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1 If you are in need of help, you need but ask....
2 ************************ REMOVED: 28 MAR 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 privatly 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 privatly 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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22 A new disk, that makes it twice in a couple of weeks for me.
23 I apologize for the rather messed up intro. but I fell that what
24 the previous user had done to it was inexcusable and slightly
25 --------------. Hmmmm, thats the first time I've actually felt
26 like calling names on this system and I consider myself fairly
27 tolerant.
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31 (<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)
32
33 Dorothy, Ozma, Tick-Tock, this is getting a bit confusing
34 if not a bit nostalgic. I suppose the Sawhorse, Proffessor Wogglebug,
35 and everything else are around also. This is getting a bit unusual,
36 wizards zapping in and out, and the newly arrived salazar babbleling
37 about orcs, of all things, orcs in the sewers of the Emerald City!
38 Let's see here, a quick cover spell to make sure no one takes notice
39 of me, |he apprentice might notice but nobody else will. If I take
40 my handy-dandy reality phase controller and place me half out of sync.
41 I should be able to scout out the vest of the city easily and rejoin
42 the party as they leave. I slip a small silver object into the bard's
43 pocket and leave through the nearest wall wondering what I will find
44 in the rest of the wizard's apartments.
45
46 (<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)The Traveller(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)
57 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=
58 All this talk about meetings and d&d gatherings. do you all want to
59 hear what I'm doing? I'm working from about 10am to 10pm.
60
61 !!!! IT'S NOT FAIR!!!!!!!!
62 tearfully,
63 Bo
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65 Ps: Mig:are you who I think you are. If you are then you
66 know who I am. I couldn't get CSF to work well.
67 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=
70
71 ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
72 yes Bo,I am,give the Nerd a call,I KNOW you have a password to that one.
73 yes,I feel sorry for you,but when you read your mail at the nerd you will
74 wonder what kind of masochist i am...If the Nerd is down,wait an hour and
75 try again,the OTHER sysop and I are doing upgrades.we try to do them during the
76 night at about 4 am(which we like due to our nocturnal nature) but may do some
77 tomorrow.
78 The Man in Gray
79 ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
80
81 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
82 #whats this# thought the wizard as a thin blue strand only he could see waifted
83 over to him and beconed him twords his lab.#oh,yes that spell,so old and it
84 still works.Well,blue means peaceful so I will let him go for now#
85 "All of you,get out of here,unless you need me for something I have work to do"
86 he normaly did not like to rush his visitors,he got so few of them nowadays,but
87 the Ninja was soon to try and use the egg the wizard had allowed him to steal.#I
88 will grant him a few wishes,but if he gets out of hand that little jewel will
89 get him# thought the wizard.the jewel was made from translucent PETN. mans most
90 deadly non-magic explosive,set to go off at the slightest tug at a gray strand
91 set close to his ear.
92 ::::::::::::WIZARD::::::::::::::
93
94 ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
95 Voyeur:sence the Backwater bunch has the uncany ability to know and answer
96 anything I can probably ask,I will nicely request a day of time for you on this
97 one...
98
99 "you know,the day destroys the night,night divides the day."
100 "try to run,try to hide,xxxxx xx xxxxxxx xx xxx xxxxx xxxx."
101
102 finish the lyric,tell me who the keyboard player was for the group.
103 see ya saturday.
104 The Man in Gray
105 ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
106 to all:the sysops of the Nerdolux BBS have been contemplating what to do with
107 the 200 or so k-bytes of free memory on our
108 system.would the users of this BBS be willing to have another just like it??
109 would you want some more/different commands? suggestions please!
110 The Man in Gray
111 ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
112
113 MIG: I see I'm not the only one to put 2 and 2 together. I figured
114 I was giving too many clues away, but thought I would probably expose
115 myself (figuratively!) at the meeting. Time to create a new identity, I guess.
116 Actually, I do (did) know what C-41 was, but as I do not dabble in
117 photography, I didn't have the details at hand. I was able to
118 ascertain the 7-step 24.5 minute timing, but could only narrow the
119 temp to 90-100. (my father develops B&W, not color).
120 Oh yeah: Break on through to the other side.
121 Keyboards-Ray Manzarek.
122 Damn, you have good taste! (They were popular during my 'formative'
123 years, I've always been partial to ... ..... (keep 'em guessing)).
124 :::::::::::::O O::::::voyeur::::::::O O:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
125 ****************************************************************
126 DAMN! I WISH I WOULD HAVE MADE IT ON HERE BEFORE VOYER DID! I KNEW THAT
127 ONE. UGH!!!
128 BO: THE WORKING MAN HAS LITTLE TO COMPLAIN ABOUT. AT LEAST YOU HAVE WORK!
129 *************************************DRAMBOUIE**********************************
130 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
131 People look to me and say
132 Is the end near when is the final day
133 What's the future of mankind
134 How do I know, I got left behind
135
136 Everyone goes through changes
137 Looking to find the truth
138 Don't look to me for answers
139 Don't ask me - I don't know
140
141 How am I supposed to know
142 Hidden meanings that will never show
143 Fools and prophets from the past
144 Lifes a stage and we're all in the cast
145
146 Ya gotta believe in someone asking me who is right
147 Asking me who to follow, don't ask me, I don't know
148
149 Nobosy ever told me I found out for myself
150 Ya gotta believe in foolish miracles
151 It's not how you play the game
152 It's if you win or lose you ca choose
153 Don't confuse win or lose, its up to you
154
155 Hey you nerds out there.
156 Tonite, Ozzy Osbourne
157 Motley Crue and Wasted
158 are going to rock Portland!
159 Are you miserable
160 goons ready??????
161
162 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%.rocker:%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
163
164 "No, my liege is not a wizard", said the apprentice, "he merely has some
165 magical aids. Surely, you saw the sword at his side? Since when does a wizard
166 carry a sword?"
167 .....................................the apprentice.............................
168
169 ps Traveller, art thou planning to attend the meeting?
170 ................................................................................
171 (<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)
172
173 I WOULD LIKE TO BUT I HAVE PRESSING OBLIGATIONS. RELATIVES ARE COMING
174 AND I GET MY NEW APPLE IIE TODAY. MAYBE NEXT TIME.
175
176 (<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)THE TRAVELLER(<>)(<>)(<>)
177
178 PS- COULD YOU PLEASE REMIND EVERYONE OF THE NEXT MEETING WHEN
179 TIME COMES AROUND
180
181 (<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)
182
183 Hmmmmm.... Wassir's representative would like to attend the meeting.
184 Unfortunately he works 2PM to 11Pm on Saturdays. Thanks for the invite.
185 Maybe next time...
186 Dr. Frankenstupe
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188
189
190
191 OscarOscarOscarOscarOscarOscarOscarOscarOscarOscarOscarOscarOscarOscarOscar
192 The woods were dark and forboding as I made my way through them in my
193 search. I had been stumbling through the underbrush for sometime now, and
194 still there was no trace of what I had been looking for. Brushing aside a
195 branch, I peer ahead. What's that? Is it? No... just a decaying stump, a
196 shadow of its own once greatness. Pressing on, I wander further untill it
197 begins to turn dark and the trees start to reach out for me for their own
198 evil purposes. Then as the last light is fading I trip over an extended
199 root and land in a clearing. Well, this looks like as good a place as any
200 to spend the rest of the night.
201 Sitting my backpack down, I begin to open it up. I had to open it up
202 to about the size of a small auto to dig out a sleeping bag and enough
203 equipment to make a fire and something to eat. It nearly filled the little
204 clearing, and I had great difficulty getting the food out of the storrage
205 compartment. But, finally I had everything I needed and closed it back up
206 to backpack size again.
207 Setting up camp, I started a fire going to get a bit of warmth going
208 in this cold and damp place. While I sat there eating I considered what my
209 next course of action would be. Perhaps I should give up trying to find
210 any trace in the woods. For weeks now I have looked, and still found
211 nothing. That cloaked man at the Inn who called himself Tarn had said I
212 would find a clue here, but I haven't seen anything yet. Perhapps he was
213 mistaken, for his mind was fogged with too many drinks, and he seemed to be
214 greatly depressed.
215 Finishing my supper, I decided to not open the backpack tonight to put
216 away the dinner equipment, and instead I would wait until after I had
217 breakfast in the morning.
218 Settling back to relax, I was gazing at the fire when I happen to look
219 to one side and noticed that the ground had been disturbed sometime in the
220 recent past. Getting up, I took a look at it. Though it had been
221 disturbed at one side, it was a pentagram that someone had drawn. This
222 could very well be what I am looking for! Tracing it around, I found that
223 it went completly around the clearing except for the north side which had
224 been partially erased. Taking a stick, I retraced the distrubed line so
225 that I could better see that pattern. Yes, it was most definatly a
226 pentagram! I will definatly have to check this out in the morning when I
227 can get a better look at it.
228 With that thought I returned to the fire and rolled out my sleeping
229 bag, and settled in for the evening feeling far more relaxed and confident
230 now that I had finally found a clue. Tomorrow I will have more information
231 to continue my search. Strange, things seem much quieter then they were
232 earlier. All I can hear is the crackling of the fire, none of the normal
233 sounds that you would normally hear in the forest at night. And I could
234 have sworn that I heard the chuckling of a streem off in the distance, yet
235 I know that there is none within several miles. Most strange. I will have
236 take a look in the morning. Turning my back to the fire, I snuggle down
237 into the sleeping bag and go to sleep.
238 My dreams were troubled all night with demons, wizards, dragons,
239 elves, and other strange and bizare creatures. Once I woke up in a cold
240 sweat and it seemed like the entire clearing was bathed in pale bluish
241 green shimmering light. I passed it off as just a trick of my bleary eyes
242 and the dying fire. Settling back once more, I went back to sleep knowing
243 that I would soon be able to make more effective headway in the morning in
244 my search for the elusive PAM.
245 OscarOscarOscarOscarOscarOscarOscarOscarOscarOscarOscarOscarOscarOscarOscar
246
247 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
248
249 I HAVE THIS FEELING MY LUCK IS NONE TO GOOD
250 THIS SWORD HERE RIGHT BY MY SIDEDONT ACT
251 THE WAY IT SHOULD
252
253 KEEPS CALLING ME ITS MASTER BUT I FEEL LIKE
254 ITS SLAVE,HAULING ME FASTER AND
255 FASTER TO
256 AN EARLY,EARLY GRAVE
257
258
259 FROM
260 PHERIC FOERENDER
261 ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
262 it seems that somebody here listens to the blue oyster cult,albium-cultisorius erictus-trac 1,side 2.
263 The Man in Gray
264 ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
265
266 Mikey, about those disks (the archival copies), how is the data stored? Is it
267 one big file, or 1 file per BWMS disk? If the later, fine. If it's the former
268 I'm gonna have REAL trouble getting them onto my machine!
269 ____________________________Leonard___________________________________
270 HELLO
271 OFF
272
273 ????????????????????????????????TO:
274 THE MAN IN GRAY
275
276 LEAVE MESSAGE ON THE NERD.
277 PS.I KNOW YOU ARE EITHER MIKE OR JAY,
278 BUT PLEASE TELL ME.
279 YOU MUST HAVE AN AWESOME KNOWLEDGE OF MUSIC.
280 BOC IS ONE OF OUR FAVORITE GROUPS AND
281 I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW ALSO IF YOU HAVE A
282 CAPABILITY TO ORIGINATE
283 SCOTT...
284 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXON OCTOBER 31FST MANY YEARS AGO
285 THREE
286 FRIENDS WENT OUT FOR A RIDE
287 FOR IT
288 WAS A FAMOUS PARTY NIGHT AND TO PARTY
289 WAS TO GET HIGH
290
291 THEY LOADED UP ON BEER AND COCAINE
292 AND STARTED THEIR BIKES WITH A ROAR
293 THEY COULDNT HAVE KNOWN THAT ON THAT NIGHT
294 THEY WERE BEGINNING THEIR LONGEST TOUR
295
296
297 SOLVE
298
299 THAT ONE
301 OH MAN IN GRAY
303 PHERIC FOERENDER
308 *<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<><*<>*<>*<>*
309
310 I'M NEW AT THIS. THIS IS THE FIRST EVER
313 BOY, DID I EVER MESS THIS UP.
317 OH, HELP ME, TRAVELLER!!!
323 *<>*<]>>*<><*<>*<>*<>*<>*<><*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*
324 (<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)
325
326 YPLEASE EXCUSE MY FRIEND, THIS IS HER FIRST TIME ON A COMPUTER
327 AND YOU MUST ADMIT THIS IS NOT THE EASIEST SYSTEM TO USE, OH WELL.
328 (YOU MIGHT HEAR MORE FROM HER AS SOON AS SHE GETS HER ACT TOGETHER)
331 (<>)(<>)(<>)(<>(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)THE TRAVELLER(<>)(<>)
333 12345678901234567890123456789012
334 WHO ON THIS SYSTEM LIKES
335
336 WALTER "FRITZ" MONDALE?
337
338 AND WHO THINKS JOHN GLENN IS A
339
340 QUICHE EATER?
341 YES?
342 WELL JOIN THE CLUB!!!!!
343
344 FROM,
345
346 POLITICO LUNATICO
347 SECOND TRY, LET'S SEE WHAT HAPPENS THIS TIME....
348 TO ALL ILLUSTRIOUS USERS, GREETINGS FROM CHLOE
349 YOU SEEM TO BE VERY DIFFERENT IN PERSONAE;
350 HOWEVER YOU ALL SEEM TO SHARE A LOVE OF THE WILDER
351 SIDE OF COMPUTING. SO FOR YOU AND THE WAY YOU THINK,
352 A SMALL MISSIVE:
353
354 "I WOULD SLIP AWAY FROM REALITY
355 AND SIGN INTO YOUR MAGICAL REAL-TIME WORLD
356 SWING ME HIGH HEAVENWARD
357 IN YOUR LOFTY STARRY GRID,
358 LOSE ME IN YOUR BATCHES;
359 TELEPORT ME COAST TO COAST AND BACK AGAIN,
360 WHIRL ME DIZZILY THROUGH THE NANOSECONDS
361 AND SNEAK ME DEEP, DEEP INTO YOUR
362 MYSTERIOUS TEMPTING DEPTHS;
363 TRANSFORM ME INTO A BIT OF DATA
364 AND PULSE ME THROUGH YOUR REGISTERS,
365 LET ME LIGHTNING-BOLT THROUGH YOUR CPU'S
366 AND DRIFT IN LAZY, SHIVERING WONDER
367 ALONG YOUR STAR NETWORKS LIKE A BIT OF CHAD...
368 O ARPANET ! O ETHERNET !
369 I LONG TO OPEN YOUR ACCESS GATES, ONE BY ONE,
370 AS THE SUN OPENS THE PETALS OF A BLOOMING ROSE,
371 AND SLIP INTO THE HALLOWED CENTRE
372 LIKE DARK DANTE ON A MIDNIGHT TRYST,
373 TO SUP THE SWEET NECTAR WITHIN --
374 A SYSTEM YET UNTOUCHED, UNKNOWN,
375 AND READY TO BE BORN INTO FANTASY !"
376
377 PLEASE EXCUSE ANY TECHNICAL GAFFES -- EMOTION IS NOT TECHNICAL!
378 PRINT
379 *************===========*************================*************========
380 JLGVY WKWVT UEWUK QGUOW FGLFJ TAPTN SBNHU
381 QJEUT LFRHA TARUU ZOODI SKQGW OCFWU
382 *************===========*************================*************========
383 To the person who wrote the poem above:
384 (please note, the following is ADVICE, not criticism!)
385 You were using an ESC D (1Bh, 44h) sequence to backspace. This will
386 cause the cursor on some terminals to back up, but it does *NOT*
387 erase the characters on BWMS. Please use ctrl-H to erase, otherwise
388 some users will get nothing but gibberish on their terminals!
389 (I went thru and made the erasures you were trying to make
390 so the poem is ok now!)
391 _______________________________Leonard__________________________________________
392 TO: ALL NET OPERATIVESSTAND BY FOR CODE GROUPS
393 PRTCA HWQBE VRMBO ZOSKM OIRNB NIYVH NTISO QIOVR TSQWO DOPCC UDOBS
394 END OF CODE GROUPSNET CENTRAL OUT
395 RYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRY
397 TO THE MAN IN GRAY:ANSWER THIS; WHAT ARE THE NAMES OF SLIPERY JIM DEGRIZ'S TWO
398 SONS? IF YOU CAN NOT ANSWER THIS CORECTLY YOU MUST GIVE UP YOUR TITLE "THE MAN I
399 N GRAY"AND GIVE YOUR FULL (REAL) NAME.
400 ********************************:::::ANONIMOUS F
401 OR OBVIOUS REASONS::::::::::::::********************************
402
403 WACHYADOINOUTHEREINTHBOONESDOC??
404
405 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
406 Man in Grey:
407 I've been trying to get to the nurd for 2 hours now, without anything
408 more than a busy signal to mark my progress. I'll keep trying.
409 Bo
410 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-==-=-=-=-=
411 ps: does anyone know what the value of a used 4051 would be?
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413 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
414
415 Man In Gray,
416 To the best of my knoledge I cannot find
417 any reference to the afore mentioned " White fruit " ?? Perhaps all I need
418 is a bit more information
419
420 ::::::::::::::::::::Alex::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
421 Its terrible to have vacation over sooooooo soon !
422 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
423 Vacation? What's that? I just spent the whole week working (during a sale,
424 with 30% of the other employees on 'vacation'). Now I get one day off to
425 relax & do what I want, and what I want turns out to be laundry! AAAAAGGGH!!
426 I missed the meeting b/cuz I had to work for a fellow worker who was called
427 out of town--to Hawaii! Is there no justice?!?
428 && The (VERY) Mad Actor &&
429
430 TO: WHOEVER
431 FROM: RANDY
432 SUBJ: BWMS
433
434 What the heck is this mess. I don't quiet understand.
435 Randy
436 3/25/84
437 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
438 VACATIONS WERE NOT MADE FOR YOU
439 TO HAVE FUN.THEY WERE MADE SO YOUR PARENTS
440 COULD HAVE CHEAP SLAVE LABOR
441 PHERIC FOERENDER
442 ********************************************************************
443 LEONARD: ABOUT THE ARCHIVAL DISKS; THE DISKS ARE SAVED ONTO 8" CPM DISKS
444 AS INDIVIDUAL FILES. (ONE PER BWMS DISK). ALSO NOTE THAT I DON'T LOAN THE
445 DISKS OUT, ONE BECAUSE THEY ARE THE ONLY BACKUP THERE IS OF THE OLD BWMS
446 DISKS, AND TWO BECAUSE NOBODY ELSE CAN READ THEM. OF COURSE I AM PERFECTLY
447 WILLING TO SELL COPIES OF THEM. THE REASON THEY ARE NOT READABLE IS THAT
448 THEY ARE FORMATTED AS NORMAL 8" DISKS WITH IBM 3740 FORMAT, BUT THEY ARE
449 HARD SECTOR DISK. YOU SEE, I GOT THIS GREAT DEAL ON 200 HARD SECTOR 8"
450 DISKS, SO I FIGURED WHAT THE HECK, I'LL GET THEM AND MODIFIY MY DRIVES SO
451 THAT I COULD READ THEM. OF COURSE UNFORUNATLY NOBODY ELSE CAN READ THEM,
452 SO THEY ARE ONLY USEFULL FOR MY OWN BACKUP USES. OH WELL. WITH LIMITTED
453 NOTICE (AND AN EXTRA CHARGE TO COVER THE TIME TO DO THE COPYING) I CAN
454 DOWNLOAD ANY FILE ONTO A 5" DISK, THOUGH YOU'LL HAVE TO FIGURE OUT HOW
455 TO READ IT YOUR SELF IT IS A WEIRD FORMAT. (STRANGLY ENOUGH VERY SIMILAR
456 TO BWMS. SINGLE DENSITY, 128 BYTES PER SECTOR, 18 SECTORS PER TRACK,
457 40 TRACKS PER SIDE, DOUBLE SIDED, WITH TRACK 0 AS FIRST TRACK ON SIDE A
458 AND TRACK 40 AS FIRST TRACK ON SIDE B. THE FIRST 3 TRACKS ARE THE CPM
459 SYSTEM TRACKS. IT ALLOWS 64 DIRECTORY ENTERIES. TOTAL SIZE = 171K OF
460 AVAILABLE STRORRAGE.
461 THE REASON FOR THE WEIRD FORMAT, IS BECAUSE IT WAS CREATED BACK IN '75
462 AND WAS INTENDED TO BE UPWARD COMPATIBLE (DOWNWARD?) FROM 8" DISKS.
463 IT STARTED ON SHUGART SA400'S WITH ONLY 35 TRACKS AND THEN WENT TO
464 40 TRACKS WHEN THEY BECAME AVALABLE. THEN WHEN DOUBLE SIDED CAME OUT
465 WE JUST ADDED MORE TRACKS ONTO THE BACK SO THAT THE NEW MACHINES
466 COULD STILL READ THE OLD MACHINES DISKS WITHOUT HAVING TO USE A DIFFERENT
467 DISK READ ROUTINE. CONSIDERING THAT THE OPERATING SYSTEM WAS IN EPROM,
468 AND THERE WAS ONLY 8K AVALABLE (ONLY 2K OF WHICH WAS ALOCATED TO THE
469 DISK ROUTINES) YOU CAN SEE THE PROBLEM. YOU'VE SEEN BWMS, SO YOU KNOW
470 WHAT THE MACHINE LOOKED LIKE, SINCE BWMS IS THE MACHINE THAT I AM
471 TALKING ABOUT.
472 ANYBODY WANT TO BUY A SHUGART MINISTREAKER CONTROLER? ANYBODY KNOW
473 WHAT A SHUGART MINISTREAKER CONTROLER IS?
474 ***********************: CISTOP MIKEY ************************************
475 ***********************************************************************
476 P.S. CHUCK: REMEMBER C&L TERMINALS? WELL, IT SEEMS THAT THEY ARE LOOKING
477 FOR SOMEONE TO DO SOME PROGRAMING ON A MICRODATA COMPUTER. IF YOUR
478 INTERESTED YOU MIGHT GIVEN THEM A CALL. I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT THEY ARE
479 LOOKING FOR SOMEONE TO DO SOME PROGRAMING IN Z80 (8080) CODE ON A
480 PIECE OF COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT BUILT BY EDGE TECH. I DON'T KNOW FOR
481 SURE WHAT IT IS HE WANTS DONE ON IT, BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE A SLIGHT MODIFICATION
482 TO SOME EXISTING CODE. HE SAYS HE HAS THE SOURCE AND ALL THAT. SO AGAIN,
483 IF YOUR INTERESTED, GIVE HIM A CALL.
484 IF ANYONE ELSE IS INTERESTED, THE NUMBER TO CALL IS 231-xxxx ASK FOR
485 KEN LANDGRAVER.
486 *********************************************************************
487 ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
488 Alex:white FOODs are animals bred sfor food use by the now defunct by several
489 million years PTAVV,rthe rest of the world knows them as bandersnatchi.
490
491 For the people playing"stump the MIG":I have not time for now but will soon.
492 The Man in Gray
493 ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
494 TO WALLY OWNER
495
496 WHAT IS SLIPPERY JIM DIGRIZ'S
497
498 FAVORITE DRINK???....
499 ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
500 SS.Rat:your kids names are your first and middle names.
501 ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
502 _^_^^^^_____^^^^^^^_^_^_^^^^^^^^
503
504 BANDERSNATCHI ARE SLAVER FOOD ANIMALS
505 I DONT THINK THE PTAVV HAVE ANYTHING TO
506 DO WITH IT.
507
508 HOW DID THE MAIN CHARACTER IN "CONVERGENT SERIES" DEFEAT THE DEMON???
509 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXOBITUARY
510
511 AZRIC OF KAARLAK
512
513 ELRIC OF MELNIBONE
514
515 THORN OF THARNA
516
517 JERRY CORNELIUS
518
519 CORUM JHAELAN IRSEI
520
521 ____________________________________________________________________________
522 Pheric Foerender :
523
524 Before I began my career at Tandy Corp, and more recently as CEO of
525 Reality Corp (don't ask), I was a big BOC groupie. My hair still stands on the
526 back of my neck when I get my old albums out and listen to such songs
527 as 'Black Blade', 'Debbie Denise', et al...Ah yes...the searing vocals
528 of Eric Bloom, and the wonderful relation between guitar and drum the band
529 enjoys. Thank you for bringing a little happiness to my office, in a time where
530 meetings with disgruntled employees and excitable creditors have my stomach
531 in notes most of the time...
532
533 Sam Peckinpah
534
535
536 ___________________________________________________________________________
537
538
539 !"#!#$#%{body}amp;'&'(')('<?><?/.,/"!132$#34"$!"#$#%&'&(')('&'$%&#"!$##"$#$%#$*:*:*=
540 _____Leonard______
541 Of course I was able to miss the last meeting at the library, I was
542 busy retrofitting my transportation device with some new parts. A kind of
543 Millenium Falcon on 4 wheels! "I'll outrun any correllian ship in the sector!"
544 C U
545 "!#!#$#$#%#$% L'Homme sans parity %$#%&'&%'(&)'()&%$#%!"!#!"%#%##"!$"#$%#$%
546
549 *********************************************************************
550 TO ALL:
551
552 THERE IS A NEW BBS IN TOWN!! IT'S CALLED THE PCS/CBBS.
553 YES, THAT'S RIGHT! THE LONG AWAITED PCS BBS IS FINALLY UP AND RUNNING!
554 GIVE IT A CALL. AS IS THE CASE WITH ALL NEW BBS'S, PLEASE HAVE
555 PATIENCE WHILE ANY BUGS ARE FOUND AND WORKED OUT, AND EXPECT SOME
556 DOWN TIME TO OCCUR AS A RESULT. ENJOY!
557 ******************** CISTOP MIKEY **********************************
558 P.S. OH YES, THE NUMBER IS 775-xxxx
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