infamous If Monks needs beta testers now

[Brian Thomas]

The makers of the legendary If Monks had Macs CD-ROM are looking for 
a few good beta testers. We're only looking for beta testers who have 
time and are determined to start pounding on this virtual monastery 
library right now.

If Monks has survived all the magazines that once reviewed it:

"legendary Š almost defies description"  - MacUser

"a seminal work of hypermedia art" - MacWeek

There is nothing else in Revolution at all like If Monks had Macs.

Several of the folks most familiar to everyone on this list worked on 
making this and much improved version of If Monks do Windows in 
Revolution:

Richard Gaskin (Fourth World Media Corporation)
Jeanne DeVoto
Tuviah Snyder
Jacqueline Landman Gay

Richard Gaskin wrote 2 sophisticated original applications that 
should be of great interest to many here: an e-book reader (that will 
also be released separately from If Monks... and free) and a 
"threaded" journaling application. The game that Tuviah and 
Jacqueline worked on is a good deal of wicked fun and just the thing 
to get you in the mood for Halloween.

Jeanne DeVoto scripted several parts of the project and is now 
helping me polish it up for publication.

One problem I have is that there is so much to look at in the library 
that I really need some folks enough interested in what Revolution 
can do that they will pound on the applications and test things 
rather than JUST browse enjoy my eclectic worker's guide to Western 
Civilization.

Beta testers will, of course, receive the final package of the 
longest running project in the history of interactive media.

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If you're interested please send your address and a comment about how 
much interest and or time you have to pound on Monks in the next two 
weeks to:

testing at rivertext.com

and not to the list.

For an overview of the games, art, interactive essays and 
applications in If Monks had Macs checkout my Web Site:

http://www.rivertext.com/


-- Brian Thomas

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