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NYSERNet (SM)
NEW USER'S GUIDE TO
USEFUL AND UNIQUE RESOURCES
ON THE INTERNET
VERSION 2.2
A Project of the
NYSERNet K-12 Networking Interest Group and the
NYSERNet/NYS Library Networking Interest Group for Libraries
=======================================================================
About NYSERNet
NYSERNet (SM) is the New York State Education and Research
Network, a mid-level, regional network of the National Science
Foundation's NSFNET, and the Internet. NYSERNet, Inc. is a non-profit
corporation whose mission is to advance science, technology and
education in New York State by providing high quality, cost effective,
and innovative access to high-speed data computer networking.
NYSERNet, Inc. manages the high-speed data network that connects
some 130 New York State institutions of higher education, industries,
government agencies, libraries, schools and more, to each other and
to the world-wide Internet.
In addition to providing electronic communication (e-mail), NYSERNet
provides access to specialized databases and on-line libraries, access
to supercomputing and parallel processing facilities throughout the
USA, and access to many national networks, through a range of
dedicated line and dialup services.
For information about the networking service options offered by
NYSERNet, send an e-mail request to info@nysernet.org.
NYSERNet, Inc.
111 College Place
Syracuse, NY 13244-4100
315/443-4120
=====================================================================
Preamble
This Guide was created to fill what we perceive to be a void in user
information about the Internet. It is not our intention to re-invent
the wheel, but to provide directions to a few places for new users to
go (via telnet, ftp, or electronic mail) to make their first use of
Internet resources successful and productive. Version 1.0 of the
Guide was extremely well-received, but incomplete insofar as the
Internet is concerned. Version 2 improves on Version 1.0,
segmenting resources into types and categories as well as more than
doubling in size. It is, by anyone's measure, still just a beginning.
Internet resources are indeed vast, practically unfathomable.
However, we believe this is a positive step for network providers
and the users we serve.
The Guide is intended to be more user-friendly than some others in
existence. If you have difficulties accessing the resources listed here,
and your local systems/user support staff cannot assist you, please
send an electronic mail message to: editor@nysernet.org. We will try
to help, or at least note important changes for the next update of the
Guide. NYSERNet will announce future versions and corrections, and
will soon make the Guide available on-line. To FTP the ascii text
version of the Guide, ftp to nysernet.org. The Guide is in the
/pub/guides directory.
NYSERNet is indebted to its Associate, Mr. Andrew Perry, who wrote
and/or compiled the information appearing in all versions of the
Guide. Mr. Perry is Assistant Director of Libraries for Systems
Management at the State University of New York at Binghamton.
Versions 2.xx of the Guide were edited by Linda D. Carl, Coordinator
of Information Services for NYSERNet, and Editor of the NYSERNet
USER newsletter.
James D. Luckett
Exec. Director & Vice Pres.
NYSERNet, Inc.
January, 1992
To order additional copies of the Guide:
Make check, purchase order, or money order payable to NYSERNet, Inc.
Mail to: New User's Guide, NYSERNet, Inc., 111 College Place,
Syracuse, NY 13244-4100
$25.00 includes postage & handling ($18.00 for NYSERNet Affiliates
and Interest Group Members)
Please send the current version of NYSERNet's "New User's Guide..."
to:
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Bulk purchase pricing options are available, as well as a postscript
version. Send electronic mail to: editor@nyseret.org if you would
like more information about these options, or call 315/443-4120.
Copyright (c), 1992 by
NYSERNet, Syracuse, New York
All rights reserved. Permission is granted to distribute copies
of this electronic publication, provided the copyright notice and
this permission notice are preserved on all copies. Permission
does not extend to selling publication for a fee.
Printing History:
May, 1991: First Edition
October, 1991: Version 2.0
January 1992: Version 2.1, minor revisions
April, 1992: Version 2.2, minor revisions
NYSERNet makes no representation or warranty, expressed or
implied. NYSERNet shall not be held liable for any liability, nor for
any direct, indirect, or consequential damages with respect to any
claim by purchaser or any third party on account of or arising from
use of these materials.
******************************************************INTRODUCTION
***************************************************INTRODUCTION
***Introduction to Internet Services***
The Internet is a global network of networks that provides access to
hundreds of thousands of computers around the world. As the reach
of the network has grown, so has the number of services accessible.
The NYSERNet directory listings are an attempt to illustrate the types
of resources currently available. There are other directories available
also and the new user should obtain these sources as well. Updates to
the Directory are planned to keep users informed of new services.
Several key software tools allow the user to navigate the Internet,
access remote hosts, and to retrieve data files. These will be briefly
described here. On unix systems a "man" command will retrieve
more detailed information about these processes.
e.g.
%man ftp will retrieve documentation about ftp. ("%" is the unix
prompt)
Two remote access commands are similar but provide access to
different types of remote computers.
Telnet is used most frequently and will connect to most vax and unix
hosts (SUN, Ultrix, RS/6000, etc.). A typical sequence might be (from
the % prompt)
%telnet--(command to start telnet)
telnet> (computer switches to telnet prompt)
telnet>open
To) wugate.wustl.edu (internet name address)
connecting to wugate.wustl.edu...
escape character is ^]
Note the escape character, if something goes wrong in your session, it
provides the way to exit the session and return to your host
computer. For Kermit users, do NOT set the kermit escape character
to be the same as the telnet escape character.
Sometimes the remote host will ask for a terminal type. Usually this
is "vt100".
tn3270 is similar to telnet except that it is used to connect with IBM
mainframe hosts and emulates a 3270-type terminal. With many
remote IBM hosts, telnet will NOT work and tn3270 must be used.
For many tn3270 versions, the "clear screen" function is Control-Z.
When logged on to an IBM host and "HOLDING" or "MORE..." appears
at the lower right corner of the screen, the "clear screen" function
must be entered to display the next screen. tn3270 emulations
include function key definitions. For the sources listed, it is identified
under the "access" category whether the source requires telnet or
tn3270.
FTP stands for "file transfer protocol" and is the method used to
transfer files over the Internet. "Anonymous" ftp means that one can
login to the remote system using the userid of "anonymous" and
password of either "guest" or usually your own userid and internet
address. Ftp is like telnet in that the "open" command and access to
the remote host is similar.
A typical session might go as follows:
%ftp
ftp> open
to) any.host.i.know
login: anonymous
guest login ok...send user id as password
ftp>ls -al (list all files)
ftp>cd pub (change to the "pub" directory)
ftp>get my.file
transfer complete
ftp>bye
ftp>quit
%
The standard transfer protocol is ASCII. This is suitable for text. Use
"binary" if transferring program or image files. Once you have
transferred the program or image file, be sure to use a "binary" file
type when down-loading the file to your PC.
There are IBM mainframe versions of telnet and ftp which may be
accessed under CMS. This CMS telnet is similar to unix telnet and
tn3270 but it has problems with some remote hosts. Under this
version of telnet, the connection is made in the "line" mode (a TTY
type emualtion) or "transparent" mode which provides a full-screen
3270 emulation.
About Internet addresses:
There are two forms that express an Internet address, an alphabetic
name, or a series or numbers. The alphabetic version is called the
"domain name system" and the numeric the "numeric name system".
Sometimes a local network will not be up-to-date with additions to
the domain names and an address may not work. If this happens, try
the numeric address before giving up. Sometimes the numeric name
system address will be changed without notice and in that case the
alphabetic domain name should be tried. To convert from one form
of address to the other use a facility called "nslookup". This function
is available from many unix systems.
An example of nslookup:
%nslookup bingvmb.cc.binghamton.edu
Server: lurch.cns.syr.EDU
Address: 128.230.12.5
Name: bingvmb.cc.binghamton.edu
Address: 128.226.1.34
Nslookup will first repeat the local address and number followed by
the requested address information. Sometimes nslookup will respond
that a particular address is "non-authoritative". Despite their non-
authoritativeness, the addresses will always work.
With a little practice, the above-described functions will be simple
and open the electronic door to the global reach of the Internet.
************************************************************CONTENTS
*********************************************************CONTENTS
NYSERNet (SM)
NEW USER'S GUIDE TO
USEFUL AND UNIQUE RESOURCES
ON THE INTERNET
Version 2.2
Table of Contents
1. Library Catalogs & Campus Information Systems
BISON: The SUNY Buffalo Online Catalog
CARL: Colorado Association of Research Libraries
Online Catalogs, Periodicals Citation Access, and More
CUINFO: Cornell University's Campus/Regional Information System
CUNY+PLUS: City University of New York Online Catalog
ELIXIR: SUNY Binghamton Online Catalog
NYPLnet: The New York Public Library Online Catalog
SUINFO: Syracuse University Campus Information System
2. Databases
Archie: Searching Across Over 700 Software Archives
Dartmouth's DANTE Project
Library of Congress Cataloging by DRA
NASA SPACELINK: Space-Related Informational Database
Oceanic: The Ocean Information Center
PENpages: Agriculture's Online Resource
SSDA: Aleph/Hebrew University Social Science Data Archive Catalog
STIS: Science and Technology Information System - Access to NSF
Publications
Louis Harris Data Center: The Institute for Research in Social Science
SWAIS: Simple WAIS - Access to World Factbook and other
Information Sources
3. Electronic Discussion Groups/Forums
AEDNET: The Adult Education Network
Comserve: The Human Communications Forum
DISTED: Online Journal of Distance Education
KIDSLINK: A Global Dialog for Students & Teachers
IGC: Institute for Global Communications
USENET: Comprehensive News and Discussion Forum
4. Directories
Directories of Electronic Journals and Academic E-mail Conferences
White Pages: NYSERNet/PSI Online X.500 Directory
5. Information Resources
Geographic Name Server
Weather Underground: A complete US Weather Service
Websterd: Online Dictionary and Thesaurus
6. FTP Archives
General Accounting Office Reports Archive
Music on the Net: Lyric and Discography Archive
NASA Archives
Project Hermes: U.S. Supreme Court Opinions
7. Fee-Based Information Services
ClariNet: The Electronic Newspaper
FAXON Company: Electronic Information and Subscription Services
ICPSR: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social
Research
OCLC: World's Largest Bibliographic Database
PINET: Physics Information Network
Research Libraries Group: The RLIN System
SPIN: Sponsored Programs Information Network
8. Software/Freeware
Catalist: An Internet Library System Guide for MS Windows
HYTELNET: Hypertext PC-Based Internet Directory
WAIS: Wide Area Information Server
A Client-Server System with Over 35 Servers on the Internet
9. Bulletin Board Services
American Philosophical Association: The Electronic Agora
Cleveland Freenet: The Electronic "City"
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Bulletin Board System
10. Miscellaneous
Gateways to Commercial Information Services/Networks
MicroMUSE: A Virtual Reality Adventure Game
Network Bibliography
NPTN: National Public Telecommunications Network
Reach: Research and Education Applications of Computers in the
Humanities Newsletter
WUGATE: Gateway to the Internet Libraries and More
1 ****************************************LIBRARY CATALOGS/CWIS
***************************************LIBRARY CATALOGS/CWIS
***BISON: The SUNY Buffalo Online Catalog***
Service: online public access catalog to SUNY Buffalo
Access: telnet bison.cc.buffalo.edu or 128.205.2.22
BISON (Buffalo Information System Online), is now available for
public searching. From any UNIX host device or VAX with vt100
emulation, telnet to the above address, At the "ENTER TERMINAL
TYPE:" prompt, type "vt100".
The SUNY Buffalo collection is completely indexed in BISON.
Exit: type "bye" from any screen.
BISON is a NOTIS system with a command structure similar to that of
other NOTIS sites.
Example of Informational Screen and sample search:
Welcome to BISON 155D
Buffalo Information System Online
DATABASE SELECTION MENU
On this terminal, you may search the databases listed below.
Select a database by typing its four letter label and pressing
RETURN.
BCAT UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO LIBRARIES CATALOG
BYE Logoff H Help D Database Selection Menu NEWS System News
Database Selection: B I S O N UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO 155D
BUFFALO INFORMATION SYSTEM ONLINE
BISON can be used to find information about books, periodicals, and
other materials owned by the University Libraries of the University
at Buffalo. BISON provides descriptions of the materials, where they
can be found, their call numbers and availability. Please inquire at
the Reference Desk for help with this system.
For an INTRODUCTORY SCREEN, choose one of the commands below
and press <RETURN>
To LEARN how to search by: USE THIS COMMAND:
TITLE: t
AUTHOR: a
SUBJECT: s
MEDICAL SUBJECT: sm
KEYWORD: k
To BEGIN A SEARCH, type one of the above commands, an "=", and the
search term (for example: t=moby dick) and press <RETURN>
*******************************************LIBRARY CATALOGS/CWIS
***CARL: Colorado Association of Research Libraries***
Online Catalogs, Periodicals Citation Access, and More
Service: CARL provides access to a variety of information sources
including library holdings, periodical citations, book reviews, and the
Internet Resources Guide. The Uncover periodicals database and full
text encyclopedia require an account.
Access: telnet pac.carl.org or 192.54.81.128
Select appropriate terminal type (selections 2 or 5 generally work for
Internet users)
Exit: type '//EXIT' from any screen. Usually this must be done twice,
the first returns to the introductory screen, the second closes the
connection.
Example of online session:
Welcome to the CARL system
Please identify your terminal. Choices are:
1. ADM (all)
2. APPLE,IBM
3. TANDEM
4. TELE-914
5. VT100
6. WYSE 50
7. ZENTEC
8. HARDCOPY
9. IBM 316x
Use HARDCOPY if your terminal type isn't listed SELECT LINE #:5
All set. When you are ready to exit the system, simply
type //EXIT, or hang up.
Now, press return to enter the Public Access Catalog...
>>> Systems That Inform <<<
Welcome to the CARL System
(Release 83)
A Computerized Network of Systems and Services
Developed by the Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries
Marketed and supported by CARL Systems, Inc.
777 Grant St., Suite 306
Denver, Co. 80203
Voice: 303-861-5319
Fax: 303-830-0103
Internet: help@carl.org
PRESS <RETURN> TO START THE PROGRAM
CARL offers access to the following groups of databases:
1. Library Catalogs
2. Current Article Indexes and Access (including UnCover)
3. Information Databases (including Encyclopedia)
4. Other Library Systems
5. Library and System News
***** New PAC searching capabilities and new library catalogs *****
now available!
See General PAC News for details.
Enter the NUMBER of your choice, and press the <RETURN> key >> 3
WORKING...
1. Libraries 2. Articles 3. Information 4. Other Systems 5. News
INFORMATION DATABASES
60. Choice Book Reviews
61. Encyclopedia
62. Environmental Education
63. Metro Denver Facts
64. School Model Programs
65. Internet Resource Guide
Enter the NUMBER of your choice, and press the <RETURN> key >>60
WORKING...
04/16/91
06:35 P.M. SELECTED DATABASE: Choice Book Reviews
Welcome to CHOICE : Current Reviews for College Libraries.
The file includes reviews from September 1988 forward, supplied by
the Association of College and Research Libraries. Data are copyright
ACRL, and CARL thanks the Association for allowing us to use its
records.
Enter N for NAME search
W for WORD search
B to BROWSE by title
S to STOP or SWITCH to another database
Type the letter for the kind of search you want, and end each
line you type by pressing <RETURN>
SELECTED DATABASE: Choice Book Reviews
ENTER COMMAND (? FOR HELP) >> w
REMEMBER -- WORDS can be words from the title, or can be subjects,
concepts, ideas, dates, etc.
for example -- GONE WITH THE WIND
SILVER MINING COLORADO
BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION
Enter word or words (no more than one line, please) separated by
spaces and press <RETURN>.
>megatrends
WORKING...
MEGATRENDS 00003 ITEMS
1 Aburdene Patricia 1990
Megatrends 2000
2 Hage Jerald 1988
Futures of organizations
3 Orren Gary R 1988
The electronic commonwealth
ALL ITEMS HAVE BEEN DISPLAYED.
ENTER <LINE NUMBER(S)> TO DISPLAY FULL RECORDS (Number + B for Brief)
<P>REVIOUS FOR PREVIOUS PAGE OR <Q>UIT FOR NEW SEARCH 1
Choice Book Reviews
AUTHOR(s): Naisbitt, John
Aburdene, Patricia
TITLE(s): Megatrends 2000
by John Naisbitt and Patricia Aburdene
384 pages
Pub. date: 1990
Pub. name: W. Morrow
$21.95
ISBN: 0-688-07224-0
Reviewed in: Choice, vol. 27 no.9 1990 may
Review: Promising a discussion of ten new directions for the 1990s,
this book views the future with 20/20 hindsight covering topics such
as women executives, the rise of the Asian rim, East European
market economies, biotechnology, the art boom, and others. Highly
promoted, the book might best be described as MTV for the literate.
It is a compendium of information posing as knowledge. It lacks the
analytic continuity and insight found in better futuristic books such
as Alvin Toffler's Future Shock (CH, Jan'71) ...
DATABASE: UnCover
This database contains records describing journals and their contents.
Coverage is rapidly growing as CARL member holdings are processed.
UnCover will soon include more than 10,000 titles, and descriptions
of over 600,000 articles will be generated each year. Articles can be
retrieved individually or displayed as the table of contents for any
given journal issue.
Note: UnCover is restricted to use by the patrons of CARL's member
Libraries or those with CARL accounts. Please send e-mail to:
uncover@carl.org or contact Rebecca Lenzini at (303)861-5319 for
more information.
DATABASE: Encyclopedia
The Academic American Encyclopedia, published by Grolier
Electronic Publishing, Inc. is the equivalent of a 20 volume printed
encyclopedia. It contains over 30,000 articles of general interest in
the humanities, science and the social sciences, as well as information
about sports and contemporary life. Many biographies are included
and the information is updated regularly.
Note: The encyclopedia is restricted to those with valid CARL
accounts.
*******************************************LIBRARY CATALOGS/CWIS
***CUINFO: Cornell University's Campus/Regional Information System***
Service: information on campus and regional events including
concerts, ski conditions, news, graduate bulletin, jobs, ornithology
newsletter, announcements, and more
Access: tn3270 cuinfo.cornell.edu 300
The first screen will appear with general instructions. Usually the
user types a "+" to move forward, "-" to back up, or "ENTER/RETURN"
to exit to a previous menu.
Exit: from the first screen "blank to exit" instruction given means to
press RETURN/ENTER without any additional command.
Sample CUINFO screens:
C U I N F O - Cornell University's Electronic Information Source
Select... For items such as...
NEWS Weather, Announce, Grad. Bulletin, Safety Reports, Updates
EVENTS Calendars, Athletics, Colloquia, Theatre, Music, Movies
DIALOG Drug IQ Network, Mr. Chips, Uncle Ezra, Auntie Em, Suggest
SERVICES Computing, Support, Housing, Transport, Food, Careers, Jobs,
OEO, Directories, Volunteer, Library
Or select a more general category like...
ACADEM Information about Cornell instruction and research
ADMIN Items from and about Cornell administrative offices
ITHACA General information for and about the Ithaca area
Or type the name of any specific CUINFO entry such as WEATHER,
DIRECT, or EZRA.
(Type INDEX for a list of available items, or DETAILS for
descriptions.)
Please select a topic. (Blank to exit.)
-->
C U I N F O
CUINFO -- Events in the Ithaca area
Title Contents
_______________________________________________________________
ATHLETICS Athletic Schedules
BLOOD Blood Drives/Blood Pressure Clinics
CALENDAR Cornell Academic Calendar
COLLOQ Colloquia, Seminars, etc.
EMPLOYEE Employee Holidays
ENTERTAIN Movies, Music, Theatre, Ticketron
EVENTS Dean of Students Major Events Listing
ORIENT Fall New Student Orientation
RELIGION Sage Chapel and Campus Religious
Services
*******************************************LIBRARY CATALOGS/CWIS
***CUNY+PLUS: City University of New York Online Catalog***
Service: online catalog of the holdings of many of the City University
of New York campus libraries. CUNYPLUS is a NOTIS online catalog
and has the standard author, title, subject, and keyword search
functions. The keyword function includes boolean searching.
Access: tn3270 128.228.1.2
Then type "dial vtam" from the COMMAND line. From the VTAM
menu, TAB to the CUNYPLUS selection and press enter. The screen
will clear. Type "lucu" to start CUNYPLUS.
Exit: Clear the screen. (Note that the "clear screen" key is often
functional with many versions of MSKERMIT macro commands which
emulate a 3270 keyboard. Many versions of tn3270 have the "clear
screen" function defined as "Control-Z". For a standard vt100
emulation, the "clear screen" function is ESC-O-M where O-M are
upper case). Once the screen has been cleared, type "CSSF LOGOFF",
then select EXIT from the VTAM menu.
Example of CUNYPLUS search:
VM/XA SP ONLINE
Fill in your USERID and PASSWORD and press ENTER
(Your password will not appear when you type it)
USERID ===>
PASSWORD ===>
COMMAND ===> dial vtam
RUNNING CUNYVM
VTAM addr: V07D206 MON 15-APR-1991 20.09.28
This VTAM: NM07 CUNY VTAM Menu
The following is a list of available APPLications. If an APPL is
HIGHLIGHTED you may select it by placing the cursor next to its
name and pressing ENTER, or by entering its name in the
APPLICATION field below.
HELP BARUCH BBADMAI BBADMIN BKLYN CCNY
CCNYVME CMSMIS CUNYPLUS CUNYVM FAXON HUNTER
ICSMIS ILSTEST INTMIS MAI NMT01 NMT04
NMT07 NOTISTRN NYSOSCA NYSOSCP PD1MIS PD2MIS
PD3MIS RFCICS ROCKCICS T/ROCK T/TELE T/UNIX
TESTVMXA TESTVTAM TESTWYL TSTMIS UAPC
WYLBUR
EXIT
APPLICATION =>
Remember: you now have only one password for CUNYVM, WYLBUR
and MAI.
***WELCOME to CUNY+PLUS*** N015
CUNY+PLUS is the online catalog for the City University of New York
libraries. For information on the current holdings in the catalog type m.
INFORMATION COMMANDS
To learn about searching by: AUTHOR: type the command a
TITLE, type the command t
SUBJECT, type the command s
KEYWORD, type the command k
DIRECT SEARCHING
To begin searching immediately, use the commands a=, t=, s=, k=
CORRECTING MISTAKES
Backspace to move cursor over incorrect character(s), then type the
correct information.
If you have any questions about CUNY+PLUS consult a library staff
member. For additional information about CUNY+, type NEWS
TYPE COMMAND and PRESS ENTER==> CUNY+ SEARCH REQUEST:
K=DIVERSITY
KEYWORD SEARCH INDEX -- 678 ENTRIES FOUND, 1 - 18 DISPLAYED
1. JJ:Coping with cultural and racial diversity *Lambert, Wallace E <1990
2. BC:Return to diversity *Rothschild, Joseph <1989
3. BB:Forging unity out of diversity <1989
4. BC:The Florentine Camerata <1989
5. BC:Schooling and disability <1989
6. BB:The Florentine Camerata <1989
7. GC:Return to diversity *Rothschild, Joseph <1989
8. JJ:effect of neighborhood diversity on fe *Clark, Gregory Alan <1989
9. BC:Forging unity out of diversity <1989
10. NY:Graphic design <1989
11. GC:Schooling and disability <1989
12. BC:Media ownership *United States <1989
13. CC:The Florentine Camerata <1989
14. CC:Forging unity out of diversity <1989
15. CC:Religion, interpretation, and diversity of *Godlove, Terry F <1989
16. CC:Diversity in day care *Wheat, Rebecca <1989
17. CC:Diversity, conflict, and state politics <1989
18. CC:The challenge of diversity *Smith, Daryl G <1989
TYPE m FOR MORE ENTRIES.TYPE LINE NUMBER FOR FULL RECORD
WITH CALL NUMBER.
TYPE r TO REVISE SEARCH, h FOR HELP, e TO START OVER.
TYPE COMMAND and PRESS ENTER==>
*******************************************LIBRARY CATALOGS/CWIS
***ELIXIR: SUNY Binghamton Online Catalog***
Service: Access to the SUNY Binghamton online catalog of over
750,000 titles. ELIXIR is a NOTIS-based catalog with the standard
Author, Title, and Subject searching. Keyword/boolean searching and
access to the WIZARD periodical citation database is limited to users
with valid SUNY Binghamton id's.
Access: tn3270 bingvmb.cc.binghamton.edu or 128.226.1.34
Type "dial vtam" from the command line, then type "elixir" from the
vtam menu. From the SUNY Binghamton Public Information System
menu, select #1 (selection #2 is reserved for SUNY Binghamton
students, faculty, and staff).
Exit: use the clear-screen function to return to the VTAM menu, then
type "undial" to close the connection. (Note that the clear-screen
function will vary depending on the emulation used. Many versions
of tn3270 use Control-Z as the clear-screen function.
Example of ELIXIR session:
VM/XA SP ONLINE
TYPE THE VMEXIT COMMAND
TO TERMINATE A VTAM SESSION
Fill in your USERID and PASSWORD and press ENTER
(Your password will not appear when you type it)
USERID ===>
PASSWORD ===>
COMMAND ===> dial vtam
RUNNING BINGVMB
039 WELCOME TO S.U.N.Y. BINGHAMTON VM/VTAM NETWORK
039
BINGVMA BINGVMB BINGTJW
BINGSOM BINGVMC CICSACAD
ELIXIR - (LIBRARY CATALOG)
ENTER ONE OF THE ABOVE FOR CONNECTION
==> elixir
RUNNING BINGVMB
9021 SUNY BINGHAMTON PUBLIC INFORMATION SYSTEM
1. ELIXIR LIBRARY CATALOG
(Excluding Periodical Citation Access)
(No signon is required)
2. ELIXIR LIBRARY CATALOG
(Including Keyword/Boolean searching and Periodical Citation Access)
(This choice will require entering valid ID numbers on the
following screen)
3. UNIVERSITY DIRECTORY
(No signon is required)
9. Exit from Menu
ENTER SELECTION (1, 2, 3 OR 9)===> 1
Note that selection #3 is an online directory of campus telephone and
e-mail addresses. It is available without sign-on and is very easy to
use.
ELIXIR ONLINE PUBLIC CATALOG 9021
The ELIXIR Online Public Catalog is used to find and display:
- Documents held by the library
- Locations where documents are stored
- Status of documents:
- on shelf
- charged to a user (provides due date for material)
- on reserve
Searching Command Used
>title t
>author a
>subject s
>keyword k
Enter t a s k to display tutorials.
To begin a search, enter the command, the "=", and search term
(eg., t=gone with the wind )
PRESS <CLEAR> to exit or to return to the database selection menu
TYPE news FOR LIBRARY-SYSTEM NEWS.
TYPE COMMAND AND PRESS ENTER==>
*******************************************LIBRARY CATALOGS/CWIS
***NYPLnet: The New York Public Library Online Catalog***
Service: online public access catalog to New York Public Library
Access: telnet nyplgate.nypl.org or 192.94.250.2
Login: nypl. Password: nypl
Exit: type q from any screen to return to the main menu; then
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ACSNET
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Find ABSTRACT COMPUTER INSTRUCTION
Record 1 of 1923
__________________________________________________________________________
Accession: EJ417310
Title: A Graphing Tool for the Primary Grades.
Journal: Arithmetic Teacher; v38 n2 p40-43 Oct 1990
Author: Schielack, Jane F.
Pub Date: 1990
Abstract: The use of a computer software package called "Exploring
Measurement, Time and Money--Level 1" to help children explore
many different arrangements of data and the effects of changing that
data is presented. Activities which may be used to prepare students
for this instruction are described. (CW)
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***Archie: Searching Across Over 700 Software Archives***
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Example of Archie session:
telnet
telnet> open
(to) quiche.cs.mcgill.ca
Trying...
Connected to quiche.cs.mcgill.ca.
Escape character is ^]
SunOS UNIX (quiche.CS.McGill.CA)
login: archie
ARCHIE: The McGill School of Computer Science Archive Server
[09 Aug 1991]
Australian users: archie available on deakin.oz.au, login 'archie'
European users: archie available on nic.funet.fi, login 'archie'
The archie database can be accessed through Prospero. This is faster
than the current interface. A standalone client is included in the
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updated 910720 2030Z). Internet users are encouraged to write their
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*** Archie standalone clients are available via anonymous ftp in
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** bug reports, comments etc. to archie-l@cs.mcgill.ca
=====================================================
archie> help
Help gives you information about various topics, including all the
commands that are available and how to use them. Telling archie
about your terminal type and size (via the 'term' variable) and to
use the pager (via the 'pager' variable) is not necessary to use help,
but provides a somewhat nicer interface.
Currently, the available help topics are:
about - a blurb about archie
bugs - known bugs and undesirable features
- same as 'quit'
email - how to contact the archie email interface
exit - same as 'quit'
help - this message
list - list the sites in the archie database
mail - mail output to a user
nopager - *** use 'unset pager' instead
pager - *** use 'set pager' instead
plans - future plans for archie
prog - search the database for a file
quit - exit archie
set - set a variable
show - display the value of a variable
site - list the files at an archive site '
term - *** use 'set term ...' instead
unset - unset a variable
whatis - search for keyword in software description database
For information on one of these topics type:
help <topic>
A '?' at the help prompt will list the available sub-topics.
Help topics available:
about bugs bye email
list mail nopager pager
plans prog regex set
show site term unset
whatis
Help topic? set
The 'set' command allows you to set one of archie's variables. Their
values affect how archie interacts with the user. Archie
distinguishes between three types of variable: 'boolean', which may
be either set or unset, 'numeric', representing an integer within a
pre-determined range, and 'string', whose value is a string of
characters (which may or may not be restricted).
Currently, the variables that may be set are:
autologout - numeric. Number of minutes before automatic log out
mailto - string. Address that output is to be mailed to
maxhits - numeric. 'prog' stops after this many matches
pager - boolean. If set use the pager, otherwise don't
search - string. How 'prog' is to search the database
sortby - string. How 'prog' output is to be sorted
status - boolean. Report how the search is progressing
term - string. Describes your terminal
Each variable has a corresponding subtopic entry under 'set'. See
them for more details. Also, see help on 'unset' and 'show'.
Subtopics available for set:
autologout mailto maxhits pager
search sortby status term
'set' subtopic? mailto
'mailto' is a string variable whose value is a mail address (or comma-
separated list of addresses). If this is set and the 'mail' command is
issued with no arguments, then the output of the last command is
mailed to that address.
Example:
set mailto user@frobozz.com
Example:
set mailto user1@hello.edu,user2@goodbye.com
All the various Internet addressing styles are understood. BITNET
sites should use the convention
user@sitename.bitnet
UUCP addresses can be specified as
user@sitename.uucp
If you would like to mail to an Internet IP address then use '[]'.
Example:
set mailto bajan@[132.206.44.5]
Example of archie search results:
archie> prog xcalc
# matches / % database searched: 82 /97%
Host aix370.rrz.uni-koeln.de (134.95.80.1)
Last updated 05:26 31 Jul 1991
Location: /msdos/spreadsheet
FILE rw-rw-r-- 250577 Feb 27 1990 excalc41.zip
Host nuri.inria.fr (128.93.1.26)
Last updated 02:48 9 Aug 1991
Location: /X/oldcontrib
FILE rw-rw-r-- 20891 Oct 4 1990 hexcalc.tar.Z
Host aix370.rrz.uni-koeln.de (134.95.80.1)
Last updated 05:26 31 Jul 1991
Location: /util
FILE rw-rw-r-- 22539 Apr 14 1990 hexcalc.tar.Z
Host reseq.regent.e-technik.tu-muenchen.de (192.48.107.50)
Last updated 05:20 19 Jul 1991
Location: /public/X.V11R4/contrib/clients
FILE rw-rw-r-- 17750 May 3 14:39 hexcalc.tar.Z
(entries deleted)
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***Dartmouth's DANTE Project***
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Access: telnet eleazar.dartmouth.edu or 129.170.16.2
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Jacopo Alighieri [jacopo] VenturiMomigliano
Jacopo della Lana [lana] LombardiPorena
Guido da Pisa [guido] PortirelliSapegno
L'Ottimo commento [ottimo] CostaFallani
Anonimo selmiano [selmiano] *TommaseoPadoan
Pietro di Dante [pietro] BianchiGiacalone
Giovanni Boccaccio [boccaccio] ScartazziniSingleton
Benvenuto da Imola [benvenuto] BerthierBosco-Reggio
Anonimo fiorentino [fiorentino] Ruskin Serravalle
Casini-Barbi Daniello
*Scartazzini-Vandelli [vandelli]
Castelvetro [castel]
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1 Guido(1327), ^Inf~. 16.70
2 Guido(1327), ^Inf~. 17.106-108
3 Guido(1327), ^Inf~. 34.1-3
4 Guido(1327), ^Inf~. 34.4-7
5 Guido(1327), ^Inf~. 34.16-21
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8 L'Ottimo(1333), ^Inf~. 34.68-69
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10 L'Ottimo(1333), ^Par~. 8 Nota.
11 L'Ottimo(1333), ^Par~. 8.1-12
12 Selmiano(1337), ^Inf~. 3.34-42
13 Pietro(1340), ^Inf~. 33.100-108
14 Pietro(1340), ^Inf~. 34.28-38
15 Pietro(1340), ^Inf~. 34.70-78
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Pietro (1340), ^Inf~. 33.100-108 Doc 13 of 94, Screen 1
Et ibi fingit se primo auram et ventum sensisse, qui spirabat ab alis
Luciferi, qui significat et figurat spirationem diaboli ad odium
tantum, quod glaciat hos in tanto frigido quod omne calidum
charitatis amittimus. Nam sicut a Deo, qui est summum bonum,
Spiritus sanctus in formam ignis suum amorem in nobis inspirat et
conflat, ut in Capitulo II.+o~ Actuum Apostolorum, ibi: ^et
apparuerunt illis dispertitae linguae tamquam ignis, seditque supra
singulos eorum,~ ita Lucifer, qui pro summo malo ponitur, et in
oppositum Deo in centro abyssi spirat spiritum maledictum, frigidum,
glaciantem homines in tanto odio, ut est prodere proximos et
commensales.
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14 Matthiessen, Peter. In the spirit of Crazy Horse / Peter Matth 1983
15 Matthiessen, Peter. Indian country / Peter Matth 1984
16 Matthiessen, Peter. Indian country / Peter Matth 1990
17 Matthiessen, Peter. Killing Mister Watson / Peter Matthi. 1990
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to
NASA SPACELINK
A Space-Related Informational Database
Provided by the NASA Educational Affairs Division
Operated by the Marshall Space Flight Center
On a Data General ECLIPSE MV7800 Minicomputer
******IMPORTANT!******
Do not press RETURN until you have read the following information.
You are about to be asked to provide a Username and a Password.
If this is your first call to NASA Spacelink,
Enter NEWUSER as your Username and enter NEWUSER as your Password.
If you have called before, enter your assigned Username and Password.
You may send Carriage Returns or Line Feeds but NOT BOTH.
You may now press RETURN, or
To redisplay this message press CONTROL-D.
AOS/VS II 2.02.00.00 / EXEC-32 2.02.00.06 11-Sep-91 12:11:56
@CON35
Username:
Password:
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MESSAGES
The system automatically deletes Usernames that have been inactive
90 days.
==> INTERNET CALLERS: Please DO NOT try to use XMODEM or
YMODEM file transfer options. Attempting them will 'hang' your
session with Spacelink. If you want to use XMODEM or YMODEM, call
Spacelink directly at 205/895-0028.
Info on Space Technology Spinoffs/Technology Transfer is under
main menu 10.
Info on upcoming Shuttle flight STS-48 is under main menu option 3,
submenu 16.
Most recent logon 11-Sep-91 12:03:26
NASA/SPACELINK MENU SYSTEM
Revision:1.50.00.00 [9600]
NASA Spacelink Main Menu
1. Log Off NASA Spacelink
2. NASA Spacelink Overview
3. Current NASA News
4. Aeronautics
5. Space Exploration: Before the Shuttle
6. Space Exploration: The Shuttle and Beyond
7. NASA and its Centers
8. NASA Educational Services
9. Classroom Materials
10. Space Program Spinoffs/Technology Transfer
Enter a number or press RETURN to redisplay menu...2
NASA Spacelink Overview
0. Previous Menu
1. Main Menu
2. NASA Spacelink Background
3. How to Use NASA Spacelink
4. Revise Initial Registration Information
5. XMODEM & YMODEM Explanation
6. New/Updated Files
7. Lists of All Files on NASA Spacelink
8. Review Logon Messages
9. NASA Spacelink's connection to the Internet
10. NASA Spacelink Upgrade Plans and Status Report
Enter a number or press RETURN to redisplay menu...2
'2_2.TXT' (1791 bytes) was created on 02-20-89
Enter {V}iew, {X}MODEM, {Y}MODEM or {M}enu [V]...v
NASA SPACELINK BACKGROUND
NASA Spacelink runs on a Data General ECLIPSE MV-7800
minicomputer located at the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center in
Huntsville, Alabama. NASA Spacelink software was developed and
donated to NASA by the Data General Corporation of Westboro,
Massachusetts. The system has a main memory of 14 megabytes (14
million characters), disk storage space for 708 megabytes, and can
communicate with eight callers simultaneously at 300, 1200, or 2400
baud. The data word format is 8 data bits, no parity, and 1 stop bit.
NASA Spacelink is a dynamic system that will change and expand
daily. It was made available to the public in February, 1988.
Initial funding for NASA Spacelink was provided by the Educational
Affairs Division at NASA Headquarters. The NASA Spacelink data
base is maintained by the Public Services and Education Branch of
the Marshall Space Flight Center Public Affairs Office. Operational
support is provided by the Information Systems Office at the
Marshall Center. Information on NASA scientific projects and
educational programs is provided to NASA Spacelink by education
specialists at NASA Headquarters and the NASA field centers.
While NASA understands that people from a wide variety of
backgrounds will use NASA Spacelink, the system is specifically
designed for teachers. The data base is arranged to provide easy
access to current and historical information on NASA aeronautics and
space research. Also included are suggested classroom activities that
incorporate information on NASA projects to teach a number of
scientific principles. Unlike bulletin board systems, NASA Spacelink
does not provide for interaction between callers. However it does
allow teachers and other callers to leave questions and comments for
NASA.
====PRESS RETURN TO CONTINUE====
Enter a number or press RETURN to redisplay menu...3
'2_3.TXT' (2546 bytes) was created on 02-20-89
Enter {V}iew, {X}MODEM, {Y}MODEM or {M}enu [V]...v
HOW TO USE NASA SPACELINK
To use NASA Spacelink, type the number of the menu item most
likely to contain information of interest, and press your computer's
return, carriage return (CR), new line, or enter key. You will find
one or more sub-menus under each item in the main menu. Continue
choosing menu items until the desired information appears.
For example, if you are a sixth grade teacher and you want to plan a
lesson around food for astronauts, choose item 9 from the Main Menu
(Materials for Classroom Use). From the next menu choose item 2
(Living in Space Activities, Grades 1-6). From the next menu choose
item 2 (Food Lesson Plans). Your final menu choice will be item 6
(Grades 4-6), which will contain suggested activities for sixth grade
students. At this point you'll be told to press Return to view the
document or enter an X (type X and press return) to receive the file
via an XMODEM file transfer.
Every NASA Spacelink menu offers the options of returning to the
previous menu (item 0) or returning to the Main Menu (item 1).
When you first logged on to NASA Spacelink, you indicated the
number of lines your computer monitor will display at one time.
NASA Spacelink will pause accordingly to allow time to read
information that has appeared on screen. You may press Return
whenever you are ready for NASA Spacelink to continue.
If you wish to override the pause feature to allow continuous
scrolling, type the letter C (for Continuous) when text begins to
appear. You must type the letter C every time you want text to scroll
continuously. This feature will be helpful when you are not reading
text, but are saving it to disk.
If you wish to stop viewing text while it is scrolling, you may type
the letter S (for STOP) and the previous menu will reappear.
If you want text to pause on demand, type the letter S while
depressing your computer's Control key. To resume scrolling, type
the letter Q while depressing your computer's Control key.
In brief, here are the keys you can use to control operation of NASA
Spacelink:
Key Effect
Return Next Screen
C Continuous Scrolling
S Stop Viewing Document
Ctrl/S Pause
Ctrl/Q Cancel Pause
Ctrl/X Cancel XMODEM Transfer
Please note that if you are calling at 300 or 1200 baud, there will be
a delay in NASA Spacelink's response to S and Ctrl/S.
====PRESS RETURN TO CONTINUE====
Enter a number or press RETURN to redisplay menu...1
NASA Spacelink Overview
0. Previous Menu
1. Main Menu
2. NASA Spacelink Background
3. How to Use NASA Spacelink
4. Revise Initial Registration Information
5. XMODEM & YMODEM Explanation
6. New/Updated Files
7. Lists of All Files on NASA Spacelink
8. Review Logon Messages
9. NASA Spacelink's connection to the Internet
10. NASA Spacelink Upgrade Plans and Status Report
Enter a number or press RETURN to redisplay menu...9
'2_9.TXT' (1489 bytes) was created on 08-17-91
Enter {V}iew, {X}MODEM, {Y}MODEM or {M}enu [V]...v
Internet Access to NASA/Spacelink
WHAT
NASA/Spacelink is available to users with access to the Internet.
Currently, four TELNET ports are available for callers. These ports
can be reached at the following addresses:
Domain Name: spacelink.msfc.nasa.gov OR xsl.msfc.nasa.gov
Internet Address: 128.158.13.250
File Transfer Protocol (FTP) capability will be implemented soon.
XMODEM and YMODEM will not work through the Internet. If you
want to use XMODEM or YMODEM, you'll need to call NASA Spacelink
directly at 205/895-0028.
WHY
The Internet is a system that ties regional computer networks
together. The regional networks are used mostly by universities,
government agencies and research facilities. NASA was approached
by universities and other groups designing networks to offer
teachers and students access to the services available on the
Internet. It became clear that connecting to the Internet would
reduce access costs for NASA/Spacelink's target audiences, teachers
and students.
HOW
NASA/Spacelink reaches the Internet via the Southeastern
Universities Research Association Network (SURAnet), a regional
network affiliated with National Science Foundation Network
(NSFNET).
FUTURE
NASA/Spacelink's next expansion phase will increase several
elements of the system, including additional storage for images from
NASA's observatories. NASA/Spacelink's Internet connectivity will
be upgraded to offer more simultaneous TELNET sessions and FTP
file transfers.
====PRESS RETURN TO CONTINUE====
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***Oceanic: The Ocean Information Center***
Service: OCEANIC is a system of interest to any researcher in the
fields of oceanographic and related marine studies. The system
provides access to current research in all parts of the world, access to
datasets of oceanic research observations, an electronic directory of
active researchers and marine studies professionals, and even a
schedule of research vessel cruises planned through the next 12-18
months.
Access: telnet delocn.udel.edu or 128.175.24.1
At the 'username' prompt type 'info' and press <enter/return>. One
unique feature of the system is that graphic data can be viewed
online using KERMIT version 3.10 supporting the Tektronix 4010
graphics emulation. Instuctions on how to obtain a copy of Kermit
(via ftp) with this emulation are included in the 'help' topics.
Exit: type '$' to logoff the system from most screens.
Example of OCEANIC session:
TELNET>open
_To: delocn.udel.edu
Trying...128.175.24.1
Connected to DELOCN.UDEL.EDU.
Escape character is ^].
Username: INFO
PLEASE ENTER YOUR NAME -> (type your name here)
Welcome to
O C E A N I C
The OCEAN Information Center
incorporating
SONIC
The SPAN::OCEAN Network Information Center
Created and Maintained by
The University of Delaware
College of Marine Studies
Lewes, Delaware
Is your terminal or emulation package capable of supporting
TEKTRONIX 4010 GRAPHICS ? (Y or [N])n
Public Domain MS-DOS software is available to enable you to view
graphics in OCEANIC. Type KERMIT while in HELP.
OCEANIC - Ocean Network Information Center
0 What's NEW in OCEANIC?
1 WOCE Science Information (menu)
2 WOCE Program Information (menu)
3 Data Information (menu)
4 Who's Who - electronic and mail addresses (menu)
5 Research Ship Schedules and Information (menu)
6 Message to OCEANIC (1 screen)
? = FOR HELP T = tree diagram of system $ = Logoff
Enter your selection ->
WOCE Science Information
Atlantic Field Program [AFP] Pacific Field Program [PFP]
Indian Field Program [IFP] Southern Field Program [SFP]
WOCE Program Information
Program Structure [STR] Calendar [CAL]
Int'l Progm Announcements [ANN] Algorithms, standards, etc. [ALG]
Bibliography [BIB] Other Programs (TOGA, ARI) [OTH]
Acronyms [ACRO]
Data Information
NODC [NODC] NCAR [NCAR]
Hawaii Sea Level Center [PSLC] NODS [NODS]
Eur Ctr Med-Range Forecst [ECMWF NSIDC [NSIDC]
Univ of MIAMI [MIAMI] Univ of Rhode Island [URI]
Carbon Dioxide Info Analy [CDIAC] Browse Products [PROD]
WHO'S WHO
Electronic Mail Addresses [DIR]
Research Ship Schedules
Cruise info [CRU] Ship info [SHP]
Enter the code or press RETURN to continue ...
Enter the code or press RETURN to continue ... pfp
Woce Field Program - Pacific Ocean (maps and resources)
1. One Time Survey (menu)
2. Repeated Hydrography (menu)
3. Time Series (menu)
4. Sea Level Network (menu)
5. Floats (menu)
6. Drifters (menu)
7. Mooring Arrays (menu)
8. XBT/XCTD Sections from Ships of Opportunity (menu)
9. Cruise Plans/Progress Reports (menu)
? for help, <Return> for previous menu, * for Main Menu, $ to Logoff
SELECTION ->
SELECTION -> 6
Pacific Ocean Drifters
PD1 (Tasman Sea, S. Fuji Basin and area east of N.Z.)
PD2 (10N - 10S across Pacific)
PDG (Pacific Basin N of 45S)
PDSFG (sparsely sample regions of Basin)
ENTER THE DRIFTER NUMBER (xx) or
? for help, <Return> for previous menu, * for Main Menu, $ to Logoff
SELECTION ->
Drifter No.: PD1 Core Proj: CP1
Location: Tasman Sea, S. Fuji Basin and area east of N.Z.
Logistical Details (Update: Jul. 6, 1988 - IPO)
Yrs covered:
Orig deploy:
Reseeding:
Notes: Western boundary current
Operators and Interested Countries (Updated: Oct. 23, 1990 - AA)
Country: AA
Contact: G. Cresswell at: CSIRO, Hobart
Ship name: Aurora Australis, Franklin
Action Date: from 1991
Notes: expect to release 10 drifters/yr for 3+ years.
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***PENpages: Agriculture's Online Resource***
Service: PENpages is an excellent online resource for economic
information pertaining to agricultural markets. Coverage includes all
products from vegetables to meats to flowers. Market data includes
weekly NY livestock auctions, Chicago Mercantile Exchange futures,
weekly San Francisco wholesale floral prices, and PA regional timber
prices. In addition to market reports, PENpages includes many
newsletters from agrichemicals to birding lists from the Delaware
Valley. PENpages is a DEC-based system which has many impressive
features for marking text. In addition to the selection of text through
a menu-driven interface, PENpages includes a keyword/boolean
search module for all texts in the system.
Access: telnet psupen.psu.edu
At the login prompt, type 'pnotpa' and press <enter/return>. The
standard vt100 emulation works well with PENpages. An online
tutorial explains the use of 'gold' key and function key commands.
The system is available seven days a week.
Exit: to end the session, use F3 (or CTRL-B) to back out to the initial
menu. Then pick selection '0' to logoff. Another exit command is F1-
(gold-period).
Example of Telnet Session:
telnet> open
(to) psupen.psu.edu
Trying...
Connected to psupen.psu.edu.
Escape character is ^]
PSU*PEN
The Pennsylvania State University
Username: PNOTPA
Welcome to
_________________
P E N p a g e s
_________________
Provided By:
College of Agriculture
The Pennsylvania State University
PSU*PEN System Menu
(0)Logoff System
(1)PENpages (37 documents added on 20-AUG-1991)
(2)Optional User Comments
Enter selection:
PENpages Menu
(0) Return to previous menu
(1) Menu -- access to regularly changing information
(2) Index - Keyword Search -- access to all information
Enter selection 1
____________________
Welcome to
PENpages Main Menu
____________________
1. How to Use PENpages 5. Public News and Notices
2. Recent Changes to PENpages 6. Drought Management
3. Market News
4. Newsletters
_ Choice: 1
____________________
How to Use PENpages
____________________
1. On-line Tutorial
2. PENpages User Guide
3. Referencing Information Obtained from PENpages
_____________________
PENpages User's Guide
_____________________
1) Introduction and Conventions
2) Configuring Your Equipment
3) Usernames & Phone Numbers
4) Accessing PENpages
5) Using Menus
6) Using Index-Keyword Search
7) Reference
8) Hardware/Software Selection
9) Access via Internet
10) Command Summary
Choice:1
______________________
PENpages User's Guide
______________________
GETTING STARTED
PENpages is a computer-based information service available seven
days a week. Information is entered into PENpages by Penn State
experts and many cooperators including the College of Health &
Human Development, Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture and
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey. PENpages is housed at
University Park with access points in each Pennsylvania county.
There are no subscription fees charged for the use of PENpages.
There are two methods to access information in PENpages: menu
section and index-keyword search section. The menu section is
reserved for news, market reports, newsletters and other items that
change frequently. All information can be accessed through the
index-keyword search section, which includes thousands of reference
documents.
Market News
__________________
1. PA Livestock Market Reports 17. Dairy Market News
2. PA Graded Feeder Pig Market 18. Hog Report:Peoria,IL
3. PA Graded Feeder Cattle Sales 19. TX, OK, NM Feeder Cattle Sum.
4. PA Grain Market Summary 20. Summary of NY Auctions
5. PA Hay Market Summary 21. Weekly Sum. of NY Auctions
6. PA Woodlands Timber Market Report 22. Food Market News
7. Grain Futures:Chicago Board of Trade
8. Meat Futures:Chicago Mercantile Exchange
9. Omaha, Nebraska Livestock Report
10. Poultry Market News
11. Boxed Beef Cutout Report
12. Central U.S. Carlot Beef Report
13. Central U.S. Carlot Pork Report
14. National Grain Market Summary
15. Fruit & Vegetable Market News
16. Flower Market News
_
Choice:
Pennsylvania Woodlands Timber Market Report
Forest Resources Extension
110 Ferguson Bldg.
The Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA 16802
The Timber Market Report is published quarterly.
1. January/March 1991
2. April/June 1990
3. July/September 1990
4. October/December 1990
_Choice:1
Pennsylvania Woodlands Timber Market Report
First Quarter-1991
January-March
This Pennsylvania Woodlands Timber Market Report gives the prices
for logs delivered to sawmills during the months of January through
March 1991. (Please refer to stumpage and mill price descriptions
below).
MARKET REGIONS: The regions have been defined in such a way as
to minimize the price variation within each region. Prices in counties
on region borders can be expected to reflect trends in both regions.
PRICE INTERPRETATION. This report is intended to serve only as a
guide for stumpage and mill prices. Markets for timber often change
dramatically and therefore the past prices reported here may not be
representative of current market prices. In addition, the reported
prices reflect general market trends and ignore specific timber tract
variations. Prices paid for timber on differentconsiderably because
price is influenced by many factors, including the following:
- size, species, and quality of timber
- total volume and volume per acre
- logging conditions
- distance to the mill
- season of the year
- market demand
- end product of manufacture
STUMPAGE PRICES. The stumpage prices for sawtimber and
pulpwood are based on the average stumpage prices reported this
quarter by sawmills, pulp and paper companies, forestry consultants,
the US Forest Service and the Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry. The
reported average stumpage prices are determined from all data
received. Normally, we do not report the highest and lowest
stumpage prices, since these values would represent extremes.
These extreme values would
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***SSDA: Aleph/Hebrew University Social Science Data Archive Catalog***
Service: The SSDA (social science data archive) catalog, a part of
Israel's inter-university ALEPH network, is now accessible to foreign
archives/users via Internet. The catalog accesses dataset holdings
covering a variety of studies, surveys, census data, and financial
records from Israel. Searching access includes subject headings,
variable lists, abstracts, and library holding information.
Access: telnet har1.huji.ac.il or 132.64.176.2
At the Username prompt, enter SSDA and press <enter/return>. The
system will display the 'function selection menu'. Type '2' and press
<enter/return>. For more information regarding searching, system
use, or data orders contact Miko Levy at MAGAR1@HUJIVMS.Bitnet
or telephone 972-2-883181.
Exit: Type 'stop' from any screen to return to the 'function selection
menu', then type '1' to select logout.
Example of SSDA session:
TELNET>open
_To: har1.huji.ac.il
Trying...132.64.176.2
Connected to HAR1.HUJI.AC.IL.
Escape character is ^]
WELCOME TO HAR1 (HEBREW UNIVERSITY MOUNT SCOPUS LIBRARIES)
VMS VERSION 5.4 (DEC)
ALEPH VERSION 2.3 (ALEPH YISSUM LTD)
Username: SSDA
Last interactive login on Thursday, 22-AUG-1991 02:02
Last non-interactive login on Thursday, 1-AUG-1991 13:07
Function selection
1. Logout
2. Online Aleph Functions + Iutil
3.
4. Redefine terminal type
5. Show batch log
6. Upload offline Circulation records (PC only)
7. Show Batch execution queue and Print queue
8.
Select from menu 2
Search Library SSDA
S O C I A L S C I E N C E S D A T A A R C H I V E
The Data Archive catalogue describes, in the English language, all
data sets held in the Archive. For data orders and/or further
information, please call tel. 883181, use Bitnet MAGAR1@HUJIVMS
or Fax. no. (972)-2-322545.
S E A R C H C O D E S
Data set level: Variable level:
FN - File number VS - Variable list
TL - File titles VN - Variable name
AU - File author
SH - Subjects
TO BEGIN SEARCH, TYPE ONE OF THE ABOVE CODES/TEXT AND PRESS
ENTER.
M1 = Data-set search explanation M3 = Subject list A-I
M2 = Variable level explanation M4 = Subject list J-Z
To return to this screen, type SE and press ENTER.
SEARCH: Data-set level search (M1) Library SSDA
Finding data-sets in the Data Archive can be done in a number of
ways:
1. When name of data-set is known, use code TL: TL/Labour Force Survey 1988
2. When producer of data-set is known, use code AU: AU/Central
Bureau of Statistics
User will receive a list of all data-sets the C.B.S. deposited in
the Data Archive.
3. When data-set number is known, the code FN can be used: FN/0473
4. When none of the above details are known, use the code SH: SH/Economics
From the List Screen user will be able to access all data-sets
catalogued under this subject at the Data Archive.
Once reaching the List Screen, the code B/line no. will give the details
of any one of the list items.
SEARCH: Variable level search (M2) Library SSDA
The variable level search in the Data Archive catalogue provides the
user with textual information about data-set variable lists and code-
books. Within each data-set exist one or more records bearing a six
digit number, for example:
Data-set 0301 (the 1983 Census) contains two records
930101 (Demographic record) and 930102 (Geographic record).
These records contain the 1983 Census data which is described
by the variable lists .
For searching a variable list, use the code VS/variable list number:
VS/930101
This will display the variable list in its entirety by using the
Continue command (C) to go from screen to screen. Note: after the
record number, a four digit number appears. This number is the
serial number of the variable within the specific variable list.
In addition to variable list searching, for searching a specific
variable over all the Data Archive's holdings, use the code VN:
VN/Marital status
Search Library SSDA
Access List - Subjects
1. Finance (5)
2. Foreign Countries (11)
3. Government (10)
4. Health (7)
5. Household Behaviour (17)
6. Housing (23)
7. Immigration and Absorption (7)
8. Incomes and Wages (25)
9. Industry (4)
Continue=C, Backward=R, Details=P/line no., References=RF/line no.,
Save set=CS/line no., Print screen=PS.
________________________________________________________________________
Search Library SSDA List of publications
1. Finance (5) 1-5
_________________________________________________________________________
1. Bank of Israel 0210
BANK OF ISRAEL TIME SERIES 210
2. COMPUSTAT 0160
COMPUSTAT - ANNUAL INDUSTRIAL FILE - UPDATED TO 1981160
3. International Monetary Fund 0200
IFS - INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL SURVEY 200
4. COMPUSTAT 0150
PRICE DIVIDENDS EARNINGS (P.D.E.) 150
5. Yitzhaki, Shlomo and Shalit, Haim 0796
RATES OF RETURN, TEL-AVIV STOCK EXCHANGE 796
Continue=C
Access=AC,
Details=B/line no., Save=S/line no., Sets=LS, Print screen=PS.
Search Library SSDA
Bibliographic record **0000796**
SYSNO 0000796
FILE NO. 0796
TITLE RATES OF RETURN, TEL-AVIV STOCK EXCHANGE
PERIOD Jan. 1977 - Jan. 198
AUTHOR Yitzhaki, Shlomo and Shalit, Haim
INSTIT. Center of Economic Agriculture
SECURITY 2
CLASS B
SUBJECT Finance
- National Economy
DESCRIP. File 796 contains 11 monthly rates of return for securities
and bonds. Record 01 (data file F3001.DATA.R) contains real rates of
return and record 02 (data file F3001.DATA.N) contains nominal
rates of return. The 11 indices are:
Continue=C
Next=N, Holdings=H, Issues=IS, Abstract=AB, Publications=P,
Access=AC, Save=S.
Search Library SSDA
Bibliographic record **0000796**
- Commercial Banks, Mortgage Banks, Specialized
- Financial Institutions, Investment Companies, Industry,
Commerce and Services, Land Construction and Developmet,
Bonds Linked to Consumer Price Index, Bonds Traded in
Foreign Currency, Bonds Linked to Foreign Currency
- Bonds Convertible into Shares.
- All of the above are available for the period of January 1977
- January 1983, a total of 73 records.
RECORD 979601 - Main real and nominal rates of return (N=73)
Beginning of record=B
Next=N, Holdings=H, Issues=IS, Abstract=AB, Publications=P, Access=AC, Save=S.
Search Library SSDA
List of publications
Var.list
1. 930101-0006
LOCALITY OF RESIDENCE DETAILS 1000210
2. 930101-0007
Type of geographic division 0014 1000211
3. 930101-0008
District / sub-district 0015 1000212
4. 930101-0009
Natural region 0017 1000213
5. 930101-0010
Type of locality (old) and organizational affiliation 0019 1000214
6. 930101-0011
Type of locality (new) 0022 1000215
Continue=C
Details=B/line no., Save=S/line no., List of sets=LS, Print Screen=PS.
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***STIS: Science and Technology Information System***
- Access to NSF Publications
Service: STIS (Science and Technology Information System) is an
online system providing access to NSF publications and other
programs including:
- the NSF Bulletin,
- the Guide to Programs,
- grants booklet -- including forms,
- program announcements,
- press releases,
- NSF telephone book,
- reports of the National Science Board,
- descriptions of research projects funded by NSF -- with abstracts, and
- analytical reports and news from the International Programs Division
New materials are added weekly.
Access: telnet stis.nsf.gov or 128.150.195.40
At the login prompt, enter 'public' and press <enter/return>. You will
be asked to select from a list of terminal definitions. There are three
variations of 'vt100'. (ed. note: the 'vt100nes' seemed to be the
most flexible. STIS is dependent on a partially graphical user
interface which is similar to many commercial CD-ROM products used
by libraries, such as the Library of Congress products. The use of the
'escape' key is critical to exit various functions and the system itself.
FOR MOST USERS, THE ESCAPE KEY IS THE KEYPAD 0, *NOT* THE
USUAL KEY MARKED 'ESC' ON PC KEYBOARDS! This is definitely true
for Kermit users or sessions originating from VAX computers. The
vt100nes emulation provided alternatives to arrow, page up and
page down using control-key sequences. These always worked. The
regular keyboard arrow keys, etc. did not always work. Once past
these keyboard definition problems, the system is easy and fun to
use).
Exit: type the ESCAPE sequence (i.e. keypad 0 for most users--see
note above) to exit back to the main menu, then type '7' from the
main menu to end the session.
Example of STIS session:
$ telnet
TELNET>open
_To: stis.nsf.gov
Trying...128.150.195.40
Connected to STIS.NSF.GOV.
Escape character is ^]
SunOS UNIX (master)
login: public
Science and Technology Information System
Type up to eight letters as your personal ID, and then Enter.
User ID (Example: jsmith)
Enter ?=Help ESC=Exit
STSMAIN Main Menu
Use arrow keys or numbers to make a selection, and then Enter.
1 Search/Browse Documents (TOPIC)
2 Edit User Registration
3 View Help Menu
4 Download STIS Manual
5 Download Index to Files for FTP
6 Send a Message to STIS Operator
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rush hour tends to be 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. EDT.
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Up to one million people have access to STIS via Internet -- through
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STIS is one of many emerging information services on the data
superhighway of the Internet that will remove geographic and cost
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if the call is long distance. Depending on your modem, STIS is
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will key in a personal ID up to eight characters. This will be your
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3 1.00 INT Country Topic Netherlands: Policy Issues Germane to NSF
NSF Contact : OLPA
Type: Films List
Date: Jan 1, 1989
File name: pub_s/flm_89 Document size: 25270
Topic: energy Filters: OFF Retrieved: 3 of 474
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Title: USSR: I.V. Kurchatov Institute of Atomic Energy, Moscow
(Part I)
NSF Contact: INT
Type: Country Report
Date: June 12, 1990
In: U.S.S.R., The Government Sector
I.V. Kurchatov Institute of Atomic Energy, Moscow, U.S.S.R.
Introduction
The I.V. Kurchatov Institute of Atomic Energy (Institute), the most
important center of the Soviet Union in nuclear science and
technology, performs research in applied as well as fundamental
science. A descriptive leaflet (in Russian, no date) emphasizes the
Institute's activities in nuclear energetics, nuclear power generation
and cogeneration, shipboard nuclear propulsion for transport and
icebreaking, research reactors, controlled thermonuclear fusion,
inertially confined fusion, nuclear physics,
*********************************************************DATABASES
***Louis Harris Data Center: The Institute for Research in Social Science***
Service: online access to poll data collected from the Harris
organization, USA Today polls, and North Carolina polls. Printouts and
datasets in the SAS format are available for a fee.
Access: tn3270 128.109.157.5
Logon is 'irss1' or 'irss2', password is 'irss'.
Exit: type 'quit' or F3
Over 750 Harris polls are archived at the Harris Data Center. These
surveys contain over 50,000 questions and have been administered
to over 900,000 respondents. The polls are a valuable source of data
about American society. Many questions have been repeated over
time, allowing researchers to track changes.
IRSS distributes Harris data at a nominal cost. Copies of data tapes,
printouts of frequencies, or printouts of other analyses are provided
by IRSS staff. A copy of a Harris questionnaire with a copy of
unweighted response frequencies for a single study will be provided
for $25.
For more information about the Harris Data Center, call David
Sheaves at (919) 966-3348, fax (919) 962-IRSS, or electronic mail at
uirdss@uncvm1.bitnet
Example of IRSS session:
VM/XA SP 2.1 ONLINE
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA IBM 3090 COMPUTING SYSTEM
VM/XA SP 2.1 (9002+0C12)
Fill in your USERID and PASSWORD and press ENTER
(Your password will not appear when you type it)
USERID ===> irss1
PASSWORD ===>
Type VMEXIT on <COMMAND> line to leave VM/XA
COMMAND ===>
RUNNING UNCVM1
Welcome to the Institute for Research in Social Science Data Services
The Institute for Research in Social Science maintains an extensive
archive of social science data. Three easy-to-use, menu driven
systems are available to assist users in locating and accessing these
data:
* IRSS Data Holdings Catalog *
An on-line CATALOG of IRSS data holdings arranged by title,
principal investigator, and subject.
* IRSS Public Opinion Item Index *
Lets you search for public opinion poll questions that contain specific
words or combinations of words. You can also search using study
dates or study numbers, separately or with question wordings.
* North Carolina Information System *
The North Carolina Information System (NCIS) allows researchers to
display, manipulate, and abstract data about North Carolina from a
large database of county-level variables.
Press ENTER for Data Services Menu
INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH IN SOCIAL SCIENCE
<< IRSS Data Services Menu >>
1 IRSS Catalog of Data Holdings
2 Public Opinion Item Index
3 North Carolina Information System
TO SELECT AN OPTION
TYPE THE NUMBER AND PRESS ENTER
F1 =HELP
To QUIT type QUIT or press F3
====> INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH IN SOCIAL SCIENCE
<< IRSS Public Opinion Item Index Menu >>
1 Atlanta Journal Constitution Polls
2 Carolina Polls
3 Louis Harris Polls
4 USA Today Polls
5 Return to Main Menu
TO SELECT AN OPTION
TYPE THE NUMBER AND PRESS ENTER
F1 =HELP
====> HARRIS SURVEYS Search 04/13/91 17:25
THE HARRIS SURVEY INDEX
This file offers the user the ability to search through the text of all
Harris Survey questions (circa 1960 to the present) looking for
particular topics.
Once a search has been defined and the user is satisfied with the
results, a printout of the questions can be obtained.
If frequencies are given for a question, the results are unweighted.
If you have any questions about this PRISM file, please contact:
David Sheaves, IRSS 966-3348 uirdss@uncvm1
-File selected; type HELP HARRIS SURVEYS FILE for more information
Type FIND to search this file.
Type SELECT to choose a different file.
YOUR RESPONSE:
f1=Help f2=Find f3=Select
Also: Setup, Command, Suggest, Lock, Pause, End HARRIS SURVEYS
Search 04/13/91 17:26
Search type selection for FIND
Choose a type of search by typing the name or number for each type
of information you have, e.g. QUESTION or 1
OF SEARCH DESCRIPTION
EXAMPLE
1. QUESTION WORDS USED IN THE QUESTIONS GOLDWATER, MCGOVERN, TAX
2. STNC TO ASK FOR A RANGE OR SPECIFIC DATE >=1980
3. STN ENTER A HARRIS STUDY NUMBER 871028
Enter one or more search types below.
Type CANCEL to cancel this search.
YOUR RESPONSE:
f1=Help f3=Cancel
Also: Lock, Pause, End HARRIS SURVEYS Search 04/13/91 17:27
Selected search types: QUESTION
(QUESTION) ENTER A WORD THAT MAY APPEAR IN THE TEXT OF A
QUESTION, RESPONSE, OR ITEM LIST. BOOLEAN OPERATORS
('AND'/'OR') MAY BE USED IN THESE SEARCHES. ALSO PREFIX,
SUFFIX, AND STRING SEARCHES MAY BE ENTER (ENTER HELP FOR
MORE INFO). WORD(S):
-To continue this search, enter value above and press RETURN
Type PREVIOUS below to return to search menu.
Type CANCEL below to cancel this search.
YOUR RESPONSE:
f1=Help f3=Cancel f7=Previous f8=OK HARRIS
SURVEYS Search / BRIEF display 04/13/91 17:29
Find QUESTION JAPAN 310 records
16) Study Number: 842113, NON-VOTERS Study Date: OCT. 1984
What country or countries were your grandparents born in?
MULTIPLE RECORD
17) Study Number: 842111, NON-VOTERS Study Date: AUG.
1984
What country or countries were your grandparents born in? DO NOT READ LIST
-- MULTIPLE RECORD
18) Study Number: 901207 Study
Date: JULY 1990
To be successful in the 1990s, will Japan have to open itself to
more cultural and ethnic diversity than it has done in the past,
or not?
19) Study Number: 901207 Study Date: JULY
1990
Do you think that Japan will be the number one economic power
in the world in the year 2000, or not?
20) Study Number: 1918 Study Date: APRIL
1969
Which airlines did you use most often to travel abroad in the last
12 months?
-Records continue on the next page; you may press RETURN to
continue display Type: DIS FULL number, to see a full record. PRINT
to print/mail/save records.
AND, NOT, OR to refine this search. FIND to begin a new search.
YOUR RESPONSE:
f1=Help f2=Find f3=Select f7=Previous f9=Print f10=Display
Also: And, Not, Or, Setup, Command, Suggest, Lock, Pause, End
HARRIS SURVEYS
Search / FULL display 04/13/91 17:30
Find QUESTION JAPAN Record 18 of 310
Study Number: 901207 Study Date: JULY 1990
Question Number: 1q. Sample: EXECUTIVES
Question: To be successful in the 1990s, will Japan have to open itself
to more cultural and ethnic diversity than it has done in the past, or
not? Responses: Will have to open itself to more diversity/Won't
have to open itself to more diversity / Not sure
PERCENT RESPONSE CATEGORY
Will have to open itself to more diversity
Won't have to open itself to more diversity
Not sure SAS Variable Name: Q1Q
-Records continue on the next page; you may press RETURN to
continue display
Type: DISPLAY to see brief records. PRINT to print/mail/save
records.
AND, NOT, OR to refine this search. FIND to begin a new search.
YOUR RESPONSE:
f1=Help f2=Find f3=Select f9=Print f10=Display
Also: And, Not, Or, Setup, Command, Suggest, Lock, Pause, End
CAROLINA POLL
INDEX Search / FULL display 04/13/91 17:34
Find QUESTION HELMS Record 34 of 38
Study Number: FALL 1990 Question Number: 6.
Question: As of today, do you lean more toward Gantt or more
toward Helms?
Filter: IF 4 OR 5 IN QUESTION 4
Filter: NOTE THAT QUESTIONS 6 AND 7 ARE COMBINED IN THE DATA
SET AS VARIABLE
SENLEAN. NOTE ALSO THAT SENATE AND SENLEAN ARE COMBINED
IN THE DATA SET AS A
FINAL VARIABLE TSENATE.
Responses: HELMS / GANTT / OTHER / DON'T KNOW, UNDECIDED /
REFUSED, NO ANSWER
PERCENT RESPONSE CATEGORY
12.7 HELMS
21.6 GANTT
41.2 DON'T KNOW/UNDECIDED
24.5 REFUSED/NO ANSWER
Total number of cases: 50
SAS/SPSSX Variable Name: SENLEANA
-Records continue on the next page; you may press RETURN to
continue display
Type: DISPLAY to see brief records. PRINT to print/mail/save
records.
AND, NOT, OR to refine this search. FIND to begin a new search.
YOUR RESPONSE:
f1=Help f2=Find f3=Select f9=Print f10=Display
Also: And, Not, Or, Setup, Command, Suggest, Lock, Pause, End
*********************************************************DATABASES
***SWAIS: Simple WAIS - Access to World Factbook
and other Information Sources***
Service: 'swais' is a screen-mode simplified version of the WAIS
(wide area information server) system. The simple wais system is a
fascinating introduction to the use of distributed information
resources accessed via the Z39.50 information retrieval protocol.
Information sources on wais servers include, the CIA World
Factbook, the Wall Street Journal, the Internet Library Guide, and the
Internet cookbook.
Access: telnet hub.nnsc.nsf.net
At the 'username' prompt, type 'wais' and press <enter/return>.
Enter 'vt100' (or other appropriate terminal type) at the TERM =
prompt. From the initial swais menu, type '?' to get a brief help
description of commands.
Exit: type 'q' from any screen to back out one screen or exit the
system completely.
Example of swais session:
telnet> open
(to) hub.nnsc.nsf.net
Trying...
Connected to hub.nnsc.nsf.net.
Escape character is ^]
SunOS UNIX (hub.nnsc.nsf.net)
login: wais
TERM = (unknown) vt100
SWAIS Source Selection Help Page: 1
j Move Down one source
k Move Up one source
## Position to source number ##
<space> Select current source
<ret> Perform search
s Select new sources
w Select new keywords
h Show this help display
H Provide SWAIS overview
q Leave simple wais program
Press any key to continue
SWAIS Source Selection Sources: 21
01: Source: directory-of-servers
02: Source: ietf-documents
03: Source: internet-drafts
04: Source: internet-rfcs
05: Source: info-mac
06: Source: US-Gov-Programs
07: Source: cosmic-abstracts
08: Source: cosmic-programs
09: Source: eff-documents
10: Source: online-libraries
11: Source: poetry
12: Source: wall-street-journal
13: * Source: world-factbook
14: Source: usenet-cookbook
15: Source: sun-mail
16: Source: internet-phonebook
17: Source: risk-digest
18: Source: sample-books
19: Source: sample-patents
<space> displays, arrows move, w for keywords, <return> searches, ?
for help
SWAIS Keyword Entry Page 1
Keywords: zaire mobutu
Enter keywords with spaces between them; <return> to search
SWAIS Search Results Items: 40
# Score Source Title Lines
01: [1000] ( cmns-vax.think) Country: Zaire - Geography Total area: 2, 246
02: [ 952] ( cmns-vax.think) Country: Burundi - Geography Total area: 213
03: [ 850] ( cmns-vax.think) IMF Holds Up Loans Marked To Aid 72
04: [ 742] ( cmns-vax.think) World Bank Holds Zaire Loan to Push 76
05: [ 689] ( cmns-vax.think) International Brief -- Sabena: Belgi 39
06: [ 624] ( cmns-vax.think) LEISURE & ARTS: Art From the Heart o 142
07: [ 624] ( cmns-vax.think) International: Meeting of G-7 Leader 90
08: [ 603] ( cmns-vax.think) Potomac Watch: White House Losing 121
09: [ 587] ( cmns-vax.think) Country: Angola - Geography Total area: 1 213
10: [ 558] ( cmns-vax.think) Country: Zambia - Geography Total area: 7 218
11: [ 558] ( cmns-vax.think) Country: Uganda - Geography Total area: 2 223
12: [ 558] ( cmns-vax.think) Country: Sudan - Geography Total area: 2, 241
13: [ 558] ( cmns-vax.think) Country: Congo - Geography Total area: 34 231
14: [ 549] ( cmns-vax.think) Country: Rwanda - Geography Total area: 2 216
15: [ 549] ( cmns-vax.think) Country: Central African Republic - Geogr 226
16: [ 539] ( cmns-vax.think) Country: Tanzania - Geography Total area: 251
17: [ 520] ( cmns-vax.think) Appendix E: Cross-Reference L 1072
18: [ 520] ( cmns-vax.think) THE WORLD FACTBOOK 697
19: [ 517] ( cmns-vax.think) French GDP Posts Growth PARIS -- F 27
<space> selects, arrows move, w for keywords, s for sources, ? for
help
0000246CIA
The World Factbook 1990
900101
Country: Zaire
- Geography
Total area: 2,345,410 km2; land area: 2,267,600 km2
Comparative area: slightly more than one-quarter the size of US
Land boundaries: 10,271 km total; Angola 2,511 km, Burundi 233 km,
Central African Republic 1,577 km, Congo 2,410 km, Rwanda 217 km,
Sudan 628 km,
Uganda 765 km, Zambia 1,930 km
Coastline: 37 km
Maritime claims:
Territorial sea: 12 nm
Disputes: Tanzania-Zaire-Zambia tripoint in Lake Tanganyika may no
longer be indefinite since it is reported that the indefinite section of
the Zaire-Zambia boundary has been settled; long section with Congo
along the Congo
--More--
0048161WJ 9004270074J
WALL STREET JOURNAL (J), PAGE B3B
900427
Copyright
(c) 1990 Dow Jones & Company, Inc.
AFRIC
MONETARY NEWS, FOREIGN EXCHANGE, TRADE (I/MON) BANKS
(I/BNK)
IMF Holds Up
Loans Marked
To Aid Zaire
----
By Edward T. Pound
Staff Reporter of The Wall Street Journal
WASHINGTON -- The International Monetary Fund, frustrated by
repeated failures of Zairean President Mobutu Sese Seko to meet
fund requirements, won't disburse $54 million in loans earmarked
for the financially troubled nation in central Africa. Word of the IMF
cutoff came this week as Mr. Mobutu, a
--More--
Note from the SWAIS software developer:
Subject: Simple Wais (swais) interface testing
Reply-To: jcurran@BBN.COM (John Curran)
Date: Sun Jul 28 01:11:21 1991
The screen-mode WAIS interface that I have been working on is now
ready for alpha testing. I am aware of several outstanding problems,
but am looking for feedback on the general interface and interaction
model at this time.
The 'swais' (simple wais) program currently supports:
Selection of multiple sources for a query.
Specification of keywords for query on screen.
Itemization of resulting documents with attributes.
Retrieval and display (via more) of any selection documents.
Repeat current search specifying new keywords and/or sources.
It will soon support:
Retrieval of documents into a local file or to a filter program.
Ability to select retrieved source descriptions in future queries.
Scrolling source and document displays for >15 items.
As it is still young code, I'd prefer that people try it by telneting
to hub.nnsc.nsf.net; username wais. Send any comments to
jcurran@nnsc.nsf.net.
3 **************************************************E-DISCUSSION
************************************************E-DISCUSSION
***AEDNET: The Adult Education Network***
Service: AEDNET is an international electronic network that now
includes people from the Americas, Europe, and the Pacific Rim. The
network was initiated as part of a Kellogg Foundation grant to
Syracuse University's Adult Education Program, School of Education,
and now operates out of the Adult Education Program.
Access: To enroll in AEDNET, send an email note to
AEDNET@SUVM.BITNET with your FULL NAME and USERID. You will
be enrolled by the "sysop" and receive further info about AEDNET
and how to participate on the network at that time.
The following information was provided by AEDNET:
WHO
Approximately 400 people from 115 sites located in 9 countries are
AEDNET members and the numbers are growing, and the diversity is
increasing. Participants are still primarily adult education graduate
students, faculty members, administrators, and other academic staff
members studying and working in higher education. AEDNET is not
intended just for academics, but, because of academic affiliation, they
enjoy easier access to electronic networking.
-->Please help AEDNET include practitioners by arranging guest
accounts at your institutions, forwarding suggestions for helping
practitioners reach AEDNET through public electronic networks, or
assisting nonacademic adult education-related institutions get online
and networked.<---
Although AEDNET activities focus on adult education, a few members
represent other fields like computing, social work, and
communication, as well as other areas of education.
WHY
AEDNET exists to help adult educators explore this still new medium
for international information sharing and to exchange information of
mutual interest. Network activities thus include: 1) network-wide
discussions; 2) continuing small-group discussions on special interest
topics; 3) job, conference, special event, and publication
announcements, and 4) specific query and response exchanges.
AEDNET relies heavily on participants' contributions and suggestions.
The network also serves as the distribution channel for the graduate
students' electronic journal, NEW HORIZONS IN ADULT EDUCATION,
and for other adult education publications as appropriate.
WHERE
Network activities are coordinated by, Roger Hiemstra, Professor and
Chair of Adult Education at Syracuse University. Dan Eastmond, a
graduate student in the program, also assists with these functions.
WHEN
Barring computer or network problems, your messages reach
AEDNET shortly after you send them. We usually post messages
intended for general distribution within 24 hours and try responding
to all messages within five days.
HOW
AEDNET is a VM/CMS-based listserver, networked to BITNET,
NSFNET, Internet, CSNET, and NYSERNet. (Sorry about the acronyms
here--except for "Because It's Time" [BITNET], I'm not sure of their
meanings.) To enroll members, we need their userids and node
addresses AND their full names. For Example: HIEMSTRA@SUVM
Roger Hiemstra
SUGGESTIONS FOR PARTICIPATING
Some members have institutional limitations restricting the length of
any one electronic message they can receive. Please either limit
what you intend for general distribution to 2-3 screens OR send your
message in several parts.
We are a very diverse, international group so let's avoid jargon,
idioms, and specialized language.
Finally, computer gremlins introduce odd line breaks plus
typographical and grammatical errors into electronic messages. Don't
let the gremlins discourage you! Send your contributions as they are.
As several people have pointed out, we're engaged in 'written talk,'
not formal writing.
NEW HORIZONS - The Electronic Journal of Adult Education
NEW HORIZONS IN ADULT EDUCATION is transmitted to adult
educators around the world via AEDNET, an electronic network that
uses BITNET for transmission. AEDNET and the journal are sponsored
Syracuse University, through funding from the Kellogg Foundation.
Conceived in 1987, the journal is distinctive not only because of its
means of dissemination but also because it is managed by graduate
students in the United States and abroad.
Access to NEW HORIZONS IN ADULT EDUCATION is facilitated in two
ways. First the journal is free. Second, the contents of the journal
are indexed in ERIC, Educational Resources Information Center.
Syracuse University's Adult Education Program hopes the journal and
AEDNET will be catalysts in connecting adult educators throughout
the world and in promoting the exchange of ideas and research. By
using the speed of electronic transmission, NEW HORIZONS gives
adult educators a means to publish the most current thinking and
research within adult education and related fields. Articles can be
submitted in a variety of disk formats or transmitted electronically
over AEDNET. The editorial staff sends submissions out for blind
review, relays the reviewers' comments to authors, and finally,
formats and distributes the revised articles in the for of NEW
HORIZONS IN ADULT EDUCATION - all this is done using the medium
of mainframe computer telecommunications. In an individual author
does not have access to mainframe computer technology, the
editorial staff will work with conventional paper copies and postal
systems in order to publish important thinking in adult education.
Anyone interested in submitting articles, working on the editorial
board, or receiving the journal can contact the network through
BITNET (E-mail address: HORIZONS@SUVM). The mailing address is:
Editors, NEW HORIZONS
Syracuse University
Adult Education Program
350 Huntington Hall
Syracuse, NY 13244-2340
Tel: 315/443-3421
FAX: 315/443-5732
***************************************************E-DISCUSSION
***Comserve: The Human Communications Forum***
Service: Comserve is a BITNET-based electronic information service
for people interested in human communication studies. The service is
also available to internet users. Services include journal citations, job
hotline, user directory, fileserver, and more.
Access: for Internet-based users, send electronic mail to
comserve@vm.ecs.rpi.edu with commands in the message text area.
Access and system responses are similar to a "listserv"-type group.
Example of Comserve introductory information:
You can obtain a brief description of Comserve's commands and their
syntax by sending Comserve a note containing the following line:
Send Comserve Helpfile
The file that will be sent to you will also explain how you can receive
detailed information about Comserve's commands.
If you'd like a printed copy of the Comserve User's Guide, send a note
containing your regular mailing address to Support@Rpiecs (Bitnet)
or Support@Vm.Ecs.Rpi.Edu (Internet).
You are strongly encouraged to join Newsline, Comserve's news
service. This channel will bring you important information about
changes and enhancements in Comserve. For more information, send
this message to Comserve:
Show Hotlines
We hope that you'll find Comserve a valuable resource. If you have
any questions about the service, send a note to Support@Rpiecs
(Bitnet) or Support@Vm.Ecs.Rpi.Edu (Internet).
Comserve's Principal Functions
1. Comserve is a "file server;" i.e, Comserve can send you
copies of files -- computer programs and documents including
bibliographies, instructional materials, announcements,
research instruments, etc. -- from its extensive collection.
Descriptions of files are available by category in special files
called "directories". The command "Directory Info" (without
quotes) returns a list of valid directory names and the
command "Directory Directory_Name" (without quotes) --
where "Directory_Name" is the name of a valid directory --
returns the directory files themselves.
2. Comserve is a news service. Announcements of interest to
users are distributed periodically in issues of Comserve's electronic
news bulletin. Ordinarily the news bulletin will be sent to you
when a new issue has been created and you send a command to
Comserve. However, you can subscribe to the news as well. Users
who subscribe to the news by sending Comserve the following
command: Join Newsline Your_First_Name Your_Last_Name are
sent the news bulletins automatically as computer mail whether
they contact Comserve or not. We strongly advise users to
register for this service.
Comserve's "CommJobs" service is similar to the Newsline
service; however, CommJobs is used to distribute
advertisements for faculty positions in communication
departments. Use the Join command to begin your
subscription to CommJobs.
3. Comserve maintains a "white pages" or "user directory"
service. Commands exist that allow you to include your name
as well as multiple lines of descriptive information in
Comserve's central directory of users. Others can search this
directory to obtain your computer address and you can search
it to obtain computer addresses of other users.
4. Comserve has a "Hotline" system that provides a method
for communicating with others on topics of general interest in
communication studies. Sending Comserve the command:
Show Hotlines returns more information on how this service
works and on which topics are currently covered by Hotlines.
5. Comserve maintains indexes of articles in important
journals in the communication studies discipline. Commands are provided
that allow you to perform powerful electronic searches within
particular journals. Searches can be performed by
authors' names or by article title. Searches are completed
within seconds and results are sent to you over the network.
6. Comserve has a system for automatic distribution of
announcements or survey forms in electronic format. Contact
Comserve's editorial staff at Bitnet address: Support@Rpiecs
for more information.
***************************************************E-DISCUSSION
***DISTED: Online Journal of Distance Education***
Service: electronic journal regarding distance education
Access: subscribe to the journal using the following instructions
For Internet users, send an e-mail message containing the following
command to LISTSERV@UWAVM.Bitnet:
SUB DISTED your_full_name
Submissions: All contributions should be sent to
JADIST@ALASKA.Bitnet
Description of topics included:
In the industrial age, we go to school. In the information age, school
can come to us. This is the message implicit in the media and
movement of distance education.
THE MESSAGE
The issues that the Journal is concerned with fall into four basic
content areas:
Content Area #1- *** Distance Education ***
The Journal is interested in distance education as the organized
method of reaching geographically disadvantaged learners, whether
K-12, post secondary, or general enrichment students. Areas of
interest include: delivery technologies, pedagogy, cross cultural
issues implicit in wide area education delivery,
* distance education projects that you are involved with,
* announcements, workshops, or programs of study,
* anything else regarding the theory and practice of distance
education.
Content Area #2- *** Distance Communications ***
The Journal recognizes that education encompasses a broad area of
experience and that distance education includes distance
communications that fall outside the domain of formal learning. The
Journal welcomes contributions that deal with serving people at a
distance who aren't necessarily associated with a learning institution.
The Journal welcomes information about, for example:
* public radio and television efforts to promote cultural
awareness,
* governmental efforts to inform a distant public about social
issues,
* or the many training programs run by private business to
upgrade employee skills.
Content Area #3- *** Telecommunications in Education ***
Once the distance education infrastructure is solidly in lace, local
learners will want to tap into it, because they simply prefer learning
in a decentralized setting or because hey want to expand their
learning opportunities and resources beyond those immediately
available to them. This phenomenon, which we call 'bringing distance
education home,' will grow in the coming years and we look forward
to hearing from people about telecommunications in education, as a
tool or a content area.
Content Area #4- *** Cross Cultural Communication Efforts ***
--> Particularly Between the US and the USSR <--
The Journal is interested in projects concerned with
overcoming cultural barriers through the use of electronic
communication. The Journal particularly looks forward to
contributions concerning:
* efforts to improve electronic communication between the USSR
and the US
* international electronic conferences
* cultural domination through the inappropriate use of media
* the use of telecommunications to promote understanding of the
human condition
Contact:
Any other questions about DISTED can be sent to:
Jason B. Ohler, Editor
JFJBO@ALASKA.Bitnet
or
Paul J. Coffin
SPJC@ALASKA.Bitnet
***************************************************E-DISCUSSION
***KIDSLINK: A Global Dialog for Students & Teachers***
Service: A number of related listservs and cooperative programs
have been organized to bring together teachers, children, and classes
from around the world. Respondents include classes in many
different countries and innovative projects that allow students to
work collaboratively and provide forums for communication and
expanding students' horizons.
Access: to become involved with KIDLINK and the Kids-92 project,
obtain some of the core documents from listserv@vm1.nodak.edu.
These include lists of projects, contacts, and general information. The
following description is taken from a recent Kids92 Newsletter.
The KIDS-92 Newsletter
A Global Dialog for Children 10-15 Years
****************************************
Issue number 2, Aug 10 1991.
The goal of KIDS-92 is to get as many 10-to-15-year-old children as
possible involved in a GLOBAL dialog continuing until May 19th
1992. We want their responses to these questions:
1) Who am I?
2) What do I want to be when I grow up?
3) How do I want the world to be better when I grow up?
4) What can I do now to make this happen?
Here are some recent responses:
>From Seoul (Korea):
1) My name is Kim You-Jung. I'm 15 year old. I am a
freshman at Jung Eui girls' High School in Seoul Korea. My course is
commercial so I study technical function subjects . I like to
read Design books and mistery novels and write a letter and
draw pictures and listen to music.
2 I hope to become a famous novelist. As a best writer I
will plant "LOVE" in many people hearts.
3) As I grow up, I hope the world to be more calm and on
very friendly trms among many countries. The world most not be
contaminnated and racism also be disclled.
4) Not to pollute the earth, I must not use bad chemical
production. I hope to compose a good book to make a human
race of different religions happy.
>From Kiev (Ukrain, USSR):
1) My name is Alex Yankovski. My age is 13. I live in Kiev
(Ukrain).
2) When I grow up I want to be a programist.
3) I want that never wars, that people of all over the world
become friends.
4) Now I can to write with childern from others countries. I
want to have many friends.
The name of our current project is KIDS-92, and it is limited in time.
We felt a need to find a generic name to our 'movement', and the
final decision was reached on June 25. The generic name is "KIDLINK:
Global Networking for Youth 10-15". The KIDPLAN task force also
addressed the issue of access to the KIDLINK Archives. These are the
rules that have been decided:
All of the messages from all of the KIDLINK mailing lists are stored in
publicly accessible archives on the North Dakota State University
computer system. No specific permission is necessary to use them
for research or publicity purposes. We expect those who use to
archives to give credit to the source and to use them only in ways
which respect the integrity of the kids and adults involved in the
KIDLINK projects.
The local adult coordinators should make sure the kids understand
that their messages are public and should help them deal with the
issues of what is appropriate in a public forum. There will be
differences among the sites in both the procedures and the
judgements of appropriateness. For instance, some sites may ask
kids not to post home addresses, while home addresses may be
perfectly acceptable in other areas.
About KIDS-92
In addition to the young participants' responses to the four questions
(see the beginning of this newsletter), we would like them to
illustrate their future vision, for example in a drawing, a video tape,
or something else.
On May 18th and 19th, 1992, the children will be invited to "chat"
with each other in a global electronic dialog. Exhibitions of selected
parts of the responses will be sent back to the world for the children
to see and enjoy.
Our global online discussion forums, KIDS-92 and KIDPLAN, are
meeting places for teachers, parents and other persons involved with
the KIDS-91 project. The old KIDS-91 discussion forum is currently
being used for review purposes. The project operates the following
forums for the children themselves:
RESPONSE - where the children send their personal introduction
(their responses to the four introductory questions),
KIDCAFE - where they can 'talk' about anything they like,
KIDS-ACT - where they can discuss 'What we can do NOW to make
the world a better place to live'.
To join KIDS-92 through Internet/BITNET, send the command SUB
KIDS-92 Yourname to LISTSERV@vm1.NoDak.EDU. (For example: SUB
KIDS-92 Ole Olsen.) The command should be in the BODY of the text.
The discussion forums are also available through several
conferencing system and mail exploders around the world. Write us
for more information.
The following files are available by email from the KIDS-92 archives:
GENERAL general information about KIDS-92
CONTACTS list of people by country who may be
contacted for More information about KIDLINK and
KIDS-92
PROJECTS KIDLINK Project Overview
PEOPLE list of teachers and other people who may be
contacted for projects,
WISH list of what we would like to see
happen, if we can only find the money to fund it,
ARTCAT Catalog of the KIDS-92 Gallery of Computer Art
NEWS1-92 Newsletter #1
TIPS92 Tips about using KIDS-92
PHONEVU a description of PhoneVu and other
videophone equipments.
LOGO-BGF KIDLINK logo in GIF format (binary file)
LOGO-BPX KIDLINK logo in PCX format (binary file)
BINSTART Binary Starter's Kit for MS-DOS
ARTCAT Catalog of the KIDS-92 Gallery of Computer Art
ART001 Sean Keithly GIF/UUEncoded
ART001-B Sean Keithly GIF/Binary File (for FTP)
To get a list of all available files in KIDS-92, send a message to
LISTSERV@vm1.nodak.edu . In the TEXT of your message, write the
command:
INDEX KIDS-92
The resulting file will also give you a short explanation about how to
retrieve individual files from our archives. If you have problems
downloading files, please email Odd de Presno.
All discussion forums are open for everybody, but only kids between
10 - 15 may write messages in KIDCAFE and KIDS-ACT.
The KIDS-92 newsletter is an information bulletin for teachers,
participants, sponsors, mediators, promoters, and others. Suggestions
and contributions are invited. We plan to port the next issue of the
KIDS-92 newsletter during the first week of October. But please don't
wait until then to plan activities in your community! And be sure to
write us if you want to get on the mailing list for KIDS-92!! Onward!
Editor/Project director: Odd de Presno
Mail address: Saltrod, Norway (Europe).
Telefax: +47 41 27111
Online addresses:
Internet: opresno@ulrik.uio.no
UUCP/EUnet: uunet!ulrik.uio.no!opresno
DASnet: [DEZNDP]opresno
IASnet: ADIAS4
S.H.S. BBS: SYSOP (Phone: +47 41 31378)
If you want to help out with KIDS-92, or participate, contact the
editor, or one of the following persons:
Nancy Stefanik: MetaNet=stefanik, PeaceNet=nstefanik,
AppleLink=x0447, TCN=tcn145
Internet: stefanik%tmn@uunet.uu.net
UUCP/EUnet: tmn!stefanik@uunet.uu.net
Fax: (202) 547-2079
Jonn Ord/SciNet: jonno@scinet.UUCP
You can also write to
KIDS-92, 4815 Saltrod, Norway
or just sign up ...
***************************************************E-DISCUSSION
***IGC: Institute for Global Communications***
Service: Access to the most comprehensive international online
services for the environmental and peace movements. A variety of
communications, contacts, and services are provided through the IGC
networks.
Access: telnet igc.org or 192.82.108.1
Enter "new" at the "login" prompt, then <ENTER/RETURN> at the
"password" prompt. You will be guided through a self-registration
process. Complete information regarding fees is included at the end
of the following description.
PeaceNet, EcoNet, and two other neworks (ConflictNet; HomeoNet) are
part of IGC, the non-profit Institute for Global Communucations.
ABOUT ECONET AND CONFLICTNET
By subscribing to PeaceNet, you also have full access to EcoNet and
Conflict, all part of the Institute for Global Communications.
<>EcoNet<> serves individuals and groups interested in environmental
issues, including acid rain, global warming, energy policy, rainforest
preservation, and toxics in the environment. By becoming part of
EcoNet you are participating in an international network working on
environmental issues and education at the grassroots and planetary
level. Along with hundreds of grassroots organizations, virtually all
of the major national environmental organizations are represented
on EcoNet.
<>ConflictNet<> serves those users, groups and individuals working for
social justice and conflict resolution. ConflictNet's resources include:
guidelines for choosing a neutral third party; sample case
development in conflict resolution; extensive bibliographies;
legislative updates; newsletters from around the world.
Contacting PeaceNet:
Internet: telnet to igc.org (192.82.108.1) to register
Bitnet cdp!peacenet%labrea@stanford
UUCP: uunet!pyramid!cdp!peacenet
Phone: 415-923-0900
Fax: 415-923-1665
Telex: 154205417
HOW MUCH DOES USING PEACENET COST?
Rates are surprisingly low. After a $15 sign-up fee, the monthly
subscription is $10, which includes one free hour of off-peak time
(after 6 P.M. and on weekends) and phone support. Additional
connect time is $5/hour for off-peak and $10 for peak time (7 A.M.
to 6 P.M.). Some gateways and storage space are extra. University
subscriptions through Internet are lower still. Please note:
Subscriptions to other APC nodes are different from those listed here.
For users outside of APC countries, there will also be an additional
fee to connect to the public data network.
There are two account billing options: A.) Use your credit card, no
deposit required; B.) Send a $50 refundable deposit, pay by check
each month. (If you live abroad, you subscribe through the APC
partner and/or the SprintNet affiliate in your country.)
*ARE DISCOUNTS POSSIBLE?* Yes! For every new user you bring
online, we'll give you two free hours of off-peak computer time. If
you come with a list of ten or more new users, we can offer group
discounts as well. Information providers and conference facilitators
are also eligible for discounts.
*HOW YOU CAN JOIN*
telnet to igc.org (domain name igc.org), type "new" at the "login"
prompt and then <ENTER/RETURN> at the "password" prompt. You
will be led through a user self-registration session.
*or*
Fill out this coupon and return it to us immediately!
Name:__________________________________________________
Organization (if applicable):_______________________________
Address:________________________________________________
City, State, Zip:__________________________________________
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Use billing option ____ A. or ____ B.
If billing option A., Card Number/exp. date_________________
If billing option B., send check for $50.
May we list your address in our online user directory? Yes/No
May we list your phone number? Yes/No
***************************************************E-DISCUSSION
***USENET: Comprehensive News and Discussion Forum***
Service: extremely diverse and comprehensive news and discussion
forum widely distributed internationally through many networks.
USENET covers subjects ranging from the computing world and UNIX
to birding, literature, and new age music. Some agencies like NASA
distribute official press releases and bulletins via USENET.
Access: readily available through electronic news distribution and via
numerous bulletin boards such as UNC (samba) and the Cleveland
Freenet. The "rn" or "readnews" software provides a powerful way to
read, process, and organize news from newsgroups. Review
documentation regarding USENET using the "man" command in unix
to cover topics such as the "rn" (readnews) facility. USENET is
accessed while logged in to an existing account.
Exit: the "q" command at any prompt will exit "rn" and the news.
USENET sits on top of several physical networks, including UUCP,
X.25 and the Internet. It consists of a set of programs that provide
access to news and transfer articles from one machine to another.
Like UUCP, the only requirement for a host to join USENET is finding
another machine to agree to transfer news to it. USENET deals with
news articles, which are grouped according to newsgroups, or
interest topics. There are over 350 different newsgroups, with
discussions ranging from technical subjects to hobbies. Any user can
post an article on a topic to be sent out and read by persons
subscribing to that newsgroup. There are also facilities for posting
follow-up articles and sending direct mail to the author of the article.
The programs which allow users to read news articles, readnews,
vnews and rn refer to the user's subscription list to determine which
news articles to display.
Example of USENET session for newsgroup sci.space:
rn sci.space
Unread news in sci.space1453 articles
Unread news in sci.space.shuttle513 articles
Checking active list for new newsgroups...
Newsgroup alt.sys.intergraph not in .newsrc--subscribe? [ynYN]
Newsgroup sci.geo.meteorology not in .newsrc--subscribe? [ynYN]
Newsgroup soc.culture.new-zealand not in .newsrc--subscribe?
[ynYN]
******** 1453 unread articles in sci.space--read now? [ynq]
(142 more) in sci.space:
27235 Re: NASA rejects industry in favor of entertainment
27236 Re: Advancing Launch Technology
27237 Picture of Hubble Required
27238 NASA Prediction Bulletins, Part 1
27239 NASA Prediction Bulletins, Part 2
27240 Re: test Einstein's theories during next total solar eclipses
27241 Re: comsat cancellations and lawsuits
27242 Re: Saturn V blueprints
27243 Re: Uploading to alpha Centauri
27244 Re: Atlas Centaur bites the big one, 4/18
27245 R-100 and R-101
27246 Re: Laser launchers
27247 Re: Galileo status reports
27248 Re: Atlas Centaur bites the big one, 4/18
27249 * SpaceNews 22-Apr-91 *
27250 Re: Galileo status reports
27251 Re: Laser launchers
27252 Re: Government vs. Commercial R&D
27253 Re: I want to go to orbit...
27254 Re: NASA & Executive branch
27255 Re: Atlas Centaur bites the big one, 4/18
27256 MIR SWEEPSTAKES BACK, ALIVE AND WELL!!
27257 Re: Galileo status reports
___________________________
SpaceNews
___________________________
MONDAY APRIL 22, 1991
SpaceNews originates at KD2BD in Wall Township, New Jersey, USA.
It is published every week and is made available for unlimited
distribution.
* STS-39 INFO *
This information comes from Gerry Creager:
The following elements are ones I made a couple of days ago to
match the latest cycle on orbit flight design profile for STS-39,
rotated to the current launch date of April 23 at 11:05 UTC. Because
of the several maneuvers, it took 4 sets to match it within about 3
seconds. Set #1 will be in error by about 17 minutes by the end of
the flight. If it launches on time, we will have good visible passes on
Friday morning, Apr 26,10:47z-10:55z, and Saturday morning, Apr
27, 10:41z-10:50z. The IBSS should be deployed on the Friday pass
(Orbit 49), so both it and the orbiter should be visible. Landing is at
MET 8/07:25.
Element Set #1 -- For Orbits 2 through 28
STS-39
1 00039U91113.52156250 .00280000 00000-0 44539-3 0 15
2 00039 57.0030 277.1989 0009407 267.9459 92.1059
16.05426977 29
Element Set #2 -- For Orbits 29 through 58
STS-39
1 00039U91115.20216435 .00280000 00000-0 44539-3 0 25
2 00039 57.0063 269.2651 0009337 272.1084 87.9165
16.06583130 292
Element Set #3 -- For Orbits 59 through 89
[7m--MORE--(34%)[m [K STS-39
1 00039U91117.06825231 .00280000 00000-0 44539-3 0 32
2 00039 57.0050 260.4383 0009142 278.8905 81.1608
16.04230096 591
Element set #4 -- For Orbits 90 through 133
STS-39
1 00039U91118.99928241 .00280000 00000-0 44539-3 0 41
2 00039 57.0040 251.3354 0009000 285.0101 75.0116
16.03012532 901
* HELPFUL HINTS *
Putting Mission Elapsed Time On Your Wrist Watch
When NASA and AMSAT release information on upcoming Space
Shuttle schedules, time is usually given in UTC based on the expected
opening of the launch window. Local US time zones are also given in
a margin. However, mission events are also officially given in MET,
or Mission Elapsed Time. Physics determines that many mission
elements must happen so many minutes or hours after launch, since
that puts them over certain parts of the world, or the Shuttle will be
in range of certain ground experimenters, or other factors.
Launch delays are a way of life at NASA, and the upcoming shuttle
launch may be no exception. Mission Elapsed Time is referred to
constantly throughout a space mission. Whether you work in the
space program, try to work the SAREX, or just listen to the NASA
feed on the local Ham Radio repeater (146.940 MHz in the Cape
Canaveral area if you're there for the launch), cable TV, or RCA
Satcom F-3 Transponder 13 (where the cable company gets it for
free), you might want access to MET yourself.
MET is based on the time of lift-off at "zero" in the launch
countdown, when the solid rocket boosters are lit, and the spacecraft
leaves the pad at Launch Complex 39. Simply start the stopwatch
feature of your electronic watch at zero in the count, and you will
have MET on your watch! The kind of watch best suited will go until
23 hours, 59 minutes, 59 seconds, and then click back to zero and
keep on going. Simply check the cheap watches in the blister packs
at your local drug store for a watch with either a stopwatch, or "24
hour chronometer" feature. If they haven't got one for less than ten
bucks, check a different drug store.
If you should miss the launch, simply find out what time the launch
happened from the newspaper, and start it 24 hours later. Set an
alarm on the watch to go off a minute before the time that is 24
hours from launch. Shuttle missions are usually up a few days, and
you'd be surprised how handy MET is when keeping track of the
spacecraft. Of course, remember that you'll have to keep a tally of
the number of elapsed days of the mission yourself.
(C) Copyright 1990 Robert Osband. Permission granted to
SpaceNews, and any club to reprint this article if a copy of the
newsletter is sent to PO Box 23214, Tampa FL, USA 33612. All
others, contact author.
[Story via Ozzie, N4SCY @ K0ZXF.FL.USA.NOAM]
* TNX RPTS! *
Thanks to all those who sent e-mail reports to SpaceNews, including:
FE1LOZ, N2GGQ, DC4ZI, KA4PNT, N4RAK, N4SCY, WD4LYV, ZR5AAD,
KB7ADO, N8JKQ
* FEEDBACK WELCOMED *
Feedback regarding SpaceNews may be directed to the editor using
any one of the following paths:
UUCP: !rutgers.edu!ka2qhd!kd2bd
PACKET: KD2BD @ NN2Z.NJ.USA.NOAM
INTERNET: kd2bd@ka2qhd.de.com -OR-
kd2bd@tomcat.gsfc.nasa.gov
MAIL: John A. Magliacane, KD2BD
Department of Electronics Technology
Advanced Technology Center
Brookdale Community College
Lincroft, New Jersey 07738
U.S.A.
/EX
--
John A. Magliacane FAX : (908) 747-7107
Electronics Technology Department AMPR : KD2BD @
NN2Z.NJ.USA.NA
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Lincroft, NJ 07738 USA VOICE: (908) 842-1900 ext 607
4 ***************************************************DIRECTORIES
***************************************************DIRECTORIES
***Directories of Electronic Journals and Academic E-mail Conferences***
Service: two important directories have been distributed in electronic
and print form. Instructions for down-loading and ordering are
included in the following article.
Responding to a growing interest in electronic publications, two
important directories are now available, a directory of electronic
journals and a complete list of academic e-mail conferences.
Instructions for obtaining these documents follow:
Ejournal Directory Meets Need for Catalog of Electronic Publications
The Directory is currently available in ascii text from the following
locations:
(1) Contex-L Filelist -
TELL LISTSERV AT UOTTAWA GET EJOURNL1 DIRECTRY
TELL LISTSERV AT UOTTAWA GET EJOURNL2 DIRECTRY
(2) Comserve
The name of the Directory files changes to EJournal1 Sources and
EJournal2 Sources on the Comserve fileserver.
Send an electronic mail message to Comserve@Rpiecs (Bitnet) or
Comserve@Vm.Ecs.Rpi.Edu (Internet) with the following command
appearing on the first line of the message:
Send EJournl1 Sources
Send EJournl2 Sources
No other words, punctuation, or symbols should appear in the
electronic mail message. Comserve is an automated system for file
retrieval; it will acknowledge receipt of your message and let you
know that the files have been sent to you.
(3) Humanist
TELL LISTSERV AT BROWNVM GET EJOURNL1 DIRECTRY
TELL LISTSERV AT BROWNVM GET EJOURNL2 DIRECTRY
Complete Directories of Academic E-mail Conferences are now
available via anonymous ftp from ksuvxa.kent.edu
type: ftp ksuvxa.kent.edu
signon: anonymous
password: your userid
type: GET filename.filetype <enter>
(for each file you want, type: DIR to see list of files on the server)
then: Quit .
or
by sending a GET filename filetype to LISTSERV@KENTVM via
interactive or e-mail message.
These files are also be available in print format from the ARL.
Currently there are five pieces of this Directory
filename filetype
ACADLIST FILE1
ACADLIST FILE2
ACADLIST FILE3
ACADLIST FILE4
ACADLIST FILE5
Files 1 & 2 are Humanities and Social Sciences. File 3 is
Biological/Medical Sciences. File 4 is Physical File 5 is a conglomeroid
of Business and Academia (grants, academic freedom etc.).A self-
decompressing, binhexed Macintosh Word 4.0 version of the
Directory in its entirety will be available on the ftp server soon. if
you have any questions, corrections, or updates, please contact:
Diane K. Kovacs - One of the Moderators of LIBREF-L
Instructor, Reference Librarian for the Humanities
Kent State University Libraries
Kent, Ohio 44242
Phone: (216)672-3045
Bitnet: DKOVACS@kentvm or LIBRK329@kentvms
Internet: DKOVACS@kentvm.kent.edu or LIBRK329@ksuvxa.kent.edu
The Association of Research Libraries has published a print version
of the works described above which can be ordered using the form
below:
Directory of Electronic Journals, Newsletters, and Academic
Discussion Lists Compiled by Michael Strangelove and Diane Kovacs;
Edited by Ann Okerson. Washington, DC: First Edition, July 1991
ISSN: 1057-1337
CHOICE OF FORMATS:
Print-on-paper, 180 pages, 8.5 x 11 inch size
3.5" diskette, DOS WordPerfect
3.5" diskette, Microsoft Word (Macintosh)
Hypertext version in preparation by Peter Scott, University of
Saskatchewan.
The ARL directory is derived from widely accessible networked files
maintained by Strangelove and Kovacs. The directory will point to
these as the principal, continuously updated, and free- of-charge
sources for accessing such materials.
PRICING: All orders must be PREPAID
$10.00 to ARL members
$20.00 to non-ARL members
$25.00 US , non-U.S. price, surface mail
$30.00 US, non-U.S. price, air mail
Quantity: non-members receive a 10% discount for orders of more
than 5 copies.
NOTE: The ARL has only 119 institutional member libraries that
qualify for the $10 subsidized price. Unfortunately, we have had to
return a great number of orders sent from others -- this delays
fulfillment. We thank you for assuring in advance that the amount
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*******************************************************DIRECTORIES
***White Pages: NYSERNet/PSI Online X.500 Directory***
Service: online directory of personnel at 88 organizations
representing over 225,000 users in the United States and abroad. For
New York users, the White Pages is particularly useful since many
New York State universities and major corporations are included.
Information on file includes name, electronic mail address, postal
address, telephone number, and job title. A variety of searching
methods may be used to search the White Pages. A common search
method is to combine name and a word from the organization name
(examples in following session example).
Access: telnet wp.psi.com
At the login prompt, type "fred" <enter/return>. The system will
display an introductory message and a fred> prompt will display at
which time the user may begin searching.
Exit: type "quit" <enter/return> from the fred> prompt.
Description: The NYSERNet/PSI White Pages project began in July,
1989 and has become the largest project of its kind. It is noteworthy
for the software design using the OSI (open systems interconnect
network standard) X.500 directory standard. The service, which
includes international connections, represents the first large scale use
of OSI services in the Internet.
The primary goal of the project is to encourage organizations to use
the OSI Directory to store infrastructural information about their
personnel. There are two requirements for site participation: full IP
connectivity and an informal commitment on the part of the
organization to devote personnel resources to running the local
server and keeping the data current. A Unix device is required to run
the software which is available from PSI for free.
The software can be obtained via anonymous ftp (in BINARY mode)
from host uu.psi.com, filename pilot/scr/pilot-ps.tar.Z There is also a
compressed tar image containing the documentation for the service.
This administrators guide details how to retrieve the software and
join the project. For further information, contact wpp-manager@psi.com.
In addition to the "fred" interface described below, an interface to
the White Pages based on the X Window system called xwp is
available. In addition to supporting interactive queries, xwp supports
browsing for easy-to-use examination of the White Pages - simply
click on a line displayed by xwp and additional information is
presented.
"xwp" is available via the PSI Software Source distribution package.
Contact ssd-info@psi.com or (800) 82PSI82 for details.
Performance Systems International, Inc.
11800 Sunrise Valley Drive
Suite 1100
Reston, VA 22091
info@psi.com
Example of White Pages "fred" session:
telnet> open
_To: wp.psi.com
Trying...192.33.4.21
Connected to WP.PSI.COM.
Escape character is ^]
SunOS UNIX (wp1.psi.net)
login: fred
Last login: Wed Aug 28 18:21:46 from 140.209.32.30
SunOS Release 4.0.3c (WP_PSI_BOOTBOX) #1: Wed Feb 27 16:29:51
EST 1991
Welcome to the PSI White Pages Pilot Project
Try "help" for a list of commands
"whois" for information on how to find people
"manual" for detailed documentation
"report" to send a report to the white pages manager
To find out about participating organizations, try
"whois -org *"
accessing service, please wait...
fred> help
Operations:
alias dish help quit
set whois area edit
manual report
thisis version
fred> whois luckett -org nysernet
Trying @c=US@o=NYSERNet Inc. ...
James Luckett (2) luckett@nysernet.org
Director of Administration
NYSERNet Inc.
111 College Place
Syracuse, NY 13244-4100
USA
Telephone: +1 315-443-4120
Mailbox information:
uucp: nyser!luckett
internet: luckett@nysernet.org
internet: luckett@nisc.nyser.net
Locality: Syracuse, New York
Name: James Luckett, Administration,
NYSERNet Inc.,
US (2)
Excerpt from manual file:
fred> manual
FRED(1C) USER COMMANDS FRED(1C)
NAME
fred - a white pages user interface (FRont-End to Dish)
SYNOPSIS
fred [options] [command arguments ...]
whois arguments ... (as in "fred whois smith -org psi")
DESCRIPTION
The fred program is a front-end to the OSI Directory, and in
particular the dish (1c) program. It is most useful as an
interface to the white pages service. The fred program is meant
to be similar to the WHOIS service familiar to most users of
the network. Here is a somewhat more common example:
fred> whois schoffstall -org psi
Trying @c=US@o=Performance Systems International ...
3 matches found.
2. Marvin Schoffstall marv@psi.com
3. Martin Schoffstall schoff@psi.com
4. Steve Schoffstall steve@psi.com
fred> whois !3
Martin Schoffstall (3) schoff@psi.com
Sample Searches: ...
fred> whois gifford -org albany
Trying @c=US@o=State University of New York at Albany ...
2 matches found.
2. Paula J Gifford +1 518-442-4148
3. Roger D Gifford rdg28@uacsc1.albany.edu
fred> whois !3
Roger D Gifford (3) rdg28@uacsc1.albany.edu
aka: Roger Gifford
Supervising Programmer Analyst, University Library
University Library 318
University at Albany
1400 Washington Av
Albany NY 12222-0001
Telephone: +1 518-442-3595
Mailbox information:
internet: rdg28@uacsc1.albany.edu
BITNET: RDG28@ALBNYVMS
Name: Roger D Gifford, State University of New York at Albany, US
(3)
Modified: Mon Aug 5 08:01:01 1991
5 **********************************************INFO RESOURCES
**********************************************INFO RESOURCES
***Geographic Name Server***
Service: online verification of place names throughout the US and
North America with access by name, state or province, and ZIP codes
Access: telnet martini.eecs.umich.edu 3000
Exit: To exit the server, enter "stop", "end", "quit", "bye", "exit",
"logout", "logoff", or control-D.
Description of Server Functions:
# Geographic Name Server, Copyright 1989, 1990 Merit Inc. All
rights reserved.
# >>> NEW VERSION!!! <<< Use "help" or "?" for details.
.
?
# New version: Wed Mar 14 10:33:50 EST 1990
#
# Change summary:
# 1) ZIP code queries now supported
# 2) ed(1)-style regular expression queries now supported
# 3) Query and session timeouts now enabled
# 4) Better query parsing, error messages
# 5) Response lines now terminated with CRLF instead of just LF
#
# Data came primarily from the US Geodetic Survey and the US Postal
Service.
# Coverage includes all US cities, counties, and states,
# as well as some US mountains, rivers, lakes, national parks, etc.
# A few international cities have also been included.
# Unfortunately, some minor inaccuracies remain. Merit Inc. is not
responsible
# for maintaining this data.
#
# Queries should generally look like the last line of a postal
# address, as in "Ann Arbor, MI 48103".
#
# All these queries will also work:
# 1) ed(1)-style regular expression, like "[Bb]os.*n$"
# 2) A city name alone, like "Ann Arbor"
# 3) A ZIP or ZIP+4 code alone, like this: "46556", "48103-2112"
# NOTE: only the first 5 digits in a ZIP+4 code are used.
# 4) As in 1) or 2) but with a state name or abbreviation, like
# this: "Ann Arbor, MI", "Los Angeles, California"
# 5) As above but with optional nation name or abbreviation, like
# "Toronto, , Canada". NOTE: there are currently very few
# foreign cities.
#
# Punctuation, white space, and upper/lower case are ignored.
# Any reasonable state/nation abbreviations are recognized.
#
# Here are more example queries:
#
# "Ann Arbor, Mich" "48103" "annarbor,mi" "Paris,,France"
# "Mammoth Cave National Park" "mount mckinley" "lake michigan"
#
# If a query fails, try expanding abbreviations (e.g. change "Mt."
# to "Mount", etc.
#
# Interpret server replies as follows:
#
# 0 <city name>
# 1 <county FIPS code> <county name>
# 2 <state/province abbreviation> <state/province name>
# 3 <nation abbreviation> <nation name>
# A <telephone area code>
# E <elevation in feet above mean sea level>
# F <feature code> <feature name>
# L <latitude DD MM SS X> <longitude DDD MM SS X>
# P <1980 census population>
# R <remark>
# T <time zone>
# Z <postal ("ZIP") code>
#
# To exit the server, enter "stop", "end", "quit", "bye",
# "exit", "logout", "logoff", or control-D.
#
# Direct questions or comments to Tom Libert, libert@eecs.umich.edu,
# or phone (313) 936-3000. Please let me know if you write new
clients.
.
Example of search for "Syracuse, NY":
Syracuse, NY
0 Syracuse
1 36067 Onondaga
2 NY New York
3 US United States
R county seat
F 45 Populated place
L 43 02 53 N 76 08 52 W
P 170105
E 398
Z 13200
Z 13201
Z 13202
Z 13203
Z 13204
Z 13205
Z 13206
Z 13207
Z 13208
Z 13209
Z 13210
Z 13211
Z 13212
Z 13214
Z 13215
Z 13217
Z 13219
Z 13220
Z 13221
Z 13224
Z 13244
Z 13250
Z 13251
Z 13252
Z 13260
Z 13261
Example of ZIP code search "05753":
.
05753
0 Bread Loaf
1 50001 Addison
2 VT Vermont
3 US United States
A 802
F 45 Populated place
L 43 57 12 N 72 59 35 W
Z 05753
0 Middlebury
1 50001 Addison
2 VT Vermont
3 US United States
R county seat
A 802
F 45 Populated place
L 44 00 55 N 73 10 04 W
P 5591
E 366
Z 05753
Z 05766
.
quit
**************************************************INFO RESOURCES
***Weather Underground: A complete US Weather Service***
Service: The Weather Underground is a complete online weather
service covering forecasts for regions and cities, long range forecasts,
ski conditions, and severe weather advisories.
Access: telnet madlab.sprl.umich.edu 3000 or 141.212.196.79 3000
Exit: select "X" EXIT from the main menu
Example of Weather Underground session:
telnet> open
(to) madlab.sprl.umich.edu 3000
Trying 141.212.196.79 ...
Connected to madlab.sprl.umich.edu.
Escape character is ^]
University of Michigan
WEATHER UNDERGROUND
College of Engineering
Atmospheric, Oceanic, & Space Sciences
comments: sdm@madlab.sprl.umich.edu
Select an option:
-------------------------------------
1) Forecast for a U.S. city
2) National Weather Summary
3) Current weather observations
4) Ski conditions
5) Long-range forecasts
6) Latest earthquake report
7) Special severe weather statement
X) Exit program
C) Change scrolling to screen
2
NWX1
NATIONAL WEATHER SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY MO
8 PM CDT FRI APR 26 1991
WEATHER RANGED FROM TORNADOES TO HEAVY SNOW.
A TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN POSTED UNTIL 10 PM CDT OVER
PORTIONS OF EASTERN NEBRASKA...WESTERN IOWA AND
NORTHWEST MISSOURI.
A TORNADO WATCH WAS POSTED UNTIL 10 PM CDT ACROSS
PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA. A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN POSTED UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT
OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND EASTERN ARKANSAS...AS WELL
AS WESTERN AND CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI.
A TORNADO WATCH WAS POSTED UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT ACROSS
PORTIONS OF EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA...NORTHWEST IOWA...AND
WESTERN THROUGH EXTREME SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA.
A TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN POSTED UNTIL 1 AM CDT ACROSS
PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST TEXAS.
Press Return to continue printing or M to return to menu: m
1) Print forecast for selected city
2) Display 3-letter city codes for a selected state
3) Display all 2-letter state codes
M) Return to main menu
X) Exit program
?) Help
?
Enter 2-letter state code: NY
To access the current National Weather Service forecast of a U.S city,
select option 1 from the menu, then type in the 3-letter code of the
desired city. If you want to see a list of 3-letter codes for a particular
state, select option 2 from the menu, then type in the 2-letter
abbreviation of that state.
To see a list of the 2-letter state codes for the U.S., select
option 3 from the menu.
Example: DTW is the the 3-letter code for Detroit; MI is the the
2-letter code for Michigan.
Once you become familiar with the codes you want to use, the menu
can be bypassed by entering the 2 or 3-letter codes you want
directly, instead of typing a '1' or '2' to get the prompt asking
for the codes.
The Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic, and Space Sciences
offers AOSS 202, "The Atmosphere", for those interested in
learning more about current weather and climate issues.
**************************************************INFO RESOURCES
***Websterd: Online Dictionary and Thesaurus***
NOTE: This resource UNAVAILABLE as of 1/1/92. We hope it will return.
Service: comprehensive online dictionary, thesaurus, word endings
and speller
Access: telnet decoy.uoregon.edu 2627 (note that the "2627" is a port
number), or 128.223.32.19 2627
After the "connected" message, type "HELP" to get user
documentation (Note: you will not get any kind of prompt when
initially connected until a command is entered)
Exit: type "QUIT" and press <ENTER/RETURN>
Example of Websterd session:
telnet> open
(to) decoy.uoregon.edu 2627
Trying...
Connected to decoy.cc.uoregon.edu.
Escape character is ^]
HELP
NeXT Websterd 2.0 beta
Still under development - some commands described below haven't
been implemented yet.
This daemon works in much the same way as the standard Webster
daemon, plus it can access both the NeXT's on-line dictionary and
thesaurus. Commands are in the same format as the old websterd,
with the addition of an INDEX command.
See the original websterd documentation for full details
DEFINE word - look up a word in the online dictionary (or thesaurus)
COMPLETE word - complete the word if unambiguous
ENDINGS word - produce list of endings
SPELL word - indicate if spelling is correct, or possible alternates
INDEX indexname - choose which index we want to use, possibilities are:
INDEX dictionary - the default
INDEX thesaurus - the Webster's Thesaurus
INDEX dictionary - full the full content dictionary index
HELP - print this message
QUIT - You know, 'quit'.
Characters may occasionally be printed in hexadecimal inside
brackets, like this: [0xa][0x6d] - these represent various special
dictionary characters that I haven't figured out how to deal with yet.
Comments and suggestions to sahayman@iuvax.cs.indiana.edu .
DEFINE physics
DEFINITION 0
phys-ics \'fiz-iks\ n pl but sing or pl in constr
[L physica, pl., natural science, fr. Gk physika, fr. neut. pl. of physikos
of nature, fr. physis growth,
nature, fr. phyein to bring forth -- more at BE]
1: a science that deals with matter and energy and their
interactions in the fields of mechanics, acoustics,
optics, heat, electricity, magnetism, radiation, atomic structure,
and nuclear phenomena
2a: the physical processes and phenomena of a particular system
2b: the physical properties and composition of something
DEFINE ability
DEFINITION 0
abil-i-ty \e-'bil-et-e^-\ n, pl -ties
[ME abilite, fr. MF habilite', fr. L habilitat-, habilitas, fr.
habilis apt, skillful -- more at ABLE]
(14c)
1a: the quality or state of being able; esp: physical, mental, or
legal power to perform
1b: competence in doing: SKILL
2: natural talent or acquired proficiency: APTITUDE <children
whose abilities warrant higher education>
-abil-i-ty
also -ibil-i-ty \e-'bil-et-e^-\ n suffix
[ME -abilite, -ibilite, fr. MF -abilite', -ibilite', fr. L -abilitas,
-ibilitas, fr. -abilis, -ibilis -able + -tas -ty]
:capacity, fitness, or tendency to act or be acted on in a (specified)
way <ensilability>
ENDINGS sense
MATCHS
1 sense
2 sensedatum
3 senseful
4 senseless
5 senseorgan
QUIT
6 ************************************************FTP ARCHIVES
************************************************FTP ARCHIVES
***General Accounting Office Reports Archive***
Service: full text reports from U.S. General Accounting Office
Access: ftp try@cu.nih.gov
Subject: GAO Online Documents
The following U.S. General Accounting Office (GAO)reports are
available over the Internet as part of a test to determine whether
there is sufficient interest within this community to warrant making
all GAO reports available over the Internet.
The reports are in ASCII text format and available in the Anonymous
FTP directory GAO-REPORTS at the NIH computer center (try
@CU.NIH.GOV). Use the FTP TEXT down load format.
1. Computer Security: Governmentwide Planning Process
Had Limited Impact, GAO/IMTEC-90-48, May 1990. Assesses the
government-wide computer security planning process and
extent to which security plans were implemented for 22
systems at 10 civilian agencies. (This report is named
REPORT1 and is 55,062 bytes or 1,190 lines long.)
2. Drug-Exposed Infants: A Generation at Risk, GAO/HRD-
90-138, June 1990. Discusses health effects and medical costs of
infants born to mothers using drugs, impact on the nation's
health and welfare systems, and availability of drug-treatment
and prenatal care to drug-addicted pregnant women. (This
report is named REPORT2 and is 113,916 bytes or 2,421 lines
long.)
3. High-Definition Television: Applications for This New
Technology, GAO/IMTEC-90-9FS, December 1989. Provides
information on 14 HDTV applications and the key industry
officials' views on the effect of an HDTV production standard
on potential applications. (This report is named REPORT3 and
is 31,947 bytes or 643 lines long.)
4. Home Visiting: A Promising Early Intervention Strategy
for At-Risk Families, GAO/HRD-90-83, July 1990. Discusses home
visiting as an early intervention strategy to provide health,
social, educational, and other services to improve maternal and
child health and well-being. (This report is named REPORT4
and is 287,547 bytes or 5,711 lines long.)
5. Meeting the Government's Technology Challenge: Results
of a GAO Symposium, GAO/IMTEC-90-23, February 1990. Outlines
five principles for effective management of information
technology that can provide a framework for integrating
information technology into the business of government. (This
report is named REPORT5 and is 39,017 bytes or 777 lines
long.)
6. Strategic Defense System: Stable Design and Adequate
Testing Must Precede Decision to Deploy, GAO/IMTEC-90-61, July
1990. Discusses why the Strategic Defense Initiative
Organization will not be able to support currently scheduled
full-scale development or deployment decisions on any part of
Phase I of the Strategic Defense System. (This report is named
REPORT6 and is 104,521 bytes or 1,847 lines long.)
7. Training Strategies: Preparing Noncollege Youth for
Employment in the U.S. and Foreign Countries, GAO/HRD-90-
88, May 1990. Discusses (1) weaknesses in the U.S. education
and training system for preparing noncollege youth for
employment and (2) foreign strategies that appear relevant to
U.S. shortcomings. (This report is named REPORT7 and is
190,323 bytes or 3,951 lines long.
Some of these reports have material--e.g., pictures, charts, and
tables--that could not be viewed as ASCII text. If you wish to obtain
a complete report, call GAO report distribution at 202/275-6241
(7:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. EST) or write to GAO, P.O. Box 6015,
Gaithersburg, MD 20877.
So that we can keep a count of report recipients, and your reaction,
please send an E-Mail message to KH3@CU.NIH.GOV and include,
along with your E-Mail address, the following
information:
1) Your organization.
2) Your position/title and name (optional).
3) The title/report number of the above reports you have
retrieved electronically or ordered by mail or phone.
4) Whether you have ever obtained a GAO report before.
5) Whether you have copied a report onto another bulletin board-
-if so, which report and bulletin board.
6 Other GAO report subjects you would be interested in. GAO's
reports cover a broad range of subjects such as major weapons
systems, energy, financial institutions, and pollution control.
7) Any additional comments or suggestions.
Thank you for your time.
Sincerely,
Jack L. Brock, Jr.
Director,
Government Information and Financial Management Issues
Information Management and Technology Division
****************************************************FTP ARCHIVES
***Music on the Net: Lyric and Discography Archive***
Service: Archive of song lyrics, and discographies of classical and
popular artists are being collected for Internet users at the
University of Wisconsin--Parkside archive. There are over 225
discographies and over 1000 songs and albums represented in the
archive.
Access: ftp vacs.uwp.edu
Login is "anonymous" and for the password enter your electronic
address. Samples of the material in the archive follow. It is
recommended that the user first retrieve indexes of the archive
before trying to browse the files themselves.
* Discography Archives:
There are currently over 225 discographies in the archives at this
time, submissions are always welcome.
The discography archives are currently available via e-mail request
from datta@vacs.uwp.edu and via ftp:
vacs.uwp.edu:/pub/music/discog/*
A sample FTP session/help file is also available via mail request.
* Lyrics Server
Most of the files are now contained in the FTP site:
vacs.uwp.edu:/pub/music/lyrics/*/*
Many lyrics from the old server are here and donations are welcome,
there are currently over 1000 songs and albums in the archives.
There is now a musical lyrics area where you can find lyrics to
various albums. Look in the /pub/music/lyrics directory. Due to the
extreme size of the directory, the index and readme files are in the
directory
/pub/music/lyrics and the files are in the directory
/pub/music/lyrics/files.
I recommend that you grab the file "Index" before doing a 'ls' of the
'files' directory.
Dave Datta@vacs.uwp.edu
Frequently Asked Questions for Rec.Music.Misc and Rec.Music.CD (Ver
08-91)
A current version of this document can be found via FTP:
vacs.uwp.edu:/pub/music/misc/faq.rec.music.misc
Copies are also e-mailed upon request from bear@tcs.com or
atta@vacs.uwp.edu.
The list is also posted in rec.music.misc and rec.music.cd
periodically by the author(s) of the list.
* Musical Telephone directory/address list.
Due to its extreme size, this has been removed and is posted as a
separate article. Also via FTP:
vacs.uwp.edu:/pub/music/misc/faq.list
* List of Musical Mailing lists:
This is currently being stored in the music FTP archives:
vacs.uwp.edu:/pub/music/misc/mail.lists.music
Copies are e-mailed upon request from datta@vacs.uwp.edu or from
the author: xx158@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (The Music SIG) It is also
posted periodically to various music newsgroups by the author.
* Recreational Music Newsgroups (from the newusers listing, your
site may or may not carry all of these groups)
rec.music.______
afro-latin *
beatles Postings about the Fab Four & their music.
bluenote Discussion of jazz, blues, and related cd CD's --
availability and other CD-related discussions.
classical Discussion about classical music.
country.western C&W music, performers, performances, etc.
dementia Discussion of comedy and novelty music.
dylan Discussion of Bob's works & music.
folk Folks discussing folk music of various sorts.
gaffa Progressive music (e.g., Kate Bush). (Moderated)
gdead A group for (Grateful) Dead-heads.
makers For performers and their discussions.
misc Music lovers' group.
newage "New Age" music discussions.
reviews Reviews of music (moderated)
synth Synthesizers and computer music.
video Music videos
alt.______
emusic see exotic-music, some sites alias them together
exotic-music Ethnic, exotic, elaborate, etc. music
rap*
rap-gdead Fans of The Grateful Dead and Rap. Really. Rock-n-
roll Counterpart to alt.sex and alt.drugs.
rock-n-roll.metal Heavy...
rock-n-roll.metal.metallica Xtra heavy...
bit.listserv.____
emusic-l Technical discussion of electronic music.
allmusic Discussion of all forms of music.
comp.music Applications of computers in music research.
****************************************************FTP ARCHIVES
***NASA Archives***
Service: anonymous ftp site for NASA press releases, image files, data
files, software for use with NASA data, indexes to NASA data and
information
Access: ftp ames.arc.nasa.gov or 128.102.18.3
ftp> open
(to) 128.102.18.3
ames.arc.nasa.gov FTP server (Version 4.129 Tue Nov 1 20:20:51
Name (128.102.18.3:aperry): anonymous
331 Guest login ok, send ident as password.
Password: (input complete address, userid@node)
Description: the Ames NASA archives are a rich source of information
and files about the space program. The large collection of GIF
(Graphical Interchange Format)tm contain images from the Voyager
missions as well as the shuttle. Earth.gif is an example of a beautiful
full color image of the earth as seen from space. GIF files may be
viewed with a variety of software on all types of hardware.
Description of codes found on the "SPACE" Directory
SPACE Past and current shuttle and mission status reports. Items are
stored by date, with a one or two letter indicator to identify the
report type: 'ss' means Shuttle Status, 'ps' means Payload Status, 'h'
means NASA Headline News, 'ms' means Magellan Status, 'gs' means
Galileo Status, 'r' means Release (which are not dated, but are
ordered by release number), and 'vs' stands for Voyager Status.
Other files may have more informative names.
Abbreviated initial directory from NASA server
drwxrwxrwx 18 root 2048 Apr 12 08:08 pub
"PUB" directory
ftp> cd pub
drwxrwxrwx 2 101 512 Feb 15 12:17 Frequent-Flyer
drwxr-xr-x 3 root 512 Feb 8 11:34 GIF
drwxr-xr-x 2 ftp 512 Oct 19 1988 GRAF-BIB
-rw-r--r-- 1 9550 690 Dec 12 14:39 Index
drwxr-xr-x 2 416 544 Mar 13 15:23 MAC
drwxr-xr-x 7 root 512 Dec 12 08:11 MSDOS
drwxr-xr-x 2 ftp 3072 Apr 15 16:18 SCUBA
dr-xr-xr-x 45 108 60928 Apr 11 15:35 SPACE
drwxr-xr-x 2 ftp 512 Dec 3 14:08 SUNREP
drwxr-xr-x 26 root 1024 Mar 13 14:36 UNIX
drwxr-xr-x 2 root 512 Mar 29 1989 bin
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drwxrwxrwx 2 root 6656 Apr 18 07:04 requestqueue
drwxr-xr-x 2 ftp 512 Feb 14 14:57 rrr
drwxr-xr-x 2 ftp 1536 Jul 12 1990 tmnn
-rw-rw-rw- 2 101 514624 Apr 17 12:49 vw-arch
drwxrwxrwx 2 root 18944 Apr 18 08:58 workqueue
ftp> cd SPACE
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drwxrwxr-x 2 108 1536 Dec 14 11:56 ASTRO
drwxrwxr-x 2 108 512 Dec 14 11:42 BBXRT
dr-xr-xr-x 1 root 2048 Oct 10 1989 CDROM
dr-xr-xr-x 1 root 2048 Feb 28 06:20 CDROM2
drwxrwxr-x 2 108 512 Dec 14 11:47 COBE
drwxrwxr-x 2 108 512 Feb 21 17:29 CONTRACT
drwxrwxr-x 2 108 512 Dec 14 11:48 CRAF
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drwxrwxr-x 2 108 6144 Apr 16 16:48 GIF
drwxrwxr-x 2 108 512 Dec 14 11:46 GIOTTO
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drwxrwxr-x 2 108 1024 Dec 21 11:02 HST
drwxrwxr-x 2 108 512 Dec 14 11:42 HUT
-rw-rw-r-- 3 108 232765 Apr 4 23:19 INDEX
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drwxrwxr-x 2 108 4608 Apr 16 15:39 MAGELLAN
drwxrwxr-x 2 108 512 Feb 6 22:35 MANIFEST
drwxrwxr-x 2 108 512 Dec 14 11:49 MARS.ROVER
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drwxrwxr-x 2 108 1024 Mar 24 17:24 MISC
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drwxrwxr-x 2 108 512 Dec 14 11:51 OSR
drwxrwxr-x 2 108 6656 Apr 4 13:27 PAYLOAD.STATUS
drwxrwxr-x 2 108 512 Dec 14 11:44 PEGASUS
drwxrwxr-x 2 108 1536 Apr 16 15:40 PIONEER
drwxrwxr-x 2 108 512 Mar 28 14:53 PRESS.KIT
drwxrwxr-x 2 108 5632 Apr 16 15:39 PRESS.RELEASE
drwxrwxr-x 2 108 512 Apr 8 13:35 PROGRAMS
drwxrwxr-x 2 108 512 Dec 14 11:49 RADIO
drwxrwxr-x 2 108 8704 Apr 16 15:39 SHUTTLE
drwxrwxr-x 2 108 512 Mar 24 17:02 SOFTWARE
drwxrwxr-x 2 108 512 Dec 14 11:56 SPACE.CLASSROOM
drwxrwxr-x 2 108 19968 Apr 5 17:13 SPACELINK
drwxrwxr-x 2 108 512 Apr 4 13:29 SSFP
drwxrwxr-x 5 108 512 Mar 7 18:22 StEphSACetc
drwx-w---- 2 108 1536 Apr 17 09:30 TMP
drwxrwxr-x 2 108 512 Dec 14 11:42 UIT
drwxrwxr-x 2 108 1536 Apr 16 15:40 ULYSSES
drwxrwxr-x 2 108 1024 Mar 24 17:21 VICAR
drwxrwxr-x 2 108 1536 Mar 24 17:23 VOYAGER
drwxrwxr-x 2 108 512 Apr 4 13:27 WEATHER
drwxrwxr-x 2 108 512 Dec 14 11:42 WUPPE
-rw-rw-r-- 3 108 232765 Apr 4 23:19 index
ftp> cd GIF
Abbreviated GIF directory
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-rw-r--r-- 1 1045 282251 Mar 24 17:16 alpha2.gif
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-rw-r--r-- 1 1045 252033 Mar 13 13:01 bahet.gif
-rw-r--r-- 1 1045 368351 Mar 13 13:01 bahet1.gif
-rw-r--r-- 1 1045 364380 Mar 13 13:01 bahet2.gif
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-rw-rw-r-- 1 108 205798 Dec 14 11:17 c1636902.gif
-rw-rw-r-- 1 108 359378 Dec 14 09:11 c2039053.gif
-rw-rw-r-- 1 108 182386 Dec 14 10:31 c2039213.gif
-rw-rw-r-- 1 108 130891 Feb 4 08:33 channel.gif
-rw-rw-r-- 1 108 107923 Feb 4 08:33 dsnall.gif
-rw-rw-r-- 1 108 88462 Feb 4 08:33 dsntall.gif
-rw-r--r-- 1 108 404505 Feb 21 21:11 earth.gif
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-rw-rw-r-- 1 108 107123 Feb 4 08:33 golubkina.gif
-rw-rw-r-- 1 108 47449 Feb 4 08:33 gumby.gif
-rw-rw-r-- 1 108 89526 Jun 2 1990 i01.gif
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***Project Hermes: U.S. Supreme Court Opinions***
Service: full text of U.S. Supreme Court opinions
Access: ftp FTP.CWRU.EDU
Login: anonymous. Password: your user id. Change directory to
hermes (cd hermes).
U.S. Supreme Court opinions are now immediately available from
Case Western Reserve University via "anonymous" ftp over the
Internet from Case Western Reserve University, host "ftp.cwru.edu".
The files relating to the opinions are located in the directory
"hermes". This directory contains several readme files and two
subdirectories: ascii and atex. The "atex" subdirectory contains the
files as directly received from the U.S. Supreme Court in the Atex
8000 Document Processing and Typesetting system format. These
files contain 8-bit typesetting codes and are extremely difficult to
read on a typical display. Those wishing to copy the Atex files should
make sure that they set "image" mode in FTP. The "ascii"
subdirectory contains the same files as processed by a locally
developed filtering program designed to remove the typesetting
codes while retaining as much of the "look" of the document as
possible. These files are in plain ASCII text.
Each opinion consists of an optional syllabus, the opinion and
optionally concurring and dissenting opinions. Each is contained in a
separate file. A syllabus is associated with most of the opinions and
summarizes the ruling. The files are named as they are received
from the Court. Filtered files have the extension ".filt" appended to
the end of the name.
The file names are as they are received from the Supreme Court.
The extentions are:
O for the Opinion,
S for the Syllabus,
C for Concurring opinions,
D for Dissenting opinions.
(The ascii files have a .filt extention.)
The files available to you via anonymous ftp are contained in two
directories. The original Atex8000 word processor files are in the
directory "atex". These files are in the original format as distributed
by the Supreme Court. An ascii version of these files can be found in
the directory "ascii".
Hermes directory at ftp.cwru.edu:
150 Opening ASCII mode data connection for /bin/ls.
total 40
drwxr-xr-x 5 uucp512 Dec 18 15:16 .
dr-xr-xr-x 8 root512 Sep 19 1990 ..
-r--r--r-- 1 root2692 Jun 25 1990 INFO
-rw-r--r-- 1 uucp13924 Apr 17 18:09 Index
-r--r--r-- 1 root1491 Jun 28 1990 README.FIRST
-r--r--r-- 1 root2662 Dec 18 15:24 README.SECOND
drwxrwxr-x 2 uucp5632 Apr 16 11:09 ascii
drwxrwxr-x 2 uucp4608 Apr 16 11:10 atex
drwxrwxr-x 2 uucp5120 Apr 16 11:09 xywrite
Example from the ascii directory showing filenames:
-rw-rw-rw- 1 uucp26294 Apr 16 10:16 90-0029.D.filt
-rw-rw-rw- 1 uucp26489 Apr 16 10:16 90-0029.O.filt
-rw-rw-rw- 1 uucp6142 Apr 16 10:15 90-0029.S.filt
-rw-rw-rw- 1 uucp11944 Apr 16 11:13 90-0079.O.filt
-rw-rw-rw- 1 uucp2400 Apr 16 11:13 90-0079.S.filt
The xywrite directory contains the same files with the Atex codes
stripped out or (where possible) converted into xywrite commands.
Xywrite is a PC based word processor similar to Atex. These files will
display the text (almost) as it was written by the Supreme Court.
These files should also be copied in "image" mode in FTP.
The filter program, which removes the typesetting codes, moves
footnotes to the end of the document separated with a dashed line.
Footnote references are enclosed in curly brackets "{ }". Users are
also warned that most of the features of the typeset document, such
as bolding, italicizing, use of fonts, and other similar characteristics
are lost in the translation to ASCII. The resulting filtered documents,
however, are quite readable on most displays.
On May 11th, 1990 the United States Supreme Court began the two-
year experimental program called "Project Hermes." The objective of
the project is to rapidly provide copies of the Court's opinions in
electronic form to as wide an audience as possible.
Twenty organizations applied to be a part of this project, 12 were
accepted; and one of the successful applicants was a noncommercial,
nonprofit, consortium composed of Case Western Reserve University
(CWRU), EDUCOM, and the National Public Telecomputing Network
(NPTN).
Project Hermes is an EXPERIMENTAL two-year program which the
Court will be evaluating. For the project to continue past this period
we need to be able to show that the dissemination was effective.
You can contact Project Hermes via e.mail on the Cleveland Free-Net
at: aa584, via the Internet at:
7aa584@cleveland.freenet.edu, by writing:
PROJECT HERMES,
CWRU,
319 WICKENDEN BUILDING,
CLEVELAND, OHIO, 66106,
or by calling: (216) 368-2733,
UUNET plans on making available a Unix news group which will
report the U. S. Supreme Court opinions, and Project Hermes plans to
make available a notification service which will notify users when
new court opinions have been released. Look for more information
about these services soon.
An alternative site for the opinions is: info.umd.edu
The decisions are in the directory:
/info/USGovt/SupremeCt/Decisions
Please report any problems to the id "aa584@po.cwru.edu".
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ICPSR rollcalls (description of rollcall votes taken in the U.S.
Congress, and SMIS (bibliographic citations from the survey methodology
information system database originally developed by the Bureau of the
Census).
Access: Individuals can obtain accounts for searching CDNet whether
their institution is a member or not. For information on new accounts
and to arrange access, contact:
Member Services
ICPSR
P.O. Box 1248
Ann Arbor, MI 48106-1428
(301) 763-5010
Example of CDNet session via Internet:
What to search? (Guide/Rollcalls/SMIS/Variables)
:guide
Begin searching with SPIRES commands...
Type "/Help" for SPIRES assistance.
*
* This subfile contains information about each collection in
* the Archival Holdings portion of the most recent GUIDE TO
* RESOURCES AND SERVICES, and information for each collection
* announced in ICPSR BULLETINs issued since publication of that
* GUIDE. If the user does not wish to view the abstract included
* with the information about a collection use the BRIEF display
* format. To do so, issue the command: SET FORMAT BRIEF
* immediately after accessing ICPSR GUIDE.
->fin sw abortion
-Result: 55 COLLECTIONS
->type skip=50 pause
ICPSR 07527
ICPSR INSTRUCTIONAL SUBSET: GENERAL SOCIAL SURVEY, 1975
Davis, James A.
The National Data Program for the Social Sciences is a data diffusion
project and a program of social indicator research funded by the
National Science Foundation. The program was designed and carried
out over a five-year period by the National Opinion Research Center
(NORC), University of Chicago. The General Social Survey, 1975,
administered in March and April of 1975, was the fourth in series of
annual surveys which began in 1972. The study included 1,490
respondents and 237 variables. This subset contains 76 variables.
The 1975 interviews included items selected by the NORC staff and
an advisory panel of sociologists as being ''mainstream'' interests of
academic sociology. Aside from standard personal data items, it
covered such areas of interest to social scientists as the family, socio-
economic status, social mobility, social control, race relations, sex
relations, and morale. This ICPSR subset begins with several items of
personal data, such as region and size of place where the
respondent lives, information about the respondent's family
background, the employment status of the respondent and spouse,
sex, race, religion, and political party identification. Following a few
questions regarding family finances and work satisfaction,
respondents were asked a number of questions about gender roles,
including opinions on whether women''should ****TEXT DELETED****
SUBJECTS: education. family. instruction. instructional materials. jobs.
quality of life. social attitudes and behavior. teaching. work. United
States.
CLASSIFICATION: X. INSTRUCTIONAL PACKAGES AND COMPUTER
PROGRAMS.
A. Instructional Packages. 2. ICPSR Instructional SUBSETS.
...
ICPSR 07345
CBS REPORTS: GENERATIONS APART
Columbia Broadcasting System.
1,366 college students and non-college youth between 17 and 23
comprised the sample for this study which was conducted in 1969 by
Daniel Yankelovich, Inc., for the Columbia Broadcasting System. The
results were broadcast May 20, 27, and June 3, 1969, in three
sections: ''Question of Values,'' 'A Profile of Dissent,'' and ''The Youth
International.'' A study of the generation gap, this survey contains
questions on the type of social change and societal restraints the
respondents would welcome or reject. In addition the respondents
were probed on their views of their parents' values as well as their
own. They were asked which political events have affected their life
and values. Issues inquired into include abortions, sexual relations,
civil disobedience, criticism of American society, drugs,career goals,
the draft and tactics to be used in social change. Demographic data
includes education, marital status, occupation, income, religious
preference for both respondents and their parents. The data were
obtained from the Social Science Data Center at the University of
Connecticut. There are 5 cards of data per respondent and 288
variables. Class IV.
SUBJECTS: abortion. career goals. civil disobedience. college activities.
college students. draft, military. drugs. organizations. protests. sexual
attitudes. social attitudes and behavior. social change. socialization.
students. universities. university students. values. youth. United
States.
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***OCLC: World's Largest Bibliographic Databas***e
Service: access to more than 22 million books and other library
materials on the OCLC union catalog as well as other commercial and
non-commercial databases.
Access: telnet epic.prod.oclc.org or 132.174.100.2
Authorization and password are required to use the service.
Description: There are two services of interest to Internet users: EPIC
and FirstSearch.
EPIC is a comprehensive online reference service providing powerful
searching methods with standard Common Command Language.
Databases such as ERIC (Educational Resources Information
Clearinghouse), ABI/Inform, Dissertation Abstracts, Business
Dateline, Pharmaceutical News Index, US Federal Documents, and
Book Data pre-publication information may be accessed via EPIC.
FirstSearch is an end-user-oriented reference service which provides
low-cost access to the OCLC union catalog as well as ERIC and US
documents. Search methods include scan (browse) on the indexes and
selecting a term or display from the scan. Boolean AND and NOT
searching is available for complex topics. Results screens include
"hints" and "actions". Unlike EPIC, FirstSearch costs are not based on
connect time but rather on a per search cost which starts at $.90
(quantity 1) to $.45/search for quantity 80,000. Institutions and
individual network users will find a plan to fit their budget.
For more information on EPIC and FirstSearch, contact:
OCLC
6565 Frantz Road
Dublin, OH 43017-3395
800 848-5878
************************************************FEE SERVICES
***PINET: Physics Information Network***
Service: The American Institute of Physics has implemented an
online system available on the Internet to serve its constituent
physics and astronomy communities. The system features job
placement ads, meetings calendar, advance abstracts, abstracts of
published papers, news and announcements, and electronic mail.
Access: For information regarding PINET services, send a request to
admin@pinet.aip.org or to the following address:
American Institute of Physics
Special Programs
500 Sunnyside Blvd.
Woodbury, NY 11797
Tel. (516) 349-7800 ext. 441
Fax. (516) 349-7669
Accounts are available for several classes of users including AIP
members, non-members, group accounts, or student/retired.
Information services include:
* Jobs: a comprehensive summary of job opportunities covering a
broad spectrum in academia and industry; updated bi-monthly by AIP's
Placement Center and the American Astronomical Society.
* Meetings Calendar: listings of upcoming member society
conferences and symposia, posted twice each month. Searchable meeting
epitomes and online registration are available for selected meetings.
* Advance Abstracts: contains six weeks of abstracts of papers
accepted for future publication in AIP and Member Society journals.
* Abstracts of published papers covering 120 scientific journals
(known as SPIN); this searchable database covers more than 5 years.
Online ordering of reprints is available for selected journals.
* News and announcments: a variety of timely articles,
newsletters, and announcements presented in an easy-to-find,
easy-to-read format, including the APS Washington, DC newsletter
Whatsnew and AIP's weekly newsletter, FYI.
* Electronic mail: PINET combines the best features of several
electronic mail networks into one customized service to meet the
needs of the scientific commuity.
- user-friendly electronic mail among PINET users
- access to BITNET and Internet
- binary file transfer capability
- ability to send telex and fax worldwide
- Bulletin Boards, USENET
Other system features include
- an easy-to-follow menu structure that quickly guides you
to desired services. The "go to" feature lets you directly access
desired topics.
- comprehensive text search and tetrieval feature allows
you to conduct complex Boolean searches of technical databases.
- Online help screens provide clear, user-friendly
instructions on each of PINET's system functions.
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***Research Libraries Group: The RLIN System***
Service: access to extensive union catalog comprised of RLG member
library holdings. Over 80 million records are represented. Other
databases of interest include the LC Name and Subject authority files,
Research in progress, and Engineering Index.
Access: telnet 36.54.0.18 or 36.54.0.19
rlin.stanford.edu (full duplex)
rlg.stanford.edu (half duplex)
RLIN requires a user account. Rates for non-members are $119 for
10 hours connect time via Internet. RLIN supports sophisticated
searching methods including sets and boolean operators.
Contact bl.ric@rlg or (800) 537-RLIN for more information.
Exit: type "logoff" from any prompt
Sample RLIN session:
Connecting to port SUNET-00233
Welcome to RLIN. Enter ? for information on access to RLIN.
21:10 04/21/91 SDB input/update and RLIN Search only are now
available!
Account?
Password?
Command> call rlin(cat)
Files available for searching only
The following functions WILL NOT be available from 4/19 through
4/22:
- Input/update in the bibliographic files
- Input/update in the authority files
- Batch processing of uploaded BRCON files
The following functions WILL be available from 4/19 through 4/22:
- Searching in all files
- Input/update in the ILL file
- Input/update in the RLIN Tables
- Input/update in the RLIN special databases
Avery, ESTC, SCIPIO, RIPD, and Conspectus
- The PASS command in the bibliographic and authority files
:+? find tw journey intor ^? tomorrow
FIN TW JOURNEY INTO TOMORROW - 12 clusters in BKS
:MUL?
FIN TW JOURNEY INTO TOMORROW - 12 clusters
1) Manciet, Yves. [AMAZONIE, TERRE INACHEV_EE. ENGLISH] LAND
OF TOMORROW: AN AMAZON JOURNEY. (Edinburgh, Oliver & Boyd [1964])
NYCX (c-9124 NIC) CUBG (c-9665 CU) CULW (c-9665 CLU)
FLFG (c-9665 FTaSU) NYAG (c-9665 NAlU) NYRG (c-9665 NRU)
2) Sheckley, Robert, 1928- JOURNEY BEYOND TOMORROW / (New
York : New American Library, c1962.) WAWG (c-9662 WaOLN)
3) Teeling, William, 1903- GODS OF TO-MORROW : (London :
National Book Association, [1936].) PASG (c-9665 PSt) :? dis 2
FIN TW JOURNEY INTO TOMORROW - Cluster 2 of 12
Sheckley, Robert, 1928-
Journey beyond tomorrow / Robert Sheckley. -- New York : New
American Library, c1962. 144 p. ; 18 cm.
ID: WAWG3845063-BCC: 9662DCF: a
WAWG (c-9662 WaOLN)
************************************************FEE SERVICES
***SPIN: Sponsored Programs Information Network***
Service: SPIN is a database of funding sources and grant programs of
interest to all academic fields and used by several hundred colleges
and universities. SPIN enables the user to locate external funding
sources with a minimum amount of time and effort. The information
provided by a SPIN search enables the user to determine what
funding is available and how it may be obtained. In addition to the
online system, a variety of batch reports are also available and may
be requested online.
Access: SPIN has been available on a dial-up basis since 1980. As of
July, 1991, SPIN has been made available via Internet. (ed. note:
SPIN currently requires the use of the tn3270 protocol) To obtain
additional information and fee schedule regarding SPIN and to apply
for accounts, please contact:
Sponsored Programs Information Network (SPIN)
The Research Foundation of the State University of New York
P.O. Box 9
Albany, NY 12201-0009
(518) 434-7150
Description of SPIN and its coverage:
Development of SPIN
SPIN, established in November 1980, is a computerized data base of
funding opportunities (federal, non-federal and corporate) designed
to assist faculty and administrators in the identification of external
support for research, education and development projects. The
service was originally developed to aid the more than 18,000 faculty
within the separate institutions which comprise the State University
of New York (SUNY) System. SPIN services are now available by
subscription to all colleges and universities across the nation. Over
the last five years, the service has been tailored to meet the
specialized funding needs of institutions of higher education. Only
those sponsors that are national in scope and that provide substantial
support to colleges and universities are profiled. Sponsors that
restrict their giving to state, local or community service organizations
are not included.
Database Management
The data base is updated daily to incorporate new funding sources,
as well as changes to existing sources. Only information obtained
directly from the sponsor is used to develop the funding profile.
Sponsors are contacted annually (or more frequently, if appropriate)
to verify existing information and to determine when policies and
guidelines for the next funding cycle will he available. Secondary
sources,such as The Chronicle of Higher Education, Foundation Center
Sourcebook Profiles, Corporate Foundation Profiles and the Annual
Register, are also reviewed to identify new sources of support. As
sponsor information is received, staff editors review and edit all
pertinent information. A brief profile of each funding source
includes:
1) program type code;
2) key word code(s);
3) sponsor name;
4) contact address and telephone number;
5) deadline date(s);
6) program title;
7) objectives or interest areas of the sponsor; and
8) restrictions which would affect the submission of a proposal.
Reviewing Techniques
* FOLLOW-UP DATE When policies and guidelines for the next
funding cycle will be available from the
sponsor;
* DATE REVIEWED When the sponsor was last contacted to verify
existing information;
* KEY WORD CODES - Taxonomy of terms used to catalog the
sponsor's interest areas;
* DEADLINE DATES - Submission dates for an entire fiscal year; *
OBJECTIVES - An outline of sponsor's
research areas and interests;
* RESTRICTIONS - A review of applicant eligibility; budget
limitations (including size and number of awards to be made;
restrictions on the number of applications that can be submitted
by an institution, department or individual; and indirect cost and patent
regulations); and method of application.
In recognition of the fact that sponsors can, and often do, identify
new interest areas between funding cycles, we subscribe to a variety
of secondary source publications to monitor changes in sponsor
trends between follow-up dates. A partial list of such publications
includes:
* The Federal Register
* Commerce Business Daily
* The Chronicle of Higher Education
* Source Book Profiles
* Corporate Foundation Profiles
* Taft Foundation Reporter
* Annual Register of Grant Support
The staff also analyzes lists of grants awarded by the sponsor in
order to ensure that the description of what the sponsor says it will
fund is consistent with its current funding patterns. Any
discrepancies are, of course, discussed directly with the sponsor and
resolved.
Key Word Index
Once the query has been developed, there are five different ways to
review the collected information. They are:
ON-LINE DISPLAY -- all the documents associated with your search
will be displayed at the terminal. You should be aware that the
maximum number of "screens" or pages which can be displayed on-
line is 98. If the search has more than 98 pages, it must be printed
"all batch," an off-line method which is more economical.
ALL BATCH PRINTING -- the search will be printed on a laser printer
at the SPIN Office in Albany and forwarded to you the next morning.
Many of our subscribers have chosen not to purchase printers since
SPIN guarantees that searches will be mailed to you the morning
after the request is made.
ALL-ON-LINE PRINTING -- the search will be printed at an on-line
printer at your location. Again for reasons of economy, the maximum
number of programs that can be printed on-line is approximately 30
documents per search.
SELECTIVE-BATCH PRINTING -- only those programs which were
previous selected or tagged during the display mode will be printed
off-line at the SPIN Office on a laser printer and forwarded to you
the next morning.
SELECTIVE ON-LINE PRINTING -- only those programs selected or
tagged during the display mode will be printed at your on-line
printer. You also have the ability to "label" or indicate the name of
the individual requesting the search. In order to further minimize
the administrative time spent in interpreting and disseminating
searches, the codes used to develop a search along with your "label"
appear on each cover page.
The taxonomy used to code or catalog the funding sources is known
as the KeyWord Index. It was developed to minimize computer
searching time, as well as to reduce the time spent by your staff in
identifying sources within specific interest areas. Several measures
have been taken to ensure comprehensive search results. The Index
is divided into ten major classifications to help select the most
appropriate codes. It is also cross-referenced to suggest similar or
related terms, and it has definitions to explain how certain terms are
being used.
The major classifications are:
* Agriculture/Food/Forestry
* Arts/Culture/Humanities/Communications
* Business/Economics/Management
* Education
* Health/Medical Sciences
* International Affairs/Area Studies
* Miscellaneous/Other
* Science/Technology
* Social/Behavioral Sciences
* Social Welfare/Public Affairs
When assigning key words, we attempt to be as specific as possible
in defining a sponsor's interest areas. In order to streamline the
searching process, we have developed a substructure of codes for
each interest area that contains more than 25 funding sources. For
example, the original Key Word Index listed only one code for the
interest area, Cancer. When more than twenty-five funding sources
for this topic were listed on the SPIN file, the opportunities were
analyzed and five new key words were added to the Index:
0719 ONCOLOGY
0171 Cancer - Foreign Scholar Support
0694 Cancer - Opportunities Abroad
0693 Cancer - Professional Development
0695 Cancer - Public Awareness Programs
0106 Cancer - Research
By utilizing this substructure technique, subtopics within an interest
area can be quickly identified and extracted from the SPIN file. It
should he noted that the keyword code for Oncology is used only
when the sponsor does not provide more specific information
regarding the type of oncology projects it will support (i.e.,
research,opportunities abroad, professional development, etc.). It is
not used as a "catch-all"code for all opportunities related to that
interest area. The Index is updated regularly to incorporate new key
words as they are developed. Revised Indexes are sent to our
subscribers on a monthly basis.
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***Catalist: An Internet Library System Guide for MS Windows***
Service: Catalist is a hypertext guide to Internet-accessible library
systems and other information resources which was created to run
under Microsoft Windows (tm) and described in the announcement
below.
Access: CATALIST is available free from the following two
anonymous FTP sites:
ZEBRA.ACS.UDEL.EDU in the directory pub/library
and
VAXB.ACS.UNT.EDU in the directory library/catalist
__________________________________________
* ATTENTION MS WINDOWS 3.0 USERS *
__________________________________________
The University of Delaware Department of English presents:
C A T A L I S T
CATALIST is a hypertext version of Billy Barron's "UNT's Accessing
On-Line Bibliographic Databases" for Microsoft Windows 3.0.
CATALIST is available FREE via anonymous FTP.
As you may know, many university libraries make their
bibliographic databases available as On-Line Public Access Catalogs
(OPACs). Anyone who has access to the Internet may log into these
systems and search them free of charge. CATALIST is a hypertext
catalog of OPAC addresses and access instructions.
CATALIST has the ability to search for OPACs by either geographical
location or alphabetical list. The user simply starts CATALIST by
double-clicking its icon, then uses intuitive hypertext principles to
locate instructions for logging into a specific catalog. Because it is a
Windows application it will run alongside any Windows compatible
communications software. You can simply start CATALIST in one
window and log into your mainframe in another. This gives you the
ability to look up library after library without leaving CATALIST or
your mainframe session.
Once you have found a library and gotten connected, CATALIST
provides information to help you search the database. CATALIST has
a notebook function which will allow you to take notes and keep the
notes associated with that particular library. You can even copy
whole entries or screens from the library's catalog to CATALIST's
notebook using the Windows Clipboard.
FTP instructions for obtaining Catalist
CATALIST is available free from the following two anonymous FTP
sites:
ZEBRA.ACS.UDEL.EDU in the directory pub/library
and
VAXB.ACS.UNT.EDU in the directory library/catalist
The following is a sample FTP session showing how to get the file
README.TXT from ZEBRA. ==> represents your system prompt.
==> ftp zebra.acs.udel.edu
Connected to zebra.acs.udel.edu.
220 zebra FTP server (SunOS 4.1) ready.
Name (zebra.acs.udel.edu:duggan): anonymous
331 Guest login ok, send ident as password.
Password: <type your e-mail address here>
230 Guest login ok, access restrictions apply.
ftp> cd pub/library
250 CWD command successful.
ftp> get readme.txt
200 PORT command successful.
150 ASCII data connection for readme.txt (128.175.13.16,2004)
(3951 bytes).
226 ASCII Transfer complete.
local: readme.txt remote: readme.txt
3951 bytes received in 0.01 seconds (1.8e+02 Kbytes/s)
ftp> bye
221 Goodbye.
==>
The README.TXT file contains detailed information about how to
get and extract the CATALIST program.
We hope you will give CATALIST a try. If you need further
information, or if you do not have FTP access, contact the author, Rich
Duggan, at the following e-mail address:
duggan@brahms.udel.edu
SNAIL MAIL: INTERNET:
Richard H. Duggan duggan@brahms.udel.edu
English Department richard.duggan@mvs.udel.edu
University of Delaware
Newark, DE 19716 BITNET: FCA02040@UDELVM
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***HYTELNET: Hypertext PC-based Internet Directory***
Service: free PC-based hypertext software and database describing
many Internet resources including bulletin board systems, Freenet
systems, and library systems. The library systems listed include
manyinternational sites.
Access: may be obtained via ftp from a variety of sites listed in the
description below. Requires PKUNZIP to de-compress the files which
may also be obtained at no charge via ftp as described below.
**Announcing**
HYTELNET 5.0
HYTELNET version 5.0, a pop-up, memory-resident browser for
gaining access to Internet-accessible sites via Telnet, is now
available.
The browser is basically a series of ASCII files connected by
hypertext links and run by the HYPERREZ engine on a PC.
HYTELNET version 5.0
HYTELNET has been written specifically for those users who access
the Telnet utility via a modem or the ethernet on an IBM compatible
personal computer.
**New in Versions 4.0 and 5.0**
Many new sites have been added, in particular, specialty sites like
the JvNCnet Network, World Factbook, Shakespeare's plays, etc. See
<OTH000> for more details. The major site files have been arranged in
subdirectories for faster accessing. Also new in this version files
describing which libraries use which systems. See <SYS000> for more
information. Special thanks go to Billy Barron, De Stanton, Earl Fogel,
and members of lib_hytelnet for their assistance.
HYTELNET 5.0 is available by anonymous ftp from: access.usask.ca
- in the hytelnet/pc subdirectory. It is listed as HYTELN50.ZIP.
Note: the UNZIPPED files total over 500,000 bytes...but remember,
you can always edit out any information you do not need, in order to
save space.
**Loading HYTELNET**
At the DOS prompt (in the HYTELNET parent directory), type HR to
install the program in memory. After it loads, hold the Ctrl key down
and depress the Backspace (<-) key.
**Operations**
For full keystroke information see <HELP.TXT>
It is a memory-resident program which should be called-up before
you load your communications program. Have it sit in the
background until you need to find a Telnet address. To invoke the
program just hit the Control and Back-space keys then follow the
directions. When you have read the site information either hit the
Escape key to return the program to the background, or hit Alt-T to
remove it from memory.
**Memory-resident conflicts**
Because the HyperRez program makes no stack calls, it is unaffected
by the loading sequence or memory location of other programs.
One item to remember is that HR.EXE should be unloaded from
memory in the reverse order that it was installed. That means, if you
load HR.EXE before you load another program, then unload it after
you unload that program.
Program size: 16065 bytes (HyperRez on disk)
Installed size: 59680 bytes (for program, text, and links)
ASCII file size: Maximum size in 20K (set by text buffer)
Maximum recall: Remembers Right-arrow jumps 64 levels deep
**Essential files for running the program**
Program: HR.EXE (HyperRez program)
Select hot-key: HRK.EXE
Title ASCII file: START.TXT
HyperRez F1 file: HELP.TXT
Instructions: READ.ME...this file!
**Acknowledgments**
**Customizing**
You may wish to add your own SITE information or update those
sites already listed. See <CUSTOM> for instructions.
If you have any comments on the program or suggestions for
improvement, contact the author at the following addresses:
Peter Scott . Phone: 306-966-6016 |
Order Unit Manager . FAX: 306-966-6040 |
Univ of Saskatchewan Libraries . ENVOY100: PA.SCOTT
Saskatoon . Internet: SCOTT@SKLIB.USASK.CA
Saskatchewan, Canada S7N OWO . an682@cleveland.freenet.edu |
Footnote: if you wish to keep up-to-date on the latest version of
HYTELNET and be informed about new/changed/defunct Telnet-
accessible sites you may join the mailing list LIB_HYTELNET at the
University of Saskatchewan. Just let Peter Scott know that you wish
your name to be added to the list.
TO RETRIEVE HYTELNET:
At your system prompt, enter: ftp access.usask.ca
or ftp 128.233.3.1
When you receive the Name prompt, enter: anonymous
When you receive the password prompt, enter your Internet address.
When you are at the ftp> prompt, enter: binary
At the next ftp> prompt, enter: cd hytelnet/pc
Then enter: get HYTELN50.ZIP
After the transfer has occurred, either proceed with the
instructions below toretrieve the UNZIP utility
(which you need unless you already have it) or enter: quit
The Hytelnet program is archived using a ZIP utility. To
unarchive it, you must be able to "unzip" the file. If you have the file
PKUNZIP.EXE,it will unarchive the HYTELN50.ZIP file (see below for
instructions). If you do not have it, you may retrieve it with by
following these instructions:
TO RETRIEVE PKUNZIP:
Use the above instructions for connecting to access.usask.ca
At the ftp> prompt, enter: binary
Then enter: cd hytelnet/pc
Then enter: get PKUNZIP.EXE
After the transfer has occurred, enter: quit
TO DOWNLOAD IT TO YOUR PC:
Because of the plethora of PC communications programs, I will
not attempt to give step-by-step instructions here. You should check
the instructions for your software for downloading a *binary* file
from your Internet account to your PC.
TO UNARCHIVE HYTELN50.ZIP:
Make a new directory on your hard disk (e.g., mkdir hytelnet)
Copy PKUNZIP.EXE and HYTELN50.ZIP into the new directory
Make sure you are in that directory, then enter: pkunzip HYTELN50
It will then unarchive HYTELN50.ZIP, which contains the
following files:
HYTELNET.ZIP
READNOW.!!!
The file READNOW.!!! gives full instructions for un-archiving
HYTELNET.ZIP. Simply put, you **MUST** unZIP the file with the -d
parameter so that all the subdirectories will be recursed.
To use HYTELNET, you should refer to the instructions in the
release announcement by Peter Scott, or to the README file included
with the package.
PLEASE NOTE that I offer the above instructions as a service for
those who are unfamiliar with the steps required to download and
use files from network sources. I cannot be responsible for any local
variations in these procedures which may exist. Please contact your
local computer support staff if you have difficulty performing these
tasks.
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***WAIS: Wide Area Information Server***
A Client-Server System with Over 35 Servers on the Internet
Service: WAIS is a client-server system developed for information
retrieval among information resources on decentralized servers using
the Z39.50 information retrieval protocol. The code is available via
ftp from the developer. Thinking Machines, Inc. and there are
several versions available including gnu emacs and x-windows, and
MacIntosh.
Access: the wais software is available via anonymous ftp from
think.com. The article below gives instructions for obtaining a copy.
Description: Several articles which describe WAIS (pronounced ways)
are included beginning with the announcement of the latest release
and instructions on where to obtain a copy via ftp. The software was
also described in a recent article in _BYTE_ magazine: (Richard
Marlon Stein, "Browsing Through Terabytes", BYTE Magazine, May
1991, p.157.)
A definition of "WAIS" in words of few syllables:
"WAIS" -- "Wide Area Information Server": computer programs
which provide, "...the user-interface structure and underlying
information-retrieval protocol necessary to automatically collate,
collect, and integrate diverse data streams." (Richard Marlon Stein,
"Browsing Through Terabytes", BYTE Magazine, May 1991, p.157.)
Now that the Internet gives us over 200 library opacs, a budding
problem is that each opac has its own structure and user interface: if
you've learned the MELVYL command language ("FI", "DI", "DI 12
long", etc.), that won't work with Harvard's HOLLIS, and the
commands for Yale's ORBIS don't work for Dartmouth's opac. So while
the Internet is making it increasingly easy to bounce back and forth
among different opacs, the problem remains that the user must learn
all the different interfaces. WAIS software gets around this problem
by letting a user at one site -- say, MELVYL -- view data and
retrieve records from other non-MELVYL sites. So, using your
MELVYL commands, you can look up something in several different
opacs which don't themselves use MELVYL; and, vice versa, a
Dartmouth user could look up something on MELVYL or ORBIS using
the Dartmouth opac's commands. The software can have other
features -- the ability to make these searches simultaneously,
"relevance feedback" which ranks retrievals by their relevance to the
user, windowing systems -- but its essence is the ability it gives you
to do online research at different sites using your "home" site's
command language.
This may mean cooperative cataloging and other resource sharing for
librarians, Bill. It most certainly means a giant step for users --
researchers now will be looking for things in twenty opacs at once,
rather than just their local one -- particularly once full-text gets
loaded into opacs and other databases: the WAIS, equipped with
"relevance feedback" and its other features, may be exactly the tool
we need to convert an information deluge into a new era for libraries
and for information handling. That's the hope, anyway. For more
details -- on the immense Z39.50 protocol effort of which WAIS is an
implementation, and on Thinking Machines Corp.'s development and
marketing of the idea (they will give you the software for free) -- I
refer you to the above BYTE article. More has been written, but it's
all pretty new.
Jack Kessler
UC Berkeley
kessler@ocf.berkeley.edu
kessler@athena.berkeley.edu
Announcement regarding latest WAIS release:
New Unix Internet Release (Beta Release) Available
Thank you for the interest in WAIS. The servers on Quake (including
the directory of servers) has gotten 4500 requests from 193
different hosts all over the world in a couple of months. There are
now 35 servers including one in Norway (UiO_Publications.src),
poetry (poetry.src), as well as a Connection Machine serving all sorts
of things.
Through the Alpha release process, many people have helped find
and fix bugs; thank you. With Beta, I think we are ready for
widespread announcement. Please repost this on any other list you
would like to.
There are are a few mailing lists on this subject that you might want
to be on: wais-interest: only announcements like this (1 a month or
so) wais-discussion: moderated mailings every 1 or 2 weeks. Good
stuff including all on wais-interest. wais-talk: unmoderated for
implementors and interactive discussions. Requests to wais-<foo>-
request@think.com. Archives available from wais server: wais-
discussion or anonymous ftp from quake.think.com.
Jonathan Goldman pulled the most recent release together.
Highlights of modifications (see the release for the full report):
Works on more architectures (BSD and closer on SysV and Xenix),
waisindex: parses mail dates + fixes waisserver: security feature +
first kludge toward relevance feedback + better logging + fixes
waissearch, waisq, xwais, and xwaisq: fixes gmacs wais: can display
pictures if on an Xmachine, more commands, fixes The Mac release is
unchanged and stable.
Thank you to all that have contributed bug reports and suggestions.
Overview of components:
In this release is source code for:
* Server code: There is code to index text and picture files.
* Protocol code: based on Z39.50-1988 using the internet.
* Clients code: User interfaces for contacting servers
* GNU emacs interface
* simple shell interface
* Mac interface (in separate WAIStation file)
* tool kit for making your own interfaces
* X interface
* Directory of servers: This is be a network service that lists
existing servers and how to contact them.
* A Connection Machine server with some patent information,
the CIA factbook, and some Biomedical abstracts, info-mac, risks, etc
to serve as example servers.
The public servers that are currently advertized are:
CM-applications.src
CM-fortran-manual.src
CM-paris-manual.src
CM-star-lisp-docs.src
CM-tech-summary.src
CMFS-documentation.src
MIT-algorithms-bug.src
MIT-algorithms-exercise.src
MIT-algorithms-suggest.src
Molecular-biology.src
NIH-Guide.src
US-Gov-Programs.src
UiO_Publications.src
bible.src
cosmic-abstracts.src
cosmic-programs.src
directory-of-servers.src
homebrew.src
info-mac.src
internet-resource-guide.src
internet-rfcs.src
jargon.src
patent-sampler.src
poetry.src
risks-digest.src
sample-books.src
sample-pictures.src
sun-spots.src
tmc-library.src
usenet-cookbook.src
wais-discussion-archives.src
wais-docs.src
wall-street-journal-sample.src
weather.src
world-factbook.src
The release is available from Think.com via anonymous FTP in
/public/wais/wais-8-b1-dist.tar.Z and WAIStation-0-62.sit.hqx.
Bugs to bug-wais@think.com or to me.
-brewster and the wais crew
"Paper and flesh are fleeting media for the treasures that are ideas."
Brewster Kahle Thinking Machines Corporation
Brewster@Think.com 1010 El Camino Real
Project Leader Menlo Park, CA 94025
Wide Area Information Servers 415-329-9300x228
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***American Philosophical Association: The Electronic Agora***
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A NOTE FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Saul Traiger has invited me to send a short note for the APA Bulletin
Board, and I am happy to oblige. Saul has done the members of the
APA a great service in getting the bulletin board up and running, and
I know that he has gone out of his way, and volunteered more of his
time than he should, to help members who have had difficulty
accessing it. I am grateful to him, and to Robert Cavalier and Preston
Covey, for having set this experiment in motion.
Along with this note I am sending, for posting on the board, several
files of material that may be useful to those of you who check in on
the board from time to time, including deadlines and guidelines for
paper submissions, instructions on becoming an APA member, and
the schedule for APA publications, including JOBS FOR
PHILOSOPHERS. This time I am also sending the material that
appears in the June issue of the APA PROCEEDINGS AND ADDRESSES
concerning future conferences and invitations to submit papers for a
variety of projects.
Both this board and the entire endeavor of electronic communication
are still in their early stages, and I will appreciate any comments and
suggestions you may have concerning
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PHILOSOPHERS or the roundup of fellowship opportunities that
appears in the June issue--in the latter case because it would be so
large as to eat up as much in phone charges for downloading as the
issue costs, in the former case because the information is restricted
to members and is mailed first-class to every member who requests
it on the same day. We would particularly appreciate your
suggestions concerning the kinds of information that you would like
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In addition to the several ways in which you can communicate with
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me via INTERNET at the address: HOEKEMA@BRAHMS.UDEL.EDU. By
the fall I hope to have another address for general office
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--David Hoekema Executive Director, APA
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***Cleveland Freenet: The Electronic "City"***
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wide range of information resources in areas such as health,
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Access: telnet freenet-in-a.cwru.edu, freenet-in-b.cwru, or freenet-
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Accounts may be obtained at no charge which give users e-mail, chat,
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Exit: from most screens, type 'x' to exit Freenet.
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WELCOME TO THE CLEVELAND FREE-NET
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Are you:
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Last login: Tue Apr 16 20:15:59 1991
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<<< CLEVELAND FREE-NET DIRECTORY >>>
1 The Administration Building
2 The Post Office
3 Public Square
4 The Courthouse & Government Center
5 The Arts Building
6 Science and Technology Center
7 The Medical Arts Building
8 The Schoolhouse (Academy One)
9 The Community Center & Recreation Area
10 The Business and Industrial Park
11 The Library
12 University Circle
13 The Teleport
14 The Communications Center
15 NPTN/USA TODAY HEADLINE NEWS
h=Help, x=Exit Free-Net, "go help"=extended help
Your Choice ==> 8
<<< ACADEMY ONE >>>
(go academy)
1 About Academy One
2 The Academy One Project
3 List of Official Academy One Schools
4 Academy One Projects Underway
5 Academy One Partners Wanted
6 Teacher/Administrator Lounge
7 The Student Lounge
8 The Academy One Library
9 School Special Interest Groups
10 The Academy Bulletin Board
11 Directory of Academy One Users
12 << SIMULATED SHUTTLE LAUNCH - APRIL 8TH >>
h=Help, x=Exit Free-Net, "go help"=extended help
Your Choice ==> 1
<<< ABOUT ACADEMY ONE >>>
ACADEMY ONE is another NPTN experimental program. It is designed
to see if an online educational resource can be set-up which will
meet the information and communication needs of students, teachers,
and administrators, at little or no cost to the users or the
participating schools.
The offerings in this area are so extensive that we will not attempt to
detail them here, but would rather you simply strolled around our
"electronic schoolhouse" to discover at your leisure. As you do so,
however, please keep three things in mind.
First, some of the areas you will come upon are brand new and may
not have a lot in them just yet, or are still "under construction." We
have tried to mark these construction areas with parentheses so you
will be able to spot them. (You may go in and look around, but don't
be surprised if nothing works.)
Second, and most importantly, ACADEMY ONE works because PEOPLE
make it work. Everything you see is here because there are people
in the community who have volunteered their time and effort to
place these features online and/or to operate the various special
interest areas. If you have an idea for a new feature, or want to help
out with an existing one, please contact either William Beasley
(ab496) or Tom Grundner (aa001). Help is definitely needed.
Third, ACADEMY ONE is NOT designed to be purely a Cleveland
educational resource. We strongly encourage ANY school, ANYwhere
in the world that can beg, borrow, or... (well, not that) an Internet
connection from a local college to join with us in this program. We
already have schools from several states online with us--with more
coming in all the time. If you would like your school to become an
ACADEMY ONE school, read "The Academy One Project" (the next
selection down from this one) for more details.
As we said, this is an experiment to see what educators can make of
online education, when the major cost barriers are removed. Go to it.
Enjoy and learn!
William Beasley
ab496@cleveland.freenet.edu
Academy One Project Director & Primary Sysop
Tom Grundner
aa001@cleveland.freenet.edu
Overall Project Coordination
End of File, Press RETURN to quit
<<< ACADEMY ONE >>>
(go academy)
1 About Academy One
2 The Academy One Project
3 List of Official Academy One Schools
4 Academy One Projects Underway
5 Academy One Partners Wanted
6 Teacher/Administrator Lounge
7 The Student Lounge
8 The Academy One Library
9 School Special Interest Groups
10 The Academy Bulletin Board
11 Directory of Academy One Users
12 << SIMULATED SHUTTLE LAUNCH - APRIL 8TH >>
h=Help, x=Exit Free-Net, "go help"=extended help
Your Choice ==> 2
ACADEMY ONE:
A National Online Educational Community
OBJECTIVE:
To establish a national online educational resource for primary and
secondary students, teachers, and administrators which operates at
low or no cost to the users or the participating schools.
IMPLEMENTATION:
The host computer for Academy One will be the Cleveland Free-Net
in Cleveland, Ohio. Initial sponsors will be Case Western Reserve
University (CWRU), Cleveland State University School of Education,
and the National Public Telecomputing Network (NPTN)
The Cleveland Free-Net is a multi-user community computer system
serving northeast Ohio. Its 64 modem lines, campus network, and
Internet connections, provides over 250 computerized information
and communications services to over 4000 users a day. Academy One
participants will have access to the full range of Free-Net
communications features including: private electronic mail, chat, the
Teleport (real-time connections to other computerized information
resources around the country), as well as a wide range of information
resources in areas such as health, government, law, education, and
the sciences.
In addition, a special area will be established on the Cleveland Free-
Net which will serve as a central meeting place for Academy One
participants. Included in this area will be special sections for
teachers and administrators, an Academy One electronic library, a
place where telecomputing project ideas can disseminate, an area
where individual schools can operate their own special interest
groups, an open bulletin board, and more.
Schools may register to be Academy One participants by sending a
letter of intent to CWRU/NPTN (see "How to Join Academy One"
below). Cleveland Free-Net registration forms will then be made
available for reproduction at the individual schools. The school must:
a) provide their own personal computers and modems; and b) make
arrangements for an Internet connection (again, as described below).
Users may then dial into the Free-Net via the Internet and use the
system at will.
COST:
Other than for personal computer equipment--none.
There is no charge for registration or for use of the Cleveland Free-
Net. The service is free to the user in the same sense that a public
library, for example, is free to its patrons. As mentioned above users
will, however, have to provide their own computer equipment,
modems, and local telephone costs.
The Internet is an international academic and research network
whose costs are borne by the participating colleges and
universities.In most cases, these are fixed yearly charges which will
not increase as a function of allowing you to participate in this
project.
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
The overall project coordinator will be:
T.M. Grundner, Ed.D
Director, Community Telecomputing Laboratory
CWRU, 303 Wickenden Building
Cleveland, Ohio 44106
Voice: (216) 368-2733
FAX: (216) 368-5436
Internet: aa001@cleveland.freenet.edu
CompuServe: 72135,1536
The project director and sysop for Academy One will be:
William Beasley, Ed.D
Director, Computers in Education Program
Cleveland State University
1983 E. 24th Street
Cleveland, Ohio 44115
Voice: (216) 687-9383
FAX: (216) 687-9366
Internet: ab496@cleveland.freenet.edu
CompuServe: 71106,574
For more information on NPTN and community computing
contact:
National Public Telecomputing Network
Box 1987
Cleveland, Ohio 44106
Voice: (216) 368-2733
FAX: (216) 368-5436
Internet: aa622@cleveland.freenet.edu
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Australia to Israel, including most of the major U.S. and Canadian
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and finally to the Weather Server at the University of Michigan.
Copies of Libtel are available via anonymous FTP as libtel.unix.
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news via the BBS, you must first obtain privileges by filling out and
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to use one, some the other. A frequent complaint about rn is that it
seems to wait forever while checking for new newsgroups. This is an
unfortunate side effect of the nature of the program; eventually,
sometimes as long as five minutes later, the program will continue. If
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ABA/NET
ACP
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Boeing
BRS
BRS-Colleague
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Comshare
DatapacInfo
Dialcom
Dialog
Dow-Jones
LEXIS
Natl-Lib-Med
NCAR-Telenet
Newsnet
NJIT-EIES
NLM
NLM-MCS
NRC
NYTimes
OAG
Peacenet
SDC
Source
Source-11
Source-12
Source-13
STN
Sumex
Telenet-Cust-Serv
Telenet-Mail
Telenet-Telemail
TOXNET
Unison
Vutext-Can
Vutext-Freep
Vutext-other
WestLaw
Wilsonline
************************************************************MISC.
***MicroMUSE: A Virtual Reality Adventure Game***
Service: MicroMUSE is a combination of real-time "chat" group and
role-playing science fiction game. The user can enter the 24th
century world of MicroMUSE and meet many other characters who
inhabit the space colony. Users may enter as a guest or apply to
become a character via e-mail or regular mail. There appear to be
few rules. The commands are similar to many "adventure" games
such as the Zork series. What makes the experience unique is that
others share it at the same time.
MicroMUSE is a virtual community which supports realtime
conversations and provides a microworld (text-based virtual reality).
Participants can communicate, explore, and even design their own
corner of the microworld.
Access: telnet michael.ai.mit.edu or 18.43.0.177
Login: guest
Exit: type QUIT (upper case) at any point in the game.
Example of MicroMUSE session:
telnet michael.ai.mit.edu or 18.43.0.177
login: guest
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M i c r o M U S E Guest Account
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
You are connected to michael.ai.mit.edu, an internet networked
computer running the UNIX operating system and based at MIT.
This account you have just logged into is provided as a courtesy by the
administrative staff of MicroMUSE. At this time our policy allows
unlimited access to MicroMUSE and limited access to other mu* type
server programs. (some information deleted)
==========================================================================
Welcome! MicroMUSE is our vision of the 24th century, a blend of
high technology and social consciousness with emphasis on education,
concernfor the environment, and communication. Our charter is
availableby anonymous ftp to michael.ai.mit.edu (18.43.0.177) in the file
mud/tinymuse/charter. Visitors and colonists are encouraged to read it.
* Commands available:
* connect <name> <password>
* connect guest
* WHO
* QUIT
===========================================================================
For info on a new character, connect as guest and type: help register
connect guest
M i c r o M U S E
===========================================================================
Welcome to MicroMUSE! We are hosted at chezmoto.ai.mit.edu, port 4201.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Reminder: read NEWS regularly for changes, updates, new commands, etc.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Attention Space Farers: Read 'news space' for the latest gossip.
===========================================================================
The bright outlines of the Cyberion City Transporter Station slowly
come intofocus. You have been beamed up here(at considerable expense) from
one of theEarth Transporter Stations. You are among the adventurous and
moderatelywealthy few who have decided to visit (and perhaps dwell) in
Cyberion City,the largest space city in the solar system.
You are welcomed by the transporter attendant, who gives directions to all
newcomers to this space city.
Contents:
Attendant
Obvious exits:
Out
Welcome to MicroMUSE, your name is Guest1
attendant says "Welcome, Guest, to Cyberion City."
attendant says "Feel free to contact any Official for aid."
attendant says "Be sure to use our extensive on-line help command."
attendant says "I hope you enjoy your stay."
The attendant smiles at you.
You step down off of the MTRS platform.
Main Transporter Lobby
This room has high, vaulted ceilings and white walls. The thick, black
carpet makes no sound beneath your feet. You are just inside the
Transporter Lobby,where Visitors arrive from Earth. To one side is
an Information Desk. A door leads to the Tours office, and another
leads Out into Cyberion City proper. A Public Relations Dept. Intercom
stands in the center of the floor; type
'look Intercom' for instructions.
Contents:
Spark's firefly
koosh
Ramandu
Intercom
Obvious exits:
Information <INF> Tours <T> Out
For information on getting a permanent character type: help register.
For information on getting started, type: help getting started.
help getting started
Some commands to start with:
QUIT - quit and leave MicroMUSE
WHO - print list of users currently on MicroMUSE
help - access online help
news - access online news about MicroMUSE events and topics
say <something> - make your character 'say' <something>
Example: say Hi Everyone!
page <player>=<message> - send a <message> to a <player> on the muse
Example: page Jin=Hello, Can you help me?
look - look at the room you're in, or at a person or object in it.
Examples: look
look Tourbot
go <exit> - go through one of the obvious exits in the room.
Example: go out
help topics
Help available on the following Topics:
Attributes
Being killed Bogus commands Costs
Currency Control Drop-to
Enactor Exits Failure
Gender Getting started Goals
Here Homes Inheritance
It Linking Me
Officials Privacy
Pronouns Puppets Locks
Strings Sacrificing Stack
Substitutions Success Tinytalk
Timezones Types of objects V-Register
Verbs Zones @
help register
MicroMUSE player registration information.
If you are a guest and wish to register a new character on
MicroMUSE,
please send E-Mail to: micromuse-registration@chezmoto.ai.mit.edu
Please provide your real name, your character name and password, and
please type out your e-mail address. Please specify if you are a NEW
player and are requesting your first character. If you already have
other characters in MicroMUSE, please specify them also. You are
allowed to have a total of three characters.
Players who do not have an e-mail account may send US mail to:
MicroMUSE
c/o Michael Stanley
P.O. Box 2309
Fayetteville, AR 72701
Please include your address and phone number also.
Once your registration has been processed, you will see Status:
Citizen when you examine yourself. We thank you for your cooperation in
making MicroMUSE more efficient for your enjoyment.
************************************************************MISC.
***Network Bibliography***
These are a few of the more important sources of network
information--both the networks themselves and the information
resources available on them.There are many more useful sources not
included here; for additional information see the bibliography by
Karen Bowers, et.al.
Barron, Billy. UNT's Accessing On-Line Bibliographic Databases.
Denton, TX: University of North Texas, 1991. [Available online on host
vaxb.acs.unt.edu, in root directory]
Bowers, Karen, et. al. FYI on Where to Start - A Bibliography of
Internetworking Information. Network Working Group, Request for
Comments 1175, August 1990. [Available online on hostnic.ddn.mil,
directory rfc:, filename RFC1175.TXT]
Britten, William A. "BITNET and the Internet: Scholarly Networks for
Librarians." C&RL News, 51(2) (February 1990):103-107.
Cerf, Vinton. The Internet Activities Board. Network Working Group,
Request for Comments 1160, May 1990. [Available online on host
nic.ddn.mil, directory rfc:, filename RFC.1160.TXT]
- ----. Thoughts on the National Research and Education Network.
Network Working Group, Request for Comments 1167, July 1990.
[Available online on host nic.ddn.mil, directory rfc:, filename
RFC.1167.TXT]
Coalition for the National Research and Education Network. NREN: The
National Research and Education Network. Washington, DC: Coalition
for the National Research and Education Network, 1989.
Comer, Douglas. Internetworking with TCP/IP: Volume 1: Principles,
Protocols, and Architecture. 2nd edition. Englewood Cliffs, NJ:
Prentice Hall, 1991.
Condon, Christopher. BITNET Userhelp. BITNET, October 1990.
[Available by e-mail message "GET BITNET USERHELP to
NETSERV@BITNIC.BITNET]
Frey, Donnalyn and Rick Adams. !%@:: A Directory of Electronic Mail
Addressing and Networks. Second Edition. Sebastopol, CA: O'Reilly
and Associates, 1990.
Kalin, Sally W. Beyond OPACS...The wealth of information resources
on the internet. by Sally W. Kalin and Roy Tenant in DATABASE Vol
14, Number 4 ISSN: 0162-4105
Krol, Ed. The Hitchhiker's Guide To the Internet. Network Working
Group, Request for Comments 1118, September 1989. [Available
online on host nic.ddn.mil, directory rfc:, filename RFC1118.TXT]
LaQuey, Tracy L. User's Directory of Computer Networks. Bedford,
MA: Digital Press, 1990.
List of Lists. Menlo Park, CA: SRI International, Network Information
Systems Center, 1990. [Available on host ftp.nisc.sri.com in directory
netinfo, filename interest-groups; also by e-mail command "Send
netinfo/interest-groups" to mailserver@nisc.sri.com]
Malkin, Gary Scott and April N. Marine. FYI on Questions and
Answers: Answers to Commonly asked "New Internet User"
Questions. Network Working Group, Request for Comments 1206,
February 1991. [Available online on host nic.ddn.mil, directory rfc:,
filename RFC1206.TXT]
National Science Foundation Network Service Center. Internet
Resource Guide. Cambridge, MA: NSF Network Service Center, 1989.
[Available on host nnsc.nsf.net, directory resource-guide, or via e-
mail request to resource-guide-request@nnsc.nsf.net]
Quarterman, John S. The Matrix: Computer Networks and
Conferencing Systems Worldwide. Bedford, MA: Digital Press, 1990.
St. George, Art and Ron Larsen. Internet-Accessible Library Catalogs
and Databases. Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico, 1991.
[Available by e-mail message "GET LIBRARY PACKAGE" to
listserv@unmvm.bitnet]
Shapiro, Norman Z. and Robert H. Anderson. Toward an Ethics and
Etiquette for Electronic Mail. Santa Monica, CA: Rand Corporation, July
1985.
*-----
Roy Tennant * Public Service Automated Systems Coordinator The
Library * 130 Doe, University of California, Berkeley 94720 (415)
642-3532 * Fax: (415) 643-7891 rtennant@library.berkeley.edu *
rtennant@ucblibra.bitnet
************************************************************MISC.
***NPTN: National Public Telecommunications Network***
Service: NPTN is an organization for educators and Internet users
providing innovative forums and programs for users. NPTN currently
runs five separate Free-Net systems starting with the Cleveland
Free-Net. The article below summarizes the activities and services
for members and non-members alike.
International Telecommunications for Education Provided
by National Public Telecommunications Network.
W. Douglas Knowles, Ph.D.
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
9500 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44195 USA
The National Public Telecommunications Network, or NPTN, is an
organization based in Cleveland, Ohio which has the goal of
developing free publicly accessible computer networking services.
The flagship of NPTN is the Cleveland Free-Net, a public computer
network started in 1986 which now has over 12,000 members and is
accessed by modem or through the world-wide Internet network
over 3000 times a day. NPTN now consists of five separate Free-Net
systems, with more than five new networks in the immediate
planning stage.
The goal of NPTN is to make computer telecommunication and
networking services available as a public service similar to the public
library system. The organizers foresee the free and immediate
availability of all types of information from on-line encyclopedias to
weather forecasts and news services to government databases, such
as paten information. Indeed, the Cleveland Free-Net is already
providing many of these services. Additionally, NPTN provides a
wide variety of communications services from electronic mail to
Usenet newsgroups to special interest groups bulletin board to real
time chatting.
The NPTN Network of Free-Net Systems.
Now (January 1991), NPTN consists of five Free-Net systems in
Cleveland, Youngstown, Cincinnati and Medina, Ohio, and Peoria,
Illinois. Soon to come on line are systems in Chicago, and Los
Angeles. Systems in the planning or development stage are in Miami
and Washington, D.C.. The software (Unix based) for the system is
available to new systems for lease for $1 per year from NPTN. All
systems use telephone modems for their basic access and
communications, and several are connected to the Internet
network. The goal is to have complete interconnection between
Free-Net systems, with the ability to login to any Free-Net system
from any other.
Cleveland Free-Net
NPTN grew out of the huge success of the Cleveland Free-Net, where
the concepts and software have been developed as a collaboration
between the community users, volunteer sysops from many
community groups andorganizations, and the Information Network
Services of Case Western Reserve University. The founder of
Cleveland Free-Net is Dr. Thomas Grunder, who started the precursor
to Free-Net in 1984 as a community health information bulletin
board name "St. Silicon's Hospital and Information Dispensary". With
support from AT&T and Ohio Bell Telephone Company, Free-Net was
established in 1986. Free-Net rapidly expanded, adding more
bulletin boards with diverse interests areas. Each bulletin board has
one or more volunteer sysops who moderate the discussions and
often provide expert information. As the system grew, it was
organized to resemble an electronic city. The structure of the system
is based on familiar organization of city services. It has an
Administration Building, School House, Library, Museums, Art
Building, Post Office, Courthouse and Government Center, Science and
Technology Center, Medical Arts Building, Business and Industrial
Park, and Community Center and Recreation Area. The primary
requirement has been ease of use by the unsophisticated computer
user. All commands are menu-based, with on-line help available at
each menu.
Some bulletin boards act as simple message centers, mediating
discussions carried on by their members, while other boards combine
messaging with reference information, questions and expert answers,
special interest calendars, and other services.
Educational Services
NPTN offers several categories of educational experiences for
students and teachers. Telecommunication services include
electronic mail, Usenet newsgroups, and real-time on-line chat
facilities. Reference and catalog information is available from a
number of on-line libraries. There are a number of databases
available, including historical documents, Congressional voting and
state political position papers, Supreme Court rulings, and the full
text of the King James Bible. Also, there are a large number of
question and answer bulletin boards run by experts in numerous
areas, including natural history, space science, health, law, and
computers. A new area, called the Academy, is being organized
especially for primary and secondary students, teachers and
administrators. In addition to the services listed above, the
Academy will offer a meeting place for schools around the world to
cooperate on joint projects, form special interest groups, and explore
the possibilities of telecommunication.
Electronic mail
Free-Net members have access to the international electronic mail
services of Internet. Through Internet gateways, electronic mail can
also be sent to Bitnet, CompuServe, and other networks. Several
state elementary and secondary school systems, including New York,
California, and Texas, have set up school networks, which are
accessible via Internet. Special interest mailing lists are maintained
by list servers who distribute all messages sent to the list server to
all members of the list throughout the world. One such list is Kids-
List, a list server dedicated to messages between children. Of course,
electronic pen-pals are one very popular feature made possible by
electronic mail. My children regularly correspond with electronic
friends in Estonia, one of the Soviet Baltic republics so much in the
news today.
Chat
One feature offered by Free-Net, real time on-line chatting, provides
the immediacy often lacking in electronic communication, but so
critical for younger students. With this feature, members can
communicate with other people around the world on the Internet.
Messages are sent as soon as each line is typed, and received within
seconds. Users join "channels" which are ad hoc communication
groups set up by the users as they join. Each channel has a "topic"
which can be changed at will. Unfortunately, most of the chatting is
pretty trivial, at least on the publicly announced channels. Private
channels can be established at any time, and are limited to the
participants. Special-purpose channels can be created on an ad hoc
basis, for example to allow two or more classrooms to participate in a
joint project. Recently, a channel was used to broadcast Persian Gulf
news, as it was reported by the world-wide press.
On-line libraries
The catalogs of many libraries can be accessed through NPTN and
Internet. The Cleveland Public Library, Case Western Reserve
University Libraries, six other Ohio university libraries, and the
libraries of the University of California and Boston University can be
reached. Each of these libraries provides on-line catalog searching
and several local and national databases as well. Agricultural and
farm market data can be obtained from the Pennsylvania State
University. Dartmouth University provides annotated literary
analysis of Dante's writings. References services are available from
some of these libraries.
Question And Answer Bulletin Boards
Special interest groups and bulletin boards on Free-Net provide a
means of sharing specialized information. An important part of these
groups are the question and answer forums mediated by volunteer
experts sysops. Dr. Grundner's St. Silicon's Hospital was the first of
these, and provided free general health advice. The Cleveland Public
Library offers reference desk assistance, and the Cleveland Museum
of Natural History provides "Dr. Dino's" answers to questions
regarding our planet and its inhabitants. NASA has a similar service,
as do various computer clubs and recreational groups. These bulletin
boards are open to all members of Freenet and NPTN, and one often
sees students asking for information for homework projects.
The Academy
NPTN is in the process of organizing an area of Free-Net, called the
Academy, dedicated to primary and secondary schools. Participating
schools can sign up for free, and are encouraged to use the
communication and information services of NPTN for class projects.
The proposal includes a Teacher/Administrator Lounge, Student
Lounge, Library, Join Projects Areas, Special Interest Groups, and a
Bulletin Board.
Space Shuttle Centennial
This January, an exciting example of the use of NPTN
telecommunications occurred with the simulated flight of the Space
Shuttle "Centennial". University School, a K-12 school in Shaker
Heights, Ohio, organized and held the simulation, which included a
mock-up of the flight deck, ground control stations, astronauts,
controllers, and ground support teams. The simulation lasted 24
hours. Weather and solar flare monitoring were provided by
Willoughby Middle School in Willoughby, Ohio, while San Marino
School in Buena Park, California acted as an emergency back-up
landing site and provided hourly weather information at the back-up
landing site. All communications between the schools was provided
by NPTN over the Internet. Local NASA officials and network news
broadcasters attended the launch and landing. As it turned out, a
severe snow storm hit Cleveland during the flight, and the shuttle
had to make a (simulated) landing at the California emergency back-
up site. Each of the schools involved included the simulation in many
different classroom activities, from science and math to language and
geography. The exercise was available to all NPTN members, and the
records of the exercise are still on the Fee-Net system. Those records
clearly show the enthusiasm of the student participants.
How to Join Free-Net and NPTN
Free-Net is free to join. You can download application forms from
the system. Non-members can use most of the features of Free-Net
as guests. Free-Net can be reached by modem at (216) 368-3888.
Telecommunication parameters are 300,1200, or 2400 baud, 8 data
bits, no parity, 1 stop bit. Fifty-four phone lines are available, and
they are heavily used at peak hours. Upon establishing a connection
and reaching the main menu, more information about the subjects
discussed above can be obtained by entering the commands "go
administration," "go NPTN," or "go Academy." Mail registration and
information is available at The Cleveland Free-Net, CWRU Community
Telecomputing Lab, 319 Wickenden Building, Cleveland, OH 44106.
Their voice phone number is (216) 368-2982.
Internet Access
Free-Net can also be reached via Internet at freenet- in-a.cwru.edu
or freenet-in-b.cwru.edu. Internet is an international network
sponsored by the federal government for research, and education
purposes. Most colleges and universities and several elementary and
secondary schools are connected to Internet. It is frequently
possible for elementary and secondary schools to obtain access to
Internet by contacting a local university computer science
department and requesting an account on the university system for
the purpose of accessing Internet. There is usually no additional cost
to the university for providing this access, and if it is clear that this
is the only purpose that the account will be used for, there should be
little reason to charge the school for the account. The school can then
reach the university with a local call, and access Internet using a
simple modem and communications software package.
NPTN is an organization of people who support the concept of a
national network of free community computer systems which will
serve as a community utility or service, much like the public library
system, to bring computer services and network communications and
databases within the reach of all citizens. Annual memberships to
NPTN are $35, which includes a subscription to a newsletter. More
information is available from T.M. Grundner, Ed.D. - President,
National Public Telecomputing Network, Box 1987, Cleveland, Ohio
44106, Voice: (216) 368-2733, FAX: (216) 368-5436, Internet:
aa001@cleveland.freenet.edu, CompuServe: 72135,1536
The Author
W. Douglas Knowles, Ph.D., is a research neurophysiologist at the
Cleveland Clinic Foundation. He has been involved in computers
since junior high school in the early 1960's. He is a member of NPTN
and Free-Net, but is otherwise unaffiliated with these organizations.
He has two elementary school children who he has striven to
acquaint with the potentials and possibilities of computers and
telecommunications since they could first sit on his lap and hit the
keyboard. He can be reached by Internet E-mail at
wdk@mailgate.ri.ccf.org.
--
W. Douglas Knowles, Ph.D. INTERNET:wdk@mailgate.ri.ccf.org
Departments of Brain & Vascular Research and Neurology Cleveland
Clinic Research Institute
Cleveland, Ohio 44195 USA
************************************************************MISC.
***Reach: Research and Education Applications of Computers in the
Humanities Newsletter***
Service: The Reach: Research & Education Applications of Computers
in the Humanities newsletter is a rich source of information
regarding electronic discussion groups and network resources of
general interest. Recent issues have listed information regarding new
discussion groups on the USSR, the Baltic republics, and Eastern
Europe. Also featured are conferences, educational programs of
general interest, and articles regarding computing and networks.
Access: internet users can obtain current and back issues of Reach
via anonymous ftp to ucsbuxa.ucsb.edu or 128.111.122.50.
Text of "readme" file regarding Reach:
This is a list of the files available through anonymous FTP from the
directory of the Humanities Computing Facility at the University of
California, Santa Barbara, and a set of directions for the transfer of
those files.
Questions or comments should be directed to:
Eric Dahlin, Coordinator
Humanities Computing Facility
4421 South Hall
University of California
Santa Barbara, California 93106
U.S.A.
805/893-2208
Bitnet: HCF1DAHL@ucsbuxa.bitnet
Internet: HCF1DAHL@ucsbuxa.ucsb.edu
AVAILABLE FILES:
readme (this file)
The following files contain the indicated electronic versions of the
issues of _REACH_, Research and Educational Applications of
Computers in the Humanities, the newsletter of the Humanities
Computing Facility of the University of California, Santa Barbara.
reach.8912 _REACH_, December, 1989 (initial issue)
reach.9001 _REACH_, January, 1990
reach.9002 _REACH_, February, 1990
reach.9003 _REACH_, March, 1990
reach.9004 _REACH_, April, 1990
reach.9005 _REACH_, May, 1990
(no issues published during this period)
reach.9009 _REACH_, September & October, 1990
reach.9011 _REACH_, November & December, 1990
reach.9101 _REACH_, January & February, 1991
reach.9103 _REACH_, March & April, 1991
This is a complete list of the files available from this source as of
April 4, 1991.
FILE TRANSFER INSTRUCTIONS
To download any of these files, you must have access to the FTP
program running on a computer at your location. FTP is a program
running on UNIX machines over the Internet, similar to Telnet but
more restricted in scope.
1. Once you have access to the FTP program, you begin by FTPing to
our computer giving its address in one or the other of the
following two forms:
ftp ucsbuxa.ucsb.edu
or
ftp 128.111.122.50
2. When asked, you log on to the computer using "anonymous" as
your name and your e-mail address as your password.
3. Then you change to the directory containing our files by typing in
the following command:
cd hcf
4. Then use the "get" command to transfer the file which you want to
download to your computer. If you don't remember the name of
the file, use the "ls" command to see a list of the names of all files
in the directory.
get (filename)
5. When the transfer has been completed, sign off by typing one or
the other of the standard closing commands:
bye
or
quit
6. To give you an idea of what the process will look like, here is the
actual record of a sample session, showing both commands
typed in, other than the password, and program responses:
ucsbuxa%
ftp ucsbuxa.ucsb.edu
Connected to ucsbuxa.ucsb.edu.
220 ucsbuxa FTP server (Version 5.56 Thu Sep 28 19:32:54 PDT
1989) ready.
Name (ucsbuxa.ucsb.edu:hcf1dahl): anonymous
331 Guest login ok, send ident as password.
Password:
230 Guest login ok, access restrictions apply.
ftp> cd hcf
250 CWD command successful.
ftp> ls
200 PORT command successful.
150 Opening ASCII mode data connection for file list.
reach.8912
reach.9001
reach.9002
reach.9003
reach.9004
reach.9005
reach.9009
reach.9011
readme
226 Transfer complete.
95 bytes received in 0.04 seconds (2.3 Kbytes/s)
ftp> get readme
200 PORT command successful.
150 Opening ASCII mode data connection for readme (2277
bytes).
226 Transfer complete.
local: readme remote: readme
2355 bytes received in 0.02 seconds (1.1e+02 Kbytes/s)
ftp> get reach.8912
200 PORT command successful.
150 Opening ASCII mode data connection for reach.8912 (7800
bytes).
226 Transfer complete.
local: reach.8912 remote: reach.8912
8066 bytes received in .16 seconds (49 Kbytes/s)
ftp> bye
221 Goodbye.
ucsbuxa%
************************************************************MISC.
***WUGATE: Gateway to the Internet Libraries and More***
Service: gateway service to 111 libraries and information sources
Access: telnet wugate.wustl.edu
At the "login" prompt type "library"; at the "enter terminal type >>"
prompt enter vt100
Description: WUGATE is a menu of Internet Library services as well
as other resources. After following the above access instructions, the
user will be presented with an introductory instruction screen and
then with a numbered list of online resources. To connect with one of
these, enter the number and press ENTER/RETURN. WUGATE will
then connect to the selected system. Upon exiting the selected
system, the user will return to WUGATE for another selection.
Brief instructions are given on each WUGATE selection pertaining to
the use of the individual systems. You should pay CLOSE attention to
the exit commands for each system!
Note that using WUGATE to access online sources sometimes causes
slower response time than with a direct connection. All the addresses
of the sources are provided should the user wish to connect directly
to the source.
Exit: select "8" from the WUGATE main menu
Sample WUGATE screens:
telnet> open
(to) wugate.wustl.edu
Trying...
Connected to wugate.wustl.edu.
Escape character is ^]
ULTRIX V4.1 (Rev. 52) (wugate.wustl.edu)
login: library
O f f i c e o f t h e N e t w o r k C o o r d i n a t o r
W a s h i n g t o n U n i v e r s i t y
i n S a i n t L o u i s
Washington University Services
Version 2.0.3 -- Type ^L for Refresh in CURSES mode!
Please enter your terminal type, or hit
return to accept the default.
TERM = (vt100):
Washington University in Saint Louis
Thu Aug 15 07:50 1991
[Menu 0: Main Menu]
1. About Washington University Services
2. Washington University Services
3. United States Libraries
4. Foreign Libraries
5. Government Libraries and Public Accessible Databases
6. Campus Wide Information Systems
7. All Services
8. QUIT the Washington University Services program
Office of the Network Coordinator (ONC)
Welcome to the Washington University Library/Database Access
System. The selection of libraries and services has grown and now
requires several screens to list them.
Many systems are auto-baud, press return several time to get a
response. If you have any comments or would like your service
added to the menu, send mail to services@wugate.wustl.edu. Many
services require passwords (hence fees). Contact the remote library
system for details.
There is an IBM3270 emulation package for access to IBM systems
on the Internet (such systems are shown with an *). Return is the
IBM enter and TAB will move you to the next field, documentation to
follow, use cntl c to abort. Not all connections exit gracefully. Use
the escape character cntl ] to close the connection. You can telnet
directly to these services using the addresses given in the menu (this
can be faster).
3
Washington University in Saint Louis
Thu Aug 15 07:50 1991
[Menu 200: United States Libraries]
1. Alabama 20. Nebraska
2. Arkansas 21. Nevada
3. California 22. New Hampshire
4. Colorado 23. New Jersey
5. Delaware 24. New Mexico
6. Florida 25. New York
7. Georgia 26. North Carolina
8. Hawaii 27. Ohio
9. Illinois 28. Oklahoma
10. Indiana 29. Oregon
11. Iowa 30. Pennsylvania
12. Kansas 31. Rhode Island
13. Maine 32. South Carolina
14. Maryland 33. Tennessee
15. Massachussetts 34. Texas
16. Michigan 35. Utah
17. Minnesota 36. Vermont
18. Mississippi 37. Virginia
19. Missouri 38. Wisconsin