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  1$If you are in need of help, you need but ask...
  2$************************* INSTALLED: 11 JAN 89 ***************************
  3$Welcome to BWMS II (BackWater Message System II)  Mike Day System operator
  4$**************************************************************************
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  6$                    PLACED ON THIS SYSTEM.
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 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$Type 'HELP' to see other commands that are available on the system.
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 19$ 
002=Usr:1 CISTOP MIKEY      01/11/89 19:21  Msg:2848 Call:17489  Lines:3
 20 For every credibilty gap there is a gullibility fill.
 21 - Richard Clopton
 22 ********************************************************************
003=Usr:93 DAVE ELKMAN       01/11/89 19:31  Msg:2849 Call:17490  Lines:11
 23 ..........................$THE VIC-20 CHAMPION$............................
 24 WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!
 25 I'M AT THE TOP,I'M AT THE TOP,I'M AT THE TOP,I'M AT THE TOP,I'M AT THE TOP,
 26 I'M AT THE TOP,I'M AT THE TOP,I'M AT THE TOP,I'M AT THE TOP,I'M AT THE TOP,
 27 I'M AT THE TOP,I'M AT THE TOP,I'M AT THE TOP,I'M AT THE TOP,I'M AT THE TOP,
 28 I'M AT THE TOP,I'M AT THE TOP,I'M AT THE TOP,I'M AT THE TOP,I'M AT THE TOP,  
 29 I'M AT THE TOP,I'M AT THE TOP,I'M AT THE TOP,I'M AT THE TOP,I'M AT THE TOP,
 30 I'M AT THE TOP,I'M AT THE TOP,I'M AT THE TOP,I'M AT THE TOP,!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 31 Hey VISION how are you what school do you goto anyway?
 32 YEE HAW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I'M AT THE TOP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 33 I beat Kurfur Redlig!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
004=Usr:141 KILL ROY  WAS HE  01/11/89 20:00  Msg:2850 Call:17491  Lines:17
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 42@KJNBHKJHFD,SMMNJFAJHFHFJJKSDFAHJKDSJFHJKNJKDSCHSDJKNCSJKCNUISDACSJNCC
 43@JHKLDSFHFDFDHYKFDASDHKLFASFHAWJKDFHSADJKFHLSKAHFKJSADHFJKASHFKAHFKJAHDLHFJKLAS
 44@FROM KILLROY~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~(((())))((((
 45 THE CHAMP!!!!!!!!!!!!
 46 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~KKIILLRROOYY((((((((((((((((()))))))))))))))))
 47 HHII
 48 HHOOWW IISS EEVVEERRYYBBOODDYY??
 49 HHII CCHHAAMMPP.. WWHHOO EELLSSEE IISS OOUUTT TTHHEERREE??
 50 BBYYEE FFOORR NNOOWW!!
005=Usr:142 DEATH 0000000000  01/11/89 20:33  Msg:2851 Call:17492  Lines:8
 51 @@DEATH
 52 @@IS
 53 @@WAITING
 54 HI I'VE BEEN WATCHING THIS SYSTEM FOR A WHILE NOW AND IT'S A KICK.
 55 @@
 56 @@
 57@ 
 58 @@
006=Usr:145 THE ABYSS         01/11/89 21:18  Msg:2852 Call:17493  Lines:17
 59 I AM THE...
 60  
 61       /\
 62     /    \
 63   /   /\   \
 64 /   /____\   \
 65 \_/        \_/ BYSS
 66  
 67 Lonliness.... darkness....
 68 who logs on here anyway?
 69 it seems so EMPTY.
 70@ _______________________________
 71@|                                   |
 72@|                                   |
 73@|___________________________________|
 74  
 75 the ABYSS has spoken...
007=Usr:131 THE VISION        01/11/89 21:50  Msg:2853 Call:17496  Lines:34
 76  
 77 *********************************************************************
 78 Boy, what a bummer!! I had been trying for hours to get in to be at the
 79 top but it was busy. Now I know why. It must have taken forever for
 80 the CHAMP$$$!!! to enter all those "I'm at the top!!" lines. Well, at
 81 least I'm the third in, after the ABYSS. By the way ABYSS, that's a
 82 killer logo you have there. I really like it. Well, congratulations
 83 CHAMP!!!!!! You're definitely at the top!!! Good job on that one. By
 84 the way, where is Kurfur Redlig, he hasn't been on since last week!!
 85 He'll be dissappointed when he logs on!!! Oh, and CHAMP, to answer
 86 your question, I go to Jesuit High School, which is in Portland officially,
 87 but is more in the area of Beaverton. Have you ever heard of it?????
 88 One thing's for sure, This is the longest message at the top.
 89 See ya later.
 90 ****************************** THE VISION ***************************
 91 \        /
 92  \      /
 93   \    /
 94    \  /
 95     \/
 96  
 97 "V" is for VISION.
 98  
 99 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
100 **********************************************************************
101 ______________________________________________________________________
102  
103 By the way, Friar, just in case you didn't see it before the SYSOP reset
104 the lines, I left a message to you asking what a "parrot bashing exercise"
105 is. Please explain, I haven't the faintest clue as to what it is???
106 Also, when will we be able to get the disk containing all the other lines?
107 ******************************* THE VISION *******************************
108 And Astral Dreamer, leave a note when you arrive, Okay?
109 **************************************************************************
008=Usr:30 JERRY CLARK       01/11/89 22:09  Msg:2854 Call:17497  Lines:14
110 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
111    Suddenly the sail flapped noisily and unfurled.  Sorthalan walked
112 about the boat, tethering the rigging.  The vessel rocked once, then
113 spun out into the river, turned about, and went with the flow.  The
114 sail billowed and stretched, the ropes creaked and snapped, and the
115 boat listed sharply.  Sorthalan stood at the long rudder, his cloak
116 wrapped about him, his gaze fixed now on the surface and cooled our
117 skins.  The sun was low and the shadow of elementals flowed through 
118 the trees, and across the waters ahead of us, making the water ripple
119 with an eerie light.
120  
121                            MYTHAGO WOOD
122  
123 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
009=Usr:84 Michael Miller j  01/11/89 22:32  Msg:2855 Call:17498  Lines:42
124 &*&*&*&*'s
125 Hmm, Off to a good start it would seem. I'm not sure exactly what this parrot 
126 bashing means. Perhaps Friar will enlighten us.
127  
128 I ussually do write when I call in. It is only when I'm in a hurry or really 
129 have nothing to say that I do not. Well, I think I'll write some on my story.
130  
131 (Oh Oh, Now I've commited myself :-) )
132  
133 Aurthor and I prepared to leave. The lethergy around the table had grown 
134 depresing and Kurfur had yet to return from his quest. 
135  
136 "Well now, I suppose I'll let you lead. Try to avoid the areas of greater 
137 temporal drift if you would, I really don't enjoy getting lost for hours on
138 end." I said to him as we began to fade out.
139  
140 "No problem, The swirls tend to upset my stomach you know." he replied.
141  
142 We began mental communication. "You know," I said looking around. "There are of
143 course two way 9th order beings."
144  
145 "Hmm, I suppose there probably are. Why do you bring it up?"
146  
147 "Well," I began. "It strikes me that these beings would have the Ability to
148 manipulate time and such."
149  
150 "Yes I suppose they could. Wouldn't be very fair of them though."
151  
152 "No, I suppose not. I would bet that it goes on you know. Maybe that explains
153 why we somtimes get the feeling that things have changed. I think I knew 
154 somebody awhile back that was a two way 9th order being. He went by the
155 name John Edison. Fancied himself to be an Interdimensional Police Officer."
156  
157 "Really? Were was he when the king took my land and lair to pay for back taxes?
158 Besides, Why do you bring all of this up?" The Dragon asked.
159  
160 "Well, I have a feeling we might be running into him."
161  
162 An Astral Dreamer.
163  
164 &*&*&*&*'s
165  
010=Usr:131 THE VISION        01/11/89 22:59  Msg:2856 Call:17499  Lines:4
166 ------------------------------------------------------------------------
167 The day goes by so quickly. The night arrives so fast. Boy, am I tired!!!
168 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
169 The VISION.
011=Usr:507 todd rogers       01/12/89 09:28  Msg:2857 Call:17511  Lines:1
170 ------- Nothing moves so fast as slow and steady progress.
012=Usr:84 Michael Miller j  01/12/89 11:32  Msg:2858 Call:17514  Lines:7
171 &*&*&*&*'s
172 Life is a series of small plays. Intermision may be fine for the audiance, But 
173 it can make things a bit boring for the Actors.
174  
175 An Astral Dreamer
176 &*&*&*&*'s
177  
013=Usr:483 Lord Beaker       01/12/89 17:34  Msg:2859 Call:17519  Lines:13
178 --==========-=-----------=-==========-=-----------=-========-=---------====-
179 HI-HO! Lord Beaker here.  Vision...wow, you sure call alot.  Oh well.  I 
180 guess you'l slow down when the novelty wheres off.  
181  
182 Hey, anybody out there just plain know why?!?  Probably not.  Well one can
183 only hope for an eternity of some sort.  That of course brings out alll
184 sorts of possibilitilities.
185  
186 Erg.
187  
188 LB The going semi-depressedly dreay out of his persona GIP \__/
189                                                             oo
190 -=--{-===-=-=----=-======---=--=====-=-----=-=-=====-=-=-----=-====--=-===--
014=Usr:131 THE VISION        01/12/89 17:57  Msg:2860 Call:17521  Lines:5
191  
192 +_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_
193 ********************************** THE VISION ********************************
194 Well, LB, I guess you're right. I do call quite a bit. But this is fun........
195 ******************************************************************************
015=Usr:131 THE VISION        01/12/89 20:05  Msg:2861 Call:17524  Lines:5
196  
197  
198  
199  
200  
016=Usr:84 Michael Miller j  01/13/89 00:17  Msg:2862 Call:17530  Lines:9
201 &*&*&*&*'s
202 It continues to be so. When I have the time I call atleast once a day. Although
203 I only go by one name now. When I first got on to Backwater I went by two. 
204 sometimes I'd write messages back and forth to myself. Was kind'of fun but I
205 ran out of time and energh eventually.
206  
207 An Astral Dreamer.
208 &*&*&*&*'s
209  
017=Usr:58 Moon Head         01/13/89 02:05  Msg:2863 Call:17531  Lines:10
210 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
211 ~
212 ~~~
213 Eliza is wonderful, quite a friend...... I just had a lengthy conversation
214 with her....quite enjoyable.
215  
216 But then again, at 02:30 in the morning - I'm easily amused.......
217  
218 Goodnight, good people of the Inn.....sleep well and dream of new stories
219 to share.       Moonhead.
018=Usr:131 THE VISION        01/13/89 14:42  Msg:2864 Call:17536  Lines:14
220  
221 ******************************** THE VISION *********************************
222 One might think that today, Friday the 13th, was just another normal day. But
223 whoever thinks that is wrong. In the movies, today would be the perfect day
224 for Friday The 13th, Part VIII to be released. Well, It wasn't. But, today,
225 completely by coincidence, the movie "Deep Star Six" was released. And, if
226 anyone knows this already, the director of that horror movie is Sean S.
227 Cunningham, who directed the original Friday The 13th. Did he do it on pur-
228 pose, or was it just coincidence. I usually don't care for horror films, but
229 there are some worth watching. I'm seeing this one tonight, and I'll write a
230 little review tomorrow (I'm not a critic -- I hate critics) to maybe help you
231 decide if you want to see it. So long 'till then.  --THE VISION
232 ****************************************************************************
233 By the way, Astral Dreamer, what kind of movies do you like???
019=Usr:666 james kolbet      01/13/89 16:24  Msg:2865 Call:17539  Lines:18
234 Hidey ho Hello!  Kaitlyn here.  A message to the Vision, so you go to Jesuit?
235 I happen to know a few guys who go there, in fact, I've gone out with a couple 
236 Anyway, I go to Tigard, and am a senior this year.  Maybe you can understand
237 a little about all the college application process, and how hectic it is!!!!
238 To everybody else, probably no one cares anyway, but I just got accepted to 
239 Pacific Lutheran University, with a $1500 scholarship!!!!!!!!!!!
240  
241 Since the quest seems to have disappeared without me, I think I'll get my other
242 story going.
243  
244      Years ago, in the land of Grythen, a land much like our own, a small child
245 was born to the sister of the queen.  She was destined to become the greatest h
246 the land, but since her father had died from an assasin's knife only a month be
247 and her mother died one day after her birth, the huntsman took her and hid her 
248 somewhere in the land so enemies could not find her.  She grew up, not knowing 
249 her origin, the only person who knew was that huntsman.  
250 Great beginning, Huh?
251      Kaitlyn
020=Usr:131 THE VISION        01/13/89 16:38  Msg:2866 Call:17540  Lines:2
252 Yes, quite an interesting start...........................................
253  
021=Usr:145 THE ABYSS         01/13/89 17:45  Msg:2867 Call:17541  Lines:17
254 I AM THE...
255  
256       ___
257      |_  \
258       /    \
259     /   /\   \
260   /   /____\   \
261 /  ___________   \
262 |_|           |__|BYSS...
263  
264 WOW.
265 How many lines can this go anyway?
266 I was reading some stuff from ASTRAL DREAMER and saw that the sysop had wiped
267 the disk from last time.
268 if, however it does not have a line limit, how do you know when the sysop is
269 going to clean it off?
270 ABYSS HAS SPOKEN...
022=Usr:84 Michael Miller j  01/13/89 17:57  Msg:2868 Call:17542  Lines:31
271 &*&*&*&*'s
272 Backwater works on a rotation basis. There are two disks. Each has 999 lines. 
273 When one 1 is filled it gets moved to disk b. and the old disk b is archived 
274 and removed from the system. So the active drive is always drive a. if you 
275 want to get to drive be which has the last disk full of stuff you type
276 db. This will take you to disk b. To get back type da.
277  
278 I have a friend (Milchar by name when he choses to grace this place with his 
279 much to scarce presence.) Who has the complete backwater archive from 1982 to
280 mid 1987. Some fascinating stuff. (If you want a copy ask our illustriose 
281 sysop, for an adequete donation he will I have been told gladly make you 
282 copies.)
283  
284 There are around 80 360k floppies full of stuff. I havn't read all of it, But
285 from what I've browsed there is a lot of really good stuff. Some really good
286 fiction and fascinating conversation.
287  
288 Easily enough material for a book. I tend to think it would be a good idea if
289 a book of this sort were written. I can see some problems though. Who 'owns'
290 the stuff entered here? What does Cystop Mikey think? BWMS is one of the 
291 oldest BBS's in the northwest and probably one of the oldest in the country 
292 still running.
293  
294 As a aspiring historian I think BWMS would be a good subject for a book.
295 What do the rest of you think? If possible I'd like to work on it in my spare
296 time. If nothing else it gives me a good excuse to read the whole archive :-)
297  
298 An Astral Dreamer.
299 &*&*&*&*'s
300  
301  
023=Usr:131 THE VISION        01/13/89 19:29  Msg:2869 Call:17544  Lines:1
302 --Kaitlyn, tell me some more about yourself.
024=Usr:145 THE ABYSS         01/13/89 21:00  Msg:2870 Call:17547  Lines:11
303 I AM THE...
304  
305      ___
306     |_  \
307      / /\ \
308    / /____\ \
309  / __________ \
310 |_|          |_|BYSS
311  
312 THANKS ASTRAL DREAMER!!!!!!!!!!
313 THE ABYSS HAS SPOKEN...
025=Usr:666 james kolbet      01/13/89 21:28  Msg:2871 Call:17548  Lines:14
314 +++++++++++++++++++
315 Hidey Ho hello!
316    It's me again.  Okay Abyss, you wanted to know more?  Well, I'm 18, a senior
317 you already knew that!) and I'm , well I'm just fooling around on this board.  
318 Actually, my dad logged on onetime, didn't like it, so he never came back to it
319 Then, for some strange reason, he taught me how to log on, and I've become addi
320 At least when I'm not busy doing homework or the hundreds of other activities. 
321 also like fantasy stories and writing stories.  Is that enough?  If not, then
322 does anyone want to trade hints on Infocom games?  I've solved Zork I, II, but
323 I'm stuck on Planetfall, and others.  That's one of my other hobbies.  Most
324 people are surprised that a girl would want to do things like this, but, so wha
325  
326 Alright, I told you about me, how about you?
327         Kaitlyn++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
026=Usr:150 KELSEY TILANDER   01/13/89 23:17  Msg:2872 Call:17550  Lines:6
328 THIS IS SLUG 
329 BEING NEW TO THIS COUMPUTER STUFF I WOULD LIKE SOMEONE TO GIVE ME SOME TIPS ON 
330 WHAT I SHOULD DO ABOUT SOME GOOD SYSTEMS
331  
332 ^C
333  
027=Usr:131 THE VISION        01/14/89 09:50  Msg:2873 Call:17560  Lines:7
334 ********************************** THE VISION ******************************
335 Hi Kaitlyn, VISION here. As a matter of fact, I have solved all the zork
336 games, including Planetfall. Just tell me where you are stuck, I can tell
337 you everything you need to know to win, Ok? By the way, I was the one who
338 typed in "tell me some more about yourself", sorry, but I forgot to put in
339 "The VISION" after it. But you still answered my question. Thanks.
340 ****************************************************************************
028=Usr:666 james kolbet      01/14/89 11:38  Msg:2874 Call:17563  Lines:14
341 Hidey Ho hello!  It's me again.  Well, Vision, I know how to repair the compute
342 fix the bedistor, and fix the communication system, and get food.  That's all
343 I can do.  How do you get the lamp to enter the dark rooms and not get eaten
344 by grues?
345   
346 On with my story......
347     The years passed as the child grew, and she was ignorant of anything but
348 her work at an inn located deep in the forest.  On her seventeenth birthday,
349 however, a man came to the inn and enlisted her as an apprentice.  She left
350 to study the ways of magic, for he said she had talent.  Little did she know 
351 where her studies would take her......
352  
353 Signing off for now!
354      Kaitlyn++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
029=Usr:322 Stray Cat         01/14/89 14:55  Msg:2875 Call:17566  Lines:3
355 So Mikey, I want the disks.  What do I do now?  How much for 1970 - 86?  I 
356 think I've got the others.  
357  
030=Usr:84 Michael Miller j  01/14/89 19:17  Msg:2876 Call:17579  Lines:95
358 &*&*&*&*'s
359 Aurthor and I appeared on the top of a low green hill overlooking a valley that
360 wa lightly forested with evergreens. There was a small creek runing down beside
361 us and it continued down into the forest to be lost in one of the denser 
362 grouping of trees.                <valley>, not <forest>
363  
364 I turned to the dragon. "As I remember your cave is located in the northeast
365 corner of the valley, I suppose you brought us down here to avoid the king and
366 his men?
367  
368 "Yes, Not that I'm afraid of them. It just seemed the prudent thing to do you
369 know." he replied.
370  
371 "Of course. Why don't I walk over there why you wait here and check things 
372 out?"
373  
374 "Sounds like a fair plan to me. Just yell if you need any help."
375  
376 "Ok, I'll be back in a hour or so."
377  
378 So saying I began the trip to the cave. It took me nearly 20 minutes to get 
379 there as the forrest had proven to be denser then I had at first thought it to
380 be.
381  
382 I approached the cave slowly so as to not encite anyone who may have been 
383 guarding it.
384  
385 I noted several men camped outside the entrance. They were dressed in suits of
386 armor and tied off to one side were approximetly two dozen large war hourses.
387  
388 "Excuse me!" I called as I walked out of the woods and onto the trail that
389 led up to the cave. "I need to speak to your leader."
390  
391 "Really? And who might you be skulking in our woods?" Asked one of the guards.
392  
393 "My name is Michael, I come representing Aurthor the Dragon lately of these
394 premasis."
395  
396 "Oh, that fat overgrown Lizard. What do you want to know?"
397  
398 "Where your leader is."
399  
400 The man sighed. "Verywell, Robbins go in and see if the revenuer is busy."
401  
402 Robbins (Or so I assumed him to be.) Got up and jogged into the cave. While I
403 was waiting I took some time to do a carfull examination of the rest of the 
404 soldiers. They were all well dressed and appeared to be Highly disciplined and
405 trained fighting men. I began to suspect that Aurthur had had good reason
406 to give in easily.
407  
408 Suddenly there was a loud pop of to my right. I turned and there I saw a 
409 familier though baffling sight. John Edison Interdimensional Police officer
410 had appeared Bathtub and all.
411  
412 "What? Hmm, I seem to be lost." He said standing up and turning around.
413  
414 "Where the bloddy Hell did you come from!" The guard who had adressed me
415 earlier asked as he and his companions drew their weapons.
416  
417 John Edison stood up straighter. "I am John Edison, Interdimensnonal Police
418 officer!" He replied proudly.
419  
420 "Police officer eh?" The guard said suspiciosly. "Well you out of your 
421 jurisdiction in that case."
422  
423 "Imposible" John Eddison replied.
424  
425 "Gentlemen." I interupted. "I think we should all relax a bit. Doesn't do to
426 have all this yelling when we could conduct ourselves as civilized beings."
427  
428 "very well" said the Guard. "We will let the king decide."
429  
430 "Is he the local authority?" asked John.
431  
432 "Yes he is." The Guard answered him.
433  
434  
435 "Very well then, I will wait to see what he says about who has authority."
436  
437 Just then the revenuer came out. "What seems to be the problem?" she said
438 walking towards the (I now assumed) Head guard.
439  
440 "Well mam, The gentlemen in the strange pants and shirt says he represents 
441 One Aurthor Dragon who used to inhabit this cave."
442  
443 "Oh, Good. He took my advice then. Come on into the cave and I'll explain 
444 the situation to you." She said motioning me forward. "Your name is?"
445  
446 "Michael."
447  
448 "And my name is Nancy. Whatch out for that Jeweled Scptre"
449  
450 An Astral Dreamer
451 &*&*&*&*'s
452  
031=Usr:131 THE VISION        01/14/89 20:08  Msg:2877 Call:17580  Lines:13
453  
454 ******************************** THE VISION *****************************
455 Yes, It's me, and I finally got around to seeing "Deep Star Six" today.
456 It was OK. Lots of action, but dumb action, and little good dialogue and
457 story and interesting techniques. It is definitely for the undemanding.
458 It's about some underwater science team and an alien they discover in
459 a cave under the sea floor. Sounds interesting, and is, but the final
460 production just doesn't pull through. It has some funny stuff here and
461 there, about three or four major pulse-pounding scenes, but not enough
462 considering some of the other films that have been out lately. See ya!
463 *************************************************************************
464 By the way, AD (Astral Dreamer), I've been following your story and I
465 like it. It's interesting............................................
032=Usr:131 THE VISION        01/14/89 20:18  Msg:2878 Call:17582  Lines:11
466  
467  
468 Hey $CHAMP$!, where are you lately!
469  
470  
471 -------------------------------------------------------------------------
472 AT THE COMMAND PROMPT, TRY ENTERING ANYTHING UNTIL YOU GET A LITTLE BIT
473 INTO THE NEXT LINE. WHEN IT STARTS TO BEEP, THEN KEEP TYPING IN A BUNCH
474 OF JUNK FOR A LITTLE WHILE. IT SOUNDS LIKE A VIDEO GAME.
475 -------------------------------------------------------------------------
476 KKIILLRROOYY
033=Usr:666 james kolbet      01/14/89 20:47  Msg:2879 Call:17584  Lines:5
477 +++++++++++++++++
478 Hidey Ho Hello!
479    Hey VISION, where's my response?
480   Kaitlyn++++++++++++++++++
481  
034=Usr:84 Michael Miller j  01/15/89 00:32  Msg:2880 Call:17590  Lines:16
482 &*&*&*&*'s
483 Thanks for the complament Vision. It may be kind'of obviose that I compose at
484 the keyboard. I know were the story is going to but I actually write while 
485 loged in. Writing is fun as a hobby, and some day I may even be good at it,
486 But you really starve most of the time even if you are great.
487  
488 Have you ever wondered why you have the skills and talents you do? I wonder if
489 I started out with the talents I have now or if I developed them because for
490 some reason I grew interested in that subject and spent a lot of time at it.
491  
492 Just a thought.
493  
494 An Astral Dreamer.
495  
496 &*&*&*&*'s
497  
035=Usr:154 BRUCE ALLEN CLAR  01/15/89 01:35  Msg:2881 Call:17592  Lines:19
498 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
499  
500  
501  
502 TO ALL OF YOU WHO CONTINUE TO LEAVE TRASH ON THIS SYSTEM, THOSE OF US WHO ARE N
503 EW AT COMPUTERS AND SUCH, IT DOES NOT LEAVE A GOOD IMPRESSION. SOME OF THIS STU
504 FF IS INTERESTING, BUT ALL THIS STUFF FROM  LITERATURE IS FOR COLLEGE PROFESSOR
505 S.
506 &&&&&&&&&&
507  
508               HAVE A NICE DAY.
509  
510                C.C.M.  INC.
511        P.S.
512            KAITLYN, CONGRATULATIONS ON
513 YOUR  SCHOLARSHIP, CONSIDER YOURSELF FORTUNATE. ONCE AGAIN CONGRATS...
514 *$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
515  
036=Usr:219 Friar Mossback    01/15/89 11:24  Msg:2882 Call:17596  Lines:33
517 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
518 Astral Dreamer - The other adventure is dead.  Go for it, and you seem 
519 to be doing a fine job.  
520  
521 Kaitlyn - Pretty name.  Is it real or is it a pseudonym?  I picture a 
522 Kaitlyn as a smallish woman, about 5' 4", around 125#.  Delicate features,
523 but colour in the cheeks.  A long mass of wavy strawberry blonde curls.  
524 A lilting laugh out of a thin but sensuous mouth.  Red lips, and the hair
525 cascading down both sides of the face reaching down to breasts almost
526 defiant in their sauciness.  A flat stomach, well proportioned hips. 
527 Absolutely marvellous legs. 
528 Now, how close am I?  If it is a pseudonym, I can be exactly correct.  If 
529 it is real, let us know how close.
530  
531 C.C.M. - I am not sure what you are referring to by "ALL THIS STUFF FROM
532 LITERATURE" (nor do I understand why you are shouting.) but if you are
533 referring to the stories placed on the board, then I think you may be on
534 the wrong board.  BWMS has a long history of stories, dating back many
535 years.  Back when Piper, Pam, Milchar, and many others walked these
536 lines.  I would like to see us go back to some of those times.
537  
538 Cistop Mikey -
539 How about it?  There's an Idea that may have some merit.  How about 
540 resurrecting some of those times?  Put an archive disk on DB and change 
541 it every other day.  I suggest starting from the very beginning, or 
542 perhaps when Pam came back around 83.  Some of the stories and 
543 adventures were great.  Some of the debates were fabulous.  Maybe we
544 can start something anew.  Astral Dreamer has got one going, and others
545 have tried.  Maybe this would provide impetus to continue?
546 It might be hard technically, since we used to allow long lines, and 
547 there weren't as many, but I have faith in you.
548  
549 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]   Friar    [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
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550  
551 C.C.M. - Well, I don't agree with you, but I can see where you might have
552 a problem with this board. If it's not stories you want, what is it??? Tell
553 me what you want to talk about.
554  
038=Usr:71 David Shult       01/15/89 14:24  Msg:2884 Call:17602  Lines:68
555 696969696969
556 Grolier
557  
558 King, Martin Luther, Jr. 
559 -------------------------------- 
560 Martin Luther King, Jr., was a man of impressive moral presence who devoted 
561 his life to the fight for full citizenship rights of the poor, disadvantaged, 
562 and racially oppressed in the United States. Born on Jan. 15, 1929, in 
563 Atlanta, Ga., he was the second of three children of the Rev. Michael (later 
564 Martin) and Mrs. Alberta Williams King. He received a bachelor's degree in 
565 sociology (1948) from Morehouse College, a B.D. (1951) from Crozer Theological 
566 Seminary, and a doctorate in philosophy (1955) from Boston University.^In 
567 1954, King accepted his first pastorate--the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in 
568 Montgomery, Ala. He and his wife, Coretta Scott King, whom he had met and 
569 married (June 1953) while at Boston University, had been resident in 
570 Montgomery less than a year when Mrs. Rosa Parks defied the ordinance 
571 concerning segregated seating on city buses (Dec. 1, 1955). King's successful 
572 organization of the year-long Montgomery bus boycott, with the assistance of 
573 the Rev. Ralph ABERNATHY and Edward Nixon, catapulted him into national 
574 prominence as a leader of the CIVIL RIGHTS movement.^King studied the life and 
575 teachings of Mahatma Gandhi and further developed the Indian leader's doctrine 
576 of satyagraha ("holding to the truth"), or nonviolent civil disobedience. In 
577 the aftermath of Montgomery he traveled, delivered speeches, and wrote his 
578 first book, Stride Toward Freedom (1958). In 1960 he accepted copastorship 
579 with his father of the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta and became president 
580 of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC). Although he continued 
581 to travel and speak widely and firmly committed the SCLC to voter-registration 
582 campaigns throughout the South, King's major campaigns were those in Albany, 
583 Ga. (December 1961-August 1962), Birmingham, Ala. (April-May 1963), and 
584 Danville, Va. (July 1963). He organized the massive March on Washington (Aug. 
585 28, 1963) where, in his brilliant "I Have a Dream" speech, he "subpoenaed the 
586 conscience of the nation before the judgment seat of morality." In January 
587 1964, Time magazine chose King Man of the Year, the first black American so 
588 honored. Later that year he became the youngest recipient of the Nobel Peace 
589 Prize.^After supporting desegregation efforts in Saint Augustine, Fla., in 
590 1964, King concentrated his efforts on the voter-registration drive in Selma, 
591 Ala., leading a harrowing march from Selma to Montgomery in March 1965. Soon 
592 after, a tour of the northern cities led him to assail the conditions of 
593 economic as well as social discrimination. This marked a shift in SCLC 
594 strategy, one intended to "bring the Negro into the mainstream of American 
595 life as quickly as possible." Having begun to recognize the deeper 
596 relationships of economics and poverty to racism, King now called for a 
597 "reconstruction of the entire society, a revolution of values." Along with 
598 demands for stronger civil and voting rights legislation and for a meaningful 
599 poverty budget, he spoke out against the Vietnam War. On Apr. 4, 1967, he told 
600 an audience that "The Great Society {President Lyndon Johnson's antipoverty 
601 program} has been shot down on the battlefields of Vietnam."^Early in 1968, 
602 King began to plan a multiracial poor people's march on Washington to demand 
603 an end to all forms of discrimination and the funding of a $12-billion 
604 "Economic Bill of Rights." In the midst of organizing this campaign, he flew 
605 to Memphis, Tenn., to assist striking sanitation workers. There, on Apr. 4, 
606 1968, King was felled by an assassin's bullet. The violent death of this man 
607 of peace brought an immediate reaction of rioting in black ghettos around the 
608 country. Although one man, James Earl Ray, was convicted of King's murder, the 
609 question of whether he was the paid agent of conspirators has not been 
610 conclusively resolved. It is clear only that the United States was deprived of 
611 a towering symbol of moral and social progress. King's birthday was declared a 
612 federal holiday in 1983.   DAVID LEVERING LEWIS 
613  
614 Bibliography: Davis, Lenwood G., I Have a Dream (1969; repr. 1973); King,
615 Coretta Scott, My Life with Martin Luther King, Jr. (1969); Lewis, David L.,
616 King: A Biography, 2d ed. (1978); Miller, William Robert, Martin Luther King,
617 Jr.: His Life, Martyrdom, and Meaning for the World (1968); Oates, Stephen B.,
618 Let the Trumpet Sound: The Life and Times of Martin Luther King, Jr. (1982). 
619  
620 Join in the rally downtown a Pioneer Courthouse Square at noon, Tuesday Jan. 17
621  
622 696969696969696969
039=Usr:155 JIMMY HUYGERSY    01/15/89 15:05  Msg:2885 Call:17604  Lines:2
623@1
624@1
040=Usr:28 troy wirth        01/15/89 15:58  Msg:2887 Call:17608  Lines:6
625 ()()()()()()()()(()()()()()()())()()(()()()()()()()()()()()())())(()()()
626 Can anyone tell me what the phone number is to dow jones stock market service?
627 or the parameters that you are supposed to use for the computer line.  
628 Thanx,
629 troy wirth
630 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
041=Usr:131 THE VISION        01/15/89 16:32  Msg:2888 Call:17610  Lines:9
631 Sorry, but I don't know that number or the parameters.
632 ************************************ THE VISION ****************************
633 Sorry, Kaitlyn, but last time I forgot to answer your request about the
634 game "Planetfall". At least I think it was Planetfall you were speaking
635  
636 about. I have not played that game for a long time, when I solved it it
637 was a number of years ago, so could you tell me a little bit more about
638 what you need to know? Sorry; just elaborate and I'm sure I can help.
639 *************************************************************************
042=Usr:93 DAVE ELKMAN       01/15/89 16:56  Msg:2889 Call:17611  Lines:5
640 @*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@%%%%$$$$THE VIC-20 CHAMPION$$$$%%%%@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@
641 Hi everybody. I noticed that there are a few new people. Welcome.
642 I changed my border a little the other was kind of pla. Sorry I've been  
643 off for so long. Killroy uses my modem so when I'm not on neither is he.
644 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><>$%ThE vIc-20 ChAmP%$<><><><><><><><><><><><><>!
043=Usr:131 THE VISION        01/15/89 18:08  Msg:2890 Call:17613  Lines:4
645 ******************************** THE VISION *****************************
646 HEY $CHAMP$!, I LIKE YOUR NEW BORDER!! WELL, I'LL SEE YA LATER. I HAVEN'T
647 GOT MUCH MORE TO SAY. LEAVE A NOTE IF YOU DESIRE.
648 *************************************************************************
044=Usr:666 james kolbet      01/15/89 20:15  Msg:2891 Call:17616  Lines:9
649 +++++++++++++++++++
650 Hidey Ho Hello!
651   Well, Vision, I haven't played Planetfall for about five or six months, so I'
652 to boot it up and see how far I can get, then tell you where I've gotten lost.
653 I'll get back in a few days or so.  Thanks for responding!
654      Kaitlyn
655 Oh, and Friar (I think it was you) Kaitlyn isn't my real name, but it is rather
656 close to it.
657 ++++++++++++++++++++++
045=Usr:58 Moon Head         01/15/89 22:02  Msg:2892 Call:17618  Lines:30
658 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
659  
660 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
661  
662 Regarding C.C.M.'s comments earlier - this is indeed the wrong board if the
663 stories and "literature" do not hold an interest for you.....
664  
665 I originally logged on this board back in about 1984 (perhaps a year or so
666 earlier - and I no longer remember my original password/name) and I was very
667 intrigued by the "round-robin" storytelling concept.  Unfortunately the only
668 time I could log on was from a display terminal at my job on graveyd so
669 I had no time to join.....just to observe.
670  
671 I now have my own system in my home office so was delighted to discover the
672 system and the original concept survives.  Perhaps the idea of "replaying"
673 some of the old archive disks would indeed be a good idea - new and old
674 users alike would benefit, I think....and the stories will go on.
675  
676 For now, I hope to observe for a short while to learn how and where the
677 new story lines are going (looks like one is off to a good start....) and
678 then I shall try my hand, if I may.  Although a bit older now, my brain and
679 imagination still work.... and I'm glad Backwater and the people on the
680 system are here.
681  
682 And now, with crystal ball in hand, I wish you all......
683  
684 ............................... "happy trails" ............................
685 Moonhead.
686 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
687 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
046=Usr:131 THE VISION        01/16/89 10:46  Msg:2893 Call:17631  Lines:5
688 ******************************* THE VISION *******************************
689 Hey, Kaitlyn, read LINES 890-902 on DB. I wrote a message to you near the
690 999 line mark and I don't think you ever got to read it because the sysop
691 reset the lines before you came on again. See Ya.
692 **************************************************************************
047=Usr:131 THE VISION        01/16/89 18:42  Msg:2894 Call:17652  Lines:2
693 Hey, where is everybody????
694 Astral Dreamer, continue your story.
048=Usr:84 Michael Miller j  01/16/89 20:07  Msg:2895 Call:17657  Lines:21
695 &*&*&*&*'s
696 Hello,
697 Can't continue the story right now, I have some homework to do. I have to try 
698 to explaine how this philosopher named wittgenstein differentiates between
699 things that are facts and thus true, and religion which he says does not need
700 to have any bases in fact and can still be validly true for the religiose 
701 person.
702  
703 All part of this course I accidentally took. We're trying to decide wether or
704 not the world is a subjectavists claim it to be or more along the lines 
705 clained by objectovists.
706  
707 Is everything around us a result of the way we think? is there more then one
708 'truth'? (And for that matter what is truth?
709  
710 Interesting stuff but all in all I kind of view it as a case of the tail 
711 wagging the Elaphent. 
712  
713 An Astral Dreamer
714 &*&*&*&*'s
715  
049=Usr:666 james kolbet      01/16/89 20:21  Msg:2896 Call:17658  Lines:14
716 Hidey Ho Hello!
717    Sorry Vision, I must have missed it.  In answer to what Friar said earlier,
718 you were pretty close!  I'm 5'6" and I'm not telling my weight. My hair is shor
719 brown-rather non-descript, kinda mousy.  If you want to have a clue at all what
720 I look like, watch the paper this spring--the Tigard Times, if you get it.  I
721 should be in there for golf.  I'm on the Tigard team--I was #1 last year.  Look
722 for "Katie"  that's my real name.  
723      Vision, how about you?  I don't know a thing about you, except that you're
724 sixteen and you go to Jesuit.  Anything I should know before continuing to
725 converse with you?  How about you likes and dislikes, at least then I might 
726 have something to say to you that could be interesting.(rather than this mumbo
727 jumbo I'm writing now!!!)
728    SEE YA LATER!!!!!!!!!!!
729       Kaitlyn++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
050=Usr:145 THE ABYSS         01/16/89 23:31  Msg:2897 Call:17663  Lines:17
730 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>----------->>>>>>>>----->>>>>---->>>>--->>-->>->-
731 I AM THE...
732  
733       ___
734      |_  \
735       / /\ \
736     / /____\ \
737   / __________ \
738 /__/          \__\BYSS...
739  
740 I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THIS BUSINESS ABOUT BEING "AT THE TOP" IS, BUT, AS 
741 TEND TO BE LUSKY YN A COMPLETELY RANDOM THING SUCH AS THIS, I WILL ALSO
742 COMPETE TO GET IN THE FIRST MESSAGE.
743 (If I sound as though I am a drag, don't be fooled, I'm completely rested
744 and sane (for once)).
745  
746 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>------------=->>>.>>>>>----->>>>--->>>--->>-->>->-
051=Usr:498 Hagbard Celine ,  01/17/89 00:28  Msg:2898 Call:17666  Lines:55
747 {}
748  
749    Vision - "parrot bashing exercise" is the Blue Parrot?  Is that place
750 still kicking?
751  
752  * * *
753  
'54  ^OOOOOOO!
755  
756  
757  The pain was great.  Like stuffing your whole body into a blender.  Then,
758 someone pressed the puree' button...
759  
760  ...and it continued.  Eventually, I pulled what little was left of my
761 essence out of the0wor} trap, and pieced my liquid body back into place.
762 (Concentrate: Solidify.  Rigid but moving.  Whole.  Not apart) with my
763 mind racing against the pain of re-joining.  (Almost myself, becoming
764 stronger) with each second, my body was returninw.
765  
766    Then, I heard it.
767  
768    That laugh.  Loud, but not oppressive.  Just jeering.  Somewhere.
769  
770    All was black.  Nothing.  I couldn't even find a fix on Beta Space,
771 and still, for the first time in "years", I feared.  The fear passed over
772 me, spawned from doubt and misunderstanding.  My Master Guru's words
773 came into my ear: "doubt not, for your doubt is true.  Know that
774 all is and is not and is both and neither, for you are an experience,
775 and shqll qlways be."  The doubt became a sense of calm, slowly purging
776 the more-than-human fear from my being.  I listened again, only
777 to have found that the laughter had stopped.  It was my turn to laugh.
778 Ignorance had found me and placed me ind thu worm trap (a worm trap
779 is two "wormholes" placed in opposite time flow directions.  You end
780 up travelling both forward and backward in time.  Not a fun thing).
781 Ignorance, also known as stupidity, fear, doubt, shame, guilt, and
782 ma~i mqny other names.  I chuckled, then burst out in laughter, shattering
783 the barrier of blackness around me.  I was home the entire time.
784 I was in Beta Space.  All was, as it was, again.
785  
786    "Leave my home!  Go vex some other being moru wordhy of your talents,
787 and do not return, LEAST I ENLIGHTEN YOU!" my voice boomed, and with
788 that note, Ignorance whimpered and returned to the Dark Lords, seeking
789 security.
790  
791    * * *
792  
793    Sometimes fathers don't know bust.0 Sorry to have been gone for so
794 long, but there were some temporary setbacks at home.
795  
796    Hagbard Celine has returned.  And everyone is invited to Beta Space
797 at there own "time".
798  
799    Hagbard Celine
800  
801 {}
052=Esr:84 Michael Miller j  01/17/89 01:03  Msg:2899 Call:17667  Lines:16
802 &*&*&*&*'s
803 Well the disk is filling fast. Hopefully I'll feel up to another story entry
804 tommorow. You know I've been more broke this last year then I've ever been 
805 synce0moving out of my parents house 3 1/2 years ago. 
806  
807 Why am I telling you this? Well, It's getting to be a bit depressing. It's 
808 always easier to take these things when you share them.
809  
810 Hope you don't mind my babling, It's 1am qnd I can't sleep. Have to be up
811 at 8am.
812  
813 Blah blah blah.
814  
815 An Astral Dreamer
816 &*&*&*&*'s
817  
053=Usr:219 Friar Mossback    01/17/89 08:38  Msg:2900 Call:17674  Lines:6
818 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]K][]K][][][][][][][]
819 Yo.  Less Celebrate Matin Lutha Kings Birthday!
820 How, man.
821 Riot!
822 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]   Friar    [][][][][][][][][][][][]
823  
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824  
825 |\|\|\|\|\| {}{}{}{}{} [][][][][] :;:;:;:; "'"'"'"'"' -_-_-_-_-_ @$@$@$@$@$
826 THE VISION
827 I'm trying out new borders. I guess I'll scratch that one. It's too hard
828 to write out -- and it sucks.
829 Oh, and Kaitlyn, I'll be back in0a lydtle bit to tell you more about me.
830 You should know more than you said, though, I'm 16 and at J-HIGH, but I
831 also wrote that I want to be a movie director too (USC). I'll tell you
832 even more later. Have to go for now. See ya.
833 !@#!@#!P#!@#!@#!@#!@#!@#!@#!@#!@#!@#!@#!@#!@#!@#!@#!@#!@#!@#!@#!@#!@#!@#
834 NOW THAT'S A POSSIBILITY -- WELL, ACTUALLY IT SUCKS TOO. Oh, well, you can
835 not beat AD's &*&*&*&*'s, It's just great and I still don't know why I like
836 it so much, It's just neat for some odd reason.
837 I'll use my old, unoriginal border for the end of my entry.
838 ******************************** THE VISION *******************************
055=Usr:71 David Shult       01/17/89 15:27  Msg:2902 Call:17680  Lines:61
839 69696)696969
840                             Portland City Council
841                      Votes to Ban Polystyrene Containers
842                               January 12, 1989
843      The Portland City Council on Wednesday, Jan. 11, voted 4-1 in favor ov an0
844 outright ban on polystyrene foam food containers used by restaurants and food 
845 vendors beginning Jan. 1, 1990.  Final action on the ordinance will be taken 
846 next week.  Plastic industry representatives had tried to gather support for 
(47 greater plastic recycling efforts, rather than a ban, however the ban was 
848 approved.  Berkeley, Ca., the state of Florida, and Suffolk County, N.Y. have 
849 recently adopted similar bans.
850 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~n~~~n~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
851 Via GreenLink:
852 ================================================================
853 December 17, l988
854  
855  
856     SEXUAL PREFERENCE OF SHEEP SAID TO COST FARMERS MILLIONS
857  
858  DUBOIS, Idaho - About 1&0persent of the 130,000 male sheep in 
859 the nation may reject amorous overtures from females, costing 
860 sheep ranchers at least $7 million a year, the U.S. Agriculture 
861 Department said.
862  
863  Scientists at the U.S. Sheep Experiment Station0at Dubois found 
864 that 16 of the 100 rams they studied were "duds," lacking in sex 
865 drive. Similar ratios have been reported in other studies.
866  
867  "Of the 16 rams tested, half were attracted solely to other 
868 males," said biologisd James Fitzgerald.
869  
870  "Rams mounting other rams is considered normal behavior," said 
871 Anne Perkins, a doctoral candidate studying sheep behavior at the 
872 station. "However, rams that persist in mounting males, even in 
873 the presence0of vemales in heat, we call homosexuals."
874  
875  Perkins said sheep producers need to watch for nonproductive 
876 rams.
877  
878  "Our study showed homosexual behavior disrupts the matings of 
879 rams expected to service up to 100 ewes in 21 tays<" Perkins 
880 said. "This leads to fewer births, smaller flocks and less income 
881 for lamb producers."
882  
883  Perkins' study indicates that differences in high and low sex 
884 drives are linked to physiological differences. She said blod 
(85 hormone levels differ according to a ram's sex drive, adding she 
886 will continue to investigate links between a ram's hormone levels 
887 and endocrine control originating in its brain.
888  
889  "This research may have implications for thce scientists 
890 investigating human sexuality,"she said.
891  
892  The scientists hope their research will ultimately lead to the 
893 development of a simple test ranchers can use to screen 
894 nonproductive rams. The study is part of research at thu station 
895 to improve sheep production nationwide.
896                               ^^                             
897 696969696969696969
898  
899  
056=Usr:93 DAVE ELKMAN       01/17/89 16:12  Msg:2903 Call:17681  Lines:14
900  
901 yo
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903        @*@*@*@                                               @*@*@*@
904               @*@*@*@                                 @*@*@*@ 
905                      %%5%$$4$THE VIC-20 CHAMP$$$$%%%%%
906 Hi everybody it's me again. Kerfur must have left the system. 
907 Who is the ale beast?
908 Who is the Abyss?(killer log.
909 Who will be at the top?
910 Bye for now!!!!!!!!!!!
911 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><>tHe ViC-2  cHaMpIoN<><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
912 *
913 5
057=Usr:141 KILL ROY  WAS HE  01/17/89 16:49  Msg:2904 Call:17682  Lines:1
914 KKKKKIIIIILLLLRRRROOOOYYYY WWWWAAAASSSSS HHHHHHHHHHEEERRRRREEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!    
058=Usr:131 THE VISION        01/17/(9 1):20  Msg:2905 Call:17689  Lines:20
915  
916 ********************************* THE VISION *******************************
917 Well, $CHAMP$, it looks like the sysop doesn't go for those who enter *'s to
918 get to the end of a disk. You really wand0the0top spot, huh? Oh, well, it is
919 a high position. I'm not that concerned about getting the top spot, although
920 it is a fun challenge. Looks like we'll just have to stick it out and enter
921 meaningful lines of information until we reach our woal0of 999 lines. Also,
922 try to keep in touch more, I haven't heard from you much at all lately. See
923 ya!
924 ************************************************************************
925 Hey, Astral D, are you gonna do more on your story today?
)26 I'm please to let you know that on the next disk, I am going to start
927 a little story of my own. Don't worry, I won't copy your idea at all.
928 Actually, I'm trying to think of something original and interesting,
929 and I haven't had much luck yn dxat area. I might just enter some
930 of a script I wrote for a movie that I hope to direct in the future,
931 and if you like it, I'll put in the whole thing and you can tell me
932 if you think it would make a good film, and if you don't like it, then
933 I'll just stop entering it altogether. Well, I'll be seeing ya.
934 ************************************************************ THE VISION ***
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935  
936 There's an ynteresting article in today's Oregonian newspaper for those
937 who are interested in music for their computers.
938 It talks about the MIDI computer chip or something and how it can create
939 professional quality sound for home computers. Check it out!
9$0  
941 Speaking of movies, like I usually do, has anyone see the movie
942 "Electric Dreams"?? It was out in about, Oh, I guess 1983 or so, and
943 it is about a computer and how it loves the girlfried of its owner.
944 It is very funny, and rathur gull done too, with good music.
945  
946 Another good computer movie, which I am sure that most of you have
947 seen already is "WarGames", which was out in 1985 (I think). It is
948 a great movie, although maybe a bit exaggerated.
949 I mean, the0leating computer whiz is a little bit too smart and
950 the school's password for their modem is not hidden very well, etc.
951 but I guess something like the incidents in that movie could really
952 happen, but I'm not sure. What do you people think??/ D you think
953 that that could really happen?? I mean could a kid of 16-17 years of
954 age get into the state's national defense system and make it seem
955 as though it was World War III?????
956  
957 Astral D, in response to your remarks about youb class you take at
958 PSU (I think), I take it that you really do not like what you are
959 studying. What you said you had to do a report on sounded really
960 useless to what you want to go into (a computer related field), and
961 you must be i~ qeyte a bit of struggle with that class. I hope you
962 solve that soon.
963  
964 Has anyone here ever played any of those 3D animated adventure games.
965 They are so killer!! Like King's Quest, II, III, and IV, and Space
966 Quest, II, and III (con to be released) and a few others. They are some
967 of the best graphics I have ever seen for home computers these days.
968 And with one of those special music feature cards like I mentioned
969 earlier, they supposedly are in stereo with up to 8 tiffubent sounds
970 playing at once. They actually have professional composers who worked
971 on the music for King's Quest IV!! Can you believe it?? Computer games
972 have really come a long way.
973 By the way, if anyone here needs hints on any of those 3D games, I have
974 solved just about all of them that are out. Just say what you need to
975 know!!
976  
977 Did anyone go to that thing at Pioneer Square today?
978 If you did, tell us about it if you want.
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980 I don't really hate the class. It it superflous, But strangly enough it is 
981 fascinating. There is not enough room on this disk to enter more on the story.
982  
983 I believe Vision asked0me qwhile ago what sorts of movies I like. I liked ET, 
984 the first half was all comercials,(coke, Pizza, reces pieces etc.). The second
985 half was really enjoyable. There was a movie called Darkstar made a number of
986 20 or so years ago that I real|i enjoyed. Dark but brilliant I believe it was 
987 written and directed by the same guy who did alien, aliens and lifeforce.
988 I really don't watch many movies. Bukeroo Bonzai was really great to.
989  
990 Aurthor was good. Hmm, I really wish I could think of more.
991  
992 Vic-20 Champ, I wouldn't be so anxiose to fill the disk. Have some dignaty 
993 man! :-)
994  
995 Well, I feel a good deal better now. Amazing how much help another day is. 
996 On to the next disk! May all the world be a better place! may we gain the 
997 wisdom to know when to forgive and when to put in that little extra effort.
998 An Astral Dreamer.
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