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Compiled and Maintained
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F R O L I C & D E T O U R
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LAW BBS
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919-893-5206
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400+ downloadable business-oriented files. For legal professionals only.
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(Last Updated November 10, 1986)
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DIRECTORY OF LAW-RELATED BULLETIN BOARDS
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The following list represents the "compleat" listing of all BBS's specializing
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in legal matters which we have been able to locate. All are accessible at 1200
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bps - many also have 2400bps capability. If you become aware of any new BBS's
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which should be included on this list (or if you learn of any changes in the
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status of any board listed here), please leave a <C>omment to the SYSOP when you
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return to our Frolic & Detour Main Menu. Thank you!
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- Rick Rodgers (SYSOP).
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NUMBER ST CITY NAME SYSOP
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206-742-9757 WA Seattle Husbands Against Disc Div Joe Karl
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208-323-8626 ID Boise Boise Police Department Sgt. Mike Worley
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212-409-4194 NY New York City Softlaw Ed Wolf
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213-553-1473 CA Los Angeles LEGACY Bob Kohn
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214-522-1963 TX Dallas Rice & Livingston LAWSIG Gerald Livingstone
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214-458-2620 TX Dallas The Inns of Court Arthur Geffen
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215-569-6975 PA Philadelphia LEX-PC Lawtech Mark Pinkstone
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217-352-6118 IL Champagne LAWBoard Keith Hayes
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219-884-9508 IN Gary LANS Phillip Stults
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312-280-8180 IL Chicago LAWMUG Paul Bernstein
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313-774-7258 MI Detroit Freeform RBBS Craig Stahl
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413-783-2714 MA Springfield My BBS Charles Yates
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513-721-4902 OH Cincinnati Lawtalk Dave Yaros
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612-872-2352 MN Minneapolis LAWCAT Paula Giese
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701-293-5973 ND Fargo Law Line Loren Jones
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713-665-5556 TX Houston Ed Hopper's BBS Ed Hopper
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805-273-8476 CA ?? LAWBOARD Gene Siegel
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919-893-5206 NC Buies Creek Frolic & Detour Rick Rodgers
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In addition to the above, various legal BBS's appear on several "commercial"
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electronic communication systems. The following represents our "compleat"
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listing of these:
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Name: LAW:FORUM Sysop: Jennifer Bankier, Atty.
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Location: Ann Arbor, MI PH: Telenet, DataPac
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Interests: Varied legal topics
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Computer uses and technology
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Atty/Public Communcations
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Restrictions: Subscription only
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Name: BIX Law Conference Sysop: Barry D. Bayer
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Location: New Hampshire PH: Tymnet
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Interests: Computer law related issues
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Restrictions: Subscription Only
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$14.00/hr @ 1200 Baud during non-prime time
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Name: SOURCE LawSIG Sysop: Paul Bernstein, Atty.
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Dennis Duffner
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Location: Philadelphia, PA PH: Tymnet-local number
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Interests: Atty/Public Communication
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Restrictions: Subscription Only
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Name: COMPUSERVE Law Forum Sysop: Noel D. Adler, Atty.
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Location: Columbus, OH PH: Local CIS Access Nr.
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Interests: Atty/Public Communication or Tymnet
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Lawyer-to-Lawyer Communication
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Restrictions: Subscription Only $6.25/$12.50 hr.
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(300/1200 bps) during non-prime time
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Name: ABA/Net Sysop: American Bar Ass'n
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Location: Chicago, IL PH: Telenet, Tymnet,
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Interests: Atty EMAIL, OAG, Legal Uninet, Dialnet
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Support Services
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Restrictions: Subscription Only $10.00/ hr. and up.
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(300/1200 bps) during non-prime time
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S U M M A R Y O F C O N T A C T S
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November 2, 1986
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206-742-9757 WA Seattle Husbands Against Discriminatory Divorce Laws
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SYSOP: Joe Karl a/k/a "H.A.D.D."
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Apparently a new board established as part of a nationwide effort to gain
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equity for husbands in domestic relations disputes. I didn't see any evidence
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of lawyers getting involved - strange! The BBS file area contains a few sets
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of domestic relations do-it-yourself forms and even the residence phone
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numbers of **ALL** the domestic relations judges in the Seattle area (sort of
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makes you wonder...).
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208-323-8626 ID Boise Boise Police Department BBS
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SYSOP: Sgt. Mike Worley
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Now here's a crimestopping idea. BPD is on-line. On this BBS you'll find
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public reports of stolen vehicles, bulletins re protecting the home, and a few
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files available for downloading (1986 NFL Schedule was one; are football pools
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legal in Boise?). The board is well run and seems to be getting much traffic.
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I'm certain it's also used in "private conference mode" by various officers on
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the beat w/Model 100's, etc.
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212-409-4194 NY New York City Softlaw
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SYSOP: Ed Wolf
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This BBS supports law office software developed (apparently) and marketed by
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its SYSOP, Attorney Ed Wolf. The software is largely of a "substantive systems"
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nature and includes such packages as Bankruptcy, Corporate Formation, and
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Real Estate transfers. Although I haven't seen any, the description of these
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offerings lead me to believe that they are each "driven" by some form of
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structured data manager (ie, dBaseIII or its ilk) which merges the data with
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forms and reports. There's a substantial charge for using the BBS - but it
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is really for consulting time with the SYSOP, and not simply just for the
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privilege of calling his computer.
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213-553-1473 CA Los Angeles LEGACY
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SYSOP: Bob Kohn
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Obviously a "seasoned board" which has been around some time. It contains a
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host of do-it-yourself forms (Corporations, Wills, Domestic Relations, etc.)
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and several "law review" (but more readable) articles about computers,
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technology and related legal issues. I couldn't find any "freeware" but there
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is plenty of full-text recent legislation material, product reviews, and other
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useful stuff. I suspect one purpose of the BBS is to market the services of
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its sponsors - but, if it is, it's a very low-keyed pitch.
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214-522-1963 TX Dallas Rice & Livingston LAWSIG
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SYSOP: Gerald Livingston
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Here's a marketing board, pure and simple. It's very user-friendly, open to
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the public, and contains good editorial and informational content. The
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downloadable file areas need a little cleaning up, but what's there are the
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most current versions of PC-WRITE, PROCOMM, etc. It apparently gets a lot of
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DFW traffic and is doubtless providing good service to the public and good
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exposure to its lawyer sponsors. Lawyers trying to decide between publishing
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yet another ho-hum firm brochure and establishing a BBS should look at this
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one.
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215-569-6975 PA Philadelphia LEX-PC Lawtech
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SYSOP: Mark Pinkstone
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This Board is run by two law office consultants and is full of goodies for
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their clients and anyone else who wants to log on. Perhaps the high point of
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this BBS is the Pinkstone & Margueres Newsletter, which is an excellent survey
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of what's happening in the PC world of interest to lawyers. There's also an
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abundance of downloadable files. This is a first-rate effort - and deserves
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more attention. Who knows, lawyers visiting this BBS may discover that
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consultants can be practical, too. [QUESTION: What does a steer do in a
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herd of cows? ANSWER: Not much. He's just a consultant.] Here may be your
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chance to discover otherwise....
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217-352-6118 IL Champagne LAWBoard
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SYSOP: Keith Hayes
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This is a multi-purpose BBS. It's operated by Grosser & Hayes - a small firm
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with two offices (and the perennial problem of communication between them).
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The BBS was installed to allow the lawyers to keep in touch with each other,
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trade trial notes, workload, and generally eliminate the need for them to be
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in the same room with each other in order to get the benefits of a "group"
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practice. They use Radio Shack Model 100's, PC's on their desks, and PC's
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at home - and the BBS holds it all together by allowing them to swap text
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files, EMAIL, etc. And then the clients started using it to avoid the
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inevitable telephone tag syndrome - and then the firm opened it to the general
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public (although they really haven't made a big publicity push in this area).
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From little acorns....
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219-884-9508 IN Gary LANS
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SYSOP: Phillip Stults
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312-280-8180 IL Chicago LAWMUG
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SYSOP: Paul Bernstein
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Alas, this (the first known BBS run by a lawyer) is currently off-line. Paul
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says he's looking for hacker-proof software (Paul: try our choice - PCBoard)
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and is also putting his time into establishing LAWSIG on The Source.
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313-774-7258 MI Detroit Freeform RBBS
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SYSOP: Craig Stahl
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WOW! Here's one with something for everyone. It's both a marketing board
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(public bulletins include "DUI - What to Do When Arrested", "How To Make an
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Effective Consumer Complaint", "Starting a Business", "Incorporation Outline",
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"Corporate Pension Guide") and a collection of downloadable forms suitable for
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lawyers. I hope to get more time to spend on this one.
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413-783-2714 MA Springfield My BBS
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SYSOP: Charles Yates
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A PCBoard ver. 10 system run by a second year law student from Western New
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England College School of Law (Class of '88). The BBS is a "general purpose"
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one open to all callers. But there is a specific "Law Conference" into which
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everyone is invited for forum discussions (many about the liability of SYSOPS
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who have illegal messages and copy righted material posted on their BBS's).
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612-872-2352 MN Minneapolis LAWCAT
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SYSOP: Paula Giese
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Truly an "exciting" BBS run by someone loaded with effervescence. Paula is in
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the business of consulting with law firms - and I'd love to sit in on one of her
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visits. There's a ton of "current events" reporting in the various bulletins
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she maintains - and plenty of software to download. The BBS is often busy - but
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it's worth the wait.
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701-293-5973 ND Fargo Law Line
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SYSOP Loren Jones
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This is an active "hobbyist" BBS which happens to be run by a lawyer, Loren
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Jones. There's a special Law Conference on it, but the thrust of the board
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is general purpose. Access to Law Conference is limited, so don't forget to
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ask for entrance by leaving a MSG to the SYSOP.
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713-665-5556 TX Houston Ed Hopper's BBS
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SYSOP: Ed Hopper
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This board, although run by a lawyer, is largely a BBS designed to help people using
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AT&T microcomputers. As such, it's more of a "UG" (Users' Group) than it is a
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BBS devoted to lawyers. There is, however, a specific "Law Conference" going
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on - run by New York Softlaw BBS SYSOP, Ed Wolf. The BBS runs on PCBoard ver.
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10 software. It contains relatively few downloadable files but, being in
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metro Houston and having a certain AT&T "calling", it seems pretty active.
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805-273-8476 CA ?? LAWBOARD
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SYSOP: Gene Siegel
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Here's a free-wheeling California-style BBS open to anyone (use aliases, CB
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handles, anything goes) system run largely as a public service (but possibly
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with some marketing motives) by a firm that apparently enjoys controversy.
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The filespace isn't too well organized (many of the entries have no
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description) but the reason you go is to read the "editorials."
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