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Vol. 6 No. 2 ComQuterJse ~n-= ocial~ ervices~etwork Summer 1986 Networking: The Linking of People, Resources and Ideas TABLE OF CONTENTS Services Available ............ ... .......... ; . ......... ... ..... .. 3 Notes From The Editor ....... ..... .... ... ..... ...... .......... .. .. 4 Articles , Reviews and Reports ... ... ..... ............ ................. 4 What is CUSSnet and FlpONET? by Dick Schoech . ........ .... 4 A Description of CUSSnet nodes . .... .... .. .. ..... ... .. .. .. .. ... 4-6 .. 6-8 FIDO Brings Out the Crazies . ... .. .. ... ... 11-13 Selected Items from FIDONET News . ... .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. 13-14 History of FIDOnet . .. .. ....... .. 14-15 " Virtual Offices" For Management Of The Mental Retardation Program and The ir Essential Funct ions by Gordon C. Krantz . .. .. .. .. 15-18 FIDONET Nodelis t as of 11 July 86 ... ... .. ... .. .. .. .... .. ....... .. .. .. 18_.28 CUSSnet : dipping from and aiding in Human Serv i ces . CoDDDuni cating at : 300- 2400 baud *· . *· 8 data bits 1 stop bit no parity *· Buil din g on FIDONET The Worl d 's Fir st * . I \ BBS Network * 1:00 \ (_: I_) *· ·* _ '@I_\ --~ -~--~~--------~~-~ -- -- -- \ \\ I : ( *) : \ ) ) _ _I -- CUSSnet : _u_: I \I I I FIDO \ [ Support provided by] _I I : : _\ I (_1 3015 __ ) Apple Computers (_l(_!( ____I (jm) I U.S. Robotics \ I & (gmb)\ I U.S. Department of Health and Human Services \ I OHDS, OPD \ I \ I~--~---~ ---------------------------~---------------' 2 About the Network Computer Use in Social Services (CUSS) Network is a call 817-273-3966 and type the file in the HELP file area called nonprofit association of professionals interested in exchanging FIDOLIST.80. Communications are at 300-2400 baud , 8 data information and experiences on using computers in the human bits, 1 stop bit and no parity. Almost any computer or terminal services. Members participate in the Network by : and modem will work. • Sending materials for the CUSSN Newsletter, such as: mem The Skills Bank allows members to locate or share specif ber needs, interests, hardware/software use, activities, ic knowledge , skills and experiences for providing information resources, ideas, experiences, computer applications, and about yourself. Contact Gunther R. Geiss, Adelphi U., School events. of Social Work , Garden City, NY 11530. • Participating in the electronic network , skills bank , software clearinghouse and subgroups. The Software Clearinghouse offers a computerized inven • Distributing Newletters at workshops and conferences. (I will tory of commercial and public domai n available human serv send newsletters to distribute or place on a resource table.) ice software, a software review file, and a software exchange. • Referring vendors to advertise their services and products Contact Walter LaMendola , Professor, School of Social Work, through the CUSSN. U. of Denver, Denver, CO 80208. • Holding local CUSSN meetings. Local meetings in Dallas/Ft. Special Interest Group (SIGs) are subgroups where sig Worth, Chicago, Baltimore and Australia have been nificant networking is occuring on a special topic . successful. Educators SIG, write Wallace Gingerich, School of Social Wel Network Dues: $1 O individuals, $15 institutions (payable in fare, U of Wisconsin-Milwaukee , Milwaukee , WI 53201 . U.S. Funds). Contact Dick Schoech , Associate Professor. Hospital Social Services SIG, write Mike King, Director of School of Social Work, The University of Texas at Arlington , Box Social Work and Discharge Planning , Saint Francis Hospital, 19129, Arlington, TX 76019. 100 Port Washington Blvd , Roslyn, NY 11576. The Newsletter is published approximately 4 times a year Area Groups: and is sent free to all network member s. Back issues $5 each. Baltimore , MO, contact Bob Elkin Professor, U of Maryland , School of Social Work and Communit y Planning , 525 W. Red The Electronic Network (CUSSnet) establishes local bulletin wood Street, Baltimore, MD 21201 board s, national and local mail and file transfer, downloading California , James M. Gardner , Department of Developme n of public doma in software , and access to numerous reposito tal Services, Fairview State Hospital, 2501 Harbor Boulevard, ries of electronically available information on human service Costa Mesa, CA 92626 computing. CUSSnet builds on FIDONET, approximately 900 Australia , Floyd Bolitho, La Trobe U., School of Social Work, microcomputer-based local bulletin boards across the U.S. and Bundoora Victoria, Australia, 3083. in 9 continents . Contact Dick Schoech for your local node , or CUSSN ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS Floyd H. Bolitho, Assistant Professor, La Trobe U., School of Social Work , Bundoora Victoria, Australia, 3083 Robert Elkin Professor, U of Maryland , School of Social Work and Communit y Planning , 525 W. Redwood Street, Baltimore, MD 21201 Marilyn Flynn, Professor, U of Illinois-Urbana Champaign , 1207 W. Oregon St., Urbana , IL 61801 James M. Gardner , Department of Developmental Services, Fairview State Hospital , 2501 Harbor Boulevard , Costa Mesa, CA 92626 Gunther R. Geiss, Associate Professor, Adelphi U. School of Social Work, Garden City, NY, 11530 Wallace Gingerich, U. of Wisconsin-Milwauk ee School of Social Welfare, Milwaukee, WI 53201 . Michael Gorodezky , Poolman, Shih & Platton, Inc., Information System Consultants, 1810 Grand Ave, Santa Barbara, CA 93103 Mike King, Director , Social Work/Discharge Planning, St Francis Hospital , Port Washington Blvd, Roslyn, NY 11576 Ursula Koch, Fachhoch schule Ostfriesland, Constantiaplztz 4 D-2970 Emden, Germany , Europe Camille Lambert, Professor, Faculty of Social Work , U. of Toronto , 246 Bloor St. W., Toronto , Ontario M5S 1A 1, Fido net 111/38 1 Walter LaMendola , PhD , Professor, School of Social Work, U. of Denver, Denver , CO 80208 F Dean Luse, President , Outpst Inc., 119 Wilson, Park Forest, IL 60466 , Fidonet 115/396 Alain MAZET , 10 Boulevard Gambetta , 87000 LIMOGES, France Menachem Monnickendam, Deputy Director, Dept. of Development of Local Social Services, Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs, POB 1260 , Jerusalem , Israel 9100 . Laurence Moseley, Computer Science Dept. , University College , Singleton Park, Swansea, United Kingdom SA2 8pp Thomas Neudecker , Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs, Carnesie Mellon U. 5000 Forbes Ave. , Pitts burgh , PA 15213, Fidonet 129/384 Lynn Harold Vogel, Assistant Professor, U. of Chicago , School of Social Service Administration , 969 E. 60th St., Chicago , IL 60637 , Fidonet 129/384 CUSS Network Newsletter , Summer 86 3 Services Available Vendor/Consultant Contact Person Services Illino is OUTP ST, Inc. F. Dean Luse, Ph.D., Consultation on feasibility and information system planning. Provides Drawer CNC6 CSW, President help with accountability , forms & report design, decision support 119 Wilson St., (31 2) 7 48-3854 systems, database de velopme nt, software selection & evaluation , Park Forest, IL 60466 train ing yo ur staff to use computer systems Extensive micro and mainframe computer experience. 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