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  1.  
  2.              T H E   E C O N O M I C   B U L L E T I N   B O A R D
  3.  
  4.                         COMPUTER BULLETIN BOARDS IN THE
  5.                             DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
  6.  
  7.  
  8.                      The Economic Bulletin Board (This board)
  9.  
  10. Operating agency:    Office of Business Analysis
  11.                      Office of the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs
  12.                      U. S. Department of Commerce
  13.  
  14. Contents:            Current economic news from DoC Economic Affairs(EA)
  15.                      agencies including press releases, economic indicators,
  16.                      official DoC summaries of economic news, information on
  17.                      how to obtain data tapes, and summaries of reports and
  18.                      studies produced by EA agencies.  Also included are press
  19.                      releases issued by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
  20.  
  21. Audience:            Open to the public without charge.  No preregistration
  22.                      required.
  23.  
  24. Operations:          Operated 24 hours a day, except when being serviced.
  25.  
  26.                      Telephone (202) 377-3870 or (202) 377-0433
  27.  
  28. Communications       Full duplex, no parity, 8 bit words, 1 stop bit, or
  29. Requirements:        Full duplex, even parity, 7 bit words, 1 stop bit
  30.                      300 or 1200 baud
  31.                      After connect, enter 1 or 2 returns to start
  32.  
  33. Information          Ken Rogers
  34. Contact:             Office of Business Analysis
  35.                      Telephone (202) 377-4450
  36.  
  37.  
  38.  
  39.                      State Data Center Bulletin Board
  40.  
  41. Operating agency:    State and Regional Programs Staff
  42.                      Data User Services Division
  43.                      Bureau of the Census
  44.  
  45. Contents:            News about new Census Bureau programs, Census
  46.                      publications, reference material for State Data Center
  47.                      personnel.
  48.  
  49. Audience:            For use of the Census Bureau staff and all State Data
  50.                      Center Components, including affiliates.  Preregistration
  51.                      required - call information contact below.
  52.  
  53. Operations:          Operated 24 hours a day, except when being serviced.
  54.  
  55.  
  56. Communications       Full duplex, no parity, 8 bit words, 1 stop bit, or
  57. Requirements:        Full duplex, even parity, 7 bit words, 1 stop bit
  58.                      300 or 1200 baud
  59.                      After connect, enter 1 or 2 returns to start
  60.  
  61.  
  62. Information          John Rowe or Larry Carbaugh
  63. Contact:             Bureau of the Census
  64.                      (301) 763-1580
  65.  
  66.  
  67.  
  68.                      Population Estimates Bulletin Board
  69.  
  70. Operating agency:    Federal-State Cooperative for Population Estimates,
  71.                      Population Division
  72.                      Bureau of the Census
  73.  
  74. Contents:            Information and news about population and demographic
  75.                      projections.
  76.  
  77. Audience:            For use by members of the Federal-State Cooperative for
  78.                      Population Estimates and members of the Federal-State
  79.                      Cooperative for Population Projections.  No
  80.                      preregistration required.
  81.  
  82. Operations:          Usual hours of operation 5:00 PM to 6:30 AM Monday-
  83.                      Thursday, 24 hour operation from 5:00 PM Thursday to 6:30
  84.                      AM Monday.  No preregistration required.
  85.  
  86. Communications       Full duplex, no parity, 8 bit words, 1 stop bit.
  87. Requirements:        300 baud
  88.  
  89.                      Telephone (301) 763-5225
  90.                      After connected, enter "RUN" to start.
  91.  
  92. Information          Fred Cavanaugh
  93. Contact:             Bureau of the Census
  94.                      (301) 763-7722
  95.  
  96.  
  97.  
  98.                      CMIC Electronic Bulletin Board
  99.  
  100. Operating agency:    Census Microcomputer Information Center,
  101.                      Office of the Director
  102.                      Bureau of the Census
  103.  
  104. Contents:            Microcomputer news, software and hardware reviews, public
  105.                      domain software, training programs for Census and Commerce
  106.                      personnel.
  107.  
  108. Audience:            General microcomputer users; primarily internal Census
  109.                      Bureau personnel.  No preregistration required.
  110.  
  111. Operations:          Operated 24 hours a day, except when being serviced.
  112.  
  113.                      Phone (301) 763-4576
  114.  
  115. Communications       Full duplex, no parity, 8 bit words, 1 stop bit, or
  116. Requirements:        Full duplex, even parity, 7 bit words, 1 stop bit
  117.                      300 or 1200 baud
  118.                      After connect, enter 1 or 2 returns to start
  119.  
  120. Information          Nevins Frankel
  121. Contact:             Bureau of the Census
  122.                      (301) 763-4494
  123.  
  124.  
  125.  
  126.                      Microcomputer Electronic Information Exchange (MEIE)
  127.  
  128.  
  129. Operating agency:    The Institute for Computer Sciences and Technology (ICST)
  130.                      The National Bureau of Standards
  131.                      Department of Commerce
  132.  
  133. Contents:            Information on the acquisition, management, and use of
  134.                      small computers.  Other files containing sources of
  135.                      information on topics such as: conferences, Federal
  136.                      publications and activities, user groups, other bulletin
  137.                      boards, etc.
  138.  
  139. Audience:            General microcomputer users.  No preregistration required.
  140.  
  141. Operations:          Operated 24 hours a day, except when being serviced.
  142.  
  143.                      Telephone: (301) 948-5718
  144.  
  145. Communications       Full duplex, no parity, 8 bit words, 1 stop bit, or
  146. Requirements:        Full duplex, even parity, 7 bit words, 1 stop bit
  147.                      300 or 1200 baud
  148.                      After connect, enter 1 or 2 returns to start.  If you do
  149.                      not receive a carrier after two rings, you should hang up
  150.                      and call again.
  151.  
  152. Information          Ted Landberg
  153. Contact:             National Bureau of Standards
  154.                      Telephone: (301) 921-3485
  155.  
  156.  
  157.  
  158.                      Climate Assessment Bulletin Board
  159.  
  160. Operating agency     Climate Analysis Center
  161.                      National Weather Service
  162.                      Department of Commerce
  163.  
  164. Contents:            Historical climate information - daily, weekly, and
  165.                      monthly, heating degree days, weekly climate bulletins
  166.  
  167. Audience:            Analysts using historical meteorological data.
  168.  
  169. Operations:          Operated 24 hours a day.  Preregistration required.  Call
  170.                      information contact below.
  171.  
  172. Communications       Full duplex, no parity, 8 bit words, 1 stop bit.
  173.  
  174. Information          Vernon Patterson
  175. Contact:             Climate Analysis Center
  176.                      Telephone: (301) 763-8071
  177.  
  178.  
  179.  
  180.                      East Coast Marine Users Bulletin Board
  181.  
  182. Operating agency:    National Weather Service
  183.                      U.S. Department of Commerce
  184.  
  185. Contents:            Marine weather and nautical information for coastal
  186.                      waterways.  Information includes data for bays and sounds,
  187.                      coastal waters, and offshore waters; tropical storm
  188.                      advisories; tidal information, and important weather,
  189.                      nautical, and fishing news.  Data are primarily about the
  190.                      middle Atlantic region.
  191.  
  192. Audience:            Commercial fishermen and other users of coastal waters.
  193.                      The bulletin board is open to the public and free of
  194.                      charge.  Users must preregister by calling information
  195.                      contact below.  Information about similar bulletin boards
  196.                      for other regions may also be obtained by calling the
  197.                      information contact.
  198.  
  199. Operations:          Operated 24 hours a day.
  200.  
  201.                      Telephone (301) 454-8700
  202.  
  203. Communications       Full duplex, 8 bit words, 1 stop bit.
  204. Requirements:        300 baud
  205.  
  206. Information          Ross Laporte
  207. Contact:             National Weather Service
  208.                      (301) 899-3296
  209. baud
  210.  
  211. Information          Ross Laporte
  212. Contact: