GIF News September/October 1992 Issue #22 (C)1992 Hsiao & Hunter, Inc. Release date: September 7, 1992 ------------------- From the Desk of the Editor ------------------------- Hi, this is Eric Hsiao, the creator of GIF News. Thanks for taking the downloading GIF News. This is a special issue covering tele- communications, covering everything from modems to term programs and bbs software. If you find the information in this issue of GIF News useful and helpful, please consider a small donation of around $5 to help cover long distance telephone charges incurred from the distribution of GIF News. So, sit back and enjoy the issue. Please feel free to send me any comments and questions you may have. Our next issue will be November/December. Look for it around Nov 1st. Thanks, Eric Hsiao Files in this archive: GN9209-1.GIF --- Page 1 (SVGA 640x480 256 color page) GN9209-2.GIF --- Page 2 (SVGA 640x480 256 color page) GN9209-3.TXT --- Page 3 (Text page: Modem Survey Details) GN9209-4.TXT --- Page 4 (Text page: SupraFax Review) GN9209-5.TXT --- Page 5 (Text page: USR Sportster Review) GN9209.TXT --- This file (From the Desk of the Editor) GIFNEWS.ADS --- How to advertise in GIF News BACKISSU.TXT --- Description of all back issues of GIF News ------------------ 8 Files Total Again, GIF News is released as "Like-ware". Feel free to copy and give it to friends, and if you like reading GIF News, please consider a small donation to cover my long distance bills. Again, copying GIF News is permitted, provided no modifications of any kind are made to any of the files in this archive. This includes the addition or deletion of files to and from this archive (i.e. no unauthorized BBS ads allowed). Please upload GIF News to a couple of your favorite boards. Any bit of distribution helps. By the way, a PostScript Laser Printer would really be appreciated here. It would enable us to send hardcopies of GIF News to those who want it on paper. If you know of any office/computer supply auctions, please let me know. Free advertising continues...read GIFNEWS.ADS for more details. Special note to Internet readers: If you would like to be a GIF News subscriber, just send me E-mail and I will add you to the mailing list. GIF News will be uuencoded and sent to you via E-mail. Many uudecoders exist for both unix and ms-dos platforms. If you are unable to handle the .ZIP format on your machine, let me know and I will send you the file in an LHARC, ARJ, ZOO, or ARC format. Also, if you're anonymously FTP'ing, and come across some files you think might be GIF News. You can easily tell which issue is up by looking at the filename. 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On Compuserve, go to the GAME forum and go to the online electronic magazines file section and search for keyword GIF NEWS. Sysops: If you want your BBS on this list, please let me know. If you are interested in hiring a full time graphics artist or computer systems engineer, please contact me. I have experience with creating computer graphics and video as well as skills in Windows, Lotus 123, Word for Windows, Modems & Communications, Unix, Pascal, C, and PC Hardware & Peripheral Installation. I'm also interested in working in the field of multimedia. Contact me and I will send/FAX you a resume. --------------------- Thank-you for downloading and reading GIF News, Eric Hsiao Editor-in-Chief September 7, 1992