                           GIF News
                     January/February 1992
                          Issue #18
                (C)1992 Hsiao & Hunter, Inc.
               Release date: January 3, 1992

------------------- From the Desk of the Editor -------------------------

Hi, this is Eric Hsiao, the creator of GIF News.  In the  November 1991
issue, I mentioned a seperate December 1991 issue.  Unfortunately, that
issue was never released.  The main  reason behind this was  because we
had hoped to have the AdLib Gold Card  to review for our feature story.
However,  due to hardware chip problems,  the Gold Card was delayed, so
we were unable  to provide a full review.   Secondly,  with the Thanks-
giving  Holiday and busy schedules  around here,  we were unable to get
all  the articles together  in time for a separate  December issue.  We
apologize sincerely for this.  
   Anyway,  we hope you like the January/February issue.  Here are some
of the headlines you will find inside:

   * AdLib Gold Card Delayed
   * Brief reviews of three interesting Windows 3.0 programs
   * New Game Releases for 1992
   * Coming products and attractions for the New Year
   * Psygnosis releases "Oh No! More Lemmings!"
   * Our first Super-VGA page (see GN9201V3.GIF)
   * Accolade Vs. Sierra Vs. LucasGames - Who Makes the Best Adventures?
   * and much much more.

Files in this archive:
          GN9201-1.GIF     --- Page 1
          GN9201-2.GIF     --- Page 2
          GN9201V3.GIF     --- Page 3 (Super-VGA 256 Color Page)
          GN9201.TXT       --- This file (From the Desk of the Editor)
          GN-DISKS.TXT     --- How to get .MOD files for Sound Blaster
          GIFNEWS.ADS      --- How to advertise in GIF News
          BACKISSU.TXT _   --- Description of all back issues of GIF News
          SCANNING.GIF  \_____ A service offered to our readers - color
          ORDER.TXT    _/      scanning of images at a very affordable price
                               (Note: Not affiliated with GIF News, other
                                      than an advertiser)

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other programs capable of handling the Amiga NoiseTracker sound format.

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systems engineer, please contact me.  I have experience with creating
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--------------------- Thank-you for downloading and reading GIF News,
                              Eric Hsiao
                              Editor-in-Chief
                              Jan. 3, 1992

