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1 If you are in need of help, you need but ask....
2 ******************* REMOVED: 24 JUN 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.
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19
20
21 I just can't beleive my eyes, I'm at the TOP!! yippy yah hooo.
22 And George, did it ever occure to you that you are very strange?
23 Ninja, you never did tell me how you got all those names. How can
24 any one have any fun anymore if the FEDS keep crashing your party.
25 JUST THINK OF IT, NO SECRECY ALLOWED.
26 "THE FEDS, EVERYBODY HIDE!!", OHH,
27 THIS IS FUN COME TO THINK OF IT. ENTERING ALL THESE MESSAGES, IN DIFFERENT
28 WAYS, JUST TO SIDE TRACK THE FEDS SO
29 TO HAVE A LITTLE MORE SECRECY IN/ON
30 THIS SYSTEM. Enough of that upper case
31 garbage for now. I'm telling you guys
32 all of this so that you could have an
33 easier time getting angry at "juvies",
34 which I am but won't make any speeches
35 at this time. OK, I thimk that I have said
36 enough for being on the top. OHH, and happy hunting
37 to all of the terrible, mercifulless, mean
38 and all round swell guys, the "Juvie Killers."
39 (%)(%)L(%)(%)(%)(%)U(%)(%)(%)(%)K(%)(%)(%)(%)E(%)(%)(%)(%).(%)(%)(%)(%)B(%)(%)
40 MiG: Why did you call my name?Dave
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43 Fellow Net Operatives: Coding devices not available at this time. What is
44 the problem with BW? Have the last day's messages been lost? Land line
45 communications are necessary to circumvent BW errors. Twits are on the
46 rise, and serious action must be taken. NET 4, I have more detailed
47 information for you. NET 2, communication needed ASAP. Next message will
48 be in code burst. NET 3, is your friend at the telephone company still
49 willing to help out with our problems?
50 0707070707070707070707 June 20th, 1984 - 12:00 PM 07070707070707070707070707
51
52 ? ? ? ? ? > ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?`? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? > ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?`?/
53 All:am still partialy blind,ignore massive typos.
54 Dave:I was just seeing if you were around,I have your name and phone number
55 writen down but as usual,I did not write`down WHY I have it! Did we meet somepla
56 ce and exchange name&numbers? or am I just totaly triping out. Also on said
57 paper is the letters "CV" and "GM" any meening??
58 Now I have been known`in my time to partake in some controled substance abuse,
59 but at this moment consider myself somewhat sober. So why is drive B so empty
60 and drive A full? Did Mikey decide to realy have some fun and change disk swapin
61 direction?
62 The ]an in Gray
63 ARRGHHHH,enter only on a half blind terminal!! thats The Man in Gray
64 Mr Binklywalker,you have return mail.
65 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?`? ? ? ? ?`? > > ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
66 Alright people,I at this moment xave just spent 60 min readifg drive a,can someb
67 ody PLEAS
tell me what is goi~gg on!?!?!?!?!?
68 ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhxhx!
69 MiG again,losing my mind(or whats left of it)
70 ?`? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? > ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?`?P? ? ? ? ? ?
71
72 (-)_(-)_(-)_(-)_(-)_(-)_(-)_(-)_(-)_(-)_(-)_(-)_(-)_(-)_(-)_(-)_(-)_(-)_(-)
73 HEY! those cnt characters were spiff and neat to!
74 can i try some? thanks.
75 wow they are neat.
76 hey ma I'm flying!!!
77 Luke Binkelywalker.
78 (-)_(-)_(-)_(-)_(-)_(-)_(-)_(-)_(-)_(-)_(-)_(-)_(-)_(-)_(-)_(-)_(-)_(-)_(-)
79 TEST
80
81 MIKEY: WHAT HAPPENED? MY STORY IS LOST! I THOUGHT YOU CLEANED DISCS
82 PERIODICALLY -- BUT NOT THIS FAST!!!!!!!!
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84 ########################### KARNAUGH ####################################
85
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86 HEY! mike took out my control characters, no fair that was fun.
87 Ohh, well. Lydyle Gray, thanks for the letter and sorrry about that
88 information.(after I find out CBBS its yours)
89 Got to run, Luke Binkelywalker.
90 (-)_(-)_(-)_(-)_(-)_(-)
91 DEAR ANN LANDERS: I AM WRITING TO SEE IF YOU CAN OFFER ME THE SLIGHTEST GLIMMER
92 OF HOPE INTO MY WRETCHED LIFE.IT ALL STARTED A YEAR AGO HEN MY
93 SAWMILL BURNED OWN. MY PARTNER HAD THE FIRE INSURANCE RENEWRD IN HIS NAME, THEN
94 TORCHED THE PLACE. SO HE COLLECTED, AND IS SOMEWHERE LYING ON A BEACH ATCHING TH
95 E NATIVE GIRLS AND SIPPING SOMETHING EXOTIC FROM A HOLLOWED OUT PINEAPPLE; AND I
96 AM HERE IN HIS PLACE, WHICH REMINDS ME, I'M SORRY FOR WRITING THIS IN CRAYON,
97 BUT THEY DON'T ALLOW US TO HAVE ANYTHING SHARP HERE. WELL, THAT WASN'T SO BAD,
98 BUT I HAD JUST COME FROM THE DOCTOR AND LEARNED THAT I HAVE CANCER OF THE BRAIN,
99 LUNGS,COLON, AND ACHILLES TENDON, AND WAS GIVEN ABOUT A YEAR TO LIVE. AND IF
100 THAT WASN'T BAD ENOUGH, O THE WAY HOME I WAS INVOLVED IN A THREE CAR ACCIDENT,
101 AND AS THE OTHER TWO CARS WERE POLICE CARS, I HAD TO PUT UP MY HOUSE FOR BAIL.
102 WHEN I FINALLY DID GET HOME, I FOUND OUT THAT MY WIFE HAD RUN OFF WITH A
103 BULGARIAN DENTIST FROM SOUTH EL MONTE, AND HER MOTHER HAD MOVED IN, AND SHE
104 IMMEDIATELY STARTED BADMOUTHING ME. I JUST COULDN'T TAKE ANYMORE, AND DECIDED TO
105 END IT ALL. I TOOK MY PISTOL AND POINTED IT AT MY HEAD, AND,---PULLED THE TRIGGE
106 BUT, SIGH, I MISSED, AND HIT-YOU GUESSED IT- MY MOTHER IN LAW. THE POLICE SAID I
107 DID IT ELIBERATELY, BUT THANK GOD THE JURY BELIEVED ME, AND SET ME FREE. I WAS
108 SO HAPPY, THINKING I COULD LIVE OUT THE REST OF MY SHORT LIFE IN PEACE, BUT WHEN
109 I GOT HOME, THERE WERE MORE POLICE WAITING FOR ME. I WAS ARRESTED FOR ATEMPTING
110 SUICIDE. THE JUDGE SAID I WAS A MENACE TO SOCIETY, AND SENT ME HERE, TO THE
111 SNICKERING SYCAMORES REST HOME, WHERE THIS BATTLE AXE NURSE MAKES ME WEAVE
112 BASKETS ALL DAY.YESTERDAY I GOT A LETTER FROM MY KIDS, AND THEY SAID HEY ALL
113 HATE ME, AND TOMORRROW THE DOCTOR IS GOING TO DO A LOBOTOMY ON ME. WELL, THATS
114 MY STORY, CAN YOU OFER ME ANY HOPE?
115 *=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*DREAMTOUCHER*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*
116 AHA! VEREY GOOD KIND INNKEEPER BUT WILL IT WORK FOR LONG. WE MAY HOPE.
117 MUST HAVE DOZED OFF AGAIN. WERE DID EVERYBODY GO.
118 NOTICING THEY WERE NEARLY ALONE AT THEIR TABLE, THEMNAX AND DREAMTOUCHER
119 WENT TO THE FRONT DOOR AND PEEKED OUT. A LARGE BUS-LIKE OBJECT WAS JUST PULLING
120 AWAY FROM THE VERANDA. THE DESTINATION SIGN SAID: CHARTERED AND A HAND LETTERED
121 PAPPER SIGN IN THE LOWER RIGHT FRONT WINDSHIELD SAID: TWIT'S MYSTERY TOUR.
122 "CANT SAY AS I'M SAD TO SEE THAT LOT DEPART";DREAMTOUCHER SAID.
123 "WHO WERE THEY?";THEMNAX ASKED.
124 "IT'S A LONG STORY. ASK THE BARD OR THE SHADOW CREW SOME TIME IF WE EVER
125 SEE THEM AGAIN."
126 "SPEAKING OF THE BARD; WASN'T HE THE ONE WITH A LEAD ON THIS MCKANE BUNCH?"
127 "THAT'S RIGHT BUT WERE IS HE. HE COULD BE RIGHT IN FRONT OF US FOR ALL I CAN
128 TELL BUT ONE THING'S ODD"
129 "WHAT'S THAT?"
130 "I DON'T SEE SHADOW!"
131 "SHADOW?"
132 "L'HOMME'S CAR. NOW THAT IS ODD"
133 "WE MIGHT AS WELL HEAD UP TO MY ROOM FOR A BIT. THERE IS SOMETHING ODD
134 THERE YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO EXPLAIN TO ME."; THEMNAX INVITED.
135 WHEN THEY GOT THERE HE SHOWED DREAMTOUCHER A DOOR SET INTO THE WALL WITH NO
136 OBVIOUS WAY OF OPPENING. "I'VE TAKEN THE LIBERTY OF CUTTING THE LATCH. DON'T
137 TELL THE INNKEEPER ABOUT THAT THOUGH, I USED THE CUT-METTAL FUNCTION OF MY STAFF
138 AND I'M NOT SURE HOW HE WOULD FEEL ABOUT IT."
139 THEMNAX OPPENED THE DOOR IN QUESTION. BEHIND IT WAS SIMPLY AN ALMOST DOOR
140 SIZED MIRROR FLUSH WITH THE REST OF THE ROOM'S WALL. TO
141 ONE SIDE OF ITS WIDE METTALIC FRAIM WAS A SMALL 3 BY 5 KEYPAD. THEMNAX TYPED IN
142 90909. THE MIRROR VANISHED AND THEY WERE LOOKING INTO A DINING ROOM. SEVERAL
143 FAMILIAR FACES WERE SEATED AT TABLE, AMONG THEM VOYEUR AND L'HOMME!
144 "GO BACK AND LOOK AROUND THE INN AND SEE IF YOU CAN FIND THE BARD. IF NOT
145 COME BACK UP HERE AND PUNCH THE SAME CODE I JUST DID."
146 THEMNAX THEN SAT, LOTUSLIKE ON HIS MINI-GRAV-SLED, EASED OFF THE FLOOR ABOUT
147 SIX INCHES AND TURNED ONCE AGAIN TO DREAMTOUCHER. "OK. NOW REMEMBER WHAT I
148 SAID."
149 DREAMTOUCHER REPEATED IT BACK. THEMNAX WAS SATISFIED THAT HE GOT IT RIGHT.
150 PUTTING ON HIS CLOAK, HE SEEMED TO DISSAPPEAR IN FRONT OF DREAMTOUCHER'S EYES.
151 HIS DISEMBODIED VOICE SEEMED TO COME FROM MID AIR. "AS SOON AS I'M COMPLETELY
152 THROUGH, PUSH THE KEY LABLED '#'".
153 WITH THAT THE SEEMINGLY EMPTY GRAV SLED GLIDED TWARD AND THROUGH THE OPPENING.
154 AS SOON AS IT CLEARED, DREAMTOUCHER DID AS THEMNAX HAD ASKED OF HIM AND THE
155 DOORWAY ONCE ACAIN BECAME A MIR
156 BEFORE HE LEFT THE ROOM, DREAMTOUCHER CLOSED THE CRUDE WOOD AND IRON DOOR WHIC
157 CONCIELED THE 'MIRROR'. HE THEN LEFT THEMNAX'S ROOM AND WENT DOUNSTAIRS TO TRY
158 THE BATH.
159 *=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*
160 -----------------------------------GURU OF BLIS---------------------------------
161 WHEN A PERSON BUILDS A HOUSE ON A FLOOD PLAIN; IT IS NOT GOD OR NATURE
162 HE SHOULD BLAIM WHEN THE WATERS COME AND WASH IT AWAY.
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164
165 ***************************************************************
166 OPPS! SORRY ABOUT THAT ALL, I GOOFED THIS MORNING. WHEN I CHANGED DISKS,
167 I ERASED THE WRONG ONE (THE ONE ON DRIVE B!) I GUESS I WAS IN TOO MUCH
168 OF A HURRY. SO NOW THE FIRST 160 LINES OF DRIVE B HAVE BEEN LOST, AND
169 END UP BEING THE SAME AS THE FIRST 160 LINES HERE. SIGH... OH WELL.
170 *********************** CISTOP MIKEY *********************************::
171 I AM AT THE TOP.DEAR LORD,I MADE IT TO THE TOP.THIS MAKES ALL OF TWO TIMES,GEE.I'M PRIVILE DGED,TWICE IN TWO CONSECUTIVE
172 WEEKS.GEE,I AM VERY,REPEAT VERY PLEASED WITH MYSELF FOR DOING THIS.
173 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
174 MiG: GM and CV are too obscure for the moment... Can't say that I know your
175 given name or face... Some other Dave?Dave
176 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
177 Want to buy: Single or double case and power supply for Shugart SA400 mini-floppies, suitable for TRS-80 Model I.
178 Cash for good unit only.Dave
179 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
180 DEAR LORD,WHAT HAPPENED.I FEAR THE INN HAS TURNED INTO A MAD HOUSE FROM WHICH I CAN FIND NO DOORS,NOR WINDOWS,NOT EVEN A
181 HANDY CHIMNEY. PEACFULLY NOW,I WANT TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO THIS DISK,IT SEEMS TO BE CRUMBLI NG AWAY,RIGHT BENEATH MYFEET.
182 I CALLED,SET IT TO NOTIFY ME WHEN THE DISKS WERE IN,BW WASNT ANSWERING YOU SEE.BUT THEN WHEN I DID GET IN ABOUT FIFTEEN OR
183 SO LINES LATER I HAD AN ENTRY YOU SEE,I FOUND I HAD MADE A BAD AND FATEFULL CROSSOVER TO THE TWILIGHT ZONE.AGH,I'M GOING
184 BLIND FROM ALL THIS ION BOMBARDM ENTATION.DJAH!?!
185 IF I CAN LAST ANOTHER FEW SECO NDS I CAN MUDDLE THTHOUGH .
186
187 I WISH THE TWITS WOULD MIND THEIR TOUNG LEST SATIN CUT IT OUT.YES IT IS POSSIBLE TO OFFEND US STEROTYPICAL HORMONECRAZED
188 TEEN AGERS.
189 ALGH,ER PEACEFULL SLEEP ALL.
190 PROMETHEUS HAWTHORNE 8406.20
191
192 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?/
193 Well all,I am no longer blind,in a typical low-tech weldor sort of way,I
194 mounted cooling fans on my monitor and am powering them with my old sears diehard. Hey,don't laugh,it works!(sometimes)
195 Dave:does "accel" mean anything to you?
196 to those who call themselfs "juvies" and are complaining about our lableing them,
197 the following are juvies,teddy salad,tom tom,and the so-called mad mod. Who bye the way,are the same person!!!
198 so at this present time,thnly real twit is this person. the rest of you are valued users!
199 Alex:anytime,can you leave the place and time in a private message to "Lydyle Gray" on PCS CBBS at 775-4838? I can then get
200 ahold of the other risk players by phone and tell them.
201 All:I am still looking for a cheacheap tv set! this monitor may be the coolest running around,but it should realy DIE soon.
202 die beyond my meager repair knowledge.
203 Aaron,did you by chance get a new printer?
204 The Man in Gray
205 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?/
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207 NET 1:PROBLEMS,EXPLAIN LATE LATER,GIVE PHONE CALL AT EIGHT A.M.
208 0404040404040404040404040404040404040404040404040404040404040404040404040404040
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210 NET ONE:tap is in place and operating,soon we shall know Mr Teddy Salad. If Man in Gray is correct,this may clear up 90%
211 of our problems. Coding unit unavalible due to my kids playing vidio games on it.
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213 _______________________________________________________________________________
214 Software Development Manager
215 ActiVapor Software Inc
216
217 Mountain View
218 CA 94039
219
220 Dear Sir or Madame,
221
222 Please to consider our fine line of hokum. World reknowned for both
223 internal consistency and flavorful improvisation under pressure, we feel
224 that our hokum has no equal anywhere. Sould you be impressed by this to any
225 great extent, please feel free to fill our pockets.
226
227 Only $99.97 at better stores everywhere. Your's for a song, in other
228 words.
229
230 Thank you
231 Piggy Surprise, president
232 Whole Hog Stores Unlimited
233 _____
234 The advancement of man can only be slowed by the lack of speed in his I/O
235 devices. If such devices are dealt with in a non-paralled manner, where
236 I/O is hampered by the shear physical limitations of physics, then man
237 will surely falter in his quest for utter greatness. If man can not
238 overcome the cruel realities of quote mode, than how can man overcome the
239 slings and arrows of unreal proportions?
240 _____
241 The concept of reality is only that...a reality...
242 _______________ A WORD FROM THE WISE - PART VII ________________________________
243
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245 SGVGS CSKYC QQUJR OJPUN YJGUA QURUO QCNMV MTQAR HGUGS ZUJKF NPCMO QMNTE YQPFE ZFAUU YJGSI XMGGS JEQOX IDVTE YVYPA PBVGB
246 TWVUL IUXOS NVHJP .end.
247 070707070707070707070707 June 21st, 1984 @ 12:25:32 AM 0707070707070707070707070707070707070707070707070707070707070707
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249 09090909090909090909090909090909090909090909090909090909090909090909090909
250 -WJDCS LFVKS UOVMF MSVCO QFSIS LOPKU
251 -XIBTM AUGTP BSLPP IDGWU FTUIS VGCFX
252 09090909090909090909090909090909090 21ST OF JUNE 1984 090909 01:11:21 AM 09090909
253 INNKEEPER: THE 'ACCIDENT' IF IT WERE TO HAPPEN FROM TIME TO TIME,
254 (PROVIDED LOSSES WERE MINIMIZED) LOOKS LIKE AN EFFECTIVE WAY TO SEPERATE
255 THE NATIVES FROM THE GIGOS!
256 *=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*
257 pppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp
258 The piper noticing that the crowd was thinning out, finished his ale
259 and made his way up to his room. The door was open, the bed made up, and
260 a bunch of fresh flowers in a small vase on a table near the head of the
261 bed. With a rustle and a sigh, the piper sank onto the straw-filled
262 mattress and sank into a dreamless sleep.
263 pppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp
264
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266 #########################################################################
267 GRAND DRAGON MASTER: Do I remember the Ed Sullivan show! How about,
268 Neru shirts? Sigh, yes the times have changed and I am getting to that
269 age when birthdays no longer excite me. But that is another story.
270 ##############
271 PorSFiS: O.K., I am an avid reader of Scifi. TIP: Has anyone ever
272 read "The Warlock in Spite of Himself"? by Christopher Stasheff? It
273 is VERY GOOD. So what do I do to get into this group?
274 PLEASE LEAVE ANSWER-------------
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276 I igive up -- try as I might, with pencil in hand I can not figure out
277 this code. I will keep trying, but I wonder if I am trespassing...
278 If I am I apoligize for my ignorance.
279 ############################## KARNAUGH #################################
280 Don't worry Karnaugh! If you can read it you are ENTITLED to read it!
281 As for PorSFiS, try showing up at a meeting (next one is 7/14).
282 More later.
283 ____________________________________________________________________________
284
285 ----------------------------------------Hello,peoples.How are you?
286 We just got a new modem,and are floundering,but this is trippy.If you have a
287 ny FREE numbers to fool around with,
288 please write us a message.
289 And now a word from our sponsor.....
290 the moon is right
291 the time is right
292 now it's iller Time!
293 Bigfoot and Bigmouth
294 WELL,I FINALLY FIGURED IT OUT,I REALLY DONT HAVE ANY THING TO WRITE BUT
295 AFTER READING SOME OF THE OTHER MESSAGES I NOTICED EVERYONE ELSE DIDNT
296 HAVE ANYTHING REALLY IMPORTANT TO SAY EITHER...
297 THIS IS MY FIRST TIME TO WRITE ANYTHING ON THIS SYSTEM,I NOTICED THERE
298 IS A PERSON NAMED DAVE THAT USES THIS,WELL THATS MY NAME TOO SO JUST
299 CALL ME DAVID,OK. SO PLEASE WRITE SOME THING AFTER YOU READ THIS OTHER
300 WISE ITS BORING TO TRY TO READ ALL THESE MESSAGES WHEN THERE IS NOTHI
301 NG NEW TO READ.
302 THE DATE IS 6-21-84,BY THE WAY YOU WANT TO BUY A MOTORCYCLE,IF YOU DO
303 ITS A YAMAHA ENDURO 100,
304 JUST LEAVE A MESAGE TO DAVID ON THIS SYSTM,OR ON THE *PAC PORTLAND BBS*
305 OK THAT WOULD BE GREAT.............................RUNNING OUT OF
306 THINGS TO SAY SO LONG THAT WAS FUN,,,,BYE ALL.......
307 /SAVE
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309 Interesting, I think the computer is screaming for help.........
310 Well, if all the juvies are one person, maybe he'll settle down after
311 just a brief stay. I wish he would try another boarder for tom, I did
312 have it first. Did you say that the saturday meeting was cancelled on
313 the 30th? THE DAY I WAS FINALLY GOING TO MAKE IT?!?!?!?!? Whoever said
314 life wasn't fair was correct. Oh well, I may show up at westercon just
315 for the heck of it, I have a few friends who are going to be there. Speakin
316 g of whom, I'm supposed to meet someone soon so I must depart.
317 Fast Fred BSAL
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319 909090909090909090909090909090909090909090909090909090909090909090909090909
320 -WEXOM VFTKA MSCPY KMGGR UYWFZ MOCTD OOYSF
321 -FHEUV MTQAR LEWES GPWXE ZUMSI YUGYT ROROR
322 -VYIBV ABTKO YERFH XFTOO MKNJB
323
324 -YSTDW PBUVR RVEUI UFUYA PESQX QPPLO ACPFE ZUGDT
325 909090909090909090909090909090909 21 JUN 84 02:09:19 PM 9090909090909090909090909090909
326 *=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*DREAMTOUCHER*=*=*=*=**=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*
327 AT THE FOOT OF THE STAIRS, AS HE TURNED TOWARD THE CORRIDOR LEADING TO
328 THE BATH, DREAMTOUCHER HAPPENED TO GLANCE IN AT THE COMON ROOM. "WHAT IS
329 THIS?!?!" HE ASKED HIMSELF. NEARLY EVERYONE WAS STILL SEATED AT THE TABLE.
330 EVERYONE EXCEPT THEMNAX THAT IS! QUICKLY HE TURNED BACK TWARD THEMNAX'S
331 ROOM. WHEN HE GOT THERE HE PUNCHED IN THE CODE BESIDE THE MIRROR
332 JUST AS THEMNAX HAD INSTRUCTED EARLIER. THE ROOM BEYOND, WHEN THE MIRROR
333 CLEARED, WAS EMPTY AND A BIT DUSTY. THERE WAS NO ONE TO BE SEEN THERE!
334 HE POKED HIS HEAD THROUGH AND TRIED SENDING. THERE WAS NO RESPONSE!
335 HE EVEN STUCK HIS WALKING STICK THROUGH AS FAR AS IT WOULD REACH BUT
336 STILL NO LUCK. CONSIDERING WHAT HE THOUGHT HE HAD SEEN AND WHAT HE SEEMED
337 TO BE SEEING NOW, HE DECEIDED UPON DESCREATION AS BEING THE BETTER PART ET.C
338 AND RECLOSED THE PORTAL AND MADE HIS WAY THOUGHTFULLY BACK DOWNSTAIRS.
339 "MAYBE THAT GOOD WARM SOAK WILL HELP UNSCRAMBLE MY THOUGHTS AFTER ALL."
340 SHEDDING HIS SIMPLE GARMENTS AS HE WENT, HE FOLDED THEM NEATLY BESIDE
341 THE POOL (BATH) AND EASED HIMSELF IN.
342 *=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*
343 JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJTMNXIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII
344 AS SOON AS HE GLIDED THROUGH HE REALIZED SOMETHING WAS NOT RIGHT.
345 HE COULD CLEARLY SEE THAT THE FIGGURES AT THE TABLE WERE ONLY HOLOGRAMS.
346 HE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE DECOR WAS AMERICAN ERSATZ ITALIAN RESTURANT
347 LATE 20TH CENTURY EARTH! WHEN HE TURNED TO GO BACK THERE WAS NO PORTAL
348 TO RETURN THROUGH. AS HE SAT IN CONSTERNATION, ONE FIGGURE WHICH WAS
349 NIETHER PROJECTED NOR ANDROID APPROACHED. HE HAD A LONG GREY BEARD AND
350 TATTERED METALIC GREYISH ROBES.
351 "ALLOW ME TO INTRODUCE MYSELF"; THE FIGURE SAID. "MY NAME IS
352 SLARTIBARTFARST AND YOU ARE ON MY SHIP THE BISTROMATH, PERMINENTLY DESGUISED
353 AS AN ITAILIAN RESTAURANT. SEE THAT SALT SHAKER OVER THERE? IT IS TWO RED
354 CHECKER SQUARES DIAGONALY FROM WERE I SET IT. IT WONT RESET. WERE ABOUT TO
355 LAND SOMEPLACE TOTALY STRAINGE TO ME. AS YOU MAY OR MAY NOT KNOW, I AM A
356 PLANET SCULPTUR AND I LOVE TO DO THE FIDDLEY BITS AROUND FJORDS."
357 "UTTERLY FASSINATED"; THEMNAX REPLIED. "I AM A COORDINATOR OF THE HUB AND
358 SERVENT OF ALL EXIXTANCE. I WAS SENT OUT TWARD THE INNISFELL SECTOR WERE
359 THROUGH MISFORTUNE MY OWN SHIP WAS DESTROID. I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR THE
360 PERPETRATORS OF A LARGE SCALE CULTURAL INTERFIERANCE FOR PROFIT ORGANIZATION
361 KNOWN VARIOSLY AS THE MCKANE GROUP. MOST
362 PERSONS I'VE TALKED TO SO FAR BELIEVE IT TO BE OF EARTH ORIGON BUT MY OWN
363 SUSPECIONS ARE THAT IT IS A FRONT OF THAT WORLD WHICH WANTS TO USE EARTH'S
364 PEOPLE AS IT'S ARMY OF CONQUEST AGAINST THE PEACE AND FREEDOM LOVING
365 PEOPLE OF THE MORE CIVILIZED WORLDS OF THE MILKY WAY GALIXY."
366
367 "YOU DON'T MEEN..."
368 "YES; THE SLEMNAKS OF ORGAMO, KNOWN TO EARTH'S CHARTS AS 61-SIGNI-4!"
369 WITH A GRINDING JOLT, ALL SENSE OF MOTION CEASED. NOT THAT THERE
370 WAS MUCE TO BEGIN WITH. LOOKING OUT THEY COULD SEE THEY HAD LANDED NEXT TO
371 A PYRAMID SHAPED BOOK STOR AND BEYOND THAT A MIDEAVUL INN! A LARGE GREY
372 BUSS WHICH HAD JUST PULLED AWAY FROM THE INN JUST AS QUICKLY STOPED INFRONT
373 OF INNISFELL'S NEW ITALIAN RESTURANT; THE BISTROMATH!
374 "OH NO"; SLARTI CALLED OUT IN EXASPERATION,"WERE SURLY DOOMED NOW, A WHOLE
375 BUSLOAD OF TWITS ARE DECENDING UPON US".
376 WITH LOUD WHOOPS OF "BUD" AND "OLY" AND "NO ANCHOVIES" THEY BURST THROUGH
377 THE AIRLOCK/FRONT DOOR. QUICKLY PROGRAMING THE ANDROIDS TO PREVENT THE TWIT
378 S FROM PLAYING WITH THE SALT-SHAKERS AT ALL COST, SLARTI AND THEMNAX FLED
379 OUT THE BACK WAY AND RAN FOR THAIR LIVES; STREIGHT INTO THE INN!
380 ITALITALITALITALITALITALITALITLAITALITALITALITALITALITALITALITALITALITALITAL
381 TIME WARP? WHAATS A TIME WARP? SEEING THAT OLD DISK THE OTHER DAY WAS FUN
382 EVEN IF IT WAS A BIT CONFUSING. SORRY ABOUT THE LONGWINDEDNESS IT SEAMS TO
383 HAVE TAKEN TO RESCUE POOR THEMNAX FROM TEMPORAL LIMBO BUT AT LEAST
384 SLARTIBARTFARST HAS FINALY MADE IT ON THE SCEENE. NOW WHAT TO DO WITH 'IM??
385 *=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*
386 jjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj
387 MiG: I think I've got Teddy Salad. Do you have a better way to find out
388 who he is?
389 The Ninja
390 jjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj
391 O` Y
392
393 hi
394 YOU MUST BE! D4T INDEED.
395 ----------------------------------GURU OF BLISS------------------
396 PARANOIA IS JUST ANOTHER WORD FOR GOOD SENSE.
397 ---------------------------------------------------------------------
398 Sorry I won't be able to make it to the RISK game. I leave Saturday morning
399 for an overnight Cubscout fishing trip.
400 ****************************************** WHISPER *********************
401 {~}~{~}~{~}~{~}~{~}~{~}~{~}~{~}~{~}~{~}~{~}~{~}~{~}~{~}~{~}~{~}~{~}~{~}~{~}
402 Hello, I haven't been able to get on this system for some time
403 now, whats up? This is fun . OK, I'll settle down now.
404 To: Lydyle, please note the message to you on CBBS before tonite
405 which is 6)21)84, OK? that information should come through.
406 Risk, dod I hear someone say "risk", it cannot be. I haven't heard
407 or played that game for ages(about a month maybe). Ok, here's a little more
408 control characters for ya,
409 OK, maybe not. Something just beeped at me here. Could it be sysop Mike?
410 wow!these are fun once you get the hang of them. By theway,how do you
411 leavea private message for someoneon CBBS anyway????????????????
412
413 oops. 8 Luke Binkelywalker.
414 {~}~{~}~{~}~{~}~{~}~{~}~{~}~{~}~{~}~{~}~{~}~{~}~{~}~{~}~{~}~{~}~{~}~{~}~{~}
415 ___________$%$%{body}amp;%^*%{body}amp;^%$^&%$^&*%%{body}amp;*%$*^%$%$%$%%$%$_____________________
416 TO THE MAN IN GRAY...
417 NOW WHY WOULD YOU THINK THAT ME AND TEDDY SALAD ARE THE SAME PERSON?
418 IT IS TRUE(IF THIS IS WHY YOU THINK IT) THAT ARE MESSAGES ARE ALWAYS NEXT
419 TO EACH OTHER,BUT THAT IS BEAAUSE HE DOESNT HAVE A COMPUTER AND I LET HIM TYPE
420 IN MESSAGES...
421 TO THE NINJA...
422 I THOUGHT EVERYONE THOUGHT WE WERE THE SAME PERSON(TEDDY UND I) BUT SINCE
423 YOU SAID THAT YOU THINK YOU KNOW WHO HE IS, WHY NOT SUPPORT YOUR CLAIM
424 BY POSTING HIS INITIALS ON THIS BOARD
425 BYE... TOM TOM & THE MAD MOD
426
427 P.S TOM TOM AND THE MAD MOD ARE THE SAME PERSON...
428 P.S.S BYE THE WAY HOW WOULD YOU FIND OT WHAT TEDDY'S NAME IS? NO ONE
429 KNOWS EXEPT ME AND A FEW CHOICE PEOPLE AND HE HAS NEVER CALLED ON HIS WN
430 TO ANY BOARD
431 ^%&^&%#^&%$#^%$#^#{body}amp;^#&$^&#^{body}amp;#$^&#$^$^##$^$^#$#^#^$#$^#$^#$^#{body}amp;##^#^
432 :::::::::::::::::::::::::O O:::::::::::::::::::::::O O:::::::::::::::::::::::
433 ALEX: given the scrambled state of BW lately, I'll repeat my acceptance of
434 your proposed RISK game this Saturday. From what I've seen, it looks like
435 we have myself, L'homme, and MiG, with WHISPER declining.
436 Now, about the time/location...?
437 :::::::::::::::::::::::::O O::::::voyeur:::::::::::O O::::::::::::::::::::::
438 (-)_(-)_(-)_(-)_(-)_(-)~{~}~{~}~{~}~{~}~{~}~{~}~{~}~{~}~{~}~(-)_(-)_(-)_(-)
439 Sorry all for those controls, it was fine until only half of the
440 characters were taken out. I'll try to keep them from my others, well
441 some of my messages that is.
442 Where did Lord Morby run of to anyway? he used to use this system
443 quite a lot when he was here. Was he a good character in you'r game?
444 That risk game sounds like a blast, have fun. Maybe we could start up
445 a game on this system, no, take to long. Ohh, well.
446 Tom Tom, we could have a good chess game over a period of time in here,
447 what do you say? OK, so maybe you don't play chess, sorry.
448 Luke Binkelywalker.
449 (-)_(-)_(-)_(-)_(-)_(-)_(-)_(-)~{~}~{~}~{~}~{~}~{~}~(-)_(-)_(-)_(-)_(-)_(-)
450 ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
451 -> MiG - so glad you decided to change YOUR border. Age before beauty, and all that. Thanks.
452 -> L'homme - sorry about the crappadore fiasco. Hope it wasn't from being distracted?
453 Does this blow the bonus-if-done-by-Monday? Heaven forbid.
454 Luck!
455 -> Milchar - don't see much from you here lately. Too busy DMing the game on PCS?
456 Or is it the same problem others I know are experiencing: no coherent story line.
457 ?????????????????????????????? QUIZMASTER ??????????????????????????????
458 02020202020202020202020202020202020202020202020202020202020202020202020202020202020202020202020202020202020202020202020202
459 Message to all NET agents:
460 QRGRE BKXKT YQEHI KMKTG KPDRI IMKLY QWVRM MFVUD GEQDI VGVTI PGULE AVVXA PUOIW AKQTA PFVHI SGACA UHCUP BAEUM OCKSX ZCKMH
461 VGPEH CRJOS DQTDI ZCPJM KUVYT MFDXE CMKTM AEQXR GEVNS EGPJF AYGTF
462 .END.
463 02020202020202020202020202020202020202 22 JUNE 1984 02:22:19 AM 02020202020202020202020202020202020202020202020202
464 FIN SHOOK HIS HEAD, TRYING TO CLEAR THE COBWEBS FROM BETWEEN HIS EYES. HE
465 LOOKED AROUND FOR SOME FAMILIAR SIGN OF HIS WHEREABOUTS BUT FOUND ONLY GREEN
466 GRASS AS FAR AS THE EYES COULD SEE. THEN IN THE DISTANCE A SILVERY SHIM-
467 MER CAUGHT HIS ATTENTION. IT SEEMED TO BE DRAWING CLOSER AT A RATHER RAPID
468
RATE OF SPEED AND HE COULD DETECT NO SOUND FROM WHATEVER IT WAS USING FOR
469 A POWER PLANT. THEN "IT" WAS UPON HIM, OR RAHTER ABOVE HIM, WHISPERING
470 TO ITSELF. THE CRAFT, FOR THAT WAS WHAT IT APPEARED TO BE, MEASURED AT
471 ROUGHLY THREE FOOTBALL FIELDS. HE COULDN'T SEE ANY LIGHTS OR OTHER VISIBLE
472 SIGNS OF LIFE FROM WHAT WERE APPARENTLY WINDOWS, BUT DIDN'T LET THIS LULL
473 HIM INTO A STATE OF DISREGARD. IT WAS BIG, QUIET AND QUITE OBVIOUSLY VERY
474 HEAVY. AND HE WAS IN THE CENTER OF IT'S SHADOW.
475 "WELL, HE THOUGHT, THIS IS DEFINITELY THE LAST TIME I LISTEN TO GARTHLEM
476 WHEN IT COMES TO DRINKING SULTERMIN!" HE ATTEMPTED TO WALK AWAY FROM WHAT
477 WAS QUITE CERTAIN TO BE HIS DEMISE IF HE DIDN'T MOVE AND THE SHIP SHOULD
478 SUDDENLY DROP IN. THE FURTHER HE MOVED, THE FURTHER THE SHIP MOVED. AND
479 CHANGING DIRCTIONS DIDN'T HELP HIM ANY EITHER. FIN SAID HIS PRAYERS AND
480 STARTED SPRINTING AS FAST HIS LONG LEGS WOULD ALLOW. AND THEN THE WORLD WENT
481 WENT DARK.C
482
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485 010101010101010101010101010101 22 JUNE 1984 09:05:13 AM 01010101010101010101010101
486 Hey! What's with CBBS/NW? I just get a carrier...
487 __________________________________Leonard______________________
488 HELLO, HELLO, HELLO! LET'S GET INTO PHONE #'S ON THIS BOARD. LET'S HAVE S
489 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
490 I have the same problem with cbbs/nw. anyone know anything about it? I would
491 like to be a watcher at the risk game (I know of the hazards of playing) if
492 it would be alright. But for now...
493 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
494 I was going through my pockets looking for a coin to pay my tab with when I
495 ran across a bit of paper. I know that wasn't here before. Opening it up
496 I quickly read it's contents. "This dosn't look good," looking up at the
497 inkeeper I said, "I'll be gone for a while, but with any luck I'll be back
498 in a couple of weeks." Going through the door I wispered "with a couple
499 of friends as well..."
500 Going through the dusk air, I found a clearing near a large tree with
501 low branches. Producing three minibolos, I set two on the ground, and one
502 upon the lowest branch. I fiddled with the controlls, until I was able to
503 produce the proper resonance field between the three. Using the field
504 as a door, I stepped through..........
505 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ to be continued.......@@@@@@@@@@@@@ F.F. BSAL @@@@@@@@@@@
506 NEW BBS- HBBS IS OPEN 3:00 PM TO MIDNIGHT, WEEKDAYS AND THIS WEEKEND (6-23)
507 FEATURES ON-LINE GAMES, 16 MEGABYTES OF MESSAGE STORAGE, TYPE-AHEAD.
508 THE NUMBER IS 640-xxxx
509 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?/
510 Quizmaster:Age b4 what? I try for my bad looks,they keep people from talking
511 to me!. And the boarder change was one of speed,when I hol the shift and ?? key
512 down then tap the space bar,I get a space and a ?. Thus increasing my boarder
513 making speed by a factor of 2. Those of us w/o repeting keys need this.
514 Alex:time,location? if you do not want to post it system wide,send it to
515 me on PCS CBBS under the name of Lydyle Gray. I can then get it to others easily
516 The Man in Gray
517 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?/
518 P.S. Luke,use the force Luke! send data on PCS CBBS or NERD. CBBS is somewhat
519 dead!
520 Ninja:20 hours and he is all yours.
521 MiG again
522 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?/
523 Hey folks, good luck on your RISK game
524 and don't let the U.S. be overrun by those
525 African people.
526 BY the by, if anyone is intersted in getting
527 a game of DIPLOMACY going, leave me a message here
528 or on PAC BBS or EXCALIBUR.
529
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531 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?/
532 Aaron:want to make some small money? sell me your 4500 DRAM chip and docs.
533 All:I STILL need a tv set! mine is getting real bad now!.
534 The Man in Gray
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575 jjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj
576 MiG: I managed to aquire a TV at the price of hauling it off. One of the
577 tubes is broke, but it should be kein Problem fur dich. I will bring it to
578 the next PorSFiS meeting if you are interested.
579 The Ninja
580 jjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj
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582 Well, this disk is just about gone so I'll make this short. What was
583 that about a monitor needed up there? I have a slightly used B/W if you have
584 something against colour. Man in Grey, I don't know the phone# for the other
585 board, sorry about the other message on CBBS. Luke Binkelywalker.
586 The Broken Blade ][ will be up today(only) its an experimental BBS so please give us a ring 635-xxxx
587 *=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*
588 I TOO HAVE BEEN CURIOS ABOUT CBBS. I'M GLAD TO HEAR IT ISN'T JUST ME
589 BUT SADDENED AT THE SAME TIME. ODDLY I SOMETIMES GET THE BUSSY SIGNAL AS
590 IF SOMEWERE USING IT. GOOD LUCK J+B NTASHT
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