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Ú September 9th, 2024 Ú
Ú by Stu Ú
Ú Ú
ÚIn December 2023, I was made aware Ú
Úthat a former Habitat user named Wil1 Ú
Úhad a website featuring old Habitat Ú
Úimages. Ú
Ú Ú
ÚIt turns out, these images were taken Ú
Úfrom 1988-era video footage. Ú
Ú Ú
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ÚI was shocked that any footage of Hab Ú
Úhad survived. Before this, only Keith Ú
ÚElkin aka CNetRep128 had captured any Ú
Úlive footage of the place. What were Ú
Úthe chances that 35+ years later I'd Ú
Úuncover something new? Ú
Ú Ú
ÚSo I got to e-mailing with Wil1 and heÚ
Únot only still had the tapes, but he Ú
Úwas willing to send them to me for a Ú
Úfresh transfer. Ú
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ÚI'd already been involved with trans- Ú
Úferring old game footage in the past, Ú
Úso I asked Live Music historian, Nick Ú
ÚSerra from LiveNirvana.com if he'd be Ú
Úwilling to transfer this magical find.Ú
Ú Ú
ÚNick had previously transferred over Ú
Ú10+ hours of Club Caribe footage. Ú
Ú Ú
ÚNick agreed and the remaining pieces Ú
Úfell into place. Ú
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ÚNone of us were prepared for what we Ú
Úwere going to see. Ú
Ú Ú
ÚNot only was there 2+ hours of footageÚ
Úof the End of Habitat Pilot Test Ú
Úparty, affectionately dubbed the "BetaÚ
ÚBlast", but 2 more hours of Wil1 in Ú
Úhis turf, going through many back Ú
Úissues of The Rant newspaper and otherÚ
Úmiscellaneous documents. Ú
Ú Ú
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Ú We had truly hit the jackpot. Ú
Ú Ú
ÚDocumented here were key events from Ú
Úthe Habitat pilot test that were laterÚ
Úreferenced in the influential Ú
Ú"Lessons of Lucasfilm's Habitat" paperÚ
Úby Chip Morningstar and Randy Farmer. Ú
Ú Ú
ÚOnly in much greater detail, with Ú
Únames, places, times and dates. Ú
Ú Ú
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Ú We were able to get the dates for Ú
Úwhen certain events happened or when Ú
Úareas of Habitat had opened up to the Ú
Úpublic. Ú
Ú Ú
Ú We were able to see a glimpse into Ú
Úthe psyche of the Habitat world as it Ú
Úwas at the time. Ú
Ú Ú
Ú History long since forgotten had beenÚ
Úreclaimed from the void. Ú
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Ú You are now able to read all of theseÚ
Úback issues of The Rant and other Ú
Údocuments here in NeoHabitat thanks toÚ
Úthe hard work of the following people Ú
Úwho donated their free time and love Ú
Úfor this absolutely groundbreaking Ú
Úvirtual world service, to ensure that Ú
Úthese pioneers are never forgotten. Ú
Ú Ú
ÚCredits begin on the next page... Ú
Ú Ú
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Ú CREDITS Ú
Ú Ú
ÚRandy Farmer - Without his efforts, Ú
Ú NeoHabitat would not exist and you Ú
Ú wouldn't be reading this. Ú
Ú Ú
ÚChip Morningstar - Ditto. Ú
Ú Ú
ÚWil1 - Wils ingenuity meant a part of Ú
Ú the original Habitat was able to be Ú
Ú saved for future generations. Ú
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ÚSpindleyQ - He wrote a web based text Ú
Ú editor that let you overlay screen- Ú
Ú shots onto a text window, for Ú
Ú accurate transcribing of Habitat textÚ
Ú and without his contribution, this Ú
Ú project would not have been feasible.Ú
Ú Ú
Ú It would have taken so much time to Ú
Ú transcribe them the old fashioned Ú
Ú way. Ú
Ú Special thanks to SpindleyQ! Ú
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ÚNick Serra - Thank you for the tape Ú
Ú transfers. Your setup is amazing! Ú
Ú Ú
ÚKate Lawson - Contributed to the cost Ú
Ú of transferring the tapes, as well asÚ
Ú some pivotal work with restoring Ú
Ú Habitat content from the database Ú
Ú backup we have in the archives. Ú
Ú Ú
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Ú Ú
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ÚStu - It is weird to credit myself, Ú
Ú but here goes. Ú
Ú Ú
ÚI found Wil, organised the transfer ofÚ
Úfootage, badgered Spindley to make theÚ
ÚText editor, then sifted thru it all Ú
Úand transcribed over 400 unique imagesÚ
Úto turn them into Habitat documents. Ú
Ú Ú
ÚIt was a huge project, spanning 10 Ú
Úmonths, but it was so worth it to me. Ú
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ÚIf you are interested in the Ú
Úpreservation of Habitat, Club Caribe Ú
Úor their descendants such as Ú
ÚWorldsAway and EC Habitats, I documentÚ
Úmy work on that over at my website: Ú
Ú Ú
Ú https://renoproject.org Ú
Ú Ú
ÚSign up over there and keep tabs on Ú
Úfuture preservation efforts and thank Ú
Úyou for reading this. - Stu Ú
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