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                             Reality check networK
                                   Main menU

 
                                                                            
     1  Introduction                  What is in This Issue of RCN?!      
     2  Editorials                    Reader Input and Editor Response    
     3  Interviews                    BW, dCs, Motiv8, NFS, Raistlindr    
     4  Articles                      Spyder-X, Bust, Lameness, etc...    
     5  Dear Entropy,                 AOL Sucks, uh huh huh, or does it?  
     6  Warez Lists                   All Releases of the Past 4 Weeks!!  
     7  RCN Information               What is Reality Check Network?!     
                                                                            
 

                                   InterviewS
 
                                                                            
     1  Bullet Wound                  I'm Innocent!!!                     
     2  Marbz                         Designated Couriering Specialists   
     3  Mason                         Motiv8 through hard times           
     4  Fallout                       tKLP Sabotages Need for Speed       
     5  Raistlindr                    Kicked out of fATE, but WHY?        
                                                                            
 

                                    ArticleS
 
                                                                            
     1  The Passing of Spyder-X       Our prayers are with you...         
     2  Assasin's Guild Bust          Microsoft and Borland's Involvement 
     3  Lameness Forever              How can one stay lame forever?      
     4  Courier Groups in '96         The best of the best so far         
     5  Dupes, Dupes, Dupes...        DiC's little dupe on Legacy         
     6  Hybrid on Welfare?!           Part Deux... the latest scoop!      
     7  Troubles in MALiCE?           Winterhawk and HR have it out       
     8  Just a member?                How being a member should feel      
     9  Stealing Members...           tKLP is at it again!                
                                                                            
 

                                  Warez listS
 
                                                                            
     1  The Seven Listing #1          [01/11/96] --> [01/17/96]           
     2  The Seven Listing #2          [01/04/96] --> [01/10/96]           
     3  The Seven Listing #3          [12/28/95] --> [01/03/96]           
     4  The Seven Listing #4          [12/21/95] --> [12/27/95]           
                                                                            
 


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   Dear Reader :                                                             
                                                                             
       This is the tenth issue of Reality Check Network.  By this time, we   
   feel that we are well established and are willing to better yield to      
   the readers' demands.  Improvements are constantly being made to RCN as   
   a result of reader input.  If you would like to participate in the        
   further enhancement of RCN, or if you would like to subscribe to our      
   mailing list, please send E-Mail to an385786@anon.penet.fi.               
                                                                             
       On December 26, 1995, Chris Eden, better known as Spyder-X on the     
   net, passed away.  We would like to dedicate this issue of RCN in memory  
   of him, for his hard work in the scene and his many talents.  You are     
   missed by many.  If you would like to write to Chris Eden's father,       
   please e-mail your letters to the above anon address and we'll forward    
   them to Ratphour who, in turn, will forward them to Chris' father, Ray.   
                                                                             
       NEW, and IMPROVED (I guess), RCN now has an ASCII version for all of  
   you, that for some reason just can't handle our totally k-rad coded one.  
   It's called RCN-10.TXT and is located within the main ZIP.  Enjoy it!     
                                                                             
       RCN issues have now been made available to a wider audience thanks    
   to our new WebSite courtesy of RATM.  Please  feel free to browse around  
   - http://www.shu.edu/~importmi/rcn/.  RCN ardently feels that our         
   WebSite will satisfy our readers and is a welcome addition.               
                                                                             
                                                                             
                                         Sincerely,                          
                                                                             
                                         Hitex/Rebel Chicken                 
                                         RCN Committee                       
                                                                             
 

                                                                 
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    Throughout these past 9 issues, Reality Check Network has received       
    a great amount of user response.  The RCN staff has decided to publish   
    these comments, whether supportive or destructive.  We would like to     
    encourage our readers to continue to voice their opinions, and we would  
    like to thank all the readers that have done so up until now.            
                                                                             
 
                                                                             
    Dear RCN,                                                                
                                                                             
    Hey there... well just to comment on RCN-09.ZIP, I find your attacks on  
    INQ a joke.  Though in my opinion, e-mags aren't very important, just    
    fun to read when you are bored, but between INQ and you, I gotta go      
    with INQ.  Not because they are so much better, but because of the       
    content in RCN.  You treat small, no-name groups as if they are worth    
    mentioning.  We see a million little, crappy internet groups appear and  
    disappear, and nobody cares.  Why?  Because there was no point to them   
    in the first place.  So until you start covering things worth            
    mentioning, besides some no-named couriering group, that I have never    
    seen a file tagged by on PC, XF, or Akira...                             
                                                                             
    Dear Reader,                                                             
                                                                             
    You know why the scene is filled with so many egoistical people?         
    Because you have to be in a big group to get noticed, and if you're      
    not, you're a "lamer" and aren't worth mentioning.  What these "lamers"  
    tend to do is make their own groups so they can get started in the       
    scene.  That's called ambition, and though it often fails, it deserves   
    recognition.  If you think of yourself as a person more elite than the   
    content of these groups, you should feel good about yourself, it is      
    your level that these groups are trying to reach.  Perhaps greater       
    recognition of these smaller groups will bring more people into the      
    "elite" scene as we know it, and maybe someday yield an awesome          
    supplier or a kick-ass courier to YOUR group.                            
                                                                             
 
                                                                             
                                                                             
    Dear RCN,                                                                
                                                                             
    Reading Issue #7 I notice emphasis on Windows 95.  I thought real men    
    use no Windows 95.  Ar!  Ar!  What gives?                                
                                                                             
    Dear Reader,                                                             
                                                                             
    Heheheh, well Windows 95 seems to be the operating environment of the    
    future.  I would refine your hypothesis of real men NOT using Windows    
    95 to "Real men use Windows 95 on a Pentium 100 with 32 megs of RAM and  
    a 2 gig hard drive" - Note that under that hypothesis, I am by no means  
    a real man, but I think my point has been made.  If you offer Windows    
    95 a hefty enough system, RA RA!!  It'll push some real multitasking     
    speed!  I say get used to Windows 95, it's an awesome improvement over   
    3.1, and heck, as long as we can still access MS-DOS, s'all good,        
    right? ;-)                                                               
                                                                             
 
                                                                             
                                                                             
    Dear RCN,                                                                
                                                                             
    I went into #hybrid and there were about 10 people there (maybe I came   
    at a good time, I dunno).  So I asked them to dispel the rumors that     
    they were dead.  They attribute their temporary lack of releases to the  
    post-Christmas season, saying that software companies do not usually     
    release any games after Christmas, as few people would buy them;         
    therefore HBD is also not releasing much during this time.               
                                          -Apprentice  (no affils)           
                                                                             
    Dear Reader,                                                             
                                                                             
    Again, I hate to use my own group as an example, it always sounds        
    biased, but I'll say this much.  Legacy has had no problems releasing    
    games this year.  Usually the programs we'll find right after Christmas  
    are more like compilations of older games, but nonetheless, they are     
    still store releases.  We still find games that aren't compilations,     
    usually stuff that was hard to crack and groups just skipped, so we'll   
    go in there with our cracking force and try a bit harder the second      
    time around.  Using Christmas as an excuse doesn't work.  There's        
    always more to release.  Pre-Christmas, we find the huge store           
    releases like Warcraft II and the like.  Post-Christmas, we find         
    releases from the smaller companies..                                    
                                                                             
                                                                             
 

         
       
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     Reporter : Rebel Chicken             Interviewee : Bullet Wound         
     Subject  : Bullet Wound              Affiliation : DMN/DCC              
                                                                             
 


 
                                                                             
    Q  : In RCN #09, Fallout's interview quoted that you took over #NFS,     
         mass deoped everyone, held #NFS hostage and asked for sites.  Are   
         Fallout's words true?                                               
                                                                             
    A  : No, the day before the takeover of #NFS, I received a trojan from   
         someone using the nick tKLP.  This file was called "nbc-t.zip".  I  
         unzipped the program, and ran it assuming that it was a nbc file    
         tagger.  I ran it and poof.  My c: drive went, but I was still      
         able to switch to an mIRC Window because Windows was on my other    
         hard drive.  I then told Fallout that I would be gone for a while   
         because I needed to fix my computer.  I did not log on the Net      
         for two days.  After I had shut off my computer, there was no way   
         to get back into Windows 95 until I got the original CD from my     
         friend Carcnoid.  Carcnoid then asked me if I was online because    
         #Demolition was just taken over by someone called Bullet Wound.  I  
         knew it was not me since my computer was down, so it had to be      
         someone else.  I suspected that the person taking over channels in  
         my name had to be either Phatman or Flake.  Ever since I got on     
         the Net 7 months ago, they have been trying to fuck with me.        
                                                                             
    Q  : How did you narrow down the suspects to two people, Phatman and     
         Flake?                                                              
                                                                             
    A  : I got back on the Net 2 days later, and I saw someone online with   
         my nickname, [-bW-].  I said to the impostor, "FUCK YOU!"  It had   
         to be Flake because he did not have call waiting.  I called Flake   
         on his voice line and asked him why his data line was busy.  He     
         told me his sister was talking on the phone.  I didn't believe him  
         so I got my friend Tranq to 3way 611 and test the line for          
         difficulties, and we found out immediately that it was a modem on   
         the line, not his sister talking with a friend.  Flake was          
         responsible for taking many channels that I am not aware of.        
                                                                             
    Q  : How did Flake impersonate you to get ops?  Did he have access to    
         your account?                                                       
                                                                             
    A  : No, I am using a Cybergate Slip/PPP account to access the Net.      
         From there, I telnet to my shells.  With mIRC, you can change your  
         real name, alias, etc.  Cybergate is also composed of about 5000    
         accounts of wich 4500 are cracked.                                  
                                                                             
    Q  : How do you feel about Flake hurting your reputation?                
                                                                             
    A  : I have been working hard at getting my reputation back up.          
         Distinct understood that it was not me because they think I was     
         honest or some shit like that.  Demolition believed me with any     
         explanation and Nokturnal Trading Alliance did not really care.     
         The only two groups that cared were aCe and NFS.  Both groups       
         kicked me out and did not seem to want me back.                     
                                                                             
    Q  : Why do you think that aCe and NFS did not believe your story?       
                                                                             
    A  : I really don't know.  I knew Fallout from AKA and I would have      
         though that he would understand.  I guess people from DMN are more  
         understanding.  Besides, why would I take over sooooooo many        
         channels?  What for?  To prove that I am a big man?  I already      
         know I am :) j/k.                                                   
                                                                             
    Q  : What is your opinion of Fallout and NFS now that you got kicked     
         out of that group for something you apparently did not do?          
                                                                             
    A  : Fallout is cool I guess, and it must really suck for him because    
         take overs suck.  Since he wants me out, that's fine with me, but   
         if he wants me back, it'll also be fine.  I have no personal        
         grudges with him.  He is just trying to make the scene a little     
         better.                                                             
                                                                             
                                                                             
 


 
                                                                             
     Reporter : Rebel Chicken             Interviewee : Marbz                
     Subject  : dCS                       Affiliation : dCS President        
                                                                             
 


 
                                                                             
    Q  : What is Designated Couriering Specialists?                          
                                                                             
    A  : dCS is another courier group, not just any courier group because    
         we are a group that tries to get shit done while having fun.  dCS   
         was created by a few ex members of DiC.  I was a senior in DiC and  
         I really didn't like the way it was being run.  They were lazy at   
         the time, so Format, Cluster, and I decided to go on our own.  We   
         specialize in couriering and couriering only.                       
                                                                             
    Q  : Was the leadership in the old DiC too much for you guys?  Would it  
         not be easier to reform DiC than to start a new group?              
                                                                             
    A  : To reform DiC at the time would have been impossible because it     
         was too fucked up.  Nobody knew who the leaders were and we didn't  
         even have a site setup.  However, I do NOT hold any grudges at ANY  
         DiC members.                                                        
                                                                             
    Q  : Why has dCS specialized in one area?  Many new courier groups feel  
         that being able to release games, utilities, consoles, code demos,  
         and making art is good because it makes them versatile.             
                                                                             
    A  : Well we started out as couriers, and we are not dumb, so we are     
         sticking with couriering... and COURiERiNG ONLY!                    
                                                                             
    Q  : Is dCS official couriers for anyone?                                
                                                                             
    A  : We are not official couriers for any groups right now, but we are   
         negotiating with many groups and we do not want to be officials     
         for a group unless they have proven themselves.  We don't want to   
         make any mistakes and rush into things because that's how groups    
         die and we don't wanna do that.                                     
                                                                             
    Q  : What are the requirements to for new dCS members?                   
                                                                             
    A  : Since dCS is a new group, we are taking more and more members each  
         day.  Once we get everything organized, we will be making possible  
         cuts.  Couriers must be able to courier at least 150+ megs per      
         week.  We are strictly 0-3 day, no exceptions!                      
                                                                             
    Q  : What are your futrue plans for dCS?  Will DCS ever split off to     
         being a release group?                                              
                                                                             
    A  : My goal is to insure the survival of dCS.  I plan on molding it     
         into a very respectable group with good hard working members.       
         As for releasing, I do not plan on releasing under dCS.             
                                                                             
    Q  : How do you plan to make dCS a great solid group?                    
                                                                             
    A  : I make sure that all members are satisfied and if anyone needs      
         anything, I always try to help.  Dedication will help us in the     
         long run and we know that it is the key to success.                 
                                                                             
 
                                                                             
                                                                             
    Designated Couriering Specialists is definitely something to look into.  
    Even at such a young age, the group leaders show maturity, which is      
    often a rarity even among older and more established groups.  If you     
    are looking for a young group with a lot of potential, this is the one.  
                                                                             
                                                                             
 


 
                                                                             
     Reporter : Hitex                     Interviewee : Mason                
     Subject  : Motiv8                    Affiliation : Motiv8 President     
                                                                             
 


 
                                                                             
    Q  : Motiv8 is currently going through somewhat of a low point.  I do    
         however see you guys playing well in the release scene.  What is    
         that all about?                                                     
                                                                             
    A  : Motiv8 has been known as a popular site and courier group, but it   
         is boring to just  courier so I wanted something new to do and      
         decided releasing would be fun.  We will release more and more as   
         we are one of the oldest NET groups and we can crack.  Many groups  
         release software that must use cdemulator or fakecd.                
                                                                             
    Q  : Many feel that a courier group that also releases is spreading      
         itself thin.  Do you feel that is the case with Motiv8?             
                                                                             
    A  : That is correct, many of us concentrate on releasing instead of     
         couriering.  We don't concentrate so much yet as we still do both.  
                                                                             
    Q  : Isn't it better to do a single job well than to do two jobs in a    
         mediocre fashion?  Is Motiv8 a release group or a courier group?    
                                                                             
    A  : We are both since we have members that can do both things.  I have  
         been in the scene ever since the c64 days.  Back in those days,     
         groups had many jobs and people like doing more than one thing.     
                                                                             
    Q  : Surely it would be foolish to compare the c64 days to today, would  
         you not agree?                                                      
                                                                             
    A  : Many of the good leaders in the scene were around back in the c64   
         days, and use their knowledge from that scene to help the current   
         scene.  Remember that the c64 built the piracy scene of today.      
                                                                             
    Q  : Is it true that the PC scene started the competitive nature?        
                                                                             
    A  : Yes and no.  The PC scene is definitely a branch of their own, but  
         many of the ideas were brought about from other earlier scenes.     
                                                                             
    Q  : What will you do in order to get Motiv8 out of it's slump?          
                                                                             
    A  : I don't think Motiv8 is in a slump as only new people claim us      
         dead.  We all have our ups and downs.  People must remember that    
         many of the Motiv8ers have been in the scene for many years and     
         they don't see the fun in the same way and therefore they are more  
         lazy.  We will be celebrating our 2 year anniversary very soon.     
                                                                             
    Q  : How long have you been in the scene, and could you give us          
         specific examples of how the c64 scene helped Motiv8 grow?          
                                                                             
    A  : I have been in the scene for nearly 13 years and I have learned a   
         lot about group leadership and quality.  I know how to handle ugly  
         situations like group wars.                                         
                                                                             
    Q  : Am I sensing a move of Motiv8 more into Releasing and less into     
         Couriering?                                                         
                                                                             
    A  : Motiv8 will do a lot more releasing in the future, but we will      
         still courier because it's fun for a lot of the members.            
                                                                             
    Q  : How did you resolve group wars in the past?                         
                                                                             
    A  : I killed 2 groups back in the c64 time!  One begged for peace and   
         we split the other one to pieces.  The rest died in a week so it    
         wasn't really a war, just a skirmish.                               
                                                                             
    Q  : What are your group killing tactics?                                
                                                                             
    A  : We killed the group X-Factor by blocking their phone lines and we   
         threatened them with shit.  The rest just cried for peace.          
                                                                             
    Q  : How did you block phone lines?                                      
                                                                             
    A  : At that time, we had friends in the telephone companies and also    
         we could also use an AT&T Card and then just let the phone hang.    
                                                                             
                                                                             
 


 
                                                                             
     Reporter : Rebel Chicken             Interviewee : Fallout              
     Subject  : Need for Speed (NFS)      Affiliation : NFS President        
                                                                             
 


 
                                                                             
    Q  : NFS has been doing great the past week by releasing software that   
         has helped the scene continually grow.  What has caused such a      
         drastic improvement in NFS?                                         
                                                                             
    A  : We thank all our suppliers for helping us krank out more and more.  
                                                                             
    Q  : Is it true that one of your game suppliers were kicked out of NFS   
         because they helped supply utils for Outkast?                       
                                                                             
    A  : That is not true, we do not have any members who are in Outkast.    
         We have asked them to merge, but have been unsuccessful.  We have   
         not kicked anyone out besides the people who decided to join SNC,   
         Syndicate.                                                          
                                                                             
    Q  : NFS has been putting out a lot of good software.  However, many of  
         them turned out to be "dupes".  For example, SoftRam 96 released    
         this week was actually just SoftRam 95.  What caused such a big     
         blunder, and how will you prevent such blunders in the future?      
                                                                             
    A  : Well, tKLP told us that he too had SoftRam 96, and that NFS should  
         hurry up and release it so we could beat his group, RoR.  I later   
         found out that he set the whole thing up to screw NFS.  We trusted  
         him and paid the price.                                             
                                                                             
    Q  : Why would a respected person such as tKLP do such a lame thing as   
         sabotaging another group?                                           
                                                                             
    A  : tKLP did it because he thinks he is all that + more, but he is      
         really just an asshole.  He's already got a really bad reputation.  
                                                                             
    Q  : What will tKLP gain out of hurting NFS?                             
                                                                             
    A  : He has always acted like an asshole, and he even applied to NFS to  
         be our U.S. Headquarters.  We never let him in the group, which     
         was *good* in the long run.                                         
                                                                             
    Q  : Do you feel that NFS will continue to grow in the future?  If so,   
         what are your future plans for NFS?                                 
                                                                             
    A  : I plan to make NFS rock solid, sort of like Razor, and to stay in   
         the scene for a long time while having fun releasing a lot.         
                                                                             
    Q  : Since you want NFS to be like Razor, and Razor is a games group,    
         will NFS ever specialize in games only?                             
                                                                             
    A  : Yes, very soon, we have had offers from Demolition to become their  
         sister games group and we are merging with PSH right now.           
                                                                             
                                                                             
 


 
                                                                             
     Reporter : Rebel Chicken             Interviewee : Raistlindr           
     Subject  : Kicked Out of fATE        Affiliation : Ex-fATE              
                                                                             
 


 
                                                                             
    Q  : Were you kicked out of fATE last week, or did you willingly leave   
         the group?                                                          
                                                                             
    A  : I told Anti Derivative 4 days ago that I was no longer in fATE and  
         I thought he understood that.                                       
                                                                             
    Q  : Why did you tell him you were no longer in fATE?                    
                                                                             
    A  : For many reason, Anti Derivative and g0d were never online to take  
         care of any problems.  Leodlion is one of the most childish people  
         I know on the NET.  There were also too many people in fATE that    
         did nothing for the group.  I also did not like how everytime       
         there was a problem, they would just kick you out of the channel    
         and not allow you to defend yourself.                               
                                                                             
    Q  : If Anti Derivative and g0d were not online to take care of their    
         many problems, then who did?  How is fATE still alive?              
                                                                             
    A  : In theory, the other seniors did, but that was one of the main      
         problems, not much of things were taken care of.                    
                                                                             
    Q  : Why do you think that Leodlion is childish?  He is a married adult  
         with kids.                                                          
                                                                             
    A  : His attitude is a real turn off.  He treats people with little or   
         no respect.  Whenever he disagrees with someone, instead of         
         speaking to them rationaly or allowing the other side to defend     
         themselves, he would just kick them out of the channel.  He has     
         done a lot against me.  When I was still in fATE, whenever he       
         realized that I was correct, he would never admit that he was       
         wrong, but he woudl simply ban me.  I felt that as long as I was    
         in fATE, I should never be taken off the bots, much less banned     
         from them.  That is just one example of his many childish ways.     
         He did not like the fact that when I was questioned, that I would   
         defend myself and in turn, question his actions.                    
                                                                             
    Q  : What did you state?                                                 
                                                                             
    A  : Well, I am a very good "Warez Encyclopedia".  I know all the files  
         that have been released.  A Demolition senior came and asked me     
         if "Such and such a program" was already released.  I knew that it  
         was not out yet, but then Leodlion decided to join the              
         conversation.  He started ordering me to log off the Net and call   
         Park Central to dupe check.  The Demolition senior saw no need for  
         it.  I believe that Leodlion is bad for the group; Anti Derivative  
         is not too good either if he cannot take care of his own duties.    
         g0d is fairly stupid also, he tries and takes over #MALiCE a few    
         days ago, and in turn, that irritates MALiCE and then they take     
         over #Fatefiles.                                                    
                                                                             
                                                                             
 

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     Author  : Rebel Chicken                                                 
     Subject : Spyder-X                                                      
                                                                             
 


 
                                                                             
   The following is a letter from sent by Spyder-X's father to Ratphour :    
                                                                             
 
                                                                             
                                                                             
   Dear Brian,                                                               
                                                                             
       I hate to be the one to tell you this but Chris passed away on        
   December 26, 1995.  He went to sleep and never woke up.  We are all       
   devastated by his untimely death and will miss him very much.  Please     
   let all his friends on the NET know of his passing and may be do          
   something special for him.  He was a good person and had so much to live  
   for but his life was cut short.  They say God has a reason for            
   everything and maybe someday I'll find out why He took Chris but until    
   that time I can only ask why.  I guess I'll never understand but I miss   
   him a lot.  Please remember him for the fun you guys had and keep him in  
   your prayers.                                                             
                                                                             
                                                 Sincerely,                  
                                                                             
                                                          Ray Eden           
                                                                             
 
                                                                             
                                                                             
     Chris Eden, known on the NET as Spyder-X, passed away on the night of   
   December 26, 1995.  Many of us on the NET did not hear about his passing  
   until a few days ago.  For those of us who knew him, it will be hard to   
   see him go.  He was a great coder, but above all, a loyal friend.  I can  
   only recall that not too long ago, he helped me code an application       
   generator for my group, FSW.  He helped me with C++ here, and scripts     
   there.  He was a part of the scene, and he is sincerely missed by many.   
   He was one of the best coders around, proving himself to be versatile in  
   many languages.                                                           
                                                                             
       I would like to dedicate this issue of RCN in memory of Spyder-X.     
   The RCN Staff has decided to grant an "Eden Award" every six months to    
   individuals who prove to be incredibly valuable to the scene.  The        
   nominees for the award will be hand picked from among the best.  On the   
   last Sunday of each month, the RCN Staff will nominate a person into the  
   individual for the "Eden Award", and every year, on June and December,    
   the RCN Staff will pick the new Edener.                                   
                                                                             
       Greets go out to Ratphour, Spyder-X's best friend.                    
                                                                             
                                                                             
 


 
                                                                             
     Author  : Rebel Chicken                                                 
     Subject : Assasin's Guild Bust                                          
                                                                             
 


 
                                                                             
   The following is an excerpt from ClariNet e.News :                        
                                                                             
 
                                                                             
                                                                             
   REDMOND, WASHINGTON, U.S.A, 1996 JAN 12 (NB) -- Microsoft Corp.           
   (NASDAQ: MSFT) and Novell Inc. (NASDAQ: NOVL) have announced what may be  
   the largest settlement ever in a software piracy case.  The two software  
   giants said they have reached a settlement with Scott Morris, the         
   operator of the computer bulletin board known as the Assassin's Guild     
   Bulletin Board Service.                                                   
                                                                             
   The deal calls for Morris to pay $70,300 in cash and forfeit computer     
   hardware valued at more than $40,000.  Morris also reportedly agreed to   
   assist Microsoft and Novell in their continuing BBS investigations.       
                                                                             
   The Lexington, Kentucky-based Assassin's Guild promoted itself as the     
   worldwide headquarters for two large software pirate groups, Pirates      
   with an Attitude and Razor 1911.                                          
                                                                             
   In April 1995 Newsbytes reported that US Marshals and investigators for   
   Microsoft and Novell had raided Morris' residence, charging him with      
   illegal reproduction and distribution of copyrighted software.  Law       
   enforcement officials said the Assassin's Guild had been offering         
   hundreds of pirated software products for downloading at no charge,       
   including programs published by Microsoft and Novell.                     
                                                                             
   US Marshals seized 13 computers, 11 modems, a satellite dish, nine        
   gigabytes of online data and more than 40 gigabytes of offline data       
   dating back to 1992, according to Microsoft.                              
                                                                             
   Jim Lowe, Microsoft corporate attorney, said online piracy is a growing   
   concern for software publishers.  Microsoft has often announced it is     
   committed to put a crimp in pirate operations.                            
                                                                             
   Both Microsoft and Novell are members of the Business Software Alliance   
   (BSA), an industry alliance formed to promote the growth of the software  
   industry through education and enforcement initiatives.  According to     
   Bob Kruger, director of enforcement at BSA, the Assassin's Guild          
   settlement sends a strong message to pirates. "It sends a clear message   
   to operators of bulletin boards who are illegally distributing            
   copyright-protected software that they will be investigated and sued, or  
   criminally prosecuted."                                                   
                                                                             
   Following the raid BSA spokesperson Kim Willard told Newsbytes the        
   pirated software on the Assassin's Guild computers included Microsoft     
   Windows, Novell Netware, Wordperfect word processor software and          
   numerous games and utilities.                                             
                                                                             
   Before the settlement was reached Morris faced potential penalties that   
   included up to $100,000 in fines and up to five years in jail if          
   convicted.                                                                
                                                                             
   In 1994, the last year for which complete figures are available, an       
   estimated $15.2 billion in revenue was lost by the software publishing    
   industry as a result of software piracy, according to the BSA.  The       
   organization estimates that in the US alone 35 percent of the business    
   software in use is pirated, resulting in almost $3 billion in losses to   
   the industry.  Loss figures refer to the retail value of the pirated      
   software if it were purchased legitimately.                               
                                                                             
   The BSA maintains a toll-free hotline to report suspected software        
   piracy and also has an e-mail address for that purpose.  The group can    
   be contacted at 800-688-2721 or software@bsa.org.                         
                                                                             
   Microsoft and Novell also maintain hotlines and e-mail addresses for      
   users with questions about the legitimacy of those company's products.    
   The Microsoft number is 800-786-3448 or you can send e-mail to            
   piracy@microsoft.com.  Inquiries to Novell go to 800-747-2837 or          
   pirates@novell.com.                                                       
                                                                             
   (Jim Mallory/19960112/Press contact: Greg Shaw, Microsoft, 206-882-8080   
   or Ron Barker, Novell, 81-429-7811 or Diane Smiroldo, BSA,                
   202-87-5500/PIRATE960112/PHOTO)                                           
                                                                             
 
                                                                             
                                                                             
       The Business Software Alliance (BSA) claims that $15.2 billion in     
   revenue was lost by the software publishing industry as a result of       
   software piracy.  BSA should stand for Bull Shitting Alliance, not only   
   are those figures outrageous, but there is no possible way to derive an   
   accurate numerical figure on how much was pirated.  From my better        
   judgement, and since I do know just a tad about piracy, I would like to   
   say that 80% of pirated software is not even used.  Of the 20% that is    
   pirated, 99% would not have been bought anyways.  For example, I          
   downloaded "Hooves of Thunder" (when it was 0 day), and decided to try    
   out the game.  Not only did I feel the 22 disks was a complete waste of   
   time, but I'm glad I did not shell out the $60 for some stupid ass horse  
   betting game.  If the Bull Shitting Alliance added $30-60 for every       
   time I downloaded a game, then perhaps, $15.2 billion would seem rather   
   small.  I would probably be responsible for downloading a billion or two  
   myself, but I have yet to extract, much less use, any of the software I   
   download.                                                                 
                                                                             
       I am ashamed to say this, but I have to admit, I buy software as      
   much as I can afford.  I only bought 2 programs, so don't start flaming   
   me.  I recently purchased Sim Tower and War Craft 2.  Why did I buy Sim   
   Tower?  First off, it was first pirated by Genesis sometime last year,    
   that means that it is OLD, and I don't know where to get OLD warez; and   
   since the game was highly complicated, a manual was a necessity for real  
   game play.  I downloaded War Craft 2, the beta version by Hybrid, and     
   really enjoyed the game, so I decided to shell out the $59.99 and bought  
   the game.  There are many games and utilities that I would like to buy,   
   if I only had the money.                                                  
                                                                             
                                                                             
 


 
                                                                             
     Author  : Hitex                                                         
     Subject : Lameness Forever                                              
                                                                             
 


 
                                                                             
       It's been a year since I gasped at a file listing full of pirated     
   software;  a year since I sat in front of my computer waiting hours on    
   end for the line to free up so I could connect and see what it was all    
   about;  a year since I flagged my first download just to find that I      
   didn't have enough of this awkward word they called "credits," something  
   I needed to have before I could download some hard core K-rad WaReZ.      
   It's been a year since I logged onto my first warez BBS.  I thought I     
   was the coolest person around, I had access to over 100 megs of software  
   that could have cost me a lot of money!  Aah, yes, those were the lamer   
   days, the days of confusion.  I remember looking through the main menu,   
   not knowing what half the options did, but noticeing something to the     
   nature of "Other BBS #s."  I quickly looked through the list, jotted      
   down all the numbers, and said to myself "WOW!! All these boards, I can   
   get ANYTHING now!"  I then traveled over to the boards on my list,        
   having given up because of that stupid "credits" message that I didn't    
   know what to do about.                                                    
                                                                             
   A first try at success:                                                   
                                                                             
       ATDT2853256... CONNECT 2400... LOGIN: <NEW>... I made my way through  
   the login procedure, entered my real address, being I wasn't too bright,  
   my real phone number, surely the sysop would want to voice validate me,   
   and then I was presented with a new screen.  It asked me to define        
   acronyms.  Hmm... RiSC: <SIMPLE!>.. "Reduced Instruction Set Computing"   
   PWA.. hmm... "Dunno" FSW "Dunno" ACiD "Dunno" NAFTA "North American       
   Free Trade Agreement..."  The list continued, filled mostly with "Dunno"  
   and other ignorant responses.  I was confused when the next day I         
   logged on and was presented with yet another new screen, saying to the    
   liking of "Get the fuck off my board, lamah."  Sheesh, how vulgar!        
                                                                             
       I got lucky, I knew something about the Internet, and found out       
   about a "WaReZ Site."  I tried it, and it was amazing, I didn't find      
   any of that weird "credits" word, and leeched all I wanted (meaning       
   everything).  I saw some site lists, got them, and it said to send in     
   some sites for more in return.  Of course, like any other idiot, I        
   sent in some fake sites, just threw in some numbers that looked good.     
   Most of the lists told me to "Get the fuck off my list, lamah," but       
   there were always the dumb ones that sent me something back.  I would     
   anxiously try to connect to every site, most didn't work, and half the    
   ones that did work had directories too hard for me to change to.  I       
   would be left with about 3 working sites after the rest were sifted out.  
                                                                             
   Take two - A first try at success:                                        
                                                                             
       Not a month later, I got a friend of mine with all too much time on   
   his hands to start downloading all the software, and I started a BBS on   
   a brand new $45 Zoltrix no error-correcting or compression 14.4 modem.    
   My friend would upload all the warez that he would get, and the users     
   would download them, free of charge, none of that "credits" bull shit.    
   I learned a lot from that little BBS, that soon became one of the         
   biggest boards in my area, biggest single-node board, that is.  I found   
   out that there were some really nice people that would release software   
   for boards like mine.  Well sure they were nice, you would have to be a   
   really nice person to just spend time sending out software to people!     
   I decided to make a group of my own, Brutus and I, to release some        
   software, kind of help the cause a bit.  Not aware of anything like dupe  
   checking, we just released what we got, most of the stuff was from years  
   before, but we took our coder, Xenon, he coded a nice little EXE for us,  
   and we were off.  Our first release was Telemate 4.20, cracked, which     
   I'll point out we released BEFORE any other group, but it made it no      
   farther than my own area code.  Still, Tsunami, from the late FSW,        
   called Brutus and I up, and asked us to merge into his group.  This was   
   where it all began...                                                     
                                                                             
   A look to the bright side:                                                
                                                                             
       Surely we merged, we nearly peed in our pants when we got the offer!  
   I wouldn't say I was lame back then, more ignorant than lame, perhaps     
   unaware would be the best word, but I'll call it lame for now, because    
   I think I was an example of your average "lamer" from today.  I didn't    
   really know about groups, I didn't totally know what they did, I had      
   yet to get on any boards with more than one line, and all I knew about    
   the 'net was that it had FTP sites, I had once tried IRC, I tried to      
   join #warez, but couldn't get in because it was Invite Only, so I just    
   gave up.  When I got into FSW, Tsunami introduced me to IRC, I learned    
   a bit about how to use it, and I was off.  Of course I assumed that I     
   could get into any group now, I was coo like dat, da pimp o' da           
   neighbawhood, I could do ANYTHING!  My position in FSW wasn't really      
   stated yet, I assumed that I would try to get FSW releases, though.  I    
   think Tsunami must have seen that I could lead a group well, something    
   like that, because I was about as confused as, well, a lamer.  I found    
   out that groups actually had channels of their own, they didn't all just  
   hang out in #warez, so I joined #Any_group_I_Could_Think_Of.              
                                                                             
       I soon found out that #warez5 and #warez7 were often open to the      
   public.  I joined the channels just to find a bunch of people begging     
   for new software, nobody really getting what they want, half of them      
   getting kicked out by people that seemed to think hey were better than    
   them, nobody really getting anything done.  Tsunami once found me in one  
   of these channels and told me why I shouldn't hang there, how I would     
   never get anything through them.  I took his advice, thank goodness.      
                                                                             
       I remember applying to fATE, ZillionZ, PWA, and RTS, not that I knew  
   what I was applying as, not that I really cared.  In fact, I didn't even  
   know what the difference was between a Courier group and a Release        
   group!  When asked what I was applying as, I just said, "Uhh, I guess a   
   distro BBS..." "How many nodes do you have?" "uhhh... 1, but I hope to    
   get a second one within a month, I really do!"  Then I wondered why I     
   got kicked out only a few moments later.  Tsunami knocked some sense      
   into me, taught me exactly how a group ran, what the differences were     
   between groups, and all the tricks of the trade.  I was soon an FSW       
   senior, FSW died, we started Vendetta, I was the vice president, and      
   am now in Legacy as a vice president.  All this started from one small    
   FTP site that didn't push much more than about 5kb/s.                     
                                                                             
   A look back...                                                            
                                                                             
       Today, as I join #Warez5, just to think back on old times, I am       
   amazed to see many of the same people I saw there about 9 months ago,     
   still doing what they did then, still getting the same results.  I just   
   don't understand.  Maybe it's my competitive spirit, maybe it's my need   
   for improvement, but it took me no more than 5 months to get from a       
   nobody in the scene to somebody who, in my humble opinion, is doing       
   quite well from himself.  How could these people, who I'm sure have been  
   hanging out in the warez channels for longer than I can imagine, stay     
   there, never improving their status, always staying the same?             
                                                                             
       Given the existence of this highly competitive spirit in the scene,   
   if you ever want to get on any of the bigger boards (i.e. the boards      
   that actually have all 20 disks of a 20 disk release) you must give in.   
   Maybe the scene isn't totally free.  Maybe it just requires payment in    
   the form of desire to help.  I'm sure there are many of us that are in    
   the scene so that when there's a program that we need coming out, we can  
   get it, instead of having to shell out a ton of money in buying it.  I'm  
   quite happy with such people, and don't look down at them one bit.  It    
   happens to be that I'm involved in this business to have fun and          
   compete, where they are in it for the software itself.  However, if one   
   wants to be in just to get software, he'll have to put out just a bit.    
   Perhaps on a weekend when he has extra time, wait for a group to release  
   and download the release right away, then send it to the board you want   
   to download from.  All it involves is a bit of dedication.                
                                                                             
       The easiest road to success in the scene is joining a group.  You     
   might not feel like you're good enough to join the top groups, but there  
   is a wealth of smaller groups ready to accept new applicants.  Just       
   don't expect to quit the smaller group for a bigger one once you've       
   gotten more experience.  If you join a group, you should be dedicated to  
   it as it should be to you.  The only excuse ever to leave a group is if   
   the group dies, you strongly disagree with the values of the group and    
   talking with the staff doesn't fix anything, or if the group merges       
   into another.  You should spend as much time choosing your group as they  
   should evaluating you for a position.  Just remember, this is all for     
   fun, we're not in here to make money, or to fill egos.                    
                                                                             
       For those of us that aren't in it for the software or the             
   competition, I often wonder why we stay.  What's the point of staying in  
   the scene if all you do all day is beg, beg, and beg some more, never     
   getting any of what you ask for.  The scene is one big cycle.  The        
   leaders of today may retire tomorrow.  The members of yesterday will      
   lead today, and the "lamers" of last night will take the place of the     
   members today.  I could never stay a lamer forever.  The only thing that  
   I fear is that our "lamers" aren't really lame, just uneducated, and      
   they don't know HOW to excel in the scene.  We all must start somewhere.  
   Some of us, like myself, got lucky, and had an early chance, but for      
   the group leaders out there, beware, the last person you kicked out of    
   your channel for having a 1-node board might possibly be your             
   competition's next store supplier or multi-node courier.                  
                                                                             
                                                                             
 


 
                                                                             
     Author  : Trite                                                         
     Subject : Courier groups in '96                                         
                                                                             
 


 
                                                                             
   NOTE: The following does not necessarily represent the active views of    
         RCN or its members.                                                 
                                                                             
   Greetings RCN readers! Tis me, Trite, back again here in RCN #10 with my  
   courier group review for 1996!                                            
                                                                             
       This issue I will be rating Courier groups.  Couriers play perhaps    
   one of the most vital roles in the scene, yet they are probably the       
   least regarded.  Without couriers to spread our warez across the world    
   with great speed, possibly there would be no 'scene' as we know it.       
                                                                             
 
                                                                             
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       The first courier group I will be commenting on is RiSC (Rise in      
   Superior Couriering), exactly what they are, superior.  RiSC has had the  
   most superb courier team since the very beginning.  They display their    
   unparallelled ability to the scene on a daily basis.  I have personally   
   witnessed the amazing speed and gumption of a RiSC trader while leeching  
   <grin> off of a RiSC distro site named "The Shallow Grave."  At the       
   time, the SysOps of this blazing 4 node board were Lord Rook and Gate     
   Keeper.  I first came to this BBS on a recommendation from a friend.      
   When I got on this board I was truly amazed at the size and speed of it.  
   Supplied by RiSC trader 'The Technomancer,' this was the fastest site I   
   had ever been on.  In the two months I was on this board, Techno had      
   pumped in over 2.4 gigs of fast warez.  I had a chance to talk to Techno  
   a few times and he explained that being in a group like RiSC, almost      
   demanded that he be the best, whether relying on personal ambition or     
   not, Techno defined RiSC, to me, as the best couriering group in the      
   world!                                                                    
                                                                             
       Now let me rate RiSC.  Although they definately do their job and do   
   it very well, they are hard to find.  In my 'career' on the net and in    
   the PC scene, I have never heard of or seen a RiSC site, or a dedicated   
   channel on IRC.  This, to me, means they have a mail recruit system       
   which, as I've expressed in the past, is not a good way to get in touch   
   with the majority of warez people.  I do realize that most RiSC members   
   are in PWA and DOD, but I am sure that a lot of others don't know this    
   and have no idea how to apply.  So, my rating for RiSC is a 9.5.  A       
   better recruiting system would benefit the group as a whole and the       
   boards they supply.                                                       
                                                                             
 
                                                                             
                                                                            
                                                                           
                                                                        
                                                         
                                                       
                                              
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       The next group I will be rating is fATE.  fATE is the product of two  
   groups that merged about a year ago: TiC and iLA.  I was a member of TiC  
   at the time of the merger, formerly known as Vendetta.  TiC was headed    
   at the time by Red Dog, an outstanding leader with tremendous couriering  
   ability.  Since the merger, Red Dog has moved from Senior to net courier  
   and now to nothing.  He left fATE around Christmas of 1995 (I am told)    
   for reasons unknown to me.  This I feel is one of fATE's major problems.  
   They seem to have lost their sense of direction and organization.  This   
   being sparked by Red Dog's departure from fATE and his diminishing        
   contribution to fATE.  I am not blaming all of fATE's problems on Red     
   Dog, in fact just the opposite.  Red Dog was an awesome leader.           
                                                                             
       Despite all of fATE's problems with organization and the power        
   struggles within fATE, they have assembled one of the best teams on the   
   net today.  They keep their sites full, and continually keep other        
   courier groups on their toes.  They have out-tagged other courier groups  
   3 to 1 on the net, and are doing great in that department.  So, my        
   rating for fATE is a 7.5.  Overcome all the organization and power        
   problems and you'll have a great team!                                    
                                                                             
 
                                                                             
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       RTS in its earlier days was a feirce competitor of RiSC.  RTS was     
   one of the top courier gropus around, with lightning-fast traders and a   
   superb council that certainly gave direction to the group.  Around early  
   1995, RTS was said to have died, as a mutual decision between senior      
   members of RTS.  Since mid to late 1995, RTS had once again emerged in    
   the scene with a great internet staff as well as telecom staff.  The old  
   days of RTS are h ere again, and kicking ass!                             
                                                                             
       RTS, as I said before, has assembled a great couriering team.  With   
   couriers from well established groups such as MALiCE, RiSC, and others.   
   I see a great team here with perserverance and strong leadership, and an  
   able staff to once again be a top couriering gropu.                       
                                                                             
       On occasion I go through different channels to see what's going on,   
   and I always seem to bump into an RTS courier no matter where I'm at,     
   and they are always ofering RTS's application and several loaders.  This  
   is a fantastic way of recruiting new members.  They show their            
   experience in their versatility, and in my opinion, will rise to          
   greatness (again) and perhaps the next RiSC.  My rating for RTS, a solid  
   9.5.  Everything is there, they just need a bit of re-establishment.      
                                                                             
 
                                                                             
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       Mindcrash has had a year to show its stuff to date, picking up        
   Legacy as their official coueriers, and having a second wind so to        
   speak, in the scene.  MC has worked hard at their job, and has earned     
   the respect of top courier groups.                                        
                                                                             
       When MC first began, it was a small couriering group with little      
   known presence and very few affiliations.  MC has had a slow start in     
   the scene but is doing great!  I've had the pleasure of watching their    
   popularity grow as their NFO grows.  I must admit, even I thought MC      
   would fail in the early stages of its birth, but behind its strong        
   leader, The Wicked One, it has emerged to be a great group.  My rating    
   for Mindcrash so far is 7.8.  They have a great team, with great          
   leadership and support, they just need to work on their speed and         
   'presence.'                                                               
                                                                             
 
                                                                             
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                          m a l i c e  c o u r i e r s      
                                                                          
                                                                             
       My last review will be of MALiCE.  MALiCE is one of the strongest     
   groups in the scene right now, with some of the fastest traders ever,     
   such as Winterhawk, and 187.  MALiCE has been compared to the early days  
   of RiSC, and is said to have one of the best couriering team ever         
   assembled.  The sheer determination and efficiency of this group has      
   pushed them to the top, and their popularity grows almost on a daily      
   basis.                                                                    
                                                                             
       MALiCE has had a great year so far and is continuing to dominate the  
   couriering scene among the newest releasers and traders.  What I mean by  
   new is the newly established groups, such as Legacy, Motiv8, and others.  
   MALiCE doesn't seem to respect other groups, or potential applicants      
   that much, though.  When I entered their channel on an invite, I was      
   abruptly kicked by Pericles with the reason "And you are...,"  this       
   shows me that their rise to startum and dominance over other groups has   
   gone directly to their heads.  In my opinion, this is not a good way to   
   handle people who are interested in the group.  I just don't think they   
   have respect for people, which is a major problem when recruiting.  So,   
   my rating for MALiCE is a 7.  They have great couriering ability, but     
   lack respect and patience, which, as proven in the past, can be           
   disasterous.                                                              
                                                                             
 
                                                                             
       To recap, RiSC has accomplished everything possible, nothing less.    
   fATE has the potential to rank with the best, they just need to plant     
   their feet on the groupd, and hold on.  RTS is a great group with         
   tremendous will and awareness towards the scene, hang in there guys!      
   Mindcrash is slowly rising to the top with great leadership and a well    
   balanced staff, and MALiCE has one of the best couriering teams in the    
   scene today, they just need to get over themselves.                       
                                                                             
                                Overall Scores:                              
                                ---------------                              
                           1. Request to Send [9.5]                          
                     1. Rise in Superior Couriering [9.5]                    
                              3. Mindcrash [7.8]                             
                     4. Fast Action Trading Exchange [7.5]                   
                                5. Malice [7.0]                              
                                                                             
 
                                                                             
                                                                             
   NOTE: Some group ANSIs were squeezed to fit our borders.  If this really  
         bothers you... aack, live with it.                                  
                                                                             
                                                                             
 


 
                                                                             
     Author  : Blackened                                                     
     Subject : Dupes, dupes, and more dupes?                                 
                                                                             
 


 
                                                                             
       When a dupe occurs, the group usually gets put down and often         
   often receives a lot of flak from the public even if the release was a    
   mistake.  Groups that purposely go out of their way to dupe should go     
   down because they don't deserve to be in the scene.  However, if it's a   
   new group and they do they're own release or rip and didn't know it had   
   already been released than that's ok it's a mistake and in most cases     
   the public just gets another chance to get a cool file.  As long as the   
   the group that duped acknowledges their mistake and gives the credit of   
   the release to the original group, then the group that duped should be    
   left alone.                                                               
                                                                             
       Take for example Domination In Couriering who just duped Legacy.  It  
   was a mistake on our part because we did not know that Legacy already     
   released a 4 disk rip of CivNet (which still includes the modem play).    
   I didn't find out about it until 45 minutes after I started offering the  
   files.  We thought we were bettering the scene and we were.  The file     
   was leeched over 250 times.  I apologized to individual members of        
   Legacy and to the whole group.  Legacy was quick to forgive us, and       
   here's a quote from Rebel Chicken in a private conversation we had the    
   day of the dupe :                                                         
                                                                             
   "For all I care, DiC helped the scene.  There were a lot of people who    
   were looking for the 4 disk rip from Legacy, so DiC helped put it back    
   in circulation.  Duping is not good, but it's not THAT BAD either.  As    
   long as you give credit to the original group that released it, then it   
   is fine with me.  I don't see why everyone is going out of their way to   
   diss DiC."                                                                
                                                                             
       If and when a group accidentily dupes don't be so harsh and critical  
   of them just tell them of their mistake and they'll do just like I did    
   apologize and acknowledge their error and everyone can move on to more    
   important stuff, like the next release.  If the file that was duped was   
   popular with the public anyways, then over all that release helped make   
   a lot of people happy.  People who play the game wouldn't really care if  
   it came from Legacy or DiC, and both versions helped the scene over all.  
                                                                             
       In closing, DiC apologizes to any bbs couriers who were nuked for     
   uploading a dupe.  We made a mistake and if it got you nuked off a big    
   board we are very sorry.  Please tell us if we can help you regain your   
   credits or account.                                                       
                                                                             
                                                                             
 


 
                                                                             
     Author  : Rebel Chicken                                                 
     Subject : Hybrid Leaders on WELFARE???  Part Deux!                      
                                                                             
 


 
                                                                             
       I have learned over the past week that the Hybrid leaders are NOT     
   leeching off the government of the United States.  From my sources, a     
   Razor member and friend, I have confirmed that at least one of the        
   Hybrid leaders are leeching off of the Canadian welfare system, NOT the   
   American government.  So all that stuff I said about Bob Dole and Newt    
   Gingrich turned out to be irrelevant.                                     
                                                                             
       Again, this is all circumstantial and I only have the word of one     
   person.  Even though that person is very trustworthy and reliable,        
   errors can happen.  All I can say is that, if the Hybrid leaders really   
   are on welfare, they're doing a damn good job of it.                      
                                                                             
                                                                             
 


 
                                                                             
     Author  : Rebel Chicken                                                 
     Subject : Trouble in MALiCE?                                            
                                                                             
 


 
                                                                             
    The following is an excerpt from MALiCE.TXT :                            
                                                                             
 
                                                                             
       First of all, Darkside left MALiCE, and joined RiSC, supposedly       
   because of access to LA.  The story for Darkside is cut and dry.  I       
   wouldn't call him a traitor or hate him.  When we join  groups it is a    
   voluntary thing and we don't pledge our lives or loyalty to one group.    
   It is kind of like jobs, when you find a better job, you quit your        
   current job and go on to something better.                                
                                                                             
       According to sources, Winterhawk wanted to get a list of IP's from    
   HR (net coord for MALiCE), but he refused to give them to Winterhawk.     
   Winterhawk wanted the IP #'s so that she can add them to some site and    
   help Manhunter set-up accounts for people on sites.  Whatever dialog      
   actually occured between HR and Winterhawk is unknown, but Winterhawk     
   compared HR to a Hitler/dictator.  She believed that HR wanted complete   
   Is, who gets added and so on, and didn't want to share his job or have    
   any help from her.  At this point HR, already being on a brink of         
   leaving, decided that he had enough and decided to leave.  I would like   
   to repeat : HR was ALREADY tired of the way things were working out for   
   him in MALiCE and Winterhawk was just a minute reason to leave.           
                                                                             
       I would like to say that none of the parties should be blamed for     
   anything.  Winterhawk is more than happy to have HR back in MALiCE, and   
   HR is NOT joining another group, and MAY get back to MALiCE after he      
   calms down or there are some changes in MALiCE.                           
                                                                             
                                                        - Night Hawk         
                                                                             
 
                                                                             
                                                                             
       There seems to be a little conflict between members of MALiCE but I   
   sincerely doubt that would effect the group as a whole.  MALiCE is an     
   incredibly solid group, with good leadership in general.  MALiCE has      
   proven itself to be one of the biggest courier groups even though it is   
   much younger than many groups.  If discipline of members do turn out to   
   be a major problem for MALiCE, I have complete faith that MALiCE would    
   then remedy the situation, and would continue to be one of the best and   
   most efficient of courier groups in the scene.                            
                                                                             
                                                                             
 


 
                                                                             
     Author  : Hitex                                                         
     Subject : What should it feel like to be a member of a group?           
                                                                             
 


 
                                                                             
       I have been complaining about the rise of too many groups for weeks   
   now.  The problem isn't as big any more, probably partially due to the    
   fact that there are less releases now that the year has ended.  I have    
   seen more and more couriering groups as opposed to release groups, which  
   I will blame on the fact that it is often harder to coordinate a release  
   group because there is more to worry about.  Note that that in no way     
   applies to the top couriering groups, who I'm sure have more work on      
   their hands than release groups.  I think that in general, though the     
   main reason for having so many new groups flourish is that people aren't  
   satisfied with their current position in a group, or, more specifically,  
   aren't getting the respect that they expect when they are a part of a     
   team.  So I ask...  "What should it feel like to be a member of a         
   group?"                                                                   
                                                                             
       When a member applies, he is usually greeted by a not-so-friendly     
   crowd that somehow feels bigger than him.  This is all egos, and I don't  
   expect that to end, because after all, we're all human.  The applicant    
   will often spend in the range of thirty to sixty minutes waiting to get   
   the application generator or just a flat out "no" response.  If the       
   applicant was lucky enough to experience the first, he'll promptly fill   
   out the application and look for someone to send it to.  As soon as that  
   application is sent in, the prospective member has literally signed a     
   pact saying that he will be dedicated to the specific group.  This is     
   what many group leaders never seem to understand, and is the point where  
   the member will either serve the group, always feeling lowly, or will     
   join, feel big for a bit, then run off and make his own group because     
   he wasn't getting the respect he felt he deserved.                        
                                                                             
       I'm surprised that I have to say this, but a member is the most       
   crucial thing to a group.  The leadership often doesn't understand that,  
   and assumes the member to be a slave that must complete his task for      
   fear of being flogged.  A member should have much say in the group.  The  
   only difference between a senior and a member should be that a senior is  
   there to coordinate, as opposed to a member which is there to provide.    
   Two completely different jobs, neither of which should take an excessive  
   precedence over the other.  A senior position, if the particular group    
   even has one, is just a position given to somebody that would like to     
   coordinate that has much experience in the group, possibly been with it   
   from the start.  What's even worse is when there's a group that has not   
   just a council, but a Founder, Presidents, Vice Presidents, Seniors,      
   Head Honchos, Division Honchos, and THEN members, assuming there's        
   anybody left.  I don't know about you, but being a member in that kind    
   of group wouldn't feel too good.  That leads me to believe that it is     
   often better to be a member in a "normal" group than to be a senior in    
   one with such a variety of positions.                                     
                                                                             
       A member is a vital person in a group.  Members need to get more      
   respect in the scene, and begin to have a greater say in the activities   
   of the group.  We are often confused when we see members leave groups,    
   and we assume that the member just wasn't dedicated, but this is often    
   not the case.  To all leaders : put yourselves in the position of a       
   member sometimes, and think to yourself "If I were this guy, would I be   
   getting the respect that I need?  Would I have any power in what goes on  
   in the group that I have dedicated myself to?"  If either of your         
   answers is no, it's time to make some changes in the structure of your    
   group.                                                                    
                                                                             
                                                                             
 


 
                                                                             
     Author  : Akira 7                                                       
     Subject : tKLP: Stealing Members                                        
                                                                             
 


 
                                                                             
       I have noticed a certain trend in the scene lately.  It is a trend    
   that is not beneficial for anyone.  Stealing members.  Now, competition   
   is good, but this is not.  We all know who it is that is on the constant  
   lookout for suppliers and couriers to steal.  In #Legacy, we are always   
   on the lookout for tKLP.  Why?  Because everyone knows that the instant   
   they enter the channel, they will be looking for the best suppliers and   
   becoming their "Friends."  For most of us, these attempts are totally     
   obvious, but for some of us, we fall into the trap and end up in a        
   different group.                                                          
                                                                             
       I was in #Legacy, minding my own business, when all of a sudden,      
   tKLP was messaging me saying "Zup Buddy!?"  I thought to myslef: "Have I  
   talked to him before?  He's being awful friendly..."  Knowing that he     
   was probably going to ask me to leave Legacy, I played along.  He said    
   "I've heard you're a pretty impressive supplier."  And I said "Sure, I    
   guess so.  I supply for Legacy a lot."  The next message I received read  
   as follows: "Could I interest you in a RoR membership?"  My answer was a  
   simple "No."  I fear that others, possibly from other groups, will have   
   a different answer.  Unfortunately, if tKLP is the one that's asking,     
   they'll end up in a group they'd probably rather not be in.               
                                                                             
       Everyone knows that this is not the first time tKLP has done this.    
   It didn't hurt anyone this time, because there's no way in hell that I'd  
   join RoR.  The point is, if your group is not good enough to compete,     
   don't go stealing other group's suppliers.  It's bad sportsmanship, and   
   it's bad public relations.                                                
                                                                             
 
                                                                             
   tKLP, my good friend!  I thought you said you never tried to steal any    
   of our members!  You messed with the wrong one this time.  Good job!!!    
   Go RoR!  Go RoR!  Go RoR!!!                                               
                                                                             
                                                   - Hitex                   
                                                                             
                                                                             
 

                                                              
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    ۲   ߰  ߰޲߲           ް ߰
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    ް    ް   ܰް        ް             ް       ޱ
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    ۲ܲ۲ܲ۲ ܲ۲ܲ۲۲ܲ
     ߲߰۲  ۲߲     ߲߰
               ߲                  ߲        ޲           ޲
                                                  


 
                                                                             
       Welcome to Dear Entropy!  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!  We 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!             
                                                                             
 


 
                                                                             
   Dear Entropy,                                                             
                                                                             
       I am very disappointed in you Entropy.  When I get ops in #Ansi, I    
   feel that I have a job to do.  I kick and ban people that I feel are      
   lame.  It doesn't mean that I feel all powerful, it just means that I     
   have a job to do, and that involves kicking out lamers.  Ops is NOT       
   simply a bunch of pixels as you put it.  You can compare Ops to IRCOPs,   
   it's not just a bunch of pixels either, it gives you power, and I choose  
   to exercise that power in a legitimate way.  If that makes me look like   
   a pompous ass, then so be it.                                             
                                                                             
                                                Signed,                      
                                                                             
                                                        Copernicus           
                                                                             
                                                                             
 
                                                                             
                                                                             
   Dear Copernicus,                                                          
                                                                             
       I was not reffering to people that use their "ops" for helping the    
   channels, but more to the people who are using it to show off to their    
   friends.  People who use it to help other are fine, that is what the ops  
   are meant for, to keep out the people who would like to make it their     
   job in life to ruin the fun that others would like to have IRC, or        
   whatever while you are on IRC =)                                          
                                                                             
                                                Signed,                      
                                                                             
                                                        Entropy              
                                                                             
 
                                                                             
                                                                             
   Dear Entropy,                                                             
                                                                             
       WORSHIP MYSELF???  What the FUCK!!!  I don't need no ops to fucking   
   know I fucking r00l.  I don't got no ops in no channels, but I fucking    
   run a board.  I get 0 day shit every fucking day and when people apply    
   to my board, I already feel good.  I log on irc all the time and I just   
   get hella pissed when I see people who do have ops thinking they are      
   godly.  You want to be godly?  I tell you what, I'll let you suck my      
   dick tonight, and then I'll let you on my 0-day board.                    
                                                                             
                                                Signed,                      
                                                                             
                                                        Dragon Warrior       
                                                                             
 
                                                                             
                                                                             
   Dear Dragon Warrior,                                                      
                                                                             
       Now why weren't you around when I was writing the column on sysop     
   powers.  Being able to lock out this user or that user for any reason     
   is mostly likely used to suit your own ego.  Being able to choose who     
   you want and who you don't want is a great power.  Isn't that similar to  
   the power of ops?                                                         
                                                                             
                                                Signed,                      
                                                                             
                                                        Entropy              
                                                                             
                                                                             
 
                                                                             
   Next Week's Topic : AOL on IRC                                            
                                                                             
     Yes we all know by now that AOL has provided a link to the IRC for all  
   of the AOL'ers to flock to our homes, for months on end, people have      
   been stereotyping AOL as lame.  If you looked at how many bans there are  
   on aol.com, it is a pitiful sight.  Are the bans necessary, are all AOL   
   people lame?  I say no.  What is bad about people from another online     
   service comeing to help spread our warez around and help us?  Nothing.    
   Are we trying to set back the IRC Civilization to that of the early 19th  
   century of the US?  Do we want to place a label on AOL and stereotype     
   them all?  If so, you're an "Idiot".  AOL is a cheap and in most cases,   
   free in all parts around the world.  It reaches out to more people than   
   IRC ever could.  By letting AOL expand to IRC, the scene would only be    
   reaching further heights of greatness because AOL has a lot of users to   
   reach.  Really, isn't that what we all want?  To help people who are too  
   new to help themselves and to spread the names Razor, Legacy, fATE, MC,   
   and RiSC?  I'm not saying that we should all start using AOL, but I'm     
   saying that we should welcome them to what has been for years "our"       
   world.                                                                    
                                                                             
 
                                                                             
                                                                             
   Please E-Mail all responses to an385786@anon.penet.fi.                    
                                                                             
                                                                             
 

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  DMN-SWWN.ZIP   1  DOS:CDR  Sweep                                        
  NE-COXAL.ZIP   1  DOS:DSK  IBM Concorde Xal                             
  PNC-MSG.ZIP    1  WFW:DSK  Motorola Message Connect                     
  PNCPAPKD.ZIP   1  DOS:DSK  Plug and Play Kit                            
  PNCPAPKW.ZIP   1  WFW:DSK  Plug and Play Kit                            
  PNT-PP4.ZIP    4  WFW:CDR  Power Pager v2.6                             
  PRHDOD33.ZIP  33  W95:CDR  Print House                                  
  PST-SICE.ZIP   1  DOS:DSK  Soft-Ice v2.80                               
  PWADEV03.ZIP   3  WFW:CDR  Develop Yourself!                            
  PWAON32A.ZIP  11  DOS:CDR  FTP OnNet32 Enterprise Application Suite     
  S!DN1403.ZIP   3  DOS:CDR  Dos Navigator II v1.40                       
  STORE21.ZIP   27  DOS:CDR  Sure                                         
 

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  THURSDAY      DECEMBER 28                                                 
 
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  FILENAME      D#  OS:TYPE  DESCRIPTION                                  
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  AMF-END3.ZIP   3  W95:CDR  Endorfun                                     
  DMN-MSS2.ZIP   2  WFW:CDR  Masterpiece SS & Christmas Pack              
  DODCF307.ZIP  36  W95:CDR  Corel Flow v3.0                              
  DODPOF52.ZIP  52  WFW:CDR  Am Jur Proof of Facts on LawDesk             
  KKK-MCDL.ZIP   1  WFW:DSK  Mariah Carey SS                              
  KKKSASS2.ZIP   2  WFW:DSK  Globalink Spanish Assistant                  
  NRG-SWED.ZIP  17  DOS:CDR  Sensible World of Soccer                     
  PWACDS06.ZIP   6  WFW:CDR  Client Data System v3.10 StandAlone          
  PWACDSN2.ZIP   2  WFW:CDR  Client Data System v3.10 Network             
  PWACDSW5.ZIP   5  WFW:CDR  Client Data System v2.10                     
  RBS-NOV3.ZIP   3  DOS:DSK  Novanet 50 USER License Backup               
  RORP4-05.ZIP  15  W95:CDR  Fractal Design Painter v4.0                  
  SOL-WX11.ZIP   1  WFW:DSK  IBM Secure Web Explorer v1.1                 
  TC-LAW9.ZIP   10  W95:CDR  Windows 95 Personal Lawyer                   
  TC-SLS9.ZIP   15  W95:CDR  Sticker and LAbel                            
  TNTGL52B.ZIP   2  WFW:DSK  Glink v5.2                                   
  TWGPTS04.ZIP  11  DOS:CDR  PTS-Dos 6.51 Source Code                     
  VTXCRI13.ZIP  16  DOS:CDR  EA Sports Cricket                            
 

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  FRIDAY        DECEMBER 29                                                 
 
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  FILENAME      D#  OS:TYPE  DESCRIPTION                                  
 Ĵ
  DMN-INL2.ZIP   2  W95:DSK  InocuLAN                                     
  DMN-L4W5.ZIP   5  WFW:CDR  Listen                                       
  DMN-PTS3.ZIP   3  WFW:DSK  Phoenix Telephony Suite                      
  IND-BDE5.ZIP   5  W95:CDR  Borland Database Engine v2.0                 
  MW295R15.ZIP  15  W95:CDR  Mech Warrior 2                               
  PASCL-7.ZIP    7  OS2:CDR  Speed-PASCAL/2                               
  RBS-GC21.ZIP  21  DOS:CDR  Galactic Civilizations 2                     
  SC2KOS2C.ZIP   3  OS2:DSK  Sim City 2000                                
  SPD!NM2.ZIP    2  W95:DSK  NCSA Mosaic v2.1                             
  WC!CTHS3.ZIP   3  WFW:DSK  CanTax T1 Headstart 1996                     
  XARA-2.ZIP     3  WFW:DSK  Corel Xara v1.1                              
 

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  SATURDAY      DECEMBER 30                                                 
 
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  FILENAME      D#  OS:TYPE  DESCRIPTION                                  
 Ĵ
  DODFPRO3.ZIP   3  W95:DSK  Claris Filemaker Pro v3.0                    
  PNT-EEW3.ZIP   3  DOS:DSK  EXTRA! Extended v3.4                         
  PWACP35F.ZIP   6  WFW:DSK  Conversion Plus v3.5a                        
  PWACSW03.ZIP   3  WFW:DSK  City Streets for Windows v3.12               
  PWADVCO5.ZIP   5  WFW:CDR  Denver, Colorado Map                         
  PWASC224.ZIP   1  WFW:DSK  System Commander v2.24                       
  QKPKPRO4.ZIP   4  WFW:DSK  QuickPak Pro v4.0                            
  TC-NDL12.ZIP  53  W95:CDR  Nickelodeon Directors Lab                    
  TC-PC2.ZIP     2  OS2:DSK  PC Configurator                              
  TC-PCWN2.ZIP   2  W95:DSK  PC Configurator                              
  TEETIME1.ZIP   3  WFW:DSK  Tee Time                                     
  VFWDK11.ZIP   11  WFW:CDR  Microsoft Video Development Kit              
 

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  SUNDAY        DECEMBER 31                                                 
 
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  FILENAME      D#  OS:TYPE  DESCRIPTION                                  
 Ĵ
  ICUDEMO.ZIP    1  DOS:DSK  Lan Intensive Care                           
  IPL-REB6.ZIP   6  WFW:CDR  Rebel Moon                                   
  PNC-KDC1.ZIP   6  WFW:CDR  Key Design Center 3D                         
  RANX-PF.ZIP    1  W95:DSK  Pink Floyd SS                                
  RB55-7.ZIP     7  W95:CDR  Base v5.5                                    
 

 Ŀ
  MONDAY        JANUARY 1                                                   
 
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  FILENAME      D#  OS:TYPE  DESCRIPTION                                  
 Ĵ
  DPH2H23.ZIP   23  DOS:CDR  Dawn Patrol Head to Head                     
  PWA-CDQS.ZIP   1  WFW:DSK  CD-QuickShare v1.0                           
  RLX!AW02.ZIP   3  W95:DSK  Alphaworld                                   
  SOL-PCW6.ZIP   6  W95:CDR  IBM Personal Communication v4.1              
 

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  TUESDAY       JANUARY 2                                                   
 
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  FILENAME      D#  OS:TYPE  DESCRIPTION                                  
 Ĵ
  MSQJAW3.ZIP    3  OS2:DSK  Just Add Warp                                
  TC-ICS04.ZIP   4  WFW:DSK  IBM AS/400 Communications Suite              
  TC-MAX1.ZIP    2  OS2:DSK  Maximus v3.01                                
 

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  WEDNESDAY     JANUARY 3                                                   
 
 Ŀ
  FILENAME      D#  OS:TYPE  DESCRIPTION                                  
 Ĵ
  DMN-SND6.ZIP   6  W95:CDR  Doonesbury Election Game : Campaign'96       
  DODSM205.ZIP   1  WFW:DSK  Samplitude Studio v2.05                      
  L-WETL22.ZIP  22  DOS:CDR  Wetlands                                     
  NRG-PHTH.ZIP  17  DOS:CDR  Mystic Midway : Phantom Express              
  PDX7-03.ZIP   23  W95:CDR  Paradox v7.0                                 
  TC-VIRT.ZIP    1  DOS:DSK  Virtual Reality Playhouse                    
  TSCCYAG3.ZIP   3  DOS:DSK  CyberAgent SDK                               
 

 Ŀ
  THURSDAY      JANUARY 4                                                   
 
 Ŀ
  FILENAME      D#  OS:TYPE  DESCRIPTION                                  
 Ĵ
  4KODABCO.ZIP  15  W95:CDR  Dance with ABC                               
  COPSFX7.ZIP    7  W95:CDR  Delrina WinFaxPro for NetWorks v4.1          
  DN-UR964.ZIP   4  DOS:CDR  Unnecessary Roughness '96                    
  DODLFS7.ZIP    7  DOS:CDR  Alcom Lanfax Server System v2.15             
  L-NFCC01.ZIP  17  DOS:CDR  Nick Faldo's Championship Challenge          
  NFSICEA2.ZIP   2  DOS:CDR  Everest : Iceman's Apprentice                
  PDX7-23.ZIP   23  W95:CDR  Paradox v7.0                                 
  PMP40B.ZIP     1  OS2:DSK  PM Patrol v4.0b                              
  PMPN200B.ZIP   1  OS2:DSK  PM PostNotes v2.00a                          
  PNT-HDDB.ZIP   1  DOS:DSK  HotDocs DataBase Connection v3.0             
  PNT-L95B.ZIP   2  W95:DSK  LANtastic                                    
  PWA-PFA5.ZIP   5  W95:CDR  Peachtree First Accounting v2.0              
  PWAFOSS4.ZIP   4  W95:DSK  FormulaOne SpreedSheet                       
  PWARCADE.ZIP   1  DOS:DSK  Power Aracade                                
  RBS-AX18.ZIP  18  W95:CDR  Accent Professional Multilangual v2.0        
  RORPLT01.ZIP  36  DOS:CDR  The Planets                                  
  SOL-MR2R.ZIP   1  OS2:DSK  MR/2 ICE v.99g : I-net Email Client          
 

 Ŀ
  FRIDAY        JANUARY 5                                                   
 
 Ŀ
  FILENAME      D#  OS:TYPE  DESCRIPTION                                  
 Ĵ
  CHECKIT4.ZIP   1  WFW:DSK  Checkit Pro v4.0                             
  DMN-INT3.ZIP   3  WNT:DSK  InocuLAN                                     
  DMN-NAV2.ZIP   2  WNT:DSK  Symantec NAV                                 
  DODCPT40.ZIP  40  W95:CDR  Corel Picture Painter v6.0                   
  DODSAWPL.ZIP   1  W95:DSK  Software Audio Workshop Plus v1.6            
  IBMARC5.ZIP    5  W95:CDR  Arcade Fly Games                             
  L-MGAME4.ZIP   4  W95:CDR  Mind Games Entertainment Pack                
  OG-AWC01.ZIP   1  W95:DSK  Adobe WorkCenter v1.1                        
  PWAANYN5.ZIP   5  DOS:DSK  IBM AnyNet Sockets v2.0.2                    
  PWAKAI33.ZIP   3  W95:CDR  KAI Power Tools v3.0                         
  PWAMFS2.ZIP    2  W95:DSK  Mobile FileSync                              
  PWASCMK.ZIP    1  WFW:DSK  Soft Concert : Midi Karaoke v1.0             
  SGW28.ZIP     28  DOS:CDR  Strategy Games                               
  SOL-XIT2.ZIP   1  OS2:DSK  Xit v2.0                                     
  SP95-3.ZIP     3  W95:DSK  SuperPrint v4.0                              
  TC-PF7.ZIP     7  W95:CDR  AFP PST/2 v2.0 CSD-Microsoft                 
  TRN-AHS.ZIP    1  OS2:DSK  AHS Solitaire I                              
 

 Ŀ
  SATURDAY      JANUARY 6                                                   
 
 Ŀ
  FILENAME      D#  OS:TYPE  DESCRIPTION                                  
 Ĵ
  F8BROC04.ZIP   4  W95:CDR  My Advanced Brochures                        
  LC-VST2.ZIP    2  W95:DSK  Vesta Plus                                   
  OBS-EXX4.ZIP   4  W95:CDR  Extruder v4.1                                
  PWAAWB88.ZIP  89  WNT:CDR  Animatek World Builder                       
  PWAWMHSM.ZIP   1  WNT:DSK  Watermark's Enterprise HMS                   
  SCS-PIM8.ZIP   8  DOS:DSK  X-Space's Picmaps 1 : Material Library       
  TC-IMS02.ZIP   2  WFW:DSK  IMS Client Server Toolkit                    
  TC-VCW03.ZIP   3  W95:DSK  Video Craft v3.0                             
  TWL-SUR1.ZIP   3  W95:DSK  Surecom v1.1                                 
  VEL-ASS6.ZIP   6  DOS:CDR  All-Star Sports Collection                   
 

 Ŀ
  SUNDAY        JANUARY 7                                                   
 
 Ŀ
  FILENAME      D#  OS:TYPE  DESCRIPTION                                  
 Ĵ
  DOD95R3B.ZIP   2  W95:DSK  Remove-It v3.0                               
  DODMICW4.ZIP   4  WFW:CDR  MCSC Challenge Interactive                   
  DSG_FX17.ZIP  17  DOS:CDR  Freex                                        
  EM11PWA7.ZIP   7  DOS:CDR  Emissary Office v1.1                         
  EXCD595L.ZIP  12  W95:CDR  Hummingbird Exceed v5.0                      
  FMPWA-2.ZIP    2  DOS:DSK  FastMove v1.01                               
  HF-POBJF.ZIP  15  WFW:CDR  Oracle Power Objects v1.0.12                 
  IND-EN2.ZIP    1  WFW:DSK  Enote v2.0                                   
  PNT-EA2H.ZIP   8  WNT:CDR  Explore Anywhere v2.0                        
  PWAMAX5.ZIP    5  W95:CDR  Maximizer v3.0                               
  PWAPA01.ZIP    5  W95:CDR  PharmAssist                                  
 

 Ŀ
  MONDAY        JANUARY 8                                                   
 
 Ŀ
  FILENAME      D#  OS:TYPE  DESCRIPTION                                  
 Ĵ
  4KOF&GD9.ZIP   9  WFW:CDR  Fun and Games Deluxe                         
  DODRE3DE.ZIP   5  WNT:CDR  Realsoft Real 3-D v3.3                       
  FCS-FDC7.ZIP   7  DOS:CDR  Full Destruction                             
  HF-POBJO.ZIP  15  WFW:CDR  Oracle Power                                 
  IND-DC8.ZIP    8  WFW:CDR  DataCad Pro v5.05                            
  PNT-NC5.ZIP    5  OS2:CDR  Netcomber                                    
  PNTDB95L.ZIP  12  W95:DSK  DB/2 Server v2.1                             
  TI'MAJ4.ZIP    4  W95:CDR  Math Ace Junior                              
  TILTCD32.ZIP  32  DOS:DSK  Tilt!                                        
  TMNMHDPK.ZIP   1  W95:CDR  MS Holiday Pack                              
  ULC-PHS1.ZIP   9  WFW:CDR  Physics                                      
  VIR-ENV6.ZIP   6  WNT:CDR  Envelope v1.1                                
 

 Ŀ
  TUESDAY       JANUARY 9                                                   
 
 Ŀ
  FILENAME      D#  OS:TYPE  DESCRIPTION                                  
 Ĵ
  DMN-ADK6.ZIP   6  W95:DSK  MS Access Developers Kit 95                  
  IND-CW4.ZIP    4  WFW:CDR  CodeWright v3.1                              
  IND-EBN.ZIP    1  WFW:CDR  Birthday News                                
  IND-EM5.ZIP    5  WFW:CDR  Mainfram v4.1                                
  L-CCHSS3.ZIP   3  W95:CDR  Championship Chess                           
  N3ANSM-1.ZIP   8  WFW:CDR  Computer Based Training                      
  PWAHACS2.ZIP   2  WFW:DSK  HyperAccess v2.10                            
  SCSRZR24.ZIP   4  W95:cdr  Razor II                                     
  TC-PROBE.ZIP   1  DOS:DSK  Analyst/Probe v3.5                           
 

 Ŀ
  WEDNESDAY     JANUARY 10                                                  
 
 Ŀ
  FILENAME      D#  OS:TYPE  DESCRIPTION                                  
 Ĵ
  DODBC561.ZIP  61  W95:CDR  BORLAND C++ v5.0                             
  IND-HDK3.ZIP   3  WFW:DSK  HyperText Development Kit v2.0               
  PNC-3DW1.ZIP   3  DOS:CDR  3D-Ware v2.0                                 
  PWA754_3.ZIP   3  DOS:DSK  Dr.Solomon's Anti-Virus Toolkit              
  PWAINTC3.ZIP   3  W95:DSK  Internet Coach for Netscape                  
  RANGERSS.ZIP   1  W95:DSK  Power Rangers SS                             
  RORLMN24.ZIP  24  W95:CDR  The Lords of Midnight                        
  SDM-SL13.ZIP  13  WFW:CDR  Stylus Lingvo Office                         
  TAHDICT4.ZIP   4  WFW:CDR  The American Heritage Dictionary             
  UCFUNP5.ZIP    5  DOS:DSK  Unprotect Pro v1019-1408                     
 

 Ŀ
  THURSDAY      JANUARY 11                                                  
 
 Ŀ
  FILENAME      D#  OS:TYPE  DESCRIPTION                                  
 Ĵ
  COPSGL2.ZIP    2  WFW:DSK  Goldmine                                     
  DODRFX7.ZIP    7  WNT:CDR  Real 3D v3.3                                 
  L-BUTT29.ZIP  29  DOS:CDR  Beavis & Butt-head in Virtual Stupidity      
  LSPDEV11.ZIP   1  DOS:DSK  ER-View Version v1.1 Enhanced                
  NRG-BEX1.ZIP   5  WFW:DSK  Arcada Backup Exec v7.01a                    
  PNT-INC2.ZIP   2  W95:DSK  Incorporate                                  
  PNT-WLC2.ZIP   2  WFW:DSK  Wonderlink Client                            
  RBS-DDE7.ZIP   7  WFW:CDR  DataDirect Explorer v1.0                     
  REFLE5.ZIP     5  WFW:CDR  Reflection 1                                 
  VCR_BT09.ZIP   9  WFW:CDR  BigTop Interactive                           
 

 Ŀ
  FRIDAY        JANUARY 12                                                  
 
 Ŀ
  FILENAME      D#  OS:TYPE  DESCRIPTION                                  
 Ĵ
  EDG-SPR3.ZIP   7  WFW:CDR  SuperPrint v4.0                              
  EOD-CCX3.ZIP   3  DOS:DSK  Chewy                                        
  GOD-NAM3.ZIP   3  WFW:DSK  Namease v1.0                                 
  PONGWN95.ZIP   1  W95:DSK  Pong                                         
  PSH-HB26.ZIP  27  WFW:CDR  Familly Health Book v1.30                    
  PWAIAC10.ZIP  10  WFW:CDR  Internet with an Accent                      
  T96-VGT.ZIP   29  WFW:CDR  Graph Vision                                 
  TC-W3D35.ZIP  35  WFW:CDR  Asymetrix Web 3D v1.0                        
  TMNHSCI5.ZIP   9  WFW:CDR  HSC Interactive                              
  TRIO2.ZIP      2  WFW:DSK  Trio Fax v5.0                                
 

 Ŀ
  SATURDAY      JANUARY 13                                                  
 
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  FILENAME      D#  OS:TYPE  DESCRIPTION                                  
 Ĵ
  DODQB07.ZIP    7  WFW:CDR  QuickBooks Pro 1996                          
  DRE-NET3.ZIP   4  DOS:DSK  Microforum's Internet Connection             
  L-TNDCD4.ZIP   4  DOS:CDR  Tornado v1.0e                                
  LSPD-DI3.ZIP   3  WFW:DSK  Digital Ink                                  
  LSPD-ME.ZIP    1  WFW:DSK  Magic Enchantments SS                        
  PNC-MDL.ZIP    1  WFW:DSK  Miami Dolphins SS                            
  PWA-LTB3.ZIP   3  WFW:DSK  LivingTrust Builder v4.0                     
  SOL-MES2.ZIP   2  OS2:DSK  Mesa/2 v2.1 Spreadsheet                      
  TGFLUG34.ZIP  34  WFW:CDR  Links386 Pro Golf                            
  TMNHSCI9.ZIP   9  WFW:CDR  HSC Interactive                              
  UCFACR15.ZIP  15  WFW:CDR  Adobe Acrobat Exchange v2.1                  
 

 Ŀ
  SUNDAY        JANUARY 14                                                  
 
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  FILENAME      D#  OS:TYPE  DESCRIPTION                                  
 Ĵ
  GOD-49R2.ZIP   2  WFW:DSK  NFL Team SS                                  
  M8DIG-29.ZIP  37  WFW:CDR  The Dig                                      
  SOLDAPIZ.ZIP  39  OS2:CDR  IBM Dapie Package                            
  TC-TAX05.ZIP   5  WFW:CDR  TurboTax                                     
  TI-TB423.ZIP  23  WFW:CDR  Twin Bridge Multilingual Series v4.0         
  VCR_EM17.ZIP  17  WFW:CDR  Edmark Sales Pack Deal                       
  VIA-CK24.ZIP  24  WFW:CDR  Cinema                                       
 

 Ŀ
  MONDAY        JANUARY 15                                                  
 
 Ŀ
  FILENAME      D#  OS:TYPE  DESCRIPTION                                  
 Ĵ
  DODW3M45.ZIP  45  WFW:CDR  Word Pro 96 Multilingual                     
  ERXPWA4.ZIP    4  WFW:DSK  ERwin/ERX v2.5                               
  KRYAB825.ZIP  25  WFW:CDR  Abalon                                       
  LKCCHK41.ZIP   1  DOS:DSK  Check v4.1                                   
  PLC_CRE6.ZIP   6  DOS:CDR  Creation                                     
  PNT-LR2.ZIP    2  WFW:DSK  LAN Remote v3.1.1                            
  RZMP!DM8.ZIP   8  W95:CDR  ClanTech Data Manager Plus                   
  VIA-BL06.ZIP   6  WFW:CDR  The Holy Bible v2.0                          
  VIA-T201.ZIP   1  WFW:DSK  T2 : Limited SS                              
  XFRW8.ZIP      8  WFW:CDR  Reflection 4c                                
 

 Ŀ
  TUESDAY       JANUARY 16                                                  
 
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  FILENAME      D#  OS:TYPE  DESCRIPTION                                  
 Ĵ
  AT-IMKS3.ZIP   3  W95:CDR  Immortal Klowns                              
  M-FCOLR2.ZIP   2  W95:DSK  Flying Colors                                
  MPCN3206.ZIP   6  WFW:CDR  MicroSoft Mail PC Networks v3.2              
  PWAIE116.ZIP   1  WFW:DSK  InterEcho v1.16                              
  TI'7MOD3.ZIP   3  WFW:DSK  CNE Quizer                                   
  ULC-CK41.ZIP   4  WFW:DSK  CheckIt v4.0                                 
 

 Ŀ
  WEDNESDAY     JANUARY 17                                                  
 
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  FILENAME      D#  OS:TYPE  DESCRIPTION                                  
 Ĵ
  ACE-PT17.ZIP  17  W95:CDR  PeachTree Accounting v3.5                    
  ARC-SA15.ZIP  15  WFW:CDR  Arcade America Scenario Add-On               
  CCG-MSG7.ZIP   7  WFW:CDR  Microsoft Golf                               
  DN_DTO03.ZIP   3  WFW:DSK  Day Time Organizer                           
  DODHF31D.ZIP   4  WFW:DSK  HotFax                                       
  DODHF95E.ZIP   5  WNT:DSK  HotFax                                       
  DODZPIT2.ZIP   2  W95:DSK  Vertisoft Zip-It!                            
  ETC_CC24.ZIP   4  WFW:CDR  Corel CD Creator v2.0                        
  L-PB4000.ZIP   1  DOS:CDR  Pinball 4000                                 
  LANDIST8.ZIP   8  OS2:CDR  Lan Distance                                 
  RBSBOF5.ZIP    5  WFW:DSK  Behavior-Outcome Feedback v2.03              
  RBSHSW3.ZIP    3  WFW:DSK  HelpStar v3.2                                
  RORTMG01.ZIP  15  WFW:CDR  Timegate : Knight's Chase                    
  SPDUDE-4.ZIP   4  DOS:CDR  Space Dude                                   
  TO-DAOS5.ZIP   5  WFW:CDR  Microsoft Data Access Objects                
  TUB-ABS6.ZIP   6  WFW:CDR  AirBorne Express Shipping Software           
  VIA-BK02.ZIP   2  WFW:DSK  Brother's Keeper v5.2                        
  WBS101E4.ZIP   4  WFW:CDR  McAfee's Web Scan 101x2                      
 

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                       Hitex          :  Editor                              
                       Rebel Chicken  :  Editor                              
                                                                             
                       Xenon          :  Coder/Musician                      
                       RATM           :  WebSite                             
                       Cryptic        :  Art Design                          
                                                                             
                       Akira 7        :  Writer                              
                       Demonic        :  Writer                              
                       Entropy        :  Writer                              
                       Manic          :  Writer                              
                       Trite          :  Writer                              
                                                                             
                                                                             
                       Blackened      :  Guest Writer                        
                                                                             
                       WebSite        :  http://www.shu.edu/~importmi/rcn    
                       E-Mail         :  AN385786@ANON.PENET.FI              
                                                                             
                                                                             
 
