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1999 February 27
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Bud's Biased Utils Report #12
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La la la la la-la-la la la .... I think I'll just skip any witty opening
lines this week after I bored half of you to death last week.
Disclaimer: It's BIASED moron. My opinion. So don't send me a bunch of mail
& messages bitching about this or that. If you don't like
it... SCREW YOU =]
Rankings: Groups get a score out of 10. Points are given for amount of
releases, but QUALITY titles will give a group a much higher score.
Nukes for duping, broken releases and just plain CRAP will lower
a groups score. However on the occasion that a title is nuked which
I don't feel should have been, MY OWN JUDGEMENT TAKES PRECEDENCE.
Cuz I'm writing this. Groups can also get points for any other
reason I see fit.
Week: Week is based from 02/21/99 to 02/27/99. I'm in the EST time zone so
dates/times run according to it.
Groups: (In no particular order)
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▐█▌ ▐▌ ▐█ █▌▐█▌ ▄█▀ █ That Gives
▄██▌▄▀ ▄██▌▀██▌ ██ ▐▌ Slightly
▀███ ▀███ ▀█ ▐███▄▄ █ Less Than
▐█▌ ▐█▌ ▐▌ ▀██▀ ▀▄ A Fuck.
▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ -XeN
PIRATES WITH ATTITUDE:
Releases:
Intergraph.MGA.Base.Mapper.07.00.02.00-PWA [06 x 2.88MB]
ViaDraw.2.0-PWA [07 x 5MB]
Microsoft.Office.2000.RC0.Build.2605-PWA [56 x 5MB]
Office_2000_RC0_CORE_OFFICE-PWA [02 x 5MB]
Seagull.Bar.Tender.Pro.v5.41.Cracked-PWA [01 x 5MB]
Woah cool.. ViaDraw. This is definately the highlight, placed next
to another Intergraph app and MS beta's. Nice app, well rounded,
professional. As for Office, I'll be more impressed when I see
-FINAL next to it... and if someone doesn't cut it down to size
then I'll be very dissappointed... I'd rather suffer a few addons
and have a CHOICE than be forced to download 300megs of buggy
MS software.
from PWA.
Total: 5/10
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░ ▀ ▄█████▓ ▄▄███▄ ▄▀▀████▌ ▄█████▄ ▀
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▀██▓▀▀ ▀ ▀▀▀▀ ▀ ■▄ ▐▓ ▀▀▓█▀
■▄──────+ The Corporation +─ ▀▄ ─gas!─■
THE CORPORATION:
Releases:
Zapas.Character.Builder.And.Liquid.Characters.Bundle-CORP [04 x 2.88MB]
JSB.Multiview.2000.Server.Edition.v.4.1-CORP [09 x 1.44MB]
Energy.Conversion.A.DIZ.FIX-CORP [01 x 1.44MB]
Energy.Conversion.A-CORP [08 x 1.44MB]
Microsoft.FrontPage.98.patch.b.Win9x.NT-CORP [01 x 1.44MB]
Uhh, FrontPage patch? No thanks... not really interested... dunno, perhaps
someone wants it. Where'd you guys go this week? After the alliance with
UCF, it seems CORP has taken most of the week of for organization
or something... hope to see a much stronger week over the coming seven
days.
Total: 5/10
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: | \_/_____/\____ /_____/___/_____/ |
:...`---\_____\/----/_flr_/---/_p^D_/--'
RISE:
Releases:
NETSCAPE.DIRECTORY.SERVER.v4.0.FINAL-RiSE [19 x 1.44MB]
IAR.EMBEDDED.WORKBENCH.v2.2.FINAL.CRACKED-RiSE [16 x 1.44MB]
WAVEFUNCTION.INC.PC.SPARTAN.PLUS.v1.52.FINAL.CRACKED-RiSE [06 x 1.44MB]
PROGRESSIVE.SOFT.INC.XCAD.v4.2.FINAL.CRACKED-RiSE [09 x 1.44MB]
Somehow NS Directory Server got nuked as free, but there actully is a
retail copy of the app, and it's a few thousand bucks depending on the
user license, so I'm giving RISE credit. The rest of the apps were fine,
nothing turned me on (but then MOST software doesn't :P).
Total: 06/10
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┌- ▓██ ▀▀ ▀▀▀ ────-──-─-─ ▀▀▀ -──-──-──┐
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: ▓██▄██▀▄███▄▀██▄███ ▀██▄███ ███ ███ :
▄ ▄▄ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ roy███ ███ ███ ─┘
▀▄ ███ ███ ██▓
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▀██▓
▀█
SIEGE:
Releases:
ADOBE.AFTER.EFFECTS.PRODUCTION.BUNDLE.V4.0-SiEGE [10 x 2.88MB]
IBM.ADSTAR.DISTRIBUTED.STORAGE.MANAGER.FOR.WINNT.V3.1.1.3-SiEGE [24 x 2.88MB]
METACREATIONS.HEADLINE.STUDIO.V1.0-SiEGE [03 x 1.44MB]
Eagle.Point.Virtual.Simulator.v2.73-SiEGE [16 x 1.44MB]
SMARTSPICE.V1.5.6-SiEGE [04 x 1.44MB]
DIGIMATION.LIGHTNING.V1.1D-SiEGE [04 x 1.44MB]
TANNER.MEMS.PRO.V1.50.ADDON-SiEGE [01 x 1.44MB]
TANNER.MEMS.PRO.V1.5-SiEGE [10 x 1.44MB]
PTC.PRO.DESKTOP.METRIC.V4.0-SiEGE [13 x 1.44MB]
PTC.PRO.DESKTOP.USA.V4.0-SiEGE [13 x 1.44MB]
TEKSOFT.PROCAM.V14.01-SiEGE [18 x 2.88MB]
TANNER.TOOLS.PRO-SiEGE [09 x 1.44MB]
EAGLEPOINT98.2ND.QUARTER.RELEASE-SiEGE [27 x 2.88MB]
SUPERSCAPE.VRT.V5.6-SiEGE [28 x 2.88MB]
Yawn... another week of releases, another week of Siege owning the art
scene. Now I'm a big fan of Metacreations products such as Kai's Power Goo
and Soap, so I decided to give Headline Studio a go, with high expectations.
However, even keeping in mind that I'm nowhere near a decent artist,
Headline Studio was a letdown from the beginning. I found a total lack of
documentation in the program, from the absence of a normal help file in the
help menu (only the about option was available) to each individual option on
the icon bar. Most programs these days will have simple text boxes appear
when your cursor hovers over them, but it seems they didn't bother to even
go that far in HS. Controls were difficult, which is a pain if you want to
create anything decent. I realize this is supposed to be aimed at a higher
user level than Goo, for example, but still I was very dissappointed. No
fault of SGE though, this bitch goes to Metacreations, and good job to SGE
for releasing this (and perhaps saving some wasted dollars in the process).
There are some excellent releases up there however, with Eaglepoint for
Autocad (and other CAD apps) leading the way, along with IBM's Distributed
Storage Manager, and Adobe After Effects Production Bundle 4 at the end of
the week. Also Procam, given it's a bit old, but SGE has been known to
release old apps on request before.
Total: 8/10
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███ █▒█ ▒ ███ ▬▀█████▀▄██ ▒ ▀█████▀ ▀████
─── ██▀ ░ ──────────────── ▓ ───── sikos ─
X-FORCE:
Releases:
AUTOCAD2000_PRE_RELEASE-XFORCE
CYGNUS_SOURCE_NAVIGATOR_DEVELOPER_EDITION_V4.1_FOR_LINUX-XFORCE
ULTIMATE_TOOLBOX_FOR_MFC_2ND_EDITION_FEB_1999-XFORCE
Cad users will appreciate the early look at Autocad 2000 from Autodesk...
other than that it's the usual Ultimate Toolkit for MFC, and a Linux app.
Total: 4/10
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_/ ______ :|; . __/\ ____/\ __| //
%%%\____ \ |__:_\__ \/ ~~ :\_ | __/%%%%
iii_/ :| \\_ \ ;| \_ |____/ \iiiii
:::\__ ; _/ | \\_ : // | \\_ | \\_:::
\____/---|____/____/_______/-|____/kaz
SHOCK:
Releases:
Undo.and.Recover.Toolbox.v2.0-SHOCK [01 x 1.44MB]
T.A.G.Composer.v2.0-SHOCK [07 x 1.44MB]
DBDiff.v1.0.for.Oracle-SHOCK [01 x 1.44MB]
Standards.Master.v2.0-SHOCK [02 x 1.44MB]
Enfish.Tracker.Pro.v1.12.303-SHOCK [12 x 1.44MB]
Alarms.Plus.v1.0-SHOCK [02 x 1.44MB]
Business.DataManager.v3.5-SHOCK [06 x 1.44MB]
SITEFORUM.Communications.v2.0.for.Java-SHOCK [03 x 1.44MB]
SITEFORUM.Communications.v2.0.for.Windows9xNT-SHOCK [04 x 1.44MB]
Spell.Server.v1.0.Enterprise.Edition-SHOCK [02 x 1.44MB]
Andromeda.Series.3.Screen.Filter.For.Photoshop-SHOCK [01 x 1.44MB]
Nendo.v1.1.4-SHOCK [05 x 1.44MB]
A fair amount of releases from SHOCK last week, nothing notable in
the way of titles however. Hightlight was the recently released Siteforum
series from SFS Software, and T.A.G. Composer from Digital Renessance.
Total: 6/10
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| ████▀▀▀▀▀ ██▓█ ▀███▄▄██▓▀ .
.▄▓███▄ ▀███▌ ▀▀ PRESENTS :
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: [xx/xx].
'---.-------PENTIUM FORCE TEAM-- ---- - -'
PENTIUM FORCE TEAM:
Releases:
AR.System.Oracle.Interface.v4.0-PFT [26 x 2.88MB]
Action.Request.System.v4.0-PFT [32 x 2.88MB]
SmartMart.Copy.Manager.4.2.125-PFT [10 x 1.44MB]
Citect.5.20-PFT [14 x 2.88MB]
Applix.TM1.v7.0.2.80-PFT [10 x 2.88MB]
StarTeam.Virtual.Team.Server.3.02.SR1.CRACK.FIX-PFT [01 x 1.44MB]
AtGuard.3.1-PFT [01 x 1.44MB]
Installshield.Professional.5.52-PFT [34 x 2.88MB]
Demoshield.6.0-PFT [16 x 2.88MB]
NTI.Backup.NOW.1.0.85-PFT [06 x 1.44MB]
WinDelete.5.0.3-PFT [21 x 1.44MB]
Adaptive.Server.Anywhere.6.0.1-PFT [11 x 2.88MB]
PFT was the group I had the hardest time scoring this week. They had some
nice releases, a fix for last weeks StarTeam release, and one nuke that I
saw. In the end I put them at a 7, they just didn't have the titles to
justify more, although I should point out WinDelete and Demoshield 6
as excellent releases.
Total: 7/10
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▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▀▓▀ ▀ ▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀
:: <LEGENDS NEVER DiE> ::: <o4 * 2880> ::
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LEGENDS NEVER DIE:
Releases:
HCL.EXCEED.3D.FOR.UNIGRAPHICS.15-LND
UNIGRAPHICS_II_VERSION_15-LND
CADKEY98_RELEASE1-LND
INFORMIX_DYNAMIC_SERVER_DEVELOPER_EDITION_V_7_30_TC7-LND
SOLIDCAM_99_RELEASE_4-LND
LND accused of stealing?? Who would've have guessed! Well first off...
because Siege has been guarded of their proof, I can't say for sure that
I know the Unigraphics crack was stolen from them. However, if I'm forced
to take two groups at their word, I'll take just about anyone over the
current LND. It's really sad to see the reputation of a once great group
tarnished like this.
After going over the replies of Grad and Nightsky, I have to say it doesn't
look so good for LND. Their story is full of holes... "we got this new
flexlm cracker" (ok maybe) who cracked it... "oh wait the license was given
to us" (umm... and you didn't bother to check into from where??)... "oh but
that license was faulty, we did crack it but left out the same options as
the one we were given"... whatever, I don't care, and if LND releases Win2K
final, I'll go buy a copy.
Looking at this week, once you remove Unigraphics (crack by Siege) and
Informix Dynamic Server (serial by Shock) we're left with a two decent
releases. If LND had stopped there, the week would have been a lot smoother
(but I'd have less to write about!).
Total: 4/10
.__________. [xx/xx/98]
\_ ___ ) Da ToP oF Da LiNe! .___.
===/ _/ /=======================/ /=====
.:/ _____/__./(___.____/\.______./ /_____.
:/ /__/ . ) . )____ ) _ ) / __ )
/__/ / / / / // __ / /__/ / /___/:
.:/ /__/__/__/__/(______\____ /__/_____ /MO
=/__/========================\/========\/===
= THE PINNACLES OF RELEASING (C) PNC 95-98 =
PINNACLE:
Releases:
Ulead.Cool.360.v1.0-PNC [06 x 1.44MB]
Cadence.TimeServices.v3.1-PNC [04 x 1.44MB]
PragmaSys.InterAccess.Suite.v4.0-PNC [08 x 1.44MB]
PlanWriter.BusinessEdition.v4.02-PNC [03 x 1.44MB]
PlantWriter.ExpertEdition.v4.02-PNC [03 x 1.44MB]
PlanWriter.MarketingEdition.v3.9-PNC [03 x 1.44MB]
Quick.Insight.v1.22-PNC [02 x 1.44MB]
Business.Insight.v5.0-PNC [06 x 1.44MB]
Oracle.RepAgent.For.OracleLite.v3.5x-PNC [15 x 1.44MB]
Oracle.ODBC.And.JDBC.Extensions.For.Oracle8x-PNC [03 x 1.44MB]
Actuate.WebAgent.v3.2-PNC [16 x 1.44MB]
Visto.BriefCase.Assistant.4.6-PNC [05 x 1.44MB]
IBM.Network.Station.Manager.v3.02-PNC [28 x 2.88MB]
I generally test stuff at random (or not so random, as I tend to lean
towards top titles when they come out), as it's next to impossible to
test everything that's released in a week. This week, I saw PNC release
a bunch of apps that I wasn't familiar with, so I decided to try some
out. First on my list was PlanWriter Expert Edition, a business plan
creation package that uses a wizard interface to allow the user to
create business plans. I can't say it did much to impress me, I found
a real lack of professionalism, something which should not be in a
business orientated application.
The second app I tried was Quick Insight, from the same developers
(BRS Inc.), and it went along the same basic formula - and of course I
found the same basic problems. The app lacked flexibility which is
essential to any business user. Biz apps are a dime a dozen, and unless
a given app offers something really unique to the field, it's dead in the
water. As is the case with the BRS line.
The last thing I tried was Visto BriefCase Assistant. I had no clue
as to what this was, but the NFO mentioned something about free
webspace from the Visto service, which I found rather odd. I decided
to check this out, and found that Visto gives out 15 megs of free space,
free email, and offers this app to sync between the users home PC and
their Visto account - free of charge. Now someone at PNC really should
have caught this... just the fact that it's an app for use with a free
web service is bad enough, but since the app is free of charge....
anyways I'm docking a point for that, and I hope PNC is more careful in
future.
On the upside this week were two apps I feel are worth mentioning, a new
Ulead tool in the digital photo editing/enhancement area, and IBM Network
Station Manager... they say Ulead is final despite some text saying it's
beta... i guess wait and see... for now I'll put it on the plus side as
no one has disputed the release.
Total: 6/10
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PREMiERE 1998 RELEASES WITH STYLE [xx/xx/98]
────────────────────────────────────────────
PREMIERE:
Releases:
Junk.Drawer.v2.1-PREMiERE
InstallWiz.Professional.Edition.v1.13-PREMiERE [09 x 1.44MB]
WebTrends.for.Lotus.Domino.v2.0b-PREMiERE [06 x 1.44MB]
WebTrends.Enterprise.Suite.v3.0b-PREMiERE [08 x 1.44MB]
WebTrends.Log.Analyzer.v4.5b-PREMiERE [05 x 1.44MB]
Graphic.Workshop.Professional.v2.0a.P8-PREMiERE [08 x 1.44MB]
VINTRACK.v2.11-PREMiERE [02 x 1.44MB]
BeJeanie.v2.02.REPACK-PREMiERE [10 x 1.44MB]
Genitor.v4.01.23-PREMiERE [09 x 1.44MB]
HotDog.Pro.Webmaster.Suite.v5.5-PREMiERE [06 x 1.44MB]
ICUII.v2.51-PREMiERE [02 x 1.44MB]
InstallAnywhere.v2.52.Standard.Edition-PREMiERE [13 x 1.44MB]
Resort.Kitchen.v1.420-PREMiERE [10 x 1.44MB]
E-Mail.Magnet.v4.32.For.Win9X-PREMiERE [09 x 1.44MB]
Faxwarehouse.v5.00.134-PREMiERE [08 x 1.44MB]
Active.Office.v1.0.For.Win9xNT-PREMiERE [01 x 1.44MB]
DESIGN.II.v8.17-PREMiERE [11 x 1.44MB]
CDH.Image.Explorer.Pro.v3.6-PREMIERE [07 x 1.44MB]
Cognet.v3.1.03-PREMiERE [11 x 1.44MB]
CD-Runner.SL.v3.01-PREMiERE [03 x 1.44MB]
MedModel.v4.1-PREMiERE [13 x 1.44MB]
A nuke for Junk Drawer (dupe) and a repack were the only blemishes in an
otherwise fine week for PRM. They beat TRPS to FaxWarehouse (yay!).
Minor versions of some good apps including Genitor and some WebTrends
products, and HotDog Pro Webmaster Suite 5.5 will be popular. Overall
a good week for PRM, I downloaded ICUII but wasn't all that impressed,
get HotDog though if your looking for something in that vein.
Total: 7/10
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\_ ___ \_ ___ \ ___ \_
_/ l/ / l/ / l/ /
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======\________/\__________/[om]\________/==
d(*)d D r i n k O r D i e 1 9 9 8 d(*)d
===================== [ DOD * xx-xxx-98 ] ==
DRINK OR DIE:
Releases: N/A
Total: N/A
___ _ __________ ____________ ____ _____ ___
\__\\_\_______ \__ _ ______/___ \_ __//__/
;;;;;;; / \/ \\ ____/ / \\ mg/SAC
-)--- _/ / \_ \_/ -/ \_ --(-
;;;;; \____/_ _ _//_ /______ _ _// ;;;;
[xx/xx/98]/________/==\/====/________//[MfD]
=[X]==][= MANiFEST DESTiNY RELEASE =][==[X]=
MANIFEST DESTINY:
Releases: N/A
All quiet on the utils front, just a few cracked apps from the
cracking crew (Yes cracks are in the utils category, but I don't
review them).
Total: N/A
_______________________________[xx/xx]
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/ _/ ___)/ _/ ___) | \___ \
/ | \_ | \ | \ | \ : \ : \
\___| /___ \____ \___ \___ \___ \
====|__/===\__/===\__/==\__/==\__/==\__/
REBELS: WE MAKE ALL DAYS PARTY DAYS
>> RELEASING WITHOUT PERMISSION <<
REBELS:
Releases:
MICROWAVE.OFFICE.V2.5-RBS [10 x 1.44MB]
ALL.Alesis.Quadrasynth.Editors-RBS [02 x 1.44MB]
Microwave Office instructions: Insert MS Office (or other buggy MS product)
into microwave. Set timer for 5 mins and run on the highest setting. Let
stand for several minutes. Serve with a chilled white wine. Oops, nope
wrong product... This Microwave Office is a suite of microwave design tools
which I have absolutly no use for but I'm sure someone will. Points to both
apps, but a dull week in general.
Total: 3/10
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Teknorage & Pirasoft:
Releases:
MediaCleaner.Pro.4.0b1-TRPS [06 x 1.44MB]
SyGate.3.0.Beta.1-TRPS [03 x 1.44MB]
Fax.WareHouse.v5.00.134.Regged-TRPS [ ]
WinJammer.v5.06-TRPS [03 x 1.44MB]
System.Information.v1.8.1-TRPS [08 x 1.44MB]
Wow two groups went after a class c version of Fax Warehouse... PRM
got it first I guess, at least on my sites, TRPS got nuked.. wasn't
around for it and honestly.. I don't care <g>. Looking at this list
gave me one big impression... boy TRPS sure have slowed. Now releasing
isn't based on quantity (or shouldn't be but in reality...). Still, this
is a group who normally thrives off the mass releasing of both small cracks
and full quality apps. Only a couple releases from either side though.
Anyways, a dupe, two beta's and two regular releases.
Total: 4/10
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VERSUS:
Releases:
Extensis.Portfolio.Server.v4.02-VERSUS [02 x 1.44MB]
Extensis.Portfolio.v4.02-VERSUS [05 x 1.44MB]
602pro.OFFICE.SERVER.v3.32a.999.user.license-VERSUS [08 x 1.44MB]
CuneiForm99.OCR.V5.00.REPACKED-VERSUS [05 x 1.44MB]
EleetFtp.v1.1-VERSUS [02 x 1.44MB]
DJ.Vuer.v1.4.Win9xNT-VERSUS [02 x 1.44MB]
Emulive.Starter.Kit.v3.6-VERSUS [14 x 1.44MB]
PowerBuilder.Code.Analyzer.v2.1b-VERSUS [04 x 1.44MB]
VideoLibrary.v2.0-VERSUS [03 x 1.44MB]
PC.Lock.98.v3.10-VERSUS [03 x 1.44MB]
Another decent week from a group that, while not a powerhouse by any
measure, continually puts out some decent apps, in this case, the new
Portfolio release from Extensis. Nothing else really stands out, but no
problems here (cept a repack, oh well).
Total: 6/10
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SCUM:
Releases:
ABS.Staff.Files.v2.0-SCuM [06 x 1.44MB]
Solid.View.v3.2-SCuM [06 x 1.44MB]
The two comeback attempts from the start of '99 seem to be fading a lot
over the past while. Scum is hanging on with a couple of decent releases
this week, although loosing FH won't help. Meanwhile the other comeback
group, Sodom, seems to have faded completely.
Total: 4/10
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Back For You in 1999 ! [XX/03]
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SODOM
Releases: N/A
Total: N/A
Only one more byte to crack before...
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2000AD
Releases:
Oracle.Web.Express.Server.v5.0.3.for.Windows.NT-2000AD [13 x 1.44MB]
Focus.Nutcracker.3.2b.For.WindowsNT-2000AD [67 x 1.44MB]
Security.Explorer.3.09.For.WindowsNT-2000AD [03 x 1.44MB]
Objective.Voice.Email.6.0.For.Windows9x-NT-2000AD [02 x 1.44MB]
ImageCast.Server.IC3.v3.03.For.Windows9x-NT-2000AD [10 x 1.44MB]
JClass.LiveTable.Bytecode.v3.6j-2000AD [04 x 1.44MB]
JClass.Field.Bytecode.v3.6j-2000AD [03 x 1.44MB]
JClass.Chart.Bytecode.v3.6j-2000AD [05 x 1.44MB]
Ztree.Win.1.46b.For.Windows9x-NT-2000AD [01 x 1.44MB]
TeamWARE.Knowledge.Browser.1.0.1-2000AD [01 x 1.44MB]
Making it's debut in the report this week is 2000AD. This crew has quite
a history in the scene, and has been around for some time in various
incarnations. The PC division of 2KAD has had it's ups and downs, they've
had some good cracking work, and 97 was a very strong year for them in the
PC scene, but in the recent past they've lacked major titles. They also have
a tendency towards releasing beta's and minor versions, which while legit
aren't necessarily the signs of a strong group.
Of late, this crew seems to be picking up some, after a generally
unimpressive 1998. This week saw nothing major from them, but a lot of the
releases will be familar to most of you, and they managed to avoid too many
beta's <g>.
Total: 7/10
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(*) F a t i g u e - Couriers Network (*)
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________________________________________wK!.
FATIGUED COURIERS NETWORK:
Releases:
Protoview_ActiveX_Component_Suite_v6.0-FCN [03 x 1.44MB]
SysTools_v2.02-FCN [02 x 1.44MB]
TurboDXF_OCX-FCN [01 x 1.44MB]
Orpheus_v3.02-FCN [07 x 1.44MB]
DXF-IN_OCX_v3.0-FCN [02 x 1.44MB]
Aebacus_Popup_Controls_v1.01.194_For_ActiveX-FCN [01 x 1.44MB]
StLib_Component_Library_v1.44-FCN [01 x 1.44MB]
Another new group on the list this week, by popular demand, FCN. This
group must seem like an answered prayer to the programmers/developers
in the scene, as they cater to this group almost exclusively. This
week saw them release v6 extremely popular Protoview Component Suite.
Orpheus is the only other title here familiar to me (man reviewing this
group is gonna be a bitch), but overall, great job!
Total: 7/10
New this week: 2000AD, FCN.
Idle this week: DOD, MFD, SDM.
Quote(s) of the Week:
<tree-> grad is going thru personal problems.... its called his life
<TraderX> "Intel Corp. today outlined its vision of a billion
Internet-connected PCs and millions of servers generating one
trillion dollars of annual e-commerce revenues within the next
few years."
<Bud-> "Bud Corp. today outlined its vision of Bud beating the SHIT out of
Intel executives until they give him a new P3 system free of charge
within the next few days."
You know it's a slow week for quotes when I have to quote myself.
Give the week to SGE, and what the fuck is LND doing? (I find myself asking
this a lot). After doing some great titles on their own, they go right back
to their usual shady tactics. I've given up on them as a group, they've lost
all my respect (I'm sure they don't care), but I'll continue to review them,
since they are part of the utils scene.
FCN and 2KAD are added this week, due to popular demand. I'm not sure how
well FCN will fit into my formula, but they certainly deserve mention. I've
said for a while that both FCN and Radium would be added, but Radium didn't
release this week so I figured I'd wait, no point in reviewing nothing. I
was probably a bit easy on both of them this week (I just read what I wrote
back there), but hey it's their first week here.
Ok, that's it, thanks to Grind of 2KAD and Delphic of FCN for sending me
their DIZ's as I was too damn lagged and lazy to log into a site and get
them myself.
- Bud