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╒════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ │ ILink Conference Information │ │ May, 1993 │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ Conference Name Exec's Conference # │ ╞════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╡ │ 4DOS 4DOS/4OS2 Support 99 │ │ │ │ Official support conference for the alternative command processors "4" │ │ (for) DOS and OS/2. Help, hints, and tips on replacing COMMAND.COM or │ │ CMD.EXE for more power, user friendliness and functionality, with emphasis │ │ on command aliases and the enhanced batch language. │ │ │ │ Host: Brad McDonald ■ Camelot ■ Hattiesburg, MS │ │ Author: Tom Rawson ■ Future Technology ■ Boston, MA │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ ADM_MEET1 Administators Meeting Room #1 224 │ │ │ │ Working room for ILink Administrators. Access should be limited to current │ │ ILink Administrators. │ │ │ │ Host: Andy Keeves ■ The Executive Network ■ Mt. Vernon, NY │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ AI Artificial Intelligence. 46 │ │ │ │ Artificial intelligence and expert systems, hypertext retrieval and │ │ similar topics. │ │ │ │ Host: Open │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ AIDS AIDS Discussions 205 │ │ │ │ Sensitive discussions of Aquired Imunity Deficiency Syndrome and its │ │ impact on our society. All aspects of AIDS and possible cure can be │ │ discussed. │ │ │ │ Host: Roy Pait ■ Holistic BBS ■ Lakewood, CA │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ AMIGA Amiga Computers & Software. 51 │ │ │ │ All aspects of the Amiga computer: operating system, user tips, software │ │ and hardware talk. │ │ │ │ Host: Dick Pope ■ Xignals ■ Auburn, AL │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ ANSI-ART ANSI Graphics & Animation. 132 │ │ │ │ Share your ANSI drawings and learn how to produce pictures with color and │ │ animation. Though you may not be able to view these ANSI pictures online │ │ on your home BBS, you can capture the messages and view them with VILANSI, │ │ a free utility from Elliott Jackson. Many of the new generation of │ │ off-line readers support ANSI color and music. Contact your Sysop for │ │ more information. │ │ │ │ Host: Joe Malacria ■ Executive Network ■ Mt. Vernon, NY │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ ASSEMBLY Assembly Language Programming 117 │ │ │ │ Programming in assembly language, including use of popular shareware and │ │ commercial libraries, problem solving. Discussions of a technical nature │ │ of the internals of the PC relating to assembly language programming. │ │ │ │ Host: Ron Fowler ■ NightOwl Connection ■ Ft. Atkinson, WI │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ ASTRONOMY Astronomy 57 │ │ │ │ Postings of coming astronomical events with discussion of astronomical │ │ topics such as telescopes, astronomical photography, etc. │ │ │ │ Host: Mike Maroney ■ FAST Doors BBS ■ Chatham, Ont │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ AT&T AT&T Computer Support 40 │ │ │ │ Official vendor support for AT&T's family of computer systems, including │ │ technical information and problem- solving directly from AT&T's Technical │ │ Support BBS. │ │ │ │ Host: Alan Barclay ■ Almac PCBoard ■ Grangemouth, Scotland │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ ATHLETICS Fitness & Exercise 136 │ │ │ │ Fitness, diet & exercise. How to keep yourself fit and healthy by a │ │ regular program of diet & exercise. Discuss your favorite form of │ │ exercise; anything from biking to weight lifting, aerobics, etc. │ │ │ │ Host: Open │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ AUDIO Audiophile Discussions 29 │ │ │ │ Audiophile topics & discussions on choosing hardware such as receivers, │ │ speakers, turntables, CD and DAT players, cassette and reel-to-reel tape │ │ systems and interconnects used in today's home entertainment systems. │ │ Geared toward "high-end" audio. Please take low-end audio discussions to │ │ ELECTRONICS. │ │ │ │ Host: Mark Rapp ■ Microsellar ■ Verona, NJ │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ AUTORACING Automobile Racing 64 │ │ │ │ High-performance cars and auto racing, discussion of drivers and driving. │ │ Racing schedules. Traffic in this area is seasonal. │ │ │ │ Host: Gene Kwiecinski ■ Invention Factory ■ New York, NY │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ AVIATION General Aviation 105 │ │ │ │ Conversations concerning purchasing, maintaining and flying airplanes with │ │ participation from professional and private pilots and others interested │ │ in general aviation, fighter and jet aircraft. │ │ │ │ Host: Tracy Ryan ■ The Blue Flame ■ Dallas, TX │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ BASIC BASIC Computer Languages 17 │ │ │ │ Expert technical discussions of the many flavors of the BASIC computer │ │ language, including TurboBasic and Microsoft Quickbasic by BASIC │ │ programmers. Includes hints on libraries, programming tips, some source │ │ code. │ │ │ │ Host: Mike Cocke ■ The Hacker Central ■ Montville, NJ │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ BBS-ADS Bulletin Board Advertising 4 │ │ │ │ A forum for Sysops to place advertisements for their bulletin boards. │ │ This conference is moderated at each host system. │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ BBS-POLICY Bulletin Board Philosophy 149 │ │ │ │ Philosophy of running and utilizing bulletin board systems, this │ │ conference is dedicated to discussing the operation, problems and concerns │ │ common to callers and system operators of BBSs as well as commercial and │ │ scientific information networks. │ │ │ │ Host: Bob Weinstein ■ The Executive Network ■ Mt. Vernon, NY │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ BEYOND Beyond Human Understanding 109 │ │ │ │ Ghosts and ghoulies and things that go bump in the night. UFOs, aliens, │ │ psychic phenomena, unexplained happenings. If you've had an extraordinary │ │ experience you can't explain, we'd like to hear about it! Any topic in │ │ this genre not proven by scientific method is welcome. │ │ │ │ Host: Bob Morris ■ CHIPS+ Connection ■ Newport Beach, CA │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ BICYCLING Meeting Place For Bicyclists 232 │ │ │ │ A meeting place for bicyclists of all types: gnarly off-road mountain │ │ bikers, cross-country tourists, triathletes, "fun and fitness" types, │ │ tandem riders, road riders, even bicycle motocrossers (BMXers). A great │ │ way to exchange information on the latest equipment, technical repair tips,│ │ riding and training techniques, even races and tours. │ │ │ │ Host: Kevin Jarrett ■ Compu-Data ■ Turnersville, NJ │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ BOOKMARKS Books & Novels 174 │ │ │ │ Targeted mainly at casual readers, this area serves as a gathering place │ │ for discussions of novels and books. Mystery, horror, romance, adventure, │ │ scientific and computer books, art, history, children's books, philosophy, │ │ cooking.. any reading you enjoy can be a topic here. │ │ │ │ Host: Walt Mazur ■ CHIPS+ Connection ■ Newport Beach, CA │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ BOYAN Boyan Communications Software 31 │ │ │ │ An official vendor support area for users of the Boyan telecommunications │ │ software, attended by the author and interested users. │ │ │ │ Host: Lee Breeden ■ Data Bit Network ■ Alexandria, VA │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ BUERG UTILS Buerg Utilities Vendor Support 177 │ │ │ │ This conference is dedicated to the support of Vernon Buerg's many useful │ │ utilities such as the classic LIST file viewer and many others such as QDR │ │ (Quick Disk Reformatter), FBR (Fast Backup & Restore), FV (Archive file │ │ viewer) LJBOOK (formatting utility for laser output) and QBX (QuickBasic │ │ XREF utility). │ │ │ │ Host & Author: Vernon Buerg │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ BUILD-A-PC Building PC's At Home 145 │ │ │ │ Discuss the best and most inexpensive means of building or upgrading your │ │ PC/AT/386 at home. Tips on sources, the mechanics of building/replacing │ │ parts, troubleshooting problems, etc. │ │ │ │ Host: Addison Ching ■ CHIPS+ Connection ■ Newport Beach, CA │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ BUY-SELL For-Sale Conference 48 │ │ │ │ Advertisement of items for sale similar to a newspaper's WANT-AD section. │ │ Traffic includes bids for items/services previously put up for sale, new │ │ items currently up for sale and "wanted to buy" ads. As this is a heavy │ │ traffic area, technical discussions of items offered are discouraged. │ │ Please read the weekly BUY-SELL conference news for exact rules on what is │ │ accepted here before you post. │ │ │ │ Host: Tom Conroy ■ Compu-Data ■ Turnersville, NJ │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ C-LANGUAGE The C Programming Language 18 │ │ │ │ C programming language discussions between expert programmers who use │ │ Quick C, Turbo C and other packages. Includes programming tips, news of │ │ new releases and source code. │ │ │ │ Host: Jim Russell ■ Microsellar ■ Verona, NJ │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ CADD Computer-Aided Design & Drafting 97 │ │ │ │ Computer-aided design and drafting (CADD) software and hardware │ │ discussions centering on products such as AUTOCAD and VersaCAD. │ │ Professional applications of 3-D modeling software. │ │ │ │ Host: Open │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ CAREERS Improving Your Job Skills 137 │ │ │ │ This area, once know as JOBS, has been expanded to include job related │ │ discussions such as locating a position, preparing a good resume, handling │ │ job interviews, getting promotions and related management topics. │ │ Postings include not only discussion but local, state and national job │ │ listings. │ │ │ │ Host: David Metzger ■ Invention Factory ■ New York, NY │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ CARS&DRIVING Car & Driving Talk 110 │ │ │ │ Discuss automobiles and driving, trucks, RV's and motorcycles - anything │ │ with wheels! Swap hints with others on repairing and restoring vehicles, │ │ get advice on problems. │ │ │ │ Host: Gene Kwiecinski ■ Invention Factory ■ New York, NY │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ CD-ROMS Discussions About CD-ROMS 159 │ │ │ │ Discussion of CDROM players and new disks available. Learn more about │ │ these exiting new toys! │ │ │ │ Host: Bill Blomgren ■ St. Pete Programmer's Exchange ■ St. Petersburg, FL │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ CHESS Chess Talk 84 │ │ │ │ The ancient game of Chess. Strategies, discussion of tournament chess and │ │ chess masters. Games in progress via "postcard chess". │ │ │ │ Host: Chuck Schulien ■ Skyline ■ Cleveland, TN │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ CHITCHAT Friendly Talk 32 │ │ │ │ Casual one-on-one conversations of a non-technical nature, similar to a │ │ party phone line. This area is especially useful for moving personal │ │ conversations not appropriate elsewhere on the network. All meaningful │ │ conversation is welcomed, and no defined topics are enforced. │ │ │ │ Host: Janie Oren ■ The Forum ■ Spirit Lake, IA │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ CHOCOLATE Meeting Place For Chocolate Lovers 115 │ │ │ │ Nestlés, Hershey, Cadbury's, Yorkies, Mars, Swiss... if these names have │ │ you salivating, then this is the place for you. │ │ │ │ Host: Dorothy Collinge ■ Lestershire Country Club ■ Turnersville, NJ │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ CLIPPER Clipper Database Language 124 │ │ │ │ Conference dedicated to discussions of the Clipper database language by │ │ users & programmers. │ │ │ │ Host: John Kaster ■ Kwibble ■ Arlington, VA │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ CNEPA CNE Professional Association 225 │ │ │ │ A place for current and prospective CNE's to meet and discuss Novell's CNE │ │ program; obtaining and maintaining your certification official Association │ │ news and announcements; benefits and value of CNEPA membership; tips and │ │ tricks on taking your certification exams; marketing tactics for CNE's and │ │ inside information on what' next for Novell and the CNE (and related) │ │ programs. │ │ │ │ Host: Rick Welshans ■ The Warped Board BBS ■ Alexandria, VA │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ COCONUTS Moderators' Bar And Grill 208 │ │ │ │ The new ILink Coconuts conference is restricted to ILink conference │ │ Moderators and ILink member sysops. Ownership of a pair of Coconuts is │ │ not required to join the conference, however. This conference is the │ │ Official ILink Moderator R&R Conference, and, as such, it will have very │ │ few rules. If you are a tired, abused moderator, you definitely should │ │ visit Coconuts. Coconuts will not have a moderator, but the conference │ │ will have a bartender. Mike Cocke, a world renowned expert at mixing huge │ │ batches of intoxicating distilled concoctions, has volunteered his many │ │ years expertise to help get Coconuts off the ground, so to speak. Void │ │ where taxed or prohibited by law. │ │ │ │ Bartender: Mike Cocke ■ Hacker Central ■ Montville, NJ │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ COLLECTORS Collectibles 141 │ │ │ │ Collectibles of all kinds: comic books, antiques, stamps, furniture, art, │ │ books. Discuss collecting just about anything of value or beauty. │ │ │ │ Host: Erik Peek ■ The Right Place (tm) ■ Atlanta, GA │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ COMEDY Jokes & Funny Stuff 28 │ │ │ │ Jokes and humorous conversation. Heard a good joke that's suitable for a │ │ general audience? Post it here. │ │ │ │ Host: William Padilla ■ Executive Network ■ Mt. Vernon, NY │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ COMMO {COMMO} Vendor Support 203 │ │ │ │ {COMMO} is a general purpose telecommunications or "terminal" program. It │ │ can be configured to work with virtually any type of modem, is small in │ │ size, loads rapidly and performs all functions with great speed. It can │ │ perform automated tasks in the middle of the night while you sleep. │ │ │ │ Host: Chuck Seybolt │ │ Author: Fred Bruckner ■ GGCS BBS ■ Corte Madera, CA │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ COMPRESSION General Compression Utilities 127 │ │ │ │ Comparison and general discussion of compression techniques and utilities. │ │ Topics include: algorithms (LZW, Huffman, etc); archivers (ZIP, ARJ, │ │ ARC, etc); and real-time compression utilities (Stacker, SuperStor, etc). │ │ │ │ Host: Joey Lizzi ■ Lestershire Country Club ■ Turnersville, NJ │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ CONSIPRACYJFK JFK Conspiracies 212 │ │ │ │ Was it the Communists? The CIA? Johnson? Cubans? Oswald? The │ │ Clampetts? Share the latest facts and rumors about what really happened │ │ that Friday in Dallas. │ │ │ │ Host: Boyd Naron ■ City Lights BBS ■ Sacramento, CA │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ CONSULTING Consulting 25 │ │ │ │ Discussions among new and established individuals and companies involved │ │ in supplying consulting services. │ │ │ │ Host: Ben Schorr ■ Panasia BBS ■ Glendale, CA │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ CONSUMERISSUES Vendor Problems & Praise 119 │ │ │ │ Had a good or bad experience with your last purchase of goods & services │ │ from local and mail order vendors? Discuss the personal experiences you │ │ have had with technical support departments, vendor policies, mail- order │ │ companies, etc. Consumer tips and helpful information on getting the most │ │ for your consumer dollar. │ │ │ │ Host: Cloyd Laporte III ■ Executive Network ■ Mt. Vernon, NY │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ COREL Corel Draw! 180 │ │ │ │ The top rated drawing and illustration program for the PC today. Discuss │ │ setup and use of Corel Draw, including use of fonts, clipart and related │ │ programs. │ │ │ │ Host: Michael Charness ■ Publisher's Paradise ■ Huntsville, AL │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ COUNTRYMUSIC Country Music Discussions 160 │ │ │ │ Country and Western music discussions. │ │ │ │ Host: Patrick Spreng ■ The Blue Flame ■ Dallas, TX │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ CUISINE Food & Drink 74 │ │ │ │ Good-natured chatter on food and drink and lots of excellent and tested │ │ recipes. You can gain weight in here just by reading! │ │ │ │ Host: Bob Hogan ■ Wichita State University BBS ■ Wichita, KS │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ DATABASE General Database Discussions 8 │ │ │ │ Technical discussions of major database systems such as DBase, R:Base, │ │ Oracle, Foxbase and others. Good expert representation from users of the │ │ various popular products with participation by user groups. │ │ │ │ Host: Jeff Palen ■ Channel 1 ■ Cambridge, MA │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ DESKTOP Desktop Publishing 16 │ │ │ │ Professional and Home/Office Desktop publishing: hardware and software │ │ packages to design and merge text and graphics into articles, books & │ │ newsletters. Discussion of laser printers, fonts, & utilities. │ │ │ │ Host: Joseph Rosenman ■ Invention Factory ■ New York, NY │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ DOORWAY Remote DOS Utility 126 │ │ │ │ Official vendor support conference for the DOORWAY remote DOS utility │ │ (used to access a computer via modem or run any program as a door on │ │ PCBoard). For both users & sysops. │ │ │ │ Host: Don Greenop ■ Memphis PC Users Group ■ Memphis, TN │ │ Author: Marshall Dudley ■ Data World ■ Knoxville, TN │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ DOS6 Microsoft DOS 6.0 Discussions 179 │ │ │ │ MS-DOS 6.0's release is eagerly anticipated. This conference is currently │ │ devoted to speculation about what new features and enhancements are │ │ coming. Once it's released, the other users and experts will help you │ │ install, configure, and tweak your new OS. │ │ │ │ Host: Brad McDonald ■ Camelot ■ Hattiesburg, MS │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ DOSTIPS DOS Help 112 │ │ │ │ DOS help and ideas on designing batch files and getting the most from any │ │ version of DOS. An area to discuss major shareware and commercial DOS │ │ utilities and as a forum for basic questions on creating batch files and │ │ using DOS programs. This area is useful to the beginner and expert alike. │ │ │ │ Host: Brad McDonald ■ Camelot ■ Hattiesburg, MS │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ DOS_USENET DOS To UseNet Gateway Information 222 │ │ │ │ Discussions on various gateways between Usenet and DOS-based BBS systems. │ │ │ │ Host: Mike Batchelor ■ Holistic BBS ■ Lakewood, CA │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ DOWN_UNDER Talk About Australia And New Zealand 178 │ │ │ │ Exchange ideas and cultural viewpoints with members and callers in │ │ Australia and New Zealand. │ │ │ │ Host: Open │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ DR_DOS Digital Research's DR DOS 210 │ │ │ │ Digital Research's DR DOS Operating System For Personal Computers allows │ │ you to unleash the power of your PC with the most advanced, powerful and │ │ feature-rich DOS. ILink's DR_DOS Conference gives both novice and expert │ │ users alike a forum to discuss this powerful operating system. │ │ Discussions ranging from installing DR-DOS to methods of tweaking DR DOS │ │ to perfection are welcome in this conference. │ │ │ │ Host: Vin Aniello ■ Software Society South ■ Edison, NJ │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ DSZ-OMEN DSZ, Communications & File Transfer Protocol 13 │ │ │ │ Official Vendor support conference for Omen Technology's DSZ communication │ │ and file transfer program. Problem reports, features, update information. │ │ │ │ Host: Don Greenop ■ Memphis PC Users Group ■ Memphis, TN │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ DUTCH Holland And The Dutch Language 206 │ │ │ │ Casual chats between users in The Netherlands and other ILink callers in │ │ the US, Canada, and the rest of the world; many messages in the Dutch │ │ language. Improve your written understanding of Dutch. │ │ │ │ Host: Open │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ ECONOMICS Economics Theory 195 │ │ │ │ The Economics conference is intended to be a place for friendly discussion │ │ of economic issues (both policy and theory debates are welcomed), and as a │ │ place where people can ask questions about economic indicators and │ │ economic theory. The conference is further intended to be a clearinghouse │ │ of information on economics, discussions of how people make (economic) │ │ choices, the relations of economics with race and gender, a wide variety │ │ of public policy issues, including economic development in poorer regions │ │ and nations. │ │ │ │ Host: Jim Westrich ■ HH Infonet ■ Hartford, CT │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ EDITORS General Text & Programmers Editors 148 │ │ │ │ Discussions of DOS-based editors, including programmer's editors. General │ │ use, features, tips, techniques, sharing macros. Especially useful to │ │ callers seeking support for editors in conjunction with offline readers. │ │ │ │ Host: George DeBruin ■ The Lunatic Fringe ■ Plano, TX │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ EEC European Economic Community 182 │ │ │ │ Discussions for and about the European Economic Community of nations, │ │ including financial, social and business topics. │ │ │ │ Host: Alastair McIntyre ■ ALMAC PCBoard ■ Grangemouth, Scotland │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ ELECTRONICS Electronic Gadgets 50 │ │ │ │ All general home and consumer electronics from car stereos to cellular & │ │ portable phones, scanners, radar detectors, telephones, radios & │ │ televisions, security systems, etc. If your spouse hides your DAK │ │ catalog, this is the conference for you. │ │ │ │ Host: Bill Simonsen ■ Northern Lights ■ Peak's Isle, ME │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ EMERGENCY Emergency Services 199 │ │ │ │ Discussions by folks involved in and interested in emergency services, │ │ such as EMS, fire fighters, police specialty teams, etc. │ │ │ │ Host: Tom Conroy ■ Compu-Data ■ Turnersville, NJ │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ ENVIRONMENT Environmental Issues And Discussions 147 │ │ │ │ A forum for discussions of a substantive nature on issues concerning │ │ ecology and the environment. This conference brings together scientific │ │ and technical aspects of these issues as well as legal, social political │ │ and economic aspects. │ │ │ │ Host: Mike Basford │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ ESPANOL Spanish Language 189 │ │ │ │ Spanish language conference for the exchange of ideas in Spanish. Learn │ │ more about the Spanish culture while communicating in the language. │ │ │ │ Host: Open │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ EZREADER EZ-Reader Support 70 │ │ │ │ Product support conference for the EZ-Reader off-line message reader. │ │ Callers can get help with problems, ask questions and share bug reports. │ │ This is also a good place to suggest features for future releases of │ │ EZ-Reader. │ │ │ │ Host: Dan McCartney ■ Data Warp ■ Spring/Houston, TX │ │ Author: Eric Cockrell ■ Thumper Technologies ■ Tulsa, OK │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ FANTASY&SF Fantasy & Science Fiction 62 │ │ │ │ Science Fiction and Fantasy conversations, including movies, books, novels │ │ and television (excluding Star Trek which has a separate area). │ │ │ │ Host: Paul Cashman ■ Faster Than Light ■ Atlanta, GA │ │ Miles Lester ■ Xignals ■ Auburn, AL │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ FEMINISM Feminist Issues 135 │ │ Discussions of women's issues in today's world covering a wide range of │ │ social, economic and political topics. │ │ │ │ Host: Richard Fuller ■ Door To the South ■ Piedmont, SC │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ FINE ARTS Fine Arts 228 │ │ │ │ A forum for the appreciation of the many forms of art and of artistic │ │ expressions in different media, including sculpture, painting, textiles, │ │ dance, music, language, photography, and others. Fine-Arts also welcomes │ │ discussion of topics related to the arts, such as the interrelationship of │ │ art and society, the nature and purpose of art, the role of art and the │ │ artist, the distinction between art and craft, and so on. │ │ │ │ Host: Elizabeth Lipson ■ The Right Place (tm) ■ Atlanta, GA │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ FRANCE Gateway To France 56 │ │ Casual chats between users in France and other ILink callers in the US and │ │ Canada; many messages in the French language. Improve your written │ │ understanding of French. │ │ │ │ Host: Jean-Robert Bornand ■ HH InfoNet ■ Hartford, CT │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ GAMBLING Gambling Methods 69 │ │ │ │ Gambling methods, strategies, odds. Talk with other players and swap │ │ stories about gambling. │ │ │ │ Host: John Desantis ■ Winning Poker & Gambling Systems ■ Victorville, CA │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ GAMING General Gaming 120 │ │ │ │ Talk to others that share your favorite way to relax - gaming! All type of │ │ action and roleplaying games, computer games, strategies, tips & hints. │ │ If you enjoy gaming you might also enjoy our ROLEPLAY conference, where │ │ games are in progress. │ │ │ │ Host: Stephen King ■ Comnet-386 ■ Riverside, CA │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ GAY-ISSUES Gay And Lesbian Issues 169 │ │ │ │ Discussions centering on the topics of human sexuality, gay and lesbian │ │ lifestyles and other related issues. │ │ │ │ Host: Kathy Lessa ■ The Blue Flame ■ Dallas, TX │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ GERMAN German Culture And Language 166 │ │ │ │ Casual chats between users in Germany, Switzerland and other ILink callers │ │ in the US, Canada and the rest of the world; many messages in the German │ │ language. Improve your written understanding of German. │ │ │ │ Host: Roland Hausin ■ McMeier & Son BBS ■ Obfelden, Switzerland │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ GRAPHICS General Graphics 15 │ │ │ │ Technical discussions of graphic formats, conversions, monitor │ │ specifications, graphic cards and other related hardware. │ │ │ │ Host: Bert Tyler ■ Satalink ■ Huntington Valley, PA │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ GREEK Conversations About Greece 175 │ │ │ │ Conversations about Greece: ancient and modern Greek culture, Greek │ │ Mythology, History, Language, travel in the beautiful Greek Islands, and │ │ other related topics. │ │ │ │ Host: Evangelos Rigos ■ Invention Factory ■ New York, NY │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ GUNS Guns And Firearms 133 │ │ │ │ Technical information on handguns and firearms, especially for the gun │ │ collector and hobbyist. │ │ │ │ Host: Michael Shirley ■ MegaSystem BBS ■ Carson City, NV │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ HAMRADIO Amateur Radio 42 │ │ │ │ Amateur radio enthusiasts discussing the hobby of ham radio, including │ │ constructing and maintaining a ham station, purchasing equipment and │ │ antennas, licensing, special topics such as RTTY and packet radio. │ │ Announcements of upcoming regional and national events of interest, │ │ including swapmeets. │ │ │ │ Host: John Oren │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ HANDICAP Helping Handicapped Callers 86 │ │ │ │ Discussions of computer software and hardware and other means of aiding │ │ our handicapped callers navigate the world a little easier. This area also │ │ serves as a contact and support area. │ │ │ │ Host: Mark Schafer ■ Kandy Shack ■ Garden Grove, CA │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ HANDICRAFTS HandiCrafts 201 │ │ │ │ Are you an arts & crafts person? Enjoy visiting crafts fairs? Do you do │ │ needlework, fabric painting, drawing, sewing, sculpture, pottery, Bonsai, │ │ woodworking, knitting -- any handicraft? Then this is your conference. │ │ Join in and get a start on your holiday projects. │ │ │ │ Host: Open │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ HARDDISK Hard Drives 68 │ │ │ │ Hard disk drives used in today's PCs and networks, including MFM, RLL, │ │ ESDI and SCSI controller hardware. Discussion of all hard drive │ │ maintenance software including Mace, Norton, PCTools, Spinrite, │ │ DiskTechnician, etc. as well as other diagnostic, optimization and │ │ recovery tools. │ │ │ │ Host: Ed Rauh ■ HH InfoNet ■ New Hartford, CT │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ HARDWARE Computer Hardware 53 │ │ │ │ General, and usually technical, discussions about hardware, including │ │ equipment reviews, trouble-shooting and compatibility discussions. While │ │ the conference's focus is on computer hardware, related topics are also │ │ welcome (examples: power supplies, cables, etc.). This conference should │ │ also be used for all hardware not covered in other conferences (ie., │ │ Harddisk, Graphics, etc.) │ │ │ │ Host: Bill Norris ■ Invention Factory ■ New York, NY │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ HAYES Hayes Modem Support 23 │ │ │ │ Official vendor support of all Hayes modem products, ranging from the 1200 │ │ baud modem to the 9600 V-series modems. Supported directly by Hayes. │ │ │ │ Host: Ricky Lacy ■ Data Dimension ■ Atlanta, GA │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ HEALTH Health Discussions 72 │ │ │ │ Healthcare and medical issues & talk between health professionals and │ │ interested lay persons. This conference is open to all users. │ │ │ │ Host: Open │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ HISTORY Historical Perspectives 138 │ │ │ │ Discussions of a general nature about world history, historical writing │ │ based on the critical examination of sources, and personal perspectives of │ │ events in the recent (more than 10 years) past. │ │ │ │ Host: Patrick Spreng ■ The Blue Flame ■ Dallas, TX │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ HOME&GARDEN Home & Garden 134 │ │ │ │ Building or renovating your house? Need advice on fixups, growing a │ │ successful garden or landscaping your property? Need answers to some │ │ heating and air-conditioning questions? If so, meet Mr. Fixit and his │ │ friends. │ │ │ │ Host: Jeff Freeman ■ Data Warp ■ Spring/Houston, TX │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ ILINK ILink Net Sysops Conference 80 │ │ │ │ Internal ILink national administrative conference for handling mail │ │ problems, policy discussion, etc. This is a private conference open to │ │ ILink Sysops and official conference moderators only and is required on │ │ all participating systems. │ │ │ │ Host: None │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ ILINK-INFO ILink Information 198 │ │ │ │ This area's focus is to answer caller's questions about the network. Want │ │ to suggest a conference? Wondering if ILINK has a node in your city? │ │ Want to understand how the mail is sent world-wide? Ask here. Are you │ │ new to the net and need some help getting started? Drop by here and let │ │ us help you. │ │ │ │ Host: Peter Svensson ■ SIX-SEDAC BBS ■ Stockholm, Sweden │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ ILINKNEWS ILink Network News 91 │ │ │ │ A public conference of official ILink network news from the administration │ │ such as conference openings and closing, new nodes joining the network and │ │ other news items for broadcast to the entire net. This is a one-way │ │ conference, and no incoming mail is accepted from callers. │ │ │ │ Host: None │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ INVESTOR Investments 2 │ │ │ │ Information sharing and exchange for all who are interested in investments │ │ and investment decision making: private investors, brokers, portfolio │ │ managers, financial planners, investment software developers, financial │ │ analysts, traders, research analysts. Both professional and beginners │ │ welcomed. │ │ │ │ Host: Tuck Steelman ■ The Windmill BBS ■ Lubbock, TX │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ JAZZ Jazz Music 98 │ │ │ │ Jazz music discussions, the musicians and their music: traditional and │ │ contemporary. │ │ │ │ Host: Bob Duncan ■ Comnet-386 ■ Riverside, CA │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ LANTASTIC Lantastic Network Operating System 190 │ │ │ │ Support for Lantastic Network Operating System, especially version 4.0 │ │ just released. Installation and hardware advice, especially 'tweaking' │ │ your system for maximum performance. │ │ │ │ Host: Phil Gordemer ■ Compu-Data ■ Turnersville, NJ │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ LAPTOPS Laptop Computers 106 │ │ │ │ Laptops is for the discussion of all smaller-than-desktop computers: from │ │ laptops through notebooks on down to palmtops and pen computers. Topics │ │ include new product announcements, compatibility issues, software for │ │ these platforms, and peripherals. │ │ │ │ Host: Thomas Taylor ■ Aquila BBS ■ Aurora, IL │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ LEGAL Law 9 │ │ │ │ A forum for discussion of legal issues, including commentary on the law, │ │ day to day practice problems, judicial practices, legal software, and │ │ related computer-aided practice. Open to lawyers, legal professionals and │ │ lay people. │ │ │ │ Host: Steven Guralnick, Esq. ■ The CHARISMA BBS ■ Foster City, CA │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ MACINTOSH Macintosh Computers 93 │ │ │ │ The Apple Macintosh computer system, operating system, hardware and │ │ software. │ │ │ │ Host: Eric Hunt ■ Executive Network ■ Mt. Vernon, NY │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ MAINFRAME Mainframe Computers 27 │ │ │ │ Hardware and software discussions between persons who utilize, maintain │ │ and purchase mainframe and mini computers from vendors such as IBM and │ │ Digital Equipment. │ │ │ │ Host: Gerry Schechter ■ Executive Network ■ Mt. Vernon, NY │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ MARITIME The Sea 202 │ │ │ │ The Maritime conference will cover everything connected with the sea, such │ │ as Drycargo Vessels, Tanker Vessels, Sea Sports, Liner Services, Fishing, │ │ Oceanography, Oil trading and Transportation, etc. │ │ │ │ Host: Evangelos Rigos ■ Invention Factory ■ New York, NY │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ MEDIA Movies & TV 52 │ │ │ │ Movie reviews and discussions of television, radio and the print media. │ │ │ │ Host: Gregg Ayakawa │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ MEDICAL Medicine 30 │ │ │ │ Conversation between medical practitioners on medicine, medical practice, │ │ and use of computers in treating patients and organizing an office. │ │ Access to this area is limited to physicians and medical students. │ │ │ │ Host: Bob Predaina, MD ■ The Professional's Choice ■ Indianapolis, IN │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ MICROHELP MicroHelp Support 140 │ │ │ │ Official vendor support for MicroHelp QuickBASIC libraries, utilities and │ │ programming aids direct from the MicroHelp BBS. │ │ │ │ Host: Mike Cocke ■ The Hacker Central ■ Montville, NJ │ │ Vendor: Tim O'Pry ■ MicroHelp Support BBS ■ Marietta, GA │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ MIDDLEEAST Middle East Discussions 162 │ │ │ │ An area dedicated to lively discussion of political topics concerning the │ │ Middle East. Israel, the Palestinian problem, the social and economic │ │ impact of the recent war; these are just a few of the topics discussed │ │ frequently. MID_EAST was formerly known as GULFWAR. │ │ │ │ Host: Jeff Freeman ■ Data Warp ■ Spring/Houston, TX │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ MIDI Electronic Music 113 │ │ │ │ Electronic music and discussions of MIDI sequencing & editing software │ │ including programming, interfaces, drum machines, keyboards, and │ │ associated electronic equipment. │ │ │ │ Host: Denver Smith ■ Executive Network ■ Mt. Vernon, NY │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ MILITARY Military Discussions 229 │ │ │ │ Discusses all topics dealing with the military, including military │ │ technology, weapons systems, military budgets, tactics, strategy, and │ │ past, current, potential uses of military force and alternatives. Persons │ │ who wish to discuss prospective coups d'etat should be aware that security │ │ is weak and aliases are not allowed. │ │ │ │ Host: Walt Mazur ■ CHIPS+ Connection ■ Newport Beach, CA │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ MM-RNET Markmail And RNet Support 92 │ │ │ │ Support for the Markmail Door and for RNet networking software for PCBoard │ │ attended by the authors. │ │ │ │ Hosts/Authors: Cliff Watkins (Markmail) ■ Intelec │ │ Robert Vostreys (RNet) ■ Faster Than Light ■ Stone Mountain, GA │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ MOBILESTEREO Mobile Stereo 200 │ │ │ │ Car stereo discussions; every aspect from choosing the right system and │ │ manufacturer to advice on installing the system in your car, van or boat; │ │ includes tape decks, CD players, portable equipment, etc. Also finding │ │ and installing the right alarm system for you vehicle. The focus of this │ │ conference is anything that moves and plays music. │ │ │ │ Host: Peter Cacchioli ■ Dark Side of the Moon ■ Mahopac, NY │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ MODERATORS Moderators Conference 129 │ │ │ │ Private support conference for ILink moderators and interested IL Sysops. │ │ Discussion of moderator problems, conference organization, etc. │ │ │ │ Host: Evelyne Stalzer ■ The Hacker Central ■ Montville, NJ │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ MOD-&-USER Discuss Moderator Actions 157 │ │ │ │ This conference is for handling questions about specific moderation │ │ actions. It gives the user and moderator a chance to "step out in the │ │ hallway" and discuss a moderation call from any of the other ILink │ │ conferences. Participation is limited to the directly affected user and │ │ moderator, with input as needed from the Mod-&-User host or the SIG │ │ Administrator. │ │ │ │ Host: Jim Collinge ■ Lestershire Country Club ■ Turnersville, NJ │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ MOD_MEET1 Moderators Meeting Room #1 223 │ │ │ │ Working room for Roamers, Rovers and other moderator projects. Access │ │ should be limited to ILink sysops and moderators. │ │ │ │ Host: Evelyne Stalzer ■ The Hacker Central ■ Montville, NJ │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ MOZART Classical Music 47 │ │ │ │ Eclectic discussions centered on classical music, recordings, │ │ performances, and the arts. │ │ │ │ Host: Jim Lee ■ Executive Network ■ Mt. Vernon, NY │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ MS-WORD Microsoft Word 125 │ │ │ │ Discussion and support for Microsoft Word processing software. Help from │ │ other expert users of this package, including help with problem solving, │ │ macros, style sheets, etc. │ │ │ │ Host: Open │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ MULTITASKING Multitaskers And DOS Extenders 24 │ │ │ │ Discussion and information regarding memory managers (e.g. QEMM and │ │ 386MAX, etc), DOS extenders, and multitasking software such as │ │ Quarterdeck's Desqview and Omniview, and all related software. │ │ │ │ Host: Mike Foster ■ The Executive Network ■ Mt. Vernon, NY │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ NETADMIN ILink Network Administration 82 │ │ │ │ Private conference for ILink network administrators and NDS's. │ │ │ │ Host: Andy Keeves ■ The Executive Network ■ Mt. Vernon, NY │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ NETWORKS Networks & Networking 1 │ │ │ │ Technical discussions on networking, both local and wide area. Although │ │ much of the discussion centers on Novell's products, discussions of all │ │ networking software is welcome, including Lantastic, 3COM, etc. │ │ │ │ Host: Amy Springer ■ The Executive Network ■ Mt. Vernon, NY │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ NEWSLETTER ILink Newsletter Staff 153 │ │ │ │ Private conference for the use of the ILink newsletter staff and invited │ │ guests for discussion of newsletter business. If you have something you │ │ think is appropriate for the ILink newsletter, contact either Evelyne │ │ Stalzer or Elizabeth Lipson in the ILINK-INFO conference. │ │ │ │ Host: Peter Svensson ■ SIX-SEDAC BBS ■ Stockholm, Sweden │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ OFF-LINE New Offline Readers & Auxiliary Software 128 │ │ │ │ A support and discussion conference for all third-party software and │ │ utility packages specifically designed to work with or enhance the major │ │ offline reader packages, DeLuxe², EZ-Reader and others. Discussion of the │ │ future of offline readers and doors. │ │ │ │ Host: Dane Beko ■ The Lunatic Fringe ■ Plano, TX │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ OLX-SLMR Off-Line Xpress Mail Reader Support 173 │ │ │ │ Off-Line Xpress Mail Reader (formerly known as Silly Little Mail Reader) │ │ is a QWK-compatible offline mail reader included with each copy of Mustang │ │ Software's Qmodem v5. This conference serves as an official support │ │ channel for the author, Greg Hewgill. │ │ │ │ Host: Bundy Chanock │ │ Vendors: Scott Brynen & Greg Hewgill ■ PC Plywood ■ Victoria, BC Canada │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ OOP Object Oriented Programming 96 │ │ │ │ Object oriented programming environments, including OS/2 and Windows. │ │ │ │ Host: Bart Lidofsky ■ The Executive Network ■ Mt. Vernon, NY │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ OPINION Personal Opinions 22 │ │ │ │ The general forum for discussions of an enthusiastic, substantive nature │ │ on current social issues. Traffic in this area is heavy. All users who │ │ post in this conference agree to two rules: no personal attacks and no │ │ profanity in posted messages. It is recommended to Sysops that this area │ │ be limited to adults. │ │ │ │ Host: Kathy Lessa ■ The Blue Flame ■ Dallas, TX │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ OS2 IBM OS/2 Operating System 67 │ │ │ │ Discussion of IBM's OS/2 Operating System by users, programmers and │ │ developers. │ │ │ │ Host: Eric Rintell ■ The Invention Factory ■ New York, NY │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ OUTDOORS Outdoor Hobbies 101 │ │ │ │ Discussions on any hobby that is enjoyed primarily in the great outdoors, │ │ such as boating, fishing, camping, skiing, hunting, etc. │ │ │ │ Host: Open │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ PARADOX The Paradox Database Program 118 │ │ │ │ Using Borland's Paradox effectively, including programming in the Paradox │ │ language. Get help & ideas from other expert users of the program. │ │ │ │ Host: Doug Schoffstall ■ Hacker Central ■ Montville, NJ │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ PARENTS Parent's Issues 87 │ │ │ │ Parenting: birth, child-rearing, child psychology. Talk to parents and │ │ care-givers who have had these experiences and are willing to share them │ │ with new parents. │ │ │ │ Host: Roy Pait ■ Holistic ■ Lakewood, CA │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ PASCAL The Pascal Family Of Computer Languages 19 │ │ │ │ Discussion of the Pascal Family of Languages, Pascal, Modula-2 and ADA. │ │ Discussion covers a range of topics, with help for beginners, intermediate │ │ users to experts. Topics have included OOP implementations, Integrated │ │ Development Environments, Source Code Libaries and Toolkits, and │ │ interesting techniques for getting the last bit of performance out of your │ │ application. │ │ │ │ Host: Hal Smith ■ Sound Advice ■ Kansas City, MO │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ PCB-SUPPORT Vendor Support For PCBoard 213 │ │ │ │ Official technical support for PCBoard BBS software by Clark Development │ │ Company, Inc. This conference is an extension of the Salt Air support │ │ conference and, as such, access is intended for registered PCBoard owners │ │ with current support contracts. │ │ │ │ Host: David Terry ■ Salt Air BBS ■ Murray, UT │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ PCOPY Vendor Support For Patriquin's Utilities 142 │ │ │ │ Support for PCOPY, PSEARCH, PDAILY, and other Patri-Soft DOS utilities and │ │ programs. │ │ │ │ Host/Author : Norm Patriquin ■ Patriquin's BBS ■ Riverside, CA │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ PCTOOLS PC-Tools Software 185 │ │ │ │ Discussions of the popular PCTools disk management software by Central │ │ Point Software, Inc. │ │ │ │ Host: Open │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ PENGUINLUST Bloom County Lives! 172 │ │ │ │ Inspired by the Sunday comics and a sense of the absurd, this conference │ │ is devoted primarily to fans of Bloom County and Outland. These comic │ │ strips blend social commentary and political satire with a warped sense of │ │ humor and a skewed outlook on reality, all of which may be reflected in │ │ the conference. Fans of Calvin and Hobbes and Doonesbury are welcome. │ │ Take a dandelion break and join in! │ │ │ │ Host: Evelyne Stalzer ■ Hacker Central ■ Montville, NJ │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ PERS_FINANCE Personal Finance 209 │ │ │ │ The new ILink Pers_Finance conference is intended for anyone with interest │ │ in Personal Financial Software such as: Quicken, Managing Your Money, │ │ WealthStarter, WealthBuildder Money for Windows, TurboTax, etc. And all │ │ other personal computer software aimed at management of one's personal, │ │ family, or small home business financial assets. Popular tax preparation │ │ software will also be covered in this conference. │ │ │ │ Host: Sam Schuster ■ Obscured By Clouds BBS ■ Staten Island, NY │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ PETS Living With Animals 61 │ │ │ │ Informal discussions among knowledgeable pet owners about health problems, │ │ training and feeding methods, animal psychology. Talk is generally │ │ centered around cats, dogs, birds and other small pets │ │ │ │ Host: Mark Rapp ■ Microsellar ■ Verona, NJ │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ PHILOSOPHY Philosophy 71 │ │ │ │ Discussion of classical and current philosophical issues. │ │ │ │ Host: Open │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ PHOTOSIG General Photography 12 │ │ │ │ General photography and photographic techniques, film, cameras, auxiliary │ │ equipment. Discussions between amateur and professional photographers. │ │ │ │ Host: Edgar Harris ■ Cheers ■ Johnstown, PA │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ PKWARE PKWare Compression Utilities 94 │ │ │ │ Official vendor support for PKWare software products: the PKZIP/PKUNZIP │ │ file compression system. │ │ │ │ Host: Mike Cocke ■ The Hacker Central ■ Montville, NJ │ │ Author/Support: Phil Katz, Mark Gresbach ■ PKWare │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ POLICE Law Enforcement 90 │ │ │ │ Law enforcement and criminal justice discussions by law enforcement and │ │ legal personnel and other interested parties. │ │ │ │ Host: Roy Timberman ■ Sound Advice ■ Kansas City, MO │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ POLITICS Political Discussions 58 │ │ │ │ Informed and substantive discussion of national political issues. │ │ │ │ Host: Nick Moga ■ Data Warp ■ Spring/Houston, TX │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ PROCOMM Procomm Communications Software 192 │ │ │ │ Discussions concerning Procomm and Procomm plus communications software. │ │ Hints, tips and help getting it up and running. │ │ │ │ Host: Dan McCartney ■ Data Warp ■ Spring/Houston, TX │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ PROGRAMMING General Programming Languages 54 │ │ │ │ Generic discussions of programming on a range of computers from mainframes │ │ to PC's. All computer languages are welcome, as well as all skill levels │ │ from novice to expert. Recent topics have included Language Selection, │ │ Computer Aided Software Engineering (CASE), Program and Systems Design, │ │ Coding Style, Programmer's Toolkits and Workbenches, Algorithm and │ │ Paradigm Implementation and other assorted topics. │ │ │ │ Host: Hal Smith ■ Sound Advice ■ Gladstone, MO │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ PSYCHOLOGY Human Psychology 121 │ │ │ │ Human psychology & behavior discussions of a substantive nature between │ │ psychology professionals and interested lay persons. │ │ │ │ Host: Jules Greenstein ■ MoonDog BBS ■ Brooklyn, NY │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ QEDIT QEdit Text Editor Support 95 │ │ │ │ Official vendor support to users of SEMware's QEDIT text editor attended │ │ by the author and his staff. │ │ │ │ Host/Author: Sammy Mitchell ■ SEMWare ■ Marietta, GA │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ QMAIL Qmail Door & Offline Reader Support 10 │ │ │ │ Official vendor support of all Sparkware products: Qmail DeLuxe and │ │ Deluxe² off-line mail readers, the Qmail doors and QNET networking │ │ software. Help for registered users, tips on installation & handling of │ │ user problems. │ │ │ │ Host: Dan Snapper ■ Sparkware ■ Memphis, TN │ │ Author: Mark Herring ■ Sparkware ■ Memphis, TN │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ QMODEM QModem Communications Software 11 │ │ │ │ Vendor support conference for QModem SST communications software. │ │ │ │ Host: John Friel III ■ The Forbin Project ■ Cedar Falls, IA │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ QUALITY Quality In Business 151 │ │ │ │ Business today has adjusted to worldwide competition by improving the │ │ quality of it's products and services. This conference is dedicated to │ │ discussions of how to bring the theories of quality to your company and │ │ job. Talk to quality engineers and managers who have implemented quality │ │ assurance systems in their companies. │ │ │ │ Host: Open │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ RBASE Rbase Database 154 │ │ │ │ Discussions concerning the use of RBase database software. │ │ │ │ Host: Open │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ RCMODELING Radio-Controlled Modeling 116 │ │ │ │ The hobby of radio-controlled modeling. Discussions include the building │ │ and operation of radio controlled boats, cars, and aircraft, including │ │ free-flight and control-line, and the technology required to power the │ │ models. │ │ │ │ Host: Thomas Pullens ■ Camelot ■ Hattiesburg, MS │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ REAL_ESTATE Real Estate Discussions 78 │ │ │ │ Network users & real estate agents discuss the process of buying and │ │ selling property and computer hardware/software for running a realty │ │ business. This is not a For-Sale area. │ │ │ │ Host: Rey Barry ■ ExecNet ■ Mt. Vernon, NY │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ RECOVERY 12-Step Recovery Programs 108 │ │ │ │ Self-help area for those who are in the process of recovery from drug, │ │ alcohol and other addictions. Users may request a special logon to their │ │ local BBS to participate in this conference under a pseudonym (which │ │ cannot be used elsewhere on the network). Please contact your Sysop for │ │ more information. │ │ │ │ Host: Ted Crockett ■ Cheers ■ Johnstown, PA │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ RELIGION Religion 59 │ │ │ │ Substantive & enthusiastic religious discussions. │ │ │ │ Host: Drew Allen ■ Higher Powered BBS ■ Sunnyvale, CA │ │ Dan McClure ■ The CHARISMA BBS ■ Foster City, CA │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ ROBOCOMM Robocomm BBS Session Software 102 │ │ │ │ Official support of RoboComm automated BBS session software. │ │ Announcements, bug reports and user support. │ │ │ │ Host/Author: Dan Parsons ■ Group One ■ Los Angeles, CA │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ ROBOMAIL RoboMail OffLine Mail Reader 193 │ │ │ │ Product support conference for technical support and customer feedback │ │ for users of RoboMail, the offline mail reading and management system │ │ from Parsons Consulting. │ │ │ │ Host: Bill Weinman ■ The B·C·S BBS ■ Los Angeles, CA │ │ Author/Support: Dan Parsons ■ Group One ■ Los Angeles, CA │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ ROCKNROLL Rock 'n Roll Music 63 │ │ │ │ Enthusiastic discussion of rock music & rock groups. Announcements of │ │ national and regional concerts, chat about song writing, lyrics and │ │ musical instruments. │ │ │ │ Host: Sandy Blair ■ Almac PCBoard ■ Grangemouth, Scotland │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ ROLEPLAY Games In Progress 158 │ │ │ │ An area in which games can be played between conference members. Although │ │ the conference name indicates role- playing games (and these are most │ │ popular), any game that can be played via messages is appropriate here. │ │ │ │ Host: Stephen King ■ Comnet-386 ■ Riverside, CA │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ SATELLITE Satellite TV & Technology 146 │ │ │ │ Satellite TV technology, including home dishes, receivers and │ │ descramblers, and discussion the principle of cable/pay and satellite TV. │ │ │ │ Host: Ed Hopper ■ Ed Hopper's BBS ■ Houston, TX │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ SAUDI Linkup With The Middle East 152 │ │ │ │ This conference affords the network a means of establishing communication │ │ and cultural understanding between ourselves and our Saudi friends. Also │ │ serves to communicate directly with expatriate Americans, Canadians and │ │ others in that region of the world. │ │ │ │ Host: Roy Timberman ■ Sound Advice ■ Gladstone, MO │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ SCANDINAVIA Scandinavian Conference 156 │ │ │ │ A gateway to Norway and Sweden. Chat with friends up North in the land of │ │ the Midnight Sun. │ │ │ │ Host: Peter Svensson ■ SIX-SEDAC BBS ■ Stockholm, Sweden │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ SCI-TECH Science And Engineering 100 │ │ │ │ Discussions of various topics related to science, technology and │ │ engineering, including both theory and practical (or sometimes │ │ impractical) applications. Many topics are welcome here, including │ │ mathematics, life sciences, physical sciences, various branches of │ │ engineering, and an occasional touch of science humor. This conference is │ │ for friendly conversations, not for economic or political debates. │ │ │ │ Host: Evelyne Stalzer ■ Hacker Central ■ Montville, NJ │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ SHAREWARE Shareware Software & Reviews 79 │ │ │ │ Shareware software support, discussions & software reviews. Shareware │ │ authors may post updates/ announcements of their programs in this area and │ │ support their users. │ │ │ │ Host: Bob Weinstein ■ Executive Network ■ Mt. Vernon, NY │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ SHARWAREISSUE Shareware Issues 170 │ │ │ │ This conference, created as a spin-off of Shareware, provides a forum for │ │ authors and others who wish to debate the more 'advanced' issues of │ │ shareware: what it is, how it should be marketed, what constitutes │ │ "annoyware" and "crippleware", means and incentives to get callers to │ │ register shareware software and related topics. │ │ │ │ Host: William Padilla ■ Executive Network ■ Mt. Vernon, NY │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ SILLY_FROG Silicon Frog Vendor Support 1776 │ │ │ │ This conference is dedicated to the support of Silicon Frog Programs - │ │ John Hancock and the Silly Frog Batch Utilities. The opening of the │ │ conference coincides with the announcement of the John Hancock Tagline │ │ Manager, release 3.0. │ │ │ │ Host/Author: Dan Moore ■ ExecNet ■ Mt. Vernon, NY │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ SIMULATOR Simulators 122 │ │ │ │ Games that are more than games: simulator software such as MicroSoft's │ │ Flight Simulator, F-19, JetFight, Wing Commandder and other action games. │ │ The principles & programming of simulators in general. │ │ │ │ Host: Don Greenop ■ Memphis PC Users Group ■ Memphis, TN │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ SMALLBUSINESS Small Business 65 │ │ │ │ Get help on how to start and run a small business enterprise from people │ │ that have done it successfully. │ │ │ │ Host: Bart Lidofsky │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ SOAP_OPERA Soap Operas 207 │ │ │ │ The Soap Opera conference is intended for anyone with interest in the │ │ Great American Daytime Institutions also known as Television Soap Operas, │ │ such as Days of Our Lives, As the World Turns, General Hospital, and many │ │ other exciting series. │ │ │ │ Host: Erik Peek ■ The Right Place (tm) ■ Atlanta, GA │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ SOUNDBOARDS Soundboards 164 │ │ │ │ Today's hottest games are more frequently supporting sound-generating │ │ boards such as Adlib and Soundblaster. This conference provides a forum │ │ for the discussion of soundboard hardware and software. Talk to other │ │ users who own and enjoy their soundboards and learn how to get more from │ │ yours. │ │ │ │ Host: Ricky Lacy ■ Data Dimension ■ Atlanta, GA │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ SPACE Space Discussions 49 │ │ │ │ Space and astronomy, with emphasis on spaceflight, probes and the Shuttle │ │ missions. Keep abreast of what's happening in space with reports direct │ │ from NASA. │ │ │ │ Host: Robert Vostreys ■ Faster Than Light ■ Stone Mountain, GA │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ SPEED READ SPEED READ Vendor Support 220 │ │ │ │ The SPEED READ conference is available to provide registered and │ │ unregistered users product support. In addition, it provides a medium to │ │ discuss future enhancements and current beta versions. │ │ │ │ Host: Dane Beko ■ The Lunatic Fringe ■ Plano, TX │ │ Author: Jim Smith ■ The MATRIX ■ Birmingham, AL │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ SPORTS Sports Talk 73 │ │ │ │ All sports! National/regional football, baseball, hockey, basketball │ │ chatter. │ │ │ │ Host: Open │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ SPREADSHEETS General Spreadsheet Discussions 60 │ │ │ │ Discussions concerning uses of popular spreadsheet programs, like Quattro, │ │ Excel, Multiplan, Plan Perfect, and Lotus 1-2-3. │ │ │ │ Host: Jim Collinge ■ Lestershire Country Club ■ Turnersville, NJ │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ STARTREK Star Trek 107 │ │ │ │ A haven for Trekkies: Talk about Star Trek Classic the original TV series, │ │ Star Trek: The Next Generation, all books, movies and related subjects. │ │ │ │ Host: Miles Lester ■ Xignals ■ Auburn, AL │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ SURVIVORS Survivors Of Child Abuse 211 │ │ │ │ This conference is for people who were victims of child abuse, and any │ │ others who may have an interest in this important topic. Until now, this │ │ topic has been covered in the ILink Psychology conference. │ │ │ │ Host: Steven Guralnick, Esq. ■ The CHARISMA BBS ■ Foster City, CA │ │ Dan McClure ■ The CHARISMA BBS ■ Foster City, CA │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ SYSOPS Sysop's Issues 5 │ │ │ │ Sysop interests, mostly focusing on PCBoard and Wildcat!, though other BBS │ │ software is welcome. Problems, resolutions, experiences. Support for BBS │ │ doors and utilities. Access to this conference is to verified current and │ │ former system operators. Access to serious future sysops is at the │ │ discretion of the node netSysop. │ │ │ │ Host: Nancy H. Miller ■ Sempervirens BBS ■ Pittsburg, CA │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ TAGS-R-US Taglines And Tagline Utilities 131 │ │ │ │ Friendly discussion of taglines and tagline managers such as JH3, TLX and │ │ Cherry Picker, including tips on how to set them up with the various │ │ offline mail readers. Tagline theft is allowed and, in fact, encouraged! │ │ │ │ Host: Marcus Evenstar ■ The French Connection ■ Edmonds, WA │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ TANDY Tandy Computers 143 │ │ │ │ From the Tandy Model I to the present: support for and discussion of all │ │ Tandy computers and peripherals. │ │ │ │ Host: Stephen King & Alan Shoemaker ■ Comnet-386 ■ Riverside, CA │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ TECH Computer Technology 3 │ │ │ │ General and specific discussions centering around the technology of the │ │ IBM family of computers. Broad topics include: microprocessors, general │ │ computer theory, communications, technology in general and its │ │ relationships with other disciplines (ie., legal, scientific, etc.). This │ │ includes general software and hardware discussions, comparisons of │ │ different PCs, computer media, and so on. TECH would also host │ │ discussions on "Tech philosophy and direction," warranty issues, and other │ │ related topics. Get help from the experts! │ │ │ │ Host: Bill Blomgren ■ St. Pete Programmer's Exchange ■ St. Petersburg, FL │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ TELECOMM Telecommunications 44 │ │ │ │ The use of modems and general principles of computer communications. A │ │ good 'getting started BBSing' conference. │ │ │ │ Host: Bill Simonsen ■ The Northern Lights ■ Portland, ME │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ TELECOMMUTE Telecommuting 161 │ │ │ │ Telecommuting - the concept of working at home and keeping in contact with │ │ your workplace or job via a home computer. Is it possible in today's │ │ world to set up a telecommuting job? How do you go about it? Find │ │ answers in this conference.. │ │ │ │ Host: Open │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ TELEMATE Telemate Communications Software 171 │ │ │ │ Official Vendor support for Telemate software, a full-featured, │ │ mouse-aware communications program by Winfred Hu. │ │ │ │ Host: Bill Simonsen ■ Northern Lights ■ Peaks Isle, ME │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ TELIX Telix Communications Software Support 14 │ │ │ │ Official vendor support for Telix communication software. │ │ │ │ Host: Jeff Woods ■ Telix Technical Support ■ Toronto, Ontario │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ TRANSATLANTIC Trans-Atlantic Chatter 66 │ │ │ │ Conversation between users from Great Britain, Canada and Scandinavia with │ │ those in this country. Basically a smalltalk area of an non-technical │ │ nature. All meaningful conversations 'over the pond' are welcome. │ │ │ │ Host: Gordon Sibbald ■ Edinburgh Castle ■ Scotland, UK │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ TRAVEL Travel Corner 43 │ │ │ │ Taking a trip? Find others who can help you make your trip easy & │ │ inexpensive. Talk about foreign and domestic travel with others who've │ │ been there and back. Get useful information on points of interest, tips │ │ on hotels, traveling in foreign countries and here in the USA. │ │ │ │ Host: Patrick Spreng ■ The Blue Flame ■ Dallas, TX │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ UNIX The Unix Operating System 41 │ │ │ │ The UNIX (tm) Operating System, including AT&T's System V, Berkeley and │ │ UNIX clones such as Coherent, Minix and Linux. Discussions includes │ │ hardware, UNIX compatible software and communication protocols. │ │ │ │ Host: Alan Barclay ■ Almac PCBoard ■ Grangemouth, Scotland │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ USRMODEM USRobotics Modems 20 │ │ │ │ Support conference for US Robotics modems, mainly focusing on their high │ │ speed (14,400/16,800) & fax modems. Excellent technical information on │ │ all USRobotics products. │ │ │ │ Host: Don Greenop ■ Memphis PC Users Group ■ Memphis, TN │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ VEGETARIAN Vegetarians 165 │ │ │ │ A conference devoted to issues of interest to vegetarians. Discussions │ │ include such topics as recipes, nutrition, vegetarian philosophy, │ │ restaurant location, non-leather products, special diets, and concern for │ │ animals. Support for "new" vegetarians and discussions with those │ │ interested in vegetarianism are common subjects. │ │ │ │ Host: Joseph Rosenman ■ Invention Factory ■ New York, NY │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ VETERANS Veteran's Issues 85 │ │ │ │ Participation by veterans of the US Armed Forces and supported by the │ │ Veterans Administration. │ │ │ │ Host: Open │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ VIDEO Video Discussions 88 │ │ │ │ Discussions of video cassette recorders, tape formats, camcorders, │ │ VideoDisks, and other video technology including professional formats, │ │ digital and HDTV, laserdisks. │ │ │ │ Host: Mike Foster ■ The Executive Network ■ Mt. Vernon, NY │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ VIRTREALITY Virtual Reality TBA │ │ │ │ Discussion about VR (the simulated universe of computer generated │ │ perceptions, aka cyberspace), the technology required to create an control │ │ it, and the social questions of its structure and uses. Still in its │ │ infancy, VR is certain to progress rapidly as the supporting technologies │ │ become available. │ │ │ │ Host: Brad McDonald ■ Camelot ■ Hattiesburg, MS │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ VIRUS Computer Viruses 45 │ │ │ │ Discussions and warning information on computer viruses, trojans and other │ │ destructive programs. │ │ │ │ Host: Brian Lingard ■ Canada Remote Systems ■ Toronto, Ontario │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ WEIGHTCONTROL Weight Control And Dieting 183 │ │ │ │ Diets. At any given time, a large percentage of our population is dieting │ │ to lose weight. If you need some extra support and advice from others who │ │ are facing these problems too, this is the conference for you. Trade │ │ recipes and experiences, get a 'buddy' to cheer you on in your successes, │ │ and hold your hand through the tough times. On a special diet for medical │ │ reasons? This conference can also serve as a meeting place to discuss │ │ good nutrition. │ │ │ │ Host: Beth Bush ■ MoonDog BBS ■ Brooklyn, NY │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ WILDCAT! WILDCAT! BBS Vendor Support 204 │ │ │ │ WILDCAT! is the conference devoted to support of this popular BBS software │ │ by Mustang Software, Inc. MSI is here to help sysops and future sysops │ │ keep the Cat sleek and tame. │ │ │ │ Host: Rick Heming and the MSI support staff │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ WINAPPDEV Microsoft Windows Applications Development 191 │ │ │ │ Programming for Microsoft Windows in any language, including discussion of │ │ programs capable of creating windows applications such as Borland's Object │ │ Vision, and Asymetrix Toolbook. │ │ │ │ Host: Jim Russell ■ Microsellar ■ Verona, NJ │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ WINDOWS Microsoft Windows 55 │ │ │ │ The Microsoft Windows graphical user interface, including discussion of │ │ programs that run under Windows, installation, incompatibilities, │ │ technical notes. │ │ │ │ Host: Lee Winsor ■ HH InfoNet ■ New Hartford, CT │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ WINDOWS-NT Windows for Nerds and Techies 226 │ │ │ │ A technical conference for discussion of Windows NT, a 32 bit operating │ │ system that offers support for multi-threading, multi-tasking and other │ │ capabilities of special interest to programmers. End users will like the │ │ availability of many mainstream applications concurrent with the release │ │ of NT, due sometime in the 3rd or 4th quarter of 1993. │ │ │ │ Host: Lang Murphy ■ The Right Place ■ Atlanta, GA │ │ Lee Winsor ■ HH InfoNet ■ New Hartford, CT │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ WINE&BEER Wine And Beer 176 │ │ │ │ Discussion conference about both tasting and making wines and beers. │ │ Brewers, oenologists and anyone else interested in suds and vintages are │ │ welcome to join us. │ │ │ │ Host: Walt Mazur ■ CHIPS+ Connection ■ Newport Beach, CA │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ WOMEN Women's Issues 139 │ │ │ │ A conference about women and women's concerns. The conference is │ │ primarily for women, but men are welcome to participate. The purpose of │ │ communication here is the sharing of experience rather than argument or │ │ persuasion. Thus, while the exploration of differing viewpoints is │ │ allowed, debate over them is not. │ │ │ │ Host: Beth Bush ■ MoonDog BBS ■ Brooklyn, NY │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ WORDPERFECT Word Perfect 33 │ │ │ │ Technical discussion of WordPerfect Company products including WordPerfect │ │ for DOS and WordPerfect for Windows. Information on setup, usage, macros, │ │ printer interfacing and related issues. │ │ │ │ Host: Nick Moga ■ Data Warp ■ Spring/Houston, TX │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ WORDPLAY Fun With Words 155 │ │ │ │ A forum for the discussion of history of linguistic form, derivation of │ │ word usage, slang, word evolution, puns and word games. │ │ │ │ Host: Nancy H. Miller ■ Sempervirens BBS ■ Pittsburg, CA │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ WORDSTAR WordStar Software 186 │ │ │ │ Having one of the largest installed user-bases of word processing │ │ software, WordStar is still very popular. Discuss problems and projects │ │ with other users. │ │ │ │ Host: Open │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ WORLDLINK World-Wide Chat Channel 196 │ │ │ │ Conversations among callers from the continents of the world. Discuss the │ │ happenings of the world and learn about one another through conversations │ │ and discussion ranging from light-hearted chat to civilized debate. │ │ Messages should be posted in English, although short messages in other │ │ languages are permitted as long as an English translation is attached. │ │ │ │ Host: Peter Byrne ■ SysteM-C-V ■ Horsham, Sussex, England │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ WRITERS Writers & Writing 26 │ │ │ │ A conference for discussion about writing for professional writers or │ │ those who enjoy writing for their own pleasure. Among the topics │ │ discussed are the publishing industry, writing techniques and practices, │ │ grammar/language and improving writing style. All types of writing │ │ samples are welcome (fiction, non-fiction, technical, poetry, etc.) │ │ │ │ Host: Elizabeth Lipson ■ The Right Place (tm) ■ Atlanta, GA │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ ZDCS-SUPPORT ZDCS Vendor Support 184 │ │ │ │ ZDCS_Support is a vendor support conference for the Zipfile Duplicate │ │ Checking System (ZDCS). This is a forum for callers to exchange tips and │ │ advice with each other, and to reach the program author. Requests, │ │ suggestions, comments and beta test reports are all welcome here. │ │ │ │ Host: Evelyne Stalzer ■ The Hacker Central ■ Montville, NJ │ │ Author: Mike Cocke ■ The Hacker Central ■ Montville, NJ │ ╞════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╡ │ Copyright 1993, ILink(sm) │ │ All Rights Reserved │ │ Updated by Thomas Pullens │ ╘════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╛ * Conferences yet to be officially launched as of the date of this release. ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CAREGIVERS Discussions On Caregiving ??? │ │ │ │ Caregivers is a conference for those involved in or interested in the │ │ field of providing direct care or services to other people. Fields │ │ include, but are not limited to, nursing, home health care, child care, │ │ care of the mentally or physically disabled, elder care, and education. │ │ The goal is sharing ideas and experiences and discussing issues related │ │ to caregiving in a friendly, supportive spirit. │ │ │ │ Host: Marsha Via ■ The MBT ■ Blacksburg, VA │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘