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