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1 If you are in need of help, you need but ask....
2 ************************ INSTALLED: 8 MAR 85 ***********************
3 Welcome to BWMS (BackWater Message System) Mike Day System operator
4 ************************************************************
5 GENERAL DISCLAIMER: BWMS IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY INFORMATION
6 PLACED ON THIS SYSTEM.
7 BWMS was created as an electronic bill board. BWMS is a privately owned
8 and operated system which is currently open for use by the general public.
9 No restrictions are placed on the use of the system. As the system is
10 privately owned, I retain the right to remove any and all messages which
11 I may find offensive. Because of the limited size of the system, it will be
12 periodically purged of messages. (only 629 lines of data can be saved)
13 To leave a message, type 'ENTER' and use ctrl/C or break to get out of the
14 ENTER mode. The message is automatically stored. If after entering the
15 message you find you made a mistake, use the replace command to replace
16 the line. To exit from the system, type 'OFF' then hang up.
17 Type 'HELP' to see other commands that are available on the system.
18 *************************************************************************
19
20 :::::::::::::O O::::::::::01:20::::::::::::::::::::03/08:::::::::::O O::::::::
21 Oh good grief. Here I am, and nothing prepared. Well, how about
22 L'homme: DISKCOPY won't do it. Not the same format, or some such nonsense.
23 Don't tell me it's a by-file xfer?
24 :::::::::::::::O O::::::::::::::::::::::voyeur::::::::::::::::O O:::::::::::::::
25 ***********************************************************************
26 so close... and yet so far
27
28 Jack brought in the morning paper and had a seat at the breakfast
29 table, he casualy flipped to the financial page and read the headlines:
30 Skippy stock up 20 points in massive trading... he couldn't take it
31 anymore, a tear could be seen in his eye. Marci looking at Jack, knew
32 he would have to suffer alone, they all would. She was a bit nervous
33 and reached for her purse her mind on the solitary cigarette she saved
34 for just such a moment. As she was scouting through her purse, the lottery
35 ticket she had purchased on the night of the caper caught her eye, pulling
36 it out she looked at the date: hmm last night... "Say Jack, could you
37 hand me the sports section." Jack mumbled and handed her the entire paper.
38 Tony saw the ticket in Marci's hand and remarked" Say Marci, remember your
39 promise?, he chuckled thinking out the outrageos odds of winning a major
40 prize in the lottery. Marci ignoring Tony's attitude but nodding in
41 agreement to her promise opened up the paper and found the scoreboard
42 section. "say Tina, You hang on to the ticket and Ill read the numbers
43 maybe we will win twenty bucks or something" Tina looked over and picked
44 herself up from her catatonic state on the couch, Any deversion would
45 be nice. And Marci began to read, 6, 13, 15, 25, 35, 38..."well, how did
46 we do?" She turned and looked at her partner, Tina was white; her hands
47 were shaking and all she said was "we just won 6 million dollars." The
48 devious adventurers had been rewarded. Tony was grinning, Tina fainted,
49 Marci and Jack retrieved the ticket from Tina and shared a kiss. Well,
50 1.5 million apiece, not to shabby for the peanut butter barons.
51 ********theend*********************************kathyd***********************
52 ***************************************************************************
53 ok, ive hogged up enough space for a bit, ive got a new story churning; but
54 i haven't figured out the ending yet so its back to spy stories for the rest
55 of you for a while. p.s. i have been dared to do "open mike" at the "main
56 place" would any of you folks support me there? (tuesday nights)
57 *************************************kathyd***********************************
58 [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/]
59 More than happy to lend my laughter. Open mike is something that I have been
60 daring myself to do for a long time. It would kind of be like watching some-
61 one else sky-dive when your thinking about doing it.
62 [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] right behind you agian! [/] [/] THE TIN MAN [/] [/]
63
64 JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJ
65 Peanutbutter! Now why hadn't I ever thought of that? Thanks for the tip, Piper.
66 Now, let's see. 1.5 million dollars divided into $X per jar... how many?
67 Boy, I can be a happy man with that much PB! That and OREOS!!! Oh boy!!!
68 JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJ Jack Hoover 4:43 a.m. JJJJJJJJJ
69
70 KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA
71 Esteves: The "Revue" was enjoyable until my blunder. "It takes two guys..."
72 I appologize for having been the second guy in the statement.
73 Such poor timing is unbecoming an Agent, a former one at that!
74 Eugene: Not to worry, the mysticism may only last as long as your absence.
75 But far be it for me to spoil the endevors of those that have built
76 the secrecy around me! In time the truth shall be known.
77 For the good of the cause.
78 Gaudy: It was a pleasure to have seen you again, just stop leveling that
79 funny looking hand gun at me, if you would be so kind.
80 And beware of familiar patrons at odd hours. Maybe.
81 Fellows: Not even you can stop the likes of me! I fear not the one that takes
82 matters into his own hands for I am the same! Be forewarned!
83 Fiat & Fred: Rest In Pieces... (diabolical laughter)
84 Soon, very soon... (Just remember: H.A.R.M.)
85 KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA
86 kinkeysexkinkeysexkinkeysexkinkeysexkinkeysexkinkeysexkinkeysexkinkeysexkinkey
87 penut butter and oreos! my!!! applesauce and artichokes forever!!! trenchcoats
88 and travel alarms! coffee cups and cupcakes! bathtubs full of baby oil!
89 kinkeysexkinkeysexkinkeysexkinkeysexkinkeysexkinkeysexkinkeysexkinkeysexkinkey
90 ppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp
91 Tkathyd? anyone? what (and where, and why) is an "open mike?" My only
92 aquaintance with such an object occured when I used to flip a switch on an
93 audio board and bring up the gain on that channel. Somehow that doesn't
94 seem to fit the context...
95 ppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp
96 The piper rose from his seat at a table deep in the shadows. The night's
97 activity had subsided somewhat; the almost frantic activity of the inn's
98 patrons had subsided. Draining the dregs of the ale from his mug, he slipped
99 outside the scarred wooden door, letting it drop back into place behind him.
100 It was as if a knife had cut across the skein of warmth and laughter,
101 chopping off the warm yellow glow from the inn. Outside, the full moon
102 had painted the world with a colorless brush, tinging the grasses that gave
103 with a soft crunch beneath his step with a blue-white frosty glare.
104 Turning the corner of the heavily-built building, even the atmosphere
105 seemed to change. The quiet seemed to deepen, and the cool air took on a
106 tang that told of distant icy ridges and snowey pines laden beneath their
107 winter burden. Hurrying quickly under the icy gaze of the stars, the
108 piper creaked open the wooden door and walked into the warmth and animal
109 odors of the stable. Standing for a moment to let his eyes adjust to the
110 lack of the moonlight, the piper fumbled in his sporran and pulled out a
111 strangely contrived tinderbox. Working by touch, he pulled back the nut
112 that held a small piece of worked flint and let the chase down over a
113 small fluffy piece of tinder. Releasing the nut, the flint was driven
114 over to the chase -- its file-like surface drawing a shower of sparks
115 over the just exposed tinder. A few sparks caught within the tinder and a
116 cautious breath nursed a tiny flame into life. A wooden splint trasfered
117 the infant flame to the nursery of a candle wick where it thrived and grew
118 to pierce the darkness with its precocious brilliance.
119 ppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp
120
121 PLEASE FORGIVE MY USE OF UPPER CASE FOR THIS ENTRY... IT IS NOT MY FAULT... I AM AT SCHOOL... AND
122 THE DINGY HANDS OF APPLE COMPUTER HAVE SPREAD EVEN TO THIS PART OF THE GALAXY... THOSE MORE ACADEMIC
123 OF YOU WILL KNOW... I AM ON AN APPLE WITH NO LOWER CASE... EEK...
124
125 OF COURSE... IT IS A THREE-THOUSAND DOLLAR CONFIUGUIRATION... AND IT WILL SUPPORT FIVE LEVELS OF
126 REALLY RADICAL MULTITASKING... AND IT WILL ALSO TAKE UP WHAT IS NOW THE BOOK ROOM... THEN IT MIGHT
127 HAVE LOWER CASE LETTERS...
128
129 UNTIL THEN THOUGH... YOU CAN IMAGINE THIS ALL IN LOWER CASE... AFTER ALL... I RARELY USE ANYTHING
130 ELSE... EXCEPTING FOR THE STORIES... ESPECIALLY THESE LATEST ONES...
131
132 FOR THE LADY PAM... I DID NOT THINK YOUR STORY WAS LONG WINDED... IN FACT I ENJOYED THE PROSE OF
133 DESCRIPTION... EVEN THE DESCRIPTION OF THE DRESS... ALL IT MATTERS IS HOW ATTENTIVE AND CALM ONE IS
134 WHEN READING...
135
136 TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT
137
138 [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/]
139 Piper - A "Open Mike" is an arrangement that a couple of local comedy clubs to
140 allow amatures a chance to get in front of a audience and be heckled to
141 death, Kathyd is just looking for some moral support. One Main Place
142 has this every tuesday night. It is something I have wanted to do ever
143 since I listened to Bill Cosby as a kid. My problem is that most of my
144 humor is reactive in nature, I need someone to act as a catalyst, but I
145 don't think I could work with anyone else. Maybe that's why I bartend,
146 there's lots of people to bounce off of, and I have something to keep
147 my hands busy with between wise-cracks. I'll tell you thought, it
148 doesn't hurt my tip.
149 Kathyd - Didn't mean to answer a question that was asked of you, but I needed
150 to writs SOMETHING this morning, and the creative juices weren't flow-
151 ing last night.
152 [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] THE TIN MAN [/] [/]
153 W*A*R*N*I*N*G
154 THE PAPER REPORTED THAT TWO DANGEROUS OREGON STATE PENITENTIARY PRISONERS
155 ESCAPED WHILE BEING "CHAUFFEURED" TO A BRIDGE TOURNAMENT JOINT IN BEAVERTON.
156 Tsk! Tsk! Tsk!
157 No Wonder The State Is Always Out Of Money. Imagine Driving Felons
158 To and From A Card Game. Probably, The Reason Why Atiyeh, The Hun, Would
159 Like a Plane Is To Jet The Inmates To Reno Or Vegas. I'll Say
160 *NO TO SALES TAX*
161 8ACICFP< 8ACICFP< 8ACICFP< 8ACICFP< 8ACICFP< 8ACICFP< 8ACICFP 8AICCFP<
162 finally time to enter another piece of work
163
164 damnation alley
165
166 i've got the serum
167 and i'm going to take it
168 all the way to boston
169 oh i've got to get through.
170 the going won't be easy
171 but i'm going to make it
172 it's the only thing
173 that i am cut out to do.
174 ride the post-atomic
175 radioactive trash.
176 the sky is on fire
177 from that nuclear flash.
178 diving through the burning hoop of doom
179 -- ignore this line it's muffed --
180 in an eight wheeled anti-radiation tomb.
181 thank u doctor strangelove
182 for going doolally
183 and leaving me the heritage
184 of damnation alley.
185
186 no more arizona now
187 pheonix is fried up
188 oaklahoma city
189 what a pity it's gone.
190 louisianna's wiped out
191 and the mississip's dried up.
192 no more chattanooga,
193 cherokee,
194 lexington.
195
196 craters coming at me
197 ashes coming at me
198 radiation wasteland
199 i've got my anti-radiation machine
200 oh thank u doctor strangelove
201 for giving me ashes and post atomic dust
202 and the sky is raining fishes
203 it's a mutation zooo
204 i'm going down damnation alley
205 well good luck to you..........
206
207 armour plated angel
208 motor pony express
209 going down damnation alley
210 it's one hell of a mess
211 the sky is raining fishes
212 it's a mutatoin zooo
213 i'm going down damnation alley
214 well good luck to you..........
215
216 thank u doctor strangelove
217 for going doolally
218 and leaving me the heritage
219 of damnation alley
220 DAMNATION ALLEY-WAY.
221
222 well good luck to u..........
223 hawkwind,,,
224 8ACICFP< 8ACICFP< 8ACICFP< 8ACICFP< 8ACICFP< 8ACICFP< 8ACICFP< 8ACICFP<
225 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
226 HAVE A NICE ETERNAL DAMNATION, THEN
227 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
228
229 i was wondering... do chipmunks have a lot of problems getting jobs...
230
231 ?`? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?/MiG/? ? ? ? ?0? ?
232
233 above, depends on the education of the chipmunk.
234 Tilean:5 levels of radical multi-tasking? last time I saw that machine it had
235 one disk drive!
236 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?/MiG/? ? ? ? ? ? ?
237
238 PAPA PAPA PAPA PAPA PAPA PAPA PAPA PAPA PAPA`SMURF
239 WHAT FEUN IT IS TO BE AT THE KNIGHTS TERMINAL??
240 THIS IA LIKE \YPING IN A HOLE LOT OF rHIT F_LKSn...
241 ANL FOR TXOSE OF XOU WHO DHINK T@IS IS NOT THE REAL R\ERMINAL
242 THAT HE DOES ESE, THEN THKS IS`WHAT YOW GET RF@OM ME AT HIS
243 PLACE........ `THIS IS REALLY BAD FOLKS.....
244 HAVE`A NICE DAY CND ENJOy THE WEEKEND... HOPE T_ BE ABLE T_
245 SEE SGMM OB YOU AT PORSDIS.. IF I`GET TO GO THAT IS...n
246 ================ PAPA SMURF HE DOESNT EVEN XAVE MY BOARDER`KEY
247 -------------!=!=!=!=!=!-
248 ZIPPY: CALL HIS LORDSHIP, SIR GALLAHAD!
249 --------------!=!=!=!=!=!-
250 Hi, Scott Machaffie. This is Chris. Howz it going?
251 Scott Machaffie
252 ...........................................................................
253 If any of you out there are interested in a game of :
254 T.A.G. (The Assasination Game)
255 aka K.A.O.S. (Killing As Organized Sport)
256 aka Killer
257 aka Assassin
258 please leave a msg to Leonard on The Messenger (639-xxxx)
259 ____________________________________Leonard________________________________
260 ps. NET agents, Underground Agents, & Mckane Enterprises personnel welcome!
261 ___________________________________________________________________________
262 8ACICFP< 8ACICFP< 8ACICFP< 8ACICFP< 8ACICFP< 8ACICFP< 8ACICFP< 8ACICFP<
263 i shall!!!
264 i suggest that you try also!!!
265 8ACICFP< 8ACICFP< 8ACICFP< 8ACICFP< 8ACICFP< 8ACICFP< 8ACICFP< 8ACICFP<
266
267
268 &($)(&#$)'&)"'&)'&)#'!('?&'%(&$(&$*(&$*#(&$*#&')#'&)$#'")&'#)%&'$)'&$#)&$#)
269 Voyeur:Wasn't able to get ahold of you before 5pm, nobody home... All
270 completed, and ready for delivery on the 'morrow. I also have the tested
271 modem and another goodie or two. How did you do with your 'big' job?
272 Mike:Thanks much for the manual, and all of your help explaining the
273 commands. It is not often one gets personalized instruction from the
274 author of the program.
275 Leonard:Book finally finished. Will return at PorSFiS.
276 Kosta:Yes petit dejuner was enjoyable. At critique, instructor liked photo
277 of teacher better than photo of secretary. I was mildly surprised. C U.
278 Farley:All demoed out? Catch your bus alright?
279 Gaudy:Your presence at lunch was greatly appreciated. You give our organ-
280 ization a degree of credibility that would otherwise be lacking. The
281 ability to avoid meter maids can not be overlooked. I wish I had such
282 skills. Chocolate Mousse forever!
283 '&$#)&')*'("*!)'&)*!'&!"&'%'$)%L'Homme sans Parity &'$#)&'#$&'#$)&'#$)&'#)$
284
285 ::::::::::::::::O O::::::::::::23:45::::::::::::::::::::03/08::::::::::O O:
286 L'homme: the 'big job' is going quite slowly. Since I want my Archives
287 to be in proper chronological order, I've had to list the directories of
288 each disk, write it down (by hand, since the printer is not hooked up yet),
289 sort the dates as I write them down, and now I'm going to have to copy them
290 in less-than-whole-disk blocks. The 2000 format is not very swift
291 (2 minutes/disk = 30 minutes), and since I haven't started the copying yet,
292 I don't know yet how long THAT is going to take. It's going to be a
293 long night. Oh, and I'm still missing Dec0582, Dec2282, and the infamous
294 May2083. Also, I assume the "BW-11-17" series are your regular downloads?
295 Well, the last disk just finished formatting, time to get to it.
296 See you at PorSFiS.
297 :::::::::::::::O O::::::::::::::::::::voyeur:::::::::::::::::O O:::::::::::
298 [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/]
299 Leonard - Is this also known as the "survival game"? As I remember T.A.G. is
300 something completely different, but then I can only hope.
301 I want to thank everyone who dropped by Weeks End to see me. I did engoy it.
302 If any of you happen to be out that way on Saturday night, say hi.
303 I wanted to enter a poem tonight, but as I am forced to type in total darkness,
304 and I am not a touch-typist, this is too slow for that. Besides, I'm not real
305 happy with the last verse. Or the first for that matter. Some of the ones
306 in between are ok though.
307
308 Kathyd - I envy you being able to sit down and write something like you did. I
309 once read a story written by Asimov that he had done on a British talk show.
310 It seems they had challenged his claim that he could write anywhere. I hope to
311 learn to do that some day. Mood should have nothing to do with it.
312 [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] THE TIN MAN [/] [/]
313 TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT
314 The sky and snow bounced the sunlight back and forth between them until the
315 air was cleansed of all that was not light. The sun washed them so cheer-
316 fully that it was hard to think ill of the men with weapons or to regard as
317 sinister the smoldering heap of metal which had melted itself a grave in
318 the snow and was being covered rapidly with sprkling water.
319 In black ski gear cryptically marked with blue, with mirrrored sunglasses
320 and a snug knitted hood, Fleming looked every inch the crack secret agent.
321 But then, he had always mistaken the trappings of heroism for its goal. He
322 believed that if he executed the postures, costumes, and rules of the NET
323 that he would carry out its mission.. He was like a devout churchgoer who
324 fails to grasp the concept of Christian love or a knight who mistakes his
325 armor for the holy grail. He had great will and nerve but lacked insight,
326 a trait which had caused him recently to deploy an expensive bevy of tanks
327 to a remote Ugandan village whose weapons consisted of pointed sticks and
328 to conduct a prolonged stakeout of a bewildered Finnish farmer in Astoria.
329 There were other incidents including his abandonmentof Kosta which had
330 kept him in a low rank in NET and I knew that this ploy to discredit me was
331 a bid for promotion.
332 "Gee," I ventured, "it's a shame to spend such a gorgeous day inside."
333 "We're trying to concentrate, Gaudy," said L'homme grimly as he searched
334 for the elusive escape route. When things get tense he loses all sense of
335 civility and humor. He is L'homme sans parody.
336 I glanced at Kosta. He looked tired, trapped, but calm. For all his desper-
337 ation and confusion he was a more salvagable agent than Fleming. He had
338 gone underground in Bulgaria precisely because he had seen beyond the ass-
339 ignment to the inner problem, and now he was trying to connect with NET
340 again because he wanted in some crazy way to correct its dogmatic excesses.
341 "We're going out, Kosta. We're going to surrender."
342 "WHAT?? No, I've held out too long for that. You guys can surrender. I'm
343 staying here."
344 "The others can't surrender because they aren't wanted for anything. Their
345 presence will be interpreted as an attack. But you and I will be safe
346 because NET rules require agents to accept surrender without impunity"
347 "What makes you think the Hitler Youth out there are going to go by the
348 RULES?" asked Farley.
349 "Nice try Gaudy," said L'homme, "but if he brings you in and Ian hears your
350 side of the story, Fleming will be even deeper in the doghouse. He'd be
351 better off shooting you."
352 "I know Fleming," said Kosta quietly, "He's incapable of thinking for him-
353 self. OK. Let's do it."
354
355 It truly was a fine day outside. At the sight of Kosta and our makeshift
356 white flag, Fleming froze. He desperately wanted us dead and we had done
357 the one thing that would prevent him from killing us.
358 "CCute," he spat, "Clever. So now I take you to Ian."
359 He suddenly gave us an ugly grin. "But you'd better not try anything.
360 Even," he smiled slyly, "if provoked."
361 The remains of the Fiat were now trapped in ice and looked like a big
362 glass paperweight. I had been meaning to get it a tune-up. I felt as if
363 an old friend had died before I had a chance to say something impor-
364 tant. Fleming's devotion to the rules had saved us. It was touching that
365 he was so loyal to the manual but when I see him dead I will feel more
366 for the Fiat than I feel for Fleming.
367 TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT G. Minsky TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT
368 KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA
369 Gaudy: (Applause) Very well stated. The time you spend is well worth the
370 wait. Nothing personal, but it shot the h--- out of the entry I have
371 at my fingertips. I estimate that I should have to give it a major
372 rewrite, nothing much...
373 Beware familiar Patrons within the fortnight. (More laughter)
374 Esteves: This latest entry brings forth the need to attach an ERRATA SHEET
375 to the most recent of guidelines, namely the one discussed with
376 Eugene. Did I detect a bit of humorous conciet on your instructors
377 choice? Shame remains for the "second guy". And another item,
378 H.A.R.M. will return it many shapes and sizes. "Cranking 'em out"
379 tisn't as harsh an attitude as I had expected, actually somewhat
380 enjoyable now that I consider it a "challenge". (ring-ring-ring)
381 KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA
382
383 CH /ie/ei/ and whatever else strikes thy fancy...  (
384 :::::::::::O O:::::::::::03:40::::::::::::::::03/09::::::::::::O O::::::::::::::
385 Well, it's finished. 28 of L'hommes PC Archive disks fit on 13 1/3 of
386 my Tandy disks. (do you feel those emanations, L'homme? I believe the technical
387 term for them is "gloat"). So, it took me one hour of preparatory paperwork,
388 1/2 hour of disk formatting, and 4 hours of 1 (or sometimes 2 or 3 if you had
389 them filed correctly) file at a time. I had about a dozen read errors, but
390 all but two I managed to tire out (retry..retry..retry..) usually somewhere between
391 5 and 20 attempts. Oh, and the elusive 05Dec82, 22Dec82 and 20May83 finally showed up. (In 1984?)
392 So, I seem to be complete up to 16Jan85. I don't suppose there is a list of what
393 there is SUPPOSED to be, floating around somewhere? All this xferring can lose
394 a file here and there.
395 And now for bed.
396 ::::::::::::::O O:::::2::::::::::::::::2:::voyeur:::::::::::::::::::::O O::::::::::
397 Aargh! I just discovered it's ENTER ONLY! :::O O:::
398
399 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ (life is hard all around...)
400 E/O Well, well. Here we are again. I don't mind so much as it forces one to
401 consider just what it is that one has typed in. Can you say 'train of
402 thought'? I thought so, now can you say 'typo'? I knew you could...
403 Leonard: My man! I never thought I'd see the day when someone outside of
404 a universty situation would start up a decent game of TAG. Count me in!
405 I'd even make myself more available for getting shot at if I knew a game
406 were in progress. Such questions as Ltd. membership and multiple assign-
407 ments come to mind, but they can be answered in person...
408 Now can you say 'derailment'? I forgot something, I think...
409 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ --->the illusionary Guardian 68:04
410 Now I remember! How critical is it to have an exact aspect ratio of 1.33:1 ?
411 I know somebody out there knows what I mean, I just hope they have the answer.
412 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ --->the ---n- Guardian
413
414 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?`? ? ? ? ?`? ? ?/MiG/? ? ? ? ? ? ?
415 Did someone say...TAG?!? killer by any other name would still be as much fun.
416 count me in. What shall it be, circle of death? gangland? or some bizarre
417 varient? Now where did I put my gun, my bombs, my contracts?
418 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?oMiG/? ? ? ? ? ? ?
419
420 ppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp
421 Tin Man, thank you for the explanation. where, pray tell do you purvey
422 humor with your refreshments? (If you are so rash as to enter, you may
423 be visited by various anonymous strange types of persons seeking refreshments.)
424 blast11 (that was supposed to be !!, terminal keyboard problems. Its hell
425
426 when some of the keys only work intermittently ... off to country store...
427 (even return key jams11ppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp
428
429 ============================================================================
430 WHEN YOU LEAST EXPECT IT, ALONG COMES --- AUNTY DERIVITAVE --- COMING SOON.
431 ========================================================================-===
432
433 ARCHIVE UPDATE ARCHIVE UPDATE
434 Voyeur: The reason those three missing files didn't show up until 1984 is the same mistake made by
435 others, didn't reserve space on the proper disks. Glad to see you got everything finished, at 3:40
436 am? Arg! 2.67 more disks will be delivered to you today. (that's down from four received at P.C.S.)
437 Sorry my files are so scrambled up. What I am planning on doing is using a 20meg hard disk to sort
438 them. I simply copy all the files to the hard disk, run Norton's DIRSORT utilityon the files, and
439 then using a .BAT program that has error checking for disk full messages, copy as many complete
440 files as possible to floppy disks. All I would have to do is change the floppies, the rest would
441 be automated. It sounds like you have done the same thing, but with a bit more work. Only 13.3 disks,
442 that IS disgusting!
443 ARCHIVE UPDATE ARCHIVE UPDATE
444
445 1st message left with COPYLINK! Works great!
446 (*==marker==*)
447 how do you know if the sky is really blue???
448 or the grass auctually green???
449 hawkwind,,,
450 8ACICFP< 8ACICFP< 8ACICFP< 8ACICFP< 8ACICFP< 8ACICFP< 8ACICFP< 8ACICFP<
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452 greetings humans: well i have been told that i may not attended the
453 meeting today. i guess ive been a bbbbaaaaddd girl.
454 (sniff). i have been told that i must start this
455 jogging stuff today, bother and poo poo.
456 tin man: thanks for the compliment, but after reviewing the
457 material i wrote... im amazed that i claim to be
458 catholic. when reading please visulize tougue firmly
459 planted in cheek, err mouth... see im doing it again.
460 i better log off before i really get into trouble.
461 (so what's new?)
462 *********************************blushing****kathyd***********************
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465 No one could have noticed, so well she blended with the hearth-
466 blackened walls, for she was still as the flagstones that warmed her,
467 except her ears, sensitive as flickering sails, when they honed in on
468 the piper. His step, though it drew little attention, held a quiet
469 purpose that interested her; when the great oaken door yielded to his
470 hand, a swatch of night beckoned, with a glimpse of the luminescent
471 amber orb; her eyes filled with a black echo of its shape. 'Twas so
472 compelling that in an instant she was moving like liquid silver in
473 his wake, admiring the rapt appreciation he, too, held for the eve...
474 But when flame chuckled forth from his hands in the stable:
475 no feline form greeted his eyes! Rather, two pairs of great wings
476 quivered side by side, one pair akin to a tapestry of silk, softly
477 a-glitter from reflection of the spark in his hand, and the other
478 a wondrous plethora of feathers, scented with star-kissed winds
479 and far-away sun-lit meadows...Pegasus whickered an affectionate
480 welcome to the piper and shivered those magnificent plumes, seeming
481 afloat by virtue of their gentle, lilting drifting...But the dragon
482 made no sound, nor wafted any fragrance to betray her presence.
483 Nor did she need to, for her supple skin radiated colour as if in
484 sparks, a fine-cut crystal awakened by light, a milky cluster of
485 stars smoothed onto her undulating body. Yet along with this
486 poise, the piper could sense her hesitance, even as she extended
487 her sleek head towards him in greeting...
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489 -'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'
490 A park is an eye in the urban typhoon... restful, serene.
491
492 We all want to grow and change--only our memories bar our way.
493
494 In her, I see a verneer of vulnerability layered over strength and
495 an incredible mind. That's what appeals to me.
496
497 There are so many 'I wants' in my life. Sometimes, I'm just too scared
498 to risk all and go for it.
499
500 We spend our lives mired in frustration, reaching but never touching.
501 Maybe frustration is a reward in itself.
502
503 I look at happy families walking hand in hand and wonder... Why can't
504 I let myself do that? It's the American way, right?
505
506 Survivalists aren't nuts... they just live in the wrong century. We
507 haven't changed that much since our caveman days, eh?
508
509 Two old men
510 Throwin' horseshoes in the park
511 We end as we begin
512 Playin' a child's game.
513
514 '-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'The Jung and Restless'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-
515
516 ***************************************************************************
517 In the first four years of Reagan's "Get big government off the backs of
518 the people" administration, the number of full-time permanent government
519 federal employees grew by 23,000. Jimmy Carter REDUCED the federal roster
520 by 38,000. It's not what you do, but how you say it that counts!
521 (From the March 1985 issue of Reason Magazine Page 12) Very interesting
522 information if valid. In the same issue (Pg 8) they indicate that the
523 average American is paying $534 of his tax dollars to defend Europe, while
524 $322 went to defend the U.S. This is compared to the $360 that the average
525 German pays and $450 that the average Briton pays total. Oh yes, an
526 additional $74 of your taxes goes to defend Japan and South Korea. So it
527 would seem that the average American spends more defending Europe then the
528 average European. Again, very interesting information if true.
529 ************************* CISTOP MIKEY ***********************************
530 Leonard: I finally found that info on the Pied Piper if you're still
531 interested. The local (?) distributor was Northwest Sales and Marketing,
532 Inc., 540 South Holden, Seattle, Washington 98108 (206) 763-xxxx. The
533 local dealer (?) was Shier Sand Portable Computer, 6206 NE Broadway,
534 Portland, OR 97213, 287-xxxx. The beast was made by STM Electronics Corp.,
535 525 Middlefield Rd.,Suite 130, Menlo Park, CA 94025, (415) 326-xxxx.
536 Given the state of the industry, I wouldn't be surprised if all of the
537 above no longer exist. But you can try. I have 3 pages of dealers and
538 distributors for the beast if you're interested. Some of the distributors
539 still exist I know because we deal with them at U.S. Digital. They
540 include Microamerica, Bill Kist & Assoc., Excel Dist., and Kaltronics Dist.
541 In Seattle the dealers were Compu-lab, and Byte Shop. Hope this helps.
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544 hello just thought I'd leave this
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546 that was sure considerate of you
547 is this thing working? I need help.
548 ZORPHON. I mean --- ZORPHON, ZORPHON, ZORPHON. The greatest video game yet for t
549 the Commodore 64. I'm hooked. I have to quit now so I can play more. ZORPHON, I
550
551 Mean ZORPHON,ZORPHON,ZORPHON.
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553 L'homme: It was nice to meet you, and know who you were.When we were in
554 M.R. Grices office i had no idea that it was you siting accross from me.
555 Guardian:I hope i didn't get into H.A.R.M.'s way at pc&s tooday.(excuse
556 the pun.)
557
558 ASp
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560 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
561 Greatings for Mad Max and Themnax of
562 Lananara! The modem works! We are
563 calling in from the NEC. Lananara
564 Embassy back online. A toast to a
565 rubber band. (don't ask). Also,
566 the Guru of Bliss lives...
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568 and
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570
571
572 Altogether an ineresting experience. Pizza and Flick. You may notice that
573 there is a lack of a boarder, tis as I intended it to be. The reason being
574 that I was "beside myself" as to just who I was during the ocassion.
575 Perhaps I shall let it rest at KOSTA, and if that will not suffice,
576 "Go see Cal, go see Cal, go see Cal!" KOSTA
577 Such a liaison may be possible again in the month of fools... KOSTA
578 -Remaining afterwards was something I should have seen, and predicted.
579 As it turned out, all that was to be said was, "So, I'll see you again
580 sometime? Sorry I can't stick around, [Logan and] I [are] going to go for
581 a ride on his motorcycle. Bye."
582
583 "Oh...."
584 I suppose that an hour is not too long to wait before I may leave... KOSTA
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