[?7h 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 � t h e p r e m i e r i s s u e o f r a i n n e w s � 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 Introduction RAiN welcomes you to our premier pack! First of all, I'm sure you're thinking to yourself, "RAiN? huh?" Well, you might have known that their was a couriering group named RAiN, but they are not around any more. Back to the question, "RAiN? huh?" I'll explain who we are, and where we came from. RAiN is an art group based in the minneapolisland area. RAiN arose from the art group POiSON. POiSON, another art group based in Minneapolis, was starting to have problems, so I (Bum) and Irq5 (already POiSON seniors ourselves) agreed on starting a new group together. RAiN has evolved into a quality group in a very short amount of time. I was even impressed at the amount of quality members we gained in the last few weeks. Anyways, I don't want to go into a long boring story about the hairy details of our group, so lets move on, shall we? (you: yeah) New Members RAiN has merged with 4 members of CRANiUM. CRANiUM itself will still stay as a group though (I beleive). Clorox Cowboy, Xten and Jimmy Top have joined us from that group. Welcome aboard. We have 2 couriers from sweden joining us, Stimpy and Dreadfull. Former POiSON artists joining RAiN, are Pepsi, Epson, Virus, Irq5 , Bum, and Mind Bender. Other local artists joining RAiN are, Ci, Trifixion, Rapid Fire, and Cryptic Insanity (different than Ci). Black Guard, an excellent "ripper" has joined us from ROC. Pale, an ansi artist from VOiD/JUSTiCE has joined us as well. Saturn-32 an ansi artist, from the dis-banded group TRiP, has joined us. Cyber Demon, Reptile, Sector Slayer, and Lupus Yonderboy have joined as well. New sites Again, since RAiN is a new group, all of our sites are new too. Digital Fluid is the world headquarters and the network world headquarters. Black Morpheus is now the Us headquarters, cause of the merger with CRANiUM. The Sunny Bbs, in Israel, remains a site from POiSON. Two boards in Sweden join RAiN, System 1 and Goldmine. Violent Playground joins RAiN as a distrobution site. The Sonic Equinox, and Unseen Fate are now member boards. From CRANiUM we have received Leechworld Inc. and The High Council as distrobution sites. Rain Network "The Official Network of Rain" All Rain sites must carry RAiN NET. If you do not fulfill this requirement, then you will no longer be a site. If you are interested in hooking up to the net, then contact a local HOST, or send your app to the whq. Applicants RAiN is still accepting more artists. If you think you can be a quality contributer to our group, then fill out an application, and send it up to the whq. The rule is 1 piece per release, easy. Applications for sites are being accepted too..so apply while they are still available. READ! No local (612) sites will be accepted. You can still hook up to RAiN net even though you are not a site. If you're an art board, and not local to the whq, then you will probobly be accepted. This release We do not have an ansi viewer for you at the moment. We DID have one, but the member who coded it had a hard drive failure at an unfortunate time. :( Anyways, we'll get one to you next pack. Our app generator was coded by Trifixion, who did an excellent job on such short notice. The next app gen will be suped up, and better than ever in the next pack. Rips and a mod player should be in the next release as well. Anything else? If you have any applications, questions, or comments, then contact Me or any of the rain seniors on Digital Fluid (612.431.2770), or send email to tesc0013@maroon.tc.umn.edu. Or you can find most of us on RAiN NET, or ScreamNet (once ffej hooks up:). Conclusion Well, that's all I can think of right now. I hope you enjoy our premier pack. We hope to stay around for awhile. Until next time then! Later. Bum [rain cofounder] Greets Irq5, Valdor, Ffej, Pepsi, Xten, Charlie X, Union, Roc, Ice, Acid, Roc, All Rain members, and All former Poison members.