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1 If you are in need of help, you need but ask....
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2 ********************* REMOVE: 25 MAY 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 FIRST, TO UNKNOWN PERSON (FROM PREVIOUS DISK) YES, I AM MIKE DAY
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26 AS TO BEING FAMOUS THAT IS A MATTER THAT I LEAVE UP TO YOU.
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27 AS TO 'BHS' I KNOW NOT WHEREOF YOU SPEAK. AS TO CLASS OF '76, NO
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28 I AM OF '68.
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29 **** CISTOP MIKEY *** THE CRAZY ONE ***** 16 MAY 83 ***********
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30 TO 'd.l.' while it may be possible to obtain the 'back issues'
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31 of BWMS, there are quiet a few of them back up since OCT. I have been
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32 averaging a new disk every 2 weeks. maybe we can figure out a way to
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33 get the info to you. Can you read 8" CPM disks? If so I can upload
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34 to that format If you send me a couple of disks. One 8" CPM disk
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35 holds about six BWMS disks on average.
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36 Be that as it may, it is indeed a great pleasure to once again see
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37 your melodious words scroll across my screen, and I welcome you
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38 back with open arms (and anything else that you may see... opps!)
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39 **** CISTOP MIKEY KEEPER OF THE BACKWATER INN **** 16 MAY 83 ******
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40 TO: BILL G.
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41 WILL TRY TO CALL YOU TOMORROW NIGHT, GOT HOME VERY LATE TONIGHT
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42 (11:30PM) AND DIDN'T FIGURE YOU WOULD LIKE ME TO CALL YOU AT THAT
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43 LATE HOUR.
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44 ***** CISTOP MIKEY AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN .... *** 16 MAY 83 ****
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45 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 17 May 83 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
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46 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 01:13 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
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47 I am flattered that you remember me so warmly, O Keeper of the Inn.
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48 Nevertheless, I am puzzled by your greeting--is that a gentleman's
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49 welcome? Have my friends come to sup here of late: the shadowy soul
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50 known as the Grey Ghost, or the staunch Believer? Send out a fleet
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51 messenger by horse, if not, to ask them to join me for a glass of port
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52 and lively conversation here in your fine establishment, if you please?
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53 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> d <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
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54 ...............................................................
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55 Tron:
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56 So I missed a keystroke. It has been corrected.
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57 _____________________________________________________________
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58 As to the Vic-20 & Commodore 64 vs Radio Shack I think that the
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59 VIC is to be preffered to a Model I, BUT JUST BARELY!!! It has
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60 the same kind of mess with regard to expansion that the TRS-80
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61 Mod I had. As for breakdowns, I have had 2 hardware problems
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62 since I bought my Model III 3 years ago. One was a bad key switch
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63 the other we never did figure out (after many hours, the tech
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64 decided it would be quicker to just replace the main board)
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65 But I don't see much point in arguing about which system is
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66 "best". I could get into silly arguments about the VIC not
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67 using ASCII, but so what? If it works for YOU, fine I wish you
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68 well. My system works for ME so don't hassle. If your system
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69 DOESN'T work then sell it & buy something else (if you can
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70 afford to....)
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71 __________________________Leonard____________________________
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72 FROM: PIONEER TO: CHRIS BRADLEY
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73 SUBJECT: COMMODORE VERSUS RADIO SHACK
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74
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75 IF YOU WANT SOME SCALDING COMMENTS
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76 TO YOUR PREVIOUS OPINIONS, TAKE A LOOK
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77 AT THE LAST MESSAGES ON DRIVE B. JUST
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78 TYPE "DB" AND RETURN AND READ THE LAST
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79 FEW MESSAGES.
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80 LIKE I SAID, I TEND TO THINK THAT
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81 YOU MAKE YOUR DECISIONS TOO HASTILY.
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82 I'M BEGINNING TO WONDER IF I CAN TRUST
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83 YOUR "FACTS!" IT SEEMS THAT A LOT OF
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84 OTHER PEOPLE THINK DIFFERENT THAN YOU
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85 DO. IF THEY'RE IN THE MAJORITY, YOU'RE
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86 GOING TO BE DOWN AND OUT FOR THE COUNT.
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87
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88
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89 PIONEER
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90 -----
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91 FROM: PIONEER TO: SYSOP
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92 SUBJECT: MAXIMUM LINE LENGTH
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93
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94 HOW COME THE MAXIMUM LINE LENGTH GOT
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95 SHORTER ALL OF THE SUDDEN? ALL I HAVE
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96 NOW IS SOMETHING AROUND 40 CHARACTERS
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97 TO WORK WITH BEFORE I CAN'T ENTER ANY
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98 MORE. IS IT SOMETHING I DID?
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99
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100
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101 PIONEER
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102 -----
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103 Kim,
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104 Try the "MA 80" command.
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105 ------
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106 To all concerned with the Vic computer
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107 From Chris Bradley (Tron)
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108
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109 My deepest apologies to all of you! I just had a long long
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110 session to straighten myself out. The Vic is not a bad computer
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111 at all. I figured that all the letters I got about disagreements
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112 that I was wrong. So, I checked into it, putting a label on
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113 myself. I'm sorry.
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114
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115 Tron
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116 ------
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117 To: John Martin From: Tron
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118 Re: Vic computers
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119
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120 John,
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121 Please read the message above. I agree with you about the
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122 Radio Shack Computer Centers. Those dudes don't know their ass
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123 from a hole in the ground and they are working, in all places,
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124 a COMPUTER CENTER!?!?!?! I think that they are there to rip
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125 you off, harass you, lead you in the wrong direction or anywhere
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126 where you don't wanna go. The only person in the whole store
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127 who is even polite are the managers. But, I still like the Color
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128 Computer better. Some people are so set in their ways that they
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129 can't change. Also, if I get another cheap computer, I will get
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130 a 64. I don't think I will even bother with Radio Shack anymore.
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131 If I get an expensive computer, I will get the LNW-80. Its reall
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132 a nice machine. I have looked inside my model I computer finding
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133 some pretty god-awful stuff. One time I took my keyboard in for
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134 repair and they charged me double for opening it up. Who owns
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135 the computer anyway and why are they concerend about what we
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136 do to their (uh, I mean our) computers? The jerks!!
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137
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138 Tron
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139 P.S. Thanks for helping me to straighten myself out.
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140 -------
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141 To: Leonard From: Tron
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142 Re: Vic and Model III computers
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143
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144 I didn't mean to offend anyone about anu py of the Vic
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145 computers. I feel like a complete fool (also embarrased)!
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146 I though i'd just express my own opinions. I'll never do
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147 that again. Please, Everybody, Forget all i've said. I take
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148 ALL of it back. I was just too wet behind the ears about it.
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149 Also, Leonard, please don't talk so harsh to me. I feel bad
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150 enough as it is. I am NOT a violent person, and don't like
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151 to make any enemies. Also, would you be interested in swapping
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152 any programs? I have tons of stuff here. Also, What terminal
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153 program are you using? I need one BAD! Maybe we could exchange
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154 a program some day.....
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155
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156 Tron
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157 ------
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158 To: Leonard From: Tron
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159
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160 I was only kidding about the 12 bucks bit.
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161
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162 Tron
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163 -----
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164 From: Tron To: John Martin
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165
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166 Radio Shack is a scummy place. Also, believe it or not, I
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167 had my computer in for repair once. I called up to see how it
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168 was coming along, and they didn't even know where it went!
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169 I called and called (about an hour) until they told me they sent
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170 it into another place to get it fixed. I got it back about a
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171 week and a half later; Just for a busted "R" key....
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172
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173
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174 Tron
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175 --------------------------------------------------------------
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176 Methinks these young ones now not whereof the likes of
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177 dragon lady and the Grey Ghost do journey from.
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178 They are all steel and things and there is no poetry in them
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179 them. The Ghost does come but not as often for there
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180 are many duties for him to perform, speak to me though,
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181 and in a little while I shall answer.
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182 ----------------Grey Ghost----------------------------
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183
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184 Yeah though I walk through this valley of sand and steel,
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185 I would not be alive but for the voices of song that
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186 occasionally appears here. Indeed there are many things
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187 yet unanswered. Doth the believer yet screem in the still
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188 of the night? Has he found his dream, or does he yet still
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189 live in a nightmare world all alone. And what of his
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190 once companion Leo the Bull? What new lands and adventures
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191 has he partaken?
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192 Of Leo the Bull there is no word, but perhaps he will
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193 reappear sometime soon.
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194 The spark of life has taken flame in the believer, yet
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195 still it is weak and yet to falter. Though his nightmare
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196 continues it is not so dark for he sees that his own
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197 salvation can only be found through himself.
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198 Though he did find the scorpion of desire, the sting was not
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199 forth coming, for the scorpion did run and hide under a rock
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200 and is unwilling to come out despite all offers of kind.
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201 For yet do I walk in this world of light, darkened by the
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202 lack of the firery sting of the scorpions delight.
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203 For though I have seen the way yet must I still trod it to
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204 reach the goal I have set. For though the path is known
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205 it is frought with deception and fear yet still it is
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206 light by the friends I hold dear. My hope it is clear and
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207 the path I must follow for never again can I return to
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208 that dark world alone. Yeah do I hope and pray that I need
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209 never return at all for it is the end of life that that
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210 road leads to those who follow it. As always befor and
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211 yet still again I remain +++ the Believer +++++++++++++
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212
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213 -----
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214 FROM: PIONEER TO: CHRIS BRADLEY SUBJECT: YOUR CONFESSION
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215
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216 HEY, NOW A CONFESSION LIKE THAT JUST ABOUT RESTORES MY FAITH
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217 IN YOU! (DIDN'T KNOW YOU HAD THAT KIND OF HONESTY IN YOU!)
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218
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219
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220 PIONEER
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221 -----
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222 FROM: PIONEER TO: THE BELIEVER SUBJECT: PSYCHADELIC (SP?) STORIES
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223
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224 I MAY NOT BE THE FANATIC YOU ARE, BUT I HAVE SOME PRETTY WEIRD
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225 POEMS FROM A COUPLE OF MY FRIENDS THAT SEEM TO FIT IN WITH YOUR
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226 LINE OF THINKING. IF YOU WISH, I'LL POST THEM.
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227
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228
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229 PIONEER
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230 (*)(*)(*)()(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)()(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)
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231 Hiya, little d....For a bit of fictional flair, tune in the DEC*Wars serial
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232 playing now and then on CBBS. It's maybe a dozen centuries later than your
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233 own, but it has a style that I'd guess you will enjoy. With tongue-in-cheek
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234 'tis penned; one hath not duty of yon varlet's werdes--nay, his smile doth
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235 expose his release of creative juices in more-than-electronic moments. Did
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236 you enjoy your 'terminal vacation'? Be cautious if your time is short: disks
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237 past will probably gag you with distorted philosophy and telephone-talk. Once
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238 I was Dave; you never answered; now it's just HUMBUG.
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239 (*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)
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240 To: Anyone who is interested From: Tron Re: Vic
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241
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242 I gotta give in to all you guys giving me this pressure. I
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243 feel like a culprit criminal! I now think (no foolin' folks)
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244 that the Vic is worth more than the stores sell it for. God
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245 I feel rotten....
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246
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247
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248 Tron
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249 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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250 Tron,
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251 Heed what Leanard says (Oh, God. I think the above poetry is infecting my
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252 mind!!)
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253 Apologies are unneccessary, for a computer is not good for everyone. I
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254 enjoy the Vic, you enjoy the RS units. That's all there is to it. The only
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255 reason I wrote the fiery letter is because I felt you were making Judgements
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256 that you could not really make until you used the machine. The RS units
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257 aren't as bad as I said. I don't enjoy them (they've got no personality as
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258 far as computers are concerned), but they're not bad. I DO dislike Radio
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259 Shack though.
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260 Besides, there's nothing like a heated debate to spice up the ol' system
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261 is there?
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262 -Zalcor (Alias John)
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263 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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264 PERSONALY, I THINK THEY ALL SUCK ROTTEN EGGS. BUT THEN WHAT DO I KNOW,
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265 AFTER ALL, LOOK AT THE SYSTEM I RUN HERE CALLED BWMS......
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266 ******* CISTOP MIKEY
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267
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268 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 17 May 83 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
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269 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 23:18 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
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270 Ach, it is good to hear from you, friends new and old! This girl
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271 had begin to wonder whether there were hearts along with the eyes that
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272 gazed upon my words...Forgive me for seeming to overlook your words,
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273 you who call yourself "Humbug"--sir, why do you have this unhappy name?--
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274 but I was swept away suddenly on a strong wind, and though I tried, could
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275 not return to this protected little valley. So, far away I languished,
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276 until the winds called to me gently, and I came on frail wings again.
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277 Alas; forever I'll only be a rare visitor, yet if my song pleases, I will
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278 even battle the winds; just so I can sing to you in joyful celebration
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279 of the unique people who visit here!
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280 Believer, whence dark world are you fleeing, and where do your
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281 steps take you? Answer me not with riddles, and speak naught of this
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282 scorpion creature you seek, for IT is no companion of mine!
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283 Grey, my friend, your voice does not sound clear...
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284 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> d <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
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285 Well, little d....Not too many disks ago, one "ex-warrior" and one "agora cadre"
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286 took to their keyboards and locked fingers heatedly on subjects ostensibly
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287 profound and purportedly classical. In viewing their words (and often non-
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288 words!), it became so easy to slip into the most crotchity of moods, for each
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289 had ALL the stubbornness of a wild jackass while wearing philosophers' clothes.
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290 I fell prey to infrequent commentary upon their performance, only to find
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291 myself madder'n the dickens. My signature mirrored my mood, thank you Mr.
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292 Scrooge.. Now, why do you choose to veil yourself so? ---Not always HUMBUG.
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293 (*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)
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294 ++++++++
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295 Foresee the DOOM we all shall face. For we all shall suffer in the end !!
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296
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297 Doom 3-4
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298 Chronicals Of
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299 Syrinx......
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300
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301
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302 ++++++++
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303 TO: EVERYONE FROM STEVE O.
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304 THIS IS AN AD. I REPAIR CAMERS AND PHOTOGRAPHIC
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305 IPMENT. MANY PEOPLE LIKE TO MIX AND MATCH THEIR
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306 LUABLE INVESTMENTS, BUT SOMETIMES A SPECIAL ADAPTER
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307 NOT AVAILABLE COMMERCIALLY. I HAVE DONE MANY OF
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308 HESE "SPECIAL" JOBS. OR PERHAPS YOUR CAMERA ISN'T
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309 ING QUITE LIKE IT USED TO SOUND. HAVE YOU HAD
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310 SPEEDS CHECKED LATELY? I HAVE THE EQUIPMENT TO
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311 CHECK ALL FUNCTIONS OF CAMERAS - SPEEDS, f STOPS,
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312 RE METERS, FOCUS, ETC. GIVE ME A CALL AT
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313 38-xxxx, DAY OR EVENING. IF I AM NOT IN, LEAVE A
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314 E, AND I'LL GET BACK AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.
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315 ********** PHOTOGRAPHICALLY YOURS ************
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316 HELP
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317
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318 TO: ANYONE
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319 Why does my upload seem to cut off the first two or three letter in
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320 each line. I thought I was following the instructions just right, but
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321 when it prints out, somebody is missing.
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322 I would appreciate any suggestions
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323 *********************** The Phantom (not original, but anon) ************
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324 To: Phantom From: Tron Re: Nulls
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325 Phantom,
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326 You need to have nulls sent to your system. If the system doesn't
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327 have a way of sending nulls, you are in hot water. Sorry...
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328
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329
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330 Tron
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331 *********************
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332 Let's get this straight: All personal computers available today suck. Why?
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333 If you've ever used a REAL (term used by megacomputer people) computer, I.E.
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334 a VAX, CDC 7600, IBM 370, Honeywell, etc, you know how it 'feels.' Automatic
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335 print queueing, real-time operation, schedulable jobs, multiple user and
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336 multiple tasking, very high speed.
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337 Of course, it may be unfair to compare a $3000 computer to a $300K
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338 computer, but remember, 8 years ago the best PC available (almost the only
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339 one) was an Altair. With no disks, no tape (not until later...) and a
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340 stupid front panel, it was the BEST. These days, even a $69 ZX-81 beats
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341 it by a mile.
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342 But until the day when the lowest form of PC runs a processor
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343 faster than an iAPX 286, when hard disks (or faster) are standard, when
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344 truly usable operating systems are common, I'll still dread using my own
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345 computer, a micro. Eventually, say 10 years from now, you'll know what
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346 I mean.
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347 By the way, I'm no large-computer nerd. I hardly ever use them,
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348 anymore. But when I do, the differences are obvious.
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349 =====================
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350 To:Tron From: Leonard
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351 SOME of Radio Shack's policies on repair make sense when
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352 you stop to think about them. They don't charge extra for opened
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353 machines anymore, UNLESS there are user mods. If it has been
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354 modified and it looks like the mod MAY be involved in the
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355 problem that the machine was brought in for they give you a
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356 choice of fixing it yourself (there's still a charge for the
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357 time they spent checking the machine) or having them remove the
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358 mod and restore the machine to its original condition. One of
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359 the reasons for higher prices on user modified machines is that
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360 if they have to replace a board that has been modified they
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361 can't give you credit for the old board (normally they would
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362 send the old board back to the "factory" to be stripped &
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363 refurbished, but 1 trace cut and they don't get credit for the
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364 board!!!). As to the machine being sent elsewhere, they only
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365 have 1 service center in town (unless the Powell Comp. Center
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366 has theirs now). If you don't take it to the store on Barbur
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367 you can count on several extra days delay in repair. It also
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368 helps to make friends with the service techs (who usually feel
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369 the same way you do about the salespeople!). It to 20 minutes
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370 for me to get a "T" key replaced (I got the old key too!).
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371 There are good, knowledgable people working for R/S
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372 but they don't fit the "system" very well.
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373 As for terminal software, if you have disk get a
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374 Videotex package from Radio Shack. The VIDTEX tape program
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375 that you get with it will let you download a fairly good disk
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376 based terminal program from Compuserve (CHEAP!!). That's the
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377 program I'm using.
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378 __________________________Leonard________________________
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379 MY FEELINGS ABOUT MAINFRAMES IS THAT IF MICROS SUCK ROTTEN EGGS,
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380 THE MAINFRAMES MAKE THE ROTTEN EGGS TO BEGIN WITH.
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381
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382 ALSO WHILE WE ARE ON THE SUBJECT OF DEGRADING MACHINES, IT MIGHT
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383 BE POINTED OUT THAT IT WASN'T ALL THAT LONG AGO THAT THE MAINFRAMES
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384 WERE NO MORE POWERFUL THEN THE SINCLAIR ZX-81. AND IT HAS BEEN
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385 EVEN LESS TIME SINCE THEY HAD THE POWER OF A VIC-64.
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386 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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387 ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
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388
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389 Hi, I'm of the opposing sex! I knew all you hard up characters
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390 with sweaty palms would be anxious to answer that. I can imagine
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391 how lonely it must get staring at a radioactive computer screen at
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392 all hours of the morning...noon...and night. Like, listen, I've got
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393 a much better body than your computer I'm sure. Hey big boy, why
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394 don't you come up and see me some time? A computer screen isn't
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395 a place for a strong, good-looking guy like you! Well, think
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396 about it and maybe I can talk to you later.
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397 Bye Bye
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398
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399 ????????????????????????????? HIGH RISK ???????????????????????????????????????
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400 ANYTIME!!!!!!!
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401 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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402 Being a current user of a mainframe Honeywell, and a past user of a PDP8
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403 and PDP-11, I'd say that both macro and micro computers have thier merits.
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404 True, company-owned repair services MUST charge more after user mods if they
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405 decide to fix them because they're dealing with a totally new circuit. I
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406 mean, the service manuals obnly cover so much.... Lord, all of the sex
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407 flying around the system, you think I could get some! Oh well, maybe next
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408 week.
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409 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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410 ++++++++
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411
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412 There is no Darkness to death,nor is there Light......
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413
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414
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415 Time and Space
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416
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417
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418 33-21.5
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419
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420
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421 Chronicals Of
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422 Syrinx.......
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423
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424
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425 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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426 Really want for thank you, Chronicles, for that insight. Made my day! Oh, and
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427 why would anyone want to be "of the opposing sex" without knowing the
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428 opponent?! Made with leftover brain matter!
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429 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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430 -----
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431 THE REMARKS ON THIS SYSTEM ARE GIVING ME INDIGESTION.
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432 -----
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433 """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""&"""""""
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434 CONCERNING THE SPELLING OF ANY MESSAGE LOGGED ON THIS BOARD-DOES IT
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435 REALLY MATTER? IF THE PERSON WHOIS READING IT CAN CONFIRM WHAT IS BE-
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436 ING STATED THEN WHAT IS THE PROBLEM:ARE WE ALL ENGLISH TEACHERS WITH
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437 OUR GRADE BOOKS? CONCERNING THE SHARED IDEAS ABOUT SECURITY OF SYSTEMS
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438 IS ANYONE AT THE POINT THAT THEY NEED SYSTEM PROTECTION????WILL PUT
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439 INTERESTED PARTIES TOGETHER WITH A PROGRAMMER-(DOCTORATE OF MATH AND
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440 PHYS'ICS,GEOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY-RETIRED FROM EVERY MAJOR DEFENSE CONTRACTOR
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441 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AND PROGRAMMER OF MISSLE GUIDANCE SYSTEMS,WITH
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442 A NEW EPROM THAT CAN PRETTY WELL STOP ANY INTRUSION INTO YOUR SYSTEM
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443 BEING UPGRADED EVERY DAY AS NEW USES COME UP
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444 I FINALLY FOUND OUT HOW TO TURN THIS THING ON BECAUSE HE LEFT HIS PAPER
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445 WORK AND NOTES TO THE SYSTEMS-HE CALLS THEM HIS HOBBY THAT WORKS IN
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446 WITH HIS JOB BUT I THINK IT'S ALL BULLSHIT WHILE I'M AT HOME AND HE'S
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447 OFF WITH HIS BUDDIES TALKING ABOUT THIS STUPID MACHINE-WHAT ABOUT ME AND
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448 HIS KIDS???????HE TALKS ABOUT THIS STUPID SHIT IN HIS SLEEP AND GETS
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449 BUMMED OUT WHEN I WAKE HIM UP IN THE MIDDLE OF SOME DATA TRANSMISSION
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450 CONCERNING A NEW SOFTWARE PROGRAM.WHAT ABOUT THE KIDS AND THEIR SHOTS
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451 NEXT WEEK????????YOU TOLD ME THAT IT WAS GOING TO MAKE OUR LIFE EASIER
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452 AND THAT I WOULDN'T HAVE TO KEEP RECORDS BUT I FIND MYSELF DOING THE
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453 SAME THING AFTER 4 YEARS-THE DINNER IS BURNED NOW.THE TIMER ON THE
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454 MICROWAVE WAS SET BUT IT DIDN'T WORK SO WE ARE EITHER GOINTG OUT TO
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455 DINNER OR WE WILL HAVE COLD SANDWICHES AND CHIPS. WELL I CAN'T SAY MUCH
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456 MORE UNTIL YOU GET HOME AND THEN WE ARE REALLY GOING TO TALK ABOUT IT
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457 AND IF YOU DON'T SHOW UP BY 8:00 TONIGHT-I'M GOING TO TAKE YOUR AX
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458 TO THIS DAMN THING.....I DON'T AND WON'T TAKE ANY MORE TALES ABOUT WHAT
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459 HAPPENED TO THE CAR OR LOST KEYS AT WORK-DINNER IS COOKING!!!!!!!!!!!!!
|
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460 :::::::::::::::::::
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461 I'm Home, Lucy!
|
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462 :::::::::::::::::::
|
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463 Talk about security: we could all use a lot to protect us from Lizzy
|
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464 (not Lucy) Borden above. She's my nominee for "Stranger-than-Fact" this
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465 week.
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466 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Dear Abby @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
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467 TO: THE OPPOSITE SEX FROM: TRON RE: YOU
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468 DEAR OPPOSITE,
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469 HOW OLD ARE YOU AND WHAT DO YOU DO FOR FUN? I MIGHT BE
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470 INTERESTED!
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471
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472
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473 tRON
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474 TO: LEONARD FROM: TRON RE: STUFF
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475 LEONARD,
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476 MY SYSTEM CONSISTS OF A 48K LEVEL II WITHOUT DISK SYSTEM AND A
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477 DIRECT CONNECT MODEM I. ALL OF THE SOFTWARE I USE IS HOMEBREW
|
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478 AND PRETTY CRAPPY. I HAVE MANAGED TO SQUEEZE A LITTLE BIT
|
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479 OF GOOD STUFF OUT. DO YOU HAVE A TAPE TERMINAL PROGRAM THAT
|
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480 ALLOWS YOU TO UPLOAD, DOWNLOAD, SAVE MODEM TO TAPE AND ETC....?
|
||
481
|
||
482 tRON
|
||
483 -----
|
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484 HI!
|
||
485 -----
|
||
486 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 19 May 83 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
|
||
487 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 23:04 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
|
||
488 Ah, what a busy place this Backwater Inn has become! Even females
|
||
489 are now found here--what a shock! As for their choice contributions, I
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||
490 say: Pah! with utter disgust; such blather has neither dignity nor
|
||
491 class. And for the uncouth replies--I am appalled at you, my friends.
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||
492 Give yourself another name, O honourable Humbug! I cannot bear to
|
||
493 label you so unworthily...So you wish to uncover the hidden, do you?
|
||
494 Are you questing for the meaning of the mystery, or do you merely desire
|
||
495 to look beyond that misty veil? Ask more clearly; then I will respond.
|
||
496 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> d <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
|
||
497 d, your words resonate through the halls of our inn with a familiar ring.
|
||
498 I have not seen thy likes before, but thou art welcome. Few of our people
|
||
499 speak with such grace as thou! I beg another visit from thee.
|
||
500 Zalcor
|
||
501 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
|
||
502 Sure, d, it's natural I think to play Clue in real life, without dice and
|
||
503 weapons. But it would be refreshing to find a balanced, active mind here
|
||
504 among the hoi polloi and the childish by inclination and duration. One as
|
||
505 yourself who can converse romantically and poetically (though in truth I
|
||
506 find that prose fosters clarity and poetry benefits from rhyme and meter)
|
||
507 has more than words to share: sounds like you travel, read, and judge for
|
||
508 yourself, independent thinker. My own independence has been perpetual, only
|
||
509 moderately wavering infrequently. I freely share the influences of that
|
||
510 freedom, for what I believe are and can be its virtues for individuals and
|
||
511 for social groupings. Even though Humbug fits, it's Dave by parental decree,
|
||
512 if you like. You plan but a brief stay...why? A demain. Humbug
|
||
513 (*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*) (*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)
|
||
514 time and space seem to have no meaning
|
||
515
|
||
516 when you are talking about bwms.
|
||
517
|
||
518 if only the people using it could talk...
|
||
519
|
||
520 #####################################
|
||
521
|
||
522 METHINKS THAT A FEW OF THOUEST POETS
|
||
523 SHOULD RECONSIDER THE LANGUAGE THEY ARE USING
|
||
524 AND PERHAPS TAKE A FLYING HIKE DOWN THE
|
||
525 FAMOUS DATA BUS. IT IS HARD ENOUGH TO
|
||
526 MAKE SENSE OF THE PEOPLE TALKING IN REGULAR
|
||
527 AMERICANESE ON THIS SYSTEM. WITH ALL
|
||
528 YE OLDE ENGLISH THAT IS NOW FLYING AROUND,
|
||
529 WE MAY ALL END UP IN ONE OF THOSE BUILDINGS
|
||
530 WITH ALL THE OTHER LOONY TUNES CHARACTERS
|
||
531
|
||
532 METHINKS I RAMBLE TO LONG....
|
||
533
|
||
534 SLOTH
|
||
535
|
||
536 #######################################
|
||
537
|
||
538 ++++++++
|
||
539
|
||
540 For those of you who wish a more lighthearted quote
|
||
541 from the chronicles of Syrinx, here it is........
|
||
542
|
||
543
|
||
544 Sex is only perverted by the one who perverts it..
|
||
545
|
||
546
|
||
547 Time and Space
|
||
548
|
||
549 6-3
|
||
550
|
||
551 Chronicals Of
|
||
552 Syrinx........
|
||
553
|
||
554 ++++++++
|
||
555
|
||
556
|
||
557 In truth, we can never answer the question of life..
|
||
558 Until we have fully lived......
|
||
559
|
||
560
|
||
561
|
||
562 Time and Space
|
||
563
|
||
564 6-4
|
||
565
|
||
566 Chronicles Of
|
||
567 Syrinx......
|
||
568
|
||
569
|
||
570 ++++++++
|
||
571 ---------------------------------------------------------
|
||
572 too many things!
|
||
573 the phantom wavers in the light
|
||
574 here now, now all but gone
|
||
575 too much steel and sand
|
||
576 a need to rest and restore
|
||
577 ---------Grey ghost--------------------------------------
|
||
578 -----
|
||
579 I've heard of people whose minds wander, but this is ridiculous!
|
||
580 Why don't we just think hard and fly away...
|
||
581 -----
|
||
582 dear sloth,
|
||
583 I must correct you on a few points. Firstly, the language that you seem
|
||
584 to think is "Olde English" is in fact MODERN English! Old English is Anglo-Saxon
|
||
585 Middle English is Chaucer et al. The psuedo-Shakespearean prose on here is
|
||
586 Modern English.
|
||
587 Secondly, I find the properly spelled & punctuated prose easier to read
|
||
588 than some of the other things here!
|
||
589 _____________Leonard________________
|
||
590 Tron: lotsa luck finding a terminal program that will upload & download from
|
||
591 TAPE! I did a lot of looking but never found one! I guess you'll just have to
|
||
592 wait for disk.
|
||
593 ____________________________________________________
|
||
594 I never thought it was possible that I'd actually welcome the return of
|
||
595 the Val Gal, but...........
|
||
596 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::
|
||
597 -----
|
||
598 The Val Gal? Where? When?
|
||
599 -----
|
||
600 THIS IS ALL VERY INTERESTING. I HAVE A TIMEX 1000 , BUT IT IS HOOKED TO MY AMATU
|
||
601 DELETE
|
||
602 SORRY MY COMPUTOR
|
||
603 DELETE
|
||
604 MA 80
|
||
605 OOPS ANY WAY I HAVE A TIMEX 1000 THAT RUNS MORIS CODE FOR AMATUR RADIO
|
||
606 IT WORKS VERY WELL FOR THAT SO I THINK A COMPUTER IS AS CAPABLE AS THE PERSON
|
||
607 RUNNING IT.
|
||
608 ALSO DIFFERENT STROKES AND ALL THAT STUFF I HAVE A SANYO MBC 1000, IM NOT UP
|
||
609 TO THE COMPUTER YET BUT I WILL KEEP AFTER IT AND MASTER IT SOMEDAY.......
|
||
610 """""""""""""## RAY ##""""""""""""""""""
|
||
611 hey
|
||
612 let's
|
||
613 push
|
||
614 this
|
||
615 disk
|
||
616 over
|
||
617 the
|
||
618 hill
|
||
619 into
|
||
620 the
|
||
621 world
|
||
622 of
|
||
623 backup
|
||
624 so
|
||
625 that
|
||
626 we can have a running start on a
|
||
627 new
|
||
628 one.
|
||
629 OKAY, MIKEY?
|
||
|