-Start-of-Demo-News-#57------------------------------------------------------- ___________ _________________ ____ ____________ \_______ \/ __________ | \ \________ \ _____ \_ \ __)___/ \/ \__/ \ _/ \_/ \ \_ :_: \_ \_ \______________/__________/____| :______/_____________/ August 14, 1994 - ISSUE #57 - August 20th, 1994 _________ _______________ ___ ___ ______________ / _ \/ __________ | | \/ ___________/ / | \ __)___/ : : \_______ \ _/ | \_ \_ _ \_ | \_ \_______|_______/_________/_____|________/___________/ ============================================================================== ((CONTENTS)) ============================================================================== Section 1..............Standard Information Section 2...........................General Section 3.............................Files Section 4.............................Music Section 5...........................Demo CD Section 6....................Advertisements Section 7..................Top 25 Downloads Section 8..............................Misc Section 9...........................Closing ============================================================================== ((Section 1...Standard Info)) ============================================================================== DemoNews is a weekly publication dedicated to the demo scene. It is produced at the Internet FTP site ftp.eng.ufl.edu (aka WASP or HORNET). This newsletter focuses on all aspects of demos and demo-making (including music, art, and coding). There are currently four active demo-operators at this site: Dan Wright (Pallbearer) - dmw@eng.ufl.edu Christopher G. Mann (Snowman) - r3cgm@dax.cc.uakron.edu Mike - weis@elf.stuba.sk Jason - cavalier@anshar.shadow.net This site is mirrored by the following ftps: ftp.uwp.edu ftp.luth.se ftp.sun.ac.za ftp.uni-erlangen.de ftp.uni-paderborn.de If you would like to receive a new copy of Demo News every Sunday in your mailbox write to dmw@eng.ufl.edu. We delete all bounced mail from this service, so if you SHOULD BE getting Demo News and ARE NOT, please re-request this newsletter. ============================================================================== ((Section 2...General)) ============================================================================== SPACE It seems that we are limited to 400 Megs on this ftp site (eng.ufl.edu) thus we will now reach max capacity more often until either we can get more space (doubtful), someone donates a hard drive, or we move the site to another location. Maybe someone out there has an extra SCSI 1 gig hard drive they could donate. Or maybe someone out there pulls in a great deal of dough and would not mind parting with some so this site can increase its space for demos/music/whatever. I do not like the idea of deleting demos so the ANSI and MUSIC directories will suffer because of our limitation. SCSI gig drives go for $700 nowadays in the US. We welcome contributions and will tell you where to send them. Till we get that hard drive grab all the old files you can cause they will be going going gone really soon. Too bad we couldn't collect a 50 cent fee from all the ASSEMBLY goers...that would have easily paid for a hard drive and no one loses much money. This little newsreader reaches over 340 people now. Quite an improvement for less than a year. Typically I get about 10 bounces and will attempt to correct the problem. If I can not I typically delete the bounced entry so if you do not get this file two weeks after requesting it then you are OFF the list and need to "re" subscribe. Anyone go to WOODSTOCK '94 or HOPE this weekend in New York. ============================================================================== ((Section 3...Files)) ============================================================================== Filename.ext Location Description ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ASSEMBLY '94 stuff can be found in the "incoming/asm94" directory. Nothing has been moved this week. .-----------. | --DEMOS-- | (all locations start with /pub/msdos/demos...) `-----------' ant1.lzh alpha/NEW Antartica BBS intro. SB ciademo1.zip DELETED Corrupt. ez4u2c.lzh DELETED BBS ansi type intro. flags11.zip alpha/NEW 3d Wave flag flying effect. journey.arj alpha/NEW Keen Like Frogs (not mod group KLF) 6/94 demo. journey.a01 alpha/NEW Mega kick ass demo. Highly recommended!! GUS. lodr.zip alpha/NEW A skull demo. Wheres the interesting stuff? Older demos from the "democd" section can be found in the /alpha/NEW/older... section of this demosite. badnews8.arj BAD blueobz.zip Keen Like Frogs dominate.zip ? funkbox.arj Public NMI kob2.arj BP outtaspce.arj MGE phenom.arj Alpha Force spacevis.arj Last Vision thefirm.arj Cybernetic Dreams. theprew.arj Think Twink. .-----------. | --MUSIC-- | (all locations start with /pub/msdos/demos/music...) `-----------' r-crimew.arj /MC2/entries Crimewave by LaLa/TranSByte r-entity.zip /MC2/entries Entity by Max Mix r-hate .zip /MC2/entries Hate Myself, Want to Die by MindChild r-infern.zip /MC2/entries Infero by Rush r-tectry.arj /MC2/entries Technotry by Wally r-tidly .zip /MC2/entries Tidly Tum by Paul Hardwick v-moods .lha /MC2/entries Moods by Ron The Don v-twayf .zip /MC2/entries That Was All Your Fault by Alan Mackey v-sirus .zip /MC2/entries Sirius of Canis Major by Johnny Dark feedback.zip /artists/necros Feedback by Necros f10_pck3.zip /disks Force Ten pack 3 bmb2&klf.zip /klf Bombing Rwanda by Maelcum + Lurch bump@klf.zip /klf Hard Core Bump by Maral dope!klf.zip /klf Dope For Your Mind by Basehead klf!errc.zip /klf KLF Release klf!mjhv.zip /klf KLF Release klf_arca.zip /klf Arcadia by Necros/KLF?? klfhzpt1.zip /klf KLF Release mant-klf.zip /klf Mantra by Maelcum fb100b-m.zip /programs/players FairPlay v1.00 GUI MOD player for GUS/SB iplay120.arj /programs/players Intertia Player v1.20 metal027.zip /programs/players METAL v0.2pl7 (GUS) midp042a.zip /programs/players Midas Player v.042a playemd .zip /programs/players PLAYEMD.EXE player for EMDs?!? rmp114b .zip /programs/players Bug fixed version of Ren-player v1.14b god .zip /songs/emd God's 8 Days of Creation by WhiteNoise horizon .zip /songs/emd Horizontal Entertainment by SyndrOme barnbite.lzh /songs/mod BarnBite by Elliott Lee mld-glis.zip /songs/mod by Mello-D overtur2.lzh /songs/mod Overture 2 by Elliott Lee westdel .zip /songs/mod Western Delirium by Bluesman dynamite.zip /songs/mod A Fistful of Dynamite by Kerry Ho lntblues.zip /songs/s3m Late Night Blues by Daredevil! mld-extr.zip /songs/s3m by Mello-D mld-peel.zip /songs/s3m by Mello-D three .zip /songs/s3m Three Minutes Past Midnight by Rimbo sketch .lzh /songs/s3m Sketch by Elliott Lee metalr .zip /songs/ult Metal Reality by Cyber /incoming/music axshun .zip DELETED muse .zip DELETED relax .zip DELETED watrfall.zip DELETED /demomus coffeeb .zip DELETED elmntmod.zip DELETED factslif.lzh DELETED hxappeal.lzh DELETED opticmod.zip DELETED over-mod.lzh DELETED s_pbeast.zip DELETED xmasmods.zip DELETED /disks absolute.zip DELETED agony .zip DELETED axl_md1 .zip DELETED balrog .arj DELETED chromat1.zip DELETED d&p_gus .zip DELETED distant .arj DELETED dz_xtcmp.zip DELETED f10_pck1.zip DELETED f10_pck2.zip DELETED hous3tek.zip DELETED kne_gbr1.zip DELETED lifesf .arj DELETED lostdest.arj DELETED ntropdm1.zip DELETED raw-0194.zip DELETED raw-0294.zip DELETED raw-0394.zip DELETED oil-0694.zip DELETED pnstigma.zip DELETED profecy .arj DELETED /programs/players iplay11 .zip DELETED metal026.zip DELETED midp041e.zip DELETED rmp111b .zip DELETED rmp112b .zip DELETED rmp113b .zip DELETED /songs/far backfire.arj DELETED farth .arj DELETED invade1 .arj DELETED invade2 .arj DELETED rainruin.arj DELETED vagabond.arj DELETED /songs/mod deepsea8.lzh DELETED gutentag.lzh DELETED rollrsk8.zip DELETED /songs/mtm smnogood.zip DELETED /songs/s3m chariot .zip DELETED dugadug2.zip DELETED grave .arj DELETED night2 .zip DELETED pn-siphn.zip DELETED visionor.zip DELETED water .zip DELETED weed! .arj DELETED .--------------. | --ART/ANSI-- | (all locations start with /pub/msdos/demos/...) `--------------' We have an ANSI maintainer--cavalier@shadow.net From here on out he will take care of this section. .----------. | --CODE-- | (all locations start with /pub/msdos/demos/programming...) `----------' demostuf.zip /source PAS/ASM demo effects--plasma, lens, wolf3d. dfmake.zip /utils Combines # of files into one BIG file. vecanim.zip DELETED Corrupt animation program. zoomba2.zip /source Simple Mode X pascal code. mdss032.zip /source MIDAS sound system. Multi channel w/ source. .----------. | --MISC-- | (all locations start with /pub/msdos/demos/...) `----------' adren#1.zip DELETED Corrupt diskmag. aiw1_1-2.zip /diskmags Acid in Wonderland. Great Graphics, aiw1_2-2.zip /diskmags and written word. Interesting. colorclp.zip /misc Color Bits Vol I. Clip art. INTROKIT.ZIP DELETED I saw $$ (dollar signs) so I deleted. kryptegg.zip DELETED A breakout type game. platin10f.exe /diskmags PLATINUM 10 (Aug.)--German diskmag. scene-fd /diskmags Reviews & stuff related to the demoscene. teenfmt2.zip DELETED Some kind of disk formatter. vpe42.zip DELETED Virtual presence Engine 0.42. webpics.zip DELETED Dana's (did colorclp) .pcx pictures. winter11.zip DELETED Virtual winter...shareware. ============================================================================== ((Section 4...Music Articles - MC][)) ============================================================================== GENERAL ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ I am busy. Music Contest ][ takes a lot of my time, so if I can make things more efficient in my other duties, it relieves a lot of stress. In pursuit of this I am going to ask everyone who uploads music files this week to follow a few simple rules: 1. TYPE "bin" BEFORE YOU UPLOAD. 2. INCLUDE A .txt FILE WITH YOUR UPLOAD. 3. DO NOT UPLOAD FILES TO BOTH /incoming AND /incoming/music. It makes my job much more difficult if I have to unzip every file uploaded for a FILE_ID.DIZ. We ran out of room again on Hornet this week. Apparently, my /music directory was eating up 100 megs of the 400 we have been allocated. About half of that 100 was from music disks, and so this week a lot of them went bye-bye. Don't bitch at me if yours was one of them. We are more than happy to accept donated hard drives to increase our online storage (talk to Dan). I really hate to say this, but unless you have something specific that you need me to do, please don't write me. I used to pride myself on the amount of mail I receive, but if this trend continues, I won't be able to respond to mail in a quick and timely manner. The following are valid reasons for contacting me: 1. You have a question about Music Contest ][. 2. You have an advertisement or something else to go in Demonews. 3. You accidentally uploaded something ASCII instead of BIN. 4. You are reporting a problem with Hornet (out of space, denied, etc) 5. You can help relieve my workload in some way. If I am to pull off MC][ and make it be as professional a contest as I am hoping, I can't handle chit-chat mail. This really depresses me. :( I used to be able to download songs, and write the author if I liked them. I used to be able to write music (which I can't much anymore). I used to be able to get on IRC and chat. Now, it is all I can do to get these weekly articles in. This will continue until late September, and you can expect short articles from me in here until that point. Should you be able to help me in any way (handling the workload), please do contact me. Remember, this is only temporary. Once MC][ and the DemoCD are finished, I should have time to settle back into my normal routine of writing to friends and helping people out. Best of luck in whatever you do, and keep on trakin' -Snowman DI/BP August 13th, 1994 ============================================================================== ((Section 5...Demo CD)) ============================================================================== Check /pub/msdos/demos/incoming/democd for UPDATES and information. (i.e. More information, cost, how to get the DEMO/MC][ CD) MUSIC In case you did not understand we do plan on having a Digital Audio portion on this DEMO/MUSIC CD we are working on. Most of the TUNES will come from the winners in the MC][ contest (/demos/incoming/mc2) but there is STILL space for non MC][ enteries. IF you have a tune you think should be included on the CD (Digital Audio) then tell us about it and/or submit it. There are some tunes out there we would include in a second if they were submitted but that has yet to happen. Remember...your favorite song still has a chance if WE KNOW about it. (CCCatch, PM...any takers?) ART We could REALLY use some help with ART for the CD. I can send you all the specs regarding size/format/etc. You will get many professional copies of your ART back if you do contribute. Everything will need to be converted to Corel Draw format for color separation--2 or 4 colors. We have upto six spaces for design including the 2 color CD design. If you can help we need to know ASAP. The art needs to be complete next MONTH. ============================================================================== ((Section 6...Advertisements)) ============================================================================== None this week. ============================================================================== ((Section 7...Top 25 Downloads)) ============================================================================== Again, nothing this week. The info.log is still a huge 100 MEG mess. ============================================================================== ((Section 8...Misc)) ============================================================================== More NEWS from -ELASTIK- ------------------------------------------------------------------ Here come the world's first CD-quality mods! Brought to you by -Elastik-. playemd.zip Our player for .emd's. god.zip God's 8 days of creation, by WhiteNoise Yes, this is Techno! With quality! horizon.zip Horizontal Entertainment, by Syndr0me Goin' Funky! Is this a mod? Requirements: GUS, VGA So, do you like them? Please send possible comments to Sir Adrian, kajaste@proffa.cc.tut.fi We, the Elastik, are still looking for a coder to join us. If you are interested, and can make good code, please contact us. Dirk, husberg@proffa.cc.tut.fi Sir Adrian, kajaste@proffa.cc.tut.fi ============================================================================== ((Section 9...Closing)) ============================================================================== Got anything to say about demos? Let us know. Quote of the week: "Stupid is as stupid does." --Forest Gump dmw@eng.ufl.edu ---------------------------------------------------------End-of-Demo-News-#57-