LIST FILE ON MARGIN IS 76 STATUS: ALL ALLOWED NUMBER OF LINES: 601 1 If you are in need of help, you need but ask.... 2 ********************* REMOVED: 12 JUL 83 *************************** 3 Welcome to BWMS (BackWater Message System) Mike Day System operator 4 ************************************************************ 5 GENERAL DISCLAIMER: BWMS IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY INFORMATION PLACED ON 6 THIS SYSTEM. 7 BWMS was created as an electronic bill board. BWMS is a privatly 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. 10 It is intended that the system be normally used for messages and 11 advertisments by the users. As the system is privatly owned, I retain the 12 right to remove any and all messages which I may find offensive 13 to me. Additionally because of the limited size of the system, it will be 14 periodically purged of older messages. (only 629 lines of data can be saved) 15 The saved information will be cycled to drive 'B' while the information on 16 drive 'B' will be archived, and a fresh disk will be installed in drive 'A'. 17 To leave a message, type 'ENTER' and use ctrl/C or break to get out 18 of the enter mode. The message is automaticly stored. 19 If after entering the message you find you made a mistake, 20 use the replace command to replace the line. 21 To exit from the system, type 'OFF' then hang up. 22 Type 'HELP' to see other commands that are available on the system. 23 ======================================== 24 25 IN ELDEN DAYS BEFORE THE RISE OF MIDDLE EARTH THERE ONCE WAS A LAND KNOWN 26 AS VALINOR...A GOLDEN KINGDOM RULED BY GOOD KING FIRAMAR... 27 BRIGHT BLOOMS SHOWED THEIR VIBRANT COLORS AND POWDER BLUE LARKS SANG 28 THEIR JOYOUS SONGS...MEN AND ELVES DWELT THERE TOGETHER IN PEACE 29 EVEN TIMID FOREST CREATURES WOULD 30 FROLIC AND DANCE IN THE AIRY GLENS AND GREEN BOWERS WITHOUT FEAR 31 YOU SEE, FIRIMAR HELD IN TRUST THE STAFF OF POWER, VILYA... 32 WITH WHICH HE PROTECTED HIS LAND FROM ALL EVIL 33 IN KTHE GREY LANDS TO THE EAST, THE BLACK LORD MORGOTH LUSTED FOR 34 THE RICHES OF THE GOLDEN LAND...AND 35 WITH THE DEMONS UNGLIANT, VALARAUKAR, AND BALROG HE PLOTTED TO 36 CRUSH VALINOR. BY TREACHERY AND SORCERY FOUL--VILYA WAS STOLEN AND 37 THEN LOST AND FIRIMAR CRUELLY MURDERED 38 THE INHUMAN LEGIONS OF THE BLACK LORD WITH UNGLIANT, VALARAUKAR, 39 AND BALROG IN THE FORE SWEPT THROUGH VALINOR FILLING IT WITH 40 SHADOWS AND BEWILDERMENT. 41 MORGOTH IS NOW KING OF ALL VALINOR-- 42 PAIN AND DARKNESS HOLD SWAY THERE NOW...ALL SCIONS OF FIRIMAR ARE DEAD 43 EXCEPT FOR ONE, THE YOUNGEST...NAMELESS HE WANDERS THROUGH ALL 44 THE LANDS OF THIS REALM ACCOMPANIED BY A FAITHFUL MONGREL DOG 45 SEARCHING FOR THE STAFF OF POWER, VILYA AND THE CHANCE TO SEIZE 46 HIS HERITAGE AND FREE VALINOR...SO IF 47 BY CHANCE YOU MEET A NAMELESS ONE WITH HIS FAITHFUL SHAGGY CUR 48 BEGRUDGE THEM AN EVENING REPAST, A GLASS OF ALE AND A NIGHT 49 IN THE STABLE...FOR THEIR QUEST IS LONG AND VALINOR IS STILL CAPTIVE 50 51 THE DARK PRINCE 52 ******************************************************************************** 53 54 55 FOR ALL THOSE PEOPLE WHO WANT SOMETHING DIFFERENT 56 TRY (206) 256-xxxx . WHO KNOWES YOU MIGHT GET LUCKY. 57 OR 58 (415)658-xxxx 59 60 61 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> 62 Lori:sorry I didn't get back to you 63 a drive ago,but my color TV just went 64 up in smoke,and I had to hook up a small 65 B+W I keep for just such emergencies. 66 If I might be so bold (and I admit, 67 ungentleman-like) what prime number is 68 your age closest to?Not to pry,but as 69 Dr. Joyce Brothers would put it I am: 70 "searching for members of the opposite 71 sex whose social millieu would be 72 conducive to engaging in age-appropriate 73 recreational activities"(would she say 74 that?)I might suggest PMS (245-xxxx) as 75 it has private message capability. 76 77 Dragon Lady:SCA activities question 78 still pending in the queue. 79 80 Max:I assure you, everyone on this 81 end of the VDT is well prepared for 82 an intellectual phantasmagoria of w 83 ich the likes of BWMS has yet to see. 84 (no insult intended,Mike).Just type 85 the word(s) on any rational subject 86 and I promise to put forth my best(?), 87 as I have yet to.......... 88 89 90 Aaron Eastlund 91 or Arien of Estolad to the Dark Prince 92 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> 93 Mike: please explain File unsafe,etc 94 <><><><><><><><><><>aa<><><><><><><><><> 95 Lori:please don't think me to forward, 96 the early hour at wich I compile my 97 thoughts here takes its toll,ignore 98 anthing you fell inapropriate. 99 Aaron 100 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> 101 About FILE UNSAFE message, Don't worry about it, it just means 102 that who ever was on last time didn't type OFF before they 103 hung up at their end. Beyond that it means nothing. It is a 104 left over message from older and more disasterous days. 105 ***** CISTOP MIKEY AM I AWAKE? *** 8:30AM *** 7 JUL 83 ******* 106 Ahh I see a new customer in the Inn! Welcome to this humble 107 establishment fair Lori. May your stay be pleasent and merry. 108 ****** CISTOP MIKEY WELCOMES YOU **** 7 JUL 83 *** 8:40AM **** 109 My my business does seem to have picked up! New and active 110 users coming in to stir up the dust and bring new blood! 111 Hurahh! Things were getting just a bit stale around here. 112 *** CISTOP MIKEY QUITE PLEASED *** 7 JUL 83 *** 8:50AM ***** 113 To: Lori From: Tron Re: You 114 115 Yes, we may have met. I was at the Gresham roller rink a 116 little before Christmas. Let me give you a description of the 117 girl I met. 118 She was about 3 inches shorter than me, had braces, brownish- 119 blonde hair and was a freshman at the time. 120 She said that her parents or someone was a computer dealer 121 which informed me that it MIGHT be you. Just in a curious 122 state...... 123 124 125 Tron (Chris Bradley) 126 P.S. I used "miffed" as a question mark. 127 ---------- 128 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>><<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< 129 TO MIKE DAY: IN YOUR OPENING MESSAGE ON EACH DISK, DOES THE NUMBER OF LINE 130 REFERED TO INCLUDE THE INFORMATION BIT OR JUST WHAT HAS BEEN ADDED SINCE THE 131 DISK WAS CHANGED? THANKS, TEE DAWSON 132 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>><<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< 133 ----- 134 For sale: 135 136 1979 Chevrolet Crewcab Pickup. Started at $13,000 and then 137 $12,000 the next ad. Now we are selling it for $10,500. 138 139 Description: One ton. Long wide bed. Automatic transmission. 140 Powersteering. Powerbrakes. Cruise control. Air conditioning. 141 Step hitch. Warn Hubs (4-wheel drive). Warn 8000 lb. winch. Dual 142 exhaust for the 454 cubic inch engine which is the replacement 143 engine for the original 360 cubic inch. Aluminum mag wheels with 144 all new steel belt radials. Extra set of steel rims and tires. 145 Cobra CB/FM/AM Cassette (regular cassette - not 8 track). Tilt 146 wheel. Sliding rear window. Tool box to fit across the long wed 147 bed. Extra gas tank to fit on top of tool box. Total of 200 148 gallons to feed through regular dual gas tanks with electric 149 change over. One compartment can be set up for diesel. Dual 150 batteries which recharge off the main alternator. One battery 151 used for winch. Fog lights. Uses regular gas. Passed DEQ in 152 Portland last month. Extra set of cloth seat covers. Interior 153 clean and damage free. Is not the "Dooley" wheels in order to 154 accomodate a camper. 155 156 We bought this rig in order to travel across the country in a 157 camper. Just as we were about to buy the camper, we had a motor 158 fire. The insurance company paid for the repairs which amounted 159 to about $10,000. I put in another $1500 in work to make it all 160 perfect down to replacing the cam shaft in the engine. Cooper 161 Auto did most of the work at l06th and NE Halsey and he said he 162 will give itemized receipts. The point of all this is that the 163 guts of the engine compartment are new. The odometer reads 164 50,000 miles, but the odometer is the only thing that old. 165 166 To replace this rig with all the special equipment would have 167 cost the insurance company $23,000, so they could not have felt 168 too bad to get it done for "only" $10,000. For someone who needs 169 this kind of rig with all the recent work done on it, it should 170 be a good deal. 171 172 We own it free and clear. 181 182 183 Bill Flowers 184 $$$$ |||| $$$$ |||| $$$$ |||| $$$$ |||| $$$$ |||| $$$$ |||| $$$$ 185 To: Aaron From: Lori Re: Age 186 No, you are not being bold. It is only natural to want 187 to know the age of your correspondents. I am 18 years of 188 age. Is that close enough for you?... 189 To: Tron From: Lori Re: ? 190 Sorry to disappoint you but I DO NOT and never have had braces. I 191 just graduated from high school and am 5 feet 1 inch tall. My hair 192 falls to just about the middle of my back and is of a dark brown 193 color. Does that sound familiar to you?? My family is not into 194 computers. In fact, the terminal that I am now working on is my 195 sister's. Well, it is on loan to her. I originate from West 196 Seattle, Washington where I have lived all my life. 197 Lori 198 $$$$ |||| $$$$ |||| $$$$ |||| $$$$ |||| $$$$ |||| $$$$ |||| $$$$ 201 TO: Bob FROM: Art 202 Howdy! 203 **************************************************************** 204 To: Lori From: Tron Re: Darn it! 205 206 Geez. I've been looking for her for a long time. To bad, Well, 207 we are still friends, aren't we? 208 209 Tron 210 ---------- 211 It would seem that the "Dragon Lady" would turn all the Local 212 BBS' into taverns such as this one. The use of pseudonyms helps to 213 set the atmosphere of the establishment. One would expect much different 214 people and conversations at other places within the (electronic) comm- 215 unity. CBBS is more of a country store or community center 216 than Backwater. There is room and nessesity for both. The picture 217 one would get of the Dragon lady is of an empty-headed party girl 218 unable to deal with any other situation and thus insistent on 219 transporting her desires to other establishments. 220 --------- Max Grody 221 lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll 222 Dear Mr. Grody; 223 I do believe you have hit the nail on the head... 224 Best Wishes 225 the Phantom Glitch 226 YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY 227 To: Bit Byter: 228 How old are you? You sound over the hill. The newer computers 229 are not junk. They are usually better at what they are. They could 230 be better, but you couldn't afford them (see more on this below.) 231 We all live in our own dream world, which is OK as long as you know 232 it, but your comment implies you don't. Ah,well. 233 ........................ 234 Electronics, jun 30,1983; page 50 235 236 Breaking it's long silence on the successor to it's Cyber 205 supercomputer, 237 CDC has revealed plans for an 8 processor machine called the 2XX. It's made 238 of CMOS logic arrays cooled with liquid nitrogen to acheave speeds of up to 239 40 times faster than the Cyber 205 (which is about tied with the Cray as 240 the fastest computer made). It should peak at over 10 gigaflops, with 241 sustained rates of 1 to 2 gigs. (wowee!!) Each of the 8 processors will 242 have up to 32 megabytes, and up to 2 megs of shared memory. 243 If that is out of your price range (no, they weren't willing to burn the 244 mag up with the price) you can still get a TI 99-4a for $100, but perhaps 245 not for long, as they are losing money on them pretty fast, and are likely 246 to do what they did with digital watches:buy the market but not be able 247 to afford to stay in the market once they did. Or, in other words, I 248 think the 99-4 is a dead end. Buy now while it still exists. 249 250 In any case, the quality of the machines is very good, but what counts 251 is the software. (As walt Bilofsky say "with out software, it's just 252 an expensive paperweight.") Sorry to say, this means CP/M. Even a perfect 253 machine would die in the market without software. 254 255 Compare your dream computer with what BWMS runs on, and see what even a 256 real dog can do. I like my VIC-20; it's not a big, powerful machine, but 257 for $82.99, you can't beat it. If you don't like it, pay your $50 million 258 and get a 2XX. 259 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^B.A.D.vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv 260 ---------------------- 261 FM:Wealthy Entrepaneur 262 TO:B.A.D. 263 SJ:ORDER 264 265 Will you take an order for one of these 2XX'S??? I already 266 have it on my Christmas list... 267 268 By the way, do I have to change the liquid nitrogen every 300 269 gigaloops???? By the way, what's a gigaloop??? 270 271 Signed, 272 Howard Hughes older brother. 273 ____________________________ 274 Ah, Lori (and other females), don't you realize that all these male type 275 computerniks on here just want to get into your drawers? If only they 276 could figure out how to do it electronically!!! 277 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> 278 think nothing of that cur,Lori,I for 279 one am depending on bio-chemistry to 280 get into your drawers. 281 In a humorus vein,Aaron 282 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> 283 Glitch and Grody: I would guess that you are soon to be heavily shelled-- 284 maybe even by two related cannons--and rightfully so--for your comments. 285 Run for cover and repent. HUMBUG 286 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 287 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 08 Jul 83 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< 288 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 02:27 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< 289 Slinging mud again, are you, Grody? I will not stoop to such depths 290 myself, although I have more than enough cause to! Curious that you come 291 stabbing when you figure that my back is turned, just as you did when I was 292 taking my leave last winter...On, to indignantly rebut your appraisal of 293 this female's intelligence and adaptability! First, your point regarding 294 the variety of atmospheres that can be found--and the necessity for this-- 295 displayed a measure of imagination and tolerance. In fact, your comparing 296 CBBS to a community center was quite the apt illustration (I see not the 297 rustic flavour of a country store, though) and is persuasive logic 298 towards adapting to its crisp style. But why, Max Grody, must you mar 299 your musings with negative suppositions and judgments against a fellow 300 billboard-peruser? The basic assumption that you must have started with 301 was plausible, perhaps: that of seeing a female 'insist' on creating 302 anarchy in order to make herself comfortable. From this-->groan<... 303 now I'M assuming!--you evidently decided it was because she was not 304 CAPABLE of handling other environments, and therefore slabbed on some 305 extra labels, i.e. "party girl" and scatterbrained. Now, to dissect 306 and refute! To begin with, your basic premise was wrong. When I came 307 wandering into CBBS, I had no clue that I would cause a major uproar over 308 pen names; as my first comment reflects, I was rather pleased with the 309 system as it stood, and found their rule on nicknames reasonable and 310 seemingly flexible. (The wording of it does not specifically ban their 311 use, only restricts it.) Then they started this 'vote on nicknames' bit, 312 and I soon discovered that I was swimming against the tide on an issue 313 that I didn't really raise! (No doubt Samuel Langhorne Clemens would be 314 cheering me on, if he had not been so boorish as to die in 1910!) It 315 became simply a matter of principle to muster as much ingenuity as could 316 be found to defend the cause, even though the outcome was not of Great 317 Significance to me. As for another implication in your unfriendly blurb 318 regarding how this female 'can't handle the situation', which seems to be 319 a slur on my ability to converse on the business-like level of CBBS: I 320 reveal precisely what I wish to about myself, and why should I have to 321 prove my versatility to YOU? Because a person does not change faces when 322 commanded to does not mean they are incapable of it! Your comments that 323 accuse me of being the 'party-type' and 'giddy' I have to laugh at! Such 324 labels are quite ridiculus; if you only knew the reality--! By the way, 325 if your slander continues in this vein, I will not bother to answer; and 326 you need not think you're eroding my self-image, either. My reputation 327 is built with my own hands, and will not easily be torn to bits, if that 328 is what you're after, Grody my man...(and what is YOUR name?) 329 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> d <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< 330 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> 331 Your response noted,Lori,thank you. 332 <><><><><><><><>Aaron <><><><><><><><><> 333 ********************************************************* 334 About line number thingy at opening of disk, no it does not indicate 335 the number of lines since last use. BWMS is VERY dumb it has no way 336 of knowing who what or when anyone (or thing) has been on. 337 ***** CISTOP MIKEY **** 8 JULY 83 ***** 8:30AM ************ 338 Aaron: I will put the definition of Cistop on here as soon as I 339 can find it again and have the time to do so. I'm sure you will 340 find it amusing. In fact it might just be suitible to the current 341 situation! 342 ***** CISTOP MIKEY AGAIN *** 8 JULY 83 ***** 8:35AM ************** 343 Lady of Dragons: Whoof! My, I am totaly blown away with the last 344 little speech. I must applaud you for your excellent response 345 to Mr. Groady. I was wondering who was on here at 12:30AM last 346 night when I got home. (I should have known, but I was too beat 347 to even turn on the terminal and see who was there.) I do wonder 348 though if Mr. Groady and the like have ever REALLY read anything 349 you have said. It seems they have simply taken an idea and blown 350 it all out of proportion because of some prejudice they have 351 which they find threatened by this idea of nicknames. It does 352 seem strange since they didn't have this prejudice when DOC WATSON 353 was on the system. As for CBBS being more of a community center 354 then BWMS, I really do wonder how much they have paid any attention 355 to these systems and the goings on thereof. Finally to have the 356 gaul to speek of you as an empty-headed female! My! I now know 357 for a fact that they can't read! As it is quite obvious to any who 358 would even glance at you writings that this is not even close. 359 Your last little speech proves it yet once again. 360 ***** CISTOP MIKEY YET AGAIN **** 8 JULY 83 ***** 8:45AM ********* 361 Lori: Hello yet once again. It is refreshing to see another lady 362 on the system. Particularly after listening to the Mr. Groady 363 person. With comments of that sort it is no wonder there are 364 so few women here! It would take a very strong woman to stand up 365 to that kind of asault! Hmmm, do you think maybe we've touched on 366 the real reason for this attack? Maybe that is exactly what they 367 are after (I.E. Removing women from these worlds.) Considering 368 it to be an exclusive 'mens' club of some sort. If this is the 369 case, I feel very sorry for them. But I must leave now, I've 370 got to get to work. I'm already late>>>> 371 ***** CISTOP MIKEY ONE LAST TIME **** 8 JULY 83 *** 8:55AM ********* 372 Hey, Dragon Lady, if max's name is "MAX GRODY", why not call him: 373 "GRODY TO THE MAX"? 374 **************************************** 375 to: maxie grody et al 376 from: the dark prince 377 378 i've been following the debate on this 379 system and cbbs regarding aliases with some interest. 380 i would not presume to defend dragon lady (she's shown she can do that 381 very well herself). but i thought i would throw my two cents in 382 anyway. first i would like to point out that the 'party' personality 383 is not restricted to the female gender. men can be just as big empty 384 headed twits as women. second, it seems that a party person would 385 not even bother with this type of systemthere's all those parties to 386 go to, right? as for the fantasy world aspect of aliases---personally 387 i deal with the darker side of reality every day in my avocation and 388 this is a convienient escape...more feasibile than the other vices 389 available. this bbs is the most creative in the portland area 390 i see this and other systems as an art form in infancy 391 so come on maxie boy, back off a little and enjoy it for what it is... 392 if the dragon lady and others of her ilk offend you so much, try another 393 system. 394 395 dp 396 ******************************************************************************** 397 $$$$ |||| $$$$ |||| $$$$ |||| $$$$ |||| $$$$ |||| $$$$ |||| $$$$ 398 To: Mikey From: Lori Re: Your welcome 399 I am pleased to see that I have been accepted by the Innkeeper. It gives 400 me great pleasure to be accepted as a guest in your Inn. It does seem, 401 doesn't it, that Grody has some complaints against the female gender! 402 That will not stop any of us from enjoying the company of others in this 403 Inn. It is men like him that make us even more determined to continue on!! 404 To: Aaron From: Lori Re: Disgust! 405 Do you really think that that is the reason why I entered this system?! 406 You are sadly mistaken! I am affronted that you would even THINK that I 407 would jump into your drawers! How DARE you even assume that I am immoral! 408 If any more is said about jumping into your drawers, I shall not respond! 409 To: Tron From: Lori Re: Friendship 410 Yes, we can still be friends. 411 $$$$ |||| $$$$ |||| $$$$ |||| $$$$ |||| $$$$ |||| $$$$ |||| $$$$ 412 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> 413 my message was intended as a reply to 414 the person who commented as to the probable intentions of a specific subset of 415 the users;it was with the intent of showing the irrationality of such a line 416 of thought.My apologies to you. 417 I myself lept in surprise after perusing your note,who said anything about 418 immoral?I find mock indignation almost as annoying as max's diatribe;both are 419 to the same end,max comments on what he believes to be the mental condition 420 of a specific woman,and apparently women in general,reactions such as yours only 421 encourage such skewed thinking,by supporting that females are somehow "more 422 airheaded",more "sensative",or differnt in some nebulus way. 423 I find the contents of back-water a 424 mental breath of fresh air,especially when there is input from the more capable 425 gender(female),as some of us men get caught in the rut of believing that all 426 is cut-and-dry,that we have to stand on protocol to relate to fellow humans,and 427 that those who are following there own path such as our D.L. ,are somehow less,s 428 somehow different from us. 429 Don't fall in,Lori. 430 My apologies again to you,and 431 welcome. 432 Aaron 433 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> 434 ----- 460 WEIGHT TRAINING! A balanced fitness program to fit your 461 individual needs. 462 463 o Strength 464 o Flexibility 465 o Endurance 466 o Stress Reduction 467 o Prevention of Injuries 468 o Slenderizing 469 o Muscle Tone 470 o Weight Loss 471 o Control of Appetite 472 o Injury Rehabilitation 473 o Cardiovascular Development 474 475 Call 254-xxxx for an appointment. The Court Club, 476 Portland, OR, 97220. 477 ----- 478 *********************************************************** 479 TO: Bob FROM: Art 480 481 Had enough! 482 483 *********************************************************** 484 ---------- 485 Ah! But my words got a response and from the tone of the response(s), 486 it would seem that I have touched a nerve. First, read my last message ag 487 again, as I never used the words "giddy" or "scatterbrained". 488 Dark prince, I specifically said that establishments such as 489 Backwater were nessesary - my point is that it would be bad 490 to turn all the other BBS's in the area into Backwater Inns. 491 The Atmosphere of CBBS is very much akin to an old Country store, 492 with a few people on the corner playing board games, and salesmen 493 or farmers hawking their wares, etc. -- the only part missing 494 is the propriator selling his wares. 495 As for masks, we all wear masks - but the mask should be appropriate 496 to the occasion. 497 You disapprove of my tone, yet you not only respond but now have 498 some emotional investment. As for my "dislike" of women- 499 it doesn't exist - what I am echoing is womens dislike of themselves!!! 500 ---------- Max Grody (yes Grody to the Max!!) 501 IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN JOINING A NEW VIC USERS GROUP (N.E. PORTLAND), CALL MIK 502 E AT 289-xxxx. 503 HELP 504 505 OFF 506 507 508 THIS IS A TEST FOR THE REST OF THE FAMILY 509 510 ********************************************************* 511 What an interesting and absured thing to say! "What I am echoing is 512 womens dislike of themselves!" I find this most unusual comeing 513 from a male (or one who professes to be) My reaction is 'how would 514 you know? Are you a woman that you can know what they think and 515 feel for that matter what of the many varied number of women out 516 there? Yes there might be some who dislike themselves for some reason 517 or another, but I hardly find this to be special or out of the ordinary 518 there are just as many males who have the same feelings. But on the 519 whole I cannot beleive that all those women out there hate themselves! 520 That is a totaly absured thought!. I really wonder what rock you have 521 been hiding under? Surely you are capable of coming up with a more 522 intelligent accusation then that, or at least you should be able to. 523 You speek of the bubbleheadedness of some who use this system, but 524 I really wonder who is the bubblehead after seeing that comment. 525 *** CISTOP MIKEY WITH A BLISTERING COMMENT IN RETURN *************** 526 ********** 10:45PM ******* 8 JULY 83 ******************************* 527 WWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!!! 528 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> well spoken,O Mikey 529 just trying my new auto time key 530 this one 01:56 and my new auto 531 head/foot<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>and all with one key! 532 Aaron at 01:57 533 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> 534 ----- 535 I would appreciate it if the person who changed the first word in my ad 536 would keep his damned fingers off of his keyboard until he is able to con- 537 duct himself in a more mature manner. 538 ----- 539 HELLO. A NEW VIC / 64 USERS GROUP IS BEING FORMED IN N.E. PORTLAND. IF YOU A 540 RE INTERESTED, CALL MIKE AT 289-xxxx. 541 542 It would seem that Senor Grody suffers from an affliction common to computer 543 enthusiasts. (I am not speaking of myopia.) People (male or otherwise) who 544 enjoy spending hours with a computer often feel less than comfortable around 545 other humans. A machine is predictable (even when suffering from intermittent 546 anomalies). A machine doesn't laugh at you. A machine won't hurt your feelings 547 because you can always turn it off (and it knows it!). 548 The machine lover finds it difficult to interact with people who don't 549 share the same love of machines, especially members of the opposite sex. They 550 resort to clumsy attempts to gain the attention of possible "objects of 551 affection" (if you will please pardon the expression). Often as not, these 552 attempts backfire and produce the opposite effect desired. 553 And what delightful fantasies you can have with a crt when a desirable 554 creature leaves messages on Mikey's disks! Drawers? Not unless they are 555 the drawers that contain the archives of BWMS. 556 It is always nice to dream, eh Maximillian? 557 {}{}{}{}{}{}{}{} Analog Alan {}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{} July 9, 1983 1213 PDT {}{} 558 TO CHANGE THE MODE OF THINGS FOR A MOMENT-I HAVE FERNS THAT SEEM TO 559 BE DOING ALRIGHT BUT DON'T SEEM AS HEALTHY AS THEY COULD BE-WATER- 560 ING THEM EVERY OTHER DAY AND MISTING WITH OFF SOUTHERN EXPOSURE-ONE 561 SITS NEXT TO THE TERMINAL-IS THERE ANY PLANT-MANICS OUT THERE WITH 562 A HEALTHFUL HINT:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 563 THANK YOU...........R.GREGORY..........7/9/83............. 564 OFF 565 :.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.: 566 Hello there, plant lover! Being new here, you wouldn't know that nobody 567 is likely to find you here tucked away on the end of drive b! Except 568 curious little ole' me...your poor fern is being fried, Mr. R, so trot 569 that droopy yellow plant over to an eastern or northern exposure (depending 570 on the kind) and keep misting it. It likes that, as well as a moderately 571 cool environment. Do croon at in once in a while, too, and it'll perk up! 572 .:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:. 573 574 575 576 577 578 ***************************************************************** 579 Consider the title of CISTOP and the meaning thereof; 580 This is a strange title you might say, for few have seen its like 581 before. What is its meaning and why was it chosen? At first it 582 would seem but a humourous misspelling of a commonly used 583 abbreviation for systems operator. Closer examination will show 584 that it goes much deeper then this. If you look in your dictionary 585 (Ahhh do I hear the rusling of pages?) you will find an interesting 586 deffinition accorded the word. (I would in hope that you are looking 587 at an unabridged dictionary.) The definition being that of a tomb or 588 chest. Yet if we look further, we find that it comes from a Greek 589 word 'CISTA'. If we look yet even further, we find that this was 590 also used for the base of the word 'CISTERN', which may be defined as 591 a reservoir of water. Does the meaning now become clearer?....... 592 Of course, it is quite possible that some will mistake it as simply 593 a misspelling of 'CYST', a saclike structure filled with diseased 594 matter, Which a few would consider BWMS to be on the backside of 595 the message system community. No matter, you may choose the 596 definition you wish.... 597 **** A DEFINITIVE CISTOP MIKEY **** 10 JULY 83 **** 12:30PM ******** 598 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> 599 hows the fern? 600 Aaron at 15:23 601 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>