FIDONEWS     --           19 Aug 85  00:01:58           Page 1

       Volume 2, Number 27                           19 August 1985
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       everything here is subject to debate.  We publish EVERYTHING
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                             Your Fellow Users

       Fidonet is great.  It's wonderful!  We have here our very
       own private electronic mail system.  So who's using this
       thing, anyway?

       Well, now you can find out.  The national user list, which
       has been mentioned before in this newsletter, is now out.
       About fourty nodes are reporting so far, and the result is
       looking pretty good.

       Matt Kanter has been doing a heck of a job, and the first
       fruits of his labors are now available.  You can download
       the list from his board, node 107/1, or from 107/7 or
       100/51.  With any luck, it'll soon be available many other
       places as well.

       There are two minor problems, though.  One is that not
       enough nodes are reporting yet.  We encourage all of you
       sysops out there to please run SHIPUSER once a month and
       send the output to node 107/7.  It would be really great if
       we could get most (if not all) Fido boards to contribute.








FIDONEWS     --           19 Aug 85  00:02:00           Page 2

       The other little matter is that the output file is a bit on
       the large size, and will probably get larger as more nodes
       start sending in their data.  Users with fixed disks should
       be able to handle it, but people with floppy based systems
       may be out of luck.  One possible solution is to publish the
       thing.  (You know, physically, on paper.)  Matt was thinking
       of running off a copy and taking it to one of the many print
       shops in Manhatten.  Back when we were starting this whole
       deal Ken Kaplan suggested getting it published monthly like
       a magazine.  A small problem is that it costs money to do
       that.  Would you be willing to pay for it?

       Yes, I know.  Why should a sysop send in his data for
       nothing if someone else is going to make money on it?  A few
       reasons.  For one, we're not really talking about making
       anything on it; we're only talking about covering expenses.
       For another, a verified list of nationwide users like that
       could help when it comes to lobbying in Washington (yes,
       politics again).  And last but not least, a national user
       directory is a darned nice idea all in itself.  I'd like it
       better if we can keep it on disk, but if we can't it would
       still be useful.  We have a mail system, we should have a
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FIDONEWS     --           19 Aug 85  00:02:01           Page 3

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                                 NEWS
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       The Southern California Network (102) has renumbered all the
       nodes in its network. The numbering scheme is simple. We
       have 9 HOSTS so each one is assigned a hundred number group.
       The host is the hundred number and the first number in his
       group (100 & 101 for example). Each local under a host then
       is assigned a number of the hundred group. Following is a
       translate list of old numbers to new numbers indicating
       hosts and other changes.

                   NETWORK COMPARISON OF SOCALNET

       The following is a comparison of the old Network 102 node
       numbering system to the new.  The major changes occur in the
       addition of two new HOSTS for the SIMI VALLEY and SAN
       GABRIEL.

       old node       new node       net/node          comment
       --------       --------       --------          -------
       0102            0102          102/0         Los Angeles Host
       0036            0101          102/101
       0032            0102          102/102
       0331            0103          102/103
       0383            0104          102/104
       0411            0105          102/105
       0426            0106          102/106
       0466            0107          102/107
       3601            0108          102/108
       3603            0109          102/109
       3605            0110          102/110
       3607            0111          102/111
       3608            0112          102/112

                       0200          102/200       Oceanside Host
       0380            0201          102/201
       3609            0202          102/202

                       0300          102/300       San Diego Host
       0350            0301          102/301
       0087            0302          102/302

                       0400          102/400       Riverside Host
       0031            0401          102/401
                       0402          102/402       NEW NODE NUMBER

                       0500          102/500       Orange Host
       0666            0501          102/501       NAME CHANGED
       0025            0502          102/502
       0066            0503          102/503
       0130            0504          102/504
       0337            0505          102/505
       0370            0506          102/506
       0397            0507          102/507
       0410            0508          102/508
       0422            0509          102/509







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       0470            0510          102/510
       0472            0511          102/511
       0486            0512          102/512
       1031            0513          102/513
       3602            0514          102/514
       3604            0515          102/515
       3603            0516          102/516

                       0600          102/600       Simi Valley Host
       0052            0601          102/601
       0421            0602          102/601

                       0700          102/700       Ventura Host
       0430            0701          102/701
       0378            0702          102/702

                       0800          102/800       San Gabriel Host
       0379            0801          102/801

                       0900          102/900       San Fernando Host
       0454            0901          102/901
       3610            0902          102/902

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FIDONEWS     --           19 Aug 85  00:02:06           Page 5

       The following was captured,  from a BBS in Golden, Colorado,
       on  12/13/84.   Let's not let some thing like this happen in
       this area!

       The Telephone company that is refered to, is Mountain Bell.

       If  you wish to see more about this on-going  battle,  call
       them at (303) 278-4244.   300/1200 BPS, 8/1/N



                        THANK YOU FOR CALLING IN..

       BY THE WAY,  IF YOU HAVE MADE IT THIS FAR  INTO  THE  SYSTEM
       WITHOUT  SEVERE DROP-OUTS OR FOUND THAT MOST OF THE TIME YOU
       CAN'T EVEN MAKE IT IN,  WELL...  THE GUYS WHO BRING YOU THIS
       WONDERFUL  LINE  QUALITY  STRIKES  AGAIN...!!   GUESS  WHAT?
       SINCE THEY GOT A  RIFT  FROM  P.U.C.  ABOUT  SNEEKING  IN  A
       COMPUTER  ACCESS TARRIF WHICH WOULD HAVE GRAND-FATHERED IN A
       COUPLE OF YEARS,  THE  MOST  RECENT  MANEUVER  SEEMS  TO  BE
       DEGRADATION  OF  VOICE  GRADE  LINES SO THAT IT WON'T FLATLY
       PASS 300-3000HZ ANY MORE.  (STRANGE THIS PHENOMENON IS,  YOU
       SEE,  3 YEARS AGO,  THESE LINES WERE SOOOO PERFECT,  EVEN MY
       REGULAR VOICE LINE WOULD  PASS  DATA  WITHOUT  A  DROPOUT!!)
       WELL, WHAT COULD HAVVVVVVVE HAPPENED?

              NICE  GUYS  THEY  ARE!  WE PAY FOR VOICE GRADE LINES,
       AND WE CAN'T EVEN BE ASSURRED THAT  THEY  ARE  FLAT.  MODEMS
       LIKE  TO  HAVE 2225HZ AND WHEN THEY TEST YOUR LINE THEY TEST
       IT AT 1000HZ.  NOT EVEN LOOKING AT THE HIGH END OF THE VOICE
       BAND...

           THERE IS EVEN SPECS ABOUT DELAY, DISTORTION, HUM, NOISE,
       CURRENT SUPPLY, AND OTHER SPECS.....

           JUST  WAIT  FOLKS!   MAYBE  YOU  WILL  HAVE  YOUR  LINES
       DEGRADED  TOO!!  (AND PAY FOR VOICE GRADE AND NOT BE GETTING
       IT!!) COULD THIS HAPPEN IN AMERICA?  OR SHOULD WE  SAY  W  H
       Y??

           THERE  ARE  STANDARD  MODEM TEST LINES AROUND WHERE THEY
       WILL TELL YOU IF YOU ARE BEING SHORT CHANGED OFF ON THE HIGH
       FREQUENCIES!

           IF THIS LINE IS NOT TOTALLY SHUNTED  OUT  ONE  OF  THESE
       DAYS YOU'LL GET THE NUMBER,  AND WE WILL PETITION AS A GROUP
       FOR A CLASS ACTION SUIT LIKE WE SHOULD HAVE IN THE BEGINNING
       WHEN THEY STARTED THE  NONSENSE  WITH  THE  COMPUTER  ACCESS
       TARRIF!  THIS  TIME  THE  SUIT WILL NOT BE STOPPED,  AND THE
       OTHER BBS'S AND THEIR SYSOPS WILL  JOIN  IN  ON  THE  PUBLIC
       CAUSE.  THERE  ARE  MILLIONS  OF  COMPUTER  USERS ACROSS THE
       COUNTRY WHO WANT DECENT SERVICE  FROM  THE  UTILITIES  WHICH
       MUST  DEMONSTRATE  TO  THE  FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO BE 'COMMON
       CARRIERS' AND THAT THEY ARE 'ACTING IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST'.
       DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH MONEY 'THEY' STAND TO LOOSE FOR AN  FCC
       ACTION CITED UPON THEIR HEADS FOR DELIBERATE INTERFERENCE IN
       PRIVATE MATTERS?







FIDONEWS     --           19 Aug 85  00:02:11           Page 6


           THERE  ARE  OTHER  COMPANIES ACROSS THE U.S.A.  WHO HAVE
       NOT HAD THEIR HANDS SLAPPED FOR THE ACCESS TARRIF;  A  CLASS
       ACTION SUIT BRINGING USERS FROM NATION-WIDE WHO HAVE SIMILAR
       PROBLEMS  WOULD  BE A PUBLIC BENEFIT,  AND CALL ATTENTION TO
       THOSE WHO ALLEDGEDLY ACT IN OUR INTEREST.

          LETS KEEP OUR HOBBY RUNNING!  AND NOT BE STEPPED ON THOSE
       WHO CAN'T IN MY  OPINION  SEEM  TO  RECOGNIZE  THEIR  COMMON
       CARRIER STATUS..

          WE  CHALLENGE THOSE COMMON CARRIERS TO SHOW THAT THEY CAN
       MAINTAIN SERVICE SINCE THE BREAKUP!

          THIS IS  OPENING  UP  A  GOOD  MEASURE  OF  COMPETITION'S
       JUSTIFICATION,  SINCE THE 'OTHER GUY' NOW HAS PLENTY TO BEEF
       ABOUT.  LETS HEAR IT FOR ENTERPRISE.  THAT IS WHAT  MADE  IT
       POSSIBLE TO HAVE COMMUNICATIONS IN THE FIRST PLACE.

           WRITE  YOUR  CONGRESSMAN,   BEWARE  OF  ACTIONS  AGAINST
       FREEDOM OF SPEECH, AND LETS HERE IT FOR THE FCC CHIEF OF THE
       COMMON CARRIER BUREAU WHO IS ALSO PART OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS
       DIVISION AND BY THE WAY A COMPUTER USER TOO!  THE FCC GRANTS
       THE CHARTER TO THOSE WHO CAN  PROVE  THEY  CAN  FUNCTION  AS
       'COMMON  CARRIER'.  DID  YOU  KNOW  THAT THERE IS AN OBSCURE
       LITTLE PART OF THE FCC RULES AND  REGULATIONS  WHICH  STATES
       THAT  TO  COMPLY  WITH THE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF HONORING
       THE CHARTER AUTHORIZING A COMMON CARRIER ITS  OPERATIONS,  A
       LITTLE PART THAT SAYS THEY MUST FILE A NOTICE TO THE FCC FOR
       PUBLIC RECORD THAT 'SERVICE IS BEING DEGRADED',  'REDUCED OR
       IMPARRED',  AN ORIGINAL AND NINE (9) COPIES!!!  I WONDER  IF
       THAT WAS FILED????

            NOW  OF  COURSE WE COULD UNDERSTAND A TEMPORARY LACK OF
       EFFICIENT AND RELIABLE SERVICE DUE TO NATURAL  CAUSES,  LIKE
       EARTHQUAKES  AND  CONTRACTORS  DIGGING  UP CABLES,  BUT WHAT
       ABOUT SERVICE THAT ONCE WORKED,  AND REPAIR SAYS THEY  CAN'T
       FIND OUT WHY IT WON'T WORK ANYMORE???  SOUNDS REALLY ODD...


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FIDONEWS     --           19 Aug 85  00:02:12           Page 7

                         SEARCH FOR DATA-CAPABLE
                            FIRE DEPARTMENTS
                         RELENTLESSLY CONTINUES
                      By Christopher Baker, Sysop,
                         Metro-Fire Fido, 18/14
                     ==============================

               Somewhere, among the countless 25,000+ readers of
       FidoNews, there must be a few computer enthusiasts that are
       also involved with their local Fire departments in some
       way (other than litigation, that is). Even if it's only to
       buy a ticket to the Fireman's picnic. Perhaps, you have a
       relative in the business? Maybe, you're a vendor of goods
       and/or services to your local smoke-eaters? Or, perish the
       thought, YOU might be one of the men/women in gray/blue/
       black/etc.!?

       However you may be connected, I need your help. It is my
       intention (and fondest hope) to bring together as many
       departments as I can find into a national Fire network. The
       purpose of which will be to share ideas, programs, tips,
       warnings, techniques, etc., and to provide a common forum
       for the dissemination of information to as broad a base as
       possible.

       To begin this Herculean task, I need some input. If you
       belong to or know of or work for a Fire/Rescue department,
       paid or volunteer, that has telecommunication/data equip-
       ment, please give them a copy of this article and urge them
       to contact me through FidoNet or U.S. Mail.

       Send FidoMail to: Sysop, Fido 18/14. If you wish to sign-on
       as a user of the board, make the message PRIVATE and in-
       clude your sign-on name(no handles, please), your City and
       State, the name and address and phone number of your depar-
       tment, and the password you would like to use. Please be
       sure to make the message PRIVATE when including password
       information. All FidoMail requests for access will be
       granted within 24 hours (usually, except for requests re-
       ceived on Monday and Tuesday - my days off).

       If you wish to send information via U.S. Mail, send to:
            Christopher Baker
            Metro-Dade Fire Communications
            5680 S.W. 87th Avenue
            Miami, FL  33173

            Attention: Metro-Fire Fido.

       The results of this preliminary survey will determine the
       direction of my grand design, so don't let this task lan-
       guish, if you can help it. I know most of you are very busy
       with your own operations, but this could be the start of
       something big (where's Steve Allen, when you need him?)!

       Thank you, in advance. I'll be waiting to hear from all
       of you.







FIDONEWS     --           19 Aug 85  00:02:15           Page 8


       (My birthday has already passed but the South Florida
       Sysops Association is having their 1st Annual Sysop's
       Picnic at Tropical Park, Pavillion #2, on Sunday, 25 Aug
       85, from 1000 'til ?, if you'd care to list that?)(For
       those of you coming in from out-of-town, take State Road
       826 to Bird Road (S.W. 40th St.) and go west 1/4 mile to
       Tropical Park. Pavillion #2 is just west of the ball-
       field. Bring your own food, everybody knows sysops are
       frugal or broke.)

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FIDONEWS     --           19 Aug 85  00:02:15           Page 9

          How FidoNet Can Help Fight Against Federal Legislation
                         Restricting BBS Operation

          After reading the article in the July 29th issue of
       FidoNews by Chip Berlet on the new federal computer laws
       being proposed I decided to follow up and see how we could
       pool our resources in order to support the efforts of those
       individuals or groups that represent the majority of our
       bona fide BBS users and sysops.  The only formal group that
       I found was the National Association of Bulletin Board
       Operators started by Chicago attorney Paul Bernstein who
       also runs a BBS for lawyers called LAWMUG. This is a
       relatively new group that currently includes Paul and a
       number of other Chicago residents. They are against federal
       efforts restricting bulletin boards and are currently
       soliciting support via messages on several bulletin boards,
       as well as the Source.  If you would like more information
       or would like to send contributions their address is:

                National Association of Bulletin Board Operators
                c/o Paul Bernstein
                600 N. McClurg Ct.
                Chicago, Ill. 60611

       I also contacted the office of Senator Paul Tribble and was
       sent a copy of Senate Bill 1305. For those of you that may
       not be familiar this is a Bill to "establish criminal
       penalties for the transmission by computer of obscene
       matter, or by computer or by other means, of matter
       pertaining to the sexual exploitation of children, and for
       other purposes". Exchanging information pertaining to sexual
       crimes is not prohibited under current law. The problem with
       this Bill is that it doesn't stop there. Quoting from the
       Bill "any obscene, lewd, lascivious, or filthy writing,
       description, picture, or other matter entered, stored, or
       transmitted by or in a computer" will constitute a crime.
       I'm no lawyer, but I'm certainly not in favor of
       governmental efforts that force me to ensure that nothing
       illegal occurs on my system. With Fido we have all the
       checks and balences to keep our boards clean without
       intervention.  The ACLU opposes the Bill because it
       infringes on First Admendment rights.  I would like to hear
       the opinion of others on this matter as I may be asked to
       testify on some of the positive aspects of bulletin boards.
       (Fido in particular). The hearings are scheduled for late
       September or early October. If you would like to comment or
       know more about this matter you can contact:

                Paul S. Trible,Jr.
                United States, Senator
                Virginia

                      or

                Darren S. Trigonoplos
                Legislative Assistant for Senator Trible








FIDONEWS     --           19 Aug 85  00:02:18           Page 10

                United States Senate
                Washington, D.C. 20510

       The Senate Bill 1305 is called the Computer Pornorgraphy and
       Child Exploitation Prevention Act of 1985. It is currently
       under study in the Senate Subcommittee on Juvenile Justice.

       Ken Kaplan
       SYSOP Fido 100/22 or 100/51





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FIDONEWS     --           19 Aug 85  00:02:18           Page 11

       23 June 1984


       Sir:

       This is one of those once upon a time letters......

       Once upon a time, this writer decided to upgrade his IBM-PC
       with a hard disk option. As prices were dropping almost
       every week, it became a game to spot the ad that provided
       the most for your money. Everyone who at one time or another
       has gone through this drill and is installing a hard disk
       will tell you that the first concern is to install a 135
       watt (PC-XT) power supply. This is what I did. The ad's at
       that time that provided the best deal were PC's LIMITED in
       Austin Texas. I called and ordered a power supply. In a very
       short time, the power supply arrived, was installed, and
       found to be working. Within days, it was noted that the fan
       on the supply varied in pitch up and down almost to the
       point of stopping. A letter was sent that asked about this
       situation and also asked about more information on their
       hard disk. The letter was hardly in the mail when the fan
       failed.  The power supply was removed and returned to PC'S
       LIMITED with a very detailed letter included that described
       the problem. Three weeks passed with no word. A call to this
       organizations repair facility was answered with "What is
       your return authorization number?" My what!?!

       At this point you should open the 23 July issue of PC
       Magazine to page 93.  Be careful now as this is a trick
       question. What is the smallest thing noted in this ad? Give
       up? It is the 1 1/32x21/32" block with 66 words that spell
       out the terms and conditions of PC"S LIMITED sales. Read it!

       I stated my problem and the fact that I had "failed" to
       request an authorization number. I was willing to bite the
       bullet and pay the restocking fee. "I'm sorry sir, I can't
       find your power supply without a number." To date..... Three
       months have passed. Three (unanswered) letters, Eight, I
       repeat Eight phone calls with no return calls, and I don't
       have a power supply or my money.

       Not to be outdone, I then ordered a power supply from G&L
       INC, Anaheim,Ca.  This one came in and lo and behold it had
       the wrong Motherboard connector!  It was a one piece
       connector meant for a pc clone, not a PC. Five, I repeat
       Five phone calls later and I have received every excuse
       under the sun and I still don't have the right connectors.

       OK fellows, thats it. I work for a large corporation in the
       United States with a very large, company sponsored Computer
       Club and a very large Fidonet Bulletin Board. This letter is
       being submitted to the following:

                1.To my club newsletter
                2.To PC Magazine
                3.To PC Week magazine







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                4.To the Austin,Tx Better Business Bureau
                5.To the Anaheim,Ca. "       "       "
                6.On the Fidonet Board for nation wide distribution

       Edward G. Kotkiewicz
       1325 Carribean Dr.
       Edwardsville, Il 62025


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           FIDO 19/918

           Uploaded to BEGARE TECH **(806)742-5328** by Neato Dude,
       the Apple Advisor.

           Story originally by Neato Dude.

           This story was graded an A in English class for the  9th
       grade. I hope you like it!

           Steve  Narhar moved for the first time in hours from the
       chair in his bedroom. He had been connected  to  the  bank's
       computer  for  ages  it  seemed,  and now he had cracked the
       access codes, and could do as  he  pleased  with  the  bank.
       "Let's see how much money you got, Mr. First Federal Savings
       and  Loan  of  Los  Angeles."  he  muttered  to himself. His
       fingers raced across his home  computer's  keyboard,  as  he
       entered  the  command  "GO:TOTAL ACCOUNTS:ALL". His computer
       screen told him there was a total of $475,562,271.23 in  the
       accounts. He then selected "TRANSFER:ALL,NARHAR" and watched
       happily as all the money went from the total number into his
       account.  "Another  day,  another  $475,562,271.23" he said,
       turning his computer off and going to bed.

           At the same time, in the  Los  Angeles  bank,  Mr.  Bill
       Kuhar,  bank manager, was using the bank's computer to check
       how things had gone during the business day.  It  was  pitch
       black  outside,  and he wanted to hurry up and finish, so he
       could go home. "Oh look at that, will you just look at that!
       Miss Penny gave Mr. Jupmar $0.13  cents  over  his  balance!
       I'll have to remember to fire her tomorrow. Hired help these
       days,  makes  you wonder. Why, when I was young, I worked 12
       hours a day for 35 cents, never made a mistake,  and..."  he
       grumbled  to  no  one  in  particular,  since the office was
       empty. "WHAT THE..." he gasped, as he saw all his  wondeful,
       glorious  $475,562,271.23 disappear from everyone's accounts
       and into a single account, #82564 STEVE NARHAR. "AAAAARGH!!"
       he cried in anguish, "It's one of those "hackers"  like  you
       read  about  in the newspapers! I'm ruined! Well! We'll just
       have  to  get  this   Narhar!   "   Mr.   Kuhar   keyed   in
       "TRACE:CURRENT",  and settled back to wait for the caller to
       be traced. Two minutes later, the information  came  on  the
       screen.

           NUMBER:(402)856-2741      CITY,STATE:Omaha,     Nebraska
           CONNECTED:5 hours, 36 minutes

           "Omaha,  huh...we'll  just  pay  him  a  visit  tomorrow
       morning. " he said with a fiendish laugh.

           The  next morning, Steve bolted upright from his bed, at
       the sound of a police siren. He threw on a pair of jeans and
       a T-shirt, and ran outside to see  what  the  commotion  was
       about.  A  big,  white  van  pulled up alongside the curb. A
       large, heavyset man leaned out, and asked  him  if  he  knew
       anyone  by the name of Steve Narhar. "You're lookin' at him.







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       What is it?"

           The man was obviously surprised,  but  quickly  regained
       his  composure. Climbing out of the van, he pointed a pistol
       at Steve's back and whispered, "I would advise you  to  come
       with me now."

           Steve  decided  he  would not like little round holes in
       his body, so he let the man lead him into the  back  of  the
       van.  The  man  walked  around  the  side, and then into the
       driver's seat, and started the  engine.  Tires  squealed  as
       they  roared  away,  and by the direction they were heading,
       Steve could see they were heading for the airport.

           The man  spoke  "I  am  sorry  that  we  have  not  been
       introduced.  My  name  is Mr. Kuhar, the manager of the bank
       you broke into last night." He reached to his face, and took
       off his mustache, and then continued  with  a  thick  accent
       Steve  had  never  heard before. "You are probably wondering
       why you are here. You see, the bank you  so  rudely  invaded
       was  not  a  regular  bank. Oh no, it is more, much more. In
       fact, it's the entire funding for the Soviet  Secret  Police
       operations  for  the western portion of your America. So now
       that you know this, you must not be allowed to tell  others.
       So  of  course, you shall be a prisoner of the Soviet Union,
       and will be held in a Siberian work camp. But  don't  worry.
       You  can spend the rest of your miserable life there, having
       fun mining coal, and meeting other  prisoners.  Better  than
       summmer camp, no?"

           By  this  time, the van had pulled up along side a large
       wide-bodied  jet.  Mr.  Kuhar  dragged  Steve,  kicking  and
       screaming,  into  the  cargo hold of the Air Moscow jet, and
       slid the door shut. It was dark in the cargo hold, cold, and
       above all, extremely  noisy.  The  sound  of  the  screaming
       engines  pounded  his  ears,  and the sinking feeling in his
       stomach told him that the plane was lifting  off.  All  hope
       was  lost,  no  one  would  save him now. After a quick look
       around, he decided he could not  escape  here,  and  he  did
       particulary  want  to  take  a  bath  in  the Pacific Ocean.
       Settling back, he went to sleep for the long plane trip.

           Steve was startled awake by the screech of  the  landing
       gear  and  the  bump  as the plane touched down. Immediately
       after the plane slowed to a halt, two armed guards slid open
       the door, grabbed him by the arms, and led him into the back
       of a waiting limousine. The limousine wisked him  away,  and
       shortly entered a huge, modern looking building of glass and
       steel,  still  on  the  grounds  of the airport. Through the
       heavily tinted glass of the  limousine,  he  could  not  see
       anything,  not  even  the driver. The door was opened as the
       car drew to a halt, and two more guards pulled  him  out  by
       the  arms, and stood him in front of a large oak desk. Steve
       looked around the complex in awe. The entire room, the  size
       of  a football stadium, was completely flled with computers.
       The chair in front of the desk spun around, and in it sat an
       overweight, bald man wearing a black suit. He appeared to be







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       about sixty years old, and his face looked weatherbeaten.

           The man eyed Steve for a full minute,  taking  in  every
       detail of his fifteen year old self. "So you're the computer
       expert,  eh?"  he  said,  "Kind of young to be breaking into
       Soviet  security  systems.  Well,  enough  of  that.  I   am
       Shaplintine  Mustovacos, and you are Steve Narhar. We have a
       little job we want you to do for us,  if  you  would  be  so
       kind.  And I'm sure you'll be happy to. Since you're such an
       expert, we want you  to  simply  break  into  the  main  CIA
       computer  in  Washington  whenever  we  request.  Before you
       decide if you will do this for us, let me tell you a  little
       joke,  ok?  If  you  don't do this, you get sent to Siberia!
       Hahahahehehoho!! So, tell us, will you, or won't you?"

           "No!" screamed Steve, as he broke one of the guard's jaw
       with his fist. The guard went sprawling  across  the  floor,
       his   automatic  rifle  flying  right  into  Steve's  hands.

           RATARATARATATPOWPOWPOW erupted the gun, bullets spraying
       into the guards and Mustovacos as all three were sent to the
       ground. Steve ran out of the building as fast as  he  could,
       and  onto  the  runway. More guards, hearing the noise, went
       charging to the complex, and opened fire on Steve. He dodged
       the hail of bullets,  and  raced  up  to  a  MiG-25  fighter
       jet,slammed open the cockpit, and leaped in. Luckily, he had
       learned  how to fly a MiG-25 in the Boy Scouts, back home in
       Omaha. Steve sent the jet barreling down the runway at  full
       speed, and took off. Setting the course for Washington D.C.,
       he  armed a heat-seeking missile, in case someone went after
       him. Sure enough, someone did. Over West Germany,  a  Soviet
       MiG-21  intercepter  came  rushing toward him at full speed.
       After locking on  the  missile  to  the  attacking  jet,  he
       released  the  missile.  BOOOOOM!! The missile impacted with
       the jet, and destroyed it with a great  fireball  of  orange
       and  red  flames,  pieces raining on the ground. The problem
       gone, Steve turned his attention to getting  to  Washington.
       He  would  have  to  watch his fuel. Several hours later, he
       touched down safely at Washington National Airport.

           The President gave Steve a formal invitation to  dinner,
       the  Air  Force  was thrilled to have MiG-25 jet to inspect,
       and the CIA shut down the First Federal Savings and Loan  of
       Los  Angeles.  Needless  to say, everyone lived happily ever
       after.

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                          FIDO <==> UNIX Mail

                                  by
                             Bob Hartman
                          Sysop Fido 101/101
                           The UN*X Gateway
                                 and
                            Home of ROVER


               As some of you have already found out, my board
       (newly named the UN*X Gateway) is capable of taking in mail
       from UNIX systems, and converting it to FidoNet messages.
       If any of you want to receive UNIX mail from anyone, just
       tell that person to send mail to the following system:

               decvax!encore!vaxine!spark!net#!node#!username
       or       ihnp4!encore!vaxine!spark!net#!node#!username

       where net# is your FidoNet net number, node# is your FidoNet
       node#, and username is your user name with all blanks
       converted to underscores.  No special characters are allowed
       in names except for underscore.  This means that single and
       double quotes or anything else is illegal.  REPEAT - NO
       SPECIAL CHARACTERS IN NAMES.  If this rule is not adhered
       to, then somewhere along the line a UNIX system will barf on
       the name, and we may lose our access to the UNIX world.  An
       example of a UNIX address to get to me would be:

               decvax!encore!vaxine!spark!101!101!Bob_Hartman

       to Tom Jennings:

               decvax!encore!vaxine!spark!125!0!Tom_Jennings

       The message will go through a number of UNIX systems,
       finally arriving at my Fido BBS, where it will be converted
       to FidoNet format, and sent to the appropriate destination.
       Anyone wanting to try this out is welcome to.

       The reverse link (Fido->UNIX) is not quite working yet.
       There will be another posting when that is finished.

       Bob Hartman
       Sysop 101/101
       UN*X Gateway


















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       ============================================================
                               WANTED
       ============================================================
       From:Robert Hupf
       Sysop 18/311

       Because of hardware problems, we have been unable to
       get the newsletter for some time and I just recently
       got caught up on them. There was an article in the May
       6 issue about a disk swapping deal of sending a box of
       diskettes around, but the board that entered the
       article (464) is down. I am interested in this and if
       it's being done or if anyone is still thinking about
       it. Please either call my board (305-830-8494) or send
       me a Fidonet message. Thanks!

















































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       ============================================================
                              NOTICES
       ============================================================
       Have you paid for your freeware yet?

       Remember: user supported software will only work if the
       users support it!

       ------------------------------------------------------------

                            The Interrupt Stack


       27 Nov 1985
          Halley's Comet passes closest to Earth before perihelion.

       24 Jan 1986
          Voyager 2 passes Uranus.

        9 Feb 1986
          Halley's Comet reaches perihelion.

       11 Apr 1986
          Halley's Comet reaches perigee.

       19 May 1986
          Steve Lemke's next birthday.

       24 Aug 1989
          Voyager 2 passes Neptune.





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