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Seite 1 Von 33 23.01.2004 File://D:\Temp\Temporary%20Internet%20Files\Content.IE5\QC4Q9GTZ\Swiss-BBS Seite 1 von 33 From [email protected] (Ixgate Delivery) Newsgroups: ch.general,chcon.general,soc.culture.swiss,de.etc.lists,alt.bbs.lists,comp.bbs.misc,xgp.general Subject: BBS list of Switzerland (December 1994) Date: 7 Jan 95 22:01:47 GMT *************************************** The BBS List Service of XGP Switzerland *************************************** distributing the Swiss BBS list on the Internet (See end of document for more details!) ### BOT ####################################################################### ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- BYTE RIDER's DREAM BBS LIST OF SWITZERLAND ************* DECEMBER 1994 When you stop dreaming, it's time to die (C) 1989-94 by BYTE RIDER This is a complete list of Switzerland's 679 online systems ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- [=---------------> Contents <----------------=] 1. Information and News 2. Bulletin Board Systems / BBS a) Normal Phone Lines b) PTT's 156 and 157 Lines c) Private & Commercial Systems d) PTT's ISDN/SwissNet2 Lines e) Internet Systems (Mail, Telnet, FTP) f) PTT's TelePac/X.25 Lines g) Voice Mailbox Systems / VMB h) TeleFAX Mailbox Systems 3. Dream Yellow Pages 4. Calling Card & Credit Card calls 5. Explanation of the strange symbols [=-------> 1. INFORMATION AND NEWS <---------=] Please send me your updates, corrections, ideas and comments. Here's how: Modem, Warehouse BBS (24h) 01/492 5157 ISDN, Warehouse BBS (24h) . 01/400 1498 TeleFAX (24h) ............. 01/400 1499 E-Mail on Internet ........ [email protected] E-Mail on FIDO-Net ........ 2:301/807 E-Mail on Ami-Net ......... 44:8010/407 Voice (24h) ............... 01/400 1491 Mail (the old, slow kind) .. WAREHOUSE BBS, Cesar Keller, Wydlerweg 17, CH-8047 Zurich, SWITZERLAND This list is made possible by donations from people like you - Thanks! Bank: ZKB 1100-1111.010 / 700, or PTT: PC 80-170747-9 [=-------> World wide distribution <---------=] Here's where you can find this list each month. The filename should be DREAmmyy.TXT, where mm=month, yy=year. It's available for download on the WAREHOUSE BBS, most other fine BBS and systems connected to FIDO-Net or Ami-Net in Switzerland. FIDO-Net: "DREAM"-File-Area or via a file request to 2:301/807 using the filename "DREAM". Contact your Boss or Hub to receive "DREAM" automatically. Ami-Net: "DREAM.ANT"-File-Area or via a file request to 44:8010/407 using the filename "DREAM". Contact your Boss or Hub to receive "DREAM.ANT" automatically. file://D:\temp\Temporary%20Internet%20Files\Content.IE5\QC4Q9GTZ\Swiss -BBS -... 23.01.2004 Seite 2 von 33 Internet: Usenet newsgroups alt.bbs.lists, ch.general, chcon.general, de.etc.lists, comp.bbs.misc, soc.culture.swiss or xgp.general, or FTP to satan.ethz.ch, directory misc. Tell me if you want it mailed to you automatically. Paper: Send me a nice postcard with your address if you want the first FREE issue of the paper version sent to you. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Access to the DREAM BBS LIST via XGP Switzerland: * Online: through a DREAMLIST reader program (login as 'dream') * Online: through PubSh accounts (type 'dreamlist'), also guests * Online: through Unix accounts (type 'dreamlist') * Anonymous UUCP: login=uuauucp, nodename=auucp, no PW (Path:/pub/auucp/dreamlist) Note: Affiliated and neighbor systems can request mail subscriptions. XGP dialup: +41-61 8115492, -V.32bis/V42(bis), 8N1, 24h ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Don't forget to get a new list every month! <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< [=----------> DREAM BBS LIST dead? <---------=] This is a question I was asked MANY times in the last months. Here's the facts: I didn't release a list in September, October and November, because I was doing many other things in my life and couldn't keep up with all the work (and was too lazy). It's amazing what can happen in only three months! I received a total of 160 BBS-Messages, 15 Fax-Messages, 19 Internet-Messages and a lot of voice calls, all with updates for the list. Thanks for sending them and sorry for everything! I think a lot of updates came in because Sysops are converting from analog phone lines to ISDN, so that all the phone numbers change. Also many are updating their modems to V.FC or V.34. I finally entered all the updates, but of course I did not have time yet to check all the info. Please tell me if you find some errors or missing data. In case it happens again: I will never quit maintaining the list without finding a replacement. Sorry and have a Merry Christmas! [=-------------> Paper Version <-------------=] I'm planning to release a paper version of the DREAM BBS LIST, which will be published soon. If you would like to receive a FREE first issue, then send me a (nice) postcard with your name and address on it! I'm also looking for advertisers/sponsors. If you would like to place an ad in the first BBS publication of Switzerland, then contact me immediately. We will start with a circulation of 5000 copies. Modem dealers will be able to supply their modem customers with copies at a reduced price. Please feel free to contact me if you have any other ideas. [=------> Special Thanks & Greetings <-------=] ...to the great people that send me updates & info, especially to Dunja, Boli (Cyberhouse BBS), Marcel Manz (Nevada BBS), Christian Aebi, Eckhard Zemp, Beni Gelzer (Zottel Box), Emidio Romandini, Harry, Ruedi Kneubuehler (Baboon Bbs), Stefan Odendahl, Matthias Hertzog (MHS Systems), Christian Weber (Limmat-Net), Man on the Moon, Peter Ribi... ...the people I forgot, and... ...to Chris of Ixgate for maintaining the DREAM Internet section. ...to Patrick Berndt for the DFueNews! ...to Christian Bolleter for the "HyperText" version of the list, readable for example with AmigaGuide or MultiView. Filename is DGUImmyy94.LHA. ...to Etienne Deschenaux of Cougar BBS for DIX 2.0, Dream BBS List Info Xtractor for IBM, which creates interesting statistics on modem types and new/changed/disappeared BBS numbers. Download DIX20.ZIP. ...to Snowman for the DreamViewer 1.0a (DV100A.ZIP for IBM) that lets you view the list in a more 'friendly' way. file://D:\temp\Temporary%20Internet%20Files\Content.IE5\QC4Q9GTZ\Swiss -BBS -... 23.01.2004 Seite 3 von 33 ...for DreamScan 1.1 by Angelo Mantellini (DSCAN11.LHA), for Amiga, which creates an Amiga-only BBS list. ...for Amiga computers with the best multitasking OS available. [=----------> Wanted: New Systems <----------=] Do YOU know of any electronic system that is 1) in Switzerland and 2) reachable via modem, ISDN/SwissNet, Telepac/X.25, Internet/Telnet/FTP, Voice/TouchTone/FAX or some other network, that isn't already on this list? It doesn't matter if the system is public, private, commercial or restricted, just send me all the info that you have about such systems. My goal is to collect info on ALL systems available in Switzerland, so that it's easier to get an overall picture of the telecommunications possibilities in Switzerland. [=-------------> DREAM Europe <--------------=] I think it would be great to organize a BBS list of Europe! Please send me all European BBS lists you can find, old or new. If you know somebody that maintains a list or if you do, please contact me and give me a voice phone number, BBS phone number, Internet or FIDO-Address. Anything! Thanks. [=----------> DREAM Yellow Pages <-----------=] Sysops, do you want your BBS to additionally appear in the special "DREAM Yellow Pages" section? Just send me Fr.2.-/month/line. The one line per BBS in the main section is still FREE of course. One line can be max. 75 characters long. Please use only standard ASCII characters that are available on all computer platforms. The number in the right bottom corner of each entry shows you how many more months have been payed for. [=-> Switzerland's #1 Electronic Magazine <--=] **************************************************************************** D F U e N E W S - Aktuelle Ausgabe: Nummer 6 vom 7. September 1994 Schweizerisches Magazin in elektronischer Form ueber Datenfernuebertragung ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Modem-Aktion - TwoBBSCon - Informatik News - rund um V.34 - Top 20 Download - Computer Ethics - ASCII Cows - SWISSLink auf einen Blick - News PTT, BAKOM, Studerus, Comlight, Videotex - ... Informationen fuer den Schweizer DFUe'ler! DFUe NEWS - Das neue Magazin ueber alles rund um die Datenfernuebertragung. Die neueste Ausgabe liegt in jeder guten Mailbox fuer Dich zum Download bereit. z.B. - Zuerich LIVE BBS ("News Feed" der DFUe News, alle Files) - Niels Klim BBS - Warehouse BBS - und viele andere Mailboxen Freier Download: DNEWS6.* ASCII-Text Version DNEWS6D.* DOS-Reader Version (mit zus. ANSI-Grafiken) **************************************************************************** Keep on DREAMIN'... ==>> BYTE RIDER <<== [=------> 2. BULLETIN BOARD SYSTEMS <--------=] Electronic Bulletin Board Systems (BBS) are called "Mailboxen" in German and "Serveurs" in French. This is a list of all BBS located in Switzerland (CH) and Fuerstentum Liechtenstein (FL), which is also connected to Switzerland's phone network (same country code: 41). The western part of Switzerland speaks French, the southern part Italian, and the rest mostly "Swiss German", a primitive form of German with many different dialects. [=-------> 2.a) Normal Phone Lines <---------=] file://D:\temp\Temporary%20Internet%20Files\Content.IE5\QC4Q9GTZ\Swiss
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