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- University Conference Information Net
- UNICIIN 312-942-0089 (Chicago) 300 baud
- CURRENT CONFERENCES ON THIS CONFERENCE TREE SYSTEM ARE:
- HELP 16-JUL-81
- FORESTWORKS 2-NOV-82
- WHERE?AM?I? 3-JUL-86
- FIREWORKS!! 3-JUL-86
- WELCOME 4-JUL-86
- CARACAS 4-JUL-86
- REDLINE 4-JUL-86
- NAME.IT.PLEASE 10-JUL-86
- SUGGESTIONS 11-JUL-86
-
- ST. MARY'S COLLEGE BBS (301) 863-7165
- (300/1200,2400) 24 hrs.
- A COLOSSUS BULLETIN BOARD SYSTEM
- GENE CARTER - SYSOP
- Sponsored by St. Mary's College of Maryland, and the
- Campus Store, your Southern Maryland authorized
- Epson dealership. Your access status is set to
- permit you to use all functions of the system.
- Feel free to download any of the wide selection of
- public domain software on the board:
- Application Programs, Communication Programs,
- COLOSSUS Files, Disk/Directory Utilities,
- Games, Hardware Utilities, Printer Utilities,
- RBBS Programs, Programming Exchange,
- General Utilities, Word Processing-Editors,
- electronic mail & message boards.
-
- NICEM 213-743-6681
- National Information Center for Educational Media based at
- Southern Cal State lists resources for audiovisual materials
- (films, filmstrips, slides and records) not widely publicized.
-
- National Center for Research in Vocational Education
- 614-486-3655
- Ohio State University
- latest info and resources in vocational education (RIVE).
-
- BAYLORNET (214) 820-2888 (300/1200, 24 hrs.)
- Baylor University Medical Center
- This BBS is a service of the Baylor Research Foundation.
- BAYLORNET is designed to be a resource of information on:
- The Baylor Research Foundation
- Baylor University Medical Center
- Medical Research Taking Place In The World
- Telecommunication & Information Systems Topics
- Features include: Baylor research, medical center,
- public information, Apple Corporate Grants,
- international networking in medicine, what's new,
- world health, computer law, voting booth.
- Baylor's commitment to providing quality patient care
- involves sharing technology, knowledge and expertise with
- doctors, researchers and hospitals worldwide as part of a
- network of people who are forever seeking answers through
- research; seeking new ways to provide better health care.
- Baylor has entered into several agreements to exchange
- information & develop cooperative programs with other
- countries. Baylor is in the first of a 3 year extension
- of an agreement signed with the Pan American Health
- Organization (PAHO). PAHO is the world's oldest inter-
- national health agency. Its 35 member countries include
- South and Central American nations, United States and Canada.
- PAHO's goal is "Health for all by the year 2000."
-
- Fordham Prep BBS (of NYC,NY)
- 212-579-2869 (300/1200 Baud, 24 hrs.)
- Nick Lombardi, S.J. is the SYSOP on this 24 hour bulletin
- board system; a modest donation will grant you full access to
- the system but dial the above number for a demonstration and
- further information.
-
- Promethean Exchange
- Gifted BBS
- 216-933-5704 (300 Baud, 24 hours)
- This BBS is run by Dr. Beasley and will eventually contain
- voluminous information on programs for the gifted, talented.
-
- WVIZ & ECCO BBS for Education
- 216-398-5571 (300/1200 Baud, 24 Hours)
- This board is run by Brian Callahan for children, parents
- and teachers; they just received a grant from AT&T!.
- Running on RBBS PC software; supports file uploads/downloads,
- electronic mail, conferences and a public message base.
-
- Bank Street (College) Exchange BBS 212-663-5447 or 212-663-4709
- 300/1200 Baud, 24 hrs. NYC,NY
-
- Teachers, parents and students access this bulletin board for
- electronic penpals; teaching resources and problem sharing; a
- private teachers' board is available on request from the Sysops,
- Dana Brooks and Denis Neumann; supports uploads/downloads;
- conferencing section, email. Voyage of the Mimi started here.
-
- SDSU ED TECH 619-265-3428 San Diego, CA
- 300 Baud, 24 hrs.
- Bernie Dodge is the Sysop of San Diego State University's
- Ed Tech BBS and 1200 baud is promised soon.
- The "oldest continually running educationally oriented
- Bulletin Board System," says Prof. Bernie Dodge "this
- system went 'online' in October 1982."
-
- Rockefeller College BBS 518-442-5738, 5739
- 300/1200/2400 Baud, 8/N/1 RCBBS
- Albany, New York's "best" information source!
- More than 60 library files of information,
- program downloading, news, latest bulletins
- on networking, legislation, etc.
-
- College of Education BBS 612-376-4616
- Univ. Of Minnesota (Minneapolis Campus)
- 300/1200, 24 hrs. Dennis Kern, Sysop
- This board has 17 subsections for Apple, Commodore, Atari,
- IBM PC, etc. you must register for a password although you
- can logon as a "guest;" supports ASCII and XMODEM file
- uploads/downloads and a unique "fortune" for each user
- at each logon.
-
- Tri-High BBS 216-581-1098
- RBBS-PC 300/1200 baud, 24 hrs.
- Trinity High School's bulletin board system in
- Garfield Heights, Ohio; logon the first time and apply
- for a password; students, teachers, parents - supports
- upload/download, email, games, (German,French,Spanish) software.
-
- CompuNet 718-643-4646 (TBBS, 300/1200, 24 hrs.)
- New York City's Board of Education Computer
- Information and Sciences Unit accessible to students,
- parents and teachers. According to SYSOP Wilson Valcin
- this TBBS went online November 1, 1984 to enable schools to
- obtain computer information with respect to hardware, pricing,
- NYC Board of Education contract provisions; supports calendar
- of events, inservice staff development course descriptions,
- electronic mail, lists of approved instructional courseware,
- file uploads/downloads.
-
- Harvard BBS 617-498-4283 (300/1200, 24 hrs.)
- Running RBBS PC version 11.0 software; this university
- BBS is currently discussing corporate divestiture in
- South Africa; supports conferencing, uploads/downloads,
- private email and public bulletin/information exchange.
- This BBS went online in November 1985.
-
- San Leandro H.S. BBS 415-577-3409 (300/1200//2400, 24 hrs.)
- Currently using the newest GBBS PRO software; students and
- teachers, parents and friends can access this board to chat,
- find out about the latest software/hardware reviewed on this
- board; Robert Shayler is the SYSOP in San Francisco, CA.
-
- FCPS ED Exchange BBS 202-256-9676 (300/1200, 24 hrs.)
- Fairfax County Public School System is running a FidoNet BBS
- through its Office of Instructional Technology. Request
- a mailbox from the SYSOP, Bill Booz and receive long distance
- mail from other FidoNet boards across the country. Supports
- uploads and downloads, private email and has restricted
- hours late at night for incoming/outgoing FidoNet mail.
-
- WVMEN BBS 304-372-2094 (300/1200, 24 hrs.)
- West Virginia Microcomputer Education Network run by SYSOPS
- Brenda Williams and Sam Snead. Lists legislation watch and
- update for federal and state; calendar of educational conferences
- nationwide; supports uploads, downloads and private email.
-
- Douglas County School System BBS 702-782-4764 (300/1200, 24 hrs.)
- SYSOP Dennis O'Connor runs this BBS dedicatedd to the free
- exchange of ideas and open access to information; supports
- uploads, downloads and private email. Nine different schools
- in Nevada use this BBS.
-
- New York University Medical School BBS 212-889-7022
- (300/1200/2400, 24 hrs.)
- You can sign on for a demonstration but for continued usage
- there's a fee! Medical shareware, uploads and downloads,
- private email and conferencing.
-
- The Big Apple Bulletin 212-662-0100 (300/1200, 24 hours)
- SYSOP Fred Goldberg runs Let's Talk software for public and
- private menus on this BBS. Supports uploads and downloads
- and private email. Voyage of the Mimi (created by the
- Bank Street College) is featured, English as a second language,
- Apple, Commodore, Atari, Science, Math, Art and Logo special
- interest groups. This is NYCity Board of Education's Manhattan
- Technical Assistance Center.
-
- Michigan Technical University 906-487-2589 (300 baud, 24 hrs.)
- This ABBS in Houghton, Michigan is the home of the American
- Consultinng Engineers, supports uploads, downloads and private
- email. A special feature is its Forestry special interest
- group and they'll try to answer any engineering questions
- you might ask.
-
- The School Board BBS 312-742-2418
- (300/1200, 24 hours)
- "The School Board is a new eletronic bulletin board
- for computer using educators. This free BBS is
- sponsored jointly by the National College of Education
- of Evanston, IL and Video Etc. of Deerfield, IL."
-
- Teachers' Aide BBS 312-742-2418
- (300/1200, 24 hrs.)
- normally not a "free" bbs but being offered
- on an introductory basis this Spring. Simply logon
- to sample the system free of charge and you'll be
- given a logon name and password within a day or so.
-
- YPLA's Midnight Turtle BBS 214-783-7548
- (300/1200 7PM-9AM)
- serves the Young People's Logo Association in junior high school
- (Dallas, Texas); back issues of Turtle News which it publishes,
- uploads/download free Logo software. Former Chief Turtle Jim
- Muller is now Sysop of LOGO Forum on CIS.
-
- Smithtown High School East Information System
- (516) 361-2519 (300/1200) 24 hrs.
- Over 2.0 Thousand Served!
- The Colossus nationwide network mail system is part of
- Colossus Network. It is compatible with the Fido Network.
- Supports all computer systems; uploads/downloads,
- email, voting section; accessed by students, parents and
- and teachers; this system will call around the country
- to send your message! Run by SYSOP Ivan Goldfarb.
- All computer users are welcome and many play TELECHESS.
-
- Atlantic Palisades BBS (718) 238-7855
- 300/1200/2400, 24 hrs.
- Pershing High School's BBS; over 1200 public domain
- programs, active conferences and a large message base.
- Jesse Levine, SysOp runs DBBS software for "power"
- users of IBM PC's.
-
- LAFAYETTE High School BBS (718) 449-1765 (2:30 PM-8:00 AM)
- New BBS run by Pre-engineering and Computer Institute.
- There are 15 message bases and public domain software.
- Runs on a Commodore with two 1541 disks at 300/1200 baud
- Validation takes approx. 24-72 hours. Also
- publishing a newsletter entitled the BBS GAZETTE.
- To get a copy send a letter by mail (not E-mail, a real
- letter on paper) to either: Jonathan Shyman
- 1558 East 29 St., Bklyn, NY 11229 or Michael Bernstein,
- Chairman, Science Dept. Lafayette HS 2630 Benson Ave.
- Brooklyn, NY 11214; upgrading soon to a hard drive and
- adding a quiz game to help with english on the SAT's.
-
- Nicholls State University BBS (504) 448-2886
- 300/1200, 24 hrs. (Louisiana)
- Running on RBBS PC software, this BBS offers technical
- advice from teachers, movie ratings and reviews;
- supports uploads/downloads, email and extensive public
- domain software libraries for Apple, Commodore, IBM PC,
- MS-DOS programs and text files.
-
- ISU ACS BBS (309) 438-7370 (300/450/1200//2400, 24 hrs.)
- Illinois State University
- DEPARTMENT OF APPLIED COMPUTER SCIENCE
- Sysop: George Warren, Asst: Rob Greenberg, Chris Eytalis
- Info exchange for the public, ACS Department, & University.
- Bulletins & file areas: Illinois State University
- Applied Computer Science Dept., course descriptions,
- Special section for System Operators,
- dangerous downloads, University libraries online,
- law on bulletin board abuse, supports uploads/downloads.
-
- STATE WIDE ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY ONLINE LIBRARY SYSTEM
- The LCS library system data base: library holdings of
- over 13 million bound books and periodicals
- in 25 Illinois libraries. Materials may be obtained from
- any of the libraries thru inter-library loan. No access
- or service charges. Calls should be at 300 baud,
- EVEN parity, 7 data bits, and 1 stop bit FULL duplex.
- With PC TALK you can set the echo parameter in the dialing
- directory to Y or you can use ALT-E to get the same effect.
- On connect you will at the prompt character enter the word
- HELP to see commands for several other helps. The
- search system is not very user friendly. All
- commands can be determined, however, from the help given.
- Some access numbers are:
- Bloomington-Normal, Ill.St.Univ. = 309-452-5689
- Chicago, Chi.Circle Campus U of I = 312-996-8859
- Champaign, University of Illinois = 217-333-2494
- .St.Univ. = 309-452-5689
- Chicago, Chi.Circle Ca