Due to the closing of many 800# BBS' due to lack of funds, Ray's Top 10 800#
BBS' had to be changed to Ray's Top 5 800# BBS'. This is the current list for
July 1993.
BBS Name BBS Number Comments
-------- ---------- --------
1) M-Link 1-800-254-6587 Once again, M-Link is at the top
of the chart at #1! Due to its
great files base, great message
base, and of course its free ac-
cess to Internet it will probably
keep this position for quite a
while, until another great BBS
comes out with more to offer.
M-Link is still currently running
on 1 line but the wait is well
worth it. In order to upgrade to
more lines, M-Link needs your dona-
tions, so if you would like to have
easier access to it send them in.
Ask the sysop about where to send
the donations once you are on.
2) SBA 1-800-859-4636 This is another one of the greats.
At number 2, this BBS offers the
best message base that anyone could
ever ask for. With many different
message forums you are bound to find
any information that you need. And
the people on this board are great,
they are always willing to help if
anyone ever has any problems. With
plenty of nodes running, you should
have no problem logging on to this
BBS.
3) Gulfline 1-800-235-4662 This is just one of those BBS' that
you've just got to love. It has one
of the finest files bases available
and the Sysop is the kindest person
you could ever chat with over the
lines. And not to mention the great
message base. With this combination,
this BBS is sure to be in the Top 5
for months to come. In order to gain
full access to Gulfline you must wait
a few days while your registration
gets processed.
4) African Studies 1-800-446-0396 This is a great BBS when it comes
to both message bases and files
bases. Although mainly for the
exchanging of information about
Africa, this bbs is open to the
general public and has quite a few
files available for download.
5) Hyundai 1-800-955-5432 This is a great BBS in the files
department. It contains 22 different
areas loaded with files, although
most are for Hyundai computer users,
there are many available share-ware
and public domain files also. At this
time, the BBS' message base is down
and the sysop is not responding to
users who E-mail him. So this may be
the last month for this BBS being on
the Top 5 List.
If you have any 800# BBS' that you think should be on this list send me a message
on any of these BBS', except Hyundai, stating the name and the phone number of the
BBS. I will check it out and if it is good enough, it will be in the Top 5 List
the next month. The number must be an 800#, available to all area codes in the
U.S., in other words, not just from a certain state or area code, and the BBS must
be completely free to the user, no charges of any kind. If there are enough BBS
numbers given to me, the list may go back to Top 10 BBS' instead of Top 5.
Thank you for using Ray's Top 5 800# BBS' and enjoy!
