:---------------------------------------------------------: | T.B.B.S. The Computer Guild | | (312) 640-7980 | | Directory of Chicago Metro Bulletin Board Systems | | September 9, 1987 Edition | | Copyright 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 | |=========================================================| :Type Name and Location of System Number Code: |=========================================================| The Game Master B.B.S. (Evanston) .. 475-4884 *8! C.O.D.E. (Roselle) ................. 837-7196 *8$ : : Dragon's Spire (Highland Park) ..... 433-5459 *8$ : : NICS Amiga Users Group (Roselle).... 351-8815 %8$ New Dawn (Wheeling) ................ 459-8498 *8- 1984 (Dolton) ...................... 841-2401 *8- BBS Chicago (Chicago) .............. 842-1745 *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 Steward's Ship (Batavia) ....... 879-2751 ??? Chicago Atari Users (Chicago)....... 889-1240 *8$ : : Logopolis (Des Plaines) ............ 296-7782 *8$ Ward and Randy's (Chicago) ......... 545-8086 *8- The Ward Board (Dolton) ............ 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! Chicago Metro-Net (West Chicago).... 231-8223 *8$ Micro Mail B.B.S. (Geneva) ......... 232-7933 *8! The Birds Nest (Arlington Heights).. 255-1416 *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$ The Library (Northbrook) ........... 564-1339 *8@ The Underground Garage (Chicago) ... 631-8470 *8$ C.C.B.S. (Lincolnwood) ............. 674-6502 *8$ *Sierra B.B.S. (Berwyn) ............. 795-0871 ??? Midwest C-64 Users Group (Dolton) .. 841-8064 *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 ??? : : NICS PC Users Group (Barrington) ... 381-4134 *8- Micro Systems Colossus (Bartlett) .. 830-7572 *8~ : : 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! : : Diversi-Dial 36 (Highland Park) .... 433-7340 *8! The Call Box (Elgin) ............... 741-9782 *8! Kaleidoscope (Darien) .............. 968-4820 *8! Electric Paradise (Chicago) ........ 989-4600 *8! : : Dial-Your-Match (Oak Lawn) ......... 422-0305 *8$ Dial-Your-Match (Chicago Heights) .. 481-3149 *8! Dial-Your-Match (Chicago) .......... 764-1699 *8! Orgasm (Chicago) ................... 772-2452 *8! Ora-Comm (Hinsdale) ................ 789-3966 *8$ Dial-Your-Match (Riverdale) ........ 841-6519 *8! : : Board Electric (Evanston) .......... 475-5522 %8! D&D Software 2 (Mundelein) ......... 566-8911 *8- D&D Software 1 (Mundelein) ......... 566-8912 *8- Innovations (Chicago) .............. 736-7526 *8$ Trix I (Chicago) ................... 761-7887 *8- Trix II (Glenview) ................. 998-9021 *8- : : PC Pursuit Information ......... 800-835-3001 *8$ COPH-2 778 (Chicago) ............... 286-0608 *8- Samson 108 (Arlington Heights) ..... 394-0071 *8- *Chicago DECUS 123 (Elk Grove) ...... 640-5667 ??? The Lunatic Phringe (Skokie) ....... 965-3677 *8- : :
Isengard (Downers Grove) ........... 985-9699 *8$ : : The Dark Castle (Joliet) ....... 815-729-0188 #7! Lincolnet (Maywood) ................ 343-0100 *7$ The Cider Press (Maywood) .......... 345-3919 *7! The Switchboard (Oak Lawn) ......... 430-4477 *7! Ripco (Chicago) .................... 528-5020 *7- The Electric Cafe (Wheaton) ........ 690-6775 *7! Bullwinkle's Bar (Glenview) ........ 724-0807 *7! The Superbird (Chicago) ............ 772-0347 *8$ The Phoenix (Homewood) ............. 798-9150 %7! Rogers Park B.B.S. (Chicago) ....... 973-2227 +7! : : Genesis (West Chicago) ............. 293-1021 *8$ PC Center (Des Plaines) ............ 298-1458 *8- The Riverside Premium (Riverside) .. 447-8175 *8- Computers Plus (River Grove-Fee) ... 452-0333 %8- Word Processing (Evanston) ......... 491-6995 *8- Biz B.B.S. (Glenview) .............. 729-2101 *8- PC Info Center (Roselle-Fee) ....... 882-4145 *8- Financial Options Xchange (Chicago). 922-3626 *8$ The Electronic Pub (Chicago) ....... 922-9231 *8$ : : Com-Link Data Systems (Chicago) .... 267-4427 *8- : : Growers Xchange (West Chgo) ........ 293-0199 %8- MACropoedia (Lake Forest) .......... 295-6926 *8- The Mad Marty (Bartlett) ........... 289-4973 *8- Desktopper (Highland Park) ......... 831-2691 *8- : : W.A.C.O. (Roselle) ................. 351-4374 *8$ P.C.M.S. (Wheaton) ................. 462-7560 *8$ *C.S.B.B. (Aurora) .................. 897-6532 ??? : : Captain Video BBS (Chicago) ........ 725-0652 *8- The Sundog (Lemont) ................ 759-9101 *8$ Software Plus West (Hanover Park) .. 837-7100 *8- : : The Archives (McHenry) ......... 815-344-0481 *7! Double Take II (Chicago) ........... 233-8327 %7! The Greek Inn (Chicago) ............ 774-2035 %7! : : The No Change BBS (Berwyn) ......... 788-1264 *8- : : The Bunker (Lemont) ................ 759-9191 *8! : : The Chicago BBS 396 (Chicago) ...... 338-8827 %8- The Greenhouse 690 (Oak Park) ...... 383-5939 *8$ ConsultNet 115 (Chicago) ........... 472-6796 *8$ Chicago Business 429 (Evanston) .... 491-2611 *8- Northwestern 419 (Evanston) ........ 491-3892 *8- Beaker's Beacon 212 (River Grove) .. 589-2827 *8- Great Lakes 969 (North Chicago) .... 689-8869 *8- Spectrum MACNet 729 (Glenview) ..... 729-8768 *8- TroU Mac Base 400 (Chicago) ........ 784-8763 *8- C.O.P.E. 777 (Glen Ellyn) .......... 790-0187 *8- Solar Wind 333 (Homewood) .......... 799-4790 *8- Sit-Ubu-Sit HST 500 (Skokie) ....... 982-5092 *8~ : : *The Voice of Peace (Chicago) ....... 267-7665 ??? 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- High Resolution BBS (Elmhurst-Fee).. 279-1053 *8$ The ZED B.B.S. (Mount Prospect) .... 364-7320 *8- The Ham & Hobby B.B.S. (Skokie) .... 679-8983 *8$ The Inner Workings (Elgin) ......... 695-7194 *8$ The 786 Board (Chicago) ............ 728-9722 *8- Non-Profit Info Center (Chicago) ... 752-7412 *8$ Lakes Region (Zion) ............... 872-8086 *8- Bolingbrook (Bolingbrook) .......... 972-0628 *8- UICC - SRL (Chicago) ............... 996-5308 *8- : : *Igloo MultiUser System (Northbrook). 272-5912 ??? : : Midwest Biomedical (Chicago-Private) 227-7455 *8$ Publish! (Chicago) ................. 342-6919 =8$ Discovery Place (Oak Park) ......... 383-6335 *8$ Epson RBBS/RTPM (Arlington Heights). 394-5772 *8$ *On-Line Computer Store (Antioch) ... 395-7233 ??? The Computer Lab (Oak Lawn) ........ 423-7558 *8$ Tech Exchange (Roselle) ............ 529-0081 *8- Computer King (Lombard-Fee) ........ 629-4478 *8- PC-Tech (Skokie) ................... 674-2159 *8- The Cavern (Hampshire) ............. 683-2379 *8$ Church of the Brethren BBS (Elgin).. 695-2606 *8$ CRDC Network (Evanston) ............ 869-2940 *8$ Information Exchange (Roselle-Fee) . 882-4227 *8$ Business-Pro (Deerfield) ........... 940-6496 %8- C.C.S. (Chicago) ................... 942-0706 *8- Information Exchange (Deerfield) ... 945-5575 *8~ Servicemaster (Downers Grove) ...... 964-1084 *8- : : C.F.O.G. Two (Chicago) ............. 235-7902 *8$ C.F.O.G. One (Maywood-Private) ..... 344-2505 *8$ Palatine RCP/M (Palatine) .......... 359-8080 *8$ Fox Valley ROS-34 (Saint Charles) .. 377-5988 *8- The Bozo Board (Wheeling) .......... 541-6375 *8$ Aims Dynabyte (Oak Forest-Fee) ..... 560-7172 =8$ Jim Mills RCP/M (Wheaton) .......... 690-3808 *8$ The Orphanage (Riverdale) .......... 841-3612 *8$ The Advocate M.B.B.S. (Chicago) .... 939-4411 *8$ Sun Valley (Downers Grove) ......... 983-5147 *8| : : Blue Thunder (Bartlett) ............ 289-1089 *8- Software Plus B.B.S. (Wheeling) .... 520-1780 %8- Crooked Dragon Inn (Lombard) ....... 629-2321 *8$ : : DeskToppers 622 (Lindenhurst) ...... 356-3776 *8- Computers for Christ (Vernon Hills). 362-7875 *8- North Parks 478 (Chicago) .......... 478-3903 *8- Elk Grove Repeater 529 (Elk Grove).. 529-1586 *8- Computer Guild 640 (Elk Grove) ..... 640-7980 *8- The Position Report (Chicago) ...... 670-6736 %8$ Terrapin Station 678 (Chicago) ..... 764-4581 *8- 20/20 Video 769 (Chicago) .......... 769-2020 *8- Generic B.B.S. 790 (Glen Ellyn) .... 790-4688 *8- West Suburban 865 (Broadview) ...... 865-0623 *8$ J-B-S Enterprises (Aurora) ......... 897-9037 *8! Kesher Chicago 940 (Deerfield) ..... 940-1686 *8- : : T.I. South (Chicago Heights) ....... 757-3135 *7! T.I. Users Group (Skokie) .......... 966-2342 *7! : : The Feminist BBS (Chicago) ......... 225-9138 *8$ Steed's Bar & Grill (Lake Forest) .. 234-8187 *8$ Wits of the World (Lake Forest) .... 295-5852 *8- NICS Apple Users Group (Wauconda) .. 526-0642 *8$ Waukegan Public Library (Waukegan).. 623-2226 *8- Apple Net (Chicago) ................ 685-9573 *8$ Apple Tree (Chicago Heights) ....... 755-6264 *8- Video, Etc. B.B.S. (Highland Park).. 831-1142 *8$ Teletypes (Deerfield) .............. 945-5693 *8! Unknown B.B.S (Bolingbrook) ........ 972-1974 *8- : : Chi-Net (Chicago) .................. 725-5890 *8$ Rainbow Computer News (Chicago) .... 745-8962 *8$ Yet Another B.B.S. (Chicago) ....... 761-7779 *8$ Adventure-Line (Chicago) ........... 782-1900 *8! VP-Net (Elmhurst) .................. 833-8126 *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 ...... | | <~>....... 300-1200-2400-9600 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 .................. [---------------------------------------------------------] | Index of Bulletin Board System Types | [---------------------------------------------------------] .... Apple Bulletin Board System (Apple based) ...... .... Adventure Systems (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) ... .... 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) .... Forum-PC Bulletin Board (IBM-PC & Compatibles).. .... General Bulletin Board System (Apple based) .... .... PC Bulletin Board System (IBM-PC & Compatibles). .... IBM-PC Host Communication System (IBM-PC) ...... .... Macintosh Bulletin Board (Macintosh based) ..... .... Micro Computer Message System (TRS-80 based) ... .... Net-Works Communications System (Apple based) .. .... No Change Bulletin Board (IBM-PC & Compatibles). .... Online Multi-User System (C-64 based) .......... .... Computer-Based Conversation System (MS-DOS)..... .... Other TRS-80 Bulletin Board (TRS-80 based) ..... .... PC Bulletin Board (IBM-PC & Compatibles) ....... .... Picospan Multi-User Conference System (Apple) .. .... Remote PC Bulletin Board (IBM-PC & Compatibles). .... Remote CP/M Bulletin Board (CP/M based) ........ .... ST Bulletin Board (Atari 520-ST based) ......... .... The Bread Board System (IBM-PC & Compatibles) .. .... Texas Instruments Bulletin Board (TI99/4a based) .... Universal Bulletin Board System (Apple based) .. .... Unix Bulletin Board System (PC based) ..........