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1 If you are in need of help, you need but ask...
2 ************************* INSTALLED: 7 JAN 85 **********************
3 Welcome to BWMS (BackWater Message System) Mike Day System operator
4 ************************************************************
5 GENERAL DISCLAIMER: BWMS IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY INFORMATION
6 PLACED ON THIS SYSTEM.
7 BWMS was created as an electronic bill board. BWMS is a privately owned
8 and operated system which is currently open for use by the general public.
9 No restrictions are placed on the use of the system. As the system is
10 privately owned, I retain the right to remove any and all messages which
11 I may find offensive. Because of the limited size of the system, it will be
12 periodically purged of messages. (only 629 lines of data can be saved)
13 To leave a message, type 'ENTER' and use ctrl/C or break to get out of the
14 ENTER mode. The message is automatically stored. If after entering the
15 message you find you made a mistake, use the replace command to replace
16 the line. To exit from the system, type 'OFF' then hang up.
17 Type 'HELP' to see other commands that are available on the system.
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19
20 L'homme: Stupid generic disks. Sigh. I'll get you replacments next time
21 I see you. In the mean time, try taking the disks out of the black jackets,
22 check them for damage, if they need it, clean them with Isopropol alchohol,
23 then put them back in the jacket and tape it back together. That sometimes
24 will do the trick. (Don't get heavy with the Alchohol, use VERY light pressure.
25 don't worry about leaving streeks, that's normal.
26
27 M.S.: Huh?
28
29 All: Sorry about not changing disks sooner, some things came up which prevented
30 me from getting into here to take care of it.
31
32 Pam: Did you get a chance to try the CPM system?
33 (For that matter, did you even see the message?)
34
35 L'homme again: Actually, just about anything could have happened to them,
36 they were kicking around underfoot for several days before I passed them on
37 to you. It wouldn't surprise me if someone dumped something on them and
38 just didn't say anything. Oh well, they are replacable, so no real big deal.
39 ********************** CISTOP MIKEY **************************************
40 *_#*_)*!_)@*_!)@*_!)@*_!@)$*!@_)$
41 Thanks Mikey. As you said, no big deal. I'll try to cleaner. I have taken
42 disks apart before, with sometimes good luck and sometimes not-so-good
43 luck. I'll let you know how it comes out. Also, sorry I didn't get a
44 chance to give you a call. Today was add/zoo day at school, and I spent
45 most of the day standing in line. As the commercial says, "I HATE TO WAIT!"
46 *_)*%_@#)%*@#_)%*@ L'homme sans Parity *_@#)*_@#)*_)!*_)!*%_)!*%_!)%*!)%!_%)
47 Why do people lurk? Maybe because they know whatever they say wouldn't
48 be heard anyway. And maybe they don't have anything worth saying, or
49 writing a story about.
50 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
51 Petrov sat immersed in black stillness, knowing that light in the hall and
52 darkness in the apartment would give him an advantage over anyone entering the
53 room. It was only a short time before the doorknob began to slowly turn.
54 The door creeped open, revealing a man with a gun. As Petrov's eyes adjusted
55 to the light, the man's face began to gain definition. That face...
56 that face... THAT FACE! Petrov's attention altered such that he no longer saw
57 the gun, no longer saw the beaten man standing next to... that face!
58 Time slowed for all but Petrov. In the time it took his heart to make a
59 single beat, Petrov was washed in a gamut of emotions -- scenes of the past
60 flashed in his mind. Joshua! Ghost? Couldn't be... couldn't be...
61 Nervous energy flooded his body and his mind. Quickly he turned in a ninety
62 degree angle, raised the collar of his trenchcoat (which he had found in the
63 occupant's closet) and tilted his hat to obscure his face. The lights which
64 Joshua activated danced off the beads of sweat trickling down Petrov's face.
65 "Don't move," Joshua's voice was low and even. "Who are you and what are you
66 doing in my apartment?" (Fellows went straight for the couch.)
67 "Call me a friend," Petrov responded. "I did a little housecleaning for
68 you." He stiffly motioned at the dead body on the floor, his voice
69 uncharacteristically shaky.
70 Joshua glanced at the green-clad body and was just about to speak when a
71 voice came from behind him. "Why don't we all just hold it a minute."
72 Petrov had never seen the man enter the doorway; all he could think about was
73 Joshua. He couldn't let Joshua know who he was--at least not yet.
74 With gun in hand, the man who had just entered circled the room until he had
75 a clear view of everyone. After whispering something into a small
76 communications device he took a long look at the other three. "What a pretty
77 picture we have here. Listen, I don't feel like playing games. My name's
78 Farley. Which one of you is Joshua?"
79 "I'm Joshua," Joshua said.
80 "No, I'm Joshua," interjected Petrov.
81 Farley looked expectantly at Fellows. Nothing. "Well, would the real
82 Joshua please -" Farley was interrupted by his wristwatch/comset.
83
84 "Come in Farley." Farley backed away and lowered the volume on his watch.
85 "This better be important, Fred."
86 "I've run the voice pattern check you wanted."
87 "Already?"
88 "One voice was incredibly easy to trace. He was filed under recent news
89 broadcasts. The second man who told you he was Joshua is actually a man
90 (and I use the term loosely) named Petrov. He's known for his rather strange
91 habits involving sheep. I've also tracked down other dubious connections
92 with McKane Industries."
93 "Thank you Fred. I've read about him--I think I'll have fun with this one."
94
95 [Farley and Fred were the only ones who heard the previous conversation.
96 Petrov, Joshua, and Fellows only heard hushed whispers.]
97 "All right, Farley--if that's your real name--what do you want with me?"
98 Joshua demanded.
99 Farley changed the subject. "Does anyone else think it smells like a
100 barnyard in here?" He smirked at Petrov.
101 Getting even hotter under the collar, Petrov decided it was time to take
102 his leave. "Uh... I have some business to take care of. Please lock the door
103 when you -"
104 "Aww, come on. You can stay and chat a while. Social intercourse is
105 supposed to come easily... to PETROV!!" Farley whipped Petrov's hat off, who
106 suddenly felt his world crumbling around him. He saw Joshua swinging toward
107 him in disbelief.
108 Petrov.
109 \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
110 99999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999
111 lurking is fine. I prefer that people lurk rather than write something unnecessa
112 ry and fill up disk space.
113 88888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888
114 ________________Melissa--------------------------------Melissa________________
115 Since my arrival at the Inn about a week ago I've been sitting quietly near
116 the back of the room. I was more than just a little surprised by the attention
117 created by my entry (at the TOP). Thank you Piper. I did dance a little jig to
118 celebrate the occasion. Now that I know something of the flavor of the Inn I
119 am looking forward to my visits here. I have a story, if only work will give
120 me a break, I will get some of it written. For now I have to use the computer
121 at work. Mine is still lost in the great moving fiasco. Hope y'all enjoy it.
122 ----------------Melissa________________________________Melissa----------------
123 *****************************************************************************
124 Petrov: another fine entry, but then again i'm bias.
125
126 5.2 on the scale? I'm not too sure if that is a negative
127 or postive mark. Perhaps this stuff is tooo easy to read.
128
129 I plan to be @ the next meeting at pc&c could someone
130 PLEASE bring some level one codes for Alex to work on?
131
132 darn this enter only, I meant PC&S!!!!
133
134 Work wanted: one superhero, have powers and spaceship,
135 all kinds of missions accepted. major cards
136 taken.
137
138 ******************************************************************kathy*******
139
140 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ (conversations and such) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
141 FOG Review: Gee, only a 4.8? My average is better than that! Of course it
142 does help when you use more than one name around this place. And talking
143 about having more than one, I find it rather odd that the FIVE of mine that
144 were mentioned have a spread from 9+ clear down to my present status...
145 Odd indeed. The remedy to this situation may (almost) be a simple one.
146 CISTOP: Don't mind me, whenever I'm given the chance to ramble on like that,
147 I will usually jump at it. Then again, my inhabition to enter such an entry
148 was just about non-existant since I knew that it would be going bye-bye in
149 only a few short minutes (VERY bottom of DB). By the way, did anything of
150 what I said make any sense to you, or should I have addressed it to ALL?
151 Prometheus: When last we were at the Vixen-Mono Corpoation I made the state-
152 ment that "you can write the spy stories well, but you sure don't act 'em,"
153 and them proceeded (sp!?) to turn into the real spy that nobody knew about.
154 (The outfit helped a little bit.) Do you think that before this month is
155 over that we could prehaps infiltrate the establishment once again? (&2+1?)
156 MiG: I think I noticed a bit of your work laying around without your name on
157 it- am I right or not? Have you figured out the great 106 caper yet?
158 (snicker-snicker) Maybe if the weather isn't right for you to work this
159 weekend we might count on seeing you again at the next PorSFiS meeting?
160 If so, then we could discuss those little Japanese models that spit little
161 yellow capsules; could you find the name on it? In english? If not, ...
162 Ian MacHinery: What's the matter? Too embarassed to enter a response as to
163 the malfunction of your latest toy over Europe? If at all possible,
164 could you bring a couple extra copies for me as well? Alex shouldn't have
165 to be the only one pulling out hair for no reason/progress!
166 ALL: If somebody else has already posted an average, I must have missed it.
167 So here it goes... In reference to that GUNNER FOG listing, there were a
168 total of forty-one (41) entries proccessed, not counting the report itself.
169 With a range of Piper:12.9 (congrats!) to Juggler:2.9 (oops), the
170 average turned out to be a not so astounding >>>>> 7.34 <<<<<
171 But then again, I kind of got the idea that only the LAST entry by anyone
172 listed was run through the download program. Needless to mention that quite
173 a few people had been skipped over, and some one-time-entries were included
174 (Knock-out Drops? You mean I can make more than one kind?!?)
175 Well, I guess that about wraps it up for me this time. Remember, conversation
176 IS invited. Stories, doubley so. Until later, people-
177 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ --->the Guardian 08 JAN 85 4:27:58
178
179 FOG: Make that FOUR- I wasn't counting the fifth, it stunk.
180
181 *****************************************************************************
182 The wind was blowing lightly as I put my goggles over my eyes, the
183 scratches in the lens made an interresting start effect against the white
184 lights. After securing my straps I wasted no time in finding the fall line,
185 the wind was blowing a fine layer of snow over the ice and my edges found
186 something to grab at. Although moving much more quickly than normal, my
187 turns were clean and controlled, a jump to my right catches my eye, I'm
188 feeling confident enough to GO FOR IT!!
189 The jump had a good lip on it and an excellent slope for landing, as
190 I touch down my skiis feel good. Making a couple of quick turns, I slow and
191 stop, alright!! I got about 10 feet of air!!! My grin widens as I see another
192 skier try the jump, comeon... almost.. hey buddy, are you ok?
193 ***************************************************************kathy************
194 pppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp
195 Out of a thick bank of (Gunner) fog, the patrons who care can faintly
196 make out the pipers polysyllabic pontification.
197 "Eschew obfuscation!" he proclamed, letting his proclivity for multisyllabic
198 communications override the incompletely instilled inhibitions toward those
199 same polysyllabic communications constructs. Taking a deep draubght of the
200 inn's fine ale, he stood up and proclaimed, "Me talk simple now!" sat down,
201 and placed his head firmly on the table and slept.
202 ppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp
203 mMmMmMmMmMmMmMmMmMmMmMmMmMmMmMmMmMmMmMmMmMmMmMmMmMmMmMmMmMmMmMmMmMmMmMmMmMmMmMm
204 Dan sat on the bed in his rooms. The man in the inkblot (he really would
205 have to stop thinking of him that way, his closet contained several suits
206 of clothes, all marked in a simpler fashon) had shown Dan the basic layout
207 of the room, then asked him to wait until someone could show him around.
208 "Oh well," he said to himself, "I may as well check my rooms out, at least."
209 During the course of his inspection, he noticed the corner of a sheet of
210 paper sticking out into an empty drawer. Pulling it out, he revealed:
211 .......................................................................
212 IF YOU ARE NEW HERE, YOU ARE IN DANGER!
213
214 If you have just arrived in this apartment, this note can save your life.
215 You have been recruited by an underground organization. Do not attempt to
216 leave your room without an escort. This organization is filled with
217 fanatics who will stop at nothing to gain their aims. I haven't yet found
218 what their purpose i, but news of their existence must be communicated to
219 the NET. Whoever finds this, please survive and carry the news to the
220 outsi
221
222
223
224
225 .........................................................................
226 Regarding the note critically, Dan replaced it in the empty drawer. He
227 had heard of the strange organization called the NET -- and he was not sure
228 that he wanted any association with that group, even on a passing basis.
229 Of course, the note could be a plant. He really did not know the purpose of
230 this organization either, so the note could be genuine.
231 With a slight shrug, he decided to act with caution (as though the note
232 were true) while still regarding it with skepticism.
233 MmMmMmMmMmMmMmMmMmMmMmMmMm The Machrioness MmMmMmMmMmMmMmMmMmMmMmMmMmMmMmM
234 ************************************************************************
235 BAN THE FOG!!!!!!
236 ************************************************************yhtak*******
237
238 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ (two short ones)
239 kathy: Is this the only place you let yourself be known as kathy (for short)?
240 Machrioness: Isn't that Marchrioness? ( ch /chr/rch ? )
241 That's it for now... Four days and counting . . . .
242 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ --->the Guardian (Man in Black)
243
244
245 `'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'
246 One may be inclined to say "...the blind leading the blind."
247 fo the Guardian- Might I say that you have stumbled ov'r your R's ?
248 To my shame, so have I myself created another assault on mine eyes- (fo?)
249 for the Machrioness- Call me not the phantom Spell Check, save this singular
250 ocassion. I am in league with the Guardian as he questions the foundations
251 of thy name. I have not in my hands the meaning of "machrioness", although
252 if one were to ask me the definition of "marchioness" I would give them
253 this: She is the one said to be the wife or widow of the Marquis...
254 and may we not forget that she is of the rank and dignity of a marquis.
255 (Definitions courtesy of Misters Merriam and Webster. brief applause.)
256 for the Innkeeper- How long shall we remain in fear of the presence of the
257 ones most foul in their deeds of literary grand larceny? May I assumre that
258 this is the cause for our current dilema of that beast named "Enter Only"?
259 Were these the dark ages they would most certainly be at a loss for their
260 very fingers! The theft of a great many lines, how absurd!
261 Once again the Sun hides behind the clouds and not below the horizon. The light
262 plays as a reminder that it is again time for my daily collapse into the
263 the realm of dreams. The Mahanta beckons me "Return"
264 `'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'
265 for Petrov- "revenons a` nos mountons"
266 for the Network- "non omnia possumus omnes" ... do you not agree?
267 for the rest- Good day to you
268 `'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`' "Mystery Author" `'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'
269
270 DISK DRIVE A IS NOW OFFICIALLY OPEN . . . . . WAHOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
271 By your neighborHOOD lurker.
272 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
273 Ian,
274 I have not really delved into this new version with the usual
275 zeal...as most of my time is occupied with another *fun* cipher and the
276 time grows short for its solution. Your addition of characters outside
277 the bounds of normal text also creates difficulty, as many { MANY } of
278 my already proven solution techniques do not apply ( at least not yet ).
279 From the standpoint of my initial work, I find the second code
280 sent far more interesting than the first. However both seem to be singularly
281 unique. I find half factors,partial factors, compound factors and a strange
282 binary association amongst certain characters. So where does that leave me ?
283 ..for the most part -- out in left field with everyone else. On an intuitive
284 level I feel this smacks of polyalphabetics. 16, 29, 11, 30, 5 and Z, W, X,
285 and D seem to figure prominently during my intermediate calculations...
286 not that would mean much to anyone but me..yet there appears to be a pattern.
287 I would encourage the NET to use this code frequently & often as 435
288 characters in two messages incoded by an obtuse means from the same party
289 is not much to work with. Besides others here have expressed an interest in
290 solving this unique puzzle. I propose a bounty to the first (non-NET)
291 patron who solves this.....a pint of Salvator at my expense.
292 kathy,
293 ? ? ? ? I already have the various Net Level codes.......To whom
294 are you refering ? ? ? ?
295
296 ::::::::::Alex::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
297 *****************************************************************
298 I HAD SOMTHING TO SAY, BUT NOW AFTER 4 HOURS OF TRYING TO GET
299 ON THE SYSTEM, I FORGOT WHAT IT WAS. ARGHHHHH!
300 ********************* CISTOP MIKEY *****************************
301 ***************************************************************
302 M.S.: DIFFICULT TO FIGURE OUT WHAT YOU WERE TRYING TO SAY, IT
303 WANDERED AROUND A LOT, VERY DISJOINTED. ATTRIBUTED I ASSUME
304 TO THE EARLY HOUR OF WHICH IT WAS ENTERED.
305 ***************************************************************
306
307
308
309 A
310 B
311 KGFKG
312 LKFB
313 FKFBM
314 DBKMBKFBKB JB J L JLKJ KJ KJLKMBM IJK IU JFDF WIU IJEJ IJF JGJGDGOJ DIJ
315 IGOJ IJIJ PI IOI OI I JPDJWJGSJ OI SPJ POIPO PISPI DOI POIPIP PPG PI P GP
316 OGIJRJ I IJIJ IJ IJIJJIR IEIJJIJI
317 CAN ANY ONE BREAK THAT CODE????
318 LurkerLurkerLurkerLurkerLurkerLurkerLurkerLurkerLurkerLurkerLurker
319 I stand with those who believe that the general reception for
320 without a noteable style of prose is rather lousy, and will
321 remain in the lurker state until those who believe that they are
322 God's gift to literature humble themselves.
323 LurkerLurkerLurkerLurkerLurkerLuker 1/8/85 4:07 LurkerLurker
324 Note: Anyone who can guess my former self on this system
325 should pat themselves on the back, for my hat is off
326 to you!
327 `'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'
328 Down the road a ways, barely in sight of the Rowan tree, a lone figure
329 emerged from the wood and looked around in a dazed sort of fashion. As the
330 practitioner consulted the calendar of the surrounding landscape his mouth
331 fell open in abject surprise. "Why heavens to 'OUROBOROUS'", he exclaimed,
332 "that has to be the longest, involuted, mobius-like time warp transreality
333 manifestation in existence." He was definitely correct in his suppositions
334 having entered the woods sometime in late October and just now emerging. A
335 short stroll in the brisk air brought him to the door of the Inn. Pausing
336 for a moment to prepare himself, he opened the door just enough to squeeze
337 inside. Ah yes, cozy as ever with many of the regulars occupied with their
338 familiar amusements. The piper's back was turned so it wasn't possible to
339 determine if he still wore the golden ring around his neck. Well, three or
340 four of the Inn's famous nut-brown ales would loosen any tongue.
341 `'`'`'`' -alchemist- `'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'
342 yakyakyakyakyakyakyakyakyakyakyakyakyakyakyakyakyakyakyakyakyakyakyakyakyak
343
344 Death has been proven fatal in more than 90% of all laborotory animals!
345
346 yakyakyakyakyakyakyakyakyakyakyakyakyakyakyakyakyakyakyakyakyakyakyakyakyak
347
348 @******************************************************************************
349 To everyone---
350 If you would be so kind, please
351 get on drive b and go 337 down from
352 the top and read the mstory there. I am
353 new to this and want some opinions.
354 ******** The Jiz /// ***************************************
355 ********** 1/08/85 18:40:40 ********
356
357 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PaPa ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
358 Jig: Interesting, a bit deep for me.
359 Piper: It took me several attempts to waddle thru all of that, boy,
360 now I know that the rating was justified. I'd give you a good 15.3
361 for that one. Really, the FOG rating indicates that your writting
362 style is just on an average, the highest of this board. Your writting
363 is around a Freshman in College, which is not a common reading level
364 since it is thick with large words at times. This should be taken
365 as a good sign for your writting teachers. Show this to them.
366 FOGGY PERSON: How does Piper's last entry compute?
367 Kathy (ythak): I think that the FOG is a very good indication of the
368 writting abilities of this board. It indicates the average reading
369 level that we enjoy to write at (7.3). Since the FOG has been around
370 for 50 years now, I think it should continue to function on this board.
371 Besides, being on the top or the bottom is not the name of the game, it
372 is just an indications of what level your writting is on.
373 ALL: My luck is changing, I've been able to call in twice today
374 instead on just once, and both on the first ring.... Gee Wizzz ...
375 Well, I will see most of you at PorSFiS. Until we meet again,
376 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PaPa Smurf 19:00 1-8-85 ~~~~~~
377 ~~~~~~~~~~%%%%%%%%%%~~~~~~~~~~%%%%%%%%%%%~~~~~~~~~~%%%%%%%%%%
378 Mystery Author: The Mahanta beckons you to 'Return'? Cute.
379 Mahanta means the Spiritual leader .. Do you really mean:
380 Your Spiritual leader beckons you to 'Return'?
381 Sounds like another JOSHUA to me folks. And I though Dangerfield was dead?
382 ~~~~~~~~~~%%%%%%%%%%~~~~~~~~~~%%%%%%%%%% The Chela
383 OFF
384 *****************************************************************
385 Papa Smuf: Surly you jest! I haven't been able to get on for 4 hours
386 this morning, later today I got on after camping on the line for an
387 hour. and just now, it took 2 hours. Sheesh!
388 Hmm, my writing must have changed, my Fog use to be around 8.5.
389 Of course that was when I was writing a telecommunications column
390 for Compute! a couple of years ago, and not writing fantasy junk.
391 I think the change in style is probably the main difference. Of course,
392 my earlier entries in this system would probably score much lower.
393 The Fog index is a useful tool for writing as long as you don't take
394 it too close to heart. It is far more important to target your writing
395 to your intended audience. The Fog can help direct you in the direction
396 you want, but as all things generated via rules, it only works when
397 the writing fits within the narrow confines of the rules. In the end
398 it is up to you to decide if it is reasonable or not. I used the Fog
399 when I was writing the column because I had to maintain a fairly easy
400 to read article. The main usfulness was is learning sentance strutcture.
401 That is how to properly break apart sentances. Before, I was making
402 them far too long, also being excessivly redundent in how I stated
403 something thus making the sentance overly long there. I was fighting
404 against another problem though, because the column being technical
405 tends to fight against the Fog index. Thus I ended up having to rely
406 on my own judgement alot. Even then, after a couple of years the whole
407 thing became too much. We finally decided that the thing was just not
408 suited to the direction they were trying to go, so the column was
409 dropped. Wich releived me to no end, as I was getting very tired trying
410 to break techy talk down to 7-8th grade level. Yuk!
411 As was stated earlier, the Fog doesn't tell you how GOOD the writing is,
412 it only gives you an idea of how the structure is. Take a look at pipers
413 last entry for a good example. The first sentance has a high fog index,
414 and the last one has a low index, and they both are examples of poor
415 writing. It is still up to you to put together the right words to make
416 it readable and interesting.
417 *************************** CISTOP MIKEY ****************************
418 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
419 From Prometheus; Awe struck
420 Imagine me looking for some wire in my locker, and rippithe wire from the phone, only to have someone tell me there was
421 a weird note on one of the highest shelves.
422 Perhaps I ought to explain that the wire was to leave inconspicuously hanging from someone else's locker, to prevent them
423 from opening it before we had a chance to clean out the spilled rubber glue, anyway, back to the point...
424 I find a note from Gaudy Minsky left in a place where the locker must have been opened. Odd, but at least it was a releif
425 from the duldrums of wire splicing.
426
427 It was really nice, and my attempt at intrigue was foiled too. Embarrassing, and I do not know how to respond.
428 Anyway, I will try at least, perhaps a visit to the AVCnr (To get cryptic) or a late night pack of lies to a janitor.
429
430 Man in Gray; That annoying little cretin, Seymour got fired from his job at the Federal Building, I feel kind of sorry for
431 him though. I mean, for all the information breifs he stole, he still deserved the decency of having the Chinese consolate
432 accept his defection requests.
433 Anyway, some Boulder, Colorado colledge wants to rent out the observatory for a while, I told them yes. It might be an
434 interesting experience really. Courtenay never picked up those transmitters, and I still have her receiver. Interesting.
435 It is a research group doing studies on some gibberish or another but I know it had the word re-entry in it though.
436 So we cn safely assume they are dealing with some observations on launched stuff. Which could mean anything from ELF to
437 NASASECf to Kastalkin. Anyway, they must have read up it's qualifications the same way we did, and chose it for essentiAlly
438 the same purpose. Anyway...
439 Sondargaard; Impressive text files, not the tapes but the stuff you did on the manual single data entry generator terminal
440 that PaPa Smurf is loaning to you. Anyway, sorry for all the twits asking you if you liKe Duran Duran, but those are the draw
441 backs of telephone conversations going on in-between class periods. Or in a kindergarten through high school program.
442 Gangrenous person; Did some checking, ad you should not do things like that to former shool chums. And Todd Takach is not
443 pleased with you much either, be carefull of walking alone. He is really not pleased at you.
444 And you know what he gets like after he eats too much breakfast cerial.
445
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447
448 Sorry, some control characters got pressed *ACCIDENTLY* by a houshold member. And obviously some form feeds resulted. I
449 am very sorry, and would apreciat it if you woUld delete the lINE OR Something.
450 000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
451 THE FOLLOWING MESSAGES ARE FOR TRAINEE AGENTS. OTHERS WILL PLEASE IGNORE
452 THEM.
453 LEVEL 1
454 VZATB VJNOI HAREV KETLM UJBTP VITYH RFWLP QSIOG MUWSI OTLFO DLFMY UGVAM
455 .OSOCQ DUHIL KGTIA XICQD MEHUJ HMVSM DDRXE IHHAU EBNHH KPBME MOVKE XAFFC
456 .QDCAG LQITI EFBTL NBSSM QJANE EMNPI NSCXG UEUHI CQUOH OZFUD NETLF ORMFR
457 .EUJVO VTKBD HTIEP BFBTI AXTMQ OXNET NRUPC TPTEJ YQMVM EDMUA MQLVV PAGJE
458 .FUDGL LMYRD DACDJ VOYJF ZMCNQ YEWRT FSVEG PGLRP HZUCU GZBDV BMFOS CMZEY
459 .JXNEP TKNRW YJPUR
460
461 LEVEL 4
462 PXDST X\DFP D\CUD NXLNA JL[NH BDDDD DDDD_ FMDUX GDTC^ ADEGN NAEEM GRRUD
463 .IANFV TAJAI DPTFE [LD_U XGDTC ^ADJA CRDVX PALPF CR[\H B_JAP GJLDU XGJDC
464 .VVRFN CPFXL [KD_C DNXVU DXMDP TFED\ AEECZ AD[CD _CLID XMDPT ADXJF ZFLCR
465 .DPX[N HBHBD DDDDD DD_LA PDJAN JGFPF LZHBD DDDDD DDN[] _XDR[ \D_AJ FNOEX
466 .LHBDD DDDDD D[SAA AD_EA D[PJ_ PTHBD DDDDD DDVXJ PRCLI [LD_X JD[XG SWPHB
467
468 (SORRY, THE LEADING PERIODS ARE *NOT* PART OF THE CODE. THEY ARE ARTIFACTS
469 OF THE UPLOAD PROCESS.)
470 ADA LOVELACE (FOR MR. MACHINERY)
471 000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
472 Oh boy! More "code"!
473 Mikey: I'll be mailing off the programs & docs on Wed. I'm sending both
474 M100 cassette AND printout of two "XMODEM" programs with documentation.
475 The "better" one even has the assembler source for the M/L subroutine it
476 uses to get around a couple of "bugs" in the M100.
477 ________________________________Leonard____________________________________
478 RYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRY
479 PERSONAL- TO: Alex
480 I believe that "kathy" has a character named "Alex". I do hope
481 that you find the ciphers interesting. You help keep us on our toes by
482 providing an outside check on security levels.
483 Ian
484 PERSONAL- TO: kathy
485 I read with interest your msg to Tanya on the CBBS. You should
486 realize that the NET has eyes everywhere. (and in any case *I* use that
487 system!)
488 Yours,
489 Ian M.
490 RYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRY
491 I made it! I got on! After one hour
492 and 20 minutes, but I did get on! If
493 possible, could the person who wrote
494 the message clearing Todd please tell
495 me who really was responsible? Only
496 3 days...
497 -------------------------------Mad Max
498 ***************************************************************************
499 To any and all who wonder what I do off this board, nothing personal,
500 but it's personal.
501
502 to Alex: yes we DO have some lite confusion here, I have a chariter named
503 Alex also, but he is a REAL somebody, and he is interrested in cracking
504 codes.
505
506 papa smurf: Things like "spell check" and "the fog" just tend to make
507 me and other authors nervous. And since our stuff is only readable for
508 a couple of days anyway, well what i am saying is that i don't really
509 think it's al that needed. (or wanted)
510
511 see ya at the meeting on sat at pc&s, ill have my red shoes on.
512 **********************************************************kathy************
513 ------------------------------------------------------------------------
514 jiz--your really have a nice narrative style, but there is no conversation
515 or action, so we need more entries to form a complete opinion. My advice,
516 as always, keep writing.
517 -----------------------------------------emiliano------------------------
518
519 ************************************************************************
520 ok, this is a slight challenge, does anyone care to follow me
521 down the ski slope on paper? Or perhaps pass and dust me? Let loose.
522 Prometheius: Just one private lesson in Pente before the next
523 meeting? (beg, beg, cower)(whimper)
524 Jiz: need more background, very visual, good.
525 Mad Max: A special challenge, please write a short on your trip
526 to Rio. Sun and sand and girls with not a lot of clothes.
527 This should spark you imagination, mine is already whirling.
528 Piper: Are you in Rio? or still recovering like me in the Inn waiting
529 for something to happen.
530 Lurkers: stimulatestimulatestimulatestimulatestimulatestimulatestimulate
531 ****************************************************yhtak*******************
532 ..............................................................
533 If you gave more than a rip about the quality and the
534 details of your writing not only would it be more
535 pleasing to the eye but you wouldn't have to dread the
536 infamous Fogger & Speller. Don't take offense now, just
537 a friendly suggestion. (Knowing your tendency toward a
538 short fuse) The disk may roll over in a day or two but
539 the archives live on forever, on that great disk up in
540 the sky. The watch goes on... Yours in jest,
541 ....................OBSERVER..................................
542 P.S. kathy, please note above in case you didn't know it's
543 for you.
544 *****************************************************************
545 to the observer: i can't help but take offense and i don't dread
546 the FOG or Spell check. And again i say to you LIGHTEN UP!!!!
547 ***********************************************kathy*************
548 pppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp
549 Cistop MIKEY -- Thank you, I'm glad someone saw what I was trying to do.
550 (I wish that I had had time to make the writing exerable, rather than just
551 poor. Unfortunately, it was a spur-of-the-moment try.)
552 To all: I am not here. I am enjoying a sunny vacation somewhere that is
553 rather broad-minded about costumes (they are optional). What you see before
554 you is simply the results of an overheated imagination.
555 ppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp
556 ***************************************************************
557 kathy, yhtak, S.D., yak,yak,et.all---if the red shoes fit??????
558 ****************************************************************
559 && && &&
560 Well, it only took me 2.5 days to get back on this time... I LIKE the fog/spellcheck stuff. I am the sort of picky
561 person who'd do that myself if not for fear of insulting a fellow boarder. I'm glad to see that all of my characters'
562 writing falls nicely in the middle -- as a long-term college student one of my biggest writing problems has been a
563 tendency to go for a uncomfortably high fog rating. My papers averaged an unreadable 13 before I began writing here,
564 but with long work and little sleep I have been able to bring it down. I am going to try to make it to PC&S this Sat.,
565 hope to see you all there (especially those I've not yet met). Maybe we could do another Trivial Pursuit evening?
566 && The Mad Actor &&
567 !|!|!|!|!|!|!|!|!|!|!|!|!|!|!|!|!|!|!|!|!|!|!|!|!|!|!|!|!|!|!|!|!|!|!|!|!|!|!|!|
568 OHH IT'S A FOGGY NIGHT IN LONDON TOWN...
569 IT'S A SHAME THAT I DON'T WRITE ENOUGH TO GET FOGGED TOO. BACK TO LURKING...
570 !|!|!|!|!|!|!|!|!|!|!|!|!|!|!|!|__THE SILVER GHOST__!|!|!|!|!|!|!|!|!|!|!|!|!|!|
571 66 66 66
572 Gaius had been trailing the Device for days now through the unseasonably foggy Portland streets. He'd almost caught
573 it once, but it took off at high speed and lost him in a used car lot. Damn the engineer that made it to look like
574 a nondescript old VW. Now he had no leads as to where to find...
575 His thought broke off uncompleted as he spotted something that set his mental alarms ringing. On the sidewalk in
576 front of that motel were small brown pellets...sheep droppings! Here in the heart of the city that could only mean
577 Petrov. The trail led up to the door... Gaius went in and scouted around. There was no sign on the first floor, but
578 in front of the door to room 23 was another pile, this one badly trampled, as though several people had unwittingly
579 stepped in it. Gaius knew too much about the people he was dealing with to try entering through the door, so he broke
580 into the next room and went out onto the ledge. Carefully he edged around to the window of 23 an peeked in. A bonanza!
581 The room was PACKED with his competitors! If only he'd thought to bring that grenade... Taking a deep breath, he
582 swung the butt of his automatic to meet the windowpane. *CRASH!* Now that he had their attention... "Gentlemen, my
583 men have the door covered. If you would all be so kind as to hand over your weapons..." before anyone could comply,
584 the door crashed in, and there in the doorway was the Device's drone! Gaius wanted no killing while he was present;
585 it was always inconvenient to explain. "Device! alanna megadodo tump tump tump! Disengage!" The code sequence was
586 part of the device's programming,meant to keep any field agents in its vicinity alive. Unfortunately for Gaius, he
587 forgot that he wasn't the only one who'd been programming it. The drone faltered for a moment, then turned its laser
588 from Farley to point to where Gaius stood by the window...
589 66 Gaius 66
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591 Everybody: sorry for hogging the time, but codes take me awhile
592 to copy down, verify, start over, ... you get the idea.
593 Ian MacHinery: Nice. Did you really mean DDN[] though?
594 This is going to take at least a couple of six pacs of cola.
595 I'm a little short, but I thought that Three-Cities deserved some-
596 thing extra for having borroed their little tiny articulated bus
597 for a couple of minutes... (where did my decoder-ring go to?)
598
599 Kingman: I know you probably can't do this, but if you can't see
600 if Bruce can. Could you get me a copy of the code lists on paper?
601 One of those printers ought to be able to tie-in -somehow- Tnx.
602 kathy: maybe having -your- Alex go through the induction wouldn't
603 be such a bad idea seeing as there is already someone else by that
604 name in the "Service" and it would confuse the "emeny" when Ian
605 would just say "hey, Alex..." (Wait comrade, I thought you said
606 Alex was in Moscow...) This could get interestingly confused!
607 This could get confusingly interested!
608 NULL: looks like your deterant didn't work. better luck next time.
609 _-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_ abacab _-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_
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612 Hello Aall, Zippydalurker here.
613 Tammy, If you should happen to see this message, get onto PCS-CBBS; there's a message for you.
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615 GREETINGS
616
KR(o)CK (crock?) is dead (did that backspace/correction take?) and now we have
617
a rare opportunity to give Portland a partially listenable radio
618 tation in the form of the former #1 station in the USA: KGON. If we (that's
619
us on the net) all start badgering (phoning) them at the office and in the
620 I am having a hard time entering data. The previous was probably lost. If not,
621 ere it is briefly: CALL KGON EVERY DAY and demand that they EXPAND THEIR
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PLAYLIST and start playing more variety and HIRE CHRIS BURNS BACK so he can
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do the news like the old days. MORE NEW WAVE, DOCTOR DEMENTO and how about
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a HARTDCORE PUNK SHOW once a week or more?
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