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= All numbers are 8N1 and 24 hours unless otherwise stated. =
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= A $ in front of a name means that the BBS is a PAY FOR USE system. =
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$ [# 01] TYPE <PAY ENTERTAINMENT>
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NAME................The Emerald Palace BBS
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BBS NUMBER..........1 [800] 967 9385
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BAUD RATE...........2400 bps
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SOFTWARE............The Major BBS v 6.0 (Galacticomm)
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SYSOP...............Gregory Sheenan
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NODES...............32
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LOCATION............New York City, New York USA
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HARDWARE............Dual 486DX2/66 computers. 2400 baud access on all
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lines. One system hosts the callers, the other is
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used as a file server.
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FEE.................Changes often. Average of about 2 dollars per hour
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for toll free access.
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FEATURES............The Emerald Palace features a generous file area with
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three CDROM disks online. Subscribers are also given
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keys to the chat areas and online games. Interaction
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is abundant on this bulletin board system. Besides
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that, the system features a dial-out utility which
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allows callers to connect to other boards through The
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Emerald Palace. A user registry is also available.
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COMMENTS............Not well maintained. The SYSOP of the system is very
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rude and often suspends accounts for no reason. The
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file area is not updated often and the newest comapct
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disk online is Night Owl version six. The message
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areas are nearly empty.
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$ [# 02] TYPE <PAY ENTERTAINMENT>
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NAME................Event Horizons
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BBS NUMBER..........1 [800] 466 6336
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BAUD RATES..........1200bps - 57,600bps
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SOFTWARE............The Bread Board System v 2.2 (eSoft)
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SYSOPS..............Event Horizon Staff
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NODES...............64 High Speed
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LOCATION............Lake Oswaga, Oregon
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HARDWARE............486DX2 with 64 9600 baud modems. A CDROM drive and
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one gigabyte of harddrive storage.
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FEE.................800 access is $18.00 per hour for 2400 baud and
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$54.00 per hour for 9600 baud access.
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FEATURES............A huge database of original GIF images in all nearly all
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categories. Large adult area. Online magazines and
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message forums as well as a hot original online game
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known as The Black Hole. Fone Sex Chat through this
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service. PC-SIG CDROM disk online.
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COMMENTS............A great service, if you can afford it.
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$ [# 05] TYPE <PAY ENTERTAINMENT>
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NAME................Electronic Mail Box
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BBS NUMBER..........1 [800] 362 1612
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BAUD RATES..........2400bps - 57600bps
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SOFTWARE............MajorBBS v 6.1 (Galacticomm)
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SYSOP...............Carl Rice
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NODES...............8 Public Lines - 2 Private Access Lines
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LOCATION............El Paso, Texas
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HARDWARE............386 IBMPS/2 - 486DX2/66 - 2 CDROM drives, a 500 megabyte
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harddrive and USRobotics modems at up to 57600bps.
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FEE.................Basic rate is $ 25.00 per year. Call for other details.
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FEATURES............This is well organized bulletin board system with some
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dazzling ANSI and VGA graphics (through RIPTerm). It
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offers a nice file selection, forums, teleconference,
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adult areas, registry, electronic mail, and full
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access to the Internet (Coming this summer). This
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Internet access includes electronic mail, FTP, and
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Telnet.
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COMMENTS............This is a great bulletin board system for toll free
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access. However, the subscription process is very
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complex and requires that you send in your money.
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It is worth the stamp.
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$ [# 06] TYPE <PAY ENTERTAINMENT>
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NAME................The Idiot Box RBBS-PC
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BBS NUMBER..........1 [800] 535 1997
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BAUD RATES..........2400bps - 16800bps <USRobotics Dual Standard Modems>
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SOFTWARE............RBBS-PC v 17.4A
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NODES...............2
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LOCATION............Unknown
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HARDWARE............486/50 IBM Compatible. 3.5 gigabyte harddrive.
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660 megabyte CDROM drive.
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FEE.................Call for more details.
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FEATURES............This is a great toll free `home-town' bulletin board
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system with many unique FidoNet conferences and online
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games. Compete against others in Global War, TradeWars,
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and many more. Over 16,000 files for paid subscribers.
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COMMENTS............Great looking BBS. Difficult interaction with the
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SYSOPS. I have written them as a new user several
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times but have yet to gain a reply.
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$ [# 07] TYPE <PAY ENTERTAINMENT>
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NAME................NovaLink
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BBS NUMBER..........1 [800] 937 7644
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BAUD RATES..........2400bps - 9600bps
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SOFTWARE............MajorBBS v 6.1 (Galacticomm)
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NODES...............Unknown
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LOCATION............National Access
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FEE.................Call for latest rates.
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FEATURES............Features the first online role-playing game
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known as Legends Of Future Past. Call for
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other features.
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COMMENTS............Not enough information has been gained to
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make a solid comment.
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SPECIAL.............Access through TYMNET is available. Once
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connected to TYMNET, type A and press
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[ENTER] and then type DREAMS and press
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[ENTER].
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[# 08] TYPE <INTERNET / ENTERTAINMENT>
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NAME................MLink BBS
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BBS NUMBER..........
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BAUD RATES..........2400bps - 57600bps
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SOFTWARE............
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NODES...............1
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LOCATION............
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FEE.................None
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FEATURES............MLink BBS is a superb single line bulletin board system.
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It is very well maintained and includes a large message
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area as well as many popular online games. The Sysop
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of the system is very friendly and personally calls
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new users for verification. The finest feature of the
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service is the FREE Internet/UseNET access provided
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to all users as NO CHARGE. It also sports a generous
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file area.
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COMMENTS............800 BBS of the Month [June] - This is an excellent BBS
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which rises above all others. It is FREE and very
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professional looking. The SYSOP of the bulletin board
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is also very nice. I was greeted with a friendly voice
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when I picked up the phone on his verification call and
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it made urge to call back. And of course, the Internet
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access is terrific. It may soon be a support BBS for
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The Iron Maiden National 800 List.
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