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 Special BBS Edition     TAKE A BYTE NEWSLETTER                       
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  May 15, 1993    Issue 34      Volume 3       Bi-Monthly      FREE   


     Here we are in the middle of May and bringing to you more hot
news about the computer industry.  This issue we will cover Amazon,
a PC game for RPGers out there, DOS's DoubleSpace and much more.  


**GONZO'S GAMES**  
     AMAZON is a light-hearted role-playing game.  You are a young
scientist who must rescue his brother who is trapped in the Amazon. 
The play screen is much like the Kings Quest games, with icons and
a mouse cursor to interact.
     AMAZON has the look and feel of an old Republic serial,
starting with an opening count (5...4...3...).  The game has a
limited built-in hint system which will only give you so many hints
before it makes fun of how stupid you are.  The graphics are great,
the fun lasts throughout the game, and it will keep you busy.
     GONZO'S RATING: 6 out of 10.
Amazon Guardians of Eden: $49; Access Software Inc.

**GONZO'S TIPS** "Save Early and Often." Save your game frequently
if the game allows it, but don't do it to the point where you take
the challenge out of playing.                                     
                                                                  


**DOS**  
     In our last issue we covered MEMMAKER and the problems it
causes.  In this issue we would like to point out a few problems
with DoubleSpace.  DoubleSpace is a disk compression utility that
is built into the DOS kernel itself.  It is not like Superstor or
Stacker, because those programs run independent of the operating
system.  DoubleSpace compresses data using the Lempel-Ziv
algorithm, which looks for a repeated series of data strings, then
chooses a token to represent them.
     DoubleSapce allows you to compress your hard disk or a floppy
disk.  When DoubleSpace is launched onto a hard drive, it creates
another drive.  For example: let's say your hard drive is C:, and
you only have 2 floppy drives.  DoubleSpace would create a D:
drive.  Now here is where it get tricky.  All the data on your C:
drive is compressed into 1 file.  That file is called a CVF
(Compressed Volume File).  The CVF file is stored on Drive D:,
which is called the Host drive.  Now DoubleSpace tricks DOS into
thinking that Drive D: is drive C:. Drive C: will look no different
than it did before.  DoubleSpace compreses about a little less than
a half of your hard drive, so a 40 megabyte hard drive will become
60 megabytes when compressed.  DoubleSpace is a fairly sound
program.  Since its combined into the operating system itself,
there would be very little room errors.

*DOS tip of the month: Ever have a batch program that you want to
delete all the files in one directory?  Ever have to answer "Y" to
that warning when you just want to wipe everything in one command? 
Now you can, here is a batch command to relieve you of that
problem.  ECHO Y | DEL *.*



**BBS**  
On-line games are a great way for you to relax.  They are also a
good way to kill time while you're waiting for someone to log on. 
Many BBS's feature on-line games.  The popular ones are Role
Playing Games (RPG's), as they are the easiest to control over a
BBS.  BBS's have offered on-line games since about 1984 and the
games continue to improve.  The favorites of most people are
Blackjack, Slot Machine, and Hangman type games.  The only barrier
these days are the graphics.  Graphics dont play smooth over a BBS,
so most  of the games you'll be seeing on-line will be IBM
characters (ASCII). Don't let that discourage you.  All the games
are fun and worth checking out.

*BBS tip of the month: I bet if you're a BBS'er that is an addict,
then your phone bill is higher than the Sears Tower.  Most users
don't know that some BBS's have "local access" numbers so that you
can call and not be charged long distance.  Just ask the sysop on
the board for an access number local to your area.


**PROGRAMMING**  
Ever want to reboot from a batch file?  Or just reboot?  Well get
ready!  In this issue we have some DEBUG codes for you!  The
program will do a warm boot on your PC.

Listing for WARMBOOT.SCR
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N WARMBOOT.COM  
A 100             To make the program into a .COM file here is what
MOV BX,1234       you should do.
MOV AX,40       
MOV,DS,AX         1) Copy the text in the box into a file. (Use DOS's
MOV [72],BX          Edit command)
JMP FFFF:0        
                  2) Save the file as WARMBOOT.SCR
                
RCX               3) Then at your DOS prompt type: DEBUG < WARMBOOT.SCR
11              
W                 4) You're done!
Q               


*Programing tip of the month:  Most programmers will find that they
constantly make changes to their programs.  You should give some
thought to making lots of remark statements in your program so that
you can remember what you did before the change.



**NEWS BITS**

- Avery's Label Printer for Windows hits the shelves at a pricy
  cost of $249.00 (list)

- NEC 27" monitor the 3PG ($3,395) has the ability for video
  teleconferencing and a remote control.

- Fractal Design Painter for Windows 2.0. $399

- Datacard from Kingston is a card that has a hard drive and can
  have up to 64 megabytes of memory on one card.  Hard drives come
  in various sizes.  Prices as low as $545.


**SALES**
Top 5 Selling Software                  Top 5 Shareware
1) TurboTax                           1) Pkware 2.04G
2) Microsoft Access                   2) Wolfenstien 3D 1.0 
3) Paradox For Windows                3) Commander Keen
4) Windows 3.1                        4) McAffee Scan 
5) Stacker 3.0                        5) Qmodem Communications


**CONTESTS** 
*Scrambled Words:
   Unscramble the word, if you can.  
    (Last issues word: KINGS QUEST 6)
     This issues scrambled word: MSTESY ORINRTAGEP     
     Clue - OS/2, DOS, and UNIX             
*Answer & Question:
   We give you the answer, you think of the question. 
    (Last issues question: What is the ROOT directory)
     This issues answer: Is a disk composed of allocated memory   
               Clue - A goat like animal and a frisbee         


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**NEWSLETTER STAFF**               
Editor in Chief:...................Chris (CyberChrist)                           
Coordinator:.......................Tim (Dark Shadow) 
Editor & BBS Publisher:............The DLF Group     
Game Consultant:...................Gonzo (Tom/CENSORED)                           
Circulation:.......................Report Distributors Inc.                      

In the future of this newsletter, we would like to add a Macintosh
column.  What do you, our readers, think?

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