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IBM PC-XT. The Bulletin Board Systems and other services were located
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Spelling errors, content and extraneous system information such as 
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printouts. 

Description: Cable Room (Cable TV) on Safehouse BBS (Minneapolis)
Date: June-October, 1984
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Numb: 1
Subj: [ Cable TV Room ] 
From: SAFEHOUSE MANAGER 
Date: 06-25-84 at 01:25 PM

Welcome to the Cable Room!

This is for the discussion of any topics relating to cable TV, and especially 
for announcements relating to an upcoming cable series dealing with 
telecommunications...

-The Manager


Numb: 2
Subj: Cable Tv
From: THE CRACKON
Date: 06-25-84 at 05:34 PM

Duh, yeah, I got this one cable coming out of my TV. It pisses me off cause it 
gets in the way all the time. Sometimes the TV don't work at all.

Well, seriously, who watches The Great Northern Cable Network? (Pm 8:30-9) 
Channel 15. It is s0000 cool.

Cable lives.


Numb: 3
Subj: what pisses me off.. 
From: APPLE AVENGER
Date: 06-25-84 at 08:56 PM

Ok, since i live in a st.paul suburb I am getting cable last. But what is 
pissing me off is the fact that they are going to rip up $10,000 worth of 
landscaping that my parents put in. Granted they will be putting it back but 
they are not counting growing time it takes to get it back to where it was 
before! Man, what a group of idiots! if they had any* brains they would go 
on the othr side of the street where there is no* houses..
-Avenger


Numb: 4
Subj: Personal Computer Show 
From: JOY DIVISION
Date: 06-26-84 at 05:09 AM

Anyone just getting Cable 

     There's "The Personal Computer Show" on cable, 2-3 times a week. Last time 
I saw it was on a Sunday eve. 9:30. (Rogers Cablesystems, ch.34). They move it 
around a bit, but if you can find it it's pretty interesting at times. It does 
tend to get a little sappy, the hosts look like PM Magazine rejects, but some of
the demos aren't too bad. And, they have a
drawing for a >FREE< computer each month. That makes it worthwhile.


Numb: 5
Subj: SPECTRUM BOX
From: AL X
Date: 07-01-84 at 10:21 PM

Hiya,

What I need is a working SPECTRUM decoder box that can by-pass all scrambling
modes. Does anyone know where I can get my hands on such a nice little piece 
of equipment?

Do any of the national electronix companies have any that anyone KNOWS that 
works? (like the kind in the back of VIDEO REVIEW etc blah blah blah)

Thanks, -ALX


Numb:6
Subj: COMPUTER TODAY
From: CABLEMANII
Date: 07-02-84 at 09:35 PM


************************************ 
&&&   COMING SOON ........       &&& 
************************************



      COMPUTER TODAY




A SHOW A SHOW THAT WILL SHOW ABOUT TELCOM. AND COMPUTERS .... THIS SHOULD BE 
A GOOD SHOW ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO HELP CAN LEAVE ME A MESSAGE


  <<<<<< CABLEMAN CABLEMANII ---->>>>>





Numb: 7
Subj: SPECTRUM
From: CABLEMANII
Date: 07-04-84 at 08:41 AM


HOW TO DECODE SPECTRUM VIDEO IS VERY SIMPLE! ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS BUILD A 
STABLE FREQUENCY GENERATOR (USING 7555 TIMER CHIP) THAT CAN GENERATE A 
FREQUENCY OF, I BELIEVE, 15,700 HZ. YOU JUST FEED THIS FREQUENCY INTO THE 
HORIZONTAL OSCILLATOR OF YOUR TV, AND YOU HAVE GOT YOURSELF THE VIDEO!


Numb: 8
Subj: HELP WITH WHAT?
From: STARFLEET COMMANDER 
Date: 07-06-84 at 12:11 PM

YOU ARE NOW ENTERING FEDERATION SPACE.

HELLO. CABLEMANNI (SORRY IF I SPELLED IT WRONG) , ABOUT THE COMPUTER TODAY 
SHOW, YOU ASKED IF ANYONE WANTED TO HELP. HELP WITH WHAT? ARE YOU MAKING THE 
SHOW?IF SO, I'D LOVE TO HELP. I'M CRETIFIED AND I KNOW SOMETHING ABOUT 
COMPUTERS AND TELECOMMINCATIONS (ACTUALLY, A LOT MORE THAN JUST 
SOMETHING).CONTACT ME. BYE BYE

      *-- STARFLEET COMMANDER --* 
YOU ARE NOW LEAVING FEDERATION SPACE.


Numb: 9
Subj: STARFLEET COMMANDER 
From: CABLEMANII
Date: 07-13-84 at 01:07 PM

YES I WOULD LIKE SOME HELP .....
  GIVE ME A CALL AT 546-4878
     ASK FOR JOHN..
ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO HELP DO THE SAME

  <<<<<<<<<----------  CABLEMANII  ------------->>>>>


Numb: 10
Subj: Martha Quinn
From: ERIC BAKKEN
Date: 07-27-84 at 09:11 PM

Notice how she's stoned sometimes?



Numb: 11
Subj: V-JAYS...
From: PRINCESS ANDROMEDA 
Date: 07-28-84 at 04:11 PM

....ALL OF THEM ARE STONED ONE TIME OR ANOTHER, MOSTLY MARC GOODMAN THOUGH- 
DON'T EVER REMEMBER SEEING HIM NOT STONED! !! ! ! ! ! ! ! !!

<IF I HAD THAT JOB I WOULD BE TOO.> 

LATER,

                PRINCESS 
                 ANDROMEDA

                DEATH DEALERS



Numb: 12
Subj: Country MTV 
From: ERIC BAKKEN
Date: 07-30-84 at 01:28 AM

Does anybody know anything about this? (Storer channel 23)


Numb: 13
Subj: MTV.REVIEW
From: JEFF ZEKA
Date: 07-31-84 at 05:50 AM

 WHEN WATCHING M!/MT!/TV DOES THE PHRASE' REACH DOWN BETWEEN MY LEGS...EEEEASE T
HE SEAT BACK' IT MUST.. ITS PLAYED
EVERY 5 MINUTES.. I THINK MTV HAS GOTTON TOO WRAPPED UP IN COMMERCIALISM.. IT US
ED TO HAVE A .VARIETY AND NOW ITS WLOL WITH
MORE STUPI/!ID LOCAL COMMERCIALS.

 BY THE WAY RICHFIELD USERS OF RODGERS(AND EDEN PRARIE, EDINA) MPLS GETS THE ST 
EREO HOOKUPS FREE>< SAME COMPANY >< SAME NAME 
>< WE GET $S$$$$$$SCREWED 19.95 FORGET IT!!!



           /----------/
           / DAS      / 
           /DARKGLIDER///
           ------------

 ITS BEEN REAL ****!!!!////!!!!////

Numb: 14
Subj: Anyone who has Cinemax... 
From THE CRACKON
Date: 08-02-84 at 11:45 AM

...make sure to watch "Likely Stories." That has got to be one of the more 
funnyshows I have stumbled accross... The one I saw had Pee Wee Herman in 
there, and it was a "Spoof" on the '50's sex educationfilms...

Sorry about the mess in this message... I guess I rely on Word Wrap too 
much...



Numb: 15
Subj: MARTHA QUINN
From THE PROWLER
Date: 08-04-84 at 08:33 PM

For your info:

Martha Quinn should soon appear in some centerfold in I think it is Penthouse. 
And Nina Blackwood was in the May 1984 Playboy mag..Later dudes..Prowler

/x


Numb: 16
Subj: I watch GNCN
From: ALLAN MEULI
Date: 08-04-84 at 11:51 PM

The Great Northern cable net is DIFFERENT. That's about all I have to say. 
American Blotto (8:00, i believe, has dragyn's brother's movies..) and then 
there's speaking of people. good for low-budget stuff.


Numb: 17
Subj: CINIMAX
From: SHORT FUSE
Date: 08-16-84 at 10:40 PM

DOES ANYONE OUT THERE KNOW HOW TO UNSCRAMBLE THE CINIMAX SIGNAL PUT OUT BY THE 
COMPANIES, I KNOW IT IS UNSCRAMBLED AT THE HOME AS YOU NEED A SPECIAL BOX TO 
RECIEVE THE CHANLE.

ALSO AS OF RIGHT NOW I HAVE REMOVED THE FILTERS FROM MY CABLE BOX TO ENABLE 
CERTAIN CHANLES TO PASS THROUGH AND ON INTO MY HOUSE, I HAVE FIXED THE FILTERS 
SO THAT THE SIGNAL CAN PASS RIGHT THROUGH THEM, AND THEN RE-INSTALLED THEM, NOW
IF A CABLE MAN COMES BY AND CHECKS IT, EVERY THING WILL LOOK FINE AND DANDY, 
BUT WHAT I WANT TO KNOW IS THERE ANY WAY THEY CAN SIND A ELECTRIC CURRENT 
THROUGH THE LINE AND PICK UP ON MY MODIFIED FILTER???

ANYONE KNOW?


                  <[SHORT FUSE]>


Numb: 18
Subj: I don't know, but... 
From: DR. DISCORD
Date: 08-18-84 at 07:11 PM


I don't know about the filter stuff, but I do know that Mark Goodman is not ston
ed, he's just a jerk. Hmm, the word-wrap
didn't work..there, it just did, in the middle of a line. Weird.


Numb: 19
Subj: If you have Movie Channel.. 
From: COUNTESS CASSIOPEIA
Date: 08-25-84 at 10:12 PM


 If you have The Movie Channel...watch for an interesting(?)movie called 
'Slumber Party Massacre'Written up as this 'Armed with a 24 inch electric 
drill,a crazed killer terrorizes teenagers at a slumber party.'Intriguing 
Suspenseful-etc.



              -Countess 
               Cassiopeia




Numb: 20
Subj: WOW GUYS
From: EGGBERT
Date: 09-06-84 at 02:38 PM


WOW GUYS REAL CABLE TV HUH?

THE DUDES FROM ROGERS SCREWED UP SO MANY TIMES DRILLING THE HOLE THROUGH THE 
FOUNDALTION AN ELEPHANT COULD CRAWL IN!!!.! THEN THEY GAVE US THE WRONG 
CHANELS (WE REALY GO DISNEY (FOR ME OF CORSE GOSH DONT U KNOW IT WE GOT HBO 
INSTEAD DARN!)) WELL HAVE FUN (TOO BAD THERES NO SPC.)



Numb: 21
Subj: CABLE UPDATE
From: THE RAT
Date: 10-25-84 at 02:09 PM


HI ALL CALBELMANII HERE AND I HAVE TO T ELL YOU ABOUT WHATS COMING IN 
NOVEMBER 

1/////RAIDERS IS GOING TO BE ON


HERE ARE HTE FOLLOWING DATE THIS MONTH: THE 1st ...tmc at 7PM and hbo at 8 pm 
te 2 nd show at Sporn and max at 9 pm on the 3rd HBO AT 8 PM ON THE 4 MAX AT 7PM
AND SHOW AT 8 PM HTN HAS IT ON THE 5 TH AT 8PM MAX HAS IT ON THE 6 AT 10 PM TMC 
HAS IT ON NOV 7 AT 10 PM ON NOV 10TH HTN HAS IT AT 8 PM AND SHOW HAS IT ON AT 
10 PM THE 16 IS THE NEXT TIME YOU CAN SEE IT AND IT WILL BE ON TMC AT 8 PM


NOV 18 ON HTN THERE WILL BE A NOTHER
SHWING AT 8 PM,
TMC HAS IT ON THE 20TH AT 8PM
THE 25 ON HBO AT 8PM
AND THE LASTE TIME OFR THIS MONTH IS
ON HBO AT 10PM ON THE 28TH



HTN=HOME THEATER NETWORK 
HBO= HOME BOX OFFIC
MAX=CINEAMAX
SHOW=SHOWTIME
TMC=THE MOVIE CHANNEL


CHECK YOUR LOCAL CABLE GUIDE FOR CHANNELS......


Numb: 22 
Subj: STEREO HOOK-UPS
From: THE RED ROCKER
Date: 10-31-84 at 05:38 PM

ANY ONE WANT TO KNOW HOW TO HOOK-UP MTV IN STEREO? LEAVE ME SOME E-MAIL. IT'S
SUPER EASY!

     THE
      RED ROCKER
