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1 If you are in need of help, you need but ask....
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2 ********************** REMOVED: 30 MAY 83 **************************
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3 Welcome to BWMS (BackWater Message System) Mike Day System operator
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4 ************************************************************
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5 GENERAL DISCLAIMER: BWMS IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY INFORMATION PLACED ON
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6 THIS SYSTEM.
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7 BWMS was created as an electronic bill board. BWMS is a privatly owned
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8 and operated system which is currently open for use by the general public.
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9 No restrictions are placed on the use of the system.
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10 It is intended that the system be normally used for messages and
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11 advertisments by the users. As the system is privatly owned, I retain the
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12 right to remove any and all messages which I may find offensive
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13 to me. Additionally because of the limited size of the system, it will be
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14 periodically purged of older messages. (only 629 lines of data can be saved)
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15 The saved information will be cycled to drive 'B' while the information on
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16 drive 'B' will be archived, and a fresh disk will be installed in drive 'A'.
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17 To leave a message, type 'ENTER' and use ctrl/C or break to get out
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18 of the enter mode. The message is automaticly stored.
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19 If after entering the message you find you made a mistake,
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20 use the replace command to replace the line.
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21 To exit from the system, type 'OFF' then hang up.
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22 Type 'HELP' to see other commands that are available on the system.
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23 ========================================
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25 dirtdirtdirtdirtdirtdirtdirtdirtdirtdirtdirtdirtdirtdirtdirtdirtdirtdirt
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26 .....Just dirtying up the new disk.......
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27 dirtdirtdirtdirtdirtdirtdirtdirtdirtdirtdirtdirtdirtdirtdirtdirtdirtdirt
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28 soap??
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29 Hey. I like to put dowm other's computers, it make mine seem better.
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30 However, where was that article on computer power versus cost? Byte, I
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31 think..The old formula put power at a rapidly rising curve against cost,
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32 i.e. if it cost more, it probable did even more, but now it seems an
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33 apple ][ could hold it's own against the big boys;; however, in small
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34 machines you cna go from $82 bucks for a VIC20 to 4k for a full fruit and
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35 still have the same computing power:a 6502, so if an apple is equal to
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36 the biggies, the VIC is WAY ahead. It sure ain't purfect, all it has is
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37 a decent keyboard, good graphics, an excellent basic, and a price only
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38 the Sinclair can touch. It even plays games! I would even reccommend it,
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39 at least for a first computer, or perhaps a second, but to be honest,
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40 never as an only.
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41 By the way, I hear it makes an excellent print spooler, though you have to
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42 load the program. Can any other spoolers match the price, or even come
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43 close? (PS, you cna run games on it when you are't spooling, or even
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44 cheat and compute.)
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45 ..........
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46 Oops, forgot why I got on in the first place..
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47
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48 CAN ANYBODY TELL ME WHERE THE PCS MEETING IS???
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49
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50 Thanks for any info, if any ..............Berney.................
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51 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 21 May 83 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
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52 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 01:23 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
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53 Grey Ghost, fade not! Though this place teems with people, still
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54 a quiet corner can be found. Drink, draw strength from the dew gathered
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55 fresh from the meadows of our land, sunlit and full of clean, refreshing
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56 scents, of earth and grass, chamomile and the aroma of pines that sweep
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57 in from the mountains. Walk out and greet the sun, Grey; pluck a stalk of
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58 sweet grass to nibble and speak to me of your wanderings...Appeal to our
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59 people; open their eyes to see what this land could be...thus you will
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60 awaken the joy inherit in yourself, even earning that name you sought!
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61 It is an honour to make your acquaintance, Zalcor. Whence comes
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62 your name? You evidently delight in dissent, to judge from the electrons
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63 that spark from every conversation involving you! How surprised was I to
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64 hear, therefore, the respect you offered in your first words to me...
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65 The brevity of my visit, Sir Humbug, is not because I do not WISH
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66 to stay. You are aware of the hours I keep, my shadow, in order to
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67 respond to the challenging questions and display appreciation for the
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68 healing salve you people give to me...sleep is traded off because I
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69 desire no individual to be spurned, even though my time here is limited.
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70 'By parental decree', eh? Beautiful observation, for 'Dave' was
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71 chosen entirely arbitrary from your own personality, in circumstances
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72 quite beyond your control! Therefore, it has little reflection on you.
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73 But when YOU choose...Ah, you see my direction, my friend. Never have I
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74 failed to gain insight into the heart upon asking 'why this name?' nor
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75 felt uncomfortable with using the choice--until you, Sir H.!
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76 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> d <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
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77 TO: LEONARD FROM: TRON RE: DOWNLOAD/UPLOAD/SIDEWAYS LOAD
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79 LEONARD,
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80 I FEEL LIKE A MILLION! I JUST SUCCESSFULLY MADE A REALLY GOOD
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81 TERMINAL PROGRAM ON MY COMPUTER (YES, WITH TAPE!). IT CAN UPLOAD
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82 AND DOWNLOAD FROM TAPE TO MEMORY, MEMORY TO MODEM, MODEM TO MEMORY
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83 MEMORY TO TAPE AND DO A FEW OTHER GOODIES THAT I LIKE.
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85
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86 TRON
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87 -----
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88 WHERE IS THE VAL GAL AT? HOW OLD IS SHE AND WHAT DOES SHE DO
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89 FOR FUN? I MIGHT BE INTERESTED!
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90 -----
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91 Hey, all you idiots, what are you doing staring at a boob tube when you
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92 could be out getting radiation burns from all that sun? GO FOR IT
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93 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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94 S^U^AUN? WHATS THAT?
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95 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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96 -----
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97 I think it is that thing in the sky
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98 -----
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99 What thing in the sky? Is there a SKY?!
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100 (Why doesn't anybody tell me these things!)
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101 -----
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102 ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
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103
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104 I'M NOT THE VAL GAL! I'm HIGH RISK! And on a computer screen,
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105 how can I get to know the "opponents"?
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106
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107 ???????????????????????????? HIGH RISK ???????????????????????????????????
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108 -----
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109 I think that the sky is that blue thing up there. Well, I guess
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110 we could classify the sun as a U.F.O. It's hardly ever seen in
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111 Oregon.
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113 Uncomfortable, d? It's true...Humbug just fit the moment, and it seems to
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114 be a propos whenever I dial this board (witness the previous graffiti).
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115 You, however, are the major exception. Now, again you play White Rabbit,
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116 with pocket watch and special appointment to keep, but maybe, if I am
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117 patient, you'll share your eventual destination. OR, should I have
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118 interpreted your "short stay" as describing each of your letters, as you
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119 prop eyelids and wait for Morpheus? In either case, you often refer
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120 to mountain breezes...your favorite, I trust. From happy times past or
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121 recurring, or from dreams unfulfilled? You make me recall natural times
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122 on the Great Divide of New Mexico: mountain sheep, sudden rain showers,
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123 native trout seemingly as fat as long, all the stars that ancients saw
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124 before city lights and perpetual haze, coyotes gossiping about sniffing
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125 around these human intruders, and smells! Maybe there'll be a time for
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126 reunion of spirit and special place ere long. A bientot. Dave
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127 One more thing...whence your own oriental moniker of not so long ago? I'll
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128 listen. D.
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129 (*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(.)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)
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130 d, The name I have chosen to use in the Inn is but a faded badge of times
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131 long past. The full name is Zalcor the Magnificent, but in my age, I have
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132 seen the foolhardiness of such@self-praise. I usually go by but two names,
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133 I gave my old one out of caution. Many ears are turned towards us in our
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134 conversation! One name is held very dear to me, such that not even m
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135 closest companions know what it is, the other name is Akonis, but it is ^Z
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136 used rarely, for the day of that name is fading too, much to my sadness.^Z
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137 I would wish for you to call me it, though. Alas, Zalcor is not fitting at^Z
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138 all. It is a warrior's name. But I no longer battle.^Z
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139 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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140 -----
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141 HI!!!
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142 -----
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143 You guys give type in about the weirdest messages on here. Its
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144 about to make me barf......
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145 -----
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146 I think the messages are interesting. Keep at it!
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147 -----
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148 Well, becuase I am kinda weird, I am going to barf.....
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149 BBBBBBBBLLLLLLLLLLLLLLAAAAAAAAAHAAHAHAHAHHH!HHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!
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150 Have fun with that!! HA!
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151 -----
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152 Today's questions:
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153 ^IIf a tree falls in the middle of the forest with no one to hear it-
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154
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155 ^I-does it make any sound
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156 ^I-does James Watt get blamed for it
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157 ^I-is an envirronmental impact staatement necessary
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158
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159 ^IAND NOW FOR A COMMERCIAL!!!
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160
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161 ^IFOR SALE-
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162 ^IA STAR MICRONICS 8480 DOT MMATRIX PRINTER.
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163 ^IFRICTION OOR TRACTOR FEED
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164 ^I4K BUFFER (Software laatched)
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165 ^IEXPANDED/COMPRESSED/SPECIAL PRINT BY SSOFTWARE COMMAND
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166 ^I6 MOS OLD W/VERY LOW HOOURS
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167 ^IA NICE LITTLE PRINTER FOR ONLY $200
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168 ^IJASON - 286-xxxx
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169
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170 $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
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172 If the opposite of pro is con
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174 what's the opposite of progress?
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180 Congress, what else?
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182 Not funny, Poin
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183 ---------------
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184 ----------
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185 Rainbow Contracting. I do tile, hardwood floors and basic
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186 remodeling. Satisfaction at the end. 777-xxxx
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187 ----------
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188 Are the contents of this disk wierd or what? Seems the fruitcakes have really
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189 come out of the woodwork recently. Of course, that's not particularly new,
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190 but the degree is unmatched. Oh well, it can only last so long.
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191 -----
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192 We're not fruitcakes! We're just, uh...UNIQUE!
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194 --------------------------------------------------------------
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195 From: AMIGO-SUNDAY
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196 Subject: System Crash (and Crash,& crash,& ad infinitum.....
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198 Sorry about Sunday, but in setting up AMIGO-SUNDAY for the new
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199 double density drives, a rather large number of bugs crept into
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200 the system, Sunday was a total bust but will hopefully be
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201 up (solidly) next sunday - give a call:652-xxxx (Sunday only)
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202 ------------------------------------------------------------
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203 I am about to shoot myself with my Vic 64. I have a single
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204 disk drive. Does anyone know how to initialize that D*MN thing?
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205 PLEASE respond on any BBS. I am going crazy......
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208 ^I Tron
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210 ----------^I
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211 Anyone wanna hear a dirty joke? I have one. Leave me a message
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212 on here and I will print it. (heh heh)
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214 HHH HHH IIIIIIIIIIIIIII !!!
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215 HHH HHH III !!!
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216 HHH HHH III !!!
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217 HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH III !!!
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218 HHH HHH III !!!
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219 HHH HHH III
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220 HHH HHH IIIIIIIIIIIIIII !!!
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221 ----------
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222 TO TRON:
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223
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224 TO FORMAT A DISKETTE:
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225
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226 TURN ON THE COMPUTER AND DRIVE. THEN TYPE OPEN15,8,15,"N:NAME,ID"
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227 THE DISK WILL SPIN FOR ABOUT A MINUTE AND A HALF (FORMATTING THE DISK).
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228
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229 THEN YOU ARE FREE TO LOAD AND SAVE.
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231 TO LOAD AND SAVE:
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233 TYPE LOAD"FILENAME",8
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234 OR SAVE"FILENAME",8
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235 ^=
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236 AND PRESTO... IT WILL HAPPEN.
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237
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238 TO GET A DIRECTORY, TYPE LOAD"$",8
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239 AND THEN TYPE LIST
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240 THE DIRECTORY WILL LOAD LIKE A BASIC PROGRAM (AND WIPE OUT ANYTHING IN BASIC
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241 MEMORy)^X
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242 YOU SHOULD MAKE THE ID OF THE DISK UNIQUE (I WILL EXPLAIN WHY OvER THE LAND
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243 LINE IF YOU WISH- THIS BBS KEEPS DROPPING CHRS)
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246 THE SYSM... ([DAVID GREENMAN] 255-xxxx)
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249 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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250 Hey you guys, heres an interesting poem for you:
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251 FOR THE LADY OF A PHYSICIST
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252 ===========================
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253 By Michael Bishop, From Black Holes (compiled by Jerry Pournelle)
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254 Introduction by Jerry Pournelle
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255 I'm not sure I understand this poem.I'm not evenm sure why I liked it. I did,^Z
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256 though, and I hope at least somebody else will.^Z
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257 The introductory quotation is real, and in the final essay of this book,
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258 I'll have more to say. Meanwhile, a poem written by a Black Hole.
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259
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260 "Although Bekenstein's hypothesis that Black Holes have a finite entropy
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261 requires for its consistancy that black holes should radiate thermally, at
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262 first it seems a complete miracle that the detailed quantum-mechanical
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263 calculations of particle creation should give rise to emmision with a thermal
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264 spectrum. The explanation is that the emitted particles tunnel out of a black
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265 hole from a region of which an external observer has no knowledge other than
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266 its mass, angular momentum and electric charge. This means that all combinations
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267 or configurations of emitted particles have the same energy, angular momentum
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268 and electric charge are equally probable. Indeed, it is possible that the
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269 black hole could emit a television set or the works of Proust in 10 leather^Z
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270 bound volumes..."
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271 -S.W.Hawking, "The quantum Mechanics of Black Holes"
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272 in Scientific American(January,1977),p.40
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275 If I with her could only join
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276 In rapturous dance,loin to loin,
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277 Deep space itself would soon discern
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278 Galactic rhythm in our burn.
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279 Our bodies stars, our debts all void,
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280 Then we would waltz and, thus employed
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281 Inflate with megacosmic thrust
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282 Through night and death and sifting dust.
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283 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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286 Interesting, indeed. But why should a black hole with such creative
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287 potential bother with such insignificant accomplishments as these? If my
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288 understanding of this radical idea, worded almost too complex for me, is
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289 correct, I think here is yet another mystery science cannot explain; why,
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290 'black holes' spewing forth energy, not just gulping it into it's yawing
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291 depths?! Fascinating!...The poem has a definite masculine air about it,
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292 and it surprises me that a dedicated physicist would fantasize this way...
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293 You do wish me to call you Dave, do you not, my friend? Your grip
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294 on reality is tenacious--a good quality. I've gleaned that you, too, are
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295 a perfectionist, as well as an avid reader! Fear not, I am not ignoring
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296 your queries; every one I will answer, though not to your satisfaction,
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297 of course: such probing questions yield answers that simply provokes the
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298 listener's curiousity further more; is that not so, my friend?
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299 Akonis, Akonis--the sound of this name is appealing. Yet if it is no
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300 longer you, seek a name that IS. Mourn not over the past, but learn from
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301 it and change...Why, kind sir, are you an "ex-warrior"? I hear regret
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302 curling around your words; if it was a cause that you believed in that
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303 you stood for, you would not have left it! If it's effect was destructive,
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304 there is no shame in peace. Tell me, what kind of 'war' was it?
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305 You wish for poetry? I have one piece, that was conveyed to me line
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306 by line during a whimsical conversation on a TSX-Plus operating system...
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307 (This is possibly named A SHOPSHIRE LAD; I'm not sure)
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308 From far, from ere & yon
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309 twelve winded sky,
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310 The stuff of life to knit me--
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311 blew hither--here am I.
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312 Now, for a breath I tarry,
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313 nor yet disperse apart.
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314 Take my hand & tell me,
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315 what have you in your heart.
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316 Quick, answer how can I help
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317 you say,
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318 Ere, to the winds Twelve Quarters,
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319 I take my endless Way. A.E. Housman
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320 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> d <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
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321 WHAT WHAT WHAT WHAT WHAT WHAT WHAT WHAT WHAT WHAT WHAT WHAT WHAT ??????????
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322
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323 I cannot understand all this blither on the screen, so I just won`t try.
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324
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325 ##############################################################################3
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331
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332 The Elders left us long ago ...
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333 For they knew that our race can only be saved by us ...
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334 They forsaw the overwhelming powers that man would create ...
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335 And the DOOM that shall inherit the earth ...
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336 For it shall not be the meek .....
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337 For they shall live in the heavens .....
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338 For Eternity .............
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340
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341
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342 In The Beginning ..
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343
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344 There were TWO ..
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345
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347
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348 In The End ..
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349
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350 There will be none ..
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352
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353
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354
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355 But there can be no End
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356 If man keeps writing
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357 and doesn't close the book .......
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358
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360
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361 Life ...
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362
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363 Chronicles Of
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364
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365 Syrinx .......
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366
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367
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368 ||||||||
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369 QUIT WASTING OUR SPACE WITH THIS HOCUS-POCUS! COME UP WITH SOMETHING
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370 ORIGINAL, CRONICLE PERSON, IF YOU HAVE ANY IMAGINATION OF YOUR OWN!
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371 * * * * * * * * * * * * *
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372 ----------
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373 To: David Greenman From: Tron Re: Thanks and other things
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374 I appreciate your help. But, could you tell me how to delete
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375 a file on a particular disk? That would be very useful. Thanx..
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376
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377 ^I^I^I Tron
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378 ----------
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379 What happened to CBBS? PLEASE DON'T TELL ME IT HAS GONE OUT OF
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380 SERVICE!!!!!
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381
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382 Tron
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383 ----------
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384 The Dragon lady is just another female -like the Val Gals (but
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385 not as young). And like the Val Gals, just as worthless.
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386 She would have you believe that she is wise and brave,
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387 but in truth she ran at the first encounter of a stronger beast,
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388 creaping back when she thought the coast was clear.
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389 ----------------Max Grody--------------------------------------
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390 So what's wrong with CBBS? It works every (more or less) time I
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391 try it?
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392 ``````````````````````
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393 SO WHO IS THIS DRAGON LADY ANYWAY? WHY DOTH SHE CONTINUE TO TEASE OUR
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394 FRAGILE MALENESS! WHAT'S HER PHONE NUMBER?
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395 ^@^@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
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396 -----
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397 (See the msg before last.) The CBBS works fine on the 646-xxxx number.
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398 It's the 284-xxxx number which doesn't work.
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399 -----
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400 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 24 May 83 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
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401 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 22:03 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
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402 How dare you put on this pretense of knowing me, you slanderer?!
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403 And what sort of challenge is this; claiming there was a confrontation
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404 with "a stronger beast" and questioning my valor! Of course I am "just
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406 another female," nevertheless, I resent being classed with the supra-
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407 conformist-type that would take on a "ValGal" identity for lack of one
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408 of their own! "Worthless," am I? Back up your smears with proof!
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409 I'd advise you, 'Max Grody,' to avoid slinging mud into the faces of
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410 strangers, for it will be the death of you in the real world!
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411 As for the response following it: I do not seek out the billboards
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412 in order to lure males to me like some haggard old maid--! Let it be
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413 known that I keep my whereabouts, including my phone number, hidden
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414 because I deplore the attention of hungry males who appreciate physical
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415 attraction but not a woman's intelligence. Do you understand?
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416 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> d <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
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417 Oh, d. Please cool thy tongue. Such anger is a distressing aspect in such
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418 a wonderful entity. The drunkards in the neighboring stalls speak with
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419 unknowing minds. Perhaps it is your anonymity which enchants me so. I find
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420 it reassuring to find that some people take interest in others so readily.^Z
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421 What I tell you now is the truest of words you shall hear me speak. I fought
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422 a war against a very evil group of people. It was a fight for the good in
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423 people. I had removed only 5 from thier grasp. Akonis
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424 DOES fit me, though not well. I find it and the memories it contains to ^Z
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425 apealing to relinguish to time. I DO regret my "Ex-ness", but perhaps I shall
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426 again rife my beautiful steed. Tell me, how did you get such a frightful nane?
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427 I find you a kind individual, and would not classify you with such a formidible
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428 beast, unless you speak of the Chinese dragon. It is an honorble being.
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429 Oh, unknown writer above. You do not understand us? Perhaps you try too
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430 hard. Or perhaps the meaning of our words flees from those who need not
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431 understand. I gravely regret that others in this place dislike our conversation.
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432 Perhaps they should not listen.
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433 Akonis
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434 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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435 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 25 May 83 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
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436 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 00:35 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
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437 Akonis, forgive me my outburst of righteous anger; a temper is not
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438 easy to live with, and I rue it's fiery existence within me...
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439 My name is not meant to inspire fear; to me dragons are exciting and
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440 challenging--but let me tell you the story from the beginning, Akonis,
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441 and Sir David...Eons ago, I met Smaug. He was the first I'd known; though
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442 formidable, to be sure, Tolkien sculpted this creature's personality so as
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443 to give him class along with his evilness. "If only he hadn't been so
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444 wicked!" I reproached Tolkien inside. After Smaug, I kept a casual lookout
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445 for more dragons, and discovered that they were not easily found; usually
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446 they just whisper in & out of stories, leaving a stench behind--although
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447 one gloomy fantasy series (by a woman author) yielded a fascinating sketch
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448 wherein a man gained the mastery over the beast by refusing to meet his
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449 eyes, and they cooperated on a journey. But the turning point for me came
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450 when Anne McCaffrey's noble Pern dragons found me. Delighted and inspired
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451 to find virtuous, wise and loyal dragons, I began to turn my hand to
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452 creating dragons myself! Not many artists endeavor to draw dragons,
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453 for they have no model to sketch from, and they are DIFFICULT to do!
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454 As time passed, my dragons took on gracefulness and believability, and
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455 because I drew them everywhere, I became known by them. Thus Dragon Lady!
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456 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> d <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
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457
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458 Ahh.. another who enjoys the dragon kin. I as you am fasinated with these
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459 firey beasts and also as you was delighted and enthralled to discover the
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460 dragons of Pern. My first encounter with the kind (not counting the sort
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461 of the Chinese.) was Heinlein's star beast (a dragon of sorts). My feelings
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462 towards Smaug are simular to yours. When I first got into microcomputers
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463 I encountered a newspaper put out by Peoples Computer Company (which later
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464 lead to Dr. Dobbs Journal and Creative Computing.) One of the things that
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465 was a factor in my subscribing to the newspaper was the marvelous drawings
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466 of dragons done throughout. I was later to find out that they were done by
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467 a ten year old which considering the quality of the depictions left me yet
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468 even more impressed. They presented the characteristic of being freindly and
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469 kind. Ahh to have even a fire lizard for a friend. Alass I am left to my
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470 dreams for thoughts of this sort, but mayhap one day...
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471 A thought! you expressed previously a desire to see words that have flowed
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472 here in your absense. Perhaps we can strike a deal a dragon from you in
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473 exchange for listings from me? I await your answer while deciding where it
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474 would look best on my wall. (There are aproximately 1 million characters
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475 give or take a few thousand saved away on 8" CPM disks - 5 of them.)
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476 **** CISTOP MIKEY AWAITING YOUR BIDDING **** 25 MAY 83 **** 1:22 AM ****
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477 P.S. I am amazed that you spend so much time and care in the formatting
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478 of your messages that you leave on this lowly system.
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479 ************************************************************************
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480 -----
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481
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482 Finally, people have paused in the ugly process of degrading other
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483 people and have taken the time to talk about something worthwhile --
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484 dragons!
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485 They represent all I know, or want to know, in fantasy, and since
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486 reading the Pern novels, in science fiction also.
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487 I encourage you to keep your name, Dragon Lady, 'tis a noble cause
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488 and a noble name.
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489
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490
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491 ^IPioneer
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492 -----
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493 ----------
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494 What a day for a daydream; What a day for an orange oh boy!
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495 ----------
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496 ____________________________________________________________
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497 Like hi people!
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498 ^I^II am like enthralled to the max about the dragon stuff!
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499 ^I^IEven though they are totally groady they have a heart!
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500 ^I^INice to see people talking about their likes and fantasys
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501 instead of all of the insults and judgments that
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502 ^I^Iusually fly around here!
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503
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504 ^I^I^I^I^I^ILike totally impressed
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505 ^I^I^I^I^I^ITHE VAL GAL
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506
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507 PS.
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508 ^II am maximally barfed out about how the paragraph I just typed in looks
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509 ^ILike beat me with leather daddy!!!!
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510 ^I^I^I^I^I^Ihuggies
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511 ____________________________________________________________________
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512 (*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)
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513 Actually, d, I'm not well-read; I was just very successful in trapping dabs of
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514 this and that from classrooms past. Sometimes they fit now. Yes, the real
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515 nature of our surroundings is important to me: what's left of our conscious
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516 lifespans will be ruled by what we have done and are doing for and to ourselves.
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517 Soon, I may choose to offer the mix of my observations, imagination, philosophy
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518 and introspection to those who will appreciate honest and tenacious leadership
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519 in local government. Since we have introduced ourselves more formally on tha
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520 t other line, that you cling to your secret path distresses me. I'm in the
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521 white pages under "friendly", not "ogre", even when the night is most full.
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522 'Nice to hear that dragons are a creation of yours, and not you of them.
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523 What's a TSX-Plus ? The verse rings so familiar of my new acquaintance...do
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524 we both know Housman? Or has that soul been so influential upon the lady?
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525 Just plain Dave, more intrigued...
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526 (*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)
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527 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 25 May 83 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
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528 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 12:54 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
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529 People of the Backwater Inn, I appreciate your gracious hospitality!
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530 Unfortunately, I have no more than a week or so before I must go. I will
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531 leave one of my creations here, for you to remember me by, later...
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532 Dave. Housman's poem is no more than a striking coincidence! By
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533 chance, I discovered the scribbled scrap of paper and deemed it appropriate
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534 for this honorable system; it so happened that it's source was electronic!
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535 Speak further, my dear friend; do not be offended by my secretiveness,
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536 please, and know that I understand you as the gentleman you are.
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537 Hail, O Innkeeper! I would be delighted to create one especially for
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538 you, though my contribution seems but small in such an exchange. So you
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539 subscribed to that ancient journal P.C.C., eh? A friend brought me his
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540 yellowing stack because he knew I'd love the dragons therein, and I was
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541 loath to return them, they were so absorbing! Thank you for acknowledging
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542 my perfectionism; it discourages anyone from pretending to be me. How
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543 dare you call this a "lowly system"--it is exactly what we make of it!
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544 No matter that the hardware is small; I defend the value of small things,
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545 for I myself am only 5'2" and weigh between 107-110--does that make me any
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546 less of a person? Of course not: I become whatever I desire & work for!
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547 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> d <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
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548 ||||||||
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549
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550 Feel the Darkness ...
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551 For it is present ...
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552
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553 You who Bitch about the space I take up can eat your words
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554 For it is not just your system. It is the public's.
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555 Which means anyone can express their Physcological condition
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556 to those of you who are self proclaimed 'SAIN'.
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557 As to the originality of what I write. It comes straight
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558 from my mind, onto the disk of this system. Whether it make
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559 sense or not I shall keep on .....
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560
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561
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562 Live for your spirit, Friends ...
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563
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564
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565 Syrinx ....
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566
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567 ||||||||
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568 **************************************************************
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569 A transparant whisp, it slips through almost unseen.
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570 Did you see it? Or was that something else?
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571 Surprise! and consternation, but to the insubstantial one it
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572 gives no surprise - but ponder ye on how an attack by a stranger
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573 brings out the best and lets us see more of that secretive one.
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574 Slanders hurt worse if they contain only a grain of truth.
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575 But then what is reality?
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576 -----------------Grey Ghost-------------------------------------
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581 "Our voices may give out, but we'll never give out our phone numbers."
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582 ^I(to paraphrase the Roche sisters)
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583 Let us all rise to the occasion! (Sorry about that).
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584 ><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><
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585 Hey d, I am taller than you! I am 5'5" and weigh 117! Just for
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586 that, I have a song dedication:
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587 Short people.....
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588
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589 Tron
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590 P.S. Just kidding......Anyway, how old are you?
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591 ----------
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592 Hey, like, I'm a valley guy! You know, the one with the brains
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593 and, you know, the Computerized Mind! Anway, VALGAL got me hung
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594 on this, you know, Valgal crap! Who made this, like, stuff up?
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595 They ought to, like, have their head examined! How old are you
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596 VALGAL? Are you cute? Tell me or I will, like, GAG MYSELF WITH
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597 A PITCHFORK!!
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598
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599 VALGUY
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600 ----------
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601 Does anyone know what time it is? I am calling at about 9:45 PM.
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602 I am just curious 'cause I don't keep track of time at all.
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603 ----------
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604 To: Someone above From: Tron Re: Phone numbers
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605
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606 We heed that rule about giving out phone numbers when we give
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607 it to girls!!
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608
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609 Tron
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610 ----------
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611 A joke.....
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612 There was a Chineese man that couldn't see to well. So, he went
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613 into the eye surgeouns office to get it checked out. After all
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614 tests had been made, the doctor came back, with this news:
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615 "Well, it looks like you have a cadarrack.", said the doctor.
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616 "Oh, no, me no have cadarrack. Me have Lincoln Continental!"
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617 replied the chineese man.
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618
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619 Anybody wanna hear anymore good jokes like that one? Leave
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620 me a message and I will do so.
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621
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622 (The doings of Tron)
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624 SYRINX: "Bitch" as a common verb requires no capitalization! Let your
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625 conciousness be your guide, Jimminy Cricket brain.
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626 THE TIME IS ABOUT 5:33 AM, AND TIME TO GO TO BED.
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627 GOOD MORNING
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629 What did you say??
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