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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

      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 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 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

      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

      Tangent Engineering BBS                  206-778-5360



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


Sponsored by Public Bodies
      Applied Modeling Research                919-541-1325

      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

      US Geological Survey                     703-648-4168
      VA-Tech College Engineering BBS          703-231-7498

Manufacturer's & Sales Representatives Support BBS's


      Byte Craft BBS                           519-888-7626

      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

      HP Calculator BBS                        503-750-4448

      Leo Technology BBS                       603-432-2517

      National Semiconductor                   408-739-1162
      OPTO 22                                  714-892-8375

      Savannah Power BBS                       912-966-3645
      Shilstone Software                       214-361-7925R
      Tees Engineering                         409-727-8388

      WCSCNET                                  713-568-6401

Other Related

      Climate Assessment Bulletin Board

      DOC Economic Bulletin Board              202-377-3870
      FERC CIPS                                202-357-8997
      IGES BBS                                 301-963-6234
      Info Resources Svcs                      202-535-7661

      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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