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From the Jason Scott / TEXTFILES.COM Printout Collection
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with text rearrangement and OCR errors.
The printouts are from a collection dating from 1983-1985, and were
generally made on an Epson MX-80 Dot-Matrix printer connected to an
IBM PC-XT. The Bulletin Board Systems and other services were located
throughout the United States, and captured by Jason Scott, who can
attest to their authenticity.
Spelling errors, content and extraneous system information such as
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printouts.
Description: BBS Listings Board Messages, from Utopia BBS (Chicago)
Date: September, 1984
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A>ME: BARNEY BADASS #6
DATE: 09-17-84 032548
MESSAGE TITLE: IT'S ACADEMIC!
YES,IT IS. IT'S ACADEMIC THAT YOU ALL WANT TO GET THROUGH SCHOOL AS EASILY AS
POSSIBLE.(MASOCHISTS NOT INCLUDED) SO....SO,BBS-ER'S..TELL ME,WHERE CAN YOU
FIND A BBS WITH A BOARD DEDICATED TO THE TRADITIONALLY SUFFERING STUDENT?
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GEE,BARNEY,WHERE CAN WE FIND SUCH A MUCH-NEEDED AND ORIGINAL BOARD?
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WELL,BY GUM,I'M GLAD YOU ASKED THAT... WHY,AT THE GLUE BALL,OF COURSE!!!!
THE GLUE BALL
465-HACK
--THE SUBATOMIC THEORY THAT THINKS IT'S A BULLETIN BOARD SYSTEM!!!!!!!!--
IT'S SUB-BOARD 6,THE X-RAY SCAMMER.... SCHOOL HAX,TIPS FROM THE PROS,AND ALL
SORTS OF NEAT STUFF FOR THE STUDENT ABOUND AT THE X-RAY SCAMMER!!!! AS SOON AS
YOU FIND YOUR WAY OUT OF THE MIRAGE,CALL.AND TELL EM'BARNEY SENT YA.
THAT'S 465-HACK. CLASS DISMISSED.
NAME: LITTLE ROCKER #19
DATE: 10/14/84 033142
MESSAGE TITLE: WIZARDS PALACE
OK PEOPLE THE WIZARDS PALACE BBS IS NOW WORKING THE # IS 283-5929 TELL SYSOP
LITTLE ROCKER SENT YOU FOR QUICKER VALIDATION!!!!!
P.S. WATCH FOR THE WIZARDS PALACE II COMING REAL SOON
LATER
LITTLE
ROCKER
NAME: FORD PREFECT #110
DATE: 10/16/84 143939
MESSAGE TITLE: PUBLICATIONS
HIGH AGAIN,
FORD HERE AT THE MIRAGE AND I I WANT TO ASK YOU ALL TO CALL MEGADODO
PUBLICATIONS AT 677 5955 WE HAVE ALL SORTS OF BOARDS BUT AS A NEW USER YOU CANT
SEE THEM. SO APLY FOR A PASSWORD AND WE WILL SEE YA THERE.
LATTER DUDES
FORD
NAME: TAD BERKEY #52
DATE: 10/16/84 154214
MESSAGE TITLE: WHICH MODEM?????
I AM LOOKING INTO BUYING EITHER A WESTR IDGE OR A 1650 AUTOMODEM------I WOULD L
IKE SOME INFO ON EITHER OF THESES IF YO U CAN HELP ME
TAD BERKEY
NAME: RON WILLIAMS #40
DATE: 10+18+84 231106
MESSAGE TITLE: VERY IMPORTANT!!!
HE EVERYONE,
MY NAME IS RON'ROCKIN' WILLIAMS AND I AM VERY PROUD TO BE THE OWNER OF A
COMMODORE 64 COMPUTER. I HOPE YOU ARE ALSO TO OWN ONE TOO. THIS IS OF COURSE
ONLY FOR THOSE WHO ARE THAT LUCKY. WELL ANYWAY I'M POSTING THIS MESSAGE TO TRY
AND CONVINCE MORE PEOPLE TO START CALLING AND POSTING ON C-64 BOARDS. LETS
MAKE C-64 BOARDS JUST AS POPULAR AS THOSE FUCKING APPLES. IF YOU ASK ME ALL
APPLE COMPUTERS HAVE IS JUST A NAME!! SO HOW ABOUT IT....GET OFF YOUR DUMB ASS
AND START CALLING MORE. REMEMBER ONLY YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE. ALSO WHE YOU
CALL OTHER BOARDS BE SURE TO LEAVE THIS BOARDS NUMBER OR ANOTHER C-64'S NUMBER.
`RON'
'85'
REMEMBER...WHERE EVER YOU GO, THERE
YOU ARE.
NAME: ROAD WARRIOR #47
DATE: 10+21+84 145958
MESSAGE TITLE: WESTRIDGE MODEM
SO YOU WANT TO KNOW ABOUT WESTRIDGE HUH WELL I'LL TELL VA. IT'S A FUCKIN GOOD
MODEM WITH ONLY ONE SCREW UP. THE AUTO DIAL SUX. I CAN'T FIND ANY TERM
PROGRAM THAT MAKES THE DAMN THING WORK THE WAY IT SHOULD. SO IF YOU LIKE
DIALING THEN FLIPPING THE SWITCH IT'S COOL, BUT IF U EXPECT IT TO DO THE
DIALING FOR YA, FORGET I T . THE 1650 WOULD BE BEST IF U COULD FIND A PLACE THAT
HAS THE DAMN THINGS IN STOCK.
LATER!
THE ROAD WARRIOR
NAME: JASON FORMAN #33
DATE: 09-15-84 091144
MESSAGE TITLE:0
HI GUYS
NAME: GUISELLE MELENDEZ #11
DATE: 09-15-84 173350
MESSAGE TITLE: GREAT BBS!!
HEY EVERBODY!!!
CALL
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THE
FUNERAL
PARLOR!!
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IT'S
GREAT!!
THE NUMBER IS
***526-6922**
CALL NOW!!!!!
NAME: SEVERIAN DARKSIDE #26
DATE: 09-17-84 211327
MESSAGE TITLE: >>>>NEW MIDLINE<<<<
HEY THERE IS A GREAT NEW MIDLINE AT 357-0082 FROM 11PM TO 7PM.P/W IS 123456
CALL TONITE!!!!
LATER,
SEV___SEV___SEV
NAME: LITTLE ROCKER #19
DATE: 09-14-84 150828
MESSAGE TITLE: C.64 GAMES
NEED NEW GAMES? ME TO LEAVE MESSAGE. I HAVE OVER 200 GAMES 10 SPRINT # 2
COPUSERVE I.D.S WILL TRADE FOR ANYTHING
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---------------------ROCKER------------
NAME THE SERPENT #9
DATE: 09-15-84 031344
MESSAGE TITLE: RE ABOVE MES
PEOPLE SHOULD BE REMINDED THAT INFORMAT ION OF THAT SORT SHOULD NOT BE POSTED
ON THE GENERAL BOARD, YOU KNOW WHAT INFO I AM TALKING ABOUT. I AM PRETTY SURE
I HAVE MADE MYSELF CLEAR. THE TRADING OF INFO IS FINE, AS LONG AS YOU DO IT IN
E-MAIL. HEY RICK, AM I RIGHT ABOUT ALL THIS?
THE SERPENT