Subject: Welding Design BBS No.

From: [email-masked] (Lydia Frenzel)
Date: Sun, 10 Jul 1994 11:25:25 GMT

Here is a list of BBS numbers compiled by Welding Design and
Fabrication. I thought they might be of general interest.
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>From    : DAVID DRICKHAMER
To      : LYDIA FRENZEL         Date      : 07/08/94
_Welding Design & Fabrication_ have compiled this list of
BBS of particular interest to our readers.

Unless otherwise noted, these systems operate 24 hours a day.
Communications-software settings should be 8 databits, no parity,
one stop bit (8N1) and VT100 emulation. In most cases access is
free.  Send questions and additions to this list to [email-masked].

AWS Caucus, (800) 447-9915, 9600.  Sponsored by the
American Welding Society. Forum topics: flux-cored-arc
welding, ISO 9000, technical help, certification, and news.
Database of <I>Welding Journal<I> articles. Telnet amweld.org.

Business Gold--NTTC Online, (304) 243-2560, 9600.  (7 data
bits, even parity, 1 stop bit.)  Sponsored by the National
Technology Transfer Center.  Access to directory of federal
laboratories, federal technology available for licensing, and
Small Business Innovative Research solicitations.  Current
technology-transfer news, events calendar, and publications
list.

COMPUTER PLUMBER BBS, (319) 337-6723, 19200.  Devoted to
engineers who work with industrial applications of computers.
Shareware files.  System operator maintains extensive
engineering bbs list.

The Depot BBS, (717) 853-3599, 14400.  Extensive collection
of CAD, CAM, and CAE related shareware and conferences.
Digital X-Connect BBS, (214) 517-8443, 9600.  General
information of interest to engineers, technicians, and
technical managers.  Free on-line resume service and job
postings.

EBB--Economic Bulletin Board, (202) 482-2584, 9600, $45
annual subscription fee and per-minute charges. Operated by
the U.S. Department of Commerce.  Files contain current
economic data, export leads, and market research.  Press
releases and current information from Bureau of Economic
Analysis, Bureau of the Census, Federal Reserve Board, Bureau
of Labor Statistics, and Department of Treasury.

Engineering Bulletin Board System (EBBS), (805)253-2917,
2400, 100$ to download.  Proprietary software for civil and
structural engineering applications, related discussion
conferences.

The Engineer's Club (TEC), (408) 265-3353, 19200, $35 for
unlimited access. Mechanical and electronics engineering files.

ENGINET - ENGINEER'S NETWORK, (513) 858-2688, 2400, $15.00
for unlimited downloading.   Engineering-related conferences,
shareware files.  Active resume database.

FEDWORLD, (703) 321-8020, 9600.  Sponsored by National
Technical Information Service.  Gateway to over 130
government bbs.  Telnet fedworld.gov.

Finishing Technology Hotline, (201) 838-0113, 2400.
Sponsored by Metal Finishing magazine.  For those interested in
painting, anodizing, pickling, powder coating, etc.  Help,
situation-wanted, and for sale areas. Database of finishers,
suppliers, labs, waste haulers, and consultants.

HMIX BBS, Hazardous Materials (Hazmat) Information Exchange,
(708) 972-3275, 9600.  Training courses sponsored by federal
government, association lists, upcoming hazcom conferences,
instructional material and literature listing, laws and
regulations, federal agency contacts, regional notices.

Industrial Forum, (209) 267-9379, 14400. Sponsored by CCI
Training Services. Conference forums address surface
preparation--abrasive blasting, pressure washing, water
blasting, etc.--paints and coatings, paper and pulp mills,
pipelines and tanks, inspection and quality control,
environmental control, and government regulations.

LABOR NEWS,  (202)219-4784, 9600.  Department of Labor
news releases, current national employment and economic
data, OSHA fact sheets, full text of many regulations.

MatChat BBS, (510) 655-1753, 14400.  For those involved in
materials-related fields.  Message sections include civil
engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering,
and safety-related issues.

MechEng (ASME), (608)233-3378, 9600.  Sponsored by
Mechanical Engineering magazine and the American Society of
Mechanical Engineers,  MechEng offers a broad range of
conferences, IBM and Macintosh application files, Internet mail
access, selected engineering-related Usenet newsgroups.

MIC-NET (Manufacturing and Inventory Control Network), (719)
687-7222, 28000.  Software for manufacturing resource
planning, inventory control, mechanical engineering, total-
quality management, and statistical-process control.

Orion's Rift/SAFTEK, (615) 791-5638, 14400,$30. Extensive
collection of occupational health and safety and risk
management software, text files, conferences.  For sale,
jobs wanted/available postings.

SME On-Line, (313) 271-3424, 14400.  Manufacturing-related
freeware and shareware, conference groups, Internet mail
access.

Statistics BBS, (316) 687-0578, 9600.  Message Boards
addressing relaibility, quality, experiment design, statistical
process control, and industrial statistics.  Experienced
industrial statisticians and and practitioners available for
consultation.

TMS Online, (412) 776-2040, 2400.  Sponsored by The Minerals,
Metals, Materials Society.  Complete Conference proceedings,
announcements, calendar.  Telnet: online.tms.org

TTC.  The Technical Training Connection, (504) 922-9429,
9600.  General Physics Services Corporation.  OSHA information,
training outlines for many manufacturing related
courses, CBT demos, and free advice on topics of interest to
the tehcnical training community.

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