====== GIF News Issue 23 ====== January / February 1993 GIF News January/February 1993 Issue #23 . (C)1993 Hsiao & Hunter, Inc. . Release date: January 2, 1992 \ o / \ o / Happy New Year! \ o/ )( From GIF News... )( __)(__ ------------------- From the Desk of the Editor ------------------------- Hi, this is Eric Hsiao, the creator of GIF News. Thanks for taking the downloading GIF News. We are back from our two month hiatus, and many of you may be wondering what happened to the November/December 1992 issue. Things got hectic around that time and there wasn't enough time to finish that issue. It was then decided that the issue was to be scrapped and that work on the January issue begin. I apologize for the delay and hope it doesn't happen again. In this issue, you will find articles on: Nintendo threatens PC Board sysops, US Robotics lowers some modem prices, a review of the Wordup Graphics Toolkit and Lemmings 2: The Tribes, and Soundcards: Pro AudioSpectrum news, Soundblaster 16, and new Aria wavetable cards. 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 March/April 1993. Look for it around Mar 1st. Thanks, Eric Hsiao Files in this archive: GN9301-1.GIF --- Page 1 (SVGA 640x400 256 color page) GN9301-2.GIF --- Page 2 (SVGA 640x400 256 color page) GN9301-3.GIF --- Page 3 (EGA 640x350 16 color page) GN9301-4.GIF --- Page 4 (EGA 640x350 16 color page) GN9301.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 ------------------ 7 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). .ZIP comments are okay. 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. For example, the filename is: gn93-01.zip <-- The 'gn' stands for GIF News, the '93' re- presents the year, and the '01' is the month (January in this case). So be sure to look for gn93-03.zip in the beginning of March. Several FTP sites you might want to look for GIF News are: media-lab.mit.edu /pub/ wuarchive.wustl.edu /graphics/gif-news netserv1.its.rpi.edu /pub/misc/gif-news For the easiest way to contact me, please check out the following: Note: Besides US Postal Mail, I check my Internet E-Mail most often. How to reach me: US Mailing Address Eric Hsiao 7 Fair Way Poughkeepsie, New York 12603-5014 USA E-mail Internet: hsiaoe@rpi.edu <--------- Quickest way to contact me Bitnet: userha6g@rpitsmts.bitnet Compuserve: ADDRESS:>INTERNET:hsiaoe@rpi.edu MCI Mail: TO: Eric Hsiao (EMS) EMS: Internet MBX: hsiaoe@rpi.edu MBX: [press ENTER key] Prodigy: XPJD96B The following bulletin boards are GIF News distribution sites, which means you can call them up and get the latest issue (or older issues): Bulletin Boards: Radio Daze (219) 256-2255 IDS DataForum (401) 884-7564 Internet FTP/TELNET access 155.212.1.2 Strat's Asylum (407) 269-2495 Software Creations (508) 368-4137 Dual Standard Cygnus' BBS (508) 343-8848 Quandra BBS (602) 527-8895 Channel 1 (617) 354-8873 50 Access Lines DataCOM (813) 796-5627 USR 16.8K HST/v32bis Patchbay (818) 441-3965 Dual Standard MMT-80/SF (914) 297-2915 USR Dual/Standard (914) 297-5623 Node 2 PC Pitstop (914) 298-1914 USR 16.8K HST/v32bis Executive Network (914) 667-4567 USR Dual/Standards (multi-line) The Catalyst BBS +27-41-342859 HST & V.32bis Dual/Standard +27-41-341122 HST +27-41-343279 Remember, just do a search for GN*.* for GIF News files. 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 January 2, 1993 * FREE ADVERTISING * FREE ADVERTISING * FREE ADVERTISING * FREE ADVERTISING * Policy updated for May 1992, subject to change. Advertising in SIMPLE and EASY in GIF News, and very very affordable. 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