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LI FILE ON MARGIN IS 128 STATUS: ENTER ONLY NUMBER OF LINES: 599 1 If you are in need of help, you need but ask.... 2 *********************** REMOVED: 26 MAY 84 ***************** 3 Welcome to BWMS (BackWater Message System) Mike Day System operator 4 ************************************************************ 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 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 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. 18 ************************************************************ 19 20 BAD: NOT USING COPYLINK?!!! TSK TSK. 21 P.S. WHEN YOU HAVE A CHANCE DROP BY U.S.D. AND GET AN UPDATE IT SEEMS 22 THAT IN THE VERSION YOU HAVE THE CUSTOM COMMAND DOESN'T WORK. 23 LATEST VERSION FOR IBM IS V2.41 - 22 MAY 84 24 HAWTHORNE: IF YOU ARE GOING TO USE THE LONG LINES, PLEASE SET THE MARGIN 25 TO 126 OR LESS (MA 126). THE 128 CHARACTER LINES YOU ARE LEAVING SCREWS UP 26 THE FIND COMMANDS (BUG IN THE SOFTWARE LEFTOVER FROM AROUND 1976 OR '77) 27 THANK YOU. 28 TO THOSE ASKING ABOUT WHAT SOFTWARE BWMS RUNS ON, IT RUNS IN 8080 ASSEMBLER 29 AND IS BURNED INTO EPROM (2708'S) ALL 8K OF IT. THERE IS NO OPERATING 30 SYSTEM PER SE, BWMS 'IS' THE SYSTEM. IT USES 5 INCH DISKS AND AN 8080 CPU 31 WITH 1K OF RAM (YES, ONLY 1K) AND 8K OF EPROM FOR THE PROGRAM, AND A 1771 32 DISK CONTROLER (DESIGNED IN BACK WHEN THEY COST $200 EACH). 33 LADY USERS: WHAT HAPPENED? WHERE DID YOU ALL GO? BWMS NEEDS YOU! EVERYTIME 34 WE LOOSE THE WOMEN HERE THINGS GET VIOLENT. PAM, D, DEBORAH, ET AL... 35 WHERE ARE YOU TO ADD SOME COLOR TO THIS DINGY PLACE. SOMETHING BESIDES THE 36 RED OF FLOWING BLOOD. 37 ****************************** CISTOP MIKEY ********************************* 38 Since the sysop doesn't really count (he's first on EVERY disk) (sorry, CISTOP), 39 I hereby announce: 40 ** ** * MADE IT TO THE TOP * ** ** 41 finally! I've been accessing this board for over half a year that I can recall, 42 and this is the first time. Now that I've got it, what shall I do with it? 43 I know....... 44 :::::::::::::::::::::::O O::::::::voyeur:::::::::O O:::::::::::::::::: 45 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 46 Quizmaster:I, too, look forward to meeting you. Since I can't add anything to 47 the adventure until The Doctor says something, I've nearly run out of things 48 to say. Still working on the character groupings (not much, on and off, 49 and I'm not sure if I can still find them), and haven'tr gotten anywhere yet. 50 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Milchar (80 col. in a hurry) +++++++++ 51 Quizmaster: You are using a TRS-80 Model-1 (I can tell by the keyboard specs). 52 There are TWO "standard" key layouts. The one you have is a "computer" layout 53 the person who left the puzzle has a "typewriter" layout. The typewriter layout 54 is becoming the most common! 55 On another subject, do you want the answer to the group problem? Or would 56 you like to give Milchar a bit more time? Here is a NEW clue to that question 57 the groups given are groups 2 thru 7, group 0 contains "space". There 58 are you any less confused? 59 Earl Morby: Tally Ho! **NOT** Hoe!!! (at least unless you are counting farm 60 implements!) 61 _______________________________Leonard__________________________________________ 62 Voyeur & L'homme: I just realized that I need to give you a bit more info 63 about the shotgun! See that switch? That's the mode select, right now it's 64 in semi-auto. Push it like so, and you're in FULL AUTO mode. Watch out though, 65 if you fire more than a couple of magazines on full auto, plastic cased shells 66 tend to sorta MELT in the receiver! 67 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 68 Back at the clearing, Billy-Bob was looking over the carnage, hoping 69 to salvage SOMETHING useful from the mess. What's this?... 70 Looks like a sheet from one of the bard's song books. Maybe we could trace him 71 through it? 72 Strange, no title - just a number. 17? To the tune of "theme from Exodus" read 73 Billy-Bob. Wonder how it sounds, I'll give it a try... 74 "There are some things man was not meant to know 75 "And songs man was not meant to sing 76 "And this is one of the.... 77 There was silence as Billy-Bob vanished in mid-syllable. 78 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 79 Greymalkin: the following is dedicated to all you molemen out there! 80 The Chemist's Drinking Song (words: John A Carroll & Jordin Kare) 81 (tune: Irish Washerwoman) 82 Paradimethylaminobenzaldehyde, 83 Sodium Citrate, Ammonium Cyanide; 84 Mix 'em together and add some benzene 85 And top off the punch with trichloroeth'lene. 86 87 Got gassed up last night on some forfuryl alcohol, 88 Followed it up with a gallon of propanol, 89 Tanked up on hydrazine 'til after noon, 90 Then spat on the floor and blew up the saloon! 91 92 Para-dimethyl-amino-benzaldehyde, 93 Powdered aluminum, nitrogen iodide, 94 Chlorates, permanganates, nitrates galore; 95 Just swallow one drink and you'll never need more. 96 97 Whiskey, tequila and rum are too tame; 98 No, the stuff that I drink must explode into flame 99 When I breathe and dissolve all the paint in the room, 100 And rattle the walls with a ground-shaking boom. 101 102 Paradimethylaminobenzaldehyde, 103 Go soak your head in a good strong insecticide; 104 Slosh it around and impregnate your brain 105 With dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane. 106 107 Keep your methanol, ethanol, n-butyl acetate, 108 None of them work I'm to hard to intoxicate. 109 I don't consider a drink to be strong 110 If it's carbon chains aren't at least twelve atoms long. 111 112 Paradimethylaminobenzaldehyde, 113 Methyl methacrylate, partly solidified, 114 Add copper sulfate for beautiful hues, 115 And drink it all down for those Plexiglass blues. 116 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~BARD~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 117 At the Inn, a piece of paper appeared in midair with a pop and drifted 118 into the apprentice's lap. Picking it up he noted that it was a song sheet with 119 the number 18 at the top. 120 He gave a laugh, and placed it in his pouch saying "I see that 121 my friend's trap has caught yet another victim. I trust that it has been worth 122 every penny he paid my master to fashion it!" 123 .....................................the apprentice............................. 124 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 125 So there's one more person out there using equipment that reverses upper/lower 126 case? That is a very poor transmission mode. Seem that one of you Techno-Freaks 127 Should be able to correct this. 128 129 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!ALLSEER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 130 ************************************************************************ 131 As Whisper comes back into the common room she motions for the innkeeper 132 to draw her a draft. "The dark please. I need its restorative powers." 133 "Well Apprentice what now? Have you figured out what's going on? Where are 134 all the others? 135 *********************************************************** 136 Bard: Here is that song I mentioned at the PORSFI meeting. No name but 137 written by Spider Robinson 138 139 Come to my bedside and let there be sharing 140 Uncounterfeitable sign of your caring 141 Take off the clothes of you body and mind 142 Bring me your nakedness.....help me in mine 143 144 Help believe that I'm worthy of trust 145 Bring me a love that includes honest lust 146 Warmth is for fire, fire is for burning.... 147 Love is for bringing and ending....... to yearning 148 149 For I love you in a hundred ways 150 And not for this alone 151 But your lovin' is the sweetest lovin' 152 I have ever known 153 154 Come to my bedside and let there be giving 155 Licking and laughing and loving and living 156 Sing me a song that has never been sung 157 Dance at the end of my fingers and tongue 158 159 Take me inside you and bring up your knees 160 Wrap me up tight in your thighs and then squeeze 161 Or if you feel like it you get on top 162 Love me however you please, but please.... don't stop 163 164 For I love you in a hundred ways 165 And not for this alone 166 But your lovin' is the sweetest lovin' 167 I have ever known 168 169 I know just what your thinking of 170 There's more to love than making love 171 There's much more tho the flower than the bloom. 172 But every time we meet in bed 173 I find myself inside your head 174 Even as I'm entering your womb 175 176 So come to my bedside and lety there be loving 177 Twisting and moaning and thrusting and shoving 178 I will be gentle-- you know thaqt I can 179 For you I will be quite a singular man 180 181 Here's my identity, stamped on my genes 182 Take this my offe4ring, know what it means 183 LLet us become what we started to be 184 On that long ago night when you first came with me 185 186 Oh lady, Ilove you in a hundred ways 187 And not for this alone 188 But your lovin' is the sweetest lovin' 189 I have ever known 190 191 Correction the songs name is COME TO MY BEDSIDE 192 ********************************************************* whisper ********* 193 _________________________________________________________________________ 194 AWRIGHT, SOMEONE PLEASE TELL ME HOW TO JOIN THE GAMERS ON THIS SYSTEM IF 195 THEY ARE EXCEPTING NEW PLAYERS.IF NOT PLEASE SAY SO ,ITS DRIVING ME NUTS PU 196 TTING UP ALL THESE MESSAGES. 197 198 //////////////////PHERIC F.\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ 199 ======================================== 200 ALRIGHT,ALL OF YOU TREKIES ARE FORGETING SOMETHING,STAR TREK IS FICTION.HOW MANY 201 OF YOU CAN TELL ME WHAT IS INSCRIBED ON THE PLAQUE LEFT ON THE MOON BY ARMSTRONG 202 AND ALDRIN.CAN ANY OF YOU YOUNG PEOPLE EVEN TELL ME THE DATE OF THE LANDING?? 203 I STILL HAVE THE ORIGIONAL OREGONIAN ISSUE THAT CAME OUT THE DAY OF THE LANDING. 204 CAN ANY OF YOU TOP THAT? 205 206 ------------SHTONER--------------------- 207 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 208 Pheric F.:Who needs to join? Just begin, and find a way to work into the 209 story. Please use common courtesy, as we've had enough of the 'lower' lifeforms 210 degenerate opinions. Have a good time........ 211 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Milchar +++++++++++++++++++++ 212 ======================================================================== 213 As the people who use the Beaverton RCP/M regularly 214 know, Dave Morgan has decided to make it a membership sys- 215 tem. For $25/year, members will be allowed to access all of 216 the public domain software which Dave collects and use it 217 for their own purposes. They can, of course, still upload 218 software to the RCP/M. 219 In fact, the more software uploaded to the RCP/M is 220 better. At an as-of-yet unspecified ratio, Dave will grant 221 a certain amount of free membership time in return for the 222 uploading of programs. 223 For those people who are not members, they will be res- 224 tricted to Drive and User Area A0: on Dave's system, where 225 they will be allowed to download only the DISKMENU.DQC file, 226 containing a list of all of the files on Dave's system. 227 (When you see all of the programs you're missing, you'll be 228 sure to sign up as a member.) 229 Just in case you want to know where your money is going 230 once you send it to Dave, he's not investing it in the gold 231 market. He's going to put it right back into the RCP/M, 232 paying the phone bills, long distance charges while getting 233 more programs and system maintenance. If enough subscrip- 234 tions are entered, he might even get enough money to buy 235 more equipment for the RCP/M. This would include stuff like 236 a larger hard disk, so he can store more programs, more Sin- 237 gle Board Computers so he could have two RCP/M's running off 238 of the same data files, and many other things. The possi- 239 bilities are limitless with the support of his users. 240 The price is very reasonable and the service is well 241 worth it. Become a member of the Beaverton RCP/M as soon as 242 you can. 243 244 Kim Flowers, assistant sysop of the Beaverton RCP/M 245 246 P.S. Remember that the system will be open more often 247 than it is now because the people who don't think the price 248 is worth it, will not be using it. That is another advan- 249 tage to the membership system. 250 251 P.P.S. I forgot to mention something: these changes 252 will take effect on June 15th, 1984. Send those bucks! 253 254 P.P.P.S. Send your name, address and money to: 255 256 Beaverton RCP/M 257 258 Aloha, Oregon 97006 259 ======================================================================== 260 The time is ripe for a Beaverton RCP/M pizza party. If 261 I remember correctly, this was suggested some time ago in 262 the shrouds of history, but I don't remember if it was car- 263 ried out. 264 Dave Morgan's stomach is empty and growling (I can hear 265 it in Aloha) and the only thing that will satisfy it is 266 PIZZA! But it's no fun eating pizza by yourself; you have 267 to talk through it to your friend! So Dave is declaring the 268 Every-Now-And-Then Beaverton RCP/M Pizza Party. 269 Now comes the fun part. Where is this pizza party 270 going to take place? And when? Well, being patient, Dave 271 is going to leave that up to you. His favorite place is 272 Nonna Emilia's, somewhere around Aloha, but that is a little 273 too far for most of us. 274 So, if you have any comments for a place and/or time, 275 just send them to me! I'll take care of all the sugges- 276 tions, write them down and when the time comes, I'll post a 277 summary and we'll all take a vote. I'll also take sugges- 278 tions on the suggestions and how the suggestions should be 279 suggested, or vice versa. Maybe I should take a few 280 pointers on my jokes, too. 281 So spread the word; the RCP/M is having a pizza party 282 and everyone is invited. Bring money and suggestions. 283 284 Kim Flowers, assistant sysop of Beaverton RCP/M 285 286 P.S. Send your replies to me on CBBS, Bit Bucket, PCS, 287 the RCP/M, or the PMS because reading all of the messages on 288 here gives me eyestrain. (This is a COMPLIMENT!) 289 ======================================================================== 290 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>< 291 MILCHAR:IS THERE A SPECIFIC DISK DRIVE YOU PUT THE GAME ON OR IS T 292 BOTH? 293 AND COULD YOU TELL ME ABOUT THE INN(TIME DOOETC) 294 THANKS, 295 (((((((((((((((((PHERIC F.))))))))))))))))))))))))) 296 Allseer: The gizmo is a CHEAP, DEDICATED terminal. We'd have to copy the 297 contents of the ROMS, disassemble the code, patch the code, & then 298 burn it into COMPATIBLE ROMS! Way too much trouble (for now anyway). 299 ________________________________________________________________________ 300 ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 301 Since Milchar was complaining about me not continuing, here goes. (I was think- 302 ing about the best way!!) 303 ??????????? 304 Milchar, Gizmo, Pand Psycho are all staring at the Doctor in a strange way. 305 They are all wondering how on wherever theey are, this man can provide trans- 306 portation. After a few moments of searching through his coat, the Doctor pulls 307 out a small object shaped remarkably like the Tardis. He sets it down, and 308 concentrates very hard, makes a few obscene gestures in the air, and it starts 309 to grow in size.!!! Even Milchar is surprised at the is new revelation. "I 310 thought that you left the Tardis back in Amber!" After unlocking the door, the 311 Doctor replies, "Are you serious?? I would never leave the old girl in a 312 place like that! It's a nice place, but the security sucks!!! Now, everyone, 313 inside!!!!" As they enter the tiny/large Time-Space vehicle, the two newly 314 aquired companions gasp in awe. The Doctor rushes over to the controls in the 315 center and starts pulling levers and pushing buttons. The giro in the center 316 of the control center starts moving up and down slowly. The Doctor sets the 317 coordinates for wherever they are going, and hits the start lever. After a few 318 minutes, the Tardis begins to shake uncontrolably. The Docotor finally gets his 319 faithful ship steadyed and exclaims that they have materialized. By some 320 strange feeling, he pulls out the 'Time-Key Detector'. It starts glowing very 321 brightly, and the Doctor bursts out laughing. "We've found it!!!" Milchar 322 turns to him,"We've found what???" "It's the KEY TO TIME!!!!! With it we can 323 easily defeat whoever's threatening the Inn!! The only problem is, The Black 324 Guardian. He's not a threat in himself, but if he has the Key to Time...." 325 "Great." mutters Milchar. #Where do we find this <BLINK>??# "That's not an 326 easy question. So here's my plan..... 327 328 ??????????????????????????? The Doctor, Milchar, Gizmo, and Psycho ???????????? 329 P.S.: Milch, it's your ball-game now...... 330 ??????????????????????????????????????????? Us Again ??????????????????????????? 331 While Greymalkin, Whisper, and the Apprentice are sitting around in the 332 common room of the inn the doors open and a fairly young man walks in. 333 There is a book floating in front of him and a small but bright light 334 floating slightly above and in back of his head. He seems to be reading 335 the book as every now then a page flips over by itself. He looks up 336 momentarily, glances around and then looks back at his book. Ale please, 337 he mumbles. By the way, would anyone mind if I opened up my library next 338 door. I like to drink you see and this looks to me like an extremely 339 compatible place. Hearing no disenting voices, he looks up for another moment 340 and thank you, the first rule of magic is "Variables won't, constants aren't". 341 Wandering outdoors again his drink floating alongside him and occasionally 342 rising to his lips, he pulls five small stone blocks of an unusual shape 343 from his pockets. Setting one down on the ground, he gestures and the light 344 floats down to sit just over the top of the stone and sjoots out almost 345 solid looking beams of light at precise angles of 72 degrees. The beams 346 extend for exactly 20 feet and abruptly cut off. Pacing over to ends of the 347 beams the odd figure paces some more of the stones and gestures to his light 348 again. When he has finished a perfect pentagon has been outlined. He speaks 349 a few unusual and gutteral words. Stone walls shoot out from the small 350 stones and start rising up. When they have reached a hight of fifty feet 351 they begin to bend inward until they meet at a precise point seventy feet 352 above the ground. One more gutteral word and a door appears in the side of 353 tower closest to the inn. Be open tomorrow the figure says. Oh, sorry, 354 I'm THE LAZY ONE. Do you think something could be done about running a 355 tap into the tower? 356 ******************************** The Lazy One **************************8 357 358 359 QUIZMASTER:WE ARE HAVING FUN PLEASE ALLOW US THAT... 360 SULU'S NAME IS HIKARU.THE STAR FLEET REGISTRIES FOR THE SHELV- 361 ED DREADNAUGHT CLASS ARE AS FOLL OWS... 362 AFILLIATION-NCC-2108 363 ALLIANCE-NCC-2133 364 ASSOCIATION-NCC-2118 365 COMPACTAT-NCC-2103 366 CONCORDAT-NCC-2109 367 CONFEDERATION-NCC-2114 368 CONSORIUM-NCC-2119 369 (SORRY THAT WAS CONSORTIUM) 370 CORPORATION-NCC-2104 371 DIRECTORATE-NCC-2110 372 DOMINION-NCC-2115 373 ENTENTE-NCC-2120 374 FEDERATION-NCC-2100 375 KONKORDIUM-NCC-2106 376 ORGANIZATION-NCC-2111 377 STAR EMPIRE-NCC-2116 378 STAR LEAGUE-NCC-2101 379 STAR SYSTEM-NCC-2107 380 STAR UNION-NCC-2112 381 TRUSTEESHIP-NCC-2117 382 UNIFICATUM-NCC-2102 383 SORRY FOR THE INCREDIBLE GOOF OF FORGETTING THE IN AC DES- 384 IGNATIONS OF THE DREADNAU CLA SSES.AS IT IS I HAVE ENOUGH TR- 385 OUBLES WITH KEEPING UP WITH THE CURRENT TECH JOURNALS... 386 AS FOR KIRK's AND SPOCK's SERIAL NUMBERS;KIRK SSC 937-0176 387 CEC AND AS FOR SPOCK S179-276SP. 388 I THINK I HAVE FORGOTTEN SOME QUESTIONS SO PLEASE RESTATE EM 389 FER ME. 390 AND AS FOR INTERESTING THINGS TRY THESE TOLL FREE(FOR THE MOST 391 PART)NUMBERS... 392 DEFENSE DATA BANK 202-862xxxx 393 TOXLINE 301-496xxxx 394 MERLIN 800-645xxxx 395 PSYCHINFO 800-336xxxx 396 AQUIRE 800-424xxxx 397 398 AH,IF THIS SEEMS ACADEMIC OR RATHER STUPID PLEASE DONT BLAME 399 ME ITS JUST THE WAY I AM.THERE ARE MANY MANY MANY MORE OF DESE 400 IF ANYONE DOESNT HAVE THE TOME, OR IF SOMEONE ACTUALLY LIKES A 401 FEW.THEY ARE IN THE OMNI ON-LINE DIRECTORY OF DATABASES FINDABLE 402 IN B.DALTONS OF J.K. GILLS... 403 I HOPE NO ONE THINKS LESS OF ME FOR THESE NUMBERS.I REALLY 404 DO. 405 HAWTHORNE 406 407 408 $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ 409 Just saw "Temple of Doom" tonight. Had vague feeling of discontentment. 410 The film was fun, of course, but with all the action and incredible stunts 411 by the beloved Dr. Jones, I had feeling of disapointment with several scenes. 412 I wonder if anyone else found any of the stunts stretching their credibility 413 too far? 414 $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$LURKER$$$$$$$ 415 Ray's rule for Precision 416 Measure with a micrometer 417 Mark with chalk 418 Cut with an axe 419 ******************************** THE LAZY ONE **************************** 420 As the "Lazy One" left, the apprentice turned to the innkeeper and 421 remarked, "Well, there goes the neighborhood!" 422 ............................................ 423 Whisper: I hope that the others are on their way here. It is very rare for the 424 Inn to be this empty. 425 ..................................the apprentice................................ 426 TMA: I hope that Billy-Bob wasn't too inconvenienced? Look at it this way - 427 at least now he won't have to explain to the rental agency about the warriors! 428 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~BARD~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 429 430 ALLRIGHT I GOT IN FROM A CLASS ROOM AGAIN AND THERE ARE EVEN MORE QUESTIONS ABOUT GRADES,AND TEST SCORES.ITS AMAZING HOW 431 MANY OF THESE PEOPLE SAWWARGAMES I MEAN THESE PEOPLE ARE JUST PLAIN IGNORANT EXCEPTING OF COUR SE FOR BUBU,WHO IS SITTING AT 432 THIS MOMENT NEXT TO ME. 433 LORD BABBLESDUNT OR WHATEVER; 434 I HAVE NOTICED THAT YOU SEEM A BIT RETICENT TO ENTER THESE DAYS... 435 WELL I AM BEING KICKED OF BY THE VERY SAME TEACHER THAT I OH SO MANAGE TO IGNORE.GOTTA GO,BYE . HAWTHORNE- 436 437 438 *=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*DREAMTOUCHER*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=* 439 WHEN DREAMTOUCHER CLIMBED INTO THE BACK OF SHADOW-THING WITH SNOWRUNNER 440 AND THE NEWLY RECONSTITUTED VOYER, HE WAS TOO WEEK TO SAW MUCH OF 441 ANYTHING OR TAKE MUCH NOTE OF HIS SURROUNDINGS. HIS RECEIENT MASSIVE USE 442 OF SLEEP-SENDING HAD LOWERED HIS ENERGY RESERVES TO THE POINT OF NEARLY 443 LOOSING CONCIOSNESS HIMSELF. MAKING HIMSELF AS COMPFORTABLE AS HE COULD, HE REMOVED HIS 444 PACK FROM HIS BACK WHILE SNOWRUNNER SQUIRMED IN TO SIT PART ACCROSS 445 HIS AND VOYER'S LAPS AND PART ACCROSS THAIR FEET. IN SHORT, WHAT SPACE 446 WASN'T OCCUPIED BY THE TWO BIPEDS WAS FILLED BY LARGE WHITE WOLF. 447 TO HER HE SENT #I'M GLAD YOU DECIDED TO ACCEPT THESE HUMANS# 448 #IT WAS EITHER THAT OR WALK# WAS HER REPLY. 449 HER HEAD RESTED ON HIS LAP WHILE HER TAIL OCCASIONALY BRUSHED 450 VOYER'S FACE. FROM HIS PACK, DREAMTOUCHER PULLED STRIPS OF FAIRLY FRESH 451 RAW MEAT. SNOWRUNNER GOBBLED ONE DOWN GREEDILY. HE SAVORED ONE HIMSELF 452 AND OFFERED MORE ARROUND TO THE OTHERS. 453 *=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*DREAMTOUCHER*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=* 454 JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJTMNXIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII 455 THEMNAX NOTICED THE GROUP AT THE CORNER TABLE BUT HIS ATTENTION 456 WAS DIRECTED AT THE INN'S KEEPER. "IF YOU DON'T HAVE JANX SPIRIT 457 WITH WHICH TO MIX GARGLE BLASTERS, THE LOCAL BREW WILL DO NICELY. 458 HE SAT HIS STAFF ON A NEARBY TABLE AND THROUGH HIS CLOAD OVER THE BACK 459 OF A CHAIR WHICH SEEMED TO IMMEDIATLY DISSAPEAR AS A RESAULT. 460 JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJTMNXIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII 461 WELL I AM BACK.THIS IS ONE FIN E DISK IS IT NOT.I THINK SO,BY THE BY DID ANYONE TRY THOSE "FUN " NUMBERS? 462 I AM VERY BORED AND GETTING VERY MOROSE SO SOMEONE DO SOME FUN THING,PLEASE.NAH,THESE MUNCH KINS ARE ONLY CAPABLE OF LEVL 463 2 THOUGHT PROCESSES.ANY ONE HERE ABOUTS A MEMBER OF DIALOG? 464 MCCAFFREY,GOT IN AGAIN.OR AT LEAST WHATSERFACE TRIED.YOUKNOW I NEVER COULD GET THAT NRIGH T... 465 I HAD BETTER GIT OF NOW SOO AH HAFTA SAY G'BY.G'BY. 466 HAWTHORNE THE HICK - 467 468 469 ************************************************************************ 470 Whisper looked over at the Apprentice. Well, at least we'll have some place 471 to store the chronicals of our adventures, and maybe he's got a section 472 of that library of his reserved for spells. Is Greeneyes feeling more 473 relaxed now? Hey Greymalkin, whats going on, I had the most unsettling 474 hunch that we were needed here at the inn. 475 *************************************************** WHISPER ************ 476 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% 477 "What's available for lunch." The lazy one says as he wanders back in. I've 478 got the house cleaning spells working and the box of orderliness is taking 479 care of shelving my books. By the way your all welcome to use the library. 480 I draw the line at borrowing the books though. Didn't get enough of them 481 back and its too exhausting chasing through the Multiverse finding replacement 482 copies. Remember Harrison's Postulate, "For every action there is an equal 483 and opposite critisism." 484 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% THE LAZY ONE ********************8 485 PS: Apprentice, I would have used another name, but LIBRARIAN has already 486 been used. 487 8888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888 488 PPS: Bard, what did you think of the song? 489 ************************************************************************** 490 JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJTHMNXIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII 491 THEMNAX HAPPENED TO GLANCE OVER AT THE WALL OF THE INN. SUDDENLY 492 IT OCCURED TO HIM WHY NO ONE HAD NOTICED HIM YET. ASIDE FROM NO ONE BEING 493 FAMILIAR WITH THE CAPABILITIES OF A LANANARAN SINGLE SHIP, THERE WERE 494 THE MINOR DETAILS THAT FOR ONE, THE DEFORMED WALL WAS PHASING BACK AND 495 FORTH BETTEWEEN ITS NORMAL APPEARANCE AND THAT OF THE SIDE OF HIS 496 SHIP! SOME INTERFERIENCE PATTERN SEEMS TO BE OPPERATIONAL HERE. 497 EVEN LANANARAN TECHNOLOGY SEEMS UNABLE TO STABLEIZE IT! FORTUNATLY 498 THE ANCIENT PRIESTS WHO BUILT THE CELO OP SOCO REALIZED THAT THERE WAS 499 NOTHING INHIERENTLY EXCLUSIONARY BETTEWEEN TECHNOLOGY AND 'OCCULT ERUDITION'. 500 AS A RESAULT MODERN LANANARAN SYSTEMS INTIGRATED SPIRIT PLANE INTERFACING. 501 THEMNAX TOUCHED A CONTROL ON THE DEVICE STRAPED TO HIS RIGHT WRIST AND 502 THE WALL OF THE IN (WHICH HIS TRANSPORT HAD INTERSECTED) RETURNED 503 TO IT'S NORMAL APPEARANCE. TURNING ONCE AGAIN TO THE KEEPER HE BOWED 504 AND MADE A GESTURE OF OBESIENCE. I UNDERSTAND IT SEEMS TO BE A BIT DIFFICULT 505 GETTING IN AND OUT OF HERE. ALLOW ME TO INTRODUCE MYSELF. I AM THEMNAX 506 OF LANANARA, A COORDINATOR OF THE H.U.B. AND SERVENT OF ALL EXISTANCE. 507 I'VE JUST COME FROM BELCERIBON WARE WE WERE WORKING OUT A TRADE 508 AGGREEMENT ON PSIONIC SHIELDS. BELCEREBON SHALL RISE AGAIN! 509 JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJTMNXIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII 510 <><><><><><><><><<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><<><><><><><><><><><><><><>< 511 PHERIC FOERENDER WALKED INTO THE INN, HE CARRIED AL HIS EARTHLY(AND NON-EARTHLY)POSSESSIONS IN A SMALLSACK.(WICH WAS NOT 512 UNLIKE THE DOCTOR'S TARDIS FOR ROOM).HE CARRIED ONLY ONE THING STRAPPED ACROSS HIS BACK,A 1970 M-I. 513 "ALLOW ME TO INTRODUCE MYSELF AS A NEWCOMER TO THE INN.I'M PHERIC FOERENDER.OK WHAT KIND A BOOZE YU GOT HERE?." 514 THE INN KEEPER TOLD HIM THE BREWS AVAILABLE.AND PHERIC REPLIED"OK.A JANX SPIRIT FOR EVERYONE HERE.AHH...DO YOU ACCEPT 515 COINS FROM 1200 A.D EARTH??????" 516 AFTER HE GOT HIS DRINK HE SAT DOWN AND FELL INTO A CONVERSATION WITH FEW OF THE PEOPLE THERE. 517 HE WAS LOOKING FOWARD TO MEETING ALL OF THEM AND HAVING SOME ADVENTURE.......... 518 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<PHERIC FOERENDER>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 519 Hundreds of animals are threatedned with extinction, aplese give to the National Wildlife Federation. Help them out. 520 ctrl/c 521 off 522 OFF 523 HELP 524 BENSON HIGH SCHOOL 525 526 527 Should any students trying to decide on what highschool they should attend next year, let me recommend Benson to 528 those who are interested in learning an engineering trade. At Benson you have many different shop areas to consider. 529 So whether you plan to be a mechanic or electrician or any other technical trade, you will be able to find a shop which 530 attains to your trade. Benson also has excellent academics, and the city test scores show that this is true. 531 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE 532 Benson Tech : You won the 1984 Olympics of the Mind by a technicality, as they added ESTACADA's score incorrectly. 533 Your place of 'second' should be third, just after Estacada. If you do not believe me, just check with the OM office 534 or call up Mr. Clarence Bergevin and/or Mr. Bob Cutting, Science Department, Estacada High School. 630-xxxx is the 535 number to call.... 536 (Ask for the High School [If you got the guts...]!) 537 538 1984 Estacada OM Team 539 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE 540 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][] 541 GREETINGS FROM LORD MORBY, EARL OF BLACKPOOL... 542 One of the advantages of being royalty is that you can spell things any way 543 you damn well please. I will continue saying "HOE!", because it is somewhat 544 of a trademark. Time for me to join! 545 ............................................................................... 546 The door of the Inn flew open, and in stepped a man of slight stature, wearing 547 a cloak and other clothes of greens and browns in the classic rouge-ish 548 manner. He had a rather dingy look, but his personality glowed through the 549 beard and dirt. He walked casually over to the bar, pulled his short sword out 550 and rested it next to him and took a seat. 551 " Ale please, just good ale. " 552 He rotated around and looked at the others in the establishment. ' A fine lot 553 ', he thought to himself. 554 " Bartender, I'd like for my dog to sit with me." 555 The innkeeped nodded his approval, and the man called his animal inside. It 556 was obviously a wolf. 557 "He's tame enough. His name is Dawg. And my name is Charles Morby, son of 558 Olaf the horsethief. Don't worry, I'll pay my bills." 559 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][] 560 Hello, Hello~, He 561 Hello, Hello, Hello 562 Wow, I bet nobody vere gets back here! Anyway, Frizbee is back! (who missed me) 563 But I was gone. Anyway, I was just in the neighrhood and thought I'd say 'HI'. 564 Boy, I really don't like Alpha-Micro computer systems! 565 It sure seems like I like to say 'anyway' alot, doesn't it? 566 up 20 567 568 WELL THIS IS NEAT NOW ISNT IT. 569 WELL PHERIC FORENDER AND LORD MAGLESDIRK OF WHATEVER HAVE FINA LLY ENTERED THE INN.WELL I AM GLAD THAT THERE IS A FEW MORE 570 RECENT BROWSERS.AT LEAST THE DEA TH TO WHOMEVER GUY HASN'T REARE D HIS UGLY HEAD .THANK ENTROPY FOR SMALL FAVORS.MAYHAPS HE IS 571 GONE AND GONE FOR GOOD.THAT WOUL D BE A WELCOME RELEIF IF TRUE. I REALLY DONT THINK HIGHLY OFHIM BUT SINCE I EXPECT HIM TO 572 SHOW UP IN A WHILE TO AT ME FOR THIS WELL,I WILL HAVE TO DEAL WITH HIM LATER.YEA I HAVE A NICEWRAMBLEARIAN HIVE WRENCH 573 AND THAT MIGHT KEEP HIM AT BAY 574 THESE THOUGHTS ARE DISJOINTED I KNOW BUT TODAY WASNT VERY NICE IN ANY CASE.I HAD BETTER START A NICE HOT BATH IN A FEW MINUTE 575 BUT AS FOR QUIZMASTER;I HAVE AN ARCHAIC COLOR COMPUTER AT HOME BUT I USE A DISKED MODEL iii AT MY FINE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE 576 M L C 577 METROPOLITAN LEARNING CENTER IS A TRULY FUN SCHOOL WHICH HAS NOT LOST SIGHT OF THE OBJECTIVES WHICH A SCHOOL OPERATES BEST 578 UNDER.MLC STRESSES THE OBJECTIVE S HIGHLY AND HAS A FINE COMPUTE R SELECTION.I BELEIVE THERE ARE THREE APPLE //E's A PAIR OF 579 MODEL iii'S AND EIGHT OR SO MOD iV'S.THERE IS ALSO AN ADEQUATE LIBRARY OF SOFTWARE FOR THESE TRULY FINE COMPUTERS.ADD TO 580 THAT PERIFERRALS GALORE,AND EVEN ONE OR TWO CLASSES FOR THOSE WHO HAVE NOT YET MASTERED PUTERS AND SUCH THIS IS A FINE PUTER 581 SCHOOL. 582 THE STYLE IS LAID BACK AND FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE INTERESTED (I KNOW THAT MUST BE FEW)IT IS A MAGNET SCHOOL. 583 THAT IS A PART OF A SMBROC HURE THEY GAVE US... 584 HAWTHORNE--- 585 P.S. FORGIVE ME ALL FOR SPEAKING EN CLARE BUT IT SO HAPPENS ONE OF US IN 586 THIS BATTY CLUB HAS SOME SORT OF BOAT (OH ALEX!!) MAYBE THERE ARE OTHERS 587 AS WELL? P.P.S. ALEX HI TO YOUR WIFE. 588 =========================================================================== 589 FROM HAWTHORNE -- 590 THAT ISNT MY P.S. ! -- 591 I AM FEELING LESS MOROSE,AND BETTER STILL LESS WEIRD,THANK GOD. -- 592 AS LONG AS THIS IS A THREE DAY WEEKEND I HAD BETTER PLAN ANY AND ALL SOCIAL ACTIVITIES.IN ANY CASE I HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE TO 593 APOLIGIZE TO FOR MY NAUGHTY BEHA VIOR OF LATE.I HAVE JUST BEEN SO BORED!NOTHING TO DO,NO ONE TO SEE.IN GENERAL I CANT REMEMBER 594 TUESDAY,WEDNESDAY,AND THURSDAY MOST LIKELY BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF ANYTHING SIGNIFICANT OT EVEN INTERESTING,HECK EVEN WORTHY OF 595 A GLANCE.LORD AM I BORED! 596 I AM SORRY FOR NOT ONLY THE UNWARRENTED FREQUENCY BUT EVEN THE CONTENTS OF MY MESSAGES THES E DAYS.THEY WERE THE RAVINGS O 597 AN OBTUSE AND DEFORMED BRAIN... 598 SIGNED, 599 HAWTHORNE >