ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÜÛßß Û ÛÛÛÛÛ Û ÛÛÛ Û ÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÜ ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÜÛß ÜÛ ÛÝ ÛÛÛ ÞÛ ÛÛÝÞÛÝÞÛÛÛÜ ÛÛÛÛ ÜÛÛÜ ßÛÜ MAX 1993 MAX 1993ÞÛ ÛÛÛ ÛÛÝÞÛÝÞÛÛ Ûß ÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÝ1993 MAX 1993 MAX ßÛÜ ßÛ ÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛ ß ÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛß ÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛß ÜÛß ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßÛÜÜ ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÜÛß ÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ Well . .to open I would like to send greets to the following new members of MAX (courier and trial art). The Cool One - spends alot of time on VH (MAX WHQ), got the workings of a great courier, you actually see him. PiTT - Originally came in as a courier, but we found he has a great talent for Fonts also. Caused a bit of a revolution in the process. But I hope he works out as a crackup courier AND artist. Sumixam & Hros - As of the moment I am writing this crap, I have just looked over the packets for these two individuals but havent talked to them yet. I would like to extend an invitation to these two to come on as Trial artists and blow our socks off! The Catalyst - What happened my man - we love your work, but where are you? Black Aksion - Well . .your far from new. hehehe But I never greeted you properly since your return. My question is - 'Where the fuck do all these guys keep coming from?' They all seem to say . .'BA sent me . .' hehehe (partial excepts from MAX Memo #027) A: New Couriers B: MAX World HQ Status C: Quick Change of Sites D: Conferencing E: Distribution F: Vlad's World of 30k Info-Memos A: New Couriers - Would like to make a quick great to the new couriers The Cool One and PiTT! Looks the courier staff is getting fleshed out again to the point of comfort. The current courier staff has been beyond excellent, but it is about time that things eased up on them alittle (or atleast the possibility is there) hehe In any case, welcome aboard gang. Along similar lines - Looking forward to see what some off our new (and old coders) are going to come up with this time around. Havent seen anything for the release yet . .everyone in the Bahama's for July? B: MAX World HQ Status Well . .you might like this and you might not . .but this is whats up. (dont worry - no big deal . .just a pain in the ass). Vladimirian Heights is going through a software change and will be sporadically fucked for a few weeks (in other words, stupid shit will happen online for a few weeks) It always takes awhile to debug new software. At the same time - VH will be dropping back to 14.4 HST for aslong as USR is going to fuck with us. I should have had my 16.8 DS in hand over 2 months ago but USR is to high and mighty (and organizationally FUCKED) to send out 2 modems and do a little paperwork. So . .the loaner modem dissapears in mid august and we go back to 14.4 HST until USR decides otherwise . . . Whats going to be done about that? Well . .this should only effect a few of the couriers - Snow Dog will be given duplicate account info on all members and accounts will be waiting for them on SoD . .no problem gang. C: New MAX Sites Well . .I would like to greet Total Grindage and Psychosis and the newest MAX sites - hope our working together is profitable for both of us. Under the same vein, Whiplash has been moved up to a full Member Site - long overdue in my opinion! (even though Kram doesnt know yet . . .hehehe) D: Conferencing Well MAX has been doing alot of work lately - including the overhaul of VH. But among these things is the general order of the group. Snow Dog and myself have always been the primary decision makers about MAX in general, often far back to a vote from the general membership. Since Snow Dog has taken a partial vacation from MAX, its all up to me. Sorta. Things really havent changed that much - Slinger is still, always has been and always will, be in the background to drop his rulings in when he feels that they are needed. In addition to that, Snow Dog has not really retired, only actively. We still discuss MAX business and how things are run on an active basis - we have also be falling back on the excellent opinions of Black Akinson our Ansi Comander in Chief. (though BA can be a reactionary at times - he has an excellent business sense). As things have settled - its time to stir them up. I have already released the first of a series of memos on MAX business. The first one is called COURIERS.MAX. It discribes, in bone gnarring detail, the workings, policies and procedures of the MAX courier system. Anyone who DL's this file should have an excellent knowledge of how things are run from the courier end of MAX. This original release was mostly for the couriers, it takes some time becoming aquainted with the MAX setup, and this info-form was simply a FAQ and Q&A rolled together. It also includes information on what a sysop should expect from a courier and what not to expect. All in all, it was created to further information. I have always felt that the better that the workings of MAX (or any group) are understood - the easier it is to find and fix problems. I openly invite any suggestions or arguements on behalf of the Info sheets that will be coming from this end of the universe . . . What you should expect to see in the future is more information releases concerning MAX Sites, artists, and all the other workings. These memo's will be continuosly updated and revised. It is my hope that these releases will clear the area, incourage and unite members. I hope these releases will make life that much easier and I hope these releases will be my legacy to MAX . . . . E: Distro Sites MAX does not have 'Distro Sites' . .its a long story and Philosophy that is much more articulately answered by Snow Dog. However - I would like to see MAX receiving some 'Unofficial Distro Sites'. This is NOT aimed at the sysops, and there will be no official designation as such. I am asking any and all MAX supporters : if you have access to a MAJOR, multi-node board please UL the monthly MAX packets. (In a perfect world) I would like to see each MAX packet reaching The BoG, Ellusive Dreams, Street Spyders, etc . . .If you have access - I would like to see them on these boards. We can never feel lax in trying to support and further the group. Not to mention - some feedback from the eurocommunity would be REAL nice . .just something to think about guys. I know we have alot of supporters in 716 . .how come SS never gets it? :) F: New Memo Comming The next memo coming will be on MAX Member boards . .in which there will be some major revisions to the present system (nothing will be changed, everything will be just cleaned up . .know what I mean Vern?) However, there is something that must be addressed immediately. That does not concern the Member Boards but concerns the Artist of the group. This is the question of GIF to ANSI converters and the like - this also includes CD ROM and Stock Autodesk 3-d meshes. 1) Anytime you use a concept, mesh, portion of a picture, font or ANY aspect of another persons picture without verbal consent you MUST note it in the work somewhere. (i.e. Copyright 1993 - MAX ANSI DUDE Creation 'This font foolishly and unknowingly donated by the ansi artist King LamerDude. ) 2) Ansi's created with a GIF to ANSI converter, or anywork that is created with stock ingredients CANNOT be released as MAX material. This includes stock meshes, GIF conversions, TDRAW fonts or any commercial products. It is only acceptable when the used material is used as a TOOL in the compleation of a work of art as a whole. (i.e. Using a stock Autodesk Mesh is acceptable as a reflection in a mirror, or background material. It is NOT acceptable as a major ingredient to a work. GIF converters are almost NEVER acceptable). _____________________________________________________________________________ Order of listing within a particular category is alphabetical and does not necessarily reflect position of a board within the group. i.e. the regional HQ sites all have equal pull with the group, and Symphony II is not somehow "superior" to the World Headquarters, Vladimirian Heights. -[ Max Distribution ]- Name Type Number Sysop Symphony of Destruction II Homeboard (602)345-6770 Snow Dog Vladimirian Heights World HQ (602)491-8238 Vladimir Altars of Madness Canadian HQ (416)742-1313 Infernal Majesty Sanctuary(tm) Eastern HQ (305)792-8771 Tempus Thales Illusion of Tranquility Northern HQ (516)422-2531 J-Walker Wasted Youth/916 Western HQ (916)361-6152 Black Aksion Damage, Inc. Member Board (206)362-3717 Creeping Death The Omerta Member Board (305)444-2928 The Untimed Psychosis Member Board (508)829-9550 Dreadnought Shadow Lands Member Board (609)256-0332 Raistlin Someware In Time Member Board (313)295-6923 Wayne Campbell Sonic Boom Member Board (613)231-7175 Captain Willy Total Grindage Member Board (915)565-4659 HOOPTiE Vision of Death Member Board (210)675-2045 Tigerpaw Whiplash Member Board (206)762-4630 Kram (206)XXX-XXXX -Node 2- Corrupt Society Affliiate (512)452-8235 sUMIxAM CyberDyne Systems Affiliate (602)894-1601 Dark Shadow Crown of Creation Affiliate (410)315-9840 Zoso Wizard Dark Galaxy Affiliate (909)594-5526 ShockWave Distant Lands Affiliate (613)241-7506 General Protocol Eve of Reality Affiliate (305)981-9555 Everlast The Herem Affiliate (612)426-4146 The Banshee Melnibon‚ Affiliate (602)820-5886 Kinslayer Terminal Psychosis Affiliate (713)422-3989 Sub Zero X -[ Max Membership ]- Name Position --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Decision Makers... Slinger President/Founder Vladimir Courier Coordinator The Leading Artists... The Depredator Coder Coordinator Black Aksion Ansi President Ecthelion VGA Director Members: Anthrax- Courier; Black Aksion- Ansi & VGA; Captain Willy- Ansi & Code; Camaris-sa-Vinitta- Courier; Carnage- Trial Ansi; Dar...- Courier; Elric the Kinslayer- Courier; Glenn Danzig- Ansi; Headhunter- VGA; Hros - VGA; Mason Storm - Member; Nameshift - Ansi & VGA; Neurosis- Code; PiTT - Courier & Ansi; Renegade Bithead - Coding Someday :); Sumixam - Ansi; Sandman - Trial Ansi;Sector Slayer- VGA; Snow Dog- Ansi;Spastic Diode- Courier; Squirrley - Courier; The Catalyst - Ansi; The Cool One - Courier; Terminal Entry- Coding; Titan- MODs; Wave Length- Code; Weuf- Code; Zoso Wizard- Code *** (plus temporarily inactive DeaTHLoC- Ansi President; and Blade- VGA) If I've forgotten anyone PLEASE do contact me. Updated 7/30/93 by Vlad Internet contact!! Vladimir - vladimir@indirect.com and Vladimir on IRC #warez Mason Storm - mstorm@indirect.com and Mason on IRC #hack Snow Dog - garion@indirect.com and Garion on IRC #hack Elric the Kinslayer - elric@indirect.com ART BEFORE EGO, GENTLEMEN!