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1 If you are in need of help, you need but ask.... 2 ************************ INSTALLED: 9 APR 87 ************************* 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 thepright 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 Neophyte's serendipity 21 ************************ 22 23 The top! The top! All mine! All mine! 24 HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA... 25 Er, excuse me. Sorry. 26 27 V2V 28 29 (* IIIIIIIVVVIVIIVIIIIX (*) IXVIIIVIIVIVIVIIIIII *) 30 31 It was a bleak land. Rolling hills of jumbled stone 32 stretched to the horizon. A pale red sun, half-hidden by 33 perpetual clouds, struggled to warm the chill air. The only 34 sound was the shrill whistling of the north wind. 35 Magus pulled his cloak closer about him as he surveyed the 36 desolate world. He stood in front of the only artificial 37 structure visible, a squat stone building that rambled across the 38 crest of a hill. God, he hated this place, but The Calling was 39 upon him and he could not refuse the summons. He turned and 40 entered the building. 41 42 "Well, Magus," the demon said, "you certainly took your time 43 in coming." 44 "I came as soon as I could, my Lord." 45 "You came only because I demanded it." The demon waved his 46 scaled fist. "I have a task for you." 47 "Such as . . ." 48 "You will journey to the Great Library on Alexander's World 49 and do some reference work for me." 50 "Not again," Magus said. 51 "Yes, again. I weary of your insolence. It is time for you 52 to reaffirm your vow. Say the words . . ." 53 Magus stood mute before the demon. There was never any love 54 between them. 55 "Say the words or feel my wrath. You conjured me but could 56 not control me. Your ambition for power was greater than your 57 ability." The demon held up a pulsing mass, Magus' heart. "Now, 58 say the words . . ." 59 Magus grimmaced and said, "I am yours to command." 60 "Of course you are. Think of it this way, I have given you 61 eternal life . . . or is that eternal damnation?" The demon's 62 laughter echoed through the stone hall. 63 64 (* IIIIIIIVVVIVIIVIIIIX (*) IXVIIIVIIVIVIVIIIIII *) 65 66 (* IIIIIIIVVVIVIIVIIIIX (*) IXVIIIVIIVIVIVIIIIII *) 67 68 The white cat rolled over in her patch of sunlight, trying to get 69 comfortable. She lay on her stomach, head on her paws, her tail 70 twitching with irritation. The sun felt too hot, the birds were 71 making distracting noises, she felt restless. She jumped to her feet 72 and darted into the shadows by the temple wall. She rubbed her side 73 against the old bricks of the wall, but that didn't feel right--it 74 wasn't enough. The restlessness increased. She grew more irritated, 75 her tail twitched even faster. She felt an itch somewhere that she 76 was unable to scratch. 77 Suddenly the shape-changer's human brain took over. She 78 recognized the source of the cat's restlessness and irritability and 79 realized the need for immediate action. If she couldn't change to one 80 of her human forms, very soon the cat instincts would take over 81 completely, and she would find herself the bad tempered but willing 82 focus of attention for every male cat in the vicinity--she was going 83 into heat! Far better to be a human female with a lusty urge than a 84 female cat out of control. She didn't even want to consider the 85 possibility of bearing and rearing a litter of kittens. She had to 86 act fast! 87 Using all of the override power she could muster, the changer 88 forced the cat's body to run down the hill toward the river. Once on 89 the riverbank, she had the cat curl into a sleeping position on the 90 grass, and closed her eyes. There was no time to waste contemplating 91 a new destination, she would return to the world of the Inn, and the 92 shape of the one crone. Once there she could, at leisure, make the 93 necessary decisions. She quelled the rebellious cat portion of her 94 brain and soothed herself into calmness. She thought the name Hobeth 95 and silently intoned the sacred vows of transformation. She 96 remembered the pond near the Inn with the willow trees surrounding it. 97 She remembered the body of the old woman. Her thought patterns 98 started resembling those of that form. 99 A few minutes passed. The white cat got to her feet and slowly 100 walked into the swift flowing water of the river. Two boys who had 101 been playing in the mud at the edge of the river, stared at the sight 102 of the small white cat calmly walking into the water until it 103 completely disappeared. When they told their friends about it later, 104 nobody believed them. Everyone knows that cats hate water. 105 106 Green Eyes (04/09/87) 107 (* IIIIIIIVVVIVIIVIIIIX (*) IXVIIIVIIVIVIVIIIIII *) 108 oh, what lovely dribble has been written since my departure from frequenting the bwms. 109 it seems as if nothing has changed 110 oh well.... 111 <_>---> I don't know what this does, but it's pointed at you!!! 112 When last we left, our begraggled hero was up a tree... or out on a limb, more 113 to the point. After all, even if the ground is a bit less steady, you can see 114 a *lot* farther. However, one look was enough to convince VanderVecken that 115 the Inn was a far more interesting place to be than the tree... Especially 116 with that short blue man over there waving his arms at him. Down, however, 117 is no small feat when your brain is attempting to go into orbit, or at least 118 reach escape velocity. After much effort, he reaches the base of the tree, 119 to find that the blue man was not nearly as small as he appeared. Moreover, 120 the blue man is definitely displeased. Sorting things out, VanderVecken soons 121 begins to comprehend the blue man's problem. Over near the path there is a 122 small sign. "Please Don't Walk on the Grass." Not one to offend, at least 123 not more than is intentional, he hurries back to the Inn, muttering "If you 124 don't like the way I walk, stay off the lake...," as he goes. Of course, 125 he now has a serious problem: how to get back into the Inn. Well, going 126 through the windows is effective, but frowned upon. Therefore, the door. 127 Only one problem: Where is the door??? Walking all around the Inn, he finds 128 no door. This is a puzzler. Perhaps if I try walking the other way? 129 Thisd seems to be more effective - at least he recognizes all the scenery! 130 After walking aroun four times, he decides to give up and explore the 131 countryside. Perhaps an answer lies there. And where *did* that blue man go? 132 !!!ouy ta detniop s'ti tub ,seod siht tahw wonk t'nod I <---<_> 133 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][] 134 Green Eyes - Nice touch. I liked both twists this time. 135 [][][][][][][][][][][][][] Friar [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][] 136 010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101 137 S/S/(etc): I have no idea what you mean by 'duplicity'. But even a poly- 138 alphabetic cipher shows letter frequency. You just calculate the 'index 139 of coincidence' for various key lengths. When you hit the correct key 140 length the the Ci will be close to .067 (the larger the Ci the more the 141 *plaintext* diverges from English [or any other language!]). 142 Transposition Ciphers don't have *any* effect on letter frequencies so 143 they are easily checked for. 144 The remaining possibilities are a true code (unlikely given the length 145 of the messages, code is *briefer* than plaintext). Or some advanced 146 techniques that will still show patterns under proper analysis. 147 The remaining choice is a poly-alphabetic with a key length >= the 148 length of the msg (one-time pads). Only problem is if you use the same 149 key for several msgs, then one "merely" has to do the tests on the set 150 of characters in a given position in the msg. If you use a different key 151 for each msg, you now have to distribute a volume of keys> the volume of 152 msgs!! (thus you might as well send the msgs as send the keys...) 153 The last two or three msgs *that I analyzed* had an essentially FLAT 154 frequency distribution. This only matches one-time pads or a random 155 'dummy' msg. 156 *IF* I don't have anything better to do (unlikely) I'll check the msg 157 on the previous disk... 158 010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101 159 00000000000000 4-9-'87 0000000000000 160 BEBE WATHCING TJHIS BBS FOR THE RFEFUGEE 161 E'S TALE!! 162 0000000000000000000000000000000000000 163 comming soon... 164 165 a simple way to encipher... 166 decode the folloing text in the quotes... 167 "it i h atvnea wa utoeyn fliisnieh tp rroogfr am" ...oops! 168 "it-ih-atvnea-wa--utoeyn--fliisnieh-tp-rroogfr-am" 169 hint:the dashes are spaces. all the other characters are not encoded, 170 simply repositioned by twos... i will tell you how it works if you 171 want me to. very effective, especially if you send the position- 172 scrambled text enciphered... 173 think over this awhile. i'll be back in a few days to give away the 174 answers, unless you alone want it personally. 175 jim michaels 231-xxxx 176 ----------------------have fun------------------------- 177 178 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ (eyes right) 179 Green Eyes: Again your words have caused me to take pause in my visit near 180 the Inn. It's been quite some time since I have seen what you 181 employ with your characters used here, it serves well. 182 Keep with it... Who knows, the urge to write might spread. 183 Again. 184 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ --->the Guardian (100:05) 185 186 Golly gee wilikers Batman, quick, where's my Captian Marvel decoder ring. 187 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 188 KremVax, well, the story goes something like this... Take some horny marines 189 is the USSR, tempt them with some russian sex kittens, and then using 190 blackmail, have them smuggle DEC Microvax parts out of Boston through a 191 secret series of package stations going down through the south from Florida 192 to Cuba, and eventually to Moscow. Use the same sex-ploy on some nerdly 193 unix hackers at University of California at Berkeley. Then blackmail them 194 into bringing a Microvax version of the 4.2bsd distribution tapes over via 195 airliner (the 4.3 networking stuff doesn't work on the uvax yet, but the 196 ruskies are happy with 4.3). Then have this sex-satisfied computer nerd 197 set up the microvax with full Berekely UUCP and SMTP, hook it in to seismo 198 through a trans-atlantic fiber-optic link, and voila, the Russians are on 199 usenet, with gateways to ARPA and CSNET. Our countries highest military 200 secrets available to some lunatic hackers who happen to have first names 201 like Ivan and Peitor. It is all so easy, so quick, and because of the sex 202 in the equation, so unfailing. Hence, you have kremvax. Percival is a 203 similar setup, except instead of Russians the culprits were Oregonians, 204 but most of the rest of the scenario was carried out in a similar manner. 205 Oh, instead of using DEC microvax parts, they used an old Tektronix work- 206 station for their nefarious plans. The god fearing unix and xenix sites in 207 the Portland metro-area put up with percival only because it somehow managed 208 to get UUCP connections with a bunch of those left-wingers at Reed college, 209 which I guess is no surprise, considering the political slant that 210 particular institution has. 211 212 What can be learned from these intruders on the net? 213 214 Sex is a very powerful weapon. 215 Sex can get you just about anything. 216 Only send married marines to hostile countries. 217 Take the Forever Wars/Aliens approach and have coed Marine platoons with 218 approval of fratinization. 219 Never let UCB computer nerds without girl friends get their hands on a 220 distribution tape. 221 Simply give the Russians at AT&T 7300, let them get disgusted with the slow 222 speed, and they will give up on unix of their own accord. 223 224 History always gives us 20/20 sight. 225 226 ___________________________________________Historian____________________________________________________________________ 227 228 WHO CARES? 229 :::::::::O O::::::::04/10/87::::::::::voyeur:::::::::::20:55:::::::::O O:::::::: 230 ____04/10/87__________________JD 2446896.6919_________21:36:24_PDT_________ 231 ps. 103 days, 7 hrs, 23 min, 40 sec 232 V2V 233 ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| 234 ATTN:grey wolf call kel./mike\.at 4224 235 ATTN:AARON EASTLAND|TEK|REED|QY II<S#W.09UJ7-09M>RECALL|RECALL:::: 236 ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| 237 Oh shit, here we go again with the countdown. 238 ================================================================ 239 Well, this one's interesting. It's not PSG-PORTLAND but I sense 240 a lost more creativity here. - Ferret 241 ================================================================ 242 +++++++++++++++ 751 days, 5 hours 23 minutes ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 243 I When will this system go to 1200 baud? 244 245 The very nature of the system precludes it going to 1200 baud. ******** 246 |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| 247 Wanted: Any information pertaining to parts for or construc- 248 tion of a CO2 cutting laser, preferably five wat five 249 Whoa!!! Modem gets weird when I do that! That's five watts. 250 - Floyd the Ferret 251 22:06 4/11/87 252 |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| 253 V2V 254 How about 5 megawatt ala Real Genius? It can be done, if you really want 255 it enough. Well punk, do you want it? 256 |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| 257 ATTN: RVA 258 YOUR PHONE BILL IS $37.98 FOR LAST MONTH... 259 JIM WANTS IT PAYED BY THE 25TH OF THIS MONTH.. 260 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx 261 Gildor came back into the common room wiping excess oil from his 262 hands onto the rag he found on the back steps of the Inn. His scaly 263 friend's itch wasn't nearly as bad as the complaints had made it 264 sound, but Gildor was glad to have caught it early. Dry, patchy skin 265 is bad news on a fire-lizard. 266 While he was taking care of his dragon's problem, Gildor thought 267 about his own task. He had been told of a mage who might lend a hand 268 in the search, but had yet to see anyone who matched the description 269 of either him or his familiars. True, he could be amoung these 270 various travelers here at the Inn, but the 'vibes' weren't right. 271 There was no feeling of the magic this person was supposed to possess. 272 Maybe Jaqew was wrong? Gildor thought for a moment. No, that 273 couldn't be. Jaqew was very adamant about who to find and where to 274 find him. He said this mage would be useful as he was well 275 practiced in treasure hunts and the insurance business. Gildor just 276 had to keep looking. 277 Another bitter might help, Gildor decided. He had a mug filled 278 and began to mingle with the patrons, listening for any mention of the 279 mage known as Milchar. 280 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx 281 oops... ch/amoung/among/ 282 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx Gildor xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx 283 ____04/12/87__________________JD 2446898.5522_________18:15:15_PDT_________ 284 101 days, 10 hrs, 44 min, 50 sec 285 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 286 Several hours passed before the mage realized that this world was indeed barren 287 of civilization; perhaps of native intelligent life. He sat upon a large 288 granite boulder which marked a gentle curve in the river he had been following. 289 While he rested, he again examined his palm, looking again for the symbol that 290 had shined brightly there for just a moment. Again he found that he could not 291 find it, try as he might, with whatever senses he chose to use. It looked as 292 it always had. But it felt different. 293 The sun was low in the sky as the mage decided to attempt a spell of transport. 294 He spread his magical implements before him, and surveyed them thoughtfully. 295 His trusty 3 x 5 cards had taken the dousing well, thanks to the foresight of 296 using vellum material to write the dweomers upon. 297 He smiled to himself as he spied a grey-colored card near the bottom of the 298 pack, which he withdrew and studied, his eyes glinting in the sun's last light. 299 'Porlombic grandoluxim, werfidulon askuyabyn dolazuntiv, eksah!' he chanted, 300 gathering together his posessions and focusing the ability of power within him, 301 channeling it outwards and directing it in intricate patterns that wove a 302 sphere of silvery threads that appeared to be the work of dozens of mad 303 spiders. The silvery globe briefly outshined the dying sun, then contracted 304 slowly to a point, leaving the river alone to bubble and babble to itself in 305 private. 306 A dimmer sphere of silver expanded from a point near the mainmast of the R.S. 307 Razor's Edge an instant later, like an expanding soap bubble which broke to 308 release a tired and scruffy-looking mage upon the deck. Carefully making his 309 way down to his quarters, he collapsed into a hammock that stretched across 310 the cabin, and fell instantly asleep. 311 The Razor took care of her master, and gently rocked him as she floated upon 312 a small creek over which a footbridge crossed, which in turn was part of a 313 path to a cozy Inn with a large oaken door. The limbs of the Rowan tree 314 seemed to move a bit as if waving hello to the returning dweomercrafter, who 315 slept peacefully after his efforts. 316 ++++++++++++++ Milchar ++++++++++++ April 13, 1987 at 12:19am +++++++++++++++ 317 And then there was light. 318 |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| 319 V2V: Megawatts would require a power source about as powerful 320 as one of the Trojan generators, sorry. Seriously folks, any- 321 thing within reason (10 Watts max. unless pulsed) would be 322 greatly appreciated (and paid for). 323 - Floyd the Ferret 324 |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| 325 *NO* FLOYD MEGAWATTS DO NOT NEED ONE OF THE TROJAN GENERATORS..... 326 SORRY BUT I ALSO HAVE A 125 WATT GAS FOR $500 327 TEX M. 328 V2V 329 Sorry, it wasn't me who mentioned the five megawatts. Someone just tacked that 330 on after my marker 331 332 V2V 333 off 334 V2V: Contact me. Find out handle from kilroy 335 Floyd/Grey Wolf:Contact me asap at main office 336 Green Eyes: Nice to see you on here!!! 337 Friar:You too! 338 339 ==========---------- DEMONWOLF ----------========== 340 ____04/13/87__________________JD 2446899.6812_________21:20:55_PDT_________ 341 100 days, 7 hr, 39 min, 4 sec 342 <_>---> I don't know what this does, but it's pointed at you!!! 343 When all else fails, ask someone who looks like they belong here. So 344 saythinking, VanderVecken heads for the blue man, who is *still* waving 345 his arms wildly. "Ybleth!," the man cried. Rising to the challenge, 346 VanderVecken cried "Blue!" Now we're getting somewhere, he thought. 347 Perhaps this besotten meanie could help me back to the Inn. "Do you know 348 he way back to the Inn?" "Oh, you speak English!," the meanie cried. 349 w"Well, in answer to your question, the Inn is right over there... Or is 350 it left over there???," he looks around quizically. Waving VanderVecken 351 toward the path (a Blue Brick Road), the blue meanie wanders off. "Well, 352 if thats the how of it...," VanderVecken wanders along down the path. 353 A short walk down the path, he sees a large sign labelled "IN ->" 354 "A-Ha, perhaps this goes somewhere!" Attempting to follow the sign, 355 finds himself in a rather large See of wholes (It's positively amazing 356 at the Catholic church is doing these day). What can you do in a see 357 of wholes? Chase the papal submaarine of course, and listen to fairly 358 passable 60's music by the Bugs (We've got the quteset little cameras 359 hangin' everywhere, after a while you'll just forget they're there...) 360 At this juncture, a tall gremlin with a xylophone and a mohawk walks throug 361 a nearby whole. hay [D[D[D[D[D[Chey, VanderVecken, where's ht[D[Dth 362 the party???" 363 the gremlin looks quizicly at our hero... 364 hey dude, lets head to the INN for a brew, I here there's a sage 365 there whjo [D[D[Do ca n [D[D[Dn help with your problem! 366 sop [D[D sayinmg[D[Dg thje[D[De gremlin and the hero headed of 367 for the INN... 368 |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| 369 Tex M.--- 370 I'm interested. A question though; is the 371 final output 125 watts, or the input. The average 372 laser is only one tenth of one percent efficient. 373 If it is the output, what the hell are you driving 374 it with?!? If it's cheap, I love it!!!. 375 - Floyd 376 ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| 377 Vandervecken: please quit using your cursor keys to edit! It works on *your* 378 end but gives garbage here! (type CC N at the prompt and then re-read your 379 last entry). 380 Also, I *now* have the test on an IBM disk (missing all the fancy formatting, 381 but the text is intact) 382 Swordsmith: If you are reading this, what's the status on the rifle? 383 Two years is a bit long.... 384 ____04/14/87__________Leonard_JD 2446900.6770_________21:14:59_PDT_________ 385 99 days, 7 hrs, 45 min, 1 sec 386 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 387 Sleep had refreshed Milchar wonderfully, and he awoke rested and ravenous. 388 His body sported bruises which ached painfully as he moved, but such was his 389 cheer that the mage hardly noticed. He was back again! 390 After he found one of his other garments, be felt human again- again decked out 391 in a striking shade of blue, with small silver threads running along a few 392 lines here and there. One by one the many tools of his trade found their way 393 into the large pockets hidden about his robe. All but one tool- Milchar 394 lacked his wand. It would take a lot of searching to find another of the same 395 power, with perfect balance and channeling ability. 396 The bright morning sun shone upon Milchar as he climbed onto the deck, 397 unclouding his mind with such thoughts and filling it with new appreciation for 398 the spring flowers blooming in the valley. He whistled an ancient ballad of 399 magical adventure as he stepped upon the bank and made his way towards the Inn, 400 where he knew a hot, hearty breakfast awaited him. 401 Minutes later he opened the large oaken door and let himself into the familiar 402 common room of the Inn. Many people satat scattered tables, chatting with 403 one another and sharing the morning gossip. A few glanced at Milchar standing 404 inside the door; a few others recogized him; and a handful wondered what had 405 happened to him since his abrupt disappearance some weeks ago. One man, near 406 the rear, at a table with a small dragon, gazed at him intently. 407 The man behind the counter was not the Innkeeper, but served Milchar quickly 408 and efficiently. "Just takin' care of things while he's gone." 409 "Where has he gone? I have not known him to leave without very good reason." 410 "No one I've talked to knows. Excuse me, I must wait on another gentleman. 411 Good day." Milchar watched him move off to stand near another table. 412 He sat down near one wall, and began to attack the feast before him, fending 413 off questions with a small grin. 414 +++++++++++++++++++++ Milchar +++++++++++++ April 15, 1987 at 12:28am +++++++ 415 416 Leonard, the bluer says it is done, will check and see if it is, and will 417 pick it up if it is, what can I say, the bluer screwed it up the first time 418 and it has taken him this long to correct it. 419 Swordsmith. 420 421 Tex M 422 you will be hearing from me just as soon as I am done with the paper work 423 generated by my mothers death, and this is only a few days away, and with 424 the way things have gone lately, I don't think you will be happy about it 425 as I don't take being ignored well at all, and now have more than sufficent 426 cash to remady this matter!!!!!! 427 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 428 C.J.P.: Call home. Mother is worried. 429 --------------------------------------- 430 ATTN:GRAY WOLF 431 CALL DID NOT GET MSG LAST TIME> 432 DKH 433 ATTN:BAX 434 AM BACK IN TOWN CALL OR SEND # OF BBS THAT I CAN GET YOU AT 435 DKH(ORA) 436 437 Historian: Ok... cute story... I will have to admit that I even liked it... 438 however, there is some information that I would like to get from 439 you (or anyone else for that matter)... exactly, how does one go 440 about getting a login on percival, or this kermvax thing? 441 442 Floyd the Ferret: Ok. Ok. Seriously, I don't think that you will get any type 443 of straight answer from anyone on this system... but, that is 444 just a guess... I am in the process of looking into that 445 little item that you want, so, just relax... talking to just 446 about anyone here is just going to give you a brain hemmorage 447 inthe end... later... 448 449 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 450 451 __ 452 2B OR 2B 453 TH@ IS THE ? 454 455 JIM MICHAELS 456 JMMCALSEHI I <---MY NAME POSITION ENCODED 457 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 458 OK, OK. THE POSITION ENCODING WASN'T SUCH A HIT (MAYBE BECAUSE IT WASN'T COMPLEX 459 ). 460 ANYBODY INTERESTED IN THE MANDELBROT SET FOR AN IBM PC? IT IS WRITTEN IN PASCAL. 461 AND MAKES INTERESTING PATTERNS. 462 AARON EASTLUND, I HAD NO IDEA THAT I WOULD FIND YOU ON THIS BOARD. 463 I FIGGERED YOU WOULD ONLY BE MESSING AROUND WITH THE *NIX SYSTEMS... 464 YOU MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN GETTING A GRAFIX UPGRADE FOR YOUR WYSE-50 OR WYSE-75 465 SOMETIME. CLEVELAND CODONICS MAKES SUCH A BEAST. TEK 4014 COMPATIBLE. 466 CAN ANYBODY TELL ME WHAT THIS COUNTDOWN IS ALL ABOUT? 467 FOR YOU TEK 402X USERS OUT THERE, 468 !bel 469 !sno y 470 !wor 33 471 !hru 1 1 80 2 472 !hru 33 1 80 2 473 !jum 2,1 474 !mon 475 !lea 127 08 476 !lea e /E/ 477 !lea 10 13 478 !lea 13 10 479 !lea E /e/ 480 !sto 8 16 24 32 40 48 56 64 72 481 !era w 482 !mon 34 483 !mon 484 !bel 485 !wor 33 486 !wor 487 !att s-e 488 muddle, muddle...!att 0 489 !lea pt /!tes/ 13 490 !lea f2 /!cle/ 13 491 !lea f3 \!mon 34\ 13 "!mon" 13 492 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 493 oops, forgot the name before the border... jim michaels 494 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=-=--=-=-=- 495 010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101 496 Jim Michaels: I've been to busy to run your tranpostion cipher through 497 any of the programs (or even attack it manually!). Note however, that a 498 cipher is (in general) easier to crack if either the messages are long 499 or there are a lot of them. Thus short 'one-liners' are almost 500 impossible to crack... 501 010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101 502 Should I tell him? And this guy is Mr. know it all of ciphers... 503 Take a look at the one-liner cipher again. Now read the left-most digit, 504 then right most digit (character), moving inward alternating from left 505 to right. 506 507 See? 1 3 5 7 9 11 12 10 8 6 4 2 508 J M M C A L S E H I I 509 \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ 510 WHO CARES? 511 For once I agree, who gives a rip? 512 xx 513 :-) 514 Listen \\\\\, you seem to have a real personality problem. IF you don't have 515 something nice to say about someone, keep your damn mouth shut. You can solve 516 the puzzles without insulting others. Let us decide that 'Mr ciphers' is an 517 idiot, we don't need your help or wise cracks. 518 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// 519 Stick it in your ear. I have as much right to express my opinion here as 520 anyone else, and I find it to be quite childish. *TM* 521 010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101 522 A^GAW PD[YZ DREMT YVAQB WVBER SJXSZ CIXFC _ROIT YVUTW \PBD_ EKSDN _\UNN XIHOE 523 VG^SK XR^H_ ^VMWV KFLWL NOTE_ CSXWF WJZSI JM_JO MJ^IY CDGHM OFVKC UDYGE J\KTE 524 TMMCA SOMQA BFTZD GEG_Y LVGJS NSNKL EXMSC XKQIF CNHJH JRNEQ FIELT [[[RI DHIKN 525 ZOCFH XZSUC BM\PR V[QQL ^[MA\ WZMCD UWZ^_ OHILB FJCRQ ILI_W DFAZN AKFTO A[[OK 526 010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101 527 :::::::O O:::::::04/17/87:::::::::voyeur:::::::::::::19:228:25:::::O O:::::::::: 528 *********************************************************************** 529 I'm de billboarb world enter: COUNT VON ZEPPELIN 530 with one question. Who writes this stufabout th magicn anyway? 531 Cute. Not very original. but descriptive. What kind of person writes this 532 but try to make it a little more 533 interesting. good style, though. 534 ************************************************************************ 535 ARRRRRRRRRGH!!! 536 TWIT ATTACK. 537 538 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx 539 Gildor watched carefully as a 'gentleman' in a bright blue outfit 540 stepped into the Inn. Several of whom seemed to be the regulars 541 merrily welcomed the traveller with the name that Gildor was looking 542 for. "Milchar, where've you been? How did you disappear?" was the 543 general cry, along with requests for more provisions. 544 The power that emminated from this new being suggested that this 545 was the mage of whom Jaqew had spoken, but the outward appearance 546 seemed less an old wisened wizard and more a simple traveller. "That 547 could be an advantage," Gildor reasoned. The slaps on the back and the 548 explainations soon subsided, and Gildor creeped in closer to meet this 549 mage. 550 "Good morrow," ventured Gildor with the slight elven lilt evident 551 in his speech. 552 "And to you also," the mage replied between mouths of potato bread 553 and bratwurst. "You're new here? I don't remember meeting you before." 554 "Just in from the plains." Gildor knew that was a weak 555 explanation, the Inn being surrounded by mountians. "I see you're 556 friends are happy to see you've returned." 557 The mage eyed Gildor suspiciously. Something seemed a bit forced in 558 the stranger's manner. 559 "I'm Gildor the Green, and this is Mel, my fire-lizard. We've 560 come on a rather long walk to find someone, and we were wondering if 561 you might be of help." 562 The mage merely raised an eyebrow. 563 The table had cleared a little and there was little chance of 564 being over heard. Gildor set Mel on the table and went on. "We have 565 a small quest before us, and were told to find a friend of the 566 Doctor's. A mage known as Milchar, possibly accompanied by a small 567 apprentice. We were informed that this mage was well versed in the 568 arts and would possibly be of service. If we could find him, that is. 569 I believe I'm correct in assuming that you are the mage known as 570 Milchar?" 571 Milchar nodded, and took another bite of bratwurst. 572 "Would you be interested in a possibly short and probably 573 profitable journey?" 574 "How short and how profitable?" 575 Milchar seemed interested, but Gildor still wasn't sure. 576 Obviously just returning from some adventure, perhaps the mage would 577 be too fatigued for what was in store. Jaqew seemed certain, though, 578 so Gildor blundered on. 579 "Are you familiar with the Shield of Palidore and the Dungeons of 580 Mariha?" 581 The mage called Milchar almost choked on his ale in surprise. 582 "I thought you might be." 583 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx 584 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ 585 I AM LOOKING FOR BBS'S IN THE PORTLAND 586 AREA THAT SUPPORT APPLE II+ SOFTWARE.I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY HELP.THANKS 587 588 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!HANKSTER 589 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!17APR87 2311 590 591 592 GREEN EYE'S--- 593 Will you collage diploma studs leave me alone. I'm new to the system. 594 Maybe that message was out of place. Sorry. On the lighter side, do any of you 595 guys know any other billboard numbers. Local only . They would be greatly 596 appriciated. I'm not saying this one is no fun, in fact this is the best one iI'v 597 found yet. 598 599 -COUNT ZEPP 600 For more numbers call CBBS/NW at 284-xxxx, get into the download section by 601 typing "M", and get the file that starts "BBSL ". 602 @J P@ppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppqq 603 604 @J P@ppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp 605 @J P@pppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppqqqq 606 Mind your P's and Q's. (not to be confused w/ Piper's border) 607 bdbdbdbdbdbdbdbdbdbdbdbdbdbdbdbdbdbdbdbdbdbdbdbdbdbdbdbdbdbdbdbdbdbdbdbdbdbdbdbd 608 Noted industrialist Hammond Armour glanced with irritation at the stack of 609 papers demanding his signature or his condemnation. Nothing likely today 610 to be overly profitable, creative, or benevolent. He was a strange kind of 611 capitalist. His juices flowed best when both money and good works were 612 involoved--and he saw no need for these interests to be conficting. But 613 paperwork! There was no good about it. Wilma Banks strode in. She was 614 tall & athletic & looked like she could vault the desk."Here.Personal.From Albania." TOTAL NUMBER OF LINES = 614