=========================================================================== BBS: The Cutting Edge! Date: 10-26-94 (04:00) Number: 148964 From: COSMO Refer#: NONE To: ** ALL ** Recvd: NO Subj: TCE! Alternatives, Part I Conf: (146) Proverbs --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Welcome, comrade, to: ****************************** * * * THE COMMUNAL EDGE! BBS * Property of the Communal Userbase! * by * Owned by the People! * Blue Devil Productions * ****************************** Online attempted 28,800 Baud on 22-OCT-94 at 22:31:04, channel # 5. Baud adjusted to 2400 so that all users may share equal logon speed. Please select: 1 for ANSI graphics 2 for RIP graphics ** 2 I am sorry, Comrade New User; but not all of the Peoples' Userbase are fortunate or priviledged to possess access to RIP graphics. In order to maintain the equality established by the Oktober Revolution, no user shall enjoy priviledges that the others might not share. Please select: 1 for ANSI graphics 2 for RIP graphics ** ok, 1, then. Please enter your User-ID, or "new": new Welcome, Comrade New User, to the Glorious Electronic Apparatchnik of the People, TCE! Please select the Official Nomenclature by which you wish to be known to your brother Users: ** Howard ERROR: I am sorry, Comrade New User, but in order to maintain Equality among all of the Peoples, your nomenclature properly must begin with "Comrade". Please select the Official Nomenclature by which you wish to be known to your brother Users: ** uh... Comrade Howard Then the following would be desirable to you? (Y/n): "Comrade Howard is hugging you tightly..." ** Well, no. I mean, I'm not that affectionate, norma..." COMRADE USER! DO YOU NOT LOVE YOUR FELLOW COMRADES OF THE USERBASE AS YOU WOULD YOUR OWN FAMILY? I REPEAT THE QUESTION: Then the following would be desirable to you? (Y/n): "Comrade Howard is hugging you tightly..." ** Sure... ok... Welcome to The Communal Edge!, Comrade Howard! The following polls require your attention and vote, Comrade! Select the number of the poll with which to make your decision known, as is your right as an equal member of the People's BBS, or simply hit to continue to the Main Menu: # Decision In Absent Date --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Change the cleanup time 664 228 02/14/94 2 Shortage of chess games 434 458 08/24/94 3 Suspension of Comrade Earl 338 554 06/15/91 4 Suspension of Comrade Macb 455 437 06/24/90 5 Suspension of Comrade Hald 399 493 05/08/88 ontinue, onstop, or uit... ** Q COMRADE HOWARD! YOU HAVE NOT PERFORMED YOUR PEOPLE'S DUTY BY CASTING YOUR VOTE WITH THE REST OF THE PEOPLE! YOU ARE REMINDED THAT THIS BBS IS BASED AND PROPRIETRATED SOLELY ON THE DUTIES OF EACH MEMBER WHO MUST PARTICIPATE IN ORDEMAINTAIN TOTAL EQUALITY! YOUR FAILURE TO DO SO HAS BEEN NOTED ACCORDINGLY ON YOUR PERMANENT RECORD! C Status Location h Baud of on Calling # User Rate User TCE! From ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Music Man 2400 COMRADE Teleconference Glorious Home! 2 Cheerio 2400 COMRADE Forums Glorious Work! 3 Genevieve 2400 COMRADE Global Equality Great Computer! 4 Jaws 2400 COMRADE Teleconference Comrade's Home! 5 Diogenes 2400 COMRADE Menuing System This Is FUN! 6 Marlboro 2400 COMRADE Indoctrination GREAT Fun! 7 Lamb 2400 COMRADE Teleconference DeathToTyrrany! 8 Stang Lover 2400 COMRADE Teleconference NoElitismHere! 9 Isaboe 2400 COMRADE Menuing System ACBBS! 10 Tomcat 2400 COMRADE SupplyWars 2002 Politburo! 11 Odi 2400 COMRADE Teleconference Hunh? 12 Goddess of 2400 COMRADE Indoctrination Party Office! 16 Blitz 2400 COMRADE Teleconference The Kremlin! Greetings, Comrade Howard, glad to see you back again. Defend the space lanes from the ruthless petty dictators? Or live outside the law, robbing and stealing whatever you can get away with, trying to establish a separate class identity? Destroy the Elitist Tyrants who seek to oppress the People! Play interactive SupplyWars 2002 today! You are Comrade caller number 113425! You have ZERO credits, since we firmly believe that NO ONE should have any more or less than any other, and each person should share in the Greatness of the People that we have built! =========================================================================== BBS: The Cutting Edge! Date: 10-26-94 (15:14) Number: 148965 From: COSMO Refer#: NONE To: ** ALL ** Recvd: NO Subj: TCE! Alternatieves, Part Conf: (146) Proverbs --------------------------------------------------------------------------- There is new mail in your mailbox! Do you want to see it now ([Y]/n)? y Date: Saturday, October 22, 1994 1:54pm Electronic Mail From: The People Msg#: 145033 To: Comrade Howard Re: Assessment (N)ext, (P)revious, or [R]ead this message? ** r Comrade Howard! It has been decided that since all should give equally to support each other, 24% of your assets will be signed over voluntar- ily to the State...er, BBS. A People's Assessor will be by Monday to evaluate your worth for determination of what you will want to contribute! (R)eply, (E)rase, (F)orward, (C)opy, (B)acktrack, (P)revious, or [N]ext? *** ALT-H Comrade Howard? Why would you wish to disconnect from the People's Equality BBS, where all users are treated fairly and equally? *** +++ Comrade Howard! Cease these acts of treason! As a member of the TCE Collective, it is NOT permitted that you may disconnect unless it further serves the entire userbase, equally and fairly! ***