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Engineering Oriented Bulletin Board Systems Directory
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Last Update: March 2, 1991
This Update: April 8, 1991
The Computer Plumber BBS is pleased to present the following directory
of 90 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.
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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.
BBS entries below marked with an asterisk (*) do not yet have a
description included with this directory.
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.
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QUICK DIRECTORY
Engineering-Related BBS's
Sponsored by Technical Societies:
AEG FORUM (GO AEG) The Business BBS 213-477-0408
- ISA Computec BBS 205-995-6590
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
- The Computer Center BBS 707-746-0827
The Computer Plumber 319-337-6723
Comtech BBS 619-689-1865
The Data Cache 414-543-9060
The Depot 717-853-3599
Digital X-Connect BBS 214-517-8443
EBBS (Engineering Bulletin Board System) 805-253-2917
Energy Management Systems 913-842-6110
Energy Services BBS 904-772-1537
The Engineers' Club 408-265-3353
EVI Titusville 407-268-1949
- The Eyeballer 702-647-9266
The Interocitor 214-258-1832
MatChat 415-655-1753
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
- New-Con (Concrete) 301-687-9417
PPC BBS 213-978-0024
The Preservation-BBS 618-549-8448
QU-AN-TO 415-255-2981
SCIence FACTor BBS 206-562-7083
The Science Lab 301-466-0949
SciQuest 414-353-1576
- Scooters Scientific Exchange 215-657-5586
Tangent Engineering BBS 206-778-5360
- The Tech BBS 414-233-4506
Computer information services which have an engineering section:
AEC-ONLINE 818-360-7022
Alacrity BBS (ACAD) 206-643-5477
Comp-U-Ease 408-286-8332
Santee Micro BBS 619-562-8735
"YA! WEBECAD!" 812-428-3870
- BIX Engineering conference
- Compuserve IBMAPP Forum, Section 13, Engineering/Technical/Scientific
- Compuserve EETNET
- Intelec Network Engineering Conference
- ILink Network Science Conference
- Relaynet Engineering Conference
- ADEnet (Alacrity Design & Engineering Network)
Sponsored by Public Bodies
Applied Modeling Research 919-541-1325
- California Division of Mines & Geology 916-327-1208
CEAM BBS 404-546-3402
EPA ORD BBS 513-569-7610
Federal Emergency Management (FEMA) BBS 202-646-2887
HMIX BBS (Hazmat) 708-972-3275
NIU CEET BBS 815-753-2308
- U. of Minnesota Engineering BBS 612-625-6091
US Geological Survey 703-648-4168
VA-Tech College Engineering BBS 703-231-7498
Manufacturer's & Sales Representatives Support BBS's
- Altera PLA/PLD BBS 408-249-1100
Byte Craft BBS 519-888-7626
- Burr-Brown BBS 602-741-3978
The Circuit Cellar BBS 203-871-1988
CONUG East Coast BBS 407-725-8978
EEsof MICROWAVE CAE SOFTWARE 818-991-8548
GE Plastics
Georgia Power Corporation 404-368-5058
- Heuristics (for owners of OnSpec only)
HP Calculator BBS 503-750-4448
- JDR Microdevices BBS 408-559-0297
Leo Technology BBS 603-432-2517
- Motorola - Austin 512-891-3733
- Notorola - Toronto 416-497-8989
- Motorola - San Diego 619-279-3907
National Semiconductor 408-739-1162
OPTO 22 714-892-8375
- Professional RBBS 702-356-1048
Savannah Power BBS 912-966-3645
Shilstone Software 214-361-7925R
Tees Engineering 409-727-8388
- TI's PLD BBS 214-997-5665
WCSCNET 713-568-6401
Other Related
Climate Assessment Bulletin Board
- CTC/IEEE Jobs Database 508-263-3857
DOC Economic Bulletin Board 202-377-3870
FERC CIPS 202-357-8997
IGES BBS 301-963-6234
Info Resources Svcs 202-535-7661
- NBS Comp Perf Evaluation Group 301-948-5717
Preservation BBS 618-549-8448
Science Resources Studies 202-634-1764
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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.
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.
The Circuit Cellar BBS; 203-871-1988; 300/1200/2400; Sysop: Ken
Davidson; Vernon, CT; TBBS 2.1M, 60M
Sponsored by: Circuit Cellar INK Magazine; X/YMODEM, Kermit, SEAlink;
No Ratios, subscription or user validation; Voice Support Line:
203/875-2199
The Circuit Cellar BBS was first established to support the projects
presented by Steve Ciarcia in his Ciarcia's Circuit Cellar articles
formerly found in BYTE magazine. Upon leaving BYTE, Steve started
his own magazine called Circuit Cellar INK. The Circuit Cellar BBS
continues its committment to supporting all those involved in computers
and electronics at both the hardware and the software level. The BBS
hosts numerous conferences containing discussions ranging from embedded
con- trollers to using electronics to induce different dream states.
File areas contain collections of engineering and cross-development
tools not often available from a single source.
Climate Assessment Bulletin Board 301-763-8071
Operating agency: Climate Analysis Center, National Weather Service,
Department of Commerce
Contents: Historical climate information - daily, weekly, and
monthly, heating degree days, weekly climate bulletins. For further
information contact Vernon Patterson, Climate Analysis Center
COMP-U-EASE; 408-286-8332; 300-9600bps; Sysop Stuart Smith, San Jose,
CA; PCBoard; ~600 MB; COMPEASE on RIME; $25 subscription optional,
mail validation; XYZModem; 10:1 ratio; QMail, MarkMail doors
This is the San Francisco Bay Area message hub for RelayNet. It echos
the national AutoCAD and engineering message bases. The local engineering
co-sysop, Ed Hwang, manages a large and varied file base of engineering
programs, with lots of AutoCAD hints and helpers from ACAD expert Keith
Rosenberg. Comp-U-Ease also carries a huge general interest file
library, plus 79 RelayNet message conferences. The board runs off an
expensive 5-PC LAN; Stuart welcomes all comers, and appreciates all
subscribers. Membership give you freedom from U/L-D/L ratios, and
access to the private phone lines.
Computer Plumber BBS: 319/337-6723; 300-9600bps HST; SYSOP Art
Petrzelka, Iowa City, Iowa; Wildcat!/Tomcat! 40M
Free access, questionnaire required for access upgrade; XYZmodem,
Hyperprotocol, Lynx, testing Bimodem. Has QWK format mail door.
The Computer Plumber BBS is devoted to those engineers who work with
industrial applications of computers, especially data acquisition,
supervisory control, process monitoring, operator interface, or SCADA.
TCP conferences include a PID tutorial program, Engineering Design, and
Instrumentation. Also publishes Byte's BIX Microbytes.
Comtech BBS; 619-689-1865; 19200 bps; Sysop, Edward Rataj; San
Diego, CA; PCBoard 14.5; 65M; Subscription: $50/YR AFTER 30 DAYS;
No Validation or Ratios; XYZmodem
Dsecription: Specializing in Contract Engineering. Finding work and
msgs of other CE's. CE files and contact. Some Resumes.
CONUG East Coast BBS; 407-727-0331; 300/1200/2400/9600/14400 HST,
407-725-8978; 300/1200/2400; Sysop, Alex Soya
Concurrent Users Group BBS, sponsored by Logan Industries,
manufacturers of software for concurrent operating systems.
System is for computer Professionals interested in Computer Science and
multiuser/tasking operating systems, including Digital Research's
Concurrent DOS and Microsoft's Windows and OS/2. System access is FREE
to CONUG members, from others, however, it is expected that you
contribute by either uploading files or financially support the system
with contributions based on your download/upload ratio.
The Data Cache; 414-543-9060; 300-24-- bps; Sysop Todd Zabel;
Greenfield,WI; RyBBS; 70M; XYZmodem, Puma, Kermit; no ratios,
subscription optional; Sponsored by ToRa Systems
Oriented toward HAM radio, electrical engineering and science topics.
Has files and message areas for PCs and Amigas.
The Depot BBS; 717-853-3599; 1200/2400; Sysop, Michael Lurie;
Susquehanna, PA RBBS-PC v17.3a; 147Mb; XYZmodem, Kermit; no
subscription, validation or ratios
The Depot is an RBBS system, open to the public, with an emphasis on
Computer-Aided Design, Manufacturing, and Engineering systems. There
are 2 message areas, the "Main" message base, and the CAD Conference.
The CAD Conference is dedicated to the free exchange of information
regarding PC-based (mostly) engineering applications. The collection
of downloadable software includes specific sections for CAD/CAM/CAE,
Math & the Sciences, Programming, and miscellaneous other categories.
There are NO CHARGES, and NO UPLOAD requirement. The Depot, located in
Susquehanna Depot, PA, was opened to the public in April '89 because
the Sysop (an engineer and CAD user) could find no other BBS like it...
Digital X-Connect BBS; 214-517-8443; 300-9600 bps; Sysop: Andrew
Walding; Plano, Texas; RyBBS; 120M; over 35 external protocols; no
ratios, validation required, subscription in some areas. Voice
Support Line - 214-517-3717
This board is for Engineers, Technicians, Programmers and Technical
Managers. Specialized files areas, a free on-line Resume Service,
on-line PCPMenu Program support area. They call us "Protocol Heaven"
as we support over 35 external ul and dl protocols!
The Economic Bulletin Board 202-377-1986/4450
Operating agency: Office of Business Analysis; Office of the Under
Secretary for Economic Affairs, U. S. Dept of Commerce
Contents: Current economic news from DoC Economic Affairs(EA) agencies
including press releases, economic indicators, official DoC summaries of
economic news, information on how to obtain data tapes, and summaries of
reports and studies produced by EA agencies. Also included are press
releases issued by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
EEsof MICROWAVE CAE SOFTWARE; 818-991-8548
For product support of EEsof software for digital board-level design,
including ACADEMY (tm), Touchstone (r), Touchstone/RF (tm), Touchstone
Sr. (tm), Libra (tm), Microwave SPICE (r), OmniSys (tm), E-Syn (tm)
ANACAT (tm), Xtract (tm), EMSim (tm), MiCAD II (r), Filter Design
Programs (tm), The MMIC Design Workstation (tm), GaAs FET Model Library,
Foundry Library Options.
Energy Management Systems BBS 913-842-6110
This board has been started as a help to all plant engineers and
maintenance people. It is hoped that everyone calling here can get help
in keeping up with all the changes that are happening in maintaining a
company building and controlling rising energy costs. We will try to
support as many energy management systems as we can. I know there are
several systems around, but with this board we might be able to help
someone with a problem on their system.
Energy Services BBS; 904-772-1537; 19200 bps; Sysop, Wayne Vearil;
Jacksonvlle, FL; PCB14.5; 150M; RIME ->Energy; Sponsored by Service
Engineers; No Subscription, Validation or Ratios; All File Transfer
Protocols; Mail Door Packet Format: Mega Mail, QWK
Energy Services- the conference host for the Engineering Conference on
the Rime Network. Interest Energy Management, Electrical and Mech.
Engineering.
ENGINEERING BULLETIN BOARD SYSTEM (EBBS) 805-252-4182
Voice line: 805-252-2177
Mailing address: EBBS, P.O.Box 75537, Los Angeles, California 90075
EBBS is a subscription service. While mainly of interest to Civil AND
STRUCTURAL Engineers, it offers programs in a number of engineering
fields. Many of the programs are only available to subscribers and will
not be found on free bulletin boards. EBBS is very strong on Lotus 123
engineering applications.
The Engineers' Club (TEC); 408-265-3353; 300-9600 bps; Sysop, Robert
Griffith; San Jose, CA; Wildcat! BBS; 80M; XYZmodem, Jmodem; 20:1
file ratio, no subscription; Tomcat Mail door, QWK packets
The Engineers' Club is a Bulletin board Dedicated to Electronic and
Mechanical Engineering. Files are mostly engineering related as are
the Message areas. TEC also has a message folder (Computer Corners)
for computer buffs to exchange ideas. Another message folder (Society
Events) has regular postings of local ASME activities. SysOp is
Robert K. Griffith (Sr. Electronics Engineer specializing in microwave
and millimeter wave circuit design). Co-SysOps are Ron Smithson
(specializing in computer related topics and problems) and Bill Weitze
(specializing in mechanical engineering). While our target audience
is small, all are welcome to browse the board.
EVI Titusville; 407-268-1949; 300-2400; Sysop: Howard McGinnis,
Titusville, FL; RemoteAccess BBS; 100 Megs Sponsored by Electronic
Visions, Inc.; No Subscription, On-line Validation; Most popular
protocols, no ratios Voice Support Line: 407-632-7530
This BBS is being setup to support users of MODCOMP computers. These
computers are (were) used extensively in process control and data
acquisition systems. In addition, we hope to maintain files concerning
process control and data acquisition for industry.
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Issuance Posting System (CIPS)
The CIPS provides the full text of the FERC daily issuances, press
releases, the Commission agenda and a daily listing of all filings made
to the Commission. This service is available 23 hours every day. It is
not available between 8:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m., Monday through Friday.
For more information, please call Sid Barinder on (202) 357-5570.
General Electric Plastics
The firm has provided an ENGINEERING DESIGN DATABASE available to
interested engineers. The database contains information on
stress/strain, creep, fatigue, and other properties of GE plastics. The
system runs software to aid in the selection of plastics. It requires
1200 or 2400 baud modem and Tektronics emulation software (or a
Tektronics terminal, I presume). For more details call 800-845-0600.
Georgia Power Corporation 404-368-5058; 300/1200/2400 bps
Georgia Power's Engineers' & Architects' Information Service
2 lines & internal phone system plus local dial-in numbers in several
Georgia cities.
System was first placed on line on Friday, February 5, 1988. New users
are automatically registered in the Engineer, Architect and Software
Exchange conferences. Conferences for Georgia Power Marketing personnel
and contractors have also been established. For access please leave a
Comment for the Sysop. An additional conference is available for Sysops
of other BBS's. This BBS supports engineering and construction
professionals. It has lots of AutoCAD files as well as electrical and
mechanical engineering programs.
HP Calculator BBS 503-750-4448; 300-2400
For those of you who might be interested, HP has a BBS for their
calculators. Contents are mostly HP-48SX stuff.
IGES ( National Bureau of Standards) 301-963-6234; 1200bps
The various committees working on the development of IGES use this
system for communications and sharing of results. If you have opinions
or questions on IGES this is the place to go.
The Interocitor; 214-258-1832; 300-9600 V.32bis/V.42bis; Sysop,
Steve Rainwater, Irving, TX; FidoNet 1:124/2206 Remote Access; 120M;
XYZmodem, no fees, no ratios, validation by questionnaire.
The Interocitor is specifically oriented towards artificial
intelligence and robotics. There are message and file areas for expert
systems, artificial neural networks, voice recognition, natural
language processing, robotics, and other, less mainstream topics such
as virtual reality. We have what is possibly the largest collection
of public domain files related to AI. Users are validated and able to
download on their first call after answering a simple questionaire.
No download ratios, fees, or other restrictions apply. We also pick
up the Fidonet AI, NEURAL_NET, and ROBOTIX echoes right now and will
be adding more, related, networked message areas in the future.
Leo Technology BBS 603-432-2517; 300-2400bps; SYSOP: Eric Poole
Sponsored by RKT Engineering.
MatChat BBS 415-655-1753; SYSOP: Doug Williams
MatChat is a BBS for those who work in or are interested in
materials-related fields. Materials folk include those interested in
mines, ceramics, NDE, solid-state physics, welding, corrosion, etc., and
MatChat is intended to provide a forum for this widely divergent
community to get together.
Measurement & Control Magazine BBS; 813-377-7032, 300-2400; Sysop,
Robert Aronson
MACNET BBS is for all persons involved with instrumentation for
MEASUREMENTS & CONTROL serving the following fields: TEMPERATURE,
PRESSURE/FORCE/TORQUE, FLOW/LEVEL, MOISTURE/VISCOSITY,
ELECTRICAL/MAGNETIC/SPECTRAL, DIMENSIONAL GAGING/PROXIMITY SENSING,
RECORDING/DATA INSTRUMENTATION and
COUNTERS/TIMING/FREQUENCY/TACHOMETERS. MACNET will encompass every
facet of professional practice involving computers.
MACNET - $25.00 per year (MEASUREMENTS & CONTROL subscribers).
$40.00 per year (non-subscribers).
$45.00 per year (combination rate).
MechEng 608 233-3378 300/1200/2400/9600 baud 5 lines
Sysop: Greg Jackson
co-sysop: Chris Miller (Macintosh conference)
Outreach: Alfred Watson (Outreach is a college/university support prgm)
Over 5000 files with 850 megabytes of storage. Formerly known as
CIME-ISE, MechEng is the BBS of the American Society of Mechanical
Engineers. MechEng offers instant registration, no upload/dnload
ratios, liberal time allowances, and no usage fees. As the leading
society supported engineering BBS, many technical authors choose
MechEng as their software release point. MechEng offers a user to
user file shuttle area and supports engineering demo software if
identified as such.
Megalon BBS; 713-479-3323; Sysop, Michael W. Johnson
This BBS is about Engineering and Technical disciplines...
Instrumentation to be particular. It has the following echos:
Telemetry, Instrumentation, Engineering, Autocad, CAD-CAM, SURVIVAL, C
Programming, DBASE, Science Forum, ELECTRONICS. The first call will be
a request for validation and then a user gets 60 min. per day each day.
Telemetry, Instrumentation, Engineering and Safety echos originate from
the MEGALON! Anyone running a fido compatable mailer can request these
echos by netmailing a request to 106/1999 c/o SYSOP. They will have to
come get the echo for now.
Milwaukee HP48SX BBS; 414-362-2020; 2400/1200/600/300; Sysop: Kevin
Jessup; Milwaukee, WI; 6PM-7AM CST; RyBBS; 10Meg; No subscription;
XYZMODEM KERMIT; 1:20 Upload:Download; Voice Support Line:
414-355-9752
Devoted strictly to software relating to the
Hewlett-Packard HP28S and HP48SX calculators.
Multiple message boards and file areas.
The MOG-UR'S EMS; 818-366-1238/8929; USR HST & V.32; PST
Sysop, Tom Tcimpidis, Granada Hills, CA; Wildcat! BBS; 676 Mb;
RIME address: MOGUR
Sponsored by TGT Technologies; Subscription Optional; Mail Validation
for full access XYZmodem, Bimodem, Puma; No Ratios Voice Support Line
818-366-4837; Mail Door: TomCat & MegaMail Mail Packet Format: .QWK,
.TXT and Mega
Many engineering sections catering to Television Broadcast Engineering,
HDTV and IDTV, Computer Engineering for the IBM PC and compatibles, and
many other diverse engineering interests and disciplines. The system is
network affiliated with RIME. Multi-user with four nodes, hundreds of
conferences and thousands of files. The system also supports strong
programming sections as well.
National Semiconductor; 408-739-1162; 300/1200 bps
National Semiconductor Microcontroller Applications Group Welcomes you
to the DIAL-A-HELPER System. Dial-a-Helper is a free service provided
by National Semiconductor Corporation for our Microcontroller customers
and field sales personnel. Files on this system are available for your
perusal and for downloading to your system if desired. If you have
difficulty using this system, call (408) 721-5582 for help.
NIU CEET BBS; 815-753-2308; 1200/2400/9600 bps; Sysop, Terrance A. Olin;
DeKalb, IL; Wildcat! 2.55N; 350M; XYZmodem, Bimodem, Jmodem, Kermit;
No subscription, 15:1 ratio;
(Sponsored by: Northern Illinois University
College of Engineering & Engineering Technology
DeKalb, IL 60115
Desc: Open to all interested Parties.
Provide professional, college admin & general BBS Services
Mail: Terrance A. Olin
c/o Northern Illinois University
College of Engineering & Engineering Technology
DeKalb, IL 60115
815-753-8055 Voice
OPTO 22 BBS; 714-892-8375; 300/1200 bps
This Bulletin board is our no charge service for customers using
computers in industrial control. For your convenience we have included:
Software drivers for OPTOMUX and various computers; Application software
examples; New product announcements; Third party software packages,
including Paragon LC.
EPA ORD BBS; 513-569-7610, 1200/2400; Sysop: Jose Perez, Cincinnati, OH;
PCBoard, 170MB
Sponsored by U.S. EPA/ORD, No fees, ratios or validation
Voice Support Line, 513-569-7272
Created to serve as a forum for the exchange of scientific and technical
research information both within and external to EPA.
PPC BBS; 213-978-0024; 300/1200/2400/9600; Sysop,
Personal Programming Center Bulletin Board Service
Supporting users of Handheld and Portable Computers, Programmable
Calculators (mostly HP), and Artificial Intelligence. This bulletin
board was established by Personal Programming Center (PPC), an
independent user group that, since 1974, has been supporting pro-
grammable calculators and handheld computers. PPC was incorporated in
California in 1982 and disbanded in 1988. Our main interest is
artificial intelligence and its applications. We are also interested in
certain technologies related to the latest in handheld computers. These
include ham radio, artificial intelligence, forth language (especially
HP-71B forth), and other sciences.
The Preservation-BBS 618-549-8448; 300-2400bps
SYSOP: Bob Pauls; Carbondale, IL 62901
The Preservation-BBS exists to provide technical and strategic advice to
callers regarding the use of historic preservation tools for the
development of communities. Preservation is both an art and a science
requiring a multi-disciplinary approach to community, building and site
protection. Standards exist by which all historically and
architecturally significant structures should be repaired, replaced and
adaptively reused. The BBS serves as technical resource as well as a
forum for preservation activists to explore creative solutions to the
loss of the world's cultural heritage.
QU-AN-TO; 415-255-2981; 1200/2400 bps; Sysop: Dr. Ken Hunter
QU-AN-TO is a BBS for users of QUantitative ANalytic TOols. Major
topics supported are mathematics, statistics, engineering, and some of
the sciences (e.g., astronomy, electronics, geology). We are a serious
BBS, primarily for people who use quantitative techniques in their
professions or studies. Access by individuals interested in games,
graphics, or utilities is discouraged.
Santee Micro BBS; 619-562-8735; 300/1200/2400 bps; Sysop, Dennis
Kleinsmith
Conversation, Latest files, Live Doors
Reviews, File Downloads, Sale/Want Ads
Prometheus 2400 baud Promodem
The Santee Micro
10125 Woodpark Dr.
Santee, CA. 92071
Savannah Power BBS; 912-966-3645, 1200/2400 22 Hrs.; Sysops, William
Hamilton, Gary Hodges, Robert Tuck, Tim Venters; Savannah, GA
An Independant Technical BBS for the Instrumentation and Control
Departments; free, verification required
The purpose of this BBS is to allow Instrument and Controls Technicians
from around Southern Company and this area to exchange programs,
technical info, hints for solving problems, problems associated with
equipment, and any other data that may be useful to our individual
plants. This BBS is for only I&C shops and other Technical Crafts.
The Science Lab BBS : (301) 466-0949 1200/2400/9600/14400 (HST/DS)
Sysop, Mitch Hobish, PhD
TSL is a subscription-only system, dedicated to science and technology
education, policy, and news. We are a member node of the InterLink
conference network. Our large collection of scientific and technical
files (50Mb and growing) and related programming utilities (15Mb) makes
this an excellent one-stop resource. Novices as well as experienced
professionals are welcome.
SCIENCE RESOURCES STUDIES (SRS RBBS) 202-634-1764
Voice line is 202-634-4636
From the National Science Foundation. The system lists federal funds
for research and development, scientific and engineering expenditures,
and international comparisons of science and technology data. For more
information contact Vanessa Richardson at NSF.
SCIence FACTor BBS; 206-562-7083, 1200/2400 bps; Sysop,
Bruce N. Baker, Bellevue, Wa.; PCBoard 14.0, MetroNet, PCRelay
Science Factor is a Science/Education/Technical/Engineering Board. It
is run by a Electronics Dept Chair on a 10 Mhz - 70 MEG XT clone.
Zmodem. Free/donor access levels, D/U Ratio 10/1, phone validation
required. Voice: 206-455-3636 Ext. 331 The following is available :
* Regular updates of information from NASA Spacelink.
* Concentrated science type file base.
* Local and National Science/Tech/Ed/Eng conferences.
* Located in Bellevue, Washington open 24 hours a day.
* Leans in the direction of Electronics, Physics and Mathematics.
SCIQ BBS 313-769-4488; 300-2400bps, 4 lines; Sysop, Robert Tait;
Ann Arbor, MI; Sponsored by Industrial Technology Institute;
XYZModem, Kermit, ASCII; no subscription or ratios, validation
required; Available 4:00 AM to 3:00 AM daily; Galacticomm, 60M; Voice
Support Line: 313-769-4498
The SCIQ BBS is dedicated to serving the sensing, quality, and vision
industry, as it is related to manufacturing of durable goods. Intended
to be an informaion and discussion board, it has a variety of Special
Interest Groups, and a News forum, with electronic reprints of select
journal articles, and specilized news items. The board is also availabe
as a platform for customer support by manufacturers and vendors. A
small technical file library is available. Users can start and moderate
SIG's if they are within the mission of the board
SciQuest BBS; 414-353-1576; 19200 bps; Sysop: Jeff Otto; Milwaukee, WI;
DSZ, Bimodem, MPT, SuperK, Jmodem, PcKermit, Megalink, WXmodem;
subscription optional, mandatory validation, 15:1 ratio users, 25:1
ratio sysops; Remote Access, 310 meg; RAQMX Mail Door, Fido Mail
format; Fido 1:154/32; 22.5 hours/day
SciQuest BBS is a science, math and engineering BBS, dedicated to
education and support of these technical areas. Approximately 50%
of the 130 meg of online files are in these categories. Support is
also give through fidonet echos of related subjects. Offline reading
is available through RAQMX, and furthermore all files are freqable.
SciQuest allows file transfers up to 19200 bps through the use of a
Hayes Ultra 96 V.32/V.42 V.42 bis modem. Although subscriptions are
available, they are not mandatory. Registration (validation) for local
users can be achieved through a call back verification door. Long
Distance callers must leave a message requesting validation.
Shilstone Software; 214-361-7925R; Sysop, Jay Shilstone; Dallas, TX;
RBBS-PC; 10M; Sponsored by Shilstone Software Co.; Voice Support
Line: 214-361-9681; No subscription or ratios, minimal validation;
X-modem, 1K X-modem, ASCII
Primarily intended as a support BBS for our customers, we are also
trying to accumulate software relating to concrete and construction.
Also looking for data files (i.e. zip codes, SIC code, anything that
might be of use in a database format). Expecially like to find database
of printer control codes for lots of different printers. You need to
put R after phone number for reverse modem detection. If that doesnn't
work, try ";ATA" and wait about 20 seconds for confirmation.
Tangent Engineering BBS; 206-778-5360; Sysop, Lew Merrick; Lynnwood, WA;
300/1200/2400; Wildcat; 15M; Sponsored by Tangent Engineering; no
subscription or ratios, validation required; XYZModem, Jmodem; Hours
6PM-6AM & weekends.
The Tangent Engineering BBS is open to the public from 6:00 PM to 6:00
AM Monday through Friday and 24 hours on Saturday and Sunday. The
justification for this BBS is client support. Public access comes
secondarily. Validation is required for uploading privileges and
realistic access time.
Areas are of interest to engineers and technicians. Areas for files and
discussion include: CAD, CAM, FEA, Technology in general and Space.
Tees Engineering BBS 409-727-8388; 300-2400bps; Open 6 pm to 7am CST.
Al Tees, author of many shareware engineering programs, runs an
engineering BBS. Users of Tees software and all others interested in
engineering software applications are invited.
US Geological Survey; 703-648-4168;300/1200 bps; Sysop, Jason
This is a public board but full user benefits are not granted until the
Sysop updates your completed registration. Since this board is paid for
by the USGS and many USGS employees use this board, we are interested in
any files, happenings, etc. of interest to the geological community in
addition to the interests of normal computer users. The three
conferences are:
SYSOPS : For Registered Sysops of Other PCBoards.
dBASE : For Any Users Interested in dBASE (II,III,+).
CD-ROM : For those interested in CD-ROM Technology.
VA-TECH College of Engineering BBS 703-231-7498
Lots of engineering students/each with a PC, make this an interesting
bbs for engineering software.
"YA! WEBECAD!"; 812-428-3870; 300-19200 bps; Sysop: Don Habegger,
Evansville, IN; RIME ->WEBECAD; XYZmodem,Bimodem,Puma,etc; 5:1
Ratio/125k or $20 annual, validation after first call. WildCat!,
420MB, Tomcat! Mail Door, Voice Support Line: 812-428-3927
EVEN THOUGH THE NAME SUGGEST'S CAD "WEBECAD" GOES MUCH FURTHER WITH THE
LATEST IN SHAREWARE. 420MB WITH 3000+ FILES, MANY OF WHICH ARE AUTOCAD,
SHAREWARE CAD, AND A 40MB GRAPHICS LIBRARY. 400+ FILES IN THE GAMES DIR.
34 CONFERENCES ON RELAYNET(tm) INCLUDING CAD & GRAPHICS. 40+ DOORS ROUND
OFF THE BOARD TO MAKE IT THE LARGEST BOARD IN SOUTHERN INDIANA. THE
BOARD IS A PERSONAL HOBBIE, BUT DUE TO THE GROWTH I HAVE BEEN FORCED TO
ASK A SUBSCRIPTION FEE. NON-SUBSCRIBING USERS WILL HAVE ACCESS TO ALL
THE FILE DIR'S AND RELAYNET WITH LIMITATIONS. NEXT YEAR THE BOARD WILL
BE AT 1.2GIG AND MAY ADD A CD-ROM. GIVE ME A CALL & DROP ME A MESSAGE
OR SEND ONE TO ->WEBECAD, THE BOARD RIME ADDRESS.
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OBITUARIES
Unfortunately, nothing lasts forever. Here are the systems that are
no longer on-line. Please delete these from your dialing directories, in
order to save the sanity of the person who has ended up with these
numbers. I've seen a lot of lists with disconnected numbers on them.
Brainstorm BBS 601-798-9477; 300/1200/2400 bps; 8N1; SYSOP:
Dave Thompson; FidoNet 1:18/60
Dave has informed me that he will cease operation at the end of
July, 1990. Dave will still be operating as a point on Fidonet.
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Copyright (C) 1990 by Arthur T. Petrzelka. All rights reserved.
Permission is granted to use this file, or the enclosed BULLETIN.TXT as
a bulletin (with attached header to identify the sponsoring BBS) or to
distribute this file on any BBS or similar information service if the
following conditions are met:
1) The 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 is included, or referenced in an accessible
location in the same place that this file is used, and that ENGRxxxx.ZIP
is available in the same manner,
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.
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A friend (whom I have never met) once found his similar effort in a
book in a bookstore, with no credit given to him, or any indication of
how to keep the list going. I hope that this copyright effort is a waste
of time, and evidence of paranoia. :-)
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.
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