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THE
PEE
JPJSS
For
and
by
the
Students
of
the
College
of
New
Caledonia
March
4,
1988
Volume:
9
Issue:
11
No
Charge
by
Ian
Forster.
Staff
Reporter
Last
week,
an
interview
was
conducted
with
Frank
Van
Roode
from
Computer
Services,
who
runs
the
BBS
(Bulletin
Board
Service).
This
Computer
Messaging
System
runs
off
OPUS
LUTIN.
a
four
megabyte
fast
and
changeable
computer
bulletin
board
program
on
a
IBMXT
with
a
30
megabyte
hard
drive,
FIDO
net
mailing
system.
The
system
originated
in
1981.
for
the
use
of
Computers
Using
Educators
in
Prince
George
(CUEPG).
The
system
was
opened
to
the
public
as
of
November
1.
1987.
The
CUEPG
is
a
collection
of
instructors
from
elementary,
high
school,
and
college
institutions.
According
to
the
latest
statistics
there
are
160
users
and
2300
individual
bulletin
boards
hooked
to
the
BBS
System.
"Golden
Kingdom."
a
popular
board
in
town,
due
to
its
interactive
games
and
the
fact
that
a
large
portion
of
its
users
are
kids,
exchanges
software
with
CNC
Remote
System.
The
mailing
system
can
mail
to
all
2500
bulletin
boards
scattered
over
the
United
States
and
Canada.
The
system
is
free
as
a
Quesnel
bulletin
board
and
CNC
pick
up
the
cost.
The
mail
messages
take
anywhere
from
2
to
7
days.
This
system
also
makes
requests
for
files
by
sending
a
message
to
Frank,
the
system
operator.
It
asks
for
a
file
and
where
it
can
be
found.
The
system
originally
ran
over
the
Vax
system,
but
the
users
found
it
difficult
to
use.
It
also
is
running
at
about
23
of
its
capacity,
and
there
are
plans
for
upgrading.
There
are
plans
to
link
the
system
to
the
VT-100
terminals.
The
public
networks
available
on
the
CNC
Remote
are:
B.C.
Chatter,
which
is
based
out
of
Vancouver;
and
Text,
Pascal,
and
Pacific
North
West,
all
based
out
of
the
United
States.
The
program
supports
the
following
systems:
IBM,
Apple,
Coco,
Macintosh,
Atari,
and
Commodore.
In
order
to
log
on
to
the
CNC
Remote
you
require
the
use
of
one
of
the
above
computers
and
a
modem
(300-1200
baud).
You
must
dial
562-3632.
which
is
not
charged
to
you.
Thanks
to
Frank
and
CNC.
Prince
George
now
has
an
educational
tool,
and
a
way
for
people
to
exchange
software
and
ideas.
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Contest
Entrants
(from
the
left):
Russell
Steinthorsen.
Jamie
Doerth.
Shelia
Strach.
Susan
Hanson.
Anna
Paisley.
May
Banh.
Anna
Classen.
Suzanne
lfotz.
lfiklos
Lepey.
and
Garrett
Michetti.
See
story,
page
3.
Photo
by
Dan
Lansall