$$$$$#g, dP `$$ $b d$ `$$ "$b mgg s$$$$$s j$ ,$P $$b, ,d$$ `"$p ,g$$$$$' $$ $$ $$ "$gp, j$,dP' $$`$bd$'$$ ,g#$$$$ d$ $$ +-- j$$ d$' $$ `"$p d$"$b, $$ `$P' $$ $$ $$ "$b $$ ---+ | $$$$$$P' n$$e "$$$$$' $$ "$b $$, $$ "$$$$$$s `"$$$$$ | | ,$' | | $$$$$$g, `$$ `"S$$P' | | `$$ `$b `"$p ,g#$$$#s j$ ,$P | | $$ d$' ,g#$$$$ $$' j$,dP' | +--------------- j$$$$$P' $$ $$ $$, ,g d$"$b, ----------------+ $$$ "$$$$$$s "$$$$P' $$ "$b AFFINITY ++++++++++++++++++++++++-+++-++-+--+---+---- --- -- - - - - Language: English Issues: Ten issues appeared between July 1996 and January 1997. Publisher: Mr. Mister, Dante, Sledge and others. Interface: Up to some graphics at the beginning and end, the whole magazine runs in the text mode. This is however very eye friendly owing to soft scrolling and fading. Contents: The alternative magazine reminds on RCN, released at the same time. But topics like warez, games, BBS and IRC are just the basis for a magazine focused on fun around computers and networks. AFGHANO +++++++++++++++++++++++++-+++-++-+--+---+---- --- -- - - - - Language: English Issues: Number 1 of the strange e-mag El Afghano appeared in January, issue 5 in February 2001. Publisher: Mohammed Napoleon, Arturo Ui, Afghanbashi and others. Interface: El Afghano consists of single but very well formatted text files. Issues 3 and 4 also can be displayed using a simple, strange colored interface. Contents: Most of the texts are realy satiric. Some of the news, charts, interviews and scene reports can only understand by the people they are written for. AMBER +++++++++++++++++++++++++++-+++-++-+--+---+---- --- -- - - - - Language: English Issues: In December 1998 there was a small preview before the first issue appeared in June 1999. Number two appeared in December 1999. Publisher: Dj Regal, Misha and others. Interface: A graphically perfect surface with effective operation and some effects. Contents: The Polish and international scene with competitions, party reports and results, diskmags, jokes and much more besides. AMNESIA +++++++++++++++++++++++++-+++-++-+--+---+---- --- -- - - - - Language: English Issues: The first issue appeared in March 1999. Publisher: Paranoid Interface: The graphic interface of the magazine operates only with Windows 95 or NT. It's simple but useful. Contents: Scene, fun and much more besides. Hints: If problems appear the amnesia.exe from the archive update.zip can be used alternatively. ANEMIA ++++++++++++++++++++++++++-+++-++-+--+---+---- --- -- - - - - Language: English Issues: Three issues appeared between January and March 1997. Publisher: Korn, Feral Interface: Beautiful but extremely time-consuming pictures. Otherwise text mode with marvellous soft scrolling and hip music. Contents: Reports and tests about the Internet, ftp and mailboxes, humor, interviews. ANTI-SOCIAL +++++++++++++++++++++-+++-++-+--+---+---- --- -- - - - - Language: English Issues: The first issue was published in April 1998. The following issues appeared every two or three months. Publisher: Armageddon Interface: The first 18 issues are shown in simple but colored text mode. Since issue 19 Chris Dragan's windows interface is used (also used in Hugi). It supports graphics, multiple columns and links to the Internet. Contents: A-S covers all underground topics that general public see as largely "anti social": system security, phreaking, demo coding, rave music, hacking, games/music piracy, news from all arenas of the underground, pirate radio and lots more. Hints: The .EXE files used to view the magazine are separated. In the first 18 issues you have to use A-s.exe and Register.exe. Since issue 19 Asview?.exe shows the texts. APUC ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-+++-++-+--+---+---- --- -- - - - - Language: German Issues: Unfortunately I could find only two issues of 1995. Publisher: Dennis Klinkott, Joerg Rosenthal Interface: Older issues operate only in text mode. A tidy surface with mouse operation, cross references and graphics were later created. Contents: Computer, hard and software, reports, humor and many other topics. ARMOR OF GODS +++++++++++++++++++-+++-++-+--+---+---- --- -- - - - - Language: English and Russian Issues: The two issues on these CD appeared in October 1997 and July 1998. Publisher: For the first three issues WarHawk was responsible. Programmer took over this position in the fourth. Interface: The (worth seeing) interface offers music, fast graphics and nice effects. Contents: News from the computer scene, interviews, programming courses, films, software tests and pictures. AUTARK ++++++++++++++++++++++++++-+++-++-+--+---+---- --- -- - - - - Language: English and German Issues: In June 1996 a preview version appeared and in August a single issue. Publisher: The group N-Factor under the direction of Diskhawk. Interface: Very high quality graphics with links, intuitive operation and good music. Contents: Demo scene, music, politics, reports, charts, news, 8Bit Scene. BAD NEWS ++++++++++++++++++++++++-+++-++-+--+---+---- --- -- - - - - Language: English and Polish Issues: The all first number zero finally appeared in May 1994, the fourth issue in April 1996. Publisher: Akira (formerly known as Gandalf), with issue four the group Pulse. Interface: The graphically complex interface operates surprisingly with only 16 colours, offers however gentle scrolling, several music tracks and additionally some pictures. Contents: Computer and scene, extensive charts, demos, interviews, parties and results. Hints: You have to use Ctpbpat on faster computers. BATSCH ++++++++++++++++++++++++++-+++-++-+--+---+---- --- -- - - - - Language: German Issues: The first issue appeared obvious in April 1999. Publisher: Muffin, Schnurfel Interface: Batsch is conceived as a pure html magazine and can be read with any browser. Contents: Reports to the Internet and other topics, html, programming, stories, interviews and votes. BEAM ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-+++-++-+--+---+---- --- -- - - - - Language: English Issues: Between July 1998 and March 1999 three issues appeared. Publisher: The group Black Maiden with Shine and Kyp. Interface: Beam started as a pure ansi magazine in text mode. For the second issue a remarkable mixture of ansi and graphics was developed. Unfortunately the third and last issue was only a simple text file. Contents: Computer art, ansi and pixel graphics, reviews, charts and tips to surfing to the Internet. BEYOND THE HORIZON ++++++++++++++-+++-++-+--+---+---- --- -- - - - - Language: English Issues: The issues on these CD appeared between May 1995 and October 1996. Publisher: Mindcrime, Shivan Bastard and others. Interface: Beyond is a typical ansi magazine in text mode with expensive and worth of seeing pictures. Contents: Test reports to Internet pages and mailboxes, lyrics, interviews and naturally a quantity of Ansi graphics. BLACKMAIL +++++++++++++++++++++++-+++-++-+--+---+---- --- -- - - - - Language: German Issues: Between January 1993 and autumn 1997 twelve regular and two special issues appeared. Publisher: Midnight, Trader, Velcro, Surfin' Bird Interface: Introduced with complex intros BlackMail operates at first with only 16 colours. Starting from issue 10 there is a new interface with 256 colours and more graphic effects. The texts are however generally displayed in the text mode. Contents: Talk and gossip, policy, humor and small ads. BLISTER +++++++++++++++++++++++++-+++-++-+--+---+---- --- -- - - - - Language: English Issues: The first issue appeared in March, the third and last in October 1996. Publisher: Burps, Trasher, Azrael and many others. Interface: As with most Ansi magazines Blister operates in the text mode which was strongly revalued by artful graphics. Unfortunately this magazine does not offer any music. Contents: News from the scene, interviews, tips for the Internet and naturally ansi graphics. BUDYN +++++++++++++++++++++++++++-+++-++-+--+---+---- --- -- - - - - Language: Polish and English Issues: In February 1997 the first issue appeared soon followed of the second. Publisher: Cortez, Astra, Brach and many others. Interface: The unusual and very high quality interface rolls the menu and the texts gently from side to side. Contents: An enormous amount of texts awaits the Polish reader: Graphics, charts, programming, scene, reports, music, poetry, jokes and many other topics. CEIBE +++++++++++++++++++++++++++-+++-++-+--+---+---- --- -- - - - - Language: Spanish Issues: Between June 1999 and May 2000 three issues appeared. Publisher: The group Centosis with Wavemaker, Geiger, Derethor, Humphrey and others. Interface: The graphical interface keeped the same over all issues. But it was extended and improved continuous. There are colored text, pictures and gentle scrolling. Contents: Charts, news, demo reviews, party reports and results, coding and many articles with opinions and impressions from the scene. CHEESE ++++++++++++++++++++++++++-+++-++-+--+---+---- --- -- - - - - Language: English Issues: Between February 1996 and February 1997 the issues appeared monthly. Publisher: PoZoR, TcM, Rtf, Multiplex, Loop and many others. Interface: The 16 color menu runs in DOS but it looks like Windows 95. Naturally this includes a Start button which exits the magazine. In further issues the design changed more to Windows. Unfortunately the speed goes down. Contents: Stories, poetry, scene, parties and many other computer topics. CODERS F/X ++++++++++++++++++++++-+++-++-+--+---+---- --- -- - - - - Language: English Issues: The magazin was founded in December 1996 as a pure newsletter for the Israeli BBS of the same name. The last issue 34 appeared in October 1998 because there where to less support. Publisher: Civax, Turk182, Ice Interface: The newsletter includes two small programs which shows the texts structured and comfortable. Contents: The scene in Israel, music, demos, parties and mailboxes. CODERS.GER MAGAZINE +++++++++++++-+++-++-+--+---+---- --- -- - - - - Language: German Issues: Since autumn 1997 the newsletter appeared monthly. After a larger break in July and December 1999 two new issues was published. Publisher: BJ, ASP, Cardiac Interface: The magazine consists of simple text files which are revalued partly with html structures. The newest issues are presented as pure html magazines. Contents: Computer, demo scene, Internet, news, courses, interviews, books and jokes. CONTRAST ++++++++++++++++++++++++-+++-++-+--+---+---- --- -- - - - - Language: English Issues: The first issue appeared in December 1994 and the third exactly one year later. Publisher: The group Purple with Log Head, Viper and others. Interface: Although the first issue operates only with 16 colours the graphic interface is always worth seeing and easy to use. Contents: Charts, interviews, news, reviews, programming, raytracing, many other scene-referenced topics and some pictures. CREAM +++++++++++++++++++++++++++-+++-++-+--+---+---- --- -- - - - - Language: German Issues: After the editorships of Hot-Mag and MicroCode had united four issues of Cream appeared between May 1996 and April 1998. Publisher: Coctail, Eric der Schreckliche, D.T.C, Hawke, Kemil Interface: Highly detailed svga graphics with professionally arranged, multi color texts and gentle fading. The player can play CD's apart from the integrated music also. In some issues a Tic-Tac-Toe game is hidden. Contents: Scene, parties, news, politics, lyrics, short stories, humor and much more besides. The first issues contain also an extensive part on programming from assembler to java. DASKMIG +++++++++++++++++++++++++-+++-++-+--+---+---- --- -- - - - - Language: English Issues: Between October 1994 and September 1995 eight issues appeared. Publisher: The first five issues were published by Lash and Mr. Hockey, the last two by Dominei and Calvin. Interface: The magazine is monotonously coloured but very easy to use. Contents: Scene, news, reviews, interviews, poetry and charts. DEFACTO +++++++++++++++++++++++++-+++-++-+--+---+---- --- -- - - - - Language: English Issues: The first issue was never released. The last issue with the number nine appeared in July 1996. Publisher: IPggi, Captain Power, NetRunner, Entropy and many others. Interface: Defacto is not a typical ansi magazine although it operates in the text mode. Very special is the small C64 emulator with which each issue begins. Contents: Interviews, hardware, news, tests and reports on games, Internet tips, reports on warez and similar things. DEFCON ++++++++++++++++++++++++++-+++-++-+--+---+---- --- -- - - - - Language: Finnish and English Issues: Issue 1 appeared in September 1997, the second seven month later. Publisher: The French group K!Prod leaded by ArraKiS. Interface: Defcon is remarkable for its graphics. Every column looks completely different. The pictures was created by many different partly well known graphicans. Contents: Coding and technics, interviews, party reports, stories, fun and impressions not only from the scene. Hints: Issue 2 can be readed under Windows using Wefcon#2. DEMOJOURNAL +++++++++++++++++++++-+++-++-+--+---+---- --- -- - - - - Language: English Issues: Since August 1998 new issues appeared every week. In July 2000 number 99 was the last issue. Publisher: Psychic Symphony Interface: Simple, single but well formatted text files. Contents: Very current news from the scene, dates, interviews, reports and advertisements for Internet pages. DEMONEWS ++++++++++++++++++++++++-+++-++-+--+---+---- --- -- - - - - Language: English Issues: The over 150 issues on these CD appeared between September 1992 and February 1998. Publisher: The group Hornet under the direction of Snowman. Interface: It exists two programs for Dos and Windows which can display the newsletter with a controlled menu. If ya have a GUS you can also hear fine music. Contents: Everything about demos: test, reports, reviews, parties and much more besides. DIGITAL CHAT ++++++++++++++++++++-+++-++-+--+---+---- --- -- - - - - Language: German Issues: The first issue appeared in March 1996, third and last in November 1996. Publisher: The group Kryst with Myrlochar and Activater. Interface: There were several different surfaces. From a simple, 16 color menu up to an unfortunately lacking interface at SuperVGA. Contents: Test reports about games and software, listings, courses, book reviews, tips and cheats. DOODLE ++++++++++++++++++++++++++-+++-++-+--+---+---- --- -- - - - - Language: English Issues: In March 1996 the first issue appeared, the number 6 in February 1997. Publisher: Grind King and Erratic. Interface: The magazine operates completely in the text mode. Gentle scrolling makes a pleasant reading but there is unfortunately no music. Contents: Ansi Reviews and charts, humor and satire, but also serious programming. DRAGON ++++++++++++++++++++++++++-+++-++-+--+---+---- --- -- - - - - Language: Polish and English Issues: From April 1997 until September 1999 five issues appeared. Publisher: For the issues up to number 4 Aborygen was responsible. Starting from fifth Szum continued. Interface: All issues are of the fantasy style arranged which is a main topic of the magazine. The fifth issue offers good music and the rare possibility to select between four graphic resolutions. Contents: Everything related to the Polish scene, graphics, programming, hard and software, games, short stories and lyrics. EXPLORATION +++++++++++++++++++++-+++-++-+--+---+---- --- -- - - - - Language: English Issues: Between April 1996 and January 1997 three issues appeared. Publisher: The group Explizit with Phonc, Ch:ilm and others. Interface: The graphical interface is very simple. You will miss pictures and colored text. Contents: Beside many interviews there are news, reports and texts to music and other topics. FISTFUL OF STEEL ++++++++++++++++-+++-++-+--+---+---- --- -- - - - - Language: English Issues: The issues on these CD appeared between May 1997 and December 1998. Publisher: Inazone, Count Zero and many others. Interface: The first issue had no interface. It consisted only of several ansi and text files. Later it gets music and a slightly better graphical interface. Contents: Ansi and ascii art, interviews, reviews and more. FLASH +++++++++++++++++++++++++++-+++-++-+--+---+---- --- -- - - - - Language: English and German Issues: At the beginning of 1996 three issues of the german BBS Flash had appeared. The series was continued in May 1996 with the magazine Flash. From this only one issue appeared. Publisher: Cosmic Interface: The BBS Flash was a good looking newsletter. Only the successor Flash gets a fast graphical interface. Contents: News, computer scene, parties, interviews, poetry, programming, music and graphics. FLEUR +++++++++++++++++++++++++++-+++-++-+--+---+---- --- -- - - - - Language: English Issues: The first issue appeared in March 1998, third in May 1999. In November 2000 Fleur was resolved and integrated in Shine. Publisher: The first two issues developed under the direction of Ezah. For the third D-Lee was responsible. Interface: The graphic interface is practically, well readable and contains some nice pictures. Contents: News, interviews and reviews from the scene, demos, parties, charts, photos and pictures. FREESTYLE +++++++++++++++++++++++-+++-++-+--+---+---- --- -- - - - - Language: Hungarian Issues: Ten issues appeared from April 1992 until April 1998. Publisher: The group AstroideA with Tsc and many others. Interface: The initial black/white interface developed to a scene magazine with really good design. Contents: Parties, interviews and everything approximately around the Scene, in addition programming, hardware and motion picture films. GANJA DIGEST ++++++++++++++++++++-+++-++-+--+---+---- --- -- - - - - Language: English Issues: The more than 60 issues on these CD appeared between August 1994 and February 1997. Publisher: Evilive and many, many others. Interface: The practical but graphically primitive surface was only improved with issue 225. The articles are shown also further in the pure text mode. Contents: Apart from general news and information each issue contains only an single but long article. Often it takes into its concern different drugs, questions about law and similar things. GENETIC DREAMS ++++++++++++++++++-+++-++-+--+---+---- --- -- - - - - Language: English Issues: From September 1994 until December 1995 four issues appeared. Publisher: The group Escape with Pussyrider, Capella and others. Interface: There were three different surfaces of which the first with a resolution of 800 x 600 is very interesting. Additionally to each issue a special word processor was attached. Contents: Demo scene, computer, games, politics, mailswapping and more. GUIDE +++++++++++++++++++++++++++-+++-++-+--+---+---- --- -- - - - - Language: Hungarian Issues: From April 1995 until April 1996 four issues appeared. Publisher: The group Unicorn with Brekk, Derceto and many others. Interface: The graphic interface of the magazine is unique. Many well integrated graphics and fast effects makes the reading of the text very special. Contents: Scene, hardware, programming, humor, culture, games and many pictures and photos. GUTTER ++++++++++++++++++++++++++-+++-++-+--+---+---- --- -- - - - - Language: English Issues: By May 1998 to June 1999 altogether twelve thirteen appeared. Publisher: Filth Interface: Gutter is a superior ansi magazine with gentle scrolling and marvellous, fully integrated graphics. But unfortunately without music. Contents: Everything about ansi, with Charts, reviews and many more. Additionally there are texts about music, diskmags, IRC and Internet. HACKER ++++++++++++++++++++++++++-+++-++-+--+---+---- --- -- - - - - Language: Russian Issues: The issues on these CD appeared between May 1996 and February 1999. Publisher: Royal Ghost and the group Deep Trouble Entertainment. Interface: The graphically complex interface is equipped with raytraced and meaningfully arranged elements. Contents: The Russian scene, computer, culture and much more besides. HEROIN ++++++++++++++++++++++++++-+++-++-+--+---+---- --- -- - - - - Language: English Issues: The first issue appeared in December 1998. Publisher: Pyromaniac, Jamon, Sky and others. Interface: The most remarkable and the most graphically perfect with beautiful music under-painted interface and the impressive cross fades. Contents: Beside news, advertisement and short messages heroin offers above all extensive and representative charts. HOAX ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-+++-++-+--+---+---- --- -- - - - - Language: English Issues: The first issue appeared in August 1992 and was followed regularly by four further issues. The sixth issue came two years after number five. Publisher: The group Epical with Kapsu, Mikki and others. Interface: Early issues operate with a low res but useful interface. Only the sixth issue obtained substantially better and readable graphics. Contents: Different topics from the Finnish scene, extensive charts and interviews. HOT-MAG +++++++++++++++++++++++++-+++-++-+--+---+---- --- -- - - - - Language: German Issues: Between February 1994 and December 1995 six issues appeared. After uniting with MicroCode they continued to work together on Cream. Publisher: Hawke, Coctail Interface: A well programmed menu with multicolored graphics and three different text viewers which are well readable only towards the end. The last issue contains additionally a hidden game. Contents: Much satire and politics. An issue deals intensively with the military service. In addition computers, jokes and many different topics which can be taken not seriously are treated. HUGI ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-+++-++-+--+---+---- --- -- - - - - Language: English, German and Russian Issues: Since May 1996 the Hugi appears regularly. The first four issues under the name Hugendubelexpress (in short HDE). Since issue 18 the German part of the magazine will released as Hugi.GER. Additionally the weekly Hugi Newsletter appeared between July 1998 and 2000. Publisher: Adok Interface: Many different interfaces from simple QBasic to the current fast and graphically very responding text viewer with pictures and links to the Internet. Some issues are also available as a HTML edition. Contents: The Hugi grows up from the style of a school newspaper to one of the most successful scene magazines. He treats parties, demos, diskmags, programming, magazine fragments, reports, politics and literature. Hints: In September 2003 Special Edition #1: Coding Digest appeared. HYDROPHOBIA +++++++++++++++++++++-+++-++-+--+---+---- --- -- - - - - Language: Hungarian Issues: By February 1996 until February 1997 six issues appeared. Publisher: Hugo, Gym, HTGe and others. Interface: The well readable texts are surrounded by an interesting framework which contains different animated control panels and switches. Contents: The main topic of the magazine are games. Apart from tests, cheats and tips there are also texts to films, fantasy and humor. IMAGE +++++++++++++++++++++++++++-+++-++-+--+---+---- --- -- - - - - Language: German Issues: Between June 1998 and October 1999 five issues appeared in large but regular periods. Publisher: mesios and moses. Interface: Several different interfaces from simple 16 color graphics over NeoBook up to one with colored texts and good music. Contents: News, reports, storys, small advertisements, lyrics, programming, Internet, book recommendations and much more besides. IMPHOBIA ++++++++++++++++++++++++-+++-++-+--+---+---- --- -- - - - - Language: English Issues: Between February 1992 and July 1996 twelve issues appeared. Publisher: The name Imphobia defines also a group to which Darkness, The Wizard, Scorpio, Zorlock and many others belong. Interface: The multicolored and well programmed graphics with 256 colours was replaced in issue six by a very professional interface with only 16 colours. This graphically operating at the same time with several palettes set new standards in the scene. Contents: Beside music, graphic demos, test reports and interviews advertisements and tests for different mailboxes played a large role. The Charts was particularly extensive and almost competitionless. INFINITY ++++++++++++++++++++++++-+++-++-+--+---+---- --- -- - - - - Language: English Issues: In April and August 1996 two issues appeared. Publisher: Captain Hook, Spellcaster and others. Interface: Only the very good content consoles the badly arranged and uncomfortable useability of the magazine. Contents: Interview and texts from the scene, above all however guidances and courses to graphics and programming. INSIGHT +++++++++++++++++++++++++-+++-++-+--+---+---- --- -- - - - - Language: English Issues: In December 1995 the first issue appeared and exactly two years later the second. Publisher: Quicksilver, The Russian, Vision and others. Interface: The first issue comes with a normal and uncomfortable to use interface which changed in issue two to something better. Contents: Interviews, scene, theoretical and practical programming, reviews, demos, parties and charts. KENDERMAG +++++++++++++++++++++++-+++-++-+--+---+---- --- -- - - - - Language: Hungarian Issues: Between July 1995 and February 1998 altogether 18 issues of the Kendermag and two issues Stuart the Fish appeared (one of it at the Kendermag 11). Publisher: The groups The Renegades and Digital Creatures. Interface: The graphic interface of the magazine changed hardly with the time. It is simple and useful. Contents: Humor, computer, games, the scene and some pictures. MADMAG ++++++++++++++++++++++++++-+++-++-+--+---+---- --- -- - - - - Language: Hungarian Issues: In May and August 1997 two issues appeared. Publisher: The group Trust with Kevin, Manic, Sharky and others. Interface: A graphical, very beautifully structured and well readable interface. Only the timing is not always perfect. Contents: Parties, criticisms, culture, humor and some pictures. MARS ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-+++-++-+--+---+---- --- -- - - - - Language: German Issues: The first issue from April 1998 was complemented by a second in June. Afterwards the magazine was resumed as Batsch. Publisher: City Hunter, Muffin. Interface: The only 4k with an assembler coded interface shows the text in a hard to read way. Contents: Games, mangas, programming, stories and computers. MEASURE +++++++++++++++++++++++++-+++-++-+--+---+---- --- -- - - - - Language: Polish and English Issues: The issues on this CD appeared between August 1997 and June 1999. Publisher: Garfield and Lexus looked after the first eight issues. Atom will resume the magazine in the future. Interface: Almost all issues were available in two versions: With a graphic interface or as simple however well formatted text files. Contents: Charts, news, messages, the Polish scene, parties and reports. MICROCODE +++++++++++++++++++++++-+++-++-+--+---+---- --- -- - - - - Language: German Issues: The magazine STOD was renamed with the third issue as Microcode and was very successful under this name. After the sixth issue had appeared in febuary 1996, it fused with Hot-Mag and together created the new magazine Cream. Publisher: Kemil, Eric der Schreckliche. Interface: Representation in quite simple VGA graphics. The last issue however was already rather good and fast. Contents: Programming in Pascal, Basic and assembler, batch, games, stories, book conceptions and more. NEW WORLD ORDER +++++++++++++++++-+++-++-+--+---+---- --- -- - - - - Language: English Issues: From May 1993 to June 1996 eight issues appeared. Publisher: The group Weird Magic with Mr. Logic, Tcm and others. Interface: Although the interface of the magazine changed, it remained fast and easy to operate. Beautiful graphics and good music contribute to the experience. Contents: Scene news, party reports, charts, stories and much more besides. NEWS ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-+++-++-+--+---+---- --- -- - - - - Language: Hungarian Issues: Between May 1994 and January 1995 two issues appeared. Publisher: Taz, Falcon, Chris and many others. Interface: The main menu of this magazine is really remarkable, since it extends scrollably over four displays. The texts are shown in a relatively monotonous, coloured variable interface. Contents: Scene, charts, films, humor, hard and software as well as pictures. NUCLEAR WASTE +++++++++++++++++++-+++-++-+--+---+---- --- -- - - - - Language: English Issues: The first issue appeared in October 1995, the third in March 1996. Publisher: Aurora, Raver and many others. Interface: The mixture between ansi and graphics is interesting but not really beautiful. Contents: News, mailboxes, hacks, music, techno, the Playstation and much more besides. OOZE ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-+++-++-+--+---+---- --- -- - - - - Language: English Issues: From May 1996 to 1998 three issues appeared. Publisher: Maeve Wolf, Squidgalator2, Annihilannic. Interface: The Ansi magazine gets along without music. But it is however worth seeing owing to large and complex graphics. Contents: Texts and reviews of Ansi's, interviews, games, scene and poetry. PAIN ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-+++-++-+--+---+---- --- -- - - - - Language: English Issues: The magazine existed since January 1994. Since Pain appears irregulaly, there is no sequential numbering. Publisher: The issues of the year 1994 were published by Uli and Chicken. 1995 it was Qube, Chicken and Snoop. For the numbers 3/96 to 2/98 Chicken and Furball were responsible. The remaining issues of 1998 were led by Fred. One year later it changed into the hands of Iquito and Cockroach. After a longer break 10/99 Fred and Unlock became the main editors. Interface: The interface of the magazine remained unchanged for a long time: singularly however very practically. Only at the end of of 1998 a new interface with more colours and effects was programmed. Contents: Everything related to the Swiss and international scene, reviews, interviews, charts, parties, reports and contacts. Hints: Older issues need an UniVBE driver. With the parameters /C or /S you can set it up. PARROT ++++++++++++++++++++++++++-+++-++-+--+---+---- --- -- - - - - Language: English Issues: From July to November 1994 three issues appeared. Publisher: The group Crypton with Lethal, Marlon, Control and others. Interface: Although the graphical interface operates with only 16 colours and offers no extras, the program is well and logically operated. Contents: News, interviews, reviews, charts, parties and other topics of the Finnish and international scene. PLANET ++++++++++++++++++++++++++-+++-++-+--+---+---- --- -- - - - - Language: English and Polish Issues: The first issue appeared in April 2000, the third one year later at Mekka & Symposium 2001. Publisher: Planet was founded by Coolphone. The second issue was edited by Neuroup and Frey from the polish group Addict. The third issue was created in cooperation with OJuice.net, the french sceners database. Interface: The DOS and Windows interfaces are quite comfortable. They offers well readable, colored fonts and great music. Contents: Planet is a charts magazin like Heroin or Totem. It contains charts about demos, intros, musicians and much more. Some crazy charts are included, too. For example, best sex position or best glue for stamps. Starting in issue 3 there is a huge news section based on OJuice. PLATINUM ++++++++++++++++++++++++-+++-++-+--+---+---- --- -- - - - - Language: German Issues: From March 1993 until November 1995 altogether 20 issues appeared. Publisher: The group Solar Design with Fury (formerly The Lord of Doom) and Der #Papst. Interface: At the beginning it was only an unclear text program. Later there was a graphically improved interface similar to Imphobia. Contents: Information, discussion, tests, reports and shareware. POST OFFICE 7 +++++++++++++++++++-+++-++-+--+---+---- --- -- - - - - Language: Hungarian and English Issues: Between July 1992 and October 1993 four regular issues and an extra one appeared. Publisher: The group Majic 12 with DrDevice, DrZothyo, Avantage and many others. Interface: The interface of the magazine reminds one of an old keyboard. It is practical and very readable. Contents: Reviews and parts from books, science fiction, films and some pictures. PROGRAMMERS DISKMAG +++++++++++++-+++-++-+--+---+---- --- -- - - - - Language: German Issues: The first issue appeared in September 1994. After five issues altogether the magazine was given up in October 1995 due to lack of reader participation. Publisher: Guru Interface: A very simple but usefull mouse controlled text viewer. Contents: Programming in Basic, C, Assembler, Pascal and Cobol. Hints: Choose the System directory and run the Pdm.exe program. PULSE +++++++++++++++++++++++++++-+++-++-+--+---+---- --- -- - - - - Language: English Issues: Between April and August 1993 four issues appeared. Publisher: Moleql and many others. Interface: Several different interfaces were used, which are always worth seeing owing to good graphic and music. Contents: Charts, programming, fractals, assembler, parties and reports over the Finnish scene. REALITY CHECK NETWORK +++++++++++-+++-++-+--+---+---- --- -- - - - - Language: English Issues: The 38 issues appeared between November 1995 and July 1997. Publisher: Hitex, Rebel Chicken and others. Interface: There are some graphics and intros and the magazine operates in the text mode, which is really worth seeing owing to scrolling, music and nice effects. Contents: RCN is a "warez e-mag". So there are interviews, reviews and stories about warez, BBS and FTP. Hints: Since issue 25 you can use the switch /txtfile to create a plain text version of the magazine. RESTLESS ++++++++++++++++++++++++-+++-++-+--+---+---- --- -- - - - - Language: English Issues: Issue 1 appeared in June 1997, the second 10 month later. Publisher: Restless was founded by jmX from the US group Opiate. Issue 2 was managed by Goblin/Xtatic and Phoenix/Hornet. Interface: Both issues contains unusual but well usable interfaces with noticeable title graphics and smoothed fonts. Contents: All about the scene: News, results, invites, coding, graphics, interviews (for example with Darkness/Imphobia), charts and some more. RIFT ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-+++-++-+--+---+---- --- -- - - - - Language: English Issues: The first issue appeared in December 1999. Publisher: Rawhed from the South African group Sensory Overload. Interface: The interface is arranged interesting. It based on HTML and offers some special effects beside different fonts, colours and graphics also. Contents: Party reports and photos, interviews, scene, coding and poetry. RUNTIME +++++++++++++++++++++++++-+++-++-+--+---+---- --- -- - - - - Language: English and Hungarian Issues: Between September 1992 and December 1993 four issues appeared. Publisher: Tixi, Bano and others. Interface: The interface of the magazine appears boring. Nevertheless the colour can be modified. Contents: The Hungarian scene, hard and software, science fiction and some pictures and graphics. SCANNER +++++++++++++++++++++++++-+++-++-+--+---+---- --- -- - - - - Language: Hungarian, English and Italian Issues: The first six issues appeared between July 1992 and May 1995. The next two followed years later. Publisher: At first Basq and the Hungarian group Twin Sectors were responsible for the magazine. Later Dirk Gently took over the name for its new html magazine. Interface: The simple almost ugly interface was used only in the first six issues. The others are conceived as a pure html magazine. Contents: Charts, interviews, jokes, games, art and much more besides. The last two issues contain almost only reports and extracts from books. Hints: The old issues can be terminated only with F10. It should also be copied on the hard disc. SCENE POST ++++++++++++++++++++++-+++-++-+--+---+---- --- -- - - - - Language: English Issues: Between July and September 1994 four issues appeared. Publisher: Gandalf Interface: The Scene Post is a newsletter. With a partially graphical interface it is strongly improved. Contents: Many pieces of news from the scene, about new parties, demos and diskmags. SCENE ZINE ++++++++++++++++++++++-+++-++-+--+---+---- --- -- - - - - Language: English Issues: Since April 2003 "Scene Zine Monthly" appeared monthly. Publisher: Patrick Groove, Christofori and others. Interface: The online magazine consists of some big, well-readable HTML files. Contents: Scene Zine offers background information to the scene. It focuses on interviews and reviews about music and similar themes. SCENIAL +++++++++++++++++++++++++-+++-++-+--+---+---- --- -- - - - - Language: English Issues: Four issues appeared between September 1994 and July 1997. A number 3 was never released. Publisher: Venior Interface: A well programmed interface with very multicolored texts and sometimes disturbing intros. Contents: As the name of the magazine suggests, it concerns particularly the scene. Demos, diskmags, programming and parties are treated, in addition stories, sport and fun. SCHWUGI +++++++++++++++++++++++++-+++-++-+--+---+---- --- -- - - - - Language: English and German Issues: There where two issues who appeared in January and April 1999. Publisher: A-Duck, Dendroid and others. Interface: It tried to copy the interface of Hugi but that was not very perfect. Contents: In this magazine one does not find any serious article. Everything is pure satire. SEX WITH SHEEP ++++++++++++++++++-+++-++-+--+---+---- --- -- - - - - Language: English Issues: In January and March 1996 two issues appeared. Publisher: Joe Camel and others. Interface: A pure ansi magazine in text mode, unfortunately without music. Contents: Ansi, poetry, music and much humor and satire. SHINE +++++++++++++++++++++++++++-+++-++-+--+---+---- --- -- - - - - Language: English Issues: The first issue appeared in April 1997, the number seven in April 2000. The earlier published "Shine Retro" briefly contains a cut of the best texts of the first five issues. Issue eight developed in co-operation with the Hungarian magazine Fleur in November 2000. Publisher: The Swedish group Replay with Baloo and Goofy. Interface: The complex and confusing menu reminds one more of a graphic demo than a diskmag. The columns are arranged around rotary animations quite randomly. The texts are well readable owing to a large smoothed font. Contents: News, charts and of course articles on the Polish scene and many other topics. A special feature are the messages, where everyone can send each other short messages. Hints: Shine needs a graphics card with Vesa 2.0 or an UniVBE driver beside sufficient workspaces. If it is too slow the background animation can be switched off with the tab key. SKYLINE +++++++++++++++++++++++++-+++-++-+--+---+---- --- -- - - - - Language: German Issues: By September 1993 until April 1997 twelve normal and an issue 9 1/2 appeared. Publisher: Kai Buehler, Killer Taifun. Interface: Practical structured menu, graphical and even multi color texts, but unfortunately no music. Contents: Films, music, books, charts, computer, politics, jokes and laws. SMOK ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-+++-++-+--+---+---- --- -- - - - - Language: Polish and English Issues: The first issue appeared in May 1995, the second three months later. Publisher: The group Adrar Design with Astra, Skartaris and others. Interface: The graphic interface is well readable, however the background is extremely dark. Contents: Pieces of news and reports from the Polish scene and much more besides. SOURCE CODE +++++++++++++++++++++-+++-++-+--+---+---- --- -- - - - - Language: Hungarian Issues: The first four issues appeared between February 1995 and June 1996. Publisher: TomCat and many others. Interface: The interface of the magazine is not spectacular but practical and owing to soft scrolling very pleasant. It does not have music. Contents: Everything about the programming of hardware, graphic cards, 3d and other effects, demos and so on. SPLASH ++++++++++++++++++++++++++-+++-++-+--+---+---- --- -- - - - - Language: English Issues: From October 1995 until August 1996 four issues appeared. Publisher: TaskMaster and many others. Interface: Like many other magazines, Splash also with only 16 colours shows an interface very worth seeing with fast scrolling and reasonable operation. Contents: Above all charts, news, messages and photos. STATIC LINE +++++++++++++++++++++-+++-++-+--+---+---- --- -- - - - - Language: English Issues: Since July 1998 Static Line appears monthly. Publisher: Coplan was the main editor for almost five years. Since June 2003 Ciaran and Ben are the new editors. Interface: As with most newsletters which are sent away by email, Static Line consists exclusively of text files. Contents: Musik, scene, parties, new tracks and CD's, demos and similar things. SUBKULT +++++++++++++++++++++++++-+++-++-+--+---+---- --- -- - - - - Language: English Issues: Between April and December 1996 four issues appeared. In Mai 2000 a new number 6 was released. Publisher: Anders, Pahladin and others. Interface: The first two issues operate in the text mode, however already with good scrolling and linked texts. Later a interface which can be started with difficulty particularly on fast computers is introduced. Contents: News, scene, party reports, literature, above all however internet, IRC and chat. SUICIDE +++++++++++++++++++++++++-+++-++-+--+---+---- --- -- - - - - Language: German Issues: It began in June 1994. Suicide was given up two years later after exactly 13 issues. Publisher: Doc Emmett Brown, Randall Flag, MIKeROWAVE. Interface: Excellent high resolution graphics in super vga, alternatively with music from CD. Contents: Computer, hardware, software, news, contacts, classified advertisements and stories. SUNRAY ++++++++++++++++++++++++++-+++-++-+--+---+---- --- -- - - - - Language: English Issues: A preview appeared in Dezember 1999. The complete Sunray was never released. Publisher: Psychic Symphony Interface: A high quality interface with many links, pictures, some music and high quality fonts. Contents: Sunray is an annual diskmag which covers demo scene events and releases for the entire year. TANKARD +++++++++++++++++++++++++-+++-++-+--+---+---- --- -- - - - - Language: Polish Issues: The second issue appeared in July 1997, fourth in February 1999. Publisher: The group Grinders with Dee Kay, Dj. Regal and many others. Interface: The interface of the magazine is well programmed. The individual pages are alternatively cross faded or rolled to the side. Even the character font is selectable. Contents: Anything approximately related to the Polish scene, parties, diskmags and programming. In addition, sport, humor, fantasy and games. TAP.MAG +++++++++++++++++++++++++-+++-++-+--+---+---- --- -- - - - - Language: German Issues: The first issue appeared in February 2000, the fifth in March 2001. Publisher: Tomaes/TAP Interface: The first issues are very small. However they supports music, graphics and some effects. Issue 4 uses a new graphic interface for windows with many specialities never seen before. Alternatively some issues can be read as a html document. Contents: Short stories, lyrics, interviews, reports, tutorials and much humor. THC-MAGAZINE ++++++++++++++++++++-+++-++-+--+---+---- --- -- - - - - Language: English and German Issues: Altogether four issues appeared between February 1996 and May 1997. Publisher: The Hacker's Choice Interface: The magazine is viewed in simple text mode. No music, no mouse, but more information. Contents: Computer security, hacking, phreaking and telecom. THE MAG +++++++++++++++++++++++++-+++-++-+--+---+---- --- -- - - - - Language: English Issues: From September 1995 to September 1997 twelve issues appeared. Publisher: Spellcaster Interface: Each "The Mag" consists of one well formatted text file and many source codes and sample programs. Contents: Everything about programming, from general papers to special topics for Pascal, assembler or C. THE PRODUCT +++++++++++++++++++++-+++-++-+--+---+---- --- -- - - - - Language: English Issues: In July 1992 and September 1996 two issues where released. Publisher: ACiD Productions with Force Ten, RaD Man, Mr Kite and many others. Interface: As an ANSI magazine issue 1 is presented in text mode. Issue 2 uses simple but good VGA graphics. Contents: Typical ACiD related themes: ANSI, graphics and graphics programming, background information and some more. TOTAL DISASTER ++++++++++++++++++-+++-++-+--+---+---- --- -- - - - - Language: Polish and English Issues: Between March 1998 and November 1999 six issues and a small intro appeared. Publisher: The group Tatanka with Misha, Graff, HeY and others. Interface: This outstandingly arranged interface is not sparse of effects. Beside music and many pictures an animation always runs in the background. Contents: Polish and international scene, art and much more besides. TOTEM +++++++++++++++++++++++++++-+++-++-+--+---+---- --- -- - - - - Language: English Issues: A single issue was published which appeared in July 1999. Publisher: The group Just For Fun with Cleaner, Exocet, Bat and Benji. Interface: According to a good intro one sees a magazine which is noticeable particularly by its colorfulness and large font. Contents: Totem is a pure charts magazine which contains also things beside the normal Top 10 like the worst party or the best food. TRAX WEEKLY +++++++++++++++++++++-+++-++-+--+---+---- --- -- - - - - Language: English Issues: Beginning in March 1995 new issues appeared regularly. The last on this CD is dated February 1998. Publisher: Psibelius and many others. Interface: As with most newsletters which are sent away by email, Trax Weekly consists exclusively of text files. Contents: Music, computers, and everything in between. TRIP ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-+++-++-+--+---+---- --- -- - - - - Language: English Issues: The first issue appeared in March 1997, the current number eleven in April 1999. There was never an issue with the number 8. Publisher: For the first seven issues Jobe, Ramirez and Genoz were responsible. The numbers nine to eleven were released by Sweeper, Iquito and Genoz. In the future Gardner from the group of Anakata gets this position. Interface: In the course of the time several interfaces were use, from typical ansi up to underpainted SuperVGA graphics with music. Contents: News, tests and advertisements for mailboxes, reports, humor, music and naturally the Swiss scene. TRIP 2 HELL +++++++++++++++++++++-+++-++-+--+---+---- --- -- - - - - Language: English and German Issues: In the year 1994 a completely German PSD special report and two regular issues appeared. Publisher: The Fireskull Crew with Zarek, Jazz, Thorax and others. Interface: The Trip 2 Hell is presented in high quality text mode, with ansi graphics and gentle scrolling worth seeing. Contents: Interviews, reports, news, charts and jokes. TUHBZINE ++++++++++++++++++++++++-+++-++-+--+---+---- --- -- - - - - Language: English and Dutch Issues: The sixth issue appeared in June 1999. Publisher: The group TUHB with GrefTek and The Watcher. Interface: The very technically arranged interface of the magazine is worth seeing but not really excellent. Contents: Very much scene based with interviews, parties and programming, books, films, manga and more. UNDERGROUND EXPERTS UNITED ++++++-+++-++-+--+---+---- --- -- - - - - Language: English Issues: The issues on these CD appeared between 1990 and November 1993. Publisher: The Chief, The GNN and others. Interface: As a typical newsletter this magazine contains no special interface. Contents: Music, films, weapons and anarchy. Even anything that is somehow underground. WAVE ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-+++-++-+--+---+---- --- -- - - - - Language: English Issues: The 13 issues appeared between January 1996 and February 1998. Publisher: RaVe, chung Lee, BlackMagic and others. Interface: Except for a title graphic the magazine operates in the text mode. It is livened up by ansi diagrams and good music. The last two issues are presented in a html like Windows program. Contents: General articles, literature, interviews and some ansi graphics. WILBY +++++++++++++++++++++++++++-+++-++-+--+---+---- --- -- - - - - Language: English Issues: Since October 1999 Wilby appeared monthly, the sixth issue in April 2000. Publisher: Spock and the group Wild Bits. Interface: Wilby is the only known 4 kilobyte and thus the smallest diskmag of all times. The only one page long articles are showed on a nice fractal. Understandably, it is without music. Contents: Typical topics of the scene eg. news, reports, tips to programming and charts are presented in compact form. WILDMAG +++++++++++++++++++++++++-+++-++-+--+---+---- --- -- - - - - Language: German Issues: The first issue appeared in January, the fifth in November 2001. Publisher: The magazin was founded by Magic van Lam, but before the first issue was released, mados became main editor. Interface: The Update programmed the easy to use, skin-based and open-source user interface. All issues are combined in one directory. Contents: All about the German demoscene and many other topics like short stories, reviews and reports. Hints: The user interface requires DirectX. You can also read the data files with any HTML browser. WOEZINE +++++++++++++++++++++++++-+++-++-+--+---+---- --- -- - - - - Language: English Issues: Between September 1997 until December 1998 ten issues appeared. Two years later a comeback issue was released. Publisher: Pogue, D3m0n, Dreadnought, Elmer Fudd and many others. Interface: The well arranged and nicely animated interface operates as a typical ansi magazine does in the text mode. Contents: Ansi, music, mailboxes and the remaining scene. Hints: Use TPPatch to get the magazine working on faster computers. WORLD CHARTS ++++++++++++++++++++-+++-++-+--+---+---- --- -- - - - - Language: English Issues: In May 1993 a single issue appeared. Publisher: The popular Future Crew with Gore, Psi, Purple Motion, Pixel and others. Interface: At its time very professional graphics with only 16 colours, fast effects and good music. Contents: Computer scene, parties, software tests and tips, interviews, news about the Future Crew as well as very extensive charts. WORLD CHARTS ++++++++++++++++++++-+++-++-+--+---+---- --- -- - - - - Language: English Issues: The Amiga magazine World Charts died in 1993. In summer 2002 it was reborn and should be released more often now. Publisher: The groups The Silents, Scoopex und Hoodlum. Interface: The stylish interface needs at least a 700 MHz CPU and a 3D aceerator graphics card. Contents: Charts for any kind of demo scene stuff on any system. Also a few party reports and articles are included. WROTKI ++++++++++++++++++++++++++-+++-++-+--+---+---- --- -- - - - - Language: Polish Issues: From September 1994 until April 1998 six issues appeared. Publisher: The group ByteLanD with Behemot, Cobretti and others. Interface: The graphic interface was often changed. It is however in each issue worth seeing and well readable. Contents: The Polish and international scene, parties, programming, internet and very many other topics both computer and non-computer related. YAHOO +++++++++++++++++++++++++++-+++-++-+--+---+---- --- -- - - - - Language: English Issues: Between June 1994 and April 1995 five issues and a xmas special appeared. Publisher: Addict, Trap, Lemming, ... Interface: The operation of the magazine is logical and fast in all issues. The interface is graphically perfect and the texts are well readable. Contents: News, charts, graphic demos and reviews as well as many other topics from the scene. ZIGZAG ++++++++++++++++++++++++++-+++-++-+--+---+---- --- -- - - - - Language: Hungarian Issues: From February 1993 until May 1996 seven issues appeared. Publisher: The group Nosasoft with John Zero, The Trooper and others. Interface: The interface of the magazine consists of many rendered graphics which are different in each issue. Contents: Computers and technique, humor, music and the scene. The texts are complemented by pictures and small games.