Special Internet Connections: Last update 11/2/94
(C) Copyright 1994 Scott Yanoff.
No changes are to be made to this document without
the author's written consent. Reproduction/distribution without my
permission is allowable so long as it is for NON-PROFIT
purposes.
CONTENTS (Not a Complete Listing)
Agricultural Information, Family Issues, Food and Nutrition
Agricultural info (livestock reports, current market prices, etc.).
Agriculture Gophers
Agriculture Lists
Almanac mail servers
Each offers different USDA market news and articles. (Body: send guide or send catalog)
- mail almanac@esusda.gov
- mail almanac@ecn.purdue.edu
- mail almanac@oes.orst.edu
- mail almanac@ces.ncsu.edu
- mail almanac@silo.ucdavis.edu
- mail almanac@joe.uwex.edu
- almanac@wisplan.uwex.edu
GRIN, National Genetic Resources Program, USDA-ARS
The NGRP gopher server provides germplasm imformation about plants,
animals, microbes and insects within the National Genetic Resources
Program of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (ARS).
Master Gardener
How to care for vegetable crops, turf grasses, flowering plants, trees and shrubs.
NetVet - Veterinary Resource Line
Archives of information, proceedings, oncology, and so on regarding various species of animals.
Sustainable Agriculture Information
Access to discussion group archives, gopher holes, pesticide education, rural skills, EnviroGopher, agronomy information, USDA statistics, etc.
Almanac of Events/Today in History
Archaeology
Avion Online Newspaper
Here you can read the first online Aviation/Aerospace newspaper, including
pictures, stories and graphics in a multimedia environment.
Aviation Gopher Holes and Web Sites
Acts as a repository for things on rec.aviation (pics, stories...).
DUATS
Aviation weather, flight planning. (login: last name)
Biology Gopher Holes and WWW Sites
Frog Dissection
Images of the frog from various views, and in various stages of dissection.
Genetics Resources
Molecular Modeling
Molecules R US - an interactive interface to facilitate browsing, searching, and viewing of the molecular structure data contained within the Brookhaven Protein Data Bank.
Botanical Gardens
Botany Database
Business Resources
Canadian Business Info World
Currency Exchange Rates
ECHO
European Commission Host Organization, free databases! (Login: echo)
Economics BBS
Interest rates, foreign exchange rates, price indexes, stats.
Economics Gophers
Economics Resources
Entrepreneurs on the Web
- A place where entrepreneurs can find useful business information
FINWeb
A financial economics WWW server.
Foundation for Enterprise Development
A comprehensive resource on equity compensation, employee involvement and other leading business strategies.
IBC: Internet Business Center
The Internet Business Center is a World-Wide Web server for information
specifically related to business use of the Internet.
- IBC: Internet Business Center
Markets and Investments
Commodities, currency exchange, mutual funds, personal finance, quarterly reports, stocks.
Mutual Funds
Patent Searching and Information
- STO's Internet Patent Search System
Personal Finance Center
- GNN Personal Finance Center
Small Business Administration
Small Business Administration programs, services, and lists.
Stock Market Reports/Charts
Stock Market Simulation
Career Centers Online/Job Services
Jobs database, resume listing service, search by location/keyword
CARL
Online database, book reviews, magazine fax delivery service, Journal graphics.
Chemistry
Periodic Table of Elements
Amiga User Area
Lots of useful information for Amiga owners.
Macintosh
PC
Unix Reference Desk
Used Software Exchange
Buy or sell used software for almost any platform.
Windows Shareware Archive
ALLDATA
Car recall and technical service bulletins
Catalog Mart
10,000 catalogs you can order FREE, covering over 800 topics.
Classified Advertising
Posting and browsing ads is free.
Consumer News
Commercial Sites on the Web
On-Line Shopping
Search for/buy CDs, software, books, video tapes, etc. online!
- The Internet Mall
Providers of Commercial Internet Access
Search directory based on area codes and location.
POCIA
Criminal Justice
- National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS)
Dance
DataBase Via Finger
Query databases, find newsgroups, access archie, etc., via finger.
Dictionary Servers
Dictionary/Spelling service. Type HELP for information.
Celebrity Lecture Series
Dewey School of Education
An experiment in using WWW for not only providing information , but also facilitating communication between students from all over the world.
Distance Education Databases
Education Gophers
Provides K-12 resources, discussion groups, etc.
Educational Online Sources
An excellent educational Web service with links to other education webs too.
FEDIX/MOLIS/HERO
Information on scholarships, minority assistance, etc.
IKE
IBM Kiosk for Education (IKE) User Discussion Forums. (Login: register)
Instructional Development Services
Over 200 teaching tips, as well as pointers to other teaching/learning resources.
International Education Bulletin Board
Offers program listings, resources, contact individuals and govermental information.
K-12 Resources
Collection of what's out there on the Web for K-12.
Kids on Campus
Nice home page for students to wander around the Internet on.
KidLink Gopher
Telecomm. project aimed at 10-15 year olds. (Login: gopher)
Learning Link
Electronic information and communication service for educators.
MathMagic!
Innovative K12 problem-solving project that involves teams of students "talking" about math.
MicroMUSE/MariMUSE
Educational Multi-User Simulated Environments.
Nanaimo SchoolsNET
An education-based BBS. (Login: GUEST)
NASA SIR-CED Education Program
The SIR-CED program is designed to help meet some of the goals set out in NASA's Strategic Plan for Education.
National Education BBS
A limited-access system for NESP educators. (login: new)
Newton
BBS for those teaching/studying science, CS, math. (login: bbs)
Plugged In
A non-profit group dedicated to bringing the educational opportunities created by new technologies to children and families from low-income communities.
QUERRI
Questions on University Extension. Regional Research Info (login:
querri)
Schools via WWW
Teaching & Learning with the Web
Environmental Gophers/Webs
Fax via Internet
- mail info@awa.com ("HELP" in body of message)
- mail tpc-faq@town.hall.org (FREE fax to limited locations)
Cooking
Recipe Archives
Restaurant Reviews
Archie
Searches all ftp sites for any program you want. (login: archie)
Archie Mail Servers
Alterative Archie access to those without ftp or telnet.
- mail archie@insert one of the above addresses here (subject: help)
FTP via EMail
- mail ftpmail@decwrl.dec.com with no subject line, and two-line
body with line one help and line 2 quit
- mail ftpmail@grasp.insa-lyon.fr (body: help)
Please, European users only.
- mail bitftp@pucc.princeton.edu (body: help or
ftplist for a list of anonymous ftp sites)
- mail BITFTP@DEARN or to BITFTP@vm.gmd.de (body: help
or ftplist for a list of anonymous ftp sites) (Europe
only)
FTP Sites/Archives
- ftp ftp.ocf.berkeley.edu offers docs, bible, lyrics, etc.
- ftp wuarchive.wustl.edu
- ftp ftp.uu.net you name it, it's
here!
- ftp archive.umich.edu or ftp sumex-aim.stanford.edu for
software for MS-Dos computers, Mac, Amiga, Apple2, Apollo...
- ftp oak.oakland.edu is a huge
software archive for PCs and UNIX
- ftp ftp.sura.net has
how-to's about internet (email, ftp, telnet, etc.) in /pub/nic
- ftp
quartz.rutgers.edu All the rec.humor/humor files you'd want (tv, sex..)
FTP via Telnet
Access UIowa's huge FTP site via telnet!
Backgammon Servers
Play Backgammon! (login: guest)
Bolo Tracker
Location of current bolo games...the networked tank game.
Chat Servers - Internet Relay Chat (IRC) and Internet Citizens Band (ICB)
Internet Relay Chat via telnet. (login: irc).
Chat Services
Tele-Chat online chat service.
Chess Server
Play/watch real-time chess with human opponents. Type help
for help.
Chinese Chess
Comics on the Web
Dilbert, Calvin and Hobbes, to name a few.
Cookie Server
Funny quote or saying everytime you telnet there.
Crossword/Scrabble Server
Fingers for Fun
Fun and Games on the Web
Game Server
Choose from a multitude of online games. (Login: GAMES)
Games
GO Server
Join others and play a game of GO. (Login/Password: choose your own)
Multi-Trek
Othello/Reversi
The Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
Earthquake Info.
Recent quake info (location, time, magnitude, etc.).
Geography Resources on the Internet
Geographic Server
Information by city or area code (Population, Latitude/Longitude,
Elevation, etc).
Geological Gopher
Geoscience/GIS Resources
Global Land Information System
Land use maps of U.S., graphs/data of geological info (login: guest)
Americans Communicating Electronically (ACE)
Air Pollution BBS
Various BBS' that cover a wide range of Air Pollution information.
American Politics Gopher
Campaigns, speeches, state info, branch info, political parties.
Census Information
U.S. Government Census information, access to CENBBS.
Clinton Watch
Information on Clinton's policies and scandals.
Congress Email/FTP
C-SPAN GOPHER
Great political, educational, and historical information.
Federal Bulletin Board U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO)
Lots of governmental and congressional files.
FedWorld Gateway
NTIS FedWorld WWW homepage includes a list of more than 100 US.
Government information servers, each sorted by NTIS Subject categories.
Also, limited information on the services provided by NTIS, as well as
access to many of the free files that are available from the dialup/telnet
FedWorld interface.
News releases, AIDS info, veterinary medicene news, etc. (Login: bbs)
Government-Related Gophers
Iowa Political Stock Market
Buy and sell shares in political candidates. (Non profit
research proj)
Israel Information Service
Latest developments in Israel, gov't info., peace relations, maps.
Library of Congress
- Library of Congress Information System (LOCIS) telnet locis.loc.gov for access to Library of Congress, legislative info, and copyright
info.
- telnet/gopher marvel.loc.gov
offers LOC gopher, with access to lots of government documents. (login: marvel)
Project Vote Smart
Enormous system of factual information on over 2,000 candidates who want to represent you.
State Information Highway
Access lots of info. on Texas, and other states.
Student Governments Home Page
Telecommunications
White House Releases
Subscribe to White House press releases (news, speeches, etc.)
- Info from the White House
- mail Clinton-Info@Campaign92.Org (subject: help)
White House
Daily mailing of summary of White House Releases.
- Welcome to the White House
- White House Archives
- mail almanac@esusda.gov (body: subscribe wh-summary)
Ham Radio Callbooks
National ham radio call-sign callbook. (See also Amateur Radio.)
Hobbies
HP Calculator BBS
BBS for HP Calculator users, with chat mode. (login: new)
Hytelnet Server
University and library catalogues around the world. (login: hytelnet)
Recommended get client from: ftp ftp.usask.ca
IEEE's Standards Process Automation System (SPAsystem)
Communications and information hub for standards development and use. (Login: guest)
InterNIC
Gopher, WAIS, Whois, finger, tons of Internet info, book orders, etc.
IP Address Resolver
Mails you IP address of site. (body: site address)
- mail resolve@cs.widener.edu
- mail dns@grasp.insa-lyon.fr (body of letter: help)
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