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From: amorsin@cs.vu.nl (A.W.Morsink)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
Subject: Re: Red Sector Demomaker
Keywords: demomaker red sector french
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Date: 3 May 91 12:06:58 GMT
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OK, I am sorry to say that the Red Sector Demo Maker is a commercial product
and that the version that was in ab20 is a pirated product. the RSDM is mar-
keted by Data Becker, Merowingerstrasse 30, 4000 Duesseldorf, United Germany.

I don't know who uploaded it, but these kind of mistakes may happen with
products that seem to be marketed only in Europe (maybe it's PAL-only?).
However, you should erase it if you have it.

Note: the group Red Sector is still in the pirating business themselves, they
have ganged up with a group called "Tristar" and are releasing other people's
work. But this is no reason to become a pirate yourself by using the RDSM.

For those people who are still thinking about buying a legit copy (for example
thru a European mail-order company [the dollar went up the last months so this
is the time]): Data Becker also has a "Erweiterungsset", call it the enhancer
package, with new fonts, logos, objects, bobs, and sounds (DM 29,-).

In the PD sector, I remember seeing an object editor for the RSDM. I don't
have the RSDM, so I didn't try to get it.

For those who don't believe this, check for example the ad on pp. 204-205 in
the German M&T AMIGA Magazin, issue 5/91. You can also have a look at other
Data Becker ads in recent German magazines (maybe English ones, too - I don't
know).

I already mailed Tad Guy about it and he removed the file from ab20.

Greetings,
Marco Niese
(Using: amorsin@cs.vu.nl)