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Message no. 1
From: MC23 mc23@**********.com
Subject: The history of Shadowrun
Date: Fri, 19 Mar 1999 13:48:03 -0500
Once upon a time, Gurth wrote;

>> This speech predated the release of the rulebook.
>
>Are you sure? I have a 1990 flyer with the speech in it, and another on
>one my HD that IIRC was typed in straight from a 1991 flyer. Where and
>when did it first appear?

The first flyer predated the release of the rulebook. Looking at my
old retailer prerelease sales sheet it says under the advertising
campaign notes that the booklet was released in May 1989. Hmmm, my 20th
birthday, a time before MC23.

Interesting note it also has mention of

->Matrix - Shipping in early 1990
->This boardgame of adventure and combat in the ever changing world of
->cyberspace.

I completely forgot all about that.

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more so and they were guarded very closely. To protect themselves, they
answered to another name, because if another discovered their real name,
it could be used against them.
History repeats itself.
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I am MC23
Message no. 2
From: Gurth gurth@******.nl
Subject: The history of Shadowrun
Date: Sat, 20 Mar 1999 12:50:14 +0100
According to MC23, at 13:48 on 19 Mar 99, the word on
the street was...

> The first flyer predated the release of the rulebook.

That makes sense. Better to advertise before the book is out than only
afterward...

> Interesting note it also has mention of
>
> ->Matrix - Shipping in early 1990
> ->This boardgame of adventure and combat in the ever changing world of
> ->cyberspace.
>
> I completely forgot all about that.

I wonder what kind of game it would have been...

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Message no. 3
From: Richard Tomasso rtomasso@*******.com
Subject: The History of Shadowrun
Date: Wed, 22 Sep 1999 10:16:06 -0400 (EDT)
Quindrael wrote:
> Reminds me of a great story. In april 1992, I was on a study-trip to
> Eastern Europe. I told the background of SR to some fellow students, and
> one of them contested many things that were "absolutely unrealistic". One
> of those were the foodriots in NY. He said that people in America were
> content with their life, and riots on such a large scale would never happen
> so soon.

Back in 1992, it was very unlikely. Today it's much more likely. Back then
the US kept about 6 years worth of grain reserves, today it only keeps 1.
(Saves money in the short term. I think we exported the rest.)
Thus all we need is one bad harvest and food shortages can happen.
Message no. 4
From: Quindrael d.n.m.vannederveen@********.warande.uu.nl
Subject: The History of Shadowrun
Date: Wed, 22 Sep 1999 17:25:28 +0200
>Back in 1992, it was very unlikely. Today it's much more likely. Back then
>the US kept about 6 years worth of grain reserves, today it only keeps 1.
>(Saves money in the short term. I think we exported the rest.)
>Thus all we need is one bad harvest and food shortages can happen.

He wasn't saying that foodriots were unrealistic, but that riots in general
of that scale were unrealistic. 3 days later he was proven wrong. Actually,
I think at the day he said that, the Rodney King riots were already
happening.

VrGr David

"We're but fools of our fate, on this earth I shall wait by the roots of my
soul."
(Fields of the Nephilim - "Sumerland (what dreams may come)")
Message no. 5
From: Gorbi gbmaill@***.de
Subject: The History of Shadowrun
Date: Wed, 22 Sep 1999 18:59:39 +0200
Richard Tomasso wrote:
>> Reminds me of a great story. In april 1992, I was on a study-trip to
>> Eastern Europe. I told the background of SR to some fellow students, and
>> one of them contested many things that were "absolutely unrealistic".
One
>> of those were the foodriots in NY. He said that people in America were
>> content with their life, and riots on such a large scale would never happen
>> so soon.
>
> Back in 1992, it was very unlikely. Today it's much more likely. Back then
> the US kept about 6 years worth of grain reserves, today it only keeps 1.
> (Saves money in the short term. I think we exported the rest.)
> Thus all we need is one bad harvest and food shortages can happen.

Apart from bas harvest, I asked myself how realistic the riot was that
started the Seretech lawsuit: The was a strike of the truckers, but wouldn't
the army supply the people? Or worse, wouldn't the president just impose
martial law or something? Is the saying "Every city is just 24 hours and 2
meals away from barbarism" true?

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