------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------ - ------ - ---------------- -- -- THE DENTON AREA BBS LIST ---------------- ---------------- -- --- Denton, Texas * Area Code 940 ---------------- ---------------- -- --- ----------------------------- ---------------- ---------------- -- -- Rev. 11/01/01 ---------------- - ------ - ----------------------------------------------- A S e r v i c e o f T h e M e z z a n i n e B B S a n d F i d o N e t - N e t 3 9 3 Our URL-> http://www.chatter.com/~wb/ We verify all listings at least once every month and release updates as changes occur. Effective May 25, 1997, Denton Area Code 817 Changed To 940. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BBS PHONE MAX BBS HOST LAST PLAT- SYSTEM NAME NUMBER CONN SOFTWARE VERIFIED FORM INFORMATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BARD'S TAVERN 243-5110 33.6 CNET 12/17/00 AMIGA NET/FILE/GAM FidoNet 1:393/7. Denton's only Amiga board, specializing in multimedia for all platforms, incl. mpeg, mod & s3m files. All platforms welcome. Newest files from the Internet for the Amiga. Online games! Mature, but not necessarily adult crowd. Free call for metroplex GTE users. Dalnet 2001:2010/8. -Michael Lynn, SysOp ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHATTERBOX 648-9115 33.6 FIRSTCLASS 12/17/00 MAC INET/FILE Apple UGC-approved Macintosh User Group & MacGifts file distribution site. This BBS features Internet E-mail, Usenet access, OneNet and FidoNet conferences. Graphical User Interface for Macintosh and Windows. Incoming TCP/IP access for contributors. FidoNet 1:393/3 (& 393/0 administrative). http://www.chatter.com -Jim Edmondson, SysOp, Fido 393 NC ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ DENTON PUB. LIB. 566-8261 14.4 DYNIX 12/17/00 DOS PUBLIC SERVICE 566-8262 The Denton Public Library BBS offers in- 566-8263 formation and lookup features, including 566-8264 library and community resource searches, an electronic dictionary, gateway access, bibliography printing, etc. Set your tele- com software to VT100 terminal emulation. At the login prompt, type in library (use small letters). If asked for a password, press ENTER. The BBS is telnet accessible. Telnet/IP: 207.64.19.33 -Mary Cressen, Emily Fowler Public Library, System Administrator ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MEZZANINE 565-9165 33.6 HERMES II 12/17/00 MAC NET/FILE Apple-recognized Macintosh User Group & licensed software distribution site. Home of the Denton Area BBS List. FidoNet 1:393/11 Netmail/Echomail. Macintosh, Windows, DOS & Atari file areas, incl. the entire AMUG BBS In A Box CD-ROM series for Macintosh & Windows. Hermes II BBS host; MacKennel FidoNet mailer. All callers welcome. Access is free! http://www.chatter.com/~wb/mezzanine.html -Walter Bowen, SysOp ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ RCONLINE.COM INET ONLY 6MB/S WEBSITE/WBRD 12/17/00 WINNT INET/FILE/GAM Radio Control Online. Dedicated to the RC Plane, Heli, Car and Boat Enthusiast. 100 nodes (20,000+ hits/week. It is the largest and most frequented RC-related web site on the planet.) Internet accessible only. CHAT live with modelers from around the globe. Fully Web browser accessible. (Webboard BBS conferencing system/Website server; no telnet support.) Web: http://www.rconline.com Based in Denton. -Edward Walker, SysOp ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ VALENCIA 464-9957 33.6 MAXIMUS 12/17/00 WIN NT NET Operating 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, Valencia is a FidoNet mail and echomail node only. Dialup service not available. No immediate plans for BBS software. FidoNet 1:393/9005. -Steve Quarrella, SysOp, Fido Region 19 RC ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------------- - GENERAL INFORMATION - ----------------------- For best results when displaying or printing this list, use a 9 or 12 point monospaced font that supports extended ASCII (ANSI) characters. The extended character set is necessary to properly display the "line graphics" contained in this document. Key to Abbreviations INET - Internet Access NET - Networked BBS (Fidonet, etc.) MSG - Local Message Conferences Only FILE - File Transfers GAM - Online Games TBA - To Be Announced Systems that offer local, non-networked message conferences are flagged MSG. BBSs that are also "networked" with other BBSs are flagged NET. BBSs that offer Internet access in addition to either local message conferences or networked BBS services, or both, are flagged INET. Check the extended description for each BBS for detail on scope and services provided. Unless otherwise noted, all systems are available 24 hours daily, 7 days a week. All numbers are local to the Denton, Texas, calling area. Numbers with prefixes of 240, 241, 243, 320, 242, 321, 458 and 648 may also be local to an extended area including Argyle, Bartonville, Carrollton, Denton, DFW Airport, Garland, Grapevine, Irving, Justin, Keller, Lake Dallas, Lewisville, Plano, Ponder, Rowlett, Sanger and Wylie. Unless otherwise noted, all sys- tems are "dial up" accessible by modem. The SBI list described below is a comprehensive guide to BBSs and online services that are accessible only through an Internet Service Provider. This list is also available by File Request (FREQ) from Fido 1:393/11 as DT_BBLST.TXT, DENTON.TXT or DENTON anytime except during Zone Mail Hour, or by download under the same filenames. An archive file, DENTON.ZIP, is also available. It contains additional items including a list of discontinued local bulletin boards. The distributed version of the file has the release date embedded in the filename for easy identification: dtYYMMDD.txt and dtYYMMDD.zip. This list may be freely distributed as long as it is not altered in any way and no fees are charged. The list may also be downloaded from our web page at http://www.chatter.com/~wb/ anytime. Other lists available by File Request or download include BIGD.ZIP (DFW area), USBBS185.ZIP, and SBI0497.ZIP (a list of Telnet accessible BBSs). All are also viewable in the "GFile" area on The Mezzanine by hitting G at the main menu prompt, then selecting one of the following folders: * BIGD Folder * USBBS Folder * Telnet Accessible BBSs ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------------- - CORRECTIONS OR UPDATES - -------------------------- Although every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of these BBS listings, no guarantees are expressed or implied. Information of this type is a moving target and subject to change at anytime. Listings were current as of the dates shown for each system. The extended descriptive information, when present, is provided by the respective system operators and is included in the list as a courtesy. Updates are released as changes occur. As the few remaining dialup BBSs in Denton have been very stable for the last several years, these listings are verified only occasionally these days. Updates and corrections to the Denton Area BBS List are invited and should be netmailed to Walter Bowen, Fido 1:393/11 or E-mailed to wbowen@unt.edu or wb@chatter.com on the Internet or in Denton to Walter Bowen on The Mezzanine BBS (565-9165). Thanks, as always, for your help in keeping this information current! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ --- --- ------ ------ ------ - --- -- -- --- -- ------ ---- ---- -- -- -- --- ---- -- -- ---- -- -- -- --- -- ---- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ---- -- - -- -- -- -- ------- -- ---- -- -- ---- -- -- -- ------ ------ ------ -- -- -- --- -- -- --- ------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Mezzanine BBS & Online Macintosh User Group PO Box 310322 Denton, TX 76203-0322 940-565-9165