                        FIRE ESCAPE'S 
     Condensed St. Louis BBS Update for OCTOBER 1ST, 1993
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Boards REMOVED from the Directory this month are:
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All 1-800 numbers: FE's decision
Auto Reverse: Sysop Request
Black Sun, The: Operator Message with NEW forwarding number which
               was answered by a woman who liked saying "hello"
Corner Market: 2 Months Without A Carrier
Crypt, The (878-7909): Sysop Request
Defcon Five: Operator Message
Dream Theater: Operator Message
Exidous: Answering Machine Message
Experimental BBS, The: Two Months With Out A Carrier
Files 'R Us: Operator Message stating that the new number was not
             published
Flight Control: Operator Message
Gratitude BBS: Voice Answer during posted BBS hours!  
Juice - The Intellibar: Voice Answer during posted BBS hours! 
Pentagon, The: Sysop Request
RCET: Operator Message
Romulans-R-Us: Answering Machine during posted BBS hours!
Shadow BBS/Guild, The: Dropping carrier with "BBS not up message"
Sign of the Times BBS: 2 Months Without A Carrier
SouthWest Searchlight (LINE 2): Operator Message
Teen Connection: Sysop Request; Having hard disk trouble
Thursday Only: Voice Answer during posted BBS hours!
The Vision Dimension: Operator Message
Vitiate Systems: Dropping carrier with "BBS not up message"
Welcome Mat: Operator Message
Wicked Sensations: Operator Message
Wormhole BBS, The: Sysop Request


Boards listed as NOT ANSWERING for the 1st Month are:
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Absolute Value (LINE 1)        MDC-RCC (SIG 1)
Computers Plus (LINE 3)        Meramec Valley Software
CSB Multi-Mall (LINE 2)        Mo. School for the Blind
Digestive System, The          Otherside BBS, The
Digital Future's (LINE 2)      Pathogenic Ocular Dissidence 
ForPlay BBS                    Somthing In the Attic
Gateway Amiga (LINE 3)         St. Louis Christian
Gateway City                   Traffic Light, The


Boards ADDED or RETURNING to the Directory this month are:
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Arcadia BBS: 429-4448
Bonnie and Clyde's: 928-1590 (new number)
Caffeine BBS: 441-6671 
Cajun Aquarium, The: 993-1710
Computers Plus: 349-9144/9145/9146 (3 lines)
DanL's Midnite Chat Wave: 349-0978
Dark Knight BBS, The: 1-447-8071 (Toll Call)
Dead Zone, The: 731-3914
Deep Space: 428-3805
Den of Happiness, The: 432-4411
Digestive System, The: 1-447-7954 (Toll Call/No Answer when called)
Director's Chair, The: 638-5314
Dragon's Cave, The: 426-8700
Dragon's Lair, The: 1-257-8523 (Toll FREE)
Dragonspear Castle, The: 894-7539
Electronic Schoolyard, The: 644-7002
Emerald Forest, The: 464-6422
Free Fall X-Press: 298-7066 
Hall of Heads, The: 647-4084
Hard Times BBS, The: 355-5371/5472
Iron Gate BBS, The: 741-7334
Lancer BBS: 458-1222 (2:30PM-7:00AM Only; 24 Hr on Weekends)
LifeSupport BBS: 381-9560/9561 (2 lines)
Magic: The Gathering: 645-2339
Messianic Jewish BBS: 227-6885
Metro Playground, The: 946-9013
Mo. School For The Blind BBS: 776-8128 (No Answer when called)
Nurd Escape, The: 1-281-0502 (Toll Call)
Otherside, The: 533-7988 (Unverified/No Carrier when called)
Outcast Star Port, The: 631-7407
Party Animal BBS, The: 1-365-4886 (Toll Call)
Phack-Rat BBS, The: 647-5466
Pirate Ship Revenge, The: 838-6078 (Unverified)
Purple Toupee BBS, The: 432-0694
Sleepwalker BBS, The: 921-6634 (10PM-NOON Only)
Something In the Attic: 878-7799 (9PM-6AM Only/No Answer when called)
St. Louis MapInfo Users' Group: 863-2271
St. Louis Users Group (LINE 2): 878-3029
Strange: 939-3325
Swamp, The: 521-5746
Ultra Mac (2 lines return from limbo): 965-6435/4634
Unknown Discovery: 428-6036
Western Horizons BBS: 726-5744
Whipped Cream & Dreams: 772-7574
White Dragon's Cave: 846-5616 (Not to be confused w/Dragon's Cave)
Wings Of Power: 464-6094
Worker Bee, The: 892-3164


Boards changing NAMES, SOFTWARE or HOURS this month are: 
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Cannibal's Corner becomes Caffeine BBS and switches from RENG to WWIV
The Edge of Reality becomes Hall of Heads (See Newuser Logon Note)
Eternal Darkness becomes Dragonspear Castle/switch from TLGD to WWIV
The Guild becomes The Shadow BBS and switches from TLGD to RENG
Jeremy's World returns as Arcadia and switches from WWIV to MISC(LSD)
The Lab becomes Society for Freedom of Information/The Lab
The Last Encounter BBS switches from RENG to TLRO (Telegard/ROBO)
Lowdown BBS becomes Deep Space BBS.
Mo. Amiga Dispensary becomes GateWay Amiga BBS/Mo. Amiga Dispensary
Offworld becomes a node for Digital Revolution
The Pirate's Nest switches from TLDG to RENG
The Next Level moves and changes it name to "Strange"
Tandy Man's becomes Unknown Discovery and switches from VBBS to WCAT
The Terrorist's Trap becomes The Dark Knight BBS
The War Zone becomes The Digestive System


Boards changing PHONE NUMBERS this month are:
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Bonnie and Clyde's (new phone #): 928-1590
Cannibal's Corner, which became Caffeine BBS (new phn #): 1-441-6671
Changewinds (changes back to OLD number!!): 469-2114
Computers Plus (new phone #'s): 349-9144, 9145, 9146
Digital Future's SECOND LINE (new phone #): 532-7917 [flooded out]
Electric Lamp BBS (new phone #): 946-4178
Hobby Shop, The (changes back to OLD number!!): 429-2456
Lab, The (new phone #): 394-4295
Land of OZ: (new phone #): 921-5195
Live Free Or Die BBS (new phone #): 832-2383
Offworld's phone # FORWARDS to Digital Revolution's number
Next Level, The [which became Strange BBS] (new phone #): 939-3325
Pro-AppleJacks (new phone #): 225-8008


Boards upgrading to FASTER MODEMS this month are:
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Babble-On Land of the Kazbhu (2400 to 9600)
Callahan's Crosstime Saloon (9600 to Dual Standard)
Destructo's Domain (2400 to 14.4)
Dragon's Nest, The (9600 to 14.4)
Forbidden Tower, The (2400 to 9600)
Freedom Station (2400 to 14.4)
Ghostwheel (9600 to 14.4)
Hobby Shop, The (2400 to 14.4)
Insider, The: 731-2443 (9600 to 14.4)
Land Of The Little People (2400 to 14.4)
MDC-RCC's SIG 2 (2400 to 14.4)
Pirate's Nest, The (2400 to 14.4)
Secret Society, The: (2400 to 14.4)
Spif Land: (2400 to 14.4)


Boards OPENING or CLOSING to NEW USERS this month are:
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       OPENING to NEW USERS: Giggle's Tickle Trap
                             Hyperion                    
                             Threshhold (or whatever its called now)
                             Edge of the Universe

       CLOSING to NEW USERS: Dead On Arrival
                             Buffy's Playhouse
                             Imperial High Command


BBS's with RIP Graphics (Those detected SO FAR, additions to follow):
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Cheswicks International         Infoshare Plus
CompUSA                         The Loop
"Ditto"                         The Millenium BBS
Digital Bellbottoms             The Monopoly Board
Digital Revolution              The Pitbull BBS
Enter Quest                     Skip's Doghouse 
The Family Connection           Twilight BBS
The Hideaway

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