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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 │
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│ 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 │
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│ 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 │
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│ 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 │
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│ RELIGION Religion 59 │
│ │
│ Substantive & enthusiastic religious discussions. │
│ │
│ Host: Drew Allen ■ Higher Powered BBS ■ Sunnyvale, CA │
│ Dan McClure ■ The CHARISMA BBS ■ Foster City, CA │
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│ 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 │
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│ 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 │
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│ 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 │
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│ 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 │
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│ 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 │
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│ 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 │
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│ 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 │
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│ 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 │
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│ 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 │
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│ 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 │
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│ 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 │
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│ 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 │
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│ 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 │
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│ 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 │
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│ 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 │
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│ 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 │
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│ 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 │
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│ 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 │
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│ 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 │
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│ 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 │
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│ 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 │
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│ 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 │
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│ 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 │
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│ 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 │
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│ 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 │
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│ VETERANS Veteran's Issues 85 │
│ │
│ Participation by veterans of the US Armed Forces and supported by the │
│ Veterans Administration. │
│ │
│ Host: Open │
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│ 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 │
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│ VIRUS Computer Viruses 45 │
│ │
│ Discussions and warning information on computer viruses, trojans and other │
│ destructive programs. │
│ │
│ Host: Brian Lingard ■ Canada Remote Systems ■ Toronto, Ontario │
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│ 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 │
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│ 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 │
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│ 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 │
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│ 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 │
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│ 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 │
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│ Copyright 1993, ILink(sm) │
│ All Rights Reserved │
│ Updated by Thomas Pullens │
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* Conferences yet to be officially launched as of the date of this release.
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│ 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 │
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