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<H1>BBS Messages</H1>
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Textfiles, intended to be transferred from BBS to BBS and user to user, were
the longer-lasting legacy of the 1980's, but a much more fluid portion of
the boards was the true lifeblood of the culture: the messages. Every BBS
has a number of message bases where users could post about whatever they
thought to discuss; debates, rag wars, advertisements, and boasts all
played out the same dramas all over the country and the world. When you logged
onto a BBS, and started reading the bases you had access to, you could get a
sense, almost immediately, of what the "character" of the board was. Some
were dictatorships, some were insane asylums, some were office buildings.
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In the files below, you will get a glimpse of these wonderous worlds that
affected mine and others' lives, and the steady stream of mind-to-mind
communication that shot out of a thousand nighttime modems.
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<TD BGCOLOR=#00DD00><FONT COLOR=#000000><B>Size</B><BR></FONT></TD>
<TD BGCOLOR=#00AA00><FONT COLOR=#000000><B>Description of the Textfile</B><BR></TD></TR>

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<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD VALIGN=TOP><B><A HREF="messages/ALANWESTON.html">ALANWESTON</A></B><TAB TO=T><TD WIDTH=20></TD><TD><B>The Alan Weston BBS Message Collection (1990-1996)</B></TD></TR>
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD VALIGN=TOP><B><A HREF="messages/ALTERREALITY.html">ALTERREALITY</A></B><TAB TO=T><TD WIDTH=20></TD><TD><B>Message Bases from the Alter Reality BBS (1989-1991)</B></TD></TR>
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD VALIGN=TOP><B><A HREF="messages/BACKWATER.html">BACKWATER</A></B><TAB TO=T><TD WIDTH=20></TD><TD><B>Message Bases from the Backwater BBS (Unsorted)</B></TD></TR>
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD VALIGN=TOP><B><A HREF="messages/QWK.html">QWK</A></B><TAB TO=T><TD WIDTH=20></TD><TD><B>Collections of Messages in .QWK Format</B></TD></TR>
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD VALIGN=TOP><B><A HREF="messages/TBFILES.html">TBFILES</A></B><TAB TO=T><TD WIDTH=20></TD><TD><B></B></TD></TR>
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD VALIGN=TOP><B><A HREF="messages/YABBS.html">YABBS</A></B><TAB TO=T><TD WIDTH=20></TD><TD><B>Message Bases from Alex Wetmore's YABBS (1994)</B></TD></TR>
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<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/103dbug2.txt">103dbug2.txt</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 4248<BR><TD> MESSAGE: Tradewars Informationn, by Stephen Whitis (March 5, 1994)
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/103dbug3.txt">103dbug3.txt</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 6499<BR><TD> MESSAGE: Tradewars Information by Stephen Whitis (March 5, 1994)
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/103dbug4.txt">103dbug4.txt</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 5902<BR><TD> MESSAGE: Tradewars Information, by Stephen Whitis (March 5, 1994)
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/103dbugs.txt">103dbugs.txt</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 5942<BR><TD> MESSAGE: Tradeware Information, by Stephen Whitis (March 5, 1994)
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/acking.txt">acking.txt</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 2383<BR><TD> Some BBS Messages about Hacking, December of 1984
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/anarchy.txt">anarchy.txt</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 53621<BR><TD> Postings from an Anarchy Sub-Board, Telegard Conference, Late 1991
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/anonym.txt">anonym.txt</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 5686<BR><TD> Postings to the Anonymous Attic on the 1985 BBS, May, 1984
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/apples.txt">apples.txt</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 8960<BR><TD> Messages from the Apple Pirate board on Sherwood Forest II, 1985
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/avatar.posts">avatar.posts</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 44288<BR><TD> The America Online Project Avatar Posts Archive (June 28, 1992)
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/bbs.txt">bbs.txt</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 4302<BR><TD> Message Base with Ads for BBS's, 1985
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/bice.txt">bice.txt</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 47412<BR><TD> LODCOM: Selected Messages from Black Ice Private (April-May 1989)
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/black1.txt">black1.txt</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 64553<BR><TD>  LODCOM: Large Sampling of Messages for the LODCOM Project
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/bombs.ana">bombs.ana</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 19444<BR><TD> Postings to the Bombs Message Base from the South Pole BBS
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/bruce.txt">bruce.txt</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 1757<BR><TD> MESSAGE: Monty Python Lyrics, by Micah Holmes (February 16, 1994)
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/bruce2.txt">bruce2.txt</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 5701<BR><TD> MESSAGE: Monty Python Lyrics (The Bruces) by Saul Ansbacher (March 23, 1994)
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/brutal.txt">brutal.txt</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 23411<BR><TD> CAPTURE: Text Capture of Brutal, early Danish Hack/Phreak BBS by FIgaro (1992)
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/buldagr1.txt">buldagr1.txt</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 13202<BR><TD> BBS Messages: Johnny Dagger and friends build a story late one night (1993)
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/bullcreek86.txt">bullcreek86.txt</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 112306<BR><TD> BBS MESSAGES: The Bull Creek BBS in Austin, TX (Sysop: Mark Bryant) Messages from 1986
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/bust_bbs.txt">bust_bbs.txt</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 4216<BR><TD> Some Messages Preceeding a BBS Piracy Bust (September 27, 1991)
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/cdz.cap.txt">cdz.cap.txt</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 13167<BR><TD> Messages from unknown hacker/phreaker BBS in the 206 (Washington State) area code. (November, 1989)
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/cdz2.cap.txt">cdz2.cap.txt</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 25707<BR><TD> Messages from unknown hacker/phreaker BBS in the 206 (Washington State) area code. (December, 1989)
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/channl-1.txt">channl-1.txt</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 19120<BR><TD> Discussion of the Modem Tax on the Channel 1 BBS (August, 1993)
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/chatter.asc">chatter.asc</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 19662<BR><TD> GodNet General Chatter Message base (February, 1993)
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/chin.txt">chin.txt</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 2517<BR><TD> MESSAGE: Monty Python Lyrics (I Like Chinese) from Micah Holmes (March 15, 1994)
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/circlems.txt">circlems.txt</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 12794<BR><TD> Some Postings from The Inner Circle about Blue Boxing
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/citadel-story.txt">citadel-story.txt</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 2472<BR><TD> Citadel Explains the Citadel-TOPx Log Files from 1996 (2002)
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/citadel-top.log">citadel-top.log</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 173991<BR><TD> Log Files of TOP BBS (January, 1996)
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/citadel-top2.log">citadel-top2.log</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 41084<BR><TD> Log Files of TOP BBS (January, 1996)
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/citadel-top3.log">citadel-top3.log</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 101457<BR><TD> Log Files of TOP BBS (January, 1996)
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/color$.txt">color$.txt</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 9824<BR><TD> The Color Box, from the Aluminum Gerbil (40 Columns, Uppercase)
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/compcond.txt">compcond.txt</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 4783<BR><TD> CAPTURE: The Computer Connection BBS (1982)
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/compconna.txt">compconna.txt</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 8228<BR><TD> CAPTURE: The Computer Connection BBS (1982)
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/compconnb.txt">compconnb.txt</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 6395<BR><TD> CAPTURE: The Computer Connection BBS (1982)
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/compconnc.txt">compconnc.txt</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 9698<BR><TD> CAPTURE: The Computer Connection BBS (1982)
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/conspir.asc">conspir.asc</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 11274<BR><TD> The GodNet Conspiracy Theory Echo (June, 1993)
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/corruptc.txt">corruptc.txt</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 8116<BR><TD> Extracts from the Corrupt Computing BBS
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/crash.txt">crash.txt</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 2507<BR><TD> Submission for mod.telecom ("Crashing" a Central Office) (April 26, 1987)
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/crazy">crazy</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 5103<BR><TD> How Someone Harassed Someone Else on FidoNet
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/crckin.msg">crckin.msg</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 4274<BR><TD> Messages from a "Cracking" BBS Conference, August, 1994
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/crime.txt">crime.txt</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 23927<BR><TD> Discussion of Credit Card Fraud on a BBS, with the Sysop Offering Help to the Secret Service (May, 1994)
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/cy-chat.txt">cy-chat.txt</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 15924<BR><TD> Cyberpunk BBS Message Base (Early 1991)
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/cyberadv.txt">cyberadv.txt</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 12645<BR><TD> Online Cyberpunk Role-Playing BBS (March 1991)
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/death.txt">death.txt</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 1071<BR><TD> MESSAGE: A Little Poem of Death by Robert (October 2, 1993)
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/death2.txt">death2.txt</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 1192<BR><TD> MESSAGE: An Ode to Death, by Sysop III (October 19, 1993)
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/debate.txt">debate.txt</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 16545<BR><TD> The Debate Den Message Board on the Safehouse BBS
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/diversibuffer.txt">diversibuffer.txt</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 24370<BR><TD> BUFFER: Messages on a Diversi-Dial, Late 1980's
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/docwho.eko">docwho.eko</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 61677<BR><TD> Capture from a Dr. Who Converence, (May 1992)
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/docwho1.eko">docwho1.eko</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 36345<BR><TD> Additional Captured Messages from a Dr. Who Conference (May 1992)
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/ericbee.txt">ericbee.txt</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 2038<BR><TD> MESSAGE: Monty Python Lyrics by Micah Holmes (Eric the Half a Bee) (February 17, 1994)
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/exec_inn.txt">exec_inn.txt</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 9384<BR><TD> MESSAGES: Postings from the Executive Inn BBS (1988)
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/feather.txt">feather.txt</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 58449<BR><TD> 24 msgs on The Feather's Quill (A BBS Story Board)
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/frwrks.txt">frwrks.txt</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 6978<BR><TD> Pyrotechnic BBS Message Base (May-July 1984)
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/fuckyouf.txt">fuckyouf.txt</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 155880<BR><TD> Uncensored Transcripts from the MindVox "Fuck-You" Forum, Compiled and Moderated by Jim Felcher (1994)
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/galaxy.txt">galaxy.txt</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 2307<BR><TD> MESSAGE: Monty Python Lyrics (The Galaxy Song), from Jason Levine (March 1, 1994)
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/grabbag.msg">grabbag.msg</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 8607<BR><TD> All sorts of interesting snippets
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/hackers.msg">hackers.msg</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 22918<BR><TD> BBS Messages: The Compost Heap, Hacking Sub-Board, March 1986
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/hackshak.txt">hackshak.txt</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 19958<BR><TD> LODCOM: Selected Messages from The Hack Shack BBS
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/hate-mod.txt">hate-mod.txt</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 24613<BR><TD> A Very Large Flamewar on a Usenet Message Base in West-Germany<BR><I>The BBS Flamewar travels to USENET...</I>
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/hpnumber.txt">hpnumber.txt</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 23792<BR><TD> Collection of Hacking and Phreaking Codes on a BBS Message Base (November-December, 1991)
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/indy3.txt">indy3.txt</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 29560<BR><TD> Capture of a Gaming BBS Message Base, Circa 1990
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/info4">info4</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 6272<BR><TD> Hacker Messages from PC-Pursuit NetExchange BBS (February 1988)
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/int_pyro.txt">int_pyro.txt</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 8904<BR><TD> Messages from the Pyromania Section of a Citadel BBS (June 1990)
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/iroc.txt">iroc.txt</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 19355<BR><TD> LODCOM: Selected Messages from the Inner Realm of Communications BBS (IROC)
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/jerky.txt">jerky.txt</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 50126<BR><TD> A Large Collection of Jerky-Related BBS Messages and Files (1994)
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/journal.txt">journal.txt</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 13081<BR><TD> The Works BBS Endless Story File
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/junk.txt">junk.txt</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 6528<BR><TD> Message Base about Luding on the 1985 BBS
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/kindbud.txt">kindbud.txt</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 242150<BR><TD> BBS Messages from Kind Bud's Hemp Discussion Corner
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/letter.txt">letter.txt</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 2234<BR><TD> A Great Message by The Slipped Disk
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/lifesong.txt">lifesong.txt</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 2674<BR><TD> MESSAGE: Monty Python Lyrics (Bright Side of Life) from Micah Holmes (March 8, 1994)
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/lodcom.hac">lodcom.hac</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 51395<BR><TD> Lodcom Sample Messages Set #1, 4/20/93
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/lodstuph">lodstuph</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 60363<BR><TD> LODCOM: Internal Release about the LODCOM Project, as well as LOD Messages
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/lotsames.msg">lotsames.msg</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 13507<BR><TD> Complete Smattering of Messages, October
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/luding.txt">luding.txt</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 8526<BR><TD> Posts on the Luding Message base from 1985 BBS, Feb.
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/lumberja.txt">lumberja.txt</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 2252<BR><TD> MESSAGE: Monty Python Lyrics (Lumberjack Song), from Jim Maciorowski (February 14, 1994)
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/messag.msg">messag.msg</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 14798<BR><TD> Wares, Cracking and Pirating Messages, November
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/messy.msg">messy.msg</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 4096<BR><TD> "General" to "Elite Phreak", November
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/meta01.txt">meta01.txt</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 274645<BR><TD> Messages from a Pagan Fidonet Echo, February 1988
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/meta02.txt">meta02.txt</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 304084<BR><TD> Messages from a Pagan Fidonet Echo, February 1988 (Part II)
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/mjunkdrw.txt">mjunkdrw.txt</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 15268<BR><TD> Collection of Messages from the Junk Drawer BBS
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/modemtest.txt">modemtest.txt</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 203772<BR><TD> Messages from The Modem Test BBS (Sysop: Charles "Chuck" Hood) (1993)
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/morgue.cap">morgue.cap</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 32000<BR><TD> A Capture of Textfiles and Messages from The Morgue BBS (March, 1985)
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/movie.txt">movie.txt</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 17722<BR><TD> The Movie Review Alcove Message Base of the 1985 BBS
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/nurses.hum">nurses.hum</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 9789<BR><TD> Messages from Nurses in Bondage
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/nurses2.hum">nurses2.hum</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 16506<BR><TD> More Messages from Nurses in Bondage
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/nurses3.hum">nurses3.hum</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 12625<BR><TD> And Yet More Nurses In Bondage
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/old_msgs">old_msgs</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 29590<BR><TD> Explosives for Fun and Pleasure, Uploaded by Shadow Knight (May 17, 1987) (Has Anarchy Messages Around It)
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/os2news.txt">os2news.txt</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 28908<BR><TD> Messages about the IBM PS/2 1991 Forum (April 18, 1991)
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/p80-1.txt">p80-1.txt</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 23384<BR><TD> LODCOM: Selected Messages from the P-80 BBS (January-March 1984)
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/p80-2.txt">p80-2.txt</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 9174<BR><TD> LODCOM: Selected Messages from the P-80 BBS (March 1984)
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/peyote.txt">peyote.txt</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 34536<BR><TD> BBS Messages about the Supreme Court and Peyote
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/philosip.txt">philosip.txt</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 44768<BR><TD> The Philosophy Message Base of 1985 BBS, circa 1984
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/phoenix1.msg">phoenix1.msg</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 163124<BR><TD> The Incredible LOD Phoenix Project #1
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/phoenix2.msg">phoenix2.msg</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 234933<BR><TD> The Incredible LOD Phoenix Project #2
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/phoenix3.msg">phoenix3.msg</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 258465<BR><TD> The Incredible LOD Phoenix Project #3
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/phreaks.txt">phreaks.txt</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 5946<BR><TD> General Phreaking Message Base
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/pod_rule.txt">pod_rule.txt</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 7209<BR><TD> Posting of Mesages on Pagan/Occult BBS (Rules for the Conference)
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/qbbs_mess.txt">qbbs_mess.txt</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 152034<BR><TD> MESSAGES: Capture of messages from the QBBS Support Board (April 12, 1988)
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/randomne.hum">randomne.hum</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 13169<BR><TD> The Slipped Disk's Ramblings
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/robin.txt">robin.txt</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 2868<BR><TD> MESSAGE: Monty Python Lyrics (Brave Sir Robin), from Jason Levine (February 19, 1994)
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/roundtab.txt">roundtab.txt</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 2042<BR><TD> MESSAGE: Monty Python Lyrics (Knights of the Round Table) from Michah Holmes (February 23, 1994)
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/sitface.txt">sitface.txt</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 1057<BR><TD> MESSAGE: Monty Python Lyrics (Sit on my Face), from Jeff Stokes (March 6, 1994)
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/slippe.hum">slippe.hum</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 7638<BR><TD> More weird writings by the Slipped Disk
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/snurgle.txt">snurgle.txt</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 8173<BR><TD> What the Hell is a Snurgle? (BBS Postings)
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/softrev1.txt">softrev1.txt</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 25468<BR><TD> Software Reviews Message Base (July, 1991)
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/spamskit.txt">spamskit.txt</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 3625<BR><TD> MESSAGE: The Spam Sketch (Monty Python) from Richard Cote (March 11, 1994)
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/sperm.txt">sperm.txt</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 3145<BR><TD> MESSAGE: Monty Python Lyrics (Every Sperm is Sacred) from Micah Holmes (March 10, 1994)
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/strek.txt">strek.txt</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 121379<BR><TD> Inter-WWIV Posting about Star Trek
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/strongholdnorth.txt">strongholdnorth.txt</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 13046<BR><TD> Messages from the Stronghold North BBS (612) (March 26, 1986)
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/stuff3.txt">stuff3.txt</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 1929<BR><TD> Goodbye Message from the Off the Wall BBS
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/sysopsue.hum">sysopsue.hum</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 31743<BR><TD> Message Base: Can Sysops Sue Their Users?
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/syssong.txt">syssong.txt</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 2569<BR><TD> MESSAGE: The Sysop Soung (Monty Python Parody) by Mark Williams (February 19, 1994)
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/tardis2.msg">tardis2.msg</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 5888<BR><TD> Pretty bleak Dr. Who BBS Conference ..html5 Minute Time limit...
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/telec.txt">telec.txt</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 15250<BR><TD> Basic Telecommunications Message Base by The Videosmith
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/telnetfe.txt">telnetfe.txt</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 6001<BR><TD> Message Captured from the Telenet PC Pursuit Net Exchange BBS (February 1988)
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/trekkie.txt">trekkie.txt</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 25156<BR><TD> Star Trek Message Board from The Safehouse, 1984
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/tt900507">tt900507</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 11416<BR><TD> MESSAGES: Messages from the Tender Trap BBS Circa May, 1990, by Dream Hunter Rem (1990)
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/udgbbs.txt">udgbbs.txt</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 7552<BR><TD> Large BBS Ad Message Base List (January 1991)
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/vi900906.vir">vi900906.vir</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 187667<BR><TD> Messages about Viruses on a FidoNet board
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/vi901029.vir">vi901029.vir</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 181138<BR><TD> Messages about Viruses on a FidoNet board
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/virdisc2.txt">virdisc2.txt</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 23128<BR><TD> Messages: Virus Discussion, 1991
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/vmb.txt">vmb.txt</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 11833<BR><TD> Mish-Mash Collection of Various Phreaking Textfiles, 1990
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/wopr.txt">wopr.txt</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 37938<BR><TD> LODCOM: Selected Messages from WOPR BBS (December 1984)
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/wotchlst.txt">wotchlst.txt</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 89917<BR><TD> MESSAGES: Selection of Science Fiction BBS Messages
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/wotmisc.txt">wotmisc.txt</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 255091<BR><TD> MESSAGES: Selection of Science Fiction BBS Messages (Prodigy)
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/wotproph.txt">wotproph.txt</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 139825<BR><TD> MESSAGES: Selection of Science Fiction BBS Messages (Prophecy)
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/wowie!!.msg">wowie!!.msg</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 20632<BR><TD> Messages from October
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/zachman1.msg">zachman1.msg</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 175524<BR><TD> MESSAGE BASE: William F. Zachmann Quits the Ziff Davis Publishing Company (Compuserve) (1992)
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/zachman2.msg">zachman2.msg</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 52190<BR><TD> MESSAGE BASE: William F. Zachmann Quits the Ziff Davis Publishing Company (Compuserve) (1992)
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="messages/zachman4.msg">zachman4.msg</A>  <tab to=T><TD> 30109<BR><TD> MESSAGE BASE: William F. Zachmann Quits the Ziff Davis Publishing Company (Compuserve) (1992)
</TABLE><P><TABLE WIDTH=100%><TR><TD ALIGN=RIGHT><SMALL>There are 129 files for a total of 5,373,035 bytes.</SMALL><TR><TD ALIGN=RIGHT><SMALL>There are 6 directories.</SMALL></TABLE>
<P>
It is very important to give credit where it's due; in 1993-1994, the
remaining members of the Legion of Doom, now called LOD Communications,
decided to take on a vast project of bringing the past to the BBS users
of the present. They would do this by transcribing BBS messages from all
the most popular and active phreaking and hacking boards of the 1980s
and presenting them in their original 40 or 80 column format, all the
spelling and grammatical errors intact, and giving a profile of the
boards the messages came from. In many ways, textfiles.com had the same
idea, 6 years later. The project got underway, but never really achieved
the nationwide/mass acceptance it was supposed to, and these important
files were in danger of being lost a second time.
<P>
I'm pleased to be a part of bringing many of these files back to you,
and give a bow to these pioneers of BBS nostalgia/history.
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