浜様様様様様様様融 浜様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様夕 票 樛樛樛 樛樛樛 樛樛樛 樛樛樛 樛樛樛 樛 樛 樛樛 樛樛 樛 票 樛樛 樛 桀樛 桀樛 桀 桀 桀 桀 桀樛樛 桀樛樛 桀樛樛 樛樛樛 樛樛樛 樛樛樛 浜 樛 桀 樛 桀 樛樛 樛 樛 桀樛 票 桀樛樛 桀樛樛 桀樛樛 浜夕 樛樛樛 樛樛樛 樛樛樛 樛樛樛 樛樛樛 樛樛 樛 樛 樛樛樛 浜様 樛 樛樛 樛 桀樛 樂 桀 樂 炳 樛樛 票 樛 桀 樛 樂炮栩 樂 桀 桀 樛樂 票 桀桎桀 桀 桀 桀樛樛 桀 桀 桀樛樛 桀樛 桀桎桀 桀樛樛 麺様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様瞥様 May 1996 Volume 4 Number 5 把陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳 Board of Trade BBS New Port Richey, Florida (813) 862-4772 藩様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様 In This Issue ------------- United States Senate E-Mail Addresses Doom II: Hell on Earth Review Written by Paul Pollack Computer Basics Written by Ed Garwood BBS Basics: High Speed Transfers, Line Noise, Etc. Computer Humor, Reviews and all the Latest News + + + + + Editor's Welcome ---------------- Greetings fellow BBSer. Thank you for taking the time to check out this month's Pasco BBS Magazine! The plan for this month was to have an interview with a major Shareware author, however, I never got around to arranging it. So, that idea has been deferred to a future issue. Some months there is more time to work on the magazine than others and this was one of those months when time seemed to run short. The deadline always comes quickly. This may be a good time to mention that I would be very happy to receive articles written from readers of the magazine. Anything computer related would be great and the articles do not have to be lengthy. Articles could help this editor avoid burnout, which is a common ailment for free on-line publications. Enough of my traditional begging, there is plenty of interest in this month's issue. This month begins a series of updates for BBS Basics, the informational database for the new BBS user. Over the next few issues we will have new and updated articles, as we prepare to release the next version of the Freeware program. This month looks at High Speed Transfers, Line Noise, Etc. There is also the second in a series of great articles written by Ed Garwood called Computer Basics. Paul Pollack has written a very nice review of the commercial sequel to the Shareware classic Doom, id Software's Doom II: Hell on Earth. PBM Flashback looks at what some people saying before the 1993 release of Doom. This month's news includes a short article about a new Pasco County BBS listing and a couple of interesting press releases. Along with all our regular features is a list of the e-mail addresses for most members of the United States Senate. Until next month, thanks for reading! + + + + + 敖陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳 PASCO BBS MAGAZINE 団陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳 Tampa Bay's Oldest Free On-line Magazine! 団陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳 Member of the Association of Online Professionals 団陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳 Member of the Electronic Frontier Foundation 団陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳 EDITOR: Richard Ziegler 団陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳 HOME BBS: Board of Trade BBS (813) 862-4772 団陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳 World Wide Web Home Page: http://www.sanctum.com/pasco 青陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳 + + + + + Senate E-Mail Addresses ----------------------- The following is a listing of those members of the United States Senate who have published e-mail addresses on the Senate's Internet server. To see if there is an address for a Senator not listed, write their office at the United States Senate, Washington, D.C. 20510. You can also call the United States Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and a switchboard operator will connect you directly with the Senate office you wish to speak with. State Senator E-Mail Address ----- ------- -------------- Arkansas Bumpers, Dale senator@bumpers.senate.gov Arizona Kyl, Jon info@kyl.senate.gov Arizona McCain, John senator_mccain@mccain.senate.gov California Boxer, Barbara senator@boxer.senate.gov California Feinstein, Dianne senator@feinstein.senate.gov Colorado Brown, Hank senator_brown@brown.senate.gov Connecticut Dodd, Christopher J. sen_dodd@dodd.senate.gov Connecticut Lieberman, Joseph I. senator_lieberman@lieberman.senate.gov Delaware Biden, Jr., Joseph R. senator@biden.senate.gov Florida Graham, Bob bob_graham@graham.senate.gov Georgia Coverdell, Paul senator_coverdell@coverdell.senate.gov Iowa Grassley, Chuck chuck_grassley@grassley.senate.gov Iowa Harkin, Tom tom_harkin@harkin.senate.gov Idaho Craig, Larry E. larry_craig@craig.senate.gov Idaho Kempthorne, Dirk dirk_kempthorne@kempthorne.senate.gov Illinois Moseley-Braun, Carol senator@moseley-braun.senate.gov Illinois Simon, Paul senator@simon.senate.gov Kentucky Ford, Wendell H. wendell_ford@ford.senate.gov Kentucky McConnell, Mitch senator@mcconnell.senate.gov Louisiana Breaux, John B. senator@breaux.senate.gov Louisiana Johnston, J. Bennett senator@johnston.senate.gov Massachusetts Kennedy, Edward M. senator@kennedy.senate.gov Massachusetts Kerry, John F. john_kerry@kerry.senate.gov Maryland Mikulski, Barbara A. senator@mikulski.senate.gov Maryland Sarbanes, Paul S. senator@sarbanes.senate.gov Maine Cohen, William S. billcohen@cohen.senate.gov Michigan Abraham, Spencer michigan@abraham.senate.gov Michigan Levin, Carl senator@levin.senate.gov Minnesota Grams, Rod mail_grams@grams.senate.gov Minnesota Wellstone, Paul senator@wellstone.senate.gov Missouri Ashcroft, John john_ashcroft@ashcroft.senate.gov Mississippi Cochran, Thad senator@cochran.senate.gov Montana Baucus, Max max@baucus.senate.gov Montana Burns, Conrad conrad_burns@burns.senate.gov North Carolina Faircloth, Lauch senator@faircloth.senate.gov North Dakota Dorgan, Byron L. senator@dorgan.senate.gov Nebraska Kerrey, J. Robert bob@kerrey.senate.gov New Hampshire Gregg, Judd mailbox@gregg.senate.gov New Hampshire Smith, Bob opinion@smith.senate.gov New Jersey Bradley, Bill senator@bradley.senate.gov New Mexico Bingaman, Jeff senator_bingaman@bingaman.senate.gov New Mexico Domenici, Pete V. senator_domenici@domenici.senate.gov Nevada Reid, Harry senator_reid@reid.senate.gov New York Moynihan, Daniel Patrick senator@dpm.senate.gov Ohio DeWine, Mike senator_dewine@dewine.senate.gov Pennsylvania Santorum, Rick senator@santorum.senate.gov Pennsylvania Specter, Arlen senator_specter@specter.senate.gov Rhode Island Chafee, John H. senator_chafee@chafee.senate.gov South Carolina Hollings, Ernest F. senator@hollings.senate.gov South Dakota Daschle, Thomas A. tom_daschle@daschle.senate.gov South Dakota Pressler, Larry larry_pressler@pressler.senate.gov Tennessee Frist, Bill senator_frist@frist.senate.gov Tennessee Thompson, Fred senator_thompson@thompson.senate.gov Texas Hutchison, Kay Bailey senator@hutchison.senate.gov Virginia Robb, Charles S. senator@robb.senate.gov Virginia Warner, John W. senator@warner.senate.gov Vermont Jeffords, James M. vermont@jeffords.senate.gov Vermont Leahy, Patrick J. senator_leahy@leahy.senate.gov Washington Gorton, Slade senator_gorton@gorton.senate.gov Washington Murray, Patty senator_murray@murray.senate.gov Wisconsin Feingold, Russell D. senator@feingold.senate.gov Wisconsin Kohl, Herb senator_kohl@kohl.senate.gov West Virginia Rockefeller IV, John D. senator@rockefeller.senate.gov Wyoming Simpson, Alan K. senator@simpson.senate.gov (Reprinted courtesy of Computer underground Digest) + + + + + New Pasco BBS Listing Released ------------------------------ Clark Gilbo is well known to Pasco County BBS users for his efforts compiling BBS listings over the years. On April 5, 1996, he released his latest endeavor, the Pasco BBS Listing. This new publication contains telephone numbers for computer bulletin boards in western Pasco County and Pinellas County based systems located north of Largo. The Pasco BBS Listing, which is scheduled to be released on a monthly basis, has a standard ASCII edition and an ANSI color edition. Clark Gilbo first published a BBS list in the fall of 1992, when he created the Westcoast 813 BBS Directory. At that time, the 813 area code stretched along a good portion of Florida's west coast. Late in 1994, when the local area codes were changed, he renamed the list to the 813 BBS Directory. This version covered Pasco, Pinellas and Hillsborough counties, which were the counties retaining the 813 area code. The last release of the 813 BBS Directory was in the fall of 1995. Clark Gilbo put it this way in the first release of the new Pasco listing. "Due to non-support of BBS users and system operators of the 813 calling area, The 813 BBS Directory is history! The editor of this listing still hold all rights to The 813 BBS Directory. Also, the phone bill has been on the average of $45 per month, which hasn't even come close to breaking even. I can no longer can afford it. So that west Pasco County has a good listing, I'm doing this listing. Nothing too fancy. Hope you find what you're looking for." Despite the similarity of names, the Pasco BBS Listing is not created by the Pasco BBS Magazine. The Board of Trade BBS (813) 862-4772 will continue to act as a primary point of distribution for the listing, and the latest issue will always be a free download in the Local Author Support file directory. Home Office Online of Tarpon Springs, when the system comes on-line, will act as the home of the listing. + + + + + 孅冪冪冪冪冪冪様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様冪冪冪冪冪冪 敦慓慓慓慓慓 Board of Trade BBS 慓慓慓慓慓 敦慓慓慓慓 New Port Richey, Florida 慓慓慓慓 敦慓慓慓 (813) 862-4772 慓慓慓 敦慓慓 FidoNet: 1:3619/10 慓慓 敦慓 慓 敦 The Hobby BBS for the Entire Family! 惶 Pasco County's Information Source Home of the Pasco BBS Magazine, DA BUCS and BBS Basics Call here FIRST for the BEST in Shareware Official Distribution Site for the Most Popular Authors 敦 惶 敦慓 Supporting the Local Computer Community 慓惶 敦慓慓 Local Author Support File Directory 慓慓惶 敦慓慓慓 Official Support BBS for Pasco ComPats Computer Club 慓慓慓惶 敦慓慓慓慓 慓慓慓慓 敦慓慓慓慓慓 Member: AOP and EFF 慓慓慓慓慓 塹蕨蕨蕨蕨蕨蕨様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様蕨蕨蕨蕨蕨蕨 + + + + + Doom II: Hell on Earth Review ------------------------------ Although millions of users will have bought Doom II by the time most of you read this, I feel it only appropriate to look at one of the hottest selling titles. Doom II is the best first person shooter there ever was, surpassing the original Doom in many areas, and setting the standard for the future of electronic entertainment. Just read on and find out what I mean. Statistics: Rated like a report card: A+ -- Mega-awesome A -- Awesome B+ -- Great B -- Really good C+ -- Good C -- Average D+ -- OK D -- Fair F+ -- Better than nothing... F -- Stinks! Categories: Different optional features all rolled up to equal the overall grade of the game: Graphics: How good are the graphics compared to your computer's maximum capacity available for the graphics? Sound: Are the bleeps and bloops good, or are they really just bleeps and bloops? Music: Will you be humming the theme song later, or will you be trying to get it out of your head? Plot: Does the plot remind you of Willy Beamish, or King's Quest VI? Animation: Was the animation smooth and easy to understand what was going on, or did it look too jerky and hard to understand? Puzzles: Were the puzzles way too hard and stupid, far too easy for even a beginner, or just perfectly set in the middle? Humor: Does some parts of the game make you laugh, chuckle, groan, or could you not even tell they were a joke? Funfactor: Is the game fun enough to even have a Re-play factor? Re-play factor: Does winning the first time through make you want to replay it, or store it? Control\manipulation: Can you do what you want to do without hassles or too much tediousness? Technical factor: Did the game hang up more often than it ran? Concept: Is the main idea of what kind of game your dealing with sound good to you? Bang for your buck: Is it really worth all that hard-earned moola? Ending: How good was the ending sequence for the game? Did it make you feel all tingly inside? Overall: Put all these factors together, and what do you get? Doom II: Hell on Earth v1.666 (CD version) Statistics: Company: ID/Distribution by GT software Requirements: 386 DX, 4 megs RAM, VGA Includes: Small manual Recommended: Full hard-disk installation, 486 DX-33, VLB/PCI video, 8 megabytes RAM, modem/network hook-up, and supported sound card Retail price: around $60 Sale/street price: around $40 Any codes: IDCLEV -- unlike the original Doom, the format for the warp code is now simply IDCLEV and then the level number IDMUS -- switches the music to the music from the level you select (Doom ][ only) And a bunch of other codes from the original Doom (although no IDSPISPOPD, it's been replaced with IDCLIP)... Difficulty: Variable, although harder than the original Doom Copy Protection type: None Report Card: (Remember: these are strictly our opinion) Graphics...................... A+ Sound......................... B Music......................... B Plot.......................... N/A Animation..................... A+ Puzzles....................... N/A Humor......................... N/A Funfactor..................... A+ Re-play factor................ A+ Control\manipulation.......... A Technical factor.............. A Concept....................... B Bang for your buck............ A+ Ending........................ D Overall....................... A The Explanation: Graphics (A+): It's back, and better than ever. With Doom II, ID has set a new standard for graphic detail in a game of this kind. The walls, doors, and monsters all look great throughout, and don't break up into a pixelated mess when you get up close. There's a variety of styles present in the levels, and the new monsters (all seven of 'em) all look great. After playing Doom II, you'll wonder how you ever got along with those other inferior titles. Sound (B): The sounds in Doom II were great, and all the weapons sounded like they were supposed to. This is one of the aspects of Doom that is basically the same as the original, except that the new creatures make some cool new sounds. Then again, who really cares about such trivial matters as sound and music when the game is so much fun? Music (B): Like the original Doom, the music was fairly solid throughout, although I wouldn't go so far as to say they'd win a music award. There are some great new tunes, though, and most Doomers won't be disappointed by the selections. Plot (N/A): Although Doom II actually has a plot, it doesn't really matter. All you really have to know is that the monsters are your enemies and you have some rather big guns. For the people that enjoy hearing about the plot, here it is: You've just come back from your mission to the moonbase, and after arriving on Earth you begin to notice some strangely familiar sights. Humans are turning into monsters, and all hell is basically breaking out all over Earth (hence the title). As usual, you're left to save everyone's butt. Animation (A+): Although you'll need at least a 486 SX-25 to really enjoy the game, a DX-33 with VLB and a full hard drive installation will really get things moving in a full-screen window. With a fast VLB/PCI machine, the animation is as smooth as any game you've seen before, and probably even more ultra-realistic. All the characters and guns have realistic movements, especially if played off your hard-disk, and help bring life to the game. Puzzles (N/A): Although there are puzzles in the game, and actually quite a bit of them (find the keycard, then the door, etc.), they blend in so well with the actual gameplay that it was impossible to give this a separate rating. If you want to know about the difficulty, well then, here goes: Doom II is a whole lot harder than the original Doom, with larger levels (all thirty-two of 'em), tougher enemies, and more screamin' demons who want nothing more in the world than to see you dead. As you progress through the game, the levels get more and more difficult, with pits that you can't get out of if you fall in, crushing ceilings that hurt you unless you have God mode on, and many more enemies. Humor (N/A): If you've played Doom, you'll realize why this got an N/A. Doom wasn't meant to be a funny game, but rather an explosive action game that would send the millions to their local computer dealer to buy a new PC. When the action's this exciting, and the game's this fun, you'd think that ID wouldn't even bother with humor. Wrong... One of the least reported facts are the two extra levels in Doom II, called Wolfenstein and Grosse. The first, Wolfenstein, is just what it sounds like, a level from Wolfenstein where you go up against some pretty mean blue soldiers (although they seem a little small). Although I doubt that ID intended this level to be funny, it kinda is. ID's probably never going to remake Wolfenstein with the Doom engine, but it gives you a pretty good idea of how it would look if they did. The latter, Grosse, is pretty self explanatory. It starts off like the previous level, except towards the end you walk into a room and see tiny little Commander Keens hanging. To beat the level, you have to blow up the Commander Keens (and get to see their heads roll on the floor). Man, I didn't know ID was so mad at their Apogee association. It still got an N/A though; these weren't really that humorous, and I'm not even sure if ID intended them to be. Funfactor (A+): Ask Alex, and he'll tell you that I was never a Doom maniac -- sure I had my days of Doom euphoria, but those days grew numbered and I never really bothered with the game that much after that. It seemed like a lot of repetition -- grab the gun, kill the monster, grab the gun again, etc. But Doom II hurls so many ferocious monsters and so many different levels at you that you just can't help but love it. Modem and network play don't hurt it either. Re-play factor (A+): After playing through the thirty base levels and conquering the two hidden levels, I doubt that many gamers will go through the entire game again. Sure, the hardcore Doom fans might do it --OK, so maybe I was wrong -- but I for one, wouldn't. But the addition of modem and network play only add to the replay value, and lend the game a unique human touch that just adds the final glaze to the already realistic presentation. But the final touch, and the reason for the A+ is that there are a seemingly infinite number of Doom WAD's floating around on on-line services today, and it isn't that hard to find a program that converts Doom I wads to Doom II WAD's. With all those levels floating around out there (including Gladiator, my own Doom ][ level available on the Board of Trade BBS and Studio PC), and the previously mentioned modem/network play, Doom II has the most replay value I've ever seen in a game of its kind. Control/Manipulation (A): If you played Doom (hey, who didn't?!), control will be a snap for you to master -- especially since Doom can be controlled with a wide variety of peripherals. Doom makes full use of a keyboard, mouse, or joystick, and with a gamepad the controls really shine. Like the original Doom, Doom II also supports the Cyberman. No matter which controller you choose, Doom II responds quickly and accurately. Technical factor (A): What can I say: I didn't have a single technical problem in Doom. OK, so that's not entirely true -- I did get an error when I tried to warp to level 33, but that was my fault, since there isn't a level 33, not the game's. With the hardware described above, you should be able to run the game in a good sized window and still maintain a fairly high frames- per-second rate. Although Hell on Earth will perform the best if run from a hard disk, you may be forced to run it from the CD. If you opt not to install it, the CD version actually runs okay. There were some lost frames when you walk around, and occasionally you lost control over your character when it was accessing the CD, but for the most part it was tolerable. The only major downfall to running it from the CD is the inability to save any games. Concept (B): I admit it, the number of 3D games seems to increase exponentially, and the concept has become overused. Every time a new first- person shooter comes out, I, as a reviewer, have to ask myself whether it's fresh and original enough to stand out in an already overcrowded field. With Doom II, the answer is a definite maybe. While there are many improvements from the original, including seven new monsters (like the lost-soul throwing pain elemental, and the Baron's little brother -- the Hell Knight), one new weapon (the double barreled sawed-off shotgun), enhanced graphic effects, and a few speed enhancements, its still just Doom. Then again, being "just Doom" isn't half bad... Bang for your Buck (A+): If you're a Doom fan, there's no excuse not to get this game. With its new additions, cutting-edge feel, and devilishly fun gameplay, Doom II is destined to be one of the most popular games of the year. The graphics, sound effects, and level layout all contribute to a marvelous whole, and Doom II: Hell on Earth deserves to become the standard for all new arcade titles. At $40 for thirty levels (not to mention the two secret levels), its a real steal. Ending (D): While Doom II is more fun than the original, and features better graphics and sound, it's just plain more difficult then the original. There are tons of enemies, crushing ceilings, and many more devilishly difficult features that make Doom II a lot harder than many arcade games on the market; but while this may seem to be too difficult, multiple difficulty settings (yep, the old "I'm too young to die, etc." settings) let you tailor the difficulty to your needs. And, if you have to, you can use the codes as a last resort. The ending of Doom II was a let-down, to say the least. Those hoping for a 256-color animated sequence or something equally impressive will no doubt be disappointed. Instead of one of these, you're treated with a background and text, similar to the end of the shareware Doom; the only redeeming quality is that after that screen ends, it brings up a screen with a monster moving in a stationary place. Press a key, and the monster dies, and the next monster comes up. It's pretty neat to watch, but still nothing spectacular. Overall (A): When I first saw Doom II, I never though that I would learn to like it as much as I did. The scenery in the game is gorgeous, due to the excellent 256-color graphics, the sound is great, and the gameplay is the most exciting I've ever seen in a game of this type. Add modem/network play, and you have an incredible mix that other game designers would be wise to imitate. Editor's Note: Thanks again to Paul Pollack for another great article. Look for more from Paul in next month's Pasco BBS Magazine. Paul is an avid gamer and frequent BBSer who, if you would like to contact him, can be reached at Gator's Place BBS (813) 376-0087, or Dr. Duck's BBS (813) 849-3562. Paul is also the moderator of the GamePlay Conference on the Board of Trade BBS (813) 862-4772. You may also wish to visit his home page on the World Wide Web at http://www.intol.com/paul/paul.htm. + + + + + 栩栩栩栩栩栩栩栩栩栩栩栩栩栩栩栩栩栩栩栩栩栩栩栩栩栩栩栩栩栩栩栩栩栩栩栩栩 DON'T COPY THAT FLOPPY! 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What are they talking about? Id Software's release of the 3D action game Doom. When asked to describe, the game Jay Wilbur states "I just don't know where to begin. You play an off duty Space Marine who is guarding an off planet research facility. When an experiment goes array, and the very fabric of time and space is ripped, demons, or the bad guys are coming in from the other side. In Episode One, which will be the Shareware release episode, your job is to stop them from coming in. Later episodes will actually take you to the other side. It shares the first person perspective as Wolfenstein, but that is where it stops. It is just going to be far more complex. Network play, four people via a local area network, two people via a serial link or modem link, or solo play. It will have tons of traps. Tons more weapons. A true light shading. Multiple level floors and ceilings, where in Wolfenstein you had only set level, in this you could have cathedral like ceilings and dips in the floor and stairways. It runs, I'm going to guess and say, fifty percent faster than Wolfenstein, depending of course on your system." Editor's Note: PBM Flashback will appear on a regular basis in future issues. Each issue will have this brief look back at some of the features which have appeared over the history of the Pasco BBS Magazine. + + + + + P R O G R A M R E V I E W 敖陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳堕陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳 Program MMTrek Screen Saver 団陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳田陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳 Author/Vendor Heiko Tietz 団陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳田陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳 Special Requirements Windows, VBRUN200.DLL 青陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳祖陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳 MMTrek Screen Saver Review -------------------------- The MMTrek Screen Saver, written by German author Heiko Tietz, is a screen saver for Windows based on the popular television show Star Trek. Every fifteen seconds the program displays one of four different animated pictures from the show. MMTrek is easy to install and, even if it seems to run a bit slow, it is not a bad effort for a program being released as "postcardware." The images displayed include two versions of the starship Enterprise, a Star Trek insignia and another starship resembling a Bird of Prey. The program can be configured to play a .WAV file at different points during its operation, including during the fly-by of a starship. There is also the option of setting the "speedfactor" for the animations and the author may add additional features if there is a "significant response." The program will run under virtually any Windows setup and requires the readily available VBRUN200.DLL, which is not included in the download package. While there are no charges for the use of MMTrek, it is not being released as Freeware. It is being released as "postcardware", which is sometimes simply called "cardware." To continue using the program, after the thirty day evaluation period, you must send a postcard to the author. + + + + + ***************************************************************************** ATTENTION to Details BBS Clint Bradford, KE6LCS - Sysop Mira Loma, California BBS (909) 681-6221 BBS Excellence...Across the Board!(sm) Voice Support (909) 681-6210 Supporting BBS Member: AOP - Association of Online Professionals ASP - Association of Shareware Professionals EFF - Electronic Frontier Foundation ESC - Educational Software Cooperative NCSA - National Computer Security Association Message Networks: MustangNet USNet CoveNet Internet MysticNet ILink HamRadioNet Official Bulletin Station of the ARRL - American Radio Relay League ATTENTION to Details BBS is managed in compliance with the AOP and NCSA Codes of Professional Standards ***************************************************************************** + + + + + Computer Basics --------------- Written by Ed Garwood, Hudson, FL DID YOU KNOW....? You can have your screen display double width letter? At your C:\ prompt, just type Mode 40 and your screen will instantly change. To go back to the normal display, just type Mode 80. DID YOU KNOW....? Tired of that black screen with white letters? Like to change it? How about bright green letters on a blue background? Sound good? First, check your CONFIG.SYS file to see if it has the ANSI.SYS device listed. If not, enter the following line at the end of your CONFIG.SYS file: DEVICE=C:\DOS\ANSI.SYS /X and save your new CONFIG.SYS file. Now, type (EXACTLY) the following at your C:\ prompt : Prompt $E[1;44;32m $P Today is $D $P Then press and then type CLS. See if you don't like the display . If you don't, then type the following: Prompt $P$G Press and you're back where you started from> DID YOU KNOW......? You can type fractions (or lines, or foreign language letters, etc) without changing your keyboard? Want to type the fraction ? First, make sure that your NUM LOCK is on (is the light on?). Then, just hold down the key while you press the numbers 1 7 1 on the numbers keyboard (to your right). 2 0 6 gives you . If you like Greek, 2 2 8 will give you . 1 2 9 gives you the German letter . The above are standard ASCII control figures. You'll find them in any reference manual, including your printer manual. DID YOU KNOW.....? THESE WINDOWS TIPS AND TRICKS (Re-printed from Morgantown, WV's IBM PCUG-PC Expressions Newsletter) To quickly print a file in Windows 3.1, use the new 'drag and drop' technique. Once you have Print Manager minimized, simply drag the file icon and drop it onto the Print Manager Icon. This technique is usually faster than opening the application, opening the file to be printed, and then choosing the application's print command to print the file To quickly open a file, drag the file icon and drop it onto the title bar of the open application or onto the minimized application icon. The Windows operating system automatically loads the file. For a quick switch between open application in Windows, press ALT-TAB. To display the icon and name for any open application, repeatedly press the TAB key while holding the ALT key down. To open the displayed application, release the ALT key. To open a dialog box, listing all the open applications on your system, hold down the CTRL key and press ESC. The Task List is handy for closing or switching applications. To format a floppy disk faster, use the new Windows File Manager 'Quick Format' option. Select FORMAT from the Disk menu in File Manager. The option is listed in the dialog box. NOTE: This works ONLY for disks that have been previously formatted. Want the same application to open each time you start Windows? Hold down the CTRL key while you drag the application icon and drop it on the Startup group icon or open group window. When you restart Windows, those programs whose icons are displayed in the Startup Group will be launched. To select TruType fonts for your documents, simply look for the TruType icon next to the font names listed in your application's font menu. There are several families of TruType fonts, including Arial, Courier New, and New Times Roman. To customize the fonts used to display information in a File Manager Window, select FONT from the Option Menu. This opens a dialog box that lists your font display options. To choose from a variety of DESKTOP color schemes, open the Control Panel in the MAIN group, and choose the Color icon. A dialog box list the color schemes (or choose your own!). Editor's Note: Look for another installment of Computer Basics in next month's issue. Ed Garwood may be contacted by leaving a message on the Board of Trade BBS at (813) 862-4772. He is also active in the Pasco ComPats Computer Club. The club meets the second and fourth Thursday of the month at the New Port Richey City Council Chambers at the intersection of Main and Madison Streets in New Port Richey, Florida. For more information about the Pasco ComPats Computer Club, contact club President Robert Donbar at (813) 863-3963. + + + + + 臆臆 臆 臆 臆 臆臆臆憶 臆 臆 臆臆 THE NEWS 臆 臆 臆 臆 臆憶 臆 臆 憶 臆 臆 臆 臆 DIRECTORY 臆 臆 臆 臆臆渦憶 臆渦 臆 臆 臆憶 臆 臆 臆渦臆憶 臆臆 臆渦渦憶 臆憶 A brief look 臆 臆 臆 臆憶 臆渦 臆臆臆憶 臆憶 at some of 臆 臆 臆 臆 臆 臆 臆 憶 臆憶臆憶 臆 臆 the news of 臆臆 臆 憶 臆 臆 臆臆臆憶 臆 臆 臆臆 the month CompuServe Inc. launched a new on-line service called "Wow!" on March 25. The new service has a heavy emphasis on home use and has intense graphics, news, sports, weather, business and entertainment information, e-mail, shopping, chat and full Internet access. The software to access the new service requires Windows 95 and a CD-ROM drive, with a Macintosh version due out in the future. Unlimited access to Wow! is $17.95 per month. The General Accounting Office estimates automating the way the Federal Government processes travel expenses could save taxpayers $1 billion annually. Some agencies use as many as 39 paper forms. Apple Computer Inc. announced a $700 million loss for the first quarter of 1996. This comes after a $69 million loss for the last quarter of 1995. Writing off unsold products and paying for job cuts created the larger than expected loss. In related news, March 31 was the last day for Apple's eWorld on-line service. The Internal Revenue Service decided not to provide on-line tax return filing, known as Cyberfile, for 1995 taxes. A new system was going to allow taxpayers to file returns directly with the IRS on the World Wide Web in selected areas this Spring. However, security concerns and technical problems made it impossible to offer the service for this tax season. The Smithsonian Institution, which is celebrating its 150th anniversary, is planning to expand the information available on their home page on the World Wide Web (http://www.si.edu). Within the next couple of years, they hope to make over 100,000 items viewable on the Internet. While the institution's Washington DC based museum can only display about one-seventh of its collection at any one time, it is possible that some day everything could be exhibited on-line. At the present time, the Web site explains current displays, shows pictures hanging in the museums and describes upcoming events. Rumors are circulating that MicroSoft, Inc. is planning to release an updated version of the Windows operating system during 1996. Before Windows 95 was released it was known as "Chicago." Windows 96 is rumored to be nicknamed "Nashville." "WEB.X -- The Internet Event for Business" is shaping up as one of the major on-line related events for 1996. The show, which is being held concurrently with the PC Expo, will take place June 18-20 at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York City and September 24-26 at McCormick Place in Chicago. For further information on WEB.X contact Jangliw N. Sang of Blenheim Group USA, Inc. at (800) 829-3976. + + + + + 浜様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様 炳 桎炳 桎炳 桎烝 桎 桎烝 桎炳 桎炳 桎炳 烝桎 桎桎 桎 桎炳 烝炳 桎炳 烝 烝烝 烝烝 烝烝 烝烝 桎 桎 桎烝 桎炳 桎炳 烝炳 烝烝 烝烝 烝烝 Since 1985 - Pasco County's Oldest BBS Sysops - Rob & Carolyn Marlowe Popular Chat Board, On-Line Games, CD-ROMS, Internet, FidoNet Ten Lines - (813) 848-6055 Voice - (813) 845-0893 telenet: sanctum.com READ THE PASCO BBS MAGAZINE AT: http://www.sanctum.com/pasco 藩様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様 + + + + + BBS Basics: High Speed Transfers, Line Noise, Etc. --------------------------------------------------- What follows is not intended to be a technical discussion on high speed modems, but tries to answer some commonly asked questions. The new user, and the expert alike, may ask why file transfers are slow at 14,400 baud and above. Line noise over common telephone wires has been a problem since the first modems made their connection. For years it was said that 2400 bps was as fast as normal telephone lines could transmit data and that we would never see faster speeds due to the low band-width and high noise levels. Modem technology has advanced over the years, but line noise is not a thing of the past. Unfortunately, it is still with us. These new modems are not magic either. They manage to hide the line noise, and some are able to filter it out, but it is still there. If line noise occurs during the connection process, where your modem and the host modem perform their hand-shaking sequence looking for common ground, then it is very likely that the two modems will agree to a slower speed to avoid having problems during the remainder of the call. In fact, if line noise occurs during the call the modems may decide to shift down at that time as well. When line noise occurs during a file transfer between two modems which have established an error correction session, the only evidence of this line noise may very well be slow file transfers and nothing else. Many modems give no other indications this extra work is being required, and may eventually give up and just drop the carrier completely. If you find that downloading ASCII files produces excellent file transfers rates, but downloading Zip files reduces the rate, then very likely you have turned on an option known as "data compression." It is like trying to use PKZip to zip a Zip file. In its attempt to shrink the file, it actually causes the file to expand in size and this slows down the file transfer. For high speed file transfers to work you generally want to use some type of flow control. If your modem or software is not set up correctly, it is possible that flow control problems will result in errors. When data is lost due to flow control problems there is only one solution and that is to send the data again. This results in slowing down your file transfer. Choosing the right file transfer protocol is important and Xmoden is not always appropriate at high speeds. Zmodem has the ability to re-send the last block of data while other protocols, such as Ymodem/G, have no way to request that data be resent, so the transfer is aborted. Ymodem/G is one of the fastest, but Zmodem is more dependable. And if all that is not enough, it seems like certain times of the year introduce more line noise on the phone lines than others. Some causes of line noise are wet ground conditions, which introduces electrical changes in the phone company's lines. Increased traffic on the telephone lines leads to increased noise. Some of the worst conditions can occur on local calls, as local circuits seldom receive the maintenance attention given to long distance circuits. There are a few hardware options which can reduce the errors in high speed transfers. The easiest is to make sure that all your connections are clean. Dirty or corroded connections will obviously have a negative impact on your results. Another is to make sure that your phone line is grounded. This not only helps reduce line noise, but may save your equipment in the event the phone lines becomes electrically charged. For example, it is possible for a lightning strike to come through the phone line. Some surge protectors have a built-in port to plug the phone line into and most electronics stores have a device, which plugs into an electrical outlet, to ground the phone line. If your computer is a few years old, you may have to install a new serial card with a 16550A UART chip. This high speed communications port is a requirement for 28,800 baud file transfers. Most of the newer computers have these high speed UART chips installed. So what else can you do about line noise? You can contact your local phone company. Sometimes the phone company does find a correctable problem. Using high quality software and equipment can hide some of the problems. Or you could move to France where fiber optic telecommunications is a reality. Editor's Note: BBS Basics is a menu driven database of information for the new BBS user. Version 2.1 of the Freeware program can be found on better BBSs everywhere. As BBS Basics is updated for the next version, the articles will be published first in the Pasco BBS Magazine. Next month there will be an article, which will include a brief history of the computerized bulletin board, titled "What is a BBS?" + + + + + ROTFL! ------ Computer humor courtesy of Sandy Illes Top Ten Ways to Know Your Life is the Most Pathetically Boring One on Earth Written and Copyrighted by Sandy Illes 10. In the school yearbook, the inscription under your name said "Least likely to be wearing clean underwear." 9. You've memorized the TV Guide. 8. You cheat playing Solitaire. 7. Your bowel movements make the front page of the local paper. 6. The only mail you receive is addressed to "Occupant." 5. Your blooms-once-in-a-lifetime plant bloomed while you were in the bathroom. 4. Your relatives don't talk to you but they think you look vaguely familiar. 3. You once took a bath but the police made you put it back. 2. You dry your hair by hanging it on the clothesline. 1. Aliens are in contact with your pet but they won't bother talking to you. Editor's Note: Thank you to ROTFL Digest!, and its editor Sandy Illes for allowing the above to be reprinted from a prior issue of the on-line humor magazine. ROTFL Digest! is published by Access Media Systems, which may be contacted at (905) 847-7143, or (905) 847-7362. You may also email Sandy Illes at sandyi@pathcom.com, or visit their home page on the World Wide Web at http://www.pathcom.com/~sandyi. + + + + + EFF Quote of the Month ---------------------- "Secrecy and a free, democratic government don't mix." - Harry S. Truman on clandestine government From "Plain Speaking: An Oral Biography of Harry S Truman," Merle Miller, 1974, ch. 23 Editor's Note: The Electronic Frontier Foundation Quote of the Month is a collection of the wittiest and stupidest, most sublime and most inane comments ever said about cryptography, civil liberties, networking, government, privacy, and more. For more information on the Electronic Frontier Foundation, contact the EFF via the Internet, phone, fax, or US Mail. The Electronic Frontier Foundation, 1001 G Street NW, Suite 950 E, Washington, DC 20001, (202) 347-5400 (voice), (202) 393-5509 (fax), (202) 638-6119 (BBS), Internet: ask@eff.org. + + + + + + + + + + Favorite Taglines ----------------- Some bulletin boards and off-line mail readers are set-up to add taglines to network type messages. This is typically done to add a humorous thought onto the message. The Pasco BBS Magazine will on occasion run some of our favorite taglines found while browsing the local nets. Picked up this stupid tagline at a BBS Convention. OK joke's over! Where's President Bush? Press any key... Hey! Not that one! NO!!!!! <(*+#^)% NO CARRIER Ensign Clampett? He's Jed, Jim! Too much free time? Become a Sysop ... Most political jokes get elected. I am going to live forever, or die trying! This score just in: Deep Space 9, Babylon 5. Myth #1: "The Computer only does what you tell it." BEEP: This is a test of the Emergency Tagline System. Pro is to Con as Progress is to Congress. Excuse me for butting in, but I'm interrupt driven. Stop while you're a Thread ... System Halted. Press any key to do nothing. Politicians and diapers should be changed often for the same reasons. Yer motherboard wear combat reboots! I can't remember which taglines are stolen and which I wrote! If Clinton is the answer, the question must be stupid. Sysoping: It's not just an adventure, it's a job. Jim, any seats left? There's SPACE in the FINAL FRONT TIER. + + + + + Cleveland BBS Lawsuit, In Response to the Raids ----------------------------------------------- Father & Son Computer Users Fight Back: Cincinnati Electronic Bulletin Board System Users File Class Action Lawsuit Against Simon Leis & Computer Task Force (Press Release of 3/6/96) A father and son filed a class action lawsuit today in federal court against Sheriff Simon L. Leis, Jr., and other law enforcement officials. On August 31, 1995, members of the Hamilton County Regional Electronic Computer Intelligence Task Force (RECI) raided the West Chester home of Michael O'Brien and seized his personal computer system. O'Brien's son Noah, a 15 year old sophomore at Indian Hill High School, ran a computer bulletin board system called "Spanish Inquisition" from his father's computer. The police raid took everything on the O'Briens' computer and its bulletin board system, including all the private electronic mail and work product of the users. This is the second user class action challenging a government seizure of computer material. Both actions have arisen out of the activities of Sheriff Leis and the RECI Task Force. According to the search warrant used to justify the raid, the Task Force was seeking computer image files and "hacker" information on a system that contained thousands of public and private messages. Noah & his father, an engineering manager, represent a class of hundreds of users of the Spanish Inquisition electronic bulletin board. Mr. O'Brien uses the computer system to send and receive electronic mail and to do work projects at home; his son ran the bulletin board system, sent & received e-mail, and authored computer programs and artwork. The lawsuit claims that the wholesale seizure of the computer bulletin board system violated the users' constitutional right to free speech and association, and that the seizure of their private e-mail, public messages, and materials intended for publication violated their right to privacy and federal law. "The Task Force used a drift net to troll for a tiny amount of supposed 'cyberporn' and 'hacker' tools," said Cincinnati civil rights lawyer Scott T. Greenwood, who represents the plaintiffs. "In the process, they netted an enormous amount of entirely irrelevant material, and shut down a constitutionally-protected forum for speech and association." Greenwood added, "This seizure was doubly outrageous. It came on the heels of the first suit filed against the very same defendants for the same type of constitutional violations. Whether the sheriff and our local 'Internet police' like it or not, the Bill of Rights is not optional just because they don't like it or understand it. Shutting down a computer system and seizing people's private communications turns the First Amendment on its head." The lawsuit claims that Sheriff Leis and the Task Force violated the First Amendment, the Fourth Amendment, several provisions of the federal Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986, the First Amendment Privacy Protection Act of 1980, and Ohio common law privacy rights, and seeks actual damages, statutory damages, and punitive damages on behalf of the lead plaintiffs and the entire class. Copies of the complaint are currently available by e-mail, and will also be available later on a website. The first user class action's website may be found at http://www.iac.net/ccc. Contact Information: Scott T. Greenwood, Attorney Greenwood & Associates 2301 Carew Tower, 441 Vine Street Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 Internet: stgrnwd@iac.net (513) 684-0101 (voice) (513) 684-0077 (fax) (Reprinted Courtesy Computer underground Digest) + + + + + Online Parental Control Act --------------------------- Eshoo Introduces Online Parental Control Act - Legislation Strengthens Parental Control Of Online Materials, Eliminates "Indecency" Standard (Press Release of March 14, 1996) Washington, D.C. -- Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-CA) today introduced the Online Parental Control Act of 1996 (OPCA) to strengthen the control parents have over their children's access to online materials, eliminate the "indecency" standard from the Communications Act of 1934, and provide additional defenses against liability for publishing online materials. Representatives Pelosi (D- CA), Dellums (D-CA), Farr (D-CA), Gejdenson (D-CT), and Woolsey (D-CA) are original cosponsors of OPCA. When the Telecommunications Reform Bill was signed into law earlier this year, it made sweeping changes to America's telecommunications policy. Among those changes was the establishment of a ban on using telecommunications devices to provide "indecent" materials to minors, as well as defenses against being held liable for a violation of that ban. For example, people could avoid liability by using software that blocks the access of minors to such materials or restricts access through the use of credit card numbers or adult access codes. Some U.S. Representatives, including Rep. Eshoo, opposed the "indecency" standard because the range of material it would ban was so broad that it violates the right to freedom of speech. The "indecency" standard is currently being challenged in court by a large coalition of free speech advocacy groups and high technology companies. "The Online Parental Control Act will encourage an open dialogue in Congress about the best way to both give parents control over what their children see online and protect the First Amendment rights of Internet users," said Rep. Eshoo. "My proposal builds on last year's efforts to reach a compromise on this issue by offering more incentives for the online community to provide families with better parental control technologies. "I'm supportive of efforts to address this issue in the courts, but I believe Congress also needs to offer a legislative solution. Given the political realities of the current Congress, I think OPCA offers the most realistic way to settle this dispute in a timely and effective manner." The Online Parental Control Act of 1996: Replaces the "indecency" standard with a "harmful to minors" standard; Establishes a definition for "harmful to minors;" Maintains the Communications Act of 1934's legal defenses against liability for people who choose to give parents technology that: 1) blocks or restricts access to online materials deemed obscene or harmful to minors, and 2) restricts access to such materials through adult access codes or credit card numbers; Adds two new defenses: 1) the use of labeling or segregating systems to restrict access to online materials, such as systems developed using the standards designed by the Platform for Internet Content Selection project (PICS), and 2) the use of other systems that serve the same function of the other defenses if they are as reasonable, effective, and appropriate as blocking, adult access code, and labeling technologies; and Protects providers or users of interactive computer services, information content providers, and access software providers from civil or criminal liability under state law for making available to minors materials that are indecent or harmful to minors if they take actions to qualify for the defenses mentioned above. "I'd rather have Mom and Dad monitoring their children's online viewing habits than the government," concluded Rep. Eshoo. "Technology offers the best opportunity for parents to manage what their kids have access to, and the Online Parental Control Act encourages those technologies to be developed more fully." The "indecency" standard is a vague term that has been subject to legal challenge by a wide range of free speech advocates and high technology companies. The broad nature of the "indecency" standard means that it could lead to a prohibition on material such as classic art like Michelangelo's David, classic literature like "Catcher In The Rye," and frank discussions about birth control, sexuality, or disease transmission. "Harmful to minors," on the other hand, already works successfully in 48 states, more directly addresses speech that actually harms children, and passes constitutional muster. PICS is a cross-industry working group assembled under the auspices of MIT's World Wide Web Consortium to develop an easy-to-use content labeling and selection platform that empowers people worldwide to selectively control online content they receive through personal computers. The Recreational Software Advisory Council recently announced that it will soon implement a detailed voluntary ratings system, using PICS standards, that will let computer users filter out varying degrees of sex, violence, nudity, and foul language. Companies and groups supporting PICS include Apple, America Online, AT&T, the Center for Democracy and Technology, CompuServe, IBM, France Telecom, Prodigy, Providence Systems/Parental Guidance, Surf Watch Software, and Time Warner Pathfinder. For more information about the Online Parental Control Act of 1996, please contact Lewis Roth at (202) 225-8104 or look on the Internet at http://www- eshoo.house.gov/opca.html. (Reprinted Courtesy Computer underground Digest) + + + + + 旭旭旭旭旭旭旭旭旭旭旭旭旭旭旭旭旭旭旭旭旭旭旭旭旭旭旭旭旭旭旭旭旭旭旭 Board of Trade BBS New Port Richey, Florida (813) 862-4772 12/24/48/96/144/28800 baud The Hobby BBS for the Entire Family! Pasco County's Information Source Home of the Pasco BBS Magazine, DA BUCS and BBS Basics Call here FIRST for the BEST in Shareware Official Distribution Site: Alive Software, Apogee Software, Epic MegaGames, Gamer's Edge, Id Software, Impulse Software, MVP Software, Safari Software, Software Creations, Soleau Software and Union Logic Software Supporting the Local Computer Community Local Author Support File Directory Official Support BBS for Pasco ComPats Computer Club 旭旭旭旭旭旭旭旭旭旭旭旭旭旭旭旭旭旭旭旭旭旭旭旭旭旭旭旭旭旭旭旭旭旭旭 + + + + + Next Month ---------- Since June 1 is the beginning of the 1996 Hurricane Season, the June issue of the Pasco BBS Magazine will take a look at some of the hurricane tracking programs available in the on-line world. Here in Florida, we are certainly hoping that the predictions for a less active season are accurate. There will also be an article on the Federal Emergency Management Agency's home page on the World Wide Web. The updating of BBS Basics will continue with "What is a BBS," which will include a brief history of the computerized bulletin board. Game guru Paul Pollack will have part one of a two part article on designing your own levels for id Software's popular game of Heretic. All the latest news, and the rest of our regular features, will be included as well. The June issue of the Pasco BBS Magazine will be available on, or before, May 22. Make sure you do not miss a single issue of Tampa Bay's oldest free on- line magazine! + + + + + Important Information --------------------- The Pasco BBS Magazine is distributed free of charge, as long as it is unaltered and complete. When uploading make sure the original archive is intact with all files included. The Pasco BBS Magazine is the sole property of the Board of Trade BBS and Richard Ziegler. It is legally copyrighted material and all rights are reserved. No part of this magazine may be used without permission. No compensation of any kind may be received for the viewing, distribution, or for any other use of the magazine files. By submitting something, you are agreeing to allow publication of the material in the magazine. Articles reprinted with permission remain the property of the cited source. Guest contributions may not necessarily reflect the views of the Pasco BBS Magazine. The editor reserves the right to edit submissions, however, this is normally only done to correct spelling or grammatical errors. The editor makes all determinations on what and when articles will run. Every effort is made to insure that all information contained within the Pasco BBS Magazine is accurate, but inadvertently mistakes can appear. The Pasco BBS Magazine, Board of Trade BBS or Richard Ziegler cannot be held liable for information contained within this document. It is intended that this magazine exists for the personal enjoyment of the readers. Rather than place a trademark symbol at every occurrence of a trademarked name, it is stated that trademarks are only being used in an editorial fashion with no intention of any infringement of the trademark itself. More information can be found in the other files distributed with the magazine's archive. Comments, questions, suggestions and submissions can be left on the Board of Trade BBS (813) 862-4772, or mailed to Board of Trade BBS, P.O. Box 1853, New Port Richey, FL 34656. + + + + + (C)Copyright 1996 Richard Ziegler - All Rights Reserved + + + + +