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1 If you are in need of help, you need but ask...
2 ************************ INSTALLED: 28 NOV 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
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17 Type 'HELP' to see other commands that are available on the system.
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19
20 L'HOMME: There are 3 more archive disks ready. Will be present at at PCS
21 social. Note that since we are no longer using Aarons disks, There will be
22 a price increase to $5 per disk. (I will be most happy to drop back to $4
23 if someone supplies the blank disks. As noted, each disk will come with
24 6 BWMS files on it instead of the previous 5 or 6 that was on the 8 inch
25 disks. The disks are MSDOS format DSDD (Ver 2 format). Line numbers are
26 provided, with a tag line indicating the total number of lines in each
27 file, Deleted lines are truly deleted (no skipped line numbers), all control
28 characters are left in except for the control Z which is stripped out.
29 The header (LIST, FILE ON, STATUS, ect..) is no longer provided. It starts
30 right off with "If you are in need of help...". Files are provided
31 in sequencial order by date. As a side note, the date on the file use
32 to be the removal date from the system. Since I started dating the files
33 (Line #2) the date now reflects the date that the disk was started.
34 There was a transistion period of 2 disks in which I slowly advanced
35 the date to meet this criteria without having overlapping dates.
36 Leonard: Paper copy please! I would have to write a special program
37 to read 256 byte sectors. I can read 512 on my MSDOS machine, and
38 128 on my CPM machine, But I don't have anything that can read 256
39 directly, and that would mean writing a program down at the controler
40 level to read it, and I just don't have time to do that just to
41 read the information. Paper will do fine for that. Still haven't
42 gotten thru to CIS. Arghhh.
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44
45 #######################################################
46 It was late as we look in on the Inn. The Innkeeper was
47 holding on to Pam's leg and pleading "Please don't leave,
48 Please don't leave me!" While Pam replied "But I'm not
49 going anywhere!" The Innkeeper still pleaded as if he
50 didn't even hear her response "Please don't leave." By
51 this time Pam was getting just a bit tired of it all,
52 and said once more "But, I've already told you, I'm not
53 going anywhere, why do you think I am?" The Innkeeper
54 seemed to finally hear her answer, as he replied "I don't
55 know, I just have this unnatural fear of you leaving the
56 Inn and leaving me with no one to clean the tables and
57 serve the customers." "But why do you fear this?" She
58 responds, "I've already told you I'm not leaving. Now
59 will you please let go of my leg so I can go home!"
60 "Please don't leave me!" responds the Innkeeper. (Oh, no,
61 not again) Thinks Pam as she tries to move towards the
62 door dragging the Innkeeper along who was still clutching
63 her leg. "Please don't go!" He cries, while Pam just sighs...
64 It would be quite comical if it wasn't all so pitiful.
65 ################## The Innkeeper ########################
66 Well well well... Here I am, and
67 I AIN'T GONNA SAY IT!!!
68 nyaah nyaah nyaah
69 _innocent bysitter_
70 {c}{c}{c}{c}{c}{c}{c}{c}{c}{c}{c}{c}{c}{c}{c}{c}{c}{c}{c}{c}{c}{c}
71 Milchar: was it you with the funny language. "NARTQ RLOOJF", what
72 does it mean? Drop dead? maybe?
73
74 I wrote a little entry about walking home, was it okay? should I
75 continue? I am new so I don't know if I should write in my entries
76 along with all of the great entries from Milchar,Piper and all the
77 others. Should I continue, somebody please let me know.
78
79 {c}{c}{c}{c}{c}{c}{c}{c}{c}{c}{Tammy}{c}{c}{c}{c}{c}{c}{c}{c}{c}{c}
80
81 :::::::::::::::O O:::::::11/28&29:::::::::00:00:::::::::::O O:::::::::
82 Bard: Convergent Series, Niven.
83 Leonard: What I was attempting to ask, without being obvious, was
84 did you remember Francis X. MacHinery as a character from They Shall Have Stars?
85 I've read a lot of books, most of them more than once (but not 20!),
86 and unless the character is particularly memorable, like Valentine Michael Smith
87 or Jim DiGriz, it's doubtful I remember them for long. Of course, I'm sure that
88 others have more efficient on-line storage devices, but given the size
89 of your library, your capacity can only be considered awesome.
90 For instance, to identify the pentagram story, I knew I had read it relatively
91 recently, but could not recall name or author, so I started with the most
92 likely and began looking until I found it. Not the most efficient DASD, I know.
93 (but hey, that's what computers are for. Now all I have to do is program
94 it and enter all the data. ha.)
95 ::::::::::::::::O O::::::::::::::::::voyeur::::::::::::::O O:::::::::::::
96 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?/
97 Tammy:By all means, write more. The inhabitaints of BW are sometimes slow
98 in praise. Tell us a little about who you are, what you like to do. You are
99 certain to anger some clod with what you write, but thats normal for just about
100 any new fiction writer.
101 Theus: Great! We can put our killer bodyguard(retch) in a van and follow him.
102 Just what I need, a road rallye to Idaho. We still need to find some ammo
103 for all this firepower I seem to have aquired. Ever fire one of those Uzi's?
104 Damn painfull on the sholder.
105 T-shurt people:Nothing beats "Tresspassers needed for medical experiments."
106 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? > ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?/MiG/? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? _/
107 Voyeur: If I'd been asked, I wouldn't have been able to give the Francis X.
108 part. The last name has stuck in my mind ever since I first REALLY read it
109 (you know what I mean).
110 Mig: "Tresspassers will be EATEN"
111 There is also a rather STRANGE security outfit in California (I think)
112 puts up signs like "Rattlesnake on Duty" or "These premises protected by
113 Tarantula". Cute, you say? THEY AREN'T KIDDING!!!! They really do use such
114 critters, more or less the way some stores up here turn guard dogs loose at
115 night.
116 There is the story of the burglars who thought it was a joke & broke in
117 to one of these places. (a jewelry store). When the psecurity people arrived
118 (the alarm had been tripped) they found one man unconcious (from FEAR!) and
119 the other crouched on top of a display case watching the snakes crawl around!
120
121 Some buttons from a catalog I'll be bringing to PorSFiS.
122 BFA - Branch on False Assumption
123 BSP - Burn and Spew Paper
124 DANGER 50,000 OHMS
125 DISK TOO SHALL PASS
126 E=MC2 (except near a Black Hole)
127 EOF - End of File judgement day (???)
128 G.O.D. - Graphic Omniscient Device (from "When Harlie was One")
129 HACKER
130 10 goto 20 20 goto 10 30 end
131 On a clear disk you can seek forever
132 Programmers do it with their fingers
133 Programming is a terminal illness
134 XOI - eXecute Operator Immediate
135 (there are 317 buttons, 4 notecards, & a bumper sticker in this catalog)
136 __________________________________Leonard_______________________________________
137
138 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
139 So, we meet again, Mr. Bond...
140 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
141 PromeTHEUS: What are you, anyway, a spy? And who's waiting for you on the
142 plane, Robert Ludlum? (as we stike an eerie note)
143 Hey, De-ja vu! I was just thinking about you 'the other day,'
144 Honestly! Yes, now I am quite certain that we have met before, and not
145 only once. You were with an associate and were both awaiting the
146 early hour rendezvous (say about 5 a.m.?) of the two others.
147 As they did not arrive in time, and seeing as my employer and other
148 compatriots were to have that private screening, my employer said some-
149 thing along the line of- 'well, why don't y'all come on in?'
150 Previous to that encounter, I believe we met at E.G., nextdoor to the
151 Bistro down the street form J.K.G's (not being too cryptic, am I?
152 I quite fancy being cryptic!)
153 Also, yes to having met you on Tri-Met more than once. We had cookies,
154 and you mentioned something about your instructors not caring too much
155 for your current coat (along the line of 'too many pockets')
156 I feel that this should confirm my Identity, and would like to see you
157 again at the E.G. store or on the bus to Vancouver. I'm terribly sorry
158 to inform you that I will NOT be able to make it to any of the PorSFiS
159 meets in the very near future, so that pretty much leaves out getting to
160 see anyone from The INN. Drats.
Unitl our next encounter...
161 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ --->Sondargaard ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
162 Disagree-er: The intention of my comments were that with OPTIONS available,
163 Foreign films are a good ALTERNATIVE to local films when the pickings are few
164 YOUR POINTS ARE WELL TAKEN. 'Nuf Said. Thanks...
165 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
166
167 ****************************************************************
168 golly gee whiz, wow, like man, i couldn't get on the system
169 all night. and now i don't have time to do a proper entry.
170 Tammy: please come to the downtown public library to the
171 PorSFiS meeting, very unusual crowd. it's at 2:00 and Ill be
172 more than happy to see another gal there. (I am presumming)
173 ************************kathy*************************************
174 { ^+/* ---------------- ^+/* ---------------- */+^ ---------------- */+^ }
175 The atmosphere of the Inn seemed somewhat subdued at the moment, or
176 perhaps a better word was poised. Mez knew this usually signaled a new flurry
177 of activity, just around the corner. Just then a strangely dressed individual
178 walked up and handed him a folded note.
179 "What's this?"
180 "Oh, just an answer or perhaps a question."
181 Mez looked up, thinking to inquire just what this Mobius like comment
182 might mean. Much to his surprise he found himself looking at an empty space.
183 Why is it people around the Inn keep vanishing like a 'will-o-the wisp'? Mez
184 unfolded the note and began to read...
185
186 A Gypsy was having a quarrel with his son. He said to the boy:
187 "You lazy, do-nothing idler! How many times shall I tell you
188 that you should work and not let your life pass in indolence?
189 How many times shall I tell you that you should learn juggling
190 and clowning so that you can enjoy your life?"
191 Then he raised his finger in threat, saying: "By God if you
192 don't listen to my words any more I'll throw you in school;
193 then you'll gather lots of stupid knowledge, become a learned
194 man, and spend the rest of your life in want and misery."
195 - Obeyd Zakani-
196
197 { ^+/* --------------- The Mesolithic Mathematician --------------- */+^ }
198 P.S. Sondargaard: Cryptic indeed! Perhaps it's caused by too much exposure
199 to arc lamp radiation, or are they using QH lamps these days. One of my
200 many means of survival in this incarnation once included a stint as a
201 theater projectionist, but that was long ago and far away. ---Mez
202
203
204 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
205 SONDARGAARD; I never did have a problem with deciphering, alas, those I converse with seem to have problems with same.
206 MAN IN GRAY; I did, indeed, tip off Kendall, but his Secretary does stints with OSI, and the occaisional UNTIL. She, IN HER
207 penultimate wisdom, got pictures of the dear fellow whilst laying over. Perhaps he isn't that much of a cheapskate after all.
208 I might have bought the damn flight plan he did, for her to take pictures of me like that...
209
210 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
211
212 ...............................................................
213 . SHIRT SHOP-----SHIRT SHOP-----SHIRT SHOP .
214 . (don't drop those r's people) .
215 . .
216 . The shirt shop is proud to announce our new spring line .
217 . of secret T-shirts for business men. Of course you wear .
218 . these under your dress shirt under your vest under your .
219 . three-piece business costume. You can flash them in the .
220 . executive wash-room during the afternoon coke break. A .
221 . large selection of new titles include: .
222 . .
223 . THERE'S A PLACE AT THE TOP FOR THOSE WHO KISS THE BOTTOM .
224 . IF YOUR CONSCIENCE GIVES YOU TROUBLE ----- FIRE IT! .
225 . WHEN IN DOUBT PRETEND .
226 . A SCAM A DAY KEEPS CHAPTER 11 AWAY .
227 . MAKE YOUR DAY ----- STOMP A SUBORDINATE .
228 . GREED RULES .
229 ...............................................................
230 *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
231 The flying blue smurfs ignored Omar as he slipped into the Inn. He
232 was a tiny, furtive man with shifting eyes and a nervous tic. He spotted
233 Salazar almost immediately and went straight to his table.
234 "Sir, you'd better leave now. They are almost here." Omar said as
235 he sat down.
236 "How many and how soon?" Salazar asked.
237 "Five... they should be at the Rowan tree by now."
238 "You'd better leave then. This isn't your fight."
239 "But sir, there are too many. They'll kill you."
240 Salazar smiled grimly. "I'm tired of running and even they would not
241 commit violence within the Inn. Go... Now."
242 Omar shrugged his shoulders and melted into the crowd. Salazar
243 signaled the barmaid, "Cognac, please." As he waited for his drink, Salazar
244 thought about the message from the Net, a playful warning with a word of
245 truth. He had been careless lately, old age perhaps. He hoped there would
246 be peace with the Net. Amadeus was a big enough problem.
247 The door to the Inn swung open. Five men in gray and black robes
248 entered. They were men of the desert. Four were big, all muscle and sinew.
249 The leader was small and wirey with cruel black eyes. The muscle men spread
250 around the room, covering the exits. The leader made his way to Salazar's
251 table and sat down.
252 "Ah, Mister Salazar... I see we finally meet. My name is Abdul.
253 Amadeus sends his regards."
254 "You must have me confused with someone else." Salazar said innocently
255 . "The name's J.J. Newberry and brushes are my game."
256 "Cut the B.S., Salazar. I want the key. I'll kill you here and now if
257 I have to."
258 "You won't kill me here. Violence isn't allowed in the Inn."
259 A sinister gleam came into Abdul's eyes. "We do not recognize the
260 Covenent. We will do what we want here. You're dead meat, Salazar." Abdul
261 started to reach within his robes. Salazar started to reach for his gun.
262 "Hold it right there, Buckwheat. We'll have no killing within the Inn.
263 A large, tanned figure shrouded in white muslin stood behind Abdul. A
264 long, curved blade pricked the center of his back. Abdul swallowed hard.
265 Salazar smiled. "Mohammed, nice to see you again."
266 "And you too, Salazar. Getting a little careless aren't you?"
267 "Yeah," Salazar chuckled. "That's the second time today I've heard
268 that."
269 "Mohammed Wassir, this isn't your concern. My men will kill you, too."
270 Abdul said.
271 "Men...? Salazar, do you see any men?" Mohammed said. Abdul looked
272 around. His men were gone. Fear replaced the cruelty in his eyes.
273 Salazar smiled at Abdul. "I think it's time you took a hike. Tell
274 Amadeus that the key is mine, and not for his evil purposes."
275 Abdul rose. "You'll regret this... both of you." He walked to the door
276 Mohammed watched him leave, then turned to Salazar. "Let's get out of
277 here. He'll be back."
278 "No. Sit down. I'm waiting for a couple of people."
279 "Who?"
280 "Leroy McKane for one."
281 Mohammed snorted and rolled his eyes. "Who else?"
282 "The Lady Pam."
283 "I should have known." Mohammed laughed and slapped the table. "You
284 always did think she was cute."
285 "Knock it off." Salazar said as his face reddened.
286 "Okay... now what about this mysterious key?" Mohammed asked as he sat
287 "Well, it's a very special key. A key to a tomb..."
288 *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Valinor*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
289
290 <<:*********************************************************:>>
291
292 George:
293
294 Rumor has it that Salazar is snooping around looking for
295 McKane. Check it out.
296
297 Monsieur d'Autun
298
299 P.S. - LeRoy McKane is dead. That's the official line. Stick to it.
300 <<:*********************************************************:>>
301 I have currently started a new BBs system for our computer club
302 if any person is interested the number is 663-xxxx the hours is
303 4pm to 7am
304
305 crypticrypticrypticrypticrypticrypticrypticrypticrypticrypticrypticryptic
306 I'm not always that way, but I enjoy getting puzzled looks from some
307 when I happen to be able to. I think it's a pretty neat idea sometimes,
308 (like digital watches, don't talk to me about life)
309 PromeTHEUS: I'll probably leave you a message at the M.C.L. wedged
310 between the pages of a book titled or about you. I'll date it so we can
311 find out how long this particular episode will take.
312 .................. the inconito signification ...........................
313 Mez: No Carbon Rods Here! we use a high intensity bulb that looks like a
314 couple of light bulbs joined together at the rounded glass end,
315 leaving two screw-mounts pointing in opposing directions...
316 Picture that! The things they do with glass now-a-days...
317 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ --->Sondargaard ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
318
319 ***"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*""*"*""*"*"*"*"*"*"""*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"
320
321 The man spoke in to the mike....... ALMIGHTY THIS IS PBR STREETGANG..
322 COME IN..OVER......THIS IS PBR
323 STREETGANG COME he ducked as three flying blues smurfs cruised in to attack
324 quickly and calmly he pulled out the
325 silenced Mac-10 and cleanly blew them out of the air. Speaking back into
326 the mike .. THIS IS PBR STREETGANG COME IN ALMIGHTY...OVER his heart
327 sparked as the radio came alive ........THIS IS ALMIGHTY...GO AHEAD PBR
328 STREETGANG...OVER he unfolded the paper and read into the mike...CODE WORD
329 IS "ROLLING THUNDER"....OVER..............CODE CONFIRMED....OVER.......
330 ......COORDINATES ARE..SECTION 5A..GRID T3.9..SECTOR 7...OVER.....THATS
331 AFFIRMATIVE PBR STREETGANG GOOD LUCK....OVER...."hell" he thought I'm gonna
332 need it. He stood back up and put a new clip in the Mac and pumped 10
333 rounds into the radio. "try and use that now you smurfy slimes". He
334 cautiously walked out of the alley and
335 out of the town. Twenty minutes later he was comfortably watching the in
336 through a pair of Zeiss binoculars and waited.
337 "*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*
338 "*"*"*"*"*"*"*" S the N I agent "*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*""*"*"*"
339 <(::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::)>
340 With all the talk about Dune and Buckaroo Bonzai, there is a very good movie
341 that has been overlooked -- 2010: Odyseey Two. There's been a lot of talk
342 recently about depth of plot. Well, 2001 definately left alot of things to
343 figure out, perhaps too much. 2010 will not only be a sequal but will also
344 explain 2001 a little better for those who didn't read the book. So don't
345 miss it, opening December 7. And don't miss Odyseey Three due out sometime
346 in 1989.
347 <(:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::Walrus:)>
348 OH NO NOT THAT SPY JUNK AGAIN. LET THE
349 FANSATY STUFF GO ON PLEASE. WE DONT NE
350 ED GUNS AND JUNK MESSING AROUND WITH T
351 HE GOOD STUFF
352 )*!$)_*$)_*^)*^)#_*^@)_*)_*#^_)!#*_^)*_)#$*^)_#*^_){body}amp;)_#_)^*_$)*^!_)^*_)$*^_+!*^_)*$^_)!^*)_#^*_)*^_)*^_%)&*)_*&_)&
353 Which reminds me of a story...
354 What's Good for the Goose...
355
356 The beach was lovely this time of year. The Oregon coast was
357 considered by native Oregonian and out-of-state visitor alike to be
358 one of the most beautiful unspoiled examples of nature's ability to
359 create the spectacular around. While the height of the tourist season
360 was during the summer, there were still some who were attracted to the
361 stark vistas the coast offered during the winter.
362 I was one of these people who enjoyed the solitude the winter
363 coast could offer. Time to think; about love, life, and other eternally
364 burning questions that never ceased to bang about in what my friends
365 called my overactive mind.
366 "Overactive indeed! Can I help it if I'm high strung? Is it my
367 fault that my mind never rests? What would they have me be? Comatose?
368 No! I'm glad that's the way I am. I won't change. Why should I?"
369 It was during one of these rationalizing sessions that I spotted
370 the bottle. Oh I didn't realize it was a bottle at first, only a glint in
371 the wet sand where the tide was going out. I was walking alone along one of
372 my favorite wintertime haunts, a stretch of beach about 5 miles outside of
373 Nehalem, where very few souls ventured, and I was always assured the
374 solitude I desired. The sky was overcast, as usual, but it was not raining
375 at the time. I didn't really care, being a twenty-year veteran of Oregon
376 weather, the rain had ceased to bother me long ago. As I approached the
377 glint, barely visible in the semi-subdued light, I saw that it took on
378 a curved shape. This was no piece of glass, no broken pop bottle. Only after
379 exhuming it from its half-buried position in the sand, and wiping it off
380 with the sleeve of my wind breaker, did I realize what I had found.
381 This was no ordinary bottle, to be sure. This was something
382 special. It didn't take an expert in antiques to see that this bottle
383 was very old, either. They just don't make'em like this anymore, I
384 thought while admiring the intricate handwork that adorned the exterior
385 of the bottle in bizarre, oriental-like patterns. It was made of what
386 appeared to be copper; shiny, and lacking the usual green oxidation that
387 accompanied objects exposed to the elements for any length of time.
388 Maybe this washed ashore from a ship. A ship out there, I thought,
389 looking out across the cold, rolling breakers crashing on the sand,
390 then receding as if terrorized by my presence on this secluded beach.
391 The top of the bottle was capped with a large cork stopper. Of
392 course I had to open it; it's human nature to investigate. The next few
393 moments are a little sketchy, not only by time but by the unbelievable
394 events that followed my investigation into the contents of my find.
395 Suffice it to say that I found myself seated none-too-comfortably on the
396 ground, with the bottle laying a few paces in front of me, and the cork
397 no where to be seen. Nothing so incredible about this? I forgot to mention
398 the 8-foot apparition that floated in front of me, about three feet off the
399 ground, a tiny wisp of smoke trailing to the bottle below.
400
401 _to be continued_
402 Voyeur: Be sure to bring a couple blank disks to PCS.
403 Leonard: You should have come to the Tandy Computer Showcase at the Hilton today. Mine eyes have seen the future:
404 MSDOS,UNIX/XENIX/LANs/etc, and the past TRSDOS/MODEL 12/etc. If its multitasking you want, right now on my PC
405 I am running software that allows up to NINE jobs to be running simultaneously! One of those jobs can be a
406 terminal running at 9600 baud, and doing anything it wants with the PC except display color/graphics, or make
407 sound. Right now I am entering this message from an ADDS Regent 100, which is sitting on the kitchen table, while
408 the PC is running a text editor (ghost writing?). Now forget IBM, and imagine doing all of this on a Tandy 2000,
409 where everything moves about 3 times faster. You can put your BW emulator on one of the jobs, giving it small
410 time-slices, until someone calls, when it switches to a higher priority job, with bigger time slices. Sound neat?
411 Voyeur? Are you listening?
412 Kathy: I'll bring my adenture maps Saturday, if you still need help with the pirate's treasure.
413 G. Minsky: Thanks much, and please stop bringing all those mysterious people to PPS. You are ruining the image of the
414 place! haha
415 Mikey: The MSDOS disks sound fine. I'll have to check with the others about the money. I am kinda tapped at the
416 moment. Maybe leonard and voyeur can fill in the gap, both being employed at hi-tech computer related jobs...
417 *%#)_@*%#)_*%@#)_*%_)@#*%_)^&)_%*^)_#$*^#$ L'homme sans Parity *_)*@#_)%*_)*_*+*$_@#)*)_#*@#)*@#_*%@_#)%*
418 L'homme: not only did I attend the showcase, I seem to have picked up a
419 possible programming job out of it!
420 I didn't get there 'til about 3:30. When did you leave?
421 On a different subject, I downloaded some interesting info during my
422 sessions on Delphi. The phone list included some cryptic notes (Vadic 3470?)
423 one was something about 2400? Gee, now we know what to use the Hayes 2400 on!
424 __________________________________Leonard_____________________________________
425 *"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"
426 SONDARGAARD: What can you tell me about the movie "Falling in Love" starring
427 Meryl Streep and Robert Dinero(??)
428 Many reviewers say it is bad but some say that it is good. But I want to here from normal person who has actually
429 seen it.
430 "*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"* SPOOK *"*"*"*"*"*"*"**"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"**
431 Isn't it strange that Princes and Kings,
432 And Clowns that caper in sawdust rings,
433 And simple folk, like you and me,
434 Are Builders of Eternity?
435
436 For each is given a bag of tools,
437 A soul to save, and a set of rules,
438 And each will fashion, ere time has flown,
439 A Stumbling Block...or a Stepping Stone.
440 That last poem was from Paul -- hope you like it.
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442 {c}{c}{c}{c}{c}{c}{c}{c}{c}{c}{c}{c}{c}{c}{c}{c}{c}{c}{c}{c}{c}{c}{c}
443 Mig: Thank you very much. I'll try to write something better, maybe
444 it will be good.
445
446 Paul: I like that poem, did you write it?
447 {c}{c}{c}{c}{c}{c}{c}{c}{c}{c}{c}{c}{c}{c}{Tammy}{c}{c}{c}{c}{c}{c}{c}
448 *********************************************************************
449 Tammy: Yes, please do leave some more, always happy to see more input!
450 *************************** CISTOP MIKEY ******************************
451 HELP!!! I AM BEING HELD PRISONER IN A
452 NIGERIAN HIGH TECH TOOTHPICK FACTORY
453 PLEASE SEND HELP!!!
454 VOYEUR: YOUR NUTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
455 Mikey: I've got the printout ready for next week. Would you believe 29 pages?
456 About half is the source to a term prog implementing the A protocol (with a
457 small note about B protocol). The rest is an edited dump of some on-line
458 docs for VIDTEX.
459 One warning, the list of escape sequences is FAR from complete. I'll
460 try to find the list I've compiled from various sources.
461 I can tell you about ONE sequence though. ESC I is supposed to trigger
462 an auto-id, which includes a list of the VIDTEX options supported.
463 Example: #RS233,CC,HC PB,CW
464 means Radio Shack 2 (model 3), Cursor Control,Hard Copy,B Protocol, Control width.
465 I've got a list of the "allowed" codes somewhere. The machine type is "optional".
466 _________________________________Leonard_______________________________________
467 pppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp
468 The tired figure looked up from the keyboard, hoping to come back
469 to that alternate reality he so enjoyed. The last message scrolled off
470 the screen, and mundane reality took over. Back to the grind.
471 (But when this stint is over.... )
472 pppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp
473 ::::::::::::::O O::::::::11/30::::::::::::00:11::::::::::::O O::::::::
474 Who called me nuts, and why? (I don't deny it; I'm just curious about what I did THIS time).
475 L'homme: listening? Hell, I'm drooling all over my keyboard.
476 I wanted to go, but the jerks scheduled it during business hours.
477 Considering my will power, it's probably a good thing...
478 Strangest thing happened a short time ago - I got dropped into Chat on
479 CBBS/NW. I was used to it on Nerdolux, but on CBBS? Needless to say,
480 they were curious about how to pronounce my name. It's hard to type phonetically
481 without the proper punctuation, but I think I got the point across.
482 Remember I mentioned that 'Petrov' is getting a printer for christmas?
483 Well, do you or Milchar have any good word processors (C64). PorSFiS Maybe?
484 :::::::::::O O:::::::::::::::::::voyeur:::::::::::::::O O:::::::::::::::
485 I CALL MYSELF THE LIMERICIST AND I HAD A LIMERICK ON THIS SYSTEM. I DON'T KNOW THE LINE NUMBER TO IT, NOR EXACTLY WHEN
486 I ENTERED IT; BUT IT IS GONE NOW.
487 IT WAS NOT VERY BAD, IN THE TELLING, BUT I THINK CISTOP MIKEY DELETED IT. PERHAPS BECAUSE IT WAS ADDRESSED TO L'HOMME
488 AND HIS 'ILK'.
489 DOES ANYONE KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO IT? IF SO, PLEASE INFORM ME QUICKLY.
490 POST SCRIPT; LOOKING BACK OVER THIS FILE, THE LIMERICK WAS ON ABOUT LINE 212 OR SO.
491 ***************************************************************************
492 Hello friends, I started my Christmas shopping yesterday, after
493 buying some trinkets for friend and family, I stopped into a cards shop
494 to get some funny cards for friends far away. One particular card caught
495 my eye, strange but I knew I shouldn't pick it up, but damn it! I did!
496 The outside read some thing like this. "Inside there is a special little
497 message that I could only say to you." And when I opened the card the
498 message was simply "I Love You."
499 I winced in pain, memories of my summer of 81 came flooding back,
500 thinking about sharing, fun, climbing my first mountain with him. Oh
501 God I was such a fool. But indeed my love for him has never lost the
502 intensity of the very beginning. You would think after 3+ years of brok-
503 en promises and non commitment my faith would have faded. But no, It
504 seemes even stonger now.
505 Later that evening, I has sorting out my wardrobe, throwing away
506 7+ pairs of shoes hat I hate, and a couple of boxes of clothes. I saw
507 a shoebox in the corner of the closet, and picked it up and took off
508 the lid. And I'll b damned if those same feelings of remorse didn't
509 come right back to torment me again, for inside were "his" letters
510 to me, written after his return to school in the fall of 81. The sig-
511 nals of the beginning of the end. I was smart and didn't subject my-
512 self to the pain always associated with opening those old letters, and
513 thrust the lid back on and dropped the box like it was radioactive.
514 IEEEEEE.
515 And now you good people have become my shrink, my hands are shaking
516 and my pulse is high. I think it's high time I cleared out this old baggage
517 in the back of my mind.
518 But, again, it was a hell of a summer.
519 **********************************kathy**************************************
520 *****************************************************************************
521 sorry about the drivel, but I had it bundled up inside of me and it was
522 making me ill.
523 ****************************************************************************
524
525 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
526 K; Those certainly must be some strong emotions you have tied up inside to
527 make you type your entry so early in the morning. I'm certain that I'm not
528 the only one that can tell you 'I know how you feel,' if that's any con-
529 solation. Maybe not, but my experience was 3+ years that faded to friendship
530 after several long, dark months of tension.
531 Now I too am shaking from a chill and will say 'Rest well, you are in
532 Good Company....'
533 Good night, and good morning...
534 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ --->Sondargaard 0510 HRS 30 Nov 84
535 p.s. the young Master West, episode II, 3 Dec 84....
536
537 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
538 Hola, here for a moment, be back this evening as I don't have time right now, Voyeur: yes, I do, Tammy: yes, it does
539 have meaning. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Milchar ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 06:54 / 11/30/84 +++++++++++
540 KATHY:NO OFFENSE BUT BOY THATS DEPRESSING BUT I SYMPATHIZE WITH YOU AND I HOPE
541 YOU FEEL OKAY
542 A CONCERNED PERSON
543 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
544 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? > ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?/
545 Kathy:I too have a shoe box of letters, never to be read lest my past come back to haunt me.
546 Theus:I go to the library A LOT thease days...
547 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?/MiG/? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?`? ? ?/
548 LESSON LEARNED: DO NOT BUY SHOES IN BOXES.
549 ()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()
550 Well- Maybe you will accept my presence
551 please? Nobody else seems to enjoy me
552 much. I dont know why, i dont put then
553 down, or anything else like that........
554
555
556 -F. Youth
557
558 ()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()
559 [][][][][][][][][][]
560
561
562
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565 ()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()
566 OI don't feel very much at home here,
567 Would some of you help me get into the
568 "Community" here?
569
570 -F. Youth-
571 ()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()
572
573 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
574 F. (Faded?) Youth; the community will be home once again as soon as
575 the skies/eyes dry up and the turn back from gray and blue to blue and bright
576 Welcome 'home'
577 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ --->Sondargaard
578
579 HI THERE
580 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
581 Apple Peeks, Pokes, and Calls
582 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
583 Thanks to: Aurora-Net and Jim Barrie
584 303-343-8401 Aurora, Co
585 POKE 32,X {$20} : SETS LEFT SIDE OF TEXT WINDOW. (0-39 NORMAL=0)
586 POKE 33,X {$21} : SETS WIDTH OF TEXT WINDOW (1-40 NORMAL=40)
587 POKE 34,X {$22} : SETS TOP OF TEXT WINDOW (0-23 NORMAL=0)
588 POKE 35,X {$23} : SETS BOTTOM OF TEXT WINDOW (0-23 NORMAL=23)
589 POKE 36,X {$24} : SETS CURSOR HORIZ.POSITION
590 POKE 37,X {$25} : SETS CURSOR VERT.POSITION
591 POKE 48,X {$30} : SETS COLOR FOR LORES GR
592 POKE 50,X {$32} : SETS MODE (63 FOR INVERSE, 127 FOR FLASH, 255 FOR NORMAL
593 VIDEO MODE)
594 POKE 50,128 {$32} : TO MAKE LETTERS GOING TO VIDEO BLANKS
595 POKE 51,0 {$33} : DEFEAT 'NOT DIRECT COMMAND' SOMETIMES
596 POKE 72,0 {$39} : RESETS THE STATUS REGISTER
597 POKE 214,128 {$D6} : TURNS APPLESOFT INTO 'RUN ONLY' MODE. USED FOR
598 PROTECTING SOME PROGRAMS
599 POKE 214,0 {$D6} : CANCELS THE APPLESOFT "RUN ONLY" MODE
600 POKE 216,0 {$D8} : RESETS THE APPLESSOFT ERROR FLAG. DISABLE "ONERR GOTO"
601 POKE 243,X {$F3} : WHERE X=1TO255 THIS
602 POKE WILL USUALLY MAKE LISTINGS UN-READABLE, WITH THE EXCEPTIONS OF
603 X=64 OR 192. (X=63 IS ALL "?" IN LIST) TO FIX IT JUST POKE 243,0
604 POKE 1010,102:POKE 1011,213 : MAKES
605 POKE 1012,112 {$3F2/3F3/3F4} RESET RUN
606 POKE1014,165 {$3F6} POKE1015,214 {$3F7} WILL MAKE & LIST
607 POKE 1014,10 {$3F6} POKE1015,165 {$3F7} WILL MAKE & CATALOG
608 POKE 43624,X {$AA68} : WHERE X=1 OR 2. WILL SET/CHANGE THE CURRENT DRIVE TO
609 X. (SAME AS ADR -21912)
610 POKE 43626,X {$AA6A} : WHERE X=0 THRU 7. WILL SET/CHANGE THE CURRENT SLOT
611 TO X. (SAME AS ADR -21910)
612 POKE 43698,X {$AAB2} : WHERE X=ASCII OF DOS CMND CHARACTER FOR EXAMPLE POKE
613 43698,64 WOULD MAKE @ THE DOS CMND CHAR NORMALLY IT IS A CTRL-D (SAME AS
614 ADR -21838)
615 POKE 44505,234 {$ADD9} : SHOWS UP DELETED FILES IN THE CATALOG
616 POKE 44506,234 {$ADDA} : NORMALIZE WITH 48 and 74 IN THE SAME LOCS (SAME AS
617 -21031 & -21030)
618 POKE 47617,12 {$BA01} : SPEEDS DISK ACCESS (SAME AS ADR -17919)
619 POKE -21912,X {$AA68} : TO SELECT DISK DRIVE ON A 48K SYSTEM WITHOUT ACTUALLY
620 EXECUTING A COMMAND
621 POKE -20940,96 {$AE34} : TO OMIT PAGE PAUSE FOR A CATALOG
622 POKE -16368,0 {$C010} : CLEAR KEYBOARD
623 POKE -16336,0 {$C030} : TOGGLE SPEAKER
624 POKE -16304,0 {$C050} : SETS COLOR GR MODE
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