---------------------------------------------------------------------- A LISTING OF MACINTOSH ECHOMAIL CONFERENCES (v2.0) Ralph Merritt SysOp, The MACnetic BBS (908)469-4603 14.4 USR DS HST w/V32b, V42b Fidonet 1:2605/611 America Online: RMerritt CompuServe: 71222,1330 The following is a listing of known Macintosh-oriented echomail conferences. This is certainly not a comprehensive listing, but it should give an idea of "what's out there". It is presented FidoNews 11-01 Page: 14 02 Jan 1994 as an information sharing experience; in v1.0, I limited the list to those echos distributed on a somewhat national/international basis; in v2.0, I have included MUG-specific, beta-test and other restricted distribution echos previously excluded. If you have any comments, please contact me at 1:2605/611. My BBS, The MACnetic BBS, has been operating as an informal mail hub for many of the "non-backbone" areas for a number of years. There are many additional systems that link to MACnetic and also hub these non-backbone echos; the major sites are listed below: Sysop State Address BBS Phone # Supports -------------- ------ ---------- ------------- ------------- Ralph Merritt NJ 1:2605/611 (908)469-4603 14.4 H14/V32b Louis Oaken FL 1:135/292 (305)238-2880 16.8 H16/V32b Raul Almquist MN 1:282/105 (612)546-2490 14.4 HST/V32b Richard Bollar CA 1:125/110 (415)589-5411 14.4 H14/V32b [NOTE: This distribution channel applies only to the NON-BACKBONE areas listed below. Backbone echos are subject to local policies] While several conferences are non-backbone by moderator choice (for various reasons, one being a desire freely distribute the echo as needed, vs. complying with sometimes restrictive regional echomail policies), this informal distribution network has been helpful in placing new mac echos on the "official" Fidonet echomail backbone. Many of these echos are currently distributed on portions of the Fidonet backbone on an informal basis. Check with your network echomail coordinator (NEC) for availability. If you cannot find a link, please contact one of the sysops above, and we can either provide a link or refer you to a closer node. Echos with an asterisk (*) next to their name means they are not currently hubbed by the MACnetic BBS. The MACnetic BBS is located in Bridgewater, New Jersey, on Fidonet node 1:2605/611, (908)469-4603. The system runs Front Door, Remote Access and GEcho, with a US Robotics 14.4 HST w/V32b & V42b modem. The MACnetic BBS supports users, points and Fidonet sysops who have an interest in Macintosh echos/files, and recently expanded into Newton MessagePad, Windows 3.1, Windows/NT and OS/2 v2.x topics. ---------------------------------------------------- Macintosh: Backbone Echos (listed in FIDONET.NA/.NO) ---------------------------------------------------- ECHOMAC National General Macintosh Conference HERMES_SYSOPS Hermes BBS Support Conference MAC4SALE Macintosh Wanted/For-Sale Conference MACCOMM Macintosh Communications MACDEV Macintosh Developers MACFSALE Macintosh For Sale Echo MACHW Macintosh Hardware Topics MACHYPE Macintosh Hypercard-related Topics FidoNews 11-01 Page: 15 02 Jan 1994 MACSW Macintosh Software Topics MACSYSOP Macintosh Sysop-only Conference MACWOOF MacWoof Support Conference MAC_GAMES Macintosh Games and Entertainment MAC_TELEFINDER Telefinder BBS Support Conference MANSION Software Design Support Conference NEWTON Apple's Newton MessagePad SYSTEM7 System 7.X Discussion Echo ----------------------------- Macintosh: Non-Backbone Echos ----------------------------- ALTERMAC AlterMac General Mac-oriented Echo BBB BMUG Guide to Bulletin Boards & Beyond CPOINT COUNTERpoint Support Echo FIRSTCLASS FirstClass BBS Support Echo MAC_ADS Macintosh Advertisements/For Sale Echo MAC_HELP Macintosh Help for Beginners MAC_SCIENCE Macintosh Scientific Applications MACDTP Macintosh Desktop Publishing MACFILES Macintosh Files for FREQ (No Points) MACFREQS Macintosh Files for FREQ (Points Allowed) MACNOV Macintosh Novice Programming MACPB Macintosh PowerBook Echo MACUK Macintosh United Kingdom-U.S. Conference MACVIRUS Macintosh Virus Prevention MSDNSYSOP Macintosh Software Distribution Network MUGADMIN Macintosh User Group Administration NOVALINK Novalink BBS Support Conference PCMAC PC-to-Mac Connectivity Echo PUBADD Public Address BBS Support Echo RRH Second Sight BBS Support Echo SIMCITY Discussions of the SimCity Game TABBY Tabby (Macintosh Mailer) Support Echo TBBSMAC TBBS Conference for Mac Sysops WWIVMAC World War IV BBS Support Echo [Some of the above echos have very low traffic volume] ------------------------------------------ Macintosh: MUG/Beta/Local/Restricted Echos ------------------------------------------ AMUG Arizona Macintosh User Group Conference AMUGNEWS AMUG Applelink/Product Announcements * ASSOCIATED_MUG Association Macintosh Users Group BAYNETADMIN BMUG/Bay Area Macintosh Conference * MAC_FILES Macintosh File Announcements * MAC_MAILERS Macintosh Mailer Discussions MACLIST MACLIST Administration/Nodelist Updates MACNETIC The MACnetic BBS Conference MACQA Macintosh Q&A From Fidonet's Mac Help Node MACSYS7 System 7 Echo (BMUG/BCS/TC Hub Echo) METROMAC NY/NJ Metropolitan Macintosh Conference FidoNews 11-01 Page: 16 02 Jan 1994 NEWMACFILES Newly Received Mac Files on MACnetic BBS PABETA Public Address Beta Testers RIMAC BMUG RimeNet Macintosh Conference [Some of the above echos have an even lower traffic volume] ----------------------------- Macintosh - Usenet NewsGroups ----------------------------- * COMP.BINARIES.MAC Macintosh Files in BinHex Format COMP.LANG.FORTH.MAC Macintosh Forth Programming * COMP.LANG.LISP.MCL Macintosh LISP Programming COMP.PROTOCOLS.APPLETALK Macintosh AppleTalk * COMP.SOURCES.MAC Macintosh Source Code COMP.SYS.MAC.ADVOCACY Macintosh Advocacy COMP.SYS.MAC.ANNOUNCE Macintosh Product Annoucements COMP.SYS.MAC.APPS Macintosh Applications COMP.SYS.MAC.COMM Macintosh Communications COMP.SYS.MAC.DATABASES Macintosh Databases COMP.SYS.MAC.DIGEST Macintosh Digest COMP.SYS.MAC.GAMES Macintosh Gaming COMP.SYS.MAC.GRAPHICS Macintosh Graphics COMP.SYS.MAC.HARDWARE Macintosh Hardware COMP.SYS.MAC.HYPERCARD Macintosh Hypercard COMP.SYS.MAC.MISC Macintosh Miscellaneous COMP.SYS.MAC.OOP.MACAPP3 Macintosh MacApp Programming COMP.SYS.MAC.OOP.MISC Macintosh Object-Oriented Programming COMP.SYS.MAC.OOP.TCL Macintosh Think C Library COMP.SYS.MAC.PORTABLES Macintosh Powerbooks COMP.SYS.MAC.PROGRAMMER Macintosh Programming COMP.SYS.MAC.SCITECH Macintosh Science & Technology COMP.SYS.MAC.SYSTEM Macintosh System Software COMP.SYS.MAC.WANTED Macintosh Want Ads/For Sale COMP.SYS.NEWTON.ANNOUNCE Newton Announcements COMP.SYS.NEWTON.MISC Newton Miscellaneous COMP.SYS.NEWTON.PROGRAMMER Newton Programming COMP.SYS.POWERPC PowerPC Topics COMP.UNIX.AUX Macintosh Unix MISC.FORSALE.COMPUTERS.MAC Macintosh For Sale [Local naming conventions may apply to the Usenet conferences) ----------------------------- Macintosh: Discontinued Echos ----------------------------- * HERMES Hermes BBS General Support Echo * HULKMSGS Required for Networked Wrestling Games * MACHULK Wrestling (On-Line Game) Match Reports * MACNETCOM Macintosh Networking & Telecommunications * MACPOINT Macintosh Point Software * MEGALOECHO On-line Games Support (Erik Selberg) * NJMUG New Jersey Macintosh User's Group Echo * WIRETAP_SUP Wiretap Telecom Program Support FidoNews 11-01 Page: 17 02 Jan 1994 --- Last Updated: 12/31/93 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- .