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1 If you are in need of help, you need but ask....
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2 ************************* INSTALLED: 29 JUN 86 ***********************
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3 Welcome to BWMS (BackWater Message System) Mike Day System operator
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4 ************************************************************
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5 GENERAL DISCLAIMER: BWMS IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY INFORMATION
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6 PLACED ON THIS SYSTEM.
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7 BWMS was created as an electronic bill board. BWMS is a privately owned
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8 and operated system which is currently open for use by the general public.
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9 no restrictions are placed on the use of the system. As the system is
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10 privately owned, I retain the right to remove any and all messages which
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11 I may find offensive. Because of the limited size of the system, it will be
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12 periodically purged of messages. (only 629 lines of data can be saved)
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13 to leave a message, type 'ENTER' and use ctrl/C or break to get out of the
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14 ENTER mode. The message is automatically stored. If after entering the
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15 message you find you made a mistake, use the replace command to replace
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16 the line. To exit from the system, type 'OFF' then hang up.
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17 type 'HELP' to see other commands that are available on the system.
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18 ***********************************************************
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19
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20 HI KIDS!... GUESS WHAT TIME IT IS?
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21
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22 I BE HERE...
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23 I WAS HERE...
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24 HEE YA
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25 HELLO WHOEVER
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26 Well, I almost made it to the top this time. maybe next time...
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27
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28 ZARDOZ
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29 {+|+} <029> 860630^0002
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30 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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31 Doctor: 'Toccata and Fugue in D Minor' sounds much better on home stereo
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32 probably because it isn't drowned out by your lawn-mower engine in the
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33 landslug... :-) ). Now all I need is a better stereo.
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34 Argh, nearly 12:30 and I must work tomorrow. ("I owe, I owe, so off to work
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35 I go...")I Buenos noches,
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36 ++++++++++++++++++++ Milchar ++++++++++++ June 30, 1986 @ 12:24am +++++++++++
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37 969696969
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38 AND WHAT ABOUT THAT PENNY HARRINGTON AND HER HUSBAND GARY??? what
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39 an incredible sense of humor they both seem to possess. Let us all rally
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40 behind her as the shining fine example of administrative competence she
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41 OBVIOUSLY demonstrates. Of course, If she was a man she wouldn't have had
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42 the chance to show us all how the best
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43 woman for a job is a female.
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44 969696969
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45 MIKEY: Assembler source would be appreciated. For that matter, I'd *really*
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46 like a copy of the source to the ROMS in this beast. That way I can
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47 borrow' routines & save valuable RAM.
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48 see you at the meeting!
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49 ___06/30/86__________Leonard_JD 2446612.5687_________18:38:58_PDT_______
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50
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51 ****************************************************************
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52 Leonard: Unfortunatly, I don't have the source to those ROMS. I don't have
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53 source to anything close. The best I have is the listing you have. I don't
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54 know if Joe has anything close either. He might have the source to the
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55 "house" PROMs, which were the ones used for developement, and is basicly
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56 the listing you have. Either way, I'll bring you two disks Thr, one with
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57 the assembler, and one with the latest utilities, which you can do with
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58 as you please.
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59 ********************* CISTOP MIKEY **********************************
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60 P.S. why does 9393 not answer?
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61 HI Mikey; are you there? This is Bill G., the sign maker.
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62 how are things going (i.e. job hunting).
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63
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64 ******************************************************
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65 Hi Bill! Been a while. What's been going on?
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66 **************** CISTOP MIKEY ***********************
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67 +++++++++++++Milchshiftingintolurkmode+++++++++++++++++ 11:08pm June 30, 1986
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68 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ (9393)
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69 Mikey, there is a reason why the line doesn't answer... I'm not there.
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70 for the longest time (mmm, about four weeks) I've been whisked off to some
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71 soul satisfying retreat. And I took all the hardware with me. Ha! Who
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72 says you can't take it with you? Anyway, I shall be returning, hardware
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73 in tow, by the end of the week. (Hear that the rest of you?)
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74 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ --->the Guardian (181:03)
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75
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76 ............ ............. ............. .............
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77 Fellows: One of these days you must return to Macrobius[sp]. Important.
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78 Secretary should fill you in on what you don't already know.
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79 Parity: Boo.
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80 ............ ............. ............. .............
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81 -.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.
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82 Milchar: I've got your tee-shirt, and I'm holding it for ransom. If
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83 you want it, you'll have to come up with 3,291 box tops from
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84 Faker Oats Natural Rat Flakes (with seven essential entrails). I'll
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85 be waiting to hear from you...
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86 -.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.Emu
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87 (%$_)#*%_@)#*%)@_*^_)!*^%_)*%_!)#%*_!)#%_)@#&^_)*&^_#)&^!_)^&_#)^*_^&!_#)^_^)*!^&!_)^@$_)&^_)^&!#_^
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88 Mikey: Yes, mng gave me the disk and now I can MM to my hearts content. I tried the first three
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89 menus but didn't find the exact one I needed yet. I'm working with a Z80 SBC (z80 cpu, sio, clock,
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90 dma, etc) with a good old WD controller. It must be a strange CPM because I have had very little
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91 trouble in the past talking to machines like this. Four more menus to go, but the last couple won't
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92 do me any good. As of now, we are not missing any files. The last archive disk was 75 (apr 5th), so
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93 if 76 and 77 are ready, we'll bring the cash, WON'T WE FELLOW ARCHIVERS? See you at the meeting
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94 Thursday. I suppose we should be buying the pizza in honor of your new job!
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95 %)_#@*%)_*)%_*@#%_)*!)_%*!)_% L'homme sans Parity *)@#*%*!)_*%)_!*%_)!*%_)!*%*%*%!_)*%^&$(^&@()*%@#
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96 - - - - - - - - - - - -
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97
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98
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99 PARLEY VOUS FRANCAIS? OF COURSE, MOUSSIER.
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100 I can speak a little French. Words like cordon bleau, tete a
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101 tete, parley vous Francais. How about entre vous? Literally
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102 translated, doesn't that mean: ENTER, YOU! If you ask me that doesn't
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103 seem very polite. Hmmm... I wonder how you say please in French.
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104 strange how I know words like Escargot - baked snails - but not how to
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105 say please. I guess the French just aren't a polite people. That's a
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106 lot like the Mexican I've heard on T.V. They'll give a sampling of
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107 Mexican (Spanish) words and a thick Mexican accent so I get the
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108 flavor, the essence - if you will - of the setting... bull!...
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109 For example, here is an actual Mexican conversation.
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110
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111 Americano: Where is Senorita Maria?
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112 Mexican: Senorita Maria is up in her uncle's hacienda with Don
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113 Carlos, senor. The bandalitosCare following them.
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114 Americano: You're sure?
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115 Mexican: Si.
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116
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117 xcuse me, but what kind of Spanish is that? I know many first-year
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118 panish students who can speak better than this supposedly fluent
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119 exican. I think the filmmakers are trying for effect when they drop
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120 his pseudo-Spanish on us, but why couldn't they be consistent? Pick
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121 NE language, guys, and stick with it! More often than not, they'll
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122 hrow in a Spanish word I don't know and then I only understand half
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123 f what was said. I imagine a Mexican watching the same show would
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124 ndersand the other half.
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125 Because of this, I have to hand it to Japanese movies. When they
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126 ake a movie, they do it all in Japanese. If Americans want to see
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127 t, they can dub in English... and we do. There's none of this
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128 ubbing in every other word, because half of it was already in
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129 nglish. No, they do the whole thing in Japanese. They're not
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130 oncerned with being 'international' like we are. Bravo, senors
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131 apanese.
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132 German is a lot like Mexican. They use the thick accent and a
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133 ew German words, like: Kapitan, danke schoen and sauer kraut.
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134 espite all this, I think the most well-know German phrase is Heil
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135 itler. ...Pathetic...
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136 Italians just talk fast. They use words too, but fortunately
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137 hey're all food. Words like: spagghetti, fettuccine, lasagna, garlic
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138 read, etc... I think I'll award Italian the most delicious language
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139 ward. With words like Escargot, French certainly didn't give any
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140 ompetition in this category.
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141 Latin is like Spanish and German, except that it is used more in
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142 ooks than in movies. They have the common abbreviations like i.e.,
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143 irca, et al, etc... These are usually used in writing to confuse the
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144 eader. You see, Spanish, German and French dictionaries are readily
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145 vailable to many people. But when was the last time you saw a Latin
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146 ictionary? Hard to come by, aren't they? I think this is why Latin
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147 s considered the language of intellectuals. Only the people with
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148 ood memories can remember any of it. Also, Latin is a dead language.
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149 Nobody speaks it anymore. It is just used in reading and writing.
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150 nd as we all know reading and writing are dead these days. The last
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151 hing that bugs me about Latin is that it has less to do with English
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152 han many people think, yet it is ingrained in our national heritage.
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153 ook at any U.S. coin and the words e. pluribus unum are emblazoned
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154 ratted line noise and ctrl-c's ugh
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155 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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156 ne man's drat is another man's thankyou!
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157 ?)(?)(?)(?)(?)(?)(?)(?)(?)(?)(?)(?)(?)(?)(?)(?)(?)(?)(?)(?)(?)(?)(?)(?)(?)
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158 It was one of those hot summer nights, the kind you only get in
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159 he Big City. I tossed back and forth in bed, looking for a cool spot
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160 n the pillow. I had thrown the blankets off sometime during the
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161 ight, and lay now sweating out in the open. I'm the kind of person
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162 hat just can't get back to sleep once I wake up. So I climbed out of
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163 ed and looked out the window to see the black skyline of the city
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164 ighlighted against the glow of the sky. The cries of the Big City
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165 roiling in the summer heat drifted up to my third story apartment
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166 here a red neon sign flashed outside my window. I live in one of
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167 hose cheap hotels. You know, the kind couples rent for the night
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168 fter coming out of a bar across the street.
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169 I put on my clothes, getting ready for a late-night walk down
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170 hird Avenue. I locked the door to my room realizing, of course, that
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171 he rusted hinges could be easily broken by any Big City lowlife. The
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172 ords 'John Winchester P.I.' were hand printed on the door. That's
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173 e, John Winchester, the best P.I. this side of the Big City river. I
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174 alked past the desk clerk on the way out. He didn't glance up from
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175 eading some cheap book.
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176 I walked out the the door of the hotel and headed for the bar
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177 cross the street. I don't drink much myself, but I was looking for
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178 ome life outside my room. The smoke-filled bar room contained an
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179 ssortment of social classes. I sat down at the bar and ordered a
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180 in. Halfway through my drink a frightened woman passed behind me and
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181 hispered into my ear "please help, men are following me."
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182 After getting a closer look at her, I thought I knew why men were
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183 ollowing her. Then I noticed two thugs calmly following her out.
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184 fter seeing the bulge of a gun underneath one of their suits, I
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185 ealized her body wasn't the only thing attracting them. Not being
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186 ne to refuse a woman in distress, I cautiously followed the two thugs
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187 ut the door. Besides, this is how I get most of my business. As I
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188 eered around the edge of the door, they were already grabbing her and
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189 orcing her in front of them.
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190 I stepped up to the nearest one, who fortunately had the pistol
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191 n his right side. Having formerly been a pickpocket, I skillfully
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192 ifted the weapon, implanted it in his back and wrapped my left arm
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193 bout his neck.
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194 "Don't move and release the girl."
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195 The other thug, seeing his partner in jeopardy, let her go.
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196 "Don't make a sound and go back inside the bar." I ordered.
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197 I released the thug and they both obeyed without speaking a word.
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198 I kept the gun for safety. I have had so much practice with Big City
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199 lime that I rarely get in fights myself.
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200 I quickly took the lady to my office across the street, where I
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201 new the thugs hadn't seen me gone. If there's one thing I hate, it's
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202 uys who think they're tough and if there's one thing I love, it's
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203 omen.
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204
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205 ?)(?)(?)(?)(?)(?)(?)(?)(?)(?)(?)(?)(?)(?)(?) J.W. (?)(?)(?)(?)(?)(?)(?)(?)
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206
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207 000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
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208 GJZAL PDPTC PDUXG DRAC^ ADEUE PA\DF LDVJX PANPD \XIAD DPTAD CYX^A DFEDS TCPHB FDNXG RIDJA NX^AJ [\_DV RACEA D[C_D CRSCU
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209 ED[C_ DJA\A \YAJD PXDPU VADXM MDYAM XJAHB EFZLF LZDXM MDPXD GVICP ADPTA DEUEP A\[\_ HB
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210 00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
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211 \@FOA [N@D_ PTFED FEDPT ADMFJ EPDPF \ADPT CPDF[ E_^AD YAALD X@LDE FLNAD
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212 SAI[\ HBOVG ]VJ]F @UD@_ _CPD[ VXNV@ FD_VI P@[R[ HB_R_ AXLC@ J@IHB
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213 010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101
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214 gee, kinda dead here....
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215 ____07/04/86__________________JD 2446616.6740_________21:10:36_PDT_____
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216 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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217 Emu: Aha, I *knew* that sucker would show up eventually. Alas, Estacada is a
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218 long way off and I think it's too heavy to put on a carrier pigeon. Perhaps
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219 PorSFiS on the 12th? Or mayhap somewhere with memories, such as CH 53? Name
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220 a place and time, I'm collecting boxtops.
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221 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Milchar ++++++ July 5, 1986 @ 12:15am +++++++++
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222 {+|+} <222> 860705^1250
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223 {+|+} <223> 860706^0303
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224 .-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.
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225 Where is PorSFiS meeting nowadays? Perhaps I could drop in briefly to
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226 make the exchange. I guess I need to know what time, too...
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227 .-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.Emu
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228 {+|+} <228> 860706^1257
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229 PorSFiS is meeting in the Bonneville Power Administration building Auditorium.
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230 Meetings are still at 2pm.
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231 ____07/06/86__________Leonard_JD 2446618.3503_________13:24:25_PDT_________
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232 help
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233 ?
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234
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235
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236 .-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-G2PENDRAGON:CALL
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237 G2.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.
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238 G2PRINCE DRAGON
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239
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240 .-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-
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241
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242 #$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$#
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243 With a violent motion that strained seatbelts, Farley twisted the wheel with
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244 the skill that comes with NET training, no matter how brief. Several near-
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245 collisions and white hairs later, Farley brought the van to a stop on a
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246 deserted side street and paused to wipe sweat clear from his eyes.
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247 Elsewhere-
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248 IAN4 scanned the RD's communications COMSET station with what would have been
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249 a satisfied look if an android were capable of such. Somewhat earlier, it had
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250 paid a visit to NET's vehicle division and modified a particular van. It
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251 finished its task by placing a violet-colored cartridge back in its resting
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252 place. With a quick turn, it moved to the wall that IAN1-3 and IAN5-6 rested
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253 against in their niches. It placed itself carefully with its own niche, and
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254 set itself for timed awakening. Click.
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255 Still somewhere else-
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256 Nick Douglas was storming about one of the Experimental sections, angry that
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257 precious time had been wasted on a service call for a robot assembly arm that
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258 was in perfect working order. Probably someone's idiotic excuse for a joke, he
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259 thought to himself as he neared his own workstation again.
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260 Back at the van-
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261 "James, how did you know...?" Farley whispered, beads still shining on his
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262 forehead.
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263 "Gut feeling, Eugene. I get them sometimes. Also, I thought I saw a fat guy
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264 messing around near the vans as we were doin' the paperwork."
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265 Farley thought for a moment. "Something's fishy here. Call the Vehicle
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266 section on the COMSET, we've got to get back to HQ."
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267 #$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$# Farley #$##$##$# 86:07:06:22:32:20 #$##$#
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268 {+|+} <268> 860707^0821
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269 TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT
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270
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271 "You know this circuit, Parity?" Fellows could barely get the words out.
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272 The CD/ROM case whirred away. Two seconds went by. Parity didn't answer. "We
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273 can't let this one get away. We have to get those discs, if they are in
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274 there." Two more seconds.
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275 Parity wasn't paying attention to Fellows. He had enough on his mind. The
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276 NET was building state-of-the-art booby-traps these days. The only thing that
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277 could save both the agents and the contents was the training NET gave was also
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278 state-of-the-art.
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279 "Fellows, this is E11, right?"
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280 "Yea..yes. You'll need to..."
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281 "I know. Hand me the s-free clips. Then get the cutters ready. We have to
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282 get the case detached from the explosive mechanism. Start prying the container
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283 with whatever you can find."
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284 Fellows quickly put aside his fears. "Twenty seconds." With a large screw-
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285 driver and a Kershaw knife, Fellows began loosening the CD/ROM container from
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286 the rest of the case. Parity continued on the component board, searching for
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287 a way to breach the circuit protection and disconnect the firing mechanism.
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288 "Fifteen seconds, Parity."
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289 "Don't give me any damned James Bond count-down! How are you coming on
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290 the case."
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291 "Don't worry about me. Stick that fuse!"
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292 The only sound in the room was the whir of the timer, the clatter of
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293 instruments, and two men breathing hard. The later was ten seconds away from
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294 being replaced by a deafening explosion, then deathly silence.
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295 "Parity, I got the container!"
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296 "Ok, five seconds? Screw the bomb. Open the patio door and duck!"
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297 Fellows was closest to the door. He hit the latch, flung the door open,
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298 just as what was left of the carrying case flew past his head and out the
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299 window. Fellows could see it start to make its descent towards Las Vegas Blvd.
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300 South as he hit the wall-to-wall carpeting. The sound of the blast reached
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301 his ears just as the device went out of sight. The concussion took out all
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302 the windows in the room, as flying glass went everywhere. Fellows could feel
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303 debris strike all along his body despite his prostrate position. A sudden
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304 sharp pain in his side caused him to shudder.
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305 "Dammit Parity! I didn't duck enough."
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306 "Glad to hear you are mostly Ok, Fellows. Can you stand?" Parity bent
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307 over his friend, his smile disappearing as his eyes fell on Fellows' wound.
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308 "Doesn't look too bad, but there's plenty of blood. What did Ian use to call
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309 these? Flesh wounds?"
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310 "Haha Parity. I'm glad to see you still have your sense of humor. Now help
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311 me up." Parity gave Fellows the requested hand. Fellows cringed as he tried to
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312 stand upright. "It's worse than you thought, doctor. We better get out of here,
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313 shouldn't we?"
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314 "Yes. Lean here while I collect our stuff." In seconds, Parity had
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315 collected the CD/ROM container, the COMSET, and both agent's packs. "Ok, lean
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316 on me. I don't want another run-in with Las Vegas's finest."
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317 "Got ya. Say, are those sirens I hear?" The familiar wail of law enforcement
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318 and fire vehicles could be heard coming up the boulevard. "We don't have much
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319 time. Get us outta here!"
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320 "Settle down Fellows. I think you might be going in to shock. The rental
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321 car is in the basement. We'll take an elevator down. You just had to much
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322 to drink in the penthouse bar. No problem."
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323 "And the blood?"
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324 "Well, you know how those penthouse bar-fights can get pretty messy."
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325 "Parity, we got it didn't we?"
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326 "Yes, Fellows. The CD's are ours. And we didn't even get a scratch."
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327 Fellows didn't answer. Parity dragged his friend to the elevator, which by
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328 some stretch of the imagination, was standing open, waiting for them.
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329
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330 TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT
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331
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332 11:55:45 07/07/86
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333 14:11:38 07/07/86
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334 <324> ^070786 1413
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335 Mikey: believe it or not, the SA III is actually going to be used for it's
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336 original purpose. I've got a minor job to do for a friend, but it involves
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337 a lot of data entry. Since his machine doesn't have the storage capacity
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338 required, but does have terminal capability I'm gonna loan him the SAIII.
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339 Then I can load all the data into one of my machines here & work on it.
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340 ____07/07/86__________Leonard_JD 2446619.5869_________19:05:07_PDT_________
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341
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342
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343 I HAVE FINALLY FOUND IT. I KNOW WHAT IT IS! AFTER ALL THESE YEARS,
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344 THIS SEEMINGLY ETERNITY OF SEARCHING...SEARCHING FOR TRUTH, FOR MEANING...
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345 THE ANSWERS TO ALL OF LIFE'S QUESTIONS. I HAVE FINALLY LEARNED THE ANSWER.
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346 I KNOW WHAT IT IS TO LIVE AND I UNDERSTAND WHY WE LIVE, HOW WE LIVE. I
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347 KNOW THE ANSWER TO MAN'S MOST BASIC QUESTION: WHAT IS LIFE?
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348 HOW LONG HAS MAN TRIED TO ANSWER THIS QUESTION? HOW LONG HAVE PHILOSOPHERS
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349 SEARCHED FOR THE ANSWER AND ONLY TO HAVE POOR LITTLE ME FIGURE IT OUT?
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350 I KNOW! I KNOW! WHAT A DISCOVERY!
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351
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352 THE ANSWER TO THE QUESTION: WHAT IS LIFE? IS SO OBVIOUS IT COULD BE HARD
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353 TO OVERLOOK, YET MAN HAS DONE IT FOR SO LONG BEFORE I HAPPENED BY TO KNOW
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354 THE ANSWER. AND WHAT IS THE ANSWER? I WOULDN'T BE A PHILOSOPHER IF I TOLD
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355 YOU, BUT LIKE I SAID, I'M NOT A PHILOSOPHER. SO I WILL TELL YOU WHAT LIFE IS.
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356
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357 ----> LIFE IS A CABARET <----
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358
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359 WISE MAN
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360
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361
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362
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363 >>>>>>> AND HERE I ALWAYS THOUGHT THE ANSWER WAS 42....<<<<<<<
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364 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
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365
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366 Gentlemen,
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367
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368 A first stage risk-alert has been declared. Tenative date of conflict
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369 is currently Saturday July 12,1986 7:30 PM. The aggressor from Tacoma will
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370 provide confirmation of sacrifice by 6:00 PM 07/10/86. Address and RSVP phone
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371 to be posted at that time.
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372 The Red Plague returns.
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373
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374 :::::::::::Alex:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
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375 SO LIFE'S A CABARET... I'VE ALWAYS SUSPECTED SO. IF TOMMY TUNE SHOWS UP HERE I'LL KI
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376
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377 LL MYSELF.
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378 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>>><><><><><><><><>><
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379 ****************************************************************
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380 Oh please, please, don't kill yourself on my account. Tommy Tune
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381 ****************************************************************
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382 No, No, No!!! Life is a banquet and
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383 most poor bastards are starving to
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384 death!!!!!
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385 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?/
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386 Lifes a long song -Tull
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387 Alex: I think I still owe you some cash, $150 to be exact, are you at the same
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388 address you were at around a year or so ago? [Second floor, overlooking swimming
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389
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390 pool, near Henry ??]
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391 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?/MiG
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392 ()#@*%_!)*!_)$*_)(_)#(%!+(%)!_%(#*%^&@)#_&!*!_)%*%(+_%*%&_)!%&!_)*_*%!+_(_!+(%*_)%!%*_)%*_)%*!_%*_)&%*!_)%*_%_)&^$_^&_)#%*_)
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393 Riskers : Did you hear that? The Red Plague rises again. We thought we had beaten it back before, using military genius
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394 and nuclear weapons. We thought we had sent the Red Plague back to the sea, or Japan at least. But no, an ugly head
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395 rises in the west. A head of red. A head of death and destruction who would march through Europe, America, Asia, Africa,
|
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396 and Scandahoovia, untouched, unchallenged, and unmatched. This, comrades, can not happen. We must rise to the challenge red
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397 has offered us. Yes! Shine up your n-launchers. Prepare the troops. Practice your sixes. There comes a time for every man to
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398 come to the aid of his color, be it green, yellow, white, black, or blue.
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399 Red : Your challenge has been answered. The Green Horde will relay address and time information and will coordinate appropriate
|
||
400 transportation. You have been warned!
|
||
401 *%)*%_)%*!_)%*&#^_)%&!_)%*!#%_!&^_!) L'homme sans Parity *&%_#&!%!%*_)^*_)^*)_)*#)^@^*&@^*@^*^&$_)^&_^*@^*_)^*^&)&*@^_)@*^
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402 [O O] -- lurkin' 1
|
||
403 L'Homme: I also am readying my massive armies and my n-launchers. The Red plague shall not survive this day.
|
||
404 The Purple army has arrived!
|
||
405 -DK-
|
||
406 :)
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407 L'homme: That's about the stupidest entry I've ever seen you make. I can't
|
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408 believe anyone would actually think that it's funny! Ha Ha!
|
||
409 Wise Guy
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||
410
|
||
411 Ahhh... I woyse guy, eh? -Curly-
|
||
412
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413
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||
414 MIKEY, CENSORSHIP GOES AGAINST ALL BASIC DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLES. YOU GO THROUGH
|
||
415 THE WHOLE DISK AND DELETE WHAT PEOPLE SAY, IF YOU JUST DON'T LIKE IT. IT
|
||
416 DOESN'T HAVE TO BE PROFANE TO BE DELETED. YOU JUST DELETE WHAT YOU FEEL LIKE
|
||
417 ON A WHIM! SURE IT IS YOUR PRIVATE SYSTEM, BUT YOU AREN'T GOD. I'M WILLING
|
||
418 TO BET NO ONE BUT MIKEY WILL EVER SEE THIS, BUT IF ONLY MIKEY SEES IT, THEN
|
||
419 I HAVE HAD MY SAY.
|
||
420
|
||
421
|
||
422 Anyone remember the number to PSU (computer line). I used to have it
|
||
423 memorized but now it's forgotten. Thanks in advance,
|
||
424 Jim B.
|
||
425 <><><><><><><><<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
|
||
426 OK LIFE'S A BANQUET AND TOMMY TUNE'S NOT GOING TO SHOW, BUT I FORGOT TO MAKE RESERVATIONS...
|
||
427
|
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428 D.G.
|
||
429 <><><><><>><><><><><><><><><><>>><><><><><><><><><<><><><><><><><><><><>
|
||
430 G2.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-
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||
431 CALL
|
||
432 G2PENDRAGON PENDRAGON
|
||
433 G2 CALL
|
||
434
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435
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||
436 G2 PRINCE DRAGON TODAY
|
||
437
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||
438 TNX
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||
439
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||
440 G2.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.
|
||
441 You are confusing censorship with editorial rights. Censorship is *someone else*
|
||
442 telling Mikey what he can or cannot allow on *his* equipment. An editor has the
|
||
443 absolute right to not print items that do not meet with his approval. He (and/or
|
||
444 the publisher) are supplying the "soapbox".
|
||
445 If you don't wish to place items that Mikey finds objectionable on a BBS, find
|
||
446 one that will accept them or set up your own.
|
||
447 Freedom of the press (or BBS) does not mean that you can force someone to
|
||
448 print your views. It means that *they* can choose what does or does not
|
||
449 get printed.
|
||
450 Before you try to drag freedom of speech into it, please let me remind you
|
||
451 that Freedom of Speech says that you can say what you like (and be liable
|
||
452 for any libelous comments). It does not say that I have to let you say it
|
||
453 on my private property.
|
||
454 If you can't abide by the (extremely few) rules that Mikey sets, then you are
|
||
455 "tresspassing".
|
||
456 ____07/08/86__________Leonard_JD 2446620.5428_________18:01:39_PDT_________
|
||
457
|
||
458 DA
|
||
459 BREAK
|
||
460 HELP
|
||
461 What in the ... am i trying to do here ?!!!!!!!!!! Q!
|
||
462
|
||
463 I sat down to show my Daughter how nice of a system this was and all I could do
|
||
464
|
||
465 was except the humiliation.
|
||
466 So I told her to just leave a message of any sort ; but she seems to be to shy so I'll leave one for her. Is there any body o
|
||
467 Is there any body out there that punches holes in their walls, drools
|
||
468 , has heart poputations, and ....... over a dude by the name of "ROB LOWW"???
|
||
469 P.S. No offense to this system ment, I just dont no how to get around.
|
||
470 Signd:MICROBRAIN via DANATONA
|
||
471 ::::::::O O::::::::7/8::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::20:28::::::O O:::::::
|
||
472 Alex: uh, yeah, what L'homme said, more or less.
|
||
473 Like sheep to the slaughter.....
|
||
474 :::::::O O:::::::::::::::::::::::::voyeur:::::::::::::::::::::::::::O O::::::::
|
||
475 PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP
|
||
476 ????????????????? THE DOCTOR JUST LURKIN... ?????????????????????????????
|
||
477 *$@#%@%_))*%!%*!_%*!+%()(%+!(%+_!%_!(%*+%!_%(!+%(!%(+_*^*$_^@^*_)^*#^@^@_^*@_^
|
||
478 Ahem, so I did get just a *little* excited over the impending risk game. But
|
||
479 hey, wise guy, that's no reason to insult. In fact, of all the names I have
|
||
480 ever seen on this system, yours is the strangest because it is such a
|
||
481 MISNOMER! Wise?
|
||
482 voyeur: No more sheep jokes, fleece?
|
||
483 *%)_#%*!_*%)!_)*_^*_)^*@#^_)^*!_) L'homme sans Parity %*)%*@_!)%*_!)%*!)*%!%*%
|
||
484 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ (rights and lefts)
|
||
485 __JD_Leonard__ - You almost made it sound, by choice of preposition, that
|
||
486 this was _your_ system. Ah, but we know better... (Just
|
||
487 kidding; couldn't resist.)
|
||
488 L'homme sans Parity - The MU 92 seems to have a mind of its own... It had
|
||
489 enough spunk in it to put forth your latest entrance
|
||
490 into The Lift, then it decided to go lame again. Shades of Tabor! I was
|
||
491 not amused and am put slightly aback as to the source of my woes.
|
||
492 I sure hope C.R. at E.I. (or just 'cr@ei') is a patient sort of guy.
|
||
493
|
||
494 Kids & Lad - Is this project of interest to be a once-a-month venture
|
||
495 towards completion? If so I'll just scribble down my ideas
|
||
496 as to a few bells and whistles... Cutesy stuff, just one-liners of course.
|
||
497
|
||
498 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ --->the Guardian (189:??)
|
||
499
|
||
500 "Well yea, people deserve their rights... Although a couple stiff jabs
|
||
501 from the left to the jaw wouldn't be a bad idea for some guys I have in
|
||
502 mind." F. West
|
||
503 BUT THAT WAS THREE LINES!!!!!!!
|
||
504
|
||
505 {+|+} <505> 860709^1832
|
||
506 ____07/09/86__________________JD 2446621.6088_________19:36:52_PDT_________
|
||
|
||
507 [O O] -- lurkin' 2
|
||
508 I have one question...what the **** is Risk? How do you play????
|
||
509
|
||
510
|
||
511 Risk? The classic world strategy and conquest game? Fabulous! Stupendous!
|
||
512 In order to play, why don't you visit Parker Bros. They make it, I think.
|
||
513
|
||
514 RISK RISK RISK RISK RISK RISK RISK RISK RISK
|
||
515 Is a classic experience that pits the minds of normal gentlemen against each
|
||
516 other. Of course whenever gentlemen are pitted against each other, they
|
||
517 seldom stay gentle, and begin lobbing armies and warheads 'gainst their
|
||
518 neighbors with reckless abandon. Women are not above such actions also.
|
||
519 Many a female has lost her cool when threatening armies draw close. All in
|
||
520 all, it makes good family fun.
|
||
521 RISK RISK RISK RISK RISK RISK RISK RISK RIKS
|
||
522
|
||
523
|
||
524
|
||
525 +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-
|
||
526 The mere fact the Mikey makes this system public is in fact no right
|
||
527 giving act. However, the users of the system, in past comments, have
|
||
528 left comments that tend to show that most anything is really allowed
|
||
529 on BWMS. Within reason of course. Profanity and the like would be
|
||
530 expectantly deleted, however I have seen messages and other commnts
|
||
531 that are'nt in any way negative or anti-BWMS that become delted twenty-four
|
||
532 hours after they are seemly entered. I think the persone who left the
|
||
533 (I mean person) censorship message was trying to get the point across that
|
||
534 it seem as if only Mikey and his cronies get there messages left on the
|
||
535 system. I personally have left messages of non-profane, non-comie and in no way anti-BWMS to friends and seen them
|
||
536 deleted 24 or 48 later. Why? Thats the true question here. Why are
|
||
537 such innocent messages deleted? I'm not the only one to whom this has
|
||
538 happened. I'm not saying that I demand the right to use Mikey's personal
|
||
539 equiptment, only that if the system is advertised as being so open as
|
||
540 the log on message states, why are Non-Mikey cronies messages being
|
||
541 deleted??? If he wants a system for him and his cronies like "JD" why does'nt
|
||
542 he make it a closed system with a log on password system and only give
|
||
543 passwords to his croonies. then people like me would have no means by
|
||
544 which to bitch and he would be free of the need to edit all the time!! He also
|
||
545 would be free of twit problems!! Or is the problem that some people have
|
||
546 this huge craving for having there name in lights. Being listed on other
|
||
547 BBS'es with headings like "Mike Day -- system operator".
|
||
548
|
||
549 BAC...
|
||
550
|
||
551 +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-
|
||
552
|
||
553 oooooooo.....harsh words.
|
||
554 The wardrums beat in the distance!
|
||
555 [O O] -- lurkin' 3
|
||
556 BAC... Where are all these messages of yours? I never see them and I log on
|
||
557 here quite a bit. I am not one of the cronies as you so elequently call them,
|
||
558 but I have never had a message deleted. The only stuff I have seen deleted
|
||
559 have been blatent sexual, abusive, or threatening messages against Mike and
|
||
560 other users of this system. You might compare this excellent record to some
|
||
561 of the kid-operated Apple and Commodore boards in town where any messages
|
||
562 berating the host computer or software are quickly deleted and the person who
|
||
563 left the message flamed and/or deleted from the user roster. The sparks on
|
||
564 backwater are trivial compared to some of the childishness seen on boards
|
||
565 like Tellstar, Atari club, Hacker Jack, and various AE boards. If you want
|
||
566 censorship and excitement, I suggest you take your autodialer over there.
|
||
567 As for leaving multi-line diatribes on alleged censorship here, you'll find
|
||
568 a system that has as few rules as BWMS is the most open system in town when
|
||
569 it comes to the antics of computer users. I don't call the immature adult-
|
||
570 boards like REBEL, which means you can swear and tell dirty jokes and boast
|
||
571 about your endowment, open boards. I call them kid boards. Just look at
|
||
572 their audience. Open your eyes and look at the number of systems you can
|
||
573 gain access to in this metro area. Do you still feel a need to be a pain
|
||
574 in the ass here?
|
||
575 ---------------------long time lurker-----------------------------------------
|
||
576 YES.
|
||
577 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
|
||
578
|
||
579
|
||
580 Gentlemen,
|
||
581
|
||
582 We are Go for Saturday night.
|
||
583
|
||
584 Those who wish to bring VOL do so at risk <<RISK>> of life and limb.
|
||
585
|
||
586 RSVP at a somewhat reasonable hour at 293-xxxx ...
|
||
587
|
||
588 L'homme - challange accepted.
|
||
589 vouarrg ent.only
|
||
590 voyeur- how about some spirit ? ( heh...heh )
|
||
591 Leo - ? ? ? any funny dice ?
|
||
592 MiG - Yes & No
|
||
593
|
||
594 ::::::::::Alex::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
|
||
595
|
||
596 BAC: From your comment regarding "24 to 48 hours later", I suspect that your
|
||
597 msgs were merely shifted to drive B. This happens whenever the disk gets full
|
||
598 or neraly full. It is also possible that your messages were victims of the
|
||
599 (few) times that Mikey forgot to put the system back in ENTER ONLY after
|
||
600 removing garbage (such as a disk full of carriage returns). In ALL ALLOWED
|
||
601 mode *anyone* may delete msgs....
|
||
602 By the way, have you ever seen your msgs after you've logged off? If not,
|
||
603 you may have forgotten to go back to the Command prompt (">") and type OFF.
|
||
604 If you just hang up, your msg may not be saved.
|
||
605 Alex: looks like I can make it. How about a few 30-sided dice?
|
||
606 ____07/10/86__________Leonard_JD 2446622.6146_________19:45:04_PDT________
|
||
607 ps the name is Leonard, the JD is part of the marker (identifies the rather
|
||
608 long number).
|
||
609 ______________________________________________________________________________
|
||
610 ???????????????????????????? THE DOCTOR LURKIN' ?????????????????????????
|
||
611 .-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.Emu
|
||
612 {+|+} <614> 860711^0819
|
||
613 PREPARE THE CANNON FODDER. CAN SHEEP BE FAR BEHIND?
|
||
614 {+|+} <616> 860711^0948
|
||
615 [O O] -- LURKIN' 4
|
||
616 MIKEY, I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU DIDN'T CHANGE THE DISK WHEN IT IS THIS FULL.
|
||
617 Yes! And welcome back folks, to the Quality Teen BBS Show! tadatada tadatada
|
||
618 It's time again to recount our stories about those quality systems running
|
||
619 around this town. And tonights show has a great line-up. Just listen to this:
|
||
620
|
||
621 Alhanbra 631-xxxx always busy Black Star 245-xxxx busy
|
||
622 Bush Master 629-xxxx always busy Dark Realm 297-xxxx busy
|
||
623 Digitron 284-xxxx voice Fido Dog 288-xxxx voice
|
||
624 Robak 665-xxxx voice Sequel 659-xxxx ring
|
||
625 SPECS 657-xxxx ring Surf country 245-xxxx ring
|
||
626 The Count 668-xxxx ring Zoron 252-xxxx busy
|
||
627 Vacuum 642-xxxx ring T-Comm 636-xxxx busy Road House 286-xxxx busy !!!!!!!!!!
|