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1 If you are in need of help, you need but ask....
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2 ************************* INSTALLED: 5 AUG 86 **********************
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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
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6 PLACED ON THIS SYSTEM.
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7 BWMS was created as an electronic bill board. BWMS is a privately 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. As the system is
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10 privately owned, I retain the right to remove any and all messages which
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11 I may find offensive. Because of the limited size of the system, it will be
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12 periodically purged of messages. (only 629 lines of data can be saved)
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13 to leave a message, type 'ENTER' and use ctrl/C or break to get out of the
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14 ENTER mode. The message is automatically stored. If after entering the
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15 message you find you made a mistake, use the replace command to replace
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16 the line. To exit from the system, type 'OFF' then hang up.
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17 type 'HELP' to see other commands that are available on the system.
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18 ***********************************************************
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19
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20 ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZAP!
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21 Should I say it?
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22 ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZoom...
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23 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
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24 AH, SO CLOSE, YET SO FAR....
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25 TO ALL WHO PREACH ABOUT THE GREATNESS OF THE GOOD OLE DAYS, HERES MY PERSONAL
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26 PERSPECTIVE:
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27 I HAVE HAD A MODEM FOR 3 YEARS. MY FIRST MODEM WAS A C-64 MODEM, AND NOW I
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28 AM USING AN ATARI SYSTEM. I HAVE PROB
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29 BEEN MODEMING FOR A BIT LONGER THAN SOME OF YOU, BUT WHO REALLY CARES. MY
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30 MEMORIES OF YOUR GOOD OLE DAYS ARE NOT SO NOSTALGIC. IT SEEMS THAT ALL THAT
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31 YOU ARE SEEKING IN A SYSTEM, SUCH AS BACKWATER, IS TO KEEP A RELATIVELY
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32 SMALL GROUP OF FRIENDS TOGETHER. INSTEAD OF WELCOMING NEW USERS, YOU PROD
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33 THEM BY CALLING THEM NAMES, SUCH AS "TWIT". BIG DEAL, HOLY MEN. ITS NOT GONNA
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34 MATTER TO ME MUCH IF BWMS GOES DOWN. OR ANY GIVEN BOARD. BW HAS CONSTANTLY
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35 SHOWN ME LITTLE REASON TO STAY AND CONTINUE TO LOG IN EACH AND EVERY (OR EVERY
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36 OTHER) DAY. THINGS HAVE BEEN SLOW LATELY. OK, THIS IS LIFE. BUT PLEASE DONT
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37 PRETEND LIKE THE PAST WAS SO GREAT. IT WAS RELATIVELY THE SAME AS TODAY.
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38 THINK: CHILDREN LIVE IN "TODAY", THE PRESENT
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39 ADULTS LIVE IN THE FUTURE
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40 THE OLD LIVE IN THE PAST...
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41 IM TRYING TO SAY, THE PRESENT IS ALL THAT MATTERS! IF YOU BLOW IT NOW, THERE
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42 WILL BE NO BW TOMORROW.....
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43 TED SALLIS, THE SWAMP THING.....
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45 =+-+==+-+==+-+==+-+==+-+==+-+==+-+==+-+==+-+==+-+==+-+==+-+==+-+==+-+==+-+==+-+=
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46
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47 <<->><<->><<->><<->><<->><<->><<->><<->><<->><<->><<->><<->><<->>
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48 There is chaos and there is nothing. There is no light,
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49 there is not even the concept of light. Reality is
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50 disintegrating. The very fabric of existance collapsing in on
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51 itself. Life itself grown in complexity, one with the cosmic all,
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52 infinate knowledge and nothing. No knowledge of self, no self to
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53 have knowledge of, only the feeling of fullfilment, all
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54 encompassing, completeness, peace and serenity. Feelings of loss,
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55 death, decay, a forever perception disinegrating, disapating into
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56 nothing, the end of everything... and the beginning.
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57 <<->><<->><<->><<->><<->><<->><<->><<->><<->><<->><<->><<->><<->>
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58 Yeah, I noticed that too.
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59
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60 How about listing other bbs numbers on this system ----- &
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61 7e17e17e17e17e17e17e17e17e17e17e17e17e17e17e17e17e17e17e17e17e17e17e17e17e17e1
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62
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63 The Nevada landscape spread out like a giant hand laid flat upon some
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64 plain. Hills like knuckles rose in the distance, and a speeding car threw up
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65 a small cloud of dust along the palm. The car flew straight across the
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66 desert. The thin line of blacktop it followed the only thing that appeared
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67 man-made on the sun-drenched tableau.
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68 From the car's viewpoint, the knuckle-hills were the only relief to the
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69 otherwise flatness this part of Nevada offered. Miles and miles of empty
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70 spaces.
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71 But looks can be deceiving, and Parity knew this to be true. They were
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72 only two hours out of Vegas, heading for a place he had not seen in many years.
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73 But the destination held fond memories of friendship and security, and that
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74 was enough to push Parity's foot further down on the accelerator.
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75 Fellows had seen better days. Even with the compound bandage Parity had
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76 fixed outside of town after the escape from the hotel parking lot, blood
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77 seeped through, staining the car's cloth seatcover. Parity realized that any
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78 place equipped to give medical help was also equipped to call the police. From
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79 the car's radio Parity knew that the Westward Ho explosion was the talk of
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80 the town, and the number-one unsolved crime on the law enforcement books.
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81 He had one alternative. Four years back on another mission in the area,
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82 an injured Parity had stumbled onto a farm house out in the middle of that not-
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83 so-popular place called nowhere. Barely able to stand, Parity had crawled to
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84 the door, and collapsed against it. The next thing he remembered was lying
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85 in bed, discovering his wounds expertly dressed, and hearing soft country music
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86 playing in the background. The occupants of the house turned out to be a
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87 retired doctor and his wife, who after years of living in the city had
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88 decided, with more than a little trepidation, to live in the country. Their
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89 approximate three-hour normal drive to Vegas was the one compromise they made
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90 to getting back to their roots.
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91 Doctor Buchan, and his wife, Ionna, took care of Parity for one week, until
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92 he had enough strength to stand the ride back to the airport in the doctor's
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93 old Cadillac. Parity never forgot them, and they had said to be sure and
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94 drop in again sometime. Agent Parity was about to take them up on their offer.
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95 The scenery of Parity's drive with Fellows unconscious in the passenger
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96 seat blended into that of Buchan's drive with Parity four years ago. Parity
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97 remembered what he and the doctor had said during the trip.
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98 "Son, I won't ask you what you do for a living or what you were doing in
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99 the desert on foot half-dead. But I've seen wounds like the one's you have,
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100 and I know how people get them. You aren't a Fuller-brush salesman on a long-
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101 distance call." The doctor thought humor was one of the best medicines, and
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102 rightly so.
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103 "Then you probably also know I can't really tell you what I do, even if
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104 you did ask. I appreciate your not asking too many questions. I realize it
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105 is not every day a bleeding stranger comes up to your door."
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106 "No, Ionna and I don't get many visitors. Our monthly trip to stockpile
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107 the cupboard is just about the exposure we get to people anymore. I'm too
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108 old to live completely off the land, besides this land isn't worth a hoot-
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109 in-Hell for growing anyway." As Buchan said this, his friendly eyes turned
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110 to Parity and he smiled. "We came out here to get away. I think you did too."
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111
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112 The road changed consistency, from blacktop to older cracking pavement.
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113 Parity remembered when the road had changed the other way before, and knew
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114 he was only a few more minutes to the house. He looked at Fellows, whose
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115 head lay back between the head rest of the seat and the window. A slight
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116 rise and fall of Fellows' chest told Parity his friend was still alive. But
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117 the rise and fall was not regular, and Parity knew he didn't have much time.
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118 As the car drew closer to the doctor's old homestead, a multitude of
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119 worries flashed through Parity's mind. What if they were gone? What if they
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120 had given up their place and moved back to the city. What if the doctor isn't
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121 up to taking care of Fellows? There were so many questions that Parity had
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122 not had the time to ask. He started to worry. His hands clenched the steering
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123 wheel even tighter. 'Almost there.' he said to himself.
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126
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127 *************************************
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128 * *
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129 * Call the Road House BBS *
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130 * *
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131 * (503)286-xxxx *
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132 * 300/1200/2400 *
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133 *8 data bites, No parity, 1 stop bit*
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134 * *
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135 * Open 24 hrs a Day *
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136 * 1.2mgb of disk space *
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137 * *
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138 * The only Portland Area Mac Board *
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139 * devoted to the Macintosh! *
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140 * *
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141 * 'ey Mate give us a rin' *
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142 * *
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143 *************************************
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144 .
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145 Boards devoted to Advanced Dungeons
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146 andDragons, BattleTech, programming,
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147 and many others.
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148 Two download sections with many
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149 games and programs. If ya' don't see
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150 something, ask for it.
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151 If you have a Mac and a Modem this is
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152 the place to call.
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153 .
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154 'ey Mate give us a rin'
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155 Who really gives a &%$&%%(&# about D&D!!!!!!!!!!!
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156
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157 *****
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158 *Triple Five*
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159 Was Here! *
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160 *************
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162
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163 *************
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164 *Triple Five*
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165 * Was Here! *
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166 *************
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167
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168
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169 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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170
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171 S P E C I A L N O T I C E
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172 ----------------------------
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173 August 3, 1986
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174 ----------------------------
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175
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176 Bit Bucket BBS is now officially OFFLINE. The 'bbs' and 'bucket' logins will
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177 no longer function, as of 11:00 AM on 03-AUG-86. Notification will remain
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178 online through 31-AUG-86, at which time the 'bbs' login on this system will be
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179 removed. Please spread word to other BBSs that Bit Bucket is no more!
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180 ################################################################################
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181
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182 Excerp from Current Bit Bucket Logon
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183
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184 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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185
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186 GAWD! YOU'D THINK AFTER TRYING TO GET IN HERE ALL DAY ONLY TO FIND IT BUSY,
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187 THERE'D BE SOME MORE INTERESTING STUFF THAN A STORY AND YET ANOTHER BIT BUCKET
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188 EXCERPT!
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189
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190 ____08/06/86__________________JD 2446649.6618_________20:53:12_PDT_________
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191 NKNKNKNKKKNKNKNKNKNKNKNKNKNKNKNKNKNKNKNKNKNKNKNKNKNKNKNKNKNKNKN
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192 LEONARD, GIVE ME A CALL, NEED THE PRINTER OP-MANUAL ASAP. ... JIM ...
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193 NKNKNKNKNKNKNKNKNKNKNKNKNKNKNKNKNKNKNKNKNKNKNKNKNKNKNKNKNKNNKNKNKNKKN
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194 c
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196
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197 Gentlemen,
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198 I just got off the phone with Mark. He claims he might be
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199 persuaded to come to town....provided ( to use his terms ) there were
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200 sufficient " Lambs ". I told him I would pass the word...and because of
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201 such short notice...I was unsure that we would have a quorum....
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202 So riskers ...diplomats all...is it....Yea or Nay.
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203 Saturday night same time same place...
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204
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205 ::::::Alex::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
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206
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207 NAY!!!!!! Risk is bad. Forget it.
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208 7e1: Knuckle-hills? Oh, please...
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209
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210 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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211 FTU: I had wondered about that piece of mail. 'Tis a wonder I was able to
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212 read it, so little I know of UN*X, mail, uucp...
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213 +++ Shifting into infrequent lurk mode, Milch. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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214 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
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215 CONCERNING THE BIT BUCKET:
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216 AND GOOD RIDDANCE I SAY. THE SYSOP WAS A STRICT S.O.B., THE MAJORITY OF THE
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217 USERS WERE STUFF-SHIRT BROWN SHIRTS, AND THE SOFTWARE WAS SLOW AND OUTDATED.
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218 HARDWARE TOO. I SHANT MISS IT A BIT..
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219 THE SWAMP THING
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221 Shifting into Barf mode...
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223 I would hardly consider a multi-user Tektronix Unix workstation with
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224 80 megs of hard disk storage 'outdated hardware.' But then, you're only
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225 here to stir up a fight...right?
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226 The Defender Thing
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227
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228 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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229 I think 'The Defender Thing' was right about the drivel posted about
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230 me by 'The Swamp Thing' (what an appropriate monker!)--he does seem only
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231 to be interested in starting a fight. In any case, I truly do not care
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232 what Swamp Thing cares concerning whether Bit Bucket was slow, outdated,
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233 or whatever. That is "it's" privilege. However, the reference that I
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234 am a "S.O.B." is something that sticks with me, and this, I resent.
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235 It's types such as this that really make me glad that I took the system
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236 down when it did. I wouldn't want the stench of such beasts to cause
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237 .
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238 .END
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239 Hey, don't worry. Anyone who pays money out of pocket four years to provide
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240 a service for many people can't be all that bad. I think I'm not the only
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241 one here who understands that.
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242
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243 %*@#_)%*@_)#%*_)!%*!_)%(*_)#@+(%*#@+^_@)*^_)$*^_)#$_#)*&_)*@#_)*%@#_)*%@_)*^
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244 Alex: Lambs? The Pro from Dover will do better next time. Short Notice? There
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245 is no such thing. I'll make some calls. I have a new person who is interested
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246 in coming. He hasn't played risk much but he is experienced at war games. I'll
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247 explain later. Riskers? Are you out there?
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248 7e1: Watch the knuckle-head references, will you? People might get the
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249 impression you are playing on words again.
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250 Milch: As someone who has mastered the far-reaching intricate nature of C64
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251 operating systems, I am sure you can get the feel of little old unix. It isn't
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252 that tough - there has been a lot of bad press from neophytes - and neophytes
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253 sell Inforworlds.
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254 &%&#@(&%#@&%@_#)&^@%&!_)%&!_& L'homme sans Parity &%)#@(&%)(&%!_%_)!*%_#!&%%@#
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255 PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP
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256 FLAMES TO UNIX!
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257 FLAMES TO /ETC/PASSWD.
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258
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259 -FTU-
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260
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263
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264 WHAT A BUNCH OF CHILDISH CHATTER!!
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266
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267 *************
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268 *Triple Five*
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269 * Was Here! *
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270 *************
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275 ____08/07/86__________________JD 2446650.5221_________17:31:55_PDT_________
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276 .-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.LurkusModius.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.Emu
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277 I'm look for a Texas Instruments Professional Computer users group
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278 If you know of one leave a message for peanut
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279
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280 ........................................,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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281 {+|+} <281> 860807^2208 !
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285 PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPHIL
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286
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287 See the lonely man there on the corner.
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288 What he's waiting for, I don't know.
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289 But he waits, every day now.
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290 He's juat waiting for that something to show.
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293 -Phil
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296 PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPHIL
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297
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299 00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
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300 Something cold hit my forhead. And again. Coughing, I opened my eyes.
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301 I was met witha veiw of green walls and a white ceiling. I felt tired and
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302 weak. I wanted to go back to sleep, but the constant dripping on my
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303 forhead wouldn't allow it. I tried to get up. At first my body wouldn't
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304 respond, then I realized that my arms were tied. With that came the memory
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305 of how I got here.
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306 A robot, an android had drugged me and now I was laying in my own
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307 bath tub tied up. The dripping water had been a help though, it lossened
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308 the cloth bindings about my arms. With a little difficulty I was able to
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309 break free.
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310 Grasping the shower door for support, I climbed out of the tub. I
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311 felt very week, but I had to get out of there. Stumbling towards the door,
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312 I held on to it. My vistor appeared to be gone. The front door was open,
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313 letting the warm outside air inside. I moved to go close the door.
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314 Halfway there I slipped and fell. Oil... fine machine oil. It
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315 appeared the android had a leak in it's lubrication system. Picking
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316 myself up I closed the door.
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317 My computer! Avoiding the oil slick, I headed back to the living
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318 room. The CD drive was gone, as was the computer. A rather large amount of
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319 oil stained the rug where I kept the computer. On impulse, I went to the
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320 closet where I kept sveral cans of motor oil... sure enough, they were
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321 gone.
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322 Going back into the living room, I looked at the desk where I had
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323 kept my computer. A glint of metal on the floor caught my eye. A cuff-
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324 link? It was in the shape of a cog, and had the inscription IM5.
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325 00000000000000000 8-7-86 21:48 000000000 Rupes Dern 0000000000000000000000
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326 Rupes Dern: What ever happened to rescuing fair maidens? Somehow, the rescue
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327 of a fair computer pales by comparison. Who knows? This is the 80's.
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328 We have ERA, gay-rights and I guess you can rescue a computer if you want to.
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329 But *what* would you do with it once you had it? Call Backwater?
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330 I can think of more interesting things to do with maidens than modeming
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331 BWMS.
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332 \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\Huea Trang Choi Dang Truen Hung Nguyen
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333
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334 NOW IS THAT A MOUTHFUL OR WHAT?
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335
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336 what.
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337
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338 Rupes Dern? anagrammatically Super Nerd? How incredibly Euct.
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339
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340 PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP
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341 +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-
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342
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343 You know,
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344 It seems to me that no matter what anyone does on this system
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345 someone must complain. Let it be a debate, story (cheap or well weathered),
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346 comment, marker, or even an excerpt someone finds a way or a reason to bitch.
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347 Why don't these people do one thing -- TAKE SOME ADVICE OF MINE!!! --
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348 Do one of two things, first, SHUT UP!!!!!!! Or second, make some grown-up
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349 logical suggestions as to what they think BWMS is to be used for. Once you've
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350 completed the second suggestion why not try out the first?!!!! Come on folks
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351 lets all grow up!!!!
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352
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353 BAC...
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355 +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-
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356
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357 What ever happened to the good old days on Backwater? Are the days of desent
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358 modeming gone for good?
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359
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360 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%Bobby%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
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361
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362 =+-+==+-+==+-+==+-+==+-+==+-+==+-+==+-+==+-+==+-+==+-+==+-+==+-+==+-+==+-+==+-+=
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363 Awwww.. WHY DON'T YOU
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364 GO CRY IN SOMEBODY ELSES
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365 -- DUCK SOUP!! --
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366
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367
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368 *************
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369 *Triple Five*
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370 * Was Here! *
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371 *************
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372
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373 =+-+==+-+==+-+==+-+==+-+==+-+==+-+==+-+==+-+==+-+==+-+==+-+==+-+==+-+==+-+==+-+=
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374
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375 Milch: no PorSFiS tomorrow. Most members are attending CON IV at the Nyberg Inn
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376 in Tualitin.
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377 There won't be a meeting on the 23rd either. That's the PorSFiS picnic.
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378 ____08/08/86__________Leonard_JD 2446651.5718_________18:43:25_PDT_________
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379 .-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-
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380 ZXCXCZXCZXCZXCZXCZXCZXCZXCZXCZXCZXCZXZZXCZXCZXCZXCZXCZXZZXCZXCZXCZXCZXZZXCZXCZXC
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381 Well, how can I leave an invitation likethe above alone?
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382 I'll tell you whasat Backwater means to me; even if you don't want to know.
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383
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384 I was intent on shootinga recently completed story through the lines, but after
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385 reading what I have, I feel compled to
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386 put my cents in.
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387 All, and I mean ALL, of my life, I have wanted nothing more than to write.
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388 No riches, fans, or concubines did I pursue, only that one day someone should
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389 see my by-line and say, 'Now, I think
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390 this guy can write something worth
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391 reading!'. That's it. To the letter.
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392
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393 It was Hemmingway who said, 'To be a
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394 writer, one must write'. It may sound
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395 simple, but the implications go deep, though that's only in the meaning to the
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396 reader. I find it hard to focus all of the ideas I have into a beam of thought,
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397 and that is what plauges me. For lack of a horse...
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398
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399 I call Backwater to sharpen my senses. No drug effects me like a 'good' call to
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400 Backwater. A cold numbs my chest and slows my respiration. An awareness
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401 encompasses me. My jumbled ideas are grouped and I can, when dropping carrier,
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402 begin to write. Not expirament or test;really write! I have no explination
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403 for this, and want none. It may be thatone day Backwater will no longer effect
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404 me in this manner. If it goes down, that will surely be the case.
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405
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406 I've used up my space. Please ignore these ramblings.
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407
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408 Dedicated - PEN NAME
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409 ZXCZXCZXCZXCZXCZXCZXCZXCZXCZXCZXCZXCZXCZXCZXCZXCZXCZXCZXCZXCZXCZXCZXCZXCZXCZXCZX
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410 $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
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411
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412 Emu: Can we talk? I think you know how to find me.
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413
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414 Miss Nomer
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415 $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
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416 .-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.
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417 Miss Nomer: I guess we do know someone in common. I'll see what I
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418 can do about getting your phone number, or you could get mine
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419 thru the same source? I'm not working next week, so don't try there.
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420 .-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.Emu
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421 Comxing soonx to xa screexn near you: Smudge the Ottoman!
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422
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423 THORTHORTHORTHORTHORTHORTHORTHORTHORTHORTHORTHORTHORTHORTHORTHORTHORTHORTHOR
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424 It had been many months since THOR's last visit to the INN and as he settled
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425 his square frame down upon a chair near the hub of the visitors he overheard
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426 one of the visitors speak of the loss of another of THOR's favorite resting
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427 spots. The Bit Bucket gone? How could this be THOR thought to himself.
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428 So many friends and even some worthy foes had been met at that fine place.
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429 THOR thought of the wonderful and colorful tales and stores told by the
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430 visitors he had met there and his heart felt heavy in his great chest. This was
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431 indeed a sad day for such a place was hard to find where friends can exchange
|
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432 views and ideas. Tales of Wizards, Trolls and warriors. Even a cookie eater or
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433 two. Men and women shared their thoughts with not only each other but with the
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434 youthful visitors who were sometimes novice in their methods and words.
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435 The terrible battle scars upon THOR's mighty frame began to ache and he hurt
|
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436 inside and out for the loss of a place to see and hear about life on this
|
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437 world of poets and writers.
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438 THOR ordered a large ale to toast the absence of BIT BUCKET and while waiting
|
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439 for the beer keeper, set out his pipe to smoke a blend of turkish tobacco he
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440 had been saving for his visit to their Inn. As the flame touched the shredded
|
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441 tobacco it began to sparkle and snap wand THOR made a wish upon this lucky
|
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442 sign that the BIT BUCKET would not forever be absent.
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443 THORTHORTHORTHORTHORTHORTHORTHORTHORTHORTHORTHORTHORTHORTHORTHORTHORTHORTHOR
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444 BOREDOM-BORDER
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445 That aboveformentioned Tek UNIX workstation was dropped by Tek from it's
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446 product line. I think there may have been a reason for this, like speed,
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447 crappy Kernel implementation and a host of other problems. As for me and
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448 the Bucket, I was kicked off of said BBS after staying on one night for
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449 20 extra minutes. I don't know about you folks, but I consider this extream.
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450 So yes, this could be considered a quip from a random name, but the random
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451 name comes from having known what happens when a known name says something
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452 bad about something everyone else is greaving over.
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453 BOREDOM-BORDER [r6 /extream/pristine correctness]
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454 PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP
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455 ===============================================================================
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456
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457 Too bad the above comments are incorrect in their assumptions about the reasons for the demise of Tek Graphic
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458 Work Stations. First of all, the Tek 6130 is *not* a discontinued product. You can ask the hundreds of customers
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459 who are using the 6130 right now. I don't know where you got the idea that Rick's system was an orphan. He put it
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460 together a piece at a time to save costs, not because that was the only way it was available. There is another unix box
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461 in town that is an orphaned Tek product. That is a 6205, not a 6130. There is a difference even though both are based on
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462 the same chip set/future bus. As for kernel implementation, let's see some credentials before you start making such
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463 brash statements. The Kernel is the most important part of unix, and if you think Tek was sloppy with their modification
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464 of the original National Semiconductor kernel, what's your proof? Half-truths and anonymous snide remarks just don't
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465 cut it.
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466 Marketing drives Tektronix, not engineering. This may not be the best way, but it is the way things are done. If you
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467 can't understand the real reasons behind some products going to market and other products not, any discussion about the
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468 success or failure of Tek's CAD/CAM effort is useless.
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469 French Toast
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470 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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471
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472 =+-+==+-+==+-+==+-+==+-+==+-+==+-+==+-+==+-+==+-+==+-+==+-+==+-+==+-+==+-+==+-+=
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473
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474 Hey, you bunch of
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475 weakies why don't you
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476 go cry somewhere, where
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477 I don't have to listen
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478 to you.
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479
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480 *************
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481 *Triple Five*
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482 * Was Here! *
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483 *************
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484
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485
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486 AND HAS SPOKEN!
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487
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488 =+-+==+-+==+-+==+-+==+-+==+-+==+-+==+-+==+-+==+-+==+-+==+-+==+-+==+-+==+-+==+-+=
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489
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490
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491 ============================Ornac has returned!===========================
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492 G2 *
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493 G2 BOMM
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494 .-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-. -=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.
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495
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496 KMA FOR AUTOPATCH
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497
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498 Well, that was a productive session. Hope the rest goes as easily.
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499 VI N<C/R>OFF<C/R> ;-)
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500 ____08/09/86__________Leonard_JD 2446652.5789_________18:53:43_PDT_________
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501 THOR says hello to those who remember.
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502 REMEMBER WHAT?
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503
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504 *************
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505 *Triple Five*
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506 * Was Here! *
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507 *************
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508
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509
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510
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511 Question ???????????????????/
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512 why do cowboys roll up the sides of their hats??????????
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513
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514 answer [[[[[ so they can fit three in a pickup......... boo
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515
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516 off
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517 exit
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518 PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP
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519 /////////////////////////////MC\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
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520 Who let Yellow Donald loose on this system? Am I going to have to blow
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521 up his back yard with some M-100's again? maybe I should go knock on
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522 his door...
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523 have fun cowering in your basement, Donald.
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524 /////////////Triple Five's mortal enemy, MC\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
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525 """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""&""""""""""""""""""""""""""PEN NAME
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526 Nitey-nite!!!
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527 lurkius barfius
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528
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529
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530
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531 >> << >> << >> << >> << >> <<
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532
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533
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534 Well, I tell you what MC.... You come sit outside my house all night
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535 long. You set one foot on my property and your a dead man.
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536
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537 That's all there is to it. No B.S. about it out here......
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538
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539
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540 D.E.M.
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541
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542
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543
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544 Well hello "R F"
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545
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546
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547 *************
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548 *Triple Five*
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549 * Was Here! *
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550 *************
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551
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552
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553
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554
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555 >> << >> << >> << >> << >> <<
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556
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557 555 & 530 . . . . .
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558
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559 /////////////////////////////MC\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
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560 hate to tell you this, whoever you are, but the real Yellow Donald doesn't have
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561 the brains to dial a phone, much less use a terminal. Why do you think he
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562 ent
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563 /////////////////////////////MC\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
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564 Well, Donald, I don't really have to set foot on your property to do anything
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565 about you. I have the equipment to deal with you from any distance I please.
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566 Not to mention I don't have to worry if I DO set foot on your property.
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567 remember, I did that once and you refused to come out. I believe you hid in a
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568 closet and there was a little yellow puddle running out from under the door
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569 made your dad pretty upset. Anyway, that's how you got your name. Do you
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570 remeber that?
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573 Oh wow, friends turning on one another. Sad sight. Pardon me for a moment.
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574 Its Midsummer, and warm outside. There is little chance of a nuclear war, and
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575 you're reasonably healthy. So, barring accidents, or a stupid act on either of
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576 your parts, you are both going to live out this time in your lives. Keep it
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577 pleasant. Don't frustrate yourself with a cold hate.
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578 An attempt at providing advice, from one who has wasted a lot of tears and
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579 tried to hurt his fists on his walls. [FLOURESCENT] [11] [57] [191]
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582 Leonard: I was aware. My Pulsar detailed both days accurately enough...
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583 Oh, I plan to show up to the picnic on the 23rd. I believe it is to be held
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584 in the Hoyt Arbortorium, oui?
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585 +++++tootiredtoeventhinkaboutwriting++++++ Milchar ++ 10 Aug 86, 10:30pm +++++
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588 MC or should I say "R F" are you really the one who called 555 Yellow Donald?
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589 If so tell me where this took place. You know, what type of media did this
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590 act take place on.
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592 Various CH'es Right???
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593
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594 Are you "R F" that has returned??
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595 You Know the term "R F" has two meanings to you. Right???
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599 *************
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600 *Triple Five*
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601 * Was Here! *
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602 *************
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607 No, I ain't "R F". I don't know who that is. Yellow Donald got his name about
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608 three years back when I stood on his front porch and called him out and he
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609 failed to show. All he would do was yell threats through the door. Ever since
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610 then, I, and soon everybody else, called him Yellow Donald. He raised hell
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611 on the CB back then, trying to interrupt everybody's communications as best he
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612 could. His reign of terror ended when I and a few friends made a raid on his
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613 house with BB guns and M-100's. We managed to do some damage and after that
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614 night we hardly heard from him anymore. I think his dad shut him down. Eventually he moved but his new location was too
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615 far out to bother anyone of consequence. And I don't know who this guy pretending to be him is but he does have a
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616 working knowledge of the person in question and how he acts. I just hope he isn't intending to do to backwater what
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617 Yellow Donald did to channel 11.
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623 What is happening?
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624
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625 I don't follow this.
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626
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627 Please explain.
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628
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629 thanks
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