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All The News That's Fit To Print
The Plea
We hope your have enjoyed the Humor Digest up to this point, as we
have certainly enjoyed publishing it. As of this writing we have compiled
enough material to keep the digest around for at least another YEAR, and
there is apparently NO end to the humorous material out there. But we
would certainly appreciate hearing from our readers. If you have any
comment, humorous item original or canned, or even some funny original
story, we want'em!! Come on!... If everyone sends us just ONE joke...
Send them to:
The BBS Humor Digest
38753 Cress Creek Rd.
Springfield, OR 97478
The Future
Well, the future is here! You may have noticed that it took you a
little longer to download this issue than usual. It could be, THAT WE
DOUBLED THE NUMBER OF PAGES!!! That's right 45 - 50 pages of Humor each
month. We have also switched our packing method from .ZIP to .ARC, for
more information see ATTENTION section below!
Far reaching plans are in the works for a bound version of our
digest. This would be a Tri-Yearly extravaganza (Four months of humor at
a shot) for a price to be released in later issues... stay tuned!
Also we are gearing up for the Christmas issue early. We have in
store for you some really good Seasonal Jokes. If you think you have a
good one for that time of year send it in!
The Brag
Well the first two months have been good ones. We have received
requests for Humor Digest from as far away as Australia! I think that
means we're International. Ohhhhh we're shivery all over!
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SUBJECT: The BBS Humor Digest is changing its Packing Method.
REASON: Lack of DeZIPer for ATARI, APPLE, MAC, and DEC systems.
START DATE: May 25th 1990
Due to lack of 'UNIVERSAL' compatibility, we have decided to change
our Packing method from .ZIP to .ARC. This will mean a slight increase in
download time, but will make the Digest available to a much wider
audience.
Our third issue will mark the beginning of the new Packing method.
This issue will be named 'Joke6-90.ARC' and will be released on the 25th
of May. We plan to continue releasing following issues on or before the
25th of the proceeding month.
At this point we have decided to rerelease the first two issues with
the .ARC compression scheme, so that those who where unable to unpack it
can now get in on what we hope will become "The Biggest Joke Book In The
World!" These rereleases will also be made available on the 25th of May.
Just in case your confused, here is a list of what's up...
April [28 printed pages]: Joke4-90.ZIP (available NOW!)
Joke4-90.ARC (available NOW!)
May [30 printed pages]: Joke5-90.ZIP (available NOW!)
Joke5-90.ARC (available NOW!)
June [49 printed pages]: Joke6-90.ARC (available May 25, 1990)
July [?? printed pages]: Joke7-90.ARC (available June 25, 1990)
and so on...
Here is information regarding how to get your issue(s) of 'Humor
Digest'.
Calling on your own: Pandora's Box BBS You can Download right
(503) 343-4520 from the MAIN MENU!
Eugene, Oregon. Just press 'D' and
enter the file name(s).
FREQ by SYSOPS and Points: Digest is available on the first call!
Transfer speeds up to 18,500 BAUD
Address: 1:152/6 and 8:7702/8
We hope the changes will not cause any undue stress to those who are
already enjoying our magazine. Thank you for your understanding.
Remember Don't Screw Up The Punch Line! Richard Whitten and Owen Morgan