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Welcome  to  the Southern Allegheny Computer Network!  SAC_NET is a network
dedicated to the friendly exchange of ideas. We are currently comprised  of
the following seventy-two Bulletin Board Systems:

   Bulletin Board            SysOp                    Location

   The Summit SearchLight    Richard Lis              Cresson, PA
   THE COMMAND LINE BBS      Christopher Stewart      Altoona, PA
   The Trading Post BBS      Tom Andrews              Allentown, PA
   ICON BBS                  Julia Christianson       Alexandria, VA
   The Eagle's Lair          Bud Younke               Bellwood, PA
   Chat House BBS            Bianca Thomas            Palm Beach, FL
   The Beaver's Lodge        Chris Beaver             Altoona, PA
   Microcosm BBS             Dennis Reichel           Palm Beach, FL
   Custom Computers BBS      John Skakandy            Jupiter, FL
   The DOS Prompt BBS        John Chidester           Altoona, PA
   Operation Mindcrime       Bill Worley              Altoona, PA
   Evening Shade BBS         Chris Ross               Greenfield Park, PQ
   The Crypt BBS             Kirk Gorman              Madison, NY
   Sparks BBS                Mike Hollingsworth       Munnsville, NY
   Hill Top BBS              Nathanael Johndrew       Hamilton, NY
   The Lost Chord            Raymond Sirois           Elmira, NY
   The Rhythm & Blues BBS    Eric Blue                Johnstown, PA
   Pirate's Island BBS       Jim Battista             Weedville, PA
   The Naked Gun             Mark Brown               Carney's Point, NJ
   Hot Ratz                  Anthony Zambino          Utica, NY
   The Enterprise BBS        Jim Kobak                Altoona, PA
   The DOS Shell             Ryan Weyant              Altoona, PA
   Owl's Nest                Joe Plano                Mohawk, NY
   Chinatown BBS             John Reading             Pensacola, FL
   River City Portal         Wayne R. Crauder         Hanna City, IL
   Doc's Place               Kevin Rundle             Westmoreland, NY
   Miltonian BBS             Porter Campbell          Milton, FL
   Westmoreland Online       Lawrence Smith           New Kensington, PA
   PARIS BBS                 Doug Segur               Pittsburgh, PA
   BOLD WORKS BBS            Terry Virt               Indianapolis, IN
   The WasteLands BBS        Jeff Wayne               Lawrenceburg, KY
   City Of Pleasure BBS      Bruce Sedlacek           Lakewood, OH
   Boda BBS                  Dale Updike              Altoona, PA
   Beyond Utopia             Kevin Quinn              Vernon Ctr., NY
   Le Roy Acres BBS          Jack Corzine             Le Roy, IL
   Dragon Moon               Rick Parker              Ozark, AR
   The Computer Express BBS  Chris Costakis           Crown Point, IN
   Dwayne's World            Dwayne Dobson            Hebron, IN
   The Bolt                  David Wheeler            Crown Point, IN
   The Realm of Insanity     Jason Wash               Crown Point, IN
   Ebensburg On-Line         Andy Shingle             Ebensburg, PA
   Cleveland Online! BBS     Chris Ceska              Parma, OH
   On Line at Mad Mac's      Steve Maccinile          Altoona, PA
   The Information Society   Brian Dougherty          Altoona, PA
   Renegade's Place II       Scott Vogan              Freedom, PA
   The Ninth Level           Michael Sinton           Bradley Beach, NJ
   The Rose Garden           John Boyer               Mechanicsburg, PA
   Frontier BBS              Michael Keefe            Hamilton, NY
   STARBASE VII              Fred Block               Long Branch, NJ
   Joe's Place               Joseph Wallace           District Heights, MD
   CPHS BBS                  Diane Beard              Crown Point, IN
   The Part-Time BBS         Miguel Orama             Palm Beach Gardens, FL
   Citadel in the Mountains  Steven DeLisle           Torrington, CT
   GDS_Online!!!             Cyndi Young              Pennsville, NJ
   The Data SuperHighway     Mark Harcourt            Titusville, PA
   Emerald City              Jeffrey Rowe             Kendall Pk, NJ
   TRI*CITY Info Network     Phillip Heller           Oil City, PA
   NeverMore BBS             Bill Wooten              Altoona, PA
   Centax BBS                Mark Mitchell            Duncansville, PA
   Night Wings BBS           Richard Florke'          Beachwood, NJ
   HOMEBREW BBS              David Corson             Lewistown, PA
   TECHNOWEENIE PARADYZE     Jo Ann Karaffa           Kittanning, PA
   The Gravel Pit            Timothy Barney           Altoona, PA
   Final Fantasy             Greg Ryan                Point Pleasant, NJ
   The NEW VETS BBS          Robert Anderson          Toms River, NJ
   Grandparent's Den         Peter Schmidt            Utica, NY
   The File Exchange BBS     Walter Kuzma             Howell, NJ
   The MidNite Oil BBS       Manny Levy               Toms River, NJ
   Milliways                 David Cole               Pittsburgh, PA
   Lost Lands BBS            Scott Williams           Westernville, NY
   Phoenix Modernz Systems   Tal Meta                 Seaside Hts, NJ
   Smuggler's Inn            Bud Recor                Boonville, NY

As    of   this   posting   there   are   thirty-five echos that are set-up
between the systems.  More are likely to follow. We are  *ALWAYS*  open  to
new  ideas from both the SysOps and BBS members involved.  For full details
on each echo please see  the  SAC_Elist.   Here  are  the  echos  currently
supported:

               BBS-SOFT          Bulletin Board Software
               BOOK-SAC          Book Reviews & Discussions
               GARDENSAC         Gardening, Landscaping, etc.
               GIGO-SAC          Garbage-in/Garbage-out
               PROGRAM           Programmer's Corner
               RULES             Rules for Net Echomail Areas
               SAC-DEBATE        Debating Forum
               SAC-HUNT          Hunting Echo
               SAC-OUTDOOR       The Great Outdoors
               SAC-SIFI          Discussion of any Sci-Fi topics
               SAC-SPRT          Sports Discussions
               SAC-STRA          The Strange and Unusual!
               SAC_ADM           SAC Administrative Echo (SysOps only)
               SAC_AUTO          Automobile Discussion
               SAC_BBSAD         Bulletin Board Ads
               SAC_COMIC         Comic Book Collections
               SAC_CREATE        Creative Writing Echo
               SAC_FILE          Discussion of SAC_FILE FDN echo
               SAC_GENE          Genealogy Discussion
               SAC_HNDY          Handyman Echo
               SAC_MODEM         Modems Unlimited
               SAC_MUSIC         Music Discussion Echo
               SAC_NET           Southern Allegheny Computer Net
               SAC_OS2           OS/2 Discussion Conference
               SAC_PHOTO         Photography Discussion
               SAC_QWK           SAC_QWKnet Discussion
               SAC_RADIO         Ham Radio/Scanner Discussion
               SAC_RAPT          Bird's of Prey Echo
               SAC_RC            Radio Controlled Toys, etc.
               SAC_SALE          Buy/Sell/Trade Echo
               SAC_SHOP          Shop for New Computer Stuff
               SUPPORT           BBS Software Tech Support
               TEEN_SAC          Teen Discussions
               TELEDOS           Telecomm and DOS Discussions
               VIDGAME           Gaming Discussions

The  creation  of  this  network  provides  local  access to BBSs in a wide
multi-state area. (not available in all areas{yet}). \no


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