Pieces Of 8
The Newsletter of CCP/M
The Connecticut CP/M Users' Group
February 1990
1. Meeting Notes, December 1989
By Lee Bradley ....................... 1
2. Z-Node List #57
By Jay Sage .......................... 2
3. The Death of the Hacker (?)
By Bridger Mitchell .................. 5
4. Recent Messages Selected
"From The Board" ..................... 7
5. For Sale ............................. 15
6. Multitasking, The CCP/M Way
By James F. Taylor ................... 16
7. Rare Gems (sm)
By David Wright ...................... 20
8. A Glossary of Data Processing Jobs ... 20
Pieces Of 8
The Newsletter of CCP/M
The Connecticut CP/M Users' Group
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Mailing address: c/o Lee Bradley, 24 East
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Future CCP/M Meeting Programs
January 9, 1990 -- No formal topic planned.
"Free for all" meeting. Bring your
questions, answers, computers and friends!
Future topics will include Mailing List
Maintenance, a review and demonstration of
the Z-System compatible BDS C Compiler and
Public Domain software.
The Connecticut CP/M Users' Group meets the
second Tuesday of every month at the
Farmington Public Library, Farmington, CT.
6:30-9:00pm
Meeting Notes
December 12, 1989
We had almost as many computers as people at
the meeting! I think there were 3 Model 100
Portables, a Royal, a Kaypro, an Osborne I
and an SB180. There was lots of milling
around before an impromptu talk by Lee
Bradley on some of his favorite aliases. Al
Hathway made a list of his aliases available
as well as hard copy of ARUNZ documentation.
New member Gary Stagliano handed out a sheet
on the Silk City BBS (203) 649-9057 which
appears to be a unique service provided by
the town of Manchester, CT. Give it a call!
New member Bill Connolly was soaking in a
demo of HOST.COM (software mentioned in the
January issue of POE). Bill and Lee have
been teaching each other the ins and outs of
MOVE-IT and IMP recently.
Brian Nalewajek got Z-Fest 2 on the agenda
for the Spring of this year. See elsewhere
for a message left by him on our Remote
Access System. A sub-committee was appointed
to organize and advertise. Stay tuned! Help
out!
Prospective member Bill Cadiz owns a
NorthStar Advantage computer and is looking
for help getting a CP/M system disk for it.
He doesn't know this yet but after the
meeting I thought of Drexel Hill NorthStar Z-
Node # 6 as a place to call. Any help on
this would be appreciated.
The aftermeeting drew only Gary Stagliano,
Stephen Griswold, my wife and I! Hope your
holidays were great! Here's who came: Brian
Nalewajek, Stephen Griswold, Gabor Szikla,
Jim Taylor, Glen Gross, Al Hathway, Bill
Connolly, Gary Stagliano, Bill Cadiz, Lee
Bradley
Z-Node List #57
December 24, 1989
Sorted by State/Area Code/Exchange
This list includes information about
accessing the Z-Nodes using the two low-cost
data services, PC-Pursuit (PCP) and StarLink
(SL). For nodes accessible by PCP, the city
code and maximum data rate are given. Where
known, the SL code is given. An asterisk
with the code indicates that the call to the
Z-Node may incur local toll charges. If you
know the SL code for any nodes that do not
have a code listed, I would appreciate it if
you would send me that information.
An "R" in the left column indicates a node
that has registered with Z Systems
Associates. Report any changes or
corrections in a message to Jay Sage on Z-
Node Central (#2) or Z-Node #3 in Boston (or
by mail to 1435 Centre St., Newton Centre, MA
02159-2469).
Node Sysop City State ZIP
RAS Phone PCP SL Verified
Z-Node Central
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R 2 Al Hawley Los Angeles CA 90056
213-670-9465 CALAN/24 3173* 12/23/89
Satellite Z-Nodes:
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R 9 Roger Warren San Diego CA 92109
619-270-3148 CASDI/24 9183* 10/25/89
R 66 Dave Vanhorn Costa Mesa CA 92696
714-546-5407 CASAN/24 10/25/89
R 81 Robert Cooper Lancaster CA 93535
805/949-6404 11/06/89
R 36 Richard Mead Pasadena CA 91105
818-799-1632 10/25/89
R 12 Lee Bradley Newington CT 06111
203-665-1100 CTHAR/24 12/24/89
R 17 Bill Biersdorf Tampa FL 33618
813-961-5747 FLTAM/24 5518 ( down )
11 Carson Wilson Chicago IL 60626
312-764-5162 ILCHI/24 12/23/89
R 3 Jay Sage Newton Centre MA 02159
617-965-7259 MABOS/24 8796 12/24/89
R 73 George Allen Ballwin MO 63021
314-821-1078 MOSLO/24 10/28/89
R 32 Chris McEwen Plainfield NJ 07080
201-754-9067 3319 12/23/89
R 15 Liv Hinckley Manhattan NY 10129
212-489-7370 NYNYO/24 10/25/89
R 7 Dave Trainor Cincinnati OH 45236
513-791-0401 ( down )
R 33 Jim Sands Enid OK 73703
405-237-9282 10/25/89
R 58 Kent R. Mason Oklahoma City OK 73107
405-943-8638 ( down )
R 4 Ken Jones Salem OR 97305
503-370-7655 10/25/89
R 8 Ben Grey Portland OR 97229
503-644-4621 ORPOR/24 10/25/89
R 6 Robert Dean Drexel Hill PA 19026
215-623-4040 PAPHI/24 9581 11/05/89
R 77 Pat Price Austin TX 78745
512-444-8691 10/25/89
R 45 Robert K. Reid Houston TX 77088
713-937-8886 TXHOU/24 4562* 10/25/89
R 10 Ludo VanHemelryck Mill Creek WA 98012
206-481-1371 WASEA/24 12/23/89
R 78 Gar K. Nelson Olympia WA 98502
206-943-4842 10/25/89
R 65 Barron McIntire Cheyenne WY 82007
307-638-1917 10/25/89
R 5 Christian Poirier Montreal Quebec H1G 5G5 CANADA
514-324-9031 10/25/89
R 40 Terry Smythe Winnipeg Manitoba R3N 0T2 CANADA
204-667-5919 ( down )
R 62 Lindsay Allen Perth, Western AUSTRALIA 6153
61-9-450-0200 07/01/89
50 Mark Little Alice Springs, N.T. AUSTRALIA 5750
61-089-528-852 ( ???? )
July 27, 1989
J.D. Hildebrand, Editor
Computer Language
500 Howard Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
Mark Twain would surely say that Tim
Parker's report of the "Death of the Hacker"
(Computer Language, July 1989) is greatly
exaggerated! In fact, "dedicated, infinitely
curious, talented systems programmers" still
actively hack at least one operating system --
CP/M! Parker notwithstanding, the emergence
of the IBM PC did not halt CP/M system
innovation, which continues at a strong pace,
and without requiring megabytes of ram.
Today's well-equipped CP/M system runs
the "Z-System" -- version 3.4 of the ZCPR
command processing environment. It installs
automatically on any Z-80 CP/M computer
without assembly-language changes to the BIOS.
The Z-System user interface includes
command history; an error handler for
catching abnormal terminations and editing
previous command lines; a general-purpose
script language for both command processor
and application program input; conditional
command execution; command aliases; named
directories and password protection; menu and
help subsystems; full-screen command shells;
etc. ZCPR34 adapts dynamically to memory
requirements of applications. And the same
environment runs on both CP/M 2.2 and CP/M
Plus Z80 systems.
Closely related is a task-switching
extension to CP/M 2.2 called BackGrounder ii.
It provides full-screen windows for any two
active CP/M programs, cut-and-paste
capability between those tasks, output
redirection, and pop-up desk accessories.
The original BDOS from Digital Research
has long since been overtaken by improved Z80
versions. The latest -- ZSDOS -- includes
integrated datestamping and automatic path-
searching. File DateStamping, which has been
available for five years, provides full UNIX
capability -- create, modify, and access
dates and times.
Z-System tools and applications are
developed by a community of programmers
driven to share innovations and discoveries.
This sense of purposeful, good-natured system
hacking can be readily detected by logging
into one of the Z-Node remote systems that
provide their electronic meeting places.
Perhaps in DOSland the true hacker is a
dying breed, but CP/M system development
thrives. Tim Parker and others longing for
the old challenge are most welcome to
(re)join us and push the envelope further!
Bridger Mitchell
Plu*Perfect Systems
410 23rd Street
Santa Monica, CA 90402
Recent Messages Selected
"From The Board"
Subj: BDS C
From: Al Hathway To: Lee Bradley
The BDS C arrived today ... a very impressive
package. Jay Sage is now handling
distribution and support, and has collected
the files into crunched libraries to reduce
disk usage. Included are the RED editor, and
CDB, the C DeBugger. The documentation makes
no mention of Z-System support, but the third
( of 3 ) diskettes is entirely Z-System. ORG
100 type 1 programs and type 3 programs are
supported. This is a very comprehensive
package, but not for the faint hearted ...
I've just skimmed the 200+ page manual, and
am going have to go back and give it some
detailed examination. I did not see any
quick, short descriptions on how to do it ...
Hopefully, this will come off the project
stack pretty soon ... I have a couple of C-80
utilities I wrote, and I am curious to see
what BDS C does with them. I also think I
have C source code for the computer game
COREWARS. Keep you posted, Al.
Subj: Programming
From: Howard Goldstein To: Lee Bradley
Well, most of the complexity and detail in
those programs wasn't mine; I just fixed a
few things. In LBREXT27, most of what I did
was to simplify the original. Talk about
complexity! And with all that, a bug has
shown up in LPUT17 when running under Z3PLUS.
I've just finished LPUT18 and will upload it
if somebody else hasn't beaten me to it.
Subj: BTW Lee.
From: Stephen Griswold To: Lee Bradley
In Jan. POE, add a quick note listing the
Portable 100 BBS (which Andy mentioned I
forgot to put in the article), of: (603)-924-
9770. (300/1200). Its name is the Portable
100 PBBS, though it's running on I think the
Beta-version of TBBS for the PC.
Subj: bbs: moebius
From: Andy Meyer To: Jim Taylor
Okay Jim. I ran into Stephen on the Portable
100 bbs. I thought there was other stuff
here, not to worry. My bbs is called
"moebius" (like the strip, small "m") and I
run software called Citadel: 201-968-8235,
1200 baud, 24 hrs daily. Cheerio.
Subj: Cuckoo's Egg
From: Brian Nalewajek To: All
The "Cuckoo's Egg" is the title of a book by
Clifford Stoll; the subtitle is "Tracking A
Spy Through The Maze Of Computer Espionage".
The publisher is Doubleday. I caught a taped
interview of the author on CSPAN (yes some
people do watch CSPAN). While working at a
non-classified computer complex in Berkley,
the author noticed that his accounting for
computer time expenses were off by $0.75. He
said if it had been a bigger discrepancy he
would not have payed much attention; but why
would the account be off by 75 cents? The
answer was that a computer spy working out of
West Germany was tapping into the system just
long enough to plant a tiny program that
would increase the spy's access to the system
to a super high level. Stoll began tracing
the guy's access and found he was using
computer links thru TYMNET, a BBS, and a
university to break into military computer
nets to sell the goods to the Ruskiis. He
called the FBI but they scoffed when he told
them his accounts were only off by 75 cents.
Stoll was undaunted and the US and W. German
governments caught and are prosecuting the
spy now. I plan to find a copy of the book
myself; looks like it will be great reading
for those interested in what can happen when
one person pays attention to what's going on.
The author seems like quite a character: a
holdover from the Sixties; not the kind of
guy you'd expect to be safeguarding the
nation from hightech espionage. The book may
be like the author -a bit out of the
ordinary, even includes a recipe for
chocolate chip cookies - but I think it may
appeal to the out of the ordinary people that
frequent this system. BRN.. PS. Cuckoos
leave their eggs in other birds' nests for
them to hatch and raise as their own.
Subj: POE
From: Sysop To: Jim Taylor
I want this to become a national newsletter.
Subj: FBI agents
From: Jim Taylor To: Brian Nalewajek
Kind of like the guy at M&Ms who turned down
E.T.
Subj: Z-Fest 2
From: Brian Nalewajek To: Lee Bradley
I'm sorry I couldn't make it to the
aftermeeting meeting last night. (Please pass
along my Holiday wishes to Linda). I had to
give someone a ride later in the evening, and
I didn't want to cut it close. I hope the Z-
Fest idea catches on. Your BBS becoming a Z-
Node should give us a big advantage over the
last one (as far as contacts in the Z
community are concerned). It also adds a
certain officiality to the affair. I'll
leave a msg to all here asking for names of
people interested in helping to organize the
event. I think it would be best to use the
term 'Spring of 90' as the working date until
we narrow it down. That gives us some
flexability in selecting the exact date later
on. Perhaps we should not even mention a
site location until we've had a chance to
assess the scale of what we want to cover.
I'm glad to see that your board has been so
stable, even interruptions have been fixed
very quickly. That will help us alot in
using the BBS as the clearing house for Z-
Fest project information. As soon as we an
get a few more people in on the early
planning stages, we can begin the decision
process for date, site, size, etc. At least
this will start the ball rolling. BRN ...
PS. When we get the other people to help
out, it may help to set up a seperate section
(folder) of the board just for the Z-Fest.
Subj: PBBS Problems
From: Ian Cottrell To: Lee Bradley
Glad that all is working fine now, Lee. That
PMNT function 8 can be very useful at times,
but few sysops seem to understand its use.
I'm working on a clock for my system, so that
I don't have to set the time so often (I
forget sometimes, too!). The POE arrived
yesterday. I read it cover to cover before
supper and enjoyed it very much. After
reading Rick's article about contributing to
the newsletter, I've been thinking about
doing a little article on PBBS. If I can
find the time, I'll send you a copy as soon
as it's done. Thanks again for the
newsletter; maybe I can get down your way
someday and attend a meeting (I go down to
Trenton, NJ each year for the Computer Faire;
maybe we can work something out on the way
through!). TTYS ... Ian
Subj: Cuckoo's Egg
From: Andy Meyer To: Brian Nalewajek
I caught that interview too, and th
e guy's
not all that weird if you have friends in the
Berkeley area. The reason he went off on
tangents is because the "interviewer" (not
much of one, if you ask me) allowed him to,
and didn't ask any specific questions,
probably because he didn't understand the
topic. It reminded me of the NightLine where
Ted Koppel had Steve Wozniak on and a couple
of other guys, and they were talking about
"viruses". In true uninformed media fashion,
Ted asked "Well, suppose I had a virus.
Could I break into a bank with it?". Pul-
eeze. Ted also had lots of trouble keeping
everyone on the topic when he didn't
understand it himself. The book does sound
interesting, and I may eventually buy it,
after I finish "Surely You're Joking, Mr.
Feynmann!" (about the late Nobel laureate
Richard Feynmann) and "The Real Frank Zappa
Book".
Subj: FBI guy
From: Brian Nalewajek To: Jim Taylor
That must look real good on his resume'.
BRN..
Subj: Stoll and Feynmann
From: Brian Nalewajek To: Andy Meyer
Stoll is weird, and that's not a putdown. I
think he'd fit in fine on this BBS. I agree,
the interviewer was out of his depth. I
don't think that's uncommon either. A lot of
the news anchor people show the same grasp of
subject material. It's probably expecting
too much to think that they could have a
knowledge base as broad as the PR guys would
like us to believe. Feynmann was great. I
didn't read the title you mentioned but have
read a couple of books by him. Was the book
you mentioned an autobiography or written by
someone else? BRN..
Subj: CC Cookies
From: Brian Nalewajek To: Stephen Griswold
I don't know! You'll have to read the book
or wait for the movie. BRN..
Subj: Addictions
From: David Wright To: Jim Taylor
Uno! Pass! Reverse! Draw Two Cards! Draw
Four! Green! Red! Yellow! Blue! More!
More! Hello, I'm Dave, and I'm an Uno
addict. I never thought I could get hooked,
but it happened so slowly, so insidiously ...
It began with Go Fish. Go Fish was an ok
game for ordinary cards, but it got dull
fast. Then someone introduced me to Crazy
Eight. I couldn't get enough of it! I wore
out many decks doing Eight, and the nerves of
my friends when I kept bothering them to
play. They just couldn't understand. This
was during the days of generic, over-the-
counter cards. Everyone could get them, and
they were no big thing. It was inevitable
that there would one day be a new twist on
cards: Designer Decks. Uno was one of the
first of the designer decks, and it didn't
even need any gateway games to hook people.
It didn't really affect most people, but I
fell hard, really hard, because of my history
with Fish and Eight. I hate myself. I'm so
ashamed. Want to play a game? --:Dave
Subj: CCPM Newsletter
From: Jay Sage To: Sysop
I was delighted to receive the newsletter and
the formal application to be a Z-Node.
Consider it done. Congratulations, you are
now Z-Node #12. In the message of over a
month ago to which I am now replying, you ask
how I find the time for all this. The answer
is that I don't -- that is why it has been so
long since the last call (and why it is now
close to 2:30 am). I particularly enjoyed
reading Dave Barry's column, as I always do.
My favorite is "The Board". There is no
copyright notice but also no statement in the
newsletter about copying rights. I would
like to reprint the piece on electricity in
the Boston Computer Society KUGEL newsletter.
Would this be OK? Do you have a computer-
readable form of the article here on the
system (or otherwise available)? I'll call
back in a day or two to see if you have an
answer for me. Thanks.
Subj: Aha! A Miracle?
From: Daryl Gehlbach To: Jay Sage
In our last correspondence I had told you
that I couldn't seem to get ZCPR3 working
with the Trantor system on the Osborne I.
You (and FOG) gave the impression that nobody
else had done so. I had the same frustration
with Z2. I couldn't get a workable CCP that
Trantor liked. I rechecked the recipe I had
received. I realized that I was doing one
thing different, that is using MLOAD when the
instructions called for LOAD. When I
followed the recipe (this time using LOAD
from DRI) I got a working Z2 CCP. Well ... I
still had the ZCPR3 source files on line, so
I recompiled ZCPR3 (again using LOAD). I
developed what should have been the correct
CCP for Trantor's purposes. I reset the
computer and booted with (a two floppy)
ZCPR3. I made sure that I loaded the
segments into their proper places. I
executed WL (Westwind Loader). To my
surprise I got the named directory prompt
(A0:BASE>) logged into the hard drive A. I
could do aliases, multiple commands, named
directories, paths, wheel, etc. I seem to
have ZCPR3 and Trantor cooperating. I spoke
with Jack (from FOG). He said that this is
the furthest anyone to his knowledge has
progressed. He advised me to make sure how I
did it, so I can pass it on. He also
suggested that I give the Z-System a real
workout, put it through its paces. In this
way try to expose any hidden bugs. Do you
have any suggestions on how to do that? The
only files I altered were the Z3BASE and
Z3HDR to configure the system. I used MAC
followed by DRI's LOAD. Then used the
proprietary program to make the required bit
map, and installed the loader file as told to
do. I did make sure that my expected
configuration of ZCPR3 was booted from my
floppies, that all segments were loaded prior
to invoking the Westwind Loader. I did not
diddle with any code in the main file. I'll
type up a complete list of my steps and
forward them to you and FOG. Due to the
holidays I probably won't have anything for
you until after January 1st. Peace.....
....Daryl
For Sale
Ray's H-89 System List
1. H/Z-89 with 64k, Kres DSM-240 2/4 Mhz,
2-5 1/4" TEAC 55F half height 96 TPI drives,
Analytical Real Time Clock and Auto Key
Repeat, TMSI Superset, SuperFont and
SuperClock mod and a detached keyboard.
External 10 mb hard drive with power supply,
with extra 10 mb drive. 64k printer buffer
2. Printers: Legend 808 9 pin (Epson).
Cosmo 2600 daisywheel with tractor and sheet
feeder (Diablo). Centronics 306 commercial
impact (old and heavy)
3. Software. CP/M and Z-System OS. Too many
applications to list
4. Misc. HUG Remark magazine 1984-89.
Sextant magazine 1984-88. Staunch 8/89'er
1986-present. SEBHC Journal Vol. I, II to
present. H89 technical manual. Books: CP/M
Bible, CP/M Primer, ZCPR3, WordStar, WordStar
4, dBase II for the First Time User, dBase II
System Design Guide, dBase II Guide for Small
Business, BASIC Programming, SuperCalc
Primer, FORTH Programming, Complete FORTH,
Turbo Modula-2, Mastering MultiPlan
Any reasonable offer will be considered.
Ray Durette, 29 Burlington Rd, Unionville, CT
06489. (203) 673-4728
Multitasking: The CCP/M Way
by James F. Taylor
There is a lot of talk in the computer world
these days about multitasking. Users of the
"other" systems look down upon devotees of
small systems as being behind the times.
True multitasking, as described in current
computer magazines, allows you to do several
operations simultaneously. (Word processing,
telecommunications and game playing, for
instance.) However, the computers that do
these wondrous things are incredibly
expensive and quite difficult to justify for
anything other than business. Sure, we could
go out and spend gigabucks on the latest
technofix that guarantees us electro-nirvana.
But what's the point?
As I write this, I'm also printing out the
hardcopy to be used in the January club
newsletter and playing a game of computer
backgammon. The interesting thing is that I
*don't* own a multitasking computer.
How do I it, sports fans? Simple. I'm
multitasking by using multiple computers.
My trusty Kaypro 4 chugs along happily,
attached to its daisy wheel printer. My PC
patiently waits for my next move (playing
games *IS* what the PC was invented for) and
I'm writing this article on my "calculator,"
a Radio Shack Model 100 laptop.
(An aside to those interested, the damn PC
just beat me in round 1: 32-zip.) When the
newsletter finishes printing, I'll transfer
this article to the Kaypro for additional
editing and spell checking with WordStar 4.0.
From there it will go to paper for still more
editing, and the corrections will be made
with the Kaypro.
(Round two: score 38-6)
Once I'm satisfied that this piece is as good
as it's going to get, off it goes, through
the phone lines, to the Xerox BBS that hums
ever so gently in a corner of Lee Bradley's
den.
(Round 3: score 38-10)
If all meets with Lee's approval (and it's
doubtful you're reading this if it hasn't)
it'll be packed into a CP/M library file and
either written to disk for hand delivery or
sent back over the phone lines into my Kaypro
and then out to my daisy wheel, which will
chug along while I fight this infernal clone,
thus completing the circle.
(Round 4: score 38-12)
Hey, don't get me wrong. I'd love a 386
laptop and a 486 desk-top computer to play
with. Christmas is coming up and so is my
birthday. I'll be happy to send my mailing
address to any of you who want to play Santa
for me.
(Round 5: score 38-20)
Let's get real.
(Round 6: score 54-20)
My setup, except for the PC (which you could
buy cheaply if you didn't get all the bells
and whistles I did), cost about 500 bucks.
With it I can "multitask" to my heart's
content. I can compute at the park or the
beach, format disks in any number of sizes
and shapes and use more software than I can
afford. Not to mention doing my own work
while my son plays "Reader Rabbit".
(Round 7: score 55-20)
So all-in-all, I think I've got the best of
all possible worlds. I can have my cake and
eat it too. And it hasn't cost me the
equivalent of the national debt to get it.
Give it some thought. Do you want to run
with the pack or follow a different drummer?
Either buy a multitasking computer or become
a multitasking computerist.
The choice is yours.
(Round 8: score 61-20, game called because of
operator aggravation.)
Copyright 1990 James F. Taylor
All rights reserved
[ photograph placed here ]
Trenton Computer Fest
22 April 89
Left-to-Right
Jay Sage
Hal Bower
Howard Goldstein
Bruce Morgen
Steven Gold
Rare Gems (sm)
by David Wright
One hundred thousand lemmings can't be wrong.
--Unknown
I put a humidifier and a dehumidifier in the
same room and let them fight it out.
--Steven Wright
I used to work in a fire hydrant factory.
You couldn't park anywhere near the place.
--Steven Wright
A Glossary Of Data Processing Jobs
Data Processing Manager: Leaps tall buildings
in a single bound, Is more powerful than a
locomotive, Faster than a speeding bullet,
Walks on water, Gives policy to God
Assistant Data Processing Manager: Leaps
short buildings in a single bound, Is more
powerful than a switch engine, Just as fast
as a speeding bullet, Walks on water if sea
is calm, Talks with God
Senior Systems Analyst: Leaps short buildings
with a running start and good wind, Is almost
as powerful as a switch engine, Is just as
fast as a speeding bullet, Walks on water in
an indoor swimming pool, Talks with God if
special request is approved
Systems Analyst: Bearly clears a quonset hut,
Loses tug of war with locomotive, Can fire a
speeding bullet, Swims well, Talks with God
only when spoken to
Lead Programmer: Makes high marks on wall
when trying to leap over tall buildings, Is
run over by locomotive, Can sometimes handle
a gun without inflicting self injury, Dog
paddles, Talks with animals
Senior Programmer: Runs into buildings,
Recognizes locomotives two out of three
times, Is not issued ammunition, Can stay
afloat with a life jacket, Talks to walls
Maintenance Programmer: Falls over door step
when trying to enter tall buildings, Says
"look at the choo-choo", Wets himself with a
water pistol, Plays in mud puddles, Mumbles
to himself
Programmer: Lifts up buildings and walks
under them, Kicks trains off their tracks,
Catches speeding bullets with his teeth and
eats them, Freezes water with a glance, He is
GOD!!!
From: Pieces Of Eight
c/o Lee Bradley
24 East Cedar Street
Newington, CT 06111
