/==============================================================\
|| T.B.B.S. The Computer Guild ||
|| (312) 640-7980 ||
|| Directory of Chicago Metro Bulletin Board Systems ||
|| December 11, 1987 Edition ||
|| Copyright <c> 1987 by Richard J. Sonka ||
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|| {PLEASE NOTE} ||
|| If you are a Sysop and would like your system ||
|| included in this Directory, ||
|| please call T.B.B.S. The Computer Guild ||
|| and leave a message for the Sysop ||
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| Type | Name and Location of System | Number | Code |
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| ABBS C.O.D.E. (Roselle) ............... 837-7196 *8$ |
| |
| ADVN Dragon's Spire (Highland Park) ... 433-5459 *8$ |
| |
| AKCS Traveler's Aid 1 (Mundelein) ..... 566-8909 *7$ |
| AKCS Traveler's Aid 2 (Mundelein) ..... 566-8911 *7- |
| AKCS Vpnet (Villa Park) ............... 833-8126 *8$ |
| |
| AMIG NICS Amiga Users Group (Roselle).. 351-8815 %8$ |
| AMIG New Dawn (Wheeling) .............. 459-8498 *8- |
| AMIG 1984 (Dolton) .................... 841-2401 *8- |
| |
| AMIS Dark Side (Lake Zurich) .......... 438-9356 %8! |
| AMIS C.L.A.U.G. II (River Grove) ...... 457-2219 *8$ |
| AMIS Suburban Chicago Atarian (Wheaton) 462-9844 *8$ |
| AMIS The Night Line (Chicago) ......... 545-1945 %8! |
| AMIS Gallifrey II (Des Plaines) ....... 635-7863 %8! |
| AMIS Chicago Atari Users (Chicago) .... 889-1240 *8$ |
| |
| CBBS Logopolis (Des Plaines) .......... 296-7782 *8$ |
| CBBS Ward and Randy's (Chicago) ....... 545-8086 *8- |
| CBBS The Ward Board (Dolton) .......... 849-1132 *8- |
| CBBS Maude-Milwaukee (Chicago Tieline). 876-0974 %8$ |
| |
| CCBS Chicago Metro-Net (West Chicago).. 231-8223 *8$ |
| CCBS Micro Mail B.B.S. (Geneva) ....... 232-7933 *8! |
| CCBS Bird's Nest (Arlington Heights) .. 255-1416 *8- |
| CCBS The Monitor Post (Bartlett) ...... 289-0014 *8! |
| CCBS Science Fiction Centre (Homewood). 335-0305 *8$ |
| CCBS Great Lakes (Waukegan - Private).. 336-6700 *8! |
| CCBS The Treasure Vault (Naperville) .. 369-4332 *8$ |
| CCBS Lankhmar Mountain (Riverside) .... 442-9697 *8$ |
| CCBS The Nite Owl (Wheeling) .......... 459-5721 *8$ |
| CCBS Trans-Com B.B.S. (Elmhurst) ...... 543-0180 *8$ |
| CCBS The Library (Northbrook) ......... 564-1339 *8@ |
| CCBS The Underground Garage (Chicago).. 631-8470 *8$ |
| CCBS The Other Board (Wheaton) ........ 665-9732 *8$ |
| CCBS C.C.B.S. (Lincolnwood) ........... 674-6502 *8$ |
| CCBS Midwest C-64 Users Group (Dolton). 841-8064 *8$ |
| CCBS The Third Floor (Evanston) ....... 864-3650 *8$ |
| CCBS Wild Bill's B.B.S. (Chicago) ..... 873-6752 *8$ |
| CCBS Brainstorm (Naperville) .......... 983-6435 *8$ |
| |
| COCO The Color-80 B.B.S. (Chicago) .... 278-9513 %7! |
| |
| COLI Electric Dreams (Freeport) .... 815 235-0101 *8- |
| COLI DePaul College of Law (Chicago) .. 341-6217 *8- |
| COLI NICS PC Users Group (Barrington).. 381-4134 *8- |
| COLI Micro Systems Colossus (Bartlett). 830-7572 *8~ |
| COLI The Lost Cause (Downers Grove) ... 968-9419 *8- |
| |
| DATA Arlington Hts Library Dial Access. 392-0188 #7@ |
| DATA North Suburbs Library Dial Access. 459-8375 #7! |
| DATA Northwestern LUIS System ......... 491-3070 #7$ |
| DATA DePaul University LCS System ..... 786-1247 #8$ |
| DATA Evanston Library Online Catalog .. 864-6720 #7! |
| |
| DIVD Diversi-Dial 36 (Highland Park) .. 433-7340 *8! |
| DIVD Electric Paradise (Chicago) ...... 989-4600 *8! |
| |
| ERAC Board Electric (Evanston) ........ 475-5522 %8! |
| ERAC Innovations (Chicago) ............ 736-7526 *8$ |
| ERAC Trix I (Chicago) ................. 761-7887 *8- |
| ERAC Trix II (Glenview) ............... 998-9021 *8- |
| |
| FIDO PC Pursuit Information ........ 800 835-3001 *8$ |
| FIDO COPH-2 778 (Chicago) ............. 286-0608 *8- |
| FIDO BPGB Fido 538 (Libertyville) ..... 362-0538 *8~ |
| FIDO Samson 108 (Arlington Heights) ... 394-0071 *8- |
| FIDO The Lunatic Phringe (Skokie) ..... 965-3677 *8- |
| |
| FORM The Land of Fa V (Chicago) ....... 225-3962 *8$ |
| FORM The Express (West Chicago - Fee).. 293-1021 *8$ |
| FORM Nomad (Deerfield) ................ 945-1910 *8- |
| FORM Isengard (Downers Grove) ......... 985-9699 *8$ |
| |
| GBBS Captain Video (Northbrook) ....... 272-0943 *7! |
| GBBS *Marvin (Des Plaines) ............. 297-3242 ??? |
| GBBS Lincolnet (Maywood) .............. 343-0100 *7$ |
| GBBS The Cider Press (Maywood) ........ 345-3919 *7! |
| GBBS The Switchboard (Oak Lawn) ....... 430-4477 *7! |
| GBBS The Key to Time (Highland Park) .. 432-3062 *7$ |
| GBBS The Command Module (Summit) ...... 496-1243 *7- |
| GBBS Ripco (Chicago) .................. 528-5020 *7- |
| GBBS The Hotel (Wheaton) .............. 653-6089 %7! |
| GBBS The Electric Cafe (Wheaton) ...... 690-6775 *7! |
| GBBS Bullwinkle's Bar (Glenview) ...... 724-0807 *7! |
| GBBS Synergy Info Line (Chicago) ...... 762-8678 *7! |
| GBBS The Superbird (Chicago) .......... 772-0347 *7$ |
| GBBS The Phoenix (Homewood) ........... 798-9150 %7! |
| GBBS The Captain's Port (Downers Grove) 810-0498 *7! |
| GBBS The Flying B.B.S. (Deerfield) .... 945-3665 *7! |
| GBBS Rogers Park B.B.S. (Chicago) ..... 973-2227 +7! |
| |
| GTBB The Intercept (Maywood) .......... 345-7202 *8$ |
| GTBB The High Res B.B.S. (Chicago) .... 751-1503 *8$ |
| |
| IBBS PC Center (Des Plaines) .......... 298-1458 *8- |
| IBBS The Riverside Premium (Riverside). 447-8175 *8- |
| IBBS Computers Plus (River Grove-Fee).. 452-0333 %8- |
| IBBS Word Processing (Evanston) ....... 491-6995 *8- |
| IBBS Biz B.B.S. (Glenview) ............ 729-2101 *8- |
| IBBS PC Info Center (Roselle - Fee) ... 885-2303 *8~ |
| IBBS Financial Options Xchnge (Chicago) 922-3626 *8$ |
| IBBS The Electronic Pub (Chicago) ..... 922-9231 *8$ |
| |
| IHCS Com-Link Data Systems (Chicago) .. 267-4427 *8- |
| |
| MCBB The Mad Marty (Bartlett) ......... 289-4973 *8- |
| MCBB Growers Xchange (West Chicago) ... 293-0199 %8- |
| MCBB MACropoedia (Lake Forest) ........ 295-6926 *8- |
| MCBB Desktopper (Highland Park) ....... 831-2691 *8- |
| |
| MCMS W.A.C.O. (Roselle) ............... 351-4374 *8$ |
| MCMS P.C.M.S. (Wheaton) ............... 462-7560 *8$ |
| |
| MICH Captain Video BBS (Chicago) ...... 725-0652 *8- |
| MICH The Sundog (Lemont) .............. 759-9101 *8$ |
| MICH Software Plus West (Hanover Park). 837-7100 *8- |
| |
| NETW Double Take II (Chicago) ......... 233-8327 %7! |
| NETW The Greek Inn (Chicago) .......... 774-2035 %7! |
| |
| NOCH The No Change BBS (Berwyn) ....... 788-1264 *8- |
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| ONLN The Bunker (Lemont) .............. 759-9191 *8! |
| |
| OPUS The Inner Sanctum (Lake Forest) .. 234-7366 %8$ |
| OPUS WestRidge CommCenter 338 (Chicago) 338-0338 *8- |
| OPUS The Chicago BBS 396 (Chicago) .... 338-8827 %8- |
| OPUS The Greenhouse 690 (Oak Park) .... 383-5939 *8- |
| OPUS ConsultNet 115 (Chicago) ......... 472-6796 *8$ |
| OPUS Chicago Business 429 (Evanston) .. 491-2611 *8- |
| OPUS N.U.T.U.G. B.B.S. (Evanston) ..... 491-3215 *8$ |
| OPUS Northwestern ACNS 419 (Evanston).. 491-3892 *8- |
| OPUS Beaker's Beacon 212 (River Grove). 589-2827 *8- |
| OPUS Great Lakes 969 (North Chicago) .. 689-8869 *8- |
| OPUS Spectrum MACNet 729 (Glenview) ... 729-8768 *8- |
| OPUS The Black Knight (Round Lake) .... 740-2072 *8- |
| OPUS TroU Mac Base 400 (Chicago) ...... 784-8763 *8- |
| OPUS C.O.P.E. 777 (Glen Ellyn) ........ 790-0187 *8- |
| OPUS Solar Wind 333 (Homewood) ........ 799-4790 *8- |
| OPUS BBS-Chicago 842 (Chicago) ........ 842-1745 *8~ |
| OPUS The Bit Wiz 689 (Chicago) ........ 935-6809 *8- |
| OPUS Sit-Ubu-Sit HST 500 (Skokie) ..... 982-5092 *8~ |
| |
| OTBB Chicago Syslink (Chicago) ........ 622-4442 *8$ |
| OTBB The B.A.S.I.C./B.B.S. (Aurora) ... 896-9628 *8$ |
| |
| PCBB Ye Olde Archives (Chicago) ....... 276-4159 *8- |
| PCBB High Resolution BBS (Elmhurst-Fee) 279-1053 *8$ |
| PCBB The ZED B.B.S. (Mount Prospect) .. 364-7320 *8- |
| PCBB Fox River Valley (Dundee) ........ 426-3279 *8$ |
| PCBB The Ham & Hobby B.B.S. (Skokie) .. 679-8983 *8$ |
| PCBB The Inner Workings (Elgin) ....... 695-7194 *8$ |
| PCBB The 786 Board (Chicago) .......... 728-9722 *8- |
| PCBB The First Node (Glenview) ........ 729-3203 %8$ |
| PCBB Non-Profit Info Center (Chicago).. 752-7412 *8$ |
| PCBB Lakes Region B.B.S. (Zion) ....... 872-8086 *8~ |
| PCBB Ye Olde Board (Elgin) ............ 888-4821 %8$ |
| PCBB E.A.P.P.U.G. B.B.S. (Elgin) ...... 888-7381 *8~ |
| PCBB Spaces (Chicago) ................. 925-8854 *8$ |
| PCBB The Logician (Downers Grove) ..... 964-0526 *8- |
| PCBB Bolingbrook (Bolingbrook) ........ 972-0628 *8- |
| PCBB UICC - SRL (Chicago) ............. 996-5308 *8- |
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| RBBS Midwest Biomed (Chicago-Private).. 227-7455 *8$ |
| RBBS Publisher Info Service (Chicago).. 342-6919 =8$ |
| RBBS Discovery Place (Oak Park) ....... 383-6335 *8$ |
| RBBS Epson RBBS (Arlington Heights) .. 394-5772 *8$ |
| RBBS The Computer Lab (Oak Lawn) ...... 423-7558 *8$ |
| RBBS Northern Illinois RBBS (Wauconda). 526-3725 *8- |
| RBBS Tech Exchange (Roselle) .......... 529-0081 *8- |
| RBBS Computer King (Lombard-Fee) ...... 629-4478 *8- |
| RBBS PC-Tech (Skokie) ................. 674-2159 *8- |
| RBBS The Cavern (Hampshire) ........... 683-2379 *8$ |
| RBBS Church of the Brethren BBS (Elgin) 695-2606 *8$ |
| RBBS CRDC Network (Evanston) .......... 869-2940 *8$ |
| RBBS Information Exchange (Roselle-Fee) 882-4227 *8$ |
| RBBS Business-Pro (Deerfield) ......... 940-6496 %8- |
| RBBS C.C.S. (Chicago) ................. 942-0706 *8- |
| RBBS Information Exchange (Deerfield).. 945-5575 *8~ |
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| RCPM C.F.O.G. Two (Chicago) ........... 235-7902 *8$ |
| RCPM Fox Valley ROS-34 (Saint Charles). 377-5988 *8- |
| RCPM Connie (Highland Park) ........... 432-4178 *8$ |
| RCPM Jim Mills RCPM (Wheaton) ......... 690-3808 *8- |
| RCPM Gospel Outreach System (Palatine). 934-1649 *8- |
| RCPM The Advocate M.B.B.S. (Chicago) .. 939-4411 *8$ |
| RCPM The Bozo Board (Deerfield) ....... 948-5754 *8$ |
| RCPM Sun Valley (Downers Grove) ....... 983-5147 *8| |
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| STBB Blue Thunder (Bartlett) .......... 289-1089 *8- |
| STBB Software Plus B.B.S. (Wheeling) .. 520-1780 %8- |
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| TBBS DeskToppers 622 (Lindenhurst) .... 356-3776 *8- |
| TBBS Computers for Christ (Vernon Hill) 362-7875 *8- |
| TBBS Protecto MultiLine (Barrington) .. 382-3270 *8- |
| TBBS Prometheus MultiLine 386 (OakPark) 386-4290 *8- |
| TBBS Elk Grove Repeater 529 (Elk Grove) 529-1586 *8- |
| TBBS The Computer Guild 640 (Elk Grove) 640-7980 *8- |
| TBBS The Position Report (Chicago) .... 670-6736 %8$ |
| TBBS Terrapin Station 678 (Chicago) ... 764-4581 *8- |
| TBBS 20/20 Video 769 (Chicago) ........ 769-2020 *8- |
| TBBS Generic B.B.S. 790 (Glen Ellyn) .. 790-4688 *8- |
| TBBS West Suburban 865 (Broadview) .... 865-0623 *8- |
| TBBS J-B-S Enterprises (Aurora) ....... 897-9037 *8! |
| TBBS Kesher Chicago 940 (Deerfield) ... 940-1696 *8~ |
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| TCOM Hexnet (Wheaton) ................. 260-1859 *8~ |
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| TIBB T.I. South (Chicago Heights) ..... 757-3135 *7! |
| TIBB T.I. Users Group (Skokie) ........ 966-2342 *7! |
| |
| UBBS The Feminist BBS (Chicago) ....... 225-9138 *8$ |
| UBBS Steed's Bar & Grill (Lake Forest). 234-8187 *8$ |
| UBBS Wits of the World (Lake Forest) .. 295-5852 *8- |
| UBBS NICS Apple Users Group (Wauconda). 526-0642 *8$ |
| UBBS Waukegan Public Library (Waukegan) 623-2226 *8- |
| UBBS Apple Net (Chicago) .............. 685-9573 *8$ |
| UBBS Apple Tree (Chicago Heights) ..... 755-6264 *8- |
| UBBS Video Etc. B.B.S. (Highland Park). 831-1142 *8$ |
| UBBS Teletypes (Deerfield) ............ 945-5693 *8! |
| UBBS Unknown B.B.S (Bolingbrook) ...... 972-1974 *8- |
| |
| UNIX The AT&T Unix System (Palatine) .. 359-8080 *8$ |
| UNIX Chi-Net (Chicago) ................ 725-5890 *8$ |
| UNIX Rainbow Computer News (Chicago) .. 745-8962 *8$ |
| UNIX Yet Another B.B.S. (Chicago) ..... 761-7779 *8$ |
| UNIX Adventure-Line (Chicago) ......... 782-1900 *8! |
| |
| XBBS The Palace (Chicago) ............. 274-4088 *7! |
| XBBS The Coconut Club (Chicago) ....... 281-6887 *7$ |
| XBBS The Other Side (West Chicago) .... 293-1468 *8- |
| XBBS Compu-Erotica (Oak Lawn) ......... 425-6061 *8$ |
| XBBS Exotica (Park Forest) ............ 481-3149 *8! |
| XBBS G.A.B.B.S. (Cicero) .............. 484-1747 *8! |
| XBBS The Bear's Den (Chicago) ......... 561-2382 *7$ |
| XBBS The Closet (Skokie) .............. 674-2282 *8$ |
| XBBS Crooked Dragon Inn (Wheaton) ..... 690-2211 *7$ |
| XBBS Strangers in the Night (Elgin) ... 741-9782 *7! |
| XBBS Dial-Your-Match 206 (Chicago) .... 764-1699 *8! |
| XBBS Orgasm (Chicago) ................. 772-2452 *8$ |
| XBBS OraComm (Hinsdale) ............... 789-3966 *8$ |
| XBBS Dial-Your-Match 102 (Riverdale) .. 841-6519 *7$ |
| XBBS Dial-Your-Match (Glen Ellyn) ..... 858-1119 *7! |
| XBBS The Manhole (Chicago) ............ 975-6546 *8! |
| XBBS Riptide (Chicago) ................ 995-0856 *8- |
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| System Information Codes |
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| |
| <*> ... 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 |
| |
| <~> ... 300-1200-2400-9600 HST operation supported |
| <-> ... 300-1200-2400 baud operation supported |
| <|> ... 1200-2400 baud operation only |
| <@> ... 1200 baud operation only |
| <$> ... 300-1200 baud operation only |
| <!> ... 300 baud operation only |
| |
| <7> ... UART settings = 7-1-Even Parity |
| <8> ... UART settings = 8-1-No Parity |
| |
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| Index of Bulletin Board System Types |
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| |
| ABBS ... Apple Bulletin Board System (Apple Based) |
| ADVN ... Adventure Systems (Apple Based) |
| AKCS ... AKCS Unix Bulletin Board (Unix Based) |
| AMIG ... Amiga Bulletin Board System (Amiga Based) |
| AMIS ... Atari Message System (Atari or Atari ST Based) |
| CBBS ... Computer Bulletin Board System (S100 Based) |
| CCBS ... Commodore Computer Bulletin Board (C-64 Based) |
| COCO ... Color Computer Bulletin Board (TRS-80 Based) |
| COLI ... Collie Bulletin Board (IBM-PC & Compatibles) |
| DATA ... Online Computerized Library Catalog System |
| DIVD ... Diversi-Dial Multi-User System (Apple Based) |
| ERAC ... ERAC Bulletin Board System (TRS-80 Based) |
| FIDO ... Fido Bulletin Board System (MS-DOS Based) |
| FORM ... Forum-PC Bulletin Board (IBM-PC & Compatibles) |
| GBBS ... General Bulletin Board System (Apple Based) |
| GTBB ... GT-BBS System (IBM-PC & Compatibles) |
| IBBS ... PC Bulletin Board System (IBM-PC & Compatibles) |
| IHCS ... IBM-PC Host Communication System (IBM-PC) |
| MCBB ... Macintosh Bulletin Board (Macintosh Based) |
| MCMS ... Micro Computer Message System (TRS-80 Based) |
| MICH ... Michtron Bulletin Board (Amiga Based) |
| NETW ... Net-Works Communications System (Apple Based) |
| NOCH ... No Change Bulletin Board (IBM-PC & Compatibles) |
| ONLN ... Online Multi-User System (C-64 Based) |
| OPUS ... Computer-Based Conversation System (MS-DOS) |
| OTBB ... Other TRS-80 Bulletin Board (TRS-80 Based) |
| PCBB ... PC Bulletin Board (IBM-PC & Compatibles) |
| RBBS ... Remote PC Bulletin Board (IBM-PC & Compatibles) |
| RCPM ... Remote CP/M Bulletin Board (CP/M Based) |
| STBB ... ST Bulletin Board (Atari 520-ST Based) |
| TBBS ... The Bread Board System (IBM-PC & Compatibles) |
| TCOM ... T-Comm Bulletin Board (IBM-PC & Compatibles) |
| TIBB ... Texas Instruments Bulletin Board (TI99/4 Based) |
| UBBS ... Universal Bulletin Board System (Apple Based) |
| UNIX ... Unix Bulletin Board System (PC Based) |
| XBBS ... Adult BBS Systems (Apple, C64 or TRS80 Based) |
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/===========================================================================\
|| T.B.B.S. The Computer Guild ||
|| (312) 640-7980 -- Net 115, Node 640 ||
|| Numerical Directory of Chicago Metro Bulletin Board Systems ||
|| December 11, 1987 Edition ||
|| Copyright (c) 1987 by Richard J. Sonka ||
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|| {PLEASE NOTE} ||
|| If you are a Sysop and would like your system ||
|| included in this Directory, ||
|| please call T.B.B.S. The Computer Guild ||
|| and leave a message for the Sysop ||
|===========================================================================|
| Number | --- Location --- | ------ Name of System ------- | Type | Ref |
|===========================================================================|
| 225-3962 | Chicago | The Land of Fa V | FORM | *8$ |
| 225-9138 | Chicago | The Feminist B.B.S. | UBBS | *8$ |
| 227-7455 | Chicago | Midwest Biomedical [Private] | RBBS | *8$ |
| 231-8223 | West Chicago | Chicago Metro-Net | CCBS | *8$ |
| 232-7933 | Geneva | Micro Mail B.B.S. | CCBS | *8! |
| 233-8327 | Chicago | Double Take II | NETW | %7! |
| 234-7366 | Lake Forest | The Inner Sanctum | OPUS | %8$ |
| 234-8187 | Lake Forest | Steed's Bar and Grill | UBBS | *8$ |
| 235-7902 | Chicago | C.F.O.G. Two | RCPM | *8$ |
| 255-1416 | Arlington Heights | The Bird's Nest | CCBS | *8- |
| 260-1859 | Wheaton | Hexnet | TCOM | *8~ |
| 267-4427 | Chicago | Com-Link Data Systems | IHCS | *8- |
| 272-0943 | Northbrook | Captain Video | GBBS | *7! |
| 274-4088 | Chicago | The Palace | XBBS | *7! |
| 276-4159 | Chicago | Ye Olde Archives | PCBB | *8- |
| 278-9513 | Chicago | The Color-80 B.B.S. | COCO | %7! |
| 279-1053 | Elmhurst | High Resolution B.B.S. [Fee] | PCBB | *8$ |
| 281-6887 | Chicago | The Coconut Club | XBBS | *7$ |
| 286-0608 | Chicago | COPH-2 Fido {778} | FIDO | *8- |
| 289-0014 | Bartlett | The Monitor Post | CCBS | *8! |
| 289-1089 | Bartlett | Blue Thunder | STBB | *8- |
| 289-4973 | Bartlett | The Mad Marty | MCBB | *8- |
| 293-0199 | West Chicago | The Growers Exchange | MCBB | %8- |
| 293-1021 | West Chicago | The Express [Fee] | FORM | *8$ |
| 293-1468 | West Chicago | The Other Side | XBBS | *8- |
| 295-5852 | Lake Forest | Wits of the World | UBBS | *8- |
| 295-6926 | Lake Forest | MACropoedia | MCBB | *8- |
| 296-7782 | Des Plaines | Logopolis | CBBS | *8$ |
|*297-3242 | Des Plaines | Marvin | GBBS | ??? |
| 298-1458 | Des Plaines | The PC Center | IBBS | *8- |
| | | | | |
| 335-0305 | Homewood | The Science Fiction Centre | CCBS | *8$ |
| 336-6700 | Waukegan | Great Lakes B.B.S. [Private] | CCBS | *8! |
| 338-0338 | Chicago | WestRidge CommCenter {338} | OPUS | *8- |
| 338-8827 | Chicago | The Chicago B.B.S. {396} | OPUS | %8- |
| 341-6217 | Chicago | DePaul College of Law B.B.S. | COLI | *8- |
| 342-6919 | Chicago | Publisher Info Service | RBBS | =8$ |
| 343-0100 | Maywood | Lincolnet | GBBS | *7$ |
| 345-3919 | Maywood | The Cider Press | GBBS | *7! |
| 345-7202 | Maywood | The Intercept | GTBB | *8$ |
| 351-4374 | Roselle | W.A.C.O. | MCMS | *8$ |
| 351-8815 | Roselle | N.I.C.S. Amiga Users Group | AMIG | %8$ |
| 356-3776 | Lindenhurst | DeskToppers Multi-Line {622} | TBBS | *8- |
| 359-8080 | Palatine | The AT&T Unix System | UNIX | *8$ |
| 362-0538 | Libertyville | BPGB Fido {538} | FIDO | *8~ |
| 362-7875 | Vernon Hills | Computers for Christ | TBBS | *8- |
| 364-7320 | Mount Prospect | The ZED B.B.S. | PCBB | *8- |
| 369-4332 | Naperville | The Treasure Vault | CCBS | *8$ |
| 377-5988 | Saint Charles | Fox Valley ROS-34 | RCPM | *8- |
| 381-4134 | Barrington | N.I.C.S. PC Users Group | COLI | *8- |
| 382-3270 | Barrington | Protecto Multi-Line B.B.S. | TBBS | *8- |
| 383-5939 | Oak Park | The Greenhouse {690} | OPUS | *8- |
| 383-6335 | Oak Park | The Discovery Place | RBBS | *8$ |
| 386-4290 | Oak Park | Prometheus Multi-Line {386} | TBBS | *8- |
| 392-0188 | Arlington Heights | Arlington Library Dial Access | DATA | #7@ |
| 394-0071 | Arlington Heights | Samson Fido {108} | FIDO | *8- |
| 394-5772 | Arlington Heights | Epson America RBBS/RTPM | RBBS | *8$ |
| | | | | |
| 423-7558 | Oak Lawn | The Computer Lab | RBBS | *8$ |
| 425-6061 | Oak Lawn | Compu-Erotica | XBBS | *8$ |
| 426-3279 | Dundee | Fox River Valley B.B.S. | PCBB | *8$ |
| 430-4477 | Oak Lawn | The Switchboard | GBBS | *7! |
| 432-3062 | Highland Park | The Key to Time | GBBS | *7$ |
| 432-4178 | Highland Park | Connie | RCPM | *8$ |
| 433-5459 | Highland Park | The Dragon's Spire | ADVN | *8$ |
| 433-7340 | Highland Park | Diversi-Dial 36 | DIVD | *8! |
| 438-9356 | Lake Zurich | Dark Side of the Moon | AMIS | %8! |
| 442-9697 | Riverside | Lankhmar Mountain | CCBS | *8$ |
| 447-8175 | Riverside | The Riverside Premium | IBBS | *8- |
| 452-0333 | River Grove | Computers Plus [Fee] | IBBS | %8- |
| 457-2219 | River Grove | C.L.A.U.G. II | AMIS | *8$ |
| 459-5721 | Wheeling | The Nite Owl | CCBS | *8$ |
| 459-8375 | Wheeling | Suburban Library Dial Access | DATA | #7! |
| 459-8498 | Wheeling | New Dawn | AMIG | *8- |
| 462-7560 | Wheaton | P.C.M.S. | MCMS | *8$ |
| 462-9844 | Wheaton | Suburban Chicago Atarians | AMIS | *8$ |
| 472-6796 | Chicago | ConsultNet {115} | OPUS | *8$ |
| 475-5522 | Evanston | Board Electric | ERAC | %8! |
| 481-3149 | Park Forest | Exotica | XBBS | *8! |
| 484-1747 | Cicero | G.A.B.B.S. | XBBS | *8! |
| 491-2611 | Evanston | Chicago Business {429} | OPUS | *8- |
| 491-3070 | Evanston | Northwestern Library LUIS | DATA | #7$ |
| 491-3215 | Evanston | N.U.T.U.G. B.B.S. | OPUS | *8$ |
| 491-3892 | Evanston | Northwestern ACNS {419} | OPUS | *8- |
| 491-6995 | Evanston | The Word Processing B.B.S. | IBBS | *8- |
| 496-1243 | Summit | The Command Module | GBBS | *7- |
| | | | | |
| 520-1780 | Wheeling | Software Plus B.B.S. | STBB | %8- |
| 526-0642 | Wauconda | N.I.C.S. Apple Users Group | UBBS | *8$ |
| 526-3725 | Wauconda | Northern Illinois R.B.B.S. | RBBS | *8- |
| 528-5020 | Chicago | Ripco | GBBS | *7- |
| 529-0081 | Roselle | The Tech Exchange | RBBS | *8- |
| 529-1586 | Elk Grove Village | The Elk Grove Repeater {529} | TBBS | *8- |
| 543-0180 | Elmhurst | Trans-Com B.B.S. | CCBS | *8$ |
| 545-1945 | Chicago | The Night Line | AMIS | %8! |
| 545-8086 | Chicago | Ward and Randy's | CBBS | *8- |
| 561-2382 | Chicago | The Bear's Den | XBBS | *7$ |
| 564-1339 | Northbrook | The Library | CCBS | *8@ |
| 566-8909 | Mundelein | Traveler's Aid - One | AKCS | *7$ |
| 566-8911 | Mundelein | Traveler's Aid - Two | AKCS | *7- |
| 589-2827 | River Grove | Beaker's Beacon {212} | OPUS | *8- |
| | | | | |
| 622-4442 | Chicago | Chicago Syslink | OTBB | *8$ |
| 623-2226 | Waukegan | Waukegan Public Library | UBBS | *8- |
| 629-4478 | Lombard | Computer King [Fee] | RBBS | *8- |
| 631-8470 | Chicago | The Underground Garage | CCBS | *8$ |
| 635-7863 | Des Plaines | Gallifrey II | AMIS | %8! |
| 640-7980 | Elk Grove Village | The Computer Guild {640} | TBBS | *8- |
| 653-6089 | Wheaton | The Hotel | GBBS | %7! |
| 665-9732 | Wheaton | The Other Board | CCBS | *8$ |
| 670-6736 | Chicago | The Position Report | TBBS | %8$ |
| 674-2159 | Skokie | PC-Tech B.B.S. | RBBS | *8- |
| 674-2282 | Skokie | The Closet | XBBS | *8$ |
| 674-6502 | Lincolnwood | C.C.B.S. | CCBS | *8$ |
| 679-8983 | Skokie | The Ham and Hobby B.B.S. | PCBB | *8$ |
| 683-2379 | Hampshire | The Caverns | RBBS | *8$ |
| 685-9573 | Chicago | Apple Net | UBBS | *8$ |
| 689-8869 | North Chicago | Great Lakes {969} | OPUS | *8- |
| 690-2211 | Wheaton | The Crooked Dragon Inn | XBBS | *7$ |
| 690-3808 | Wheaton | Jim Mills RCP/M | RCPM | *8- |
| 690-6775 | Wheaton | The Electric Cafe | GBBS | *7! |
| 695-2606 | Elgin | Church of the Brethren B.B.S. | RBBS | *8$ |
| 695-7194 | Elgin | The Inner Workings | PCBB | *8$ |
| | | | | |
| 724-0807 | Glenview | Bullwinkle's Bar | GBBS | *7! |
| 725-0652 | Chicago | Captain Video B.B.S. | MICH | *8- |
| 725-5890 | Chicago | Chi-Net | UNIX | *8$ |
| 728-9722 | Chicago | The 786 Board | PCBB | *8- |
| 729-2101 | Glenview | The Business B.B.S. | IBBS | *8- |
| 729-3203 | Glenview | The First Node | PCBB | %8$ |
| 729-8768 | Glenview | Spectrum MACNet {729} | OPUS | *8- |
| 736-7526 | Chicago | Innovations | ERAC | *8$ |
| 740-2072 | Round Lake | The Black Knight | OPUS | *8- |
| 741-9782 | Elgin | Strangers in the Night | XBBS | *7! |
| 745-8962 | Chicago | Rainbow Computer News | UNIX | *8$ |
| 751-1503 | Chicago | The High Res B.B.S. | GTBB | *8$ |
| 752-7412 | Chicago | Non-Profit Information Center | PCBB | *8$ |
| 755-6264 | Chicago Heights | Apple Tree | UBBS | *8- |
| 757-3135 | Chicago Heights | T.I.B.B.S. South | TIBB | *7! |
| 759-9101 | Lemont | The Sundog | MICH | *8$ |
| 759-9191 | Lemont | The Bunker | ONLN | *8! |
| 761-7779 | Chicago | Yet Another B.B.S. | UNIX | *8$ |
| 761-7887 | Chicago | Trix I | ERAC | *8- |
| 762-8678 | Chicago | The Synergy Info Line | GBBS | *7! |
| 764-1699 | Chicago | Dial-Your-Match 206 | XBBS | *8! |
| 764-4581 | Chicago | Terrapin Station {678} | TBBS | *8- |
| 769-2020 | Chicago | 20/20 Video B.B.S. {769} | TBBS | *8- |
| 772-0347 | Chicago | The Superbird | GBBS | *7$ |
| 772-2452 | Chicago | Orgasm | XBBS | *8$ |
| 774-2035 | Chicago | The Greek Inn | NETW | %7! |
| 782-1900 | Chicago | The Adventure Line | UNIX | *8! |
| 784-8763 | Chicago | TroU Mac Base {400} | OPUS | *8- |
| 786-1247 | Chicago | DePaul Library LCS System | DATA | #8$ |
| 788-1264 | Berwyn | The No Change B.B.S. | NOCH | *8- |
| 789-3966 | Hinsdale | Ora-Comm | XBBS | *8$ |
| 790-0187 | Glen Ellyn | C.O.P.E. {777} | OPUS | *8- |
| 790-4688 | Glen Ellyn | The Generic B.B.S. {790} | TBBS | *8- |
| 798-9150 | Homewood | The Phoenix | GBBS | %7! |
| 799-4790 | Homewood | Solar Wind {333} | OPUS | *8- |
| | | | | |
| 810-0498 | Downers Grove | The Captain's Port | GBBS | *7! |
| 830-7572 | Bartlett | Micro Systems Colossus | COLI | *8~ |
| 831-1142 | Highland Park | Video Etc. B.B.S. | UBBS | *8$ |
| 831-2691 | Highland Park | The Desktopper | MCBB | *8- |
| 833-8126 | Villa Park | Vpnet | AKCS | *8$ |
| 837-7100 | Hanover Park | Software Plus West | MICH | *8- |
| 837-7196 | Roselle | C.O.D.E. | ABBS | *8$ |
| 841-2401 | Dolton | 1984 | AMIG | *8- |
| 841-6519 | Riverdale | Dial-Your-Match 102 | XBBS | *7! |
| 841-8064 | Dolton | Midwest C-64 Users Group | CCBS | *8$ |
| 842-1745 | Chicago | BBS-Chicago {842} | OPUS | *8~ |
| 849-1132 | Riverdale | The Ward Board | CBBS | *8- |
| 858-1119 | Glen Ellyn | Dial-Your-Match | XBBS | *7! |
| 864-3650 | Evanston | The Third Floor | CCBS | *8$ |
| 864-6720 | Evanston | Evanston Library Online | DATA | #7! |
| 865-0623 | Broadview | West Suburban {865} | TBBS | *8- |
| 869-2940 | Evanston | The CRDC Architect's Network | RBBS | *8$ |
| 872-8086 | Zion | Lakes Region B.B.S. | PCBB | *8~ |
| 873-6752 | Chicago | Wild Bill's B.B.S. | CCBS | *8$ |
| 876-0974 | Chicago Tie-Line | Maude - Milwaukee | CBBS | %8$ |
| 882-4227 | Roselle | Information Exchange [Fee] | RBBS | *8$ |
| 885-2303 | Roselle | PC Information Center [Fee] | IBBS | *8~ |
| 888-4821 | Elgin | Ye Olde Board | PCBB | %8$ |
| 888-7381 | Elgin | E.A.P.P.U.G. B.B.S. | PCBB | *8~ |
| 889-1240 | Chicago | Chicagoland Atari Users Group | AMIS | *8$ |
| 896-9628 | Aurora | The Basic B.B.S. | OTBB | *8$ |
| 897-9037 | Aurora | J-B-S Enterprises | TBBS | *8! |
| | | | | |
| 922-3626 | Chicago | Financial Options Exchange | IBBS | *8$ |
| 922-9231 | Chicago | The Electronic Pub | IBBS | *8$ |
| 925-8854 | Chicago | Spaces | PCBB | *8$ |
| 934-1649 | Palatine | Gospel Outreach B.B.S. | RCPM | *8- |
| 935-6809 | Chicago | The Bit Wiz {689} | OPUS | *8- |
| 939-4411 | Chicago | The Advocate M.B.B.S. | RCPM | *8$ |
| 940-1696 | Deerfield | Kesher Chicago {940} | TBBS | *8~ |
| 940-6496 | Deerfield | Business-Professional B.B.S. | RBBS | %8- |
| 942-0706 | Chicago | Chicago Computer Society | RBBS | *8- |
| 945-1910 | Deerfield | Nomad | FORM | *8- |
| 945-3665 | Deerfield | The Flying B.B.S. | GBBS | *7! |
| 945-5575 | Deerfield | The Information Exchange | RBBS | *8~ |
| 945-5693 | Deerfield | Teletypes | UBBS | *8! |
| 948-5754 | Deerfield | The Bozo Board | RCPM | *8$ |
| 964-0526 | Downers Grove | The Logician | PCBB | *8- |
| 965-3677 | Skokie | The Lunatic Phringe | FIDO | *8- |
| 966-2342 | Skokie | T.I. Users Group | TIBB | *7! |
| 968-9419 | Downers Grove | The Lost Cause | COLI | *8- |
| 972-0628 | Bolingbrook | Bolingbrook B.B.S. | PCBB | *8- |
| 972-1974 | Bolingbrook | The Unknown B.B.S. | UBBS | *8- |
| 973-2227 | Chicago | Rogers Park B.B.S. | GBBS | +7! |
| 975-6546 | Chicago | The Manhole | XBBS | *8! |
| 982-5092 | Skokie | Sit-Ubu-Sit HST {500} | OPUS | *8~ |
| 983-5147 | Downers Grove | Sun Valley | RCPM | *8| |
| 983-6435 | Naperville | The Brainstorm | CCBS | *8$ |
| 985-9699 | Downers Grove | Isengard | FORM | *8$ |
| 989-4600 | Chicago | The Electric Paradise | DIVD | *8! |
| 995-0856 | Chicago | Riptide | XBBS | *8- |
| 996-5308 | Chicago | U.I.C.C. - SRL | PCBB | *8- |
| 998-9021 | Glenview | Trix II | ERAC | *8- |
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| Area Code: 815 |
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| Number | --- Location --- | ------ Name of System ------- | Type | Ref |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 235-0101 | Freeport | Electric Dreams | COLI | *8- |
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/===========================================================================\
| System Information Codes |
|===========================================================================|
| |
| Please Note: |
| . Items bracketed with { } indicate Fido Network System Net/Node Address |
| . Items bracketed with [ ] indicate Private or Fee-based System |
| |
| <*> .... Full Time Operation: 24 hours per day, 7 days per week |
| <#> .... Part Time Operation: 9am-9pm weekdays, 1pm-5pm weekends |
| <%> .... Part-Time Operation: 7pm-7am weekdays, 24 hrs on weekend |
| <&> .... Part-Time Operation: 7am-6pm weekdays, 24 hrs on weekend |
| <=> .... Part-Time Operation: 7pm-7am, 7 days per week |
| <+> .... Part-Time Operation: 7am-6pm, 7 days per week |
| <?> .... BBS is temporarily closed for maintenance |
| <7> .... UART settings = 7-1-Even Parity |
| <8> .... UART settings = 8-1-No Parity |
| <~> .... 300-1200-2400-9600bps (HST) operation supported |
| <-> .... 300-1200-2400bps operation supported |
| <|> .... 1200-2400bps operation only |
| <@> .... 1200bps operation only |
| <$> .... 300-1200bps operation only |
| <!> .... 300bps operation only |
| |
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/===========================================================================\
| Index of Bulletin Board System Types |
|===========================================================================|
| |
| ABBS .... Apple Bulletin Board System (Apple Based) |
| ADVN .... Adventure Systems (Apple Based) |
| AKCS .... AKCS Unix Bulletin Board (Unix Based) |
| AMIG .... Amiga Bulletin Board System (Amiga Based) |
| AMIS .... Atari Message System (Atari or Atari ST Based) |
| CBBS .... Computer Bulletin Board System (S100 Based) |
| CCBS .... Commodore Computer Bulletin Board (C-64 Based) |
| COCO .... Color Computer Bulletin Board (TRS-80 Color Computer Based) |
| COLI .... Collie Bulletin Board (IBM-PC & Compatibles) |
| DATA .... Online Computerized Library Catalog System |
| DIVD .... Diversi-Dial Multi-User System (Apple Based) |
| ERAC .... ERAC Bulletin Board System (TRS-80 or MS-DOS Based) |
| FIDO .... FidoNet International BBS Network (MS-DOS Based) |
| FORM .... Forum-PC Bulletin Board System (IBM-PC & Compatibles) |
| GBBS .... General Bulletin Board System (Apple Based) |
| GTBB .... GT-BBS System (IBM-PC & Compatibles) |
| IBBS .... PC Bulletin Board System (IBM-PC & Compatibles) |
| IHCS .... IBM-PC Host Computer System (IBM-PC & Compatibles) |
| MCBB .... Macintosh Bulletin Board (Macintosh Based) |
| MCMS .... Micro Computer Message System (TRS-80 Based) |
| MICH .... Michtron Bulletin Board (Amiga Based) |
| NETW .... Net-Works Communications System (Apple Based) |
| NOCH .... No Change Bulletin Board System (IBM-PC & Compatibles) |
| ONLN .... Online Multi-User System (C-64 Based) |
| OPUS .... Opus Computer-Based Conversation System (MS-DOS Based) |
| OTBB .... Other TRS-80 Bulletin Board (TRS-80 Based) |
| PCBB .... PC Bulletin Board (IBM-PC & Compatibles) |
| RBBS .... Remote PC Bulletin Board (IBM-PC & Compatibles) |
| RCPM .... Remote CP/M Bulletin Board (CP/M Based) |
| STBB .... ST Bulletin Board (Atari| 520-ST Based) |
| TBBS .... The Bread Board System (TRS-80 & MS-DOS Based) |
| TCOM .... T-Comm Bulletin Board (IBM-PC & Compatibles) |
| TIBB .... Texas Instruments Bulletin Board (TI99/4a Based) |
| UBBS .... Universal Bulletin Board System (Apple Based) |
| UNIX .... Unix Bulletin Board System (PC Based) |
| XBBS .... Adult BBS Systems (Apple, C64 or TRS-80 Based) |
| |
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