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FILE ON
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STATUS: ALL ALLOWED
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NUMBER OF LINES: 624
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1 If you are in need of help, you need but ask....
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2 ********************** REMOVED: 16 JUN 83 ***************************
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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 PLACED ON
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6 THIS SYSTEM.
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7 BWMS was created as an electronic bill board. BWMS is a privatly 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.
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10 It is intended that the system be normally used for messages and
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11 advertisments by the users. As the system is privatly owned, I retain the
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12 right to remove any and all messages which I may find offensive
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13 to me. Additionally because of the limited size of the system, it will be
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14 periodically purged of older messages. (only 629 lines of data can be saved)
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15 The saved information will be cycled to drive 'B' while the information on
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16 drive 'B' will be archived, and a fresh disk will be installed in drive 'A'.
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17 To leave a message, type 'ENTER' and use ctrl/C or break to get out
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18 of the enter mode. The message is automaticly stored.
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19 If after entering the message you find you made a mistake,
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20 use the replace command to replace the line.
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21 To exit from the system, type 'OFF' then hang up.
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22 Type 'HELP' to see other commands that are available on the system.
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23 ========================================
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24
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25 To: Theory Fans From: Tron Re: Theory (duh!)
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26
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27 Here is the dictionary's term for the word "theory":
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28
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29 the.o.ry //the-e-re, thi(-e)r-e/ n [LL theora[
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30 1: the analysis of a set of facts in their relation to one
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31 another 2: the general or absract principles of a body of fact,
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32 a science, or an art
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33
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34 Now, all you guys arguing about what "theory" really means,
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35 there is a defenition if I ever heard one.
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36
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37 Tron
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38 ----------
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39 Another glitch in the movie Wargames: The kid was clearly using an
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40 acoustic coupled modem to call the computer, but the baud rate on the
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41 screen had to be at least 1200 baud from the speed of the update.
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42 You'd think that a movie whose centerpiece was a computer
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43 would at least have some technical advisor who would have pointed out
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44 such things.
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45 //////////////////
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46 IS SYSOP ON LINE
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47 BOB MCKNIGHT FIRST TIME USER OF THIS SYSTEM PHONE 777-xxxx WOULD APPRECIATE HELP
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48 KNOWING THAT THIS IS A POPULAR
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49 BBS...SEEM UNABLE TO SCAN OR RETRIEVE MESSAGES
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50 I SPECIALIZE IN TRS-80 EQUIPMENT ..BUY..SELL..TRADE ALSO OTHER MICROS..
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51 NEW DISK DRIVES FLIPPYS $249.00
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52 40 TRACK 80 TRACK ADD $100 NICE. LOVE MY TRS-80 LOOKING FOR STRINGY FLOPPY, TC-8
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53 BOB MCKNIGHT 777-xxxx
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54 IS DRAGON LADY ALIVE AND A-OK?
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55 ||||||||
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56
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57 Who is this man who calls himself TRON ..
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58 How old is he ....
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59
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60 I dare you to reveal your true self !!!!
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61
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62
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63
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64 Syrinx ......
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65
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66 ||||||||
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68 To: Syrinx From: Tron Re: Identety revealed
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69
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70 I'm 14. I am 5 feet 5 inches tall with brownish blond hair.
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71 I enjoy mild rock music, electronics and girls (they're my
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72 favorite). But, my real name still remains! If you want me to,
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73 just tell me and I will print my name.
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74
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75 Tron
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76 P.S. Hey, Syrinx, why don't YOU identify yourself?!?!? Are you scared?
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77 ----------
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78 Bob: This system doesn't HAVE msgs as such. You just add your
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79 scribblings to the end of the "file" and when it gets full, it
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80 gets bumped to drive b & drive b gets archived. Type help and
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81 you will see ALL the commands.
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82 ____________________Not the SYSOP_____________________________
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83 Tron: the dictionary definition of a word doesn't always match
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84 the actual usage. My dictionary lists several definitions two
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85 of which apply to the current discussion:
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86 1. a coherent group of general propositions used as principles
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87 of explanation for a class of phenomena: Newton's theory of
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88 gravitation.
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89 2. a proposed explanation whose status is still conjectural, in
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90 contrast to well-established propositions that are regarded as
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91 reporting matters of actual fact.
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92 3. Math. a body of principles, theorems, or the like, belonging
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93 to one subject: number theory.
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94 4. the branch of a science or art which deals with its prin-
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95 ciples or methods, as distinguished from its practice: music
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96 theory.
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97 5. a particular conception or view of something to be done or
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98 the method of doing it; a system of rules or principles.
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99 6. a contemplation or speculation.
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100 7. guess or conjecture.
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101
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102 I don't think that defs #3 & #4 apply to the discussion, but I
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103 think EVERY ONE of th other FIVE have been used so far.
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104 Scientists generally use def #1, they would consider def #2 to
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105 be a definition (a poor one) of hypothesis. The general public
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106 tends to think that a def #6 means theory & def #7 means
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107 hypothesis. No wonder we can't understand each other! PLEASE
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108 when discussing scientific theories remember that def #1 is
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109 the proper definition!
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110 I just noticed a footnote in the dictionary:
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111 THEORY, HYPOTHESIS are both often used colloquially to mean an
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112 untested idea or opinion. A THEORY properly is a more or less
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113 verified or established explanation accounting for known facts
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114 or phenomena: the theory of relativity. A HYPOTHESIS is a con-
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115 jecture put forth as a possible explanation of certain
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116 phenomena or relations, which serves as a basis of argument or
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117 experimentation by which to reach the truth: This idea is
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118 offered only as a hypothesis.
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119 I think this footnote covers things QUITE well!
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120 _____________________________________________________________
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121 THERE ARE indeed modems running at 1200 bps (full duplex),
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122 that have acoustic couplers. Vadic and TI (among others) have
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123 these devices. Note that these are not Bell 212 format, but th
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124 Vadic 3400 format. There is one 212 acoustic modem made by
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125 Anderson-Jacobson. I haven't seen one work, just advertised.
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126 Lord knows there is a world of difference between reality and
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127 a picture! Analog Alan
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128 {}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{
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129 Isn't it sad that there is a macho conspiracy afoot to keep the fairer
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130 sex out of the computer cult! Only 10% of the computer trained at Salem
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131 are SYT's. Boo hoo! As I remember, all of the girls I saw in my
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132 tour of the public school system, prior to grade 8 were constantly
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133 off in the corner giggling at who knows what. They had no time, nor
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134 any use for machines! There are any number of women I have met that
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135 can out-program me any day. I'm sure they didn't let tough little
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136 boys keep them from what they wanted!
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137 {}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}
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138 NOTE: THE SMARTMODEM 1200 WILL SENSE THE BAUD RATE OF AN INCOMMING CALL BUT ON
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139 ORIGINATED CALLS IT REQUIRES THE USERS COMPUTER TO BE PRESET AT THE BAUD RATE
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140 OF THE ANSWERING MACHINE.
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141 I have been unable to get thru to the Bit Bucket system all day today.
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142 Is it just me? Or has anyone else been having this problem. All I get is
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143 a busy signal.
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144 ******** CISTOP MIKEY ******* 6 JUN 83 ******* 11:39PM *******************
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145 I have that problem all the time. I usually get through every other attempt.
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146 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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147 perhaps, indeed the masculinity of the men prevents our fairer half from
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148 entering. Pity, is it not? The females would bring a little (and badly
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149 needed) spice to the field.
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150 Ahh.. indeed the recent studies show that females are even staying out of
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151 the grasp of our almighty VIDEO GAMES.
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152 Perhaps we should think of something.
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153 Akonis
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154 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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155 3
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156 ########################################IN REGARDS TO ALL THHIS SCIENTIFIC DC
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157 DRIVAL--WHO CARES--WE'RE ALL GOING TO DIEANY WAY---JUST ABOUT THE TIME YOU THINK
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158 YOU'VE GOT IT FIGURED OUT YOU'RE GONE--REAL GONE MAN:
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159 ########################################
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160 6/7/83 SA
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161 SAINT PETER, JUJUST WAITING:
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162 ########################################
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163 ===================---------------------========================
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164 It's sinister, isn't it Alan...so much so that you refer to SYTs but refrain
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165 from encoding TLBs. And, you, Akonis---can't you think of a term more
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166 complimentary than "females"? All manner of beasts have "females"!
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167 And what's so potent about masculinity that oppresses these "females"?
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168 A larger percentage of "human males" these days have so many problems
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169 that they best serve as nothing but showpieces, figureheads, and
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170 producers of sperm cells--and lots of these "macho conspirators" aren't
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171 doing that very well, either! Find some other reason to brag about
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172 your comrades by sex or to smugly sneer at "the other half", turkey.
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173 =====================------Proud Amazon------========================
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174
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175
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176 ----------
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177 To: People who have seen War Games From: Tron Re: War Games
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178
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179 Despite all of what you guys think, I thought War Games was
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180 a good movie. It had a good plot. Who cares if it has technical
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181 errors in it? It's main objective it to entertain. It sure
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182 entertained me. Go see it! It's a good movie!
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183
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184 Tron
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185 ----------
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186 I can't agree with your assessment of Wargames. While entertaining, the
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187 inconsistencies and inaccuracies were very annoying to me. You can obviously
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188 ignore them, which is why you liked the movie.
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189 1. A so-called spy would not be admitted to NORAD.
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190 2. You can't just run into NORAD by driving a jeep through the
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191 fences and expect to be let in like a guest, especially if it
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192 is being sealed up for war.
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193 3. It is highly unlikely that WOPR would be capable of finding the
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194 kid's phone number and dialling it to return the call: It would
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195 be unusually well isolated from the phone system to prevent any
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196 unauthorized access.
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197
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198 It is unfortunate that non-technical people (as well as people who think
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199 they are technically oriented but aren't) will interpret this movie as a
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200 statement of the vulnerability of the defense system. That's precisely
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201 what some of them are looking for.
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202 If it's not consistent and accurate, let's call it sci fi as it
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203 deserves
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204 {{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{
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205
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206 For sale:
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207 Olympia ES101 Electronic typewriter interfaced for computers
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208 Produces super high quality print-out!
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209 Osborne 1 computer with software
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210
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211 Olympia=$900 (a bargain)
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212 Osborne=$1200 (Can you match it?)
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213
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214 Hurry! LeRoy & Carol Baxter 653-xxxx
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215 ______________________________________________________________
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216 WHO EVER SAID IT WASN'T SCIENCE FICTION?!! FOR HEAVENS SAKE.
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217 INDEED, DIDN'T TRON SAY THAT HE ENJOYED IT FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT
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218 VALUE AND NOT HOW ACCURATLY IT DEPICTED ANYTHING? YOU SEEM TO
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219 BE READING WORDS THAT WERE NOT THERE.......
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220 .......... THE EXWARIOR ......................................
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221 P.S. THERE ARE THOSE OUT THERE WHO HAVE INDICATED THAT I CANNOT
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222 EVEN SPELL MY OWN NAME CORRECTLY. (THE PROPER SPELLING BEING
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223 EXWARRIOR) THIS IS NOT THE CASE. THE MISSING 'R' SIGNIFIES THE
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224 LOSS FOR WHICH I HAVE TAKEN THE NAME.
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225 ...............................................................
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226 $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
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227 I LEFT A MESSAGE LAST WEEK , HUNTING FOR BILL MARKS (CBBS)AS I'M NOT
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228 IN THE POSITION TO ACCESS THAT BOARD-COULD SOMEONE PUT IT ON THAT
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229 BOARD*******RE-BILL MARKS AND HARD AND SOFTWARE RELATING TO BOB KULBE,
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230 PLEASE CALL RANDY KULBE COLLECT FROM BILL MARKS AFTER
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231 5:30 P.M.$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$THANK YOU$$$$$6/7/83-10:50. P.M.
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232 $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$DB
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233 DB
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234 DB
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235 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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236 My dearest Amazon, I did not intend to be insulting in my remarks to both
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237 the halves of the Human race. True enough, every earthbound species has
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238 both counterparts with the exception of some plants and lower developed
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239 creatures.
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240 My remarks to the "fairer sex" were simply my scholorly side slipping
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241 through. I apologize for the insult. It was not intended.
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242 Note that I put "fairer sex" in quotes. I wish to explain lest you
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243 misunderstand my intent. The women of our race are clearly the mental
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244 supirior of men. Although men are clearly the physical supirior (I'm
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245 speaking in general terms. There are ALWAYS exceptions).
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246 One cannot get along without the other. A man or woman alone is an
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247 incomplete being. For reasons other than the obvious of lack of
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248 the ability to reproduce, the human race would die out of both sexes did
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249 not exist.
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250 I hope I have made my thoughts a bit clearer.
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251 Akonis
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252 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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253 Akonis, re-read your own comments and tell me if you think they are any
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254 clearer or if they clarify prior "thoughts". I might think a bit more
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255 of you if you'd preface your unending generalities with "I think", "I
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256 have seen", or "I might suggest". Tell a man or a woman who chooses to
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257 be alone that he or she is an incomplete being! And I am NOT either
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258 "yours" or "dearest", which I infer is another insult to the independence
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259 of a, and any, female human. In short, Akonis: I challenge you to see...
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260 really see... what hidden attitudes lie within you that detract from the
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261 sanctity of others and from your own personal worth because of that.
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262 ========================----Proud Amazon----==========================
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263 ET WAS HERE
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264 ----------
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265 No he wasn't!
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266 ----------
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267 To: All concerning War Games From: Tron Re: War Games
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268
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269 Thank you EXWARIOR for defending my opinion. The jeep
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270 smashing through the gates is realistic. You must note that they
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271 went to DEFCON 1 and were closing the doors. Everone went inside.
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272 They ran and just made it. And, how do you know this sort of
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273 movie wasn't targeted to the near future? I could have been the
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274 year 2000 for all we know! Well, anyway, it was a good movie for
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275 it's plot and it kept the action coming. WOPR could have had a
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276 phone tracer on it! If phone companies could do it, who says that
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277 WOPR couldn't? TRON (the movie, not me) was just as outlandish
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278 as this was. Who ever heard of 100% artificial inteligence? Master
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279 Control Program did it fine. If you are going to put down War
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280 Games, you might as well put down TRON (not me) too.
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281
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282 Tron
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283 P.S. I enjoyed TRON (not me) as much as War Games.
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284 ----------
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285 JUST ANOTHER POINT ABOUT SECURITY (RE: WARGAMES MOVIE) HAVING BEEN
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286 IN THE SERVICE AND OPERATING IN HIGH SECURITY AREAS, I FEEL THAT I
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287 AM SOMEWHAT QUALIFED TO MAKE AN OBSERVATION IN REGARD TO THAT SECURITY.
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288 IT IS NOT ALL THAT GOOD! DURING A THREE YEAR PERIOD THAT I WAS SERVICING
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289 AIRCRAFT WITH NUCULAR ARMAMENT. THERE WAS A MAJOR SECURITY VIOLATION
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290 ON AN AVERAGE OF EVERY 6 MONTHS. A MAJOR SECURITY VIOLATION BEING
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291 SOMEONE ON SITE THAT NOT ONLY DID NOT BELONG THERE BUT ALSO HAD NO
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292 VALID REASON FOR BEING THERE. IN THIS CASE DEFINED AS NON-RELATED
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293 CIVILAN PERSONEL. ONE TIME IT WAS A 12 YEAR OLD CHILD CLIMBING
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294 AROUND AN AIRCRAFT WITH A NUCULAR BOMB ON IT! (AT LEAST IT WAS UNARMED!)
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295 ******* CISTOP MIKEY ***** 8 JUN 83 **** 8:58PM ******************
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296 TO: Randy Kulbe
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297 FROM: the Phantom Glitch
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298 RE: Bill Marx
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299 Will relay message to Bill Marx.
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300 END:
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301 9:11 PM 6/8/83
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302
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303 ----------
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304 Geez mikey, that's a good way to get your head blown off!
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305 ----------
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306 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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307 Amazon,
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308 It is difficult for me to clarify that which is inherently murky.
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309 Especially using such limited, slow communications as this. I shall try
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310 though.
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311 When I said "incomplete", I did not mean that as a description of
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312 worth, or anything of the like. Every human needs to be alone, and each
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313 for different amounts of time. I myself have been known to go on lone
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314 trips for months at a time, without contacting a soul. I need this to
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315 recollect my thoughts, to do odd things, and just to be alone for the
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316 sake of itself. This does not make me incomplete.
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317 Nor did I intend to say that if you do not have a lover, partner, wife,
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318 or whatever you wish to call it, you are incomplete. That is simply not
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319 so. A person's validity (or completeness) as a human being does not
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320 depend on the number of emotional ties one might have.
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321 What I DID intend to say is that the qualities of males and females
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322 MESH. One downfalls is covered by the other's strengths. That as HUMANS,
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323 we are stronger united. Males and females (I use the scientific terms
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324 intentionally) NEED each other to exist, for the above stated reason.
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325 This has been proven to be true in all of myy observations and studies
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326 of humankind.
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327 I believe you are mistaking my use of 'Completeness' to mean
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328 'Validity', 'Worth', or the like. I do not associate the two.
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329 Akonis
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330 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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331 Have you heard about the new minicomputer? Not the Apple IIe--the
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332 Jewish one: the Prune.
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333 On the Apple, PRINT 3*5 will respond 15.
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334 On the Prune, PRINT 3*5 will respond "15; but, for you, 12 and change"
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335 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
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336 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 08 Jun 83 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
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337 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 00:45 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
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338 Excuse me, Proud: you've made some valid points, but must you be
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339 so stingingly prejudiced?? Your voice seems designed to antagonize, and
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340 it's tone is bitter, angry...you did not even acknowledge an honest
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341 apology, nor give Akonis credit for the warmth in his address. Do you
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342 realize you may be reinforcing the stereotypical woman in these men's
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343 minds--that of an emotionally-charged, highly unreasonable individual,
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344 as Billy Joel sings: "She'll never give in and she'll never give out...
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345 she just changes her mind"? As I have not as yet made your acquaintance,
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346 allow me to introduce myself: You may call me the Dragon Lady. Akonis is
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347 known to me to be a gracious, courteous gentleman, who treats as an equal.
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348 Therefore, this FEMALE views your words as unjust and unwarranted, and
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349 I'll thank you to curb your tongue when you're inclined to make such rash
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350 accusations! You display a measure of intelligence. Try directing it to
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351 more positive uses than perpetrating unfriendly battle!
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352 As for the words that inspired this fiery rage, I have to laugh:
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353 these are but speculations as to why there are so few females in the
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354 field--and the ideas are sorry, at that! "Macho conspiracy"? Come,
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355 come, Alan: the guys are all for it, as your own attitude reveals; every
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356 male I MEET who is seriously into computers give me enthusiastic and
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357 persistant encouragement to continue! Obviously it is something else.
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358 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> d <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
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359 Yes, this is BWMS....Even the apologies are attacked...We should be glad
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360 that we can't use electronic swords (even if they are obsolete), the havoc
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361 would be total. May I ask the experts (ladies, women, females, you choose
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362 your own term) what does repel the others of your sex? Is it the snide
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363 remarks or the aggresiveness? or what??
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364 .........................B.A.D......0700 am....jun 9,1983..........
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365 To: Proud Amazon
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366 I regret to inform you that the phrase "My dearest ...."
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367 does NOT necessarily imply anything other than friendship! For
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368 example, Sherlock Holmes addressed Watson as "My dear Watson"
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369 Am I to assume that there were sexual overtones in this comment?
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370 Please don't say that Holmes was being condescending either, in
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371 context the phrase is obviously derived from "dear friend". Note
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372 that "dear" in this sense means VALUED!
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373 I assume that you made an honest mistake, but I caution
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374 you to check more carefully, before criticizing someone's usages.
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375 Otherwise you run the risk of be classed with the "fanatic"
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376 fringe of the feminist movement (i.e. the people who want ALL
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377 occurences of "man" in a phrase or word replaced by "person",
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378 regardless of whether or not it was derived from "man-male human"
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379 or "man...-from Latin manus-hand") I have run into people who
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380 actually thought "manual", as in manual labor, was a sexist term!
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381 I do hope that you merely forgot to consider what was MEANT, as
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382 opposed to what SEEMED to be being said. We are ALL guilty of that
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383 at times!
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384 _________________________Leonard_______________________________
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385 My GOD! Can't you talk about something other than SEX? It's
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386 making me sick! I'm gonna barf again.........
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387 -----
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388 To: All From: Tron Re: Types of errors on different machines
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389 The Apple gets Worms
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390 The Pet gets Fleas
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391 The Heath gets wrapped, freezed, unrapped and bitten
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392 The Osbourne gets rabie shots
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393 But, the TRS-80 only gets bugs!
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394
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395 The doings of Tron!
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396 ----------
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397 ----------
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398 To: All concerning War Games From: Tron Re: War Games
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399
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400 Also, when they went to DEFCON 1, you must nte that all
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401 guards and people on duty went into the stronghold. Everybody
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402 was running for cover and didn't care who went in or who came
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403 out. Their main objective was to SURVIVE! By the was, there
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404 are plenty 1200 baud acoustic modems alive and well. That one
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405 you saw in the movie was a Bell & Howell. I have to admit the
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406 carrier was weird but it still was a good movie. Anyone ought
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407 to be able to put aside the technical errors and just enjoy
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408 the movie. Shows like the "A-TEAM" and "KNIGHT RIDER" are good
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409 shows and they have tons of technical errors. But does that hurt
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410 them? NO!!!!! Their viewers are coming in more and more faster
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411 every moment. People seem to enjoy "KNIGHT RIDER". If someone
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412 enjoys this show, they should also enjoy War Games also.
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413
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414
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415 Tron
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416 ----------
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417 To: War Games non-fanatics From :Tron Re: War games
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418
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419 The only reason David was dragged into NORAD so he could
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420 be held in detention! He wasn't adimtted, he was forced to come
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421 in. That's what the FBI does with their criminals. Think about
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422 it and face it. The movie was good and entertaining.
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423
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424
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425 Tron
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426 ----------
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427 That's STUPID Tron, you admit that! When you catch a bank robber, you
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428 don't lock him up in the bank vault, he goes to jail. Cmon, now,
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429 there is no good reason why he had to be taken to: the most sensitive
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430 area on earth.
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431 Yet another error: The FBI couldn't have known WHO in the
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432 household actually did the calling. Why didn't they pick up the
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433 father or mother instead (or in addition!).
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434
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435 The fact is, a lot of the story was contrived and it shows.
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436 Ignore this, and you will consider the story good. Recognize this,
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437 and you will have second thoughts, to say the least.
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438 ----------
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439 Some cases must be delt with with the peoples involved.
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440 YES THEY COULD HAVE KNOWN! Remember, he reserved a flight
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441 to Paris on an airplane and they checked? They probably checked
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442 in the phone book for David (whatshisface) and couldn't find it.
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443 He also probably checked at that number also. And that is not
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444 stupid. If a kid broke into my house (the equivalent of the
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445 above) I'd bitch him out before turning him over to the police.
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446 Think about it......
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447
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448
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449 Tron
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450 P.S. Don't be so inslutive. Calling someones' idea or opinion
|
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451 stupid isn't smart.
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452 ----------
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453 ------------------------
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454
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455 ATTENTION ALL NON INTELLEGENT HUMANOIDS....
|
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456
|
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457 THIS IS YOUR LEADER ZARKON SPEAKING.....
|
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458
|
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459 II, III, IIE, LISAMACHINES, AND ANYOTHER RELATED APPLE CRAP
|
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460 AND TAKE IT OUT TO THE ST. JOHN'S LANDFILL FOR IMMEDIATE AND COMPLETE DISPOSAL.
|
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461
|
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462 ALL THOSE WHO DO NOT COMPLY WILL BE PUNISHED BY BEING MADE TO
|
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463 USE VIC-20'S FOR A YEAR WITHOUT PAROLE.
|
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464
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465 THAT IS ALL.....ZARKON
|
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466 ------------------ CREATOR OF I.B.M., DEC, SONY, AND ALL THERE IS OR EVER WAS...
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467 pure slander:::pure:: the VIC 20 is the greatest computer ever made!!
|
||
468 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-A very satisfied VIC user-=-=-=-=-=-=
|
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469 Is Tron's misspelling of insultive truly a misspelling?
|
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470 ******** CISTOP MIKEY **** 9 JUN 83 **** 10:43PM *********
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471 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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472 My thanks to you, d. Perhaps I was wrong in saying I no longer fight.
|
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473 There are always those who will fight over anything they can.
|
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474 Tron, in commenting on the technical errors in War Games, I was not
|
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475 makino an opinion on the quality of the story. I feel they pulled it off
|
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476 badly, but the storyline was a good idea.
|
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477 Akonis
|
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478 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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479 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 10 Jun 83 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
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480 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 01:20 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
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481 O Innkeeper, your most precious parcel met my hands today; I'll be
|
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482 poring over it in ecstasy before many hours have passed--Thank you, sire:
|
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483 the labour of my soul will soon be yours, as well!
|
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484 The Inn is busy as dusk falls: husky voices blend into a pleasant
|
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485 roar, some tangled in lively debate, others jovially laughing over ale,
|
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486 a few deep and sombre in their discussions. A slight figure rests quietly
|
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487 among them, dark eyes intent, head tilted inquisitively, as she listens
|
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488 with peaceful enjoyment. Her roving eyes light upon the Innkeeper, as
|
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489 he surveys his establishment, and she waits, smile curling expectantly,
|
||
490 until he feels the gaze upon him. A hearty grin rewards her patience,
|
||
491 with a flourished, mock bow to enchance his greeting; she, still watching,
|
||
492 returns a joyous peal of laughter...Warmth from earlier sunshine lingers
|
||
493 for an utterly pleasant evening, allowing the shutters to be open, and they
|
||
494 ply a cooling breeze from the entrance, whose heavy doors solemnly frame a
|
||
495 fabric of silhouetted trees, delicately touched with pinpricks of light.
|
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496 Gently, teasingly, the whisper of a wind nudges a lock of hair into the
|
||
497 lady's face; she unconsciously brushes it back into place, oblivious to
|
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498 all but the conversations around. But the breeze persists, tickling her
|
||
499 cheek again and again, until finally she glances around to find it's source.
|
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500 "Ahh..." she murmers, entranched by the sight of the stars, and before she
|
||
501 knows it, she is on her feet, weaving her way through the crowd. There,
|
||
502 she stands in the entrance, one hand hesitating on the rough-hewn beam,
|
||
503 hair tumbling, unnoticed...a leaf skitters in from the night, unhindered.
|
||
504 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> d <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
|
||
505 .......
|
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534
|
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535 Welcome to the ROSE FESTIVAL FUN CENTER
|
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536
|
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537 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|
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538 Yark, seems I still have trouble with my upload program. Sorry if all you
|
||
539 got was garbage, it looked good going in, but !@#$%^& later.
|
||
540 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++B.A.D.++++++
|
||
541 To: All From: Tron Re: Bad mistake
|
||
542 I didn't mean to type inslutive. I meant, INSULTIVE!
|
||
543
|
||
544 Tron
|
||
545 ---------
|
||
546 ***************************************************************
|
||
547 I must agree with Tron's opinions about War Games. He's right.
|
||
548 The kid had a seperate phone line. It had a few technical errors
|
||
549 but who gives a damn?
|
||
550 ********************* Darth Vader *****************************
|
||
551 To: War Game non-fanatics From: Tron Re: War Games
|
||
552
|
||
553
|
||
554 I think we should stop this silly bickering about war games.
|
||
555 I enjoyed it, you apperantly didn't. I'm fine, you're fine so
|
||
556 lets forget it. Okay?
|
||
557
|
||
558 Tron
|
||
559 ----------
|
||
560 ||||||||
|
||
561
|
||
562 TRON,
|
||
563
|
||
564 MY NAME IS LARRY GRAY. I AM 6 FEET 3 INCHES TALL WITH
|
||
565 BLONDISH BROWN HAIR. I LISTEN TO THE POLICE, RUSH, ZEPPELIN,
|
||
566 AND THE BEATLES. I OWN MIDNIGHT MICRO. SOFTWARE. I LIVE
|
||
567 NEAR OREGON CITY.
|
||
568
|
||
569 BY THE WAY WHAT IS YOUR REAL NAME ...???
|
||
570
|
||
571
|
||
572 Syrinx ........
|
||
573
|
||
574 ||||||||
|
||
575 To: Syrinx From: Tron Re: My real name.
|
||
576
|
||
577 My real name is Chris Bradley.
|
||
579
|
||
580 Chris
|
||
582 ----------
|
||
583 Does anyone know if "MEGAWARS" on Compuserve is any good? I'm
|
||
584 just interested if anyone has used it. Would someone suggest to
|
||
585 me that I get enlisted?
|
||
586
|
||
587 Tron
|
||
588 ----------
|
||
589 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
|
||
590 a lone tear streaks down my face as I read your farewells, d. Perhaps
|
||
591 you will visit us again.
|
||
592 Akonis
|
||
593 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
|
||
594 TESTING
|
||
595
|
||
596
|
||
597
|
||
598
|
||
599 OK TIMME TO WAKE UP YOU SLEEPY HEADS
|
||
600 SUMMER IS HERE AND SCHOOL HAS JUST GOTTEN
|
||
601 OUT. THIS MEANS THAT ALL OF US WHO HAVE
|
||
602 SPENT
|
||
603 ALL OF OUR TIME PIRATING INSTEAD OF LEARNING
|
||
604 HAVE A LOT MORE TIME TO PIRATE AND ALOT LESS TIME TO HAVE TO STUDY
|
||
605 LETS LEAVE LISTS OF SOFTWARE YET TO BE
|
||
606 TRADED AND IF
|
||
607 SOME ONE READING IS DESPERATE ENOUGH TO
|
||
608 GET ANOTHERS SOFTWARE THEY CAN FOLLOW CLUES
|
||
609 TO FIND WHERE THEY CAN TRADE WITH ONE AND
|
||
610 OTHER
|
||
611 I THE -BIT BANDIT-
|
||
612 LEAVE LIST A
|
||
613
|
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614 WAVY NAVY
|
||
615 ULTIMA II
|
||
616 MINER 2049
|
||
617 ALI BABA
|
||
618 CRISIS MOUNTIAN
|
||
619 REPTON
|
||
620 AND MANY MANY MORE INCLUDING BROKEN VERSIONS OF A/E AND MORE
|
||
621
|
||
622
|
||
623 I'LL BE LOOKING FOR PIRATE CLUES TO THE SOFTWARE TREASURE CHEST
|
||
624
|
||
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