*00-index file for /pub/internexus *last change 11-Jul-94 by gms@psuvm.psu.edu *------------------------------------------------- * *This public read-only minidisk is maintained as an archive of textual *information on network-accessible academic resources for academic *computing users at Penn State. * *The materials on this disk have been copied from various Internet *archives, Bitnet LISTSERV archives, Usenet newsgroups and other *relevant areas. In all cases the original author information, dates, *copyright notices and other information have been completely preserved *-- including any original spelling or grammar mistakes. (:-) * *In a few cases the text has been reformatted to make it more useful for *Penn State users. * *If you have any questions regarding the files on this disk please *contact the CAC HelpDESK at 3-1035 (userid HELPDESK). If you have *specific questions regarding the content of any particular file you *should probably contact the author of that file. * *Since many of the resource-lists contained on this disk are dynamic, *they willbe updated periodically. * *Format of information: * * Fields 1 & 2 -- Filename and Filetype * Field 3 -- T for text file, B for binary file * Field 4 -- file description * *Contributions to this disk are always warmly received. Please send *them to GMS@PSUVM.PSU.EDU. * * NOTE for New Users: * * If you are new to the Internet/Multinet you should gradually become * familiar with the files in the 'Must Read' category. If you are also * in the Penn State computing community you should look at the files * under 'Internexus Handouts' * *------------------------------------------------- *================================ *-Must Read *================================ EFF.GUIDE T Document "Big Dummy's Guide to the Internet" * This is a user guide for novices on * all the Internet has to offer. INTERNET.RESOURCE T Listing of Internet-accessible resources. * By John December. INET-RES.INFO T Information about hypertext (WWW) version of John * Decembers excellent guide to Internet CMC * resources INTERNET.TOOLS T Listing of various Internet information tools and * references for further information, by John * December NETHAPP.INFO T Information about the Net-Happenings list and * services. This is an important resource for * anyone using internet services. *================================ *-Internexus Handouts *================================ EMAIL.GUIDE T Document: "Simple Guide to Electronic Mail" -- * one of the handouts for the Internexus seminar * at Penn State University FTP.GUIDE T Document: "Simple Guide to FTP" -- one of the * handouts for the Internexus seminar at Penn * State University GOPHER.GUIDE T Document: "Simple Guide to Gopher" -- one of the * handouts for the Internexus seminar at Penn * State University INTERNET.GUIDE T Document: "Simple Intro to Internet" -- one of the * handouts for the Internexus seminar at Penn * State University LIBRARY.GUIDE T Document: "Intro to Library Services" -- one of the * handouts for the Internexus seminar at Penn * State University LISTSERV.GUIDE T Document: "Simple Guide to Listserv" -- one of the * handouts for the Internexus seminar at Penn * State University NETNEWS.GUIDE T Document: "Simple Guide to NETNEWS" -- one of the * handouts for the Internexus seminar at Penn * State University TELNET.GUIDE T Document: "Simple Guide to Telnet" -- one of the * handouts for the Internexus seminar at Penn * State University WWW.GUIDE T Document: "Simple Guide tot he World Wide Web" * -- one of the handouts for the Internexus * seminar at Penn State University *================================ *-Computer-Mediated Communication *================================ ACAD.LISTS T Catalog of email-based academic conferences. ACADEMIC.LIST1 T Discussion lists for academics - part 1. ACADEMIC.LIST2 T Discussion lists for academics - part 2. ACADLIST.FILE? T Kovacs Scholarly Electronic Conferences * (eight files in all) * Note that the Diane Kovacs document is one of the * best compilations of online scholarly academic * conferences currently available. ACADLIST.README T About Kovacs text. COUNTRY.CODES T Listing of Internet country domain codes * based on ISO standard 3166 names. Compiled by * Oliver M.J. Crepin-Leblond. EDUCATRS.LST T Document: "An Educator's Guide to E-Mail Lists" * EDU domain as of January, 1993. EJOURNl1.DOC T Listing of electronic journals and conferences (Part 1) EJOURNL2.DOC T Listing of electronic journals and conferences (Part 2) EJVC.ARCHIVES T Information about, and instructions for using, the * articles archives of the Electronic Journal of * Virtual Culture. EMAIL.ACCESS T Information on personal access to Internet electronic * mail. EMAIL.ADDRESS T File containing information regarding how to find * email addresses for faculty, staff and students * at universities around the world. EMAIL.ADDRESS2 T Another file with info regarding how to find * email addresses for faculty, staff and students * at universities around the world. EMAIL.ETIQUETT T Document "A Guide to Electronic Communication * & Network Etiquette". Revised and submitted by * Joan Gargano, edited by Ivars Balkits. EMAIL2.ETIQUETT T Document "The Net: User Guidelines and Netiquette" * by Arlene H. Rinaldi, Florida State University. EMAIL.PRIMER T Primer on electrionic mail EMAIL.TENCOMM T Ten commandments for electronic mail FIDONET.INFO T Contains information about the Internet/Fidonet email * gateway. INTEREST.GROUPS T The LISTSERV 'List of Lists' INTERNET.BBS T Article about bulletin board systems on the Internet INTERNET.ETIQUETT T Document "Internet Etiquette" by Stan Horwitz * of Temple University LIST.HOWTO T Information on establishing your own LISTSERV list. LISTSERV.INTRO T A simple introduction to LISTSERV for the * nontechnical user. LISTSERV.LISTS T Raw text containing information about virtually all * LISTSERV and Internet discussion lists. This file * is super large, but at least it can be searched via * XEDIT. Note also that it contains tabs which the * reader may want to EXPAND for readability. LISTSERV.TIPS T List Management Tips for LISTSERV * Postmasters and List Owners -- by Lisa M. Covi LISTSERV.TOPICS T Output of the LISTSERV LIST GLOBAL command, containing * a listing of all LISTSERV conferences. NETMAIL.GUIDE T Document "Inter-Network Mail Guide", by John J. Chew. * This is a document that shows how to send electronic * mail from one network to another. For example, how * to send email from Bitnet to Internet and vice-versa. NETWORKG.NETWORK T Document: "NETWORKING ON THE NETWORK" * by Phil Agre. About meeting people and * developing profesional contacts through CMC PHHELP MEMO T A copy of the help file for the CAC PH server PUBLIST.PART1 T Listing of publically-accessible mailing * lists over UUCP and Internet PUBLIST.PART2 T Part 2 of the above PUBLIST.PART3 T Part 3 of the above PUBLIST.PART4 T Part 4 of the above RSI.INFO T Information about the RSI * newsletter. A newsletter for people with hand, * arm or shoulder injuries caused by computer * work ("CTDs" or "RSIs"). It comes out every * 2 months. SYLLABUS.DIRECTRY T List of files at the COMSERVE server (at the * Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute) that contain * syllabi of courses using, or about, computer-mediated * communication. USENET.LISTS T List of conference lists that are gatewayed to * usenet (NETNEWS) groups. This provides an alternate * method for persons wishing to join/read * those conferences. WOUTERS.ESSAY T Document "HOW TO FIND AN INTERESTING MAILINGLIST" * by Arno Wouters WHITE.HOUSE T Information on electronic access to people * and information from the U.S. Government * executive branch. *================================ *-Internet Relay Chat *================================ IRC.DOC T Some documentation about IRC. IRC.FAQ T IRC 'Frequently Asked Questions' IRC.MANUAL T an IRC manual IRC.TUTORIAL T an IRC tutorial IRC.PRIMER T an IRC primer *================================ *-Access to the Internet *================================ ACCESS.PROVIDRS T Internet access providers for low-volume users. * Lists various companies or organizations that * provide (for charge) limited access to the Internet. ACCESS2.PROVIDRS T Another list of Internet access providers. ACCESS.DIG-EXP T Information about Digital Express, a service that * provides full Internet access to people having only * telnet access -- for a flat monthly fee. ACCESS.NYC T Information about an Internet access provider in the * New York City area. ACCESS.NYC-2 T Information about the PANIX Internet access provider * in the New York City area. ACCESS.PITTSBUR T Information about the TELERAMA public access Internet * provider in the Pittsburgh area. CLARK.INFO T Information about a new public-access Internet * system in the Washington area. COMMUNET.INFO T Announcement of new listserv group COMMUNET -- that * discusses community computer networking issues COMUNITY.NETWORKS T Document: "Community Computer Networks: * Building Electronic Greenbelts" by Steve Cisler CONNECT.OPTIONS T Article "Internet Provides Array of Connection * Options" by Jayne Levin DLIST.ACCESS T This is a list of Internet service providers * who offer dedicated line connections. * They may also offer dialup connections. FSLIST.ACCESS T Additional list of Internet access sites by * Louis Raphael NPTN.AFFILIAT T Information about the National Public Telecomputing * Network and its affiliates. PDIAL.INFO T Information on public-access dialup services that * connect to the Internet. SERVICE.PROVIDRS T Document: "Network Service Providers Around the World" by Barry Raveendran Greene Version 1.3 February 9, 1994 TOLEDO.FREENET T Information about Toledo Free-Net WORLD.INFO T Information about 'The World' -- an Internet private * access provider *================================ *-Discipline Specific *================================ TOPICAL.GUIDES T Information about topical Internet guides. Many of * these are available on the Penn State Internet * Information disk under the 'discipline-specific' * category. ADULTREA.INFO T Internet Guide to Book Discussions and Book * Reviews -- by Shannon Allen and Gretchen Krug AEROSPAC.INFO T Aerospace Engineering: A Guide to Internet * Resources -- Compiled by David Dalquist * and Chris Poterala AGRICULT.LIST T Document "A Guide to Internet/Bitnet Resources in * Agriculture and Related Sciences," by Wilfred Drew. * This document describes various resources that * might be of interest to people in Agriculture, * Agronomy and related areas. ANIMALS.INFO T A List of Animal-Related Computer Resources * by Ken Boschert, DVM ARCHITEC.INFO T Internet sources for architecture and building ASTRO.FTP T Astronomy-related FTP sites. AUDIO.FAQ1 T FAQ for various online audio formats (1 of 2) AUDIO.FAQ2 T FAQ for various online audio formats (2 of 2) BIOLOGY.DATA T Information on biological databases available * via gopher. BISEXUAL.INFO T Compilation of resources useful to Bisexuals. BLACKAFR.INFO T Black/African/Development Related Information BUDDHISM.INFO T Buddhist Electronic Resources Directory BUSINESS.GOLD T Information about the National * Technology Transfer Center's online system BUSINESS.INFO T AARNet resources for Business -- by * Carol Newton-Smith and Rita Choy CHEM.INFO T An ftp'able reference for finding important chemistry * information in the library. (especially when a reference * librarian is not available.) CHEMISTR.INFO T Some Chemistry Resources on the Internet * Compiled by Gary Wiggins CHINA.AAH T Via the US Department of Commerce's * National Trade Data Bank (NTDB) Compact * Disc, the CHINA ARMY AREA HANDBOOK * is now available on the UMSL gopher. COMMERCE.INFO T Information about the U.S. Department of * Commerce gopher. COMSERVE.INFO T Info about COMSERVE system at RPIECS. COMSERVE.JOURNALS T List of journals cross-refernced by the COMSERVE * database at RRPIECS. CONSERVA.INFO T Guide to Online Resources for the Conservationist * by Dan Wendling and J. Scott Christianson DISABLE.LIST T Information about conference lists discussing persons * with disabilities. DISTED.INFO T Dr. E's Eclectic Compendium of Electronic * Resources for Adult/Distance Education * Compiled by J. H. Ellsworth DIVERSIT.INFO T Diversity on the Internet, Latino and Chicano * Resources, Asian American Resources, by Linda Heise EARTHSCI.INFO T Internet Resources for Earth Sciences * by Bill Thoen ECOLOGY.GOPHER T Information regarding a GOPHER server at the University * of Virginia that is dedicated to disseminating * information about ecology ELECTRIC.TXT-1 T The first edition of Michael Strangelove's "The * Electric Mystic's Guide to the Internet: A Complete * Bibliography of Networked Electronic Documents * Online Conferences, Serials, Software and Archives * Relevant to Religious Studies" ENVIRONM.INFO T A Guide to Environmental Resources on the Internet * by Carol Briggs-Erickson EPA.SOFTWARE T The U.S. Environmental Protection * Agency Region 5 and Purdue * University have created 28 * interactive environmental software * programs for PCs which are * now accessible on the Great Lakes * National Program Office (GLNPO) * gopher. These public domain * programs contain numerous color * graphics; many are hypertext * based and are accessible to a * wide variety of audiences. EURHISTC.INFO T Electronic Sources for West European History * and Culture by Erwin K. Welsch EXTENSIO.JOURNAL T Information about the Extension Journal -- an * electronic journal dealing with the Cooperative * Extension system. FILMVIDE.INFO T Film and Video Resources on the Internet, by * Lisa R. Wood and Kristen Garlock FINANCE.ECON T Info on the Financial Economics Network GERMANHI.INFO T Guide to German History Resources on the Internet * by Katie McBride GOVDOCS.INFO T Government Sources of Business and * Economic Information on the Internet * by Terese Austin and Kim Tsang GOVERNME.INFO T Internet Sources of Government Information * Compiled by Blake Gumprecht GRAPHICS.RES-1 T Computer Graphics Resources on the Networks (1 of 3) GRAPHICS.RES-2 T Computer Graphics Resources on the Networks (2 of 3) GRAPHICS.RES-3 T Computer Graphics Resources on the Networks (3 of 3) GUIDE.K-12 T Document: "An Incomplete Guide to the Internet * and Other Telecommunications Opportunities * Especially for Teachers and Students K-12" HEALTH.RESOURCE T Internet/Bitnet Health Sciences Resource * Compiled by Lee Hancock HISTORY.LISTS T Discussion lists of interest to historians. HNET.INFO T Info about History Net - a set of conferences and * online resources for History scholars INDIAN.POLICY T Information about The National * Indian Policy Center at George * Washington University JOURNAL.GUIDE T Document that identifies and describes * briefly a number of resources * targeted to the journalism community. Compiled by * John S. Makulowich K12.STUFF T WWW, gopher and anonymous ftp sites supported * by Educational Online Sources for K-12 users LANGUAGE.LISTS T Information about online conferences dealing with * or about specific human languages. LEGAL.LIST T "The Legal List, Law-Related Resources * on the Internet and Elsewhere" * by Erik J. Heels MATH.ARCHIVE T Information about the Internet mathematics * archive. MEDIA.BBSLIST T Document listing various bulletin-boards that * deal with media and journalism. MEDICAL.RESOUR T Document "Internet/Bitnet Online Medical Resources * ver 2.0" compiled by Le07144@Ukanvm. This is a list * of medical-science-related discussion groups, online * journals, archive sites, etc. MEDLIST.INDEX T List of medicine-related LISTSERV conferences. MUSIC.BIBLIO T This is a bibliography on synthesizers, * midi, computer and electronic music NLM.INFO T Information about the National Library of * Medicine Gopher ORNL.GOPHER T The Oak Ridge National Laboratory * (ORNL) Environmental Sciences Division (ESD) * announces the availability of its gopher and * WorldWide Web servers to the Global Internet. RESULTS.FAQ T Title: NetResults: Frequently Asked Questions * NETRESULTS operates out of the office of Vice * President Al Gore RUSSIA.WWW T Announcement of a new WWW server for facilitating * communication between Russia and the United * States RUSSIA.WWW2 T Window-to-Russia (TM) is a Moscow-based * project by Relcom Corporation, initiated * to give the worldwide network community * the means of WWW access to the variety * of information resources from and about * Russia. SPACE.FAQ T FAQ from sci.space on usenet. WIDLIST.DISABIL T The WIDnet List of Disability Lists. * A list of disability related LISTSERVs, from the * World Institute on Disability (WID) WORKPLAC.CENTER T Information about the National Center * for the Workplace. This center addresses * problems created by the convergence of * broad economic, social, political and * technological changes in the workplace. WRITER.PART1 T The Internet Writer Resource Guide (1/2) * This is a guide to magazines, journals, etc. that * accept manuscripts via electronic mail. WRITER.PART2 T The Internet Writer Resource Guide (2/2) *================================ *-Libraries *================================ LIBCAT.GUIDE T Document "Library Resources on the Internet: Strategies * for selection and use" LIBRARIE.TXT T Barron listing of online library catalogs. LIBRARY.CAT T Info about network-accessible library systems LIBRARY.CATS-PA T Update to above with PS libraries LIBRARY.CONFEREN T Document "Library-Oriented Computer Conferences and * Electronic Serials," by Charles W. Bailey, Jr. This * document contains information on discussion lists, * electronic newsletters and conferences related to * making libraries of information more accessible to * people through computer catalogs and online resources. LIBS.INFO T Information about UNC's LAUNCHPAD System. This * is a gopher-like interface for accessing other * information systems. MARVEL.INFO T Information about LC MARVEL -- a new service by * the Library of Congress accessible via gopher STANTON.BIB T Bibliography of documents regarding libraries * and information resource networks. Compiled by * Deidre E. Stanton of Perth, West Australia. *================================ *-FTP and File Archives *================================ ANONFTP.FAQ T Anonymous FTP Frequently Asked Questions compiled by * Tom Czarnik (aftp-list@netcom.com). ANONFTP.LIST T FAQ about anonymous FTP archives. ANONFTP.SITES T Large listing of available anonymous FTP sites * and their contents. ARCHIE.GUIDE T Documentation for the Archieserver, developed at * the McGill University School of Computer Science. ARCHIE.INFO T More documentation for Archie. This one is a bit * more descriptive than ARCHIE GUIDE. BRAZIL.LIST T List of IBM-PC software currently available from * the anonymous FTP server at CCSUN.UNICAMP.BR. This * is a listing of medical and medicine-related software. COMPILER.LIST-1 T Listing of free compilers, interpreters COMPILER.LIST-2 T and language tools compiled by David Sharnoff. FTP.EMAIL T Document for bitnet users 'Requesting Internet * ftp Files via Email' by Amer Neeley INTERNET.SITES T List of various FTP archives and contents. NATIONAL.ARCHIVES T The Center for Electronic Records of the U.S. National * Archives and Records Administration has established * an FTPable directory. This document describes it and * how to access it. OBI.DIRECTOR T List of full text documents available from the * FTP Archive at worlf.std.com in the OBI directory. SOVIET.ARCHIVES T Listing of materials available for anonymous FTP * from the Library of Congress Soviet archives. This * info should be of interest to anyone interested in * the former USSR. USEFUL.MSDOS T Excellent listing of most useful MS-DOS * shareware programs from Internet archive sites * such as SIMTEL20. Also lots of other useful * info about Internet archive sites for MS-DOS. *================================ *-Gopher and CWIS *================================ CWIS.INFO T Document containing information on scores of Campus-Wide * Information Systems (CWIS). Most (or all) of these are * accessible via telnet. Instructions are given for * how to access and log onto each system. Some * descriptions of the information provided by each CWIS * are also provided. GOPHER.FAQ T FAQ for the Internet Gopher. GOPHER.JEWELS T Listing of interesting gopher sites by category. * (updated frequently) HEALTH.LINE T University of Montana Student Health Services * HEALTHLINE Gopher Server ISRAEL.GOPHER T Official gopher of the government of Israel JERUSALE.ONE T A gopher system dealing mainly with * Jewish/Israeli issues LEGISLAT.GOPHER T LEGI-SLATE Gopher Service on the Internet OCEAN.GOPHER T The National Oceanographic Data * Center (NODC) has established a * Gopher server to provide Internet * access to information about * NODC ocean data holdings, * products, and services. VERONICA.FAQ T FAQ for the Veronica system. This is a system that * searches gopherspace for information. *================================ *-World Wide Web and Mosaic *================================ ANIMA.WWW T Information about ANIMA - Arts Network for * Integrated Media Applications BIGDUMMY.WWW T A WWW searchable version of Big Dummy's Guide * to the Internet. CANCER.WWW T Oncolink - a WWW and gopher server dedicated * to cancer information. FIN-RISK.WWW T WWW servers for finance and risk analysis. HENSA.WWW T Info about a WWW server for the Higher * Education National Software Archive. INTERNET.WWW T a hypertext guide to Internet resources MISSING.KIDS T WWW server for information on missing kids WAIS.WWW T Info on WWW Content Router for WAIS WWW.BEGIN T Document: "World Wide Web Index" an excellent listing * of web sources. Good for those beginning to explore * the Web. *================================ *-Introductory Guides *================================ CERF.SAFARI T Paper: "A Classroom User's Guide to the Internet" CERF.GUIDE T CERFnet User's Guide, produced by the California * Education and Research Federation CICNET.GUIDE T CICNet "Guide to Internet Resources" GOLD.NETWORKS T Document: "There's Gold in Them Thar Networks" by * J. Martin. GUIDEV2.TXT T Part 1 of Dana Noonan's "A Guide to Internet/Bitnet." * This part contains descriptions of different services * and instructions on how to use many of them. LIBCAT.TXT T Part 2 of Dana Noonan's "A guide to Internet/Bitnet." * This part contains a list of Online Public-Access * Catalogs (OPACs). LIBCAT-A.TXT T Appendix A to LIBCAT LIBCAT-B.TXT T Appendix B to LIBCAT LIBCAT-C.TXT T Appendix C to LIBCAT HITCHHKR.MEMO T "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Internet" INTERNET.BOOKLIST T The Unofficial Internet Booklist -- The * most complete bibliography of books about * the internet. INTERNET.INTRO T Simple introduction: What is the Internet? INTERNET.INTROD T Document: "INTERNET BASICS By Roy Tennant. * This digest briefly describes the Internet * computer network, the physical connections and * logical agreements that make it possible, and the * applications and information resources the * network provides. INTERNET.MEMO T All about the INTERNET INTERNET.STOCKER T Article by Bob Stocker (Univ. of Denver) titled * "Trekking Through Internet." INTERNET.WHATIS T RFC1472 entitled "What is the Internet" bu E. Krol * and E. Hoffman. Good introductory description. NETINFO.MEMO T Document containing overview of BITNET and INTERNET. * Could be useful introduction. NETKNOW.NEOPHYTE T Document: "NETWORK KNOWLEDGE for the * NEOPHYTE: Stuff You Need to Know in Order to Navigate * the Electronic Village. Version 4.0 * February 24, 1994 Prepared by Martin Raish NETTOOLS.MEMO T Document: "Guide to Network Resource Tools" * EARN Association, April 26, 1993 NYSER.GUIDE T NYSERNet New User's Guide to Useful and Unique * Resources on the Internet NYSER.SURFING T Document: Surfing the Internet. A possibly * useful introductory guide. START.INFO T Document: "Where to Start for new Internet Users" * by Jim Miles. Useful short guide for new users. SURA.INFOGUID T Guide to Internet Resources, published by SURAnet. ZEN.PS T Document "Zen and the Art of the Internet" by Brenden * Keyhoe of Widener University. This is an excellent * introduction to the academic mainframe networks (uucp, * Bitnet and Internet), online communication functions * (electronic mail, telnet, ftp) and available online * resources. This file is in Postscript form, and must * be downloaded and copied to a Postscript printer. ZEN.TXT T ASCII version of above. *================================ *-Online Books, Text and Journals *================================ CHRONICL.INFO T Information about 'Acadame This Week,' a weekly * news summary by the publishers of the Chronicle * of Higher Education and available through * gopher. CONED.JOURNAL T Info about the International Journal of * Continuing Education Practice EDU.DEPT T Document: "A Researcher's Guide to * The U.S. Department of Education * Compiled January 1994 ETEXT.INFO T An issue of "Internet on a Disk," a free * newsletter of public domain and freely * available electronic texts. E-ZINES.GUIDE T List of electronic magazines available on the * Internet. GUTENBER.INFO T Information about Project Gutenburg. * This is a project intended to place complete * public-domain texts online. * These texts are available for ftp to other sites. * This document describes Project Gutenberg and lists * the texts currently available. INFOSYS.INFO T Information about INFOSYS - The * Electronic Newsletter for Information Systems. * INFOSYS is an electronic newsletter for * faculty, students, and * practitioners in the * field of Information Systems. IPCT.ARCHIVES T Information about, and instructions for, accessing * article archives for the Inter-Personal Communication * Technology electronic journal. MEDIA.LIST T A listing of newspapers, magazines, TV stations * and other media outlets that accept electronic * submissions from readers and viewers MUSE.INFO T Information about Project MUSE -- which offers * electronic access to scholarly journals from * Johns Hopkins Universoty Press ONLINE.NEWS T This is a list of newspaper publishers * with online services in operation * OR under development. This list is * current as of July 1994; however, the * picture changes quickly so some * newspapers may have been left out. ONLINE.WORLD T Information about the shareware book "The Online * World," by Odd de Presno. This file describes * the online book and how to retrieve it from * network archives. POLECO.INFO T Information about e-journal: * "Journal of Political Ecology: * Case Studies in History and the Social * Sciences." WF92READ.ME T READ ME file for WF92 ZIPBIN WF92.ZIPBIN B CIA'S World Fact Book in a form to make it more * usable on microcomputers. YELLOW.PAGES T Information about a free E-Text book called * the "interactive Yellow Pages. This is a * telephone style yellow pages international * directory in Microsoft Help-file format. *================================ *-Misc. stuff about the Internet *================================ EDU.DOMAIN T List of different institutions in the Internet FAX.FAQ T FAQ: How can I send a fax from the Internet? HOST.TXT T How to obtain network host and address info INETCONN.DOC T List of US-Based Internet service providers. INTERNET.BOOKS T Good listing of books written about, or for the user * of, the Internet INTERNET.FAQ T Frequently Asked Questions about the Internet. INTERNET.GLOSSARY T Glossary of Internet terms. INTERNET.INDEX T The Internet Index Compiled by Win Treese * An interesting set of facts and numbers * about the Internet. INTERNET.MALL T A monthly list of commercial services available * via the Internet. INTERNET.PA T Pennsylvania success stories about the Internet INTERNET.PRIMER T Software Distribution On The Internet - A * Primer INTERNET.REFERENC T Reference sources on Internet. INTERNET.RESGUIDE T Guide to INTERNET Resources INTERNET.SERVICES T The document "Special Internet Connections" by * Scott Yanoff. This document lists a number of * interesting servers, databases and online catalogs * publically-available via Internet. INTERNET.TIMELINE T The Internet Timeline from Robert H. Zakon NTIA.INFO T Information about a telnet service from * National Telecommunications & * Information Administration (NTIA) SERVICES.FAQ T Internet Services - FAQ SLIP-PPP.HECKER T PAPER: "Personal Internet Access Using SLIP or * PPP: How You Use It, How It Works" by Frank * Hecker. (NOTE - SLIP/PPP connections are provided * to PSU faculty/staff/students - contact CAC for * more information) TCP-IP.FAQ T Document: "Internet Protocol Frequently Asked Questions" WORLD.DOMAINS T Information about the international top-level * Internet domains. *================================ *-Miscellaneous Files *================================ ACADFREE.INFO T Information about the The Computers and * Academic Freedom archive ANON.PART1 T FAQ for anonymity on the Internet (part 1 of 4) * Compiled by L. Detweiler ANON.PART2 T (part 2 of 4) ANON.PART3 T (part 3 of 4) ANON.PART4 T (part 4 of 4) ASK-ERIC.INFO T About the ASK-ERIC information service for K-12 BACKBONE.MEMO T all about the Penn State Data Backbone CBC.INTERNET T Information about CBC (Canadian Broadcasting * Corporation broadcasts via the Internet. CENSUS.BUREAU T Information about internet-accessible * data from the U.S. Census Bureau CPSR.TXT T Information about Computer Professionals for * Social Responsibility CPSR.NII T Document: "Serving the Community: * A Puplic-Interest Vision of the * National Information Infrastructure" issued * by Computer Professionals for Social * Responsibility CONFER.TXT T Discusion of computer conferencing. EPIE.INFO T Information about the Emergency Preparedness * Information Exchange which has a wide variety of * documents to assist survivors of * natural disasters. ETHICS.REFS T A compilation of sources for text regarding * computer ethics and/or statutes of various * universities, governments or organizations. * Actual text available via anonymous ftp. ERIC.ACCESS T Information on Internet access to ERIC. FEDJOBS.INFO T How to get information about federal job * openings via the Internet. FREQUENT.POST-1 T Listing of information files frequently posted * to Internet, USENET, etc. (part 1) FREQUENT.POST-2 T Part 2 of the above. GLOSSARY.NETWORK T Short glossary of network/Internet terms. From * Bill Wheeler, Michigan State University. IBM.NETWORK T Info about a resource for getting information * on IBM's networking activities. ICI.INFO T The Internet Computer Index (ICI) is * an easy-to-use, free service that * leads Internet users to all of the * information available on the Internet * relating to PCs, Macintoshes, and * Unix computers. IIA.FAQ T FAQ for the International Internet Association IITF.GOPHER T Information about "Information Infrastructure * Task Force" gopher site. Provides public * access to IITF and other National Information * Infrastructure (NII) related documents. JPEG.FAQ T FAQ for JPEG compression (graphics) KAPOR.NII T Article: "Where Is the Digital * Highway Really Heading? -- * The Case for a Jeffersonian Information * Policy", By Mitchell Kapor KNOWBOT.INFO T The "Knowbot Information Service" (KIS) is a * "white pages" service that allows you to query one * service and have it search several other address * databases of various sorts for addresses * matching your query. LOCALNET.TXT T Document "Introduction to Administration of an * Internet-Based Local Network" written by the Computer * Science Facilities Group at Rutgers. This is a * useful introduction for people who intend to set up * or administer a network based on TCP/IP protocols. MODEM.TUTORIAL T Chapter 1 of a book "The Joy of Telecomputing" by * Patrick Chen. Staged with author's permission although * it is part of a commercial book that may be purchased * (complete with pictures and diagrams). This is a * useful information source on modems and asynchronous * computer communication. MODEM.GUIDE T Document: "A Practical Guide to Selecting a Modem," * by Seth Novogrodsky, Berkeley Computing NATO.REVIEW T Information on the online NATO REVIEW and how to * get back issues from LISTSERV. (NATO is North * Atlantic Treaty Organization) NII.DOCS T Document: "Retrieving the National Information * Infrastructure Documents" -- various online ways * to access these documents. NNEWS.N* T Issues of NETNEWS, published online by Dan Noonan * of Twin Cities Metronet. OSS-IS.INFO T Information about OSS-IS, the Office of Social Security * Information Service. File contains instructions on * accessing OSS-IS via electronic mail and anonymous * ftp. Also included is a listing of files currently * available. PARKER.BIB T Bibliography of documentation on various facets of * networking, including use of Bitnet and Internet * resources. PIRACY.TXT T Article "Software Piracy" by Wendy Alexander and * Teresa Tenisci from the University of British * Columbia Computing Services newsletter. POLICY.INFO T A special issue of the electronic journal * "NETWORKS and COMMUNITIES" - (December 26, 1993) * devoted to an analysis of the U.S. Whitehouse's * network policy. RFC1578.TXT T FYI on Questions and Answers * Answers to Commonly Asked "Primary * and Secondary School Internet User" questions TATP.INFO T Information on the 'Assistive Technology Database * Interface' -- this TATP maintains ATDI as a public * database which aids consumers in locating * disability assistive equipment and services. TCP-IP.INFO T Almost a FAQ about TCP-IP on IBM-PCs TELE.MENTOR T Article by David Wighton about 'tele-mentoring' on * the Internet. TELECOMM.ACRONYMS T Glossary of telecommunications terms and acronyms * Edited by Barry Orton and John M. Higgins UN.INFO T Information about United Nations information * online via a gopher server. UU-GNA.INFO T Info on a WWW server for the Usenet University * Globewide Network Academy WORLD.BANK T Information about the World Bank's Public Information * Center WWW.FAQ T FAQ for World Wide Web