Subject: Cyberpoet's Guide to Virtual Culture - 3.14.94 - p4/5
Part IIII of V - 3.14.94
A Cyberpoet's Guide to Virtual Culture -
-=- 04.Resources & References
o Online how-to's
o Similar Lists
o Assorted Online Resources
o Access Points
-=- 04.1.Online how-to's |
Admittedly, the the more exotic centers of virtual culture have a steep learning curve. There are plenty of places, however, that require hardly any excess knowledge at all. Fortunately, a plethora of manuals, books and FAQs (Frequently Asked Question lists) exist to help you through your troubled times.
o Zen and the Art of the Internet
by Brendan Kahoe
- ftp at
ashley.cs.widener.edu /pub/zen
csn.org pub/net/zen
quartz.rutgers.edu pub/internet/zen
relay.cs.toronto.edu pub/zen
mrcnext.cso.uiuc.edu gutenberg/etext92/zen10*
o ftp ftp.sura.net
/pub/nic - How-to's about internet (email, ftp, telnet, etc.)
o nic.merit.edu
/documents - Gold in Networks! - Hitchikers Guide to the Internet - New User's Questions - What is the Internet /resources - Internet Cruise
o ftp.eff.org.
/pub/Net_info - Big Dummy's Guide to the Internet
o server.cs.virginia.edu
/pub/techreports/CS-91-19.ps.Z
- Virtual Reality on Five Dollars a Day
by Randy Pausch, U. of Virginia, Tech Report CS-91-19
o news.answers
- On USENET. (also see misc.answers)
-=- 04.2.Similar lists |
Hey, I wasn't the first one to have this idea. There are a variety of other lists out there that can direct you to Oft' used Internet resources.
o gopher to una.hh.lib.umich.edu
- inetdirs/
- A project called the Internet Clearing House (very nice work ppl)
o Bert's BigFun List
- ftp cerberus.cor.epa.gov pub/misc/bigfun
o Electric Mystics Guide
- ftp panda1.uottawa.ca pub/religion
- guide to religious things on the net.
- if you are techno-pagan they don't include you, sorry.
o FutureCulture FAQ
- ftp sites
ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/papers/future
ftp.css.itd.umich.edu /poli/future.culture.d
redspread.css.itd.umich.edu
ftp.u.washington.edu /public/alt.cyberpunk
- Also through thesisnet and listserv
- started by Andy Hawks (ahawks@nyx.cs.du.edu) as
a compendium of all things futureculture
- now maintained by the list members of FutureCulture.
o Internet Services - FAQ
- USENET alt.internet.services news.answers
- FTP rtfm.mit.edu:/pub/usenet/news.answers/
o The Jargon File (same as The Hacker's Dictionary)
- ftp sites
wuarchive.wustl.edu /pub
ftp.uu.net /doc
merit.edu /pub/doc
nic.funet.fi /pub/doc
pit-manager.mit.edu /pub
- nice. You'll like it.
o the internet and computer-mediated communication
- ftp ftp.rpi.edu pub/communications/internet-cmc
- an all-encompassing list of internet-accessible
information (so why are you still reading this) 
o alt.cyberpunk faq
- ftp ftp.u.washington.edu pub/alt.cyberpunk/
- restricted to the purview of the newsgroup
- a WWW - HTML hypertext version now exists… keen!
-=- 04.3.Assorted Online Resources |
o Almanac of Events
- "On this day" information. For the trivia minded.
- finger copi@oddjob.uchicago.edu
- mail geiser@pictel.com to join the mailing list
o Anonymous post
- mail anonymus+ping@tygra.michigan.com "help"
- mail help@anon.penet.fi "help"
o Archeological Dbase
telnet cast.uark.edu or telnet 130.184.71.44 (Login: nadb)
- National Arch. Database information management system.
o BBSlists -
- National Graphical BBS List
+ mail beezer@cc.utah.edu
+ USENET alt.bbs.*
o CARL telnet pac.carl.org or 192.54.81.128
- Online database, book reviews, magazine fax delivery
o current cites
- ftp ftp.lib.berkeley.edu /pub/Current.Cites
ftp.eff.org pub/journals
- Over 30 journals in librarianship and information
technology are scanned for selected articles on optical
disk technologies, computer networks and networking,
information transfer, expert systems and artificial
intelligence, electronic publishing, and hypermedia and
multimedia. Brief annotations accompany most of the
citations.
o DataBase Via Finger
- finger help@dir.su.oz.au
- Query databases, find newsgroups, access archie, etc., via finger.
o Empire Schoolhouse telnet nysernet.org (login: empire)
- K-12 resources, discussion groups, etc.
- A gopher based BBS in NY.
o FEDIX/MOLIS/HERO telnet fedix.fie.com or telnet 192.111.228.33
- info. on scholarships, minority assistance, etc.
- alternative access via Gopher world menu
o ftp by mail
- mail ftpmail@decwrl.dec.com "help"
o History Databases telnet ukanaix.cc.ukans.edu
- History databases
o Hpcwire telnet hpcwire.ans.net (Login: hpcwire)
- menu-driven information searches.
o human-computer interaction bibliography (hcibib)
mail hcibib@rumpus.colorado.edu message body "help"
- a publically accessible mail-based retrieval system for
searching Human-Computer Interaction journals, conference
proceedings and books. Users can send in both word
queries and relevance feedback queries. Over 3200
abstracts from non-electronic sources.
o Hytelnet
Are you familiar with HYTELNET by Peter Scott? This is a hypertext
program for PC, Mac and other platforms that lists ostensibly ALL telnet-accessible resources on the Net, all over the world. Updates are almost constant and are mailed to Scott's mailing list members.
You can anonymous ftp the files from ftp.usask.ca or telnet to that same address and check out a (slow) Unix version of HYTELNET. (on Netcom you can just type <hytelnet>)
o USENET posts thru email
- News Mail Servers mail [newsgroup]@cs.utexas.edu
- Post to Usenet news via email.(eg. [newsgroup] = alt-bbs)
o virtual center for the study of virtual spaces (vcsvs)
mail vcsvs-request@nicco.sscnet.ucla.edu asking for info
- ftp nicco.sscnet.ucla.edu /pub/papers
-=- 04.4.Access Points |
So, you say, I've got this wonderful Internet access setup at work or school… what happens when I graduate or lose my job? Or perhaps you've got a friend who is moving to the otherside of the continent. Is there a way for you to remain in contact over email? Fortunately, there are easy answers to these queries.
-o0 Lists to checkout 0o-
o Community Networks Surv
ftp atlas.ce.washington.edu
pub/seattle-community-network/community-networks/surveys
- A collection of data regarding freenet's around
the world.
o Pdial/Kaminski List
ftp rtfm.mit.edu pub/usenet/news.answers/pdial
USENET: news.answers, alt.internet.access.wanted, alt.bbs.lists
- A nearly complete list of access points to the
the Internet. Check the Pdial list first.
- Area Codes with access as of Oct 1st 1993.
(may not be local to your prefix, check phone book)
201 jvnc-tiger
202 CAPCON clarknet express tmn
203 jvnc-tiger
205 nuance
206 eskimo GLAIDS halcyon netcom nwnexus olympus
212 echonyc maestro mindvox panix pipeline
213 crl dial-n-cerf kaiwan netcom
214 metronet netcom
215 jvnc-tiger PREPnet
216 OARnet wariat
217 prairienet
301 CAPCON clarknet express tmn
303 cns csn netcom nyx
310 class crl dial-n-cerf kaiwan netcom
312 mcsnet netcom
313 michnet MSen
401 anomaly ids jvnc-tiger
403 PUCnet
404 crl netcom
408 a2i netcom portal tellink
410 CAPCON clarknet express
412 PREPnet telerama
415 a2i class crl dial-n-cerf IGC netcom portal tellink well
416 hookup.net uunorth
419 OARnet
503 agora.rain.com netcom
503 teleport
504 sugar
508 anomaly nearnet northshore novalink
510 class crl dial-n-cerf holonet netcom
512 realtime
513 fsp OARnet
514 CAM.ORG
516 jvnc-tiger
517 michnet
519 hookup.net uunorth
602 crl evergreen indirect
603 MV nearnet
609 jvnc-tiger
613 uunorth
614 OARnet
616 michnet
617 delphi nearnet netcom northshore novalink world
619 class crash.cts.com cyber dial-n-cerf netcom
703 CAPCON clarknet express netcom tmn
704 concert Vnet
707 crl
708 mcsnet
713 blkbox nuchat sugar
714 class dial-n-cerf express kaiwan netcom
717 PREPnet
718 maestro mindvox netcom panix pipeline
719 cns csn oldcolo
804 wyvern
814 PREPnet
815 mcsnet
818 class dial-n-cerf netcom
906 michnet
907 alaska.edu
908 express jvnc-tiger
916 netcom
919 concert
- o0 Public Access Sites & Freenets 0o-
o Freenets
telnet nyx.cs.du.edu or 130.253.192.68 (login: new)
- Free account, with access to various UNIX features.
telnet hermes.merit.edu or telnet 35.1.48.150
telnet m-net.ann-arbor.mi.us or telnet 35.208.17.4
- Which host: um-m-net Enter 'g' for guest. login: newuser
telnet yfn.ysu.edu login: visitor
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