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1 If you are in need of help, you need but ask...
2 ********************** REMOVED: 1 JAN 84 *******************
3 Welcome to BWMS (BackWater Message System)  Mike Day System operator
4 ************************************************************
5 GENERAL DISCLAIMER: BWMS IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY INFORMATION PLACED ON
6                     THIS SYSTEM.
7 BWMS was created as an electronic bill board. BWMS is a privatly 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.
10 It is intended that the system be normally used for messages and
11 advertisments by the users. As the system is privatly owned, I retain the
12 right to remove any and all messages which I may find offensive
13 to me. Additionally because of the limited size of the system, it will be
14 periodically purged of older messages. (only 629 lines of data can be saved)
15 The saved information will be cycled to drive 'B' while the information on
16 drive 'B' will be archived, and a fresh disk will be installed in drive 'A'.
17 To leave a message, type 'ENTER' and use ctrl/C or break to get out
18 of the enter mode. The message is automaticly stored.
19 If after entering the message you find you made a mistake,
20 use the replace command to replace the line.
21 To exit from the system, type 'OFF' then hang up.
22 Type 'HELP' to see other commands that are available on the system.
23 ========================================
24 
25 HI ALL,I'M A RELATIVELY NEW USER ON THIS SYSTEM.
26 OH YEA,
27            HAPPY NEW YEAR.
28 BYE,
29            SCOTT SWIGART.
30 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
31 HOWDY SCOTT. HAVE YOU SEEN ME ON PAC? I HAVE SEEN YOU!!!! I HAVE EVEN 
32 MADE SOME COMENTS ABOUT YOUR OPINION TO RUSS (SYSOP). 
33    
34 
35 WOW. IT SEEMS EVERYTIME I TRY I GET CLOSER AND CLOSER TO THE TOP. MAYBE 
36 SOMADAY I CAN PLAY GOD.
37 
38 SO, PAM, HROTHGAR, ANALOG ALAN, d, dROPPED bIT, Aaron, MIKEY, LUKE, DJJ,
39 LEONARD, DOM (WHERE EVER YOU ARE). PLEASE. COME OUT OF HIDING. GOIN IN AND
40 GIVE US SOME IMPUT! WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO THE LOVELY INSTITUSION CALLED THE 
41        INN?????????????????
42 
43 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::*JODY*:::::::::::::::::::::::::::
44 
45 HELLO! I AM NEW ON THIS SYSTEM AND WOULD LIKE TO GET TO KNOW SOME PEOPLE.
46 
47 TO JODY: I JUST GOT THIS COMPUTER ON 12/28/83 , SO I THOUGHT I WOULD LEAVE Y
48 YOU A MESSAGE. HOPE YOU WRITE ME BACK. WAITING TO HEAR FROM YOU.::::::::::::
49 ::::::::::::::::::::SANDI:::::::P.S. DON'T FORGET TO GIVE ME THE PHONE 
50 NUMBERS FOR THE OTHER BBS'. THANKS!!!!
51 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
52 HOWDY POSCH. NEXT TIME WHEN YOU MAKE SO MUCH SPACE TYPE 'UP 10' OR 'UP 5' OR
53 WHATEVER. THAT WAY YOU DON'T TAKE UP ALOT OF ROOM. YOU HAVE TO BREAK OUT OF 
54 THE ENTER MODE WITH 'BREAK' FIRST THOUGH. SINCE THE TRS-80 HAS NO CONTROL 
55 KEYS. YOU WILL FIND THAT TO BE A DOWNER SOON. I AM GLAD YOU GOT A COMPUTER
56 SANDI. NOW YOU DON'T HAVE TO KEEP COMING OVER TO MY HOUSE. ANY WAY.
57 I DON'T KNOW IF I WANT TO GIVE YOU THE NUMBERS TO THE OTHER BBS'S. YOU ARE
58 GOING TO BE TOUGH COMPETITION. I DON'T LIKE IT. EVEN THOUGH YOU
59 ARE MY BEST FRIEND.ANYWAY. DON'T CALL ME TOMARROW AT NOON. IT IS 
60 MIDNIGHT NOW AND I PLAN TO SLEEP VERY LATE BECAUSE I AM WRITING
61 A PROGRAM. I WILL (RELUCTANTLY) GIVE YOU ALL THE NUMBERS I KNOW
62 WHEN I CAN THOUGH. HOW ABOUT TOMARROW EVENING. I WILL CALL OR
63 GO TO THE APPERAL SECTION AND FIND YOU AND GIVE THEM TO YOU.
64 TELL RICHTARD HI. (JUST KIDDING).
65 
66 IS BIG BROTHER STILL OUT THERE SOMEWHERE? I HOPE NOT!
67 
68 :*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*JODY*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
69 
70 Big Brother, here!  God is this place tough to get into!
71 Well, since I'm BIG BROTHER, I guess I could fix that and just
72 bump any of you fools right off of this system.
73 
74 Lets get down to some heavy duty stuff around here!  Can't we
75 at least talk about world politics...that's always fun!
76 
77 -:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:BIG
78 HELLO, ANOTHER NEW PERSON HERE LOOKING FOR SOMEONE TO TRADE INFORMATION WITH
79 ON THE EXPANDED VOIC OR COMMODORE 64.
80 
81 **************************************************************
82 
83 Big Bill:
84 
85 I'm so worried. I went to visit LeRoy over the Christmas 
86 holiday and he wasn't there. It was terrible. The prison 
87 officials not only denied that he'd been there but denied 
88 they ever heard of him.
89 
90 Oh, Bill, he's doing it again. This is exactly how it got 
91 started before.
92 
93 Do you remember a few years back when LeRoy was thrown into 
94 that Turkish prison? When they got him for some kind of 
95 involvement in the white slave trade out of Istanbul?
96 
97 Fifteen minutes before his trial he disappears. People who 
98 knew him for years suddenly never heard of him. His name 
99 disappears from the court docket. Suddenly no one knows, or 
100 has ever known, LeRoy McKane.
101 
102 Four days later he's implicated in a plot to assassinate 
103 that Bulgarian diplomat.
104 
105 I tell you, Bill, it's the same thing all over. I'm worried 
106 sick. Could you find LeRoy, talk to him. Make him promise to 
107 be careful...not to take too many risks.
108 
109 Do it for me, Bill, please, I won't ever ask anything of you 
110 again.
111 
112 
113                          Natasha
114 
115 ************************************************************
116 <*>:<*>:<*>:<*>:<*>:<*>:<*>:<*>:<*>:<*>:<*>:<*>:<*>:<*>:<*>:<*>:
117 ahhhh. big brother is here indeed. I know not whether to welcome you or 
118 frown upon thee.             eye it is a bleerey task indeed.
119 
120 .................................................................
121 Jody: sorry, but you'll be watched all the time unless you start wearing
122 baggy clothes & put a sack over your head.
123 Aaron:1.any interest in the electric crayon? 
124 2.be careful messing around with the occult! With some things you only get
125 ONE mistake!
126 _________________________________________Leonard____________________________
127 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
128   - G.T. -
129 WHATS THE WEATHER LIKE AT YOUR HOUSE ? GOT A LOT OF ICE ? WE DO 
130 BUT ITS STARTING TO MELT.
131                                JENNI
132 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
133 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
134 The weather here is terrible. we have about a 1 1/2 to 2 inches of ice on 
135 the ground and about the same on the trees.  We lost a big limb
136 on our plumb tree out in front of the house.  Right now it's 
137 sprinkling realy hard, (1:45). Our electricity was out early
138 this morning and was out about 1 hour. and the lights have been
139 flickering. 
140 (My fingers are numb, so thats why my spelling is terrible)
141 Keep warm. I left a message on the atari system for you. O.K.
142 Gooooodddddbbbbyyye.
143 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::G.T.:::::::::::::::::::::::::::
144 Well Rommel, I suppose you are a hawk with a name like that!
145 Why don't you show you face and fight like a man! instead of
146 * * COPY DISK ERROR * *
147 since you left! So take that you warmonger!
148 ++++++ In Sane Scientist ++++++ 29 December 1983 / 2:30PM +++++++++++++++++
149 * * COPY DISK ERROR * *
150 * * COPY DISK ERROR * *
151 occult.  To those involved elighten us of your accomplishments.  I'm sure this topic would get a lot of attention.
152 If these topics don't interest you, THINK of SOMETHING INTERESTING to talk about!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
153 * * COPY DISK ERROR * *
154 BYE                                                                 THE DOCTOR
155 * * COPY DISK ERROR * *
156 * * COPY DISK ERROR * *
157 ***********************************************************************
158 TO ALL: SORRY ABOUT THE DISK ERRORS ABOVE, IT SEEMS WE GOT A DAMAGED DISK
159 DURING ONE OF THE POWER OUTAGES. IF YOU CAN REMEMBER WHAT YOU WROTE, YOU
160 CAN USE THE REPLACE COMMAND TO REWRITE IT. THIS IS A NEW DISK THAT I COPYED
161 THE OLD DATA ONTO. THE * * COPY ERROR * * IS THE LINE THAT GOT DESTROYED
162 ON THE OLD DISK.
163 ************* CISTOP MIKEY ******** 5:49PM ***** 29 DEC 83 ***************
164 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
165 G.T.
166 GOT YOUR MESSAGE.
167               JENNI
168 ////////////////////?////////////////////////////////////////////////////
169 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 29 Dec 83 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
170   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>   19:20   <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
171      The barest of a flicker can still be seen in the ancient hanging
172 lantern, bravely shedding light despite its cage of ice, and the figure
173 peers closely in disbelief at the sign it illuminates.  
"Why yes," she
174 whispers, "it DOES indeed declare The Backwater Inn!"  She draws back
175 once again to gaze into one of the Inn's glowing windows.  "Yet--" with
176 voice disconsolate, her eyes wary:  "How crowded it is!  And...these
177 people are strangers to me, though they gibe and yammer just as if they
178 own the place!"  
She glances around the forest for reassurance--there,
179 white fire dances along the laden branches of a familiar oak, making
180 a mimic of the flame that brightens the window; here, a horse shifts
181 restlessly in the cobblestone courtyard, and the icicles on his hitching
182 post splinter with a brittle, tinkling noise from his movement.  
Her
183 eyes return, still reflecting uneasiness, to the spectacle of raucous
184 merry-making within the Inn...  
The silence that ensues is abrubtly
185 shattered by the heavy door being flung open, and several young fellows
186 stagger out, roaring merrily and leaning for support upon one another.
187 Eyes cautious, the girl melts into the shadows while they make their
188 departure reluctantly, flinging jeers at their compatriots who bellow
189 "Let the bloody door close!" and casting long shadows from the entrance.
190 
Her eyes follow them resentfully, and she wraps her cloak closer against
191 the searching wind.  
Quite suddenly, there is a rustle behind her--she
192 whirls, startled, and founders on the winter's treacherous ground--but
193 like quicksilver, hands reach out to steady her.  Abashed, the girl 
194 flushes and begins to mumble thanks, but is greeted by silvery laughter,
195 a sound so familiar and fresh:  "Pam!" she cries, and simultaneously
196 the Inn's door opens again, spreading a swath of light on the snow and
197 wafting the aroma of mouth-watering stew together in welcome!
198 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>     d     <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
199 Hey you G-U-Y-S! The Bit be back! Quick - get in there before everyone knows about it!
200 The pBit Bucket phone number is 761-xxxx, open 24 hrs/day  7 days/week.
201 Hi, does anyone out there have Locksmith 5.0 yet, if so leave me a note
202 either here or on the Bit Bucket (279) or Tigard BBS (251)
203 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
204   yes, Leonard, I am intrested (slightly) in the video board; tho not on an
205 exchange basis for my toy. (maybe some credit could be arranged)....as for
206 your "advice"......the occult is a study of the external, the mystic studies
207 from within.
208                                                       Aaron
209 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
210 HELP
211 THIS SYSTEM IS SCREWY!! I DON'T
212 THINK I WILL USE THIS SYSTEM EVER AGAIN, IT TAKES TOO LONG FOR THE TONE TO C
213 COME ON THE PHONE AND BESIDES THAT IT ASKS ALOT OF QUESTION. I WISH THAT YOU
214 GUYS HAD A BETTER BBS SYSTEM. EITHER YOU SHAPE IT UP OR YOU WILL HAVE ONE 
215 LESS USER!!!!!!
216 BYE!
217 
218 To the "person" making comments about BWMS: Is that a threat or a promise?  Go back to something that your mind can handle,
219 like PONG.
220 
221 Why was it my message that had to get zapped by disk errors!??!?!?!??!?!???!??!?
222 I was just making a few suggestions as to some topics for BWMS.  Topic #1, NSA and various other government agencies
223 activities.  Topic #2, The occult, mysticism, etc.  Some people have delved into those areas, enlighten us on what you have
224 found.  At this point I would even welcome comments (In english please!) from the person asking if economics was a welcome
225 subject!  Any topic is welcome.  Just please get something going before they start bringing in video games into the Inn to
226 please all the kiddies.
227 BYE                                                                  THE DOCTOR
228 ^^-^^^-^^^^^-^^^^^^^-^^^^^^^^^^^-^^^^^^^^^^^^^-^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^-^^-^^^-^^^^^-
229 ********************************************
230 Wow talk about wierd systems!! 
231 HELP!!!!!!!!
232 R.S.
233 ********************************************
234 DEAR JODY*
235 WELL IT LOOKS LIKE I CAN'T SEEM
236 TO GET THE HANG OF THIS COMPUTER
237 STUFF YET BECAUSE I WANTED TO
238 SEE IF I HAD ANY MESSAGES AND I
239 DON'T HAVE THE FAINTEST IDEA ON
240 HOW TO GET THEM TO SHOW UP ON
241 THE SCREEN. OH WELL. YOU WILL
242 HAVE TO SHOW ME SOMETIME EH? HOPE YOU HAVE A HAPPY NEW YEARS
243 EVE CAUSE I KNOW THAT I WILL!!
244 YOUR FRIEND AND LOCKER PARTNER,
245                   SANDI
246 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
247 NATASHA:
248       THE RUMOR ON THE GRAPEVINE IS THAT LEROY IS POSING AS A USED RUG
249 DEALER IN MARACAIBO.   THE CIA AND KGB ARE SEARCHING DILIGENTLY FOR HIM.
250 BEWARE TALL DARK STRANGERS.
251                                      MOHAMMED WASSIR
252                               <The Albanian Snitch>
253 
254 P.S. I SEE THE FAMOUS 'd' HAS GRACED US WITH HER PRESENCE.  BEWARE SHORT,
255 CHUBBY DRAGONS!!!!
256 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
257 aaron-
258   sorry about the confusion.  i generally don't have lots of time to spend
259 on the phone with this thing.  (it was difficult finding your answer-- 
260 how often do you check this board?)
261   apologys also to leonard for confusing you two.
262   i'll try to contact you on one of the other bbs in the area.  you ment-
263 tioned pbs?
264 ---------------dusty-----------------------------------------------------
265 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
266  PMS (245-xxxx) offers somewhat private mail (everything is carefully read
267 by the SYSOP, though), and i check in there fairly reliably. Operation is
268 straightforward; things generally quiet. As for my BW frequency, i check the
269 system approx every 6 hours.                              Aaron
270 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
271 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
272 d: THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR HONARING US WITH YOUR PRESENCE.
273    YOUR WRITINGS ARE VERY MUCH WELCOME INTO THE HEART OF
274    THE ONE THAT SPEAKS YOU FAIR. 
275 
276 BIG BROTHER: IF YOUR SO HOT! GET ALL THESE LITTLE RUG RATS OFF THE SYSTEM.
277 
278 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%:MYRDDIN EMRYS:%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
280 
281 I am th/oroughly amazed at 4the poor 
282 spelling on this BBS. Examples:
283 1) Plumb for plum tree.
284 2) Eye for the nautical affirmatiive aye.
285 N WE TALK?         SHALL I GO ON?
286 I think not! Surely the disk hasn't the
287 capacity for any more bad examples.
288 Maybe all of you bad spellers can get
289 together and buy copies of t'The Bad 
290 Spellers' Dictionary' in a case lot.
291 OR am I wrong? Maybe you spell in a
292 prevoiously unknown dialect of English...
293 OREGONESE!
294                - A concerned English teecher
295 :**************************************************************:
296 Natasha:
297 
298 Hey, kid, take it easy...LeRoy's just fine. LeRoy's always 
299 just fine. He's got good connections and he's got big money. 
300 Don't sweat it.
301 
302 Let's take a closer look at the Bulgarian situation. Think 
303 about how LeRoy handled it.
304 
305 Oh sure, the CIA denied knowing him, the US government 
306 denounced him, but what happened then? I'll tell you. LeRoy 
307 retires to Venezuela with three quarters of a million dollars 
308 worth of pounds, rubles, and greenbacks.
309 
310 LeRoy's no fool. He's made his payoffs. He's cut his deals. 
311 He'll be back to laugh at your tears.
312 
313 Another thing, don't let LeRoy's posing as a used rug dealer 
314 get your hopes up. This is just a cover story he's using until 
315 he can catch the next ship out of Maracaibo.
316 
317 There's no way LeRoy's going to hang around a port city of 
318 400,000 people. He's either going to head for a city big 
319 enough to get lost in or a village remote enough to be safe. 
320 
321 Like I said, you don't need to worry about LeRoy; he knows how 
322 to take care of himself. He's been in tighter situations than 
323 this many times before. He has always survived and he always 
324 will. LeRoy McKane is nobody's fool. You just watch and see. 
325 
326 
327                       Big Bill
328 
329 :*************************************************************:
330 MOHAMMED WASSIR: I LIKE YOUR STYLE.
331 
332 HROTHGAR:        GOOD GUESS...BUT YOU'RE WRONG. I 
333                  AM NOT MOHAMMED WASSIR.
334 
335 EVERYBODY:       LET'S BE A BIT MORE PATIENT WITH THE 
336                  NEWCOMERS. IT TAKES AWHILE TO CATCH ON
337                  ABOUT THE INN. BESIDES, VACATION WILL 
338                  BE OVER SOON AND THINGS WILL RETURN TO 
339                  NORMAL. I HOPE, I HOPE.
340 
341 
342                      GRAND DRAGON MASTER
343 
344 :*************************************************************:
345 
346 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
347 
348      YOUR PRESENCE IS ALWAYS WELCOME, d, AND THE LIGHT TOUCH OF YOUR WELCOME
349 WORDS MAKES ME GLOW WITH THE WARMTH OF YOUR COMRADESHIP.  PLEASE, TARRY
350 HERE AWHILE, AND FAVOUR US AGAIN WITH YOUR WORDS.
351 
352      DJJ, I'VE TRIED GETTING ONTO THE BASBBS, BUT IT STILL APPEARS TO BE
353 DOWN.  DID SANTA BRING YOU A FLAKY CHIP?  I KNOW YOU SAID IT WOULD BE UP
354 SOON, BUT YOU MUST BE HAVING MORE PROBLEMS THAN YOU ORIGINALLY THOUGHT YOU
355 WOULD.  IS EVERYTHING WELL WITH LITTLE AMIS?
356      IN REGARDS TO THE PHOTO PROGRAMS, I AM STILL WAITING FOR MORE INFORMA-
357 TION.  SO FAR, I'VE RECEIVED NOTHING AT ALL AND HAVEN'T GOTTEN ANY ENCOURAG-
358 ING RESPONSES TO MESSAGES I'VE LEFT.  OH WELL........
359 
360      MYRDDIN, I'VE READ "LE MORTE D' ARTHUR", SO "IF YOU DO ANY RESEARCH
361 (WHICH I DOUBT YOU'LL BOTHER)" CAN NOW BE EATEN PROMPTLY.  WOULD YOU PREFER
362 SALT AND PEPPER?
363 
364 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]PAM.[][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
365 
366 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
367 ANCIENT ALBANIAN PROVERB:  CONCERNED ENGLISH TEACHERS SHOULD NOT CORRECT
368 OTHERS SPELLING WHEN THEIR OWN IS ATROCIOUS.  GO BACK TO SCHOOL MAMA.
369                                          MOHAMMED WASSIR
370                                    <The Albanian Critic>
371 P.S.  GRAND DRAGON MASTER:  THANKS!!!!
372 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
373 
374 .......................................................................
375 Whew...finally made it back to the inn. This weather hampered the operation
376 of my usual mode of transportation. Spinning tires in all 3 gears is great,
377 but only if it is on dry pavement.
378 Aaron...C U 2. Regarding the vaxhaker file, I think they already have it.
379 Also, to the chagrin of the root, people are starting to discover the games
380 account. More than 1 T.V. screen is lighting up to Worm and Rogue these
381 days. Next term will be a zoo down there, it will be interesting to see
382 just how busy it will get. Just the other day 'core full' errors started
383 showing up due to the numerous prolog groupies.
384 Any luck on finding that mystic. It sounds like you are getting quite a few
385 replies, but I wonder how many are just along for the ride, yu know...
386 share in the rewards but not in the risks???
387 To ___Leonard___ Sorry for the confusion. And don't let it happen again!
388 .............tHE dROPPED bIT...........................................
389 
390 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
391 IF you think going back to school is going to keep me off this thing
392 well 'Ya got another thing come'en '
393 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::ME::::::::::::::
394 [][][][][][][][]   1600   12/30/83   [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
395 
396 PAM:  RIGHT.  (EXPLETIVE).
397 
398 d. : Beautiful.  Have you considered a career as a poet or a 'classics'
399      writer?  It would suit you.
400      PS: I have a source for stuffed, yet real (in the veleteen rabbit
401      sense) dragons, if you are interested.  No benefit to me, but I 
402      thought you might be interested.  Cost is a bit steep in my opinion
403      but I have not purchased a dragon in quite some time.  They are
404      not really fearsome, leaning more to adorable.
405 
406 Aaron:  If negotiations with Leonard break down, let me know.  
407 
408 All: regarding a conversation of days past, 'The Great Breakup Controversy'
409      of AT & T.  I just received in the mail, Order # 83-869 from the
410      OPUC office.  It is fascinating, and has the death knell of all 
411      modem usage ringing in it.  Portent of future trends.
412 
413      All those who feel that the breakup of AT & T was the most asinine
414      thing the government has done today raise their hands.              
415                                                                           
416      I see.  Almost unanimous.  Only a Bill McGowen voted no.  I thought
417      so.
418 
419 Enough ranting.
420 
421 Happy new year all, and when does school start ?   (Incidentally, 'ME'
422    the expression is 'you got another thinK coming', not thinG)
423 
424 [][][][][][][][][][][]   DJJ   [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
425 
426 HI,IS THERE ANYONE INTRESTED IN JOINING
427 A VIC-20 UG?
428 WE WOULD TRADE GAMES WE HAVE COPIED.
429 ANYONE CAN JOIN,BUT ONES WITH 8K
430 AND A 2 (OR MORE) SLOT EXPANSION WOULD
431 IT.
432 LET ME KNOW ON BEE COLOR,OR SOME OTHER SYSTEM.
433 SCOTT SWIGART.
434 /EX
435 OFF
436 OUT
437 STOP
438 ENTER
439 HELP
440 QUIT
441 OFF
442 EXIT
443 SNAAAAAAARRRLLLLSNAAAAAAARRRLLLLLGROWWLLLLHISSSSSSSSSGRRRRRSNAAAAARLLLL
444 YOU--if you EVER waste 119 lines on thrashing again--!!  >Sputter< >choke<!
445 It will be your DEATH by the ready hands of the Old Timers!!!!
446 SNAAAAAAARRLLGRROOWWWLLLLHISSSSSSSSGRRRRRRRSNAAAARLLLLHHHISSSSSSSGRRSNAAAARL
447 US KIDDIES KEEP THINGS ALIVE AROUND HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
448 
449 ....................................................
450 ##################################################################  
451 To Scott Swiggart, I would be very interested in 
452 joining a VIC-20 users group.  I have
453 a 16k expander but no mother board.
454        Rich Snaric
455 ############################################
456 !?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!??!?!?!???!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
457 WELL, I SEE THIS SYSTEM TRULY HAS AN ILLUSIVE PERSONALITY, MUCH TO MY 
458 CHAGRIN! LET'S GET BACK TO SOME STUFF WE CAN SINK OUR TEETH INTO, WE HAD 
459 A FEW GOOD ONES AWHILE BACK. FOR INSTANCE UTOPIA, POSSIBLE OR IMPOSSIBLE? OR
460 EVOLUTION VERSES CREATION, OR WHATEVER. WE SHALL RETURN TOMORROW WITH SOME-
461 THING TO STIMULATE SOME THINKING. THERE'S NOT THE ROOM HERE.
462 !?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?DEBORAH!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
463 *********************************************************
464 THERE YOU GO PAM, ALL CLEANED UP SPIFFY CLEAN. WELL....
465 COME TO THINK ABOUT IT THAT'S NOT EXACTLY POSSIBLE GIVEN
466 THE NORMAL FLOW OF CONVERSATION HERE. OH WELL... <SIGH>
467 d. Ahh, I am reminded of the Inn in more quiet times. The
468 picture you paint is of beauty itself. I join in with the
469 others in voicing the praise. 
470 ******** CISTOP MIKEY ****** 30 DEC 83 *********************
471 
472 Rommel - Where did you go? I thought you were up for a fight.
473 Are you going to weasel out again? Maybe you're too busy
474 tapping phones? Question: What right does the government
475 have in telling me how to live my life? Telling me I can't
476 smoke pot, telling me what kind of sex I can have, telling
477 me what kind of medicine I can or can't take, Telling me
478 what kind of TV programs I can watch. Personally I don't
479 find this aceptable. I suppose you do?
480 +++++++++++ In Sane Scientist ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
481 ######################!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!######################
482 YOU want something to talk about?  How about taking a
483 trip down memory lane and talking about the
485 american revolution.
486 or how a fag like you got on this system!!!
487 By the way, has anyone heard of the MAD HACKER???
491 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!MAD 
492 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!AS
493 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!HELL!
494 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!(mad as insane!)
495 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
496  TO THE CONCERNED ENGLISH TEACHER
497 I HAVE TO AGREE WITH YOU.I HOPE "BASICS" AREN'T OVERLOOKED IN THE 
498  TECHNOLOGICAL AGE.THE PERSON WHO REPLIED TO YOU
499  DOESN'T EVEN UNDERSTAND SATIRE.JOHN
502 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
503 
504  Such.......................
505       d. your words redeem a majority ofthis disc.
506   I await the new year ..... perhaps then our new arrivals will be
507 otherwise engaged ! ! ! ! 
508 
509      To our sentient patrons " A prosperous new year "
510 
511     Until the new year !
512 
513 :::::::::::::::::Alex:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
514     Economics or Mysticism have potential....... Alex
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518      Ach, the blush deepens with every compliment!  Pam, the eddies of
519 of the 'back waters' are keenly observed by at least one other, for your
520 idle fingers trailing in the stream oft leave a path of glittering gold,
521 as Mikey well knows!  Sir dROPPED bIT echoed the appreciation I couldn't
522 figure how to express (without sounding trite), when he revealed that
523 some of your well-designed essays were permanently inscribed on disk,
524 and shared proudly with friends!  Know, too, that your outrageous puns
525 provoke a smile, whether admitted or not, and an occasional chuckle...
526      DJJ, you flatter me!  Nay, my humble offerings are never committed
527 to paper in the old-fashioned manner:  they are inspired by the Inn and
528 its gentle folk, and here they will remain.  Nonetheless, I thank you,
529 sir, for words such as yours encourage what talent there is to flourish!
530      Alex, you rascal!  You have a talent for intruiging ambiguity, as
531 illustrated by your expression "Such....." that snatched my imagination,
532 plying it with possibilities--!  Never will I forget your first greeting
533 to me, the maddeningly inexplicable question you posed...a chortle yet
534 lingers in my mind when I remember...
535      Ah yes, Innkeeper:  the fame of your Inn was carried far and wide,
536 tantalizing the hearers like milkweed riding a playful wind.  Who could
537 hold back from chasing it?  But popularity has its price, for the Keeper
538 of the Inn has no rest from the bustling, changing crowd...I am honoured
539 to be the messenger that brings a small taste of tranquility, of vivid
540 colours, natural enchantment, and wood scents to our Backwater Inn...
541 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>     d     <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
542 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
543 BEING ALBANIAN MEANS NEVER HAVING TO SAY YOU'RE SORRY...
544 BUT JOHN, YOU ARE RIGHT AND WRONG--
545 WRONG ON KNOWING SATIRE
546 SATIRE  --MILTON, DANTE ALIGHIERI, AND CHARLIE CHAPLIN
547         --ANIMAL FARM AND BRAVE NEW WORLD
548         --BABBIT AND SINCLAIR LEWIS; USA AND JOHN DOS PASSOS
549 
550 BUT I DID GIVE THE CONCERNED TEACHER A CHEAP SHOT, AND MISSED MY OWN POINT
551 BE MORE CONCERNED WITH CONTENT RATHER THAN STYLE (My old gray-haired English
552 teacher would take me down and stuff "The Elements of Style" where the
553 sun never shines for that one) <SHUDDER!!!!>
554                                    MOHAMMED WASSIR
555                                <A humbled Albanian>
556 
557 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
558 
559 MOHAMMED: PART OF THE PROBLEM IS A LACK OF UNDERSTANDING AS TO THE PURPOSE
560 OF THE INN AND ITS CONTENTS. BEING A PRINTED MEDIUM IT IS ASSUMED THAT IT
561 MUST FOLLOW THE RULES OF ALL PRINTED MEDIUM. THAT BEING THAT YOU MUST CHECK
562 RECHECK AND CHECK AGAIN THAT THE WRITING IS PERFECT BEFORE RELEASING IT TO
563 THE WORLD FOR CONSUMPTION. WHILE THIS MAY BE DESIRABLE IN SOME THINGS SUCH
564 AS THE WONDERFUL PICTURES THAT d PAINTS WITH WORDS, IT IS NOT NECESSARILY
565 SO IN OTHER THINGS SUCH AS THIS RANT. I MIGHT POINT OUT THAT THIS PARTICULAR
566 MEANS OF COMMUNICATION IS FORCED ON US BY THE FACT THAT WE ARE UNABLE TO
567 USE OUR VOICE, SO WE MUST REPLACE THAT VOICE WITH WORDS FLOWING ON A VIDEO
568 SCREEN. YET THE INFORMATION AND CONVERSATIONAL FLOW REMAIN THE SAME. YOU 
569 DON'T GO AROUND TELLING PEOPLE THAT THEY AREN'T PRONOUNCING WORDS CORRECTLY
570 DO YOU? WE ACCEPT THAT SOME PEOPLE HAVE DIFFICULTLY WITH LANGUAGE AND 
571 LEARN TO LISTEN TO WHAT THEY HAVE TO SAY RATHER THEN HOW THEY SAY IT. INDEED
572 THAT IS ONE OF THE MARVELOUS FUNCTIONS OF OUR BRAINS, TO BE ABLE TO 
573 RECONSTRUCT A CONCEPT IN OUR OWN HEAD FROM THE CONFUSION OF SOUNDS COMING
574 OUT OF ANOTHERS. HOWEVER, THIS IS NOT TO SAY THAT THE CARRIERS OF THIS 
575 INFORMATION (THE WORDS AND OTHERS ASPECTS OF COMMUNICATION) ARE NOT
576 IMPORTANT EITHER, IN FACT THEY CAN BE AS IMPORTANT AS THE IDEA ITSELF.
577 NOT INTHEMSELVES, BUT RATHER IN HOW THEY ARE PRESENTED. FOR THE FORM
578 THEY ARE PRESENTED IS A BASIC RELATIONSHIP TO THE CONCEPT ITSELF. IT 
579 TELLS YOU ABOUT THE PERSON THAT IS PROVIDING YOU THIS INFORMATION, AND
580 THEREBY ALLOWING YOU TO PROPERLY PLACE THE EMOTION AND DIRECTION OF WHAT
581 HAS BEEN SAID. THIS INCLUDES MISSPELLING AND GRAMACTICAL ERRORS, I DO NOT
582 RUSH TO A DICTIONARY EVERY TIME I WRITE DOWN A WORD BECAUSE IF I DID THAT,
583 I WOULD BREAK THE FLOW OF THOUGHT OF WHAT I AM SAYING. I COULD GO BACK
584 AND EDIT WHAT I WROTE, BUT I DON'T SEE THE POINT. I GOT MY IDEA ACROSS,
585 AND THAT IS WHAT I WAS AFTER. GOING BACK AND CHECKING EACH AND EVERY WORD
586 WOULD TO ME BE A WORTHLESS WASTE OF TIME. I HAVE MUCH BETTER THINGS TO DO
587 WITH MY TIME. THIS WRITING WILL NOT STAY HERE FOREVER, IN A MOMENTS PASSING
588 IT WILL BE GONE NEVER TO BE SEEN AGAIN. IF I AM GOING TO WRITE SOMETHING
589 THAT WILL BE AROUND AWHILE AND THAT WILL READ AGAIN AND AGAIN, THEN I DO
590 INDEED TAKE TIME TO CHECK MY WORK, BUT THAT IS WRITING, NOT CONVERSATION
591 AS WE ARE SPEAKING OF HERE. THERE IS A DIFFERENCE.
592 ****** CISTOP MIKEY (YES THAT IS THE CORRECT SPELLING!) ***************
593 
596 ODD.. I'M SURE THAT THAT LAST LINE WASN'T THERE BEFORE.
597 WELL, HERE IT IS AGAIN, DRIVE A ALMOST FULL AND NO ONE HAS FINISHED OFF 
598 DRIVE B YET. I AM JUST ABOUT READY TO SAY THE HECK WITHIT ALL AND
599 EITHER LEAVE IT IN DRIVE A UNTIL IT DOES FILL UP (THOUGH I AM SURE
600 THAT I WOULD GET NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT NOT CHANGING DISKS FAST
601 ENOUGH), OR TO SAY THE HECK WITH IT AND ARCHIVE THE THING ANYWAY AS IS.
602 THIS IS JUST ALL SO BORING TRYING TO THINK OF SOMETHING TO SAY TO
603 FILL THIS UP.
604 GAD! 26 MORE LINES TO GO!
605 I DON'T THINK I CAN LAST THAT LONG.
606 I WONDER WHY NOBODY SEEMS TO CARE ABOUT DRIVE B?
607 IT IS HERE FOR THE USING.
608 I WONDER HOW MANY EVEN CARE OR THINK
609 ABOUT DRIVE B? MANY COME HERE WHEN IT
610 IS FIRST MOVED, BUT THEY THEN SOON 
611 FORGET THAT IT IS HERE AND COME NO MORE.
612 <SIGH> HOW SOON THEY FORGET.
613 SINCE I CAN'T THINK OF ANYTHING TO WRITE, 
614 I THINK I'LL JUST LEAVE IT HERE FOR A BIT AND
615 SEE IF ANYBODY ELSE WILL FINISH IT OFF.
616 ********* MIKEY OF CISTOPDOM ********************
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620      MIKEY, THAT EMPTY LINE WAS MY FAULT.  I CALLED UP AND WAS GOING TO FILL
621 THIS DISK UP, BUT WHEN I STARTED TO ENTER, SOMEONE CAME TO THE DOOR AND I
622 HAD TO HANG-UP.  I CARE ABOUT THIS DISK, THOUGH IT SEEMS FEW OTHERS DO.  I
623 THINK THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE NEWER USERS DON'T KNOW HOW TO GET HERE (OR
624 DON'T CARE) OR THEY WANT THEIR WORDS TO BE OBVIOUS TO EVERY USER THAT CALLS
625 AND USES THE "LIST" COMMAND.
626      THIS IS A TEST.  EVERYONE THAT SEES THIS PLEASE RESPOND BY SAYING "YES,
627 I SAW IT PAM!" OR SOMETHING SIMILAR.  I'LL TRY THIS AS OFTEN AS I CAN.
628 
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