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SOUND BLASTER DIGEST Number 8 July 1991 Edition. A newsletter for Sound Blaster Enthusiasts. Edited and Published by Brad Barclay. Made possible by the contributions of Sound Blaster users. /\ ____________________________ / \/\ \ / \ ______________________________ \ / \ / \/ \ / \/ TABLE OF CONTENTS ================= Title: Page: ------ ----- From the Desk of the Editor...............1 Subscriptions.............................2 Hints & Tips..............................3 Shareware Review: Jumpman Lives!.......................3 Articles for the SBD......................4 SBD Registered BBS's......................5 Included Files............................7 Pass It On................................7 Wrapping it Up............................8 Correspondence............................8 SBD SUBSCRIPTION FORM.....................9 SBD ADVERTISEMENT ORDER FORM.............10 SBD BBS REGISTRATION FORM................11 THE SOUND BLASTER DIGEST Issue 8, July 1991. Written for the Users, by the Users. Published Monthly. Editor: Brad Barclay Assistant Editor: Karen O'Hearn Page 1 FROM THE DESK OF THE EDITOR: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Welcome to the SOUND BLASTER DIGEST number 8! We've been running for a very good and prosperous 2/3 of a year now, and it's only going to get better! Work on the SBD has not been very good this month, though. We only have one article sent from a reader this month, to start. Another problem has been that there has been an equipment malfunction with the 3.5" drive used to make copies to mail to subscribers who want the magazine in this format. This has delayed last months subscriptions, and this months indefinitely. We hope that the problem will be fixed up soon so I can mail them off. A few minor changes in this month's format. I am taking out altogether the section on LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, as our mail volume is now too large to continue to print. Also there are fixes in a few minor page-break problems and such. Next, concerning the READERS SURVEY: Thanks to those who marked the small spelling mistake on the form: it has been corrected. Thus far we have received a few readers surveys, but not many. We need your input to make this work. So please fill out the form, staple or tape it into the envelope, place sufficient postage on the envelope and mail it to me. I need all the surveys I can get. This helps me in the writing of the magazine to make it a better one, and it also allows us to publish at the beginning of 1992 the year's best Shareware and Commercial software. This will only work if you mail in the form! Hope you enjoy this months DIGEST! 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Don't want to pay the necessary long distance charges to download it from a fine music system such as THE MUSICAL CHAIR? Then why not consider subscribing to the SBD? A subscription only costs $25 a year for twelve issues packed with information especially of interest to Sound Blaster users! Your subscription is mailed to you in your choice of diskette formats: 360K - 5.25" diskettes or 720K - 3.5" Microfloppies. You also get special files of interest not available anywhere else! Just fill out the SBD SUBSCRIPTION FORM, and mail it in today! Page 3 HINTS & TIPS: =-=-=-=-=-=-= Here's a simple tip for those wishing to convert .ROL files to .CMF files. To cut down on the amount of space the .CMF file will require, use Ad Lib's VISUAL COMPOSER to decrease the number of instruments necessary for the song. If the song uses no percussion voices, be sure that the .ROL file is set to Melodic mode. If there are other voices that are not being used, be sure to assign to them an instrument that is used extensively in the piece. This cuts down on the number of instruments that need to be saved into the .CMF file, and thus saves you space! -------------------- SHAREWARE REVIEW: JUMPMAN LIVES! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Written by Jim Tinlin. This game has been a personal favourite for a LONG time and when I recently downloaded the Shareware version of this I thought I was in heaven. Apogee Software has put out some very impressive Shareware efforts lately that have caught my eye. One of them, Commander Keen, sparked my interest because of the impressive graphics for a Shareware program. When I found Jumpman I figured it would be a stick figured guy bouncing along with "boing-boing" noises. I was pleasantly surprised to find out that it was a full-fledged replication of the original game that won many accolades when it first came out. Although it only supports FM sound, I thought I would write a review of it because of the effort by the authors. The 256 colour VGA screens, smooth animation, and clean sound just blew me away. How can someone put out a Shareware program like this? Is it crippled? Will it blow up after 3 uses? Well, the answer is that the Shareware version is a fully functional version, it just doesn't have all the levels and the level editor that the registered version has. To me, not a great loss, as I'm having a tough time getting through the levels I have now! This is by no means one of the most sophisticated games on the market, but if you like the simpler things in life, this should be a #1 on your list, even if you don't get the Commercial Registered version (which is only $30 for all 45 levels and the level editor), you'd be very happy with the Shareware Version. Page 4 ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ You Are Invited To Call: STAR-LINK NETWORK BBS - (718) 972-6099 │ ├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ Multi-Line Access (9 Access Lines - 15 Coming Soon) │ │ 3/12/24/9600/14.4K Baud Support (V32/V42/MNP5/HST/HAYES) │ │ 3.0 Gigabytes of On-line Storage (3000 Megabytes) │ │ More then 80,000 Files for Your PC, AT, PS/1 & PS/2 to Download │ │ On-Line CD-ROM w/Complete PC-SIG Program Library (1400 Disks Worth) │ │ 129 Active Conferences Areas - Member of ILink International Echo │ │ On-line Edition of USA TODAY Newspaper - CB Simulator - 24 Hour FAX │ │ 60 On-line Doors - Running On FAST LAN - PC Pursuit - Subscriptions │ ├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ STAR-LINK NETWORK BBS has been featured in such publications as │ │ Personal Computing, Computer Shopper, PC Computing and PC Magazine. │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ████████████████████ Dial (718) 972-6099 █████████████████████ -------------------- ARTICLES FOR THE SBD: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Want to write an article or review for the SBD? It's easy! Simply write your article or review, and send it to the SBD. If we like you're article, we'll publish it! SBD readers world-wide will read your article! Simply send your article, printed or on a diskette to the SBD. If you mail your article on a diskette, you'll get one back containing the subscription edition of the issue with your article! So get writing! -------------------- For all your SOUND BLASTER needs, call the: ▒▒▒▒ ▒▒▒▒ ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ ▒▒ ▒▒ ▒▒ ▒▒ ▒▒ ▒▒ ▒▒ ▒▒ ▒▒▒ ▒▒▒ ▒▒ ▒▒▒ ▒▒ ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ ▒▒ ▒▒ ▒▒ ▒▒ ▒▒ ▒▒▒ ▒▒▒ ▒▒ ▒▒ ▒▒ ▒▒ ▒▒ ▒▒ B B S Warndon, Worcester, England. 10 Lines, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Serving the Worcester area for the past 10 years. (0905)754151 Page 5 SOUND BLASTER DIGEST REGISTERED BBS'S: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SYSTEM NAME PHONE NUMBER CITY/PROVINCE/STATE SYSOP'S NAME =========== ============ =================== ============ Acme Music BBS (519)822-0896 Guelph, Ontario Ken Green Another Paradise BBS +358-73-892790 Lehmo, FINLAND Jani Makinen Arkon BBS (416)593-7460 Toronto, Ontario. Jacky Lee Beltway Bandits (703)764-9297 -- Unknown -- -- Unknown -- Computer Connection (08)326-2388 Christies Bch, Austr. Vicki Crawford Data Dimension (404)921-1186 Atlanta Georgia Ricky Lacy Dead End BBS (703)821-7544 McLean, VA Jeff Bisson Electronic Age (703)620-0851 -- Unknown -- -- Unknown -- Friends & Family (214)250-7697 Dallas, Texas Jim Neargarder Gollum's Corner (404)992-1309 Marietta, GA Sean Neese House of Ichthys (305)360-2991 Deerfield Beach, FL Leonzo E.Miller Jim's Dream (202)581-1422 -- Unknown -- Jim Walls Lynzie's Motherboard (808)989-3875 California -- Unknown -- Max BBS (0905) 754151 Worcester, England Jon Brooks Message Center BBS (805)489-1966 Arroyo Grande, CA Jim Tinlin Micron Firefly (816)324-3148 Savannah, MO Brad Taliaferro Musical Chair (416)724-6018 Toronto, Ontario Jeff Woods My Apartment BBS (214)350-2139 Dallas, TX Chris Lebeck Nat. PC and MIDI... (708)593-8703 Chicago, IL Duane Antor Open Access BBS +47 61 97304 Reinsvoll, Norway Erik Leirdal Point of Know Return (602)867-0488 Phoenix Arizona Dan Sarber << Prism BBS (914)344-0350 Middletown, NY Janis Kracht Punkin Duster BBS (714)522-3980 Buena Park, CA Dave Ludwig Radio Station BBS (519)471-3245 London, Ontario Tim Ingram Running Board (301)229-5342 -- Unknown -- -- Unknown -- Satellite TV BBS (713)623-4899 Bellaire, TX Jim Dolan Snarf's Music Studio (708)290-9993 Arlington Hgts., IL Colin Crisanti Stages Remote Access (416)468-2046 Niagra, Ontario Mathew Gordon Star-Link Network BBS (718)972-6099 Brooklyn, NY Michael Keylin Super SONIC BBS (416)225-8942 Willowdale, Ontario Brian Bourne Sword Quest (309)383-4795 Metamora, IL Mike Fandel The Doghouse BBS (713)422-3146 Baytown, TX Ray Cramer The Double AAce (214)606-0703 Grand Praire, Texas Mike Hutchkins The HUB (703)685-0019 -- Unknown -- -- Unknown -- The Oasis (815)498-3077 Sandwich, IL Chris Dodd The Picture Express (512)666-4842 San Antonio, TX David Steward Trolls & Tribulations (703)263-0827 -- Unknown -- -- Unknown -- VCR-BBS (513)253-0543 Dayton, OH Calvin Yu VGER Control (714)371-4789 Corona, CA Bob Altenburger Why Not RBBS (213)436-1311 Long Beach, CA David Scott Wolverine BBS (517)695-9952 Midland, MI Rick Rosinski Page 6 \ / ___\/___ Live and on the Now in stereo! || air from Toronto! /||\ Experience the difference of: || The Musical Chair ==== at 1000's of Adlib and SB music files ====== (416) 724-6018 50 gaming doors online ==== 7 mail networks (incl. Usenet!) || _______ 5 lines! 1 crazy and caring sysop || |.. . ..| HST & V.32bis! || |.......| _____ Megs of new files daily!!!! ______|| | ... . | |.... | ||\ |. .....|___| ....| Around the clock..... Sky || \ |... . .|.. |... .| Around the world..... Dome || \|... . .|...|.....| Around the bend..... |||| |.......| ..|.... | |||||| |... ...|. .|. ...| The M sical Chai ...724-6018 ||||||||| ..... | . |. . .| ||||||||||.... ..|...|.. ..| What's missing? U R! Now with CD Rom files! We are the music file supplier to CARRS! More files! We're the home of THE SOUND BLASTER DIGEST too! Page 7 INCLUDED FILES: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-= This month's included file is my version of the song Something, written by George Harrison, and originally preformed by The Beatles on their Abbey Road album. The file should be called SOMETHNG.CMF. Also included is the file SURVEY.FRM, which contains the SBD READERS SURVEY and mailing envelope. Please take the time out to fill out this form and mail it to us. If you have transcribed a song from sheet, or made your own, why not send it in? Any song received should be in .CMF format, and must have been entered by yourself to be considered. As always, you will get credit for your work, and if we use it, I will send you your disk back with the edition of the SBD where it appears! -------------------- PASS IT ON... =-=-=-=-=-=-= For the past few months, the SBD has been enjoying world- wide readership. This is thanks to you, the readers, who either subscribe to the magazine, or have downloaded it off of your favourite local BBS, and have re-uploaded it elsewhere. Sadly, many still have a hard time finding the SBD. If you are a SBD reader, please do others a favour and be sure to pass it on to other systems! Even if you only call at 300 bps it only takes about 8 minutes to send the average SBD. The SBD is uploaded each and every month to the following BBS's. You can find their numbers in the BBS list above: THE MUSICAL CHAIR SUPER SONIC BBS For those of you calling THE MUSICAL CHAIR long distance: You may use the user name SB DIGEST and the password MUSICAL to log-on and download the newest SBD with a minimum of hassle and fuss to save you money. Thanks once again for your support! Page 8 WRAPPING IT UP... =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Well, this issue wasn't very big, but we're trying. And now, as always, I'd like to thank the following people: Jim Tinlin for writing the review on JUMPMAN LIVES!, Rod Toll for trying to make my 3.5" subscriptions before his drive died, and, as always, thanks to my loving Karen O'Hearn: it is for you I dedicate each and every success in life. Also, one special announcement: HAPPY BIRTHDAY CANADA! I've been many places, and seen many things, and by far the best is to be seen in the country I call my home. You may be troubled, but you'll always be home to me. Thanks for reading this month, and we hope to see you here again this time next month! CORRESPONDENCE: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Please send all correspondence to: SOUND BLASTER DIGEST c/o Brad Barclay 36 Sutter Ave. Brampton, Ontario CANADA L6Z 1G7 ...or call anytime between 13:00 and 22:00 Eastern Standard time at: (416) 846-5599 (voice only) Remember if you're calling outside of North America, it may be necessary to dial a country prefix for CANADA, or to dial with the assistance of your local operator. Also, if you would prefer, you may leave me a message on THE MUSICAL CHAIR in the main message base. Page 9 SOUND BLASTER DIGEST SUBSCRIPTION FORM ====================================== Please enclose a cheque or money order (sorry, I don't accept any major or minor credit cards) for $25 CDN for Canadian orders, or $25 US for American orders. Overseas enclose $30 Canadian funds, payable on a Canadian bank. Please fill out all the spaces provided (except where marked optional), and mail it to the address below. MAKE CHEQUE/MONEY ORDER PAYABLE TO BRAD BARCLAY! NAME:_____________________________ MAILING ADDRESS: Street address:_____________________________ City, Province/State:_______________________ Country, Postal/ZIP Code:___________________ PHONE NUMBER (don't forget the area code!):___________________ DISKETTE TYPE: (check one): _ _ [_] 5.25" [_] 3.5" OPTIONAL: Please fill this out if possible. Age:____________ Sound Blaster version:_______________ Occupation:________________ Most frequently called BBS (name only):__________________ COMMENTS: Please fill this out also! How would you rate THE SOUND BLASTER DIGEST (circle one): POOR FAIR GOOD EXCELLENT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Please mail this form, along with any additional comments to: SOUND BLASTER DIGEST c/o Brad Barclay 36 Sutter ave. Brampton, Ontario CANADA. L6Z 1G7 Page 10 SOUND BLASTER DIGEST ADVERTISEMENT ORDER FORM ============================================= Please fill out this form, and mail it, along with a cheque for $5 (in US funds for American orders, and in Canadian funds for Canadian orders), along with an ASCII only, typed copy of your ad, and mail it to the address below. PLEASE MAKE CHEQUE/MONEY ORDER PAYABLE TO BRAD BARCLAY! YOUR NAME:_____________________________ ADVERTISMENT NAME:_____________________ MAILING ADDRESS: Street address:_____________________________ City, Province/State:_______________________ Country, Postal/ZIP Code:___________________ PHONE NUMBER (don't forget the area code!):___________________ BEST TIMES AVAILABLE:_________________________________________ Please mail this form, along with your cheque and a copy of the ad as described above, along with any other comments to: SOUND BLASTER DIGEST c/o Brad Barclay 36 Sutter ave. Brampton, Ontario CANADA. L6Z 1G7 Page 11 SOUND BLASTER DIGEST BBS REGISTRATION ===================================== This is a free service of THE SOUND BLASTER DIGEST, intended to allow greater access to Sound Blaster files. Please fill out all blanks (except where marked optional), and send to the address below: LIST INFORMATION: Name of BBS:____________________________________________ Sysop's Name:___________________________________________ City, Province/State:___________________________________ Phone Number (remember the area code!):_________________ Min/Max Transmission speed:_____________________________ OTHER INFORMATION: Although not included in the BBS listing, this information is important for our records. How long has the BBS been running:_________________________ Do you have a Music/Sound Card conference, message area, or file area set aside?:______________________________________ Does your BBS support Sound Blaster files?:________________ Anything else you can think of to say that would show off your BBS, please write it down here: ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ Please mail this form, along with any extra comments to: SOUND BLASTER DIGEST c/o Brad Barclay 36 Sutter Ave. Brampton, Ontario CANADA. L6Z 1G7