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From: seurer@rchland.vnet.ibm.com (Bill Seurer)
Subject: Re: Aren't you worried?
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 00:06:35 GMT
Reply-To: BillSeurer@vnet.ibm.com
Disclaimer: This posting represents the poster's views, not necessarily those of IBM
Organization: IBM Rochester

In article <1k2q6rINNfg9@uniwa.uwa.edu.au>, shump@tartarus.uwa.edu.au (Scott Humphries) writes:
|> There was an article in the Sydney Morning Herald a few weeks ago about
|> software piracy, and in it was the story of a father who found out that
|> his son had acquired software from bulletin boards in Australia.
|> Software like Corel Draw, Falcon 3, and DOS 6 (yes, *6*).  The father
|> was shocked that this sort of software was being distributed on the
|> BBoards and proceeded to call Microsoft (especially) and the other
|> companies to inform them.  They were NOT interested.  And this isn't
|> copying for friends, this is bulletin board (a commercial operation, no
|> less) distribution.  Don't feel bad about copying; don't worry.  If
|> Microsoft et al aren't worried, why should you be?
|> 

Funny you should mention it, but I just read this (from a "Computer
New Summary):

 2.  GOING UNDERCOVER IN THE COMPUTER UNDERWORLD (New York Times,
1/26): Law enforcement agencies have stepped up counterattacks against
computer buffs using bulletin boards for stolen telephone access codes
and credit card numbers, along with child pornography and other
contraband.  One leader is Phrakr Trakr (FRACK-er TRACKER-er), an
organized crime investigator and founder of a network of police computer
buffs that now spans 28 states, and self-proclaimed scourge of "hackers"
who break into computer networks.  Page B1.


I assume "other contraband" would include pirated software.

Please, no piracy flamefest.  (slim hope of that not happening...)

- Bill Seurer     Language and Compiler Development      IBM Rochester, MN
  Internet: BillSeurer@vnet.ibm.com    America On-Line: BillSeurer@aol.com
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From: sb6922367@ntuvax.ntu.ac.sg
Subject: W7 -- XenXheng
Organization: Nanyang Technological University - Singapore
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 02:13:23 GMT


I need somemore help in W7...

I talked to XenXheng and he asked me to go to Father Rulae. And in the
underground dungeon, I found the chest, but nothing inside. What was that map
which I missed?

Before I found XenXheng, I found the flowers and I SOLD one of them to the
armourer. Now that I start talking to XenXheng, He wants me to look for the
flowers. Do you think I can Get the complete set of flowers now? Or this is it,
I have to miss out a Personal skill.?

Thanks a lot!

signed
Atticus
From: line@argon.gas.uug.arizona.edu (Edward H Lin )
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games
Subject: Quest for Glory 2 HELP!
Summary: Need help with air elemental..
Keywords: Quest, Glory, 2, HELP, elemental
Date: 27 Jan 93 07:47:13 GMT
Organization: University of Arizona UNIX Users Group

I'm having trouble with the air elemental.  I can slow the elemental down
with the sand but I cannot trap the thing.  I've tried everything but I
cannot trap him.  I have sand and water and I still can do nothing to
them.  Also, if anyone knows, what is the "goo" the gnome speaks of?  If
anyone has any answers, I would appreciate it..

Thanks,
Eddie

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From: weaverb@rintintin.Colorado.EDU (Brian Weaver)
Subject: FPS football patch problem
Organization: University of Colorado, Boulder
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 21:54:51 GMT

I loaded the new patch to front page sports football, and now the
thing  crashes. When trying to start a new league game, just after
I select dark or light uniform the thing dumps to dos and gives the
following error message : REQ:290 Requester loading error
contact tech support/ect. OF course their phone is always busy..
Anyone else had a similar problem?

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From: Andrew McCallum <andrewm@zooid.guild.org>
Subject: Re: Gravis UltraSound 3D!
X-To: JAY WILBUR
Organization: The Zoo of Ids
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 20:44:00 GMT

From jwilbur@iat.holonet.net (Jay Wilbur)
>If you want to hear what a 3D (sound) game sounds like right now, play
>WOLF3D or SOD on a system with a stereo card.  It's best to be in the
>sweet spot or using headphones to hear the effect clearly.

    You sure that this is actual _3D_ sound?  (ie: Back and front as well as
right and left)

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From: jwilbur@iat.holonet.net (Jay Wilbur)
Subject: Re: DOOM : What is it ?
Organization: HoloNet National Internet Access BBS: 510-704-1058/modem
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 14:14:40 GMT

I sent that PR out to about 9 or 10 people last week.  If I missed one,
please forgive me. 

Perhaps I should post the PR every Monday. :)

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From: jahoward@iastate.edu (Jim)
Subject: Re: Archon
Organization: Iowa State University, Ames IA
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 15:24:30 GMT

[stuff...]
>Does somebody remember something about Archon III? I had for my C64 Archon,
>Adept (Archon II) and also THIRD one (I can't remember it's name)...

The Archon ]I[ that I had in the days of the commodore was a cheaply
thrown together thing that was not by the FreeFall Associates.  In fact
if I remember right, it was by the FreeF*&# Associates.  
Indeed I am glad they did not claim it  to be from the FreeFall group.

It seemed like the weapons were the same for every character
what seemed like a salt shaker.  Terrible attempt by a programmer
to make a third... Who ever did it.

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From: lxb@doc.ic.ac.uk (Luan Xuan Bach)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games
Subject: Re: FSP footballl
Date: 26 Jan 1993 10:18:47 -0000
Organization: Department of Computing, Imperial College, University of London, UK.
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In article <UfN5a0i00awA0Nx0d0@andrew.cmu.edu>, "Clifford T. Tanaka" <ct20+@andrew.cmu.edu> writes:
|> I played this game at my friend's house for a little while, and it
|> seemed like the secret to passing is to throw to a receiver that's
|> covered, preferably by two or three defenders.  Sounds illogical, but
|> he'll come up with the ball almost every time.  And he'll drop it
|> whenever he's wide open.  To me it seemed like a very poor simulation of
|> football.

This is very true, the number of time I have to wait for the defense to get to
my receiver before throwing!!!. :)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games
From: edb51@bih.no (Christian Stange)
Subject: Re: Spear of Destiny hints cheats wanted
Organization: Bergen College of Engineering, Bergen, Norway
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL8]
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 93 13:36:29 GMT

PERRETT, ANDREW (HCHA8904593X@LUST.LATROBE.EDU.AU) wrote:
> Please Email me if you know any, thanks 

ME TOO!!! ;-)

What about posting it here ? 

Info 'bout debug-mode also apriciated.

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From: ry01@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu (ROBERT YUNG)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games
Subject: Re: 3DBENCH.ZIP uploaded
Date: 22 Jan 93 06:34:35 GMT
Organization: Lehigh University

At what resolution is 3Dbench running on? 320x200x256 (normal for games) or
something higher? It would be great for the latter because that means a fast
game is possible at higher resolutions...
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Organization: Penn State University
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 11:29:22 EST
From: <BSP100@psuvm.psu.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games
Subject: Ragnarok

 Does anyone know how to change the level of saving games from Advanced (4000 m
oves) to either Intermediate (1000 moves) or beginner (250 moves)??  It's frust
rating to get somewhere in the game, only to die before you can backup the game
.  Thanks in advance!
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From: cantrell@sauron.msfc.nasa.gov (Eric Cantrell)
Subject: Re: HELP! Ultima7 to slow -NEVERMIND! 
Organization: NASA/MSFC
Date: 23 Jan 93 18:34:30 GMT

Nevermind.  Operator error discovered.  Sorry.

eric
From: mcgrath@staff.tc.umn.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games
Subject: Ultima7 - Forge of Virtue help!
Keywords: ultima help forge
Date: 28 Jan 93 08:45:03 GMT
Organization: University of Minnesota


     Aaaaaa!  I can't take it anymore!  I think I've come to the point
where if I wander around for another hour I'll put this game on the shelf
and never play it again!  This was a great game until I got to the dang
truth quest in the "Forge" add-in.  I've finished both the others (Love and
Courage) and I've made the sword - so what's up with the truth quest?  I
just don't get it - I must be a really dishonest person or something, I guess
How do you solve it?  Please!  PLEASE?

Please don't tell me that you had to not take those burst arrows from that
one chest!  I think I've done that in all my save games!  Who did they belong
to anyway?  It was unattended in a chest, in a dungeon.  That makes 'em mine,
right?  Please?

e-mail me at
mcgrath@staff.tc.umn.edu
to get me to stop whining!  :)

     -Thanks in advance,
       Mike McGrath

Undergraduate,
Department of Computer Science,
University of Minnesota - Minneapolis
e-mail:mcgrath@staff.tc.umn.edu
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From: michaelb@aurora.cc.monash.edu.au (Mike Battersby)
Subject: Re: Kings Quest 6. wandering in circles
Organization: Monash University
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL6]
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 01:51:48 GMT

Daryl Sayers (daryl@stone.oz.au) wrote:
: I am stuck and wandering around getting nowhere. I cant get past the
: gates with the archer, into the chess hills, and I am wandering around
: in the catacoombs (down second level) looking at a tapestry and not
: knowing what to do. I have a fist full of stuff but something must be
: missing. Any small nudges in the right direction would be great.

Do you have the "hole in the wall" yet? Its behind the flowers at
the garden (where the babies tears are). If not, you can't finish
the catacombs. If so, then try using the spot from another room to
spy on the tapestry room, and take it from there...

regards
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Organization: Junior, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 15:44:50 -0500 
From: "Yung C. Hsien" <yh0i+@andrew.cmu.edu>
Subject: Re: Archon

Actually, I remember playing the game. It was great for a little amusement
value at first... But, for one thing it was only done with CGA graphics
and the little squawks and beeps of the original PC speaker (No SoundBlaster
back then!)

Maybe if they did improve it (I heard someone mention Archon 2000?)
it would be good, but as for now even if someone dug out the good 'ole
original it wouldn't be worth it.

I recomment getting a C64 just to play it.

-Yung
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games
From: oddt@stud.cs.uit.no (Odd Terje Lundboe)
Subject: Megafortress patch
Organization: University of Tromsoe, Norway
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 23:52:08 GMT
Reply-To: oddt@stud.cs.uit.no

Anybody out there got a patch for Megafortress? If so, could you mail
it to me. Pretty please?


Odd Terje Lundboe            oddt@stud.cs.uit.no
From: martin@rbg.informatik.th-darmstadt.de (Martin Dietz)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games
Subject: Re: Indy 4, Algieria (sp?)  What to do?
Date: 27 Jan 1993 15:46:25 GMT
Organization: TU Darmstadt
Distribution: usa
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In article <1993Jan21.160531.11696@galileo.cc.rochester.edu>, pact_ltd@uhura.cc.rochester.edu (Pete Schott) writes:
> 
> 	I'm trying to deal with Omar.  I've already gotten the mask and his
> "rough" map.  I have no clue what to do now.  I can't figure out how to get
> dinar (for squab) or the ticket for the balloon.  I've tried to get Sophia
> to volunteer for the knife-thrower, but she won't.  I'm debating about
> whether or not to let Omar know I still have the mask.  I personally think
> that's a BAD idea.  If anybody has any help for me, it would be appreciated. 
> I've already been to Monte Carlo, met Trottier, and gotten the stone. 
> Please reply by e-mail or follow-up.    Thanks is advance, Pete.
> -- 
> Pete Schott                    pact_ltd@uhura.cc.rochester.edu
> 
> I don't have to have a 4.0 GPA to succeed in life because I'm good enough,
> I'm smart enough, and doggone it, people like me.


If you have already the stone, you don't need the mask any more. Try to change
it with some other item in Omar's shop. The grocer will say what he wants.

Hope that helps

Martin
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From: cee1@ra.msstate.edu (Charles Evans)
Subject: Why is my card T8900C + 386/40 256k cache so slow!!!
Organization: Mississippi State University
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 22:03:39 GMT

THe subject tells all...


In comp.sys.ibm.pc.games you write:

>I guess Trident cards perform comparatively well:

>*386DX/33, 64k cache, Trident 8900 1Mb                        12.5 FPS*
>>386DX/33 with 128k cache, Trident-9000 card                  10.6 FPS
>>386/33 with 64k cache, Trident VGA-1M                         8.2 FPS
>>386DX-25 (no cache), Trident 8900C 1Mb                        7.8 FPS

>We need more 386 CPU's w/ different cards though.
>And for those wondering, yes, those kinds of benchmarks are usefull:
>they tell us that to play Falcon 3.0 or Comanche, an 8-bit Paradise 
>is a waste on a 486DX/33. So when upgrade time comes (and it comes 
>often, with new CPUS's) one knows what to put on the motherboard, to 
>make the games scream.

Well here is my delimma. Here is my System and AWFUL benchmark.

386/DX40, 256k cache, Trident 8900C (BIOS v. 3.0) 1 MB ...    10.2 FPS!!!

What in the world is going on?????

Well, here is everything I know about my computer, maybe it will shed some
light.. for any of you out there that has an idea..

AMD 386/40 with 256k cache
FOREX Chipset
AMI Bios 12/91
Seiko CM 1430 (Sony Trinitron tube) <--- its about 4 years old .. is this it?
	which is a 8514/A compatible monitor, quite nice
Hyperdisk 4.52
QEMM 6.0  .. this 10.2 is with QEMM off, with it on it is 10.1!!
Stacker 2.0
nnansi.sys 9/92 version (using FAST/NOBIOSW does not help)
4dos 4.01d
MSDOS 5.0

I'm starting to feel bad about this.. maybe a bad graphics card, its the 
newest version I know, I got my computer in June.

ANy help would be appreciated!!




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From: SXK129@psuvm.psu.edu (Spaceman Spiff)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games
Subject: where is oxyd.zip?
Date: 26 Jan 93 19:21:58 GMT
Organization: Penn State University

the subject-line sez it all.
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sunil
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games
From: szgershe@kimbark.uchicago.edu (Shadowspawn)
Subject: Re: Ultima7 - Cheat
Reply-To: szgershe@midway.uchicago.edu
Organization: University of Chicago
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 15:38:21 GMT

In article <C1Int3.4nv@news.udel.edu> mcohen@ravel.udel.edu (Michael Roger Cohen) writes:
>Why are people bothering to cheat on Ultima 7?  It was an easy game from a
>combat view.  I finished the game with 4 people (even doing the dragon dungeon).
>The game plot was more difficult, but you don't need to cheat.

The useful thing about cheating was that the cheat menu had the
ability to teleport you anywhere in the game, which is useful at
the beginning (gets you out of trinsic to avoid copy
protection!), and when you are asked to go from one city to
another to follow eliz and abraham.  

Press F1 to see a menu of cheat things you can do. 
F3 teleports you anywhere using the map.  Just point to where
you want to go!

Make sure you type the cheat in correctly.  I used norton
disk editor to do it.

Just to repeat if someone missed it...

Make a file called ultima.bat with one line:

ultima7 ABCDX

and then edit the file with Norton, and change the "X" to FF in hex!

Then just run ultima.   It worked for me with the forge installed.
It is also useful if you don't to take the time to find a key, for
example the key to the hoe of destruction.
I forget exactly which key it is, but one of the cheat keys
identifies an item.  So identify the door, it will tell you
stuff about it.  Identify any key you want.  Again it will tell
you stuff about the key.  What you want to do is create a key
(another function key on the cheat menu) that has the same
properties
as the door, but is still a key (I forget exactly but I think
quality is what describes what type of door it is and what type
of key it is, so you want a key that has the same "quality" as
the door.)  I myself did not use it, since I found most of the keys,
but if you want to start the game with an advantage...

Also it is technically possible to go to the end of the game
with the teleport cheat...  (the final room where you have to
defeat all the Fellowship members...) though you would have
to creat the prisms actually end the game...

It's just sort of fun to use the cheats, makes it a different game
perhaps spoils it at times, just don't abuse the cheat.

I used it mainly to teleport around to places I had to go.

Steven
From: wolfram@rbg.informatik.th-darmstadt.de (Wolfram Kresse)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games
Subject: Re: mm4
Date: 27 Jan 1993 13:51:41 GMT
Organization: TU Darmstadt
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In article <1993Jan25.185514.16942@jupiter.sun.csd.unb.ca>, kao@adam.unbsj.ca (Kim Osborne) writes:
> Hi All! Quick question -where do I find the stone to open the witch tower.

As far as I remember, from the woman in the hut south of the tower, but I'm
not 100% sure.

> Does anyone know if the dark side of xeen is out yet? Thanks!


Nope. Hopefully *soon*, but I think they're still programming.

>                                      Kim

Wolfram

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From: price@linus.serum.kodak.com (Kevin Price (x37128))
Subject: Looking for recommendations on FOOTBALL games
Reply-To: price@serum.kodak.com
Organization: Clinical Diagnostics Division, Eastman Kodak Company
Distribution: usa
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 21:39:36 GMT


I've been thinking about getting Front Page Sports Football, but I wanted to get
some reaction from those of you who've been playing it.  Can anyone help me out?
For that matter, I'd like to hear about the other games too, if one of them might
be better for me.  A friend of mine has Pro League Football (1990) which is nice in 
some ways, but frustrating in too many others.  Unless they made some pretty 
significant changes, I doubt I'd want the 1992 version.  I have also considered 
Konami NFL and Tom Landry Football.

Some specific questions:

1. I'm only interested in the strategy aspect of play, not the active control
of players.  With this in mind, how good is the computer opponent?  Is it something
you can set, like beginner-intermediate-advanced?  Will it try to learn my tendencies
so I can't just run flea-flickers every down or something?

2. Is it easy to find the kind of play you want?  The play organization in Pro League
was really hard to work with.  Can you select plays without giving away (roughly)
what you're doing to a human opponent? 

3. Can you set up a game plan and then have the computer simulate the game?  This
is one feature from Pro League that'd be nice to have in whatever game I get.

4. Is it easy to change the team files to supply names and data for actual NFL teams?
Has anyone already done this and put the files anywhere in public domain? 

5. What other things do you think are particularly good or bad about the game?


Email is ok, though there's probably enough interest to post responses.

Thanks alot!



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From: ad749@yfn.ysu.edu (Rob Bakos)
Subject: FSP footballl
Reply-To: ad749@yfn.ysu.edu (Rob Bakos)
Organization: St. Elizabeth Hospital, Youngstown, OH
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1993 14:27:12 GMT


Simple question...Why does everyone think this game is so easy?
I can't do $hit on the ground, and I can't pass well either.
Someone help me!

BTW, how do you propose a trade? (can you?)

Rob
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From: spissinger@urz.unibas.ch
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games
Subject: Isn'tittimeforBioAnyhowfromApogee??????
Date: 28 Jan 93 13:37:29 MET
Organization: University of Basel, Switzerland


Isn't it time for the BioHazard or BioMenace or BioAnyhow from Apogee to
appear? Does anybody know details?
I'm waiting and badly hoping it won't be so dumb as Secret Agent Man.

Thomas