
        

                      SMS NET: REACH BBS SYSTEMS RAPIDLY! 

        

       You do NOT have to be a paid subscriber or paid registrant of 
       SMS to belong to SMS Net. Join SMS Net by filling out the 
       APPLICATION FORM at the end of this article. We rely on each 
       other to upload a fellow member's shareware to selected BBS 
       systems throughout America in exchange for similar courtesy from 
       fellow authors! See the outline and application form which follows 
       the membership listing. BBS listings are continously revised.

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       ANDERSON, THOMAS
       DAY TEL: 619/441-8731 EVE TEL:
       WESTWORLD COMPUTER SERVICES
       3755 - AVOCADO BLVD. #304  LA MESA  CA 91941
       Area of United States: La Mesa, CA
       This author uploads software to:
       THE GAME BOARD                     619/281-0675
       THE FANATIC                        619/549-0447
       ABC BBS                            619/436-3525
       ANALOG MAN                         619/497-0113
       ARTWORLD                           619/462-6887

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       BERG, SHAWN
       DAY TEL: 219/931-3761 EVE TEL:
       POB 1179 / 240 HIGHLAND ST  HAMMOND  IN 46320
       Area of United States: INDIANA
       This author uploads software to:
       COMPUSERVE
       EXEC-PC
       PUBLIC BRAND SOFTWARE



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       BRENNER, JULES
       DAY TEL: 213/874-6669 EVE TEL: 213/874-6669
       POB 46116  LOS ANGELES  CA 90046-0116
       Area of United States: LOS ANGELES, CA
       This author uploads software to:
       CHARLATAN'S CABIN                  213/656-6955
       West LA BBS                        213/838-9229
       Abel Iwaz BBS                      213/956-6164



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       DROEGE, THOMAS
       DAY TEL: 919/383-9749 EVE TEL:
       DROEGE COMPUTING SERVICES, INC.
       STE 304, 3200 CROASDAILE DRIVE  DURHAM  NC 27705
       Area of United States: Research Triangle, NC
       This author uploads software to:
       Prerapture BBS, Durham             919/286-3266
       Red Baron, Garner                  919/779-7536
       Bull City                          919/383-8707
       MicroMessage Svc, Raleigh          919/779-6674
       Starfleet BBS, Raleigh             919/782-3095
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       ERDMAN, BILL
       DAY TEL: 503/666-6009 EVE TEL: 503/666-6009
       ABRAXAS RESEARCH
       POB 560  FAIRVIEW  OR 97024
       Area of United States: PORTLAND, OREGON
       This author uploads software to:
       DRUM ROLL                          503/286-2873
       ET CETERA                          503/663-1459
       CARVINGS UNLTD                     503/256-1459
       BIG LARRY'S                        503/233-0850
       BARRISTERS BBS                     503/228-5866

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       HOOD, JIM
       DAY TEL: 206/236-0470 EVE TEL:
       SEATTLE SCIENTIFIC PHOTOGRAPHY
       POB 1506  MERCER ISL  WA 98040
       Area of United States: Seattle, WA
       This author uploads software to:


       Bandwagon                          206/820-9073
       French Connection                  206/771-1730
       Pacific NW User Group              206/340-1636
       Sea East                           206/822-4615
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       HOWARD, FRED
       DAY TEL:  EVE TEL:

       BOX 1  ORTONVILLE  MI 48462
       Area of United States: PONTIAC, MI
       This author uploads software to:
       GAMES AND MORE                     313/683-8599
       SOUNDWAVE                          313/391-6951
       THE MEAN STREAK                    313/681-1240
       JUNGLE                             313/373-6218


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       KAPLIN, SAMUEL
       DAY TEL: VOICE MAIL-612/887-1112,BOX 853# EVE TEL:

       3520 WEST 32ND ST, #214  MINNEAPOLIS  MN 55416-4529
       Area of United States: MINNEAPOLIS, MN
       This author uploads software to:
       THE WAREHOUSE                      612/378-7034
       FREEZING POINT SYS                 612/557-9764
       TERRAPIN STATION                   612/623-0208
       US VETERANS BBS                    612/522-2026


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       LAKE, JOHN
       DAY TEL: 813/653-3093 EVE TEL: 813/653-3178
       DATA SOLUTIONS
       1529 THISTLEDOWN DRIVE  BRANDON  FL 33510
       Area of United States: TAMPA, FLORIDA
       This author uploads software to:
       GODFATHER                          813/282-0023
       SUNSHINE                           813/887-3984
       RTA                                813/973-2780
       JEFFERSON ELEC.                    813/273-8184
       PROGRAMMERS CONNEX                 813/973-7207

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       LEE, SIMON
       DAY TEL: 416/882-2514 EVE TEL: 416/882-2514

       7905 BAYVIEW AVE, STE 1019  THORNHILL, ONT  CANADA L3T 7N3
       Area of United States: ONTARIO, CANADA
       This author uploads software to:
       BORED BEYOND BELIEF                416/766-3342
       BAD CONNECTION                     416/630-8645
       NUTS AND BOLTS                     416/465-5366
       CLUBHOUSE                          416/754-2556


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       MADAJCZYK, LEE
       DAY TEL: 913/492-6846 EVE TEL: 913/492-6846
       QUANTUM SOFTWARE
       8012 COTTONWOOD  LENEXA  KANSAS 66215-4165
       Area of United States: KANSAS CITY, MO
       This author uploads software to:
       JCCC COIN                          913/469-4401
       FILE SHOP                          816/587-3311
       INFINITY                           816/761-0860
       THE NEXT EGG                       913/492-2739
       WIZARDS PALACE                     816/491-5518

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       MARION, ED
       DAY TEL: 713/280-9900 EVE TEL: FAX: 713/280-0099
       SUPER SOFTWARE C/O EZX
       POB 58177  WEBSTER  TX 77598-8177
       Area of United States: Houston, TX
       This author uploads software to:
       Hal-pc                             713/286-3200
       EZ host                            713/280-8180
       Zeitg                              713/530-1166
       Old Bailey                         713/520-1569
       Cloud Nine                         713/859-8195
       Flipflop                           713/944-7822
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       MOORE, CHRIS
       DAY TEL:  EVE TEL: 214/289-4464

       1408 CRESTRIDGE  MESQUITE  TX 75149
       Area of United States: DALLAS/FORT WORTH TEXAS
       This author uploads software to:
       SOFTWAREHOUSE (COMPUSA)            214/620-2255
       OMNI-NET                           214/328-6909
       WC BALIWICK                        214/442-1254
       WC DOWNLOADER                      214/418-7529

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       NOYES, CHRISTOPHER
       DAY TEL: 718/625-2262 EVE TEL: 718/625-2262
       CHRISTOPHER NOYES SOFTWARE
       28 DOUGLASS STREET, GROUND FLOOR  BROOKLYN  NY 11231
       Area of United States: New York, NY
       This author uploads software to:
       Dannysoft                          212/473-2744
       Moondogs RBBS                      718/692-2498
       Starlink                           718/972-6099
       PSCI                               212/529-0498


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       O'ROURKE, MICHAEL
       DAY TEL: 602/644-1067 EVE TEL: FAX: 602/644-0168
       BRANDYWARE
       24 N. HIBBERT, STE 6  MESA  AZ 85201
       Area of United States: Phoenix, AZ
       This author uploads software to:
       Annihilator                        602/279-4448
       Technoids                          602/899-4876
       Computer Warehouse                 602/945-0363
       TNT Explosion                      602/759-7533
       Phoenix Users Group                602/252-7720
       Speak Easy                         602/784-4485
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       SCANLON, PAUL
       DAY TEL: 619/724-2555 EVE TEL:
       SCANLON ENTERPRISES
       2301 - Catalina Circle, #114  Oceanside  CA 92056
       Area of United States: San Diego
       This author uploads software to:
       LANCASTER BBS                      805/948-8047
       RESEARCHERS BBS                    805/949-8151
       GENIE                              805/833-6260

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       SCHALL, WILLIAM D.
       DAY TEL: 617/825-0931 EVE TEL:
       SOLON SOFTWARE
       POB 6117  BOSTON  MA 02209-6117
       Area of United States: BOSTON, MA
       This author uploads software to:
       BCS IBM BOARD                      617/332-5584
       ARGUS COMPUT. EXCH.                617/674-2359
       CHANNEL 1                          617/354-7077

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       SCHOENBECK, ROY
       DAY TEL: 702/342-0376 EVE TEL: 702/342-0376
       PC INFORMATION SYSTEMS
       310 RUE DE LA LAVANDA  SPARKS  NV 89434-9524
       Area of United States: SPARKS, NV
       This author uploads software to:
       MEGASYSTEMS                        702/849-2207
       ABANDONED LAND                     702/359-1138
       HARD DISK CAFE                     702/825-4273
       WASHOE LIBRARY                     702/785-4191

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       SMITH, DAVID G.M.
       DAY TEL: 604/988-6575 EVE TEL: 604/988-6575
       INTERFACE SOFTWARE
       3115 CAPILANO RD  NORTH VANCOUVER, B.C.  Canada V7R 4H4
       Area of United States: North Vancouver
       This author uploads software to:
       CardZ                              604/734-5901
       Program Exchange                   604/255-2333
       BURNABY MOUNTAIN                   604/421-3717
       DEEP COVE/DOPPLER                  604/277-9920
       DIAL-A-FILE                        604/736-3453

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       SPIVACK, STUART
       DAY TEL: 216/283-1358 EVE TEL: 216/283-1358

       3610 GRIDLEY RD  SHAKER HEIGHTS  OH 44122
       Area of United States: CLEVELAND, OHIO
       This author uploads software to:
       AMCOM                              216/526-9480
       NERDS NOOK                         216/356-1431
       NE OHIO PC CLUB                    216/529-0019
       PC-OHIO                            216/381-3320
       BIZ HOST                           216/731-4769
       FLIPFLOP                           216/321-5994
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       STRONG, JOHN
       DAY TEL: 503/649-7251 EVE TEL:

       POB 7007 YALE STATION  NEW HAVEN  CT 06520
       Area of United States: New Haven, CT
       This author uploads software to:
       Opal Net                           203/248-1648
       Fritz BBS                          203/466-1625
       PC Clone                           203/467-1711
       Captain's Cove                     203/269-4349
       microSNET                          203/865-3562

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       VOLKMAR, RON
       DAY TEL: 702/896-3217 EVE TEL: 702/896-3217
       RV SOFTWARE
       POB 95783  LAS VEGAS  NV 89193-5783
       Area of United States: LAS VEGAS, NV
       This author uploads software to:
       BYTES OF LAS VEGAS                 702/644-1157
       NELLIS COMPUTERS                   702/453-9090
       RAIDERS                            702/736-6412
       LISA                               702/452-6156
       WHITE SANDS                        702/457-1230

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       An example to show how SMS Net works: when a shareware package 
       is released by an author in Seattle, for example, that author 
       mails disk copies to 20 or 30 willing shareware authors in large 
       cities such as New York, Houston, Sacramento, etc. Those authors 
       rapidly upload it to 4 or 5 HOT BBS systems in their city. In 
       exchange, each author does the same for every other author in 
       SMS Net. The system is simple, reciprocal, inexpensive and 
       verifiable (you can always call a BBS long distance to see if 
       the job was accomplished.) 
 
       SMS Net members should notify SMS in case of changes or deletions. 
       Members of SMS Net are informed of new additions or other changes 
       to this list by routine mailings. Submit your application at the 
       end of this file to join SMS Net. You MUST be on this list which 
       all members receive to exchange software in the manner described.
             
        
      
                        SUGGESTIONS FOR SMS NET MEMBERS
       
        

       The following suggestions may be useful . . .

       Please print on the disk jacket or separate letter that yours
       is an SMS Net submission! We all see a lot of disks and need to 
       know about those for SMS Net! First thing most SMS Net members 
       do is check to make sure that the author REALLY is an SMS Net 
       member by checking the main SMS Net list.

       Try to limit your submissions to fellow members to about one 
       disk of 360K (zipped) per month or a total of 12 x 360K = 4,320K 
       per year. Thus maybe you want to have six disks uploaded by a 
       fellow member in January then another six in June. Or maybe one a 
       month. Any more than that and maybe private arrangments should be 
       worked out. Asking someone to upload 20 or 30 Megs of shareware 
       during a year is a little overkill. 

       If possible, ship your files to SMS Net members PREPACKED in 
       standard ZIP file format, ready to upload! Keep ZIP file sizes 
       below 360K since anything larger is irritating to a SYSOP receiving 
       the uploaded file. Break program into several parts if necessary 
       to preserve the 360K file size limit. 
       
       Many shareware authors ship files in ZIP format when using BBS 
       systems. If your program uses an INTERNAL archive and either 
       self-extracts or needs an unpacking utility some authors use 
       LHA which does not require formal licensing since it is offered 
       as "freeware" by the the LHA author. Be very careful, for example, 
       that you do not include PKWARE (PKZIP) code within your program 
       unless you have paid a licensing fee to PKWARE for commercial use 
       of their software. The ZIP file format is in the public domain.
       The code to either create or unpack the ZIP is not.

       Generally ship your programs ONLY on 360K format 5 1/4 inch 
       floppies. Not every author can read 1.2M or 720K formats!
       Include a clear description on paper or disk. NOTE CAREFULLY 
       HOW A PROGRAM VERSION AND MULTIPLE PART REFERENCE IS NOTED
       BY THE NAME OF A ZIP ARCHIVE. For example, LMR36A.ZIP refers 
       to version 3.6, part A). Something similar to the following 
       example should accompany your SMS Net submission so we can all 
       work together! 

                                  LMR36A.ZIP
                       Lawnmower repair guide - part one 

       2 line .... Learn how to repair your lawnmower. Animated.
                   Mouseable. Req. EGA or higher. Ver 3.6  1/2. 
                                                                
       1 line .... Lawnmower repair guide  Ver 3.6 1/2          
                                                                
                                  LMR36B.ZIP             
                       Lawnmower repair guide - part two  
                                                                
       2 line .... Learn how to repair your lawnmower. Animated.
                   Mouseable. Req. EGA or higher. Ver 3.6  2/2. 
                                                                
       1 line .... Lawnmower repair guide  Ver 3.6 2/2          

        

                               APPLICATION FORM 

        

       Suggested guidelines: you should live in or very near a large 
       city and have routine access to the HOT BOARDS in your city. You 
       must be a shareware author. One author per city. No cash flow 
       or charges. Upload is verifiable since the sending author can 
       call the BBS system in a few weeks to see if you have actually 
       submitted the file to your local BBS! The original author 
       should submit a SUGGESTED zip file name (e.g., MYFILE33.ZIP) and 
       submit the file in a completed ZIP format on the disk so that 
       the uploads are named the same throughout the US. Author should 
       also submit brief descriptions.

       Suggest no more than 20 or 30 authors as total membership; members 
       should consider submitting no more than 12 - 360K ZIP files per 
       year for upload so SMS Net members are not overwhelmed. Probably 
       four or five BBS systems is reasonable per author providing the 
       upload courtesy service. A little flexibility and common sense 
       is the key here. We're all human.

       Use a blank sheet of paper or send the following application to 

                        THE $HAREWARE MARKETING $YSTEM    
                                   JIM HOOD 
                     PO BOX 1506, MERCER ISLAND, WA 98040 


       Your name and mailing address: (print or type clearly, thanks!) 




       Day tel:                          Evening Tel: 


       The five HOT BBS systems you would probably upload files to 

       NAME                  TEL            MAILING ADDRESS IF KNOWN: 







       What shareware packages do you currently author or propose to 
       author? Name of program, version, approximate zipped file size, 
       description, sample of disk if available so that we can verify 
       you are an author. 



       Ok to list this info in future editions of $hareware Marketing 
       $ystem?  Y / N  You can still be in the network whether you are 
       listed or not. A listing in SMS gives you and your package 
       positive exposure, but some folks like privacy and that's ok too! 
       


