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$ [# 01] TYPE <PAY ENTERTAINMENT>
NAME................The Emerald Palace BBS
BBS NUMBER..........1 [800] 967 9385
BAUD RATE...........2400 bps
SOFTWARE............The Major BBS v 6.0 (Galacticomm)
SYSOP...............Gregory Sheenan
NODES...............32
LOCATION............New York City, New York USA
HARDWARE............Dual 486DX2/66 computers. 2400 baud access on all
lines. One system hosts the callers, the other is
used as a file server.
FEE.................Changes often. Average of about 2 dollars per hour
for toll free access.
FEATURES............The Emerald Palace features a generous file area with
three CDROM disks online. Subscribers are also given
keys to the chat areas and online games. Interaction
is abundant on this bulletin board system. Besides
that, the system features a dial-out utility which
allows callers to connect to other boards through The
Emerald Palace. A user registry is also available.
COMMENTS............Not well maintained. The SYSOP of the system is very
rude and often suspends accounts for no reason. The
file area is not updated often and the newest comapct
disk online is Night Owl version six. The message
areas are nearly empty.
$ [# 02] TYPE <PAY ENTERTAINMENT>
NAME................Event Horizons
BBS NUMBER..........1 [800] 466 6336
BAUD RATES..........1200bps - 57,600bps
SOFTWARE............The Bread Board System v 2.2 (eSoft)
SYSOPS..............Event Horizon Staff
NODES...............64 High Speed
LOCATION............Lake Oswaga, Oregon
HARDWARE............486DX2 with 64 9600 baud modems. A CDROM drive and
one gigabyte of harddrive storage.
FEE.................800 access is $18.00 per hour for 2400 baud and
$54.00 per hour for 9600 baud access.
FEATURES............A huge database of original GIF images in all nearly all
categories. Large adult area. Online magazines and
message forums as well as a hot original online game
known as The Black Hole. Fone Sex Chat through this
service. PC-SIG CDROM disk online.
COMMENTS............A great service, if you can afford it.
$ [# 05] TYPE <PAY ENTERTAINMENT>
NAME................Electronic Mail Box
BBS NUMBER..........1 [800] 362 1612
BAUD RATES..........2400bps - 57600bps
SOFTWARE............MajorBBS v 6.1 (Galacticomm)
SYSOP...............Carl Rice
NODES...............8 Public Lines - 2 Private Access Lines
LOCATION............El Paso, Texas
HARDWARE............386 IBMPS/2 - 486DX2/66 - 2 CDROM drives, a 500 megabyte
harddrive and USRobotics modems at up to 57600bps.
FEE.................Basic rate is $ 25.00 per year. Call for other details.
FEATURES............This is well organized bulletin board system with some
dazzling ANSI and VGA graphics (through RIPTerm). It
offers a nice file selection, forums, teleconference,
adult areas, registry, electronic mail, and full
access to the Internet (Coming this summer). This
Internet access includes electronic mail, FTP, and
Telnet.
COMMENTS............This is a great bulletin board system for toll free
access. However, the subscription process is very
complex and requires that you send in your money.
It is worth the stamp.
$ [# 06] TYPE <PAY ENTERTAINMENT>
NAME................The Idiot Box RBBS-PC
BBS NUMBER..........1 [800] 535 1997
BAUD RATES..........2400bps - 16800bps <USRobotics Dual Standard Modems>
SOFTWARE............RBBS-PC v 17.4A
NODES...............2
LOCATION............Unknown
HARDWARE............486/50 IBM Compatible. 3.5 gigabyte harddrive.
660 megabyte CDROM drive.
FEE.................Call for more details.
FEATURES............This is a great toll free `home-town' bulletin board
system with many unique FidoNet conferences and online
games. Compete against others in Global War, TradeWars,
and many more. Over 16,000 files for paid subscribers.
COMMENTS............Great looking BBS. Difficult interaction with the
SYSOPS. I have written them as a new user several
times but have yet to gain a reply.
$ [# 07] TYPE <PAY ENTERTAINMENT>
NAME................NovaLink
BBS NUMBER..........1 [800] 937 7644
BAUD RATES..........2400bps - 9600bps
SOFTWARE............MajorBBS v 6.1 (Galacticomm)
NODES...............Unknown
LOCATION............National Access
FEE.................Call for latest rates.
FEATURES............Features the first online role-playing game
known as Legends Of Future Past. Call for
other features.
COMMENTS............Not enough information has been gained to
make a solid comment.
SPECIAL.............Access through TYMNET is available. Once
connected to TYMNET, type A and press
[ENTER] and then type DREAMS and press
[ENTER].
[# 08] TYPE <INTERNET / ENTERTAINMENT>
NAME................MLink BBS
BBS NUMBER..........
BAUD RATES..........2400bps - 57600bps
SOFTWARE............
NODES...............1
LOCATION............
FEE.................None
FEATURES............MLink BBS is a superb single line bulletin board system.
It is very well maintained and includes a large message
area as well as many popular online games. The Sysop
of the system is very friendly and personally calls
new users for verification. The finest feature of the
service is the FREE Internet/UseNET access provided
to all users as NO CHARGE. It also sports a generous
file area.
COMMENTS............800 BBS of the Month [June] - This is an excellent BBS
which rises above all others. It is FREE and very
professional looking. The SYSOP of the bulletin board
is also very nice. I was greeted with a friendly voice
when I picked up the phone on his verification call and
it made urge to call back. And of course, the Internet
access is terrific. It may soon be a support BBS for
The Iron Maiden National 800 List.
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