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1 If you are in need of help, you need but ask....
2 ********************* REMOVED: 15 APR 84 *******************
3 Welcome to BWMS (BackWater Message System) Mike Day System operator
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5 GENERAL DISCLAIMER: BWMS IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY INFORMATION
6 PLACED ON 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. As the system is
10 privatly 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 629 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 'OFF' then hang up.
17 Type 'HELP' to see other commands that are available on the system.
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20 As I sit in the classroom in the third building in this 20th century
21 institute of learning far up on the ppark blocks of this metropolis known a
22 as Portland, I wonder why my employer suddenly had need for a 20th century
23 computer expert. I remember how quickly it all happened...the reality booking
24 office...the reality transport...the inflight training (thank heavens for
25 sleep training)...That decrepit room in Union Station...and suddenly here
26 I was...away from my friends at the Inn...away from the time period I knew
27 best...everything I new and loved gone....but lets make the best of it...
28 whoops...yes mr. Gilbert...what are the three basic forms of finding
29 partitions...uhhh...oh yea..."First fit, worst fit, and best fit"...boy...
30 that was close...I gotta start paying more attention to the teacher...
31 But what is that I hear...the sounds of pipes...just like those at the inn.
32 could it be...my old friends at the inn, here??? I quickly excuse myself...
33 and amid the stares from the other students in the class, take my leave
34 from "20th century Operating Systems". I hurridly make my way in the
35 direction of the pipes. "They sure do have range today", I thinkto myself.
36 Myu excitement causes me to start running, after nearly being hit by
37 a mass transport device, and nearly running over a vagrant laying on the
38 sidewalk, I can feel(and hear) I am getting closer. As I turn a corner,
39 I see him...THE PIPER...standing outside, playing his pipes, as if to alertt
40 the city to his location. Without letting up on his playing, but with the
41 wink of an eye, he acknowledges my presence. A tavern...of course...be it
42 the 20th, 40th, or 10th century...I always know where My friends from
43 the Inn can be found. Entering, I find most of the old gang. "Hello
44 apprentice...voyeur, MIG, TMA, Travaler...what on earth are you doing
45 here?", I questioned...and without waiting for an answer, "I have been here
46 about 2 weeks, getting some training in old computer technology. Isn't this
47 a crazy place? I have plenty of money...and a car...my car!!! I forgot it
48 in the excitement to get here...and..." Finally Bard calms me down with a
49 friendly hand onn my shoulder... "You can tell us all about it later...but
50 first sit down and have an ale", he says... Finally my friends...what a day!
51 #!"(#)+"*(#)+"*(#!"#!" L'homme sans parity !"#$#"$!"#%!$"%$#!%!#$%#
52 PS...After re-reading this, I see some material for definite editing... when
53 will editing return?
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