LIST FILE ON MARGIN IS 126 STATUS: ENTER ONLY NUMBER OF LINES: 555 1 If you are in need of help, you need but ask.... 2 ********************* REMOVED: 28 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 DO YOU HAVE A SANYO MBC-55X? DO YOU HAVE A SERIAL RS232 PORT IN IT? 21 IF YOU ANSWERED YES TO BOTH OF THESE QUESTIONS, THEN YOU MAY HAVE 22 A SERIOUS PROBLEM. IF YOUR SERIAL CARD DOES NOT HAVE A INTEL 8251A 23 USART ON IT ('80 MASK) THEN YOU WILL EXPERIENCE INTERMITENT PROBLEMS 24 IF IT HAS SOME OTHER BRAND OF USART IN IT, SUCH AS NEC, AMD, MITSUBISHI, 25 OR INTEL '77 MASK. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE RIBBON CABLE GOING FROM THE 26 MOTHER BOARD TO THE SERIAL CARD PICKS UP ALL KINDS OF RF THAT IS FLOATING 27 AROUND INSIDE THE SANYO, THIS ADDED TO THE LACK OF ANY REAL LOAD AT 28 THE END OF THE CABLE (THE 8251 DOES NOT PROVIDE ANY REAL LOAD) WHICH 29 INDUCES RINGING IN THE CABLE, AND YOU HAVE ALL THE MAKINGS FOR A REAL 30 PROBLEM. HOW DO YOU SOLVE THIS YOU SAY? WELL, THERE ARE TWO SOLUTIONS. 31 IF YOU ARE LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE AN INTEL 8251A '80 MASK PART IN THERE, 32 THERE YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY. IF YOU HAVE SOMETHING ELSE, THEN GO 33 GET YOURSELF SOME TIN FOIL AND WRAP IT AROUND THE RIBBON CABLE. THEN 34 WRAP THE TINFOIL WITH SOME TAPE (DON'T WANT TO SHORT OUT EVERYTHING 35 INSIDE YOUR SANYO!) THIS SHOULD TAKE CARE OF ANY PROBLEMS YOU WILL 36 ENCOUNTER IN YOUR SANYO SERIAL INTERFACE (HARDWARE WISE). 37 NOW OF COURSE IF YOU DO HAVE A SANYO AND A SERIAL INTERFACE CARD, YOU 38 WILL WANT A COMUNICATIONS PROGRAM FOR IT. AND OF COURSE YOU WILL WANT 39 THE BEST YOUR MONEY CAN BUY COPYLINK BY U.S. DIGITAL. ASK YOUR 40 SANYO DEALER, OR CALL U.S. DIGITAL AT (503) 654-0668. PRICE IS $99.95 41 ALSO, IF YOU HAVE A SANYO MBC-55X, YOU ARE AWARE OF THE INTENSE LACK OF 42 SOFTWARE AVAILABLE FOR IT. SO... YOU MIGHT WANT CONSIDER GETTING THE 43 CPeMULATOR PROGRAM FROM U.S. DIGITAL AS WELL (ALSO $99.95) THE CPeMULATOR 44 ALLOWS YOU RUN CP/M-80 PROGRAMS ON YOU SANYO. IT EMULATES A CP/M-80 45 COMPUTER WITH A ADM-3A TYPE TERMINAL. (THIS INCLUDES THE KAYPRO, MORROW, 46 SANYO MBC-1XXX, OSBORNE, OTTRONA, AND A HOST OF OTHERS) SOON TO BE 47 AVAILABLE FOR THE IBM AND ITS LOOKALIKES (IN ABOUT 3-4 WEEKS). INCLUDED 48 WITH THE CPeMULATOR IS A 'READCPM' PROGRAM WHICH ALLOWS YOU TO READ 49 KAYPRO DISKS AND AND COPY THEM ONTO YOUR MSDOS DISK SO YOU CAN RUN THEM 50 WITH THE CPeMULATOR. 51 ************************* CISTOP MIKEY *********************************: 52 jjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj 53 It's lonely at the top. (Mikey doesn't count) 54 jjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj 55 The Ninja was listening the Fast Freddies reunion with a friend. 56 Now it was them, too. Everyone wanted the Phoenix Egg for one purpose or 57 another. The Ninja threw a star into the ground by Freddy and sped off 58 into the night. 59 Fast Fred and friends noticed the star near them. It had a message 60 attached to it. 61 "Now, even my old friends want he Phoenix Egg. I'm living. The 62 Ninja." 63 The Ninja 64 jjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj 65 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?/ 66 Unknown one.Well,o.k. I messed up. We usualy only hunt twits because they are 67 easy to find,and you are most likly an inttellegent person, the worst kind! 68 Tell me one thing,do you have a regular char. on this board? if not,I have 69 little or no chance to find you out. My next uneduacted guess would be 70 SI if this isn't it,then I probably have no chance because I have no way to use 71 PMS, and no desire to. You have hit the twit hunters week point,we depend on 72 the twits idiocy to provide us with multiple clues, which can be almost as fun 73 as infocom games! If your not SI then another hint... 74 The Man in Gray 75 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?/ 76 p.s. Cistop Mikey:what would it cost me to have a CPeMULATER made for a z800 77 0 based machine? with its own CP/M BIOS? 78 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?/ 79 ##==##==##==##==##==##==##==##==##==##==##LYSIAS##==##==##==##== LYSIAS HAD BEEN 80 SITTING AT HIS TABLE, AT THE BACK OF THE INN FOR A VERY LONG TIME, AND, THANKS 81 TO INNUMERABLE FLAGONS OF THE INKEEPERS ALE, WAS BECOMING VERY MELENCHOLY. HE 82 WAS EXPERIENCING THE RETROSPECTION THAT OFT ACCOMPANIES SUCH MOODS, AND WAS 83 BEGINNING TO UESTION HIS MOTIVES. THE INN WAS QUITE PEACEFUL, NOW THAT THE 84 ANCHOVIE HATERS HAD DEPARTED, AND LYSIAS FELT AN INNER PEACE THAT HE HAD SELDOM 85 KNOWN AT DANTES PLACE. "WHY?, HE ASKED HIMSELF, HAVE I SPENT ALL THIS TIME 86 SEARCHING FOR THAT STONE? POWER? HELL, I'VE GOT THE ONLY KEY TO THE TIME WARP! 87 POWER, I'VE GOT! EVEN THE LORD OF THE UNDRWORLD DIDN'T REALIZE WHAT THAT MEANT: 88 NOT ONLY CAN I PLACE MYSELF ANYWHERE IN THE FABRIC OF TIME, BUT I CAN RE-WEAVE 89 CERTAIN PORTIONS OF IT.!!!!-AND THEN, SUDDENLY, IT DAWNED ON HIM- WHY DIDN'T I 90 REALIZE THIS BEFORE?- IF PERSEPHONE CONTROLS THE RUBY, EVENTUALLY SHE'LL FIGURE 91 OUT THE TIME WARP KEY, AND I'LL BE RELEGATED TO EMPTYING ASH TRAYS AT DANTES 92 PLACE, LITERALLY, TILL HELL FREEZES OVER. LYSIAS KNEW WHAT HE HAD TO DO-FIND THE 93 NINJA, AND TELL HIM EVERYTHING. JUST AS HE REALIZED THIS, HE LOOKED UP TO SEE A 94 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> 95 IT'S TOO BAD THAT THIS BBS IS BEING USED BY ONLY A NARROW MINDED FEW SUCH AS 96 THE NINJA...AND A BABBLING OTHER FEW. 97 THE CAP MAN 98 ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 99 Well, well, well!! Twit hunting! A jolly good sport eh what?! Well do tell 100 ................................................................................ 101 The apprentice was busily packing their clothes and equipment, while 102 his master readied the spell that would transport them. The apprentice was 103 checking and re-checking as he packed. He did not wish to overlook anything, for 104 if he did his master would send him back to fetch it. 105 As this was to be his first wizard's convention, he did not want to miss 106 anything! 107 At last everything was ready. The spell was cast.... 108 They seemed to be suspended in a three-dimensional whirlpool of color. 109 The apprentice could not feel his body. He was aware of his own existence and he 110 could somehow sense his master but that was all. At first he thought they had 111 been traveling for hours, then he decided that it had only been seconds. They 112 WERE moving, weren't they?... 113 ...............................the apprentice................................... 114 :************************************************************: 115 Oklahoma City (UPI) The Rev. Jerry Falwell accepted a 5.7 116 million dollar donation today from the McKane organization in 117 one of the most lavish ceremonies ever held in this city. An 118 estimated crowd of two million formed the worlds largest 119 prayer circle to pray for the work of Mr. McKane and his 120 organization. The ceremony came to a dramatic conclusion as 121 the clouds parted during Kate Jacksons' stirring rendition of 122 "God Show Me the Light" to cast a single ray of heavenly light 123 upon Mr. McKane. 124 125 The Rev. Falwell characterized the event as a miricle. Sceptics 126 claim that the large donation and extravagant spiritual display 127 was orchestrated to pressure President Reagan to participate 128 in the McKane organizations' "rent a miricle" promotion. 129 130 Informed sources within the Falwell organization deny these 131 charges. They insist moral majority support for Mr. McKane is 132 purely founded on love of goodness and righteousness. Their 133 support for the McKane organization will only be superceded by 134 their spiritual mission to track down and destroy Demien II. 135 :*************************************************************: 136 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 137 138 ......And why would you want to do that to poor C.Y.M. ?....Eh GDM 139 140 Anywho.....Riskers, 141 Discussion over the proposed date of the RISK game 142 has provided at least an initial date for consideration....... 143 During the weekend following Westercon (sp) ....sometime July 6-8th. 144 MiG has the pertinent datum as to location, phone etc. If you are unable to 145 contact him and need futher information I can be reached thru the PCS board 146 with the last name of " None ". 147 << Private Mail only >> 148 149 MiG - feel free pass the information on to individuals having legitimate 150 purposes. 151 152 As for observers.......so long as they add insight to this ribald affair I 153 have no objections..... 154 155 ::::::::::::::Alex:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 156 ---------------------------------GURU OF BLISS---------------------------- 157 THE TEACHING OF RELIGEON SHOULD ONLY BE OFFERED AS IF A GIFT TO A KING. 158 FOCUS NEGATIVE; GO NEGATIVE. 159 FOCUS POSITIVE; GO POSITIVE. 160 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 161 *=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*DREAMTOUCHER*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=* 162 LYSIAS LOOKED UP TO SEE A SMALL, ODLY ROBED FIGURE STANDING 163 IN FRONT OF HIM. MAKING THE USUAL LANANARAN OBIESCIENCE OF GREETING, 164 THEMNAX SPOKE DIRECTLY INTO LYSIAS' MIND #THEMNAX OF LANANARA. I MAY BE 165 166 OF SOME USE IN YOUR(!) QUEST. IF YOU HAVE A PLAN IN MIND, MY FRIEND 167 SLARTIBARTFARST MAY BE ABLE TO GET US WERE WE ARE MOST NEEDED# 168 *=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=* 169 DREAMTOUCHER WAS BROUGHT FULLY AWAIKE BY THE WARNING HOWL OF DANGER HE 170 HEARD FROM SNOWRUNNER DIRECTLY IN HIS MIND. LOOKING AROUND, HE SEEMED TO 171 BE ALONE WARE HE SAT ON THE EDGE OF THE INN'S 'ROMAN' BATH. CAUTIOSLY 172 ATTUNING HIMSELF TO THE SPIRITUAL AMBIANCE, HE PERCEIVED AN AREA OF 173 GREATER TRANSPEARENCY VERY NEAR. IT'S OUTLINE WAS THAT OF A HUMAN FEMALE. 174 *=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=* 175 &$(&@#($&@#(&%!)%*&$#)^*)#%*^)&$%^(&$%(&*)$*&^_*&)$%*@%*^)$%*&)^*&)^%*&%^)*& 176 "Well Bard", started L'homme, "no one seems interested in going around in 177 car anymore. Why should they when there are real live "space" ships nearby? 178 Maybe if you send me back to Tek, I can pick up where I left off. And when 179 I get back, maybe I can get together a band of people and try to find out 180 what's behind the sudden rise in activity coming from the McKane Organization. 181 We had such plans...such plans to totally rid the world of this blight known 182 as Leroy McKane. He has caused the governments of the world nothing but 183 trouble. This latest con is merely a thinly guised plot to usurp power from 184 the established organized religions, and get a hook into a position that 185 the church hasn't ever been able to get, the presidency. I can see it now... 186 The next election will be won by the candidate the McKane organization has 187 offically backed. Promises will be made in the lust for power that will 188 doom the free democratic society as we know it. It is all so clear! Can't 189 those fools see what is happening? The Moral Majority is nothing compared 190 to the power this circle of prayer Leroy McKane is trying to push. Yes... 191 Send me back...quickly!!! 192 L'homme seated him self in his Mustange, and as the Bard turned some dials 193 on his instruments, L'homme looked back at the Inn for the last time... 194 "Maybe I will come back someday, but not before I rid the cosmos of LEROY 195 MCKANE!!!" 196 With that final yell...L'hommes car becomes but a shimmering memory to the 197 Inn... As Bard had instructed earlier, L'homme began to accelerate when the 198 area outside the car began to change... "Set it up to the speed limit you 199 were going before you saw that mysterious mazda almost two months ago, and 200 you will find yourself on the freeway you call "Sunset"...heading for a 201 place you call "tek"... 202 As the lights began to change, and the sound of the car grew, L'homme 203 started to recognize his surroundings... "It was true!" He was heading 204 past the 217 interchange! And his car clock...it was reading the same 205 day it had read when the crazy Mazda interrupted his drive out to Tek. 206 "Thank you Bard", said L'homme to himself. "You have now given me the 207 means to end this crusade of a million souls...this circle of prayer 208 that threatens the masses...the diabolical plot put forth by the McKane 209 Organization..." 210 And as he drove...he began to derive his own plot...his own plan...Leroy 211 McKane...you will be sorry you ever set foot in this country again... 212 )*$)#@*$@ L'homme sans parity - L'homme avec un projet! *$)#*%)$*%)$#*%)$# 213 PS: To MIG...Thank you...I will formulate an answer and post it has soon 214 as possible... but I wonder... hmmm... 215 *)*)%*$#)%*$#)*^)*^&%)*^$#*^)*^)#*%)*^)%*^)$*^)*^)#$@*^)%(^_#(^#*$^)*%)^*) 216 217 "M" "M" "M" "M" "M" "M" "M" "M" "M" "M" "M" "M" "M" "M" "M" "M" "M" "M" "M" "M" 218 219 'BAND MEMBERS WANTED' 220 221 I am starting a band this summer and would like talented members. 222 Will try to meet once a week in Portland area. 223 Any good guitarist, drummer, keyboard player, singer, or bassist may audition 224 Please send 'Michael George' E-mail on KGON BBS, or write me a message 225 on TIBBS, HILSBORO, or EXCALIBUR. 226 227 "M" "M" "M" "M" "M" "M" "M" "M" "M" "M" "M" "M" "M" "M" "M" "M" "M" "M" "M" "M" 228 229 ------------------------------------- 230 ATARI FOR SALE 231 PLEASE LEAVE A MSG FOR MIKE MAXSON 232 HERE OR ON THE BIT BUCKET. 233 ------------------- 234 ------------------------------------ 235 }{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{} 236 REPENT YE SINNERS!!! 237 The only peson on this system that appears to have any intelligence(look its 238 spelled right) is THE CAP MAN. The man in grey is the biggest twit I have 239 ever seen(Happy hunting). The ninja can't even throw ten feet, let alone 240 hit anyone. Perhaps some day he will learn how to write a good story! 241 Now, on to more religious aspects! First of all the guru of bliss needs to 242 be enlightened, try contemplating all the universes as a whole and your very 243 insignifigant part(that really isn't necessary). I hope that you all realise 244 that this is a Deemocratic Society that we live in and that an integral part 245 of this is Freedom of SPEECH. It is people like you that create oppressive 246 societies like those described in '1984'(I hope someone out there has some 247 kind of literary knowledge and can understand what I am saying. But I doubt 248 it very much). Lord morby, earl of TWITS is still away(Thank God for that!) 249 nd he is the type of person we are against. If you would like to "Rent a 250 Miracle" please leave a message telling what you want and your phone number 251 and we will try to oblige! THE REBELLION CONTINUES..... 252 253 Vengence is Mine!, 254 J.C. and the SunshineBand. 255 {}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{} 256 ps. Have a Nice Day!!!!!!!!! 257 {}{}{}{}{}{}{} 258 All this preaching has made Me forgetfull. 259 DARKNESS IS UPON US!!!! 260 He who calls himself DAMIEN II is surely the most twisted person I have 261 ever encountered. May God save us all from such blantent BLASPHEMY!!!! 262 May My CROSS burn eternally in your heart DAMIEN. My mouth fills with 263 bile when I think of you!! 264 GOD SAVE OUR SOULS, 265 J.C. and the Sunshine Band 266 {}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{} 267 ********************************************************************** 268 Alex: the weekend after Westercon would be fine with me. I'm still interested 269 in the Risk game. Let me know if you need any more boards. 270 271 THE LAZY ONE 272 {}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{} 273 REPENT YE SINNERS!!! YOUR SOULS MAY STILL BE SAVED!!! THE HOUR IS ALMOST 274 UPON US!!! JOIN US IN OUR NEVER ENDING BATTLE AGAINST THE FORCES OF EVIL!!! 275 JOIN THE MORAL MINORIT AND PARADISE CAN STILL BE YOURS!!! 276 BLESS YOU MY CHILD, 277 J.C. AND THE SUNSHINE BAND. 278 {}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{} 279 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?/ 280 Unknown one:No answer? the above messages are the ones that are most fun to trac 281 down,they are so full of clues and idiocy that it would take an uninitiated twit 282 hunter about a week to find them. Too bad that I have no call to do so, as they 283 are in a free(sic) country and have yet to break any laws. But when they get 284 vulger and obscene-well... 285 J.C.:You can insult any of us without fear of recrimination, we are all above 286 such childish drivle. But when you start using up 50% of system time,some people 287 might get irked! And yes,I am a twit,I love it!,I live for it! I purposly go 288 unshaven and with messy hair,scungy clothing too, I also like run-on sentinces!! 289 I AM THE PHANTOM WRITTER!! HA !! you all thought you got rid of me, but no,I 290 live on!! my 6502 toaster driver will destroy the world! (oops,wrong charicter) 291 Alex:it is currently looking like the weekend after next. 292 All:Time is shifting,I am feeling,MADNESS take its toll. (it is hard to do an 293 evil laugh on a BBS!(substitute evil sounding laugh here)) 294 The Man in Gray 295 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?/ 296 ************************************************************ 297 MIG: IT WOULD COST A LOT! THE THING IS WRITTEN IN ASSEMBLER, THEREFORE TO 298 REWRITE IT FOR THE Z8000, WOULD MEAN (A. GET A Z8000 SYSTEM. (B. GET ASSEMBLER 299 TOOLS FOR SAID SYSTEM. (C. GET CODE CONVERTER IF AVAILABLE IF NOT, THEN 300 ADD LOTS OF TIME FOR REWRITTING IT. (D. CONVERT TO CPM OPERATION SINCE 301 BY YOUR COMENT I TAKE IT THE Z8000 SYSTEM IS NOT RUNNING MSDOS WHICH THE 302 EMULATOR IS WRITTEN FOR. (E. HIRE PROGRAMER TO DO ALL OF THE ABOVE SINCE 303 I HAVE ABSOLUTLY NO TIME TO SPEND ON THOSE SORTS OF ACTIVITIES. (F. THROW 304 THE WHOLE THING AWAY, BECAUSE IT PROBABLY WON'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM ANYWAY. 305 *************************************************************************** 306 =========================================================== 307 For sale: One weather control unit 308 Only used once by church group on Sunday 309 to perform minor miricle. 310 Contact: Rainmakers Inc. 311 555 McKane Industries Hwy 312 Oklahoma City, OK 313 ============================================================= 314 ************************************************** 315 AARON: ARE YOU OUT THERE? IF YOU READ THIS, GIVE ME A CALL. 316 ************************** CISTOP MIKEY ************************** 317 ##==##==##==##==##==##==##==##==##==##==##LYSIAS##==##==##==##== LYSIAS LOOKED 318 UP AT THE SOMEHOW FAMILLIAR STRANGER STANDING BEFORE HIM. BEFORE HE COULD SPEAK, 319 THOUGHTS ENTERED HIS MIND, AND HIS INITIAL UNEASINESS WAS QUELLED, AND HIS INNER 320 PEACE RETURNED. HE FELT THAT HE COULD TRUST THIS STRANGER IN THE UNUSUAL ROBE. 321 FOR A MOMENT THEIR MINDS WERE ONE, THEN LYSIAS SPOKE:"HAVE AN ALE WITH ME FRIEND 322 AND TELL ME OF FLARDIBARSTFARST (DID I GET THE NAME RIGHT?), AND THEN I HAVE A 323 FASCINATING STORY TO TELL YOU. SHARE MY COMPANY, FRIEND---" THEMNAX ACCEPTED 324 LYSAIS' INVITATION, AND SAT DOWN, AND THEY BEGAN TO TALK-LYSIAS IN CLASSIC GREEK 325 THAT LYSIAS SOMEHOW UNDERSTOOD. THE INKEEPER APPEARED WITH TWO FLAGONS OF ALE, 326 THE NIGHT WAS YOUNG, AND LYSIAS WAS HAPPY-----. 327 >>--------------------------------------------------------------------------<< 328 The rivers of light, waxing and waning in and endless procession 329 of intensity and hue, streaming onward to some distant point it would never 330 reach. Ceaselessly filaments of the etheral incandesence sought their 331 freedom only to perish far short of their goal. 332 Sublimating into the soft recesses of infinite space, their energy spent. 333 Such purpose, such futility, so often had he seen this cycle. So few had 334 suceeded in finding the fulcrum, the point of balance in this world 335 of eccentric spheres. Yet it had been that drive for equanimity that had 336 brought him here so many months ago. 337 His life until then had been Of the Sea and By the Sea. And he had 338 paid dearly for the lessons it had provided both in physical and 339 spiritual renumeration. Why then had he come to this barren plateau 340 perched on the side of this mute mountain ? and had gone no further ? 341 Proding the fire with a twig he absently reached for his pocket, 342 producing a small swatch of brown satin, weathered and stained. 343 He mused to himself # To whom do you belong ? # 344 345 Raising his eyes to the heavens he could see the fading curtains of 346 parading light # Dawn approaches # he thought. Reaching for his rowan he 347 stood upright. Bracing himself with the staff he regarded the rivers 348 course in the fading starlight. # Will I continue my quest for the headwaters 349 or shall I return # 350 # I will let the signs of tomorrow decide # 351 352 >>------------------------------< Brendan >-----------------------------------<< 353 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?/ 354 Cistop Mikey:Thanks anyway, do you have any idea oof where I can get info on 355 just WHAT the heck CP/M programs want of CP/M? I can write the puppy if I can find 356 this stuff out. There exists a CPP/M 80 emulater for the z8000 but it is NOT public 357 domain and I am going to market this beast. The last time I saw Aaron he said that he was taking a trip someplace, 358 the Bit Bucket logs say that his last session was the 10th of june. Sorry to be the berrer(sp) of bad tidings but thats 359 how it goes. 360 Alex:can you call friday night at 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. time slot? 361 362 Leonard:do you perchance have a copy of an AD&D players handbook? It seems I've just 363 joined a campaign and havve no idea of what the heck is going on!!! 364 L'homme Sans Parity:What are you wondering about? 365 Nothing more from the "unknown one" hummm, makes it REAL hard. 366 The Man in Gray-much more sober now. 367 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?/ 368 :::::::::::::::::::::::O O:::::::::::::::::::O O:::::::::::::::::::: 369 ALEX: right now, anytime the weekend of the 6th-8th is acceptable to me. 370 So far it looks like it's good for all. I'm not sure if MiG still has my 371 number, but L'homme does, and I access Le Nerd, and CBBS/PCS, so 372 somehow/somewhere a message will get to me. 373 L'homme: what are you doing writing that drivel when you could be enlightening 374 us with the sort of wit, charm, and intelligence that J C & Sushine is? 375 You should be ashamed of yourself! 376 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::O O:::::::::voyeur:::::::::O O::::::::::::: 377 ppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp 378 The piper was sleeping soundly, the noises from the inn's common room not 379 even penetrating the outer layers of his sleep. He lay on his side, knees 380 slightly bend and back curved. An observer, had one been present, would see 381 his body slumbering close the door and pass on. 382 Only a few observers could have seen what happened next. Anyone would 383 have seen the slight jump or twich he made, but only the few would have seen 384 the slight mist that seemed to rise from his body. The few endowed with this 385 visual acuity would have seen this mist pour from the piper's body and coalesce 386 in a cloud above him. The form and shape of this cloud vaguely resembled the 387 piper himself. As it slowly moved toward the ceiling of the room, a thin cord 388 seemed to strech from the navel of the piper-shaped cloud to the recumbent 389 form of the sleeping piper. Suddenly, with a rush, the cloud disappeared, 390 leaving only the silvery line to the piper's navel, thinning to invisibility. 391 ppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp 392 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< 393 394 This is a fun place to be. I will be back with.... 395 Thanks to all of you for showing me that my kind of insanity does exist. 396 Rex. 397 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 398 Mig: Yes, I have a copy, but be warned! If you LOSE it or DAMAGE it ...... 399 On a lighter subject, I thought that CP/M for the Z8000 was available? 400 You'd still have to write a bios but ... 401 Finally, how would you feel about building a "kit" for one of 402 my roommates? We could get the docs first (I think) if you want to 403 know what you're getting into. Basic "kit" consists of PC board & parts list! 404 Board is etched & drilled, but I've heard rumors too the effect that the 405 documentation sucks! 406 __________________________________Leonard_______________________________________ 407 The car faded out leaving most of bard's equipment behind. He quickly 408 stowed it in his pack. 409 Whistling, he set off for the apprentice's dwelling. When he arrived he 410 found a note tacked to the door. 411 Bard: My master and I are off to Wizardcon 37. Until we 412 return, wouldst thou keep an eye on the Inn? 413 I wish I did not have to go for I feel the approach of the old 414 rowan staff. Watch for its bearer! 415 Eric of the House of Camber 416 417 He had no sooner finished reading the note than it disappeared. 418 "I'll keep watch by the bridge, my friend" he told the empty air. He then 419 turned and began the walk back to the bridge. 420 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 421 As he sat on the bank near the bridge, the bard began to sing. 422 It was an old song, he'd first heard several hundred years in the future (sorry, 423 English grammar isn't suited to this sort of thing!). 424 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 425 Mary O'Meara (words: Poul Anderson, music: Anne Passovoy) 426 Mary O'Meara, the stars and the dewfall 427 Haved covered your hilltop with light. 428 The wind in the lilies that blossom around you 429 Goes bearing your name from the height; 430 My girl, you are all of the night. 431 432 A ship out of shadow bears homeward by starlight, 433 By stars, and the loom of your hill; 434 A hand at a brow is uplifted in peering, 435 Saluting and shaking with chill; 436 My girl, are you waiting there still? 437 438 I'll sing you a song about Mary O'Meara, 439 With stars like a crown in her hair, 440 Sing of her memory ranging before me 441 Wherever the way that I fare, 442 My joy is to know she is there. 443 444 The song shall ride home on the surf of the starlight, 445 And leap to the shores of the sky, 446 Take wing on the wind, and the odor of lilies, 447 And Mary O'Meara-ward fly, 448 And whisper your name where you lie. 449 450 So softly you hear it now, Mary O'Meara, 451 But soon it rings joyful and clear, 452 And soon, in the shadow and dew of your hilltop, 453 A star-guided footfall rings near, 454 My only beloved, I'm here. 455 456 Sleep soft once again if you wake in your darkness, 457 Sleep knowing you are my delight. 458 As long as the stars wheel the years down the heavens, 459 As long as the lilies bloom white, 460 My darling, I kiss you goodnight. 461 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 462 Bard wished Pam was there, she, d, & the apprentice knew more than 463 he about the "staff-bearer". Glancing downstream, he thought he could see a 464 spark of light.... a campfire? 465 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~BARD~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 466 Ian turned to his keyboard: CALL M. L'HOMME he typed 467 The system responded momentarily: no answer at home, try car? 468 YES 469 scramble? 470 SCRAMBLE LEVEL 16 471 please confirm- level 16 (sixteen) scramble? 472 YES 473 level 16 requires supervisor level authorization code 474 I AM THE BRANCH MANGER!!! 475 regulations require authorization code 476 "Uppity machine", muttered MacHinery... 477 AUTHORIZATION XXXXXXXXXX 478 confirmed 479 connection established... 480 RYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRY 481 ps. you didn't really think that THE NETWORK would let PEOPLE make all the 482 decisions, did you? 483 RYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRY 484 :***********************************************************: 485 Dear Mr. McKane: 486 487 I just wanted to thank you for your "rent a miricle" program. I 488 can't thank you enough for what it has done for me. 489 490 Only last month I was almost certain to be indicted for eleven 491 counts of arson, drug smuggling, and murder. Because of your 492 wonderful program I am a free man. 493 494 I'm embarassed to admit it, Mr. McKane, but until I tried your 495 program I didn't believe in miricles. You sure straightened me 496 on that score. 497 498 Two hours before my court appearance the judge fell off a 499 thirty story building, the prosecuting attorney was run over 500 by a train, and the arresting officer was accidentially blown 501 up by a bomb. There was no choice but to set me free. 502 503 There's no way all these things could be coincidence...they 504 could only be the miricle I paid you the $1,750,000 for. Thank 505 you again, Mr. McKane, for your wonderful program and may God 506 bless your good works. 507 508 Jack (Butcher Boy) Polanski 509 510 :************************************************************: 511 L'homme sans parity: You have qualified for membership in 512 Dragon Hunters International. If you give me your address 513 I will send you your nine hundred Krauntars and letter of 514 membership. Grand Dragon Master, Dragon Hunters International 515 :************************************************************: 516 piper, was that "House Between the Worlds"?, or just plain, ordinary everyday 517 astral projection. 518 DANTE 519 --------------------------------------------------------------------- 520 ***********SPACE WALKER***************This is spacewalker. If you would 521 like to play some games call 292-xxxx 522 523 sapcewalker 524 I'II talk to you. 525 BYE 526 \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ 527 SPOOK CENTRAL 528 Do you have problems with spectres, spooks, shades and shadows??? 529 Has your computer been playing games by itself??? 530 Have you found your refrigerator filled with protoplasmic GOOK??? 531 Have you been having ectoplasmic reactions in your backyard??? 532 Have pandimensional dual planar beings been visiting you??? 533 We're talking about disasters of biblical roportion here. 534 No job is to BIG, no feat is to small. 535 If you have any of these problems, contact US!!! 536 WE ARE READY TO BELIEVE YOU!!! 537 538 PARAPSYCHOLOGISTS AT LARGE. 539 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// 540 {}{}{}{}{} 541 Merry Christmas from J.C. and the boys Mike. 542 {}{}{}{}{} 543 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?/ 544 Leonard:nultiplee thanks, When can I ccn I contact you to arrange xfer? 545 You mentioned a kit, I have built things out of a silk-screened board and nothing 546 else. I.E. How big and what day does he need it by? CP/M 80 is avalible for the 547 Z8000 but the cost is WAY TOO MUCH for my needs. 548 The Man in Gray 549 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?/ 550 \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ 551 Any one for Spook Central??? PARAPSYCHOLOGISTS AT LARGE. 552 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// 553 ******************************************************* 554 PAM: ARE YOU STILL OUT THERE? HELLO? HELLO? 555 ******************************************************** >