Tdujam, 6 disks. It's a doom style game (1st person overview). You are in a car and given certain objectives to complete usually within a certain time frame. Then you are told to find the flag and then on to the next mission. The graphics coulda be
en a little less chunky. Involves the usually shooting, assortment of weapons and explosions. Kind of like Here's a password to get you past the 1st mission: SEAWORM (it might have an "S" added to it, I kinda forgot.)
Hybrid, 4 disks. Hybrid say's its a flightsim, but I couldn't figure how to get the plane off the ground (and I can usually figure out most any- thing) because there was so much tech stuff. The game appears to be more thinking then flying around and
blowing up shit. It does have a nice assort- ment of video clips and camera angles. Only for the person looking for a hard challenge (getting the plane off the ground, who knows how hard the game is.). It did have a nice music track however.
Tyranny, 2 disks. D&D type of game. There are no graphics that I was able to discover, except the icons and pictures. Appears to be 100% wordy. It's like one of those mud games you can play, where you choose from dwarves, humans, elves, etc. Nothi
ng spectacular, had a nice midi track.
RazorCD, 5 disks. Those classic arcade games that didn't involve staring at a video screen now available in the "stare at your video screen" mode. Foozball, air hockey, and hoops. They can be played over the modem or network. The games were little
disappointing, for several reasons,
(3) hoops is kinda unfair since the computer can practically make all shots it takes.
The graphics are nice and crisp, but I didn't get any sound or music during the game, but when it was over there was some crying sound effect. Anyway, it was a nice effort, but it lacks the good gameplay that could hold you for more than 10 minutes.
RATING: 70/100
=Flames of Freedom=
Flame?, 5 disks. Yuck! Talk about shitty graphics. It's an adventure game. Disgustingly ugly graphics and the sound ain't much better. Dont bother with this one.
RATING: 20/100
=Arena CD Deluxe=
Legacy, 14 disks. Didn't seem to want to work, no matter how many times I followed the directions or tried some other way. Heard it sucks anyway.
RATING: NA/100
-That's it for this week, I realize I missed a lot of shit, but I didn't decide to do this till Friday. Next week's will be complete and even better. Hope ya enjoyed it and hope it was of help.
Comments/Complaints send to ionizer@cw.bridge.net (NO QUESTIONS OR REQUESTS!)
---=[ 4. Reviews ]------------------------------------------------------------
TekWar - Reviewed by The Black Knight
You've read the books, you've seen the syndicated TV series, now play the game! This 1st person Doom-clone from Capstone features an ex-cop in the year 2045 who must wage war against Tek - a devastating mind alterant. Once framed for selling Tek, you
have been recalled from prison in fear that a new form of Tek (the Matrix) is on the verge of being released to the public.
Game play resembles the familiar Doom interface with some new bells and whistles. One of the most immediate noticeable improvements in the game is enemy AI. Tekgoons will duck, dodge bullets, and run away when they realize they're getting whipped. ;)
Also, most enemies won't shoot unless you have your gun drawn (the / key hides and pulls out your gun). Running around the city with a drawn gun also gathers much unwanted citizen attention ("He's got a gun!").
A modicum of environment interaction has been added. For example, if you see a large pane of glass - shoot it. Little touches like head bobbing while running can be toggled on/off. You can duck, jump, and throw on a rear-view mirror to see who's sne
aking up on you.
The look and style of the game plays more like an unfeeling version of _Rise of the Triad_. In VGA mode, enemies and objects appear like cardboard cutouts. This lack of feeling culminates in fighting, a very key aspect of the game. Shooting at cutout
s is, well.. boring. While walking through levels you frequently find the screen blinking red (representing being shot) without any signs of the enemy. Playing in SVGA mode naturally makes the game look better, but you pay the grave price of staggered m
ovement - even on a P75. Regardless of what mode you play in, the game definitely is not dominated by fast and furious play.
Level objectives usually involve running around town looking for blue and red keys, another trite theme borrowed from Doom. However, one of the early levels involves blasting through an enemy ran hospital. Any John Woo fan will have a huge grin as th
ey are vicariously transported into the finale of _Hard Boiled_ :)
So, if you find yourself wanting to play against intelligent enemies for a change, give TEKWAR a try. For an easier time, just play against your friends with TekWar's modem and 2-16 player LAN capability ;)
Fatal Racing - Review by Gremlin
Fatal Racing is a fun little racing simulator that reminded me of Slipstream 5000, released earlier this year. The gameplay and graphics are nearly identical except for one major niggle that I'll talk about later.
Unlike Slipstream 5000, this one is rooted firmly on the ground, except on those tracks that contain so many lumps, bumps and jumps that your car is actually airborne most of the time. The computer pairs you up with another driver based on the car you
choose to drive. There's many to choose from, and although they all look basically the same (dinky EuroSport cars), they all have different strengths and weaknesses. After you pick your car and set up the other game options (there's plenty), you're off
to race track after track, each increasing in difficulty. Points are awarded on the basis of your laptime, position, and the number of other cars you take out of the race permanently by colliding into them and running them off the road.
This game is fairly fun but unlike Slipstream 5000, this one has a real problem with the animation framerate. Until I turned off many of the graphics detail options, I couldn't get a playable framerate at all. Even then, it was only barely acceptable
. I have a Pentium 90, 16 megs of ram, and a Diamond Stealth with 2 megs of VRAM. That's a fairly muscular computer for playing games. I don't know what kind of machine you need to run this thing at full tilt boogie, but I sure wish I had one.
Still, if you can turn off enough options to make it run smoothly, this is a fun and worthwhile game. I recommend it to any fans of fast Monte Carlo style racing.
---=[ 4. Interview - Hoson - Hybrid ]-----------------------------------------
Interview With Hoson of Hybrid
INQ : Who founded Hybrid and when?
Hoson : I founded Hybrid together with a german guy called LowTec back in Winter 1993.
INQ : So it is an Euro group correct?
Hoson : Yup, correct. It used to be ran from Europe, but a few months back, Bluewater and his old CD group, Dynamix, decided to join us. So, I guess you can say it's not Euro based anymore, but both US and Euro based.
INQ : If you were to rate Hybrid in realsing vs. TDU, RAZOR, ECLIPSE how do you think you stand?
Hoson : Well, I personally think that our releases are the BEST, they are nicely packaged, most of the time. They work, we have a cool intro, and all files fit onto 1.44 floppies. TDU releases have the ugliest NFO file, and Razor CD-Ri
ps are a bit unprofessional, but they seem to get better. Eclipse, well I'm in Eclipse as well, and since there's not so many floppy titles anymore, Hybrid of course releases alot more stuff.
INQ : What do u think of RAZORCD and do you think they pose a problem in competition?
Hoson : Yeah, they got a good grip on UK and US, so they pose a real threat, but it's nice with competitoin. The good thing about CD-Rips is that not just anyone can go and release a CD-Rip. You have to work with the game before you release i
t, and since Hybrid has the best crackers (Randall Flagg, Cyber, Excessive Knight et cetera), we often win 'coz we crack and rip them quite fast. To be able to crack and strip CD titles, not only must you be good at cracking, you must also know alot abou
t game programming and Assembler coding.
INQ : Could you rate the CD groups from best to worst?
Hoson : Yeah sure, 1. Hybrid 2. Razor 3. TduJam 4. hmm.. are there any others worth mentioning?
INQ : Will HYBRID stay in the games scene or branch off to utils, since there are alot of utilis on CD now?
Hoson : Games only. Never utils. I hate utils, 'coz 75% of all utils are not useful. Most util releases sux.
INQ : Who do you think has a better grip on suppliers TDU, HYBRID, or RAZOR?
Hoson : I think RAZOR and HYBRID. TDU - nah.
INQ : Do you think HYBRID will ever merge?
Hoson : No, I don't think so. Merge with whom? RAZOR or TDU? Haha..
INQ : Who are HYBRID's offical couriers, and do you think HYBRID with ever have a couriering section?
Hoson : Well, we don't have any official couriers, since we don't really need them. I mean game releases spread themselves, and we already have quite an impressive courier section with BBS/Internet couriers.
INQ : IF Hybrid were to have official couriers who would it be?
Hoson : RiSC
INQ : Any big releases from HYBRID in the near future?
Hoson : Yeah, I've got a few aces up my sleeve. A few big titles we're getting inside, but I'm not gonna reveal the names coz it would look bad if I said we were gonna release a specific game and then perhaps Razor or TDU would release it.
INQ : Why does HYBRID's realses tend to have virii?
Hoson : VIRUS? Hmmm... They don't. I know Caesar II had a virus in the VESA.EXE file, but it wasn't in all versions. I heard something about a virus in Fatal Racing as well. I have no virii on my computer, so I doubt it contains one. It m
ight be my encryption of some .EXE files that some virus killers identifies as possible viruses.
INQ : Do you guys have or planning to have a web page?
Hoson : Yep, check the pre-web page out at: www.tripnet.se/~electro/home out.
INQ : What about the DYNAMIX MERGE. What are your feeelings show?
Hoson : Well, without that merge we would probably not have released ANY of the US releases that BlueWater, ChainSaw M., and Celestial Wizard put out on regular basis, so that merge was a big leap for us.
INQ : Didn't Chainsaw M. leave RAZOR for HYBRID?
Hoson : No, he didn't. I don't think he ever was in Razor. :)
INQ : What is the WHQ?
Hoson : Park Central is our WHQ.
INQ : We're going to name off a few things - I want ya to give me your opinion on the topics we name off.
INQ : Razor 1911/Razor CD
Hoson : I'm sceptical; they don't deserve that name, but they do release alot of good games.
INQ : TDUJam
Hoson : Very ugly NFO file, really cool intro, terrible installer, way too many non-working releases.
INQ : Utils Scene
Hoson : Lame. NTA always release cool stuff though. DOD are kinda cool, but they put out to much SHIT that no one downloads anyway, it just files for traders so they can earn their credz... bah!
INQ : The GEcko
Hoson : The Gecko? He is a nice guy! I was in NEXUS together with him for one month or two.
INQ : Eclipse
Hoson : Cool! Good style, good release if not to many lately.
INQ : Courier Scene
Hoson : Don't know too much about it. What's so fun with a courier group? Getting famous for pumping meggage here and there. Nah, I'd say they're excessive, but RiSC's cool. Good FTP sites and stuff.
INQ : FanFan
Hoson : Don't know him personally. He might be a nice guy, but he's probably one of those who doesn't stand being defeated.
INQ : Well we don't want to name off all your competitors. :) So I would like to thank thee for your time and efforts to INQUiSITION.
This interview was conducted by GFK and Riot on Sunday, October 29, 1995.
---=[ 5. Interview - Ordnance - Rise To Send ]=-------------------------------
Interview With Ordnance of RTS
INQ : Why did RTS break-up?
Ordnance : Well, what allowed it to happen was my being out of the country for an entire month. Dorian took charge in my abscence. Upon my scheduled return, I found the group in a very chaotic state. An example being, half the members did no
t have access to a single RTS site. And were quite vocal about it. As my life began to stabilize again, I dedicated time to getting things in the group straightened out. The major stumbling block I ran into was not knowing any of our new members. And
I was not communicating well with Dorian. So plainly things were fumbling in the dark. Both Dorian and I felt that we needed another senior to help straighten things out. Because Stargrove kept me updated while I was on vacation, I felt he was the prope
r choice. And the group voted for him. But Dorian, though he did not tell me at the time, felt very strongly against that decision. One of the reasons he cites for leaving. So less than a week afterwards, MAliCE was formed with Dorian and Aslan. And d
ue to the poor state of RTS, many people left over a short period of time with the "bandwagon".
INQ : Do you feel that Dorian took down RTS?
Ordnance : I don't believe that Dorian was actively trying to get RTS into the poor state it was in.
INQ : So how can a strong couriering team die under Dorian, I mean he is running MAliCE - can't the same be said about them?
Ordnance : Yes, you could say the same about MAliCE. But then again, I have worked with Dorian for over a year, and do not doubt his leadership and ability to run MALiCE. However, I believe that it is only natural for him to be more dedicated
to a new project - a change of scenery. But only he can tell you whether or not he cared anymore about RTS towards the break up, or if he was already fixated on re-forming MALiCE (for the 3rd time).
INQ : How many people remain in RTS?
Ordnance : There are approximately 30 or so members active. Which is half of our peak membership. We cannot afford dead weight at this point in time. And that gives us an advantage.
INQ : In your opinion, was Dorian trying to gain total control of a major couriering group, or improve the scene by creating a more organized group?
Ordnance : I don't believe that either were the prime motivators for Dorian reforming MAliCE. Dorian was in MAliCE way back when, and that is where his heart belongs. When RTS was first formed, Dorian wanted it to be MAliCE. And he staged a
major attempt in March to break up RTS -- once again to form MAliCE.
INQ : So where does RTS stand now?
Ordnance : RTS is gaining ground rapidly. We have dedicated members who are truly giving their all for the group. There are plenty of resources out there for the taking, and be assured that we have them. My personal hope is that soon those f
ormer RTS members in MAliCE will return. These are people I have worked with closely, and I would like to do that again.
INQ : What happened to all the old RTS sites. As far as I see, all the members of both MAliCE and RTS have access, but who do these sites belong to now?
Ordnance : RTS has completely private sites, as does MALiCE. These are our main sites. The site-ops of the other sites have decided to grant equal access to both groups, and I respect that decision.
INQ : MAliCE recently picked up PWA as being their official couriers and is attempting a merge with fATE. How does this affect RTS?
Ordnance : Both Dorian and I worked with PWA back in RTS. But the MALiCE image has the advantage. RTS is in the position to impress PWA, and hopefully soon the affiliation will be safely back in our hands. In the meantime, the competition be
tween MALiCE and RTS remains friendly. I do not harbor enemies. As far as MAliCE's dealigns with fATE, I know very little about it. However, I have had extensive discussion with Anti-Derivative in the past and will consult with him on the matter.
INQ : Many people have the idea that RTS is dead. Was this something that came up by accident, or something done by Dorian/Malice to further shake RTS couriers to MALiCE?
Ordnance : Well, of course there were chants of "RTS is dead" by MALiCE. But we're proof that willpower can overcome death. And the rest of the scene will become aware of it if they aren't yet.
INQ : Most groups give their releases to certain couriering groups to get the "tag;" where does RTS stand in this picture?
Ordnance : Tagging is an issue of exposure. I cannot comment on our dealings with any groups, but even so RTS couriers are representing us on major boards in steadily increasing force. It is inevitable that this kind of representation will ea
rn us more resources, a domino effect.
INQ : What are your opinions on tagging?
Ordnance : At one time the major couriering groups were few in number and wholly BBS-based. But since the massive transition to the Internet, tagging has become a ridiculous pastime and hard to deal with. But as things currently stand, RTS wi
ll not pre-tag, double-tag or strip files. I am very strongly against pre-tagging. But if RTS' policy on the others change, I will discuss it first with the other groups.
INQ : Does RTS encourage its couriers to leave some kind of identification mark with their upload to sites, such as MAliCE's [Malice] file?
Ordnance : Yes, we do. Not everyone is capable of memorizing NFO files. Some of the members have been slacking as far as identification, and they will be given a personal reminder :) May I remind you, however, that our prime purpose are BBSs
.
INQ : Do you have a current NFO?
Ordnance : As of this interview, the latest NFO is October 22nd. There is a reason for this. The reason for this is that I am waiting for some major new resources to be confirmed, such as well-know traders and board affiliations. But they ma
y be pushed back a few NFOs (just to keep the world wondering).
INQ : So what is your opinion of RiSC's "Top-Ten Boards" only?
Ordnance : I have nothing against the "Top-Ten" philosophy. Mine is to compete with RiSC on those "Top-Ten" boards, and support those boards which couldn't make the Top Ten. There is something to be said for benefitting the entire scene.
INQ : Most of the RTS couriers, who have moved to MAliCE, are primarily INET couriers, some both INET and boards, do you feel that MAliCE is more of a Net couriering group because of this, or do you think that MAliCE is still very strong co
mpetition for board couriering for RTS?
Ordnance : Yes, I would agree that MAliCE has more of a presence on the Net. But statistics have no relevance -- the respective performance of their BBS and Net couriers is what to look at. MAliCE is of course strong competition, to answer you
r question. But I am not worried about it in the least.
INQ : Will RTS compete on the Internet?
Ordnance : No, for the time being RTS will not be concerned with the Internet. RTS' coordinators and myself are putting all our efforts into bringing quality members onto the team. I have not found someone capable and dedicated enough to coord
inate a Net couriering division for RTS on his own. Our staff must live up to high standards. Mainly members to spread to boards. We are well aware of strategic boards, and dedicate ourselves to finding traders to fill those niches. But of course, we w
elcome applications.
INQ : What is considered a strategic board?
Ordnance : A strategic board is one where we have found a weakness in other groups' support, one whose Sys-Ops we would want to influence and/or one where we could have a close impact on a releasing group.
INQ : Do you feel RTS' main goal is speed or distance? i.e. Getting it to the top boards, or getting it to the most boards?
Ordnance : Speed and distance are the same basic things. Speed will get your tags on big boards, impress a few, and get them spread all over, impressing many. Distance just doesn't impress the select few watching the big boards ;)
INQ : This is a standard question, where will RTS be in the future?
Ordnance : In the near future, there should not be any reason to doubt RTS' stability. Hard work is paying off; we are growing stronger by leaps and bounds every day. There is no reason for that pattern to end.
INQ : Getting back to the subject of Malice. Do you think that some couriers in MAliCE will see RTS as being more prestigious for them to be in and return to RTS?
Ordnance : Yes, I do expect former RTS members to return. MAliCE cannot be perfect, and their reputation certainly isn't. As a group, I believe RTS offers more to our members. I know these people individually, and have kept in touch as much
as possible. Already I have support from within MALiCE.
INQ : Aren't you afraid that Dorian will claim that you stole MAliCE members?
Ordnance : That would be crying wolf. RTS does not bribe or lie to people. If he were to say that we "stole" back former RTS members, I ask who "stole" them in the first place? :) I do not disagree with Dorian's recruiting ethics. He made an
offer which was taken. I can do the same.
INQ : Why did you ask Dorian for a Council position in MAliCE?
Ordnance : Ah, about time you asked.
Ordnance : Some people call it giving up, but I will explain why not. RTS is a name that I cherish very dearly. However, it is just that -- a name. I felt that we had already made our mark in history. I decided that the most mature thing to
do, and the easiest to boot, would be to see if Dorian was willing to work with me under the new MAliCE, rather than against me. We both respect each other, and as I do not doubt Dorian's leadership, he does not doubt mine.
INQ : It was said that the Council voted no - any idea why?
Ordnance : Yes, I was getting to that... here is why. First reason for reluctance on both Dorian's part and the Council, I emphasized that I wanted to work *with* him. Not as a Council member, but as a leader. Or course this would have been
phased in gradually once MAliCE had stabilized. Dorian told me he would like working with me again. But he decided to consult the Council, either because he was doubtful of his feelings on the matter and/or he was afraid there would be violent oppositio
n in MALiCE (to another leader, that is). The Council, not surprisingly, voted no. I do not know what kind of case Dorian presented to the Council, but there are many reasons for saying no. And after all, these are only people that know me in passing.
INQ : Did any other groups prompt you to join?
Ordnance : Yes, a few people had approached me. But I made it quite aware that I was not going to end RTS. I would have done so earlier because, as I stated earlier, I have worked with some of the MALiCE members closely for over a year. But
after Dorian did not press his Council for some sort of arrangement, it was apparent to me that the situation in MALiCE was not one I wanted to be a part of. So I did an about-face and have since put in an incredible amount of time and effort into strengt
hening RTS, as have our excellent coordinators and members. After all, where can a traditional scene leader go and be truly happy, beside his own group? :)
INQ : Is there anything else you would like to add?
Ordnance : I would just like to close by restating what so many of us in the scene feel. There are too many major trading groups. Personally, I feel it has put the scene in disarray. That is all.
INQ : We thank thee for the interview - take care and good luck.
Ordnance : Thank you, also. For giving me this platform on which to speak, and providing this service to the scene.
This interview was conducted by Lurch and Raptor on Sunday, November 4, 1995.
---=[ 6. Article - Site Security ]=-------------------------------------------
Due to the stress of exams, Mr.ZigZag was unable to provide Part 2 of Site Security. Look for it in next week's issue.
"How valuable are 800 numbers to boards?"
This question has been debated for quite a long time. There are pro's and con's to having such a number setup for your board. There are some Sys-Ops who do not understand the implications of having such a priviledge, which often leads to the demise o
f their board.
The first example is that of a board that was in my area, The Grille. This board was decent, to say the least, before it got an 800 number. When the number arrived, the uploads doubled. The ego level on that board also doubled with the increased pro
ductivity. Many of the good users were turned away, but still many were willing to upload to a toll-free board. However, the day came when it all went away. After much prosperity, the 800 number was disconnected and then it began. The fair-weather fri
ends/uploaders were never to be seen again. The old couriers and local support that were turned away, during the 800 saga, were no where to be seen. They were not needed then, so they would not help out now. The board slowly made a come back, and proba
bly would have won back the respect it had before if things didn't suddenly go down hill.
One day, a few weeks ago, the sysop got a bill in the mail. The figures I have heard are between 20,000 and 50,000 dollars. If you think about it, that makes sense. Five nodes, often all busy, for more than a month. It sure does add up. The Sys-Op
, of course, refused to pay, claiming that he had no knowledge of the malicious fraud. Then the FBI was supposedly informed, which
caused the Sys-Op to shut down everything. All the hardware was sold, and the board was gone - just like that.
The second example is Dimension XXX. This robust 8 node board was very fast, and when it got its 800 number, things really took off. However, many, many people got the number and the user base grew quite large. People were always on uploading and le
eching. Things got out of control, and everything and their mother was being uploaded. Old warez, dupes, fakes, et cetera was being allowed, and not nuked. 100+ disk CD-Rips were allowed to clog up the drives, which really deterred the good traders.
To think that some lamer could upload a fake and get 150 megs credit, comparitive to your multiple legit releases, it was just aggrevating. This sent a lot of the true couriers running.
Basically, the thing to realize is that 800 numbers are obviously awesome, if you follow a few simple rules: don't let your ego blow-up, don't become a total asshole, don't spread your number to anyone and everyone, don't accept shit for uploads, and l
east but not last, never acknowledge to anyone that you are aware of the 800 number. It can cost you many thousands of dollars.
If you are lucky enough to get a 800 number setup to your board, then be sure to only give it out to a select few who can really help out, otherwise it will definately put you out of business, and possibly out of money.
Thats all folks, I hope this will bring a few people down to reality.
- Drake [=PWA/PNT=]
---=[ 6. Internet ]=----------------------------------------------------------
INQUiSITION has a World Wide Web page site. Please come by and check it out. You can grab the Previous issues of INQUiSITION there plus the WWN archives.
INQUiSITION
http://www.hooked.net/users/tails/inq
Here is list of other excellent pages:
DOD
http://spl.co.il/zino
Hybrid
http://www.tripnet.se/~electro/home
Razor 1911
http://ionet.net/~razor/razor1911.html
ZillionZ
http://www1.minn.net/~zillionz
The Review Board Online
http://www.bcpl.lib.md.us/~wdaddino/trb.html
If your group has a WWW page, please leave us a note and we'll advertise here.
Other Internet related news: If you are a Flight Simulator fan, there is a site where you can play against 300 other flight sim players. The site is currently beta and is free during this period. Here is the info you need:
Go to cactus.org to grab the Front End
Then telnet to ici2.infohwy.com
Login as new user
Have fun
---=[ 7. Announcements - Oyl Patch Speaks Out ]=-------------------------------
Oyl : I told Mikey tonight, very forcefully, that he can NOT lie any longer, and if he tries it, I will pull out my phone logs. I said because you are still trying to figure out how to lie your way out of it. The time line is like this:
Oyl : OK. First, do you remember the day we were told that Mikey was in a coma?
Devast : Yes..
Oyl : OK. That was on a thursday, after he was busted on a tuesday!
Oyl : If you remember he said he had been robbed, right?
Devast : Yes but that was before.
Oyl : Well, he was NOT robbed. He was busted on the Tuesday morning. The Tuesday he said he was robbed! Now, the time from there was like this.
Oyl : I generally talk to MikeySoft voice at least every other day.. and have done so for many years. I started trying to call him on the Tuesday evening he was busted. All his data lines and his voice line were busy. I knew the voice line
was never busy because he has call waiting. I tried until 2 am and it was still busy. I tried Wednesday morning, still busy. Wednesday afternoon his voice line was clear, but his data lines were still all busy.
Oyl : I left a voice message on Wednesday, 2 or 3 in fact.
Oyl : Thursday, his lawyer came on. Yes, it was his lawyer. Who has since said it was him. He said Mikey is in a coma. Mikey was NOT in a coma, was NOT in the hospital, but had indeed taken a bit too much seconal.
Devast : OK. Why would his lawyer lie?
Oyl : He was only delivering the message mikey had told him to leave, because Mikey KNEW I would wonder what was going on and he did not want to tell us he was busted.
Oyl : BTW, this was the lawyer that comes on here under handle of Chester. Not his regular Clint Smith, but a member of the same firm.
Oyl : On the Thursday that we got the message on the IRC, I started calling hospitals. I called every hospital in Phoenix, Mesa, Chandler, et cetera. Mikey was NOT in the hospital. I called everyone that I knew in Phoenix that also knew mi
key, and no one had heard anything or seen him.
Oyl : On Friday morning, I called his lawyer, Clint Smith. I said, "We got word that Mikey is in a coma. I have called every hospital and Mikey is NOT in any of them. What is up?"
Oyl : His answer was, "No, Mikey is NOT in the hospital. Mikey is at home, but Mikey is having some other problems now."
Oyl : At that, I KNEW he had been busted.
Oyl : His lawyer said, "Call Mikey tonight, I am sure he will take your call." I said OK. In the meantime, I talked to someone else in Phoenix who HAD seen Mikey and been to his house.
Devast : w00per?
Oyl : They were the one who said Mikey has been busted. I was there, and there was not a computer in the house, no floppies, nothing. He said, "Nola, NO ONE would take every floppy, every cable, every tape, every thing, and leave all MIkey'
s expensive televisions and stereo equipment.
Oyl : BTW, It was NOT w00per who told me, it was someone different.
Oyl : At that point, Mikey knew his goose was cooked and started on the story of the robbery.
Oyl : On Friday evening, I did call Mikey, and he told me the same story of the coma, robbery, et cetera.
Devast : Why would Mikey not want us to know that he was busted?
Oyl : Ask Mikey, but there is LOTS MORE. Believe me, and I will not even tell you all of it, but I will NOT go along with the lie any longer.
Oyl : Anyway, Mikey got his monitor back on Friday. The reason he got his monitor back was NOT because the police FOUND it, it is because of the law having to do with confiscation. They can NOT legally keep any equiptment that does not have
data that can be used as evidence. Anyway, when I learned he had gotten the monitor back, I KNEW beyond ANY doubt that he had been busted. I asked him point blank on Saturday. Mikey tell me the truth, were you busted. He said, "Preposterous."
Oyl : I said, "Mikey, bullshit, you were NOT in the hospital because I called all of them and you were NOT there.
Oyl : He said, "Oh, it was because they were told not to give out info."
Oyl : Anyway, I then KNEW I had to warn a couple of seniors that Mikey had been busted so that he would not be accessing their sites.
Oyl : I told exactly 3 people that I KNEW Mikey had been busted but had NO proof.
Oyl : We had changed the IP of our site in the meantime, and when mikey asked me for it on Friday evening, I told him I did not have it. He got it from someone else, and the log shows he came on at about midnight and was on for 2 hours. One
of the Seniors that I had reported it to ALSO asked mikey if he had been busted. Asked him on saturday and Mikey said preposterous! Anyway, Mikey had managed to get the IP from someone else who had no idea he had been busted.
Devast : Isn't it possible that it was not Mikey? IP spoofer/slirp?
Oyl : Nope, as a matter of fact, Mikey admitted it. Even admitted who gave it to him. I said Mikey that was INSANE. He said, "Why, Novell was not going to check it."
Oyl : I said, "Mikey, bull, you know that you told me that indirect had sniffers on you."
Oyl : Anyway, as of Saturday or Sunday, Mikey's account was deleted from the site.
Oyl : On the following Tuesday, he called me at my office. He said, "Nola, Clint just called me, he overheard the Novell guy and Gail Thackery down at the local police station talking, and the novell guy said he is going to be busting BBS in
NY.
Oyl : He said, we MUST get hold of Pierre. I was at work and never knew Pierre's last name. So, naturally, I could NOT call him.
Oyl : Mikey said he did not have his number because all his stuff had already been taken. That was on Tuesday.
Devast : Toyman was warned.
Oyl : Toyman was warned by me. He is one of the people that I told. After all, I go way back with toyman.
Oyl : Anyway, I had already told toyman that Mikey was busted.
Oyl : Toyman called him, and Mikey said NO WAY!
Devast : ???????
Oyl : Toyman also asked Mikey point blank if he had been busted, Mikey said NO. Anyway, it is true that Mikey came on the IRC on Tuesday. He did get word to BBS's in NY that Novell is heading that way.
Devast : But in a way, Mikey saved toyman.
Oyl : Hell, no he did not. He denied to Toyman that he had been busted. He told toyman that they were going to NY.
Devast : But he warned Toyman that he could be busted.
Oyl : Mikey did NOT tell Toyman that they were also coming his way until Thursday when Pie was busted. Anyway, put that in your pipe; believe as you like, it is nothing to me.
Oyl : Mikey has been a very close friend for 4-5 years. He lied to me and continued to lie. He is still trying to figure out HOW to make it plausible that he did NOT lie. He says, "Well.. I guess I just do not keep up with time very well.
Oyl : I have NO reason to trash Mikey. I do have a reason to protect people who are also my friends. I tried to warn the seniors, almost a week before Mikey admitted he was busted.
Oyl : All the time, Mikey was tr. Mikey was still accessing the site.
Oyl : I remember on what I think was Sunday, after Mikey had been busted on Tuesday. Someone came into NTA-nokturnal, said Mikey had been busted.
Oyl : All the tennie-bopper wanna-be's starting kicking and yelling - How DARE you talk about Mikey God like that. Hell, I did not even say anything then. Was STILL only trying to warn the ones who REALLY had to know.
Devast : OK.
Oyl : Now, if ANYONE can disprove ONE WORD of ANY OF THIS. I will absolutely KISS THIER SHITTY ASS. And, believe me, I never kissed an ass and do NOT intend to start!
Devast : Well, I can disprove him logging onto the site. After this, I dunno if i should though.
Oyl : Hell, Devast, I was on the damned phone with him. He said he did, you want to believe him, well he admitted it.
Devast : Like I said, I don't think i should now.
Oyl : Now got and give YOUR damned proof. What ever proof you can muster from Mikey and want to believe, I really do NOT give a damn. The truth IS the truth, and that is all I care about. Mikey just said, "Well, the only thing that matters
is NOT when I was busted, but that I warned Pie." I said, "Hell Mikey, that is SHIT. You lied and Lied and Lied. NO ONE will ever believe you again!
Oyl : Now what do you have to say for Mikey God.
Devast : Nothing, we all lie, but this was a bit too much.
Oyl : What was a bit much? Me trying to protect a few major people. Hell!
Oyl : Devast, People have tried to tell you. Not me. I have NOT been talking about Mikey, but others DID try to tell you. You do NOT want to believe it. Sorry, does not matter. Hide your head in the sand if you like. That is YOUR proble
m.
Devast : I wanna know the truth.
Oyl : Devast, I am not even telling NOW all I really know. Because I PROMISED Mikey I would not, and I will not.
Oyl : I don't think you believe me now. You want to believe Mikey, then go and believe Mikey. Won't make it so, but you may do as you like. I have never talked to you, and I certainly had NO reason to lie about a close friend of 4 years.
A friend that I talked to every day. A friend that I know better than ANY of you will EVER know him. But, when that friend puts all my OTHER friends in peril by his lies and actions, I had to tell the truth.
Devast : Do you think Mikeysoft was/is helping novel/microsoft?
Oyl : Devast, I will NOT tell more than was absolutely neccessary to protect my friends. There is NOTHING more that I have to tell about the incident.
Devast : Whether he is helping novel/microsoft is important. If he is, EVERYONE should know.
Oyl : I can only say, if he lied about so much, why would you care?
Devast : I wanna know just how far he has gone. I wanna know the truth.
Oyl : Leave it up to you to decide; if he has consitently lied, why do you care about the rest. Tonight when mikey called me, he said, "I want you to support the story of how I called you on Tuesday, et cetera.
Oyl : I said sure, but don't asked me to lie about the rest.
Oyl : Naturally, with that, he did NOT make the 3 way call.
So ends the conversation on Novemeber 4th, 1995. Devast, among many people, was looking for the "truth" and Oyl Patch basically told him what really occurred. Hopefully this awakens all those who are still have their heads in the ground.
This ends the "Mikey" saga in INQ. We will no longer cover any news regarding this issue unless Mike speaks to us. After all, only so much can be said of this situation. Conclusions have been made and some are still in the making, but this is not OJ
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