What's "Old" at Parallax?

This is the OLD what's new list, just for the fun of it. The real "what's new" list can be found here.

August 31, 1999 : Update: Core Dump Work In Progress

April, 1997

April 7, 1997 : Erms... the Tilburg fair is coming soon so someone should get working on... a Core Dump demo. Besides that, I've put some info online about a Blade Lords promo menu that I made quite some time ago.

March, 1997

March 25, 1997 : New enemies? Sure! With Core Dump, everything is possible... *grin*
March 18, 1997 : Cas has been sick for a whole week, but he's back again! He worked a little bit on Core Dump, so read the work in progress.
March 7, 1997 : The Akin cheat section now contains the prologue to Akin for everyone to read!
March 4, 1997 : Some slight updates to the cheat section of Akin and Magnar, and some general typo corrections. I don't have access to an MSX computer monday till friday, so I can only work in the weekends!!! (I thought you might like to known that.)

February, 1997

February 27, 1997 : Erm... we want to reveal the Black Cyclon cheat modes, but we cannot do so!
If you have a copy of Black Cyclon, then you can help us out!
February 25, 1997 : And again more Core Dump...
February 24, 1997 : I explain the Vectron items, and talk some more about Core Dump.
February 21, 1997 : I've decided to put the Akin storyline online for you to read. Also, there was some progress on Core Dump, plot-wise.
February 20, 1997 : A new intro screen has emerged for this site, along with some new texts.
February 17, 1997 : New ARC screenshots, and some heavy Core Dump work in progress. I started to design a new introduction page, but this didn't quite turn out the way I planned... I'll sleep a night over this first.
I also coded a DD-graph (or AGE, whatever you call it, but it produces .GE5 and .DAT files) to GIF converter in ANSI C. That means easier transfer, because I used to do .GE5 (or DAT) to .BMP, and then .BMP to .GIF. "Vorschprung durch Technik", or something like that.
February 13, 1997 : Repaired the last few errors, rerouted the entry point, thought about a new way of navigation through my entire web site... someone's been working really hard here!
Rerouting the old directories turned a bit nasty, but it got solved in the end.
February 12, 1997 : I've decided to restructure the games section, making it easier to navigate through (or so I hope..). I've also been changing little bits in the code everywhere, making all this slightly faster.
Also, the HTML output now even has "remark" lines in it to make it more readable... for anyone who can be bothered to check out the CGI output.
February 7, 1997 : There've been new additions to the tips section. But there is some news that's (for me, anyway) really good: The "connection closed" problem has been fixed!
Read the entry of 4 Feb (just beneath this one) to find that an error occurred sometimes; this has now been fixed. It wasn't my fault, honest! Sven Berkvens, the one who runs the stack computers (of which these pages are a part,) repaired a bug in the server software (which he wrote himself...). But only after I complained about the "connection closed" error. Let's rejoice, for our prayers have been heard!
February 4, 1997 : Whow! The strategy guides have expanded enormously, so you can now get tips or passwords for every game we've ever made! Also, the games section has new screenshot and more texts.
There seems to be a slight problem though, with the fact that the server (run by STACK at the technical university of Eindhoven) seems to have a problem with the (by now quite large) output of my CGI, and tends to generate a [connection closed] error at some point in large files. I will solve this as quick as I can. (note that this is also why the blade lords strategy guide might not work)
We state our view on next-gen hardware!

January, 1997

January 31, 1997 : What the hell runs this site? Very technical bla bla about the CGI program that runs the Parallax pages.
January 30, 1997 : Attention please!! For everyone with a slow internet connection there now is a text-only version of these pages. Please read the information thingie!
Also: Blade Lords bonusses explained!
January 29, 1997 : Quicker access is my next priority. Coming soon is a text-version of these pages, generated by the CGI(!) from the same source files. I've also turned the "normal" CGI into a no-parse header CGI, and the reason for this is explained in the disclaimer section.
Also, there's new tips for Vectron, ARC and Black Cyclon!
January 28, 1997 : Completed the transfer! Everything is now run from the CGI, and this will mean some real layout changes in the future.
January 21, 1997 : A lot of things have been transferred into this CGI binairy, which means that I can change the layout more easily. Also, user needs will be met quicker because of this change in the future. This news section layout is now completely generated by the CGI!
January 15, 1997 : I've completely revised the games section. It is now run through a single CGI, which means I can change the layout of all these files in one go! There are also pretty cool buttons now. I hope you like it!
January 14, 1997 : There seemed to be an error in the Core Dump Scroll Routine specification which could cause NetScape 3.x to crash. Strangely enough it all worked fine on my Netscape 2.1 here at the KUB. Strange.
January 13, 1997 : Again, more Cure dump work in progress.

December, 1996

December 24, 1996 : Added more to the Core Dump diary, and added a Tools We Use section.
December 20, 1996 : Core Dump is coming along nicely, so I've had the time to show some more graphics in the gallery.
December 13, 1996 : At last: the first real Core Dump creature graphics are now in the gallery!! Check them out!

November, 1996

November 13, 1996 : A new secret trick for Akin is revealed!
November 12, 1996 : Core Dump has seen considerable progress, resulting in a first demo that is not yet available. Read all about it!
Also, some new graphics have been created for these pages.

October, 1996

October 21, 1996 : The new Core Dump scroll routine is now completed. It's about ten times as good as the one in Akin, if that's possible!

September, 1996

September 6, 1996 : Whow! Some amazing graphical changes, this could turn out to be a nice page to look at...
September 5, 1996 : New layout, removed the old msx page (Wiebe's), more core dump,... many little changes.

August, 1996

August 21, 1996 : The new Core Dump logo emerged on the pages!
August 1, 1996 : Yes yes yes! Now there's even a Parallax Guestbook for everyone to sign! I also modified a lot of the parallax pages to look better and be a little more friendly to all visitors...

July, 1996

July 31, 1996 : Core Dump is now coming along nicely, with even better scroll routines. Honestly, it'll make you drop your jaw, anywhere. No demo as yet though. First things first.
July 24, 1996 : Boldly, I put the Parallax pages back on! I threw some of the too commercial stuff out, and hope no one'll be bugging me about it now.

December, 1995

December 18, 1995 : OOh! A picture of an (first design) Akin II logo has emerged, along with a name change! Also, I decided to reveal some of the cheat modes of some of our games. More cheats will be available in due time.

November, 1995

November 23, 1995 : Finally I redid some of the layout and added some stuff about Blade Lords. The Black Cyclon description will be next!
November 13, 1995 : I was very flattered to see that Akin could cause programmers to stop working! All details can be read in Fony's amusing Zandvoort '95 report.

October, 1995

October 29, 1995 : Vectron and ARC descriptions added.
October 26, 1995 : I noticed that there is an online review now of Akin!
October 20, 1995 : Added the In the pipeline section!
October 19, 1995 : Now you can have a look at the incredible Grandmaster P!!! Amazing!!
October 18, 1995 : Added the Magnar description.
October 1, 1995 : Online for the first time!