HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: rcj41604@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Huh!?)
Subject: Re: Pirates of Realmspace
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 18:27:52 GMT

reza@magellan.ae.utexas.edu (Alireza Vali) writes:

>I noticed that the new SSI Spelljammer adventure, "Pirates of Realmspace" is
>in the stores now.  Has anybody had a chance to try this thing out?  This
>one appears to be much different from the "Gold Box" and the "EOB" series,
>and I'd hate to blow $45 on an unkown.

>-- 
>Ali R. Vali - reza@magellan.ae.utexas.edu

A friend of mine is trying it out, and he says, to paraphrase:
"The program sucks, it takes forever to load and do anything, or maybe
its my memory, I've been having trouble since my auto.bat and config.sys
dissapeared on me...  Well, besides the slow going, its a great game!"

I'm waiting till he finishes before I get to play.. snif snif

   Huh!?  rcj41604@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu
From: ppugliese@pimacc.pima.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games
Subject: Re: Let's LET IT DIE!!
Date: 6 Nov 92 00:32:40 GMT

In article <1992Nov5.030803.15206@Princeton.EDU>, tao@fine.princeton.edu (Terry Tao) writes:
> In article <1992Nov4.202648.27717@b11.b11.ingr.com> ross@kaos.b11.ingr.com writes:
>>--
>>In the true interest of sharing useful information about gaming, etc.,
>>in this newsgroup, can we make a collective decision now to let this
>>discussion about piracy, economics, et al ad nauseum DIE A MISERABLE
>>HORRIBLE DEATH?  We've all come to the very obvious conclusion that we
>>disagree on many points.............................................
>>........................Let's move forward, shall we?
>>
>>
> 
> 
> I second the motion.  Let's all stop the argument here and now.  I refuse
> to post another article too..............................................
> ......................Terry
>  

(NOTE: This site lost it's newsfeed yesterday so my "closing statement"
 was delayed)
 
I also agree to take "the pledge". I won't reply to any more of these
threads.

My position all along has been that the vast majority of computer users
are pirates, at least according to current law. If you borrow some soft-
ware to review, you are a pirate. If you buy or sell software over the
net, you are a pirate. If your hard disk crashes & you borrow software
from a friend to fix it, you are a pirate. In short, many people who may
well oppose what *they* define as piracy, in reality, according to the
law, are in fact pirating. This situation is ludicrous & advocating a
position in which enforcemant is increased & a policy of zero-tolerance
is established makes no sense at all. The people have demonstrated that
,faced with a ridiculously broad law that makes virtually every computer
a violator, they will instead make their own personal decision about 
what is right & wrong concerning the fair use of software. The draconian
measures required to alter this would have little justification, IMO.
The economic arguments are just as inconclusive. Depending on what theory
you subscribe to, prices will go up, down or stay the same. In other words,
there is no clear consensus on whether piracy is having a significant im-
pact upon the industry & there is plenty of evidence to show that is has
not. Similarly the arguments concerning the supposed benefits to be real-
ized by the eradication of piracy are just as hypothetical. In light of all 
this I believe that advocating a policy of "the moral equivalent of war" 
against piracy makes no sense at all. Software companies can be very pro-
fitable. That has been clearly demonstrated. That they *all* can't be is
simply a function of market economics. 

Thank you for your time,  PHIL
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games
From: markus@colores.informatik.rwth-aachen.de (Markus Steinberg)
Subject: Wiz7: changing professions ???
Organization: Rechnerbetrieb Informatik  /  RWTH Aachen
Date: 10 Nov 92 14:14:23 GMT

Hy,

  by now i've read many postings about Wizardry 7 and many mention the
benefits of changing professions.

I tried it once, but the only remarkable things that happened were not
very encouraging:

- the stats were lowered
- my once was a ninja's suit was all useless
- my once was a bard could no longer play the lute

etc.

Do i miss something ??

markus@colores.informatik.rwth-aachen.de

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From: pi@oliver.sun.ac.za (Pieter Immelman)
Subject: Re: Crack site
Reply-To: pi@cs.sun.ac.za
Organization: University of Stellenbosch, South Africa
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL6]
Date: Sat, 7 Nov 1992 20:52:25 GMT

Paul Sainsbury (psains@ibis.ru.ac.za) wrote:
: In article <Bx9Kw6.H7K@news.cso.uiuc.edu> walk@mrcnext.cso.uiuc.edu (Todd Walk) writes:
: >Does anyone know of a site that has game cracks?
: 
: There is a FTP site which has cracks in "/pub/msdos/games/crack".  If the "/
: crack" part of that is wrong just "dir" or "ls" the "/pub/msdos/games" 
: directory.  The site's Internet Address is "ftp.sun.ac.za".  Login 
: as  "anonymous" and give your password as your mail address.

The correct directory is /pub/msdos/romulus.  The site is fairly fast
if you're *inside* ZA, but our gateway to the rest of the world ain't
too hot when compared to all those T1 and T3 links out there.  So, if
you are located outside ZA, and want to retain your sanity, I suggest
you try ftp'ing to the "official" site: cs.uwp.edu /pub/msdos/romulus

Trust me...
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Department of Computer Science, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games
From: atoenne@mpi-sb.mpg.de (Andreas Toenne)
Subject: Wiz7: How do I use the identify spell?
Organization: Max-Planck-Institut fuer Informatik, Saarbruecken
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1992 10:35:31 GMT

Hello,

my bishop has learnt the identify spell. How do I use it?
Please reply by e-mail.

	Andreas
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games
From: cl129502@ulkyvx.louisville.edu
Subject: Re: Anyone have cracks to?
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 14:13:49 GMT
Organization: University of Louisville

In article <suH3TB3w165w@iowegia.uucp>, adol@iowegia.uucp (Adol Christain) writes:
>      Ok, there's just a few games I hate the copy protection to:
> 
> Wizardry Dark Savant
> The Summoning
> Spelljammer             (This game is really bad)

Could you elaborate on why Spelljammer is no good?  I'd like to know a little
about it.  Thanks.

Jude Greer
cl129502@ulkyvx.louisville.edu
cl129502@ulkyvx.bitnet
From: harrison@lclark.edu (Mark Harrison)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games
Subject: Re: Anybody seen: Lost Treasures of Infocom ?
Date: 10 Nov 92 17:36:55 GMT
Article-I.D.: lclark.1992Nov10.173655.23847
Organization: Lewis & Clark College, Portland OR

In article <1dm2vcINNmsi@chnews.intel.com> smintz@sedona.intel.com (Stephen Mintz exp 11/92~) writes:
>
>An even better deal is the Lost treasure on CD both disks worth for 44 bucks at
>compUSA...
>Stephen

I've seen this mentioned several times and havn't gotten a good answer
yet.  I've seen LTOI on CD, but it looks exactly like LTOI I.  Does this
have LTOI I & II or not.  I've heard several times it does, but the boxes
I've seen only mention the first 20.

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harrison@sun.lclark.edu |   Our great computers fill the hallowed halls."
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From: brawicz@fraser.sfu.ca (Boleslaw Andrzej Rawicz)
Subject: Air Bucks
Summary: Any info on Impressions' "Air Bucks" game?
Keywords: air bucks
Organization: Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C., Canada
Date: Sun, 8 Nov 1992 05:49:30 GMT

Hello:
  I saw an ad in a gaming magazine (I can't remember which one) of
Air Bucks, a game made by some company called Impressions.
It looks like something similar to Rail Road Tycoon except that
one builds an airline in this game.
Anyone have any more info on this? A demo maybe?

Thanks,

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From: vzhivov@alfred.carleton.ca (Vladimir Zhivov)
Subject: Football (Soccer) Manager
Organization: Carleton University
Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1992 15:30:11 GMT

I've heard a lot of great things about this game. Can someone e-mail
(or at least post) me detailed info on the game, as well as how it can
be obtained. Thanks.
                                                  Vladimir
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games
From: losaccom@cs.rpi.edu (Mark LoSacco)
Subject: TSN Question
Distribution: usa
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 15:52:23 GMT

Hello-

   This may seem like a dumb question, but I've
never used a pay-per-use online service such as
TSN before.  

   Are you charged by the company for the phone
call, or is the call toll-free?
I realize TSN charges a flat charge per month,
but if I have to pay for a long distance call
each time, it would get very expensive.

   I suspect the call is not toll-free.
If someone could let me know for sure I would
appreciate it.

			-Mark
			losaccom@cs.rpi.edu
From: c60b-3ft@web-1e.berkeley.edu (Donald Wong)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games
Subject: FAQ needed
Date: 9 Nov 1992 23:11:46 GMT
Organization: University of California, Berkeley
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: web-1e.berkeley.edu
Originator: c60b-3ft@web-1e.berkeley.edu

Could someone please mail me a copy of the FAQ list, or at least the part
about OS/2 Dos settings for certain games.  I just got OS/2 running and
I need to get some stuff running, including Wolf3D.  Also, any hints or
tips would be greatly appreciated.  BTW, does anyone know where I can find
drivers for a generic ET4000 card?  I'm mainly looking for 800x600x16 and
800x600x256 drivers.  I found a couple of 800x600x16 drivers, but the first
one doesn't work at all, causes my screen to go crazy.  The second one
works, but won't allow me to run any Win/OS2 sessions in a window.  Any help
would be great.  Thanx.
From: markp@adsi.homecare.com (Mark Parr)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games
Subject: Indy 500
Date: 12 Nov 92 18:44:21 GMT
Organization: Application Data Systems, Inc.

Does anyone have any suggestions on car settings to create the ultimate 
Indy 500 race car?

Thanks
Mark

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From: dmfriend@iastate.edu (shank s. shank)
Subject: Help with Rex Nebular
Organization: Iowa State University, Ames IA
Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1992 18:08:54 GMT

possible spoilers

















ok, i'm playing on novice level and i'm stuck in the city.  i've done
everything i can think of and can do no more.  i did the laser thing, got the
boat down, been up on the maintenance elevator, been in the security room,
etc. i go and put the timebomb on the shelf at the sea widow, but it never
blows up.  and for some reason i put the other bomb in the chicken and tried
to put the time bomb back on the shelf and it said i missed something.  what
the hell is going on?  please help!!
-- 
Dave Friend                    
dmfriend@iastate.edu        
Iowa State University
From: mxk7684@ultb.isc.rit.edu (M.X. Koon)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games
Subject: Re: Wizardry 7 - Help!
Date: 7 Nov 92 17:52:44 GMT
Organization: Rochester Institute of Technology
Originator: mxk7684@ultb

In article <1992Nov5.043945.16076@nuscc.nus.sg> med50001@nusunix1.nus.sg (TAN TENG HONG) writes:
>
>Spoilers....
>
>There is another bunch of bananas in one of the prison cells of the Gorn
>castle.  The keys to the prison cell is found in the Outer Sanctum.   To
>get into the outer sanctum, use the polished stell mirror while standing
>on the square with some description of blood while facing the outer
>sanctum door.

But I forgot to tell you, I ate those BANANAS also!!!!!

PLEASE HELP!!!!

migo
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From: law40003@nusunix1.nus.sg (TAN YEW KEONG)
Subject: w7 help again (apologetically)
Organization: National University of Singapore
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL6]
Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1992 15:51:40 GMT


Spoilers :






















I hate Funhouse, it is the most frustrating, difficult shitting thing I
have ever come across. 

1) When I throw the ball at the gadget with the bullseye, something
opened. What? I can't find it!

2) What the heck is the waterslide for if I can't control my character
while sliding?

3) And what am I supposed to put into the glass tube with the hole in
it?

4) I found a bar and rope - what is its use?

5) I inserted the wooden dowel into the hole. It does nothing. What can
I do now?

Please help me - I'm tearing my hair out.

BTW, I have done quite a lot in w7. If any beginners want any
information, email me - at my unix account.

Anybody got a walkthru? I need to study, and I can't with w7 hanging on
my mind!!!
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From: martin@rbg.informatik.th-darmstadt.de (martin dietz)
Subject: Ultima Underworld
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 11:05:27 GMT
Organization: TU Darmstadt

According to the articles in this group, many of you have played UW.
I have some problems starting it.

I have a 386 PC,4 MB RAM, VGA-Card 512k and MS-DOS 4.0. When I tried to start UW
first he told 

Cannot run Underworld.
Out of EMS memory

so I wrote the line
"DEVICE=c:\system\emm386 2048" into my config.sys.

The next complaint was
 
EMS memory allocated. 
Cannot run Underworld.
Out of Low memory.

So I tried to load the HIMEM.sys, but then I got a message like

Cannot run Underworld.
Resource problems or internal error. (or some like this)

and even FILES=10 BUFFERS=10 didn't work. My computer gets the Low memory, but
there is still the message 4 lines above.

What's wrong with my computer? Do I need DOS 5.0? Do I have to upgrade my
VGA-Card? Do I have to install more RAM?

Please answer soon, because I want to play it, after I payed 120 DM for the game.

Good by and many thanks

Martin
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From: endter@pioneer.arc.nasa.gov (Bill Endter RCS)
Subject: Where is the Incredible Machine Demo?
Organization: Nasa Ames Res. Ctr. Mtn Vw CA 94035
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1992 17:27:23 GMT

   Does anyone know where I can ftp the Incredible Machine Demo from?

		Thanks,

		Bill
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games
From: isc30108@nusunix1.nus.sg (AMBAT SASI S/O PALISSERY P)
Subject: Re: Help me with Indy: FOA please.
Organization: National University of Singapore
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL6]
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1992 00:01:05 GMT

push her (literally) into it.

sasi.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games
From: edg@Ingres.COM (Ed Goldman)
Subject: Re: Strike Commander question
Organization: Ingres, an ASK Company, Alameda CA 94501
Date: 11 Nov 92 16:32:06 GMT

oper7@ee21.ee.ncu.edu.tw (Lee. shih-hao) writes:
: In article <1992Nov5.062227.22974@leland.Stanford.EDU> umeister@leland.Stanford.EDU (Eushuk Hong) writes:
: >I'm really sorry if this is a FAQ, but does anybody know the latest "projected"
: >release of Strike Commander?  First, I heard November, then Spring, '93, then

Yesterday I was in a Walden Soft and there happened to be an EA rep there
looking over their stock and taking orders.  She had a release schedule.
Looks like Strike Commander is now January.  Dark Sun is also January.
Maximum Overkill is November.

-edg-
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games
From: amitp@ruf.rice.edu (Amit J Patel)
Subject: Re: The Incredible Machine Demo? Where?   FOUND!!!!!!
Reply-To: amitp@owlnet.rice.edu
Organization: Rice University
Distribution: usa
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 14:37:26 GMT

In article <1992Nov10.201718.29766@galileo.cc.rochester.edu>, pact_ltd@uhura.cc.rochester.edu (Blade) writes:
|> 
|> Okay, thanks for all of the responses, I found the demo and it looks like a
|> game that's really worth buying, if only for the humor value.	Pete
|> -- 

For those of us who buy it (is it out yet?), I think we should write
on the registration card that you bought it because we liked the demo
--- it may encourage them to make more playable demos!



		Amit
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From: esi001@cck.coventry.ac.uk (Rip Tide)
Subject: Re: Wolf3D Cheat Mode ?
Organization: COVENTRY UNIVERSITY , Coventry , UK.
Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1992 08:40:32 GMT


>A friend of mine told me that the Wolf3D -goober does nothing.  But
>
>wolf3d -next
>

Yes....Access wolf3d with 'wolf3d -next' then press TAB/CTRL/ENTER together
to turn debugging modes on.

	Then...

		TAB I gives free items ( like the machine gun eventually )
		TAB W Warps between levels
		TAB N Lets you walk through walls.
		TAB G makes you a god and you can't get killed.

	And there's somemore I believe but I don't know them off hand.....




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From: woodbe@craft.camp.clarkson.edu (Brian E. Wood)
Subject: Re: Fate of Atlantis Help Needed.
Organization: Clarkson University
Date: Sat, 14 Nov 1992 05:46:47 GMT

omar@osf.org (Mark Marino) writes:

>In team mode, toward the end, when Indy reaches the room where Sophia is 
>being held captive,  I get into a fight with the guard and he kicks my butt
>everytime.  Any tips on how to defeat him?

>Thanks,
>Mark


>-- 
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>| Mark Marino              | omar@osf.org           |  uunet!osf!omar         |
>| Open Software Foundation | 11 Cambridge Center    |  Cambridge, MA 02142    |
>|_____________________________________________________________________________|


To defeat the guard you must find the room and grating that leads to the upper-
left grating in that room.  Then take an or***^%^&$%ium bead and give it to the
sentry guard/robot there.  He will then crush the guard.

Hope this helps.

Brian E. Wood		woodbe@craft.camp.clarkson.edu

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From: bradley@riemann.math.mun.ca (Bradley Goodyear)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games
Subject: Cracks for games
Date: 13 Nov 92 01:52:02 GMT
Organization: CS Dept., Memorial University of Newfoundland

C'mon guys. Fill me in. Where can I find cracks for ibm games.

In particular,

Hardball ii
Hardball III
Jack Nicklaus Golf

Brad
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games
From: s106275@ee.tut.fi (Anssi Saari)
Subject: Re: HELP--CRACKS AND PCTOOLS!!!
Organization: Tampere University of Technology, Finland
Date: 10 Nov 92 06:36:50 GMT


In <1992Nov9.134323.9865@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU> jtf9s@poe.acc.Virginia.EDU writes:

>	In a similar vein, my version of PCTOOLS has a file viewer and
>a file editor, two separate systems.  In the viewer, I can find the string
>and I am given a byte offset.  Can't edit in the viewer and can't search
>in the editor!  Boy, am I disappointed.  Further, I have the way-cool
>Norton utilities for Windows, which is absolutely worthless for searching
>for hex strings in a file, let alone editing them when (read 'if') you
>find them.  Any help from you crack kings?

My old PCtools Deluxe R4.30 does the job... Anyway, there are several free
hex editors around, like beav or hexed.

Anssi
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From: smithbm@craft.camp.clarkson.edu (Azrak)
Subject: Re: F15III Playable demo uploaded to wuarchive
Organization: Clarkson University
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1992 14:43:25 GMT

Tony Bruno <BRUNO@NDSUVM1.BITNET> writes:

>-- Regarding F15 III playable demo --

>Downloaded the playable demo last night and I was franklt VERY dissapointed
>with what I saw.

[Stuff deleted]

>First off, the frame rate was abysmal.  Did everyone think that Aces of the
>Pacific was slow?  F15 III (demo) redefines bad frame rate on a high-end
>machine.  I felt like I was flying Falcon 3.0 on my old 386SX 20.  Yes, it
>was THAT SLOW.  (Actually, F3 on my 386SX was generally smoother than this!)
[Stuff deleted]

Didn't the README file mention that the demo was NOT optimized for speed
at all? As in, they got it working, and did NOTHING for speed enhancment.

- Brian (smithbm@craft.camp.clarkson.edu)
From: apo@datmuc.UUCP (Karsten Seidel)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games
Subject: polling without ftp - possible?
Date: 6 Nov 92 13:06:36 GMT

Hi everybody!

Is there a way to get some files via the net without having access
to ftp? I want to poll some files from wuarchive.wustl...
Mayby a special Subject line or some commands in the body via email?
Thanx for any reply.
	apo

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From: jazz@rhps.chi.il.us (stephen vakil)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games
Subject: Re: Star Trek 25th - Episode with MUDD
Date: Mon, 09 Nov 92 22:23:09 CST
Organization: CrissySoft Incorporated

church@fraser.sfu.ca (Mike James Church) writes:

> This one's got me stumped.  I have the Dodecahedron.  I know it's a
> data collection device.  I have downloaded data into it.  I have the
> repair tool.  I have healed Mudd from his ailment.  I have got some of
> the secret of MUDD's degreaser device.  I can load weapons  but not
> fire them from the weapons section.  I have put the 2 tricoders
> together and learned something of the alien race.
> But I can't figure out what to do next.  HHHEEEELLLLPPP!

SPOLIER AHEAD!









I didn't get a great score on this one, but there are a couple of things I
think you might have forgotten.  First of all, I believe that you might now be
able to go down to the room with the life support machine, and then Mudd will
take off (pretend to).  You have to fix the life supporter with that tool
thingy (forgot the name) you find in the niche on the bridge.  Then, go back to
the [wait, this part might have been BEFORE the last one...] dodecahedron, and
then mess with mudd there, then I think [I think definitely that was before the
life support crises] you go to the main bridge and the communications will work
then.  I hope I haven't thoroughly confused you or completely botched this help
(It's been a while since I've played it)
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