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ALL-AMERICAN INFORMATION SYSTEMS (AAIA) - free/$
AAIS is a multiline, general purpose BBS which includes a series
of essays by art curator Anne Rice entitled the Art Connection..
CONTACT: Don Fitzwater, AAIA, 529 S. 7th St., #329,
Minneapolis, MN 55415 USA
DATA: 612/338-8844 12/24 MNP 8N1 24hr
VOICE: 612/338-8871

AMERICA ONLINE (AOL) - $
AOL is a national information service for Apple, Macintosh, and
recently DOS computers.  A full service utility, it is best known
for it's custom graphic interface and easy of use.
CONTACT: Quantum Computer Services, 8619 Westwood Center Drive,
Vienna, VA 22182 USA
DATA: (Requires custom software)
VOICE: 800/227-6364

ART COM - $
Founded in 1975, ART COM is an artists' service organization
supporting a variety new art activities.  THE key online arts
organization, their projects include an online newsletter, a
USENET newsgroup (alt.artcom), a conference on the WELL (acen),
video and book distribution, plus much more.
CONTACT: Carl Loeffler, P.O. Box 193123 Rincon Center,
San Francisco, CA 94119 USA
DATA: 415/332-6106 (WELL)
VOICE: 415/431-7524
EMAIL: [e-mail]
FAX: [phone]

ARTBASE - free/$
A media arts support network and virtual reality coffeehouse.
Home of the ARTBASE CONNECTION LIST and the INDEPENDENT MEDIA
DISTRIBUTORS ALLIANCE (IMDA).
CONTACT: Bob Gale, P.O. Box 2154, St. Paul, MN 55102 USA
DATA: 612/298-0123  8N1 12/24
VOICE: 612/298-0117
EMAIL: [e-mail]  [e-mail]
FAX: [phone]

ARTLINK - free/$
ARTLINK is an electronic information center BBS for the visual
arts, featuring international exhibition guides, artist registry,
reviews, commentary, and much more.  A valuable clearinghouse for
censored art information.
CONTACT: Alan Sandman, P.O. Box 5595, Station E, Atlanta, GA 30307 USA
DATA: 404/377-2115  8N1 3/12/24
VOICE: 404/377-2210
EMAIL: [e-mail]

ARTS WIRE
Project to organize offline arts groups for online activities.
CONTACT: Anne Focke, 811 First Ave., #403, Seattle, WA 98104 USA
VOICE: 206/343-0769
EMAIL: [e-mail]

ARTSNET ELECTRONIC NETWORK
Artsnet Electronic Network provides network management services
for the arts as a strategy for effectively introducing the
industry to the benefits of electronic networking.  Their projects
include, ArtsNet Review Magazine and an online conference.
CONTACT: Sue Harris and Phillip Bannigan, PO Box 429, Eastwood, S.
Australia 5063
EMAIL: [e-mail]
FAX: +61 8 373

ARTWAY
Art-oriented BBS with hypercard, Mac graphics, and online art
magazines.  Developer of ARTWINDOW, BBS system for museums.
CONTACT: John Gaudreault
DATA: 402/341-5644  8N1  12/24  MNP/V42  11am-11pm CST
EMAIL: [e-mail]

ATLANTA ART BBS
Art oriented BBS run by a sculpture.
CONTACT: Scott Genesobel
DATA: 714/998-9470

AUSTRALIAN NETWORK FOR ART AND TECHNOLOGY (ANAT)
ANAT role is educating and facilitating Australian artists in
telecommunications.
CONTACT: Virginia Barratt, PO Box 8029, Hindely Street, Adeleia,
S Australia 500
VOICE: 08/231-9037
EMAIL: [e-mail]
FAX: [phone]

CALLBOARD BBS - $
Subscription UNIX based system run by the U.S. Institute for
Theatre Technology in Alberta, Canada., Alberta, Canada

COLE PLACE MUSIC BOARD
New BBS for musicians of all levels. Operated by a music teacher.
CONTACT: Allen Mitts
DATA: 714/827-3265
EMAIL: 75216,[e-mail]

COMPUSERVE (CIS) - $
COMPUSERVE is one of the largest online computer information
services in the world.  It has hundreds of consumer and business
features, including several forums of interest to photographers,
writers, musicians and graphic artists.
CONTACT: CompuServe, 5000 Arlington Centre Blvd., Columbus,
OH 43220 USA
DATA: access via local CompuServe Network
VOICE: 800/848-8900

DELPHI - $
Delphi is a small, friendly, international information utility.
Clubs (or forums) of interest to artists would include MANIC
(Micro Artists Network for Interactive Computerists), Music City
and the Writers Group.
CONTACT: General Videotex Corporation, 3 Blackstone St.,
Cambridge, MA 02139
DATA: 617/576-0862,  816/421-6938
VOICE: 800/544-4005

DIGITAL ART EXCHANGE Group (DAX)
Formed in 1982 to work within the environment of computers and
telecommunications, DAX promotes the use of computers and
telecommunications as a means of improving artist-to-artists and
culture-to-culure relationships.
CONTACT: Bruce Breland, Carnegie Mellon University - Art Dept,
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
VOICE: 412/621-0652
EMAIL: [e-mail]
FAX: [phone]

ECHO - $
Echo is a public access, general interest computer conferencing
system based in New York City (modeled somewhat after the WELL).
Although artistic issues are dealt with in many conferences on
Echo they are most concentrated in Culture, Panscan, and WordUp.
CONTACT: Stacy Horn, 97 Perry St., #13, NYC, NY 10014
DATA: 212/989-8411
VOICE: 212/255-3839
EMAIL: [e-mail]

ELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION (EFF)
Founded by Mitch Kapor and John Perry Barlow,the EFF addresses the
social and legal issues arising from the impact on society of the
increasingly  pervasive use of computers as a means of
communication  and information  distribution.
CONTACT: Mitch Kapor, 155 Second St., Cambridge, MA 02141
VOICE: 617/864-0665
EMAIL: [e-mail]
FAX: [phone]

ELECTRONIC NETWORKING ASSOCIATION (ENA) - $
An association whose purpose is to promote the electronic
networking in ways that enrich individuals, enhance organizations,
and build global communities.  Publishers of NETWEAVER.
CONTACT: Nan Hanahue, 2744 Washington St., Allentown, PA 18104
EMAIL: [e-mail]    [e-mail]
[e-mail]
FAX: [phone]

FACTSHEET FIVE BBS
The electronic home of FACTSHEET FIVE, the zine of zines
(zine=fazine=very small print press).  Editor Mike Gunderloy is a
guru of the paper underground.  There is also a Factsheet Five
conference on the WELL (f5).
CONTACT: Mike Gunderloy, 6 Arizona Ave., Rensselaer, NY 12144
DATA: 518/479-3879  3/12 7E1
VOICE: 518/479-3707
EMAIL: [e-mail]  [e-mail]

FIDONET
International PC network with over 6,000 nodes, plus gateways to
Internet.  Not much art discussion, though the several small media
and advocacy conferences moderated by William Bowles (1:107/607),
or the music conferences moderated by John Forden (1:147/6)
CONTACT: Any local BBS, or Tom Jennings (author of FIDO software),
PO Box 77731, San Francisco, CA 94107

FINE ART, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY BBS (FAST) - $
Following current developments in the application of new
technology to the arts around the world, FAST activities include:
Calendar of Worldwide Events, Fine Art Forum & Music Research
Digest Newsletters, Sections on Holography, Space Art, etc.
CONTACT: International Society for Art, Science and Technology
(ISAST), PO Box 75, 1142A, Berkeley, CA 94709
DATA: 415/845-8306,  415/845-8298
EMAIL: [e-mail]    [e-mail]

GC EDUNET
University based conferencing system serving Georgia educators
that has among its message areas one for art discussion.
CONTACT: Tressa Williamson, Georgia College - School of Education,
Milledgeville, GA 31061
DATA: 912-453-1897 7E1
VOICE: 912-453-4546

GENIE - $
GEnie is one of the largest, fastest growing consumer information
utilities.  But not much art activity online, though good
roundtables (forums) devoted to photography, writing, MIDI, music
and nonprofits.
CONTACT: General Electric, 401 N Washington St, Rockville,
MD 20850
VOICE: 800/638-9636

MATRIX ARTISTS' COMPUTER NETWORK BBS
Canadian group that initiated recent addition of rec.arts.fine to
USENET.
CONTACT: Jeff Mann, Inter/Access Artists' Computer Centre,
Toronto, CN
DATA: 416/535-7598  8N1 2400
VOICE: 414/535-8601
EMAIL: [e-mail]

MEDIANET
International PCBoard-based broadcaster echo and message network.
The MediaLine BBS is the national MediaNet hub.
CONTACT: Steve Tom, La Jolla, CA
DATA: 619/298-4027  8N1  12/24/96

MIDI BBS LIST
Listing of many MIDI oriented BBS.  Current list can be found on
the MIDImaze BBS.
CONTACT: Lee Smith, P.O. Box 822, Hixson, TN 37343
DATA: 615/877-5528

MIND IMAGE BBS - free
BBS for Computer Graphic Professionals, focusing on animation,
rendering, computer aided design, desk top publishing,
video/film/audio production and related topics.
CONTACT: Ja Stoddart, MIND IMAGE BSS
DATA: 612/781-1720 3/12/24 8N1

MINDS IN MOTION BBS (free) & NEWSLETTER $
A DOS graphics support BBS and newsletter.
CONTACT: GRAFX Group, Doug Wolfgram, 30448 Rancho Viejo Rd, #100,
San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675
DATA: 714/240-7459  8N1  12/24  24hr
VOICE: 714/240-7105
EMAIL: [e-mail]

MUSIC-RESEARCH DIGEST
Internet mailing list/newsletter established for people whose
chief interests concern computers and their applications to
music representation systems information retrieval systems for
musical scores music printing music analysis
EMAIL: [e-mail]

NEABBS
Amsterdam BBS serving the Rotterdam Film Festival, Van Gogh
Museum, and many other cultural institutions.  Working on
providing e-mail for artists in conjunction with ArtsNet and The
Stichting Kunst in Computers, a non-profit foundation.
CONTACT: Martin Cleaver, Bilderdijkstraat 5/1052 NA Amsterdam, The
Netherlands
DATA: [phone](BBS)  [phone](email)
VOICE: [phone]
EMAIL: 2:280/204@Fidonet
FAX: [phone]

NETWEAVER - free
The interactive, inter-system newsletter of the Electronic
Networking Association.
CONTACT: Lisa Carlson, 2744 Washington Street, Allentown, PA 18104
DATA: 703/243-6622
EMAIL: [e-mail]

ONLINE DIGITAL MUSIC REVIEW - $
Biweekly online publication which reviews dozens of new CDs, as
well as occasional tapes and records.  Available from many BBSs.
CONTACT: Alan R. Bechtold, 8125 SW 21st ST, Topeka, KS 66615
DATA: 913/478-9239
VOICE: 913/478-3157

PEACENET/ECONET/CONFLICTNET/HOMEONET - $
Multiple, international advocacy networks run by Institute for
Global Communication whose goal is to spread technology and
information equally among as many as possible.
CONTACT: IGC, 3228 Sacramento St., San Francisco, CA 94115
DATA: 415/
VOICE: 415/923-0900
FAX: [phone]

PERFORMING ARTS NETWORK (PAN) - $
Information utility for musicians and music industry
CONTACT: Perry Leopold, PO Box 162, Skippack, PA 19474
DATA: Access via Tyment or Telenet
VOICE: ?/489-4640

REC.ARTS.FINE
A unmoderated USENET newsgroup with discussion of topics related
to art and artists, including traditional art forms such as
painting & sculpture as well as electronic and new media art such
as computer, video, holography and interactive art.
CONTACT: Any major USENET access point, such as university CompSci
dept.

RUSSELL COUNTRY BBS
An American Indian Share-Art Gallery.  BBS featuring NAPLPS
graphics by Native American artists.
CONTACT: Cynthia Denton, 201 Third Ave East, Hobson, MT 59452
DATA: 406/423-5433

SMALL COMPUTERS AND THE ARTS NETWORK - SCAN
SCAN publishes papers and holds symposiums on small computers and
the arts, and is in the process of developing a computer network.
CONTACT: Dick Moberg, U of the Arts,  Broad & Pine St.,
Philadelphia, PA 19102
VOICE: 215/875-4800
EMAIL: [e-mail]

SPECTRANET
New developing media-related Fido based message network based out
of the Electronic Arts Info BBS.
CONTACT: Jeff Alwin, Orlando, FL
DATA: 407/649-9834  8N1  3/12/24

STRATEGIES - free/$
Online and offline publication of media literacy publication.
CONTACT: Strategies for Media Literacy, Inc., 347 Dolores, rm 306,
San Francisco, CA 94103
VOICE: 415/621-2911
EMAIL: [e-mail]

TELENAUT CAFE BBS - $
On this BBS, CAFE stands for Computer Arts' Floating Exhibition.
The focus original digital art in the GIF format.
CONTACT: David Newman, TELENAUT CAFE
DATA: 415/454-2313 24 8N1
EMAIL: [e-mail]

TATAU BBS
BBS dedicated to the discussion and dissemination of information
about the ancient art of tattoo.  They are compiling a database of
Tattoo artists, Tattoo books and periodicals, and much more.
CONTACT: Eric Jennings, TATAU!, (Fido 1:133/111)
DATA: 404/888-0075, 3/12/24

TELEGUIDE
New film/video BBS for the Detroit area featuring listings of
professionals working in the area.
DATA: 313/524-9891 24 8N1
VOICE: 313/524-9890

THE AUDIOPHILE NETWORK (TAN) - $
BBS dedicated to serving the audiophile and videophile community.
CONTACT: Guy Hickey, 14155 Kittridge St., Van Nuys, CA
DATA: 818/988-0452  8N1  3/12/24  24hr
VOICE: 818/782-1676
FAX: [phone]

USENET - free/$
Usenet (Users' Network) is a world-wide bulletin board/conference
system shared among many computer systems.  Hundreds of
newsgroups, dozens of which are of interest to artists.
Participants include users from several continents. An invaluable
resource.
CONTACT: Your Local University CompSci Dept...

WHOLE EARTH 'LECTRONIC LINK (WELL) - $
THE Locus for the creative and progressive online community, the
WELL is a low-cost, mid-size conferencing system centered in the
San Francisco Bay area, but with national and international access
through CompuServe Network -- plus USENET feeds.
CONTACT: WELL, 27 Gate Five Road, Sausalito, CA 94965
DATA: 415/332-6106
VOICE: 415/332-4435

WORLD THEATRE BBS
CONTACT: Bob Bethune, Warwick, NY
DATA: 914/986-0697

YAWN
Online newsletter which bills its self as a sporadic critique of
culture.,
CONTACT: PO Box 162, Oakdale, IA 52319


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