GIF News Issue 17
November/December 1991
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GIF News November 1991 Issue #17 (C)1991 Hsiao & Hunter, Inc. Release date: November 8, 1991 Dear GIF News reader, Sorry for the week and a half delay of the release of this issue. It's been a busy month here with a new upgrade from a 286 12MhZ to a 386-33MhZ. Everything is running smoothly now. You may have noticed that this issue only has the month November on it. Does this mean GIF News has gone from bimonthly to monthly? Well, not exactly. We plan on releasing another issue in December solely for review of products for the Holiday season. This includes games, hardware, software, etc. Be sure to look for it on a BBS near you. Starting January, GIF News will go back to being bimonthly. Files in this archive: GN9111-1.GIF --- Page 1 GN9111-2.GIF --- Page 2 GN9111-3.GIF --- Page 3 GN9111V4.GIF --- Page 4 (256 Color page) GN9111.TXT --- This file GN-DISKS.TXT --- How to get .MOD files for Sound Blaster GIFNEWS.ADS --- How to advertise in GIF News BACKISSU.TXT --- Description of all back issues of GIF News Thanks for taking the time to download this issue of GIF News. I really hope you like it. In this issue there are articles on: Mustang Acquisition of Qmodem, Windows 3.1 news, Wing Commander built-in cheat and information of the Secret Operations Disks, review of WordTris, new games coming out for various computer platforms, more handy Internet TELNETable addresses, Police Quest III, a closer look at the AdLib Gold, and more. Again, GIF News can be freely copied and shared just as long as no modifications what-so-ever are made to this archive. If you enjoyed reading the past 6 or so issues of GIF News, please consider a small donation of $5 to cover my cost of uploading GIF News long distance to BBS's across the country. Or instead, please upload GIF News to a couple of your favorite boards. Any bit of distribution helps. Free advertising continues...read GIFNEWS.ADS for more details. Also, interested in megs of TrakBlaster .MOD files without the cost of downloading them long distance? Read the file GN-DISKS.TXT for an offer you can't refuse. Special note to Internet readers: If you would like to be a GIF News subscriber, just send me E-mail and I'll 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 can't unzip on your machine, let me know and I'll send up the file in an LZH archive or a ZOO archive. 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, you see: gn91-11.zip <-- The gn stands for GIF News, the 91 re- presents the year, and the 11 is the month (November in this case). So be sure to look for gn91-12.zip come December. Several FTP sites you might want to look for GIF News are: wuarchive.wustl.edu /pub/MSDOS_UPLOADS/gif-news aix.rpi.edu /pub-write saffron.inset.com /incoming/gifnews ab20.larc.nasa/gov /incoming/amiga/Gif-news I am happy to receive any comments or suggestions. Please send them to any of the addresses below. Thanks for your support, Eric Hsiao Editor-in-chief of GIF News How to reach me: US Mailing Address #1 Eric Hsiao 7 Fair Way Poughkeepsie, New York 12603-5014 ************* Please send to this address between 9/1/91 to 5/1/92) ******** US Mailing Address #2 (reach me quicker between dates Sept. 1, 1991 to May 1, 1992) Eric Hsiao 406-A BARH Mailroom, RPI Troy, New York 12180-3590 **************************************************************************** E-mail Internet: hsiaoe@rpi.edu 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 Bulletin Boards: PC Pitstop (914) 298-1914 USR HST v.42bis Channel 1 (617) 354-8873 (See BBS Ad - GN9111-3.GIF)
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BACKISSU.TXT ------------ ** Descriptions of every single issue of GIF News that has come out ** If you want any of these issues, just send a Self-Addressed-Stamped- Envelope and a blank floppy (5.25 or 3.5) and I'll copy them over for you. Each issue is around 100K zipped. You must include the FLOPPY AND S.A.S.E or else you won't receive anything back. ------------------ Issue # Date Description ------- ---- ----------- 01 Nov/Dec 1988 Reviews of Leisure Suit Larry II, Fire Power, and Sentinel Worlds, a short autobiography of Hsiao & Hunter, Inc. 02 Feb/Mar 1989 Virus protection safeguards, review of Police Quest II, "Are MS-DOS Games Getting Better" editorial, game hints to Leisure Suit Larry 2. 03 May/June 1989 Industry news, Space Quest ]I[ review, 1st annual Sight & Sound Awards, "Taito Games Are Terrible" editorial. 04 July/Aug 1989 Nintendo Game Hints (Super Mario Bros 2, Rad Racer, Karnov), Reviews of 4 different driving simulation games (Vette, Test Drive 2, Lombard Rally, F40 Pursuit Simulator), Review of the game Caveman Ugh-Lympics, a short overview of Lotus 123 Release 3. 05 Nov/Dec 1989 Review of Maxis' Sim City, the new Tears For Fears CD "Seeds of Love", and a review of Sierra's Manhunter II. 06 Jan/Feb 1990 A Look back at the eighties, review of Sierra's the Colonel's Bequest, and a overview of music cards (AdLib, GameBlaster, SoundBlaster, & Roland), the best VGA games. 07 Mar/Apr 1990 "Do Sound Cards Really Sound that Good?" editorial, a profile of the Channel 1(tm) BBS in Cambridge, MA, review of Access' Crimewave and Bitmap Bros' Xenon II, look at digitizing sounds. 08 May/June 1990 Detailed look at the VGA and VESA video standard, the Ultima VI built-in cheat, the World of Amiga show in New York City. 09 July/Aug 1990 Request for BBS distribution sites, Computer Industry News, a look at the Sound Blaster card, a review of Spectrum Holobytes' Faces game. 10 Sept/Oct 1990 Review of the games Atomix & Puzznik, a look at Battlechess II and future game releases, v.42 & v.42bis - what their advantages are. 11 Nov/Dec 1990 Look at the TrakBlaster program, new Flight Simulator scenery disks, Reviews of games Spellcasting 101 and Jones in the Fast Lane, the Amiga Video Toaster by NewTek, Being a Game Designer for Electronic Arts. 12 Jan/Feb 1991 V.32bis standard, XGA, LaserDiscs, the controversial Lotus-Equifax CD-ROM CD, "Boo to Disney Software" editorial, FD-Format, review of the game Hard Nova. 13 Mar/Apr 1991 Look at Workstations, BBS's pay business rates on their phone lines, JMPlayer review, Amiga 24 bit graphics, the first VGA page ever. 14 May/June 1991 The Prodigy STAGE.DAT controversy, review of TrakBlaster v2.0, MediaVision's Pro-Audio Spectrum, Amiga News, Review of Lemmings. 15 July/Aug 1991 The PC Expo in NYC, look at Creative Labs' Voice Edit program, hints to the adventure game Time Quest, a review of the game Armor Alley, Internet News, and the first-ever GIF News contest. 16 Sept/Oct 1991 Sound Blaster Pro Vs. AdLib Gold, "High Prices for Game Software" Editorial, Internet News, Contest Winners Announced. 17 Nov/Dec 1991 Closer look at AdLib Gold, Windows 3.1 news, Wing Commander II Built-in cheat, Police Quest III, WordTris, Internet sites, new releases for various computers.
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GN-DISKS.TXT .MOD files at your service Can't seem to find any boards in your area with alot of TrakBlaster .MOD files? Wish you had more, but don't want to spend the lengthy time to download them from long distance boards? If you're like me, after listening to the TrakBlaster program play music, you swore you would never go back to .ROL or .CMF files again. Well, I have a solution to those people who want more, but can't find more. I have amassed about 10 megs of .MOD files, and would like to share them with you. Introducing the GIF News .MOD file server Files available on both 5.25" & 3.5" format If you order 1-2 disks, the following rates apply: Disk Type Price 5.25" 360K disk = $1.00 ea 3.5" 720K disk = $1.75 ea 5.25" 1.2Meg disk = $2.25 ea 3.5" 1.44Meg disk = $2.75 ea If you order 3 or more, the following rates apply: Disk Type Price 5.25" 360K disk = $.75 ea 3.5" 720K disk = $1.50 ea 5.25" 1.2Meg disk = $2.00 ea 3.5" 1.44Meg disk = $2.50 ea Please print out the following order form to help you out. Name: ___________________________ Date: ___/___/___ ___________________________ ___________________________ ___________________________ Phone: ( ) - Disk Type Qty Price Total ___________________ _____ x _______ _______ ___________________ _____ x _______ _______ ___________________ _____ x _______ _______ ___________________ _____ x _______ _______ See above for information on US Shipping _$.75__ Disk Type & Price Total _______ Shipping to Canada is $1.50, not $.75 (funds in US Dollars please) Checks & Money Order accepted as payment Please make check out to Eric Hsiao Mail this order form to: Eric Hsiao 406-A BARH Mailroom, RPI Troy, New York 12180-3590 All sales are final. To make sure I don't send you .MOD files you already have, it may be helpful for you mail your list of .MOD files along with the order form.
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* FREE ADVERTISING * FREE ADVERTISING * FREE ADVERTISING * FREE ADVERTISING * That's right! Advertise for free in GIF News today! Anything under 1/5 of a page is absolutely free! Advertise your BBS, advertise your business, advertise anything of interest to the computer world. All you have to do is mail your ad to me 10 days before the next issue is due out (i.e. Nov 21st for the Dec 1991 issue). Also, please consider a small donation or contribution if you enjoy reading GIF News. You will help offset the cost of long distance calls to upload GIF News to a BBS near you, plus you'll get a bigger ad space. I make no profit, and I create GIF News as a hobby and to provide a service to the BBS community. -> If you want to advertise a BBS, all I ask is that you add me to your user roster, giving me a normal user account and password (which you can mail to me along with your ad). <- In order to help me keep track of which bulletin boards are still up and which ones have gone down, I request that sysops who advertise their BBS in GIF News to let me know before each & every issue comes out that they want an ad to be in it. In other words, if I don't hear from you before the next issue comes out, your ad most likely will not go in. Sorry, but I cannot grant requests that say "please put my BBS ad in the next 10 issues." - you must notify me each time before an issue comes out that you want your ad in it. This makes it easier for me to keep track of ads, as well as give you the chance to update the information in it. Thanks for your cooperation. Thank you, Eric Hsiao Editor of GIF News * FREE ADVERTISING * FREE ADVERTISING * FREE ADVERTISING * FREE ADVERTISING * Note: GIF News has the right to refuse any advertisement, and complaints arising from any advertisements should be directed toward the advertiser, not GIF News. GIF News is a free publication which may be freely copied and distributed, so long as no modifications what- so-ever are made.