Hartford/Manchester Call Areas BBS List: HM941012.ZIP edition posted 10-12-94 ============================================================================== This list is only as good as its grapevine; many thanks to those who feed it! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The BBSs listed here were open to the public in the Hartford and/or Manchester local-call area when last verified; those not flagged as status-unknown (?) or down (-) were verified 09-09-94 or later. But, since boards continually open and close, WE NEED YOUR FEEDBACK to keep the list current; flagged boards will will soon be marked closed if no indication of impending return is received. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ IF YOU KNOW OF ANY ADDITIONS OR CHANGES, please send info to DAN MILLER at the Spacedock BBS (203-666-4999 or netmail to Fido 1:142/499, CCSO 86:300/499 or RBBSNet 8:909/17) or in the SYSOP142, CT_BBSADS, HASNET or HOWDY message echo. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Spacedock Bulletin 10, our online-viewable working master list, is updated as changes are verified. New HMyymmdd.ZIP published editions are posted on the Spacedock (203-666-4999), CT DRS (203-297-5907) and the CBBN file echo (Net 142) during the early part of each month. Your help in further distributing them is much appreciated. SYSOPS please see distribution information at end. ============================================================================== Baud rate codes: Max: 1 = 1200, 2 = 2400, 9 = 9600 or higher Min: . = 2400, : = 9600 BBS Software (SW) codes: BX = BBSExpress MG = Magnum RB = RBBS-PC SN = StarNet TR = TriBBS EX = Excelsior MJ = MajorBBS RG = Renegade SY = Synchronet TU = TurboBoard FC = FirstCls MX = Maximus RO = Robo/FX TA = T.A.G. UN = Unix Shell GV = GrapeVine PB = PBBS RV = rOver TB = TBBS VB = VBBS HE = Hermes PC = PCBoard SB = SuperBBS TC = TComm WC = Wildcat IL = Illusion QB = QuickBBS SF = Spitfire TF = TeleFinder WW = WWIV LO = Lora RA = RemoteAcc SL = SearchLt TG = Telegard Hardware orientation (HW) codes: 1 = IBM/compat 3 = Tandy 5 = Macintosh 7 = Commodore 9 = Unused 2 = Amiga 4 = Apple 6 = Atari 8 = CP/M or Z-Sys 0 = Other NetNode codes: A = CCSO 86:100/ J = ECPF 999:203/ INET = Internet RIME = RIME B = CCSO 86:300/ 1:16/ = Fido ind. L = ITC 85:861/ Q = RockLink 188:203/ C = CCSO 86:400/ F = Fido 1:142/ MS = MSI Supprt S = SGA 30:203/ D = CCSO 86:500/ G = Fido 1:320/ M = Rave 22:22/ SK = SeekNet E = CCSO 86:700/ H = Fido 1:327/ N = Rave 22:24/ U = SpeakEasy 18:1203/ CNET = C-Net GA = GalacticNet O = Rave 22:28/ V = SpeakEasy 18:2203/ DV = DVLink I = Galaxy 255:5/ P = Rave 22:44/ T = Trek 87:6007/ K = ICN 91:203/ R = RBBS 8:909/ Notes: Part-time board hours shown in Notes column (WD=weekdays, WE=weekends); many full-time boards close for mail/maintenance during early AM hours. : Boards labeled "(adult)" following the name accept over-18 callers only and require mailed-in proof of age for access. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ * denotes entry added or changed since last published edition (HM940915.ZIP). - denotes temporarily down; anything else we've heard is in the Notes column. ? denotes no connect on recent calls; if you know its status, please tell us! ^^Name Phone Baud SW HW NetNodes Notes/Schedule ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ HARTFORD telephone exchange (local from Hartford & Manchester exchanges) ARRL FS 'HIRAM' ln 1-4 666-0578 9 WC 1 No uploads here ARRL FS upload node 665-0090 9 WC 1 Only uploads here Bit Bucket (HUGE) 568-6663 9 FC 451 Black Banana Stew 667-9591 9 RG 1 F/S903,B101,L113 *Bottom Line 953-2347 9 WC 1 F/A/R258 Free or $10-20/y \ NUMBER CHANGING 10-15-94 to 569-9475, still in the Hartford exchange Brilliant Images 956-7659 9 WC 125 Males:$20/y,Females:$0 Conard HS 521-0279 9 MX 1 F354 Connect! 951-8699 9 RA 1 F101; INET CT DRS lines 1-2 297-5907 9 WC 1 RIME#5011,INET *CT Information Center 563-0107 9 WC 1 INET ex Mobile Research CT Mutual Alliance 987-2788 2 RB 1 CT Online 231-8700 9 TB 1 F208,INET ex BB&G $6/m or $45/y Courant Source lns 1-4 241-6658 9 VB 1 Crazy Lion 523-1024 9.RG 1 F1024 DatAphasia 569-4825 9 RG 1 F845 Dosadi Experiment 257-9906 9 MX 1 F906 EH Computer Repair 528-7693 9 TU 6 *Eastern Light 290-8578 9 MX 1 10p-7a Emerogroncican II 721-0706 9 MX 1 F666 Endeavor (Enfld) Hfd # 231-8373 9 WC 1 (Call-fwds to Enfld 763-0016) Erasmus 666-5113 9.RA 12 F/M113 Free or $10-20/y Firehouse line 1 568-8946 9 RO 1 F2821,INET Free or $10-20/y Firehouse line 2 569-2491 9 RO 1 F2821,INET Free or $10-20/y Firehouse line 3 568-1381 9 RO 1 F2821,INET Free or $10-20/y Firehouse line 4 568-2821 9 RO 1 F2821,INET Free or $10-20/y *Forum 568-0365 9 RG 1 Foundation 521-9741 9 RB 1 F741 Grand & Wells line 1 521-6571 9 RA 1 F256 Free or $5/6m Grand & Wells line 2 561-3694 9 RA 1 F256 Free or $5/6m Hall (HS) Highlights 232-5037 9 MX 1 F562 Hartford Grad Center 548-2440 2 TC 1 Hartford Metro Area 563-6455 9 MX 1 F911 Hattworks 257-1103 9 LO 1 F395,B395 ex Lightning HH Infonet (NHfd) Hfd# 246-3747 9 PC 1 F335 $30/3m|50/6m|80/y Hysteria 231-7120 9 WW 1 Insane Asylum 246-9910 9 TA 1 *Libertarian 257-1960 9 TA 1 F/M960,A108 Lunar One 232-4448 9 FC 5 Free or $10-15/y *Midnight Madness 586-8076 9 RG 1 F8076,L141,U150 *MotherBoard lines 1-6 521-5283 9 MJ 1 Heartsbane 231-8054 9 RG 1 V160 -*Nancy's Playpen 721-7238 9 WC 1 DOWN UNTIL LATE FALL Night Train to Nowhere 569-7978 9 TA 1 F978,K207 Nimbus 523-4381 9 TB 1 F381 Non-Existent_Cavalier 236-0167 9 TA 1 F167 On-Ramp CT line 1 232-1058 9 MJ 1 On-Ramp CT line 2 232-1520 9 MJ 1 Over the Rainbow 951-4509 9 WC 1 *Pigpen line 1 of 2 249-8639 9 TA 1 F748,D104 2nd line $15-25/y Programmers Playhouse 236-8906 9.TA 1 Q Continuum 278-5775 9 RB 1 5p-8aWD,24WE *Slaughter House (HAUG) 568-4749 9 EX 2 F749 Sound Playground 667-3982 9 RG 1 NO NEW USERS FOR A WHILE Spacedock 666-4999 9 RB 1 F/B499,R17 Star Quest: TNG 569-2879 9 RO 1 F879,D101,T9038 Starlight (at UofH) 768-7729,2222,2 9 WW 1 Free or $4-8/sch-yr TAB Computr Sys line 1 242-0530 9 RA 1 F530 Free|$25/y|$75/life TAB Computr Sys line 2 286-9944 9 RA 1 F530 Free|$25/y|$75/life ZanZiBar 296-3386 9 RG 1 F/S386,I4,J2,L128,N1,Q101,V140$0|20/y ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ WINDSOR telephone exchange (local from Hartford & Manchester exchanges) Adult Club (adult) 687-1940 9.TG 1 F833 $25/life Hostile Planet 298-9989 9 TA 1 F/B100 Shadows Paradise 298-8543 9 RG 1 J6,L138,N528,Q104,V130 Twilight Zone 688-0675 9 TG 1 F550,D105,L101 Windsor Manor 688-4973 9.VB 1 F973 Free or $10/6m|15/y Windsor Police BBS 683-0217 9 TA 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ WINDSOR LOCKS telephone exchange (local from Hartford & Manchester exchanges) CrossRoads 627-5959 9 TA 1 F959 Diamond 292-8789 9:RA 1 F917 $5/m or $40/y ESI 623-4134 9 PC 1 F9185,D102 HomeBase 668-2343 9:WC 1 F343 Overexposed (adult) 627-8088 9 TG 1 F188 FXTerm only; $5/life|$20/6m ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ENFIELD telephone exchange: (local from Hartford exch but not Manchester) Avalon 745-4038 9 SY 1 F4038 Colossevm 741-7240 9 RG 1 D106 Earth Net ln5:28.8vFC 749-5766 9 TB 215 F500 $15/y Earth Net ln1: 9.6HST 763-3485 9 TB 215 F500 $15/y Earth Net ln2:14.4v32b 749-9064 9 TB 215 F500 $15/y Endeavor 763-0016 9 WC 1 (Hfd exch 231-8373 call-fwds here) Laboratory 749-5880 9 RG 1 F880,L126,Q106 *Land's End 763-5343 9 RG 1 F534,L140 ex Loading Dock Looking GLass 741-6736 9.WC 1 F736 ex Sam-I-Am's Medieval Tavern line 1 253-9006 9 RG 1 Free or $15/yr Medieval Tavern line 2 745-6069 9 RG 1 Free or $15/yr NE OS/2 Users Group 763-1674 9 MG 1 Rose Garden 253-9256 9 RG 1 F/N144,L108,V100 Shades of Darkness 741-7537 9 TG 1 3p-10pM-Th,24hF-Su Under Siege 749-8907 9.RG 1 F907,L133,Q105,U130 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ROCKVILLE telephone exchange (local from Hartford & Manchester exchanges) Brickyard 871-6233 9 TA 1 F233 Free or donation Circuit Cellar lns 1-3 871-1988 9.TB 1 Circuit Cellar line 4 871-0549 9 TB 1 Midnight Rising 872-0348 9 RG 1 F348 5p-7aWD,6p-11aWE Double Trouble 870-4682 9 RG 1 F682,L137,V110 Dream Stages 875-2924 9 TA 1 F924,P100 Hard Core II 871-1842 9 BX 6 Jetline 872-9836 9 WC 1 F836 Land of Confusion 871-2406 9:RG 1 *Land of No Return 871-6179 9 TA 1 F179 *Mark & Anna's Place 875-8889 9:WC 1 F889 $30/6m or $50/y Mark & Anna's Place II 870-3877 9:RO 1 F887 FXTerm only; $30/6m or $50/y Digital Pickle Machine 871-0515 9 TA 1 F105 NE Photo line 2 875-6400 9 WC 1 NE Photo line 3 872-0078 9 WC 1 (Manch exch 644-1835 call-fwds here) NE Photo line 4 871-9500 9 WC 1 Nighthawk's Lair 871-8351 9 TA 1 F351,U120 OutBack 871-6574 9 RG 1 U100 Snidely's 872-6125 9 RG 1 U140 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MANCHESTER telephone exchange (local from Hartford & Manchester exchanges) Brown Paper Bag line 1 645-8892 9 TF 51 Free or $20/y Brown Paper Bag line 2 643-8013 9 TF 51 Free or $20/y Carrier Pigeons Unite 649-2742 9 RG 1 F742,L106 CPPlus 645-0719 9.RO 1 F460,INET $20/6m|$36/y for INET *CT Public Health Comm 645-8208 9 WC 1 \ Although the modem is capable of error-correcting sessions at up to (at \ least) 9600 baud, the ONLY connection that the software will currently \ respond to is NON-error-correcting 2400 (or possible lower) *CyberJett Technologies 646-9685 9 RG 1 Under Construction *Deth BBS 649-3072 9 PC 1 U110 *Dungeons of Doom 646-8990 9 RO 1 F899 Fortress 643-0366 9 RG 1 F591 Intelli-Ware 647-8535 9 WC 1 Sys dev & netwk'g Jumpin' Jonny's 645-6104 9:RG 1 F610,D110 Under construction Ken's PNTI 645-8900 9 RV 1 *Local Front 645-1557 9:RG 1 U170 NE Photo (Rkvl) Manch# 644-1835 9 WC 1 (Call-fwds to Rckvl 872-0078) Night's Vision 645-1681 9 TA 1 Peepshow (adult) 645-6798 9 RG 1 -*Playground of the Godz 646-2822 ? RG 1 TEMPORARILY DOWN Screaming Slave 643-1159 9.RG 1 F159,J8,L122,M0,Q103,U160 RaveNet NC Sherwood Forest of CT 645-1417 9 TG 1 F232 *TEK World 24-hr line 645-9246 9 MJ 1 C104,M246,INET $2-15/mo or 150/y *TEK World night line 645-1566 9 MJ 1 C104,INET 8p-9a " ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ GLASTONBURY telephone exchange (local from Hartford & Manchester exchanges) -*Harm's Way 659-3134 9 RG 1 G/M134,I7 TEMPORARILY DOWN ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ COVENTRY telephone exchange (local from Hartford & Manchester exchanges) *Northfield 742-6400 9 WC 1 H4000,C101 Reservation 742-7205 2 QB 1 H999,H917 Starbase Nine Node 2 742-5838 9 RA 1 H468 Stellar Sabre 742-5699 9 FC 5 C106 Free or $10-20/y ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ COLUMBIA telephone exchange (local from Hartford & Manchester exchanges) *Alien Nation line 1 228-3143 9 SY 1 H320,C105,INET $15/6m or $30/13m *Alien Nation line 2 228-3169 9 SY 1 H321,C105,INET $15/6m or $30/13m Library 228-9578 9 MX 1 ?*V-Max 228-9865 9 RB 1 NO ANSWR RECENTLY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ COLCHESTER telephone exchange (local from Manchester exch but not Hartford) Ivory Tower 537-0011 9 TR 1 Theatre of Dreams 537-6884 9 RA 1 H811 Free or $5-10/y ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ EAST HAMPTON telephone exchange (local from Hartford & Manchester exchanges) Goon City 267-2260 9 RG 1 G/S/M16,D112,I2,L111 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MIDDLETOWN telephone exchange (local from Hartford exch but not Manchester) -*Atlantis 1 346-7561 9 WC 1 DOWN UNTIL 10/31 Firesign 632-7282 9 MX 1 1:16/234 Garage 347-5851 9 MX 1 G5851 Joe's Garage 635-6569 9 RG 1 G/S635,D111 Last Chance Saloon 346-6680 9 MX 1 G160 Rocker's Lair 635-9881 9 FC 5124 $10/y after trial Route 66 line 1 347-6997 9 RG 1 G997,L130 REOPENED 7/94 Free | $1/m Route 66 line 2 347-0680 9 RG 1 G997,L130 REOPENED 7/94 Free | $1/m Space Bar 635-7955 9 MX 1 G/S89 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NEW BRITAIN telephone exchange (local from Hartford exch but not Manchester) Berlin (HS) Wall ln 1 829-1697 9 RA 15 F697,B102 Berlin (HS) Wall ln 2 828-8824 9 RA 15 F697,B102 \ Line 2 is reserved for students & teachers 7:30a-3p on school days Cuckoo's Nest NEW # =>224-2825 9 MX 1 F620 Fox Den 223-5217 9.RO 1 F819,A101,R16 MAVco. Systems 224-2702 9.IL 1 F164,A105 Midnight Run 827-9741 9 RA 1 F650,O1 *Pan Galactica 225-5861 9 RO 1 F861,D208,T9033 Free or $4/m|35/y Polish-American 826-5438 9 SN 2 F347 Underground Netwrk 223-6268 9:RA 1 F/S6268,N268,Q108 USS Nautilus NCC-1778 827-0280 9 RA 1 F/A/I/T1778 Write by Night NetMail-only (no BBS) F928 Fido 1:142 NC ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ FARMINGTON telephone exchange: (local from Hartford exch but not Manchester) By the Flat Rock 676-9253 9 GV 1 CNET Free or $5-10 - Carnage! lines 1-2 673-5015 9 RG1 F/S103,E101,I/J1,L129,N605,Q109 $0|5/q \ TEMPORILY DOWN; watch for reopening announcements in October Computer Club 673-8752 2 PB 8 Download America: 2400 676-1708 2 RB 1 F502 Free or $50/life Download America: 9600 673-2502 9 RB 1 F502 Free or $50/life *Edwards 677-7848 9 RB 1 F1135 ex GS Fire/Life Phone Henge 673-6247 9 RA 1 F212 Free or $10-15/y Sportsman 677-6087 9 SF 1 CNET CLOSING LATER THIS SUMMER ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CANTON telephone exchange: (local from Hartford exch but not Manchester) Excalibur's II 693-9457 9 RA 1 F515,K514,N25,INET Free or Reg Acc Fire House 693-9201 9 TG 17 F201,K900,N2,V141 Spacers' Node 693-0560 9 MX 1 F222 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SIMSBURY telephone exchange: (local from Hartford exch but not Manchester) *Blackjack 653-6646 9 RA 1 F646,D103 Free or $2/m CyberSpace Gateway 651-5530 9 UN 1 INET Subscription only Garvey's 658-4712 9 SL 1 F471 ?*HJ Info Net (HJMJHS) 651-3341 2 RG 1 6p-6aWD,24WE; NO ANSWR RECENTLY *Sylvania 658-2067 2 TA 1 Higher speed soon ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NUMBER CHANGES: Info-Link G73 295-8384 CHANGED 01-94 to 859-3157, Salem Warrior 528-5831 CHANGED 01-94 to 649-0258, Manchester Phone Henge 826-1153 CHANGED 02-94 to 673-6247, Farmington Last Chance Saloon 267-0194 CHANGED 04-94 to 346-6680, Middletown Shadows Paradise/Orion 243-3528 CHANGED 04-94 to 298-8543, Windsor Sherwood Forest of CT 569-8752 CHANGED 04-94 to 645-1417, Manchester SoundConnectn 649-8193,646-2964 (CLOSED 11-26-93 here) REOPENED 04-94 in MA \ as Information Portfolio, at 413-533-6771, Fido 1:321/327 Connecticut Mutual 987-5998 CHANGED 05-20-94 to 987-2788, Hartford Heartsbane(xNightHouse)232-7895 CHANGED 05-13-94 to 231-8054, Hartford Round Table (at UofH) 768-8043 (CLOSED 05-09-94 at this number) REOPENING \ about 09-01-94 at a NEW Hartford number; watch for it in BBS postings Fozzy's Place 678-0751 (CLOSED 05-31-94 here) REOPENED 06-94 in \ Harrisburg, PA, at 717-671-1271, Fido 1:270/116, SpeakEasy 18:18/150 MustangMike's G3842 347-3842 CLOSED 06-94 here; TelCo intercept 08-94 on \ this number reports it changed to 814-696-1811 in western PA Deth BBS 645-7603,643-9108 CHANGED 07-94 to 649-3072, Manchester Deth BBS 456-3250,456-3604 CHANGED 07-94 to 649-3072, Manchester ESI 229-6981,623-1684,645-9185 CHANGED 07-94 to 623-4134, Windsor Locks Atlantis 1 688-2044 CHANGED 08-94 to 346-7561, Middletown CT Online (exBB&G)F208 236-3761 CHANGED 08-94 to 231-8700, Hartford Cuckoo's Nest F620 677-8620 CHANGED 08-29-94 to 224-2825, New Britain GameMaster'sRefuge 645-0128 CHANGED 08-27-94 to 626-0473, Torrington \ 1:142/886, 86:600/101, CCSO NC 86:86/0 Rescue 911 282-1059,289-9363 MERGED 08-94 with Firehouse at 568-8946, \ 568-1381, 569-2491 & 568-2821, Hartford Alien Nation line 1 290-8615 CHANGED 09-09-94 to 228-3143, Columbia Alien Nation line 2 289-2777 CHANGED 09-09-94 to 228-3169, Columbia *Bottom Line F258 953-2347 CHANGING 10-15-94 to 569-9475, Hartford ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CLOSED OR NO LONGER PUBLIC: Buffy's Playhouse 658-7810 CLOSED 06-28-94; reopens 08-94 @ St Louis, MO Forms & Printing (BFMA)233-3980 CLOSED 06-94 Free Speech 651-0225 CLOSED 06-94 Interview F2309 647-9946 CLOSED 06-24-94 Lucifer's Den F370 749-5370 CLOSED 06-94 Other Side of Midnight 298-8632 CLOSED 06-10-94; may reopen in future F182 Tomahawk (WHS) 683-2509 CLOSED 06-94 Death's Domain F629 741-7200 CLOSED 07-25-94; may reopen elsewhr in future King's Cave 872-9082 CLOSED 07-31-94; reopening at new # 10-94 WarZone 742-7940 CLOSED 07-94 *Chimaera Digtl Imaging 645-6100,,,,11 CLOSED 08-94 Device Driver 871-7665 CLOSED 08-31-94 Emerald City 683-0808 CLOSED 08-94 First Amendment 649-8835 CLOSED 08-94 Garfield's Castle 224-9819 CLOSED 08-94 Hermitville Press II 347-4839 CLOSED 08-94 Holodeck One 667-3122 CLOSED 08-94 Inner Circle F245 293-1471 CLOSED 08-94 *Match Box 346-0375 CLOSED 08-94 Tingri J7,N247 229-1247 NO SCHEDULE; RARELY UP (9 RA 1) 08-94 *Catacombs of ChaosF284 643-9284 CLOSED 09-94 *Maw & Paw's WrkshpG847 537-3036 CLOSED 09-94 *Warrior 649-0258 CLOSED 09-94 ============================================================================== NOTE TO SYSOPS: You are welcome to post this list as a bulletin on your boards provided that you keep reasonably current with the monthly updates (old issues become obsolete rapidly). You may also make local updates to your bulletin copy as long as you insert a line immediately below the header line indicating that you have done so, or you may capture interim updates from Spacedock's Bulletin 10 for bulletin posting. Only OUR published editions, though, may be posted for downloading as HMyymmdd.*. Nodelisted Fido, CCSO & RBBSNet SysOps may FReq the current issue as BBSLIST from 1:142/499, 86:300/499 or 8:909/17; Fido SysOps are encouraged to receive automatic distribution via the CBBN file echo, which originates from the 1:142/928 hub and carries no other traffic.