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Print Screen Vol Print Screen Vol. XIIII May 1996 No. 05 Newsletter of Stanford I Palo Alto Users Group for PC A Non-Profit I Educational Organization http://www.lucasarts.com Stanford ScrEEnsavEr Col/Edion DEbuts with Full The Dig: An Epic Science Fiction Adventure Sound, Graphics, Animation Combine LucasArts' expertise in crafting Justin O'Brien, O'Brien Communications compelling interactive entertainment with (415) 595-1460; fax: (415) 595-3109 inspiration from Steven Spielberg, special [email protected] effects from Industrial Light & Magic and dialogue from award-winning science fiction Stanford alumni, students, and supporters can writer, Orson Scott Card, and you have what now get an earful and eyeful of Stanford with amounts to one of the most dramatic stories the new Stanford Screensaver Collection--a ever told on CD-ROM-The Dig. colorful, fully animated multimedia program that brings the sights and sounds of Stanford LucasArts Entertainment Company's deep University to your computer screen. space adventure about a team of space explorers who become stranded on an alien Available in Windows or Macintosh versions, planet, will release for PC CD-ROM in the this is the first multimediascreensaver of its fall of 1995. kind to be produced by a university alumni association--plus, it's definitely got an Entertainment Experts Collaborate Armed attitude. The Stanford Screensaver Collection with Steven Spielberg's vision of a game that features nine full-color animated displays: conveyed the alien feel of Forbidden Planet and the fallible humanity of The Treasure of • Hoover Tower Blasts Off -- Stanford's the Sierra Madre, The Dig project leader Sean landmark rockets off to wreak havocat rival Clark created a story with depth, complexity universities across the country. and significance. "It's been an incredible • The Nobel Chalkboard -- The distinguished experience to take an idea from Steven and "Professor Laureate" offers the mystical then craft a game of this magnitude around mathematical formula for Stanford's lt," said Clark. "Since Steven is an avid gamer, greatness. my team and I made story and gameplay our • The Stanford Band -- An animated Stanford top priorities." LucasArts and Industrial Light Band plays their signature tune, as they strut & Magic artists combined their technologies back and forth across the screen. to generate several special effects for the Continued on Page 12 game. Continued on Page 12 I Membership Internet Addresses Mitchell's questionnaire will elicit the reasons for non­ Beverly Altman hfdj68a@prodigy .com attendance. We discussed as Audrey Borland [email protected] well the means of attracting Frank Campbell [email protected] new members. Brian Christopher [email protected] Jim Dinkey [email protected] Bob Mitchell asked for a Karen Fung [email protected] Statement of Purpose for Dick Harding [email protected] the club. Such a statement Nancy Helmy nhelm [email protected] is among the first items in Stein Hoffmoen [email protected] our constitution, which is Jess Kanarek [email protected] being revised. A copy of Floyd Kessler [email protected] the constitution was given Don Kleyensteuber [email protected] to Bob. Bob also suggested Mildred Kohn [email protected] that we have a job Aldora Lee [email protected] description for each office Bill M cElhinney [email protected] so that all duties would be John McFall [email protected] recognized and fulfilled. Bob Mitchell [email protected] Robert Mitchell [email protected] Discussion of a permanent Larry Mehl [email protected] place for meetings was Clark Moore [email protected] discussed with little Jim Powell jimp [email protected] progress. We are deeply Norm Rossen [email protected] grateful to Media City for Ron Seltzer rasOl [email protected] hosting us in the mean John Sessoms [email protected] time. Lamont Shadowens [email protected] Russ Smith [email protected] Bob suggested that we Kendric Smith [email protected] exchange views with other Barry Smith 76250.2277 ®compuserve. com user groups as to which Ben Swan [email protected] guests are the most Walt Varner 71754 .135@com puserve. com stimulating for the Bill Weber billw@m ediacity. com members. Larry Weinberg [email protected] Seth Wu [email protected] Software evaluation has to be emphasized in order to Planning Meeting Notes, April 20, I 996 encourage the gift of software to our dub from Mildred Kohn, Secretary the vendors. Robert Mitchell has been the most Present: Bob Mitchell, President, Brian Christopher, faithful in writing up his PrintScreen Editor, Beverly Altman, Director at Large, Walter evaluations in good time Varner, Accountant, Mildred Kohn, Secretary, Robert Mitchell, and submitting them for member. (All interested members are invited to join the publication in our Planning Meeting, which normally takes place the Wednesday newsletter. The format after the General Meeting.) should be standardized. Other reliable volunteers Attendance List: Beverly Altman had made up a list of members are needed. The advantage with a record of their attendance at the last three meetings. At to the reviewer is that some not yet specified time in the future those who were absent he/she can keep the will be asked why. In the mean time, it is hoped that Bob software. Evaluations of 2 software and hardware Composing E-mail Off-linE. Using AOL whch the members have purchased should also be Bob Mitchell submitted for publication. We need to know what 1. From Program Manager Menu: Double click the AMERICA works and what doesn't; ON-LINE icon to open program which is worth the financial outlay and which isn't. 2. From the AOL Welcome Menu: Before you sign on to Reports can be sent in America On-line click on the Compose Mail icon in the Menu ASCII via e-mail to Brian, Bar. either as an attachment or by copying it to the 3. Type the screen name of the person who will be getting the clipboard and then into the mail message. (It doesn't matter whether you use capital letters file. or not. Screen names are not case-sensitive.) We want to encourage 4. Press the tab key once and add the screen name of the person members to have dinner you may wish to copy -or- press the tab key a second time to together starting at 6 PM move to the file field (window). Type your message. before the General Meeting at the University Coffee 5. When message is completed, click the Minimize button in the Cafe, 271 University (on top right corner of the Compose Mail window. (This is the the north side of the street first button on the far right hand side of the Compose Mail near Bryant and close to title bar) This will place a Compose Mail icon at the bottom of Media City) to encourage your screen and the AOL Welcome menu will appear. friendships and interaction among the members. The 6. Now sign on to AOL as you normally do. (By clicking in the matter of refreshments password box, typing your password and clicking the signon during General Meetings box.) then came up, again to encourage interaction 7. Maximize your Compose Mail window by Double clicking among members. Cookies on the Compose Mail icon at the bottom of your screen. and beverage before, during and/or after? This depends 8. Click on Send. When your mail has been sent you will see in part on the meeting the "Your Mail has been Sent" window. Click on OK to close place. Food has been served the message box and the letter. at Media City for the Harvard Club meetings. Staff Bob Mitchell President (415) 368-9530 Arlan Kertz Vice President (415) 368-9346 Walter Varner Accounting (408) 739-3488 Mildred Kohn Secretary (415) 949-1833 Beverly Altman Director at Large Membership List (415) 329-8252 Kendric Smith WebMaster (415) 493-7210 Brian Christopher Editor (415) 952-5632 3 Without a SCSI ConnEdion /DE vs. SCSl-ThE FacE-Off TruE Multitasking Isn't Possib/E Rick Moen - SFpcUG Adaptec Inc. Here's the difference in a nutshell: With the advent of sophisticated desktop IDE hard drives must have correct drive-table operating systems like Microsoft Windows 95 settings, to specify the adapter-drive and Windows NT, and IBM OS/2 Warp, geometry. SCSI drives don't need that. you've probably been hearing a lot about a feature called "multitasking." What exactly is IDE hard drives may get corrupted, when this capability? moved between controllers. I can move a SCSI drive between any two machines Simply put, multitasking is the process that without worry. enables you to run multiple operations at the same time. If you have a multitasking system, IDE hard drives over 504Mb must be you can actually run two or more applications specially supported through EBIOS simultaneously ... you're not limited to translation, or a software equivalent. SCSI running one application while others are open drives and adapters took care of this problem but idle in the background. transparently, many years ago. Think of it as the ability to watch your IDE claims higher speed because of fast favorite program on TV while you're transfers (in certain operating modes) recording another show on a different between controller and drive, but has its channel-your tasks are accomplished at the performance compromised in other areas. same time, exactly when you need them to be, Lack of intelligent seeking makes it with no waiting or loss of productivity. particularly bad for multitasking and multiuser operating systems. SCSI gives The Advantages of Multitasking reliably good performance, especially when using bus-mastering host adapters, on any When performing PC processes that take a operating system, under any load.
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