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CBBS(R) 4.0.3b
05/24/91 21:42:24

Y/N: want CBBS "1st time user" info?^U
?^U
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?n;ward;christensen;odraw;;fullc;piss

Logging name to disk...
You are caller 221782; next msg =44799;  364 active msgs.
Prev. call 05/18/91 @ 00:17, next msg was 44777
Recording logon for next time...
Use FULL? to check assignments
?^U
?xxxxx
"Mine" command checking for msgs TO you,  ^K
>Function:?dir c:log;dir c:killed;dir summary;type-20 log,ward c;or;*;short
LOG.         15 
KILLED.      53 
SUMMARY.     24 
>Function:?type-60 log,ward c;or;*;short
05/18/91,00:17:21,221651,2,WARD CHRISTENSEN,,2
]===> Off to Comdex for the week.  Back Friday. Staying at Marshall
Magee's House!  Should be fun - should be the break I need.
WARD CHRISTENSEN,
05/18/91,00:33:03,221652,2,BENJAMIN COHEN,,4
05/18/91,00:41:06,221653,2,EMMANUEL SEMMES,,6
05/18/91,02:48:13,221654,1,IVAN MOSCOSO,,4
05/18/91,06:55:16,221655,3,MURRAY ARNOW,,1
05/18/91,08:51:23,221656,9,DAVID GIBBS,,0
05/18/91,11:45:26,221657,9,HARV MILLMAN,Evanston/ IL,
E#44777,13
05/18/91,13:40:58,221658,2,MATT ARMSTRONG,Santa Rosa/ CA,14
05/18/91,14:10:54,221659,2,JAMES SCHMIDT,,2
05/18/91,14:43:42,221660,9,ERIC BOHLMAN,,1
05/18/91,19:29:51,221661,2,JON RICHARDSON,,8
05/18/91,20:10:07,221662,1,STEVE RYAN,,1
05/18/91,21:07:00,221663,2,DON PIVEN,,1
05/18/91,23:02:03,221664,9,JIM POLOUS,,1
05/18/91,23:49:44,221665,2,JONATHAN HOFFMANN,Norridge/ IL,4
05/19/91,04:15:06,221666,2,JERRY OLSEN,,
E#44778,10
05/19/91,05:25:36,221667,1,PETER FLIEGEL,,2
05/19/91,11:04:17,221668,2,RICHARD HINTON,,
E#44779,1
05/19/91,11:53:21,221669,2,ARNOLD BOYD,,3
05/19/91,12:28:19,221670,1,RICHARD GOZDAL,,
E#44780,
E#44781,6
05/19/91,13:11:22,221671,2,JAMES WRIGHT,MAYWOOD/ IL,13
05/19/91,16:10:06,221672,2,ART FERRAZUTTI,roseville/ MI,
05/19/91,16:50:31,221673,2,ART FERRAZUTTI,,
E#44782,
>Help: A,18
05/19/91,18:36:23,221674,9,TONY ANTONUCCI,,
E#44783,6
05/19/91,18:56:14,221675,1,TERRY SMITH,petersburg/VA,
E#44784,15
05/19/91,19:54:25,221676,9,JIM POLOUS,,1
05/19/91,20:10:10,221677,2,MIKE BUCZKIEWICZ,,
05/19/91,20:21:33,221678,1,JIM RICHARDSON,CHICAGO,3
05/19/91,20:34:10,221679,2,DON PIVEN,,1
05/19/91,21:21:04,221680,2,BILL ATTAR,ROMEOVILLE/IL,9
05/19/91,21:47:58,221681,1,TERRY SMITH,,5
05/19/91,22:38:49,221682,2,BILL MATTSON,,1
05/19/91,22:43:54,221683,2,MICHAEL DAGG,santa fe,
05/19/91,22:50:33,221684,2,ED FOSTER,,1
05/20/91,00:07:40,221685,2,EDWARD HAMBOR,lisle/il,6
05/20/91,00:48:18,221686,3,MAX KOHN,,
>Help: A,
>Help: A,
E#44785,
E#44786,
E#44787,
05/20/91,02:05:12,221687,9,ERIC BOHLMAN,,2
05/20/91,03:08:21,221688,1,RANDY IMAGEN,,10
05/20/91,05:08:33,221689,2,PETE JONES,,1
05/20/91,07:13:49,221690,1,ROY LIPSCOMB,,4
05/20/91,09:11:23,221691,2,DENNIS STAHL,,2
05/20/91,12:04:53,221692,1,DAVID JOHNSON,,4
05/20/91,13:46:38,221693,2,BILL WOLFF,,
E#44788,8
05/20/91,15:03:47,221694,1,JERRY HASLETT,,4
05/20/91,15:10:46,221695,2,JOE SEROCKI,,
E#44789,6
05/20/91,17:31:22,221696,2,KAREN ANDERSON,,4
05/20/91,20:40:33,221697,2,DALE OSTROWSKI,chgo/il,4
05/20/91,21:01:58,221698,2,ELZA HARRIS,Memphis/Tn,7
05/20/91,21:08:46,221699,2,ELZA HARRIS,,1
]Hello, just logged back on to make a profile. I'd like to pop ck in
some time and take a look around. Looks kinda interesting.  I'm into
Midi....a beginning C programmer......anyway Hello from Memphis...bye
ELZA HARRIS,
05/20/91,21:31:23,221700,1,DENNIS DUFFNER,,
E#44790,4
05/20/91,21:52:23,221701,2,JIM POLOUS,,2
05/20/91,22:03:58,221702,1,CHARLIE KESTNER,,5
05/20/91,22:24:03,221703,1,RANDY IMAGEN,,3
05/20/91,23:39:21,221704,2,EMMANUEL SEMMES,,5
05/21/91,01:29:01,221705,1,FREDERICK NILES,winnetka/il,
05/21/91,03:10:51,221706,9,DENNIS LEONG,,3
05/21/91,06:09:26,221707,2,MICHAEL MCDANIEL,,1
05/21/91,08:05:02,221708,2,JOE SEROCKI,,1
05/21/91,08:37:12,221709,2,DENNIS STAHL,,1
05/21/91,09:24:27,221710,2,DONALD DOCKMAN,,4
05/21/91,09:44:08,221711,2,RICH KURTZ,,10
05/21/91,12:21:45,221712,2,DENNIS STAHL,,0
05/21/91,15:20:59,221713,2,ALAN KURK,College Station/ Tx,3
]Just wanted to be able to say I called The Great Ward Christensen's
BBS. I've run one here in College STation for six years and am Proud
of that accomplishment..I can imagine how you feel being the first.
Till the next time good day and good BBSing.

Alan Kurk ... Silent Warrior BBS College Station Tx
ALAN KURK,
05/21/91,16:24:18,221714,2,DON PIVEN,,1
05/21/91,17:47:08,221715,1,LANE LARRISON,,84
05/21/91,18:04:30,221716,2,ART FERRAZUTTI,,15
05/21/91,19:47:49,221717,2,BILL SIGNER,des plaines ,2
05/21/91,20:30:43,221718,1,KIP ROBERSON,,
05/21/91,20:43:00,221719,1,RICHARD GOZDAL,,3
05/21/91,20:55:34,221720,2,TOM YORK,round lake/ il,22
]Hello,

My name is Tom York, I am interested in joining a C programmers users
group, and wondered if you know of one in the NW Suburbs.  I live in
Round Lake, but willing to travel a reasonable distance.  If you know
of any please let me know.

Thanks,
Tom York
TOM YORK,
05/21/91,21:18:38,221721,2,EMMANUEL SEMMES,,2
05/21/91,21:53:48,221722,2,RICH KURTZ,,0
05/21/91,22:25:55,221723,2,BILL WOLFF,,
E#44791,5
05/21/91,22:41:33,221724,2,EDWARD HAMBOR,,2
]EDWARD HAMBOR,
05/21/91,22:52:55,221725,1,ASIF MASOOD,chicago/il,2
05/21/91,23:07:29,221726,2,CLIFF SHARP,,3
05/21/91,23:12:53,221727,2,ED FOSTER,,1
05/21/91,23:26:54,221728,2,RAY WILLIS,Chicago/ IL,5
]RAY WILLIS,
05/22/91,00:09:49,221729,9,ERIC BOHLMAN,,1
05/22/91,04:34:37,221730,2,JERRY OLSEN,,
E#44792,
E#44793,11
05/22/91,06:49:05,221731,2,RANDAL CRAIG,,9
05/22/91,07:54:20,221732,2,ALEX ZELL,,
>Help: FULL,21
]ALEX ZELL,
05/22/91,08:54:07,221733,1,GERALD PINE,,
E#44794,6
05/22/91,09:14:37,221734,2,STEVE AIDIKONIS,,6
05/22/91,10:02:07,221735,2,BILL WOLFF,,
05/22/91,10:03:22,221736,2,BILL WOLFF,,2
05/22/91,11:35:20,221737,2,DONALD DOCKMAN,,1
05/22/91,11:37:25,221738,2,JOE SEROCKI,,2
05/22/91,19:21:49,221739,1,PETER FLIEGEL,,2
05/22/91,19:34:33,221740,2,DON PIVEN,,1
05/22/91,20:13:56,221741,2,EDWARD MARSH,,7
05/22/91,20:56:07,221742,3,MURRAY ARNOW,,4
05/22/91,22:20:37,221743,2,EMMANUEL SEMMES,,1
05/22/91,22:52:20,221744,3,JIM COLLING,,4
05/22/91,23:00:02,221745,1,RANDY IMAGEN,,2
05/23/91,03:07:36,221746,2,ALEX ZELL,,
05/23/91,07:58:34,221747,1,RICHARD GOZDAL,,3
05/23/91,08:14:24,221748,9,ERIC BOHLMAN,,1
05/23/91,08:27:14,221749,2,PETE CANTELE,,
05/23/91,09:17:16,221750,1,GERALD PINE,,1
05/23/91,10:32:35,221751,1,ROY LIPSCOMB,,3
05/23/91,10:53:07,221752,2,MICHAEL SHARTIAG,,3
05/23/91,11:45:12,221753,2,DENNIS STAHL,,1
05/23/91,12:54:26,221754,1,DAVID JOHNSON,,2
]DAVID JOHNSON,
05/23/91,13:08:25,221755,2,STEVE AIDIKONIS,,0
05/23/91,13:21:36,221756,2,CLIFF SHARP,,
E#44795,8
05/23/91,13:49:34,221757,2,JOE SEROCKI,,2
05/23/91,14:24:40,221758,2,DENNIS STAHL,,2
05/23/91,15:03:51,221759,1,JERRY HASLETT,,2
05/23/91,19:07:36,221760,9,DAVID GIBBS,,2
05/23/91,20:49:24,221761,2,CHARLIE KESTNER,,2
05/23/91,22:53:20,221762,2,JEFF BARBER,chicago ill,
>Help: TRAPPER,
>Help: JACK,
05/23/91,23:02:54,221763,2,DON PIVEN,,
E#44796,
E#44797,13
05/23/91,23:33:36,221764,2,ED FOSTER,,
E#44798,3
05/23/91,23:41:10,221765,2,THOM QUICK,,
05/24/91,04:32:39,221766,9,BEN TEIFELD,,4
05/24/91,04:53:42,221767,1,RANDY IMAGEN,,3
05/24/91,06:55:21,221768,2,PETE CANTELE,,3
05/24/91,06:58:41,221769,2,PETE CANTELE,,2
05/24/91,07:30:15,221770,3,MURRAY ARNOW,,2
05/24/91,08:52:53,221771,2,DON PIVEN,,1
05/24/91,10:22:39,221772,2,JAMES SCHMIDT,,1
05/24/91,11:33:25,221773,1,GERALD PINE,,2
05/24/91,13:21:49,221774,1,JERRY HASLETT,,2
05/24/91,13:40:42,221775,2,JOHN FRANKLIN,chicago/il,2
05/24/91,14:47:38,221776,2,DONALD DOCKMAN,,0
05/24/91,15:52:11,221777,1,GERALD PINE,,1
05/24/91,18:04:21,221778,2,LARRY GLASSMAN,,3
05/24/91,18:34:15,221779,1,RICHARD GOZDAL,,3
05/24/91,18:57:52,221780,2,DON PIVEN,,1
05/24/91,21:20:25,221781,2,JIM REDMAN,chicago/ il,19
05/24/91,21:42:28,221782,2,WARD CHRISTENSEN,,
No dup. chars.
>Function:?r;*;+;+;+

Msg 44777 is 06 line(s) on 05/18/91 from HARV MILLMAN
to ALL re: SOFTWARE FOR SALE

MS Windows (new) - $50.
PCKwik PowerPak (used, v.1.17, not latest) - $25.
BackIt 4 (Gazelle) (new) - $20.
Mace Utilities (new) - $20.
FastBack+ (new) - $30.
Leave message here. Thanks, Harv
- 
Msg 44779 is 03 line(s) on 05/19/91 from RICHARD HINTON
to ALL re: RAM CHIP TEST SFWRE

I am looking for a program called RAMTEST from Brown Bag Software.
Is it one any local BBS's in the area? I need to check out
some DRAMS.Thanks, Richard Hinton

Msg 44780 is 02 line(s) on 05/19/91 from RICHARD GOZDAL
to HARV MILLMAN re: R/SOFTWARE FOR SALE

If that is the LATEST or upgradeable Fastback I am interested!
(312) 775-2593 eves before 9 PM

Msg 44781 is 08 line(s) on 05/19/91 from RICHARD GOZDAL
to ALL re: VIRUS

 I picked up the SLOW virus from a guy in Fla. I imagine it was
on games. last time I even talk to someone whose kids use
the computer!
 Luckily we have SCAN, VSHIELD and CLEAN77 around. They worked
just fine. Will have to send in something for that!
 Nice programs to have around UNzipped on GOOD disks even
though I had to D/L them. Can even get them direct from McAffe's
BBS.

Msg 44782 is 09 line(s) on 05/19/91 from ART FERRAZUTTI
to WARD CHRISTIANSEN re: NEC MONITOR HELP

Your world renowned reputation for helping users is without reproach. I would
like you to help me solve this programming problem. I have the NEC 4D with
its 1 meg grpahics card, MGE-AT. the registers can be set to give various
resolutions. I have called NEC and some co. in Oregon GSS. Neither seem able
or willing to help. to display graphics in for ex 320x640, 800x600, 1240x768
etc. the AX BX and CX registers need hex values to correspond. I have tried
the entries from many and varied combinations, and nothing seems correct.
Is this within your repertoire?
Thank you for your time. I will check back next weekend.

Msg 44783 is 07 line(s) on 05/19/91 from TONY ANTONUCCI
to GERALD PINE re: APPLE

No problem, just every now and then I get the urge to dump some hardware.
Usually to make room and $ for new stuff. I got the Amiga to do a project
on in grad school, and have never used it for much since. I DID spend millions
of hours working/playing/coding etc on an Apple ][, and have tons of
software. But its pretty safe to assume I would not use the Apple much
either, since almost 100% of my work is on the IBM iron.
Thank anyway.

Msg 44784 is 06 line(s) on 05/19/91 from TERRY SMITH
to ALL re: XENIX TO DOS FILE XFERS

i HAVE AN IBM CLONE 286 MACHINE THAT i HAVE XENIX AND DOS RUNNING ON. I CAN
TRANSFER FROM DOS TO XENIX USING THE BUILT IN UTILITIES OF XENIX, BUT I NEED
TO TRANSFER SOME FILES FROM XENIX TO DOS. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY IDEA ON
HOW I CAN DO THIS. I ONLY HAVE ONE MACHINE AVAILABLE AND ONLY HAVE COM-
MUNICATIONS CAPABILITIES UNDER XENIX RIGHT NOW. ANY HELP IS DEEPLY
APPRECIATED

Msg 44785 is 03 line(s) on 05/20/91 from MAX KOHN
to DAVID JOHNSON re: R/DISK COMPRESS

I have been on Round Table and the registration process is as relaxed as being
a user is. You should have no problems registering and getting validated
rather quickly. Go for it!

Msg 44786 is 02 line(s) on 05/20/91 from MAX KOHN
to STEPHEN SVIATKO re: R/BBS'S

The numbers for ddsw1 are 312-808-7300,808-7301,808-7302,808-7303,
808-7304, 808-7305, 808-7306. Enjoy.
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Msg 44788 is 06 line(s) on 05/20/91 from BILL WOLFF
to GERALD PINE re: R/SWAP

Your surprised more didn't jump on the chance! I once had a great need
for a C128. So I offered a complete XT 640K with two 3.5 inch disks drives
on a number of BBS and never got one response. Not even any questions.
That is also very odd, as you always here of stories of Commodore users
selling their computers and then buying a MS-DOS computer. Well here was
a ready made deal. <BW>

Msg 44789 is 24 line(s) on 05/20/91 from JOE SEROCKI
to ALL re: COMPUTER EQUIPMENT FOR

ATTENTION ALL COMPUTER USERS:
 I have some surplus computer equipment I am looking to sell
 trade for photographic equipment. I am looking for 35mm SLR's,
dium format SLR's and/or darkroom equpment. Large format and
int & shooter need not apply. I'm most interested in Maymia,
nolta, Maxxum, Nikon or Hasselblad, but will consider other
ands.
 What I have:
 Hard Drives 20MB SCSI, 40, 80, 110, 130 IDE, 80 MFM
 Motherboards 286/16, 386SX/16
 VGA Cards Regular & Super
 Systems: 286, 386/25 & SX

Although this may be a national echo, I perfer for deal face to face,
've seen too many blocks of wood sold on these echos!) especially
 a trade is in order. I live in the Chicago/Waukegan area,
t I am willing to travel to your place if you have any equipment
m really interested in. COD is the only other alturnative.

e Serocki
(708) 632-8723 Weekdays
08) 587-2398 The Vortex BBS (My Second Home)

Joe Serocki

Msg 44790 is 02 line(s) on 05/20/91 from DENNIS DUFFNER
to WARD re: LHARC

Yeah.Yoshi out 2.0 and then 2.1 as a bug fix.but where the
bug is, I dunno.

Msg 44791 is 02 line(s) on 05/21/91 from BILL WOLFF
to JERRY OLSEN re: R/DISKS

Hi Jerry! Did you ever get those original DEC Lotus disks? I haven't heard
anything at all in what seems like months. <BW>

Msg 44792 is 09 line(s) on 05/22/91 from JERRY OLSEN
to BILL WOLFF re: R/DISKS

Sure did receive the disks, and passed them along to my client.I put
up a prompt "thanx" msg over on my board despite an intense schedule
during which I got out little, via modem or otherwise. I thought I'd seen
your name on the caller list, so assumed you'd get the msg. In any case,
thanx again now.I also noted in the earlier msg that I <thought> you
were interested in something-or-other in return. If so, lemme know. (I'll
eventually pick up a reply here. Or more expeditiously at 312-939-4411;
voice/fax is 939-3300, days.) Regardless of reply, the disks were put to
great use.

Msg 44793 is 05 line(s) on 05/22/91 from JERRY OLSEN
to JOE SEROCKI re: R/HARDWARE 4 SALE

I've just begun to get serious in my search for an additional computer and
would consider new or used. A 386SX is the minimum. Can you provide a few
specifics about what you have available? (If you want to catch me faster
than my occasional calls here, see immediately-preceding msg for contact
info. I'm located in the South Loop area.)

Msg 44794 is 05 line(s) on 05/22/91 from GERALD PINE
to BILL WOLFF re: R/SWAP

It does seem strange, doesn't it. Maybe many other people are like I am. {_
Although a computer may sit around for ages not being used, there's always
the chance that it MIGHT be used again. In the case of our Apple II+, my
son has periods of heavy use followed by periods of no use. I keep
expecting that he will abandon it altogether, then he goes back to it.

Msg 44795 is 27 line(s) on 05/23/91 from CLIFF SHARP
to ALL re: PRODIGY FOLLIES

 Well, after seeing all the brouhaha about Prodigy and STAGE.DAT, I
decided to dig out my brand-new software and install it on my hard disk
as a test. Here's what I did:
 *defragmented the hard drive
 *ran my own utility to set all unused disk space to 0E5H
 *installed the Prodigy software
 *went through STAGE.DAT to see if anything "secret" was there

 Here's what I found. From offset 0 through offset 3DCFF in the file,
there were areas that looked like copies of _parts_ of my FAT; there
were two copies of my environment; and there were multiple areas of
Prodigy-looking stuff, with small (i.e., < 256 bytes) areas of 0E5H
interspersed. So far as I was able to stand looking at all those
screens, everything from offset 3DD00 through E7FFF was 0E5H.

 Here's what I did NOT do; I never ran the Prodigy software. Since I
no longer maintain an account with them, it wouldn't have done any good
anyway.
 Here's what I decided: STAGE.DAT does legitimately make a big file
from unused disk space and then copy some things into parts of it. Any
"secret" stuff that can be found in STAGE.DAT would therefore have been
on the disk (in the parts that Prodigy did NOT yet copy into) before the
installation software touched the disk surface.
 My conclusion is that, although software that takes control of my
computer and calls an on-line computer could very well go careening
through all the data on my drive, there's no evidence that Prodigy is
doing it with the STAGE.DAT file. Your mileage may vary. So there.
- 
Msg 44797 is 03 line(s) on 05/23/91 from DON PIVEN
to ROY LIPSCOMB re: RE YOUR DYNABYTE (#44725)

Is that system still for sale? (I contacted you a couple weeks ago
about it.) If so, I'm still interested - call me at 312/334-2308
(24 hr answering machine if I don't get to the phone first).

Msg 44798 is 03 line(s) on 05/23/91 from ED FOSTER
to ALL re: METEROLOGICAL WARNING

 The National Weather Service has warned us to keep away from Windows
during a Tornado Warning. Is this a reference to the Microsoft
product, or does it apply to GUIs in general?

Past hi msg #

Msg #:?
>Function:?r;-1