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1 If you are in need of help, you need but drink from a flask....
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2 ************************** REMOVED: 6 SEP 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 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
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26 Good morning. Seems I am the first to speak this A.M. I am still interested
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27 in obtaining information on the subject
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28 of Ergonomics. Any one out there knowledgable in this area?
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29
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30
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31 Charlotte
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32
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33 --------------------------------------------------------------------------
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34 Hello all COMPAQ here
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35 ------------------------------------------------------------------------
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36 -_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-
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37 - To anyone who knows something about NEWDOS 80, I am running -
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38 - the EDTASM/CMD file. I assemble the file and put it on the -
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39 - disk. But, when I boot up the disk with that program on it, -
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40 - it runs the program and then it says "NO SYSTEM". What am I -
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41 - doing wrong? I think that this has something to do with the -
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42 - SYSTEM :0 param... command. Can anyone help? Any help would -
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43 - be greatly appreciated. -
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44 - Tron -
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45 -_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-
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46 P.S. The same thing happens when I use the "DUMP" command...
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47 *******************************************************
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48 PAUL, I TAKE IT YOU GOT THE COMPAQ GOING?
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49 ********* CISTOP MIKEY **********************************
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50 /Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/
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51 HELLO OUT THERE, HOW IS EVERYONE?
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52 /Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/ XENON /Z/Z/
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53
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54 Mikey, Paul did get the Compaq up
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55 he should be around soon.
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56
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57 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
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58 Xenon dosen't lase.
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59 Aaron
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60 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
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61 Doc:
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62 thanks,it was getting lonely out here
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63
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64 The Master
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65 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
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66 Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/NOT BAD Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/
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67 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
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68 Cosmic Encounter play group forming in Troutdale/Gresham area-----
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69 anyone care to join in????
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70 Aaron
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71 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
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72 WHOEVER SAID /Z/Z/Z/
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73 WAS NOT BAD THANX.
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74 /Z/Z/ XENON
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75
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76 ===============================================================
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77 WHAT THE HECK IS PLAYING WITH COSMIC ENCOUNTERS?
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78 ==================================================
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79 GO DUCKS
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80 ***********************************************
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81 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
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82 Cosmic Encounter:
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83 "A Science Fiction game for 2-4 players,average play-
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84 ing time 45 minutes. The game in which each player
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85 becomes an Alien Being with a unique power,seek-
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86 ing to control the universe."
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87
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88 we enjoy the multi-power/hidden/pulsar variant.
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89 Aaron
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90 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
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91 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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92 Mikey:
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93 I have the COMPAQ up and running now (not mine just borrowed).
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94 The problem ended up being that the company that my benifactor bought
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95 this guy from installed a QUAD II extension. In the process they very
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96 obligingly turned on access to both ports. Well, with the QUAD and
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97 the Hayes both on the same port it did work to hot (I'd wondered
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98 what the dual tones on answer were). Anyway I'll be using it from
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99 time to time, but mostly my old reliable C64.
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100
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101 Paul
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102
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103 P.S. The cure was to turn off the QUAD access with the IO dip switches.
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104 --------------------------------------------------------------------------
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105 The Ducks Sucks
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106 ---------------Madman ralph---------------
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107 ()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()
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108 To all you guys complaining about phone bills (past, present, and yet-to-come:
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109 Part of the problem comes from our own wasteful use of telephone time in the systems we've set up. First, remember that I am
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110 entering a message, very slowly, into a system that can only be used by one person at a time. The editor is limited, so I am
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111 forced to either accept errors or waste time correcting them. While doing this, the system is inaccessible to anyone else.
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112 This is the way all BBS systems in the area operate: To be honest, rather dumb. In some ways, that's understandable,
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113 since BBS's weren't designed for efficiency.
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114 Consider message systems on the ARPANET or other on-line systems. The sender of a message can edit it in the comfort
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115 and privacy of his own home (office, etc) not taking the system off-line for everyone else. All the powerful resources of an
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116 intelligent editor are available. Finally, when the message is ready, it is entered rapidly and without error.
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117 Here is what I think we need as a BBS (clearly, current BBS's will not change, since they already work: inertia.)
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118 First, user's computer will automagically call up BBS. Will automagically request a scan of all messages entered since last
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119 logon, and will soak up all messages to user since last logon. Then it will hangup. Oh yes, at 1200 baud. The user will then
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120 be presented with this info (offline from main BBS) He then selects which messages he wishes to receive, writes messages he
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121 wishes to send, etc. His computer then calls again (automagically) and requests/sends the desired info.
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122 How will this improve things? Well, to scan 50 messages (read headers, etc) at about 128 chars per message will take about 50
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123 seconds, plus another perhaps 10 seconds for miscellaneous logon, logoff, and bulletin. On the second call, if it reads 10 100
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124 character messages plus sends 2 1000 character message, this will take 90 seconds. Add 10 for misc. again.
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125 So the system is tied up for about 160 seconds, or 2.6 minutes, per person, instead of the current 10-15 minutes (depending on
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126 what he does). This means that many more people can use the given system, they can have access to a better editor, have far
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127 better response time.
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128 Eventually, this kind of sytem will be a necessity. Now only a small fraction of the public has modems, but when perhaps
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129 10 % do, it will be difficult to log into anything. But is anything yet to be invented that will allow the system described?
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130 No. First, autodial 1200 baud modems are relatively cheap, and will be a lot cheaper very soon. Other than this one
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131 item, only better software would be required to do this. And with the added impetus of higher phone bills, a great incentive
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132 will exist to implement the system.
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133 So think about it. My one regret is that this message wasn't typed in in 30 seconds.
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134 *******************************************************************************
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135 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
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136 to "*******" (above):
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137 most micros permit users to do of which you speak,currently....
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138 especially such as PMS,which have user-definable prompts...
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139
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140 suggest you study ARPANET before you get keyboard-in-mouth-
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141 syndrome (an obscure malady common among those who know not of
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142 which they speak)...................
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143
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144 anyone care to trip the INP fantastic? (or TIP)
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145 aaron
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146 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
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147 --------------------------------------------------------------------------
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148 To "**********":
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149 All well and good; the system that I am using at present is very
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150 near to what you describe. Its a nice system for this, but I am not
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151 about to lay out the kilo-bucks that it takes to afford me these
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152 so called convinencies. If I really though that all of the above was
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153 that tremendous I certainly wouldn't be here. This is fun, I like
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154 getting on here and "listening" to a lot of different points of view
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155 but if I wanted to mega-text editor etc. I would be on ARPA, TYM or
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156 any of the other large nets that are available. I'm just not into that
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157 , so LONG LIVE BWMS.
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158 Paul
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159 P.S. "listening" to a lot of different points even includes yours so
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160 grace us again.
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161 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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162 ^^-^^^-^^^^^-^^^^^^^-^^^^^^^^^^^-^^^^^^^^^^^^^-^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^-^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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163 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
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164 reply to (^^-) above:
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165 ...-.-....-.-.....-.........-..-......-.....-...-.....-........-.........-
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166 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
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167 """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
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168 Hmm... "'s seem to work for me...
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169 My sources say the Mattel has abandoned the Aquarius Computer (with 100+
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170 million $$$ of inventory on dealers shelves!). TI has lost money for a LONG
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171 time on the 99/4, and ATARI is not doing to good either. Add to this the
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172 total case of over-build in the portable computer field, Osborn is feeling
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173 real ill, and you begin to see a definite pattern.
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174
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175
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176 CONTEST:
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177 List the makers of 10 Microcomputers that will still be building Micro's
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178 one year from now.
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179 Rules: We're talking house hold names here, or at least people who are
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180 competing in the market we all are looking at. Intel builds Microcomputers
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181 but they don't sell them at Computerland or Fred Meyers...
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182 Anyone can enter and Mikey has the job of saving the diskette for one year
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183 and remembering to look at it next august.
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184
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185 PRIZES:
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186 The overwhelming awe of your fellow BWMS wierdo's.
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187
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188 May the contest begin...
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189
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190 p.s. Mikey is the judge and all decisions are final, even this one...
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191
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192 the Phantom Glitch.
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193
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194 ]|[|]|[|]|[|]|[|]|[|]|[|]|[|]|[|]|[| 9/1/83 ]|[|]|[|]|[|]|[|]|[|]|[|]|[|
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195 My entry:
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196 IBM
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197 APPLE
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198 MORROW
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199 COMPU-PRO
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200 DEC
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201 FRANKLIN
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202 TI (Professional Series)
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203 RADIO SHACK
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204 EPSON
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205 COMPAQ
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206
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207 the Phantom Glitch
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208 \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
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209 MESSAGE TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS... NEW REPEATER GROUP FORMING FOR
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210 BENEFIT OF HANDICAPPED AND DISABLED HAMS.
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211 FEATURES:
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212 >.25 MICROVOLT SENSETIVITY
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213 >DUAL TX/RX LOCATIONS
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214 >DTMF CONTROL OF FUNCTIONS
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215 >ONE OF HIGHEST ELEVATIONS
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216 IN CITY OF PDX (ANTENNA)
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217 >CROSS BAND USE OF 5BHF RIG
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218 OPERATED VIA ACCESS CODES
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219 (FOR USE BY THOSE WHO HAVE
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220 NO HF RIG, REQ'S APPROP. LI CENSE AND CONTROL OP.)
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221 >RADIO BBS WITH TTY (AFSK)
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222 >DETAILS FORTHCOMING. (ON FREQUENCY, TIME ON, OPER-
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223 ATING SKED, ETC.
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224 >SEE YOU ON THE RADIO.
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225 > DE WA2ZZM/7, NELSON
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226 AR
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227 ======------======------======------======-----======-------======------
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228 Another big waste of computer and phone time: I was confronted with an issue
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229 of MS. magazine. (don't ask me how.) In it, an article on modems and dial-up systms, specifically things like compuserve,
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230 source, tymnet, etc. The article described some truly wasteful nonsense: Digital CB. What's that, you ask? Well, in
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231 audio CB, people waste their time jabbering into a radio about all sorts of inconsequential things. Of course, since
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232 their only cost is the initial cost of the radio (which is now low) and the electricity (still relatively cheap) they aren't
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233 wasting a lot of money. But along comes digital CB. In effect, it allows dial-up users to 'talk' to each other via keyboard.
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234 What's wrong with that, you say? Well, first, each user is being charged $5.00 per hour exclusive of any telephone charges. S
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235 a total of $10.00 per hour for both. Second, even a fairly fast typist can only type about 40 words per minute (we're not
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236 talking about trained secretaries, just ordinary people) Yet when speaking on the phone, we can easily transmit 100 WPM. For
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237 most people, an improvement of about a factor of 5 of voice over type.
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238 Now consider the always-available alternative: Sprint or MCI generally charges a maximum of about 20 cents per minute even
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239 coast-to-coast on the phone, or about 12.00 per hour. But since voice is 5 times faster, a digital CB is quite wasteful of
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240 money and time. Sure, it can be considered entertainment, but in the long run is not worth the effort. And I will agree that
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241 there are some benefits to doing it by modem, but I'm convinced the average Joe hasn't even begun to consider the factors
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242 I outlined above. We know that Compuserve and Source will not complain; anything that will fill their coffers with money will
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243 appeal to them. We have invented a very expensive, wasteful toy.
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244 """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
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245 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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246 GO DUCKS, GO!!!
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247 FIGHT DUCKS, FIGHT!!!
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248 WIN DUCKS, WIN!!!
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249 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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250 GOOD LUCK DUCKS!!!
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251 YOU'RE GOING TO NEED IT!!!
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252 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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253 ===============================================================================
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254
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255 PIGEON SEASON STARTS TODAY..............
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256
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257 DUCK SEASON LATER......SO MUCH FOR THE FUTURE DINNERS OF AMERICA....
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258
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259 JUST A BUNCH OF COOTS....
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260
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261 ================================================================================
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262 TO: Charlotte
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263 It would seem that nobody is interested in discussing Ergonomics here.
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264 Maybe it is too big of a word for them to swollow. Perhapps if you
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265 were to ask for discussion on a more simple level they might repond?
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266 Shall we try "CAT"? or do you think that it is still too complex for
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267 them to understand?
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268 ******* CISTOP MIKEY ********* 1 SEPT 83 **************************
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269 TO: Paul
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270 Great to hear you got the COMPAQ going.
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271 ****************************************************************
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272 TO: Person using "******" above re telephone complaint.
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273 The BBS system you described already exists, It is CBBS/NW at 646-xxxx
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274 or 284-xxxx (which ever is not long distance to you.) It runs at 300 or
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275 1200 baud, it lets you know if you have any messages waiting, it allows
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276 you to look at only the last messages that were on the system since you
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277 last called, and it is structured to allow computer control. Which a
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278 few of its users do. But even BWMS can handle computer controled input
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279 output. Even if it is at only 300 baud. For instance, I down loaded this
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280 message from my computer on which I had written it with my video editor.
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281 The software you speak of is also available. I am using one. It allows
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282 for extremly flexible download/upload control, along with autodial and
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283 camping. and is capable of error free transfer. All this for only $99.95.
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284 It is available from U.S. DIGITAL Corp. at
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285 Milwaukie, Oregon 97222. You can order it directly, the phone number is
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286 (503) 654-xxxx. visa and master card are accepted as well.
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287 It will run on any CPM or MSDOS (PCDOS) system. It is called COPYLINK.
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288 ******** CISTOP MIKEY ************ 1 SEPT 83 ************************
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289 The above was an paid advertisment by a supporter of BWMS. (ME)
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290 **************** CISTOP MIKEY ****************************************
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291 ...............................................................
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292 Mikey: It hangs up on me! '"' is the only character it has happened
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293 with. I have sent other auto-repeated chars with no trouble. It
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294 may be at my end as Aaron(?) seems to have survived an attempt.
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295 Yes, I do have one of the modems that hangs up on BREAK, but it
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296 requires a 2-second BREAK! (my modem has other unsavory habits too!)
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297 I haven't responded to the "ergonomics" lady, because her
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298 in her first msg she gave an "example" of the kind of problem
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299 she was interested in. Since this "example" was a person I know
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300 NOTHING about & who lives out of state, I can't make any comments.
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301 Mainly because I don't know what the problem is! Ergonomics covers
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302 a LOT of territory, it would help if she was more specific.
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303 (like describing the Davis case as it applies to the discussion
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304 she wants to start)
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305
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306 To "********" (and also, I suspect """"""""""")
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307 PLEASE do NOT use 128 character lines. Due to a "bug" in to search
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308 code, both FI & FA (type help if you don't know what they are)
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309 flag ANY 128 char line encountered. Thus, by using 128 character
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310 lines, you are wasting MY time. Try 127, you'll hardly notice the
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311 difference.
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312 ____________________________Leonard___________________________
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313 Mikey, thanks for your comment. I was
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314 just hoping someone out there would be able to respond to my request for
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315 assistance on the subject of Computer
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316 assistance to the handicapped. After enduring the lengthy conversation between
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317 Paul and you and Aaron and who ever I assumed that your knowledge of "Robotics"
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318 would stir up a flash of memory or suggestion of appropriate subject matter.
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319 To the above individual... Nan Davis was a young female from Dayton,Ohio who
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320 suffered paralysis and a team of physicians and computer scientists devised a
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321 method of "exciting" the nervous system
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322 through electrodes assisted by a computer program as an assistance to enable her
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323 to walk. As you can tell, I am not real clear on the exact formula or instruct
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324 ions used which is why I am inquiring about further reading material.
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325 One caution though. After reading the messages from Aaron, I would like to
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326 request that you,Aaron, not take off on
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327 a tangent when I used the word "excited". Once again any suggestions would be
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328 greatly apprreciated.
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329
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330 Charlotte
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331
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332
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333 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
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334 HEY, FOLKS, LETS KEEP THIS AT A REASONABLY POLITE LEVEL, O.K.? JUST REMEMBER THAT WE COMMUNICATE A GREAT DEAL OF
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335 INFORMATION NON-VERBALLY (POSTURE, FACIAL MUSCULARITY, ETC.), AND THE PERSON TO WHOM YOU ARE RESPONDING MIGHT NOT HAVE
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336 MEANT THEIR MESSAGE TO BE HOSTILE OR INSULTING. COMMUNICATION AT THIS LEVEL IS VERY HARD, AND ITS EASY TO CONFUSE.
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337 CHARLOTTE, THE ONLY THING THAT I HAVE ANY FAMILIARITY WITH IN THAT FIELD WOULD BE TTY COMMUNICATION FOR
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338 THE HEARING IMPAIRED (WHICH IS NOT WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR), SO I HAVE REFRAINED FROM SPEAKING UP.
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339 SOMETIMES IT CAN BE DIFFICULT TO GET A SATISFACTORY RESPONSE ON THIS BOARD, MOSTLY BECAUSE THE INDIVIDUALS THAT
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340 USE THIS SYSTEM TEND TO THINK ABOUT THOSE PROBLEMS THAT CONCERN THEM, AND I DON'T THINK THAT MANY OF THEM ARE
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341 HANDICAPPED. BUT (AS SOMEONE SAID EARLIER), BYTE MAGAZINE DEVOTED AN ENTIRE ISSUE LAST YEAR TO THIS SUBJECT, SO YOU
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342 MIGHT WANT TO CHECK THE MULTNOMAH COUNTY LIBRARY STACKS FOR BACK-ISSUES OF BYTE. I HAVE IT AROUND HERE SOMEWHERE, SO
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343 I'LL LOOK FOR IT TO GET THE DATE AND ISSUE NUMBER FOR YOU.
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344 [][][][][][][][][][][][]PAM.[][][][][][]
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345 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
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346 Pam, in response to your request to keep the conversation on a light level.
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347 I agree that keying messages do not always appear as they might be intended.
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348 I rather enjoyed the various comments by Aaron in the past. I suppose I was merely chiding him.
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349 As far as the recommendation to check last years BYTE copies, I shall do just
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350 that. Any other suggestions are welcome.
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351
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352 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
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353 a tangent? excited?
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354
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355 well,let's get a little business out of the way.....
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356
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357 BAD:
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358 ran across one of your people's projects on an obscure PNB
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359 number....i will try to contact you sometime tonight,but you
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360 are rather difficult to call;our respective scheduals mesh
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361 poorly......
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362
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363
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364 PAM:
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365 i concur.........
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366
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367 Charlotte:
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368 Hello! and a greetings! talk ergonomics with me.......
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369
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370 Sysm:
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371 not home much today,brothers&sister are.......
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372
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373 Xenon:
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374 are you xenophobic?
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375
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376 PAM (again):
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377 i havn't given you a proper hello yet,sooooo.
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378
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379
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380
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381
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382
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383 ****************************************************************************
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384 * *
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385 * *
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386 * A *
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387 * Proper *
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388 * Hello *
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389 * *
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390 * *
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391 ****************************************************************************
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392 Aaron
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393 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
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394 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
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395 To the above;I believe it was Aaron.
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396 If you are serious about discussing Ergonomics-then come forward.
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397 Have you had any practical experience in the application
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398 of using computers as an aid to the handicapped individual?
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399 That is the particular area I have been referring to.
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400 I realize the subject of Ergonomics is rather broad and also VERY NEW which
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401 is my particular problem.
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402 Subject matter is not reAadily available.
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403
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404 Charlotte
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405
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406 _-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_
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407 - There's only ONE thing that I can say to the SHEER VOLUME of messages left -
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408 - since I was last on. WOW!!! I'm pretty sure that the next time I get on -
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409 - this system again, DA will have become DB...........................Pioneer -
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410 -_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-
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411 - Your views are correct, Pioneer. Let's try not to waste too much of mikeys' -
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412 - disks. Okay with you guys? -
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413 - TRON -
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414 -_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-
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415 **************************************************************
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416 GO DUCKS...FIGHT DUCKS...WIN...WIN...WIN...GO...GO...GO
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417 GO DUCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!GO DUCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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418 *************************************************************
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419
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420 help
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421
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422
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423
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424
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425
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426 anyone intrested in motercycle and safty + goverment pls call me 289-8127 VINCE
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427
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428 we are on a membership drive for A.B.A.T.E. of ORGON for our St. john's chapte
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429 all support is appricated.
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430
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431
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432 -------------------------------
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433 this is a test
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434 -------------------------------
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435 ------------------------------
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436 ???????????????????????????????????????
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437 There will be a tomorrow?
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438 If anyone does ?? the please respond before yesterday!
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439
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440 EOT..
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441
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442 Call Phone!
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443
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444 ???????????????????????????????????????
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445
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446
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447 ***********************************************************************
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448 GO GOPHERS - GO - GO - GOPHERS - YEAH!
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449 ***********************************************************************
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450 Quack....Quack.....
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451 Howard
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452 ***********************
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453 Go ducks! Good luck ducks! You'll need it ducks! Ducks Sucks!
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454 *************************************************************
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455 To: PAM et al
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456 After reading my comment to Charlotte I hope that it wasn't taken badly,
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457 I can see as PAM pointed out that some might. I appoligize if any were
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458 offended. I was really trying to prod anybody into makeing a comment of
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459 anysort to get things going. (I might point out thatit seems to have worked!)
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460 So again, sorry if I got anybody ruffled.
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461 ************ CISTOP MIKEY ************ 1 SEPT 83 ***********************
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462 To: Charlotte
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463 Ask some specific questions and you may get some answers. By the way,
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464 have you contacted the University where the research was performed? They
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465 could possibly give you some info on some papers that have been written.
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466 Something you might find of interest is that a company has developed
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467 a device based on galvonic skin response that recognizes the thoughts of the
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468 user. It can distinguish up, down, left, right, etc. More info is available
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469 on Bit-Bucket (xxx-xxxx) it's from CHRIS BURNS to ALL and the subject is
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470 NEWBYTES. Its number is between 4754 to 4797. By the way, what is your
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471 application for this? Are you just curious, know somebody that it may help,
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472 or do you have an idea you want to get off the ground?
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473
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474 BYE THE DOCTOR
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475 ^^-^^^-^^^^^-^^^^^^^-^^^^^^^^^^^-^^^^^^^^^^^^^-^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^-^^-^^^-^^^^^-
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476 DOCTOR: Thanks for the info. Yes I have contacted the Wright State University,
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477 where this application was performed.
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478 I am waiting for their reply. I guess I am just impatient.
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479 I also use Bit Bucket and will definately look into the NEWBYTE message.
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480 No, I am not handicapped(anymore than the average individual.)
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481 No, I do not have anyone in mind in particular.
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482 I am just beginning in the field of Computer Programming myself,
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483 and am basically trying to set a goal,as to exactly what I want to do with
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484 my acquired knowledge.
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485 Thanks again///
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486
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487
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488 Charlotte
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489
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490 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
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491 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
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492 Charlotte:
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493
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494 <><><><><>
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495 (text)
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496 Aaron
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497 <><><><><>
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498
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499
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500 means ME! (Aaron)
|
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501
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502 that which of you speak dosn't sound (to me) like ergonomics.....
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503 perchance a more specific question is in order;maybe I can help......
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504 Aaron
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505 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
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506 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
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507 Aaron, you could possibly be correct. I am basing my request for Ergonomics
|
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508 on the assumption that so broad a category as Ergonomics,would cover that
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509 and much more than I actually desire.
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510 If you read my last transmission you would have gathered that I am a novice
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511 in the truest sense of the word. Maybe that is why I am asking for the
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||
512 assistance from those which I feel could help.
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||
513
|
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514 This is twice that you have teased me and said "ASK ME", and now Aaron/I am
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||
515 asking you. Can you be of any assistance to me?...I sure hope so.
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516
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517 Charlotte
|
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518
|
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519
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520 Quack Quack
|
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521 ------------------------------------
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522 COULD THIS SYSTEM BE SENDING A LINEFEED BEFORE IT SENDS A CARRIAGE RETURN?
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523
|
||
524 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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||
525 To the person who entered lines 467 and 468: was that a reference to th
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||
526 famous duck, Howard the Duck? Wow!! Are you a Conway fan?
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527
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528 /Elberich\
|
||
529 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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||
530 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
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531 in all probability,Charlotte,yes I can be of assistance
|
||
532 yet how?????
|
||
533 aaron
|
||
534 note: to avoid further teasing,i should add:
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||
535 you might try to determin precisly what you require of your
|
||
536 "helpers".....are you looking for a nuclear engineer,a biochemist,
|
||
537 a sculptor,a bus driver??? my areas of expertise (spelling not
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||
538 among them) idle and list away waiting for you to decide
|
||
539 "Aaron,can you help me with XXXXX as it pertains to YYYYY when
|
||
540 examining the situation in the light of ZZZZZ" the x'S,y'S,&z'S.....
|
||
541
|
||
542 Aaron
|
||
543 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
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||
544 DOM~DOM~DOM~DOM~DOM~DOM~DOM~DOM~DOM~DOM~
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545
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546 My nomination for the 10 manufacturers most likely to remain in the micro
|
||
547 business is as follows:
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548
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549 Fujitsu
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550 Nippon Electric Co. (NEC)
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||
551 Seiko
|
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552 Hitachi
|
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553 Mitsubishi
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554 Toshiba
|
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555 Sony
|
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556 Matsushita
|
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557 Sansui
|
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558 Sebu
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559
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560
|
||
561 Dirty Ol' Man
|
||
562
|
||
563 DOM~DOM~DOM~DOM~DOM~DOM~DOM~DOM~DOM~DOM~
|
||
564 To the person who wants a better BBS:
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||
565 off line editing is not a function of a BBS, it is a function of YOUR computer,
|
||
566 or your own program. The BWMS differs from UNIX mail & UUCP in that it is an
|
||
567 open board, not a method to send a message to a certain person. Because it is
|
||
568 intended to be used inexpensively, it runs at 300 baud, so offline reading
|
||
569 is not usually needed, but againis available to you, if your machine allows.
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||
570 As to the digital CB, again it is not a 2 user message system. The last time
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||
571 I was on the micronet CB there were about 30 of us on one channel: it was like
|
||
572 a fast BWMS, and a lot cheaper than any other nationwide confErence I know of.
|
||
573 If you want to send a message cheaply, use the EMAIL function on micronet (if
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574 you want it to go to one person only).
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575
|
||
576 Charlotte: do you want ergonomics or bionics? Seems the latter. The real
|
||
577 stuff on aid to the handicapped is not i. the popular lit like byte, but
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578 is rather specialized. For a review on a light level look at such mags as
|
||
579 Omni and Popular Science. Omni at least has some bibliography with it's articles
|
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580 Your best source is the library and a periodical index, a lot shows up in
|
||
581 things like JAMA, but this is hard to read (at least for most of us.)
|
||
582
|
||
583 Aaron: you can't call me: Ma Bell's cables have wiped out my phone, and she
|
||
584 can't seem t7 be able to fix it. (Yeah, I know)
|
||
585 ///////////////////////////BAD\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
|
||
586 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
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587 BAD, and to you thanks for the suggestions of OMNI,Popular Science,etc.
|
||
588 Technology Illustrated barely touched on the subject. I have looked into various
|
||
589 publications,which led me to my request here and other systems.
|
||
590 THE SEARCH CONTINUES/////
|
||
591
|
||
592 Charlotte
|
||
593
|
||
594 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
|
||
595 Mikey (or anyone else):
|
||
596 After minutes of further experimentation, I have determined
|
||
597 the following:
|
||
598 1. I get "dumped" after 22 chars of auto repeat.
|
||
599 2. Only certain chars will cause this.
|
||
600 3. All "bad" chars contain a specific pattern of bits in a
|
||
601 specific place. (xxxx010)
|
||
602 The only "exception" to this is 0Ah. I have checked ALL chars from
|
||
603 01h to 62h ("bad"=02 12 1A 22 2A 32 3A 42 4A 52 5A 62).
|
||
604 Now for the important part! Can anyone tell me WHY this is
|
||
605 happening? Please!?
|
||
606
|
||
607 ___________________________Leonard________________________________
|
||
608 Yep, I'm a Howard fan.
|
||
609 *=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*
|
||
610 *******************
|
||
611 To those interested in ABATE:
|
||
612 You should be aware that ABATE was created by and still is controlled by
|
||
613 the Hell's Angels. A good portion of the funds are siphoned off into
|
||
614 their coffers for whatever purposes they desire, and those purposes are
|
||
615 certainly not motorcycle safety...If you want to join or give them
|
||
616 your money, fine, just be aware of where it goes and what it really
|
||
617 supports.
|
||
618 A CONCERNED CITIZEN
|
||
619 *************************
|
||
620
|
||
621 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
|
||
622 BAD: can you call me?
|
||
623 how did you manage to get on BW? (no,don't answer that..........
|
||
624 Aaron
|
||
625 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
|
||
626 -=-=-=-=-=-=-= drivel babble flap gums (this is a protest!) -=-=-=-=-=-=-
|
||
627 and probably the most intelligent thing he ever said!!-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
|
||
628 """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
|
||
629 """""""""""""""""isn't this just the most incredible waste of space you've ever seen?""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
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