reconstructed version - edited copy --------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE DEAD CBBS SCROLLS: EXACT TRANSCRIPTIONS OF THERMAL ROLLS FROM THE FIRST MONTHS OF WARD CHRISTENSEN AND RANDY SUESS' CBBS, FOUNDED FEBRUARY 16, 1978 Transcribed by Jason Scott of TEXTFILES.COM, May 5, 2002 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ROLL TIME SPAN: June 4th, 1978 - June 5th, 1978 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- FROM: DAVE CAULKINS DATE: 6/4/78 TO: RANDY SUBJ: PET MODEM THE PET MODEM IS THE TNW488 FROM THE NET WORKS 5014 NARRAGANSETT #6 SAN DIEGO,CA 92107 $320 ASSEMBLED, $60 FOR BOARD+MANUAL. I HAVE BEEN QUITE PLEASED WITH MINE. FROM: DAVE CAULKINS DATE: 6/4/78 TO: ALL SUBJ: CAL. CBBS THE SAN FRANCISCO AREA CBBS WILL START OFFICIAL OPERATION ON OR BEFORE 15 JUNE (WE ARE WAITING FOR DAA INSTALLATION). THE NUMBER WILL BE 408-246-2806; THE HOURS WILL BE 9PM TO 8AM PST. WE HOPE TO MOVE TO MOVE TO 24 HR OPERATION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. MANY THANKS TO WARD AND RANDY, WHO MADE IT ALL POSSIBLE; TO RICHARD GRAGG AND WEB PEARCE WHO DID THE HARD WORK OF INSTALLATION; AND TO JIM WARREN WHO DONATED THE EQUIPMENT. FROM: DAVE CAULKINS DATE: 6/4/78 TO: WARD SUBJ: ATLANTA CBBS THE ATLANTA CBBS NUMBER I HAVE IS 404-458-4886 IN CASE YOU DON'T ALREADY HAVE IT. OPERATION IS SOMEWHAT SPORADIC - DENNIS HAS IT ON ONE OF HIS BUSINESS PHONES. DAVE FEEDBACK FROM WARD CHRISTENSEN: ALL THAT STATIC ON MY FONE FINALLY TOOK IT'S COURSE, NOW MY PHONE IS COMPLETELY DEAD. SAID THEY WOULD FIX BY MON PM. IT'S NICE TO HAVE MINIFLOPPY - QUICK STARTUP. I CAN CALL CBBS, AND IF & ONLY IF IT ANSWERS, I CAN TURN ON THE SYSTEM AND ESTABLISH ....COMMUNICATIONS BEFORE IT TIMES OUT. GONNA WRITE A POST CARD TO THE GUY WHO SAID IT WAS NICE, BUT WE SHOUD HAVE A WAY TO SHUT OFF THE ECHO. I'M NOT SO SURE THIS BACKSLASH ON THE RUBOUT IS SO NICE, AS IT MAKES THE INPUT LINES SO LONG IF YOU HAVE TO MAKE MANY CORRECTIONS. MUST/DRIVE TTY PEOPLE NUTS, IF THEY DON'T HAVE AUTO C/R. BYE.. GONNA LOOK AT MODEM FO AT LEAST 1 HR TODAY. FROM: CHRISTOPHER ESPINOSA DATE: 06/04/78 TO: ALL SUBJ: NEWS ABOUT APPLE COMPUTERS I'M USING A STANDARD APPLE II COMPUTER WITH THE NEW COMMUNICATIONS INTERFACE. I'M CALLING FROM CALIFORNIA SO THE PHONE LINES ARE A LITTLE GLITCHY AND I'M USING 110 BAUD (I COULD GO TO 300 BUT QUALITY WOULD SUFFER.) THIS IS A REALLY FANTASTIC SYSTEM! YOU ARE ALL TO BE CONGRATULATED ON A JOB WELL DONE. SEE YOU LATER! CHRISTOPHER ESPINOSA APPLE COMPUTER INC. CUPERTINO, CA (408) 996-1010 FROM: RICH KROTZ DATE: 06/04/78 TO: ALL SUBJ: SWTPC FOR SALE FOR SALE: SWTPC 6800 WITH 8K MEMORY AND SWTBUG ASSEMBLED AND RUNNING--$500 FRM--CALL RICH 394-3893 FROM: WEB PEARCE DATE: 5/4/78 [sic] TO: STEVE WALK + ALL SUBJ: CP/M ON N. STAR + ICOM STEVE, THE MINIMUM SYSTEM FOR CP/M IS 16K CP/M IS AVAILIBLE FOR NORTH STAR FLOPPY THRU LIFEBOAT ASSOC.(DON'T KNOW WHERE THEY ARE) ICOM HAS SAID THAT THEY ARE GOING TO COME OUT WITH CP/M FOR THE FRUGAL FLOPPY BUT I DON'T KNOW WHEN SO I CALLED THE COMPUTER MART OF N.J.(201-283-0600) THEY HAVE ALREADY MADE IT SO THAT YOU CAN RUN FDOS-II OR FDOS-III OR CP/M WITH THE SAME PROM.I HAVE IT AND HAVE BEEN RUNNING WITH IT FOR 2 WEEKS -NO PROBLEMS WORKS GREAT YOU GET CP/M VER 1.4 AND A NEW 2708 PROM FOR CONTROLLER FOR $180.00 HOPE THAT ANS. YOUR QUESTION- ANY MORE QUESTIONS ABOUT CP/M ON ICOM LEAVE ME A MESSAGE FEEDBACK FROM BOB SWARTZ: YOU TELL ME TO LOOK AT MESSAGE 37 BUT IT ISN'T THERE ALSO YOU HAVE ME ALL SET UP FOR A PARTICULAR SYSTEM WITH MY NAME BUT IF I WANT TO CHANGE IT I CAN'T LIKE GOING TO LOWER CASE ANYWAY I THINK IT'S VERY REMARKABLE FOR WHAT IT DOES!!! FEEDBACK FROM JAN KLODNER: FINALLY ABLE TO GET IN THE SYSTEM AFTER MUCH TRYING. RUNNING A TELETYPE 43 HERE AND USING A MODEM.VERY DIFFICULT TO YPE AS THE ECHO BAKC IS SLOW..REALLY SLOW..IS THRS NORMALY THE WAY IT IS SUPPOSED TO FUNCTION?? I CANNOT GET IN ON 300BAUD, ONLY 110....OTHEI THAN THAT WILL LOK FORWARD TO USING THIS BULLETIN BOARD! FROM: DOYAL MCYICKER DATE: 06/04/78 TO: WARD CHRISTENSEN SUBJ: CACH MBR.SHIP PLEASE SEND MORE INFO ON CACHE TO DOYAL J. MCYICKER JR. BOX 847 MATTOON, ILLINOIS 61938 OR CALL 217 895 3563 BEFORE 9PM (KILL UPON RECEIPT) FROM: GERRY;SWETSKY DATE: 06/04/78 TO: STEVE WALK SUBJ: CP/M ----- ICOM FLOPPY STEVE - AN EASIER WAY TO GET CP/M UP ON AN ICOM DRIVE IS TO CONTACT ROY EMERSON AT BITS AND BYTES IN POSEN, IL - (312) 389 7112. I GOT MY ROM FROM THEM AND IT RUNS SUPER. CAN EVEN SWAP FILES BACK AND FORTH FROM FDOS TO CP/M! ALSO CAN LIST AN FDOS DIRECTORY WHILE IN CP/M. GOOD LUCK GERRY FROM: RICH GROOT DATE: 06/05/78 TO: CHRISTENSEN SUBJ: CONGRATUATIONS CONGRATULATIONS ON GETTING YOUR TICKET, WARD! YOU NOW BELONG TO ON\NO\THE TWO BEST HOBBIES IN THE COUNTRY. (WELL, ALMOST. HIKING IS FIRST!) 73'S ESGL. RICH WD8KWD FEEDBACK FROM RANDY SUESS: SWARTZ WAS THE 'UNKNOWN' WHO HAS BEEN TRYING TO BOMB THE SYSTEM...TALKED TO HIM LAST NIGHT FROM: GARY COVINGTON III DATE: 06/05/78 TO: WARD ET AL SUBJ: NOCCC CBBS ORANGE COUNTY CA. THE NORTH ORANGE COUNTY COMPUTER CLUB IS GETTING READY TO SET UP A CBBS WE ARE LOCATED IN THE SOUTHERN SUBURBS OF LOS ANGELES CA. WE ARE CURRENTLY RUNNING CPM ON AN IMSAI AND HAVE A VERY ACTIVE GROUP USING DC HAYES MODEMS. WE MAY CONTACT YOU LATER FOR SOME SUGGESTIONS ON THE SOFTWARE IMPLEMENTATION. CONTACT GARY COVINGTON III, 1714 LARKSPUR DR, PLACENTIA, CA., 92670, 714_528_4438, HOME FOR ANY DETAILS. TARGET IS BY JULY 1 1978. VERY IMPRESSIVE SYSTEM HERE. I HOPE OURS WORKS OUT AS WELL FEEDBACK FROM RANDY SUESS: APPENDED COMMENTS AS WERE GETTING TOO LONG (LOG ALSO) LOOK AT COMMENTS.ALL FROM: RICH SMOITH DATE: 060578 TO: ALL SUBJ: FOR SALE TRS80 TRS 80 16K RAM LEVEL 1 BASIC PHILADELPHIA AREA CAN DELIVERE O HARE MID JUNE $850 CALL RICK LAMB 215 542 2852. FROM: BILL SCHAUER DATE: 6/5/78 TO: ED DOBILAITIS SUBJ: ED: THIS SYSTEM MAY BE OF INTEREST TO YOU. I FOUND THIS INFO IN THE JUNE ISSUE OF BYTE MAGAZINE,PG103 YOU OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW MAY WANT TO USE THE "BULLETIN" OR "MESSAGE" RETRIEVAL FEATURE, WITH A LITTLE PRACTICE, YOU CAN TALK TO OTHERS OR LEAVE REQUEST MESSAGES FOR THEM TO CALL YOU. WHY NOT TRY IT WHEN YOU CAN? BILL SCHAUER EXT. 4640 FEEDBACK FROM BILL SCHAUER: PLEASE ERASE MESSAGE #271. THANK YOU, BILL FROM: BILL MITCHELL DATE: 6/5/78 SUBJ: FORTH I.G. MAILING LIST PLEASE ADD MY NAME TO THE FORTH I.G. MAILING LIST. BILL MITCHELL 5805 FARNHAM COURT HANOVER PARK IL 60103 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE DEAD CBBS SCROLLS: EXACT TRANSCRIPTIONS OF THERMAL ROLLS FROM THE FIRST MONTHS OF WARD CHRISTENSEN AND RANDY SUESS' CBBS, FOUNDED FEBRUARY 16, 1978 Transcribed by Jason Scott of TEXTFILES.COM, May 5, 2002 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ROLL TIME SPAN: June 4th, 1978 - June 5th, 1978 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- reconstructed version - edited copy