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 a number of 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 be in such archives even if they existed.
This post includes the contents of SEXPOS2.DOC dated October 26th, 1985. This appears to be a chat log from a group chat about sexual positions.
See the previous post here.
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SEXPOS2.DOC
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* * * * * * * * * * dco106.oct - sexual positions part two * * * * * * * * *
** JOEY just joined CLE (2 members now) **
.Myself> howdy guy
JOEY> Hi John
JOEY> How ru?
sok here - u?
.Myself> sok here - u?
JOEY> Fine.
JOEY> I got the message about the flags. But, how do you set them?
the flags are already set
.Myself> the flags are already set
you need do nothing about that
.Myself> you need do nothing about that
JOEY> Oh, ok.
also, you wouldn't be able to set them anyway since u don't have the 'm'
.Myself> also, you wouldn't be able to set them anyway since u don't have the
'm'
flag which allows access to the membership system.
.Myself> flag which allows access to the membership system.
JOEY> oh.
your time is free
.Myself> your time is free
and thus you will not be billed for time in this sig.
JOEY> Should be a lot of people on here tonight.
.Myself> and thus you will not be billed for time in this sig.
i hope so.
.Myself> i hope so.
/w
GROUP LIST: 21:29:13
4) CLE
Myself, JOEY
- idle
AVAILABLE LIST: () = in conf
DIRIGO, (JOEY), (JOHNMYSELF)
------ [3 in this area]
/s dirigo hi - long time no c.
JOEY> Yes, Connie explained that.
ok
.Myself> ok
nuf said
.Myself> nuf said
JOEY> The contest sounds interesting.
should be - expect to have first one up tomorrow
.Myself> should be - expect to have first one up tomorrow
JOEY> But, we are not eligible?
not really Joey
.Myself> not really Joey
Connie and I have the questions and answers
JOEY> I didn't think so. sok.
.Myself> Connie and I have the questions and answers
and you are already free
.Myself> and you are already free
plus, it makes no sense for sig managers to participate in their promotionals
.Myself> plus, it makes no sense for sig managers to participate in their
promotionals
JOEY> True.
We have to function above criticism in this thing. Just like real official
companies running their contests
.Myself> We have to function above criticism in this thing. Just like real
official
.Myself> companies running their contests
you know the usual messages - employees and families etc.
.Myself> you know the usual messages - employees and families etc.
JOEY> Well, I thought so. We run contests and have the same rules.
exactly.
.Myself> exactly.
now since ur an employee <sic> tote that barge ad nauseum <grin>
.Myself> now since ur an employee <sic> tote that barge ad nauseum <grin>
JOEY> Ok. (smile.)
and don't forget to lift that bale too.
.Myself> and don't forget to lift that bale too.
JOEY> And put your shoulder to grindstone.
in this case ur shoulder is the grindstone <hahaha>
.Myself> in this case ur shoulder is the grindstone <hahaha>
** Marti just joined CLE (3 members now) **
well lookee here
JOEY> Hi Marti!
.Myself> well lookee here
.Marti> Hi Joey!
/s marti thot u'ld never get ur bill paid so you could re-join us
.Marti> Hi John...hugs
JOEY> We should have a new member here, tonight.
ILLUSION>> who said it was paid <sigh>
/s marti well I can dream can't I?
JOEY> LOOP (Jane)
ILLUSION>> yes...we all dream
we should have plenty of new members here <I hope> someday
.Marti> is connie coming?
.Myself> we should have plenty of new members here <I hope> someday
not even breathing hard marti. <grin>
.Myself> not even breathing hard marti. <grin>
/w
GROUP LIST: 21:36:39
4) CLE
Myself, JOEY, Marti
- idle
AVAILABLE LIST: () = in conf
(ILLUSION), DIRIGO, (JOEY), (JOHNMYSELF)
------ [4 in this area]
.Marti> hahaha....some people never change!
JOEY> I knew he would say that.
marti==>>what do u thnk of our new contest?
.Myself> marti==>>what do u thnk of our new contest?
.Marti> is connie joining us tonight <let's see him do something to that>
Connie will be present this evening but I doubt that there will be any "joining"
.Marti> sounds like fun....
JOEY> That would even it up.
<I did too!> <so there!!>
.Myself> Connie will be present this evening but I doubt that there will be any
"joining"
.Marti> can't wait for the questions
.Myself> <I did too!> <so there!!>
should be up this week
.Marti> hhmmm.....shoulda known
.Myself> should be up this week
have to get up early in the am to get around me.
.Marti> any way to turn of echo here?
.Myself> have to get up early in the am to get around me.
yeah
.Myself> yeah
type /noecho
JOEY> /noecho
.Myself> type /noecho
.Marti> Wow...that was hard!
.Marti> uh oh
the difficult we do immediately
.Myself> the difficult we do immediately
the impossible takes a little longer.
.Myself> the impossible takes a little longer.
what uh oh?
.Myself> what uh oh?
.Marti> takes longer but is more fun
JOEY> hehehe
could be
.Marti> nothing...thot you would have something to say
.Myself> could be
JOEY> longer=more fun
u mean like after your 'that was hard' I should have said hope u enjoyed it?
.Marti> well...if the topic is positions...
.Marti> looks like there is just me and you guys...
.Myself> u mean like after your 'that was hard' I should have said hope u
enjoyed it?
.Marti> <grinning> any ideas?
JOEY> hmmmmm
** SoftPaws just joined CLE (4 members now) **
.SoftPaws> hi all
.Marti> ops
JOEY> Hi Tig.
.SoftPaws> hi marti!!
hi soft
.Myself> hi soft
/w
/rn softpaws
.Marti> Hi SoftPaws
.SoftPaws> huggs joe!
.SoftPaws> hi my
.Marti> oh...is that you Tig?
TIGLON
.<SoftPaws> yes sure is!!
.<SoftPaws> using my plink *handle* hehe
/gn cle sexual positions - 2
.Marti> How ya doing?
.<SoftPaws> fine and you??
.Myself>
** New group name "CLE SEXUAL POSITIONS - 2" selected **
.Marti> okay
.<SoftPaws> ah sure is
.<SoftPaws> this is fair..2 on 2 hehe
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