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001=Usr:0 05/17/1987 00:30 Msg:0 Call:0 Lines:19
1$If you are in need of help, you need but ask...
2$************************* INSTALLED: 30 MAY 87 ****************************
3$Welcome to BWMS II (BackWater Message System II) Mike Day System operator
4$************************************************************
5$GENERAL DISCLAIMER: BWMS II IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY INFORMATION
6$ PLACED ON THIS SYSTEM.
7$BWMS II was created as an electronic bill board. BWMS II is a privately owned
8$and operated system which is currently open for use by the general public.
9$no restrictions are placed on the use of the system. As the system is
10$privately owned, I retain the right to remove any and all messages which
11$I may find offensive. Because of the limited size of the system, it will be
12$periodically purged of messages. (only 999 lines of data can be saved)
13$to leave a message, type 'ENTER' and use ctrl/C or break to get out of the
14$ENTER mode. The message is automatically stored. If after entering the
15$message you find you made a mistake, use the replace command to replace
16$the line. To exit from the system, type 'BYE' then hang up.
17$type 'HELP' to see other commands that are available on the system.
18$************************************************************
19$
002=Usr:0 05/30/1987 15:12 Msg:99 Call:517 Lines:3
20$Pulchritude possesses soley cutaneous profundity.
21$**************************************************
22$
003=Usr:0 05/30/1987 17:35 Msg:100 Call:520 Lines:20
23 TO: COMPUTER OWNERS
24 FROM: BITCOM DATA SUPPLY
25 SUBJECT: SUPPLIES AT SUPER SAVINGS
26 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
27 BITCOM DATA SUPPLY * GUARANTEED QUALILTY
28 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
29 1) SINGLE SIDED DOUBLE DENSITY DISKETTES 10 PER BOX ...$ 6.00
30 2) DOUBLE SIDED DOUBLE DENSITY DISKETTES 10 PER BOX ...$ 7.00
31 3) 3.5IN. SINGLE SIDED DISKETTES 10 PER BOX . . . .....$21.00
32 4) PIN FEED COMPUTER PAPER (1000 PER BOX) .............$20.00
33 5) SELF STICK ADDRESS LABELS (1000 PER BOX) ...........$ 4.00
34 6) SURGE SUPPRESSOR (WITH 6 OUTLETS) ..................$28.00
35 7) EPSON MX80 PRINTER RIBBONS .........................$ 6.00
36 8) APPLE IMMAGEWRITER RIBBONS .........................$ 6.50
37 SEND CERTIFIED CHECK, MONEY ORDER OR VISA/MC# WITH YOUR ORDER
38 TO:BITCOM DATA, OREGON CITY, OR. 97045
39 ADD $2.50 FOR SHIPPING & HANDLING - ALLOW 1-2 WEEKS DELIVERY
40
41 *PLEASE INCLUDE MAKE AND MODEL OF YOUR COMPUTER AND OTHER
42 PERIPHERSALS WITH YOUR ORDER, THANK YOU!
004=Usr:0 05/30/1987 18:58 Msg:101 Call:521 Lines:46
43 !!!@@@
44 "Business is business!" Harding pronounced each sylable with a clarity and
45 firmness that communicated the threat of death to anyone who tried to gainsay
46 him. Royce Harding was entirely capable of carrying out the death sentence,
47 too. Wasn't he the one who cold-bloodedly terminated the existence of 100
48 crew members and their families on Asteriod Mining Station 27009 in order to
49 eliminate the competition for selenium in that region of the asteriod belt?
50 Oh, the official report indicated that the mining station had been destroyed by
51 an explosion caused by the collision of another asteriod with their own. Who
52 was going to challenge the official findings of the Inner Belt Mining Regulator
53 y Commision Saftey and Accident Board of Inquiry? Such an august board of
54 engineers and astrohysicists, mostly on the payroll of Mr. Royce Harding!
55
56 However, such thoughts wouldn't help the crew of Mass Driver B-111 at all, nor
57 me in particular. The thought of being a "victim of an unfortunate accident in
58 space" made me at once sick and angry. His thugs had already herded my crew of
59 four back onto my ship, sans space suits of course. I imagined that his men
60 were setting things up for the "accident" so that all would appear normal when
61 our mass conversion unit exploded, sending the crew compartment hurtling off
62 into space with major damage to the life support and communications systems.
63 His ship would get there too late to save us, unforuneatly. And since our
64 payload would be just sitting there, possibly causing danger to others, he
65 would, out of a strong sense of civic duty, attach one of his own mass drivers
66 to it and head back to the processing station, there to recieve a large
67 commission, not to mention large revenues.
68
69 "Miss Jansen." He paused. I hated the old form of address. Could he see that
70 in my face, and would he care? "You are probably wondering why you weren't
71 taken back to your ship with the rest of your crew." He waited for some sign
72 from me. His face had a Cheshire cat smile that was infuriating. However, I
73 was like a mouse trapped by a cat, and we both knew it. "Yes, the thought had
74 crossed my mind. I'm sure it's not out of compassion," I said as sarcastically
75 as I could. What did I have to loose? The sting of his space suit glove
76 accross my face brought me up straight. "Excellent! I like a spirited woman.
77 However, don't let your cockiness get you into a position from which you can't
78 recover. To be sure, it was not out of compassion that I separated you from
79 your crew. You are one of the best commanders in the entire Mining
80 Organization. I'm always on the lookout for good 'men'." I bristeled again,
81 and he hit me again. "Spirit is one thing, insolence another. I didn't take
82 you for a fool, Jansen. Perhaps your reputation is false?" "What are you
83 offering me, Harding? The chance to work for you, to kill innocent people, so
84 that your profit margin will stay nice and fat? You know me better than that.
85 I'm not crazy about death, either. Have you another offer?"
86 He looked at me in silence. What was he up to? There was that Cheshire cat
87 smile again.
88 !!!@@@
005=Usr:0 05/30/1987 20:25 Msg:102 Call:523 Lines:5
89 Look out, Miss Jansen... sex is the only thing (other than money) on such
90 fat cats' minds! I would imagine that death would be better than becoming
91 sex kitten to such a fat cat's fancy.
92 Must it be repeated? Please, let's knock off the advertisements, unless
93 the advertiser gives generously to the BWMS of his/her choice!
006=Usr:0 05/31/1987 20:30 Msg:103 Call:553 Lines:1
94 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~5~31~87~~22~20~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
007=Usr:0 05/31/1987 21:36 Msg:104 Call:559 Lines:19
95@
96@ onatraqiigteilnsteUie ttspoiie h
97@tkn,ecp ne icne ffrbaigaiasi ls n i h
98@wtr hro, Sbeunl tlae oacroain h lsaCmeca opn,teecuiergtt aesasi h rblf,lmtdtenm
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100@So fe curn h sad h ntdSae etitd
101@ Soon after acquiring the islands the United States prohibited the
102@tkn,ecept under liscense, of fur-bearing animals in Alask and "in the
103@wtr hro, Sbeunroain the Alaska
104@Cmeca Company, the exclusive right to take seals in the Pribilofs,
105@lmtdte number to be taken annually, and forbase the killing of females
106@adteryoung. All this it had an unquestioned right to do.
107@ Soon after acquiring the islands the United States prohibited the
108@taking, except under liscense, of fur-bearing animals in Alask and "in the
109@wt thereof," Subsequently it leased to a corporation, the Alaska
110@Commercial Company, the exclusive right to take seals in the Pribilofs,
111@limited the number to be taken annually, and forbase the killing of females
112@and their young. All this it had an unquestioned right to do.
113@
008=Usr:0 06/01/1987 09:02 Msg:105 Call:572 Lines:6
114 $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
115 FAT CAT: HOW DID YOU KNOW THAT THE ADVERTISER DIDN'T GIVE? LET`S HAVE `USEFUL'
116 AD SOMETIMES. USEFUL MEANS FOUNDING SOURCES FOR PRODUCTS AT REASONABLE
117 PRICES. AND AT BEST, BREAKS THE MONOTONY OF READING BORING AND THOUGHT
118 LESS STORIES ON THIS BORED.
119 $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$6$01$87$$09$15$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
009=Usr:0 06/01/1987 11:54 Msg:106 Call:575 Lines:5
120
121 Because you're lonely in your nightmare, let me in.
122 Because there's heat beneath your Winter, let me in.
123 And if there's silence, let me in.
124
010=Usr:0 06/01/1987 17:49 Msg:107 Call:583 Lines:1
125@------------------------------------- SIEMNSPTTEUIES UE-RL NVRETEPTMNSSIE------
011=Usr:0 06/01/1987 17:54 Msg:108 Call:584 Lines:5
126 -------------------------------------------------------------------------
127 SLIME MINDS PIT THE UNIVERSE RULE - RULE UNIVERSE THE PIT MINDS SLIME
128 -----------------------------------------------------------------------
129@
130
012=Usr:0 06/01/1987 18:03 Msg:109 Call:585 Lines:4
131 IF ALL THOSE BITCOM DEALS WERE SO GOOD, THEY'D HAVE A COMPUTER with
132 lower case, like all professionals.
133 Don't you, too, wish they would advertise elsewhere?
134 GRRRRRGGRRRRRGRRRRRGRRR..GRRR..GRRR..GRRR..GRRR..GRRR..GRRR..GRRR..GRRR..GRRR
013=Usr:0 06/01/1987 18:15 Msg:110 Call:586 Lines:46
135 !^!^!^!^!^!^!^!^!^!^!^!^!^!^!^!^!^!^!^!^!^!^!^!^!^!^!^!^!^!^!^!^!^!^!^!^!^!
136 A silent and heatless column of silver flame rose from the narrow
137 dirt path. The column rose six feet upwards before the base left the
138 ground, then faded quickly to show the gnomish figure which had been hidden
139 within the argent brilliance.
140 Grann moved slowly down the path, taking in the peaceful scene
141 about him. The birds began to sing again, having been startled by the
142 flames and now calm once more. Grann walked farther along the path, until
143 he came to a somehow familiar clearing.
144 A circle of stones and a few old logs marked a campsite, not many
145 days old. But the place itself brought different visions to the gnome.
146 When he did not look directly at the camp, it felt like Innisfall. Grann
147 put down his pack. "Well," he muttered, "is it or isn't it?"
148 A robed figure appeared from the edge of the clearing. His face
149 was completely concealed by the dark blue cowl. He stepped forward.
150 "I was hoping *you* could tell me that."
151 The gnome jumped. He hadn't sensed anyone within his range; and
152 his range was considerable for an apprentice. "W-w-who are you?" he
153 managed to say.
154 The cloaked one chuckled. "Call me Morwin. I seek a place. It
155 should be here, but it is not. Do you know of where I speak?"
156 "Yes. Innisfall. The Inn is there." Grann wondered exactly who
157 this Morwin person was, and how he had found his way here.
158 "Do you know how to reach it now?"
159 "No." Grann hesitated, but had to ask. "Do you?"
160 Morwin chuckled again. "Not yet, gnomish friend, not yet. I have
161 only tread the paths of the body, 'til now." He looked closely at the
162 circle of stones that circled small pile of ashes.
163 "I-I'm looking for a friend of mine. I think he's in trouble."
164 Grann said, more to calm himself before the inquisitive stranger (who still
165 was examining the stones) than for any other reason. "His name's Milchar.
166 Do you know-"
167 Grann found himself floating three feet from the ground, with
168 Morwin gripping his shoulders tightly. "-him?" finished Grann.
169 "WHAT DO YOU KNOW OF HIM, GNOME?" screamed Morwin.
170 Grann thanked Amigc (as he had heard Milchar do) that he had been
171 taught a displacement spell. In a blink, the gnome stood several feet
172 away from Morwin. Two blinks later Grann's pack appeared beside him.
173 Morwin sputtered in disbelief. Several moments passed before his
174 temper was under control again. Much more courteously this time, he asked,
175 "Were you his apprentice?"
176 "Yes. How did you know him?"
177 Morwin lifted his cowl, and allowed Grann to see his face. He
178 looked remarkably like...
179 Morwin laughed aloud. "Fate of birth. I am his brother."
180 !^!^!^!^!^!^!^!^!^!^!^!^!^! Grann !^!^!^!^! June 1, 1987 !^!^!^!^!^!^!^!^!
014=Usr:0 06/01/1987 19:26 Msg:111 Call:592 Lines:2
181 Tell us, Morwin: how do you pronounce your brother's name? Is it with
182 a 'ch' sound, as in 'char', or a 'k' sound, as in 'kar'?
015=Usr:0 06/02/1987 00:06 Msg:112 Call:603 Lines:2
183 =+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+
184 <<INSERT ONE LINE CUTSIE HERE. THANK YOU.>>
016=Usr:0 06/02/1987 07:22 Msg:113 Call:607 Lines:7
185 ///////////////////////////////////////
186 MORLOSS: I'M ALSO PERPLEXED ON HOW YOU PRONOUNCE ^ ON THE START OF YOUR EVERY
187 LINE.
188 GRRR GRRR GRRR: I'M NOT PROFESSIONAL, AND I HAVE lower CASE CHARACTER SET,
189 BUT JUST TO SPITE YOU, FROM NOW ON, I HAVE TO USE CAPITAL
190 LETTERS. BTW, ARE YOU PROFESSIONAL (OF THE OLDEST VARIETY)?
191 /////////////////////////////////////////
017=Usr:0 06/02/1987 08:54 Msg:114 Call:608 Lines:11
192
193 (* IIIIIIIVVVIVIIVIIIIX (*) IXVIIIVIIVIVIVIIIIII *)
194 To the person who would rather read advertisements than "boring
195 stories"--why don't you just go away and watch the Value Network and
196 bliss out. Your presence will NOT be missed, nor will your blighted
197 and severely limited intellect.
198
199 To Jansen's author: Bravo!
200
201 Green Eyes (06/02/87)
202 (* IIIIIIIVVVIVIIVIIIIX (*) IXVIIIVIIVIVIVIIIIII *)
018=Usr:0 06/02/1987 12:08 Msg:115 Call:613 Lines:2
203 LOOK <. .> WHO'S TALKING :-(
204 :::::::::::::::::::::::::: BLIGHTED BUT NOT SEVERELY ;;;:-(
019=Usr:0 06/02/1987 14:17 Msg:116 Call:615 Lines:1
205 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~6~2~87~~15~54~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
020=Usr:0 06/02/1987 19:09 Msg:117 Call:621 Lines:12
206 ''''''''
207 Green Eyes: The news may have not reached you, but this is not exclusively a
208 writer's board. It is, as has been stated before, what the user's make it.
209 To be sure, writing is welcome. I too dislike the ads, but don't be so quick
210 to tell other users to leave if they disagree with you. It is not only
211 fruitless, but distasteful to other users and may quickly lead to
212 disk-consuming pen wars as have been evidenced here in the past.
213@p.s. Good writing though.
214@''''''''
215 Personal attacks are extremely small-minded as well.
216 p.s. Good writing though.
217 '''''''' ByTyper
021=Usr:0 06/02/1987 19:27 Msg:118 Call:622 Lines:5
218 *******************************************************************************
219 A minor suggestion to the users: Use replace rather than delete... it saves on
220 it saves lines on the disk. I trust that change is also being used...
221@(what's the syntax for multi-line replace? and is it available at level 0?)
222 ****************************The Phantom of Backwater***************************
022=Usr:0 06/02/1987 19:39 Msg:119 Call:623 Lines:18
223 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
224 ByTyper: And now a word from the opposing viewpoint...bbbbbbbbbaaaarrrccckkk!
225 There, that said, in my opinion, writing is what BW is all about.
226 If I want to see advertisments I can go call half a dozen different
227 boards around town that do hardly nothing else but! I call here to see
228 the interesting ideas and concepts that people talk about here.
229 That is what BW is all about as far as I'm concerned. As for personal
230 attacks... just what defines a personal attack? Was Green Eyes attacking
231 said user because of a stated dislike of the use of BW? or is it just
232 an expression of an opinion? Am I attacking you for attacking Green Eyes
233 for attacking the computer ad person? (Yuck that sounds lousy... anyway).
234 Is it small minded to express your opinion on a subject? Am I acting
235 like a twit for even bring this subject up? Will we be battling the
236 "disk-consuming" pen-wars here forever? Will Jane marry Bob? Will Sally
237 have her baby? Will we all get aids and die by next year?
238 Stay tuned for these and other pressingly important questions on...
239 (insert organ music here) "As the BW Disk Turns" (more organ music to fade...)
240 -------------------------- June ----------------------------------------------
023=Usr:0 06/02/1987 20:46 Msg:120 Call:624 Lines:30
241 :::::=====:::::=====
242 June: A "pen-war" that takes up 759 lines would have to be one HECK of a pen
243 war!
244 :::::=====:::::=====
245 "Yuck." said Zephyr "This does NOT look good."
246 The void was no longer formless. It now had form, but not the proper
247 kind of form. Right now it looked as though every single law of the universe
248 the Psycho-Enhancer had taught him was a lot of bat guano. It looked like the
249 laws he had known BEFORE the Enhancer were all a lot of bat guano.
250 How could there be TWO INNS?
251 Sure, everyone knew that weird things took place there, but this one was
252 took the cake.
253 How long had it been since Zephyr had first walked through those doors.
254 Of course, he had been different in form then, and was not able to realize his
255 true potential.
256 Then he met Zeb...
257 Perhaps, he thought, that hadn't been such a wise move.
258 Zeb was what you'd call an intergalactic generic rebel.
259 He also had the most annoying habit of speaking very eloquently when in
260 dire situations. Unfortunately, the personality had overlapped upon Zephyr's
261 when Zeb has used the Enhancer to give Zephyr human knowledge to match his
262 human form.
263 Zephyr also had an uncanny knack of remmbering lots of television trivia.
264 He learned it from Zeb, and Zephyr didn't even WATCH television.
265 He suddenly looked out at the void and realized how tired he was after
266 examining every inch. There would be time enough for explanations as to how
267 there could exist two Inns later. Again he looked out at the void.
268 "I can't believe I scanned the whole thing." he groaned, and fell back
269 into the bliss of void-sleep.
270 :::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::==Zephyr::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::====
024=Usr:0 06/03/1987 07:22 Msg:121 Call:635 Lines:7
271 ''''''''
272 June: Green Eyes said he has a severely limited intellect. I call that a
273 personal attack. How about you? I don't jump on users for expressing
274 opinions, only for personal attacks and telling other users to get lost.
275 You'll notice I haven't told Green Eyes or you to get lost. Does that mean
276 I respect your opinion? Most likely.
277 '''''''' ByTyper (starting very pen-wars I was trying to avoid)
025=Usr:0 06/03/1987 08:18 Msg:122 Call:636 Lines:10
278 (* IIIIIIIVVVIVIIVIIIIX (*) IXVIIIVIIVIVIVIIIIII *)
279 Hi to all: One of the things I was expressly commenting upon was the
280 ad-proponent calling BTW a "member of the oldest profession." In case
281 you didn't understand the implication--that means (in polite language)
282 a prostitute. Perhaps you are right--maybe I am too touchy about
283 seeing someone call another a prostitute. However, I am pointing out
284 that the name-calling did NOT originate with me.
285
286 Green Eyes (06/02/87)
287 (* IIIIIIIVVVIVIIVIIIIX (*) IXVIIIVIIVIVIVIIIIII *)
026=Usr:0 06/03/1987 08:30 Msg:123 Call:637 Lines:11
288 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
289 ByTyper: Personally I tend to agree with Green Eyes about the intellectual
290 enlightenment of the individual, but that's just an expression of personal
291 opinion based largely upon the content of the indicated message. I am always
292 open to revision of that opinion given evidence to prove otherwise.
293 Let's see, I think it was Pat that said "I respect your right to an opinion
294 different than mine, but I'll kill you if you try to express it...no, that's
295 not right...maybe it was Jimmy that said "Gosh darn it! That's my brand new
296 camera!"...no that`s not right either. Oh well, as for me, 'Give me BW or
297 give me death!'
298 --------------------------- June ----------------------------------------------
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299 WHAT CLEVER PEN WARS!
028=Usr:0 06/03/1987 13:09 Msg:125 Call:643 Lines:4
300
301 That depends on what you mean by "clever", I suppose. I'm not amused...
302
303 A Backwater Reader
029=Usr:0 06/03/1987 14:01 Msg:126 Call:645 Lines:2
304 Who is obviously backward.
305 WHAT A CLEVER AMUSEMENT!
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306
307 Ce nes pas amusante . . .
031=Usr:0 06/03/1987 16:10 Msg:128 Call:653 Lines:2
308 de cette knock-out chick . . .
309 c'est computeur avec knobs . . .
032=Usr:0 06/03/1987 17:00 Msg:129 Call:655 Lines:4
310 JUNE: ABOUT 100 LINES BACK YOU ASKED IF YOU WERE A TWIT. WELL
311 THE ANSWER IS YES.
312
313 A CONCERNED READER
033=Usr:0 06/03/1987 18:42 Msg:130 Call:657 Lines:36
314 Concerned Reader? What a mis-named nom-de-plume. If you wish to level the hated
315 twit word at people, make darn well sure you aren't open up to that particular
316 name yourself, oh user of UPPER CASE only. You should know better by now.
317 June, just ignore the mashers. They tend to lose interest after a few days.
318 In the more sticky situations, they stay around for a few weeks. But they
319 always leave eventually. One can only go so far on the trit amusements of
320 making an ass out of one's self. It gets old rather quickly.
321
322 As for the ad. It was quick, especially at 1200 baud. It was to the point. It
323 is not plastered to the beginning of every disk. The questions that should be
324 asked are "Does any retailer or wholesaler in his or her right mind think that
325 anyone who uses backwater is going to actually spend real money on computer
326 equipment?"
327
328 Or... Perhaps this is another psychological test, such as the WHO CARES and
329 the SPELL CHECK tests, where the users of Backwater were forced to confront
330 two potentially annoying and/or thought provoking message threads. The
331 reactions of the users were then downloaded, categorized, and used in part
332 of a larger study on human reaction to different stimuli. The word might
333 have spread among Portland State University psych students. Backwater is a
334 singular location for a good cross section of the populace (the exact
335 determining factors escape me right now, but they are recorded). This
336 small computer ad could be another attempt at getting sample reactions to
337 a sudden burst of crass commericialism on an popular writers board. In a
338 few hundred lines, there have already been several comments on just that
339 subject. Of course the conversation has dejenerated a bit, but the causal
340 factors are still the active ingrediant. If it is an experiement, no doubt
341 once again Backwater has come through with outstanding data on how people
342 react to things.
343
344 Or it could be someone trying to make a fast buck.
345 C7C7C7C7C7C7C7C7C7C7C7C7C7C7C7C7C7C7C7C7C7C7C7C7C7C7C7 cee-seven C7C7C7C7C7C7C7
346
347 STAY TUNED NEXT WEEK FOR THE 1983 VERSION OF
348 THE SCHOLASTIC APTITUDE TEST SENT TO THIS
349 SYSTEM.
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350 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
351 The people who look into this mad house are a normalized cross-section
352 of society? I seriously doubt it! At least given from what I have seen.
353 So I'm a "twit" eh? Interesting to say the least. At least I now have
354 one person's viewpoint of what a twit is (such an elusive thing to describe!)
355 Actually, my main point in this whole thing is that if you take such things
356 as name calling and strongly opinionated comments by others too seriously
357 you are going to get hurt quite often in life. No mater what you say or
358 do, there are going to be those who dislike it. It is not a reflection on
359 them or you, only repeated proof that people are different and have different
360 views on the world. Differences in what they like or dislike. Some people
361 like to be spoilers, to stir up trouble and get people excited about something.
362 What the excigement is about seldom matters, only that they react, thus giving
363 the spoiler a sense of control over others and thus themselves. Others are
364 despoilers, always striving to keep things calm and quiet. This too gives them
365 a sense of control over their enviornment. In between are those that drift
366 with the tide, not trying to control anyone. Instead they work to adjust
367 their own lives and views to fit what they desire. Instead of trying to
368 force the world to be what they deem it should be, they accept the world
369 for what it is and adjust themselves to live within those parameters.
370 None are good or bad, all are an esential part of life.
371 ----------------------------- June --------------------------------------
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373 Emu had waited a long time for a chance like this. What started
374 as a child's dream was now rapidly becoming a reality. It would change his
375 whole life: but his life, up to now, had been in anticipation of this
376 change.
377 Emu looked again at the letter. It was addressed to him, but the
378 name inscribed was not 'Emu', his common name. Instead, the name inside
379 was his true name, the name given him by Pater. As in the custom Emu
380 learned, this usage was by only those most trusted, and only in the most
381 formal times.
382 This was one of those times, and Emu was elated! He would soon be
383 there, helping push back the barriers, while learning how to define and
384 conquer his own barriers.
385 Images of his past mentors went through his mind's eye. There was
386 Sommers, who taught Emu to understand what exists beond the third
387 dimension; Jan Reed, who gave enlightenment towards infinity; Cadams, who
388 showed that there's more than one way to skin a cockroach; and CBaogh, who
389 taught enthusiasm and drive. Later mentors, fine tuning Emu's intellect,
390 were Tristan, bringing magic; Karen, bringing semantics.
391 And Pieter.
392 Emu chuckled at the image that Pieter had become. Pieter had been
393 an 'insurmountable' barrier, deemed impossible by many others. Emu had
394 even conquered Pieter. At one time Pieter had represented the biggest
395 barrier for Emu. Now, a symbol for future 'insurmontable' barriers.
396 Biggest of all of the images in Emu's mind, was that of Pater.
397 Always there, always helping. Pater introduced Emu to machines, and Paer
398 taught Emu to be human.
399 They all worked together to help shape, guide, and groom Emu, and
400 now Emu had that chance.
401 Emu has been accepted as an apprentice to The Cube.
402 .-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.
403 Someone wished me luck finding a job... it helped! Intel, here I come!
404 .-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.Emu
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405 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~6~4~87~~00~51~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
406
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407 ''''''''
408 C7: Did you so quickly forget Keeper of Souls? Beatrice?
409 Green Eyes: I acknowledge that your opponent is a twit, but I haven't yet seen
410 a twit leave after getting attention.
411 '''''''' ByTyper
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412
413 TO: COMPUTER BOARD READERS
414 FROM: GADFLY
415 SUBJECT: IRRITATION SUPPLIED AT ANY PROVOCATION
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429 ADD $2.50 FOR SHIPPING & HANDLING - ALLOW 1-2 HOURS DELIVERY
430
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039=Usr:0 06/04/1987 19:06 Msg:136 Call:685 Lines:5
433 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>><<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
434
435 y EMU!
436 I work at Int. Where you gonna work? Which site?
437 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Doug of 84<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
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438 .-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.
439 Is that Doug King, one of Bob Walker's protogies?
440 .-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.Emu
041=Usr:0 06/04/1987 20:37 Msg:138 Call:688 Lines:7
441 ENter mode - 559 Lines remaining - Type ^C to terminate entry.
442
443 The Cube? Outstanding reference there. Now that you've given us an
444 allegorical peek into your new situation, can you fill us in on the real
445 life details? But a hearty congrats no matter what!
446
447 ^C
042=Usr:0 06/04/1987 22:23 Msg:139 Call:691 Lines:3
448 WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE BOARD AND HOW AM I GOING TO BE ANSWERED?
449 C
450 ^C
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451 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
452 The land in which Gary Nadey found himself was in no way like the
453 California suburb he had departed from. Small animals scurried away from
454 Nadey, startled by his odd arrival. A fresh summer breeze stirred the
455 long green stalks of the plants, which rustled fainly. Colorful birds of
456 every description flitted quickly through the clearing, which was bounded
457 mainly by the small white flower of the Dogwood tree. The scene was that
458 of a peaceful forest- except for one very odd detail. The sky was blue.
459 That, in itself, should not be surprising. However, the shade of
460 azure Nadey gazed at for some minutes was a deep blue, much darker than
461 the lighter shade he had seen all of his life. Gary's adventures began
462 with this small hint that all was not as it should be.
463 A mistake in handling the controls of the FEGS was to be expected,
464 considering the terribly complex functions it could perform.
465 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%
466 The FEGS: Force and Energy Guidance System. Intermediate vector
467 bosons directed in a precise manner produced a secondary field effect that,
468 put simply, could direct energy. Boson physics was then an obscure yet new
469 branch of science, regarded by most scientists of the time as an intellectual
470 curiosity of no practical value whatsoever.
471 It was very near the end of a 19-hour long lab session at the
472 University when Gary stumbled upon the effect. He had been experimenting
473 with a boson field's effect on light rays, with little success. As Gary
474 was making an ajustment on his boson generator, he recieved a call from
475 one of his students. While he talked, absent-mindedly fiddled with the
476 generator controls, then stopped. After the call, Nadey forgot what he had
477 been doing, and left the generator at the new setting.
478 When Gary next activated his apparatus, the entirety of the Science
479 Complex plunged into blackness. A crackle of electricity in the room
480 alerted him to a possible malfunction, and he immediately shut down his
481 experiment. Suddenly, the Complex was again alight. To his suprise, he
482 found a tremendous charred area on a countertop over twelve feet away from
483 his experiment.
484 At first, Nadey did not realize what he had accomplished. Several
485 days of calculations provided him with a theory. He was able to easily
486 repeat the results, causing puzzlement among the remainder of the Science
487 staff when they found themselves unable to see a thing in a brightly lit
488 building. Finally he discovered he had redirected all of the light within
489 the building onto that counter, along with some other forms of energy that
490 happened to be captured by the effect.
491 Several of the other scholars were by then engaged in an informal
492 search, seeking out the cause of the phenomena that frankly had them
493 stumped. Not one could guess at the cause. Nadey continued to experiment
494 all the while, finally finishing the device in time to avoid the prying
495 questions of his collegues.
496 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%
497 Nadey tore his eyes away from the sky, and looked about him. A
498 narrow path, unnoticed before, became faintly discernable. A moment
499 later, Gary began to hike in the direction he believed was best.
500 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Grn 870605022030 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
044=Usr:0 06/05/1987 08:59 Msg:141 Call:701 Lines:1
501 WHO CARES?
045=Usr:0 06/05/1987 13:03 Msg:142 Call:709 Lines:10
502 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
503 HEY EMU!
504 YES IT ME DOUG , BUT WHO IS BOBALKER? HE COULD BE
505 ONE OF THE MANY, I REPEAT MANY, BOSSES ABOVE ME BUT WHO KNOWS?
506 YOU SEEM TO KNOW ME BUT DO I KNOW YOU? THAT IS THE QUESTION!
507 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<DOUG OF 84>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
508
509
510 HEY WHAT HAPPENED TO THIS SYSTEM? MY DELETE KEY DONT WORK NO MORE!
511 THIS SUX!
046=Usr:0 06/05/1987 17:27 Msg:143 Call:714 Lines:1
512 ^%^%^%^%^%^%%^%^%^%^%^%^%^%^%^%^%^%^%^%^%^%^%^%^%^%^%^%^%^%^%^%^%^%^%^%^%^%^%^%
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513 .-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.
514 Doug: If you don't know who Bob Walker is, you're not the Doug King
515 that I know.
516 .-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.Emu
048=Usr:0 06/05/1987 22:30 Msg:145 Call:728 Lines:5
517 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^iggy^^
518 The thing waht bugs me abut those stupid ads on this system is that its so hard
519 to pass them by and I got a little model 100 stuck on 300 baud and its a crappy
520 waste of my time. Let them commersialize somewhere wher e time is less valuable
521 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^iggy^^
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522 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~6~5~87~~23~17~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
523
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524 The following seems vaguely familiar. If it was posted here before, I apologize
525 to the previous plagiarizer.
526
527 Oh, my Daddy was a wand'rin' spaceman,
528 He found Mamma lurking in some sea,
529 Oh, they never had attractive children
530 --if you don't believe it, look at me!
531
532 Now every night Mom slept with Poppa,
533 They were happy as could be,
534 Then, of course, I came along to join them
535 --and they were glad to make it three!
536
537 Well, my sister was a fancy woman,
538 At that price you couldn't help but see
539 That the fanciness was only greasepaint
540 --but she never ever did charge me!
541
542 And my brother was a different fellow,
543 He was different as different could be.
544 He never ever slept with girls
545@
546 --'cause he preferred to sleep with me!
547
548 Now, we had a tricky robot butler,
549 He could do things that were ecstasy,
550 I am speaking to you from experience
551 --either AC current or DC!
552
553 Well, the family pet was no slouch either,
554 A forty-foot reptile was she,
555 And when it came to fancy footwork
556 --she almost was as good as me!
557
558 But an awful thing happened last yesterday,
559 At the family reunion we agreed
560 To see how many ways we could do it
561 --and the only survivor was me!
562
563 (with a bow of acknowledgement to David Gerrold's SPACE SKIMMER)
564
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567
568 HEY EMU!
569 I DO BELIEVE I AM THE ONLY REMAINING DOUG KING AT INTEL AT
570 OREGON AND CALIF. MY DAD IS ALSO A DOUG KING BUT HE QUIT INTEL 3
571 YEARS AGO. SO UNLESS YOU TELL ME WHO YOU ARE OR WHO BOB WALKER IS
572 (SOUNDS LIKE A BASKETBALL PLAYER) I AM GOING TO FREAK OUT AND NUKE
573 BOTH ALOHA AND HILLSBORO INTEL.
574 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<DOUG OF 84>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
053=Usr:0 06/06/1987 17:29 Msg:150 Call:751 Lines:1
575 %%%%%%%%%%%% Doug: Mellow out. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% S.I. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
054=Usr:0 06/06/1987 20:18 Msg:151 Call:754 Lines:5
576 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>><<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
577 MELLO OUT! NO WAY! I'LL DO IT! UNLESS EMU TELLS ME WHO HE IS OR
578 WHBOB WALKER IS (STILL SOUNDS LIKE A BASKETBALL PLAYER) I'LL
579 START HEAVING TACTICAL NUKES AROUND! ITS CRISPY CRITTER TIME!
580 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<DOUG OF 84>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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581 ]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]
582 LEONARD ERICKSON::
583 YOU LEFT YOUR MANUALS, COFFEE CUP, THERMOS JUG, ETC. AT THE SWAP MEET.
584 CALL BILL MARX.<288xxxx>
585 NOT GOOD TO FORGET THOSE THINGS. I AM SURE THAT YOU NOW HAVE NOTICED.
586 JIM MICHAELS
587 ]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]
588 CARE FOR A 3D PROGRAM OR TWO? THOSE BYTE MAGAZINES ARE NICE.
589
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590 ]]]]]]]]]]]]JIM MICHAELS 231-xxxx]]
591 ]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]
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592 @@@!!!
593
594 To the person who left the nice comment many 100's of lines ago about the
595 Jansen story: Thank you very much! I might add, that my story had nothing to
596 do with the advertisment preceding it. I want to stay out of the whole "pen-
597 wars" thing entirely. I don't care what gets posted here as long as there is
598 room for everybody to have her (or his) say.
599
600 The stinging sensation was beginning to dull a little, but the sick feeling
601 in my stomach was intensifying. He had me where he wanted me, and we both
602 knew it. I could either accept his offer and condemn my crew to death, or get
603 myself and my crew killed. His next statement brought me out of my inner
604 struggle.
605 "Thorndrake, Hobbs; take Miss Jansen to the 'guest suite'. Then finish off the
606 crew."
607 There was no time to think or to lose. I lunged for Hardy and hit him with th
608 top of my head, right in the nose. I felt a sharp pain at the top of my skull
609 but was even more suprised by what happened next. I felt his grip loosen and
610 then felt his hands slip off my arms. I looked up and saw blood on his face
611 and a dull look in his eyes. The weight of his dead body crashed on top of me
612 before I could get out of the way. The gaurds rushed up and pulled him off me.
613 "He's dead," said Thorndrake.
614 "What do we do now?" mumbled Hobbs, with a note of anxiety in his voice.
615 @@@!!!
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616 Jim Michaels: Sorry, *I* didn't leave anything! Musta been somebody else.
617 __________________________Leonard________________________________________
058=Usr:0 06/07/1987 10:24 Msg:155 Call:766 Lines:1
618 <<:***********************Just passin' through*************:>>
059=Usr:0 06/07/1987 12:40 Msg:156 Call:767 Lines:7
619 Very good, Miss Jansen! Now that's what I call taking the bull by the
620 horns (or 'by the nose'?)
621 CO WHARES?
622 .-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.
623 This Bob Walker is not from Intel.
624@one Aloha, and one at Beaverton ("Just the facts, Ma'am.")
625 .-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.Emu
060=Usr:0 06/07/1987 16:40 Msg:157 Call:771 Lines:6
626 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
627 HEY EMU!
628 WELL NOW THAT WHO BOB WALKER IS NOT, WHO ARE YOU? HUH? YOU
629 TO YELLOW TO TELL ME? AT LEAST TELL ME WHICH SITE YOU ARE WORKING!
630 JEEZ! PRACTALLY HAVE TO PULL TEETH TO GET ANYTHING OUT OF YOU!
631 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<DOUG OF 84>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
061=Usr:0 06/07/1987 19:27 Msg:158 Call:775 Lines:5
632 ]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]
633 LEONARD:
634 WERE YOU THE ONE WITH ALL THE NICE OLD BYTE MAGAZNES AT THE SWAP MEET?
635 JIM MICHAELS
636 ]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]
062=Usr:0 06/07/1987 20:53 Msg:159 Call:777 Lines:7
637 $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
638 'EY! LEFTY! DAT DAME IS BEIN ALL SUGAR
639 DIS WEEK. KINDA MAKES ME TINK DAT AH LIK
640 DA DAME. DUH I REALLY WANNA SEZ CATCHYA
641 LATER TOOTS ER WUD I RUDDER BREAK HER
642 SCHNOZ? DIS LUFF STUFF IS TOO MUCH. Y'NO
643 $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$FINGERS$
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644 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~6~7~87~~18~44~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
645
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646
647 If the ads bother you so much, send the IRS an anonymous tip that there is
648 someone who is operating a profit making venture without paying quarterly
649 estimateds. Someone did it to me, and even though I was paying, the hassle was
650 *not* fun.
651 -Businessman
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652 Jim: yes, but I've got all my stuff! Someone else put some Northstar stuff on
653 that table after the Bytes were gone.
654 _____________________________________Leonard___________________________________
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655 WHO CARES?
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656 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
657
658 Riskers & friends ...
659
660
661 Aloha & greetings from the tropics....As luck would have it I have
662 been transfered to Oahu .... And as we all know ,the original sailors
663 paradise. The move was quite rapid and there was never enough time to clear
664 up all the loose ends or say goodby & thanks for all the Very good times !
665 So belatedly but with no less enthusasiam I thank Mikey for
666 allowing me a seat in the corner for so long. Thanks...
667
668 And as for the other irregulars...l'homme, voyeur, Leonard, mig and
669 other assorted risk fodder please drop a line with your address...
670 as somehow in the move, all that data was lost...along with a few other things
671 .anyhow Barb,Alex & myself are located at 60 N. BERETANIA # 1103
672 HONOLULU HI. 96817 ...so gentlemen ...write.
673 Speaking of risk...l'homme...see BYTE May 87 page 10 lower right hand
674 column ?? I wonder ??....ah sweet mystery of life...
675
676 Best to all
677
678 :::::alex:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
679
068=Usr:0 06/08/1987 16:40 Msg:165 Call:804 Lines:9
680 *%#%_%_!)%!%*!+%(!%_&!)%@~_@%*!_%)#*)*$+_)$@(_!)%*!&_)(~!+%&*+_$!%&*)*!+%(!%(
681 Fair thee well Alex, Alex, and Barb. I tried getting ahold of you, but your
682 phone number was disconnected and the operator did not have forwarding
683 information. Now I know why... I will write and let you know what is up and
684 down in the world of Backwater and Risk. Enjoy your new home, may your
685 sails always billow and your spinnakers never collapse.
686 *%_)%*@%&%*@_&)_!*%_)%&!_%)*!% L'homme sans Parity *%_@)*_)!*%!_)%!|(%!%(_%@(%
687 PS I will check out the Byte Ad!
688 *%#_)*^_)^*@^)!+_^*@#^+)^)!*_&_)%))!+$)$(*%**_)%*(#+(%!_(%@%*%*_!$)@%*%@%*@^*@_
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689 ENter mode - 311 Lines remaining - Type ^C to terminate entry.
690
691 BYTE, The Small Systems Journal. May 1987. Page 10.
692@
693 XLISP Program Plays Risk
694
695 Because of it's complexity, the Parker Bothers board game Risk offers a good
696 model for AI planning systems. Scott Welser, an engineer at KnowledgeWare
697 (Ann Arbor, MI), is designing a plan-generation program to play Risk.
698 The game is based on a model of world conquest. Players take turns trying
699 to conquer countries and attempting to occupy whole continents. The outcome of
700 each assault is decided by rolling dice.
701 Wesler's program, called Alex, was written in XLISP. (XLISP, by the way,
702 is a low-cost implementation of LISP written by BIX's own programmer-in-
703 rsidence, David Betz.) In its current form, Alex runs on an IBM PC.
704 Because of the large number of possible moves in Risk, and the random
705 nature introduced by the dice, a common search tree of all possible moves and
706 countermoves would be impossible to build. As an alternative, Alex uses a
707 planning system. In this system, the goal of winning the game is divided into a
708 series of tasks, which are subdivided in turn into a series of subtasks. At
709 ehturn in the game, Alex's Task Noticer filters out those tasks that are not
710 possible to accomplish and ranks the desirability of those that are. Alex then
711 executes the most desirable of the possible task plans.
712 Although the program cannot yet play a full game, it can plan and execute
713 the beginning moves. Wesler said it will be a relatively easy task to add a
714 number of tasks for finishing the game.
715
716 ^C
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717 !^!^!^!^!^!^!^!^!^!^!^!^!^!^!^!^!^!^!^!^!^!^!^!^!^!^!^!^!^!^!^!^!^!^!^!^!^!
718 Grann was stunned by this news. Milchar had never mentioned any
719 relatives, most certainly not any brothers. Pondering upon it now, Grann
720 could not recall Milchar ever commenting about his past, except now and
721 then recalling an adventure shared by The Doctor.
722 Morwin sat down upon a log, and motioned Grann to do the same.
723 "I apologize for my rudeness...but plead extenuating circumstances. Perhaps
724 things would be clearer for you if I outlined why I am here."
725 Grann nodded, and sat down. "I think so, too. I am named Grann.
726 Why did Milchar never speak of you?"
727 "I believe he was somewhat ashamed of us. He never accepted his
728 heritage, or his family. He tried to work for what he felt were the Good
729 forces in the universe... I believe he thought that he must balance the
730 evil that the rest of the family did."
731 Grann hardly knew what to think of this, so kept his face blank as
732 he said, "Go on."
733 "Since you do not know of our family, let me tell you of us. You
734 feel you know Milchar, but did you know he is not really human? None of
735 us are. His father was Jarin Corey, a great-great grandson of the famous
736 Corwin. Blood from that line contains power.
737 "My own father was human, in a dimension far from this. He is
738 not important, except that I inherited my human form from him. I am the
739 neutral child, seeking my own gain.
740 "Cynthia is our sister. Her father was a demon from some hell
741 best left forgotten, except by my mother. She does the evil that my
742 brother tries to balance.
743 "Our mother. None of us know her origins. We have seen some of
744 her souvenirs. If they are to be believed, she is at least 5000 years old.
745 She is not extremely...fertile. Therefore she is most protective of the
746 children she has, including Milchar, who she has not been able to contact
747 for several Tuhngaol.
748 "My mission here is simple, now that you know all of this." Morwin
749 paused. "Mother wants me to find him."
750 "And you, with powers beyond human knowing, cannot find him?"
751 Morwin nodded. "Milchar excelled in Travelraft. I did not.
752 Illusion and Summon magicks are mine to command, but the planes themselves
753 heed me but little."
754 "Can't you summon Milchar?" asked the gnome, unsure of the
755 possiblities of Summoncraft.
756 "I cannot. He seems to be beyond my reach, somehow..." Morwin
757 trailed off. "He may be dead."
758 !^!^!^!^!^!^!^!^!^!^!^!^!^! Grann !^!^!^!^! June 8, 1987 !^!^!^!^!^!^!^!^!
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759 *****************************************************************
760 A slow curdling of space and time began to take place. If
761 anyone had been present they would have seen a glowing form in
762 the shape of a square. After an indeterminant time lettering
763 began to form within the square.
764
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767 BWMS BWMS
768 BWMS On Saturday, the 13th day of June BWMS
769 BWMS in the year of our lord BWMS
770 BWMS One thousand nine hundred and eighty seven BWMS
771 BWMS there will be held a wake to observe the BWMS
772 BWMS passing of BWMS. The wake shall held at BWMS
773 BWMS the establishment of Sam's Hof Brau located BWMS
774 BWMS at 1850 SW 6th in the city of Portland, OR. BWMS
775 BWMS Participants are invited to attend at 6:00pm BWMS
776 BWMS BWMS
777 BWMS Family, friends, and all other interested BWMS
778 BWMS individuals are invited to attend this BWMS
779 BWMS most momentous event of the bbs community. BWMS
780 BWMS BWMS
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785
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786
073=Usr:0 06/09/1987 02:31 Msg:170 Call:825 Lines:1
787 Darn... I'm otherwise engaged. Please send me fondest regards!
074=Usr:0 06/09/1987 03:00 Msg:171 Call:826 Lines:24
788@
789@R A D I
790@R A D I O F R E E E U R O P E
791@
792@"I am," She sat in the chair and kept her head tilted defiantly. Her speech
793@there, I go to Nichibitsu and deliver this tube to the twentieth floor. I get
794@
795@
796@R A D I O F R E E E U R O P E
797@
798@" am," She sat in the chair and kept her head tilted defiantly. Her speech
799@there, I go to Nichibitsu and deliver this tube to the twentieth floor. I get
800@
801@R A D I O F R E E E U R O P E
802@
803@"I am," She sat in the chair and kept her head tilted defiantly. Her speech
804@tere, I go to Nichibitsu and deliver this tube to the twentieth floor. I get
805@
806@R A D I O F R E E E U R O P E
807@
808@"I am," She sat in the chair and kept her head tilted defiantly. Her speech
809@there, I go to Nichibitsu and deliver this tube to the twentieth floor. I get
810@up 5
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075=Usr:0 06/09/1987 03:28 Msg:172 Call:827 Lines:2
812 Looks like Radio Free Europe had some problems uploading. <snicker>
813
076=Usr:0 06/09/1987 11:41 Msg:173 Call:831 Lines:7
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815 Alas, I will not be able to attend either. I have another
816 unavoidable commitment. I knew this, though, from the
817 beginning. I wish all of you well, and remember fondly the
818 times that both the Friar and the right wing DJJ had there.
819 Take care, BWMS, live in memories.
820 [][][][][][][][][][][] Friar [][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
077=Usr:0 06/09/1987 15:14 Msg:174 Call:836 Lines:1
821 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~6~9~87~~11~38~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
078=Usr:0 06/09/1987 16:12 Msg:175 Call:839 Lines:4
822
823 Well, I, for one, will certainly be there.
824 ::::::::::O O::::::::::06/09/87::::::voyeur::::::14:09:51:::::::::O O::::::::::
825
079=Usr:0 06/09/1987 21:18 Msg:176 Call:847 Lines:3
826 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
827 And I, with all of my aliases shadowing me.
828 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Grann %%%% June 9, 1987 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
080=Usr:0 06/10/1987 01:05 Msg:177 Call:851 Lines:22
829 Well if I'm not mistaken this bbs is going off into the great bit bucket in the
830
831 y. That's a great shame for me and you. Me because I just got here, you
832 because we will never get to know each other. People are always good to know
833 and learn from. This bbs seems to bring a very interesting group together. I'd
834 like to know soom of them. Maybe next life?
835 *************************** glen june 9, 1987 *************************
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081=Usr:0 06/10/1987 03:32 Msg:178 Call:854 Lines:6
851 Glenn: You're mistaken. The wake is for BWMS I, the hardware that ran
852 Backwater for 5 years before being replaced by the new equipment.
853 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
854@Did I sense a difference in EN? Does it now wait until the drive is finished
855@before echoing the CR/LF?
856 WE CARE.
082=Usr:0 06/10/1987 21:16 Msg:179 Call:876 Lines:5
857 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
858 HEY EMU!
859 I HAVEN'T HEARD MUCH FROM YA LATELY! YOU TO CHICKEN TO
860 TELL ME WHO YOU ARE? IQUIRING MINDS WANT TO KNOW! HOW ABOUT IT?
861 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<DOUG OF 84>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
083=Usr:0 06/10/1987 21:51 Msg:180 Call:877 Lines:138
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999@Sigh..... We've got to get the kill command working.
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