jrod@ihlpf.ATT.COM (James Rodriguez ) (12/24/87)
Would the Usenet readers please provide some information about how an individual could access a computer which carries at least all 433 of the existing newsgroups, when that individual only has a computer terminal and a 300/1200 baud modem? For example, if an individual accessed Usenet as a university student and as a corporate employee for 10 years, but then suddenly had no access via school or company computers, how could that individual regain private access to Usenet? I'm told that there exist private companies which will sell users an account (on Unix I hope) and time by the hour. Is that information factual? General info, names, addresses, and telephone numbers are what are being requested please, and thanks-a-lot in advance! -- Jim Rodriguez ...!ihnp4!ihlpf!jrod AT&T Bell Laboratories
patth@dasys1.UUCP (Patt Haring) (12/25/87)
In article <3164@ihlpf.ATT.COM>, jrod@ihlpf.ATT.COM (James Rodriguez ) writes: > Would the Usenet readers please provide some information about how an > individual could access a computer which carries at least all 433 of the > existing newsgroups, when that individual only has a computer terminal > and a 300/1200 baud modem? You could get an account on one of the systems listed below: nixpub--> PUBLIC ACCESS UNIX (*NIX) SYSTEMS [12-18-87] (Please send additions, corrections, and feedback to warble) Last Contact Date Telephone # Sys-name Location Baud Hours ----- ------------ -------- ----------- ------- ----- Systems listed (41): [ alphacm, amazing, cbbs, chariot, cguild, chinet, conexch, dasys1, ddsw1 ] [ dhw68k, eskimo, herky, igloo, jolnet, joshua, killer, lunapark, m-net ] [ magpie, marob, mmbbs, ncoast, netsys, nuchat, nucleus, pallas, pinn ] [ pnet01, pnet02, portal, prapc-1, sir-alan, sharks, slacbbs, stanton ] [ sugar, unirot, vpnet, warble, well, wybbs ] 12/18 213-459-5891 amazing Pacific Palisades CA 3/12/24 24 AMT 286 - Microport David's Amazing BBS Fee $7.50/month;$35/6;$60/year 5 lines on rotary; Unique original software with conferencing, electronic bar, matchmaking, no file up/downloading 12/14 214-230-3240 joshua Desoto (Dallas) TX 3/12/24 24 Tandy 4000 - SCO 386, news, conference, downloads, free access, xbbs uucp mail: 1200 ogin: uulogin NOPASSWORD uucp mail: 2400 BREAK-ogin: uulogin NOPASSWORD 12/14 517-337-3844 lunapark E. Lansing MI 12/24 24 equip ?, lunabbs bulletin board & conferencing system, no fee conferencing system currently in beta test, 2400 --> 8 N 1 1200 -->7 E 1 12/14 815-485-0398 jolnet Joliet IL 3/12 24 3b2/400 UNIX SYSV 3.1, multiple lines, news, shell access, contribution $50/yr Telenet access 08/23 201-752-2820 unirot ?? NJ 12 unknown Heurikon - Unisoft SYS V, fee status unknown AKA Soup Kitchen 12/05 206-367-3837 eskimo Seattle WA 3/12 24 Tandy-6000 XENIX, 8 lines, fee $1/mo, 1st 2 weeks free 11/22 206-863-0453 mmbbs* Sumner WA 12 24 Tandy 6000 - XENIX * Micro Magic BBS Fee $30/yr $5 setup shell access multiple lines 863-0454/5/6 11/01 212-420-0527 magpie NYC NY 3/12/24 24 ? - UNIX SYSV - 2, Magpie BBS, no fee, Authors: Magpie/UNIX,/MSDOS 12/07 212-675-7059 marob NYC NY 12/24 24 286 SCO-XENIX 2.2, XBBS 12/25 212-879-9031 dasys1 NYC NY 12 24 Unistride - SYS V, multiple lines, fee $5/mo AKA Big Electric Cat 07/22 213-376-5714 pnet02 Redondo Bch CA 3/12/24 24 XENIX (also 213-374-7404) no fee, 90 min limit, login: pnet id: new some USENET, net-work e-mail, multi-threaded conferencing 12/06 214-824-7881 killer Dallas TX 3/12/24 24 3b2/400 - UNIX, no fee, various time limits, 6 lines 860 meg online uucp-anon: 1200 bps --> 214-827-2919 ogin: uupdsrc NO PASSWD uucp-anon: 2400 bps --> 214-821-3795 ogin: uupdsrc NO PASSWD uucp-anon info in: /bbsys4/archive.info 11/02 215-275-2429 prapc-1 Norristown PA 12 24 286 - Coherent sys7, no fee, 60 min, UNaXcess BBS, shell access, bbs login : fhbbs (Far Horizons BBS) 09/03 216-781-6201 ncoast Cleveland OH 3/12/24 24 PLEXSUS, no fee, donation requested -> $2.00/hr prime, $1.00/hr non-prime 10/18 217-529-3223 pallas Springfield IL 3/12/24 24 Convrgnt Minifrme, multiple lines, 200 meg Minnie bbs $25 donation 11/27 301-540-3656 netsys Germantown MD 12 24 ATT 3B2/300 UNIX SYSV, fee $60/year, multiple lines 301-540-3656-9 07/12 303-632-4111 chariot Colo Sprgs CO 3/12 24 Convrgnt Minifrme - SYS V, multiple lines, fee $12/mo Picospan 10/31 305-584-4440 pinn Ft. Laud. FL 3/12/24 24 IBM AT - Microport SYS V, multiple lines, fee $12/yr MAGIC BBS 12/02 312-272-5912 igloo Northbrook IL 3/12/24 24 PC clone/microport no limit/no fee PicoSpan and (linked) AKCS partial usenet (50%) read access/all post access/limited 2 lines rsh till validation AKCS is here in beta test 08/30 312-283-0559 chinet Chicago IL 3/12/24 24 3b2/300 - SYS V 3.1, multiple lines, Picospan BBS, fee $50/yr for usenet 12/07 312-566-8909 ddsw1 Mundelein IL 3/12 24 Televideo 386 -SCO XENIX 386, guest usr 1 hr daily, fee extends use ERACS/UX bbs, fee $30/6 months $50/year, Authors of ERACS/UX bbs 2400 bps for contributors($) on 312-566-8911/12 10/04 312-833-8126 vpnet Villa Park IL 3/12 24 3B1 UNIX Sys ?, no fee, shell access, AKCS/ERACS BBS 09/24 313-623-6309 nucleus Clarkston MI 12/24 24 286 - UNIX SYS V, donation requested, AKCS/ERACS BBS 07/11 313-994-6333 m-net Ann Arbor MI 3/12 24 Altos 68020 - SYS III, limits unstated, fee for extended service Picospan conference system, multiple lines, 160 meg 11/04 314-947-0895 slacbbs St. Louis MO 3/12 24 286 - SCO XENIX - no fee 60 min. - XBBS - LOGIN: bbs, shell access to qualified REGULAR users 12/06 408-247-4810 sharks Santa Clara CA 3/12 24 Altos 886/80/80 - XENIX 3.2f AKA: Shark's Head BBS, BBCS Network Multiple lines,no fee for non-members,members $25 year Restricted sh access and UUCP/Usenet access for advanced members 10/28 408-725-0561 portal Cupertino CA 3/12 24 Networked Suns (SunOS), multiple lines (some at 2400 bps), Telenet access, fees: $10/month + Telenet charges (if used) @ various rates/times conferencing, multi user chats, usenet, no shell access 08/29 415-332-6106 well Sausalito CA 3/12 24 VAX 750 - BSD 4.2, multiple lines, Telenet access, Picospan bbs fees: $8/month, $3/hour direct, Telenet $20/$4 hour (peak/off peak) 12/01 518-583-3646 cbbs Saratoga NY 3/12 24 Tandy SYSV 2 Castle BBS, no fee, 3 lines (7 E 1), limits unknown 12/01 616-457-1964 wybbs Jenison MI 3/12/24 24 286 - SCO-XENIX 2.2.1, no fee, two lines, shell access, news AKA: Consultants Connection 11/22 618-277-6417 herky ? IL 3/12/24 24 386 - SCO Xenix - no fee 60 min. XBBS 10/06 619-444-7006 pnet01 El Cajon CA 3/12/24 24 BSD Unix, 3 lines, contributions requested, login: pnet id: new some USENET, net email, multi-thread conferencing. Home of P-Net software, mail to crash!bblue or pnet01!bblue for info. 10/09 713-334-1204 nuchat Houston TX 3/12/24 24 286 - Mport USENET, mail, shell access available 120 meg 12/07 713-933-2440 sugar Houston TX 3/12/24 24 IBM AT - Microport SYS V, usenet, news, downloads Homegrown BBS software, currently no charges 08/23 714-635-2863 dhw68k Anaheim CA 3/12/24 24 Unistride 2.1, fee status unknown, avoid 0200-0700 hrs local time 12/13 714-828-0288 alphacm Southern CA 12/24 24 286 - SCO-XENIX no fee, 60 minute per login, 4 lines, XBBS uucp-anon: ogin: nuucp NO PASSWD 08/22 714-842-5851 conexch Santa Anna CA 3/12/24 24 XENIX 714-842-6348 (bbs) - 3/12 various limits fee $25/quarter XBBS 11/21 714-894-2246 stanton Irvine CA 12/24 24 286 - SCO Xenix - donation requested, limit 240 min, XBBS 10/09 812-334-8453 cguild Bloomington IN 12 24 286 - SCO-XENIX V2.2.1, xbbs, also 812-334-8465 10/31 814-333-6728 sir-alan Meadville PA 3/12/24 24 Tandy XENIX/68000 03.01.02, Allegheny College, UNaXcess BBS uucp-anon: ogin: uucp NO PASSWD uucp-anon directory: /usr/spool/uucppublic/my.directory =========================================================================== List originated and maintained on: 09/15 214-250-1764 warble Plano TX 12/24 5pm-5am wkday 286 - SCO-XENIX, no fee, XBBS 24 hrs weekends uucp: {codas, ihnp4, texsun} !killer!warble!wayne CIS: 73205,1172 =========================================================================== -- Patt Haring UUCP: ..cmcl2!phri!dasys1!patth Big Electric Cat Compu$erve: 76566,2510 New York, NY, USA MCI Mail: Patt Haring; GEnie-PHaring (212) 879-9031 FidoNet Mail: 1:107/701 or 107/222