I just came across an interesting item: http://www.e-dealsusa.com/1359.htm This is good news since it would mean that if Interplay goes under (completely), there will be at least one other outlet for D3 for Windows. I checked the Sold Out Software site, but they don't list this item (yet). Be aware ...

I am not sure what to make of it, but I just noticed that Amazon.com has three Linux games which used to be "out of stock" now listed as "In stock soon. Order now to get in line. First come, first served.". Each of the titles is $9.99 and the list includes the following: Descent 3 Quake 3 Arena Eric ...

http://www.descent3fischlein.de/home.html

has D1 and D2 levels as well.

Moon's Descendarium also provides info on D1/D2 as well as D3:

http://moon.descent-3.com/

Let's not forget our Russian enthusiasts at the Russian Descent Outpost:

http://rdo.unirep.ru/indexe.shtml

They have English language sections on D1 and D2 as well.

In October 2000 there was also a page on the Interplay site for a Descent and Descent II Level Design contest in 1997: "2. CONTEST DEADLINES: The contest begins on Friday, March 19, 1997. To be eligible for prizes, entries must be received by midnight Pacific time, on May 30, 1997. Winning entries ...

In October 2000 Interplay still had some pages devoted to a Descent II Level Design contest that occurred in 1996: "2. CONTEST DEADLINES: The contest begins on Thursday, August 1, 1996. To be eligible for prizes, entries must be received by midnight Pacific time, on Saturday, August 31, 1996 ...

According to the FAQ at http://db.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/file/descent.txt "What are the differences between the releases of Descent? The shareware release of Descent was released in December 1994, and contains the first 7 levels of the game. The 1.2 version of Shareware Descent was released in ...

Here are a few more: Descent Mission Builder http://www.brainware.net/ D2_3DFX FAQ (by the Descenter formerly known as Dorsola) http://www.kieferskunk.net/ http://members.tripod.com/~DCentral/ http://www.brockart.de/descent/ The Descent Archives http://archives.descent.cx/ http://missions.dyndns.org ...