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Date: Sat, 4 Feb 1995 08:28:03 -0600
From: BITNET list server at UA1VM (1.8a) <LISTSERV@UA1VM.UA.EDU>
Subject: File: "MAP12 LESSON"
MAP12: TELNET (PART 2)
"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.
-----
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 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, on-line 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