w8sdz%brl@sri-unix.UUCP (06/18/83)
From: Keith Petersen <w8sdz@brl> Excuse any duplicates of this. I believe our friends at NBS are using CP/M and RBBS for this so felt Info-Cpm might be interested in seeing the message. --Keith ----- Forwarded message # 1: Received: From Office-2.ARPA by BRL via smtp; 17 Jun 83 19:49 EDT Date: 17-Jun-83 16:42 PDT From: WBD.TYM@OFFICE-2 Subject: Bulletin Board For Micro Users Set Up By NBS To: OAD.TYM@OFFICE-2, hardy@office-5, human-nets@rutgers To: works@rutgers Cc: info-micro@brl, msgGroup@brl Message-ID: <[OFFICE-2]TYM-WBD-2M6ML> WASHINGTON, D.C. -- An electronic bulletin board that will inform microcomputer users about upcoming conferences, seminars and workshops, as well as update them on the latest telecomputing services, publications and users groups, has been established by the Commerce Department's National Bureau of Standards (NBS). Dubbed the Microcomputer Electronic Information Exchange (MEIE), the service will be available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Both fedral and nonfederal users with Acscii terminals that communicate at 300 bit/sec with eight data bits, no parity and one stop bit can reach the exchange by calling (301) 948-5718. Further information on MEIE can be obtained fom the NBS. From June 13th issue of COMPUTERWORLD ----- End of forwarded messages