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                   August 14, 1994 - ISSUE #57 - August 20th, 1994
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((CONTENTS))
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                  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

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((Section 1...Standard Info))
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    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.

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((Section 2...General))
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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.


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((Section 3...Files))
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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.


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((Section 4...Music Articles - MC][))
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 GENERAL
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    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

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((Section 5...Demo CD))
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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.


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((Section 6...Advertisements))
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None this week.

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((Section 7...Top 25 Downloads))
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Again, nothing this week.  The info.log is still a huge 100 MEG mess.

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((Section 8...Misc))
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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

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((Section 9...Closing))
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Got anything to say about demos?  Let us know.

Quote of the week:  "Stupid is as stupid does."  --Forest Gump

dmw@eng.ufl.edu
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