raw version - exact 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, March 22, 2002 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ROLL TIME SPAN: May 25th, 1978 - May 27th, 1978 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- N;RANDY;SUESS;C;PASS/TYPE LOG/R;102;103;104;105;106;107;108;109;110;1 11;112;113;114;115;116;117;118;119;120;111;121;21;1;122;123;124;125;1 2;127;128;129;130;13;1;132;133;134;135;1361;137;138;139;140;141;142;1 43;144;145;146;147;148;149;150;151/R/XCPM N;RANDY;SUESS;C;APAPASS/R;123;+;+/B;Y/G;Y WARD---- THE SYSTEM BLEW UP AGAIN......TYPE IN R;102;........;150 AND WHEN IT GETS TO ABOUT 133 IT GOES AWAY!!! /TY@PE/TYPE COMMENTS/X^ Y/Y/CHICAGO/Y/Y/Y/Y/Y/STEVE/KIRK/S//S/1 ?/B/?/R/18//5//?/E/052578/MIKE HERMAN/UNIX TES/Y/KIRK/Y/ I USE UNIX OP SYSTEM AND C AT UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS-CHI CAGO/I USE UNIX OP SYSTEM AT UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS- CHICHICAGO....IF ANYONE IS INTERESTED YOU CAN LOTRY UNIX BY DIALING 996-6320-/USE LOGIN NAME "MISC" NO PASSWORD. /L//L/1/S/HEY RANDY????????///////////L/? S/1/S/10/S/200/R/204/RANDY????/////G/Y/REAL FINE RANDY N/FRANK/CATANZARO//D/D/E//////X N/KEITH/COOK//_?/?/E/05/25/78/ALL/PRINTERS FOR SALE Y//Y/TWO PRINTERS FOR SALE. EXPANDOR $450.00; MODIFIED SELECTRIC $995.00. BOTH PRINTERS ARE IN GOOD WORKING ORDER. CALL KEITH COOK AT COMPUTERLAND OF ARLINGTON HTS. FOR FURTHER DETAILS.//S/R/211/ Y/Y/CHGO/Y/Y/Y/Y/Y/RUSS/KIRK/S//B/C/D/E //UHBHYU8M/Y///?/S/1/R/105/86/1/2/3/4/5/5 6/7/8/KKK//?/D/G/Y// N;WARD;CHRISTENSEN;C;PASS;S;19087/R;211 /TYPE LOG/TYPE COMMENTS/S;100,T=WARD/R;111 R;111/XCPM N;W;C;C;S;100,T=WARD/R;204;136;167//XCPM XCPM/PASS/XCPM N;WARD;CHRISTENSEN;C;E;5/25/78;DAVE CAULKINS;ATLANTA CBBS;Y;;N DAVE, I DO NOT HAVE THE NUMBER OF ATLANTA CBBS. I HAVE TALKED WITH DENNIS HAYES, AND DON HYDE (WHO IS DOINGSHO IWHO IS DOING THE/PROGRAMMING). THEY ARE USING DON'S DEVELOPMENT MACHIND /L;1/E;3/PROGRAMMING). THEY ARE USING DON'S DEVELOPMENT MACHINE C/FOR THE /FOR THE CBBS, SO IT'S HOURS ARE NOT FIXED. I SUGGEST YOU C ALL/CALL THEM AT (404) 455-7663 AND GET THE LATEST, OR PXY/OR, IF I REME/OR, IF I REMEMBER, I WILL ASK FOR IT WHEN I CALL, WH ICH/I DO FREQUENTLY. SORRY FOFR NOT ANSWERING SOONER. /P.S. THE ZIP CODE FOR CHICAGO IS WRONG ON THE CBBS/CALIFORNIA. 46304 IS CHESTERTON, INDIANA, INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH THE PLACE WHERE I CALL YOU FROM. I WONDER IF GRAGG DID A ZIP-TO-CITY SEARCH FROM MY CALL TO HIM, AND PUT THE ZIP DOWN. ANYWAY, IT IS 60613. P.S. ALSO, HOW ABOUT A 'CREDIT' LINE FOR RANDY AND I IN YOUR CBBS? ()OR WHAT IT AT THE END OF THE WELCOME, WHICH I CONTROL-C'D OUT OF). ((KILL THIS MSG)) L;1/E;7/I DO FREQUENTLY. SORRY FOR NOT ANSWERING YOUR MSG SOONER. E;12/I WONDER IF GRAGG DID A PHONE-TO-CITY SEARCH FROM MY CALL L;1/E;6/IF I REMEMBER, I WILL ASK FOR IT WHEN I CALL, WHICH E;9/P.S. THE ZIP CODE FOR CHICAGO IS WRONG ON THE S/R;136/K/136/R;167/K;167//R;182/K;182/DIR *.ALL PASS/DIR *.ALL/S;100,T=WARD/R;198//XCPM M;W;C;C;G/Y/5/25/78 AT 7:45 PM.// NO/JOHN/SCOTT/?/D/S/3/B/R/022/018/024//G NO/ ;/N/LARRY/ROOT/S/175,T=ROOT//S/175,T=LIEB;S;175,D=5/25/78;S;150,F=LIE B/B/S;200/R;204;211;;G;N/ N/MIKE/HERMAN/S/204/R/206/210//K/204/E/05/25/78 STEVE KIRK/UNIX/Y//N/DOES THE SYSTEM HAVE A CHESS PROGRAM? ARE YOU INTERESTED IN TRADING SOME PROGRAMS? /L/1/S/G/N/ NO;HENRY;HILLBRATH/?/S/150/R/212;206;194;170 /H/YN/N/N/Y/Y/N/Y/N/N/N/Y/R/1;,F=WANG/1,R=WANG 1,F=WANG/1,S=SALE/130//E/5/25/78/SYSTEM OPERATORS HELLO FORM 0000 FROM SEATTLE/YES/Y/HENR/Y I AM A MEMBER OF THE NORTHWEST COMPUTER CLUB. JUST FOUND OUT ABOUT YOUR NEAT SYSTEM FROM HOMEBREW N/L AND WROTE AN ARTICLE ON IT FOR OUR N/L. WE HAVE A SIMILAR CAPABILITY ON A LOCAL TIMESHARE SYSTEM, BUT NOT PUBLIC. I AM AMAZED THAT YOU CAN GET SO MUCH THRUPUT ON ONE PHONE LINE! LOTS OSOF SUCCESS. /S/S/210/S/1,F=WANFG/R/131//S/1,S=BYTE/R 108//S/80/R/93;94;95//G/I SEEM TO HAVE WOMESOME Y/YOUR MODEM DOSEN'T WANT TO TALK TO SOME OR OF OUR MODEMS BUT OTEROTH ER/YOUR MODEM DOESN7T'T SEEM TO WANT TO TALK TO SOME OF OUR MODEMS BUT OTHER THAN TAHATTHAT ITYOUR SYSTEM WORKS GREAT. I SEE FORM READING SOME MORE MESSAGES THAT YOU ARE HAVING THRUPUT PROBLEMS. WE ARE PRINTING YOUR NUMBER HOPE IT DOSEN'T MESS YOU UP TOO MUCH. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE YOUR SYSTEM DO WELL. LIOTS OF LUCK.// N/ERNIE/KENT/S/200/R/209/210/211/212/212 213/214/215/S//S/214/E/5/26/78/CARL HELMERS STUFF/Y//Y/HI! GOT YOUR NOTE AND GLAD TO HEAR YOU FINNALY GOT A MODEM. ADDUMING YOU'LL GET IT UP AND LOOK HERE SHORTLY, HERE IS A MESSAGE FOR YOU. I'VE GONT MINE SET SO YOUR MODEM CAN BECOME MY CONSOLE (IN PARALLEL WITH IT ACTUALLY), AND SHORTLY WILL BE SET FOR TRANSMISSION OF HEX FILES FROM DISK. WHEN YOU FIND THIS KILL IT AND I'LL KNOW YOU'RE SET UP AND SEND YOU THE NUMBER AND THE PASSCODES. FUN, HUH? ----- ERNIE//E/1/HI! GOT YOUR LETTER, AND AM GLAD TO HER YOUR GOT A /L//L/1/S/S/215/R/215/ G/N/ N;LARRY;ROOT;D/G;N/ /N;LARRY;ROOT;D;S;200,T=ROOT//R;61;84;87;; /R;61;84;;S;175,D=05/25/78/S;200//R;206;212;214;215;209;;G;N /E;05/26/78;WARD;UR212 212;Y;;N//NUMBER FOR ATLANTA CBBS IS: 404-458-4 886. GOT THRU TO IT/WED EVE/THU MORN. CREDIT IS THERE, UNDER 'WANT TO KITH EITHER SYSTEM, AND I TOO WAS THROWN WITH THE ZIP CODE FOR CHICAGO...LEFT A SHORT COMMENT TO THAT EFFECT. CUL KUR LCR//E/4/IS RUN BY BY WARD CHRISTENSEN AND RANDY SU ESS FOR MSG...ETC.'/S/G;N/ Y/N/JOLIET, IL/N/Y/Y/Y/Y/TOM/ROOT/D/S/200 /S;1,S=CHESS//R;61;84;87;;//S;62,F=HERMAN;S;62;F=MITCHELL /S;62,F=MITCHELL//G;Y/VERY INTERESTING SYSTEM....MY COUSIN LARRY ROOT TOLD ME/ABOUT IT, AND I THINK IT'S A GREAT IDEA. DIDN'T HAVE ANY IDEA ABOUT IT, AND I THINK IT'S A GREAT IDEA. DIDN'T HAVE ANY IDEA THAT 'AMATEURESS' COULD BE DOING STUFF LIKE THIS. HE ALSO TELLS ME THAT THERE ARE SIMILAR SYSTEMS IN CALI- FORNIA AND ATLANTA, AS WELL AS SEATTLE. SUPER GREAT. I PROBABLY WON'T GET INTO THIS SYSTEM VERY OFTEN. AM USING LARRY'S TTY RIGHT NOW. ANYWAY, I THINK IT'S GREAT. / N/BILL/MITCHELL/S/201/R/210/211/213/215 /G/N/ N;JOHN;BEAL/S;1,S=IMSAI/K;202/S;203/R;211;216 /G;N/ N;RANDY;SUESS;PASS/TYPE LOG/\\ N/DAVID/S^USAN/S/0,T=@AVID SOUSS/S/0,T=DAVID SOUSSAN R/179//K;179/R;179//S/0,SOUDAY/0,T=DAY/R;159;212;(8 38/K;15/R;158//RK;159/E/6,25,58/WARD & RANDY T@IS SYSTEM/Y/DAVE/N/I AM NORT CORRECTING ERRORS CAUSED BY COMPUTER (O NLY TYPING/) AND THE A ...ER...WAY (I OERROR BY COMPUTER) THIS IS WORKING IS TERRIBLE! (JUST GOT A ^R) PARITY AN BE DQTECTED BY THE {CR}S USED IF THE BEGINNING. (IF=IN) THIS ISTHE MOLEE (MODEM) AT THE HP WORKS FILE. I HAVE SEEN MORE PARITY EV][_THERE SHOUL D BE A PARITY/(IN MY OPINIOLIOUPINIONIPIOPINION]). DIIDN'T SEE MESSAG TALKED ABOUT./ECHO TAKES TIME, I KNOW. BUT SOMEHOW HP DOES IT FST (FA SRT)/LOOK AT MUTHE EWAY MY NAME WENT IN!!!!! /S/G/NO/ ACC/G/\C//C/=G/CGG//C/CC/C//GCC///G//CCCC /GGGC/////G/SC///CC/F@F@F@FBFPF@F@F@NXF@N@WPV@W@F@CGG B^D@IDCBIQGIR/:@8@7XGGA@XEQ;COGGCCGGGGGGC VCW/ N/ELMER/BEAG$LEY/S;2Q010/SW;210/I?RRR;231PPP??:0 [2L33\11C/R021Y2/21[R2C/213/214/215/Y23Q1Y>6 217G/218/209/208/20W7/206//0ZG/N/ N;JAY;DRESSER;C;S;205/R;209;210;211;212;213;214 215;216;217;;;/G;N/ Y/N/OHARA CHICAGO/N/Y/N/Y/Y/AL BUKOWSKI BYB UKOWSLI/AL/BUKOWSKI/R190,217/R/190,217 217/216/220/210/190/G//?/S/175/R/193/213/210//G/NO/ N;STEVE;WALK;S;1,T=STEVE WALK/E/5/26/78 WARD/CBBS SOFTWARE/Y//N/WARD, DID YOU GIVE THIS EXACT SAME SOFTWARE T O/CALIFORNIA AND ATLANTA? I CALLED THEN UP A COUPLE OF NIGHTS AGO AND IT LOOKS THE SAME. ARE YOU GOING TO TRY TO SET UP A SUPER-SYSTEM WHERE BY EACH SYSTEM CALLS UP THE OTHER TO CHECK FOR MESSAGES? / EVE/ THERE IS NO PASSWORD. (EASY TO KILL) /S/G/Y/I LEFT A MESSAGE FOR YOU WARD.// N;BOB;KAPLOW/S;1/S;100/G/N/ Y/NO/DOWNERS GROVE/Y/Y/Y/Y/Y/DAN/FRAISL ?\/?/S/1/R/3/6/37//?/H/N/N/N/Y/Y//N//N/Y N/N/N/S//S=JOB OPENINGS/S/1,S=JOB OPENONGD_____INGS S/1,S=P0__JOB//G/N/ Y/YES/EYATON/N/Y/Y/ Y/ YES/ YES/YES/Y/JILL HURLEY///?/S/65/R/75/S//S/84/R/175//G/THISIS THE THE FIRST TIME I Y/THANKS IT WAS MU CH FUN// N/JOHN/SCOTT/?/D/W/S/1/?/D/R/R5/R//D/25 @R5/R/0R5/36/43/61/72/75/X0/80/X4/84/1Q5 1Q5/115//?/?/G/NO/ N/STEVE/KIRK/S/210/REAL FINE/HI THERE// I AM INTERFACING TE THE COMPTALKER WITH BASIC FAR OIUT HOW COME THIS IS ALWAYS BUSY?? TURKEYS AT 110 BAUDA/NOT JOCK LIKE ME/HA OK BAK TO WORK SEE YA/S/210/R/213//?/C/S/213/?/R/210/K/210 KIRK/S/209/E/052678/MIKE HERMAN/UNIX/Y/KIRK M/DON'T KNOW ABOUT CHESS I'LL CHECK.//S/ /////RANDY????/YES/I HAD CALL FROM FRIEND OF YOURS ABOUT HP2000 YES YANYALZA HE IS K00L/10-4 I GAVE HIM AN ACCOUNT TWIT/SCUL///BYE BYE/U WILL LA LEARN TO USE A COMPUTER YET!!! IT'LL TAKE FOUR YESAARS OF ENGINEERING SCHOOL OR TYPING SCHOOL BY/G/G/G/N/N/ N/GEORGE/BRICKNER/S;135/R/137/13/214/151 197/206/193//E/05/26/78/WARD AND ALLL/SYNCHRONOUS PROTOCOLS Y//N/REGARDS YOUR MSG (193),/THE SYNCHRONOUS MODENM DOES THE DATA RATE CLOCKING./THE 8251 COMMUNICATIONS CONTROLLER CHAIP REQUIRES A SYNCH MODEM IN SYNCH MODE. DATA RATES FOR SYNCH XMISSION ARE FROM 1200 BAUD TO OVER 50 KB! YOU CAN GO UP TO 2400 BAUD ON VOICE GRADE PHONE LINES. SYNCH XMITS D8 BIT BYTES WITH A FEW FRAMING CHARACTERS: I.E. 1 OR 2 SYNCHNCH CHARS; STX, 2 POLLING CHARS FOR ADDRESSING, ETX AND A CHECKSUM. SYNCH WOULD BE GOOD FOR BATCHED MESSAGES BETWEEN NETWORK NODES, TIEING UP PHONES LINES FOR LESS TIME, SAVING MONEY. ALSO MICRO COMPUTERS THAT TALK BISYNC ARE POTENTIAL PRODUCTS TO SMALL BUSINESSES./CHEAPER THAN IBM ! /L/1/S/G/Y/WE COULD USE BISYNC/WE COULD USE BISYNC TO PERMIT VARIOUS C BBS TO PASS MSGS/BETWEEN EACH OTHER.// N;WARD CHRISTENSEN;C;PASS/S;1215/S;210/R;214 215//S;215/R;2176/;K;216/S;217/R;217/K;217 PASS/@;P/;PASS/R;217/K;217/SOUS/PASS/S;218 E;5/26/78;DAVID SOUSSAN;CORRECTING MISTAKES;Y::N ...'AND/'...AND LOOK AT THE WAY MY NAME WENT ITN..." ??? THAT IS WHY CONTROL-R EXISTS. WHEN YOU TYPE YOUR NRN NAME (OR ANYTHING, FOR THAT MATTER /19R/(OR ANYTHING YOU WANT TO GO INTO TH E SYSTEM CORRECTLY)/AND YOU THINK IT MIGHT BE GLITCHED, TYPE CONTROL-R ,/WHICH WILL ECHO THE LINE BA/WHICH WILL ECHO THE ENTIRE LINE BACK TO OU. IG IT IS/INCORRECT, USE EITHER DEL OR CONTROL-U TO CORRECT IT. ...AS TO THE ECHO SPEED, IT IS CONCEIVABLE THAT WE, I BEGAN TO THINK T HAT PERHAPS WE/EXECUTE A LOT OF INSTRUCTIONS FROM TIME IN, TO TIME OUT ,/BUT LOOKED, AND IT IS ONLY ABOUT 50 OR SO. YOU HAVE ME PUZZLED. AS TO YOUR CONNECTION TO US, WE ADMITADMKITIT TO NOT HAVING PUZZLED. AS TO YOUR CONNECTION TO US, WE ADMIT TO NOT HAVING PHE BE/HAVING THE BEST MODEM MONEY CAN BEY,UY, ONLY ONE WHICH I S/REASONABLE IN COSE/IN KEEPING WITH THE OVERALL GOALS (BOTH COST AND FUNCTION)/OF THIS SYSTEIM. WE WILL BE TRYING A NEWER REVISION MODEMD. C./HAYES MODEM WITHIN M SHORTLY (HAYES SAYS PAPERWORK IS DONE, SHOULD BH /BE SHIPPED SOON). SORRY. IF NOT SATISFACTORY DON'T USE THE SYSTEM. (KILL THIS MSG)/L;1/S/S;128 S;218/R;218///R;218/;K;218/E;5/26/78;STEVE WALK;CBBS SOFTWARE;Y;;N @/STEVE, : YES, BOTH ATLANTA AND CALIFORNIA ARE STEVE: YES, BOTH ATLANTA AN CAND CALIFORNIA ARE RUNNING MY SOFTWARE. , ALTHOUGH I DID NOT 'EXACTLY 'GIVE' IT AWAY. IT IS COPYRIGHT/THE PROGRAMS BEAR A COPYRIGHT NOTICE, AND ALL DISTRIBU TION/IS THRU RANDY AND MYSELF. WITH HAYES, WE DEALT TRADED, AND WITH CALIFORNIA, IWT WAS DONE TO SHIW OUROW OUR SUPPORT FOR THE INTENSE EVFFORT GOING INTO PCNET. (KILL THIS MSG9) /L;1/S/S;219;R;2020//R;200/R;220//XCPM/XCPM PASS/PASS/R;2020/TYPE LOG/TYPE LOG/C/C/C TYE /TYPE COMMENTS/TYPE COMMENTS/XCM/XCPM @X/XCPM @/N;W;C;C;G;Y/JUST RAN INTO GLITCH WHEREBY LOWER CASE CHARS WERE NOT ACCEPTED. IFIRST RAN INTO GLITCH WHERE SE ACCEPTED. I SAYEDID 'SAVE 40 BADUC526.COM'. HOW ABOURT GETTING IT AND MODEMING IT OVER /IT AND MODEMMING IT OVER TO ME. BAH. / N/KEIT/COOK/R/211/212//B//W/BYE/ N/ERNEST/KENT/S/215/R/217/219/220/221/222 /G/N/ N;DAVE;JAFFE;RS;200/R/212;212;214;217;222//E 5/26/78/JACK WIERDQA/RE #205/Y/DAVE/N/JACK, GOT YOUR MSG, BUT WAS UNAB LE TO CALL TOM MADDEN/AT INTEL. WILL BE OUT OF TOWN FOR TWO WEEKS, BUT I'LL/BE SURE TO CALL WHEN I GET BACK. GOING TO NCC - HOPE TO HAVE LOTS OF PICS FOR NEXT MEETING. /QUESTION: WOULD YOU BE INTERES TED IN DONATING YOUR/CROSS REFERENCE PROGRAM TO CP/M LIBRARY. IF SO MO DEM/IT TO ME (ASSUMING YOUR MODEM IS UP) WHEN I GET BACK /S/G;N/ N;RANDY;SUESS;C;PASS/TYPE LOFG/TYPE COMMENTS E/05/26/78/RICHARD GRAGG/PET/Y/POOT/N/ RICHARD....I JUST OBTAINED PE T AND AM INTERESTED/IN YOUR HOOKUP OF A MODEM TO YPUROUR PET. IS THERE SOEMETHING/SPAECIAL IN HOOKONGING UP A SERIAL PORDEVICE TO THE PET?? LEAVE A MESSAGE IF YOU CAN./ RANDY /S/X M;STEVE;WALK;S;1,T=STEVE WALK/R;222//K/222 R;224;223;221;220;219;218;217;216;215/S/G;N G;N/ N/RICHARD/BRENNAN/?/S//S/1/?//S/224/R/2 233/3/5/7;11/12/13/15/24/25/32/33/34/35/37 41/43/54/57/59/161/61/R/64/66/82/84/86/87 93/95/96/105/106/108/111/115/116/128/129 135/139/156/170/173/175/176/194/194/197/206/212 234//?/G/NO/ Y;WARD;CHRISTENSEN;C;PASS;TYPE LOG;TYPE COMMENTS TYPE NEXT/R;224/223/222/221/G/\@ Y/N/CHICAGO/N/Y/Y/Y/Y/TIM/CANNON/?/S/1/G^ N/YOLTAN/PAZUZZU/S/200/R/215/216/217/218 219/220/221/222/223/224/225/205//G/N/ /N;LARRY;ROOT;D;S;200,T=ROOT/S;200,D=5/26/78 /S;210//R;217;221;213;219;224;;/R;205;223;;G;N /E;05/27/78/N;LARRY;ROOT;D//E;05/27/78;ATLANTA CBBS;SYSTEM DUMB;Y;;N /TRIED ACCESSING ATLANTA CBBS AT APPROX 300ACD THU MIGHT BE INTERESTED C ALL WAS INITIATED FROM RICHTON PARK, IL, JUST SOUTH OF CHICAGO. HOPE IT WAS A FLUKE. CUL LARRY ROOT./ /-----}KILL UPON RECIEIPT{----- /E//L/4/E/11/-----} KILL UPON RECEIPT (KUR) {----- S/R;225;G;N/R;224;;G;N/ /N;WARD;CHRISTANSETENSEN;C;PASS/R;225/224C 224/TYPE LOG/TPQ HZM/RTPE COMMENTS///E/EEVE MAE//\/\E/@ /N/BOB/LIEBERMAN/S/150,T=LIEBER/S,150,TF=LIEB S;150,F=LIEB/E/5/27/78/ALL CP/M USRS/HELP WITH 1.4 DUAL DENSITY SOFTWA RE/HLP /HELP W/1.4 DD SOFTWARE/Y//N/REQUIR E SOME AID IN DEBUGGING RAL EASE 1.4 DUAL DENSITY/SOFTWARE FOI IGATAL SOFTWARE FROM DIGITAL SYSTEMS (NOT RESARCHEPRCH) OTO USE ON THEIR FDC-3 CONTBOLLROLLQRER.//L/1/E/1 REQUIRE SOME AID IN DEBUGTGING RELEASE 1.4 DUA;L DENSITYY L2E2/@/2/SOTWARE FM DIGITAL SYS. (NOT REASEARCH) TO USE L/L1C/CC/CALL BOB AT 67S7-6?86786 TNX. C/L/1/S/SG/SG/S;QJS1500,GGF00J=R0ZZ0T/G/NZ /N;LARRY;ROOT;D;S;225,T=ROOT;S;225/R;226;G;N R;226;;G;N/ N;DAVE;JAFFE;S;200/R;205;212;214;225;226 /G;N/ N;RANDY SUESS;C;PASS/S;1/S;20/R;22;30/S;1,S=HAM /S;1,S=HAM/TYPE NEXT/R;220;+/X N/GEORGE/BRICKNER/S;191/K;193/R;194//G/N N;WARD;CHRISTENSEN;C;PASS/R;226/TYPE LOG TYPE LOG/TYPE COMMENTS/XCPM N;WARD;CHRISTENSEN;C;PASS/W/S;1,S=HAYES R;125/;STAT/P Y\/Y/NEW OERSEYGEW NEYSEY/Y/C/Y/Y/Y/^^YC Y/HEROHERMAOHHERMAN/EUWEMA/?/!CBB/BC/B/R135 RC/R/135/3/?6/6/CAK//.L/ZK/K//K/Y/K/K/K/D Y/Y/SEATTL/SEATTLE/Y?Y?Y?Y?Y?FRED/STEPHENS S/1/H/Y/Y/Y//Y/N/N/Y/Y/Y/N/Y/N/N/R/94/95 98/170/194/194/212//S/130/R/211/206/197/214 225//B/G/Y/WE ARE CALLING FROM SEATTLE AT 300 BAUD AND HAVE NO PROBLEM READING YOUR MESSAGES /////NOTE: WE HAVE HEARD ABOUT YOUR SYSTEM... AND REOK/..BUT REALIZE IT IS 'PRIVATE',,, AMY CHANG..CE OF WARD AND RANDY GETTING/THE NO???? OVER TO YOU... PRESS CONTROL-U FOR C/R//OUR SYSTEM IS A TIME SHARE AND THE WAY E_WE USE/IT IS THAT EACH MEMBER HAS A PAA_SSWORD FOR THE CLUB ACOUNT/OK. ANYONE WE COULD CONTACT?? (NAME, PHONE) ROY GILLETTE 1-206-524-0596 TELL HIM I CALLED OK. THANKS. P.S. YOU HAVE GREAT SIGNAA...AL - WHAT KIND OF MODEM?/OMMITEC/OMMITEC WE CAN READ YOU OK BUT THE TYPE BACK IS JUST GARBAGE/OK. I FOUND THE SAME PROBLEM CALLING THE CA LIF. SYSTEM./WE MAY HAVE TO CRANK UP OUR LEVEL. OVER./THIS IS THE FIRST TIME TRYING TO CALL OTHER SYSTEMS IS THE CALIF. GROOP UP?/YES, IN RICHARD GRAGG'S CCLOSET, ONLY LATE AT NIGHT,/UNTIL HIS D.A.A. ARRIVESS... EARLY JUNE. OVER OK THANK YOU GOODBY/ADIOS.// /N;LARRY;ROOT;D;E;05/27/78;ALL;REMEMBER;Y/L CR;N !* * * * * * ///////////////////////// ! * * * * * / !* /////////// ! * * * * * / MEMORIAL !* * * * * * ///////////////////////// ! / DATYDAY !/////////////////////////////////////////////// ! / MEANSMEANS !/////////////////////////////////////////////// ! / !/////////////////////////////////////////////// ! /L/1/E;4/! * * * * * ///////////////////////////// REMEM BER/10/E;10/! / D AY/L;1/E;4/ * * * * * /! * * * * * / REMEMBER L;1/S/R;227//////VERY NICE WARD./E;05/27/78;WARD;LABELS;Y;;N WARD---/ / JACK BELAL AND I ARE THINKING ABOUT FETTING TOHGETHER A SIG FOR IMSAI OWNWERS AND WE WERE WONDERINGWAY WE'RE GOING TO GO) THEN T HAT WUD SAVE A LOT OF TIME. PLS LET ME KNOW. TNX KUR LCR CUL. /S/R;228///S;200,T=ROOT;S-;220/G;N/ /0/JACK WIERDA/S/200/R/211/213/219/223/226 /K/205/G/NO/ /N;LARRY;ROOT;S;2000,F=ROOT//R;227;;G;N/ N/CHUCK/DOUDS/S;178/R;212//G/N/ N;STEVE;WALK;S;1,T=STEVE WALK/E/05/27/78 MR. CHRISTENSEN/CBBS SOFTWARE/Y//N/ WARD, ARE THERE ANY PLANS TO HAVE A UNIFIED NETWORK?/I MEAN SEPARATE NETWORUNITS WHICH CALL EACH OTHER UP/TO SEND EACH _ ON MESSAGES? ONE SYSTEM COULD SEND TO ANOTHER NOT TOO FAR AWAY (LESS PHONE BILL). THEY PROBAB- LY CALL EACH OTHER UP TO TRANSFER MESS. AT OFF HOURS. ANOTHER QUESTION, WHEN I WAS TALKING TO THE SYSTEM IN CALIFORNIA THE OPERATOR WAS TALKING BACK ONLY HE SAID HIS MESSAGE WAS TRANSPARENT TO THE SYSTEM. HOW DID YOU DO THAT? / [THERE IS NO PASSWORD ON THIS MESSAGE] RESPECTFULLY, STEVE WALK//L//L/1/S R;228;227;226;225//G/// //////HI FROM WARD //SAW YOUR MSG - /THE CALIF SYSTEM TYPED TO YU BY SIMPLEY HAVING HIS KEYBOARD GO DIRECTLY TO THE MODEM, NOT TO ANY PROGRAM (I.E. BULLETIN BOARD/OR ANYTHING). /AS TO NETWORKING, THIS SYSTEM IS SIMPLE. PCNET IS DOING THE FANCY STUFF. WELL LEAVE THAT FOR THEM. OVER/YOU SCARED ME I THOUGHT SOME THING WAS WRONG WITH THE SYSTEM WHEN YOU CAM ON DHOA HYAOU HAVE ANY NUMBERS FOR THE PCNET? OYNOEYRLDH////NO, BUT WOULDN'T HELP ANYWAY WITHOUT THERI...THEIR V-E-R-Y COMPLEX SOFTWWARE. OVER/,DO YOU MEAN ALL THEIR PROTOCAL? OVER/ALL? DON'T UNDERSTAND./I THOUGHT THEY HAVE A STRICT SYNTAX FOR M ESSAGES OVER/YES. HAIRY HANDSHAKING IN 'RADIX 41' THEN WHEN BOTH SIDES AF..AGREE, THEY GO TO FULL 8 BIT OVER WHAT IS 'RADIX 41' OVER/IT'S A WAY TO SEND 8 BIT DATA VALUES (2 BYTES, /OH....../AS A 3 BYTE PRINTABLE VALUE, FOR COMMUNICATING WITH COMPUTERS WHICH DON'T HAVE FULL 8 BIT CAPABILITIES, SUCH AS A BZ...BASIC-ONLY SYSTEM. OVER/QTHAT SOUNDS NEAT. WHAT COURS ES DO YOU RECOMMEND/ IN COLLEGE ABOUT COMPUTERS? I AM ENROLLED AT IIT OVERU/DON'T KNOW. COMPUTER SSCIENCE NOT INVENTED WHEN I WENT 10 YEARS AGO...O V E R./HOW WAS THE LAST CASCHE MEETING. I WANT AON A CANOE TRIP/OVER/NO MEAT. JUST NON-TECHNICAL ON RADIO SHA CK,/BUT THEN A TECHNICAL ONE ON THE 6800 INSTRUCTION SET //WE..,,...WELL, I GOTTA GO. WORKING ON HEATHKIT 2 METER SYSTEM. RANDY BUGGING ME TO GET GOING. BYE.. THANKS FOR TALKING TO ME. TALK TO YOU LATER. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE DEAD CBBS SCROLLS: EXACT TRANSCRIPTIONS OF THERMAL ROLLS FROM THE FIRST MONTHS OF WARD CHRISTENSEN AND RANDY SUESS' CBBS, FOUNDED FEBRUARY 16, 1978 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ROLL TIME SPAN: May 25th, 1978 - May 27th, 1978 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- raw version - exact copy