=========================================================== :* T.B.B.S. The Computer Guild *: :* October 12, 1986 Edition *: :* Directory of Chicago Metro Bulletin Board Systems *: :* (312) 640-7980 *: :* Copyright 1986 by: Richard J. Sonka *: =========================================================== :Type Name and Location of System Number Code =========================================================== Chicago Metro-Net (West Chicago) ... 231-8223 *8! The Alter Ego (Roselle) ............ 351-2658 *8! The Looney Bin (Highland Park) ..... 432-2396 *8$ The Game Master B.B.S. (Evanston) .. 475-4884 *8! West Rogers Park A.B.B.S. (Chicago). 764-1699 %8! The Golem (Chicago) ................ 787-7865 *8$ : : BBS Chicago (Chicago) 2400bps ...... 842-1745 *8- : : War Games (Bartlett) ............... 289-1089 *8! Atari Worship (Orland Park) ........ 349-0098 *8$ Dark Side of the Moon (Lake Zurich). 438-9356 %8! C.L.A.U.G. II (River Grove) ........ 457-2219 *8$ Suburban Chicago Atarians (Wheaton). 462-9844 *8$ The Night Line (Chicago) ........... 545-1945 %8! Gallifrey II (Des Plaines) ......... 635-7863 %8! The Valley Girl (Chicago Heights)... 747-4247 *8! The Windy City Atarian (Chicago) ... 775-2970 *8! The Steward's Ship (Batavia) ....... 879-2751 *8! Chicagoland Atari User Group (Chgo). 889-1240 *8$ : : Logopolis (Berwyn) ................. 484-7782 *8$ Ward and Randy's (Chicago) 2400bps.. 545-8086 *8- The Ward Board (Dolton) 2400bps .... 849-1132 *8- Maude-Milwaukee (Chicago Tie-line).. 876-0974 %8$ Gospel Outreach B.B.S. (Palatine) .. 934-6060 =8! : : Infocom 64 (Joliet) ............ 815-722-4049 *8! Micro Mail B.B.S. (Geneva) ......... 232-7933 *8! The Monitor Post (Bartlett) ........ 289-0014 *8! Great Lakes (Waukegan - Private) ... 336-6700 *8! The Nite Owl (Wheeling) ............ 459-5721 *8$ Trans-Com B.B.S. (Elmhurst) ........ 543-0180 *8$ C-64 Users Group B.B.S. (Chicago) .. 583-6364 *8! C.C.B.S. (Lincolnwood) ............. 674-6502 *8! 20/20 Video B.B.S. (Chicago) ....... 769-2020 *8$ Sierra B.B.S. (Berwyn) ............. 795-0871 *8$ The Bartlett Exchange (Bartlett) ... 830-0058 *8$ Midwest C-64 Users Group (Dolton) .. 841-8064 *8$ 1984 (Dolton) ...................... 841-2401 *8! The Third Floor (Evanston) ......... 864-3690 *8$ Wild Bill's B.B.S. (Chicago) ....... 873-8360 *8! Brainstorm (Naperville) ............ 983-6435 *8$ : : The Color-80 B.B.S. (Chicago) ...... 278-9513 %7! Creme-de-Coco B.B.S. (Blue Island).. 597-8485 *7! : : Yet Another B.B.S. (Chicago) ....... 761-7779 *8$ : : The Conference Tree (Chicago) ...... 942-0089 *7! : : Arlington Hts Library Dial Access .. 392-0188 #7@ North Suburban Library Dial Access.. 459-8375 #7! Northwestern University LUIS System. 491-3070 #7$ DePaul University LCS System ....... 786-1247 #8$ Evanston Library Online Catalog .... 864-6720 #7! : : The ASCII Connection (Chicago) ..... 284-6124 *8! Diversi-Dial 36 (Highland Park) .... 433-7340 *8! The Call Box (Elgin) ............... 741-9782 *8! Kaleidoscope (Darien) .............. 968-4820 *8! : : Dial-Your-Match (Bartlett) ......... 289-4973 *7! The Misfits (Chicago) .............. 646-6097 *7! Orgasm (Chicago) ................... 772-2452 *8! Dial-Your-Match (Riverdale) ........ 841-6519 *7! : : Board Electric (Evanston) .......... 475-5522 %8! D&D Software 1 (Wheeling) 2400bps .. 537-2611 *8- D&D Software 2 (Wheeling) 2400bps .. 541-4617 *8- Free Enterprise (Glenview) 2400bps.. 998-9606 *8- : : Online Job Search .............. 800-821-5146 *8$ PC Pursuit Information ......... 800-835-3001 *8$ Byls Fido (Chicago) ................ 262-8959 %8$ AIS-Chicago 396 (Chicago) .......... 338-8827 %8$ The PMC Store (Oak Park) ........... 383-3144 *8$ DEC PCLug (Chicago) ................ 490-9206 *8$ Northwestern Micro (Evanston) ...... 491-3892 %8$ Beaker's Beacon 212 (Chicago) ...... 589-2827 *8$ Sports Fido 512 (Palos Heights) .... 598-0525 *8$ Great Lakes Fido 969 (Waukegan) .... 689-8869 *8$ The Lite Fido 615 (Glenview) ....... 724-8874 %8$ N.A.B.B.S.O. (Glenview) 2400bps .... 729-0012 *8- Microsolve 151 (Glenview) .......... 729-3471 =8$ Illini Data (Bolingbrook) 2400bps .. 759-5402 *8- Spine Fido 444 (Chicago) ........... 908-2583 %8$ Sit-Ubu-Sit 500 (Lombard) 2400bps .. 960-5928 %8- The Lunatic Phringe (Skokie) ....... 965-3677 *8$ PCjr Users Group (Skokie) 2400bps .. 966-0227 *8- Samson 108 (Schaumburg) 2400bps .... 991-8304 %8- : : The Supreme Court (Chicago) ........ 221-0171 *8$ The Dispatcher's Office (Elgin) .... 888-4329 %8! : : The Dark Castle (Joliet) ....... 815-729-0188 #7! The Switchboard (Oak Lawn) ......... 430-4477 *7! The NSC Connection (Northbrook) .... 498-1809 *7! Ripco (Chicago) 2400bps ............ 528-5020 *7- The Phoenix (Homewood) ............. 798-9150 %7! The Cemetery (Oak Park) ............ 848-3394 %7! The Command Module (Chicago) ....... 947-0567 *7$ Rogers Park A.B.B.S. (Chicago) ..... 973-2227 +7! : : Apple Juice (Downers Grove) ........ 963-5384 %7! : : PC Center (Northbrook) 2400bps ..... 255-8838 *8- *Lawmug (Chicago) Private 2400bps ... 000-0000 ??? The Wild West (Palatine) ........... 358-0634 *8$ Computers Plus (Chicago) 2400bps ... 452-0333 %8- Word Processing (Evanston) 2400bps.. 491-6995 *8- STL Software (Burbank) ............. 594-8989 *8$ PC Tech Center (Skokie) 2400bps .... 674-2159 *8- Biz B.B.S. (Glenview) 2400bps ...... 729-2101 *8- Compu-Shop (Chicago Heights) ....... 747-7568 *8$ Non-Profit Info Center (Chicago) ... 752-7412 *8$ National Public Computer (Cicero) .. 863-4612 +8$ PC Information Center (Roselle) .... 882-4145 *8$ Financial Options Xchange (Chicago). 922-3626 *8$ : : Com-Link Data Systems (Chicago) .... 267-4427 *8$ : : Nexus (Chicago) 2400bps ............ 274-1677 *8- Growers Xchange (West Chgo) 2400bps. 293-0199 %8- MACropoedia (Lake Forest) 2400bps .. 295-6926 *8- : : W.A.C.O. (Roselle) ................. 351-4374 *8$ P.C.M.S. (Wheaton) ................. 462-7560 *8! L.A.M.S. (Round Lake) .............. 740-9128 *8! C.S.B.B. (Aurora) .................. 897-6532 *8$ C.C.M.S. (Downers Grove) ........... 963-4328 *8$ : : The Grand Illusion (Downers Grove).. 852-0061 *8! : : P.B.B.S. Palatine (Palatine) ....... 359-9450 *8$ : : The Archives (McHenry) ......... 815-344-0481 *7! Double Take II (Chicago) ........... 233-8327 %7! The Chipmunk (Hinsdale) ............ 323-3741 *7! The Greek Inn (Chicago) ............ 774-2035 %7! : : Rainbow Computers (Chicago) ........ 745-8962 %8! : : Electric Paradise (Chicago) ........ 539-6419 *8! The Bunker (Lemont) ................ 759-9191 *8! Crosstalk (Downers Grove) .......... 969-1145 *8! : : The Voice of Peace (Chicago) ....... 267-7665 *8$ Chicago Syslink (Chicago) .......... 622-4442 *8$ The B.A.S.I.C./B.B.S. (Aurora) ..... 896-9628 *8$ : : Ye Olde Archives (Chicago) ......... 276-4159 *8$ Automated Systems (Elmhurst-Fee) ... 279-1053 *8$ The ZED B.B.S. (Elk Grove Village).. 364-7320 *8$ Excellence (Arlington Heights) ..... 398-2872 *8$ Data Express (Oak Forest) .......... 560-0559 *8$ Ye Olde Shack (Oak Forest) ......... 560-0730 *8$ The Ham & Hobby B.B.S. (Skokie) .... 679-8983 *8$ : : COPH-2 (Chicago) ................... 286-0608 *8! Lincolnet (Maywood) ................ 343-0100 *8! : : The AT&T Support B.B.S. .........800-624-6873 *8$ Lakes Region (Wildwood) 2400bps ... 223-9673 *8- Midwest Biomedical (Chicago-Private) 227-7455 *8$ Publish! (Chicago) ................. 342-6919 =8$ C.F.O.G. Osborne (Maywood-Private).. 344-2505 *8$ Wood Computer Associates (Chicago).. 346-4218 %8$ The Grand Stand (Bloomingdale) ..... 351-6702 *8$ Nite Owl (Arlington Heights) ....... 394-4398 %8$ Epson RBBS/RTPM (Arlington Heights). 394-5772 *8$ On-Line Computer Store (Antioch) ... 395-7233 *8$ F.O.R.A. (Naperville) .............. 416-1180 *8$ Lode Data Systems (Chicago) ........ 448-8290 *8$ The Cavern (Chicago) ............... 683-2379 *8$ Dean's Den (Aurora) ................ 851-9823 *8$ Information Exchange (Roselle-Fee) . 882-4227 *8$ Statewide Micro (Chicago) .......... 932-0896 *8$ Business-Pro (Deerfield) 2400bps ... 940-6496 %8- C.C.S. (Chicago) 2400bps ........... 942-0706 *8- T.I.E. (Deerfield) ................. 945-5575 *8! Bolingbrook RBBS (Bolingbrook) ..... 972-0628 *8- : : Palatine RCPM (Palatine) ........... 359-8080 *8$ C.A.K.E. (Lombard-Fee) ............. 629-2253 *8$ Jim Mills RCPM (Wheaton) ........... 690-3808 *8$ Jim's B.B.S. (Lemont) .............. 759-7005 *8$ Aims Dynabyte (Hinsdale) ........... 789-0499 =8$ The Orphanage (Riverdale) .......... 841-3612 *8$ Heath Users Group (Downers Grove) .. 852-1305 %8$ The Advocate M.B.B.S. (Chicago) .... 939-3300 %8$ Sun Valley RCPM (Downers Grove) .... 983-5147 *8$ : : Software Plus B.B.S. (Wheeling-Fee). 520-1780 %8$ Crooked Dragon Inn (Roselle) ....... 980-9762 *8$ : : Computers for Christ (Vernon Hills). 362-7875 *8! Arcadia (Chicago) 2400bps .......... 478-3902 *8- Information Exchange (Elk Grove) ... 529-1586 *8$ The Computer Guild (Elk Grove) ..... 640-7980 *8$ West Suburban (Broadview) .......... 865-0623 *8$ J-B-S Enterprises (Aurora) ......... 897-9037 *8! : : The Clinic (Joliet) .............815-741-2135 *7! T.I. South (Chicago Heights) ....... 757-3135 *7! T.I. West (Bensenville) ............ 766-2797 *7$ T.I. Users Group (Niles) ........... 966-2342 *7! : : The Fisherman (Oak Park) ........... 383-7794 %8$ Universal (Highland Park) 2400bps .. 433-4563 *8- The Junction (Winnetka) ............ 446-3898 %8! Waukegan Public Library (Waukegan).. 623-2226 %8$ Marvin (Skokie) .................... 674-1042 *8! Apple Net (Chicago) ................ 685-9573 *8$ The Lazy Dragon (Chicago) 2400bps .. 728-4069 *8- The Rest of Us (Glenview) 2400bps .. 729-8768 *8- Byte Back (Beecher) ................ 754-7412 *8! Apple Tree (Chicago Hts.) 2400bps .. 755-6264 *8- Unknown B.B.S (Bolingbrook) 2400bps. 972-1974 *8- : : Chi-Net (Chicago) .................. 725-5890 *8$ Adventure-Line (Chicago) ........... 782-1900 *8! : : :*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*: =---------------- System Information Codes ---------------= :*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*: :* *: <*>....... 24-hours per day, 7 days per week operation .... <#>....... Part-Time: 9am-9pm weekdays, 1pm-5pm weekends... <%>....... Part-Time: 7pm-7am weekdays, 24 hrs on weekend . <&>....... Part-Time: 7am-6pm weekdays, 24 hrs on weekend . <=>....... Part-Time: 7pm-7am, 7 days per week ............ <+>....... Part-Time: 7am-6pm, 7 days per week ............ ....... BBS is temporarily closed for maintenance ...... :: :: <->....... 300-1200-2400 Baud operation supported ......... <@>....... 1200 Baud only operation supported ............. <$>....... 300-1200 Baud operation supported .............. ....... 300 Baud only operation supported .............. <7>....... UART settings = 7-1-Even Parity ................ <8>....... UART settings = 8-1-No Parity .................. :* *: :*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*: =---------- Index of Bulletin Board System Types ---------= :*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*: :* *: .... Apple Bulletin Board System (Apple based) ...... .... Amiga Bulletin Board System (Amiga based) ...... .... Atari Message System (Atari or Atari ST based) . .... Computer Bulletin Board System (S100 based) .... .... Commodore Computer Bulletin Board (C-64 based) . .... Color Computer Bulletin Board (TRS-80 based) ... .... Collie Bulletin Board (IBM-PC & Compatibles) ... .... Conference Tree System (Apple based) ........... .... Online Computerized Library Catalog System ..... .... Diversi-Dial Multi-User System (Apple based) ... .... Dial-Your-Match System (Apple or C-64 based) ... .... ERAC Bulletin Board System (TRS-80 based) ...... .... FidoNet International BBS Network (MS-DOS based) .... F.O.R.E.M. Message System (Atari based) ........ .... General Bulletin Board System (Apple based) .... .... Hi-Res Graphics Bulletin Board System (Apple) .. .... PC Bulletin Board System (IBM-PC & Compatibles). .... Com-Link System (IBM-PC & Compatibles) ......... .... Macintosh Bulletin Board (Macintosh based) ..... .... Micro Computer Message System (TRS-80 based) ... .... Muser Multi-User System (Apple Based) .......... .... North Star Bulletin Board (NorthStar based) .... ..... Net-Works Communications System (Apple based) .. .... News and Message Service (TRS-80 Mod-16 based).. .... Online Multi-User System (C-64 based) .......... .... Other TRS-80 Bulletin Board (TRS-80 based) ..... .... PC Bulletin Board (IBM-PC & Compatibles) ....... ..... People's Message System (Apple based) .......... .... Remote PC Bulletin Board (IBM-PC & Compatibles). .... Remote CP/M Bulletin Board (S-100 based) ....... .... ST Bulletin Board (Atari 520-ST based) ......... .... The Bread Board System (TRS-80 & MS-DOS based) . .... Texas Instruments Bulletin Board (TI99/4a based) .... Universal Bulletin Board System (Apple based) .. .... Unix Bulletin Board System (PC based) ..........