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Electronic Bulletin Boards
If you need quick information on microcomputers, highway construction, or
even national weather trends, electronic bulletin boards may have the
answers. Electronic bulletin boards can offer you low-cost, online access
to unique information and resources not normally available through
commercial database vendors. And what is more important, the information
on electronic bulletin boards is often updated daily, providing you with
the newest information not yet available in larger, conventional databases.
Another advantage to electronic bulletin boards is their relative easy
access. Where accessing conventional online databases may require special
knowledge of computer languages, bulletin boards are frequently driven by
simple, user-friendly menus.
One of the nicer features of these bulletin boards which most online
databases lack is that they often allow dialogue to take place between the
user and the system operator (sysop), and even between different users.
The Air Force's Small Computer Technical Center, for example, allows you to
leave a message on the bulletin board outlining, say, a computer software
problem you are having, and if the system operator or one of the other
users can help, they can leave you a message, sometimes on the same day.
While some bulletin boards require a subscription fee, many do not, which
means you pay only for any long distance telephone charges.
Listed below are a sampling of the principal bulletin boards available.
Additional online systems are identified in the preceding section on
federal government databases.
* Agricultural Library Forum (ALF)
National Agricultural Library (NAL)
U.S. Department of Agriculture Data: 301-344-8510
10301 Baltimore Blvd. Data: 301-344-8511
Beltsville, MD 20705 Voice: 301-344-1204
ALF provides a convenient, low-cost tool for electronically accessing
information about NAL products and services and for exchanging agricultural
information and resources. ALF supports three types of communications: NAL
bulletins, messaging and conferencing between users, and file transfers.
24 hours/day; 7 days/week.
* Automated Data Service
U.S. Naval Observatory
Time Services Department
Department of the Navy
34th & Massachusetts Ave., NW Data: 202-653-1079
Washington, D.C. 20392-5100 Voice: 202-653-1522
ADS is designed to provide a means for the exchange of information among
members of the precise time community. The data available on ADS provide
measurements of the offsets of various systems of precise time transfer
from the U.S. Naval Observatory Master Clock and information about the
operational status of these systems.
* BXR Information Corner
Internal Revenue Service
U.S. Department of the Treasury
Systems Services Branch Data: 703-756-6109
Washington, D.C. 20224 Voice: 703-756-6280
The main message base for this bulletin board concerns technical
computer-related topics such as hardware, software, graphics,
word-processing and computer security. There are 11 areas for users to
discuss ways to enhance productivity. 24 hours/day, 7 days/week. Sysop:
Marianne Crockford.
* Climate Analysis Center Bulletin Board
U.S. Department of Commerce
National Weather Service
5200 Auth Road, Room 805 Data: Fee-based, call for details
Washington, D.C. 20233 Voice: 301-763-4670
This bulletin board provides weekly and monthly summaries of temperatures,
precipitation, and other climatic conditions, primarily for agricultural
and energy applications. Sysop: Vernon Patterson.
* Detroit-Area Office of the Office of Personnel Management Bulletin Board
Service
Detroit Area Office
Office of Personnel Management
477 Michigan Ave., Room 565 Data: 313-226-4423
Detroit, MI 48226 Voice: 313-226-7520
Federal job information for the 14 states in the Chicago region is
available via this board. Listings include some qualifications and pay
scale information, job applications, opportunities for college graduates,
and other specialized topics. The board is used by libraries, college
placement offices and other schools as well as by individuals. 24
hours/day; 7 days/week. Sysop: Dave Nason.
* Eximbank Bulletin Board Service
Export-Import Bank of the United States
811 Vermont Ave., NW Data: 202-566-4699
Washington, D.C. 20571 Voice: 202-566-4490
The bulletin board offers descriptions of some of the bank's lending
programs and the Foreign Credit Insurance Association's policies. It
includes application forms, press releases, seminar schedules, a referral
list of banks in the EIB programs and a EIB staff directory.
* Fannie Mae Information Service
Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae)
3900 Wisconsin Ave., NW
Washington, D.C. 20016-2899 800-752-6440 (fee-based)
The quasi-government agency Fannie Mae utilizes MORNET electronic bulletin
boards to broadcast information and provide a message exchange network to
meet the needs of the mortgage industry. Topics include pricing, regional
office contact lists, news, analysis, legislative reports, debt information
and updates to Fannie Mae guides. 7 days/week; 24 hours/day.
* FCC Public Access Link (PAL Online)
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
1919 M. St., NW
Washington, D.C. 20554 202-632-7581
Manufacturers and importers who submit applications for equipment approval
by the FCC can track the status of their applications with this bulletin
board. Confidentially assigned code numbers limit access of each user to
information on its own application. Limited Access.
* FEBBS (Federal Highway Administration Remote Bulletin Board System)
Federal Highway Administration
U.S. Department of Transportation
400 7th St., SW Data: 202-366-3764
Washington, DC 20590 Voice: 202-366-9022
FEBBS provides information on FHWA topics including traffic, highways,
construction, paving and other related subjects. 24 hours/day; 7
days/week. Sysop: Carl Shea.
* Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Electronic Bulletin Board
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Data: 202-371-9578
Washington, D.C. 20429 Voice: 202-898-8966
The FDIC Bulletin Board was established to provide a means for FDIC
personnel to practice transferring files. The Board can be accessed by the
general public and does not contain bank information. 24 hours/day; 7
days/week. Sysop: Richard Campbell.
* Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Issuance Posting System(CIPS)
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Data: 202-357-8997
Washington, D.C. 20426 Voice: 202-357-5570
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. 23 hours/day (down 8 AM - 9 AM) Monday - Friday. Sysop: Sid
Barinder.
* FE TELENEWS
Office of Fossil Energy
U.S. Department of Energy Data: 202-586-6496
Washington, D.C. 20585 Voice: 202-586-6503
FE TELENEWS is a free online service for coal, oil, gas and petroleum
reserves information, including news announcements, congressional
testimony, fact sheets, speeches, federal research and development programs
facts. A free user guide is available from TELENEWS Staff, FE-10, Room
4G-085 at the above address. 24 hours/day, 7 days/week.
* Hay Locator Bulletin Board
Rick Westerman
Operations Manager AG Communication Network
Purdue University Coo