TRIVIA: The alt.fan.pratchett Timeline - Year 4
Leo Breebaart
THE ALT.FAN.PRATCHETT TIMELINE
The Fourth Year: 30 Jan 1995 - 29 Jan 1996
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27 Feb 1995 -- A release date for the Discworld game is finally given.
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From: Ch...@scrofula.demon.co.uk (Chris Hopkin)
Subject: Discworld game for PC, release info
Date: Mon, 27 Feb 1995 07:34:21 +0000
I spoke to Psygnosis about their imminent release of an adventure game
based on the discworld series.
It will be released on 17th March on two formats;
Floppy disk, 44.99
CD-ROM, 49.99
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A.f.p. is enthousiastic about the game (less so about the buggy
implementation), and inevitably, pretty soon, the familiar, ancient Usenet
cycle begins all over again.
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Subject: Discworld - stuck at the Unseen Uni.
Subject: STUCK IN ANKH-MORPORK
Subject: Help Needed With Discworld Game - Possible spoiler, maybe
Subject: Discworld GAME: help in act 2 !
Subject: How do get prunes?
Subject: Discworld Help please
Subject: Discworld: Stuck with breath.
Subject: Discworld: Stuck in Act III
Subject: Help needed get the Imp
Subject: Re: stuck at the very start...
Subject: Re: need HELP to get the staff (Act I)
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From: fre...@8oakley.win-uk.net (Frank Reedy)
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 1995 08:27:54 GMT
Subject: Re: Finished: Disc world game!
If someone has finished the discworld game, perhaps they could post a
solution (perhaps as a game FAQ) to stop all the "Help I'm stuck at
..... " posts. Thanks.
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From: p70...@sun3.lrz-muenchen.de (Thomas Niederreiter)
Subject: Discworld: FULL WALKTHROUGH HERE!
Date: 7 Apr 1995 19:47:57 GMT
Here it comes! At last!
The full walkthrough of
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From: Ter...@unseen.demon.co.uk (Terry Pratchett)
Date: Wed, 12 Apr 1995 09:34:19 +0000
Subject: Re: Discworld: FULL WALKTHROUGH HERE!
> Only...uhm...uhm....where can I find the walkthrough...uhm...(feeling
> sheepish and embarrassed)... please tell me!! Thanx anyway!
Okay. To get the walkthrough, you have to take the sponge from Nanny
Ogg's pantry and stick it in the ear of the troll with the tutu, then
take the lumps and put them in the pouch with the zombie's razor.
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From: sccm...@ucsalf.ac.uk (christopher.mcmullen)
Subject: Game hints/faq
Date: 24 Apr 1995 08:22:33 GMT
I currently have a list of hints for discworld, and a list of known
bugs.. I am thinking of combining them with some other info, to make a
Discworld Game FAQ... what does everyone think of this?
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From: sccm...@ucsalf.ac.uk (christopher.mcmullen)
Subject: Discworld Game Faq!
Date: 1 May 1995 08:15:58 GMT
DISCWORLD GAME FAQ - V1.0
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27 Feb 1995 -- A.f.p. regular "ppint." coins the abbreviation 'ppoint' for
"pedant point". It doesn't really catch on until Jimmy Brokaw uses it again,
half a year later, but then it becomes a true a.f.p. catchword.
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From: pp...@i-m-t.demon.co.uk ("ppint.")
Subject: Re: Spellcheckers
Date: Mon, 27 Feb 1995 23:25:12 +0000
- love, ppint. (can't have the <.> in my usenameaddress, so i
s'ppose you've scored a ppoint...) (*curses*) (- never mind, my
revenge will be truly awful.) (- if a little delayed.) (- or do you
claim the <.> to be subsumed within the <!>?)
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From: Jimmy Brokaw <Ji...@juggler.demon.co.uk>
Subject: Re: Web Page
Date: Sat, 14 Oct 95 22:56:18 GMT
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Ben Blundell EMail T...@bdell.co.uk
First ppoint: Your address is wrong in your .sig.
> Is there ever going to be a Terry Pratchett web page?
Second ppoint: Message content tends to go *ABOVE* the .sig.[1]
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13 Mar 1995 -- The first a.f.p. 'meet' is announced. It would be the start
of one of a.f.p. most unique and charming customs.
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From: cbuc...@tcd.ie (Colm Buckley)
Subject: *Announce/Invitation* REMINDER :
Small a.f.p get-together in London, 22 March
Date: 13 Mar 95 01:21:00 GMT
For no better reason than that I will be visiting London next week, there
is a minor alt.fan.pratchett get-together planned for the evening of
Wednesday, March 22, 1995. If you're within spitting distance of London,
please come along and join us - this is your chance to meet some of the
people you've always wondered about [1]... :)
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Subject: ANNOUNCE: A.F.P Meet Mailing List
Subject: *R* London AFP Meeting - Minutes
Subject: *M* North West mini meet
Subject: Re: *I* Ealing - Possible W3/5 meet?
Subject: *M* North West Mini meet
Subject: *R* AFP London (Book signing) Meet-type-thingie
Subject: PROVISIONAL: Reading AFP Meet
Subject: *F* Keele (UK) area meet
Subject: Melbourne AFP meet - who are these folks?
Subject: Oxford afp meet
Subject: (possible)AFP Boston meet.
Subject: AFP Cambridge Meet
Subject: ANNOUNCE: *F* Glasgow meet
Subject: *F* A.F.P Meet - Broomcon
Subject: *F* Ealing meet 2.0 report
Subject: Clarecraft Meet 12/13 August
Subject: Proposed East Surrey meet
Subject: *F* AFP Edinburgh Meet
Subject: AFP Hemel Meet Pt 1.0
Subject: Alt.fan.pratchett Melbourne Meet II
Subject: Manchester Meet
Subject: *F* Cambridge 3.0 last call
Subject: *F* Warwick 0.5b (codename 'Reykjavik')
Subject: Covent Garden Mini-meet
Subject: *F* Ealing 3.1 Minutes
Subject: *F* Reading 2.0
Subject: *F* Dutch AFP meet
Subject: *F* Oz afp meet: Melbourne & Sydney
Subject: ANNOUNCE: AFP Xmas party *F*
Subject: Re: Possible afp-meet in Canterbury
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20 Apr 1995 -- The Discworld Convention. From inspiration to realization in
less than two months.
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From: Pa...@cmacloed.demon.co.uk (Paul A Rood)
Subject: A.F.P Mini-confrence1995
Date: Thu, 20 Apr 1995 21:38:38 +0000
Dear all Alt.Fan.Pratchett lurkers, contributors, would-be members,
authors
The proposal is, that sometime in the not too distant future, a get
together be organised in a location mutally acceptable to most to drink,
eat, discuss and generally be merry.
Lets party!
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From: Paul A Rood <Pa...@cmacloed.demon.co.uk>
Subject: ANNOUNCE: The Discworld Convention 1996
Date: 5 Jun 1995 01:13:54 +0100
The First International Discworld Convention
June 21st - 23rd 1996
The First Discworld Convention is now officially declared "in season"
Venue: ENGLAND - High level negotiations continue with various
English hotels to get best deal for our delegates. We care.
Guests confirmed include:
Mr Terry Pratchett Esq - Author extrordinaire and general
good bloke (with a beard, hat to be confirmed).
Mr Josh Kirby - Artist, errm, and thats about it, but he
his also a good bloke.
Mr Stephen Briggs - (AKA CMOT Briggs) - Entrepeneur,
recently described as the best thing since
sliced rat and a good bloke (with a beard).
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21 Apr 1995 -- The Merchandise FAQ is conceived.
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From: l...@cp.tn.tudelft.nl (Leo Breebaart)
Subject: DRAFT FAQ: Pratchett/Discworld Merchandise
Date: Fri, 21 Apr 1995 11:50:31 GMT
This is a draft version of a new alt.fan.pratchett(.announce) Frequently
Asked Questions list I eventually intend to maintain and post every two
weeks to the a.f.p newsgroups as well as to the relevant *.answers
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From: l...@cp.tn.tudelft.nl (Leo Breebaart)
Subject: FAQ: Terry Pratchett/Discworld Merchandise
Date: 5 Jul 1995 21:59:35 GMT
Summary: Quanti Canicula Ille In Fenestra?
This FAQ consists of the following sections:
0. Before we begin...
1. Where and how do I buy Terry Pratchett novels?
2. Where and how do I buy Clarecraft Discworld figurines?
3. Where and how do I buy Discworld clothing items?
4. Where and how do I buy CD's, CD-ROM games, and audio/video tapes?
5. Where and how do I buy other Discworld paraphernalia?
6. Where and how do I join commercial fan activity?
7. Where and how do I get things for free?
8. FAQ Maintainer's disclaimer.
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24 Apr 1995 -- The Clarecraft Discworld Event is announced.
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From: Isobel Pearson <Iso...@behemoth.demon.co.uk>
Subject: Clarecraft Discworld Event
Date: Mon, 24 Apr 1995 17:23:55 GMT
Clarecraft are planning a Discworld Event in the summer.
Terry and Stephen have agreed to be there.
(What more could you ask for?)
[...]
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1 May 1995 -- Orin Thomas takes over FAQ and Bibliography maintenance from
Nathan Torkington.
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From: Orin Thomas <or...@connexus.apana.org.au>
Subject: Alt.fan.pratchett Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Date: Mon, 1 May 1995 20:12:13 GMT
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ALT.FAN.PRATCHETT FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
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Last Modified : APRIL 1995
"alt.fan.pratchett ... is a little like written CB, and
something like being at a party. Or several parties.
all in one go. Blindfolded."
- Terry Pratchett and Stephen Briggs
DISCWORLD COMPANION
This is the list of frequently asked questions (and their answers) for
the newsgroup alt.fan.pratchett. There is biographical information
about Terry Pratchett, as well as information about his books,
his collaborators and other fun stuff.
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22 Jun 1995 -- The first mention of using cabbages as a weapon for fighting
a.f.p. duels.
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From: Alex Ridge <Al...@arisoft.demon.co.uk>
Subject: Re: Flying dragons? (LONG)
Date: Thu, 22 Jun 95 10:24:48 GMT
> Since Alex has chickensed out of the duel, I declare myself victor.
NO! I ain't chickened out of no duel.
Mouldy cabbages at dawn. Have at you! And this time it's to the death,
no first blood stuff. TO THE DEATH, you hear me?
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7 Jul 1995 -- Jimmy Brokaw introduces the hedgehog signature. This action
firmly establishes the hedgehog as official a.f.p. mascotte, and within
months hedgehogs can be found in people's signatures all over the
place. Eventually, they are collected and preserved for eternity.
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From: Jimmy Brokaw <ji...@juggler.demon.co.uk>
Subject: Re: Radio Wyrd Sisters - last night's tape wanted
Date: Fri, 07 Jul 95 18:28:54 GMT
Organization: The Flaming Hedgehog
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From: r...@lspace.org (Robert Collier)
Subject: *I* The Hedgehog Files II *H*
Date: 26 Jan 1996 21:02:59 -0000
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3 Aug 1995 -- The Usenet tradition of using abbreviations as often as
possible is firmly supported on a.f.p, where the Discworld novels are
prime candidates for this practice. Sometimes, problems arise.
Sometimes, brilliant solutions are found...
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From: Richard Kettlewell <ric...@elmail.co.uk>
Subject: Re: Disc World Books - Where to start
Date: 3 Aug 1995 12:33:05 +0100
>> TCOM, TLF, ER, M, S, WS, G!G!, E, MP, RM, WA,
>> SG, L&L, M@A, SM, IT, M
>> ^ Arg! 'twill clash with Mort
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> Simple solution! In the style of G!G! and M@A just make sure there is
> some punctuation in the title to distinguish it.
Since it's ``Maskerade (not Mort)'' one could call it M!M...
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8 Jan 1996 -- A new level is reached in the ever-ongoing food discussion
thread when Glinda Wilson first proposes an a.f.p. recipe exchange
service. It is just possible that she may not have been *entirely* serious,
but such things do not stop a.f.p. from taking swift action.
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From: gli...@eskimo.com (g.l.wilson)
Subject: Re: Merry Christmas and Happy Birthday
Date: Mon, 8 Jan 1996 07:25:29 GMT
> beetroots, now,... - with beetroots, one can make _borscht_
Yum![1]
[1] Is there such a thing as an afp recipe exchange, I wonder?
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From: Darrell Ottery <Dar...@toreador.demon.co.uk>
Subject: *I* Recipes (was Re: Merry Christmas and Happy Birthday)
Date: Mon, 08 Jan 96 19:03:22 GMT
If not, why not? And where can we set one up? I'm quite willing to
donate both my double-chocolate cookie recipe, and the one for the
home-brewed mead to start with, as I guess these might well be popular.
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From: t...@afawcett.demon.co.uk (Andy Fawcett)
Subject: Re: something from Interesting Times
Date: Sat, 13 Jan 1996 07:33:12 GMT
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AFP Recipe Archive Discworld Convention Mirror
afp-...@afawcett.demon.co.uk send mail to 'discserver@..'
w/subject 'send index' w/subject 'send Discon96.Info'
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27 Jan 1996 -- Mike "a.f.p.announce" Knell, Robert "L-Space Web" Collier,
and Leo "Pratchett Archives" Breebaart announce the new Internet domain
lspace.org, intended to unite all Pratchett-related resources on the
Internet under one roof.
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From: Mike Knell <m...@bofh.lspace.org>
Subject: ANNOUNCE: Lspace.org now available
Date: 27 Jan 1996 17:49:47 -0000
Announcing... another revolution in Pratchettational network resources!
The alt.fan.pratchett Network Resources Politburo are proud to present..
---> l s p a c e . o r g <---
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Yes, we threatened to do it in the past, but we've finally got everything
sorted, shuffled the paperwork and bribed the NIC, and now have our very
own domain.
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C Speed
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Wonderful. *&)
Thanks Leo, that made most excellent reading.
Except to see that I've done nothing noteworthy here in all that time
(pah fooey).
Claire
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Emmet O'Brien
>l...@lspace.org (Leo Breebaart) writes:
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>Wonderful. *&)
>Thanks Leo, that made most excellent reading.
>Except to see that I've done nothing noteworthy here in all that time
>(pah fooey).
Well, you definitely hold some sort of duration record for putting up
with me..
Emmet
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Daniel Bolger
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> >Wonderful. *&)
> >Thanks Leo, that made most excellent reading.
>
> A sentiment I heartily second.
young upstart like me about how some of afp's....er...."Traditions" came
about.
Also, about that 14 year old... How? Why? I'd *heard* about him... I can't
beleive *anyone* could be that mindless...[1]
That was a non-abusive, thought about response...[2]
BTW, i says 'intro'. What does this mean? Thankyou...
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Daniel Bolger dan...@colouruk.demon.co.uk ...Smileys are for wimps <G>
"There is no Castration Fears" - Pavement, 'We Dance'
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[1] Comments about me to my mailbox, please...
[2] There's no other way of putting that without sounding conceited.
Midnight Tree Bandit
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I was waiting for the beginnings of the Purity test threads, but nothing
forthcoming. Judging by the persistent messages, shouldn't there at least be
mention of the beginnings of that.
Unless, of course, I missed it completely...
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Leo Breebaart
> A couple days ago, l...@lspace.org (Leo Breebaart) was yammering about...
I don't know why I'm so touchy about trivialities lately, but I wish
you'd change your attribution string. I'm sure you mean no offense,
but your constant use of the word "yammering" when referring to other
people's writing (not just my own) is really beginning to annoy me.
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> I was waiting for the beginnings of the Purity test threads, but nothing
> forthcoming. Judging by the persistent messages, shouldn't there at least be
> mention of the beginnings of that.
Perhaps. Probably. It was not a conscious decision to leave it out -- I
just forgot.
In all honesty I must say, though, that I think it's quite likely that the
(entirely) *subconscious* reason for my forgetting this, is that I loathe
and these days therefore killfile purity-discussions on sight. To me,
purity threads are simply *not* part of what made a.f.p. such a fun
newsgroup.
Mind you, neither were Matthew Buchannan, or the drinking-game followups,
or the endless movie-casting threads; but those were all things that
happened a relatively long time ago, and by now the sands of time have done
their eroding work and somehow turned those less stellar episodes of a.f.p.
history into smile-evoking memories from the Good Old Days.
Purity-discussions, on the other hand, are still very much with us, and at
the moment I would be hard pressed to think of a category of a.f.p. threads
I despise more. I don't *want* to write about Purity Tests!
Grumpily yours,
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Leo Breebaart (l...@cp.tn.tudelft.nl)
Nigel Mercier
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Great reading, very, very funny, thank you.
You must have put a lot of work into it [1]
I'm just sorry I wasn't around for the first three years.
[1] Do you fancy filling in my Tax Returns for the last four years?
-- Nigel Mercier <nmer...@dial.pipex.com> --
-- "We now hide things from our children --
-- that we used to hide from our parents" --
Jennifer Barber
Daniel Bolger <dan...@colouruk.demon.co.uk> writes:
> In article: <DLxxo...@ebi.ac.uk> eaob...@ebi.ac.uk (Emmet O'Brien)
> writes:
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> > >Wonderful. *&)
> > >Thanks Leo, that made most excellent reading.
> >
> > A sentiment I heartily second.
>
> I can third that. It explains a hell of a lot of things to a confused
> young upstart like me about how some of afp's....er...."Traditions" came
> about.
I agree, and once I got far enough it was fun reading about something
and suddenly thinking, "I remember that!"[1] Only one question--is
there anything past Jan 1993? I've only received two parts (not
counting the intro), so if there *is* more and I don't get it in the
next week or so, I'd like to know that bugging Leo about getting a copy
emailed wouldn't be pointless. :)
jennifer
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[1] The scary thing is, I remembered several of the subject lines used
to illustrate the never-ending topics....I don't remember anything
about the discussions for the most part, just the subject lines. *sigh*
Orin DL Thomas
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> A couple days ago, l...@lspace.org (Leo Breebaart) was yammering about...
> forthcoming. Judging by the persistent messages, shouldn't there at least be
> mention of the beginnings of that.
>
this newsgroup ... Well ... Gosh ...
Anyone who has been around AFP for a while would probably agree that
Leo skimmed the cream of the ... well whatever you would call the
content of afp :-) ... for his file.
Stuff got passed over. But this happens. Or maybe some of us don't
find the purity test threads all that ammusing :-)
Leo did a damn good job.
Orin
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Keeper of Alt.Fan.Pratchett FAQ http://connexus.apana.org.au/~orin
Honours Student, History and Philosophy of Science.
University of Melbourne.
Midnight Tree Bandit
>Anyone who has been around AFP for a while would probably agree that
>Leo skimmed the cream of the ... well whatever you would call the
>content of afp :-) ... for his file.
>Stuff got passed over. But this happens. Or maybe some of us don't
>find the purity test threads all that ammusing :-)
>Leo did a damn good job.
No doubt about it. I fear some may have gotten the impression I was being
critical of Leo's work. Nothing could be further from the truth. I found it
highly entertaining and educational.
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