patth@dasys1.UUCP (Patt Haring) (08/11/88)
Reposted from: The Children's Television Workshop BBS 1-212-595-4588 (3/12/2400 baud, 24 hrs) On the FrEdmail Network! From ->Dr. Michael Pejsach (#366) The Tulane University Medical Center, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine-Health Education Electronic Forum (SPHTM-HEEF) is now running on a 5mb Mac II with more than 140mb of hard disk storage (CDs are coming!), 2400 baud and 24 hours of service. Access is made to 90% of all utilities and ALL software after answering an online survey (takes an average 2-3 minutes to finish). We have, by the time you call us, over 15mb of IBM-PC type PD/SW software, 20mb of Mac Software (sounds, graphics, health software, stacks, games, utilities, etc.) and other programs for Apple and Commodore. We're starting to compile information on AIDS (we're will be contracting to serve as a micro-database for a AIDS training center) and a Job Bank for health educators is in the works! We need your call: (504) 588-5743 [SYSOP: Please post this and change the telephone number and location on your BBS list] Help needed: authoritative guide, book(s), articles on the history and/or development of Bulletin Board Systems. Anybody out there know of any good articles (journal-type preferred) on the subject. I am particulalry interested in NUMBERS (# of BBS in US, World, Types of BBSs and the numbers associated, etc.) THANKS! [SYSOP: Please post this!? Thanks!] -- Patt Haring {sun!hoptoad,cmcl2!phri}!dasys1!patth Big Electric Cat Public Access Unix (212) 879-9031 - System Operator Three aspects of wisdom: intelligence, justice & kindness.