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LIST FILE ON MARGIN IS 76 STATUS: ALL ALLOWED NUMBER OF LINES: 629 1 If you are in need of help, you need but ask.... 2 *********************** REMOVED: 10 DEC 83 **************************** 3 Welcome to BWMS (BackWater Message System) Mike Day System operator 4 ************************************************************ 5 GENERAL DISCLAIMER: BWMS IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY INFORMATION PLACED ON 6 THIS SYSTEM. 7 BWMS was created as an electronic bill board. BWMS is a privatly 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. 10 It is intended that the system be normally used for messages and 11 advertisments by the users. As the system is privatly owned, I retain the 12 right to remove any and all messages which I may find offensive 13 to me. Additionally because of the limited size of the system, it will be 14 periodically purged of older messages. (only 629 lines of data can be saved) 15 The saved information will be cycled to drive 'B' while the information on 16 drive 'B' will be archived, and a fresh disk will be installed in drive 'A'. 17 To leave a message, type 'ENTER' and use ctrl/C or break to get out 18 of the enter mode. The message is automaticly stored. 19 If after entering the message you find you made a mistake, 20 use the replace command to replace the line. 21 To exit from the system, type 'OFF' then hang up. 22 Type 'HELP' to see other commands that are available on the system. 23 ======================================== 24 25 26 O.K., THIS IS IT - SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10, THE M.T. BOTTLE&DELI !!! 27 ABOUT 2PM WOULD GIVE US TIME TO GET BACK FROM CHURCH, WORK OFF OUR 28 FRI NITE HANGOVERS OR WHATEVER, WOULD IT NOT? THIS WILL BE THE OFFICIAL 29 BWMS PARTY DATE AND TIME. 30 31 To get to MT Bottle & Deli - From Portland 32 33 I-5 North .... take first right off F-way on Hayden Isl. ( the only 34 one ) ....then next right ( Tomahawk Dr. ) then next right ( parall to 35 I-5 you should be headed south by now ) follow the road around under the 36 bridge take your first right ( into parking lot ) 37 And ....... there it is. 38 39 *************************************************************************** 40 41 ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| 42 Did I say Rocky Butte? I meant Kelly Butte! I don't know how I could 43 have made such a mistake. I can look out my front window and see Kelly 44 Butte, radio anntenna and all. Synchronized traffic lights aren't going 45 to be worth much though. Would you obey traffic signals in the event of 46 nuclear war? If what you say is true, that Portland's civil defense is 47 better then many, and it is in the condition it is, I would hate to see 48 what some of the other cities are like. Another incident that tested the 49 mettel of Portlanders was the fireworks factory that blew up in the 50's. 50 I wasn't around then, but from what I have been told, it had a mushroom 51 cloud and everything. Many thought it was the cold war heating up. There 52 was some panic I hear. Anyone of you older inn goers remember this? 53 |||||| 54 To Jody. It was nice seeing you again. You are certainly popular with 55 many of the other male users of the BBS's. In regards to certain messages, 56 keep up the good work, some of us appreciate them, although we aren't 57 always public with that information. Bye! 58 |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| Luke |||||||||||||||||||||||||||| 59 60 One more word about bombs, nuclear destruction, fallout, radiation, 61 death, or war and I'll demolish the world to make way for a hyperspace 62 bypass. 63 P.V. Jeltz 64 ___________________________________________________________________________ 65 I SAY WE BOTH BLOW UP THE WORLD IF 66 ANY BODY SAYS ANOTHER WORD ABOUT NUCLEAR BOMBS AND SUCH... 67 68 ............................................................................ 69 So you say the B*mb (can't use that word anymore)(see above) was set of in 70 an ice shelf? Well, there are only 2 ice shelves anywhere NEAR that thick. 71 Greenland & Antartica, I somehow doubt that either was used. The cavity 72 would be much larger (say 2-3 times) in ice, thus ensuring the escape of the 73 blast into the atmosphere. Do you think that such a violation of the test 74 ban treaty would have been ignored? 75 Keep looking for that article, but I suspect that you may have gotten the 76 figure for TOTAL megatonnage of some class of Soviet weapon confused with 77 the yield of an individual weapon. 78 P.V. Jeltz:I know who you are (ding, ding). 79 ________________________________________Leonard_____________________________ 80 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 81 LUKE: THANK YU FOR THE KIND WORDS. IT WAS GOOD SEEING YOU AGAIN TOO. I HOPE 82 TOO SEE YOU MORE IN THE FUTURE AS I BELIEVE YOU HAVE MANY INTERESTING THINGS 83 TO SAY. I AM GLAD YOU DON'T WANT TO GIVE ME AWAY (I HOPE YOU KNOW WHAT I AM 84 TALKING ABOUT). I LIKED DEN BESTE MORE THAN I THOUGHT I WOULD. I AM STILL 85 HAVING PROBLEMS COPING WITH HIM THOUGH. I LIKED SEEING ALL THE PEOPLE I 86 ALWAYS TALK TO ON THE SYSTEMS. WASN'T THE PIZZA GROSS THOUGH? WELL, I GUESS 87 I'LL BE SEEIN' YOU AROUND..... HAVE A GOOD DAY- 88 89 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::JODY::::::::::::::::::::P.S.::::: 90 I LIKED MEETING YOU TOO LEONARD. AND ANYONE ELSE I MET THERE THAT I DON'T 91 REMEMBER TALKING TO. I THINK MOST OF THE PEOPLE I MET THERE WERE FROM THE 92 BIT. 93 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 94 95 ******************************************************************* 96 MAY I REQUEST THAT THOSE WHO INTEND TO ATTEND THE BWMS NON-PIZZA PARTY 97 PLEASE INDICATE YEA OR NEA? THIS SO THAT WE WILL KNOW HOW MANY SO AS 98 TO BE ABLE TO FORWARN MT B & T OF THE IMPENDING DOOM. 99 NOW THAT WE HAVE A DATE AND TIME. THANK YOU. 100 ****************************************************************** 101 102 I FOR ONE INTEND TO BE THERE, AS LONG AS NOTHING HAPPENS TO PREVENT ME. 103 (SUCH AS BREAKING A FINGERNAIL, STUBING MY TOE, FINDING OUT MY WATCH 104 IS .3127 SECONDS TOO FAST, ECT...) 105 ******** CISTOP MIKEY ******** 4 DEC 83 ******** 12:22PM *********** 106 OUCH! I JUST BROKE A TOENAIL DOES THAT COUNT? 107 ********************************************************************* 108 Don't mind me. I'm just a newcommer. Anyone have a grep laying around that 109 works under BDS. If so I'll check back. Thanks 110 ------------------------------------------------ ROB -------------------- 111 Yea verily, I shall attend. I look forward to seeing our dragon lady if she 112 doth wish to honor us with her presence. But pray tell, what be this "pizza" 113 that thou dost mention? 114 ................................the apprentice.............................. 115 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 116 EIGHT BALL- IF YOU ARE OUT THERE AND WATCHING I JUST WANTED TO SAY HI. I 117 AM SORRY I AM NOT WITH YOU RIGHT NOW. I WISH IN ALL HONESTY I WAS. UNTIL 118 LATER MY GOOD GOOD FRIEND.......... (AND HOPEFULLY MORE SOON). 119 120 :::::::::::::::::::::::::RIZ-FORMERLY RAZ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 121 I'll be there (please NO _PHYSICAL_ attacks, verbal I can handle) 122 ______________________________________________Leonard_______________________ 123 >>>>>>>>>>Hello, Alex. Bill<<<<<<<<<< 124 ..................................... 125 126 127 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 128 I think we all should take a moment to remember those who 129 19 years ago today risked their education and very lives 130 to the movement of free speech! I'm of course speaking of 131 Mario Savio and the free speech movement at UC, Bezerkeley. 132 After all had it not been for him and his small group of 133 loyal supporters we wouldn't have such memories as Atica, 134 Kent State, and Da PIGS. Not to mention Panthers and others 135 who rose from the expression of free speech. 136 rubout 137 rubout 138 top 139 here 140 here 141 I guess we could still be wallowing on Haight St. or the 142 panhandle of G.G.Park pondering flower power, but that got 143 well, good folks pease, lovd and happiness to ya and I hope 144 the bomb don't getcha. 145 000000000000000000 SGT SUNSHINE 000000000000000000000000000 146 147 ---------------------------------------------------------------- 148 TO THE APRENTICE- 149 HA! I KNOW WHO YOU ARE- 150 BUT I GUESS ITS OUR LITTLE SECRET EH? 151 152 --------------------------------MERLYN-------------------------------------- 153 154 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 155 156 d, 157 Are you ? 158 159 :::::::::::::::::::::Alex: 160 __________________________________________________ 161 ....................................................................... 162 tHE dROPPED bIT makes a triumphant return! I will very happily attend the 163 BWMS party. Kudos to those who took the proverbial bull by the horns an 164 d arranged it! I am looking forward to seeing my comrades at the deli. I 165 would offer the services of an image retainer, but I imagine the other 166 innsters would rather not have their picture taken. Any comments? I 167 can if you want, but I cetainly won't if it is not desired. 168 To leonard. Alas shall we try again to arrange transportation connections, 169 or are you tired of missing the bus? 170 To d, your drawings are quite beautiful. A dragon drawn does express the 171 artisitic abilities of you, fair maiden of the inn. Perchance you will 172 bring more of your art for our perusal? I trust your long journey from 173 that other inn's get together was not too cold. It is such a long way indeed 174 the the chariots of TRIMET are anything but swift and sure. Tell us all if 175 you will be coming, it does make a difference! 176 ..............tHE dROPPED bIT......................................... 177 HI JODY SARRY I DIDN'T SEE YOU AT THE PARTY 178 THE SHADOW 179 ....................................................................... 180 *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ 181 I believe I will also make an appearance. If for nothing else to see 182 what everyone looks like. 183 The Dark Prince 184 *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ 185 186 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> 187 188 small system failure. Van Winkle phenomena occuring (how many disks did 189 I miss?). Did I get any ideas for UNICOM (or Unicom, since its not an 190 acronym)?? Count me in on the NOT-A-PIZZA PARTY. Hello Pam, TDB, DP, and 191 other friends. Hows life? 192 193 Addendum: Is the BW going downhill or is it just me? Oh well...Unicom ought 194 to be up in a month or so...How many BW users can I expect to sign up? If 195 anyone is intrested I can begin sending excerpts from my operations/philos- 196 ophy manual over the BW via my editor..or not. 197 198 ALL NOT-A-PIZZA PARTY via TRI-MET TYPES: I will try to correlate some time- 199 tables (if it is even possible to get there via T-M ), and post my 200 findings on the system. 201 202 Aaron 203 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> 204 Hello All: 205 Has the numeber for Dave's RCPM changed or is his system just down? 206 The number I've used for a year or so rings with no answer. (641-xxxx) 207 Thanks, 208 LOST 209 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> 210 211 212 ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 213 SHADDOW- 214 I AM SORRY I DIDN'T SEE YOU AT THE PARTY TOO. ESPECIALY SINCE I DON'T 215 KNOW WHO YOU ARE. DO YOU MIND GETTING ON A SYSTEM (ANY SYSTEM) AND TELLING 216 ME WHO YOU ARE? I AM QUITE CURIOUS NOW. 217 218 ????????????????????????????????????/JODY/?????????????????????????????????? 219 220 WELL NOW! - 221 MIKEY, THATS A GOOD IDEA ABOUT THE CALL - LOOKS LIKE PEOPLE WILL BE COMING 222 OUT OF THE WALLS. 223 224 JODY, YOU SOCIAL BUTTERFLY, QUIT TEASING THOSE BOYS. IT'S NOT NICE TO 225 FOOL MOTHER NATURE! (JUST KIDDING - HOPE YOU HAVE A SENSE OF HUMOR) 226 227 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!HROTHGAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 228 Dropped bit:It would be a CRIME to miss such an ADVENTURE. (In case you are 229 wondering, when I got home I found that my modem was indeed set to ANSWER. 230 And since I _always_ leave it in AUTO mode......). The phone problem HAS 231 been corrected. 232 ______________________________________Leonard_______________________________ 233 LIKE WOW MAN!!!! THIS IS NEATO! 234 ANY GIRLS USE THIS THING? 235 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!J.V.!!!!!!!!!!!!! 236 To the one ycelpt MERLYN:I know thee not, milord. Mayhap I know thee by 237 another name? Wouldst thou be kind enough to be somewhat clearer in thy next 238 missive? 239 I remain thy humble servant, 240 .............................the apprentice................................. 241 [][][][][][][][][][][] 1146 12/05/83 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][] 242 243 I shall also attend the coming conference. I look forward to meeting you 244 all. 245 246 PAM: bring a diskette. 247 248 Jody: Are you really such a tease ???? 249 250 [][][][][][][][][][][][][] DJJ [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][] 251 252 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> 253 above unsigned text re:R CP/M is not from me. note that it is unsigned. 254 Aaron 255 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> 256 To:Citop Mikey 257 Fm:Stan Dolson 258 Sj:Employment Opportunity 259 260 Mike, How is US DIGITAL going?? I was pondering if you might 261 need someone to sweep the floors or anything of the like around 262 there. By the way, do you remember me? I'm a friend of Cleve's 263 from his Exidy days. My uncle and I came in and saw you guys 264 back in August. 265 266 Reply here if possible, or call me at home (255-xxxx). 267 268 Thanks for your time, 269 Stan Dolson, Esq. 270 -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 271 <><><><> maybe "LOST" is the signature?? Aaron <><><><><><><><><> 272 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 05 Dec 83 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< 273 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 20:44 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< 274 Ah--listen! Preparations are underway for the Inn's day of feast; 275 the rustlings and stirrings amidst our medley are that of anticipation, 276 of joy...reminiscent to me of the first awakening touches of green that 277 a tree sends forth in spring... 278 Alex, I hesitate to answer such an ambiguous question; as you have 279 never turned your eyes my direction before, I dare not presuppose! 280 Leroy, dignity befits you--much better than sarcasm, witty or no. 281 Indeed yours IS a familiar name, O dROPPED bIT! Tonight I shall 282 pore over the ancient parchments that bears the mark of your hand to 283 revive the dusty memories...Tell me, kind sir: what of our companions 284 of old; are their sojourns at the Inn merely a distant memory? Can you 285 tell me the whereabouts of the Believer, the Grey Ghost, or Akonis? 286 Your words of appreciation are valued, O dROPPED bIT; all I can 287 offer in return is a stammered 'thank you.' Of my dragons: yes, I 288 will bring my modest sketches, but most eyes scan them with unthinking 289 casualness because of the unpretentiousness of the medium...such 290 apathy engenders reluctance to reveal my beloved creatures any more. 291 That is...if I come. During the long journey to the Round Table, I was 292 fraught with apprehension, and though I arrived on time, I lingered long 293 on the outskirts of the merrymaking to quiet my thumping heart. Yet 294 the unusual attack of shyness is but a morsel of the fear that seizes 295 me when I imagine the Backwater's day of feast... 296 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> d <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< 297 ....................................................................... 298 d... Your melodic words do indeed warm my heart. Why may I ask are you 299 aprehensive about the upcoming Backwater feast? You will undoubtedly be a 300 very prominent member of the feasters! I do now know the whereabouts of n 301 any of the other former inn goers you spoke of. I was never known by 302 any of those former names. I enjoyed our conservation at the pizza party 303 with fellow inn goers Leonard and that fellow with the name from 'Hitch- 304 hikers Guide to the Galaxy'. Alas the night ends so quickly, time flies when 305 you are having fun. Your drawings are indeed art in the truest sense of 306 the form. I wish my artistic abilities were more developed. I have always 307 yearned to play a melodic instrument, or be able to draw my inner most 308 feelings on parchment, but I am destined to make my future in microchip 309 and ROM. Such is life I guess, but I can always dream...Enough of this! 310 I look forward to seeing you and my other compatriots at the feast. Until 311 tomorrow then... 312 ................tHE dROPPED bIT......................................... 313 -/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/ 314 HROTHGAR- I HOPE I DO HAVE A SENCE OF HUMOR.... I CAN NOT HELP BUT TEASE THE 315 BOYS. WOULD IT JUSTIFY MY CAUSE IF I WAS TO TELL YOU THAT IT WASN'T 316 INTENSIONAL? THAT I MEANT IT? 317 318 DJJ- I TRY NOT TO TEASE. I USUALY MEAN EVERYTHING I SAY OR DO. I TRY NOT TO 319 LET MY ACTIONS BE OF FALSE PERSUASION. 320 321 AND FINALLY TO WHOEVER IT WAS WHO ASKED.... YES THERE ARE IRLS ON THIS SYSTEM 322 REFERRED TO AS THE INN. I MYSELF AM SUCH A CREATURE... 323 324 /-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-JODY-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/ 325 326 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 327 328 d, 329 330 It would appear that a less than creative editioral effort was perpetrated on 331 remainder of my text. ! ! 332 The conclusion was something to the effect " joining us on the island ?" 333 I do hope whomever felt obligated to alter the sentence finds a more suitable 334 forum for exibiting their journalistic excesses. 335 However in terms of content and ambiguity the truncated question bears a 336 striking resemblance to current White House press releases 337 338 In view of your trepidation on joining us may I sugest a modest ruse ? 339 Good... as this establishment provides an axis to all manner of sailors 340 a nautical bent in your dress ( perhaps a yellow slicker or equivalent ) would 341 provide a means to unobtrusively enter and evaluate the festivities. 342 Hopefully to join in..... but should that not be the case your observation of 343 our respective characters should provide an insight unequaled to that of print. 344 345 I speak for myself although many share the same thought 346 Your presence as a venerated contributor to the Backwater at this assemblage 347 would truly be appreciated 348 349 :::::::::::Alex::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 350 351 *************************************************************** 352 353 DRAGON ALERT 354 355 Unconfirmed reports indicate an infestation of dragons may be 357 border. 358 359 Police investigations have uncovered mysteriously mutilated 360 carcases of cows and sheep strewn across the countryside. One 361 barn was reportedly demolished as though crushed by a massive 362 object apparently falling from the sky. No such object was 363 found though nearby fields were mysteriously scorched by fire. 364 365 Police sources refuse to speculate on the cause of the strange 366 happenings. An unofficial news blackout is in effect for 367 coastal towns in the vicinity. Government officials have been 368 unavailable for comment. 369 370 371 372 GRAND DRAGONMASTER 373 DRAGON HUNTERS INTERNATIONAL 374 375 *************************************************************** 376 [][][][][][][][][] 1409 12/06/83 [][][][][][][][][][][][] 377 378 I feel that the above was not called for. Dragons are, in my own 379 experience, kind, gentle, loving creatures, not wont to mutilation. 380 Perhaps the creature that is responsible for such actions is that 381 most malicious of all, Man. 382 383 d: I am looking forward to meeting you, but I can understand your 384 unease. From the board, I would say we are indeed an eclectic bunch. 385 Please come and join. I am sure that all would say you are very 386 much respected and venerated as one of the ties to the times 387 of the Inn prior to current discussions about death by melting. 388 389 PS. I am still waiting with interest for the discussion of proof you 390 were working on. 391 392 [][][][][][][][][][][][] DJJ [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][] 393 394 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% 395 EST CE L'ENVIE 396 OU EST CE TON CORPS 397 EST CE NOTRE VIE 398 QUI FAIT QUE CA DURE ENCORE 399 400 EST CE TON BONHEUR 401 OU EST CE MON HONNEUR 402 QUI ME TIENT PRISONNIER 403 OU QUI ME FAIT GEOLIER 404 405 EST CE L'HABITUDE 406 TOUJOURS LA MEME ATTITUDE 407 LE VIDE DE UE JOUR 408 OU LE MANQUE D'AMOUR 409 410 EST CE L'AMOUR 411 OH ENTRANGE AMOUR 412 DE TES CARESSES, MON COEUR 413 414 UNE DURE LIMITE 415 UN MUR D'AMOUR 416 DURE LIMITE 417 AMOUR PAS MUR, PAS MUR 418 419 420 MURS, TESSONS DE BOUTEILLE 421 GRILLES ET CHIENS QUI VEILLENT 422 CHACUN SUR SES GARDES 423 QUI MONTE LA GARDE 424 425 LES FRONTIERES 426 ECHECS D'HIER 427 LES AUTRES TERRES 428 TOUS NOS CIMETIERES 429 430 UNE DURE LIMITE 431 UN MUR D'AMOUR 432 DURE LIMITE 433 AMOUR PAS MUR, PAS MUR 434 435 436 ET LE MUR DE BERLIN N'A PAS, N'A DE FIN 437 OUI LE MUR DE BERLIN T'EN AS UN, J'EN AI UN 438 IL COUPE LA TERRE EN DEUX COMME UNE GROSSE POMME 439 IL COUPE TA TETE EN DEUX COMME LA PREMIERE POMME, UN PEU 440 IL COUPE TA TETE EN DEUX ET TE FAIT FEMME OU HOMME, SI VEUX 441 IL SEPENTE ENTRE DEUX TERRES ET TE FAIT FAIRE TOUTES LES GUERRES 442 443 UNE DURE LIMITE 444 UN MUR D'AMOUR 445 DURE LIMITE 446 MEURS D'AMOUR 447 UNE DURE, DURE, DURE LIMITE 448 449 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%MERLYN%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% 450 451 WELL NOW! 452 453 THAT'S A PRETTY HARD ACT TO FOLLOW, MERLYN. DID YOU WRITE THAT? 454 455 DEAR JODY: THERE IS A RULE WRITTEN ON A CAVE WALL IN FRANCE SOMEWHERE 456 THAT GOES SOMETHING LIKE "AS LONG AS YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING FOR 457 SURE AND IT IS QUITE INTENTIONAL IT WILL BE GREAT FUN TO TEASE THE 458 MARBLES OUT OF THOSE BOYS" SO HAVE AT IT. THIS IS A TIME HONORED 459 TRADITION. ONLY STOP IF THEY GET NEAR THE EDGE OF A CLIFF AND ARE 460 HANGING ONTO YOUR BELT. 461 462 d: BETTER SHOW OR WE'LL ALL BE DISAPPOINTED 463 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!HROTHGAR, THE WALLFLOWER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 464 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> 465 466 "the marbles out of"? that cave wall sounds suspiciously like a public 467 lavatory stall................. 468 469 But seriously folks, if I don't get some Unicom input I'm just going to 470 have to set all the system policies and formats myself. Ugh. No one told 471 me creativity was a prerequisite to sysopdom..... 472 473 HELP! 474 NEEDED DESPERATLY! 475 476 A H10 PAPER TAPE PUNCH/READER (or similar..) 477 preferably still in kit form (i need to make mods) 478 does anyone know if Heath still sells the beast? for what price? 479 480 endHELP! 481 482 what happened to dear PAM? BAD, are you still alive and DTMFing? 483 484 Aaron 485 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> 486 ........................................................................ 487 Merlyn...You ecrivez avec beaucoup pensee at sentiment. Merci Merci Merci! 488 Viva la France! 489 To the Dragon Hunter. How dare you invade our humble Inn with your news 490 of Dragon Hunting. Do you not realize this Inn is the part-time home of 491 one of the area's most famous Dragon experts, d? Her knowledge not only 492 extends over Dragon's actions and habits, but their physical descriptions 493 too. Please refrain from further notices. It sounds like a practice field 494 for the US rapid deployment force anyway... 495 d...please do attend. Can't you see how the other patrons are urging you 496 to come also? Please consider how you will be missed. But it is your 497 decision. We will still welcome your visits to this Inn.(and your friendly 498 dragons of course!) 499 ......................tHE dROPPED bIT................................... 500 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 501 ^L^L, ^L ^M ^C! 502 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 503 ************************************************************** 504 STAN: SORRY, NO OPENINGS AT THE CURRENT TIME. 505 ********** CISTOP MIKEY ************************************** 506 PAM: I HOPE YOU AREN'T GOING TO REMAIN A LURKER FOREVER MORE. 507 I HATE TO LOOSE SUCH A GOOD PATRON WHO ADDS SO MUCH LIFE 508 AND VITALITY TO THE INN. 509 FIRST DOM, AND NOW PAM, WILL THE INN WITHER AWAY BEFORE THE PARTY 510 EVEN HAS A CHANCE TO DISRUPT THE THE NORMAL 'CALM'(?) THAT USUALY 511 PREVADES THE INN? 512 ******************************************************************** 513 WHAT OF 1984? HOW CLOSE ARE WE? ANY COMMENTS ON THE REWRITING 514 OF OUR OWN HISTORY BOOKS? (YES IT IS EVEN DONE HERE, THOUGH NOT 515 TO THE MASSIVE EXTENT IN SOME OTHER COUNTRIES.) WHAT ABOUT CENSORSHIP? 516 ANY EXAMPLES YOU FIND UNACEPTABLE? WHAT LEVEL OF CENSORSHIP DO 517 YOU FIND ACCEPTABLE (IF ANY AT ALL)? WHAT OF OUR GREAT WHITE FATHER 518 WHO SPEAKS WITH A FORKED TONGUE? WHAT OF HIS MANY FOLLOWERS? 519 WHAT OF THOSE WHO WOULD OPPOSE HIM AND HIS VALUES? COME ON, LETS 520 GET A GOOD CONTROVERSY GOING BEFORE THE INN IS CLOSED FOR LACK 521 OF INTEREST! (IF THAT WOULD EVER BE POSSIBLE) 522 ************** CISTOP MIKEY ******** ZZZZZZZZZZZZ ******************* 523 P.S. I'LL EVEN GIVE YOU A NICE CLEAN DISK TO GET STARTED ON. 524 **************************************************************************: 525 COME ON! YOU'RE FALLING BEHIND, I HAVEN'T HAD TO 526 CHANGE A DISK IN OVER 4 DAYS! 527 *********************************************************** 528 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> 529 530 gee, Mike, whats wrong with a little Orwellism in our future? And who needs 531 a clean disk? I really do wonder where our dear Pam went. Sob. 532 533 Aaron 534 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> 535 536 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][] 537 538 MIKEY, AARON, DJJ, d, EVERYONE, I REALLY DO EXIST! I HAVEN'T DIED! 539 I JUST STOPPED ENTERING MESSAGES DURING THE RUBBLE-BOUNCING DEBATE THROUGH 540 LACK OF INTEREST, THEN WENT OUT OF TOWN, VISITING FRIENDS AND PURSUING 541 A HOT JOB PROSPECT (WHICH TURNED OUT TO BE RATHER COOL, UNFORTUNATELY). 542 BUT MANY THANKS TO ALL FOR THE CONCERN EXPRESSED! 543 544 DISK A IS NEARLY FILLED, AND I FIND A LOT OF SPACE ON DISK B, SO IT 545 APPEARS THINGS HAVEN'T CHANGED MUCH IN MY ABSENCE. BUT NOW I'M WORRIED, 546 AS IT APPEARS THAT THIS DISK HAS BEEN SITTING HERE FOR QUITE SOME TIME 547 WITH NO COMMENTARY ENTERED. WHAT'S DA PROBLEM, EH? ARE MY MESSAGES SO 548 LONG-WINDED THAT MY ABSENCE CAUSES THE DISK TO JUST SIT THERE? OR ARE MY 549 STATEMENTS SO CONTROVERSIAL THAT THEY ENGENDER HEATED DEBATE AND FILL THE 550 DISKS THAT WAY? ACTUALLY, IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH ME, BUT IT IS THE FIRST 551 TIME I'VE SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS AT THE INN. WHAT'S WRONG WITH EVERYONE? 552 553 MIKEY, SINCE NO ONE ELSE WILL TAKE YOU UP ON 1984, I WILL ON THE NEXT 554 DISK AND MY NEXT OPPORTUNITY (NOT HERE, DUE TO THE LACK OF SPACE AND THE 555 SIMPLE FACT THAT THIS DISK WILL SOON VANISH INTO THE ARCHIVES, AND I WANT 556 SOME RESPONSE TO MY COMMENTARY). IT SOUNDS LIKE A SUBJECT WITH MUCH PO- 557 TENTIAL. 558 559 AARON, I'D LIKE TO HELP YOU OUT WITH YOUR HARDWARE PROBLEM, BUT I 560 HAVE NO EXTRA EQUIPMENT AT ALL. MY RELATIVE YOUTH IN THE FIELD OF COM- 561 PUTERS PRECLUDES HAVING SPARE HARDWARE LYING AROUND UNUSED. AS TO IDEAS 562 FOR THE NEW SYSTEM, SINCE YOU ARE WORRIED ABOUT THE PREVALENT PROBLEM OF 563 ABUSE, WHY DON'T YOU SET IT UP SO THAT YOU HAVE REGULAR USERS WITH U.I.D.'S 564 ASSIGNED THAT CAN READ, ENTER, AND USE ALL OTHER FUNCTIONS, AND NEW USERS 565 CAN ACCESS THE SYSTEM BUT CANNOT ENTER MESSAGES EXCEPT IN A SPECIAL SEC- 566 TION DEVOTED TO NEW USERS. THIS WOULD HELP TO BRING IN NEW BLOOD WHILE 567 PRESERVING AN AREA FOR THE "APPROVED" USERS FREE FROM CASUAL GRAFFITTI 568 AND OBSCENE REMARKS. YOU WOULD ALSO THEN HAVE A SECTION ON-LINE WHERE 569 YOU COULD EXAMINE THE HABITS AND TRAITS OF POTENTIAL U.I.D CUSTOMERS. 570 YOU ALSO MIGHT HAVE A SECTION THAT WOULD ALLOW MESSAGES WITH A FREE-FORM 571 FORMAT LIKE BWMS, AND A SECTION THAT DELIVERS MESSAGES IN THE STANDARD 572 FASHION (TO:, FROM:, SUBJECT:) ALLOWING EASY SEARCHES THROUGH THE VARIOUS 573 FIELDS. I HAVE A SPECIAL FONDNESS FOR THE FORMAT USED HERE (FOR THE SYSOP 574 TOO!), SO I WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOMETHING SIMILAR ADOPTED FOR AT LEAST PART 575 OF YOUR SYSTEM. I HAVE ALSO HEARD OF SYSTEMS THAT USE A "ROOM" CONCEPT 576 (THOUGH I'VE NEVER ACCESSED ONE), EACH ROOM DEVOTED TO A SPECIFIC TOPIC 577 OR CONCEPT. USERS CAN CHOOSE THE "ROOM" THEY WISH TO VISIT, AND THE SYSOP 578 CAN CREATE NEW ROOMS AT HIS DISCRETION. I'LL KEEP THINKING ON IT, AND 579 MAYBE I'LL COME UP WITH SOME OTHER IDEAS. HOW IS IT COMING, AND WHAT IS 580 YOUR PROJECTED ON-LINE DATE? 581 582 I CAN'T SEE ANY WAY THAT I CAN FILL UP THE REMAINDER OF THIS DISK, 583 THOUGH I WOULD LIKE TO. MIKEY, COULD YOU JUST LEAVE IT ALONE UNTIL TO- 584 MORROW MORNING OR LATER, SO THAT IT MIGHT FILL UP AND SATISFY MY NEED 585 TO SEE NOTHING WASTED? 586 587 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]PAM+[][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][] 588 589 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> 590 591 Pam's back! 592 593 Pam: Thanks for the input. As it stands, the system will permit only a 594 small subset of the commands to be used without logging in. (HELP,?,and a 595 few others) If I were to implement a "trial" section, I would actually have 596 to log the guest in, perhaps under a general well known UID/password combo 597 (such as guest/password). The system will have a large number of mysterious 598 and dark commands, some of great utility and others of little use. To 599 prevent a user from destroying all about him, each user will have a perm- 600 ission list of which commands the system will permit them to use. I could 601 give guest/password only sufficent commands to enter messages into a "room" 602 specificly for them (pgallery). Other rooms will be for different topics/ 603 concepts; the system will automaticly create a room if, say, 5 users request 604 its creation. One of the rooms will be "Forum", and is intended for general- 605 BWMS type use. As to creating a subsytem exactly like BW, probably not. The 606 "forum" room will be close (in fact any room) enuf to satisfy everyone. The 607 only (major) difference between BW's free format and my system will be the 608 fact that messages are actually files, and protected from tampering. Once 609 you have entered a room, it will be much the same. Up, down, next message, 610 search...etc. 611 As to the status of the system, a) the software hasn't left paper. b) the 612 computer needs extensive modifications c) i need to hookup a 256k mem board 613 (which i have) d) i have to get a phone line e) i need a paper tape punch 614 /reader (i will be using audio tape until/unless i get one) f) other dreary 615 needs/projects...among them aprox $200 for various components,etc.. 616 617 on the bright side, I actually do have the computer, drives, memory, and 618 modem necessary (103/212A/VA3400), and a good idea of which direction I'm 619 heading. Look for the system to be on-line by Jan 1. 620 621 Hope to see you at the not-a-pizza party! 622 Aaron 623 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> 624 WELL, SINCE NO ONE ELSE FINISHED IT UP, I GUESS I WILL AND THEN WE'LL SEE 625 ABOUT THE CHANGE OVER. PROBABLY SOMETIME TOMORROW MORNING AS DISK A IS 626 GETTING NEAR FULL. GLAD TO SEE THAT YOU DIDN'T LEAVE US PAM. NOW IF WE 627 CAN JUST DIG DOM OUT OF THE WOOD WORK.... SPEAKING OF WHICH I HAVEN'T 628 SEEN BAD AROUND FOR A WHILE EITHER. I GET THE FEELING THAT THE HEAVY 629 BOMB DEBATE HAS LEFT A NUMBER OF CAUSUALTIES! ****** CISTOP MIKEY *****