: [email protected] ║
║ Cc: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] ║
║ Subject: Software Piracy from [email protected] ║
║ ║
║ Dear John Doe: ║
║ ║
║ I have found a user in your Internet domain who plays a large role ║
║ in the distribution of copyrighted software on the Internet. This user ║
║ uses the nickname "Ordinance," and uses the account "[email protected]". He/she ║
║ is a member of an underground group called "RTS." This group is ║
║ dedicated to the transfer of illegal commercial software to a large ║
║ audience of users on the Internet. They use the most efficient and ║
║ fastest methods possible. ║
║ ║
║ The user was seen on IRC at exactly: Sun Apr 28 02:04:41 1996 EDT. ║
║ ║
║ In an effort to stop software piracy on the Internet, I have been ║
║ monitoring various groups of users on the Internet Relay Chat network. ║
║ This medium of communication has become very popular with "warez" ║
║ pirates who exchange commercial software illegally. On the IRC network, ║
║ groups of people come together to use sophisticated methods to ║
║ distribute commercial software to literally thousands of users. With ║
║ such large scale distribution methods, the software industry is losing ║
║ millions of dollars. ║
║ ║
║ I have no direct evidence to show you that this user is ║
║ participating in illegal activities. But I can direct you to where ║
║ evidence can be found. If you are permitted to do so, I suggest that ║
║ you take a brief scan of the user's home-directory and check for any ║
║ suspicious files. If you cannot do this, I recommend that you keep a ║
║ close eye on this user and watch for any unusual activities. Please ║
║ take whatever action is appropriate in dealing with these matters as ║
║ stated in your organization's Internet Policy Agreement or Network ║
║ Etiquette Policy. ║
║ ║
║ Thank you for taking the time to read through this message. And ║
║ thank you for any assistance you can give to help resolve this matter. ║
║ Your time and help is greatly appreciated and I give you my full ║
║ gratitude. ║
║ ║
║ Thanks again, ║
║ Chris Carter ║
║ International Internet Association ║
║ [email protected] ║
║ ║
╟────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ ║
║ From jeppe Tue Apr 9 14:03:06 1996 ║
║ Subject: Software Piracy from [email protected] (fwd) ║
║ To: x (Mr. X) ║
║ Date: Tue, 9 Apr 1996 14:03:05 +0000 (EET DST) ║
║ X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL23] ║
║ MIME-Version: 1.0 ║
║ Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 ║
║ Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit ║
║ Status: RO ║
║ X-Status: ║
║ ║
║ I have found a user in your Internet domain who plays a large role ║
║ in the distribution of copyrighted software on the Internet. This user ║
║ uses the nickname "BN" and uses the account "[email protected]". He/she is a ║
║ member of an underground group called "Rapier." This group is dedicated ║
║ to the transfer of illegal commerical software to a large audience of ║
║ users on the Internet. They use the most efficient and fastest methods ║
║ possible. ║
║ Thanks again, ║
║ Chris Carter ║
║ International Internet Association ║
║ [email protected] ║
║ ║
╟────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ ║
║ I believe this user, Chris Carter, is violating numerous laws, to ║
║ include guidelines set forth by the Electronic Frontier Foundation ║
║ (EFF). His means of monitoring are clearly illegal in the United ║
║ States. He is known to use hacked accounts, send false mail, hide his ║
║ address, monitor channels in "IRC" through stealth modes - his presence ║
║ not visible to users of the channels. He is also making great ║
║ accusations with no evidence causing undue harassment and libel. Undue ║
║ conflict between user and administrator and possibly resulting in the ║
║ loss of accounts, if not involvement by state/local/federal authorities. ║
║ Chris Carter's tactics seem to be strategic and premeditative in nature, ║
║ a direct attack on the reputation of whomever he chooses to harass. ║
║ ║
║ It is encouraged that the unethical and unlawful behavior of Chris ║
║ Carter be stopped, to protect privacy, freedom of speech, reputations of ║
║ the innocent and prevent him from abusing any other computer systems ║
║ through subversive and/or illegal "hacking" methods. ║
║ ║
║ Chris Carter certainly gets around. Upon mention of his name, many ║
║ people have spoken out in outrage at his actions and methods. This ║
║ e-mail is a collective result of concerned citizens in both the United ║
║ States and abroad. To my knowledge, there are seven other instances of ║
║ such accusations sent via e-mail with no support. ║
║ ║
║ Upon contact, a system administrator from the first provider has ║
║ stated that they have checked the files of the user in question, ║
║ permissible by a written legal form signed by the account purchaser, and ║
║ have not found a single thing of illegal nature. Why is this violation ║
║ of privacy necessary due to the likes of Mr. Carter, who does not seem ║
║ to respect the rights of innocent people? One must wonder whether ║
║ Carter's basis for these accusing messages has anything to do with the ║
║ reason of "software piracy" as Carter states. If so, his observations ║
║ are error-prone. ║
║ ║
║ The second provider involved has not commented. ║
║ ║
║ Thank you for your time and, hopefully, support. Chris Carter is a ║
║ criminal by any standards and must be dealt with by legal means before ║
║ spreading more harm among the Internet community. ║
║ ║
║ ║
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║ ║
║ Author : Krypto ║
║ Subject : "passwd" ║
║ ║
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║ ║
║ At times many of us are without Internet shell account, therefore ║
║ inhibiting our ablility to spread warez. Many of us seek to remedy the ║
║ situation by cracking a few Internet shell accounts, and then using them ║
║ to suit our needs. The following are a few techniques expert crackers ║
║ use when they are in the process of cracking UNIX accounts. ║
║ ║
║ Most Internet shells are UNIX based and therefore store the password ║
║ of all their users in a file called "passwd". This is usually located ║
║ at the path /etc/passwd. The "passwd" file contains lines looking like ║
║ this : ║
║ ║
║ bgates:VKa0XuF8KB4sc:5604:12:William Gates:/home/bgates:/bin/bash ║
║ ║
║ Essentially, the line is broken down into these parts : ║
║ ║
║ Username: bgates ║
║ Encrypted Password: VKa0XuF8KB4sc ║
║ User number: 5604 ║
║ Group Number: 12 ║
║ Real Name (usually): William Gates ║
║ Home Directory: /home/bgates ║
║ Type of Shell: /bin/bash ║
║ ║
║ Your main concern is to "crack" each encrypted password for every ║
║ user. Because the encryption function is only unidirectional, you ║
║ cannot decrypt the encrypted password. You must run a "cracking" ║
║ program which encrypts words and then compares the encrypted word with ║
║ the password. If they match, you have now "cracked" the password. ║
║ Because cracking relies on words that are encrypted, you MUST have a ║
║ wordlist. For beginners a basic wordlist can be found as a dictionary ║
║ file supplied as a part of UNIX. The more comprehensive the wordlist ║
║ is, the better your chances of successfully cracking passwords. Next ║
║ you'll need a "passwd" cracker, which can be found in versions made for ║
║ UNIX & DOS. The best DOS cracker is currently CrackerJack and the best ║
║ UNIX cracker is currently Crack. Next, run the "cracking" program and ║
║ feed it your wordlist and passwd file, and watch as it "cracks" the ║
║ passwords. ║
║ ║
║ Sometimes you'll discover that the "passwd" file is incomplete or ║
║ looks something like this : ║
║ ║
║ bgates:*:5604:12:William Gates:/home/bgates:/bin/bash ║
║ ║
║ The * is called the token and means that the passwd file has been ║
║ shadowed. Password shadowing is a security system where the encrypted ║
║ password field of /etc/passwd is replaced with a special token and the ║
║ encrypted password is stored in a separate file which is not readable by ║
║ normal system users. In order to defeat this, you'll need to write a C ║
║ program and compile it similar to this : ║
║ ║
║ -------Sample UnShadow Program------------------------------------------ ║
║ ║
║ #include <pwd.h> ║
║ main() ║
║ { ║
║ struct passwd *p; ║
║ while(p=getpwent()) ║
║ printf("%s:%s:%d:%d:%s:%s:%s\n", p->pw_name, p->pw_passwd, ║
║ p->pw_uid, p->pw_gid, p->pw_gecos, p->pw_dir, p->pw_shell); ║
║ } ║
║ ║
║ -------End of Sample Program-------------------------------------------- ║
║ ║
║ The "passwd" file is located in the following pathes for each ║
║ system. To determine your UNIX system type, enter the following during ║
║ the UNIX prompt : ║
║ ║
║ uname -a ║
║ ║
║ UNIX Paths (Courtesy of 2600) ║
║ ║
║ UNIX Path Token ║
║ ----------------------------------------------------------------- ║
║ AIX 3 /etc/security/passwd ! ║
║ or /tcb/auth/files/<first letter # ║
║ of username>/<username> ║
║ A/UX 3.0s /tcb/files/auth/?/* ║
║ BSD4.3-Reno /etc/master.passwd * ║
║ ConvexOS 10 /etc/shadpw * ║
║ ConvexOS 11 /etc/shadow * ║
║ DG/UX /etc/tcb/aa/user/ * ║
║ EP/IX /etc/shadow x ║
║ HP-UX /.secure/etc/passwd * ║
║ IRIX 5 /etc/shadow x ║
║ Linux 1.1 /etc/shadow * ║
║ OSF/1 /etc/passwd[.dir|.pag] * ║
║ SCO Unix #.2.x /tcb/auth/files/<first letter * ║
║ of username>/<username> ║
║ SunOS4.1+c2 /etc/security/passwd.adjunct ##username ║
║ SunOS 5.0 /etc/shadow ║
║ <optional NIS+ private secure maps/tables> ║
║ System V Release 4.0 /etc/shadow x ║
║ System V Release 4.2 /etc/security/* database ║
║ Ultrix 4 /etc/auth[.dir|.pag] * ║
║ UNICOS /etc/udb * ║
║ ║
║ (This TEXT is for informational purposes only) ║
║ ║
║ ║
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║ Author : Crystaline Death ║
║ Subject : "Me... a Narq?" ║
║ ║
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║ ║
║ We all know about the groups that release cool warez and all that ║
║ good shit. But did you know there are like a lot of groups popping up ║
║ all over the fucking place? I am not saying that this isn't good or ║
║ anything, but why? It seems that most of the groups that start out (and ║
║ survive) merge. And after a while, the merged group merges with another ║
║ group. Eventually, that group merges with a group like DOD or ║
║ something. It always ends up with big groups and on the way there, ║
║ during merging, people have to be cut! I was in groups such as Imperial ║
║ and Siva, where one day, they would merge, and then the next day, it ║
║ would have been like the whole thing never happened. ║
║ ║
║ Being a mere coder, I just can't keep up with the 0 hour shit, but I ║
║ try as hard as I can. Anyways, I was afraid I was going to be cut (I ║
║ don't know why, Zorlac is a cool dude.). But anyways, when Imperial ║
║ merged, they didn't cut many people. However, a few days before they ║
║ merged, 2 people came up to me (Trite and MGD) and informed me that ║
║ Imperial was most likely going to merge and everyone in Imperial would ║
║ get screwed except Trite, Zorlac and the suppliers of Imperial. This ║
║ got me a bit worried, so I asked everyone that would possibly get cut to ║
║ write a text file with their information in it. (email address, handle, ║
║ and position in Imperial), so I left it at that. ║
║ ║
║ The next day, I come into #Imperial to say my daily greets to people ║
║ I know. In a matter of seconds, Zorlac started to curse me off because ║
║ I had been accused of trying to steal Imperial members into joining ║
║ Siva. I was then kicked and banned. My response was "What the hell is ║
║ going on?" So I chatted around to find out what happened. Apparently, ║
║ someone was out to get me bad. I was informed by Hybernate that someone ║
║ using my handle went into #Imperial and told everyone to join Siva and ║
║ to fuck Imperial. I personally didn't know at the time who it was, but ║
║ I could only think that Trite or MGD might have done it. When I told ║
║ Zorlac (after he calmed down thanks to Forseer) that Trite and MGD told ║
║ me about the merge, he went to Trite and asked him about this. Trite ║
║ told zorlac that he didn't say shit to me (he was lying). So, the only ║
║ logical thing was that Trite was the one trying to fuck me over. ║
║ ║
║ Eventually, with the help of personality witnesses (I am usually a ║
║ joker, or quite senile) they got me back into Imperial, but it was ║
║ really Forseer who bailed me out. He told me that he got me out of hot ║
║ water with Zorlac and that I would be considered innocent until they ║
║ checked out the bot logs. A few days later, the whole thing blew down. ║
║ No one accused me of anything, for which I am quite pleased. ║
║ ║
║ Personal Greets Go Out To : ║
║ ║
║ Forseer : Dude, thanks a lot for bailing me out! If it wasn't for you, ║
║ who knows what would have happened. If you need anything at ║
║ all, you know where to find me, #Imperial, #Siva, #FDM, and ║
║ #RCN. ║
║ ║
║ Zorlac : Yeah, I was pissed at you for the shortest of times Zorlac, ║
║ but I knew I could convince you that I didn't do it. Thanks a ║
║ lot for listening and always being there. Zorlac, you are one ║
║ of the few Presidents I know that care. ║
║ ║
║ Hectic : Thanks a lot for the t3 Netcom shell and for hooking me up ║
║ with the warez! ║
║ ║
║ X-Factor, Infinite, and Hybernate : Thanks for sticking up for me and ║
║ being personality witnesses. See ║
║ you all on IRC! ║
║ ║
║ Yeah yeah, this article might have cost you 5 minutes of your ║
║ precious time, but someday, you will all thank me! ║
║ ║
║ ║
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║ ║
║ Author : Tuxedo Mask ║
║ Subject : $60 for this? ║
║ ║
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║ ║
║ Every game player has lived through this scenario in one form or ║
║ another : shell out $60 for a game, then after 15 minutes of playing it ║
║ at home, you realize that it stinks. As you stare at the piece of ║
║ plastic software nestled in your system, you ask, "Why did I have to pay ║
║ $60 for this? At this price, am I getting a fair shake here? After ║
║ all, older games sell for as low as $10, but aren't much different from ║
║ the $60 games." ║
║ ║
║ These concerns are shared by many, especially in today's era of CD ║
║ games that don't differ materially from music CDs but cost four times as ║
║ much. What are people paying for when they decide to shell out their ║
║ dough for games? An exact answer remains elusive, as every game takes ║
║ shape under different development and marketing budgets. Plus, ║
║ companies try to keep such data out of public realm for business ║
║ reasons. ║
║ ║
║ After talking to a few PC Game developers (I keep in touch with a ║
║ few local programmers, industry officials, and market analysts), I've ║
║ pieced together a general picture of what gamers pay to play, as shown ║
║ on the charts at the bottom of the article. ║
║ ║
║ In theory, only two things matter to gamers : someone to program the ║
║ game and the parts needed to build it. On average, only $7 to $10 of a ║
║ game's worth goes toward the actual programming and debugging. Add to ║
║ that the cost to "build" one game - about $5 for a CD - and the sum ║
║ comprises merely $12-$15 of a game's price tag. ║
║ ║
║ So why pay more? In reality, the pricing breakdown for a specific ║
║ game has more variables than any algebra test. Some factors weigh more ║
║ heavily than others. Between 10 and 15 percent of your cash goes back ║
║ to the company that created the operating system which your game will be ║
║ running on. Think of it as a "tax" that publishers must pay for the ║
║ right to sell games which require DOS, Win95, OS/2, etc. That "tax" is ║
║ directly tacked onto the cost of the game. However, individual ║
║ publishers almost always craft deals to reduce these fees. ║
║ ║
║ Does the game have ties to a hit movie, or sports license from both ║
║ the players and the league or is sanctioned by a superstar? If so, ║
║ it'll jack up the cost of a game. According to my sources, the costs of ║
║ acquiring such rights can account for up to 20 percent or more of a ║
║ game's price tag. There's one fee of 15 percent for a player's license ║
║ and another separate fee for a league license. In all sports except the ║
║ NBA, the licenses have to be negotiated separately. In most cases, ║
║ costs range from $3-5 for movie ties and $8-10 for one sports license ║
║ and double that for baseball and football titles. ║
║ ║
║ Remember the TV ad that prompted you to get that fighting game? ║
║ Well, you helped pay for the ad when you bought the game. Also, roughly ║
║ 20 percent of a game's price comes from retail markup. However, none of ║
║ this really matters since anyone reading this probably pirates a large ║
║ percent of the games they play. Again, according to my sources, ║
║ game companies also have to account for what they COULD have made if ║
║ PC games were not so widely pirated. What does that mean? Well, ║
║ companies jack up the prices of their products by up to 20 percent in ║
║ order to account for their losses caused by pirates. So the next time ║
║ you're downloading a game, whether it's off of a BBS or a FTP site, ║
║ remember, somebody's paying for your piracy... ║
║ ║
║ This rivalry could very well have a lot to do with Intel FINALLY ║
║ making dramatic price cuts on the Pentium prices. Naturally, they ║
║ screwed us as long as they could, but now that Cyrix has begun MASS ║
║ production of their TESTED (unlike Intel) CPUs, Intel has good reason to ║
║ worry that the millions of LAMERS might notice the severe price ║
║ difference of products. The Cyrix 6x86-100 Mhz CPU cost $450/ea in ║
║ stocks of 1,000, while the rival Intel Pentium 133 Mhz CPU is a much ║
║ higher $520/ea in stocks of 1,000. ║
║ ║
║ Cyrix has pushed their efforts to create a superior CPU ahead of the ║
║ Pentium age. I believe they have succeeded. It's time that people rely ║
║ more on their own research when they purchase products such as CPUs and ║
║ other computer related products. It's important to know how your ║
║ computer functions, but more important to know it functions at its ║
║ highest capabilities for your hard earned dollar. ║
║ ║
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║ ║
║ ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ ║
║ │ ╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ ║
║ │ Developer ║ ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ $15 ║ │ ║
║ │ ╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ │ ║
║ │ Piracy ║ ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ $12 ║ │ ║
║ │ ╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ │ ║
║ │ Publisher ║ ██████████████████████████████████████████ $21 ║ │ ║
║ │ ╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ │ ║
║ │ Retailer ║ ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ $12 ║ │ ║
║ │ ╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ ║
║ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ║
║ ║
║ A $60 CD : Where the Money Goes' ║
║ ║
║ [$15] Developer : $5 developer profit ║
║ ║
║ $2 computers/operating costs ║
║ ║
║ $8 programmer salaries/royalties ║
║ ║
║ [$12] Piracy : $8 compensation to companies ║
║ ║
║ $4 prevention costs ║
║ ║
║ [$21] Publisher : $2 publisher profit per game ║
║ ║
║ $4 advertising and promotions ║
║ ║
║ $2 packaging and instruction booklet ║
║ ║
║ $3 operating system licensing fee ║
║ ║
║ $5 other licensing fees (if the game has ║
║ movie or sports league ties such as the ║
║ NBA, NFL, or NHL) ║
║ ║
║ $5 to manufacture CD ║
║ ║
║ [$12] Retailer : $12 general store markup ║
║ ║
║ ║
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║ Author : Rebel Chicken ║
║ Subject : Group Reviews : Games ║
║ ║
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║ ║
║ Hello, and welcome to Reality Check Network's all new group review! ║
║ Here I will be reviewing the five best games release groups in the ║
║ scene. Well, actually, *I* won't be the one reviewing them, *THEY* will ║
║ be! It's all up to the groups, this is where quantity DOES count, but ║
║ you will soon enough find that quality by far outweighs quantity. Let's ║
║ review the criteria I'll be using for judging releases. The following ║
║ is the scoring basis I'll be using : ║
║ ║
║ Points : ║
║ -------- ║
║ ║
║ [-3] The game didn't work and a crack/fix was not released within 72 ║
║ hours. The group may regain the 3 lost points by releasing a crack ║
║ or fix, even beyond the 3 day period. ║
║ ║
║ [ 1] The game was a dupe or freeware, ║
║ ║
║ [ 2] Unsatisfactory, ║
║ ║
║ [ 3] Average, ║
║ ║
║ [ 4] Above Average, and ║
║ ║
║ [ 5] Excellent! ║
║ ║
║ A group may lose points the following week and have their releases ║
║ labeled as broken (thus receiving the proper amout of points). If the ║
║ group has released a fix between the two issues, we'll give them credit ║
║ accordingly. If a group releases a fix within a 3 day period, the ║
║ util will be rated as if it worked in the first place, thus getting the ║
║ 3 points it lost back and any points it would have earned. If a group ║
║ releases a fix after the 3 day period has expired, it will receive its 3 ║
║ points back, but get no more. Betas may receive no more than 3 points. ║
║ ║
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║ ║
║ ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ ║
║ │ Dates of Games Reviewed : 04/18/96 -> 04/24/96 │ ║
║ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ║
║ ║
╟────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ ║
║ Filename : -- Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : -- Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ _____ /\._____ |\_. _ ____ /\___.__.___ Previous Total : 0 ║
║ \.__.\/ | _ \| | /.\\__ \/ _:__: | / Release Score : 0 ║
║ | | \__. | : |/ | \| \ / | |\ / Running Total : 0 ║
║ | : \ | | \ | _ \ \/ | |/ : \ ║
║ |_____/ : :__|\__| |__/__||__|__/ |__RD ║
║ +-------\___/------\___|-╗Presents½-\__|----+ ║
║ ║
║ +-------------------------------------------+ ║
║ ║
╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║ ║
║ Filename : SSD96-01.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 4-23-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ Super Star Dust '96 Previous Total : 0 ║
║ (c) GameTek - [1/5] Release Score : 4 ║
║ ___ Running Total : 4 ║
║ ______ / /_______________________ ║
║ /___ // / \___ \____ \______ \ ║
║ \_/ _ \__ / _ __// _ __/ \/ / /\ ║
║ / / / / / / \ / / \/ / / / / ║
║ /__/ /____/_____//__/ /__/_____/ / ║
║ \_/__/\____\\____\\_/__/\__\_____\/ ║
║ -----\__\/-------------\__\/(-hoson-)----- ║
║ ║
╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║ ║
║ ║
║ Filename : NPMVC-1.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 4-18-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ /\. Previous Total : 0 ║
║ . ____ / >______. . _____.____ ____:. Release Score : 3 ║
║ .: \ \ /_\___. \__::> /:\ Y /'96:. Running Total : 3 ║
║ :: / . / \| __/ \:/ /__/ \ .: ║
║ ./ \__/ " \ > " <______> \_/___>: ║
║ `< /:<___\___>/___\___>. <_____>:. :. ║
║ \/ .:. |/:. .:.mr! .:. .:: . ║
║ VIRTUAL CHESS FOR WIN95 (c) TiTUS [1/8] ║
║ ║
╟────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ ║
║ Filename : NPMWH201.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 4-18-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ /\. Previous Total : 3 ║
║ . ____ / >______. . _____.____ ____:. Release Score : 5 ║
║ .: \ \ /_\___. \__::> /:\ Y /'96:. Running Total : 8 ║
║ :: / . / \| __/ \:/ /__/ \ .: ║
║ ./ \__/ " \ > " <______> \_/___>: ║
║ `< /:<___\___>/___\___>. <_____>:. :. ║
║ \/ .:. |/:. .:.mr! .:. .:: . ║
║ WITCH HAVEN II (c) CAPSTONE [01/13] ║
║ ║
╟────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ ║
║ Filename : NPMCNW01.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 4-23-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ /\. Previous Total : 8 ║
║ . ____ / >______. . _____.____ ____:. Release Score : 4 ║
║ .: \ \ /_\___. \__::> /:\ Y /'96:. Running Total : 12 ║
║ :: / . / \| __/ \:/ /__/ \ .: ║
║ ./ \__/ " \ > " <______> \_/___>: ║
║ `< /:<___\___>/___\___>. <_____>:. :. ║
║ \/ .:. |/:. .:.mr! .:. .:: . ║
║ Conq. Of The New World (c) Interplay [01/16] ║
║ ║
╟────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ ║
║ Filename : NPMJD-1.ZIP Fix name : JDFIX.ZIP ║
║ Filedate : 4-25-96 Filedate : 4-26-96 ║
║ ║
║ /\. Previous Total : 12 ║
║ . ____ / >______. . _____.____ ____:. Release Score : 4 ║
║ .: \ \ /_\___. \__::> /:\ Y /'96:. Running Total : 16 ║
║ :: / . / \| __/ \:/ /__/ \ .: ║
║ ./ \__/ " \ > " <______> \_/___>: ║
║ `< /:<___\___>/___\___>. <_____>:. :. ║
║ \/ .:. |/:. .:.mr! .:. .:: . ║
║ JUDGE DREDD (c) ACCLAIM [1/5] ║
║ ║
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║ ║
║ Filename : AIRLINE1.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 4-23-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ Airlines (c) InterActivision [01/03] Previous Total : 0 ║
║ _ ________________________ _____ ________ _ Release Score : 3 ║
║ \\_____ \_____ \_____ \/ . \\_____ \\ Running Total : 3 ║
║ dZG/\ __// _ |/ ____/. | \/\ __/ ║
║ _/ \ \/ /_ _/ /_ | ! _/ \ \ ║
║ \____\ \______\_________|_____\____\ \_ ║
║ =======\___/===∙1911∙CD∙DIVISION∙======\___/ ║
║ ║
╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║ ║
║ Filename : RORHCBG1.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 4-23-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ HOYLE CLASSIC BOARD GAMES [1/2] Previous Total : 0 ║
║ (c) SIERRA ORIGINALS Release Score : 3 ║
║ _____________________________________________ Running Total : 3 ║
║ \__¼ - ________¼ ./__¼ - ________¼ ║
║ __/ \\__/ - \\ / \\__/ ║
║ \__ | \\__ \\__ | \\__ ║
║ /_____| ./_____________./___| ./ ║
║ (=======|______/===================|______/=] ║
║ (=[04/23/96]================================] ║
║ ║
╟────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ ║
║ Filename : RORSKNY1.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 4-23-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ SKUNNY *MULTI-LANGUAGE* (c) MAGIC TOUCH [1/7] Previous Total : 3 ║
║ ** EXCLUSIVE WIN95 COMPATIBLE VERSION ** Release Score : 3 ║
║ _____________________________________________ Running Total : 6 ║
║ \__¼ - ________¼ ./__¼ - ________¼ ║
║ __/ \\__/ - \\ / \\__/ ║
║ \__ | \\__ \\__ | \\__ ║
║ /_____| ./_____________./___| ./ ║
║ (=======|______/===================|______/=] ║
║ (=[04/23/96]================================] ║
║ ║
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║ ║
║ Score Chart : Games ║
║ ║
║ ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ ║
║ │ ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ ║
║ │ DNX ║ ▓ 0 ║ │ ║
║ │ ╠══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ │ ║
║ │ HBD ║ ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ 4 ║ │ ║
║ │ ╠══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ │ ║
║ │ NPM ║ ████████████████████████████████ 16 ║ │ ║
║ │ ╠══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ │ ║
║ │ RZR ║ ░░░░░░ 3 ║ │ ║
║ │ ╠══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ │ ║
║ │ ROR ║ ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ 6 ║ │ ║
║ │ ╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ ║
║ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ║
║ ║
╟────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ ║
║ Average Score Per Release : ║
║ --------------------------- ║
║ ║
║ Hybrid - [4.0] ║
║ Napalm - [4.0] ║
║ Razor 1911 - [3.0] ║
║ Release on Rampage [3.0] ║
║ Dynamix [0.0] ║
║ ║
║ ║
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║ ║
║ Author : Rebel Chicken ║
║ Subject : Group Reviews : Games ║
║ ║
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║ ║
║ Hello, and welcome to Reality Check Network's all new group review! ║
║ Here I will be reviewing the five best games release groups in the ║
║ scene. Well, actually, *I* won't be the one reviewing them, *THEY* will ║
║ be! It's all up to the groups, this is where quantity DOES count, but ║
║ you will soon enough find that quality by far outweighs quantity. Let's ║
║ review the criteria I'll be using for judging releases. The following ║
║ is the scoring basis I'll be using : ║
║ ║
║ Points : ║
║ -------- ║
║ ║
║ [-3] The game didn't work and a crack/fix was not released within 72 ║
║ hours. The group may regain the 3 lost points by releasing a crack ║
║ or fix, even beyond the 3 day period. ║
║ ║
║ [ 1] The game was a dupe or freeware, ║
║ ║
║ [ 2] Unsatisfactory, ║
║ ║
║ [ 3] Average, ║
║ ║
║ [ 4] Above Average, and ║
║ ║
║ [ 5] Excellent! ║
║ ║
║ A group may lose points the following week and have their releases ║
║ labeled as broken (thus receiving the proper amout of points). If the ║
║ group has released a fix between the two issues, we'll give them credit ║
║ accordingly. If a group releases a fix within a 3 day period, the ║
║ util will be rated as if it worked in the first place, thus getting the ║
║ 3 points it lost back and any points it would have earned. If a group ║
║ releases a fix after the 3 day period has expired, it will receive its 3 ║
║ points back, but get no more. Betas may receive no more than 3 points. ║
║ ║
╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║ ║
║ ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ ║
║ │ Dates of Games Reviewed : 04/25/96 -> 05/01/96 │ ║
║ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ║
║ ║
╟────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ ║
║ Filename : -- Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : -- Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ _____ /\._____ |\_. _ ____ /\___.__.___ Previous Total : 0 ║
║ \.__.\/ | _ \| | /.\\__ \/ _:__: | / Release Score : 0 ║
║ | | \__. | : |/ | \| \ / | |\ / Running Total : 0 ║
║ | : \ | | \ | _ \ \/ | |/ : \ ║
║ |_____/ : :__|\__| |__/__||__|__/ |__RD ║
║ +-------\___/------\___|-╗Presents½-\__|----+ ║
║ ║
║ +-------------------------------------------+ ║
║ ║
╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║ ║
║ Filename : CNWCRACK.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 4-29-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ Conquest of the New World CRACK Previous Total : 0 ║
║ (If you don't have a CD-Rom or if you Release Score : 1 ║
║ don't wanna load your CD-Rom drivers) Running Total : 1 ║
║ ___ ║
║ ______ / /_______________________ ║
║ /___ // / \___ \____ \______ \ ║
║ \_/ _ \__ / _ __// _ __/ \/ / /\ ║
║ / / / / / / \ / / \/ / / / / ║
║ /__/ /____/_____//__/ /__/_____/ / ║
║ \_/__/\____\\____\\_/__/\__\_____\/ ║
║ -----\__\/-------------\__\/(-hoson-)----- ║
║ ║
╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║ ║
║ Filename : NPMVRSC1.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 4-30-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ /\. Previous Total : 0 ║
║ . ____ / >______. . _____.____ ____:. Release Score : 3 ║
║ .: \ \ /_\___. \__::> /:\ Y /'96:. Running Total : 3 ║
║ :: / . / \| __/ \:/ /__/ \ .: ║
║ ./ \__/ " \ > " <______> \_/___>: ║
║ `< /:<___\___>/___\___>. <_____>:. :. ║
║ \/ .:. |/:. .:.mr! .:. .:: . ║
║ VR Soccer '96 (c) Interplay [1/8] ║
║ ║
╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║ ║
║ Filename : -- Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : -- Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ Previous Total : 0 ║
║ _ ________________________ _____ ________ _ Release Score : 0 ║
║ \\_____ \_____ \_____ \/ . \\_____ \\ Running Total : 0 ║
║ dZG/\ __// _ |/ ____/. | \/\ __/ ║
║ _/ \ \/ /_ _/ /_ | ! _/ \ \ ║
║ \____\ \______\_________|_____\____\ \_ ║
║ =======\___/===∙1911∙CD∙DIVISION∙======\___/ ║
║ ║
╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║ ║
║ Filename : -- Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : -- Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ Previous Total : 0 ║
║ _____________________________________________ Release Score : 0 ║
║ \__¼ - ________¼ ./__¼ - ________¼ Running Total : 0 ║
║ __/ \\__/ - \\ / \\__/ ║
║ \__ | \\__ \\__ | \\__ ║
║ /_____| ./_____________./___| ./ ║
║ [=======|______/===================|______/=] ║
║ [================================[ / /96]=] ║
║ ║
╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║ ║
║ Score Chart : Games ║
║ ║
║ ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ ║
║ │ ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ ║
║ │ DNX ║ ▓ 0 ║ │ ║
║ │ ╠══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ │ ║
║ │ HBD ║ ▒▒ 1 ║ │ ║
║ │ ╠══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ │ ║
║ │ NPM ║ ██████ 3 ║ │ ║
║ │ ╠══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ │ ║
║ │ RZR ║ ▓ 0 ║ │ ║
║ │ ╠══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ │ ║
║ │ ROR ║ ▓ 0 ║ │ ║
║ │ ╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ ║
║ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ║
║ ║
╟────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ ║
║ Average Score Per Release : ║
║ --------------------------- ║
║ ║
║ Napalm - [3.0] ║
║ Hybrid - [1.0] ║
║ Dynamix [0.0] ║
║ Razor 1911 - [0.0] ║
║ Release on Rampage [0.0] ║
║ ║
║ ║
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▀▀■▄▄▄▀▀▀ ▀▀ ▀▀▀░█▀▌ ▀░▀▀
▀ r e v i e w s !
╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║ ║
║ Author : Rebel Chicken ║
║ Subject : Group Reviews : Games ║
║ ║
╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║ ║
║ Hello, and welcome to Reality Check Network's all new group review! ║
║ Here I will be reviewing the five best games release groups in the ║
║ scene. Well, actually, *I* won't be the one reviewing them, *THEY* will ║
║ be! It's all up to the groups, this is where quantity DOES count, but ║
║ you will soon enough find that quality by far outweighs quantity. Let's ║
║ review the criteria I'll be using for judging releases. The following ║
║ is the scoring basis I'll be using : ║
║ ║
║ Points : ║
║ -------- ║
║ ║
║ [-3] The game didn't work and a crack/fix was not released within 72 ║
║ hours. The group may regain the 3 lost points by releasing a crack ║
║ or fix, even beyond the 3 day period. ║
║ ║
║ [ 1] The game was a dupe or freeware, ║
║ ║
║ [ 2] Unsatisfactory, ║
║ ║
║ [ 3] Average, ║
║ ║
║ [ 4] Above Average, and ║
║ ║
║ [ 5] Excellent! ║
║ ║
║ A group may lose points the following week and have their releases ║
║ labeled as broken (thus receiving the proper amout of points). If the ║
║ group has released a fix between the two issues, we'll give them credit ║
║ accordingly. If a group releases a fix within a 3 day period, the ║
║ util will be rated as if it worked in the first place, thus getting the ║
║ 3 points it lost back and any points it would have earned. If a group ║
║ releases a fix after the 3 day period has expired, it will receive its 3 ║
║ points back, but get no more. Betas may receive no more than 3 points. ║
║ ║
╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║ ║
║ ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ ║
║ │ Dates of Games Reviewed : 05/02/96 -> 05/08/96 │ ║
║ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ║
║ ║
╟────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ ║
║ Filename : DUKE3D01.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 5-03-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ _____ /\._____ |\_. _ ____ /\___.__.___ Previous Total : 0 ║
║ \.__.\/ | _ \| | /.\\__ \/ _:__: | / Release Score : 5 ║
║ | | \__. | : |/ | \| \ / | |\ / Running Total : 5 ║
║ | : \ | | \ | _ \ \/ | |/ : \ ║
║ |_____/ : :__|\__| |__/__||__|__/ |__RD ║
║ +-------\___/------\___|-╗Presents½-\__|----+ ║
║ DUKE NUKEM 3D * 3D REALMS [01/11] ║
║ +-------------------------------------------+ ║
║ ║
╟────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ ║
║ Filename : SHAKII01.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 5-08-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ _____ /\._____ |\_. _ ____ /\___.__.___ Previous Total : 5 ║
║ \.__.\/ | _ \| | /.\\__ \/ _:__: | / Release Score : 4 ║
║ | | \__. | : |/ | \| \ / | |\ / Running Total : 9 ║
║ | : \ | | \ | _ \ \/ | |/ : \ ║
║ |_____/ : :__|\__| |__/__||__|__/ |__RD ║
║ +-------\___/------\___|-╗Presents½-\__|----+ ║
║ SHAKII THE WOLF (c) MICROFORUM [1/5] ║
║ +-------------------------------------------+ ║
║ ║
╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║ ║
║ Filename : PAINTB-1.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 5-04-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ Lemmings Paintball for Windows 95 Previous Total : 0 ║
║ (c) Psygnosis - [1/3] Release Score : -3 ║
║ ___ Running Total : -3 ║
║ ______ / /_______________________ ║
║ /___ // / \___ \____ \______ \ ║
║ \_/ _ \__ / _ __// _ __/ \/ / /\ ║
║ / / / / / / \ / / \/ / / / / ║
║ /__/ /____/_____//__/ /__/_____/ / ║
║ \_/__/\____\\____\\_/__/\__\_____\/ ║
║ -----\__\/-------------\__\/(-hoson-)----- ║
║ ║
╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║ ║
║ Filename : LBALLCRK.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 5-03-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ /\. Previous Total : 0 ║
║ . ____ / >______. . _____.____ ____:. Release Score : 3 ║
║ .: \ \ /_\___. \__::> /:\ Y /'96:. Running Total : 3 ║
║ :: / . / \| __/ \:/ /__/ \ .: ║
║ ./ \__/ " \ > " <______> \_/___>: ║
║ `< /:<___\___>/___\___>. <_____>:. :. ║
║ \/ .:. |/:. .:.mr! .:. .:: . ║
║ Lemmings Paintball For Win95 CRACK ║
║ ║
╟────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ ║
║ Filename : NPMCHAO1.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 5-08-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ /\. Previous Total : 3 ║
║ . ____ / >______. . _____.____ ____:. Release Score : 4 ║
║ .: \ \ /_\___. \__::> /:\ Y /'96:. Running Total : 7 ║
║ :: / . / \| __/ \:/ /__/ \ .: ║
║ ./ \__/ " \ > " <______> \_/___>: ║
║ `< /:<___\___>/___\___>. <_____>:. :. ║
║ \/ .:. |/:. .:.mr! .:. .:: . ║
║ CHAOS OVERLORDS FOR WINDOWS '95 ║
║ (c) NEW WORLD COMPUTING [1/5] ║
║ ║
╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║ ║
║ Filename : -- Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : -- Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ Previous Total : 0 ║
║ _ ________________________ _____ ________ _ Release Score : 0 ║
║ \\_____ \_____ \_____ \/ . \\_____ \\ Running Total : 0 ║
║ dZG/\ __// _ |/ ____/. | \/\ __/ ║
║ _/ \ \/ /_ _/ /_ | ! _/ \ \ ║
║ \____\ \______\_________|_____\____\ \_ ║
║ =======\___/===∙1911∙CD∙DIVISION∙======\___/ ║
║ ║
╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║ ║
║ Filename : RORCCW21.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 5-02-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ COMMAND & CONQUER/WARCRAFT 2 TOOLKIT [1/7] Previous Total : 0 ║
║ (c) WALNUT CREEK Release Score : 2 ║
║ _____________________________________________ Running Total : 2 ║
║ \__¼ - ________¼ ./__¼ - ________¼ ║
║ __/ \\__/ - \\ / \\__/ ║
║ \__ | \\__ \\__ | \\__ ║
║ /_____| ./_____________./___| ./ ║
║ [=======|______/===================|______/=] ║
║ [================================[05/02/96]=] ║
╟────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ ║
║ Filename : RORPTG1.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 5-05-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ POWER: THE GAME (c) IBM [1/6] Previous Total : 2 ║
║ _____________________________________________ Release Score : 3 ║
║ \__¼ - ________¼ ./__¼ - ________¼ Running Total : 5 ║
║ __/ \\__/ - \\ / \\__/ ║
║ \__ | \\__ \\__ | \\__ ║
║ /_____| ./_____________./___| ./ ║
║ [=======|______/===================|______/=] ║
║ [================================[05/05/96]=] ║
║ ║
╟────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ ║
║ Filename : RORCY201.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 5-05-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ CYBERIA 2: RESURRECTION (c) VIRGIN [01/33] Previous Total : 5 ║
║ _____________________________________________ Release Score : -3 ║
║ \__¼ - ________¼ ./__¼ - ________¼ Running Total : 2 ║
║ __/ \\__/ - \\ / \\__/ ║
║ \__ | \\__ \\__ | \\__ ║
║ /_____| ./_____________./___| ./ ║
║ [=======|______/===================|______/=] ║
║ [================================[05/05/96]=] ║
║ ║
╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║ ║
║ Score Chart : Games ║
║ ║
║ ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ ║
║ │ ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ ║
║ │ DNX ║ ██████████████████ 9 ║ │ ║
║ │ ╠══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ │ ║
║ │ HBD ║ ▓ -3 ║ │ ║
║ │ ╠══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ │ ║
║ │ NPM ║ ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ 7 ║ │ ║
║ │ ╠══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ │ ║
║ │ RZR ║ ▓ 0 ║ │ ║
║ │ ╠══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ │ ║
║ │ ROR ║ ▒▒▒▒ 2 ║ │ ║
║ │ ╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ ║
║ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ║
║ ║
╟────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ ║
║ Average Score Per Release : ║
║ --------------------------- ║
║ ║
║ Dynamix [4.5] ║
║ Napalm - [3.5] ║
║ Release on Rampage [0.7] ║
║ Hybrid - [0.0] ║
║ Razor 1911 - [0.0] ║
║ ║
║ ║
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▀ r e v i e w s !
╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║ ║
║ Author : Rebel Chicken ║
║ Subject : Group Reviews : Games ║
║ ║
╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║ ║
║ Hello, and welcome to Reality Check Network's all new group review! ║
║ Here I will be reviewing the five best games release groups in the ║
║ scene. Well, actually, *I* won't be the one reviewing them, *THEY* will ║
║ be! It's all up to the groups, this is where quantity DOES count, but ║
║ you will soon enough find that quality by far outweighs quantity. Let's ║
║ review the criteria I'll be using for judging releases. The following ║
║ is the scoring basis I'll be using : ║
║ ║
║ Points : ║
║ -------- ║
║ ║
║ [-3] The game didn't work and a crack/fix was not released within 72 ║
║ hours. The group may regain the 3 lost points by releasing a crack ║
║ or fix, even beyond the 3 day period. ║
║ ║
║ [ 1] The game was a dupe or freeware, ║
║ ║
║ [ 2] Unsatisfactory, ║
║ ║
║ [ 3] Average, ║
║ ║
║ [ 4] Above Average, and ║
║ ║
║ [ 5] Excellent! ║
║ ║
║ A group may lose points the following week and have their releases ║
║ labeled as broken (thus receiving the proper amout of points). If the ║
║ group has released a fix between the two issues, we'll give them credit ║
║ accordingly. If a group releases a fix within a 3 day period, the ║
║ util will be rated as if it worked in the first place, thus getting the ║
║ 3 points it lost back and any points it would have earned. If a group ║
║ releases a fix after the 3 day period has expired, it will receive its 3 ║
║ points back, but get no more. Betas may receive no more than 3 points. ║
║ ║
╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║ ║
║ ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ ║
║ │ Dates of Games Reviewed : 05/09/96 -> 05/15/96 │ ║
║ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ║
║ ║
╟────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ ║
║ Filename : SMRTG01.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 5-09-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ _____ /\._____ |\_. _ ____ /\___.__.___ Previous Total : 0 ║
║ \.__.\/ | _ \| | /.\\__ \/ _:__: | / Release Score : 3 ║
║ | | \__. | : |/ | \| \ / | |\ / Running Total : 3 ║
║ | : \ | | \ | _ \ \/ | |/ : \ ║
║ |_____/ : :__|\__| |__/__||__|__/ |__RD ║
║ +-------\___/------\___|-╗Presents½-\__|----+ ║
║ [ Smart Games Windows (c) RandomSoft [01/06] ║
║ +-------------------------------------------+ ║
║ ║
╟────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ ║
║ Filename : DEADL-01.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 5-11-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ _____ /\._____ |\_. _ ____ /\___.__.___ Previous Total : 3 ║
║ \.__.\/ | _ \| | /.\\__ \/ _:__: | / Release Score : 4 ║
║ | | \__. | : |/ | \| \ / | |\ / Running Total : 7 ║
║ | : \ | | \ | _ \ \/ | |/ : \ ║
║ |_____/ : :__|\__| |__/__||__|__/ |__RD ║
║ +-------\___/------\___|-╗Presents½-\__|----+ ║
║ DEADLINE (c) NOVA SPRING [01/16] ║
║ +-------------------------------------------+ ║
║ ║
╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║ ║
║ ║
║ Filename : POY-1.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 5-11-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ Player of the Year (c) Krisalis - [1/4] Previous Total : 0 ║
║ ___ Release Score : 3 ║
║ ______ / /_______________________ Running Total : 3 ║
║ /___ // / \___ \____ \______ \ ║
║ \_/ _ \__ / _ __// _ __/ \/ / /\ ║
║ / / / / / / \ / / \/ / / / / ║
║ /__/ /____/_____//__/ /__/_____/ / ║
║ \_/__/\____\\____\\_/__/\__\_____\/ ║
║ -----\__\/-------------\__\/(-hoson-)----- ║
║ ║
╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║ ║
║ Filename : NPMT9601.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 5-11-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ /\. Previous Total : 0 ║
║ . ____ / >______. . _____.____ ____:. Release Score : 2 ║
║ .: \ \ /_\___. \__::> /:\ Y /'96:. Running Total : 2 ║
║ :: / . / \| __/ \:/ /__/ \ .: ║
║ ./ \__/ " \ > " <______> \_/___>: ║
║ `< /:<___\___>/___\___>. <_____>:. :. ║
║ \/ .:. |/:. .:.mr! .:. .:: . ║
║ TONY LA RUSSA BASEBALL 3: 1996 EDITION ║
║ (c) STORMFRONT STUDIOS [01/35] ║
║ ║
╟────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ ║
║ Filename : NPMTSP01.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 5-13-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ /\. Previous Total : 2 ║
║ . ____ / >______. . _____.____ ____:. Release Score : 2 ║
║ .: \ \ /_\___. \__::> /:\ Y /'96:. Running Total : 4 ║
║ :: / . / \| __/ \:/ /__/ \ .: ║
║ ./ \__/ " \ > " <______> \_/___>: ║
║ `< /:<___\___>/___\___>. <_____>:. :. ║
║ \/ .:. |/:. .:.mr! .:. .:: . ║
║ TONY LA RUSSA BASEBALL 3: 1996 EDITION ║
║ *OPTIONAL SPEECH PACK* [01/44] ║
║ ║
╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║ ║
║ Filename : BI222W01.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 5-09-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ Battle Isle 2220 (c) BlueByte [01/30] Previous Total : 0 ║
║ _ ________________________ _____ ________ _ Release Score : 4 ║
║ \\_____ \_____ \_____ \/ . \\_____ \\ Running Total : 4 ║
║ dZG/\ __// _ |/ ____/. | \/\ __/ ║
║ _/ \ \/ /_ _/ /_ | ! _/ \ \ ║
║ \____\ \______\_________|_____\____\ \_ ║
║ =======\___/===∙1911∙CD∙DIVISION∙======\___/ ║
║ ║
╟────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ ║
║ Filename : WC2EXP01.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 5-10-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ Warcraft II: Beyond The Dark Portal [01/14] Previous Total : 4 ║
║ _ ________________________ _____ ________ _ Release Score : 5 ║
║ \\_____ \_____ \_____ \/ . \\_____ \\ Running Total : 9 ║
║ dZG/\ __// _ |/ ____/. | \/\ __/ ║
║ _/ \ \/ /_ _/ /_ | ! _/ \ \ ║
║ \____\ \______\_________|_____\____\ \_ ║
║ =======\___/===∙1911∙CD∙DIVISION∙======\___/ ║
║ ║
╟────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ ║
║ Filename : TYRIAN1.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 5-11-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ Tyrian (c) EPIC Mega Games [01/04] Previous Total : 9 ║
║ _ ________________________ _____ ________ _ Release Score : 3 ║
║ \\_____ \_____ \_____ \/ . \\_____ \\ Running Total : 12 ║
║ dZG/\ __// _ |/ ____/. | \/\ __/ ║
║ _/ \ \/ /_ _/ /_ | ! _/ \ \ ║
║ \____\ \______\_________|_____\____\ \_ ║
║ =======\___/===∙1911∙CD∙DIVISION∙======\___/ ║
║ ║
╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║ ║
║ Filename : -- Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : -- Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ Previous Total : 0 ║
║ _____________________________________________ Release Score : 0 ║
║ \__¼ - ________¼ ./__¼ - ________¼ Running Total : 0 ║
║ __/ \\__/ - \\ / \\__/ ║
║ \__ | \\__ \\__ | \\__ ║
║ /_____| ./_____________./___| ./ ║
║ [=======|______/===================|______/=] ║
║ [================================[ / /96]=] ║
║ ║
╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║ ║
║ Score Chart : Games ║
║ ║
║ ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ ║
║ │ ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ ║
║ │ DNX ║ ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ 7 ║ │ ║
║ │ ╠══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ │ ║
║ │ HBD ║ ▒▒▒▒▒▒ 3 ║ │ ║
║ │ ╠══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ │ ║
║ │ NPM ║ ░░░░░░░░ 4 ║ │ ║
║ │ ╠══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ │ ║
║ │ RZR ║ ████████████████████████ 12 ║ │ ║
║ │ ╠══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ │ ║
║ │ ROR ║ ▓ 0 ║ │ ║
║ │ ╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ ║
║ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ║
║ ║
╟────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ ║
║ Average Score Per Release : ║
║ --------------------------- ║
║ ║
║ Razor 1911 - [4.0] ║
║ Dynamix [3.5] ║
║ Hybrid - [3.0] ║
║ Napalm - [1.0] ║
║ Release on Rampage [0.0] ║
║ ║
║ ║
╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
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▀▀■▄▄▄▀▀▀ ▀▀ ▀▀▀░█▀▌ ▀░▀▀
▀ r e v i e w s !
╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║ ║
║ Author : Rebel Chicken ║
║ Subject : Group Reviews : Games ║
║ ║
╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║ ║
║ The following is a chart combining the total points of the top 5 games ║
║ groups within the past weeks : ║
║ ║
╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║ ║
║ ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ ║
║ │ APR APR MAY MAY MAY Total │ ║
║ │ ╔═══════╤═══════╤═══════╤═══════╤═══════╤═════════╤═════╤══════╗ │ ║
║ │ DNX ║ 0/0 │ 0/0 │ 9/2 │ 7/2 │ / │ 15/4 │ 3.5 │ -1.0 ║ │ ║
║ │ ╠═══════╪═══════╪═══════╪═══════╪═══════╪═════════╪═════╪══════╣ │ ║
║ │ HBD ║ 4/1 │ 1/1 │ -3/1 │ 3/1 │ / │ 5/4 │ 0.0 │ +3.0 ║ │ ║
║ │ ╠═══════╪═══════╪═══════╪═══════╪═══════╪═════════╪═════╪══════╣ │ ║
║ │ NPM ║ 16/4 │ 3/1 │ 7/2 │ 4/2 │ / │ 30/9 │ 2.0 │ -1.5 ║ │ ║
║ │ ╠═══════╪═══════╪═══════╪═══════╪═══════╪═════════╪═════╪══════╣ │ ║
║ │ RZR ║ 3/1 │ 0/0 │ 0/0 │ 12/3 │ / │ 15/4 │ 4.0 │ +4.7 ║ │ ║
║ │ ╠═══════╪═══════╪═══════╪═══════╪═══════╪═════════╪═════╪══════╣ │ ║
║ │ ROR ║ 6/2 │ 0/0 │ 2/3 │ 0/0 │ / │ 8/5 │ 0.0 │ -7.0 ║ │ ║
║ │ ╚═══════╧═══════╧═══════╧═══════╧═══════╧═════════╧═════╧══════╝ │ ║
║ │ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ │ ║
║ │ │ └ # of Releases Current Yield ┘ │ │ ║
║ │ └ # of Points Change in Yield ┘ │ ║
║ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ║
║ Current Yield = # of Points / # of Releases ║
║ Change in Yield = Current Week's Yield - Previous Week's Yield ║
║ ║
║ ║
╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
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▄░▀▀ ▐█▌▌■▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▐▐█▌█▐▌▐█▀ █▌▐██ ▀▀█▄ ▄█▀▀ ▄▄██▀██▐█▌▌ ▄▄▄
▀ ▀▀█▄ ▄█▀▀ ▐█▌█▌ ▐████▌▌ ▀▀■▄▄▄▀▀▀ ▀█▀ ▀░▀▄▄▄▄▄░▀▀▀▀
▀▀■▄▄▄▀▀▀ ▀▀ ▀▀▀░█▀▌ ▀░▀▀
▀ r e v i e w s !
╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║ ║
║ Author : Rebel Chicken ║
║ Subject : Group Reviews : Utils ║
║ ║
╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║ ║
║ Hello, and welcome to Reality Check Network's all new group review! ║
║ Here I will be reviewing the five best utils release groups in the ║
║ scene. Well, actually, *I* won't be the one reviewing them, *THEY* will ║
║ be! It's all up to the groups, this is where quantity DOES count, but ║
║ you will soon enough find that quality by far outweighs quantity. Let's ║
║ review the criteria I'll be using for judging releases. The following ║
║ is the scoring basis I'll be using : ║
║ ║
║ Points : ║
║ -------- ║
║ ║
║ [-3] The util didn't work and a crack/fix was not released within 72 ║
║ hours. The group may regain the 3 lost points by releasing a crack ║
║ or fix, even beyond the 3 day period. ║
║ ║
║ [ 1] The util was a dupe or freeware, ║
║ ║
║ [ 2] Unsatisfactory, ║
║ ║
║ [ 3] Average, ║
║ ║
║ [ 4] Above Average, and ║
║ ║
║ [ 5] Excellent! ║
║ ║
║ A group may lose points the following week and have their releases ║
║ labeled as broken (thus receiving the proper amout of points). If the ║
║ group has released a fix between the two issues, we'll give them credit ║
║ accordingly. If a group releases a fix within a 3 day period, the ║
║ util will be rated as if it worked in the first place, thus getting the ║
║ 3 points it lost back and any points it would have earned. If a group ║
║ releases a fix after the 3 day period has expired, it will receive its 3 ║
║ points back, but get no more. Betas may receive no more than 3 points. ║
║ ║
╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║ ║
║ ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ ║
║ │ Dates of Utils Reviewed : 04/18/96 -> 04/24/96 │ ║
║ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ║
║ ║
╟────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ ║
║ Filename : DODALIB1.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 4-23-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ ALIBABA 2.0 WEB SERVER FOR WIN95/NT [01/04] Previous Total : 0 ║
║ _______________ ____________ ____________ Release Score : 3 ║
║ \_ ___ \_ ___ \ ___ \_ Running Total : 3 ║
║ _/ l/ / l/ / l/ / ║
║ \______ / / / /____ / /| ║
║ ======\________/\__________/[⌡m]\________/== ║
║ ≡(*)≡ D r i n k O r D i e 1 9 9 6 ≡(*)≡ ║
║ ===================== [ DOD * 23-Apr-96 ] == ║
║ ║
╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║ ║
║ ║
║ Filename : MTY-CWK1.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 4-20-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ CyberWorks(c) Win3.1/WinNT/Win95 [01/02] Previous Total : 0 ║
║ ___________________________ _____________ Release Score : 3 ║
║ \_ | _/ \ _ \____/ \ \ / \___ ___/ / \ Running Total : 3 ║
║ / \ \ \ /_/\_ ` \ /_/ \_/ \_/ __/ ║
║ \_|_|_/\___/_|__/__/_|__/___/___/\___/\____\ ║
║ Released: [04-20-96] Mortality '96 ║
║ ║
╟────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ ║
║ Filename : MTY-TB95.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 4-21-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ Turbo Browser for Win95 (c) Pacific Gold 1/1 Previous Total : 3 ║
║ ___________________________ _____________ Release Score : 3 ║
║ \_ | _/ \ _ \____/ \ \ / \___ ___/ / \ Running Total : 6 ║
║ / \ \ \ /_/\_ ` \ /_/ \_/ \_/ __/ ║
║ \_|_|_/\___/_|__/__/_|__/___/___/\___/\____\ ║
║ Released: [04-21-96] Mortality '96 ║
║ ║
╟────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ ║
║ Filename : MTY-ARC1.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 4-22-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ Instant Architect 2.0 [01/04] Previous Total : 6 ║
║ ___________________________ _____________ Release Score : 3 ║
║ \_ | _/ \ _ \____/ \ \ / \___ ___/ / \ Running Total : 9 ║
║ / \ \ \ /_/\_ ` \ /_/ \_/ \_/ __/ ║
║ \_|_|_/\___/_|__/__/_|__/___/___/\___/\____\ ║
║ Released: [o4-22-96] Mortality '96 ║
║ ║
╟────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ ║
║ Filename : MTYCUBA1.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 4-23-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ Cubase v2.8 for Windows/Windows 95 Previous Total : 9 ║
║ ______.______._____._____._____ Release Score : 1 ║
║ ¼< > __/ \__ < \½ Running Total : 10 ║
║ __/ \__ __/__ ___> ║
║ ½\______\____/ _/ \ _½ \pn ║
║ (==[01/02]\_____\_______>[04/23/96]==) ║
║ -/- DUPE -/- DUPE -/- DUPE -/- DUPE -/- ║
║ ║
╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║ ║
║ Filename : PWATBP01.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 4-18-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ TEXTBRIDGE PRO - COMPLETE CD [01/27] Previous Total : 0 ║
║ ▄ ▀▀██▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ Release Score : 3 ║
║ ▀█▄ ▀█▌▀█▄ ▐ ▄█▀ ▄▄██▌ A Group Running Total : 3 ║
║ ▐█▌ ▐▌ ▐█ █▌▐█▌ ▄█▀ █ That Gives ║
║ ▄██▌▄▀ ▄██▌▀██▌ ██ ▐▌ Slightly ║
║ ▀███ ▀███ ▀█ ▐███▄▄ █ Less Than ║
║ ▐█▌ ▐█▌ ▐▌ ▀██▀ ▀▄ A Fuck. ║
║ ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ [DL] -XeN ║
║ ║
╟────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ ║
║ Filename : PWAEDG01.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 4-19-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ Solid Edge version 01.00.03.11 01/87 Previous Total : 3 ║
║ High end design software - cracked Release Score : 3 ║
║ ▄ ▀▀██▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ Running Total : 6 ║
║ ▀█▄ ▀█▌▀█▄ ▐ ▄█▀ ▄▄██▌ A Group ║
║ ▐█▌ ▐▌ ▐█ █▌▐█▌ ▄█▀ █ That Gives ║
║ ▄██▌▄▀ ▄██▌▀██▌ ██ ▐▌ Slightly ║
║ ▀███ ▀███ ▀█ ▐███▄▄ █ Less Than ║
║ ▐█▌ ▐█▌ ▐▌ ▀██▀ ▀▄ A Fuck. ║
║ ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ [DL] -XeN ║
║ ║
╟────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ ║
║ Filename : PWAWCCV5.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 4-20-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ wcCODE for Wildcat 5 for Win95 [1/1] Previous Total : 6 ║
║ ▄ ▀▀██▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ Release Score : 3 ║
║ ▀█▄ ▀█▌▀█▄ ▐ ▄█▀ ▄▄██▌ A Group Running Total : 9 ║
║ ▐█▌ ▐▌ ▐█ █▌▐█▌ ▄█▀ █ That Gives ║
║ ▄██▌▄▀ ▄██▌▀██▌ ██ ▐▌ Slightly ║
║ ▀███ ▀███ ▀█ ▐███▄▄ █ Less Than ║
║ ▐█▌ ▐█▌ ▐▌ ▀██▀ ▀▄ A Fuck. ║
║ ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ [DL] -XeN ║
║ ║
╟────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ ║
║ Filename : RFXPWA01.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 4-21-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ Reflection Suite for X v5.02 [01/38] Previous Total : 9 ║
║ ▄ ▀▀██▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ Release Score : 3 ║
║ ▀█▄ ▀█▌▀█▄ ▐ ▄█▀ ▄▄██▌ A Group Running Total : 12 ║
║ ▐█▌ ▐▌ ▐█ █▌▐█▌ ▄█▀ █ That Gives ║
║ ▄██▌▄▀ ▄██▌▀██▌ ██ ▐▌ Slightly ║
║ ▀███ ▀███ ▀█ ▐███▄▄ █ Less Than ║
║ ▐█▌ ▐█▌ ▐▌ ▀██▀ ▀▄ A Fuck. ║
║ ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ DK -XeN ║
║ ║
╟────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ ║
║ Filename : PWAIT01.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 4-22-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ Imagineer Technical v1.0 01/62 Previous Total : 12 ║
║ Win95/NT Technical Drawing Software Release Score : 3 ║
║ ▄ ▀▀██▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ Running Total : 15 ║
║ ▀█▄ ▀█▌▀█▄ ▐ ▄█▀ ▄▄██▌ A Group ║
║ ▐█▌ ▐▌ ▐█ █▌▐█▌ ▄█▀ █ That Gives ║
║ ▄██▌▄▀ ▄██▌▀██▌ ██ ▐▌ Slightly ║
║ ▀███ ▀███ ▀█ ▐███▄▄ █ Less Than ║
║ ▐█▌ ▐█▌ ▐▌ ▀██▀ ▀▄ A Fuck. ║
║ ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ [DL] -XeN ║
║ ║
╟────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ ║
║ Filename : PWAXRAY1.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 4-23-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ NetXRay v1.1.3 Packet Sniffer for Previous Total : 15 ║
║ Win95/NT - Dongle Cracked 01/2 Release Score : 3 ║
║ ▄ ▀▀██▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ Running Total : 18 ║
║ ▀█▄ ▀█▌▀█▄ ▐ ▄█▀ ▄▄██▌ A Group ║
║ ▐█▌ ▐▌ ▐█ █▌▐█▌ ▄█▀ █ That Gives ║
║ ▄██▌▄▀ ▄██▌▀██▌ ██ ▐▌ Slightly ║
║ ▀███ ▀███ ▀█ ▐███▄▄ █ Less Than ║
║ ▐█▌ ▐█▌ ▐▌ ▀██▀ ▀▄ A Fuck. ║
║ ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ [DL] -XeN ║
║ ║
╟────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ ║
║ Filename : PWA-OLT.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 4-24-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ Onlive Traveler Utopia Gateway 1.0b7.3 1/1 Previous Total : 18 ║
║ Onlive Beta 3D internet interactivity beta Release Score : 2 ║
║ ▄ ▀▀██▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ Running Total : 20 ║
║ ▀█▄ ▀█▌▀█▄ ▐ ▄█▀ ▄▄██▌ A Group ║
║ ▐█▌ ▐▌ ▐█ █▌▐█▌ ▄█▀ █ That Gives ║
║ ▄██▌▄▀ ▄██▌▀██▌ ██ ▐▌ Slightly ║
║ ▀███ ▀███ ▀█ ▐███▄▄ █ Less Than ║
║ ▐█▌ ▐█▌ ▐▌ ▀██▀ ▀▄ A Fuck. ║
║ ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ -XeN ║
║ ║
╟────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ ║
║ Filename : PWAVAA01.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 4-24-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ VBAssist v4.0a -Win95/NT/3.x- [01/03] Previous Total : 20 ║
║ ▄ ▀▀██▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ Release Score : 1 ║
║ ▀█▄ ▀█▌▀█▄ ▐ ▄█▀ ▄▄██▌ A Group Running Total : 21 ║
║ ▐█▌ ▐▌ ▐█ █▌▐█▌ ▄█▀ █ That Gives ║
║ ▄██▌▄▀ ▄██▌▀██▌ ██ ▐▌ Slightly ║
║ ▀███ ▀███ ▀█ ▐███▄▄ █ Less Than ║
║ ▐█▌ ▐█▌ ▐▌ ▀██▀ ▀▄ A Fuck. ║
║ ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ -XeN ║
║ ║
╟────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ ║
║ Filename : PWAVAB01.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 4-24-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ VBAssist v4.0b -Win95/NT/3.x- [01/04] Previous Total : 21 ║
║ ▄ ▀▀██▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ Release Score : 2 ║
║ ▀█▄ ▀█▌▀█▄ ▐ ▄█▀ ▄▄██▌ A Group Running Total : 23 ║
║ ▐█▌ ▐▌ ▐█ █▌▐█▌ ▄█▀ █ That Gives ║
║ ▄██▌▄▀ ▄██▌▀██▌ ██ ▐▌ Slightly ║
║ ▀███ ▀███ ▀█ ▐███▄▄ █ Less Than ║
║ ▐█▌ ▐█▌ ▐▌ ▀██▀ ▀▄ A Fuck. ║
║ ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ -XeN ║
║ ║
╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║ ║
║ Filename : RBS-BE01.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 4-18-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ Backup Exec 4 Netware Ent.Edition full CD Previous Total : 0 ║
║ _____________________________ __[01/22] Release Score : 3 ║
║ \_ _ \_ ____/_ _ \_ ____/ |_\ ___/ Running Total : 3 ║
║ / _/ ___)/ _/ ___) | \___ \ ║
║ / | \_ | \ | \ | \ : \ : \ ║
║ \___| /___ \____ \___ \___ \___ \ ║
║ ====|__/===\__/===\__/==\__/==\__/==\__/ ║
║ REBELS: WE MAKE ALL DAYS PARTY DAYS. ║
║ ║
╟────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ ║
║ Filename : RBS-WP01.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 4-20-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ Winport 5.0 -2 User server+ clients *CD* Previous Total : 3 ║
║ _____________________________ __[01/34] Release Score : 3 ║
║ \_ _ \_ ____/_ _ \_ ____/ |_\ ___/ Running Total : 6 ║
║ / _/ ___)/ _/ ___) | \___ \ ║
║ / | \_ | \ | \ | \ : \ : \ ║
║ \___| /___ \____ \___ \___ \___ \ ║
║ ====|__/===\__/===\__/==\__/==\__/==\__/ ║
║ REBELS: WE MAKE ALL DAYS PARTY DAYS. ║
║ ║
╟────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ ║
║ Filename : RBSL3D01.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 4-19-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ Landscape Designer 3D for Windows 3.+ Previous Total : 6 ║
║ ________________________________[01/24] Release Score : 3 ║
║ \_ _ \_ ____/_ _ \_ ____/ |_\ ___/ Running Total : 9 ║
║ / _/ ___)/ _/ ___) | \___ \ ║
║ / | \_ | \ | \ | \ : \ : \ ║
║ \___| /___ \____ \___ \___ \___ \ ║
║ ====|__/===\__/===\__/==\__/==\__/==\__/ ║
║ REBELS: WE MAKE ALL DAYS PARTY DAYS. ║
║ ║
╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║ ║
║ Filename : XF-CV321.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 4-18-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ DEC 32-bit Intel to Alpha Converter Previous Total : 0 ║
║ WNT(3.51 & 4.0) Limited Beta /04.17.96) Release Score : 2 ║
║ ──────────────────────────────────[01/05]─ Running Total : 2 ║
║ ▄██ ▄▄▄ ░ ▄▄▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄ ║
║ █▓█ █▓█ ▒ ██▀ █▓█ █ █▓█ ██ █▓█ █ ███ ██ █▓ ║
║ █▒█ █▒█ █░█ ▀▀ ▄█ █▒█ ██ █▒█ █ ▄▄▄ ██▄▄ ║
║ ▄██▀██▄ ▀ █▒█▀▀▀ ██ █░█ ██ ▄▄█ █▓█ ██ ▄▄ ║
║ █▒█ █▓█ ▓ █▓█ ░ █▓█ █░█ ██ ░ █▓█ █▒█ ██ █▓ ║
║ ███ █▒█ ▒ ███ ▀█████▀▄██ ▒ ▀█████▀ ▀████ ║
║ ─── ██▀ ░ ──────────────── ▓ ───── sikos ─ ║
║ ║
╟────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ ║
║ Filename : XF-LSP1.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 4-18-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ DEC Light & Sound Pack Windows NT v2.0 Beta Previous Total : 2 ║
║ ──────────────────────────────────[01/06]─ Release Score : 2 ║
║ ▄██ ▄▄▄ ░ ▄▄▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄ Running Total : 4 ║
║ █▓█ █▓█ ▒ ██▀ █▓█ █ █▓█ ██ █▓█ █ ███ ██ █▓ ║
║ █▒█ █▒█ █░█ ▀▀ ▄█ █▒█ ██ █▒█ █ ▄▄▄ ██▄▄ ║
║ ▄██▀██▄ ▀ █▒█▀▀▀ ██ █░█ ██ ▄▄█ █▓█ ██ ▄▄ ║
║ █▒█ █▓█ ▓ █▓█ ░ █▓█ █░█ ██ ░ █▓█ █▒█ ██ █▓ ║
║ ███ █▒█ ▒ ███ ▀█████▀▄██ ▒ ▀█████▀ ▀████ ║
║ ─── ██▀ ░ ──────────────── ▓ ───── sikos ─ ║
║ ║
╟────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ ║
║ Filename : XFDAO21C.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 4-19-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ DISC-AT-ONCE CDROM RECORDING UTILITIES Previous Total : 4 ║
║ V 2.1C -- cracked -- Release Score : 3 ║
║ ──────────────────────────────────[01/01]─ Running Total : 7 ║
║ ▄██ ▄▄▄ ░ ▄▄▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄ ║
║ █▓█ █▓█ ▒ ██▀ █▓█ █ █▓█ ██ █▓█ █ ███ ██ █▓ ║
║ █▒█ █▒█ █░█ ▀▀ ▄█ █▒█ ██ █▒█ █ ▄▄▄ ██▄▄ ║
║ ▄██▀██▄ ▀ █▒█▀▀▀ ██ █░█ ██ ▄▄█ █▓█ ██ ▄▄ ║
║ █▒█ █▓█ ▓ █▓█ ░ █▓█ █░█ ██ ░ █▓█ █▒█ ██ █▓ ║
║ ███ █▒█ ▒ ███ ▀█████▀▄██ ▒ ▀█████▀ ▀████ ║
║ ─── ██▀ ░ ──────────────── ▓ ───── sikos ─ ║
║ ║
╟────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ ║
║ Filename : XFONLIN1.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 4-19-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ Lexis-Nexis Online Connection Previous Total : 7 ║
║ (C) Reed Elsevier , Inc Release Score : 2 ║
║ ──────────────────────────────────[01/02]─ Running Total : 9 ║
║ ▄██ ▄▄▄ ░ ▄▄▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄ ║
║ █▓█ █▓█ ▒ ██▀ █▓█ █ █▓█ ██ █▓█ █ ███ ██ █▓ ║
║ █▒█ █▒█ █░█ ▀▀ ▄█ █▒█ ██ █▒█ █ ▄▄▄ ██▄▄ ║
║ ▄██▀██▄ ▀ █▒█▀▀▀ ██ █░█ ██ ▄▄█ █▓█ ██ ▄▄ ║
║ █▒█ █▓█ ▓ █▓█ ░ █▓█ █░█ ██ ░ █▓█ █▒█ ██ █▓ ║
║ ███ █▒█ ▒ ███ ▀█████▀▄██ ▒ ▀█████▀ ▀████ ║
║ ─── ██▀ ░ ──────────────── ▓ ───── sikos ─ ║
║ ║
╟────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ ║
║ Filename : XFPUT95.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 4-19-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ 95 POWER UTILS V. 1.10.11 Previous Total : 9 ║
║ (C) SILVERLOCK SOFTWARE Release Score : 3 ║
║ ──────────────────────────────────[01/01]─ Running Total : 12 ║
║ ▄██ ▄▄▄ ░ ▄▄▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄ ║
║ █▓█ █▓█ ▒ ██▀ █▓█ █ █▓█ ██ █▓█ █ ███ ██ █▓ ║
║ █▒█ █▒█ █░█ ▀▀ ▄█ █▒█ ██ █▒█ █ ▄▄▄ ██▄▄ ║
║ ▄██▀██▄ ▀ █▒█▀▀▀ ██ █░█ ██ ▄▄█ █▓█ ██ ▄▄ ║
║ █▒█ █▓█ ▓ █▓█ ░ █▓█ █░█ ██ ░ █▓█ █▒█ ██ █▓ ║
║ ███ █▒█ ▒ ███ ▀█████▀▄██ ▒ ▀█████▀ ▀████ ║
║ ─── ██▀ ░ ──────────────── ▓ ───── sikos ─ ║
║ ║
╟────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ ║
║ Filename : XFRES1.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 4-20-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ Lexis-Nexis Research for Windows Previous Total : 12 ║
║ (C) Reed Elsevier , Inc Release Score : 2 ║
║ ──────────────────────────────────[01/03]─ Running Total : 14 ║
║ ▄██ ▄▄▄ ░ ▄▄▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄ ║
║ █▓█ █▓█ ▒ ██▀ █▓█ █ █▓█ ██ █▓█ █ ███ ██ █▓ ║
║ █▒█ █▒█ █░█ ▀▀ ▄█ █▒█ ██ █▒█ █ ▄▄▄ ██▄▄ ║
║ ▄██▀██▄ ▀ █▒█▀▀▀ ██ █░█ ██ ▄▄█ █▓█ ██ ▄▄ ║
║ █▒█ █▓█ ▓ █▓█ ░ █▓█ █░█ ██ ░ █▓█ █▒█ ██ █▓ ║
║ ███ █▒█ ▒ ███ ▀█████▀▄██ ▒ ▀█████▀ ▀████ ║
║ ─── ██▀ ░ ──────────────── ▓ ───── sikos ─ ║
║ ║
╟────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ ║
║ Filename : XFMKS-01.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 4-23-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ MKS Toolkit v5.1 for NT/95(Win32) X86 Previous Total : 14 ║
║ (c) Mortice Kern Systems Release Score : 1 ║
║ ──────────────────────────────────[01/31]─ Running Total : 15 ║
║ ▄██ ▄▄▄ ░ ▄▄▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄ ║
║ █▓█ █▓█ ▒ ██▀ █▓█ █ █▓█ ██ █▓█ █ ███ ██ █▓ ║
║ █▒█ █▒█ █░█ ▀▀ ▄█ █▒█ ██ █▒█ █ ▄▄▄ ██▄▄ ║
║ ▄██▀██▄ ▀ █▒█▀▀▀ ██ █░█ ██ ▄▄█ █▓█ ██ ▄▄ ║
║ █▒█ █▓█ ▓ █▓█ ░ █▓█ █░█ ██ ░ █▓█ █▒█ ██ █▓ ║
║ ███ █▒█ ▒ ███ ▀█████▀▄██ ▒ ▀█████▀ ▀████ ║
║ ─── ██▀ ░ ──────────────── ▓ ────amachine─ ║
║ -/- DUPE -/- DUPE -/- DUPE -/- DUPE -/- ║
║ ║
╟────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ ║
║ Filename : XFBBC01.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 4-24-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ MS Blackbird Converters for Word Previous Total : 15 ║
║ for W95 (c) Microsoft Release Score : 3 ║
║ ──────────────────────────────────[01/03]─ Running Total : 18 ║
║ ▄██ ▄▄▄ ░ ▄▄▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄ ║
║ █▓█ █▓█ ▒ ██▀ █▓█ █ █▓█ ██ █▓█ █ ███ ██ █▓ ║
║ █▒█ █▒█ █░█ ▀▀ ▄█ █▒█ ██ █▒█ █ ▄▄▄ ██▄▄ ║
║ ▄██▀██▄ ▀ █▒█▀▀▀ ██ █░█ ██ ▄▄█ █▓█ ██ ▄▄ ║
║ █▒█ █▓█ ▓ █▓█ ░ █▓█ █░█ ██ ░ █▓█ █▒█ ██ █▓ ║
║ ███ █▒█ ▒ ███ ▀█████▀▄██ ▒ ▀█████▀ ▀████ ║
║ ─── ██▀ ░ ──────────────── ▓ ───── sikos ─ ║
║ ║
╟────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ ║
║ Filename : XFBBR01.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 4-24-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ MS Blackbird Designer a.v.11.0.5.0206 Previous Total : 18 ║
║ for W95 (c) Microsoft Release Score : 3 ║
║ ──────────────────────────────────[01/08]─ Running Total : 21 ║
║ ▄██ ▄▄▄ ░ ▄▄▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄ ║
║ █▓█ █▓█ ▒ ██▀ █▓█ █ █▓█ ██ █▓█ █ ███ ██ █▓ ║
║ █▒█ █▒█ █░█ ▀▀ ▄█ █▒█ ██ █▒█ █ ▄▄▄ ██▄▄ ║
║ ▄██▀██▄ ▀ █▒█▀▀▀ ██ █░█ ██ ▄▄█ █▓█ ██ ▄▄ ║
║ █▒█ █▓█ ▓ █▓█ ░ █▓█ █░█ ██ ░ █▓█ █▒█ ██ █▓ ║
║ ███ █▒█ ▒ ███ ▀█████▀▄██ ▒ ▀█████▀ ▀████ ║
║ ─── ██▀ ░ ──────────────── ▓ ───── sikos ─ ║
║ ║
╟────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ ║
║ Filename : XFMSV01.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 4-24-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ Microsoft Word Viewer 7.1 for Win95 / NT Previous Total : 21 ║
║ (c) Microsoft Release Score : 3 ║
║ ──────────────────────────────────[01/02]─ Running Total : 24 ║
║ ▄██ ▄▄▄ ░ ▄▄▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄ ║
║ █▓█ █▓█ ▒ ██▀ █▓█ █ █▓█ ██ █▓█ █ ███ ██ █▓ ║
║ █▒█ █▒█ █░█ ▀▀ ▄█ █▒█ ██ █▒█ █ ▄▄▄ ██▄▄ ║
║ ▄██▀██▄ ▀ █▒█▀▀▀ ██ █░█ ██ ▄▄█ █▓█ ██ ▄▄ ║
║ █▒█ █▓█ ▓ █▓█ ░ █▓█ █░█ ██ ░ █▓█ █▒█ ██ █▓ ║
║ ███ █▒█ ▒ ███ ▀█████▀▄██ ▒ ▀█████▀ ▀████ ║
║ ─── ██▀ ░ ──────────────── ▓ ───── sikos ─ ║
║ ║
╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║ ║
║ Score Chart : Utils ║
║ ║
║ ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ ║
║ │ ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ ║
║ │ DOD ║ ░░░░░░ 3 ║ │ ║
║ │ ╠══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ │ ║
║ │ MTY ║ ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ 10 ║ │ ║
║ │ ╠══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ │ ║
║ │ PWA ║ ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ 23 ║ │ ║
║ │ ╠══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ │ ║
║ │ RBS ║ ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ 9 ║ │ ║
║ │ ╠══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ │ ║
║ │ X-F ║ ████████████████████████████████████████████████ 24 ║ │ ║
║ │ ╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ ║
║ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ║
║ ║
╟────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ ║
║ Average Score Per Release : ║
║ --------------------------- ║
║ ║
║ Drink or Die - [3.0] ║
║ Rebels - [3.0] ║
║ Pirates with Attitudes - [2.6] ║
║ Mortality - [2.5] ║
║ X-Force - [2.4] ║
║ ║
║ ║
╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
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▄▄░▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄█▄▄▄▐██▀▌ ■▀▀░█▄▄ ▄▀▄▀▀█▄
▄▄ ■▀ ▀▀█▀▌ r c n ▀██▄█▌ ░█▄▀█ ▀▀▀ ▄▄■▄▄ ▀▀▀ ▀ █▄▌█▀▀
▀█▄▄ ▀▀ ▄▄■▄▄ ▀▀▌█ ▐███▀ █▄█▄ ▄▄█▀ ▀█░▄ ▄▄█ ░▄ ▐▐▌▐▀
░░▐▐█▌░ ▄▄█▀ ▀░█▄ ▄▄█▐░█▌ █▌▀ ░░░▐▐█▌█▐█▌▌■▀▀▀▀▀▀ ░▐▐█▌░░ ▄█▐▌ █▌▀ ░ ░░░░ ░░
▄░▀▀ ▐█▌▌■▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▐▐█▌█▐▌▐█▀ █▌▐██ ▀▀█▄ ▄█▀▀ ▄▄██▀██▐█▌▌ ▄▄▄
▀ ▀▀█▄ ▄█▀▀ ▐█▌█▌ ▐████▌▌ ▀▀■▄▄▄▀▀▀ ▀█▀ ▀░▀▄▄▄▄▄░▀▀▀▀
▀▀■▄▄▄▀▀▀ ▀▀ ▀▀▀░█▀▌ ▀░▀▀
▀ r e v i e w s !
╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║ ║
║ Author : Rebel Chicken ║
║ Subject : Group Reviews : Utils ║
║ ║
╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║ ║
║ Hello, and welcome to Reality Check Network's all new group review! ║
║ Here I will be reviewing the five best utils release groups in the ║
║ scene. Well, actually, *I* won't be the one reviewing them, *THEY* will ║
║ be! It's all up to the groups, this is where quantity DOES count, but ║
║ you will soon enough find that quality by far outweighs quantity. Let's ║
║ review the criteria I'll be using for judging releases. The following ║
║ is the scoring basis I'll be using : ║
║ ║
║ Points : ║
║ -------- ║
║ ║
║ [-3] The util didn't work and a crack/fix was not released within 72 ║
║ hours. The group may regain the 3 lost points by releasing a crack ║
║ or fix, even beyond the 3 day period. ║
║ ║
║ [ 1] The util was a dupe or freeware, ║
║ ║
║ [ 2] Unsatisfactory, ║
║ ║
║ [ 3] Average, ║
║ ║
║ [ 4] Above Average, and ║
║ ║
║ [ 5] Excellent! ║
║ ║
║ A group may lose points the following week and have their releases ║
║ labeled as broken (thus receiving the proper amout of points). If the ║
║ group has released a fix between the two issues, we'll give them credit ║
║ accordingly. If a group releases a fix within a 3 day period, the ║
║ util will be rated as if it worked in the first place, thus getting the ║
║ 3 points it lost back and any points it would have earned. If a group ║
║ releases a fix after the 3 day period has expired, it will receive its 3 ║
║ points back, but get no more. Betas may receive no more than 3 points. ║
║ ║
╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║ ║
║ ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ ║
║ │ Dates of Utils Reviewed : 04/25/96 -> 05/01/96 │ ║
║ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ║
║ ║
╟────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ ║
║ Filename : DODLWP01.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 4-28-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ LAN WORKPLACE 5.1 DOS/WIN [01/15] Previous Total : 0 ║
║ _______________ ____________ ____________ Release Score : 3 ║
║ \_ ___ \_ ___ \ ___ \_ Running Total : 3 ║
║ _/ l/ / l/ / l/ / ║
║ \______ / / / /____ / /| ║
║ ======\________/\__________/[⌡m]\________/== ║
║ ≡(*)≡ D r i n k O r D i e 1 9 9 6 ≡(*)≡ ║
║ ===================== [ DOD * 28-apr-96 ] == ║
║ ║
╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║ ║
║ Filename : MTY-ATS1.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 4-28-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ AutoSketch r2.1 for Windows 3.1/Win95 Previous Total : 0 ║
║ ______.______._____._____._____ Release Score : 4 ║
║ ¼< > __/ \__ < \½ Running Total : 4 ║
║ __/ \__ __/__ ___> ║
║ ½\______\____/ _/ \ _½ \pn ║
║ (==[01/05]\_____\_______>[04/28/96]==) ║
║ ║
╟────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ ║
║ Filename : MTYDDR01.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 4-29-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ Digital Dressing Room Pre-Beta 1.00 [1/3] Previous Total : 4 ║
║ ______.______._____._____._____ Release Score : 2 ║
║ ¼< > __/ \__ < \½ Running Total : 6 ║
║ __/ \__ __/__ ___> ║
║ ½\______\____/ _/ \ _½ \pn ║
║ (==[01/03]\_____\_______>[04/29/96]==) ║
║ ║
╟────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ ║
║ Filename : MTYFIRES.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 4-30-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ FIRESOFT Q&A: OFFICER! [1/1] Previous Total : 6 ║
║ ______.______._____._____._____ Release Score : 2 ║
║ ¼< > __/ \__ < \½ Running Total : 8 ║
║ __/ \__ __/__ ___> ║
║ ½\______\____/ _/ \ _½ \pn ║
║ (==[01/01]\_____\_______>[04/30/96]==) ║
║ ║
╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║ ║
║ Filename : PWAFTPG1.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 4-26-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ MS Frontpage v1.1 FINAL [1/6] Previous Total : 0 ║
║ ▄ ▀▀██▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ Release Score : 4 ║
║ ▀█▄ ▀█▌▀█▄ ▐ ▄█▀ ▄▄██▌ A Group Running Total : 4 ║
║ ▐█▌ ▐▌ ▐█ █▌▐█▌ ▄█▀ █ That Gives ║
║ ▄██▌▄▀ ▄██▌▀██▌ ██ ▐▌ Slightly ║
║ ▀███ ▀███ ▀█ ▐███▄▄ █ Less Than ║
║ ▐█▌ ▐█▌ ▐▌ ▀██▀ ▀▄ A Fuck. ║
║ ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ -XeN ║
║ ║
╟────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ ║
║ Filename : PWAOAG-1.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 4-28-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ Official Airline Guide Win [1/4] Previous Total : 4 ║
║ ▄ ▀▀██▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ Release Score : 2 ║
║ ▀█▄ ▀█▌▀█▄ ▐ ▄█▀ ▄▄██▌ A Group Running Total : 6 ║
║ ▐█▌ ▐▌ ▐█ █▌▐█▌ ▄█▀ █ That Gives ║
║ ▄██▌▄▀ ▄██▌▀██▌ ██ ▐▌ Slightly ║
║ ▀███ ▀███ ▀█ ▐███▄▄ █ Less Than ║
║ ▐█▌ ▐█▌ ▐▌ ▀██▀ ▀▄ A Fuck. ║
║ ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ -XeN ║
║ (May thur June 1996) ║
║ ║
╟────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ ║
║ Filename : PWAOP601.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 4-29-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ Bay Networks Optivity 6.0 SNMP manager Previous Total : 6 ║
║ Disk [1/30] Release Score : 3 ║
║ ▄ ▀▀██▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ Running Total : 9 ║
║ ▀█▄ ▀█▌▀█▄ ▐ ▄█▀ ▄▄██▌ A Group ║
║ ▐█▌ ▐▌ ▐█ █▌▐█▌ ▄█▀ █ That Gives ║
║ ▄██▌▄▀ ▄██▌▀██▌ ██ ▐▌ Slightly ║
║ ▀███ ▀███ ▀█ ▐███▄▄ █ Less Than ║
║ ▐█▌ ▐█▌ ▐▌ ▀██▀ ▀▄ A Fuck. ║
║ ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ -XeNf ║
║ ║
╟────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ ║
║ Filename : PWASPW1..ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 4-27-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ ASAP WORDPOWER for Windows 31/95/NT [01/03] Previous Total : 9 ║
║ (SPC Software Publishing) Release Score : 3 ║
║ ▄ ▀▀██▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ Running Total : 12 ║
║ ▀█▄ ▀█▌▀█▄ ▐ ▄█▀ ▄▄██▌ A Group ║
║ ▐█▌ ▐▌ ▐█ █▌▐█▌ ▄█▀ █ That Gives ║
║ ▄██▌▄▀ ▄██▌▀██▌ ██ ▐▌ Slightly ║
║ ▀███ ▀███ ▀█ ▐███▄▄ █ Less Than ║
║ ▐█▌ ▐█▌ ▐▌ ▀██▀ ▀▄ A Fuck. ║
║ ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ [DL] -XeN ║
║ ║
╟────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ ║
║ Filename : PWAWTLK1.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 4-26-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ Talking Windows v3.0 Build 47 [01/03] Previous Total : 12 ║
║ ▄ ▀▀██▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ Release Score : 3 ║
║ ▀█▄ ▀█▌▀█▄ ▐ ▄█▀ ▄▄██▌ A Group Running Total : 15 ║
║ ▐█▌ ▐▌ ▐█ █▌▐█▌ ▄█▀ █ That Gives ║
║ ▄██▌▄▀ ▄██▌▀██▌ ██ ▐▌ Slightly ║
║ ▀███ ▀███ ▀█ ▐███▄▄ █ Less Than ║
║ ▐█▌ ▐█▌ ▐▌ ▀██▀ ▀▄ A Fuck. ║
║ ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ DK -XeN ║
║ ║
╟────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ ║
║ Filename : PWASPPSN.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 5-01-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ Serif PagePlus Home/Office Edition Previous Total : 15 ║
║ for Win95/NT CD-Rip Serial Number [o1/o1] Release Score : 3 ║
║ ▄ ▀▀██▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ Running Total : 18 ║
║ ▀█▄ ▀█▌▀█▄ ▐ ▄█▀ ▄▄██▌ A Group ║
║ ▐█▌ ▐▌ ▐█ █▌▐█▌ ▄█▀ █ That Gives ║
║ ▄██▌▄▀ ▄██▌▀██▌ ██ ▐▌ Slightly ║
║ ▀███ ▀███ ▀█ ▐███▄▄ █ Less Than ║
║ ▐█▌ ▐█▌ ▐▌ ▀██▀ ▀▄ A Fuck. ║
║ ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ DK -XeN ║
║ ║
╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║ ║
║ Filename : RBSCO701.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 4-27-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ Corel Office 7 BETA 3 Previous Total : 0 ║
║ _____________________________ __[01/60] Release Score : 3 ║
║ \_ _ \_ ____/_ _ \_ ____/ |_\ ___/ Running Total : 3 ║
║ / _/ ___)/ _/ ___) | \___ \ ║
║ / | \_ | \ | \ | \ : \ : \ ║
║ \___| /___ \____ \___ \___ \___ \ ║
║ ====|__/===\__/===\__/==\__/==\__/==\__/ ║
║ REBELS: WE MAKE ALL DAYS PARTY DAYS. ║
║ ║
╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║ ║
║ Filename : XFBIRD01.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 4-28-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ Microsoft Blackbird Viewer for Win95 Previous Total : 0 ║
║ ──────────────────────────────────[01/03]─ Release Score : 3 ║
║ ▄██ ▄▄▄ ░ ▄▄▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄ Running Total : 3 ║
║ █▓█ █▓█ ▒ ██▀ █▓█ █ █▓█ ██ █▓█ █ ███ ██ █▓ ║
║ █▒█ █▒█ █░█ ▀▀ ▄█ █▒█ ██ █▒█ █ ▄▄▄ ██▄▄ ║
║ ▄██▀██▄ ▀ █▒█▀▀▀ ██ █░█ ██ ▄▄█ █▓█ ██ ▄▄ ║
║ █▒█ █▓█ ▓ █▓█ ░ █▓█ █░█ ██ ░ █▓█ █▒█ ██ █▓ ║
║ ███ █▒█ ▒ ███ ▀█████▀▄██ ▒ ▀█████▀ ▀████ ║
║ ─── ██▀ ░ ──────────────── ▓ ───── sikos ─ ║
║ ║
╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║ ║
║ Score Chart : Utils ║
║ ║
║ ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ ║
║ │ ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ ║
║ │ DOD ║ ▒▒▒▒▒▒ 3 ║ │ ║
║ │ ╠══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ │ ║
║ │ MTY ║ ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ 8 ║ │ ║
║ │ ╠══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ │ ║
║ │ PWA ║ ████████████████████████████████████ 18 ║ │ ║
║ │ ╠══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ │ ║
║ │ RBS ║ ▒▒▒▒▒▒ 3 ║ │ ║
║ │ ╠══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ │ ║
║ │ X-F ║ ▒▒▒▒▒▒ 3 ║ │ ║
║ │ ╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ ║
║ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ║
║ ║
╟────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ ║
║ Average Score Per Release : ║
║ --------------------------- ║
║ ║
║ Drink or Die - [3.0] ║
║ Rebels - [3.0] ║
║ Pirates with Attitudes - [3.0] ║
║ X-Force - [3.0] ║
║ Mortality - [2.7] ║
║ ║
║ ║
╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
░▄▄▄
▄▄░▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄█▄▄▄▐██▀▌ ■▀▀░█▄▄ ▄▀▄▀▀█▄
▄▄ ■▀ ▀▀█▀▌ r c n ▀██▄█▌ ░█▄▀█ ▀▀▀ ▄▄■▄▄ ▀▀▀ ▀ █▄▌█▀▀
▀█▄▄ ▀▀ ▄▄■▄▄ ▀▀▌█ ▐███▀ █▄█▄ ▄▄█▀ ▀█░▄ ▄▄█ ░▄ ▐▐▌▐▀
░░▐▐█▌░ ▄▄█▀ ▀░█▄ ▄▄█▐░█▌ █▌▀ ░░░▐▐█▌█▐█▌▌■▀▀▀▀▀▀ ░▐▐█▌░░ ▄█▐▌ █▌▀ ░ ░░░░ ░░
▄░▀▀ ▐█▌▌■▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▐▐█▌█▐▌▐█▀ █▌▐██ ▀▀█▄ ▄█▀▀ ▄▄██▀██▐█▌▌ ▄▄▄
▀ ▀▀█▄ ▄█▀▀ ▐█▌█▌ ▐████▌▌ ▀▀■▄▄▄▀▀▀ ▀█▀ ▀░▀▄▄▄▄▄░▀▀▀▀
▀▀■▄▄▄▀▀▀ ▀▀ ▀▀▀░█▀▌ ▀░▀▀
▀ r e v i e w s !
╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║ ║
║ Author : Rebel Chicken ║
║ Subject : Group Reviews : Utils ║
║ ║
╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║ ║
║ Hello, and welcome to Reality Check Network's all new group review! ║
║ Here I will be reviewing the five best utils release groups in the ║
║ scene. Well, actually, *I* won't be the one reviewing them, *THEY* will ║
║ be! It's all up to the groups, this is where quantity DOES count, but ║
║ you will soon enough find that quality by far outweighs quantity. Let's ║
║ review the criteria I'll be using for judging releases. The following ║
║ is the scoring basis I'll be using : ║
║ ║
║ Points : ║
║ -------- ║
║ ║
║ [-3] The util didn't work and a crack/fix was not released within 72 ║
║ hours. The group may regain the 3 lost points by releasing a crack ║
║ or fix, even beyond the 3 day period. ║
║ ║
║ [ 1] The util was a dupe or freeware, ║
║ ║
║ [ 2] Unsatisfactory, ║
║ ║
║ [ 3] Average, ║
║ ║
║ [ 4] Above Average, and ║
║ ║
║ [ 5] Excellent! ║
║ ║
║ A group may lose points the following week and have their releases ║
║ labeled as broken (thus receiving the proper amout of points). If the ║
║ group has released a fix between the two issues, we'll give them credit ║
║ accordingly. If a group releases a fix within a 3 day period, the ║
║ util will be rated as if it worked in the first place, thus getting the ║
║ 3 points it lost back and any points it would have earned. If a group ║
║ releases a fix after the 3 day period has expired, it will receive its 3 ║
║ points back, but get no more. Betas may receive no more than 3 points. ║
║ ║
╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║ ║
║ ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ ║
║ │ Dates of Utils Reviewed : 05/02/96 -> 05/08/96 │ ║
║ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ║
║ ║
╟────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ ║
║ Filename : DODALIB1.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 4-23-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ ALIBABA 2.0 WEB SERVER FOR WIN95/NT [01/04] Previous Total : 0 ║
║ _______________ ____________ ____________ Release Score : 3 ║
║ \_ ___ \_ ___ \ ___ \_ Running Total : 3 ║
║ _/ l/ / l/ / l/ / ║
║ \______ / / / /____ / /| ║
║ ======\________/\__________/[⌡m]\________/== ║
║ ≡(*)≡ D r i n k O r D i e 1 9 9 6 ≡(*)≡ ║
║ ===================== [ DOD * 03-May-96 ] == ║
║ ║
╟────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ ║
║ Filename : DODQLAW1.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 5-03-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ QUICKEN FAMILY LAWYER (c) QUICKEN [01/02] Previous Total : 5 ║
║ _______________ ____________ ____________ Release Score : 5 ║
║ \_ ___ \_ ___ \ ___ \_ Running Total : 10 ║
║ _/ l/ / l/ / l/ / ║
║ \______ / / / /____ / /| ║
║ ======\________/\__________/[⌡m]\________/== ║
║ ≡(*)≡ D r i n k O r D i e 1 9 9 6 ≡(*)≡ ║
║ ===================== [ DOD * 03-May-96 ] == ║
║ ║
╟────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ ║
║ Filename : DODSPROM.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 5-03-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ SPEEDYROM v1.0 WIN'95 (c) QUARTERDECK [1/1] Previous Total : 10 ║
║ _______________ ____________ ____________ Release Score : 5 ║
║ \_ ___ \_ ___ \ ___ \_ Running Total : 15 ║
║ _/ l/ / l/ / l/ / ║
║ \______ / / / /____ / /| ║
║ ======\________/\__________/[⌡m]\________/== ║
║ ≡(*)≡ D r i n k O r D i e 1 9 9 6 ≡(*)≡ ║
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║ Filename : DOD16PI1.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
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║ PRIMASOFT I-NET ORGANIZER FOR WIN31 [01/03] Previous Total : 15 ║
║ _______________ ____________ ____________ Release Score : 3 ║
║ \_ ___ \_ ___ \ ___ \_ Running Total : 18 ║
║ _/ l/ / l/ / l/ / ║
║ \______ / / / /____ / /| ║
║ ======\________/\__________/[⌡m]\________/== ║
║ ≡(*)≡ D r i n k O r D i e 1 9 9 6 ≡(*)≡ ║
║ ===================== [ DOD * 06-Mar-96 ] == ║
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║ PRIMASOFT I-NET ORGANIZER FOR WIN95 [01/03] Previous Total : 18 ║
║ _______________ ____________ ____________ Release Score : 3 ║
║ \_ ___ \_ ___ \ ___ \_ Running Total : 21 ║
║ _/ l/ / l/ / l/ / ║
║ \______ / / / /____ / /| ║
║ ======\________/\__________/[⌡m]\________/== ║
║ ≡(*)≡ D r i n k O r D i e 1 9 9 6 ≡(*)≡ ║
║ ===================== [ DOD * 06-Mar-96 ] == ║
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║ Filedate : 5-02-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ Toolworks Multimedia World Atlas Previous Total : 0 ║
║ ______.______._____._____._____ Release Score : 3 ║
║ ¼< > __/ \__ < \½ Running Total : 3 ║
║ __/ \__ __/__ ___> ║
║ ½\______\____/ _/ \ _½ \pn ║
║ (==[01/11]\_____\_______>[05/02/96]==) ║
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║ Filename : MTYPCSUN.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 5-02-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ Perl-CCI for SunBSD 4.1.3 Previous Total : 3 ║
║ ______.______._____._____._____ Release Score : 3 ║
║ ¼< > __/ \__ < \½ Running Total : 6 ║
║ __/ \__ __/__ ___> ║
║ ½\______\____/ _/ \ _½ \pn ║
║ (==[01/01]\_____\_______>[05/02/96]==) ║
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║ Filename : MTYCRTB5.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 5-05-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ CRT 1.1 Beta Release 5 Previous Total : 6 ║
║ ______.______._____._____._____ Release Score : 3 ║
║ ¼< > __/ \__ < \½ Running Total : 9 ║
║ __/ \__ __/__ ___> ║
║ ½\______\____/ _/ \ _½ \pn ║
║ (==[01/01]\_____\_______>[05/05/96]==) ║
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║ Filename : MTYNT289.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 5-04-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ NetTerm 2.8.9 Release 3 Previous Total : 9 ║
║ ______.______._____._____._____ Release Score : 2 ║
║ ¼< > __/ \__ < \½ Running Total : 11 ║
║ __/ \__ __/__ ___> ║
║ ½\______\____/ _/ \ _½ \pn ║
║ (==[01/01]\_____\_______>[05/04/96]==) ║
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║ Filename : MTYKCD1.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 5-06-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ Key Calendar Designer For Windows [1/4] Previous Total : 11 ║
║ ______.______._____._____._____ Release Score : 3 ║
║ ¼< > __/ \__ < \½ Running Total : 14 ║
║ __/ \__ __/__ ___> ║
║ ½\______\____/ _/ \ _½ \pn ║
║ (==[01/04]\_____\_______>[05/06/96]==) ║
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║ Filename : MTYNT29A.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 5-07-96 Filedate : -- ║
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║ Net Term 2.9.0 16 Bit Previous Total : 14 ║
║ ______.______._____._____._____ Release Score : 2 ║
║ ¼< > __/ \__ < \½ Running Total : 16 ║
║ __/ \__ __/__ ___> ║
║ ½\______\____/ _/ \ _½ \pn ║
║ (==[01/01]\_____\_______>[05/07/96]==) ║
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║ Filename : MTYNT29B.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 5-07-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ Net Term 2.9.0 32 Bit Previous Total : 16 ║
║ ______.______._____._____._____ Release Score : 2 ║
║ ¼< > __/ \__ < \½ Running Total : 18 ║
║ __/ \__ __/__ ___> ║
║ ½\______\____/ _/ \ _½ \pn ║
║ (==[01/01]\_____\_______>[05/07/96]==) ║
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║ Filename : PWAEMP01.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 5-04-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ Empower Ver. 1.4.16 Win 3.1 [1/8] Previous Total : 0 ║
║ ▄ ▀▀██▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ Release Score : 3 ║
║ ▀█▄ ▀█▌▀█▄ ▐ ▄█▀ ▄▄██▌ A Group Running Total : 3 ║
║ ▐█▌ ▐▌ ▐█ █▌▐█▌ ▄█▀ █ That Gives ║
║ ▄██▌▄▀ ▄██▌▀██▌ ██ ▐▌ Slightly ║
║ ▀███ ▀███ ▀█ ▐███▄▄ █ Less Than ║
║ ▐█▌ ▐█▌ ▐▌ ▀██▀ ▀▄ A Fuck. ║
║ ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ -XeN ║
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║ ║
║ Filename : PWASOFTC.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 5-04-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ SoftCode For PowerBasic 3.2 [01/01] Previous Total : 3 ║
║ ▄ ▀▀██▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ Release Score : 3 ║
║ ▀█▄ ▀█▌▀█▄ ▐ ▄█▀ ▄▄██▌ A Group Running Total : 6 ║
║ ▐█▌ ▐▌ ▐█ █▌▐█▌ ▄█▀ █ That Gives ║
║ ▄██▌▄▀ ▄██▌▀██▌ ██ ▐▌ Slightly ║
║ ▀███ ▀███ ▀█ ▐███▄▄ █ Less Than ║
║ ▐█▌ ▐█▌ ▐▌ ▀██▀ ▀▄ A Fuck. ║
║ ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ -XeNf ║
║ ║
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║ ║
║ Filename : PWASOFTD.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 5-04-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ SoftDemo For PowerBasic 3.2 [01/01] Previous Total : 6 ║
║ ▄ ▀▀██▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ Release Score : 3 ║
║ ▀█▄ ▀█▌▀█▄ ▐ ▄█▀ ▄▄██▌ A Group Running Total : 9 ║
║ ▐█▌ ▐▌ ▐█ █▌▐█▌ ▄█▀ █ That Gives ║
║ ▄██▌▄▀ ▄██▌▀██▌ ██ ▐▌ Slightly ║
║ ▀███ ▀███ ▀█ ▐███▄▄ █ Less Than ║
║ ▐█▌ ▐█▌ ▐▌ ▀██▀ ▀▄ A Fuck. ║
║ ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ -XeNf ║
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║ ║
║ Filename : PWASPSCR.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 5-04-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ SpeedScreen For PowerBasic 3.2 [01/01] Previous Total : 9 ║
║ ▄ ▀▀██▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ Release Score : 3 ║
║ ▀█▄ ▀█▌▀█▄ ▐ ▄█▀ ▄▄██▌ A Group Running Total : 12 ║
║ ▐█▌ ▐▌ ▐█ █▌▐█▌ ▄█▀ █ That Gives ║
║ ▄██▌▄▀ ▄██▌▀██▌ ██ ▐▌ Slightly ║
║ ▀███ ▀███ ▀█ ▐███▄▄ █ Less Than ║
║ ▐█▌ ▐█▌ ▐▌ ▀██▀ ▀▄ A Fuck. ║
║ ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ -XeNf ║
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║ Filename : PWAFRCST.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 5-05-96 Filedate : -- ║
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║ FourCast v96.1 for Win3.1/Win95/WinNT Previous Total : 12 ║
║ ▄ ▀▀██▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ Release Score : 3 ║
║ ▀█▄ ▀█▌▀█▄ ▐ ▄█▀ ▄▄██▌ A Group Running Total : 15 ║
║ ▐█▌ ▐▌ ▐█ █▌▐█▌ ▄█▀ █ That Gives ║
║ ▄██▌▄▀ ▄██▌▀██▌ ██ ▐▌ Slightly ║
║ ▀███ ▀███ ▀█ ▐███▄▄ █ Less Than ║
║ ▐█▌ ▐█▌ ▐▌ ▀██▀ ▀▄ A Fuck. ║
║ ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ DK -XeN ║
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║ Filename : WFF3PWA1.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 5-05-96 Filedate : -- ║
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║ WorkFlo Fax 3.0 Beta 1 [01/22] Previous Total : 15 ║
║ ▄ ▀▀██▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ Release Score : 3 ║
║ ▀█▄ ▀█▌▀█▄ ▐ ▄█▀ ▄▄██▌ A Group Running Total : 18 ║
║ ▐█▌ ▐▌ ▐█ █▌▐█▌ ▄█▀ █ That Gives ║
║ ▄██▌▄▀ ▄██▌▀██▌ ██ ▐▌ Slightly ║
║ ▀███ ▀███ ▀█ ▐███▄▄ █ Less Than ║
║ ▐█▌ ▐█▌ ▐▌ ▀██▀ ▀▄ A Fuck. ║
║ ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ DK -XeN ║
║ ║
╟────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ ║
║ Filename : PWADCS01.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 5-06-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ Delrina CommSuite 95 7.0.2 [01/25] Previous Total : 18 ║
║ ▄ ▀▀██▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ Release Score : 5 ║
║ ▀█▄ ▀█▌▀█▄ ▐ ▄█▀ ▄▄██▌ A Group Running Total : 23 ║
║ ▐█▌ ▐▌ ▐█ █▌▐█▌ ▄█▀ █ That Gives ║
║ ▄██▌▄▀ ▄██▌▀██▌ ██ ▐▌ Slightly ║
║ ▀███ ▀███ ▀█ ▐███▄▄ █ Less Than ║
║ ▐█▌ ▐█▌ ▐▌ ▀██▀ ▀▄ A Fuck. ║
║ ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ -XeN ║
║ ║
╟────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ ║
║ Filename : PWAITF01.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 5-06-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ Imagineer Technical v1.0 FINAL [01/73] Previous Total : 23 ║
║ Win95/NT Technical Drawing Software Release Score : 4 ║
║ ▄ ▀▀██▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ Running Total : 27 ║
║ ▀█▄ ▀█▌▀█▄ ▐ ▄█▀ ▄▄██▌ A Group ║
║ ▐█▌ ▐▌ ▐█ █▌▐█▌ ▄█▀ █ That Gives ║
║ ▄██▌▄▀ ▄██▌▀██▌ ██ ▐▌ Slightly ║
║ ▀███ ▀███ ▀█ ▐███▄▄ █ Less Than ║
║ ▐█▌ ▐█▌ ▐▌ ▀██▀ ▀▄ A Fuck. ║
║ ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ [DL] -XeN ║
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╟────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ ║
║ Filename : PWAMW71D.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 5-06-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ MultiEdit v7.10d for Win/Win95 [1/1] Previous Total : 27 ║
║ ▄ ▀▀██▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ Release Score : 3 ║
║ ▀█▄ ▀█▌▀█▄ ▐ ▄█▀ ▄▄██▌ A Group Running Total : 30 ║
║ ▐█▌ ▐▌ ▐█ █▌▐█▌ ▄█▀ █ That Gives ║
║ ▄██▌▄▀ ▄██▌▀██▌ ██ ▐▌ Slightly ║
║ ▀███ ▀███ ▀█ ▐███▄▄ █ Less Than ║
║ ▐█▌ ▐█▌ ▐▌ ▀██▀ ▀▄ A Fuck. ║
║ ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ [DL] -XeN ║
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╟────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ ║
║ Filename : PWAWEBTR.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 5-08-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ WebTrends 1.04 cracked for 3.1/95/NT Previous Total : 30 ║
║ ▄ ▀▀██▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ Release Score : 3 ║
║ ▀█▄ ▀█▌▀█▄ ▐ ▄█▀ ▄▄██▌ A Group Running Total : 33 ║
║ ▐█▌ ▐▌ ▐█ █▌▐█▌ ▄█▀ █ That Gives ║
║ ▄██▌▄▀ ▄██▌▀██▌ ██ ▐▌ Slightly ║
║ ▀███ ▀███ ▀█ ▐███▄▄ █ Less Than ║
║ ▐█▌ ▐█▌ ▐▌ ▀██▀ ▀▄ A Fuck. ║
║ ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ -XeNf ║
║ ║
╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║ ║
║ Filename : RBS-ADM.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 5-02-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ IBM AntiVirus for OS/2 Admin. v2.5 b2 Previous Total : 0 ║
║ _____________________________ __[1/1] Release Score : 2 ║
║ \_ _ \_ ____/_ _ \_ ____/ |_\ ___/ Running Total : 2 ║
║ / _/ ___)/ _/ ___) | \___ \ ║
║ / | \_ | \ | \ | \ : \ : \ ║
║ \___| /___ \____ \___ \___ \___ \ ║
║ ====|__/===\__/===\__/==\__/==\__/==\__/ ║
║ REBELS: WE MAKE ALL DAYS PARTY DAYS. ║
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╟────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ ║
║ Filename : RBS-AVB.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 5-02-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ IBM Antivirus v2.5 beta 2 for OS/2 Warp Previous Total : 2 ║
║ _____________________________ __[01/01] Release Score : 2 ║
║ \_ _ \_ ____/_ _ \_ ____/ |_\ ___/ Running Total : 4 ║
║ / _/ ___)/ _/ ___) | \___ \ ║
║ / | \_ | \ | \ | \ : \ : \ ║
║ \___| /___ \____ \___ \___ \___ \ ║
║ ====|__/===\__/===\__/==\__/==\__/==\__/ ║
║ REBELS: WE MAKE ALL DAYS PARTY DAYS. ║
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╟────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ ║
║ Filename : RBS-BS01.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 5-03-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ MacroMedia Backstage Pre-Release FULL CD Previous Total : 4 ║
║ ________________________________[01/55] Release Score : 5 ║
║ \_ _ \_ ____/_ _ \_ ____/ |_\ ___/ Running Total : 9 ║
║ / _/ ___)/ _/ ___) | \___ \ ║
║ / | \_ | \ | \ | \ : \ : \ ║
║ \___| /___ \____ \___ \___ \___ \ ║
║ ====|__/===\__/===\__/==\__/==\__/==\__/ ║
║ REBELS: WE MAKE ALL DAYS PARTY DAYS. ║
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╟────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
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║ Filename : RBS-TCP4.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 5-03-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ OS/2 TCP/IP Stack Version 4.0 Beta Previous Total : 9 ║
║ _____________________________ __[01/01] Release Score : 3 ║
║ \_ _ \_ ____/_ _ \_ ____/ |_\ ___/ Running Total : 12 ║
║ / _/ ___)/ _/ ___) | \___ \ ║
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║ ====|__/===\__/===\__/==\__/==\__/==\__/ ║
║ REBELS: WE MAKE ALL DAYS PARTY DAYS. ║
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╟────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
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║ Filename : RBS-ADNT.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
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║ ║
║ IBM ANTIVIRUS 2.5 BETA 2 for Win NT Admin Previous Total : 12 ║
║ _____________________________ __[01/01] Release Score : 2 ║
║ \_ _ \_ ____/_ _ \_ ____/ |_\ ___/ Running Total : 14 ║
║ / _/ ___)/ _/ ___) | \___ \ ║
║ / | \_ | \ | \ | \ : \ : \ ║
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║ ====|__/===\__/===\__/==\__/==\__/==\__/ ║
║ REBELS: WE MAKE ALL DAYS PARTY DAYS. ║
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║ ║
║ IBM AntiVirus v2.5 beta 2 for Win95 Previous Total : 14 ║
║ _____________________________ __[XX/01] Release Score : 2 ║
║ \_ _ \_ ____/_ _ \_ ____/ |_\ ___/ Running Total : 16 ║
║ / _/ ___)/ _/ ___) | \___ \ ║
║ / | \_ | \ | \ | \ : \ : \ ║
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║ ====|__/===\__/===\__/==\__/==\__/==\__/ ║
║ REBELS: WE MAKE ALL DAYS PARTY DAYS. ║
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║ Filename : RBS-AVNT.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 5-04-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ IBM AntiVirus v2.5 beta 2 for WinNT Previous Total : 16 ║
║ _____________________________ __[XX/01] Release Score : 2 ║
║ \_ _ \_ ____/_ _ \_ ____/ |_\ ___/ Running Total : 18 ║
║ / _/ ___)/ _/ ___) | \___ \ ║
║ / | \_ | \ | \ | \ : \ : \ ║
║ \___| /___ \____ \___ \___ \___ \ ║
║ ====|__/===\__/===\__/==\__/==\__/==\__/ ║
║ REBELS: WE MAKE ALL DAYS PARTY DAYS. ║
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╟────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ ║
║ Filename : RBS-ADW1.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 5-07-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ IBM AntiVirus v2.5 b2 for DOS/Win 3.x Previous Total : 18 ║
║ _____________________________ __[01/02] Release Score : 2 ║
║ \_ _ \_ ____/_ _ \_ ____/ |_\ ___/ Running Total : 20 ║
║ / _/ ___)/ _/ ___) | \___ \ ║
║ / | \_ | \ | \ | \ : \ : \ ║
║ \___| /___ \____ \___ \___ \___ \ ║
║ ====|__/===\__/===\__/==\__/==\__/==\__/ ║
║ REBELS: WE MAKE ALL DAYS PARTY DAYS. ║
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╟────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ ║
║ Filename : RBS-AV1.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 5-07-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ Dr Solomons AntiVirus 7.58 *WIN95* Previous Total : 20 ║
║ _____________________________ __[01/03] Release Score : 3 ║
║ \_ _ \_ ____/_ _ \_ ____/ |_\ ___/ Running Total : 23 ║
║ / _/ ___)/ _/ ___) | \___ \ ║
║ / | \_ | \ | \ | \ : \ : \ ║
║ \___| /___ \____ \___ \___ \___ \ ║
║ ====|__/===\__/===\__/==\__/==\__/==\__/ ║
║ REBELS: WE MAKE ALL DAYS PARTY DAYS. ║
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║ Filename : RBS-SMT1.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 5-08-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ SmarTerm 470 V 4.0B (C) Persoft Previous Total : 23 ║
║ _____________________________ __[01/04] Release Score : 3 ║
║ \_ _ \_ ____/_ _ \_ ____/ |_\ ___/ Running Total : 26 ║
║ / _/ ___)/ _/ ___) | \___ \ ║
║ / | \_ | \ | \ | \ : \ : \ ║
║ \___| /___ \____ \___ \___ \___ \ ║
║ ====|__/===\__/===\__/==\__/==\__/==\__/ ║
║ REBELS: WE MAKE ALL DAYS PARTY DAYS. ║
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║ ║
║ Filename : XF-LW50.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 5-03-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ LIGHTWAVE 3D V5.0B FROM NEWTEK INC. Previous Total : 0 ║
║ ──────────────────────────────────[01/01]─ Release Score : 5 ║
║ ▄██ ▄▄▄ ░ ▄▄▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄ Running Total : 5 ║
║ █▓█ █▓█ ▒ ██▀ █▓█ █ █▓█ ██ █▓█ █ ███ ██ █▓ ║
║ █▒█ █▒█ █░█ ▀▀ ▄█ █▒█ ██ █▒█ █ ▄▄▄ ██▄▄ ║
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║ ███ █▒█ ▒ ███ ▀█████▀▄██ ▒ ▀█████▀ ▀████ ║
║ ─── ██▀ ░ ──────────────── ▓ ───── sikos ─ ║
║ ║
╟────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ ║
║ Filename : XF-FWB1.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 5-04-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ DEC Altavista Firewall -Beta- Previous Total : 5 ║
║ ──────────────────────────────────[01/21]─ Release Score : 3 ║
║ ▄██ ▄▄▄ ░ ▄▄▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄ Running Total : 8 ║
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║ ███ █▒█ ▒ ███ ▀█████▀▄██ ▒ ▀█████▀ ▀████ ║
║ ─── ██▀ ░ ──────────────── ▓ ───── sikos ─ ║
║ ║
╟────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ ║
║ Filename : XF-INTER.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 5-04-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ Interchange 3D v3.0A - 3D OBJECT CONVERTER Previous Total : 8 ║
║ ──────────────────────────────────[01/01]─ Release Score : 3 ║
║ ▄██ ▄▄▄ ░ ▄▄▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄ Running Total : 11 ║
║ █▓█ █▓█ ▒ ██▀ █▓█ █ █▓█ ██ █▓█ █ ███ ██ █▓ ║
║ █▒█ █▒█ █░█ ▀▀ ▄█ █▒█ ██ █▒█ █ ▄▄▄ ██▄▄ ║
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║ ███ █▒█ ▒ ███ ▀█████▀▄██ ▒ ▀█████▀ ▀████ ║
║ ─── ██▀ ░ ──────────────── ▓ ───── sikos ─ ║
║ ║
╟────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ ║
║ Filename : XF-POSER.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 5-04-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ Fractal Design Poser v1.03 Update [.EXE] Previous Total : 11 ║
║ ──────────────────────────────────[01/01]─ Release Score : 1 ║
║ ▄██ ▄▄▄ ░ ▄▄▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄ Running Total : 12 ║
║ █▓█ █▓█ ▒ ██▀ █▓█ █ █▓█ ██ █▓█ █ ███ ██ █▓ ║
║ █▒█ █▒█ █░█ ▀▀ ▄█ █▒█ ██ █▒█ █ ▄▄▄ ██▄▄ ║
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║ █▒█ █▓█ ▓ █▓█ ░ █▓█ █░█ ██ ░ █▓█ █▒█ ██ █▓ ║
║ ███ █▒█ ▒ ███ ▀█████▀▄██ ▒ ▀█████▀ ▀████ ║
║ ─── ██▀ ░ ──────────────── ▓ ───── sikos ─ ║
║ ║
╟────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ ║
║ Filename : XF-CSCFC.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 5-06-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ CSC FASTCACHE SCSI BACKUP V1.00 F/WIN95 Previous Total : 12 ║
║ ──────────────────────────────────[01/01]─ Release Score : 3 ║
║ ▄██ ▄▄▄ ░ ▄▄▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄ Running Total : 15 ║
║ █▓█ █▓█ ▒ ██▀ █▓█ █ █▓█ ██ █▓█ █ ███ ██ █▓ ║
║ █▒█ █▒█ █░█ ▀▀ ▄█ █▒█ ██ █▒█ █ ▄▄▄ ██▄▄ ║
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║ ███ █▒█ ▒ ███ ▀█████▀▄██ ▒ ▀█████▀ ▀████ ║
║ ─── ██▀ ░ ──────────────── ▓ ───── sikos ─ ║
║ ║
╟────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ ║
║ Filename : XF-QFX01.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 5-07-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ QFX v5.21 Digital Imaging Package [32-bit] Previous Total : 15 ║
║ ──────────────────────────────────[01/03]─ Release Score : 4 ║
║ ▄██ ▄▄▄ ░ ▄▄▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄ Running Total : 19 ║
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║ ███ █▒█ ▒ ███ ▀█████▀▄██ ▒ ▀█████▀ ▀████ ║
║ ─── ██▀ ░ ──────────────── ▓ ───── sikos ─ ║
║ ║
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║ ║
║ Score Chart : Utils ║
║ ║
║ ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ ║
║ │ ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ ║
║ │ DOD ║ ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ 21 ║ │ ║
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║ │ MTY ║ ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ 18 ║ │ ║
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║ │ PWA ║ █████████████████████████████████ 33 ║ │ ║
║ │ ╠══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ │ ║
║ │ RBS ║ ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ 26 ║ │ ║
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║ │ X-F ║ ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ 19 ║ │ ║
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║ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ║
║ ║
╟────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ ║
║ Average Score Per Release : ║
║ --------------------------- ║
║ ║
║ Drink or Die - [4.2] ║
║ Pirates with Attitudes - [3.3] ║
║ Mortality - [2.6] ║
║ Rebels - [2.6] ║
║ X-Force - [3.2] ║
║ ║
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║ ║
║ Author : Rebel Chicken ║
║ Subject : Group Reviews : Utils ║
║ ║
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╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║ ║
║ Hello, and welcome to Reality Check Network's all new group review! ║
║ Here I will be reviewing the five best utils release groups in the ║
║ scene. Well, actually, *I* won't be the one reviewing them, *THEY* will ║
║ be! It's all up to the groups, this is where quantity DOES count, but ║
║ you will soon enough find that quality by far outweighs quantity. Let's ║
║ review the criteria I'll be using for judging releases. The following ║
║ is the scoring basis I'll be using : ║
║ ║
║ Points : ║
║ -------- ║
║ ║
║ [-3] The util didn't work and a crack/fix was not released within 72 ║
║ hours. The group may regain the 3 lost points by releasing a crack ║
║ or fix, even beyond the 3 day period. ║
║ ║
║ [ 1] The util was a dupe or freeware, ║
║ ║
║ [ 2] Unsatisfactory, ║
║ ║
║ [ 3] Average, ║
║ ║
║ [ 4] Above Average, and ║
║ ║
║ [ 5] Excellent! ║
║ ║
║ A group may lose points the following week and have their releases ║
║ labeled as broken (thus receiving the proper amout of points). If the ║
║ group has released a fix between the two issues, we'll give them credit ║
║ accordingly. If a group releases a fix within a 3 day period, the ║
║ util will be rated as if it worked in the first place, thus getting the ║
║ 3 points it lost back and any points it would have earned. If a group ║
║ releases a fix after the 3 day period has expired, it will receive its 3 ║
║ points back, but get no more. Betas may receive no more than 3 points. ║
║ ║
╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║ ║
║ ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ ║
║ │ Dates of Utils Reviewed : 05/09/96 -> 05/15/96 │ ║
║ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ║
║ ║
╟────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ ║
║ Filename : DODWMEE1.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 5-11-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ Watermark Enterprise Edition v2.1 [1/7] Previous Total : 0 ║
║ _______________ ____________ ____________ Release Score : 3 ║
║ \_ ___ \_ ___ \ ___ \_ Running Total : 3 ║
║ _/ l/ / l/ / l/ / ║
║ \______ / / / /____ / /| ║
║ ======\________/\__________/[⌡m]\________/== ║
║ ≡(*)≡ D r i n k O r D i e 1 9 9 6 ≡(*)≡ ║
║ ===================== [ DOD * 11-May-96 ] == ║
║ ║
╟────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ ║
║ Filename : DODCORE1.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 5-13-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ COSESSION REMOTE v7.0 (c) INSYNC [o1/o3] Previous Total : 3 ║
║ _______________ ____________ ____________ Release Score : 4 ║
║ \_ ___ \_ ___ \ ___ \_ Running Total : 7 ║
║ _/ l/ / l/ / l/ / ║
║ \______ / / / /____ / /| ║
║ ======\________/\__________/[⌡m]\________/== ║
║ ≡(*)≡ D r i n k O r D i e 1 9 9 6 ≡(*)≡ ║
║ ===================== [ DOD * 13-May-96 ] == ║
║ ║
╟────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ ║
║ Filename : DODQFPL1.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 5-13-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ QUICKEN FINANCIAL PLANNER v2.0 FOR WIN [1/5] Previous Total : 7 ║
║ _______________ ____________ ____________ Release Score : 5 ║
║ \_ ___ \_ ___ \ ___ \_ Running Total : 12 ║
║ _/ l/ / l/ / l/ / ║
║ \______ / / / /____ / /| ║
║ ======\________/\__________/[⌡m]\________/== ║
║ ≡(*)≡ D r i n k O r D i e 1 9 9 6 ≡(*)≡ ║
║ ===================== [ DOD * 13-May-96 ] == ║
║ ║
╟────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ ║
║ Filename : DOD3MAX1.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 5-15-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ 3D STUDIO MAX FINAL RELEASE [1/9] Previous Total : 12 ║
║ _______________ ____________ ____________ Release Score : 5 ║
║ \_ ___ \_ ___ \ ___ \_ Running Total : 17 ║
║ _/ l/ / l/ / l/ / ║
║ \______ / / / /____ / /| ║
║ ======\________/\__________/[⌡m]\________/== ║
║ ≡(*)≡ D r i n k O r D i e 1 9 9 6 ≡(*)≡ ║
║ ===================== [ DOD * 15-MAY-96 ] == ║
║ ║
╟────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ ║
║ Filename : DODCWP01.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 5-16-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ COREL WORDPERFECT OFFICE SUITE 95 [01/29] Previous Total : 17 ║
║ _______________ ____________ ____________ Release Score : 5 ║
║ \_ ___ \_ ___ \ ___ \_ Running Total : 22 ║
║ _/ l/ / l/ / l/ / ║
║ \______ / / / /____ / /| ║
║ ======\________/\__________/[⌡m]\________/== ║
║ ≡(*)≡ D r i n k O r D i e 1 9 9 6 ≡(*)≡ ║
║ ===================== [ DOD * 15-May-96 ] == ║
║ ║
╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║ ║
║ Filename : MTYTWK01.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 5-11-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ ToonWorks (c) MicroForum [01/14] Previous Total : 0 ║
║ ___________________________ _____________ Release Score : 3 ║
║ \_ | _/ \ _ \____/ \ \ / \___ ___/ / Running Total : 3 ║
║ / \ \ \ /_/\_ ` \ /_/ \_/ \_/ __ ║
║ \_|_|_/\___/_|__/__/_|__/___/___/\___/\____ ║
║ Released: [05-11-96] Mortality 96! ║
║ ║
╟────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ ║
║ Filename : MTYWM3-1.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 5-11-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ WebMedia Publisher Pro [1/3] Previous Total : 3 ║
║ ______.______._____._____._____ Release Score : 3 ║
║ ¼< > __/ \__ < \½ Running Total : 6 ║
║ __/ \__ __/__ ___> ║
║ ½\______\____/ _/ \ _½ \pn ║
║ (==[01/03]\_____\_______>[05/11/96]==) ║
║ ║
╟────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ ║
║ Filename : MTYWMUP1.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 5-11-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ WebMedia Publisher Pro 3.0 Release Update 1 Previous Total : 6 ║
║ ______.______._____._____._____ Release Score : 1 ║
║ ¼< > __/ \__ < \½ Running Total : 7 ║
║ __/ \__ __/__ ___> ║
║ ½\______\____/ _/ \ _½ \pn ║
║ (==[01/01]\_____\_______>[05/11/96]==) ║
║ ║
╟────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ ║
║ Filename : MTY-SD01.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 5-12-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ SoftDesk S7 Super Productivity CD Previous Total : 7 ║
║ ______.______._____._____._____ Release Score : 3 ║
║ ¼< > __/ \__ < \½ Running Total : 10 ║
║ __/ \__ __/__ ___> ║
║ ½\______\____/ _/ \ _½ \pn ║
║ (==[01/45]\_____\_______>[05/12/96]==) ║
║ ║
╟────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ ║
║ Filename : MTYWE231.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 5-11-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ Web Edit Pro 2.0 Beta 3 Previous Total : 10 ║
║ ______.______._____._____._____ Release Score : 3 ║
║ ¼< > __/ \__ < \½ Running Total : 13 ║
║ __/ \__ __/__ ___> ║
║ ½\______\____/ _/ \ _½ \pn ║
║ (==[01/02]\_____\_______>[05/11/96]==) ║
║ ║
╟────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ ║
║ Filename : MTY-SPB1.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 5-14-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ Sax Basic Engine Professional [1/2] Previous Total : 13 ║
║ ___________________________ _____________ Release Score : 2 ║
║ \_ | _/ \ _ \____/ \ \ / \___ ___/ / Running Total : 15 ║
║ / \ \ \ /_/\_ ` \ /_/ \_/ \_/ __ ║
║ \_|_|_/\___/_|__/__/_|__/___/___/\___/\____ ║
║ Released: [05-14-96] Mortality 96! ║
║ ║
╟────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ ║
║ Filename : MTYSAXCM.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 5-14-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ Sax Comm Objects Professional [1/1] Previous Total : 15 ║
║ ___________________________ _____________ Release Score : 2 ║
║ \_ | _/ \ _ \____/ \ \ / \___ ___/ / Running Total : 17 ║
║ / \ \ \ /_/\_ ` \ /_/ \_/ \_/ __ ║
║ \_|_|_/\___/_|__/__/_|__/___/___/\___/\____ ║
║ Released: [05-14-96] Mortality 96! ║
║ ║
╟────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ ║
║ Filename : MTYSAXST.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 5-14-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ Sax Setup Wizard v2.0 [1/1] Previous Total : 17 ║
║ ___________________________ _____________ Release Score : 2 ║
║ \_ | _/ \ _ \____/ \ \ / \___ ___/ / Running Total : 19 ║
║ / \ \ \ /_/\_ ` \ /_/ \_/ \_/ __ ║
║ \_|_|_/\___/_|__/__/_|__/___/___/\___/\____ ║
║ Released: [05-14-96] Mortality 96! ║
║ ║
╟────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ ║
║ Filename : MTYWEB16.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 5-14-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ Sax Webster Control 16 Bit [1/1] Previous Total : 19 ║
║ ___________________________ _____________ Release Score : 2 ║
║ \_ | _/ \ _ \____/ \ \ / \___ ___/ / Running Total : 21 ║
║ / \ \ \ /_/\_ ` \ /_/ \_/ \_/ __ ║
║ \_|_|_/\___/_|__/__/_|__/___/___/\___/\____ ║
║ Released: [05-14-96] Mortality 96! ║
║ ║
╟────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ ║
║ Filename : MTYWEB32.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 5-14-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ Sax Webster Control 32 Bit [1/1] Previous Total : 21 ║
║ ___________________________ _____________ Release Score : 2 ║
║ \_ | _/ \ _ \____/ \ \ / \___ ___/ / Running Total : 23 ║
║ / \ \ \ /_/\_ ` \ /_/ \_/ \_/ __ ║
║ \_|_|_/\___/_|__/__/_|__/___/___/\___/\____ ║
║ Released: [05-14-96] Mortality 96! ║
║ ║
╟────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ ║
║ Filename : MTY-CYBS.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 5-15-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ CyberSitter v2.01 [1/1] Previous Total : 23 ║
║ ___________________________ _____________ Release Score : 3 ║
║ \_ | _/ \ _ \____/ \ \ / \___ ___/ / Running Total : 26 ║
║ / \ \ \ /_/\_ ` \ /_/ \_/ \_/ __ ║
║ \_|_|_/\___/_|__/__/_|__/___/___/\___/\____ ║
║ Released: [05-15-96] Mortality 96! ║
║ ║
╟────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ ║
║ Filename : MTY-TV16.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 5-15-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ TeleVox 1.0 beta for Win3.1 [1/1] Previous Total : 26 ║
║ ___________________________ _____________ Release Score : 2 ║
║ \_ | _/ \ _ \____/ \ \ / \___ ___/ / Running Total : 28 ║
║ / \ \ \ /_/\_ ` \ /_/ \_/ \_/ __ ║
║ \_|_|_/\___/_|__/__/_|__/___/___/\___/\____ ║
║ Released: [05-15-96] Mortality 96! ║
║ ║
╟────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ ║
║ Filename : MTY-TV32.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 5-15-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ TeleVox 1.0 beta for Win95 [1/1] Previous Total : 28 ║
║ ___________________________ _____________ Release Score : 2 ║
║ \_ | _/ \ _ \____/ \ \ / \___ ___/ / Running Total : 30 ║
║ / \ \ \ /_/\_ ` \ /_/ \_/ \_/ __ ║
║ \_|_|_/\___/_|__/__/_|__/___/___/\___/\____ ║
║ Released: [05-15-96] Mortality 96! ║
║ ║
╟────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ ║
║ Filename : MTYGWEB.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 5-15-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ G Web (c) Virtual Presence [1/1] Previous Total : 30 ║
║ ___________________________ _____________ Release Score : 2 ║
║ \_ | _/ \ _ \____/ \ \ / \___ ___/ / Running Total : 32 ║
║ / \ \ \ /_/\_ ` \ /_/ \_/ \_/ __ ║
║ \_|_|_/\___/_|__/__/_|__/___/___/\___/\____ ║
║ Released: [05-15-96] Mortality 96! ║
║ ║
╟────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ ║
║ Filename : MTYGWIN.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 5-15-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ Genesis World Buildier (c) Virtual Prescene Previous Total : 32 ║
║ ___________________________ _____________ Release Score : 2 ║
║ \_ | _/ \ _ \____/ \ \ / \___ ___/ / Running Total : 34 ║
║ / \ \ \ /_/\_ ` \ /_/ \_/ \_/ __ ║
║ \_|_|_/\___/_|__/__/_|__/___/___/\___/\____ ║
║ Released: [05-15-96] Mortality 96! ║
║ ║
╟────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ ║
║ Filename : GENLITE.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 5-16-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ Genesis World Builder Lite Previous Total : 34 ║
║ ______.______._____._____._____ Release Score : 1 ║
║ ¼< > __/ \__ < \½ Running Total : 35 ║
║ __/ \__ __/__ ___> ║
║ ½\______\____/ _/ \ _½ \pn ║
║ (==[01/01]\_____\_______>[05/16/96]==) ║
║ ║
╟────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ ║
║ Filename : GWEBLTE.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 5-16-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ GWeb Lite (c) Virtual Presence, Ltd. Previous Total : 35 ║
║ ______.______._____._____._____ Release Score : 1 ║
║ ¼< > __/ \__ < \½ Running Total : 36 ║
║ __/ \__ __/__ ___> ║
║ ½\______\____/ _/ \ _½ \pn ║
║ (==[01/01]\_____\_______>[05/16/96]==) ║
║ ║
╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║ ║
║ Filename : PWAB2S01.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 5-10-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ Windows NT 4.0 Server [01/42] Previous Total : 0 ║
║ Beta 2 Release Score : 3 ║
║ ▄ ▀▀██▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ Running Total : 3 ║
║ ▀█▄ ▀█▌▀█▄ ▐ ▄█▀ ▄▄██▌ A Group ║
║ ▐█▌ ▐▌ ▐█ █▌▐█▌ ▄█▀ █ That Gives ║
║ ▄██▌▄▀ ▄██▌▀██▌ ██ ▐▌ Slightly ║
║ ▀███ ▀███ ▀█ ▐███▄▄ █ Less Than ║
║ ▐█▌ ▐█▌ ▐▌ ▀██▀ ▀▄ A Fuck. ║
║ ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ -XeN ║
║ ║
╟────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ ║
║ Filename : PWAB2W01.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 5-10-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ Windows NT 4.0 Workstation [01/40] Previous Total : 3 ║
║ Beta 2 Release Score : 3 ║
║ ▄ ▀▀██▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ Running Total : 6 ║
║ ▀█▄ ▀█▌▀█▄ ▐ ▄█▀ ▄▄██▌ A Group ║
║ ▐█▌ ▐▌ ▐█ █▌▐█▌ ▄█▀ █ That Gives ║
║ ▄██▌▄▀ ▄██▌▀██▌ ██ ▐▌ Slightly ║
║ ▀███ ▀███ ▀█ ▐███▄▄ █ Less Than ║
║ ▐█▌ ▐█▌ ▐▌ ▀██▀ ▀▄ A Fuck. ║
║ ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ -XeN ║
║ ║
╟────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ ║
║ Filename : PWAFOC01.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 5-11-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ Focal Point [01/13] Previous Total : 6 ║
║ ▄ ▀▀██▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ Release Score : 4 ║
║ ▀█▄ ▀█▌▀█▄ ▐ ▄█▀ ▄▄██▌ A Group Running Total : 10 ║
║ ▐█▌ ▐▌ ▐█ █▌▐█▌ ▄█▀ █ That Gives ║
║ ▄██▌▄▀ ▄██▌▀██▌ ██ ▐▌ Slightly ║
║ ▀███ ▀███ ▀█ ▐███▄▄ █ Less Than ║
║ ▐█▌ ▐█▌ ▐▌ ▀██▀ ▀▄ A Fuck. ║
║ ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ -XeN ║
║ ║
╟────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ ║
║ Filename : PWAINOC1.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 5-11-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ Inoculan Anti-Virus for WinNT [1/9] Previous Total : 10 ║
║ version 1.01 Release Score : 5 ║
║ ▄ ▀▀██▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ Running Total : 15 ║
║ ▀█▄ ▀█▌▀█▄ ▐ ▄█▀ ▄▄██▌ A Group ║
║ ▐█▌ ▐▌ ▐█ █▌▐█▌ ▄█▀ █ That Gives ║
║ ▄██▌▄▀ ▄██▌▀██▌ ██ ▐▌ Slightly ║
║ ▀███ ▀███ ▀█ ▐███▄▄ █ Less Than ║
║ ▐█▌ ▐█▌ ▐▌ ▀██▀ ▀▄ A Fuck. ║
║ ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ -XeN ║
║ ║
╟────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ ║
║ Filename : PWASAL01.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 5-11-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ Salsa For The Desktop 1.02a [01/12] Previous Total : 15 ║
║ ▄ ▀▀██▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ Release Score : 5 ║
║ ▀█▄ ▀█▌▀█▄ ▐ ▄█▀ ▄▄██▌ A Group Running Total : 20 ║
║ ▐█▌ ▐▌ ▐█ █▌▐█▌ ▄█▀ █ That Gives ║
║ ▄██▌▄▀ ▄██▌▀██▌ ██ ▐▌ Slightly ║
║ ▀███ ▀███ ▀█ ▐███▄▄ █ Less Than ║
║ ▐█▌ ▐█▌ ▐▌ ▀██▀ ▀▄ A Fuck. ║
║ ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ -XeN ║
║ ║
╟────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ ║
║ Filename : PWAMNG01.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 5-14-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ Intel ManageWise 2.1 [01/26] Previous Total : 20 ║
║ ▄ ▀▀██▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ Release Score : 3 ║
║ ▀█▄ ▀█▌▀█▄ ▐ ▄█▀ ▄▄██▌ A Group Running Total : 23 ║
║ ▐█▌ ▐▌ ▐█ █▌▐█▌ ▄█▀ █ That Gives ║
║ ▄██▌▄▀ ▄██▌▀██▌ ██ ▐▌ Slightly ║
║ ▀███ ▀███ ▀█ ▐███▄▄ █ Less Than ║
║ ▐█▌ ▐█▌ ▐▌ ▀██▀ ▀▄ A Fuck. ║
║ ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ -XeN ║
║ ║
╟────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ ║
║ Filename : OL3DPWA.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 5-15-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ OnLive 3D internet graphic adventure Previous Total : 23 ║
║ for win95 1.0b12.1 1/1 Release Score : 2 ║
║ Running Total : 25 ║
║ ▄ ▀▀██▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ ║
║ ▀█▄ ▀█▌▀█▄ ▐ ▄█▀ ▄▄██▌ A Group ║
║ ▐█▌ ▐▌ ▐█ █▌▐█▌ ▄█▀ █ That Gives ║
║ ▄██▌▄▀ ▄██▌▀██▌ ██ ▐▌ Slightly ║
║ ▀███ ▀███ ▀█ ▐███▄▄ █ Less Than ║
║ ▐█▌ ▐█▌ ▐▌ ▀██▀ ▀▄ A Fuck. ║
║ ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ -XeNf ║
║ ║
╟────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ ║
║ Filename : PWABCR01.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 5-17-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ Borland C++ 5.0 Developer's Suite Previous Total : 25 ║
║ Resource Kit [01/37] Release Score : 5 ║
║ ▄ ▀▀██▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ Running Total : 30 ║
║ ▀█▄ ▀█▌▀█▄ ▐ ▄█▀ ▄▄██▌ A Group ║
║ ▐█▌ ▐▌ ▐█ █▌▐█▌ ▄█▀ █ That Gives ║
║ ▄██▌▄▀ ▄██▌▀██▌ ██ ▐▌ Slightly ║
║ ▀███ ▀███ ▀█ ▐███▄▄ █ Less Than ║
║ ▐█▌ ▐█▌ ▐▌ ▀██▀ ▀▄ A Fuck. ║
║ ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ -XeN ║
║ ║
╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║ ║
║ Filename : RBSWMAP1.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 5-16-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ Windows Map v2.2 (c) Microsoft [1/8] Previous Total : 0 ║
║ _____________ _____ _________ _______ Release Score : 5 ║
║ \_ _ \_ ____/_ _ \_ ____/ |_\ ___/ Running Total : 5 ║
║ / _/ ___)/ _/ ___) | \___ \ ║
║ / | \_ | \ | \ | \ : \ : \ ║
║ \___| /___ \____ \___ \___ \___ \ ║
║ ====|__/===\__/===\__/==\__/==\__/==\__/ ║
║ REBELS: WE MAKE ALL DAYS PARTY DAYS. ║
║ ║
╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║ ║
║ Filename : XF-HBD01.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 5-12-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ HORIZON DIGITAL BUSINESS DIRECTORY Previous Total : 0 ║
║ ──────────────────────────────────[01/29]─ Release Score : 3 ║
║ ▄██ ▄▄▄ ░ ▄▄▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄ Running Total : 3 ║
║ █▓█ █▓█ ▒ ██▀ █▓█ █ █▓█ ██ █▓█ █ ███ ██ █▓ ║
║ █▒█ █▒█ █░█ ▀▀ ▄█ █▒█ ██ █▒█ █ ▄▄▄ ██▄▄ ║
║ ▄██▀██▄ ▀ █▒█▀▀▀ ██ █░█ ██ ▄▄█ █▓█ ██ ▄▄ ║
║ █▒█ █▓█ ▓ █▓█ ░ █▓█ █░█ ██ ░ █▓█ █▒█ ██ █▓ ║
║ ███ █▒█ ▒ ███ ▀█████▀▄██ ▒ ▀█████▀ ▀████ ║
║ ─── ██▀ ░ ──────────────── ▓ ───── sikos ─ ║
║ ║
╟────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ ║
║ Filename : XF-DLS1.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 5-14-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ DOS LAN SERVICE CLIENT OS/2 Previous Total : 3 ║
║ WARP SERVER ADVANCED (c) IBM Release Score : 5 ║
║ ───────────────────────────────────-[1/4]─ Running Total : 8 ║
║ ▄██ ▄▄▄ ░ ▄▄▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄ ║
║ █▓█ █▓█ ▒ ██▀ █▓█ █ █▓█ ██ █▓█ █ ███ ██ █▓ ║
║ █▒█ █▒█ █░█ ▀▀ ▄█ █▒█ ██ █▒█ █ ▄▄▄ ██▄▄ ║
║ ▄██▀██▄ ▀ █▒█▀▀▀ ██ █░█ ██ ▄▄█ █▓█ ██ ▄▄ ║
║ █▒█ █▓█ ▓ █▓█ ░ █▓█ █░█ ██ ░ █▓█ █▒█ ██ █▓ ║
║ ███ █▒█ ▒ ███ ▀█████▀▄██ ▒ ▀█████▀ ▀████ ║
║ ─── ██▀ ░ ──────────────── ▓ ───── sikos ─ ║
║ ║
╟────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ ║
║ Filename : XFINFO01.ZIP Fix name : -- ║
║ Filedate : 5-16-96 Filedate : -- ║
║ ║
║ CRYSTAL INFO V4.5 5 USER PILOT PAK Previous Total : 8 ║
║ Windows 3.1 / 95 / NT -FULL CD- Release Score : 3 ║
║ ──────────────────────────────────[01/38]─ Running Total : 11 ║
║ ▄██ ▄▄▄ ░ ▄▄▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄ ║
║ █▓█ █▓█ ▒ ██▀ █▓█ █ █▓█ ██ █▓█ █ ███ ██ █▓ ║
║ █▒█ █▒█ █░█ ▀▀ ▄█ █▒█ ██ █▒█ █ ▄▄▄ ██▄▄ ║
║ ▄██▀██▄ ▀ █▒█▀▀▀ ██ █░█ ██ ▄▄█ █▓█ ██ ▄▄ ║
║ █▒█ █▓█ ▓ █▓█ ░ █▓█ █░█ ██ ░ █▓█ █▒█ ██ █▓ ║
║ ███ █▒█ ▒ ███ ▀█████▀▄██ ▒ ▀█████▀ ▀████ ║
║ ─── ██▀ ░ ──────────────── ▓ ───── sikos ─ ║
║ ║
╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║ ║
║ Score Chart : Utils ║
║ ║
║ ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ ║
║ │ ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ ║
║ │ DOD ║ ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ 22 ║ │ ║
║ │ ╠══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ │ ║
║ │ MTY ║ ████████████████████████████████████ 36 ║ │ ║
║ │ ╠══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ │ ║
║ │ PWA ║ ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ 30 ║ │ ║
║ │ ╠══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ │ ║
║ │ RBS ║ ░░░░░ 5 ║ │ ║
║ │ ╠══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ │ ║
║ │ X-F ║ ░░░░░░░░░░░ 11 ║ │ ║
║ │ ╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ ║
║ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ║
║ ║
╟────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ ║
║ Average Score Per Release : ║
║ --------------------------- ║
║ ║
║ Rebels - [5.0] ║
║ Drink or Die - [4.4] ║
║ Pirates with Attitudes - [3.8] ║
║ X-Force - [3.7] ║
║ Mortality - [2.2] ║
║ ║
║ ║
╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
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▀ r e v i e w s !
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║ ║
║ Author : Rebel Chicken ║
║ Subject : Group Reviews : Utils ║
║ ║
╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║ ║
║ The following is a chart combining the total points of the top 5 utils ║
║ groups within the past weeks : ║
║ ║
╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║ ║
║ ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ ║
║ │ APR APR MAY MAY MAY Total │ ║
║ │ ╔═══════╤═══════╤═══════╤═══════╤═══════╤═════════╤═════╤══════╗ │ ║
║ │ DOD ║ 3/1 │ 3/1 │ 21/5 │ 22/5 │ / │ 49/12 │ 4.4 │ +0.2 ║ │ ║
║ │ ╠═══════╪═══════╪═══════╪═══════╪═══════╪═════════╪═════╪══════╣ │ ║
║ │ MTY ║ 10/4 │ 8/3 │ 18/7 │ 36/17 │ / │ 72/28 │ 2.2 │ -0.4 ║ │ ║
║ │ ╠═══════╪═══════╪═══════╪═══════╪═══════╪═════════╪═════╪══════╣ │ ║
║ │ PWA ║ 23/4 │ 18/6 │ 33/10 │ 30/8 │ / │ 104/28 │ 3.8 │ +0.5 ║ │ ║
║ │ ╠═══════╪═══════╪═══════╪═══════╪═══════╪═════════╪═════╪══════╣ │ ║
║ │ RBS ║ 9/3 │ 3/1 │ 26/10 │ 5/1 │ / │ 43/15 │ 5.0 │ +2.4 ║ │ ║
║ │ ╠═══════╪═══════╪═══════╪═══════╪═══════╪═════════╪═════╪══════╣ │ ║
║ │ X-F ║ 24/10 │ 3/1 │ 19/6 │ 11/3 │ / │ 57/20 │ 3.7 │ +0.5 ║ │ ║
║ │ ╚═══════╧═══════╧═══════╧═══════╧═══════╧═════════╧═════╧══════╝ │ ║
║ │ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ │ ║
║ │ │ └ # of Releases Current Yield ┘ │ │ ║
║ │ └ # of Points Change in Yield ┘ │ ║
║ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ║
║ Current Yield = # of Points / # of Releases ║
║ Change in Yield = Current Week's Yield - Previous Week's Yield ║
║ ║
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║ ║
║ Welcome to Dear Road Rebel! This is going to be YOUR column that is ║
║ a cross between Dear Abby and Dave Berry. The most important part of ║
║ this is YOUR participation. If you have ever had a question about the ║
║ scene or just a comment, here's the place! Have you ever wanted to know ║
║ why some people do this or that? ASK! I would love to take it to the ║
║ extreme for you and we will be happy to research it! I hope you have as ║
║ much fun with this as I will! Remember, this is YOUR column! ║
║ ║
╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║ ║
║ Topic For Next Week : The Internet and the BBS scene. ║
║ ║
║ The Internet was introduced to us just a few years ago. In reality, ║
║ it is a relatively new resource for us all. Yet it has managed to take ║
║ the scene by surprise and is now an indepensible resource that we could ║
║ not manage without. Previous to the Internet, BBSs were the only method ║
║ of warez transport. Couriers had to work hard to get a release from ║
║ one board to all the rest, a feat that is rather amazing to me today ║
║ when I look back. However, with the advent of the Internet, a file can ║
║ make it around the world in under 5 minutes! Most files reach the top ║
║ boards within 6 hours of their release! Still, though, BBSs do have ║
║ clear advantages over the Internet. Some of these advantages are a ║
║ searchable file base, easier access restriction, and most of all, a ║
║ public message base, one that, on the Internet, could only be controlled ║
║ through a fast listserv. Why haven't all these T1 FTP sites converted ║
║ to telnet nodes for a PCBoard setup? What do you think the Internet has ║
║ done to the BBS scene? What do you think the BBS scene will be like in ║
║ a year or two? What do you think the Internet will be like then? How ║
║ do you feel about this technological revolution? ║
║ ║
╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║ ║
║ Please E-Mail all responses to [email protected] ║
║ ║
║ ║
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┌──────────────┬─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ THURSDAY │ APRIL 18 │
└──────────────┴─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
┌──────────────┬────┬─────┬──────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ FILENAME │ D# │ O/S │ DESCRIPTION │
├──────────────┼────┼─────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ CB44CLI6.ZIP │ 9 │ WIN │ 4th Dimension Client │
│ CB4DOC13.ZIP │ 13 │ WIN │ 4th Dimension Dox │
│ CB4PDESK.ZIP │ 1 │ W95 │ PowerDesk v1.1 │
│ FBI!EMC2.ZIP │ 2 │ WIN │ Email Connections │
│ FBIEMC2.ZIP │ 2 │ W95 │ Email Connections │
│ FBIMCFE.ZIP │ 1 │ WIN │ McAfee April Update │
│ L0DTK95C.ZIP │ 3 │ W95 │ Fast Track 95 │
│ NOVAOR3.ZIP │ 3 │ DOS │ Age of Rifles v0.48 │
│ PWA93W17.ZIP │ 46 │ WNT │ Windows NT v4.0 Workstation │
│ PWATBP24.ZIP │ 27 │ WIN │ TextBridge Pro │
│ SWIOPT02.ZIP │ 22 │ WIN │ Optivity v5.3 │
│ UCF-HWA.ZIP │ 1 │ WIN │ Help Writers Assistant │
│ UCF-PDSK.ZIP │ 1 │ WIN │ Power Desk v1.1 │
│ UCF-TP32.ZIP │ 1 │ W95 │ ThumbsPlus v3.0 │
│ WC2_12.ZIP │ 1 │ DOS │ Warcraft II Update v.1.12 │
└──────────────┴────┴─────┴──────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
┌──────────────┬─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ FRIDAY │ APRIL 19 │
└──────────────┴─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
┌──────────────┬────┬─────┬──────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ FILENAME │ D# │ O/S │ DESCRIPTION │
├──────────────┼────┼─────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ CB44SRV01ZIP │ 9 │ WIN │ 4th Dimension Server │
│ FBI!P105.ZIP │ 1 │ DOS │ PFed v1.05 │
│ ITTF01.ZIP │ 15 │ WIN │ Microsoft International TTF's │
│ OEMW9520.ZIP │ 20 │ W95 │ Microsoft OEM Service 2 Beta 95 │
│ OLTRVL03.ZIP │ 3 │ W95 │ OnLive! │
│ PWAEDG04.ZIP │ 87 │ WIN │ Solid Edge v01.00.03.11 │
│ RBSL3D01.ZIP │ 24 │ WIN │ Landscape Designer 3D │
│ XF-CV321.ZIP │ 5 │ W95 │ DEC Intel to Alpha Converter Limited Beta │
│ XF-LSP6.ZIP │ 1 │ W95 │ DEC Light & Sound Pack v2.0 Beta │
│ XFONLIN2.ZIP │ 2 │ WIN │ Lexis-Nexis Online Connection │
│ XFPUT95.ZIP │ 1 │ W95 │ 95 POWER UTILS V. 1.10.11 │
│ XFRES1.ZIP │ 3 │ WIN │ Lexis-Nexis Research │
└──────────────┴────┴─────┴──────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
┌──────────────┬─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ SATURDAY │ APRIL 20 │
└──────────────┴─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
┌──────────────┬────┬─────┬──────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ FILENAME │ D# │ O/S │ DESCRIPTION │
├──────────────┼────┼─────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ ANON-DSO.ZIP │ 1 │ DOS │ Dark Sands : Crimson Sun │
│ FBI!KCD2.ZIP │ 2 │ WIN │ Kodak Photo CD Access │
│ FBI!SPD5.ZIP │ 5 │ DOS │ Speed Haste │
│ IMP-CPK7.ZIP │ 7 │ WIN │ Caere Pagekeeper v2.01 │
│ PSG-TOP3.ZIP │ 3 │ WIN │ Tacops │
│ PST-NER2.ZIP │ 2 │ WIN │ Neuro Router v2.0 │
│ PWAWCCV5.ZIP │ 1 │ W95 │ wcCODE │
│ RBS-BE22.ZIP │ 22 │ DOS │ Backup Exec 4 Netware │
│ RBS-WP07.ZIP │ 34 │ WIN │ Winport v5.0 │
│ RFXPWA38.ZIP │ 38 │ WIN │ Reflection Suite v5.02 │
│ RTN-NTM.ZIP │ 1 │ W95 │ NetTerm v2.8.9 │
│ SC72_41.ZIP │ 41 │ WIN │ Symantec C++ v7.2 │
│ SWIS3101.ZIP │ 37 │ WIN │ Siper Charts v3.0 │
│ TC-NNT04.ZIP │ 4 │ WNT │ Norton NT Tools v3.51 │
│ TC-QS.ZIP │ 1 │ WIN │ DeltaPoint QuickSite │
│ TC-WS03.ZIP │ 1 │ W95 │ WebSite v1.1 │
└──────────────┴────┴─────┴──────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
┌──────────────┬─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ SUNDAY │ APRIL 21 │
└──────────────┴─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
┌──────────────┬────┬─────┬──────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ FILENAME │ D# │ O/S │ DESCRIPTION │
├──────────────┼────┼─────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ COPSKP5.ZIP │ 5 │ WIN │ Kids Pack 2 │
│ DA-DM14.ZIP │ 1 │ WIN │ DirMan v1.40 │
│ DA-HS260.ZIP │ 1 │ W95 │ HyperSnap v2.60 │
│ DA-SK475.ZIP │ 1 │ WIN │ HyperDisk Speedkit v4.75 │
│ DBDGWA10.ZIP │ 17 │ WIN │ Beavis & Butthead Featuring GWAR │
│ MSQ95D23.ZIP │ 34 │ W95 │ Microsoft Windows 95 DDK │
│ MTY-CWK2.ZIP │ 2 │ WIN │ CyberWorks │
│ PNC-RT85.ZIP │ 5 │ WIN │ RoundTable v8.0A8B │
│ SDM_WPS.ZIP │ 1 │ OS2 │ Workplace Solution v1.0 │
│ UCFGCPFI.ZIP │ 1 │ WIN │ Gibbon Finger v1.0 │
│ UCFMR2IW.ZIP │ 1 │ OS2 │ MR/2 ICE v0.99w │
└──────────────┴────┴─────┴──────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
┌──────────────┬─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ MONDAY │ APRIL 22 │
└──────────────┴─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
┌──────────────┬────┬─────┬──────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ FILENAME │ D# │ O/S │ DESCRIPTION │
├──────────────┼────┼─────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ ARISCMT5.ZIP │ 7 │ DOS │ Compiling Tools │
│ COPSFY2.ZIP │ 2 │ WIN │ Family Information │
│ DRA4-01.ZIP │ 9 │ DOS │ Dragon Knight 4 │
│ FBI!NSH4.ZIP │ 4 │ DOS │ NetSheild v2.31 │
│ MTY-TB95.ZIP │ 1 │ W95 │ Turbo Browser │
│ PWAIT14.ZIP │ 62 │ WIN │ Imagineer Technical v1.0 │
└──────────────┴────┴─────┴──────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
┌──────────────┬─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ TUESDAY │ APRIL 23 │
└──────────────┴─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
┌──────────────┬────┬─────┬──────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ FILENAME │ D# │ O/S │ DESCRIPTION │
├──────────────┼────┼─────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ AIRLINE3.ZIP │ 3 │ WIN │ Airlines │
│ DOMDAG09.ZIP │ 9 │ W95 │ Dagesh │
│ MTY-ARC1.ZIP │ 4 │ WIN │ Instant Architect v2.0 │
│ PIE-CM11.ZIP │ 1 │ W95 │ CommandLine v1.1 │
│ PNC-A16.ZIP │ 1 │ WIN │ Agent v.99d │
│ PNC-A32.ZIP │ 1 │ W95 │ Agent v.99d │
│ PWAXRAY2.ZIP │ 1 │ WIN │ NetXRay v1.1.3 │
│ TC-NSG03.ZIP │ 3 │ W95 │ Netscape Navigator v2.01 GOLD │
│ UCF-T4KY.ZIP │ 1 │ DOS │ Terminate v4.0 │
└──────────────┴────┴─────┴──────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
┌──────────────┬─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ WEDNESDAY │ APRIL 24 │
└──────────────┴─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
┌──────────────┬────┬─────┬──────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ FILENAME │ D# │ O/S │ DESCRIPTION │
├──────────────┼────┼─────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ COPSPT2.ZIP │ 2 │ WIN │ Family Pets │
│ COPSWG10.ZIP │ 1 │ WIN │ WinGate v3.10 │
│ DODALIB4.ZIP │ 4 │ W95 │ Alibaba v2.0 Web Server │
│ E3DXTR01.ZIP │ 13 │ WIN │ Extreme 3D AddOns │
│ L0D-DM7.ZIP │ 1 │ DOS │ Ontrack v7.9 │
│ NRG-Z905.ZIP │ 26 │ W95 │ Labview v4.0 Development System │
│ PWA-OLT.ZIP │ 1 │ WIN │ Onlive Traveler Utopia Gateway v1.0b7.3 │
│ PWAVAA03.ZIP │ 3 │ W95 │ VBAssist v4.0a │
│ PWAVAB04.ZIP │ 4 │ W95 │ VBAssist v4.0b │
│ RORHCBG2.ZIP │ 2 │ WIN │ Hoyle Classic Board Games │
│ RORSKNY7.ZIP │ 7 │ WIN │ Skunny Multi-Language │
│ SDMLG5D7.ZIP │ 7 │ WIN │ Novell LAN WorkGroup v5.0 │
│ SWIS3506.ZIP │ 19 │ WIN │ Super Charts v3.0 │
│ TACWS213.ZIP │ 1 │ WIN │ WinSock2 Beta v1.3 │
│ TC-SWCRK.ZIP │ 1 │ WIN │ Superweb Web Server │
│ UCFPCS12.ZIP │ 1 │ DOS │ PC Security v1.2 │
│ UCFSMI95.ZIP │ 1 │ W95 │ SmilerShell v1.4 │
└──────────────┴────┴─────┴──────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
┌──────────────┬─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ SATURDAY │ APRIL 25 │
└──────────────┴─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
┌──────────────┬────┬─────┬──────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ FILENAME │ D# │ O/S │ DESCRIPTION │
├──────────────┼────┼─────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ CH463-8.ZIP │ 8 │ W95 │ Netmanage Chameleon v4.6.3 │
│ COPSVMS.ZIP │ 1 │ WIN │ Voice E-Mail v.3.0 │
│ DA-BP44P.ZIP │ 1 │ DOS │ Bitware Plus v4.04 Patch │
│ DA-CNV13.ZIP │ 1 │ W95 │ Riada Convert v1.3 │
│ DA-FG50.ZIP │ 1 │ WIN │ Formula Graphics v5.0 │
│ DFTFBSE3.ZIP │ 3 │ WIN │ FirstBase v3.12 │
│ DFTNLOAD.ZIP │ 1 │ WIN │ NetLoad v1.0k FTP Client │
│ NET2ADD5.ZIP │ 1 │ W95 │ Netscape v2.0 AddOns │
│ QNT-PI23.ZIP │ 23 │ WIN │ Private Investigator │
│ RBSCO727.ZIP │ 60 │ W95 │ Corel Office 7 BETA 3 │
│ STRIP28.ZIP │ 28 │ WIN │ Strip Poker Pro │
│ VIS4033.ZIP │ 33 │ W95 │ Visio 4.0 International │
│ STUDIO39.ZIP │ 1 │ WIN │ Gold Desk StudioM │
│ XFBBR08.ZIP │ 8 │ W95 │ MS Blackbird Designer v11.0.5.0206 │
│ XFBIRD03.ZIP │ 3 │ W95 │ Microsoft Blackbird Viewer │
└──────────────┴────┴─────┴──────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
┌──────────────┬─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ SUNDAY │ APRIL 26 │
└──────────────┴─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
┌──────────────┬────┬─────┬──────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ FILENAME │ D# │ O/S │ DESCRIPTION │
├──────────────┼────┼─────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ COPSALG.ZIP │ 1 │ WIN │ Algebra 1-4 v1.01 │
│ COPSCE10.ZIP │ 1 │ WIN │ Computer Ease v1.0 │
│ COPSMNE.ZIP │ 1 │ WIN │ The Money Controller │
│ DCS_QRD.ZIP │ 1 │ W95 │ QRead v2.0 File Viewer │
│ FBI!BS16.ZIP │ 18 │ WIN │ Bermuda Syndrome │
│ FBI!NSP2.ZIP │ 2 │ WIN │ Netscape Powerpack v2.0 │
│ HZN-FTPU.ZIP │ 1 │ WIN │ Reflection FTP Utilities │
│ L0D$LM16.ZIP │ 1 │ WIN │ LiveMarkup 16 │
│ PNCXREF2.ZIP │ 1 │ DOS │ XRef v2.0 │
│ STRIPD5.ZIP │ 6 │ DOS │ Strip Poker │
│ TC-WSK03.ZIP │ 3 │ W95 │ Web Starter Kit │
│ TRD-SD40.ZIP │ 40 │ DOS │ Super Stardust 96 Animations │
└──────────────┴────┴─────┴──────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
┌──────────────┬─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ MONDAY │ APRIL 27 │
└──────────────┴─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
┌──────────────┬────┬─────┬──────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ FILENAME │ D# │ O/S │ DESCRIPTION │
├──────────────┼────┼─────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ CAD-COM.ZIP │ 2 │ OS2 │ Control-Alt-Delete Commander │
│ CHIPCHT2.ZIP │ 2 │ OS2 │ ChipChat Wireless Communicator │
│ CNWCRACK.ZIP │ 1 │ DOS │ Conquest of the New World Crack │
│ COPSATZ.ZIP │ 1 │ WIN │ At The Zoo v3.1 │
│ COPYSHOP.ZIP │ 1 │ OS2 │ CopyShop/2 │
│ PWAFTPG6.ZIP │ 6 │ WIN │ MS Frontpage v1.1 │
│ PWASPW3.ZIP │ 3 │ W95 │ ASAP WordPower │
│ PWAWTLK3.ZIP │ 3 │ WIN │ Talking Windows v3.0 Build 47 │
│ SDMTM53.ZIP │ 3 │ DOS │ TASM v5.0 for Borland C++ 5.0 │
│ SSD96CRK.ZIP │ 1 │ DOS │ Super Star Dust 96 Crack │
│ TAC-AS69.ZIP │ 9 │ WNT │ ARCServeR v6.0 │
│ TACASD66.ZIP │ 6 │ W95 │ ARCServeR v6.0 │
│ UCF-CBAR.ZIP │ 1 │ DOS │ ClysBar │
│ UCF-TD43.ZIP │ 1 │ WIN │ TrayDay v4.3 │
│ UCFISY11.ZIP │ 1 │ WIN │ IniSpy v1.1 │
│ UCFMUSCP.ZIP │ 1 │ WIN │ Music Plus v3.4 │
│ UCFTIMEC.ZIP │ 1 │ WIN │ Time & Chaos v3.1b Pro │
└──────────────┴────┴─────┴──────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
┌──────────────┬─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ TUESDAY │ APRIL 28 │
└──────────────┴─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
┌──────────────┬────┬─────┬──────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ FILENAME │ D# │ O/S │ DESCRIPTION │
├──────────────┼────┼─────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ DFTEMLA2.ZIP │ 2 │ W95 │ E-Mail Assistant │
│ DOX-GMM.ZIP │ 1 │ W95 │ Gear Multimedia │
│ DOX-UPS7.ZIP │ 7 │ WIN │ LanSafe 3 and FailSafe 3 │
│ DOXGDOC5.ZIP │ 5 │ W95 │ Gear Mastering Manuals │
│ DSCG4512.ZIP │ 27 │ W95 │ Borland CodeGuard v4.0 │
│ HST-LMQW.ZIP │ 1 │ WIN │ Quarterdeck Location Manager │
│ HST-MV1E.ZIP │ 1 │ WIN │ Microsoft Video │
│ HSTMCAP3.ZIP │ 3 │ WIN │ Magic Cap │
│ MTY-ATS5.ZIP │ 5 │ W95 │ AutoSketch │
│ OS7-33.ZIP │ 33 │ DOS │ Oracle Server v7.2.2 │
│ PHX!BLP2.ZIP │ 2 │ WIN │ Businessware Legal Point │
│ PMPN250R.ZIP │ 1 │ OS2 │ PM PostNotes v2.50a │
│ PNC-IT1.ZIP │ 1 │ WIN │ Internet ToolPak v1.0 │
│ PNCAGENT.ZIP │ 1 │ DOS │ Agent v.99d AddOns │
│ PWAOAG-4.ZIP │ 4 │ WIN │ Official Airline Guide │
│ UCF-RASP.ZIP │ 1 │ DOS │ RAS Professional v0.41 │
│ UCF-WARJ.ZIP │ 1 │ W95 │ WinArj v2.20 │
│ UCFAWEBK.ZIP │ 1 │ DOS │ AWE32 Bank Manager v1.20 │
│ UCFHTMNP.ZIP │ 1 │ W95 │ HTML Noepad v1.19 │
└──────────────┴────┴─────┴──────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
┌──────────────┬─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ WEDNESDAY │ APRIL 29 │
└──────────────┴─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
┌──────────────┬────┬─────┬──────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ FILENAME │ D# │ O/S │ DESCRIPTION │
├──────────────┼────┼─────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ 4OS2_252.ZIP │ 1 │ OS2 │ 4OS2 v2.52 │
│ BZR-WF13.ZIP │ 13 │ DOS │ Welcome to the Future │
│ DODLWP15.ZIP │ 15 │ D/W │ Lan Workplace v5.1 │
│ DSCG4527.ZIP │ 27 │ W95 │ Borland CodeGuard v4.5 │
│ EX_Q1644.ZIP │ 44 │ W95 │ Quick Expense v1.6 │
│ FBINSP2.ZIP │ 2 │ WIN │ Netscape Powerpack v2.0 │
│ FRC-FF1.ZIP │ 1 │ DOS │ Form Filler v4.0 │
│ GNX32FH2.ZIP │ 1 │ W95 │ FontHandler v2.0 │
│ KUDO22.ZIP │ 29 │ DOS │ Kudo CD Publisher │
│ MDC-BCS7.ZIP │ 7 │ DOS │ Betacam SX │
│ MSQS190.ZIP │ 1 │ WIN │ Shez v1.09 │
│ MTYDDR03.ZIP │ 3 │ WIN │ Digital Dressing Room Beta v1.00 │
│ NF-FW022.ZIP │ 22 │ DOS │ Fire Wind │
│ PWAOP608.ZIP │ 30 │ WIN │ Bay Networks Optivity v6.0 │
│ QINTS213.ZIP │ 3 │ WIN │ Quarterdeck Internet Suit v2.10 │
│ SCALER13.ZIP │ 1 │ DOS │ Scaler v1.30 │
│ SMS-OILC.ZIP │ 1 │ W95 │ OilCap v1.0 Pro │
│ SPUDA-20.ZIP │ 21 │ DOS │ Spud 1 │
│ T96TVD35.ZIP │ 36 │ W95 │ Trillium Visual Designer │
│ TC-DSKPR.ZIP │ 1 │ WNT │ Diskeeper │
└──────────────┴────┴─────┴──────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
┌──────────────┬─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ THURSDAY │ APRIL 30 │
└──────────────┴─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
┌──────────────┬────┬─────┬──────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ FILENAME │ D# │ O/S │ DESCRIPTION │
├──────────────┼────┼─────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ A95UN-09.ZIP │ 32 │ WIN │ Access 95 Unleashed │
│ BREND-25.ZIP │ 25 │ WIN │ BRender SDK v1.2 │
│ COPSB03.ZIP │ 3 │ WIN │ FutureTense Texture Editor BETA v9.0 │
│ DA-758S1.ZIP │ 3 │ W95 │ Dr. Solomon'S Anti-Virus v7.58 │
│ DA-BR21.ZIP │ 1 │ WIN │ MVP Bridge V2.1 │
│ DFTFTEXT.ZIP │ 1 │ WIN │ FlexText v2.2 │
│ DFTWEBS2.ZIP │ 2 │ WIN │ WebStor v1.01 │
│ DSG-CCMD.ZIP │ 9 │ DOS │ Command & Conquer Mission Pack 1 │
│ FRC-MC2.ZIP │ 2 │ DOS │ Micro Cookbook v4.0c │
│ FS-GP21.ZIP │ 37 │ DOS │ Genotropin Marketing Service Bank │
│ HPBMOM.ZIP │ 1 │ W95 │ Hewlett Packard Backup │
│ KALI12U.ZIP │ 1 │ DOS │ Kali v1.2u │
│ MADK-01.ZIP │ 65 │ W95 │ Microsoft Active-X Developer's Kit │
│ MTYFIRES.ZIP │ 1 │ DOS │ FireSoft Q&A : Officer! │
│ NFS-CM56.ZIP │ 69 │ DOS │ Chronomaster │
│ NPMVRSC8.ZIP │ 8 │ DOS │ VR Soccer 96 │
│ NUTSPHA3.ZIP │ 3 │ DOS │ Speed Haste │
│ PWAOP630.ZIP │ 30 │ WIN │ Bay Networks Optivity v6.0 │
│ SPUDA-21.ZIP │ 21 │ DOS │ Spud 1 │
│ THCS2B30.ZIP │ 30 │ W95 │ Microsoft OEM SR2 Beta 1 │
│ THCS2BCR.ZIP │ 1 │ W95 │ Microsoft OEM SR2 Beta 1 Crack │
└──────────────┴────┴─────┴──────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
┌──────────────┬─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ THURSDAY │ MAY 1 │
└──────────────┴─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
┌──────────────┬────┬─────┬──────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ FILENAME │ D# │ O/S │ DESCRIPTION │
├──────────────┼────┼─────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ 1KFNTS01.ZIP │ 52 │ WIN │ 1000 Fonts │
│ ATIVIDD1.ZIP │ 3 │ DOS │ ATI Video Basic │
│ BB-IEE01.ZIP │ 3 │ W95 │ International Extensions │
│ COPSWMR.ZIP │ 1 │ W95 │ WillMaker Legal Pro │
│ NFS-CA26.ZIP │ 26 │ DOS │ Chronomaster AddOns │
│ PWASPPSN.ZIP │ 1 │ DOS │ Serif PagePlus │
│ SYSVWWIN.ZIP │ 1 │ WIN │ SysView │
│ TRSINT02.ZIP │ 50 │ WIN │ Referance Interactive Studio │
│ TRSSMP07.ZIP │ 7 │ WIN │ SmartPics v1.0a │
│ UCF-ICCD.ZIP │ 1 │ W95 │ ICCD CD Player v3.1a │
│ UCFMANIA.ZIP │ 1 │ W95 │ Macro Mania v2.1 │
│ UCFNSMED.ZIP │ 1 │ DOS │ NSM Edit v2.5 │
│ UCFPRS27.ZIP │ 1 │ W95 │ Print Screen 95 v2.7 │
│ UCFQSOFT.ZIP │ 1 │ W95 │ Quick Soft 96 │
│ UCFTCTBX.ZIP │ 1 │ W95 │ TC's Toolbox v2.4 │
│ UCFWPC42.ZIP │ 1 │ WIN │ WPC v4.2 │
│ WCMD211.ZIP │ 1 │ W95 │ Windows Commander v2.11 │
│ WINZIP61.ZIP │ 1 │ W95 │ WinZip v6.1 │
└──────────────┴────┴─────┴──────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
┌──────────────┬─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ FRIDAY │ MAY 2 │
└──────────────┴─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
┌──────────────┬────┬─────┬──────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ FILENAME │ D# │ O/S │ DESCRIPTION │
├──────────────┼────┼─────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ AMM-FF21.ZIP │ 1 │ WIN │ FontFolder vv2.1 │
│ ATAAB3AW.ZIP │ 1 │ W95 │ Address Book v3.0a │
│ ATAFO41W.ZIP │ 1 │ WIN │ Family Origins v4.1 │
│ ATAPHJ1W.ZIP │ 1 │ WIN │ Personal Health Journal v1.0 │
│ BB-IPP05.ZIP │ 5 │ W95 │ Microsoft Internet Assistant │
│ CB495-9.ZIP │ 9 │ W95 │ Xoftware v4.0 │
│ CB4ARCH3.ZIP │ 3 │ WIN │ Archnid 95 Pre-Release v2.0 │
│ CB4CBP-2.ZIP │ 2 │ WIN │ CyberPilot v1.0 Pro │
│ CB4CML95.ZIP │ 1 │ W95 │ CMail Server Lite v1.3 │
│ CB4CMLNT.ZIP │ 1 │ WNT │ CMail Server Lite v1.3 │
│ CB4GRABS.ZIP │ 1 │ WIN │ Grab a Site v2.0.2 │
│ CB4NT-4.ZIP │ 9 │ WNT │ Xoftware v4.0 │
│ CIGARS.ZIP │ 1 │ W95 │ Cigar Cursors │
│ DA-SWD05.ZIP │ 1 │ DOS │ Sophos Sweep │
│ DA-SWW05.ZIP │ 1 │ W95 │ Sophos Sweep │
│ DFPV240.ZIP │ 1 │ W95 │ PolyView v2.4 │
│ DFTQLNK2.ZIP │ 2 │ WIN │ QuickLink Explorer v2.05 │
│ FLPRFB10.ZIP │ 1 │ DOS │ FoolProof Security Beta v1.0 │
│ LL-FW09.ZIP │ 9 │ WIN │ Fire Wind │
│ MADK-04.ZIP │ 65 │ WIN │ Microsoft Active-X Developer's Kit │
│ MTYMWA11.ZIP │ 11 │ WIN │ Toolworks Multimedia World Atlas │
│ MTYPCSUN.ZIP │ 1 │ SUN │ Perl-CCI for SunBSD v4.1.3 │
│ NETPK30.ZIP │ 46 │ W95 │ CServe Internet Pack │
│ NRG-SAT2.ZIP │ 2 │ W95 │ One on One with the SAT │
│ OD15-2.ZIP │ 2 │ OS2 │ Object Desktop v1.5 │
│ PSBLTYW2.ZIP │ 2 │ WIN │ Possibility │
│ RBS-ADM.ZIP │ 1 │ OS2 │ IBM AntiVirus v2.5 Beta 2 │
│ RBS-AVB.ZIP │ 1 │ DOS │ IBM Antivirus v2.5 Beta 2 │
│ RORCCW27.ZIP │ 7 │ DOS │ Command & Conquer/WarCraft 2 Toolkit │
│ SVA-ECW5.ZIP │ 5 │ W95 │ Enterprise Client │
│ SX-4GL.ZIP │ 1 │ XWN │ 4GL With ESQLC │
│ TRSIS20.ZIP │ 20 │ WIN │ Microsoft Internet Information Server │
└──────────────┴────┴─────┴──────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
┌──────────────┬─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ SATURDAY │ MAY 3 │
└──────────────┴─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
┌──────────────┬────┬─────┬──────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ FILENAME │ D# │ O/S │ DESCRIPTION │
├──────────────┼────┼─────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ 05NAV96.ZIP │ 1 │ W95 │ Norton Antivirus May Definitions │
│ CB4311-9.ZIP │ 9 │ WIN │ Xoftware v4.0 │
│ CB4NT-9.ZIP │ 9 │ WNT │ Xoftware v4.0 │
│ DFTAMTE6.ZIP │ 6 │ W95 │ AutoMate v2.34 │
│ DFTMADD1.ZIP │ 8 │ WIN │ Money Pro AddOns │
│ DFTVZPRO.ZIP │ 1 │ W95 │ VisualZip v1.5 Pro │
│ DODKHLA3.ZIP │ 3 │ W95 │ Home Legal Advisor │
│ DODQLAW2.ZIP │ 2 │ W95 │ Quicken Family Lawyer │
│ DODSPROM.ZIP │ 1 │ W95 │ SPEEDYROM v1.0 │
│ DUKE3D11.ZIP │ 11 │ DOS │ Duke Nukem 3D │
│ FRCMOO51.ZIP │ 57 │ W95 │ Moody's International Data 95 │
│ RBS-TCP4.ZIP │ 1 │ OS2 │ OS/2 TCP/IP Stack v4.0 Beta │
│ RSH-EX34.ZIP │ 4 │ W95 │ ExTrans v3.0 │
│ SX-MBED.ZIP │ 11 │ W95 │ MBed │
│ SX-SED32.ZIP │ 1 │ W95 │ Sizzler Editor │
│ SX-SIZ16.ZIP │ 1 │ WIN │ Sizzler │
│ SX-SIZ32.ZIP │ 1 │ W95 │ Sizzler │
│ SX-SS3D.ZIP │ 1 │ W95 │ Superscape 3D │
│ T96ITV09.ZIP │ 9 │ W95 │ Inside The Vatican │
│ UCF-NBEL.ZIP │ 1 │ WIN │ NewBel v1.01 │
│ UCFLADYB.ZIP │ 1 │ WIN │ LadyBird v1.8 │
│ UCFMEDIT.ZIP │ 1 │ W95 │ MapEdit 95/NT v2.23 │
│ UCFQV302.ZIP │ 1 │ W95 │ Quick View Plus v.3.0.2 │
│ UCFTABIT.ZIP │ 1 │ WIN │ TabIt v1.00 │
│ VELMUP11.ZIP │ 11 │ W95 │ Muppet Beginning to Read │
└──────────────┴────┴─────┴──────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
┌──────────────┬─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ SUNDAY │ MAY 4 │
└──────────────┴─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
┌──────────────┬────┬─────┬──────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ FILENAME │ D# │ O/S │ DESCRIPTION │
├──────────────┼────┼─────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ BB-AUT01.ZIP │ 4 │ W95 │ Microsoft Access 95 Upsizing │
│ COPSAL3.ZIP │ 3 │ DOS │ Blake Stone : Aliens of Gold │
│ COPSFBS.ZIP │ 1 │ DOS │ Forbes Thoughts on Business Life │
│ DFTDTACC.ZIP │ 1 │ WIN │ DataRamp Clear Client │
│ DNS-S211.ZIP │ 1 │ WIN │ Smooth Editor v2.11 │
│ FRC-PB13.ZIP │ 13 │ W95 │ PowerBuilder Desktop Edition v4.0.03 │
│ MGEUC237.ZIP │ 1 │ WIN │ UltraCompressor Beta v2.37 │
│ NOVASIST.ZIP │ 1 │ W95 │ Microsoft Support Assistant │
│ NOVMGR04.ZIP │ 4 │ W95 │ Microsoft Mini Manager v1.00.014 │
│ NRG-FHE5.ZIP │ 5 │ DOS │ MacroMedia Freehand v5.0 │
│ OS2TOOL.ZIP │ 1 │ OS2 │ OS/2 System Tools v4.1 │
│ PAINTB-3.ZIP │ 3 │ W95 │ Lemmings Paintball │
│ PWAEMP08.ZIP │ 8 │ WIN │ Empower v1.4.16 │
│ PWASOFTC.ZIP │ 1 │ W95 │ SoftCode v3.2 │
│ PWASOFTD.ZIP │ 1 │ W95 │ SoftDemo v3.2 │
│ PWASPSCR.ZIP │ 1 │ W95 │ SpeedScreen v3.2 │
│ RSH-FW01.ZIP │ 3 │ WIN │ File Works v1.2 │
│ S-WCOS2P.ZIP │ 25 │ OS2 │ Watcom C/C++ v10.6 │
│ SVA-EE1.ZIP │ 6 │ DOS │ Envelope Engine v.1.2.2 │
│ UCF-FKEY.ZIP │ 1 │ WIN │ FastKey v1.20 │
│ UCF-KALI.ZIP │ 1 │ W95 │ Kali 95 v0.9b │
│ UCFCTALK.ZIP │ 1 │ WIN │ Clock Talk 32 │
│ UCFGIFKT.ZIP │ 1 │ W95 │ GIF Construction Kit v1.0 │
│ UCFHSNPK.ZIP │ 1 │ W95 │ HyperSnap Keymaker │
│ UCFMANGL.ZIP │ 1 │ W95 │ MicroAngelo v2.0 │
│ UCFRASPK.ZIP │ 1 │ DOS │ RAS Pro │
│ UCFSHW17.ZIP │ 1 │ WIN │ ShellWizard v1.7 │
│ XF-FWB9.ZIP │ 21 │ W95 │ DEC Altavista Firewall BETA │
└──────────────┴────┴─────┴──────────────────────────────────────────────┘
┌──────────────┬─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ MONDAY │ MAY 5 │
└──────────────┴─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
┌──────────────┬────┬─────┬──────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ FILENAME │ D# │ O/S │ DESCRIPTION │
├──────────────┼────┼─────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ AXSWRPY3.ZIP │ 3 │ WIN │ WirePlay │
│ CS-04.ZIP │ 27 │ WIN │ Comedy Store │
│ D3DLVEDT.ZIP │ 1 │ DOS │ Duke Nukem 3D Level Editor │
│ DSO_22.ZIP │ 22 │ WIN │ Dark Sun On-Line Beta Client │
│ DUKESCR.ZIP │ 1 │ W95 │ Duke Nukem 3D Screen Saver │
│ FRC-HOJ6.ZIP │ 6 │ WIN │ Hooked on Java Developer's Kit │
│ MTYCRTB5.ZIP │ 1 │ WIN │ CRT v1.1 Beta Release 5 │
│ NRG-T106.ZIP │ 6 │ DOS │ Micro House v6.1.5 │
│ PDOX7-7.ZIP │ 7 │ W95 │ Paradox v7.0 │
│ PWAFRCST.ZIP │ 1 │ W95 │ FourCast v96.1 │
│ RBS-ADNT.ZIP │ 1 │ WNT │ IBM Antivirus v2.5 BETA 2 │
│ RORCY233.ZIP │ 33 │ DOS │ Cyberia 2 : Resurrection │
│ RORPTG6.ZIP │ 6 │ DOS │ Power : The Game │
│ S-WCDW53.ZIP │ 53 │ WIN │ Watcom C/C++ v10.6 │
│ S-WCNT56.ZIP │ 56 │ W95 │ Watcom C/C++ v10.6 │
│ SVA-KV4.ZIP │ 4 │ WIN │ Key View v5.0 │
│ WFF3PWAM.ZIP │ 22 │ W95 │ WorkFlo Fax v3.0 Beta 1 │
└──────────────┴────┴─────┴──────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
┌──────────────┬─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ TUESDAY │ MAY 6 │
└──────────────┴─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
┌──────────────┬────┬─────┬──────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ FILENAME │ D# │ O/S │ DESCRIPTION │
├──────────────┼────┼─────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ AMRHSTA5.ZIP │ 5 │ WIN │ American History Atlas v1.0c │
│ BTOMCY06.ZIP │ 11 │ DOS │ Motor City v1.2 │
│ COPSTCD.ZIP │ 1 │ WIN │ TC-Director v.2.1 │
│ DA-A114E.ZIP │ 1 │ DOS │ AGSI v1.1.4 │
│ DFG2-MCC.ZIP │ 1 │ WIN │ Drag and File Gold v2.03d │
│ DFTADPR2.ZIP │ 2 │ W95 │ Address Database Professional v4.0.10 │
│ DFTBPAC8.ZIP │ 8 │ W95 │ Business Suite Pack │
│ DFTPYRL2.ZIP │ 2 │ DOS │ Payroll Plus v1.3 │
│ DMN-FD34.ZIP │ 4 │ W95 │ First Aid 95 Deluxe 3 │
│ HTTPDW32.ZIP │ 1 │ WIN │ IBM Internet Connection Server │
│ IC-GM95B.ZIP │ 3 │ W95 │ Goldmine │
│ ICS.ZIP │ 1 │ OS2 │ IBM Internet Connection Server │
│ ICSNTB1.ZIP │ 1 │ WNT │ IBM Internet Connection Server │
│ JBZVRSS6.ZIP │ 6 │ DOS │ VR Soccer 96 Sound AddOns │
│ MSC-TMTR.ZIP │ 1 │ W95 │ TimeTree v1.0b │
│ MTYKCD4.ZIP │ 4 │ WIN │ Key Calendar Designer │
│ NFSDIET1.ZIP │ 1 │ W95 │ Health And Diet Pro │
│ NOVIOLE4.ZIP │ 4 │ W95 │ OLE 2 │
│ NRG-C117.ZIP │ 17 │ DOS │ Micro House v6.5.1.0K Controller Library │
│ NRG-D112.ZIP │ 12 │ DOS │ Micro House v6.5.1.0K Harddrive Library │
│ NRG-N104.ZIP │ 15 │ DOS │ Micro House v6.5.1.0K NetworkCard Library │
│ NRG-V127.ZIP │ 27 │ DOS │ Micro House v6.5.1.0K IO-Card Library │
│ PCA96-4.ZIP │ 4 │ WIN │ PC Anywhere 32 v2.0 Beta 1 │
│ PNC-MPP.ZIP │ 1 │ DOS │ Mind Path Presentation F/X v1.3 │
│ PTSTTMB2.ZIP │ 2 │ DOS │ TopicTeam v1.0 Beta │
│ PWADCS25.ZIP │ 25 │ WIN │ Delrina CommSuite 95 v7.0.2 │
│ PWAITF72.ZIP │ 73 │ DOS │ Imagineer Technical v1.0 │
│ PWAMW71D.ZIP │ 1 │ W95 │ MultiEdit v7.10d │
│ S-LLCRCK.ZIP │ 1 │ WIN │ Crack for LazaLabl v2.6 │
│ S-WCH39.ZIP │ 39 │ WIN │ Watcom C/C++ v10.6 Help Files │
│ UCF-NPOP.ZIP │ 1 │ WIN │ Net Popup 95 v2.11 │
│ UCFFFF52.ZIP │ 1 │ W95 │ FileFinder v5.2 │
│ UCFSTKMA.ZIP │ 1 │ WIN │ Stocktrack 32 v1.0 │
│ XF-CSCFC.ZIP │ 1 │ W95 │ CSC FastCache SCSI Backup v1.0 │
└──────────────┴────┴─────┴──────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
┌──────────────┬─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ WEDNESDAY │ MAY 7 │
└──────────────┴─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
┌──────────────┬────┬─────┬──────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ FILENAME │ D# │ O/S │ DESCRIPTION │
├──────────────┼────┼─────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ ATA-RIR2.ZIP │ 2 │ DOS │ Readiris │
│ ATAPGMN2.ZIP │ 2 │ DOS │ Presto! Page Manager v1.2 │
│ ATAPRST3.ZIP │ 3 │ WIN │ Presto! v1.43 │
│ DOD16PI3.ZIP │ 3 │ WIN │ PrimaSoft Internet Organizer │
│ KALI12UC.ZIP │ 1 │ DOS │ Kali 1.2u │
│ M8SGOLF2.ZIP │ 2 │ DOS │ Sensible Golf │
│ M8SURV-9.ZIP │ 9 │ DOS │ Survival │
│ MSQ-MV09.ZIP │ 9 │ W95 │ Microsoft Mediaview v1.4.1 │
│ MSQ-MVA7.ZIP │ 7 │ DOS │ Microsoft Mediaview Author v1.0 │
│ MTYNT29A.ZIP │ 1 │ WIN │ Net Term v2.9.0 │
│ MTYNT29B.ZIP │ 1 │ W95 │ Net Term v2.9.0 │
│ NRG-G3EO.ZIP │ 1 │ OS2 │ Gear MM v3.3 │
│ NRG-G40B.ZIP │ 2 │ W95 │ Gear MM v4.0 │
│ NRG-MHPC.ZIP │ 12 │ DOS │ Micro Home v3.0 Pro │
│ PWAITF-6.ZIP │ 73 │ DOS │ Imagineer Technical v1.0 │
│ QNT-DS7.ZIP │ 7 │ WIN │ Descent 2 3D-Edge │
│ RBS-ADW2.ZIP │ 2 │ DOS │ IBM AntiVirus v2.5 Beta 2 │
│ SVA-UI11.ZIP │ 13 │ WNT │ Unigraphics NT │
│ SWIOPNT4.ZIP │ 4 │ WNT │ OpenNT │
│ T96PWR03.ZIP │ 3 │ DOS │ Power Slave │
│ UCFHD32C.ZIP │ 1 │ W95 │ HotDog Webeditor │
│ XF-QFX03.ZIP │ 3 │ WIN │ QFX v5.21 Digital Imaging Package │
└──────────────┴────┴─────┴──────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
┌──────────────┬─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ THURSDAY │ MAY 8 │
└──────────────┴─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
┌──────────────┬────┬─────┬──────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ FILENAME │ D# │ O/S │ DESCRIPTION │
├──────────────┼────┼─────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ ADR_WSI1.ZIP │ 1 │ W95 │ Win-Secure-It v1.00 │
│ AOD-TS_4.ZIP │ 4 │ W95 │ Toy Story SS v2.1 │
│ BTE-IMAG.ZIP │ 1 │ W95 │ Image Folio Pro │
│ CB4RMP-2.ZIP │ 2 │ W95 │ Remotely Possible 32 v2.0e │
│ CSUP9510.ZIP │ 38 │ W95 │ Close Up 95 v7.0 │
│ DMN-QB.ZIP │ 1 │ W95 │ QuickButton v2.6 │
│ DMN-XFP.ZIP │ 1 │ WIN │ XFerPro v1.1 │
│ DRS-IB09.ZIP │ 43 │ DOS │ InfoBase Server Edition │
│ FBI!DB2.ZIP │ 2 │ W95 │ DashBoard │
│ IFTP-MCC.ZIP │ 1 │ WIN │ IFTP v3.0 │
│ M8-FWCRK.ZIP │ 1 │ DOS │ Fire Wind Crack │
│ MDC-ALE5.ZIP │ 5 │ W95 │ Arts & Letters Express v5.0 │
│ NPMCHAO5.ZIP │ 5 │ W95 │ Chaos Overlords │
│ PST-P26R.ZIP │ 1 │ DOS │ PVE v2.60 │
│ PST-SWM3.ZIP │ 3 │ DOS │ StarWars 3DS Meshes │
│ PST-TP1.ZIP │ 1 │ WIN │ Tiny Prot v1.0d │
│ PWAWEBTR.ZIP │ 1 │ WIN │ WebTrends v1.04 │
│ RBS-SMT4.ZIP │ 4 │ WIN │ SmarTerm 470 v4.0B │
│ SHAKII05.ZIP │ 5 │ DOS │ Shakii the Wolf │
│ STN-HRM2.ZIP │ 8 │ W95 │ Herman │
│ THCSR2BC.ZIP │ 1 │ W95 │ Microsoft OEM SR2 Beta 1 │
│ TO-CNA36.ZIP │ 47 │ W95 │ Connection Assistant v2.1a │
│ VGCWA11.ZIP │ 30 │ DOS │ Conquest of the New Worlds AddOns │
│ ZTB155R.ZIP │ 1 │ OS2 │ ZTreeBold v1.55 │
└──────────────┴────┴─────┴──────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
┌──────────────┬─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ THURSDAY │ MAY 9 │
└──────────────┴─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
┌──────────────┬────┬─────┬──────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ FILENAME │ D# │ O/S │ DESCRIPTION │
├──────────────┼────┼─────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ 3DLAND11.ZIP │ 19 │ W95 │ 3D Landscape Books │
│ BI222W30.ZIP │ 30 │ DOS │ Battle Isle 2220 │
│ BTE-VS1.ZIP │ 2 │ W95 │ VistaScan Version v2.24 │
│ CB4-CB4.ZIP │ 4 │ DOS │ CBuilder v1.51 Build 4 │
│ DMN-CM4A.ZIP │ 10 │ W95 │ Chameleon 95 │
│ DNS-R200.ZIP │ 1 │ DOS │ RAR v2.00 │
│ FBI!FNTP.ZIP │ 1 │ W95 │ Font Pack Truetype │
│ FRC-PMU4.ZIP │ 4 │ W95 │ PageMaker v6.01 Upgrade │
│ HHGEXTC3.ZIP │ 1 │ W95 │ Extracad III │
│ HST-3D12.ZIP │ 12 │ W95 │ 3D Deck Backyard Construction │
│ IMAGNT39.ZIP │ 39 │ WNT │ Imagitech Design Workshop │
│ OCT-IBM4.ZIP │ 4 │ WIN │ IBM LAN Client v2.0 Update │
│ PNC-PDQ2.ZIP │ 2 │ WIN │ PDQComm v3.1 │
│ PNCISC13.ZIP │ 13 │ DOS │ Inside Sports Swimsuit Calander │
│ PSG-EWJ5.ZIP │ 5 │ DOS │ Earth Worm Jim 2 │
│ PSG-ST27.ZIP │ 27 │ DOS │ Strife │
│ PST-WB2C.ZIP │ 3 │ WIN │ IVEX WinBoard v2.1 │
│ PST-WD2B.ZIP │ 2 │ WIN │ IVEX WinBoard v2.1 │
│ RBS-BS51.ZIP │ 55 │ DOS │ MacroMedia Backstage Pre-Release │
│ SMRTG02.ZIP │ 6 │ DOS │ Smart Games │
│ SVA-ED3.ZIP │ 3 │ DOS │ EDiary 96 │
│ TKSOLVER.ZIP │ 1 │ WIN │ TK Solver : Machine Design │
└──────────────┴────┴─────┴──────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
┌──────────────┬─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ FRIDAY │ MAY 10 │
└──────────────┴─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
┌──────────────┬────┬─────┬──────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ FILENAME │ D# │ O/S │ DESCRIPTION │
├──────────────┼────┼─────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ DEADL-16.ZIP │ 16 │ DOS │ Deadline │
│ DJWIN51B.ZIP │ 4 │ WIN │ Data Junction v5.1 │
│ DMNN3113.ZIP │ 13 │ WIN │ Lotus Notes v4.1 │
│ DMNN9515.ZIP │ 16 │ W95 │ Lotus Notes v4.1 │
│ DMNNO223.ZIP │ 23 │ OS2 │ Lotus Notes v4.1( │
│ DWNGRD3.ZIP │ 3 │ W95 │ Garden Architect │
│ DWNMVD2.ZIP │ 2 │ W95 │ Microsoft Video v1.1 Update │
│ EVR-E61I.ZIP │ 10 │ W95 │ EXTRA! Personal Client v6.1 │
│ EVR-I32F.ZIP │ 6 │ W95 │ IRMA v3.2 │
│ FBI-FN3.ZIP │ 5 │ W95 │ Fountain │
│ IKBABE33.ZIP │ 33 │ WIN │ Babe Interactive MovieBook │
│ OEMB2-30.ZIP │ 30 │ W95 │ OEM Service Pack Release 2 Beta 2 │
│ PWAB2S36.ZIP │ 42 │ WIN │ Windows NT 4.0 Server │
│ PWAB2W40.ZIP │ 40 │ WIN │ Windows NT 4.0 Workstation │
│ SM-WC2E1.ZIP │ 5 │ DOS │ WarCraft 2 Expansion : Beyond the Dark Portal │
│ TO-CNA23.ZIP │ 47 │ DOS │ Connection Assistant v2.1a │
└──────────────┴────┴─────┴──────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
┌──────────────┬─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ SATURDAY │ MAY 11 │
└──────────────┴─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
┌──────────────┬────┬─────┬──────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ FILENAME │ D# │ O/S │ DESCRIPTION │
├──────────────┼────┼─────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ ATA-CTAL.ZIP │ 1 │ W95 │ Cool Talk │
│ CB4JM312.ZIP │ 1 │ WIN │ JetMail Client v4.6 │
│ CIAAT-6.ZIP │ 6 │ WIN │ University Atlas │
│ COPSJUN.ZIP │ 1 │ DOS │ Juno │
│ CS-27.ZIP │ 27 │ DOS │ Comedy Store │
│ EVR-I98A.ZIP │ 12 │ WIN │ Install Shield v3.00.098 │
│ EVR-ZIPB.ZIP │ 2 │ WIN │ ZIP! Print Manage │
│ FRC-FDC4.ZIP │ 4 │ DOS │ Fusion Design Comics │
│ IVAN42.ZIP │ 42 │ WIN │ Ivan's Scientific World │
│ MDC-MEX3.ZIP │ 3 │ DOS │ Mail Extension v1.52 │
│ MTYTWK14.ZIP │ 14 │ DOS │ ToonWorks │
│ MTYWM3-3.ZIP │ 3 │ W95 │ WebMedia Publisher Pro │
│ NPMT9630.ZIP │ 35 │ DOS │ Tony La Russa Baseball 3 1996 │
│ PAPRPRT3.ZIP │ 3 │ W95 │ PaperPort Software │
│ POY-4.ZIP │ 4 │ DOS │ Player of the Year │
│ PWAFOC13.ZIP │ 13 │ WIN │ Focal Point │
│ PWAINOC7.ZIP │ 9 │ WNT │ Inoculan Anti-Virus for WinNT │
│ PWASAL02.ZIP │ 12 │ W95 │ Salsa For The Desktop 1.02a │
│ RD-HPWIZ.ZIP │ 1 │ WIN │ Homepage Wizard │
│ SVA-UTD4.ZIP │ 4 │ WNT │ UniGraphics Converter │
│ TPLAYG03.ZIP │ 50 │ W95 │ Triple Play Plus : Learn German │
│ TYRIAN4.ZIP │ 4 │ DOS │ Tyrian │
│ WC2EXP14.ZIP │ 14 │ DOS │ Warcraft 2 : Beyond The Dark Portal │
└──────────────┴────┴─────┴──────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
┌──────────────┬─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ SUNDAY │ MAY 12 │
└──────────────┴─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
┌──────────────┬────┬─────┬──────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ FILENAME │ D# │ O/S │ DESCRIPTION │
├──────────────┼────┼─────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ AMM-CW2.ZIP │ 1 │ OS2 │ ColorWorks v2.0 │
│ ATA-RAU2.ZIP │ 2 │ WIN │ Real Audio Utility Package │
│ BTE-VS2.ZIP │ 2 │ WIN │ VistaScan Version v2.24 │
│ DJWIN51D.ZIP │ 4 │ W95 │ Data Junction v5.1 │
│ DODWMEE7.ZIP │ 7 │ DOS │ Watermark Enterprise Edition v2.1 │
│ EWJ2FIX.ZIP │ 1 │ DOS │ Earthworm Jim 2 Fix │
│ GPDS28.ZIP │ 28 │ W95 │ Graphics-Pro Design System v4.0 │
│ MDC-MFT2.ZIP │ 2 │ DOS │ Mutual Fund Tax Calculator │
│ MDC-PFO2.ZIP │ 2 │ W95 │ Portfolio Pages v1.01 │
│ MDC-WKR2.ZIP │ 2 │ W95 │ Wav-Maker v2.2 │
│ MTY-SD45.ZIP │ 45 │ DOS │ SoftDesk S7 Super Productivity │
│ MTYWE232.ZIP │ 2 │ W95 │ Web Edit Pro v2.0 Beta 3 │
│ N32E202.ZIP │ 1 │ W95 │ NetScape Navigator v2.0.2 │
│ SCUMNPPA.ZIP │ 10 │ SYS │ Nashville PlusPack Build 1072 │
│ SM-FCST2.ZIP │ 2 │ W95 │ Foo Castle │
│ SWIBUD.ZIP │ 1 │ WIN │ Budweiser Bud Frogs SS │
│ UCFMCONV.ZIP │ 1 │ DOS │ Master Converter v1.51 │
│ UCFSTIL.ZIP │ 1 │ DOS │ Stilleto 96 │
│ UCFWWTCH.ZIP │ 1 │ WIN │ Weight Watch v1.0 │
│ WPC435R.ZIP │ 1 │ W95 │ Web Page Creator v4.35 │
│ X-LS1732.ZIP │ 1 │ WIN │ Lightning Strike Plug-in v1.7 │
│ XF-HBD29.ZIP │ 29 │ DOS │ Horizon Digital Business Directory │
│ ZZMCAP-2.ZIP │ 2 │ DOS │ Zicky Zick's MilkCaps v3.0b │
└──────────────┴────┴─────┴──────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
┌──────────────┬─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ MONDAY │ MAY 13 │
└──────────────┴─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
┌──────────────┬────┬─────┬──────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ FILENAME │ D# │ O/S │ DESCRIPTION │
├──────────────┼────┼─────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ 3DSMAX23.ZIP │ 39 │ WNT │ 3DStudio MAX │
│ BZR-RB04.ZIP │ 4 │ W95 │ ROSE BUD PRO v6.01K │
│ CB4PCX37.ZIP │ 7 │ WIN │ PC-Xware v3.0 │
│ FBI-EX1.ZIP │ 7 │ DOS │ Executor v1.99 │
│ FIFOTTV2.ZIP │ 2 │ WIN │ Tune in Television │
│ LSR-RR39.ZIP │ 39 │ DOS │ Rat Race │
│ NPMTSP44.ZIP │ 44 │ DOS │ Tony La Russa Baseball 3 1996 Speech AddOn │
│ NRG-AP32.ZIP │ 2 │ WIN │ LabView v4.0 Application BUILDER │
│ NRG-AP51.ZIP │ 2 │ W95 │ LabView v4.0 Application BUILDER │
│ NRG-AP52.ZIP │ 2 │ WNT │ LabView v4.0 Application BUILDER │
│ NRG-SQ16.ZIP │ 16 │ DOS │ Gupta SQL Base v6.0 │
│ PSGWAR30.ZIP │ 30 │ DOS │ The War College │
│ RL-MPWV5.ZIP │ 5 │ DOS │ MultiPlatform WordView │
│ SPIRAW31.ZIP │ 1 │ WIN │ Spira CD-R Software │
│ SPIRAW95.ZIP │ 1 │ W95 │ Spira CD-R Software │
│ TRD-TANC.ZIP │ 12 │ DOS │ The War College : Tannenberg Scenario │
│ TRDWARDA.ZIP │ 10 │ DOS │ The War College : Online Docs │
└──────────────┴────┴─────┴──────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
┌──────────────┬─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ TUESDAY │ MAY 14 │
└──────────────┴─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
┌──────────────┬────┬─────┬──────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ FILENAME │ D# │ O/S │ DESCRIPTION │
├──────────────┼────┼─────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ ATA3DA55.ZIP │ 55 │ WIN │ 3D Atlas v1.1 │
│ ATASND08.ZIP │ 8 │ WIN │ 3D Atlas v1.1 Sound AddOn │
│ DODCORE3.ZIP │ 3 │ W95 │ Cosession Remote v7.0 │
│ DODQFPL5.ZIP │ 5 │ W95 │ Quicken Financial Planner v2.0 │
│ DOX-DPT.ZIP │ 1 │ DOS │ DPT Scsi SmartCache │
│ DRS-ED10.ZIP │ 10 │ DOS │ ELSATrak SMP System Documentation │
│ FBI-EX7.ZIP │ 7 │ DOS │ Executor v1.99 │
│ HEATH-3.ZIP │ 3 │ W95 │ Heathkit A+ Certification Review Tests │
│ MDMSHRED.ZIP │ 1 │ DOS │ INSYNC v7.0 │
│ MTY-SPB2.ZIP │ 2 │ WIN │ Sax Basic Engine Pro │
│ MTYSAXCM.ZIP │ 1 │ WIN │ Sax Comm Objects Pro │
│ MTYSAXST.ZIP │ 1 │ WIN │ Sax Setup Wizard v2.0 │
│ MTYWEB16.ZIP │ 1 │ WIN │ Sax Webster Control │
│ MTYWEB32.ZIP │ 1 │ W95 │ Sax Webster Control │
│ PTEMPLT2.ZIP │ 2 │ DOS │ Paper Templates │
│ PWAMNG08.ZIP │ 26 │ DOS │ Intel ManageWise v2.1 │
│ SCUMSRW1.ZIP │ 2 │ W95 │ ShivaRemote Dial-In v4.0 │
│ SHKPTS1.ZIP │ 1 │ DOS │ Phoenix Telephone Suite │
│ SHKQSE3.ZIP │ 3 │ WIN │ Quicken Special Edition │
│ UCFUED32.ZIP │ 1 │ W95 │ UltraEdit-32 v4.00 │
│ VGES2A16.ZIP │ 30 │ DOS │ EarthSiege 2 Animations │
│ XF-DLS4.ZIP │ 4 │ OS2 │ Lan Service Client │
│ ZY-SKAT1.ZIP │ 5 │ W95 │ WinSkat │
└──────────────┴────┴─────┴──────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
┌──────────────┬─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ WEDNESDAY │ MAY 15 │
└──────────────┴─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
┌──────────────┬────┬─────┬──────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ FILENAME │ D# │ O/S │ DESCRIPTION │
├──────────────┼────┼─────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ CB4PCX32.ZIP │ 7 │ WIN │ PC-Xware v3.0 │
│ CH463N-6.ZIP │ 8 │ DOS │ Netmanage Chameleon NFS v4.6.3 │
│ DRS-ES33.ZIP │ 42 │ DOS │ ELSATrak SMP System v1.6 │
│ LL-ST08.ZIP │ 8 │ DOS │ Strife │
│ MTY-CYBS.ZIP │ 1 │ DOS │ CyberSitter v2.01 │
│ MTY-TV16.ZIP │ 1 │ WIN │ TeleVox v1.0 Beta │
│ MTY-TV32.ZIP │ 1 │ W95 │ TeleVox v1.0 Beta │
│ MTYGWEB.ZIP │ 1 │ W95 │ G Web │
│ MTYGWIN.ZIP │ 1 │ W95 │ Genesis World Buildier │
│ NOVNSH04.ZIP │ 4 │ W95 │ NteShield v2.3.2 │
│ PSG-LAB6.ZIP │ 6 │ DOS │ Loony Labyrinth Pinball │
│ PSG-TOS9.ZIP │ 9 │ DOS │ Battle Arena : Toshinden │
│ RSH-RS02.ZIP │ 3 │ WIN │ ReflectSense v3.0 │
│ TDVPAGE9.ZIP │ 9 │ W95 │ Logitech PageScan V1.2 │
└──────────────┴────┴─────┴──────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
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║ ║
║ Test your knowledge of the WAREZ SCENE! The following are TEN mind ║
║ boggling "YOU DON'T KNOW NOTHIN'" questions! Enter all your answers in, ║
║ and when you feel you're happy with them, press F10 and the computer ║
║ will tally up your score and spit it out at you. For every question you ║
║ missed, the computer will indicate the correct answer. Oh, and if you ║
║ feel like "You Don't Know Nothin'" midway through the quiz and don't ║
║ want to embarrass yourself with an incredibly low score, press ESC and ║
║ you'll be back on the bright side of RCN, the awesome music will calm ║
║ you down, and all will be well again.. enjoy! ║
║ ║
║ *PS* All answers are found in back issues of RCN! ║
║ ║
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║ ║
║ ≡1≡ The Quiet Riot is also known as : ║
║ ║
║ [ ] A. Fallout ║
║ [ ] B. Kitty Kat ║
║ [ ] C. Violator ║
║ [ ] D. Winterhawk ║
║ ║
║ ≡2≡ The President of Amnesia is : ║
║ ║
║ [ ] A. Dorian ║
║ [ ] B. Lester ║
║ [ ] C. The Resistance ║
║ [ ] D. None of the Above ║
║ ║
║ ≡3≡ ALL of the following bulletin boards have been busted EXCEPT : ║
║ ║
║ [ ] A. Assassin's Guild ║
║ [ ] B. The Ghetto ║
║ [ ] C. Park Central ║
║ [ ] D. The Wall ║
║ ║
║ ≡4≡ The following group specializes in floppy games : ║
║ ║
║ [ ] A. Drink or Die ║
║ [ ] B. Eclipse ║
║ [ ] C. Pirates with Attitudes ║
║ [ ] D. Razor 1911 ║
║ ║
║ ≡5≡ Drapper runs a FTP site from this well known college/university : ║
║ ║
║ [ ] A. University of California Berkeley ║
║ [ ] B. Diablo Valley College ║
║ [ ] C. Harvard and Radcliffe Colleges ║
║ [ ] D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology ║
║ ║
║ ≡6≡ This new release group is named after a japanese cartoon show ║
║ produced by DIC : ║
║ ║
║ [ ] A. The Adventures of Batman & Robin ║
║ [ ] B. The Gargoyles ║
║ [ ] C. Sailor Moon ║
║ [ ] D. The Uncanny X-Men ║
║ ║
║ ≡7≡ The channel #Exceed was once known as : ║
║ ║
║ [ ] A. #Amnesia ║
║ [ ] B. #Fatefiles ║
║ [ ] C. #M8leech ║
║ [ ] D. #Warez10 ║
║ ║
║ ≡8≡ The following utils group shares its name with a game distributed ║
║ by Microforum Inc. : ║
║ ║
║ [ ] A. Corporation ║
║ [ ] B. Drink or Die ║
║ [ ] C. Pirates with Attitudes ║
║ [ ] D. X-Force ║
║ ║
║ ≡9≡ Razor 1911 was first grouped in the year : ║
║ ║
║ [ ] A. 1983 ║
║ [ ] B. 1984 ║
║ [ ] C. 1985 ║
║ [ ] D. 1986 ║
║ ║
║ ≡10≡ ALL of the following are/were electronic magazines EXCEPT : ║
║ ║
║ [ ] A. 168 Hours ║
║ [ ] B. Defacto ║
║ [ ] C. Generation-X ║
║ [ ] D. Inquisition ║
║ ║
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║ ║
║ Please E-Mail all comments to [email protected] ║
║ ║
║ ║
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║ ║
║ The following is a short survey on the popularity of the major scene ║
║ groups. Please take the time to fill it out and return it to the ║
║ following address : ║
║ ║
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║ ║
║ Which GAMES group is #1? ║
║ ║
║ [ ] Dynamix ║
║ [ ] Hybrid ║
║ [ ] Napalm ║
║ [ ] Razor 1911 ║
║ [ ] Release on Rampage ║
║ ║
║ Which UTILS group is #1? ║
║ ║
║ [ ] Drink or Die ║
║ [ ] Mortality ║
║ [ ] Pirates with Attitudes ║
║ [ ] Rebels ║
║ [ ] X-Force ║
║ ║
║ Which TRADE group is #1 in the field of NET couriering? ║
║ ║
║ [ ] Empire ║
║ [ ] Everlast ║
║ [ ] Fast Action Trading Exchange ║
║ [ ] Malice ║
║ [ ] Motiv8 ║
║ [ ] Request to Send ║
║ [ ] Rise in Superior Couriering ║
║ ║
║ Which TRADE group is #1 in the field of BBS couriering? ║
║ ║
║ [ ] Empire ║
║ [ ] Everlast ║
║ [ ] Fast Action Trading Exchange ║
║ [ ] Malice ║
║ [ ] Motiv8 ║
║ [ ] Request to Send ║
║ [ ] Rise in Superior Couriering ║
║ ║
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║ ║
║ Please E-Mail all responses to [email protected] ║
║ ║
║ ║
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║ ║
║ The following is a short readership survey. All information ║
║ obtained from the survey will be used to help improve RCN in future ║
║ issues. Please take the time to fill it out and return it to the ║
║ following address : ║
║ ║
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║ ║
║ Age : ║
║ ║
║ [ ] 13-18 Years Old ║
║ [ ] 19-21 Years Old ║
║ [ ] 22-35 Years Old ║
║ [ ] 36+65 Years Old ║
║ [ ] 66+ Years Old ║
║ ║
║ Highest level of education completed : ║
║ ║
║ [ ] High School ║
║ [ ] College ║
║ [ ] Masters Degree ║
║ [ ] Doctoral Degree ║
║ ║
║ Are you a SysOp? ║
║ ║
║ [ ] Yes ║
║ [ ] No ║
║ ║
║ Are you affiliated with any scene groups? ║
║ ║
║ [ ] Yes ║
║ [ ] No ║
║ ║
║ Do you download RCN regularly? ║
║ ║
║ [ ] Yes ║
║ [ ] No ║
║ ║
║ Do you save back issues of RCN? ║
║ ║
║ [ ] Yes ║
║ [ ] No ║
║ ║
║ Magazine coding influences me to download one magazine over another __% ║
║ of the time : ║
║ ║
║ [ ] 100 ║
║ [ ] 80 ║
║ [ ] 50 ║
║ [ ] 30 ║
║ [ ] 0 ║
║ ║
║ Amount of time spent reading RCN each week? ║
║ ║
║ [ ] 15-30 Minutes ║
║ [ ] 31-45 Minutes ║
║ [ ] 46-60 Minutes ║
║ [ ] 60+ Minutes ║
║ ║
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║ ║
║ Please E-Mail all responses to [email protected] ║
║ ║
║ ║
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│ Hitex : Editor │
│ Rebel Chicken : Editor │
│ │
│ Celestian : Art Design │
│ RATM : WebSite │
│ Marbz : NFO's │
│ │
│ Undinism : Offer Bot │
│ Velocity : Offer Bot │
│ Xenon : Coder/Musician │
│ │
│ Krypto : Writer │
│ Frost : Writer │
│ Lucifers Fear : Writer │
│ Road Rebel : Writer/Internet Coordinator │
│ Super Hacker : Writer/Courier Coordinator │
│ Tuxedo Mask : Writer │
│ │
│ WebSite : http://www.shu.edu/~importmi/rcn │
│ E-Mail : [email protected] │
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