presenting text. An EP program usually produces an executable file
with a reader all set with your text. Some varieties can support
graphics as well. The simpler ones merely create the executable
file with the reader.
I have a number of EP utilities and electronic books here on
Programmer's Corner, and I will allways welcome contributions in
the way of stories and articles that I can either display on-line
or offer for download as text or complete books.
I also offer a good selection of articles, files, and echos for the
writing people.
(Sorry - I think this is getting off topic here -- netmail me at
1:251/9 if you wish to continue - or we could move it over to the
Writing echo.)
-Jim
... Put on a pot of coffee, I've got messages to read!
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Msg : 29 of 195
From : Kim Wheat 1:275/102 .ōp 27 .åâ 96 19:27
To : Chris Ogniben
Subj : Star Trek
ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
---<<*<<< Chris dazzled Buc Wheat with these words of wisdom!! >>>**>>----
Chris!!!!!!!
Wow! Guess you found where Mom hide the modem, uh??! :>
CO> I don't agree, i think star trek voyager is great.
That's ok, Chris....I have no problem with you thinking that V'ger
is great. Go for it!
CO> And that you and the other people that call themselves fans of star
CO> trek.
You didn't finish this sentence....or if you did, it don't make
sense....please rephrase and resubmitt.
CO> Really disgust me, since all you do is complain. Instead to just
CO> watch the shows and be entertained.
Know the feeling, shipmate...V'ger pretty much disgusts me too!
I've seen better entertainment watching grass grow!
CO> I watch all the episodes of star trek
CO> voyager, where only a few i might not have liked a lot, but, i do
CO> still watch the series and enjoy watching most of it. And as for
You have a stronger stomach than good taste allows. Good for you,
guy!
CO> V'ger, and your defention where you want a star ship captain that has a
CO> powerful ship that can destroy vger shows how stupid you are, and that
CO> you are a moron, and a dork. Since, you brought up a very stupid item,
CO> that will never happen, just because you wanted to say it in public. I
Wow! Didn't realize Paramount was reading this echo and that my
comments carried such weight!!! Okay, how's this....I hope Q shows
up on V'ger and REFUSES to send them back home!
CO> think you should just not read in here anymore, since you are not a
CO> true fan of sci fi.
Well, you got one thing right, Chris...well actually two!!
1) I don't like Sci-Fi
2) STrek is Sci-Fi.
Thanks! :)
I knew it was too quiet in here for some reason, Chris! Pass me your
phone number so I can suggest another hiding place for your Mom!
Kim :)
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Msg : 30 of 195
From : Todd Sullivan 1:202/720.3 .ōp 27 .åâ 96 18:41
To : Chris Ogniben
Subj : Gulliver's Travels
ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
Brion Lienhart was kicking back and telling sea stories until Inspector General
Chris Ogniben walked in and said, "Knock off with that Gulliver's Travels and
get back to work!" There was no choice but to shoot Chris.
CO> The movie series was stupid. Of course i didn't watch it, but, you
CO> all know that it's not real. And that it didn't acutally happen. It
CO> was all made up like a story book. I didn't bother wasting my time to
CO> watch it, not with great sci fi shows that are on.
If you had any idea of what Gulliver's Travels was about, you'd have said
nothing.
It is not meant as anything but political and social satire, disguised as an
adventure fantasy.
Todd Sullivan
... "A crust eaten in peace is better than a banquet partaken in
anxiety." --Aesop
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Msg : 31 of 195
From : Don Bach 1:3632/65 .pä 28 .åâ 96 08:22
To : Barton Paul Levenson
Subj : Re: Alien threats?
ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
BPL> My own take on this is that civilizations probably develop in one of two
BPL> ways -- colonizers, who think their race superior and
BPL> want to spread through the Universe, fighting it out
BPL> with whoever gets in their way, and non-colonizers,
BPL> who try to stop the colonizers out of self-defense.
BPL> The fact that we haven't been colonized means the
BPL> antis hold the upper hand in this galaxy. The best
BPL> way for us to antagonize them would be to take on the
BPL> colonizer mentality ourselves, and try to expand.
BPL> THAT would bring on a very unpleasant first contact.
The Europeans (and eventually the U.S.) were colonizers once they had the
technology to reach other lands. It indeed did bring on unpleasant contacts
with aborigines (American Indians, Africans, Indians, Polynesians, etc.). The
strife between the aboriginal and colonial cultures still continues (racism is
one form).
I believe that once we get the technology to reach other worlds, we will take a
very colonial stance and repeat the same mistakes as the European Colonists.
Don
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Msg : 32 of 195
From : mitch obrecht 1:285/66.98 .îí 26 .åâ 96 09:51
To : Aaron Turon
Subj : What I want to talk about
ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
On (24 Feb 96) Aaron Turon wrote to Barton Paul Levenson...
AT> I'd like to talk about STAR TREK Cya! ;)
AT> --- Opus-CBCS 1.73a
AT> * Origin: Chipper Clipper * Scott me up beamy! * 941-745-56
AT> (1:137/2.0)
Then let's talk Trek! You start...
... 20y/o gay, single -- what else? hmm... just ask?
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Msg : 33 of 195
From : mitch obrecht 1:285/66.98 .îí 26 .åâ 96 09:54
To : all
Subj : help!
ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
I've heard several people talk about a story that's probably 10 years old
or more... the basis of this story is that there is someone in the armed
forces (air force, I think) who is hetero, and somehow gets transported
to the future (400 years or so, I think). Everyone (or the majority) in this
future is gay or lesbian (even bi is considered a no-no) and in one part of
this story or book, the main character is making a speech in front of a
training group, and says "Yes, I'm straight, but don't hold it against me"
Can anybody out there tell me where I can find this? Or who it's by, the
title, or any information? I've had almost 20 differant people tell me
that they have read it, highly recommend it, yet they cannot tell me
where I can find it, or any info... Thanks!
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Msg : 34 of 195
From : Michael Harper 1:123/414 .pä 28 .åâ 96 09:02
To : Frank Glover
Subj : Star Trek Generations
ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
.TID: GE 1.11+
-=> Tossing back another tequila, Frank Glover told Michael Harper about
Star Trek Generations...
FG> Indeed he does. I still have an audio tape I made as he brought his
FG> lunar module down to the surface on the Apollo 12 mission. Compared to
FG> the few-words Armstrong and Aldrin, he kept an enthusiastic, running
FG> commentary all the way down. Still, the comm officer's lines were
FG> short, and one might not notice.
Yeah, Conrad's always had a big mouth. Remember, most of these guys
were of the Chuck Yeager school, and no matter what they were doing,
they always sounded laconic and bored. Yeager could've been making love
to half a dozen nymphomaniac coeds at Mach 3, and he'd still have
sounded bored.
FG> But I've since been told it was Thomas Kopache. Darned if he
FG> doesn't *look* like Pete though, and we have the precedent of Mae
FG> Jemison doing a cameo in a Next Generation episode as a transporter
FG> operator....
I'm not a bit surprised. Trek's always been popular with NASA
personnel...
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Msg : 35 of 195
From : Michael Harper 1:123/414 .pä 28 .åâ 96 09:02
To : Frank Swarbrick
Subj : Dangerous Babes
ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
.TID: GE 1.11+
-=> Tossing back another tequila, Frank Swarbrick told Michael Harper about
Dangerous Babes...
FS> Is she from New Zealand? I don't think so... The show is shot there,
FS> sure, but it's an American TV show, and she sure sounds American to
FS> me. I heard that neither Hercules nor Xena are even aired in New
FS> Zealand.
Nope, she's Enzedd. Has one kid, shares joint custody with her
ex-husband. And she was already a star in New Zealand before Xena ever
came about. I think the shows both air down there; I'll check.
... "Exciting, isn't it?" --Draal
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Msg : 36 of 195
From : The Raven 1:363/309 .ōp 27 .åâ 96 00:51
To : Mark Jones
Subj : Bred to Conquer
ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
MJ> I know the feeling. I don't think I could wade through Lord Of The
MJ> Rings again, though I really enjoyed it at the time.
MJ> So--who else *do* you dump on? I'll show you mine....
MJ> Alan Dean Foster, as I already mentioned. I used to read his
MJ> stuff, but I don't any longer. He lost me when he published
MJ> SPELLSINGER and I just never went back.
Ah, I understand now. I don't read the Spellsinger novels. I read one
of them, thought it was cute but fluff, and never read any of the others.
MJ> C. J. Cherryh. By all accounts she is popular with both the
MJ> critics and the public. Which probably means that she's a good
MJ> writer. And certainly what I know of her stories *sounds* good. But
MJ> I've tried many times to read some of her stuff and I just can't. It
MJ> feels like hacking my way through the jungle with a machete (it was,
MJ> in fact, her writing that led me to that description).
Yah, I feel the same way. But mostly my problem with Cherryh is that I
despise her as a person. I went to a writer's seminar with her (well... not
*with* her, but you get the idea) and her attitude was "unless you've
