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IceNET @2351 The InfoLink Cosmos - 213-294-5387 Handles, No Application, Yes Official TurboPros Support Network. We are a Stories/Ansi/Programming group which use NOVAnet distribution purposes as well as free speech. ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── NukeNet WWIVLink @14063 The White House - 410-760-0712 Handles, No Application, No ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── OgdenNet [General] (6) (3-2-93) WWIVnet @8135, IceNET @8135 The Sandbox ][ - 801-774-5574 Handles, No Application, No Local chit-chat, DHS (local computer group). ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── RADSnet [General] (11) (6-17-93) WWIVnet @2660, IceNET @2660 R.A.D.S. Y-Town BBS - 216-743-4215 Handles, No Appplication, Yes RADSnet is a small, yet fast growing network which has spread to 5 states. We offer fast data communication and a lot of SysOp support. ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── ROCKnet [Specific] (52) (6-1-93) WWIVnet @15463, IceNET @5463, WWIVLink @15463 Strato's Guitar Shop - 514-683-6978 Handles, Application, Yes ROCKnet is the specific WWIV based network DEVOTED to music and entertainment. ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── ROPEnet [?] (14) (6-12-93) WWIVnet @9964, IceNET @9970 The Republic of Profane Existence - 919-756-2116 Handles, No Application, Yes Wide variety of subs, fast updates, good conversations, and a lot messing around. Easy going, free for all. Growing rapidly. ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── SCAnet [Specific] (19) (5-4-93) IceNET @2466 ? - 214-361-8541 Handles, No Application, No SCAnet is dedicated to supporting the Society for Creative Anachronism through the exchange of ideas and information. ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── SigNet [General] (3) (5-3-93) WWIVnet @8433, IceNET @8400 Collage - 804-766-3192 Handles, Application, No This network is growing not only in the WWIV community, but also in other areas. Fido compatible boards are linking up now! ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── SnotLink [Specific] (8) (4-4-93) WWIVLink @18262 Insomnia - 812-466-4222 Handles, No Application, Yes For Terre Haute region BBSs ONLY. A true local network with a slant towards the silly! ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── SOLARnet [General] (216) (6-12-93) IceNET @3454, WWIVnet @3484, WWIVLink @13495 Rap City [GSA] - 314-963-7960 Handles, Application, Yes SOLARnet is another one of your general discussion networks. We offer over 200 subs, on a variety of topics. ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── StarLink [General] (10) (5-30-93) WWIVnet @5208, IceNET @5201 ? - 502-877-2573 Handles, No Application, Yes -NET dedicated to contact between boards & encouragement of positive -BBS habits; No UUE's without consent of all connects, multi-SUBS. ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── StarNet [Specific] (4) (5-5-93) WWIVnet @3956, IceNET @3956 Diamond's BBS - 319-277-0166 Handles, No Application, Yes Local network of teenage boards to facilitate the transfer of files and e-mail, to take the load off of the local WWIVnet/IceNET server. ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── SuperNET IceNET @3402 The Empire - 304-465-5223 Handles, No Application, Yes ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── TARDISNet (43) (6-9-93) WWIVnet @2925, IceNET @2925, WWIVLink @22925 The Gallifreyan Matrix BBS - 209-571-0513 Handles, No Application, Yes For science fiction, current events, and political subs. ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── TeenNet [General] (21) (4-5-93) WWIVnet @4075, IceNET @4053, WWIVLink @14064 Central Station - 410-315-9854 Handles, Application, No TeenNet is made so that all younger sysops in the world can get a chance at networking. The network is open to all people. ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── TekNet IceNET @2459 Canisius College BBS - 716-888-2600 ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── TerraNET [General] (86) (6-11-93) WWIVnet @8861, IceNET @8857, WWIVLink @18857 Blue Thunder - 818-848-4101 Handles, Application, Yes National general purpose network. Friendly atmosphere, 140+ subs, fast automatic updates. Have lots of fun. ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── TestNet WWIVnet @19960, IceNET @9994 Test Site BBS - 919-760-4811 Handles, No Application, Yes ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── TLCnet [] () (1-28-93) WWIVnet @8412, Inquire at @1052 Pocket Universe - 803-552-8654 Handles, No Application, Yes ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── USLink [General] (25) (4-30-93) WWIVnet @8854, WWIVLink @18867 ModeMANIA - 818-451-0936 Handles, Application, Yes Small but expanding network currently covering So. California. Well-run and frequently updated. Active and involved NC. ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── WEB [General] (10) (2-13-93) IceNET @5802, WWIVnet @5813 Sanctuary - 508-892-8529 Handles, Application, Yes ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── WWIVnet [General] (1400) (1-24-93) WWIVnet @1 Amber - 310-798-9993 Handles, Application, Yes ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── ZNET [General] (20) (4-1-93) No other connections. The Ethereal Plane - 609-435-5991 Handles, No Application, No ZNET was designed in 1990 as an alternative for WWIVnet. We are looking for BBSes in other area codes for area coordinator positions. ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Znet [General] (20) (6-13-93) WWIVnet @5901 The Electronic Asylum - 509-325-6903 Handles, No Application, Yes Small but growing netowrk started in 1989, to lessen network politics. ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── *.Net IceNET @2459, WWIVLink @16976 Reynard's Keep - 214-406-1264 Handles, No Application, No ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Network Entry Format: Name [Content] (Nodes) (Date) Primary Netaddress, Other Address, ... Hosting BBS - Phone Number Description Line One Description Line Two Handles, Application, Updates Name │ Network's Name Nodes, Date │ Number of nodes on <date> Hosting BBS, │ You may wish to call here for network support Phone Number and/or setup files. Desription │ Sent to me by the network coordinator Handles │ 'Handles' will appear if this net allows aliases, 'Real Names' will appear if aliases are not allowed. Application │ Is this network's application in the master application file? Updates │ Does this network use automated update software? ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── To submit an entry, use the following application as follows: Send application to Red Dwarf: 1@6264 WWIVnet 1@6256 IceNET ICENET 1 AT 6256 @16259 (WWIVLink) The File Pile (612) 351-0144 2400 Baud Netlist Account To use netlist account: Download the NETWORKS.LST and net applications file with the "NETLIST" account. Password is "NETLIST" and last four digits are "0000" Sorry, but uploads and updates from this account cannot be accepted. ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ Network coordinators are responsible for checking their network's information and reporting any errors or incomplete entries to me. If you do not see this after your network: [gen/spec] (nodes) (date) (with information in all of them), please send an application so you can have the new information in it. Please indicate that this is an update after the network's name. Thank you. When submitting your networks application, please use the form below. If this is an update, please indicate which fields are changed. ╔═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ NETWORKS.LST Update/New Entry ║ ║ ║ ║Is this an update? ║ ║ Network Name : ║ ║ Contact Person Information : ║ ║ a) BBS Data Phone Number : ║ ║ BBS System Name : ║ ║ b) Primary contact point: WWIVnet, WWIVlink, IceNET: _________ ║ ║ Select ONLY ONE above as primary contact point. ║ ║ ║ ║ Answer all that apply: ║ ║ WWIVnet Node :_____________________ ║ ║ WWIVlink Node :_____________________ ║ ║ IceNET Node :_____________________ ║ ║ c) Do you allow handles in the network: ║ ║ Net Type (General or Specific, chose one): ║ ║ If specific, identify topic specialty below (two lines maximum) ║ ║ If general, give a brief network description (two lines maximum) ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ Do you have automatic update software? ║ ║ If you wish, you also may send me an application for the master file.║ ║ Date and Number of Nodes : ║ ╚═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ ───────────────┬─────────────────────────────────────────────┬─────────────── │ TechNOTES │ │ Compiled by the WWIVNews Staff │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ...From the Poison Pen department: The Clintons have become the first couple in the White House to have an E-Mail address. Those wishing to tell President Clinton just exactly what's on their mind can now do so from either MCI Mail or from one of several online services, such as Compu$erve and America Online. The Clinton administration has even appointed Jock Gill as "Director of Electronic Publishing and Public Access E-Mail" to help the mail go where its supposed to go. ...There's a catch to all this, tho: All E-Mail is screened for topicality, and used to compile a sort of "topics digest" which assists the President in keeping abreast of what topics are of concern to most Americans. As a result, Odds are Mr. Limbaugh's favorite Arkie won't see your E-Mail unless it's in regards to something that catches the eye of one of Jock Gill's assistants. ....As it stands now, the best anyone can truly hope for is to get a return letter of receipt as proof that your letter was received by someone at the White House. Still, it's more direct access to the person with the finger on *the* button(s) than this nation's had since General Washington was drafted into being something other than a king. ...MCI Mail users can reach the Oval Office by typing "White House" in the TO: prompt. Those with money to blow can access the White House from CI$ using "GO WHITEHOUSE", while those who prefer to use their money in the most efficient manner by subscribing to America Online can access this area of service using the keyword "white house". Prodigy is expected to offer this service sometime in the fall, although initial reports is that access will be offered as a premium - read: "Overtly Overcharged" - service. ...Anyone seen the new Microsoft Mouse 2.0? Contrary to popular belief, this is NOT a "right-handed" mouse as the design would imply. Tests conducted by one lefty WWIVNews staffer prove that the ergonomic design works just as well for left-handed users as it does for those using the "normal" hand. ...as if that's not enough to convince people to switch to this version, the ball mechanism's been reworked so as to all but eliminate the need for a mouse pad! While this won't interest those who prefer to run their mice over Cindy Crawford's...er...face, it will be of interest to those who don't have room for a mouse pad to begin with. ...Finally, the drivers have been reworked to allow for the control of pointer size, color, and screen wrap. For a $109 MSRP - and a street price of around $85 - not buying a true Microsoft Mouse has become a really tough decision to justify. ...From the Internet Junkies department: Got 15Mb of HD space to spare? How about 30 minutes? If you do, then log onto the Internet and locate the latest episode of "Geek of the Week", a digitized "radio talk show" sponsored by Sun Microsystems' Internet Talk Radio experiment. ..."GOTW" is distributed to Internet sites on a weekly basis, and readers are available for a wide range of platforms. Unlike a normal radio broadcast, a show in this format can be fast-forwarded or rewound, and no doubt any really poignant quotations or musical "stings" will find their way into the .WAV libraries within no time. ...To find out more about Internet Talk Radio, contact your local Internet admin. If they don't carry the program, ask them to do so, or ask them to help you locate another nearby site that does. ...From the obituary department: Rest In Peace wishes go to CompuAdd's 110 retail outlets. With only a couple of exceptions, these outlets managed to keep themselves staffed with salesmen who had at least some intelligence level above that of a pet rock. Although the company itself is still alive and kicking - under protection of Chapter 11, no less - the retail outlets fell victim when the company simply couldn't adapt to today's changing market. ...This, for some, meant that CompuAdd's Bill Hayden simply couldn't bring himself to play the sort of corporate dirty pool that Michael Dell made popular among the computer manufacturers. Ergo, CompuAdd couldn't make their systems cheap enough to beat Dell's prices, and Hayden wouldn't screw his customers over with chintzy merchandise. However, considering that Dell's own problems have come to light with regards to company efficiency and system reliability, one should not be surprised if CompuAdd put on a Phoenix suit and dragged itself up out of not only its own ashes, but Dell's as well. ...So, for now, raise your glass and give a moment of silence for CompuAdd's departed retail outlets. Then go visit their Back Dock Shop and pick up a few bargains while they last! ...And if you think that these claims about Dell's stability are bogus, keep in mind that in light of a $70 million loss in 1st Quarter '93, they've renegotiated every line of credit they have to their name in order to satisfy their creditors. Dell stock has remained in the $20/share bracket since last Spring's controversial stockholder's report and the preceeding dismantling of Dell's notebook division. These events sparked a class action suit against Michael Dell by stockholders, claiming that Dell withheld information on decisions that would have influenced - and probably neutered - a major stock selloff last February. ...An aside NOTE: while toasts aren't in order here, it should be noted that Gecko Computers and Everex Inc. have both gone under in recent months. Those who have ordered products from either of these companies and haven't received them yet should contact your local Better Business Bureau to see what sort of actions are available for you to take. ...Sharp Electronics has announced plans to introduce a flat-panel LCD color display for desktops by next fall. The 2" thick screen measures 10.4" diagonally, and is VGA compatible with 640x480 resolution. Two different versions are expected to ship, one for $5995 MSRP that handles up to 4000 colors, another for $7995 that will handle 16 million colors. ...While this may seem pricey for most people, monitors of this nature will eventually become the standard in light of concerns over EMF effects and the general push towards energy efficient machines under the government's new "Energy Star" program. As demand rises, prices are expected to gradually drop, but LCD technology is an expensive proposition even with today's production technologies. ...Over on the gas plasma side of the fence, NEC and Fujitsu are also working on reducing the costs of plasma screens to make them more competitive with LCD displays. As it stands now, the largest commercially affordable full-color plasma displays are less than 10" wide diagonally, with anything larger - say, 14 to 15" - existing only in prototypes with costs in the *six* digit range. ...Fujitsu has announced an 11-pound 21" screen for release by next spring's COMDEX. The cost of the monitor hasn't been announced, but insiders at Fujitsu hint at a production "breakthrough" that has reduced costs roughly 20% below that reduced by existing technologies. Initial price is still expected to be steep when compared to LCD monitors, but the cheaper production methods are expected to help reduce cost of smaller monitors in the 14-15" range. ...At the same time, NEC has presented papers on a new method of pixilation for gas plasma screens using hexagonal elements that promises to reduce costs even further. NEC's prototype is reportedly crude resolution-wise by today's standards - barely 320x480 - but the proof-of-technology was sufficient enough for NEC to start work on a 35" version with 640x480 resolution. ...From the SPA Groupies Department: The recent busts of DOS pirates have netted not only quite a few arrests, but a humorous note as well. Seems that a large number of the manuals copied were not only OCR'd from the originals, but that the spell checking after the scanning wasn't too terribly accurate. As a result, there were a lot of copies of MD-DOS floating around that looked like MS-DOS! ...While this should not be confused with an OD..er..OS for physicians, WWIVNews' resident DOS collector suggests that if you have a copy of this particular knockoff, keep it. The next big thing in the collector's market is expected to be obsolete computer systems, peripherals and software. Obscure and infamous bootlegs will no doubt gather top dollar at trade shows, especially when the majority of copies will have been used for kindling at the SPA's family cookouts! ...GeoWorks enthusiasts take NOTE: the arrival of the Personal Desktop Assistant just might be the kick in the pants this particular GUI needed, and Tandy appears to be wearing the boots. In a joint venture with Casio, Tandy will produce the "Zoomer", a 16-bit PDA that uses a version of GeoWorks for its operating environment. Estimated MSRP for the Zoomer is around $750, although rumors abound of a $500 introductory price to get the unit off the ground. ...While the Zoomer was presented at the same time as Apple's "Newton" last March at the Consumer Electronics Show, some industry experts have professed to liking the look and feel of Tandy's entry into the PDA arena over that of Apple's more publicized offering. Already, several companies have offered to produce apps for the Zoomer for use under the GeoWorks environment, including Intuit, Palm Computing, and America Online. ...From the Pyramid Scam department: word on the street is that infomercial huckster Tony Robbins has discovered the CD-ROM market, and is releasing his own Hypertext-based version of his _Personal Growth_ series of self-improvement books. Two of Robbins' books have already been introduced into CD-ROM format with last winter's inclusion in ZCI's Multimedia Powertalk CD. ...Speaking of ZCI, look for a Hypertext version of the life of JFK, including the entire Warren Commission report. Other releases will include CD's dedicated to the Vietnam War, Malcolm X, and Martin Luther King. Prices are expected to range between $19.95 and $39.95. ...From the Caveat Emptor department: DeskJet 500 owners should pay heed to the following safety tips. While the printers are as above 24-pin dot-matrix printers as 24-pins were above 9-pin printers, there's a couple of problems that have surfaced that weren't apparent when the units first hit the market. ...First off, there's the issue regarding the type of paper used. While HP recommends that you use their particular - and particularly expensive - brand of paper, using your typical el-cheapo copier paper will work just as well, and will actually be less prone to smearing. The reason for this is a microfine talcum powder that's sprayed on copier paper to - theoretically - keep the pages from jamming the machine. While this talc bonds the DeskJet ink to the paper quicker, HP has acknowledged that the print nozzles can get jammed over a period of time. However, the amount of talc required to jam the printhead is not enough to generally affect the regular size cartridges. ...As a result, those who do a LOT of graphics work with a LOT of black areas and use cheap paper should avoid using the extended cartridges for this purpose. Without proper care, the nozzles can become clogged beyond salvage long before the cartridge has run out of ink! ...Secondly, it's advised that DJ users avoid those "accordion hypo-bottle" refills like the plague. Our own WWIVNews editor has personally verified claims regarding certain problems with the refills, and also has an expensive white dress shirt with DJ ink splotches all over the front as proof that the refills do indeed damage the cartridge beyond repair if used as directed. ...While the WWIVNews staff prefers the HP DeskJet over dot-matrix printers any day, owners and potential owners are advised to take care when attempting to squeeze more bang for the buck into this line of printers. While doing so isn't the same as squeezing blood from a turnip, the DeskJets are still economical enough to operate that only someone on a really tight - read: welfare - budget should consider implementing these severe cost-cutting measures. ...Tired of playing "interrupt roulette" with your peripherals? Microsoft and Intel have finally gotten tired of hearing you bitch about it. Later this year, expect to see the first prototypes of a new ISA bus specification that will finally make adapters and peripheral cards truly "plug and play". ...The new spec involves adding a set of PROMs to each adapter containing a unique ID number for each adapter. Upon bootup, each card would arbitrate interrupts, I/O ports, DMA channels, and any memory conflicts. Depending on the results, the cards would then load device drivers into memory if necessary, or would prompt the user as to what drivers and/or switches were required. Cards using this new spec would remap themselves around existing old spec cards, and would automatically remap each time a peripheral was added or subtracted from the system configuration. ...Although the final spec isn't due out until September, several dozen peripheral manufacturers have expressed interest, and several already have working prototypes based on the initial proposed spec. The first boards for commercial sale aren't expected out until early '94, but industry insiders report that Hayes is ready for the new bus spec, and will be the first on the market with a "plug & play" v.FAST modem. ...Meanwhile, over in the SCSI part of town, Corel and NCR have been bedding together to develop a new chip set that will allow system board manufacturers to mount a bus-mastered SCSI controller directly on future motherboards. While there as yet have been no announcements of such, Corel expects the first ones to appear late this winter, about the same time the "plug and play" version of the CorelSCSI adapter is officially announced. ...From the "Ooops! You misunderstood us!" department: Microsoft shipped the v1.1 upgrade for Access earlier this month, and priced it at a seriously economical MSRP of $19.95 with proof of purchase of v1.0. This happened despite initial claims that users who bought the initial release at the introductory MSRP of $99 would not be eligible for upgrades of any sort. ...Calls to Microsoft's direct sales lines have gathered only a "that was a misunderstanding and/or a misquote" from sales reps, and while no one was willing to explain what the source of the "misquote" was, the probable source was a comment made by Bill Gates in a memo regarding the release of Access 1.0, and his explanation for the low introductory price. The memo in question reportedly was misworded so as to give purchasers the impression that the MSRP jump to $495 after the promotional deadline would apply not only to copies of Access bought after that date, but to any future upgrades. ...In any case, after nearly 8 months after its release, there's still a large supply of Access 1.0 floating around at the introductory price. Microsoft has allowed retailers to continue selling existing copies at the promotional price, and some software chains have been bundling both the intro version and the upgrade for as low as $115, offering to handle the registration paperwork for the customer. ...Still pent up about whether to buy the Pentium? Insiders at Borland and Microsoft both claim that while programs specifically compiled for the renamed 80586 or "P5" will run up to 40% faster than versions compiled on a 486, those same Pentium-optimized programs will still run 10-15% faster on those 486's. This is the result of the Pentium's dual integer-execution units and the need for compilers to optimize compiled code to take advantage of dual piping. A program compiled for the Pentium is already optimized to reduce the number of interdependent instruction sets that would otherwise eat clock cycles and slow down the application. When run on a 486 - whose pipeline functions best when resource-dependency is at a minimum - there is a performance boost.