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Daniel Evans wrote in message <363F19D0...@lilly.com>...
:To clarify a point.  In the history it is stated that the
flame war was not
:significant during the 11/96 to 12/96 period on usenet.  In
fact it was
:raging and some days represented 80% of posts to the group.
During
:that period no one came out supporting DS and there weren't
any calls
:to stop because the readers of the groups in 96 were aware of
DS's
:spamming and wanted him out.  His supporters show up
later(mostly
:in December but a couple were there in November).  DS's
supporters
:came from readers, who were not reading the group in late
summer
:and fall '96.  They did not see the horrible behavior DS
committed
:during this period.  The example I see in the FTHX and Huffman
:archive don't pay justice to the mean spirted posts DS made to
his
:customers who politely asked simple questions about installing
the game
:(which was the main problem out of the box.  Buyers couldn't
even get
:the game running to see how buggy it really was).
:
:Many threads such as these dominated the CSIPGS group:
:
:    The review of the box also many vaporware threads
:
There were also many comments on the ad campaign, which feature
some hot looking chick with the box between her legs.
Any one still have that?  Please send me a scan of it, I would
love to read some of the pre release hype.
Some one also compared two versions of the display box, noting
how the dimensions had changed and stuff like that.  The BOX
was all there was for a long time.
I tell you my impression of the 'early days.'  It was almost
surreal the way DKS dug his own grave by posting in a Jeckle
and Hyde manner.  Oh, excuse me, I ment Dr. Jeckle.
Or he would post a version control file with HUNDREDS of bugs.
The amazing thing is, was he even playing the game?  If anyone
should have known that the game was not ready for release it
was him.  Just recently he made changes to weapon specs and the
battlecruiser handling.  2 years later and he's doing play
balancing.

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Pat Lundrigan
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