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1999 March 6
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Bud's Biased Utils Report #13
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Wow lots of goodies this week! Well actually only one, an interview with
Uncle John of Corp, my very first interview ever! Anyways I'll be doing
interviews now and then with various people from the utils scene. And now
back to our regularly scheduled report.
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 02/28/99 to 03/06/99. I'm in the EST time zone so
dates/times run according to it.
Groups: (In no particular order)
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▄██▌▄▀ ▄██▌▀██▌ ██ ▐▌ Slightly
▀███ ▀███ ▀█ ▐███▄▄ █ Less Than
▐█▌ ▐█▌ ▐▌ ▀██▀ ▀▄ A Fuck.
▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ -XeN
PIRATES WITH ATTITUDE:
Releases:
Parasoft.Webking.for.HTML.v1.0.bld30-PWA [04 x 5MB]
Parasoft.Insure.plus.plus.v4.1.P2-PWA [04 x 5MB]
Parasoft.Code.Wizard.for.Java.v1.1.P1-PWA [01 x 5MB]
Parasoft.JTest.v2.11-PWA [04 x 5MB]
Parasoft.Code.Wizard.for.C.plus.plus.v2.01.P1-PWA [01 x 5MB]
Nothing wrong with the releases, but Commander Cody of PWA needs to learn
how to write a good descriptive NFO.
Release Notes: C++ Code Analysis Tool
Gee great.
Total: 5/10
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■▄──────+ The Corporation +─ ▀▄ ─gas!─■
THE CORPORATION:
Releases:
PC.Life.2000.v3.00.2.FIXED-CORP [02 x 1.44MB]
Alarm.Plus.Plus.v5.12-CORP [01 x 1.44MB]
DOORS.v4.1-CORP [06 x 1.44MB]
Pantograms.ProLine.Designer.v5.5.2.Win9x-CORP [07 x 2.88MB]
HummingBird.Exceed.XDK.v6.1.Win9X-CORP [21 x 2.88MB]
Yesler.Alive.v1.0-CORP [12 x 1.44MB]
BEA.WebLogic.Tengah.Server.v.3.1.6-CORP [13 x 1.44MB]
HBOC.Desktop.Security.Manager.v3.00.0082-CORP [06 x 1.44MB]
Nice work with HummingBird Exceed XDK, I saw a lot of happy developers
commenting this on that release after it went out. Unfortunately The
Corporation found themselves nuked three times this week, once for PC
Life 2000, which they fixed, and also for Conference Room (they released
a version that didn't exist as of yet). Final nuke was for Antiviral
Toolkit Pro, and I never caught the reason. Not much else to say, ProLine
Designer is nice, Yesler Alive has been available for a while but I never
got to doing it myself, my loss Corp's gain... I'm still expecting to
see a bit more activity, mainly in the way of name titles... last few
weeks have been a bit slow compared to Corp's previous work.
Total: 7/10
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: | \_/_____/\____ /_____/___/_____/ |
:...`---\_____\/----/_flr_/---/_p^D_/--'
RISE:
Releases:
GRAYTECH.GTWORKS.14.1-RiSE [30 x 1.44MB]
Only one release, but as usual with RISE it's a nice one, GTWorks is a high
end CAD/CAM tool. For anyone wondering about the -LND release of this,
there was none, the dir was just a joke. Anyways good work to RISE on
a good crack and a good release.
Total: 4/10
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▄ ▄▄ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ roy███ ███ ███ ─┘
▀▄ ███ ███ ██▓
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SIEGE:
Releases:
PRIMATTE.V1.0.FOR.ADOBE.AFTER.EFFECTS-SiEGE [05 x 1.44MB]
ULTIMATTE.V2.2.FOR.ADOBE.AFTER.EFFECTS-SiEGE [01 x 1.44MB]
TRU-V.V1.5.FOR.LIGHTWAVE.AND.MAX-SiEGE [03 x 1.44MB]
PANOPTICUM.FIRE.V1.1.FOR.ADOBE.AFTER.EFFECTS-SiEGE [01 x 1.44MB]
DISCREET.LOGIC.PAINT.V2.1.1.OPTION.2-SiEGE [05 x 1.44MB]
DISCREET.LOGIC.EFFECT.V2.1.1.OPTION.2-SiEGE [04 x 1.44MB]
TELEFFECT.V1.0-SiEGE [01 x 1.44MB]
WORLD.CONSTRUCTION.SET.V4.55.UPGRADE.ONLY-SiEGE [05 x 1.44MB]
SPEED.RENDERER.V1.2.4.1.FOR.SOFTIMAGE.3.8-SiEGE [02 x 1.44MB]
CREDO.LIFE.FORMS.STUDIO.ADDONS.V3.0.2-SiEGE [10 x 2.88MB]
CREDO.LIFE.FORMS.STUDIO.V3.0.2-SiEGE [24 x 2.88MB]
This week the scoring looks to be pretty interesting. Corp has a decent
week, but nothing spectacular. Rise has one excellent title, but that's it
for them. LND/SHK both have some excellent, highly requested titles. So how
will Siege's week shape up? As usual it's all art tools. Life Forms Studio
is the highlight for me, but they also but out some new stuff from the
popular Discreet Logic line, amongst other things. A nice week, all though
they don't have the dominance of earlier months. Still, I don't feel it
compares to some of the other efforts over the past seven days.
Total: 7/10
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─── ██▀ ░ ──────────────── ▓ ───── sikos ─
X-FORCE:
Releases:
ELRON_INTERNET_MANAGER_4.7.1-XFORCE [07 x 1.44MB]
SYMANTEC_VISUAL_CAFE_PRO_EDITION_V3.0a-XFORCE [40 x 2.88MB]
HOTJAVA_HTML_COMPONENT_V1.1.2-XFORCE [01 x 1.44MB]
EOS_FTP_BEAN_V1.2-XFORCE [01 x 1.44MB]
It was attempted comeback week over in the XF camp, without much success,
and comeback in this case means something other than Ultimate Toolkit for
MFC. So instead, XF puts out a blatant dupe... there was obviously NO
dupechecking of Sun Microsystem's HotJava HTML Component, which was released
in August of 1998 by Manifest Destiny. XF also brings a minor update of
Visual Cafe Pro to the table, which several other groups passed on. We're
left with two decent releases, still nothing impressive, and if you haven't
caught on, XF is in deep trouble these days.
Total: 3/10
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_/ ______ :|; . __/\ ____/\ __| //
%%%\____ \ |__:_\__ \/ ~~ :\_ | __/%%%%
iii_/ :| \\_ \ ;| \_ |____/ \iiiii
:::\__ ; _/ | \\_ : // | \\_ | \\_:::
\____/---|____/____/_______/-|____/kaz
SHOCK:
Releases:
Borland.C.Plus.Plus.Builder.v4.0.Enterprise.Edition-SHOCK [43 x 2.88MB]
Borland.JBuilder.Pro.v2.01-SHOCK [20 x 2.88MB]
Bill.Power.Plus.v6.1.1-SHOCK [03 x 1.44MB]
Informix.SDK.v2.20.TC1-1.for.WinNT4-SHOCK [10 x 1.44MB]
SLMailNT.Email.Server.v3.2.for.WinNT-SHOCK [03 x 1.44MB]
Nendo.v1.1.5-SHOCK [05 x 1.44MB]
LAPACK.h.Plus.Plus.v2.0.6-SHOCK [09 x 1.44MB]
Money.h.Plus.Plus.v2.0.1-SHOCK [05 x 1.44MB]
Active.Delivery.v1.20.04-SHOCK [04 x 1.44MB]
VisiBroker.for.C.Plus.Plus.v3.3.2.Full.Working-SHOCK [14 x 1.44MB]
Quality.Works.v4.6.2-SHOCK [19 x 1.44MB]
Informix.Dynamic.Server.Universal.Data.Option.v9.14.TC1-1.for.W[36 x 1.44MB]
Informix.Web.Integration.Option.v1.2-1.for.WinNT4-SHOCK [27 x 1.44MB]
Spell.Text.v2.0.ActiveX-SHOCK [02 x 1.44MB]
Saltmine.Kiosk.v2.0-SHOCK [02 x 1.44MB]
Code.Present.Hoss.v1.0.30-SHOCK [03 x 1.44MB]
How many people did SHK suprise by winning on the Enterprise edition of
C++ Builder 4... they got the rip and ISO done just a short while after the
pro went out. Anyways the Enterprise offers a more comprehensive set of
features than the earlier edition, and VisiBroker and JBuilder will appeal
to the same user base. Some other nice titles as well, Segue's quality
assurance suite, Quality Works, some Informix titles, and a few RogueWave
tools, mixed in with some middle of the road apps. This is probably the
strongest week Shock's had in a while.
Total: 8/10
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| ████▀▀▀▀▀ ██▓█ ▀███▄▄██▓▀ .
.▄▓███▄ ▀███▌ ▀▀ PRESENTS :
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: [xx/xx].
'---.-------PENTIUM FORCE TEAM-- ---- - -'
PENTIUM FORCE TEAM:
Releases:
OnWeb.Host.v3.0.for.Win9xNT-PFT [15 x 2.88MB]
Lost.And.Found.1.00.Serial.Fix-PFT [01 x 1.44MB]
A few issues back I gave PFT credit for releasing Lost & Found, an
excellent recovery tool with some nasty protection for a little app.
Unfortunately, since I have my own copy, I didn't test PFT's right
off the bat, and it turns out their release was broken (serves me right
I guess). So there's a serial fix... except the release still doesn't
work for me... it was done via WinImage, except after I created
installation disks, the program says Unauthorized Copy and doesn't
even get to the serial part of the install (it also says this if you
do a normal copy of original disks, which REALLY sucks because I wanted
to make a backup of my copy... gee thanks PowerQuest, and if my disks
get physically damaged, I'm out 80$ due to you greedy bastards). Anyways
if anyone got this to work let me know, because the only way to backup
my store copy is to download the program off PowerQuest onto original
disks, which is no good if they get damaged. Oh well my rant is over...
not much of a week for PFT.
Total: 2/10
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▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▀▓▀ ▀ ▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀
:: <LEGENDS NEVER DiE> ::: <o4 * 2880> ::
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LEGENDS NEVER DIE:
Releases:
PTC_PRO_DESKTOP_V4.0.417-LND [13 x 2.88MB]
DELCAM.POWERMILL.V2.475-LND [06 x 2.88MB]
MULTI-DNC_V3.98-LND [03 x 2.88MB]
MINICAD.VECTORWORKS.V.8.0.0-LND [09 x 1.44MB]
MECHWORKS.NCWORKS.98-LND [05 x 1.44MB]
COSMOS.M.DESIGNER.II.RELEASE.0598-LND [10 x 1.44MB]
COSMOS.WORKS.v4.155-LND [10 x 1.44MB]
NCEDIT32_V2.0-LND [02 x 1.44MB]
MGI.PHOTOSHOP.II.V.1.02.0293-LND [31 x 2.88MB]
TEKSOFT_PROCAM_98_V15.0-LND [16 x 1.44MB]
Well, LND didn't fuck up this week. What's a writer to do? I also have to
give them credit, Grad came through on his word and released Procam 15
less than a week after SGE released an old version of it. And aside from
the fact that the MGI Photoshop II release is VERY minor (looks like a
build to me...), LND had a very strong week. In a brief chat with Grad,
I was also told that a full Unigraphics key may be released by LND to
the public soon (they were supposedly keeping it internal). So love
'em or hate 'em, they get high marks for the past seven days.
Total: 8/10
.__________. [xx/xx/98]
\_ ___ ) Da ToP oF Da LiNe! .___.
===/ _/ /=======================/ /=====
.:/ _____/__./(___.____/\.______./ /_____.
:/ /__/ . ) . )____ ) _ ) / __ )
/__/ / / / / // __ / /__/ / /___/:
.:/ /__/__/__/__/(______\____ /__/_____ /MO
=/__/========================\/========\/===
= THE PINNACLES OF RELEASING (C) PNC 95-98 =
PINNACLE:
Releases: N/A
Total: N/A
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── ▀ ─── ▀ ─ ▀▀ ── ▀ ▀ ──── ▀ ▀▀ ▄▀▀ ─░─ ▀▀
PREMiERE 1998 RELEASES WITH STYLE [xx/xx/98]
────────────────────────────────────────────
PREMIERE:
Releases:
DBArtisan.v5.0-PREMiERE [12 x 1.44MB]
ITrack.Enterprise.v1.3f-PREMiERE [07 x 1.44MB]
JForge.v2.6-PREMiERE [02 x 1.44MB]
VVSPlayer.Revolution.v1.5-PREMiERE [03 x 1.44MB]
LingoMAIL.v1.0.19-PREMiERE [02 x 1.44MB]
DocuCount.for.WordPerfect.6.7.8.v1.2-PREMiERE [02 x 1.44MB]
DocuCount.for.Word.97.v1.2-PREMiERE [02 x 1.44MB]
Diary.Companion.1999.v1.02-PREMiERE [06 x 1.44MB]
NET.Toolbox.v1.0.71-PREMiERE [03 x 1.44MB]
MailSite.v2.17-PREMiERE [03 x 1.44MB]
Auto.Analyst.v3.0-PREMiERE [06 x 1.44MB]
Merchant.Helper.v2.1-PREMiERE [04 x 1.44MB]
Research.Systems.ION.v.1.1-PREMiERE [16 x 1.44MB]
WebGIZMO.v3.14-PREMiERE [04 x 1.44MB]
Workflow.Plus.v2.01-PREMiERE [12 x 1.44MB]
Right off the bat, good work on DBArtisan 5 from Embacadreo (gah I hate
that, I probably spelt that wrong... it's THE most confusing company
name when it comes to pronounciation). It looks as if the Massive merge
is really paying off for PRM, and while I'm not sure how much I'll enjoy
Diary Companion, I likely would have released it as well. A steady, if
not spectacular week.
Total: 7/10
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\_ ___ \_ ___ \ ___ \_
_/ l/ / l/ / l/ /
\______ / / / /____ / /|
======\________/\__________/[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:
Autodesk_Genius_LT_98-DOD
I had thought the Russian Bears were going back into hibernation there
for a minute, but they brought out a very nice program at the beginning
of the week with Autodesk's Genius LT 98. So kudos to them for it,
and hey DOD, I want a free t-shirt!!!
Total: 4/10
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\__\\_\_______ \__ _ ______/___ \_ __//__/
;;;;;;; / \/ \\ ____/ / \\ mg/SAC
-)--- _/ / \_ \_/ -/ \_ --(-
;;;;; \____/_ _ _//_ /______ _ _// ;;;;
[xx/xx/98]/________/==\/====/________//[MfD]
=[X]==][= MANiFEST DESTiNY RELEASE =][==[X]=
MANIFEST DESTINY:
Releases:
ViviGraphics.for.Java.v1.03-MANiFEST [06 x 1.44MB]
Music.Label.99.v5.03-MANiFEST [06 x 1.44MB]
CSM.Proxy.Server.Plus.v4.2.05.Win95-MANiFEST [09 x 1.44MB]
CSM.Proxy.Server.Enterprise.v4.2.05.WinNT-MANiFEST [08 x 1.44MB]
Janus.GridEX.v1.6a-MANiFEST [04 x 1.44MB]
HyCD.Play.and.Record.v1.3.0226-MANiFEST [05 x 1.44MB]
Macromedia.Fireworks.v2.0-MANiFEST [08 x 1.44MB]
OmniHTTPd.Professional.v2.02-MANiFEST [01 x 1.44MB]
SCSI.Mechanic.2.10e-MANiFEST [02 x 1.44MB]
ViZfx.MSP.v1.02-MANiFEST [04 x 1.44MB]
ViZfx.VS.Pro.v1.0-MANiFEST [04 x 1.44MB]
Norton.AntiVirus.v5.01.01.Win9x-MANiFEST [ ]
Visual_Cafe_3.0a_Database_Edition-MANiFEST [63 x 1.44MB]
Zero.Administration.Client.2001.v1.01-MANiFEST [22 x 1.44MB]
Manifest does trainers?!? Well it's not listed above but they did do one...
I'm not scoring it (if you care it was for Premier Manager 99, the game
of 100 addons... or at least it seems like that). Norton AV was nuked,
I believe it was the exact same as DOD's 5.01 release, only DOD didn't
put the extra .01 on theirs... Macromedia Fireworks 2 was a somewhat
anticipated release, aside from that nothing special... DB edition of
the minor Visual Cafe release wasn't much, Vizfx releases are decent though.
Total: 6/10
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\___| /___ \____ \___ \___ \___ \
====|__/===\__/===\__/==\__/==\__/==\__/
REBELS: WE MAKE ALL DAYS PARTY DAYS
>> RELEASING WITHOUT PERMISSION <<
REBELS:
Releases:
Diamond.Shotgun.v1.2.17.dual.modem.util-RBS [01 x 1.44MB]
Symantec.Norton.Utilities_v.4.0_SHRINKWRAP-RBS [07 x 5MB]
Restorator.V2.01.277-RBS [01 x 1.44MB]
DejaVu.Interactive.2.2.41-RBS [10 x 1.44MB]
Visual.HDL.v3.2.2-RBS [11 x 1.44MB]
Distributed.Sniffer.Pro.v2.5-RBS [21 x 1.44MB]
I haven't seen a release tagged Shrinkwarapped in quite a while... I did
hear from one Blizzard member that the BLZ release of Utilities was, as
RBS claims, a beta. So give RBS credit, although I have no clue what the
TeamX release of NU4 turned out to be. A good week for RBS all around.
Total: 7/10
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Teknorage & Pirasoft:
Releases:
Quicken.Quick.Wealth.Planner-TRPS [06 x 1.44MB]
Quicken.Quick.Tax.99.Basic-TRPS [01 x 1.44MB]
PDFCount.v1.01-TRPS [02 x 1.44MB]
INSTAbase.v4.0c.Web.Ready-TRPS [04 x 1.44MB]
A few nice Intuit things here, although not amazing. As tax season bears
down apon us, I'm already desperately trying to hide my earnings... what
we really need is a Quicken.ScamTax.99.Advanced release.
Total: 6/10
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VERSUS:
Releases:
AutoMate.Pro.v4.2-VERSUS [05 x 1.44MB]
602pro.WEB.FORUM.5.1g.unlimited.user.license-VERSUS [04 x 1.44MB]
The usually busy VRS went into remission last week... not much to say,
ok releases, but more activity next week I hope.
Total: 3/10
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SCUM:
Releases:
Oracle.Migration.Workbench.v1.0.3-SCuM [10 x 1.44MB]
AutoCLIENT.v4.0-SCuM [17 x 1.44MB]
ACD.ChemFolder.v3.6-SCuM [08 x 1.44MB]
Scum could go on like this for quite a while, putting out a couple
decent releases each week... the question is will they ever make a run
for the top? A lot of people had some high hopes for the Scum "reunion"
(although it's not really the same group), but they haven't been
realized. Three decent titles, I'll let them speak for themselves.
Total: 5/10
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SODOM
Releases: N/A
Total: N/A
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2000AD
Releases:
LeadTools.ClassLIB.10.0e.For.Windows9x-NT-2000AD [07 x 1.44MB]
LeadTools.10.0e.For.Windows9x-NT-2000AD [19 x 1.44MB]
NT_GUARDIAN_v3.0-2000AD [09 x 2.88MB]
HomeSite.v4.0.1.Beta3-2000AD [09 x 1.44MB]
Seagate.Backup.Exec.Enterprise.7.25.For.WindowsNT-2000AD [57 x 1.44MB]
Lotus.Enterprise.Integrator.v3.0.Beta.2.WINNT-2000AD [06 x 1.44MB]
ICAST.BROADCASTER.v2.2-2000AD [07 x 1.44MB]
Serengeti.3770.Link.3.0.For.Windows9x-NT-2000AD [01 x 1.44MB]
Serengeti.3780.Link.3.0.For.Windows9x-NT-2000AD [02 x 1.44MB]
PrimalScript.1.0.197.For.Windows9x-NT-2000AD [03 x 1.44MB]
I don't know what that LeadTools stuff is, ClassLib isn't listed as a
LeadTools product, although they do have some new releases out. As for
LT 10.0e, well 10.0e what? LeadTools doesn't have a product called just
LeadTools, there's LeadTools Imaging, LeadTools Medical Express, etc.
Pack better next time guys... Some ok stuff here, Icast Broadcaster is
alright, Allaire betas are no suprise... nice job on Backup Exec Enterprise.
Total: 7/10
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FATIGUED COURIERS NETWORK:
Releases:
UBackPRO_v6.00_For_Delphi-FCN [01 x 1.44MB]
TDX_Library_v1.0_For_BCB-FCN [01 x 1.44MB]
StLib_v1.50_For_Delphi-FCN [01 x 1.44MB]
ImageLib_Corporate_Suite_v4.025_For_C_Plus_Plus_4-FCN [03 x 2.88MB]
Database_Design_Studio_v1.07-FCN [02 x 2.88MB]
Report_Builder_Pro_v4.04-FCN [05 x 2.88MB]
Memory_Sleuth_v1.56_For_Delphi-FCN [01 x 1.44MB]
I don't think FCN's releases this week were completely up to par with
their last, but any Delphi developers should be pleased, as usual FCN
owned the Delphi tools release area this week. I sometimes wonder why other
groups don't focus in on this area... is FCN that dominant in coding/dev
apps?
Total: 6/10
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RADIUM
Releases:
Cubase.VST24.v3.650.addons-Radium [04 x 4MB]
Cubase.VST24.v3.650.full-Radium [06 x 4MB]
Radiums first week on the list sees the Audio focused group put out
Cubase VST24, a midi and audio sequencer with realtime editing.
Cubase is extremely popular in its field, so a lot of people
should be happy with this.
Total: 4/10
New this week: Radium
Idle this week: PNC, SDM
Quote(s) of the Week:
gollie UNNUKED 0 1x Cedric_have_small_penis yes_it_is
<[eXiLe]> how is offering you the opportunity to suck some guys dick a
good thing ?
<Caserd> e1 has a biggun
I gave the week to LND and SHK in a split, putting aside any personal
biases I have (I love one and am appaled by the other, you figure out which
is which), and looking only at the titles. Oh wait this is a biased report
though... blah whatever. RISE and DOD earned high marks on one release
each, SGE and PRM both had strong offerings as well. Radium put out
a killer app in Cubase VST24 in their first week here.
Other happenings... Hades is gone... again... for good... which leaves
RISE with an open WHQ slot. Shock beefed up it's site repitoire with a
site that cannot be mentioned, 2000AD dropped that same site. For the
future... what will happen with Scum? Is Sodom dead? Is Grad really a
Transvestite Albino Stripper? Can my jokes get any worse?
An Interview with Uncle John
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Here's a little something different, hopefully you'll enjoy it. I've
decided to interview various individuals from the utils scene, leaders,
seniors, suppliers, whatever the case may be. This week my victim was
Uncle John of The Corporation. - I should point out that this was my first
time interviewing anyone, so if it gets boring, blame me. I'd also like to
thank SJ for suggesting the idea. I'm not sure how many more interviews
I'll do (don't expect one every week), but there will be others. And
without further adieu...
<Bud-> For the record (and so I don't fuck anything up), what are your
current affils, and what groups have you been a part of in the past?
<UncleJohn> My current affils are CORP and Vengeance
<UncleJohn> groups that i've been a part of in the past include DOD /
PROPHECY / VENGEANCE (Old Utils Group Not Curry) / RiSC /
SCUM / SIEGE / GENESIS
<UncleJohn> i believe thats it i might have missed a couple
<UncleJohn> hehe
<Bud-> Impressive. I remember that old Vengeance.. just barely <g>.
<Bud-> Corp is arguably one of the top utils groups today, and has had
quite a history in the scene.
<Bud-> How did it come to be, and how did you come to be a part of it?
<UncleJohn> Well back in hmm i'd say 94 i believe it was David & Goliath
came to me with the idea of starting a new utils group, He had
released a few things under The Corporation Banner, so i figured
what the heck, i always like a new project so i decided to join
up, i was immediatly moved to a leadership spot, and we started
rockin
<UncleJohn> next :)
<Bud-> I remember a lot of great releases from those days, Corp earned an
excellent reputation. What do you think were the main factors for
your success back then?
<Bud-> And as a side note, would you consider the formation of the original
Corp an "easy birth"?
<UncleJohn> Hmm, what were the main factors to our succes...I'd have to say
it was when i noticed a little group named TiTAN floating around
the scene releasin utils, They were led by hemp hoodlum, and had
some major names in the group. In a gutsy move i talked to hemp
hoodlum and asked him if he'd be interested in merging titan
into Corp. In a huge suprise to me, he said yes. After that
move, the ball started rollin and we were on top for quite a
while, we had the top bb
<UncleJohn> and we were releasing many releases daily
<UncleJohn> Would i consider the formation of the original corp an easy
birth, i'd have to say no, we did have many good people, but we
all had to work our asses off to prove ourselves to get taken
seriously
<UncleJohn> next
<UncleJohn> ;)
<Bud-> That's certainly true of most groups. Releases daily back then was
quite impressive as well.
<UncleJohn> Yup quite true
<Bud-> Now Corp remained dominant for a while, and then came to an "end"...
can you give some background as to what happened?
<UncleJohn> heh, well i'll explain all of the times corp has gone away so
people will better understand the history
<Bud-> Hehe don't mention all of them or we'll have a book on our hands :)
<UncleJohn> haha
<UncleJohn> i can make it short
<Bud-> ok, go for it :)
<UncleJohn> The ORIGINAL Corp merged into scum which at the time was the
top group, The second time we merged into PWA (A Decision i had
no part in since my computer was broken) and the Third time we
went into SiEGE
<UncleJohn> next
<UncleJohn> ;)
<Bud-> What makes the current edition of CORP a success? You've had several
rebirths to varying degrees of success (I was even in a brief 96
incarnation that eventually merged into SHOCK, where I am today), but
this one seems to posses something the others didn't...
<UncleJohn> I can account this success to the leadership. The way i formed
this current edition of corp was so i wouldn't have to be online
24/7 to babysit the group. First i'd like to mention beck,
without whom this group wouldn't be at the point it is now. I'm
sure lots of people dont like him or whatever, but he is one of
the hardest workers out there. Second i'd like to mention
Twizted and Oasis, a couple guys i'm sure lots of people are
familure with, their contribut
<UncleJohn> i've seen in years
<UncleJohn> them along with a council of people with much experience make
this group work better than any other edition
<Bud-> Nice to hear... and it's definately nice to be able to leave a group
for a while and not need to worry that it will fall apart, I can
certainly relate to that.
<UncleJohn> Yup! ;)
<Bud-> What is your current role in Corp then? Do you have a hands on
approach, or do you leave things to the council for the most part?
<UncleJohn> Recently i've been taking a hands on approach, there were times
in the past couple months when i was just overlooking, but that
was when i was busy looking for a job and such, so now i'm back
to the active leader role with beck and twizted
<Bud-> Corp recently formed an alliance of sorts with the renowned cracking
group UCF, which for as long as I can remember was THE cracking
group, when it came to quality, reputation, releases...
<Bud-> Despite the fact that of late they've slowed a bit, I can see this
definately helping Corp
<Bud-> although I'm not sure of the effect it will have on UCF, as it brings
additional work
<Bud-> How did this alliance come to be?
<UncleJohn> Well the idea was first brought to me by TK4, i figured it could
do nothing but help so i had him work it out
<UncleJohn> And so its been good so far, they're eager to get crackin and
we're eager to let them start crackin
<Bud-> I'm yet to see a group complain they have too many crackers <g>
<Bud-> In it's releases, does Corp try to focus on any specific area, cater
to a certain user base?
<Bud-> As Siege leans towards art/design stuff, FCN to programming/
development, and as LND claims to with cam/cad titles
<UncleJohn> Well we dont really focus on one specific area, We just want to
get things out to the end user. Whatever it may be, if its good
then put it out i say. I keep the standerds at this, i ask
myself, would i or anybody that i know use this? if the answer
is a no then its a no go :)
<Bud-> A good rule of thumb to go by.... I guess to wrap things up, what
defines The Corporation as a group, if you had to select just one
thing?
<UncleJohn> next
<UncleJohn> ;0
<UncleJohn> hmm lemme think
<Bud-> (You can cheat here if you really want, but try to narrow it down).
<UncleJohn> I'd say that the thing that defines corp as a group is
experience. We know what we're doing, most of us have been doing
this for many many years.
<Bud-> Alright, well I guess that wraps it up.. thanks a bunch for putting
up with this, and all the best with CORP! :)
<UncleJohn> thanks alot
<UncleJohn> can i throw out some greets?
<UncleJohn> :)
<Bud-> :) .. well... we survived it ;)
<Bud-> yeah, sure
<UncleJohn> I want to put out a big greet out to David & Goliath, he was my
mentor and i wouldn't be where i am without him...And hello's to
hemp hoodlum and Nutcase
Well that wraps up a hell of a long issue this week... if you survived all
that, great! Thanks especially to Uncle John for putting up with my
dull chatter, and SJ for the idea, and all of the NWR crew for including
all this, which will prolly make up half the damn mag!
-Bud