BSE Digest v195 #192

From: kerry@freeside.fc.net (Kerry Harrison)

Date: Sat, 27 May 1995 00:00:00 +0000

BSE Digest                 Thursday, 25 May 1995       Volume 195 : Number 192

Welcome to the BSE Digest, the place to discuss all the myriad aspects of
life Beyond the Stellar Empire with other denizens of the Greater Periphery.

In this issue:

+       BSE: Colony Glitch week 18? -Reply
+       Re: BSE: Who should I join ?
+       Re: BSE: AIS Attack
+       Calling all AIS
+       Re: BSE: AIS Attack
+       Re: BSE: Calling all AIS
+       Re: BSE: Calling all AIS
+       BSE: Poker Night
+       Re: BSE: AIS Attack
+       Re: BSE: AIS Attack
+       Re: BSE: AIS Attack
+       Re: BSE: OOC Rip Pittsburgh Loss
+       Re: BSE: Calling all AIS
+       Re: BSE: Who should I join ?

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From: PKRAUSKOPF@FALCON.AL.WPAFB.AF.MIL
Date: Wed, 24 May 1995 08:04:12 -0400
Subject: BSE: Colony Glitch week 18? -Reply

Neil,

This was a global phenomenon of which RTG is
aware.  They were supposed to fix it before week 19
production.

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From: PROTHORAX@aol.com
Date: Wed, 24 May 1995 15:27:21 -0400
Subject: Re: BSE: Who should I join ?

(ooc) Also, the AFT has always had a boot in the door someplace when the
action comes down. They play a very active neutral stance and sometimes get a
little crispy from the flame now and then.                  later david

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From: NoaKrieger@aol.com
Date: Wed, 24 May 1995 15:46:55 -0400
Subject: Re: BSE: AIS Attack

In a message dated 95-05-23 22:49:01 EDT, you write:

>The AIS have launched an attack on the QSN colony Portrude.  They
>will be
>repelled and exterminated.

AIS?  Who or, should I say, what are the AIS?

Noa

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From: jstanton@qualcomm.com (John Stanton)
Date: Wed, 24 May 1995 13:00:28 -0700
Subject: Calling all AIS

Broad band transmission to the AIS:

Greetings! Once again I am attempting communications with you. If you
receive this message, I ask you to please respond on a private channel. The
SMS has no ill will towards your race, but we are concerned whenever a
large and well armed GP appears in our starport with no warning. Please
contact us so that a misunderstanding may be avoided.

>From my offices I can see and hear the signs of battle at QSN Portrude. It
is disturbing that war has come to Tought Ugo and the Transhole once again.
A fact finding team has been dispatched to determine if the AIS are indeed
responsible for this attack on Portrude.

Junior Croft
SMS Porkamo Base

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From: ac217@detroit.freenet.org (Chip Charnley)
Date: Wed, 24 May 1995 18:16:11 -0400
Subject: Re: BSE: AIS Attack

>In a message dated 95-05-23 22:49:01 EDT, you write:
>
>>The AIS have launched an attack on the QSN colony Portrude.  They
>>will be
>>repelled and exterminated.
>
>AIS?  Who or, should I say, what are the AIS?
>
>Noa
>
>

The AIS were formerly know as the AIFs and inhabit the planet Far Swinette
in the Porkette System.

Jame Retief

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From: ac217@detroit.freenet.org (Chip Charnley)
Date: Wed, 24 May 1995 18:16:07 -0400
Subject: Re: BSE: Calling all AIS

As the colony governor of Merconia on Far Swinette, I have had contact with
the Master Control Unit and can advise you that he does not have direct
Internet access. He can be reached on CIS at Master Control Unit [75013,1054].

Jame Reteif

>Broad band transmission to the AIS:
>
>Greetings! Once again I am attempting communications with you. If you
>receive this message, I ask you to please respond on a private channel. The
>SMS has no ill will towards your race, but we are concerned whenever a
>large and well armed GP appears in our starport with no warning. Please
>contact us so that a misunderstanding may be avoided.
>
>

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From: ac217@detroit.freenet.org (Chip Charnley)
Date: Wed, 24 May 1995 19:10:43 -0400
Subject: Re: BSE: Calling all AIS

Your message has been forwarded via CIS bt the TRANSHOLE COMMUNICATION
SERVICES (TCS).

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From: wayne.alexander@mercopus.com (Wayne Alexander)
Date: Wed, 24 May 95 18:05:00 -0500
Subject: BSE: Poker Night

Okay, Horst brings the grassjuice.

Noa, leave your card counter at the door (with Guido blasters).

BTW, just so nobody looses their shirt (or yacht) this time let's
set a limit of *25,000 per hand, okay?

And, Blackjack, no more 7 card Indian with spades wild...geesh,
where do you learn these games anyway?

Stu

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From: Richard William Chiang <richc@uclink2.berkeley.edu>
Date: Wed, 24 May 1995 18:13:03 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re: BSE: AIS Attack

On Wed, 24 May 1995 NoaKrieger@aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 95-05-23 22:49:01 EDT, you write:
>
> >The AIS have launched an attack on the QSN colony Portrude.  They
> >will be
> >repelled and exterminated.
>
> AIS?  Who or, should I say, what are the AIS?
>
> Noa
>

Lord Krieger,

The AIS used to be called the Far Swinettians.  They are an entirely
robotic race who as far as I can see hate all life.  They in particular
want to destroy completely the race who created them and have done so to
a great extent.  They are rumored to possess a certain super weapon.  As
of last information, the AIS have no ship capability and this is of
primary importance to them.  They believe possession of security bots is
a form of slavery.  They initially dealt with the FET, but now are
basically fed info/technology by the WCE.

Lord Anton Qutroh

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From: ac217@detroit.freenet.org (Chip Charnley)
Date: Wed, 24 May 1995 22:21:10 -0400
Subject: Re: BSE: AIS Attack

>
>
>On Wed, 24 May 1995 NoaKrieger@aol.com wrote:
>
>> In a message dated 95-05-23 22:49:01 EDT, you write:
>>
>> >The AIS have launched an attack on the QSN colony Portrude.  They
>> >will be
>> >repelled and exterminated.
>>
>> AIS?  Who or, should I say, what are the AIS?
>>
>> Noa
>>
>
>Lord Krieger,
>
>The AIS used to be called the Far Swinettians.  They are an entirely
>robotic race who as far as I can see hate all life.  They in particular
>want to destroy completely the race who created them and have done so to
>a great extent.  They are rumored to possess a certain super weapon.  As
>of last information, the AIS have no ship capability and this is of
>primary importance to them.  They believe possession of security bots is
>a form of slavery.  They initially dealt with the FET, but now are
>basically fed info/technology by the WCE.
>
>Lord Anton Qutroh
>
>

There is a significant amount of misinformation in the above message
although I do believe that most of it is due to outdated intelligence not an
intent to deceive. What follows is up-to-date information as can best be
determined by WCE Merconia.

1) The AIS do not hate all life. They do have some genocidal tendencies
towards what they view as their former enslavers, the BASS Swinettians. Of
late we have managed to mitigate those tendencies and persuaded them that
genocide tends to cause groups as disparate as the WCE and the QSN to band
together to wipe out groups which act in this way. As of this date, they
appear to have given up thier attempts at genocide of the Bass Swinettians
and replaced it with making sure that they never have the ability to return
to Far Swinette. Be assured that *I* won't let them pursue a genocide path
so long as I am on the Secretariat of the WCE.

2) The AIS have acquired 1 MF from somewhere (not the WCE as best we can
tell but after the upheaval recently, we can't be sure) and they do have
intra-system flight capabilities and ship tech from a couple 3 years ago.
This is their own design/research.

3) To date, the WCE has not fed, traded, or otherwise supplied tech to the
AIS although may soon change. A condition of ANY trade with anyone being
allowed was diversion from their genocidal tendencies.

4) The WCE has recognised the AIS as the current 'owners' of the Porkette
system and expect the same recognition to be forth-coming from the Transhole
Council shortly. Until such time as the AIS show the ability to completely
defend their own territory from other space-faring groups, the Porkette
system is still considered a protectorate of the WCE as is Lemke and the
Catrark. Travel in the Porkette system is still only with permission of the
WCE or the AIS.

5) This additional information is from my files from circa 184... There are
sectors of Far Swinette that appear to be solid glass from orbit with a
small building in the center. Upon further examination of these sectors
there were found to be many small wires of an unknown mineral running
through the glass. The general concensus after Shipboard Research Lab
analysis was that the sheet of glass was a particle beam generator and
probably had the ability to destroy the Delta Empire with a single hit.

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From: NoaKrieger@aol.com
Date: Wed, 24 May 1995 23:00:59 -0400
Subject: Re: BSE: AIS Attack

Thank you all fo the info concerning the AIS

Noa

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From: wamp@indy.net
Date: Wed, 24 May 1995 21:51:43 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Re: BSE: OOC Rip Pittsburgh Loss

Neil,

Sorry I *FLAMED* so uncontrollably, it was nothing personal.
I understand your massive mail delays, we were aware of that.
After I sent all of those flaming messages, it occurred to me that
you WEREN'T talking about Pittsburg.

As for the other 10 colonies, congratulations, I guess.  We haven't
declared a Jihad against you or anything, it's just that you were
becoming quite a pain in the neck for us with Pittsburg.  As long
as you don't single us out for "special attention" in the future,
everything should be OK.

Or we can continue - your move.  KnowhutImean?

One other thing I must say - that you have been an excellent sportsman
through the whole thing.  I can't believe it took so long, and I can't
believe that neither side gave up.

Having said that, I bid you guten nacht; and, next time, pick
someone who needs some spice in their life - like some of those
cheap dime store hoods that have been hanging around tought ugo . . .

And yes, I would be glad to talk to you on the phone, altho
I'm not keen on calling clear to Hawaii - I may call you at least
once.

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From: StephMarte@aol.com
Date: Thu, 25 May 1995 01:35:37 -0400
Subject: Re: BSE: Calling all AIS

Lord Croft,

Your message has been forwarded to the AIS.

Sir Arthur Curry

ooc:  he does not subscribe to the BSE board

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From: Alan Hatcher <ZU02380@UABDPO.DPO.UAB.EDU>
Date: Thu, 25 May 95 00:49:18 CDT
Subject: Re: BSE: Who should I join ?

On Wed, 24 May 1995 15:27:21 -0400 <PROTHORAX@aol.com> said:
>(ooc) Also, the AFT has always had a boot in the door someplace when the
>action comes down. They play a very active neutral stance and sometimes get a
>little crispy from the flame now and then.                  later david

Well, I guess this is a good outside view of our profile, which states
that AFT captains sometimes play fast and loose with the laws of the different
regions.  I for one, of course, would never consider breaking any laws or
rules set down by the powers that be...and no, my nose is not growing, it just
looks that way sometimes on these hyperwave viewers...

Alan

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