T.RESH'S RAMBLNG

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00000730: 2A 2A 2A 2A 0D                                    |****.           |

..^U:DISKOVERY.  A GUEST EDITORIAL BY SC
OTT E. RESH..         AAAAGGGGGGGHHHHHH!
..    A CAN OF WORMS, PANDORA'S BOX?..  
  YES, THAT'S RIGHT I OPENED BOTH.OF THE
M SIMULTANEOUSLY!  LUCKY ME...    ONCE U
PON A TIME, I WATCHED BOB.NAPP PLAY A GR
EAT GAME (WHICH SHALL.REMAIN NAMELESS) O
N HIS MS-DOS.MACHINE.  THERE WAS ALSO A 
BIG DEMAND.FOR THIS GAME ON THE "MESSAGE
" BOARDS.ON QLINK.  I ASKED ABOUT THE OR
IGIN.OF THIS GAME.  I HEARD ABOUT 20.DIF
FERENT VERSIONS.  NOT ONE OF WHICH.SAID 
IT WAS A COMMERCIAL GAME...    WHEN I LO
OKED AT THE GEOS MESSAGE.BOARDS, THERE W
ERE PEOPLE WHO WANTED.A GEOS VERSION OF 
THIS GAME...    I -NEVER- WROTE A GAME P
ROGRAM IN.MY ENTIRE LIFE.  IT NEVER APPE
ALED TO.ME.  UNTIL NOW......    SO I THO
UGHT TO MYSELF: "I'VE.WRITTEN GEOS PROGR
AMS. I'LL WRITE THIS.GAME FOR GEOS!"  I 
WROTE THE GAME..MY FIRST GAME.  IN ALL H
ONESTY, IT.BEATS THE ORIGINAL GAME HANDS
 DOWN...    WE WERE ALL SET TO PUT THE G
AME.ON THIS ISSUE OF LOADSTAR!  THEN THE
.SKY STARTED TO FALL......    FENDER (ME
ANING WELL) SAID TO.THEE BOSS: "WE'RE PU
TTIN' A GEOS.VERSION OF 'XXXXXXXXX' ON T
HIS ISSUE.".(NOTE: THE LENGTH OF THE X'S
 ABOVE.HAVE BEEN CHANGED TO PROTECT THE.
GUILTY)  THE AFTERMATH WENT SOMETHING.LI
KE THIS: "LAWSUIT...MONEY...POOR.HOUSE..
.UNEMPLOYMENT...COPYRIGHT...".YOU GET TH
E IDEA...    AFTER THE FIRE AND BRIMSTON
E.SETTLED, IT CAME DOWN TO THIS - WE.HAV
E A GREAT GAME THAT WILL NEVER SEE.THE L
IGHT OF DAY.  WE CAN PLAY IT ALL.WE WANT
, BUT NO ONE ELSE CAN......    BECAUSE O
F THIS ADVENTURE (AND MY.LACK OF MASOCHI
STIC TENDENCIES) IT.WILL BE A LONG TIME 
BEFORE I EVEN.THINK ABOUT WRITING ANOTHE
R GAME...    I WISH I COULD SAY "...AND 
THEY.ALL LIVED HAPPILY EVERAFTER."  I.WO
ULD LOVE TO SAY THAT.  BUT, I.CAN'T...  
  WELL, AT LEAST I HAVE A FUN GAME.TO PL
AY WHILE I'M SUFFERING FROM.GEOPROGRAMME
R BURN-OUT....       ***** END OF TEXT *
****.

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