Re: Trying to find an old User..

[PZ <skierpaul@yahoo.com>]

On May 13, 12:31 pm, KPR <Kevin.Ra...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On May 13, 1:45 pm, magnusfalkirk <dean.pha...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > On May 12, 9:53 pm, "Michael J. Mahon" <mjma...@aol.com> wrote:
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> > > PZ wrote:
> > > > On May 12, 6:08 pm, KPR <Kevin.Ra...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > >> On May 12, 6:27 pm, PZ <skierp...@yahoo.com> wrote:
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> > > >>> On May 12, 2:35 pm, KPR <Kevin.Ra...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > >>>> On May 12, 1:15 am, A2Aviator <a2avia...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > >>>>> Yes, it is 'Written By:" as it's the utility that installs the
> > > >>>>> bootstrap "crack" screen.
> > > >>>>> .. it's here somewhere, too. Where, I dunno.. but it's here.
> > > >>>> Thats not it, you are referring to Tom E. Hawk Boot.. this is the
> > > >>>> utility that made the "crack" screens and animation..
> > > >>>> And yeah, I'm a glutton for the punishment if I can find it..
> > > >>>> Aviator.. where is here?
> > > >>>> k.
> > > >>> I think "here" is among about 100 cubic yards of apple II goods spread
> > > >>> out across a few different locations in Oceanside, CA.
> > > >>> - Paul
> > > >> thank.. that helps
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> > > > I'm just saying, he might have a tough time locating it. Its just not
> > > > lost forever, yet.
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> > > Somehow, this reminds me of the final scene from Indiana Jones and the
> > > Temple of Doom...  ;-)
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> > > -michael
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> > > ******** Note new website URL ********
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> > > NadaNet and AppleCrate II for Apple II parallel computing!
> > > Home page:  http://home.comcast.net/~mjmahon/
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> > > "The wastebasket is our most important design
> > > tool--and it's seriously underused."
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> > Actually I think you mean the end scene for Raiders of the Lost Ark,
> > where the Ark has been boxed up and is being wheeled into this huge
> > warehouse with thousands of other boxes.
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> > Dean
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> I can see that.. So where is the warehouse.. I'll go through it
> myself..  It may come to the point that I rewrite it from the
> disassembled code I have on paper somewhere..  It is around as said
> above, unfortunately its author resides in the southern states and his
> apple stuff lives in a garage up here in Toronto..  Its just a waiting
> game..  But If I had it others had it too.. I'm just finding it hard
> to believe its 8 years to date that it still hasn't been found by
> anyone.. of course the above mentioned user whom I won't re-mention to
> start this whole thing over again.. You gotta love how people just
> magically fall off our planet..
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> So hey anyone seen the crack screen from I think Ultima 4 by Crustateo
> Mutoid??  I'm looking for it as well.. I don't care about the game.. I
> just want the crack screen and its code... I have it on paper
> somewhere as well, but would love to see it running..
>
> Kevin..

I cant remember that particular crack screen, but I share your
affinity for appreciating them.  I'm a little saddened by the screens
getting stripped out of a lot of the disk images out there.

- Paul