Wally Kramer <wallyk@bicycle.wv.tek.com> (06/12/91)
Is there a ``phonebook'' which covers everywhere in the U.S.? Electronic, CD-ROM, 900-FIND-THEM :-) or whatever (even paper). I'd like to track down some college buddies, but I don't have clue as to what city some of them are in. Wally Kramer contracted from Step Technology, Portland, Oregon 503 244 1239 wallyk@orca.wv.tek.com +1 503 685 2658 [Moderator's Note: No, there is no single phone directory covering the entire USA in any media. But any large metropolitan library will have a huge collection of out of town phone books you can review. PAT]
froula@uunet.uu.net> (06/16/91)
wallyk@bicycle.wv.tek.com (Wally Kramer) writes: > Is there a ``phonebook'' which covers everywhere in the U.S.? > Electronic, CD-ROM, 900-FIND-THEM :-) or whatever (even paper). > I'd like to track down some college buddies, but I don't have clue as > to what city some of them are in. > [Moderator's Note: No, there is no single phone directory covering the > entire USA in any media. But any large metropolitan library will have > a huge collection of out of town phone books you can review. PAT] The Phone File database on Compuserve is a national database that is supposed to include information from all US phone directories. It is also supplemented from other public domain sources. It can be searched for a name on a state by state (but not national) basis. I've used it to successfully track down people and for geneology research on several occasions.
Sean Williams <0004715238@mcimail.com> (06/17/91)
On 12 Jun 91 13:28:53 PDT, Wally Kramer <wallyk@bicycle.wv.tek.com> writes: > Is there a ``phonebook'' which covers everywhere in the U.S.? > Electronic, CD-ROM, 900-FIND-THEM :-) or whatever (even paper). CompuServe has a service called "Phone*File" which might be able to do the job. It can search by geographic area, name, or phone number (I'm pretty sure.) The service carries a surcharge, but it's easier than lugging a stack of phone books! Sean E. Williams seanwilliams@mcimail.com Spectrum Telecommunications "I own Spectrum, so I'm really 333 Prospect Avenue / PO Box 227 just speaking for myself" Duncannon, PA 17020-0227 USA voicemail: +1 717 957 8127
Bob Sherman <bsherman@mthvax.cs.miami.edu> (06/17/91)
In <telecom11.456.7@eecs.nwu.edu> Wally Kramer <wallyk@bicycle.wv. tek.com> writes: > Is there a ``phonebook'' which covers everywhere in the U.S.? > Electronic, CD-ROM, 900-FIND-THEM :-) or whatever (even paper). > I'd like to track down some college buddies, but I don't have clue as > to what city some of them are in. There is a national phonebook of sorts available on Compuserve. You can get it by "go phonefile". It is a subset of the metromail service, and is quite watered down from the original product, but should serve the purpose you mention providing your buddies have listed numbers. bsherman@mthvax.cs.miami.edu | MCI MAIL:BSHERMAN
Leonard P Levine <levine@csd4.csd.uwm.edu> (06/21/91)
wallyk@bicycle.wv.tek.com (Wally Kramer) writes: > Is there a ``phonebook'' which covers everywhere in the U.S.? > Electronic, CD-ROM, 900-FIND-THEM :-) or whatever (even paper). > I'd like to track down some college buddies, but I don't have clue as > to what city some of them are in. > [Moderator's Note: No, there is no single phone directory covering the > entire USA in any media. But any large metropolitan library will have > a huge collection of out of town phone books you can review. PAT] There is a product called PhoneDisc USA available on a subscription basis. It resides on 2 CS ROMs and I have no idea of the cost. I am not associated with the product. I have merely seen the ad. Phone: 1-800-284-8353 Mail: 8 Doaks Lane Little Harbor Marblehead, Mass 01945 Leonard P. Levine e-mail levine@cs.uwm.edu Professor, Computer Science Office (414) 229-5170 University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Home (414) 962-4719 Milwaukee, WI 53201 U.S.A. FAX (414) 229-6958
emanuele@kb2ear.ampr.org> (06/24/91)
wallyk@bicycle.wv.tek.com (Wally Kramer) writes: > Is there a ``phonebook'' which covers everywhere in the U.S.? > Electronic, CD-ROM, 900-FIND-THEM :-) or whatever (even paper). AT&T has a service called AT&T Find America which is a communications product which accesses LEC DataBases for Directory Assistance. I think you should be able to get info on this by calling your AT&T account executive. Mark A. Emanuele V.P. Engineering Overleaf, Inc. 218 Summit Ave Fords, NJ 08863 (908) 738-8486 emanuele@overlf.UUCP