A summary for those that haven’t been keeping up with this series:
I found a number of 5.25″ disks at a thrift store several years ago. I finally got around to acquiring a 5.25″ disk drive and extracting the contents a while back. Since then I have been posting the contents here.
Based on the contents, at least some of these disks were apparently once owned by someone named Connie who used to run the “Close Encounters” Special Interest Group (SIG) on Delphi in the mid 1980s.
A specific definition of this SIG was found in a document on one of the disks: “This SIG, known as ‘Close Encounters’, is a forum for the discussion of relationships that develop via computer services like the Source, CompuServe, and Delphi. Our primary emphasis is on the sexual aspects of those relationships.”
This service was text based and was accessed via whatever terminal program you used on your computer to dial in to Delphi’s servers. Many of these disks have forum messages, e-mails and chat session logs. All of this is pre-internet stuff and I don’t know if there are any archives in existence today of what was on Delphi in the 1980s. In any case, much of this stuff would have been private at the time and probably wouldn’t exist in such archives even if they existed.
This post includes the contents of MEMTWO.DOC. This appears to be the member list of the Close Encounters SIG as of November 11th, 1985. This is similar to the file in the last post except from a month later and there appears to be a bit mask type entry associated with each name this time. I assume this represents some kind of permissions for each user.
See the previous post here.
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MEMTWO.DOC
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Original List of Members as of ll/l0/85 Username: 12TARA Name: *BAD BOY* Ac. Topics: 1011111101111100 Username: 1BOB Name: Bob Eller Ac. Topics: 1011111101111100 Username: 2010 Name: Mike Smith Ac. Topics: 1011111101111100 Username: ACE Name: Rick Ac. Topics: 10111111011 Username: AH Name: David Ac. Topics: 11111111011 Username: AHH Name: alan heyman Ac. Topics: 1011111101111100 Username: ALESSAN Name: John Ac. Topics: 0 Username: AMTRAKMAN Name: Al Voci Ac. Topics: 1011111101111100 Username: ANDERSON Name: Diana Ac. Topics: 10111111011 Username: ANDRE Name: Andre Ac. Topics: 1011111101111100 Username: ARNE Name: Arne Strand Ac. Topics: 1011111101111100 Username: ATARIONE Name: CARL WILHOIT Ac. Topics: 1011111101111100 Username: BAODAI Name: Nelson LeMay Ac. Topics: 1011111101111100 Username: BENDAILY Name: ben Ac. Topics: 1011111101111100 Username: BGS Name: Bruce Ac. Topics: 11111111011 Username: BILLEAST Name: Bill Eastburn Ac. Topics: 1011111101111100 Username: BINARY Name: Paul Lustenberger Ac. Topics: 1011111101111100 Username: BITSLINGER Name: Mike Bispeck Ac. Topics: 1011111101111100 Username: BOBB Name: Bob Ac. Topics: 11111111011 Username: BOBW Name: Bob Ac. Topics: 1011111101111100 Username: BREN Name: Brenda Ac. Topics: 11111111011 Username: BRUCE1 Name: Bruce James Ac. Topics: 1011111101111100 Username: BSK309 Name: STEVE LEWIS Ac. Topics: 1011111101111100 Username: BUSSIGMGR Name: Paul Ac. Topics: 11111111011 Username: CABUYS Name: Connie - Sig Manager Ac. Topics: 1111111111111111 Username: CALW Name: cal wasson Ac. Topics: 1011111101111100 Username: CATHEE Name: Cathee A Ac. Topics: 1011111101111100 Username: CDVARN Name: CHRIS Ac. Topics: 1011111101111100 Username: CENTERFIRE Name: Jim Ac. Topics: 11111111011 Username: CHAMELEON Name: KHANH MAI Ac. Topics: 1011111101111100 Username: CHARLESD Name: charles dite Ac. Topics: 1011111101111100 Username: CHESSIE Name: Bob Kitchen Ac. Topics: 1011111101111100 Username: CHEVALIER Name: Ken Ac. Topics: 10111111011 Username: CHM Name: chuck Ac. Topics: 1011111101111100 Username: CHRISALLEN Name: Chris Allen Ac. Topics: 1011111101111100 Username: CHRISLOCK Name: Chris Wehner Ac. Topics: 1011111101111100 Username: CIA325283 Name: Hasan Ciawi Ac. Topics: 1011111101111100 Username: CL3030 Name: Rog Carpenter Ac. Topics: 1011111101111100 Username: CLEARSTAR Name: Dan Ac. Topics: 1011111101111100 Username: CLYDETURBO Name: Ac. Topics: 1011111101111100 Username: CNS Name: Jeff Greek Ac. Topics: 1011111101111100 Username: COL Name: TOM Ac. Topics: 1011111101111100 Username: CONSORT Name: Sig Managers - SLG Associates Ac. Topics: 1111111111111111 Username: CROSSCUTS Name: TURNON Ac. Topics: 1011111101111100 Username: CSG01 Name: Ac. Topics: 10111111011 Username: CYBERLEADER Name: Jim Reiss Ac. Topics: 1011111101111100 Username: DAGO Name: TONY Ac. Topics: 1011111101111100 Username: DALEK Name: Y Ac. Topics: 1011111101111100 Username: DAN Name: D. Bruns Ac. Topics: 1111111111111111 Username: DANNYDOS Name: Danny Ac. Topics: 10111111011 Username: DASERVICEINCName: Ac. Topics: 10111111011 Username: DAVEIRV Name: David Irvine Ac. Topics: 10111111011 Username: DAVIDBERKLANName: daveb Ac. Topics: 1011111101111100 Username: DAVIDFULFORDName: David Fulford Ac. Topics: 1011111101111100 Username: DAVROS Name: Jon Ac. Topics: 10111111011 Username: DBRYANT Name: David Bryant Ac. Topics: 1011111101111100 Username: DEARMAX Name: Max Strips Ac. Topics: 1011111101111100 Username: DEDHED Name: MIKE SAUVE Ac. Topics: 1011111101111100 Username: DEEPAK Name: Deepak Midha Ac. Topics: 1011111101111100 Username: DEOGBURN Name: Chris deOgburn Ac. Topics: 1011111101111100 Username: DIAPHANOUS Name: Ac. Topics: 1011111101111100 Username: DICKDERY Name: DICK DERY Ac. Topics: 1011111101111100 Username: DIMPLES Name: Dimples Jones Ac. Topics: 1011111101111100 Username: DIRIGO Name: Bert Ac. Topics: 10111111011 Username: DJR Name: Dan Ac. Topics: 11111111011 Username: DOCTORC Name: NORMAN Ac. Topics: 1011111101111100 Username: DONUTS Name: Marie Ac. Topics: 1011111101111100 Username: DORA Name: Lin Koeppel Ac. Topics: 1011111101111100 Username: DOUGLEVY Name: Doug Ac. Topics: 10111111011 Username: DRAGONLORD Name: Tim Aman Ac. Topics: 10111111011 Username: DRBOB408 Name: Bob Ac. Topics: 10111111011 Username: DRGOLD Name: Duane Goldsworthy Ac. Topics: 1011111101111100 Username: ELECTRO Name: Electro Ac. Topics: 10111111011 Username: ELH Name: Ed Haswell Ac. Topics: 1011111101111100 Username: ELLENK Name: Ellen Ac. Topics: 10111111011 Username: ELLISCO Name: Dick Ac. Topics: 11111111011 Username: EMK Name: EMIL Ac. Topics: 1011111101111100 Username: ERK Name: ERICK EDWARDS Ac. Topics: 1011111101111100 Username: ESG Name: Gene Ac. Topics: 1011111101111100 Username: EVPHRD Name: Mike Ac. Topics: 10111111011 Username: EXCELSIOR Name: Maximilian (Max For Friends) Ac. Topics: 10111111011 Username: FINGERTIPS Name: Jay Pondy Ac. Topics: 1011111101111100 Username: FORPLAY Name: bill Ac. Topics: 1011111101111100 Username: FRIDAY Name: Rich Ac. Topics: 10111111011 Username: FRIED Name: Bob Ac. Topics: 10111111011 Username: FROGBOY Name: Ac. Topics: 1011111101111100 Username: FSF Name: Dan Ac. Topics: 10111111011 Username: GASMAN2 Name: John Ac. Topics: 1011111101111100 Username: GEORGEK Name: George Ac. Topics: 10111111011 Username: GERRYGOLD Name: Ac. Topics: 1011111101111100 Username: GLYNN25 Name: GREG LYNN Ac. Topics: 0 Username: GRED Name: John Ac. Topics: 1011111101111100 Username: GREYWOLF Name: JOE GERSTEMEIER Ac. Topics: 1011111101111100 Username: GUACAMOLE Name: John Williamson Ac. Topics: 1011111101111100 Username: GUSTAVE Name: Gustave Ac. Topics: 10111111011 Username: GWMCQ Name: geotge Ac. Topics: 1011111101111100 Username: HANSOLO Name: John Ac. Topics: 11111111011 Username: HAPAZARD Name: LOUIS HAZARD Ac. Topics: 1011111101111100 Username: HATCHERY Name: Rick Curl Ac. Topics: 1011111101111100 Username: HORNET Name: Roger McMillian Ac. Topics: 1011111101111100 Username: HOTLACE Name: karen winnett Ac. Topics: 1011111101111100 Username: IDEL Name: Greg Ac. Topics: 11111111011 Username: ILLUMINATUS Name: William Ac. Topics: 11111111011 Username: ILLUSION Name: Marti Ac. Topics: 1011111101111100 Username: INTECO Name: Uwe Goetzke Ac. Topics: 1011111101111100 Username: JACKMARVIN Name: shawna Ac. Topics: 1011111101111100 Username: JARED Name: Jared Ac. Topics: 10111111011 Username: JCG Name: Joel Ac. Topics: 11111111011 Username: JEANLUC Name: John M Christensen Ac. Topics: 1011111101111100 Username: JFOLEY Name: Ac. Topics: 1011111101111100 Username: JIMH Name: James Hopper Ac. Topics: 10111111011 Username: JJM Name: Jay Ac. Topics: 1011111101111100 Username: JOEY Name: Joe - SysOp Ac. Topics: 1111111111111111 Username: JOHNMYSELF Name: John - Asst. Manager Ac. Topics: 1111111111111111 Username: JOHNNAPLES Name: John Ac. Topics: 10111111011 Username: JOHNP Name: John Peterson Ac. Topics: 10111111011 Username: JOHNWG Name: J. W. Gibney Ac. Topics: 1111111111111111 Username: JOSEPH Name: Joseph Ac. Topics: 10111111011 Username: JWSTEMPER Name: JOHN STEMPER Ac. Topics: 1011111101111100 Username: K9 Name: MIKE SMITH Ac. Topics: 1011111101111100 Username: KAPLAN Name: Elizabeth F. Kaplan Ac. Topics: 1011111101111100 Username: KASSIMALEX00Name: alex kassim Ac. Topics: 1011111101111100 Username: KB6LE Name: George Lanning Ac. Topics: 1011111101111100 Username: KEEBEE Name: KEITH BELDEN Ac. Topics: 1011111101111100 Username: KELLY Name: K. Thebodo Ac. Topics: 1111111111111111 Username: KENNIT Name: K. S. Criscione Ac. Topics: 1011111101111100 Username: KEVINB Name: Kevin Ac. Topics: 1011111101111100 Username: KIRBY Name: Belinda Ac. Topics: 1011111101111100 Username: KISKA Name: Joe Ac. Topics: 11111111011 Username: KRANKY Name: Bill Ac. Topics: 10111111011 Username: KZIN Name: Mike Banks Ac. Topics: 1011111101111100 Username: LADYLAW Name: Mary Helm Ac. Topics: 1011111101111100 Username: LADYLOVE Name: Connie Ac. Topics: 1011111101111100 Username: LASRDISC Name: Kevin L. Norwood Ac. Topics: 1011111101111100 Username: LFJ Name: FRANK Ac. Topics: 1011111101111100 Username: LG1 Name: Bernard Turek Ac. Topics: 1011111101111100 Username: LODDP Name: Daniel Phillips Ac. Topics: 1011111101111100 Username: LOOP Name: jane Ac. Topics: 1011111101111100 Username: LOUSCHNEIDERName: Lou Schneider Ac. Topics: 10111111011 Username: LVEAL Name: Lee Veal Ac. Topics: 1011111101111100 Username: MACALLEN Name: Mac Mathis Ac. Topics: 1011111101111100 Username: MACULA Name: Frank Curl Ac. Topics: 1011111101111100 Username: MADHACKER Name: Jim Nangano Ac. Topics: 1011111101111100 Username: MADONNA Name: Libby Ac. Topics: 11111111011 Username: MAEWEST Name: Ac. Topics: 1011111101111100 Username: MARS Name: pegasus Ac. Topics: 1011111101111100 Username: MAW Name: MIKE Ac. Topics: 1011111101111100 Username: MENU Name: SoapSuds Ac. Topics: 1011111101111100 Username: MHW Name: Michael H. Wahler Ac. Topics: 1011111101111100 Username: MIKEADAMS Name: Mac Ada ms Ac. Topics: 1011111101111100 Username: MIRANDA Name: not yet Ac. Topics: 1111111111111111 Username: MISSISSIP Name: david barnett Ac. Topics: 1011111101111100 Username: MLJEX Name: Mike Ac. Topics: 1011111101111100 Username: MLR Name: Lee Ac. Topics: 10111111011 Username: MMB Name: Michael M. Bosen Ac. Topics: 1011111101111100 Username: MOJO Name: Morris Jones Ac. Topics: 1011111101111100 Username: MPA Name: Mike Ac. Topics: 1011111101111