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 Archivists note: Greg Goodwin has provided an up to date listing of the
 currently internet accessable Atari BBSs.
 
 The original article from 1997 is shown below this list.  Please do not
 call the numbers on this list, they have been verified to be out of date
 and are only shown here to preserve the contents of the original document.
 
 Accessing BBSs via the internet requires a telnet client, or even better, an ATASCII
 enabled telnet client.  You can get a free ATASCII enabled Telnet client for Windows
 at:
  
 http://www.atarimax.com/
 
--
Verified by Greg Goodwin (drclu__REMOVE_NO_SPAM_PLEASE__@swbell.net) 3/12/2007

The Boot Factory
WEB: http://bf.amfband.com
A8bit BBS: telnet://bfbbs.no-ip.com
or: telnet://bfbbs.dtdns.net

Inside The 8-bit  - (2 lines)
telnet://TCPIPExpress.dyndns.org:8888
                                :8889
expresspro.dyndns.org 8888

MouseNet BBS
telnet://atari-bbs.kicks-ass.net

Dark Force BBS (Run on a Mega 2 ST)
telnet://darkforce-bbs.dyndns.org

ST Guild BBS
stguild-bbs.dyndns.org

Closer to Home BBS
cth.dtdns.net

Plus there are two chat locations

telnet://irc.atarichat.net
(Enter "atari" at login, skip the password (enter), and then enter a name.. will take you straight to the IRC chat.)
Usually somethere there most of the time.

telnet://www.atarinews.org
(Enter in this order... "bbs", "Bbs", enter name and password at the next login, enter, t for talk, c for chat, then a name and you're in)
Chat times 7:00 PM CST Tuesday nights
                10:00 am CST Sunday  (EuroChat)

--
Original Article
--
 Atari BBS List  10/8/97
 
 Maintained by Trevor Holyoak 
 
 
 Please keep me informed with updates to the list and I'll post revisions
 
 as necessary.  In particular, if one of the BBS's is within your local
 calling area, please give them a call and let me know whether they're
 currently operational.
 
 All boards are assumed to be operational 24 hours a day, 7 days
 a week unless otherwise noted.
 
 The format of the individual entries is below.
 Note that each entry uses at least five lines (all of which are
 less than 40-columns in order to make this easily 8bit readable):
   "Type" indicates the type of hardware used to run the board.
   "Status" is whether the board was up or not the last time it was
 checked.
   "Status Date" tells you when the entry was last updated.
   --
   There can be one or more lines of "Notes".
 
 
 An asterisk (*) next to the board's phone number indicates that entry
 has been updated since the last version of this list.
 
 ******************************
 *  Atari 8bit Support BBS's  *
 *                            *
 *   Last update: 97-10-08    *
 *                            *
 ******************************
 
 ##  :  [*]
   
    :  : 
   --
   
 
 -------------------------------------
        52 Systems Listed
 -------------------------------------
 
 01 ? : 716-337-3628
   New York, USA
   ? : ? : 96-03-10
   --
   Carina
 
 02 ? : 604-873-1131 *
   Vancouver BC Canada
   Atari-8 : OK : 97-09-22
   --
   130XE/BBS Express Pro
   Node #86/300-14.4k bps
 
 03 ABACUS : 415-564-8062
   San Francisco, California, USA
   Atari-16 : ? : 96-03-10
   --
   ST Express
 
 04 ABBUC Box : +49-5439-3265
   Bersenbrueck (?), Germany
   Atari-8 : OK : 96-03-13
   --
   M-F 19:00-07:00; S-S 15:00-08:00 MET
 
 05 ACE of America : 503-761-9074 *
   Portland, Oregon, USA
   Atari-8 : ? : 96-12-27
   --
   Support for the Carina BBS System
   and all other Shadow Software
   Sysop: The Shadow
 
 06 ACUTE : 610-261-0620
   ?
   ? : OK : 96-11-26
   --
   Atari Computer Users Technical
   Exchange, ProNode 330
 
 07 ASB Zan Sweeds : +46-3145-8807
   ?
   ? : ? : 96-03-10
   --
   ProNode 463
 
 08 Atari Connection : 801-280-7486
   ?
   Atari-8 : OK : 96-08-04
   --
   Up since 85.
   QWK connected to the world.
   650MB of 8bit ONLY storage.
   Huge collection of Atari 8bit
   software and support.
 
 09 Atari Express : 506-652-6826
   ?
   ? : ? : 96-03-10
   --
   ProNode 112
  
 11 Atari Nest : 516-783-4634 *
   Wantagh, New York, USA
   Atari-8 : OK : 96-11-22
   --
   130XE/MIO/14.4K ProNode 218
   Formerly called New Nest
   Long Island Atari User Group
   and Old Hackers Atari User
   Group
   Patrick Mulvey: pmulvey@li.net
 
 12 Atari Scene : 502-456-4292
   Louisville, Kentucky, USA
   Atari-16 : OK : 96-08-03
   --
   Atari Exchange of Louisville
   user group.
 
 13 Atari XE Group : 613-225-0901 *
   Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
   Atari-8 : OK : 97-09-22
   --
   Dave Brown.  X_232, IAN net soon
   14.4 kbps
 
 14 BAAUG : 408-986-0215
   San Leandro, California, USA
   Atari-16 : ? : 96-03-10
   --
   MichTron
 
 15 Barvarian Gaus : 303-367-5877
   ?
   ? : ? : 96-03-10
   --
   ProNode 108
 
 16 Beco Tel : +31-2063-26859 *
   Amsterdam, The Netherlands
   Atari-8 : OK : 96-11-24
   --
   Bernard Kok. Hours - 17:00-06:00 GMT
   http://www.becotel.demon.nl/
   Apparently down, but is supposed to be
   returning on an Amiga soon.
 
 17 Carnival : 810-235-0158
   ?
   ? : ? : 96-03-10
   --
   ProNode 349
 
 18 Closer to Home : 419-368-4413 *
   Jeromesville, Ohio, USA
   Atari-8 : Down : 97-09-22
   --
   No longer a BBS. Is now supposedly
   only on a web site (URL unknown).
 
 19 Computer World : 716-247-8355 *
   Rochester, New York, USA
   Atari-8 : OK : 97-09-22
   --
   Bob Puff. 14.4kbps
 
 20 CSS : 716-247-7157 *
   Rochester, New York, USA
   ? : OK : 97-09-22
   --
   
 
 21 DarkForce! : 606-886-9014
   Prestonsbrug, Kentucky, USA
   Atari-16 : OK : 96-08-05
   --
   Ronald Hall
   Monthly cash/prizes!!
   Gemini CD-ROM online.
 
 22 Enterprise : 607-648-8027
   ?
   ? : ? : 96-03-10
   --
   ProNode 393
 
 23 Hard Core : 203-871-1842
   ?
   ? : ? : 96-03-10
   --
   ProNode 317
 
 24 Heechee Heaven : 803-788-7982
   ?
   ? : ? : 96-03-10
   --
   ProNode 366
 
 25 Inside 8bit 1 : 706-798-2474
   ?
   ? : OK : 96-08-03
   --
   ProNode 47
 
 26 Inside 8bit West : 510-895-8022
   ?
   ? : OK : 96-08-03
   --
   
 
 27 JACS : 609-346-1224
   Somerdale, New Jersey, USA
   Atari-16 : OK : 96-11-16
   --
   Jersey Atari Computer Society
   1040ST, adel 3.51
   Citadel network
   No restrictions, many discussion
   areas
 
 28 The Jail : 416-762-9316 *
   Toronto, Ontario, Canada
   Atari-8: OK : 97-09-22
   --
   ProNode 335
   International Message Relay
 
 29 Last Hope : 604-460-1195 *
   Maple Ridge, BC, Canada
   Atari-8 : OK : 97-09-22
   --
   Ryan Goolevitch
   Express node 244
   International Message Relay
   http://www.trideja.com/lasthope/
 
 30 Menzobarranzen : 504-649-4194
   ?
   ? : ? : 96-03-10
   --
   ProNode 415
 
 31 MOOSE : 716-381-5139
   ?
   ? : ? : 96-03-10
   --
   
 
 32 Northern Limits : 905-937-2786
   ?
   ? : ? : 96-03-10
   --
   ProNode 338
 
 33 Owl's Nest : 510-276-6394
   ?
   ? : ? : 96-03-10
   --
   ProNode 430
 
 34 Part Time : 216-582-1196
   Cleveland, Ohio, USA
   Atari-8 : OK : 96-08-05
   --
   ProNode 7 version 2.1a
 
 35 Pot Hole : 250-642-6795 *
   Sooke, British Columbia, Canada
   Atari-8 : ? : 97-09-22
   --
   May be temporarily down.
   ProNode 365. 300-14.4/24hr. Off-line
   at 2300, 0000, and 0400 (PT) for 25
   minute periods for networking with
   North America and Europe. Excellent
   selection of 8-bit utilities.
   International Message Relay
   Sysop: Boomer (Bob Nex)
 
 36 Precinct : 504-766-3315
   ?
   ? : ? : 96-03-10
   --
   ProNode 207
 
 37 Programmer's : 416-466-6749
   ?
   ? : ? : 96-03-10
   --
   
 
 38 Repair Shop : 801-967-8738 *
   Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
   ? : OK : 97-09-22
   --
   Bob Klaas
   ProNode 53
   300-19.2 baud Hayes Ultra
   International Message Relay
   BBS Express Pro support BBS
 
 
 39 Rest Stop : 916-568-1712
   ?
   ? : ? : 96-03-10
   --
   ProNode 412
 
 40 Revelstone : 717-263-9689
   ?
   ? : ? : 96-03-10
   --
   ProNode 227
 
 41 Simplicity : +643-352-0688
   Christchurch, New Zealand
   Atari-8 : OK : 96-03-19
   --
   Oasis 4.8 - Total 8-bit support
 
 42 Slidell Express : 504-649-7921
   ?
   ? : ? : 96-03-10
   --
   ProNode 181
 
 43 SNACC : 702-438-2208
   ?
   ? : ? : 96-03-10
   --
   ProNode 121
 
 44 SPACE : 612-427-4317
   St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
   Atari-8 : OK : 96-03-10
   --
   1Meg XE, 1Meg MIO, 40MB HD, 14.4K
 
 45 Star NET : 407-281-6132
   Orlando, Florida, USA
   Atari-8 : OK : 96-11-16
   --
   ProNode 449-Multinode Pro V50b_m
   500MB - One of the biggest 8bit
   BBS's in the country.
 
 46 Star Wars : 210-737-3019
   ?
   ? : ? : 96-03-10
   --
   ProNode 118
 
 47 System Reset! : 
   Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
   Atari-8 : DOWN : 96-11-22
   --
   USF net, IAN net, ProNode 59
   Probably back up in a year...
 
 48 TAF : 416-421-8999
   Toronto, Ontario, Canada
   Atari-16 : OK : 96-12-07
   --
   Toronto Atari Federation
   Forem, 28.8K, 8/16 support
   Fidonet, USENET news
   Sysop: Dave Lee
 
 49 Underdog : 508-820-3089
   ?
   ? : ? : 96-03-10
   --
   ProNode 102
 
 50 Wall : 904-730-8659
   ?
   ? : ? : 96-03-10
   --
   ProNode 287
 
 51 Wayne's World : 614-761-1891
   Columbus, Ohio, USA
   ? : ? : 96-03-10
   --
   Wayne Arenz
 
 52 Westex : 610-776-7495
   ?
   ? : ? : 96-03-10
   --
   ProNode 169

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