In Response To: CDW Nov 99, issue 184: the Evil Twin (Dispatcher)
> I purchased a copy of CGW Nov 99, issue 184 from a local grocery
> store. The cover
> sports the image of a Marine pointing that laser desig at you
> (this is also one of the
> images found at Bungie's revamped Halo page(s). The issue comes
> in a clear plastic
> wrapper and inside is found ONE AOL CD. The article is the same
> one found at some
> nearby Halo pages. However, NOTE THAT THE HALO AVI IS NOT ON THE
> CD,
> at least not unless you have to install AOL first.
> One day later, I was in that same store and spotted another copy
> of CGW Nov 99, issue
> 184. This time the front image was different. It shows an image
> from another game;
> not Halo. The wrapper is partially black opaque and it indicates
> that there are multiple
> CDs and a look at Halo. Rather than whine about getting ripped
> off on that first mag, I
> decided to retain the first mag AND then I purchased the second
> mag with the intent of
> letting you'all know what's going on. Other than the cover, the
> printed matter itself
> seems to be the same issue. The Halo article and pix are the
> same. Inside the wrapper
> are not two, but three CDs. That AOL coaster and two other CDs
> containing various
> games, demos and AVI's. Regardless of the platform you are
> using, you should be able
> to spot the AVI on the CD that comes in the Freespace 2 jacket.
> If QT4 is your default
> player, the AVI icon appears as a QT file called MAIN.AVI and I
> must say that the
> quality off the CD is better than the same file downloaded, for
> whatever reasons. Drag it
> to your HD before playing for best performance.
> Bottom line: Mac OR PC, get the one in the opaqued wrapper and
> make sure it mentions
> more than one CD. I do not know if there are any more such
> "identical" issues besides
> the two I have. NOTE: These are BOTH available simultaneously.
> Happy comparison shopping :)
> Dispatcher
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