*--------------------------------------------------------* * DEMO NEWS 6.2 * * November 24, 1992 * *--------------------------------------------------------* ======== INCOMING ======== -Buttman = The new TZ demo. Sorta like Batman but this guy farts! Funny. -Distance = By DPT, semi old. No SB sound, and only two parts. -Kaare = By The Kaare. SB, scroll, pic, balls, the usual. -TSH-Xmas = The SkyHawks 1991 x-mas demo. -Vicky = 1991 Spacepigs. Has some rotated vectors. -Wargasm = 1992 demo by Extreme. Unfortunately does not work with SB. -X-x-mas = A short X-mas demo by Xerox ============ OLD INCOMING ============ -amnesia = Renaissance is back! This SB(pro) mega demo is awesome. -dentro = UltraForce --cool SB only music. Some vector,space type stuff. -eniac = Small demo by a single person. Space, round scroll... -scx-vga = Scrolling SPACE background. No sound -theparty = The Future Crew announces a part in Denmark. Hurts my SB--pop! -tpcshoot = No sound. Sorta like a arcade space game demo. -tpcdemo = The Phoney Coders made this for some demo party. Vectors & ... -vectballs = A few vector ball rotating stuff. VOC files for music ====================== WHAT ABOUT OTHER DEMOS ====================== Check out the WANT.LIST for demos to look for and upload. Hopefully someone out there is local to THE MUSIC CHANNEL BBS or THE MUSIC CONNECTION and can up some of those demos here. Please try not to upload stuff the site already has unless it is a newer version that WORKS. UPLOAD new demos to the /pub/incoming/demos DIRECTORY. ===================== IMPORTANT INFORMATION ===================== 1) I am willing to change my RATING system of demos if people feel the current system could be better. See the ABOUT.DEMOS file for more information. 2) If anyone feels I should be using the old shareware version of .ZIP (V 1.1 I believe) instead of .LZH then mail me a message. Thus far we have: TWO for .ZIP and ONE for .LZH. The LHA compression program saves more space and is slightly slower. However, people tell me BBS's like .ZIP more--go figure. 3) Anyone who would like to join/create a demo group but do not know where to go let me know and I will attempt to put you in contact with others wishing to do the same. 4) Is there any chance of someone out there attempting to get a DEMO NEWSGROUP on the NEWSREADER? How about trying? They have an amiga demo group, what about an IBM/PC demo group on the newsreader. So, if anyone knows the process of getting a NEW group perhaps you can help us with this. ============= ANSI TACK-ONS ============= We now have THREE ANSI files which I can choose between to tack onto the demos received here. If you can draw, are an artist, or just want to do an ANSI file then DO IT. Grab tdraw430 or newer and make a .COM file. If you have something better then by all means USE it. Send the completed file to me or upload it to the incoming/demos directory. Anyone who makes an ANSI file WILL get it tacked onto a demo. Unless of course it is REALLY bad. All that is necessary to be in the file is the SITE address >ftp.uwp.edu<. Draw ANYTHING--especially any cartoon, city, or odd art. Don't worry about having to list demo groups, my E-mail address, or demo site #1. If anyone has a problem with me including these things with the demos PLEASE speak-out! I shall continue packing these things in with the demos otherwise. So far only one person has spoken against me including these ANSI files. ================== MIRROR SITE UPDATE ================== OKAY, for you people around the AFRICA area check out the MIRROR at oliver.sun.ac.za under the /pub/msdos/demos directory. So far wuarchive.wustl.edu and ftp.ulowell.edu are out of the picture. A site in Finland expressed interest in mirroring this site--nic.funet.fi. That is all there is to say for now. ========= WHAT'S UP ========= -Have a Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I'll be gone from Wed till Sun (29) so if anyone sends mail during that time don't expect a quick response. -If anyone lives in the following CITIES pleas E-mail me: Dallas, Hartfort, Gainesville, or Fort Lauderdale. Thanks. -type "ls -ld" for the dates the files were uploaded. *---------------------------------------* Send questions / complaints / comments / suggestions / information to: dmw@sioux.ee.ufl.edu *---------------------------------------*