Digital Archaeology: Floppy Disk #10 – DM0922.DOC


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 DM0922.DOC which is dated September 21st, 1985. This is a screen capture of another mail reading session and like the previous one, it is relatively lengthy compared to some of the earlier ones. There are e-mails dated from September 18th, 1985 to September 22nd, 1985. Some topics include more from Rod and Connie, personal ads, books, SIG management, music, poetry, and much more. Towards the end you can also see some menu navigation within Delphi including some of the settings options.

See the previous post here.

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    #1          18-SEP-1985 12:03:13                                        MAIL

From:   BOS2A::RODM        
To:     CABUYS,RODM        
Subj:   Delicous

My Dearest Delicous Darling Connie,
 
I LOVE YOU             I LOVE YOU              I LOVE YOU
            I LOVE YOU              I LOVE YOU
I LOVE YOU             I LOVE YOU              I LOVE YOU
            I LOVE YOU              I LOVE YOU
I LOVE YOU             I LOVE YOU              I LOVE YOU
            I LOVE YOU              I LOVE YOU
I LOVE YOU             I LOVE YOU              I LOVE YOU
            I LOVE YOU              I LOVE YOU
I LOVE YOU             I LOVE YOU              I LOVE YOU
            I LOVE YOU              I LOVE YOU
I LOVE YOU             I LOVE YOU              I LOVE YOU
            I LOVE YOU              I LOVE YOU
 
 
Love,
 
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    #2          18-SEP-1985 19:19:32                                        MAIL

From:   BOS1A::PRINCESS    
To:     CABUYS 
Subj:   am ok ... and you? want to talk? phone??



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    #3          18-SEP-1985 19:20:56                                        MAIL

From:   BOS1A::PRINCESS    
To:     CABUYS
Subj:   stu

thinks i am talking with rod
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    #4          18-SEP-1985 19:25:32                                        MAIL

From:   BOS1A::CABUYS       "CONNIE"
To:     PRINCESS,CABUYS      
Subj:   Rod

will be calling in a few minutes.  I felt bad that I had not talked to you
after Monday to see how you were!

<hugs>
-Connie


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    #5          18-SEP-1985 20:07:27                                        MAIL

From:   BOS1A::CABUYS       "CONNIE"
To:     RONMAZUR,CABUYS      
Subj:   Thanks!


Hi Ron!

I got the book and article today! I haven't had time to start reading yet but it

looks very interesting!

I did read the article tho and found it very interesting!

One of these days, we'll have to meet "in person", don't you think?

Keep in touch!

<hugs>
-Connie


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    #6          18-SEP-1985 20:10:23                                        MAIL

From:   BOS1A::CABUYS       "CONNIE"
To:     JOHNP,CABUYS      
Subj:   


tsk tsk tsk!

How come you don't have a "whois" in the sig membership directory? <grin>

"We" would like to know more about you!

How's that for a 'subtle' hint? <grin>

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    #7          18-SEP-1985 20:15:21                                        MAIL

From:   BOS1A::RODM        
To:     CABUYS,RODM        
Subj:   read and destroy!

My Darling Connie here is the comments from earlier:

PRINCESS>> hiya
CABUYS>> good because others here besides me would mean trouble for you! <grin>
/zend cabuys so what!
CABUYS>> by the way, I want *you* to post your MORTHOVE msg in the Forum!
pa
Page whom?
CABUYS>> so what you say????? I'll get ya for that!
cabuys
cabuys being paged.
Hit RETURN to cancel:/who
 
GROUP LIST:   19:29:19
3)  PRIVATE
      STUART, PRINCESS
 - idle
      CABUYS, RODM
PAGE LIST:
   RODM is paging cabuys
AVAILABLE LIST: () = in conf
   (STUART), (PRINCESS), (CABUYS), (RODM)
------ [4 in this area]
Hit RETURN to cancel:
 
/zend princess did Stu get earthed Connie did!
PRINCESS>> YOU CALLING THAT LADY AGAIN
PRINCESS>> HUGS
 
** CABUYS just joined 1 (2 members now) **
CABUYS> darn system dropped me!
RODM> did you go BOOM!
PRINCESS>> NO HE LEFT, AND JUST AS WELL, HE WILL DRIVE ME NUTS
.Connie> yup! it hurt too! <grin>
PRINCESS>> OR TO DRINK SOME DAY
PRINCESS>> HASSLES ME ENDLESSLY
RODM> just a sec
/zend princess patience for your subjects your majesty!
PRINCESS>> MY SUBJECTS RIGHT, PLANTY PATIENCE, MY MASTER ... NO
PRINCESS>> SIGH
PRINCESS>> I BETTER FLY BEFORE I GET CAUGHT ... SIGH ... HUGS
/zend princess it isn'THAT bad is it!!!
PRINCESS>> YES IT IS ... SIGH ... OH WELL ...
PRINCESS>> I ASK FOR IT ... GOT INVED WITH A MALE CHAUVANISmT ...
PRINCESS>> NITE FOR NOW, HUGS
/zend princess many Knights would comfort and protect you
PRINCESS>> MERCI ... HUGS AND SISTERLY ... UMMM PRINCESSLY KISS
/zend princess farwell then my PRINCESS ma!
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    #8          18-SEP-1985 21:20:16                                        MAIL

From:   BOS1A::JOHNMYSELF  
To:     CABUYS,JOHNMYSELF  
Subj:   no mail to ?

besides Louschneider and Yoshi;  are there any others you know of
who do not want to be on the mailing list?
let me know.   thanks.          John


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    #9          18-SEP-1985 21:21:36                                        MAIL

From:   BOS1A::JOHNMYSELF  
To:     CABUYS,JOHNMYSELF  
Subj:   what is this?




                Roses are red, we know that is true;

                and we also know that I  love you.

                        <so there !!!>


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    #10         18-SEP-1985 23:21:34                                        MAIL

From:   BOS1A::RODM        
To:     CABUYS,RODM        
Subj:   May I be your Knight?

 
168  18-SEP 19:55 Open Forum
     "Personals" Ads
     From: CABUYS       To: ALL
 
 
Tho I've never done it, I've often thought about placing a 'personals' ad in
a local weekly paper.
 
And on several occasions, I've been tempted to answer such ads.  But lately
my mind has been elsewhere! <grin>
 
Anyway, I still read these ads regularly just for the amusement of the way
some people write them.  For instance, the following ad is one I wish I
had written before current events changed my need to do so.  It reads:
 
"Wanted White Knight, approx. age 40, tarnished armor acceptable.  White
steed optional.  Inquire Damsel [P O Box edited out of this message for
obvious reason.]"
 
Has anyone here ever placed or answered such an ad?
If so, would you be willing to share your experience with us?


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    #11         18-SEP-1985 23:23:05                                        MAIL

From:   BOS1A::RODM        
To:     CABUYS,RODM        
Subj:   review - ultimate kiss!!!!

 
169  18-SEP 19:59 Noteworthy News
     Book Reviews
     From: CABUYS       To: ALL
 
 
I'd like to start compiling for our database here reviews of many of the
books available about relationships, sex, or any other topic pertinent to
this sig.
 
This should be a combined effort of all sig members where you would submit
your book review as a message in reply to this one.  Then in time I will take
the accumulated
reviews and set them up for the database.
 
Anyone willing to help me with this?  I know! - It's difficult to tear
yourself away from the computer screen to get much reading done these days, but
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    #12         19-SEP-1985 02:40:08                                        MAIL

From:   BOS1A::RONMAZUR    
To:     BOS1A::CABUYS
Subj:   RE: Thanks!

Hi Connie--We must have alot in common--read a note the other day
which was from a call from Bill Hunscler more than a year ago
asking me to call a person who wanted to do a SIG which might be 
in "my area".  Told him there was no such thing as my area and that I
would not presume to call you and that the more the merrier.
Life is sometimes a happy trip of intertwining country lanes
where joyful wanderers keep meeting to share wonderful moments.
Perhaps we will have the pleasure of such meetings.
**warmly**
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    #13         19-SEP-1985 12:45:16                                        MAIL

From:   BOS2A::TIGLON      
To:     CABUYS, ELLENK
Subj:   high messages!

Gals,

Since i can kick two stones with one
show and mail to both of you, I got a 
weird problem in both of the sigs recently.

When I go into the forum...my high message read
changes to some number way WAY over the 
number of the highest message in the SIG!!! I have changed to the right
number that I have read to, but it still keeps
changing back every time I come back!

Waht's up?? Softey Bugs again??

HighMessed,
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    #14         19-SEP-1985 17:08:31                                        MAIL

From:   BOS1A::CABUYS       "CONNIE"
To:     BOS1A::RONMAZUR,CABUYS      
Subj:   RE: Thanks!

Ron,

You can't believe how I am giggling over your message!

You see, when I wanted to start my SIG on Delphi, I was dealing with
Glenn and there was a discussion between him and Bill about a possible overlap
of interests between your sig and mine.  Bill suggested that I call you
but I never did.  Funny, we both got similar messages and neither of us did
it and now look at us! <grin>

And one of these days, I *will* call - I always do what I say I'm gonna do -
often it just takes me one heck of a lot longer to do so than I wish! <smile>

Take care!

<hugs>
-Connie


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    #15         19-SEP-1985 17:09:45                                        MAIL

From:   BOS1A::CABUYS       "CONNIE"
To:     BOS1A::JOHNMYSELF,CABUYS      
Subj:   RE: no mail to ?

I'm not aware of any one at all, until you mentioned those two.

Perhaps you should post an announcement advising all members that we do
send out dmail regularly to sig members and those who wish not to be on such
a mailing list should notify you?

-Connie


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    #16         19-SEP-1985 17:10:35                                        MAIL

From:   BOS1A::CABUYS       "CONNIE"
To:     BOS1A::JOHNMYSELF,CABUYS      
Subj:   RE: what is this?

I love it, sweetheart! and I love you too! <smile>

so there!!! yourself!!! <grin>

Love,
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    #17         19-SEP-1985 17:11:51                                        MAIL

From:   BOS1A::CABUYS       "CONNIE"
To:     BOS1A::RODM,CABUYS      
Subj:   RE: May I be your Knight?

But, lover, I *thought* you already were my knight!!!  <grin>

After all, didn't you notice my comment re:  "before current events changed
my need to do so!"?

I love you!

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    #18         19-SEP-1985 17:12:45                                        MAIL

From:   BOS1A::CABUYS       "CONNIE"
To:     BOS1A::RODM,CABUYS      
Subj:   RE: review - ultimate kiss!!!!

I plan to do an indepth book review of Ultimate Kiss - soon as I have the
time do so! <grin>

I knew you'd get around to that suggestion sooner or later!

I love you!

-Connie


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    #19         19-SEP-1985 17:14:17                                        MAIL

From:   BOS1A::CABUYS       "CONNIE"
To:     BOS2Ad::TIGLON,CABUYS     
 
Subj:   RE: high messages!

Gayle,

I've had the same thing happen to me just recently.  Only I did note that
the high message counter was that of a previous sig I had visited.

I suspect bugs again.  Will do some checking and let you know what I find.

-Connie


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    #20         19-SEP-1985 17:14:35                                        MAIL

From:   BOS1A::CABUYS       "CONNIE"
To:     ELLENK,CABUYS      
Subj:   copy of my answer to Gayle

Gayle,

I've had the same thing happen to me just recently.  Only I did note that
the high message counter was that of a previous sig I had visited.

I suspect bugs again.  Will do some checking and let you know what I find.

-Connie


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    #21         19-SEP-1985 19:21:46                                        MAIL

From:   BOS1A::PRINCESS    
To:     CABUYS
Subj:   sok about not calling, was wondering if you cared or not <sigh>

know you are busy yourself

hugs
]
peggy


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    #22         19-SEP-1985 20:39:58                                        MAIL

From:   BOS1A::RONMAZUR    
To:     BOS1A::CABUYS
Subj:   RE: Thanks!

Wonders never cease!
Careful that I do not get electronic limmerance!!
**Getting warmer**
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    #23         20-SEP-1985 16:20:06                                        MAIL

From:   BOS1A::RODM        
To:     CABUYS,RODM        
Subj:   resend w/copyright info

 
So  very  often  today songs are writen with little or no  continuity  to  the 
lyrics,  the  lyrics are burried by the intensity of the beat or rhythm of the 
music, but every so often a song 'makes it' that has the beauty that the one I 
am sending has.
 
There is a lot of background to why I am so affected by this song and some  of 
that  might  have  even prevented my even hearing it but life has  grabbed  my 
attention and caused me to find new beauty in places I might never have gone.
 
Until recently I didn't listen to much music at all and CERTAINLY NOT  country 
music  but  my life was affected by several people and after emerging  from  a 
'cave' in which I was hiding I started hearing the words to songs,  seeing the 
fantastic  things  life  has  to give,  and learned  the  importance  sharing, 
feeling, and loving if life is to be worth living.
 
I  hope that everyone that reads this knows already or will realize very  soon 
exactly who they would recite or sing these words to and perhaps give them  to 
that person as the 'flower' for that day!
 
** "You Decorated My Life" (D.Hupp/B. Morrison - Pub. by: Music City Music)
  
All my life was a paper, once plain, pure, and white
 
'Til  you moved with your pen,  changing moods now and then,  'til the balance 
was right
 
Then you added some music, every note was is place
 
And anybody could see all the changes in me, by the look on my face
 
 
And you decorated my life. Created a world where dreams are a part
 
And you decorated my life by painting your love all over my heart
 
You decorated my life!
 
 
Like a rhyme with no reason in an unfinished song
 
There was no harmony, life meant nothing to me, until you came along
 
And you brought out the colors. what a gentle surprise
 
Now I'm able to see, all the things life can be, shining soft in your eyes
 
 
And you decorated my life. Created a world where dreams are a part
 
And you decorated my life,by painting your love all over my heart
 
You decorated my life!
 
 **Written by: D. Hupp / B. Morrison  Published by: Music City Music, Inc.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Permission to publish these lyrics may be gotten by written request from:
 
Mr. Bob Beckham
Combine Music, Inc.
35 Music Square East
Nashville, Tenn.  37203
 
Request  should  state  how  reprint is to be used and that  it  is  for  Non-
Commercial Use.
(Combine Music now owns all assets of Music City Music)


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    #24         21-SEP-1985 06:13:37                                        MAIL

From:   BOS1A::JOHNP       
To:     BOS1A::CABUYS
Subj:   Want to know more about me?

Hmmmmm...<grin>  I thought you knowew *quite* a bit about me!!!

I'll see what I can do!


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    #25         21-SEP-1985 13:42:45                                        MAIL

From:   BOS1A::MADONNA     
To:     CABUYS
Subj:   poem (submitted to poetry section)

         "I Can Almost Feel You"

September telescopes outside
my bedroom window.
Night stains the air
inky dark.
I lean against the open window,
elbow on papered table,
ready for anything.
The last of the fireflies
rise from weeds,
blinking green,
interlopers with burning eyes.

Insects navigate the darkness,
warm night-walls,
secduced by carlights,l lantern moons,
and you follow.
Red clMississippi dirt
covers your shoes
as you cross the border,
attracted by the golden cliircle
of my houselights.

Within the night,
you observe lace-screened windows
framed by southern darkness.
You beckon me
into the honeysuckle.
I kiss the curve of your lips,
your hands question my skin.
I answer you with sweet kisses.

You take my shoulders in wary hands,
draw me against your heart
(where fireflies flutter).
I kiss the hollow
just below your clollarcollar bone,
where that soft shadow waits.
All I want to do is forget--
to know nothing but the weight of your body,
to hear nothing but this echoed breathing
I have imagined for too long.
I cannot tell where I end
and you begin.

As you retreat along delta flatlands,
I memorize the shape of your body,
the curve of your cheek
reflected in river eddiess in river eddies,
love catches in my throat
like a bone.

Tonight,
in the lglow of,  
of my houselights,
I'll pretend your are waiting
in the tangled honeysuckle--
the glow of your cigarette
is a beacon.
I can almost feel
your breath against my neck.....


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    #26         21-SEP-1985 14:24:43                                        MAIL

From:   BOS1A::MADONNA     
To:     CABUYS
Subj:   second thoughts..

Connie, 
I really think (if you decide to use the poem) that I'd like 
it to be an anyonoymous submission.  Ok?  Thanks!  I am trluly skhy &
would like to build my nerve up bit by bit (smile).
Best,
Libybyby


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    #27         21-SEP-1985 15:38:52                                        MAIL

From:   BOS1A::CABUYS       "CONNIE"
To:     BOS1A::MADONNA,CABUYS      
Subj:   RE: second thoughts..

Libby,

As you know, we are more than happy to accept original poetry or anything
else on an "annonymous" basis.

I can definitely understand the shyness.  You can't imagine how often I have
to deal with my own shyness and how much it takes for me to build up my
nerve just to handle this sig! Strange, huh?  

Thanks for the poem!  You can bet we'll use it!  And in time, I just bet
you'll want to post some things and let everyone know *you* wrote 'em!
YOu should be proud of what you can do! I envy anyone who can write poetry
and often wish I could do so!

OH well, enough of my rambling for now! Take care!

-Connie


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    #28         21-SEP-1985 15:53:01                                        MAIL

From:   BOS1A::CABUYS       "CONNIE"
To:     RODM,CABUYS      
Subj:   copy of msg from insiders sig.

 
1468 21-SEP 15:26 SIG News
     SEND & WHO now at FORUM>
     From: DAN          To: ALL
 
And SEND allows you to ask questions:
 
FORUM> SEND DAN ?QUE PASA?
 
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    #29         21-SEP-1985 19:40:27                                        MAIL

From:   BOS2A::MADONNA     
To:     CABUYS
Subj:   third thoughts

Thank you for understanding....however I talked with Joey &
he convinced me to take credit for the poem.  So when you put
it in the dbase, I would appreciate it if you'd say it was
from Madonna (Libby)
Thank you!
((hugs))
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    #30         21-SEP-1985 21:39:36                                        MAIL

From:   BOS1A::CABUYS       "CONNIE"
To:     RODM,CABUYS      
Subj:   /send isn't working - neither is /page & hurry up & join us! <grin>



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    #31         21-SEP-1985 22:10:16                                        MAIL

From:   BOS1A::CABUYS       "CONNIE"
To:     RODM,CABUYS      
Subj:   I may bail out of here suddenly - not happy with way co is going. sigh.



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    #32         21-SEP-1985 22:12:08                                        MAIL

From:   BOS1A::RODM        
To:     BOS1A::CABUYS,RODM        
Subj:   RE: I may bail out of here suddenly - not happy with way co is going. si
gh.

MY Darling,

If you do may I join YOU!??


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    #33         21-SEP-1985 22:13:23                                        MAIL

From:   BOS1A::CABUYS       "CONNIE"
To:     BOS1A::RODM,CABUYS      
Subj:   RE: I may bail out of here suddenly - not happy with way co is going. si
gh.

Join me where, dear? Would be foolish of me to stay on line and not attend
my co and you can't call from where you are. sigh.


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    #34         21-SEP-1985 22:15:04                                        MAIL

From:   BOS1A::RODM        
To:     BOS1A::CABUYS,RODM        
Subj:   RE: I may bail out of here suddenly - not happy with way co is going. si
gh.

I CAN CALL!!!!!!


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    #35         21-SEP-1985 22:15:59                                        MAIL

From:   BOS1A::CABUYS       "CONNIE"
To:     BOS1A::RODM,CABUYS      
Subj:   RE: I may bail out of here suddenly - not happy with way co is going. si
gh.

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    #36         21-SEP-1985 22:45:57                                        MAIL

From:   BOS1A::RODM        
To:     CABUYS,RODM        
Subj:   Survival odds?

Darling ,

What is my life expectancy right now??


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    #37         21-SEP-1985 22:46:36                                        MAIL

From:   BOS1A::CABUYS       "CONNIE"
To:     BOS1A::RODM,CABUYS      
Subj:   RE: Survival odds?

Lover,

actually very good! I'm giggling a lot!


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    #38         21-SEP-1985 22:48:01                                        MAIL

From:   BOS1A::RODM        
To:     BOS1A::CABUYS,RODM        
Subj:   RE: Survival odds?

I hope I confused the joke adequately!

I LOVE YOU!!!


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    #39         21-SEP-1985 23:01:18                                        MAIL

From:   BOS1A::RODM        
To:     CABUYS,RODM        
Subj:   May I NOW?

Darling ,

May I call NOW?


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    #40         21-SEP-1985 23:01:59                                        MAIL

From:   BOS1A::CABUYS       "CONNIE"
To:     BOS1A::RODM,CABUYS      
Subj:   RE: May I NOW?

yes!


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    #41         22-SEP-1985 14:12:23                                        MAIL

From:   BOS1A::CABUYS       "CONNIE"
To:     CABUYS,CABUYS      
Subj:   changes to database from Insiders sig

 
1496 22-SEP 13:26 SIG News
     9/22 Database Enhancements
     From: DAN          To: ALL
 
I have installed a new version of the databases and workspace in
the Inside Information sig today.  I haven't made it globally
available until it's shaken down a bit.  (I particularly don't
want to put new stuff in for you on a Sunday night!)
 
 
The various major and minor enhancements are:
 
FILE SIZES - the field for the file size now displays if non-zero.
The field is automatically calculated by the system at the time of
submission.  It is also available as one of the editable items for
database managers.  When using the edit option on the file size, you
can enter some number of your own or type SYSTEM to let the system
calculate it for you.  The system-calculated number is reasonably
accurate, but not guaranteed.  The number is displayed in bytes,
but I am open to other suggestions.  At the time the new database
software is released for general use, I will run a program against
all of your production databases to update the file size fields --
since these are all zero now.
 
SUBMIT FROM COMMON PREVIEW - now works again.  Getting this to
work required making some changes to workspace (internal changes
only), which may affect the way some of you have been moving from
workspace to databases and back.  Submit from a database menu
probably brings you back to where you left off rather than putting
you in the workspace as it had previously.  (Not sure of this.)
 
SPACING BETWEEN ITEMS ON DIR FULL - now a little easier to see
where one file/group ends and the next starts.
 
DISPLAY FORMAT OF MANAGER-ONLY ITEMS - for consistency, I now
display a / (slash) character before items that only managers
see.  I haven't gotten them all yet, but I'm trying.  This
should make it easier to tell who is seeing what.
 
FILE NAMING CONVENTIONS - now a bit more unlikely to create duplicates.
File names in COMMON PREVIEW when submitted by a user are now
prefixed by a two-digit suggested-topic-id and the first 5 letters
of the guy's username.  For example, I submitted a file called
NATIONAL.DAT from my username DAN0 to be placed in the Using Delphi
topic here.  Using Delphi has an internal id of 5 (this is the same
number that specifies the digit-position in the topics in smaint),
so the file created in COMMON PREVIEW is 05$DAN0$NATIONAL.DAT --
making it less likely that someone else will trash the file.
The new naming convention also has the (useful?) side effect of
causing a DIR within a database area to list the files by username
of submittor within topic.  There are no major changes here; I am just
taking advantage of the longer filenames allowed under the new version
of the VMS operating system.  Using PEABO's method of watching the
filenames as they are moved into COMMON DATABASE is still STRONGLY
RECOMMENDED.
 
 
If all works well, this new version will be available for installation
early this week.
 
Dan


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    #42         22-SEP-1985 14:21:19                                        MAIL

From:   BOS1A::CABUYS       "CONNIE"
To:     ATRICK,CABUYS      
Subj:   quick entry to your sig

Allen,

I'm answering your message in Insiders via Dmail because it's not
recommended that sig managers use this method.  It's not recommended because
changes can be made to menus that you are not aware of unless you see the
menus and with my method you don't see 'em.

Anyway, here's how I have it set to log directly into my sig, which is
Close Encounters.  You'll need to make necessary change in sig name for
your sig.

^Z

MAIN> ?


MAIN Menu:

Bulletin Boards       News-Weather-Sport
Conference            People on DELPHI
DELPHI Mail           Travel
Entertainment         Workspace
Financial Services    Using DELPHI
Groups and Clubs      HELP
Library               EXIT
Merchants' Row

MAIN>What do you want to do? using

USING-DELPHI> ?


USING-DELPHI Menu:

Advice From DELPHI      What's New On DELPHI
Credit Policy           Rates and Prices
Feedback                Settings (PROFILE)
Guided Tour             Telex-Codes
Mail To SERVICE         Usage History
Manuals                 HELP
Network Info            EXIT
Premium Services

USING-DELPHI>(Please Select an Item)> settings

SETTINGS> ?


SETTINGS Menu:

WIDTH (Columns)             PROMPT Mode
LENGTH (Lines/page)         TERMINAL Type
MENU (Default Selection)    HELP
PASSWORD (Change)           EXIT

SETTINGS>What would you like to set? prompt

Your current prompt mode is: 1 (Brief)
Select type of prompt.
(1, 2 or 3)  1

Your prompt has been set to 1 (Brief)

SETTINGS> menu

Your current default menu item is: MAIN

Default Menu Item:  gr clo

You have selected the GR CLO menu.


SETTINGS> ^Z

*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*
Close Encounters - The Intimate Side
   of Computer Telecommunications
       (c) 1985 SLG Associates
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ENCOUNTER> 

Hope this helps or is what you are looking for!  If not, let me know and I'll
try again!

Good luck!

-Connie


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