T H E E C O N O M I C B U L L E T I N B O A R D COMPUTER BULLETIN BOARDS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE The Economic Bulletin Board (This board) Operating agency: Office of Business Analysis Office of the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs U. S. Department of Commerce Contents: Current economic news from DoC Economic Affairs(EA) agencies including press releases, economic indicators, official DoC summaries of economic news, information on how to obtain data tapes, and summaries of reports and studies produced by EA agencies. Also included are press releases issued by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Audience: Open to the public without charge. No preregistration required. Operations: Operated 24 hours a day, except when being serviced. Telephone (202) 377-3870 or (202) 377-0433 Communications Full duplex, no parity, 8 bit words, 1 stop bit, or Requirements: Full duplex, even parity, 7 bit words, 1 stop bit 300 or 1200 baud After connect, enter 1 or 2 returns to start Information Ken Rogers Contact: Office of Business Analysis Telephone (202) 377-4450 State Data Center Bulletin Board Operating agency: State and Regional Programs Staff Data User Services Division Bureau of the Census Contents: News about new Census Bureau programs, Census publications, reference material for State Data Center personnel. Audience: For use of the Census Bureau staff and all State Data Center Components, including affiliates. Preregistration required - call information contact below. Operations: Operated 24 hours a day, except when being serviced. Communications Full duplex, no parity, 8 bit words, 1 stop bit, or Requirements: Full duplex, even parity, 7 bit words, 1 stop bit 300 or 1200 baud After connect, enter 1 or 2 returns to start Information John Rowe or Larry Carbaugh Contact: Bureau of the Census (301) 763-1580 Population Estimates Bulletin Board Operating agency: Federal-State Cooperative for Population Estimates, Population Division Bureau of the Census Contents: Information and news about population and demographic projections. Audience: For use by members of the Federal-State Cooperative for Population Estimates and members of the Federal-State Cooperative for Population Projections. No preregistration required. Operations: Usual hours of operation 5:00 PM to 6:30 AM Monday- Thursday, 24 hour operation from 5:00 PM Thursday to 6:30 AM Monday. No preregistration required. Communications Full duplex, no parity, 8 bit words, 1 stop bit. Requirements: 300 baud Telephone (301) 763-5225 After connected, enter "RUN" to start. Information Fred Cavanaugh Contact: Bureau of the Census (301) 763-7722 CMIC Electronic Bulletin Board Operating agency: Census Microcomputer Information Center, Office of the Director Bureau of the Census Contents: Microcomputer news, software and hardware reviews, public domain software, training programs for Census and Commerce personnel. Audience: General microcomputer users; primarily internal Census Bureau personnel. No preregistration required. Operations: Operated 24 hours a day, except when being serviced. Phone (301) 763-4576 Communications Full duplex, no parity, 8 bit words, 1 stop bit, or Requirements: Full duplex, even parity, 7 bit words, 1 stop bit 300 or 1200 baud After connect, enter 1 or 2 returns to start Information Nevins Frankel Contact: Bureau of the Census (301) 763-4494 Microcomputer Electronic Information Exchange (MEIE) Operating agency: The Institute for Computer Sciences and Technology (ICST) The National Bureau of Standards Department of Commerce Contents: Information on the acquisition, management, and use of small computers. Other files containing sources of information on topics such as: conferences, Federal publications and activities, user groups, other bulletin boards, etc. Audience: General microcomputer users. No preregistration required. Operations: Operated 24 hours a day, except when being serviced. Telephone: (301) 948-5718 Communications Full duplex, no parity, 8 bit words, 1 stop bit, or Requirements: Full duplex, even parity, 7 bit words, 1 stop bit 300 or 1200 baud After connect, enter 1 or 2 returns to start. If you do not receive a carrier after two rings, you should hang up and call again. Information Ted Landberg Contact: National Bureau of Standards Telephone: (301) 921-3485 Climate Assessment Bulletin Board Operating agency Climate Analysis Center National Weather Service Department of Commerce Contents: Historical climate information - daily, weekly, and monthly, heating degree days, weekly climate bulletins Audience: Analysts using historical meteorological data. Operations: Operated 24 hours a day. Preregistration required. Call information contact below. Communications Full duplex, no parity, 8 bit words, 1 stop bit. Information Vernon Patterson Contact: Climate Analysis Center Telephone: (301) 763-8071 East Coast Marine Users Bulletin Board Operating agency: National Weather Service U.S. Department of Commerce Contents: Marine weather and nautical information for coastal waterways. Information includes data for bays and sounds, coastal waters, and offshore waters; tropical storm advisories; tidal information, and important weather, nautical, and fishing news. Data are primarily about the middle Atlantic region. Audience: Commercial fishermen and other users of coastal waters. The bulletin board is open to the public and free of charge. Users must preregister by calling information contact below. Information about similar bulletin boards for other regions may also be obtained by calling the information contact. Operations: Operated 24 hours a day. Telephone (301) 454-8700 Communications Full duplex, 8 bit words, 1 stop bit. Requirements: 300 baud Information Ross Laporte Contact: National Weather Service (301) 899-3296