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     1  Introduction                    9  Voting Booth                 
     2  Editorials                      A  Reader Survey                
     3  Interviews                      B  Secret Articles              
     4  Articles                        C  Space Invaders Game          
     5  Reviews                         D  Group NFOs  [Couriers]       
     6  Dear Road Rebel,                E  Group NFOs  [Releases]       
     7  Warez Lists                     F  RCN Information              
     8  "Warez-IQ" Warez Quiz!                                            
                                                                            
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     1  E-Mail by Amnesia Couriers    Defacto Booboo!!!                   
     2  E-Mail by Zorlac              ATA and IMP Merger                  
     3  E-Mail by Crystaline Death    Suspicious Image and Trite          
     4  E-Mail by Wild Storm          COPS Suck...                        
     4  E-Mail by Defender Zeta       Flying Egos in the Scene            
     5  Fan-Mail                      Thank You!!!                        
     6  Return to Main Menu           Check Out Other Parts of RCN #14!   
                                                                            
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     1  RCMP, April 2, 1996           RCMP Raid!!!                        
     2  Tsunami *BUSTED*              Hacking the U.S. *WHAT*???          
     3  PWA+CORP=PWA                  David & Goliath, and Park Central?  
     4  Lester                        Amnesia vs. Digital - *MY* Side!    
     5  Silent Mobius                 Digital vs. Amnesia - *MY* Side!    
     6  Everclear                     RiSC, Razor 1911, and SCUM          
     7  Rapid Motion                  A Hostile Comeback!                 
     8  Perfect Form                  Perfect Form, Ousted... Again.      
     9  Return to Main Menu           Check Out Other Parts of RCN #14!   
                                                                            
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     1  *COVER* Charges Laid          9 Charges Relating to Anarchist     
     2  *COVER* Tom James             Tom James Makes His Visit           
     3  Amnesia vs. Digital           Amnesia WOOPing on Digital?         
     4  Revenge on Piracy             Alefantes, aka Captain Blood        
     5  Chris Carter                  Ordinance of RTS, BN of Rapier      
     6  "passwd"                      path=/etc/security/passwd           
     7  "Me.. a Narq?"                Trite, What Are You Up To?          
     8  $60 for this?                 $12 for Piracy?                     
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     1  Group Reviews : Games #1        6  Group Reviews : Utils #1     
     2  Group Reviews : Games #2        7  Group Reviews : Utils #2     
     3  Group Reviews : Games #3        8  Group Reviews : Utils #3     
     4  Group Reviews : Games #4        9  Group Reviews : Utils #4     
     5  Group Totals  : Games           A  Group Totals  : Utils        
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     1  The Seven Listing #1          [04/18/96] --> [04/24/96]           
     2  The Seven Listing #2          [04/25/96] --> [05/01/96]           
     3  The Seven Listing #3          [05/02/96] --> [05/08/96]           
     4  The Seven Listing #4          [05/09/96] --> [05/15/96]           
     5  Global Warez Search           Search All Warez Lists!!            
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     Reporter : Super Hacker              Interviewee : <Undisclosed>        
     Subject  : RCMP, April 2, 1996       Affiliation : <Undisclosed>        
                                                                             
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   RCN : When and how were you busted and for what?                          
                                                                             
   UND : On April 2nd, 1996 the RCMP "Royal Canadian Mounted Police" raided  
         my house and confiscated over $25,000 worth of computer equipment.  
         The warrant said "Copyright Infringment".  Their plan is to         
         completely eradicate software piracy off of the Internet by the     
         year 1997; and they are well equiped to do just that.  I know for   
         a fact that many members of the different groups over the past      
         year are in fact Microsoft agents working on this investigation.    
         They will definitely take out anyone they want.  I mean, who are    
         we kidding here...                                                  
                                                                             
   RCN : Sice September of last year, Microsoft, IBM, Lotus, Core, Autodes,  
         and a few other companies have worked together in an "Internet      
         Anti-Piracy Campaign".  They have been working undercover in the    
         warez scene collecting information about the  various groups and    
         their respective members.  They would seek out information such as  
         who supplies and who couriers, etc.  In your opinion, is the warez  
         scene not to be as trusted as before, and that even you or I could  
         be an undercover federal agent?                                     
                                                                             
   UND : Absolutely.  How can you even think of trusting someone you will    
         never in your life met.  I mean, a handle could be anyone; it       
         could even be Bill Gates you're trading the newest build of         
         Windows NT with.  How  can you know for sure who you're talking     
         to.  It is just not worth it.  I could be looking at up too         
         $25,000 in fines and/or 8 months in jail for every offense!         
         That's every ware!  That's insane!  And all these lamers on IRC     
         who say "Oh, the feds don't care about courier groups, it's all     
         bullshit!  Distributing copyrighted software is just as bad if not  
         worse than the person who supplied it in the first place.  The      
         supplier gives it to one person.  The couriers give it to           
         thousands of people! How would you know if I am a federal agent or  
         not, and how would I know if you're not.  It's simple, the          
         Internet is an imaginary world, where people can be whatever they   
         want.  The federal agents who are working with Microsoft are        
         taking advantage of that.  There's no such thing as entrapment on   
         the Internet.  They don't have to tell you jack.  In fact, about    
         99% of all narqs are not federal agents.  They are usually just     
         students or Microsoft employees.  The federal agents are just the   
         guys who take the information these people hand them and then go    
         kick in your door.  They just pick up the scraps when Microsoft     
         has enough information on you.                                      
                                                                             
   RCN : How long have you being in the scene?  And in your opinion, do you  
         see the scene dying out as many veterans are starting to leave the  
         scene?                                                              
                                                                             
   UND : I've been a major part of the scene ever since the C64 days.  And   
         as far as I am concerned, the scene is all but dead now.  I mean,   
         there are a lot of great people left, but how can you possibly      
         hide from these huge companies?  If you have half a brain, you'd    
         get out of the scene before these companies get you.  It's just     
         not worth it.  I would that couriers are in EVEN bigger shit than   
         suppliers.  From my observations, they apparently don't really      
         care about the games scene.  It's the utils they are after in a     
         big way by companies such as Microsoft, IBM, etc. All the big time  
         elite dudes I used to know have either retired, or have been        
         busted by now.  With all these new people coming in, I would say    
         that 2 out of every 10 work in some way with Microsoft, the SPA,    
         or some other government agency.  It's just not fair, we can't      
         win...                                                              
                                                                             
   RCN : What happened on the day you of your bust?  Did they let you go?    
         Did they confiscate anything?                                       
                                                                             
   UND : I was out of town on business.  They came to my house, kicked in    
         the door and confiscated everything that had anything to do with    
         computers, all my systems, monitors, cables, books, notepads,       
         scribble pads, scraps of paper, etc.  If you walked in right after  
         they left.  You would have no clue that I had anything to do with   
         computers.                                                          
                                                                             
   RCN : Did they charge you with a crime?  Did they take you to jail?       
                                                                             
   UND : I was not arrested. And I still have not been charged with          
         anything.  They are going through my systems with a fine toothed    
         comb as we speak...                                                 
                                                                             
   RCN : Did you have a lot of pirated software on your system?              
                                                                             
   UND : Well I am not really in a position to say.  Who knows who will be   
         reading this.  I will say that I considered myself untouchable for  
         the longest time.  I mean, I always heard of people getting busted  
         and I was always said, "Oh shit, that guy's screwed."  But it was   
         never supposed to happen to me.  It's like something you watch on   
         television.  But I'll tell you this.  I was one of the most         
         careful people out there and they got me.  That means they can get  
         anyone, anytime, anywhere.  No questions asked.  Whenever I see     
         people saying, "Oh they'll never get me, or I'm not worried.  I     
         think they're idiots, PERIOD.  It's simple, Microsoft's gang is     
         bigger than the scene, more well equipped and more experienced.     
         The scene is outmatched.                                            
                                                                             
   RCN : Do you have any idea or any information of the person that narqed   
         on you?  Is there someone you suspect (I remind you that your       
         handle will not be mentioned in this interview)?                    
                                                                             
   UND : I know for a fact that someone narqued on me.  I thought I knew     
         who it was.  But after talking with this person, I realized that    
         it could have been any one of about 8 different people in that      
         area.  When I hit court, I will find out for sure.  When I do,      
         EVERYONE will know who the narq was.  Mark my words on that one...  
                                                                             
   RCN : And you will personally inform RCN who this person is?              
                                                                             
   UND : Of course, RCN is the most widely read E-Zine.  I have no problem   
         with that.  I go by the code of the scene which is to never NARQ    
         on anyone under any circumstances.  The person who narqued on me    
         is a fucking low-life piece of shit.  I will find out who he is,    
         and when I do, EVERYONE in the scene will know.  I promise you      
         that.                                                               
                                                                             
   RCN : I have known you for a very long time and you basically set me up   
         with most of the groups I am in today.  What do you suggest for     
         people out in scene in how we can protect ourselves?  Don't         
         federal agents need a warrant to break into a house?                
                                                                             
   UND : Yes, they need a warrant.  However, the Microsoft anti-piracy team  
         is very respected and can easily get a warrant from the             
         government.  I suggest that if you belong to a group.  No matter    
         how big or how small, that you absolutely make sure that you do     
         not have a single piece of copyrighted file on your system.  Don't  
         even keep a record of anything regarding the scene.  If you need    
         to get on IRC, use a shell account, preferably a hacked one.  Buy   
         all your software, from the store!  If you belong to a group, make  
         your system 100% legitimate.  Because when they come, and they      
         will, the slightest little scrap of information that tie you to a   
         group, or to the scene in anyway could make the difference you      
         walking away or getting convicted!                                  
                                                                             
   RCN : Do you think groups such as Razor 1911, which have been around for  
         about 25+ years would be able to survive in the scene?              
                                                                             
   UND : No groups have been around for 25 years.  There are no groups that  
         are immune to this.  Anyone in the scene is fair game to these      
         guys.  They are probably not interested in groups like Razor since  
         it's a games group.  They are more interested in groups that        
         specialize in utils, like DOD and PWA.  But when it comes right     
         down to it.  I think they just want to clean us all right off the   
         face of the Internet.  I would say it's a fair bet that every       
         single group in the scene at this point in time has at least 1 or   
         2 members that are a part of Microsoft's anti-piracy team, as       
         members of these groups, I would bet my life on that.  I don't      
         trust anyone anymore.  As I have said, it could be anyone you are   
         talking to.                                                         
                                                                             
   RCN : That is true, but what about users who are in Africa?  I'll be      
         moving to Africa in 2 weeks.  There are no piracy laws there, and   
         they're not going to bust anyone there.                             
                                                                             
   UND : Well I wouldn't know about the laws in Africa, but I do know that   
         in Canada and the U.S., you're screwed if they catch you.  In       
         Canada, the maximum penalties by law for copyright infringment is   
         $25,000 in fine and/or 8 months in jail, per offense.  In the       
         U.S., it's up to a million in fines, and up to 5 years in jail!!!   
         And that information is right out of my lawyer's mouth.  It's no    
         joke, this is very serious shit.  All I have to say is this, I      
         hope people listen.  I am not some punk.  I have been around for    
         many years now, and what I'm seeing now is not good for the scene.  
         The federal agents are definitely coming in full force.  People     
         are dropping like flies and they are not going to stop untio they   
         get the results they want.  This scares me.  However, the few       
         people in the scene whom I actually consider personal friends       
         "outside the scene" have listened to me, and have gotten out, I     
         hope.  I will always be around, I have just stopped the             
         downloading and spreading.  It's not worth it.  My friends know     
         who I am, and they will always be my friends.                       
                                                                             
   RCN : I really appreciate this interview, and on the behalf of RCN, we    
         would like to thank you for letting us conduct it.  We know how     
         hard it is and it is very scary to get busted, especially since     
         you are married and have 4 kids, and have to go to jail for         
         copyright infringement.  I hope everything works out for you.       
                                                                             
   UND : Thanks man, I will keep RCN informed on what's going on...          
                                                                             
                                                                             
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     Reporter : Rebel Chicken             Interviewee : Tsunami              
     Subject  : Tsunami *BUSTED*          Affiliation : Ex-fATE Courier      
                                                                             
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   RCN : You recently left the warez scene for a few months, you seemed to   
         have just disappeared, was there a reason why?                      
                                                                             
   TSU : I got busted.  Actually for all the warez I was pirating, I got     
         busted for something I didn't do.  I was using a "shared" account   
         at Sydney University.  Unbeknownst to me, there were a lot of       
         other people using the same account, and a few of those people      
         decided to hack a U.S. missile base, and they were actually quite   
         successful at their little venture.                                 
                                                                             
   RCN : They hacked into the U.S. MISSILE BASE???  What the hell were they  
         trying to do, launch some nukes and start World War III?..          
                                                                             
   TSU : I know, they were pathetically stupid, I mean that's ASKING to be   
         caught, but, they are in a LOT of trouble now (tee hee).  This      
         wasn't some sort of mini warez thing, so the U.S. government        
         decided to ring our Australian federal agents and then they called  
         AusCERT (Australian Computer Emergency Response Team) and they      
         traced calls to and from the Sydney University accounts.  That's    
         where I was stuffed, I found all my Sydney University accounts      
         cancelled and they took me in for an "interview".  Argh, they       
         taped in TRIPLICATE...                                              
                                                                             
   RCN : What's a triplicate?                                                
                                                                             
   TSU : The AusCERT taped the interview onto three tapes simultaneously.    
                                                                             
   RCN : Yikes, so the AusCert found you by tracing your phoneline?          
                                                                             
   TSU : Yes, looks like it, that could have been the only way.              
                                                                             
   RCN : Do you remember what kind of questions they asked you in the        
         "interview"?  What were they trying to find out?                    
                                                                             
   TSU : They were asking me if I knew how to create shell script programs,  
         why I was using the account, who gave me the account, and why the   
         account was used for hacking the U.S. missile base.                 
                                                                             
   RCN : Hacking into a U.S. missile base is a little more eye-catching      
         than carding a fake account.  After you were interviewed, did you   
         immediately come back into the warez scene?  If not, how long was   
         it before you decided to come back to the scene?                    
                                                                             
   TSU : Immediately?  Shit no, I haven't been online since they took away   
         computer, and I no longer have Internet access, but I hope to have  
         my computer back soon.. a few weeks at most, MAYBE...               
                                                                             
   RCN : They took away your computer?  How are you chatting with me right   
         now?  You're not chatting with me on an AusCERT computer terminal,  
         are you?  If they didn't charge you with anything like hacking,     
         how could they have confiscated your computer?  Don't they need to  
         have "just cause" and "due process" before they have the right to   
         confiscate private property?                                        
                                                                             
   TSU : Well, they COULD charge me with unlawful access and a bunch of      
         shit, so I really didn't want to argue with them when they came     
         and took it.  I'm currently using a friends account at New Castle   
         University, 2 hours north of Sydney.                                
                                                                             
   RCN : Do you think it's SAFE for you to come back to the scene?  Since    
         your interview with the AusCERT, do you feel that it might have an  
         adverse effect on the groups you were affiliated with?  For         
         example, it is well known that you are a great courier for a great  
         courier group, fATE (Fast Action Trade Exchange), did the AusCERT   
         dig deep into your warez habits, or did they skip over anything     
         related to warez?  In other words, did they care that you were      
         pirating, or were they only interested in the hackers?              
                                                                             
   TSU : A stroke of luck for me was that they were only interested in the   
         hackers, and since I'm not into hacking, warez was never part of    
         the big picture.  I'm trying to lay low for a while (Woops,         
         granting an interview to the most read E-Mag in the scene is not a  
         good way to lay low *slap* do'h).                                   
                                                                             
   RCN : Do you have any names/handles of those who were actually hacking    
         the U.S. missile base?                                              
                                                                             
   TSU : Sorry, I don't want to get them into anymore trouble than what      
         they are already in.  I decline to answer.                          
                                                                             
   RCN : Were you the only warez person using that account, or were there    
         other more warez people using it?  HOW did you get accesss to that  
         account in the first place?  Who gave you the account?  You         
         obviously didn't pay for it.                                        
                                                                             
   TSU : How?  It was given to me by another "Netter" (Aren't they all?).    
         I was the main warez person using the account since it was a dream  
         account, unlimited quota.. woo wee...                               
                                                                             
   RCN : The "Netter" who gave you the account, did he get interviewed by    
         the Auscert as well?                                                
                                                                             
   TSU : Yes, he was one of the hackers.                                     
                                                                             
   RCN : Ouch, guess he got a little more than just an interview.            
                                                                             
   TSU : He was stupid for doing it though, ruined me for a couple of        
         months.                                                             
                                                                             
   RCN : What kind of computer did you have?  What did they confiscate?      
                                                                             
   TSU : They confiscated my Pentium 120 MHz, 2 MEG Matrox Millenium, 24     
         MEG RAM, 2 GIG HD, 15" monitor, SB16, 6x CD-ROM, and my Rhino 6     
         motherboard :(                                                      
                                                                             
   RCN : OUCHH...                                                            
                                                                             
                                                                             
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     Reporter : Rebel Chicken             Interviewee : David & Goliath      
     Subject  : PWA+CORP=PWA              Affiliation : PWA Senior Member    
                                                                             
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   RCN : The Corporation was capable of showing the scene that it was a      
         very powerful release group even though the group was essentially   
         very young.  The Corporation released quality utils on a regular    
         basis, and as a result, the group became very well respected, and   
         most considered The Corporation to be one of the top 3 utils        
         groups comparable to PWA and DOD.  However, The Corporation         
         recently merged into PWA, was this move an attempt to merge         
         together the competiton?  The Corporation was good, but couldn't    
         beat PWA, so The Corporation decides to join PWA?                   
                                                                             
   D&G : The merge was basically put into effect because The Corporation     
         was running into problems.  I became very busy, and the rest of     
         the leaders/seniors did not have the time to run the group.  So we  
         all looked at the different possibilities on what to do, and one    
         thing that we all agreed on was that PWA was the #1 utils group;    
         and that a merger with them would be beneficial to both groups.  I  
         then contacted Snake about the merger and discovered that PWA was   
         looking into something similar as well.                             
                                                                             
   RCN : I agree with you, PWA is definitely the #1 utils group.  What will  
         happen to the leaders/seniors of The Corporation?  After the        
         merge, will they too become leaders/seniors of PWA, or will they    
         be taken in as regular members?  How many The Corporation members   
         were there at the time of the merge, and how many of those The      
         Corporation members will make it into PWA?                          
                                                                             
   D&G : Cyberjack and I have been made PWA Senior Members.  However, The    
         Punisher left for Siege.  Vengeance is on vacation and has a        
         member position, and Ustasa is also a member.  I don't have the     
         exact figures of how many people from The Corporation made it into  
         PWA, but a lot of inactive people were dropped, and only the best   
         moved with us.                                                      
                                                                             
   RCN : The Punisher went to Siege, a rival utils group?  Was The Punisher  
         an important factor to The Corporation's release capabilities?      
                                                                             
   D&G : The Punisher is a great courier, and some consider him the best in  
         the world.  His main duty in The Corporation was to organize the    
         boards and couriers; and he did a great job at it when he had the   
         time.  I believe that Siege will also be a major powerhouse since   
         they have some great guys like Hemp Hoodlum, and Speed Master.      
         And with time, they will become one of the top utils groups in the  
         scene.                                                              
                                                                             
   RCN : Not only was The Corporation one of the top 3 utils groups, but it  
         also had THE best board in the world.  The Corporation had Park     
         Central as its WHQ, will Park Central become PWA's new WHQ?         
                                                                             
   D&G : Park Central will not be making the move.  Crackpot was very        
         patient with us.  He took us in when we hadn't really proved        
         ourselves, and helped us in many ways.  2 days before The           
         Corporation merged with PWA, we had decided to take a break or      
         something, that is until we could break the dry spell, and that's   
         when Crackpot had decided to call it quits.  So Park Central will   
         now be without a utils group, because that's the way he chooses to  
         run his board.  Park Central will remain affiliated with RiSC and   
         Dynamix.                                                            
                                                                             
   RCN : WOO... Park Central is now open for a utils group, DOD perhaps?     
         Anyways, I remember reading some messages on Park Central, and I    
         could recall that Roland from DOD and you did NOT get along.  He    
         posted messages about how lame this and that was, and how he was    
         all this and that plus more.  Do you believe that perhaps now that  
         The Corporation has merged into PWA, that Roland from DOD and or    
         other members from DOD might show more resentment towards PWA,      
         their #1 rival and competitor?  When the #1 (PWA) and #3 (Corp)     
         utils groups merge, the number #2 (DOD) utils group, must show a    
         little concern?                                                     
                                                                             
   D&G : I doubt Park Central will be taking in any utils groups, but I      
         can't say that for sure.  As for Roland, he and I shared our        
         differences, but he is now no longer in the scene.  As far as DOD   
         is concerned, I have not seen any resentment from them.  They have  
         a great relationship with PWA, and ever since I have been there, I  
         have seen no problems concerning the merge.                         
                                                                             
   RCN : The DOD and PWA relationship is very admirable, and the smaller     
         groups should learn to follow their example.  There's been a trend  
         lately in which smaller groups merge into a bigger groups, ONLY to  
         find out that a few months later, they merge back out.  For         
         example, Scum merged into PWA when their leader, Liquidator, left   
         the scene, however, once Liquidator came back to the scene, many    
         of the old Scum members immediately left PWA and went straight      
         back to Scum.   Do you feel that their might be a chance in the     
         future in which The Corporation merges back out of PWA, or does it  
         seem to be a PERMANENT merge (so far)?                              
                                                                             
   D&G : I don't know the details about the whole Scum merge with PWA, but   
         as far as I am concerned.  I want the PWA and The Corporation       
         merge to be a permanent deal, and I hope in every regards that it   
         will be. But it is hard to say what will really happen, but I will  
         try 100% to make permanent.                                         
                                                                             
   RCN : BTW, Here's a personal question, I have a friend who's handle is    
         Mike and Dave - and they happen to be two brothers, your handle is  
         David and Goliath, are you one person or two people?                
                                                                             
   D&G : 2 people, and it's David & Goliath :)                               
                                                                             
   RCN : Are you two brothers or simply homosexual faggots?                  
                                                                             
   D&G : Neither, we were 2 couriers from the same area code, and we are     
         also very good friends, so we decided to merge handles.             
                                                                             
   RCN : Merge handles???  Merge groups, merge handles... what will people   
         think of next :)                                                    
                                                                             
   D&G : I would just like to send out some greets to people I worked        
         closely with while in The Corporation -                             
                                                                             
         Cyberjack    : Wow man, you impressed the hell outta me!            
         Hemp Hoodlum : Thanks for everything.                               
         The Punisher : people are doubting that you are #1 man!             
         Uncle John   : Thanks for all the help!                             
         Crackpot     : Thanks for the patience!                             
         All The Rest : Vengeance, Ustasa, Retaliator, Tinox,                
                        Dogfriend, and Shatter Star...                       
                                                                             
                                                                             
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     Reporter : Super Hacker              Interviewee : Lester               
     Subject  : Amnesia                   Affiliation : Amnesia Leader       
                                                                             
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   RCN : What is your current postion in the group Amnesia?                  
                                                                             
   LES : I'm in a leader of Amnesia.                                         
                                                                             
   RCN : How did Amnesia came about?                                         
                                                                             
   LES : Amnesia came about when a few of us decided to leave the courier    
         group MALiCE, because of personal and miscellaneous conflicts       
         along with some other problems.  We decided to start our own        
         group.  The name was just thrown in there.                          
                                                                             
   RCN : When Amnesia started, did you guys face any serious problems?       
                                                                             
   LES : We ran into a few problems, one was with Captain Blood.  He was     
         one of the few people that we started the group with originally.    
         He caused a lot of problems and split off to form his own group.    
                                                                             
   RCN : Is Captian Blood's group still messing with Amnesia, or his group   
         pretty much dead?                                                   
                                                                             
   LES : Captain Blood's group is still alive, but he was kicked out of it.  
         They are cool with us and don't fuck with us anymore.               
                                                                             
   RCN : What was the name of the Captain Blood's courier group?             
                                                                             
   LES : The name was, and still is Rapier.                                  
                                                                             
   RCN : I noticed that Amnesia and Digital held a friendly competition,     
         what was that all about?                                            
                                                                             
   LES : It was suggested by a courier in Amnesia to compete against         
         Digital.  Eventually, I agreed to it and 6 Amnesia couriers         
         competed with 15 Digital couriers on a site for a week.  The        
         competition ended on May 2, 1996, about an hour ago.                
                                                                             
   RCN : What was the result of the competition?                             
                                                                             
   LES : Amnesia won by about 30 megs or so.  It was fairly close toward     
         the end, but there was alot of crap uploaded by both sides, so it   
         wasn't really that fun.                                             
                                                                             
   RCN : Is Amnesia better in Internet couriering or BBS couriering?         
                                                                             
   LES : Amnesia is equally good in both aspects of couriering.              
                                                                             
   RCN : What does one have to do to become an Amnesia member?               
                                                                             
   LES : The Internet division is closed, but the BBS division requires      
         that you trade long distance and that you do about 200 megs a       
         week.                                                               
                                                                             
   RCN : Is Amnesia "official couriers" for any release groups?              
                                                                             
   LES : We have a few "unofficial" officials, but I have not agreed to      
         officially courier for any release group as of yet.                 
                                                                             
   RCN : Is the summer of 1996 going to have a major impact on Amnesia?      
         Most SiteOps are in college and take leave during the summer, and   
         as result, many FTP sites go down.                                  
                                                                             
   LES : I don't think it will have a big effect on Amnesia.                 
                                                                             
   RCN : How old is Amnesia, and what are Amnesia's future plans?            
                                                                             
   LES : We have been around for 2 months now.  Our future plans are to      
         just to have more fun by moving some files, etc.                    
                                                                             
   RCN : What makes Amnesia different from any other group?                  
                                                                             
   LES : We just try to have fun and we try not get too involved in the      
         politics of it all, at least I try not to.                          
                                                                             
   RCN : What is your general feeling toward the scene?                      
                                                                             
   LES : I feel that the scene is going down the tubes.  There is too much   
         back stabbing and ego trips.  It's gotten way out of hand.  It's    
         supposed to be a fun hobby, an escape from reality,people take it   
         way too seriously though.  They ought to just lighten up and have   
         some fun.                                                           
                                                                             
                                                                             
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     Reporter : Super Hacker              Interviewee : Silent Mobius        
     Subject  : Digital                   Affiliation : Digital Leader       
                                                                             
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   RCN : What is your current position in Digital?                           
                                                                             
   SMO : I am the founder and one of the leaders.                            
                                                                             
   RCN : When did Digital come into being?                                   
                                                                             
   SMO : I'd have to say last year, probably around September.               
                                                                             
   RCN : As Digital came into being did it had any problem or conflicts      
         with other groups?                                                  
                                                                             
   SMO : No, at least I don't think so.  I always avoided trouble.  We       
         might have had some trouble with MindCrash.                         
                                                                             
   RCN : Can you give us some background information on Digital?             
                                                                             
   SMO : Devast and I both used to be in MindCrash, when The Wicked One and  
         Avoozl ran it.  When I first joined, I didn't know much political   
         things about it.  All I knew is that it was a plain old couriering  
         group, and I became a senior, then what happened was, I found out   
         that The Wicked One didn't like Devast too much.  Devast said that  
         he would courier whenever he wanted to.  He'd courier nothing and   
         then sometimes he does 150 megs.  The Wicked One said that he was   
         going to kick Devast out of MindCrash but Devast decided to quit    
         before he'd get kicked out.  So be it, and I found out about it,    
         but didn't care at first.  Then The Wicked One and Avoozl got a     
         job together, and were busy; I tried to take care of MindCrash,     
         but none of the couriers respected me like a senior.  I got pissed  
         and left.  Then I met Devast, and he decided to start a couriering  
         group with me.  At first, it was going to be Devast, Creed,         
         Desolation Angel and me, but then Desolation Angel dropped out.     
         Devast and I were debating on a name, and came up with Digital and  
         that's how it all started...                                        
                                                                             
   RCN : Which other courier groups are currently competing with Digital?    
                                                                             
   SMO : We're not really in competition; we were just challenged into a     
         competition with Amnesia, and Devast decided to go for it, but I    
         wouldn't call it an actual competition.                             
                                                                             
   RCN : Will you call this a friendly competition, or something that just   
         keeps the group on their toes?                                      
                                                                             
   SMO : I'd consider it kind of both.  We have a great bunch of guys in     
         Digital; no egos, nothing.  We're out just to have fun and to       
         courier, but I wouldn't call it a rivalry between the two groups.   
                                                                             
   RCN : Is the summer of 1996 going to have a major impact on Digital?      
         Most SiteOps are in college and take leave during the summer, and   
         as result, many FTP sites go down.                                  
                                                                             
   SMO : Not too sure, I dont' really know.  Actually it all depends on the  
         couriers and SiteOps themselves.  I mean, we are a serious group,   
         but at same time, a lot of us have fun at it...                     
                                                                             
   RCN : So Digital is not worried about the summer time blues?  Because     
         summer is when several groups come up and many go out because like  
         I said several group members go out of town and sites go down.      
         Digital is not worried about that all?                              
                                                                             
   SMO : Well, we are worried, but eventually, summer will end, so things    
         will go back to normal I guess, but it's all so unpredictable.      
         There's nothing I can do about it even if I'm worried.              
                                                                             
   RCN : How does the competition between Amnesia and Digital work?          
                                                                             
   SMO : You see, we upload to see who gets more within the week.  I'm not   
         really into it.  Devast organized it and all on BBX, and it's       
         going out pretty fun.  I don't really care who wins or loses        
         actually, the whole point is just to upload.                        
                                                                             
   RCN : Do you have any last few comments towards the scene?                
                                                                             
   SMO : For one thing, I am starting to see what Cyber Angel meant when he  
         said "It's pointless to move other peoples' files."  Releasing      
         groups are the big time winners easily.  But towards Digital,       
         well, we've made quite a bit of improvement with some merges, and   
         we don't have no egos flying, so it's going out pretty good, and    
         we're keeping the competition between Amnesia really tight, even    
         though they have a couple of great couriers.                        
                                                                             
   RCN : Uploading other peoples file is hard work.  There's only a certain  
         amount of uploading each group can do.  No group can call every     
         BBS in the world to upload all their new releases, and Digital as   
         a group is putting alot of effort moving the warez, and that is     
         suffice to say that courier groups are needed in order for the      
         scene to thrive.                                                    
                                                                             
   SMO : Thanks, we're just doing our share for the scene.  As for calling   
         every BBS, it's just the speed of it that you get it on.  And       
         believe me, it is hard work.                                        
                                                                             
   RCN : Is Digital better in Internet couriering or BBS couriering?         
                                                                             
   SMO : Digital is better off in Internet courieriering.  Several of our    
         BBS coordinators left the scene or have lost their Internet         
         accounts (What a coincidence...), but now, we are going to rebuild  
         the BBS division once more.                                         
                                                                             
                                                                             
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     Reporter : Hitex                     Interviewee : Everclear            
     Subject  : RiSC/RZR/SCUM             Affiliation : RiSC/RZR/SCUM        
                                                                             
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   RCN : You've 3 main affiliations, RiSC (Rise in Superior Couriering),     
         Razor 1911, and Scum.  What made you choose those groups?           
                                                                             
   EVR : Well, RiSC and Razor 1911 are the best, and I'm friends with Third  
         Son so I decided to joined Scum.                                    
                                                                             
   RCN : What is your position in each one of the groups?                    
                                                                             
   EVR : I'm a bulletin board courier in all three.                          
                                                                             
   RCN : What do you think puts RiSC on top and has kept it there for so     
         long?                                                               
                                                                             
   EVR : RiSC has the finest traders, bulletin boards, and FTP sites         
         around.  We dominate both the Internet and the boards.  Everyone    
         works their assess off, and we have quality leaders.                
                                                                             
   RCN : Razor 1911 has also been around for a long time, but lately it has  
         been getting a lot of competition from such groups as Dynamix,      
         Hybrid, and Napalm.  Do you think that Razor 1911 is still #1 in    
         the games scene?                                                    
                                                                             
   EVR : Yes, of course.  Not to group bash, but we release quality,         
         WORKING releases.  The best games are always released by Razor      
         1911.  We also have the best trading team of any games group.       
                                                                             
   RCN : Well I don't doubt that it worked, but a couple of days ago Razor   
         1911 released Tyrian.  Was that a real release?                     
                                                                             
   EVR : Yes, that was newer version of Tyrian.  If people would have        
         looked closely they would have noticed that, it wasn't a dupe.      
                                                                             
   RCN : Yeah, I didn't think it was because it didn't get nuked anywhere.   
         Well, that's cool, in that case, I'll go download it, I heard it's  
         an awesome game.  What do you think of Napalm?  I've seen them      
         beat out Razor 1911 in release numbers, what do you think this      
         means?                                                              
                                                                             
   EVR : I think that while Razor 1911 is busy making their releases WORK,   
         Napalm is releasing the game, then releasing a crack 10 days        
         later.  From now on, Razor 1911 will still release a game even if   
         Napalm has already released it.                                     
                                                                             
   RCN : That sounds like a plan.  What do you think about RiSC's policy to  
         support only "top 10" boards?                                       
                                                                             
   EVR : I think it makes sense.  Why bother with other boards?  They're     
         too easy!  RiSC members need to go where the competition is :)      
                                                                             
   RCN : Don't you think that the small multinode boards deserve some        
         support, though?                                                    
                                                                             
   EVR : If they are RiSC, then I am sure they get support, but more effort  
         goes into the bigger boards, RiSC is more net based then BBS based  
         anyhow.                                                             
                                                                             
   RCN : Are you referring to IRC on the Internet or FTP sites?              
                                                                             
   EVR : FTP sites, RiSC is #1 on every site, guaranteed.                    
                                                                             
   RCN : What are the requirements to become a courier for RiSC?             
                                                                             
   EVR : There are no set requirements, anyone that can do the job can get   
         in.  RiSC is the hardest courier group to get into though.          
                                                                             
   RCN : How many hours per week do you spend couriering for RiSC?  What is  
         the job description of being a RiSC member?                         
                                                                             
   EVR : I'll tell you this, I spend a LOT of time couriering.  It's a lot   
         of work.                                                            
                                                                             
   RCN : About Scum, what is your feeling towards the general consensus      
         that Scum came back only to reiterate its past glories and that it  
         is failing pathetically compared to its old potential as one of     
         the scene's leading utils groups?                                   
                                                                             
   EVR : If that's what people think, well, Scum will get better, it's       
         really just based on a bunch of friends hanging out.  If we aren't  
         the #1 in utils, no big deal.                                       
                                                                             
   RCN : That's an awesome attitude, it is only through calmness and trust   
         in time that a group gets better.  What do you have to say to the   
         wealth that left Scum for PWA (Pirates with Attitudes)?             
                                                                             
   EVR : Well, PWA is #1 right now, so it makes sense that good suppliers    
         go with the best utils group.                                       
                                                                             
                                                                             
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     Reporter : Super Hacker              Interviewee : Rapid Motion         
     Subject  : Hostile                   Affiliation : Hostile Leader       
                                                                             
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   RCN : What is your current position in Hostile?                           
                                                                             
   RAP : I am the founder and leader of Hostile.                             
                                                                             
   RCN : How old is Hostile, and what type of group is it?                   
                                                                             
   RAP : Hostile was formed in late January early February of 96.  We        
         currently release utils and PPEs (PCBoard Programming Executable).  
         We used to release both games and utils, but we no longer release   
         both.                                                               
                                                                             
   RCN : Why don't you release both games and utils anymore?                 
                                                                             
   RAP : We used to release both games and utils but we have narrowed it     
         down to just utils and PPEs because we have a sister group called   
         Lensmen which is our games division.  We give Lensmen our games     
         and in turn, they give us their utils.                              
                                                                             
   RCN : When Hositle was first created, did it come upon any problems such  
         as splits or break ups?                                             
                                                                             
   RAP : Not at first, but then we started coming upon an onslaught of       
         problems when I made Perfect Form a leader in Hostile.  He took     
         advantage of the position I gave him and he tried to split up my    
         group.  I then kicked him and that drove Hostile into a low point   
         in the scene.  After kicking him from the group, there were some    
         members that were uncertain what direction the group was taking.    
                                                                             
   RCN : When you kicked Perfect Form out of Hostile, did it backfire?  Did  
         your group suffer significantly?  Most group members like to        
         follow their leader, and since you and Perfect Form were leader,    
         did they have a hard time picking between who to follow?            
                                                                             
   RAP : No, Perfect Form was a leader ranked below me.  I had a few         
         members that followed me.  Most of the great members stuck with     
         Hostile and did not follow Perfect Form because he was doing some   
         very lame things. In the end, Perfect Form's expulsion              
         strengthened Hostile and we got BETTER suppliers.  All my old       
         active suppliers came back to the group, and the group is still     
         under construction somewhat but it is now doing better and is       
         stronger than it has been.                                          
                                                                             
   RCN : What are your future plans for Hostile?                             
                                                                             
   RAP : I will like to strengthen the group more and get Hostile more       
         noticed in the utils scene.  I am strenghtening Hostile by making   
         it a more stable group, and to do that, we're working on brining    
         more quality releases to the scene.                                 
                                                                             
   RCN : How does one become a member of Hostile?  Are there any positions   
         available in Hostile?                                               
                                                                             
   RAP : Hostile has an application WHQ (Tower of Sorcery) that is still     
         under construction.  We also have special application PPEs on       
         Shroom's board, and we also offer our applications on IRC.          
                                                                             
   RCN : Is Hostile in the scene to become #1 by ruining the competition or  
         is it just here for fun?                                            
                                                                             
   RAP : We have places in the group for those who are productive            
         suppliers.  We also have room for FAST traders and for those who    
         wish to code PPEs, etc.  Anyone who has something to offer is       
         welcome to the group.  We are here for personal satisfaction, and   
         that's what it's all about.                                         
                                                                             
   RCN : So bascially, Hostile is not here for the competition and is not    
         actively looking for competition?  Is my assumption correct?        
                                                                             
   RAP : In a sense, yes, we would like to compete but we're not planning    
         to lose any sleep if we cannot compete with DOD or PWA.             
                                                                             
   RCN : When Hostile does start to compete, which other utils groups will   
         be it's major competiton?                                           
                                                                             
   RAP : Hostile is currently competing with COPS, Pinnacle, Scum, and       
         X-Force.  I don't think we are ready to compete with DOD or PWA     
         yet.  Hostile is here to stay, and we hope to gain the same         
         respect we give to other groups.                                    
                                                                             
                                                                             
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     Reporter : Rebel Chicken             Interviewee : Perfect Form         
     Subject  : Perfect Form              Affiliation : Ex-Hostile Leader    
                                                                             
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   RCN : A few months ago, you were kicked out of Demolition despite the     
         fact that you were a senior in that group.  You were accused of     
         stealing suppliers for a rival group.  However, that accusation     
         was proved to be false since you were not trying to steal           
         suppliers, but you were trying to steal artists.  But that is       
         ancient history.  In the recent weeks, you were again kicked out    
         of a group you were supposedly a "leader/senior" of.  You were      
         kicked out of Hostile because you were again attempting to steal    
         members, breaking up the group, and causing havoc.  What do you     
         have to say about your recent "kicked in the ass by your own        
         group?"                                                             
                                                                             
   PER : Well, I was in Hostile.                                             
                                                                             
   RCN : I know that.                                                        
                                                                             
   PER : I did everyting for that group and I put in 100% effort.  It was a  
         good group when I was in it, when I was running the show.           
         However, Rapid Motion knows DICK SHIT.  I have not tried to break   
         up the group in any way whatsoever.  Rapid Motion is making up      
         bullshit again.                                                     
                                                                             
   RCN : You admit that you gave 100% for the group, what exactly did you    
         do for the group?  You also said that you RAN the group?  Didn't    
         Rapid Motion outrank you?  Were there conflicts between you two, a  
         power struggle perhaps?                                             
                                                                             
   PER : Yes, I gave Hostile 100%.  There was a power struggle, *YOU* can    
         ask anyone what Hostile was when I was running it.  I had good      
         members in it, that were doing everything to make it even better.   
         I admit that I brought in some lamers too, and suppliers that       
         duped, but I had it all fixed.  Ever since I left, it's become      
         just another lame ass group run by a guy who just wants to be the   
         leader of a group.                                                  
                                                                             
   RCN : So you played such a major role in Hostile, that when you left, it  
         could not survive without you?  ONE person killed the group?        
         *YOU* basically killed the WHOLE group, and you didn't even take    
         anyone with you?  I could believe if 75% of the group left          
         Hostile, and then it culdn't function, but how could 1 person       
         leaving devastate the group so much?                                
                                                                             
   PER : I put in 100% effort to making sure that Hostile would survive      
         when I was in it.  Why did it die?  Well, because I had brought     
         everyone in it and I knew how to run a group and it released        
         almost everyday and every member worked their asses off.  When I    
         left, nearly all the suppliers and couriers left for other groups.  
                                                                             
   RCN : The fact that you brought in a lot of members that didn't do        
         anything for the group is what caused so much trouble for Hostile.  
         You brought in too many lamers who didn't know what they were       
         doing or did nothing, and the suppliers that you did help bring     
         into the group only supplied dupes, and that in your 100% effort    
         to make it a good group, you essentially killed it.  Then I must    
         ask, what group you did join after you left Hostile, and where did  
         "nearly all the suppliers and couriers" leave for (which other      
         group)?  Why did they join other groups?  Why did not follow you    
         around since you were their true leader?  Or perhaps, you           
         overrated your own leadership and importance, and the rest of       
         Hostile saw that, and that can be why they did not follow you       
         either.                                                             
                                                                             
   PER : Yes, I have to admit I brought in a couple of lamers, and           
         suppliers that supplied dupes, but most of the supplies did supply  
         unreleased utils.  I have no idea where "nearly all the suppliers   
         and couriers" went to after Hostile split up.                       
                                                                             
   RCN : Okay, now that we have it clear that *YOU* ran Hostile, then what   
         did the Rapid Motion (the other leader) do?  Did he just sit on     
         his ass watching you give 100% for HIS group?  What's the deal      
         with him?                                                           
                                                                             
   PER : Rapid Motion just sat there watching me do everything, proclaiming  
         himself leader when he did nothing.  All he would do is, logon and  
         see how everything was going, and then he'd log right back off.     
         ALL I have to say is, ask anyone what Hostile was like when I was   
         running it.  Ever since i left, it's become a crappy utils group.   
                                                                             
   RCN : Did you do most of the packaging of the releases?  Who packaged     
         more releases?  You or Rapid Motion?                                
                                                                             
   PER : I did.                                                              
                                                                             
   RCN : How many releases did you package, and how many releases did he     
         package?                                                            
                                                                             
   PER : Rapid Motion didn't even package a single thing since the           
         suppliers didn't even know who he was.  I packaged most of the      
         stuff, along with my friend Weed.                                   
                                                                             
   RCN : Who packaged more releases?  You or Weed?                           
                                                                             
   PER : I packaged a few more than he did.                                  
                                                                             
   RCN : So you packaged more, did either of you do any dupe checking?       
         Cause Hostile sure did release a lot of dupes, I don't need to      
         name any, because it would just be more embarrassing, but anyways,  
         those dupes were obviously not Rapid Motion's fault, since he       
         didn't package anything.  Then the packager of those dupes must     
         have either been you or Weed.  Who did package all the dupes?  You  
         or weed, or did both of you package all the dupes?                  
                                                                             
   PER : Neither of us packaged any dupes.  The suppliers, packaged the      
         dupes when I specifically told them not to.                         
                                                                             
   RCN : Wow, great way to shift the blame.  So you never actually packaged  
         any dupes?                                                          
                                                                             
   PER : No, I have not packaged any dupes.                                  
                                                                             
   RCN : The way I take it is, if you are the lamer and loser everyone       
         calls you, then you would only have enemies.  Do you have any       
         friends (on IRC)?                                                   
                                                                             
   PER : Yes, I have a couple of friends.                                    
                                                                             
   RCN : Name a few?  We'd all like to know.                                 
                                                                             
   PER : Dragon Hunter, Misha, Lost Soul, Grudge, Corvette, Captain Blood,   
         LoLo, Shatter Star, CP, and Prozac are my friends.                  
                                                                             
                                                                             
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   Dear RCN,                                                                 
                                                                             
       I would like to point out that in Defacto E-Zine, it was stated that  
   Digital beat Amnesia in the FTP uploading contest.  This is wrong.        
   Amnesia won the 1 week contest.  Digital did a good job and kept us on    
   our toes.   The contest was a competition between 6 Amnesia couriers and  
   16 Digital couriers.  Amnesia would like to congradulate Digital for      
   doing a good job and for making us work so hard.  Now that the contest    
   is over, both groups respect each other more.  The contest was fair and   
   with no cheating.  Both sides cranked the BBX FTP Site and did a good     
   job.  Amnesia would like to applaud the Digital team and we hope to have  
   more friendly competitions in the future.                                 
                                                                             
                                                Signed,                      
                                                   Amnesia Couriers          
                                                                             
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   Dear Amnesia Couriers,                                                    
                                                                             
       Thanks for the clarification, I'm sure it was just a mistake on the   
   part of the Defacto E-Zine.  RCN is proud to continue to give you the     
   most correct information, and you can find further statistics on this     
   competition in the "Amnesia vs. Digital" article in this issue.  Note     
   that we also have interviews (found in the Interviews menu) with leaders  
   from both sides of the competition.                                       
                                                                             
                                                Signed,                      
                                                   Hitex/Rebel Chicken       
                                                                             
                                                                             
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   Dear RCN,                                                                 
                                                                             
       I would like to inform RCN about the ATA (Above The Absolute), and    
   the IMP (Imperial) merge.  But first I would like to go into detail       
   about both groups.                                                        
                                                                             
       IMP was founded in early March by myself.  IMP got some talented      
   people from the start and grew fast.  One week after it was founded we    
   started releasing and decided that we would specialize in utils.  IMP     
   was offered many merges, some which involved merges INTO big groups, and  
   others which involved merges WITH small groups.  IMP turned down some     
   and took up a merge offer by ERA.  After two days, it failed.  IMP        
   failed two other merges.  After the two failers, IMP became more          
   organized and released more often.  Approximately 2 months after the ERA  
   failure, ATA offered IMP a merge deal.                                    
                                                                             
       TSA and Jecksom founded ATA was founded about one month after IMP     
   first grouped.  They got great people from the start and only accepted    
   the best.  ATA was originally formed for fun, but they quickly turned     
   into a serious group.  They had everything except releasing power.  ATA   
   could release, but not often.  IMP had the releasing power so ATA         
   offered IMP a merge.                                                      
                                                                             
       Both groups worked on the merge for 3 days.  Everything was worked    
   out except for the new name for a combined group.  IMP wanted to either   
   keep IMP as our name or go under a neutral name.  ATA wanted to keep      
   their name, but after one day they convinced me to take the name ATA.     
   Its a cool name anyway!  On the fourth day, the merge was final and a     
   success.  After about one week after the merge, ATA started to kick ass,  
   they released 15+ quality releases a month, not like the lame ass COPS    
   releases.                                                                 
                                                                             
       Here are a few pointers for leaders if they ever in a merge           
   position.  REMEMBER that MOST merges are usually a failure.               
                                                                             
   1 Make sure you know exactly what you are doing.  Make sure you have    
       all your information collected by the first day.                      
                                                                             
   2 Don't get big egoed when a bigger group asks you to merge into them.  
       It won't get you anywhere, and chances are that they will change      
       their mind if you do agree to merge.                                  
                                                                             
   3 Merges must happen fast or they will fail.  Guarenteed...             
                                                                             
   4 Keep merges a secret until they are final.  If word gets out, it      
       will just cause major problems.  Trust me, it has happened to me      
       before.                                                               
                                                                             
                                                Signed,                      
                                                   Zorlac                    
                                                                             
   *PS* If you follow all of them, it will DEFINETLY help out your merge     
        process.  But I cannot guarantee that it will work out.  It is       
        impossible to predict if a merge will work out.  Odds are that your  
        first merge will be a failure.                                       
                                                                             
                                                                             
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                                        [VEk'96]        
                     
                                                                             
                         ... Above the Absolute '96                          
                                                                             
                              Proudly Present ...                            
                                                                             
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    Ŀ     
           3D Atlas for Windows v1.1 (c) Creative Wonders   [xx/55]        
         
       ͼ        
                       Released at [23:30] on [13/05/96]                     
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       [Supplier    : H. Penguin....] [Operating System : Windows.]        
       [Packager    : TSA...........] [Video            : Yes.....]        
       [Cracker     : None needed...] [Audio            : Yes.....]        
       [Protection  : None..........] [Number of Disks  : 55......]        
        [Type        : 3D Atlas......] [Rating           : [O8/1O].]         
                                                                             
       All slaves globes where ripped... that means the only globe           
      that's still there is the enviromental globe. All sound were         
      ripped, except for the funky background music. All the country       
      attractions were ripped out, that means you cant double click        
      on a particuliar area on the globe, or on the specified country      
      flag. And of course, 600 megs of movie files were left out :)        
                                                                           
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   Zorlac,                                                                   
                                                                             
       I'm sure ATA has a future, I believe in giving all groups a chance.   
   But I don't feel that you're in any position to diss on COPS when you     
   can manage to release an Atlas in 55 disks that, as far as I can deduce   
   from your NFO (above), has not much more than a spinning globe.  What     
   use is it to have a 55 disk globe that you can't click on and find out    
   about?  Your tips to the hopefuls of the scene are good.  Let me just     
   give you a small tip, though.  Ripping is very good.  Without skilled     
   rippers, the scene wouldn't be around.  However, quality of a release is  
   measured by its usability, and usefulness, and this seems like no more    
   than oversized decoration.  In the future, if you rip something and you   
   notice that you can't take it down to an appropriate size and still       
   leave the entire usefulness of the program intact, give up on that        
   release.  Maybe COPS will find a way to do it.  Giving tips is very       
   good, but before you can put yourself in a position to do so, your        
   status needs to be much higher than what it currently is.                 
                                                                             
                                                Signed,                      
                                                   Hitex/Rebel Chicken       
                                                                             
                                                                             
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   Dear RCN,                                                                 
                                                                             
       I would like to share my story with you.  Who here has ever been      
   kicked or banned from a channel because some asshole thinks he has all    
   the power in the virtual world?  I know I sure have, and it's not right.  
   Damned egos.                                                              
                                                                             
       On Monday, May 13th, 1996, at around 2:50 PM, I got home and logged   
   on to the Internet.  I went into IRC and joined #ATA, #Siva, #Pascal (I   
   code), and of course, #RCN.  For the next 2 or 3 minutes, nothing         
   happened.  Everybody was being quiet, not giving any signs of life.  I    
   was just about to leave to find something else to do, when all of a       
   sudden, Ventrue exclaimed "Anyone alive?"  I replied "Yeah, I'm here."    
   We ended up talking about some BBS demo I was supposed to code for him,   
   but never got around to.  Anyways, a few more minutes passed and TQR      
   (The Quiet Riot), the President of NFS (Need for Speed) got kicked out    
   of #ATA.  I went around asking why, but no one answered.  Apparently,     
   Suspicious Image, a self-centered egoistical fucking loud mouth kicked    
   TQR out.  For a few minutes, I listened to TQR's story.  He told me that  
   Suspicious Image was one of those people that belongs to groups like      
   DOD, Hybrid, RiSC, etc., and that he was hot shit.                        
                                                                             
       A few moments later, Suspicious Imaged messaged me saying "You will   
   obey TSA and Zorlac for ban-kicking a senior."  Whatever the fuck that    
   meant, I didn't really care by then.  He sounded like he was in charge    
   and was ordering me around.  This directly backed up TQR's perspective    
   of Suspicious Image and his damned ego.  This goes double for Trite.  He  
   thinks he's a damned hot shot too.  Trite was the one to kick me out for  
   kicking Suspicious Image out.  Actually, I'm not sure if it's because of  
   Suspicious Image.  I think it's more of a personal vendetta that we       
   have.  Anyways, ATA has a cool president, but some seniors (such as       
   Trite) should be weeded out for being so lame.  Kicking out members       
   because they feel like it is not right.                                   
                                                                             
       Why did I write this?  I want the world to know how much of an        
   ass-monger Suspicious Image and Trite are.  I mean, if they were a        
   fucking bit nicer, they wouldn't see me all pissed.                       
                                                                             
       Lastly, Hybernate ticks me off sometimes.  This guy is all around     
   cool, but he thinks I stole his shell.  It was my actually my shell and   
   I didn't ask anyone to steal it back.  I'm not shifting blame away from   
   me, but have a bit more faith.  He is the only one here with a normal     
   mental capacity, except when he's pissed.  Then he becomes blind to the   
   truth.                                                                    
                                                Signed,                      
                                                   Crystaline Death          
                                                                             
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   Dear Crystaline Death,                                                    
                                                                             
       I don't doubt that some of the actions of Suspicious Image and Trite  
   could be referred to as completely lame.  I don't know Suspicious Image   
   personally so it would be unfair of me to make a judgement call about     
   him without getting to know him for myself.  I will speak of Trite,       
   though.  He actually did some warez reviews for RCN a few issues back,    
   and he seemed like a very reliable person that seemed very intelligent    
   to me.  He made his arguments well for the groups that he favored, and I  
   appreciate that in him.  He was also very nice to me on IRC.  However,    
   people change, and again, I haven't spoken to him recently, so it would   
   not be in my best regard to make a judgement call upon him right now.  I  
   would, however, have to stick to his side in a toss-up due to prior       
   experience with him.                                                      
                                                                             
       As for Hybernate, we all have problems getting along with people      
   sometimes.  Why not put that aside and see if you can befriend him once   
   more.  We can't all be perfect all the time.  I have a hard time being    
   perfect some of the time.                                                 
                                                Signed,                      
                                                   Hitex/Rebel Chicken       
                                                                             
                                                                             
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   Dear RCN,                                                                 
                                                                             
       I'm going to talk about COPS, they are a pathetic and lame group.     
   They do have some good members that came over from the AOf merge.         
   However, their releases are small, lame, and usually freeware.  It's an   
   ongoing joke among FTP traders that one of COPS' releases might one day   
   actually break a meg.  Most of their releases are less than 600k.  Their  
   utils are usually useless crap.  Occasionally they do some freeware       
   NetScape stuff.  I remember how they released "Blake Stone : Aliens of    
   Gold", didn't they know that it used the same engine as "Wolfenstein      
   3D"?                                                                      
                                                                             
       This group has potential but their leader, Endeavour is a lame        
   13-year-old.  I suppose he hasn't realized that his group is having       
   problems when its own WHQ (Malevolence) doesn't even acknowledge that it  
   is the COPS WHQ and asks the group NOT put the board name in the NFO      
   file because it's too embarrassing to be associated with.  COPS needs to  
   get its shit in order, purge its lameass members who clog the channel     
   doing nothing, and get their suppliers in order.  They have the talent    
   to be a good release group.  The reason COPS sucks is purely because of   
   their lack of good leaders.  Get your group in order and use your         
   suppliers.  Endeavour's a lazy bastard who sits in real groups' channels  
   and begs to get opped.  My personal opinion is that COPS supliers should  
   get into a real group such as ATA, Fierce, or Hostile.  If you don't      
   agree, then that's rough.  I don't have any affiliations so I can only    
   talk about COPS because I'm one of the few independent traders out        
   there.  So to wrap this letter up, I'd like to say to the COPS, "Get      
   your shit in order, enough said."                                         
                                                                             
                                                Signed,                      
                                                   Wild Storm                
                                                                             
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   Dear Wild Storm,                                                          
                                                                             
           I have to agree with you, COPS shows possibility, but when most   
   small groups start with completely useless crap and advance to not so     
   useless crap, COPS has stayed with completely useless crap.  I blame the  
   leadership, but then get confused about whether or not the suppliers are  
   even capable of producing anything better.  Maybe your letter will spark  
   something.                                                                
                                                                             
                                                Signed,                      
                                                   Hitex/Rebel Chicken       
                                                                             
                                                                             
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                          e d i t o r i a l !  

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   Dear RCN,                                                                 
                                                                             
       The scene seems to be rampant with traders with big egos and          
   attitudes.  Some veteran traders just smile and express that the scene    
   would be dead if it weren't for the ego that drives traders and groups    
   to do their best.  I think it's time to put this to debate and place it   
   in its proper terms.  There are some traders who brag and act like they   
   are 'the shit' 101% of the time.  These poor souls usually end up         
   getting in trouble and getting kicked out of groups when they shoot       
   their mouths off.  Other traders who are experienced know they are among  
   the best.                                                                 
                                                                             
       Traders who say they are the best and can back it up on a             
   consistently shouldn't be called egotistic if they keep bragging to an    
   acceptable level.  Some traders are good and they brag to excess.  These  
   people usually have problems eventually when they cross another trader    
   who can waste them on a site or board.  Those who seem to make a big      
   deal about having some pride need to chill.  Everyone who sacrifices      
   5-14 hours a day in the scene deserves some recognition when they do a    
   good job.  If they act like assholes by taking their boasts to extremes   
   just laugh and know that they will fuck themselves over eventually.       
   They are their own worst enemy.  They will get theirs in the end.  The    
   scene is driven by ego to some extent, since no sane person would invest  
   the time and effort we all do just to get a few games and utils that      
   actually work and are worth downloading.                                  
                                                                             
       If someone starts to act like an asshole in a channel then just tell  
   him to fuck off and get a girlfriend.  Don't make a big deal out of       
   their huge ego.  Other people will notice and will hurt the trader        
   eventually.  If they are just idly bragging in the channel how they       
   cranked a board and they aren't talking like they are the only good       
   trader in the channel, jut say 'good job.'  Don't get all uptight when    
   someone discusses his accomplishments.  Just go with it and don't whine.  
   I'm kinda sick of people whining that this trader or that trader is an    
   egotistical bastard.  We all are to some degree.  Don't condemn a bit of  
   bragging because we all do it.  If the trader acts like an asshole then   
   just sit back and lugh while he is making himself look like a fool.       
                                                                             
                                                Signed,                      
                                                   Defender Zeta             
                                                                             
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   Dear Defender Zeta,                                                       
                                                                             
           I, too, am sick of egos flying.  However, I would easily extend   
   the spectrum to just regular members of groups.  I would like to comment  
   on one thing, though.  If a person spends 14 hours a day in the scene     
   trading, he needs help.                                                   
                                                                             
                                                Signed,                      
                                                   Hitex/Rebel Chicken       
                                                                             
                                                                             
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                      ߰߰     
                          e d i t o r i a l !  

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   The following are several heartwarming e-mails I got after we announced   
   the death of RCN in Issue #13, three months ago.  It is messages like     
   these that made us decide to come back.  If we would have gotten more     
   of these before our death, we may never have died.  Thanks to all the     
   people that e-mailed me after our death with all the nice words.          
                                                                             
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   Dear RCN,                                                                 
                                                                             
       Your magazine was really awesome, I'm sad to see it go.  I hope you   
   guys reconsider, and maybe someday you'll be back around.                 
                                                                             
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   Dear RCN,                                                                 
                                                                             
       When you started you had the competition of Inquisition and Naked     
   Truth Magazine, when you finished, there was competition no more.  Great  
   work.                                                                     
                                                                             
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   Dear RCN,                                                                 
                                                                             
       I'm sorry I never got to talk to you guys when you were still         
   publishing.  I proudly couriered your magazine around the Internet, and   
   will miss doing that.  Thanks for the time you spent for us.              
                                                                             
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                  Then came my favorite E-Mail of them all...                
                                                                             
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   Dear RCN,                                                                 
                                                                             
       Hi!  I just downloaded your magazine from "The Shareware Resort,"     
   and it's really cool!  It's very well written and has some awesome        
   programming work done on it!  Where can I get more of these?  Oh, and     
   when you reply, could you please tell me a bit about what exactly         
   'warez' are?  I guess I'm a beginner.  Oh, and how do I join groups?      
   Thanks.                                                                   
                                                                             
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       Hahaha, that one just killed me.  Apparently our E-Zine made it to    
   more places than I had previously anticipated!  Well I guess RCN isn't    
   really pirated software, so it's perfectly legal on the shareware         
   boards!  It made it there a bit late, this reader was resonding to issue  
   10 about a month after it was released, but amusing nonetheless!          
                                                                             
       Again, I would like to thank all the people that sent in comments     
   that for your kind words.  We are proudly making a return here and we     
   hope you will continue to send in your opinions of the magazine and any   
   ideas you may have for its improvement.                                   
                                                                             
                                                Signed,                      
                                                   Hitex/Rebel Chicken       
                                                                             
                                                                             
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     Reporter : Super Hacker              Interviewee : <Undisclosed>        
     Subject  : RCMP, April 2, 1996       Affiliation : <Undisclosed>        
                                                                             
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   RCN : When and how were you busted and for what?                          
                                                                             
   UND : On April 2nd, 1996 the RCMP "Royal Canadian Mounted Police" raided  
         my house and confiscated over $25,000 worth of computer equipment.  
         The warrant said "Copyright Infringment".  Their plan is to         
         completely eradicate software piracy off of the Internet by the     
         year 1997; and they are well equiped to do just that.  I know for   
         a fact that many members of the different groups over the past      
         year are in fact Microsoft agents working on this investigation.    
         They will definitely take out anyone they want.  I mean, who are    
         we kidding here...                                                  
                                                                             
   RCN : Sice September of last year, Microsoft, IBM, Lotus, Core, Autodes,  
         and a few other companies have worked together in an "Internet      
         Anti-Piracy Campaign".  They have been working undercover in the    
         warez scene collecting information about the  various groups and    
         their respective members.  They would seek out information such as  
         who supplies and who couriers, etc.  In your opinion, is the warez  
         scene not to be as trusted as before, and that even you or I could  
         be an undercover federal agent?                                     
                                                                             
   UND : Absolutely.  How can you even think of trusting someone you will    
         never in your life met.  I mean, a handle could be anyone; it       
         could even be Bill Gates you're trading the newest build of         
         Windows NT with.  How  can you know for sure who you're talking     
         to.  It is just not worth it.  I could be looking at up too         
         $25,000 in fines and/or 8 months in jail for every offense!         
         That's every ware!  That's insane!  And all these lamers on IRC     
         who say "Oh, the feds don't care about courier groups, it's all     
         bullshit!  Distributing copyrighted software is just as bad if not  
         worse than the person who supplied it in the first place.  The      
         supplier gives it to one person.  The couriers give it to           
         thousands of people! How would you know if I am a federal agent or  
         not, and how would I know if you're not.  It's simple, the          
         Internet is an imaginary world, where people can be whatever they   
         want.  The federal agents who are working with Microsoft are        
         taking advantage of that.  There's no such thing as entrapment on   
         the Internet.  They don't have to tell you jack.  In fact, about    
         99% of all narqs are not federal agents.  They are usually just     
         students or Microsoft employees.  The federal agents are just the   
         guys who take the information these people hand them and then go    
         kick in your door.  They just pick up the scraps when Microsoft     
         has enough information on you.                                      
                                                                             
   RCN : How long have you being in the scene?  And in your opinion, do you  
         see the scene dying out as many veterans are starting to leave the  
         scene?                                                              
                                                                             
   UND : I've been a major part of the scene ever since the C64 days.  And   
         as far as I am concerned, the scene is all but dead now.  I mean,   
         there are a lot of great people left, but how can you possibly      
         hide from these huge companies?  If you have half a brain, you'd    
         get out of the scene before these companies get you.  It's just     
         not worth it.  I would that couriers are in EVEN bigger shit than   
         suppliers.  From my observations, they apparently don't really      
         care about the games scene.  It's the utils they are after in a     
         big way by companies such as Microsoft, IBM, etc. All the big time  
         elite dudes I used to know have either retired, or have been        
         busted by now.  With all these new people coming in, I would say    
         that 2 out of every 10 work in some way with Microsoft, the SPA,    
         or some other government agency.  It's just not fair, we can't      
         win...                                                              
                                                                             
   RCN : What happened on the day you of your bust?  Did they let you go?    
         Did they confiscate anything?                                       
                                                                             
   UND : I was out of town on business.  They came to my house, kicked in    
         the door and confiscated everything that had anything to do with    
         computers, all my systems, monitors, cables, books, notepads,       
         scribble pads, scraps of paper, etc.  If you walked in right after  
         they left.  You would have no clue that I had anything to do with   
         computers.                                                          
                                                                             
   RCN : Did they charge you with a crime?  Did they take you to jail?       
                                                                             
   UND : I was not arrested. And I still have not been charged with          
         anything.  They are going through my systems with a fine toothed    
         comb as we speak...                                                 
                                                                             
   RCN : Did you have a lot of pirated software on your system?              
                                                                             
   UND : Well I am not really in a position to say.  Who knows who will be   
         reading this.  I will say that I considered myself untouchable for  
         the longest time.  I mean, I always heard of people getting busted  
         and I was always said, "Oh shit, that guy's screwed."  But it was   
         never supposed to happen to me.  It's like something you watch on   
         television.  But I'll tell you this.  I was one of the most         
         careful people out there and they got me.  That means they can get  
         anyone, anytime, anywhere.  No questions asked.  Whenever I see     
         people saying, "Oh they'll never get me, or I'm not worried.  I     
         think they're idiots, PERIOD.  It's simple, Microsoft's gang is     
         bigger than the scene, more well equipped and more experienced.     
         The scene is outmatched.                                            
                                                                             
   RCN : Do you have any idea or any information of the person that narqed   
         on you?  Is there someone you suspect (I remind you that your       
         handle will not be mentioned in this interview)?                    
                                                                             
   UND : I know for a fact that someone narqued on me.  I thought I knew     
         who it was.  But after talking with this person, I realized that    
         it could have been any one of about 8 different people in that      
         area.  When I hit court, I will find out for sure.  When I do,      
         EVERYONE will know who the narq was.  Mark my words on that one...  
                                                                             
   RCN : And you will personally inform RCN who this person is?              
                                                                             
   UND : Of course, RCN is the most widely read E-Zine.  I have no problem   
         with that.  I go by the code of the scene which is to never NARQ    
         on anyone under any circumstances.  The person who narqued on me    
         is a fucking low-life piece of shit.  I will find out who he is,    
         and when I do, EVERYONE in the scene will know.  I promise you      
         that.                                                               
                                                                             
   RCN : I have known you for a very long time and you basically set me up   
         with most of the groups I am in today.  What do you suggest for     
         people out in scene in how we can protect ourselves?  Don't         
         federal agents need a warrant to break into a house?                
                                                                             
   UND : Yes, they need a warrant.  However, the Microsoft anti-piracy team  
         is very respected and can easily get a warrant from the             
         government.  I suggest that if you belong to a group.  No matter    
         how big or how small, that you absolutely make sure that you do     
         not have a single piece of copyrighted file on your system.  Don't  
         even keep a record of anything regarding the scene.  If you need    
         to get on IRC, use a shell account, preferably a hacked one.  Buy   
         all your software, from the store!  If you belong to a group, make  
         your system 100% legitimate.  Because when they come, and they      
         will, the slightest little scrap of information that tie you to a   
         group, or to the scene in anyway could make the difference you      
         walking away or getting convicted!                                  
                                                                             
   RCN : Do you think groups such as Razor 1911, which have been around for  
         about 25+ years would be able to survive in the scene?              
                                                                             
   UND : No groups have been around for 25 years.  There are no groups that  
         are immune to this.  Anyone in the scene is fair game to these      
         guys.  They are probably not interested in groups like Razor since  
         it's a games group.  They are more interested in groups that        
         specialize in utils, like DOD and PWA.  But when it comes right     
         down to it.  I think they just want to clean us all right off the   
         face of the Internet.  I would say it's a fair bet that every       
         single group in the scene at this point in time has at least 1 or   
         2 members that are a part of Microsoft's anti-piracy team, as       
         members of these groups, I would bet my life on that.  I don't      
         trust anyone anymore.  As I have said, it could be anyone you are   
         talking to.                                                         
                                                                             
   RCN : That is true, but what about users who are in Africa?  I'll be      
         moving to Africa in 2 weeks.  There are no piracy laws there, and   
         they're not going to bust anyone there.                             
                                                                             
   UND : Well I wouldn't know about the laws in Africa, but I do know that   
         in Canada and the U.S., you're screwed if they catch you.  In       
         Canada, the maximum penalties by law for copyright infringment is   
         $25,000 in fine and/or 8 months in jail, per offense.  In the       
         U.S., it's up to a million in fines, and up to 5 years in jail!!!   
         And that information is right out of my lawyer's mouth.  It's no    
         joke, this is very serious shit.  All I have to say is this, I      
         hope people listen.  I am not some punk.  I have been around for    
         many years now, and what I'm seeing now is not good for the scene.  
         The federal agents are definitely coming in full force.  People     
         are dropping like flies and they are not going to stop untio they   
         get the results they want.  This scares me.  However, the few       
         people in the scene whom I actually consider personal friends       
         "outside the scene" have listened to me, and have gotten out, I     
         hope.  I will always be around, I have just stopped the             
         downloading and spreading.  It's not worth it.  My friends know     
         who I am, and they will always be my friends.                       
                                                                             
   RCN : I really appreciate this interview, and on the behalf of RCN, we    
         would like to thank you for letting us conduct it.  We know how     
         hard it is and it is very scary to get busted, especially since     
         you are married and have 4 kids, and have to go to jail for         
         copyright infringement.  I hope everything works out for you.       
                                                                             
   UND : Thanks man, I will keep RCN informed on what's going on...          
                                                                             
                                                                             
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     Reporter : Rebel Chicken             Interviewee : Tsunami              
     Subject  : Tsunami *BUSTED*          Affiliation : Ex-fATE Courier      
                                                                             
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   RCN : You recently left the warez scene for a few months, you seemed to   
         have just disappeared, was there a reason why?                      
                                                                             
   TSU : I got busted.  Actually for all the warez I was pirating, I got     
         busted for something I didn't do.  I was using a "shared" account   
         at Sydney University.  Unbeknownst to me, there were a lot of       
         other people using the same account, and a few of those people      
         decided to hack a U.S. missile base, and they were actually quite   
         successful at their little venture.                                 
                                                                             
   RCN : They hacked into the U.S. MISSILE BASE???  What the hell were they  
         trying to do, launch some nukes and start World War III?..          
                                                                             
   TSU : I know, they were pathetically stupid, I mean that's ASKING to be   
         caught, but, they are in a LOT of trouble now (tee hee).  This      
         wasn't some sort of mini warez thing, so the U.S. government        
         decided to ring our Australian federal agents and then they called  
         AusCERT (Australian Computer Emergency Response Team) and they      
         traced calls to and from the Sydney University accounts.  That's    
         where I was stuffed, I found all my Sydney University accounts      
         cancelled and they took me in for an "interview".  Argh, they       
         taped in TRIPLICATE...                                              
                                                                             
   RCN : What's a triplicate?                                                
                                                                             
   TSU : The AusCERT taped the interview onto three tapes simultaneously.    
                                                                             
   RCN : Yikes, so the AusCert found you by tracing your phoneline?          
                                                                             
   TSU : Yes, looks like it, that could have been the only way.              
                                                                             
   RCN : Do you remember what kind of questions they asked you in the        
         "interview"?  What were they trying to find out?                    
                                                                             
   TSU : They were asking me if I knew how to create shell script programs,  
         why I was using the account, who gave me the account, and why the   
         account was used for hacking the U.S. missile base.                 
                                                                             
   RCN : Hacking into a U.S. missile base is a little more eye-catching      
         than carding a fake account.  After you were interviewed, did you   
         immediately come back into the warez scene?  If not, how long was   
         it before you decided to come back to the scene?                    
                                                                             
   TSU : Immediately?  Shit no, I haven't been online since they took away   
         computer, and I no longer have Internet access, but I hope to have  
         my computer back soon.. a few weeks at most, MAYBE...               
                                                                             
   RCN : They took away your computer?  How are you chatting with me right   
         now?  You're not chatting with me on an AusCERT computer terminal,  
         are you?  If they didn't charge you with anything like hacking,     
         how could they have confiscated your computer?  Don't they need to  
         have "just cause" and "due process" before they have the right to   
         confiscate private property?                                        
                                                                             
   TSU : Well, they COULD charge me with unlawful access and a bunch of      
         shit, so I really didn't want to argue with them when they came     
         and took it.  I'm currently using a friends account at New Castle   
         University, 2 hours north of Sydney.                                
                                                                             
   RCN : Do you think it's SAFE for you to come back to the scene?  Since    
         your interview with the AusCERT, do you feel that it might have an  
         adverse effect on the groups you were affiliated with?  For         
         example, it is well known that you are a great courier for a great  
         courier group, fATE (Fast Action Trade Exchange), did the AusCERT   
         dig deep into your warez habits, or did they skip over anything     
         related to warez?  In other words, did they care that you were      
         pirating, or were they only interested in the hackers?              
                                                                             
   TSU : A stroke of luck for me was that they were only interested in the   
         hackers, and since I'm not into hacking, warez was never part of    
         the big picture.  I'm trying to lay low for a while (Woops,         
         granting an interview to the most read E-Mag in the scene is not a  
         good way to lay low *slap* do'h).                                   
                                                                             
   RCN : Do you have any names/handles of those who were actually hacking    
         the U.S. missile base?                                              
                                                                             
   TSU : Sorry, I don't want to get them into anymore trouble than what      
         they are already in.  I decline to answer.                          
                                                                             
   RCN : Were you the only warez person using that account, or were there    
         other more warez people using it?  HOW did you get accesss to that  
         account in the first place?  Who gave you the account?  You         
         obviously didn't pay for it.                                        
                                                                             
   TSU : How?  It was given to me by another "Netter" (Aren't they all?).    
         I was the main warez person using the account since it was a dream  
         account, unlimited quota.. woo wee...                               
                                                                             
   RCN : The "Netter" who gave you the account, did he get interviewed by    
         the Auscert as well?                                                
                                                                             
   TSU : Yes, he was one of the hackers.                                     
                                                                             
   RCN : Ouch, guess he got a little more than just an interview.            
                                                                             
   TSU : He was stupid for doing it though, ruined me for a couple of        
         months.                                                             
                                                                             
   RCN : What kind of computer did you have?  What did they confiscate?      
                                                                             
   TSU : They confiscated my Pentium 120 MHz, 2 MEG Matrox Millenium, 24     
         MEG RAM, 2 GIG HD, 15" monitor, SB16, 6x CD-ROM, and my Rhino 6     
         motherboard :(                                                      
                                                                             
   RCN : OUCHH...                                                            
                                                                             
                                                                             
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     Reporter : Rebel Chicken             Interviewee : David & Goliath      
     Subject  : PWA+CORP=PWA              Affiliation : PWA Senior Member    
                                                                             
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   RCN : The Corporation was capable of showing the scene that it was a      
         very powerful release group even though the group was essentially   
         very young.  The Corporation released quality utils on a regular    
         basis, and as a result, the group became very well respected, and   
         most considered The Corporation to be one of the top 3 utils        
         groups comparable to PWA and DOD.  However, The Corporation         
         recently merged into PWA, was this move an attempt to merge         
         together the competiton?  The Corporation was good, but couldn't    
         beat PWA, so The Corporation decides to join PWA?                   
                                                                             
   D&G : The merge was basically put into effect because The Corporation     
         was running into problems.  I became very busy, and the rest of     
         the leaders/seniors did not have the time to run the group.  So we  
         all looked at the different possibilities on what to do, and one    
         thing that we all agreed on was that PWA was the #1 utils group;    
         and that a merger with them would be beneficial to both groups.  I  
         then contacted Snake about the merger and discovered that PWA was   
         looking into something similar as well.                             
                                                                             
   RCN : I agree with you, PWA is definitely the #1 utils group.  What will  
         happen to the leaders/seniors of The Corporation?  After the        
         merge, will they too become leaders/seniors of PWA, or will they    
         be taken in as regular members?  How many The Corporation members   
         were there at the time of the merge, and how many of those The      
         Corporation members will make it into PWA?                          
                                                                             
   D&G : Cyberjack and I have been made PWA Senior Members.  However, The    
         Punisher left for Siege.  Vengeance is on vacation and has a        
         member position, and Ustasa is also a member.  I don't have the     
         exact figures of how many people from The Corporation made it into  
         PWA, but a lot of inactive people were dropped, and only the best   
         moved with us.                                                      
                                                                             
   RCN : The Punisher went to Siege, a rival utils group?  Was The Punisher  
         an important factor to The Corporation's release capabilities?      
                                                                             
   D&G : The Punisher is a great courier, and some consider him the best in  
         the world.  His main duty in The Corporation was to organize the    
         boards and couriers; and he did a great job at it when he had the   
         time.  I believe that Siege will also be a major powerhouse since   
         they have some great guys like Hemp Hoodlum, and Speed Master.      
         And with time, they will become one of the top utils groups in the  
         scene.                                                              
                                                                             
   RCN : Not only was The Corporation one of the top 3 utils groups, but it  
         also had THE best board in the world.  The Corporation had Park     
         Central as its WHQ, will Park Central become PWA's new WHQ?         
                                                                             
   D&G : Park Central will not be making the move.  Crackpot was very        
         patient with us.  He took us in when we hadn't really proved        
         ourselves, and helped us in many ways.  2 days before The           
         Corporation merged with PWA, we had decided to take a break or      
         something, that is until we could break the dry spell, and that's   
         when Crackpot had decided to call it quits.  So Park Central will   
         now be without a utils group, because that's the way he chooses to  
         run his board.  Park Central will remain affiliated with RiSC and   
         Dynamix.                                                            
                                                                             
   RCN : WOO... Park Central is now open for a utils group, DOD perhaps?     
         Anyways, I remember reading some messages on Park Central, and I    
         could recall that Roland from DOD and you did NOT get along.  He    
         posted messages about how lame this and that was, and how he was    
         all this and that plus more.  Do you believe that perhaps now that  
         The Corporation has merged into PWA, that Roland from DOD and or    
         other members from DOD might show more resentment towards PWA,      
         their #1 rival and competitor?  When the #1 (PWA) and #3 (Corp)     
         utils groups merge, the number #2 (DOD) utils group, must show a    
         little concern?                                                     
                                                                             
   D&G : I doubt Park Central will be taking in any utils groups, but I      
         can't say that for sure.  As for Roland, he and I shared our        
         differences, but he is now no longer in the scene.  As far as DOD   
         is concerned, I have not seen any resentment from them.  They have  
         a great relationship with PWA, and ever since I have been there, I  
         have seen no problems concerning the merge.                         
                                                                             
   RCN : The DOD and PWA relationship is very admirable, and the smaller     
         groups should learn to follow their example.  There's been a trend  
         lately in which smaller groups merge into a bigger groups, ONLY to  
         find out that a few months later, they merge back out.  For         
         example, Scum merged into PWA when their leader, Liquidator, left   
         the scene, however, once Liquidator came back to the scene, many    
         of the old Scum members immediately left PWA and went straight      
         back to Scum.   Do you feel that their might be a chance in the     
         future in which The Corporation merges back out of PWA, or does it  
         seem to be a PERMANENT merge (so far)?                              
                                                                             
   D&G : I don't know the details about the whole Scum merge with PWA, but   
         as far as I am concerned.  I want the PWA and The Corporation       
         merge to be a permanent deal, and I hope in every regards that it   
         will be. But it is hard to say what will really happen, but I will  
         try 100% to make permanent.                                         
                                                                             
   RCN : BTW, Here's a personal question, I have a friend who's handle is    
         Mike and Dave - and they happen to be two brothers, your handle is  
         David and Goliath, are you one person or two people?                
                                                                             
   D&G : 2 people, and it's David & Goliath :)                               
                                                                             
   RCN : Are you two brothers or simply homosexual faggots?                  
                                                                             
   D&G : Neither, we were 2 couriers from the same area code, and we are     
         also very good friends, so we decided to merge handles.             
                                                                             
   RCN : Merge handles???  Merge groups, merge handles... what will people   
         think of next :)                                                    
                                                                             
   D&G : I would just like to send out some greets to people I worked        
         closely with while in The Corporation -                             
                                                                             
         Cyberjack    : Wow man, you impressed the hell outta me!            
         Hemp Hoodlum : Thanks for everything.                               
         The Punisher : people are doubting that you are #1 man!             
         Uncle John   : Thanks for all the help!                             
         Crackpot     : Thanks for the patience!                             
         All The Rest : Vengeance, Ustasa, Retaliator, Tinox,                
                        Dogfriend, and Shatter Star...                       
                                                                             
                                                                             
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     Reporter : Super Hacker              Interviewee : Lester               
     Subject  : Amnesia                   Affiliation : Amnesia Leader       
                                                                             
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   RCN : What is your current postion in the group Amnesia?                  
                                                                             
   LES : I'm in a leader of Amnesia.                                         
                                                                             
   RCN : How did Amnesia came about?                                         
                                                                             
   LES : Amnesia came about when a few of us decided to leave the courier    
         group MALiCE, because of personal and miscellaneous conflicts       
         along with some other problems.  We decided to start our own        
         group.  The name was just thrown in there.                          
                                                                             
   RCN : When Amnesia started, did you guys face any serious problems?       
                                                                             
   LES : We ran into a few problems, one was with Captain Blood.  He was     
         one of the few people that we started the group with originally.    
         He caused a lot of problems and split off to form his own group.    
                                                                             
   RCN : Is Captian Blood's group still messing with Amnesia, or his group   
         pretty much dead?                                                   
                                                                             
   LES : Captain Blood's group is still alive, but he was kicked out of it.  
         They are cool with us and don't fuck with us anymore.               
                                                                             
   RCN : What was the name of the Captain Blood's courier group?             
                                                                             
   LES : The name was, and still is Rapier.                                  
                                                                             
   RCN : I noticed that Amnesia and Digital held a friendly competition,     
         what was that all about?                                            
                                                                             
   LES : It was suggested by a courier in Amnesia to compete against         
         Digital.  Eventually, I agreed to it and 6 Amnesia couriers         
         competed with 15 Digital couriers on a site for a week.  The        
         competition ended on May 2, 1996, about an hour ago.                
                                                                             
   RCN : What was the result of the competition?                             
                                                                             
   LES : Amnesia won by about 30 megs or so.  It was fairly close toward     
         the end, but there was alot of crap uploaded by both sides, so it   
         wasn't really that fun.                                             
                                                                             
   RCN : Is Amnesia better in Internet couriering or BBS couriering?         
                                                                             
   LES : Amnesia is equally good in both aspects of couriering.              
                                                                             
   RCN : What does one have to do to become an Amnesia member?               
                                                                             
   LES : The Internet division is closed, but the BBS division requires      
         that you trade long distance and that you do about 200 megs a       
         week.                                                               
                                                                             
   RCN : Is Amnesia "official couriers" for any release groups?              
                                                                             
   LES : We have a few "unofficial" officials, but I have not agreed to      
         officially courier for any release group as of yet.                 
                                                                             
   RCN : Is the summer of 1996 going to have a major impact on Amnesia?      
         Most SiteOps are in college and take leave during the summer, and   
         as result, many FTP sites go down.                                  
                                                                             
   LES : I don't think it will have a big effect on Amnesia.                 
                                                                             
   RCN : How old is Amnesia, and what are Amnesia's future plans?            
                                                                             
   LES : We have been around for 2 months now.  Our future plans are to      
         just to have more fun by moving some files, etc.                    
                                                                             
   RCN : What makes Amnesia different from any other group?                  
                                                                             
   LES : We just try to have fun and we try not get too involved in the      
         politics of it all, at least I try not to.                          
                                                                             
   RCN : What is your general feeling toward the scene?                      
                                                                             
   LES : I feel that the scene is going down the tubes.  There is too much   
         back stabbing and ego trips.  It's gotten way out of hand.  It's    
         supposed to be a fun hobby, an escape from reality,people take it   
         way too seriously though.  They ought to just lighten up and have   
         some fun.                                                           
                                                                             
                                                                             
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     Reporter : Super Hacker              Interviewee : Silent Mobius        
     Subject  : Digital                   Affiliation : Digital Leader       
                                                                             
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   RCN : What is your current position in Digital?                           
                                                                             
   SMO : I am the founder and one of the leaders.                            
                                                                             
   RCN : When did Digital come into being?                                   
                                                                             
   SMO : I'd have to say last year, probably around September.               
                                                                             
   RCN : As Digital came into being did it had any problem or conflicts      
         with other groups?                                                  
                                                                             
   SMO : No, at least I don't think so.  I always avoided trouble.  We       
         might have had some trouble with MindCrash.                         
                                                                             
   RCN : Can you give us some background information on Digital?             
                                                                             
   SMO : Devast and I both used to be in MindCrash, when The Wicked One and  
         Avoozl ran it.  When I first joined, I didn't know much political   
         things about it.  All I knew is that it was a plain old couriering  
         group, and I became a senior, then what happened was, I found out   
         that The Wicked One didn't like Devast too much.  Devast said that  
         he would courier whenever he wanted to.  He'd courier nothing and   
         then sometimes he does 150 megs.  The Wicked One said that he was   
         going to kick Devast out of MindCrash but Devast decided to quit    
         before he'd get kicked out.  So be it, and I found out about it,    
         but didn't care at first.  Then The Wicked One and Avoozl got a     
         job together, and were busy; I tried to take care of MindCrash,     
         but none of the couriers respected me like a senior.  I got pissed  
         and left.  Then I met Devast, and he decided to start a couriering  
         group with me.  At first, it was going to be Devast, Creed,         
         Desolation Angel and me, but then Desolation Angel dropped out.     
         Devast and I were debating on a name, and came up with Digital and  
         that's how it all started...                                        
                                                                             
   RCN : Which other courier groups are currently competing with Digital?    
                                                                             
   SMO : We're not really in competition; we were just challenged into a     
         competition with Amnesia, and Devast decided to go for it, but I    
         wouldn't call it an actual competition.                             
                                                                             
   RCN : Will you call this a friendly competition, or something that just   
         keeps the group on their toes?                                      
                                                                             
   SMO : I'd consider it kind of both.  We have a great bunch of guys in     
         Digital; no egos, nothing.  We're out just to have fun and to       
         courier, but I wouldn't call it a rivalry between the two groups.   
                                                                             
   RCN : Is the summer of 1996 going to have a major impact on Digital?      
         Most SiteOps are in college and take leave during the summer, and   
         as result, many FTP sites go down.                                  
                                                                             
   SMO : Not too sure, I dont' really know.  Actually it all depends on the  
         couriers and SiteOps themselves.  I mean, we are a serious group,   
         but at same time, a lot of us have fun at it...                     
                                                                             
   RCN : So Digital is not worried about the summer time blues?  Because     
         summer is when several groups come up and many go out because like  
         I said several group members go out of town and sites go down.      
         Digital is not worried about that all?                              
                                                                             
   SMO : Well, we are worried, but eventually, summer will end, so things    
         will go back to normal I guess, but it's all so unpredictable.      
         There's nothing I can do about it even if I'm worried.              
                                                                             
   RCN : How does the competition between Amnesia and Digital work?          
                                                                             
   SMO : You see, we upload to see who gets more within the week.  I'm not   
         really into it.  Devast organized it and all on BBX, and it's       
         going out pretty fun.  I don't really care who wins or loses        
         actually, the whole point is just to upload.                        
                                                                             
   RCN : Do you have any last few comments towards the scene?                
                                                                             
   SMO : For one thing, I am starting to see what Cyber Angel meant when he  
         said "It's pointless to move other peoples' files."  Releasing      
         groups are the big time winners easily.  But towards Digital,       
         well, we've made quite a bit of improvement with some merges, and   
         we don't have no egos flying, so it's going out pretty good, and    
         we're keeping the competition between Amnesia really tight, even    
         though they have a couple of great couriers.                        
                                                                             
   RCN : Uploading other peoples file is hard work.  There's only a certain  
         amount of uploading each group can do.  No group can call every     
         BBS in the world to upload all their new releases, and Digital as   
         a group is putting alot of effort moving the warez, and that is     
         suffice to say that courier groups are needed in order for the      
         scene to thrive.                                                    
                                                                             
   SMO : Thanks, we're just doing our share for the scene.  As for calling   
         every BBS, it's just the speed of it that you get it on.  And       
         believe me, it is hard work.                                        
                                                                             
   RCN : Is Digital better in Internet couriering or BBS couriering?         
                                                                             
   SMO : Digital is better off in Internet courieriering.  Several of our    
         BBS coordinators left the scene or have lost their Internet         
         accounts (What a coincidence...), but now, we are going to rebuild  
         the BBS division once more.                                         
                                                                             
                                                                             
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     Reporter : Hitex                     Interviewee : Everclear            
     Subject  : RiSC/RZR/SCUM             Affiliation : RiSC/RZR/SCUM        
                                                                             
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   RCN : You've 3 main affiliations, RiSC (Rise in Superior Couriering),     
         Razor 1911, and Scum.  What made you choose those groups?           
                                                                             
   EVR : Well, RiSC and Razor 1911 are the best, and I'm friends with Third  
         Son so I decided to joined Scum.                                    
                                                                             
   RCN : What is your position in each one of the groups?                    
                                                                             
   EVR : I'm a bulletin board courier in all three.                          
                                                                             
   RCN : What do you think puts RiSC on top and has kept it there for so     
         long?                                                               
                                                                             
   EVR : RiSC has the finest traders, bulletin boards, and FTP sites         
         around.  We dominate both the Internet and the boards.  Everyone    
         works their assess off, and we have quality leaders.                
                                                                             
   RCN : Razor 1911 has also been around for a long time, but lately it has  
         been getting a lot of competition from such groups as Dynamix,      
         Hybrid, and Napalm.  Do you think that Razor 1911 is still #1 in    
         the games scene?                                                    
                                                                             
   EVR : Yes, of course.  Not to group bash, but we release quality,         
         WORKING releases.  The best games are always released by Razor      
         1911.  We also have the best trading team of any games group.       
                                                                             
   RCN : Well I don't doubt that it worked, but a couple of days ago Razor   
         1911 released Tyrian.  Was that a real release?                     
                                                                             
   EVR : Yes, that was newer version of Tyrian.  If people would have        
         looked closely they would have noticed that, it wasn't a dupe.      
                                                                             
   RCN : Yeah, I didn't think it was because it didn't get nuked anywhere.   
         Well, that's cool, in that case, I'll go download it, I heard it's  
         an awesome game.  What do you think of Napalm?  I've seen them      
         beat out Razor 1911 in release numbers, what do you think this      
         means?                                                              
                                                                             
   EVR : I think that while Razor 1911 is busy making their releases WORK,   
         Napalm is releasing the game, then releasing a crack 10 days        
         later.  From now on, Razor 1911 will still release a game even if   
         Napalm has already released it.                                     
                                                                             
   RCN : That sounds like a plan.  What do you think about RiSC's policy to  
         support only "top 10" boards?                                       
                                                                             
   EVR : I think it makes sense.  Why bother with other boards?  They're     
         too easy!  RiSC members need to go where the competition is :)      
                                                                             
   RCN : Don't you think that the small multinode boards deserve some        
         support, though?                                                    
                                                                             
   EVR : If they are RiSC, then I am sure they get support, but more effort  
         goes into the bigger boards, RiSC is more net based then BBS based  
         anyhow.                                                             
                                                                             
   RCN : Are you referring to IRC on the Internet or FTP sites?              
                                                                             
   EVR : FTP sites, RiSC is #1 on every site, guaranteed.                    
                                                                             
   RCN : What are the requirements to become a courier for RiSC?             
                                                                             
   EVR : There are no set requirements, anyone that can do the job can get   
         in.  RiSC is the hardest courier group to get into though.          
                                                                             
   RCN : How many hours per week do you spend couriering for RiSC?  What is  
         the job description of being a RiSC member?                         
                                                                             
   EVR : I'll tell you this, I spend a LOT of time couriering.  It's a lot   
         of work.                                                            
                                                                             
   RCN : About Scum, what is your feeling towards the general consensus      
         that Scum came back only to reiterate its past glories and that it  
         is failing pathetically compared to its old potential as one of     
         the scene's leading utils groups?                                   
                                                                             
   EVR : If that's what people think, well, Scum will get better, it's       
         really just based on a bunch of friends hanging out.  If we aren't  
         the #1 in utils, no big deal.                                       
                                                                             
   RCN : That's an awesome attitude, it is only through calmness and trust   
         in time that a group gets better.  What do you have to say to the   
         wealth that left Scum for PWA (Pirates with Attitudes)?             
                                                                             
   EVR : Well, PWA is #1 right now, so it makes sense that good suppliers    
         go with the best utils group.                                       
                                                                             
                                                                             
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     Reporter : Super Hacker              Interviewee : Rapid Motion         
     Subject  : Hostile                   Affiliation : Hostile Leader       
                                                                             
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   RCN : What is your current position in Hostile?                           
                                                                             
   RAP : I am the founder and leader of Hostile.                             
                                                                             
   RCN : How old is Hostile, and what type of group is it?                   
                                                                             
   RAP : Hostile was formed in late January early February of 96.  We        
         currently release utils and PPEs (PCBoard Programming Executable).  
         We used to release both games and utils, but we no longer release   
         both.                                                               
                                                                             
   RCN : Why don't you release both games and utils anymore?                 
                                                                             
   RAP : We used to release both games and utils but we have narrowed it     
         down to just utils and PPEs because we have a sister group called   
         Lensmen which is our games division.  We give Lensmen our games     
         and in turn, they give us their utils.                              
                                                                             
   RCN : When Hositle was first created, did it come upon any problems such  
         as splits or break ups?                                             
                                                                             
   RAP : Not at first, but then we started coming upon an onslaught of       
         problems when I made Perfect Form a leader in Hostile.  He took     
         advantage of the position I gave him and he tried to split up my    
         group.  I then kicked him and that drove Hostile into a low point   
         in the scene.  After kicking him from the group, there were some    
         members that were uncertain what direction the group was taking.    
                                                                             
   RCN : When you kicked Perfect Form out of Hostile, did it backfire?  Did  
         your group suffer significantly?  Most group members like to        
         follow their leader, and since you and Perfect Form were leader,    
         did they have a hard time picking between who to follow?            
                                                                             
   RAP : No, Perfect Form was a leader ranked below me.  I had a few         
         members that followed me.  Most of the great members stuck with     
         Hostile and did not follow Perfect Form because he was doing some   
         very lame things. In the end, Perfect Form's expulsion              
         strengthened Hostile and we got BETTER suppliers.  All my old       
         active suppliers came back to the group, and the group is still     
         under construction somewhat but it is now doing better and is       
         stronger than it has been.                                          
                                                                             
   RCN : What are your future plans for Hostile?                             
                                                                             
   RAP : I will like to strengthen the group more and get Hostile more       
         noticed in the utils scene.  I am strenghtening Hostile by making   
         it a more stable group, and to do that, we're working on brining    
         more quality releases to the scene.                                 
                                                                             
   RCN : How does one become a member of Hostile?  Are there any positions   
         available in Hostile?                                               
                                                                             
   RAP : Hostile has an application WHQ (Tower of Sorcery) that is still     
         under construction.  We also have special application PPEs on       
         Shroom's board, and we also offer our applications on IRC.          
                                                                             
   RCN : Is Hostile in the scene to become #1 by ruining the competition or  
         is it just here for fun?                                            
                                                                             
   RAP : We have places in the group for those who are productive            
         suppliers.  We also have room for FAST traders and for those who    
         wish to code PPEs, etc.  Anyone who has something to offer is       
         welcome to the group.  We are here for personal satisfaction, and   
         that's what it's all about.                                         
                                                                             
   RCN : So bascially, Hostile is not here for the competition and is not    
         actively looking for competition?  Is my assumption correct?        
                                                                             
   RAP : In a sense, yes, we would like to compete but we're not planning    
         to lose any sleep if we cannot compete with DOD or PWA.             
                                                                             
   RCN : When Hostile does start to compete, which other utils groups will   
         be it's major competiton?                                           
                                                                             
   RAP : Hostile is currently competing with COPS, Pinnacle, Scum, and       
         X-Force.  I don't think we are ready to compete with DOD or PWA     
         yet.  Hostile is here to stay, and we hope to gain the same         
         respect we give to other groups.                                    
                                                                             
                                                                             
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     Reporter : Rebel Chicken             Interviewee : Perfect Form         
     Subject  : Perfect Form              Affiliation : Ex-Hostile Leader    
                                                                             
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   RCN : A few months ago, you were kicked out of Demolition despite the     
         fact that you were a senior in that group.  You were accused of     
         stealing suppliers for a rival group.  However, that accusation     
         was proved to be false since you were not trying to steal           
         suppliers, but you were trying to steal artists.  But that is       
         ancient history.  In the recent weeks, you were again kicked out    
         of a group you were supposedly a "leader/senior" of.  You were      
         kicked out of Hostile because you were again attempting to steal    
         members, breaking up the group, and causing havoc.  What do you     
         have to say about your recent "kicked in the ass by your own        
         group?"                                                             
                                                                             
   PER : Well, I was in Hostile.                                             
                                                                             
   RCN : I know that.                                                        
                                                                             
   PER : I did everyting for that group and I put in 100% effort.  It was a  
         good group when I was in it, when I was running the show.           
         However, Rapid Motion knows DICK SHIT.  I have not tried to break   
         up the group in any way whatsoever.  Rapid Motion is making up      
         bullshit again.                                                     
                                                                             
   RCN : You admit that you gave 100% for the group, what exactly did you    
         do for the group?  You also said that you RAN the group?  Didn't    
         Rapid Motion outrank you?  Were there conflicts between you two, a  
         power struggle perhaps?                                             
                                                                             
   PER : Yes, I gave Hostile 100%.  There was a power struggle, *YOU* can    
         ask anyone what Hostile was when I was running it.  I had good      
         members in it, that were doing everything to make it even better.   
         I admit that I brought in some lamers too, and suppliers that       
         duped, but I had it all fixed.  Ever since I left, it's become      
         just another lame ass group run by a guy who just wants to be the   
         leader of a group.                                                  
                                                                             
   RCN : So you played such a major role in Hostile, that when you left, it  
         could not survive without you?  ONE person killed the group?        
         *YOU* basically killed the WHOLE group, and you didn't even take    
         anyone with you?  I could believe if 75% of the group left          
         Hostile, and then it culdn't function, but how could 1 person       
         leaving devastate the group so much?                                
                                                                             
   PER : I put in 100% effort to making sure that Hostile would survive      
         when I was in it.  Why did it die?  Well, because I had brought     
         everyone in it and I knew how to run a group and it released        
         almost everyday and every member worked their asses off.  When I    
         left, nearly all the suppliers and couriers left for other groups.  
                                                                             
   RCN : The fact that you brought in a lot of members that didn't do        
         anything for the group is what caused so much trouble for Hostile.  
         You brought in too many lamers who didn't know what they were       
         doing or did nothing, and the suppliers that you did help bring     
         into the group only supplied dupes, and that in your 100% effort    
         to make it a good group, you essentially killed it.  Then I must    
         ask, what group you did join after you left Hostile, and where did  
         "nearly all the suppliers and couriers" leave for (which other      
         group)?  Why did they join other groups?  Why did not follow you    
         around since you were their true leader?  Or perhaps, you           
         overrated your own leadership and importance, and the rest of       
         Hostile saw that, and that can be why they did not follow you       
         either.                                                             
                                                                             
   PER : Yes, I have to admit I brought in a couple of lamers, and           
         suppliers that supplied dupes, but most of the supplies did supply  
         unreleased utils.  I have no idea where "nearly all the suppliers   
         and couriers" went to after Hostile split up.                       
                                                                             
   RCN : Okay, now that we have it clear that *YOU* ran Hostile, then what   
         did the Rapid Motion (the other leader) do?  Did he just sit on     
         his ass watching you give 100% for HIS group?  What's the deal      
         with him?                                                           
                                                                             
   PER : Rapid Motion just sat there watching me do everything, proclaiming  
         himself leader when he did nothing.  All he would do is, logon and  
         see how everything was going, and then he'd log right back off.     
         ALL I have to say is, ask anyone what Hostile was like when I was   
         running it.  Ever since i left, it's become a crappy utils group.   
                                                                             
   RCN : Did you do most of the packaging of the releases?  Who packaged     
         more releases?  You or Rapid Motion?                                
                                                                             
   PER : I did.                                                              
                                                                             
   RCN : How many releases did you package, and how many releases did he     
         package?                                                            
                                                                             
   PER : Rapid Motion didn't even package a single thing since the           
         suppliers didn't even know who he was.  I packaged most of the      
         stuff, along with my friend Weed.                                   
                                                                             
   RCN : Who packaged more releases?  You or Weed?                           
                                                                             
   PER : I packaged a few more than he did.                                  
                                                                             
   RCN : So you packaged more, did either of you do any dupe checking?       
         Cause Hostile sure did release a lot of dupes, I don't need to      
         name any, because it would just be more embarrassing, but anyways,  
         those dupes were obviously not Rapid Motion's fault, since he       
         didn't package anything.  Then the packager of those dupes must     
         have either been you or Weed.  Who did package all the dupes?  You  
         or weed, or did both of you package all the dupes?                  
                                                                             
   PER : Neither of us packaged any dupes.  The suppliers, packaged the      
         dupes when I specifically told them not to.                         
                                                                             
   RCN : Wow, great way to shift the blame.  So you never actually packaged  
         any dupes?                                                          
                                                                             
   PER : No, I have not packaged any dupes.                                  
                                                                             
   RCN : The way I take it is, if you are the lamer and loser everyone       
         calls you, then you would only have enemies.  Do you have any       
         friends (on IRC)?                                                   
                                                                             
   PER : Yes, I have a couple of friends.                                    
                                                                             
   RCN : Name a few?  We'd all like to know.                                 
                                                                             
   PER : Dragon Hunter, Misha, Lost Soul, Grudge, Corvette, Captain Blood,   
         LoLo, Shatter Star, CP, and Prozac are my friends.                  
                                                                             
                                                                             
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     Author  : Lucifers Fear                                                 
     Subject : Charges Laid                                                  
                                                                             
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   The following articles are based on information obtained from "The        
   Chronicle-Journal" Saturday, April 20, 1996.                              
                                                                             
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       A city man, known as "The Anarchist" on IRC, will be appearing in     
   the Ontario Court's provincial division May 7 facing nine charges         
   relating to child pornography and pirated software.                       
                                                                             
       Geza Tibor Arnoth, 18, of 417 Brown St. faces seven Criminal Code     
   and two copywright charges in connection with the operation of a          
   computer bulletin board which was seized in January.  Police allege that  
   Arnoth was running an electronic bulletin board that offered child        
   pornography and pirated software to anyone who had a mdoem and computer   
   to download the material.                                                 
                                                                             
       A modem is a device that turns data from your computer into a signal  
   that can be transmitted over a telephone line.  The computer at the       
   other end of the telephone connection also requires a modem.              
                                                                             
       Arnoth was charged with the following offenses :                      
                                                                             
                 * Possession of obscene material for the purpose of         
                   distribution.                                             
                                                                             
                 * Distribution of obscene material.                         
                                                                             
                 * Possession of crime comics for the purpose of             
                   distribution.                                             
                                                                             
                 * Distribution of crime comics.                             
                                                                             
                 * Possession of child pornography.                          
                                                                             
                 * Possession of child pornography for the purpose of        
                   distribution.                                             
                                                                             
                 * Distribution of child pornography.                        
                                                                             
                 * Offering, by way of trade, copywright protected           
                   software.                                                 
                                                                             
                 * Distribution of copyright protected software.             
                                                                             
       RCMP Const. Tom James and Thunder Bay Police Det. Brian Peltonen had  
   been sifting through thousands of graphic and text files over the past    
   three months since they seized two computers in Westfort on Jan. 23.      
   Although this was the first case in Thunder Bay, police say child         
   pornography via the Internet and electronic bulletin boards are the most  
   common forms of distribtution.  James said earlier some of the messages   
   they had found on the bulletin board "scary but not surprising."  Police  
   had been gathering evidence since January and chose to execute search     
   warrants over a few days in March to try to surprise people operating     
   bulletin boards.  James said if suspects knew ahead of time they would    
   be investigated, they could just pull the plug, delete files or copy      
   them onto disks and hide them.                                            
                                                                             
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       Cyberspace is like a lot of other places.  Go looking for trouble     
   and you're likely find it.  When it comes to the Internet, there are      
   resources for people who would deny the Holocaust, for those looking for  
   detailed instructions on making pipe bombs, and, as Thunder Bay recently  
   learned, for those interested in the distribution of child pornography.   
                                                                             
       Thunder Bay RCMP charged 18-year-old Geza Tibor Arnoth Friday with    
   seven criminal charges.  Arnoth is charged with running an electronic     
   bulletin board accessible via the Internet that offered child             
   pornography and pirated software to anyone who had a modem and computer   
   to download the material.                                                 
                                                                             
       At present there's little to prevent people in Northwestern Ontario   
   from acquiring child pornography - if they are determined enough to       
   search for it on the Internet.  That's because the material Arnoth is     
   charged with distributing is just like a drop in a very large bucket.     
   Using widely-available Internet search tools such as Alta Vista and       
   Yahoo, anyone with an Internet account can find dozens of Internet        
   newsgroups, web pages and other electronic resources catering to child    
   pornographers and pedophilla.  Some of those recources are nothing more   
   than a lot of dirty words; other recources enable an Internet surfer to   
   access graphic decipitions of sexual acts involving minors.               
   Representitaves of the North American Man/Boy Love Association, for       
   instance, show up in newsgroups arguing in favour of consensual sex       
   between adults and 10-year-old boys.  While he topic of their discussion  
   may not be for everyone, the language they use seems to be no worse than  
   that found in a newspaper editorial.  It's difficult to gauge the extent  
   of pornography on the Internet.  It's even more difficult in many cases   
   for police to track down the perpetrators.                                
                                                                             
       A Thunder Bay resident, for instance, could distribute pornography    
   from a computer located in the Philippines.  While police try to sort     
   out international jurisdictional and legal issues, a pornographer could   
   be switching the computer distribution point to Poland or any number of   
   countries.                                                                
                                                                             
       Cracking Internet pornography rings requires police with              
   sophisticated new tools.  It also requires applying what are in many      
   cases arcane laws to very modern circumstances.  Internet groups          
   estimate there may be as many as 20 to 60 million Internet users around   
   the world, the vast majority of whom, as Internet advocates will say,     
   use the global network of computers for largely legtimate purposes.       
   Still, one Finnish researcher tried to get a handle on child pornography  
   in a survey last year.                                                    
                                                                             
       Researcher Mats Wiklund monitored four Internet newsgroups that deal  
   with pornographic pictures for one week in late 1995.  Newsgroups are     
   part of the Internet in which users can exchange electronic messages.     
   Among the images he saw were eight pictures of children Wiklund           
   estimated to be between eight and 13 years old.  He reported that none    
   of the pictures show intercourse or other explicit sexual activity,       
   although five of the pictures had text on them offering more pictures of  
   nude children through electronic bulletin boards and electronic mail.     
   But as many Internet authorities have pointed out since then, it's        
   difficult to take Wiklund's survey as representative because the quality  
   and quantity of Internet information can change radically from day to     
   day.                                                                      
                                                                             
       Despite the difficulty of tracking down pornographers, many           
   governments are trying to pass new laws to make Internet distribution of  
   pornography illegal.  The U.S. recently passed the controversial          
   Communications Decency Act which its critics say is too broad and         
   restricts free speech.  The Canadian government has not yet passed any    
   such laws, although it is under pressure to do so.                        
                                                                             
       At this point, then, it is up to individual Internet users to act as  
   their own censor.  Parents of Internet users can purchase software        
   products that prevent access to certain parts of the Internet.  Beyond    
   that, groups of Internet users can petition their Internet provider to    
   make certain Internet services unavailable.  Still, because much          
   sexually explicit material is available through private electronic        
   bullents boards, such as the one Arnoth is accused of operating,          
   pornography is still going to be there for those determined to get it.    
                                                                             
                                                                             
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     Author  : Lucifers Fear                                                 
     Subject : Tom James Makes His Visit                                     
                                                                             
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       In the last few months, Tom James who is known as a famous local      
   RCMP officer in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada who busted "The Shadow       
   Lands" which was ran by The Anarchist who was a member of Demolition and  
   Legacy, recently visited local high schools to give warnings around.  He  
   made a stop at almost every school to do a 2 hour presentation on         
   piracy, pornography and hacking.                                          
                                                                             
       The main articles that were pointed out during his boring             
   presentation were stories on pornography, stories on hacking, and of      
   course, stories on piracy.  Being so lucky, he picked me as the one to    
   answer every law and punishment concerning piracy. Answering his          
   questions, possession and distribution of piracy in Canada could result   
   with a 10 years or up to life in prison, and/or fines up to a million     
   dollars along with a civil suit.                                          
                                                                             
       After his presentation, I had a talk with him myself.  He informed    
   me that I was still under investigation and liable for prosecution        
   because The Anarchist has pointed his finger at me for all the blame.     
   What a fucker, he has no evidence on me.                 I questioned     
   him about the procedure of busting bulletin boards in Canada, he said     
   you have to get on, be able to download warez without vilolating any      
   crimes, then put the file(s) on diskette and test them out.  Also, since  
   I was bored I asked him on the use of disclaimers on bulletin boards      
   since they are used so often on many U.S. bulletin boards.  He laughed    
   and said to me, "So what, I'm a cop.  Does that mean I can't get on a     
   bulletin board?"  Obviously he has no clue about anything because that    
   would mean he is violating his own ass, considering that the dumbass      
   goes on local bulletin boards asking questions on oneliners such as       
   "Anyone know where I can get some cool pirated software?  I'm bored."     
   Furthermore, this goes to show that Tom James is another example of the   
   one we all love, Chris Carter.  So if you want to speak with this damn    
   crawfish shrimp-smellin' cunt dirty whore cunt fucking biatch!, call his  
   office at (807) 623-2791 and ask for Tom James.                           
                                                                             
                                                                             
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     Author  : Frost                                                         
     Subject : Amnesia vs. Digital                                           
                                                                             
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       Between the dates of 04/26/96 and 05/03/96, two trading groups,       
   Amnesia and Digital, set out to compete in an upload contest.  This       
   competition was the result of some childish bickering over which group    
   was better.  This ultimately ended in a competition, which, after all,    
   is what courier groups are for!  The guidelines for the competition were  
   that Amnesia be allowed 6 traders and Digital 15.  For the record,        
   Digital did not require all 15, but Amnesia insisted we take 15 traders.  
   The site to which we were to compete on was BBX.                          
                                                                             
       To give you a little background information on who is who, I will     
   talk about my opinions as a Digital trader.  Digital is a courier group   
   that was formed by Devast and Silent Mobius.  Digital is, in my opinion,  
   one of the better couriering groups in the scene today.  It is limited    
   only by its organization and resources.  Although our organization is     
   very good, we lack the ability to cater to the widely diverse traders.    
   Our group does not depend on a single dictator or council, but            
   individuals that make decisions for themselves.  Digital has a            
   thoroughly different style of couriering when it comes to competition.    
   I think our competing style is many times better, but at the same time    
   our board and other sections are completely neglected.  I think this is   
   a pretty good assessment of Digital.  Our only major problem is a lack    
   of traders on the top sites.                                              
                                                                             
       As for my opinion of Amnesia, as a group, I think they are one of     
   the best at doing what they do.  I really know very little about their    
   group as a whole and how they run their ship, so I won't comment there.   
   Suffice it to say that this group shows much promise.                     
                                                                             
       Now that you've heard about the groups, let's talk about the          
   competition.  This competition was not what I would have expected.        
   There were many severe problems that confused both groups in this         
   ordeal.                                                                   
                                                                             
       First off, the decision of the site to which we were to courier to    
   lead to many problems.  BBX is a fast site in terms of new warez, but     
   when all the Digital and Amnesia couriers raced to BBX, there weren't     
   enough user slots to support them.  When the SiteOp graciously added      
   more slots, the speed of transfers and the overall performance of the     
   board dropped.  In his words it was a lose/lose situation.  The more      
   slots he added, the poorer the performance.  Many release disks were      
   lost on Digital's side, and I'd imagine the same was true for Amnesia.    
                                                                             
       Secondly, the Amnesia traders had nuke access on BBX, and there was   
   foul play to say the least.  I will not dwell on the topic because I      
   would not want to embarass anyone.  Also, many of my resources were       
   sabotaged during and before the competition.  I allowed Pericles to use   
   my account and therefore gain access to his sites.  There was much        
   debate, and in the end, I must say that I should have respected the       
   SiteOp's rules, and am sorry for using their sites without permision.     
                                                                             
       Many people say that I was using the accounts unjustly and I was not  
   a good trader without those sites.  I must concur, because any trader     
   without his resourecs is nothing, you can only be as fast as your         
   resources allow you to be.  I feel bad for losing the sites, but not as   
   bad as I feel for those of you that got them taken away from me.          
                                                                             
       Thirdly, and worst of all, there was intense competition and group    
   pride.  Name calling and bickering were rampant.  There was a bit of      
   bitterness in the whole area, brought upon by big egos clashing.  I am    
   sorry for any bickering I may have participated in, in general, I'm sure  
   we all look at the arguments as petty and childish.                       
                                                                             
       I think it is safe to say both groups are severely competitive when   
   threatened.  This competition was started when Digital felt that it was   
   being discredited by Amnesia.  When an Amnesia courier stepped over the   
   line, it was all a chain reaction from there, egos and group pride led    
   to a competition. It is my opinion that this competition has brought out  
   the worst in both groups.  I'm sure all our egos got the bet of us at     
   one point.  However, it is all necessary to prove our "worth."            
                                                                             
       The final score of the competition was 702 Digital and 729 Amnesia.   
   This was based on a week-long competition held at BBX; Amnesia's U.S.     
   Headquarters (nice site BTW).  15 Digital traders and 6 Amnesia traders   
   went at it (Although I think no more than 7 Digital traders actually      
   uploaded).  It was a battle to say the least.  I must say Dark Eclipse    
   from Digital stole the show by uploading 347 or so megs holding the top   
   uploader out of both groups.                                              
                                                                             
       At the very beginning of the competition, I think Digital started     
   strong, however after a nuke on a massive release, Digital fell behind.   
   By the end of day 1, Digital reaffirmed its grasp with a small lead.      
   Digital led for the majority of the contest until Wednesday where in one  
   leap, Amnesia managed to upload some 250 megs taking the leady by         
   approximtely 200 megs.  On Thursday (the last day) Digital began          
   uploading massively and began narrowing down the margin.  Then we got     
   news that a release that Amnesia had uploaded was nuked (100 megs).       
   With a massive 55 disk release in hand, Digital was ready to take first   
   place, however complications with BBX's user limit and idling traders     
   made it impossible to do so.                                              
                                                                             
       Many people helped Digital along the way, and I'd like to take the    
   time to thank them.  RiSC, thanks for all the support!  fATE, thanks for  
   the emotional support!                                                    
                                                                             
       According to Trite, RiSC is #1, MALiCe is #2, Amnesia is #3, Digital  
   is #4, and Everlast is #5.  I don't think he is in the position to        
   judge, however, because he knows so little about both Digital and         
   Amnesia.  Some of the information in his "Review" was completely false,   
   and I do believe that Amnesia has the #2 position to say the least.       
   MALiCE is good, but Amnesia is sporting some of the best Internet         
   traders in the scene (Prozac, Davan, etc.).  I think all groups have      
   their ups and downs, so we shall see.                                     
                                                                             
                                                                             
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     Author  : Super Hacker                                                  
     Subject : Revenge on Piracy                                             
                                                                             
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   The following article is based on information obtained from newspapers    
   and magazines.                                                            
                                                                             
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       The Business Software Alliance estimates that software piracy steals  
   more than $15 billion a year from the coffers of software publishers and  
   it is for that reason that Congress is preparing to shore up the laws     
   dealing with using the Internet for piracy purposes.                      
                                                                             
       In early November 1995 the first hearings were held before a joint    
   session of the Senate Judiciary Committee and the House Judiciary         
   Subcommittee to begin taking testimony on the new NII Copyright           
   Protection Act (H.R.2441 and S. 1284).  The National Information          
   Infrastructure or NII is what the Internet is referred to by the          
   government.  The Copyright Protection Act is designed to ensure that      
   copyrighted works are fully protected on the Internet and other           
   telecommunications networks.                                              
                                                                             
       This move to shore-up the copyright laws comes on the heels of some   
   high-profile criminal cases.  Thomas Nick Alefantes of Los Angeles was    
   arrested in November after the L.A district Attorney's Office and         
   antipiracy investigators raided his home following allegations that he    
   operated a software piracy operation.  Lawmen seized $1 million worth of  
   illegally copied software.  Alefantes, known on-line as Captain Blood,    
   sold and rented pirated software after advertising in trade magazines.    
   Autodesk Inc, CEO Carl Bartz was quoted in Wall Street Journal as saying  
   she was grateful for Alefantes's arrest because, "...our losses over the  
   past five years from this man's alleged activities add to millions of     
   dollars..."                                                               
                                                                             
       Alefantes was charged with two felony counts of fraud and trademark   
   violations with bail set at a quarter million dollars.  All this          
   attention to the pirating of very expensive productivity programs will    
   surely cast a spotlight on the widespread pirating of computer games.     
   Most of this pirating is more like two, three, or four friends buying     
   one copy of a game and then copying it for distribution among             
   themselves.  But even this has software publishers up in arms.  Software  
   developers AND publishers are seriously concerned about the unauthorized  
   copying and trafficking of software.  The Internet's future as a          
   commercial distribution channel is big, says Jay Willbur of Id Software.  
   "My company's software is routinely pirated on the Internet, even before  
   it's released."                                                           
                                                                             
       Wilbur was joined in supporting the Copyright Protection Act by the   
   Software Publishers Association.  SPA counsel Mark Traphagen says the     
   new act is targeted toward criminal intentions, but what about teenagers  
   who feel pirating games like copying their favorite music CD, is okay?    
                                                                             
       "In general" Traphagen says, "the legislation will not change the     
   attitudes of those children who think that copyright infringement is      
   okay.   What will change those attitudes is education and both the SPA    
   and the U.S. government have made a commitment in educating the next      
   generation of computer software users about how important it is to        
   respect copyrights, both on and off the Internet."                        
                                                                             
       For nearly a year, the SPA and other concerned groups and companies   
   have pooled their resources to convince software users not to pirate      
   software.  Part of this effort is the "Don't Copy That Floppy Campaign".  
   Traphagen says there are no plans to hunt down teen pirates, but this     
   act is the beginning of legislation that will ensure that there are       
   safeguards in place in order that they can do business on the Internet    
   without losing their financial shirts because of piracy.                  
                                                                             
       "It's going to help promote the commercial development of some parts  
   of the Internet," he says, "In several ways.  First of all it's going to  
   clarify what we believe is existing law, which is the transmissions of    
   copyrighted works, including software, are fully protected by copyright   
   law."                                                                     
                                                                             
       Traphagen says the act would remove any doubt that software           
   copyright infringements can and will be dealt with as in the Alefantes    
   case.  One of the new provisions of the act would prohibit the            
   manufacture, sale or use of so called "Black boxes," which are devices    
   or services, including software theater used to circumvent encryption or  
   copy protection.  Taphagen says this is already part of the law dealing   
   with encrypted satellite television broadcasts and the SPA wants to see   
   this extended to the Internet and on-line transmissions as well.          
                                                                             
       As the supporting lobbying groups begin to voice their wants the act  
   could include more provisions such as making copyright infringements a    
   crime even if there is no private financial gain.  That strikes very      
   close to home for gamers.  More testimony is expected in the first        
   quarter of 1996 before both committees and the new NII Copyright          
   Protections Act is expected to become law late in 1996.                   
                                                                             
                                                                             
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     Author  : <Undisclosed>                                                 
     Subject : Chris Carter                                                  
                                                                             
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   Date: Sun, 28 Apr 1996 01:02:01 -0500 (CDT)                               
   From: Chris Carter <chrisc@lubricant.free.org>                            
   To: x@x.x.x                                                               
   Cc: postmaster@x.x, piracy1@SPA.ORG, software@BSA.ORG                     
   Subject: Software Piracy from x@x.x.x                                     
                                                                             
   Dear John Doe:                                                            
                                                                             
       I have found a user in your Internet domain who plays a large role    
   in the distribution of copyrighted software on the Internet.  This user   
   uses the nickname "Ordinance," and uses the account "x@x.x.x.".  He/she   
   is a member of an underground group called "RTS."  This group is          
   dedicated to the transfer of illegal commercial software to a large       
   audience of users on the Internet.  They use the most efficient and       
   fastest methods possible.                                                 
                                                                             
       The user was seen on IRC at exactly: Sun Apr 28 02:04:41 1996 EDT.    
                                                                             
       In an effort to stop software piracy on the Internet, I have been     
   monitoring various groups of users on the Internet Relay Chat network.    
   This medium of communication has become very popular with "warez"         
   pirates who exchange commercial software illegally.  On the IRC network,  
   groups of people come together to use sophisticated methods to            
   distribute commercial software to literally thousands of users.  With     
   such large scale distribution methods, the software industry is losing    
   millions of dollars.                                                      
                                                                             
       I have no direct evidence to show you that this user is               
   participating in illegal activities.  But I can direct you to where       
   evidence can be found.  If you are permitted to do so, I suggest that     
   you take a brief scan of the user's home-directory and check for any      
   suspicious files.  If you cannot do this, I recommend that you keep a     
   close eye on this user and watch for any unusual activities.  Please      
   take whatever action is appropriate in dealing with these matters as      
   stated in your organization's Internet Policy Agreement or Network        
   Etiquette Policy.                                                         
                                                                             
       Thank you for taking the time to read through this message.  And      
   thank you for any assistance you can give to help resolve this matter.    
   Your time and help is greatly appreciated and I give you my full          
   gratitude.                                                                
                                                                             
                                         Thanks again,                       
                                         Chris Carter                        
                                         International Internet Association  
                                         chrisc@free.org                     
                                                                             
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   From jeppe Tue Apr  9 14:03:06 1996                                       
   Subject: Software Piracy from x@x.x.fi (fwd)                              
   To: x (Mr. X)                                                             
   Date: Tue, 9 Apr 1996 14:03:05 +0000 (EET DST)                            
   X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL23]                                          
   MIME-Version: 1.0                                                         
   Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1                              
   Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit                                           
   Status: RO                                                                
   X-Status:                                                                 
                                                                             
       I have found a user in your Internet domain who plays a large role    
   in the distribution of copyrighted software on the Internet.  This user   
   uses the nickname "BN" and uses the account "x@x.x.fi.".  He/she is a     
   member of an underground group called "Rapier."  This group is dedicated  
   to the transfer of illegal commerical software to a large audience of     
   users on the Internet.  They use the most efficient and fastest methods   
   possible.                                                                 
                                         Thanks again,                       
                                         Chris Carter                        
                                         International Internet Association  
                                         chrisc@free.org                     
                                                                             
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       I believe this user, Chris Carter, is violating numerous laws, to     
   include guidelines set forth by the Electronic Frontier Foundation        
   (EFF).  His means of monitoring are clearly illegal in the United         
   States.  He is known to use hacked accounts, send false mail, hide his    
   address, monitor channels in "IRC" through stealth modes - his presence   
   not visible to users of the channels.  He is also making great            
   accusations with no evidence causing undue harassment and libel.  Undue   
   conflict between user and administrator and possibly resulting in the     
   loss of accounts, if not involvement by state/local/federal authorities.  
   Chris Carter's tactics seem to be strategic and premeditative in nature,  
   a direct attack on the reputation of whomever he chooses to harass.       
                                                                             
       It is encouraged that the unethical and unlawful behavior of Chris    
   Carter be stopped, to protect privacy, freedom of speech, reputations of  
   the innocent and prevent him from abusing any other computer systems      
   through subversive and/or illegal "hacking" methods.                      
                                                                             
       Chris Carter certainly gets around.  Upon mention of his name, many   
   people have spoken out in outrage at his actions and methods. This        
   e-mail is a collective result of concerned citizens in both the United    
   States and abroad.  To my knowledge, there are seven other instances of   
   such accusations sent via e-mail with no support.                         
                                                                             
       Upon contact, a system administrator from the first provider has      
   stated that they have checked the files of the user in question,          
   permissible by a written legal form signed by the account purchaser, and  
   have not found a single thing of illegal nature.  Why is this violation   
   of privacy necessary due to the likes of Mr. Carter, who does not seem    
   to respect the rights of innocent people?  One must wonder whether        
   Carter's basis for these accusing messages has anything to do with the    
   reason of "software piracy" as Carter states.  If so, his observations    
   are error-prone.                                                          
                                                                             
       The second provider involved has not commented.                       
                                                                             
       Thank you for your time and, hopefully, support.  Chris Carter is a   
   criminal by any standards and must be dealt with by legal means before    
   spreading more harm among the Internet community.                         
                                                                             
                                                                             
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     Author  : Krypto                                                        
     Subject : "passwd"                                                      
                                                                             
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       At times many of us are without Internet shell account, therefore     
   inhibiting our ablility to spread warez.  Many of us seek to remedy the   
   situation by cracking a few Internet shell accounts, and then using them  
   to suit our needs.  The following are a few techniques expert crackers    
   use when they are in the process of cracking UNIX accounts.               
                                                                             
       Most Internet shells are UNIX based and therefore store the password  
   of all their users in a file called "passwd".  This is usually located    
   at the path /etc/passwd.  The "passwd" file contains lines looking like   
   this :                                                                    
                                                                             
   bgates:VKa0XuF8KB4sc:5604:12:William Gates:/home/bgates:/bin/bash         
                                                                             
       Essentially, the line is broken down into these parts :               
                                                                             
   Username: bgates                                                          
   Encrypted Password: VKa0XuF8KB4sc                                         
   User number: 5604                                                         
   Group Number: 12                                                          
   Real Name (usually): William Gates                                        
   Home Directory: /home/bgates                                              
   Type of Shell: /bin/bash                                                  
                                                                             
       Your main concern is to "crack" each encrypted password for every     
   user.  Because the encryption function is only unidirectional, you        
   cannot decrypt the encrypted password.  You must run a "cracking"         
   program which encrypts words and then compares the encrypted word with    
   the password.  If they match, you have now "cracked" the password.        
   Because cracking relies on words that are encrypted, you MUST have a      
   wordlist.  For beginners a basic wordlist can be found as a dictionary    
   file supplied as a part of UNIX.  The more comprehensive the wordlist     
   is, the better your chances of successfully cracking passwords.  Next     
   you'll need a "passwd" cracker, which can be found in versions made for   
   UNIX & DOS.  The best DOS cracker is currently CrackerJack and the best   
   UNIX cracker is currently Crack.  Next, run the "cracking" program and    
   feed it your wordlist and passwd file, and watch as it "cracks" the       
   passwords.                                                                
                                                                             
       Sometimes you'll discover that the "passwd" file is incomplete or     
   looks something like this :                                               
                                                                             
   bgates:*:5604:12:William Gates:/home/bgates:/bin/bash                     
                                                                             
       The * is called the token and means that the passwd file has been     
   shadowed.  Password shadowing is a security system where the encrypted    
   password field of /etc/passwd is replaced with a special token and the    
   encrypted password is stored in a separate file which is not readable by  
   normal system users. In order to defeat this, you'll need to write a C    
   program and compile it similar to this :                                  
                                                                             
   -------Sample UnShadow Program------------------------------------------  
                                                                             
   #include <pwd.h>                                                          
   main()                                                                    
   {                                                                         
   struct passwd *p;                                                         
   while(p=getpwent())                                                       
   printf("%s:%s:%d:%d:%s:%s:%s\n", p->pw_name, p->pw_passwd,                
   p->pw_uid, p->pw_gid, p->pw_gecos, p->pw_dir, p->pw_shell);               
   }                                                                         
                                                                             
   -------End of Sample Program--------------------------------------------  
                                                                             
       The "passwd" file is located in the following pathes for each         
   system.  To determine your UNIX system type, enter the following during   
   the UNIX prompt :                                                         
                                                                             
   uname -a                                                                  
                                                                             
   UNIX Paths (Courtesy of 2600)                                             
                                                                             
   UNIX                  Path                            Token               
   -----------------------------------------------------------------         
   AIX 3                 /etc/security/passwd            !                   
          or             /tcb/auth/files/<first letter   #                   
                               of username>/<username>                       
   A/UX 3.0s             /tcb/files/auth/?/*                                 
   BSD4.3-Reno           /etc/master.passwd              *                   
   ConvexOS 10           /etc/shadpw                     *                   
   ConvexOS 11           /etc/shadow                     *                   
   DG/UX                 /etc/tcb/aa/user/               *                   
   EP/IX                 /etc/shadow                     x                   
   HP-UX                 /.secure/etc/passwd             *                   
   IRIX 5                /etc/shadow                     x                   
   Linux 1.1             /etc/shadow                     *                   
   OSF/1                 /etc/passwd[.dir|.pag]          *                   
   SCO Unix #.2.x        /tcb/auth/files/<first letter   *                   
                                of username>/<username>                      
   SunOS4.1+c2           /etc/security/passwd.adjunct    ##username          
   SunOS 5.0             /etc/shadow                                         
                         <optional NIS+ private secure maps/tables>          
   System V Release 4.0  /etc/shadow                     x                   
   System V Release 4.2  /etc/security/* database                            
   Ultrix 4              /etc/auth[.dir|.pag]            *                   
   UNICOS                /etc/udb                        *                   
                                                                             
   (This TEXT is for informational purposes only)                            
                                                                             
                                                                             
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     Author  : Crystaline Death                                              
     Subject : "Me... a Narq?"                                               
                                                                             
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       We all know about the groups that release cool warez and all that     
   good shit.  But did you know there are like a lot of groups popping up    
   all over the fucking place?  I am not saying that this isn't good or      
   anything, but why?  It seems that most of the groups that start out (and  
   survive) merge.  And after a while, the merged group merges with another  
   group.  Eventually, that group merges with a group like DOD or            
   something.  It always ends up with big groups and on the way there,       
   during merging, people have to be cut!  I was in groups such as Imperial  
   and Siva, where one day, they would merge, and then the next day, it      
   would have been like the whole thing never happened.                      
                                                                             
       Being a mere coder, I just can't keep up with the 0 hour shit, but I  
   try as hard as I can.  Anyways, I was afraid I was going to be cut (I     
   don't know why, Zorlac is a cool dude.).  But anyways, when Imperial      
   merged, they didn't cut many people.  However, a few days before they     
   merged, 2 people came up to me (Trite and MGD) and informed me that       
   Imperial was most likely going to merge and everyone in Imperial would    
   get screwed except Trite, Zorlac and the suppliers of Imperial.  This     
   got me a bit worried, so I asked everyone that would possibly get cut to  
   write a text file with their information in it. (email address, handle,   
   and position in Imperial), so I left it at that.                          
                                                                             
       The next day, I come into #Imperial to say my daily greets to people  
   I know.  In a matter of seconds, Zorlac started to curse me off because   
   I had been accused of trying to steal Imperial members into joining       
   Siva.  I was then kicked and banned.  My response was "What the hell is   
   going on?"  So I chatted around to find out what happened.  Apparently,   
   someone was out to get me bad.  I was informed by Hybernate that someone  
   using my handle went into #Imperial and told everyone to join Siva and    
   to fuck Imperial.  I personally didn't know at the time who it was, but   
   I could only think that Trite or MGD might have done it.  When I told     
   Zorlac (after he calmed down thanks to Forseer) that Trite and MGD told   
   me about the merge, he went to Trite and asked him about this.  Trite     
   told zorlac that he didn't say shit to me (he was lying).  So, the only   
   logical thing was that Trite was the one trying to fuck me over.          
                                                                             
       Eventually, with the help of personality witnesses (I am usually a    
   joker, or quite senile) they got me back into Imperial, but it was        
   really Forseer who bailed me out.  He told me that he got me out of hot   
   water with Zorlac and that I would be considered innocent until they      
   checked out the bot logs.  A few days later, the whole thing blew down.   
   No one accused me of anything, for which I am quite pleased.              
                                                                             
   Personal Greets Go Out To :                                               
                                                                             
   Forseer : Dude, thanks a lot for bailing me out!  If it wasn't for you,   
             who knows what would have happened.  If you need anything at    
             all, you know where to find me, #Imperial, #Siva, #FDM, and     
             #RCN.                                                           
                                                                             
   Zorlac  : Yeah, I was pissed at you for the shortest of times Zorlac,     
             but I knew I could convince you that I didn't do it.  Thanks a  
             lot for listening and always being there.  Zorlac, you are one  
             of the few Presidents I know that care.                         
                                                                             
   Hectic  : Thanks a lot for the t3 Netcom shell and for hooking me up      
             with the warez!                                                 
                                                                             
   X-Factor, Infinite, and Hybernate : Thanks for sticking up for me and     
                                       being personality witnesses.  See     
                                       you all on IRC!                       
                                                                             
       Yeah yeah, this article might have cost you 5 minutes of your         
   precious time, but someday, you will all thank me!                        
                                                                             
                                                                             
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     Author  : Tuxedo Mask                                                   
     Subject : $60 for this?                                                 
                                                                             
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       Every game player has lived through this scenario in one form or      
   another : shell out $60 for a game, then after 15 minutes of playing it   
   at home, you realize that it stinks.  As you stare at the piece of        
   plastic software nestled in your system, you ask, "Why did I have to pay  
   $60 for this?  At this price, am I getting a fair shake here?  After      
   all, older games sell for as low as $10, but aren't much different from   
   the $60 games."                                                           
                                                                             
       These concerns are shared by many, especially in today's era of CD    
   games that don't differ materially from music CDs but cost four times as  
   much.  What are people paying for when they decide to shell out their     
   dough for games?  An exact answer remains elusive, as every game takes    
   shape under different development and marketing budgets.  Plus,           
   companies try to keep such data out of public realm for business          
   reasons.                                                                  
                                                                             
       After talking to a few PC Game developers (I keep in touch with a     
   few local programmers, industry officials, and market analysts), I've     
   pieced together a general picture of what gamers pay to play, as shown    
   on the charts at the bottom of the article.                               
                                                                             
       In theory, only two things matter to gamers : someone to program the  
   game and the parts needed to build it.  On average, only $7 to $10 of a   
   game's worth goes toward the actual programming and debugging.  Add to    
   that the cost to "build" one game - about $5 for a CD - and the sum       
   comprises merely $12-$15 of a game's price tag.                           
                                                                             
       So why pay more?  In reality, the pricing breakdown for a specific    
   game has more variables than any algebra test.  Some factors weigh more   
   heavily than others.  Between 10 and 15 percent of your cash goes back    
   to the company that created the operating system which your game will be  
   running on.  Think of it as a "tax" that publishers must pay for the      
   right to sell games which require DOS, Win95, OS/2, etc.  That "tax" is   
   directly tacked onto the cost of the game.  However, individual           
   publishers almost always craft deals to reduce these fees.                
                                                                             
       Does the game have ties to a hit movie, or sports license from both   
   the players and the league or is sanctioned by a superstar?  If so,       
   it'll jack up the cost of a game.  According to my sources, the costs of  
   acquiring such rights can account for up to 20 percent or more of a       
   game's price tag.  There's one fee of 15 percent for a player's license   
   and another separate fee for a league license.  In all sports except the  
   NBA, the licenses have to be negotiated separately.  In most cases,       
   costs range from $3-5 for movie ties and $8-10 for one sports license     
   and double that for baseball and football titles.                         
                                                                             
       Remember the TV ad that prompted you to get that fighting game?       
   Well, you helped pay for the ad when you bought the game.  Also, roughly  
   20 percent of a game's price comes from retail markup.  However, none of  
   this really matters since anyone reading this probably pirates a large    
   percent of the games they play.  Again, according to my sources,          
   game companies also have to account for what they COULD have made if      
   PC games were not so widely pirated.  What does that mean?  Well,         
   companies jack up the prices of their products by up to 20 percent in     
   order to account for their losses caused by pirates.  So the next time    
   you're downloading a game, whether it's off of a BBS or a FTP site,       
   remember, somebody's paying for your piracy...                            
                                                                             
       This rivalry could very well have a lot to do with Intel FINALLY      
   making dramatic price cuts on the Pentium prices.  Naturally, they        
   screwed us as long as they could, but now that Cyrix has begun MASS       
   production of their TESTED (unlike Intel) CPUs, Intel has good reason to  
   worry that the millions of LAMERS might notice the severe price           
   difference of products.  The Cyrix 6x86-100 Mhz CPU cost $450/ea in       
   stocks of 1,000, while the rival Intel Pentium 133 Mhz CPU is a much      
   higher $520/ea in stocks of 1,000.                                        
                                                                             
       Cyrix has pushed their efforts to create a superior CPU ahead of the  
   Pentium age.  I believe they have succeeded.  It's time that people rely  
   more on their own research when they purchase products such as CPUs and   
   other computer related products.  It's important to know how your         
   computer functions, but more important to know it functions at its        
   highest capabilities for your hard earned dollar.                         
                                                                             
 Ķ
                                                                             
   Ŀ  
              ͻ   
    Developer   $15                        
              ͹   
    Piracy      $12                              
              ͹   
    Publisher   $21            
              ͹   
    Retailer    $12                              
              ͼ   
     
                                                                             
                       A $60 CD : Where the Money Goes'                      
                                                                             
              [$15] Developer : $5 developer profit                          
                                                                             
                                $2 computers/operating costs                 
                                                                             
                                $8 programmer salaries/royalties             
                                                                             
              [$12] Piracy    : $8 compensation to companies                 
                                                                             
                                $4 prevention costs                          
                                                                             
              [$21] Publisher : $2 publisher profit per game                 
                                                                             
                                $4 advertising and promotions                
                                                                             
                                $2 packaging and instruction booklet         
                                                                             
                                $3 operating system licensing fee            
                                                                             
                                $5 other licensing fees (if the game has     
                                movie or sports league ties such as the      
                                NBA, NFL, or NHL)                            
                                                                             
                                $5 to manufacture CD                         
                                                                             
              [$12] Retailer  : $12 general store markup                     
                                                                             
                                                                             
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     Author  : Rebel Chicken                                                 
     Subject : Group Reviews : Games                                         
                                                                             
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 ͻ
                                                                             
       Hello, and welcome to Reality Check Network's all new group review!   
   Here I will be reviewing the five best games release groups in the        
   scene.  Well, actually, *I* won't be the one reviewing them, *THEY* will  
   be!  It's all up to the groups, this is where quantity DOES count, but    
   you will soon enough find that quality by far outweighs quantity.  Let's  
   review the criteria I'll be using for judging releases.  The following    
   is the scoring basis I'll be using :                                      
                                                                             
   Points :                                                                  
   --------                                                                  
                                                                             
   [-3] The game didn't work and a crack/fix was not released within 72      
        hours.  The group may regain the 3 lost points by releasing a crack  
        or fix, even beyond the 3 day period.                                
                                                                             
   [ 1] The game was a dupe or freeware,                                     
                                                                             
   [ 2] Unsatisfactory,                                                      
                                                                             
   [ 3] Average,                                                             
                                                                             
   [ 4] Above Average, and                                                   
                                                                             
   [ 5] Excellent!                                                           
                                                                             
       A group may lose points the following week and have their releases    
   labeled as broken (thus receiving the proper amout of points).  If the    
   group has released a fix between the two issues, we'll give them credit   
   accordingly.  If a group releases a fix within a 3 day period, the        
   util will be rated as if it worked in the first place, thus getting the   
   3 points it lost back and any points it would have earned.  If a group    
   releases a fix after the 3 day period has expired, it will receive its 3  
   points back, but get no more.  Betas may receive no more than 3 points.   
                                                                             
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   Ŀ  
               Dates of Games Reviewed : 04/18/96 -> 04/24/96              
     
                                                                             
 Ķ
                                                                             
   Filename : --                  Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : --                  Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
    _____  /\._____ |\_.  _ ____  /\___.__.___      Previous Total : 0       
    \.__.\/  |  _  \|  | /.\\__ \/ _:__:  |  /      Release Score  : 0       
     |  | \__.  |   :  |/ | \| \  / |  |\   /       Running Total  : 0       
     |  :  \ |  |  \   |  _  \  \/  |  |/ : \                                
     |_____/ :  :__|\__|  |__/__||__|__/  |__RD                              
   +-------\___/------\___|-Presents-\__|----+                             
                                                                             
   +-------------------------------------------+                             
                                                                             
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   Filename : SSD96-01.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 4-23-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
                 Super Star Dust '96                Previous Total : 0       
                 (c) GameTek - [1/5]                Release Score  : 4       
               ___                                  Running Total  : 4       
       ______ /  /_______________________                                    
      /___  //  /  \___  \____  \______  \                                   
      \_/ _  \__   / _ __// _ __/ \/  /  /\                                  
       /  /  / /  /  / \ /  / \/  /  /  / /                                  
      /__/  /____/_____//__/  /__/_____/ /                                   
      \_/__/\____\\____\\_/__/\__\_____\/                                    
   -----\__\/-------------\__\/(-hoson-)-----                                
                                                                             
 ͹
                                                                             
                                                                             
   Filename : NPMVC-1.ZIP         Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 4-18-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
             /\.                                    Previous Total : 0       
     . ____ /  >______.  . _____.____ ____:.        Release Score  : 3       
    .: \   \  /_\___. \__::>   /:\   Y   /'96:.     Running Total  : 3       
    :: / .   /  \|  __/  \:/  /__/       \ .:                                
     ./  \__/ "  \  >  "  <______>  \_/___>:                                 
    `<  /:<___\___>/___\___>.  <_____>:.  :.                                 
      \/  .:.    |/:. .:.mr!  .:. .::  .                                     
     VIRTUAL CHESS FOR WIN95 (c) TiTUS [1/8]                                 
                                                                             
 Ķ
                                                                             
   Filename : NPMWH201.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 4-18-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
             /\.                                    Previous Total : 3       
     . ____ /  >______.  . _____.____ ____:.        Release Score  : 5       
    .: \   \  /_\___. \__::>   /:\   Y   /'96:.     Running Total  : 8       
    :: / .   /  \|  __/  \:/  /__/       \ .:                                
     ./  \__/ "  \  >  "  <______>  \_/___>:                                 
    `<  /:<___\___>/___\___>.  <_____>:.  :.                                 
      \/  .:.    |/:. .:.mr!  .:. .::  .                                     
       WITCH HAVEN II (c) CAPSTONE [01/13]                                   
                                                                             
 Ķ
                                                                             
   Filename : NPMCNW01.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 4-23-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
             /\.                                    Previous Total : 8       
     . ____ /  >______.  . _____.____ ____:.        Release Score  : 4       
    .: \   \  /_\___. \__::>   /:\   Y   /'96:.     Running Total  : 12      
    :: / .   /  \|  __/  \:/  /__/       \ .:                                
     ./  \__/ "  \  >  "  <______>  \_/___>:                                 
    `<  /:<___\___>/___\___>.  <_____>:.  :.                                 
      \/  .:.    |/:. .:.mr!  .:. .::  .                                     
   Conq. Of The New World (c) Interplay [01/16]                              
                                                                             
 Ķ
                                                                             
   Filename : NPMJD-1.ZIP         Fix name : JDFIX.ZIP                       
   Filedate : 4-25-96             Filedate : 4-26-96                         
                                                                             
             /\.                                    Previous Total : 12      
     . ____ /  >______.  . _____.____ ____:.        Release Score  : 4       
    .: \   \  /_\___. \__::>   /:\   Y   /'96:.     Running Total  : 16      
    :: / .   /  \|  __/  \:/  /__/       \ .:                                
     ./  \__/ "  \  >  "  <______>  \_/___>:                                 
    `<  /:<___\___>/___\___>.  <_____>:.  :.                                 
      \/  .:.    |/:. .:.mr!  .:. .::  .                                     
          JUDGE DREDD (c) ACCLAIM [1/5]                                      
                                                                             
 ͹
                                                                             
   Filename : AIRLINE1.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 4-23-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
        Airlines (c) InterActivision   [01/03]      Previous Total : 0       
   _ ________________________  _____ ________ _     Release Score  : 3       
    \\_____  \_____  \_____  \/  .  \\_____  \\     Running Total  : 3       
   dZG/\   __//  _   |/  ____/.  |   \/\   __/                               
    _/  \   \/   /_ _/   /_   |  !  _/  \   \                                
    \____\   \______\_________|_____\____\   \_                              
   =======\___/===1911CDDIVISION======\___/                              
                                                                             
 ͹
                                                                             
   Filename : RORHCBG1.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 4-23-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
        HOYLE CLASSIC BOARD GAMES  [1/2]            Previous Total : 0       
           (c) SIERRA ORIGINALS                     Release Score  : 3       
   _____________________________________________    Running Total  : 3       
   \__   - ________        ./__   - ________                             
   __/         \\__/     -   \\ /         \\__/                              
   \__     |    \\__          \\__    |    \\__                              
     /_____|      ./_____________./___|      ./                              
   (=======|______/===================|______/=]                             
   (=[04/23/96]================================]                             
                                                                             
 Ķ
                                                                             
   Filename : RORSKNY1.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 4-23-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
   SKUNNY *MULTI-LANGUAGE* (c) MAGIC TOUCH [1/7]    Previous Total : 3       
   ** EXCLUSIVE WIN95 COMPATIBLE VERSION **         Release Score  : 3       
   _____________________________________________    Running Total  : 6       
   \__   - ________        ./__   - ________                             
   __/         \\__/     -   \\ /         \\__/                              
   \__     |    \\__          \\__    |    \\__                              
     /_____|      ./_____________./___|      ./                              
   (=======|______/===================|______/=]                             
   (=[04/23/96]================================]                             
                                                                             
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                             Score Chart : Games                             
                                                                             
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        ͻ   
    DNX   0                                                             
        ͹   
    HBD   4                                                      
        ͹   
    NPM   16                             
        ͹   
    RZR   3                                                        
        ͹   
    ROR   6                                                  
        ͼ   
     
                                                                             
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                          Average Score Per Release :                        
                          ---------------------------                        
                                                                             
                                Hybrid - [4.0]                               
                                Napalm - [4.0]                               
                              Razor 1911 - [3.0]                             
                           Release on Rampage [3.0]                          
                                 Dynamix [0.0]                               
                                                                             
                                                                             
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     Author  : Rebel Chicken                                                 
     Subject : Group Reviews : Games                                         
                                                                             
 ͼ

 ͻ
                                                                             
       Hello, and welcome to Reality Check Network's all new group review!   
   Here I will be reviewing the five best games release groups in the        
   scene.  Well, actually, *I* won't be the one reviewing them, *THEY* will  
   be!  It's all up to the groups, this is where quantity DOES count, but    
   you will soon enough find that quality by far outweighs quantity.  Let's  
   review the criteria I'll be using for judging releases.  The following    
   is the scoring basis I'll be using :                                      
                                                                             
   Points :                                                                  
   --------                                                                  
                                                                             
   [-3] The game didn't work and a crack/fix was not released within 72      
        hours.  The group may regain the 3 lost points by releasing a crack  
        or fix, even beyond the 3 day period.                                
                                                                             
   [ 1] The game was a dupe or freeware,                                     
                                                                             
   [ 2] Unsatisfactory,                                                      
                                                                             
   [ 3] Average,                                                             
                                                                             
   [ 4] Above Average, and                                                   
                                                                             
   [ 5] Excellent!                                                           
                                                                             
       A group may lose points the following week and have their releases    
   labeled as broken (thus receiving the proper amout of points).  If the    
   group has released a fix between the two issues, we'll give them credit   
   accordingly.  If a group releases a fix within a 3 day period, the        
   util will be rated as if it worked in the first place, thus getting the   
   3 points it lost back and any points it would have earned.  If a group    
   releases a fix after the 3 day period has expired, it will receive its 3  
   points back, but get no more.  Betas may receive no more than 3 points.   
                                                                             
 ͹
                                                                             
   Ŀ  
               Dates of Games Reviewed : 04/25/96 -> 05/01/96              
     
                                                                             
 Ķ
                                                                             
   Filename : --                  Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : --                  Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
    _____  /\._____ |\_.  _ ____  /\___.__.___      Previous Total : 0       
    \.__.\/  |  _  \|  | /.\\__ \/ _:__:  |  /      Release Score  : 0       
     |  | \__.  |   :  |/ | \| \  / |  |\   /       Running Total  : 0       
     |  :  \ |  |  \   |  _  \  \/  |  |/ : \                                
     |_____/ :  :__|\__|  |__/__||__|__/  |__RD                              
   +-------\___/------\___|-Presents-\__|----+                             
                                                                             
   +-------------------------------------------+                             
                                                                             
 ͹
                                                                             
   Filename : CNWCRACK.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 4-29-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
          Conquest of the New World CRACK           Previous Total : 0       
       (If you don't have a CD-Rom or if you        Release Score  : 1       
       don't wanna load your CD-Rom drivers)        Running Total  : 1       
               ___                                                           
       ______ /  /_______________________                                    
      /___  //  /  \___  \____  \______  \                                   
      \_/ _  \__   / _ __// _ __/ \/  /  /\                                  
       /  /  / /  /  / \ /  / \/  /  /  / /                                  
      /__/  /____/_____//__/  /__/_____/ /                                   
      \_/__/\____\\____\\_/__/\__\_____\/                                    
   -----\__\/-------------\__\/(-hoson-)-----                                
                                                                             
 ͹
                                                                             
   Filename : NPMVRSC1.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 4-30-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
             /\.                                    Previous Total : 0       
     . ____ /  >______.  . _____.____ ____:.        Release Score  : 3       
    .: \   \  /_\___. \__::>   /:\   Y   /'96:.     Running Total  : 3       
    :: / .   /  \|  __/  \:/  /__/       \ .:                                
     ./  \__/ "  \  >  "  <______>  \_/___>:                                 
    `<  /:<___\___>/___\___>.  <_____>:.  :.                                 
      \/  .:.    |/:. .:.mr!  .:. .::  .                                     
        VR Soccer '96 (c) Interplay [1/8]                                    
                                                                             
 ͹
                                                                             
   Filename : --                  Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : --                  Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
                                                    Previous Total : 0       
   _ ________________________  _____ ________ _     Release Score  : 0       
    \\_____  \_____  \_____  \/  .  \\_____  \\     Running Total  : 0       
   dZG/\   __//  _   |/  ____/.  |   \/\   __/                               
    _/  \   \/   /_ _/   /_   |  !  _/  \   \                                
    \____\   \______\_________|_____\____\   \_                              
   =======\___/===1911CDDIVISION======\___/                              
                                                                             
 ͹
                                                                             
   Filename : --                  Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : --                  Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
                                                    Previous Total : 0       
   _____________________________________________    Release Score  : 0       
   \__   - ________        ./__   - ________    Running Total  : 0       
   __/         \\__/     -   \\ /         \\__/                              
   \__     |    \\__          \\__    |    \\__                              
     /_____|      ./_____________./___|      ./                              
   [=======|______/===================|______/=]                             
   [================================[  /  /96]=]                             
                                                                             
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                             Score Chart : Games                             
                                                                             
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        ͻ   
    DNX   0                                                             
        ͹   
    HBD   1                                                            
        ͹   
    NPM   3                                                        
        ͹   
    RZR   0                                                             
        ͹   
    ROR   0                                                             
        ͼ   
     
                                                                             
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                          Average Score Per Release :                        
                          ---------------------------                        
                                                                             
                                Napalm - [3.0]                               
                                Hybrid - [1.0]                               
                                 Dynamix [0.0]                               
                              Razor 1911 - [0.0]                             
                           Release on Rampage [0.0]                          
                                                                             
                                                                             
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                               ߰ܰ
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                                              r e v i e w s !

 ͻ
                                                                             
     Author  : Rebel Chicken                                                 
     Subject : Group Reviews : Games                                         
                                                                             
 ͼ

 ͻ
                                                                             
       Hello, and welcome to Reality Check Network's all new group review!   
   Here I will be reviewing the five best games release groups in the        
   scene.  Well, actually, *I* won't be the one reviewing them, *THEY* will  
   be!  It's all up to the groups, this is where quantity DOES count, but    
   you will soon enough find that quality by far outweighs quantity.  Let's  
   review the criteria I'll be using for judging releases.  The following    
   is the scoring basis I'll be using :                                      
                                                                             
   Points :                                                                  
   --------                                                                  
                                                                             
   [-3] The game didn't work and a crack/fix was not released within 72      
        hours.  The group may regain the 3 lost points by releasing a crack  
        or fix, even beyond the 3 day period.                                
                                                                             
   [ 1] The game was a dupe or freeware,                                     
                                                                             
   [ 2] Unsatisfactory,                                                      
                                                                             
   [ 3] Average,                                                             
                                                                             
   [ 4] Above Average, and                                                   
                                                                             
   [ 5] Excellent!                                                           
                                                                             
       A group may lose points the following week and have their releases    
   labeled as broken (thus receiving the proper amout of points).  If the    
   group has released a fix between the two issues, we'll give them credit   
   accordingly.  If a group releases a fix within a 3 day period, the        
   util will be rated as if it worked in the first place, thus getting the   
   3 points it lost back and any points it would have earned.  If a group    
   releases a fix after the 3 day period has expired, it will receive its 3  
   points back, but get no more.  Betas may receive no more than 3 points.   
                                                                             
 ͹
                                                                             
   Ŀ  
               Dates of Games Reviewed : 05/02/96 -> 05/08/96              
     
                                                                             
 Ķ
                                                                             
   Filename : DUKE3D01.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 5-03-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
    _____  /\._____ |\_.  _ ____  /\___.__.___      Previous Total : 0       
    \.__.\/  |  _  \|  | /.\\__ \/ _:__:  |  /      Release Score  : 5       
     |  | \__.  |   :  |/ | \| \  / |  |\   /       Running Total  : 5       
     |  :  \ |  |  \   |  _  \  \/  |  |/ : \                                
     |_____/ :  :__|\__|  |__/__||__|__/  |__RD                              
   +-------\___/------\___|-Presents-\__|----+                             
         DUKE NUKEM 3D * 3D REALMS [01/11]                                   
   +-------------------------------------------+                             
                                                                             
 Ķ
                                                                             
   Filename : SHAKII01.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 5-08-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
    _____  /\._____ |\_.  _ ____  /\___.__.___      Previous Total : 5       
    \.__.\/  |  _  \|  | /.\\__ \/ _:__:  |  /      Release Score  : 4       
     |  | \__.  |   :  |/ | \| \  / |  |\   /       Running Total  : 9       
     |  :  \ |  |  \   |  _  \  \/  |  |/ : \                                
     |_____/ :  :__|\__|  |__/__||__|__/  |__RD                              
   +-------\___/------\___|-Presents-\__|----+                             
    SHAKII THE WOLF (c) MICROFORUM        [1/5]                              
   +-------------------------------------------+                             
                                                                             
 ͹
                                                                             
   Filename : PAINTB-1.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 5-04-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
         Lemmings Paintball for Windows 95          Previous Total : 0       
               (c) Psygnosis - [1/3]                Release Score  : -3      
               ___                                  Running Total  : -3      
       ______ /  /_______________________                                    
      /___  //  /  \___  \____  \______  \                                   
      \_/ _  \__   / _ __// _ __/ \/  /  /\                                  
       /  /  / /  /  / \ /  / \/  /  /  / /                                  
      /__/  /____/_____//__/  /__/_____/ /                                   
      \_/__/\____\\____\\_/__/\__\_____\/                                    
   -----\__\/-------------\__\/(-hoson-)-----                                
                                                                             
 ͹
                                                                             
   Filename : LBALLCRK.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 5-03-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
             /\.                                    Previous Total : 0       
     . ____ /  >______.  . _____.____ ____:.        Release Score  : 3       
    .: \   \  /_\___. \__::>   /:\   Y   /'96:.     Running Total  : 3       
    :: / .   /  \|  __/  \:/  /__/       \ .:                                
     ./  \__/ "  \  >  "  <______>  \_/___>:                                 
    `<  /:<___\___>/___\___>.  <_____>:.  :.                                 
      \/  .:.    |/:. .:.mr!  .:. .::  .                                     
       Lemmings Paintball For Win95 CRACK                                    
                                                                             
 Ķ
                                                                             
   Filename : NPMCHAO1.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 5-08-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
             /\.                                    Previous Total : 3       
     . ____ /  >______.  . _____.____ ____:.        Release Score  : 4       
    .: \   \  /_\___. \__::>   /:\   Y   /'96:.     Running Total  : 7       
    :: / .   /  \|  __/  \:/  /__/       \ .:                                
     ./  \__/ "  \  >  "  <______>  \_/___>:                                 
    `<  /:<___\___>/___\___>.  <_____>:.  :.                                 
      \/  .:.    |/:. .:.mr!  .:. .::  .                                     
        CHAOS OVERLORDS FOR WINDOWS '95                                      
         (c) NEW WORLD COMPUTING [1/5]                                       
                                                                             
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   Filename : --                  Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : --                  Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
                                                    Previous Total : 0       
   _ ________________________  _____ ________ _     Release Score  : 0       
    \\_____  \_____  \_____  \/  .  \\_____  \\     Running Total  : 0       
   dZG/\   __//  _   |/  ____/.  |   \/\   __/                               
    _/  \   \/   /_ _/   /_   |  !  _/  \   \                                
    \____\   \______\_________|_____\____\   \_                              
   =======\___/===1911CDDIVISION======\___/                              
                                                                             
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   Filename : RORCCW21.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 5-02-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
    COMMAND & CONQUER/WARCRAFT 2 TOOLKIT [1/7]      Previous Total : 0       
               (c) WALNUT CREEK                     Release Score  : 2       
   _____________________________________________    Running Total  : 2       
   \__   - ________        ./__   - ________                             
   __/         \\__/     -   \\ /         \\__/                              
   \__     |    \\__          \\__    |    \\__                              
     /_____|      ./_____________./___|      ./                              
   [=======|______/===================|______/=]                             
   [================================[05/02/96]=]                             
 Ķ
                                                                             
   Filename : RORPTG1.ZIP         Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 5-05-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
          POWER: THE GAME (c) IBM [1/6]             Previous Total : 2       
   _____________________________________________    Release Score  : 3       
   \__   - ________        ./__   - ________    Running Total  : 5       
   __/         \\__/     -   \\ /         \\__/                              
   \__     |    \\__          \\__    |    \\__                              
     /_____|      ./_____________./___|      ./                              
   [=======|______/===================|______/=]                             
   [================================[05/05/96]=]                             
                                                                             
 Ķ
                                                                             
   Filename : RORCY201.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 5-05-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
     CYBERIA 2: RESURRECTION (c) VIRGIN [01/33]     Previous Total : 5       
   _____________________________________________    Release Score  : -3      
   \__   - ________        ./__   - ________    Running Total  : 2       
   __/         \\__/     -   \\ /         \\__/                              
   \__     |    \\__          \\__    |    \\__                              
     /_____|      ./_____________./___|      ./                              
   [=======|______/===================|______/=]                             
   [================================[05/05/96]=]                             
                                                                             
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                             Score Chart : Games                             
                                                                             
   Ŀ  
        ͻ   
    DNX   9                                            
        ͹   
    HBD   -3                                                            
        ͹   
    NPM   7                                                
        ͹   
    RZR   0                                                             
        ͹   
    ROR   2                                                          
        ͼ   
     
                                                                             
 Ķ
                                                                             
                          Average Score Per Release :                        
                          ---------------------------                        
                                                                             
                                 Dynamix [4.5]                               
                                Napalm - [3.5]                               
                           Release on Rampage [0.7]                          
                                Hybrid - [0.0]                               
                              Razor 1911 - [0.0]                             
                                                                             
                                                                             
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     Author  : Rebel Chicken                                                 
     Subject : Group Reviews : Games                                         
                                                                             
 ͼ

 ͻ
                                                                             
       Hello, and welcome to Reality Check Network's all new group review!   
   Here I will be reviewing the five best games release groups in the        
   scene.  Well, actually, *I* won't be the one reviewing them, *THEY* will  
   be!  It's all up to the groups, this is where quantity DOES count, but    
   you will soon enough find that quality by far outweighs quantity.  Let's  
   review the criteria I'll be using for judging releases.  The following    
   is the scoring basis I'll be using :                                      
                                                                             
   Points :                                                                  
   --------                                                                  
                                                                             
   [-3] The game didn't work and a crack/fix was not released within 72      
        hours.  The group may regain the 3 lost points by releasing a crack  
        or fix, even beyond the 3 day period.                                
                                                                             
   [ 1] The game was a dupe or freeware,                                     
                                                                             
   [ 2] Unsatisfactory,                                                      
                                                                             
   [ 3] Average,                                                             
                                                                             
   [ 4] Above Average, and                                                   
                                                                             
   [ 5] Excellent!                                                           
                                                                             
       A group may lose points the following week and have their releases    
   labeled as broken (thus receiving the proper amout of points).  If the    
   group has released a fix between the two issues, we'll give them credit   
   accordingly.  If a group releases a fix within a 3 day period, the        
   util will be rated as if it worked in the first place, thus getting the   
   3 points it lost back and any points it would have earned.  If a group    
   releases a fix after the 3 day period has expired, it will receive its 3  
   points back, but get no more.  Betas may receive no more than 3 points.   
                                                                             
 ͹
                                                                             
   Ŀ  
               Dates of Games Reviewed : 05/09/96 -> 05/15/96              
     
                                                                             
 Ķ
                                                                             
   Filename : SMRTG01.ZIP         Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 5-09-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
    _____  /\._____ |\_.  _ ____  /\___.__.___      Previous Total : 0       
    \.__.\/  |  _  \|  | /.\\__ \/ _:__:  |  /      Release Score  : 3       
     |  | \__.  |   :  |/ | \| \  / |  |\   /       Running Total  : 3       
     |  :  \ |  |  \   |  _  \  \/  |  |/ : \                                
     |_____/ :  :__|\__|  |__/__||__|__/  |__RD                              
   +-------\___/------\___|-Presents-\__|----+                             
   [ Smart Games Windows (c) RandomSoft [01/06]                              
   +-------------------------------------------+                             
                                                                             
 Ķ
                                                                             
   Filename : DEADL-01.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 5-11-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
    _____  /\._____ |\_.  _ ____  /\___.__.___      Previous Total : 3       
    \.__.\/  |  _  \|  | /.\\__ \/ _:__:  |  /      Release Score  : 4       
     |  | \__.  |   :  |/ | \| \  / |  |\   /       Running Total  : 7       
     |  :  \ |  |  \   |  _  \  \/  |  |/ : \                                
     |_____/ :  :__|\__|  |__/__||__|__/  |__RD                              
   +-------\___/------\___|-Presents-\__|----+                             
         DEADLINE (c) NOVA SPRING [01/16]                                    
   +-------------------------------------------+                             
                                                                             
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   Filename : POY-1.ZIP           Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 5-11-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
     Player of the Year (c) Krisalis - [1/4]        Previous Total : 0       
               ___                                  Release Score  : 3       
       ______ /  /_______________________           Running Total  : 3       
      /___  //  /  \___  \____  \______  \                                   
      \_/ _  \__   / _ __// _ __/ \/  /  /\                                  
       /  /  / /  /  / \ /  / \/  /  /  / /                                  
      /__/  /____/_____//__/  /__/_____/ /                                   
      \_/__/\____\\____\\_/__/\__\_____\/                                    
   -----\__\/-------------\__\/(-hoson-)-----                                
                                                                             
 ͹
                                                                             
   Filename : NPMT9601.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 5-11-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
             /\.                                    Previous Total : 0       
     . ____ /  >______.  . _____.____ ____:.        Release Score  : 2       
    .: \   \  /_\___. \__::>   /:\   Y   /'96:.     Running Total  : 2       
    :: / .   /  \|  __/  \:/  /__/       \ .:                                
     ./  \__/ "  \  >  "  <______>  \_/___>:                                 
    `<  /:<___\___>/___\___>.  <_____>:.  :.                                 
      \/  .:.    |/:. .:.mr!  .:. .::  .                                     
     TONY LA RUSSA BASEBALL 3: 1996 EDITION                                  
        (c) STORMFRONT STUDIOS [01/35]                                       
                                                                             
 Ķ
                                                                             
   Filename : NPMTSP01.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 5-13-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
             /\.                                    Previous Total : 2       
     . ____ /  >______.  . _____.____ ____:.        Release Score  : 2       
    .: \   \  /_\___. \__::>   /:\   Y   /'96:.     Running Total  : 4       
    :: / .   /  \|  __/  \:/  /__/       \ .:                                
     ./  \__/ "  \  >  "  <______>  \_/___>:                                 
    `<  /:<___\___>/___\___>.  <_____>:.  :.                                 
      \/  .:.    |/:. .:.mr!  .:. .::  .                                     
     TONY LA RUSSA BASEBALL 3: 1996 EDITION                                  
        *OPTIONAL SPEECH PACK* [01/44]                                       
                                                                             
 ͹
                                                                             
   Filename : BI222W01.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 5-09-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
      Battle Isle 2220 (c) BlueByte   [01/30]       Previous Total : 0       
   _ ________________________  _____ ________ _     Release Score  : 4       
    \\_____  \_____  \_____  \/  .  \\_____  \\     Running Total  : 4       
   dZG/\   __//  _   |/  ____/.  |   \/\   __/                               
    _/  \   \/   /_ _/   /_   |  !  _/  \   \                                
    \____\   \______\_________|_____\____\   \_                              
   =======\___/===1911CDDIVISION======\___/                              
                                                                             
 Ķ
                                                                             
   Filename : WC2EXP01.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 5-10-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
   Warcraft II: Beyond The Dark Portal  [01/14]     Previous Total : 4       
   _ ________________________  _____ ________ _     Release Score  : 5       
    \\_____  \_____  \_____  \/  .  \\_____  \\     Running Total  : 9       
   dZG/\   __//  _   |/  ____/.  |   \/\   __/                               
    _/  \   \/   /_ _/   /_   |  !  _/  \   \                                
    \____\   \______\_________|_____\____\   \_                              
   =======\___/===1911CDDIVISION======\___/                              
                                                                             
 Ķ
                                                                             
   Filename : TYRIAN1.ZIP        Fix name : --                               
   Filedate : 5-11-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
        Tyrian (c) EPIC Mega Games  [01/04]         Previous Total : 9       
   _ ________________________  _____ ________ _     Release Score  : 3       
    \\_____  \_____  \_____  \/  .  \\_____  \\     Running Total  : 12      
   dZG/\   __//  _   |/  ____/.  |   \/\   __/                               
    _/  \   \/   /_ _/   /_   |  !  _/  \   \                                
    \____\   \______\_________|_____\____\   \_                              
   =======\___/===1911CDDIVISION======\___/                              
                                                                             
 ͹
                                                                             
   Filename : --                  Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : --                  Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
                                                    Previous Total : 0       
   _____________________________________________    Release Score  : 0       
   \__   - ________        ./__   - ________    Running Total  : 0       
   __/         \\__/     -   \\ /         \\__/                              
   \__     |    \\__          \\__    |    \\__                              
     /_____|      ./_____________./___|      ./                              
   [=======|______/===================|______/=]                             
   [================================[  /  /96]=]                             
                                                                             
 ͹
                                                                             
                             Score Chart : Games                             
                                                                             
   Ŀ  
        ͻ   
    DNX   7                                                
        ͹   
    HBD   3                                                        
        ͹   
    NPM   4                                                      
        ͹   
    RZR   12                                     
        ͹   
    ROR   0                                                             
        ͼ   
     
                                                                             
 Ķ
                                                                             
                          Average Score Per Release :                        
                          ---------------------------                        
                                                                             
                              Razor 1911 - [4.0]                             
                                 Dynamix [3.5]                               
                                Hybrid - [3.0]                               
                                Napalm - [1.0]                               
                           Release on Rampage [0.0]                          
                                                                             
                                                                             
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                               ߰ܰ
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                                              r e v i e w s !

 ͻ
                                                                             
     Author  : Rebel Chicken                                                 
     Subject : Group Reviews : Games                                         
                                                                             
 ͼ
 ͻ
                                                                             
   The following is a chart combining the total points of the top 5 games    
   groups within the past weeks :                                            
                                                                             
 ͹
                                                                             
   Ŀ  
           APR     APR     MAY     MAY     MAY     Total                   
        ͻ   
    DNX   0/0    0/0    9/2    7/2     /     15/4    3.5  -1.0    
        ͹   
    HBD   4/1    1/1   -3/1    3/1     /      5/4    0.0  +3.0    
        ͹   
    NPM  16/4    3/1    7/2    4/2     /     30/9    2.0  -1.5    
        ͹   
    RZR   3/1    0/0    0/0   12/3     /     15/4    4.0  +4.7    
        ͹   
    ROR   6/2    0/0    2/3    0/0     /      8/5    0.0  -7.0    
        ͼ   
                                                                       
             # of Releases                  Current Yield              
           # of Points                            Change in Yield        
     
     Current Yield   = # of Points / # of Releases                           
     Change in Yield = Current Week's Yield - Previous Week's Yield          
                                                                             
                                                                             
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 ͻ
                                                                             
     Author  : Rebel Chicken                                                 
     Subject : Group Reviews : Utils                                         
                                                                             
 ͼ

 ͻ
                                                                             
       Hello, and welcome to Reality Check Network's all new group review!   
   Here I will be reviewing the five best utils release groups in the        
   scene.  Well, actually, *I* won't be the one reviewing them, *THEY* will  
   be!  It's all up to the groups, this is where quantity DOES count, but    
   you will soon enough find that quality by far outweighs quantity.  Let's  
   review the criteria I'll be using for judging releases.  The following    
   is the scoring basis I'll be using :                                      
                                                                             
   Points :                                                                  
   --------                                                                  
                                                                             
   [-3] The util didn't work and a crack/fix was not released within 72      
        hours.  The group may regain the 3 lost points by releasing a crack  
        or fix, even beyond the 3 day period.                                
                                                                             
   [ 1] The util was a dupe or freeware,                                     
                                                                             
   [ 2] Unsatisfactory,                                                      
                                                                             
   [ 3] Average,                                                             
                                                                             
   [ 4] Above Average, and                                                   
                                                                             
   [ 5] Excellent!                                                           
                                                                             
       A group may lose points the following week and have their releases    
   labeled as broken (thus receiving the proper amout of points).  If the    
   group has released a fix between the two issues, we'll give them credit   
   accordingly.  If a group releases a fix within a 3 day period, the        
   util will be rated as if it worked in the first place, thus getting the   
   3 points it lost back and any points it would have earned.  If a group    
   releases a fix after the 3 day period has expired, it will receive its 3  
   points back, but get no more.  Betas may receive no more than 3 points.   
                                                                             
 ͹
                                                                             
   Ŀ  
               Dates of Utils Reviewed : 04/18/96 -> 04/24/96              
     
                                                                             
 Ķ
                                                                             
   Filename : DODALIB1.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 4-23-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
    ALIBABA 2.0 WEB SERVER FOR WIN95/NT [01/04]     Previous Total : 0       
    _______________ ____________ ____________       Release Score  : 3       
    \_    ___      \_  ___      \   ___      \_     Running Total  : 3       
   _/      l/       /  l/       /    l/       /                              
   \______ /       /   /       /____ /       /|                              
   ======\________/\__________/[m]\________/==                              
   (*) D r i n k   O r   D i e  1 9 9 6 (*)                              
   ===================== [ DOD * 23-Apr-96 ] ==                              
                                                                             
 ͹
                                                                             
                                                                             
   Filename : MTY-CWK1.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 4-20-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
    CyberWorks(c) Win3.1/WinNT/Win95     [01/02]    Previous Total : 0       
   ___________________________    _____________     Release Score  : 3       
   \_  |  _/  \  _ \____/  \  \  / \___ ___/ / \    Running Total  : 3       
    /     \  \ \   /_/\_ `  \ /_/   \_/ \_/  __/                             
    \_|_|_/\___/_|__/__/_|__/___/___/\___/\____\                             
       Released: [04-20-96]   Mortality '96                                  
                                                                             
 Ķ
                                                                             
   Filename : MTY-TB95.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 4-21-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
   Turbo Browser for Win95 (c) Pacific Gold 1/1     Previous Total : 3       
   ___________________________    _____________     Release Score  : 3       
   \_  |  _/  \  _ \____/  \  \  / \___ ___/ / \    Running Total  : 6       
    /     \  \ \   /_/\_ `  \ /_/   \_/ \_/  __/                             
    \_|_|_/\___/_|__/__/_|__/___/___/\___/\____\                             
       Released: [04-21-96]   Mortality '96                                  
                                                                             
 Ķ
                                                                             
   Filename : MTY-ARC1.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 4-22-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
           Instant Architect  2.0   [01/04]         Previous Total : 6       
   ___________________________    _____________     Release Score  : 3       
   \_  |  _/  \  _ \____/  \  \  / \___ ___/ / \    Running Total  : 9       
    /     \  \ \   /_/\_ `  \ /_/   \_/ \_/  __/                             
    \_|_|_/\___/_|__/__/_|__/___/___/\___/\____\                             
       Released: [o4-22-96]   Mortality '96                                  
                                                                             
 Ķ
                                                                             
   Filename : MTYCUBA1.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 4-23-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
     Cubase v2.8 for Windows/Windows 95             Previous Total : 9       
       ______.______._____._____._____              Release Score  : 1       
     <      >    __/     \__   <     \            Running Total  : 10      
    __/           \__     __/__     ___>                                     
   \______\____/  _/     \ _      \pn                                      
   (==[01/02]\_____\_______>[04/23/96]==)                                    
   -/- DUPE -/- DUPE -/- DUPE -/- DUPE -/-                                   
                                                                             
 ͹
                                                                             
   Filename : PWATBP01.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 4-18-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
   TEXTBRIDGE PRO - COMPLETE CD [01/27]             Previous Total : 0       
                                           Release Score  : 3       
           A Group                Running Total  : 3       
            That Gives                                       
           Slightly                                        
            Less Than                                       
                 A Fuck.                                       
                    [DL]    -XeN                                         
                                                                             
 Ķ
                                                                             
   Filename : PWAEDG01.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 4-19-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
   Solid Edge version 01.00.03.11 01/87             Previous Total : 3       
   High end design software - cracked               Release Score  : 3       
                                           Running Total  : 6       
           A Group                                         
            That Gives                                       
           Slightly                                        
            Less Than                                       
                 A Fuck.                                       
                    [DL]    -XeN                                         
                                                                             
 Ķ
                                                                             
   Filename : PWAWCCV5.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 4-20-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
   wcCODE for Wildcat 5 for Win95 [1/1]             Previous Total : 6       
                                           Release Score  : 3       
           A Group                Running Total  : 9       
            That Gives                                       
           Slightly                                        
            Less Than                                       
                 A Fuck.                                       
                    [DL]    -XeN                                         
                                                                             
 Ķ
                                                                             
   Filename : RFXPWA01.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 4-21-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
   Reflection Suite for X v5.02 [01/38]             Previous Total : 9       
                                           Release Score  : 3       
           A Group                Running Total  : 12      
            That Gives                                       
           Slightly                                        
            Less Than                                       
                 A Fuck.                                       
                   DK       -XeN                                         
                                                                             
 Ķ
                                                                             
   Filename : PWAIT01.ZIP         Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 4-22-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
   Imagineer Technical v1.0      01/62              Previous Total : 12      
   Win95/NT Technical Drawing Software              Release Score  : 3       
                                           Running Total  : 15      
           A Group                                         
            That Gives                                       
           Slightly                                        
            Less Than                                       
                 A Fuck.                                       
                    [DL]    -XeN                                         
                                                                             
 Ķ
                                                                             
   Filename : PWAXRAY1.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 4-23-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
   NetXRay v1.1.3 Packet Sniffer for                Previous Total : 15      
   Win95/NT - Dongle Cracked     01/2               Release Score  : 3       
                                           Running Total  : 18      
           A Group                                         
            That Gives                                       
           Slightly                                        
            Less Than                                       
                 A Fuck.                                       
                    [DL]    -XeN                                         
                                                                             
 Ķ
                                                                             
   Filename : PWA-OLT.ZIP         Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 4-24-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
   Onlive Traveler Utopia Gateway 1.0b7.3 1/1       Previous Total : 18      
   Onlive Beta 3D internet interactivity beta       Release Score  : 2       
                                           Running Total  : 20      
           A Group                                         
            That Gives                                       
           Slightly                                        
            Less Than                                       
                 A Fuck.                                       
                            -XeN                                         
                                                                             
 Ķ
                                                                             
   Filename : PWAVAA01.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 4-24-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
   VBAssist v4.0a  -Win95/NT/3.x-  [01/03]          Previous Total : 20      
                                           Release Score  : 1       
           A Group                Running Total  : 21      
            That Gives                                       
           Slightly                                        
            Less Than                                       
                 A Fuck.                                       
                            -XeN                                         
                                                                             
 Ķ
                                                                             
   Filename : PWAVAB01.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 4-24-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
   VBAssist v4.0b  -Win95/NT/3.x-  [01/04]          Previous Total : 21      
                                           Release Score  : 2       
           A Group                Running Total  : 23      
            That Gives                                       
           Slightly                                        
            Less Than                                       
                 A Fuck.                                       
                            -XeN                                         
                                                                             
 ͹
                                                                             
   Filename : RBS-BE01.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 4-18-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
   Backup Exec 4 Netware Ent.Edition full CD        Previous Total : 0       
     _____________________________ __[01/22]        Release Score  : 3       
     \_ _  \_ ____/_ _  \_ ____/ |_\  ___/          Running Total  : 3       
     /    _/  ___)/    _/  ___)  | \___  \                                   
    /   |  \_ |  \   |  \  |  \  :  \  :  \                                  
    \___|   /___  \____  \___  \___  \___  \                                 
    ====|__/===\__/===\__/==\__/==\__/==\__/                                 
     REBELS: WE MAKE ALL DAYS PARTY DAYS.                                    
                                                                             
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   Filename : RBS-WP01.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 4-20-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
    Winport 5.0 -2 User server+ clients *CD*        Previous Total : 3       
     _____________________________ __[01/34]        Release Score  : 3       
     \_ _  \_ ____/_ _  \_ ____/ |_\  ___/          Running Total  : 6       
     /    _/  ___)/    _/  ___)  | \___  \                                   
    /   |  \_ |  \   |  \  |  \  :  \  :  \                                  
    \___|   /___  \____  \___  \___  \___  \                                 
    ====|__/===\__/===\__/==\__/==\__/==\__/                                 
     REBELS: WE MAKE ALL DAYS PARTY DAYS.                                    
                                                                             
 Ķ
                                                                             
   Filename : RBSL3D01.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 4-19-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
    Landscape Designer 3D for Windows 3.+           Previous Total : 6       
     ________________________________[01/24]        Release Score  : 3       
     \_ _  \_ ____/_ _  \_ ____/ |_\  ___/          Running Total  : 9       
     /    _/  ___)/    _/  ___)  | \___  \                                   
    /   |  \_ |  \   |  \  |  \  :  \  :  \                                  
    \___|   /___  \____  \___  \___  \___  \                                 
    ====|__/===\__/===\__/==\__/==\__/==\__/                                 
     REBELS: WE MAKE ALL DAYS PARTY DAYS.                                    
                                                                             
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   Filename : XF-CV321.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 4-18-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
       DEC 32-bit Intel to Alpha Converter          Previous Total : 0       
     WNT(3.51 & 4.0) Limited Beta /04.17.96)        Release Score  : 2       
   [01/05]       Running Total  : 2       
                                              
   ۲ ۲   ۲  ۲  ۲    ۲                                
   ۱ ۱   ۰   ۱  ۱                                    
     ۱  ۰     ۲                                  
   ۱ ۲  ۲  ۲ ۰   ۲ ۱  ۲                                
    ۱                                        
         sikos                                 
                                                                             
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   Filename : XF-LSP1.ZIP         Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 4-18-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
   DEC Light & Sound Pack Windows NT v2.0 Beta      Previous Total : 2       
   [01/06]       Release Score  : 2       
                     Running Total  : 4       
   ۲ ۲   ۲  ۲  ۲    ۲                                
   ۱ ۱   ۰   ۱  ۱                                    
     ۱  ۰     ۲                                  
   ۱ ۲  ۲  ۲ ۰   ۲ ۱  ۲                                
    ۱                                        
         sikos                                 
                                                                             
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   Filename : XFDAO21C.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 4-19-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
    DISC-AT-ONCE CDROM RECORDING UTILITIES          Previous Total : 4       
        V 2.1C    -- cracked --                     Release Score  : 3       
   [01/01]       Running Total  : 7       
                                              
   ۲ ۲   ۲  ۲  ۲    ۲                                
   ۱ ۱   ۰   ۱  ۱                                    
     ۱  ۰     ۲                                  
   ۱ ۲  ۲  ۲ ۰   ۲ ۱  ۲                                
    ۱                                        
         sikos                                 
                                                                             
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   Filename : XFONLIN1.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 4-19-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
       Lexis-Nexis Online Connection                Previous Total : 7       
          (C) Reed Elsevier , Inc                   Release Score  : 2       
   [01/02]       Running Total  : 9       
                                              
   ۲ ۲   ۲  ۲  ۲    ۲                                
   ۱ ۱   ۰   ۱  ۱                                    
     ۱  ۰     ۲                                  
   ۱ ۲  ۲  ۲ ۰   ۲ ۱  ۲                                
    ۱                                        
         sikos                                 
                                                                             
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   Filename : XFPUT95.ZIP         Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 4-19-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
        95 POWER UTILS V. 1.10.11                   Previous Total : 9       
         (C) SILVERLOCK SOFTWARE                    Release Score  : 3       
   [01/01]       Running Total  : 12      
                                              
   ۲ ۲   ۲  ۲  ۲    ۲                                
   ۱ ۱   ۰   ۱  ۱                                    
     ۱  ۰     ۲                                  
   ۱ ۲  ۲  ۲ ۰   ۲ ۱  ۲                                
    ۱                                        
         sikos                                 
                                                                             
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   Filename : XFRES1.ZIP          Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 4-20-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
     Lexis-Nexis Research for Windows               Previous Total : 12      
         (C) Reed Elsevier , Inc                    Release Score  : 2       
   [01/03]       Running Total  : 14      
                                              
   ۲ ۲   ۲  ۲  ۲    ۲                                
   ۱ ۱   ۰   ۱  ۱                                    
     ۱  ۰     ۲                                  
   ۱ ۲  ۲  ۲ ۰   ۲ ۱  ۲                                
    ۱                                        
         sikos                                 
                                                                             
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   Filename : XFMKS-01.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 4-23-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
    MKS Toolkit v5.1 for NT/95(Win32) X86           Previous Total : 14      
         (c) Mortice Kern Systems                   Release Score  : 1       
   [01/31]       Running Total  : 15      
                                              
   ۲ ۲   ۲  ۲  ۲    ۲                                
   ۱ ۱   ۰   ۱  ۱                                    
     ۱  ۰     ۲                                  
   ۱ ۲  ۲  ۲ ۰   ۲ ۱  ۲                                
    ۱                                        
        amachine                                
   -/- DUPE -/- DUPE -/- DUPE -/- DUPE -/-                                   
                                                                             
 Ķ
                                                                             
   Filename : XFBBC01.ZIP         Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 4-24-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
        MS Blackbird Converters for Word            Previous Total : 15      
             for W95 (c) Microsoft                  Release Score  : 3       
   [01/03]       Running Total  : 18      
                                              
   ۲ ۲   ۲  ۲  ۲    ۲                                
   ۱ ۱   ۰   ۱  ۱                                    
     ۱  ۰     ۲                                  
   ۱ ۲  ۲  ۲ ۰   ۲ ۱  ۲                                
    ۱                                        
         sikos                                 
                                                                             
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   Filename : XFBBR01.ZIP         Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 4-24-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
     MS Blackbird Designer a.v.11.0.5.0206          Previous Total : 18      
             for W95 (c) Microsoft                  Release Score  : 3       
   [01/08]       Running Total  : 21      
                                              
   ۲ ۲   ۲  ۲  ۲    ۲                                
   ۱ ۱   ۰   ۱  ۱                                    
     ۱  ۰     ۲                                  
   ۱ ۲  ۲  ۲ ۰   ۲ ۱  ۲                                
    ۱                                        
         sikos                                 
                                                                             
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   Filename : XFMSV01.ZIP         Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 4-24-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
    Microsoft Word Viewer 7.1 for Win95 / NT        Previous Total : 21      
               (c)  Microsoft                       Release Score  : 3       
   [01/02]       Running Total  : 24      
                                              
   ۲ ۲   ۲  ۲  ۲    ۲                                
   ۱ ۱   ۰   ۱  ۱                                    
     ۱  ۰     ۲                                  
   ۱ ۲  ۲  ۲ ۰   ۲ ۱  ۲                                
    ۱                                        
         sikos                                 
                                                                             
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                             Score Chart : Utils                             
                                                                             
   Ŀ  
        ͻ   
    DOD   3                                                        
        ͹   
    MTY   10                                         
        ͹   
    PWA   23               
        ͹   
    RBS   9                                            
        ͹   
    X-F   24             
        ͼ   
     
                                                                             
 Ķ
                                                                             
                          Average Score Per Release :                        
                          ---------------------------                        
                                                                             
                             Drink or Die - [3.0]                            
                                Rebels - [3.0]                               
                        Pirates with Attitudes - [2.6]                       
                               Mortality - [2.5]                             
                                X-Force - [2.4]                              
                                                                             
                                                                             
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      ܰ                      ߰            
      r c n                        
                     ۰        
 ݰ    ߰ ް   ݰ     
  ܰ                         
                               ߰ܰ
                        ߰                        ߰
                                              r e v i e w s !

 ͻ
                                                                             
     Author  : Rebel Chicken                                                 
     Subject : Group Reviews : Utils                                         
                                                                             
 ͼ

 ͻ
                                                                             
       Hello, and welcome to Reality Check Network's all new group review!   
   Here I will be reviewing the five best utils release groups in the        
   scene.  Well, actually, *I* won't be the one reviewing them, *THEY* will  
   be!  It's all up to the groups, this is where quantity DOES count, but    
   you will soon enough find that quality by far outweighs quantity.  Let's  
   review the criteria I'll be using for judging releases.  The following    
   is the scoring basis I'll be using :                                      
                                                                             
   Points :                                                                  
   --------                                                                  
                                                                             
   [-3] The util didn't work and a crack/fix was not released within 72      
        hours.  The group may regain the 3 lost points by releasing a crack  
        or fix, even beyond the 3 day period.                                
                                                                             
   [ 1] The util was a dupe or freeware,                                     
                                                                             
   [ 2] Unsatisfactory,                                                      
                                                                             
   [ 3] Average,                                                             
                                                                             
   [ 4] Above Average, and                                                   
                                                                             
   [ 5] Excellent!                                                           
                                                                             
       A group may lose points the following week and have their releases    
   labeled as broken (thus receiving the proper amout of points).  If the    
   group has released a fix between the two issues, we'll give them credit   
   accordingly.  If a group releases a fix within a 3 day period, the        
   util will be rated as if it worked in the first place, thus getting the   
   3 points it lost back and any points it would have earned.  If a group    
   releases a fix after the 3 day period has expired, it will receive its 3  
   points back, but get no more.  Betas may receive no more than 3 points.   
                                                                             
 ͹
                                                                             
   Ŀ  
               Dates of Utils Reviewed : 04/25/96 -> 05/01/96              
     
                                                                             
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   Filename : DODLWP01.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 4-28-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
    LAN WORKPLACE 5.1 DOS/WIN           [01/15]     Previous Total : 0       
    _______________ ____________ ____________       Release Score  : 3       
    \_    ___      \_  ___      \   ___      \_     Running Total  : 3       
   _/      l/       /  l/       /    l/       /                              
   \______ /       /   /       /____ /       /|                              
   ======\________/\__________/[m]\________/==                              
   (*) D r i n k   O r   D i e  1 9 9 6 (*)                              
   ===================== [ DOD * 28-apr-96 ] ==                              
                                                                             
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   Filename : MTY-ATS1.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 4-28-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
   AutoSketch r2.1 for Windows 3.1/Win95            Previous Total : 0       
       ______.______._____._____._____              Release Score  : 4       
     <      >    __/     \__   <     \            Running Total  : 4       
    __/           \__     __/__     ___>                                     
   \______\____/  _/     \ _      \pn                                      
   (==[01/05]\_____\_______>[04/28/96]==)                                    
                                                                             
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   Filename : MTYDDR01.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 4-29-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
   Digital Dressing Room Pre-Beta 1.00  [1/3]       Previous Total : 4       
       ______.______._____._____._____              Release Score  : 2       
     <      >    __/     \__   <     \            Running Total  : 6       
    __/           \__     __/__     ___>                                     
   \______\____/  _/     \ _      \pn                                      
   (==[01/03]\_____\_______>[04/29/96]==)                                    
                                                                             
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   Filename : MTYFIRES.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 4-30-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
   FIRESOFT Q&A: OFFICER!  [1/1]                    Previous Total : 6       
       ______.______._____._____._____              Release Score  : 2       
     <      >    __/     \__   <     \            Running Total  : 8       
    __/           \__     __/__     ___>                                     
   \______\____/  _/     \ _      \pn                                      
   (==[01/01]\_____\_______>[04/30/96]==)                                    
                                                                             
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   Filename : PWAFTPG1.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 4-26-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
   MS Frontpage v1.1 FINAL       [1/6]              Previous Total : 0       
                                           Release Score  : 4       
           A Group                Running Total  : 4       
            That Gives                                       
           Slightly                                        
            Less Than                                       
                 A Fuck.                                       
                            -XeN                                         
                                                                             
 Ķ
                                                                             
   Filename : PWAOAG-1.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 4-28-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
   Official Airline Guide Win  [1/4]                Previous Total : 4       
                                           Release Score  : 2       
           A Group                Running Total  : 6       
            That Gives                                       
           Slightly                                        
            Less Than                                       
                 A Fuck.                                       
                            -XeN                                         
        (May thur June 1996)                                                 
                                                                             
 Ķ
                                                                             
   Filename : PWAOP601.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 4-29-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
   Bay Networks Optivity 6.0 SNMP manager           Previous Total : 6       
   Disk [1/30]                                      Release Score  : 3       
                                           Running Total  : 9       
           A Group                                         
            That Gives                                       
           Slightly                                        
            Less Than                                       
                 A Fuck.                                       
                            -XeNf                                        
                                                                             
 Ķ
                                                                             
   Filename : PWASPW1..ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 4-27-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
   ASAP WORDPOWER for Windows 31/95/NT [01/03]      Previous Total : 9       
   (SPC Software Publishing)                        Release Score  : 3       
                                           Running Total  : 12      
           A Group                                         
            That Gives                                       
           Slightly                                        
            Less Than                                       
                 A Fuck.                                       
                    [DL]    -XeN                                         
                                                                             
 Ķ
                                                                             
   Filename : PWAWTLK1.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 4-26-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
   Talking Windows v3.0 Build 47 [01/03]            Previous Total : 12      
                                           Release Score  : 3       
           A Group                Running Total  : 15      
            That Gives                                       
           Slightly                                        
            Less Than                                       
                 A Fuck.                                       
                   DK       -XeN                                         
                                                                             
 Ķ
                                                                             
   Filename : PWASPPSN.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 5-01-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
   Serif PagePlus Home/Office Edition               Previous Total : 15      
   for Win95/NT CD-Rip Serial Number [o1/o1]        Release Score  : 3       
                                           Running Total  : 18      
           A Group                                         
            That Gives                                       
           Slightly                                        
            Less Than                                       
                 A Fuck.                                       
                   DK       -XeN                                         
                                                                             
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   Filename : RBSCO701.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 4-27-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
              Corel Office 7 BETA 3                 Previous Total : 0       
     _____________________________ __[01/60]        Release Score  : 3       
     \_ _  \_ ____/_ _  \_ ____/ |_\  ___/          Running Total  : 3       
     /    _/  ___)/    _/  ___)  | \___  \                                   
    /   |  \_ |  \   |  \  |  \  :  \  :  \                                  
    \___|   /___  \____  \___  \___  \___  \                                 
    ====|__/===\__/===\__/==\__/==\__/==\__/                                 
     REBELS: WE MAKE ALL DAYS PARTY DAYS.                                    
                                                                             
 ͹
                                                                             
   Filename : XFBIRD01.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 4-28-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
      Microsoft Blackbird Viewer for Win95          Previous Total : 0       
   [01/03]       Release Score  : 3       
                     Running Total  : 3       
   ۲ ۲   ۲  ۲  ۲    ۲                                
   ۱ ۱   ۰   ۱  ۱                                    
     ۱  ۰     ۲                                  
   ۱ ۲  ۲  ۲ ۰   ۲ ۱  ۲                                
    ۱                                        
         sikos                                 
                                                                             
 ͹
                                                                             
                             Score Chart : Utils                             
                                                                             
   Ŀ  
        ͻ   
    DOD   3                                                        
        ͹   
    MTY   8                                                      
        ͹   
    PWA   18                         
        ͹   
    RBS   3                                                        
        ͹   
    X-F   3                                                        
        ͼ   
     
                                                                             
 Ķ
                                                                             
                          Average Score Per Release :                        
                          ---------------------------                        
                                                                             
                             Drink or Die - [3.0]                            
                                Rebels - [3.0]                               
                        Pirates with Attitudes - [3.0]                       
                                X-Force - [3.0]                              
                               Mortality - [2.7]                             
                                                                             
                                                                             
 ͼ


                                     
      ܰ                      ߰            
      r c n                        
                     ۰        
 ݰ    ߰ ް   ݰ     
  ܰ                         
                               ߰ܰ
                        ߰                        ߰
                                              r e v i e w s !

 ͻ
                                                                             
     Author  : Rebel Chicken                                                 
     Subject : Group Reviews : Utils                                         
                                                                             
 ͼ

 ͻ
                                                                             
       Hello, and welcome to Reality Check Network's all new group review!   
   Here I will be reviewing the five best utils release groups in the        
   scene.  Well, actually, *I* won't be the one reviewing them, *THEY* will  
   be!  It's all up to the groups, this is where quantity DOES count, but    
   you will soon enough find that quality by far outweighs quantity.  Let's  
   review the criteria I'll be using for judging releases.  The following    
   is the scoring basis I'll be using :                                      
                                                                             
   Points :                                                                  
   --------                                                                  
                                                                             
   [-3] The util didn't work and a crack/fix was not released within 72      
        hours.  The group may regain the 3 lost points by releasing a crack  
        or fix, even beyond the 3 day period.                                
                                                                             
   [ 1] The util was a dupe or freeware,                                     
                                                                             
   [ 2] Unsatisfactory,                                                      
                                                                             
   [ 3] Average,                                                             
                                                                             
   [ 4] Above Average, and                                                   
                                                                             
   [ 5] Excellent!                                                           
                                                                             
       A group may lose points the following week and have their releases    
   labeled as broken (thus receiving the proper amout of points).  If the    
   group has released a fix between the two issues, we'll give them credit   
   accordingly.  If a group releases a fix within a 3 day period, the        
   util will be rated as if it worked in the first place, thus getting the   
   3 points it lost back and any points it would have earned.  If a group    
   releases a fix after the 3 day period has expired, it will receive its 3  
   points back, but get no more.  Betas may receive no more than 3 points.   
                                                                             
 ͹
                                                                             
   Ŀ  
               Dates of Utils Reviewed : 05/02/96 -> 05/08/96              
     
                                                                             
 Ķ
                                                                             
   Filename : DODALIB1.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 4-23-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
    ALIBABA 2.0 WEB SERVER FOR WIN95/NT [01/04]     Previous Total : 0       
    _______________ ____________ ____________       Release Score  : 3       
    \_    ___      \_  ___      \   ___      \_     Running Total  : 3       
   _/      l/       /  l/       /    l/       /                              
   \______ /       /   /       /____ /       /|                              
   ======\________/\__________/[m]\________/==                              
   (*) D r i n k   O r   D i e  1 9 9 6 (*)                              
   ===================== [ DOD * 03-May-96 ] ==                              
                                                                             
 Ķ
                                                                             
   Filename : DODQLAW1.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 5-03-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
   QUICKEN FAMILY LAWYER (c) QUICKEN    [01/02]     Previous Total : 5       
    _______________ ____________ ____________       Release Score  : 5       
    \_    ___      \_  ___      \   ___      \_     Running Total  : 10      
   _/      l/       /  l/       /    l/       /                              
   \______ /       /   /       /____ /       /|                              
   ======\________/\__________/[m]\________/==                              
   (*) D r i n k   O r   D i e  1 9 9 6 (*)                              
   ===================== [ DOD * 03-May-96 ] ==                              
                                                                             
 Ķ
                                                                             
   Filename : DODSPROM.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 5-03-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
   SPEEDYROM v1.0 WIN'95 (c) QUARTERDECK  [1/1]     Previous Total : 10      
    _______________ ____________ ____________       Release Score  : 5       
    \_    ___      \_  ___      \   ___      \_     Running Total  : 15      
   _/      l/       /  l/       /    l/       /                              
   \______ /       /   /       /____ /       /|                              
   ======\________/\__________/[m]\________/==                              
   (*) D r i n k   O r   D i e  1 9 9 6 (*)                              
   ===================== [ DOD * 03-May-96 ] ==                              
                                                                             
 Ķ
                                                                             
   Filename : DOD16PI1.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 5-06-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
    PRIMASOFT I-NET ORGANIZER FOR WIN31 [01/03]     Previous Total : 15      
    _______________ ____________ ____________       Release Score  : 3       
    \_    ___      \_  ___      \   ___      \_     Running Total  : 18      
   _/      l/       /  l/       /    l/       /                              
   \______ /       /   /       /____ /       /|                              
   ======\________/\__________/[m]\________/==                              
   (*) D r i n k   O r   D i e  1 9 9 6 (*)                              
   ===================== [ DOD * 06-Mar-96 ] ==                              
                                                                             
 Ķ
                                                                             
   Filename : DOD32PI1.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 5-06-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
    PRIMASOFT I-NET ORGANIZER FOR WIN95 [01/03]     Previous Total : 18      
    _______________ ____________ ____________       Release Score  : 3       
    \_    ___      \_  ___      \   ___      \_     Running Total  : 21      
   _/      l/       /  l/       /    l/       /                              
   \______ /       /   /       /____ /       /|                              
   ======\________/\__________/[m]\________/==                              
   (*) D r i n k   O r   D i e  1 9 9 6 (*)                              
   ===================== [ DOD * 06-Mar-96 ] ==                              
                                                                             
 ͹
                                                                             
   Filename : MTYMWA01.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 5-02-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
      Toolworks Multimedia World Atlas              Previous Total : 0       
       ______.______._____._____._____              Release Score  : 3       
     <      >    __/     \__   <     \            Running Total  : 3       
    __/           \__     __/__     ___>                                     
   \______\____/  _/     \ _      \pn                                      
   (==[01/11]\_____\_______>[05/02/96]==)                                    
                                                                             
 Ķ
                                                                             
   Filename : MTYPCSUN.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 5-02-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
          Perl-CCI for SunBSD 4.1.3                 Previous Total : 3       
       ______.______._____._____._____              Release Score  : 3       
     <      >    __/     \__   <     \            Running Total  : 6       
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   Filename : MTYCRTB5.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 5-05-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
           CRT 1.1 Beta Release 5                   Previous Total : 6       
       ______.______._____._____._____              Release Score  : 3       
     <      >    __/     \__   <     \            Running Total  : 9       
    __/           \__     __/__     ___>                                     
   \______\____/  _/     \ _      \pn                                      
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   Filename : MTYNT289.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 5-04-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
          NetTerm 2.8.9 Release 3                   Previous Total : 9       
       ______.______._____._____._____              Release Score  : 2       
     <      >    __/     \__   <     \            Running Total  : 11      
    __/           \__     __/__     ___>                                     
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   Filename : MTYKCD1.ZIP         Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 5-06-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
   Key Calendar Designer For Windows  [1/4]         Previous Total : 11      
       ______.______._____._____._____              Release Score  : 3       
     <      >    __/     \__   <     \            Running Total  : 14      
    __/           \__     __/__     ___>                                     
   \______\____/  _/     \ _      \pn                                      
   (==[01/04]\_____\_______>[05/06/96]==)                                    
                                                                             
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   Filename : MTYNT29A.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 5-07-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
           Net Term 2.9.0 16 Bit                    Previous Total : 14      
       ______.______._____._____._____              Release Score  : 2       
     <      >    __/     \__   <     \            Running Total  : 16      
    __/           \__     __/__     ___>                                     
   \______\____/  _/     \ _      \pn                                      
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   Filename : MTYNT29B.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 5-07-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
           Net Term 2.9.0 32 Bit                    Previous Total : 16      
       ______.______._____._____._____              Release Score  : 2       
     <      >    __/     \__   <     \            Running Total  : 18      
    __/           \__     __/__     ___>                                     
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   Filename : PWAEMP01.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 5-04-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
   Empower Ver. 1.4.16 Win 3.1 [1/8]                Previous Total : 0       
                                           Release Score  : 3       
           A Group                Running Total  : 3       
            That Gives                                       
           Slightly                                        
            Less Than                                       
                 A Fuck.                                       
                            -XeN                                         
                                                                             
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   Filename : PWASOFTC.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 5-04-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
   SoftCode For PowerBasic 3.2 [01/01]              Previous Total : 3       
                                           Release Score  : 3       
           A Group                Running Total  : 6       
            That Gives                                       
           Slightly                                        
            Less Than                                       
                 A Fuck.                                       
                            -XeNf                                        
                                                                             
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   Filename : PWASOFTD.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 5-04-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
   SoftDemo For PowerBasic 3.2 [01/01]              Previous Total : 6       
                                           Release Score  : 3       
           A Group                Running Total  : 9       
            That Gives                                       
           Slightly                                        
            Less Than                                       
                 A Fuck.                                       
                            -XeNf                                        
                                                                             
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   Filename : PWASPSCR.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 5-04-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
   SpeedScreen For PowerBasic 3.2 [01/01]           Previous Total : 9       
                                           Release Score  : 3       
           A Group                Running Total  : 12      
            That Gives                                       
           Slightly                                        
            Less Than                                       
                 A Fuck.                                       
                            -XeNf                                        
                                                                             
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   Filename : PWAFRCST.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 5-05-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
   FourCast v96.1 for Win3.1/Win95/WinNT            Previous Total : 12      
                                           Release Score  : 3       
           A Group                Running Total  : 15      
            That Gives                                       
           Slightly                                        
            Less Than                                       
                 A Fuck.                                       
                   DK       -XeN                                         
                                                                             
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   Filename : WFF3PWA1.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 5-05-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
   WorkFlo Fax 3.0 Beta 1       [01/22]             Previous Total : 15      
                                           Release Score  : 3       
           A Group                Running Total  : 18      
            That Gives                                       
           Slightly                                        
            Less Than                                       
                 A Fuck.                                       
                   DK       -XeN                                         
                                                                             
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   Filename : PWADCS01.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 5-06-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
   Delrina CommSuite 95 7.0.2 [01/25]               Previous Total : 18      
                                           Release Score  : 5       
           A Group                Running Total  : 23      
            That Gives                                       
           Slightly                                        
            Less Than                                       
                 A Fuck.                                       
                            -XeN                                         
                                                                             
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   Filename : PWAITF01.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 5-06-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
   Imagineer Technical v1.0 FINAL  [01/73]          Previous Total : 23      
   Win95/NT Technical Drawing Software              Release Score  : 4       
                                           Running Total  : 27      
           A Group                                         
            That Gives                                       
           Slightly                                        
            Less Than                                       
                 A Fuck.                                       
                    [DL]    -XeN                                         
                                                                             
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   Filename : PWAMW71D.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 5-06-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
   MultiEdit v7.10d for Win/Win95  [1/1]            Previous Total : 27      
                                           Release Score  : 3       
           A Group                Running Total  : 30      
            That Gives                                       
           Slightly                                        
            Less Than                                       
                 A Fuck.                                       
                    [DL]    -XeN                                         
                                                                             
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   Filename : PWAWEBTR.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 5-08-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
   WebTrends 1.04 cracked for 3.1/95/NT             Previous Total : 30      
                                           Release Score  : 3       
           A Group                Running Total  : 33      
            That Gives                                       
           Slightly                                        
            Less Than                                       
                 A Fuck.                                       
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   Filename : RBS-ADM.ZIP         Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 5-02-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
    IBM AntiVirus for OS/2 Admin. v2.5 b2           Previous Total : 0       
     _____________________________ __[1/1]          Release Score  : 2       
     \_ _  \_ ____/_ _  \_ ____/ |_\  ___/          Running Total  : 2       
     /    _/  ___)/    _/  ___)  | \___  \                                   
    /   |  \_ |  \   |  \  |  \  :  \  :  \                                  
    \___|   /___  \____  \___  \___  \___  \                                 
    ====|__/===\__/===\__/==\__/==\__/==\__/                                 
     REBELS: WE MAKE ALL DAYS PARTY DAYS.                                    
                                                                             
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   Filename : RBS-AVB.ZIP         Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 5-02-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
    IBM Antivirus v2.5 beta 2 for OS/2 Warp         Previous Total : 2       
     _____________________________ __[01/01]        Release Score  : 2       
     \_ _  \_ ____/_ _  \_ ____/ |_\  ___/          Running Total  : 4       
     /    _/  ___)/    _/  ___)  | \___  \                                   
    /   |  \_ |  \   |  \  |  \  :  \  :  \                                  
    \___|   /___  \____  \___  \___  \___  \                                 
    ====|__/===\__/===\__/==\__/==\__/==\__/                                 
     REBELS: WE MAKE ALL DAYS PARTY DAYS.                                    
                                                                             
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   Filename : RBS-BS01.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 5-03-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
   MacroMedia Backstage Pre-Release FULL CD         Previous Total : 4       
     ________________________________[01/55]        Release Score  : 5       
     \_ _  \_ ____/_ _  \_ ____/ |_\  ___/          Running Total  : 9       
     /    _/  ___)/    _/  ___)  | \___  \                                   
    /   |  \_ |  \   |  \  |  \  :  \  :  \                                  
    \___|   /___  \____  \___  \___  \___  \                                 
    ====|__/===\__/===\__/==\__/==\__/==\__/                                 
     REBELS: WE MAKE ALL DAYS PARTY DAYS.                                    
                                                                             
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   Filename : RBS-TCP4.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 5-03-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
     OS/2 TCP/IP Stack Version 4.0 Beta             Previous Total : 9       
     _____________________________ __[01/01]        Release Score  : 3       
     \_ _  \_ ____/_ _  \_ ____/ |_\  ___/          Running Total  : 12      
     /    _/  ___)/    _/  ___)  | \___  \                                   
    /   |  \_ |  \   |  \  |  \  :  \  :  \                                  
    \___|   /___  \____  \___  \___  \___  \                                 
    ====|__/===\__/===\__/==\__/==\__/==\__/                                 
     REBELS: WE MAKE ALL DAYS PARTY DAYS.                                    
                                                                             
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   Filename : RBS-ADNT.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 5-04-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
   IBM ANTIVIRUS 2.5 BETA 2 for Win NT Admin        Previous Total : 12      
     _____________________________ __[01/01]        Release Score  : 2       
     \_ _  \_ ____/_ _  \_ ____/ |_\  ___/          Running Total  : 14      
     /    _/  ___)/    _/  ___)  | \___  \                                   
    /   |  \_ |  \   |  \  |  \  :  \  :  \                                  
    \___|   /___  \____  \___  \___  \___  \                                 
    ====|__/===\__/===\__/==\__/==\__/==\__/                                 
     REBELS: WE MAKE ALL DAYS PARTY DAYS.                                    
                                                                             
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   Filename : RBS-AV95.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 5-04-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
     IBM AntiVirus v2.5 beta 2 for Win95            Previous Total : 14      
     _____________________________ __[XX/01]        Release Score  : 2       
     \_ _  \_ ____/_ _  \_ ____/ |_\  ___/          Running Total  : 16      
     /    _/  ___)/    _/  ___)  | \___  \                                   
    /   |  \_ |  \   |  \  |  \  :  \  :  \                                  
    \___|   /___  \____  \___  \___  \___  \                                 
    ====|__/===\__/===\__/==\__/==\__/==\__/                                 
     REBELS: WE MAKE ALL DAYS PARTY DAYS.                                    
                                                                             
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   Filename : RBS-AVNT.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 5-04-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
     IBM AntiVirus v2.5 beta 2 for WinNT            Previous Total : 16      
     _____________________________ __[XX/01]        Release Score  : 2       
     \_ _  \_ ____/_ _  \_ ____/ |_\  ___/          Running Total  : 18      
     /    _/  ___)/    _/  ___)  | \___  \                                   
    /   |  \_ |  \   |  \  |  \  :  \  :  \                                  
    \___|   /___  \____  \___  \___  \___  \                                 
    ====|__/===\__/===\__/==\__/==\__/==\__/                                 
     REBELS: WE MAKE ALL DAYS PARTY DAYS.                                    
                                                                             
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   Filename : RBS-ADW1.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 5-07-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
     IBM AntiVirus v2.5 b2 for DOS/Win 3.x          Previous Total : 18      
     _____________________________ __[01/02]        Release Score  : 2       
     \_ _  \_ ____/_ _  \_ ____/ |_\  ___/          Running Total  : 20      
     /    _/  ___)/    _/  ___)  | \___  \                                   
    /   |  \_ |  \   |  \  |  \  :  \  :  \                                  
    \___|   /___  \____  \___  \___  \___  \                                 
    ====|__/===\__/===\__/==\__/==\__/==\__/                                 
     REBELS: WE MAKE ALL DAYS PARTY DAYS.                                    
                                                                             
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   Filename : RBS-AV1.ZIP         Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 5-07-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
    Dr Solomons AntiVirus 7.58 *WIN95*              Previous Total : 20      
     _____________________________ __[01/03]        Release Score  : 3       
     \_ _  \_ ____/_ _  \_ ____/ |_\  ___/          Running Total  : 23      
     /    _/  ___)/    _/  ___)  | \___  \                                   
    /   |  \_ |  \   |  \  |  \  :  \  :  \                                  
    \___|   /___  \____  \___  \___  \___  \                                 
    ====|__/===\__/===\__/==\__/==\__/==\__/                                 
     REBELS: WE MAKE ALL DAYS PARTY DAYS.                                    
                                                                             
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   Filename : RBS-SMT1.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 5-08-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
    SmarTerm 470 V 4.0B (C) Persoft                 Previous Total : 23      
     _____________________________ __[01/04]        Release Score  : 3       
     \_ _  \_ ____/_ _  \_ ____/ |_\  ___/          Running Total  : 26      
     /    _/  ___)/    _/  ___)  | \___  \                                   
    /   |  \_ |  \   |  \  |  \  :  \  :  \                                  
    \___|   /___  \____  \___  \___  \___  \                                 
    ====|__/===\__/===\__/==\__/==\__/==\__/                                 
     REBELS: WE MAKE ALL DAYS PARTY DAYS.                                    
                                                                             
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   Filename : XF-LW50.ZIP         Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 5-03-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
       LIGHTWAVE 3D V5.0B FROM NEWTEK INC.          Previous Total : 0       
   [01/01]       Release Score  : 5       
                     Running Total  : 5       
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   Filename : XF-FWB1.ZIP         Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 5-04-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
         DEC Altavista Firewall -Beta-              Previous Total : 5       
   [01/21]       Release Score  : 3       
                     Running Total  : 8       
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   ۱ ۱   ۰   ۱  ۱                                    
     ۱  ۰     ۲                                  
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    ۱                                        
         sikos                                 
                                                                             
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   Filename : XF-INTER.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 5-04-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
   Interchange 3D v3.0A - 3D OBJECT CONVERTER       Previous Total : 8       
   [01/01]       Release Score  : 3       
                     Running Total  : 11      
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   ۱ ۱   ۰   ۱  ۱                                    
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    ۱                                        
         sikos                                 
                                                                             
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   Filename : XF-POSER.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 5-04-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
    Fractal Design Poser v1.03 Update [.EXE]        Previous Total : 11      
   [01/01]       Release Score  : 1       
                     Running Total  : 12      
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   Filename : XF-CSCFC.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 5-06-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
   CSC FASTCACHE SCSI BACKUP V1.00 F/WIN95          Previous Total : 12      
   [01/01]       Release Score  : 3       
                     Running Total  : 15      
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   ۱ ۱   ۰   ۱  ۱                                    
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   Filename : XF-QFX01.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 5-07-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
   QFX v5.21 Digital Imaging Package [32-bit]       Previous Total : 15      
   [01/03]       Release Score  : 4       
                     Running Total  : 19      
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                             Score Chart : Utils                             
                                                                             
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    DOD   21                                        
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    MTY   18                                           
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    PWA   33                            
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    RBS   26                                   
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    X-F   19                                          
        ͼ   
     
                                                                             
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                          Average Score Per Release :                        
                          ---------------------------                        
                                                                             
                             Drink or Die - [4.2]                            
                        Pirates with Attitudes - [3.3]                       
                               Mortality - [2.6]                             
                                Rebels - [2.6]                               
                                X-Force - [3.2]                              
                                                                             
                                                                             
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                                              r e v i e w s !

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     Author  : Rebel Chicken                                                 
     Subject : Group Reviews : Utils                                         
                                                                             
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       Hello, and welcome to Reality Check Network's all new group review!   
   Here I will be reviewing the five best utils release groups in the        
   scene.  Well, actually, *I* won't be the one reviewing them, *THEY* will  
   be!  It's all up to the groups, this is where quantity DOES count, but    
   you will soon enough find that quality by far outweighs quantity.  Let's  
   review the criteria I'll be using for judging releases.  The following    
   is the scoring basis I'll be using :                                      
                                                                             
   Points :                                                                  
   --------                                                                  
                                                                             
   [-3] The util didn't work and a crack/fix was not released within 72      
        hours.  The group may regain the 3 lost points by releasing a crack  
        or fix, even beyond the 3 day period.                                
                                                                             
   [ 1] The util was a dupe or freeware,                                     
                                                                             
   [ 2] Unsatisfactory,                                                      
                                                                             
   [ 3] Average,                                                             
                                                                             
   [ 4] Above Average, and                                                   
                                                                             
   [ 5] Excellent!                                                           
                                                                             
       A group may lose points the following week and have their releases    
   labeled as broken (thus receiving the proper amout of points).  If the    
   group has released a fix between the two issues, we'll give them credit   
   accordingly.  If a group releases a fix within a 3 day period, the        
   util will be rated as if it worked in the first place, thus getting the   
   3 points it lost back and any points it would have earned.  If a group    
   releases a fix after the 3 day period has expired, it will receive its 3  
   points back, but get no more.  Betas may receive no more than 3 points.   
                                                                             
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   Ŀ  
               Dates of Utils Reviewed : 05/09/96 -> 05/15/96              
     
                                                                             
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   Filename : DODWMEE1.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 5-11-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
   Watermark Enterprise Edition v2.1  [1/7]         Previous Total : 0       
    _______________ ____________ ____________       Release Score  : 3       
    \_    ___      \_  ___      \   ___      \_     Running Total  : 3       
   _/      l/       /  l/       /    l/       /                              
   \______ /       /   /       /____ /       /|                              
   ======\________/\__________/[m]\________/==                              
   (*) D r i n k   O r   D i e  1 9 9 6 (*)                              
   ===================== [ DOD * 11-May-96 ] ==                              
                                                                             
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   Filename : DODCORE1.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 5-13-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
   COSESSION REMOTE v7.0 (c) INSYNC     [o1/o3]     Previous Total : 3       
    _______________ ____________ ____________       Release Score  : 4       
    \_    ___      \_  ___      \   ___      \_     Running Total  : 7       
   _/      l/       /  l/       /    l/       /                              
   \______ /       /   /       /____ /       /|                              
   ======\________/\__________/[m]\________/==                              
   (*) D r i n k   O r   D i e  1 9 9 6 (*)                              
   ===================== [ DOD * 13-May-96 ] ==                              
                                                                             
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   Filename : DODQFPL1.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 5-13-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
   QUICKEN FINANCIAL PLANNER v2.0 FOR WIN [1/5]     Previous Total : 7       
    _______________ ____________ ____________       Release Score  : 5       
    \_    ___      \_  ___      \   ___      \_     Running Total  : 12      
   _/      l/       /  l/       /    l/       /                              
   \______ /       /   /       /____ /       /|                              
   ======\________/\__________/[m]\________/==                              
   (*) D r i n k   O r   D i e  1 9 9 6 (*)                              
   ===================== [ DOD * 13-May-96 ] ==                              
                                                                             
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   Filename : DOD3MAX1.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 5-15-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
    3D STUDIO MAX FINAL RELEASE          [1/9]      Previous Total : 12      
    _______________ ____________ ____________       Release Score  : 5       
    \_    ___      \_  ___      \   ___      \_     Running Total  : 17      
   _/      l/       /  l/       /    l/       /                              
   \______ /       /   /       /____ /       /|                              
   ======\________/\__________/[m]\________/==                              
   (*) D r i n k   O r   D i e  1 9 9 6 (*)                              
   ===================== [ DOD * 15-MAY-96 ] ==                              
                                                                             
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   Filename : DODCWP01.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 5-16-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
   COREL WORDPERFECT OFFICE SUITE 95   [01/29]      Previous Total : 17      
    _______________ ____________ ____________       Release Score  : 5       
    \_    ___      \_  ___      \   ___      \_     Running Total  : 22      
   _/      l/       /  l/       /    l/       /                              
   \______ /       /   /       /____ /       /|                              
   ======\________/\__________/[m]\________/==                              
   (*) D r i n k   O r   D i e  1 9 9 6 (*)                              
   ===================== [ DOD * 15-May-96 ] ==                              
                                                                             
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   Filename : MTYTWK01.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 5-11-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
         ToonWorks (c) MicroForum [01/14]           Previous Total : 0       
   ___________________________    _____________     Release Score  : 3       
   \_  |  _/  \  _ \____/  \  \  / \___ ___/ /      Running Total  : 3       
    /     \  \ \   /_/\_ `  \ /_/   \_/ \_/  __                              
    \_|_|_/\___/_|__/__/_|__/___/___/\___/\____                              
       Released: [05-11-96]   Mortality 96!                                  
                                                                             
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   Filename : MTYWM3-1.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 5-11-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
   WebMedia Publisher Pro  [1/3]                    Previous Total : 3       
         ______.______._____._____._____            Release Score  : 3       
       <      >    __/     \__   <     \          Running Total  : 6       
      __/           \__     __/__     ___>                                   
     \______\____/  _/     \ _      \pn                                    
     (==[01/03]\_____\_______>[05/11/96]==)                                  
                                                                             
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   Filename : MTYWMUP1.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 5-11-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
   WebMedia Publisher Pro 3.0 Release Update 1      Previous Total : 6       
         ______.______._____._____._____            Release Score  : 1       
       <      >    __/     \__   <     \          Running Total  : 7       
      __/           \__     __/__     ___>                                   
     \______\____/  _/     \ _      \pn                                    
     (==[01/01]\_____\_______>[05/11/96]==)                                  
                                                                             
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   Filename : MTY-SD01.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 5-12-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
     SoftDesk S7 Super Productivity CD              Previous Total : 7       
       ______.______._____._____._____              Release Score  : 3       
     <      >    __/     \__   <     \            Running Total  : 10      
    __/           \__     __/__     ___>                                     
   \______\____/  _/     \ _      \pn                                      
   (==[01/45]\_____\_______>[05/12/96]==)                                    
                                                                             
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   Filename : MTYWE231.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 5-11-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
           Web Edit Pro 2.0 Beta 3                  Previous Total : 10      
       ______.______._____._____._____              Release Score  : 3       
     <      >    __/     \__   <     \            Running Total  : 13      
    __/           \__     __/__     ___>                                     
   \______\____/  _/     \ _      \pn                                      
   (==[01/02]\_____\_______>[05/11/96]==)                                    
                                                                             
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   Filename : MTY-SPB1.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 5-14-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
       Sax Basic Engine Professional  [1/2]         Previous Total : 13      
   ___________________________    _____________     Release Score  : 2       
   \_  |  _/  \  _ \____/  \  \  / \___ ___/ /      Running Total  : 15      
    /     \  \ \   /_/\_ `  \ /_/   \_/ \_/  __                              
    \_|_|_/\___/_|__/__/_|__/___/___/\___/\____                              
       Released: [05-14-96]   Mortality 96!                                  
                                                                             
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   Filename : MTYSAXCM.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 5-14-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
       Sax Comm Objects Professional  [1/1]         Previous Total : 15      
   ___________________________    _____________     Release Score  : 2       
   \_  |  _/  \  _ \____/  \  \  / \___ ___/ /      Running Total  : 17      
    /     \  \ \   /_/\_ `  \ /_/   \_/ \_/  __                              
    \_|_|_/\___/_|__/__/_|__/___/___/\___/\____                              
       Released: [05-14-96]   Mortality 96!                                  
                                                                             
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   Filename : MTYSAXST.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 5-14-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
           Sax Setup Wizard v2.0  [1/1]             Previous Total : 17      
   ___________________________    _____________     Release Score  : 2       
   \_  |  _/  \  _ \____/  \  \  / \___ ___/ /      Running Total  : 19      
    /     \  \ \   /_/\_ `  \ /_/   \_/ \_/  __                              
    \_|_|_/\___/_|__/__/_|__/___/___/\___/\____                              
       Released: [05-14-96]   Mortality 96!                                  
                                                                             
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   Filename : MTYWEB16.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 5-14-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
        Sax Webster Control 16 Bit  [1/1]           Previous Total : 19      
   ___________________________    _____________     Release Score  : 2       
   \_  |  _/  \  _ \____/  \  \  / \___ ___/ /      Running Total  : 21      
    /     \  \ \   /_/\_ `  \ /_/   \_/ \_/  __                              
    \_|_|_/\___/_|__/__/_|__/___/___/\___/\____                              
       Released: [05-14-96]   Mortality 96!                                  
                                                                             
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   Filename : MTYWEB32.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 5-14-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
        Sax Webster Control 32 Bit  [1/1]           Previous Total : 21      
   ___________________________    _____________     Release Score  : 2       
   \_  |  _/  \  _ \____/  \  \  / \___ ___/ /      Running Total  : 23      
    /     \  \ \   /_/\_ `  \ /_/   \_/ \_/  __                              
    \_|_|_/\___/_|__/__/_|__/___/___/\___/\____                              
       Released: [05-14-96]   Mortality 96!                                  
                                                                             
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   Filename : MTY-CYBS.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 5-15-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
    CyberSitter v2.01    [1/1]                      Previous Total : 23      
   ___________________________    _____________     Release Score  : 3       
   \_  |  _/  \  _ \____/  \  \  / \___ ___/ /      Running Total  : 26      
    /     \  \ \   /_/\_ `  \ /_/   \_/ \_/  __                              
    \_|_|_/\___/_|__/__/_|__/___/___/\___/\____                              
    Released: [05-15-96]   Mortality 96!                                     
                                                                             
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   Filename : MTY-TV16.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 5-15-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
    TeleVox 1.0 beta for Win3.1   [1/1]             Previous Total : 26      
   ___________________________    _____________     Release Score  : 2       
   \_  |  _/  \  _ \____/  \  \  / \___ ___/ /      Running Total  : 28      
    /     \  \ \   /_/\_ `  \ /_/   \_/ \_/  __                              
    \_|_|_/\___/_|__/__/_|__/___/___/\___/\____                              
    Released: [05-15-96]   Mortality 96!                                     
                                                                             
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   Filename : MTY-TV32.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 5-15-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
    TeleVox 1.0 beta for Win95   [1/1]              Previous Total : 28      
   ___________________________    _____________     Release Score  : 2       
   \_  |  _/  \  _ \____/  \  \  / \___ ___/ /      Running Total  : 30      
    /     \  \ \   /_/\_ `  \ /_/   \_/ \_/  __                              
    \_|_|_/\___/_|__/__/_|__/___/___/\___/\____                              
    Released: [05-15-96]   Mortality 96!                                     
                                                                             
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   Filename : MTYGWEB.ZIP         Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 5-15-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
    G Web (c) Virtual Presence    [1/1]             Previous Total : 30      
   ___________________________    _____________     Release Score  : 2       
   \_  |  _/  \  _ \____/  \  \  / \___ ___/ /      Running Total  : 32      
    /     \  \ \   /_/\_ `  \ /_/   \_/ \_/  __                              
    \_|_|_/\___/_|__/__/_|__/___/___/\___/\____                              
    Released: [05-15-96]   Mortality 96!                                     
                                                                             
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   Filename : MTYGWIN.ZIP         Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 5-15-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
    Genesis World Buildier (c) Virtual Prescene     Previous Total : 32      
   ___________________________    _____________     Release Score  : 2       
   \_  |  _/  \  _ \____/  \  \  / \___ ___/ /      Running Total  : 34      
    /     \  \ \   /_/\_ `  \ /_/   \_/ \_/  __                              
    \_|_|_/\___/_|__/__/_|__/___/___/\___/\____                              
    Released: [05-15-96]   Mortality 96!                                     
                                                                             
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   Filename : GENLITE.ZIP         Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 5-16-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
         Genesis World Builder Lite                 Previous Total : 34      
       ______.______._____._____._____              Release Score  : 1       
     <      >    __/     \__   <     \            Running Total  : 35      
    __/           \__     __/__     ___>                                     
   \______\____/  _/     \ _      \pn                                      
   (==[01/01]\_____\_______>[05/16/96]==)                                    
                                                                             
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   Filename : GWEBLTE.ZIP         Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 5-16-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
    GWeb Lite (c) Virtual Presence, Ltd.            Previous Total : 35      
       ______.______._____._____._____              Release Score  : 1       
     <      >    __/     \__   <     \            Running Total  : 36      
    __/           \__     __/__     ___>                                     
   \______\____/  _/     \ _      \pn                                      
   (==[01/01]\_____\_______>[05/16/96]==)                                    
                                                                             
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   Filename : PWAB2S01.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 5-10-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
   Windows NT 4.0 Server       [01/42]              Previous Total : 0       
   Beta 2                                           Release Score  : 3       
                                           Running Total  : 3       
           A Group                                         
            That Gives                                       
           Slightly                                        
            Less Than                                       
                 A Fuck.                                       
                            -XeN                                         
                                                                             
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   Filename : PWAB2W01.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 5-10-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
   Windows NT 4.0 Workstation  [01/40]              Previous Total : 3       
   Beta 2                                           Release Score  : 3       
                                           Running Total  : 6       
           A Group                                         
            That Gives                                       
           Slightly                                        
            Less Than                                       
                 A Fuck.                                       
                            -XeN                                         
                                                                             
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   Filename : PWAFOC01.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 5-11-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
   Focal Point      [01/13]                         Previous Total : 6       
                                           Release Score  : 4       
           A Group                Running Total  : 10      
            That Gives                                       
           Slightly                                        
            Less Than                                       
                 A Fuck.                                       
                            -XeN                                         
                                                                             
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   Filename : PWAINOC1.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 5-11-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
   Inoculan Anti-Virus for WinNT [1/9]              Previous Total : 10      
   version 1.01                                     Release Score  : 5       
                                           Running Total  : 15      
           A Group                                         
            That Gives                                       
           Slightly                                        
            Less Than                                       
                 A Fuck.                                       
                            -XeN                                         
                                                                             
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   Filename : PWASAL01.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 5-11-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
   Salsa For The Desktop 1.02a [01/12]              Previous Total : 15      
                                           Release Score  : 5       
           A Group                Running Total  : 20      
            That Gives                                       
           Slightly                                        
            Less Than                                       
                 A Fuck.                                       
                            -XeN                                         
                                                                             
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   Filename : PWAMNG01.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 5-14-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
   Intel ManageWise 2.1        [01/26]              Previous Total : 20      
                                           Release Score  : 3       
           A Group                Running Total  : 23      
            That Gives                                       
           Slightly                                        
            Less Than                                       
                 A Fuck.                                       
                            -XeN                                         
                                                                             
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   Filename : OL3DPWA.ZIP         Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 5-15-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
   OnLive 3D internet graphic adventure             Previous Total : 23      
      for win95 1.0b12.1         1/1                Release Score  : 2       
                                                    Running Total  : 25      
                                                                    
           A Group                                         
            That Gives                                       
           Slightly                                        
            Less Than                                       
                 A Fuck.                                       
                            -XeNf                                        
                                                                             
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   Filename : PWABCR01.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 5-17-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
   Borland C++ 5.0 Developer's Suite                Previous Total : 25      
   Resource Kit              [01/37]                Release Score  : 5       
                                           Running Total  : 30      
           A Group                                         
            That Gives                                       
           Slightly                                        
            Less Than                                       
                 A Fuck.                                       
                            -XeN                                         
                                                                             
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   Filename : RBSWMAP1.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 5-16-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
    Windows Map v2.2 (c) Microsoft    [1/8]         Previous Total : 0       
     _____________ _____ _________ _______          Release Score  : 5       
     \_ _  \_ ____/_ _  \_ ____/ |_\  ___/          Running Total  : 5       
     /    _/  ___)/    _/  ___)  | \___  \                                   
    /   |  \_ |  \   |  \  |  \  :  \  :  \                                  
    \___|   /___  \____  \___  \___  \___  \                                 
    ====|__/===\__/===\__/==\__/==\__/==\__/                                 
     REBELS: WE MAKE ALL DAYS PARTY DAYS.                                    
                                                                             
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   Filename : XF-HBD01.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 5-12-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
   HORIZON DIGITAL BUSINESS DIRECTORY               Previous Total : 0       
   [01/29]       Release Score  : 3       
                     Running Total  : 3       
   ۲ ۲   ۲  ۲  ۲    ۲                                
   ۱ ۱   ۰   ۱  ۱                                    
     ۱  ۰     ۲                                  
   ۱ ۲  ۲  ۲ ۰   ۲ ۱  ۲                                
    ۱                                        
         sikos                                 
                                                                             
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   Filename : XF-DLS1.ZIP         Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 5-14-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
        DOS LAN SERVICE CLIENT OS/2                 Previous Total : 3       
       WARP SERVER ADVANCED (c) IBM                 Release Score  : 5       
   -[1/4]       Running Total  : 8       
                                              
   ۲ ۲   ۲  ۲  ۲    ۲                                
   ۱ ۱   ۰   ۱  ۱                                    
     ۱  ۰     ۲                                  
   ۱ ۲  ۲  ۲ ۰   ۲ ۱  ۲                                
    ۱                                        
         sikos                                 
                                                                             
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   Filename : XFINFO01.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 5-16-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
      CRYSTAL INFO V4.5 5 USER PILOT PAK            Previous Total : 8       
       Windows 3.1 / 95 / NT  -FULL CD-             Release Score  : 3       
   [01/38]       Running Total  : 11      
                                              
   ۲ ۲   ۲  ۲  ۲    ۲                                
   ۱ ۱   ۰   ۱  ۱                                    
     ۱  ۰     ۲                                  
   ۱ ۲  ۲  ۲ ۰   ۲ ۱  ۲                                
    ۱                                        
         sikos                                 
                                                                             
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                             Score Chart : Utils                             
                                                                             
   Ŀ  
        ͻ   
    DOD   22                                       
        ͹   
    MTY   36                         
        ͹   
    PWA   30                               
        ͹   
    RBS   5                                                         
        ͹   
    X-F   11                                                  
        ͼ   
     
                                                                             
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                          Average Score Per Release :                        
                          ---------------------------                        
                                                                             
                                Rebels - [5.0]                               
                             Drink or Die - [4.4]                            
                        Pirates with Attitudes - [3.8]                       
                                X-Force - [3.7]                              
                               Mortality - [2.2]                             
                                                                             
                                                                             
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                                              r e v i e w s !

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     Author  : Rebel Chicken                                                 
     Subject : Group Reviews : Utils                                         
                                                                             
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 ͻ
                                                                             
   The following is a chart combining the total points of the top 5 utils    
   groups within the past weeks :                                            
                                                                             
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   Ŀ  
           APR     APR     MAY     MAY     MAY     Total                   
        ͻ   
    DOD   3/1    3/1   21/5   22/5     /     49/12   4.4  +0.2    
        ͹   
    MTY  10/4    8/3   18/7   36/17    /     72/28   2.2  -0.4    
        ͹   
    PWA  23/4   18/6   33/10  30/8     /    104/28   3.8  +0.5    
        ͹   
    RBS   9/3    3/1   26/10   5/1     /     43/15   5.0  +2.4    
        ͹   
    X-F  24/10   3/1   19/6   11/3     /     57/20   3.7  +0.5    
        ͼ   
                                                                       
             # of Releases                  Current Yield              
           # of Points                            Change in Yield        
     
     Current Yield   = # of Points / # of Releases                           
     Change in Yield = Current Week's Yield - Previous Week's Yield          
                                                                             
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         ۰  ߰    ݰ    
               ߰                   
                                       
         ߰                  ߰         
                                  d e a r   r o a d  r e b e l ! ߰

 ͻ
                                                                             
       Welcome to Dear Road Rebel!  This is going to be YOUR column that is  
   a cross between Dear Abby and Dave Berry.  The most important part of     
   this is YOUR participation.  If you have ever had a question about the    
   scene or just a comment, here's the place!  Have you ever wanted to know  
   why some people do this or that?  ASK!  I would love to take it to the    
   extreme for you and we will be happy to research it!  I hope you have as  
   much fun with this as I will!  Remember, this is YOUR column!             
                                                                             
 ͼ

 ͻ
                                                                             
   Topic For Next Week : The Internet and the BBS scene.                     
                                                                             
       The Internet was introduced to us just a few years ago.  In reality,  
   it is a relatively new resource for us all.  Yet it has managed to take   
   the scene by surprise and is now an indepensible resource that we could   
   not manage without.  Previous to the Internet, BBSs were the only method  
   of warez transport.  Couriers had to work hard to get a release from      
   one board to all the rest, a feat that is rather amazing to me today      
   when I look back.  However, with the advent of the Internet, a file can   
   make it around the world in under 5 minutes!  Most files reach the top    
   boards within 6 hours of their release!  Still, though, BBSs do have      
   clear advantages over the Internet.  Some of these advantages are a       
   searchable file base, easier access restriction, and most of all, a       
   public message base, one that, on the Internet, could only be controlled  
   through a fast listserv.  Why haven't all these T1 FTP sites converted    
   to telnet nodes for a PCBoard setup?  What do you think the Internet has  
   done to the BBS scene?  What do you think the BBS scene will be like in   
   a year or two?  What do you think the Internet will be like then?  How    
   do you feel about this technological revolution?                          
                                                                             
 ͹
                                                                             
   Please E-Mail all responses to an385786@anon.penet.fi.                    
                                                                             
                                                                             
 ͼ

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  THURSDAY      APRIL 18                                                    
 
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  CB44CLI6.ZIP   9  WIN  4th Dimension Client                             
  CB4DOC13.ZIP  13  WIN  4th Dimension Dox                                
  CB4PDESK.ZIP   1  W95  PowerDesk v1.1                                   
  FBI!EMC2.ZIP   2  WIN  Email Connections                                
  FBIEMC2.ZIP    2  W95  Email Connections                                
  FBIMCFE.ZIP    1  WIN  McAfee April Update                              
  L0DTK95C.ZIP   3  W95  Fast Track 95                                    
  NOVAOR3.ZIP    3  DOS  Age of Rifles v0.48                              
  PWA93W17.ZIP  46  WNT  Windows NT v4.0 Workstation                      
  PWATBP24.ZIP  27  WIN  TextBridge Pro                                   
  SWIOPT02.ZIP  22  WIN  Optivity v5.3                                    
  UCF-HWA.ZIP    1  WIN  Help Writers Assistant                           
  UCF-PDSK.ZIP   1  WIN  Power Desk v1.1                                  
  UCF-TP32.ZIP   1  W95  ThumbsPlus v3.0                                  
  WC2_12.ZIP     1  DOS  Warcraft II Update v.1.12                        
 

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  FRIDAY        APRIL 19                                                    
 
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  FILENAME      D#  O/S  DESCRIPTION                                      
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  CB44SRV01ZIP   9  WIN  4th Dimension Server                             
  FBI!P105.ZIP   1  DOS  PFed v1.05                                       
  ITTF01.ZIP    15  WIN  Microsoft International TTF's                    
  OEMW9520.ZIP  20  W95  Microsoft OEM Service 2 Beta 95                  
  OLTRVL03.ZIP   3  W95  OnLive!                                          
  PWAEDG04.ZIP  87  WIN  Solid Edge v01.00.03.11                          
  RBSL3D01.ZIP  24  WIN  Landscape Designer 3D                            
  XF-CV321.ZIP   5  W95  DEC Intel to Alpha Converter Limited Beta        
  XF-LSP6.ZIP    1  W95  DEC Light & Sound Pack v2.0 Beta                 
  XFONLIN2.ZIP   2  WIN  Lexis-Nexis Online Connection                    
  XFPUT95.ZIP    1  W95  95 POWER UTILS V. 1.10.11                        
  XFRES1.ZIP     3  WIN  Lexis-Nexis Research                             
 

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  SATURDAY      APRIL 20                                                    
 
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  FILENAME      D#  O/S  DESCRIPTION                                      
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  ANON-DSO.ZIP   1  DOS  Dark Sands : Crimson Sun                         
  FBI!KCD2.ZIP   2  WIN  Kodak Photo CD Access                            
  FBI!SPD5.ZIP   5  DOS  Speed Haste                                      
  IMP-CPK7.ZIP   7  WIN  Caere Pagekeeper v2.01                           
  PSG-TOP3.ZIP   3  WIN  Tacops                                           
  PST-NER2.ZIP   2  WIN  Neuro Router v2.0                                
  PWAWCCV5.ZIP   1  W95  wcCODE                                           
  RBS-BE22.ZIP  22  DOS  Backup Exec 4 Netware                            
  RBS-WP07.ZIP  34  WIN  Winport v5.0                                     
  RFXPWA38.ZIP  38  WIN  Reflection Suite v5.02                           
  RTN-NTM.ZIP    1  W95  NetTerm v2.8.9                                   
  SC72_41.ZIP   41  WIN  Symantec C++ v7.2                                
  SWIS3101.ZIP  37  WIN  Siper Charts v3.0                                
  TC-NNT04.ZIP   4  WNT  Norton NT Tools v3.51                            
  TC-QS.ZIP      1  WIN  DeltaPoint QuickSite                             
  TC-WS03.ZIP    1  W95  WebSite v1.1                                     
 

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  SUNDAY        APRIL 21                                                    
 
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  FILENAME      D#  O/S  DESCRIPTION                                      
 Ĵ
  COPSKP5.ZIP    5  WIN  Kids Pack 2                                      
  DA-DM14.ZIP    1  WIN  DirMan v1.40                                     
  DA-HS260.ZIP   1  W95  HyperSnap v2.60                                  
  DA-SK475.ZIP   1  WIN  HyperDisk Speedkit v4.75                         
  DBDGWA10.ZIP  17  WIN  Beavis & Butthead Featuring GWAR                 
  MSQ95D23.ZIP  34  W95  Microsoft Windows 95 DDK                         
  MTY-CWK2.ZIP   2  WIN  CyberWorks                                       
  PNC-RT85.ZIP   5  WIN  RoundTable v8.0A8B                               
  SDM_WPS.ZIP    1  OS2  Workplace Solution v1.0                          
  UCFGCPFI.ZIP   1  WIN  Gibbon Finger v1.0                               
  UCFMR2IW.ZIP   1  OS2  MR/2 ICE v0.99w                                  
 

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  MONDAY        APRIL 22                                                    
 
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  FILENAME      D#  O/S  DESCRIPTION                                      
 Ĵ
  ARISCMT5.ZIP   7  DOS  Compiling Tools                                  
  COPSFY2.ZIP    2  WIN  Family Information                               
  DRA4-01.ZIP    9  DOS  Dragon Knight 4                                  
  FBI!NSH4.ZIP   4  DOS  NetSheild v2.31                                  
  MTY-TB95.ZIP   1  W95  Turbo Browser                                    
  PWAIT14.ZIP   62  WIN  Imagineer Technical v1.0                         
 

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  TUESDAY       APRIL 23                                                    
 
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  FILENAME      D#  O/S  DESCRIPTION                                      
 Ĵ
  AIRLINE3.ZIP   3  WIN  Airlines                                         
  DOMDAG09.ZIP   9  W95  Dagesh                                           
  MTY-ARC1.ZIP   4  WIN  Instant Architect v2.0                           
  PIE-CM11.ZIP   1  W95  CommandLine v1.1                                 
  PNC-A16.ZIP    1  WIN  Agent v.99d                                      
  PNC-A32.ZIP    1  W95  Agent v.99d                                      
  PWAXRAY2.ZIP   1  WIN  NetXRay v1.1.3                                   
  TC-NSG03.ZIP   3  W95  Netscape Navigator v2.01 GOLD                    
  UCF-T4KY.ZIP   1  DOS  Terminate v4.0                                   
 

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  WEDNESDAY     APRIL 24                                                    
 
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  FILENAME      D#  O/S  DESCRIPTION                                      
 Ĵ
  COPSPT2.ZIP    2  WIN  Family Pets                                      
  COPSWG10.ZIP   1  WIN  WinGate v3.10                                    
  DODALIB4.ZIP   4  W95  Alibaba v2.0 Web Server                          
  E3DXTR01.ZIP  13  WIN  Extreme 3D AddOns                                
  L0D-DM7.ZIP    1  DOS  Ontrack v7.9                                     
  NRG-Z905.ZIP  26  W95  Labview v4.0 Development System                  
  PWA-OLT.ZIP    1  WIN  Onlive Traveler Utopia Gateway v1.0b7.3          
  PWAVAA03.ZIP   3  W95  VBAssist v4.0a                                   
  PWAVAB04.ZIP   4  W95  VBAssist v4.0b                                   
  RORHCBG2.ZIP   2  WIN  Hoyle Classic Board Games                        
  RORSKNY7.ZIP   7  WIN  Skunny Multi-Language                            
  SDMLG5D7.ZIP   7  WIN  Novell LAN WorkGroup v5.0                        
  SWIS3506.ZIP  19  WIN  Super Charts v3.0                                
  TACWS213.ZIP   1  WIN  WinSock2 Beta v1.3                               
  TC-SWCRK.ZIP   1  WIN  Superweb Web Server                              
  UCFPCS12.ZIP   1  DOS  PC Security v1.2                                 
  UCFSMI95.ZIP   1  W95  SmilerShell v1.4                                 
 

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  SATURDAY      APRIL 25                                                    
 
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  FILENAME      D#  O/S  DESCRIPTION                                      
 Ĵ
  CH463-8.ZIP    8  W95  Netmanage Chameleon v4.6.3                       
  COPSVMS.ZIP    1  WIN  Voice E-Mail v.3.0                               
  DA-BP44P.ZIP   1  DOS  Bitware Plus v4.04 Patch                         
  DA-CNV13.ZIP   1  W95  Riada Convert v1.3                               
  DA-FG50.ZIP    1  WIN  Formula Graphics v5.0                            
  DFTFBSE3.ZIP   3  WIN  FirstBase v3.12                                  
  DFTNLOAD.ZIP   1  WIN  NetLoad v1.0k FTP Client                         
  NET2ADD5.ZIP   1  W95  Netscape v2.0 AddOns                             
  QNT-PI23.ZIP  23  WIN  Private Investigator                             
  RBSCO727.ZIP  60  W95  Corel Office 7 BETA 3                            
  STRIP28.ZIP   28  WIN  Strip Poker Pro                                  
  VIS4033.ZIP   33  W95  Visio 4.0 International                          
  STUDIO39.ZIP   1  WIN  Gold Desk StudioM                                
  XFBBR08.ZIP    8  W95  MS Blackbird Designer v11.0.5.0206               
  XFBIRD03.ZIP   3  W95  Microsoft Blackbird Viewer                       
 

 Ŀ
  SUNDAY        APRIL 26                                                    
 
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  FILENAME      D#  O/S  DESCRIPTION                                      
 Ĵ
  COPSALG.ZIP    1  WIN  Algebra 1-4 v1.01                                
  COPSCE10.ZIP   1  WIN  Computer Ease v1.0                               
  COPSMNE.ZIP    1  WIN  The Money Controller                             
  DCS_QRD.ZIP    1  W95   QRead v2.0 File Viewer                          
  FBI!BS16.ZIP  18  WIN  Bermuda Syndrome                                 
  FBI!NSP2.ZIP   2  WIN  Netscape Powerpack v2.0                          
  HZN-FTPU.ZIP   1  WIN  Reflection FTP Utilities                         
  L0D$LM16.ZIP   1  WIN  LiveMarkup 16                                    
  PNCXREF2.ZIP   1  DOS  XRef v2.0                                        
  STRIPD5.ZIP    6  DOS  Strip Poker                                      
  TC-WSK03.ZIP   3  W95  Web Starter Kit                                  
  TRD-SD40.ZIP  40  DOS  Super Stardust 96 Animations                     
 

 Ŀ
  MONDAY        APRIL 27                                                    
 
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  FILENAME      D#  O/S  DESCRIPTION                                      
 Ĵ
  CAD-COM.ZIP    2  OS2  Control-Alt-Delete Commander                     
  CHIPCHT2.ZIP   2  OS2  ChipChat Wireless Communicator                   
  CNWCRACK.ZIP   1  DOS  Conquest of the New World Crack                  
  COPSATZ.ZIP    1  WIN  At The Zoo v3.1                                  
  COPYSHOP.ZIP   1  OS2  CopyShop/2                                       
  PWAFTPG6.ZIP   6  WIN  MS Frontpage v1.1                                
  PWASPW3.ZIP    3  W95  ASAP WordPower                                   
  PWAWTLK3.ZIP   3  WIN  Talking Windows v3.0 Build 47                    
  SDMTM53.ZIP    3  DOS  TASM v5.0 for Borland C++ 5.0                    
  SSD96CRK.ZIP   1  DOS  Super Star Dust 96 Crack                         
  TAC-AS69.ZIP   9  WNT  ARCServeR v6.0                                   
  TACASD66.ZIP   6  W95  ARCServeR v6.0                                   
  UCF-CBAR.ZIP   1  DOS  ClysBar                                          
  UCF-TD43.ZIP   1  WIN  TrayDay v4.3                                     
  UCFISY11.ZIP   1  WIN  IniSpy v1.1                                      
  UCFMUSCP.ZIP   1  WIN  Music Plus v3.4                                  
  UCFTIMEC.ZIP   1  WIN  Time & Chaos v3.1b Pro                           
 

 Ŀ
  TUESDAY       APRIL 28                                                    
 
 Ŀ
  FILENAME      D#  O/S  DESCRIPTION                                      
 Ĵ
  DFTEMLA2.ZIP   2  W95  E-Mail Assistant                                 
  DOX-GMM.ZIP    1  W95  Gear Multimedia                                  
  DOX-UPS7.ZIP   7  WIN  LanSafe 3 and FailSafe 3                         
  DOXGDOC5.ZIP   5  W95  Gear Mastering Manuals                           
  DSCG4512.ZIP  27  W95  Borland CodeGuard v4.0                           
  HST-LMQW.ZIP   1  WIN  Quarterdeck Location Manager                     
  HST-MV1E.ZIP   1  WIN  Microsoft Video                                  
  HSTMCAP3.ZIP   3  WIN  Magic Cap                                        
  MTY-ATS5.ZIP   5  W95  AutoSketch                                       
  OS7-33.ZIP    33  DOS  Oracle Server v7.2.2                             
  PHX!BLP2.ZIP   2  WIN  Businessware Legal Point                         
  PMPN250R.ZIP   1  OS2  PM PostNotes v2.50a                              
  PNC-IT1.ZIP    1  WIN  Internet ToolPak v1.0                            
  PNCAGENT.ZIP   1  DOS  Agent v.99d AddOns                               
  PWAOAG-4.ZIP   4  WIN  Official Airline Guide                           
  UCF-RASP.ZIP   1  DOS  RAS Professional v0.41                           
  UCF-WARJ.ZIP   1  W95  WinArj v2.20                                     
  UCFAWEBK.ZIP   1  DOS  AWE32 Bank Manager v1.20                         
  UCFHTMNP.ZIP   1  W95  HTML Noepad v1.19                                
 

 Ŀ
  WEDNESDAY     APRIL 29                                                    
 
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  FILENAME      D#  O/S  DESCRIPTION                                      
 Ĵ
  4OS2_252.ZIP   1  OS2  4OS2 v2.52                                       
  BZR-WF13.ZIP  13  DOS  Welcome to the Future                            
  DODLWP15.ZIP  15  D/W  Lan Workplace v5.1                               
  DSCG4527.ZIP  27  W95  Borland CodeGuard v4.5                           
  EX_Q1644.ZIP  44  W95  Quick Expense v1.6                               
  FBINSP2.ZIP    2  WIN  Netscape Powerpack v2.0                          
  FRC-FF1.ZIP    1  DOS  Form Filler v4.0                                 
  GNX32FH2.ZIP   1  W95  FontHandler v2.0                                 
  KUDO22.ZIP    29  DOS  Kudo CD Publisher                                
  MDC-BCS7.ZIP   7  DOS  Betacam SX                                       
  MSQS190.ZIP    1  WIN  Shez v1.09                                       
  MTYDDR03.ZIP   3  WIN  Digital Dressing Room Beta v1.00                 
  NF-FW022.ZIP  22  DOS  Fire Wind                                        
  PWAOP608.ZIP  30  WIN  Bay Networks Optivity v6.0                       
  QINTS213.ZIP   3  WIN  Quarterdeck Internet Suit v2.10                  
  SCALER13.ZIP   1  DOS  Scaler v1.30                                     
  SMS-OILC.ZIP   1  W95  OilCap v1.0 Pro                                  
  SPUDA-20.ZIP  21  DOS  Spud 1                                           
  T96TVD35.ZIP  36  W95  Trillium Visual Designer                         
  TC-DSKPR.ZIP   1  WNT  Diskeeper                                        
 

 Ŀ
  THURSDAY      APRIL 30                                                    
 
 Ŀ
  FILENAME      D#  O/S  DESCRIPTION                                      
 Ĵ
  A95UN-09.ZIP  32  WIN  Access 95 Unleashed                              
  BREND-25.ZIP  25  WIN  BRender SDK v1.2                                 
  COPSB03.ZIP    3  WIN  FutureTense Texture Editor BETA v9.0             
  DA-758S1.ZIP   3  W95  Dr. Solomon'S Anti-Virus v7.58                   
  DA-BR21.ZIP    1  WIN  MVP Bridge V2.1                                  
  DFTFTEXT.ZIP   1  WIN  FlexText v2.2                                    
  DFTWEBS2.ZIP   2  WIN  WebStor v1.01                                    
  DSG-CCMD.ZIP   9  DOS  Command & Conquer Mission Pack 1                 
  FRC-MC2.ZIP    2  DOS  Micro Cookbook v4.0c                             
  FS-GP21.ZIP   37  DOS  Genotropin Marketing Service Bank                
  HPBMOM.ZIP     1  W95  Hewlett Packard Backup                           
  KALI12U.ZIP    1  DOS  Kali v1.2u                                       
  MADK-01.ZIP   65  W95  Microsoft Active-X Developer's Kit               
  MTYFIRES.ZIP   1  DOS  FireSoft Q&A : Officer!                          
  NFS-CM56.ZIP  69  DOS  Chronomaster                                     
  NPMVRSC8.ZIP   8  DOS  VR Soccer 96                                     
  NUTSPHA3.ZIP   3  DOS  Speed Haste                                      
  PWAOP630.ZIP  30  WIN  Bay Networks Optivity v6.0                       
  SPUDA-21.ZIP  21  DOS  Spud 1                                           
  THCS2B30.ZIP  30  W95  Microsoft OEM SR2 Beta 1                         
  THCS2BCR.ZIP   1  W95  Microsoft OEM SR2 Beta 1 Crack                   
 

 Ŀ
  THURSDAY      MAY 1                                                       
 
 Ŀ
  FILENAME      D#  O/S  DESCRIPTION                                      
 Ĵ
  1KFNTS01.ZIP  52  WIN  1000 Fonts                                       
  ATIVIDD1.ZIP   3  DOS  ATI Video Basic                                  
  BB-IEE01.ZIP   3  W95  International Extensions                         
  COPSWMR.ZIP    1  W95  WillMaker Legal Pro                              
  NFS-CA26.ZIP  26  DOS  Chronomaster AddOns                              
  PWASPPSN.ZIP   1  DOS  Serif PagePlus                                   
  SYSVWWIN.ZIP   1  WIN  SysView                                          
  TRSINT02.ZIP  50  WIN  Referance Interactive Studio                     
  TRSSMP07.ZIP   7  WIN  SmartPics v1.0a                                  
  UCF-ICCD.ZIP   1  W95  ICCD CD Player v3.1a                             
  UCFMANIA.ZIP   1  W95  Macro Mania v2.1                                 
  UCFNSMED.ZIP   1  DOS  NSM Edit v2.5                                    
  UCFPRS27.ZIP   1  W95  Print Screen 95 v2.7                             
  UCFQSOFT.ZIP   1  W95  Quick Soft 96                                    
  UCFTCTBX.ZIP   1  W95  TC's Toolbox v2.4                                
  UCFWPC42.ZIP   1  WIN  WPC v4.2                                         
  WCMD211.ZIP    1  W95  Windows Commander v2.11                          
  WINZIP61.ZIP   1  W95  WinZip v6.1                                      
 

 Ŀ
  FRIDAY        MAY 2                                                       
 
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  FILENAME      D#  O/S  DESCRIPTION                                      
 Ĵ
  AMM-FF21.ZIP   1  WIN  FontFolder vv2.1                                 
  ATAAB3AW.ZIP   1  W95  Address Book v3.0a                               
  ATAFO41W.ZIP   1  WIN  Family Origins v4.1                              
  ATAPHJ1W.ZIP   1  WIN  Personal Health Journal v1.0                     
  BB-IPP05.ZIP   5  W95  Microsoft Internet Assistant                     
  CB495-9.ZIP    9  W95  Xoftware v4.0                                    
  CB4ARCH3.ZIP   3  WIN  Archnid 95 Pre-Release v2.0                      
  CB4CBP-2.ZIP   2  WIN  CyberPilot v1.0 Pro                              
  CB4CML95.ZIP   1  W95  CMail Server Lite v1.3                           
  CB4CMLNT.ZIP   1  WNT  CMail Server Lite v1.3                           
  CB4GRABS.ZIP   1  WIN  Grab a Site v2.0.2                               
  CB4NT-4.ZIP    9  WNT  Xoftware v4.0                                    
  CIGARS.ZIP     1  W95  Cigar Cursors                                    
  DA-SWD05.ZIP   1  DOS  Sophos Sweep                                     
  DA-SWW05.ZIP   1  W95  Sophos Sweep                                     
  DFPV240.ZIP    1  W95  PolyView v2.4                                    
  DFTQLNK2.ZIP   2  WIN  QuickLink Explorer v2.05                         
  FLPRFB10.ZIP   1  DOS  FoolProof Security Beta v1.0                     
  LL-FW09.ZIP    9  WIN  Fire Wind                                        
  MADK-04.ZIP   65  WIN  Microsoft Active-X Developer's Kit               
  MTYMWA11.ZIP  11  WIN  Toolworks Multimedia World Atlas                 
  MTYPCSUN.ZIP   1  SUN  Perl-CCI for SunBSD v4.1.3                       
  NETPK30.ZIP   46  W95  CServe Internet Pack                             
  NRG-SAT2.ZIP   2  W95  One on One with the SAT                          
  OD15-2.ZIP     2  OS2  Object Desktop v1.5                              
  PSBLTYW2.ZIP   2  WIN  Possibility                                      
  RBS-ADM.ZIP    1  OS2  IBM AntiVirus v2.5 Beta 2                        
  RBS-AVB.ZIP    1  DOS  IBM Antivirus v2.5 Beta 2                        
  RORCCW27.ZIP   7  DOS  Command & Conquer/WarCraft 2 Toolkit             
  SVA-ECW5.ZIP   5  W95  Enterprise Client                                
  SX-4GL.ZIP     1  XWN  4GL With ESQLC                                   
  TRSIS20.ZIP   20  WIN  Microsoft Internet Information Server            
 

 Ŀ
  SATURDAY      MAY 3                                                       
 
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  FILENAME      D#  O/S  DESCRIPTION                                      
 Ĵ
  05NAV96.ZIP    1  W95  Norton Antivirus May Definitions                 
  CB4311-9.ZIP   9  WIN  Xoftware v4.0                                    
  CB4NT-9.ZIP    9  WNT  Xoftware v4.0                                    
  DFTAMTE6.ZIP   6  W95  AutoMate v2.34                                   
  DFTMADD1.ZIP   8  WIN  Money Pro AddOns                                 
  DFTVZPRO.ZIP   1  W95  VisualZip v1.5 Pro                               
  DODKHLA3.ZIP   3  W95  Home Legal Advisor                               
  DODQLAW2.ZIP   2  W95  Quicken Family Lawyer                            
  DODSPROM.ZIP   1  W95  SPEEDYROM v1.0                                   
  DUKE3D11.ZIP  11  DOS  Duke Nukem 3D                                    
  FRCMOO51.ZIP  57  W95  Moody's International Data 95                    
  RBS-TCP4.ZIP   1  OS2  OS/2 TCP/IP Stack v4.0 Beta                      
  RSH-EX34.ZIP   4  W95  ExTrans v3.0                                     
  SX-MBED.ZIP   11  W95  MBed                                             
  SX-SED32.ZIP   1  W95  Sizzler Editor                                   
  SX-SIZ16.ZIP   1  WIN  Sizzler                                          
  SX-SIZ32.ZIP   1  W95  Sizzler                                          
  SX-SS3D.ZIP    1  W95  Superscape 3D                                    
  T96ITV09.ZIP   9  W95  Inside The Vatican                               
  UCF-NBEL.ZIP   1  WIN  NewBel v1.01                                     
  UCFLADYB.ZIP   1  WIN  LadyBird v1.8                                    
  UCFMEDIT.ZIP   1  W95  MapEdit 95/NT v2.23                              
  UCFQV302.ZIP   1  W95  Quick View Plus v.3.0.2                          
  UCFTABIT.ZIP   1  WIN  TabIt v1.00                                      
  VELMUP11.ZIP  11  W95  Muppet Beginning to Read                         
 

 Ŀ
  SUNDAY        MAY 4                                                       
 
 Ŀ
  FILENAME      D#  O/S  DESCRIPTION                                  
 Ĵ
  BB-AUT01.ZIP   4  W95  Microsoft Access 95 Upsizing                 
  COPSAL3.ZIP    3  DOS  Blake Stone : Aliens of Gold                 
  COPSFBS.ZIP    1  DOS  Forbes Thoughts on Business Life             
  DFTDTACC.ZIP   1  WIN  DataRamp Clear Client                        
  DNS-S211.ZIP   1  WIN  Smooth Editor v2.11                          
  FRC-PB13.ZIP  13  W95  PowerBuilder Desktop Edition v4.0.03         
  MGEUC237.ZIP   1  WIN  UltraCompressor Beta v2.37                   
  NOVASIST.ZIP   1  W95  Microsoft Support Assistant                  
  NOVMGR04.ZIP   4  W95  Microsoft Mini Manager v1.00.014             
  NRG-FHE5.ZIP   5  DOS  MacroMedia Freehand v5.0                     
  OS2TOOL.ZIP    1  OS2  OS/2 System Tools v4.1                       
  PAINTB-3.ZIP   3  W95  Lemmings Paintball                           
  PWAEMP08.ZIP   8  WIN  Empower v1.4.16                              
  PWASOFTC.ZIP   1  W95  SoftCode v3.2                                
  PWASOFTD.ZIP   1  W95  SoftDemo v3.2                                
  PWASPSCR.ZIP   1  W95  SpeedScreen v3.2                             
  RSH-FW01.ZIP   3  WIN  File Works v1.2                              
  S-WCOS2P.ZIP  25  OS2  Watcom C/C++ v10.6                           
  SVA-EE1.ZIP    6  DOS  Envelope Engine v.1.2.2                      
  UCF-FKEY.ZIP   1  WIN  FastKey v1.20                                
  UCF-KALI.ZIP   1  W95  Kali 95 v0.9b                                
  UCFCTALK.ZIP   1  WIN  Clock Talk 32                                
  UCFGIFKT.ZIP   1  W95  GIF Construction Kit v1.0                    
  UCFHSNPK.ZIP   1  W95  HyperSnap Keymaker                           
  UCFMANGL.ZIP   1  W95  MicroAngelo v2.0                             
  UCFRASPK.ZIP   1  DOS  RAS Pro                                      
  UCFSHW17.ZIP   1  WIN  ShellWizard v1.7                             
  XF-FWB9.ZIP   21  W95  DEC Altavista Firewall BETA                  
 

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  MONDAY        MAY 5                                                       
 
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  FILENAME      D#  O/S  DESCRIPTION                                      
 Ĵ
  AXSWRPY3.ZIP   3  WIN  WirePlay                                         
  CS-04.ZIP     27  WIN  Comedy Store                                     
  D3DLVEDT.ZIP   1  DOS  Duke Nukem 3D Level Editor                       
  DSO_22.ZIP    22  WIN  Dark Sun On-Line Beta Client                     
  DUKESCR.ZIP    1  W95  Duke Nukem 3D Screen Saver                       
  FRC-HOJ6.ZIP   6  WIN  Hooked on Java Developer's Kit                   
  MTYCRTB5.ZIP   1  WIN  CRT v1.1 Beta Release 5                          
  NRG-T106.ZIP   6  DOS  Micro House v6.1.5                               
  PDOX7-7.ZIP    7  W95  Paradox v7.0                                     
  PWAFRCST.ZIP   1  W95  FourCast v96.1                                   
  RBS-ADNT.ZIP   1  WNT  IBM Antivirus v2.5 BETA 2                        
  RORCY233.ZIP  33  DOS  Cyberia 2 : Resurrection                         
  RORPTG6.ZIP    6  DOS  Power : The Game                                 
  S-WCDW53.ZIP  53  WIN  Watcom C/C++ v10.6                               
  S-WCNT56.ZIP  56  W95  Watcom C/C++ v10.6                               
  SVA-KV4.ZIP    4  WIN  Key View v5.0                                    
  WFF3PWAM.ZIP  22  W95  WorkFlo Fax v3.0 Beta 1                          
 

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  TUESDAY       MAY 6                                                       
 
 Ŀ
  FILENAME      D#  O/S  DESCRIPTION                                      
 Ĵ
  AMRHSTA5.ZIP   5  WIN  American History Atlas v1.0c                     
  BTOMCY06.ZIP  11  DOS  Motor City v1.2                                  
  COPSTCD.ZIP    1  WIN  TC-Director v.2.1                                
  DA-A114E.ZIP   1  DOS  AGSI v1.1.4                                      
  DFG2-MCC.ZIP   1  WIN  Drag and File Gold v2.03d                        
  DFTADPR2.ZIP   2  W95  Address Database Professional v4.0.10            
  DFTBPAC8.ZIP   8  W95  Business Suite Pack                              
  DFTPYRL2.ZIP   2  DOS  Payroll Plus v1.3                                
  DMN-FD34.ZIP   4  W95  First Aid 95 Deluxe 3                            
  HTTPDW32.ZIP   1  WIN  IBM Internet Connection Server                   
  IC-GM95B.ZIP   3  W95  Goldmine                                         
  ICS.ZIP        1  OS2  IBM Internet Connection Server                   
  ICSNTB1.ZIP    1  WNT  IBM Internet Connection Server                   
  JBZVRSS6.ZIP   6  DOS  VR Soccer 96 Sound AddOns                        
  MSC-TMTR.ZIP   1  W95  TimeTree v1.0b                                   
  MTYKCD4.ZIP    4  WIN  Key Calendar Designer                            
  NFSDIET1.ZIP   1  W95  Health And Diet Pro                              
  NOVIOLE4.ZIP   4  W95  OLE 2                                            
  NRG-C117.ZIP  17  DOS  Micro House v6.5.1.0K Controller Library         
  NRG-D112.ZIP  12  DOS  Micro House v6.5.1.0K Harddrive Library          
  NRG-N104.ZIP  15  DOS  Micro House v6.5.1.0K NetworkCard Library        
  NRG-V127.ZIP  27  DOS  Micro House v6.5.1.0K IO-Card Library            
  PCA96-4.ZIP    4  WIN  PC Anywhere 32 v2.0 Beta 1                       
  PNC-MPP.ZIP    1  DOS  Mind Path Presentation F/X v1.3                  
  PTSTTMB2.ZIP   2  DOS  TopicTeam v1.0 Beta                              
  PWADCS25.ZIP  25  WIN  Delrina CommSuite 95 v7.0.2                      
  PWAITF72.ZIP  73  DOS  Imagineer Technical v1.0                         
  PWAMW71D.ZIP   1  W95  MultiEdit v7.10d                                 
  S-LLCRCK.ZIP   1  WIN  Crack for LazaLabl v2.6                          
  S-WCH39.ZIP   39  WIN  Watcom C/C++ v10.6 Help Files                    
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  M8SGOLF2.ZIP   2  DOS  Sensible Golf                                    
  M8SURV-9.ZIP   9  DOS  Survival                                         
  MSQ-MV09.ZIP   9  W95  Microsoft Mediaview v1.4.1                       
  MSQ-MVA7.ZIP   7  DOS  Microsoft Mediaview Author v1.0                  
  MTYNT29A.ZIP   1  WIN  Net Term v2.9.0                                  
  MTYNT29B.ZIP   1  W95  Net Term v2.9.0                                  
  NRG-G3EO.ZIP   1  OS2  Gear MM v3.3                                     
  NRG-G40B.ZIP   2  W95  Gear MM v4.0                                     
  NRG-MHPC.ZIP  12  DOS  Micro Home v3.0 Pro                              
  PWAITF-6.ZIP  73  DOS  Imagineer Technical v1.0                         
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  CB4RMP-2.ZIP   2  W95  Remotely Possible 32 v2.0e                       
  CSUP9510.ZIP  38  W95  Close Up 95 v7.0                                 
  DMN-QB.ZIP     1  W95  QuickButton v2.6                                 
  DMN-XFP.ZIP    1  WIN  XFerPro v1.1                                     
  DRS-IB09.ZIP  43  DOS  InfoBase Server Edition                          
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  MDC-ALE5.ZIP   5  W95  Arts & Letters Express v5.0                      
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  SHAKII05.ZIP   5  DOS  Shakii the Wolf                                  
  STN-HRM2.ZIP   8  W95  Herman                                           
  THCSR2BC.ZIP   1  W95  Microsoft OEM SR2 Beta 1                         
  TO-CNA36.ZIP  47  W95  Connection Assistant v2.1a                       
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  CB4-CB4.ZIP    4  DOS  CBuilder v1.51 Build 4                           
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  FBI!FNTP.ZIP   1  W95  Font Pack Truetype                               
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  HHGEXTC3.ZIP   1  W95  Extracad III                                     
  HST-3D12.ZIP  12  W95  3D Deck Backyard Construction                    
  IMAGNT39.ZIP  39  WNT  Imagitech Design Workshop                        
  OCT-IBM4.ZIP   4  WIN  IBM LAN Client v2.0 Update                       
  PNC-PDQ2.ZIP   2  WIN  PDQComm v3.1                                     
  PNCISC13.ZIP  13  DOS  Inside Sports Swimsuit Calander                  
  PSG-EWJ5.ZIP   5  DOS  Earth Worm Jim 2                                 
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  RBS-BS51.ZIP  55  DOS  MacroMedia Backstage Pre-Release                 
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  IKBABE33.ZIP  33  WIN  Babe Interactive MovieBook                       
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  PWAB2S36.ZIP  42  WIN  Windows NT 4.0 Server                            
  PWAB2W40.ZIP  40  WIN  Windows NT 4.0 Workstation                       
  SM-WC2E1.ZIP   5  DOS  WarCraft 2 Expansion : Beyond the Dark Portal    
  TO-CNA23.ZIP  47  DOS  Connection Assistant v2.1a                       
 

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  EVR-ZIPB.ZIP   2  WIN  ZIP! Print Manage                                
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  MDC-MEX3.ZIP   3  DOS  Mail Extension v1.52                             
  MTYTWK14.ZIP  14  DOS  ToonWorks                                        
  MTYWM3-3.ZIP   3  W95  WebMedia Publisher Pro                           
  NPMT9630.ZIP  35  DOS  Tony La Russa Baseball 3 1996                    
  PAPRPRT3.ZIP   3  W95  PaperPort Software                               
  POY-4.ZIP      4  DOS  Player of the Year                               
  PWAFOC13.ZIP  13  WIN  Focal Point                                      
  PWAINOC7.ZIP   9  WNT  Inoculan Anti-Virus for WinNT                    
  PWASAL02.ZIP  12  W95  Salsa For The Desktop 1.02a                      
  RD-HPWIZ.ZIP   1  WIN  Homepage Wizard                                  
  SVA-UTD4.ZIP   4  WNT  UniGraphics Converter                            
  TPLAYG03.ZIP  50  W95  Triple Play Plus : Learn German                  
  TYRIAN4.ZIP    4  DOS  Tyrian                                           
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  DJWIN51D.ZIP   4  W95  Data Junction v5.1                               
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  EWJ2FIX.ZIP    1  DOS  Earthworm Jim 2 Fix                              
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  SCUMNPPA.ZIP  10  SYS  Nashville PlusPack Build 1072                    
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  UCFWWTCH.ZIP   1  WIN  Weight Watch v1.0                                
  WPC435R.ZIP    1  W95  Web Page Creator v4.35                           
  X-LS1732.ZIP   1  WIN  Lightning Strike Plug-in v1.7                    
  XF-HBD29.ZIP  29  DOS  Horizon Digital Business Directory               
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  NPMTSP44.ZIP  44  DOS  Tony La Russa Baseball 3 1996 Speech AddOn       
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  NRG-AP51.ZIP   2  W95  LabView v4.0 Application BUILDER                 
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  NRG-SQ16.ZIP  16  DOS  Gupta SQL Base v6.0                              
  PSGWAR30.ZIP  30  DOS  The War College                                  
  RL-MPWV5.ZIP   5  DOS  MultiPlatform WordView                           
  SPIRAW31.ZIP   1  WIN  Spira CD-R Software                              
  SPIRAW95.ZIP   1  W95  Spira CD-R Software                              
  TRD-TANC.ZIP  12  DOS  The War College : Tannenberg Scenario            
  TRDWARDA.ZIP  10  DOS  The War College : Online Docs                    
 

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  DOX-DPT.ZIP    1  DOS  DPT Scsi SmartCache                              
  DRS-ED10.ZIP  10  DOS  ELSATrak SMP System Documentation                
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  MTYSAXCM.ZIP   1  WIN  Sax Comm Objects Pro                             
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  PWAMNG08.ZIP  26  DOS  Intel ManageWise v2.1                            
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  UCFUED32.ZIP   1  W95  UltraEdit-32 v4.00                               
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  MTY-TV16.ZIP   1  WIN  TeleVox v1.0 Beta                                
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       Test your knowledge of the WAREZ SCENE!  The following are TEN mind   
   boggling "YOU DON'T KNOW NOTHIN'" questions!  Enter all your answers in,  
   and when you feel you're happy with them, press F10 and the computer      
   will tally up your score and spit it out at you.  For every question you  
   missed, the computer will indicate the correct answer.  Oh, and if you    
   feel like "You Don't Know Nothin'" midway through the quiz and don't      
   want to embarrass yourself with an incredibly low score, press ESC and    
   you'll be back on the bright side of RCN, the awesome music will calm     
   you down, and all will be well again.. enjoy!                             
                                                                             
   *PS* All answers are found in back issues of RCN!                         
                                                                             
 ͹
                                                                             
    1 The Quiet Riot is also known as :                                    
                                                                             
    [ ] A. Fallout                                                           
    [ ] B. Kitty Kat                                                         
    [ ] C. Violator                                                          
    [ ] D. Winterhawk                                                        
                                                                             
    2 The President of Amnesia is :                                        
                                                                             
    [ ] A. Dorian                                                            
    [ ] B. Lester                                                            
    [ ] C. The Resistance                                                    
    [ ] D. None of the Above                                                 
                                                                             
    3 ALL of the following bulletin boards have been busted EXCEPT :       
                                                                             
    [ ] A. Assassin's Guild                                                  
    [ ] B. The Ghetto                                                        
    [ ] C. Park Central                                                      
    [ ] D. The Wall                                                          
                                                                             
    4 The following group specializes in floppy games :                    
                                                                             
    [ ] A. Drink or Die                                                      
    [ ] B. Eclipse                                                           
    [ ] C. Pirates with Attitudes                                            
    [ ] D. Razor 1911                                                        
                                                                             
    5 Drapper runs a FTP site from this well known college/university :    
                                                                             
    [ ] A. University of California Berkeley                                 
    [ ] B. Diablo Valley College                                             
    [ ] C. Harvard and Radcliffe Colleges                                    
    [ ] D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology                             
                                                                             
    6 This new release group is named after a japanese cartoon show        
        produced by DIC :                                                    
                                                                             
    [ ] A. The Adventures of Batman & Robin                                  
    [ ] B. The Gargoyles                                                     
    [ ] C. Sailor Moon                                                       
    [ ] D. The Uncanny X-Men                                                 
                                                                             
    7 The channel #Exceed was once known as :                              
                                                                             
    [ ] A. #Amnesia                                                          
    [ ] B. #Fatefiles                                                        
    [ ] C. #M8leech                                                          
    [ ] D. #Warez10                                                          
                                                                             
    8 The following utils group shares its name with a game distributed    
        by Microforum Inc. :                                                 
                                                                             
    [ ] A. Corporation                                                       
    [ ] B. Drink or Die                                                      
    [ ] C. Pirates with Attitudes                                            
    [ ] D. X-Force                                                           
                                                                             
    9 Razor 1911 was first grouped in the year :                           
                                                                             
    [ ] A. 1983                                                              
    [ ] B. 1984                                                              
    [ ] C. 1985                                                              
    [ ] D. 1986                                                              
                                                                             
    10 ALL of the following are/were electronic magazines EXCEPT :         
                                                                             
    [ ] A. 168 Hours                                                         
    [ ] B. Defacto                                                           
    [ ] C. Generation-X                                                      
    [ ] D. Inquisition                                                       
                                                                             
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   Please E-Mail all comments to an385786@anon.penet.fi.                     
                                                                             
                                                                             
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       The following is a short survey on the popularity of the major scene  
   groups.  Please take the time to fill it out and return it to the         
   following address :                                                       
                                                                             
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    Which GAMES group is #1?                                                 
                                                                             
    [ ] Dynamix                                                              
    [ ] Hybrid                                                               
    [ ] Napalm                                                               
    [ ] Razor 1911                                                           
    [ ] Release on Rampage                                                   
                                                                             
    Which UTILS group is #1?                                                 
                                                                             
    [ ] Drink or Die                                                         
    [ ] Mortality                                                            
    [ ] Pirates with Attitudes                                               
    [ ] Rebels                                                               
    [ ] X-Force                                                              
                                                                             
    Which TRADE group is #1 in the field of NET couriering?                  
                                                                             
    [ ] Empire                                                               
    [ ] Everlast                                                             
    [ ] Fast Action Trading Exchange                                         
    [ ] Malice                                                               
    [ ] Motiv8                                                               
    [ ] Request to Send                                                      
    [ ] Rise in Superior Couriering                                          
                                                                             
    Which TRADE group is #1 in the field of BBS couriering?                  
                                                                             
    [ ] Empire                                                               
    [ ] Everlast                                                             
    [ ] Fast Action Trading Exchange                                         
    [ ] Malice                                                               
    [ ] Motiv8                                                               
    [ ] Request to Send                                                      
    [ ] Rise in Superior Couriering                                          
                                                                             
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   Please E-Mail all responses to an385786@anon.penet.fi.                    
                                                                             
                                                                             
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                                        ߰
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       The following is a short readership survey.  All information          
   obtained from the survey will be used to help improve RCN in future       
   issues.   Please take the time to fill it out and return it to the        
   following address :                                                       
                                                                             
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    Age :                                                                    
                                                                             
    [ ] 13-18 Years Old                                                      
    [ ] 19-21 Years Old                                                      
    [ ] 22-35 Years Old                                                      
    [ ] 36+65 Years Old                                                      
    [ ] 66+   Years Old                                                      
                                                                             
    Highest level of education completed :                                   
                                                                             
    [ ] High School                                                          
    [ ] College                                                              
    [ ] Masters Degree                                                       
    [ ] Doctoral Degree                                                      
                                                                             
    Are you a SysOp?                                                         
                                                                             
    [ ] Yes                                                                  
    [ ] No                                                                   
                                                                             
    Are you affiliated with any scene groups?                                
                                                                             
    [ ] Yes                                                                  
    [ ] No                                                                   
                                                                             
    Do you download RCN regularly?                                           
                                                                             
    [ ] Yes                                                                  
    [ ] No                                                                   
                                                                             
    Do you save back issues of RCN?                                          
                                                                             
    [ ] Yes                                                                  
    [ ] No                                                                   
                                                                             
    Magazine coding influences me to download one magazine over another __%  
    of the time :                                                            
                                                                             
    [ ] 100                                                                  
    [ ] 80                                                                   
    [ ] 50                                                                   
    [ ] 30                                                                   
    [ ] 0                                                                    
                                                                             
    Amount of time spent reading RCN each week?                              
                                                                             
    [ ] 15-30 Minutes                                                        
    [ ] 31-45 Minutes                                                        
    [ ] 46-60 Minutes                                                        
    [ ] 60+   Minutes                                                        
                                                                             
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   Please E-Mail all responses to an385786@anon.penet.fi.                    
                                                                             
                                                                             
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                       Hitex          :  Editor                              
                       Rebel Chicken  :  Editor                              
                                                                             
                       Celestian      :  Art Design                          
                       RATM           :  WebSite                             
                       Marbz          :  NFO's                               
                                                                             
                       Undinism       :  Offer Bot                           
                       Velocity       :  Offer Bot                           
                       Xenon          :  Coder/Musician                      
                                                                             
                       Krypto         :  Writer                              
                       Frost          :  Writer                              
                       Lucifers Fear  :  Writer                              
                       Road Rebel     :  Writer/Internet Coordinator         
                       Super Hacker   :  Writer/Courier Coordinator          
                       Tuxedo Mask    :  Writer                              
                                                                             
                       WebSite        :  http://www.shu.edu/~importmi/rcn    
                       E-Mail         :  AN385786@ANON.PENET.FI              
                                                                             
                                                                             
 
