patth@dasys1.UUCP (Patt Haring) (02/15/88)
Reposted from BIG SKY TELEGRAPH BBS 406-683-7680 (3/12/2400 baud, 24 hrs) Western Montana College's Big Sky Telegraph is funded by grants from the M. J. Murdock Charitable Trust of Vancouver, Washington and the Mountain Bell Foundation of Montana. Western's Renowned Rural Education Center and Western's. FIPSE grant for the development of a model rural teacher education program represent an integral part of this grassroots educational telecommunications program. Big Sky Telegraph, for teachers, by teachers, is a very powerful multi-user conferencing, e-mail, online system for rural educators including a software preview loan library, lesson plan database, and other features still in the works like Global E-mail, online color graphics, and custom-designed online databases. ****************** * Announcements * ****************** Bulletin Description ============ =========================================== 1) About Us The nature of this service 2) Newcomers Newcomer's Introduction 3) Register How to register for fuller privileges 4) Status Current Status of this system 5) Teachers Online Course Updates 6) Learn How to teach yourself online skills 7) Printerbug Solutions to Printer Problems!!!! Q) Quit to Main Menu The above bulletin #'s are new since the last day you logged on: Enter Selection ===> 4 This is an SVC microcomputer running a 386 processor. 4 MB of Ram 80 Mb of 26 mls hard disk 10 ports SCO Xenix 386 Software Foxbase+ Data Base Manager Custom Utilities and features N.B.: Sysop Frank Odasz is in the process of networking over 100 one room schools in rural Montana - there are online lessons for teachers and for students. If you can help, call this system and lend a hand. -- 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.