                        WHERE'S THE NEW FRONTIER?

Frontier is currently in its wide beta-testing stage, with over one
thousand BBS users testing it.  Beta-testers have commented that they
are very impressed with Frontier.  The beta-testers have done an
excellent job of testing  for bugs and suggesting changes and
improvements.  Perhaps they've been too efficient, because we've had to
delay Frontier's release in order to make sure the bugs they've found
are eliminated.

The initial release of Frontier will have Internet FTP, Telnet, Gopher,
Mail, Usenet Newsgroups, other messaging networks, and access to the
local file areas, but it will not include WWW (World Wide Web) or MIME
document support.  Because of this, we will be extending the trial
Frontier subscription from one month to two months.  This way, you will
have two months to use your 5 hours, giving you the chance to try World
Wide Web when it is released during your trial subscription.

Apples and Oranges

Frontier is a totally separate system from the BBS with its own pricing
structure.  Frontier is not an option on top of your basic subscription
to the PCBoard BBS.  This means that once Frontier is released, you can
choose to stay with PCBoard and its pricing structure, or transfer over
the remaining value of your BBS subscription to Frontier.
Alternatively, you can also take a subscription for Frontier, while
keeping your PCBoard subscription. 

Some of the IBM local file areas from the PCBoard BBS will be copied to
the Frontier servers.  This means you will have access to most of the
same files as the BBS, but the Frontier file areas will be presented via
easy-to-use Gopher menus. 

Your Internet e-mail address in Frontier will be different from your
current BBS e-mail address.  In Frontier, it will be in the format
userid@frontier.canrem.com.  If you switch over to Frontier, we will
keep your PCBoard account active for another month so that you can
inform your e-mail correspondents of the change in your Internet
address.

For those not familiar with Frontier, it is CRS Online's new online
service.  It is a Windows-based service which is a true client-server
application.  Frontier provides a seamless integration of existing CRS
services and the Internet.  This means it delivers an easy to use
graphical interface for Internet tools like News, Mail, Gopher, FTP and
more.  In addition, Frontier provides access to a large database of
public domain software and mail networks not found on the Internet.

For more information on Frontier, you can download the Frequently Asked
Questions (FAQ) file "FRNTFAQ1.TXT" or  the November issue of the CRS
Online Update,"CRSNOV94.TXT".  Both files are available on-line in
Conference 0, File Area 1.



                              IT'S TAX TIME

Tax season is once again upon us.  Here is a partial listing of some
resources that you can access from the CRS BBS to help you through this
trying season.

*  Conferences
If you have a question or problem with your tax preparation, you may
wish to post a message in one of the following conferences which deal
specifically with taxes.  This way you will get responses from other
people who may have had similar problems.

        Taxes & Accounting              RelayNet        1952
        Taxes & Accounting              NANet           69

*  File Areas
The following files are available on the BBS for download which may be
of some help to you during this taxing time.

T4TAX-LT.ZIP     684750     12-21-94     T4 TIMESAVER 
        LIGHT v. 1994.01b - Complete T4/T4A/T5 preparation package
        including - Discrepancy reports on CPP/ QPP/UI over/under
        payments - Laser facsimile forms - Diskette submission of
        returns - Superior fault toler- ance and data integrity
        maintenance - Bilingual technical support - Relev 1 and
        Relev 3 support for Qubec users.  This is the 'LIGHT' version
        of the very popular T4 TIMESAVER.

CTFIS#1.ZIP     551008     11-28-94     1st ISSUE of TAX FAX 
        November 1994 - This is a PRESENTATION distributed by the
        Ontario + Canadian Taxpayers Federation outlining the purpose
        and  actions of our organization. Requires Windows 3.x, SVGA
        monitor, + 4 Megs of Ram, + 1.4 Megs hard drive space.
                                 
MI1294.ZIP     24597     12-13-94     MoneyPower Interaction  
        December, 1994 - A quarterly newsletter about financial planning
        for individuals and small businesses. In this issue: 'Twas The
        Month Before New Year; Items To Watch For; Check Out These Year
        End Tax Planning Tips; Capital Gains; About Electronic
        Publishing; How To Reach Us.  Contains reader.com for offline
        viewing. In RoomRoom v3.0 format.

TIMCLK11.ARJ     180809     11-14-94     PC-TIMECLOCK v1.1
        Tracks and reports your computer usage by project/category
        (Windows).  TimeClock can save you money at tax time by
        reporting how much of your computer use was for business
        purposes. It is inexpensive, easy to use, and provides the
        information you need to document your business deduction for
        depreciation of your computer.
 
* Internet Gopher
If you have the extended Internet services option, you may want to check
the following tax-related sites:

	anet.scu.edu.au
		 The Accounting Network
	gopher.revcan.ca
		Revenue Canada



                    OTHER BUSINESS RELATED RESOURCES ON CRS

If you have the Information Services Option (Conference 39),  you will
find that the Reuters Financial Services provides the most-up-to-date
business news.  The following is a screen capture of the story titles in
the Reuters news wire on a particular day.

Note that the same articles are also available as messages in the
following conferences (only accessible to those who have the Information
Services Option):
                UPI-Business                    2385
		Reuters-Fin.			2369

*  Stock Quotations
If you are into the stock markets, the Information Services Option also
gives you access to stock quotations for a dozen North American
exchanges.  You can download stock information and track your
portfolio's performance using your favourite stock charting program.  Or
if you don't have one, you can download one of the many stock analysis
shareware programs available on the BBS.  There are also several stock
market simulation games and other business related files available for
download from the BBS.  To locate these files, do a key word search
using the zippy command (type "Z" from the conference command prompt).

*  Internet Gopher
The following are some business-related gopher sites you can try if you
have the extended Internet services option.
        niord.shsu.edu
		Economics Gopher Server providing links to 
		over 150 economic gophers (e.g. NAFTA 
		files, United Nations, World Bank, etc.)
		choose "Economics" 
	talon.statcan.ca
		Statistics Canada Talon Services
	malahat.library.uvic.ca
		choose "Internet Resources", then "Subject-
		related Resources from University of Water-
		loo" (or Rice Univesity), then "Economics 
		and Business".
	umslvma.umsl.edu
		choose "Library", then "Subject Area 
		Resources", then "Business, Economics, and 
		Marketing"
	gopher.stat-usa.gov	
		National Trade Data Bank (U.S.)
		choose "Stat-USA"
	una.hh.lib.umich.edu	
		U.S. Department of Commerce: Economic 
		Bulletin Board.  The same site is also 
		available for anonymous FTP.
		The "ebb" subdirectory provides current 
		economic and trade 	information, daily 
		foreign exchange rates for 12 countries.
		The "census" subdirectory provides U.S. 
		census data for 1990.
	econwpa.wustl.edu
		Economics Working Paper Archive
	gopher.town.hall.org
		Internet EDGAR project containing 1994 
		filings to the Securities and Exchange 
		Commission, 	providing financial informa-
		tion of public corporations.  You can also do 
		an anonymous FTP to ftp.town.hall.org for 
		the same listing. 

*  Conferences
The following is a partial listing of business-related conferences
carried on the BBS across the different networks, including the Usenet
Newsgroups.
        alt-invest.real-estate          7767
        alt.business.misc               5030
        alt.business.multi-level        3457
        alt.business.import-export      6871
        alt.business                    7729
        alt.business.seminars           7730
        biz.clarinet                    4674, 4675
        k12.ed.business                 2720
        misc.invest                     4136
        misc.invest.canada              2919
        misc.invest.funds               6397
        misc.invest.real-estate         3604
        misc.invest.stock               6398, 6399
        misc.invest.technical           5383
        Business                        7321, 976
        Economics                       1578
        Entrepreneur                    1046
        Finance                         30
        Financial                       7360, 460
        Home_Office                     1105
        Insurance                       7389, 1113
        Invest                          1117
        Investing                       1601
        MultiLevel_Marketing            419, 1166
        Project_Management              1935
        PC-Consultants                  1227
        Quality_in_Business             1742
        Scams                           2312
        Consultants                     10
        Consulting                      1007, 1623
        Small_Businesses                468, 1659
        Work_at_Home                    76
        Stock_Markets                   1320
        WorldTrading                    699



                             BBS HUMOUR

With tax season upon us and being in the midst of another winter season,
we at CRS Online felt you might need a laugh.  Although your tax return
may leave you in gales of laughter you might want to check out some of
these humourous files, conferences or Internet sites which are all
available through CRS's BBS.

*  Conferences
	rec.humor				4202, 4205
        rec.humor.funny                         4204
	rec.humor.oracle			2818, 3424
	sanet.fun				3707
	alt.humor.best-of-usenet		3920, 3921
	alt.humor.oracle			6202
	aus.jokes				2584, 4652
	eunet.jokes				5354
        Comedy                                  7388, 1626, 46
	Funny					1070
	Humor					1109
	Monty_Python				670, 1171, 1936


*  File Areas
In the CRS BBS file database, you can find many joke-related or
humourous files.  These range from text files of jokes to practical joke
programs which you can actually run on your computer.  To locate these
files, you can do a zippy scan on the words "joke" or "humor" or
"comedy".  Here are some samples of the humourous files which are
available on the system. 

FBITERM.ZIP     52852     08-16-92     Worlds Greatest Computer 
	Joke! Make your friends think you have the ability to 
	"hack" into the FBI computer to check personal history
	records.  Your history is great but theirs may not be so hot. 
	Warning screen, modem sound effects, simulated trace 
	to your phone, everything! 

JNQ.ZIP     167825     09-30-92     Jokes Notes Quotes v1.0   Over 
	700 jokes, notes, and quotes for preachers, teachers and 
	public speakers  (or for anyone to enjoy!).  Jump start 
	your speech or sermon with fresh and funny jokes, notes 
	& quotes. Fully menu driven with printing and exports to 
	your favourite word proccessor. 

JOKER12.ZIP     69321     06-18-94     The Joker is a Windows 
	application that gives you a laugh whenever you need it. Just 
	as your day is getting completely boring, a window will 
        appear with a joke to break the ice. If one joke doesn't do
        it for you, then press the ANOTHER button for more.

*  Internet
Another interesting and often humourous thing to do on the Internet is
send a message to the Usenet Oracle.  The Oracle will respond to your
question and you in turn may be asked to answer someone else's question.
If you wish to send the Oracle your question, send a message to
"oracle@cs.indiana.edu" and enter the Subject as "oracle most wise,
please tell me".  You can read some of the funnier responses in the
Usenet conference "rec.humor.oracle" which is conference 2818 on the
BBS.
	
If you have the Internet FTP/Telnet/Gopher option, here are examples of
sites you can access:

Dr. Fun (the first daily Internet cartoon)
        Gopher to "president.oit.unc.edu", select "Worlds of
        sunsite-by subject", then select "Doctor Fun".

Archive of David Letterman Top 10 Lists
	Gopher to "oscar.cs.byu.edu" and select "Humor" 
	from the main menu.

For general Tom Foolery
	Gopher to "gopher.risc.uni-linz.ac.at", select 
	"Miscellaneous Info", then select "Fun Stuff".
	Gopher to "amber.ccs.neu.edu" and select "Fun and
	Humor" from the main menu.

Archive of joke files listed in alphabetical order
	Anonymous FTP to "shape.mps.ohio-state.edu"
	cd pub/jokes

Graphics files of popular comics
	Anonymous FTP to "ftp.sunet.se"	
	cd pub/comics

