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  5.              T H E   E C O N O M I C   B U L L E T I N   B O A R D
  6.  
  7.                         COMPUTER BULLETIN BOARDS IN THE
  8.                             DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
  9.  
  10.  
  11.                      The Economic Bulletin Board (This board)
  12.  
  13. Operating agency:    Office of Business Analysis
  14.                      Office of the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs
  15.                      U. S. Department of Commerce
  16.  
  17. Contents:            Current economic news from DoC Economic Affairs(EA)
  18.                      agencies including press releases, economic indicators,
  19.                      official DoC summaries of economic news, information on
  20.                      how to obtain data tapes, and summaries of reports and
  21.                      studies produced by EA agencies.  Also included are press
  22.                      releases issued by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
  23.  
  24. Audience:            Open to the public without charge.  No preregistration
  25.                      required.
  26.  
  27. Operations:          Operated 24 hours a day, except when being serviced.
  28.  
  29.                      Telephone (202) 377-3870 or (202) 377-0433
  30.  
  31. Communications       Full duplex, no parity, 8 bit words, 1 stop bit, or
  32. Requirements:        Full duplex, even parity, 7 bit words, 1 stop bit
  33.                      300 or 1200 baud
  34.                      After connect, enter 1 or 2 returns to start
  35.  
  36. Information          Ken Rogers
  37. Contact:             Office of Business Analysis
  38.                      Telephone (202) 377-4450
  39.  
  40.  
  41.  
  42.                      State Data Center Bulletin Board
  43.  
  44. Operating agency:    State and Regional Programs Staff
  45.                      Data User Services Division
  46.                      Bureau of the Census
  47.  
  48. Contents:            News about new Census Bureau programs, Census
  49.                      publications, reference material for State Data Center
  50.                      personnel.
  51.  
  52. Audience:            For use of the Census Bureau staff and all State Data
  53.                      Center Components, including affiliates.  Preregistration
  54.                      required - call information contact below.
  55.  
  56. Operations:          Operated 24 hours a day, except when being serviced.
  57.  
  58.  
  59. Communications       Full duplex, no parity, 8 bit words, 1 stop bit, or
  60. Requirements:        Full duplex, even parity, 7 bit words, 1 stop bit
  61.                      300 or 1200 baud
  62.                      After connect, enter 1 or 2 returns to start
  63.  
  64.  
  65. Information          John Rowe or Larry Carbaugh
  66. Contact:             Bureau of the Census
  67.                      (301) 763-1580
  68.  
  69.  
  70.  
  71.                      Population Estimates Bulletin Board
  72.  
  73. Operating agency:    Federal-State Cooperative for Population Estimates,
  74.                      Population Division
  75.                      Bureau of the Census
  76.  
  77. Contents:            Information and news about population and demographic
  78.                      projections.
  79.  
  80. Audience:            For use by members of the Federal-State Cooperative for
  81.                      Population Estimates and members of the Federal-State
  82.                      Cooperative for Population Projections.  No
  83.                      preregistration required.
  84.  
  85. Operations:          Usual hours of operation 5:00 PM to 6:30 AM Monday-
  86.                      Thursday, 24 hour operation from 5:00 PM Thursday to 6:30
  87.                      AM Monday.  No preregistration required.
  88.  
  89. Communications       Full duplex, no parity, 8 bit words, 1 stop bit.
  90. Requirements:        300 baud
  91.  
  92.                      Telephone (301) 763-5225
  93.                      After connected, enter "RUN" to start.
  94.  
  95. Information          Fred Cavanaugh
  96. Contact:             Bureau of the Census
  97.                      (301) 763-7722
  98.  
  99.  
  100.  
  101.                      CMIC Electronic Bulletin Board
  102.  
  103. Operating agency:    Census Microcomputer Information Center,
  104.                      Office of the Director
  105.                      Bureau of the Census
  106.  
  107. Contents:            Microcomputer news, software and hardware reviews, public
  108.                      domain software, training programs for Census and Commerce
  109.                      personnel.
  110.  
  111. Audience:            General microcomputer users; primarily internal Census
  112.                      Bureau personnel.  No preregistration required.
  113.  
  114. Operations:          Operated 24 hours a day, except when being serviced.
  115.  
  116.                      Phone (301) 763-4576
  117.  
  118. Communications       Full duplex, no parity, 8 bit words, 1 stop bit, or
  119. Requirements:        Full duplex, even parity, 7 bit words, 1 stop bit
  120.                      300 or 1200 baud
  121.                      After connect, enter 1 or 2 returns to start
  122.  
  123. Information          Nevins Frankel
  124. Contact:             Bureau of the Census
  125.                      (301) 763-4494
  126.  
  127.  
  128.  
  129.                      Microcomputer Electronic Information Exchange (MEIE)
  130.  
  131.  
  132. Operating agency:    The Institute for Computer Sciences and Technology (ICST)
  133.                      The National Bureau of Standards
  134.                      Department of Commerce
  135.  
  136. Contents:            Information on the acquisition, management, and use of
  137.                      small computers.  Other files containing sources of
  138.                      information on topics such as: conferences, Federal
  139.                      publications and activities, user groups, other bulletin
  140.                      boards, etc.
  141.  
  142. Audience:            General microcomputer users.  No preregistration required.
  143.  
  144. Operations:          Operated 24 hours a day, except when being serviced.
  145.  
  146.                      Telephone: (301) 948-5718
  147.  
  148. Communications       Full duplex, no parity, 8 bit words, 1 stop bit, or
  149. Requirements:        Full duplex, even parity, 7 bit words, 1 stop bit
  150.                      300 or 1200 baud
  151.                      After connect, enter 1 or 2 returns to start.  If you do
  152.                      not receive a carrier after two rings, you should hang up
  153.                      and call again.
  154.  
  155. Information          Ted Landberg
  156. Contact:             National Bureau of Standards
  157.                      Telephone: (301) 921-3485
  158.  
  159.  
  160.  
  161.                      Climate Assessment Bulletin Board
  162.  
  163. Operating agency     Climate Analysis Center
  164.                      National Weather Service
  165.                      Department of Commerce
  166.  
  167. Contents:            Historical climate information - daily, weekly, and
  168.                      monthly, heating degree days, weekly climate bulletins
  169.  
  170. Audience:            Analysts using historical meteorological data.
  171.  
  172. Operations:          Operated 24 hours a day.  Preregistration required.  Call
  173.                      information contact below.
  174.  
  175. Communications       Full duplex, no parity, 8 bit words, 1 stop bit.
  176.  
  177. Information          Vernon Patterson
  178. Contact:             Climate Analysis Center
  179.                      Telephone: (301) 763-8071
  180.  
  181.  
  182.  
  183.                      East Coast Marine Users Bulletin Board
  184.  
  185. Operating agency:    National Weather Service
  186.                      U.S. Department of Commerce
  187.  
  188. Contents:            Marine weather and nautical information for coastal
  189.                      waterways.  Information includes data for bays and sounds,
  190.                      coastal waters, and offshore waters; tropical storm
  191.                      advisories; tidal information, and important weather,
  192.                      nautical, and fishing news.  Data are primarily about the
  193.                      middle Atlantic region.
  194.  
  195. Audience:            Commercial fishermen and other users of coastal waters.
  196.                      The bulletin board is open to the public and free of
  197.                      charge.  Users must preregister by calling information
  198.                      contact below.  Information about similar bulletin boards
  199.                      for other regions may also be obtained by calling the
  200.                      information contact.
  201.  
  202. Operations:          Operated 24 hours a day.
  203.  
  204.                      Telephone (301) 454-8700
  205.  
  206. Communications       Full duplex, 8 bit words, 1 stop bit.
  207. Requirements:        300 baud
  208.  
  209. Information          Ross Laporte
  210. Contact:             National Weather Service
  211.                      (301) 899-3296
  212.  
  213.