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  1$If you are in need of help, you need but ask...
  2$************************* INSTALLED: 29 DEC 89 ***************************
  3$Welcome to BWMS II (BackWater Message System II)  Mike Day System operator
  4$**************************************************************************
  5$GENERAL DISCLAIMER: BWMS II IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY INFORMATION
  6$                    PLACED ON THIS SYSTEM.
  7$BWMS II was created as an electronic bill board. BWMS II is a privately 
  8$owned and operated system which is currently open for use by the general
  9$public.  No restrictions are placed on the use of the system.  As the
 10$system is privately owned, I retain the right to remove any and all
 11$messages which I may find offensive.  Because of the limited size of the
 12$system, it will be periodically purged of messages (only 999 lines of data
 13$can be saved).  To leave a message, type 'ENTER'.  Use ctrl/C to get out
 14$the ENTER mode.  The message is automatically stored.  If after entering
 15$the message you find you made a mistake, use the replace command to
 16$replace the line.  To exit from the system, type 'BYE' then hang up.
 17$Type 'HELP' to see other commands that are available on the system.
 18$**************************************************************************
 19$ 
002=Usr:1 CISTOP MIKEY      12/29/89 19:30  Msg:4774 Call:26474 Lines:3
 20 Knowledge is power, if you know it about the right person.
 21 Ethel W. Mumford
 22 **************************************************************************
003=Usr:13 voyeur            12/29/89 23:13  Msg:4775 Call:26479 Lines:5
 23 :::::::::O O:::::::::12/29/89:::::::::::::::::::::::23:35:44:::::::O O::::::::
 24 If it were three days later, I could have the honor of starting the first
 25 disk of the year, first disk of the '90s.  Maybe if we try hard enough,
 26 I'll have another chance.  That's only 500 lines/day.
 27 :::::::::O O::::::::::::::::::::::voyeur:::::::::::::::::::::::::::O O:::::::
004=Usr:322 Stray Cat         12/29/89 23:34  Msg:4777 Call:26481 Lines:3
 28  
 29 at least 250 lines
 30  
005=Usr:402 DELTA.FIVE SHANN  12/30/89 03:30  Msg:4778 Call:26487 Lines:13
 31 [*=*][*=*][*=*][*=*][*=*][*=*]DELTA FIVE [*=*][*=*][*=*][*=*][*=*][*=*]
 32 The old man leaned back in the leather covered chair behind his massive teakwoo
 33  desk, sighed slowly, and, after a moment of silence, addressed the man befoe 
 34 him. His whispy white hair fluttered in the breeze from the open window. Outsi
 35 e in the distance was the sound of small arms fire punctuated by the hammering 
 36 of heavy machine guns. Ok, Eric, I'll get it for you, but you owe me a big one.
 37 The bullet headed man spoke" You know you got it. Now give me the file on Allbr
 38 ight".
 39 A few minutes later, the bullet headedman emerged from the front door of the
 40 private reading room amidst the dust and rubble of Beirut.A waiting car pulled
 41 to the curb, and Delta Five jumped in. "I got it. Let's get to the airport".
 42 "Have you heard from Parity yet?". The driver's silence indicated that he had
 43 not been able to contact the NET man. [*=*][*=*][*=*][*=*][*=*][*=*][*=*]
006=Usr:11 L'homme sans Par  12/30/89 19:21  Msg:4779 Call:26501 Lines:7
 44 *@)_#*%@)_#(%)_#(@%)@(%)_@^*()$(%)_#@(!_#)$_#!)$#@()_$#@(_)%@#_%@+_)%@_+)%@#%(@
 45 daveo@distopia: System resetup go Ok? I hope everything is working well. My
 46 tape drive started acting up again, but right *now* it is working. Also, the
 47 big UPS arrived via UPS :-) and that is all hooked up as well. Give me a call
 48 as needed!
 49 *(@#%*@)_(@#)_%(@#)_%@_)#(@!%)_ L'homme sans Parity $(_)~(#_)!@($+!)$_)$(*)!($$
 50  
007=Usr:32 JOHN SILVERMAN    12/30/89 23:15  Msg:4781 Call:26510 Lines:9
 51 #$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#
 52 Just  a quick hello from my self-imposed exile down south. It's good to see
 53 some of the old voices active again. Eugene is okay, but there's no damn 
 54 decent writing boards! Sniff...
 55  
 56 Merry new year and have a happy 1990!
 57  
 58 J.D. Silverman
 59 #$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#
008=Usr:92 Katherine Dohert  12/31/89 10:05  Msg:4782 Call:26516 Lines:1
 60 *************************happy**new**year!!****kathyD************************
009=Usr:4 Milchar           12/31/89 20:02  Msg:4785 Call:26529 Lines:3
 61 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 62 Oooh, look!  Familiar faces!  A very happy New Year to you all.  + Milch +
 63 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
010=Usr:368 Nemesis Warlock   12/31/89 22:53  Msg:4786 Call:26532 Lines:59
 64 :::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::====
 65      The glimmer of lights from the revelry in the city below him disturbed 
 66 Leichter to no end.  Angrily, he slammed closed the large glass window and shut
 67 the blinds, turning his back on the cries of joy and happiness that tormented  
 68 his soul, if not his ears.
 69      Storming through his plush penthouse apartment, Leichter quickly reached 
 70 the living room and sank down into a disheveled heap in an oversized chair.  
 71 The charred fingers of his left hand    tapped out an idiosyncratic rhythm on a
 72 table of imitation oak.  
 73      Reaching out to the small night    stand to his right, he grasped the 
 74 papers that he had been studying earier,  as if he had not memorized them
 75 already...  Anything to destroy the wall of despair that was already beginning
 76 to creep into his consciosness...
 77      The phone rang, like a demonic     bell, from its place on the nightstand.
 78 Without allowing it to complete its first ring, Leichter picked up the 
 79 reciever.  "Hello." he muttered.
 80      "Leichteer?"
 81      "Oh," he replied, grimacing.  "Dawson.  You didn't have to call... I've
 82 talked to Sandis about things.  He's filled me in."  His mind wasn't 
 83 concentrating on the wordds, lost as he   was in his melanchooly mist.
 84      "Yes, he told me.  But there're    some other things I'd like to clear
 85 up if I can help it."
 86      "Shoot."  
 87      "Specifically, the logistics of    what you're to be accomplishing.  We
 88 can't have you gallavanting about like  a deranged policeman.  The NET 
 89 business isn't your affair.  You needed to be aware, and if they come running  
 90 after we've reached our goal they'll    have to be dealt with.  But until then 
 91 I don't want to see any personal        vendettas getting in te way..."
 92      "Spare me the detective show monologue.  It's a cliche'."
 93      "And you're addicted to them. and  you know it.  Don't lie to me, and 
 94 don't lie to yourself."
 95      "If this was the only reason you-"
 96      "Listen!" the voice on the other end of the line was rapidly becoming
 97 agitated.  "ZEPHYR can stand on its own without you on this NET problem, if
 98 that's what's necessary.  We'd like you to be in on things, but I'm starting
 99 to think that it might be better if we  sent you off smewhere else-"
100      Leichter considered it for a few   moments.  "Like?"
101      "Nothing in particular.  Routine   assassination of some rival drug 
102 peddlers.  Our concentration in Miami   was thinned out a little by the 
103 Vice Squad bust...  and some of the natives there have been sowing their wild  
104 oats and reaping the benefits.  A buncha KIDS, for chrissake.  Not one of them 
105 older than 21.  What say you go down there and show 'em your piano wire 
106 collection?"
107      "Tempting..."  He considered his   options.  Unbidden, his left hand rose
108 to his face, and he stared at the black scars that twisted along the palm, 
109 the husks of flesh that clung to the    fingers.  "No, no, I'm fine.  I can    
110 handle things.  I'll be ok, and I won't get involved with NET..."
111      "THAT'S the boy I wanted to hear.  Go get 'em, tiger"  Liechter cursed
112 Dawson mentally.  Althe little creep  needed to do was lisp and his character
113 would be complete.
114      "Yeah, right." he dropped the phone onto the stand, where it clattered
115 hollowly.  Getting up, Leichter strode  into his bedroom, and removed a 
116 small box from a drawer.  Opening it,   he spread the papers it contained over 
117 the desk, retrieving one.....  a        photograph.  He eyed it for a few      
118 seconds, and pulled a red marker from   his pocket.  With a quivering hand he  
119 scrawled a single word across the face  of the picture.
120      NET.
121  
122 :::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::==Zephyr::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::====
011=Usr:84 Michael Miller j  12/31/89 23:34  Msg:4787 Call:26534 Lines:8
123 &*&*&*&*'s
124 	Well, it looks like BW's clock is nearly thirty minutes slow.  But it is
125 now after midnight.  And, I have the good fortune and houner of making the 
126 first entry of the year, and the first entry of a new decade.  Happy New Year!
127  
128 An Astral Dreamer
129 &*&*&*&*'s
130  
012=Usr:106 unknown lurker    01/01/89 00:29  Msg:4788 Call:26536 Lines:4
131 ===================================================================
132 Happy New Decade! 
133 =================================unknown lurker====================
134  
013=Usr:1 CISTOP MIKEY      01/01/89 01:52  Msg:4789 Call:26541 Lines:6
135 Oh no! He's at it again! New software! Check the help listing.
136 And new hidden commands too! Try xyzzy, and East, or West, or
137 North, or South. Golly! And try Help xyzzy etc... such fun!
138 -------------------------------------------------------------
139 Oh yeah, have a happy whatever.
140 ------
014=Usr:107 Lyle Dixson       01/01/89 02:11  Msg:4790 Call:26542 Lines:8
141 ***
142 HeLlO MiKeY!  ThIs Is ShIfTy.  LoNg TiMe No HeAr Eh?
143 So HoWs BuSiNeSs?  WhAt ArE yOu DoInG tHeSe DaYs?
144 ************
145  
146 Ps:  WhY dOeS tHiS pRoGrAm StiLl LoOk So FaMiLiAr EvEn ThOuGh ThE
147 hArDwArE hAs ChAnGeD?  sHiFtY.
148 ******
015=Usr:277 Schizo            01/01/89 02:23  Msg:4791 Call:26543 Lines:14
149 Greggle spontanity skiglokical spuff master in trouble,  send Mr.
150 Noriega immediately stop.
151 Swallow my garbage - eat my huggies!
152 Tis the season to jump into a lake of extremely chilly Jello(tm)
153 Never ending streams of open wounds pour life force into an 
154 otherwise empty ooniverse.
155 Maxwell is wrong. (Physics)
156 Gargle with drano - cures heartburn forever!
157 --- The Preceding message has been brought to you by
158 --- the same fool who brought you the "Life, Death,
159 --- Re-birth, re-death, birth again, and utter annihilation
160 --- of the Universe in Two Acts" ca. 1989
161 ... ___ ...
162 (Schizo's On Something)
016=Usr:1 CISTOP MIKEY      01/01/89 02:35  Msg:4792 Call:26544 Lines:4
163 **************************************************************
164 Wow! a voice from the past! Hello Shifty, how's it shiftin'?
165 Strange how somethings never change eh? 
166 ******************* CISTOP MIKEY *****************************
017=Usr:106 unknown lurker    01/01/89 17:25  Msg:4795 Call:26559 Lines:4
167 ==============================================================
168 Time:  01/01/89 17:34 Dur:3 Remaining:42
169 Looks like a time warp!
170 ===============================unknown lurker=================
018=Usr:1 CISTOP MIKEY      01/01/90 17:33  Msg:4796 Call:26560 Lines:2
171 whoops! It's fixed now.
172 ***********************
019=Usr:272 Talos             01/02/90 00:21  Msg:4799 Call:26570 Lines:64
173 <*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*>
174      The sickly sweet stench of candy sugur assailed his nose o
175 as he stuck his head out the window to see if anyone was left in the theater.
176 "Damn," he thought, why is there always two or three people left who wait to 
177 watch the credits!" Down in the front rows was a group of three people intently
178 wtching the credits. Shaking his head John Richardson, projectionist, walked on
179 down to the next cinema to see if he could turn that one off. 
180     Damn!" he said aloud seeing yet another group of people waiting. He walked 
181 back to the desk to file his reports for the night. Finishing them up he looked
182 out to the lobby to see how box office was doing. Suddenly a group of people 
183 came out from the theaters into the lobby. "Good, now I can shut the projectors
184 off...." his words trailed off as he noticed that they had masks over their hea
185 ds with hand guns trained at the box person.
186      Knowing there was no phone in the projection booth, John started to head 
187 out the back way when he realized they must have someone there. Looking out the
188 side air vent confirmed his fears. Suddenly he realized they were probably 
189 sending someone upto deal with HIM any second now. 
190      Running with the fear of death in his mind, John ran to the ladder leading
191 to the roof. As he got to the top he heard footsteps on the stairs. John quick-
192 ly pulled himself onto the roof and left the hatch open. "If they don't hear it
193 they may not notice it," he hoped silently. Scanning the roof he felt a tidal 
194 wave of depression hit him. Nothing to hide behind except the airconditioning 
195 units, six foot by six foot units ony five feet high. TREES! There were tree
196 at the back of the theater, could he climb down one. Running over to the CINEMA
197 sign he looked down, an eight foot drop to the pines that probably wouldn't 
198 hold his weight if climbed UP it, much less drop to it.
199      The head popped up behind a cannon of a gun. Covered in solid black except
200 for the eyes and mouth he was nearly invisible. He slowly covered the ground 
201 near the HVAC units at a good distance and found no-one around them. He began a
202 check around the edge of the cinema to see if any one had jumped. A good fifty
203 to sixty foot drop, anyone jumping should have broken a leg. As he came to the 
204 back he saw foot prints in the metal around the edge, he peered over to see if 
205 someone had tried for the trees. Seeing nothing he turned around in time for a
206 large shoe to connect with his face, the las image before he blacked out.
207  
208      Steve was upset. Everything had gone according to plan except for the 
209 projectionist. They had the theater covered and should be out of there in five
210 minutes. But if the projectionist had somehow gotten away and to a phone they 
211 could be on the way to jail in five minutes. 
212      A clanging of metal sent him whirling around to see Mike coming down the 
213 ladder. "Did you find him?" Steve asked. Mike nodded his head and moved his 
214 hand in an pointing arc. "Knocked him over the edge?"
215     Mike grunted a little and shrugged his shoulders. 
216      "Well hell," Steve said, "Let's get outta here."
217      Mike followed silently.
218  
219      Downstairs things were finishing up, they had the money and were ready to
220 leave. The six people had just started to leave, but one hang back a second.
221      "Don't move or I'll kill you!" 
222      The five men stopped, one turned with a gun in hand and was shot in the 
223 shoulder. The other four slowly put their hands on their heads.
224      John pulled off the mask and grinned a devil's grin. Within a few minutes 
225 the police were on the scene and took the robbers away. "Not bad," he thought,
226 "I wonder if I'll get a bonus?"
227  
228 Okay, I'm tired and I just got off work and improved this on the spot. So tell 
229 me, am I beyond hope?
230  
231  
232  
233                                                            Talos Valheru
234                                                            Ruler of the 
235                                                            Eagle's Reaches
236 <*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*>
020=Usr:84 Michael Miller j  01/02/90 22:00  Msg:4802 Call:26585 Lines:12
237 &*&*&*&*'s
238 	I liked it Talos.  The scene with the projectionist shooting the 
239 villian in the shoulder was somewhat unexpected, and I'm a bin unclear as to 
240 how the hero got the jump on the bad guy on the roof.  But considering the
241 fact that you improvised I'd say you did very well.  
242  
243 	My next entry will be somewhat delayed, as I'm haveing to do a bit
244 of research.  Hopefully in a day or two.
245  
246 An Astral Dreamer
247 &*&*&*&*'s
248  
021=Usr:92 Katherine Dohert  01/03/90 16:16  Msg:4805 Call:26604 Lines:1
249 *******************************checking*in****kathyD***************************
022=Usr:272 Talos             01/03/90 21:34  Msg:4807 Call:26617 Lines:4
250@						ao ahr
251 <*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><
252 He was on top of the sign next to the edge of the roof.
253  
023=Usr:84 Michael Miller j  01/03/90 23:28  Msg:4811 Call:26622 Lines:3
254  
255 Oh, I see.  Now I feel foolish. :-)  (Inbordercognito.)
256  
024=Usr:11 L'homme sans Par  01/04/90 00:00  Msg:4812 Call:26624 Lines:5
257 *%()@*%_)#@%*)_@#(%)_($_)@+_$)@+_)$@#_+(%#@+_%()+_#@)%+_@#%+_#)@%_#)@%+_@)#%+
258 Good new year to new faces and old! ShIfTy and kathyD, welcome back after
259 a long hiatus from the hallowed grounds.
260 (*%_)#@(%_)#@(%_)@(%)@#()%(@#)_%@#_)*(%_)^*&_ L'homme sans Parity $*()!$*!@_)!~
261  
025=Usr:31 The Doctor        01/04/90 20:54  Msg:4818 Call:26646 Lines:1
262 ???????????????? Happy New Year!!  Little Late... ??????????????? The Doctor
026=Usr:108 RASTUS TYRONE BI  01/04/90 21:31  Msg:4819 Call:26648 Lines:14
263 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
264  
265     HELLO EVERYONE !
266  
267           MY NAME IS TIM, AND I AM IN NEED OF SOME ASSISTANCE. I AM NEW TO THE 
268 COMPUTER WORLD, AND I AM LOOKING FOR A PARTICULAR TYPE OF PROGRAM. I AM LOOKING
269 FOR A GOOD MATH PROGRAM TO AIDE ME IN TRYING TO UNDERSTAND ALGEBRA, ALGEBRA TRI
270 G AND CALCULAS. IF ANYONE COULD GIVE ME SOME SUGGESTIONS AS TO A PROGRAM, IT WO
271 ULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.
272  
273      PLEASE LEAVE A MESSAGE ADDRESSED TO TIM M. 
274  
275           THANK YOU !
276  
027=Usr:92 Katherine Dohert  01/05/90 16:57  Msg:4821 Call:26668 Lines:1
277 *********************************************kathyD****************************
028=Usr:84 Michael Miller j  01/06/90 11:57  Msg:4822 Call:26690 Lines:11
278 &*&*&*&*'s
279 Tim, somebody might have answered this in mail already, but just in case...
280 You'll need to specify what sort of computer you're using first, as not all
281 software packages run on all computers.  Given that info I'm sure somebody
282 around here will be able to make a suggestion.  Oh, you might also want to
283 include such information as how much memory you're computer has, what sort
284 of storage devices etc.
285  
286 An Astral Dreamer
287 &*&*&*&*'s
288  
029=Usr:110 HFJKDZS.;FSD HFJ  01/06/90 23:03  Msg:4823 Call:26702 Lines:7
289 *************************************************************************
290 THE GUY LOOKING FOR MATH PROGRAMS MOST LIKELY IS SOME DUMB C.B.ER
291 THATS STILL IN HIGH SCHOOL!
292  
293                                     SUCH IS LIFE I GUESS!
294  
295 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
030=Usr:82 SWORDSMITH        01/07/90 14:26  Msg:4824 Call:26721 Lines:1
296 SS.SS.SS.SS.SS.
031=Usr:272 Talos             01/08/90 22:14  Msg:4827 Call:26742 Lines:11
297 <*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*>
298 UGGH! I was helping a friend move earlier today. My father was trying to put
299 the canopy on the truck and he pulled a tendon in his left arm. It's gonna be
300 a long time before he can fully use his left arm again. Being a truck driver 
301 that puts him out of work for quite some time. I broke up with my girlfriend 
302 a few days ago. The band I had tried to get into fell apart. On top of all 
303 that, I had just started to save money for college. Now it's gonna be useful 
304 but I'm gonna be out of school for awhile. But other than that it's been a
305 mediocre decade so far!  :-(
306                                                     Talos Valheru
307 <*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*>
032=Usr:119 TIM MILNE         01/08/90 22:29  Msg:4828 Call:26743 Lines:22
308 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
309  
310      HELLO AGAIN!
311  
312      I AM SORRY I DID NOT SPECIFY MY COMPUTER PROGRAM PREFERRENCE, BUT I AM LOO
313 KING FOR A MATH PROGRAM FOR A C-64/C-128COMP.
314  
315  
316  
317      THIS COMMENT IS FOR THE PERSON WHO MADE A VERY RUDE COMMENT PERTAINING TO 
318 ME STILL BEING IN HIGH SCHOOL AND TALKS
319 ON THE C.B., WELL FROM THE STAITMENT YOU ENTERED YOU SOUND LIKE SOMEONE WHO FLU
320 NKED OUT OF SCHOOL, AND THE ONLY WAY YOU CAN BE ACCEPTED INTO SOCIETY IS TO HID
321 E BEHIND A COMPUTER SCREEN. NEXT TIME, YOUR COMMENTS SHOULD BE LEFT UNSAID, UNL
322 ESS YOU KNOW SOMETHING ABOUT THE PERSON YOU ARE MAKING COMMENTS ABOUT.
323  
324         I WOULD STILL APPRECIATE AN ANSWER TO MY QUESTION, UNLESS SOMEONE THINK
325 S THAT I AM BEING TO RUDE.
326  
327         PLEASE ADDRESS YOUR HELPFUL ANSWERS TO TIM M.
328  
329  
033=Usr:84 Michael Miller j  01/08/90 23:41  Msg:4829 Call:26746 Lines:11
330 &*&*&*&*'s
331 TIM M.  I don't know of any programs like the one you mention for the C-64/
332 128.  Oh, if possible could you stop entering everything in all caps?  
333 It sort of drives some people nuts, though it doesn't bother me all that
334 much.
335  
336 Sorry I'm no help, maybe somebody else.
337  
338 An Astral Dreamer
339 &*&*&*&*'s
340  
034=Usr:120 Dave Hollingswor  01/09/90 05:40  Msg:4830 Call:26750 Lines:13
341 /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /
342                               ** STARPATH *
343 Y'know, I hate to be picky (not true, I love it), but I have to point out that 
344 it's not REALLY the beginning of a new decade; that does happen until next year
345 The simple way of observing this is to note that the first year is year "1", an
346 d that in order for the first decade to have ten years, it must end on year ten
347 Therefore, 1990 is the LAST year of the '80s, not the first of the '90s.
348   My guess is that people will also forget that 2000 is NOT the beginning of th
349 e21st century.  *Sigh*
350      By the way, the year 2000 is a leap year, although 1900 was not...
351                                   * STARPATH **
352 /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /
353@c
035=Usr:219 Friar Mossback    01/09/90 07:59  Msg:4831 Call:26751 Lines:6
354 But Starpath, you are incorrect too!  1990 is the first year of the nineties.
355 That appelation is reference only to what the years final two digits are, not 
356 to which decade the year is in.  You are correct in saying that the decade is
357 part of the ninth decade of this century, though.  And I suspect you are right
358 that the "hypsters" will start the new century and millenium early.  Sigh.
359  
036=Usr:84 Michael Miller j  01/09/90 11:58  Msg:4832 Call:26753 Lines:7
360 &*&*&*&*'s
361 Sheesh, it's only one year.  Don't you folkes have something a bit more 
362 important to worry about? :-)
363  
364 An Astral Dreamer
365 &*&*&*&*'s
366  
037=Usr:4 Milchar           01/09/90 18:58  Msg:4833 Call:26758 Lines:7
367 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
368 I figure we come out ahead- TWO super end-of-the-milennium bashes instead of
369 one!  The first held by those who can't count <grin>, and the second a year
370 later, held by those who think that whoever thought up a year numbering
371 system beginning with year one instead of year zero was darned silly. 
372  
373 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Milchar ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
038=Usr:272 Talos             01/10/90 00:11  Msg:4834 Call:26762 Lines:7
374 <*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*>
375  
376 Why not one L-O-N-G party/bash, from nye to nye?
377  
378  
379 ?
380 <*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*>
039=Usr:84 Michael Miller j  01/10/90 16:13  Msg:4836 Call:26773 Lines:6
381 &*&*&*&*'s
382 If you're a C programer it has to be the year 2000.  We all know that 0 is
383 the first integer! :-)
384  
385 An Astral Dreamer
386 &*&*&*&*'s
040=Usr:92 Katherine Dohert  01/11/90 17:06  Msg:4837 Call:26801 Lines:1
387 ********************************kathyD*****************************************
041=Usr:11 L'homme sans Par  01/11/90 21:27  Msg:4838 Call:26804 Lines:5
388 *%()@#*%_@(%_#(_!(_#+_$)_)%(#$^(^(_)(%@+()%_)@$+_)$_(%_)$%(_)(%_)%(_(%_)%^_)^*_
389 Milch: Leave it to you to think of things to party about!
390 AAD: Remember, God created integers, man all else.
391 %$*()#%(_(%_)^%(_)%(_)%(#$^((@#%()@ L'homme sans Parity (%)_@(%_)(_)($_)(~_)()_
392  
042=Usr:4 Milchar           01/12/90 00:10  Msg:4840 Call:26809 Lines:4
393 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
394 L'omme:  I HAVE to think of these things myself.  I seem to be low
395 on other people's invitation lists, or something like that...
396 +++++++++++++++++++++++ Milch +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
043=Usr:13 voyeur            01/13/90 00:47  Msg:4842 Call:26828 Lines:3
397@Far out!  According to the Call log, L'homme's been *Twit*ed!
398@Was this intentional (i.e. a joke), or is there something one does that
399@causes the *Twit* flag to be set?  Inquiring minds want to know.
044=Usr:1 CISTOP MIKEY      01/13/90 01:52  Msg:4843 Call:26829 Lines:2
400@Ahh, it appears that Steve ran into the auto-twit function.
401@If you type the F word you autoamtically get twited. 
045=Usr:4 Milchar           01/13/90 19:22  Msg:4845 Call:26843 Lines:1
402 Giggle....<snort>...giggle...
046=Usr:29 The Bard          01/13/90 19:33  Msg:4846 Call:26844 Lines:2
403@Gee, what *other* words can get you twitted? Inquiring minds want to know!
404@Let me guess, the classic 7?
047=Usr:368 Nemesis Warlock   01/14/90 00:12  Msg:4848 Call:26848 Lines:95
405 :::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::====
406      Leichter dropped heavily into the  plush chair, reaching out to sip from
407 the steaming cup of orange tea that     rested on the side table.  Placing the 
408 cup back on the table, he proceeded to  examine the small spiral notebook that 
409 he had carried with him from the other  room, frowning as he opened to the     
410 first page and a few stray newspaper    clippings scattered onto the floor, and
411 onto the small dog at his feet.  The    border collie looked up at him with    
412 pathetically loyal eyes.  "Sorry, Kato, boy..." he soothed, patting the animal 
413 reassuringly.  Leichter had never been  one too be fond of animals, but Kato   
414 was an exception.  He'd found the poor  thing during an incredible rainstorm,  
415 the sad creature being hidden behind a  pile of rotting boxes.  Naturally, not 
416 even one such as Leichter could endure  the guilt that would have surely 
417 weighed upon his conscience had he not  taken the vagabond beast in, nursing   
418 it back to health after both the        injuries of life on the road andd the  
419 debilitation of a temporary illness that had afflicted the pup.  Sighing in    
420 contentment, Kato dropped his head to   the ground once more as Leichter       
421 gathered the assorted clippings, taking note of each...
422  
423      HIDDEN SNIPER KILLS WARDEN...  WIFE AND YOUTH DIE IN BIZARRE MURDER...
424 SUSPECTED CRACKHOUSE BOMBED...  TEEN GANG VICTIMS OF DRUG WAR...  
425      Each one had a story, but the       words of black and white did not blot
426 out the words of red that assailed his  mind as Leichter's reddened eyes
427 scanned the faded pages.  "Forget it."  He mused, absently stuffing the book   
428 and its contents into a drawer on the   table.  
429      He sat there, for a few moments,   allowing the red to fade, the field of
430 vision to return to California, 1990,   the world to return to the point where 
431 it only TEETERED on the brink of sheer  insanity.  His hands cased their       
432 quiverings, and with that he picked up  the telephone and jabbed at the buttons
433 rapidly.  
434      "Hello?" the voice at the other    end answered eventually.
435      "This is Adric." he replied.
436      "Leichter?" the voice sounded more than a bit surprised.  "What are YOU
437 calling about?  It's 1:53 AM!"  The     shaky voice on the other end faded 
438 between sleep and awareness with 
439 surprising regularity.
440      "I'm ontto something big.  I've     already contacted Dietrich and the 
441 Associates thrgh my channels.  But    I do require some information on a few  
442 fuzzy matters that I'd like to clear    up."
443      "Specifically?"
444      "I need you to get what you can    on the NET's activities right now, and
445 that INCLUDES any independent-"
446      "NET?  Who sent YOU on something   that involved NET?"
447      "Relax.  It's controlled.  And I'm the only one available to pull it.  We
448 can come out of tthis with some goods    that'll put ZEPHYR back on the top of 
449 the heap where we belong."
450      "I'll check on it..." the voice    sighed in resignation.  "It's hot?"
451      "Steaming."
452      "So's the pressure on the NET files right now.  I'm not sure what's going
453 down with them."
454      "It's not your place to worry about it, is it?"
455      "I'm just giving you fair warning  that when I pull this there may be some
456 serious strikes against you in the      surprise column."
457      "Take the risk."
458      "You're the boss!" the line clicked and Leichter was greeted with the
459 roar of the dial tone.
460      "I know." he replied to no one in   particular.
461  
462      
463 * * *
464  
465      The man in the grey suit adressed  those sassembled before him.  "As the
466 Associates for the Eyrlin Proposition,  your attention to the facts in this
467 operation must be precise and acute.    There may be no room for rror.  Need 
468 I remind you of the unfortunate but     necessary circumstances surrounding the
469 tragic loss of Mr. Holland a few short  months ago?"
470      Six blank faces stared back at him rigidly.
471      "I thought so.  ZEPHYR is not one  to tolerate a lack of attention to
472 detail."  He eyed the first man cooly.  "I trust you gathered your infomation
473 as you were instructed?"
474      The first man at the table rose    nervously, scratching at the back of
475 his neck.  "Er, yes.  It would seem     that we've isolated the rival gang
476 groups to two main areas, Provida and    Endel Parks, to be exact."
477      "Gentlemen, as you are no doubt    aware, these gangs are becoming a 
478 serious, albiet harmless, consideration in our attempts at operations.  Now,"
479 he smiled grimly. "Admittedly, there    have been a -few- cases of sniper      
480 hits, stealing, from these groups, and  THAT is why we're taking action."
481      The thirdd man looked at the speaker through his reflective sunglases.
482 "We can take 'em in an hour, if you'd   like, Sir."
483      The speaker considered it.  "No,   prolong it a little.  Make it..." he
484 paused.  "... interesting.  Be a bit    CREATIVE for once, for crissake.  You
485 have tools.  USE them just this once    and make a killing like Daddy used to
486 do it.  I want them dead, but add some human suffering." Again he  paused.  "Oh
487 yes, and about their families..."
488      The six noticeably shuddered.
489      "Can't have any younger siblings   coming into the fold."  That his 
490 logic failed here made no difference to him.  "They buy it, too.  AND their    
491 parents.  In fact, while you're out     there, why not incite some good old    
492 fashioned rioting and arson!!"  The old man's eyes gleamed.  "Now get out there
493 and DO this ONE for ME!"
494  
495      The assembled cheered, stamping out of the room in unison, all donning
496 their glasses and black overcoats.      "So hard to find good help these days."
497 the old man muttered, and proceeded to  rearrange his cluttered desk.
498  
499 :::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::==Zephyr::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::====
048=Usr:1 CISTOP MIKEY      01/14/90 01:52  Msg:4850 Call:26853 Lines:1
500@Bard, no, only the "F" word is tested. It seems to be enough.
049=Usr:92 Katherine Dohert  01/14/90 16:38  Msg:4852 Call:26862 Lines:1
501 ***************************************kathyD***********************
050=Usr:286 Jeff Marten       01/14/90 17:22  Msg:4853 Call:26863 Lines:15
502  
503  
504                                 CULTURE POLICE !
505  
506                       Special Investigator "Smitty" here
507                         We'd like you to come downtown
508                           and answer a few questions
509                           about that crap you got on
510                                 your CD player
511  
512                               -+|[ ThingFish ]|+-
513                             Just The Facts, Please
514  
515 {+}{+}{+}{+}
516  
051=Usr:82 SWORDSMITH        01/14/90 18:55  Msg:4854 Call:26865 Lines:1
517 SS.SS.SS.SS.SS.SS.
052=Usr:122 Dave Brunker      01/14/90 21:17  Msg:4855 Call:26870 Lines:1
518 ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
053=Usr:122 Dave Brunker      01/14/90 21:24  Msg:4856 Call:26871 Lines:2
519 Are you tired of the tyrany of monotonoous bbs's?
520 Have you just about given up hope of e finding somthing new aand different?
054=Usr:122 Dave Brunker      01/14/90 22:22  Msg:4857 Call:26874 Lines:18
521 Do you like the BAZARRE?
522  
523 Call the Asylum
524 771-7360
525 24 hours
526  
527 On your first call you can...
528   Talk directly to a staff membe
529   start becomming a staff member
530   Use one of our four conveniently located PAX machines
531   Get Free PAX MAIL (tm) access
532   Get Free AlphaBank access
533  
534 Reality.  A crutch for those who can't handle the ASYLUM
535  
536 ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
537  
538  
055=Usr:84 Michael Miller j  01/14/90 23:44  Msg:4858 Call:26876 Lines:9
539 &*&*&*&*'s
540 Sorry I wimped out on my next entry everybody.  I've been wrestling with
541 hardware and new software and havn't had much in the way of mental energy
542 to devote to writting.  I'll really try to get somthing done soon, as I
543 do  have atleast several parts mapped out in my mind.
544  
545 An Astral Dreamer
546 &*&*&*&*'s
547  
056=Usr:272 Talos             01/15/90 23:54  Msg:4861 Call:26895 Lines:9
548 <*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*>
549 Well, my dad's arm is much better, the tendon was stretched severely but not
550 as bad as previously belived. Meanwhile my weekend is here (Tues-Wed), time to
551 party up for awhile!
552  
553                                                                Talos Valheru
554                                                            Ruler of the
555                                                            Eagle's Reaches
556 <*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*>
057=Usr:1 CISTOP MIKEY      01/16/90 00:32  Msg:4862 Call:26898 Lines:3
557 Oh wow, Mikey has been at it again. The User command has a new
558 option, it will search for names.
559 ---------------------------------------------------------------
058=Usr:124 fhjkdsahfksdla g  01/16/90 17:22  Msg:4864 Call:26912 Lines:7
560 /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\
561     
562 The guy looking for a math program, I may be able to help!
563  
564 Take your GED class!!!!!!!!!!
565  
566 /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\
059=Usr:84 Michael Miller j  01/16/90 17:51  Msg:4865 Call:26914 Lines:7
567 &*&*&*&*'s
568 Yawn.  (Addressed to mister fhjkdsahfksdla g, the 'man' who left the above
569 entry.)
570  
571 An Astral Dreamer
572 &*&*&*&*'s
573  
060=Usr:125 Johnson Rolm      01/16/90 18:21  Msg:4866 Call:26915 Lines:21
574@_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-
575@ 
576@To Tim M.: In the consrciedprmn,you might try taking an english
577@      lass.  In your last note you spelled....
578@ 
579@PEERNE hen it should be --preference--. Also,
580@STAITMENT is spelled --statement--.
581@ 
582@           This in conjunction with very poor sentence structure propels
583@           me to make the following assertion.
584@            I know that when a child is in school that the math classes might
585@      emquite fascinating, in conjunction with an over stressed
586@           emphasis on their importance.  However in our modern industrial
587@           world, reasonable grammar skills can provide an adolescent with a
588@           far further grasp of the skills neede opoueteepoyment
589@           of their reverie.  Therefore Tim, I would like to persuade you to
590@           taeayo h nlsh classes that you have an opportunity to
591@           secure.  YES, even in the place of higher math!  I believe that
592@           you will find that the result, in the long run, will be well worth
593@           it.
594@ _-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-
061=Usr:126 Bob Samtonse      01/16/90 18:28  Msg:4867 Call:26916 Lines:23
595 _-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-
596 To Tim M.: In the constructive department, you might try taking an english
597            class.  In your last note you spelled....
598  
599 PREFERRENCE, when it should be --preference--. Also,
600 STAITMENT is spelled --statement--.
601  
602            This in conjunction with very poor sentence structure propels
603            me to make the following assertion.
604  
605            I know that when a child is in school that the math classes might
606            seem quite fascinating, in conjunction with an over stressed
607            emphasis on their importance.  However in our modern industrial
608            world, reasonable grammar skills can provide an adolescent with a
609            far further grasp of the skills needed to procure the employment
610            of their reverie.  Therefore Tim, I would like to persuade you to
611            take any of the english classes that you have an opportunity to
612            secure.  YES, even in the place of higher math!  I believe that
613            you will find that the result, in the long run, will be well worth
614            it.
615  
616 _-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-
617  
062=Usr:368 Nemesis Warlock   01/17/90 16:33  Msg:4868 Call:26929 Lines:11
618  
619 -+-+-
620 And now, let us pause for a moment to quietly recall those who have passed 
621 beyond the pale.... the forgotten hacker twits that are no longer with us.     
622 Join with me, in the following prayer of rememberance....
623  
624  
625 Oh, Keypur Uf Sowls, Oh Geyneral Zawd,  Oh Digitalian, Oh. . .
626  
627 +-+-+-+
628  
063=Usr:322 Stray Cat         01/17/90 19:32  Msg:4869 Call:26931 Lines:3
629  
630 And moving right along ....
631  
064=Usr:1 CISTOP MIKEY      01/17/90 19:48  Msg:4870 Call:26932 Lines:3
632 ------------------------------------
633 gee, where's Mr. Spellcheck when you need him?!
634 -------------------------------------
065=Usr:4 Milchar           01/17/90 20:29  Msg:4871 Call:26933 Lines:1
635 -=-=-=-=-=- Don't Ask. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
066=Usr:368 Nemesis Warlock   01/18/90 11:54  Msg:4873 Call:26946 Lines:1
636 HOW CLEVER!
067=Usr:92 Katherine Dohert  01/19/90 07:45  Msg:4874 Call:26954 Lines:1
637 ************gagmewithalectureonspelling****kathyD****************
068=Usr:1 CISTOP MIKEY      01/19/90 19:14  Msg:4876 Call:26969 Lines:1
638 ------ yet another one line wise crack ------------------
069=Usr:29 The Bard          01/19/90 19:58  Msg:4877 Call:26970 Lines:3
639 Please don't tempt fate. There are far worse things than Spellcheck. Ever take 
640 a look at the current crop of grammar and style checking programs?
641 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~BARD~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
070=Usr:11 L'homme sans Par  01/19/90 20:53  Msg:4878 Call:26971 Lines:7
642 ^()_@#(%_(_@#)%(_)!(!$)()_!#(%_)@(#_(_)($_~)($_)(%_)(%^_$(^$(@^@(^)(_)(!_$)@$
643  
644 i'm back
645  
646 (^_#$^_)#(^_)#$(^_)$(^)_(^_^(#$)^(_)^(_)(^(^_()^ L'homme sans Parity *%)$#*%_#
647  
648 BIG DEAL
071=Usr:129 Ket Larken        01/20/90 00:28  Msg:4879 Call:26974 Lines:2
649 Some one must care that you are back.  BUT WHO and WHY?
650 >=<>=<>=<>=<>=<>=<>=<>= KET >=<>=< LARKN >=<>=<>=>=<>=<>=<>=<>=< 
072=Usr:11 L'homme sans Par  01/20/90 21:42  Msg:4880 Call:26981 Lines:5
651 *%(@#*%#@%_@#(%_)@#(%)@#(%_)@%_!(%_)%(*@_%*@%(*@#(%@#+_%)@#_+%(@#%(@#_%(@#%(@
652 After a brief time in the lower levels of userdom, it is nice to be back.
653 But the one-line zingers will always be...
654 *%@#)%*)@%_)@*)%)_%*(@%*@_)%*@#_%*@ L'homme sans Parity *%#@_*%@_%@_)%*@#_%*@
655  
073=Usr:84 Michael Miller j  01/21/90 08:23  Msg:4881 Call:26985 Lines:6
656 &*&*&*&*'s
657 The more things change, the more they stay the same.
658  
659 An Astral Dreamer
660 &*&*&*&*'s
661  
074=Usr:1 CISTOP MIKEY      01/21/90 19:44  Msg:4884 Call:26994 Lines:2
662 the more things stay the same, the more they change.
663 -----------------------------------------------------
075=Usr:13 voyeur            01/21/90 23:40  Msg:4886 Call:26998 Lines:2
664 the more things change, the more conservative we become.
665 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
076=Usr:81 Albright          01/22/90 00:10  Msg:4887 Call:27000 Lines:92
666  
667 Al*Al*Al*Al*Al*Al*Al*Al*Al*Al*Al*Al*Al*Al*Al*Al*Al*Al*Al*Al*Al*Al*Al*Al*Al
668                                 
669         Scarlet, Wadsworth and I entered the dimly-lit room.  Slowly, our
670 eyes adjusted, and we took stock of our situation.
671         Scarlet glanced here and there, frantically tapping on his little
672 keyboard, apparently unwilling to render a judgement until all the facts
673 were processed.  The stuffy Wadsworth stared, wide-eyed, at the scene --
674 a look of horror blended with exhilaration frozen on his chubby face.
675         As for myself:  a primitive physiological reaction was all it took
676 to inform me that we had entered a brothel.  We were in a large, luxurious
677 room liberally furnished with couches and cushions.  A few men sat in the
678 center, probably waiting for specific hostesses.  Around the sides lounged
679 seductive women, who, upon observing our entrance, inevitably began
680 winking and evaluating us amongst themselves.
681         One woman in particular -- a tall, dark lady wearing a low-cut red
682 gown -- caught my eye.  Oddly, the little wave and nose-crinkle she
683 directed my way suggested prior acquaintance.  In fact, now that I noticed
684 it, several of the females were starting to look disturbingly familiar!
685 I lowered my head to avoid being further recognized.
686         "I think we're in the wrong place!"  Wadsworth's nervous little
687 voice announced, an internal conflict playing itself openly on his face.
688 The poor man's scandalized expression was broken only by his eyes, which
689 darted wildly, absorbing all the enticing images they could before his
690 guilt-laden conscience dammed desire's forbidden flood.
691         "What about it, Scarlet?" I asked.  "Are we at the right place?"
692         But the thin man didn't seem to hear me.  He continued tapping on
693 his keyboard, mumbling to himself, "...preponderance of females...
694 ...approximate percentage of body covered...cross-reference, specific
695 physical features exposed...mm-hmm...cosmetic index...correlate, standard
696 lingerie index..."
697        Within a few minutes, he looked up, startled.  "Albright!  We're
698 in a brothel!"  And as he peered around again, I got the feeling he was
699 seeing the place for the first time.
700         "Are you sure?" I asked.
701         "Hypothesis not rejected at ninety-five percent confidence..."
702         "OK, Scarlet."
703         "...confirmed by the Heffner Variation T & A test..."
704         "Scarlet!"  I interrupted, vaguely annoyed that he had missed my
705 earlier sarcasm.  "What are we supposed to be doing here?"
706         "Information coming through."  Scarlet whispered.  "It was blocked
707 until our confirmed arrival at this location."
708         He watched for several minutes as information blurred past his
709 sreen, during which time I stalled the madame with a detailed discussion
710 of activities and fees.  Finally, Scarlet pulled me aside.  "I can't go
711 into the details, but it would seem we are to establish covers here."
712         I practically laughed.  What sort of cover could our unlikely trio
713 hope to establish in a brothel?
714         "It would seem that I am to play the part of a chemist."  Scarlet
715 continued, "hmm. That is a noble profession!  Wadsworth is my apprentice."
716 H scanned the screen for a few moments, and frowned.  "This is strange.
717 All of my specialties seem to involve creating or imitating illegal mind-
718 altering substances.  There must be some mistake."
719         I spent the next few minutes describing to Scarlet the type of
720 organization he was supposed to infiltrate.  With a look of distaste, he
721 resolved to carry out his mission.
722         Then he started reciting my orders.  But just as he began doing
723 so, my eyes met those of the dark woman I'd seen earlier.  She was moving
724 toward me with cat-like fluidity.  Her dress was slit nearly up to her hip
725 on one side, presenting me at each step with a wonderful view of her
726 entire shapely leg.  And that leg was getting steadily nearer, along with
727 the rest of the woman!
728        And then she was before me; her eyes, an intense silver-gray, were
729 staring passionately into my own.  I felt like I was going to say some-
730 thing, but she touched a finger to my lips, and then moved it slowly down,
731 to my chin, throat, and chest, and further down, where she let it hang
732 with uncomfortable tension on my belt buckle.
733         She pulled herself closer, so I could just feel her body brushing
734 against mine -- so close I could smell her lilac-scented hair.  "Simon
735 Albright," she whispered, "you must come and see me before you leave.
736 Like old times."  And, like a breeze, she was gone.
737                                 
738         "Albright...Albright!"  The new voice was Scarlet's.
739         "Huh?" I said, suddenly aware that Scarlet had been reading to me
740 the whole time.
741         "I was just saying that it's imperative you don't blow your
742 cover."  Then he studied me a moment.  "You WERE listening, weren't you?"
743         "Of course."  I stated, adding a touch of indignation.  I couldn't
744 very well admit that I'd ignored his instructions while flirting with a
745 girl who had penetrated my cover even before I had one.  I guessed I'd
746 have to play it by ear.  Whatever my identity was supposed to be, it was
747 worthless at this location, anyway.
748         "Why are we doing this, Scarlet?"  I asked, changing the subject.
749         "No time to explain!"  He whispered quickly, pointing to the
750 approaching madame.  "It has to do with a rival organization called
751 ZEPHYR.  I've dealt with them before.  Their leader is quite rabbit!"
752         "He's what?"
753         "I said, he's quite rabid!"
754         "Oh."
755                                        Albright
756 Al*Al*Al*Al*Al*Al*Al*Al*Al*Al*Al*Al*Al*Al*Al*Al*Al*Al*Al*Al*Al*Al*Al*Al*Al
757  
077=Usr:368 Nemesis Warlock   01/23/90 15:58  Msg:4888 Call:27016 Lines:90
758 :::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::====
759  
760      Leichter's musings were once more  cut short by the resounding scream of
761 the telephone beside him.  His bleary   eyes darted to a large grandfather 
762 clock, which read -6:08 AM-.  Insomnia  claims another victim, he thought.     
763      "Yes?" he growled into the reciever.
764      "Leichter!  Glad you're home.      Listen, something is coming down."
765      "Details." he replied, his system  snapping into attention like a caffeine
766 demon.
767      "It would appear that one of our   small-time operations has been... shall
768 we say... infiltrated."  An audible     smirk crackled across the line.
769      "Specifics."
770      "It would appear, sir, that some   covert operatives have managed to
771 break into one of our brothels."  A     momentary pause.  "The Fiends!  Our
772 Entire Operation May Be Placed In       Jeopardy!!!!"  The voice of the man on 
773 the other end of the line dripped with  camp.
774      Leichter was puzzled.  "How were   we able to locate them?  It's not as if
775 we're alerting groups like THAT to the  identities of enemy agents or covert   
776 groups."
777      "Oh, you'll love it."
778      "Get to the point, Meyers, or I'll be filing some papers with the Old Man
779 before you know it."
780      "Apparently," a pause... "One of   the agents has partaken of the house
781 specialty once before..."
782      "Oh please."
783      "No, truth be told."
784      "All right.  Sure it isn't a set   up?"
785      "What would they really have to    gain in trying to draw us out into
786 the open?  They already know that we    exist.  No, I'd say it was for reall.
787 There's been a lot of computer activity for some time... seems they were trying
788 to establish cover for a bunch oof them.  I wouldn't be surprised if they still
789 thought that they weren't all detected  by now."
790      "Nevertheless, we can't take any   chances.  Do we have any specifics on
791 House reaction?"
792      "They're giving you the red lantern... er, green light."
793      "Fine..."  he thought for a moment.  "How much does the place take in?"
794      "Not enough to say so."
795      "Hit it.  Wipe it out.  We'll do   a public service and we can clean up
796 and rebuild with better stock.  The     facility can be transferred to the
797 narcotics groups.  They'll make more    that way, anyhow.  Nobody uses those
798 things anymore...  It's the '90's, my   friend.  Safe Sex."
799      "What about 'Say No To Drugs'?"
800      "People aren't THAT stupid."
801      "How many should we send over?"
802      "For a Fire Sale?  I'd say about   six.  I want them to get in, nail the
803 place, and get out.  No explanations,   no infiltration.  Just send them right 
804 through the door."
805      "Got it."
806      "Oh, and Meyer?"
807      "Yessir?"
808      "Give me some REAL types.  No      silly code names."
809      "Got it!  Over and out."
810      "And don't forget to use the card  this time."
811      Your personal contribution to     Deux Film Noir?  Why bother?"
812      "The police'll investigate.  I     want them to know."
813      "What good'll that do?"
814      "It will make things... a little   more interesting."
815  
816  
817 * * *
818  
819      A long black limousine came to a   silent halt outside the rather shoddy
820 establishment.  Six men, each dressed   in pinstripes and sunglasses, stepped
821 out, their doors slamming in unison.    Walking towards the door, their highly 
822 polished black boots clickedin steady, regular rhythm against the cracked  
823 concrete.  "This is the place."  said   the first, eyeing the name emblazoned  
824 across the door.  "Femme De Lapine...   Cute."
825      The six each opened the violin     cases that they were carrying, and
826 each extracted an odd weapon that       seemed to closely resemble a tommygun, 
827 more likely than not because of the     fact that that was what they were.
828      "Real quick.  Real easy."  muttered the first, under his reath.
829      "Like candy from a baby."  whispered the second.
830      "Like shooting fish in a barrel."
831      "Easy boys." calmed the third.     "Let's save it for inside."
832  
833 * * *
834  
835  
836      Far away at that exact same moment, a fragile hand pressed down on an
837 intercom.  "Yessir?" the voice on the   other end queried.
838      "The Two have entered into the     picture.  It's starting."
839      "Sure thing, boss."
840      "Get the ball rolling.  I want     word out to all the various groups,
841 yesterday.  Things are going to start   snowballing, especially after 
842 Leichter takes action against the men   in the brothel.  I want us prepared
843 for retaliatory strikes."
844      "I'll keep my ears up."
845      "Time's a wasting..."  The frail   old voice faded into static.
846  
847 :::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::==Zephyr::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::====
078=Usr:1 CISTOP MIKEY      01/23/90 20:34  Msg:4890 Call:27023 Lines:61
848         nosun!intelisc!nelsons
849 Subject: Best BBS ad in a long time (from rec.humor.funny)
850     
851 like dudez! this is the ****IRON EMU**** leving you this mesg to let
852 you know that the BIRD TRIUMVERATE wich is ME (the *****IRON
853 EMU******, the DEATH SQUID and SINTAX ERROR are still up and writng
854 code which is in our new demoprogramme!  so all you VIC20 computer
855 users be sure to check out our new demo called ASTERISKS AND SPACES!
856 if you send computer mail for it i probably wont reply becuase i don't
857 know how just yet (but my older borther will help out ...
858     
859 are you like SICK of being turned down acess to buletin boreds like
860 the BIRD TRIUMVERATE is?  then call the new bbs i set up last night
861 becuase it is so RAD!  it is the EMU CONNECTION and the primary password
862 is PHLEGM.  the secondary password is also PHLEGM.  the teritary password
863 is STERNUTATION.  the quaternarty password is ANTIDISESTABLISHMENTARIANISM.
864 after that there are no more passwords (but alot of asterisks and spaces
865 for awhile.  
866     
867 me and the DEATH SQUID wrote the buletin board last night in LESS THAN
868 AN OUR! lets see some other hack group like the SILVER SLOTHS OF 606
869 try to rite such a RAD buletin board on a vic20 computer!!!!!!!!!!!!!
870 all you have to do to get a password is write to us and tell wich
871 buletin boreds you have been refused acess to.  ALSO NO MEMBERS OF THE
872 NASTY NEWTS OF 909 ALOWED becuase you dudez SUCK!!!!!!!!!!!  if you
873 write to us at byrd@husc2.harvard.edu (it migt be better to use real
874 mail instead of the computer mail sistem becuase we might not get it
875 becuase im still not exactly sure how to read it ...
876     
877 soon there will be an opton on the bbs to dwonload vic20 software
878 automaticly but right now if you select the dwonload opton from the
879 main meu i will pick up the phone and read the right program to you
880 and you can copy it down. for this reson you should have a pensil
881 ready when you select the dwonload opton. right now the onley
882 dwonloadable program is ASTERISKS AND SPACES but we are working on our
883 new demoprogramme called AMPERSANDS AND SPACES.
884     
885 so dudez! we got a place now where all the RADEST DUDEZ excange the
886 hotest vic20 warez and that is THE EMU CONNECTION!!!!!!!! so call
887 between 4pm-10pm becuase i don't get home from school until 4 (my dad
888 says if we get any calls after 10pm he l'l rip out my modem and feed
889 it to the cat.  TERIBLE TYPISTS OF 202 NOT ALOWED becuase you dudez
890 SUCK!!!!!!!! so call our rad bbs, where the dwonload is free,
891 paretheses dont match, redundent excalmation marks are HOT and SPELING
892 DOESNT COUNT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
893     
894 well my dads yelling at me to get off the dam fone so L8R dudez....
895     
896 ************ **********  ********* *      *     ******** *       * *        *
897       *      *        *  *       * **     *     *        **     ** *        *
898       *      *        *  *       * * *    *     *        * *   * * *        *
899       *      **********  *       * *  *   *     ******** *  * *  * *        *
900       *      *     *     *       * *   *  *     *        *   *   * *        *
901       *      *      *    *       * *    * *     *        *       * *        *
902       *      *       *   *       * *      *     *        *       * *        *
903 ************ *        *  ********* *      *     ******** *       * **********
904     
905 (my real name is I.M. Tenn)
906     
907 -- 
908  
079=Usr:368 Nemesis Warlock   01/24/90 13:56  Msg:4891 Call:27039 Lines:4
909  
910 YES, TO MATCH YOUR MATURITY!
911 HOW CLEVER!
912  
080=Usr:84 Michael Miller j  01/25/90 16:50  Msg:4894 Call:27066 Lines:21
913 &*&*&*&*'s
914 A funny piece, but let us no rant to much at all those starry eyed ten
915 year olds out there.  Some of them might even learn something about 
916 computers,  and we're not going to be on even ground at that point.  They
917 didn't have readilly available personal computers till I  was in my mid
918 teens, and I didn't get to buy my own computer untill I was 19.  
919  
920 Yes, think about it.  People who have been programing from the age of 6 or so.
921 I see the same sort of effect in the newer video games.  When I was a kid
922 pong and tank battle were hot stuff, and now when I try to play the latest
923 hot shoot'em up I get blown away in five seconds flat.  While I watch
924 5 and six year olds rack up scores in excess of 1000 times my own.
925  
926 I was a member of the first generation to have the oppurtunity to have
927 and use their own personal computer. (If you had the rather large chunk
928 of free change needed.)  And the present generation is being exposed in
929 a much larger way.  We're all going to change because of it.  
930  
931 An Astral Dreamer
932 &*&*&*&*'s
933  
081=Usr:498 Hagbard Celine ,  01/26/90 04:12  Msg:4896 Call:27077 Lines:41
934 {
935  
936    I love the reference to the "harvard.edu" address - just who is this
937 guy/gal/thing?  Identify yourself and create an Identity.  If you're
938 a clone, don't worry about the individuality bit, just give yourself
939 a collective term (preferably species-oriented) - we (usually) don't
940 discriminate (or do I speak for the minority?), and fiction is more
941 than welcome (ok, folks, so we EXPECT fiction to simply roll off of
942 fingertips like your foot in a soapy teflon tub), so make a bother
943 and express yourself (no exclamations (sp) needed - oh, drat, my
944 Spelle caught that.  What tha (sp) hell else will it catch?)
945 to everyone, and do your best.  If you can't, you could always
946 do your worst.  Come to think of it, most of us are doing our worst.
947  
948    AD,  it's been so long.  What's happened since I was out?  Has
949 the Inn returned?  Has time stopped?  Have I missed anything important?
950 Does a Rolex(tm) tell time? - sure do.  (Shut up and get back inside,
951 I told you not to come out until we are alone.)  Aw, but I was
952 having so much fun (I DON'T CARE, get your psychosis back in here!)
953 Awrite, I do dat.  (Now, stay put.  I need to continue work on the
954 portible laser pistol system.  There seems to be a problem with
955 the nitrogen cooling jacket around the flashtube...)
956  
957    ...and so Hagbard wanders off, unable to regain his balance as
958 a singluar being, struggling to make the laser pistol that he saw
959 on the Buck Rogers(tm) T.V. series.  Tune in next time for a dreadful
960 rendition (sp) ( <EXPLICATIVE DELETED> ) of
961  
962    "As My Brain Spins".
963  
964    Hagbard Celine, half-sold on the establishment but still very, very
965                    cynical.  (we are not!)  yes we are.
966  
967 }
968  
969 {
970  
971    what the hell did I just write?
972  
973    Hagbard Celine
974 }
082=Usr:70 Kurfur Redlig     01/26/90 12:44  Msg:4897 Call:27084 Lines:25
975 KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKurfur Redlig | Thot You'd Lost Me, Didn't You????????????
976  
977      H'lo to all you people and other things out there in la-la land!  I'm
978 back!  Well, actually I'm not back, I still Kurfur, but that's not
979 important.  Let's just say that I have returned.
980  
981      It's amazing how this disk has been open for the last month.  Since 
982 Dec-27 I believe.  Whaz goin on 'ere?  I leave for a bit of bladecraft
983 and everyone goes boring.  What this board needs (Odin protect me from my 
984 words!) is a couple of immature twits to de-complacensize the populous.
985 Remember how lively the messages would become when there General ZOD
986 lurking about and making himself a wonderful Twit-Bashing Target?
987  
988      So, what's with all the new borders.  Who all 'round here is new 
989 since I last logged on?  Glad to see Hagbard and A.D. are still here, as
990 well as Talos Valheru and a few others that I can't remember (I've been
991 making up for sleep with caffiene lately, ok?).  There are a few that are
992 notably absent, but that may be because I've not been paying enough
993 attention.  Also, what in the name of Midgard happened to Applephilia?!!??
994  
995     On a diffrn't note, anyone here play Shadowrun?  I found the book new
996 for only $8.00 ($28 regular price), and had to buy it (gloat gloat :).
997  
998 KKKKKurfur Redlig | Schizophrenics Unite. You're Not Alone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
999   Looks Like I gotta finish off the last disk of the 80's!  :)
