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- SOFTWARE
-
- This section points to the location of network navigational tools, such as
- gopher, archie, WAIS and mosaic. Where to find software, as well as software
- documentation, is also listed. Included are microcomputer-based library
- software, public domain programs from the National Center for Supercomputing
- Applications and shareware and public domain software for UNIX, VAX/VMS,
- XWindows, Sun, Macintosh, CP/M, Amiga, Apple II and Atari.
-
-
- Internet Navigational Tools
-
- Archie
- Archie searches the Internet for files available via anonymous ftp.
- Archie travels the Internet cataloging files for the majority of anonymous ftp
- sites. Searches are done by either complete or partial file names. Information
- retrieved includes the anonymous ftp site address, directory path, correct
- file name, and the date that Archie last visited the site. Online help is
- provided. An e-mail based interface is also available.
- Access: telnet archie.sura.net (128.167.254.179)
- login: archie
-
- Archie Manual and Introduction
- Available from SURAnet via anonymous ftp.
- Access: ftp.sura.net (128.167.254.179)
- Directory: pub/nic
- File: archie.manual
- The Global Network Navigator - O'Reilly Publishers
- The Global Network Navigator is a World Wide Web-based information
- service about the Internet. GNN is an application of the World Wide Web (WWW),
- developed at CERN in Switzerland. It contains a news section that has
- up-to-date information on new services available on the Net, plus a magazine
- that contains feature articles giving in-depth background on useful services.
- It also contains an online version of the catalog portion of Ed Krol's best
- selling book, "The Whole Internet User's Guide and Catalog". Hypertext links
- in news items, articles, and catalog entries take you not only to other parts
- of GNN but out to other servers on the Net. You follow the links you're
- interested in, and only the articles you want to read are actually transferred
- over the Net from the server to your WWW client. To automatically receive a
- document that contains a general introduction to the World Wide Web (WWW) send
- a message to:
- listproc@online.ora.com
- that contains the line: get gnn-announce/web-info sanders-intro
- To get information about the software necessary to install a GNN client send a
- note to: istproc@online.ora.com
- that contains the line: get gnn-announce/getting-software abc
-
- Gopher - University of Minnesota
- The Gopher Consultant uses a simple client/server protocol
- that can be used to publish and search for information held on a distributed
- network of hosts. Gopher clients have a seamless view of the information in
- the gopher world even though the information is distributed over many
- different hosts. Clients can either navigate through a hierarchy of
- directories and documents or ask an index server to return a list of all
- documents that contain one or more words. Since the index server does
- full-text searches, every word in every document is a keyword. Gopher is
- available in these versions: Macintosh, NeXT, PC, Unix, VMS and CMS.
- Access: boombox.micro.umn.edu (134.84.132.2)
- Directory: pub/gopher
-
- To access a Unix, vt100, sample Gopher client:
-
- Access: telnet consultant.micro.umn.edu
- (134.84.132.4)
- Login: gopher
-
- The Internet Gopher Protocol RFC 1436: (March 1993) 16 p.
- The Internet gopher protocol is designed for distributed document search
- and retrieval. This document describes the protocol, lists some of the
- implementations, and has an overview of how to implement new client and server
- applications. This document is adapted from the basic Internet Gopher protocol
- document first issued by the Microcomputer Center at the University of
- Minnesota in 1991.
- Access: ftp.internic.net
- Directory: rfc
-
- Hytelnet - Unix/VMS version: University of Saskatchewan Computing
- Services
- Hytelnet 6.4 is a hypertext system containing a wealth of information on
- Internet-accessible library catalogs, CWISs, Freenets, Gophers, BBSs, WAIS,
- and more.
- Access: ftp.usask.ca (128.233.3.1)
- Directory: pub/hytelnet
- Get the README file for description of file directories.
- The services available for the Macintosh version of Hytelnet are identical to
- the UNIX/VMS version:
- Access: access.usask.ca (128.233.3.1)
- Directory: pub/hytelnet/mac
- File: hytelnet.mac.sea.hqx
- InfoPop
- This is a PC-based application which is a guide to the Internet,
- CompuServe, and BBS systems.
- Access: ftp.gmu.edu
- Directory: pub/library
- Filename: infpop27.zip
-
- You'll need PKUNZIP (release 1.10 or later) to extract the files stored
- insideinfpop27.zip. If you like, you may also grab a copy of the lastest
- PKZIP/UNZIP utility (pkz204g.exe) in the same directory.
-
- Mosaic - National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA)
- NCSA Mosaic is an Internet-based global hypermedia browser, available
- free for academic, research, and internal commercial use.
- Mosaic uses a blend of distributed hypermedia, hierarchical organization, and
- search functionality for information discovery and retrieval. Mosaic is
- designed to be fully distributed across a wide-area network, in part by
- supporting a wide variety of common and flexible information protocols and
- formats. IBM, UNIX and Macintosh versions are available.
- Access: ftp.ncsa.uiuc.edu
- Directory: Mosaic
-
- WAIS (Wide Area Information Server) - Thinking Machines, Cambridge,
- Massachusetts
- A search and retrieval system which is question based, i.e.,the search
- process is initiated by a question rather than a keyword. Users are able to
- access databases registered at Thinking Machines Corporation, or install
- databases of their choice. Currently there are over 280 databases that can be
- searched at no cost. Information retrieved is in full-text format, when
- available, or the source is pointed to. The most developed interface is the
- Macintosh system, however the WAIS System as a whole is very easy to use. A
- great starting point for finding information on the Internet. Available for
- MacIntosh and PC systems (Z3950). Software is available for installation at
- the following address.
- Access: think.com (131.239.2.1)
- Directory: wais
-
- SWAIS Interface
- The SWAIS interface is the interactive or remote login WAIS
- interface. It allows users to search the WAIS databases without having to
- install the software onto their own machines. This interface is not as well
- developed as the software available at think.com. SWAIS will enable new users
- to "test drive" the software.
- Access: telnet quake.think.com (192.31.181.1)
- Login: wais
- World Wide Web
- European Laboratory for Particle Physics (CERN)
- CERN is the birthplace of the World Wide Web (WWW), which was
- developed to facilitate the work of scientists and researchers. By using any
- of a number of WWW browsers, such as Mosaic or Lynx, one can access the
- universe of Internet resources available via the Web. This home page is
- one of the best sources of information about WWW conventions, software
- (browsers and servers) and protocols.
- Access: World Wide Web
- URL: http://info.cern.ch
-
-
- Other Software
-
- Archive of Biology Software and Data - Indiana University
- The main area of concentration of this archive is molecular biology.
- The archive contains software for the Macintosh, VAX-VMS, UNIX, MS-DOS, and
- other important operating systems. For further information on this archive,
- e-mail archive@bio.indiana.edu
- Access: ftp.bio.indiana.edu (129.79.224.25)
-
- It is recommended that you transfer and read the file Archive.doc first. This
- file gives considerable information about and instructions for using the
- archive.
-
- A Catalog of Available X.500 Implementations: RFC 1292 (Jan.1992).
- R. Lang & R. Wright. 103p.
- Provides information regarding the availability and capability of
- implementations of X.500.
- Access: ftp.internic.net
- Directory: rfc
-
- Catalogue of Free Databases - David Muir Sharnoff
- This document attempts to catalog databases that are available without
- payment and with source.
- Access: bloom-picayune.mit.edu (18.70.0.209)
- Directory: pub/usenet-by-group/comp.answers
- File: free-databases
-
- Checklist of Microcomputer Based Library Software (CMBLS) - Federal
- Library and Information Center Committee (FLICC)
- CMBLS is a directory of over 150 microcomputer software products
- specifically written for library applications. The emphasis is on technical
- services applications, such as cataloging, circulation, acquisitions, and
- serials control. However, full-text retrieval software that can be used to
- create local databases for reference purposes are also included. (General
- office automation software, such as word processing and spreadsheets, is not
- included. Neither are CD-ROM and other products specifically designed for
- reference/end-user applications.)
- Access: seq1.loc.gov (140.147.3.12)
- Directory: pub/FLICC
- File: cmbls30.txt
-
- LIBrary SOFTware Archives - University of Western Ontario
- LIBSOFT contains programs of interest to librarians. File descriptions
- are in the file INDEX.TXT which you should read before transferring files.
- This site does not contain any general software (word processors, databases,
- etc) as they are easily obtainable from the archives at simtel or its mirrors
- such as wuarchive.wustl.edu. LIBSOFT also has files to help librarians make
- use of the Internet. LIBSOFT also
- maintains updates to Peter Scott's hypertext database in the\HYTELNET
- directory. Changes that occur between releases of HYTELNET versions are kept
- as text files with an extension of .TXT
- Access: hydra.uwo.ca (129.100.2.13)
- Directory: LIBSOFT
-
- National Center for Supercomputing Application - University of
- Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- NCSA Scientific Visualization Software public domain software for
- Macintosh, PC and workstations.
- Access: ftp.ncsa.uiuc.edu (141.142.20.50)
-
- (first transfer the file README.FIRST for information on on how to access the
- NCSA software)
-
- NIX-Hensa/Micros Information Exchange - Lancaster University (United
- Kingdom)
- This site is a clearinghouse for software and information for IBM,
- Macintosh, and X-Windows. Along with the software packages available, there is
- also information on newly released software packages, an RFC archive, and the
- NIX Newsletter, which contains information on the entire archive.
- Access: telnet micros.hensa.ac.uk (148.88.8.84)
- Login: hensa
- Password: hensa
-
- Washington University
- An immense quantity of public domain and shareware software for the
- Amiga, Apple II, Atari, CP/M, DOS, GNU, Macintosh, Sun, TeX, UNIX, VAX/VMS, X
- Windows operating environments. This server "mirrors" a number of other FTP
- hosts around the world. When mirrored archives receive new information, it is
- also sent to WUARCHIVE. Computer software the main strength of this archive.
- Access: ftp wuarchive.wustl.edu (128.252.135.4)
- Directory: mirrors
-
- The Well-Connected Mac
- This site pulls together information for Macintosh users. Pointers
- to FAQ files, price lists, periodicals, other Web sites, FTP archives,
- newsgroups, hardware and software reviews, technical specs, and lots more.
- All are Macintosh specific. Vendors can provide information about their
- product by filling out a form online, and product reviews are invited.
- Access: World Wide Web
- URL: http://rever.nmsu.edu/~elharo/faq/Macintosh.html
-