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1 If you are in need of help, you need but ask....
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19
20 `,`,`,`,`,`,`Well, not much except 'At the top'.`,`,`,`,`,`,`,`Mark`,`,`,`,`,`
21 *=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*Themnax of Lananara*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*
22 First attempt to open communications was greated with deafining silance.
23 Could that vast object be a dirlect he wondered. Eather that or they cant
24 transmit voice or maybe thair all incapacitated and no one can make it to the
25 bridge?
26 Just about that Elextia who had been roused by the commotion poked her head
27 into the cocpit. "What's that?" she asked.
28 "Eather were just in time or maybe were way too late"
29 Easing herself into the other seat, all professional efficiancy, sleep
30 suddenly forgotten she asked; "Have you identified a hold or some large,
31 possibly preassurized interior space"
32 With deft fingers Themnax called up immages of possibale candidates to
33 on of her secondary monitors. "Are you thinking what I think you are?"
34 #You bet you bippy# she replied inside my head, always the perfact tele-
35 path.
36 Aloud she spoke; "Stand by for etherial flip. On my count. one, two, now!"
37 The reality storm became a harmless pattern of blue lines one another of
38 the ubiquotios monitor screens as we moved toward the point of interstructural
39 interpenitration.
40 "Wait and please hold"#I think i sense something - stll ...#
41 "YES! Got it" Elxtia said turning toward him. "There are at least two
42 possibly more active telepaths on board. I also sense several mysteries and a
43 great straingeness. The are indeed here as a resault of the 'storm' though
44 there are several other factors and they might be able to break free without
45 our assistance. Nothing wrong with improving the odds for them though. I
46 think the only reason they didnt voice acnowledge your call was that no one
47 was on the bridge at the time. Two walked in immediatly afterword and are
48 there now. I've also found a good spot for our internal docking. If you turn
49 over your panel to mine I believe I can guide us in."
50 Without further ado Themnax did just that. They glided smoothly through
51 outer and inner hull and were fully inside and clear of all surfaces before
52 he reached out and flipped the toggle which rematerialized them.
53 Elxtia docked with a gravity activated surface without further aid or
54 interferance from Themnax.
55 Unfortunately this portion of the ship doesnt appear to be preassurized at
56 the moment" was her comment as the drives spun down. "Time to try another comm
57 only be sure to use maximum attenuation. At this non-range it'd be easy to
58 overmodulate.
59 "pell-mell, pell-mell; this is a fly in your gut. request permission to
60 have come aboard and could we have some atmosphere down here?"
61 *=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*
62 \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\THE DESTROYER\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\9
63 Tariya walked over to the console in front of James. She reached for the keyboard. "Tell me how this thing
64 works."
65 James grabbed her wrists gently but firmly and moved them away from the sensitive controls. "No thank you. I really
66 don't feel like touring the Andromeda galaxy today." He ignored her smouldering glare as he adjusted the navicomp.
67 "Just tell me where. I'll pilot."
68 "We can't go after the adventurers directly." she said. "First we have to find them."
69 "You said you knew where they were."
70 "I said I knew how to find them. That's the next best thing."
71 Oh, swell. A detour. James silently groaned. Time's awastin'... "Where do we have to go to find out where we have
72 to go to find them?" Did he actually say that?
73 "It's a very powerful mystic focal point called the Crystal Palace." She looked at him like he was supposed to
74 recognise the name.
75 He said, very patiently, "That tells me nothing. Do you have some coordinates I can type in to the computer."
76 "You don't need coordinates. Anybody who knows magic knows where the Crystal Palace is. It's basic
77 knowledge."
78 "Well, maybe it's basic to you, sweetheart, but it sure ain't..." His voice faded in amazement as he glanced at the
79 computer screen. The voice recognition circuits must have been on because the screen read:
80 CRYSTAL PALACE LOCATED 90 DEGREES LATITUDE NORTH
81 PLANET AMPHYRIAN
82 SYSTEM RIGEL
83 COORDINATES:
84 and it read off a long list of numbers. Beneath this information flashed a single word: IGNORAMOUS. James thought he
85 heard something like a snicker behind him but when he turned around Tariya was looking elsewhere. "Swell." he sighed.
86 "Can't even get respect from my own computer."
87 He typed in the numbers (with some modifications) and hit the button labeled COMMIT. Outside, the cylinder glowed
88 and suddenly dissappeared with a flash and a BANG of imploding air.
89 James sat back in his pilot's chair and said, "Well, we're on our way."
90 \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\THE DESTROYER\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
91
92 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
93 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
94 L'homme: You've obviously been reading too much of the real Bard again...
95 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><>...!psu-cs!nelsons <><><<><><><><><><><>
96
97 .-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.
98 Emu didn't understand the ill feeling that he had received from the psi
99 shield set up by Tayree. What Cragmore had said didn't sound right, Emu
100 could tell that much, but his minimal psi training couldn't tell him what
101 was wrong. The ill feeling could not have come from a privacy shield. There
102 was something more to it...
103 He shrugged it off. At the moment, it was much more important to get
104 the Pell-Mell out of 'here' (where ever that may be) and to a more recogni-
105 zable space and time.
106 As he and Trainor returned to the control room, with Cragmore lagging
107 behind, they heard the external comm speaker crackling "... pell-mell; this
108 is a fly in your gut. request permission to have come aboard and could we
109 have some atmosphere down here?"
110 Trainor and Emu looked questioning at each other, each hoping the other
111 had understood the speaker. Getting no help that way, Trainor checked the
112 immediate external sensors. Getting nothing, he tried the internals. Down
113 in the lowermost hold, primarily used for methane product storage, but
114 currently empty, was a small dot, not quite deciferable, but definitely
115 expending a large amount of energy.
116 Trainor had an intruder!
117 "Intruder, please identify yourself immediately! I repeat, identify
118 yourself immediately!" Emu watched as Trainor awaited the reply.
119 .-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.
120 oh, s'cuse me, thats .-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.Emu
121
122 green door? my, my, what a color for a door!
123 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
124 first chance i've had to get here in a few days and there's so much to
125 catch up on! i don't mean to drag the story along,but i'm going to have
126 to think on this for a little while...
127 twists, bends and deceptions. this is getting thick...
128 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& the scarlet lion &&&&&&&
129
130 pppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp
131 EXCELSIOR! Isn't that the packing used for fine china?
132
133 The piper lagged behind as the group of adventurers moved, first to an
134 obscure room at the end of a hall, then back towards the control room.
135 As the others walked on, chattering about what could be going on, the piper
136 stopped to rest, leaning against one of the less ornate decorative panels
137 lining the hallway. Feeling nauseated by the bone-deep pain of his wounded
138 arm, the piper rested his head against the bas-relief carving never noticing
139 the rather intimate proximity it put him to a dryad engaged in what some
140 cultures would prudishly term "deviant conduct." Even the built-in
141 scourges of early childhood training could not raise the color in his face
142 as he glance down the hallway with an unseeing eye. The footsteps and
143 conversation of the others died away from his ears as he returned to the
144 pale green door in the passageway and sat next to it. By now his thoughts
145 were occupied with a small figure wrapped in flowing grey robes, facing
146 the unknown with a gallant smile. Sw
147 (oops) Squirming to find a more comfortable spot on the floor, he closed
148 his eyes to rest for a brief moment.
149 pppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp
150 zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
151 The wounded woman relaxed under lady Tayree's soft touch. Relaxing, she
152 loosed her grip on the grey cloak that was wrapped around her, soft as
153 thistledown except for the heavy dampness that was drying blood. As her
154 eyes closed, the weight of the blood-soaked cloth pulled the cloak down
155 across her left shoulder baring part of her blood-stained torso. Lady
156 Tayree's eyes were drawn to the crudly sutured wound that reached from
157 near the center of her chest nearly a third of the way across her left breast.
158 Only the soft sound of her breathing filled the air.
159 zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
160 :-]M[-:
161 OMNI OMNI OMNI OMNI OMNI OMNI OMNI OMNI OMNI OMNI OMNI OMNI OMNI OMNI OMNI OMNI
162
163 "...identify yourself immediately!" Shutting off the intercom, Trainor
164 turned to Emu. "Remember what I said about what was going to happen next?
165 I think next has happened."
166 "I would tend to agree with you. Whatever this thing is, it managed to
167 get on board without triggering any of the on-board alarm systems. We would
168 have heard the claxon, even with all the screaming going on. Things are
169 getting curiouser and curiouser."
170 "What is curiouser and curiouser?" Bard stepped in to the control room.
171 "Where have you been Bard? You took off before us." Trainor had a habit
172 of answering questions with more questions.
173 "Oh, even in space nature calls. The ship's head is fabulous. I
174 especially like the Pygmalion/Galatea mural."
175 "Glad you are impressed" Trainor beamed.
176 "Ok, enough of the appreciation society. We have to figure out what
177 this ship or whatever is." Emu said with a snort.
178 "What ship?" Bard continued.
179 "Take a look, Bard. It somehow materialized in our methane hold. The hold
180 isn't pressurized for this trip, it's completely sealed. But somehow, someway,
181 something got down there. And that something called to us." Trainor fingered
182 the communications console, and repeated his challenge.
183 As soon has he finished, a deafening squeal filled the control room. It
184 was quickly followed by what sounded like hastily formed apologies. Indeed,
185 whatever or wever was in the small craft was speaking again. Trainor, Emu,
186 Bard, and Cragmore, who just entered the control room after a small detour
187 himself, hung close to the console, all ears attuned to the words coming
188 from deep within the Pell-mell.
189
190 OMNI OMNI OMNI OMNI OMNI OMNI OMNI OMNI OMNI OMNI OMNI OMNI OMNI OMNI OMNI OMNI
191
192 ch/wever/who ever/ /line noise/clean/
193 *)_*%_)*#%)_*%)_!*%)_+*^)_@*^)_*)_!@*%)_@#&^_)@#*%_)*%!#)_*%@#_^&)_#^@#_^*@_)*^_@*^@_^@&#)_^&@)_*^)_*^&)_@&^_@^*@_)*^
194 What say you psu-cs!nelsons? Haven't you ever heard of Felix Culpa? Bard? What Bard? The immortal Bard of Burbank?
195 Vince LomBARDie? What? Tell all! What be your reply to the 8086 assembler offer? Ten fun-filled weeks of heavy duty
196 C, all in the name of CS? And U2 thought Pride was bad. Enough of these socio-economic meanderings. Give me my Emblem
197 Book. Give me DISCORDIA CONCORS. Give me Original Sin. Tell me where to find Concupiscent passion. Lay low to those
198 who would stand in the way. The reaper's scythe will mow them down. And now, for a word of wisdom from our sponsor.
199 *_)*%)_@#*%@)_#*%_@%&_)%&!)_%&!)_*%!% L'homme sans Parity *%#@*% Note Parity *%)*%_)#@*%*)_@* :-) *%)*%)_@*%@)%*@)_*%
200
201 ART GONE WILD
202 OCTOBER 11-12-13 WILDLIFE PAINTINGS SCULPTURES PHOTOGRAPHS AT THE
203 WASHINGTON PARK ZOO WESTERN FORESTRY CENTER, PORTLAND. FRI-SAT 10-
204 9 SUNDAY 10-5. ADMISSION $2.00
205 /=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/
206 I came. I saw. I left. Now where did I put my spectacles???
207 Piner.
208 /=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/=/
209
210 (((*)))((( Ripple)))(((*)))(((*)))(((*)))(((*)))(((*)))
211 Hmmmm.... spectacles.. Piner I believe I saw them on the little
212 shelf in the corner.
213 (((*)))(((*)))(((*)))(((*)))(((*)))(((*)))((( Ripple )))
214
215 +++++++++++++no mail?+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Milchar ++++++
216 :::::=====:::::=====
217 Themnax: Where is Dreamtoucher? He's ONE character of your making that I
218 can comfortably interact with. Strange figures in cloaks with strange names
219 and devices make me a tad nervous. Dreamtoucher, like myself, however, is
220 a creature "from nature" and can understand things in a way not many
221 people can.. For instance, how many people do you know who can carry on
222 an evening conversation about the woodland, without falling asleep. As
223 sad a fact as it is, it is true. So where is the "Elven Mystic" as you so
224 long ago dubbed him. Mayhap he might soon pop up at the Inn? And be sure
225 to bring along Snowrunner....er...that is..if she isn't all that hungry.
226
227 :::::=====:::::
228 I sensed something....a familiar scent, was it not?? Someone I had met
229 before, thought I was not sure where. Then, other senses confirmed this. I
230 heard the voice, aand I knew who it was. Who else could it be, but Dreamtoucher
231 and Snowrunner?
232 :::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::==Zephyr::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::=====
233 p.s.
234 Anyone: How does one go about asking people if they might want to join in
235 on a multi-author story. I have one in mind, but I7m not sure I have the right
236 sort of "opening" for it. Any help would be appreciated.....
237 :::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::==Zephyr::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::=====
238 \=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\
239
240 Lurk.
241 \=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=Hungry Tiger
242 *=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*Themnax of Lananara*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*
243 "Pell-Mell, this is H.U.B. registered single-ship Alpha two. Enroute
244 Nubv of Baec system to Ilic of Ula system. Themnax of Lananara Coordinator
245 sub two of the H.U.B. speaking. Ware we are might not even be a place as such.
246 We might, I say MIGHT be able to help unstrand you. Also if you've a
247 prefrance as to ware we stash or ship we'll be happy to transfer there.
248 Were not flikker mode, just the usual Derik and Lock warp generators.
249 That and a little something that some worlds have had for mellinnia.
250 Just tell us ware to park and we'll try not to spook your security people
251 too much. Oh by the way, were O(2) breathers."
252 *=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*
253 Zypher:We'll be along in a bit (the unknown willing)*=*=*=*=*
254 :-]Wish I was asleep...[-:
255 off
256 \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
257 ppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp
258 Zephyr -- best way I know is to ask, just as you did. (shorta time today)
259 ppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp
260 (((*)))
261 Juggler: Please call.
262 (((*)))
263 $$$$$%$$$$$$%$$$$$%$$$$$$%$$$$$%%$$$$%$$$$
264 :::::=====
265 This is ONE day's worth on BW????
266 :::::=====
267 Piper: Thanks....ok..here goes...
268 :::::=====
269 (Whoops. Gotta run. Be back soon. Bye
270 :::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::==Zephyr::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::=====
271 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
272 Zephyr: Wrong! 2-3 days worth!! Today's the 16th! This disk was put
273 up on the 14th! Do I detect business in The Inn decreasing? I hope not!
274
275 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++Darbon++++++++++++++++++++++++++
276 {*}{*}{*}{*}{*}{*}{*}{*}{*}{*}{*}{*}{*}{*}{*}{*}{*}{*}
277 Death
278 Darkness surrounds me, the stink of death fills the air
279 Reaching out, I grasp for support. A friendly hand touches mine.
280 I am lifted from the dark waters, I am wraped in a warm blanket,
281 but it is tight, it constricts. I feel a tightness in my chest,
282 I hear a splash, and suddenly I am pulled back into the water.
283 A great weight pulls me down, and as water fills my lungs
284 with my dying breath, the sound of laughter echos in my ears.
285 BH
286 {*}{*}{*}{*}{*}{*}{*}{*}{*}{*}{*}{*}{*}{*}{*}{*}{*}{*}{*}{*}{*}{*}
287 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
288 About ten minutes later, my intercom buzzed for attention.
289 I cursed several unique curses, got up from the workbench upon which my
290 Passkey was in several pieces, and answered it. "Rebalsa here."
291 "Your box was sent like you wanted, Bert." It was Stan Wendill, chief
292 transmitter engineer. "The energy source disappeared afterwards."
293 "So?" I said. "You've got the coordinates, haven't you?"
294 "Yes, that's not the problem."
295 "What exactly IS the problem?"
296 "The energy intake of the 'box dropped to fifteen g.v. during transfer, so
297 we sent a drone to see what was on the other end."
298 I recovered from the temporary shock. Normal 'box energy use was about twenty
299 times that- 300 gv. "What did you find? A blue phone booth?"
300 Stan sounded puzzled. "No, why did you ask that? Never mind. There wasn't
301 anything there, Bert. Empty space. No sign of dimensional disturbance,
302 either. Would you care to explain what happened to that box we sent?"
303 I thought of something. "Hold on."
304 I quickly snatched up the stabilizer circuit I had purchased and scruntinized
305 it closely. Bingo.
306 "Stan? Er, I'm leaving for today. If you'd like an answer within oh, the
307 next week, you'd better have dinner with me while I think this through.
308 Bring your vesluc. We're going to need the number crunching available.
309
310 "All right. I DO want an answer. See you in ten."
311 I broke contact, and stared at the little grey chip that shouldn't be there.
312 For no possible function could it serve, yet... it was tied in inexorably with
313 the rest of the board. Quickly, I gathered a repair kit and the remainder of
314 my Passkey, found parts enough to build a second passkey if the occasion
315 warranted, and left my office.
316 %%%%%%%% rebalsa %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% 10/16/85
317 ???????????????????//////////////////\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\?????????????????????
318 Guardian: Well all is said and done it is just a matter of time to see the
319 what will come of it.
320 ???????????????????\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\/////////////////////?????????????????????
321 [[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[
322
323 "I wish first to tell you, that I succor no pitty, and quite matter o'
324 factly embrace deaths coming with open arms. I am Lelund Falstarr, the last
325 of those known as the wWanderers... and I have come here to die. I've lied to
326 you already, in a way: That is no way to begin a story. There is one other,
327 who used to be a wanderer, he is one of two that I seek. Him... I will destroy:
328 The other that I seek will replace me. There is no choice... only destiny." He
329 coughed a little, then took a sip of wine. " I fear , dear friends, that I
330 grow weary this night... and must needs sleep brefore I may continue." He c
331 coughs again, "But, please, enjoy the food and drink, tonight, and on the
332 'morrow I shall be well enough to tell
333 my tale..."," he turns to leave, pauses in his step, and says to all... though
334 only one truly hears him, "and of you, Imust already ask service."
335 All in the roo, look at one another with puzzled stares... all, but one:
336 The Chosen looks puzzled for totally other reasons.
337
338 ***************************************
339 I am looking for volunteers for the rank of wanderer. I know I said that big
340 speech about destiny... but I don't want to draft the unwilling, as I believe
341 in the sanctity of ones characters. Those intrested, please contact
342 RHD inc. on the MESSENGER 639-2520.
343 If you leave me a private message I will get back to you. I have never done a
344 cooperative story before and look forward to it. As this story goes, there
345 are a few things that pretty well must happen, but I am flexible.
346
347 ]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]***RHD inc.***]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]
348 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
349 Milchar: Did you try sending e-mail to the VAX last week? If so, it may
350 have gotten lost, as there was a screw-up in the communications. Try
351 again...
352 L'homme: I thank you for the offer on the book, but I think that I may
353 get a book for myself after all. I've got one with the basic Intel
354 mneumonics (what a joke!), and that will get me through another week
355 or two, until I need some binary codes for those ops. Those I could
356 just xerox (s'cuse me, photocopy). I thought about putting in additions
357 to my assembler, but as I'm working alone and have too many things to
358 do outside of that already, so I'll just concentrate on clean code. I
359 would like to get together and get that QX-10 disk copied now that I
360 have some new clean disks. I'm around campus all day, so let me know
361 when we can plan a collision...
362 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>...!psu-cs!nelsons<><><><><><><>
363
364
365 .-.-.-.-.LurkusModius.-.-.-.-.-.
366 \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
367 exit
368
369
370 R. WIERIN VERY IMPORTANT WHEREVER YOU MAY BE ; CALL 1-800-824-xxxx WITHOUT DELAY
371 REPEAT 1-800-824-xxxx. THE MESSAGE WILL NOT BE REPEATED.............
372 gggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggg
373 just as i thought i've made it
374 you walk back into my life
375 just like you've never left...
376 gggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggg
377 :::::=====:::::
378 When the time is right, I will begin.
379 When all is ready...Soon.
380 :::::=====:::::
381 (((*)))
382 ATTENTION CAR ENTHUSIASTS:
383
384 NORTHWEST LOWRIDERS is holding their 5th annual Halloween Party. It
385 is to be held at the Oregon Nat'l Guard Armory on Oct 26th from 7pm
386 to ?
387 Best costume award
388 trip for two to Reno plus $100 in cash
389 Music performed by Big Business
390 beer-wine-popcorn-pop-coffee-dash plaques
391 Drag..$15 Stag..$10
392
393
394 ALSO:
395
396 THE WANDERERS & PIZZA BARON at 122 & Division is holding a pizza
397 party and turkey shoot. It is to be held at the Pizza Baron on Nov 23
398 from 5pm to ?
399 Pizza party
400 turkey shoot-marksmanship awards
401 Door prize-raffle prizes
402 dash plaques
403 $3 entry includes dash plaque and raffle ticket
404
405 T.D.Holmes
406 10-17-85
407
408 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
409 (Who put the FF in 408?)
410 !psu-cs!nelsons: I did indeed. Send mail to the VAX, did you say? Is that
411 what the !psu-cs prefix is for? Enlighten me on this one, I shall try again.
412 (I've already sent mail locally sucessfully to a classmate of mine.)
413 As for your question about PAS some time ago, I'm a CE major, taking EAS113
414 with about five other CE majors and about twenty-five EE majors. Mr. Riley
415 didn't want us to go through the JCL mess, so we use PAS.
416 +++++++
417 Who's going to PorSFiS next Saturday (19th)? I want to know if I should
418 bother or not. The 'worst sf ever written' does not spark sufficient interest.
419
420 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Milchar +++++++++++++++ 17 Oct 85, 5:17pm +++++++++
421 \=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=
422 I could eat a jillion candy bars!
423 RHD Inc: I tried, Goodness knows I tried, but I can not get on Messenger!
424 I'll join your multi-author story, though. If you take Hunory Tigers into
425 the Wanderers.
426 \=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\=\The Hungry Tiger (aka Hungry
427 Tiger)\=\=\=\=\
428 (this ^Q is to offset the ^S in line 408)
429 %*#_)%*#!@_)%*_)^*#$!)_^*#$+^&*#&*#)_&*#+)&*_)%*&)&*%_)&*%+*&)_$^&*+*&+!#&*($+&*$+&*$%&*$%_+&*{body}amp;*+$*&+{body}amp;*+@$_&*@$_+&
430 !psu-cs!nelsons: Hail Hail, all Intel's here. You are not being forced to use INTEL's crazy coding are you? Microsoft
431 may make some buggy software, but at least their ASSEM86 format is much easier to understand, and much easier to
432 parse. The Intel assembler is much more strongly typed and it requires much more intelligence in the parser because
433 some instructions can not be determined until the last of the opcodes are read in. Go with the Microsoft book, using
434 the Intel iAPX8086/88 book as an additional source of information. Also, by using Microsoft's format, the assembler can
435 be tested by running the same assembler source through a 'real' commercial assembler and comparing the binary output.
436 About the only difference between the source code for your assembler and the M.S. assembler is segment and offset
437 information because your assembler will probably be single segment and the segment words are not needed in the parser.
438 I will try to collide sometime soon on campus. I need some more help with the 4107 and since you have had far more
439 experience with it that I you should be able to help me. Piper is also giving me some help. I gotta get this 485=490
440 project done!
441 *%)_$*%_)*%@#)_*%!%*)@_%&@)_#^@&^@_#^& L'homme sans Parity %*)_@#*%)_&#%)_!%_)!*%!)&%_!&%_)&#^!)_%*&!)_%*#%&^!_)%&!_%
442 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
443 "Here's the story, Stan," I began as we settled into my favorite booth at the
444 local eatery. "I was stranded on some backwater planet by 'skippers yesterday.
445 They smashed my Passkey, but it worked just enough to get me to the coordinates
446 you transmitted the box towards. Somehow they sent me back, after I made a
447 deal to get a spare stabilizer circuit. What's crazy is," I pulled out the
448 circuit board from my vest pocket, "this thing is DS standard except for that
449 little grey thing."
450 I passed it to Stan and he studied it. "I think I should use the vesloc on it.
451 Wake up, Harvey."
452 The VEry Small LOgical Computer sprang to electronic life, and spoke. "Ready
453 for operations, Stan."
454 "Good. Lock scanners upon object held in my right hand, and report on data
455 obtained. Summary first."
456 The vesloc was silent for quite some time, so I ordered dinner for both of us.
457 Synthetic stuff, mostly, but a hard-working dimensional supervisor can afford
458 some real vegetables once in a while.
459 "Object is a modified DS stabilizer circuit, model number-"
460 "Stop!" Stan interrupted. "State nature of modifications."
461 "Non-standard circuitry of unknown origin. Signs indicate manufacture b
462 undiscovered human race. Manner of operation unknown. This unit's sensors
463 may be in error. Scanners indicate that interior of circuit does not exist."
464 "Empty space? Is that it?"
465 "Negative. Soundings indicate that depth of device is of a negative value."
466 Stan looked peeved. "That's it. NEXT time I have this thing serviced at
467 a competent repair shop."
468 "Don't bother. It's not broken."
469 The implications dawned on Stan as our food arrived. We ate slowly, but hardly
470 tasted the food as we thought of what this might mean.
471 "Dimensional control of this magnitude...such accuracy! Great Space!" Stan
472 exclaimed. "What COULDN'T we do with this thing?"
473 "Great Un-Space, you mean. We still don't know how it works. That's why
474 I'm taking an extended leave of absense. I'll work on it in my lab at home."
475 Stan stared at me, thought about it. "I'll help you."
476 That's the offer I'd hoped for. I extended my hand. "Shake on it, partner."
477 %%%%%%%%%%%% rebalsa %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% 10/17/85
478 To: All Interested Parties
479 From: Messenger System Operator
480 Title: Connection Problems
481
482 The system's phone line has been in
483 heavy use localy for the last two
484 days. It should be easier to access
485 now. The stats are 7 bit words,
486 1 stop bit, even parity. Sysop out.
487 \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
488 YOU CAN SAY THAT AGAIN, OUT.
489
490 zzzzzzzzzzooooooooooppppppppp!
491 ATention ATention ATention
492 You are about to enter a restricted area. Identification must be
493 confirmed before continuation.
494
495 Please state your password? __________
496
497 Welcome to SYSTEM. Units 6-9 are down until 23:00 for preventative
498 maintenance.
499 The SYSTEM operator has been informed of illegal use of SYSTEM
500 resource during the past month. Please keep your password confidential
501 and gaurd its use carefully.
502 Below is an outline of available resources. Please keep dial-up
503 use of these resources down to a minimum.
504
505 SYSTEM operator notes : SYSTEM will be offline the weekend of
506 10/29-10/20 for monthly backups and PD. Please do not call during off-
507 line hours.
508
509 SYSTEM USAGE : 11 users 075% disk 043% mem F7E321 pf 012% free
510
511 ?>_
512 zzzzzzzzzzzzzoooooooooooppppppppppp!
513 */*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/
514 NEOHAMA
515 */*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/
516 Now what in the heck was that all about.
517 What is this board coming to?
518
519 */*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/
520 NEOHAMA
521 */*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/
522 :::::=====:::::=====
523 Reality storm? Isn't that what Dreamtoucher had called it? This
524 sudden turmoil before me, a white-gray mass of blinding light clashing with
525 midnight dark. A whirling firey "portal" that seemed to be hanging, pa
526 paper thin, in front of my table,. I sheilded my eyes, hoping that this
527 "storm" would go away very soon.
528 And suddenly, peering out from my hcover, I saw that is truly WAS over,
529 for the moment. Sighing in relief, my mind slowed down long enough to let me
530 wonder what had caused it, and if it had any connection with the way my senses
531 kept picking up faint traces of Dreamtoucher and Snowrunner.
532 Suddenly, a hand gently touched my forhead, and I quickly scampered back
533 towards the wall, turning my eyes up to see who had done this.
534 I was greeted by the young eyes of an elf. Dreamtoucher and Snowrunner
535 stood before my table, and I thought I could just barely sense another
536 near them, but my sense of this being eluded me...
537 And that was when I began to feel a tingle in the back of my mind, like a
538 small wind, winding through my mind's channels.
539 And then a rush of words, of sentences, bursting like a butterfly
540 from it's cocoon and dlflittering about inside me. And best of all, I could
541 understand it!
542 "Hello, Zephyr. Greetings from Dreamtoucher."
543 :::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::==Zephyr::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::=====
544 Dreamtoucher: Read your message on Messenger. Is this good enough?
545 :::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::==Zephyr::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::=====
546 ++++++++++++++moving furtively+++++lurk, lurk++++++++++++++++ Milch +++++++++
547
548 *******************************************************************
549 BackWater Classifieds
550
551 Punch:
552
553 Please come home, the black eye is healing.
554
555 Judy
556
557 ********************************************************************
558
559 ****************************************************************************
560 Well, I'm finally glad to see the word
561 PRIVELEGE being spelled write.
562 ****************************************************************************
563 ------------------------------------
564 Eidolaz - Are you still out there?
565 -------------------------------B----
566 ------------------------------------
567 B - Right here all along. What's up?
568 ----------------------Eidolaz-------
569 \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
570 (((*)))
571 -------------------------------------
572 Hadn't seen you for a while, wondered
573 if you were still there.
574 ---------------------------------B---
575 --------------------------------------
576 Yupp. I'm still here. Where are you?
577 ----------------------Eidolaz---------
578 **************************************
579 **************************************
580
581
582 "Quick Scotty, beam me up! There's no
583 intelligent life on this BBS" said
584 StormBringer after meandering through
585 the rubble...
586
587
588 **************************************
589 ************ StormBringer ************
590 **************************************
591
592
593
594
595 Question:
596
597 How does one titillate an ocelot???
598
599
600 Answer:
601
602 You oscillate its tit a lot!!!
603
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608 Question:
609
610 If a lamb's father is a ram and a mule's father is an ass, why is a ram in
611 the ass a goose???
612
613
614 Answer:
615
616 Isn't it obvious...
617
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620 ***************************************
621
622 It's not obvious to me..?
623
624 ************ StormBringer *************
625
626 (((*)))(((*)))(((*)))(((*)))(((*)))(((*)))(((*)))(((*)))((( Ripple )))
627 a quiet figure in the back of the inn just cleaning up after all has
628 gone. (((*)))(((*)))(((*)))(((*)))(((*)))(((*)))(((*)))(((*)))
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