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- MAP12: TELNET (PART 2)
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- "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy" -- anon
-
-
- There are *many* incredible Internet books on the market today.
- The following listings were copied, with the permission of the
- publisher, from "The Internet Yellow Pages" written by Harley
- Hahn and Rick Stout (and published by Osborne McGraw-Hill).
-
- Hahn and Stout's "The Internet Yellow Pages" has over four hundred
- pages of listings for various e-mail, LISTSERV, Internet mailing
- list, Usenet, telnet, FTP, Gopher, and finger sites around the
- world. I went through "The Internet Yellow Pages" and randomly
- picked forty-one interesting telnet sites.
-
- Before I turn you loose on the Internet, there are a few things I
- want to say:
-
- - The listings give the site's address, and the password
- required. For example, if the listing said
-
- Address: squirrel.com
- Password: patrick
-
- you would simply telnet to squirrel.com, and use the
- password "patrick" :)
-
- - If a site does not let you in, its probably because that
- site is having some problems. If this happens, just pick
- another site.
-
- - Please remember that your local Internet service provider
- only handles the *local* part of your service. It would be
- pretty foolish to call your local Internet service provider
- and complain about a problem that you are having with a
- *distant* computer :)
-
- - Remember the Roadmap code: YOU CAN NOT BREAK THE INTERNET!!
- The Internet was built to survive a direct nuclear attack
- ... it can take ANYTHING you do to it. If the Internet can
- survive me, it can survive you. ;)
-
- - If everything falls apart on you, EXIT TELNET AND TRY AGAIN!
-
- - PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE DO *NOT* WRITE TO ME
- WITH YOUR QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS! My e-mail is now up to
- 500 letters a day :(
-
- Your homework is to pick one -- and ONLY one -- of the following
- sites, and telnet to it (because of the size of this workshop, I
- am going to have to limit you to one site for now; after the workshop
- is over, you can visit as many sites as you want) :)
-
- Have fun, and have a safe and happy weekend.
-
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- AGRICULTURE
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- PENpages
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- International Food & Nutrition Database, National Family Database,
- The 4-H Youth Development Database, agricultural and weather
- statistics, market news, newsletters, and drought information.
- This resource is provided by the Penn State College of
- Agricultural Sciences.
-
- Comment: Login with the two-letter abbreviation for your state
- (e.g., PA)
-
- Address: psupen.psu.edu
-
- ARCHAEOLOGY
-
- National Archaeological Database
-
- A database of over 100,000 reports of archaeological investigations.
- Search by keyword, location, author, and publication date.
-
- Address: cast.uark.edu
- Login: nadlab
-
- AVIATION
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- DUATS
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- Aviation weather, PIREPS, and flight plans.
-
- Address (for pilots only): duat.contel.com
- Address (for non-pilots): duats.contel.com
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- BBSs (BULLETIN BOARD SYSTEMS)
-
- FedWorld
-
- FedWorld BBS is sponsored by the National Technical Information
- Service (NTIS) and is tasked by Congress to help disseminate
- vast amounts of scientific and technical information along with
- other, non-technical information. As a central point of
- connectivity, NTIS FedWorld offers access to thousands of
- files across a wide range of subject areas. You can find
- information ranging from environmental protection to small
- business.
-
- Address: fedworld.gov
-
- BUSINESS AND FINANCE
-
- European Commission Host Organization
-
- ECHO offers scientific, language, business, and research
- databases in any of 8 languages.
-
- Address: echo.lu
- Login: echo
-
- Stock Market Report
-
- Daily stock market summary report. Provided as a free service
- of a2i.
-
- Address: a2i.rahul.net
- Login: Guest
-
- COMPUTERS: LITERATURE
-
- HPCwire
-
- HPCwire publishes a weekly news bulletin on high-performance
- computing that is distributed to thousands of users on the
- Internet. Topics range from workstations to supercomputers,
- with news briefs, feature stories and in-depth, exclusive
- interviews.
-
- Address: hpcwire.ans.net
- Login: hpcwire
-
- ECONOMICS:
-
- Economic Bulletin Board
-
- The Economic Bulletin Board is operated by the U.S. Department
- of Commerce. It has 20 separate file areas that contain current
- economic and trade information, such as economic indicators,
- U.S. Treasury auction results and employment statistics.
-
- Address: ebb.stat-usa.gov
- Login: guest
-
- EDUCATION:
-
- Higher Education Resources and Opportunities (HERO)
-
- A 24-hour, online database service that provides access to
- valuable information from colleges and universities on
- scholarships, grants, fellowships, conferences, faculty and
- student development, research opportunities, partnership
- initiatives, and other opportunities for minorities and
- women
-
- Address: fedix.fie.com
- Login: new
-
- National Referral Central Master File
-
- The National Referral Center Resources File (NRCM) provides
- thousands of descriptions of organizations qualified and
- willing to answer questions and provide information on many
- topics in science, technology and the social sciences. The
- file is updated weekly, and each entry in the file lists the
- name of the organization, mailing address and other information.
-
- Address: locis.loc.gov
- Password: Organizations
-
- EDUCATION: STUDENTS
-
- Academic Advice
-
- Sound suggestions for attacking poor study habits, relieving
- stress, and making it happily through college -- and life.
-
- Address: selway.umt.edu
- Login: health
-
- ENVIRONMENT
-
- EnviroNet
-
- A menu-driven, user-friendly resource with environmental data
- in textual, graphic and tabular form.
-
- Address: envnet.gsfc.nasa.gov
- Login: envnet
- Password: henniker
-
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
-
- A menu-driven system that provides information on the EPA and
- what they're up to.
-
- Address: epaibm.rtpnc.epa.gov
-
- GAMES
-
- Game Server
-
- Choose from a multitude of exciting on-line games including
- Bucks, Moria, Tetris, Sokoban, Reversi, Nethack, and many
- adventure games, including MUDs.
-
- Address: castor.tat.physik.uni-tuebingen.de
- Login: games
-
- GEOGRAPHY
-
- Geography Server
-
- Get information about cities, regions, countries, etc.,
- including population, latitude and longitude, elevation, and
- so on.
-
- Address: martini.eecs.umich.edu 3000
-
- GEOLOGY
-
- Earthquake Information
-
- Get up-to-date news about earthquakes around the world.
-
- Address: geophys.washington.edu
- Login: quake
- Password: quake
-
- GOVERNMENT: CONGRESS
-
- Congressional Legislation
-
- These files track and describe legislation (bills and
- resolutions) introduced in Congress, from 1973 (93rd Congress)
- to the current Congress (103rd). Each file covers a separate
- Congress.
-
- Address: locis.loc.gov
- Password: Federal Legislation
-
- HEALTH
-
- AIDS Information
-
- AIDS statistics, including daily summaries from newspaper
- articles, details of those at risk, and the full text of
- Aids Treatment News.
-
- Address: selway.umt.edu
- Login: health
-
- HISTORY
-
- History Databases
-
- A menu driven interface for databases, electronic texts,
- journals and other archive sites for American and European
- historical topics
-
- Address: clus1.ulcc.ac.uk
- Login: ihr-uk
-
- Address: ukanaix.cc.ukans.edu
- Login: history
-
- INTERNET
-
- InterNIC Information Services
-
- Find information about people, organizations and resources
- on the Internet. Also find and retrieve documents from all
- over the world with lookups by name or keyword.
-
- Address: ds.internic.net
-
- Address: rs.internic.net
-
- INTERNET: RESOURCES
-
- Internet Services and resources
-
- The LIBS system is a comprehensive collection of Internet
- resources presented in an easy-to-use menu-driven interface.
- The system operates like a bulletin board, but offers direct
- access to remote resources
-
- Address: garam.kreonet.re.kr
- Login: nic
-
- Address: info.anu.edu.au
- Login: library
-
- Address: nessie.cc.wwu.edu
- Login: libs
-
- LANGUAGE
-
- Webster's Dictionary Servers
-
- Online Webster's dictionary and spelling reference. This
- service repeatedly prompts you for a word. If you misspell
- a word, the system will prompt you to choose between a
- number of similar words. Gives spelling, pronunciation
- and definitions.
-
- Address: chem.ucsd.edu
- Login: webster
-
- Address: cs.indiana.edu 2627
- Login: webster
-
- LIBRARIES
-
- Carl System
-
- A computerized network of library systems. Search for keywords
- from any of five databases (library catalogs, current articles,
- information databases, other library systems, library and
- system news).
-
- Address: pac.carl.org
-
- NEWS
-
- USA Today
-
- Sample articles from USA Today.
-
- Address: freenet-in-a.cwru.edu
- Login: visitor
-
- Address: freenet-in-b.cwru.edu
- Login: visitor
-
- Address: freenet-in-c.cwru.edu
- Login: visitor
-
- Address: yfn.ysu.edu
- Login: visitor
-
- PHYSICS
-
- National Nuclear Data Center Online Data Service
-
- All the data you could possibly want regarding nuclear physics
- and statistical measurements, including radiation levels and
- other information for the U.S.
-
- Address: bnlnd2.dne.bnl.gov
-
- RELIGION: TRADITIONAL
-
- Gabriel's Horn
-
- Returns a Bible verse from the Old or New Testament.
-
- Address: 138.26.65.78 7777
-
- SEXUALITY
-
- Sexual Assault and Sexual Abuse Recovery
-
- Documents and discussions to help deal with traumatic
- experiences, recover from sexual assault, and prevent
- acquaintance or date rape.
-
- Address: selway.umt.edu
- Login: health
-
- SPACE
-
- NASA Spacelink
-
- History, current events, projects and plans at NASA.
-
- Address: spacelink.msfc.nasa.gov
-
- SPORTS AND ATHLETICS
-
- NFL Schedule
-
- Get the day's game schedule for your favorite NFL football
- teams. Enter "help" for help. Full schedules are also
- available.
-
- Address: culine.colorado.edu 863
-
- TECHNOLOGY
-
- Hot of the Tree (HOTT)
-
- A weekly publication containing excerpts and summaries of
- information technology articles.
-
- Comment: For the telnet site, type "show hott" after logging in.
-
- Address: melvyl.ucop.edu
- Login: <your terminal type>
-
- TRAVEL
-
- Subway Navigator
-
- Find the right route in the subways of several of the world's
- largest cities, including subways in France, Germany, Spain
- and Canada.
-
- Address: metro.jussieu.fr 10000
-
- WEATHER
-
- Weather Reports
-
- Get up-to-date weather reports for any location on the planet.
- An easy-to-use interface guides you through the process of
- selecting a city or location, and then viewing the weather
- report onscreen or downloading it to your computer.
-
- Address: downwind.sprl.umich.edu 3000
-
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- SOURCE:
-
- All of the entries listed above came from "The Internet Yellow Pages"
- by Harley Hahn and Rick Stout. Reprinted by permission of the publisher
- (Osborne McGraw Hill).
-
-
- PATRICK DOUGLAS CRISPEN THE VIEWS EXPRESSED IN THIS LETTER DO NOT
- PCRISPE1@UA1VM.UA.EDU NECESSARILY REPRESENT THE VIEWS OF THE
- THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA - TUSCALOOSA
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- ROADMAP: COPYRIGHT PATRICK CRISPEN 1994. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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