Scanner 8 (C) by Dirk Gently (ex-DADA/ex-TSI)
Welcome to Scanner 8!

Scanner was the first scene-mag in Hungary to hit the scene - the first issues were published as early as 1991. It was devoted to releasing quality articles, and I don't think Scanner 8 particular issue is an exception from this infallible fact.

I've done the entire mag on my own. I had no time to code an MS-LOSS-based, highly sophisticated (HTML-compatible parser with JPEG decruncher and proportional fonts - show me ONE diskmag that uses such things and doesn't require Winloss!) browser so I decided to stick to Netscape :). It took me one hour to collect most of the CS-related articles and E-books from my homepage and archives (due to (C) problems I had to remove the book on AI from my page so this mag is my REAL CS page) and release this mag.

The mag is in English. Other versions won't be available - not even a Finnish one. There is a book in Finnish - I think Finnish should be the only exception, as Finnish is The Language of The Coder.

I have other things up in my sleeve - I may release my next Scanner in half a year with also mostly interesting contents.

Greets should be sent to my E-mail address: dirk@master.fok.hu. You can also meet me on the iRC - join #finland or #europe. I'm no longer on the scene, but I have some 100 GB warez - we can trade if you want to :)

  • A 600-page book on Artificial Intelligence
  • Interested in parallel architectures?
  • A book on X Window.
  • You must have heard about Finns' programming abilities. Cast a glance at the BEST Finnish book on coding! (just updated: AMD 586, new Gravis models, the most important PCI-based VGA cards, 32/36-bit SIMMs etc...)
  • Some codes: Intromaker Toolkit 1.1 from TSI
  • And Intromaker Toolkit 2.0
  • how to crack HyperLock 386?
  • An article on ArVid, the Ultimate Videostreamer card
  • Writing Windows Virtual Device Drivers
  • FAQ: How to build your OWN soundcard?
  • Tietokone: a test of Windows 3.1, Win95, Win NT and OS/2 Warp - how much memory is needed and which is the fastest op. system?
  • Coders/Crackers! An article of mine on Action Replay/PC cards
  • Coders! How to write on-the-fly DECRUNCHERS?
  • Fun: some Finnish comics - translated into English
  • The history of the Hungarian scene and the Scanner