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THE DEAD CBBS SCROLLS: EXACT TRANSCRIPTIONS OF THERMAL ROLLS FROM THE FIRST
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MONTHS OF WARD CHRISTENSEN AND RANDY SUESS' CBBS, FOUNDED FEBRUARY 16, 1978
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Transcribed by Jason Scott of TEXTFILES.COM, May 5, 2002
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ROLL TIME SPAN: June 4th, 1978 - June 5th, 1978
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FROM: DAVE CAULKINS
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DATE: 6/4/78
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TO: RANDY
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SUBJ: PET MODEM
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THE PET MODEM IS THE TNW488 FROM THE NET WORKS
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5014 NARRAGANSETT #6
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SAN DIEGO,CA 92107 $320 ASSEMBLED, $60 FOR BOARD+MANUAL.
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I HAVE BEEN QUITE PLEASED WITH MINE.
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FROM: DAVE CAULKINS
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DATE: 6/4/78
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TO: ALL
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SUBJ: CAL. CBBS
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THE SAN FRANCISCO AREA CBBS WILL START OFFICIAL OPERATION ON OR
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BEFORE 15 JUNE (WE ARE WAITING FOR DAA INSTALLATION).
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THE NUMBER WILL BE 408-246-2806; THE HOURS WILL BE 9PM TO 8AM PST.
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WE HOPE TO MOVE TO MOVE TO 24 HR OPERATION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
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MANY THANKS TO WARD AND RANDY, WHO MADE IT ALL POSSIBLE; TO RICHARD
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GRAGG AND WEB PEARCE WHO DID THE HARD WORK OF INSTALLATION;
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AND TO JIM WARREN WHO DONATED THE EQUIPMENT.
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FROM: DAVE CAULKINS
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DATE: 6/4/78
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TO: WARD
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SUBJ: ATLANTA CBBS
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THE ATLANTA CBBS NUMBER I HAVE IS 404-458-4886 IN CASE YOU DON'T
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ALREADY HAVE IT. OPERATION IS SOMEWHAT SPORADIC - DENNIS HAS IT
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ON ONE OF HIS BUSINESS PHONES. DAVE
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FEEDBACK FROM WARD CHRISTENSEN:
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ALL THAT STATIC ON MY FONE FINALLY TOOK IT'S COURSE, NOW
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MY PHONE IS COMPLETELY DEAD. SAID THEY WOULD FIX BY MON PM.
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IT'S NICE TO HAVE MINIFLOPPY - QUICK STARTUP. I CAN CALL
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CBBS, AND IF & ONLY IF IT ANSWERS, I CAN TURN ON THE SYSTEM
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AND ESTABLISH ....COMMUNICATIONS BEFORE IT TIMES OUT. GONNA WRITE A
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POST CARD TO THE GUY WHO SAID IT WAS NICE, BUT WE SHOUD
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HAVE A WAY TO SHUT OFF THE ECHO. I'M NOT SO SURE THIS
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BACKSLASH ON THE RUBOUT IS SO NICE, AS IT MAKES THE INPUT
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LINES SO LONG IF YOU HAVE TO MAKE MANY CORRECTIONS. MUST/DRIVE
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TTY PEOPLE NUTS, IF THEY DON'T HAVE AUTO C/R. BYE..
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GONNA LOOK AT MODEM FO AT LEAST 1 HR TODAY.
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FROM: CHRISTOPHER ESPINOSA
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DATE: 06/04/78
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TO: ALL
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SUBJ: NEWS ABOUT APPLE COMPUTERS
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I'M USING A STANDARD APPLE II COMPUTER WITH THE NEW COMMUNICATIONS INTERFACE.
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I'M CALLING FROM CALIFORNIA SO THE PHONE LINES ARE A LITTLE GLITCHY AND I'M
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USING 110 BAUD (I COULD GO TO 300 BUT QUALITY WOULD SUFFER.) THIS IS A
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REALLY FANTASTIC SYSTEM! YOU ARE ALL TO BE CONGRATULATED ON A JOB WELL DONE.
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SEE YOU LATER!
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CHRISTOPHER ESPINOSA
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APPLE COMPUTER INC.
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CUPERTINO, CA
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(408) 996-1010
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FROM: RICH KROTZ
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DATE: 06/04/78
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TO: ALL
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SUBJ: SWTPC FOR SALE
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FOR SALE: SWTPC 6800 WITH 8K MEMORY AND SWTBUG
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ASSEMBLED AND RUNNING--$500 FRM--CALL RICH 394-3893
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FROM: WEB PEARCE
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DATE: 5/4/78 [sic]
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TO: STEVE WALK + ALL
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SUBJ: CP/M ON N. STAR + ICOM
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STEVE, THE MINIMUM SYSTEM FOR CP/M IS 16K
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CP/M IS AVAILIBLE FOR NORTH STAR FLOPPY THRU
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LIFEBOAT ASSOC.(DON'T KNOW WHERE THEY ARE)
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ICOM HAS SAID THAT THEY ARE GOING TO COME OUT WITH CP/M
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FOR THE FRUGAL FLOPPY BUT I DON'T KNOW WHEN SO I
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CALLED THE COMPUTER MART OF N.J.(201-283-0600) THEY
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HAVE ALREADY MADE IT SO THAT YOU CAN RUN FDOS-II OR FDOS-III
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OR CP/M WITH THE SAME PROM.I HAVE IT AND HAVE BEEN
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RUNNING WITH IT FOR 2 WEEKS -NO PROBLEMS WORKS GREAT
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YOU GET CP/M VER 1.4 AND A NEW 2708 PROM FOR CONTROLLER
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FOR $180.00 HOPE THAT ANS. YOUR QUESTION- ANY MORE QUESTIONS
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ABOUT CP/M ON ICOM
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LEAVE ME A MESSAGE
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FEEDBACK FROM BOB SWARTZ:
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YOU TELL ME TO LOOK AT MESSAGE 37 BUT IT ISN'T THERE
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ALSO YOU HAVE ME ALL SET UP FOR A PARTICULAR SYSTEM
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WITH MY NAME BUT IF I WANT TO CHANGE IT I CAN'T LIKE GOING
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TO LOWER CASE
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ANYWAY I THINK IT'S VERY REMARKABLE FOR WHAT IT DOES!!!
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FEEDBACK FROM JAN KLODNER:
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FINALLY ABLE TO GET IN THE SYSTEM AFTER MUCH TRYING.
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RUNNING A TELETYPE 43 HERE AND USING A MODEM.VERY DIFFICULT TO
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YPE AS THE ECHO BAKC IS SLOW..REALLY SLOW..IS THRS
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NORMALY THE WAY IT IS SUPPOSED TO FUNCTION?? I
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CANNOT GET IN ON 300BAUD, ONLY 110....OTHEI THAN THAT WILL LOK
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FORWARD TO USING THIS BULLETIN BOARD!
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FROM: DOYAL MCYICKER
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DATE: 06/04/78
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TO: WARD CHRISTENSEN
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SUBJ: CACH MBR.SHIP
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PLEASE SEND MORE INFO ON CACHE TO DOYAL J. MCYICKER JR.
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BOX 847
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MATTOON, ILLINOIS 61938
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OR CALL 217 895 3563 BEFORE 9PM
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(KILL UPON RECEIPT)
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FROM: GERRY;SWETSKY
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DATE: 06/04/78
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TO: STEVE WALK
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SUBJ: CP/M ----- ICOM FLOPPY
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STEVE -
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AN EASIER WAY TO GET CP/M UP ON AN ICOM DRIVE IS TO
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CONTACT ROY EMERSON AT BITS AND BYTES IN POSEN, IL -
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(312) 389 7112. I GOT MY ROM FROM THEM AND IT RUNS
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SUPER. CAN EVEN SWAP FILES BACK AND FORTH FROM FDOS
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TO CP/M! ALSO CAN LIST AN FDOS DIRECTORY WHILE IN CP/M.
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GOOD LUCK
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GERRY
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FROM: RICH GROOT
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DATE: 06/05/78
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TO: CHRISTENSEN
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SUBJ: CONGRATUATIONS
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CONGRATULATIONS ON GETTING YOUR TICKET, WARD!
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YOU NOW BELONG TO ON\NO\THE TWO BEST HOBBIES IN THE
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COUNTRY. (WELL, ALMOST. HIKING IS FIRST!)
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73'S ESGL. RICH WD8KWD
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FEEDBACK FROM RANDY SUESS:
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SWARTZ WAS THE 'UNKNOWN' WHO HAS BEEN TRYING TO
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BOMB THE SYSTEM...TALKED TO HIM LAST NIGHT
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FROM: GARY COVINGTON III
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DATE: 06/05/78
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TO: WARD ET AL
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SUBJ: NOCCC CBBS ORANGE COUNTY CA.
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THE NORTH ORANGE COUNTY COMPUTER CLUB IS GETTING READY TO
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SET UP A CBBS
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WE ARE LOCATED IN THE SOUTHERN SUBURBS OF LOS ANGELES CA.
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WE ARE CURRENTLY RUNNING CPM ON AN IMSAI AND HAVE A VERY
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ACTIVE GROUP USING DC HAYES MODEMS. WE MAY CONTACT YOU LATER
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FOR SOME SUGGESTIONS ON THE SOFTWARE IMPLEMENTATION. CONTACT
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GARY COVINGTON III, 1714 LARKSPUR DR, PLACENTIA, CA., 92670,
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714_528_4438, HOME FOR ANY DETAILS. TARGET IS BY JULY 1 1978.
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VERY IMPRESSIVE SYSTEM HERE. I HOPE OURS WORKS OUT AS WELL
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FEEDBACK FROM RANDY SUESS:
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APPENDED COMMENTS AS WERE GETTING TOO LONG (LOG ALSO)
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LOOK AT COMMENTS.ALL
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FROM: RICH SMOITH
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DATE: 060578
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TO: ALL
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SUBJ: FOR SALE TRS80
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TRS 80 16K RAM LEVEL 1 BASIC PHILADELPHIA AREA CAN
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DELIVERE O HARE MID JUNE $850 CALL RICK LAMB 215 542 2852.
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FROM: BILL SCHAUER
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DATE: 6/5/78
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TO: ED DOBILAITIS
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SUBJ: ED:
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THIS SYSTEM MAY BE OF INTEREST TO YOU.
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I FOUND THIS INFO IN THE JUNE ISSUE OF BYTE MAGAZINE,PG103
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YOU OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW MAY WANT TO USE THE "BULLETIN" OR
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"MESSAGE" RETRIEVAL FEATURE, WITH A LITTLE PRACTICE, YOU
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CAN TALK TO OTHERS OR LEAVE REQUEST MESSAGES FOR THEM TO
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CALL YOU. WHY NOT TRY IT WHEN YOU CAN?
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BILL SCHAUER EXT. 4640
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FEEDBACK FROM BILL SCHAUER:
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PLEASE ERASE MESSAGE #271. THANK YOU, BILL
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FROM: BILL MITCHELL
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DATE: 6/5/78
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SUBJ: FORTH I.G. MAILING LIST
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PLEASE ADD MY NAME TO THE FORTH I.G. MAILING LIST.
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BILL MITCHELL
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5805 FARNHAM COURT
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HANOVER PARK IL 60103
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THE DEAD CBBS SCROLLS: EXACT TRANSCRIPTIONS OF THERMAL ROLLS FROM THE FIRST
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MONTHS OF WARD CHRISTENSEN AND RANDY SUESS' CBBS, FOUNDED FEBRUARY 16, 1978
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Transcribed by Jason Scott of TEXTFILES.COM, May 5, 2002
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ROLL TIME SPAN: June 4th, 1978 - June 5th, 1978
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