..R.Noble <MiRAGE>

... Pirates With Attitudes

Proudly Presents ...

[ PCBoard Cracked PPE's Volume 2 ]  Released at [ 22:00 ] on [ 11/15/95 ]

Supplier .....: Spectrum             │ Type .....: PCBoard PPE's
Cracker ......: decompiler           │ Video ....: n/a
Packager .....: Drew                 │ Audio ....: n/a
Protection ...: Gone :)              │ Rating ...: [■■■■■■■■■■]

***** Release Notes *****

Some of these shareware authors just never seem learn ... no matter how
hard you try to protect your work, someone, somewhere, out there, will
unprotect it!  So here we are, with Volume #2 of a bunch of popular
nag-ware PCBoard PPE's for you.  Like before, the reverse-engineered
source is included along with the original zip package of the PPE.  See
CRACK.DOC for contents of this volume and any other notes.

Ah heck, while I'm in the process of typing the release notes for this
nfo, I might as well take the opportunity and make a statement regarding
ppe/coding/pcboard/whatever in general... Since now that everyone and
their grandmother is either: 1) on the internet, 2) using the decompiler
to rip ppe's, or 3) both, the PPE coding scene as it is has died somewhat
and has gotten a really bad name.

Regarding #1, bbs's will never die out (at least not for a long while).
They will just evolve to be more internet oriented.  Not everyone can
run their own ftp site, so bbs's are the solution.

Regarding #2 ... it bites.  There are so many groups in the scene with
a little ppe/coding division, but deep down inside of most of their
coders, they all want to be in PWA (you wouldn't believe the number of
applicants that have come looking for me).  But let's face it, unless
you all start releasing source code with your work, as far as I and
numerous other people are concerned, most of what you do is decompile,
rip, and recompile other people's work.  If it's not that, then the
PPE release is just something too damn worthless anyway (ie: another
press enter prompt, a stupid prompt replacement, etc.).

Off of the top of my head, I can think of a number of groups who fall
into this sad category: GNX, PNC, HTC, FTA, BPC, LSPD.  I'm sure there
are others, but they're too insignificant to even mention.  Their work
is so bad, I think there are many shareware authors who do better!  It's
so bad in fact, I think anyone who is just starting out in the scene
and wants to join a group just has to decompile, rip, recompile, and
join one of the above groups as a ppe ripper (and then they realize they
want to be in PWA and come looking for me.. but that's another story).

So.  Now that all that crap is out in the open, I can't wait for the
hateful comments.  Posers will be posers.  We're PWA.
--Drew
(How's *that* for attitude. <g>)
(Send your flame mail to: drew@topaz.com)

-/ This is PWA -\

President .......│ Orion

Council .........│ Blackhawk, Dark Lord, Marlenus, Rambone, Snake

Senior Members ..│ Baked Potato, Dream WEaver, Drew, Gumby, Raptor
Satman, Master of Disaster, Snidely Whiplash, Stoned

Members .........│ Corv8, Charlie, D-ream, Deep Mind, Disk Killer
Crimson Death, Dzone, Genesis, Guip, IcePic
Jack Daniels, Leatherboy, Leland, Magellan, Mercy
Merlin, Mooncrow, Potsie, Quicksilver RI-X
Roland of Gilead, Skybum, Stratocaster, The Judge
Third Son,  The Technic, V-Fast, Violator
War Master, Wolferic, Wolverine, Yakumo, Zpat

Affiliate .......│ Blackcat, Drake, Mass Murderer
Programmers ...│ Spectrum, Timecop

Couriers ........│ Bababooey, Bainster, Code 3, Bud Wizer
Codebreaker, Cyborg, Darkhosis, Deliver
Dragon Hunter, Druidkin, Duro, Godfather
Hellspawn, Lord Necromancer, Mario Lemieux
Prowler, Supernaut, Steelheart, Vivid

PWA Boards

Bulletin Board Name······│ Status······Nodes │ AC· │ SysOp ··············

Snake's Place ·········· │ WHQ ··········[6] │ XXX │ Snake ··············
Boners Domain ·········· │ U.S. HQ ······[5] │ XXX │ Rambone ············
Obscene Phobia ········· │ Euro HQ ······[4] │ XXX │ The Judge ··········
The Rock Creek ········· │ Courier HQ ···[6] │ XXX │ Third Son ··········

BBS To NoWhere ········· │ Member Board··[2] │ XXX │ Baked Potato ·······
Origin Unknown ········· │ Member Board ·[2] │ XXX │ Satman ·············
Silicon Phalanx ········ │ Member Board ·[3] │ XXX │ Drew ···············
Camelot Castle ········· │ Member Board ·[6] │ XXX │ Merlin ·············
Sepultura ·············· │ Member Board ·[4] │ XXX │ Vfast & TP ·········
Phoenix Systems ········ │ Member Board ·[4] │ XXX │ Roland of Gilead····
Carnel Infatuation ····· │ Member Board ·[4] │ XXX │ Stratocaster ·······
Armageddon ············· │ Member Board ·[5] │ XXX │ Genesis ············

Acheron ················ │ Affiliate ····[3] │ XXX │ Bababooey ··········
U4EA ··················· │ Affiliate ····[2] │ XXX │ Quattro·············

If you are going to do it ... Do it with an ATTITUDE!

Just when you thought it was safe to form a Util's Group, PWA back in 95'

Please note that PWA is NOT accepting pay sites of any nature.. We're
in this for fun and entertainment, not to try to make ourselves rich.

Support the software companies! If you enjoy using a program or using a
Util, consider buying it! Someone's got to make it worth the programmer's
effort to keep up the high standards... They made it, so they DESERVE it!