Special Internet Connections: Last update 8/1/94
Special Internet Connections: Last update 8/1/94
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.
Special thanx to Bernard Lang for the Table of Contents!
CONTENTS
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
Almanac of Events/Today in History
Archeological Database
National Archeological Database information management system.
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)
ECHO
European Commission Host Organization, free databases! (Login: echo)
Economic BBS
Interest rates, foreign exchange rates, price indexes, stats.
Economics Gophers
Entrepreneurs on the Web
FINWeb
A financial economics WWW server.
Foundation for Enterprise Development
A comprehensive resource on equity compensation, employee involvement and other leading business strategies.
Markets and Investments
Commodities, currency exchange, mutual funds, personal finance, quarterly reports, stocks.
Stock Market Reports/Charts
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.
Amiga User Area
Lots of useful information for Amiga owners.
Macintosh UserGroup
Austrian Mac group. UserID/Password (hit return).
Power PC News
Unix Reference Desk
Windows Shareware Archive
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 Database at the UK Open University
While they are re-evaluating their subscription cost, the database is free.
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.
Janice's K-12 OUTPOST
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.
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)
QUERRI
Questions on University Extension. Regional Research Info (login:
querri)
Schools via WWW
Teaching & Learning with the Web
Environmental Gophers/Webs
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
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 text/humor files you'd want (tv, sex..)
FTP via Telnet
Access UIowa's huge FTP site via telnet!
Advanced Squad Leader
The "World at War" wargame series.
Backgammon Servers
Play Backgammon! (login: guest)
Bridge Server
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 by Mail
GO Server
Join others and play a game of GO. (Login/Password: choose your own)
Othello/Reversi
Earthquake Info.
Recent quake info (location, time, magnitude, etc.).
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)
Air Pollution BBS
Various BBS' that cover a wide range of Air Pollution information.
Census Information
U.S. Government Census information, access to CENBBS.
Clinton Watch
Information on Clinton's policies and scandals.
Federal Bulletin Board U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO)
Lots of governmental and congressional files.
FedWorld Gateway
Access to lots of gov't databases, files, libraries, etc.
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.
Student Governments Home Page
Telecommunications
White House Releases
Subscribe to White House press releases (news, speeches, etc.)
- mail Clinton-Info@Campaign92.Org (subject: help)
White House Summaries
Daily mailing of summary of White House Releases.
- mail almanac@esusda.gov (body: subscribe wh-summary)
Ham Radio Callbooks
National ham radio call-sign callbook. (See also Amateur Radio.)
HP Calculator BBS
BBS for HP Calculator users, with chat mode. (login: new)
Hpcwire
Excellent menu-driven information searches. (login: hpcwire)
Hytelnet Server
University and library catalogues around the world. (login: hytelnet)
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)
ACCESS
ACCESS: Legislative Information Service, Hawaii State Legislature
Law Gopher Holes and Web Sites
Law Library
Law libraries and legal research. Offers copies of laws for each
state/computer laws, and more!
LawNet
Law/Judicial info and catalogs access. (login: lawnet)
Legal Directory
Biographical info. on 500,000+ attorneys and law firms in the USA.
Supreme Court Rulings
ASCII files of Supreme Court rulings in directory /hermes
Library Catalogs
- ftp
dla.ucop.edu in pub/internet/libcat-guide offers Library
Catalogs on the Internet: Strategies for Selection and Use
document (how, but not where; also get one of the following).
- ftp
ftp.unt.edu in library/libraries.txt offers Accessing
Bibliographic Databases document.
- ftp
ariel.umn.edu in library/internet.library offers
Internet-Accessible Catalogs and Databases document.
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)
Library Services
Comprehensive gopher of government services, library catalogs, etc.
Select "Library Services" from the main gopher menu.
LIBS
Access to nearly all online services seen in this list. (Login:
LIBS)
List of Lists
List of interest groups/email lists in interest-groups.
Divine Comedy and reviews (connect dante). To
read/find passages in the King James Bible, select file
bible; in Shakespeare's plays, select file s plays;
in Shakespeare's sonnets, select file s sonnets.
Fiction Therapy Group
Add on to fictional works in-progress.
French Language and Literature Database
Human-Languages Page
German-to-English (and vice-versa) dictionary, "Travelers Japanese" lessons, etc.
Leeds Database of Verse
Database of English poetry in the 17th and 18th centuries. (Login/Password: bcmsv)
Online Books
Poetry Archives
Text, photo of poet, voice of poet reading the poem, bibliography, etc.
Project Gutenberg
Many books in print and almanac files in pub/etext.
Travels with Samantha
Anesthesiology Gopher
Lots of medical-related info, archives, lists, and positions.
AIDS Info
Biology Gopher Holes and WWW Sites
Cancer Info
Interactive AIDS and Epilepsy documents, simulated conversations.
Disability and Rehabilitation
Educational Tech Net
Forums and discussion groups on medical technology and education.
(login: etnet)
Frog Dissection Kit
Images of the frog from various views, and in various stages of dissection.
Genetics Resources
Health Services/Technology Assessment
Resource which provides access to the full-text of clinical practice guidelines. (Login: hstat)
HungerWeb
Site devoted to the hunger and poverty crises, developing nations and related topics.
Medical Gopher
Provides access and linkages to biomedically related electronic information, literature, databases, images, library services, and bibliographic tools.
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.
Nursing Gophers
Nursing info related to research, practice, education, publications, etc.
Monochrome
Multi-user messaging system (with chat) (Login: mono)
Guitar Chords/TAB
Tablature/Chords for guitar in /pub/guitar. Also at ftp.uu.net.
Lyric/Music Server
Lyrics, chords/tablature, and music pictures.
Music and Brain Information Database (MBI)
Scientific research (references & abstracts) on music as related to behavior,
the brain, and allied fields.
Sound Databases
Music Library
Music List of Lists
- mail mlol-request@wariat.org
Music on the WEB
Sid's Music Server
Lists of rare live recordings, cd's for sale.
- mail ssowder@copper.ucs.indiana.edu (Subject: BOOTHELP)
Used Music Server
Users can buy/sell/trade CDs/LPs/Tapes or subscribe to the list.
- mail used-music-server@wang.com (subject: help)
Electronic Journals/Newsstand
Access to MANY electronic journals.
Friends and Partners (Russian & American) Information Service
Information Service offering news, weather, geography, etc. for each nation. (Login: friends)
Global Network Navigator
O'Reilly and Associates GNN, accessable using given URL via Mosaic or Lynx.
News Mail Filter
Receive news articles relevant to interests periodically via email
- mail netnews@db.stanford.edu
News Mail Servers
Post to Usenet news via email. (e.g. newsgroup = alt-bbs)
- mail newsgroup@cs.utexas.edu
- mail listserv@blekul11.bitnet with body: /nnhelp for info on receiving news articles via email
News from Around the World
International news including: Various European news, CNN Headline News, Voice of America, European and African weather.
Newspapers On-line
Oracle
The Usenet Oracle answers all your questions!
- mail oracle@cs.indiana.edu (subject: help)
Personal Ads Gopher & WWW
Classified personal ads for the USA, and also for the gay community.
Philosophy
The Princeton Review
International leader in test preparation and an invaluable resource of college
admissions information. This server provides hundreds of profiles of the top
schools in the U.S.
Psychology Gopher
Psychology-related gopher.
Information on AIDS/HIV, gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender issues.
Christianity
Gabriel's Horn
Telnet there and receive in return the text of a Bible verse from the Old or
New Testament for reflection and meditation. (See also: Dartmouth)
Judaism and Jewish Resources
Religion on the Web
ASCinfo
Information relating to the Advanced X-Ray Astrophysics Facility.
Chemistry Gopher
American Chemical Society Gopher.
E-Math
American Mathematical Society bbs with software and reviews.
(Login/Password: e-math)
GAMS - NIST Guide to Available Mathematical Software
Math Gopher
Math archives (software, teaching materials, other gophers)
Mathematical Topics
Mathematical animations and services.
NetLib
Math (usually Fortran) programs via email (body: send index)
- mail netlib@ornl.gov
- mail netlib@uunet.uu.net
Nuclear Data Center
National nuclear data. (login: nndc)
Particle Information System
Lookup information on any particle! (Login: pdg_public)
Periodic Table of Elements
Physics
StatLib Server
Programs, Datasets, etc. for statisticians. (body: send index)
- mail statlib@lib.stat.cmu.edu
STIS
Science and Technology Information System. (login: public)
SERVICES
Access to nearly every listed service! (login: services)
Info/Software Server
Journals, unix stuff, recipes, online cookbook, etc. (login:
info)
Software Server (ASK)
On-line software search. (Login/password: ask)
ZIB Electronic Libr.
Library of software, links to other libraries. (login:
elib)
Center for Advanced Space Studies
(login: cass password: online)
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Provides access to astronomical catalogs and abstracts.
EnviroNet
Space environment resource. (Login: Envnet, Password: Henniker)
Europe Space Agency
Access ESA PID (Prototype Information Directory) and ESIS (European Space Info System)
FIFE
Science, etc. databases from satellites, etc. (Login: FIFEUSER)
NAS Applied Research Branch
100+ technical reports on scientific visualization, virtual reality, and parallel computing.
Recent press releases from NASA. (See also: SpaceNews)
NASA Information Services via WWW
NASA SpaceLink
Latest NASA news, including shuttle launches and satellite updates.
NASDA
National Space Development Agency of Japan (login:
nasdadir)
NED
NASA Extragalactic Database. Bibliographies, information. (login: ned)
NODIS
Menu-driven access to National Space Science Data Center. (login: nodis)
Planetary Studies
- Center for Earth and Planetary Studies: CEPS
- Planetary Data System: PDS
Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
Space Environment Effects Information Resources
Guidelines and software codes to aid designers reduce harmful space environment/spacecraft interactions.
SW Research Data Display and Analysis Center
SEDS Gopher
Images, software, satellite elements, etc. (Login: gopher or www)
SpaceMet
Science/space bbs about space exploration with information from NASA.
Shuttle Small Payloads Programs
Information and images on shuttle small payloads programs.
Weekly publication of space news. (See also: NasaNews)
STInfo
Reports about Hubble Telescope, press releases. (login: stinfo)
Auto Racing
Information on Formula One, Indy Car, and NASCAR racing, including results of races, schedules, point standings, etc.
Baseball
Cycling Gopher
Fishing
International Hockey League Newsletter
Paddling Sports: Canoeing, Kayaking, and Rafting
Running
Races, marathons, training tips, running magazines, running clubs, and information about all aspects of running.
Scores/Standings/Line Spread
Baseball, Football scores, standings, and next week's schedule.
Skydiving
Sports on the WEB
Currently, just the NBA and NFL are online for Sports Web. The Highlights server has actual video clips.
Sports Schedules
Sports schedules on-line. help for help, return for today's games.
Surfing
Surf reports, tips, forecasts, and video clips.
Texas Information Highway
Access lots of info. on Texas, and other states.
Movies and Television Databases
Movie Reviews
Movie Databases
Information on actors, directors, movies, etc.
MPEG Movie Archives
Television and Movies FTP Site
Television News Archive
Theatre
Hotels
International Universities Travel/Study Catalogue
Roadside America
US Travelers upload results to WWW.
Subway Navigator
Search subway routes of major cities, in French or English.
State Department Travel Warnings
Train Schedules
Travel Info. Libraries
Travelogues, guides, FAQs, maps.
Virtual Chevrolet
Virtual Tourist
World-wide Internet Traffic Watch
Real-time traffic information for San Diego, CA, and USA freeways via the WWW.
Usenet News, Library of Congress, nationwide libs. (login: launch)
Mail Server/User Lookup
- mail mail-server@rtfm.mit.edu (body: send usenet-addresses/<name searching for>)
Netfind User Lookup
Given a name and organization/school, finds a user for you.
(login: netfind)
Phone Books Interface
WHO's WHO On-Line
A collective experiment towards a HYPERbiographical database of
people on the Internet.
Whois Services
Way to find internet address given a keyword. To access type:
whois.
UUCP map entries by mail
Mails you UUCP map entry.
- mail dns@grasp.insa-lyon.fr (body: help or uucp uucp_site)
WAIStation
Wide Area Information Service. (login: swais)
Auroral/Solar Report
Emergency Digital Information Service
State of California - Governor's Office of Emergency Services
Flood Gopher/Info
Tons of files for coping with floods and hurricanes (login:
flood)
NOAA
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: lots of data! (Login: noaadir)
Oceanic Information Center
Tropical Storm Forecast
Seasonal forecast for Atlantic Ocean.
Weather Services
City/state forecasts, ski conditions, earthquake reports, etc.
Women's Studies and Resources
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Special Internet Connections: Last update 8/1/94
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.
Special thanx to Bernard Lang for the Table of Contents!
CONTENTS
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
Almanac of Events/Today in History
Archeological Database
National Archeological Database information management system.
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)
ECHO
European Commission Host Organization, free databases! (Login: echo)
Economic BBS
Interest rates, foreign exchange rates, price indexes, stats.
Economics Gophers
Entrepreneurs on the Web
FINWeb
A financial economics WWW server.
Foundation for Enterprise Development
A comprehensive resource on equity compensation, employee involvement and other leading business strategies.
Markets and Investments
Commodities, currency exchange, mutual funds, personal finance, quarterly reports, stocks.
Stock Market Reports/Charts
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.
Amiga User Area
Lots of useful information for Amiga owners.
Macintosh UserGroup
Austrian Mac group. UserID/Password (hit return).
Power PC News
Unix Reference Desk
Windows Shareware Archive
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 Database at the UK Open University
While they are re-evaluating their subscription cost, the database is free.
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.
Janice's K-12 OUTPOST
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.
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)
QUERRI
Questions on University Extension. Regional Research Info (login:
querri)
Schools via WWW
Teaching & Learning with the Web
Environmental Gophers/Webs
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
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 text/humor files you'd want (tv, sex..)
FTP via Telnet
Access UIowa's huge FTP site via telnet!
Advanced Squad Leader
The "World at War" wargame series.
Backgammon Servers
Play Backgammon! (login: guest)
Bridge Server
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 by Mail
GO Server
Join others and play a game of GO. (Login/Password: choose your own)
Othello/Reversi
Earthquake Info.
Recent quake info (location, time, magnitude, etc.).
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)
Air Pollution BBS
Various BBS' that cover a wide range of Air Pollution information.
Census Information
U.S. Government Census information, access to CENBBS.
Clinton Watch
Information on Clinton's policies and scandals.
Federal Bulletin Board U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO)
Lots of governmental and congressional files.
FedWorld Gateway
Access to lots of gov't databases, files, libraries, etc.
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.
Student Governments Home Page
Telecommunications
White House Releases
Subscribe to White House press releases (news, speeches, etc.)
- mail Clinton-Info@Campaign92.Org (subject: help)
White House Summaries
Daily mailing of summary of White House Releases.
- mail almanac@esusda.gov (body: subscribe wh-summary)
Ham Radio Callbooks
National ham radio call-sign callbook. (See also Amateur Radio.)
HP Calculator BBS
BBS for HP Calculator users, with chat mode. (login: new)
Hpcwire
Excellent menu-driven information searches. (login: hpcwire)
Hytelnet Server
University and library catalogues around the world. (login: hytelnet)
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)
ACCESS
ACCESS: Legislative Information Service, Hawaii State Legislature
Law Gopher Holes and Web Sites
Law Library
Law libraries and legal research. Offers copies of laws for each
state/computer laws, and more!
LawNet
Law/Judicial info and catalogs access. (login: lawnet)
Legal Directory
Biographical info. on 500,000+ attorneys and law firms in the USA.
Supreme Court Rulings
ASCII files of Supreme Court rulings in directory /hermes
Library Catalogs
- ftp
dla.ucop.edu in pub/internet/libcat-guide offers Library
Catalogs on the Internet: Strategies for Selection and Use
document (how, but not where; also get one of the following).
- ftp
ftp.unt.edu in library/libraries.txt offers Accessing
Bibliographic Databases document.
- ftp
ariel.umn.edu in library/internet.library offers
Internet-Accessible Catalogs and Databases document.
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)
Library Services
Comprehensive gopher of government services, library catalogs, etc.
Select "Library Services" from the main gopher menu.
LIBS
Access to nearly all online services seen in this list. (Login:
LIBS)
List of Lists
List of interest groups/email lists in interest-groups.
Divine Comedy and reviews (connect dante). To
read/find passages in the King James Bible, select file
bible; in Shakespeare's plays, select file s plays;
in Shakespeare's sonnets, select file s sonnets.
Fiction Therapy Group
Add on to fictional works in-progress.
French Language and Literature Database
Human-Languages Page
German-to-English (and vice-versa) dictionary, "Travelers Japanese" lessons, etc.
Leeds Database of Verse
Database of English poetry in the 17th and 18th centuries. (Login/Password: bcmsv)
Online Books
Poetry Archives
Text, photo of poet, voice of poet reading the poem, bibliography, etc.
Project Gutenberg
Many books in print and almanac files in pub/etext.
Travels with Samantha
Anesthesiology Gopher
Lots of medical-related info, archives, lists, and positions.
AIDS Info
Biology Gopher Holes and WWW Sites
Cancer Info
Interactive AIDS and Epilepsy documents, simulated conversations.
Disability and Rehabilitation
Educational Tech Net
Forums and discussion groups on medical technology and education.
(login: etnet)
Frog Dissection Kit
Images of the frog from various views, and in various stages of dissection.
Genetics Resources
Health Services/Technology Assessment
Resource which provides access to the full-text of clinical practice guidelines. (Login: hstat)
HungerWeb
Site devoted to the hunger and poverty crises, developing nations and related topics.
Medical Gopher
Provides access and linkages to biomedically related electronic information, literature, databases, images, library services, and bibliographic tools.
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.
Nursing Gophers
Nursing info related to research, practice, education, publications, etc.
Monochrome
Multi-user messaging system (with chat) (Login: mono)
Guitar Chords/TAB
Tablature/Chords for guitar in /pub/guitar. Also at ftp.uu.net.
Lyric/Music Server
Lyrics, chords/tablature, and music pictures.
Music and Brain Information Database (MBI)
Scientific research (references & abstracts) on music as related to behavior,
the brain, and allied fields.
Sound Databases
Music Library
Music List of Lists
- mail mlol-request@wariat.org
Music on the WEB
Sid's Music Server
Lists of rare live recordings, cd's for sale.
- mail ssowder@copper.ucs.indiana.edu (Subject: BOOTHELP)
Used Music Server
Users can buy/sell/trade CDs/LPs/Tapes or subscribe to the list.
- mail used-music-server@wang.com (subject: help)
Electronic Journals/Newsstand
Access to MANY electronic journals.
Friends and Partners (Russian & American) Information Service
Information Service offering news, weather, geography, etc. for each nation. (Login: friends)
Global Network Navigator
O'Reilly and Associates GNN, accessable using given URL via Mosaic or Lynx.
News Mail Filter
Receive news articles relevant to interests periodically via email
- mail netnews@db.stanford.edu
News Mail Servers
Post to Usenet news via email. (e.g. newsgroup = alt-bbs)
- mail newsgroup@cs.utexas.edu
- mail listserv@blekul11.bitnet with body: /nnhelp for info on receiving news articles via email
News from Around the World
International news including: Various European news, CNN Headline News, Voice of America, European and African weather.
Newspapers On-line
Oracle
The Usenet Oracle answers all your questions!
- mail oracle@cs.indiana.edu (subject: help)
Personal Ads Gopher & WWW
Classified personal ads for the USA, and also for the gay community.
Philosophy
The Princeton Review
International leader in test preparation and an invaluable resource of college
admissions information. This server provides hundreds of profiles of the top
schools in the U.S.
Psychology Gopher
Psychology-related gopher.
Information on AIDS/HIV, gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender issues.
Christianity
Gabriel's Horn
Telnet there and receive in return the text of a Bible verse from the Old or
New Testament for reflection and meditation. (See also: Dartmouth)
Judaism and Jewish Resources
Religion on the Web
ASCinfo
Information relating to the Advanced X-Ray Astrophysics Facility.
Chemistry Gopher
American Chemical Society Gopher.
E-Math
American Mathematical Society bbs with software and reviews.
(Login/Password: e-math)
GAMS - NIST Guide to Available Mathematical Software
Math Gopher
Math archives (software, teaching materials, other gophers)
Mathematical Topics
Mathematical animations and services.
NetLib
Math (usually Fortran) programs via email (body: send index)
- mail netlib@ornl.gov
- mail netlib@uunet.uu.net
Nuclear Data Center
National nuclear data. (login: nndc)
Particle Information System
Lookup information on any particle! (Login: pdg_public)
Periodic Table of Elements
Physics
StatLib Server
Programs, Datasets, etc. for statisticians. (body: send index)
- mail statlib@lib.stat.cmu.edu
STIS
Science and Technology Information System. (login: public)
SERVICES
Access to nearly every listed service! (login: services)
Info/Software Server
Journals, unix stuff, recipes, online cookbook, etc. (login:
info)
Software Server (ASK)
On-line software search. (Login/password: ask)
ZIB Electronic Libr.
Library of software, links to other libraries. (login:
elib)
Center for Advanced Space Studies
(login: cass password: online)
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Provides access to astronomical catalogs and abstracts.
EnviroNet
Space environment resource. (Login: Envnet, Password: Henniker)
Europe Space Agency
Access ESA PID (Prototype Information Directory) and ESIS (European Space Info System)
FIFE
Science, etc. databases from satellites, etc. (Login: FIFEUSER)
NAS Applied Research Branch
100+ technical reports on scientific visualization, virtual reality, and parallel computing.
Recent press releases from NASA. (See also: SpaceNews)
NASA Information Services via WWW
NASA SpaceLink
Latest NASA news, including shuttle launches and satellite updates.
NASDA
National Space Development Agency of Japan (login:
nasdadir)
NED
NASA Extragalactic Database. Bibliographies, information. (login: ned)
NODIS
Menu-driven access to National Space Science Data Center. (login: nodis)
Planetary Studies
- Center for Earth and Planetary Studies: CEPS
- Planetary Data System: PDS
Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
Space Environment Effects Information Resources
Guidelines and software codes to aid designers reduce harmful space environment/spacecraft interactions.
SW Research Data Display and Analysis Center
SEDS Gopher
Images, software, satellite elements, etc. (Login: gopher or www)
SpaceMet
Science/space bbs about space exploration with information from NASA.
Shuttle Small Payloads Programs
Information and images on shuttle small payloads programs.
Weekly publication of space news. (See also: NasaNews)
STInfo
Reports about Hubble Telescope, press releases. (login: stinfo)
Auto Racing
Information on Formula One, Indy Car, and NASCAR racing, including results of races, schedules, point standings, etc.
Baseball
Cycling Gopher
Fishing
International Hockey League Newsletter
Paddling Sports: Canoeing, Kayaking, and Rafting
Running
Races, marathons, training tips, running magazines, running clubs, and information about all aspects of running.
Scores/Standings/Line Spread
Baseball, Football scores, standings, and next week's schedule.
Skydiving
Sports on the WEB
Currently, just the NBA and NFL are online for Sports Web. The Highlights server has actual video clips.
Sports Schedules
Sports schedules on-line. help for help, return for today's games.
Surfing
Surf reports, tips, forecasts, and video clips.
Texas Information Highway
Access lots of info. on Texas, and other states.
Movies and Television Databases
Movie Reviews
Movie Databases
Information on actors, directors, movies, etc.
MPEG Movie Archives
Television and Movies FTP Site
Television News Archive
Theatre
Hotels
International Universities Travel/Study Catalogue
Roadside America
US Travelers upload results to WWW.
Subway Navigator
Search subway routes of major cities, in French or English.
State Department Travel Warnings
Train Schedules
Travel Info. Libraries
Travelogues, guides, FAQs, maps.
Virtual Chevrolet
Virtual Tourist
World-wide Internet Traffic Watch
Real-time traffic information for San Diego, CA, and USA freeways via the WWW.
Usenet News, Library of Congress, nationwide libs. (login: launch)
Mail Server/User Lookup
- mail mail-server@rtfm.mit.edu (body: send usenet-addresses/<name searching for>)
Netfind User Lookup
Given a name and organization/school, finds a user for you.
(login: netfind)
Phone Books Interface
WHO's WHO On-Line
A collective experiment towards a HYPERbiographical database of
people on the Internet.
Whois Services
Way to find internet address given a keyword. To access type:
whois.
UUCP map entries by mail
Mails you UUCP map entry.
- mail dns@grasp.insa-lyon.fr (body: help or uucp uucp_site)
WAIStation
Wide Area Information Service. (login: swais)
Auroral/Solar Report
Emergency Digital Information Service
State of California - Governor's Office of Emergency Services
Flood Gopher/Info
Tons of files for coping with floods and hurricanes (login:
flood)
NOAA
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: lots of data! (Login: noaadir)
Oceanic Information Center
Tropical Storm Forecast
Seasonal forecast for Atlantic Ocean.
Weather Services
City/state forecasts, ski conditions, earthquake reports, etc.
Women's Studies and Resources