ÛßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßÛ Û Ò ÖÄ· ÖÄÄ ÖÄÄ· Ò Ö·Ò ÖÄÄ ÖÄÄ· þÖÄÄ Ò Ò ÖÄÄ ÄÒÄ Û Û º º º ÇÄ º º º ººº ÇÄ ºÄÒ½ ÓÄ· º º ÓÄ· º Û Û Ò º º º º º Ö½ º ººº º º È» º º º º º Û Û Èͼ ÓĽ ÓÄÄ ÓĽ Ð ÐÓ½ ÓÄÄ Ó Ð ÄĽ ÓÄÄ Ð ÄĽ Ð Û ÛÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÛ `Only the Best' DC Area Bulletin Boards Volume 2, Number 4 September 1, 1993 These are some of my favorite boards in the Washington, DC area. I have found them all to be excellent in terms of quality of files, message areas, and overall friendliness. I hope you enjoy them. Brodmann's Place (301) 843-5732 --------------------------------------------------- SysOp: Dave Brodmann Nodes Open to Public: 1 Maximum Baud: 14.4 Software Type: RBBS-PC 17.4 w/MODS Net Mail: RIME, Fidonet Offline Mail: Yes (QWK) Online Storage: 1.1 gig Online Games: none Message Areas: ALL RIME conferences available, 20+ fido. Adult: none Comments: Lots of new files everyday uploaded to 40 file sections. Five to six megs of net-mail per day in over 300 conferences, this board truly has something for everyone. Crunchland (703) 549-2814 --------------------------------------------------- SysOp: Captain Crunch Nodes Open to Public: 2 Maximum Baud: 14.4 Software Type: Remote Access 1.11+ Net Mail: none Offline Mail: Yes (QWK) Online Storage: 300 megs Online Games: Two on-line games, plus a game of the week! Message Areas: One conference for mature and witty users. Adult: none Comments: Very strong local message base which gets on the average 75 new messages per day. File area features one of the nation's largest collections of unprotects with over 750. Data Base ][ (703) 323-5840 --------------------------------------------------- SysOp: Skip Morgridge Nodes Open to Public: 1 Maximum Baud: 2400 Software Type: GBBS 2.14b w/MODS Net Mail: none Offline Mail: none Online Storage: 65 megs Online Games: none Message Areas: 18 message areas, devoted to 8-bit Apple II. Adult: Yes, with verification of age for file transfers. Comments: One of the largest 8-bit Apple II BBS in the country with over 640 megs of files on archive. User requests filled rapidly. Also has extensive documentation for Apple II things. Free Spirit BBS (301) 283-0917 --------------------------------------------------- SysOp: Ron Warder Nodes Open to Public: 2 Maximum Baud: 14.4 Software Type: Searchlight 2.25d Net Mail: Fidonet Offline Mail: Yes, Megamail Online Storage: 330 megs Online Games: 5 games on-line. Message Areas: 4 local conferences, 15 Fidonet echos. Adult: none Comments: Very well maintained system with up-to-date files. Helpful Sysop, all uploads screened for viruses. Access to Fidonet. Support BBS for Computer Maintenance Systems, local retailer and organization. JP's Place (703) 237-5786 --------------------------------------------------- SysOp: JP Palazzolo Nodes Open to Public: 1 Maximum Baud: 9600 Software Type: RBBS-PC 17.4c w/MODS Net Mail: none Offline Mail: none Online Storage: 630 megs Online Games: none Message Areas: 1 open conference for local chit-chat. Adult: none Comments: A friendly Sysop who helps users new to the world of BBS'. Also the best, no hassle place to download all of the most current files. Looking to upgrade to over a gig of on-line storage space. Maui Bum's Beach Paradise (703) 532-8846 --------------------------------------------------- SysOp: Maui Bum Nodes Open to Public: 4 Maximum Baud: 9600 Software Type: Wildcat! 3.55m Net Mail: Fidonet, Throbnet Offline Mail: Yes (QWK) Online Storage: 2 gigs Online Games: 25 games on-line, all of your favorites. Message Areas: 75 conferences including Throbnet-adult. Adult: Yes, simply fill out an on-line questionnaire Comments: A fun board which has a little bit of everything. It has good adult areas, good message areas with networking, multi-node so you rarely get a busy signal. And a CD-ROM with all of the best PD files. MegaMixers BBS (301) 949-0183 --------------------------------------------------- SysOp: Geoffrey Nolasco Nodes Open to Public: 1 Maximum Baud: 2400 Software Type: RBBS-PC 17.4a/STUNY Net Mail: RIME Offline Mail: Yes, Megamail, 2 (QWK) Online Storage: 500 megs Online Games: Many, SRE, BRE, Pimpwars, Pit, Global War,etc Message Areas: 24 conferences, Global Uplink, adding more Adult: none Comments: This board always has all of the best files and all are scanned for viruses for you. RIME mail (conferences via user request). Auto- matic validation via callback verification door. PermanNet #1 (703) 715-9832 --------------------------------------------------- SysOp: Mark Prado Nodes Open to Public: 3 Maximum Baud: 14.4 Software Type: Remote Access 1.11+ Net Mail: Internet, Fidonet Offline Mail: none Online Storage: N/A Online Games: none Message Areas: none Adult: none Comments: The PermanNet #1 serves as an access point to the Internet for users in the Washington, DC area. All users can easily obtain the access and also can obtain access to the Fidonet. Port-Of-Call BBS (301) 249-4193 --------------------------------------------------- SysOp: Sam Coleman Nodes Open to Public: 2 Maximum Baud: 14.4 Software Type: RBBS-PC 17.4 Net Mail: RIME Offline Mail: Yes, Megamail, 2 (QWK) Online Storage: 500 megs Online Games: 13 games, SRE, Pit, Trade Wars 2002, more. Message Areas: 92 RIME conferences, 6 local conferences. Adult: none Comments: Helpful Sysop for new users. No fees, good access for all. Many on-line games, over 4000 files. 92 RIME conferences dealing with mostly technical things. Red Dwarf BBS (703) 631-0041 --------------------------------------------------- SysOp: Eric Cornett Nodes Open to Public: 1 Maximum Baud: 14.4 Software Type: WWIV 4.22 w/MODS Net Mail: WWIVnet/link Offline Mail: Yes (QWK) Online Storage: 215meg, CD Online Games: 20+ games, PimpWars, SRE, BRE, Pit, more. Message Areas: 100+ message areas, British humour, Sci-Fi. Adult: none, yet Comments: Primary theme is British Humour, but also has good file areas with a CD-ROM drive as well. WWIV net-mail links the board to other WWIV boards in the country. Many on-line games, too. Street Noise! BBS (301) 601-8710 --------------------------------------------------- SysOp: Bruce Marusich Nodes Open to Public: 2 Maximum Baud: 14.4 Software Type: PC-Board 14.5a Net Mail: RIME Offline Mail: Yes (QWK) Online Storage: 4.5 gigs Online Games: 8 Games on-line now, more coming soon. Message Areas: 90 message areas, various RIME echos. Adult: Yes, 2.6 gigs for subscribers only. Comments: This is a very friendly board. It has 90 echoed RIME conferences which send mail around the world. Enormous file collection and an Adult file area which is one of the biggest in the metro area. Taesar's Palace (301) 417-6952 --------------------------------------------------- SysOp: David Christian Nodes Open to Public: 1 Maximum Baud: 14.4 Software Type: Maximus (OS/2) Net Mail: ThrobNet, Fidonet Offline Mail: Yes (QWK) Online Storage: 1 gig Online Games: TW2002, Solitree, Fantasy Land, GW, etc. Message Areas: 83 conferences, half adult, half non-adult. Adult: Must verify age with photo ID. Comments: Mainly adult-oriented. Lots of files (CD-ROM), doors, and two international mail networks. Small donation gives access to private node, and more online time and download bytes. The Country Kastle (301) 870-8729 --------------------------------------------------- SysOp: Steve Bostic Nodes Open to Public: 1 Maximum Baud: 14.4 Software Type: Remote Access 2.00g1+ Net Mail: none Offline Mail: none Online Storage: 1 gig + Online Games: 2 or 3 games on-line, slot machine, trivia. Message Areas: 12 local conferences, talk about anything. Adult: Yes, must mail a copy of ID to Sysop. Comments: This board supports Country Music and the Sysop is the member of a local band. Good file areas, CD-ROM, and now a Robo-Term sub-board which you really have to see! Classified ads with .gif's attached. The GhostShip BBS (301) 952-0047 --------------------------------------------------- SysOp: Donald Dutcher Nodes Open to Public: 1 Maximum Baud: 14.4 Software Type: PC-Board 15.0 Beta Net Mail: RIME Offline Mail: Yes (QWK) Online Storage: 1 gig + Online Games: Many, TW2002, Pit, Global War, etc. Message Areas: 11 conferences: Dedicated to Games. Adult: Must complete either of two applications and mail in Comments: A very fun board that has a lot to do. Tons of files, and good conversation about games in general. Complete support of Apogee, Epic MegaGames, Moraffware, and other shareware game companies. The IICS-DC BBS (301) 258-1858 --------------------------------------------------- SysOp: Bob Lau Nodes Open to Public: 1 Maximum Baud: 14.4 Software Type: Wildcat! 3.90M Net Mail: none, yet. Offline Mail: Yes (QWK) Online Storage: 1.3 gigs Online Games: 27 games, Pit, TW2002, Scrabble, Trivia, more Message Areas: 25 local conferences, general chit-chat. Adult: none Comments: Interactive and Multimedia oriented BBS. Very well maintained baord with all the latest files. Sysop answers all of his mail, and a great file-sysop checks every file. Now supporting RIPTerm! The North Pole (301) 540-3654 --------------------------------------------------- SysOp: Paul Hirsch Nodes Open to Public: 1 Maximum Baud: 14.4 Software Type: TriBBS 4.02 Net Mail: TTN,WarNET,ECNet Offline Mail: Yes (QWK) Online Storage: 150 megs Online Games: 20+ registered PIT, OOII, TW2002, many more. Message Areas: 66 conferences, TriBBS support, net-chat. Adult: none, still working out the validation. Comments: An excellent BBS with FREE access. This board has the latest games, doors, and other files. TriBBS support board with direct support from the TriBBS author. More time and less ratio w/ small donation. The S3-Tech BBS (703) 451-9509 --------------------------------------------------- SysOp: Bob Hampton Nodes Open to Public: 1 Maximum Baud: 9600 Software Type: RBBS-PC 17.4 w/MODS Net Mail: none Offline Mail: Yes, Megamail and QWK Online Storage: 170 megs Online Games: Mycroft Casino and testing others out. Message Areas: 6 Conferences, general interest, etc. Adult: none Comments: Full, free access for first time callers. No upload\download ratios File Sharks are welcome. Good advice for those new to BBS' and to those who are new to computers. The Shoreline BBS (301) 946-2771 --------------------------------------------------- SysOp: Dan Shore Nodes Open to Public: 1 Maximum Baud: 14.4 Software Type: RBBS-PC 17.4 Net Mail: RIME, Fidonet Offline Mail: Yes (QWK) two of them. Online Storage: 1.3 gigs Online Games: 14 games, SRE, BRE, plus new BBS listing door Message Areas: 37 Conferences with RIME and Fidonet Adult: none, doesn't want any .gif's or .fli's either. Comments: An RBBS-PC beta test site and support board for RBBS-PC program. Large file areas, good games, net-mail, and access to all callers. Very complete RBBS-PC utility and merge file section. The Twisted Platypus (703) 892-9010 --------------------------------------------------- SysOp: Robert Adamczyk Nodes Open to Public: 1 Maximum Baud: 14.4 Software Type: Spitfire 3.3 Net Mail: Circuit-Net Offline Mail: Yes (QWK) Online Storage: 1.9 gigs Online Games: Over 70 games total, TW, Pit, Global War. Message Areas: General Chatter, Adult, Thumper (platypus). Adult: Yes, must send in signed copy of driver's license. Comments: A board for the strange and bizarre. Tons of files for download, a great adult files section available. Enough doors so everyone will find one they like. Great sysop. All of these boards are a local call from Washington, DC. If you have any questions for me, I am a user on all of the BBS' listed above, as well as many others in the area. I feel that, although my list is small, it is much more useful than something like Focke's list which doesn't bother to separate the good from the bad. If you just want lots of numbers to go through on your own time, get Focke's list, but if you want `only the best' boards, get JOE DINER'S LIST!!!!!!!! Have fun... this is the official Joe Diner's BBS list released Sep. 1, 1993.