Well thanks to folks on here I got the distribution this round
You can make a private signed msg off proof of ownership with the bot of my BTC address from a paper wallet on a NON ever to connected to the Inet machine
once the computer synch'd enough to find my addresses OFFLINE ie 2015
after msg made (and checking for malware etc on usb stick) port the newly made private key message proof to a LIVE on inet machine and all works slick
(just windows and blockchain-qt download fresh install ..it took like 6 days and still not quite done...but synch'd enough to find my paper wallet addresses)
Now just completely format that hard drive ...as this incarnation will never touch the internet again
paper wallets are still 'virgin' (even thou they fooled around some
All is well. Still dumbstruck by how this works with byteball distribution....at 100 btc it is significant...
Now, do I hold as we go along or sell...? decisions, decisions?
Anyway it worked, to those who helped you can tell others this is possible with offline paper wallets as we expected..........and they still retain
their 'virgin'ness' qualities in that the 'hanky-panky' they did was OFFLINE the inet and never to return...(format that sucker ...die)
thus no 'taint' on my nice virgin paper wallets
on the other hand it may take the whole month to synch byteball the wallet ...it is not exactly speedy
by the by when was the first air drop of byteball Dec 2016?
Curious ...well at least I got on the boat for part of the ride..with a whole 6 hrs to spare (I work nites but well worth the 3hrs of sleep before work to swing this)
thanks a lot to all that helped
brad