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  3.              T H E   E C O N O M I C   B U L L E T I N   B O A R D
  4.  
  5.                         COMPUTER BULLETIN BOARDS IN THE
  6.                             DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
  7.  
  8.  
  9.                      The Economic Bulletin Board (This board)
  10.  
  11. Operating agency:    Office of Business Analysis
  12.                      Office of the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs
  13.                      U. S. Department of Commerce
  14.  
  15. Contents:            Current economic news from DoC Economic Affairs(EA)
  16.                      agencies including press releases, economic indicators,
  17.                      official DoC summaries of economic news, information on
  18.                      how to obtain data tapes, and summaries of reports and
  19.                      studies produced by EA agencies.  Also included are press
  20.                      releases issued by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
  21.  
  22. Audience:            Open to the public without charge.  No preregistration
  23.                      required.
  24.  
  25. - More - <C>ontinue, <S>top, <N>onStop? Operations:          Operated 24 hours a day, except when being serviced.
  26.  
  27.                      Telephone (202) 377-3870 or (202) 377-0433
  28.  
  29. Communications       Full duplex, no parity, 8 bit words, 1 stop bit, or
  30. Requirements:        Full duplex, even parity, 7 bit words, 1 stop bit
  31.                      300 or 1200 baud
  32.                      After connect, enter 1 or 2 returns to start
  33.  
  34. Information          Ken Rogers
  35. Contact:             Office of Business Analysis
  36.                      Telephone (202) 377-4450
  37.  
  38.  
  39.  
  40.                      State Data Center Bulletin Board
  41.  
  42. Operating agency:    State and Regional Programs Staff
  43.                      Data User Services Division
  44.                      Bureau of the Census
  45.  
  46. Contents:            News about new Census Bureau programs, Census
  47.                      publications, reference material for State Data Center
  48.                      personnel.
  49.  
  50. Audience:            For use of the Census Bureau staff and all State Data
  51.                      Center Components, including affiliates.  Preregistration
  52.                      required - call information contact below.
  53.  
  54. Operations:          Operated 24 hours a day, except when being serviced.
  55.  
  56.  
  57. Communications       Full duplex, no parity, 8 bit words, 1 stop bit, or
  58. Requirements:        Full duplex, even parity, 7 bit words, 1 stop bit
  59.                      300 or 1200 baud
  60.                      After connect, enter 1 or 2 returns to start
  61.  
  62.  
  63. Information          John Rowe or Larry Carbaugh
  64. Contact:             Bureau of the Census
  65.                      (301) 763-1580
  66.  
  67.  
  68.  
  69.                      Population Estimates Bulletin Board
  70.  
  71. Operating agency:    Federal-State Cooperative for Population Estimates,
  72.                      Population Division
  73.                      Bureau of the Census
  74.  
  75. Contents:            Information and news about population and demographic
  76.                      projections.
  77.  
  78. Audience:            For use by members of the Federal-State Cooperative for
  79.                      Population Estimates and members of the Federal-State
  80.                      Cooperative for Population Projections.  No
  81.                      preregistration required.
  82.  
  83. Operations:          Usual hours of operation 5:00 PM to 6:30 AM Monday-
  84.                      Thursday, 24 hour operation from 5:00 PM Thursday to 6:30
  85.                      AM Monday.  No preregistration required.
  86.  
  87. Communications       Full duplex, no parity, 8 bit words, 1 stop bit.
  88. Requirements:        300 baud
  89.  
  90.                      Telephone (301) 763-5225
  91.                      After connected, enter "RUN" to start.
  92.  
  93. Information          Fred Cavanaugh
  94. Contact:             Bureau of the Census
  95.                      (301) 763-7722
  96.  
  97.  
  98.  
  99.                      CMIC Electronic Bulletin Board
  100.  
  101. Operating agency:    Census Microcomputer Information Center,
  102.                      Office of the Director
  103.                      Bureau of the Census
  104.  
  105. Contents:            Microcomputer news, software and hardware reviews, public
  106.                      domain software, training programs for Census and Commerce
  107.                      personnel.
  108.  
  109. Audience:            General microcomputer users; primarily internal Census
  110.                      Bureau personnel.  No preregistration required.
  111.  
  112. Operations:          Operated 24 hours a day, except when being serviced.
  113.  
  114.                      Phone (301) 763-4576
  115.  
  116. Communications       Full duplex, no parity, 8 bit words, 1 stop bit, or
  117. Requirements:        Full duplex, even parity, 7 bit words, 1 stop bit
  118.                      300 or 1200 baud
  119.                      After connect, enter 1 or 2 returns to start
  120.  
  121. Information          Nevins Frankel
  122. Contact:             Bureau of the Census
  123.                      (301) 763-4494
  124.  
  125.  
  126.  
  127.                      Microcomputer Electronic Information Exchange (MEIE)
  128.  
  129.  
  130. Operating agency:    The Institute for Computer Sciences and Technology (ICST)
  131.                      The National Bureau of Standards
  132.                      Department of Commerce
  133.  
  134. Contents:            Information on the acquisition, management, and use of
  135.                      small computers.  Other files containing sources of
  136.                      information on topics such as: conferences, Federal
  137.                      publications and activities, user groups, other bulletin
  138.                      boards, etc.
  139.  
  140. Audience:            General microcomputer users.  No preregistration required.
  141.  
  142. Operations:          Operated 24 hours a day, except when being serviced.
  143.  
  144.                      Telephone: (301) 948-5718
  145.  
  146. Communications       Full duplex, no parity, 8 bit words, 1 stop bit, or
  147. Requirements:        Full duplex, even parity, 7 bit words, 1 stop bit
  148.                      300 or 1200 baud
  149.                      After connect, enter 1 or 2 returns to start.  If you do
  150.                      not receive a carrier after two rings, you should hang up
  151.                      and call again.
  152.  
  153. Information          Ted Landberg
  154. Contact:             National Bureau of Standards
  155.                      Telephone: (301) 921-3485
  156.  
  157.  
  158.  
  159.                      Climate Assessment Bulletin Board
  160.  
  161. Operating agency     Climate Analysis Center
  162.                      National Weather Service
  163.                      Department of Commerce
  164.  
  165. Contents:            Historical climate information - daily, weekly, and
  166.                      monthly, heating degree days, weekly climate bulletins
  167.  
  168. Audience:            Analysts using historical meteorological data.
  169.  
  170. Operations:          Operated 24 hours a day.  Preregistration required.  Call
  171.                      information contact below.
  172.  
  173. Communications       Full duplex, no parity, 8 bit words, 1 stop bit.
  174.  
  175. Information          Vernon Patterson
  176. Contact:             Climate Analysis Center
  177.                      Telephone: (301) 763-8071
  178.  
  179.  
  180.  
  181.                      East Coast Marine Users Bulletin Board
  182.  
  183. Operating agency:    National Weather Service
  184.                      U.S. Department of Commerce
  185.  
  186. Contents:            Marine weather and nautical information for coastal
  187.                      waterways.  Information includes data for bays and sounds,
  188.                      coastal waters, and offshore waters; tropical storm
  189.                      advisories; tidal information, and important weather,
  190.                      nautical, and fishing news.  Data are primarily about the
  191.                      middle Atlantic region.
  192.  
  193. Audience:            Commercial fishermen and other users of coastal waters.
  194.                      The bulletin board is open to the public and free of
  195.                      charge.  Users must preregister by calling information
  196.                      contact below.  Information about similar bulletin boards
  197.                      for other regions may also be obtained by calling the
  198.                      information contact.
  199.  
  200. Operations:          Operated 24 hours a day.
  201.  
  202.                      Telephone (301) 454-8700
  203.  
  204. Communications       Full duplex, 8 bit words, 1 stop bit.
  205. Requirements:        300 baud
  206.  
  207. Information          Ross Laporte
  208. Contact:             National Weather Service
  209.                      (301) 899-3296
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