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What is there to say? Let's see. Well, I'm female, British, in my mid '50s, have a What is there to say? Let's see. Well, I'm female, British, in my mid '50s, have
passion for cats (I'm a foster-carer for the local Rescue Centre and if you're a passion for cats (I'm a foster-carer for the local Rescue Centre and if you're
interested I have a site about my little ones interested I have a site about my little ones
<a <a
href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160108043537/http://www.stevehornsc.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/carolyn/cats.htm" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160108043537/http://www.stevehornsc.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/carolyn/cats.htm"
target="_BLANK" title="My Real-life cat family"> here </a>), target="_BLANK" title="My Real-life cat family"> here </a>),
a love of reading (particularly humour), and an obsession with hex editing for all a love of reading (particularly humour), and an obsession with hex editing for
of the P.F.Magic range of games. I have every single one of the Petz games, plus all of the P.F.Magic range of games. I have every single one of the Petz games,
Oddballz and Babyz, including the different versions (Mac Oddballz, International plus Oddballz and Babyz, including the different versions (Mac Oddballz,
Petz 3 etc). I've hex-edited loads of stuff for them over the years, starting back International Petz 3 etc). I've hex-edited loads of stuff for them over the
in 1995 with Dogz original. You edit the dogz breedfiles in Notepad, they are just years, starting back in 1995 with Dogz original. You edit the dogz breedfiles in
simple text files -- and I spotted that the later games have these text files too, Notepad, they are just simple text files -- and I spotted that the later games
just stuck together with a load of other stuff in large resource files, which is why have these text files too, just stuck together with a load of other stuff in
I've always extracted them and edited them the way I do.<br> large resource files, which is why I've always extracted them and edited them
the way I do.<br>
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I believe that information should be freely available, plus I want others to enjoy I believe that information should be freely available, plus I want others to
my hobby as much as I do, which is why I started to post "howto" messages back on enjoy my hobby as much as I do, which is why I started to post "howto" messages
the old Usenet newsgroups years ago. Abby wrote to me and suggested that I gather back on the old Usenet newsgroups years ago. Abby wrote to me and suggested that
them together and make tutorials, and the rest (as they say) is history. I also I gather them together and make tutorials, and the rest (as they say) is
believe that in a hobby such as ours, where we make and share add-ons for our history. I also believe that in a hobby such as ours, where we make and share
favourite games, we should do so freely and with joy. I never can understand the add-ons for our favourite games, we should do so freely and with joy. I never
bickering that goes on about so much, including copyright, in our community. We edit can understand the bickering that goes on about so much, including copyright, in
the programmers' original files without a by-your-leave, so why should we be upset our community. We edit the programmers' original files without a by-your-leave,
when others fiddle with our own files? All that is needed is a suitable so why should we be upset when others fiddle with our own files? All that is
acknowledgement of our own work. Outright theft in a community like ours is another needed is a suitable acknowledgement of our own work. Outright theft in a
thing I cannot understand -- after all, what is the pleasure in taking something community like ours is another thing I cannot understand -- after all, what is
that someone else made and displaying it as your own?<br> the pleasure in taking something that someone else made and displaying it as
your own?<br>
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Do I do anything else? Well, yes -- it's been a full, rich life so far and I spent Do I do anything else? Well, yes -- it's been a full, rich life so far and I
many years of it in interesting places outside the U.K. I've written some short spent many years of it in interesting places outside the U.K. I've written some
stories for a satirical magazine, and a couple of novels -- humorous fantasy/SF, short stories for a satirical magazine, and a couple of novels -- humorous
probably not suitable for youngsters -- which are available for reading somewhere on fantasy/SF, probably not suitable for youngsters -- which are available for
the Internet. I've dabbled in editing stuff in the various Creatures games, and reading somewhere on the Internet. I've dabbled in editing stuff in the various
somewhere out there are my c307 genomes which used Slink's excellent c306 as base. Creatures games, and somewhere out there are my c307 genomes which used Slink's
Startopia -- I modded some stuff for that, currently up at Slink's site along with excellent c306 as base. Startopia -- I modded some stuff for that, currently up
my deep delvings into the original Sims game files. Oh, and Aquazone -- a couple of at Slink's site along with my deep delvings into the original Sims game files.
edited files of mine and a "howto" are floating around the Internet somewhere. But Oh, and Aquazone -- a couple of edited files of mine and a "howto" are floating
it's always the P.F.Magic series that I come back to, and hex-editing their files around the Internet somewhere. But it's always the P.F.Magic series that I come
that gives me most of my computerised fun.<br> back to, and hex-editing their files that gives me most of my computerised fun.
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<img src="images/aboutme_Carolyn.jpg" alt="Little Tam and his foster-mum"><br><br> <img src="images/aboutme_Carolyn.jpg" alt="Little Tam and his foster-mum">
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