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254 lines
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CBBS(R) 4.0.0c
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02/10/89 23:27:46
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Y/N: want CBBS "1st time user" info?^U
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?^U
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?^U
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?n;ward;christensen;odraw;;fullc;piss
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Logging name to disk...
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You are caller 202574; next msg =41322; 473 active msgs.
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Prev. call 02/09/89 @ 06:14, next msg was 41311
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Recording logon for next time.
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Use FULL? to check assignments
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?^U
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?xxxxx
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"Mine" command checking fo
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>Funct)og:?^U
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?type log
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02/09/89,06:21:29,202523,X,WARD CHRISTENSEN,,6
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02/09/89,06:38:08,202524,1,MICHAEL MCDANIEL,,6
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02/09/89,06:49:44,202525,1,JIM FLANAGAN,,2
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02/09/89,07:05:26,202526,2,DENNIS STAHL,,1
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type log
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02/09/89,06:21:29,202523,X,WARD CHRISTENSEN,,6
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02/09/89,06:38:08,202524,1,MICHAEL MCDANIEL,,6
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02/09/89,06:49:44,202525,1,JIM FLANAGAN,,2
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02/09/89,07:05:26,202526,2,DENNIS STAHL,,1
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02/09/89,07:33:44,202527,2,KEN STRITZEL,,8
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02/09/89,09:08:28,202528,2,GARY ELFRING,,4
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02/09/89,09:17:10,202529,3,DAVE MCIL,,5
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02/09/89,09:24:12,202530,3,D M,,
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02/09/89,09:44:08,202531,3,DAVE MC,,5
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02/09/89,10:16:41,202532,3,DAVE MC,,
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>Help: 16,
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02/09/89,11:57:06,202533,2,LISA SCHROYER,Des Plaines,4
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02/09/89,13:33:08,202534,1,ANDY SHAPIRO,,4
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02/09/89,14:07:13,202535,1,JOHN MUNDT,,3
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02/09/89,14:13:01,202536,2,JIM POLOUS,,
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02/09/89,14:25:34,202537,1,MIKE KAVADIAS,,5
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02/09/89,15:30:24,202538,2,MARTY LINGG,,0
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02/09/89,16:03:00,202539,2,RICHARD HINTON,,4
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02/09/89,16:28:16,202540,2,BOB DEMMING,MONROEE AL,
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02/09/89,17:31:20,202541,1,BILL NEWBY,,4
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02/09/89,18:20:10,202542,1,LUIS ALBARACIN,,1
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02/09/89,18:53:00,202543,1,CHRIS BYCZEK,,6
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02/09/89,19:14:07,202544,1,JEANNE NORRIS,Naperville,
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02/09/89,19:33:08,202545,1,DON PIVEN,,2
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02/09/89,21:08:34,202546,1,KENT PREMO,Lombard/ IL,8
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02/09/89,21:23:50,202547,1,RICHARD GOZDAL,,2
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02/09/89,22:49:12,202548,1,ROY PLUM,,
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E#41312,
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E#41313,21
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02/10/89,00:39:13,202549,1,MIKE PROTOFANOUSIS,Glenview/Il.,4
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02/10/89,02:52:23,202550,2,ERIC BOHLMAN,,
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E#41314,9
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02/10/89,05:03:39,202551,2,JERRY OLSEN,,
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E#41315,11
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02/10/89,05:39:50,202552,2,PETE JONES,,1
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02/10/89,07:01:19,202553,2,DENNIS STAHL,,2
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02/10/89,09:08:29,202554,2,JIM POLOUS,,2
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02/10/89,10:11:59,202555,1,DENNIS LEONG,,2
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02/10/89,10:36:49,202556,2,JIM HANNAH,LILBURN/GA,5
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02/10/89,12:27:04,202557,1,RON SMITS,Amsterdam Holland,4
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02/10/89,13:08:13,202558,1,RON SMITS,,
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02/10/89,14:54:02,202559,2,ED FOSTER,,1
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02/10/89,14:59:35,202560,2,MIKE ANDREWS,,4
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]The marketing people at USR swear that they will send you two HST 9600
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modems. I can't guarantee you anythin{!{ but they are gonna
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send a pair of the new 14.4 H{t's when they're available. Just don't
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know when. I'm ytrying to get you some help. but I'm not exactly inb
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in a position of power here. Let's hope they get 'em out soon.
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I know you'll love 'em! See ya at the party.
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MIKE ANDREWS,
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02/10/89,15:24:04,202561,1,ELIE SEIDMAN,,2
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02/10/89,15:49:04,202562,1,RICHARD GOZDAL,,
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E#41316,3
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02/10/89,16:24:00,202563,2,CYRUS PATEL,,
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E#41317,8
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02/10/89,18:25:53,202564,2,JAMES SCHMIDT,,1
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02/10/89,18:55:45,202565,1,RICHARD GOZDAL,,
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E#41318,6
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02/10/89,19:29:01,202566,2,SAM INGRAFFIA,Chcag Il ,3
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02/10/89,19:48:03,202567,1,JOSEPH SKOM,,2
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02/10/89,20:12:17,202568,1,ANDY SHAPIRO,,3
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02/10/89,21:19:37,202569,1,BILL WOLFF,,3
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02/10/89,21:26:20,202570,3,MURRAY ARNOW,,
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E#41319,18
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02/10/89,21:56:51,202571,2,MIKE COOK,,3
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02/10/89,22:22:22,202572,1,BILL WOLFF,,
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E#41320,
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E#41321,4
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02/10/89,22:39:19,202573,3,TONY STARK,,
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02/10/89,23:27:49,202574,2,WARD CHRISTENSEN,,
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>Function:?{or;*;short
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41311 02/09/89 WARD CHRISTENSEN => BILL NEWBY: "REPLY"
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41312 02/09/89 ROY PLUM => ALL: "PREVENTING A VIRUS INFECTION?"
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41313 02/09/89 ROY PLUM => ALL: "TIFF FILE FORMAT"
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41314 02/10/89 ERIC BOHLMAN => ROY PLUM: "R/PREVENTING A VIRUS INFECTION"
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41315 02/10/89 JERRY OLSEN => ROY PLUM: "R/PREVENTING A VIRUS INFECTION"
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41316 02/10/89 RICHARD GOZDAL => ALL: "DISK MAILERS"
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41317 02/10/89 CYRUS PATEL => ALL: "IBM SYSTEM/23"
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41318 02/10/89 RICHARD GOZDAL => ALL: "LIKE PALMISTRY?"
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41319 02/10/89 MURRAY ARNOW => RICHARD GOZDAL: "R/COPYRIGHT FORMS"
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41320 02/10/89 BILL WOLFF => ALL: "VIRUS PROBLEM SOLVED?"
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41321 02/10/89 BILL WOLFF => RICHARD GOZDAL: "R/DISK MAILERS"
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- End of summary -
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Retrieving flagged msgs: C skips, K aborts.
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Msg 41311 is 04 line(s) on 02/09/89 from WARD CHRISTENSEN
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to BILL NEWBY re: REPLY
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Please type the W command and review the welcome;
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Please type the B command and review the bulletins.
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If the words "CBBS is a MESSAGE-ONLY system" isn't enough, type:
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help download
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Msg 41312 is 09 line(s) on 02/09/89 from ROY PLUM
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to ALL re: PREVENTING A VIRUS INFECTION?
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I have a question about computer viruses. If I accept a disk containing
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data only, or data and programs but only read/copy the data files,
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taht was written to the disk by a computer system that may have been i
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infected, am I safe from infection as long as I don't run any programs f
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from the disk? Are infected data files contagious? I can't imagine
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how it might be done, but I'd like to be sure. Will a contaminated
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floppy be sterilized if reformated on a clean system? Or should posibly
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infected floppies be discarded. I send data files on floppy to other
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systems, and I'm concerned about the possibilty of catching something.
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Msg 41313 is 02 line(s) on 02/09/89 from ROY PLUM
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to ALL re: TIFF FILE FORMAT
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Does anyone know where I can get documentation for the Tagged Image File
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format (.TIF)
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Msg 41314 is 21 line(s) on 02/10/89 from ERIC BOHLMAN
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to ROY PLUM re: R/PREVENTING A VIRUS INFECTION
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Data files alone should not pose a problem, contrary to what the mass media
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may say. However, there could be a case where what looks like a data file
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is actually a program file which some other program from the same source
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renames and then executes; a "two-part" trojan. Normal care should prevent
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this, however.
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If you reformat a diskette, it won't contain any files, so it will be safe.
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Note that nowadays, a virus is the first thing people think of if anything
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goes wrong with their hard disk. Most such problems are due to other
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causes, and most authors of malicious programs can't resist putting
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in "gotcha" messages that display when the damage is done. The best
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protection is to remember "if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is."
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The mass-media reports say that anyone can get hit randomly, but the case
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histories they present tell a different story. My favorite was the $1.50
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far-eastern pirate copies of Lotus thmK)?z6w&_h&U|Q+C=riaLOo0;D]3kvA'`oX 'dYX2 rqqRi@BA1XfK!12uS*7"X: soBbFY^Vthing.
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There is one thing to be aware of regarding data files: if you have an
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ARC file of unknown origin, list its contents before unARCing it. If
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it contains COMMAND.COM, AUTOEXEC.BAT or something like that, be very
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careful. In fact, be very careful if you're unARCing something and it asks
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you if you want to replace a file; don't blindly say "yes."
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Msg 41315 is 08 line(s) on 02/10/89 from JERRY OLSEN
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to ROY PLUM re: R/PREVENTING A VIRUS INFECTION
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It may be quite obvious to you, but to round out Eric's good comments,
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you of course should ensure that you never use a suspect disk in your
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<boot> drive. The COMMAND.COM and other system files on that disk could
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conceivably be doctored. Using simple, built-in commands (e.g., COPY)
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invoke the system files. So just ensure you're booting, and invoking
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system programs/functions from <another> drive.It's all to easy
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to become paranoid about the virus problem, but then again <reasonable>
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and easily followed precautions would be prudent to follow. Regards.
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Msg 41316 is 01 line(s) on 02/10/89 from RICHARD GOZDAL
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to ALL re: DISK MAILERS
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Does anyone know where I can get a couple hundred disk mailers CHEAP?
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Msg 41317 is 09 line(s) on 02/10/89 from CYRUS PATEL
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to ALL re: IBM SYSTEM/23
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Does anyone out there have any info/programs (pd) for an IBM System/23
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system with a 8" drive, and a hard disk (20 meg??)? I just got one a
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couple of weeks ago with manuals, but the only software was build
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in BASIC (yeach!), a word processing program (i ain't a secretary),
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and a package called BRAD(s) (can't remember what it stands for now).
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If you have any info. I'd appreciate a reply on either this board,
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or The Programming House BBS (312) 386-9271.
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Cyrus
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Msg 41318 is 14 line(s) on 02/10/89 from RICHARD GOZDAL
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to ALL re: LIKE PALMISTRY?
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I am looking for a reputable person who would like to get a copy of
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my new program for running it and commenting on it ease (or not
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so easy) of use.
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It is PALMISTRY FOR ALL. A palmistry "report writer". Requires:
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EGA, 640K, a hard drive, printer. It is 4 360K disks, plenty of
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drawings and I am finishing up the instructions (should not be
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needed though).
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Sat-Sun 7 AM to 2:30 PM 794-5572
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4 PM to 9 PM 775-2593
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You don't have to know a thing about palm reading to run this.
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It is intended for novices. Need a SERIOUS person interested
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so as to make comments on any problem in understanding it. I
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might have to add a few more tips in the docs, like where I
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used abbreviations on the menus.
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Msg 41319 is 06 line(s) on 02/10/89 from MURRAY ARNOW
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to RICHARD GOZDAL re: R/COPYRIGHT FORMS
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Let me add a little info on software copyrights. I strongly recommend the book
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How To Copyright Software by M.J. Salone (Nolo Press). Its loaded with examples
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on how to fill out the copyright form, as well as, how to submit copies of the
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software with the form. Incidently, I too was amazed at receiving the forms
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the next day after phoning the Federal Information Service. I also agree the
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$10 dollar fee for copyrights is well worth it.
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Msg 41320 is 20 line(s) on 02/10/89 from BILL WOLFF
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to ALL re: VIRUS PROBLEM SOLVED?
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I was working in Milwaukee a couple of weeks ago and the customer was
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listening to a radio program on computer viruses. Not once did the a8AIQ5R|say anything about putting on a write-protect tab on the boot disk. Many
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people called in and asked what the government or universities can do
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about viruses? He just said things like stay away from PD stuff, etc. I
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really wanted to call in and tell him that he overlooked something.
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Commodore 8-bit computers are virus proof. How is that? They use a ROM
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that can't be written on. Operating system is there by turning on the
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power. What about getting a newer OS? Well the DOS cost about sixteen
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dollars and the ROM is on a socket. No, I am not saying we should all buy
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8-bit Commodores or Tandy ROM MS-DOS V2.11 computer, but perhaps new
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computer makers may look at this as a super selling point. And if anyone
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is listening out there? I would like to see a CPU that is programmable
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that it can be programmed to be many different CPU's. Then we would have a
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generic computer hopefully capable of running almost any software known. I
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know, all you smart ones out there would notice that video formats, ports,
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mice, colors would prevent most of it to work. But let's work on that when
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it comes. Oh by the way, it maybe possible to write a virus for a
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Commodore, but it would be very hard to hide it and it would most likely
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not be saved to disk and so would die.
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Msg 41321 is 05 line(s) on 02/10/89 from BILL WOLFF
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to RICHARD GOZDAL re: R/DISK MAILERS
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Yes, look up Calumet Carton Co. in South Holland. The disk mailer is
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called Stayflats. I don't have the number or price, but I have bought one
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at a time in Milwaukee at 50 cents each. So I know you can buy them allot
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cheaper than that. I am considering getting 20 or so, perhaps you can
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order 20 more than you need and cut me a deal?
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dup. chars.
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>Function:? |