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Posting history for user AITG::RAMSTAD

177 notes across 7 conferences

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how many pinball machines are enough?

Possible 3 Other Accounts for AITG::RAMSTAD

Username	Total Posts	First Post	Last Post	Most Used Personal Name
38482::RAMSTAD	17	`Tue Aug 21 1990`	`Mon Sep 17 1990`	how many pinball machines are enough?
38863::RAMSTAD	1	`Sat Jul 22 1989`	`Sat Jul 22 1989`	how many pinball machines are enough?
GUESS::RAMSTAD	98	`Wed Aug 22 1990`	`Mon Mar 25 1991`	CA bound Oct 12-14th Rollercoasters!

Summary of Posts

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Conference	Total Posts	Conference Title
galina::decweb	89	DECWEB
csse::coinop	68	Living in an Arcade!
501clb::games	8	Welcome to GAMES
taveng::decwindows_programming	5	DECwindows Programming hints/kinks
bulova::decwindows_old	4	DECwindows Standard Programming Environment
noted::diplomacy	2	Digital DIPLOMACY Players
vmszoo::green_monster	1	A GREEN MONSTER is...

Conference 501clb::games (Welcome to GAMES)

8 posts

TOPIC	161.0	Othello
	161.4	`Sun Mar 26 1989 17:12`	Decwindows VMS 5.2 version available soon	27 lines
	161.5	`Sun Mar 26 1989 17:13`	another comment	6 lines
TOPIC	515.0	Wanted - Code to Implement AI Game Techniques
	515.1	`Sun Mar 26 1989 18:05`	Yowsa	11 lines
TOPIC	573.0	Looking for games directory
	573.5	`Sun Mar 26 1989 18:17`	Never too late	9 lines
TOPIC	861.0	Autoduel
	861.5	`Sun Mar 26 1989 19:18`	Didn't like it, wish I hadn't bought it	15 lines
TOPIC	964.0	DECwindows game of Othello available
	964.8	`Sun Mar 26 1989 19:39`	Sometime soon, if you have LISP 3.0	14 lines
TOPIC	1072.0	DECWindows Othello??
	1072.3	`Thu Mar 30 1989 21:59`	Yes, there is one, please be careful about copying it with SPOOL	16 lines
TOPIC	1119.0	VT220 Wargames here please???
	1119.1	`Tue Jun 13 1989 23:03`	DECWEB runs on any system with mail... :-)	8 lines

Conference csse::coinop (Living in an Arcade!)

68 posts

TOPIC	11.0	Pinball Trivia #1
	11.11	`Sun Mar 26 1989 20:20`	NOPE, there's one built by a TINY company	14 lines
TOPIC	12.0	Favorite Games
	12.26	`Sun Mar 26 1989 20:24`		12 lines
TOPIC	22.0	"New Additions / Changes!"
	22.40	`Fri Jun 30 1989 16:35`	more machines than I know what to do with...	42 lines
	22.61	`Fri Mar 30 1990 18:21`	tardy, but necessary update	63 lines
TOPIC	33.0	The Game Exchange
	33.13	`Mon Jun 19 1989 21:28`	Remember, they are wholesalers...	20 lines
TOPIC	68.0	Tempest documentation...
	68.3	`Fri Dec 08 1989 20:04`	Thanks, cooperative and helpful noters!	9 lines
TOPIC	120.0	Pinball Parts Supplier
	120.6	`Thu Jun 29 1989 19:21`	Two-Bits doesn't deal with them anymore, but...	6 lines
TOPIC	204.0	CPU board failures
	204.21	`Fri Jul 14 1989 13:33`	Quick & dirty method to get to game over mode...	20 lines
TOPIC	259.0	Where is the BEST arcade?!?!
	259.10	`Thu Jul 06 1989 15:29`	I just go to school here...	9 lines
TOPIC	287.0	Where to find "Space Misson" pinball game ?
	287.9	`Sun Mar 26 1989 22:24`	Here we go again! Nostalgic trip revisited	6 lines
TOPIC	347.0	New lamps for old... new lamps for old...
	347.3	`Sun Mar 26 1989 22:59`		16 lines
TOPIC	388.0	`Mon Mar 27 1989 14:27`	Questions from a new person	41 lines
	388.2	`Tue Mar 28 1989 14:12`	I found one of the big problems...	39 lines
TOPIC	390.0	`Tue Mar 28 1989 18:38`	Bulk purchases, anyone?	49 lines
	390.1	`Wed Mar 29 1989 18:09`	group is forming, purchase in the near future is pretty possible...	14 lines
	390.4	`Wed Apr 05 1989 21:56`	on option on the Buck Rogers missing backgalss	8 lines
	390.8	`Tue Apr 11 1989 03:10`	Deal? Not known at this time...	19 lines
	390.12	`Tue Apr 18 1989 04:35`	AAARRRRGGGHHH	40 lines
	390.15	`Sun Apr 30 1989 03:16`	Phoenix is finished... and it was a good deal...	13 lines
TOPIC	400.0	Bulk purchase hints
	400.5	`Sun Jan 07 1990 17:43`	The subtle (i.e. brute force) method to force locks	38 lines
TOPIC	407.0	Schematics to undo a hack for SOLAR-RIDE needed...
	407.4	`Tue May 09 1989 22:06`	I got System I Gott (charlies anges+ more)	11 lines
TOPIC	422.0	`Wed May 31 1989 16:56`	Williams HyperBall... Impossible to fix?	19 lines
TOPIC	424.0	Williams BLACK KNIGHT 2000 Pinball
	424.5	`Wed Jun 14 1989 12:34`	Raving and drooling...	15 lines
TOPIC	428.0	`Wed Jun 07 1989 05:59`	Williams Swords of Fury Pinball	13 lines
TOPIC	435.0	Williams Space Mission
	435.3	`Thu Jun 22 1989 13:09`	Great game, pretty good price	18 lines
TOPIC	442.0	The joy of reconditioning or Should I pay someone else?
	442.7	`Thu Jul 13 1989 16:51`	Solid-state machines are always more expensive...	43 lines
TOPIC	448.0	Gottlieb 'Touchdown'
	448.5	`Wed Jul 12 1989 15:27`	I don't have it, but someone does, I'm sure...	9 lines
TOPIC	449.0	manufacturing differences
	449.2	`Wed Jul 12 1989 13:44`	hmmm...	45 lines
TOPIC	452.0	Williams solenoid fuse blows
	452.1	`Mon Jul 17 1989 13:23`	very very true...	10 lines
TOPIC	453.0	Now what have I got myself into !!
	453.5	`Wed Jul 19 1989 14:23`	other sources	6 lines
TOPIC	456.0	Gorgar questions ...
	456.1	`Wed Jul 19 1989 18:23`	games usually don't have magnets...	18 lines
	456.2	`Wed Jul 19 1989 18:25`	a lot harder scoring than newer games...	2 lines
	456.4	`Wed Jul 19 1989 19:43`	bizarre	12 lines
	456.8	`Wed Aug 02 1989 15:04`	more data?	14 lines
	456.12	`Thu Aug 03 1989 15:32`	I got a 5101 if you need it	13 lines
	456.19	`Tue Aug 08 1989 17:18`	F-14 source (might be good or not...)	8 lines
	456.24	`Wed Aug 16 1989 13:42`	yet another source... ME!	11 lines
TOPIC	457.0	Help with a Joker Poker
	457.4	`Fri Jul 21 1989 16:28`	Yes, I have those banannas	3 lines
	457.6	`Tue Jul 25 1989 12:43`	isn't it great when as-is games run?	11 lines
	457.9	`Tue Aug 08 1989 21:09`	Yowsa.	12 lines
	457.11	`Wed Aug 09 1989 13:09`	running but nonworking sys I games are OK...	13 lines
	457.13	`Wed Aug 09 1989 13:58`	maybe this note should be moved?	34 lines
	457.14	`Wed Aug 09 1989 14:01`	yes, that number is OK	6 lines
	457.17	`Wed Aug 09 1989 18:56`	generic tips on how to acquire a pin	30 lines
TOPIC	458.0	High Speed vs F-14 Tomcat - Opinions Wanted
	458.2	`Fri Jul 28 1989 13:48`	F-14 gets my vote	32 lines
	458.3	`Fri Jul 28 1989 13:52`	still pro F-14, but Tony's analysis is correct	15 lines
	458.10	`Mon Sep 11 1989 19:58`		5 lines
TOPIC	463.0	Tron
	463.1	`Fri Aug 04 1989 13:08`	if you can't fix it I might be interested...	13 lines
TOPIC	464.0	`Mon Aug 07 1989 15:59`	I need a bridge rectifier...	17 lines
TOPIC	465.0	`Mon Aug 07 1989 16:03`	Williams Laser Cue problems...	19 lines
TOPIC	482.0	Refurbishing questions
	482.4	`Thu Feb 01 1990 13:52`	some ideas on where to start	45 lines
TOPIC	484.0	`Tue Sep 19 1989 18:38`	GORGAR sound board problems	23 lines
TOPIC	493.0	Williams Banzai Run
	493.1	`Tue Oct 17 1989 17:59`	Great game, great design...	19 lines
TOPIC	523.0	`Mon Nov 27 1989 17:35`	Tempest video blown	21 lines
TOPIC	524.0	Generic parts_wanted topic
	524.5	`Tue Nov 28 1989 20:45`	Paragon backglass needed	5 lines
	524.9	`Fri Dec 01 1989 21:37`	Paragon glasses are not easy to get/buy/find...	12 lines
	524.28	`Tue Jan 30 1990 14:58`	Popeye video main board needed	10 lines
	524.30	`Thu Feb 01 1990 13:40`	TRON video game joystick needed	11 lines
TOPIC	536.0	`Tue Dec 12 1989 18:17`	Joust machine broken...need docs and help...	14 lines
	536.3	`Thu Feb 22 1990 17:36`	Joust docs still needed.	6 lines
TOPIC	547.0	WANTED: Eight Ball Deluxe Docset
	547.2	`Mon Jan 08 1990 21:31`	I'll try to get a copy for you to borrow	5 lines
TOPIC	553.0	Williams Troubleshooting Manual
	553.4	`Wed Feb 07 1990 16:44`	me too!	8 lines
TOPIC	556.0	`Mon Jan 15 1990 20:14`	Generic documentation needed	3 lines
	556.7	`Tue Jan 30 1990 14:54`	help help help!	2 lines
	556.14	`Thu Feb 22 1990 17:40`	All Williams docs wanted!	19 lines
TOPIC	572.0	`Fri Jan 26 1990 19:21`	For Sale by Bob Ramstad	16 lines
TOPIC	578.0	Why no interest in bulk purchases?
	578.4	`Thu Feb 22 1990 17:01`	random comments	33 lines
TOPIC	604.0	Disco Fever pin
	604.1	`Mon Apr 30 1990 19:30`	not a bad pin, but there are better ones...	17 lines

Conference galina::decweb (DECWEB)

89 posts

TOPIC	4.0	Ship Types
	4.52	`Fri Aug 05 1988 18:06`	Yowsa.	8 lines
TOPIC	12.0	The Name of the Game
	12.45	`Wed Aug 10 1988 17:52`	YES! Starquest!	13 lines
TOPIC	35.0	WISHLIST - ship capabilities
	35.33	`Fri Mar 24 1989 19:39`	DECWEB isn't that complicated	6 lines
	35.51	`Tue Mar 28 1989 21:28`	Good ideas, but watch the playability and balance...	22 lines
TOPIC	44.0	STARGATES
	44.17	`Tue Sep 13 1988 18:52`	Cships only???	6 lines
	44.74	`Thu Jan 19 1989 14:19`	Not perfect, but sane	28 lines
	44.78	`Fri Jan 20 1989 00:46`	re .76, which is totally misquoting me...	21 lines
TOPIC	49.0	WISHLIST - Turnsheets
	49.31	`Fri Jan 20 1989 16:41`	OOO BOY, that's why the dammed thing didn't work...	10 lines
TOPIC	73.0	Scraping ships to build other items
	73.35	`Tue Aug 09 1988 15:11`	Oh, yeah!	10 lines
TOPIC	117.0	Pirate question...
	117.68	`Fri Aug 05 1988 14:45`	Also yes!	3 lines
	117.85	`Fri Aug 05 1988 18:09`	Yes, and yes again.	9 lines
	117.200	`Mon Jan 30 1989 15:38`	No way, Jose'	16 lines
TOPIC	136.0	FRANTIC games - when it HAS to be there, overnight
	136.21	`Fri Jul 22 1988 13:16`	Sure, I'll do it!	3 lines
	136.49	`Mon Dec 19 1988 13:04`	A yes, and a Tymnet question	8 lines
TOPIC	146.0	The Mercenary - is he really THAT tough?
	146.22	`Tue Sep 20 1988 17:51`	MERCS too powerful already\	12 lines
	146.64	`Tue Apr 18 1989 04:47`		16 lines
TOPIC	148.0	Order of Events
	148.3	`Mon Aug 22 1988 18:17`	No problem...	6 lines
TOPIC	149.0	Relative Coordinates & 3dimensions
	149.1	`Wed Jul 27 1988 20:34`	Local reference systems==unnecessary pain	40 lines
TOPIC	150.0	`Thu Jul 28 1988 12:56`	Frantic Game-too much fun for humans?	17 lines
	150.1	`Thu Jul 28 1988 14:29`	Game number 3=FRANTIC	4 lines
TOPIC	151.0	Can POP's 10% be rounded up?
	151.23	`Mon Aug 22 1988 21:22`	unlimited ag is valuable, extremely!	12 lines
TOPIC	153.0	Phase 0: Tactical Order Control System
	153.2	`Mon Aug 01 1988 11:48`	Suggestions and encouragement!	17 lines
	153.24	`Fri Jun 23 1989 12:56`	SHIP/PLANET numbers preferred over names...	9 lines
	153.25	`Fri Jun 23 1989 13:00`	Clarification (and encouragement!)	16 lines
TOPIC	160.0	Travelers
	160.39	`Fri Jan 20 1989 15:19`	Try gift points...	27 lines
TOPIC	163.0	Scout or Scow?
	163.2	`Fri Aug 05 1988 16:35`	Yes, me too	7 lines
TOPIC	165.0	New Name Voting Booth
	165.3	`Wed Aug 10 1988 15:02`	Conquest and Empire.	2 lines
TOPIC	170.0	`Thu Aug 11 1988 17:55`	Slavers, the scorge of the universe...	34 lines
TOPIC	172.0	MINERS - not MERCENARIES!
	172.1	`Mon Aug 15 1988 14:50`	Everyone should be able to use Tech Level...	26 lines
	172.3	`Mon Aug 15 1988 14:53`	What about stargates?	8 lines
	172.6	`Mon Aug 15 1988 15:07`	Reduced offense=no defense	21 lines
	172.8	`Mon Aug 15 1988 15:10`	2*planet-max is reasonable starting restriction...	12 lines
	172.12	`Mon Aug 15 1988 15:21`	IND maximums??	23 lines
TOPIC	173.0	Experimental, no limit, game
	173.2	`Mon Aug 15 1988 18:28`	Me too...	2 lines
TOPIC	178.0	Team DECWEB
	178.10	`Tue Aug 23 1988 17:48`	Great idea...	10 lines
TOPIC	180.0	Ability to intercept messages
	180.2	`Mon Aug 22 1988 21:09`	great idea, tough to enforce	24 lines
TOPIC	183.0	Turnsheet wishes
	183.4	`Thu Aug 25 1988 14:31`	Nope, let's let each other stab over points...	7 lines
TOPIC	184.0	`Thu Aug 25 1988 13:01`	Stabilize-population wishlist	12 lines
TOPIC	188.0	The Game 3 Note
	188.6	`Tue Sep 20 1988 17:39`	having my cake and eating it too	23 lines
	188.14	`Tue Sep 20 1988 23:20`	To the death (only real men play DECWEB_)	16 lines
TOPIC	189.0	Tweaking of the psycho character type
	189.25	`Tue Sep 20 1988 17:47`	probably best, but proposed scoring is too low	13 lines
TOPIC	213.0	The Game 5 Note
	213.5	`Tue Sep 20 1988 23:11`	Wait a minute, I think I missed my game...	17 lines
TOPIC	240.0	Diplomacy, the game, and DECWEB
	240.12	`Fri Oct 28 1988 19:44`	Another dip player lost to DECWEB!	21 lines
TOPIC	244.0	The GAME 7 Note
	244.16	`Wed May 31 1989 12:55`	Steve was a wild and crazzay character to play...	83 lines
	244.39	`Wed Jun 07 1989 16:47`	Yes, I chopped down the cherry tree...	21 lines
TOPIC	256.0	TEAM DECWEB - free agent list
	256.5	`Fri Nov 11 1988 17:01`	Yet another...	6 lines
	256.6	`Wed Nov 23 1988 16:27`	Experienced DECWEBBER looking for tag-team TEAM Decweb	4 lines
	256.7	`Thu Jan 12 1989 23:27`	Well, might as well ask once again...	10 lines
TOPIC	260.0	Us, and THEM!
	260.73	`Wed Jun 21 1989 17:28`	Yet another person wanting medium speed...	15 lines
	260.79	`Wed Jun 21 1989 20:43`	I like that suggestion a lot...	8 lines
TOPIC	272.0	PROXY.COM - a DECWEB mail forwarding tool
	272.2	`Mon Nov 21 1988 18:42`	It actually works! Well!	13 lines
TOPIC	282.0	MAP.C - new mapping program!
	282.22	`Thu Jan 12 1989 16:48`	OH, BOY! Postscript viewer and mapping program!!!	36 lines
	282.24	`Thu Jan 12 1989 18:50`	How the Postscript viewer works, and why it is cool, and why I'm mad...	35 lines
	282.27	`Thu Jan 12 1989 23:20`	Yup, a parameter setting	4 lines
	282.29	`Fri Jan 13 1989 12:44`	Fine, no viewing, but I'll answer your question	24 lines
	282.31	`Fri Jan 13 1989 15:54`	I have less Post Script clue than you do...	2 lines
	282.33	`Fri Jan 13 1989 16:41`	Thanks for clearing that up...	6 lines
	282.52	`Fri Feb 03 1989 12:58`	Keep scaling, like the rest though.	12 lines
	282.58	`Mon Feb 06 1989 17:10`	Yes, I have no banannas	13 lines
TOPIC	289.0	Misc suggestions for documentation and turnsheets
	289.2	`Thu Jan 12 1989 22:50`	More comments, and some encouragement...	30 lines
TOPIC	290.0	Points and Planetary Maximums
	290.2	`Fri Jan 13 1989 02:39`	A reasonable approach to the change in points	23 lines
TOPIC	292.0	Game Length Question - For Novice
	292.5	`Tue Jan 17 1989 13:34`	FRANTIC is a good way to start	19 lines
TOPIC	293.0	Wishlist: New Game Speed
	293.5	`Wed Jan 18 1989 20:21`	Add me to the cacophany...	18 lines
	293.6	`Wed Jan 18 1989 20:22`	Re .4, Fast games ARE MWF constantly	0 lines
TOPIC	294.0	ATTACK-RESOURCE, how many Offense does it take?
	294.6	`Fri Jan 20 1989 11:41`	Is that sucker up to date??	9 lines
TOPIC	314.0	Proposal for ability change
	314.3	`Fri Feb 24 1989 04:57`	I like it.	12 lines
TOPIC	325.0	Philosophy of Tool-making 101
	325.9	`Wed Mar 22 1989 23:08`	Oh Yeah!	13 lines
	325.20	`Tue Mar 28 1989 13:59`	I support these efforts wholeheartedly...	46 lines
	325.27	`Tue Mar 28 1989 22:20`	Wouldn't it be nice if DECWindows ran on vt220s?	15 lines
	325.28	`Tue Mar 28 1989 22:23`	Whoops, last entry didn't say exactly what I wanted it to say...	21 lines
TOPIC	326.0	`Sat Mar 25 1989 17:58`	Any way of having NOTES automatically MAIL new notes?	7 lines
TOPIC	329.0	Are ship numbers unique over time?
	329.1	`Sat Apr 01 1989 15:34`	They are sometimes reused...	20 lines
TOPIC	338.0	`Tue Apr 18 1989 05:22`	If you are lucky enough to meet a miner...	66 lines
	338.27	`Fri Apr 21 1989 00:09`	.26 is on the right track... at least of the destination discussion I want...	20 lines
TOPIC	340.0	SHIPS - A Ship Report generator...
	340.15	`Thu Jun 22 1989 17:22`	More recent turn information first rather than last??	21 lines
TOPIC	350.0	`Sat May 20 1989 21:43`	Fast-medium game instead of medium??	18 lines
	350.2	`Mon Jun 12 1989 13:47`	instead of 3/week for 5 weeks, 5/week for 2 weeks?	11 lines
TOPIC	352.0	The Game 14 Note
	352.76	`Wed Dec 13 1989 19:33`	I'd have had the biggest bships of all!	40 lines
TOPIC	355.0	Player Substitutions (temporary, not standby)
	355.2	`Thu Jun 08 1989 12:31`	"no" is impossible to enforce...	30 lines
TOPIC	357.0	Pathfinder
	357.4	`Tue Jun 13 1989 20:45`	inclusive makes things much easier	20 lines
	357.11	`Wed Jun 14 1989 20:53`	LISP rules!	12 lines
TOPIC	358.0	DECWEB Fest?
	358.2	`Wed Jun 14 1989 14:49`	early evening best for me...	11 lines
	358.31	`Fri Jun 23 1989 12:51`	AAARRGGGHHHH...	14 lines
TOPIC	360.0	CHECK.C - DECWEB turn checker
	360.19	`Wed Jun 21 1989 01:10`	Maybe I missed something...	16 lines
TOPIC	368.0	Need for handicapping in DECWEB
	368.4	`Thu Jul 06 1989 17:40`	Beginning decwebbers sometimes = experienced wargamers	14 lines
	368.10	`Tue Jul 11 1989 17:51`	Beginners guide is an excellent idea...	30 lines
TOPIC	376.0	Stars that go - pop - in the night
	376.5	`Tue Aug 01 1989 16:13`	Don't like this one bit...	25 lines
TOPIC	378.0	Personal names
	378.1	`Sat Aug 05 1989 15:51`	I like it, but...	15 lines
TOPIC	422.0	Play it right
	422.24	`Sun Dec 17 1989 23:39`	Random comments on these topics...	24 lines

Conference noted::diplomacy (Digital DIPLOMACY Players)

2 posts

TOPIC	158.0	methods of country allocation
	158.2	`Tue Aug 23 1988 02:46`	randomness is best	9 lines
	158.5	`Tue Aug 23 1988 17:43`	influencing future GMs is the idea!	8 lines

Conference vmszoo::green_monster (A GREEN MONSTER is...)

1 posts

TOPIC	247.0	Silver Bullet
	247.1	`Wed Aug 16 1989 13:51`	to layer, or not to layer?	5 lines

Conference bulova::decwindows_old (DECwindows Standard Programming Environment)

4 posts

TOPIC	699.0	`Fri Jul 22 1988 14:47`	Icon box sources? OR HELP?	10 lines
TOPIC	721.0	`Wed Jul 27 1988 18:29`	Dialog box title bug??	11 lines
TOPIC	723.0	`Wed Jul 27 1988 20:24`	Radio boxes not tuned in??	23 lines
	723.2	`Thu Jul 28 1988 12:59`	Waiter, there's an irrelevant reply in my topic!	6 lines

Conference taveng::decwindows_programming (DECwindows Programming hints/kinks)

5 posts

TOPIC	21.0	`Fri Jan 13 1989 20:06`	Problems with DWT TOGGLE-BUTTON-GET-STATE	22 lines
	21.2	`Wed Jan 18 1989 02:57`	The code, more explanations, and stuff...	53 lines
	21.3	`Wed Jan 18 1989 19:16`	copy of the actual error message (don't know if this will help anything, but it can't hurt :-)	15 lines
	21.5	`Thu Jan 19 1989 13:39`	Got a fix, thanks...	2 lines
TOPIC	61.0	`Thu Feb 02 1989 12:29`	Where can I complain...	22 lines

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Last Post:	`Mon Apr 30 1990`
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