[comp.edu] Big Sky Telegraph BBS

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.


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                  *  Announcements *
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        Bulletin      Description
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 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.
 
 

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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.