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   1  Introduction                    A  "Warez-IQ" Warez Quiz!         
   2  Editorials                      B  Voting Booth/Results           
   3  Interviews                      C  Reader Survey                  
   4  Articles                        D  Secret Articles                
   5  Reviews                         E  Space Invaders Game            
   6  Warez Lists                     F  Group NFOs [Couriers]          
   7  Top 10 Couriers                 G  Group NFOs [Releases]          
   8  Dear Road Rebel,                H  RCN Information                
   9  Astrology                                                           
                                                                            
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   1  Endokuken of RTN                The SPA, RCMP, and a $5,000 Fine    
   2  Endeavour, COPS President       "COPS is not the ONLY group to.. "  
   3  Bollox                          H/P/A/V/C Started it All            
   4  Undi                            /ignore #Exceed CRAP                
   5  The Quiet Riot                  Greets to 200 of My closes friends  
   6  Defender Zeta                   "lame 1 node board."                
   7  Defender Zeta (Again)           How to Relieve Stress...            
   8  Multiple Email                  Miscellaneous                       
   9  Return to Main Menu             Check Out Other Parts of RCN #19!   
                                                                            
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   1  Jay Wilbur of iD Software       iD Software on Piracy               
   2  "I'm not in jail!" - tKLP       tKLP's Address Autoposted on IRC?   
   3  Erupt Quits GODS                The Problem with GODS               
   4  "FUCK RTS!" - Dark Evil         RTS Steals from fATE and GODS?      
   5  Faraway, SPW Translator         SNES Emulators Work???              
   6  Dupe of Eclipse                 Moving to EFnet                     
   7  Nightsky of AOD                 AOD Survived?                       
   8  REPOST of FBI Interview         The FBI on Piracy Laws              
   9  Return to Main Menu             Check Out Other Parts of RCN #19!   
                                                                            
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   1  Chris Carter Revealed!!!        Daniel Schlegel aka Chris Carter?   
   2  ROR Dead!?                      Finally???                          
   3  tKLP Bribes iD Software         "... but I want a reward!" - tKLP   
   4  The Renegade Chemist            "Razor 1911 is not elite" - TRC     
   5  fATE VP Disses fATE             "You're the reason fATE died."      
   6  The Death of Boards             Telnet a Must?                      
   7  Quick FTP Advice                /incoming is 'world-writeable'      
   8  Big Files                       The Real Need for Speed?            
   9  Return to Main Menu             Check Out Other Parts of RCN #19!   
                                                                            
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   1  Group Reviews : Games #1        A  Group Reviews : Utils #1       
   2  Group Reviews : Games #2        B  Group Reviews : Utils #2       
   3  Group Reviews : Games #3        C  Group Reviews : Utils #3       
   4  Group Reviews : Games #4        D  Group Reviews : Utils #4       
   5  Group Totals  : Games           E  Group Totals  : Utils          
   6  Ionizer's Game Review           F  Go Back to Main Menu           
                                                                            
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   1  The Seven Listing #1            [05/23/96] --> [05/29/96]           
   2  The Seven Listing #2            [05/30/96] --> [06/05/96]           
   3  The Seven Listing #3            [06/06/96] --> [06/12/96]           
   4  The Seven Listing #4            [06/13/96] --> [06/19/96]           
   5  Upcoming Release Dates          June of 1996 --> July of 1997       
   6  Global Warez Search             Search All Warez Lists!!            
   7  Return to Main Menu             Check Out Other Parts of RCN #19!   
                                                                            
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   1  Top 10 Couriers : BBS #1        A  Top 10 Couriers : FTP #1       
   2  Top 10 Couriers : BBS #2        B  Top 10 Couriers : FTP #2       
   3  Top 10 Couriers : BBS #3        C  Top 10 Couriers : FTP #3       
   4  Top 10 Couriers : BBS #4        D  Top 10 Couriers : FTP #4       
                                        E  Go Back to Main Menu           
                                                                            
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   1  Voting Results : Release #1     A  Voting Results : Courier #1    
   2  Voting Results : Release #2     B  Voting Results : Courier #2    
   3  Voting Booth                    C  Go Back to Main Menu           
                                                                            
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   1  Xenon-Watch                     Almost as Lame as Rebel Chicken...  
   2  Datafluxx and Sabretooth        We Smoke Crack or Something         
   3  Dark-Elf and Amy                "I will protect you Amy..."         
   4  Jimmy Rapes Britany             Eeeeeeiiiiiiiwwwww...               
   5  Return to Main Menu             Check Out Other Parts of RCN #19!   
                                                                            
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   1  Group Information               We are RCN.                         
   2  Credits                         RCN #19 Staff                       
   3  Return to Main Menu             Check Out Other Parts of RCN #19!   
                                                                            
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     Author  : Road Rebel                                                    
     Subject : Introduction to RCN #18                                       
                                                                             
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       I am writing this to say a few words about RCN and how people treat   
   us.  First of all, when you see an article that rips on someone or a      
   group, and you don't like it.  Take it up with the author!!!  If it       
   isn't written by Rebel Chicken, Hitex or I then don't nag us about it!    
   Also, if you have a problem with something written about you or a group,  
   WRITE A REBUTTLE!  Don't sit there and bitch at us in the channel, it     
   doesn't do shit.  I came to #RCN today, and all I heard was bitching      
   because someone said something mean about a group.  WELL, if you are a    
   group member and your group gets made fun of, take it on the chin, be a   
   man.  We have and will make fun of A LOT of people, most of it is just    
   FUN and in MAD RCN, and people realize this and get over it.  If you      
   come in and bitch at us, it makes us want to rip you some more.  Ok       
   enough of this.                                                           
                                                                             
       Now, this is for the people that come in and say "SEND ME THE NEWEST  
   RCN!"  You don't have to beg!!!!  Before you nag people for it try this.  
   Look in the channel for someone named *dcc (anythingdcc).  If they exist  
   type this : "/MSG <nick> xdcc list"  If they list that they have it type  
   this : "/MSG <nick> xdcc send #<pack@>"                                   
                                                                             
       OK!!  NOW, if there isn't a DCC in the channel look at the topic.     
   It will usually have an FTP or Web page adrress!  If they aren't there,   
   then ask.  Please don't just come in and BEG. It is very unbecoming.      
                                                                             
       Also, for people that want to write for RCN, you don't have to ask    
   for an RCN app.  Just write something and send it to me.  If it is good   
   we use it, if not, well.. we don't.  However, our editors are very        
   patient and they will try to unscramble any submission, regardless of     
   your English skills.  Also, we readily accept submissions written in      
   French, Hebrew, Spanish, or Swedish.  Don't worry, we'll get it           
   translated!  (Of course, we still prefer English!)  If you can keep       
   submitting to RCN you will become a member.  But don't ask what the       
   topic should be, if we had all the topics we could write the whole        
   magazine, the topics are the hard part!                                   
                                                                             
                                                                             
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   Dear RCN,                                                                 
                                                                             
       Anyways, I was almost busted last night.  I was emailed by the SPA    
   saying their usual bullshit and then I was given a phone call by the      
   RCMP telling me that I was guilty of carding and software piracy.         
   Further more, they came to inspect my computer which I was wise enough    
   to have deleted all my warez before hand, they checked me out and played  
   a recorded voice of me when I was making some c00kies also know as        
   calling cards.  Not sure how to end this but I was very close to getting  
   my ass kicked, but I was only fined 5000 bucks, which still sux :(.       
                                                                             
       Well, I won't be back for a while, I might even be quitting the       
   scene as a whole.  I'm gonna be thinking about it today.  Keep up the     
   good work for RCN!!!                                                      
                                                                             
                                                Signed,                      
                                                   Endokuken                 
                                                                             
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   Dear Endokuken,                                                           
                                                                             
       If you're reading this, just want to let you know that the scene      
   will miss you.                                                            
                                                                             
                                                Signed,                      
                                                   Hitex/Rebel Chicken       
                                                                             
                                                                             
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   Dear kT!,                                                                 
                                                                             
       Right now, I should be studying for my finals, and that is the        
   reason for my not hanging around on IRC quite as much, but this letter    
   that you wrote and submitted to RCN got me pissed and I when saw how      
   WRONG you were, I HAD to write this.                                      
                                                                             
       First of all, who the FUCK are you!?  Why don't you use your fucking  
   entire handle instead of kT so we know who you are?  Not that it makes a  
   damn bit of difference, but I am curious.  I don't know exactly who you   
   are, but I will keep guessing until you reply.                            
                                                                             
       First off, let me tell you that our NFO is pretty damn good, and if   
   you can do anything better, please do so and we will see how damn good    
   it is.  About the "They have ripped off parts of DOD and PWA's NFOs."     
   Let me tell you that I never ripped any of Razor's part of the NFO.  And  
   I got PERMISSION from PWA, and DOD to take those certain arts of the NFO  
   file and use it myself.                                                   
                                                                             
       Second, you said "The only original statement is the group's quote    
   and that this is one of hypocrisy. 'COPS will beat you and you will like  
   it!'"  What is your problem?  This is our statement like many other       
   groups have!  Take a break man!  We are not "FOR" police brutality, but   
   I guess your ass doesn't see the satire in it.  It's a good statement,    
   and we will keep it.                                                      
                                                                             
       Third, you said "When a non-foreign group starts releasing software   
   in another language, you know it is in trouble."  Let me tell you         
   something.  A lot of people in the scene are not of American origin,      
   like myself.  But I am not Chinese either.  I respect the others in the   
   scene, and I don't take to my own selfish interest to release only US     
   Warez.  There are MANY Asians in the scene, and it's MORE than 15%.       
   COPS is not the ONLY group to release foreign warez.  Why don't you bash  
   some other groups?  The MS Access in Chinese was a "quality foreign       
   release" unlike some stupid release like "Mahwai Checkers" or something.  
                                                                             
       Fourth, you said "Also, when you released Blake Stone, you knew that  
   the files dated back to 1993, yet you gave the go-ahead to release."      
   WRONG!  I didn't know the release date of that game, because to tell you  
   the truth, I have never heard of it before.  And the person that          
   packaged it didn't want his identity to be revealed.  It was my mistake   
   not to check the file dates, and yes, it was a "lame" release as you may  
   call it, but that is the ONLY one that is ever gonna come out of COPS.    
   I apologized for that release and I will do so again.  So enough said     
   about that.                                                               
                                                                             
       Fifth, you said "But then again, fATE is a second-rate couriering     
   group."  Don't start bashing on fATE, because your stupid ass wasn't      
   good enough to get in, even if you tried.  MALiCE is a GOOD couriering    
   group, but the council members of that group were VERY poor and had a     
   hard time managing.  And I am glad that they left.  MALiCE will probably  
   do good without them, and hopefully become #2 again next to RiSC in the   
   future.                                                                   
                                                                             
                                                Signed,                      
                                                   Endeavour                 
                                                                             
                                                                             
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   Dear RCN,                                                                 
                                                                             
       I would like to start by clarifying what H/P/A/V/C actually refers    
   to.  Believe it or not, this question has been asked of me numerous       
   times while meddeling on IRC.  In H/P/A/V/C, H stands for Hacking, P      
   stands for Phreaking, A stands for Anarchy, V stands for Virii, and C     
   stands for Carding.  Those 5 things, my friends, are what made the        
   "warez world" of today.                                                   
                                                                             
       The abundance of people in the #WarezX channels that have asked me    
   this question has lead me to understand how severely messed up the scene  
   is today.  Let's take a trip back to the time when people with 300 baud   
   modems and 20 megabyte hard drives were elite.  People didn't have        
   enough space, nor interest, to trade 300 disk warez.  Heck, people        
   didn't even trade warez, they traded H/P/A/V/C text and utils!  My point  
   here is that no one in the scene knows about its roots!                   
                                                                             
       Before there were warez, there was H/P/A/V/C.  People who don't know  
   about this should really take the time to learn.  I remember the days     
   when Jolly Roger ruled the scene for text files on telling you            
   everything from how to get free HBO to how to make Solidox Bombs.  I      
   mean groups like BOM (Brotherhood of Malice) and BGR (Brotherhood of      
   Gods and Retards) would put out text files every week for the average     
   Joe Schmoe who didn't want to pay for that Porno Movie in the hotel or    
   that Snickers bar in the candy machine.  The people who know what I am    
   talking about are VERY lucky.  If you can recall some of the stuff I am   
   saying please help me on my crusade to revive the scene.                  
                                                                             
       What people have to understand is that there was no Internet when     
   the scene started.  I mean, there was no IRC to trade 0 day warez on,     
   there were only BBSes.  SLOW BBSes I might add.  There was actually       
   talent and skill involved in making a black box so you could call long    
   distance.                                                                 
                                                                             
       What has so angered me about the scene today is that the only thing   
   people are interested in is 0-day Warez.  Okay, I admit that I LOVE       
   warez, but when I see Mayo Family Clinic being couriered it's time to     
   stop.  I mean, I understand someone couriering a good ware such as Duke   
   Nukem 3D, but the QUALITY is what really counts not the QUANTITY.  At     
   least, that's the way I see it.  Unfortunately, just about everyone else  
   doesn't see it my way.  They are interested in how many warez they can    
   courier in 1 day or how many releases they can put out.  This is wrong    
   and needs to be stopped.                                                  
                                                                             
       One other thing that I can't stand is that every Joe BumFuck and his  
   brother is creating little shit groups these days.  I can remember when   
   art groups ruled the scene, and there were only a few people cool enough  
   to start a group.  The IRC and the Internet as a whole have made it       
   easier for little shitoids to start groups every 5 seconds.  The only     
   groups I have respect for at the moment are big named groups such as      
   fATE, DOD, Razor 1911, and PWA, because the reason they are "big names"   
   is that many have heard them and they USUALLY release great, working      
   warez.                                                                    
                                                                             
       The dismanteling of the scene has greatly upset me and many other     
   "old timers" because the scene was SO much nicer once upon a time.  Was   
   it better? I would say yes, but then I wouldn't be playing Duke Nukem     
   3D!                                                                       
                                                                             
                                                Signed,                      
                                                   Bollox                    
                                                                             
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   Dear Bollox,                                                              
                                                                             
       I don't buy it.  The nature of man hasn't changed since 1986 and I    
   won't believe it for a minute that the scene was ever any better.  Look   
   you really couldn't have been too excited when you downloaded Pong for    
   the Commodore 64, or leeched a file on how to get free change out of a    
   vending machine.  And moreover, I won't believe for a minute that the     
   scene wasn't just as fucked up in 1986 as it is now.  The only thing      
   that's changed is the resources we have to work with, and that's an       
   omnipresent change that will never go away.                               
                                                                             
       Furthermore, the hacking scene is just as alive today as it was 10    
   years ago.  NO, I take that back.  It's even MORE alive.  The only        
   reason I can see for you not to be enjoying those great text files now    
   is that perhaps you couldn't get on any of the boards on which these      
   guys hang out.                                                            
                                                                             
                                                Signed,                      
                                                   Hitex/Rebel Chicken       
                                                                             
                                                                             
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   Dear RCN,                                                                 
                                                                             
       I'll skip the formalities, we all know that RCN is the best.  Before  
   I start, I would like to say that I am writing this mail only because I   
   want to make the life of some leeches better, not because of my hate for  
   any one.  We all know that #exceed is HUGE.  25 lines of users is         
   concidered normal there.  Every time I join #exceed, I leave every other  
   channel I am on, only because I can't keep up and talk with anyone.  The  
   flow of information is endless.  Besides, you really can't get any file   
   within 5-10 minutes.  All the slots and queues are full.  So I ask        
   myself : Why join #exceed, and not join the "small" #groupfiles?  There,  
   of course, you won't find 10-12 couriers offering, but you will find 1-2  
   with open slots.  When I say the "flow of information" I don't mean only  
   the XDCC lists.  I mean the 40-50 joins and /quit's per minute.  It's a   
   living hell when you are lagged.  A way to skip this, is to hang around   
   #warez_etc.  There, etc-bit "rip's" ONLY the offers from #exceed ;-) and  
   displays them publically to the channel.  One last thing, don't flame     
   the leeches.  Think about it, if there were no leeches, there wouldn't    
   really be a warez scene.                                                  
                                                                             
                                                Signed,                      
                                                   Undi                      
                                                                             
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   Dear Undi,                                                                
                                                                             
       I often offer the latest RCN in #exceed, and a great way to keep      
   from getting flooded off is : "/IGNORE #EXCEED CRAP"  That will ignore    
   all the incoming and departing entries.  That's a fphoenix.irc command,   
   so don't look at me if it doesn't work in MIRC :-).                       
                                                                             
                                                Signed,                      
                                                   Hitex/Rebel Chicken       
                                                                             
                                                                             
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   Dear RCN,                                                                 
                                                                             
       Today, my friends <and my enemies>, I have officially retired the     
   group scene for now. I am going back to the original idea of the scene.   
   Friends, and free proggies.  Someday, I'll rejoin the scene, maybe when   
   I can supply, crack, siteop, etc, so I can offer my group more than a     
   reliable guy :). Hell, maybe someday I'll come back and restart NFS.      
   ahahahahaha :P..                                                          
                                                                             
       The following is a list of my kewlest buds in the scene, and some     
   others :P                                                                 
                                                                             
   KEWL PEOPLES:                                                             
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   Acidplain - keep up the couriering, have yer kid grow up like me, hah!:)  
                                                                             
   Angelface - "hybrid's best.." I'll never forget that! :)                  
                                                                             
   Azatlani - one werd: TITS. Erica will be mine, oh yes she will be         
              mine...                                                        
                                                                             
   Blackraven - thanx for the access to the site! I owe ya one! email me!    
                                                                             
   Bollocks - too much hacking and weed will fuck you up later in life!      
                                                                             
   Brutus - don't party too much, keep in touch with me, keep track of the   
            scene!                                                           
                                                                             
   Buht - stop getting caught, and get me some accounts hehehe :)            
                                                                             
   Bunter - too bad ya couldn't have joined me group:) keep up the           
            cracking!                                                        
                                                                             
   Byron - the appterm still kicks ass, keep in touch my aussie friend :)    
                                                                             
   Cheesebal - it was fun taking #waresX and #warezX, #dccwarez, etc,        
               etc..:)                                                       
                                                                             
   Chinese Eyez - thanx for the chance in MTY! I owe ya one..                
                                                                             
   Clinically Insane - keep the bbs up! get some more nodage! :)             
                                                                             
   Cryptic Pain - thanx for the "membership," no really :P                   
                                                                             
   Cray - talk to you in #HTC (if I don't get banned! I mean um wait um...)  
                                                                             
   Crc Error - keep up the bbs, I'll see yas around irc!                     
                                                                             
   Creator - I know you can't crack, heh, but I guess ya could do ok VGA:)   
             cyas!                                                           
                                                                             
   Crypt Wizard - no, I don't have sites for ya heh, keep up the bbs!        
                                                                             
   Cutcorner - email me damnit! we gotta chat!                               
                                                                             
   Cyber Angel - I'll call ya man, someday we'll do somethin kewl together!  
                                                                             
   Cyberben - does aly give good head? mail me if she does haha j/k, ttyl    
              bro:)                                                          
                                                                             
   Dark Elf - don't werry, I know you can't crack:), maybe you DO crack,     
              but...:)                                                       
                                                                             
   Darkeye - keep in touch, mail me! keep cracking!                          
                                                                             
   Darkrage - thanx for the friendship, and the sex, I mean uh uh uh hehe:)  
                                                                             
   Dawg - don't let yer wife get to you, couriering is better than sex! :)   
                                                                             
   Defender Zeta - don't take shit from anyone! go pink ranger go :)         
                                                                             
   Dogfriend - keep in touch paul! keep "dominating" the scene bro!          
                                                                             
   Doktorn - too bad for the bbs:( but great uploading! stay in touch!       
                                                                             
   Doobie - keep it up with fate/madcrew..cyas in #exceed, etc :)            
                                                                             
   Doubler - you will prolly never read this, someday I will visit you tho!  
                                                                             
   Dr. Chaos - dude, I want my disks back man! heh I'll walk over and get    
               em!                                                           
                                                                             
   Druggy - I trust ya man, you aren't a narc, just had an accident:)        
                                                                             
   Eci - goodluck with hybrid, btw, we don't wanna know bout you and         
         smaster :)                                                          
                                                                             
   Eck - thanx for the cracking hehe...keep in touch..                       
                                                                             
   Ellipsis - keep in touch, I'll call yas also.                             
                                                                             
   Enigma - well, ya didnt really do much for us, have a nice life..cyas..   
                                                                             
   Eternal Death - thanx for the cards, no really :P keep in touch bro!      
                                                                             
   Everclear - thanx man, maybe see yas on newnet sometime..                 
                                                                             
   Falcon - great job couriering! I'll visit you someday!                    
                                                                             
   FBI Boy - eww, defacto?!?! well, thanx for staying loyal, keep in touch!  
                                                                             
   Fiber - I LOVE your site, keep it up forevah! greets man! :)              
                                                                             
   Format/Gne - I wanna test some of your coding sometime! mail me!          
                                                                             
   Foxtrot - we'll keep in touch, don't worry, I'll get those HD's :)        
                                                                             
   Frost - keep up the couriering! get me on some good sites! :)             
                                                                             
   Fugitive - good luck with RPR, thanx for the friendship                   
                                                                             
   Full Throttle - keep in touch man, someday I'll let you call me, someday  
                   :)                                                        
                                                                             
   Genocide - we'll keep in touch :)...keep up the group if ya can..         
                                                                             
   Global - email my ass...we'll trade some pr0n!                            
                                                                             
   Highlife - too bad about the site, keep up the couriering!                
                                                                             
   Hitex - great job on RCN, LGC, cyas around! keep in touch!                
                                                                             
   Hydrophobic Penguin - thanx for the art cH! you kick ass!                 
                                                                             
   IceCube - remember NFS, [FaLL0uT]? heh email me man! I wanna talk!:)      
                                                                             
   Ionizer - great review! <- mike hunt = it fucking sucks! <- realistic     
             hah :)                                                          
                                                                             
   Immortal - stay kewl, give me axs to RZ:), /msg me...stay EVERLASTing...  
                                                                             
   Infinite Sadness - thanx for the friendship, good luck bro!               
                                                                             
   Johnny Mnemonic - thanx for the cards, remember that? heh...              
                                                                             
   Junior Mafia - jordan, jordan, jordan, we'll keep in touch!               
                                                                             
   Kang - thanx for the friendship! good luck!                               
                                                                             
   Kokis - thanx for the account bro, keep in touch...                       
                                                                             
   K0rrupt - we need to talk bout, uh, heh ya know, drop me email:)          
                                                                             
   Krypto - hey man! keep in touch bud! ya got me email addy!                
                                                                             
   Kurupt - keep up with Menace! good luck....illegal is the only way to     
            go!:)                                                            
                                                                             
   Legion - ya never did talk to FanFan for me:) latez tho!                  
                                                                             
   Le Vey - isn't hbd dead, oops! heh, someday I'll visit ya and we'll fuck  
            chix!                                                            
                                                                             
   LiveWire - where the fuck are you? we need to talk! remember me or        
              [FaLL0uT]?                                                     
                                                                             
   Lost Soul - the cracker's life is great, you get greetz for nothing!      
                                                                             
   Major Access - keep up the art, supplying, and I'll be using yer site!:)  
                                                                             
   Marbz - keep ordering to the PO box:) maybe we'll do business later...    
                                                                             
   Masterkey - thanx for the site, I hope BiTE couriers good for ya!         
                                                                             
   Maze - keep in touch, get yer ripping speed up also! hah:)                
                                                                             
   Mighty Mouse - great art! you kick ass! cya around! keep in touch!        
                                                                             
   Misha - AWESOME s/n gens:) thanx for the +v's in #cracking also man! :)   
                                                                             
   Mutant Leader - nice to have ya with NFS! keep up the bbs, find some      
                   traders!                                                  
                                                                             
   Netlion - I know you werent in tdujam, heh lying gets ya nowhere:)        
                                                                             
   NoFear - thanx for the help (a long time ago :))...                       
                                                                             
   Novocaine - you've came a long way man, good luck!                        
                                                                             
   NoZone - thanx for the utils, keep on supplying! don't get in trouble     
            again:)                                                          
                                                                             
   Odin - stop getting caught! keep in touch:)                               
                                                                             
   Overkill (from 201:)) - keep me in touch bout the ISP!!!                  
                                                                             
   Patriarch - keep up cracking, it's a needed skill!!                       
                                                                             
   Pest (not the one in razor) - where the fuck are you? email me ASAP!      
                                                                             
   Phatal - one of my longest friends on irc:) I'll help ya get RAM! I'll    
            call ya!                                                         
                                                                             
   QuakeX - keep up the beta testing, someday they'll let ya in:)            
                                                                             
   Rancid Apathy - thanx for unbanning my ass in #everlast heh. stay COOL!   
                                                                             
   Rayden - thanx for the friendship man! keep in touch!                     
                                                                             
   Rebel Chicken - RCN KICKS ALL ASS!!!! thanx for everything..!             
                                                                             
   Redfox - we'll keep doing business, thanx for the cards, etc!             
                                                                             
   Road Rebel - RCN kix ALL ASS, keep up the k-rad werk!                     
                                                                             
   Sadface - keep up the bbs! talk to you later!                             
                                                                             
   Shafter - thanx for the friendship, cya when skewl is back in! email me!  
                                                                             
   Shatter Star - you are #1 on inet. you will always be k-rad. stay kewl!   
                                                                             
   Shifter - thanx for making NFS bigger, where the fuck are you?!?! mail    
             me!!!!                                                          
                                                                             
   Shingen - keep up the couriering! good luck!                              
                                                                             
   Silent Mobius - heya man, what's the alt-??? for "o," talk to ya on       
                   irc!:)                                                    
                                                                             
   Soul Stealer - thanx for the friendship...                                
                                                                             
   Sound Master - thanx for the dupe checking! keep up the good werk!        
                                                                             
   Static White Sound - you still haven't hit the net! hah, I'll call yas    
                        :)                                                   
                                                                             
   Stone - keep up the good werk with MSQ and keep cracking!                 
                                                                             
   Stryker - thanx for the friendship! and access to vailsys!                
                                                                             
   Tanis - attention util groups, this guy ROCKS at cracking!                
                                                                             
   Tarnish - thanx for being a friend man!                                   
                                                                             
   Technician - shit, I don't know where to start, so I'll call yas!         
                                                                             
   Tetsuo - mail me when the site's back up! we'll do business!              
                                                                             
   Thanos-1 - send me some cd's man! keep in touch!                          
                                                                             
   The Caserd - thanx for the dupes, I mean um um, keep up the tradin! EVR   
                '96!                                                         
                                                                             
   The Edge - keep up with your groups...stay active in the scene..          
                                                                             
   The Keyboard Caper - .ZA does really rock! keep cracking and keep PC      
                        alive!                                               
                                                                             
   The Thief - we'll be talking soon:) thanx for everything..                
                                                                             
   Toffolo - haven't seen ya in a while, but keep in touch! good luck w/     
             SDOA!                                                           
                                                                             
   Tool - keep up the couriering, cyas around!                               
                                                                             
   Torg - you are the BEST for bots. get the fone fixed so you can stay      
          online!                                                            
                                                                             
   Touchtone - life will get better, meet another chick:) KEEP IN            
               TOUCH!!!!!                                                    
                                                                             
   Tradeware - save yer money:) we'll do some business someday...            
                                                                             
   Trionic - keep up supplying!                                              
                                                                             
   Trite - great we could resolve our conflicts, cyas on EFNet! mail me 4    
           RAM!                                                              
                                                                             
   Trix - thanx for the two accounts man :)                                  
                                                                             
   Vengeance - keep in touch, or I'll call you:) anyways, talk to you        
               later...                                                      
                                                                             
   VideoFX - hey man, make sure to get me winnt 4.0 first! ttyl!             
                                                                             
   Vilestyle - we'll keep in touch, stay kewl!                               
                                                                             
   Violator - you've been awesome, thanx for the games...:P                  
                                                                             
   Viper - someday I'll visit yas and we can kick someone's ass! hah call    
           me!                                                               
                                                                             
   Wacko - we'll keep in touch, and get together sometime!                   
                                                                             
   Waxed Weasel - great VGA! I mite need some soon, heh email me :)          
                                                                             
   White Cracker - cya round irc man, stay kewl and shit :)                  
                                                                             
   Webbie - thanx for the account, now all I need is access...:)             
                                                                             
   Witless - I'll never forget "siteops: krypto and witless" - my 1st        
             site:)                                                          
                                                                             
   Ypsilon - sorry bout CNV man, it was a good bbs!                          
                                                                             
   Zeus - keep those fucking releases coming in! heh email me if you get     
          "bored"                                                            
                                                                             
   Some quick "BYE's" kuz I was short on time :                              
   --------------------------------------------                              
                                                                             
   Lord Jam, _iM, everyone else I forgot..STN/NFS members..etc..latez        
                                                                             
   GROUP GREETS:                                                             
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   Stoned, Prestige, Demolition, Mortality, PWA, Razor, RiSC, Everlast,      
   fATE.                                                                     
                                                                             
   LOSERS:                                                                   
   -------                                                                   
                                                                             
   Crystalin - don't even talk to me you fucking narc..you code stealer,     
               anyone can write their name in that piece of shit install     
               program...                                                    
                                                                             
   Cyberjack - well, when we started ripping on ROR together, ya got         
               semi-kewler but ya still think im a fewl, so fuck off...      
                                                                             
   Devast - get the stick out of your ass...i hope you die also sometime     
            soon, you fucking little piece of shit, go to hell..             
                                                                             
   Grendal - stop talking, maybe act..you don't have root on fucking         
             dtx.net anyways kuz it don't fuckin exist hahahahah             
                                                                             
   Midnight Grave Digger - wowie, #1 on one site, suck my dick, Shatter      
                           Star will ALWAYS be better than you, even when    
                           he is dead..                                      
                                                                             
   Suspicious Image - get devast's dick out of your ass, have a short        
                      fucking lame ass life..i hope you die you piece of     
                      shit..                                                 
                                                                             
   The Secret Agent - Shatter Star is #1 on the net, you aren't even close.  
                      you got an ego real quick...so suck my fucking         
                      dick...                                                
                                                                             
   tKLP - ROR always fucking sucked, and yer mom's a bitch...beware of       
          incoming fone calls, ahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha         
                                                                             
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   Dear TQR,                                                                 
                                                                             
       Gee, you must be quite a popular guy :).                              
                                                                             
                                                Signed,                      
                                                   Hitex/Rebel Chicken       
                                                                             
                                                                             
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   Dear RCN,                                                                 
                                                                             
       I recently downloaded a game from a lame 1 node board that was        
   released by one of the lesser games groups.  I leeched it since I was     
   bored and decided to leech some games.  Since I'm at 14.4, it takes me    
   about 2.5 hours to leech a 10 disk release, and once I did leech it,      
   unzip it, and unarj it, I found out that it was PURE CRAP.  I couldn't    
   make heads or tails of the random ASCII junk where there should have      
   been coherent words.  I think the groups that release Asian games should  
   PLEASE label it on the DIZ that it is non-English.  I will never leech a  
   release from this group again (RTN). If you guys want to release          
   Japanese junk, be my guest, but please tell me ahead of tiem whether it   
   is in English or if it is in another language.  A lot of people refuse    
   to allow Dragon, RTN, and other groups on their boards and sites because  
   it's usually Asian releases.  if the groups that love to release English  
   games would be nice enough to label games whether the games are in        
   English or non-English they might find that there is a little confusion   
   and anger at their group.  I personally would flip if I was a lamer       
   trader and just wasted my precious credits on some single node board      
   just to find 'rmy' on my screen instead of 'Please press Enter    
   to start.'  So in the future would the groups with a lot of non-English   
   releases please label their warez as such?  Thanks.                       
                                                                             
                                                Signed,                      
                                                   Defender Zeta             
                                                                             
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   Dear Defender Zeta,                                                       
                                                                             
       I find your letter sick and appalling.  You first title the BBS from  
   which you got this ware as a "lame 1 node board."  I don't care how many  
   nodes the board has, you obviously downloaded from it, for what it's      
   worth, and so it was of a resource to you and you have no right to label  
   it as lame.  Next, you say "I would flip if I was a lamer trader and      
   just ..."  EXCUSE ME?  You seem to think that you're better than these    
   people?  The fact that you recently retired is not one to give you the    
   right to think of yourself any higher than you do the people involved in  
   your recent transaction.                                                  
                                                                             
       As far as the warez group goes, you are definitely right, it is not   
   right to release warez and not label them by the language they are in,    
   assuming it is one other than English.  English is the predominant        
   language and it could easily be said that it is the national language of  
   the Internet.  Thus, it is not necessary to label English programs as     
   such.  This is a lot like the Windows 95 craze.  Windows 95 came out and  
   all groups that were releasing anything for Windows 3.1 would label it    
   as a '95 program because sure, it would work under '95, and many          
   couldn't tell the difference.                                             
                                                                             
                                                Signed,                      
                                                   Hitex/Rebel Chicken       
                                                                             
                                                                             
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   Dear RCN,                                                                 
                                                                             
       Ahh... there's nothing like going to bed at 3:30 am just to get up    
   for school at 6:45 am.  Your mother is kicking your bed and shouting at   
   the top of her voice and talking about you and that Computer becoming an  
   addiction, and why don't you get more sleep? My, how do you ever hope to  
   pass high school?  This was a daily routine for me, and I'm sure that a   
   lot of the readers are having unpleasant memories of that junk during     
   the school year.                                                          
                                                                             
       The truth is that most traders don't get alot of sleep.  Our grades   
   drop in school since we can't think straight, and after a few months of   
   having 3-5 hours of sleep a night we become zombies with fucked up        
   sleeping schedules and we tend to become a bit irritable.  I have had     
   days after a long night on the Net where I was ready to kick any one's    
   ass who even dared to talk to me, my nerves were so fried at some         
   points.                                                                   
                                                                             
       I know that a lot of us go through this crap due to not getting much  
   sleep.  I guess traders won't get much sleep during the summer either     
   but there are some serious health concerns that come with not sleeping.   
   First, all really good traders put on about 10 pounds due to not having   
   the energy/time to go out and exercise.  I used to be a wrestler for my   
   old school.  Now I'd have to cut 25 lbs. to even be in shape for it.      
                                                                             
       Not getting enough rest will gradually weaken your body's resistance  
   to colds and flus and fun stuff like that.  And having the sleeping       
   schedule of a zombie will begin to make you a very irritable person who   
   tends to get into fights or at least be moody at school.                  
                                                                             
       I have found that I can stay on top of whatever's going on and get    
   all the late days releases if I go to bed at about 4 PM and wake up at    
   about midnight.  That gives me about 6 hours to get my trading and        
   homework out of the way.  Most traders get burned out after a month or    
   two of heavy sleep deprivation and take a week or two off every 2-3       
   months just to let their body/mind recouperate.  Traders have a terrible  
   diet, get little exercise, and a big lack of sleep.  Golly, we are a      
   text book case of a high risk group, hehehe.  Keep that in mind next      
   time you get a nasty cold even when it's not cold season.  Most traders   
   should take about 1 week out of every 6 weeks off from the scene to rest  
   and just relax and let the pressure of the scene roll off a bit before    
   jumping back into the fray.  Just my observations, and free advice is     
   worth exactly what you pay for it, but just think about it.               
                                                                             
                                                Signed,                      
                                                   Defender Zeta             
                                                                             
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   Dear Defender Zeta,                                                       
                                                                             
       Hah I'm glad *I* was never a courier!!!                               
                                                                             
                                                Signed,                      
                                                   Hitex/Rebel Chicken       
                                                                             
                                                                             
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   Dear RCN,                                                                 
                                                                             
       First off, I would like to say that I really like your e-mag.  The    
   GUI (if you can call it that) makes it all worth it.  Anyways, down to    
   business.  Everyone always says that being a courier doesn't take any     
   talent, anyone can do it, etc.  And they are right, it doesn't take much  
   talent to be a courier.  But it does take a lot of patience.  Now I'm     
   not an official courier for any group or anything, but I do offer all     
   kinds of shit on IRC.                                                     
                                                                             
       I try to offer a few megs of stuff every day, but it didn't used to   
   be that way.  I used to offer 150 megs of stuff every day, but even       
   before that, I ran 3 DCC bots. I quit running the DCC bots when I         
   started running a stockbot.  You folks here at RCN Interviewed Dr.        
   Jekyll a few issies ago.  A lot of the time, its slots would fill up,     
   and people would start messaging me to manually send shit to them.  At    
   first, it wasn't too bad, 1 or 2 every 10 minutes or so, but eventually   
   it got to where at least 3 lines of my screen were manual send requests,  
   so I setup a dcc bot that offered the 5 most popular files on my          
   stockbot.  Now, after a few weeks, I ended up with 150 megs of stuff on   
   my shell, and my ISP found it.  I didn't get busted or anything, in       
   fact, some of my Sysadmins are into warez, but they found the 150 megs    
   too much, so they deleted it all, and now I have a quota.  That means     
   that now, it's not very easy to offer stuff, but I manage to do it        
   still.                                                                    
                                                                             
       I haven't even gotten to the thing I hate most. Though all, oh, I     
   don't know, 5 bots and offering myself, people have always bitched at me  
   because my queue gets fucked up, my sends are too slow, etc.  This kind   
   of shit pisses me off.  My queue gets fucked up because people get        
   queued up for shit and then log off, my sends are slow because I have 20  
   some odd DCCs going, either that or they are using mIRC and that's        
   actually their normal speed.  My DCCs don't connect because too many      
   DCCs lag me and my client closes the sends because it thinks they are     
   idle sends.  People, the only ones who should bitch about these things    
   are the people like me, the people who offer all the time.  I do have     
   one last thing to bitch about.  I was a pretty good friend of Dr. Jekyll  
   before he got busted, and when he did get busted, I thought it was        
   sickening that almost everyone could think only about Stockade.  Fuck,    
   that was the last thing I thought about, I felt bad for Dr. Jekyll.  He   
   got dicked over trying to provide us with warez.                          
                                                                             
                                                Signed,                      
                                                   Zordon                    
                                                                             
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   Dear Zordon,                                                              
                                                                             
       Dr. Jekyll was a great guy.  I knew him a while back and didn't talk  
   to him much since because I didn't see him on for a while.  So I was      
   glad to see him back, he was always a smart and mature person to talk     
   to, and then soon afterwards he was busted.  It's too bad.  People need   
   to respect him for who he was, there's a lot to respect in that man.  We  
   can't look only to what he offered us.  Stockade IV was only a token of   
   the greatness within him.                                                 
                                                                             
                                                Signed,                      
                                                   Hitex/Rebel Chicken       
                                                                             
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   Dear RCN,                                                                 
                                                                             
       I'm Cypher from the 613 area code.  Former home of Ghostship, RFO,    
   The Chemical Warzone, and Hellraiser.  The former home you ask?           
                                                                             
       Yup.  The 613 area code is in the fucking toilet now.  All that's     
   left is my board and a new one called Malhavoc.  Mine is called Sub       
   Rosa.  I'm just letting you guys know how terrible the BBS scene is       
   getting.  Seems that thousands of locals are getting FTP sites and crap   
   like that and becoming instant "warez gods."  My opinion is that CDROM    
   and the Internet combined have totally destroyed what used to be a fun    
   little divesrion.  And now if I want to have any fun at all I have to     
   learn this Internet crap.  This probably won't even work as this is only  
   day one of me being sucked into the "cyberspaceinformationsuperhighway"   
   as I like to call it.                                                     
                                                                             
                                                Signed,                      
                                                   Cypher                    
                                                                             
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   Dear Cypher,                                                              
                                                                             
       All I remember is that the Ghostship BBS always added those hidden    
   files to the ZIPs that passed through it (which was like EVERYTHING I     
   ever saw) and they were really annoying ;-).                              
                                                                             
                                                Signed,                      
                                                   Hitex/Rebel Chicken       
                                                                             
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   Dear RCN,                                                                 
                                                                             
       I just read the article about choosing nicknames in Issue #18 and I   
   reacted when I saw the handle 'Endokuken.'  I'm from Sweden and 'kuken'   
   in Swedish means 'the dick.'  Actually, 'kuken' is a more disgusting      
   word than 'the dick,' it's more like 'the cock.'  Here's a list of the    
   three most common and disgusting Swedish words referring to sex :         
                                                                             
       Swedish:          English:                                            
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       Kuk               Cock                                                
       Knulla            Fuck                                                
       Fitta             Cunt                                                
                                                                             
   So if you want to change your handle, don't forget to check this list     
   for cool words!!!                                                         
                                                                             
                                                Signed,                      
                                                   Blabar                    
                                                                             
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   Dear Blabar,                                                              
                                                                             
       Hahahaha you just made my day!  So from now on instead of saying      
   "ENDOKUKEN ENDOKUKEN ENDOKUKEN" when he joins the channel, I'll join      
   #swedishsex and say it there!  Heheheeh..  Unfortunately, Endokuken was   
   busted last week and I don't think we'll be spending much time with him   
   now :-(.                                                                  
                                                                             
                                                Signed,                      
                                                   Hitex/Rebel Chicken       
                                                                             
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   Dear RCN,                                                                 
                                                                             
       With all the articles you have done on people getting busted, why     
   don't you write an article or two on how NOT to get busted?  Everything   
   from piracy to phreaking.  Who knows, it could help someone out there     
   avoid Jon Q. Law.                                                         
                                                                             
                                                Signed,                      
                                                   The Pyg                   
                                                                             
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   Dear The Pyg,                                                             
                                                                             
       Because so many people have requested such information, I'm going to  
   actually repost an interview we did with the FBI once (we were on crack   
   at the time, I believe, I dunno, musta been SOMETHING strong).  It will   
   be the last option in the Interviews menu.  Enjoy.                        
                                                                             
                                                Signed,                      
                                                   Hitex/Rebel Chicken       
                                                                             
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   Dear RCN,                                                                 
                                                                             
       Just wanted to drop a line about a few things in RCN #18.  First      
   off, I am an "old" trader.  I knew of Eagelsoft and The Alliance and was  
   even a member of VisionSoft during the C64 era.  But I was busted at the  
   age of 15 for carding and did not get another computer until recently,    
   September of 1995.  I would like to say that the Internet is a much       
   greater medium for trading than BBSs will ever be.  I personally have an  
   ISDN line in my house, and it doesn't help one bit for BBS couriering.    
   Why would I bother when I can get 128kbs on the net?                      
                                                                             
       But in a way, the Internet also drags the scene down.  You have to    
   deal much more with assholes than I ever did in my BBS days.  You also    
   don't have a coolng off period, egos clash and there's no time to think   
   through your actions.  One guy gets pissed over one shitty release and    
   NARCS?!?!?!!  This is absolutely disgusting!  Back in my days on BBSs     
   you posted a mean letter, cooled off, and went on to something else.      
   Here it's bankick this, delete user that, deop him, ban her, you get the  
   point.  But I didn't write this just to bitch about certain members of    
   the scene.  I personally have not had the pleasure of coming in contact   
   with the most "elite" members of the scene because I hang out on the      
   Undernet, which is fine for me, mostly because my group, Eclipse, is the  
   best on there, and yet we do not compete with THC, Empire, RiSC or any    
   of the larger courier groups.  Although I do know THC is now a release    
   group ;-).  We hang on the undernet, deal with 1 or 2 splits a day, and   
   that's it.  Not too much bullshit goes on there.  So why is it that       
   every time I try to improve Eclipse by getting in contact with release    
   groups, other courier groups, etc., that everyone feels it necessary to   
   tell me to move to EFNet?  I don't care if I ever am a *GOD* first of     
   all, and second I can spread my name and warez to 3000+ people who don't  
   have attitude problems because they hang out in #exceed and leech and     
   think that makes them elite.  Why is the Undernet bashed so often?  I'm   
   sorry I don't understand, but it makes no sense.  A release group can     
   get their releases to 3000+ people unrestricted through us, but would     
   rather fight and bicker with 20+ other groups who hang ou on EFNet        
   because it's cool.  Well 300 splits a day ain't cool with me, I like to   
   finish conversations I start =).                                          
                                                                             
                                                Signed,                      
                                                   Dupe                      
                                                                             
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   Dear RCN,                                                                 
                                                                             
       Hi, this is Netman (Original, huh?) and I'm currently at what you     
   would consider the very bottom of the scene hierarchy.  I'm not to any    
   degree unhappy with this situation either.  I'm perfectly content with    
   getting my warez the old-fashioned way -- through local boards, and on a  
   rare occasion, from AOL.  I get my 28.8 I-Net service through GNN, and    
   therefore cannot join any of the K-R4D IRC channels.                      
                                                                             
       Having joined the scene late in '96, I happened to catch a few        
   months of what some consider the good old pre-Net days.  You remember --  
   when game releases were under 10 disks, and 60+ hours of play, not the    
   other way around.                                                         
                                                                             
       I think that the scene today has gotten too impersonnal.  With the    
   net couriers, the files can be sent out world-wide without ever           
   downloading them.  Yes, I can see how that can bring warez to local       
   boards faster, but personally, I liked it much better when you could      
   send a message to the uploader asking him how he got the damn thing to    
   work if you're having problems.  Nowadays, the release will be spread     
   all over the world before somebody downloads it and realizes that it      
   doesn't work.                                                             
                                                                             
       Although I recognize that I would not be able to call up a local      
   number and get all the latest releases if it weren't for these couriers,  
   I have to wonder as to their motivation.  I mean it used to be that you   
   spent about three hours a day uploading, so that the next day, you could  
   spend six hours leeching something.  Anything that you downloaded, you    
   got for your personal use, and only later cared about uploading it        
   somewhere else.  Thus you unarchived the program and tested it on your    
   machine, and your conscience wouldn't allow you to spread it further if   
   it didn't work.                                                           
                                                                             
       Today, people spend much of their lives, just transfering stuff over  
   the net, not caring whether what they spread is some pitiful piece of     
   crap or not.  I personally do not understand that.  Why would somebody    
   try to do all that, waste their lives spreading stuff around, and not     
   even bothering to see what it is.                                         
                                                                             
       Because of that, I rarely download even the most anticipated of       
   releases if the releasing group is one unknown to me.  And if I do        
   download it, it's only after a thorough examination of the NFOs inside.   
   Another thing that I dislike is the way the groups double, and sometimes  
   triple pack their releases.  Not only does it leave more junk rotting     
   around on your hard drive, but it also often makes it impossible to scan  
   all your archives for viruses.  I for example have gotten about 3         
   infections during the last week alone.  All this said, I have to          
   recognize the value that the net scene has to us average "joe-shmoes."    
   In the time I have come to the scene, you had to call around a number of  
   boards before you could find what you need, but now you can get any file  
   off of any local board with no hassle.  Also the development of the       
   CD-ROMs and the CD-ROM writing devices has meant the ability to actually  
   store offline files offline.  Now you can request any old file (and I     
   think many would agree that the best releases gamewise were done in the   
   1992-1994 period) and the sysop can get it for you if it's stored         
   offline.                                                                  
                                                                             
       So I guess that while there are still people like me, who don't have  
   ISDN connections, or unlimited Internet access, and who like a good game  
   rather than an interactive movie any day of the week, there will still    
   be a use for the local scene, with its "oh-so-lame" 5 and under node      
   boards, and traditional traders.  And the net scene will be viewed by     
   some as something remote, faceless, and unreachable.                      
                                                                             
                                                Signed,                      
                                                   Netman                    
                                                                             
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   Dear RCN,                                                                 
                                                                             
       Okay well, like everyone is always complaining about how CD roms      
   suck and are ruining the scene.  I only saw some people from Razor write  
   to your mag about this.  Razor mostly releases games.  My point is that   
   only the games section of the scene has been getting their asses kicked   
   by the CD-ROM and will probably get killed by it.  But in the utils       
   section of the scene, everything seems ok and no one complains.  Even     
   though utils are released on CD-ROM they are usually little.  As for      
   games I can say "You've had your fun!"  I think we all joined the scene   
   because we wanted to play games and get the best utils for our computer,  
   but now I don't care much about games.  Utils kick ass.  As does your     
   mag!                                                                      
                                                                             
                                                Signed,                      
                                                   Joker                     
                                                                             
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   Dear RCN,                                                                 
                                                                             
       I think it was a very good decision to add the Ionizer game review    
   section.  It goes more in-depth than just a FILE_ID.DIZ and points.  I    
   agree with all of the other guys who say that the IRC kinda ruins lives.  
   Before I used to go out every day and play Hockey or something.  Then I   
   got a modem, took a couple of hours off my day.  Got Internet, no IRC     
   yet.  Then came IRC.  I still do stuff bot not as much.  Too bad that     
   IRC is basically the only way to get in touch with Warez groups (other    
   than e-mail and of course RCN! ;-).  I hope that all newcomers to the     
   scene realize that getting the top uploads on a site isn't their          
   responsibility.  So slow down people, warez-ing isn't your life.. yet!    
                                                                             
                                                Signed,                      
                                                   Airdog                    
                                                                             
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   Dear RCN,                                                                 
                                                                             
       I've read the last couple of issues (#17 and #18) of RCN, and I must  
   compliment you on the design.  Excellent music, great artwork and in      
   general, a well-put-together piece of work.                               
                                                                             
       Keep up the good work, and best of luck!                              
                                                                             
                                                Signed,                      
                                                   Dr. Conway                
                                                                             
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   Dear RCN,                                                                 
                                                                             
       You guys at RCN are doing an awesome job on the MAG.  Keep up the     
   very good work.  Your June issue is the first one that I have seen and I  
   liked all that 411 you guys put in the MAG.  The sounds, music, and       
   graphics were also great.                                                 
                                                                             
                                                Signed,                      
                                                   DA                        
                                                                             
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   Dear RCN,                                                                 
                                                                             
       I just recently heard about your mag, and got the latest issue, #18.  
   I was very impressed so I went to your site and downloaded all of them.   
   For the next few days, I spent all my time reading them!  Might I add I   
   failed my Spanish final because of it, but that's okay.  I would like to  
   say that you guys are doing a great job, looking back on Issues like #4,  
   and #4, you can really see where you have improved.  Mostly in both       
   coding and the increase of the quality within the mag.  I hope to see     
   many more issues in the future!                                           
                                                                             
                                                Signed,                      
                                                   Bud                       
                                                                             
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   Dear RCN,                                                                 
                                                                             
       You know, it's entertaining for me to read your zine.  I sit here     
   looking at the at the monitor, and listen to the kick ass music, and 50%  
   of what I see is either someone bitching at a group, or someone bitching  
   at RCN for publishing someone else's bitching at a group.  I don't get    
   that.  These people feel so insecure in their position in the scene that  
   they must put down others to hold their position?  That's bull            
   shit.%12Dear RCN,The most elite people in the scene are not the ones      
   that sit, oped on some halfway decent channel, ignoring everyone except   
   their co-ops.  The most elite are the people that can get along with      
   other people, no matter who the fuck they are, or where they stand in     
   the scene's rating system.                                                
                                                                             
       The most elite are the people that have enough patience, know enough  
   about life, and have enough self-esteem to just take someone else's       
   attack on them and just get overit.  Think about it, if you read the      
   bitches everyone has in the last few releases of RCN, you might realize   
   that about 90% of these bitchings can be eliminated by taking out the     
   scene's way of classifying people.  Sure, some people get on IRC, and     
   are total fuckers, and just screw any chance they have about getting      
   someplace where they will make a difference, but, is that a reason to     
   label them as lame?  Or to ignore their questions that they ask you?      
   Hell no.  You should look at it like this, these people obviously look    
   up to you, in some sense, because most people would not ask a total       
   dumbass how to do the kind of things these people are asking.             
                                                                             
       Anyway, this is getting a little long, so here is what I am trying    
   to say.  You head people in fATE, or MadCrew, or any other respectable    
   group, were you EVER in the same position that these other people are     
   in?  If you say "no," then you obviously are lucker than most people      
   that try to get in the scene.  Almost everybody starts out as an          
   annoying little punk that doesn't know what the fuck a ping is.  So, why  
   not just give a little of your knowledge to who you used to be?  There    
   is no need to label a person 'lame' just because he is just starting      
   out.  Hell, someday the person that asks you how to ping someone, will    
   likely be the person that heads the group you are in, or a group          
   competing with yours.                                                     
                                                                             
       There should be no enemies here, after all, the #1 thing that brings  
   down groups is their conflicts with other groups, or conflicts within     
   the group itself.  Just fucking get over it, someone bitches you out,     
   fine.  You don't need to bitch them out back.  It should not work that    
   way.  If someone bitches you out, just write back, with the facts, in a   
   NON-ATTACKING way.  If you attack someone, they will probably attack you  
   back.  Just fucking don't listen to them.  I mean, the scene in a whole   
   would be SO FUCKING MUCH better if all groups got along, or at least      
   tried to get along.  You couriers and releasers have tasks that you are   
   supposed to do to get shit out, distribute it, and then go get more       
   shit.  You expected that responsibility, but where does it say you have   
   to compete with others with the same job?  Nowhere.  Well, competition    
   is not the problem.  It is just all the hatred groups have for each       
   other.  All the unneeded hatred.                                          
                                                                             
                                                Signed,                      
                                                   Quinto                    
                                                                             
                                                                             
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     Reporter : <Undisclosed>             Interviewee : Jay Wilbur           
     Subject  : iD Software on Piracy     Affiliation : iD Representative    
                                                                             
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   RCN : First off, just last night, at approximately 2 am, tKLP packaged    
         and released the fully registered version of Quake to the mass      
         public, is iD software aware of that?                               
                                                                             
   JAY : You are the second person to tell me this.  tKLP has denied it to   
         me in email claiming to know the real bad guy that released Quake.  
         He said he would give me the information on the Quake supplier if   
         I paid him a reward.                                                
                                                                             
   RCN : What was your response to tKLP, do you believe him?  tKLP           
         definitely did package the software, but he might not be willing    
         to turn in his Quake supplier for a quick reward.                   
                                                                             
   JAY : As a rule I never believe anyone who does not have the balls to     
         use his own name.                                                   
                                                                             
   RCN : What are the effects of having tKLP releasing a fully registered    
         version of iD Software's major release Quake, even before it has    
         hit the stores?                                                     
                                                                             
   JAY : If the release is contained to the Internet, then it should only    
         be a pain in the ass for us.  If the release should make it to      
         retail.  We will be forced to bring every possible legal remedy to  
         bear on the bad guys to protect our copyrighted work.  We are       
         talking federal crime here.  Were you around when DOOM II was       
         released?                                                           
                                                                             
   RCN : No, but could you please describe the event?                        
                                                                             
   JAY : Similar situation to this, a beta version hit the net and it        
         turned out to be a major pain in the ass.  The bad guys got         
         fucking reamed, and don't ask about it, I will be inclined not to   
         answer.                                                             
                                                                             
   RCN : Who got reamed and how, unless you do describe the consequences of  
         the matter, people will dismiss it as a petty remark.               
                                                                             
   JAY : Fuck them, they will know when they get reamed.  Violations of      
         Federal copyright laws are very serious crimes.  I believe the      
         penalties are covered in texts maintained on government WWW sites.  
                                                                             
   RCN : Since the people who released Doom II was "reamed" and thus, payed  
         for their crimes, and iD Software does suspect that tKLP was the    
         one who released Quake, will iD sotware ream tKLP (assuming there   
         is ample evidence to prosecute)?                                    
                                                                             
   JAY : If, as result, bad guys do pirate Quake and ship it to retail, we   
         WILL go after the bad guys.  There was a CD factory in Germany      
         churning out pirate CDs of DOOM II for retail.  We went overseas,   
         and kicked their asses.  We ended up shutting that company down     
         and tossing the principals into jail.  We are very nice guys, but   
         we will not stand by and be ripped off.                             
                                                                             
   RCN : Is iD Software aware that the fully registered version of Quake is  
         being distributed at this very moment on ftp.cdrom.com in           
         directory /pub/idgames/quake/incoming/quakeb3.zip?                  
                                                                             
   JAY : Some loser puts it up in /incoming, but the ftp.cdrom.com           
         administrator takes it out when he becomes aware of it, but then    
         some other loser puts it back up in /incoming, etc.                 
                                                                             
   RCN : Will iD software be pursiuing after the people involved in the      
         Quake piracy incident to the full extent of the law?  I'm aware     
         that you have tKLP's address and full name.                         
                                                                             
   JAY : I cannot commit.  Maybe yes.  Maybe no.  It all depends on factors  
         I am not willing to discuss.                                        
                                                                             
   RCN : What are the consequences for the original supplier of Quake if he  
         is prosecuted, and what are the consequecnces for the packager of   
         the program if he is prosecuted?                                    
                                                                             
   JAY : I WILL pursue this problem, but that would be for a judge and jury  
         to decide.                                                          
                                                                             
                                                                             
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     Reporter : Rebel Chicken             Interviewee : tKLP                 
     Subject  : tKLP BUSTED, ROR DEAD?    Affiliation : ROR President        
                                                                             
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   RCN : A few days ago, I joined #ROR to see that The Man from GODS (Guild  
         of Distributors) had taken over the channel and declared that he    
         had officially closed down your group ROR (Release on Rampage).     
         Manic, a senior of ROR, also declared that ROR died?  Why did       
         Manic do that?                                                      
                                                                             
   ROR : I have never heard of The Man from GODS.  The only thing I can      
         think of is that The Man could just be my old enemy Gahn under a    
         different handle.  It would not have been possible for Manic to     
         say that ROR died because he is visiting relatives and isn't going  
         to be on the Internet for another week or so.  Manic is as          
         dedicated to ROR as I am, and even if we were the only ones left    
         in the group, we would still not kill it.                           
                                                                             
   RCN : Where were you while this happened?                                 
                                                                             
   ROR : All of this must have gone down while I was having a nice vacation  
         in New York.  But from what I know, an individual from the          
         University of Washington whose handle is Starwave, was probably     
         involved in the channel takeover.  This person lied to Piston (ROR  
         Senior) and me by saying that he had Quake.  Foolishly, we          
         believed him.                                                       
                                                                             
   RCN : How does your ex-girlfriend, Jan, fit into all this?                
                                                                             
   ROR : Starwave had my ex-girlfriend, Boost (aka Jan), dig up some dirt    
         on me.  Jan gave Starwave all my information, and some information  
         about my private life that could get me in some serious trouble.    
         Starwave then threatened to nark on me.  I left for New York the    
         next day, and while I was gone, Starwave took over channel #ROR     
         and spread lies saying that I was busted.  Immediately, Piston and  
         some other ROR members called up my brother at home to check on me  
         and was informed by my brother that I was not busted.  They then    
         called me at my apartment in New York and told me what was going    
         on.                                                                 
                                                                             
   RCN : According to my sources, you promised ANY supplier that could get   
         you Quake that you'd send them a free Playstation.  I was also      
         informed that you carded 5 Playstations to give to your suppliers,  
         is that true?                                                       
                                                                             
   ROR : True, anyone who can supply Quake to ROR will receive a free        
         Playstation.  I promised Starwave that I would send him a free      
         Playstation if he supplied Quake for ROR, I had no intentions of    
         actually sending him a Playstation.  I wanted to see if he would    
         give Quake to ROR, but he didn't.  I found out that he was lying    
         to me the whole time.  ROR suppliers are rewarded.  I will most     
         likely be getting Quake because I have connections with people who  
         are actually in ID Software.                                        
                                                                             
   RCN : You're telling me ROR has inside people in ID Software?  Does that  
         mean that ROR is guaranteed to be the first ones to get a full      
         registered copy of Quake?                                           
                                                                             
   ROR : I'm not guaranteeing anything, because who knows, Prestige might    
         have a connection inside ID Software as well.  However, I am        
         almost positive that ROR will be getting Quake before anyone else.  
                                                                             
   RCN : Are you aware that Starwave was autoposting your address and phone  
         number in various warez channels?                                   
                                                                             
   ROR : Yes I am, but the phone number he posted is incorrect.  Oh, and     
         the address he posted is also incorrect.  I'm not scared at all.    
         Many people have my phone number, but none of them have the balls   
         to call me because they know that if they do fuck with me, I will   
         fuck with them twice as hard.  So to all you shitbags who have my   
         phone number, give me a ring.  I'll be waiting.                     
                                                                             
   RCN : Why would Starwave be posting your address and phone number if it   
         were not correct?  You mentioned earlier that Jan gave Starwave     
         all your information?                                               
                                                                             
   ROR : I was not foolish enough to give Jan my real address because I      
         know what she does when she gets mad.  She did have my phone        
         number, but my phone number has been changed since we broke up and  
         Starwave has been spreading my old phone number.                    
                                                                             
   RCN : Why would your girlfriend not know where you lived?  Why would she  
         want to nark on you?  Did you rape her or something?                
                                                                             
   ROR : She did know where I lived.  Hell, she had been to my house and     
         slept with me many times on my own bed, but she didn't know my      
         address because I live on top of a mountain.                        
                                                                             
   RCN : Is she stupid?  She's been to your house but she doensn't know      
         where you live?                                                     
                                                                             
   ROR : She knows where I live, but she doesn't know the address.  When     
         you live on a mountain, the street names and house numbers are not  
         obvious.  You can go places without knowing the exact address.      
                                                                             
   RCN : How old are you?                                                    
                                                                             
   ROR : I'm 15 years old, why do you ask?                                   
                                                                             
   RCN : You mentioned earlier that you had an apartment in New York?  You   
         once told me that you went to military school in Virginia, is that  
         true?                                                               
                                                                             
   ROR : My mother and I went to New York and we stayed at a friend's        
         apartment.  Yes, I do go to military school in Virginia.            
                                                                             
   RCN : Glad you cleared that up, why did you and Jan break up?  I assume   
         it must have been harsh on her if she had to go out of her way to   
         nark on you?                                                        
                                                                             
   ROR : Haaaa, the famous Rebel Chicken asking for chick tips!  Well, we    
         broke up because I was late bringing her back to her house twice.   
         That was the straw that broke the camels back.  She said that she   
         was second to everything in my life.  I was late coming over to     
         her house one weekend because I had to play in a tennis match.      
         She also said, "Damnit, after everytime we have sex, you always     
         have to go directly to your keyboard and IRC!"  I guess she wasn't  
         good enough for me.                                                 
                                                                             
   RCN : Starwave autoposted your name and address on several public IRC     
         channels, he said that your real name is Ashley Avildsen, and that  
         you live at 77 Skylin Dr, Front Royal, VA 22630-5716, and that      
         your phone number is (540) 636-6492, is that information correct?   
                                                                             
   ROR : My first name is Ashley but he was posting the wrong last name.     
         The address and phone numbers he posted are also incorrect as I     
         mentioned earlier.                                                  
                                                                             
   RCN : I was informed that you were also thrown in Juvenille Hall a few    
         days ago?  First, because you've been carding plenty of long phone  
         calls, and you've also told me once that you carded 5 USR 28.8      
         modems and 5 Playstations.  You also admitted in earlier issues of  
         RCN that the US Marshalls and AT&T came over to your house once     
         because of your illegal activities?  Were you thrown in Juvenille   
         Hall?                                                               
                                                                             
   ROR : Hahahahahahah, thrown in Juvenile Hall?  I have carded hardware     
         before, but not 5 USR 28.8 modems, or 5 Playstations.  I was in     
         New Jersey a few days ago.  All of that shit Starwave is saying     
         about me is untrue.  Yes, the US Marshalls did visit me, and for    
         an update on that case, I responded to the summit, and due to my    
         response, the grand jury threw it out of court and that is done     
         with.                                                               
                                                                             
   RCN : You just said earlier that you were in New York a few days ago,     
         and now you say you were in New Jersey?  You're starting to sound   
         like OJ Simpson, where were you a few days ago?  Perhaps you were   
         in jail?                                                            
                                                                             
   ROR : You're as dumb as a brick aren't you?  New Jersey and New York are  
         almost the same state.                                              
                                                                             
   RCN : Was Starwave ever a member of ROR?                                  
                                                                             
   ROR : No, he was supposed to supply Quake for Revolution-X, and when I    
         heard of this, I went to channel #RevX and I got him to join ROR.   
                                                                             
   RCN : Were you trying to steal suppliers from Revolution-X?               
                                                                             
   ROR : Starwave said he wanted to go with Revolution-X, but he wanted to   
         see if another group could offer more.  I promised to give him a    
         free Playstation.  I had no intention of actually sending it to     
         him, but he believed I was going to send him a free Playstation,    
         so he decided to stick with ROR.                                    
                                                                             
   RCN : After this incident, what do you see happening to ROR in the near   
         future, and what are your plans for ROR now?                        
                                                                             
   ROR : This incident hasn't effected ROR at all, we're going to keep on    
         striving to bring the public the latest in quality games.  I have   
         a new method of getting games before it hits the stores, and it is  
         the same method one of the biggest suppliers in the scene uses.  I  
         will not say who he his, but this should definitely give ROR and    
         edge and give Prestige a run for their money.                       
                                                                             
   RCN : From what you said, it must mean that the top suppliers you         
         mentioned must be members of Prestige.  Could those top suppliers   
         be The Renegade Chemist and Zeus?  I've heard rumors that some      
         suppliers call companies and tell them that they are really         
         software stores looking to promote their product, and thus, get     
         the companies to send them their software early.  Is that what      
         you're planning to do?                                              
                                                                             
   ROR : The Renegade Chemist and Zeus are both very good suppliers, but I   
         am not saying if it is them or not.  If you think about the method  
         you just mentioned, I would have to end up ordering at least 10 or  
         20 copies of the game if I am a store, so no, that is incorrect.    
                                                                             
   RCN : But you're not a store, and you can just ask for a copy and then    
         tell the company that their product sucks, and that you don't       
         think it would sell.  Anyway, how would you rate the top games      
         groups in the scene?                                                
                                                                             
   ROR : As for standings in the games scene right now, I feel that          
         Prestige is #1, Razor 1911 is #2, ROR and Hybrid are #3, and        
         Napalm is #4.                                                       
                                                                             
   RCN : You also ran a 5 node board called The Adrenalin Rush.  Your board  
         was the ROR WHQ for a few months and it also had a 800 number, but  
         I've been informed that your board is no longer up, why is that     
         so?                                                                 
                                                                             
   ROR : I actually had a 888 number because it is safer to use, but I took  
         the board down due to lack of interest.  I got bored with it, and   
         I used my 888 number for voice calls.  Now, The Adrenalin Rush is   
         on the Internet!  That's right, my remote sysop has a T1, and runs  
         the ftp site tar.net, and the ROR shell provider tar.rma.edu.       
                                                                             
   RCN : How did you get your hands on a 888 number?  Do 888 numbers work    
         just like 800 numbers?                                              
                                                                             
   ROR : I had one of my professional hacker friends in 516 (Long Island)    
         set it up for me because he owed me a favor.  The 888 number works  
         just like a 800 number, but it only works for callers in the        
         Continental USA.                                                    
                                                                             
   RCN : What do you mean by Continental USA?                                
                                                                             
   ROR : Well only people who live in the Continental USA can call it.       
         Canadians, Hawaiians, Eskimos, and Alaskans can't call it.          
                                                                             
   RCN : I'm aware that members of Razor 1911 took over channel #ROR not     
         too long ago, in your opinion, why do you believe they did that?    
         Razor 1911 says that ROR unreasonably banned Razor 1911 members     
         such as Rom Racer, is that true?                                    
                                                                             
   ROR : Rom Racer has a big mouth and I think his position in Razor 1911    
         went to his head.  Don't get me wrong, he is a great guy, but he    
         had no right to ban ROR members in #ROR when he is not even a       
         member of ROR.  So my members got pissed (they had every right to)  
         and banned Rom Racer.  A ROR courier called Loloc, who is also a    
         member of Razor 1911, took over #ROR and gave it to Razor 1911.     
         After all this, KH, a worthless ROR courier who started the         
         trouble with Rom Racer, was kicked out of ROR.  He wasn't worth     
         the hassle because he was dead weight.                              
                                                                             
   RCN : Was Loloc, who was also a member of ROR and Razor 1911, get kicked  
         out of ROR?                                                         
                                                                             
   ROR : Yes.  He lives 40 minutes away from me too, and I have his          
         address.  I might drive down there and pay him a little visit.      
                                                                             
   RCN : Don't you have to be 16 years old to have get a full license so     
         you can drive?  You said earlier that you were only 15 years old.   
         Anyway, some members of Razor 1911 also say that ROR tried to take  
         over channel #Razor, is that true?                                  
                                                                             
   ROR : That's a complete lie started by members of Razor 1911.  We never   
         touched or tried to touch channel #Razor.  They're trying to make   
         ROR look like the bad guys.                                         
                                                                             
   RCN : What is your opinion of Razor 1911 after the channel takeover?      
                                                                             
   ROR : Well I always looked up to Razor 1911, sort of striving ROR to      
         some day take their place, but after this, I have lost a lot of     
         respect for the group, and now look upon them in a totally          
         different way.                                                      
                                                                             
   RCN : Many people would say that Razor 1911 is a dying group, do you      
         believe that is true?  And since you said you wanted ROR to take    
         Razor 1911's place one day in the scene as one of the top games     
         groups, when do you think that will happen, if ever?                
                                                                             
   ROR : Not to be mean, but Razor 1911 has been showing signs of becoming   
         has-beens due to dupes and low quality games.  Dupes such as        
         Airlines, Starball, Tyrian, and Battle Isle 2220 show that Razor    
         1911 is dying.  I believe that ROR will be the top games group      
         within a year.  ROR has been around for about 10 months now.  10    
         months is almost a year, and we really have a strong foundation     
         now.                                                                
                                                                             
   RCN : Why would you say Razor 1911 is bad because they have done such     
         dupes?  ROR has done much more as far as releasing games that       
         don't work or are dupes.  Do you believe that all of RORs' fucked   
         up releases are now a thing of the past, and that ROR will have a   
         much better future as a games group?                                
                                                                             
   ROR : ROR has done 1 dupe in its entire existence, and that was the game  
         Power.  We've also released 1 nonworking game called Cyberia 2,     
         but that's not a dupe.                                              
                                                                             
   RCN : ROR has only done 1 dupe and 1 nonworking release in its ENTIRE     
         existence?  Somehow I find that hard to believe.                    
                                                                             
   ROR : Correct.                                                            
                                                                             
                                                                             
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     Reporter : Rebel Chicken             Interviewee : Erupt                
     Subject  : The Problem with GODS     Affiliation : ex-GODS Senior       
                                                                             
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   RCN : You recently quit GODS (Guild of Distributors) even though you      
         were a senior of that group, and GODS was rumored to be one of the  
         new courier groups that could rival and possibly out courier RiSC   
         (Rise in Superior Couriering).  Why did you quit GODS?              
                                                                             
   EPT : Many things led to my departure since the group had started.  I     
         was very mad about how things had been setup and who was awarded    
         certain positions in the group even though they had not done any    
         work to deserve it.                                                 
                                                                             
   RCN : Was that the only reason why you decided to leave GODS?             
                                                                             
   EPT : No, this this was but one of the many problems the group was        
         having.  GODS was also plagued with many problems because many of   
         the other seniors were not doing anything for the group.  They      
         were just sitting on their asses whining.  This fustrated me at     
         times since Gahn, Silent Mobius, and I worked very hard in our      
         positions to make the group prosper.  We did not selfishly worry    
         so much about ourselves like everyone else in the group.            
                                                                             
   RCN : I assume then, that all these problems just came piling over on     
         you.  What finally tipped you over the edge and made you decide to  
         quit GODS?                                                          
                                                                             
   EPT : I finnaly tipped over the edge on Sunday, June 16, when I got into  
         an argument with Quazimodem.  I had never seen Quazimodem do        
         ANYTHING for the group.  He was supposed to be the original         
         founder of the group, but he didn't even hang in the channel much.  
                                                                             
   RCN : How did the argument start?                                         
                                                                             
   EPT : Gahn and I were just sitting in the channel and out of no where,    
         Quazimodem comes out and says, "Gahn, why are you such an           
         asshole?"  Just seeing Quazimodem disrespect a hardworking          
         coordinator of GODS like that really steamed me, and then I saw     
         him kick Gahn out of the channel.  I was so mad at this point!  I   
         decided to defend Gahn who is a very good friend of mine, and a     
         damn hard worker for GODS.  Quazimodem responded to me with the     
         comment, "I don't give a fuck who you are!"  That just blew me      
         over the edge so I changed the topic on the channel stating that I  
         had left the group, and then I left, and that was the end of it.    
                                                                             
   RCN : Do you believe that Quazimodem is a bad influence on the group?     
         He was one of the original members of GODS 2 years ago, and is a    
         big part of why it is back up today, perhaps he felt that you were  
         not giving him the respect he felt he deserved?                     
                                                                             
   EPT : I think he is a bad influence because he doesn't motivate the       
         group in any shape or form.  If he wants respect from people in     
         the scene TODAY, then he had better respect those who are           
         established in the scene TODAY.                                     
                                                                             
   RCN : So you're saying Quazimodem is way past his time?  Would you say    
         that Quazimodem is the only person in GODS that is conceited?       
         Obviously, he was not the sole reason why you left GODS, were       
         there many other people in GODS that were also extremely            
         conceited?                                                          
                                                                             
   EPT : There were many other people that ticked me off.  There were also   
         many other seniors that didn't do anything for the group.           
         Quazimodem was merely the tip of the iceberg of a much bigger       
         problem I saw in GODS.                                              
                                                                             
   RCN : What were your duties as a GODS member, you were a senior, but      
         what did you do for GODS?  Do you think GODS is hurt now that you   
         are no longer with them?  How important would you rate yourself in  
         the success of GODS?  You've been in RCN's top 10 bbs courier list  
         often, and you are widely respected as one of the best couriers in  
         the scene.                                                          
                                                                             
   EPT : Gahn and I worked side by side coordinating the board trading       
         division.  We also had help from Silent Mobius at times.  I would   
         think that my absence will hurt GODS no doubt because there is no   
         one else in the group who knows as much about all the board         
         traders as Gahn and me.  Gahn and I knew everything about the       
         board traders from where they couriered to, to how much they        
         couriered on each board.  We also have a nice and organized text    
         file of all the board traders.  Gahn and I were the force behind    
         the board activities of GODS.                                       
                                                                             
   RCN : Without you, do you believe that GODS might lose it's World         
         Headquarters, currently the fastest board in the world,             
         Malevolence, to another courier group?                              
                                                                             
   EPT : NyteMyst and I courier to Malevolence.  GODS will find that their   
         WHQ will now be lacking support, and thus, GODS will lose           
         stability in keeping Malevolence as their WHQ.                      
                                                                             
   RCN : Since you were a major part of GODS, have any other GODS members    
         left GODS to follow your example?                                   
                                                                             
   EPT : As of right now I am keeping that information disclosed.            
                                                                             
   RCN : Let me take a WILD guess, a large part of GODS led by you is now    
         leaving GODS to form a more stable and stronger group, am I         
         getting warm?  Or, perhaps you and your friends are joining RiSC    
         or Everlast?                                                        
                                                                             
   EPT : I have no plans on making or joing any rival group.  I would much   
         rather stay as an independent DOD (Drink or Die) and Razor 1911     
         courier until I am urged to join another courier group.             
                                                                             
   RCN : Oh, until you're urged hey???  What do you see for GODS in the      
         future?  Do you believe that Quazimodem will lead GODS to           
         omnipotence or omnifuckence?                                        
                                                                             
   EPT : Actually, I don't see much of a future for the group or for         
         Quazimodem.  In my eyes, GODS' end is coming, but I will not        
         concern myself over it since I am no longer part of the group.      
                                                                             
   RCN : How would you fair GODS against RiSC and Everlast?                  
                                                                             
   EPT : To be truthful, I couldn't really compare it to RiSC and Everlast   
         since I have yet to see how RiSC and Everlast is organized.         
         However, I know without a doubt that RiSC and Everlast is much      
         more well established than GODS.  GODS is only weeks old and those  
         groups are years old, it's tough to compare.                        
                                                                             
                                                                             
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     Reporter : Hitex                     Interviewee : Dark Evil            
     Subject  : FUCK RTS!                 Affiliation : ex-RTS Senior        
                                                                             
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   RCN : Could you please summarize who you are and what your affiliations   
         are, or were up until today?                                        
                                                                             
   RTS : I am Darkevil, a senior courier for RTS, I'm in Logitsix,           
         Mortality, TMS (The Menace to Society), and I'm in all but RTS      
         (Request to Send) as of today.                                      
                                                                             
   RCN : Oh, and why are you departing RTS?                                  
                                                                             
   RTS : Last night they had a meeting about ripping off sites from other    
         groups and using them.  That is _NOT_ how the scene is run.  It is  
         run for fun and warez, not stealing and re-releasing other          
         people's shit like we have done a few times.                        
                                                                             
   RCN : Can you specifically describe a few of these instances?             
                                                                             
   RTS : Last month we couriered shit in #fATEfiles and ripped out the fATE  
         (Fast Action Trade Exchange) diz's and touched them up to look      
         like RTS did them, and upped them to most of the RTS boards and     
         sites.  We were also planning on getting a member into GODS and     
         getting to know the site op and steal the site from GODS.  RTS is   
         doing shitty, and I'm out of it.                                    
                                                                             
   RCN : So this was RTS' way of getting back after they began to do so      
         badly?                                                              
                                                                             
   RTS : Exactly.  I'm fed up with all this RTS bullshit.  If you're going   
         to courier, courier your _OWN_ warez.  Not those of other groups    
         and ripping it off.  And with sites, man, RTS, they're cheaters     
         and the SCENE is not based on CHEATING.                             
                                                                             
   RCN : Well many courier groups courier everything, from all groups, but   
         they don't strip-tag. So you're saying RTS is guilty of this sin?   
                                                                             
   RTS : RTS has been guilty of this sin for months!  Ever since they        
         started to die.  Most of the couriers are told to strip tag.        
                                                                             
   RCN : RTS did great in the past, what caused all this?                    
                                                                             
   RTS : The President, and the couriers are getting tired.  The President   
         is getting lazy.  That's got to be it.  That's all I can think of.  
         It all happened so slowly.                                          
                                                                             
   RCN : Do you think it is all a result of the MALiCE split-off?            
                                                                             
   RTS : I think MALiCE itself is dying off, but I think that was the MAIN   
         reason for all this bull shit.                                      
                                                                             
   RCN : Do you anticipate RTS will merge into another group or will it      
         just die off?                                                       
                                                                             
   RTS : I HOPE it will die off because of the lazy asses in that group.     
         If they merge it will fuck up the other group as well.              
                                                                             
   RCN : Despite their strip-tagging, RTS still hasn't had any reputation    
         whatsoever in these past few months, so what did they gain from     
         it?                                                                 
                                                                             
   RTS : Well the President thought it would get publicity, and get them up  
         again.  But as I could tell by joining that #exceed, we were        
         fucked.  No releases were being tagged by us first and the ammount  
         of people was massive.  I should apply for fATE and keep up the     
         good group.  What we needed was 0-day, but RTS was getting lazier   
         and lazier, so now they're fucked.                                  
                                                                             
   RCN : So you think even fATE is better than RTS now?                      
                                                                             
   RTS : Hell yes.  I'd rather be in fATE than RTS.  fATE is the future of   
         warez I think.  As bandwidth gets higher I think sites will become  
         obsolete and fATE will dominate the scene with their DCC channels.  
                                                                             
   RCN : So what group will you be joining now?                              
                                                                             
   RTS : I haven't decided.  I just want to say one thing.  FUCK RTS!        
                                                                             
                                                                             
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     Reporter : Rebel Chicken             Interviewee : Faraway              
     Subject  : SNES Emulators WORK???    Affiliation : SPW Translator       
                                                                             
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   RCN : I've seen SNES emulators for years now released here and there,     
         and I've downloaded nearly every single one of them, but NONE of    
         them were even close to what you could call a working SNES          
         emulator.  I've talked to many people about SNES emulators and      
         they too vouch that all of the SNES emulators released in the past  
         few years are bogus fakes that don't work.  Has that changed in     
         the past year?  Are SNES emulators still fakes put out by really    
         lame people?                                                        
                                                                             
   SPW : Ok.                                                                 
                                                                             
   RCN : Could you go into a little more detail?                             
                                                                             
   SPW : Yes, it's true, I've gotten a whole mess of SNES emulators that     
         were FAKE, but things changed this past year.  First discovered by  
         Pan of Anthrox was a SNES emulator from Japan called SPW (Super     
         Paso Windows).  At first, I thought that it might yet be another    
         fake, but after I tested it, I found out it wasn't a fake.  The     
         working SNES emulator changed channel #SNES, the ops of that        
         channel used to say "There is no such thing as an SNES EMULATOR,"   
         but they stopped saying that and instead, the ops had to start      
         telling people to stop mentioning it so much.                       
                                                                             
   RCN : Is that when you started channel #SNESEmu?                          
                                                                             
   SPW : Yes, two of my friends and I started #SNESEMU, so people could ask  
         about it freely.  The SNES scene has totally changed since the      
         advent of SNES emulators.                                           
                                                                             
   RCN : But aren't the only working SNES emulators Japanese, created by     
         Japanese programmers?  Can you BUY these SNES emulators?  Does a    
         company officially make them, or is it an underground operation?    
                                                                             
   SPW : The Brain, who speaks English, decided to start giving the writer   
         of SPW some competition.  Yes, SPW was made by a Japanese           
         programmer, and yes, sadly he does have a registration fee, but     
         with so many crackers these days, you don't really have to pay 60   
         dollars to register it.  I have information tha the SPW is made by  
         one person, and not by a company.  I don't think that SNES          
         emulators need to be spread underground, there is nothing really    
         illegal about emulating another system as long as you don't pirate  
         and distribute the games for that system.                           
                                                                             
   RCN : Right.  I am aware that there's now an English version of SPW,      
         what part do you play in the translation of the Japanese SPW to     
         the English SPW which now allows most people to download and enjoy  
         SNES games?                                                         
                                                                             
   SPW : Well to tell you the truth, my two friends and I were the first to  
         translate SPW, it.  It wasn't a full translation.  We had no idea   
         if our guesses were right, but later on, when other people started  
         translating too, we saw how right we really were.  I was the one    
         translating.  Kaboom and Nic Zak were just guessing and playing     
         around with the buttons.  Resource Workshop is great for            
         translating.                                                        
                                                                             
   RCN : Many people still claim that the whole SPW business is fake and     
         does not work.  I've personally downloaded SPW to test it myself,   
         and it has not worked as advertised.  I've 16 megs of RAM on my     
         100 MHz Pentium, why has SPW failed to work?                        
                                                                             
   SPW : SPW doesn't work on everyone's computer, and some people think      
         that the SPW, and SNES emulator scene is fake, but to tell you the  
         truth, it's not.  I have a 90 MHz Pentium, running Windows 95 with  
         16 megs of RAM, and I've been able to play games like Killer        
         Instict.  It seems that SPW chooses which computers it wants to     
         run on, I would suggest, that you people who don't have WinG        
         installed should install it, because it is required in order for    
         SPW to work.  I don't know any other reasons for it not working.    
                                                                             
   RCN : You mentioned earlier that working SNES emulators have changed the  
         scene, how is that so?  As far as I can tell, most people still     
         consider SNES emulators to be a waste of time.                      
                                                                             
   SPW : It has changed the scene, for example, let's say you're a coder     
         for the 65816 CPU (the SNES), you don't have to send your program   
         to the SNES any more, and waste time.  All you need to do is use    
         Windows, and write your program in a notepad, assemble it, and run  
         it on the emulator.  The emulator saves a lot of time copying       
         games to disks and putting them in your console.  Loading up a 3    
         disk SNES console game would take me around 10 minutes if I used    
         the console and not the SNES eumator.                               
                                                                             
   RCN : Where can one a version of SPW?                                     
                                                                             
   SPW : One can find SPW being offered in #SNESEmu and can also be found    
         on http://home.pacific.net.sg/~bkchaw/ and                          
         http://iceonline.com:/home/thebrain/vsmc/.                          
                                                                             
   RCN : Has Nintendo Corporation showed any resentment toward seeing that   
         SNES emulators are now widely available for pirates?  People used   
         to have to buy consoles which would cost anywhere from 300 to 500   
         dollars in order to play pirated SNES games, but now, all people    
         have to do is download a 600kb emulator.                            
                                                                             
   SPW : No, as far as I know, Nintendo hasn't even said one word about      
         this, no one has been contacted or anything, it looks to me like    
         Nintendo can't do anything about it.  Like I said earlier, it's     
         not really illegal to emulate the SNES on a PC.  The only thing     
         Nintendo would really be pissed at is that there are a lot of       
         people that offer SNES games for downloading.                       
                                                                             
                                                                             
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     Reporter : Rebel Chicken             Interviewee : Dupe                 
     Subject  : Eclipse                   Affiliation : Eclipse President    
                                                                             
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   RCN : I have not seen much of it on effnet, but I'm aware that it's       
         presence is growing as one of the premiere undernet groups.  What   
         kind of group courier group is Eclipse?                             
                                                                             
   ECP : Eclipse was started by Funky Boy and a couple of other members      
         that were in Intel, including me.  When Intel disbanded, we wanted  
         to start a channel for trading among friends, but as interest       
         grew, we decided to take it further than that and make it a         
         full-blown courier group.  We are well known on the undernet, but   
         we are just starting to leak over onto effnet.  Funky Boy stepped   
         down due to lack of time, and now its my job to get us connected.   
                                                                             
   RCN : Why didn't you start Eclipse on effnet right from the start?        
         There are a lot more people who are on effnet than undernet, and    
         thus, it's much more widely recognized and would benefit your       
         group much more.                                                    
                                                                             
   ECP : Eclipse was never going to be a group, so we chose the undernet     
         because their is less lag, splits, and a lot less people.  We       
         didn't want to be constantly bothered.  The attitudes of the        
         people on undernet are much better, we don't have 500 losers        
         hanging out in #Exceed leeching and calling themselves elite.       
         Most people there are doing it for fun, and that is what we stand   
         for.                                                                
                                                                             
   RCN : If one wants to join Eclipse, how would one get connected to        
         undernet?  Is there a channel #Eclipse on undernet?                 
                                                                             
   ECP : Yes, there was even one on effnet for awhile, but the undernet is   
         our home base.  Just join the undernet, and then join #Eclipse ,    
         its not even +i, so we get a lot of visitors.  We have an           
         application generator to make it easy for those interested.         
                                                                             
   RCN : How does one join the undernet?                                     
                                                                             
   ECP : There are tons of servers, but the best is                          
         atlanta.ga.us.undernet.org.  It is the newest server and always     
         seems to be the fastest.                                            
                                                                             
   RCN : How many members make up Eclipse?  Is Eclipse large in numbers?     
                                                                             
   ECP : We currently have 13 dedicated members, and a few trial members,    
         but we have tried to keep the numbers down, to insure we get        
         quality members.  We could have a lot more, but we don't need them  
         to be efficient.                                                    
                                                                             
   RCN : fATE (Fast Action Trade Exchange) couriers by offering a lot of     
         people who idle in #Exceed, RiSC (Rise in Superior Couriering)      
         couriers by being the fastest on FTP sites, and Everlast couriers   
         by being the fastest on bulletin boards.  Eclipse does not have an  
         offer channel like fATE, and Eclipse does not have FTP sites like   
         RiSC, and I doubt Eclipse has board couriers like Everlast!  How    
         does Eclipse courier?                                               
                                                                             
   ECP : We don't pretend to be the biggest, but we do have a lot of         
         members dedicated to spreading warez.  We move a lot of warez each  
         day, and we don't try to rate ourselves.  If we get everything      
         out, we've done our job.  Not to mention, I can think of numerous   
         occasions when I have downloaded bad software from fATE and RiSC.   
         We check ALL warez before we put our name on it.  We currently      
         have 6 offer bots, and 4 dedicated t-1 sites, not to mention a      
         slew of independent sites we supply.  As far as I'm concerned, we   
         do an excellent job, especially for a group that is only 4 months   
         old.                                                                
                                                                             
   RCN : What do you mean by, "We check ALL warez before we put our name on  
         it?"                                                                
                                                                             
   ECP : You won't be seeing Eclipse upload fake warez or bad cracks.  We    
         try to actually RUN the programs before we courier them.  If we     
         find out we uploaded a bad disk somewhere, it becomes our first     
         priority to fix that, so that the people on the sites don't waste   
         time downloading it.  We care a lot about the people we courier to  
         and would not want to see them download fake warez.  We know what   
         we are and we don't need other groups to tell us.  As long as our   
         siteops stay happy with Eclipse, we will earn the recognition we    
         deserve.                                                            
                                                                             
   RCN : That's a great attitude and I just wish more courier groups         
         thought like that.   Anyway, are you aware that there's also a      
         games group called Eclipse?  They haven't released in over 3        
         months, but that's because it specializes in floppy games, and      
         there haven't been too many floppy games released by companies in   
         the past months.                                                    
                                                                             
   ECP : No, I was not aware of that, I have heard rumors that there was     
         another group called Eclipse, but I didn't pay much attention.  We  
         are Eclipse Couriers, so if people get us confused, I can't do      
         much about it.  All I can do is try to keep the name Eclipse in a   
         good light, and if that group benefits from it, I'm happy for       
         them.  Although this could get ugly if the games group Eclipse is   
         lame and it keeps us down, but that's just another hurdle to jump   
         if it does come.                                                    
                                                                             
   RCN : What are your future plans for Eclipse?  It's only a courier group  
         right now, but perhaps you might want to venture into releasing as  
         well?                                                               
                                                                             
   ECP : Well, that would be nice, but right now we are focusing on being    
         couriers, we do however need a quality release group to courier     
         for.  And we WILL be picky, I know we don't have the experience of  
         other courier groups, but we will not compromise quality and        
         courier for "fly-by night release groups".  We only want to move    
         GOOD cracks and GOOD warez.  If you spend all your time making      
         patches for your releases, don't bother talking to me.              
                                                                             
                                                                             
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     Reporter : Nevesis                   Interviewee : Nightsky             
     Subject  : AOD Survived?             Affiliation : AOD President        
                                                                             
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   RCN : Am I correct in saying that Morbid left the scene due to personal   
         reasons?                                                            
                                                                             
   AOD : Yes, or else he would have never left.  He loved, the scene.  We    
         all know how addictive the scene can be.                            
                                                                             
   RCN : Yes, that we do.  Well Morbid was a great guy, we can only hope to  
         see him back soon.  Could you please tell me how big AOD (Angels    
         of Death) has gotten and how long it has been around for?           
                                                                             
   AOD : AOD was founded by Morbid and I in early 1996 and was started from  
         scratch.  We didn't know much about the scene at the time, but we   
         grew into it and got some good couriers and sites.  I think most    
         people would now be surprised at the speed of the AOD sites.        
                                                                             
   RCN : What are some of the goals for AOD that you think will place it in  
         a good position heading into the future of this doggy dog scene?    
                                                                             
   AOD : We need to get ourselves established as a respected group and we    
         need to move up in the sites scene, and try to get our best         
         couriers on the big sites of our competition.  But above all, we    
         want to have some fun.                                              
                                                                             
   RCN : Has AOD had any major problems with other groups putting it down?   
                                                                             
   AOD : Not really, but we often get underestimated.                        
                                                                             
   RCN : Recently there was some mish mash going on about the group called   
         Nemesis, and they tried to get a few groups to merge with them.     
         Is it true that AOD was close to merging or even did merge for a    
         short period of time with this mysterious group?                    
                                                                             
   AOD : Well this supposed merger happened when I was away (5 am in the     
         morning) so I didn't know there was something going on.  The next   
         day I had to put things back together and undo the things that had  
         happened.  Apparently, someone thought it was a good idea to form   
         a group out of all the small groups around (which I would count     
         AOD as part of).  The next day I got everything back together and   
         introduced a new co-president and we are kicking ass as we did      
         before.                                                             
                                                                             
   RCN : So you're telling me that when the President was away, some of      
         your members decided to merge themselves without your               
         jurisdiction?  That isn't a very good thing!  Who was the one that  
         got appointed as the new co-president?  Does he have any            
         experience running a group?  If so, which group?                    
                                                                             
   AOD : There was quite a lot of chaos and in chaos, things happen.         
         Apparently most members thought I would agree to merge, but I       
         never did.  The next day, I made it clear that I would never agree  
         to a merge and all my group members were pleased with that          
         response.  As for the new co-president, I introduced Acid Flux to   
         the group.  He hasn't gotten any experience but it doesn't take     
         much to run a group.  Obviously, I succeeded!  He is a cool guy     
         and I am sure he will do a good job.                                
                                                                             
   RCN : I hope you were right in that decision.  On a lighter note, are     
         there any openings in AOD that you would like to make public?       
                                                                             
   AOD : Well, great Internet couriers are always welcome and a BBS courier  
         coordinator would be nice right about now.  If you're interested    
         in applying to AOD please join #AOD on the Effnet.  I would just    
         like to say that I miss Morbid on the Internet although he is       
         still a good friend that lives just a block away from me!           
                                                                             
                                                                             
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     Reporter : Hitex/Rebel Chicken       Interviewee : <Undisclosed>        
     Subject  : Piracy Laws               Affiliation : FBI                  
                                                                             
 


 
                                                                             
       We got the idea for this project a few issues back when we didn't     
   know what to write about for the next issue and were feeling that both    
   of the e-mags were beginning to get a little repetitive, and that we      
   needed to have something new, yet something essential for the warez       
   public to hear of.  While brainstorming, it seeemed that almost on the    
   same note, Rebel Chicken and I jumped and said "Let's interview the       
   FBI!!!"  We giggled a bit, laughed at our apparent stupidity,             
   childishness, and moreover, FOOLISHNESS, and continued to brainstorm.  I  
   don't think we were at all forgetting about this new idea, though, and    
   not five minutes later, we came back to it.                               
                                                                             
       We began to think more rationally, and attempted to find a way of     
   having a close encounter with the Federal Bureau of Investigation         
   without risking our own safety.  We have worked over the period of        
   approximately three weeks to try to get you the best scoop that we        
   could.  We feel that our coverage is very thorough and that we have done  
   an awesome job getting the important facts out, the facts that we should  
   all know if we're going to stay in this business.  We sincerely hope      
   that you will enjoy this section, we have spent many hours working on     
   it, and we are quite sure that you will find it useful and informative.   
                                                                             
 
                                                                             
   Now for some background information:                                      
                                                                             
       Recently a new branch of the FBI opened up near our area, San         
   Francisco, California, USA.  The main reason that this agent knew so      
   much about the topic we were studying is (apart from a bit of luck on     
   our part) that this branch is dedicated to the investigation of computer  
   related crimes.  A bit for my own good, I wanted to investigate this to   
   see if they were coming for me, or for the perverts that hang out on      
   #gaysex and trade GIFs.                                                   
                                                                             
   How us Mofos started this search:                                         
                                                                             
       We started by finding a good, comfortable pay phone, namely one with  
   a nice, soft chair, that we could sit on for the length of an interview   
   and be no less comfortable than we would be if we were sitting our asses  
   in front of IRC :-).  We spotted the perfect one, nice, deserted area,    
   and a soft chair!  We were rather excited, went back home, got the        
   number to the department, a tape recorder (despite the fact that the      
   FBI agent preferred we didn't tape it) and headed back to our site.  We   
   called the office, asked to speak with the press person, and were         
   greeted by a very nice person (as most press-people should be!).  We      
   asked whether or not anybody would be able to grant us a phone interview  
   and just as she was about to decline, she spotted an agent that didn't    
   seem to be doing much.  She transferred us to his line, and the           
   interview began (We got a tad more nervous :-).  Here, read on!!!         
                                                                             
 
                                                                             
                                                                             
    Q  : The FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) was first started in an   
         attempt to arrest Al Capone for his bootlegging crimes.  Since the  
         computer age, the government has ushered a new objective for this   
         force.  No longer is the FBI solely responsible for drug dealing    
         and homicides, but they have been granted a greater jurisdiction    
         because it is now responsible for the investigation of other        
         high-tech computer related crimes.  What are your main concerns     
         involving computer crime?                                           
                                                                             
    A  : Computer crime has brought upon us a much more difficult form of    
         crime to investigate.  Currently, our main interests involving      
         computer crime are to eliminate child pornography, credit card      
         fraud, and grand theft.  Such crimes are difficult to investigate   
         because of the distance between the investigator and the suspect,   
         the ease of impersonation, and the Constitution, which keeps us     
         from breaking into high-level programs to grab information about    
         a suspect.  This is still a relatively new field for us, and due    
         to the high rate of development and advancement in technology,      
         our staff's methods must keep up with those of the criminals.       
                                                                             
    Q  : Can you please elaborate on the three main concerns that the FBI    
         department is facing?                                               
                                                                             
    A  : Credit card fraud involves people hacking into the Internet and     
         virtually tapping lines where they grab credit card numbers. Then   
         they use the cards as they would their own, often buying thousands  
         of dollars' worth of goods.  Child pornography has come to an       
         all time high this past year.  Pornography has always been around,  
         but it seems that a new form of it has plagued us.  Explicit        
         photographs of boys and girls as young as 8 years old have been     
         found on the Internet, and the government has not been able to do   
         anything about it due to their limited control of people "freely    
         expressing" themselves.  Grand theft is estimated to have been      
         going on for roughly 15 years, making it one of the oldest          
         computer crimes around.  Grand theft often involves the trading     
         of unlicensed software, severely hurting software distribution      
         companies.                                                          
                                                                             
    Q  : What keeps the government from completely banning child             
         pornography?                                                        
                                                                             
    A  : The United States of America is just that, a set of states, united  
         under one law, the Constitution.  However, the 10th amendment       
         states that all laws not clearly defined within the bill of         
         rights be given to the states.  Thus, different states have quite   
         different laws, including those of child pornography.  Keeping      
         within the laws would be simple for each individual state, but      
         with the Internet, it has become virtually impossible to control    
         data, as most of the time, one does not even know what state s/he   
         is sharing data with.  Even with the passing of laws regulating     
         such activity, enforcement would be extremely difficult if not      
         impossible.                                                         
                                                                             
    Q  : Recently many major software companies, such as Novell and          
         Microsoft, have made a lot of noise about their software being      
         illegaly copied.  Apparently this has been going on in excess of    
         fifteen years.  What keeps the FBI from taking down all the people  
         that pirate software?                                               
                                                                             
    A  : Software piracy occurs in many forms.  One way is when a person     
         simply copies programs for another person on disk, and trades it    
         in person.  Another very common way is online.  The Internet is     
         filled with forums dedicated to computer piracy, and then there     
         are computer Bulletin Board Systems (BBSs) that are also dedicated  
         to piracy.  Restricting trade on the internet, much like with       
         child pornography, is virtually impossible because of the freedom   
         of speech and expression.  The FBI has quite a presence on the      
         Internet sites and chat channels, but can't really do much about    
         what it sees.  BBSs are slightly easier to deal with.  If the FBI   
         gathers enough incriminating information about a certain system     
         (which often takes years to achieve), it may receive a search       
         warrant to raid the operator's house.  The FBI currently has        
         access to a number of the "top" BBSs, most of which have over TEN   
         incoming phone lines.  I can not give specific information on       
         upcoming busts, but I will reveal that the FBI is working on some   
         very significant ones, and is constantly trying to end this costly  
         crime that is causing American companies huge losses.               
                                                                             
    Q  : What is the usual procedure when a person gets "busted" for         
         software piracy?                                                    
                                                                             
    A  : It's rather depressing, because the majority of the time, when we   
         catch someone pirating software, it is a person under the age of    
         eighteen.  We don't want a punishment so light that the minor will  
         disregard it and commit the crime once again, but we don't want a   
         punishment so stern that it will ruin the person's life.  When an   
         adult is caught, the outcomes can be quite serious.  Fines in the   
         hundred thousands are often imposed, and all computer equipment     
         containing illegal material is seized.  Being caught for such       
         white-collar crimes can really mess up a person's life.             
                                                                             
    Q  : What is your main hinderance from being able to take down any and   
         all BBSs that you find in violation of piracy laws?                 
                                                                             
    A  : We know about many, many boards in violation of such laws.  We can  
         even gain access to many of them, but the FBI is in sort of a       
         catch-22.  When we log on to a BBS, we often find a message         
         stating either that if we are in the FBI, we must disconnect        
         promptly, or that we must leave a message to the operator stating   
         why we want access to a board.  If, however, we do gain access to   
         a BBS, our worries are by no means over.  We have to find a file    
         containing illegal software and be able to "download" it.  Before   
         we can do this, however, we often have to send the BBS something    
         of our own.  That is where our search generally ends.  If we get    
         involved in sending a BBS some pirated software, we are in turn in  
         violation of the law.  Such activities are different from drug      
         dealing where the FBI is allowed to go undercover, and even         
         impersonate a drug dealer.  However, whenever we logon to a board   
         we are stepping into someone's house and must abide by their        
         rules.  Thus, we must have a search warrant.                        
                                                                             
    Q  : How, then, do you ever take down a BBS?                             
                                                                             
    A  : Our main resource is Narcs.  When we catch a person and impose      
         sky-high fines on them, they are usually willing to do just about   
         anything to keep from having to pay them.  This is how we find      
         the biggest of boards and stop them.                                
                                                                             
 
                                                                             
                                                                             
       Due to the fact that our interview was done by phone, the personal    
   level of contact was not there, and the FBI agent felt free to end it as  
   soon as he had to go.  Approximately 15 minutes into the interview, we    
   were forced to end it because he had a call on the other line (DOH!).     
   I think this should be a wake-up call for all of us.  It sure was for     
   us.  We often forget how vulnerable we are.  This interview clearly       
   shows what we must do to keep from getting busted, and I'm quite          
   confident that if we follow those steps, we will be alright for the next  
   few years at least.  We should keep on our toes, though, and keep up      
   with the times.  Congress is constantly debating bills that mostly        
   involve the regulation of child pornography, but could quite easily       
   effect us as well.                                                        
                                                                             
                                                                             
 


                         
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     Author  : RCN Staff                                                     
     Subject : Chris Carter Revealed                                         
                                                                             
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       For the past few months, the scene has been plagued by a disease      
   called Chris Carter.  This disease would do anything to try to ruin       
   people in the warez scene.  "Chris Carter," or so we knew him, was        
   apparently once a warez user himself, until someone narked on his board   
   one day, and he was forced to take it down.  Since then, he thought       
   there might be some sort of a need for him to nark on people on the       
   scene.  So during these months, many of us got emails from our            
   administrators saying that they got emails from Chris Carter reporting    
   having seen us in the action of offering pirated software on IRC, or      
   doing various other illegal acts using the provider's system.  We all     
   knew this Chris Carter guy by name, really having no idea who he was.     
                                                                             
       A few issues ago, RCN first aired the Chris Carter story in the form  
   of a "find that nark!" contest.  It seemed humorous, like another         
   attempt by RCN for comedy, but in reality, this was quite serious, and    
   it would turn out to be one of the most important missions RCN has ever   
   set out to accomplish for itself and the scene alike.  For a month now,   
   we've been airing the "find that nark" contest, and for a month, we've    
   received an astonishing amount of mail saying "I, too, was a victim of    
   Chris Carter."  Some told good stories, of administrators that just put   
   it off, others weren't so lucky.                                          
                                                                             
       So let me first explain our boundaries in this.  RCN is not a cop.    
   We have no true power in harming Chris Carter once having found him.      
   RCN is a magazine, however, and in some ways, we will have far more       
   power than a cop.  We have the power of words, and along with a few       
   not-so-stupid brains, we can achieve the complete and utter destruction   
   of Chris Carter, in minutes.  So I will first outline to you what you     
   will find in the paragraphs to follow.  Here, you will be learning of     
   Chris Carter's REAL name.  That's all nice and stuff, but what will you   
   do with that to gain your revenge after a possible incidence with         
   Chrissypooh himself?  Well, RCN is also going to provide to you his       
   phone number so you can torment him day and night.  Then, if he's         
   starting to piss you off, or if you're just getting bored of talking to   
   him, we have also provided you with his parents' phone number.  All in    
   the same house, but they have their own lines.  Finally, if Chris really  
   got you good, and you feel that your only way of paying him back would    
   be through a mail bomb, (no, a REAL mail bomb) RCN has provided you with  
   his complete address, zip+4 so the bomb gets there faster.                
                                                                             
       Along with personal reports of incidents with Chris Carter, this      
   past month was filled with many tips on who this person really is.  RCN   
   followed any and all leads, calling all the numbers given to us, and the  
   like.  But there was one thing that set the final lead off from all the   
   others.  The last lead described a person whose name was NOT Chris        
   Carter.  Let us for a moment put ourselves into the mind of this person.  
   If your name were really Chris Carter, chances are you wouldn't log on    
   and nark on people using it, right?  Furthermore, Chris Carter is quite   
   a common name in the United States.  This tip gave us a last name,        
   Schlegel, to work with.  It also gave us a phone number, a city, a        
   state, and a possible workplace to deal with.  The whole lead went with   
   all prior data that we had, such as email captures that we had received   
   from readers, but it had the added aspect of being REALISTIC.             
                                                                             
       We got the lead around Thursday of this week.  On Friday night, we    
   called the residence at the number listed, 512-282-8979, and waited for   
   someone to pick up.  The plan, say "Hi, is Chris Carter available?" and   
   see if he choked on his reply.  It's a good thing he didn't pick up,      
   that plan would have gotten us nowhere.  The answering machine picked     
   up, and we hung up.  Let me just mention the fact that we called him at   
   about 2 am.  We called back on Saturday night, again at approximately 2   
   am, but this time we had a better plan.  Hitex was the one to call.       
   He's had much public speaking experience and we figured he would be the   
   best for the job.  A man picked up.  We had a dilemma to tackle.  We      
   didn't know his first name.  "Is Mr. Schlegel here?"  The man said that   
   he was but it was a tad late.  I notified him that this was extremely     
   important phone call that could result in legal consequences.  He         
   tightened up.  He asked what it was regarding, and I notified him that    
   it was regarding a software piracy issue that I would have to get         
   resolved by the morning, and that I was going to be up all night working  
   on this issue if need be.                                                 
                                                                             
       I was posing as an iD Software representative (hey can YOU come up    
   with anything better in about 3 seconds?) working for an anti-piracy      
   corporation and we were going to put out a major release, Quake, the      
   following morning, and that this could involve the possible piracy of     
   that game.  He said "Well Jim is my dad, but this is Daniel, I'm the      
   computer guy of the house."  So apparently I was already talking to the   
   right guy.  Obviously he got quite scared and didn't want his parents to  
   find out about this, so he started to talk to me.  The first thing he     
   asked me was "Does iD Software have a WWW page for this release?"         
   Seemed like a sort of random question to ask me, but this easily showed   
   me that this guy had Internet experience.  I gave him the address,        
   http://www.idsoftware.com (I think).                                      
                                                                             
       I asked him if he was ever logged onto the IRC.  So the following is  
   the information I got out of him.  He HAS been on IRC, he denied ever     
   having stored commercial software on his account, though he had heard of  
   several warez-related channels.  He named #fATEfiles and #Warez950.  He   
   also named tKLP as someone he had seen before on IRC, as with g0d, and    
   thclOne.  All people we know.  He, of course, blamed anything that would  
   be stored on his account, if warez-related, on an evil friend that has    
   his password.  I didn't buy it.  He said that his friend is a master      
   hacker and everything was being done by him.  He also told me he was a    
   beginner at the Internet.  Still, he could quite easily explain commands  
   such as /whois on IRC.  Later, I asked him how long he had been on the    
   Internet, and he said 6 months.  I suspect it's probably been more than   
   that but I wasn't in a mood to argue.                                     
                                                                             
       I often scared him by telling him that we found out about him         
   through traces on his Internet account, and that would lead him to        
   spilling more information.  I ran old RCN issues and opened up NFO files  
   and ran down the lists pointing out random names.  "Have you ever heard   
   of <nickname>?"  He quickly answered no to all names.  Then came the      
   kicker.  "Have you ever heard of Chris Carter?"  He choked on me.  He     
   laughed for a bit, sounded like he was starting to cry, and then said     
   "Golly gee, heh, they pick the darndest of names don't they?"  He lost    
   it.                                                                       
                                                                             
       I continued the conversation, putting that a bit behind him.  I got   
   a phone book and flew through it for a good name.  Then came the next     
   kicker.  I told him that the reason we called him was actually not to     
   charge him of any crime.  I told him we had a team of about 35 narks and  
   that all used to be in the scene.  I told him that one of them, Greg      
   Sneyder (I found that in the phone book ;-) decided not to stay           
   anonymous and he is currently earning a salary helping us on our mission  
   to stop software piracy.  I was sweetening the pot.  I told him that      
   Chris Carter was a name we had associated with him through emails, and    
   he tried to pass it off.  I explained to him some more money              
   opportunities for narking.  All I wanted was to make sure he really was   
   this Chris Carter guy.  Then, after a few minutes, I proposed once more,  
   "I'll give you another opportunity to answer this question.  Are you      
   Chris Carter, or do you know that person?"  He thought for a VERY long    
   while, said "Well, ...."  or "Hmm...." and after no less than about 10    
   seconds of pondering, he responded "No, I am not."  Now I was thoroughly  
   convinced.                                                                
                                                                             
       I spoke with him for a while longer, the whole conversation lasted a  
   good 45 minutes.  At the end of our talk, he told me he was 14.           
   Sounding like any good law official would, I said "Just 14?  You know,    
   you shouldn't get yourself into these kinds of messes at that age.  You   
   should be out playing with your friends.  These are felonious crimes,     
   nothing a 14 year old should be messing with."  During the course of our  
   conversation, he himself had mentioned having known Dr. Jekyll.  I don't  
   know if it was Chris Carter (or rather Daniel Schlegel) that got Dr.      
   Jekyll busted, but he spoke about him nonetheless, which I found          
   extremely suspicious.  At the end of our conversation, I said "Well he    
   was busted a bit ago, and he's over 18, so he can be tried to the full    
   extent of the law, but he's in deep now, and though if prosecuted you     
   wouldn't be due to your age, that does not lower its extremeness."        
                                                                             
       Then came the final slip-up.  Spoken like a good Texan, he said, at   
   the conclusion of our conversation, "You you you -- you know what?        
   I-i-i-i'm I'm a shakin' in maw boots!!"  "But why?" he must have assumed  
   I was thinking, because after all he had denied all criminal activity.    
   So he tried to regain his stance after choking.  "I-i-i really don't      
   even know why, cuz I ain't done nothin' bad, but I'm still just a         
   shakin' in maw boots!"  Now it was for sure.                              
                                                                             
       So let's recap.  This guy choked every single time I mentioned Chris  
   Carter, and once even pondered a possible money opportunity for over 10   
   seconds when approached with this name.  Next, he seemed to be quite      
   involved in the warez scene, denying many happenings on his account       
   without me ever mentioning them.  And finally, he knew a whole lot about  
   running traces on people, and about figuring out things about people on   
   IRC.  He knew about /whois, and about how an email address is not         
   necessarily the address found on IRC because that contains server         
   information.  Well and sure, you would need to know that to nark on       
   anybody from IRC because he emails the administrators of all the          
   servers.                                                                  
                                                                             
       I have never been so sure about anything as I am about this, I was    
   an extreme skeptic going into the conversation, and an extreme skeptic    
   coming out of the conversation.  However, all the while I was writing     
   anything he said that might be of use later down, and I came up with an   
   awful big list.  So we have found Chris Carter.  Now I need to clarify a  
   bit about how we got all the information I'm about to present you with.   
   The original phone number, 512-282-8979, the last name (Schlegel), the    
   City, and the state were all in the original anonymous tip.  Upon         
   calling him, I found out the following.  His dad's name is Jim and his    
   parents' line is 512-282-2524.  This I found out because at first he      
   assumed I wanted to talk to his parents.  His name is Daniel.  I figured  
   that out by doing a finger on his current Internet account.  Also, that   
   is the name on his answering machine, and the name he presented himself   
   by.                                                                       
                                                                             
       Does he work at Symantec?  That was also a part of the original       
   lead.  I know why, too.  One of Daniel's many Internet accounts was one   
   on Symantec.  However, I do believe that this was either a hacked         
   account or that his dad works for Symantec and he was using his account.  
   Furthermore, the Symantec concept led to another reason why this is him.  
   He IS in the scene, that's obvious.  But how many experienced computer    
   users, which he admitted to being, have never heard of Symantec?  When I  
   told him that I had a lead telling me he was either working for Symantec  
   or was using a Symantec account, he jumped and became all figity and      
   said "WHAT?! Huh!? I ain't never heard of Symantec!"  He's definitely     
   used their Internet account at one point or another, but I don't believe  
   he works there.  After all, he's 14.                                      
                                                                             
       Daniel's current Internet account is one being used on a CCSI         
   computer.  CCSI stands for Commuter Communications System Incorporated,   
   and is ccsi.com on the Internet.  His account there is mumra, so his      
   final email address is mumra@ccsi.com.  This is further validated by the  
   name it is made out to, Daniel Schlegel.  The rest of the information I   
   am about to provide you with, that being his address, was generated       
   solely as a result of his stupidity and my intuition ;-).  You will all   
   find a very useful server on the WWW.  It's called Switchboard.  It       
   contains every listed number in Northern America and the most amazing     
   database searcher I have ever seen.  You can search through 90,000,000    
   numbers in under 3 seconds.  I went in and searched for Schlegel in       
   Austin, Texas.  I didn't expect his line to be listed, but maybe his      
   parents' line would.  Surely enough, there was a listing, under James     
   Schlegel (Jim is short for James).  11314 Aloysia Dr. Austin, TX          
   78748-1846.  Note that Daniel also notified me of a second Internet       
   account of his, on the server reallink.com.  It's amazing what a few      
   intimidating words can do.                                                
                                                                             
       The RCN staff would like to thank the anonymous tip we got on Daniel  
   Schlegel.  You have done a great favor to the scene.  We would also like  
   to thank each and every tip we got beforehand of letters sent to          
   administrators.  These proved invaluable in tracing a route to this       
   person out of older email addresses.                                      
                                                                             
       So I look back in hindsight, a tad of retrospect, and I see how well  
   this whole ordeal really does piece together.  Each and every time we     
   got a copy of an email this guy sent, it was from Daniel Schlegel's       
   area.  Every single lead just pieced together.  Again, many thanks to     
   all that participated in the "find that nark" contest, I'm sure this guy  
   is going to be getting many many phone calls from people in the scene     
   reading this article.  I have no doubts in my mind that he will be        
   getting just as much torment and hell in the next few weeks as he gave    
   some of the participants in the scene in past months.                     
                                                                             
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   Brief Summary : Chris Carter Found on June 23, 1996                       
                                                                             
       Real Name  : Daniel Schlegel                                          
       Dad's Name : James B. Schlegel                                        
       Personal # : 512-282-8979                                             
       Parents' # : 512-282-2524                                             
       Address    : 11314 Aloysia Dr.                                        
                         Austin, TX 78748-1846                               
       Email      : mumra@ccsi.com                                           
                                                                             
                                                                             
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     Author  : Hitex                                                         
     Subject : ROR Dead!?                                                    
                                                                             
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       Earlier this week, word was flying around IRC saying "ROR is dead!"   
   or "ROR has retired!"  When the word made it to channel #RCN, everyone    
   danced to the sight of 5 reporters jumping on the story.  Apparently      
   Manic had come on stating that ROR (Release on Rampage) was retiring      
   from the scene due to its inability to release working and usable         
   software.  Many gasped at the news, many were finally relieved, but not   
   I.  I became inquisitive.  Something told me that there was more to it    
   than just a departure from the scene.                                     
                                                                             
       I quickly got into channel #ROR to find a [-MANiC-] in the channel.   
   Suspecting deception, I ran a /whois on him.  Surely, it wasn't the same  
   Manic I had known.  Perhaps he had changed his account since then?  I     
   proceeded to run a /whois on several other ROR "members" just to find     
   that none of their addresses matched.  I was beginning to suspect a       
   takeover.  I asked if that was indeed what it was, and quite publically,  
   a few people said "Yes, that's what it is."  "So ROR is still alive?"     
   "Yes."  Oh.  Okay.  Now I had to figure out who took it over, and why!    
                                                                             
       I saw a few ops in channel #ROR that I didn't recognize as ROR        
   members.  Moreover, I DID recall them to be GODS members.  I              
   double-checked the NFOs and surely enough, every op in the channel        
   belonged to GODS.  I asked why GODS would be interested in taking over a  
   small group such as ROR's channel.  I would have thought that a courier   
   group would try to keep good relations with its release groups, but       
   apparently I was wrong.  I also thought to myself "Well isn't this        
   ironic?  A top courier group engaging itself into the immature act of     
   channel takeovers? WHY!?"  Could this be an indicator of the values of    
   GODS?  I continued to enquire, and found out that apparently ROR was      
   messing with GODS' bots, perhaps through IP spoofing, perhaps just        
   through idents, and that this was GODS' payback opportunity.  The         
   following is a log of what happened in #ROR :                             
                                                                             
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   *** Topic for #ROR: ROR is dead, I've lost my interest in the scene.      
   *** Topic for #ror set by tKLP on Jun 18 12:59:41                         
                                                                             
   <LaX> I wonder why tKLP is using Nytemyst's account?                      
                                                                             
   <[-MANiC-]> We have decided to retire ROR.  We feel that we are not       
               making an impact on the scene anymore.                        
                                                                             
   *** Whois Information for: [-MANiC-]                                      
   ***   Address     : vincer@198.87.17.253                                  
   ***   IRCNAME     : MetallicA                                             
   ***   On Channels : @#ROR                                                 
   ***   Server      : irc.stealth.net (Stealth Communications, New York)    
                                                                             
   <Desys> ROR is dead?                                                      
                                                                             
   <Butcher> Yes, we want to move on.                                        
                                                                             
   *** Whois Information for: Butcher                                        
   ***   Address     : s_mobius@pm1s1.intergate.bc.ca                        
   ***   IRCNAME     : Silent Mobius                                         
   ***   On Channels : @#ROR                                                 
   ***   Server      : irc.winternet.com (The Rockin' Snowland Server, MN)   
                                                                             
   <[-MANiC-]> Please help spread the news.                                  
                                                                             
   <dARKL0RD> That's not the real tKLP!  It's a fake!                        
                                                                             
   <The_Man> I don't have a decent script.                                   
                                                                             
   <dARKL0RD> Lamers are fucking using Nytemyst's account.                   
                                                                             
   <Loloc> Yeah, why is tKLP using Nytemyst's account?                       
                                                                             
   <[-MANiC-]> tKLP is using Nytemyst's account because tKLP's lost his      
               regular account.                                              
                                                                             
   <Loloc> Hehehe.. that's a good joke.                                      
                                                                             
   <[-MANiC-]> Loloc, this is no joke.  Nytemyst and tKLP are good friends.  
                                                                             
   <tKLP> Loloc, I am borrowing Nytemyst's account.                          
                                                                             
   <dARKL0RD> Zorloc is Manic.                                               
                                                                             
   <tKLP> ROR is DEAD!!!                                                     
                                                                             
   <Alchemist> Shit, we're dead?                                             
                                                                             
   *** Whois Information for: alchemist                                      
   ***   Address     : 311@204.247.145.59                                    
   ***   IRCNAME     : My name is Mud                                        
   ***   On Channels : @#ROR                                                 
   ***   Server      : irc.stealth.net (Stealth Communications, New York)    
                                                                             
   <Loloc> It is weird that even Alchemist is using a differenet account?    
                                                                             
   <Butcher> Alchemist, where is your regular account?                       
                                                                             
   <Nevesis> Why is ROR dead?                                                
                                                                             
   <The_Man> You can thank tKLP for this :).                                 
                                                                             
   <dARKL0RD> It's not dead, this is just a channel takeover.                
                                                                             
   <Alchemist> ROR is dead because tKLP lost interest in the scene.          
                                                                             
   <The_Man> AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!  That's fucking      
             PERFECT!                                                        
                                                                             
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       Still, I was not impressed.  Out of my conversation, though, a        
   person by the name of Starwave came out.  Allegedly, Starwave actually    
   NARKED on tKLP saying that tKLP's girlfriend, Boost on IRC, gave him      
   tKLP's address and phone number so he would nark on him.  Starwave        
   autoposted tKLP's address on various public warez channels as the         
   following log shows :                                                     
                                                                             
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   *** Starwave (4234234@cs16-11.u.washington.edu) has joined channel #RCN   
                                                                             
   <Starwave> tKLP lives at 77 Skyline Dr., Front Royal, VA 22630-5716.      
              His phone number is (540) 636-6492.  His mother's name is      
              Prystay.                                                       
                                                                             
   *** Starwave has left channel #RCN                                        
                                                                             
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       Later, an interview conducted by Rebel Chicken with tKLP reveals      
   that the address and phone number were not real.  Well, at least that's   
   what TKLP says.  We'll show you why that might not be so true.            
                                                                             
       So is ROR going through a downfall?  Do they have to resort to lame   
   bot manipulation to get anywhere?  Some might say ROR was already down,   
   so it doesn't really matter.  Some might argue that ROR is doing better   
   than most groups and doesn't have to resort to such things.  I'll take    
   my own position.  ROR is definitely better than most groups, but it is    
   BECAUSE of that, that they shouldn't have to resort to lame bot           
   tampering to get their way.  Especially in the position of ROR, with the  
   immature reputation that ROR possesses, I think they need to concentrate  
   a bit more on keeping their sophistication up.  Your reputation does not  
   result solely from your releases, and ROR can't boast in that area        
   either.                                                                   
                                                                             
       With as much confusion as and shit that ROR is going through, I       
   don't think they're in any position to boast much, regardless of their    
   releases.  But then, I don't think GODS is in much of a position to be    
   taking channels either.                                                   
                                                                             
                                                                             
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     Author  : Hitex                                                         
     Subject : tKLP Bribes iD Software                                       
                                                                             
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       The following is a set of email captures sent by a business           
   representative of iD Software to tKLP soon after ROR's alleged release    
   of the Quake final.  According to the iD Software representative, the     
   ROR release of Quake was not the final version, but was merely the beta   
   version which must mean that tKLP tried to fake the release as a final    
   by manipulating the exe filedates.                                        
                                                                             
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   From jayw@idsoftware.com Sat Jun 22 20:24:21 1996                         
   Date: Sat, 22 Jun 1996 16:46:37 -0500                                     
   From: Jay Wilbur <jayw@idsoftware.com>                                    
   To: '- ROR / MALICE / MTY / SODOM -' <tklp@tar.rma.edu>                   
   Subject: Quake Beta 3 Leak.                                               
                                                                             
   Word on the streets is that you may be the source of the Quake Beta 3     
   leak.  My sources tell me that you are telling folks that you and I are   
   friends and the reason why you have the beta of Quake is that you work    
   for a magazine.                                                           
                                                                             
   1.) I don't think I even know you.                                        
                                                                             
   2.) iD Software does not send the beta copies of games to any magazines.  
                                                                             
   -j                                                                        
                                                                             
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   First off, I don't like being accused.  I didn't tell anyone that I       
   worked for a magazine.  Second, I am not the source of the leak, but I    
   do know damn well who did leak the shareware beta and the final beta of   
   Quake.  I'm willing to tell you who, but I want a reward.  I want to be   
   a beta tester for iD Software, or to maybe get the Quake final before     
   everyone else (just for the glory, I won't do that warez pirating         
   gimmick or anything) so it's up to you.                                   
                                                                             
   l8r m8                                                                    
                                                                             
   -tKLP                                                                     
                                                                             
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   My sources are usually on the money. (I feel like I am a character in a   
   spy novel.)                                                               
                                                                             
   I am sorry to be pointing the finger, but I really have no choice         
   considering the information I've been presented.                          
                                                                             
   Reward, no we do not do that sort of thing.  If you offer information     
   and it pans out you will be in our favor, but I will not be obligated to  
   you.                                                                      
                                                                             
   -j                                                                        
                                                                             
                                                                             
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     Author  : Tuxedo Mask                                                   
     Subject : The Renegade Chemist of Prestige vs. Pest of Razor 1911       
                                                                             
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       The following is a log file acquired from channel #Razor depicting    
   an argument between The Renegade Chemist of Prestige and Pest of Razor    
   1911 :                                                                    
                                                                             
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   *** TRC (chemist@dal20090.computek.net) has joined channel #Razor         
                                                                             
   *** WCracker (cracker@ppp-130.laker.net) has joined channel #Razor        
                                                                             
   <Pest> The Renegade Chemist, we all can't cheat that 40 disk limit.       
                                                                             
   <TRC> Oh?                                                                 
                                                                             
   <Pest> I thought that would get your attention.                           
                                                                             
   <TRC> Pest, get something within at least a week of its release date and  
         and maybe we can talk on the same level.  You've been lucking out   
         lately pal.  Your luck is going to change, or should I say, your    
         luck has changed already!                                           
                                                                             
   <Pest> You need to lighten up a bit.                                      
                                                                             
   <TRC> Lighten up?  You know, there's one thing that's universal about     
         losers in the scene.  Whenever someone can't compete, no matter     
         who they are, they always say "Lighten up!" or "We have lives."     
         Whenever someone can't hang, they blame it on something outside of  
         the scene.                                                          
                                                                             
   <Pest> For a kid in high school, I think I supply just fine.              
                                                                             
   <TRC> When I was a kid in high school, I was in charge of Razor 1911,     
         and we were beating the piss out of the other groups.               
                                                                             
   <Pest> I have no life, so that can't be an excuse!  But, I do have        
          Down's syndrome.                                                   
                                                                             
   <TRC> When Zeus was in high school, he was fondling little boys,          
         sometimes beating the piss out of them.  You are dealing with a     
         long, long line of beating-the-piss-out-of-ers.  So, I think it     
         would be a reasonable assumption to say that come hell or high      
         water, your ass will be beaten until the piss flows like the Nile.  
                                                                             
   <Pest> Hahaha!!!                                                          
                                                                             
   <WCracker> TRC, if it weren't for the little people, you wouldn't enjoy   
              where you have gotten.                                         
                                                                             
   <TRC> White Cracker, if it wasn't for me, the little people would still   
         be little, buddy boy.  The sword you are playing with cuts both     
         ways.                                                               
                                                                             
   <Zeus> Unreal, this is the first time in a year that everyone in #Razor   
          agrees with TRC.                                                   
                                                                             
   <Pest> TRC, I will still supply.  It is not that hard.                    
                                                                             
   <WCracker> TRC, your ego soars through you.  But then you must speak of   
              who brought you up.                                            
                                                                             
   <TRC>  My ego?  You have absolutely no idea.  I don't really have a big   
         ego, but ragging is one of my many forts.  The fact that I have    
         an exceptional mastery of the English language sometimes scares     
         people.                                                             
                                                                             
   <Pest> TRC, I might never be super elite like you elite mofos.            
                                                                             
   <TRC> Pest, well, you're almost right, but you'll NEVER be super elite    
         like us elite mofos.  I always talked a lot of shit, whether I was  
         a nobody or the biggest name in the scene.                          
                                                                             
   <Pest> The definition is so subjective that you can never ultimately say  
          what is or what isn't elite by your corrupted ideas of elite!      
                                                                             
   <TRC> I've NEVER forgotten about the "little people", in fact, I make it  
         a point to help them out whenever I have the opportunity to do so.  
         Pest, you have no idea what my ideas of elite are you puny little   
         excuse for a direct order slave.  Read my next Ware Report and you  
         may realize a fuller understanding of what the scene is MEANT to    
         be and what my completely logical philosophies behind it are and    
         what the roots of my character are.                                 
                                                                             
   <Pest> You've allowed other peoples' perceptions of you to create your    
          own image of what is elite and what is not elite, which had        
          distorted your own view so your own perception is so FUCKED up.    
                                                                             
   <TRC> No, I have allowed my own perceptions to create images of what is   
         elite and what is not elite.  And you, my friend, are definitely    
         NOT elite.  Razor 1911 is not elite.                                
                                                                             
   <Pest> Hahaha, this is fun!  I don't often get people to insult me back!  
                                                                             
   <TRC> There have always been a few people that dictated what is elite     
         and what isn't.  Their ideas filtered through everyone else,        
         changed a little bit but not very much, and those ideas then        
         became the overriding philosophies behind the scene.  When the      
         internet became the major medium for piracy, a boatload of people   
         who had never been exposed to the ideas of the pirate scene were    
         all of a sudden in the thick of it.  Therefore the ideas that once  
         were the core of the scene have become diluted, and it will take    
         time and a few good examples to get people back on the right        
         track.                                                              
                                                                             
   <Pest> Yet the perception of the few dictates the overwhelming belief of  
          the many, keeps people from ever becoming truly elite becasue no   
          one can become the absolute "elite" according to a definition      
          corrupted by the tyrannies of the few.                             
                                                                             
   <TRC> Let me illustrate a point to you.  Only about 1 year ago did the    
         internet begin to become prominent in the scene.  Go back 1 1/2     
         years and dig up nfo files from all the major groups at the time.   
         Then go back and read nfo files from 2-4 years ago.  You will       
         notice something pretty interesting.  You will notice that of the   
         members at that time, before the infusion of new blood via the      
         net, approximately fifty percent of ALL the people in the major     
         groups were in one time or another in Razor 1911 when I ran the     
         show.  For the most part, all of those people were exposed to (and  
         hopefully had instilled in them) the values that I played by when   
         I ran Razor 1911.  You can do the same for other people that had a  
         major impact.  Almost everyone that was active 1 1/2 years ago      
         with the exception of some traders and a few new guys scattered     
         here and there were influenced by a handful of people.  And if you  
         go back further you'll see what my influences were, and those of    
         Fan Fan La Tulipe and other people.  It's a continuous cycle, and   
         that is how the "scenelore" is passed along from generation to      
         generation of pirates.                                              
                                                                             
   <Pest> Well, as you can see, those values you installed have been         
          corrupted by the pseudo-ethics, of the new leaders of the scene    
          leaving a scene deprived of any moral or ethics!                   
                                                                             
   <TRC> There are some who still subscribe to the original values.  Most    
         of these people are in Prestige, though there are some in almost    
         every group.  Unfortunately, Prestige and Hybrid are the only 2     
         groups in which the old values are predominant.                     
                                                                             
   <Jestah> What are you talking about?  Razor 1911 still has old values.    
                                                                             
   <TRC> Tell you what, I can't wait until the next Ware Report by TRC for   
         you to get a clue on how the scene works.                           
                                                                             
   <Pest> The overall lack of any set type of ethics in the scene has led    
          to the overall lack of caring one way or the other in the scene,   
          but all groups suffer from this lack of morality.                  
                                                                             
   <TRC> Question, why do groups exist?  Answer, groups exist because they   
         want to beat other groups.  Many groups claim that they put out     
         releases for the sheer "joy" of bringing free software to everyone  
         on the planet.  This simply is not true.  All "elite" groups exist  
         to compete.  They want to be the best.  Giving free software to     
         everyone owning a modem is a secondary issue.                       
                                                                             
   <TRC> Question, what does it take to be the best group?  Answer, many     
         people believe that to be the best, you have to release the most,   
         or the best games.  This is not necessarily the case.  To be the    
         best group, you must be respected, and feared, by those capable of  
         competing with you.  Only when other respectable cracking groups    
         recognize that you consistently beat them are you the best.  Some   
         groups try to get around this harsh reality by releasing a lot.     
         There is something inside most people in organized cracking         
         groups, a powerful desire to crush the opposition in every way      
         possible.  Those who pretend to be releasing only for the masses    
         will never be happy unless they admit to themselves that they are   
         in it to win it                                                     
                                                                             
   <TRC> Question, if the only thing that determines if you are the best     
         group is what other groups think of you, then what's the purpose    
         of this report?  If someone decided that you're not the best, what  
         good does it do to put out the Ware Report like this?  Answer,      
         note that I said other groups must "recognize" that you are the     
         best, not necessarily acknowledge that you are the best.  Often,    
         very competitive groups don't have it in them to admit that the     
         Ware Report puts it in plain black and white type, something that   
         nobody can ignore.  Sometimes it helps to be forced into seeing     
         the truth in order to admit it to yourself.  Also, the Ware Report  
         gives other, less involved people the opportunity to see the        
         truths that the major groups live by.  Quite possibly, such a tool  
         can give the average lamer an idea of what the major leaguers go    
         through on a day-to-day basis.                                      
                                                                             
   <Pest> I persoannly want to be elite, but for being in the scene for      
          only 7 months, I think I have personally done very well, while in  
          your seven months you were still whacking off to that porn you     
          downloaded off those elite Dallas boards.                          
                                                                             
   <TRC> Pest, sure that may be the case, but the scene was a lot less       
         accessible back then.  We had 1200 baud modems, we didn't have the  
         Internet, and the PCs were manufactured with a hammer and chisel    
         back then, if you get my meaning.                                   
                                                                             
   <WCracker> Prestige putting out Deathkeep was kinda lame.                 
                                                                             
   <TRC> Deathkeep was lame?                                                 
                                                                             
   <WCracker> I didnt enjoy it, nor did some buddies of mine.                
                                                                             
   <TRC> WCracker, SSI is historically a major publisher, and you're saying  
         it was lame?  It's our fault that they coded a piece of shit as a   
         going away present to TSR?  White Cracker, you're so full of shit.  
         Razor 1911 will put out absoultely ANYTHING.  Otherwise, Razor      
         1911 wouldn't have released Operation Carnage, for example, nor     
         would you have put out that 38 disk piece of shit Brain Storm.      
                                                                             
   <Pest> The quality of Prestige releases has been very poor this month,    
          you have had quite a few fuck ups.                                 
                                                                             
   <TRC> Pest, the quality of Prestige releases has been POOR?  What the     
         fuck?                                                               
                                                                             
   <Pest> Storm and Savage were not totally cracked.  You guys fucked up on  
          2 cracks.                                                          
                                                                             
   <TRC> Pest, we release what the companies write.  We've certainly blown   
         the doors off of Razor 1911.                                        
                                                                             
   <Pest> I'm referring to the quality of the crack, not the quality of the  
          game!                                                              
                                                                             
   <TRC> Pest, I thought we were talking about quality of the releases?      
         Give me a fucking break.  You're in a group that has released       
         incomplete rips just to get them out the door and you're bitching   
         at ME?  And as far as the quality of a crack goes, it's not like    
         Razor 1911's never made any mistakes.                               
                                                                             
   <Pest> Prestige has had 2 great games this month.  Afterlife is           
          excellent.                                                         
                                                                             
   <TRC> Afterlife is the biggest title since Duke Nukem 3D and is           
         certainly the best release this month.  Afterlife is the best game  
         of June.                                                            
                                                                             
   <Pest> I think Grand Prix 2 will be the title of the month.               
                                                                             
   <TRC> Not really, more people will play Afterlife.                        
                                                                             
   <Pest> I don't know, the game of the year is still Civilization 2.        
                                                                             
   <TRC> I don't understand all the hype for Grand Prix 2.  The original     
         was good, but wasn't the best of its time.  It will be a great      
         game, don't get me wrong, but Afterlife is more up my alley.        
         Civilization 2?  Come on, give me a break, game of the year is      
         Duke Nukem 3D so far, bar none.                                     
                                                                             
   <Pest> If you like Afterlife, then you have to admit Civilization 2 is a  
          lot better of a game.  I get hours of enjoyment from Civlization   
          2.                                                                 
                                                                             
   <TRC> Civilization 2 is fucking boring, if I wanted the same old shit     
         I'd just reload Civilization 1 and save a lot of disk space.  They  
         just took the old icons, redrew them, renamed them and wrote it     
         for Windows 95.                                                     
                                                                             
   <Pest> I think you are jealous, even though Afterlife is really 45        
          disks.                                                             
                                                                             
   <TRC> How is it really 45 disks?  Explain that to me buddy boy, I see 40  
         disks.                                                              
                                                                             
   <Pest> The disk sizes are 1.52 megs each, and not the standard 1.44 megs  
          that means you had an excess of approximately 4 disks.             
                                                                             
   <TRC> No, the disks are 1507664, go format a disk and see how it turns    
         out.  RAR makes the files 30 kbs larger than they need to be,       
         which means that in a game spread over 40 disks, it's an excess of  
         1200 kbs.  And disk 40 is 200 kbs smaller than it needs to be, so   
         it's really only about a meg larger than 40 disks.                  
                                                                             
                                                                             
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     Author  : g0d                                                           
     Subject : fATE Vice President Disses fATE                               
                                                                             
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       And then there was none.  Well guys, that's it.  I'm done.  I have    
   committed the ultimate crime against warez-heads everywhere.  That's      
   right, I have gone and gotten a life.  It's been a fun bunch-o-years      
   kickin' it on the net with you guys, but now I think it's time I packed   
   it in, I have been semi-successfully running a real life computer         
   business, and trying to run groups and such on the Internet.  Now I       
   think the time has come to drop the scene and take my "quickly growing"   
   I might add computer business to the top.                                 
                                                                             
       So, my personal opinion of the scene.  I have been around quite a     
   while now, I think most people in most groups either know me personally   
   or at least know of me, and I think owe the time I have spent bouncing    
   warez to the four corners of the globe that I have acquired a pretty      
   good feel for the scene and how it works.                                 
                                                                             
       I see people every day saying how the scene is dead or dying, etc.    
   And you know what?  I agree.  It's just not fun any more.  Too many       
   damned AOL lamers and dick heads coming out of nowhere.  Every day I get  
   messaged at least a dozen times by some lamer looking for "elite warez"   
   or some shit.  I mean, pack the whole scene up, open a private            
   warez-head only IRC server and go there, because the Effnet is infested   
   with lameness.  There are still a few elite people left but only a FEW.   
   The rest are for the most part a large combination of 50% lamers, 20%     
   feds, 25% Microsoft undercover lamer/feds, and on a good day, 5% future   
   elite people.                                                             
                                                                             
       As far as groups go, I would have to say that the best died with      
   good old TDU-JAM! as far as games go.  Razor 1911 is eternal.  I see      
   Prestige is kicking major ass.  However, they are packed full of          
   big-ass-egos and I can't see them surviving longer than a few more        
   months.  ROR has good old tKLP still tromping around, Hybrid was once a   
   big name and is now barely alive, and then there are a bunch of lesser    
   lame little games groups.                                                 
                                                                             
       As for apps, DOD (Drink or Die) was once king of the hill, but now I  
   can't really give anyone props.  It seems the whole scene is either       
   getting busted, been busted, or just in a major slump.  As for courier    
   groups, Amnesia is doing pretty well, RiSC has been the same for as long  
   as I can remember, simply the best, MALiCE has pretty much died and so    
   has RTS.  Then there are a gaggle of other little groups trying to get    
   by.  Man, thinking about this makes me sick.  There are only 2 REAL       
   groups left.  Razor 1911 and RiSC.  All the others are pretty much        
   barely staying together with daily political/ego battles where the group  
   is constantly in a state of fluxx.  You know, sorta like fATE (Fast       
   Action Trade Exchange)!                                                   
                                                                             
       Now everyone is asking me to say my piece about fATE.  Well here it   
   is.  Finally my honest feelings about fATE.  Well, Anti Derivative has    
   been President since the day I assisted him in taking over the group      
   from Red Dog.  Anti Derivative is a pretty decent guy in person and is    
   fairly good at fixing the constant arguments going on in fATE.            
   Otherwise (and sorry Anti Derivative if you're reading this) he is not    
   really efficient at running a group.  He really doesn't do anything       
   other than just break up arguments by kicking people out, and I think he  
   just sticks around because he likes the power trip of being able to log   
   on and boss people around and be the leader for a while.  Anyone who      
   dares say he isn't doing a good job immediately gets kicked out of fATE   
   and that's that.  I think fATE would benefit from a change of command.    
                                                                             
       I tried when I was a member to make changes but Anti Derivative       
   would just change them back the same old un-working ways of the old       
   fATE.  Doobie, the Vice President, I hate his guts and would love to      
   string him up and skin him alive.  The guy has no clue.  Period.          
   Therefore my final feelings on fATE are, there are still a couple of      
   good guys left in there to chat.  I would pretty much say that fATE is    
   the equivalent of #NTA-Nokturnal.  Basically a dead group who used to     
   have a big name.                                                          
                                                                             
       Just hanging out in a channel and "unlike" #NTA-Nokturnal where       
   everything is fun and smooth, they basically sit in #fATE and argue and   
   bitch and moan and say how great they are etc.  Not really my cup of tea  
   any more.  So there ya go, in a nut shell, I say fATE is pretty much      
   dead.  If it were to be reviewed it would have to be under new            
   leadership and would need a miracle.  Well I guess I have said my piece,  
   I gotta jet, got REAL LIFE WORK to do!  Yippeee, I finally got a life!    
                                                                             
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   Anti Derivativeerivative :                                                
                                                                             
       Thanks for being a good friend and partner through that year and a    
   bit with fATE.  It was a fun time bitch.  Catch you on the flip side.     
   If your ever in my neck of the woods stop in for a coke and a smile then  
   get the fuck out, I got work to do (Sorry for slamming you, but what I    
   said is true).                                                            
                                                                             
   tKLP :                                                                    
                                                                             
       The crazy little fucker.  You kill me.  Keep giving the lamers        
   headaches and get some damn releases flowing in ROR.  Been a slice, keep  
   in touch, you have my number.                                             
                                                                             
   Dorian Hawkmoon :                                                         
                                                                             
       Good luck with Malice.  If anyone can bring it back, you can.         
   Thanks for being there when I needed advice.                              
                                                                             
   LeoDLion :                                                                
                                                                             
       You crazy bastard, you work wayyyyyy too hard at this shit.  Take a   
   break if you need it.  Oh and kiss your wife for me.                      
                                                                             
   Mikeysoft :                                                               
                                                                             
       Thanks for the endless hours of personal advice you've given me on    
   the phone.  Keep k-lining them lamers.                                    
                                                                             
   Warhound :                                                                
                                                                             
       You rock Mr. IRC Operator, get the damn server linked!!!  And next    
   time I ask you to k-line some lamer to get my nick back I better not get  
   an arguement.                                                             
                                                                             
   Lady_C :                                                                  
                                                                             
       Babe you're the greatest, still waiting for my trip to Disney Land    
   with you.  Uhhh... I need more gifs!  I wore these out.                   
                                                                             
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   Now the fun part.. FUCK YOUs!!!                                           
                                                                             
   Hellraiser :                                                              
                                                                             
       You are the lamest person I have ever met in my life.  Your ego is    
   the size of a fucking Buick and you really have no skills to even have    
   an ego.  You're just a plain waste of time with a big fucking mouth.  Go  
   play in traffic.                                                          
                                                                             
   Doobie :                                                                  
                                                                             
       Hahahaha... you my fine feathered enemy are a joke of a person.  You  
   are egotistical, rude, and back stabbing.  You're a lier.  You only look  
   out for yourself.  You're gay.  You're a fucking cry baby.  You're the    
   reason fATE died.  You have no skills.  You have no clue.  You have no    
   dick and further more, you and maybe Hellraiser are the only people I     
   have ever met in the scene whom I would love to kick the living shit out  
   of.  So if your 5 foot 4 inch tall chubby curly haired faggot sorry       
   excuse for an ass ever comes down to Canada, you better hope you don't    
   bump into me, cause I'll knock that stupid look right off your face       
   anytime any place.  Bring your butt-fuckity ass over to Canada and let    
   me knock some sense into your putrid skull and get off that welfare you   
   fucking bum.  Move out of that little wooden row-house in Jersey and get  
   a life and clean yourself up.  You stink!  And your dirty.  Take a        
   fucking shower once and a while.  I know soap is hard to come by in your  
   financial state but I mean shit.  Have a heart, sheesh...                 
                                                                             
       Catch you all later, and to all the lamers out there stop messaging   
   me for fATE applications and warez.  Doobie is in fATE.  You don't want   
   to go there and I have no warez.  I am now officially retired.  Laters    
   all.                                                                      
                                                                             
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   Formerly at one time or another :                                         
                                                                             
   fATE95/96 Vice President                                                  
   ROR Co-President Co-Founder                                               
   TDU-JAM! Internet Coordinator                                             
   MALICE Senior                                                             
   RTS Senior                                                                
   HTC Senior                                                                
   TRSI Co-President                                                         
   TIDT Senior                                                               
   PTW Co-President                                                          
   ERA Co-President Co-Founder                                               
   Demolition Senior                                                         
   BODM President-Founder                                                    
                                                                             
       Signing Off.  Maybe some day I will return, until then, you leet      
   people have my number.  Keep in touch :).                                 
                                                                             
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   g0d 1995-1996                                                             
                                                                             
   aka : Satan <-old Effnet nick 1989-1992                                   
   aka : Sub-Tronic <- HPAV nick 1984-1986                                   
   aka : Hackster <-c64 nick 1982-1984                                       
                                                                             
   *PS* To any people in the scene, I strongly suggest you stay far away     
   from this Doobie clown.  He is a parasite.                                
                                                                             
                                                                             
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     Author  : Garf                                                          
     Subject : The Death of Bulletin Board Systems                           
                                                                             
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       The BBS scene has drastically changed due to the Internet and         
   everything it has brought.  If you think about it, just last year BBSes   
   were far more popular than IRC (Internet Relay Chat).  Lately, however,   
   BBSes have been at a sharp downfall and at this rate, they will become    
   extinct in the near future.  So why is this happening?                    
                                                                             
       Before the popularity of the Internet, BBSes were the only method of  
   file transfer, and the only way to pick up the latest scene news.  All    
   the way back in 1990, the 2400 baud modem was still the standard.         
   Boards were not nearly what they are now.  At 2400, ANSI was kept to a    
   minimum, extremely small files were transfered, and BBS software was not  
   very advanced at all.  As the years went on, faster modems brought more   
   ANSI and greater size in transfers.  With the advent of the 14.4, the     
   warez scene was brought to its peak.  The size of the warez was a lot     
   smaller in relation to the speed of the modem, and files were moved       
   quickly between the various BBSes.  However, the advent of the 28.8       
   brought radically different results.  Warez became much larger and the    
   speed of the modems just couldn't keep up with that of the size of        
   warez.  The frustratingly slow speed of file transfers led to the         
   resulting usage of the Internet as a form of data distribution.  No       
   longer would warez traders have to transfer files at a mere 3 kb/s.       
   They could now enjoy speeds nearing 500 kb/s.  Obviously, a huge          
   advantage.                                                                
                                                                             
       Still, a BBS has something that the Internet dos not.  If you have    
   ever been the System Operator of a BBS, you know what I'm talking about.  
   A BBS is a form of interconnectivity where everybody knows each other.    
   It is a place where people become good friends and after a prolonged      
   period of time, become long-time users.  Message bases are also           
   interesting advantages of a BBS and are very distinct from IRC or         
   Internet Newsgroups.  Posting questions on a BBS message base guarantees  
   a reliable answer from someone you know and trust, where posting on a     
   newsgroup isn't as personal because you don't know anybody that you're    
   talking to, or their credibility.  Door games, of course, were another    
   great attraction of a BBS, and Internet MUDs can hardly be compared to    
   them.  The Internet has fully taken over.  It has begun to make its       
   kill.                                                                     
                                                                             
       I have been a SysOp for 14 months now.  When I first put it up,       
   BBSes were prospering and doing quite well.  Lately, it has become a      
   struggle to gain new users and raise adequate activity.  I remember when  
   there were about 50 good boards in any given area.  Now, it is hard to    
   name 5.  Every SysOp has become sick and tired of the crap that has       
   taken the BBS scene down.  If everyone gives up, the whole scene will     
   die.  I've pondered taking down my BBS, but then I ask myself, "What      
   else would my computer be doing during the day?" And of course, the       
   answer is nothing.  Why should I take down a BBS that is doing fairly     
   well and is promoting the scene?  I won't.  But I hope others will do     
   the same as I.                                                            
                                                                             
       The best way, given the proper resources, to setup a good BBS is to   
   provide it with telnet connectivity.  There are still very few telnet     
   BBSes out there, probably due to the fact that it isn't exactly an easy   
   task to setup, but for those of us who can, I would encourage it.  It's   
   obvious that the Internet isn't going to magically disappear and give     
   the BBS scene a second chance, but should we really want it to?  Why not  
   take advantage of this newfound resource?  The number of FTP Sites is     
   growing faster than that of BBSes going down.  Along with it, every site  
   that is brought up could, with some work, be converted into a telnet      
   BBS.  That of course would mean that we could continue having all the     
   things we once loved about BBSes, but at faster speeds.  So be it         
   regular dial-in boards, or full-time telnet BBSes, we should encourage    
   the revival of boards.  They are the key to keeping the scene alive.      
                                                                             
                                                                             
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     Author  : Waynekerr                                                     
     Subject : Quick FTP Advice                                              
                                                                             
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       The Internet warez scene has brought about several new innovations.   
   Along with it, come a new form of data transfer, FTP sites.  This is a    
   skill that all newbie warez dudes are going to have to master right away  
   so they can excel in the scene.  If you're not on FTP sites, it means     
   you have no warez.  What does that mean?  That means that your only form  
   of copying files is through DCC.  That's not good.  But fear not, Uncle   
   Wayne is here to explain it to all of you lesser mortals.                 
                                                                             
       The most popular type of site is, of course, the anonymous site.      
   You know, the ones that you hear about, then die 2.5 hours later.         
   Setting one up couldn't be easier.  What you look for is a writeable      
   directory :                                                               
                                                                             
   drwxrwxr-x   8 ftp   anon     1024 Mar 17 02.26 .                         
   drwxrwxr-x   8 ftp   anon     1024 Mar 17 02.26 ..                        
   drwxrwxr-x   8 ftp   anon     1024 Mar 17 02.26 bin                       
   drwxrwxr-x   8 ftp   anon     1024 Mar 17 02.26 etc                       
   drwxrwxrwx   8 ftp   anon     1024 Jun 21 04.22 incoming <-- HERE!        
   drwxrwxr-x   8 ftp   anon     1024 Mar 17 02.26 pub                       
                                                                             
       As you can see, the /incoming directory is 'world-writeable.'  That   
   means you can write files there, and therefore create directories.        
   Happy happy.  But first you need to check that directories created        
   within the /incoming directory can be written to.  Many FTP daemons by    
   default create all directories (especially those created by 'anon'        
   users) with drwxrwxr-x permissions, i.e. you get no joy from them, so be  
   sure to check this before yu can think about transfering 60 gigs of       
   warez.  If however you CAN write to your newly created directory, you     
   are in luck.  Another point worthy of note here is that you might be      
   able to use the 'chmod' command to change permissions on a directory      
   you've created.                                                           
                                                                             
       So if you make a directory called /incoming/.gamez (how original)     
   and it gets created without write permissions for you, try 'chmod 777     
   .games' to make it drwxrwxrwx (world-writeable).  That's pretty much it!  
   Try and use your common sense, don't create dirs called '.gamez,'         
   '.warez,' etc. because these will only get raped by people using          
   ftpsearch and the like.                                                   
                                                                             
       Directories with names including control characters are a popular     
   method of hiding the location of your warez-stash, using ^H (delete) is   
   a good one as many ftp clients write the delete char as raw and it        
   deletes the character before, so a directory called 'games^H^H^H^H^H'     
   shows up as ''.  This is however far from foolproof, read the man pages   
   for FTP next time you're (ab)using your shell accounts; ls -alb will      
   give you the ascii codes for the control characters in a directory, so    
   "..." shows up something like "015\015\015" (I'm not saying 015 is the    
   correct ctrl character, I'm merely illustrating how it works).            
                                                                             
       Be VERY aware, however, before you do any of this that what you are   
   doing is 100% for sure logged, on a unix system in /var/admn/xferlog or   
   something similar :                                                       
                                                                             
   Tue Jun 11 03:30:25 1996 1 0day.warez.com 685                             
   /incoming/.warez/quake1.zip                                               
   b _ o r warezuser ftp 0 *                                                 
                                                                             
       This is bad news for you if the admin checks his/her logs with any    
   kind of regularity - as you can see they have the time you connected,     
   the host you connected from, the username, etc.  So you can be sure if    
   you're not using a hacked account that you're going to get your wrists    
   slapped.  But you'd never be THAT stupid, right?!                         
                                                                             
       Another thing I feel I should mention is, watch how you access the    
   net.  If you think using a hacked shell on iam.verylame.edu by            
   telnetting from your carded netcom account is safe, please think again.   
   Most sites, EVEN .edu's are now hip to the warez scene, basically due to  
   all the trouble we've caused, along with the H/P types, TCPWRAPPERS,      
   which log detailed information on every connection in/out of machines     
   are very popular nowadays, and any administrator with a clue can          
   recreate your session using publically available utilities telling        
   him/her exacly what you typed while you were online, etc.  So BEWARE!     
                                                                             
       Stay safe, and remember, the more steps you put between yourself and  
   the 'target' site, the more trouble it is to catch you - it might take    
   you an hour longer to get that 20 disk release to your home machine, but  
   it's vastly preferable to sharing a cell with Bubba, the 7 foot guy who   
   wants you to be his 'friend' for the night.                               
                                                                             
                                                                             
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     Author  : Genocide                                                      
     Subject : Bigger Files = The Real Need For Speed?  The Future Awaits... 
                                                                             
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       With files rising in meggage at a exponential rate, will new          
   technology help the scene survive?  According to new advancements in      
   modems, and telecommunications, the answer is a positive yes.  With       
   ISDN, ADSL, Cable Modeming, and Satellite connections, the scene will     
   not only survive, but will flourish as the 21st century approaches.       
                                                                             
       Although many people like to refer to ISDN as (I.t S.till D.oes       
   N.othing), the correct term is (Integrated Services Digital Network).     
   Currently, ISDN is a pipe dream to many, and a fountain of youth (and     
   speed) to few.  However, the future is bright for this prodigy of the     
   telecommunications backbone.  Many ISPs, and even Online Services are     
   beginning to offer ISDN as an option when you signup, etc.  With bigger   
   files, and new CD-Rom technologies such as the DVD-Rom which allows as    
   much as 10 gigs of information on one disc, coming out, the need for a    
   better modem and phone line will be inevitable for even the smallest      
   pirates.  Thus, at almost 128k baud, ISDN is one of the most              
   cost-efficient, and communicable services available nationwide. In the    
   near future, ISDN (along with Cable Modems, and ADSL) will be the         
   standard in telecommunications.                                           
                                                                             
       With higher transfer rates than even the fastest analog modems, ISDN  
   will help pirates transfer those big files in a snap.  Combined with its  
   speed, superior choice between ISPs, limited hardware requirements, and   
   availability, ISDN is the best choice for local boards, pirates, and      
   even FTP site-ops until better technology pushes ISDN out of the way.     
                                                                             
       ADSL, a faster option to ISDN in some cases, is another alternative   
   that will surely be a topic of conversation in the future of the scene.   
   ADSL is fast enough for downloading, yet its uploading rates are still    
   questionable at only 64 kb/s.  While it can transfer 1 meg in less than   
   10 seconds, or as much as 6 megs in 10 seconds, it can only upload at a   
   rate of 384 kb/s per minute, which is not as fast as ISDN.  Another       
   disadvantage of ADSL is the fact that it is a very inefficient way of     
   dialing out, due to its cost inefficiency (300-500 installation + by the  
   minute calls).  Although not as cost efficient as ISDN, ADSL is a faster  
   downloading alternative for the leechers in the scene.  However, in my    
   humble opinion, ADSL is not as good as ISDN because of its limited        
   availability, lack of choice in ISP, and high tariff rates when dialing   
   out.                                                                      
                                                                             
       With the Cable Modem, a person can literally transfer a whole day's   
   worth of trading (1 gig or so), onto their Hard drive in a few minutes.   
   Downloading at 10 megs per second, this monster can download around 60    
   megs per minute.  The Cable modem runs off of coaxial cable (your         
   existing cable lines), and will run through a 10Base-T Connection, and    
   then through the modem.  After checking a current price range at my       
   local cable company, it is offerred in the range of (300-500              
   installation + $30 month), which is incredible considering the amount of  
   money that will be saved in phone bills, etc.  For the few that are       
   fortunate to have one of these, you know what I am talking about.  The    
   only minor disadvantages for the cable modem are its lack of              
   availability, and limited choice of ISP until this monster spreads out.   
   However, this is the best for its cost efficiency, and download/upload    
   times are the fastest of all.                                             
                                                                             
       The final option in future telecommunications is the satellite        
   receiver.  If a person has an existing satellite for their TV, then this  
   might be the best option, considering its lack of hardware installation.  
   All a person needs is a minor satellite receiver (hooks onto an           
   expansion port, or in some cases, an infrared port), and the satellite    
   broadcaster.  Although it may be cost effective, and easy installation    
   for anyone who has an existing satellite, this monster will not be a      
   major improvement, and in some cases it will be slower than some analog   
   modems with its slow upload rate at only 28.8 kb/s.  However, satellite   
   communications does have its advantages.  One, being that it is cost      
   effective ($16-$40 per month, PC Magazine Figures {June 11, 1996, Vol.    
   15 No. 11}) and no installation charges if an existing satellite is       
   already connected with a major service.  Another advantage of satellite   
   communications is, "It is expected to be on the fast-ramp up, following   
   this coming year" (PC Magazine, pg. 144).  On another downnote however,   
   the satellite communications option will limit the user to no choice in   
   ISP until the end of next year (September 1997).                          
                                                                             
       Over the next few years, the scene will see a major change.  Bigger   
   file sizes will either cause existing pirates to check out, and leave     
   the scene due to price constraints, or to thrive in a better scene with   
   faster warez.  As this dilemna occurs in everyone's life, this writer     
   personally hopes that a majority of you decide to stay on.  At the end    
   of this tunnel, there will be a better tomorrow.  In the end though,      
   ISDN appears to reign supreme, at least for a year or so.                 
                                                                             
   "I'd rather be optimistic, and be a fool, then be a pessimist, and be     
   right." - Unknown                                                         
                                                                             
                                                                             
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     Author  : Rebel Chicken                                                 
     Subject : Group Reviews : Games                                         
                                                                             
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       Hello, and welcome to Reality Check Network's all new group review!   
   Here I will be reviewing the 5 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        
   game 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 : 05/23/96 -> 05/29/96              
     
                                                                             
 Ķ
                                                                             
   Filename : --                  Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : --                  Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
                                                    Previous Total : 0       
               ___                                  Release Score  : 0       
       ______ /  /_______________________           Running Total  : 0       
      /___  //  /  \___  \____  \______  \                                   
      \_/ _  \__   / _ __// _ __/ \/  /  /\                                  
       /  /  / /  /  / \ /  / \/  /  /  / /                                  
      /__/  /____/_____//__/  /__/_____/ /                                   
      \_/__/\____\\____\\_/__/\__\_____\/                                    
   -----\__\/-------------\__\/(-hoson-)-----                                
                                                                             
 ͹
                                                                             
   Filename : --                  Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : --                  Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
            /\.                                     Previous Total : 0       
    . ____ /  >______.  . _____.____ ____:.         Release Score  : 0       
   .: \   \  /_\___. \__::>   /:\   Y   /'96:.      Running Total  : 0       
   :: / .   /  \|  __/  \:/  /__/       \ .:                                 
    ./  \__/ "  \  >  "  <______>  \_/___>:                                  
   `<  /:<___\___>/___\___>.  <_____>:.  :.                                  
     \/  .:.    |/:. .:.mr!  .:. .::  .                                      
                                                                             
                                                                             
 ͹
                                                                             
   Filename : PSGBGW01.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 5-23-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
   ________________________/|__/| ___________      Previous Total : 0       
   \___  \ __   /  __/  __/    / |/ ____/  __/_     Release Score  : 5       
   |   __/ _/ _/  _| \__  \  \/  /  )  /  _|  /     Running Total  : 5       
   |___|\__\   \________  /___\__\__   \______\                              
   +--------\___/e/aL!\/--------/_____\-----+                              
   Battleground III: Waterloo (c)TalonSoft 01/36                             
   +------------------------------------------+                              
                                                                             
 Ķ
                                                                             
   Filename : PSG-PTO1.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 5-24-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
   ________________________/|__/| ___________      Previous Total : 5       
   \___  \ __   /  __/  __/    / |/ ____/  __/_     Release Score  : 3       
   |   __/ _/ _/  _| \__  \  \/  /  )  /  _|  /     Running Total  : 8       
   |___|\__\   \________  /___\__\__   \______\                              
   +--------\___/e/aL!\/--------/_____\-----+                              
   Pacific Theater of Operations 2 for Win 01/04                             
   +------------------------------------------+                              
                                                                             
 Ķ
                                                                             
   Filename : PSGWIZ01.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 5-25-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
   ________________________/|__/| ___________      Previous Total : 8       
   \___  \ __   /  __/  __/    / |/ ____/  __/_     Release Score  : 4       
   |   __/ _/ _/  _| \__  \  \/  /  )  /  _|  /     Running Total  : 12      
   |___|\__\   \________  /___\__\__   \______\                              
   +--------\___/e/aL!\/--------/_____\-----+                              
   Wizardry GOLD (c) Sir-Tech           [01/14]                              
   +------------------------------------------+                              
                                                                             
 Ķ
                                                                             
   Filename : PSGEJD1.ZIP         Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 5-27-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
   ________________________/|__/| ___________      Previous Total : 12      
   \___  \ __   /  __/  __/    / |/ ____/  __/_     Release Score  : 3       
   |   __/ _/ _/  _| \__  \  \/  /  )  /  _|  /     Running Total  : 15      
   |___|\__\   \________  /___\__\__   \______\                              
   +--------\___/e/aL!\/--------/_____\-----+                              
           Earth Worm Jim 1 for DOS       [1/6]                              
   +------------------------------------------+                              
                                                                             
 ͹
                                                                             
   Filename : JPRDY01.ZIP         Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 5-24-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
          Jeopardy: Platinum Edition   [01/08]      Previous Total : 0       
   _ ________________________  _____ ________ _     Release Score  : 3       
    \\_____  \_____  \_____  \/  .  \\_____  \\     Running Total  : 3       
   dZG/\   __//  _   |/  ____/.  |   \/\   __/                               
    _/  \   \/   /_ _/   /_   |  !  _/  \   \                                
    \____\   \______\_________|_____\____\   \_                              
   =======\___/===1911CDDIVISION======\___/                              
                                                                             
 Ķ
                                                                             
   Filename : MOREWAR.ZIP         Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 5-29-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
   MORE WAR - THE RETURN OF THE HORDE   [01/01]     Previous Total : 3       
   _ ________________________  _____ ________ _     Release Score  : 3       
    \\_____  \_____  \_____  \/  .  \\_____  \\     Running Total  : 6       
   dZG/\   __//  _   |/  ____/.  |   \/\   __/                               
    _/  \   \/   /_ _/   /_   |  !  _/  \   \                                
    \____\   \______\_________|_____\____\   \_                              
   =======\___/===1911CDDIVISION======\___/                              
                                                                             
 ͹
                                                                             
   Filename : --                  Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : --                  Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
                                                    Previous Total : 0       
   _____________________________________________    Release Score  : 0       
   \__   - ________        ./__   - ________    Running Total  : 0       
   __/         \\__/     -   \\ /         \\__/                              
   \__     |    \\__          \\__    |    \\__                              
     /_____|      ./_____________./___|      ./                              
   [=======|______/===================|______/=]                             
   [================================[  /  /96]=]                             
                                                                             
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                             Score Chart : Games                             
                                                                             
   Ŀ  
        ͻ   
    HBD   0                                                             
        ͹   
    NPM   0                                                             
        ͹   
    PSG   15                               
        ͹   
    RZR   6                                                  
        ͹   
    ROR   0                                                             
        ͼ   
     
                                                                             
 Ķ
                                                                             
                          Average Score Per Release :                        
                          ---------------------------                        
                                                                             
                               Prestige - [3.8]                              
                              Razor 1911 - [3.0]                             
                                Hybrid - [0.0]                               
                                Napalm - [0.0]                               
                           Release on Rampage [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 5 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        
   game 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 : 05/30/96 -> 06/05/96              
     
                                                                             
 Ķ
                                                                             
   Filename : --                  Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : --                  Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
                                                    Previous Total : 0       
               ___                                  Release Score  : 0       
       ______ /  /_______________________           Running Total  : 0       
      /___  //  /  \___  \____  \______  \                                   
      \_/ _  \__   / _ __// _ __/ \/  /  /\                                  
       /  /  / /  /  / \ /  / \/  /  /  / /                                  
      /__/  /____/_____//__/  /__/_____/ /                                   
      \_/__/\____\\____\\_/__/\__\_____\/                                    
   -----\__\/-------------\__\/(-hoson-)-----                                
                                                                             
 ͹
                                                                             
   Filename : --                  Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : --                  Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
            /\.                                     Previous Total : 0       
    . ____ /  >______.  . _____.____ ____:.         Release Score  : 0       
   .: \   \  /_\___. \__::>   /:\   Y   /'96:.      Running Total  : 0       
   :: / .   /  \|  __/  \:/  /__/       \ .:                                 
    ./  \__/ "  \  >  "  <______>  \_/___>:                                  
   `<  /:<___\___>/___\___>.  <_____>:.  :.                                  
     \/  .:.    |/:. .:.mr!  .:. .::  .                                      
                                                                             
                                                                             
 ͹
                                                                             
   Filename : PSG-SET1.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 5-30-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
   ________________________/|__/| ___________      Previous Total : 0       
   \___  \ __   /  __/  __/    / |/ ____/  __/_     Release Score  : 5       
   |   __/ _/ _/  _| \__  \  \/  /  )  /  _|  /     Running Total  : 5       
   |___|\__\   \________  /___\__\__   \______\                              
   +--------\___/e/aL!\/--------/_____\-----+                              
   The Settlers II (English) (c) Blue Byte 1/7                               
                                                                             
 Ķ
                                                                             
   Filename : PSG-DK01.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 5-31-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
   ________________________/|__/| ___________      Previous Total : 5       
   \___  \ __   /  __/  __/    / |/ ____/  __/_     Release Score  : 4       
   |   __/ _/ _/  _| \__  \  \/  /  )  /  _|  /     Running Total  : 9       
   |___|\__\   \________  /___\__\__   \______\                              
   +--------\___/e/aL!\/--------/_____\-----+                              
   DEATHKEEP (c) SSI                     [01/34]                             
                                                                             
 Ķ
                                                                             
   Filename : PSG-JOS1.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 6-01-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
   ________________________/|__/| ___________      Previous Total : 9       
   \___  \ __   /  __/  __/    / |/ ____/  __/_     Release Score  : 2       
   |   __/ _/ _/  _| \__  \  \/  /  )  /  _|  /     Running Total  : 11      
   |___|\__\   \________  /___\__\__   \______\                              
   +--------\___/e/aL!\/--------/_____\-----+                              
   JOSEPHINE (c) Media Age Software [01/10]                                  
                                                                             
 Ķ
                                                                             
   Filename : PSG-SS01.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 6-01-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
   ________________________/|__/| ___________      Previous Total : 11      
   \___  \ __   /  __/  __/    / |/ ____/  __/_     Release Score  : 5       
   |   __/ _/ _/  _| \__  \  \/  /  )  /  _|  /     Running Total  : 16      
   |___|\__\   \________  /___\__\__   \______\                              
   +--------\___/e/aL!\/--------/_____\-----+                              
    SHELL SHOCK FINAL (C) CORE DESIGN  01/15                                 
                                                                             
 ͹
                                                                             
   Filename : BSTORM01.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 6-05-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
   Brainstorm (c) Simon & Schuster      [01/39]     Previous Total : 0       
   _ ________________________  _____ ________ _     Release Score  : 3       
    \\_____  \_____  \_____  \/  .  \\_____  \\     Running Total  : 3       
   dZG/\   __//  _   |/  ____/.  |   \/\   __/                               
    _/  \   \/   /_ _/   /_   |  !  _/  \   \                                
    \____\   \______\_________|_____\____\   \_                              
   =======\___/===1911CDDIVISION======\___/                              
                                                                             
 ͹
                                                                             
   Filename : RORC2UP1.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 5-30-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
      CHAMPIONSHIP MANAGER 2 *UPDATED DELUXE*       Previous Total : 0       
                 (c) DOMARK            [01/02]      Release Score  : 2       
   _____________________________________________    Running Total  : 2       
   \__   - ________        ./__   - ________                             
   __/         \\__/     -   \\ /         \\__/                              
   \__     |    \\__          \\__    |    \\__                              
     /_____|      ./_____________./___|      ./                              
   [=======|______/===================|______/=]                             
   [================================[05/30/96]=]                             
                                                                             
 Ķ
                                                                             
   Filename : ROR-H2O1.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 6-03-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
         H2O (c) WEBFOOT TECHNOLOGIES  [1/4]        Previous Total : 2       
   _____________________________________________    Release Score  : 3       
   \__   - ________        ./__   - ________    Running Total  : 5       
   __/         \\__/     -   \\ /         \\__/                              
   \__     |    \\__          \\__    |    \\__                              
     /_____|      ./_____________./___|      ./                              
   [=======|______/===================|______/=]                             
   [================================[05/31/96]=]                             
                                                                             
 Ķ
                                                                             
   Filename : RORTRNC1.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 6-03-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
           TRONIC (c) ILK GAMES        [01/02]      Previous Total : 5       
   _____________________________________________    Release Score  : 2       
   \__   - ________        ./__   - ________    Running Total  : 7       
   __/         \\__/     -   \\ /         \\__/                              
   \__     |    \\__          \\__    |    \\__                              
     /_____|      ./_____________./___|      ./                              
   [=======|______/===================|______/=]                             
   [================================[05/31/96]=]                             
                                                                             
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                             Score Chart : Games                             
                                                                             
   Ŀ  
        ͻ   
    HBD   0                                                             
        ͹   
    NPM   0                                                             
        ͹   
    PSG   16                             
        ͹   
    RZR   3                                                        
        ͹   
    ROR   7                                                
        ͼ   
     
                                                                             
 Ķ
                                                                             
                          Average Score Per Release :                        
                          ---------------------------                        
                                                                             
                               Prestige - [4.0]                              
                              Razor 1911 - [3.0]                             
                           Release on Rampage [2.3]                          
                                Hybrid - [0.0]                               
                                Napalm - [0.0]                               
                                                                             
                                                                             
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      r c n                        
                     ۰        
 ݰ    ߰ ް   ݰ     
  ܰ                         
                               ߰ܰ
                        ߰                        ߰
                                              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 5 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        
   game 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 : 06/06/96 -> 06/12/96              
     
                                                                             
 Ķ
                                                                             
   Filename : HBD-KO01.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 6-07-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
         Kick Off 96 (C) Anco [01/10]               Previous Total : 0       
   _____ _____  ____ _____  ________________        Release Score  : 3       
   \_   | \   \/   / _   /__\_   \_/   _    \       Running Total  : 3       
    |   _  \_  \ _/  \   \ __/___/ |   /    /                                
    |___|   |____|___/   /_\   \___|_______/                                 
     ::d|___|::::::.\___/.:.\___\:::::::::                                   
                                                                             
 ͹
                                                                             
   Filename : --                  Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : --                  Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
            /\.                                     Previous Total : 0       
    . ____ /  >______.  . _____.____ ____:.         Release Score  : 0       
   .: \   \  /_\___. \__::>   /:\   Y   /'96:.      Running Total  : 0       
   :: / .   /  \|  __/  \:/  /__/       \ .:                                 
    ./  \__/ "  \  >  "  <______>  \_/___>:                                  
   `<  /:<___\___>/___\___>.  <_____>:.  :.                                  
     \/  .:.    |/:. .:.mr!  .:. .::  .                                      
                                                                             
                                                                             
 ͹
                                                                             
   Filename : PSGDIN01.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 6-06-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
   ________________________/|__/| ___________      Previous Total : 0       
   \___  \ __   /  __/  __/    / |/ ____/  __/_     Release Score  : 4       
   |   __/ _/ _/  _| \__  \  \/  /  )  /  _|  /     Running Total  : 4       
   |___|\__\   \________  /___\__\__   \______\                              
   +--------\___/e/aL!\/--------/_____\-----+                              
      Dinotopis (c) Turner Interactive 01/13                                 
                                                                             
 Ķ
                                                                             
   Filename : SAVAGE01.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 6-07-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
   ________________________/|__/| ___________      Previous Total : 4       
   \___  \ __   /  __/  __/    / |/ ____/  __/_     Release Score  : 2       
   |   __/ _/ _/  _| \__  \  \/  /  )  /  _|  /     Running Total  : 6       
   |___|\__\   \________  /___\__\__   \______\                              
   +--------\___/e/aL!\/--------/_____\-----+                              
      Savage (c) Discovery Channel 01/30                                     
                                                                             
 Ķ
                                                                             
   Filename : PSGBHB01.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 6-08-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
   ________________________/|__/| ___________      Previous Total : 6       
   \___  \ __   /  __/  __/    / |/ ____/  __/_     Release Score  : 5       
   |   __/ _/ _/  _| \__  \  \/  /  )  /  _|  /     Running Total  : 11      
   |___|\__\   \________  /___\__\__   \______\                              
   +--------\___/e/aL!\/--------/_____\-----+                              
   FRANK THOMAS' BIG HURT BASEBALL       [01/36]                             
                                                                             
 Ķ
                                                                             
   Filename : PSGB2B01.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 6-09-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
   ________________________/|__/| ___________      Previous Total : 11      
   \___  \ __   /  __/  __/    / |/ ____/  __/_     Release Score  : 4       
   |   __/ _/ _/  _| \__  \  \/  /  )  /  _|  /     Running Total  : 15      
   |___|\__\   \________  /___\__\__   \______\                              
   +--------\___/e/aL!\/--------/_____\-----+                              
     Back to Baghdad (c) Military Sim. 01/23                                 
                                                                             
 ͹
                                                                             
   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]=]                             
                                                                             
 ͹
                                                                             
                             Score Chart : Games                             
                                                                             
   Ŀ  
        ͻ   
    HBD   3                                                        
        ͹   
    NPM   0                                                             
        ͹   
    PSG   15                               
        ͹   
    RZR   0                                                             
        ͹   
    ROR   0                                                             
        ͼ   
     
                                                                             
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                          Average Score Per Release :                        
                          ---------------------------                        
                                                                             
                               Prestige - [3.8]                              
                                Hybrid - [3.0]                               
                                Napalm - [0.0]                               
                              Razor 1911 - [0.0]                             
                           Release on Rampage [0.0]                          
                                                                             
                                                                             
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     Author  : Rebel Chicken                                                 
     Subject : Group Reviews : Games                                         
                                                                             
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       Hello, and welcome to Reality Check Network's all new group review!   
   Here I will be reviewing the 5 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        
   game will be rated as if it worked in the first place, thus getting the   
   3 points it lost back and any points it would have earned.  If a group    
   releases a fix after the 3 day period has expired, it will receive its 3  
   points back, but get no more.  Betas may receive no more than 3 points.   
                                                                             
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               Dates of Games Reviewed : 06/13/96 -> 06/19/96              
     
                                                                             
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   Filename : --                  Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : --                  Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
                                                    Previous Total : 0       
   _____ _____  ____ _____  ________________        Release Score  : 0       
   \_   | \   \/   / _   /__\_   \_/   _    \       Running Total  : 0       
    |   _  \_  \ _/  \   \ __/___/ |   /    /                                
    |___|   |____|___/   /_\   \___|_______/                                 
     ::d|___|::::::.\___/.:.\___\:::::::::                                   
                                                                             
 ͹
                                                                             
   Filename : NPMLB-01.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 6-16-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
             /\.                                    Previous Total : 0       
     . ____ /  >______.  . _____.____ ____:.        Release Score  : 4       
    .: \   \  /_\___. \__::>   /:\   Y   /'96:.     Running Total  : 4       
    :: / .   /  \|  __/  \:/  /__/       \ .:                                
     ./  \__/ "  \  >  "  <______>  \_/___>:                                 
    `<  /:<___\___>/___\___>.  <_____>:.  :.                                 
      \/  .:.    |/:. .:.mr!  .:. .::  .                                     
       AH-64D LONGBOW (c) ORIGIN [01/46]                                     
                                                                             
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   Filename : NPMLBSP1.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 6-16-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
             /\.                                    Previous Total : 4       
     . ____ /  >______.  . _____.____ ____:.        Release Score  : 2       
    .: \   \  /_\___. \__::>   /:\   Y   /'96:.     Running Total  : 6       
    :: / .   /  \|  __/  \:/  /__/       \ .:                                
     ./  \__/ "  \  >  "  <______>  \_/___>:                                 
    `<  /:<___\___>/___\___>.  <_____>:.  :.                                 
      \/  .:.    |/:. .:.mr!  .:. .::  .                                     
        AH-64D LONGBOW *SPEECH PACK* [1/4]                                   
                                                                             
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   Filename : PSGCAT01.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 6-14-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
   ________________________/|__/| ___________      Previous Total : 0       
   \___  \ __   /  __/  __/    / |/ ____/  __/_     Release Score  : 4       
   |   __/ _/ _/  _| \__  \  \/  /  )  /  _|  /     Running Total  : 4       
   |___|\__\   \________  /___\__\__   \______\                              
   +--------\___/e/aL!\/--------/_____\-----+                              
     CATFIGHT (c) Atlantean Interactive 01/20                                
                                                                             
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   Filename : HSOLPSG1.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 6-15-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
   ________________________/|__/| ___________      Previous Total : 4       
   \___  \ __   /  __/  __/    / |/ ____/  __/_     Release Score  : 2       
   |   __/ _/ _/  _| \__  \  \/  /  )  /  _|  /     Running Total  : 6       
   |___|\__\   \________  /___\__\__   \______\                              
   +--------\___/e/aL!\/--------/_____\-----+                              
    Hoyle Solitaire (c) Sierra Online    [1/7]                               
   +------------------------------------------+                              
                                                                             
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   Filename : PSG-AC1.ZIP         Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 6-17-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
    ________________________/ |__/| ___________     Previous Total : 6       
    \___  \ __   /  __/  __/    / |/ ____/  __/_    Release Score  : 4       
    |   __/ _/ _/  _| \__  \  \/  /  )  /  _|  /    Running Total  : 10      
    |___|\__\   \________  /___\__\__   \______\                             
    +--------\___/e/aL!\/--------/_____\-----+                             
     American CivilWar (c)Interactive Magic 1/26                             
                                                                             
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   Filename : TBFFPSG1.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 6-18-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
   ________________________/|__/| ___________      Previous Total : 10      
   \___  \ __   /  __/  __/    / |/ ____/  __/_     Release Score  : 2       
   |   __/ _/ _/  _| \__  \  \/  /  )  /  _|  /     Running Total  : 12      
   |___|\__\   \________  /___\__\__   \______\                              
   +--------\___/e/aL!\/--------/_____\-----+                              
    Terry Bradshaw Fantasy Football   [1/2]                                  
   +------------------------------------------+                              
                                                                             
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   Filename : PANZER01.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 6-13-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
           Panzer General (c) SSi      [01/21]      Previous Total : 0       
   _ ________________________  _____ ________ _     Release Score  : 5       
    \\_____  \_____  \_____  \/  .  \\_____  \\     Running Total  : 5       
   dZG/\   __//  _   |/  ____/.  |   \/\   __/                               
    _/  \   \/   /_ _/   /_   |  !  _/  \   \                                
    \____\   \______\_________|_____\____\   \_                              
   =======\___/===1911CDDIVISION======\___/                              
                                                                             
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   Filename : SU27RZR1.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 6-14-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
      SU-27 FLANKER FOR DOS (c) SSI  [01/04]        Previous Total : 5       
   _ ________________________  _____ ________ _     Release Score  : 4       
    \\_____  \_____  \_____  \/  .  \\_____  \\     Running Total  : 9       
   dZG/\   __//  _   |/  ____/.  |   \/\   __/                               
    _/  \   \/   /_ _/   /_   |  !  _/  \   \                                
    \____\   \______\_________|_____\____\   \_                              
    ======\___/===1911CDDIVISION======\___/                                  
                                                                             
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   Filename : ROR-NM01.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 6-16-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
    MECH 2: NET MECH *FULL RETAIL/STORE VERSION*    Previous Total : 0       
               (c) ACTIVISION     [01/25]           Release Score  : 4       
   _____________________________________________    Running Total  : 4       
   \__   - ________        ./__   - ________                             
   __/         \\__/     -   \\ /         \\__/                              
   \__     |    \\__          \\__    |    \\__                              
     /_____|      ./_____________./___|      ./                              
   [=======|______/===================|______/=]                             
   [================================[06/15/96]=]                             
                                                                             
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                             Score Chart : Games                             
                                                                             
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    HBD   0                                                             
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    NPM   6                                                  
        ͹   
    PSG   12                                     
        ͹   
    RZR   9                                            
        ͹   
    ROR   4                                                      
        ͼ   
     
                                                                             
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                          Average Score Per Release :                        
                          ---------------------------                        
                                                                             
                              Razor 1911 - [4.5]                             
                           Release on Rampage [4.0]                          
                                Napalm - [3.0]                               
                               Prestige - [3.0]                              
                                Hybrid - [0.0]                               
                                                                             
                                                                             
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     Author  : Rebel Chicken                                                 
     Subject : Group Reviews : Games                                         
                                                                             
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 ͻ
                                                                             
       The following is a chart combining the total points of the top 5      
   games groups within the past 4 weeks :                                    
                                                                             
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            MAY     JUN     JUN     JUN     Total                          
         ͻ    
     HBD   0/0    0/0    3/1    0/0     3/1    3.0  0.0  -3.0     
         ͹    
     NPM   0/0    0/0    0/0    6/2     6/2    0.0  3.0  +3.0     
         ͹    
     PSG  15/4   16/4   15/4   12/4    58/16   3.8  3.0  -0.8     
         ͹    
     RZR   6/2    3/1    0/0    9/2    18/5    0.0  4.5  +4.5     
         ͹    
     ROR   0/0    7/3    0/0    4/1    11/4    0.0  4.0  +4.0     
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                                                                      
               # of Releases      Last Week's Yield                   
             # of Points                 This Week's Yield              
                                                   Change in Yield        
     
     Yield             = # of Points / # of Releases                         
     Change in Yield   = Current Week's Yield - Previous Week's Yield        
                                                                             
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     Author  : Rebel Chicken                                                 
     Subject : Group Reviews : Utils                                         
                                                                             
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 ͻ
                                                                             
       Hello, and welcome to Reality Check Network's all new group review!   
   Here I will be reviewing the 5 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 : 05/23/96 -> 05/29/96              
     
                                                                             
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   Filename : --                  Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : --                  Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
                                                    Previous Total : 0       
    _______________ ____________ ____________       Release Score  : 0       
    \_    ___      \_  ___      \   ___      \_     Running Total  : 0       
   _/      l/       /  l/       /    l/       /                              
   \______ /       /   /       /____ /       /|                              
   ======\________/\__________/[m]\________/==                              
   (*) D r i n k   O r   D i e  1 9 9 6 (*)                              
   ===================== [ DOD *        96 ] ==                              
                                                                             
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   Filename : MTYVISI1.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 5-23-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
     VISUAL RELEASE WITH INSTALIT v7.0              Previous Total : 0       
       ______.______._____._____._____              Release Score  : 3       
     <      >    __/     \__   <     \            Running Total  : 3       
    __/           \__     __/__     ___>                                     
   \______\____/  _/     \ _      \pn                                      
   (==[01/07]\_____\_______>[05/23/96]==)                                    
                                                                             
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   Filename : PWA-JETC.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 5-23-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
   JetCommander, V2.01 powerful NC-Clone            Previous Total : 0       
   for WIN95,DOS and OS/2. Full long filenames      Release Score  : 3       
   support under WINDOWS95 + OS/2                   Running Total  : 3       
                                                                    
           A Group                                         
            That Gives                                       
           Slightly                                        
            Less Than                                       
                 A Fuck.                                       
                    [DL]    -XeN                                         
                                                                             
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   Filename : PWAMNG01.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 5-25-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
   Intel ManageWise 2.1        [01/26]              Previous Total : 3       
                                           Release Score  : 3       
           A Group                Running Total  : 6       
            That Gives                                       
           Slightly                                        
            Less Than                                       
                 A Fuck.                                       
                            -XeN                                         
                                                                             
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   Filename : PWAUC31.ZIP         Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 5-25-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
   Caps User 3.1 For Windows   [1/1]                Previous Total : 6       
                                           Release Score  : 3       
           A Group                Running Total  : 9       
            That Gives                                       
           Slightly                                        
            Less Than                                       
                 A Fuck.                                       
                            -XeN                                         
                                                                             
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   Filename : WRSPWA1.ZIP         Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 5-27-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
   ViewOffice PowerSuite CD-Rip [01/13]             Previous Total : 9       
                                           Release Score  : 4       
           A Group                Running Total  : 13      
            That Gives                                       
           Slightly                                        
            Less Than                                       
                 A Fuck.                                       
                   DK       -XeN                                         
                                                                             
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   Filename : PWAPRG01.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 5-28-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
   Progress 8.0a for Windows 95 [01/40]             Previous Total : 13      
                                           Release Score  : 3       
           A Group                Running Total  : 16      
            That Gives                                       
           Slightly                                        
            Less Than                                       
                 A Fuck.                                       
                            -XeN                                         
                                                                             
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   Filename : RFAXPWA1.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 5-29-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
   Right Fax - Fax Server for Win/NT [1/8]          Previous Total : 16      
                                           Release Score  : 3       
           A Group                Running Total  : 19      
            That Gives                                       
           Slightly                                        
            Less Than                                       
                 A Fuck.                                       
                            -XeNf                                        
                                                                             
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   Filename : RBS-EST.ZIP         Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 5-24-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
     Estimator Pro v1.0 for Windows 3.+             Previous Total : 0       
     ________________________________[01/01]        Release Score  : 3       
     \_ _  \_ ____/_ _  \_ ____/ |_\  ___/          Running Total  : 3       
     /    _/  ___)/    _/  ___)  | \___  \                                   
    /   |  \_ |  \   |  \  |  \  :  \  :  \                                  
    \___|   /___  \____  \___  \___  \___  \                                 
    ====|__/===\__/===\__/==\__/==\__/==\__/                                 
     REBELS: WE MAKE ALL DAYS PARTY DAYS.                                    
                                                                             
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   Filename : RBS-JOT.ZIP         Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 5-25-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
     Net Scantools 32 Bit  Jot v1.2 for Windows     Previous Total : 3       
     ________________________________[01/01]        Release Score  : 3       
     \_ _  \_ ____/_ _  \_ ____/ |_\  ___/          Running Total  : 6       
     /    _/  ___)/    _/  ___)  | \___  \                                   
    /   |  \_ |  \   |  \  |  \  :  \  :  \                                  
    \___|   /___  \____  \___  \___  \___  \                                 
    ====|__/===\__/===\__/==\__/==\__/==\__/                                 
     REBELS: WE MAKE ALL DAYS PARTY DAYS.                                    
                                                                             
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   Filename : RBS-OL1.ZIP         Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 5-25-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
     Office logic - Version 2.10                    Previous Total : 6       
     ________________________________[01/02]        Release Score  : 4       
     \_ _  \_ ____/_ _  \_ ____/ |_\  ___/          Running Total  : 10      
     /    _/  ___)/    _/  ___)  | \___  \                                   
    /   |  \_ |  \   |  \  |  \  :  \  :  \                                  
    \___|   /___  \____  \___  \___  \___  \                                 
    ====|__/===\__/===\__/==\__/==\__/==\__/                                 
     REBELS: WE MAKE ALL DAYS PARTY DAYS.                                    
                                                                             
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   Filename : RBS-LS01.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 5-27-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
    Fax/Win/Ras Port from LanSource 6.0 *CD*        Previous Total : 10      
     _____________________________ __[01/30]        Release Score  : 3       
     \_ _  \_ ____/_ _  \_ ____/ |_\  ___/          Running Total  : 13      
     /    _/  ___)/    _/  ___)  | \___  \                                   
    /   |  \_ |  \   |  \  |  \  :  \  :  \                                  
    \___|   /___  \____  \___  \___  \___  \                                 
    ====|__/===\__/===\__/==\__/==\__/==\__/                                 
     REBELS: WE MAKE ALL DAYS PARTY DAYS.                                    
                                                                             
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   Filename : RBSXMPEG.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 5-28-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
   XingMPEG Player v1.30 for Win 3.+                Previous Total : 13      
     _______________________________[01/01]         Release Score  : 4       
     \_ _  \_ ____/_ _  \_ ____/ |_\  ___/          Running Total  : 17      
     /    _/  ___)/    _/  ___)  | \___  \                                   
    /   |  \_ |  \   |  \  |  \  :  \  :  \                                  
    \___|   /___  \____  \___  \___  \___  \                                 
    ====|__/===\__/===\__/==\__/==\__/==\__/                                 
     REBELS: WE MAKE ALL DAYS PARTY DAYS.                                    
                                                                             
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   Filename : RBS-PM01.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 5-29-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
     Print Master Gold Interactive Multimedia CD    Previous Total : 17      
       ________________________________[01/55]      Release Score  : 4       
     \_ _  \_ ____/_ _  \_ ____/ |_\  ___/          Running Total  : 21      
     /    _/  ___)/    _/  ___)  | \___  \                                   
    /   |  \_ |  \   |  \  |  \  :  \  :  \                                  
    \___|   /___  \____  \___  \___  \___  \                                 
    ====|__/===\__/===\__/==\__/==\__/==\__/                                 
     REBELS: WE MAKE ALL DAYS PARTY DAYS.                                    
                                                                             
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   Filename : XF-MPFX.ZIP         Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 5-25-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
         MIND PATH PRESENTATION F/X PRO             Previous Total : 0       
               V1.0 FOR WINDOWS                     Release Score  : 3       
   [01/01]       Running Total  : 3       
                                              
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     ۱  ۰     ۲                                  
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    ۱                                        
         sikos                                 
                                                                             
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   Filename : XFSMS121.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 5-29-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
         Visual Age for Cobol V1.0 OS/2             Previous Total : 3       
                   (c) IBM                          Release Score  : 3       
   [01/49]       Running Total  : 6       
                                              
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   ۱ ۱   ۰   ۱  ۱                                    
     ۱  ۰     ۲                                  
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    ۱                                        
         sikos                                 
                                                                             
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                             Score Chart : Utils                             
                                                                             
   Ŀ  
        ͻ   
    DOD   0                                                             
        ͹   
    MTY   3                                                           
        ͹   
    PWA   19                                          
        ͹   
    RBS   21                                        
        ͹   
    X-F   6                                                        
        ͼ   
     
                                                                             
 Ķ
                                                                             
                          Average Score Per Release :                        
                          ---------------------------                        
                                                                             
                                Rebels - [3.5]                               
                        Pirates with Attitudes - [3.2]                       
                               Mortality - [3.0]                             
                                X-Force - [3.0]                              
                             Drink or Die - [0.0]                            
                                                                             
                                                                             
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     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 5 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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               Dates of Utils Reviewed : 05/30/96 -> 06/05/96              
     
                                                                             
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   Filename : DODALG21.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 6-02-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
   MULTIMEDIA ALGEBRA 2 v3.4 FOR WINDOWS [1/6]      Previous Total : 0       
    _______________ ____________ ____________       Release Score  : 4       
    \_    ___      \_  ___      \   ___      \_     Running Total  : 4       
   _/      l/       /  l/       /    l/       /                              
   \______ /       /   /       /____ /       /|                              
   ======\________/\__________/[m]\________/==                              
   (*) D r i n k   O r   D i e  1 9 9 6 (*)                              
   ==================== [ DOD * O2-June-96 ] ==                              
                                                                             
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   Filename : DODCDVW.ZIP         Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 6-03-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
   CD-VIEW 2.02D FOR DOS/NETWARE        [1/1]       Previous Total : 4       
    _______________ ____________ ____________       Release Score  : 3       
    \_    ___      \_  ___      \   ___      \_     Running Total  : 7       
   _/      l/       /  l/       /    l/       /                              
   \______ /       /   /       /____ /       /|                              
   ======\________/\__________/[m]\________/==                              
   (*) D r i n k   O r   D i e  1 9 9 6 (*)                              
   ===================== [ DOD * 02-JUN-96 ] ==                              
                                                                             
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   Filename : DOD-QP16.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 6-04-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
   QUERY PERFECT 1.0 16-BIT             [1/1]       Previous Total : 7       
    _______________ ____________ ____________       Release Score  : 2       
    \_    ___      \_  ___      \   ___      \_     Running Total  : 10      
   _/      l/       /  l/       /    l/       /                              
   \______ /       /   /       /____ /       /|                              
   ======\________/\__________/[m]\________/==                              
   (*) D r i n k   O r   D i e  1 9 9 6 (*)                              
   ===================== [ DOD * 04-JUN-96 ] ==                              
                                                                             
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   Filename : DOD-QP32.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 6-04-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
   QUERY PERFECT 1.0 32-BIT             [1/1]       Previous Total : 10      
    _______________ ____________ ____________       Release Score  : 2       
    \_    ___      \_  ___      \   ___      \_     Running Total  : 12      
   _/      l/       /  l/       /    l/       /                              
   \______ /       /   /       /____ /       /|                              
   ======\________/\__________/[m]\________/==                              
   (*) D r i n k   O r   D i e  1 9 9 6 (*)                              
   ===================== [ DOD * 04-JUN-96 ] ==                              
                                                                             
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   Filename : DOD-LEX1.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 6-05-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
   TRA LexiCAT For Windows             [1/2]        Previous Total : 12      
    _______________ ____________ ____________       Release Score  : 3       
    \_    ___      \_  ___      \   ___      \_     Running Total  : 15      
   _/      l/       /  l/       /    l/       /                              
   \______ /       /   /       /____ /       /|                              
   ======\________/\__________/[m]\________/==                              
   (*) D r i n k   O r   D i e  1 9 9 6 (*)                              
   ===================== [ DOD * 05-JUN-96 ] ==                              
                                                                             
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   Filename : MTYTREE.ZIP         Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 5-30-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
      MCEN Tree Factory (c) MCEN Graphics           Previous Total : 0       
   ___________________________    _____________     Release Score  : 2       
   \_  |  _/  \  _ \____/  \  \  / \___ ___/ / \    Running Total  : 2       
    /     \  \ \   /_/\_ `  \ /_/   \_/ \_/  __/                             
    \_|_|_/\___/_|__/__/_|__/___/___/\___/\____\                             
    Released: [05-30-96]   Mortality 96!                                     
                                                                             
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   Filename : MTYQAPP1.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 5-31-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
      QuickApp v.3.00 (c) AttachMate                Previous Total : 2       
       ______.______._____._____._____              Release Score  : 3       
     <      >    __/     \__   <     \            Running Total  : 5       
    __/           \__     __/__     ___>                                     
   \______\____/  _/     \ _      \pn                                      
   (==[01/02]\_____\_______>[05/31/96]==)                                    
                                                                             
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   Filename : MTYTLIS1.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 6-03-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
      TLIST 3 /PRO OCX EDITION ENHANCED             Previous Total : 5       
              OUTLINE CONTROL                       Release Score  : 2       
       ______.______._____._____._____              Running Total  : 7       
     <      >    __/     \__   <     \                                     
    __/           \__     __/__     ___>                                     
   \______\____/  _/     \ _      \pn                                      
   (==[01/01]\_____\_______>[05/30/96]==)                                    
                                                                             
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   Filename : MTY-TS01.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 6-05-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
         TriSpectives CDRIP for Win95               Previous Total : 7       
       ______.______._____._____._____              Release Score  : 4       
     <      >    __/     \__   <     \            Running Total  : 11      
    __/           \__     __/__     ___>                                     
   \______\____/  _/     \ _      \pn                                      
   (==[01/31]\_____\_______>[06/04/96]==)                                    
                                                                             
                                                                             
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   Filename : MTYCADT1.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 6-05-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
      CADET v3.0 (c) ATTACHMATE CORP.               Previous Total : 11      
       ______.______._____._____._____              Release Score  : 2       
     <      >    __/     \__   <     \            Running Total  : 13      
    __/           \__     __/__     ___>                                     
   \______\____/  _/     \ _      \pn                                      
   (==[01/03]\_____\_______>[06/03/96]==)                                    
                                                                             
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   Filename : MTYGRPH1.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 6-05-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
    GRAPHICALLY!! v1.01A for ACE Audit              Previous Total : 13      
       ______.______._____._____._____              Release Score  : 2       
     <      >    __/     \__   <     \            Running Total  : 15      
    __/           \__     __/__     ___>                                     
   \______\____/  _/     \ _      \pn                                      
   (==[01/04]\_____\_______>[06/04/96]==)                                    
                                                                             
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   Filename : MTYOMNI1.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 6-05-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
   OMNI PAGE PRO 7.0 WIN 95(c) CAERE CORP.          Previous Total : 15      
       ______.______._____._____._____              Release Score  : -3      
     <      >    __/     \__   <     \            Running Total  : 12      
    __/           \__     __/__     ___>                                     
   \______\____/  _/     \ _      \pn                                      
   (==[01/05]\_____\_______>[06/05/96]==)                                    
                                                                             
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   Filename : LSNTPWA1.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 5-31-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
   LightSpeed Term Emulation NT Server              Previous Total : 0       
                       [1/2]               Release Score  : 3       
           A Group                Running Total  : 3       
            That Gives                                       
           Slightly                                        
            Less Than                                       
                 A Fuck.                                       
                            -XeNf                                        
     .DIZ date: 05.30.96  .NFO date 05.30.96                                 
                                                                             
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   Filename : ON32B2-1.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 6-03-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
   FTP OnNet32 International Beta 2.0               Previous Total : 3       
   for Win95 and Win NT 4.0  [1/13]                 Release Score  : 2       
                                           Running Total  : 5       
           A Group                                         
            That Gives                                       
           Slightly                                        
            Less Than                                       
                 A Fuck.                                       
                            -XeN                                         
                                                                             
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   Filename : ON32B2U1.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 6-03-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
   FTP OnNet32 US CD Version Beta 2.0               Previous Total : 5       
   for Win95 and Win NT 4.0  [1/12]                 Release Score  : 2       
                                           Running Total  : 7       
           A Group                                         
            That Gives                                       
           Slightly                                        
            Less Than                                       
                 A Fuck.                                       
                            -XeN                                         
                                                                             
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   Filename : RBS-WBIT.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 6-03-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
     Web-it! Pro for Windows v1.2                   Previous Total : 0       
     ________________________________[01/01]        Release Score  : 4       
     \_ _  \_ ____/_ _  \_ ____/ |_\  ___/          Running Total  : 4       
     /    _/  ___)/    _/  ___)  | \___  \                                   
    /   |  \_ |  \   |  \  |  \  :  \  :  \                                  
    \___|   /___  \____  \___  \___  \___  \                                 
    ====|__/===\__/===\__/==\__/==\__/==\__/                                 
     REBELS: WE MAKE ALL DAYS PARTY DAYS.                                    
                                                                             
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   Filename : RBS-ZI10.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 6-04-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
     Zipit! v1.0 for Windows 95                     Previous Total : 4       
     ________________________________[01/01]        Release Score  : 3       
     \_ _  \_ ____/_ _  \_ ____/ |_\  ___/          Running Total  : 7       
     /    _/  ___)/    _/  ___)  | \___  \                                   
    /   |  \_ |  \   |  \  |  \  :  \  :  \                                  
    \___|   /___  \____  \___  \___  \___  \                                 
    ====|__/===\__/===\__/==\__/==\__/==\__/                                 
     REBELS: WE MAKE ALL DAYS PARTY DAYS.                                    
                                                                             
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   Filename : RBSMBA01.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 6-04-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
    Micro House Tech Lib v296 CD-RIP                Previous Total : 7       
    Main Boards Section A                           Release Score  : 2       
     ________________________________[01/27]        Running Total  : 9       
     \_ _  \_ ____/_ _  \_ ____/ |_\  ___/                                   
     /    _/  ___)/    _/  ___)  | \___  \                                   
    /   |  \_ |  \   |  \  |  \  :  \  :  \                                  
    \___|   /___  \____  \___  \___  \___  \                                 
    ====|__/===\__/===\__/==\__/==\__/==\__/                                 
     REBELS: WE MAKE ALL DAYS PARTY DAYS.                                    
                                                                             
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   Filename : RBSMBB01.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 6-04-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
    Micro House Tech Lib v296 CD-RIP                Previous Total : 9       
    Main Boards Section B                           Release Score  : 2       
     ________________________________[01/48]        Running Total  : 11      
     \_ _  \_ ____/_ _  \_ ____/ |_\  ___/                                   
     /    _/  ___)/    _/  ___)  | \___  \                                   
    /   |  \_ |  \   |  \  |  \  :  \  :  \                                  
    \___|   /___  \____  \___  \___  \___  \                                 
    ====|__/===\__/===\__/==\__/==\__/==\__/                                 
     REBELS: WE MAKE ALL DAYS PARTY DAYS.                                    
                                                                             
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   Filename : RBSMHM01.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 6-04-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
    Micro House Tech Lib v296 CD-RIP                Previous Total : 11      
    Main Section with 100% Crack                    Release Score  : 2       
     ________________________________[01/41]        Running Total  : 13      
     \_ _  \_ ____/_ _  \_ ____/ |_\  ___/                                   
     /    _/  ___)/    _/  ___)  | \___  \                                   
    /   |  \_ |  \   |  \  |  \  :  \  :  \                                  
    \___|   /___  \____  \___  \___  \___  \                                 
    ====|__/===\__/===\__/==\__/==\__/==\__/                                 
     REBELS: WE MAKE ALL DAYS PARTY DAYS.                                    
                                                                             
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   Filename : RBS-DANA.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 6-05-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
     Dana v1.04 for Windows 95                      Previous Total : 13      
     ________________________________[01/01]        Release Score  : 3       
     \_ _  \_ ____/_ _  \_ ____/ |_\  ___/          Running Total  : 16      
     /    _/  ___)/    _/  ___)  | \___  \                                   
    /   |  \_ |  \   |  \  |  \  :  \  :  \                                  
    \___|   /___  \____  \___  \___  \___  \                                 
    ====|__/===\__/===\__/==\__/==\__/==\__/                                 
     REBELS: WE MAKE ALL DAYS PARTY DAYS.                                    
                                                                             
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   Filename : RBS-LIQA.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 6-05-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
   Liquid Motion, Great JAVA Creation Program       Previous Total : 16      
     ________________________________[01/02]        Release Score  : 4       
     \_ _  \_ ____/_ _  \_ ____/ |_\  ___/          Running Total  : 20      
     /    _/  ___)/    _/  ___)  | \___  \                                   
    /   |  \_ |  \   |  \  |  \  :  \  :  \                                  
    \___|   /___  \____  \___  \___  \___  \                                 
    ====|__/===\__/===\__/==\__/==\__/==\__/                                 
     REBELS: WE MAKE ALL DAYS PARTY DAYS.                                    
                                                                             
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   Filename : --                  Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : --                  Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
                                                    Previous Total : 0       
   [  /  ]       Release Score  : 0       
                     Running Total  : 0       
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                             Score Chart : Utils                             
                                                                             
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    RBS   20                                         
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                          Average Score Per Release :                        
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                             Drink or Die - [3.0]                            
                                Rebels - [2.9]                               
                        Pirates with Attitudes - [2.3]                       
                               Mortality - [1.7]                             
                                X-Force - [0.0]                              
                                                                             
                                                                             
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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
                                                                             
       Hello, and welcome to Reality Check Network's all new group review!   
   Here I will be reviewing the 5 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 : 06/06/96 -> 06/12/96              
     
                                                                             
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   Filename : DOD-SE11.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 6-11-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
   SOFTSCAPE EXPLORER PLUS V1.0       [01/05]       Previous Total : 0       
    \_    ___      \_  ___      \   ___      \_     Release Score  : 4       
   _/      l/       /  l/       /    l/       /     Running Total  : 4       
   \______ /       /   /       /____ /       /|                              
   ======\________/\__________/[m]\________/==                               
   (*) D r i n k   O r   D i e  1 9 9 6 (*)                                  
   ===================== [ DOD * 11-Jun-96 ] ==                              
                                                                             
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   Filename : MTYJDKL1.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 6-06-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
       Java Delopers Kit v1.0 for LNX               Previous Total : 0       
       ______.______._____._____._____              Release Score  : 4       
     <      >    __/     \__   <     \            Running Total  : 4       
    __/           \__     __/__     ___>                                     
   \______\____/  _/     \ _      \pn                                      
   (==[01/03]\_____\_______>[06/06/96]==)                                    
                                                                             
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   Filename : MTY-INT.ZIP         Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 6-09-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
   Internet ToolPak v2.0    Crescent Software      Previous Total : 4       
       ______.______._____._____._____              Release Score  : 3       
     <      >    __/     \__   <     \            Running Total  : 7       
    __/           \__     __/__     ___>                                     
   \______\____/  _/     \ _      \pn                                      
   (==[01/01]\_____\_______>[06/09/96]==)                                    
                                                                             
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   Filename : MTY-NET.ZIP         Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 6-09-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
   NetPak Professional    Crescent Software        Previous Total : 7       
       ______.______._____._____._____              Release Score  : 3       
     <      >    __/     \__   <     \            Running Total  : 10      
    __/           \__     __/__     ___>                                     
   \______\____/  _/     \ _      \pn                                      
   (==[01/01]\_____\_______>[06/09/96]==)                                    
                                                                             
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   Filename : MTY-XREF.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 6-09-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
     XRef VB Add-On    Crescent Software           Previous Total : 10      
       ______.______._____._____._____              Release Score  : 3       
     <      >    __/     \__   <     \            Running Total  : 13      
    __/           \__     __/__     ___>                                     
   \______\____/  _/     \ _      \pn                                      
   (==[01/01]\_____\_______>[06/09/96]==)                                    
                                                                             
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   Filename : MTYAPIV1.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 6-09-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
              API Vision 1.5                        Previous Total : 13      
       ______.______._____._____._____              Release Score  : 3       
     <      >    __/     \__   <     \            Running Total  : 16      
    __/           \__     __/__     ___>                                     
   \______\____/  _/     \ _      \pn                                      
   (==[01/02]\_____\_______>[06/09/96]==)                                    
                                                                             
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   Filename : MTYEVB4.ZIP         Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 6-11-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
        Enquiry For Visual Basic v4.0               Previous Total : 16      
       ______.______._____._____._____              Release Score  : 3       
     <      >    __/     \__   <     \            Running Total  : 19      
    __/           \__     __/__     ___>                                     
   \______\____/  _/     \ _      \pn                                      
   (==[01/01]\_____\_______>[06/11/96]==)                                    
                                                                             
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   Filename : MTYNET01.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 6-11-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
   Net Commander '95/3.1 v1.0 (c) Luckman           Previous Total : 19      
       ______.______._____._____._____              Release Score  : 4       
     <      >    __/     \__   <     \            Running Total  : 23      
    __/           \__     __/__     ___>                                     
   \______\____/  _/     \ _      \pn                                      
   (==[01/18]\_____\_______>[06/11/96]==)                                    
                                                                             
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   Filename : MTYWCD01.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 6-11-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
     Web Commander '95 v1.0 (c) Luckman             Previous Total : 23      
       ______.______._____._____._____              Release Score  : 4       
     <      >    __/     \__   <     \            Running Total  : 27      
    __/           \__     __/__     ___>                                     
   \______\____/  _/     \ _      \pn                                      
   (==[01/42]\_____\_______>[06/11/96]==)                                    
                                                                             
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   Filename : PWAPOWB.ZIP         Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 6-07-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
   PowerBasic Compiler [01/01]                      Previous Total : 0       
                                           Release Score  : 3       
           A Group                Running Total  : 3       
            That Gives                                       
           Slightly                                        
            Less Than                                       
                 A Fuck.                                       
                            -XeNf                                        
                                                                             
 Ķ
                                                                             
   Filename : PWASDB01.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 6-09-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
   MR. SCANNER - DATABASES     [01/15]              Previous Total : 3       
                                           Release Score  : 3       
           A Group                Running Total  : 6       
            That Gives                                       
           Slightly                                        
            Less Than                                       
                 A Fuck.                                       
                            -XeNf                                        
                                                                             
 Ķ
                                                                             
   Filename : PWAT351.ZIP         Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 6-11-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
   Telix 3.51 Dos [Registered]   [1/1]              Previous Total : 6       
                                           Release Score  : 2       
           A Group                Running Total  : 8       
            That Gives                                       
           Slightly                                        
            Less Than                                       
                 A Fuck.                                       
                   DK       -XeN                                         
                                                                             
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   Filename : ASLPWA01.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 6-12-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
   Access Super Libray CD-Rip  [01/49]              Previous Total : 8       
                                           Release Score  : 2       
           A Group                Running Total  : 10      
            That Gives                                       
           Slightly                                        
            Less Than                                       
                 A Fuck.                                       
                   DK       -XeN                                         
                                                                             
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   Filename : PWA13321.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 6-12-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
                                           Previous Total : 10      
           A Group                Release Score  : 3       
            That Gives              Running Total  : 13      
           Slightly                                        
            Less Than                                       
                 A Fuck.                                       
                            -XeNf                                        
   Windows NT Server build 1332 [01/30]                                      
                                                                             
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   Filename : RBS-RECH.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 6-06-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
     ReachOut v5.05 for Win95/3.xx                  Previous Total : 0       
     _____________________________ __[01/01]        Release Score  : 4       
     \_ _  \_ ____/_ _  \_ ____/ |_\  ___/          Running Total  : 4       
     /    _/  ___)/    _/  ___)  | \___  \                                   
    /   |  \_ |  \   |  \  |  \  :  \  :  \                                  
    \___|   /___  \____  \___  \___  \___  \                                 
    ====|__/===\__/===\__/==\__/==\__/==\__/                                 
     REBELS: WE MAKE ALL DAYS PARTY DAYS.                                    
                                                                             
 Ķ
                                                                             
   Filename : RBS-FIT.ZIP         Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 6-07-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
     Frame-It v1.10 for Windows 95                  Previous Total : 4       
     ________________________________[01/01]        Release Score  : 3       
     \_ _  \_ ____/_ _  \_ ____/ |_\  ___/          Running Total  : 7       
     /    _/  ___)/    _/  ___)  | \___  \                                   
    /   |  \_ |  \   |  \  |  \  :  \  :  \                                  
    \___|   /___  \____  \___  \___  \___  \                                 
    ====|__/===\__/===\__/==\__/==\__/==\__/                                 
     REBELS: WE MAKE ALL DAYS PARTY DAYS.                                    
                                                                             
 Ķ
                                                                             
   Filename : RBS-MIML.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 6-07-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
     Mi'Mail for Windows                            Previous Total : 7       
     ________________________________[01/01]        Release Score  : 3       
     \_ _  \_ ____/_ _  \_ ____/ |_\  ___/          Running Total  : 10      
     /    _/  ___)/    _/  ___)  | \___  \                                   
    /   |  \_ |  \   |  \  |  \  :  \  :  \                                  
    \___|   /___  \____  \___  \___  \___  \                                 
    ====|__/===\__/===\__/==\__/==\__/==\__/                                 
     REBELS: WE MAKE ALL DAYS PARTY DAYS.                                    
                                                                             
 Ķ
                                                                             
   Filename : RBS-MORF.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 6-07-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
     Morpher v1.2 for Windows 95                    Previous Total : 10      
     ________________________________[01/01]        Release Score  : 4       
     \_ _  \_ ____/_ _  \_ ____/ |_\  ___/          Running Total  : 14      
     /    _/  ___)/    _/  ___)  | \___  \                                   
    /   |  \_ |  \   |  \  |  \  :  \  :  \                                  
    \___|   /___  \____  \___  \___  \___  \                                 
    ====|__/===\__/===\__/==\__/==\__/==\__/                                 
     REBELS: WE MAKE ALL DAYS PARTY DAYS.                                    
                                                                             
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   Filename : RBS-WPC.ZIP         Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 6-07-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
     Web Page Creator v4.5 for Windows 95           Previous Total : 14      
     ________________________________[01/01]        Release Score  : 4       
     \_ _  \_ ____/_ _  \_ ____/ |_\  ___/          Running Total  : 18      
     /    _/  ___)/    _/  ___)  | \___  \                                   
    /   |  \_ |  \   |  \  |  \  :  \  :  \                                  
    \___|   /___  \____  \___  \___  \___  \                                 
    ====|__/===\__/===\__/==\__/==\__/==\__/                                 
     REBELS: WE MAKE ALL DAYS PARTY DAYS.                                    
                                                                             
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   Filename : FMSA1.ZIP           Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 6-10-96*            Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
      MS ClipArt Office cd-rip  (c) MS              Previous Total : 0       
   [01/04]       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-BO21.ZIP         Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 6-11-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
          MICROSOFT BACKOFFICE SDK V2.0             Previous Total : 3       
        Windows NT 3.51/4.0 Beta 2 and W95          Release Score  : 3       
   [01/20]       Running Total  : 6       
                                              
   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   4                                                          
        ͹   
    MTY   27                                  
        ͹   
    PWA   13                                                
        ͹   
    RBS   18                                           
        ͹   
    X-F   6                                                        
        ͼ   
     
                                                                             
 Ķ
                                                                             
                          Average Score Per Release :                        
                          ---------------------------                        
                                                                             
                             Drink or Die - [4.0]                            
                                Rebels - [3.6]                               
                               Mortality - [3.4]                             
                                X-Force - [3.0]                              
                        Pirates with Attitudes - [2.6]                       
                                                                             
                                                                             
 ͼ


                                     
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      r c n                        
                     ۰        
 ݰ    ߰ ް   ݰ     
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                               ߰ܰ
                        ߰                        ߰
                                              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 5 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 : 06/13/96 -> 06/19/96              
     
                                                                             
 Ķ
                                                                             
   Filename : DODWSFTP.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 6-13-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
    WS FTP PROFESSIONAL FOR WINDOWS       [1/1]     Previous Total : 0       
    _______________ ____________ ____________       Release Score  : 2       
    \_    ___      \_  ___      \   ___      \_     Running Total  : 2       
   _/      l/       /  l/       /    l/       /                              
   \______ /       /   /       /____ /       /|                              
   ======\________/\__________/[m]\________/==                              
   (*) D r i n k   O r   D i e  1 9 9 6 (*)                              
   ===================== [ DOD * 13-Jun-96 ] ==                              
                                                                             
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   Filename : DOD-M301.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 6-14-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
   MINUTEMAN V3.0 FOR WIN3.1/95       [01/02]       Previous Total : 2       
    _______________ ____________ ____________       Release Score  : 4       
    \_    ___      \_  ___      \   ___      \_     Running Total  : 6       
   _/      l/       /  l/       /    l/       /                              
   \______ /       /   /       /____ /       /|                              
   ======\________/\__________/[m]\________/==                              
   (*) D r i n k   O r   D i e  1 9 9 6 (*)                              
   ===================== [ DOD * 14-Jun-96 ] ==                              
                                                                             
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   Filename : DODCHSTB.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 6-16-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
    CHARACTER STUDIO MAX PLUGIN BETA     [1/1]      Previous Total : 6       
    _______________ ____________ ____________       Release Score  : 2       
    \_    ___      \_  ___      \   ___      \_     Running Total  : 8       
   _/      l/       /  l/       /    l/       /                              
   \______ /       /   /       /____ /       /|                              
   ======\________/\__________/[m]\________/==                              
   (*) D r i n k   O r   D i e  1 9 9 6 (*)                              
   ===================== [ DOD * 16-JUN-96 ] ==                              
                                                                             
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   Filename : MTYCMPU1.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 6-13-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
      COMPUVIEW NAVIGATOR FOR WINDOWS               Previous Total : 0       
       ______.______._____._____._____              Release Score  : 2       
     <      >    __/     \__   <     \            Running Total  : 2       
    __/           \__     __/__     ___>                                     
   \______\____/  _/     \ _      \pn                                      
   (==[01/02]\_____\_______>[06/13/96]==)                                    
                                                                             
 Ķ
                                                                             
   Filename : MTYXING.ZIP         Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 6-13-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
       XING MPEG Player v3.0b For Win95             Previous Total : 2       
       ______.______._____._____._____              Release Score  : 1       
     <      >    __/     \__   <     \            Running Total  : 3       
    __/           \__     __/__     ___>                                     
   \______\____/  _/     \ _      \pn                                      
   (==[01/01]\_____\_______>[06/13/96]==)                                    
                                                                             
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   Filename : MTYDISC1.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 6-16-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
     Microtest DiscPort (c) Microtest               Previous Total : 3       
       ______.______._____._____._____              Release Score  : 2       
     <      >    __/     \__   <     \            Running Total  : 5       
    __/           \__     __/__     ___>                                     
   \______\____/  _/     \ _      \pn                                      
   (==[01/07]\_____\_______>[06/16/96]==)                                    
                                                                             
 Ķ
                                                                             
   Filename : MTYSTS01.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 6-16-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
           Symptoms (c) Healthsoft                  Previous Total : 5       
       ______.______._____._____._____              Release Score  : 3       
     <      >    __/     \__   <     \            Running Total  : 8       
    __/           \__     __/__     ___>                                     
   \______\____/  _/     \ _      \pn                                      
   (==[01/21]\_____\_______>[06/16/96]==)                                    
                                                                             
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   Filename : NMBIPWA1.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 6-13-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
   Network MCI Buisness InternetMCI                 Previous Total : 0       
   version 1.22               [1/3]                 Release Score  : 2       
                                           Running Total  : 2       
           A Group                                         
            That Gives                                       
           Slightly                                        
            Less Than                                       
                 A Fuck.                                       
                            -XeN                                         
                                                                             
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   Filename : PWAACL01.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 6-14-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
   Autocad Lite R3 Win 95/NT  [01/15]               Previous Total : 2       
                                           Release Score  : 4       
           A Group                Running Total  : 6       
            That Gives                                       
           Slightly                                        
            Less Than                                       
                 A Fuck.                                       
                            -XeN                                         
                                                                             
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   Filename : PWA-BR01.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 6-15-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
   BRender v1.1.2  [01/07]                          Previous Total : 6       
                                           Release Score  : 4       
          A Group                 Running Total  : 10      
           That Gives                                        
          Slightly                                         
           Less Than                                        
                A Fuck.                                        
                           -XeN                                          
                                                                             
 Ķ
                                                                             
   Filename : PWA-VVBX.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 6-16-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
      VideoSoft VSView VBX [01/01]                  Previous Total : 10      
                                           Release Score  : 2       
          A Group                 Running Total  : 12      
           That Gives                                        
          Slightly                                         
           Less Than                                        
                A Fuck.                                        
                           -XeN                                          
                                                                             
 Ķ
                                                                             
   Filename : E16PWA01.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 6-17-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
   Extra! Personal Client 16bit [01/41]             Previous Total : 12      
       Version 6.1 full Release                     Release Score  : 2       
                                           Running Total  : 14      
           A Group                                         
            That Gives                                       
           Slightly                                        
            Less Than                                       
                 A Fuck.                                       
                            -XeN                                         
                                                                             
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   Filename : E32PWA01.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 6-17-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
   EXTRA! Personal Client 6.1 [01/27]               Previous Total : 14      
         32bit full release                         Release Score  : 2       
                                           Running Total  : 16      
           A Group                                         
            That Gives                                       
           Slightly                                        
            Less Than                                       
                 A Fuck.                                       
                            -XeN                                         
                                                                             
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   Filename : RBS14-01.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 6-15-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
    OS/2 Merlin build 14 aka OS/2 Warp v4.0         Previous Total : 0       
     _____________________________ __[01/43]        Release Score  : 3       
     \_ _  \_ ____/_ _  \_ ____/ |_\  ___/          Running Total  : 3       
     /    _/  ___)/    _/  ___)  | \___  \                                   
    /   |  \_ |  \   |  \  |  \  :  \  :  \                                  
    \___|   /___  \____  \___  \___  \___  \                                 
    ====|__/===\__/===\__/==\__/==\__/==\__/                                 
     REBELS: WE MAKE ALL DAYS PARTY DAYS.                                    
                                                                             
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   Filename : XFLWVP01.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 6-13-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
          VIEWPOINTS DARALAB MODELS                 Previous Total : 0       
              FOR LIGHTWAVE 5.0                     Release Score  : 3       
   [01/11]       Running Total  : 3       
                                              
   ۲ ۲   ۲  ۲  ۲    ۲                                
   ۱ ۱   ۰   ۱  ۱                                    
     ۱  ۰     ۲                                  
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    ۱                                        
         sikos                                 
                                                                             
                                                                             
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   Filename : XF-WB961.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 6-16-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
                WINBENCH 96                         Previous Total : 3       
               (c) Ziff Davis                       Release Score  : 1       
   [01/02]       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 : XFALPH01.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 6-19-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
      DEC Altavista Firewall Network ALPHA          Previous Total : 4       
        - Beta1.1 -  for Win NT  (c) DEC            Release Score  : 3       
   [01/15]       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 : XFTCP4-A.ZIP        Fix name : --                              
   Filedate : 6-19-96             Filedate : --                              
                                                                             
    TCP/IP v4.0 for OS/2 Warp and Merlin            Previous Total : 7       
         Pre-Release         (c) IBM                Release Score  : 2       
   [01/14]       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                                        
        amachine                                
                                                                             
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                             Score Chart : Utils                             
                                                                             
   Ŀ  
        ͻ   
    DOD   8                                                      
        ͹   
    MTY   8                                                      
        ͹   
    PWA   16                                             
        ͹   
    RBS   3                                                           
        ͹   
    X-F   9                                                     
        ͼ   
     
                                                                             
 Ķ
                                                                             
                          Average Score Per Release :                        
                          ---------------------------                        
                                                                             
                                Rebels - [3.0]                               
                             Drink or Die - [2.7]                            
                        Pirates with Attitudes - [2.7]                       
                                X-Force - [2.3]                              
                               Mortality - [2.0]                             
                                                                             
                                                                             
 ͼ


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

 ͻ
                                                                             
     Author  : Rebel Chicken                                                 
     Subject : Group Reviews : Utils                                         
                                                                             
 ͼ
 ͻ
                                                                             
       The following is a chart combining the total points of the top 5      
   utils groups within the past 4 weeks :                                    
                                                                             
 ͹
                                                                             
   Ŀ  
            MAY     JUN     JUN     JUN     Total                          
         ͻ    
     DOD   0/0   15/5    4/1    8/3    27/9    4.0  2.7  -1.3     
         ͹    
     MTY   3/1   12/7   27/8    8/4    50/20   3.4  2.0  -1.4     
         ͹    
     PWA  19/6    7/3   13/5   16/6    55/20   2.6  2.7  +0.1     
         ͹    
     RBS  21/6   20/7   18/5    3/1    62/19   3.6  3.0  -0.6     
         ͹    
     X-F   6/2    0/0    6/2    9/4    18/8    3.0  2.3  -0.7     
         ͼ    
                                                                      
               # of Releases      Last Week's Yield                   
             # of Points                 This Week's Yield              
                                                   Change in Yield        
     
     Yield             = # of Points / # of Releases                         
     Change in Yield   = Current Week's Yield - Previous Week's Yield        
                                                                             
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   it, you race against other racers in an effort to make your planet just   
   a lot cooler and better than the others.  Basically a sim game, but with  
   planets.  Plenty of shit to do in it, building all kinds of things.       
   Graphics are ok, but the words are sometimes a little to dark to read.    
   Pretty good music and sfx.  Only bother to get it if you really think     
   you'll sit down and play it for long periods of time.                     
                                                                             
                                RATING : 62/100                              
                                                                             
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   ________________________/|__/| ___________                               
   \___  \ __   /  __/  __/    / |/ ____/  __/_             WIN95 REVIEW     
   |   __/ _/ _/  _| \__  \  \/  /  )  /  _|  /             COURTESY OF:     
   |___|\__\   \________  /___\__\__   \______\             PHANTOM WIZARD   
   +--------\___/e/aL!\/--------/_____\-----+                              
      S.T.O.R.M (c) American Softworks 31/31                                 
                                                                             
       Well, as Ionizer stated, this thing doesn't work at all from MS-DOS.  
   It keeps asking for the CD. But if run under Win95 in MSDOS mode, it      
   runs just fine.  I also got it to work in Win95 mode, but it ran much     
   slower and crashed when loading the main game, so.. Anywayz, after the    
   game was up and running, it played ok on my 486/66 with all the options   
   turned on (Parallax and High Details), so it probably jams on a p75+.     
   You play some sub type machine and you have different missions with each  
   level.  You collect different weapons and there are plenty of obstacles   
   and enemies.  It's pretty much just a straight arcade shooter with an     
   underwater background.  Nice SVGA grafix and they managed to leave in     
   some sfx and music which are ok too. I enjoyed playing this game for      
   about 2 hours, which I then got bored and frustrated with it. Not worth   
   the 100+ megs of HD it takes. They should rip out all the Win95 and       
   nonworking shit and then re-release a smaller ver.                        
                                                                             
                                RATING : 60/100                              
                                                                             
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   ____________ ___________ ____________                                     
   [\________  _\________  _\_________  _\=]                                 
   [= /   __/   // _____/   // /   __/   //]                                 
   [:/_  /______//    ______/_/_  /______/:]                                 
   [\_____|:   _\_____      \_|:    _\_ .::]                                 
   [=====_>______/===_>______/>_______/====]                                 
   [                                       ]                                 
   [        Grand Prix II (c) '1996        ]                                 
   [                                       ]                                 
   [===========[.RiSE.2.PoWER.]====[xx/21]=]                                 
                                                                             
       A fake or people who can't crack.  It had bad zips/arjs and it had    
   the Burglar Virus.  Dumb shits.  And anyone who did run it, after         
   removing the virus's, said it just locked up or crashed.                  
                                                                             
                                RATING : NA/100                              
                                                                             
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             /\.                                                             
     . ____ /  >______.  . _____.____ ____:.                                 
    .: \   \  /_\___. \__::>   /:\   Y   /'96:.                              
    :: / .   /  \|  __/  \:/  /__/       \ .:                                
     ./  \__/ "  \  >  "  <______>  \_/___>:                                 
    `<  /:<___\___>/___\___>.  <_____>:.  :.                                 
      \/  .:.    |/:. .:.mr!  .:. .::  .                                     
       AH-64D LONGBOW (c) ORIGIN [XX/46]                                     
                                                                             
       Napalm goes and breaks the 40 disk limit that they originally agreed  
   to set.  However it doesn't seem to matter much since the game didn't     
   work for me anyway, although some others said they have gotten it to      
   work, others have had a million different problems with it.  I followed   
   the nfo exactly, ran the install, installed to where it asked to, and     
   ran lb.exe.  All it did was sit there, no errors, no nothing, just        
   lockup.  I noticed that the installer made two subdirs of "longbow" so I  
   even arj'ed it w/ one dir, but still nothing.  Nothing is corrupt, so     
   I'd love to hear what I did wrong.  Apparently there is a new type of     
   .exe that has a mind of it's own and only works when it feels like it     
   for only certain people.                                                  
                                                                             
                                RATING : NA/100                              
                                                                             
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   Gus goes to Cybertown (c) MMV [x/39]                                      
   ----------- ____ -------------------                                      
      ________/    \______________                                           
      \_\___  \_____/  ____/ ____/                                           
   the /   /\  /  \_\____ \  ___)_ scl                                       
     _/   /  \/    \   /   \  _\  \_                                         
     \___/\   \____/__/   _/___    /                                         
   ======= \___/ === \___/ === \__/ ==                                       
                                                                             
       It's been a while since I made fun of one of these kiddie games.      
   This one is supposed to teach kids about "the information superhighway"   
   and more about computers.  I sincerely question the way they teach kids.  
   The game has this singing dog, Gus, and he sings all these stupid songs   
   with words that barely rhyme.  Everything is called like                  
   cyber-something, like cybertoys, cyberpark.  The thing is, they have      
   absolutely nothing to do with computers.  If you go into the laundromat,  
   to clean your clothes, there's a little bag with clothing.  You click on  
   it, and some alien dork says "a modem is used to send data over a phone   
   line".  WTF DOES DIRTY LAUNDRY HAVE TO DO WITH MODEMS?! In fact what the  
   fuck does a laundromat have anything to do with computers or the inet.    
   The title is extremely misleading, someone wanna call the Better          
   Business Bureau?  Anyway, you basically walk around from place to place   
   and click on anything on the screen and it will do a shitty little        
   animation.  I can't even reccomend you getting this for your little       
   brother or sister to help them learn, because it is too retarded.         
                                                                             
                                RATING : 34/100                              
                                                                             
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    ________________________/ |__/| ___________                              
    \___  \ __   /  __/  __/    / |/ ____/  __/_                             
    |   __/ _/ _/  _| \__  \  \/  /  )  /  _|  /                             
    |___|\__\   \________  /___\__\__   \______\                             
    +--------\___/e/aL!\/--------/_____\-----+                             
     American CivilWar (c)Interactive Magic x/26                             
                                                                             
       This war simulation game has a very informative and nicely done       
   intro.  The game itself is the usual war type.  You're giving a map type  
   playing field.  You have your army's and brigades and whatnot.  You       
   manage the supplies and moves and when to attack and when to defend.      
   Nothing we haven't seen before.  The usual million of differnet factors   
   that effect the outcome are in here, with the thousands of options.       
   Looks like a nice, well put together game.                                
                                                                             
                                RATING : 62/100                              
                                                                             
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   xx/33                                            
                                                      
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    ۱۱ ۱    ۲                                             
    ۲  ۲ ۲     ۱                                             
           ۰                                             
    NeXTGENERATiON                                               
   <>Ŀ                                            
   >       AtmosFear CD       <                                            
   <>                                            
   _ܲiNTO DAH NeXT GENERATiONri_                                            
                                                                             
       Umm, they forgot the atmos.exe in the packaging!  You can't install   
   or play the thing without it, what a bunch of morons!                     
                                                                             
                                RATING : NA/100                              
                                                                             
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   Operation: Carnage (c) Beaucomm Interactive                               
     -*- Final Disk & Commercial Version -*-                                 
                                  
                                      
    ۲  ۲۲                                  
    ۱  ۱   ۱    ۱                                
    ۰  ۰  ۰ ۰  ۰                                
                                       
   [o3/o3][18-JUNE-96]                               
                                                                             
       This is the final version which fixes the problem of not being able   
   to exit the highscore menu, and now it gives you the password to the      
   level you were on when you exit.  Read TGR #26 for the full details of    
   this game.                                                                
                                                                             
                                RATING : 71/100                              
                                                                             
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   ________________________/|__/| ___________                               
   \___  \ __   /  __/  __/    / |/ ____/  __/_                              
   |   __/ _/ _/  _| \__  \  \/  /  )  /  _|  /                              
   |___|\__\   \________  /___\__\__   \______\                              
   +--------\___/e/aL!\/--------/_____\-----+                              
    Terry Bradshaw Fantasy Football   [X/2]                                  
   +------------------------------------------+                              
                                                                             
       Here's a simple yet complex (impossible you say?) fantasy league      
   program.  It allows you to set up your fantasy league so that you can     
   waste all your money on guys who end up being injured.  I'm not too       
   familar with fantasy league programs, but this one, I assume, has all     
   you need, since it has tons of shit to set up and stuff.                  
                                                                             
                       RATING : 70/100 <if you need it>                      
                         RATING : 5/100 <if you dont>                        
                                                                             
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   =============                                                             
   NanoTank v1.0                                                             
   =============                                                             
                                                                             
       Umm here's a stupid game if I've ever seen one, and believe me I      
   have.  You are given like a bunch of different paths, you hit spacebar,   
   and pick one, it's extremely stupid, and pointless.  I don't see the      
   strategy or brains involved in this, it's just spacebar, click, spacebar  
   click, unless I'm just so extremely smart that I'm naturally good at the  
   game.  Don't waste ya time.                                               
                                                                             
                                RATING : 17/100                              
                                                                             
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   +----------------------------------------+                                
   | Quake BETA3 - not publicly released    |                                
   | Tuesday, June 11th, 1996               |                                
   | Copyright (C) 1996 id Software, inc.   |                                
   +----------------------------------------+                                
   QUAKE v0.91 - Shareware - id Software                                     
   Supports multiple players via modem                                       
   or network, in coop or deathmatch.                                        
   Part x of 7                                                               
                                                                             
       Well here's the review on all of betas/SW for Quake.  I know many of  
   you will get all pissed at me for this review, but to you- Go fuck        
   yourself.  Quake, the big deal doom like game, the one that's supposed    
   to top all the rest, the one that is supposed to have shit we could       
   never dream of.  Would someone like to tell me where all this is?  I      
   mean I'm not giving up on it, I know it's a beta/SW, but is this game     
   really any different from the shit we've already seen.  The graphics are  
   nothing spectacular, and if you are amazed by the sky graphics, then I    
   know tons of web sites where you can look at background type shit just    
   like that.  The game simply is nothing spectacular, yet.  You're all too  
   hyped up about it, with the idea that it will be the best game out ever,  
   and it really isn't.  That's not to say it isn't good, it's still good,   
   but way over-rated and way over-hyped.  Oh, and spare me the bullshit     
   about my computer not being good enough for this, I ran it on my          
   sister's p/100, and it didn't change my feelings about the game.  Some    
   good things to comment about it:  The nice outlay of the game lets you    
   pick the level you want to go through by walking to it, rather than just  
   selecting it from a menu.  The nice realism when walking up slopes, that  
   makes you fall back down if you stop.  All in all, I think the            
   "catacomb" idea for doom like games has been way overdone, which is why   
   when DN3D came out, it was a big hit, because it wasn't just those        
   boring catacombs.                                                         
                                                                             
       The game is also very dark, and making it brighter just doesn't seem  
   to help out much.  A million of you will prolly complain about this       
   review, and I don't mind it, but if you do, all I ask is you prove to me  
   what is so great about it, why it's so much better than any other         
   game... because I know you'll have a hard time doing it.  You're going    
   to need a pretty powerful computer to play this full screen, 640X, and    
   not have any slowdown, so go buy a p/100.  I don't want to give the       
   impression that this game sucks, it's not that, it just may not live up   
   to how good you may have thought it would be.   Oh, and don't bother to   
   get it if you have a 486, it's too slow, and the graphics are degraded    
   to 320, and it looks real bad in that mode.                               
                                                                             
       Anyway, as for "what is what" the 8.5 meg is the "SW" beta, only      
   containing the first of the four different levels.  The 21 megger is the  
   full thing, still called a beta, but it has all of the levels.            
                                                                             
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   The ROR release :                                                         
                                                                             
     QUAKE *FINAL* (c) ID SOFTWARE  [15/15]                                  
   _____________________________________________                             
   \__   - ________        ./__   - ________                             
   __/         \\__/     -   \\ /         \\__/                              
   \__     |    \\__          \\__    |    \\__                              
     /_____|      ./_____________./___|      ./                              
   [=======|______/===================|______/=]                             
      HERE IT IS, THE DUKE3D KILLER! BROUGHT TO                              
         YOU JUST LIKE EXPECTED, BY ROR 1996!                                
               =[*]= ARE OH ARE =[*]=                                        
   [================================[06/21/96]=]                             
                                                                             
       Appears to be exactly the same as the 21 megger except it `says'      
   it's the registered version and does not have the beta graphics that are  
   in the 8 and 21 meg versions.  However it still has the same .txt files   
   that say it's a beta and it's the same exact size as the 21 megger.       
                                                                             
   <Ionizer> What *DID* you release?                                         
                                                                             
   <Tklp> Well, its the final pre-release, the difference between ours and   
          the actual final that will be in the stores is we dont have the    
          400 megs of music, no modem play , and you cant hack up dead       
          bodies.                                                            
                                                                             
   <Ionizer> What's the difference between your version and the 21 meg       
             beta?                                                           
                                                                             
   <Tklp> It doesn't crash with that ipx shit, and it doesnt say beta all    
          over the place.                                                    
                                                                             
       So you want to know which version you should get?  If you can find    
   it, get the ROR version, otherwise just go fetch the 21 meg zip.  Or you  
   can always just get the official SW version if you're a faggot.  It       
   still gets a good rating, cuz it's still a good game, it's not necessary  
   to talk much more about it, you know what it is and what it's got.        
                                                                             
                       RATING : 80/100 <8.5 meg beta/SW>                     
                       RATING : 92/100 <21 meg beta/RoR>                     
                                                                             
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   \___  \ __   /  __/  __/    / |/ ____/  __/_                              
   |   __/ _/ _/  _| \__  \  \/  /  )  /  _|  /                              
   |___|\__\   \________  /___\__\__   \______\                              
   +--------\___/e/aL!\/--------/_____\-----+                              
       AFTERLIFE (c) LucasArts [01/40]                                       
                                                                             
       Haha, this is a pretty clever and witty sim game.  You are the        
   controller of both heaven and hell, and it's your job to make sure the    
   dead are either punished or satisfied.  The game had a nice intro, funny  
   at times.  Then when it loads up it gives ya some humor, like instead of  
   just saying "load ##%" it says "Warming burrioo ##%" and some other       
   funny shit.  The game has nice tutorials to help you figure out how to    
   play.  Mrs. Heaven and Mr. Hell are your little sidekicks to help you     
   figure out what to do.  They have some, at times, witty things to say to  
   each other.  The graphics for the game coulda been a little better, but   
   they are still good, and the sound is fine.  This is a well put together  
   quality game.  If you like sim city, you will defintely want to check     
   this one out.  It will hog a nice 150+ megs though.  Oh, and be sure to   
   pick up the dos addon if you don't have win95.                            
                                                                             
                                RATING : 82/100                              
                                                                             
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   Complete Onside Soccer (C) Telstar [x/12]                                 
   _____ _____  ____ _____  ________________                                 
   \_   | \   \/   / _   /__\_   \_/   _    \                                
    |   _  \_  \ _/  \   \ __/___/ |   /    /                                
    |___|   |____|___/   /_\   \___|_______/                                 
     ::d|___|::::::.\___/.:.\___\:::::::::                                   
                                                                             
       A soccer game released by Hybrid?, NO WAY!  Haha, yet another soccer  
   game by Hybrid, the king of the foot fairies.  This one is very similar   
   to the last one, Kick Off 96, it has that 3D aspect.  I didn't fool       
   around a long time with it, but it seems like I wasn't playing.  I set    
   my keys, but they didn't do anything, and it just seemed like no matter   
   what option I picked, the game played itself anyway.  However, I could    
   still tell what the game was like. Your average soccer game, nothing      
   great.                                                                    
                                                                             
                                RATING : 51/100                              
                                                                             
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                          <*>THE GAME OF THE WEEK<*>                         
 Ķ
                                                                             
   This week's GOTW goes to GUS GOES TO CYB... uhh no, just kidding.  It     
   really doesn't go to anyone, except "ID."  Yes this week's GOTW, in case  
   you couldn't already figure it out, is QUAKE and all it's thousands       
   beta/sw/crap versions.  Runner up for quake haters is PRESTIGE's          
   AFTERLIFE.                                                                
                                                                             
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                             <*>OTHER RELEASES<*>                            
 Ķ
                                                                             
                 Wow this is a good week, no win95 only shit!                
                                                                             
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                         <*>UPCOMING RELEASE DATES<*>                        
 Ķ
                                                                             
   All projected dates are as of JUNE 21ST 1996, 8:15am (EST) and based on   
   store release dates.  The information in this section is updated WHEN     
   AVAILABLE.                                                                
                             Key to system types:                            
                                                                             
      DCD   = DOS CD           WCD = Windows CD      MCD = Mac. CD           
      W95CD = Win 95 CD        M3  = Mac. Disk       W3  = Windows Disk      
      W953  = Win 95 Disk      D3  = DOS Disk        HCD = Mac./Windows CD   
                                                                             
    Date             Name of Game                    Company                 
      
    96/06/18         AFTER LIFE DCD                  LUCAS ARTS              
    96/06/20         CAS CHMP2PKR DCD                INTRACORP,INC.          
    96/06/20         LEMMINGS PNT WCD                SONY ELECT PUBL         
    96/06/21         DEADLINE DCD                    VIC TOKAI               
    96/06/23         MORTIMER DCD                    LUCAS ARTS              
    96/06/24         SHELLSHOCK DCD                  U.S. GOLD INC.          
    96/06/24         SPACEHULK 2 DCD                 ELECTRONIC ARTS         
    96/06/24         GENDERWARS DCD                  GT SOFTWARE             
    96/06/24         MECH 2 NET DCD                  ACTIVISION              
    96/06/24         MECH2 EXPAN DCD                 ACTIVISION              
    96/06/24         CYBER JUDAS DCD                 MERIT SOFTWARE          
    96/06/24         KINGDOM MGC DCD                 GT SOFTWARE             
    96/06/25         CIV WAR MED DCD                 ENTERACTIVE INTERN      
    96/06/25         FIREFIGHT DCD                   ELECTRONIC ARTS         
    96/06/25         FINAL DOOM DCD                  GT SOFTWARE             
    96/06/25         MANIC KARTS DCD                 VIRGIN GAMES            
    96/06/27         NASCARW/TRCK DCD                SIERRA-ON-LINE INC      
    96/06/28         NEED SPEED SE DCD               ELECTRONIC ARTS         
    96/06/28         DRAGONLAIR2 DCD                 READY SOFT              
    96/06/28         LST ADV LEGND DCD               RANDOMSOFT              
    96/06/28         WARHAMMR 40K DCD                MINDSCAPE               
    96/06/28         BULL FROG PK DCD                ELECTRONIC ARTS         
    96/06/28         MEGA RACE 2 DCD                 MINDSCAPE               
    96/06/30         TOTL KNCKOUT DCD                ROCKET SC GAMES,INC     
    96/06/30         FLIGHT ZONE DCD                 WIZARD WORKS            
    96/07/01         LINKS LS DCD                    ACCESS SOFTWARE         
    96/07/01         NUKE IT DCD                     MICROSTAR               
    96/07/01         PELICAN HILL DCD                ACCESS SOFTWARE         
    96/07/01         PINEHURST DCD                   ACCESS SOFTWARE         
    96/07/01         OVER REICH DCD                  AVALON HILL             
    96/07/01         WZONE DCD                       WIZARD WORKS            
    96/07/01         RETURN FIRE DCD                 GT SOFTWARE             
    96/07/01         PANDORA SAMP DCD                ACCESS SOFTWARE         
    96/07/05         TMEK DCD                        GT SOFTWARE             
    96/07/09         KNIGHTS CHSE DCD                INTERPLAY PROD          
    96/07/20         AD&DCORERULESDCD                TSR                     
    96/07/23  *  GRAND PRIX 2 DCD <Damnit come on!>  SPECTRUM HOLOBYTE       
    96/07/28  *  QUAKE SHWR DCD   <I dont think so!> ID SOFTWARE             
    96/07/30         NORMALITY DCD                   INTERPLAY PROD          
    96/07/31         HIND DCD                        INTERACTIVE MAGIC       
    96/08/01         HARVESTER IBCD                  MERIT SOFTWARE          
    96/08/01         JETFIGHTR III IBCD              INTERPLAY PROD          
    96/08/01         WARHAWK DCD                     SONY ELECT PUB          
    96/08/01         TWISTD METAL DCD                SONY ELECT PUB          
    96/08/01         METAL LORDS DCD                 NEW WORLD COMP INC.     
    96/08/01         DUNGON KEEPR DCD                ELECTRONIC ARTS         
    96/08/01         LOST ADMRL II DCD               AMERICAN LASER GAM      
    96/08/01         PANDORA DCD                     ACCESS SOFTWARE         
    96/08/15         DEADLOCK DCD                    WEA VIDEO               
    96/08/15         BTLCRSR 3000 DCD                TAKE 2 INTERACTIVE      
    96/08/20         BEDLAM DCD                      GT SOFTWARE             
    96/09/01         VR BASEBALL DCD                 INTERPLAY PROD          
    96/09/01         GOLF NICK P DCD                 GT SOFTWARE             
    96/09/01         HIST WORLD DCD                  AVALON HILL             
    96/09/01         POWERSLAVE DCD                  PLAYMATES INTER ENT     
    96/09/05         ALIEN TRIL DCD                  DIGITAL PICTURES        
    96/09/15         MAST/ORION 2 DCD                SPECTRUM HOLOBYTE       
    96/09/15         MAGIC GATHER DCD                SPECTRUM HOLOBYTE       
    96/09/30         BLOOD/MAGIC DCD                 INTERPLAY PROD          
    97/01/01         DEADLY SKIES DCD                JVC COMPANY OF AM       
    96/06/24         ELK MOON #1 HCD                 ACTIVISION              
    96/06/24         SHANGHAI 2 HCD                  ACTIVISION              
    96/06/27         INDY CAR 2 HCD                  SIERRA-ON-LINE          
    96/07/25         QIN:TOMB/KING WCD               WEA VIDEO               
    96/08/20         CHESSMATES TCD                  INTERPLAY PROD          
    96/03/11         HOYLES CLASS MCD                SIERRA-ON-LINE          
    96/06/18         CATZ MCD                        VIRGIN GAMES            
    96/06/18         AFTER LIFE MCD                  LUCAS ARTS              
    96/06/24         MUPPETS TRSR MCD                ACTIVISION              
    96/06/24         MECHWARR 2 MCD                  ACTIVISION              
    96/06/24         ZORK NEMESIS MCD                ACTIVISION              
    96/06/25         MORTIMER MCD                    LUCAS ARTS              
    96/06/25         DESCENT II MCD                  INTERPLAY PROD          
    96/06/25         LOST EDEN MCD                   VIRGIN GAMES            
    96/06/28         TOPTEN MCPK2 MCD                ELECTRONIC ARTS         
    96/06/28         PRISONER ICE MCD                INTERPLAY PROD          
    96/06/30         GAB KNIGHT 2 MCD                SIERRA-ON-LINE          
    96/07/01         PELICAN HILL MCD                ACCESS SOFTWARE         
    96/07/01         PINEHURST MCD                   ACCESS SOFTWARE         
    96/07/05         SIM ISLE MCD                    MAXIS                   
    96/08/01         EMPIRE II MCD                   NEW WORLD COMP          
    96/08/01         HERO MHT MGC MCD                NEW WORLD COMP          
    96/08/08         KINGDOM/MAGC MCD                GT SOFTWARE             
    96/08/22         MUMMY MCD                       INTERPLAY PROD          
    96/08/23         9 MCD                           GT SOFTWARE             
    96/09/01         MORT KMBT 3 MCD                 GT SOFTWARE             
    96/09/30         BLOOD/MAGIC MCD                 INTERPLAY PROD          
    96/03/05         DRUMBEAT M3                     DEADLY GAMES            
    96/06/21         NETSCAPE NAV MAC                VENTANA PRESS           
    96/06/19         DONT QUIT JB WCD                PHILIPS INTER MEDIA     
    96/06/20         SHATTRD PRV DCD                 INTERPLAY PROD          
    96/06/21         HOYLE-BLKJAK WCD                SIERRA-ON-LINE          
    96/06/24         CIVIL WAR:LEE WCD               SIERRA-ON-LINE          
    96/06/24         MUPPETS TRSR WCD                ACTIVISION              
    96/06/26         STORM WCD                       AM SOFTWKS CORP         
    96/06/26         SCIFI TRIVIA WCD                SIMON & SCHUSTER        
    96/06/30         FPS BASEBAL96WCD                SIERRA-ON-LINE          
    96/06/30         LIGHTHOUSE TCD                  SIERRA-ON-LINE          
    96/06/30         URBAN RUNNER WCD                SIERRA-ON-LINE          
    96/07/01         BTLGRD4 SHILH WCD               ENTERACTIVE INTERN      
    96/07/01         WOOD SHIP MEN WCD               AVALON HILL             
    96/07/01         MCKENZ/FRNDS WCD                AMERICAN LASER GAM      
    96/07/16         VOYEUR II WCD                   PHILIPS INTER MEDIA     
    96/07/23         SHADOAN WCD                     INTERPLAY PROD          
    96/08/01         DAGGERFALL DCD                  BETHESDA                
    96/08/22         MUMMY WCD                       INTERPLAY PROD          
    96/08/23         9 WCD                           GT SOFTWARE             
    96/09/15         NOIR WCD                        CYBERDREAMS             
    96/06/20         TRACER W5C                      7TH LEVEL               
    96/06/24         ULT DOOM W95CD                  GT SOFTWARE             
    96/06/24         TRIP PLAY 97 W5C                ELECTRONIC ARTS         
    96/06/24         MISSION FORC W5C                SIERRA-ON-LINE          
    96/06/24         DOOM II W5C                     GT SOFTWARE             
    96/06/25         CLOSE CMBT W5C                  MICROSOFT               
    96/06/25         MPHOLY GRAIL W5C                7TH LEVEL               
    96/06/26         NHL PWRPLY W5C                  VIRGIN GAMES            
    96/06/28         SIMISLE W5C                     MAXIS                   
    96/06/28         SIM 2000 NET W5C                MAXIS                   
    96/07/01         REAL TROUBLE W5C                U.S. GOLD INC.          
    96/07/01         MARATHON 2 W5C                  BUNGIE SOFTWARE         
    96/07/10         DIABLO W5C                      DAVIDSON                
    96/07/12         OLYMPIC SOCC W5C                U.S. GOLD INC.          
    96/07/15         STAR CONTR 3 W5C                WEA VIDEO               
    96/08/01         HEXEN W5C                       GT SOFTWARE             
    96/08/15         MORT KOMBT 3 W5C                GT SOFTWARE             
    96/09/01         MORTIFICATOR W5C                PLAYMATES INTER ENT     
    96/09/01         DEATHTRP DNG W5C                U.S. GOLD INC.          
    96/09/01         TERRACIDE W5C                   U.S. GOLD INC.          
    96/09/15         REVERENCE W5C                   CYBERDREAMS             
    96/10/01         STR TRK GEN W5C                 SPECTRUM HOLOBYTE       
    97/01/01         MINDWARP W5C                    MAXIS                   
                                                                             
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                               <*>CORRECTIONS<*>                             
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                        Yo estoy un leeto perfecionado.                      
                                                                             
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   THIS MAGAZINE IN NO WAY WHATSOEVER, CONDONES THE PIRATING, STEALING, OR   
   ANY OTHER ILLEGAL MEANS OF OBTAINING SOFTWARE.  I AM IN NO WAY            
   RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR ACTIONS AS A RESULT OF READING THIS MAGAZINE, NOR    
   HAVE I DONE ANYTHING ILLEGAL TO OBTAIN THE REVIEWED GAIMES.  IF YOU LIKE  
   HOW THE REVIEW OF A GAME SOUNDS THEN BY ALL MEANS PURCHASE IT AND         
   SUPPORT THE SOFTWARE COMPANY.                                             
                                                                             
   ANY AND ALL MAGAZINE GROUPS HAVE PERMISSION TO USE THIS IN THEIR          
   MAGAZINE, AS LONG AS IT HAS NOT BEEN EDITED IN ANY WAY, SHAPE, OR FORM,   
   AND YOU HAVE OBTAINED MY WRITTEN E-MAIL PERMISSION.                       
                                                                             
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                                <*>CLOSINGS<*>                               
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   - That's it for this week, hope it was of help.                           
                                            -Ionizer (The Game Reviewer)     
                                                                             
              Comments/Complaints send to ionizer@ns2.clever.net             
                          (NO QUESTIONS OR REQUESTS)                         
                                                                             
                                                                             
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  THURSDAY      MAY 23                                                      
 
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  FILENAME      D#  O/S  DESCRIPTION                                      
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  CB4WEBE2.ZIP   1  WIN  WebEdit v2.0 Standard Beta 3                     
  CIAFLN04.ZIP  14  DOS  Funtasy land                                     
  CLKBK205.ZIP   1  W95  ClickBook v2.05                                  
  DOMSWOS8.ZIP   8  DOS  Sensible World of Soccer                         
  EVR-AM3K.ZIP  27  W95  MS ActiveMovie SDK Beta 3                        
  FBIWAWY9.ZIP   9  DOS  Worlds Away                                      
  MTYVISI7.ZIP   1  WIN  Visual InstalIt v7.0                             
  PHOTIM35.ZIP  35  W95  Ulead's PhotoImpact v3.0                         
  PSGBGW36.ZIP  36  DOS  Battleground III : Waterloo                      
  RFIRE-6.ZIP    6  DOS  Return Fire                                      
 

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  FRIDAY        MAY 24                                                      
 
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  FILENAME      D#  O/S  DESCRIPTION                                      
 Ĵ
  3ALCHMYC.ZIP  23  DOS  3D Game Alchemy Addon                            
  COPPTC4.ZIP    4  W95  MS Word v7.0 Premium Template                    
  DFTDS22D.ZIP   1  DOS  VirusScan v2.2d                                  
  DFTVRB73.ZIP   3  W95  VRealm Builder v1.0 Build 7                      
  DFTVS251.ZIP   1  WNT  VirusScan v2.5.1                                 
  FBI-MSM3.ZIP   3  W95  MS Money                                         
  FRCCWEB3.ZIP   3  W95  Lotus CC: Mail For The World                     
  JF-PIR4.ZIP    4  DOS  Piranha                                          
  JPRDY08.ZIP    8  W95  Jeopardy : Platinum Edition                      
  PSG-PTO4.ZIP   4  WIN  Pacific Theater of Operations 2                  
  PWA-JETC.ZIP   1  W95  JetCommander v2.01                               
  RBS-EST.ZIP    1  WIN  Estimator Pro v1.0                               
  SDM-HV51.ZIP   1  WIN  Hacker View v5.15                                
  SDM-KK12.ZIP   1  WIN  Kopykat v1.21                                    
  T96SP204.ZIP   8  DOS  Steel Panthers 2                                 
  TRDPTO21.ZIP   9  DOS  Pacific Theater of Operations 2 : Animations     
  TRDWAT12.ZIP  12  DOS  Battleground Waterloo : Animations               
 

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  SATURDAY      MAY 25                                                      
 
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  FILENAME      D#  O/S  DESCRIPTION                                      
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  ASPIID15.ZIP   1  DOS  ASPI-ID v1.5                                     
  BOWLING5.ZIP   5  W95  PBA Bowling                                      
  CBW95-16.ZIP   1  W95  Colorado Backup                                  
  COVCT3D.ZIP    1  WIN  Multimedia Tour of Visual Object Cobol Beta      
  DMNHEE30.ZIP  30  WIN  Home Improvement Encyclopedia v3.0               
  DWNCPUP2.ZIP   1  WIN  Cobol Toolset                                    
  DWNVPLB1.ZIP   1  DOS  Virtual Places v1.0                              
  GNXSC227.ZIP   1  DOS  System Command v2.27                             
  HOTJAVA.ZIP    1  W95  Hotjava Beta                                     
  MDC-ARB1.ZIP   1  W95  Aimnet Ranger                                    
  MSPAK1DS.ZIP   1  W95  Service Pack 1                                   
  NT3230R.ZIP    1  WIN  NetTerm v3.0.0                                   
  PAGESCN1.ZIP   9  W95  Logitech PageScan v1.2                           
  PSGWIZ14.ZIP  14  DOS  Wizardry GOLD                                    
  PWAMNG24.ZIP  26  DOS  Intel ManageWise v2.1                            
  PWAONETM.ZIP  31  WIN  OnNet v2.1                                       
  PWAUC31.ZIP    1  WIN  Caps User v3.1                                   
  RBS-JOT.ZIP    1  W95  Net Scantools v1.2                               
  RBS-LS30.ZIP  30  WIN  Fax/Win/Ras Port                                 
  RBS-OL2.ZIP    2  W95  Office logic v2.10                               
  SDM-BMP2.ZIP   2  WIN  BeyondMail                                       
  SDM-WWW8.ZIP   8  WIN  Web Techniques Tools                             
 

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  SUNDAY        MAY 26                                                      
 
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  FILENAME      D#  O/S  DESCRIPTION                                      
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  ADR15MCC.ZIP   1  W95  THE ADRESS BOOK v1.5                             
  ATA-TB5.ZIP    5  W95  TrainingBase                                     
  CB4-TSP.ZIP    1  WIN  TrueSpeech Internet Player                       
  CB4HWM-5.ZIP   5  W95  Harlequin Webmaker v2.13                         
  FRC-VY2.ZIP    2  W95  Voyetra                                          
  PWAEXD10.ZIP  10  W95  Exceed v5.0.1                                    
  PWAMNG26.ZIP  26  DOS  Intel ManageWise v2.1                            
  RVXPADI9.ZIP   9  DOS  PADi Scuba                                       
  SMODEMR.ZIP    1  DOS  SModem Pro v1.5                                  
  SMR-AP25.ZIP  25  W95  Asymetrix Presentation 3D Plus                   
  SSTUDIO.ZIP    1  WIN  Sound Studio                                     
  UCF-FRGB.ZIP   1  WIN  Find RGB v2.0                                    
  UCFSNESC.ZIP   1  W95  SNES Emulator v1.2a                              
 

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  MONDAY        MAY 27                                                      
 
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  FILENAME      D#  O/S  DESCRIPTION                                      
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  EVR-WFIX.ZIP   1  DOS  Wizardry Gold Fix                                
  GNS-M964.ZIP   4  W95  MSJ 96 Build 5936                                
  GWR32.ZIP      1  DOS  Game Wizard 32 Pro v3.0                          
  MEDSOFT3.ZIP   3  WIN  Advanced Patient Accounting v4.13a               
  MNTEYE20.ZIP  57  DOS  The Conquest of Silver Eye                       
  PSG-JOSA.ZIP  10  DOS  Josephine                                        
  PSGEJD6.ZIP    6  DOS  Earth Worm Jim                                   
  SMR14MCC.ZIP   1  W95  SmilerShell v1.4                                 
  TLR14MCC.ZIP   1  W95  TILER v1.4.0                                     
  TSA-R250.ZIP   1  DOS  RAR v2.50                                        
  TW95MCC.ZIP    1  W95  Time Wizard v1.0                                 
  WFP44PWA.ZIP   4  WIN  New WinFax Pro v4.0                              
 

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  TUESDAY       MAY 28                                                      
 
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  FILENAME      D#  O/S  DESCRIPTION                                      
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  AMF-AESA.ZIP  10  DOS  Action Euro Soccer                               
  CTLPP05.ZIP   22  DOS  Panic In The Park                                
  DNS-SK26.ZIP  26  DOS  Dice a Woman II                                  
  DOX95DLS.ZIP   1  W95  IBM LAN Services                                 
  GNNWEB12.ZIP  12  WNT  GNN Press Webserver                              
  GWKS214.ZIP    1  W95  Group Works v2.1                                 
  KEYV321.ZIP    1  DOS  KeyView v5.0                                     
  L-NAVA11.ZIP   1  DOS  NAVAID v1.1                                      
  MDC-SD1.ZIP    1  DOS  Sweep v2.82                                      
  MDC-SW01.ZIP   1  W95  Sweep v2.82                                      
  NAV96-4.ZIP    4  W95  Norton Antivirus v2.0 Beta 2                     
  SDM-MT17.ZIP  28  WIN  I Mother Earth                                   
  TAC32S3.ZIP    3  W95  Home Productions                                 
  TACCPAV2.ZIP   2  W95  Central Point Anti-Virus v2.2                    
  W32ADT06.ZIP   1  W95  Win 32 Applications Development Tools            
 

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  WEDNESDAY     MAY 29                                                      
 
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  FILENAME      D#  O/S  DESCRIPTION                                      
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  AOC-GRD4.ZIP   4  DOS  Greed III                                        
  CIAFLN06.ZIP  14  WIN  Funtasy Land                                     
  CTLPP22.ZIP   22  DOS  Panic In The Park                                
  INSTINCT.ZIP   1  DOS  Instinct v2.0                                    
  LW50F52.ZIP   52  DOS  Lightwave v5.0                                   
  MOREWAR.ZIP    1  DOS  More War : The Return of the Horde               
  MSQ-LV95.ZIP   1  W95  Lview Pro v1.d                                   
  MTYPPM20.ZIP   1  W95  Plug n Play Mosaic v2.0                          
  MTYWA04.ZIP    4  W95  WebAnchor                                        
  NOVLWIR4.ZIP   4  W95  LiveWire v1.04                                   
  PSG-SET1.ZIP   7  DOS  The Settlers II                                  
  PWRSPWAD.ZIP  13  WIN  ViewOffice PowerSuite                            
  RAMSFD-4.ZIP   4  DOS  Shadow of Dreaming                               
  RBSXMPEG.ZIP   1  WIN  XingMPEG Player v1.30                            
  SDMPO95A.ZIP  10  W95  Personal Oracle7                                 
  SDMW32SC.ZIP  12  W95  Win32s SDK                                       
  SMR-SAK6.ZIP   6  WIN  Sing Along Kids 4                                
  TACXYW-4.ZIP   4  W95  XyWrite v4.12                                    
  TDDPPR-3.ZIP   3  WIN  PrismPrint Color Calibration v3.23               
  UCF-CLEO.ZIP   1  WIN  Cleo v2.0                                        
  UCFPTOOL.ZIP   1  WIN  Power Tools v1.0                                 
  XADISSMI.ZIP   1  DOS  Sensible Soccer                                  
  XFSMS12I.ZIP   1  OS2  Visual Age for Cobol v1.0                        
 

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  THURSDAY      MAY 30                                                      
 
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  FILENAME      D#  O/S  DESCRIPTION                                      
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  CFOSWIN.ZIP    1  WIN  CFos                                             
  CIABLK-2.ZIP   2  DOS  Black knight                                     
  CTLKN112.ZIP   2  WIN  Koan Pro Disk Ver 1.11 - (c) SSeyo [XX/02]       
  DFTNT22F.ZIP   1  WNT  VirusScan v2.03                                  
  DFTW2031.ZIP   1  W95  VirusScan v2.03                                  
  DFTWSCN4.ZIP   1  W95  WebScan v1.04                                    
  DNS-E312.ZIP   1  W95  Encrypt-It v3.12                                 
  DOD-QP16.ZIP   1  WIN  Query Perfect v1.0                               
  DOD-QP32.ZIP   1  W95  Query Perfect v1.0                               
  DWNPOWW1.ZIP   1  WIN  PowWow v2.1                                      
  GNNWEB12.ZIP  12  WNT  GNN Press Webserver                              
  LW50F52.ZIP   52  DOS  Lightwave v5.0                                   
  MTYWA04.ZIP    4  W95  WebAnchor                                        
  NOVMSWP3.ZIP   3  W95  MacroMedia Shockwave Plug-Ins                    
  NOVRAMG.ZIP    1  DOS  Ramgate Pro                                      
  PWRSPWAD.ZIP  13  WIN  ViewOffice PowerSuite                            
  RFAXPWA8.ZIP   8  WNT  Right Fax                                        
  SDM-INNO.ZIP   1  W95  InterNOTES!                                      
  SHKCMP01.ZIP   3  W95  Compel v2.0                                      
  SMR-AAR.ZIP    1  W95  Adobe Autoreader v2.50                           
  TACCPAV2.ZIP   1  W95  Central Point Anti-Virus v2.2                    
  TDDPPR-3.ZIP   3  WIN  PrismPrint Color Calibration v3.23               
  UCFPRS27.ZIP   1  W95  Print Screen 95 v2.7                             
  XADITC32.ZIP   1  W95  Take Command v1.02a                              
 

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  FRIDAY        MAY 31                                                      
 
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  FILENAME      D#  O/S  DESCRIPTION                                      
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  CB4AGSI.ZIP    1  WIN  AGSI v1.1.4                                      
  CB4CDW43.ZIP   1  W95  CD Wizard v4.03                                  
  COPSHB30.ZIP  30  DOS  HyperBlade 3D                                    
  FIFOBQ12.ZIP   2  WIN  Brain Quest                                      
  LSNTPWA2.ZIP   2  WNT  LightSpeed Term Emulation NT Server              
  MTYQAPP2.ZIP   2  WIN  QuickApp v3.00                                   
  PNC-A99E.ZIP   1  WIN  Agent v.99e                                      
  PNCAHELP.ZIP   1  W95  Agent v.99e                                      
  PNCQP41C.ZIP   3  WIN  QuickPak Pro v4.10                               
  PSG-DK34.ZIP  34  DOS  Deathkeep                                        
  RBS-PM55.ZIP  55  W95  Print Master Gold Interactive Multimedia         
  RTN-WP28.ZIP  28  WIN  Winning Post 2 Plus                              
  TACXYW-4.ZIP   4  W95  XyWrite v4.12                                    
  UCFSDD5K.ZIP   1  DOS  Univbe v5.2                                      
 

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  SATURDAY      JUNE 1                                                      
 
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  FILENAME      D#  O/S  DESCRIPTION                                      
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  AGENT95.ZIP    1  W95  Agent95                                          
  ANMSPR6.ZIP    6  W95  32 Bit Sprite Animation                          
  DA-HE15C.ZIP   1  W95  HTML v1.5c                                       
  DISASTER.ZIP   1  W95  Disasters Theme                                  
  FBI-VF02.ZIP  14  W95  MS Visual FoxPro v3.0                            
  OX-BUS9.ZIP    9  WIN  Business Quotes                                  
  PSG-JOS1.ZIP  10  DOS  Josephine                                        
  PSG-SS01.ZIP  15  DOS  Shell Shock                                      
  PSY-LS2.ZIP    2  DOS  Laser Quad                                       
  PTPZL-39.ZIP  39  WIN  Photopuzzle                                      
  PUBDESI1.ZIP   2  W95  MS Publisher Design Pack                         
  RBSMHM01.ZIP   1  WIN  Micro House Tech Library v2.96                   
  UCFPTOOL.ZIP   1  DOS  Power Tools v1.0                                 
 

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  SUNDAY        JUNE 2                                                      
 
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  FILENAME      D#  O/S  DESCRIPTION                                      
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  CD6PWA54.ZIP  54  W95  Corel Draw v6.0                                  
  CLB-SG13.ZIP  13  W95  SMART GAMES #1 (c) RANDOMSOFT  [13/13]           
  CPIC-MCC.ZIP   1  WIN  COMPUPIC v1.20 b 17 (c) PHOTODEX CORP.           
  LGX-SBP.ZIP    1  WIN  Legal Pro                                        
  MPATH14.ZIP   14  W95  Mplayer                                          
  MTYTLIS3.ZIP   1  DOS  TList 3 Pro                                      
  ON32B2UC.ZIP   1  UNX  FTP OnNet32 v2.0 Beta                            
  RTN-NEC6.ZIP   6  DOS  Necronomican                                     
  RTN-RSD5.ZIP   5  DOS  Rising Dragon                                    
  SDM-CUP3.ZIP   1  W95  CUP386 v3.0b                                     
 

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  MONDAY        JUNE 3                                                      
 
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  FILENAME      D#  O/S  DESCRIPTION                                      
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  CY-AMB04.ZIP   4  W95  Ambiente V2.0                                    
  CY-CC05.ZIP    5  WIN  Color Copy v1.4                                  
  DB21-9.ZIP     1  OS2  DB2 v2.1.1 Update                                
  DDT-6F32.ZIP   1  DOS  ACDSee v1.06b6                                   
  DGNGB30.ZIP   30  DOS  Heroic Holy War                                  
  DMNLAW2.ZIP    2  W95  Do-It-Yourself Lawyer                            
  DNS-WRF4.ZIP   4  DOS  World Rally Fever                                
  DODALG26.ZIP   6  WIN  Multimedia Algebra 2 v3.4                        
  DODCDVW.ZIP    1  DOS  CD-View v2.02d                                   
  EXCHWIN7.ZIP   7  W95  MS Exchange SP Build 6546                        
  PHOTOC07.ZIP   7  WIN  PhotoMorph v2.7a                                 
  RBS-WBIT.ZIP   1  WIN  Web-It! Pro v1.2                                 
  ROR-H2O4.ZIP   4  DOS  H2O                                              
  RORTRNC2.ZIP   2  DOS  Tronic                                           
  TRDEWJ25.ZIP   5  DOS  Earth Worm Jim 2                                 
  WEB11MCC.ZIP   1  W95  Web-It! v1.1                                     
  WU202MCC.ZIP   1  W95  WinU v2.02                                       
 

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  TUESDAY       JUNE 4                                                      
 
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  FILENAME      D#  O/S  DESCRIPTION                                      
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  CB4EXPOS.ZIP   1  WIN  Expose v2.00                                     
  CB4WSEC.ZIP    1  WIN  Secure It v1.00                                  
  DA-SWO6D.ZIP   1  WIN  Sophos Sweep June                                
  DMNCHKF2.ZIP   2  W95  CheckFree Manager v2.0                           
  DNS-OG19.ZIP  19  DOS  Offensive                                        
  F!BT260.ZIP    1  OS2  Binkley Term v2.6                                
  MSTA-MCC.ZIP   1  W95  ModemSta v1.90                                   
  NORMAN22.ZIP  22  DOS  Greg Norman Ultimate Golf 2                      
  NS!-F055.ZIP   1  DOS  Flag v0.55 Beta 2                                
  RBS-DANA.ZIP   1  W95  Dana v1.04                                       
  RBS-ZI10.ZIP   1  W95  Zipit! v1.0                                      
  RTNN2SP2.ZIP   1  DOS  Nanpa 2                                          
  SA110MCC.ZIP   1  W95  Secret Agent v1.10                               
  SAVAGE30.ZIP  30  DOS  Savage                                           
  SDM-JAV7.ZIP   7  W95  Java Developers Kit v1.0.1                       
  SDMPO95A.ZIP  10  W95  Personal Oracle7                                 
  SDMWEB24.ZIP  24  WNT  WebServer                                        
  SU-LUNA5.ZIP   5  DOS  Lunatic Dawn 2                                   
  TBS!DANA.ZIP   1  DOS  Advanced Dana v1.04                              
 

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  WEDNESDAY     JUNE 5                                                      
 
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  FILENAME      D#  O/S  DESCRIPTION                                      
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  BSTORM39.ZIP  39  DOS  Brainstorm                                       
  CARNAGE3.ZIP   3  DOS  Operation Carnage                                
  COPSNAVD.ZIP   1  W95  Norton Antivirus June Update                     
  COPSSAM.ZIP    1  W95  Sales & Marketing Templates                      
  COPSWEB.ZIP    1  W95  WebManager for v1.1.3 Beta                       
  CY-ART02.ZIP   2  WIN  Typeart v2.0                                     
  DMNPWM1.ZIP    1  DOS  Password Master v2.0.5e                          
  FBI-RDD4.ZIP   4  DOS  Ray Dream Designer v3.13                         
  LGX-QC28.ZIP  28  W95  QuickCards Limited                               
  MARAUD12.ZIP   1  WIN  Internet Marauder                                
  MTY-TS03.ZIP   1  W95  TriSpectives                                     
  MTYCADT3.ZIP   1  WIN  Cadet v3.0                                       
  MTYGRPH4.ZIP   1  W95  Graphically v1.01a                               
  PNCAPSS.ZIP    1  WIN  American Pride SS                                
  RBS-LIQB.ZIP   1  W95  Liquid Motion                                    
  RVXIRCS.ZIP    1  W95  WIRCSrv v1.15 Beta                               
  SIVADET2.ZIP   2  WIN  Ditto Easy Tools                                 
  SQLSRV09.ZIP   9  W95  MS SQL Server v6.5                               
 

 Ŀ
  THURSDAY      JUNE 6                                                      
 
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  FILENAME      D#  O/S  DESCRIPTION                                      
 Ĵ
  CB4BOFC3.ZIP   3  W95  Microsoft's Business Office                      
  DDT-RA20.ZIP   1  W95  RealAudio v2.0                                   
  DNS-OE19.ZIP  19  DOS  Offensive                                        
  DOD-LEX2.ZIP   2  WIN  TRA LexiCat                                      
  GAMERUN3.ZIP   3  W95  GameRunner v3.0                                  
  LES-SMC4.ZIP   4  WIN  Scooters Magic Castle                            
  MTYJDKL3.ZIP   3  WIN  Java Delopers Kit v1.0                           
  MTYOMNI5.ZIP   5  W95  Omni Page Pro v7.0                               
  PNC-FEZ.ZIP    1  DOS  FormEZ v9.6b                                     
  PNCDAOB.ZIP    1  DOS  Data Access Objects v3.1                         
  PSGDIN13.ZIP  13  DOS  Dinotopis                                        
  RBS-RNSS.ZIP   1  WIN  RANMA 1/2 SS                                     
  RTN-GC09.ZIP   9  DOS  Galaxy Commando                                  
  S-XP5NT5.ZIP   9  WNT  HCL Exceed v5.01                                 
  SCSRZ-27.ZIP  27  DOS  Sync Speed RAZOR Mach 3                          
  SDM-ARM5.ZIP   5  WIN  Terminal Net Remote v6.0                         
  SDMSTK02.ZIP   2  W95  Stock Market v1.1                                
  SEA12CCK.ZIP   1  DOS  SEA v1.2c                                        
  SMR-ESAV.ZIP   1  W95  Euro 96 SS                                       
  SMR-RVM3.ZIP   3  DOS  RealView v3.7                                    
  STSVGAD.ZIP    1  DOS  SciTech SVGA Developer Kit                       
  THCMAX11.ZIP  11  WIN  Web Max                                          
  VG-AC32.ZIP   32  DOS  Alley Cats                                       
 

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  FRIDAY        JUNE 7                                                      
 
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  FILENAME      D#  O/S  DESCRIPTION                                      
 Ĵ
  ACAD13EE.ZIP  25  W95  AutoCAD Release 13                               
  ACSFCD01.ZIP  12  W95  Access v7.0                                      
  BB31UPE.ZIP   35  W95  Star Office v3.1                                 
  DNS-PCP2.ZIP   2  W95  PC PACK SS                                       
  DNS-SURV.ZIP   1  DOS  Survival                                         
  HBD-KO10.ZIP  10  W95  Kick Off 96                                      
  MTSTWB06.ZIP   6  DOS  Tim McCarver's : The Way Baseball Works          
  MTYQEXA4.ZIP   4  W95  Quicken Expense v2.0                             
  PNC-HGSS.ZIP   1  WIN  Hawaii Girls SS v1.1                             
  PNCVBPP2.ZIP   2  W95  VB4 Plus Pak v1.0                                
  PST-ZPSW.ZIP   1  W95  ZD`S Password Pro                                
  R66-PA95.ZIP   1  W95  Microsoft Games                                  
  RAMDUBLR.ZIP   1  W95  Ram Doubler v1.0.2                               
  RBS-FIT.ZIP    1  W95  Frame-It v1.10                                   
  RBS-MIML.ZIP   1  WIN  Mi'Mail                                          
  RBS-MORF.ZIP   1  W95  Morpher v1.2                                     
  RBS-WPC.ZIP    1  W95  Web Page Creator v4.5                            
  RTN-CP04.ZIP   4  W95  Pioneer v1.0                                     
  RTN-FL05.ZIP   5  DOS  Front Lines                                      
  S-SAPCDA.ZIP  11  WIN  Smart Addresser Postal Code Database             
  S-SS50W2.ZIP   2  WIN  Smart Sort v5.0                                  
  S-SSSDD2.ZIP   2  DOS  Smart Sort Sortation Database                    
  S-SSSDW2.ZIP   2  WIN  Smart Sort Sortation Database                    
  SDM-EXMT.ZIP   1  WIN  Microsoft Exchange Server Migration Tools        
  SDMFXSDK.ZIP   1  WIN  Microsoft Fax SDK                                
  SDMWDOC2.ZIP   2  WIN  WorldDoc v1.0                                    
  SM-PWAR2.ZIP   2  DOS  The Pickle Wars Trilgoy                          
  SMR-ACCS.ZIP   1  W95  Adobe Acrobat Plug-In                            
  SMR-ACR4.ZIP   4  W95  Adobe Acrobat                                    
  SX501NTY.ZIP  35  WNT  HCL Exceed v5.01                                 
  TBS!LT35.ZIP   1  WIN  LevelText v3.5a                                  
  TBS!MMSA.ZIP   2  WIN  Magix Musik Studio                               
  TBS!SW11.ZIP   1  DOS  ShellWizard v1.01                                
  TRD-SP41.ZIP  41  WIN  Euro 96 Music Addon                              
  UCFMIDIG.ZIP   1  WIN  MidiGate                                         
  WAR-SDS4.ZIP   4  DOS  Scenario Decoder : System 3                      
 

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  SATURDAY      JUNE 8                                                      
 
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  FILENAME      D#  O/S  DESCRIPTION                                      
 Ĵ
  BLHF1M15.ZIP  15  DOS  F1 Manager 96                                    
  DGN-CP1.ZIP    1  WIN  Cross Poker                                      
  DSDX2F23.ZIP  24  DOS  Direct 3D                                        
  FBICS96A.ZIP   2  W95  CleanSweep 96                                    
  FBIE301A.ZIP   2  W95  Explorer v3.01b                                  
  HBD-KO07.ZIP  10  DOS  Kick Off 96                                      
  JELLY.ZIP      1  WIN  Jelly Fish Backgammon Tutor                      
  LSK-NAVJ.ZIP   1  WIN  Animated 3D SS                                   
  NOVWHO13.ZIP  13  W95  Win95 MultyMedia Help Office                     
  NRG-F502.ZIP  10  WIN  Frame Maker v5.0                                 
  NRG-SMG7.ZIP   7  DOS  Secret Mission                                   
  PSG-SS15.ZIP  15  DOS  Shell Shock                                      
  RTN-PSG5.ZIP   5  WIN  Pro Student                                      
  RTNWMAN2.ZIP   2  WIN  Wman                                             
  SDM-UE01.ZIP   1  DOS  UltraEdit v4.0b                                  
  TACMSNE3.ZIP   3  W95  MicroSoft NetMeeting                             
  UCF-SFTP.ZIP   1  DOS  ACDSee 95 v1.0                                   
  XADII201.ZIP   1  DOS  InstallIt v2.01                                  
 

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  SUNDAY        JUNE 9                                                      
 
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  FILENAME      D#  O/S  DESCRIPTION                                      
 Ĵ
  3DNS32.ZIP     1  W95  Netscape 3D Live                                 
  COPSACT.ZIP    1  W95  Certificates and Awards                          
  EXIT4WKS.ZIP   1  WIN  Exitilus Backup                                  
  FBIX11N.ZIP   10  WIN  X11 SS v2.4                                      
  HCO3OS21.ZIP  21  OS2  HCO v3.0 Beta                                    
  LGX-FCS2.ZIP   2  WIN  Fast Track Office                                
  LGX-STS1.ZIP   2  W95  Stationary Sets                                  
  LL-DK09.ZIP    9  DOS  Deathkeep                                        
  MDC-AW08.ZIP   8  WIN  Autoware v3.0                                    
  MTY-INT.ZIP    1  WIN  Internet ToolPak v2.0                            
  MTY-NET.ZIP    1  WIN  NetPak Professional                              
  MTY-XREF.ZIP   1  WIN  XRef Visual Basic Addon                          
  MTYAPIV2.ZIP   1  WIN  API Vision v1.5                                  
  NOR-SP06.ZIP   7  W95  Species                                          
  PIE-HD32.ZIP   1  W95  HotDog32 Personal Edition                        
  PIE-RAC5.ZIP   5  W95  Network Q RAC Rally v1.1                         
  PSGB2B23.ZIP  23  DOS  Back to Baghdad                                  
  PWAPOWB.ZIP    1  W95  PowerBasic Compiler                              
  RVX-RAS.ZIP    1  W95  RealAudio Personal Server                        
  TRD-TM30.ZIP  30  DOS  T-Mek                                            
  UCFCDQ95.ZIP   1  W95  CD-Quick                                         
 

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  MONDAY        JUNE 10                                                     
 
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  FILENAME      D#  O/S  DESCRIPTION                                      
 Ĵ
  ARTMAN3.ZIP    3  W95  Art Manager                                      
  BMAKER2.ZIP    1  WIN  Button Maker Pro                                 
  DGN-EG4.ZIP    8  DOS  Evil Gate                                        
  DOD-SE14.ZIP   5  WIN  SoftScape Exploerr Plus v1.0                     
  FBI-PS8.ZIP    8  WIN  Microsim Pspice v6.2                             
  MSQICU.ZIP     1  W95  Wildcat5! Internet Upgrade                       
  MSQWC5U.ZIP    1  W95  Wildcat5! BBS Upgrade                            
  MTYEVB4.ZIP    1  WIN  Enquiry                                          
  PCWMATH1.ZIP   5  W95  Math Blaster 2                                   
  PNCMNAV6.ZIP   6  W95  Metro Navigator Engine                           
  PST-FYFC.ZIP   1  OS2  FindYourFiles v1.2                               
  PST-MAGN.ZIP   1  OS2  Magnum BBS v9.00d2                               
  PST-SI4U.ZIP   1  WIN  SiteMeter v4.0+ Update                           
  PWASDB15.ZIP  15  WIN  Mr. Scanner                                      
  RBSPMW61.ZIP  61  W95  Print Master Gold Interactive MultiMedia         
  RTNG4EX8.ZIP   1  DOS  Gin4Ex                                           
  RVX-HPF.ZIP    1  W95  Hewlett Packard Family Font Pack                 
  SXN-S2SE.ZIP   1  DOS  Settlers 2 Campaign Selector                     
  TCL_R115.ZIP   1  W95  Ras Plus Beta 4 Build 115                        
  UCF-NOCL.ZIP   1  W95  NoClip v4.0                                      
  UCFIPW13.ZIP   1  WIN  Image-Pro v1.3                                   
  UCFMST19.ZIP   1  WIN  ModemSta v1.9                                    
  UCFTUN13.ZIP   1  WIN  Tune!It v1.30                                    
  XFMSA4.ZIP     1  W95  MS ClipArt Office                                
 

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  TUESDAY       JUNE 11                                                     
 
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  FILENAME      D#  O/S  DESCRIPTION                                      
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  CB4-APLY.ZIP   1  WIN  Amaplay                                          
  CB4-ARB4.ZIP   1  WIN  Ariadna v1.0 Beta 4                              
  CB4-AT04.ZIP   1  WIN  Alis Tango v1.0c                                 
  CB4-ATS2.ZIP   1  WIN  Authenticate Server v1.4b                        
  CFIX20-2.ZIP   1  W95  Chameleon Host Connectivity                      
  DMNAMOR5.ZIP   5  W95  Amortizer96                                      
  MTYNET18.ZIP   1  W95  Net Commander 95 v3.1                            
  MTYWCD42.ZIP   1  W95  Web Commander 95 v1.0                            
  PNCMNL41.ZIP  41  W95  Metro Navigator Los Angeles Pack                 
  PSGBHB36.ZIP  36  DOS  Frank Thomas' Big Hurt Baseball                  
  RBSMDB47.ZIP  47  W95  Micro House Tech Library v2.96                   
  RFFDBLIB.ZIP   1  WIN  SQL DB-Library                                   
  RS-K951.ZIP    4  W95  Key View 95                                      
  RTN-DP11.ZIP  11  WIN  All Dream                                        
  RVXHP6C3.ZIP   1  W95  Hewlett Packard Deskjet 600C                     
  SDMWC04.ZIP    4  WIN  Cakewalk v4.01                                   
  SMR-NP23.ZIP  23  WIN  National Parks of America                        
 

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  WEDNESDAY     JUNE 12                                                     
 
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  FILENAME      D#  O/S  DESCRIPTION                                      
 Ĵ
  CB4-CLP4.ZIP   4  WIN  Caligari Pioner v1.0                             
  LEG-CGS.ZIP    1  DOS  Cover Girl Strip Poker                           
  NOVPSP24.ZIP  24  WIN  Passport v2.12                                   
  PRMSIN20.ZIP  20  WIN  Primus Interactive                               
  PST-PALM.ZIP   1  OS2  PalmScan/2 v2.02 f                               
  PWAT351.ZIP    1  DOS  Telix v3.51                                      
  SACCT4-2.ZIP   4  WIN  Simply Accounting v4.0                           
  SCUMIJ31.ZIP   1  WIN  Cisco Internet Junction v1.2.1                   
  SCUMIJ95.ZIP   1  W95  Cisco Internet Junction v1.2.1                   
  SCUMIJNT.ZIP   1  WNT  Cisco Internet Junction v1.2.1                   
  SCUMPB42.ZIP  42  W95  MS Publisher 97 Beta 1 Build 184                 
  SMR-UE21.ZIP  21  WIN  SoftKey UFO Explorer                             
  TR-LAI7.ZIP    7  W95  LAN Inventory v3.20                              
  WATOUTW.ZIP    1  WIN  Watch Out Willi                                  
 

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  THURSDAY      JUNE 13                                                     
 
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  FILENAME      D#  O/S  DESCRIPTION                                      
 Ĵ
  ABI-MB.ZIP     1  DOS  MetaBalls IPAS                                   
  ABI-MGC.ZIP    1  DOS  Magic IPAS                                       
  BKZ-FPPW.ZIP   1  DOS  Publishing Wizard v1.1                           
  CB4-APOL.ZIP   1  DOS  Apollo v1.0                                      
  CB4-DSCP.ZIP   1  DOS  DiscPlay                                         
  CB4-EC12.ZIP   1  WIN  Easy CD v1.02                                    
  CB4-FAWP.ZIP   1  DOS  Fusion Application Wizard v1.5 Pro               
  CB4QMW2.ZIP    1  WIN  Quality management Tool v6.01                    
  MTYXING.ZIP    1  W95  Xing MPeg Player v3.0b                           
  PANZER21.ZIP  21  WIN  Panzer General                                   
  RBS-RECH.ZIP   1  W95  ReachOut v5.05                                   
  RTN-R415.ZIP   1  DOS  Rance v4.1                                       
  RTNTSL33.ZIP   1  DOS  Three Sisters                                    
  S-M51NT8.ZIP   8  WNT  Maestro v5.1                                     
  SVOICE2.ZIP    1  DOS  Pacific Images Communications Super Voice        
  XF-BO29.ZIP    1  WIN  Microsoft BackOffice SDK v2.0                    
 

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  FRIDAY        JUNE 14                                                     
 
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  FILENAME      D#  O/S  DESCRIPTION                                      
 Ĵ
  ABI-BNS.ZIP    1  DOS  Bones IPAS                                       
  ABI-DRP.ZIP    1  DOS  Drape IPAS                                       
  AX-VFR04.ZIP   4  W95  Virtua Fighter Remix Demo                        
  DOD-M302.ZIP   2  W95  MinuteMan v3.0                                   
  DODWSFTP.ZIP   1  WIN  WS FTP Pro                                       
  MTYCMPU2.ZIP   1  WIN  CompuView Navigator                              
  PSGCAT08.ZIP  20  DOS  CatFight                                         
  SU27RZR4.ZIP   4  DOS  SU-27 Flanker                                    
 

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  SATURDAY      JUNE 15                                                     
 
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  FILENAME      D#  O/S  DESCRIPTION                                      
 Ĵ
  AUTOWN19.ZIP   1  WIN  AutoWinNet Winsock Client Application            
  FAGENT10.ZIP   1  DOS  Forte Free Agent v1.0                            
  HSOLPSG7.ZIP   7  DOS  Hoyle Solitaire                                  
  LGX-OS2.ZIP    1  OS2  Virus Scan v2.2.11                               
  MTSFDX02.ZIP   1  W95  Flight Unlimited                                 
  NX10B3.ZIP     1  DOS  News Xpress v1.0 Beta 3                          
  PWAACL15.ZIP  15  W95  Autocad Lite R3                                  
  RBS14-43.ZIP   1  OS2  OS/2 Merlin Build 14                             
  ROR-NM21.ZIP  25  DOS  Mechwarrior 2 : Netmech                          
  S-VFX419.ZIP  22  WIN  Microsoft Visual FoxPro v4.0 Beta 1              
  WV169907.ZIP   1  WIN  WinVN                                            
 

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  SUNDAY        JUNE 16                                                     
 
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  FILENAME      D#  O/S  DESCRIPTION                                      
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  M8RRF-06.ZIP   6  DOS  Rebel Runner                                     
  MTYSTS21.ZIP  21  WIN  Symptoms                                         
  RFFMSIA.ZIP    1  WIN  Internet Assistant v2.0                          
  STORM-28.ZIP  31  WIN  S.T.O.R.M.                                       
  TRDPGV16.ZIP  16  WIN  Panzer General Voice Addons                      
  UCFWSFIN.ZIP   1  WIN  WSFinger                                         
  VMAP20-4.ZIP   4  WIN  Visual Map BCN v2.0                              
 

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  MONDAY        JUNE 17                                                     
 
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  FILENAME      D#  O/S  DESCRIPTION                                      
 Ĵ
  CELAWB22.ZIP   1  W95  CelAnimator Beta 2                               
  DOX-HPS4.ZIP   4  WIN  HP SureStore Backup Software                     
  INTUC21A.ZIP   1  DOS  VideoSoft VSView VBX                             
  KV41B310.ZIP  10  W95  Keyview 4.1 Beta 3                               
  M8SBOK35.ZIP  35  DOS  Spacebucks                                       
  MTYDISC7.ZIP   7  WIN  Microtest DiscPort                               
  PWA-BR07.ZIP   7  WIN  BRender v1.1.2                                   
 

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  TUESDAY       JUNE 18                                                     
 
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  FILENAME      D#  O/S  DESCRIPTION                                      
 Ĵ
  CB4-GWSP.ZIP   1  W95  Graphical Workshop Pro                           
  CREATIX7.ZIP   7  WIN  Creatix Online 3.12                              
  DMNCDESK.ZIP   1  WIN  Mail Desktop                                     
  E32PWA27.ZIP  27  WIN  EXTRA! Personal Client v6.1                      
  HIP-TCPA.ZIP  10  WIN  PC/TCP v4.0                                      
  PSG-AC2.ZIP   26  WIN  American CivilWar                                
  RFFC2I3.ZIP    3  W95  Connect 2 Internet                               
  S-TLKSW3.ZIP   3  WIN  Talk Show v3.1                                   
  SDM-A357.ZIP   7  DOS  AuthorWare v3.5 Beta 7                           
  UCFOMNI7.ZIP   1  W95  OmniPage Pro v7.0                                
  XF-WB962.ZIP   2  W95  WinBench 96                                      
 

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  WEDNESDAY     JUNE 19                                                     
 
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  FILENAME      D#  O/S  DESCRIPTION                                      
 Ĵ
  ABI-CATX.ZIP  33  DOS  AlleyCats                                        
  CB4-JWS3.ZIP   3  WIN  Java Work Show                                   
  CB4ENFRU.ZIP   1  WIN  Windows Enforcer v2.1                            
  CGNT20B1.ZIP   1  W95  CyberAgent Beta                                  
  CSTONE9.ZIP    9  WIN  CornerStone                                      
  DMNC9B1A.ZIP  10  W95  cc:Mail Release 7 v2.1                           
  DMNCCP15.ZIP   5  WIN  cc:Mail PostOffice Release 6 v2.1                
  DMNDOC95.ZIP   1  W95  Smart Doctor 95                                  
  E16PWA12.ZIP  41  WIN  Extra! Personal Client                           
  MSQ760D2.ZIP   2  DOS  Dr. Solomon Anti-Virus v7.60                     
  MSQW420D.ZIP   4  DOS  Wildcat v4.20                                    
  PCWYEO03.ZIP   3  W95  Your Eyes Only Beta v5.0                         
  PILSHP28.ZIP  28  DOS  Pilots Shop for Flight Simulator v5.0            
  PNCCS2B3.ZIP   1  WIN  CyberSearch v2.0 Beta 3                          
  PWA-VVBX.ZIP   1  DOS  VideoSoft VSView VBX                             
  SDM-PCN2.ZIP   2  WIN  Point Cast Network Beta 4                        
  WBDESIGN.ZIP   1  WIN  Avenge Corel Web Designer                        
  XFLWVP11.ZIP  11  DOS  ViewPoints DaraLab Models                        
 


                                  
                                        
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   the 5 fastest BBSes in the WORLD.  The following is a chart of the RCN    
   top 10 couriers :                                                         
                                                                             
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                Dates of Upload Count : 05/26/96 -> 06/02/96               
     
                                                                             
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            User Handle/Alias          Affiliation     Upload Bytes        
         ͻ    
     #1    Immortal                  RiSC           1,283,263,734      
         ͹    
     #2    Ellisdee                  EVERLAST         563,165,465      
         ͹    
     #3    Shatter Star              RiSC             452,265,343      
         ͹    
     #4    Mr.Skill                  EVERLAST         446,574,920      
         ͹    
     #5    The Blue Adept            EVERLAST         438,297,918      
         ͹    
     #6    Everclear                 RiSC             402,235,051      
         ͹    
     #7    Swamp Thing               Digital          305,765,786      
         ͹    
     #8    Iron Eagle                RAPiER           256,927,114      
         ͹    
     #9    Asmodeus                  EVERLAST         198,433,309      
         ͹    
     #10   Luck                      RAPiER           186,022,783      
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   the 5 fastest BBSes in the WORLD.  The following is a chart of the RCN    
   top 10 couriers :                                                         
                                                                             
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                Dates of Upload Count : 06/03/96 -> 06/09/96               
     
                                                                             
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            User Handle/Alias          Affiliation     Upload Bytes        
         ͻ    
     #1    Nytemyst                  AMNESiA          773,978,234      
         ͹    
     #2    The Blue Adept            EVERLAST         504,307,963      
         ͹    
     #3    Mr.Skill                  EVERLAST         429,423,043      
         ͹    
     #4    ECI                       RiSC             411,965,211      
         ͹    
     #5    Suspicious Image          RiSC             391,752,021      
         ͹    
     #6    Rio & Ken                 RAPiER           321,735,002      
         ͹    
     #7    Maverick                  RiSC             298,414,123      
         ͹    
     #8    Deathlok                  AMNESiA          297,247,099      
         ͹    
     #9    Immortal                  EVERLAST         295,987,263      
         ͹    
     #10   Luck                      RAPiER           236,855,524      
         ͼ    
     
                                                                             
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   the 5 fastest BBSes in the WORLD.  The following is a chart of the RCN    
   top 10 couriers :                                                         
                                                                             
 ͹
                                                                             
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                Dates of Upload Count : 06/10/96 -> 06/16/96               
     
                                                                             
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            User Handle/Alias          Affiliation     Upload Bytes        
         ͻ    
     #1    NyteMyst                  GODS             876,312,672      
         ͹    
     #2    The Blue Adept            EVERLAST         773,095,594      
         ͹    
     #3    Rom Racer                 RAPiER           636,822,072      
         ͹    
     #4    Erupt                     GODS             600,786,098      
         ͹    
     #5    Stingray 6                RiSC             555,454,673      
         ͹    
     #6    Over Drive                Stealth          400,254,097      
         ͹    
     #7    Tiger Claw                GODS             354,789,908      
         ͹    
     #8    Luck                      RAPiER           323,166,579      
         ͹    
     #9    Iron Eagle                RAPiER           272,786,544      
         ͹    
     #10   Rio & Ken                 RAPiER           267,132,789      
         ͼ    
     
                                                                             
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       This chart was compiled by adding the number of bytes uploaded to     
   the 5 fastest BBSes in the WORLD.  The following is a chart of the RCN    
   top 10 couriers :                                                         
                                                                             
 ͹
                                                                             
   Ŀ  
                Dates of Upload Count : 06/17/96 -> 06/23/96               
     
                                                                             
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   Ŀ  
            User Handle/Alias          Affiliation     Upload Bytes        
         ͻ    
     #1    Xwing                     AMNESiA          600,110,475      
         ͹    
     #2    Nytemyst                  AMNESiA          567,103,220      
         ͹    
     #3    Maverick                  RiSC             468,919,979      
         ͹    
     #4    Erupt                     n/a              464,893,051      
         ͹    
     #5    LoLo                      RiSC             335,084,628      
         ͹    
     #6    Eci                       RiSC             322,391,271      
         ͹    
     #7    Phalycide                 n/a              301,339,503      
         ͹    
     #8    DarkwaVe                  AMNESiA          286,737,953      
         ͹    
     #9    Apocalypse                Empire           276,130,111      
         ͹    
     #10   Local Yocal               MALiCE           188,504,077      
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   dhe 3 fastest FTP sites in the WORLD.  The following is a chart of the    
   RCN top 10 couriers :                                                     
                                                                             
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                Dates of Upload Count : 05/26/96 -> 06/02/96               
     
                                                                             
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   Ŀ  
            User Handle/Alias          Affiliation     Upload Bytes        
         ͻ    
     #1    Shatter Star              RiSC             975,945,123      
         ͹    
     #2    Midnight Grave Digger     AMNESiA          740,641,325      
         ͹    
     #3    Cyberjack                 RiSC             648,674,366      
         ͹    
     #4    Bababoey                  RiSC             379,235,264      
         ͹    
     #5    Stingray 6                RiSC             321,756,824      
         ͹    
     #6    Cyber Phreak              EVERLAST         300,862,453      
         ͹    
     #7    Beast                     AMNESiA          280,026,635      
         ͹    
     #8    Apollo                    Stealth          263,463,724      
         ͹    
     #9    Gumby                     n/a              233,265,345      
         ͹    
     #10   Arch-Vile                 RiSC             204,253,232      
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       This chart was compiled by adding the number of bytes uploaded to     
   dhe 3 fastest FTP sites in the WORLD.  The following is a chart of the    
   RCN top 10 couriers :                                                     
                                                                             
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   Ŀ  
                Dates of Upload Count : 06/03/96 -> 06/09/96               
     
                                                                             
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   Ŀ  
            User Handle/Alias          Affiliation     Upload Bytes        
         ͻ    
     #1    Shatter Star              EVERLAST         592,325,530      
         ͹    
     #2    Suspicious Image          RiSC             305,978,902      
         ͹    
     #3    Nightwriter               n/a              302,756,453      
         ͹    
     #4    Demon Hunter              AMNESiA          256,592,781      
         ͹    
     #5    Apollo                    Stealth          244,033,639      
         ͹    
     #6    Digital Vampire           RiSC             224,123,389      
         ͹    
     #7    Immortal                  EVERLAST         218,198,951      
         ͹    
     #8    Arch-Vile                 RiSC             181,140,730      
         ͹    
     #9    The Dark Knight           n/a              165,297,418      
         ͹    
     #10   ECI                       RiSC             122,137,152      
         ͼ    
     
                                                                             
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       This chart was compiled by adding the number of bytes uploaded to     
   dhe 3 fastest FTP sites in the WORLD.  The following is a chart of the    
   RCN top 10 couriers :                                                     
                                                                             
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                Dates of Upload Count : 06/10/96 -> 06/16/96               
     
                                                                             
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   Ŀ  
            User Handle/Alias          Affiliation     Upload Bytes        
         ͻ    
     #1    Arch-Vile                 RiSC           1,158,386,113      
         ͹    
     #2    Bizzy                     fATE             400,002,392      
         ͹    
     #3    Razor Sharp               RiSC             399,417,148      
         ͹    
     #4    Lunatic Genius            RiSC             375,136,969      
         ͹    
     #5    Midnight Grave Digger     GODS             285,582,123      
         ͹    
     #6    Shatter Star              EVERLAST         280,922,376      
         ͹    
     #7    Zima Man                  Empire           202,606,980      
         ͹    
     #8    Darkside                  RiSC             197,357,754      
         ͹    
     #9    Apollo                    Stealth          188,450,378      
         ͹    
     #10   Rainbow                   RAPiER           171,789,123      
         ͼ    
     
                                                                             
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                    t o p   1 o

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       This chart was compiled by adding the number of bytes uploaded to     
   dhe 3 fastest FTP sites in the WORLD.  The following is a chart of the    
   RCN top 10 couriers :                                                     
                                                                             
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   Ŀ  
                Dates of Upload Count : 06/17/96 -> 06/23/96               
     
                                                                             
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   Ŀ  
            User Handle/Alias          Affiliation     Upload Bytes        
         ͻ    
     #1    Razor Sharp               RiSC             741,331,170      
         ͹    
     #2    Cyberjack                 RiSC             520,500,824      
         ͹    
     #3    Apollo                    Stealth          460,309,619      
         ͹    
     #4    Frost                     AMNESiA          383,240,794      
         ͹    
     #5    Bizzy                     fATE             356,347,571      
         ͹    
     #6    Darkside                  RiSC             255,365,537      
         ͹    
     #7    Davan                     AMNESiA          218,473,574      
         ͹    
     #8    Midnight Grave Digger     AMNESiA          205,292,034      
         ͹    
     #9    Skybum                    RiSC             166,427,164      
         ͹    
     #10   Crazy                     AMNESiA          105,706,825      
         ͼ    
     
                                                                             
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                r c n                        ܰ
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               ߰                   
                                       
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                                  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
                                                                             
   Dear Road Rebel,                                                          
                                                                             
       First off  anyone who calls others "lamers" is anything but elite.    
   I feel that being elite is possesing a higher level of knowledge than     
   the majority of the people that do what you do.  I mean if you are the    
   smartest scientist then you are an elite scientist.  Being elite does     
   not mean you are the best known or even the best but it does mean you     
   are smart and very good at what you do.  I also feel that if you act      
   godly or feel godly then you are also not elite.  Just because you know   
   big people or can do a few neat tricks with computers does not mean you   
   are elite.  Elite is knowing you are smarter than the rest of the people  
   and not calling them lame becasue they ask a dumb question.  If you are   
   elite than you help them if they need help and you DO NOT act godly or    
   show off.  You show people you are elite by doing what you know, not      
   showing off or over using your powers.  That is what being elite is.      
                                                                             
                                                Signed,                      
                                                   Undisclosed               
                                                                             
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   Dear Undisclosed,                                                         
                                                                             
       Good letter, I agree that acting godly and trying to scare people     
   shows just how un-elite you are.  If you laugh at someone because they    
   don't know something, or cause you just think you are godlier you are     
   not elite.  I know that I can get pissed and bitch at people for          
   nothing, and make fun of new people, it is usually because I am stressed  
   out and it helps the tension.  I only know of a few people I would        
   consider actually elite.  One that stands out off hand is [Igor], the     
   guy barely knows me, but has helped me with some sites and shit, and has  
   never been a dick, although he could just tell people to piss off he      
   doesn't.  Another easy way to tell if someone isn't elite is, if you see  
   them saying shit like l337 or I'm leet, shit like that, usually just      
   some guy who is seriously insecure about where he stands, this actually   
   makes him look more like an idiot than anything else.                     
                                                                             
                                                Signed,                      
                                                   Road Rebel                
                                                                             
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   Dear Road Rebel,                                                          
                                                                             
       I have a question for you and I was hoping that you might be able to  
   answer.  I guess you could say that I am new to the scene, been around    
   since november, and I have lately wanted to join a good group, as a       
   courier, but all the big groups like Razor, RiSC, etc won't let you in    
   unless you have some type of rep, or people know you in good #'s, you     
   know what I mean?  My question is how are people like me supposed to      
   obtain this rep if nobody is willing to help em?  I mean if I were to     
   ask to be invited to a big #, my answer would be no, so I wouldn't get    
   anywhere.  Well, thats all for now, and good job with the mag             
                                                                             
                                                Signed,                      
                                                   Bud                       
                                                                             
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   Dear Bud,                                                                 
                                                                             
       I am not big on couriering, BUT I can tell you how some friends made  
   it to groups not to long after starting in the scene.  The EASIEST way    
   to get started, is to get a FAST shell, do that and you will have no      
   problem leeching the newest shit from the fast couriers, THEN as soon as  
   you get the shit on your shell, load up Phoenix (with fluffs of course)   
   and start offering.  Sit in the decent channels like #Exceed or M8's      
   warez channel.  Keep your shell in there as long as you can, offering     
   the newest shit.  The groups do notice this and eventually you will get   
   to know the good couriers and when you apply for a group they will help   
   you out and tell the rest that you are decent.  By the way, there is one  
   couriering group you should avoid trying to get into, I am not saying     
   names because I don't need to start shit, BUT they have been around A     
   LONNNNG time and they think they are the shit.  Most people find them     
   amusing though, and a lot of their members are guys that just want        
   another affiliation.  ALSO, if you look for the newer smaller groups      
   they are happy to try out anyone at first and it is a good way to make    
   contacts and get good experience.                                         
                                                                             
   *PS* Happy couriering, and send me some sites!                            
                                                                             
                                                Signed,                      
                                                   Road Rebel                
                                                                             
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   Dear Road Rebel,                                                          
                                                                             
   How I do I know I'm 'leet ?                                               
                                                                             
   You are an elite BBS SYSOP if...                                          
                                                                             
       ... you have so many phone lines that you need a wallet to write      
           them all down.                                                    
                                                                             
       ... your BBS is a HQ of so many groups that your login information    
           takes a user 20 minutes to watch at with ISDN transfer.           
                                                                             
       ... your telnet takes up 90% of the Internet bandwith.                
                                                                             
       ... you would have 200gigs of free HD space, if you didn't use 99%    
           of it to hold the login- and phonenumbers-info.                   
                                                                             
   You are an elite COURIER if...                                            
                                                                             
       ... you have your own supercomputer connected to ALL BBS systems      
           around the globe simultaneously and it auto-copies every file     
           uploaded somewhere to ALL others automatically.                   
                                                                             
       ... you are idling on ALL channels in IRC at the same time, 24 hours  
           a day.                                                            
                                                                             
       ... U.P.S. calles YOU when they need to carry somthing fast.          
                                                                             
   You are an elite HACKER if...                                             
                                                                             
       ... the President will call YOU to press the red-button.              
                                                                             
       ... you have your own satilite in space.                              
                                                                             
       ... you use space telescope hubble to make your passport photos.      
                                                                             
       ... Compuserv has 20.000.000 accounts and all are faked by you.       
                                                                             
       ... CNN calles YOU for news on the world.                             
                                                                             
       ... your IRC script does not only /kill nicks... it kills the         
           bank-accounts of the specified person and writes him out for      
           criminal investigation.                                           
                                                                             
   You run an elite GROUP if...                                              
                                                                             
       ... you have more bots on IRC than members.                           
                                                                             
       ... your pkzip'd *.nfo takes 1.3 MB alone.. and you pack it on every  
           disk.                                                             
                                                                             
       ... you have IRC channels for all members, 'leet members, council,    
           seniors and one for yourself, the leader, with an eliza bot on    
           it.                                                               
                                                                             
   You are an overall elite if...                                            
                                                                             
       ... Bill Gates offers you $20.000.000.000.000.000.000 for quitting    
           the scene.                                                        
                                                                             
       ... you have your own office to receive all the FBI, CIA, RCMP,       
           Interpol, etc. people every morning.                              
                                                                             
       ... all things you know about SUN are computer related.               
                                                                             
       ... bots need 20 mins to show up your .info when you join a channel.  
                                                                             
       ... you vote for 2 letter groupnames instead of 3 letters so you can  
           add some more groups to your /whois.                              
                                                                             
                                                Signed,                      
                                                   Citizen Kane              
                                                                             
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   Dear Citizen Kane,                                                        
                                                                             
       HAHA, this one made me laugh.  I hope it was all original BTW.        
   Coming up with that letter makes you Elite :).                            
                                                                             
                                                Signed,                      
                                                   RoadRebel                 
                                                                             
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   Next Week's Topic : IRC OPERS!                                            
                                                                             
       Love them, or hate them, we all have to live with them.  I want to    
   hear your opinion on OPS, or any good stories AND if you have logs of     
   OPS doing bad kills, I REALLY want them.  So be sure to send me some      
   mail for next week!                                                       
                                                                             
 ͹
                                                                             
   Please email all responses to an385786@anon.penet.fi.                     
                                                                             
                                                                             
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       ܰ                
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        ݰ ݰ     
                 ܰ       
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                         a s t r o l o g y ! 

 ͻ
                                                                             
       The following details your forecasts depending on your astrological   
   sign.  Each sign designates your personal lucky numbers of the week.      
   The following specific areas of focus include those of love and warez :   
                                                                             
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   Forecast for the week : The pressure is off as Mars transits into fun     
   seeking Gemini.  It's not a time to slack, make changes instead.          
   Compete in a different realm, try your hand at another art, you may find  
   a new calling in the scene.                                               
                                                                             
 Ķ
                                                                             
   <Aquarius> (January 20 to Feb 18) : You've found it!  The one warez       
              package you've personally wanted for a long time, it may be    
              larger than expected but who cares!  Grab a drink, go outside  
              and relax while it downloads.                                  
                                                                             
   <Pisces> (February 19 to March 20) : You finally finish a task that you   
            volunteered for and now can relax, though you were stressed out  
            all night and had to get it done in just a few days, it pays     
            off, while it may not be the best, you worked hard on it, and    
            it will only get better from here on out.                        
                                                                             
   <Aries> (March 21 to April 19) : You have a way of motivating others in   
           your group, and those around you.  News comes from a close        
           friend that may bring current projects to a halt.  Stick to it,   
           and ride it out, you may be able to pull it off.                  
                                                                             
   <Taurus> (April 20 to May 20) : A hated enemy strikes a heavy blow, and   
            a self-absorbed leader of yours gets cranky.  While things       
            around you look bleak, turn to the ones that matter, your        
            friends, while they are not the most popular, they will be       
            there for you.                                                   
                                                                             
   <Gemini> (May 21 to June 21) : An associate pays back a long time favor,  
            with an added bonus.  Fight the urge to give up on your          
            projects unless you truly feel it is not giving you any          
            satisfaction.  The help you have offered a new person leaves     
            you with a sense of accomplishment, you have aided someone in    
            need, and they will pay you back even if you feel it is not      
            needed.                                                          
                                                                             
   <Cancer> (June 22 to July 22) : An uncommon chat with a person of power   
            leaves you with a feeling of respect for him, you have computer  
            trouble, OS acting up again, you decide to find a replacement,   
            in the form of several files with a stupid code name for them.   
                                                                             
   <Leo> (July 23 to August 22) : A friend nearby is destined to be your     
         new partner, and in other areas of interest the ball starts         
         rolling, look for new and exciting things to be happening soon,     
         and make plans to be there to receive them.                         
                                                                             
   <Virgo> (August 23 to September 22) : Expect a generous offer for your    
           skills in the very near future.  Your hard work pays off, and     
           you may make it big if you play your cards right.  Look for an    
           opening in a position you have wanted for a long time now, and    
           go for it.                                                        
                                                                             
   <Libra> (September 23 to October 23) : You actually get outdoors this     
           week, away from the computer and away from you room.  Enjoy it,   
           and when you get back, you'll find your work easier to deal with  
           if you take more time to get out more often.                      
                                                                             
   <Scorpio> (October 24 to November 21) : A material sign of prosperity is  
             now affordable to you.  You impress the people around you with  
             your dedication.  You become deeply involved in how stupid the  
             word "cybersex" sounds and vow to blow up any such sites in     
             the near future.                                                
                                                                             
   <Sagittarius> (November 22 to December 21) : You cheer a friend up by     
                 inviting him or her to join in a close group of yourself    
                 and allies, give a second chance to a person you thought    
                 was lame.  A group effort won't fly without your talent     
                 and input, so give it your best.                            
                                                                             
   <Capricorn> (December 22 to January 19) : You gain the advantage in an    
               important deal and should act quickly, though be cautious it  
               may cause your friends to become in danger.  Your modesty     
               and hard work is noted and appreciated for once.              
                                                                             
                                                                             
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                                    ް   
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                        w a r e   i q   t e s t                            

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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 issues of RCN!                              
                                                                             
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    1 The following is a courier group that has recently been regrouped    
        after a 2 year break :                                               
                                                                             
    [ ] A. ACiD (ANSi Creators in Demand)                                    
    [] B. GODS (The Guild of Distributors)                                  
    [ ] C. SWAT (Special Warez Acquisition Team)                             
    [ ] D. None of the Above                                                 
                                                                             
    2 Our Rebel Chicken wrote a love letter to :                           
                                                                             
    [] A. Emily                                                             
    [ ] B. Entropy                                                           
    [ ] C. Trite                                                             
    [ ] D. Winterhawk                                                        
                                                                             
    3 Demolition started as a result of a merge between the following      
        utils groups :                                                       
                                                                             
    [] A. FTA (Fuck them All) and Rigid                                     
    [ ] B. FSW (Fucking Sweet Warez) and Razor 1911                          
    [ ] C. Napalm and Prestige                                               
    [ ] D. None of the Above                                                 
                                                                             
    4 NTA (Nokturnal Trading Alliance) has not released pirated software   
        in :                                                                 
                                                                             
    [ ] A. the past week                                                     
    [ ] B. the past 2 weeks                                                  
    [ ] C. the past month                                                    
    [] D. a VERY long time                                                  
                                                                             
    5 TQR is also known as :                                               
                                                                             
    [ ] A. Fallout                                                           
    [ ] B. The Quiet Riot                                                    
    [ ] C. Sean Green                                                        
    [] D. Two of the Above are Correct                                      
                                                                             
    6 Hitex frequents one of the following channels :                      
                                                                             
    [ ] A. #Lesbian                                                          
    [] B. #Rapesex                                                          
    [ ] C. #Teensex                                                          
    [ ] D. None of the Above                                                 
                                                                             
    7 Toast is a member of :                                               
                                                                             
    [ ] A. The Age of Creation                                               
    [] B. Razor 1911                                                        
    [ ] C. Power Trading Arsenal                                             
    [ ] D. None of the Above                                                 
                                                                             
    8 DVD is capable of holding up to :                                    
                                                                             
    [ ] A. 650 megabytes                                                     
    [ ] B. 4.2 gigabytes                                                     
    [ ] C. 8.9 gigabytes                                                     
    [] D. 17+ gigabytes                                                     
                                                                             
    9 The Renegade Chemist was a former leader in all of the following     
        groups except :                                                      
                                                                             
    [ ] A. Dynamix                                                           
    [ ] B. Hybrid                                                            
    [] C. Prestige                                                          
    [ ] D. Razor 1911                                                        
                                                                             
    10 All of the following are frequented IRC channels EXCEPT :           
                                                                             
    [ ] A. #Warez+                                                           
    [ ] B. #Warez5                                                           
    [] C. #Warez-Files                                                      
    [ ] D. #Warez-Waldo                                                      
                                                                             
                                                                             
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              r c n                    
                             ܰ ۰   
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                            ߰        
                   ܰ   ް        
                               ߰     
                       v o t i n g !        

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       If you didn't vote, don't complain!  The following is a chart         
   summarizing reader votes regarding release groups :                       
                                                                             
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                   Votes Sent From : 06/10/96 -> 06/16/96                  
     
                                                                             
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                            Voting Results : Games                           
                                                                             
   Ŀ  
        ͻ   
    HBD   29 Votes                          
        ͹   
    NPM   17 Votes                                      
        ͹   
    PSG   45 Votes          
        ͹   
    RZR   34 Votes                     
        ͹   
    ROR   18 Votes                                     
        ͼ   
   Ĵ  
    Total Votes : 143                                                      
     
                                                                             
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                            Voting Results : Utils                           
                                                                             
   Ŀ  
         ͻ   
    DMN    5 Votes                                                  
         ͹   
    DOD    15 Votes                                       
         ͹   
    LGX   n/a                                                            
         ͹   
    MTY    22 Votes                                
         ͹   
    PNC    8 Votes                                               
         ͹   
    PWA    31 Votes                       
         ͹   
    RBS    30 Votes                        
         ͹   
    SCUM   15 Votes                                       
         ͹   
    SDM    5 Votes                                                  
         ͹   
    X-F    22 Votes                                
         ͼ   
   Ĵ  
    Total Votes : 150                                                      
     
                                                                             
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              r c n                    
                             ܰ ۰   
    ݰ  ܰ      ݰݰ ݰ 
                            ߰        
                   ܰ   ް        
                               ߰     
                       v o t i n g !        

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       If you didn't vote, don't complain!  The following is a chart         
   summarizing reader votes regarding release groups :                       
                                                                             
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   Ŀ  
                   Votes Sent From : 06/17/96 -> 06/23/96                  
     
                                                                             
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                            Voting Results : Games                           
                                                                             
   Ŀ  
        ͻ   
    HBD   18 Votes                                     
        ͹   
    NPM   15 Votes                                        
        ͹   
    PSG    43 Votes           
        ͹   
    RZR   39 Votes                
        ͹   
    ROR   13 Votes                                          
        ͼ   
   Ĵ  
    Total Votes : 128                                                      
     
                                                                             
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                            Voting Results : Utils                           
                                                                             
   Ŀ  
         ͻ   
    DMN    3 Votes                                                    
         ͹   
    DOD    10 Votes                                            
         ͹   
    LGX    3 Votes                                                    
         ͹   
    MTY    15 Votes                                       
         ͹   
    PNC     5 Votes                                                 
         ͹   
    PWA    35 Votes                   
         ͹   
    RBS    33 Votes                        
         ͹   
    SCUM   9 Votes                                              
         ͹   
    SDM    2 Votes                                                     
         ͹   
    X-F    15 Votes                                       
         ͼ   
   Ĵ  
    Total Votes : 130                                                      
     
                                                                             
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              r c n                    
                             ܰ ۰   
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                            ߰        
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                               ߰     
                       v o t i n g !        

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       If you didn't vote, don't complain!  The following is a chart         
   summarizing reader votes regarding courier groups :                       
                                                                             
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   Ŀ  
                   Votes Sent From : 06/10/96 -> 06/16/96                  
     
                                                                             
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                              Voting Chart : BBS                             
                                                                             
   Ŀ  
         ͻ   
    TAC    5 Votes                                                  
         ͹   
    EMP    7 Votes                                                
         ͹   
    EVR    30 Votes                        
         ͹   
    fATE   15 Votes                                       
         ͹   
    GODS  n/a                                                            
         ͹   
    MAL    12 Votes                                          
         ͹   
    M8     10 Votes                                            
         ͹   
    RTS    8 Votes                                               
         ͹   
    RiSC   32 Votes                      
         ͹   
    SIN    3 Votes                                                    
         ͼ   
   Ĵ  
    Total Votes : 122                                                      
     
                                                                             
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                              Voting Chart : NET                             
                                                                             
   Ŀ  
         ͻ   
    TAC    5 Votes                                                  
         ͹   
    EMP    3 Votes                                                    
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       If you didn't vote, don't complain!  The following is a chart         
   summarizing reader votes regarding courier groups :                       
                                                                             
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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?                                                 
                                                                             
    [ ] Hybrid                                                               
    [ ] Napalm                                                               
    [ ] Prestige                                                             
    [ ] Razor 1911                                                           
    [ ] Release on Rampage                                                   
                                                                             
    Which UTILS group is #1?                                                 
                                                                             
    [ ] Demolition                                                           
    [ ] Drink or Die                                                         
    [ ] Logistix                                                             
    [ ] Mortality                                                            
    [ ] Pinnacle                                                             
    [ ] Pirates with Attitudes                                               
    [ ] Rebels                                                               
    [ ] Scum                                                                 
    [ ] Sodom                                                                
    [ ] X-Force                                                              
                                                                             
    Which TRADE group is #1 in the field of NET couriering?                  
                                                                             
    [ ] Amnesia                                                              
    [ ] Digital                                                              
    [ ] Empire                                                               
    [ ] Everlast                                                             
    [ ] Fast Action Trading Exchange                                         
    [ ] Malice                                                               
    [ ] Motiv8                                                               
    [ ] Rapier                                                               
    [ ] Request to Send                                                      
    [ ] Rise in Superior Couriering                                          
                                                                             
    Which TRADE group is #1 in the field of BBS couriering?                  
                                                                             
    [ ] Amnesia                                                              
    [ ] Digital                                                              
    [ ] Empire                                                               
    [ ] Everlast                                                             
    [ ] Fast Action Trading Exchange                                         
    [ ] Malice                                                               
    [ ] Motiv8                                                               
    [ ] Rapier                                                               
    [ ] Request to Send                                                      
    [ ] Rise in Superior Couriering                                          
                                                                             
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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        
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     Author  : Hitex                                                         
     Subject : Xenon-Watch                                                   
                                                                             
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       So you guys thought Rebel Chicken was bad?  Yeah, so did I.  I        
   figured it just doesn't get any worse than him, he's a basket case!  I    
   was wrong.  Early last week, Xenon called my house (we live just a few    
   blocks away from each other) and said he wanted a bit of advice.  So      
   there's this girl called Lisa that goes to our school, and there's this   
   band that both Xenon and she like.  Of course, Xenon likes her just a     
   tad more than he does the the band.  So he wanted to call her up and ask  
   her out to the concert.  Welllll, not exactly.  He wanted to ask her out  
   to go to a movie, alone, private, where he could show her what he's made  
   of, but I'm sure he would have settled for a concert.                     
                                                                             
       I asked him where he got this girl's phone number.  Obviously I was   
   doubting that she actually GAVE it to him, God forbid.  So he laughed a   
   bit, said I didn't REALLY want to know, and finally just as I was about   
   to whack him, he told me.  Apparently he was house-sitting for the guy    
   who went to the prom with this girl, and he thought he would do a little  
   snooping around.  Actually, not so much that, he said the number was      
   just there on a notepad and he couldn't resist.  Fair enough.             
                                                                             
       "So, genius.  What are you going to do when you're on the phone with  
   her and she asks you where you got her number?"  "Oh... hehehehe"         
   Hmm... I guess he didn't think of that.  Just as a side note, our school  
   doesn't give out school directories, so it means the guys actually have   
   to have some balls and get up and ask ... or they can just house-sit for  
   the girl's boyfriend.                                                     
                                                                             
       I don't generally mind it when I see Xenon completely humiliated, it  
   happens quite a lot and is often the humor to my days, but this, this     
   would majorly hurt.  And I still thought I could make it the humor of my  
   day, so I wasn't going to lose anything.  I told him that I would call    
   up Lisa's best friend, Erin, and ask her for the number.  And being that  
   she IS Lisa's best friend, this could lead to some inside information.    
   Sure, why not.  He agreed.                                                
                                                                             
       So the next evening, I called up Erin.  I told her I was doing a      
   favor for a friend, that he's making me do this, and then I said "You     
   know Xenon?"  I was quickly approached by a jumpy voice saying "NO I      
   won't give Xenon Lisa's phone number!!!"  "Hahahaha, how did you know?!"  
   I asked.  Apparently Lisa knew quite well, as did Erin, that Xenon liked  
   her, and apparently she had warned Erin that she would kill her if she    
   gave Xenon her number.  OUCH was all I could think.  I was really trying  
   to restrain myself, I just said "Alright, well thanks, I had to ask ;-)"  
   so she said "Heh, no problem."                                            
                                                                             
       We hung up, and I must have been laughing for a good 5 minutes        
   before I could put myself back together and call Xenon and tell him the   
   news.  So, alas, we have found that Rebel Chicken is not the only one of  
   his kind in this world, and apparently his partner in crime was right     
   here the whole time.  So now I'm thinking "Is this a trend with all my    
   friends?  Do I just tend to hang out with complete rejects?"  It's a      
   scary thought.                                                            
                                                                             
                                                                             
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                                     a r t i c l e s !
                                     
                                        

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     Author  : tKLP                                                          
     Subject : Not only are Jews powerless, I am German, so watch out.       
                                                                             
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       So here's a log file I acquired down the grapevine.  Ironically       
   enough, being that we are reading in the MAD RCN section, this is         
   actually a TRUE log file!  Weird, eh!?  Well read, laugh, enjoy, don't    
   take any of it personally.                                                
                                                                             
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   <Datafluxx> I WILL RAPE YOUR FAMILY!!!  TAKE OFF YOUR CLOTHES!!!  I WANT  
               TO RAPE YOU NOW!!!                                            
                                                                             
   <Sabrtooth> The last Nazi I killed had his guts hanging on my knife and   
               hiss balls cut off stuffed down his throat.  And that is no   
               joke, you're not talking to a kid here.                       
                                                                             
   <Datafluxx> Hey, I rape cows.  I gut them and everything, eat their       
               intestines, that shit is good.  Did you have sex with that    
               dead Nazi, by the way?                                        
                                                                             
   <Sabrtooth> I am not kidding kid.  I used to be in a unit that            
               specialized in executing Nazis so you better watch out.  I    
               have 11 notches on my knife.                                  
                                                                             
   <Datafluxx> That's nice, will you please insert that knife directly up    
               your asshole?                                                 
                                                                             
   <Sabrtooth> Pray you don't become twelth.  And again, I'm not joking.  I  
               got a trace on your server too.                               
                                                                             
   <Datafluxx> Really?                                                       
                                                                             
   <Sabrtooth> Sleep well...                                                 
                                                                             
   <Datafluxx> Well, give me a notice before you stop over.  I want to be    
               completly naked for you when I answer the door.               
                                                                             
   <Sabrtooth> Not a pleasant sight you know, balls stuffed down your        
               throat, tell your friends too.                                
                                                                             
   <Datafluxx> Yeah, isn't it a great feeling?  Having another mans' balls   
               in your mouth?  Ohh, it just turns me on, we should get       
               together some time.  I bet you have a rather large penis.     
                                                                             
   <Sabrtooth> You got the message kid, start watching your back kid, maybe  
               in school tomorrow.                                           
                                                                             
   <Datafluxx> Hey, I'm out of school.  How about you stop by around 7 pm?   
               And bring some condoms since i'm all out.  Is it a date?      
                                                                             
   <Sabrtooth> Au vider zein.                                                
                                                                             
   <Datafluxx> I want you penis in my mouth now.                             
                                                                             
   <Sabrtooth> A faggot Nazi, how nice...                                    
                                                                             
   <Datafluxx> A faggot what?  You're the one who wanted my balls in YOUR    
               mouth.  Hey, I'm not gay, but you're still a kike.            
                                                                             
   <Sabrtooth> No, you misunderstood, I want your balls snipped and stuffed  
               down your throat, and it's a deal.                            
                                                                             
   <Datafluxx> Oh really?  Do you like to touch other men's balls?           
                                                                             
   <Sabrtooth> My knife does, especially Nazi's and like I said kid, I am    
               not kidding.  I am not merely trying to intimidate you.       
                                                                             
   <Datafluxx> Well, I'm not Nazi, but I think Hitler was one of the most    
               powerful leaders during World War 2.                          
                                                                             
   <Sabrtooth> Watch your balls bubba.                                       
                                                                             
   <Datafluxx> You should respect Hitler.  We owned the Jews.  And soon,     
               Germany will own your kind again.  Do you not believe me?     
               You will see my friend.  You will see.                        
                                                                             
   <Sabrtooth> Remember what I said, watch your back.  This is not a prank.  
                                                                             
   <Datafluxx> What for?  You had no power then, what makes you think you    
               have any power now?  I am not afraid of you.                  
                                                                             
   <Sabrtooth> Don't be.  It will be unexpected.  Not only are Jews          
               powerless, I am German, so watch out.                         
                                                                             
   <Datafluxx> They are rather dumb.  You are willing to goto jail, because  
               I have insulted you on IRC?  Which won't happen, because you  
               are pathetic, and do not know what the fuck you are doing.    
                                                                             
   <Sabrtooth> I have a unique specialty kid.  You just made a deal with     
               the devil tonight.  Au vider zein.                            
                                                                             
   <Datafluxx> There is no devil.  The "devil" is what you make it.          
               Obviously, you are in need of mental help, if you think       
               there is a such thing.  You are truly lame.                   
                                                                             
   <Sabrtooth> You are truly dead.                                           
                                                                             
   <Datafluxx> So be it.                                                     
                                                                             
   <Sabrtooth> Au vider zein.                                                
                                                                             
                                                                             
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     Author  : Hitex                                                         
     Subject : Dark-Elf and Amy                                              
                                                                             
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       So apparently Rebel Chicken's letter to Emily inspired other young    
   chickens (or Elves as the case may be) to write letters via email to      
   THEIR girls, or girls-to-be.  Recently on IRC I had Dark-Elf online and   
   he said he had just e-mailed this girl he really liked.  Well, that's     
   legit.  Then, he asked me to publish it in RCN because he wanted to show  
   his girl how famous he is.  Fair enough.  So here it is, the unedited,    
   unabridged version. Enjoy.                                                
                                                                             
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   Dear Amy,                                                                 
                                                                             
       How's your summer so far?  Mine has been good.  How has yours been    
   so far? [Getting a tad repetitive here Dark!?]  Do you like school?  Or   
   do you like going to school?  I like going to school because that's       
   where all my friends are.  I liked being around you in school.  I miss    
   being around you.  [Golly gee how sweet!]  Well so far this summer.  I    
   went to the movies a couple times with my best friend, (Stephen).  I      
   went to ultra-zone a lot.  I am a role-player at ultra-zone (I am proud)  
   [well sure Dark, I would be too!].  Role-players are the best people at   
   ultra-zone.  I have some good places.  We are going on vacation on July,  
   4 1996.  We will be gone for 2 weeks to Florida.  Maybe we can go to the  
   movies sometime.  We could just like meet there at the movie theatre.     
   If you do not want to then don't.  Don't say yes because you can't say    
   no [Dark, one thing you will find about women, is that they NEVER say     
   Yes when they mean No!].  Say yes if you mean it.  If you know what I     
   mean.  If you have a boyfriend now I shall understand.  Life's like a     
   box of choclates [pffffft!!!].  You never know what you're going to get.  
   Well this is a little guess into a box of choclates.  As to if you would  
   like to spend some time with me [not original but kinda cute I guess!].   
   If you don't wanna go to movies.  We can go to ultra-zone.  I shall       
   protect you there [BUAAAAAAHAHAHAHA!!!].  It will be alot of fun for me   
   wherever we go.  If you feel you are in commitment with that farmer guy   
   [ooh, that may have cost you the medal right there!]?  Then don't go out  
   with me. Especially a person I don not even know.  This letter was        
   semi-hard to write, because I did not know the out come of the            
   reader(You).  I tried to give it to you in school but I could not [cuz    
   I'm a whimp].  All these mixed emotions!  It's hard being a TeenAge boy   
   [HAHAHAHAAH!!!].  Please don't show this letter to anyone [hmm.. now I'm  
   confused].  If you ask me if you can show it to them then I shall give    
   ya an answer.  If PJ wants to read it she can (she is your best friend).  
   She really does not like me as a friend though.  I just think me and PJ   
   think differently.  Just wanted her know that.  Remember.  You mean Yes   
   or You mean No.  Gimme an answer tha'ts in your heart for there is an     
   answer to any question in the universe. [roo!?]                           
                                                                             
   The time is 1:43am 6-20-96.                                               
                                                                             
       I write things real late because tha'ts when all my feelings come     
   out.  I usually go to sleep earlier though.  Hope you feel the same way   
   I do about you as you do me [see comments below!].  If you don't then     
   say now.  It will be ok.  If you do please tell me.                       
                                                                             
                                                Love,                        
                                                   Dark-Elf                  
                                                                             
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       My my my... MYYYYY my my.  MYYYYYYYYYYY my my my!  Well Dark-Elf, I   
   really hope for the best.  Hope being the key word in that sentence.  So  
   I have a few things to say.  First of all, how the FUCK are you going to  
   "protect" Amy at ultra-zone!?  Second, what IS ultra-zone!?  Third, next  
   time you write a girl a letter, run it through one of the RCN Editors     
   first, we'll fix all the grammar ;-).  And lastly, let me just comment    
   on the sentence "Hope you feel the same way I do about you as you do      
   me."  There's a very important thing when writing a letter to a girl for  
   the first time.  You HAVE to make sure that the romantic part of the      
   letter says exactly what you meant for it to say.  The small-talk         
   doesn't matter too much, it just burns space on the paper, it's the       
   leading action, but your climax can't say something you didn't mean for   
   it to.  Let me first explain what that sentence means, in reality.  It    
   means that you hope she feels the same things you feel for her as she     
   "does" your or, as your average girl would understand, as she has sex     
   with you.  My my my, on a first letter, this is NOT what you want to      
   say!  So next time, write something more to the effect of "I hope you     
   feel the same way about me as I feel about you."  Anyway, good luck, and  
   remember, our thoughts are with you.  Uh oh.                              
                                                                             
                                                                             
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     Author  : Anonymous                                                     
     Subject : Jimmy and Rape                                                
                                                                             
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       One day Jimmy was sitting on IRC talking to some chick.  He didn't    
   know what this would lead to.  Jimmy always being a warez man, never      
   hung out much in the sex rooms.  One day Jimmy decided to mozy on down    
   into #Sex and maybe take it over or do something.  But as he walked in    
   he noticed Britany sitting there talking bout her large sites and big     
   connections.  This immediately attracted Jimmy to Britany. They began to  
   talk about his long membership to his group and her gloating about her    
   big connections.                                                          
                                                                             
       These two got along fine, until one day when Jimmy stole her shell.   
   Britany has never let anyone use her shell, so she kinda felt violated.   
   She started crying, she started screaming, "I told him to stop, but he    
   kept on using it.. over and over.."  Finally he was done with the shell   
   and threw it like a dirty old rag.  He never did talk to Britany again.   
   Until one day Jimmy got summoned to court.  Britany claims she was        
   seduced into giving him her shell and he took advantage of her.  Jimmy    
   said she wanted it.  She knew she wanted me to use her shell.  In the     
   end Jimmy ended up in jail for shell raping.                              
                                                                             
                                                                             
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    Supplied By  : RCN Staff            Packaged By  : RCN Staff            
    Release Type : PC E-Zine            Release Date : June 23, 1996        
                                                                            
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    Requirements : IBM 386, 2MB RAM, VGA, DOS 3.3+                           
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    REALITY Presents : REALITY CHECK NETWORK #19 (C) RCN!!!                  
                                                                             
    This is the 19th issue of Reality Check Network.  Our goal is to bring   
    the most interesting news to the public in a way revolutionizing the     
    scene each and every week!!!  Look to us for the latest in scene news,   
    articles, interviews, and loads of fun, EVERY Sunday!!!                  
                                                                             
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 [  GROUP NEWS/QUOTES  ]͸
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    NEW MEMBERS  We thank the new members for showing interest and faith   
                   in our group.  We celebrate at being given the chance     
                   to work with our new friends as we help each other        
                   improve the reputation and news coverage of our group.    
                   Please extend cheerful welcomes to the following :        
                                                                             
                   Dark-Elf, Glock, Immortal, Kang, Krimson Wave, NyteMyst,  
                   Stealth, Tsunami, Universal Soldier, and Waynekerr.       
                                                                             
    " QUOTES! "  The results of our hard work, often loss and pain, are    
                   certainly outweighed by the greatness experienced along   
                   the way.  Certainly, the chance to be great, is worth     
                   fighting for and worth the pain that so often             
                   accompanies it. - Anonymous                               
                                                                             
                  'a freaked out leet'                                      
                                                                             
                   Sitting in the dark,                                      
                   the imagination starts to work.                           
                   All those dark and hideous thoughts begin to appear.      
                   They show their grotesque faces in two forms.             
                   One is pure hatred, the other is love.                    
                   You scream into the dark but no one can hear you.         
                   You try to scream again, but no sounds comes out.         
                   You look around, but cannot see a thing,                  
                   for everyone and everything has gone and left you.        
                   Alone. - Nevesis                                          
                                                                             
                  On behalf of the moon, I shall sing to                    
                   Right wrongs and triumph over evil                        
                   With my friends Sailor Venus, Jupiter, Mars,              
                   and Mercury                                               
                   We'll make the world                                      
                   A better place for all people! - Sailor Moon              
                                                                             
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 [  GROUP INFORMATION  ]͸
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   [ EDITORS ]  Hitex, Rebel Chicken,                                        
                                                                             
   [ MEMBERS ]  Celestian, Crystaline, Dark-Elf, Darkwing, Defender Zeta,    
                Frost, Glock, Hound, Joker, Kahn, Kang, Krimson Wrane,       
                Krypto, Lucifers Fear, RATM, Mike & Dave, Oxygen,            
                Road Rebel, Sam Vision, Stealth, Super Hacker, Tuxedo Mask,  
                Underground King, Undinism, Universal Soldier, Velocity,     
                Waynekerr, Xanthos, Xenon, Mr. Zog,                          
                                                                             
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   Malevolence ...........   n/a  Egoistic Fate .....   8   WORLD    HQ  
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   DropZone ..............   ...  Mike & Dave .......   5   DUTCH HQ ..  
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   Acheron ...............   ...  Bababoey ..........   3   MEMBER ....  
   The Lower Level .......   ...  Underground King ..   8   MEMBER ....  
   The Mailbox ...........   954  Defender Zeta .....   1   MEMBER ....  
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   Black Sabbath .........   +44  The Unknown .......   4   AFFILIATE .  
   Bovack ................   847  Oriole ............   1   AFFILIATE .  
   Insider ...............   514  Killerboy .........   1   AFFILIATE .  
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    [*]  KISSES :  Drink or Die  Mortality  Pirates with Attitudes        
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                   Hybrid  Napalm  Prestige  Razor 1911                  
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                   Fast Action Trade Exchange  Guild of Distributors       
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