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3 Welcome to BWMS (BackWater Message System) Mike Day system operator
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19
20 DO YOU HAVE A SANYO MBC-55X? DO YOU HAVE A SERIAL RS232 PORT IN IT?
21 IF YOU ANSWERED YES TO BOTH OF THESE QUESTIONS, THEN YOU MAY HAVE
22 A SERIOUS PROBLEM. IF YOUR SERIAL CARD DOES NOT HAVE A INTEL 8251A
23 USART ON IT ('80 MASK) THEN YOU WILL EXPERIENCE INTERMITENT PROBLEMS
24 IF IT HAS SOME OTHER BRAND OF USART IN IT, SUCH AS NEC, AMD, MITSUBISHI,
25 OR INTEL '77 MASK. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE RIBBON CABLE GOING FROM THE
26 MOTHER BOARD TO THE SERIAL CARD PICKS UP ALL KINDS OF RF THAT IS FLOATING
27 AROUND INSIDE THE SANYO, THIS ADDED TO THE LACK OF ANY REAL LOAD AT
28 THE END OF THE CABLE (THE 8251 DOES NOT PROVIDE ANY REAL LOAD) WHICH
29 INDUCES RINGING IN THE CABLE, AND YOU HAVE ALL THE MAKINGS FOR A REAL
30 PROBLEM. HOW DO YOU SOLVE THIS YOU SAY? WELL, THERE ARE TWO SOLUTIONS.
31 IF YOU ARE LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE AN INTEL 8251A '80 MASK PART IN THERE,
32 THERE YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY. IF YOU HAVE SOMETHING ELSE, THEN GO
33 GET YOURSELF SOME TIN FOIL AND WRAP IT AROUND THE RIBBON CABLE. THEN
34 WRAP THE TINFOIL WITH SOME TAPE (DON'T WANT TO SHORT OUT EVERYTHING
35 INSIDE YOUR SANYO!) THIS SHOULD TAKE CARE OF ANY PROBLEMS YOU WILL
36 ENCOUNTER IN YOUR SANYO SERIAL INTERFACE (HARDWARE WISE).
37 NOW OF COURSE IF YOU DO HAVE A SANYO AND A SERIAL INTERFACE CARD, YOU
38 WILL WANT A COMUNICATIONS PROGRAM FOR IT. AND OF COURSE YOU WILL WANT
39 THE BEST YOUR MONEY CAN BUY <AHEM> COPYLINK BY U.S. DIGITAL. ASK YOUR
40 SANYO DEALER, OR CALL U.S. DIGITAL AT (503) 654-0668. PRICE IS $99.95
41 ALSO, IF YOU HAVE A SANYO MBC-55X, YOU ARE AWARE OF THE INTENSE LACK OF
42 SOFTWARE AVAILABLE FOR IT. SO... YOU MIGHT WANT CONSIDER GETTING THE
43 CPeMULATOR PROGRAM FROM U.S. DIGITAL AS WELL (ALSO $99.95) THE CPeMULATOR
44 ALLOWS YOU RUN CP/M-80 PROGRAMS ON YOU SANYO. IT EMULATES A CP/M-80
45 COMPUTER WITH A ADM-3A TYPE TERMINAL. (THIS INCLUDES THE KAYPRO, MORROW,
46 SANYO MBC-1XXX, OSBORNE, OTTRONA, AND A HOST OF OTHERS) SOON TO BE
47 AVAILABLE FOR THE IBM AND ITS LOOKALIKES (IN ABOUT 3-4 WEEKS). INCLUDED
48 WITH THE CPeMULATOR IS A 'READCPM' PROGRAM WHICH ALLOWS YOU TO READ
49 KAYPRO DISKS AND AND COPY THEM ONTO YOUR MSDOS DISK SO YOU CAN RUN THEM
50 WITH THE CPeMULATOR.
51 ************************* CISTOP MIKEY *********************************:
52 jjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj
53 It's lonely at the top. (Mikey doesn't count)
54 jjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj
55 The Ninja was listening the Fast Freddies reunion with a friend.
56 Now it was them, too. Everyone wanted the Phoenix Egg for one purpose or
57 another. The Ninja threw a star into the ground by Freddy and sped off
58 into the night.
59 Fast Fred and friends noticed the star near them. It had a message
60 attached to it.
61 "Now, even my old friends want he Phoenix Egg. I'm living. The
62 Ninja."
63 The Ninja
64 jjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj
65 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?/
66 Unknown one.Well,o.k. I messed up. We usualy only hunt twits because they are
67 easy to find,and you are most likly an inttellegent person, the worst kind!
68 Tell me one thing,do you have a regular char. on this board? if not,I have
69 little or no chance to find you out. My next uneduacted guess would be
70 SI if this isn't it,then I probably have no chance because I have no way to use
71 PMS, and no desire to. You have hit the twit hunters week point,we depend on
72 the twits idiocy to provide us with multiple clues, which can be almost as fun
73 as infocom games! If your not SI then another hint...
74 The Man in Gray
75 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?/
76 p.s. Cistop Mikey:what would it cost me to have a CPeMULATER made for a z800
77 0 based machine? with its own CP/M BIOS?
78 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?/
79 ##==##==##==##==##==##==##==##==##==##==##LYSIAS##==##==##==##== LYSIAS HAD BEEN
80 SITTING AT HIS TABLE, AT THE BACK OF THE INN FOR A VERY LONG TIME, AND, THANKS
81 TO INNUMERABLE FLAGONS OF THE INKEEPERS ALE, WAS BECOMING VERY MELENCHOLY. HE
82 WAS EXPERIENCING THE RETROSPECTION THAT OFT ACCOMPANIES SUCH MOODS, AND WAS
83 BEGINNING TO UESTION HIS MOTIVES. THE INN WAS QUITE PEACEFUL, NOW THAT THE
84 ANCHOVIE HATERS HAD DEPARTED, AND LYSIAS FELT AN INNER PEACE THAT HE HAD SELDOM
85 KNOWN AT DANTES PLACE. "WHY?, HE ASKED HIMSELF, HAVE I SPENT ALL THIS TIME
86 SEARCHING FOR THAT STONE? POWER? HELL, I'VE GOT THE ONLY KEY TO THE TIME WARP!
87 POWER, I'VE GOT! EVEN THE LORD OF THE UNDRWORLD DIDN'T REALIZE WHAT THAT MEANT:
88 NOT ONLY CAN I PLACE MYSELF ANYWHERE IN THE FABRIC OF TIME, BUT I CAN RE-WEAVE
89 CERTAIN PORTIONS OF IT.!!!!-AND THEN, SUDDENLY, IT DAWNED ON HIM- WHY DIDN'T I
90 REALIZE THIS BEFORE?- IF PERSEPHONE CONTROLS THE RUBY, EVENTUALLY SHE'LL FIGURE
91 OUT THE TIME WARP KEY, AND I'LL BE RELEGATED TO EMPTYING ASH TRAYS AT DANTES
92 PLACE, LITERALLY, TILL HELL FREEZES OVER. LYSIAS KNEW WHAT HE HAD TO DO-FIND THE
93 NINJA, AND TELL HIM EVERYTHING. JUST AS HE REALIZED THIS, HE LOOKED UP TO SEE A
94 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
95 IT'S TOO BAD THAT THIS BBS IS BEING USED BY ONLY A NARROW MINDED FEW SUCH AS
96 THE NINJA...AND A BABBLING OTHER FEW.
97 THE CAP MAN
98 ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
99 Well, well, well!! Twit hunting! A jolly good sport eh what?! Well do tell
100 ................................................................................
101 The apprentice was busily packing their clothes and equipment, while
102 his master readied the spell that would transport them. The apprentice was
103 checking and re-checking as he packed. He did not wish to overlook anything, for
104 if he did his master would send him back to fetch it.
105 As this was to be his first wizard's convention, he did not want to miss
106 anything!
107 At last everything was ready. The spell was cast....
108 They seemed to be suspended in a three-dimensional whirlpool of color.
109 The apprentice could not feel his body. He was aware of his own existence and he
110 could somehow sense his master but that was all. At first he thought they had
111 been traveling for hours, then he decided that it had only been seconds. They
112 WERE moving, weren't they?...
113 ...............................the apprentice...................................
114 :************************************************************:
115 Oklahoma City (UPI) The Rev. Jerry Falwell accepted a 5.7
116 million dollar donation today from the McKane organization in
117 one of the most lavish ceremonies ever held in this city. An
118 estimated crowd of two million formed the worlds largest
119 prayer circle to pray for the work of Mr. McKane and his
120 organization. The ceremony came to a dramatic conclusion as
121 the clouds parted during Kate Jacksons' stirring rendition of
122 "God Show Me the Light" to cast a single ray of heavenly light
123 upon Mr. McKane.
124
125 The Rev. Falwell characterized the event as a miricle. Sceptics
126 claim that the large donation and extravagant spiritual display
127 was orchestrated to pressure President Reagan to participate
128 in the McKane organizations' "rent a miricle" promotion.
129
130 Informed sources within the Falwell organization deny these
131 charges. They insist moral majority support for Mr. McKane is
132 purely founded on love of goodness and righteousness. Their
133 support for the McKane organization will only be superceded by
134 their spiritual mission to track down and destroy Demien II.
135 :*************************************************************:
136 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
137
138 ......And why would you want to do that to poor C.Y.M. ?....Eh GDM
139
140 Anywho.....Riskers,
141 Discussion over the proposed date of the RISK game
142 has provided at least an initial date for consideration.......
143 During the weekend following Westercon (sp) ....sometime July 6-8th.
144 MiG has the pertinent datum as to location, phone etc. If you are unable to
145 contact him and need futher information I can be reached thru the PCS board
146 with the last name of " None ".
147 << Private Mail only >>
148
149 MiG - feel free pass the information on to individuals having legitimate
150 purposes.
151
152 As for observers.......so long as they add insight to this ribald affair I
153 have no objections.....
154
155 ::::::::::::::Alex::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
156 ---------------------------------GURU OF BLISS----------------------------
157 THE TEACHING OF RELIGEON SHOULD ONLY BE OFFERED AS IF A GIFT TO A KING.
158 FOCUS NEGATIVE; GO NEGATIVE.
159 FOCUS POSITIVE; GO POSITIVE.
160 --------------------------------------------------------------------------
161 *=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*DREAMTOUCHER*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*
162 LYSIAS LOOKED UP TO SEE A SMALL, ODLY ROBED FIGURE STANDING
163 IN FRONT OF HIM. MAKING THE USUAL LANANARAN OBIESCIENCE OF GREETING,
164 THEMNAX SPOKE DIRECTLY INTO LYSIAS' MIND #THEMNAX OF LANANARA. I MAY BE
165
166 OF SOME USE IN YOUR(!) QUEST. IF YOU HAVE A PLAN IN MIND, MY FRIEND
167 SLARTIBARTFARST MAY BE ABLE TO GET US WERE WE ARE MOST NEEDED#
168 *=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*
169 DREAMTOUCHER WAS BROUGHT FULLY AWAIKE BY THE WARNING HOWL OF DANGER HE
170 HEARD FROM SNOWRUNNER DIRECTLY IN HIS MIND. LOOKING AROUND, HE SEEMED TO
171 BE ALONE WARE HE SAT ON THE EDGE OF THE INN'S 'ROMAN' BATH. CAUTIOSLY
172 ATTUNING HIMSELF TO THE SPIRITUAL AMBIANCE, HE PERCEIVED AN AREA OF
173 GREATER TRANSPEARENCY VERY NEAR. IT'S OUTLINE WAS THAT OF A HUMAN FEMALE.
174 *=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*
175 &$(&@#({body}amp;@#(&%!)%*&$#)^*)#%*^)&$%^(&$%(&*)$*&^_*&)$%*@%*^)$%*&)^*&)^%*&%^)*&
176 "Well Bard", started L'homme, "no one seems interested in going around in
177 car anymore. Why should they when there are real live "space" ships nearby?
178 Maybe if you send me back to Tek, I can pick up where I left off. And when
179 I get back, maybe I can get together a band of people and try to find out
180 what's behind the sudden rise in activity coming from the McKane Organization.
181 We had such plans...such plans to totally rid the world of this blight known
182 as Leroy McKane. He has caused the governments of the world nothing but
183 trouble. This latest con is merely a thinly guised plot to usurp power from
184 the established organized religions, and get a hook into a position that
185 the church hasn't ever been able to get, the presidency. I can see it now...
186 The next election will be won by the candidate the McKane organization has
187 offically backed. Promises will be made in the lust for power that will
188 doom the free democratic society as we know it. It is all so clear! Can't
189 those fools see what is happening? The Moral Majority is nothing compared
190 to the power this circle of prayer Leroy McKane is trying to push. Yes...
191 Send me back...quickly!!!
192 L'homme seated him self in his Mustange, and as the Bard turned some dials
193 on his instruments, L'homme looked back at the Inn for the last time...
194 "Maybe I will come back someday, but not before I rid the cosmos of LEROY
195 MCKANE!!!"
196 With that final yell...L'hommes car becomes but a shimmering memory to the
197 Inn... As Bard had instructed earlier, L'homme began to accelerate when the
198 area outside the car began to change... "Set it up to the speed limit you
199 were going before you saw that mysterious mazda almost two months ago, and
200 you will find yourself on the freeway you call "Sunset"...heading for a
201 place you call "tek"...
202 As the lights began to change, and the sound of the car grew, L'homme
203 started to recognize his surroundings... "It was true!" He was heading
204 past the 217 interchange! And his car clock...it was reading the same
205 day it had read when the crazy Mazda interrupted his drive out to Tek.
206 "Thank you Bard", said L'homme to himself. "You have now given me the
207 means to end this crusade of a million souls...this circle of prayer
208 that threatens the masses...the diabolical plot put forth by the McKane
209 Organization..."
210 And as he drove...he began to derive his own plot...his own plan...Leroy
211 McKane...you will be sorry you ever set foot in this country again...
212 )*$)#@*$@ L'homme sans parity - L'homme avec un projet! *$)#*%)$*%)$#*%)$#
213 PS: To MIG...Thank you...I will formulate an answer and post it has soon
214 as possible... but I wonder... hmmm...
215 *)*)%*$#)%*$#)*^)*^&%)*^$#*^)*^)#*%)*^)%*^)$*^)*^)#$@*^)%(^_#(^#*$^)*%)^*)
216
217 "M" "M" "M" "M" "M" "M" "M" "M" "M" "M" "M" "M" "M" "M" "M" "M" "M" "M" "M" "M"
218
219 'BAND MEMBERS WANTED'
220
221 I am starting a band this summer and would like talented members.
222 Will try to meet once a week in Portland area.
223 Any good guitarist, drummer, keyboard player, singer, or bassist may audition
224 Please send 'Michael George' E-mail on KGON BBS, or write me a message
225 on TIBBS, HILSBORO, or EXCALIBUR.
226
227 "M" "M" "M" "M" "M" "M" "M" "M" "M" "M" "M" "M" "M" "M" "M" "M" "M" "M" "M" "M"
228
229 -------------------------------------
230 ATARI FOR SALE
231 PLEASE LEAVE A MSG FOR MIKE MAXSON
232 HERE OR ON THE BIT BUCKET.
233 -------------------
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235 }{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}
236 REPENT YE SINNERS!!!
237 The only peson on this system that appears to have any intelligence(look its
238 spelled right) is THE CAP MAN. The man in grey is the biggest twit I have
239 ever seen(Happy hunting). The ninja can't even throw ten feet, let alone
240 hit anyone. Perhaps some day he will learn how to write a good story!
241 Now, on to more religious aspects! First of all the guru of bliss needs to
242 be enlightened, try contemplating all the universes as a whole and your very
243 insignifigant part(that really isn't necessary). I hope that you all realise
244 that this is a Deemocratic Society that we live in and that an integral part
245 of this is Freedom of SPEECH. It is people like you that create oppressive
246 societies like those described in '1984'(I hope someone out there has some
247 kind of literary knowledge and can understand what I am saying. But I doubt
248 it very much). Lord morby, earl of TWITS is still away(Thank God for that!)
249 nd he is the type of person we are against. If you would like to "Rent a
250 Miracle" please leave a message telling what you want and your phone number
251 and we will try to oblige! THE REBELLION CONTINUES.....
252
253 Vengence is Mine!,
254 J.C. and the SunshineBand.
255 {}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}
256 ps. Have a Nice Day!!!!!!!!!
257 {}{}{}{}{}{}{}
258 All this preaching has made Me forgetfull.
259 DARKNESS IS UPON US!!!!
260 He who calls himself DAMIEN II is surely the most twisted person I have
261 ever encountered. May God save us all from such blantent BLASPHEMY!!!!
262 May My CROSS burn eternally in your heart DAMIEN. My mouth fills with
263 bile when I think of you!!
264 GOD SAVE OUR SOULS,
265 J.C. and the Sunshine Band
266 {}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}
267 **********************************************************************
268 Alex: the weekend after Westercon would be fine with me. I'm still interested
269 in the Risk game. Let me know if you need any more boards.
270
271 THE LAZY ONE
272 {}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}
273 REPENT YE SINNERS!!! YOUR SOULS MAY STILL BE SAVED!!! THE HOUR IS ALMOST
274 UPON US!!! JOIN US IN OUR NEVER ENDING BATTLE AGAINST THE FORCES OF EVIL!!!
275 JOIN THE MORAL MINORIT AND PARADISE CAN STILL BE YOURS!!!
276 BLESS YOU MY CHILD,
277 J.C. AND THE SUNSHINE BAND.
278 {}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}
279 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?/
280 Unknown one:No answer? the above messages are the ones that are most fun to trac
281 down,they are so full of clues and idiocy that it would take an uninitiated twit
282 hunter about a week to find them. Too bad that I have no call to do so, as they
283 are in a free(sic) country and have yet to break any laws. But when they get
284 vulger and obscene-well...
285 J.C.:You can insult any of us without fear of recrimination, we are all above
286 such childish drivle. But when you start using up 50% of system time,some people
287 might get irked! And yes,I am a twit,I love it!,I live for it! I purposly go
288 unshaven and with messy hair,scungy clothing too, I also like run-on sentinces!!
289 I AM THE PHANTOM WRITTER!! HA !! you all thought you got rid of me, but no,I
290 live on!! my 6502 toaster driver will destroy the world! (oops,wrong charicter)
291 Alex:it is currently looking like the weekend after next.
292 All:Time is shifting,I am feeling,MADNESS take its toll. (it is hard to do an
293 evil laugh on a BBS!(substitute evil sounding laugh here))
294 The Man in Gray
295 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?/
296 ************************************************************
297 MIG: IT WOULD COST A LOT! THE THING IS WRITTEN IN ASSEMBLER, THEREFORE TO
298 REWRITE IT FOR THE Z8000, WOULD MEAN (A. GET A Z8000 SYSTEM. (B. GET ASSEMBLER
299 TOOLS FOR SAID SYSTEM. (C. GET CODE CONVERTER IF AVAILABLE IF NOT, THEN
300 ADD LOTS OF TIME FOR REWRITTING IT. (D. CONVERT TO CPM OPERATION SINCE
301 BY YOUR COMENT I TAKE IT THE Z8000 SYSTEM IS NOT RUNNING MSDOS WHICH THE
302 EMULATOR IS WRITTEN FOR. (E. HIRE PROGRAMER TO DO ALL OF THE ABOVE SINCE
303 I HAVE ABSOLUTLY NO TIME TO SPEND ON THOSE SORTS OF ACTIVITIES. (F. THROW
304 THE WHOLE THING AWAY, BECAUSE IT PROBABLY WON'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM ANYWAY.
305 ***************************************************************************
306 ===========================================================
307 For sale: One weather control unit
308 Only used once by church group on Sunday
309 to perform minor miricle.
310 Contact: Rainmakers Inc.
311 555 McKane Industries Hwy
312 Oklahoma City, OK
313 =============================================================
314 **************************************************
315 AARON: ARE YOU OUT THERE? IF YOU READ THIS, GIVE ME A CALL.
316 ************************** CISTOP MIKEY **************************
317 ##==##==##==##==##==##==##==##==##==##==##LYSIAS##==##==##==##== LYSIAS LOOKED
318 UP AT THE SOMEHOW FAMILLIAR STRANGER STANDING BEFORE HIM. BEFORE HE COULD SPEAK,
319 THOUGHTS ENTERED HIS MIND, AND HIS INITIAL UNEASINESS WAS QUELLED, AND HIS INNER
320 PEACE RETURNED. HE FELT THAT HE COULD TRUST THIS STRANGER IN THE UNUSUAL ROBE.
321 FOR A MOMENT THEIR MINDS WERE ONE, THEN LYSIAS SPOKE:"HAVE AN ALE WITH ME FRIEND
322 AND TELL ME OF FLARDIBARSTFARST (DID I GET THE NAME RIGHT?), AND THEN I HAVE A
323 FASCINATING STORY TO TELL YOU. SHARE MY COMPANY, FRIEND---" THEMNAX ACCEPTED
324 LYSAIS' INVITATION, AND SAT DOWN, AND THEY BEGAN TO TALK-LYSIAS IN CLASSIC GREEK
325 THAT LYSIAS SOMEHOW UNDERSTOOD. THE INKEEPER APPEARED WITH TWO FLAGONS OF ALE,
326 THE NIGHT WAS YOUNG, AND LYSIAS WAS HAPPY-----.
327 >>--------------------------------------------------------------------------<<
328 The rivers of light, waxing and waning in and endless procession
329 of intensity and hue, streaming onward to some distant point it would never
330 reach. Ceaselessly filaments of the etheral incandesence sought their
331 freedom only to perish far short of their goal.
332 Sublimating into the soft recesses of infinite space, their energy spent.
333 Such purpose, such futility, so often had he seen this cycle. So few had
334 suceeded in finding the fulcrum, the point of balance in this world
335 of eccentric spheres. Yet it had been that drive for equanimity that had
336 brought him here so many months ago.
337 His life until then had been Of the Sea and By the Sea. And he had
338 paid dearly for the lessons it had provided both in physical and
339 spiritual renumeration. Why then had he come to this barren plateau
340 perched on the side of this mute mountain ? and had gone no further ?
341 Proding the fire with a twig he absently reached for his pocket,
342 producing a small swatch of brown satin, weathered and stained.
343 He mused to himself # To whom do you belong ? #
344
345 Raising his eyes to the heavens he could see the fading curtains of
346 parading light # Dawn approaches # he thought. Reaching for his rowan he
347 stood upright. Bracing himself with the staff he regarded the rivers
348 course in the fading starlight. # Will I continue my quest for the headwaters
349 or shall I return #
350 # I will let the signs of tomorrow decide #
351
352 >>------------------------------< Brendan >-----------------------------------<<
353 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?/
354 Cistop Mikey:Thanks anyway, do you have any idea oof where I can get info on
355 just WHAT the heck CP/M programs want of CP/M? I can write the puppy if I can find
356 this stuff out. There exists a CPP/M 80 emulater for the z8000 but it is NOT public
357 domain and I am going to market this beast. The last time I saw Aaron he said that he was taking a trip someplace,
358 the Bit Bucket logs say that his last session was the 10th of june. Sorry to be the berrer(sp) of bad tidings but thats
359 how it goes.
360 Alex:can you call friday night at 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. time slot?
361
362 Leonard:do you perchance have a copy of an AD&D players handbook? It seems I've just
363 joined a campaign and havve no idea of what the heck is going on!!!
364 L'homme Sans Parity:What are you wondering about?
365 Nothing more from the "unknown one" hummm, makes it REAL hard.
366 The Man in Gray-much more sober now.
367 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?/
368 :::::::::::::::::::::::O O:::::::::::::::::::O O::::::::::::::::::::
369 ALEX: right now, anytime the weekend of the 6th-8th is acceptable to me.
370 So far it looks like it's good for all. I'm not sure if MiG still has my
371 number, but L'homme does, and I access Le Nerd, and CBBS/PCS, so
372 somehow/somewhere a message will get to me.
373 L'homme: what are you doing writing that drivel when you could be enlightening
374 us with the sort of wit, charm, and intelligence that J C & Sushine is?
375 You should be ashamed of yourself!
376 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::O O:::::::::voyeur:::::::::O O:::::::::::::
377 ppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp
378 The piper was sleeping soundly, the noises from the inn's common room not
379 even penetrating the outer layers of his sleep. He lay on his side, knees
380 slightly bend and back curved. An observer, had one been present, would see
381 his body slumbering close the door and pass on.
382 Only a few observers could have seen what happened next. Anyone would
383 have seen the slight jump or twich he made, but only the few would have seen
384 the slight mist that seemed to rise from his body. The few endowed with this
385 visual acuity would have seen this mist pour from the piper's body and coalesce
386 in a cloud above him. The form and shape of this cloud vaguely resembled the
387 piper himself. As it slowly moved toward the ceiling of the room, a thin cord
388 seemed to strech from the navel of the piper-shaped cloud to the recumbent
389 form of the sleeping piper. Suddenly, with a rush, the cloud disappeared,
390 leaving only the silvery line to the piper's navel, thinning to invisibility.
391 ppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp
392 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
393
394 This is a fun place to be. I will be back with....
395 Thanks to all of you for showing me that my kind of insanity does exist.
396 Rex.
397 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
398 Mig: Yes, I have a copy, but be warned! If you LOSE it or DAMAGE it ......
399 On a lighter subject, I thought that CP/M for the Z8000 was available?
400 You'd still have to write a bios but ...
401 Finally, how would you feel about building a "kit" for one of
402 my roommates? We could get the docs first (I think) if you want to
403 know what you're getting into. Basic "kit" consists of PC board & parts list!
404 Board is etched & drilled, but I've heard rumors too the effect that the
405 documentation sucks!
406 __________________________________Leonard_______________________________________
407 The car faded out leaving most of bard's equipment behind. He quickly
408 stowed it in his pack.
409 Whistling, he set off for the apprentice's dwelling. When he arrived he
410 found a note tacked to the door.
411 Bard: My master and I are off to Wizardcon 37. Until we
412 return, wouldst thou keep an eye on the Inn?
413 I wish I did not have to go for I feel the approach of the old
414 rowan staff. Watch for its bearer!
415 Eric of the House of Camber
416
417 He had no sooner finished reading the note than it disappeared.
418 "I'll keep watch by the bridge, my friend" he told the empty air. He then
419 turned and began the walk back to the bridge.
420 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
421 As he sat on the bank near the bridge, the bard began to sing.
422 It was an old song, he'd first heard several hundred years in the future (sorry,
423 English grammar isn't suited to this sort of thing!).
424 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
425 Mary O'Meara (words: Poul Anderson, music: Anne Passovoy)
426 Mary O'Meara, the stars and the dewfall
427 Haved covered your hilltop with light.
428 The wind in the lilies that blossom around you
429 Goes bearing your name from the height;
430 My girl, you are all of the night.
431
432 A ship out of shadow bears homeward by starlight,
433 By stars, and the loom of your hill;
434 A hand at a brow is uplifted in peering,
435 Saluting and shaking with chill;
436 My girl, are you waiting there still?
437
438 I'll sing you a song about Mary O'Meara,
439 With stars like a crown in her hair,
440 Sing of her memory ranging before me
441 Wherever the way that I fare,
442 My joy is to know she is there.
443
444 The song shall ride home on the surf of the starlight,
445 And leap to the shores of the sky,
446 Take wing on the wind, and the odor of lilies,
447 And Mary O'Meara-ward fly,
448 And whisper your name where you lie.
449
450 So softly you hear it now, Mary O'Meara,
451 But soon it rings joyful and clear,
452 And soon, in the shadow and dew of your hilltop,
453 A star-guided footfall rings near,
454 My only beloved, I'm here.
455
456 Sleep soft once again if you wake in your darkness,
457 Sleep knowing you are my delight.
458 As long as the stars wheel the years down the heavens,
459 As long as the lilies bloom white,
460 My darling, I kiss you goodnight.
461 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
462 Bard wished Pam was there, she, d, & the apprentice knew more than
463 he about the "staff-bearer". Glancing downstream, he thought he could see a
464 spark of light.... a campfire?
465 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~BARD~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
466 Ian turned to his keyboard: CALL M. L'HOMME he typed
467 The system responded momentarily: no answer at home, try car?
468 YES
469 scramble?
470 SCRAMBLE LEVEL 16
471 please confirm- level 16 (sixteen) scramble?
472 YES
473 level 16 requires supervisor level authorization code
474 I AM THE BRANCH MANGER!!!
475 regulations require authorization code
476 "Uppity machine", muttered MacHinery...
477 AUTHORIZATION XXXXXXXXXX
478 confirmed
479 connection established...
480 RYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRY
481 ps. you didn't really think that THE NETWORK would let PEOPLE make all the
482 decisions, did you?
483 RYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRY
484 :***********************************************************:
485 Dear Mr. McKane:
486
487 I just wanted to thank you for your "rent a miricle" program. I
488 can't thank you enough for what it has done for me.
489
490 Only last month I was almost certain to be indicted for eleven
491 counts of arson, drug smuggling, and murder. Because of your
492 wonderful program I am a free man.
493
494 I'm embarassed to admit it, Mr. McKane, but until I tried your
495 program I didn't believe in miricles. You sure straightened me
496 on that score.
497
498 Two hours before my court appearance the judge fell off a
499 thirty story building, the prosecuting attorney was run over
500 by a train, and the arresting officer was accidentially blown
501 up by a bomb. There was no choice but to set me free.
502
503 There's no way all these things could be coincidence...they
504 could only be the miricle I paid you the $1,750,000 for. Thank
505 you again, Mr. McKane, for your wonderful program and may God
506 bless your good works.
507
508 Jack (Butcher Boy) Polanski
509
510 :************************************************************:
511 L'homme sans parity: You have qualified for membership in
512 Dragon Hunters International. If you give me your address
513 I will send you your nine hundred Krauntars and letter of
514 membership. Grand Dragon Master, Dragon Hunters International
515 :************************************************************:
516 piper, was that "House Between the Worlds"?, or just plain, ordinary everyday
517 astral projection.
518 DANTE
519 ---------------------------------------------------------------------
520 ***********SPACE WALKER***************This is spacewalker. If you would
521 like to play some games call 292-xxxx
522
523 sapcewalker
524 I'II talk to you.
525 BYE
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527 SPOOK CENTRAL
528 Do you have problems with spectres, spooks, shades and shadows???
529 Has your computer been playing games by itself???
530 Have you found your refrigerator filled with protoplasmic GOOK???
531 Have you been having ectoplasmic reactions in your backyard???
532 Have pandimensional dual planar beings been visiting you???
533 We're talking about disasters of biblical roportion here.
534 No job is to BIG, no feat is to small.
535 If you have any of these problems, contact US!!!
536 WE ARE READY TO BELIEVE YOU!!!
537
538 PARAPSYCHOLOGISTS AT LARGE.
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541 Merry Christmas from J.C. and the boys Mike.
542 {}{}{}{}{}
543 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?/
544 Leonard:nultiplee thanks, When can I ccn I contact you to arrange xfer?
545 You mentioned a kit, I have built things out of a silk-screened board and nothing
546 else. I.E. How big and what day does he need it by? CP/M 80 is avalible for the
547 Z8000 but the cost is WAY TOO MUCH for my needs.
548 The Man in Gray
549 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?/
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551 Any one for Spook Central??? PARAPSYCHOLOGISTS AT LARGE.
552 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
553 *******************************************************
554 PAM: ARE YOU STILL OUT THERE? HELLO? HELLO?
555 ********************************************************
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