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ANUNDERGROUND ELECTRONICEROTICA
Reviewsofthe"steamiest"
softwareandadultCD-ROMs
Keyholeviewsintothe
backroomsofmorethan30
onlinebulletinboards
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Learning the
Ropes
hatiscybersex,andhowdoIgetsome?Ifthatiswhatyou're
askingyourself,thenyou'vecometotherightplace.
Thisistheuser'sguide,atermwithwhichanycomputerowneris
familiar.Otherappliancescomewithinstructionmanuals;comput-
ersandprogramshaveuserguides.Thisistheinstructionmanualto
cybersexspace.
Thefollowinginstructionswillexplainwhatyouneedtoget
cooking.Justasweassumewhendescribingcybersexthatyou
knowsomethingaboutthebirdsandthebees,wearealso
assumingherethatyouarenotatotalvirgintothejoysof
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CDiDs-kRROeMa:d-COonmlpyact- bReOfoMredyriovue.ventureintocyberspaceorattempttosetupaCD-
Memory.Aread-only
opticalstoragetechnol-
ogythatusescompact
disks.
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AGeneral Primer
Formostofus,theentryintotheworldofcybersexwilltakeeitherof
tcwoomefoornmsa.CODn-eRwOaMytdoisekxoprerviieenwceimitagisestotphlaatyapinpteearracotniveagflaompepsytdhiastk.
Theotherwayistouseatelecommunicationsprogramtogoonlineand
chatyourwaythroughtheworldofadultbulletinboardservices.For
bothoftheseactivities,youwillneedacomputer.Someofyouwilluse
anAppleMacintoshcomputer,otherswilluseanIBM-compatible
computer.Thetypeofcomputeryouuseisnottooimportantforonline
communications.Aslongasyouhaveadecentmodem,youwillbeable
toaccesstheserviceyouwanttodialinto.ViewingCD-ROMvideosand
graphicfilesisamuchtrickiermatter.
Wewillfirstlookatthejoysandpratfallsofpeekingatthesexyimages
ondisks.
DiskDynamics
Toviewthevariousformsoferoticaappearingondisks,allyouneedisa
computerwiththerightdisplayanddiskdrive.Somepicturescomeon
floppydisks.Youcan'tfitmorethanfiveortenpicturesonafloppy,and
tathhlaemtomsmoteraaenntyshcamtoomsaprteuctioenmrcplwuuitdteehrdsaotnchoetlshoeerdddaiisyskps,l—atyhceaannldodwiaesrpflltaohypepisryucqduhiaslikimtdayrg.ievsSet.i—lYl,aonud
willneedtogetadiskcompatiblewithyoursystem,becausecomputers
usedifferentfileformats,suchasPICT,GIF,andPCXtostorethepictures
ondiskanddifferentprogramstodisplayandbrowsethroughthe
images.AdiskforanAppleMacintoshwon'tworkonanIBM-compatible
PCmachine.
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CD-ROMdisksaresimilartoregularaudioCDdisksexceptthattheyalso
cmauncshtoarseagrfalpohpipcysdaisnkd,vainddeos.oCaDs-inRglOeMCdDi-skRsOcMancsatnorsetomraen2y00tiomressoas
pictures.Becauseadultvideosandhighresolutiongraphicscollections
usehugeamountsofdiskspace,theyareusuallysoldonCD-ROMdisks.
ToseethemyouwillneedaCD-ROMdrive,andagainyoushouldmake
csuormepuytoeur.geCtDa-CRDO-MROdrMivdeissakrtehoafttiesncsoomlpdataisbcloemwpiotnhenyotusriMnamculotrimPeCdia
upgradepackages,althoughthesedrivesareincreasinglybecominga
astmaonudnatrsdfoefaRtuAreMoofpneerawticnogmpsuytsetresm.mCeDm-orRyO,Msvoiddoeno'ptreoxdpueccttstroeqvuiierwelarge
productssuchasHiddenObsessionswithonlytwomegabytes(MB)of
memory.
TOhneeicmoagmemsofnouwnadyotnoduissektchaenmbieseasmpslcroeyeendsfaovrermsafnoryWdielnidgohtwfsulwaplulrppaopseers..
Usingtherightprogram,whichisoftenincludedontheCD-ROMwith
thepictures,youcanturnoneofthepicturesintothebackgroundthat
appearswheneveryouhaven'ttouchedthekeyboardinawhile,orasthe
behindthevariousmenusandwindowsinMicrosoft'sWindows
ram.
Inadditiontothephotoimagecollections,therearesome
movingimagesandanimationsondisknow,mostlyonCD-
ROMs.ThesevideosrequireafastCD-ROMdrive,suchasa
1eonRMCelpeAtepmitMocroY:sorsneytRido:cBartmnaAoegdEtemcohooomemrfRpmyAauac,tLcdgeiea-rssskE's.sX otctdsmyofoloapuouibiyswbceneilafhrnelfoaal-drtvsysrmotepiearveerttueneonisadjs,otuonoppbayrtrguftorttr1hcaro5aeeidmrspefselsrdheianiao-nnsmeswgkeep.oseidtl-enEeoddpfdvedo2deritrr8ns-oim6psvalseqeotoacu.,yrioi.Tontc3hndhkY8e,elo6asyulooesPrsnnoC-ec,lcosnyowstcdtomhhratpeimilheuctofsenthrtfelveahmraiseredttgmeaesheraonpaae4syntme8oytdno6dhoeuaoeuenfydts
televisionimages.Thatmeansitlooksragged,flickeringalong
withnoticeablejumpsbetweenthepositionsofthepicturesthataddup
tomotion.TheimagesarealsosmallerthanTV,sometimesonlyoccupy-
ing1/4or1/8ofthescreenwhenviewedatanacceptableresolution.
Whyviewvideoonscreenifitisn'teventelevisionquality?Themost
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canbedividedintoaseriesofclipsthatyoucanmanipulate.Thevideo
canbedesignedtoaskyouquestionsandyouranswerscandictatewhich
clipisshownnext.Althoughtherecanonlybealimitednumberof
cmhaonicyesi,mapagretsicounlaarlsyinsgilneceCtDo-dRayO'Ms,tetchhenionltoegryacdtoiveesqnuoatlilteytumsaksetosrethteoo
fpairpcoptmruorpaeoscshsmiubaicpliehtrimseosonrlieisnteetndhgoeagnviisndcger.oe,Tenha—enrdyeoiafuryegoegutasmtaoeysetnthgheaagtrieegnhitanbtalhneinoygnossu—crtcoeheonosing
sexualadventure.Thiscanrangefromwatchingsomeonestriponscreen,
stoomaenoanneimaaptperdoapcehrsaonndaehnagvaignegyaonuo—rgaasstmh,otuoghyotuheseceammienrgalywewraetcyhoiunrg
owneye.
Herearesomemoredetailedpointersaboutpreparingyourcomputerfor
thechallengesofcybersex.
CD-ROMdrive.Ifyoudon'thaveoneyetandarethinkingof
buyingone,stayawayfromthose$299specials.They'recheap
becausetheyareslow.Toplaybacksoftwarequicklyandsmoothly,
andnothavetowatchtheseasonschangeasyoudoso,lookfora
drivewithatleasta300millisecondaccesstime.Lookforone
that'salsodescribedasadoublespeeddrivewithatransferrateof
3in0f0oKrmBaStioronmofrreo.mDdoinsk'ttowoyroruyfwashtaert.tThoasthimbeaanasndotNhEerCtahraentiwtomoves
reputablebrands.
Memory.OnDosandWindowsmachines,8M(megabytes)of
memoryshouldbeenoughtorunanyCD-ROMvideoproduct.
Macssometimesneed12Mto16Mtoavoiddisplayproblemsinthe
middleofastimulatingsequence.
GraphicsPlayback.OntheMac,mostphotocollectionsare
containedinHyperCardstacks.TheHyperCardbrowserthatis
includedwithallofthoseproductsissimpleandeasytouse,
manuallyorasaslideshow.Mostofthephotocollectionsalso
includeademonstrationversionoftheAdobePhotoshopgraphics
pcarnogtaurmntthhaotseenaobldledsirytoyupotostmcaanridspuilnattoeatnhienitemraagcetsivaeseyxopeursieeencfeit.;it
However,youwillnotbeabletoprintthoseimagesfromwithinthe
Photoshopapplication.
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OntheDOSandWindowsplatforms,anumberofdifferent
sharewareviewersareusuallyincludedondisk,althoughnone
reallyhastheeaseandflexibilityoftheHyperCardbrowser.For.GIF
files,thefileformatthatiscommonlyusedforimagesthatare
availablefromonlineservices,CShowworksverywell,andforother
formatsthereareArtshow,PixFolio,andPaintShopPro.Allofthese
yaroeusuhsaeretwhaerme,psreongdrainmsthtehafteea.recommonlyavailableon-line,soif
CfVoiDrd-veRioeOwPMilnaigysbtCahDcek-.pRlTOahyMebavbciikdgegseoysspttrehomed.audcTtahscehameroewsAhtpepwnlied'ietslcQyoumuiseceskdTtsiotmvaeinddfeaoorrdoMsnac
andQuickTimeforWindowsandMicrosoft'sVideoforWindows.
TmheemoplrayyefroruttihlietimeosvtiheattcooompeerwatiethsmQouoitchklTyi.mEevmeonvtiheesnnyeoeudm4iMghotf
experienceaudiobreakupandsluggishresponesonthemovie
controls.Eachoftherecordingandplaybackformatsinthe
DOS/Windowsworldhasitsownquirks,thesameasQuickTime
dseorevsi.ceTsheofbyeosturadCvDic-eRiOsMtombaenupfraecptaurreedrtotocaflilndthoeutteicfhyniocualwisllupnpeoerdt
specialdriverstoruntheprograms.
Resolution.Nomatterwhichtypeofcomputeryourun,resolution
ihsoawprmoabnlyeml.ittRleescoolluotriodnotissmceaansbuereddisipnlabyietddeopnthy,ouwrhisccrheedne.tTehrmeines
greaterthebitdepth,8-,16-24-or32-bit,thesharperandcleaner
thevideopicturewillbe.Thinkofbitdepthasastack.Computer
tihmeagmeosraereinmfaodrmeautipoonfyaoluotcaonflpiutttleodnotas,scorreepni.xeElsa.chThoeftmhoorseeppiixxeellss,,
however,isrestingonanotherone.Thedeeperthestacks,thebetter
theresolution.That'swhy24-bitissharperthan8-bit.
StillsontheMacusuallycomeinboth8-bitPICTor24-bitTIFF
cfoormmeates.quTihpepetdrofuobrle16i-sb,iatlctohloour,gholsdoemremaocfhtihneensecwaenroMnalcyinvtioeswh8e-sbit
images.Therefore,ifyouhaveanoldermachineyoumayneedto
upgradeyourgraphicsboardinordertoseethefullsplendorofa
24-bitcolorimage.Ifyouarereallylustingforhighresolution
quality,checkwithanAppledealertoseeifyourboardcanbe
upgraded.
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IntheDOSandWindowsworld,findingtherightvideocardcanbe
problematic.Ahighqualitycardwith1MofvideoRAMshouldbe
enough,butunlessitisalreadysetupthatway,youwillhaveto
checkthemanualthatcamewiththecardandmostlikelyinstall
newdrivers.
Audio.Ifyouhaveoneofthestandardaudiocards,youshould
havenoproblemsingettingthemostoutoftheadultCD-ROM
products.SoundBlaster,MediaVision,UltraSoundfromGravisare
goodchoices,butfarfromtheonlyones.Makesureyourcardis
SoundBlastercompatible;fornow,that'sthestandardeverybody
uses.
ComputerProcessingSpeed.Cybersexsoftwaredoesrunon386's
andMacswith68030processors.Whenmovingvideoisaddedto
theirchores,though,thestraincanbequiteevident.Colorvideo
containsalotofinformationthatneedstobeprocessedquickly.
Thebiggerandfastertheprocessor,thebettertheplayback.Itis
thatsimple.Ifyouwerelookingforanexcusetotradeyourcurrent
machineinforthelatestPentiums,486'sor68040's,here'syour
excuse.
GettingReadyto Go on
the Boards
Toventureintotheon-lineworldofadultbulletinboardsyouneeda
personalcomputer,amodem,atelecommunicationsprogram,atele-
phoneline,andthephonenumberofthebulletinboardsystem(BBS)
thatyouwishtohookupwith.
Youwillprobablywanttohaveacolorgraphicdisplaymonitortoview
picturesyougetfromadultbulletinboardservices.Asnotedbefore,most
computerssoldinthelastfewyearshavecolorgraphicsboards.Other
equipmentyoumaywantisaprintertoprinttheimagesyoudownload
fromtheboards,ascannertoconvertpicturesofyourselforfriendsinto
filesforonlineviewing,andanimageprocessingprogramtoeditpic-
tures.
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Listedbelowaresomeoftheconsiderationsthatyoushouldkeepin
mindwhenbuyingandusingtheequipmentneededtogetonboardthe
BBSworld.
Modems.Thisisadevicethatplugsintoacomputerandatele-
phoneline.Internalmodemsfitintoaslotinsideyourcomputer,
wtmohoiydloeeurmexctmoearmnnpuaualtlem.ro.IdtHewoimloslktiaenrllegyftorheuee-tmsootpadlneudgimntguhupeniimstospdrteehtamttyiaenraessiypd—leatcsheeeedtnheext
catlhorametapdruyut!n)es.rTforhroetmnotyshooeumwepalljluagctkotohtenhetietpslhebopanhceokn—(etihcniotnrogdsa—ajrtaehcakgteottnthiitnnhgepflmraisostdkiycemo.ne
Poorpeoplehavetoplugthemodemineachtimetheywanttouse
it,bydisconnectingthephone.Richpeoplebuyasecondphone
cordandrunitfromthemodem'ssecondjacktothetelephone.
Filthyrichpeoplerunathirdcordtoafaxmachineoranswering
machineandthencallotherstobragaboutit,maybethrowingin
anautomaticswitchtosendincomingcallstotherightdevice:
phone,modem,orfax.
Getamodemthat'satleast9600bpsfast.Thatisbitspersecond,
w$h1i5c0horissaol—soadnedfipnraecdtiacsalb.auOdl.deAr92640000bbaauuddmmooddeemmsisaraeffoonrldyabalebit
cheaper,but4timesslower.Thatcanmeanthedifferencebetween
10minutesand40minutestogetanimagefromthebulletinboard.
Nmaoinmlayttoenrhyoouwrfmasotdyeoumrscpoeemdp.utIfeyroius,ayroeuprlBaBnSniwnogrtkodbeupyenodnsethe
officialdesignationforthestandard9600baudmodemisv.32,so
lookforthatdesignationonyourmodem'sadsandboxesnomatter
whatbrandyoubuy.
Telecommunicationsprogram.Acomputerwithamodemthat
justsitsthere,stupidandsilent,waitingforyoutocallupatele-
communicationsprogram.ProgramssuchasQModem,SmartCom
andProcommPlusletthecomputerdialupothermodem'sphone
numbers,sendpasswordswhennecessary,andsavewhateverwords
orpicturescomeinthroughthemodem.MacorPCbasedcommu-
nicationsprogramsrangefromfreesharewaretypesto$500power
packs.FordialinginandchattingonaBBS,youwilldofinewith
thetelecommunicationsprogramthatcomeswithMicrosoft
8 CWfie'S/vyofi^yrfeiveA
Windows.IfyoudoquiteabitofBBSwork,youwillwantsome-
thingmorepowerful,aprogramjustfortelecommunications.Then
youwillbeabletoautomatesomeofthemoreadvancedtasks,such
asgettingandsendingpictures.
Todialintoabulletinboardservice,youwillneedtogetthedial-in
numberfortheservice.Youcangetthesenumbersfromadsin
computermagazines,fromBBSlistingsintelecommunications
publicationssuchasBoardwatchandOnlineAccess,andfromAppen-
dixAinthisbook.
Printers.IfyoudownloadimagefilesfromaBBS,youmaywantto
printoutacopyforyourrecords,oryourbedroomwall.Youcan
getagoodinkjetmonochromeprintersuchastheHewlett-Packard
Deskjetforabout$400,acolorinkjetforabout$1,000(tryHP
again),orahighqualitylaserprinterforabout$800to$2,000.
Printersthathave600DPI(dotsperinch)resolutionorbetterwill
giveyouthebestqualitypicture.Ifyouarereallyobsessedwith
printinghighqualitycolorgraphics,youcanbuythebestcolor
printersforabout$10,000.
Scanners.Ascannergenerallylookslikeasmallcopyingmachine,
thoughsomearehand-heldportablesthatlooklikethemouseon
yourcomputer.Insteadofcreatingapapercopy,itcreatesacom-
puter-savedfileofwhateveryouscan.Takeapicturefromafrom
yourowncollection,scanit,andthenitisonyourdisk.Youcan
viewitonscreen,manipulateit,withanimageprocessingprogram,
andsendittoaBBS.Don'tsendanypicturethatyoudon'townthe
legalrightsto.Somescannerscaptureblackandwhiteonly,butthe
moreexpensiveonescanalsocapturecolor.Mostscannerscanbe
purchasedwithanimageprocessingprogramsothatyoucan
removeblemishesfromapicture,orenlargechoicebitsofanatomy.
Doyouwanttochangethecontrastofaphotoonthecomputer
screenorenlargesomeparticularpartofafigure'sanatomy?With
animageprocessingprogramsuchasAdobePhotoshopyoucando
this,andevenmore.Apowerfulimageprocessorwillletyoutake
onepersonoutofatwo-personimageandinsertsomeoneelse.Or
youcanenhancefeaturesonthepersoninapicture,addinginches
orsubtractingscars.Yougettheidea.
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