From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!floyd!cmcl2!philabs!sdcsvax!sdchema!bam Newsgroups: net.suicide Title: terminal suicide Article-I.D.: sdchema.427 Posted: Sat Feb 19 16:20:05 1983 Received: Thu Feb 24 06:27:10 1983 Who needs poisons, now we can be terminal with our terminals. Bret ------------ Posted: Sat Feb 19, 1983 4:02 AM PST Msg: WGED-1524-1994 From: GANDALF To: LONGNAMENOCANSAY cc: YODA,ZORRO,FANGORN Subj: depressing message I'm not really sure how to handle the following real message. I just now found it on the CBBS, and the sysop has the system paging function disabled right now so I can't query him about it. Msg 16403 is 10 line(s) on 02/18/83 05:50 PM To: ALL From: GORDON [YNG] City: SAN FRANCISCO/ CALIFORNIA Subj: GOOD BYE I CAN'T HANDLE IT ANYMORE. MY PARENTS ARE MAKING ME PARANOID AND I CAN'T HANDLE IT ANYMORE. I DRANK A COUPLE BEERS AND SWALLOWED A WHOLE BOTTLE OF SLEEPING PILLS. MAYBE IT WILL BE BETTER IN ANOTHER WORLD. THANKS FOR YOUR HELP. GORDON P.S. SYSTOP, DELETE ME FROM THE LOG IN. I WON'T NEED IT ANYMORE. All I know is I think we've just seen a technological first -- online suicide. This message has NOT been a test. very quietly & thoughtfully, -AH ---------