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LI FILE ON MARGIN IS 78 STATUS: ENTER ONLY NUMBER OF LINES: 616 1 If you are in need of help, you need but ask.... 2 *********************** REMOVED: 5 AUG 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 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. 18 ************************************************************ 19 20 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 21 This will be an unusual entry for me... at the top, and putting in my double two bits. On I go... 22 ++++++++++++++++++++ 23 With a clank and a whirr, the Tardis faded into existance on a bleak plain, washed clean of all color but grey from 24 the sun. The light blared down on Milchar and the Doctor, pounding on their skulls with its malice. Milchar frowned, 25 but was determined to bear it. The Doctor appeared impassive. A city was plainly visible to the east, directly 26 toward the violent sun. The city appeared to be made of crystal, reflecting the already blinding light into hundereds 27 of tiny suns. At the uppermost pinnace, the point there was at least ten times as bright as the nearest competitor. 28 It appeared to be a man... 29 +++++++++++++++++++++ 30 (Switching to Sundownor): 31 Sundownor was in pain. But he knew how to endure the pain, and so continued. He was engaged in the ritual of Tuywei, 32 a ritual of knowledge-seeking and of risk. Sundownor accepted it. He wanted to know about the situation on Earth. 33 His vision came upon him. He saw shades of the actions on Earth. He saw the NET. He saw Petrov. He saw them all. 34 And he saw what had happened to his Sun-Gun. 35 Anger bit into him. He let a bolt of energy fly to release his anger. Afterwards, he felt no better. "Fool. A 36 weapon like that to fall to anyone but my allies... McKane, you may yet learn that payments must be made. Even if you 37 are dead. Pain you shall know like a lover." And with that, Sundownor prepared himself. He began another ritual. 38 He sought to make a tool. A very useful tool. On Earth. 39 ++++++++++++++++++++++ 40 Net 01: Thanks, and I will get back to you on Test 1a. Still have not recieved land line comm with you. Await same. 41 ++++++++++++++++++++++ 42 Any and all ideas for this story line are welcome. Note that I can close it by myself, without being messy. Mayhap 43 this technique will be used in the future. 44 Written this day of August 1, 1984, at 10:25 pm, Milchar AT THE TOP!!!! 45 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 46 HA HA I AM CLOSE TO THE TOP!!! WHAT, ARE ALL THE MESSAGES CLEARED 47 EACH NIGHT? WELL, SHOUL I REPEAT THE SU/MOON CHILDEREN ADVENTURE? 48 MAYBE A BIT... 49 >:<:>:<:>:<:>:<:>:<:>:< 50 AND SO THE SUN AND MOON CHILDEREN FOUND THERE FIRST RIVAL, 51 THE BLACK AND WHITE RAINBOW, THE OTHER DARK SIDE OF THE MOON: 52 THE TRIBAL LEADER, THEIR FATE, BEFORE THEY MET WATER, WENT SWIMMING, 53 AND DIED LIKE I SAID, BYE BYE MOON CHILDEREN BUT SUN CHILDEREN CONQUOR 54 ALL!!!!!!!! 55 THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON: 56 I`AM SORRY I DID A BOO BOO UP THERE 57 THE MEN WHITH THE DARK DUG!!!! 58 ********************************************** 59 *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ 60 In a secret underground complex located in a remote North African 61 mountain range, a large man huddles at a desk, illuminated by a single 62 table lamp. He is intent on his paperwork. The soft sounds of Mozart 63 fill the room. Suddenly, he is uneasy. A large-frame automatic appears 64 in his hand. 65 "Wassir..." The voice is not human. "You have summoned me." 66 The gun disappears. "I knew you would come." In the shadows, Wassir 67 sees a patch of absolute blackness, shifting slowly. 68 "Yes, I was curious. You are the only mortal to thwart my plans." 69 The voice is cold, threatening. "You want something from me. What is it?" 70 "I have two tasks for you." Sweat trickles down Wassir's cheek. 71 "First, kill Petrov. Second, bring my brother, Rocky, and the woman Minskey 72 to me." 73 "Tasks for me..." A chilling laughter fills the room. "I am immortal, 74 why should I interest myself in the plans of humans?" 75 "I'll pay two million in gold." 76 "Gold is of minor importance to me. You waste my time. Beware Wassir. 77 You are in dire peril." The blackness grows, filling the room. A chill 78 runs down Wassir's spine. 79 "Your payment in gold, and this..." Wassir takes a small leaden box 80 from his desk. He opens the box and removes a pendant. A silver chain is 81 attached to a aqua-hued teardrop stone. It starts to glow. 82 "The Stone!" There is fear in the voice now. The blackness shrinks 83 to the far corner of the room. It is surrounded by a crackling, blue 84 nimbus. 85 "Yes, one of the fabled twelve stones." Wassir allows himself a 86 nervous smile. "Nothing can harm you. Only the stones prevent you from 87 completely dominating this plane of existance. Five have been destroyed, 88 seven remain. If you fulfill my tasks, I will destroy this one for you, 89 since you cannot do it." Wassir places the pendant 'round his neck. 90 "Do you want Petrov to die slowly?" 91 "No, do it quickly. He is a nuisance, I do not hate him. The 92 important task is returning my brother and Minsky to me." 93 "It will be done." The blackness shimmers and is gone. 94 Wassir lets out a long sigh of relief. His white linen shirt is 95 completely soaked with sweat. He murmurs to himself, "When this is over, 96 I think I'll quit the business and open a little toilet plunger shop 97 with Rocky." He returns to his paperwork. 98 *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Valinor*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ 99 100 ____________________________________________________________________________ 101 Pam, 102 All is lost. The County foreclosed on my home. I'm living under the 103 Hawthorne Bridge. The thing follows me around with love-sick eyes. I'm 104 so embarassed. Yesterday, it ate a '67 Volkswagon microbus. The hippie 105 barely got out alive. Even worse, today thing molested a horse in the 106 Park Blocks. The policeman on the horse was not pleased. I think I'm 107 losing my mind. 108 Dr. Frankenstupe 109 P.S. Please! Please! I'll do anything. Would you consider a slave? 110 I'll even do windows. <shudder> 111 +_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_ 112 113 V 114 VVV 115 VVVVV 116 SITDI VBRCL NJIOX MZEUT JHIOO MGTQM HOAOI PQGJL JZEMG WLEEO 117 SXADX LMLVA KMVFB VVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVV 118 VVVVVV2VVVAUGVVV1984VVV01:54.32VVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVV 119 MA 63 120 THE BLACK SEA IS ONE VERY LARGE SEA, AND YET JUST A PART OF 121 THAT GRAND AND SPACELESS MEDITTERANIAN. TO FIND ONE (ALBEIT) 122 LARGE YACHT IN SUCH AN ENDLESS SEA WAS NOT TO BE EASY. I REALIZ 123 ED THIS AS I TINKERED WITH THE ENGINES OF THE TRAWLER I HAD 124 'APPROPRIATED' FROM AN OLD GREEK FRIEND OF MINE. ENGINES, 125 ESPECIALLY THE DEISEL KIND WERE NOT EXACTLY MY FORTE, BUT I KEP 126 T TINKERING. FINALLT, AFTER SEVERAL HOURS OF APPLIED SCREWDRIVE 127 R AND HAMMER, THE PORT ENGINE COUGHED TO LIFE, IT'S EXHAUST 128 MUFFLED BY THE SEA. AT LAST I COULD CONTINUE MY SEARCH, AND 129 EVEN IF I DID NOT HAVE THE SPEED OF THE LARGER BOATS, SUCH AS 130 THE ONE I WAS SEARCHING FOR, AT LEAST ONE OF THE GENERATORS WAS 131 WORKING, AND I HAD POWER TO THE SOPHISTICATED ELECTRONICS I HAD 132 BROUGHT ON BOARD. THE ICOM RECIEVER HAS A ONE HALF MICROVOLT 133 SENSITIVITY, AND THE BEARCAT SCANNERS EVEN BETTER. I SET THE 134 AUTO-NAV CONTROL FOR A ZIG-ZAG COURSE FROM NICOSIA IN THE 135 GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE ISLAND OF CARPATHOS, IN ORDER TO KEEP 136 THE LONG WIRE ANTENNA I HAD STRUNG FROM THE MAST TO THE 137 BOWSPRIT, IN A CONSTANTLY CHANGING DIRECTION. THIS WAY I WOULD 138 SOONER PICK UP TRANSMISSIONS FROM THE GREAT WHITE YACHT. 139 SETTING SUN DIPPING BELOW THE HORIZON WAS A MAGNIFICENT SIGHT, 140 AND I LINGERED, LEANING AGAINST THE STARB'RD GUN'AL, AND WATCHE 141 D. "PINK SKY AT NIGHT", I REMEMBERED. THEN, TIRED, I RETIRED TO 142 THE MASTER STATEROOM, FOR A DRINK, AND THEN SOME SLEEP. 143 I WAS A HUNTED MAN. MCKANE'S SURVIVORS WERE OUT TO GET ME. IF 144 THEY TOOK ME ALIVE, THAT MEANT THE NEEDLE. NO MATTER HOW SOPHIS 145 TICATED MY ARRANGEMENTS TO HIDE THE FILES, THE NEEDLE WOULD 146 MAKE ME TALK. SO, I HAD TO FIND THE YACHT, THAT THREE MILLION 147 DOLLAR FLOATING PALACE, AND GET ABOARD, AND CONFRONT THE 148 ALBANIAN. MAYBE I COULD MAKE HIM UNDERSTAND. MAYBE HE WOULD 149 REALIZE THE RAMIFICATIONS OF THE SUCCESS OF MCKANES EFFORTS. 150 MAYBE HE WOULD FINALLY COMPREHEND THE TRULY EVIL MAN THAT 151 MCKANE WAS. THE GLOBE SHAKING CONSEQUENCES OF THE PROPOSED 152 MERGER. THE INSIDIOUS CLANDESTINE BUYING OUT OF THE STOCKHOLDER 153 S OF FORTUNES FIVE HUNDRED. THE FORGED PROXY SIGNATURES---. 154 MY GOD! ALL THIS FLOODED MY MIND AS I TURNED IN. AND AS I DRIFT 155 ED INTO EXHAUSTED SLEEP, I KNEW WHAT I HAD TO DO. 156 V 157 VVV 158 VVVVV 159 ============================================================ 160 Valinor? I remember the name from 'way back, but not what you 161 are into. However, are you authorized to play Wassir in that 162 manner? (by the by, we are attempting to keep things on a 163 level more compatible with 1984, present reality. 164 ============================================================= 165 ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 166 "ENLIGHTENED MATHEMATICS" 167 The writers of Genesis on the creation of integers: 168 In the beginning God created the 7 and earth. 169 And the earth was without 4, and void; 170 and darkness was upon the face of the deep. 171 And the spirit of God moved up 1 the face of the waters. 172 And God said, Let there be 8; 173 and there was 8. 174 And God saw that it was good. 175 And there was even-ing and there was morning; 176 the first day. 177 178 Rene Descartes on arithmetic operations: 179 "Cogito Ergo Sum" (I think therefor I add) 180 181 Francis Scott Key on trigonometry: 182 "Oh, secant you say...." 183 184 Franklin Delano Roosevelt on solid analyic geomety: 185 "We have nothing to sphere but sphere itself!" 186 187 Coming soon to a screen near you -- Joyce Kilmer on number theory! 188 ?????????????????????????????????? QUIZMASTER ?????????????????????????????????? 189 JoshuaJoshuaJoshuaJoshuaJoshuaJoshuaJoshuaJoshuaJoshuaJoshuaJoshuaJoshuaJoshua 190 We sat in L'homme's car, riding the elevator from NET'S parking area up to the 191 secret entrance to the parking structure of the Plaza Hilton. L'homme was 192 alternately relieved at not having to deal with McKane anymore, and curious 193 about what Ian had done to his beloved car. While I too was happy that McKane 194 was dead, I was wondering about Petrov. Did he know yet that we were still 195 alive? What would he do if/when he found out? How would he make out in his bid 196 to take over McKane Industries? Would he ever get together with Honored Matre? 197 Would we ever be able to repay him for the bomb? I chuckled to myself as I 198 realized how much it sounded like the teaser for a soap opera. 199 At my laugh, L'homme looked over at me and inquired what was so funny. 200 "Just thinking about Petrov," I replied. L'homme scowled. "If we meet that 201 sucker again, he's going to regret the day he decided to cross L'homme Sans 202 Parity." Then his face lightened. "We're almost to the street. I'm really 203 curious to see what this baby will do since the NET's mechanics have tinkered 204 with it. James Bond, look out!" 205 As we left the parking structure and wove through the city streets 206 (L'homme seriously bending the local speed limits in his eagerness to get to the 207 freeway and open it up), I looked around the inside of the car to see if there 208 was anything new. Opening the glove compartment, I found a booklet I hadn't 209 seen before. "What's this?" I asked L'homme, showing him the book. 210 He glanced at the cover and said, "Autopilot? I don't.." 211 At the sound of the word `Autopilot', a panel reminiscent of KITTs appeared 212 from the console, and a pleasant feminine voice asked, "destination please." 213 L'homme and I looked at each other, momentarily stunned. Then he began to grin 214 in anticipation. "Oregon," he replied. "City?" He paused, then decided. 215 "We'll start in Portland. It's the largest city. Portland," addressed to the 216 computer. "Desired time of arrival?" it continued. 217 "Let's see, Ian said we'd be there in one day, so let's say noon tomorrow, 218 their time." Lights flickered on the computer for a few moments, then the voice 219 announced, "distance Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to Portland, Oregon is 1893 miles. 220 Travel time will be 16 hours, 35 minutes. Average speed will be 114.15 miles per 221 hour. Please fasten your seatbelts." As we set about attaching the newly 222 installed 5 point harnesses, the car began to move by itself, picking up speed 223 as it went. By the time we hit Interstate 35, we we doing nearly 120. While 224 L'homme looked nervously around for cops and cringed as we wove through the much 225 slower moving cars on the freeway, I skimmed through the instruction manual. 226 "Hey L'homme, relax. It says here that we're equipped with the latest radar 227 confusing equipment, fresh from the place where the NET builds 'em for the 228 Stealth. In fact, we've got some sort of visual jamming device too, so we 229 really can't be seen either." Reading further, I discovered more interesting 230 data. "Be glad, L'homme, that this is second generation. First generation was 231 controlled by series/parallel banked 6502s, but they have been retired and are 232 now straining to power the toasters in the NET's cafeterias." 233 The trip soon settled down to monotony. While L'homme read the booklet, 234 I played chess with the computer. After losing the first three games, 235 I borrowed the book from L'homme, and found how to reprogram it to play more at 236 my level. After winning the next five, I decided my ego was salved, and set it 237 up for equal games. 238 "Good grief!" At the surprised shout from L'homme, I looked over at him 239 expectantly. "Do you know why we haven't had to stop for gas in the last 500 240 miles? They installed a micro atomic motor in my car!" As we were discussing 241 the chances of sterility and glowing in the dark, the car suddenly began to 242 slow, and the computer announced, "NET beacon detected one mile ahead." 243 We stopped in front of a diner, and a woman came out. We looked at her, shocked. 244 "That's the woman from the meeting," I was finally able to gasp. When she 245 arrived at the car, the door opened of its own accord, and she leaned in, 246 smiling at our surprise. 247 "Hello, gentlemen. My name is Gaudy Minsky. I believe you're going my way." 248 JoshuaJoshuaJoshuaJoshuaJoshuaJoshuaJoshuaJoshuaJoshuaJoshuaJoshuaJoshuaJoshua 249 QUIZMASTER: THAT WAS GREAT!!.MY ALGEBRA TEACHER WOULD LOVE IT"[*=*] 250 02020202020202020202020202020202020202020202020202020202020202020202020202 251 TO: Alex 252 SUBJ: Glasses 253 give up your futile efforts to extract information from voyeur's 254 glasses - you can torture them until they break, but they will not yield. 255 I must give you credit, though; you have done well to even get them 256 to admit to being brown. I see we will have to modify our training techniques 257 to include resistance to the pressures you are employing. 258 voyeur has asked me to inform you that he is willing to meet 259 with you on Friday evening, when, if he regains his glasses, things 260 will be seen in a different light. He also suggests that in your belief 261 that things will be different this time, you are correct. We will nuke 262 the hell out of you in the FIRST game. 263 02020202 264 TO: 01 265 SUBJ: New code 266 07 explained the code to me yesterday, but I have been unable 267 to successfully apply it to your Test1a. 268 Further clarification is apparently needed. 269 02020202020202020202020202 August the 2nd, 1984 at 4:13:28 AM 020202020202 270 ppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp 271 The piper had been sitting alone at a table for some time, watching the 272 action and drinking of the innkeeper's ale. Sighing deeply, he saw that the 273 inn had not changed much in his absence. Some of the patrons were off 274 adventuring, some sitting around trying to get some discussions going, and 275 the majority just sitting and lurking as he was. The perennial topics were 276 thrown out for discussion -- sex, politics, and religion -- only to expire on 277 the sawdust strewn floor. He sighed. A good brain-straining discussion would 278 go nicely right now. But, and it's a big word, what topic would generate a 279 lively debate? We really have worked religion and politics into the ground. 280 As for sex, most are for it until it gets real kinky, then the general mood 281 shifts to against. The *real* weird practices seem to get the emotions going 282 without much rational discussion. Oh well, at least nobody is into the 283 barbed wire and penut butter (chunky, of course) weirdness that went by 284 several years back. 285 pppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp 286 ;-;-;;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-; 287 Fin had put a general search warrant for Laseter, but had resolved to him- 288 self that Laseter had gone and he knew how as well. The blasted key he had 289 sent to the cowardly fool. The more he brooded over his own stupidity, the 290 madder he became. The robowaiter floated across the room with his drink 291 upon the service tray. Laseter would have to wait for now. The gems were 292 what counted now! Terra was to be his first conquest and the gems would 293 be needed to usurp certain national governments and international cartels. 294 A cruel smile crept across his face, erasing what little humanity it had 295 posessed before. The planet of Terra was indeed going to be shocked! A low 296 gutteral laugh started in his chest, expanding into almost maniacal roar. 297 ;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;;-; 298 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 299 To the concerned person above; 300 Valinor is authorized to act in my stead. As for my actions, I thought 301 it was time for another plot shift. Besides, Petrov had to be dealt with. 302 If it is too radical, then let me know. 303 Mohammed Wassir 304 <The Albanian Firebrand> 305 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 306 307 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?? 308 L'homme:if I bring some gas $$ can i get transportation? 309 net02:those sunglasses were trained by my best men, they know how to lie. 310 if one looked closely, they are faintly amber-not brown! 311 MiG 312 ? ? ? ?`? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 313 PETROV -- BEWARE!!! WASSIR HAS LOOSED THE BLACK ONE AGAINST YOU. YOUR 314 ONLY SALVATION IS TO FIND ONE OF THE TWELVE STONES. TO FIND ONE, YOU MUST 315 EMBARK ON A QUEST, IT WILL BE NEITHER SHORT NOR EASY. LOOK FIRST IN 316 NEPAL. STAY AWAY FROM THE SHADOWS. 317 YOUR FRIEND, 318 ABDUL 319 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 320 321 DIAL A TRUANT 322 ::::::::::::: 323 324 BIG BROTHER IS TURNING UP IN 325 THE HIGH SCHOOLS OF SURBURBAN 326 ARLINGTON COUNTY, VIRGINIA, 327 NEAR WASHINGTON. SCHOOL OFFICIALS 328 HAVEE BEGUN TAKING ATTENDANCE 329 RECORDS EACH DAY AND FEEDING 330 THE NAMES OF STUDENTS WITH 331 UNEXPLAINED ABSENCES, INTO AN 332 ORWELLIAN COMPUTER RUNNING A 333 PROGRAM CALLED 'TRUANT'.... 334 PRODUCED BY THE MICROLOG CORPO- 335 RATION OF GAITHERSBURG, MARYLAND 336 - 337 EVERY NIGHT 'TRUANT' CALLS THE 338 HOME OF EACH ABSENT STUDENT ND 339 PLAYS A TAPE OF A HUMAN VOICE 340 DEMANDING A WRITTEN EXPLANATION 341 FOR THE ABSENCE WITHIN 48 HOURS 342 INTRODUCED SEPTEMBER 1983 343 IF THE EXCUSE IS NOT RECIEVED 344 ANOTHER CALL WILL BE PLACD, 345 BY A HUMAN 346 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 347 TO: Delta Five 348 I was not aware the McKane group had any at all.....If so where are 349 they being posted...?.... 350 02, 351 They are starting to see the light.....soon they will succumb. The 352 amount of resistance they exibit towards conversion is diminishing.... 353 354 :::::::Alex::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 355 :=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=: 356 What has become of the 'Inn' as some people used to know it? 357 It now seems like the Inn is suporting 'High tech' and all its side 358 effects. Is this true? I wouldn't like to see it just forgotten 359 when it is a good idea. Also, why all the talk of McKane and Petrov? 360 I thought they were killed or blown up or something even grosser? 361 Oh, I have been away and this system has changed quite a bit. 362 363 Wedge. 364 :=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=: 365 *)%*#%)*#)%*)#*%_@#_%(%_(@_(%_@*_@#*^$*_^*$_*^+!^_!*#^_(!#$_^_#*^_*^_*_^*_ 366 MiG : You are welcome to ride along. Can you arrange transportation over 367 to my house. That way, we can meet voyeur here too, and pick up 368 leonard along the way. That will make four, which is the limit for 369 my car at this time. Double check with Alex on the time he wants us 370 to show up, and then give voyuer or I a call. Try to come an hour or 371 so early, so I can take my time getting there. See you Friday. 372 Leonard : Read above message. You can be picked up on the way. Last time 373 we played Risk, we ended up leaving around 2:30am. Is this OK 374 with you to be late? (does that interfere with work etc.) 375 Alex : I will bring something to cool the thirst of power hungry maniacs. 376 See you Friday. 377 Voyeur : Are you getting all of this? 378 joshua : I sit stunned! What a message! Tres Tres Bien! Bonne! etc etc etc! 379 I am definitly going to go off line for my next entry. By the way, 380 Guady, who is sitting at a model 4p approximatly 4 feet behind and 381 to the right of me also thanks for you a fine introduction. I will 382 upload ASAP, but not before tonight. See you at PCS. I have the 383 $$ 384 DJJ : I can not write either of those formats. You need to talk to Aaron, 385 who has vanished due to what I guess is a house move. I don't know 386 if he is still interested in the buy, but I would hope he is since 387 the 8" disks are his, and he can read them directly on his machine. 388 I will be picking up the disks tonight. After I convert the files 389 to 5.25", I will be giving the disks to Aaron. Talk to Aaron, he is 390 the one who can help you (he also said he had "access" to a laser 391 printer. 392 Alex again : PCS pizza is on the corner of 92nd and Stark, in case you didn't 393 know. I don't recall the name of the pizza place, it is not 394 a chain. But the pizza is pretty good. 395 )%*@)#*%)*^_#$*^_(^+@(^@ L'homme sans parity *%)$*%*%@#)*%*@%_%_@_%*@_%*@_% 396 01010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101 397 CLARIFICATION: LNAAW QLZYN ZLXBT HXLHI ZKHXV GQLZY NZLXJ UINLX XPTLO QUXAR 398 JCBHW HYPNG WMPXI RAFTK KIDAL SNYJL WQILZ HBBRU UUYNX OFPTY NFWQL ZYNZV 399 KVXPN GQTAT NYPHW AKCCP CTPTE JYQMV MEDMU AMQLV VPAGJ EFUDG LLMYR DDACD 400 JVOYJ FZMCN QYEWR TFSVE GPGLR PHZUC UGZBD VBMFO 401 NET 02: THE KEY TO THE ABOVE IS SIMILAR TO OUR FIRST KEY. IT SHOULD BE VERY 402 FAMILIAR TO *YOU* 403 0101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101 404 ^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^^$^$^$^$^$^$^ 405 406 The real question, as it is every time there is an incumbent running for 407 the white house, is 'Are you better off than you were four years ago ?' 408 In my case, the answer is an emphatic YES!!! Due to tax cuts and the 409 large reduction in inflation, my economic status is well above what it 410 was after 'Smiley' was ousted. 411 412 From a less concrete standpoint, there is much more to be proud of in the 413 United States this time around than last. The country is becoming strong 414 physically and morally once again. There is less socialistic spending 415 going on, with the result that many of the heretofor freeloaders being 416 forced to work. The tax laws are being reformed to allow business and 417 the private sector function according to a free market economy, which 418 has time and again proved to be the most effective. I think that this 419 bodes well for the country, as I feel that most rational people will 420 see and understand that most of those who are crying about how tough 421 things are are those who refuse to let go of antiquated ideas like 422 unions, or who were the recipients of the largesse of the duped public 423 during the reign of the democrats. 424 425 Four years ago, there could not be the discussions and stories that we 426 can now have, the hardware was too expensive. The drop in prices has 427 come mostly from innovation in California, operating under a structure 428 little changed since Reagan was governor there. He did it in CA, 429 he is doing it in the U.S., and all we need is four more years, and less 430 democratic interference and we will once again be the America we have 431 been in the past. 432 433 Remember, this is a Republic, not a Democracy. 434 435 ^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$ Laissez-Faire $^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^ 436 437 A MESSAGE FOR "THE UNBELIEVER" *******YOU MAKE SOME GOOD POINTS -IF I 438 CAN ADD A LITTLE TO YOUR STATEMENT ABOUT THE PRESIDENT'S BOX-WE HAVE 439 HAD THE SAME TWO PARTIES IN OFFICE FOR YEARS AND EACH 4 YEARS WE GET 440 THE SAME THING-THE TWO PARTY SYSTEM THAT REALLY DOESN'T DO ANYTHING 441 THAT YOU CAN SEE BUT GIVE THE TAX PAYERS MONEY AWAY ON ONE PROGRAM OR 442 ANOTHER-BE IT SOCIAL PROGHRAMS FROM THE DEMOCRATS OR HEAVY MILITARY 443 SPENDING ON THE PART OF THE REPUBLICANS-WHO ENDS UP BEING BENIFITED 444 BY THIS SWING EFFECT-THE MONEY MAKERS,THE MONEY SPENDERS OR THE USERS 445 THE ONE THING THAT STANDS OUT IN MY MIND IS THAT IF A MAN OR WOMAN IN 446 THIS COUNTRY WANTS TO WORK-BOTH SHOULD BE ABLE TO HAVE THAT JOB RIGHT 447 NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!TAKE A READING FROM THE PEOPLE ALL OVER THE COUNTRY WHO 448 AREN'T WORKING AND THEY WILL TELL YOU THAT "OUR" GOVERMENT-----AS IT'S 449 WRITTEN IN THE CONSTITUTION-"WE THE PEOPLE ARE THE GOVERNMENT"-SHOULD 450 BE WORKING AND NOT BE SPENDING MASSIVE AMOUNTS ON EXCLUSIVE CONTRACTS 451 FOR WEAPONS THAT DON'T WORK AND ARN'T NEEDED-DO YOU THINK THHAT THE 452 US AND RUSSIA-ARE GOING TO DROP THE BOMB-I DON'T THINK SO-AMERICAN'S 453 ARE(THE ELITE)DOING BUSINESS AS USUAL AND THE RUSSIANS ARE COMMUNISTIC 454 IN WORDS AND CAPITALISTIC IN DEEDS-NIETHER PARTY IS ABOUT TO BLOW UP 455 WHAT THEV'E SPENT MANY YEARS BUILDING UP. AS FOR THE UNIONS-YOU WOULD 456 PROABLY NOT BE IN THE POSTION OF EARNINGS YOUR IN-IF SOMEONE -A LOT 457 OF PEOPLE WHO DECIDED THAT THEIR TIME FOR WAGES WHERE WORTH SOMETHING 458 INSTEAD OF WORKING FROM HAND TO MOUTH JUST LIKE YOU WOULD BE IF THE 459 THINGS THESE PEOPLE(JOE HILL IS A GOOD EXAMPLE )DIDN'T STAND UP TO 460 DECENT WORKING CONDITIONS AND WAGES-HOW MANY NATURAL BORN AMERICANS 461 DO YOU SEE WORKING IN THE FIELDS PICKING YOUR FRUIT AND VEGI'S-NOT 462 MANY-ASK ANY GROWER-THE QUESTION IS-SHOULD SOMEONE WORK FOR SUB- 463 STANDARD WAGES SO YOU OR ANYONE CCAN HAVE CHEAP PRODUCE REAP THE WAGES 464 OF SOMEONE WHO HAS SOLD THIER SOUL TO PAY FOR THE FOOD BILLS OF THIER 465 FAMILY GROUPS. PEOPLE SIT AROUND TALK ABOUT JOBS BEING LOST TO 466 OTHER COUNTRIES BUT THEY ARE THE SAME PEOPLE WHO BUY THE IMPORTS SO 467 YOU FIND A HELL OF A MIXED UP MESS.-PROTECTIONISM REALLY HASN'T HELP' 468 THIS COUNTRY WHEN YOU SEE THE THE DIFFERENCE WITH A COUNTRY WITH 469 TOTAL OPEN TRADE POLICIES-THE GAMES IN LA ARE A GOOD EXAMPLE-WE HAVE 470 THE POLICTCALS IN WASH. RANTING-THANKS TO JIMMIE CARTER WRAPING 471 THEIR (BATHROOM WASTE)AROUND US-THEY FORGOT THE HARD EARNED EFFORT 472 THAT ALL THOSE PEOPLE PUT IN AND MOSTLY AT THEIR EXPENSE BEFORE BIG 473 BUSINESS MOVED IN TO MONOPLOZE ON EVERYTHING-SAD POINT,WE DON'T EVEN 474 STAND BEHIND THESE PEOPLE-JUST BASK IN THEIR GLORY .AMERICA NEEDS TO 475 STOP AND ASK-WHAT THE HELL ARE """WE DOING" AND WHO THE HELL DO WE 476 HAVE RUNNING THIS COUNTRY-WE CAN DEAL WITH THE PROBLEM THAT A LOT OF 477 HAVE RUNNING THIS COUNTRY???????THE RUN GOOD THING IS THAT WE CAN 478 PUT SOMEONE WHO REFLECTS THE BASE ROOTS OF THE COUNTRY AS A WHOLE- 479 480 NOT WHO ARE PRESIDENT HAS DONE BUISNESS WITH SO A FAVOR HAS TO BE 481 RETURNED DOWN THE ROAD-DUMP THE WHOLE MESS AND REBUILD IT-HAVE YOU 482 EVER WATCHED A PERSON FIX A OBVIOUS MISTAKE??????????????????????? 483 THAT'S WHAT WE NEED TO DO ACROSS THE BOARD-NO EXCECPTIONS ALLOWED. 484 485 *************************THE HANDY MAN ************************* 486 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?/ 487 Hum,22*3=66 must be another vic-20 user. Old habits die hard. 488 L'homme:I will call around 12 noon, problem, the phone number for where you 489 will be? It would be somewhat inconvienient for me to be at your place, 490 perhaps mall 205 bus stop sometime? or at leonards? 491 MiG 492 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?/ 493 <...> 494 /.,/.,/.,/.,/.,/.,/.,/.,/.,/.,/.,/.,/.,/.,/.,/.,/ 495 I recomend that the name of this system be changed. 496 The name 'Inn' suggests a mideval apperance, now 497 that polotics has toped of the heap of nonrelated 498 material, I move that this Inns name be changed to 499 suit the needs of the masses. 500 People see the name 'Backwater Inn' and they think 501 of a joly ol place where people can get away from 502 all the computer talk that you have to hear every- 503 place else, but what they find is a few people 504 talking between each other and a lot talking of 505 higher technological stuff. 506 I know this message will go unnoticed just like 507 the others of its kind, into the shadows of the 508 archives only to bee read some time down the line. 509 The right tp speak is great, but what is being 510 talked about here is going on outside (everywhere). 511 And people need a place to go to, escape the real 512 world for just a few minutes a day to relieve them 513 of some stress that is placed on them during the 514 hard day out there. 515 Why can't this system be just a place for stories, 516 creativity, and a refuge from the real world? 517 /.,/.,/.,/.,/.,/.,/.,/.,/.,/.,/.,/.,/.,/.,/.,/.,/ 518 jjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj 519 To the above: Sigh. If only it were as simple as making up our minds and 520 the Inn taking up that atmosphere. Unfortunately, we never can 521 seem to get any debates going. (lately) 522 jjjjjjjjjjjjjj 523 I think I'm confused. I thought I was a Net agent at one time, 524 but I forgot my Net ID and everyone elses. Then they started coming out 525 with these new and improved codes. Of course, I seem not to be appearing 526 at any of the Net meetings or being assigned missions. And then there's 527 that Phoenix Egg gem I hid. Might be a source of income. Anyway, maybe 528 I'll go see Ghostbusters again. 529 The Ninja 530 P.S. I didn't see any resemblence to my last name in that garbled message. 531 jjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj 532 @@*@@*@@*@@*@@*@@*@@*@@*@@*@@*@@*@@*@@*@@*@@*@@*@@*@@*@@*@@*@@*@@*@@ 533 Alex: I just got on the system again after an absence of at least a week. 534 I would have e4njoyed the Risk game, but I have my kids on Friday nights 535 unless I make special arrangements with their mother several days in 536 advance. Maybe I can catch the next game. 537 WHISPER 538 @@*@@*@@*@@*@@*@@*@@*@@*@@*@@*@@*@@*@@*@@*@@*@@*@@*@@*@@*@@*@@*@@*@@ 539 TO ABOVE, SEVERAL LINES: IF LOGGING ONTO BACKWATER IS NOT AN 540 ESCAPE FROM YOUR REALITY, THEN YOUR REALITY MUST BE A REAL WHOPPEE 541 V 542 VVV 543 VVVVV 544 ALEX: IF THI MESSA IS GARBLE I COMIN FR M BOATIN E MEDIT RAN N 545 TH RE AYED THR PORTL R PTER. OF COUR S MCK N US S COD S. I HA 546 VE KEY . MUSTG O, HAV ES IGHT D LARG WHI T YAC H T AN AM ABO T TOS 547 IN KS AME. DELT V 548 *=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*GURU OF BLIS*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=* 549 THAIR IS NO OBJECTIVE BASIS FOR THE ASSUMPTION OF THE MUTUAL EXCLUSION OF 550 'MAGIC' AND TECHNOLOGY. 551 TECHNOLOGY, WHEN AVAILABLE, IS INGERENTLY MORE RELIABLE. THUS IN A WORLD 552 WERE TEK IS REALITIVLY COMMON AND ACCESSABLE; THERE IS LITTLE INSENTIVE 553 TO PERSUE UNDERSTANDING OF OCCULT METHODS. 554 555 EXCESSIVE OR CARELESS USE OF OCCULT METHODS CAN(!) LEAD TO A SORT OF 556 SPIRITUAL OVERDRAFT. 'MAGIC' IS NOT A FREE LUNCH. IT CAN, HOWEVER, 557 PROVE TO BE OF SOME REDEAMING VALUE IN TIME OF NEED, WHEN MORE RELIABLE 558 METHODS ARE NOT REDILY AVAILABLE. 559 THE ONLY GOOD REASON TO DISCOURAGE THE USE OF BOTH IN THE SAME 560 WORLD IS THAT SOME AUTHORS MIGHT BE TEMPTED TO USE EACH AS AN EXCUSE FOR 561 NOT DOING HIS HOMEWORK ABOUT THE OTHER. 562 *=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=* 563 $%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$ 564 Laissez Faire - I agree with you totally. There is another 565 positive effect from the Reagan administration you didn't 566 mention. The budget cuts have hampered police, social workers, 567 and do gooders who want to persecute those with values 568 different than their own. The prosecution of victumless crimes 569 has considerably decreased under the Reagan administration. 570 This is a healthy sign that the Republicans are willing to 571 stay out of our private lives. It is a sign that they are 572 the ones who truly believe in liberty and freedom. 573 Frank 574 $%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$ 575 )&*%)#@*%_%_@#(%_@#(%_@#*%_@#*%_(%+@#%_@#*%@)&#)^@#*@#_(@+(%@#!_*%@#_*_@_@*@ 576 Ninja: Are you ignoring me? I have left you several messages regarding the 577 BW disk buy, but I have received no reply from you. I now *have* the 578 disks in my hands. It is only a matter of time until I have them 579 converted to IBM format. Are you still interested? The price is now 580 $26, as Mike managed to put together another disk due to our delay. 581 As for NET membership, if you feel you are willing to take a very 582 active role in our adventure, let a NET representative know. He will 583 be able to give you our new cyphers. And since you own a fine 584 computer, I can supply you with encoding/decoding software. Please 585 responde. 586 Laissez-Faire : Except for the statements made my Frank, weirdo of te 587 month here at backwater, I must say I quite agree with 588 your line of reasoning. It is rare indeed to find someone 589 brave enough to take the side of the middle/upper middle 590 class, when it is so easy to enter another bleeding-heart 591 liberal message for the down-trodden of this great land 592 of ours. MI have only two problems with the current 593 administration. Deficit spending and above-need military 594 spending. Any 1st year econ. student knows that continued 595 deficit spending, while not immediatly causing a problem, 596 will eventually cause real problems in the economy. Inflation 597 , high interest rates, a devaluation of the american dollar, 598 and another recession. It is like a time bomb ticking beneath 599 the surface of the country. I am afraid of the damage that 600 is going to result when that bomb goes off. The military 601 question has been hashed over several times, plus I find 602 myself running out of space, so I will wait until another 603 time. 604 *)%#*@)%*#@)%*@#)*%@(%@#_*% L'homme sans parity *%)#@*%)@#*%)@#*%_#(%@_#*%@# 605 606 DEAR SYSOP; 607 I HAVE BEEN ON 'BWMS' A DOZEN TIMES, AND HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO 608 GET OUT ANY OF THE TIMES. I THINK YOU HAD BETTER CHECK THE WORKFULLNESS OF 609 YOUR `EXIT' COMMAND. I HAVE REGRETFULLY "HUNG UP" THE MODEM EACH TIME, AND 610 KNOW THAT IT MUST "SCREW YOU UP" EACH TIME I HAVE DONE SO. SO PLEASE FIX 611 IT ASAP. 612 THANK YOU, 613 THE MARTIAN MAN 614 URGENT*URGENT*URGENT*URGENT*URGENT*URGENT*URGENT*URGENT*URGENT*URGENT*URGENT 615 616 ; >