LIST FILE ON MARGIN IS 76 STATUS: ENTER ONLY NUMBER OF LINES: 629 1 If you are in need of help, you need but ask... 2 ******************* REMOVED: 14 JUN 84 ********************** 3 Welcome to BWMS (BackWater Message System) Mike Day System operator 4 ************************************************************ 5 GENERAL DISCLAIMER: BWMS IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY INFORMATION 6 PLACED ON THIS SYSTEM. 7 BWMS was created as an electronic bill board. BWMS is a privately owned 8 and operated system which is currently open for use by the general public. 9 No restrictions are placed on the use of the system. As the system is 10 privately owned, I retain the right to remove any and all messages which 11 I may find offensive. Because of the limited size of the system, it will be 12 periodically purged of messages. (only 629 lines of data can be saved) 13 To leave a message, type 'ENTER' and use ctrl/C or break to get out of the 14 ENTER mode. The message is automatically stored. If after entering the 15 message you find you made a mistake, use the replace command to replace 16 the line. To exit from the system, type 'OFF' then hang up. 17 Type 'HELP' to see other commands that are available on the system. 18 ************************************************************ 19 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 20 BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! THE ARCHERS GHOST HAUNTS YOU!!! 21 22 I COULD NOT RESIST THE TEMPTATION OF BEING FIRST!!! 23 24 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>THE EARTH IS FOR SALE<<<< Milchar: the cars are each travelling at 60 mph. That problem certainly 300 generated more lines than usual. (at least, the fly did). 301 Also, YOU may pronounce it "mill-ch{urch}ar', but everyone else 302 pronounces it 'mill-kar'. Since you are in the minority, I guess YOU 303 will have to change. (!) 304 -> pheric: nothing of consequence has been happening lately. Backwater seems 305 to be going through one of its dry times. And the PorSFiS/PC&S 306 "lets plot the fate of the world" meeting is still a week away! 307 -> Lazy One: your message re: Callahans and Four Eye seems to be a general 308 message. I must admit, though, to being totally lost as to the meaning 309 of the reference (and those related ones between you and the bard). 310 -> bard: I attempted to call you this evening, but my translation of your 311 current phone number seems to have been faulty. Using your house number 312 followed by the street number, and applying the NETWORK method, the 313 number I have for you translates as 469-4357. Could you supply me with the 314 correct version? Also, what are your current hours (and for how long?) 315 -> Milchar (again): using the NETWORK code, is the Estacada residents name 316 MHLMY FBZWE SFMMN ? 317 Goodnight.. 318 ??????????????????????????? QUIZMASTER ?????????????????????????????? 319 MILCHAR: DID YOU HAVE THAT DREAM YET? 320 *=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=* 321 L'HOMME: I HAD TO GIVE NINJA A LITTLE NAP TO KEEP HIM FROM HAVING 322 TO FIGHT SNOWRUNNER WHOM HE WOULD PROBABLY HAVE INJURED IN THE PROCESS 323 AND THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN AN EVEN BIGGER MISTAKE. DREAMTOUCHER KNOWS NOTHING 324 OF 'POSSESSION' AND CAN BE EXPECTED TO REACT UNFAVIORABLY TO BEING 325 PHYSICALY THREATENED BY ROUND-EARS! OTHER THAN THAT I DON'T THINK YOU'VE 326 MISSED MUCH THAT ISN'T STILL ON DRIVE B 327 BARD/PIPER(/VOYER):SNOWRUNNER AND DREAMTOUCHER STAY TOGATHER. SHE IS A 328 FRIEND, NOT A SLAVE OR A PET. WHAT I MEAN TO SAY IS THAT WHILE WERE NOT 329 UNWILLING TO RIDE INSIDE BARD'S PACK, HAVING US KEEP AN EYE ON THE SMALL 330 FURRY TYPES COULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM OF WHAT TO DO WITH THEM A LITTLE 331 TOO PERMINENTLY. I'D LIKE TO KEEP THEM HEALTHY BUT SNOWRUNNER MIGHT BE 332 A BIT DIFFICULT TO CONVINCE. 333 WHOEVER SAID THERE AINT MUCH GOING ON: WITH THE WIND ONLY SLIGHTLY 334 LESS THEN ENOUGH TO BLOW US OVER, THE TEMPERATURE STILL RISING, ANY 335 EXPOSED METAL (OTHER THAN OUR OWN) ELECTRICALY 'HOT' ENOUGH TO INSTANTLY 336 VAPORIZE ANYONE WHO TOUCHES IT, A LARGE NUMBER OF SMALL FURRY REFUGIES IN 337 PERSUIT OF ASSILEM, AND A BELLIGERENTLY POSESSED NINJA APPEARENTLY 338 TRYING TO REAWAIKEN, NOT TO MENTION NONE OF US APPEARENTLY MORE THAN 339 .06" TALL; WHAT DO YOU NEED FOR EXCITEMENT, THE BIG BANG? 340 *=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=* 341 A 342 AB 343 ABR 344 ABRA 345 ABRAC 346 ABRACA 347 ABRACAH 348 ABRACAHA 349 ABRACAHAB 350 ABRACAHABR 351 ABRACAHABRA 352 353 THE BANISHING RITUAL OF THE PENTAGRAM, "OH CERBERUS, I COMMAND THEE TO DO MY 354 BIDDING" GREMLINS BEGONE FROM MY SACROSANCT REGISTERS, MY NOW INVIOLATE ROM, 355 AND MY MICROSOFT COLORS. 356 AND TO ALL WHO BELIEVE, LET THE GREMLINS VACATE THE MICROPROCESSOR AND BE PO 357 KED INTO DEEP SPACE OR THE EPROMS OF THE EVIL ONES. FOR IT IS WRITTEN IN THE 358 HOLY USERS MANUAL THAT WHILE WE MAY HAVE THAT CONDOMISH FALSE SENSE OF SECUR 359 ITY, WE MAY ONE DAY FIND THAT NEUTRINOS SPEAK FORTRAN. 360 THIS CRTHARSIS IS COURTESY OF LYSIAS. 361 pppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp 362 The piper sat huddled in the lee of an IC (short end folks, we gonna 363 keep clear o' dem shiny legs! -- Electricity that can jump out with no 364 ground return is scary stuff!!) and spoke to the bard. 365 "Thanks for the offer, but I doubt that it will help. Harry is the only 366 one that seems interested in communicating, the rest just do whatever it 367 is that small furry creatures do. I doublt that you would want them o 368 do it in your pack." He streched, then settled back. "I wonder what 369 is happening with the ninja? He was a useful, if not too dependable 370 part of our party when we left for Oz, a few disks back. We never did 371 get to the source of our troubles with that expedition. I can't help 372 wondering if the problems we've been going through are related." 373 pppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp 374 375 376 377 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][] 378 379 Morning sun shines brightly through the shading trees, and I awaken 380 slowly as if from drugged sleep. The forest is so beautiful, expecially 381 this time of day, and all seems so right here in its midst. I sit up and 382 stretch, shaking off the dew that has collected upon my cloak and the 383 leaves that are in my hair. Ah, a marvelous morning, lovely, delightful! 384 385 Suddenly, I remember the events at the Inn, my uncharacteristic 386 reaction to them, the flight into the forest.... 387 388 "Bharnae! Where are you?" I call. There is no response, so I stand 389 and begin to search the glen. "Bharnae? Mhoarg nliea chlosinae?", I ask, 390 shifting to Gaelic. I can feel his presence, or the presence of others of 391 his kind, but I am left without an answer. Is he purposely ignoring me, or 392 is he..... 393 394 "Yes?" he says calmly, appearing before me while hanging from a tree 395 limb by his legs. I do an involuntary immitation of a grasshopper, stumble 396 backwards, and land in a most ackward position. "Ah, I can see you are 397 still the graceful, surefooted girl I remember so fondly. Tell me 398 Barishnikov, why'd you make a fool of yourself at the Inn?" 399 400 "I'm not a girl! Surely I've been around long enough to be considered 401 an adult!" I respond peevishly. 402 403 "Any mortal female short enough for me to look down at is a girl. And 404 do you really think that your behavior at the Inn qualifies you for status 405 as an adult?" Bharnae says, dropping to the ground with unhuman grace. 406 "Besides, you're ignoring the question. What's the scoop, sweetie? Full 407 moon gettin' to ya? On th' rag?" 408 409 My initial irritation fades away, and I sit down on the soft grass 410 facing him. "I know I should have reacted better at the Inn! I normally 411 am so good at turning aside such behavior with humor or reason. I didn't 412 mean to offend anyone. Oh, I hope Aaron wasn't offended!" 413 414 "Probably was, but it's good to see that you already recognize that 415 your behavior was childish. You just can't run away, it doesn't work." 416 Bharnae sits across from me on the stump. "And weren't there some you 417 wanted to talk to there?" 418 419 "Yes, I wanted Lord Morby to know that borders are free for any to 420 use, and that he *will* be missed. I wanted to stop at the bar and speak 421 to my friend the Innkeeper. I wanted to sit at the Apprentice's table, buy 422 him a single malt, and perhaps give his beard a tug!" I stand and begin to 423 pace. "So much has happened in my absence, so many new faces, so many 424 adventures to hear. I guess I should go back right now." I spin around 425 and grab Bharnae's hand. "Will you come with me? I need your support!" 426 427 "I'm not Harvey, and you certainly aren't Jimmy Stewart," he says, "I 428 just don't work that way. Besides, don't you have a little mess to clean 429 up at your home? You've let it sit long enough, in my opinion." 430 431 "You're right," I sigh, my shoulders sagging, "I'll get around to that 432 soon enough. But I must go to the Inn first, I must see my friends, it may 433 be...." I stop, brush myself off, and turn in the direction of the Inn. 434 "See you soon, my good friend." 435 436 "So take it easy, kid. You know where to find me if you need to" he 437 says, and fades into the green. Ah, Bharnae, I hope to see you again soon 438 as well. I loosen my cloak, for the day is turning warm, and begin the 439 slow trek back to the less forested areas. 440 441 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]PAM.[][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][] 442 443 YOU WILL ALL DIE!!!!!!! 444 445 SIGNED:PHANTOM WRITER!!!!!!!!SPELLED IT WRITE!!!!! 446 HA HA HA HA HA SO WILL YOU PHEONIX!!!!!!!!!! 447 448 449 ******************************************** 450 451 TO:Milchar 452 FROM:NITE SHIFT 453 SUBJECT: ??NETWORK?? 454 MESSAGE READS 455 AS FOLLOWS... 456 457 Milchar, 458 459 What do you mean 460 by the NETWORK system 461 or method? I assume it 462 is some kind of code 463 464 but how would I go 465 466 about decoding it? 467 468 469 NITE SHIFT 470 ITE SHIF 471 TE SHI 472 E SH 473 S 474 475 S 476 HS E 477 IHS ET 478 FIHS ETI 479 TFIHS ETIN 480 481 ##################################################################### 482 It has been a long and restless night. As the sun begins to peek through my 483 window, I find myself looking at the ceiling and wondering what happened. 484 This sense of loss I feel that leaves me so listlest is quite 485 uncharacteristic. If only I had been able to speek to Pam before she ran 486 off. Perhaps I could have allaied her fears. But, alas, I was only intime 487 to see her rush out the door. Downstairs in the Inn I hear the rustle of 488 early morning vistitors, but it does not draw my interest, for I am too 489 despondant to even go look and see who is there. Instead I roll over and 490 pulling the covers about me, try to find even a moment of elusive sleep. 491 492 It is late! I find that indeed I have managed to sleep a bit, but my 493 sadness remains. Perhaps if Pam returns I can offer her a frothing warm 494 mug of ale on the house and persuade her to tell me of her travels. Maybe 495 even have my cook fix up a nice big juicy steak for I'm sure she must be 496 hungry after so much travel. But, first I must wait for her to return to 497 the Inn, as I am sure she will... Now why did I think that? I no reason to 498 believe that she will return, and yet I know she will. With that thought, 499 I find some ease, and raise out of my cot to prepare myself for the days 500 work. It's strange how ones life can be so affected by someone elses. 501 ######################## The Innkeeper ############################### 502 503 01010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101 504 Milchar: RRWFR APTGS UURTV RPOOA UJDTZ OYICY EMEES PHDTO QFEDU UISOY HWJLP EKVCV 505 SWZQX RBPTM KFAUI SOHRR NEQCG USIIT BVWHF MIFVL NHSEU WUDBY 506 Net operatives are to ignore the above msg. 507 TO: All net operatives 508 KWHBS GPOHT PMCBV WEOTM PPWHB TXIGU EJSEH TRUQO JDTDC LEVTQ SESAX JPJOV TSGDH 509 NTORT VRPJP VPRRS FTLBV ZEBCX VCOLZ OVHCQ IAEXI GQEUW SSMDS BNSSI DNJZE UKRNE 510 EHJED TFDXP VUADK MOIGO XNGSC FKFRW TVRPN IKXKO LCEGI KHFPF MOVHL MIKFP FETTS 511 QORRF DIUCL LTAXN GHTJN KTVRP 512 END OF LINE 513 TO: whom it may concern 514 The NETWORK meeting Saturday should be of great interest. Anyone 515 who feels they qualify may apply for membership. If WE decide that you qualify 516 then we will contact you. 517 NET 1 518 ps Milchar, I would NOT recommend spreading any more info about the cipher 519 true, we are replacing it but we feel that REAL hackers can figure it out 520 THEMSELVES! 521 01010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101 522 Quizmaster: if the 5th digit is an 8 you have the correct number! I am not home 523 after 9 pm (and not up before 7 most nights) so you may have missed me. 524 ................................................................................ 525 Piper: If they stay off the shelves there won't be any problem. I can hose off 526 the floor later. (You DO remember what the INSIDE of my pack looks like, don't 527 you? If not, ask voyeur.) 528 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 529 "Wait a sec! If we're only .06 scale inches tall... then we're inside the 530 boundary layer!" 531 The others stared at Bard as he opened a panel on the side of the console 532 and peered at DIP switches. He finally pressed on with a pencil and closed the 533 panel. Suddenly the air seemed thicker and the wind died to a gentle breeze. 534 "Adjusted the compensation factor... " was all they could understand 535 of his explanation. 536 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 537 Ok, look, if we're .06 tall then we're inside the boundary layer for the airflow 538 over the surface. Of course, we couldn't breath too well if we were "really" 539 that small because the viscosity of the air would be getting to us. So my gear 540 had to be compensating for the scale difference... Unfortunately, that screwed 541 up the airflow so that we got the wind. After an adjustment we only have a 542 breeze, but the air is rather thick! I suggest a QUICK retreat. .... 543 OH NO! Now I HAVE to get us out! Piper's pipes won't work in this air!!! 544 Somebody run those cables parallel to those power traces, quick! 545 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~BARD~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 546 Nite Shift: Please stop using your "signature" (the 10+ lines of stuff at the 547 end of your msgs). BWMS stores lines on disk. It uses ONE WHOLE SECTOR for EACH 548 line!! Your signature is nice but it is a *MASSIVE* waste of sectors. 549 _______________________________Leonard__________________________________________ 550 TO: NITE SHIFT 551 FROM: LYSIAS 552 APPARENTLY I NEED A PASSWORD. 553 ******************************************************************************* 554 H E L P ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 555 556 I'M IN DESPERATE NEED OF, AS YOU 557 CAN NO DOUBTEDLY SEE ABOVE, HHHEEEELLLLPPP!!! 558 559 I'VE BEEN LOOKING ALL OVER FOR AN APPLE 560 PRODOS TECHNICAL MANUEL... IT'S SEEMS TO 561 BE VERY HARD TO GET A HOLD OF. NEITHER 562 PEGASUS NOR BYTE SHOP CAN HELP ME.. THE 563 SOONEST THEY CAN GET ONE IS IN SIX WEEKS. 564 I ASK YOUR FORGIVENESS FOR INTERJECTING 565 THIS MESSAGE FOR I AM NOT A REGULAR USER 566 BUT HAVE READ SOME OF YOUR MESSAGES. ALL 567 I NEED IS A COPY OF SAID BOOKLET, I CAN 568 PHOTOCOPY IT AND RETURN IT. MONEY IS INVOLVED 569 IN THIS SMALL SERVICE AND WOULD BE VERY 570 HELPFUL FOR MYSELF. IF YOU HAVE THE SAID 571 PRODOS TEC MANUEL, PLEASE CALL 666-xxxx. 572 SIMPLY STATE YOU HAVE INFORMATION ON THE 573 PRODOS TEC BOOK. ANY INFO IS HELPFUL, AND 574 I WELCOME YOUR CALLS. PLEASE RESPOND AS 575 SOON AS POSSIBLE. I AM IN A BIT OF A RUSH. 576 577 I. B. GRATEFUL 578 ********************************************* 579 {}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{} 580 To: Lord Morby, Earl of the DWIDS. 581 Having reviewed your message I find that there are some errors. 582 First of all in the area of comic relief I find you quite lacking. 583 It is people like you that ruin both computing and life as we know it. 584 I hope that I am fortunate enough never to hear/see or other wise notice 585 your presence ever again for all eternity. 586 Have a nice day, 587 J.C. and the Boys. 588 {}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{} 589 ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 590 Milchar: I know that you weren't in the Tardis at that time, but I had to 591 include you for one quick episode. I didn't think that you'd mind too much. 592 You can go back to where you were now!!!! 593 ??????????????? 594 I finally know where I am. It is time for The Doctor to leave. I am truly 595 sorry that I have to leave, but matters on Galifrey atre too pressing for the 596 597 new Lord-President to procrastinate on any further. Yes, I have been appointes 598 to the office of Lord-President. I will sincerely miss you all. GOODBYE!!!! 599 ????????????????????????????????????????? The Doctor for the final time ???????? 600 ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 601 P.S: If the Archer wishes to accompany me to Galifrey, I will attempt to 602 find him a cure. 603 ???????????????????????????????? The Doctor: definitly the last time ??????????? 604 MIG: I KNOW NITE SHIFT'S FIRST AND LAST NAME AND ADDRESS AND MORE, BUT I AIN'T T 605 ELLING. YET 606 jjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj 607 MiG might just pay you for that phone number. 608 Net 1:Am I a member or just a snooper? Did you change your code? If so I'll 609 take a go at trying to decipher it. 610 jjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj 611 The Ninja's eyes opened mechanically and glanced side to side. The 612 Ninja jumped up and waved his stickshift menacingly. 613 The Ninja 614 jjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj 615 *$)#@*$)^*)$#*^)#_!(^_($%_^)%^*$)&*)$^(#$_%^(#_$^($_%(^_(^_$#(^_$#%(^_$%(^ 616 WARNING WARNING - ADVENTURE IN PERIL! Yes! It's True! Adventures do die! 617 And quite suddenly I might add. There comes a time when every great plan 618 requires additional planning. Well gentlemen, that time has come. I don't 619 think the elecTRONic world can survive until Saturday. What can be done to 620 save these gallant adventurers in their quest to return to their homelands? 621 What can help these brave souls in their quest? Is there hope? Yes!!! But it 622 is not in the form of a Kim Flowers pizza party! (Or is it?) Dominoes pizza 623 delivers... As space runs out, L'homme calls out to the others...please call! *( 624 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][] 625 626 Well, I see that there is still some space left here, and I haven't had 627 the opportunity to end a disk for quite some time. Ta da! Be back soon! 628 629 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]PAM![][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][] >