NUMBER OF LINES: 999 001=Usr:0 Null User 06/30/87 20:34 Msg:0 Call:0 Lines:19 1$If you are in need of help, you need but ask... 2$************************* 23 APR 90 ************************************** 3$Welcome to BWMS II (BackWater Message System II) Mike Day System operator 4$************************************************************************** 5$GENERAL DISCLAIMER: BWMS II IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY INFORMATION 6$ PLACED ON THIS SYSTEM. 7$BWMS II was created as an electronic bill board. BWMS II is a privately 8$owned and operated system which is currently open for use by the general 9$public. No restrictions are placed on the use of the system. As the 10$system is privately owned, I retain the right to remove any and all 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$Type 'HELP' to see other commands that are available on the system. 18$************************************************************************** 19$ 002=Usr:1 CISTOP MIKEY 04/23/90 22:08 Msg:5172 Call:28707 Lines:3 20 Look down if you would know how high you stand. 21 Old Yiddish proverb -- 22 **************************************************** 003=Usr:84 Michael Miller j 04/23/90 22:20 Msg:5173 Call:28708 Lines:1 23 &*&*&*&*'s 004=Usr:84 Michael Miller j 04/23/90 22:22 Msg:5174 Call:28709 Lines:5 24 Ha! top of the disk. 25 26 An Astral Dreamer 27 &*&*&*&*'s 28 005=Usr:165 Bart Simpson 04/24/90 10:03 Msg:5176 Call:28714 Lines:1 29 $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ 006=Usr:165 Bart Simpson 04/24/90 10:10 Msg:5177 Call:28716 Lines:165 30 Green Marketing April 1990 31 Green marketing is sweeping the country. Marketers discovered there is 32 money to be made by wrapping products in environmental claims. The not-so- 33 subtle message is: "Buy our products and help save the world." 34 35 WHAT ARE SOME EXAMPLES OF GREEN MARKETING PITCHES? 36 Laundry detergent boxes proudly proclaim they are made from recycled paper. 37 Trash bags claim to be degradable. A grocery chain touts its private label 38 cooking spray as environmentally friendly because it has no 39 chlorofluorocarbons - blamed for eating a hole in the Earth's protective ozone 40 layer. A half dozen oil companies this year introduced in limited test markets 41 premium gasolines formulated to reduce emissions. 42 43 ARE CONSUMERS INFLUENCED BY A COMPANY'S ENVIRONMENTAL STANCE? 44 Three of every four Americans said a company's environmental reputation 45 affects what they buy, according to a poll conducted last summer for the 46 Michael Peters Group in New York. 47 48 WHAT IS THIS TREND DOING TO THE ADVERTISING MARKET? 49 Expect more advertising appealing to environmental concerns. For several 50 years, the American Marketing Association's theme has been that marketing 51 makes a good life better. This year, the sub-theme was green marketing, said 52 Jeff Heilbrunn, president of the Chicago-based trade association. "Marketing 53 reflects society, and they are saying at this moment that they want these 54 things," he said. 55 56 WHAT DOES GREEN MARKETING MEAN IN CONSUMER COSTS? 57 This heightened corporate interest in the environment comes at a price to 58 consumers, experts say. Because consumers are willing to pay more, prices of 59 some products have gone up with the addition of an environmental label, though 60 the product might not cost more to manufacture. In some industries, increased 61 environmental regulation and public protests caused prices to jump. 62 63 ARE COMPANIES CONCERNED WITH MISLEADING CLAIMS? 64 "I fear exploitation," said Mary Ellen Burris, spokeswoman for Wegmans 65 Food Markets, a New York chain, explaining that misleading claims would erode 66 consumer confidence. 67 68 HAS GREEN MARKETING RESULTED IN CONFUSING LABELING? 69 Yes. And some companies are backing off their claims. Mobil Chemical Co., 70 for example, is deleting the "degradable" labels on its Hefty plastic bags 71 because of "the growing confusion about the meaning and value of 72 degradability," spokesman Allen Gray said. The composition of the bags will 73 remain the same. 74 75 WHAT WAS THE PROBLEM WITH MOBIL'S CLAIM? 76 Mobil began making its plastic bags with an additive that speeds the bags' 77 decomposition when exposed to sunlight. But in a landfill, where most bags end 78 up, very little actually degrades. 79 80 ARE MOST GREEN MARKETING CLAIMS TRUTHFUL? 81 Some environmental claims cannot be substantiated, while others are 82 overstated and misleading because no government agency or trade association 83 regulates or defines environmental labeling. Too many environmental claims are 84 more sizzle than steak, said Edwin S. Rothschild, energy and environmental 85 policy director of Citizen Action group in the District of Columbia. "A lot of 86 companies are claiming things about their products that are not true," he 87 said. 88 89 HOW ABOUT SHELL'S NEW PREMIUM GAS CLAIM? 90 Shell's new premium gasoline, SU2000E, is better than its previous 91 gasolines, but only marginally, Rothschild said. "The company spent more time 92 preparing its marketing and advertising than in preparing the gasoline," he 93 said. "People shouldn't get the idea that they will have clean air after 94 burning the stuff" in their vehicles. 95 96 WHAT HAVE SOME OTHER COMPANIES BEEN DOING IN TERMS OF LABELING? 97 Wal-Mart last summer launched a program that includes tagging merchandise 98 that is environmentally friendly. For example, Ivory Snow laundry detergent 99 and Charmin toilet tissue are tagged for their packaging made of recycled 100 material. The chain asked suppliers to offer more recycled or recyclable 101 products, said spokeswoman Jane Arend, but she said Wal-Mart would not boycott 102 an uncooperative vendor. Additionally, Wal-Mart uses only paper bags in its 103 stores, has a recycling program at its company headquarters in Bentonville, 104 Ark., and is testing in-store recycling centers. 105 106 ARE THERE ANY COMPANIES WHO HAVE SHUNNED LABELING? 107 Wegmans Food Markets will not mark or identify environmental products on 108 its shelves. "We want to be very cautious of the claims. New information is 109 developing daily," spokeswoman Burris said. Marketing is the quickest and most 110 visible response to consumer interest, but more meaningful developments take 111 longer and are not always as noticeable, she said, citing the efforts of 112 orange juice producer Tropicana. 113 114 WHAT HAS TROPICANA DONE? 115 The Florida company is redesigning its juice jugs so that only one type of 116 plastic resin is used, rather than layers of different resins. This allows the 117 jugs to be recycled more easily. In Tropicana's case, the plastic will make it 118 back to shelves as motor oil containers. 119 120 ARE AMERICANS READY TO MAKE ENVIRONMENTAL SACRIFICES? 121 Despite growing public interest in the environment, "it remains to be seen 122 whether Americans are ready to make the sacrifice, pocketbook-wise ad 123 convenience-wise," said Heilbrunn of the American Marketing Association. But 124 as long as consumers express an interest in the environment, green marketing 125 is here to stay. Said Rothchild: Corporations can read the polls as well as 126 anyone else. 127 =========================================================================== 128 DEBATE - EARTH DAY 1990: USA TODAY'S OPINION: 129 If all goes as hoped, 100 million people will gather Sunday in 140 130 countries ... The occasion is Earth Day 1990 ... The people of the United 131 States dished out $1 trillion over two decades in taxes and higher prices to 132 make things right. ... Today, fixing the environment is no longer just a 133 problem for one city, or one region, or even one nation. It is a problem for 134 the world. 135 136 OTHER VIEWS: 137 THOMAS DEGREGORI, economist at the University of Houston: Earth Day 138 reflects legitimate concerns about environmental problems. Unfortunately, it 139 is being used as a "consciousness-raising" vehicle for an action agenda 140 detrimental to the well-being of Earth's inhabitants. ... Earth Day advocates 141 express concerns we all share, but it would be folly to follow their 142 prescriptions. 143 144 PATRICK COX, associate policy analyst for the Competitive Enterprise 145 Institute: The Earth Day mentality is not only shallow and uninformed, it 146 wastes resources on festivities and posturing that could have been put to good 147 use solving real environmental problems. 148 149 PETER DYKSTRA, Greenpeace: "Companies are using concern for the environment 150 as a marketing tool to sell pollution. Instead of cleaning up their act, they 151 are cleaning up their PR by wrapping themselves in the green flag." 152 153 WILLIAM REILLY, EPA administrator: "This country has a lot of work to do to 154 cut down the pollution we produce." 155 156 CAMANCHE, IOWA, Juleen Barrows, 56, bank teller: I have not done a lot for 157 the environment because I don't know how I can help. In our community, there 158 is very little talk about the environment. I think it will take time before 159 everyone gets together. Businesses and individuals must get involved. I hope 160 that Earth Day will get people concerned. 161 162 TOLEDO, OHIO, Evelyn Hayes, 44, factory worker: The environment is a top 163 concern. I am concerned about my kids and their kids. Whatever we can do now 164 will help them later. I try to help by separating my trash for recycling. 165 There are other issues, like the air quality, which affect everyone. Chemical 166 plants must do their share to clean up the air. 167 168 ARLINGTON, TEXAS, John Jesme, 29, electronic technician: I realize that we 169 abuse our planet, and I worry about my children and their future. I try to 170 live in areas with less pollution for the health of my family. We are not 171 planning anything special for Earth Day. You just can't set aside one day for 172 the Earth. You've got to do it own a continuous basis. 173 174 BROOKLYN, N.Y., Robert Chan, 52, retired motorman: We should have started 175 this recycling business a long time ago. The problems with the ozone layer 176 could have been avoided. We sort our trash for recycling. I know that a 177 miracle is not going to happen overnight. But all people must do their part. 178 179 SEATTLE, WASH., John Thorp, 47, school principal: We have got to do 180 something to change this around for the welfare of the collective society. 181 Many people have difficulty looking down the road. The environmental movement 182 is doing a lot to counter the "me mentality," which is why I support the 183 movement. This issue really needs to be a global concern. 184 185 HIGHLAND PARK, Debbie Lyman, 30, homemaker: I am a member of Greenpeace, so 186 I'm aware of what is going on with our environment. I am mainly concerned 187 about the children. The Earth was here for us. I just hope it will be there 188 for them. I worry about air pollution, the ozone, and the future of our 189 wetlands, which is home for many animals. 190 191 So, now that Earth Day 1990 has come and gone, what are YOU doing 192 for the environment??? 193 $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ 194 007=Usr:368 Nemesis Warlock 04/24/90 14:49 Msg:5178 Call:28718 Lines:23 195 :::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::==== 196 Just thought I'd let everyone know that TWIN PEAKS is currently KILLING Cheers 197 in the ratings, swiping almost 1/3rd of the Cheers audience and earning almost 198 equal ratings. Not bad for a first time show on ABC against such an old 199 standby. Especially when that old standby has all the earmarks of a hit.. 200 being themeless, plotless, free from character development, and full of lots 201 of good old American SEX!!! 202 203 What am I doing to support the memory of Earth Day?? I'm trying not to say 204 much, to prevent global warming... 205 206 So, in closing... 207 208 'Citizens of Imar,' 209 'Go to the Valley of Visions,' 210 'Where the Slain are Not Slain by the Sword,' 211 'And in the Darkness, Where it is lightest,' 212 'There you Shall Find A Door...' 213 214 :::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::==Zephyr::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::==== 215 216 Then again... 217 008=Usr:186 Wesley Smith 04/24/90 15:57 Msg:5179 Call:28721 Lines:5 218 Computer for sale. Hundai X.T. compatable with #20. Meg. hard drive monochrome 219 monitor, printer,accent speech synthesizer and screen reader program and more. 220 CAll 235-xxxx for more detals. Tnx.. from Wesley Smith Ps. When you call ask f 221 222 ask for Gloria. 009=Usr:11 L'homme sans Par 04/25/90 08:04 Msg:5183 Call:28735 Lines:25 223 *%)(@#%(_)%(%_)($!@$()@$@+#_%()#$^*#$)(_)(%$%(^*_(%@#)+$_#(%)*$%(@_)$%@#)%*_)* 224 Voyeur: Sorry to hear about your infection. That's what you get for throwing 225 out original equipment and buying off-the-shelf parts. (gee, I hope such 226 humor goes over Ok!). 227 228@ 229 As for Chuck going to V32, I wouldn't sweat it. Sometimes Lisa's BBS list 230 is just plain wrong, or Chuck might be testing out ProYAM with a new 231 modem. I don't think he would give up his Telebit on a whimm - since it 232 is the standard modem for Unix connectivity. Also, I see that a new 233 version of the T2500 (just released) supports the most stringent standards 234 for error recovery (some of the V.42 stuff) - I believe it is a ROM upgrade 235 for existing T2500 owners, but is some lucky soul were to purchase one 236 now they would probably get the new ROMs installed. Just think about it! 237 238 So, when does distopia hit the mainstream, or are you still stuck in that 239 backwater DOS world??? 240 241 AD/Milch: Does redsun still get shut off on the weekends by the janitor? 242 I notice a little news piling up every once in awhile. How is the full 243 feed going? Are you guys being good sysadmins and cleaning your logs 244 faithfully? 245 246 *%_*%(%*)(!$!+_@%#%_)(%%^*!)($!%!(! L'homme sans Parity *$!*$_)~(#$+_!($#+_@)$+ 247 010=Usr:186 Wesley Smith 04/25/90 19:08 Msg:5185 Call:28743 Lines:2 248 I would like to know where i can obtain a copy of the program Eliza for the IBM 249 compatable computer. I have an AT. machine I think it is a neet program, and i 011=Usr:103 Robin Ramsey 01/01/80 03:39 Msg:5186 Call:28749 Lines:12 250 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 251 252 L'homme....ARG!!..It seems that the fates have dealt me a Terible blow. 253 Just when all seemed to be going so well...The decision came down from 254 on high.."AND the NEW HUB OF OPERATIONS WILL BE LOS ANGELES". Yup there ain't 255 no justice. Spent last week there ...Poor Barb...she was so overwhelmed by 256 the sheer excess of the place. We had some friends look after Alex & Mallory 257 while we gone. The house goes on the market here on the 1st and we should 258 be in the city of angeles by July 1. Gawd this is going to be as fun as 259 Root canal. 260 I gotta see if my St. Helens gas mask is still in working order. 261 :::::::Alex::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 012=Usr:13 voyeur 01/01/80 04:42 Msg:5187 Call:28751 Lines:21 262 :::::::O O::::::::04/26/90:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::01:19:37::::O O:::::: 263 L'homme: NOW you tell me! I always though after-market equipment was so much 264 better than that OEM stuff... I heard about the great deals they had 265 in Texas and ran on down there and had them rip out the old stuff and 266 plug in the supposedly new&improved. They didn't warn me that you 267 gotta beef up the peripherals and secondary systems which were 268 designed around the lower performance original equipment. Fools 269 rush in etc. 270 Re: T2500 - I saw that mention in InfoWorld about the V.42 upgrade 271 to said modem. Interesting. I've been meaning to give you a call 272 and see what might be worked out... 273 Alex: (assuming you get back on before this cycles off into oblivion) - 274 I got all excited (well, somewhat enthused, anyway) when I heard you 275 would be returning to the land of the Rust Forests. I've recently 276 introduced my eldest offspring to the joys of Global Domination, 277 and was hoping that he might continue his education under the gentle 278 hands of a Master. Alas, it appears the Dark Lords have once again 279 managed to gain the upper hand, banishing the Master to the Lowest 280 Levels of Hell (Los Angeles? Ugh!) My sincerest condolences and 281 hopes for a speedy recovery. 282 :::::O O::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::voyeur::::::::::::::::::::::::O O:::::: 013=Usr:202 RICHARD ROW 01/01/80 08:55 Msg:5188 Call:28752 Lines:4 283 I AM SITTING HERE AT 5:30 IN THE MORNING TRYING TO FIGURE OUT IF THERE IS 284 ANYTHING TO LIVE FOR. LIFE IS PAIN. 285 DAY AFTER DAY THE SHOW MUST GO ON BUT TIME SLIPPED AWAY AND THE CHANCES FOR 286 HAPPINES WENT WITH IT. LONELY..............GOODBYE. 014=Usr:368 Nemesis Warlock 01/01/80 18:45 Msg:5189 Call:28765 Lines:29 287 288 :::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::==== 289 290 "How can you be so sure we're inside a Triangle, Standor?" 291 The avian regarded Michael, his amber eyes reflecting mock injury. 292 'Michael, my sensor bands would seem to indicate that we've reached the 293 exact coordinates of a Stone Triangle, and yet have shifted dimensionally. 294 I am unable to pierce the dimensional barrier of this environment, and as 295 such have therefore concluded that the Stone Triangle holds our present 296 location... more likely than not in the form of a compacted pocket 297 dimensional landscape...' 298 *How cute.* Mukluk mused, still thoroughly dazed by the stomach 299 churning whirlwind that had taken them to this bizarre world of two suns. 300 Absently, the husky assured himself that his companions had avoided landing 301 on anyone wearng red shoes, but avoided the obvious remark, choosing 302 *Arf* instead. 303 'So where do we go from here?' 304 "Well, since we were trying to figure out some way to get here in 305 the first place, we might as well make the best of it and look for Friar..." 306 *Agreed.* Mukluk took a sidelong glance and Standor, temporarily 307 cutting the falcon off from his telepathic communications. *We can 308 boast of our powers of observation along the way...* 309 "Stop that..." Michael snapped under his breath. 310 Gathering up their scattered personal belongings, which, save 311 perhaps for Michael's phase pistol, were of negligable use in a possibly 312 hostile alien environment, the group began a long trek towards the distant 313 fields. 314 315 :::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::==Zephyr::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::==== 015=Usr:286 Jeff Marten 01/02/80 06:29 Msg:5190 Call:28776 Lines:22 316 317 318 {+}{+}{+}{+} 319 320 The following is not a paid political announcement. 321 322 I promise to fight and/or continue the struggle against any 323 or all of the top five sociological problems my research 324 indicates are the issues voters in my target demographic are 325 most concerned about when they may or may not enter the 326 voting booth on election day or mail in their absentee 327 ballots. 328 329 Thank you. 330 331 -+|[ ThingFish ]|+- 332 Gimme Them Ole Time Politics 333 334 The preceding was not a paid political announcement 335 336 {+}{+}{+}{+} 337 016=Usr:165 Bart Simpson 01/02/80 17:18 Msg:5191 Call:28785 Lines:2 338 THINGFISH: Are you really Bob Packwood in disguise? 339 017=Usr:368 Nemesis Warlock 01/02/80 18:52 Msg:5192 Call:28788 Lines:3 340 Suicidal Individual: People who commit suicide have to become civil servants 341 in the afterlife. 342 018=Usr:368 Nemesis Warlock 01/03/80 21:43 Msg:5193 Call:28801 Lines:8 343 344 :::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::==== 345 In saying nothing, you speak volumes. 346 347 Now, if you'll excuse me, I must be off. There seems to be a fish in my 348 perculator. 349 350 :::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::==Zephyr::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::==== 019=Usr:84 Michael Miller j 01/06/80 13:57 Msg:5198 Call:28841 Lines:9 351 &*&*&*&*'s 352 Just a mark upon the wall that fails to scroll. Words to mark it, on our 353 screens to fill. 354 355 Trying to catch the essence. 356 357 An Astral Dreamer 358 &*&*&*&*'s 359 020=Usr:368 Nemesis Warlock 01/06/80 18:53 Msg:5199 Call:28848 Lines:58 360 :::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::==== 361 Friar: It couldn't have stumped you THIS badly, could it? 362 363 364 365 %Then all goes well, Yl'Ben?% The voice was tinged with dripping 366 sarcasm and the sibilance of escaping steam. %Surely it must...% 367 Yl'Ben ignored his partner's overtones. +As well as can be 368 expected, considering our template. True, the presence of the damnable 369 Nemesis could have kept the Vortex running much more smoothly, but at the 370 very least the Quantier is secured in the Triangle.+ 371 %Along with the Nemesis.% 372 +Win some, lose some, Dwin.+ 373 %I still don't like it. Even if they are trapped, Michael is still 374 resourceful.% 375 +Frightened?+ a smirk crossed Yl'Ben's features. 376 %Concerned for the security of the project. Lord knows we've had a 377 difficult enough time dealing with the Pyrrixian Technocracy Astrologers, 378 let alone DIM-Runners and aliens leading the permutations astray. The 379 last thing we need is to bring a Time Nemesis right into the middle of a 380 paradox of this magnitude.% 381 +Poetic justice.+ 382 %We'd be safer if he were still helplessly scouring the planet in his 383 asteroid.% 384 Yl'Ben ran a gloved hand through his tousled blonde hair. +Calm 385 yourself. You've looked at the readings as closely as I have. The 386 process has already begun. Our plants have been leading Friar to the 387 Pool, and the Desert Tower has resurfaced. The paradox flows, my 388 earstwhile ally.+ 389 Dwim regarded the calculations on his own monitor. %And accounting 390 for the human factor, there's still a -high- probability that something may 391 turn awry.% 392 +We'll deal with that-+ 393 %-When the moment comes...% Dwim finished, disgusted. %A pathetic 394 attitude. And then there's the matter of PPyrrix itself.% 395 Yl'Ben's eyes widened in mock horror. +God above, I hope that the 396 PATRIOTS don't find me!+ 397 %There is more to this paradox than one might initially suspect...% 398 +If you're referring to Pyrrix's attracting so many outworlders, then 399 rest easy. Granted, they've thrown off matters, but we've been gearing 400 things back on course. So far, the only unforseen incident was when 401 the Nemesis killed the vagrant in the alleyway.+ 402 Dwim started suddenly. %Did you run readings on it?% 403 +Anomaly. Nothing more. Probably due to Michael's divergent thought 404 pattern... the systems can't really compensate for an individual whose mind 405 is as sharply divided between subtle extremes as Michael's.+ 406 %Translation?% 407 +Michael was out of sorts.+ 408 %Not good enough. What about the shift that the Nemesis went through 409 during the course of his exploits. It seemed to begin at about the time that 410 the Quantier moved him from Friar's proximity for the first time.% 411 +Again, an anoaly, probably due to the presence of the paradox.+ 412 %We MUST ensure that the Nemesis does NOT have the opportunity to 413 rationalize the Vortex!% Dwim snapped. 414 +Again, how can he? He hasn't the tools or materials to create the 415 Quantier...+ 416 417 :::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::==Zephyr::(Oooh, Friar, aren't I nasty?)==== 021=Usr:4 Milchar 01/08/80 03:04 Msg:5200 Call:28869 Lines:7 418 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 419 L'homme: But of COURSE we are. Redsun was being a little stubborn about its 420 nasty habit of wedging the serial port when news overflowed /home, but I 421 out-stubborned it with a lil' help from perl and cron... 422 BTW, hope you got packet.exe and sttng.zoo okay, I'll send my autoexec.bat 423 and config.sys tomorrow... 424 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Milch +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 022=Usr:368 Nemesis Warlock 01/09/80 19:04 Msg:5201 Call:28892 Lines:15 425 :::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::==== 426 Quick! Hurry! Someone post something below this message, and I'll post 427 another message, and then someone else can post one, and I'll post another, 428 and EvEnTuAlLy we'll reach the bottom! Shouldn't take more'n a decade! 429 430 Mikey: Does this slump happen every year? 431 432 433 'Someday my log will have something to say about this...' 434 'What will it say?' 435 'Ask it.... .... .... I thought so.' 436 437 'DAMN fine BBS! Hmmm, probably the best BBS I've ever tasted...' 438 439 :::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::==Zephyr::(Fire - Hop With Me)=====:::::==== 023=Usr:186 Wesley Smith 01/09/80 21:04 Msg:5202 Call:28894 Lines:11 440 I would like to talk with other blind users of this system. I am interested in 441 what kind of speech software they are using to access the system. Please call 442 443 444 445 Please disregard previous messa I really screwed up this time help i am not 446 re what to do when i loose my place. Now i will try again. I am interested in 447 chatting with other blind users of this system, I am interested in what kinds o 448 speech software they are using to accessing the system. Call wesley Smith at 449 231-xxxx after 5 pm. any time before 10 pm, and all day long on the weekends 450 TNX. Wesley Smith. Have a good Weekend everyone Happy computering and 024=Usr:368 Nemesis Warlock 01/10/80 21:19 Msg:5203 Call:28908 Lines:9 451 :::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::==== 452 This disk must be cursed. No new entries in a day. Am I the only 453 one still calling Backwater? Or are you all locked into lurk mode. 454 455 'Mommy, tell me again about the time when there still was a Backwater?' 456 457 'Sorry, dear, I can't remember that far back...' 458 459 :::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::==Zephyr::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::==== 025=Usr:189 Smiling Sandi 05/06/90 21:21 Msg:5207 Call:28938 Lines:5 460 OKAY EVERYONE, DON'T FORGET YOUR MOM ON MOTHER'S DAY, SUNDAY, MAY 15TH!! 461 WELL, IT'S OFF TO THE BAHAMAS FOR ME (AGAIN) -- GOTTA DO THAT SWIMSUIT SHOOT 462 FOR NEXT SPRING. HAVE FUN! 463 SMILING SANDI!! 464 =================++++++++++++++++++=================++++++++++++++++=========== 026=Usr:4 Milchar 05/06/90 23:07 Msg:5208 Call:28939 Lines:3 465 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 466 Zephyr: Writer's block. 467 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Milch ++++ 027=Usr:84 Michael Miller j 05/07/90 07:04 Msg:5210 Call:28943 Lines:6 468 &*&*&*&*'s 469 I lurk there for I am. 470 471 An Astral Dreamer 472 &*&*&*&*'s 473 028=Usr:11 L'homme sans Par 05/07/90 08:39 Msg:5211 Call:28944 Lines:16 474 *%^_@%*@%(@_)%(!%(_)%(_!+%()_*%(_)%()_(%*%#*^_)()$(!_)$(~_)(#$_%*(_)$(!$(_)%*!! 475 Milch: I got the packet driver and the trek stuff. I never got your autoexec 476 or config file, but I got the stuff working anyway. Pretty neat, though the 477 lpr stuff is still acting a little funny. The telnet works great, and all 478 those sessions! 479 480 Alex: What rotten news! I am going to be in LA (laaaaa) from June 10-16th, 481 but I suppose you won't be done there yet. This is really crummy... so close 482 to dusting off the old RISK game, and yet so far. Well, at least you are on 483 the same continent. 484 485 voyeur: T2500's look like the way to go. If you order a modem now, you should 486 get the new ROMs automatically. Is your beast still functioning adequately? 487 How about those "fixed" screen memory locations??? 488 *$_@*(%_)*^_)*()%(^)&^%*(@#%(%)@#%(@ L'homme sans Parity *%_)@(_)(!$()#!@)$*(! 489 029=Usr:1 CISTOP MIKEY 05/07/90 22:14 Msg:5212 Call:28960 Lines:2 490 I am therefor I lurk. 491 --------------------- 030=Usr:368 Nemesis Warlock 05/08/90 10:40 Msg:5213 Call:28965 Lines:2 492 I think I am, therefore I clutter. 493 031=Usr:1 CISTOP MIKEY 05/08/90 18:11 Msg:5214 Call:28968 Lines:2 494 I think I can therefor I don't. 495 --------------------------- 032=Usr:186 Wesley Smith 05/09/90 21:02 Msg:5216 Call:28973 Lines:14 496 How do you use the mall room? I can not figure out how to use that feature 497 of this board. I am really enjoying using my modem and i hope to do in the 498 in the future. I will now give you #2. limerics i made up for Mount ST. 499 Hellens. 500 a man once climbed a volcano, but the ground, it was hotter than draino. He 501 502 503 I messed up again please forgive me i am an amature computer 504 user. now i will try again with my limerics. A man onec climbed a volcano, 505 But the ground it was hotter than draino. He soon learned h 506 507 his lesson, Don't ever go messon round the top of an active volcano. 508 A mountain once riddled in sin, Soon changed the great shape she was in. Thoug 509 the sign said no smokin, She had people chokin. Cause the Devil was smokin wit 033=Usr:368 Nemesis Warlock 05/10/90 14:57 Msg:5218 Call:28980 Lines:5 510 :::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::==== 511 Oooh! I've used up all but 116 lines of my access for this disk! That means 512 that the other users are STILL going to have to enter about 350 lines of text! 513 Whatever shall I do, wherever shall I go... 514 :::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::==Zephyr::(The One Eared Lagomorph)=::::==== 034=Usr:11 L'homme sans Par 05/11/90 09:29 Msg:5221 Call:28992 Lines:7 515 516 ($%_)@#()_!#($!($)!($_)(~_)@($!@$+_!)@+_$)!+_$(#%*@#*%^$)^*)(_)$$)!+@_*$)#*%&_) 517 Milch: had a little trouble with telnet. Silly me forgot the /etc/shells 518 file required for people who use *real* shells on their systems. Pretty 519 slick package... 520 (*@(%*@#*%_)(_)%(_)*%^_)%@#%(@)*@#*_ L'homme sans Parity (*$@(@*%_)%_%@#(%@#(%@ 521 035=Usr:13 voyeur 05/12/90 01:15 Msg:5226 Call:29020 Lines:11 522 :::::::O O:::::::::05/12/90::::::::::::::::::::::::01:16:39::::::O O:::::::: 523 This year's winning entry in the Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest: 524 "Dolores breezed along the surface of her life like a flat stone 525 forever skipping along smooth water, ripping reality sporadically 526 but oblivious to it consistently, until she finally lost momentum, 527 sank and, due to an overdose of flouride as a child which caused 528 her to suffer from chronic apathy, doomed herself to lie forever 529 on the floor of her life as useless as an appendix and as lonely 530 as a 500-pound barbell in a steroid-free fitness center." 531 OK, now you have something to aim for. 532 ::::::::O O:::::::::::::::::::::::voyeur::::::::::::::::::::::::::O O:::::::: 036=Usr:368 Nemesis Warlock 05/12/90 18:24 Msg:5227 Call:29028 Lines:8 533 :::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::==== 534 535 Just a marker, ripping reality most sporadically, but oblivious to it 536 consistently... 537 538 'This must be the place pies go when they die...' 539 540 :::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::==Zephyr::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::==== 037=Usr:227 Kenneth Yankee 05/15/90 04:27 Msg:5229 Call:29071 Lines:7 541 ** WANTED ** 542 A tennis partner that has Sunday - Tuesday available, (prefer a female under 543 30. I am a male, 26). Please write back or call me directly (206) 737-2788. 544 545 ]