{"id":26511,"date":"2021-04-07T09:45:43","date_gmt":"2021-04-07T13:45:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/?p=26511"},"modified":"2021-04-15T07:56:57","modified_gmt":"2021-04-15T11:56:57","slug":"digital-archaeology-codex-floppy-disk-9-part-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2021\/04\/07\/digital-archaeology-codex-floppy-disk-9-part-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Digital Archaeology: Codex (Floppy Disk) #9 (part 19)"},"content":{"rendered":"


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A summary for those that haven’t been keeping up with this series:<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Based on the contents, at least some of these disks were apparently once owned by someone named Connie who used to run the \u201cClose Encounters\u201d Special Interest Group (SIG) on Delphi in the mid 1980s.<\/p>\n

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.”<\/p>\n

This service was text based and was accessed via whatever terminal program you used on your computer to dial in to Delphi\u2019s servers. Many of these disks have forum messages, e-mails and chat session logs. All of this is pre-internet stuff and I don\u2019t 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.<\/p>\n


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This post includes the contents of XFLAGS.DOC. There are no dates but this is likely from some time in 1985. It contains a list of members of the “Close Encounters” SIG (presumably) that have the ‘X’ flag as well as a log of some members being deleted from the SIG. Flags represented permissions though I’m not sure what the ‘X’ flag represents specifically. With this file, we’ve finally reached the end of this disk.<\/p>\n

See the previous post here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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fl\n\nSearch through membership list for flags\n\nEnter Flag you would like to search: x\n\nUsername: ADRIANSEGAR  Flags: X            Name: adrian\nUsername: ARLEQUINO    Flags: X            Name: LANGSTON GOREE\nUsername: AXLROD       Flags: X            Name: david\nUsername: BERTUS       Flags: X            Name: SMITH\nUsername: CRICHMOND    Flags: X            Name: Charles Richmond\nUsername: DOUBLEVIRGO  Flags: X            Name: Steve Bartholomew\nUsername: EDT          Flags: X            Name: edwin togami\nUsername: EXPOFICINA85 Flags: X            Name:\nUsername: FALSOFT      Flags: X            Name: DAVID\nUsername: FDAVID       Flags: X            Name: FDAVID\nUsername: GPAINC       Flags: X            Name: TOM\nUsername: HAL10000     Flags: X            Name:\nUsername: HBSAPKON     Flags: X            Name: B. Fay\nUsername: JOHNTORONTO  Flags: X            Name: PEGGY HUGHES\nUsername: JRT1212      Flags: X            Name: JOHNNIE TURNER\nUsername: KB6HFQ       Flags: X            Name: LARRY\nUsername: KEENE        Flags: X            Name: JO\nUsername: LCOSTA       Flags: X            Name: larry\nUsername: METHMAN      Flags: X            Name: BOB\nUsername: MICROFIRM    Flags: X            Name: bob\nUsername: PARAGUAY     Flags: X            Name: Santiago\nUsername: RGP3         Flags: X            Name: Roy Perham\nUsername: RICKL        Flags: X            Name: RICK\nUsername: SIMO         Flags: X            Name: Rick\nUsername: SJPECK       Flags: X            Name: STEWART\nUsername: STARDUST     Flags: X            Name: JOHN\nUsername: STGEORGE     Flags: X            Name: DAVID WILKINS\nUsername: TVMAN        Flags: X            Name: fred\nUsername: VENTURADOC   Flags: X            Name: beau\nUsername: WHIT         Flags: X            Name: THOMAS WHITFIELD\nUsername: ZE           Flags: X            Name: John\nEnd of File.\n\nSM*MEMBERS> delete\n\nDelete a Member from this Sig !\na\nCTRL\/Z OR CTRL\/C TO ABORT !!!\n\nd\nUsername to DELETE: riansegar\n\nYou can delete anybody\nSure you want to delete this ?(Y\/N)y\n\nThat person has been deleted.\n\nSM*MEMBERS> delete arle^H^H^H^H^H\n\nDelete a Member from this Sig !\nCTRL\/Z OR CTRL\/C TO ABORT !!!\n\nUsername to DELETE: arlequino\n\nYou can delete anybody\nSure you want to delete this ?(Y\/N)y\n\nThat person has been deleted.\n\nSM*MEMBERS> del\n\nDelete a Member from this Sig !\nCTRL\/Z OR CTRL\/C TO ABORT !!!\n\nUsername to DELETE: axlrod\n\nYou can delete anybody\nSure you want to delete this ?(Y\/N)y\n\nThat person has been deleted.\n\nSM*MEMBERS> del\n\nbDelete a Member from this Sig !\nCTRL\/Z OR CTRL\/C TO ABORT !!!\n\nUsername to DELETE: ertus\n\nYou can delete anybody\nSure you want to delete this ?(Y\/N)y\n\nThat person has been deleted.\n\nSM*MEMBERS> de\nc\nDelete a Member from this Sig !\nCTRL\/Z OR CTRL\/C TO ABORT !!!\n\nr\nUsername to DELETE: ichmond\n\nYou can delete anybody\nSure you want to delete this ?(Y\/N)d^Hy\n\nThat person has been deleted.\n\nSM*MEMBERS> d\nDelete a Member from this Sig !\nCTRL\/Z OR CTRL\/C TO ABORT !!!\n\nUsername to DELETE: doublevirgo\n\nYou can delete anybody\nSure you want to delete this ?(Y\/N)y\n\nd\nThat person has been deleted.\n\ne\nSM*MEMBERS>\ndDelete a Member from this Sig !\nCTRL\/Z OR CTRL\/C TO ABORT !!!\n\nUsername to DELETE: t\n\nYou can delete anybody\nSure you want to delete this ?(Y\/N)y\n\nThat person has been deleted.\n\nSM*MEMBERS> d\n\neDelete a Member from this Sig !\nCTRL\/Z OR CTRL\/C TO ABORT !!!\nx\n\nUsername to DELETE: poficina85\n\nYou can delete anybody\nSure you want to delete this ?(Y\/N)y\n\nThat person has been deleted.\n\nSM*MEMBERS> d\n\nDelete a Member from this Sig !\nCTRL\/Z OR CTRL\/C TO ABORT !!!\nf\n\nUsername to DELETE: alsoft\n\nYou can delete anybody\nSure you want to delete this ?(Y\/N)y\n\nd fThat person has been deleted.\n\nd\nSM*MEMBERS> avid\n\nDelete a Member from this Sig !\nCTRL\/Z OR CTRL\/C TO ABORT !!!\n\nUsername to DELETE: y\n\nYou can delete anybody\nSure you want to delete this ?(Y\/N)y\n\nMember you requested to Delete was,     not found in your Membership records.\n\nSM*MEMBERS> delete\n\nfDelete a Member from this Sig !\nCTRL\/Z OR CTRL\/C TO ABORT !!!\nd\n\na\nUsername to DELETE: vid\n\nYou can delete anybody\nSure you want to delete this ?(Y\/N)y\n\nThat person has been deleted.\n\nSM*MEMBERS> d\n\nDelete a Member from this Sig !\nCTRL\/Z OR CTRL\/C TO ABORT !!!\n\nUsername to DELETE: gpainc\n\nYou can delete anybody\nSure you want to delete this ?(Y\/N)y\n\nThat person has been deleted.\n\nSM*MEMBERS> d\n\nDelete a Member from this Sig !\nh\nCTRL\/Z OR CTRL\/C TO ABORT !!!\na\n\nl\nUsername to DELETE: 10000\n\nYou can delete anybody\nSure you want to delete this ?(Y\/N)y\n\nThat person has been deleted.\n\nSM*MEMBERS> d\n\nDelete a Member from this Sig !\nh\nCTRL\/Z OR CTRL\/C TO ABORT !!!\n\nUsername to DELETE: bsapkon\n\nYou can delete anybody\nSure you want to delete this ?(Y\/N)y\n\nThat person has been deleted.\n\nSM*MEMBERS> d\n\njDelete a Member from this Sig !\nCTRL\/Z OR CTRL\/C TO ABORT !!!\no\n\nUsername to DELETE: hntoronto\n\nYou can delete anybody\nSure you want to delete this ?(Y\/N)y\n\nThat person has been deleted.\n\nd\nSM*MEMBERS>\nj\nDelete a Member from this Sig !\nr\nCTRL\/Z OR CTRL\/C TO ABORT !!!\n\nt\nUsername to DELETE: 12312^H ^H^H ^H^H ^H12\n\nYou can delete anybody\nSure you want to delete this ?(Y\/N)y\n\nThat person has been deleted.\n\nSM*MEMBERS> d kb^H^H\n\nDelete a Member from this Sig !\nCTRL\/Z OR CTRL\/C TO ABORT !!!\n\nUsername to DELETE: kb6hfq\n\nYou can delete anybody\nSure you want to delete this ?(Y\/N)y\n\nThat person has been deleted.\n\nSM*MEMBERS> d\n\nDelete a Member from this Sig !\nk\nCTRL\/Z OR CTRL\/C TO ABORT !!!\n\nee\nUsername to DELETE: ne\n\nYou can delete anybody\nSure you want to delete this ?(Y\/N)y\n\nThat person has been deleted.\n\nSM*MEMBERS> d lcosta\n\nDelete a Member from this Sig !\nCTRL\/Z OR CTRL\/C TO ABORT !!!\n\nUsername to DELETE: d\n\nYou can delete anybody\nSure you want to delete this ?(Y\/N)n\n\nDelete a Member from this Sig !\nCTRL\/Z OR CTRL\/C TO ABORT !!!\n\nUsername to DELETE: lcosta\n\nYou can delete anybody\nSure you want to delete this ?(Y\/N)y\n\nThat person has been deleted.\n\nSM*MEMBERS> d\nm\nDelete a Member from this Sig !\ne\nCTRL\/Z OR CTRL\/C TO ABORT !!!\nt\n\nh\nUsername to DELETE: man\n\nYou can delete anybody\nSure you want to delete this ?(Y\/N)y\n\nd That person has been deleted.\n\nSM*MEMBERS>\n\nDelete a Member from this Sig !\nmi\nCTRL\/Z OR CTRL\/C TO ABORT !!!\n\nc\nUsername to DELETE: rofirm\n\nYou can delete anybody\nSure you want to delete this ?(Y\/N)y\n\nThat person has been deleted.\nd\n\nSM*MEMBERS>\n\npDelete a Member from this Sig !\na\nCTRL\/Z OR CTRL\/C TO ABORT !!!\n\nr\nUsername to DELETE: aguay\n\nYou can delete anybody\nSure you want to delete this ?(Y\/N)y\n\nd\nThat person has been deleted.\n\nSM*MEMBERS>\nrDelete a Member from this Sig !\nCTRL\/Z OR CTRL\/C TO ABORT !!!\ng\n\nUsername to DELETE: p3\n\nYou can delete anybody\nSure you want to delete this ?(Y\/N)y\n\nThat person has been deleted.\n\nSM*MEMBERS> d\n\nrDelete a Member from this Sig !\ni\nCTRL\/Z OR CTRL\/C TO ABORT !!!\n\nUsername to DELETE: ckl\n\nYou can delete anybody\nSure you want to delete this ?(Y\/N)y\n\nThat person has been deleted.\n\nSM*MEMBERS> d\nsi\nDelete a Member from this Sig !\nm\nCTRL\/Z OR CTRL\/C TO ABORT !!!\no\n\nUsername to DELETE:\n\nYou can delete anybody\nSure you want to delete this ?(Y\/N)y\n\nThat person has been deleted.\n\nSM*MEMBERS> d\n\nDelete a Member from this Sig !\nCTRL\/Z OR CTRL\/C TO ABORT !!!\n\nUsername to DELETE: sjpeck\n\nYou can delete anybody\nSure you want to delete this ?(Y\/N)y\n\nd\nstThat person has been deleted.\n\nSM*MEMBERS>\nDelete a Member from this Sig !\nCTRL\/Z OR CTRL\/C TO ABORT !!!\n\na\nUsername to DELETE: rdust\n\nYou can delete anybody\nSure you want to delete this ?(Y\/N)y\n\nThat person has been deleted.\n\nSM*MEMBERS> d\n\nDelete a Member from this Sig !\nCTRL\/Z OR CTRL\/C TO ABORT !!!\n\nUsername to DELETE: stgeorge\n\nYou can delete anybody\nSure you want to delete this ?(Y\/N)y\n\nThat person has been deleted.\n\nSM*MEMBERS> d\n\ntDelete a Member from this Sig !\nCTRL\/Z OR CTRL\/C TO ABORT !!!\n\nv\nUsername to DELETE: man\n\nYou can delete anybody\nSure you want to delete this ?(Y\/N)y\n\nThat person has been deleted.\n\nd\nSM*MEMBERS>\n\nvDelete a Member from this Sig !\ne\nCTRL\/Z OR CTRL\/C TO ABORT !!!\n\nn\nUsername to DELETE: turadoc\n\nYou can delete anybody\nSure you want to delete this ?(Y\/N)y\n\ndThat person has been deleted.\n\n\n\nSM*MEMBERS> w\nhDelete a Member from this Sig !\ni\nCTRL\/Z OR CTRL\/C TO ABORT !!!\n\nt\nUsername to DELETE:\n\nYou can 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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 \u201cClose Encounters\u201d 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\u2019s servers. Many of these disks have forum messages, e-mails and chat session logs. All of this is pre-internet stuff and I don\u2019t know if there are any archives in existence today of what was on Delphi in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":26514,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[3739,2362,2482,2914],"class_list":["post-26511","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-computer-arcana","tag-digitalarchaeology","tag-retrocomputing","tag-technology","tag-telecommunications"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26511","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26511"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26511\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26514"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26511"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26511"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26511"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}