This list although general in nature contains many specific places for Macintosh users to go to get information and related software for their computing interests. We hope that all Internet travellers enjoy this list and enjoy their travels. Surf's Up !
This list is not meant to be a complete listing of Internet sites nor is it meant to be an exhaustive compilation of everywhere there is to go on the Internet. It is merely designed to provide YOU, the Internet traveller, interesting places to browse and visit.
I truly hope that you find this "BIGSURF Netguide" enjoyable and informative. Suggestions are welcome and can be sent via email to the author(s).
If you have a particular Web, gopher,ftp or any Internet site that YOU feel is a great place to visit or has unique items then send this info to the authors via email. We love information accessed through tasty packet waves and your suggestions and new-site information will be greatly appreciated.
Authors' email addresses:
Please do not inform us of commercial BBS sites or any site that is strictly a "pay to enter" site. We refuse to include these types of services or sites on the BIGSURF list. Period.
Don't forget - even users with Unix dial-up connections (non SLIP/PPP) can access and enjoy many of the World Wide Web pages listed here with Lynx (available on most Unix platforms). You may not get the whiz-bang graphics but the essential information will be there and you'll still be able to "link" to other sites via hot-spots on Web pages.
BIGSURF, the BIGSURF list in any published format and the BIGSURF Netguide are copyright 1995 by:
S. DiRosa (Pinochle)
Internet email: sjd@omni.voicenet.com
or... send postal mail to:
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I am also a frequent visitor to Usenet - look for "Pinochle" in alt.sys.mac.newuser-help.
I consider this newsgroup my "home away from home."
There is to be NO charge for the use or distribution of this list unless expressly stated so by the author. Commercial distribution of this list is not allowed except when permission is obtained by the author.
Donations by the end user are requested ($10.00 US)
(Please email an initial request for intent to distribute including a Postal Address and email address - a reply will follow issued by the author either via email or US postal mail.)
(Please read further towards the end of this page for my donation request. The request is more than fair and is needed to provide continued efforts and updates to the BIGSURF Netguide.)
If distributed - then the BIGSURF Netguide *in its entirety* must be distributed. There is not to be "sections" or "pieces" of it distributed. This will be considered an infringement of the copyright notice and will be prosecuted to the furthest extent of present legal means. Hey - I'm not joking one bit on this matter.
One more time - Any distribution of BIGSURF for commercial purposes is forbidden except when written consent is obtained by the author(s).
If any reader or user of BIGSURF notes a violation of this request - please email and let us know about it! Fair is fair and independent developers and publishers need your help in these matters - please do not let commercial interests or unsavory individuals obliterate hard work and individual effort.
One more time- No modification of this document is allowed. Period. PERIOD!
This list is meant to be free since information is inherently free. Anyone who tries to contain this kernel of info and does not share it shall be considered an info-squirrel. May your acorns rot!
However - since many hours are put into the making and compiling and writing and maintenance of this list I would appreciate a donation of (US) $10.00. Since BIGSURF is a regularly published piece I would not expect users to pay every month - but I do ask for some kind of contribution for my tireless efforts. I do not think a $10.00 request is too much to ask for non-commercial use.
Believe me - you could easily pay a lot more and get a whole lot less! There are books and magazines out there that charge outrageous sums of money and do not have half the quality sites I am providing and certainly do not provide funds for an individual to continue to provide the Internet community information and resources. Please help support individual efforts - don't pay commercial interests and then neglect individual or independent developers and publications. Your donations are needed and most truly appreciated!
In any case - the contribution is not mandatory - only suggested. If you have a heart and wish to contribute then here is the address to send in your payment:
Please make $10.00 payment payable to: S. DiRosa
Please send payment to: (US postal address)
We sincerely thank everyone for taking the time read this part of BIGSURF for if you have read all the way to this point then you are indeed an official "info-hound" and get the most out of what you are given or what you have obtained... once again we thank you for your contributions.
Blue Savannah! (E. Reid) and Pinochle (S. DiRosa) are proud co-founders of the Usenet newsgroup:
If your newsfeed or newsserver does not have our newsgroup on it - then call your ISP and ask for it to be added. You'll find this an informative little corner on Usenet for Mac users who need help or just want to stop in and chat and say hello. We are always ready to help new users with any concerns or questions. You'll find the members of alt.sys.mac.newuser-help friendly and never condescending.
This is truly a newsgroup that will make you feel at home and hopefully will become *your* little corner of the 'net to come, chat and talk too! We welcome all new members and always look forward to seing you there!
I would like to especially thank... E. Reid (Blue Savannah!) for his friendship and assistance in creating this project and tolerating me throughout the process. Blue Savannah! and "Lefty" (Kurt Lieber) are working hard at putting up a new HyperMac web site that will a boon to Mac users across the world. BIGSURF Netguide will certainly notify readers of updates and info concerning this new site.
All inquiries relating to the new HyperMac Web Site should be sent to:
Final thanks to all the contributors that have made BIGSURF an informative and successful digital publication. Keep those suggestions coming in!
Our deep thanks to the few that have paid the small donation fee request. Unfortunately, unless others begin to contribute, BIGSURF cannot possibly be maintained and updated on a regular basis or offer the wealth of information that it currently provides. Please do not let commercial publications become the only sources of information that are supported and read by people. Such would be a narrow view.
PLEASE support BIGSURF !!!
Independent developers and publishers are a vital link in the information chain - help support informational freedom and independence. Do you really want all your info coming from only a few big commercial interests with only their point of view? That's scary - think about it.
BIGSURF is now available in many published formats.
My thanks again to all the people that have given BIGSURF a "home" on their sites and to all those that have BIGSURF Netguide linked with their web pages or gopher sites. Just drop us a line if you are planning to link BIGSURF to your web site.
The Univ. of Texas at Arlington's Academic Computing Services has graciously given BIGSURF a gopher hole to call home! James Stewart of the ACS at UTA has informed me that he has the BIGSURF gopher site up and ready for use. This will allow multi-platform users to use and access the BIGSURF Netguide containing all its info and site listings.
Need I say more? Point your gopher client to this URL and burrow on over. My personal thanks to Mr. Stewart.
Rowan Simms at Capability Management has been busy at work providing a fully linked version of BIGSURF to World Wide Web users. You will find this site well laid out and easy to use. My thanks to Rowan and to Capability Management for their efforts in putting BIGSURF on the web in fully site-linked format. Now *this* is surfing boys and girls!
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Josef Eschgfaeller in the Mathematics Dept. (Dipartimento Matematico) at the Universita' di Ferrara, Italy, has graciously put up BIGSURF on the WWW and has donated site space for BIGSURF updates. My personal and humble thanks to Josef for his interest, support, time and effort.
Since BIGSURF versions are continually being updated I suggest using the "dir" command or if using a graphical ftp client looking in the /info dir for the recent BIGSURF upload, Presently the full path of BIGSURF 3.2 looks as it does in the above URL.
My thanks to the AMUG organization for their continued efforts in the support of the Macintosh community including the interest and support given to independent developers, authors and publishers.
AMUG (Arizona Macintosh User Group)
http://www.amug.org
"Home of the BBS in a Box CD"
(My thanks to Ashley Armstrong at AMUG)
BMUG, Inc. (Berkeley Macintosh User Group)
distributed through BMUG services, BBS system and CD-ROM offerings
(a tip of the hat to Scott Robinson at BMUG)
NYMUG (New York Macintosh User Group)
distributed through NYMUG services such as their NYMUG BBS system
HENSA/micros WWW Macintosh Archive site
http://micros.hensa.ac.uk/micros/mac-finder.html
Ziffnet/Mac (Compuserve)
A "Sysop's Choice" and available through the Download & Support area
in the Internet Library [5]
eWorld online services - Internet Forum and Info
Klokhuis Group, The Netherlands, Europe
A non-profit organization that handles CD-ROM distribution
of various collections of shareware and software for the
European marketplace.
To Pinochle: For everything, from the first reply oh-so-many months ago to the 9600 baud escapades. =) You know there is too much to list here, so know in your heart that I am thankful for it all.
To Heather: For everything, from enduring the lonely hours when my head was awash in HTML to the inconvenience of me hogging your solitaire machine. ;)
To Kurt Lieber: For everything, from being the one to start the HTML to kicking me in the butt when the Prozac wasn't working. ;) Heal your wounds SPB-HTML-Softball Man! =)
To Greg Swann: For everything, from your kindness to your generosity to your donation, which will be returned. I would have gone crazy without Torquemada, so I have you to thank for my sanity. =)
To The Posters Of ASMN-H: For everything. Without the warm feeling of knowing that Pinochle's and my creation was serving a good purpose, I'd have doubted the success of our efforts.
A Final Thank You From Pinochle...
My thanks to all the distributors above including all the volunteers that maintain the info-mac ftp archives. Also - a *special* thanks to Capability Management and Rowan Simms for the efforts in making BIGSURF available for the general public to enjoy.