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PhillipRobinson& NancyTamosaitis Contains AdultThemes andLanguage Reader Discretion Advised ANUNDERGROUND ELECTRONICEROTICA Reviewsofthe"steamiest" softwareandadultCD-ROMs Keyholeviewsintothe backroomsofmorethan30 onlinebulletinboards Apeekintothefutureof cybersexandteledildonics DiskInside! FProerseiwdoerntdobfyPKeantthhyouKseeeton, Eroticfunandgameswith Interactive StripPokerThreeandJigsawPinups! o 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 IC Y B E R L E creoamdputthirnogu.ghIfayboausihcacvoemnpeuvteirnpglaayneddtweiltehcoamcmoumnpiuctaetriobnesfogruei,de CDiDs-kRROeMa:d-COonmlpyact- bReOfoMredyriovue.ventureintocyberspaceorattempttosetupaCD- Memory.Aread-only opticalstoragetechnol- ogythatusescompact disks. 2 &/ie<Sfoy- 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. CO/te:JQetwninyf/ieIrfoo/ieJ3 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 iwimtphoratnanatdualdtvganatmaegeWoiftchotmhpeutriegrhtvipdreoogirsatmhmaitnitgebneahbilnesdyito,uthteoviindteeroact 4 ’S7oy 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. tdtPr/#/(Ottc:JOearmna (Jtoo/iei5 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. 6 'S'/tr\S7f,y 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. CArt(One:JQearninytfie(Jfoofie&7 — 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. :JQearni/ujf 9