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ab...@mcc-db.uucp (King Ables) — Tue, 23 Jul 1985 22:59:19 UT

[Close the blast doors! Close the blast doors!]
Just a couple of additions:
ORIGINALLY (and I mean *way* back there) the Star Wars saga was 12
parts. I don't know if it was cut down to 9 before or after George
went to see some hot-shots in Hollywood.
Also, ORIGINALLY, Luke was a girl. I guess eventually he decided

star wars books

r...@bentley.uucp (RA Novo) — Mon, 22 Jul 1985 13:03:41 UT

Due to the request, I will post the responses that I have received to
my question of a few days back. The Star Wars movie was originally called
_A New Hope_ and was the fourth of nine chapters in the Star Wars saga
as written by George Lucas. The fifth and sixth chapters were subsequently
released as films (_The Empire Strikes Back_ and _Return of the Jedi_) but

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s...@leadsv.uucp (Scott Stewart) — Fri, 19 Jul 1985 16:21:48 UT

Since I'm new to the system and don't know how to properly use
mail, I'll have to respond here.
The movie _Star Wars_ was not properly titled. As you know the second
movie was titled _Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back_ and the third
movie was titled _Star Wars: The Return of the Jedi_. The first movie

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cgoudese...@watnot.uucp (Camille Goudeseune) — Fri, 19 Jul 1985 15:04:55 UT

Yes, I do admit to owning the volkswagen of computers. Essentially, there
is nothing the humble ZX can't do that, say, a PC can. It's just slower,
lower resolution, and 2^1000 times cheaper. Also, I like my ZX because
you don't need to read a stack of manuals to master it, both in hardware
and software. It's a wonderful thing if you write in assembler, and among

_Star_Wars_ Review Request

m...@rayssd.uucp (M. Joseph Barone) — Thu, 18 Jul 1985 16:32:03 UT

We never got the original review from Kelvin Thompson. From the
few quotes of it from ALL the flames, it sounds like it was a lot of fun
to read. Could someone please E-mail me a copy of the review? I'll
post a follow-up after I receive the first copy so people won't continue
to send copies. Thanks.

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ste...@garfield.uucp (Steven D. Brown) — Wed, 17 Jul 1985 23:20:15 UT

Yes I will admit I do own a Timex Sincalir 1000.
And I am very proud of the fact. The System I have consists of a TS-1000
16K Rampak, with a custom fullsized keyboard. Total cost $85.00 CAN.
I am presently using the following software:
VU-CALC - A spreadsheet propgram 26 x 36
Flight Simulator

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r...@bentley.uucp (RA Novo) — Wed, 17 Jul 1985 18:37:44 UT

Just a quick article before this group is blown into oblivion.
When Star Wars first came out, I heard that it was one of
nine episodes loosely based on an already published book. Can
anyone tell me more information on the title, author or anything
else on this book? Please respond by mail.

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ma...@ubc-cs.uucp (Vince Manis) — Tue, 16 Jul 1985 07:51:06 UT

Gee, I'd hate to see this one go. How about renaming it as 'net.doorstop'?

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s...@gatech.csnet (Gene Spafford) — Mon, 15 Jul 1985 16:08:59 UT

Time to clean out some deadwood, folks. I intend to apply the same
criteria we use for creating new groups to these old, unused ones:
there must be a clearly demonstrated need not filled by another group,
AND a sufficient volume of postings to warrant a separate group. If
you have a compelling reason why any of the following groups should

Kelvin Thompson / Not Necessarily a SPOILER!

acsg...@sunybcs.uucp (Jim Poltrone) — Fri, 12 Jul 1985 17:14:21 UT

From Hunter Scales (hun...@oakhill.UUCP):
And from Chris Lewis (cle...@mnetor.UUCP):
With a name like Kelvin Thompson, he has GOT to be from the Motion
Picture Academy. Who else would pan the movie like that?

_Star_Wars_ (spoiler)

j...@rtech.uucp (Jeff Lichtman) — Wed, 10 Jul 1985 05:28:36 UT

I disagree. I like Kelvin's reviews, despite the fact that I was originally
taken in. I think they are funny.

Kelvin Thompson

hun...@oakhill.uucp (Hunter Scales) — Tue, 09 Jul 1985 14:21:44 UT

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Can it have escaped everyone's notice that Kelvin Thompson is
a transposition of William Thompson, Lord Kelvin?
Best known for the invention of the Kelvin scale of temperature,
he is also the inventor of one of the first analog computers (for predicting
the tide).
Obviously, "Kelvin Thompson" is a pseudonym under which someone

_Star_Wars_ (spoiler)

mas...@drupa.uucp (Masuma Rahman) — Mon, 08 Jul 1985 21:31:51 UT

Excuse me, but where have you been in the last 7 years?
Does 'EMPIRE STRIKES BACK' and 'RETURN OF THE JEDI' mean
anything to you? If this article is a 'sequel' to the
Kelvin Thompson review joke, then let me say, harping on
the same punch line kinda gets stale (VERY stale) after a
while -- you dig? Besides, if you want to make a joke,

_Star_Wars_ (spoiler)

st...@kontron.uucp (Steve McIntosh) — Mon, 08 Jul 1985 16:25:28 UT

Of course the original posting of the "review" was a put on, but I think
that the MASSIVE flame-back is due to the fact that it was not very far
from the reviews the movie got from some of the Professional reviewers.
For example, the reviewers on the PBS show "At the movies" have always
had to put down action/adventure/entertainment movies to keep their