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19
20 WELL, IT FINALY HAPPENED, DRIVE A DIED. APPARENTLY IT DIED OF HEAT
21 PROSTATION. IT'S ABOUT 90 IN THE ROOM IT IS IN. THE DISK CLAMP BEARING
22 WENT OUT. LUCKILY I HAD A SPARE, SO THE DRIVE IS STILL WITH US, JUST
23 A NEW BEARING. MY MY, THIS HEAT SEEMS TO BE GIVING ALL KINDS OF
24 PROBLEMS TO BOTH MAN AND BEAST! AT LEAST BW DOESN'T SOUND LIKE IT IS
25 TRYING TO TEAR ITSELF APART ANYMORE, IT ONLY SOUNDS LIKE IT IS TIRED
26 CONSIDERING HOW LONG IT HAS BEEN IN SERVICE AND IT'S BEGININGS,
27 I CAN'T SAY AS I BLAME IT.
28 TO ALL THOSE WHO EXPRESSED THEIR CONCERN OVER MY POOR BRUISED CAR:
29 THANK YOU. (AND MY CAR THANKS YOU TOO.) IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE ARE
30 MORE AND WORSE PROBLEMS OUT THERE THEN MY POOR BEAST ENCOUNTERED
31 THOUGH. THE WORLD IS IN AGONY!
32 BWMS REPAIR TIME TOOK 30 MIN AT AROUND 9:45 - 10:15 (I THEN SPENT
33 ANOTHER 15 MIN PUTTING ON THIS NEW DISK AND ENTERING THIS MESSAGE.
34 NOW IT'S TIME FOR DIN DIN. TA TA....
35 ********************* CISTOP MIKEY **********************************
36 ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
37 Hey, I made it to the top! And for a change, I have something to say:
38
39 More suggestions on
40 H O W T O W R I T E G O O D
41 1. Avoid alliteration. Always.
42 2. Prepositions are not words to end sentences with.
43 3. Avoid cliches like the plague. (They're old hat).
44 4. Employ the vernacular.
45 5. Eschew ampersands & abbreviations, etc.
46 6. Parenthetical remarks (however relevant) are unnecessary.
47 7. It is wrong to ever split an infinitive.
48 8. Contractions aren't necessary.
49 9. Foreign words and phrases are not apropos.
50 10. One should never generalize.
51 11. Eliminate quotations. As Ralph Waldo Emerson said, "I hate quotations.
52 Tell me what you know."
53 12. Comparisons are as bad as cliches.
54 13. Don't be redundant; don't use more words than necessary; it's highly superfluous.
55 14. Be more or less specific.
56 15. Understatement is always best.
57 16. One-word sentences? Eliminate.
58 17. Analogies in writing are like feathers on a snake.
59 18. The passive voice is to be avoided.
60 19. Go around the barn at high noon to avoid colloquialisms.
61 20. Even if a mixed metaphor sings, it should be derailed.
62 21. Who needs retorical questions?
63 22. Exaggeration is a billion times worse than understatement.
64
65 (ha ha Steve, I beat you to it).
66 ?????????????????????????????????? QUIZMASTER ??????????????????????????????????
67 TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT
68 Rocky and I pretended to be setting up a large conference, but
69 dropped hints to the Plaza personnel that we were looking for
70 the NET. A tall grave Frenchman ushered us into the security
71 office looking irritated by our inquiries. We made perfunctory
72 conversation and turned to leave. Something was odd. The
73 room was moving downward. When we were more than five stories
74 down, the Frenchman rose and smiled graciously.
75 "We've been expecting you Ms. Minsky. Welcome to NET Head-
76 quarters. The French accent had been replaced by a slight
77 Scottish one. "i am Ian MacHinery. And you must be Rocky."
78 Rocky glared suspiciously. "I understand you need to contact
79 your brother, Mohammed Wassir. We can help you in this." An
80 attractive Middle-Eastern woman appeared and spoke to Rocky
81 in a strange tongue. His face brightened and he followed her
82 out the door. Ian turned to me.
83 "You wish to help us. Good. We know how you detest McKane
84 Industries. We also know that the box of weapons intercepted
85 by Rocky contains a weapon that is of both strategic and sci-
86 entific interest to us. It was developed by a clever free-
87 lance agent called Sundowner. It will greatly enhance our
88 forces. The key to McKane stock holding that Rocky holds is
89 worthless. Honored Matri stole the contents of that cabinet
90 long ago and is using them as a lure for former double-agent
91 petrov. He will do anything to possess her and the stocks,
92 for this will strip the McKane empire of assets rendering the
93 merger with Wassir meaningless. We are hoping for a battle
94 between Wassir and Petrov as this will weaken them both. We
95 will use Rocky to get information from Wassir. He is being
96 given a disguise that is wired to recieve conversations." Ian
97 paused. His eyes glowed as he contemplated the bugging gadget-
98 ry. He looked absorbed and content for several minutes, then
99 looked at me, startled. "ah. Yes. Minsky. You will use your
100 knowledge of McKanes spiritual swindles to aid two NET op-
101 on their way to Oregon. (Don't be fooled by their appearance.
102 They're really quite competent.)"
103 Rocky returned in a dashing Indiana Jones get-up. He whis-
104 pered to me, "We should don't trust him, Gaudy. He is talking
105 funny."
106 "He's Scotch, Rocky," I explained.
107 "Ah,"he beamed, "you are the people who make the tape."
108 "Tacky, tacky, tacky, murmured Ian.
109 TTTTTTTTTTTTTTT G. Minsky TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT
110 MA 62
111 MA 62
112
113 ????
114 OH WELL
115 ENTER
116 QUIZMASTER: IN YOUR ESSAY ON "HOW TO WRITE GOOD"[SIC], YOU
117 MIGHT HAVE CONSIDERED: 23: THE MASTER OF UNDER/OVER STATEMENT
118 WHO CREATED TOM SAWYER, "HUCK" FINN ET AL NEVER REALLY EXISTED
119
120 24: ERNEST M. HEMMINGWAY FOLLOWED ALL YOUR RULES IN WRITING
121 "THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA"
122 25: THE NOBEL PRIZE FOR LITERATURE IS A FIGMENT OF THE COMMIE
123 PINKO HIPPIE-YIPPIE LEFTIST QUEERS COLLECTIVE IMIGINATION.
124 26: IT IS POSSIBLE TO COMPREHEND ANYTHING WITHOUT CONTRAST, IE
125 THERE IS GOOD WITHOUT EVIL, UP WITHOUT DOWN, PIZZA WITHOUT
126 BEER,ETC, ERGO METAPHORS HAVE NO PLACE IN LITERATURE, BWMS, OR
127 CINDY'S ALL NIGHT MASSAGE PARLOR.
128 27: NO BOOK, STORY, BWMS ENTRY SHOULD CONTAIN > 25 WORDS OR
129 LESS. (PREFERRABLY LESS)
130 28: WHY SHOULD ANYONE WRITE? WHY SHOULD ANYONE READ? AND MISS
131 'I LOVE LUCY ' RERUNS??????
132 0505050505050505050505050505050505050505050505050505050505050505050505050505050505050505050505050505050505050505050505
133 To : Net Agents
134 From: Net 05
135 Reg : New guy on the block
136
137 As you can see I have been outfitted with a new comset that handles lower
138 case letters, and new code types.
139
140 I am awaiting instructions from NET central for my next mission. I will no
141 doubt be teamed with NET 13.
142
143 05050505050505050505050505 July 31st @ 2:33 & 10 seconds 05050505050505050505050505050505050505050505050505050505050505
144 &%)#@&)%*@)%!*)*!)_*^_!*^_*^_*_!^_+#^*_!#*^_*#^)*#_^*_#*^__^*#_@*^_*^_#*^_@*^@
145 Quizmaster: You lied! You lied! I thought you would never use that. How could
146 you? You are no better than that person who quotes George Bernard
147 Shaw, and ruins parties at the same time. Scoundrel!
148 )*%)*)%*@)*%)@#*%)*@#%))*%)#@* L'homme sans parity *%)*%)@*%)@#*%)@#*%)@#*%@)%
149 ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
150 L'homme - I lied? I never said I would leave it to you.
151 You think the last two entries were bad? I've got 4 more waiting
152 to upload. (snicker snicker...)
153 Lysias - (or present incarnation) I shall have to rearead your entry
154 a time or three before I respond. It's meaning escapes me at the moment.
155 Joshua - We are all waiting for your entry. Hurry up!
156 ???????????????????????????? QUIZMASTER ????????????????????????????????????
157 pppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp
158 The tired figure stooped over the scattered collection of circuit boards
159 straightened and pressed a hand to his back. That was the last IC (74S175)
160 to replace. Now to power up the bare machine. Success! One by one, checking
161 the additional boards -- more repairs -- finally, a complete system.
162
163 The piper entered the familiar room and looked about. He listened for a
164 while to the innkeeper's tale of transportation woes, nodding philisophically
165 as the patrons chimed in. It was always thus -- can you imagine the problems
166 you would have with horses? The miserable beasts are of VERY precarious
167 health at the best of times, and the best of times never occur when you have
168 somewheree to go or someone to see. At least with an automobile you can
169 replace damaged parts .. but then, autos don't have little cars to replace
170 themselves either. Musing, the piper accepted a glass of the innkeeper's
171 fine ale and headed for a seat in the corner.
172 -------
173 MiG -- thanks for the offer. I made it back this time, but will keep an eye
174 on this thing until I can trust it again. So far, it seems to be holding
175 together, so I'll hope for the best.
176 pppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp
177 Pam,
178 Help!!! The doo-doo is upto my neck. The County Inspector slapped me
179 with 47 health code violations. The neighbors are standing in my driveway,
180 carrying pitchforks and torches, chanting "The Monster must go!" And the
181 Thing...the Thing...
182 No! No! Back I say!!! Back I say!!!
183 Argggh!!!
184 Dr. Frankenstupe
185 P.S. Would you consider my first-born male child. If I ever have one,
186 that is.
187 +_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_
188 To: NET 02
189 From: Michael Bigham
190 Re: Cheating
191 If I sound a little offended, I am. You accuse me, not my personna,
192 of cheating. I'm uncertain of how to respond. I wasn't aware that this
193 charade had any rules. But if it does, I would appreciate you elucidating
194 those that I have violated.
195 NET 06 sent Wassir a message about this thing degenerating into
196 name-calling. I figured it was an honest mistake on both our parts
197 and apologized. Now I am personally attacked and honestly, I feel
198 outraged. If you want to attack Wassir, have at it. That's what he's
199 there for. I enjoy the challenge. But if you're going to unlease an
200 unprovoked attack against me personally, perhaps I should retire from the
201 fray. I'm usually not thin-skinned, but your accusations are scurilous.
202 Michael Bigham
203 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
204
205 ********************************************************************:
206 Michael: Don't get too ruffled. As near as I can see, the problem
207 here is that your side very much wants a merger of Mckane Ind. , and
208 the other side doesn't. Both sides appaer to be very stuborn on this
209 issue, and I doubt that the story line will get anyfurther until that
210 issue is settled. When you run out of aumunition, it always degrads
211 into name calling (what else have you got to fight with?). However,
212 I do agree that continued agression after an appology was put forth
213 is definatly unnice. They should have gracfully accepted, and
214 considered possibly appologizing in return, and then try to determine
215 what could be done to correct the situation.
216 Just a passing thought....
217 ********************** CISTOP MIKEY *******************************
218 QUIZMASTER. I DON'T UNDERSTAND IT EITHER. THIS WAS MY FIRST
219 SESSION IN LITERARY(?) BEHAVIOUR MODIFICATION AS PER DR. MIGS RX.
220 (I DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT EITHER.MEANWHILE, [*=*] (AKA
221 DELTA FIVE) HAS NO NAME TILL I THINK OF ONE. LYSIAS DIDN'T FIT
222 INTO HI-TECH SPY STORIES, SO HE WENT ON A LONG FISHING TRIP ON A PLANET IN THE
223 PLEIADES CONSTELLATION (IN TAURUS). BESIDES, LYSIAS DIDN'T LIKE RACCOONS.[*=*]
224
225 HELLO
226 I DONT KNOW IF I AM WRITNG I MESSAGE OR WHAT. SOMEBODY HELP!!!!!
227
228 /EX
229
230 HOW DO I GET OUT OF THIS!!!!
231
232 >*<*>*<*>*<*>*<*>*<*>*<*>*<*>*<*>*<*>*<*>*<*>*<*>*<*>*<*>*<
233 YOUUNG CHILDERN, YOU KNOW NOT WHAT YOU GET YOURSELF INTO,
234 YOU ARE BATTERED AND BEATEN THROUGHT THE SUFFERING OF ALL
235 THE ONCOMING NETWORKS THAT EXCITE OUR FINGERS, BUT NOW
236 WE SEE THAT YOU ARE TALKING, THE SIGN OF THE TRIBAL LEADER
237 OF THE CHILDREN OF THE SUN, THE CONQEURERS OF THE MOON
238 CHILDEREN......IS THIS OUR SAVIOR, THE NETWORK WE HAVE
239 ACHED AND PAINED FOR, IT STANDS ALONE, TALL, BOLD.
240 WITH A SHADOW COMING FROM NO MOON OR SUN, IT LEAVES
241 BOTH CHILDREN, MOON AND SUN, IN AWE. FOR THEY KNOW NOW
242 THEY HAVE BEEN BEAT, THEY HAVE A RIVAL, IS IT TO LATE FOR THEM?
243 THE MISFORTUNE HAS DAWNED ON THEM AND THEY NOW SEEK FUN
244 ELSWHERE, WHERE RANBOWS OF BLACK AND WHITE ARE OFTEN SEEN,
245 DARKNESS OVERWHEALMS, THAT IS WHERE THEY ARE GOING, AND WHERE THEY
246 HAVE BEEN, NO WHERE BUT WHERE THAY WANT TO BE.......
247
248 THE CHILDREN OF THE SUN AND MOON......
249
250 >*<*>*<*>*<*>*<*>*<*>*<*>*<*>*<*>*<*>*<*>*<*>*<*>*<*>*<*>*<
251
252 SAVE
253 RETYPE
254 SAVE
255 HELP!!!!! HOW DO I PRINT MY MESSAGES! LIKE THE ONE ABOUT THE CHILDERN
256 OF THE SUN?? IS IT OUT THERE?
257
258 :************************************************************:
259 Cheating huh? That's a hard one to answer since I haven't the
260 slightest idea what you're talking about. Perhaps someone would
261 be kind enough to explain.
262
263 As to Mikeys speculation about being upset about the Wassir/
264 McKane merger...I don't understand that either. What's the
265 problem? It's only a plot twist. Are you assuming that we
266 are ganging up on you? Not so. Mike and I don't even know
267 each other outside of Backwater.
268
269 I really don't know why everone's in such a huff. I really do
270 wish someone would explain.
271
272 Mike B: To quote the advice of one of my favorite Backwater
273 characters "don't get your nose out of joint"; at least they
274 spelled your name right.
275
276 Grand D.
277 :*************************************************************:
278 0202020202020202020202020202020202020202020202020202020202020202020202020202
279 TO: Olsen & Bigham
280 SUBJ: Apology
281 I knew when I said that that I shouldn't. It sounded childish
282 and petulent. Unfortunately, I was pissed by the direction the
283 story was going (and not going) and the reasons this was happening.
284 I hereby apologize to both Mr. Olsen and Mr. Bigham for dragging your
285 selves into the mess, instead of leaving it on the personna level.
286 Preliminary explanation: It appears to me that the styles of the people
287 on the NET side are almost incompatible with those on the McKane/W.M. side.
288 After leaving a laboriously written entry carefully tying all details
289 together, it is frustrating to log on and find that in a 5 line
290 bulletin, everything is either ignored or casually destroyed. While I admit
291 that this is the way the story goes, it is the feeling I get while reading
292 that bothers me. The merger between McKane Industries and Mohammed's
293 company is "the straw that broke the camel's back" for me. If it had
294 gone only half as far as it did, it would have been fine. Unfortunately, it
295 kept escalating by more and more unreasonable means. Each side states that
296 it has been solved, but then the other side does some increasingly
297 improbable manipulation to `one-up'. While the personnas are the ostensible
298 causes, the people behind the characters are obviously the true culprits -
299 that is why I finally attacked you personally. Lest I appear too rational
300 in this message, I will now point out that I feel the McKane/W.M. side of the
301 conflict is guilty of the worst offenses against logic and probability.
302 I realize that I should never have criticized you personally. That does not
303 belong on this board. I should either have ignored you or sunk to your
304 level. I am sorry.
305 I will now log off and review what has been said lately, and decide
306 what it is I SHOULD have said.
307 020202020202020202020202020202 31 July 84 at 2:44:32 PM 0202020202020202
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309
310 To : NET 02
311 Fm : NET 13
312 Re : Last comset communique
313
314 Well done, and well said. After my recent stint at IBM, where such
315 foul play as Mckane's and Wassir's are common place, it is a
316 refreshing sight to see the other side standing up for their
317 rights. Eagle Computer was staffed by a bunch of wimps. The same
318 goes for Corona. You have stated your point quite nicely. I applaud
319 you and your efforts. But...And I must state this from experience.
320 In the world of big business, or spy business, cheating is a way
321 of life. There is no way around it. You must reorganize your plans
322 to include such activities. If I can be of any help, please drom
323 me a line on the comset.
324
325 131313131313131313131313131313 07/31/84 - 14:30.00 13131313131313131313131313
326
327 To the spies in the audience:
328 I hope you guys aren't going to get all pissed at each other and stop
329 writting your stories. There has been a great deal of work put into the
330 story so far, and I would hate to see it go down the drain. Please try to
331 work out your differences. This latest thing with the SEC...what a mess.
332 1) Messages eminating from McKane and Wassir seem to be pointing towards
333 a merger.
334 2) AP story on possible merger confirms suspicions
335 3) UPI story on AP computer break-in nullifies ANY merger plans, by quoting
336 SEC chairman. Followed quickly buy insulting message from Hollywood.
337 4) Accusation of using old technique, which by the way, no record can be
338 found supporting this claim, and the records are VERY complete.
339 5) Short memo completely going against what had been stated earlier in the
340 UPI article. Breaking the loose set of rules that "govern" these
341 adventures, in as far as they completely went against previous message.
342 6) Accusations of cheating towards personnas by agent 07.
343 7) Accusations of cheating towards REAL people, also in bad taste.
344 8) Indignate reply from both parties.
345 9) Apologies from agent 02.
346 10) This message.
347
348 Possible solution: Let Mckane & Wassir have their merger. The message about
349 the planned take-over of Fortune 500 is ludicrous though. Forget it. NET
350 will no doubt respond to the merger. They will try to end it. Gaudy Minsky
351 and Rocky have information that can destroy the merger. The ball is in
352 the NETwork's court.
353
354 Ignore or responde. But I hope you work things out. This is probably the best
355 adventure yet. Please don't ruin it.
356 Avid Reader
357 123BCDE123BCDE123BCDE123BCDE123BCDE123BCDE123BCDE123BCDE123BCDE123BCDE
358 To: NET 02
359 From: Wassir
360 Okay. Let's bury the hatchet and get on with some tom-foolery. If you
361 don't like the direction of the plot line, then change it. Be creative. I
362 think that person posting the Rocky and Gaudy M. story line has the right
363 idea. Wassir and McKane may get the merger, but it could be an empty
364 triumph.
365 If I have offended anyone, I apologize. I know that I have treated
366 some personnas pretty shabily, I zapped Petrov the worst. To him, I am
367 truly sorry. My only defense is that Leroy and I created a character
368 named Petrov about a year ago. The concept of a hairy-legged KGB drag
369 queen was too good to pass up. If you don't like what I'm doing with
370 your character either speak up(in a reasonable fashion) or use your
371 imagination in extricating yourself. Take a clue from 06, he did a great
372 job when I attacked him with an Albanian toilet plunger.
373 As for the frustration of working hard to create an entry and then
374 having someone ignore it, or blow your plans; it has happened to all of us.
375 It's frustrating, but you have other options than resorting to personal
376 attacks. If you have a problem with the way I'm conducting myself, then
377 contact me on the Bit Bucket and we can hash things out. If worse comes
378 to worse, I'm in the book...give me a call.
379 Mohammed Wassir
380 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
381
382 :*************************************************************:
383 I think the McKane adventure has run its course and should be
384 retired gracefully before it deterioriates any further. I
385 suspect the spy/intrigue format has already been milked for
386 all it's worth. It occurs to me that if we put the adventure
387 on the shelf for a few months, coming back to it when we're
388 fresh, that it might pick up some life. Of course, if you folks
389 have some fresh ideas to get it moving, more power to you. I
390 wonder, though, if this bickering isn't a sign that we all need
391 a rest. Grand D.
392 :*************************************************************:
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394 I could always loan the albanians a few bolos.........
395
396 Voyer: Self Documenting? Well, I think it's obvious enough, but my instructor
397 dosn't seem to agree. Bummmer.
398 Mig: Any responce to the worldcon info?
399 Wedge: Dissapear? Hello, you out there still?
400 Piper: could i intrest you in a apple matenince micro-bolo? Cheap?
401 Fast Fred BSAL
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403 <...>
404 ==============================================================
405 something strange has been happening with this system. anyway-
406 L'homme: i have a visitor at my house. he is french. what does
407 "embrace-moi" mean? he said that to my brother. two
408 times. and i have been speaking french for a couple of
409 years but i don't know what it means. neither does
410 my brother.
411
412 DEENA
413 ================================================================================
414
415 jjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj
416 Fast Fred: Let's get a collaboration together and cruise the strip in one
417 of your mean machines. Sound good?
418 The Ninja
419 jjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj
420 *%*%*_%*@_%*#@_%*@+#_(%+#@*%_@*#_%*(!+(%+@#%@*%_@+%(@+*%@*%_$*^_#*^&_#+^+#^+*
421 DEENA : Well, I have bee taking French at PSU for two years, and I have never
422 seen that word either. My guess are:
423 "embrasse-moi" : Kiss me. Maybe this french guy is a little weird.
424 "embrase-moi" : Set me on fire. This French guy is really wierd!
425 Sorry I can't be more help. Anyway, I would watch this guy. And your
426 brother should too.
427 GDM : I disagree. At the last PCS and afterwords get-together, we discussed
428 several story directions, all of which had great potential. I am
429 waiting for knock-out messages from Joshua and Petrov. Guady Minsky,
430 Ms. Matre, Rocky, Ian, myself, Petrov, Joshua, and all the NET agents
431 are fully intending to continue. Hopefully, Leroy himself and Mohammad
432 Wassir will also continue, but if that is not to be the case, we will
433 continue without you. But I and others hope you do stick it out a
434 little longer. I am sure this problem will blow over, as I suspect it
435 already has, with apologies from all concerned. Let's just get on
436 with the story, and may the side that is with honor and goodness
437 prevail (the NET of course!)
438 Ninja : You never showed up at the last meeting! Are you still planning on
439 getting in on the archive buy? With Aaron gone off the face of the
440 earth, and d refusing to make any comment or appearance what-so-ever,
441 we are down to three again. RSVP.
442 Mikey : What can I say but I am sorry. I really thought that we would have the
443 money for you. If I don't get word in the next couple days, I will
444 pay the extra $50 myself, and hopefully get paid back at some later
445 date. I feel quite badly about promising you your money after you
446 went to all the trouble to copy those disks so quickly. Like I said,
447 you will be paid before the end of this week regardless of whether I
448 hear from the others or not. I would like to point out that all NET
449 agents promptly paid their portions over 2 weeks ago. Please don't
450 give up, besides, I would like to see your corporate headquarters
451 anyway.
452 Alex & other riskers : This Saturday? Is that what MiG said. Well I guess it
453 sounds OK to me. Remember, I at least would like to
454 help out a little as far as the food & drink goes. What
455 can we bring?
456 *%)$*%)*)%@# L'homme sans parity *)*#@)%*@#)%@_%_@#*%@#%%_*%@_#*%_@#*%_@#*%_@#*
457 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?/
458 L'HOMME:AARON JUST STARTED MOVEING TONIGHT FROM HIS OLD LOCATION TO YET ANOTHER`
459 ONE. MAYBE IN RESPONSE TO MY FKNALY FINDING THE OLD ONE, BUT I DOUBT IT GREATLY.
460 GOOD NUCK ON FINLING OR MVEN GETTING AHOLD OF HIM!
461 HUM, MODEM SEEMS TO BE BREAKING UP, SORRY TO THOSE WHO VALUE SPELLING SO HIGHLY
462 AND HAVE NO CONCERN FOR WHATS BEING SAID.
463 NINJA:I`HAVE BEEN WORRYING ABOUT WHEKE I AM GOING TO SLEEP NEXT, I HAVE`NO TIME
464 FOR THE NET.
465 DOES ANYBODY KNOW HOW TO KILL A SPAWNED PROCESS ON A DEC VAX 11/780 FROM A NON-W
466 ORLD/GLOBAL AGCOUNF?/ IF SO, CALL ME! I DON'T CARE WHO YOU ARE.
467 MOST FOLKS KNOW MY NAME BY NOW.
468 AARON,YES, DAVID HAS DESTROYED WHATEVER CHANCE _E HAD OF GOING UNNOTICMD
469 ON PCC VAX.AND I AM GETTING DESPIRATE.
470 DECR`GOD,THYS LOOKS BAD, I APOLOGISE TO NO ONE FOR IT.
471 MIG
472 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?`? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?/
473 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
474 With a strange sense of passiveness I watched as the lone aircraft vomited
475 its deadly cargo. There was the expanding mushroom cloud sweeping as a scythe
476 across the countryside, smothering a corner of humanity like a candle on the
477 sea-shore. The global devastation which followed! There would be no more
478 spies, no more super industries, no more political figures or religious
479 arguments. Somewhere in the background a song began: "We'll meet again, don't
480 know where, don't know when..." Credits scrolled on the screen.
481 There was a voice from behind me. "Petrov, I presume."
482 I could hear the owner of that voice seating himself.
483 "You're late," I stated coldly. "You missed the first feature." There was a
484 brief pause. "You are a junior agent, of course. Up to this point Wassir has
485 rudely avoided me -- apparently he fails to realize that I am the majority
486 stockholder in Rent-A-Miracle. Furthermore, I have access to information which
487 can completely destroy his meager position in McKane Industries."
488 The agent spoke. "I am employed by McKane Industries. If you're as
489 powerful as you claim, you would be addressing me as your own agent."
490 "My official status is on record," I replied. "And you certainly don't
491 expect me to believe that Wassir doesn't have a private agency to deal with his
492 covert activities. So predictable. Even the way he presumes leadership of
493 McKane Industries without a sufficient power base. This is how we differ. I
494 have systematically increased the validity of my position and am about to
495 acquire documents which will thrust me to unreachable levels."
496 "Perhaps you do have some power, Petrov." The voice had the sound of harsh
497 determination. A knife quickly descended upon the head of the person in front
498 of him. That was meant for me! Styrofoam! My dummy paid off after all.
499 Rising from behind the next seat over, facing the agent, I said, "You'll
500 never kill a person that way." Then I shot him (a silencer on the gun, of
501 course.) Fortunately there was no one else in the theater. Perhaps, I thought,
502 Wassir does have at least an iota of respect for my position. It's up to him
503 whether or not he wants to play ball with me. I set out to meet Honored Matre.
504 Petrov
505 \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
506 ****************************
507 PETROV- GO BACK TO RUSSIA
508 ****************************
509
510 MIG: THE JUVIES ARE BACK. SIC 'EM. [*=*]
511 ***************************************************************************
512
513 WAS THAT SOME SORT OF SICK JOKE?
514 I SURE DIDN'T APPRECIATE IT!
515
516 THE MADD LURKER
517
518 ******************************************************************************
519 HELLO, WAIT I NEED TO REWITE THIS ONE, IT MIGHT NO BE GOOD....
520 AM I AT THE TOP? I SUPPOSE NOT. WELL, THERE IS AN END TO THE
521 CHILDEREN OF BOTH SUN AND MOON, WATER. WATER PREVAILED THEM
522 AND THEY WENT SWIMMING AND DIED. WELL, SO MUCH FOR THAT
523 STUPID WRITING TOPIC........
524
525 THE BYTE MAN
526
528 +:+:+:+:+:+:+:+:+:+:+:+:+:+:+:+:+:+:+:+:+:+:+:+:+*+*+:+:+:+:+
529
530 COULD SOMEONE PLEASE EXPLAIN WHAT THIS NETWORK IS LIKE OR WHATEVER?
531 I MEAN, IS IT SUPPOSED TO BE EVERY BODY WRITING A BOOK AND THE OTHER
532 PEOPLE READ IT???????
533 TELL ME BY HEADING IT WITH THESE "@X@X@" OK?
534 AND THEN PUT " TO THE BYTE MAN " OK......BYE
535
537 +:+:+:+:+:+:+:*+:+:+:+:+:+:+*+:+:+:+:+:+:+:+:+:+:+:+:+:+:+:+:+:+:+:+
538 .......................................................................
539
541 ______________________________________________________________________
542 JUST THOUGHT I WOULD STICK THIS INTO THIS NUL AND VOID SECTOIN. WHY
543 WOULD ANYONE BE INTERESTED IN HUNTING DOWN ANYBODY ELSE? ALSO, I THINK THAT
544 THIS SYSTEM IS TOTALY SELF EXPLAINED, JUST READ THE HELP FILE. [*+*] (?)
545 YES, THE JUVIES ARE BACK. WELL, IF YOU COULD RATE THEM AS HIGH AS "JUVIE"?
546 AND TO THE CONTROL PERSON, THEY LOOKED JUST THE SAME AS YOU ENTERED THEM AND
547 THIS IS AN APPLE, "PULL YOUR HEAD OUT!" IS LOOKING LIKE A GOOD NAME FOR YOU.
548 ___________________________________________________________________________
549
551 ???WOULD SOMEBODY WITH DISKS(VOYEUR,L'HOMME)CATCH THAT GARBAGE ON A FILE? IT WOULD HELP ME IN HUNTING-MIG???
552
553 :::::::::::::::::::::::::O O::::::::::::::::::O O:::::::::::::::::::::::::::
554 MiG: I got it. I then went thru and saved everything that was even
555 remotely worth saving, then deleted the entire bottom of drive A,
556 then uploaded what I had saved.
557 Mikey: It would have been MUCH easier not to have to delete them one line
558 at a time for 125 lines. Sure would be nice to have that more powerful
559 command - I'm trustworthy. (can I? Huh, huh, can I?...)
560 See you at PCS tomorrow.
561 ::::::::::::::::::::::::O O:::::::voyeur:::::::O O::::::::::::::::::::::
562 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
563
564 Riskers,
565 It looks like Friday night the 3rd.....Who can I expect ?
566 L'homme et all,
567 Feel free to bring what you want...the usual amenities will be here...
568 radioactive fallout from the last game has finally reached its half life and
569 the table is once again habitable....I won't be as easy as the second game...
570 Ahem....MiG....
571 Voyeur,
572 PCS...a meeting...Hmmm I may show up with glasses in tow....or in
573 chains as the case may be....depends if I can get them to talk or not.
574 Crafty little buggers.....they just sit there and say " We be brown "
575
576 ::::::::::::Alex:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
577
578 *****************************************************
579 Thanks for the clean up, as for multi-line erase, you can't
580 get there from here. Out of shear paranoia I have set it
581 such that it must be done at the master console. Ahhh......
582 ****************** CISTOP MIKEY **********************
583 P.S. After seeing the remanents of what was, I can imagine
584 what was there. Sigh, such is what you get when you have an
585 open system. As ol' Tom would say, The price of freedom is
586 eternal vigalence.
587 ********************************************************
588 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
589 L'homme- how much is a paper,RX50, or RL02 copy of
590 the archives ? Twould be nice.
591
592 [][][][][][][][][] DJJ (from long ago) [][][]
593
594 $^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$
595
596 HAVE YOU SEEN THE LUDICROUS DOCUMENT THAT THE DEMOCRATS ARE
597 CALLING A PLATFORM ? IF YOU BUILT A PLATFORM AS POORLY
598 CONSTRUCTED AS THAT, IT WOULD BE CONDEMNED IN LESS THAN A
599 MINUTE.
600
601 $^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$ Laissez-faire $^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$
602 to: Horatio Hornblower,
603 E. WHERE IN THE HE-- ARE YOU . i tried calling but nobody home call me aor leave message.
604 "Red Dawn"
605 ************************************************************************************************************************
606 ALL: I THINK THIS NETWORK STUFF HAS GONE A BIT TOO FAR FOR ME. I VOTE WE GO IN FOR SOME SORT OF ARGUMENT OR DISCUSSION
607 ON SOME POSSIBLY RELEVANT ISSUES OR RELIGIOUS ISSUEALL FAIRNESS, I ENJOY THE DISCUSSIONS MORE THAN THE ROLE OR PERSONA
608 PLAYING.
609 ANYONE FOR A DISCUSSION OF THE CANDIDATES FOR PRESIDENCY??
610 REAGAN SEEMS NOT TO HAVE AFFECTED ANY MAJOR ISSUES, HE DEALT WITH THE UNIMPORTANT ONES.
611 JESSE JACKSON WOULD BE COMBINING CHURCH WITH STATE, AN EXTREMELY EXPLOSIVE SITUATION.
612 HART DOESN'T REALLY STRIKE ME AS A VIABLE CANDIDATE AND FRITZ IS NOTHING MORE THAN A PUPPET OF SPECIAL
613
614 INTERESTS, SUCH AS THE UNIONS. WHY DON'T WE SCRAP THE ELECTION THIS YEAR AND DECLARE ANARCHY FOR THE NEXT FOUR.
615
616 THE UNBELIEVER
617 ************************************************************************************************************************
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622 Now that we have some NEW code text for all those who requested it... on to other things. I will be at the meeting tomorrow
623 night. I would like to attend the risk game if transport can be arranged.
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628 FVOM:THI GXITM K^IGXt.
629 YOSR LAST NAEM _OULDN&T BE@WALSER, S_ULDIT?
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