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                               HiSTORY CD                              
                                                     
                  THE ONLY TRUE DEMO/iNTRO COLLECTiON                  
                                                                           
 iNTRODUCTiON                                                              
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 hY aND wELCOME tO tHE sHOW! mAY i iNTRODUCE mYSELF? i'M a biG fAN oF dEMOS
 aND aLL tHE sTUFF  reELATED tO iT aND  i'M a mORE oR lESS  uNKNOWN pART oF
 tHE pC-sCENE  siNCE aBOUT 1994 [ fORMER c64-sCENE mEMBER ]. iN tHE  lAST 3
 yEARS i  tRiED tO cATCH -ANY- dEMO & iNTRO pRODUCTiONS aVAiLABLE, sO nOW i
 cOULD sAY tHAT i'M aN  oWNER oF tHE lARGEST  cOLLECTiON oF dEMOSCENE-wARES
 aROUND.iT cOVERS tHE wHOLE tiME fROM 1991-1997 [tHE lATEST PRODUCTiONS aRE
 fROM tHE  sCENE-PARTY "jUHLA 4b" (3/97)  aT tHE mOMENT]. i kiCKED oUT  aLL 
 "lAME", bAD, nON-wORKiNG aND fAKE dEMOS/iNTROS aND  sORTED tHEM bY  yEARS.
 aND aS a sPECiAL 4 aLL pEOPLE wHO dON'T oWN a gRAViS-uLTRA-SOUND-cARD, tHE
 pRODUCTiONS aRE aLSO sORTED aFTER "SB-nO mUSiC wiTHOUT GUS-GUS ONLY". tHiS 
 gUS-aRRANGEMENT oNLY rEACHES tiLL 12/96 bECAUSE iN 1/1997 i fiNALLY bOUGHT
 a gUS mYSELF aND sO i cANNOT sEE aNYMORE iF iT rUNS wiTH oR wiTHOUT gUS.iF
 yOU'RE mAYBE a sCENE-NEWCOMER & tHiNK tHAT pRODUCTiONS fROM 1991-1994  aRE
 lAME tHEN u hAVEN'T sEEN tHE eARLY sTUFF fROM FUTURE CREW, TRiTON, CASCADA 
 aND oTHERS!!! tHiS cdROM giVES yOU a cOMPLETE sURVEY oF tHE pC-dEMOSCENE- 
 hiSTORY. sEE wHAT yOU cAN eXPECT:                                         
                                                                           
 [tHE fOLLOWiNG tEXT sEEMS 2 bE qUiTE lONG,bUT i aDViSE yOU tO rEAD iT cOM-
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 tHE iNFOBOX                                                                          
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 a mAYBE biG  sPECiAL oF tHiS HiSTORY-CD iS tHAT i wROTE a sHORT iNFOFiLE
 tO eVERY siNGLE pRODUCTiON aND iT lOOKS liKE tHiS:                        
                                                                           
                                               
                           nAME  EXPLORA                                   
                          gROUP  BOMB & OXYGENE                          
                      bOOT wiTH  HiMEM                                   
                           fROM  11/1996 - SATURNE 4 [FRANCE]             
                          pRiCE  2nd PLACE AT THE DEMOCOMPO              
                           siZE  4.555.607 BYTES                         
                   sCORE [1-10]  [-]                            
                        cOMMENT  -/-                                     
                                              
                                   [DX2-66]                                
                                                                            
 "nAME" aND "gROUP" aRE eASY 2 uNDERSTAND i gUESS ,).."bOOT wiTH" mEANS tHE
 cONFiGURATiON yOU wiLL hAVE tO bOOT yOUR cOMPUTER wiTH iN oRDER tO sEE tHE
 pRODUCTiON cORRECTLY,e.g.mANY pRODUCTiONS oNLY wANT hiMEM.sYS lOADED aND i
 kNOW tHAT yOU sOMETiMES rEALLY lOSE yOUR hEAD iN tRYiNG tHE  riGHT oNE, sO 
 hERE i wROTE  tHiNGS liKE qEMM,hiMEM,eMM,cLEANBOOT.cOOL, hM? ,)  mY nORMAL
 bOOTCONFiGURATiON iS qEMM sO iF  iT'S yOUR'S tOO tHEN tHE "bOOT wiTH" iNFO
 iS a gOOD hELP fOR yOU...iF yOU aLWAYS  oNLY lOAD hiMEM.SYS tHEN tHE "bOOT
 wiTH"-iNFO  mAY bE uSELESS fOR  yOU bECAUSE  nEARLY 90% oF aLL dEMOS  wORK
 wiTH oNLY hiMEM  lOADED, bUT wHO dOESN'T uSE qEMM tODAY?? :))  "fROM" wiLL
 tELL yOU tHE mONTH aND yEAR wHEN tHE pRODUCTiON hAS  bEEN rELEASED & iF iT
 wAS rELEASED oN a pARTY,tHiS wiLL aLSO bE mENTiONED [iNCLUDiNG tHE cOUNTRY 
 wHERE tHE pARTY tOOK pLACE. sOMETiMES tHERE iS a fiNAL oR bUGFiXED vERSiON
 rELEASED aFTERWARDS, iF i nOTiCED tHiS iT iS aLSO mENTiONED  HERE. "pRiCE"
 mEANS tHE  pLACE a dEMO/iNTRO  hAS rEACHED  iN a cOMPETiTiON  aND to 95% i
 fOUND oUT tHE cORRECT rANKiNG. "siZE" iS tHE dECLARATiON oF a pRODUCTiON'S
 siZE  iN bYTES. "sCORE" iS mY iNDiViDUAL aND sUBJECTiVE eSTiMATiON  oF tHE
 pRODUCT iN a sCORE fROM 1 [wORST] tO 10 [bEST]. nOTE tHAT tHE sCORE aPPLYS
 tO tHE dATE tHE PRODUCT hAS bEEN  rELEASED aT. tHiS mEANS tHAT a dEMO fROM
 1993 wHiCH gOT rATED wiTH "10" dOESN'T rEPRESENT tHE dEMOSTANDARD oF tODAY
 aND cANNOT cOMPETE wiTH a "10"-dEMO fROM 1997. i mADE  tHESE sCORE-rATiNGS
 jUST fOR mYSELF tO sEE wHiCH  pRODUCTiONS aRE woRTH bEiNG sEEN aGAiN  sOME
 tiME aFTERWARDS, sO yOU dON'T hAVE tO cARE mUCH aBOUT tHE sCORE bECAUSE aS
 i sAiD iT'S mY iNDiViDUAL oPiNiON. tO sEE tHE sCORE oF aLL tHE pRODUCTiONS
 yOU  dON'T hAVE tO rEAD aLL siNGLE -rEADME-. tEXTS [tHiS iS tHE nAME oF
 tHE iNFORMATiONFiLE aDDED tO eVERY pRODUCTiON],yOU cAN aLREADY sEE iT wHEN
 yOU wATCH tHE diRECTORY bECAUSE i nAMED thE pRODUCTiONS liKE tHiS:"GULP.9"
 "MAGNiFY.10" aND sO oN.wATCH tHE diRECTORY-sTRUCTURE-fiLE [HiST-DiR.TXT] 2
 sEE wHAT i mEAN.i tHiNK tHiS  cAN bE a biG hELP 4 sOMEONE wHO iSN'T sO iN-
 VOLVED wiTH tHE sCENE.pRODUCTiONS liKE mUSiC/gFX-cOLLETiONS, pARTY-rEPORTS
 aND sOME  oTHER sTUFF nORMALLY  aRE nOT rATED aND jUST gET a - . "cOMMENT"
 sOMETiMES tELLS yOU sOME sPECiALS aBOUT tHE pRODUCTiON, e.g. iF iT nEEDS a
 GUS fOR mUSiC, hOW tO sTART a sECRETPART, hOW tO sTART aN oPTiONS-mENU, iF
 iT nEEDS uNiVBE aND oTHER tHiNGS, oFTEN yOU'LL  oNLY sEE a -/- wHiCH mEANS
 nO cOMMENT.sOMETiMES i aDDED a cOMMENT wHiCH iS JUST iMPORTANT fOR mY cOM-
 PUTER oR mY cONFiGURATiON sO iT'S nOT nECESSARiLY iMPORTANT fOR yOU! BELOW
 tHE iNFOBOX u wiLL sEE tHE  cOMPUTER-eQUiPMENT oN wHiCH tHE pRODUCTiON hAS 
 bEEN tESTED! iN mY fiRST pC-yEARS iT hAS bEEN a [486-sX254MBSB2.0], tHiS
 eQUiPMENT iSN'T mENTiONED uNDER tHE iNFOBOXES sO tHiS mEANS iF tHERE iSN'T
 mENTiONED  aNY eQUiPMENT tHEN iT'S bEEN  tESTED oN tHiS mACHiNE! mY 2nd pC
 wAS a [486dX2-668MBSB2.0]...tHiS oNE iS pRESENTED  oNLY aS [DX2-66] aS u
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 wHiCH aLWAYS gETS wRiTTEN iN fULL.bE aWARE tHAT tHE cOMPUTER-eQUiPMENT mAY
 aLSO hAVE iNFLUENCED tHE "bOOT wiTH"-iNFORMATiON.                         
                                                                           
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 tHiS sHOULD bE eNOUGH aBOUT tHE sPECiAL iNFOBOX i gUESS.sOME mORE cOMMENTS
 aBOUT tHE sTUFF tHAT yOU'LL fiND oN  tHE HiSTORY-CD. tHERE aRE aLREADY a
 fEW sCENE-CD'S aVAiLABLE. mOST oF tHEM aRE oNLY rELATED tO a siNGLE pARTY,
 aND tHE  rEST liKE e.g. iMPHOBiA'S DREAM-CD cONTAiNS tOO  mUCH sTUFF aPART
 fROM  dEMOS/iNTROS liKE lOTS oF oLD diSKMAGS oR tONS oF mUSiC-FiLES. mY CD
 iS diFFERENT!!!  tHE HiSTORY-CD cONTAiNS tO 95% dEMOS & iNTROS [336 wHEN
 i cOUNT tHEM tOGETHER]...aND aS i aLREADY sAiD i oNLY cHOSE tHE BEST oNES!
 tHE oTHER 5% iS: 4 pARTY-REPORTS, 4 cOOL mUSiC-DiSKS,4 gFX-SLiDESHOWS,oNLY  
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 iNFORMATiVE dEMOREViEW-MAG wiTH  dOZENS oF dEMOS bEiNG rEViEWED  iNCLUDiNG
 sCREENSHOTS oF aLL dEMOS], tHE rESULTS oF nEARLY ALL pARTYS fROM 1992-1997
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 sOME oTHER  cOOL sTUFF! aLL iN aLL iT iS  aBOUT 520 MB aT tHE  mOMENT, aND
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 FiGURATiONS e.g. iN a .cFG-FiLE.                                          
                                                                           
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