[ The DARK Sourcefile ]

[ June ∙ 1994 ]

Another two months past, another  chapter in the history of DARK written
and  behind us.   Only  six  months ago it  seemed that a period  of two
months between each pack went in a flash as we all scrambled to complete
enough work on time.  However  this time around the two months seemed to
last  forever  as  everyone waited in  anticipation  for the date of the
release of  the pack to approach.  Well, it's  now here and we'd like to
invite you to feast your eyes on DARK's best pack to date.

Most  notable is the  progress made  by our members  during the past two
months.  Some of  the members in the ANSi  department are new  since the
last pack,  but they've ALL  made tremendous  strides  in  a short time.
While there may not be an over-abundance of ANSi's in this pack, there's
certainly enough  to whet anybody's  appetite.  The VGA  department  has
made strides as well, making it one of the best in the scene today.  Our
music  department is as  consistently excellent as  ever, and the Coding
department  has not only  completed a terrific new viewer, they've  also
started  to  shore  up  the  man-power  they've  been needing  for quite
a while.  Finally,  the lit. department has gotten some great new talent
and will excel in the months to come.

Rumours  have been flying over the  past while about mergers between the
smaller groups  in  the scene,  DARK  included.   While  receiving  some
attractive offers from more than one group, nothing was firmed up and we
have  managed  to  stay  off  the  "recent  mergers"  page  of  the disk
magazines.  We'd  like  to sincerely  thank those groups  who sought any
type of  merger with  DARK not  only for showing  appreciation  for  our
artists and their  talent, but also for making  us re-affirm one fact in
our own minds:

D A R K   D O E S   N O T   C O M P R O M I S E

It wasn't  until after the dust  had settled and the  initial excitement
had  worn off that  we began to  realize what it  is that makes  DARK so
strong  today.  It is the  loyalty of our  members (most  of  whom  were
introduced to the  scene by DARK and whose talents  have matured in this
group) and  our uncompromising  standards.  We  have never purported  to
be  better than  either of the  "mega-groups",  but we have  always done
whatever  possible to make this group -- what we have -- the best it can
possibly be.  To do  that we cannot  compromise our  values, and we will
not let those values take  the back seat to our own  ambitions.  DARK is
here for the long haul, people.  Thank-you for reminding us of that.

We've also  managed to shore up a  number of talented new members in all
our departments and are excited to see  more work from them.  We welcome
them with open-arms  into the DARK fold, knowing  that they will  be the
foundation  on  which  this group  will be  based in the  coming months.
Interestingly, DARK  has not  lost a member  to another  group since the
release  of our first  pack, and we have  no intention of  starting now.
Artists are not like livestock, and we intend  to make DARK an enjoyable
place for ALL our members.  Examples?

DARK does not force members to drop their other affils when
they  join.  After all,  if they can  complete work regularly,
who cares what other groups they are members of?

DARK  does  not  believe in handing  out "assignments"  and
deadlines.  After all, isn't that what our members have to put
up with in school all day?

DARK  members  are  encouraged to work  on what  they ENJOY
working on, AT THEIR OWN PACE.  Nobody will stick with a group
if they believe they're a victim of slave labour.  Some of our
new members can attest to that.

All these policies  are based on common sense and mutual respect between
ourselves and our members.  It is this attitude which has kept us alive,
and helped to instill such loyalty in the members of DARK.

Welcome to the  next century, people.  The scene  is a-changin' and DARK
intends to lead the way...

As mentioned before, we've  managed to get some talented  new members in
the group  since the last pack.  Here's a list to  date, in alphabetical
order:

Death Star                      Coding   ▒ |
Enraged Avenger        |        Coding
Evil Misfit            .        ANSi
Forlorn Extender                ANSi/VGA
Lord Azzur                      VGA
Maxx                            Cour
Morphine                        VGA
Predator                        Music      ∙
Ravage Bias                     Cour/ANSi
Scimitar Wraith                 Lit.
Spaceman Spiff                  ANSi
Tribal Fish            │      ▒ ANSi
Vulcan               _ ■      ░ ANSi∙- ∙ ·

Things that make you say...
"What the fuck?"

This pack, DARK's  third, was released on D-day.  Gee, I wonder what the
'D' could stand for?

In  the  coming  months DARK  will  be  introducing  a  spectacular  new
file-commenting standard that will no doubt sweep the nation and make us
the most e-leeet group on the planet.  Tentatively  named SOUP, the only
unanswered question that remains is whether you should label your ANSi's
with a fork, or a SPOON.  ;-)

DARK  trading cards  are  on  their way!  Get your  favorite DARK ANSi's
printed  on  high-quality, glossy  cardboard!  Share  them,  trade them,
collect the whole set!

The first  person to mail their math teacher's car keys to the DARK P.O.
box  gets a free DARK ANSi.  Seriously!  Send  us  the keys, your alias,
and a way to reach you.

Dead or Alive          █ │ DARK  is now  looking for  a capable
New open'n █ │ TeleCom division.  Serious  interest
only.  Contact us on Illusion Island
Earn $$$  █ │ if  you're  interested.  Oh,  and no
,▀,▀    and lose  █ │ lamers.  We're  looking  for  codes,
weight too!█ │ PBX's, voice extenders, and VMB's.
Apply today!

∙ Legend

ANS = ANSi Dept         VGA = VGA Dept
MUS = Music Dept        COD = Coding Dept
LIT = Lit. Dept         COU = Courier
SEN = Senior

Alias             │ S │ A │ S │ D │ T │ U │ N

Atomic Corruptor

Enraged Avenger
Evil Misfit
Forlorn Extender
The God-Fearing Athiest
Hannibal the Cannibal
Hudson Hawk
Invincible Dawn

Liquid Malt

Scimitar Wraith

Silver Sable
Spaceman Spiff

Tribal Fish

Xypher Matryx

WOW!  Big  Boy, our  Site  Co-ordinator has  been busy in  the past  two
months and we can thank him for compiling the following list:

Name           │  A/C  │  Desc.  │          SysOp

Illusion Island            416      WHQ     Black Widow
Northern Sector            416     CanHQ    Technical Disrupter
End of Time                803     USHQ     Holy Water
Harvest Moon               216    Central   Qu'Ran
Waking Nightmare           604     West     Prince of Death
Realm of Insanity          203    CourHQ    Tranquility
Sanctuary                  305     South    Tempus Thales
The Garden                 705     Dist.    Death Karnage
The Cult                   314     Dist.    Psyco Child
The Kilroy BBS                     Dist.    Eivind Hagen
The Web                    203     Dist.    Spyder Man
Corrosive Poison           516     Dist.    Psychotic Fiend
Shadowlands                609     Dist.    Raistlin Majere
The Phunk Palace           408     Dist.    Hannibal Lecter
Latitude Zero              510     Dist.    Ren Noble
Amber                      914     Dist.    Corwin of Amber

We're still  working on a few sites, so  if your board  isn't up there,
don't panic!

We'd  like  to say  hello to the  following  groups and  people.  You've
earned  our  respect and  we look  forward to  working  with you  in the
future:

GROUP GREETS
(in alphabetical order)

Acid ∙ Ice ∙ Miis ∙ Nation
Paw ∙ Tribe ∙ Union

INDIVIDUAL GREETS
(in alphabetical order)

Acidic Morality ∙ Critical Perspective ∙ Epitaph
Eternal Darkness ∙ Forlorn Extender ∙ Genocide ∙ Maestro ∙ Masterken
Nailz ∙ Neuropsychosis ∙ Neurotic ∙ Rad Man ∙ Ravage Bias
Sir Psycho Sexy ∙ Skull Leader ∙ STiLE ∙ Technical DisruptER!
Tempus Thales ∙ The Dark Half

Anyone wanting  a greet in the next  pack must send us a  postcard with
your ALIAS, AREA CODE, and  preferrably  GROUP NAME(s) at the DARK Post
Office Box.  Address it to:

DARK
P.O. Box 304
Station 'D'
Etobicoke, ON, CAN
M9A 4X3

It  only costs  a  stamp.  Naturally, you're  more than welcome to mail
nude photographs (everyone but RedMan, we don't want those kind! :-) or
computer equipment.

ATTENTION KIDS!
Scratch the shaded box and smell the genuine scent!

DARK Scratch 'N' Sniff Box

Today's Scent : Glass

This pack is dedicated to Laserlore

You were with this group since the start
-- you've seen it at it's worst, as
well as at it's best.  Good luck in
your future endeavors.