Message #40 - SURVIVING Date : 14-Sep-90 00:29 From : Joey Kelly To : All Subject : P.O.W. tapcode ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- @PID: RA 0.04 2198 I was listening to a speaker talk about the vietnam pow's tapcode. It's both simple and sophisticated. Check it out. First, you drop the letter K. It's redundant and that makes a nice simple 25 letters to work with. then you set up a matrix, to help your memory. the matrix goes like this. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ... . . . ... ... .... ..... -+---+---+---+---+---+ .... ... ..... .... ... .. . . 1| A | B | C | D | E | ... ... .... . . ... ..... . -+---+---+---+---+---+ .... .... . . ..... ... 2| F | G | H | I | J | ... . .... ... .... . ..... . ? -+---+---+---+---+---+ 3| L | M | N | O | P | -+---+---+---+---+---+ 4| Q | R | S | T | U | -+---+---+---+---+---+ 5| V | W | X | Y | Z | -+---+---+---+---+---+ It can also work as a visual. Touch left elbow, right elbow, left knee, right knee, rub head. Etc. Later