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Anarchy inc. ...presents...
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:: Modem Geeks .&. ::
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:: Modem Personallities ::
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:: Written by: The Daredevil ::
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Hello, Daredevil here...
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The purpose of this file is to explain, in humorous terms, the difference
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between "modem geeks" and "modem personallities". I give great credit to the
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authors of 'The Real Pirates Guide', whose excellent and unique writing style
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gave birth to this file.
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Modem Geeks have memorized every peek, poke, and call in the applesoft
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manual. Their manuals are clean, and shiny, from the first day that they were
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bought.
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Modem Personallities have their manuals, but they can't seem to find them
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amist all the confusion in their rooms. They don't need to memorize memory
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locations. They just ask a Modem Geek.
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Modem Geeks use their father's Pet computer, or their own Atari that they
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bought at the flea market for $20. They also can use a vic-20 that was on sale
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at K-Mart.
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Modem Personallities own their own Apple computer, usually a ][, ][+, or a
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//e. Rarely do they log onto boards with a //c, or anything other than an
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Apple.
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Modem Geeks ask (beg) for E-Mail.
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Modem Personallities get E-Mail without asking for it, and consider it a bit
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of a nuisance. They like to talk voice and meet people, without hiding behind
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a keyboard and a carrier tone.
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Modem Geeks wish and dream about having their own bbs up. They only use a
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terminal, and have been asking how to put a bbs up on a terminal for six months
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now.
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Modem personallities either have their own bbs up, are the co-sysop of a bbs,
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or are good friends with the sysop.
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Modem Geeks send in large donations to systems, so they can be socially
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accepted by the masses.
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Modem Personallities have had level nine since the system went up, and groan
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at the idea of a Modem Geek accessing the Elite Section.
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Modem Geeks transfer things from one ae line to another...in the same area
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code.
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Modem Personallities either don't waste time with ae lines, or they call out
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of state anyway. There's too many Modem Geeks in the local area.
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Modem Geeks try to crash bulletin boards with the 99E99 attempt.
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Modem Personallities ponder over why someone would want to crash a bulletin
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board. It only hurts everybody else, in their oponion.
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Modem Geeks own a zoom modem, or use a terminal, and wonder why they can't
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download 'Spy Hunter' to their terminal, or use CatSend with their NetWorker.
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Modem Personallities own an AppleCat, a Hayes, or another brand of modem that
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didn't cost under $150. They're not cheap.
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Modem Geeks frown upon organizations over the modem, saying that they're just
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there to pick on people, and do distructive things. The truth is, that they
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would jump at the chance to be in one, if only somebody would invite them in!
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Modem Personallities didn't join V.O.I.D., The Revolutionaries, or Olympia.
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They didn't ask to be in E.M.P.I.R.E. either.
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Modem Geeks spend four to eight hours a day on local bbs's.
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Modem Personallities can get on a bbs anytime they choose, with the help of
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an auto-dialer, so they call about every two to three days.
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Modem Geeks log onto The Wang Bang BBS, Appler ][+][, The Death Star, and the
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Tavern.
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Modem Personallities access The Twilight Zone, The Haunted House, and various
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out-of-state lines.
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Modem Geeks post on the Joke Board, the Art Board, and write about their last
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wet dream on the X-Rated board.
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Modem Personallities stay away from the above, but when they write on the
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X-Rate d board, they write from experience.
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Modem Geeks listen to Prince, Culture Club, Michael Jackson, Wham!, and
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various computer tones, including ctrl-g.
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Modem Personallities listen to Pink Floyd, Genesis, The Beatles, Dire
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Straights, The Cars, U2, Iron Maiden, and The Police. (Pardon if this list was
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a bit personal.)
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Modem Geeks tried to breakdance, be a stoner, and open a bridginghead with a
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wire stripper.
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Modem Personallities spit upon break-dancing, and know how to open a
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bridginghead, if the need ever arises.
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Modem Geeks collect text-files on explosives, to show to their friends how
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cool they are to have them.
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Modem Personallities only collect explosive text-files if they're going to
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use them.
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Modem Geeks download.
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Modem Personallities upload.
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Modem Geeks were offended by The Sheik's file:"Are you a Modem Geek?"
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Modem Personallities watched the Modem Geeks get offended.
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Modem Geeks let their little brothers call bulletin boards.
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Modem Personallities let their girlfriends call bulletin boards, and flirt.
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Modem Geeks can't call out of the local area code, for fear that their
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parents won't like the high phone bill.
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Modem Personallities pay their own phone bill, and besides, they usually
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phreak as well.
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Modem Geeks think a 'blue box' is a mailbox.
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Modem Personallities know that Brian Decker is full of shit about the grey
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box.
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Modem Geeks collect stamps, are in the chess club at school, and are never
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caught without six or more ballpoint pens in their pocket, with a TRS-80 pocket
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computer as well.
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Modem Personallities (usually) collect comic books, records, and girls.
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Modem Geeks think that The Bullseye existed, and Ron VanZuylen doesn't.
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Modem Personallities know Ron, and think he's weird.
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Modem Geeks call 'Dial-Your-Match' and the Lamda Switchboard.
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Modem Personallities try to find ways to crash these systems, for the good of
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the telecommunications society.
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Modem Geeks rely on the modem for a social life, or a semblence of one.
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Modem Personallities's lives would go on if their modem blew a chip.
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Modem Geeks would cry.
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This is only...volume one.
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This is only...the beginning.
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Anarchy inc. Founded in 1984
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------------ Sunnyvale, Ca.
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"We take care of our own."
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The Daredevil, Havoc The Chaos, The Moon Roach, Ruby Tuesday, Surf Rat, Torqa
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Dun, Dark Shadow, Lord Omega, Teeny Bopper, The Sheik, Alexander of Atlantis,
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The VanMaster, Eric C. Thompson, Someone Else, D.B. Cooper, The Anarchist,
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Pleasure Victim
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Subdivision:
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[/\] The Lynch Mob [\/]
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Doom Mastor, The Hangman, Diehard the Hunter, The Vigilante
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Anarchy inc. Hotline: (408) 732-1079...
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