1 If you are in need of help, you need but ask.... 2 ************************* INSTALLED: 29 OCT 86 ************************* 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 LEONARD: THE STUFF IS ON DRIVE A. 21 ***************************************** 22 FINE, DON'T TKE THE TOP! SEE IF I CARE!! 23 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Milchlurk +++++ October 29, 86 24 ____10/29/86__________________JD 2446733.6240_________18:58:40_PST_________ 25 HI ANYBODY HAVE YOU GOT A COLOR COMPUTER AND OWN THESE TWO ADVENTURES 26 SHENANIGANS OR BLACK SANTCTUM 27 IF YOU OWN SHENANIGANS HOW DO I GET THE SHAMROCK UNDER THE LADY 28 END 29 30 THE LAST MESSAGE IS FROM BEN RISING 31 32 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 33 DUDES OUT TXHERE ARE HERE IF THEY ARE THERE THEY ARE HERE 34 THE POET 35 I WILL TELL YOU MY NAME IF YOU ARE GAME 36 IF YOU GUESS THEN YOUR BETTER THEN THE REST 37 BUT IF YOU DONT THEN YOU WONT 38 I WILL GIVE YOU A CLUE OH YES TO YOU 39 WHAT HAS THE SUN BEEN DOING LATELY 40 OH WHAT DO YOU SAY IN THE DAY 41 WHEN YOU GET UP 42 GUESS MY NAME AND YOU WHEN THE GAME 43 P.S. MORE CLUES ARE TO COME 44 45 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 46 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!POET!!!!!!!!!!!!! 47 48 AS THE OLD SONGS HUMS, "DUMB, DUMB, DUMBDUMB!" 49 50 51 52 ==================== 53 =+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ 54 HELLO, 55 WHY ARE THERE SO FEW 56 COLUMNS? THIS IS REA 57 L SHORT 58 BYE 59 APS 60 ******************** 61 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 62 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++APS+++++++++ 63 THERE THAT IS BETTER. SOMETIMES I AMAZE MYSELF AT THE ABILITY I HAVE TO 64 MAKE A COMPLETE FOOL OF MYSELF WITHOUT EVEN TRYING. WHILE I AM DOING THIS 65 I MIGHT ASK IF ANY ONE OUT THERE KNOWS OF ANY PIED PIPER COMPUTERS FOR SALE 66 IF YOU DO PLEASE LET ME KNOW 67 TY 68 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 69 ++++++++++++++++++++++++APS+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 70 The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds, 71 and the pessimist fears that this is true. 72 Proverbialist 73 74 +++++++++++++++++++++lurk+++++++++++++++++++++++++Darbon++++++++++++++++++++++++ 75 :::::::::::::::::::::------------------------------::::::::::::::::::::::::: 76 Emu the Jew, Emu the Jew, 77 Have I got an oven for you... 78 ---------------------::::::::Idaho Spud:::::::::::::------------------------ 79 80 81 82 WE CONTINUE For Galway Kinnell 83 84 The rust, a little pile of western color, lies 85 At the end of its travels, 86 Our instrument no longer. 87 88 Those who believe 89 In death have their worship cut out for them. 90 As for myself, we 91 Continue, 92 93 An old 94 Scar of light our trumpet, 95 96 Pilgrims with thorns 97 To the eye of the cold 98 Under flags made by the blind, 99 In one fist 100 101 This letter that vanishes 102 If the hand opens: 103 104 Charity, come home, 105 Begin. 106 107 108 109 FOR THE GRAVE OF POSTERITY 110 111 This stone that is 112 not here and bears no writing commemorates 113 the emptiness at the end of 114 history listen you without vision you can still 115 hear it there is 116 nothing it is the voices with the praises 117 that never changed that called to the unsatisfied 118 as long as there was 119 time 120 whatever it could have said of you is already forgotten 121 122 123 124 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' 125 He saw her coming. On the main deck of the ship, making ready for 126 planetfall, she came. The crowded deck filled with pilgrims and crew, a 127 bustle of prepatory activity. He waited. Feeling something. Not knowing 128 what. Her look. An aura. She was closer. He stood still. His body was 129 weightless. A cast for emotion and feeling. And she came to him. 130 Their hands clasp. Her touch. Fire beyond anything felt before. He knew. 131 This time was not before. It was new. It was now. He tightened. Her eyes 132 widened. A smile. Wrinkles of joy erupted. A laugh. She drew his hands 133 forward. He could walk again. He stumbled, but he held fast. He did not 134 fall. He was still weightless. She looked up into his eyes. Eyes never 135 blinking. He dove in her eyes. The wonder of her face, those eyes, the 136 smile, radiance. 137 The come closer still. Her knee and his shin. Thighs. Body to body. 138 A kiss. Eyes closed. Bright lights. Flashes. He floated now. Her breathing 139 filled his ears. Her hungry mouth filled his thoughts. They clung to and 140 on each other. One moment. A feeling, deep, understanding, borne and 141 shared by both. She squeezed him. Her arms wrapped around her waist. She 142 pulled back, slowly, unwrapping. Opened eyes, she looked into him. He into 143 her. She stepped back. He was frozen. She held his hands. Longing. She 144 let go. A smile. 145 She turned to go. Looking back, golden hair falling softly on her 146 shoulder, she whispered, "Yes." 147 He stood there for a moment, watching her walking through the crowds 148 in the hall. Parting humanity, so natural for her, he thought. She said 149 yes. Wonderful word yes. Yes means so much. Yes, I am alive. 150 Another claxon. One thousand eyes look upward. Red lights. He knew 151 what it meant. He had overheard two crewmen describing the Alert System. 152 She was not visible now. Everyone was scrambling. Crew pushed through to 153 their stations. He pushed too. Yes, he had to find her. 154 '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 155 156 o\=<([v2v])>=/o 157 DUDES AND DUDETTES ALL A LIKE GO OFF AND TAKE A HIKE 158 !!!!!!!!!!!THE POET!!!!!!!!!!!!! 159 ____10/30/86__________________JD 2446734.6164_________18:47:45_PST_________ 160 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Milchar ++++++++++++++++ October 30, 1986 +++ 161 *%*_^*^*&#)&*#^@*_@*_@^*_@_#*&_$)^&*_))*_)~%+!%(+!%)!)%!+()(((^&*^)@*^!)%*!+%*!% 162 Guardian: Thanks for the info. I didn't know. Hmmm, why did I think it was a 163 local creation??? 164 Milch: So, are all your portions done yet??? 165 Leonard: All *my* ANSI drivers are smart enough to avoid such anomalies as 166 keyboard lockup and the like. So, how does Your new terminal handle the 167 DEC VT100 test suite? 168 *%@_)#*_%*#%*@^^*&_)%*)%!_%!+*% L'homme sans Parity %*&@#_#*_)*_!))*_!)%*)!_%*%* 169 *%@-)#*-%*#%@^^*@&_) 170 Idaho Spud: Remember this all your waking hours: We will get you wherever 171 you are. We will turn you to french toast... err .. french fries, and your 172 Syrian friends too. 173 S. Wiesnthal 174 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 175 L'homme: So- Which are "my portions"? 176 I am doing some coding, though, more after I get hardcopy. Read my note to 177 Leonard elsewhere, as you know more about Turbo than he does (I think). 178 Can I get away with UCSD extensions? 179 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Milchar ++++++++++++++ October 31, 1986 at 4:04pm 180 L'homme: colors don't work (no kidding!) soft scroll up works, soft scroll 181 down jump scrolls. Apparently *all* special attributes map to one (which one 182 is determined by terminal setup. Mine is currently 'dim'). 183 I have a few problems with some of the files due to 'handshaking' foul-ups. 184 (M100 limitation *not* terminal) 185 ____10/31/86__________Leonard_JD 2446735.8145_________23:32:52_PST_________ 186 You have a "dim" terminal eh? "Duh..." But then it matches its owner, right? 187 (I'm glad M100's are expensive, else I might be wearing one in a *very* 188 uncomfortable place right now....) 189 ******************************** CISTOP MIKEY ****************************** 190 o\=<([v2v])>=/o 191 192 WHO CARES? 193 > <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> > <> <> <> <> < 194 She walks down the sidewalk a smile caressing her lips. She is happy 195 and oblivious to the torrmented worlds of those she passes by. Her hand 196 clasps his in a firm familar style, swinging in time to her step. The joy 197 of being alive and the happiness she feels glows like an auroa about her. 198 The lonely people with their misserable lives she passes shink back 199 against the wall. They throw their hands up to hide from the brilliance of 200 the joy she eminates. 201 I knew her, and I was one of those who hide at the side. Her joy was 202 my missery. I use to be the one at her side. It use to be me who's hand 203 she held. It was I who she graced with that smile. Now I am on the 204 outside. I am a grain of sand, alone in the faceless crowd. 205 It was dark out and rain pelted at the window. The street lamps shown 206 in fragmented streams on the pavement. The distant wail of a train was 207 overridden by the clock striking the hour of three in the morning. 208 I let the curtain fall back over the window and lay back down on my 209 bed. 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W. the Jew, your DEAD!!!!! 316 Portland, Oregon?? 317 318 319 RACIAL AND RELIGIOUS PREJUDICE on the system now? As if we didn't get enough 320 of that in other information systems. Video segments from Lebanon, India, and 321 Northern Ireland. I can still remember the reports from the city of Tripoli 322 as sortes of European/Christian fighter/bombers unloaded their cargo in the 323 name of Something. I have almost forgotten what that Something was. Then again, 324 I doubt whether the Europeans/Arabians or the Christians/Jews/Muslems have a 325 firm grasp on this epic war of theirs. 326 JUST CHALK ONE UP FOR P. J. O. (ALA ROLLING STONE M.) 327 328 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 329 330 ++++++whattawaste++++++++++++++++lurksomemore+++++++++Darbon++++++++++++++++++++ 331 we need a Jew in the governor office to rid Oregon of all Bigots. 332 ELECT: Neil Goldsmidt for GOVERNOR. 333 Shalom! Shalom! Shalom! 334 I'm sick and tired of all these Backwater peoples groaning about what a waste 335 of space this is and what a waste of space that is. Does it really annoy you 336 so much that you have to bitch??? Case in point: Darbon's entry above. 337 This Darbon character makes me sick too. He tries to keep up this facade of 338 being an old-timer, experienced veteran, been-through-the-wars-of- 339 telecommunication, know-it-all-about-BWMS jerk. But isn't that what Backwater 340 is all about; seeing who can seem most superior to everyone else? Look, Darbon 341 you may consider yourself an old-timer, but I *know* I've been on Backwater 342 a much longer time than you have (several years), so don't be trying to impress 343 me with this condescending whattawaste and I'm a veteran attitude. I've heard 344 it so many times before here (Yes, *I* am a veteran) that I've had enough. 345 I hope everybody realizes that I've just singled Darbon out. There are many, 346 many more 'patrons' of the Inn whose my comments also apply to. If you feel 347 like flaming me for my bad punctuation, choice of words, etc... don't bother. 348 I freely admit it is bad in this yet another piece of trash on the compost heap. 349 If you're looking for a signature, forget it! 350 WHO CARES? 351 BUT ABOVE LINES MAKE MUCH SENSE. THAT THIS TIME, I DO. 352 VERY TRULY YOURS, 353 WHO CARES? 354 355 356 CAN ANYONE TELL ME HOW TO TRANSMIT DATA FROM DISK TO YOUR BOARD. I'M USING 357 A MICROMODEM IIe WITH SMART COM I SOFTWARE. 358 359 I TRIED SENDING SOM DATA BUT WHEN I LOGED ON AFTER I SENT IT, IT WASN'T THER 360 THERE 361 HELP, PLEASE. I'M SO CONFUSED ! 362 END 363 EXIT 364 BREAK 365 ******************************************************************************** 366 try "help" when you are not in "enter mode" read it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 367 <( 368 >( 369 ()j 370 ( Q(-V@-Q@-T@) 371 372 ____11/03/86__________________JD 2446738.5204_________16:29:24_PST_________ 373 BARF 374 RETCH 375 PUKE 376 RALLLLPPPPHHHHH! 377 BLURP! 378 .-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-. 379 Actually, I lean more towards a form of Christianity, if you want to try 380 to pigeon-hole my "religious" beliefs... 381 Speaking of twisted morals, has anyone here seen the September 25th 382 _Rolling_Stone_, and the article on the new censorship laws in North 383 Carolina? Seems that you can't even read _Life_Magazine_ there without 384 threat of a felony charge! Let's all cheer Sen. Jesse Helms and our 385 favorite reverend, Rev. Jerry Falwell, for that. That kind of 386 'Christianity' I can do without. 387 Would someone please read the First Amendment to the Constitution for those 388 that don't understand what the words 'Freedom of Speech' mean... 389 .-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.Emu 390 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][] 391 L'homme - Hale amd well met. Perhaps risk ? I will provide 392 that ambrosia of the gods, 'Diet Pepsi', and a board (with real 393 wooden pieces). You provide the challenge. Perhaps MiG is up to a 394 game of nuclear risk? 395 396 [][][][][][][][][][][][][] Friar [][][][][][][][][][][][][][] 397 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 398 Mig: Blow 'em off the map! Gee, does that sound like I'm choosing sides? 399 Nah, I just know well Mig plays Risk, I shudder to think of him playing 400 Nuclear Risk. God save you all! 401 ch know well/know how well 402 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++Darbon+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 403 404 Nope. Sorry to say, I don't think these Riskers are as easy to intimidate. 405 Competition will be tight if he does show. If *and* when... 406 407 o\=<([v2v])>=/o 408 Darbon: I think you're cute. 409 luv 'ya, 410 MiG 411 412 OOOHOH NOW THASTS FRIGHTENING,,... 413 414 /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ABOUT WOODSTOCK/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ 415 =============================== (the bird)================================ 416 417 Always there , never fully appreciated for what he is. 418 What is he? What is he like? 419 what does he do in his spare time? 420 Does he like Wayne Newton? 421 422 when i was of younger youth , Peanuts was my main deal. 423 And Woodstock was my fave of the crew. Except a prob was this: 424 i troubled myself with failing-utterly 425 attempts to read his verbalness . 426 o well... 427 428 -THE MIGHTY WAX- 429 430 EXIT 431 BYE 432 QUIT 433 OFF 434 GEE 435 NO 436  437 438 1999 1999 1999 1999 1999 1999 1999 439 1666 1666 1666 1666 1666 1666 1666 440 441 A princes i onces loved, 442 A carerier of the Dove 443 She was. 444 But Dark & cold she was deep inside 445 the truth she could not hide. 446 For her life craved not love, 447 just Justice from those above> 448 A BARGEN WAS MADE TO SAVE HER SOUL 449 FROM THOSE MISS LEADING WAYS. 450 BUT TO THIS DAY, SHE SEES NOT THE WAY 451 TO SET HER SELF AFREE 452 AND BRAKE THE CHAINS INBOUNDING 453 THE TREE. 454 BUT INSTEAD SHE LOOKS TO THE NEXT DAY 455 AND SETS THE THOUGHTS AWAY. 456 LEVEING ME TO ROT & DECAY 457 TILL NO LONGER MAY SHE TURN AWAY. 458 459 SO VENGENCE HAS BEEN SWORN 460 AND SHE SHALL BE TORN 461 AND SIT IN THE MIDST OF THE THORN. 462 463 LET IT BE KNOWN 464 THAT MY PRINCES HAS COME 465 SHE IS AS BUTTIFULL AS EVE, 466 AND AS DEADLY AS THE 467 SERPENT IN THE TREE. 468 LET ALL MEN FEAR THIS ONE & LUST 469 FOR I DO SO YOU MUST.. 470 471 BUT HER SOUL SHALL NOT BE WHOLE 472 INTELL THE DAY I CAN NOT TELL.. 473 SO LET US VENTURE TO THE WELL 474 AND WORSHIP THE LEADERS OF HELL.!! 475 FOR THIER POWERS SOME DAY I WILL TELL..... 476 477 1999 1999 1999 1999 1999 1999 1999 478 the KEEPER of SOULS 479 1666 1666 1666 1666 1666 1666 1666 480 481 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 482 Would you sign this? 483 484 Sooner or later, the time comes when people find it necessary to reject the oene 485 ect for the soverignty to which they are, by their very nature, entitled. Cniea 486 explain the reasons for the change. 487 It is obvious that every individual is free and independant and has ceranbs 488 ully and honestly, and to pursue whatever ends he (or she) sees as being in i w 489 interfere with the equal rights of everyone else. The only legitimate purps fg 490 s anyone else's rights. Therefore, a just government can only serve those pol h 491 never any form of government exceeds its legitimate authorityt 492 493 494 Sorry about the above upload. The system still has problems accepting uploads 495 other systems will accept. Will fix and try again later. 496 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: P. V. Jeltz :::::::::::::::: 497 o\=<([v2v])>=/o 498 =========================== 499 HOW CAN I CHANGE A TEXT 500 FILE INTO A BASIC FILE 501 ON AN APPLE //c WITH 502 PRODOS JOHNSON 503 =========================== 504 ____11/05/86__________________JD 2446739.8563_________00:33:15_PST_________ 505 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 506 JOHNSON: JUST A BIT OF ADVICE: NEVER, NEVER MENTION 8-BIT MACHINE ON 507 THIS BOARD. IT IS A SACRILIGE TO SOME OLDTIMERS HERE. 8-BIT 508 MACHINES MAKE THEM THROW UP. THOSE RICH ITTY BITTY KIDS!!! 509 GOOSH! GOOSH. 510 511 512 513 INSTRUCTIONS INSTRUCTIONS INSTRUCTIONS INSTRUCTIONS INSTRUCTIONS INSTRUCTIONS 514 First of all, you take your Apple //c and use either the puree or the 515 spin cycle on it for nearly an hour. Try to clean the bits of plastic and 516 Malaysian high-tech out of the plastic parts or the metal bin. Be sure not to 517 leave an electrical charge working at any stage! 518 Then, go to father. Tell him a story. A long one. All about a decent 519 kid who tried to do his laundry and homework in one shot. Make it a good one 520 so that he will reward you with an IBM PC AT or a prototype AT&T 3B series 521 computer. Thank him, just for loving you. 522 Take the IBM PC AT and offer to balance vthe check-books of several 523 rich Portland area women. Primarily from the Dunthorp area. Either embezzle 524 or black-mail your way into several hundreds of thousands of dollars. 525 Don't worry any about your conscience! The aristocracy has enough money from 526 Pacific Rim investments and Opium sales that the strength of the Illuminati 527 will not be in question. 528 Next, purchase the Cray company. It might be tough, but arrange 529 through the area hospitals of the Cray installations to change the routine 530 dosages for unhealthy workers to a highly addictive narcotic of your choice. 531 This is where the power of the IBM PC AT shines through. Your skills at the 532 world of modems and strange user interfaces is vital! This will be tough, but 533 once you've cleared this hurtle, see to the installation of the newest model 534 of the Cray computers. In your bedroom maybe. 535 Port ProDOS and BASIC to the Cray. This might seem a little idiotic at 536 first, but don't worry. No one is foolish enough to criticize you at this 537 stage of the game. If they are, addict them to the same narcotic you used on 538 the executives at Cray. If they happen to be skilled programmers, their 539 addiction will help you do the file conversion you asked about. 540 Hope to have been of some help, 541 542 Le Marquis de Sade. 543 INSTRUCTIONS INSTRUCTIONS INSTRUCTIONS INSTRUCTIONS INSTRUCTIONS INSTRUCTIONS 544 545 SEE..... WHAT I MEAN.... DISGUSTING!!!!!!!!!!WHYUCKKKKKKKKK..... 546 Le Marquis, your entry was a bit rough in places, but I and others were laughing 547 most all the way though. I especially like the porting of Applesoft to the Cray. 548 Watch those 'hurtles' (sic) though. 549 Marcel DeBois 550 551 %*#@_)%*#@_)*_)@!#*%_@#%*+$^(*_#$^&*)_*%#_)!@%#$_)^&_)*^@_)#*^%@#+_)^(*+@#*^#_)^&#_)$^*@#_^&*#$_)*@_$^@$^@$*^_@*^@_^ 552 Leonard: DIM terminals? I love it. And *****'s comment too. Now what's this about misplaced Model 100s? I am not sur- 553 prised about the lack of color on the VT100. How does your termcap on percival work? Have you tried 'vi' yet? 554 Shawn: Good work. I'll bring a source code listing to PSU. When/where can we meet? Any chance of you getting to the 555 PCS meeting Thursday? I could put up sources on the VAX and mail them to the Power Node if you wish. 556 Voyeur: You are living up to your name. We have missed you! Can you make it to the meeting Thursday? 557 Friar: Risk in the future sounds good, but we must have Vile Orange Liquid if we are to play. I'll contact Alex and let 558 him know a game is in the works. Do you have a set of the nuclear option rules? I can make you a printout if you don't. 559 ^*$#_)*^_)*#!_)^*_)@#*^@!)#_^*@_#*^)@_ L'homme sans Parity *%_#@*%*%_)#@^*_)@*%#!_)*%_)@#*^_)@#*^_)@#*^_)@^_@)*^_@)#*^@_ 560 WHAT IS THIS? FRENCH USERS DAY OR 561 SOMETHING? 562 the KEEPER 563 of CRAP 564 o\=<([v2v])>=/o 565 <<:********passing through************GDM*****************:>> 566 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 567 MiG: Cute? Uh. Why do I have this strange feeling that you don't know my 568 true name? I thought you did, but I guess not. But you DO know me, we've 569 partied before. Maybe I won't tell you if you haven't already guessed..... 570 No, my initials are not SJ. Got it now? Thought you might... 571 572 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++Darbon+++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 573 574 sj=SJ, and that's that. 575 ew=ew, and that's *that*. 576 577 ++++++gee,someoneISintelligent(sarcasm)++++++++++++Darbon+++++++++++++++++++++++ 578 o\=<([v2v])>=/o 579 o\=<([v2v])>=/o 580 ])>=/o 581 582 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?/ 583 DARBON: Yes, we have had a few in our time, no, that message was not from me. 584 SJ I already know, as well as you and KWH. I gave you a small piece of blue 585 paper on the day I left, that should remove any doubts. I just downloaded 586 this disk, and havn't read any of it yet, so I imagin I will be on again to 587 reply/defend etc... 588 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?/MiG 589 REPLY TO WHAT MIG? DEFEND WHAT? 590 WHY DO YOU ALWAYS DEFEND? CANT LET 591 SOMEONE ELSE HAVE THE LAST WORD? 592 IT IS TOUGH TO READ AT 30 CHRS 593 A SECOND. 594 the KEEPER 595 ___________________________________________________________________________ 596 Why would we be upset at you for mentioning 8-bit machines? *BACKWATER* is 597 an 8-bit machine (w 8k of ROM & 1k of RAM). This board *is* the operating 598 system. 599 The objections tend to be to C-64, Apple, & Atari 'users'. Due to the low 600 prices those machines tend to belong to types that barely know how to call 601 a BBS, much less program! Those are also the people who think that 'trash- 602 ing' a board makes them a 'hacker' (and thus due respect). 603 If you are even thinking about board or chip level trouble shooting of your 604 system, you aren't one of the idiots we flame so often. (of course you 605 *still* might be ill-mannered, but for some strange reason few people who 606 can really use these machines seem to be all that immature) 607 ____11/06/86__________Leonard_JD 2446741.3197_________11:40:33_PST_________ 608 N_W IR TXE THME DOR ALL OD GOOD IEN TO 609 N_V IC THE TIYE FOB LL OOO@ MBN TO GOMD 610 TO THE AID OF THEIR@COUNTRy 611 NO_`IS THE TIME FOR ALL GOOD MEN TO`COME 612 TO THE AID _F THEIR COUNTRY 613 RYRxRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRxRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRI 614 YRYBY@RYVYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYR;RYRYRYRyRYRY 615 A^TE 616 ENTER 617 124>78y0 618 123,u6789 619 12301v7890 620 12345678q0 621 l234~7890 "fs4=6789 622 12w4566890 623 624 625 626 627 SWAP THIS DISK! TOTAL NUMBER OF LINES = 627