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Apparently, some 62-year-old guy has decided to free fall at supersonic speeds from more than 100,000 ft. from a balloon over Canada:

http://www.the-big-jump.tv/Free-fall-at ... d_a47.html

http://www.legrandsaut.org/

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Space shuttle Atlantis is scheduled to launch for the last time on Friday, so this is your last opportunity to see it in orbit. NASA has a page to help you find viewing opportunities in your area: http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/realdata/sightings/index.html Select your country and click the \"Go t...

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The Pooterman archive contains a variety of 3rd-party levels from a number of sources, and it includes all but one of the twenty additional Anniversary Edition levels (as contest entries). Combat Deluxe Corridor Nine 1.1 Demon Bridge Outpost Death Duality Earth Strike Firebase Omega Humility ver1.2 ...

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Bethesda made TES: Daggerfall and TES: Arena available as freeware some time ago, so if you are thinking of getting the originals, get them from the source:

http://www.elderscrolls.com/downloads/d ... _games.htm

akula65

Dadas, I downloaded everything in the PD.com D3 Development section back in 2003. I have Dark Knight's d3controlpanel_v102.zip (350 kb). PM me an address if you want a copy.

akula65

I don't have a copy of the Anniversary Edition, but I did do a little research on this topic. If you have a look at the Descent Anniversary Edition page on Amazon.com and click the See Larger Image link, you will notice that it mentions that there are 20 additional levels above and beyond the origin...

akula65

Courtesy of TechPro:

http://www.planetdescent.net/index.php?topic=301.0

akula65

1. Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies
2. The Inspector
3. Scooby Doo, Where Are You!
4. Batman: The Animated Series
5. Star Blazers

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http://vogons.zetafleet.com/viewtopic.php?=&p=97437

akula65

I bought a Compaq CQ5110F desktop machine with 32-bit Vista that qualified for the \"free\" ($16 including tax) Win7 32-bit Home Premium upgrade about ten days before the retail release of Win7. Literally, the first thing I did when I turned it on was to make the one allowed copy of the Re...

akula65

The DLE-XP link in the main forum page is out-of-date. The new link is apparently as follows:

http://www.descent2.de/dle-xp-intro.html

akula65

Apparently you can:

http://vogons.zetafleet.com/viewtopic.p ... escent+ipx
http://vogons.zetafleet.com/viewtopic.p ... escent+ipx

VOGONS is a good place to ask questions about this topic.

akula65

Kevin, It may be helpful to consult Suncho's buglist if you haven't already:

http://www.suncho.com/buglist.html

In the case of the checksum bug, it lists Kata as another problematic level.

akula65

Munk is/was a member of the VEX-Clan, so that would be a good place to inquire about the files (they were apparently hosted on the clan's server): http://www.vex-clan.de/ If push comes to shove, I have the three Linux files, but not the Mac file or the Perl script. Obviously, all of the files need s...

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MidiV, You need to speak with ObiWanKenobi/Gold Leader and have a look at his collection. He frequents a number of Descent-related boards (this one included), and he has made posts like this one (his pictures seem to be missing in the following thread, but trust me he has a HUGE collection): http://...

akula65

If you missed CodeWeavers' Lame Duck Giveaway last year, you can get a renewal or new purchase of any of their products for half price, TODAY ONLY (28 October 2009):

http://www.codeweavers.com/

akula65

This may be what you are looking for:

viewtopic.php?p=184224#184224

akula65

The file is also available in the Development section here (in several versions):

http://www.descent3.com/4_downloads.html

akula65

Per MidiV on 8 September Господа, прошу сообщить о своем участии (или не участии) до воскресенья, 13 сентября. Если до 13 сентября больше никто не проявится - запланированную встречу отменяем из-за отсутствия смысла в ее проведении. Translation: Ladies and Gentlemen, I ask you to report concerning y...

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MidiV is getting a little antsy about the apparent lack of interest: Эээ, что-то непонятно - ау, кто-нибудь на пати приедет или нет? Месяц остался, пора определяться! Translation: \"Uhhh, I don't get it, is anybody coming to the LAN party or not? One month remains, it's time to make one's posit...

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MidiV has announced a Descent LAN in St. Petersburg, Russia on 19-20 September 2009 on the Russian Descent Outpost: http://www.descent2.ru/ Specific details are given in this thread of the RDO forum: http://www.descent2.ru/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1247732145 Here is a translation of MidiV's initial...

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I was allowed to stay up all night to watch it too. A big deal for a 4-year old. I had a scale model Saturn V rocket that was taller than I was. And Major Matt Mason action figures to boot.

akula65

Stroodles, you might want to get a copy of the Version 1.0 Shareware:

http://download.descent-network.com/sha ... /playable/

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http://www.interplay.com/support/support.php?id=263#4

akula65

Mercenary Expansion will upgrade the game to Version 1.3.1 Build 567, so Zantor and TechPro are right about not trying to apply Mercenary after a Version 1.4 upgrade. I have the following versions of D3 and use the following patches to upgrade (after Mercenary is applied or without Mercenary): Creat...

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I was sifting through the Clearance page at 5dollarsoftware.com, and noticed that they have Descent 2 (CD only) for 50 cents apiece: http://www.5dollarsoftware.com/s5821.html They have flat-rate shipping via USPS for $3.99, so you could get a half dozen physical copies for friends and family for les...

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Atari 5200. The ONLY console I have ever owned. Ahhh, Star Raiders!

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There are at least two versions of Descent: The Definitive Collection. One version has D1 patched with the bogus Version 1.0=>1.5 patch and screwed up music. A fix for this version can be found here: http://vogons.zetafleet.com/viewtopic.php?=&p=97437 Another version has a Version 1.4a install t...

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Those wacky balloonists are at it again. Some of you may recall the unmanned Spirit of Knoxville Trans-Atlantic balloon flight attempts about this time last year. Well, the SNOX team is no more, but there is a group of engineering students at Cornell that is planning a Trans-Atlantic attempt some ti...

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You mentioned slowing down your machine in your initial post. If that is an acceptable option, you might consider one of the DOS slowdown techniques listed on this page: http://vogons.zetafleet.com/viewtopic.php?t=8070 The \"Runtime Error 200\" issue is a timing issue, so if you slow the m...

akula65

With regard to the joystick issues, have a look at this site, particularly the FAQ: http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Arcade/2883/joyfix.html It sounds like you need Joyfix for DOS. I haven't used it myself, but it seems to address the issues you mention. With regard to the patching issue, have a...

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I knew 2009 was the International Year of Astronomy, but I didn't realize they had a special event for it (2-5 April):

http://www.100hoursofastronomy.org/

Unfortunately, the nearest event for me is 1.5 hours away. I may have to rattle some cages at the local university.

akula65

In the Unix/Linux world, you would probably be using rsynch in conjunction with other software:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rsync

There is apparently a way to build a Windows version with cwrsynch. You might want to have a look at that.

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openSUSE. Installation is still fast and painless on my older hardware. Frankly, any of the major distros would probably suit my purposes. I worry more about stability, so I tend to intentionally lag on adoption. For instance, while Version 10 of openSUSE was the latest, I made a point of using 9.3....

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Streaming of the launch video has begun. Started at 03:20 UTC (10:20 EST).

(Don't you just love the JAXA Club ads?)

akula65

Since global warming is a frequent topic in the Ethics and Commentary section of the board, I thought some folks might be interested to know that the Japanese Space Agency (JAXA) is scheduled to launch the \"IBUKI\" GOSAT (Greenhouse gases Observing SATellite) later today. The current laun...

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I was going to suggest having a look at Stealth's Hangar to see what was played/popular in Descent (D2) Revivals, but all I can say is R.I.P. Stealth's Hangar...:

http://www.stealthshangar.com/

Wayback Machine doesn't have actual levels archived, but perhaps you can get them from PD/DF.

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U.S. students aged 5 to 18 have an opportunity to suggest a name for NASA's next Mars Rover:

http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2009/ja ... ntest.html

Better hurry, though, because the deadline is 25 January.

Everybody can vote for the best suggestions at the end of March.

akula65

Safe voyage! I remember flying into King Salmon and taking a taxi to the Naknek dock. A tender picked up me and a few other new hires to take us out into Bristol Bay to process red salmon on the M/V Northland. The slime line is not fun. Say \"hello\" to the bears for me. They missed the op...

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Don't forget that Forsaken calendars will again be valid come April. Aren't you glad you didn't throw that thing away?

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The Big Jump

Last Chance to See Atlantis

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Descent LAN - St. Petersburg, Russia - 19-20 September 2009

Descent 2 (CD only) at 5dollarsoftware.com for $0.50

PBH-10 Trans-Atlantic Balloon Flight Attempt

Go Astronomy!!!

JAXA IBUKI (GOSAT) Launch

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