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Note: Apparently someone decided to delete the entire disk. I had a recovery
program that would undelete the stuff and was going to run it on this disk
to recover the deleted information. Unfortunately, I Accidently ran the disk
through the wrong program which erased the first character of each line.
You might note that some lines appear twice that is because they were properly
deleted lines, but since the undelete undeletes all lines, even the properly
deleted lines become visible.
Also noticable on this disk for the first time is the notice at the end
indictaing the total number of lines on the disk. With this disk I changed
the archive method. I used to just log on to BWMS and list the entire disk,
capturing the contents with my communications program. With this disk, I
changed to using a CP/M program to read the disk and copy the contents to
a CP/M file. This change was triggered by the need to undelete the disk.
1 f you are in need of help, you need but ask...
2 *********************** INSTALLED: 8 OCT 84 ****************************
3 elcome to BWMS (BackWater Message System) Mike Day System operator
4 ************************************************************************
5 ENERAL DISCLAIMER: BWMS IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY INFORMATION
6 PLACED ON THIS SYSTEM.
7 WMS was created as an electronic bill board. BWMS is a privately owned
8 nd operated system which is currently open for use by the general public.
9 o restrictions are placed on the use of the system. As the system is
10 rivately owned, I retain the right to remove any and all messages which
11 may find offensive. Because of the limited size of the system, it will be
12 eriodically purged of messages. (only 629 lines of data can be saved)
13 o leave a message, type 'ENTER' and use ctrl/C or break to get out of the
14 NTER mode. The message is automatically stored. If after entering the
15 essage you find you made a mistake, use the replace command to replace
16 he line. To exit from the system, type 'OFF' then hang up.
17 ype 'HELP' to see other commands that are available on the system.
18 ***********************************************************
19 N
20 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
21
22 t the top.....I believe is correct phrase...
23 t the top.....I believe is correct phrase...
24 Being gone most of last week & reading DB I wish I had been here !
25 s for NAPP...I forgot....How was it ? ....I think I'll go get some sleep
26 pent the better part of the last 48hrs sailing...& anchoring & anchoring
27 sailing on and on....I curse the St Helens wind hole !.
28 :::::::Alex most tired::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
29 ^+/* ---------------- ^+/* ---------------- */+^ ---------------- */+^ }
30 he Mathematician's head was swirling at the ideas that were being tossed
31 ack and forth. He decided that his own prejudices were much too strong.
32 e had always thought of women as being one of the greatest of God's
33 reations. They have been the ones who have carried many of our most human
34 alues, through time, to this era. Sure some have learned patterns of
35 ehavior that are not too endearing, but haven't we all?
36 ^+/* --------------- The Mesolithic Mathematician --------------- */+^ }
37 ###############################################################################
38 ell as long as we have debates about the right and place of the two genders
39 e will always have to legislate morality. Wouldn't it be nice if we didn't
40 eed the ERA or the Civil Rights laws? But alas as long as we have bigots, male
41 nd female chavinists we will never be free from these tirades........
42 #############################################################################
43 #######################################DAMIEN II AKA CYM#######################
44 HERE IS A SMALL BIT OF INFORMATION FOR YOU PEOPLE THAT PAY ANY ATTENTION TO SUCH THINGS;
45 BOY GEORGE HAS BEEN OFFERED TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS TO APPEAR IN A PHOTO-SPREAD FOR PLAYGIRL MAGAZINE. HE SAYS HE'S TOO SHY
46 O GO THROUGH WITH IT.
47 DOLESCENT ADOLESCENT ADOLESCENT ADOLESCENT ADOLESCENT ADOLESCENT ADOLESCENT ADOLESCENT ADOLESCENT ADOLESCENT ADOLESCENT
48 ELLO MIG
49 HIS IS CHARD. I FINALY GOT ON BACK WATER
50 HEN ARE WE GOING TO SEE YOU AROUND HMMM
51 HEN ARE WE GOING TO SEE YOU AROUND HMMM
52 HEN ARE WE GOING TO SEE YOU AROUND HMMM
53 HEN ARE WE GOING TO SEE YOU AROUND HMMM
54 HEN ARE WE GOING TO SEE YOU AROUND HMMM
55 ld Habits Die Hard, I Did It Again. the Phantom Glitch..
56 O ALL
57 F ANYONE KNOWS ABOUT THE EXCALIBER SYSTEM PLEASE LET ME KNOW
58 DAN GRAYSON
59 ey, what did you think of the great debate? Why bother, huh? Will be inter-
60 sting to see Thursday's (?) between Ferraro & Bush.
61 I WANT TO KNOW IF ANY ONE OUT THERE KNOWS HOW TO GET THROUGH THE CAVE DOOR IN TRANSYLVANIA
62 ###################################### May you live every day of your life. JONATHAN SWIFT
63 MOVED RECENTLY AND LOST MY LIST OF BULLETIN BOARD NUMBERS...I REMEMBERED BWS
64 ND PROBABLY THAT'S ENOUGH, BUT IF SOMEONE WOULD LIST A FEW, IT WOULD BE
65 ONDERFUL! THANKS........
66 ONDERFUL! THANKS........
67 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^%%%%%%%%%%%%++++++++@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@##################!!!!!!!!!!!!!!{{{{{{{{{{{{{{
68 '`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'
69 Sunrise at sea, on a clear morning, is surely the one referred to in the
70 ong. All the world does indeed seem to be waiting for that instant when the
71 irst rays of the sun spill over the horizon, spreading out to embrace the
72 ew day. Up since first light, the ancient practitioner had taken his star
73 ights, adjusted his reckoned position, and settled down on deck with a cup
74 f freshly brewed 'Ethiopian Mocha Harrar', awaiting the morning spectacular.
75 He would just have to imagine that famous cream that the piper speaks of!)
76 e always enjoyed the satisfaction of using simple instruments and the
77 nowledge in his own head, no high-tek toys on this craft. At the urgent
78 nsistence of some of his friends, he had taken the multi-phase transmuter
79 long. Anyway, when out of sight of land, only the communication function
80 orked, and not too well at that. He supposed it had something to do with
81 he fact it operates on the emanations of the collective consciousness. In
82 ny event, lately events at the Backwater Inn had been leaking through the
83 ransmuter. Flickering images and sound that faded in and out made it hard
84 o discern what was happening (not uncommon even on a clear day).
85 Alex's plight of being caught in the St. Helen wind-vacuum was a fate
86 e could identify with. Once in a previous incarnation he had skippered a
87 oat in a race called the 'six-pak'. (Heaven only knows why--they must have
88 onsumed several cases during the race.) He remembered that when the wind
89 id blow near St. Helen it blew straight down. The only place that was more
90 emorable for such phenomena was south-west of Guadalupe. Becalmed in the
91 ee of Guadalupe again, but that's another story...
92 '`'`'`' -alchemist- `'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'
93 '`'`'`' -alchemist- `'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'
94 +*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*
95 s I made my way to the camp site, Scout following closely behind me, I heard the sound of something diving at
96 igh speed. FLOOM ! What in the world was that? Looking behind me, I was forced to laugh. My brave steed
97 as attempting to hide behind a Ponderosa Pine seedling. After I stopped laughing, I wondered what a Ponderosa
98 ine seedling was doing here, certainly not its native habitat. Off to one side, I saw a stone marker and went
99 ver to read it.
100 _________________________________________________
101 | |
102 | It is the tradition of all who come this way |
103 | on a journey to enter the Ruby Valley to |
104 | plant a tree of a type that would not be |
105 | found here otherwise. If you return from |
106 | your quest, you should take your tree from |
107 | this place, for it has become holy. If you |
108 | do not return, pray to your god that your |
109 | tree will grow straight and tall, that in |
110 | it's branches, your soul might find a pointer|
111 | towards heaven, to find peace. |
112 | |
113 -------------------------------------------------
114 -------------------------------------------------
115 Hey, has everyone seen this sign ?" I cried. No one had. I looked around me and saw a holly tree, a cyprus,
116 banyan, a palm (not really a tree, I thought, but the idea was good), and a whole collection of trees that
117 ould not grow in these parts, all healthy and straight and tall. It was obvious that many had come and gone and
118 ot returned for their tree. I began to fear for the lives of our band of adventurers. Taking a small twig
119 rom my belt (the same twig that I had snatched as I fell at the Inn so long ago.) I planted it carefully,
120 atered it, and knelt by it to pray. Finishing my prayer, I heard a mournful tune played on what sounded like a
121 andolin. I wandered off in the direction the sound came, and saw a pleasant campfire, along with the main
122 ncampment of the group.
123 ncampment of the group.
124 riar Mossback\
125 +*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*
126 IKE THAT SIGN!!!!
127 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
128 HOOOOSSHH!!! The Manticore swept by, nearly taking a piece of Milchar with him. a Power Word: Stun hampered the
129 east for a moment, and Milchar remembered how he had taken care of the last Manticore... "GHRED! NYTOL! FYGOX! ZEATT!!
130 , Milchar cried. The Manticore, shrinking rapidly, flew off as he was being chased by a nearby bird...
131 t that moment, Milchar heard the Friar call out something about a sign. Walking briskly, he found the Friar and some
132 thers reading sign made of Adamant. "Ahh, the Legend of the Tree. I have planted two trees here, but took them back
133 o my tower. I would think that our camp near here would be safer than it is. I fear something is amiss. We had
134 etter drive harder tomorrow, I wish to be there early. No telling what might happen if Dimat's protecive spells have
135 aded."
136 ++++++++++++++++++
137 arfaal-Durath was happy. He was watching the village burn. With a few people in it. Somehow he thought that
138 ilariously funny. There was another target... Another gout of Cold Emerald Force rained down on the unfortunate soul.
139 e didn't feel much. Narfaal turned his attention to the construction of the hold, and saw that it would be finished
140 omorrow morn. "Good, I shall have a use for it when those bungling upstarts arrive. Hargo! Begin the preparations
141 or the 'welcome wagon'! Hah! Hah, ha ha ha ha ha..."
142 ++++++++++++++ Milchar +++++++++++++++++++++++++ 11:04 on 10/08/84 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
143 UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU
144 , God. It's happened again. It all started when my Aunt Dorothy (known as
145 otty for reasons soon to become apparent) taught me about soul-travel. She
146 ould get me to concentrate. Really concentrate. And we would go ANYWHERE.
147 e started out doing hard stuff-going to other galaxies, meeting bizarre life
148 orms, but that was too strange and uncomfortable for me, so I started going
149 o just Disneyland, the Flaming Gorge, and to this place in Nepal where I
150 eally liked the light. Dorothy said she got the idea from watching the
151 izard of Oz because that girl was Dorothy, too. Unfortunately, Dorothy died
152 actually, I think she went off with a boyfriend somewhere over the rainbow)
153 efore she taught me how to control this stuff. So whenever I'm really ATTEN=
154 ING to something, I suddenly find myself somewhere else. Like during the
155 ob interview when I was whisked off to Afghanistan. It's not easy learning
156 o fight Russians, speak Pushtu and ride a camel in a suit and high heels
157 me, not the camel) And now, while balancing on a ladder, cleaning the gutter,
158 eeping branches out of my face, and leaning and reaching just SO...I'm
159 onfronted with a medieval-looking bunch on horse- and UNICORN-back, with
160 ssorted musical instruments planting a tree. Are they hostile? Do they speak
161 n Indo European language? Dorothy, Dorothy, Dorothy, why didn't you teach
162 e canasta like other aunts?
163 UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU reluctant voyager UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU
164 \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\
165 reetings from that legendary place called Western Washington University,
166 n that legendary town of Bellingham.
167 that legendary town of Bellingham.
168 Zaphod and Dr. Megabyte
169 \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/10/9/84 2:42am\/\
170 ppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp
171 The piper felt the air growing cool on his seat astride the Pegasus. The
172 arty seemed to have gathered on the edge of a bleak plain, near an isolated
173 roup of trees. Leaning forward, the piper saw that Milchar, somewhat isolated,
174 as in trouble! Urging his steed to greater speed, he prepared to attack just
175 s the monster shrank and dwindled down unti it was no threat. Urging the
176 egaus upward, the piper traded speed for altitude, and flew upward until
177 he party was almost indistinguishable below him. At what must have been
178 early a thousand feet, the piper and his steed broke into the beams of the
179 etting sun, and those of the party below must have seen a rather spectacular
180 ight as the white wings of the great Pegasus were painted with the brilliant
181 rimson of the setting sun. Locking his nknees around the feathered bases
182 f the giant wings supporting him and his steed, the piper inflated his pipes,
183 nd played the haunting tune called "A Highland Lullaby."
184 At the conclusion of the tune, the piper glided in silence, then smelling
185 he sharp pungent smell of wood smoke looked back and saw that the party had
186 ighted a fire and was preparing for their dinner. During his period of
187 meditation" (all right, daydreaming at altitude) he and his steed had strayed
188 uite far from the party, and diving out of the last rays of the sun, they
189 egan a great sweeping turn that would eventually bring them back to the party.
190 carcely had they left the brilliant rays, than the piper's attention was
191 rawn to a small tent, pitched high on a bare, wind-swept ridge with a
192 amiliar-appearing figure before it. The Pegasus stalled in mid-air and took
193 early 800 feet to recover, then sidelsipped down to a landing near the lonely
194 igure. "L'Homme!" the piper exclamed. "What are you doing here? The last
195 e had heard of you, you had joined the NET, and were somewhere with some
196 trange religious cult --- But never mind that now, we are off on another
197 dventure, would you care to join us?"
198 pppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp
199 $%'#")%'"#)%"#)'%"#%'"#(%'"#()%&!"()$&!"($'!"($'!"$&!"()$&'!()$<&!")($<&!()
200 In his haste to get to the far hill, to see if he could help the others
201 ith their upcoming fight againt that horrid winged creature, L'homme wasn't
202 eally paying much attention to anything that might approach from above. A
203 hriek broke the still air, and the evil looking creature appeared to fly
204 ith great speed away from the hill the party had landed at. "I guess I can
205 low down a bit. They didn't need my help after all.", thought L'homme to
206 imself. "I should have known there would be some omnipotent character over
207 here." A sudden woosh of air grabbed L'homme's attention away from the hill,
208 s a creature he couldn't identify landed near him. Fortunately, it carried a
209 ider he could identify. "Piper!", L'homme exclaimed. "Long time no see!"
210 he piper was an old friend from L'homme's Inn days. After dispensing with the
211 sual amenities and a brief history of the past few months, Piper asked L'homme
212 f he would like to join the party in their quest to the Amber Valley.
213 I was sent here for something. I don't know exactly what, but your offer sounds
214 s good as anything else I have had for the past week. Sure I'll come along! But
215 ne small problem...Who ever sent me here neglected to provide me with a mode
216 f transportation."
217 You mean you have been separated from the old Blue Mustang?", queried Piper.
218 Yes. Tis true", L'homme replied with a certain amount of remorse in his voice.
219 Well...Let's see what we can do for you.", Piper said. "All may not be lost
220 et. I think this adventure will be long and arduous. We can't let a little
221 hing like no transportation slow you down!"
222 Thank heavens for a familiar face. Maybe this won't be as bad as I first
223 hought.", L'homme said under his breath.
224 $#")($#")%'(#"%"#)%'"#)%'#")%' L'homme sans parity ')$"#'$#"'$#"('$"#$'"#
225 #
226 ###############################################################################
227 ou can't turn back the clock. But you can wind it up again.
228 ##########################################################DAMIEN II AKA CYM
229 ##########################################################DAMIEN II AKA CYM
230 NTER
231 ACK BY POPULAR DEMAND BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND
232 PELL CHECK SPELL CHECK SPELL CHECK SPELL CHECK SPELL CHECK SPELL CHECK SPELL CHECK SPELL
233 PELL CHECK SPELL CHECK SPELL CHECK SPELL CHECK SPELL CHECK SPELL CHECK SPELL CHECK SPELL
234 We are happy to report that things are looking much better this time around.
235 he spelling of most of the participants of Backwater has improved most dramatically.
236 here were a few disappointments, but these were few and far between.
237 here were a few disappointments, but these were few and far between.
238 Anonymous messages were responsible for the largest number of errors.
239 Anonymous messages were responsible for the largest number of errors.
240 ame Spelling Errors Typos
241 --- --------------- -----
242 ormerly Zaphod 1 0
243 aissez-Faire 3 1
244 oe 3 1
245 ree Thinking Man 2 2
246 riar Mossback 1 0
247 iG 5 1
248 istop Mikey 3 1
249 DP 0 0
250 he Scorpion 2 0
251 nonymous Entries 8 2
252 iper 3 4
253 istress 4 0
254 odulus & Remus 1 0
255 ark 0 0
256 S Digital 1 1
257 ad Hatter 1 0
258 osencrantz 0 0
259 eonard 0 0
260 ilchar 0 0
261 arn 2 0
262 nnocent bysitter 0 1
263 rometheus 2 1
264 hantom Glitch 0 0
265 ard 2 1
266 'homme sans parity 0 0
267 nother Flaming Femin. 1 2
268 lex 0 0
269 AMIEN II AKA CYM 1 0
270 AMIEN II AKA CYM 1 0
271 otal Lines : 632
272 otal Lines : 632
273 PELL CHECK SPELL CHECK SPELL CHECK SPELL CHECK SPELL CHECK SPELL CHECK SPELL CHECK SPELL
274
275 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?/
276 ee uncle marven, I maxed out spell check.
277 hard:so nice to see you, as I recall I was supposed to talk to you concerning something about 68000's, but I got busy.
278 ive me a ring tonight if you can, I may be home.
279 lchemist:6-pack is the only race I race, and a fun time it is!
280 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?/MiG/? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?/
281 >--------------------------------------------------------------------------<<
282
283 From the swirling eddys of his unconscious mind the picture framed
284 tself with almost painful crispness. A moment in time so perfectly captured,
285 o infinite in detail, he awoke startled. The smell and taste of the sea
286 trong in his senses. Proping himself up on one arm he tried to remember the
287 hought that had already begun to fade from his mind. He had been at sea,
288 t dawn, closing his eyes he could hear the creak of the rudderpost as he
289 uided the craft over the swells. Bearing off as he went into the trough of
290 ach wave and stiffning up as he reached the crest. The luff of the sails as
291 he cycle repeated itself. A dry ship he thought to himself.
292 Now fully awake he turned his eyes east, watching the morning light
293 ilter through the trees to his campsite. Listening to the brook that ran
294 earby he felt thirst. Taking the first swallow from his canteen he could
295 lmost taste the faint remains of coffee on his palate. Strange he thought,
296 e had forsaken that drink for a far more palatable brew years ago. Yet the
297 aste somehow pleased him.
298 His route lay to the west. At least he thought as far as the bridge he
299 ad seen from his refuge on the mountain so long ago. Raising his rucksack to
300 is back he began to follow the trace of the stream. The rowan staff leading
301 nd feet following. His greatcoat still held the treasures the river had
302 ielded. Reaching his free hand into the pocket he aimlessly palmed the
303 atin ribbon. I can be there by nightfall he thought. Falling into his
304 rregular gait his thoughts turned to the dream.
305
306 >-------------------------------< Brendan >--------------------------------<<
307
308 -;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;
309 PELL CHECK? VAS IST DER SPELL CHECK, HMMMMMM? YOU NEVER CHECK MINE SPELLING
310 ND NOW YOU HAF MINE FEELINGS HURT! UND ZO IT GOES! AND NOW......
311 IKEY- HAVE YOU READ THE LATEST ISSUE OF OMNI YET? THE MIND COLUMN HAS A
312 EAT SUBJECT* COMPUTER NETWORKS. WHAT REALLY CAUGHT MY EYE WAS THE PART ON
313 SING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (ANOTHER CONTRADICTION) TO CONVERSE WITH
314 NOTHER OPERATOR RATHER THAN USING A HUMAN INPUT. SHADES OF THX 1138 NIE?
315 ND ON THE OTHER FOOT- WELL IT SEEMS YOU JUST CAN'T DECIDE WHO TO TRUST
316 N THE OVAL OFFICE THESE DAYS. UNCLE RON SAYS YOU ALREADY BOUGHT ME WHY
317 RY ANOTHER USED POLITICIAN? BECAUSE I DON'T LIKE YOUR EXTREME RIGHT FRIENDS
318 ND JERRY FALWELL MAKES ME SICK! FRITZ BUDDY SAYS THAT THE ONLY WAY TO
319 ET OUR BUDGET INTO LINE IS TO TAX, TAX, TAX! I'M PAYING THE GOVERNMENT
320 OO MUCH ALREADY AND THEY STILL CAN'T BALANCE THE BOOKS! WHAT I BELIEVE
321 E OUGHT TO DO IS WRITE IN A NICE FEMALE TYPE PERSON FOR PRESIDENT. I CAN'T
322 IVE ANY CONSTRUCTIVE NAMES BUT IT'S THE THOUGHT THAT COUNTS, RIGHT? I
323 ISSED OUT WAVING MY FLAG ON THE MALE-FEMALE ISSUE BUT CAN'T RESIST IT
324 NY WAY. ALLOWING FOR ALL THE LITTLE DIFFERENCES THAT MAKE CHILDREN INTO
325 DULTS, I CAN SEE ONLY ONE REAL DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MALE AND FEMALE: THE
326 EX ORGANS. WE ALL DREAMS AND ASPIRATIONS. JUST DIFFRENT MOTIVATIONS.
327 ELL LUNCH IS OVER AND I REALLY SHOULD QUIT HOARDING THE BOARD! GUTEN TAG!
328 -;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-FIN
329 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
330 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
331 lchemist,
332 A sailor eh?...pray tell what dost thou helm ? The race I was speaking
333 f was the " Ohs-White " memorial race which was held last weekend....Again
334 ithout benfit of wind...just like the year before !...St. Helens mark
335 ooked like a used sailboat convention...no air till 1:00am ..As for Six-pak
336 njurys preempted my participation .... But next year !
337 uadalupe....a story I would like to hear...
338 iG,
339 Barb * JUST * told me you called on Sunday night...I will call tonight.
340 :::::::::Alex::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
341 Bard called Lucifer's attention to Piper's landing beyond a rise. They
342 rotted into a convenient shadow...
343 ... and tout of one near Piper and L'homme(!).
344 After being brought up to date on L'homme's situation, bard spoke, "I
345 hink I can solve your transport difficulties. I do hope that YOU don't get
346 irsick!"
347 Bard began to sing... an old Steely Dan song...
348 "I'm going to fly like an eagle...."
349 "I'm going to fly like an eagle...."
350 As the others stared at him in puzzlement a sound as of beating wings
351 as heard. A LARGE hawk-like creature made made a landing (blowing over the
352 ent in the process).
353 "L'homme meet Ubar, Ubar- L'homme." Bard introduced L'homme to the
354 arn.
355 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
356 PELLCECK: I'm curious, what were the errors? I know I left an 'm' out of
357 remembering' but *I* count that as a typo. (YOU would!)
358 ikey: howcum BW sometimes echo too few (or rarely, too MANY) bacspaces? If I
359 end a stream of them (to erase back to an error) there is about a 25% chance
360 fthis occurring.
361 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~BARD~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
362 Mike---- there seems to be a problem-- there are a few lines missing ??
363 like 316 thru 362 ?? Whats going on ?? ----
364 **********************************************************************
365 OES ANYBODY HAVE AN ATARI DRIVE OR COMPATABLE TO SELL ME. I WILL BUY
366 NYTHING UP TO 200.00
367 F SO PLEASE CONTACT ME IN THE EVENINGS AT 642-xxxx AND THANK YOU.
368 **********************************************************************
369 H AND BY THE WAY MY NAME IS DAVE
370 **********************************************************************
371 ikey: It would appaer that most of MY last entry was removed! I hope it
372 s recoverable. If I find out that this was a TWIT attack & the entry is
373 on-recoverable....
374 ... well, let's just say that the results would NOT be pretty.
375 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~BARD~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
376 ********************************************************::
377 ard: BWMS doesn't handle backing up over control characters at all well,
378 his is because the backspace was patched in much later. It use to only
379 se the Rubout (Delete) character. The problem is that the backspace will
380 ot check the character it is going back over, thus since it is non visable
381 t will erase the previous character that just happens to be on the screen.
382 lso of course, if you are printing with CC N it only erases half of the
383 ontrol character since it doesn't know about the preceeding '^'. It's all
384 uite messy really.
385 o person asking about the missing lines, it is simple, someone erased them.
386 gain to Bard: Are the missing lines in question the ones you are referring to?
387 f so, they can be recovered, but I don't have the equipment to do so here.
388 It requires that I take the disk to work and undelete the sectors under a
389 ebugger on my cpm system.) Even recovered, it has the disadvantage of
390 oosing the first character of each line. This crazy system writes a FF to
391 he first character posistion to indicate that the line was deleted.
392 o spell check: It looks like I'm holding about even. Yawn.....
393 ard one final time: Do you want me to try to recover it? It will take a
394 ay or so to do it, including removing this disk from BWMS to take it to
395 ork to do the cleaning, but it can be done. (Maybe someone else has a
396 ownloaded copy they can upload back?)
397 ************************ CISTOP MIKEY *************************************
398 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
399 pased tha spel chek. How nice. Mikey, I think the Chaos resulting from this disk being removed would exceed the
400 haos of those lines being missing. Hopefully someone can upload.
401 ++++++++++++++
402 s Milchar recovered from the strain of spell-casting, he decided to go and eat the wonderful meal prepared by the
403 riar. He worried more and more about the attack, and grew quite anxious. He wondered where Piper and Bard had gone
404 ff to. A quick mind-scan didn't helpmatters any. Restless, Milchar began working on a Key for the Nor-gate.
405 e went to his pack and drew out a small golden-colored ball of metal. Humming to himself, Milchar molded it like
406 lay into the form of a small staff. "Ball of Clay, as I go, enlarge, lengthen, harden, grow!", Milchar said. An
407 rgent glow enveloped the ball, ate at it, tore at its fiber. In a chaotic display of color, the ball grew and formed
408 tself into a finely made staff. "Not my best work, but it will have to do... it only has to last for a little while."
409 ith that, Milchar went to his tent to sleep.
410 +++++++++++
411 Hargo, are you ready yet??", Narfaal snapped. He was irritated after his best Manticore had been shrunk by a third-
412 lass mage.
413 Everything is prepared, Master. There are Vesta-Cannons stationed at four points along the perimeter. Their range is
414 ore than enough to reach the gate."
415 Excellent. I wish revenge. Hate must have a victim, Hargo. I hate always. Remember that."
416 Yes, Master. You always hate."
417 +++++++++++++ Milchar +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 10:34 - 10/09/84 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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419 n added thought, is anyone interested in rewriting BWMS? Hopefully to
420 orrect some of the deficiences that many out there have noticed.
421 E, protection for already stored messages, improved editing such as
422 ultiple line delete of your own message, ect..
423 imitations: BWMS uses 2708 EPROMs, and I have no way to burn them.
424 here is only 8K of PROM space available for the program. Currentlu
425 here is only 1K of RAM storrage, though I can increase it if need be.
426 WMS uses an 8080A processor, 8251 USARTS, and a 1771 disk controler.
427 nyone interested in an impossible project? Oh yes, I don't have a
428 isting of the existing code, I do have some scraps and pieces and
429 atches to it.
430 ************************ CISTOP MIKEY ****************************
431 .S. Isn't anyone interested in the U.S. DIGITAL books?
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434 From Prometheus; Checked Again
435 Greetings all, tiime for another installment in the lifetime of Prometheus.
436 Leonard; I am using a TRS-80 Color Computer, but my own software. If the code was 80 though, why did it make any difference?
437
438 Man in Gray; Were you at MLC today? If not, I've got a story that'll make you laugh...
439 Somethinwholesale knowledge of my lock combination, Real Chocolate, and nice signitures...
440 AAron; What about the game of Pente you agreed to? I will get you a copy of the rules [A two inch square four page pamphlet]
441
442 More at a later date...
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445 The piper quickly helped L'Homme Sans Parity break his camp and roll his
446 elongings into a compact package. After lashing the package to the back of
447 he Pegasus, L'Homme and the piper mounted the winged horse-like creature.
448 he takeoff had a few moments of rather extreme concern. Both the piper and
449 'Homme expressed some rather improbable juxatpositions of anatomical wonders
450 nd invented several new prayers to, as yet, unheard of gods. As they rose
451 lowly, the piper turned his head and spoke to L'Homme.
452 "How do you like this transportation?" Suddenly they felt a *bump* and the
453 andscape seemed to melt beneath them and crawl into a new configuration
454 efore freezing in place. The piper clipped off an oath. They had the party
455 n sight, the odor of dinner in their nostrils and all had changed. Where
456 he party had stood, sat, and layed, a group of stones and stumps with one
457 r two fallen logs formed a clearing in a forest.
458 "Hang on!" The piper guided their heavily laden steed in a tight circle,
459 hen retraced their path through the sky. They felt another *bump* and the
460 andscape crawled back into its previous configuration.
461 "I've known about air pockets," the piper remarked to L'Homme after a
462 un-filled landing, "but don't know just what that last little experience
463 as. Perhaps we have discovered a new phenomenon -- the reality pocket."
464 The two men quickly unloaded the steed, and walked over to join the others
465 n their dinner. The piper called to the rest, "L'Homme has returned and
466 ould like to join us on the trip to the Ruby Valley! He needs transportation
467 s he has been separated from his vehicle, and that would not be useable on
468 his trip -- Milchar could strain something trying to move an inanimate object
469 f that size through the realities. We need a living creature for him to ride."
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471 To all: the "new products" section of this month's Byte magazine has
472 color photo of my new steed. The Pegasus (aka 4404 AIS) is the lead item.
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474 =- CISTOP MIKEY -=----> What are the `US DIGITAL` Books ?
475 and howmay I obtain copies if I am interested ?
476 Bob Kulbe
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478 he closest to perfection one ever comes is when filling out a job application
479 ###########c###########################DAMIEN II AKA CYM
480 ff
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482 e: U.S. Digital books, se drive B under the 'U.S. Digital' banner.
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484 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?/
485 ikey:If someone were to offer you a new controler board to interface with the 1771 chip, would you accept?
486 board with some extra capabilities? a board with a 6803 for a processor? a FREE board?
487 ll:If you had a hand at making a new backwater program, what would YOU put in?
488 heus:Was there on friday, glad you enjoyed the gift.
489 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?/MiG/? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? > ? ? ?/
490 ::::PROMETHEUS:: MIG, I DIDN'T GET TO SHARE IN THE DELIGHT OF REAL CHOCOLATE. I WAS LATE AND MISSED OUT, THE RAVAGES OF
491 Y LOCKER PARTNER CONTINUE...
492 IN ANY CASE, THEY SEEM TO BE GETTING ANXIOUS ABOUT MLCbbs HERE, THEY ARE DISCUSSING SYSOP SCHEDULES.
493 IF I WAS REWRITING BACKWATER I WOULD REVISE THE REplacement SCHEME TO MAKE IT MORE AKIN TO PCS-CBBS'.
494 ::::PROMETHEUS::
495 USELESS MESSAGE WASN'T IT?
496 ::::PROMETHEUS::
497 I WON'T DO IT AGAIN, I HOPE.
498 $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$TGC$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
499 ello all, maybe you might have missed it before, but Zaphod is dead. (thank god) The one who replaced him is
500 ffn jhwt syn Ivel Caesar. just call me vffn, pronounced viffen.
501 ust to let you know. Vffn.
502 $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
503 iG: I realize it is odd to bring this up, but are you aware that there is no school here friday? I don't think that one
504 ittle fact will stop you from coming will it? i will be here, zip will be here,theus probably will be here. It's a lot of
505 un coming when there isn't any >munchkins< around or for that matter any teachers. hope to see you soon. stay awake,
506 vffn
507 $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$tgc$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
508 HE FOOLS! THE UTTER FOOLS! CERTAINLY THEY DO NOT
509 HINK THEY CAN PENETRATE OUR VESTIGE HEREIN AND
510 AVE US CAPITULATE WITHOUT A FIGHT? NO MAN COULD
511 E SUCH AN IGNORAMOUS. ARE THE PROCESSING
512 EQUIREMENTS SO GREAT AS TO TAX EVEN THE BEST
513 O CALLED MINDS WE KNOW OF TODAY? CAN THEIR
514 IATRIBE AGAINST HUMANITY BE SO REACTIONARY AS
515 O ACTUALLY BE COMPREHENDED AS THE TRUTH? ONE
516 UST WONDER WHAT OUR YOUNG ARE BEING SPOON FED
517 HESE DAYS. I SHUDDER TO THINK THE WORDS UTTERED
518 ROM THOSE GREAT LIPS OF THE OPPOSITION LEADER
519 RE THE PLATFORMS AND BELIEFS OF ALL THOSE OF
520 OLLOW HIM AND BELIEVE IN HIM.
521 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?/
522 heus:You poor soul, I will bring more on friday, you will be there?
523 LC/BBS folks, wait a sec, it will take a few days to get this puppy RUNNING, muchless open to the public. Friday
524 should have a terminal program that will let me test a few things, that micromodem is a strange beast.
525 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?/MiG/? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?/
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527 If everyone is full ?" I queried, seeing nods and hearing belches, I
528 rasped all four corners of the cloth dinner was on, and pulled up and rolled
529 t into a small ball. "Just a little trick the apprentice taught me", I
530 huckled. It was a handy cloth, for one never knows when one might be
531 ungry or thirsty.
532 nfolding another cloth, a large tent appeared, with room for all who wanted in.
533 nfolding another cloth, a large tent appeared, with room for all who wanted in.
534 riar Mossback
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538 Dear MIG,
539 Hello, first i would like to say that we are not exactly anxious to see the bbs(nor will we shun it) the reason
540 that we were makeing up secguals(sp) was that we were debating who had to be in the closit with who.
541 So, i am looking forward to seeing you on friday. iI have a few questions about 'KAMAS' when i see you.
542
543 Also, i don't know if aneyone has told you how much we appreceate(sp) your doing htis bbs for us. If t
544 for you then i don't know what we would have done.Maby we would have had to of resorted to geting one in the usual
545 mannor(ick). Oh well, see ya on FRI.
546 manner. Oh well, see ya on FRI.
547 ASP
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550 iG : Wow, so much mail in one afternoon! You said that there could
551 be another BWMS put up? I have been looking for a BWMS program
552 for a while now. Do you know of one that could be run without
553 a big board but on a normal little apple? If you meant something
554 else other than putting up another BWMS then please disregard
555 this message. If you know of any software please leave a message
556 about it, I would appreciate it a lot.
557 -[]-[]-[]-[]-[]-[]-[]-[]-[]-[]-[]-[]-[]-[]-[]-[]-[]-[]-[Mark]-[]-[]-[]-
558 o Milchar, L'homme sans parity, Moss Friarback
559 ou appear to be budding "writers" in search of an audience.
560 he pulp that you subject us to is boring. Instead of wasting
561 pace on this board and our time (wading through your drivel),
562 end your stories to publication editor. Your ideas and style
563 an then be critiqued by someone that is PAID to suffer.
564 lease, give us a break!
565 here are people with fresh insights to old issues and this
566 oard is an effective place for discussion and debate.
567 ................. DAWN ..............................
568 AWN: the board started out with humor & graffitti. The stories have been here
569 efore and will be here again. Likewise the debates.
570 ikey: I couldn't do it all myself, but I'd be glad to help others with a
571 ewrite of BW.
572 ________________________________Leonard________________________________________
573 ikey: Try to retrieve the lines for the archives, if it isn't too much trouble
574 ll: WHY did someone find it necessary to remove my entry? All that I did was
575 ummon a tarn (Ubar by name) to serve as a steed for L'homme! (I didn't try
576 o use it myself because I get airsick.
577 Note: a tarn is a LARGE bird. capable of carrying as much as a horse while
578 lying).
579 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~BARD~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
580 ikey: didn't that person I was talking to at the PCS social have a brother with
581 PROM reader? If necessary we could alway take the notes & the PROMs from the
582 ystem you had at OMSI and work up a disassembly from that (yechh!).
583 ny NET agents willing to help with this?
584 Ian MacHinery
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587 een gone for several day, (computer malfunctioning...still flakey..);
588 hile playing catch-up on the top of this drive, I noticed that lines
589 8-145 are missing also. I don't know what all was lost, but I did see
590 hat the beginning of Reluctant Voyager's entry is missing.
591 am willing to help (Leonard) with re-writing BWMS. I'm pretty good at
592 -80, and 8080 is just a step down from there. As far as what to include
593 n a new version, I'll have to ponder that a while. Generally, I like the
594 ay it is -- nice and simple. Some sort of message protection would
595 e nice, though. As I said, a subject to think about.
596 'homme: had them remove the old chip and put in the new. Absolutely
597 O difference. Either the other chip is the problem, or...?
598 Now I wish I had had him replace both, since I had them both. Didn't think
599 f it until I found out the problem was still there. Sigh...
600 new computer sounds better and better...)
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603 o Dawn: Why does this board have to be like all of the rest? Why can't
604 eople be individuals and show thier creativity? I bet you wouldn't mind
605 eeing this turn into a NetWorks program, your just that type of person,
606 ne of them. This is the only board left were you can be creative and talk
607 bout a wide variety of things. I think it is great that this board is still
608 unning after such a time.
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611 L'homme, my good friend! It has indeed been a long time! I'm afraid that trying to move your car here would send
612 e into a coma. I'm willing to let you ride behind me on Drinny, if you like. He won't mind."
613 ith that, Milchar helped break camp and saddled Drinny up. Someone had found a horse for L'homme (borrowed?), so
614 is offer was needless. The party continued on its journey.
615 he country surrounding them sapped their strength to look at it, dreary and grey. The horses began to move faster on
616 heir own, as if knowing something the humans didn't. At this new pace, the flats were soon left behind and they began
617 o climb the foothills.
618 The Nor-Gate is on the south slope of this mountain. It is not far now, only a few minutes. And just in time, too,
619 t is due to open in about a half of an hour. All ready? Let us go!"
620 +++++++++ Milchar, wanting to say more but having no room, 10:50 on 10/10/84 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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