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- GIF News
- January/February 1992
- Issue #18
- (C)1992 Hsiao & Hunter, Inc.
- Release date: January 3, 1992
-
- ------------------- From the Desk of the Editor -------------------------
-
- Hi, this is Eric Hsiao, the creator of GIF News. In the November 1991
- issue, I mentioned a seperate December 1991 issue. Unfortunately, that
- issue was never released. The main reason behind this was because we
- had hoped to have the AdLib Gold Card to review for our feature story.
- However, due to hardware chip problems, the Gold Card was delayed, so
- we were unable to provide a full review. Secondly, with the Thanks-
- giving Holiday and busy schedules around here, we were unable to get
- all the articles together in time for a separate December issue. We
- apologize sincerely for this.
- Anyway, we hope you like the January/February issue. Here are some
- of the headlines you will find inside:
-
- * AdLib Gold Card Delayed
- * Brief reviews of three interesting Windows 3.0 programs
- * New Game Releases for 1992
- * Coming products and attractions for the New Year
- * Psygnosis releases "Oh No! More Lemmings!"
- * Our first Super-VGA page (see GN9201V3.GIF)
- * Accolade Vs. Sierra Vs. LucasGames - Who Makes the Best Adventures?
- * and much much more.
-
- Files in this archive:
- GN9201-1.GIF --- Page 1
- GN9201-2.GIF --- Page 2
- GN9201V3.GIF --- Page 3 (Super-VGA 256 Color Page)
- GN9201.TXT --- This file (From the Desk of the Editor)
- 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
- SCANNING.GIF \_____ A service offered to our readers - color
- ORDER.TXT _/ scanning of images at a very affordable price
- (Note: Not affiliated with GIF News, other
- than an advertiser)
-
- Again, GIF News can be freely copied and shared just as long as no
- modifications what-so-ever are made to this archive. This includes the
- addition or deletion of files to and from this archive. Violators are
- subjected to Copyright Laws of the United States of America. If you
- enjoy reading the past SIX issues of GIF News, please consider a small
- donation of $5 (US) to cover my expenses of uploading GIF News long
- distance to Bulletin Boards across the country. Also, please upload
- GIF News to a couple of your favorite boards. Any bit of distribution
- helps. Also, 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.
- 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. MOD files can also be played using programs such as
- ModPlay 2.0, JMPlayer, Registered Scream Tracker, Tetra Composer, and
- other programs capable of handling the Amiga NoiseTracker sound format.
-
- 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 LZH, ZOO, or ARC 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, the filename is:
-
- gn92-01.zip <-- The gn stands for GIF News, the 92 re-
- presents the year, and the 01 is the
- month (January in this case).
-
- So be sure to look for gn92-03.zip in the beginning of March.
- 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
-
- 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 #1
- Eric Hsiao
- 7 Fair Way
- Poughkeepsie, New York 12603-5014
- Sept 91 May 92
- ************* 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:
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- Channel 1 (617) 354-8873 (See BBS Ad - GN9201-2.GIF)
-
- 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.
-
- --------------------- Thank-you for downloading and reading GIF News,
- Eric Hsiao
- Editor-in-Chief
- Jan. 3, 1992
-
-