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º February 1993 Volume 1 Number 2 º
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ÇÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄĶ
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º Board of Trade BBS New Port Richey, Florida (813) 862-4772 º
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ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͼ
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In This Issue
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þ First Pasco BBS Magazine Distribution Sites Named
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þ Fishnet Profile
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þ Westcoast 813 BBS Directory Feature
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þ PKZip Release Creates a Stir
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þ The NASA Spacelink
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þ Updates, Review, BBS Basics and more!
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Editor's Welcome
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Welcome to the second issue of the Pasco BBS Magazine. Thank you to all who
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left messages saying they liked the first issue. Also, thank you to those
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Sysops who have agreed to become Distribution Sites. The distribution of the
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magazine was time consuming, not to mention the killer phone bill, so having
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Distribution Sites should make that job a little easier. The first ever Pasco
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BBS Magazine Distribution Sites are named below. Thanks! More should be
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listed as time goes on.
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We also learned the hard way about having to run corrections. Of all the
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mistakes to make, we had the Xevious BBS phone number incorrect. The correct
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number for Nels Anderson's board is listed towards the end of the magazine.
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ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿
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³ º ³ ÄÒÄ Pasco BBS Magazine ³
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³ ÐÄÄÙ º ÖÄ¿ ------------------ ³
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³ ÖÄ¿ ÄÒÄ ÖÄÒÄ¿ ÒÄÄ¿ ÖÄ¿ ÄÐÄ º ³ ÖÄÄ¿ ³
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³ Pasco County West Pasco Board of Trade BBS (813) 862-4772 ³
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³ Zephyrhills Tele-Com BBS (813) 783-9926 ³
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³ Hillsborough Lutz Night City South (813) 949-5751 ³
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³ Pinellas County Clearwater Pegboard BBS (813) 596-7148 ³
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ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ
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Fishnet Profile
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Fishnet began as a Pasco County based echo network which has moved into
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Hillsborough County, and now a board in Louisiana has just signed up. Fishnet
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was designed to be a casual network and seems to be catching on, as inquiries
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have come from other states as well.
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Fishnet started out as an idea last fall. Mike Laffey, Sysop of The
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Fourels BBS, tells the story. "Fishnet was started when Tony Evans of
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Luddite BBS asked me if I wanted to echo a few mail conferences between our
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boards. I liked the idea, and since Tony had the net software already setup
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on his board, we agreed that I would act as hub (he did all the hard work
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<grin>). I put together a few casual conferences to keep the topics light,
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and a info package to upload to other boards, and Tony and I started echoing
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mail."
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The Network Hub for Fishnet, The Fourels BBS, is located in New Port Richey.
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It runs TriBBS software, as do most of the Fishnet boards. The Fourels dates
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back to September 1991, went down in March of 1992 due to technical
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difficulties, but has been back up since September. The name is short for
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Laffey's Lectronic Land of Leisure, the four L's. All Fishnet mail is echoed
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through The Fourels, as the other boards, or nodes, all call the hub.
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The Big Pit BBS in Hudson and Heavenly BBS in Lutz joined in echoing Fishnet
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messages early on, however, the Heavenly BBS has since dropped out of the
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network. Dr. Duck's BBS in New Port Richey and Interzone BBS in Tampa joined
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late in 1992. In January Night City South in Lutz and The Emerald City BBS in
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Doyline, Louisiana signed up. Seven boards are now carrying the Fishnet
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conferences.
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Mike Laffey calls Fishnet "a simple, casual network" with "a friendly
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atmosphere." The available conferences do reflect that tone. What Zup is the
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general message conference, Swap Shop is for advertising things for sale, and
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Yo Dudes is especially for teens. A fourth conference, Net Sysops, is for
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Fishnet Sysops.
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To join Fishnet a board must be able to do QWK mail transfers, and there are
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no fees. For more information call The Fourels BBS. Mike Laffey will be
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glad to help, and says "we are always ready to add more."
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Current Fishnet Node List
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(As of January 20, 1993)
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The Fourels BBS New Port Richey, FL (813) 842-3695
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Luddite BBS New Port Richey, FL (813) 844-3087
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Dr. Duck's BBS New Port Richey, FL (813) 849-3562
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The Big Pit Hudson, FL (813) 863-1572
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Interzone BBS Tampa, FL (813) 238-0707
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Night City South Lutz, FL (813) 949-5751
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Emerald City Doyline, LA (318) 987-2404
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ÖÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ·
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° º COME AND VISIT THE º
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° º ÒÄÄÄÄÄ¿ ÖÄÄÄÄÄ¿ Ò Â ÒÄÄÄÄÄ¿ ÒÄÄÄÄÄ¿ Ò ÖÄÄÄÄÄ¿ º
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° º ÇÄÄ º ³ º ³ ÇÄÄÄÂÄÙ ÇÄÄ º ÓÄÄÄÄÄ¿ º
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° º Ð ÓÄÄÄÄÄÙ ÓÄÄÄÄÄÙ Ð ÁÄ ÐÄÄÄÄÄÙ ÐÄÄÄÄÄÙ ÓÄÄÄÄÄÙ º
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° º BBS º
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° º Beautiful Downtown New Port Richey Fla. º
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° º 24 HRS (813) 842-3695 MIKE LAFFEY º
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° º FREE ACCESS Home of FISHNET Email Net SYSOP º
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° º Regional Hub of ZONET Network º
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° º ~~~ TRIBBS 3.3 * THE BEST IN RECENT SHAREWARE * DOORS GAMES ~~~ º
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° ÓÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄĽ
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Westcoast 813 BBS Directory Feature
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The Westcoast 813 BBS Directory is a comprehensive list of bulletin boards in
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the 813 area code. The editor, Clark Gilbo, admits he didn't really know what
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an enormous undertaking this would be when he started the directory last
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October. The January issue listed 460 bulletin boards systems, and by using
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abbreviations gave a lot of detailed information. The 813 area code includes
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all or part of Pasco, Pinellas, Hillsborough, Polk, Sarasota, Highlands,
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Hardee, Manatee, Okeechobee, Charlotte, Lee, DeSota and Collier counties.
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From Pasco County to beyond Naples, the 813 area code stretches along
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Florida's west coast. Clark Gilbo was the former editor of the Pasco BBS
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Newsletter, which was out for three issues a little over a year ago. He
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decided he would do a list instead of a newsletter, and the list has grown
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each month. The Pasco BBS Magazine asked Clark how he finds all these
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numbers.
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"I come up with numbers by going through BBSes. I go through their message
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bases, some boards have BBS lists, some have numbers on the end screen. I
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usually turn on my capture, and I let my capture go until I get off the board,
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and at a later time I edit the information. I go through the node lists of
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different networks. I rely on Pinellas and Tampa BBS listings, but I always
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ask permission to use information from other lists. There are many ways to
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find numbers."
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The Westcoast 813 BBS Directory is setting up a network of Distribution
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Centers throughout the area. The Pegboard BBS in Clearwater is the main hub
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for the Westcoast 813 BBS Directory. It is hoped having Distribution Centers
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will save the editor a few bucks on the phone bill, and allow him to
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concentrate on the southern reaches of the 813 area code more heavily. In
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time these boards will carry a FidoNet conference exclusively for Westcoast.
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This would allow for quicker updates and someday distribution of the directory
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itself.
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Clark Gilbo talks of the future for the Westcoast Directory. "I'd like to see
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a bigger listing, which I believe it will be soon. The February issue should
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be larger than January's. Will be adding a list of the different exchanges as
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well. I'd also like to see ANSI color and dialing directories for different
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communications programs."
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For more information contact Clark Gilbo at (813) 938-6975 (voice number),
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or 4348 Plaza Drive V-103, Holiday, Florida 34691.
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Westcoast 813 BBS Directory Distribution Centers
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(As of January 15, 1993)
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North Pinellas Pegboard (813) 596-7034
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Northwest Pasco Board of Trade (813) 862-4772
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Westcentral Pasco Ground Zero (813) 849-4034
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South Pinellas Icepic's Freezer (813) 526-0354
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North Hillsborough Night City South (813) 949-5751
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º ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ º
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º ÒÄÄ¿ Ò ÖÄÄ¿ ÖÄÄ· ÖÄÄ· ÖÄÒÄ· ÖÄÄ· ÖÄÄ¿Ò Âß ÜÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ º
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º ßÛ ÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛ º
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º Editor:CLARK D. GILBO ßÛ ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ º
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º Û ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÝ º
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º This is a 813 BBS Directory ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ º
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º ßÛÛÛß º
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º "NOT JUST A BBS LISTING ÜÜþ º
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º BUT A DIRECTORY" ÜÜßßßß º
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º Westcoast 813 BBS Directory, 4348 Plaza Dr. Suite #V103, Holiday, Florida º
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PKZip Release Creates a Stir
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PKWare finally did release the newest version of their popular Shareware
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archive utility and it sure created a stir. From false virus reports to real
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bugs, Phil Katz had a rough January. The long awaited release of the new
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PKZIP and PKUNZIP did occur right after the first of the year, but problems
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began right away.
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PKWare version 2.04 does have several new features and introduces a new form
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of data compression known as "Deflating." This new compression algorithm has
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varying levels of compression and speed available. The new version also has
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the ability to "span" a .ZIP file across multiple disks and format the
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destination disks on the fly. Other new features include using XMS/EMS
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memory and auto CPU type detection to optimize performance. The new version
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is Novell Network aware and can automatically detect if DPMI (DOS Protected
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Mode Interface) support is available. The new release also featured PKSFX
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Junior and PKUNZIP Junior, which are smaller, more limited versions of the
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originals. Registered users received the benefit of the new PKCFG program,
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which allowed additional configuration of the utility.
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The first problem was exposed right after release, however, this problem was
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not with the PKWare release, but with a virus protection program. Norton's
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Anti-Virus program mistakenly identified the program as having the Maltese
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Amoeba virus. Despite the fact that this bug occurred in copies downloaded
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directly from PKWare's BBS, some Sysops posted warnings that the file was
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corrupted. Other virus detection programs, such as McAfee Associates' SCAN,
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did not detect a problem with the new release. There had been several
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hacked files pretending to be the new version, so it is hard to blame those
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who reacted to the virus reports.
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The Maltese Amoeba is a common virus discovered in September of 1991 in
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Ireland. The virus can be detected using McAfee's SCAN, and other virus
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detection software, and removed by deletion of infected files. The Maltese
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Amoeba virus becomes memory resident and available memory decreases. On March
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15 and November 1 the virus attacks disk sectors of all drives including hard
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drive. When the system is rebooted, the following poem appears:
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"To see a world in a grain of sand,
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And a heaven in a flower
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Hold infinity in the palm of your hand
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and eternity in an hour.
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THE VIRUS 16/3/91"
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The poem is followed by system lock-up. If the reports had been true this
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virus could have caused serious damage, but the virus reports were false
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alarms.
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Once the virus scare was over, there were two schools of thought by system
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operators on conversion of their file libraries over to the new .ZIP format.
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Some Sysops wanted to switch over as soon as possible to keep from having both
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versions on their boards. Other Sysops took a wait and see attitude, and
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figured, as is the case with any new software, that waiting would expose any
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bugs.
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Those that made the quick switch found out about the incompatibility problems
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right away. Maybe a user left a message saying they could not unzip the files
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they downloaded, or an upload locked up their system. The old version is
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simply not compatible with the new and the old version cannot unzip the new
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archives. Sysops began frequently updating their news screens to keep users
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informed. PKWare took some heat from some Sysops, after all, the new version
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had been in beta testing for almost two years.
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The newest version of PKUNZIP.EXE is not compatible in the test mode with the
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earlier versions, but a prior beta test version is. Beta test version 1.93,
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of PKUNZIP.EXE, can test both old and new archives and keeps volume labels
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intact. Some boards stayed with the old PKZIP.EXE, and used the beta version
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of PKUNZIP.EXE. Some other minor bugs have been reported and there have been
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rumors of more serious problems. It was PKWare's intention to not have the
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"authentic verification" be compatible between versions, but these other
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problems will require a bug fix release.
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In PKWare's defense, version 2.04 does offer a significant improvement in
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compression ratios over the original version. It is not uncommon for an
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upgrade of this magnitude to contain a few bugs. PKWare does have a good
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reputation and it is expected these problems will be corrected quickly. But
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in the highly competitive archive market, Phil Katz's Shareware company took
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some hits during January.
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Most Sysops will go ahead with the conversion, so users will need to download
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PKZ204C.EXE eventually. The PKWare BBS can be reached at (414) 354-8670, the
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board is located in Brown Deer, Wisconsin. More on this story next month.
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º a day ÒÄ¿ ÒÄ¿ ÖÄ¿ º
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º ÇÄÁ¿ ÇÄÁ¿ ÓÄ¿ Fun! º
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º ÐÄÄÙ ÐÄÄÙ ÓÄÄÙ º
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º home of the Pasco BBS Magazine º
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The NASA Spacelink
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The NASA Spacelink is not like a typical bulletin board, but probably has
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more bulletins than any BBS around. NASA appropriately calls it a Space
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Related Informational Database. Spacelink is located at NASA's George C.
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Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. Maintained by NASA's
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Public Services and Education Branch, it is free of charge and accepts calls
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up to 9600 baud.
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The NASA Spacelink runs on a Data General Eclipse MV-7800 minicomputer.
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The software was designed especially for the system and donated by Data
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General Corporation. The NASA Spacelink was designed for teachers, but has
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been receiving calls from all walks of life since it was made available to
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the public in 1988. Calling is a little different than calling BBSes, so
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let's take a guided tour of the NASA Spacelink.
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After logging in, and seeing some background information, the main menu will
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direct you through the database. The main menu has ten categories to choose
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from, including a NASA Spacelink Overview. All of the bulletins can be
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downloaded, so the information can be reviewed at your leisure. The main
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menu categories are Current NASA News, Aeronautics, Space Exploration: Before
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the Shuttle, Space Exploration: The Shuttle and Beyond, NASA and its Centers,
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NASA Educational Services, Classroom Materials, Space Program Spin-
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offs/Technology Transfer and International Space Year. Each of these will
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bring up a sub-menu when selected.
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The menu for Current NASA News offers seventeen different informational
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bulletins. You can read about NASA Educational Programs, NASA News
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Releases, NASA Speeches, Launch Dates and Payloads, Year in Review, Marshall
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Center Weekly Newspaper, Daily News/NASA Select TV Schedule, Newsletter for
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Educators or Upcoming Shuttle Flights. Status Reports are also available
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for the Magellan, Galileo, Ulysses, Hubble Telescope, Compton GRO and Mars
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Observer missions. Under Aeronautics the categories are Basic Research and
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Technology, High Performance Aircraft and Research, Subsonic Aircraft and
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Transportation, New Aviation Applications, NACA 75th Anniversary, Ames-Dryden
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Flight Research Facility and The National Advisory Committee on Aeronautics.
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If you choose Space Exploration: Before the Shuttle, you can read about A
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Brief History of Rocketry, Mercury, Gemini, Apollo Lunar Program, Skylab,
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Apollo Soyuz Test Project, Astronauts, Early Launch Vehicles, Satellites,
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Space Observatories and Planetary Probes. The section on Space Exploration:
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The Shuttle and Beyond has fifteen different informational bulletins. The
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Space Shuttle, Astronauts, Current NASA Launch Vehicles, Future Launch
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Vehicles and Propulsion Systems, Earth Observation and Communications
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Satellites, Space Observatories, Planetary Probes, Spacelab & Other Space
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Science Missions, Space Station Freedom, Future Plans, U.S./Russian
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Cooperation in Space, NASA Computers, HRMS (Radio Signal Search), Earth
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Observation Reports and Orbital Debris Study.
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I think you get the idea on just how much information is available to NASA
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Spacelink callers. The sub-menu for NASA and its Centers has thirteen more
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bulletins on subjects like The Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958, NASA
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Objectives, NASA Budget Requests, NASA and UFO's, NASA Art Program and a
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Biography of NASA Administrator Daniel Goldin. The sub-menu for Educational
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Materials has nineteen different selections ranging from Science fairs to the
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Space Physics Workshop for Teachers. If Space Program Spin-offs/Technology
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Transfer is selected at the main menu eight more bulletins appear and six
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more are found under the International Space Year.
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One other nice feature is that graphics files are available. There are .GIF
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images taken from planetary probes and Macpaint images of all past manned
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mission logos.
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NASA is constantly updating the Spacelink database, so some of the above
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bulletins may be somewhat different. There is plenty of on-line help
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available and the system does allow callers to leave questions for NASA.
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The NASA Spacelink can be reached in Huntsville, Alabama at (205) 895-0028.
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Ê ÈÍÍ ÈÍÍ ÈÍÍ ÈÍÍÍͼ ÈÍͼ Ê Ê
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B U L L E T I N B O A R D S Y S T E M!
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ÄÄÄÜÜÜÜÜÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿ÜÜÜÜÜÄÄÄ
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ÄÄÄÜÜÜܳ LATEST ô ADULT ³ÜÜÜÜÄÄÄ
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ÄÄÄÜÜܳ VERSIONS ³³ GIF's, DL ³ÜÜÜÄÄÄ
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ÄÄÄÜܳ in ³³ GL Movies ³ÜÜÄÄÄ
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Node 1 ÄÄÄܳ SHARE-WARE ô Cartoons ³ÜÄÄÄ Node 2
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(813) 783-9926 ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ (813) 780-8452
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1200/2400 Baud Harold Hinsz, SysOp US Robotics 16.8
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ðððððððððððððððððððððððððððððððððððððððððððððððððððððððððððððððððððð
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WELCOME to Tele-Com BBS
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Extensive help available from SysOp
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Zephyrhills, Florida
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G A M E R E V I E W
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ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÂÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿
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³ Game ³ Bass Class ³
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ÃÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÅÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ´
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³ Author/Vendor ³ Dick Olsen ³
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ÃÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÅÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ´
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³ Special Requirements ³ 512K, EGA ³
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ÃÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÅÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ´
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³ Supports ³ Mouse ³
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Bass Class Review
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If you enjoy bass fishing, than Dick Olsen's Bass Class is for you. It is not
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only a game, but a tutorial on bass fishing. The game does not feature the
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tournament mode, like Dick Olsen's original fishing game BassTour, but does
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have a lot of the same features. When you play Bass Class you can learn the
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basics of bass fishing.
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The first thing Bass Class does is allow you to pick from several lakes to
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fish. There are different rods to choose from and a tackle box with dozens of
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different lures. Even a couple drops of fish formula can be used on your lure
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choice. The bass boat has both and outboard and trolling motor, live-well,
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LCD fish finder and a contour map feature.
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The game does offer mouse support and on-line help. There are plenty of "hot
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tips" for you bass fisherman, and a glossary of fishing terms. The Shareware
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game Bass Class is a must for bass fishermen.
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PascoNet Update
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Last month the Pasco BBS Magazine ran a feature on PascoNet. Rob Marlowe,
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Sysop of the Inner Sanctum BBS and Network Echo Coordinator for PascoNet,
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wanted to let us know he agreed with Ralph Lobianco on the future of
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PascoNet. "I completely agree with Ralph that the more the merrier, and we
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would both love to see all of the local boards join PascoNet."
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Most of the PascoNet mail actually passes through the Inner Sanctum, rather
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than the Studio-PC BBS, as was said in last month's issue. PascoNet is
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featured on a growing number of Pasco County boards.
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Unofficial PascoNet Node List
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(As of January 19, 1993)
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Studio PC (813) 862-8850 Inner Sanctum (813) 848-6055
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(Network Host) (Net Echo Coordinator)
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Circuit Board (813) 849-2420 Quantum Leap (813) 372-9363
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Data Bank (813) 856-6534 Round Table (813) 869-7357
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File Sponge (813) 372-1146 Senior Link (813) 869-3700
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Fourels (813) 842-3695 Sgt. Pepper's (813) 376-6711
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Ground Zero (813) 849-4034 Special Place (813) 372-7525
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Lion's Den (813) 868-3999 Virtual Realm (813) 372-8814
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No "BS" BBS (813) 849-5106 Wizard's Realm ][ (813) 376-6187
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Did You Know?
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-------------
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The computer was named "Man of the Year" by Time magazine in 1982.
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ÜÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÜ ÜÜÛÛÛÛÜÜÛ ÜÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÜ
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ÛÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßßÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛ ßßßÛÛÛÛÛßßß
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ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛ ÜÜÜÜ ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛ
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ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÛÜ ÛÛÛÛÛßßßÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛ
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ÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛ
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ßÛÛß ßÛÛß ßÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛß ßÛÛß ßÛÛß
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ÜÜÛÛÛÛÜÜÛ ÜÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÛÛÛ ÜÛÛÛ
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ÜÛÛÛÛßßßßÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßßÛÛÛÛÛßßß ÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛ
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ÛÛÛÛ ß ÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛ
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ÛÛÛÛ Ü ÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛÛ
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ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛÛ
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ßßÛÛÛÛßß ßÛÛß ßÛÛß ÛÛÛÛÛÛ
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ÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÜÛÛÛÛÜÜ ÜÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÜ
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ÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßÛÛÛ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÛÛÛÜ ÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛ ßßßÛÛÛÛÛßßß ÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛ
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ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÜÜ ÛÛÛÛ ÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ
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ßßßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÛÛÛÛ ÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛßßßÛÛÛÛÛ
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ÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛ
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ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛßß ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛß ßÛÛß ßÛÛß
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A TRIBBS SYSTEM-2400 BAUD RATE-24 HOURS-40 DOOR GAMES-ADULT SUBBOARD
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LOCATED IN BEAUTIFUL DOWNTOWN LUTZ,FL. AT 813-949-5751 SYSOP: CLAPTON
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PCBoard and Wildcat! most popular among Pasco Sysops
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----------------------------------------------------
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In Pasco County the Sysops prefer PCBoard and Wildcat! bulletin board
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software. There are close to 40 BBSes in Pasco, and PCBoard is up on eight
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of them and Wildcat! is up on five. Virtual and TriBBS are running on four
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boards each. There are other BBS software programs being used, but by no more
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than a couple of boards each.
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Something else interesting about Pasco BBSes is that nearly half are running
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at 2400 baud and almost half were not around in 1991.
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Murphy's Law of Computers
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-------------------------
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He who laughs last probably made a back-up.
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Floppy Fredie's Puzzle ÜÜÜÜÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÜÜÜÜ ÜÛÜ
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---------------------- ÛÛÛÛ øø ÛÛÛÛ Û
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ÜÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛ ÀÄÄÄÄÙ ÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛ
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Can you figure out what Û ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ
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Floppy Fredie is saying? ßÛß ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ
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Find out by solving his ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ
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puzzle. Complete the ÛÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÜÛ
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puzzle by choosing the Û Û
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letters from the columns ÜÜÛ ÛÜÜ
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directly underneath.
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Each letter can only be ÉÍÑÍÑÍÑÍÑÍÑÍÑÍÑÍÑÍÑÍÑÍÑÍÑÍÑÍÑÍÑÍÑÍÑÍÑÍÑÍÑÍ»
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used once and the left º ³ ³²³ ³ ³²³ ³ ³ ³²³ ³ ³ ³²³ ³ ³ ³²³ ³ ³ º
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over letters spell out ÇÄÅÄÅÄÅÄÅÄÅÄÅÄÅÄÅÄÅÄÅÄÅÄÅÄÅÄÅÄÅÄÅÄÅÄÅÄÅÄÅĶ
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another message from º²³²³ ³ ³ ³ ³²³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³²³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ º
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Fredie. Floppy Fredie ÇÄÅÄÅÄÅÄÅÄÅÄÅÄÅÄÅÄÅÄÅÄÅÄÅÄÅÄÅÄÅÄÅÄÅÄÅÄÅÄÅĶ
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suggests you hit your º²³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³²³ ³ ³ ³ ³²³ ³ ³ ³²³ ³ ³ ³ ³²º
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print screen key, as it ÌÍØÍØÍØÍØÍØÍØÍØÍØÍØÍØÍØÍØÍØÍØÍØÍØÍØÍØÍØÍØ͹
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hard to write on your ºM³N³A³U³S³M³E³M³S³E³U³O³G³R³F³D³T³I³N³N³Eº
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monitor. The answer, ÇÄÅÄÅÄÅÄÅÄÅÄÅÄÅÄÅÄÅÄÅÄÅÄÅÄÅÄÅÄÅÄÅÄÅÄÅÄÅÄÅĶ
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and another puzzle, will ºY³F³O³I³L³T³I³A³V³S³R³T³E³E³T³O³D³H³I³H³Eº
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appear in next month's ÇÄÅÄÅÄÅÄÅÄÅÄÅÄÅÄÅÄÅÄÅÄÅÄÅÄÅÄÅÄÅÄÅÄÅÄÅÄÅÄÅĶ
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issue. ºI³W³L³A³T³D³W³E³I³N³N³F³T³E³N³O³R³O³T³E³Gº
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ÈÍÏÍÏÍÏÍÏÍÏÍÏÍÏÍÏÍÏÍÏÍÏÍÏÍÏÍÏÍÏÍÏÍÏÍÏÍÏÍÏͼ
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(Last Month's answer: The Pasco BBS Magazine is the best thing to ever happen
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to us disks. Left over words spell: See you next month.)
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ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
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ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ± Û± Û± ÛÛÛÛ± ³ SYSOP : WALTER DREKSLER ³
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Û± Û± Û± Û± ³ COSYSOP : HENRY MORGNER ³
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Û± ÛÛÛÛ± ÛÛÛ± ³ RUNNING : PCBOARD 14.5 REGISTERED ³
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Û± Û± Û± Û± ³ STATS : NODE 1 1200-2400 ³
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Û± Û± Û± ÛÛÛÛ± ³ MAIL NETWORKS : SOON TO GET FIDONET ³
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ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
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ÛÛÛÛÛ± ÛÛÛÛÛ± Û± Û± ÛÛÛÛ± ÛÛÛÛÛÛ± ÛÛÛÛ± ÛÛÛÛ± Û± ÛÛÛÛÛÛ± ÛÛÛÛÛ± ÛÛÛÛ±
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ÛÛÛÛÛ± ÛÛÛÛÛ± Û± ÛÛ± Û± Û± ÛÛÛÛÛ± Û± Û± Û± Û± Û± ÛÛÛÛ±
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ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
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ÛÛÛÛÛÛ± ÛÛÛÛÛ± Û± Û± ³ THE CONSTIPATED COW BBS FEATURING ³
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Û± Û± Û± Û± Û± Û± ³ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ ³
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Û± Û± Û± Û± Û±Û± Û± ³ 80 MEGS OF FILE EPIC D/Ling point ³
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ÛÛÛÛÛÛ± ÛÛÛÛÛ± ÛÛÛ± ÛÛÛ± ³ PASCO BBS MAGAZINE D/Ling point ³
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ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
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ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA (813) 525-5135
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BBS Basics
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Calling a BBS for the First Time
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Long log-on questionnaires and call back verification may be the complaint
|
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of the veteran BBSer, but can you remember back to your first call to a BBS?
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It can be a little confusing, especially for the new computer user.
|
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Bulletin Boards do have a habit of assuming the user knows what to expect
|
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when calling.
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Many first time BBS callers are calling on their first PC, and are using the
|
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inexpensive communications software which came with the computer. A friend
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has given them some BBS numbers, so they call. They see some commands they
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don't understand and a bunch of jumble which seems to make little sense.
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The new caller never gave configuration of his computer and software for
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graphics a thought, and the software may not even support graphics to begin
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with. Many potential users never call back and rely on disk vendors for
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Shareware. Using a decent communication software package can make bulletin
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boards a much friendlier place to visit.
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Most of today's BBSes use ANSI or similar graphics. The graphics are
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attractive, and great for games, but do slow down the transmission speed.
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If you are calling with a slow speed modem, this can cause a substantial
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slow-down. One of the first questions which many BBS software programs ask
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when calling is if you want graphics. Unfortunately, some BBS software
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programs default into graphics and some have no way to exit the graphic mode.
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This is a matter of preference, some people love graphics, other hate it.
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Now that you dialed the BBS number, and settled the graphics question, you
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should be at the welcoming or log-on screen. The first screen generally
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gives information about the board itself. BBS name, location, baud rates,
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available networks, or anything else the Sysop deems appropriate. Then you
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are generally asked to give your name. You should always use your real name
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when logging on to a bulletin board, even if the board does allow fictitious
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names (handles). The Sysop has the responsibility and right to know who is
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accessing his BBS. When you enter your name for the first time, the BBS
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software will ask if you have your name spelled correctly, or if you are a
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new user. After selecting new user another screen, or screens, appear with
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information which the Sysop wants first time callers to know. Normally,
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these screens contain things like welcoming comments, rules or where to find
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help. You will then be asked if you want to register with the BBS. If you
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answer yes, a questionnaire will follow.
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The new user questionnaires vary from board to board, but most ask for name,
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address and telephone number. From there it depends on how the Sysop has
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set up his BBS software. Some Sysops ask only a few pertinent questions,
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others have questionnaires which seem endless. Again, always use real and
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accurate information when answering the questions. The questions normally
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include a couple on setting up the BBS software for your use. Things like
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page length, transfer protocol, or hot keys. If you are not sure, use the
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recommended (default) settings. What is selected can be changed later.
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After filling out the questionnaires most boards give limited access to the
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BBS until the verification process is completed.
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The verification process can take many forms. Some Sysops will take the
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time to call by voice each and every caller to their board. Other Sysops
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rely on the new caller ID technology and some force new callers into a call
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back verification. In this day of caller ID, call-back verification seems
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like an awful lot of hassle to put the novice BBS caller through. What
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happens is the BBS will log you off and try to call back at the number you
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entered during the questionnaire. This way the Sysop knows that is a valid
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telephone number and that the information provided by the user is most
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likely accurate. The problem is that many first time callers have trouble
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setting up their modem to answer the phone and are still looking at the
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manual when the verification call comes. The call-back software has
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significantly improved, some can be activated from the keyboard. Again, it
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is the Sysop's option which type of verification is used.
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On your first call to a BBS you will most likely have limited options. Some
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boards will not allow file transfers and others will not allow anything
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until the user is verified and upgraded. The Sysop only does this to
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protect himself, and his substantial investment. It is the Sysops option on
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how much the unverified user can do on his board.
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Next month we will talk about the main menu and begin discussing what is
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available on bulletin boards.
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ÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÜÜÜ Ûßßß ßßÛßß Û Û ßÛßßÛ ßÛß ÛßßÛ ÛßßÛ Ûßßß
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ÜÛß ßÛß ßÛÛÜ ßßßÛ Û Û Û Û Û Û Û Û Ûßßß Û
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ÜÛÛ ÜÝ ÜÛÛ ßÛÛÜ ÛÛÛÜ ßßßß ß ßßßß ßßßßß ßßß ßßßß ß ßßßß
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ÞÛÛÝÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÝÛÛÛÛÝ Located in Sunny Port Richey Florida
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ÛÛÛÛÛÛÞÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ 2.4 Gigabytes with over 31,000+ Files!
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ÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÝ (813)862-8850 (813)862-1809 (813)862-4632
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ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛÛß All Nodes Support 300 to 16,800 Baud
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ßÛÛÛßßß ßÛÛß HST/V.32b/V.42b
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ßßßÛÛÛÛÛßßß Approved by the Association of Shareware Professionals
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BBS Symbols
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Have you ever seen something like, :-), in a BBS message and wondered what
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it was. Some users like to add symbols to messages to convey some sort of
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feeling. Some think of them as emotional icons, or "emoticons." You have
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probably seen <grin>, which obviously indicates a smile. Some of the other
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symbols are far more complex and not so self explanatory. Here are some of
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the more commonly seen symbols. It may help to turn your head, as most
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symbols are on their side.
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:) Smiling, happy face (don't take too seriously)
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:-) Smiling, happy face (with nose)
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B-) Above, but poster wears glasses or sunglasses
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8-) Same as previous; also used to denote wide-eyed look
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:-( Sad or angry face
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;-) Winking happy face (something said tongue-in-cheek)
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:-P Tongue stuck out
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:-b Same as previous
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:-D Wider happy face (or mouth open too much)
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:-o "Oh, nooooooo!" (a la Mr. Bill)
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<:-) Dumb questions
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(:-# Message concerning something that shouldn't have been said
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(:<) Message concerning blabber mouths
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(:-D Message concerning another blabber mouth
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...---... S.O.S.
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@>--->---- A rose
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2B|^2B Message about Shakespeare
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(O--< A fishy message
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{ User is Alfred Hitchcock.
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Editorial
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Screen all Uploads
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In last month's issue we ran a couple of stories on Sysops who had some
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legal problems. One way that all system operators could reduce the chances
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of a run-in with the law, and contribute to the public good as well, is to
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screen uploads. There are a tremendous amount of people into BBSing and not
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all of them follow, or understand, the rules. Sysops should look at uploads
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to see if a commercial or adult program may have been uploaded. Too many
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Sysops allow files to be downloaded right after they're uploaded.
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Some boards still post uploads immediately in an attempt to post files a
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little quicker than the other boards. It may be a little easier, but when
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pirated commercial programs or adult related files are made available to all
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users, the entire BBS community suffers. It has been seen on some of the
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largest BBSes in the country, but seems irresponsible.
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Some might say, kiddingly, the Sysop should test and review each program
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before making it available to the users. I say the Sysop owes it to the
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public to at least look at it.
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The Pasco BBS Magazine wants your opinion, and welcomes opposing viewpoints.
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Send along your opinions on BBS related issues.
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º ÒÄ¿ ÖÄÄ¿ ÖÄÄ¿ ÒÄÄ¿ ÒÄÄ¿ º
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º ÇÄÁ¿ º ³ ÇÄÄ´ ÇÄÂÙ º ³ º
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º (813) 862-4772 ÐÄÄÙ ÓÄÄÙ Ð Á Ð Á ÐÄÄÙ New Port Richey º
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º ÖÄÄ¿ ÒÄÄ¿ Florida º
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º º ³ ÇÄ º
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º ÓÄÄÙ Ð º
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º Free ÖÄÒÄ¿ ÒÄÄ¿ ÖÄÄ¿ ÒÄÄ¿ ÒÄÄ¿ Lots of Files º
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º Access º ÇÄÂÙ ÇÄÄ´ º ³ ÇÄ º
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º 24 hours Ð Ð Á Ð Á ÐÄÄÙ ÐÄÄÙ Game Doors º
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º a day ÒÄ¿ ÒÄ¿ ÖÄ¿ º
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º ÇÄÁ¿ ÇÄÁ¿ ÓÄ¿ Fun! º
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º ÐÄÄÙ ÐÄÄÙ ÓÄÄÙ º
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º home of the Pasco BBS Magazine º
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ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͼ
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The Thirty BBS Commandments
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The Thirty BBS Commandments have appeared all over the county on various
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bulletin boards. It is a tongue-in-check look at BBS rules. The premise
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usually goes something like this:
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It has finally happened. Some very intelligent Sysop gave some great though to
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how a BBS should be operated and came up with the Thirty BBS Commandments.
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We would be very remiss if we kept these from you, so here they are:
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1. Thou shall love thy BBS with all thy heart and all thy bytes.
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2. Thou shalt remember thy name and password.
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3. Thou shalt not POST IN ALL CAPS!
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4. Thou shalt use thy real name.
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5. Thou shalt only call a BBS two times a day.
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6. Honor thy SysOp.
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7. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's password, nor his or her
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real name, computer, software, nor any other thing belonging to
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him or her.
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8. Thou shalt not post messages that are stupid, worthless, or
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have no meaning.
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9. Thou shalt use the English language properly.
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10. Thou shalt spell thy words correctly.
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11. Thou shalt not use a "handle" unless thine computer is made by Commodore.
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12. Thou shalt delete thine olden messages.
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13. Thou shalt help other users.
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14. Thou shalt not post anonymously when offering criticism.
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15. Thou shalt keep thy foul language to thyself.
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16. Thou shalt not occupy thy BBS with thine arguments, for
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Verily, I say unto thee that thou shalt maketh a fool of
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thyself.
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17. Woe be unto the user who attempt to crash thy BBS, for he or
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she shalt be cast out from the sanctuary of thy hobby and
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must repent by doing 40 days and 40 nights of penance of
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voice-only communications.
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18. Thou shalt first dial BBS numbers during the day by way of
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voice line to assure correct numbers.
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19. Thou shalt not beg for E-Mail.
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20. Thou shalt not post messages while drunk.
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21. Thou shalt confine thy messages to those of friendship,
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requests for assistance, aid to the needy, advice, and
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advancement of thy hobby; and thou art obligated to repel any
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who wouldst transgress upon those commandments.
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22. If thou doth promise to reply to a message and thou doth not,
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then surely thou shalt spill coffee into thy keyboard and
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burn out thy central processing chip.
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23. Thou shalt not giveth any false information when applying for
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membership to a BBS, for verily it is written that
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whosoever shall do so will surely be found out and thy
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welcome on all boards will be thus denied forever and ever.
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24. Thou shalt log on properly and in accordance with the SysOp's
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rules.
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25. Thou shalt observe BBS time limits.
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26. Thou shalt not upload "worm" programs.
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27. Thou shalt not ask stupid questions that are already fully
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explained in the BBS instructions.
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28. Thou shalt not exchange copy protected software thru the BBS.
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29. Thou shalt not violate applicable state/federal/local laws
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and regulations affecting BBS telecommunications, or thy will
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feel the wrath of thy judicial system.
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30. Thou shalt not hack.
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Many thanks to the Unknown Author
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ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ
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Û ßÛÛ Û Û ÜÜÜÜÛ ÛÜßÛßÜÛ ÛÜÜ ÜÜÛ Interview with Dan Linton
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Û ÛÜß Û Û ÜÜÜÛÜ ÜÛßÜßÛÜ Û Û Sysop Software Creations BBS
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ÛÜÛßÛÜÛ ÛÜÜÜÜÜÛ ÛÜÛßÛÜÛ ÛÜÛ
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McAfee Associates'
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Home Base BBS
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ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ
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Û Ü Ü Û Û ÜÜÜ Û Û ßÛÛ Û ÛÜÜ ÜÜÛ Û ÛÜÛ Û USNetMail Profile
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Û Û Û Û Û ÛÜÛ Û Û ÛÜß Û Û Û Û ÜÜÜ Û
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ÛÜÛßÛÜÛ ÛÜÜÜÜÜÛ ÛÜÛßÛÜÛ ÛÜÛ ÛÜÛ ÛÜÛ And a few surprizes?
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Corrections and Clarifications
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We learned the hard way about having to run corrections. The number listed
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for the Xevious BBS in the January issue was incorrect, and the correct
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number is (805) 875-3618. Nels Anderson was interviewed in the first issue.
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Do to lack of response, the BBS Classified Ads section will not be run at
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this time.
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Important Information
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The Pasco BBS Magazine is distributed free of charge, as long as it is
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unaltered and complete. When uploading make sure the original archive is
|
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intact with all files included.
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The Pasco BBS Magazine is the sole property of the Board of Trade BBS and
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Richard A. Ziegler. All rights are reserved. No part of this magazine
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may be used without permission. By submitting something, you are agreeing
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to allow publication of the material in the magazine. Articles reprinted
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with permission remain the property of the cited source. Guest
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contributions may not necessarily reflect the views of the Pasco BBS
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Magazine.
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Every effort is made to insure that all information contained within the
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Pasco BBS Magazine is accurate, but inadvertently mistakes can appear. The
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Pasco BBS Magazine, Board of Trade BBS or Richard A. Ziegler cannot be held
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liable for information contained within this document. It is the intention
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that this magazine exists for the personal enjoyment of the readers.
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More information can be found in the file INFO.TXT, which is included in
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the archive file.
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Comments, questions, suggestions and submissions can be left on the Board
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of Trade BBS (813) 862-4772, or mailed to Board of Trade BBS, P.O. Box 1853,
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New Port Richey, FL 34656.
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