Info file 1.1
8/30/96

Table of Contents:

I.   Introduction
II.  Current Memberlist <--Wanna join?  Look here!
III. Releases to Date
IV.  Finding Our Stuff <--SysOps and FTP site maintainers look here!
V.   Not-So-Brief History of Xylem
VI.  Current Projects
VII. Legal Information

·+*■Θ░▒▓█                 I.   Introduction                  █▓▒░Θ■*+·

Hello, demofreaks worldwide!  This little info file that accompanies the
fine production you just downloaded is the Xylem Information Packet version
1.1.  While perhaps not being _quite_ as important as it sounds, it will
(hopefully) provide you with all the information about the demo group Xylem
that you ever wanted to know.  If you don't know much about demos then this
file probably won't help you much.  We'd suggest finding yourself a copy of
the PC Demos FAQ by Hornet, which contains alot of informative text to help
newbies get into the scene.
Xylem's primary purpose, of course, is to make all of it's members really
rich and powerful and famous and to take over the world.  Until we figure out
how to do that, however, we plan to release alot of these fun things called
demos, as well as some cool tunes, nice artwork and helpful utilities.  So
give this file a looksee.  Maybe you'll even find something useful in here.

·+*■Θ░▒▓█              II.  Current Memberlist               █▓▒░Θ■*+·

Here they are folks.  The people on the Xylem production crew:

Alias:  The Unlord
Real Name:  Nathan Egge
Member Function:  Coder
Joined Xylem:  February '95 (Co-Founder)
Email Address:  regge@mail.erols.com

Alias:  Loki
Real Name:  Robin Adams
Member Function:  SysOp, Designer, Author-of-Info-Files
Joined Xylem:  February '95 (Co-Founder)
Email Address:  radams@mail.erols.com

Alias:  Zoner
Real Name:  Nic Soudee
Member Function:  Musician, Graphics Artist
Joined Xylem:  August '95
Email Address:  nsoudee@capaccess.org

If YOU would like too see YOUR name up above in the next info file, feel
free to contact us about joining!  You must have some skills as a demo coder,
tracker, or graphics artist (art man especially wanted) in order to apply.
If interested, email Loki via internet mail at radams@mail.erols.com OR call
Digital Entropy BBS at 1-703-549-6982 and send feedback to the sysop.  We'll
probably eventually want to see some of your work, but that can wait for
later.

·+*■Θ░▒▓█               III. Releases to Date                █▓▒░Θ■*+·

File Name:  xlm_xmas.zip
Production Name:  Xmas '95
Approx Size:  490K
Date of Release:  12/25/95
Brief Description:  Short Xmas Intro.  Contains some attempts at vectors, a
snowfall, a 3d starfield, and some cheery Christmas music.
First release ever.

File Name:  xlm_fire.zip
Production Name:  The Unlord's 256 byte Fire Compo Entry
Approx Size:  7K
Date of Release:  6/8/96
Brief Description:  Fire routine coded in 256 bytes.  Placed 8th.  FULLY
COMMENTED ASM source code included!

File Name:  xlm_orio.zip
Production Name:  Orion
Approx Size:  672K
Date of Release:  9/1/96
Brief Description:  Ambient-style .IT by Zoner.

File Name:  xlm_de.zip
Production Name:  Digital Entropy BBStro 1.1
Approx Size:  8K
Date of Release:  9/1/96
Brief Description:  BBS Loader for our very own WHQ, Digital Entropy BBS.
Coded by The Unlord.  Contains a 2d starfield and some
nice-looking moving pixels, all under 2K!

If you have any compliments, comments, or suggestions to offer about our
products, feel free to email us about it.  We love to get mail!

·+*■Θ░▒▓█               IV.  Finding Our Stuff               █▓▒░Θ■*+·

Currently, there are only two places that we know you can get all of our
productions on.  If you have Internet access, FTP to ftp.cdrom.com and look
in the directory /pub/demos.  You'll find all our stuff there, as well as
alot of other group's productions as well.
OR if you're REALLY cool, call our World Headquarters, Digital Entropy
BBS, at 1-703-549-6982.  All Xylem releases are available for download.  We
also have over 300 Megs of demos and mods as well as the Freedom CD online
and several demo-oriented message subs.  Long distance callers are exempt from
the transfer ratio, and known demo sceners are granted more time a day.  So
give us a call!
We are currently looking for some distro sites worldwide, so if you are
a SysOp of a demo-oriented board and are interested in distributing our files
please contact us.  We REQUIRE three things:
1.) Your board MUST be demo-oriented, no general-interest boards, please.
2.) You must be willing to create a file directory/conference on your
board called "Xylem Distribution Site" or something similar and to
place ALL of our releases in it.
3.) You must have access to Internet mail and FTP, OR call Digital Entropy
AT LEAST once a month to obtain our new releases.
We'll probably also want to know stuff like your name, other groups you
are affiliated with, number of users on your system, etc.  Email Loki
(radams@mail.erols.com) or call Digital Entropy to get in touch with us.
If you maintain an Internet FTP site with demo directories on it, contact
us about becoming an internet distribution site.
So what's in it for you?  Here are the benefits:
1.) You get to obtain all our new releases before anybody else does.
2.) You get to put us in your long list of distro sites :).
3.) We'll put your BBS name and number or FTP site address in all of our
future releases.
Sound good?  I thought so too!  Give us an email today!

·+*■Θ░▒▓█         V.   Not-So-Brief History of Xylem         █▓▒░Θ■*+·

We're still working on this section, but it's getting a little long, so
it will probably appear on our web page when it's complete.  If you REALLY
want to read this section, check a more recent version of this info file for
the web address.

·+*■Θ░▒▓█                VI.  Current Projects               █▓▒░Θ■*+·

This list is, of course, subject to incessant change, so don't be
alarmed if you don't find some of these projects in the predicted
deadlines. ;)

--- "Endoscope" is the codename of a musicdisk Zoner is producing as we
speak. It will feature 6 of his worn out songs he deems
releasable. date: 10/1996

--- "Web Page"  is the name of the thing Loki is developing at the moment
It will be an informative bit of the net and will most
certainly be a nice stop for most demosceners as there
will be countless hot links and stuff online. date: 10/1996

--- "Mystery    Now this is something to look for. We don't know the name
Intro"   of this intro yet, or anything, but we know we are going to
do an intro just for the fun of it pretty soon.. :)
date: 1/1997

·+*■Θ░▒▓█               VII. Legal Information               █▓▒░Θ■*+·

Legal Information on our Releases
This section contains legal information as applies to any Xylem product.
We suggest that you read this information before using or distributing our
releases.  If any of the terms below are violated, we can and will sue for
copyright infringement.
All of the terms stated below are in effect as of 7/29/96.

Copyright Notice and Distribution Terms
All products created by the members of Xylem productions and released
under the Xylem label are the intellectual property of Xylem productions and
its members, and are protected by international copyright law.  We, the
members of Xylem, reserve all rights to our creations and will prosecute any
violators of our copyrights to the fullest extent of the law.
Unless otherwise stated, the members of Xylem hereby grant the right to
freely distribute all of our productions as long as the following terms are
followed:
1.)  No money is charged for the production, exempting the normal fees
for accessing a BBS or online service.  No extra fee may be charged
for the download of our products.
2.)  The product is distributed in an unmodified form, accompanied by all
files in the original release package.
If you wish to apply for an exemption from the above-mentioned terms (for
example, if you wish to distribute one of our products commercially), you must
obtain the prior written consent of all the members of Xylem.  Contact us if
you are interested in such an arrangement.

Disclaimer
Xylem productions hereby disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied,
by any party.  You use our products at your own risk.  We cannot be held
responsible for any damage caused by the use of our products.

Signed,
Loki/Xylem and
Zoner/Xylem
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