 
                  RelayNet(tm) Conference List

     Your board may not carry all these conferences. If you spot
a conference you would like, ask your sysop.  The numbers listed
below reflect the national conference number, those on your
bulletin board may be different. Also, some networks that we share
conferences with do not allow Private or Receiver Only messages, due
to software differences. Please check with the Conference Host of
the Conference to make sure.

     The following conferences are available to all RelayNet(tm)
members.

          Activity            Msgs/day
          light               1-10
          moderate            11-30
          high                30-60
          high+               61 and above

NAME:         Sysops
NUMBER:       1
DESCRIPTION:  Discussions centering around the operation of
              bulletin boards including the daily operation from
              a SysOp point of view and the various software
              available for BBS's such as PCBoard, GAP, RBBS,
              Wildcat etc.  Personal experiences are always
              invited and welcomed.
HOST:         Ken Hunt  Node ID ->COMPTRON
ACTIVITY:     high+

NAME:         4$Sale (Buy and Sell)
NUMBER:       2
DESCRIPTION:  Items for sale, wanted or willing to exchange
              advertisements left primarily by users, with a
              focus on computer items.  Dealers are invited but
              they may not advertise the same wares more than
              once a week and they must identify themselves as
              dealers.
HOST:         Howard Belasco  Node ID ->RUNNINGB
ACTIVITY:     high+

NAME:         Current Events/Debate
NUMBER:       3
DESCRIPTION:  Discussions centered around current political
              events or social issues.  All opinions are welcomed
              and discussions at times may be quite intense.
HOST:         Lee Parsons  Node ID ->CHANNEL
ACTIVITY:     high+

NAME:         Common - Network Message Center
NUMBER:       4
DESCRIPTION:  This conference is carried by every BBS in
              RelayNet(tm).  It is here that you can leave
              messages to any other user in the network,
              introduce yourself to others, scan for network
              information, leave questions to members of the
              Steering Committee or locate a BBS in a specific
              location.  Messages are limited to 10 lines,
              including quoting, courtesy-only messages are
              encouraged and general discussion is
              discouraged.  On systems where R/O mail is not
              available, routed messages are suggested.  Once
              meeting your party, please move to the more
              appropriate conference.
HOSTS:        Howard Belasco, Steering Committee, Node ID ->RUNNINGB
              Dan Kyburz  Node ID ->COMPTRON
ACTIVITY:     high

NAME:         PCBHints
NUMBER:       5
DESCRIPTION:  This conference is for all PCBoard sysops (and future
              Sysops) who have questions on setting up and using
              Clark Development Co.'s PCBoard BBS software package.
              This is not being set up to supplant Salt Air as the
              definitive source for all PROBLEMS with PCBoard software.
HOST:         Bonnie Anthony  Node ID ->RUNNINGA
ACTIVITY:     Moderate

NAME:         Technical (old Computer)
NUMBER:       6
DESCRIPTION:  Discussions centering around the technical side of
              computers with an emphasis on hardware of both IBM
              and IBM - clone equipment.  This is a general
              conference and may overlap other conferences.
HOSTS:        Yan Juras  Node ID ->MOONDOG
              Mark Adams  Node ID ->OUTER
ACTIVITY:     High+

NAME:         DeskTop Publishing
NUMBER:       7
DESCRIPTION:  Discussions center not only around DTP packages
              (Ventura, Pagemaker etc.) but hardware involved in
              this type of publishing as well.
HOST:         Rod Rodrigues  Node ID ->EAGLE
ACTIVITY:     light

NAME:         Sports
NUMBER:       8
DESCRIPTION:  Discussions include the sport of the season as well
              as upcoming sporting events.  This conference
              covers the major sports in this country such as
              baseball, football, hockey, racing and basketball,
              as well as world-wide sports such as soccer.
HOST:         Scott Anthony  Node ID ->RUNNINGA
ACTIVITY:     high+

NAME:         Communications
NUMBER:       9
DESCRIPTION:  Discussions centering around modems and
              communication  packages in general.  There may be
              overlap with the more specific conferences but this
              is a good conference to begin with if you have
              questions about getting started in using your modem
              effectively.
HOST:         Jeff Woods  Node ID ->MUSICAL
ACTIVITY:     moderate

NAME:         Programming
NUMBER:       10
DESCRIPTION:  General discussions about programming languages
              that are not covered in a more specific conference.
HOST:         Curt Akin  Node ID ->FRANK
ACTIVITY:     high+

NAME:         Medical
NUMBER:       11
DESCRIPTION:  Discussions center around current health issues,
              new medical techniques, computers in medicine and
              general medical information.  Periodically the host
              offers medical update bulletins on specific topics
              of interest to the non-medical user.
HOSTS:        Arthur McKendry  Node ID ->BROKER
              Bonnie Anthony M.D.  Node ID ->RUNNINGA
ACTIVITY:     high

NAME:         Software Reviews
NUMBER:       12
DESCRIPTION:  General question and answer conference on various
              software packages.  This conference may overlap
              with those of a more specific nature.
HOST:         Dennis McCunney  Node ID ->RUNNINGB
ACTIVITY:     high

NAME:         Photo
NUMBER:       13
DESCRIPTION:  Topics include photographic techniques, equipment,
              photographic development and current trends in
              photography.
HOST:         Paul Segal  Node ID ->CAPCON
ACTIVITY:     light

NAME:         HardDisk
NUMBER:       14
DESCRIPTION:  Hard Drive technology including discussions for all
              types of hard drives to controller cards and their
              formatting.  All types of problem solving from hard
              disk failure to formatting procedures.  
HOST:         Drew Bartorillo  Node ID ->BAUDLINE
ACTIVITY:     high+

NAME:         Ham
NUMBER:       15
DESCRIPTION:  Discussions centered around HAM radio equipment,
              problems, trends including announcements of
              impending HAMFESTS.
HOST:         Bob Shuck  Node ID ->CAPCON
              Co-Host Scott Keating  Node ID ->CAPCON
ACTIVITY:     high

NAME:         Entertainment
NUMBER:       16
DESCRIPTION:  Light discussion centered on current movies, books,
              TV and radio including reviews.
HOSTS:        Jeff Woods  Node ID ->MUSICAL
              James Lunsford  Node ID ->DJD
ACTIVITY:     light - moderate

NAME:         Local Area Network
NUMBER:       17
DESCRIPTION:  Technical discussions on local area networking
              including Novell, Lantastic and others.
HOST:         Bob Browne  Node ID ->SOLUTION
ACTIVITY:     moderate

NAME:         Amiga
NUMBER:       18
DESCRIPTION:  Discussion specific to the Amiga computer including
              user tips, software, operating system and hardware
              configurations. 
HOST:         Ken Halfon  Node ID ->VMC
ACTIVITY:     moderate

NAME:         Legal
NUMBER:       19
DESCRIPTION:  Discussion of topical legal issues with some focus
              on computers but all legal arenas are welcomed and
              encouraged.  Host presents users with current legal
              questions, encourages discussions which are
              followed by extended factual information.  Host
              also prepares position papers which are generally
              available to the network.
HOST:         James Spinelli J.D.  Node ID ->VMC
ACTIVITY:     moderate to high

NAME:         Mac
NUMBER:       20
DESCRIPTION:  Discussion specific to the Macintosh computer
              including user tips, software, operating systems
              and hardware configurations.
HOSTS:        Andy Ihnatko  Node ID ->CHANNEL
              Martin Wartak  Node ID ->CHANNEL
ACTIVITY:     light

NAME:         DataBase
NUMBER:       21
DESCRIPTION:  General technical discussions of the major database
              products currently available including Paradox,
              Dbase and others.  This conference may overlap
              other conferences on the network.
HOST:         Rod Rodrigues  Node ID ->EAGLE
ACTIVITY:     high+

NAME:         Aviation
NUMBER:       22
DESCRIPTION:  General discussions centered on flying, types of
              airplanes, instrumentation, licensing requirements
              and airparks.
HOST:         Kelvin Hyatt  Node ID ->CENTER
ACTIVITY:     moderate

NAME:         USRobotics
NUMBER:       23
DESCRIPTION:  Technical discussion of all USR products including
              the 9600 HST and the dual standard V.32 modems.
HOST:         Henry Senk  Node ID ->USR
ACTIVITY:     moderate to high

NAME:         Uplink (Chit-Chat)
NUMBER:       24
DESCRIPTION:  General chit-chat conference which includes both
              technical and non-technical discussions.  For those
              users who would like to just chat with another
              person or for topics that don't fit into any other
              conference.  Topics of debate are specifically
              excluded from this conference area.
HOST:         Michael Saletnik  Node ID ->CHANNEL
ACTIVITY:     high

NAME:         Network Administration
NUMBER:       25
DESCRIPTION:  A private conference established for the various
              sysops and conference hosts to discuss issues
              pertinent to the administration of the network.
HOST:         Steering Committee
ACTIVITY:     high

NAME:         GRAPHICS
NUMBER:       26    (previously Word Processors)
DESCRIPTION:  This conference will encompass all forms of computer
              graphics, animations, programming, pictures, etc. Would
              also cover topics of graphics conversion for desktop
              publishing, and some desktop publishing itself.
HOST:         Mark Bernat  Node ID ->DGRAPHIC
ACTIVITY:     NEW

NAME:         Spreadsheets
NUMBER:       27
DESCRIPTION:  Discussions about different kinds of spreadsheets
              including Lotus, Excel and Quatrro.
HOST:         To be announced
ACTIVITY:     moderate

NAME:         RBBS
NUMBER:       28
DESCRIPTION:  Technical discussion on RBBS software.
HOST:         Ken Goosens  Node ID ->DIAMOND
ACTIVITY:     light

NAME:         Laptop Computers 
NUMBER:       29    (previously Educational)
DESCRIPTION:  This conference is dedicated to the users of Laptop 
              computers, a place for answers and advice on purchasing
              and tips on using these small wonders.
HOST:         Dave Schubert  Node ID ->CASINO
ACTIVITY:     NEW

NAME:         Sci-Fi
NUMBER:       30
DESCRIPTION:  Light conversations about science fiction books,
              movies, authors and television shows excluding Star
              Trek for which there is a separate conference.
HOSTS:        John Farley  Node ID ->MOONDOG
              Dennis McCunney  Node ID ->RUNNINGB
ACTIVITY:     high to high+

NAME:         Music
NUMBER:       31
DESCRIPTION:  Discussions include all types of music from Mozart
              to Rock 'N Roll.  Discussions include current
              bands, music-related software,  operas, musicals
              and records.
HOST:         John Bishop  Node ID ->CHANNEL
ACTIVITY:     high to high+

NAME:         Broadcast Professionals
NUMBER:       32
DESCRIPTION:  Broadcast Professionals deals with issues faced daily by
              those who work in TV and Radio industries. High School and
              College students considering broadcasting as a career, may
              want to monitor this conference to see not just what issues
              broadcasters face, but how these issues are dealt with and
              resolved. The scope of this conference WILL NOT include
              engineering issues or discussion.
HOST:         Bill Lipp  Node ID ->SATALINK
ACTIVITY:     NEW

NAME:         Financial
NUMBER:       33
DESCRIPTION:  General discussions pertaining to stocks, bonds,
              and investments as well as software pertinent to
              these topics.
HOST:         Alan Sislin  Node ID ->MARKET
ACTIVITY:     light to moderate

NAME:         Games
NUMBER:       34
DESCRIPTION:  Light discussion of commercial, shareware,video and
              computer games, game doors and board games. Including hints,
              ideas, and reviews.
HOSTS:        Randy Blackmond  Node ID ->BASEMENT
ACTIVITY:     moderate to high

NAME:         Automotive Racing
NUMBER        35
DESCRIPTION:  Light discussions of racing cars and upcoming
              events from the heart of race country.
HOST:         Brandon Hayden  Node ID ->HNIS
ACTIVITY:     moderate

NAME:         Roots
NUMBER:       36
DESCRIPTION:  Discussion of all things related to researching one's
              Family History and Heritage. Discussions include
              Computer software, assistance with research, and how
              to begin or where to look for additional information.
              This conference is for both the Beginner and Experienced
              Geneologist.
HOST:         Debby Kryger  Node ID ->CORRAL
ACTIVITY:     light to moderate

NAME:         History
NUMBER:       37
DESCRIPTION:  Serious discussions about historical events and
              their impact on the present day.
HOST:         Frank Young  Node ID ->CHEVY
ACTIVITY:     moderate

NAME:         Fantasy
NUMBER:       38
DESCRIPTION:  This conference is for various on-line Role Playing games.
              Also discussions on new role-playing game systems and ways
              to improve user's campaigns.
HOST:         Andrew Brewer   Node ID ->ACC
ACTIVITY:     moderate

NAME:         Vacation
NUMBER:       39
DESCRIPTION:  Light discussion on vacation planning, places to
              visit and restaurants to eat at while on vacation.
HOST:         Peter Marrero  Node ID ->WINESHOP
ACTIVITY:     light

NAME:         Writers
NUMBER        40
DESCRIPTION:  Helpful hints on getting published in addition to
              editing help and writing tips.
HOST:         To Be Announced
ACTIVITY:     moderate

NAME:         Military
NUMBER:       41
DESCRIPTION:  Military personnel helping one another with
              military issues.
HOST:         Buggs Bugnon  Node ID ->SMCIS
ACTIVITY:     light

NAME:         Teens
NUMBER:       42
DESCRIPTION:  A conference limited to those between 12-19.  For
              meeting other teen-agers and light chatter.
HOST:         Eugene Kim  Node ID ->DARK
ACTIVITY:     moderate

NAME:         BBS Ads
NUMBER:       43
DESCRIPTION:  A conference devoted to the placement of BBS ads.
              This is the only conference in the NetWork which
              allows BBS ads.  Please do not place any ansi ads
              as they may change the colors on the receiving BBS.
HOST:         Brandon Hayden  Node ID ->HNIS
ACTIVITY:     light

NAME:         Windows
NUMBER:       44
DESCRIPTION:  Discussion of Microsoft Windows or Windows386 and
              related software.
HOST:         Dave Hill  Node ID ->BYPASS
ACTIVITY:     light

NAME:         Multi-taskers
NUMBER:       45
DESCRIPTION:  Discussions of various multi-taskers including
              Tasqview.  This conference may overlap with
              other pertinent conferences.
HOST:         To be announced
ACTIVITY:     light

NAME:         DISABLED
NUMBER:       46
DESCRIPTION:  Light discussion as well as more technical software
              and hardware discussions geared to particular
              disabilities.  Help is also offered with particular
              problems that an individual may be facing in
              obtaining services for his/her disability.
HOSTS:        Sheila Fava  Node ID ->CAPCON
              Bonnie Anthony M.D.  Node ID ->RUNNINGA
ACTIVITY:     light

NAME:         Magick
NUMBER:       47
DESCRIPTION:  This conference deals with the alteration of objective
              reality through the alteration of subjective reality
              (commonly called "magick"), or the simulation of same
              (commonly called "stage magic").
HOST:         Bart Lidofsky  Node ID ->RUNNINGB
ACTIVITY:     high

NAME:         On-Line
NUMBER:       48
DESCRIPTION:  Discussions of various on-line services such as
              Genie and Compu-Serve.  Help with maximizing your
              on-line time, discussions of various on-line
              communication packages and features of various on
              line systems.
HOST:         Frederick Lonsdale  Node ID ->CHANNEL
ACTIVITY:     light

NAME:         Handyman
NUMBER:       49
DESCRIPTION:  Topics include various do-it-yourself projects,
              advice on materials, small home and auto repair
              tips.
HOST:         Bart Lidofsky  Node ID ->RUNNINGB
ACTIVITY:     light

NAME:         Job Bank
NUMBER:       50
DESCRIPTION:  A job-bank conference where both jobs wanted and
              jobs available are placed.  Users may leave their
              qualifications and interests in the job market.
              Help with resume writing is also available as are
              helpful hints on working at home and starting a
              business.
HOST:         Richard Stout  Node ID ->MAINENET
ACTIVITY:     light to moderate

NAME:         MIDI
NUMBER:       51
DESCRIPTION:  Discussions around MIDI software.
HOST:         Ira Lichtenstein  Node ID ->SINGSING
ACTIVITY:     light

NAME:         Pets
NUMBER        52
DESCRIPTION:  Advice on how to manage numerous pet problems from
              cats and their claws to keeping ferrets, snakes and
              other unusually animals.  Advice available from
              several DVM's.  
HOST:         Brian Kim
ACTIVITY:     moderate

NAME:         Hobbies
NUMBER:       53
DESCRIPTION:  Light discussions on collecting such things as
              antiques, baseball cards, rare coins etc.  Also
              helpful tips on starting a hobby, financial aspects
              of collecting, and notices of upcoming shows.
HOST:         Scott Drassinower  Node ID ->CLOUD
ACTIVITY:     light

NAME:         Bulletin Board Doors
NUMBER:       54
DESCRIPTION:  Discussions of doors for various bulletin board
              software.  Help is offered with writing, debugging
              and using door programs from both an author and a
              user standpoint.
HOST:         Various Door authors
ACTIVITY:     moderate

NAME:         Beer
NUMBER:       55
DESCRIPTION:  A light discussion on home brewing of beers as well
              as different beers offered across the US, Canada
              and Europe.
HOST:         Stephen Koenig
ACTIVITY:     light to moderate

NAME:         Shareware Programs
NUMBER:       56
DESCRIPTION:  Discussions of various shareware programs available
              on BBS's as well as help with writing and
              distribution of new shareware products.
HOST:         Various Shareware authors
ACTIVITY:     moderate

NAME:         ProDoor
NUMBER:       57
DESCRIPTION:  This forum directly supports Sam Smith's programs
              including ProDoor, ProBank, ProPack and ProKit.
              Discussions of upcoming releases, bug reports as
              well as technical advice for both door writers and
              users on all available products. 
HOST:         Sam Smith  Node ID ->TOOLSHOP
ACTIVITY:     high+

NAME:         PKWare
NUMBER:       58
DESCRIPTION:  This conference discusses all of the PKware
              products and is supported directly by the author.
HOST:         Phil Katz
ACTIVITY:     high+

NAME:         Qmodem
NUMBER:       59
DESCRIPTION:  This conference discusses one of the most popular
              communications programs available for modem
              communication with bulletin boards and other host
              systems. Shared with InterLink.
HOSTS:        John Friel
              Rob Rosenberger  Node ID ->WIZARD
ACTIVITY:     high+

NAME:         IBM
NUMBER:       60
DESCRIPTION:  This forum discuss various topics regarding the IBM
              PC computer.  This conference is filled with
              technical data, and is the location to find the
              latest product releases from IBM. Sponsored by
              Canadian Remote Systems BBS, of Toronto, Ontario.
HOST:         To Be Announced
ACTIVITY:     high+

NAME:         WordPerfect
NUMBER:       61
DESCRIPTION:  This conference directly supports all products of
              WordPerfect Corporation, with particular attention
              to the word processor.  
HOST:         Michael Reuben
ACTIVITY:     high+

NAME:         Desqview
NUMBER:       62
DESCRIPTION:  This conference hosted by Quarterdeck Systems,
              Inc., discusses the DESQview program and the new
              API programing interface to DESQview.  Other multi
              tasking software is not discussed within this
              conference.  
HOST:         Gary Saxer
ACTIVITY:     high+

NAME:         VETERANS
NUMBER:       63
DESCRIPTION:  This conference will be the split-off from the
              Military conference
HOST:         Lefty Frizzell  Node ID ->NAMVET
ACTIVITY:     New

NAME:         Hayes
NUMBER:       64
DESCRIPTION:  This conference is hosted by John Aitken of Hayes
              Microcomputer Products, Inc. and is dedicated to
              the Smartmodem, the new "V" series Smartmodems,
              Smartcom II and III, and other products
              manufactured by Hayes. 
HOSTS:        John Aitken  
              Randy Cooper 
ACTIVITY:     high

NAME:         Lotus
NUMBER:       65
DESCRIPTION:  This conference is hosted by Lotus Inc and is
              dedicated to discussions of all products of Lotus
              Development. 
HOST:         Daniel Norcott  Node ID ->IBBSNET
ACTIVITY:     high

NAME:         Vendors
NUMBER:       66
DESCRIPTION:  This conference is for the various manufacturers
              who do NOT have their own private forums.  This
              conference offers direct user to vendor support.
HOST:         Various vendors
ACTIVITY:     moderate to high

NAME:         Telix
NUMBER:       67
DESCRIPTION:  This conference directly supports Telix, the
              communications program which is distributed world-
              wide from Canada, by offering discussions of all
              facets of the program including the highly
              specialized script language.  
HOSTS:        Colin Sampleau
              Jeff Woods  Node ID ->MUSICAL
ACTIVITY:     high

NAME:         Arthur
NUMBER:       68
DESCRIPTION:  This conference, an outgrowth of Sci-fi, offers
              light discussions centered around King Arthur and
              the knights of the round table.
HOST:         David Honigsberg  Node ID ->RUNNINGB
ACTIVITY:     light

NAME:         Mystery
NUMBER:       69
DESCRIPTION:  Discussions of mystery writers, novels, television
              shows and plays sharing the common theme of
              whodunit.
HOSTS:        Tim Vanderwall  Node ID ->CHEVY
              Frank Young  Node ID ->CHEVY
ACTIVITY:     light - moderate

NAME:         Small Business/Work at home
NUMBER:       70
DESCRIPTION:  Discussions of issue surrounding working in your
              residence including tax tips, physical set-ups,
              setting up your own small business and obtaining
              business.  
HOST:         Mike Coticchio  Node ID ->RUNNINGA
ACTIVITY:     light to moderate

NAME:         Women Only
NUMBER:       71    (previously Leading Edge)
DESCRIPTION:  A place for Women to discuss virtually anything, sans 
              Men. All Sysops that elect to carry this conference, 
              please be advised that it is strictly for Women, and this 
              rule is expected to honored.
HOST:         Kathi Webster  Node ID ->GODFTHR
ACTIVITY:     NEW

NAME:         Recovery
NUMBER:       72
DESCRIPTION:  A conference devoted to the addictions and recovery
              from those addictions.  Users supporting users. An
              on-line AA meeting.
HOSTS:        Michael Part  Node ID ->WICKED
              Lou Dennis  Node ID ->CORRAL
ACTIVITY:     Moderate

NAME:         Cuisine
NUMBER:       73
DESCRIPTION:  Discussions on food, restaurants, shopping tips and
              recipes.
HOST:         Bart Lidofsky  Node ID ->RUNNINGB
ACTIVITY:     moderate to high

NAME:         Unix
NUMBER:       74
DESCRIPTION:  Discussions about the UNIX operating system.
HOST:         John McNamara  Node ID ->MAC
ACTIVITY:     Moderate

NAME:         Comic books
NUMBER:       75
DESCRIPTION:  Discussions concerning comic books, comic strips,
              animation, and related subjects, past, present, and
              future.
HOST:         Mark Nelson  Node ID ->CHANNEL
ACTIVITY:     light

NAME:         Religion
NUMBER:       76
DESCRIPTION:  Discussions surrounding different religions as well
              as religious issue debates.
HOST:         Mike Coticchio  Node ID ->RUNNINGA
ACTIVITY:     high+

NAME:         Neural-Nets
NUMBER:       77
DESCRIPTION:  Discussions of Brain-maker software and neural nets
              in general.
HOST:         Bill Walsh  Node ID ->DCINFO
ACTIVITY:     light to moderate

NAME:         Politics
NUMBER:       78
DESCRIPTION:  A debate conference with a special emphasis on the
              political and social issues of the day.  This
              conference may overlap with other conferences
              available on the network.
HOST:         To be announced
ACTIVITY:     high

NAME:         Philosophy
NUMBER:       79
DESCRIPTION:  Discussions of both the classical philosophers and
              more modern day writers as well as philosophical
              issues of the times.  This conference may overlap
              with several other conferences available on the
              network.
HOST:         To be announced
ACTIVITY:     moderate

NAME:         Women
NUMBER:       80
DESCRIPTION:  A conference devoted to women's issues, including
              feminism, lesbianism, equal rights, equal pay and
              other current issues of interest to women.  This
              conference is not exclusive for women participants.
HOST:         Betsy Schwartz  Node ID ->CHANNEL
ACTIVITY:     high

NAME:         Astrology
NUMBER:       81
DESCRIPTION:  Discussions centering around astrology, its users,
              its system of beliefs including learning how to
              write horoscopes.
HOST:         Jane Stein  Node ID ->CHANNEL
ACTIVITY:     light

NAME:         Global Uplink
NUMBER:       82
DESCRIPTION:  Light conversations between users in the United
              States, Canada, Europe and Japan
HOST:         Lyle Davis  Node ID ->DBORED
ACTIVITY:     heavy

NAME:         Science
NUMBER:       83
DESCRIPTION:  Discussions centering around scientific issues of
              the day and the history of the scientific method.
HOSTS:        Glen Fredericks  Node ID ->TOKEN
              Fred Hapgood  Node ID ->CHANNEL
ACTIVITY:     light

NAME:         Newusers
NUMBER:       84
DESCRIPTION:  A conference geared to new BBS users where help is
              offered over a myriad of topics.  Anyone may use
              this conference to ask questions on any topic and
              expect a response from a knowledgeable person on
              the topic that is being queried.
HOST:         Patrick Lee  Node ID ->RUNNINGB
ACTIVITY:     Moderate

NAME:         Bicycles
NUMBER:       85
DESCRIPTION:  A conference geared to the bicycle enthusiast,
              offering information and discussion on equipment,
              riding strategies and upcoming events.
HOST:         Bob Friedman  Node ID ->RUNNINGA
ACTIVITY:     light to moderate

NAME:         Qmail Reader
NUMBER:       86
DESCRIPTION:  Support offered to all users of the qmail reader,
              both shareware and deluxe version by the author of
              the software.
HOST:         Mark Herring  Node ID ->PARTY
ACTIVITY:     moderate

NAME:         Satellite
NUMBER:       87
DESCRIPTION:  Discussions of satellite equipment, uses and legal
              constraints.
HOST:         Ron Brandt  Node ID ->SATALINK
ACTIVITY:     light

NAME:         Astronomy
NUMBER:       88
DESCRIPTION:  Discussions of the stars, physical laws and
              announcements of current news and events.
HOST:         Ken Ough  Node ID ->LUNACY
ACTIVITY:     light

NAME:         Gap
NUMBER:       89
DESCRIPTION:  Support conference for sysops and users of GAP
              bulletin board software.
HOSTS:        Darin May  Node ID ->AIM
              GAP authors  Node ID ->AIM
ACTIVITY:     light

NAME:         Omen Technology
NUMBER:       90
DESCRIPTION:  Support conference for Omen Technology products.
HOST:         Chuck Forsberg
ACTIVITY:     moderate

NAME:         Diplomacy
NUMBER:       91
DESCRIPTION:  On-line diplomacy game
HOST:         Chris Harrower  Node ID ->LABB
ACTIVITY:     light

NAME:         Parents
NUMBER:       92
DESCRIPTION:  Conference for general discussions between parents
              offering help with problems and tips on better
              parenting.
HOST:         Glenn Patterson  Node ID ->RUNNINGA
ACTIVITY:     light

NAME:         Great Outdoors
NUMBER:       93
DESCRIPTION:  General discussions on enjoying the outdoors
              whether it be by hiking, mountain climbing,
              fishing, swimming or camping.
HOST:         Jeff Wolfe  Node ID ->OUTER
ACTIVITY:     light

NAME:         Fantasy Baseball
NUMBER:       94
DESCRIPTION:  On-line baseball league, complete with teams,
              trading and stats.
HOST:         Jon Oram  Node ID ->BRNTWOOD
ACTIVITY:     light to moderate

NAME:         Genetics
NUMBER:       95
DESCRIPTION:  Discussions around current issues in genetics, and
              the impact of genetic research on the general
              population.
HOST:         Doug MacLean  Node ID ->RUNNINGB
ACTIVITY:     moderate

NAME:         Senior Citizens
NUMBER:       96
DESCRIPTION:  A conference devoted to those over 55 to discuss
              not only the issues of aging in America but to
              provide companionship among people with similar
              interests and problems.
HOST:         To be announced
ACTIVITY:     light to moderate

NAME:         Turbo Pascal
NUMBER:       97
DESCRIPTION:  Technical discussions of Borland's TP program and
              utilities.
HOST:         Gerry Power  Node ID ->CHANNEL
ACTIVITY:     moderate

NAME:         EZ reader
NUMBER:       98
DESCRIPTION:  A support conference for those using the EZ reader
              off-line mail reader.  
HOSTS:        Eric Cockrell  Node ID ->CHANNEL
              Dennis McCunney  Node ID ->RUNNINGB
ACTIVITY:     moderate

NAME:         QBasic Language
NUMBER:       99
DESCRIPTION:  Technical discussion and help in programming with
              QBasic.
HOST:         Curt Akin  Node ID ->FRANK
ACTIVITY:     moderate to high

NAME:         C Language
NUMBER:       100
DESCRIPTION:  Technical discussion and help in programming with
              C, all C languages are included.
HOST:         Doug Maclean  Node ID ->RUNNINGB
ACTIVITY:     moderate to high

NAME:         Star Trek
NUMBER:       101
DESCRIPTION:  Discussion of Star Trek Ideas and Technology
HOST:         Jonathan Schulman  Node ID ->SADDLE
ACTIVITY:     high+

NAME:         Unfolding
NUMBER:       102
DESCRIPTION:  Discussions focusing on spiritual extention.  The
              Unfolding conference is offered so that we can ask
              each other questions and share each others'
              experiences to shed light on each others' paths and
              nurture our inner lives.
HOST:         Robert Tolz  Node ID ->PAL
ACTIVITY:     moderate

NAME:         Clipper
NUMBER:       103
DESCRIPTION:  Technical help with Clipper. This conference may
              overlap with other conferences available on the
              network.
HOST:         Robert Laszko  Node ID ->FILEBANK
ACTIVITY:     High

NAME:         Relay Users
NUMBER:       104
DESCRIPTION:  This public conference is for users, sysops, and
              the Steering Committee to meet and discuss network
              issues.  All users are invited to present any ideas
              or ask any questions they have concerning the
              network, its rules, and its conferences.
HOST:         The Steering Committee
ACTIVITY:     Moderate to High

NAME:         Firearms
NUMBER:       105
DESCRIPTION:  A discussion of all kinds of firearms.  Sale of
              firearms across state lines is forbidden by federal
              law so please no ads in this conference whatsoever.
HOST:         Neil Hoffman  Node ID ->GATEWAYS
ACTIVITY:     Light

NAME:         SCUBA
NUMBER:       106   (previously OmniView)
DESCRIPTION:  A conference that is dedicated to the SCUBA divers in 
              our network, and hosted by a cerified PADI SCUBA 
              Instructor, IDC Staff Instructor, and who also teaches 7 
              types of specialty diving. Discussion is open to all 
              folks from the absolute novice to the experienced diver.
HOST:         Tom Kellen  Node ID ->PARADIGM
ACTIVITY:     NEW

NAME:         Engineering
NUMBER:       107
DESCRIPTION:  Technical discussions of interest to engineers.
HOST:         Wayne Vearil  Node ID ->ENERGY
ACTIVITY:     Light to Moderate

NAME:         OS/2
NUMBER:       108
DESCRIPTION:  Discussion of OS/2 software, development and uses.
HOST:         Kent Credola  Node ID ->TWEXCH
ACTIVITY:     Light to moderate

NAME:         Ansi Codes
NUMBER:       109
DESCRIPTION:  Ansi messages, screens, drawings or whatever your
              creative streak can put into a message.
HOST:         Justin Langseth  Node ID ->EISHQ
ACTIVITY:     Moderate

NAME:         XYWrite
NUMBER:       110
DESCRIPTION:  Support for the word processor XYWrite.
HOST:         To Be Announced
ACTIVITY:     Light +

NAME:         Gadgets
NUMBER:       111
DESCRIPTION:  Discussion of gadgets, where to get 'em, new and
              interesting products and how to use.
HOST:         Keith Luken  Node ID ->PHANTASM
ACTIVITY:     Light +

NAME:         CAD
NUMBER:       112
DESCRIPTION:  Computer-aided design conference.  Covers all the
              various CAD programs.
HOST:         Jon Fleming  Node ID ->CHANNEL
ACTIVITY:     Moderate

NAME:         BOATING
NUMBER:       113   (previously ETHICS)
DESCRIPTION:  A conference dedicated to the Boaters. This conference 
              is shared with MetroLink
HOST:         To Be Announced
ACTIVITY:     NEW

NAME:         MainFrame
NUMBER:       114
DESCRIPTION:  Technical discussions about both VAX and IBM
              mainframes.
HOSTS:        IBM/Bill Johnson  Node ID ->VERNON
ACTIVITY:     Moderate to Heavy

NAME:         Ecology
NUMBER:       115
DESCRIPTION:  All about our everchanging world
HOST:         Sue Donaldson  Node ID ->SMCIS
ACTIVITY:     Light

NAME:         Dr. Who
NUMBER:       116
DESCRIPTION:  For all the fans of the time traveling Doctor
              Who of PCS Fame
HOST:         Jon Hutto  Node ID ->FORUM
ACTIVITY:     Moderate

NAME:         R/C Radio Control
NUMBER:       117
DESCRIPTION:  A conference for the discussion of radio controlled
              aircraft, cars, tanks, you name it.
HOST:         Tim Pickett  Node ID ->ULTIMATE
ACTIVITY:     Light

NAME:         Boyan
NUMBER:       118
DESCRIPTION:  Originating from the AERO BBS, the official support
              board for Boyan Communications. All questions about
              Boyan Communication software are welcomed and
              encouraged.
HOSTS:        Justin Boyan  Node ID ->AERO
              Assistant Host  Bruce Felstein  Node ID ->AERO
ACTIVITY:     Light - Moderate


NAME:         Apple
NUMBER:       119
DESCRIPTION:  Questions about the Apple II and Apple GS
              computers.
HOST:         Mike Marrone
ACTIVITY:     Light

NAME:         Men's Issues
NUMBER:       120
DESCRIPTION:  Discussion of issues that relate to men, such as
              divorce, child custody, friendships, being gay
              etc.  Open to men and women.
HOST:         Peter Frank  Node ID ->ACC
ACTIVITY:     Heavy

NAME:         DeadHead
NUMBER:       121
DESCRIPTION:  A conference for Grateful Dead fans and followers, to
              discuss the music, the group and the fans
HOSTS:        Jeff Groden  Node ID ->TOWER
              Klaus Bender  Node ID ->DEADBORD
ACTIVITY:     Moderate-Heavy

NAME:         MSWord
NUMBER:       122
DESCRIPTION:  For support of Microsoft's Word
HOST:         Bob Zimmerman  Node ID ->METASYS
ACTIVITY:     New

NAME:         TeleMate
NUMBER:       123
DESCRIPTION:  A vendor support conference for the new
              communications program Telemate.  Hosted by the
              author - Winfred Hu.
HOSTS:        Winfred Hu  Node ID ->UTOU
              Kevin Carr  Node ID ->UTOU
ACTIVITY:     Light-Moderate

NAME:         4DOS
NUMBER:       124
DESCRIPTION:  Support for 4DOS, the popular Command.com
              replacement.  Hosted by the author - Rex Conn
HOST:         Rex Conn  Node ID ->DCINFO
ACTIVITY:     Moderate

NAME:         Gay Issues
NUMBER:       125
DESCRIPTION:  A place to discuss gay rights, issues, AIDS etc.
              Gay bashing is NOT acceptable in this conference
              and will not be tolerated.
HOST:         Bob Browne  Node ID ->SOLUTION
ACTIVITY:     Moderate

NAME:         Horror
NUMBER:       126
DESCRIPTION:  A forum for discussion of horror movies, books etc.
HOSTS:        Cindy Bartorillo  Node ID ->BAUDLINE
              Mark Nelson  Node ID ->RUNNINGA
ACTIVITY:     Heavy

NAME:         Sysops On Bell's Back (SOBB)
NUMBER:       127
DESCRIPTION:  This conference deals with the
              problems of phone companies harassing Sysops and
              trying to charge business rates.
HOST:         Randy Wilson  Node ID ->ACES
ACTIVITY:     Heavy

NAME:         Fastcomm
NUMBER:       128
DESCRIPTION:  FastComm modem factory support.
HOST:         Bill Abbot Vice President of FastComm  Node ID ->CAPCON
ACTIVITY:     Light

NAME:         TANDY
NUMBER:       129
DESCRIPTION:  For support for most all things "Computer" from
              Tandy "Radio Shack".
HOST:         James Ng  Node ID ->GATEWAYS
ACTIVITY:     NEW

NAME:         BATCH
NUMBER:       130
DESCRIPTION:  Support for the most used programming language in
              the DOS world. Who doesn't use a least a few batch
              files?
HOST:         Dennis McCunney  Node ID ->RUNNINGB
ACTIVITY:     Heavy

NAME:         MARKMAIL
NUMBER:       131
DESCRIPTION:  This conference is a Support conference for
              the newest mail door available - MarkMail.  The
              CH is  the author of the product.
HOST:         Mark Turner  Node ID ->ESCAPE
ACTIVITY:     Moderate

NAME:         CHESS
NUMBER:       132
DESCRIPTION:  This conference is being set up for all of
              the chess enthusiasts who wish to have "Play-by-net"
              games.  Conference host to be announced.
HOST:         Israel Silverman  Node ID ->RUNNINGB
ACTIVITY:     NEW

NAME:         ATARI-ST
NUMBER:       133
DESCRIPTION:  This is a user support conference for all of
              the AtariST computer users in the network.
HOST:         Mason Taube  Node ID ->VERNON
ACTIVITY:     New

NAME:         PROCOMM
NUMBER:       134
DESCRIPTION:  This is a user support conference for people
              using the ProComm or ProComm + communications
              package.
HOST:         To Be Announced
ACTIVITY:     New

NAME:         MASM
NUMBER:       135
DESCRIPTION:  This is another spinoff from the programming
              conference dedicated to people who work with
              the bits and bytes...  Macro Assembler.
HOST:         Doug MacLean  Node ID ->RUNNINGB
ACTIVITY:     Light

NAME:         OOPS
NUMBER:       136
DESCRIPTION:  This conference is for discussions centered on
              the newest wrinkle in programming: Object
              Oriented Programming.  This discipline spans several
              languages and includes Turbo Pascal 5.5 and C++.
HOSTS:        Rick Kingslan   Node ID ->OMAHANET
              Doug MacLean  Node ID ->RUNNINGB
ACTIVITY:     Moderate

NAME:         BBS Software
NUMBER:       137
DESCRIPTION:  This conference is designed as a place where all
              current and neophyte sysops can come and discuss the
              merits/benefits of the multitude of systems available
              to run a BBS.
HOST:         Rick Fry  Node ID ->MRRICKS
ACTIVITY:     Light

NAME:         Wildcat! Support
NUMBER:       138
DESCRIPTION:  This conference is a user based support conference
              for the Wildcat! BBS package from Mustang, and covers
              technical and non-technical issues relating directly to
              the Wildcat! BBS. For both Users and Sysops.
HOST:         Tom Tcimpidis  Node ID ->MOGUR
ACTIVITY:     Moderate

NAME:         Fire/EMS
NUMBER:       139
DESCRIPTION:  Run by two EMS personnel this conference is open to
              all EMS/Fire personnel and anyone else interested in
              these valuable professions.
HOSTS:        Lou Kairys  Node ID ->RUNNINGB
              Bob Shuck  Node ID ->CAPCON
ACTIVITY:     Light

NAME:         Relationships
NUMBER:       140
DESCRIPTION:  This conference is for the exploration and
              discussion of the issues and concerns common
              to all kinds of relationships -- work, family,
              friends, significant others -- including communication,
              cooperation and conflict resolution, work and play,
              and intimacy and separation.
HOST:         Brian Miller  Node ID ->CHANNEL
ACTIVITY:     light

NAME:         Motorcycles
NUMBER:       141
DESCRIPTION:  This conference is for all of the motorcyclists in
              the relay.
HOST:         Dan Rall  Node ID ->RALL
ACTIVITY:     light-moderate

NAME:         Non-Profit Organizations
NUMBER:       142  (previously HORSES)
DESCRIPTION:  The conference's purpose is to exchange information 
              effecting the Non profit organizations in your area.
              By posting events listings as well as fund raisers
              techniques and membership participation and retention 
              programs. Also to provide a means for networking between 
              people involved in the these organizations. We are
              establishing a clearinghouse for all non profit 
              organizations.
HOST:         Ira Karlick  Node ID ->BBSCS
ACTIVITY:     NEW

NAME:         Police
NUMBER:       143
DESCRIPTION:  Partner to the EMS/Fire conference.
HOST:         Neal Truitt  Node ID ->CRIMINAL
ACTIVITY:     New

NAME:         Robocomm
NUMBER        144
DESCRIPTION   Produce support of Robocomm from the author
HOST:         Dan Parsons  Node ID ->GROUPONE
ACTIVITY:     light

NAME:         RBase
NUMBER:       145
DESCRIPTION:  Support for RBase provided by those users quite
              experienced in the use of this program, including
              several RBase users group
HOSTS:        Richard Stout  Node ID ->MAINENET
              Jim Adams  Node ID ->MOONDOG
ACTIVITY:     moderate

NAME:         QEdit
NUMBER:       146
DESCRIPTION:  This is a direct product support conference hosted by
              SEMWare, the authors of Qedit.  
HOSTS:        Sammy Mitchell
              Tim Farley  Node ID ->SEMWARE
ACTIVITY:     Moderate

NAME:         Scouting
NUMBER:       147
DESCRIPTION:  This conference is for all boy/girl scouts in the
              net.
HOST:         Jeff Wolfe  Node ID ->OUTER
ACTIVITY:     New

NAME:         FRACTALS
NUMBER:       148
DESCRIPTION:  The conference will deal with fractals and can also
              include Chaos.
HOST:         Peter Longo  Node ID ->IDEALS
ACTIVITY:     New

NAME:         MAJORBBS
NUMBER:       149
DESCRIPTION:  This conference will be for MajorBBS owners. It will
              support the UTI driver MjrUTI as well.
HOSTS:        Skip Potter  (Author of MjrUTI) Node ID ->TOPGUN  
              Tim Stryker (author of MajorBBS).
ACTIVITY:     NEW

NAME:         GAMEDESIGN
NUMBER:       150
DESCRIPTION:  This conference covers the design of games, including
              board, computer, and roleplaying. This also covers the
              creation of variations of games, including the design of
              universes for roleplaying games. 
HOST:         Bart Lidofsky  Node ID ->RUNNINGB
ACTIVITY:     Moderate

NAME:         Spitfire BBS Software
NUMBER:       151
DESCRIPTION:  The conference will deal with the use and maintenance
              of SPITFIRE BBS by Mike Woltz, SFUTI by Bob Browne
              and other SPITFIRE related software.
HOSTS:        Mike Woltz  Author  Node ID ->SPITFIRE
              Ira Lichtenstein  Node ID ->SINGSING
ACTIVITY:     High

NAME:         COMMO
NUMBER:       152
DESCRIPTION:  This conference will support a new communications
              program, written in ASM and supported by the author.
HOST:         Fred Brucker  Node ID ->DIRASNT
ACTIVITY:     new

NAME:         LASER PRINTERS
NUMBER:       153
DESCRIPTION:  This conference will support all brands and models
              of laser printers. 
HOST:         Ed Boston
ACTIVITY:     new

NAME:         WEATHER
NUMBER:       154
DESCRIPTION:  The conference will discuss weather from a
              scientific standpoint.
HOST:         Wally Kinnan
ACTIVITY:     New

NAME:         DATAPROTECTION
NUMBER:       155
DESCRIPTION:  The conference will deal with virii, trojans, and
              other data destroying programs and ways to prevent
              them.
HOSTS:        Jon Hutto  Node ID ->FORUM
              Yan Juras  Node ID ->MOONDOG
ACTIVITY:     New

NAME:         C64/C128
NUMBER:       156
DESCRIPTION:  A forum for the discussion of Commodore Computers including
              Pet, Vic, Max, B Series, +4, C=64 & 128.
HOST:         Ken Halfon  Node ID ->VMC
ACTIVITY:     Light-Moderate

NAME:         XEROX
NUMBER:       157
DESCRIPTION:  This is the Xerox PC support conference, provided
              by the XEROX National PC Board, providing support for
              Xerox 606X, AT&T 6300 and Olivetti M24 computers.
HOST:         To Be Announced
ACTIVITY:     new

NAME:         SOUND CARDS (formerly AD LIB)
NUMBER:       158
DESCRIPTION:  This conference is for the technical support of all 
              sound cards, along with ADLIB card and and the
              commercial and shareware software that supports it.
HOST:         Randy Blackmond  Node ID ->BASEMENT
ACTIVITY:     Moderate

NAME:         Nintendo
NUMBER:       159   (previously Pre-Teens)
DESCRIPTION:  A conference for the kids to discuss one of Americas 
              biggest games. Shared with MetroLink
HOST:         To Be Announced
ACTIVITY:     NEW

NAME:         PCjr
NUMBER:       160
DESCRIPTION:  A conference for the users of IBM's Orphan, the PCjr. Discussion
              will be around equipment, software, and general topics.
HOST:         Erik Jantzen  Node ID ->ACC
ACTIVITY:     Light

NAME:         Computer Users Groups
NUMBER:       161
DESCRIPTION:  A place for all Computer User Groups to discuss upcoming
              publications, previously published data, and general problems
              faced by users groups in todays computer world.
HOST:         Dave Jones  Node ID ->COLOR
ACTIVITY:     New

NAME:         GT BBS
NUMBER:       162
DESCRIPTION:  A conference that will help support the many GT BBS's in use
              today. This conference will be hosted by B.J. Guillot, the
              author of the Universal Text Interface for PCRelay software and
              GT software.
HOST:         B.J. Guillot  Node ID ->TRANQUIL
ACTIVITY:     New

NAME:         Conference Hosts Conference
NUMBER:       163
DESCRIPTION:  All Conference Hosts are asked to join this conference so we
              can better discuss problems, and ways to avoid problems.
              Another use will be the discussion of new ways to better
              advertise our existing conferences.
HOST:         Conference Coordinator, Skip Ross  Node ID ->ACC
              Steering Committee
ACTIVITY:     New

NAME:         ROBOT
NUMBER:       164
DESCRIPTION:  A conference dedicated to the discussion about those great
              machines that build cars, do automated labor, and run 
              around on the floor as toys.
              Shared with MetroLink.
HOST:         To Be Announced
ACTIVITY:     NEW

NAME:         Forth Language
NUMBER:       165
DESCRIPTION:  Conference dedicated to Forth Language Programming.
              Shared Conference with MetroLink
HOST:         Jerry Shifrin
ACTIVITY:

NAME:         No-Smoking
NUMBER:       166
DESCRIPTION:  Discussions on various ways to quit smoking.
              Shared Conference with MetroLink
HOST:         Wendy Ridell
ACTIVITY:

NAME:         Weight Management
NUMBER:       167
DESCRIPTION:  Discussions on various weight loss programs.
              Shared Conference with MetroLink
HOST:         Pat Wilson
ACTIVITY:

NAME:         ZCOMM & PRO-YAM
NUMBER:       168
DESCRIPTION:  Discussions on these specific Transfer Protocols. Note: No DSZ
              Shared Conference with MetroLink
HOST:         Bob Carlson
ACTIVITY:

NAME:         CoCo
NUMBER:       169
DESCRIPTION:  Discussion on and about the TRS Color Computer
HOSTESS:      Nancy Ward  Node ID ->CLDNINE     
ACTIVITY:     Light

NAME:         LANTASTIC
NUMBER:       170
DESCRIPTION:  Lantastic Hardware support from manufacturer, ARTISOFT
HOST:         J. Gerring of Artisoft
ACTIVITY:

NAME:         WEB
NUMBER:       171
DESCRIPTION:  A place for the Sysop Widows
HOST:         To Be Announced
ACTIVITY:

NAME:         GOSSIP
NUMBER:       172
DESCRIPTION:  Entertainment Gossip
              Shared with MEDIANET
HOST:         MediaNet
ACTIVITY:

NAME:         Japan Conference
NUMBER:       173
DESCRIPTION:  A conference dedicated to the discussion of 
              Language, Culture, Foods, Current Events, Music,
              Travel (advice, experiences), and History.
HOST:         Ryosuke "Ski" Taniguchi  node ID ->SILENT
ACTIVITY:     NEW

NAME:         MegaMail Support
NUMBER:       174
DESCRIPTION:  This conference will support the  MegaMail off-line 
              reader and also supply support for the Door, by the 
              author.
HOSTS:        Ron Simonton  Node ID ->HOPTOWN
              Ken Manuel    Node ID ->HOPTOWN
ACTIVITY:     New
 
NAME:         System Analysis
NUMBER:       175
DESCRIPTION:  This conference will look at the development of a program 
              that takes place prior to the coding phase. It will cover
              how to obtain information from the end user and how to
              organize the data structures for inclusion into a program.
HOST:         Doug Maclean  Node ID ->RUNNINGB
ACTIVITY:     NEW


NAME:         EIS BBS Software
NUMBER:       176
DESCRIPTION:  This will be a support conference for the Users and Sysops
              of EIS Software. Support will be supplied by the Author.
HOST:         Justin Langseth  Node ID ->EISHQ
ACTIVITY:     NEW
 
NAME:         Searchlight BBS
NUMBER:       177
DESCRIPTION:  A forum provided for Searchlight Sysops and Users, by 
              Searchlight Sysops. 
HOST:         Paul Benkert  Node ID ->CHARLIE
ACTIVITY:     NEW

NAME:         Gemology
NUMBER:       178
DESCRIPTION:  A conference for the avid rock collector.
HOST:         Michael Fox  Node ID ->MODEMZNE
ACTIVITY:     NEW

NAME:         Strange & Unexplained
NUMBER:       179
DESCRIPTION:  Discussion of strange and unexplained phenomena including,
              but not limited to, paranormal, UFO's, psychic phenomena, 
              anomalies of nature, strange creatures, and more.
HOST:         Bart Lidofsky  Node ID ->RUNNINGB
ACTIVITY:     NEW

NAME:         Mensa
NUMBER:       180
DESCRIPTION:  A conference for Mensa and Non-mensa members to discuss 
              MERF, SIGHT, SIGs, RGs and AGs.
HOST:         Gene Hysner  Node ID ->GWINNETT
ACTIVITY:     NEW

NAME:         Remember When?
NUMBER:       181
DESCRIPTION:  A conference dedicated to memories, good and bad, of the
              good old past. What ever happened to...???
HOST:         Lou Kairys  Node ID ->GATEWAYS
ACTIVITY:     NEW

NAME:         Spitfire Sysops 
NUMBER:       182
DESCRIPTION:  This conference is for SPITFIRE Sysops to be able to
              discuss topics of their interest that do not necessarily
              involve SPITFIRE related software. People who are not
              SPITFIRE Sysops are welcome to participate as well!
HOST:         Jim Prohs  Node ID ->NITERIDE
ACTIVITY:     Moderate

NAME:         SpitMail Support     
NUMBER:       183
DESCRIPTION:  This conference will deal with the use and maintainance
              of the SPITMAIL offline mail system for SPITFIRE by Bob
              Zimmerman and other MetaSys utilities and their use on
              a SPITFIRE Bulletin Board System.
HOST:         Bob Zimmerman  Node ID ->METASYS
ACTIVITY:     Light - Moderate
 
NAME:         Cellular
NUMBER:       184
DESCRIPTION:  Technical and user discussions of Cellular products,
              Service, Troubleshhoting, User Experiences. Equipment:
              Cell Cets, Modems, Phones, and Faxes. Not Commercial, 
              and ABSOLUTELY NO ITEMS FOR SALE TO BE POSTED!
HOST:         Mark Lussier  Node ID ->PDSSIG

NAME:         PRIVATE
NUMBER:       185
DESCRIPTION:
HOST:
ACTIVITY:
 
NAME:         Musicians
NUMBER:       186
DESCRIPTION:  Geared specifically toward performing musicians, both
              professional and amatuer, and other individuals involved
              in the music business.  Discussions, tips, anecdotes,
              and personal experiences regarding the "nuts and bolts"
              of the business. This is not another Music Conference.
HOST:         Ira Lichtenstein  Node ID ->SINGSING
ACTIVITY:     NEW

NAME:         BRIEF Text Editor
NUMBER:       187
DESCRIPTION:  A very powerful, flexible text editor, using "C/LISP" type
              of macro language. 
HOSTS:        Terry Shankland  Node ID ->TOOLSHOP
              Doug Maclean  Node ID ->RUNNINGB
ACTIVITY:     NEW

NAME:         Gambling
NUMBER:       188
DESCRIPTION:  Discussion of methodology, strategies, and techniques of 
              all casino games, also Horse Racing, Jai-Alai, Poker and 
              Card-based games. Hosted by a former Licensed Las Vegas 
              Dealer.
HOST:         Guy Cappello  Node ID ->BRNTWOOD
ACTIVITY:     NEW

NAME:         PICK O/S
NUMBER:       189
DESCRIPTION:  PICK is a powerful Relational Database, Operating System.
              There are many clones of this software, amongst them are:
              Advanced Revelation, and Information Software. This 
              conference is for the discussion of PICK and PICK-like 
              programs with hints, tips, warnings and contacts.
HOST:         Gene Hysner  Node ID ->GWINNETT
ACTIVITY:     NEW

NAME:         MODEM NEWS
NUMBER:       190
DESCRIPTION:  A conference for and about the on-line magazine, Modem News,
              hosted by the author.
HOST:         Jeff Green  Node ID ->SYSCOM
ACTIVITY:     NEW

NAME:         Archiving Programs
NUMBER:       191
DESCRIPTION:  This conference will deal with most Archiving/Compression
              programs in use today. It will include PKWare's products
              as well as LHARC's compression program, amongst others.
HOSTS:        Robert Tolz  Node ID ->PAL
              Bart Lidofsky  Node ID ->RUNNINGB
              Jeff Woods  Node ID ->MUSICAL
ACTIVITY:     NEW

NAME:         Video Exchange
NUMBER:       192
DESCRIPTION:  A conference for trading of video programs.
HOST:         Ken Pangborn  Node ID ->FATHER
ACTIVITY:     NEW

NAME:         Missing Children
NUMBER:       193
DESCRIPTION:  A conference dedicated to helping in the search for 
              missing children across the country.  
HOST:         Gregg Snyder
ACTIVITY:     NEW
 
NAME:         IOMEGA
NUMBER:       194
DESCRIPTION:  Iomega, manufacturers of the famous Bernoulli 
              drives, and also a tape backup system, will 
              be supplying direct manufacturers support through
              this conference, for all equipment manufactured by them.
              Hosted by the Sysop of Iomega's Support BBS.
HOST:         Geoff Williams  Node ID ->IOMEGA
ACTIVITY:     NEW

NAME:         Real Estate
NUMBER:       195
DESCRIPTION:  This conference will afford advice on how to best list 
              your house, find a house, deal with realtors and general 
              information. It will also be open to discussion of 
              Residential, Investment, Commercial/Industrial, 
              and Lots/Land. The Host will be offering relocation 
              services in the State of California. There will be NO   
              Legal or Tax advice given in this conference.
HOST:         Dave Black, Ramsey Real Estate, Stockton,Cal
              Node ID ->PALAIKIS
ACTIVITY:     NEW
 
NAME:         AT-DB
NUMBER:       196
DESCRIPTION:  Ashton Tate Direct Support of DATABASE RELATED
              products including dBase II (CP/M), dBase II (DOS),
              dBase III, dBase III Plus, dBase III Lan, dBase IV,
              dBase IV Lan, dBase IV Developer's Edition,
              dBase Mac, RapidFile, and others.
HOSTS:        Steve Silverwood  Node ID ->ASHTON
              Kent Irwin        Node ID ->ASHTON
ACTIVITY:     NEW (Estimated HIGH +)

NAME:         PRIVATE
NUMBER:       197
DESCRIPTION:
HOST:
ACTIVITY:

NAME:         AT-APPS
NUMBER:       198
DESCRIPTION:  Ashton Tate Direct Support of NON Database-Related
              Products including MultiMate, MultiMate Advantage II,
              Framework III, Chart-Master, Diagram-Master,
              Draw Applause, Applause II, Map-Master, Sign-Master,
              Full Impact (Mac), Full Write Professional (Mac),
              and others.
HOSTS:        Steve Silverwood  Node ID ->ASHTON
              Kent Irwin        Node ID ->ASHTON
ACTIVITY:     NEW (Estimated HIGH +)

NAME:         Computer Assembly
NUMBER:       199
DESCRIPTION:  Discussions centering around the construction of
              computers. Included will be specific hardware
              tips. This conference is for the serious amateur
              computer builder and will offer extensive help from 
              peers.
HOST:         Mark Balch  Node ID ->HELIX
ACTIVITY:     NEW

NAME:         MINI
NUMBER:       200
DESCRIPTION:  Mini Conferences, specific nature, limited length discussion
              between Network Sysops and The Steering Committee
HOST:         Steering Committee
ACTIVITY:     NEW

NAME:         PRIVATE; SUPER REGIONAL
NUMBER:       201
DESCRIPTION:
HOST:
ACTIVITY:

NAME:         PCRELAY SUPPORT
NUMBER:       202
DESCRIPTION:  A conference dedicated to the support of PCRelay 
              software, and is available to all networks running
              PCRelay software.
HOST:         Bonnie Anthony  Node ID ->RUNNINGA
ACTIVITY:     Moderate

NAME:         TLX-Host
NUMBER:       203
DESCRIPTION:  When Dan Horn created his Telix Script "HOST3" over
              a year ago, he also created a new very simple 
              method for ordinary folks to start up a very 
              capable BBS in minutes - literally! This conference 
              supports all versions of Dan's Host program, which 
              now includes a file database, a very small message 
              base, a full-screen visual editor, full SysOp 
              utilities, etc, but can be set-up and functional in 
              minutes.
HOST:         Dan Horn  Node ID ->DBORED
ACTIVITY:     New

NAME:         WAR-ZONE!!!
NUMBER:       204
DESCRIPTION:  A place to vent your anger, carry on heated flaming 
              debates, and generally let-your-hair-down! Rules 
              are simple and few.
HOSTS:        Bonnie Anthony  Node ID ->RUNNINGA
ACTIVITY:     NEW

NAME:         PALRUN SOFTWARE
NUMBER:       205
DESCRIPTION:  This conference is for the Beta Testers of PALRUN  
              software. This is a limited-run conference.
HOST:         Robert Tolz  Author  Node ID ->PAL
ACTIVITY:     NEW

NAME:         French Language
NUMBER:       206
DESCRIPTION:  This conference is for our French speaking members,  
              but is open to all.              
HOSTS:        Armand Michaud  Node ID ->CAMBMIC
              Daniel Steffen  Node ID ->ULTRABBS 
ACTIVITY:     NEW

NAME:         Spanish Language
NUMBER:       207
DESCRIPTION:  This conference is for our Spanish speaking members,  
              but is open to all.              
HOSTS:        Ana Wenzel  Node ID ->GRAPEVNE
              Dane Beko   Node ID ->TREASURE 
ACTIVITY:     NEW

NAME:         Session Manager
NUMBER:       208
DESCRIPTION:  This conference is for one of the newest Off-Line  
              Readers, compatible with the .QWK packet.
HOST:         Pat Hart  Node ID ->TWEXCH  
ACTIVITY:     NEW

NAME:         Scanners/SWL
NUMBER:       209
DESCRIPTION:  This conference will feature discussions about the
              monitoring of radios and user exchange of 
              frequencies, shortwave loggings, and the radios we 
              use in monitoring. Come and join the exciting world
              of Scanner and ShortWave radio, and ever growing 
              hobby.
HOST:         Ken Fowler  Node ID ->NETEAST  
ACTIVITY:     NEW

NAME:         Pre-Teens
NUMBER:       210
DESCRIPTION:  This conference is for those under the age of 13.
              To give our younger computer users the opportunity
              to learn BBS skills while communicating with their
              peers. Parental guidance expected.
HOSTS:        Karen Brown      Node ID ->GODFTHR
              Debbie Campbell  Node ID ->FABULOUS
ACTIVITY:     Re-Instated

NAME:         HDTV (High Definition TeleVision)
NUMBER:       211
DESCRIPTION:  This conference is dedicated to the discusions 
              about the new technology in television. HDTV is a 
              wide screen, very high resolution TV that has been 
              on the air in Japan since late 1988, and will be 
              coming to America in the near future.
HOSTS:        Steve Hannah      Node ID ->PUNKIN
              Tom Tcimpidis     Node ID ->MOGUR
ACTIVITY:     NEW

NAME:         WordStar
NUMBER:       212
DESCRIPTION:  This conference is dedicated to the discusions 
              and techniques used in the day to day operation of 
              all versions of WordStar Word Processing Software.
HOSTS:        Suzanne Hoyle    Node ID ->GAS
              Ralph Drayer     Node ID ->BSO
ACTIVITY:     NEW

NAME:         RemoteAccess Software
NUMBER:       213
DESCRIPTION:  A conference about "RemoteAccess" the BBS software 
              program written by Andrew Milner from Australia. It is 
              one of the newest and most versatile BBS software packages
              on the market supporting 99 lines, Cd-Rom support, and
              total transferability from QuickBBS.
HOST:         John Murray  Node ID ->COBRA
ACTIVITY:     NEW

NAME:         Poetry Corner
NUMBER:       214
DESCRIPTION:  Poetry Corner is a conference where anyone who 
              writes Poetry, or would like to share one of their
              favorite poems, is welcomed and encouraged to do so.
HOST:         Inez Harrison  Node ID ->DORSAI
ACTIVITY:     NEW

NAME:         United Sysop Associations
NUMBER:       215
DESCRIPTION:  This conference deals with the issues of concern to 
              Sysops, local meeting information, discussions 
              between various Sysop organizations suchas USA, 
              CASA, and others
HOST:         Shawn McCullar  Node ID ->NEWDIM
ACTIVITY:     NEW

NAME:         ACOA (Adult Children Of Alcoholics)
NUMBER:       216
DESCRIPTION:  Online meeting and discussions of ACOA issues, such 
              as dysfunctional families, living with alcoholic
              parents or mates, trouble with anger, co-dependency,
              etc...
HOST:         Dr. Bonnie Anthony  Node ID ->RUNNINGA
ACTIVITY:     NEW

NAME:         Phobias
NUMBER:       217
DESCRIPTION:  Support group for people with phobias or those who 
              want to learn more about them.
HOST:         Andre Rouleau  Node ID ->ONLINEI
ACTIVITY:     NEW

NAME:         PRIVATE
NAME:         Occupational Health & Safety
NUMBER:       218
DESCRIPTION:  The conference will serve as a discussion area for 
              topics related to Occupational health and safety, 
              industrial hygiene and toxicology, hazardous 
              materials/waste management, and on-the-job hazards.
              It is intended both as a gathering place for 
              professionals and as an information resource for 
              anyone with questions about on-the-job safety.
HOST:         Jeff Shelton  Node ID ->RIVROAD
ACTIVITY:     New

NAME:         International Sysops Shopping Mall
NUMBER:       219
DESCRIPTION:  Support conference for the ISSM Door, available to 
              all sysops. The door offers a nice way to produce 
              income for any sysop, by offering an on-line inter-
              active graphics/text adventure in a shopping mall, with 
              the ability for a sysop to add their own store and 
              products, or even lease stores.
HOST:         Ken Hunt  Node ID ->COMPTRON
ACTIVITY:     New

NAME:         PRIVATE
NUMBER:       252
DESCRIPTION:
HOST:
ACTIVITY:     PRIVATE

