PUT YOUR BBS HEADER HERE !!!! -*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*- Engineering Oriented Bulletin Board Systems Directory -*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*- Last Update: February 20, 1993 This Update: December 24, 1993 If you know of a bulletin board system that is strong on engineering or scientific subjects, please leave a comment to Art Petrzelka (SYSOP) on The Computer Plumber BBS at 319-337-6723, to apetrzelka on BIX, or to 76320,204 on Compuserve. -*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*- Unless otherwise noted, all entries operate 24 hours a day, and can be accessed at 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, no parity (8N1) at full duplex. All systems listed have been verified by Art Petrzelka. --------------------------------------------------------------- * BBS entries below marked with an asterisk (*) do not yet have a description included with this directory. --------------------------------------------------------------- QUICK DIRECTORY Engineering-Related BBS's Sponsored by Technical Societies: * ARINC BBS (Aeronautical Radio) 410-266-2120 Association of Engineering Geologists AHA HYDROGEN 415-494-3116 AHA TEMPE BBS 602-894-8403 * Gulf Coast SPE-BBS 318-267-3228 IEEE (San Diego) BBS 619-452-3131 * INTERNATIONAL FLUID HANDLING COMPONENTS ASSOCIATION BBS 713-948-9900 * ISA Computec BBS 205-995-6590 * Kansas Geological Society 316-265-6457 MechEng (ASME) 608-233-3378 NSPE PEPP BBS 703-684-2871 SCIQ 313-769-4488 * Society of Manufacturing Engineers BBS 313-271-3424 * SNAME BBS 703-684-0233 Sponsored by Individuals or Companies Primarily Engineering-Related: AIIN BBS 503-526-1323 Automation Insight 201-335-7202 The Biomedical Engineering BBS 201-596-5679 Bitbus Board 313-229-9072 BOSTON GAS BBS 617-235-6303 Broadcaster's Info Center 301-654-6462 The Cadd Station 205-653-0240 Central Neural System 509-627-6267 * The Computer Center BBS 707-746-0827 Computer Access BBS 919-787-7395 The Computer Plumber 319-337-6723 THE CONSTRUCTION HOTLINE 209-982-1297 * Data Bank 206-868-6434 The Depot 717-853-3599 Digital X-Connect BBS 214-517-8443 EBBS (Engineering Bulletin Board System) 805-253-2917 ELECTRO.BBS 813-528-1191 The Engineers' Club 408-265-3353 The Engineer's Connection 603-497-4381 ENGINET 513-858-2688 EVI Titusville 407-268-1949 * The Eyeballer 702-647-9266 Finishing Technology 201-838-0113 Foundations of Science BBS 206-562-7083 GETNIS 702-651-0516 Geofuel Geoscience BBS 416-829-4097 GeoNet BBS 316-265-6457/316-265-1994 The Interocitor 214-258-1832 MatChat 510-655-1753 M&C Magazine BBS 813-377-7032 Megalon BBS 713-479-3323 Milwaukee HP48SX BBS 414-362-2020 The MOG-UR'S EMS 818-366-1238/8929 MULTI-TECH SUPPORT 305-596-6841 * NECAD BBS 402-455-4337 * New-Con (Concrete) 301-687-9417 Orion's Rift - SAFTEK 615-824-3871 PC-AUG BBS 602-952-0638 PCAD USER GROUP (LA/OR) 714-625-2679 PPC BBS 213-978-0024 The Preservation-BBS 618-549-8448 QU-AN-TO 415-255-2981 ROBOTS R4U BBS 404-978-7300 Run of The Mill 415-343-5160 SciQuest 414-353-1576 * Scooters Scientific Exchange 215-657-5586 SPACE BBS 415-323-4193 The Spectrum BBS 501-521-5639 Statistics BBS 316-265-3036 Tangent Engineering BBS 206-778-5360 * The Tech BBS 414-233-4506 TECH PRO BBS! 619-755-7357 Computer information services which have an engineering section: AEC-ONLINE 818-360-7022 * Cadence Magazine 512-258-9532 Comp-U-Ease 408-286-8332 Harris Technology BBS 508-877-7233 * Nat'l Space Society 412-366-5208 Santee Micro BBS 619-562-8735 The Scientist's BBS 216-639-9508 "YA! WEBECAD!" 812-428-3870 * H2!net (American Hydrogen Association) Hub: 602-894-8403 * BIX Engineering conference * Compuserve IBMAPP Forum, Section 13, Engineering/Technical/Scientific * Compuserve EETNET * Compuserve Eng. Automation Forum (go Leap) * Intelec Network Engineering Conference * ILink Network Science Conference * Relaynet Engineering Conference * PCGnet ( Professional CAD and Graphics Network ) Hub: 908-544-8193 * FSnet (Foundations in Science Network) Hub: 206-562-7083 Sponsored by Public Bodies Alternative Treatment Technology (ATTIC) 301-670-3808 Applied Modeling Research 919-541-1325 * Bureau of Mines 202-501-0373 * California Division of Mines & Geology 916-327-1208 CEAM BBS 706-546-3402 NIU CEET BBS 815-753-2308 Cleanup Information (CLU-IN) BBS 301-589-8366 * COGSNET BBS 303-526-1617 Drinking Water Information (DRIPSS)-EPA 800-229-3737 * FCC (EMI data) 301-725-1072 Federal Emergency Management (FEMA) BBS 202-646-2887 HMIX BBS (Hazmat) 708-972-3275 IT Annex BBS 612-754-1541 Non-Point Source (NPS) BBS (EPA) 301-589-0205 EPA ORD BBS 513-569-7610 Pesticide Information Network (EPA) 703-305-5919 Pollution Prevention Info Exchange (EPA) 703-506-1025 Research and Development BBS (EPA) 513-569-7610 Solid Waste Information Clearinghouse 301-585-0204 EPA Technology Transfer Network 919-541-5742 US Geological Survey 703-648-4168 VA-Tech College Engineering BBS 703-231-7498 Manufacturer's & Sales Representatives Support BBS's * Allied Computersmith 603-889-9084 * Altera PLA/PLD BBS 408-249-1100 * Amaze (Signetics) 800-451-6644 Ariel Tech Support BBS 201-249-2124 * AT&T DSP BBS 201-834-6068 Byte Craft BBS 519-888-7626 * Burr-Brown BBS 602-741-3978 * CAD Concepts 408-437-1677 The CAD Duck 703-631-2559 The Circuit Cellar BBS 203-871-1988 CONUG East Coast BBS 407-725-8978 * Data Circuit Systems 408-280-1613 * Data I/O 206-882-3211 * EDN Magazine 617-558-4241 EEsof MICROWAVE CAE SOFTWARE 818-991-8548 EMTech Systems' BBS 708-705-7094 GE Plastics Georgia Power Corporation 404-368-5058 * Heuristics (for owners of OnSpec only) HP Calculator BBS 503-750-4448 * Intel Product Support 503-645-6275 * Int'l Circuit Design Associates 404-242-0266 * JDR Microdevices BBS 408-559-0297 Leo Technology BBS 603-432-2517 * MicroMath Sci Soft 801-943-0397 * Motorola - Austin 512-891-3733 * Motorola - DR. BUB (DSP) 512-891-3773 * Notorola - Europe 49-89-92103-111 * Notorola - Toronto 416-497-8989 * Motorola - San Diego 619-279-3907 National Semiconductor 408-739-1162 New World Information Service BBS 316-262-1829 * Omation OPTO 22 714-892-8375 * PADS-PCB 206-859-1744 PHD BBS 219-478-6615 * Printed Circuit Design Magazine 404-933-8627 after hours * Professional RBBS 702-356-1048 * R4 Systems 416-289-4554 * Right Coast (DC CAD) 718 448 1126 Savannah Power BBS 912-966-3645 Shilstone Software 214-361-7925R * TI's PLD BBS 214-997-5665 TI TMS320 Hotline BBS 713-274-2323 WCSCNET 713-568-6401 XYZ Technologies, Inc. 313-939-4514 Other Related Climate Assessment Bulletin Board * Computer Jobs 817-336-8123 * CTC/IEEE Jobs Database 603-432-2742 DOC Economic Bulletin Board 202-377-3870 NIST Computer Security Bulletin Board 301-948-5717 Preservation BBS 618-549-8448 Science Resources Studies 202-634-1764 Triangle Fraternity BBS 317-872-4305 ====================================================================== Copyright (C) 1990 by Arthur T. Petrzelka. All rights reserved. Permission is granted to use this bulletin on any BBS or similar information service if the following conditions are met: 1) This copyright notice is retained, and no modifications are made to this text except to add a header to identify the sponsoring BBS, 2) The registration form and the full list is available (with ENGRxxxx.ZIP) in an accessible location in the same place that this file is used, 3) This file may not be used in any other form without written permission. Requests may be made through The Computer Plumber BBS at 319-337-6723. I started doing this because of the difficulty I had in finding these systems. I'd like to find more and let other engineers know about them. The number one goal of this file is to get engineers talking to each other.