"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, TURN OFF YOUR COMPUTER 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. -----

AGRICULTURE

PENpages

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

DUATS

Aviation weather, PIREPS, and flight plans.

Address (for pilots only): duat.contel.com
Address (for non-pilots): duats.contel.com

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 hig-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 aution 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 logitude, 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:

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

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
pcrispe1@ua1vm.ua.edu
The University of Alabama

The views expressed in this letter do not necessarily represent the views of the University of Alabama - Tuscaloosa.

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