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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