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Description: BBS Listings Board Messages, from Utopia BBS (Chicago) Date: September, 1984 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- A>ME: BARNEY BADASS #6 DATE: 09-17-84 032548 MESSAGE TITLE: IT'S ACADEMIC! YES,IT IS. IT'S ACADEMIC THAT YOU ALL WANT TO GET THROUGH SCHOOL AS EASILY AS POSSIBLE.(MASOCHISTS NOT INCLUDED) SO....SO,BBS-ER'S..TELL ME,WHERE CAN YOU FIND A BBS WITH A BOARD DEDICATED TO THE TRADITIONALLY SUFFERING STUDENT? ************************************** GEE,BARNEY,WHERE CAN WE FIND SUCH A MUCH-NEEDED AND ORIGINAL BOARD? ************************************** WELL,BY GUM,I'M GLAD YOU ASKED THAT... WHY,AT THE GLUE BALL,OF COURSE!!!! THE GLUE BALL 465-HACK --THE SUBATOMIC THEORY THAT THINKS IT'S A BULLETIN BOARD SYSTEM!!!!!!!!-- IT'S SUB-BOARD 6,THE X-RAY SCAMMER.... SCHOOL HAX,TIPS FROM THE PROS,AND ALL SORTS OF NEAT STUFF FOR THE STUDENT ABOUND AT THE X-RAY SCAMMER!!!! AS SOON AS YOU FIND YOUR WAY OUT OF THE MIRAGE,CALL.AND TELL EM'BARNEY SENT YA. THAT'S 465-HACK. CLASS DISMISSED. NAME: LITTLE ROCKER #19 DATE: 10/14/84 033142 MESSAGE TITLE: WIZARDS PALACE OK PEOPLE THE WIZARDS PALACE BBS IS NOW WORKING THE # IS 283-5929 TELL SYSOP LITTLE ROCKER SENT YOU FOR QUICKER VALIDATION!!!!! P.S. WATCH FOR THE WIZARDS PALACE II COMING REAL SOON LATER LITTLE ROCKER NAME: FORD PREFECT #110 DATE: 10/16/84 143939 MESSAGE TITLE: PUBLICATIONS HIGH AGAIN, FORD HERE AT THE MIRAGE AND I I WANT TO ASK YOU ALL TO CALL MEGADODO PUBLICATIONS AT 677 5955 WE HAVE ALL SORTS OF BOARDS BUT AS A NEW USER YOU CANT SEE THEM. SO APLY FOR A PASSWORD AND WE WILL SEE YA THERE. LATTER DUDES FORD NAME: TAD BERKEY #52 DATE: 10/16/84 154214 MESSAGE TITLE: WHICH MODEM????? I AM LOOKING INTO BUYING EITHER A WESTR IDGE OR A 1650 AUTOMODEM------I WOULD L IKE SOME INFO ON EITHER OF THESES IF YO U CAN HELP ME TAD BERKEY NAME: RON WILLIAMS #40 DATE: 10+18+84 231106 MESSAGE TITLE: VERY IMPORTANT!!! HE EVERYONE, MY NAME IS RON'ROCKIN' WILLIAMS AND I AM VERY PROUD TO BE THE OWNER OF A COMMODORE 64 COMPUTER. I HOPE YOU ARE ALSO TO OWN ONE TOO. THIS IS OF COURSE ONLY FOR THOSE WHO ARE THAT LUCKY. WELL ANYWAY I'M POSTING THIS MESSAGE TO TRY AND CONVINCE MORE PEOPLE TO START CALLING AND POSTING ON C-64 BOARDS. LETS MAKE C-64 BOARDS JUST AS POPULAR AS THOSE FUCKING APPLES. IF YOU ASK ME ALL APPLE COMPUTERS HAVE IS JUST A NAME!! SO HOW ABOUT IT....GET OFF YOUR DUMB ASS AND START CALLING MORE. REMEMBER ONLY YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE. ALSO WHE YOU CALL OTHER BOARDS BE SURE TO LEAVE THIS BOARDS NUMBER OR ANOTHER C-64'S NUMBER. `RON' '85' REMEMBER...WHERE EVER YOU GO, THERE YOU ARE. NAME: ROAD WARRIOR #47 DATE: 10+21+84 145958 MESSAGE TITLE: WESTRIDGE MODEM SO YOU WANT TO KNOW ABOUT WESTRIDGE HUH WELL I'LL TELL VA. IT'S A FUCKIN GOOD MODEM WITH ONLY ONE SCREW UP. THE AUTO DIAL SUX. I CAN'T FIND ANY TERM PROGRAM THAT MAKES THE DAMN THING WORK THE WAY IT SHOULD. SO IF YOU LIKE DIALING THEN FLIPPING THE SWITCH IT'S COOL, BUT IF U EXPECT IT TO DO THE DIALING FOR YA, FORGET I T . THE 1650 WOULD BE BEST IF U COULD FIND A PLACE THAT HAS THE DAMN THINGS IN STOCK. LATER! THE ROAD WARRIOR NAME: JASON FORMAN #33 DATE: 09-15-84 091144 MESSAGE TITLE:0 HI GUYS NAME: GUISELLE MELENDEZ #11 DATE: 09-15-84 173350 MESSAGE TITLE: GREAT BBS!! HEY EVERBODY!!! CALL *************************************** THE FUNERAL PARLOR!! ************************************** IT'S GREAT!! THE NUMBER IS ***526-6922** CALL NOW!!!!! NAME: SEVERIAN DARKSIDE #26 DATE: 09-17-84 211327 MESSAGE TITLE: >>>>NEW MIDLINE<<<< HEY THERE IS A GREAT NEW MIDLINE AT 357-0082 FROM 11PM TO 7PM.P/W IS 123456 CALL TONITE!!!! LATER, SEV___SEV___SEV NAME: LITTLE ROCKER #19 DATE: 09-14-84 150828 MESSAGE TITLE: C.64 GAMES NEED NEW GAMES? ME TO LEAVE MESSAGE. I HAVE OVER 200 GAMES 10 SPRINT # 2 COPUSERVE I.D.S WILL TRADE FOR ANYTHING --------------------------------------- -------------------LITTLE-------------- ---------------------ROCKER------------ NAME THE SERPENT #9 DATE: 09-15-84 031344 MESSAGE TITLE: RE ABOVE MES PEOPLE SHOULD BE REMINDED THAT INFORMAT ION OF THAT SORT SHOULD NOT BE POSTED ON THE GENERAL BOARD, YOU KNOW WHAT INFO I AM TALKING ABOUT. I AM PRETTY SURE I HAVE MADE MYSELF CLEAR. THE TRADING OF INFO IS FINE, AS LONG AS YOU DO IT IN E-MAIL. HEY RICK, AM I RIGHT ABOUT ALL THIS? THE SERPENT