Sample 2: This is another sample format for a Bulletin Board List: -*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*- Engineering Oriented Bulletin Board Systems Directory -*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*- Last Update: January 12, 1992 This Update: May 2, 1992 The Computer Plumber BBS is pleased to present the following directory of 125 Engineering-Oriented Bulletin Board Systems. If you know of a bulletin board system that is strong on engineering or scientific subjects or have more information on those listed, please leave a comment to Art Petrzelka (SYSOP) on The Computer Plumber BBS at 319-337-6723, to apetrzelka on BIX, or 76320,204 on Compuserve. -*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*- There are many different types of Engineering Bulletin Boards, just as there are many different types of engineers. There are three types of boards listed in this directory: - Engineering-related BBSs, - Product support boards, and - Other BBS resources of use to engineers. 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. --------------------------------------------------------------- * 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: AEG FORUM (GO AEG) The Business BBS 213-477-0408 * Gulf Coast SPE-BBS 318-267-3228 IEEE (San Diego) BBS 619-452-3131 * ISA Computec BBS 205-995-6590 * Kansas Geological Society 316-265-6457 MechEng (was CIME-ISE) 608-233-3378 NSPE PEPP BBS 703-684-2871 SCIQ 313-769-4488 Sponsored by Individuals or Companies Primarily Engineering-Related: The Biomedical Engineering BBS 201-596-5679 BOSTON GAS BBS 617-235-6303 [listing deleted for brevity] ====================================================================== BRIEF DESCRIPTIONS (In Alphabetical Order) Engineering Related BBSs AEC-ONLINE; 818-360-7022; 1200,2400; Sysop: Lorne Steiner, Northridge, CA.; Sponsored by Los Angeles AutoCAD Users Group; XYZmodem; no subscription or ratios, phone validation; Voice Support Line: 818-366-9407; Tomcat Mail Door, QWK packets; Wildcat! BBS; 80MEGS Designed for professional users of AutoCAD. Member of ADE-Net, Alacrity Design and Engineering Network. AEG FORUM on The Business BBS; 213-477-0408, 300-9600/HST/V.32/Hayes, Sysop (SIGOP), Richard C. Kent, LOS ANGELES, CA; Relaynet Sponsored by: Association of Engineering Geologists; XMODEM, YMODEM, ZMODEM; 20 minutes FREE daily; $3.00/hour thereafter; No ratios, Validation Required; Voice Support Line: (213) 477-2707 PCPursuitable; Mail Packet Format: ZIP or ASCII Association of Engineering Geologists AEG Forum on The Business BBS (213) 477-0408 Type GO AEG Contents: E-Mail, Geology publications, online advertising, order geology publications, job openings, public bulletins and news on engineering geology, opinion polls, geology programs. Access: open to public upon approval 300-9600; 8-N-1, true ANSI, 24-hours SIGOP: Richard C. Kent, AEG Public Information Alacrity BBS (206)643-LISP 1200/2400; Sysop, Jason Osgood Focus is answering AutoCAD support questions and application programming. Alacrity BBS is the home of Alacrity Software, creators of numerous public domain and shareware utilities for use with AutoCAD. Features an extensive AutoCAD oriented message section and files database. Has logged over 10,000 phone calls since inception in September 1988. Also maintains a listing of AutoCAD related bulletin boards. Ariel BBS; 908-249-2124; 300-9600 HST; Highland Park, NJ Wildcat; 5 Meg; Sponsored by Ariel; Free Subscription; Voice Support Line: 908-249-2900 Ariel is a leader in Digital Signal Processing (DSP) development system technology. We offer a wide range of DSP development and data acquisition systems which include DSP hardware and software for the IBM PC/AT, Sun SparcStation and 386i, HP-9000 200/300, MAC-II, NeXT, and VMEbus systems. The Ariel DSP BBS is dedicated to provide information and support for these systems, as well as being a venue for DSP information sharing. It is beneficial to those who are using Ariel development systems and to those who are looking for information about DSP. We currently support DSP chips made by AT&T, Motorola, and Texas Instruments. The Biomedical Engineering BBS; 201-596-5679, 300/1200/2400 Sysop, John F. Andrews, Newark, NJ, Searchlight BBS; 90 Megs Independently operated out of the Biomedical Engineering Research Laboratory of the New Jersey Institute of Technology; Xmodem, Ymodem, Kermit, ASCII, ZModem; no fees; validation required, download ratio An engineering BBS dedicated to information exchange between engineers and researchers from all backgrounds who are working in the biomedical arena. Emphasis on text files, discussions of research, and interaction between academia and the biomed industry. Over 60M on line for programs and files. Echo site for medical and biomedical newsletters, mailing lists, and bulletins, including the Health Infocom Network, SNM, and Health Physics Society. Forums on Medical Imaging, DSP, and Medical Instrumentation. Regular postings of conferences and seminars of broad scope sorted by region, from "local" through "International". Announcements of professional society activities (EMBS, BMES, others) BOSTON GAS BBS; 617-235-6303, 300/1200/2400/9600 HST/DS Sysop, Jon Anderson, Wellesley, Mass.; PCRelayNet, ID = GAS A Specialty BBS for Anesthesia, Engineering, Medicine and Science; PCBoard 14.5 (beta); free access unless an institution/business, Autoverification available; Zmodem/Batch; Ymodem(s) ; Lynx; Kermit; Xmodem(s) and others; 1:20 Upload/Download Ratio; MarkMail, Qmail 3.0, MegaMail, 344M Hard Disk. Our primary interest is in distribution of information in Medicine, Science, Engineering, including e-mail, relay-echo's and shareware/freeware distribution. Our bulletins contain comprehensive descriptions of our activities. Our Sysyop is a mechanical engineer/physician. The BBS is open to the public, but private conference areas are maintained. Byte Craft BBS; 519-888-7626, 300/1200/2400 bps, Sysop Walter Banks, Waterloo, Ontario; Wildcat; Sponsored by Byte Craft Limited, no subscription, no ratios, validation required. Voice Support Line: (519) 888-6911 Customer support and demonstration software BBS for Byte Craft Limited's products which are code generation tools for embedded micro computers. They include a C6805 compiler for 6805 family, cross assemblers simulators and symbolic debugging packages. Center for Exposure Assessment Modeling's (CEAM BBS); 404-546-3402; 300- 19200 bps HST; EST; Sysop Shawn Turk; Athens, GA; Wildcat! BBS software, sponsored by U.S. EPA Environmental Research Laboratory, no fees. Kermit, X/Y/Zmodem, MegaLink, Ymodem-Batch Phone: 404/546-3548 or FTS 250-3548 (Person to Person) Athens Environmental Research Laboratory, College Station Road, Athens, Georgia 30613 This BBS is designed and used for the distribution of public domain exposure assessment models supported by the CEAM and for interactive user support. All CEAM models (and Fortran source code) that are available for the personal computer environment can be down loaded from the CEAM BBS file area. The BBS can also be used to deposit questions concerning model theory, application, and installation.