Special Internet Connections: Last update 5/28/95
(C) Copyright 1995 Scott Yanoff.
No changes are to be made to this document without
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CONTENTS (Not a Complete Listing, so scroll down to see more)
Agricultural Information, Family Issues, Food and Nutrition
Agricultural info (livestock reports, current market prices, etc.).
Agriculture Gophers/Webs
Agriculture Lists
Almanac mail servers
Each offers different USDA market news and articles. (Body: send guide or send catalog)
Biotechnology
Educational resources, legislation and regulation, etc.
- BIC - Biotechnology Information Center
GRIN, National Genetic Resources Program, USDA-ARS
The NGRP gopher server provides germplasm imformation about plants,
animals, microbes and insects within the National Genetic Resources
Program of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (ARS).
Master Gardener
How to care for vegetable crops, turf grasses, flowering plants, trees and shrubs.
NetVet - Veterinary Resource Line
Archives of information, proceedings, oncology, and so on regarding various species of animals.
Sustainable Agriculture Information
Access to discussion group archives, gopher holes, pesticide education, rural skills, EnviroGopher, agronomy information, USDA statistics, etc.
Almanac of Events/Today in History
Archaeology
Avion Online Newspaper
Here you can read the first online Aviation/Aerospace newspaper, including
pictures, stories and graphics in a multimedia environment.
Aviation Gopher Holes and Web Sites
Acts as a repository for things on rec.aviation (pics, stories...).
Aviation Weather Reports
DUATS
Aviation weather, flight planning.
Biology ServersSites
Frog Dissection
Images of the frog from various views, and in various stages of dissection.
Genetics Resources
Molecular Modeling
Molecules R US - an interactive interface to facilitate browsing, searching, and viewing of the molecular structure data contained within the Brookhaven Protein Data Bank.
Botanical Gardens
Botany Databases
Business Resources
Canadian Business
Currency Exchange Rates
ECHO
European Commission Host Organization, free databases!
Economics BBS
Interest rates, foreign exchange rates, price indexes, stats.
Economics Gophers
Economics Resources on the Web
Entrepreneurs on the Web
- A place where entrepreneurs can find useful business information
FINWeb
A financial economics WWW server.
Foundation for Enterprise Development
A comprehensive resource on equity compensation, employee involvement and other leading business strategies.
IBC: Internet Business Center
The Internet Business Center is a World-Wide Web server for information
specifically related to business use of the Internet.
- IBC: Internet Business Center
IRS
Tax FAQs, forms and instructions, where to file.
Markets and Investments
Commodities, currency exchange, mutual funds, personal finance, quarterly reports, stocks.
Mutual Funds
Patent Searching and Information
- STO's Internet Patent Search System
Personal Finance Center
- GNN Personal Finance Center
Small Business Administration
Small Business Administration programs, services, and lists.
Stock Market Reports/Charts
Stock Market Simulation
Wall Street News
Forecasting financial markets, business, investments, and the economy.
Ways Business Magazine
Info. about profitable business methods for the technology age.
Jobs database, resume listing service, search by location/keyword
CARL
Online database, book reviews, magazine fax delivery service, Journal graphics.
Chemistry
Periodic Table of Elements
Amiga User Area
Lots of useful information for Amiga owners.
Cyberspace Tools
Links to great WWW and telnet software for multiple platforms.
Dictionary of Computing
Internet Goodies
Macintosh
PC
Programming
Shareware Search Engines
Unix Reference Desk
Used Software Exchange
Buy or sell used software for almost any platform.
AT&T; 800 Number Directory
ALLDATA
Car recall and technical service bulletins
Catalog Mart
10,000 catalogs you can order FREE, covering over 800 topics.
Classified Advertising
Posting and browsing ads is free.
Consumer News/Info
Commercial Sites on the Web
On-Line Shopping
Search for/buy CDs, software, books, video tapes, etc. online!
Providers of Commercial Internet Access
Search directory based on area codes and location.
Criminal Justice
- National Criminal Justice Reference Service - NCJRS
Dance
DataBase Via Finger
Query databases, find newsgroups, access archie, etc., via finger.
Dictionary/Spelling service. Type HELP for information.
Celebrity Lecture Series
Child/Family Interactive Network
Dewey School of Education
An experiment in using WWW for not only providing information , but also facilitating communication between students from all over the world.
Distance Education Databases
Education Gophers/Webs
Provides K-12 resources, discussion groups, etc.
Educational Online Sources
An excellent educational Web service with links to other education webs too.
FEDIX/MOLIS/HERO
Information on scholarships, minority assistance, etc.
IKE
IBM Kiosk for Education (IKE) User Discussion Forums.
Internet Public Library
- IKE
Instructional Development Services
Over 200 teaching tips, as well as pointers to other teaching/learning resources.
International Education Bulletin Board
Offers program listings, resources, contact individuals and govermental information.
K-12 Resources
Collection of what's out there on the Web for K-12.
KidLink
Telecomm. project aimed at 10-15 year olds.
Kids on Campus
Nice home page for students to wander around the Internet on.
KidsCom
A communications playground for kids ages 8-12. Contests, games, penpals, etc.
Learning Links
Electronic information and communication service for educators.
MathMagic!
Innovative K12 problem-solving project that involves teams of students "talking" about math.
MicroMUSE/MariMUSE
Educational Multi-User Simulated Environments.
Nanaimo SchoolsNET
An education-based BBS.
National Education BBS
A limited-access system for NESP educators.
Newton
BBS for those teaching/studying science, CS, math.
Plugged In
A non-profit group dedicated to bringing the educational opportunities created by new technologies to children and families from low-income communities.
QUERRI
Questions on University Extension. Regional Research Info
Schools via WWW
Teaching & Learning with the Web
Environmental Gophers/Webs
Fax via Internet
Alcoholic Beverages
Cooking
Recipe Archives
Restaurant Reviews
Archie
Searches all ftp sites for any program you want. (Login: archie)
Archie Mail Servers
Alterative Archie access to those without ftp or telnet.
- mail archie@insert one of the above addresses here (subject: help)
FTP via EMail
FTP Sites/Archives
- ftp ftp.ocf.berkeley.edu offers docs, bible, lyrics, etc.
- ftp wuarchive.wustl.edu
- ftp ftp.uu.net you name it, it's
here!
- ftp archive.umich.edu or ftp sumex-aim.stanford.edu for
software for MS-Dos computers, Mac, Amiga, Apple2, Apollo...
- ftp oak.oakland.edu is a huge
software archive for PCs and UNIX
- ftp ftp.sura.net has
how-to's about internet (email, ftp, telnet, etc.) in /pub/nic
- ftp
quartz.rutgers.edu All the rec.humor/humor files you'd want (tv, sex..)
FTP via Telnet
Access UIowa's huge FTP site via telnet!
Backgammon Servers
Bolo Tracker
Location of current bolo games...the networked tank game.
Build-A-Card
Chat Servers - Internet Relay Chat (IRC) and Internet Citizens Band (ICB)
Internet Relay Chat via telnet. (Login: irc).
Chat Services
Chess Servers
Play/watch real-time chess with human opponents. Type help
for help.
Chinese Chess
Comics on the Web
Dilbert, Calvin and Hobbes, to name a few.
Crossword/Scrabble Servers
Fingers for Fun
Fun and Games on the Web
Game Server
Choose from a multitude of online games.
Games
GO Server
Join others and play a game of GO.
Humor Archives
Multi-Trek
Othello/Reversi
Generation X
Popular culture, music, fads, wordwall, and relevant conversation.
The Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
Ask-A-Geologist
Mail the geologist of the day who will reply to within a day or 2
Earthquake Info.
Recent quake info (location, time, magnitude, etc.).
Geographic Server
Information by city or area code (Population, Latitude/Longitude, Elevation, etc).
Geological Resources
Geoscience/GIS Resources
Global Land Information System
Land use maps of U.S., graphs/data of geological info
Americans Communicating Electronically (ACE)
Air Pollution BBS
Various BBS' that cover a wide range of Air Pollution information.
American Politics Gopher
Campaigns, speeches, state info, branch info, political parties.
Census Information
U.S. Government Census information, access to CENBBS.
Congress Email/FTP
C-SPAN GOPHER
Great political, educational, and historical information.
Department of State Foreign Affairs Network (DOSFAN)
Great political, educational, and historical information.
Federal Bulletin Board U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO)
Lots of governmental and congressional files.
FedWorld Gateway
NTIS FedWorld WWW homepage includes a list of more than 100 US.
Government information servers, each sorted by NTIS Subject categories.
Also, limited information on the services provided by NTIS, as well as
access to many of the free files that are available from the dialup/telnet
FedWorld interface.
News releases, AIDS info, veterinary medicene news, etc.
Government Agencies and Departments
Iowa Political Stock Market
Buy and sell shares in political candidates. (Non-profit research project)
Israel Information Service
Latest developments in Israel, gov't info., peace relations, maps.
Legislative Info
Information about all 103rd Congress bills & resolutions, and Federal Register
Libertarian Web
Library of Congress
- Library of Congress Information System - LOCIS for access to Library of Congress, legislative info, and copyright info.
- MARVEL offers LOC gopher, with access to lots of government documents.
Politician Watch
Project Vote Smart
Enormous system of factual information on over 2,000 candidates who want to represent you.
State Information Highway
Access lots of info. on Texas, and other states.
Student Governments Home Page
Telecommunications
White House Releases
Subscribe to White House press releases (news, speeches, etc.)
Ham Radio
Ham Radio Callbooks
National ham radio call-sign callbook.
Hobbies
HP Calculator BBS
BBS for HP Calculator users, with chat mode.
Hytelnet Server
University and library catalogues around the world.
Recommended get client from: ftp ftp.usask.ca
IEEE's Standards Process Automation System
Communications and information hub for standards development and use.
InterNIC
Gopher, WAIS, Whois, finger, tons of Internet info, book orders, etc.
IP Address Resolver
Mails you IP address of site. (body: site address)
CALI
The Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction
Law Servers
Law Library
Law libraries and legal research. Offers copies of laws for each
state/computer laws, and more!
LawNet
Law/Judicial info and catalogs access.
Legal Directory
Biographical info. on 500,000+ attorneys and law firms in the USA.
Supreme Court Rulings
ASCII files of Supreme Court rulings in directory /hermes
Language Translation
Pay service that translates English, Spanish, French, and German.
Library Services
Comprehensive gopher of government services, library catalogs, etc.
Select "Library Services" from the main gopher menu.
List of Lists
List of interest groups/email lists in interest-groups.
Children's Literature Web Guide
Divine Comedy and reviews (connect dante). To
read/find passages in the King James Bible, select file
bible; in Shakespeare's plays, select file s plays;
in Shakespeare's sonnets, select file s sonnets.
Fiction Therapy Group
Add on to fictional works in-progress.
French Language and Literature Database
Human-Languages Page
German-to-English (and vice-versa) dictionary, "Travelers Japanese" lessons, Italian lessons, etc.
Leeds Database of Verse
Database of English poetry in the 17th and 18th centuries.
Online Books
Poetry Archives
Text, photo of poet, voice of poet reading the poem, bibliography, etc.
Project Gutenberg
Many books in print and almanac files.
Science Fiction
The Speculative Fiction Clearing House has pointers to many different net
resources relating to science fiction and fantasy.
Travels with Samantha
Virtual Library of Literature
E-Math
American Mathematical Society bbs with software and reviews.
- E-Math (Login/Password: e-math)
GAMS - NIST Guide to Available Mathematical Software
Math Answers
The 'Math Swat Team' will answer your K-12 math questions.
Math Gophers
Math archives (software, teaching materials, other gophers)
Mathematical Topics
Mathematical animations and services.
NetLib
Math (usually Fortran) programs via email (Body: send index)
Sequence Server
StatLib Server
Programs, Datasets, etc. for statisticians.
Anesthesiology
Lots of medical-related info, archives, lists, and positions.
Cancer Info
Interactive AIDS & Epilepsy documents, simulated conversations. (See Also: AIDS)
Child Health Policy
Health, nutrition, education, family issues, book reviews, etc.
Death
Death, Dying, Bereavement and Loss Resources
Diabetes Knowledgebase
- Diabetes Center
Disability and Rehabilitation
Drug Index
Educational Nets
Forums and discussion groups on medical technology and education.
Health Services/Technology Assessment
Resource which provides access to the full-text of clinical practice guidelines.
Homeopathy
HungerWeb
Site devoted to the hunger and poverty crises, developing nations and related topics.
Medical Gophers
Provides access and linkages to biomedically related electronic information, literature, databases, images, library services, and bibliographic tools.
Medical Resources on the Web
Nursing Gophers
Nursing info related to research, practice, education, publications, etc.
Pharmacy
Radiology
View cases, access online teaching materials and textbooks.
Military
Lookup aircraft and military technology from Jane's CD-ROM.
Missing Children Database
CD Databases and Music Clubs
Search by artist, title, or track.
Concert and Festival Information
Lists of concerts schedules and where to get tickets
Guitar Chords/TAB
Lyric/Music Server
Lyrics, chords/tablature, and music pictures.
Music and Brain Information Database (MBI)
Scientific research (references & abstracts) on music as related to behavior,
the brain, and allied fields.
Music Library
Music Recommendations
Personal recommendations of musicians from other Internetters.
Music on the WEB
Piano
The Piano Page is presented by the Piano Technicians Guild as
a central point for all information about the piano.
Sid's Music Server
Lists of rare live recordings, cd's for sale.
Sound Databases
Used Music Server
Users can buy/sell/trade CDs/LPs/Tapes or subscribe to the list.
Virtual Radio
The latest in new music, downloadable in radio-quality format.
China News Digest
CReAte Your Own Newspaper (CRAYON)
Daily Sources of Business and Economic News
Electronic Journals/Newsstand
Access to MANY electronic journals and magazines
Friends and Partners (Russian & American) Information Service
Information Service offering news, weather, geography, etc. for each nation. (Login: friends)
Global Network Navigator
News Mail Filter
Receive news articles relevant to interests periodically via email
News Mail Servers
Post to Usenet news via email. (e.g. newsgroup = alt-bbs)
- mail news-group-name@cs.utexas.edu
- mail news-group-name@news.demon.co.uk
- mail news.group.name@undergrad.math.uwaterloo.ca
- mail news.group.name@nic.funet.fi
- listserv@blekul11.bitnet with body: /nnhelp for info on receiving news articles via email
News from Around the World
International news including: Various European news, CNN Headline News, Voice of America, European and African weather.
Newspapers On-line
Time, Inc.
Articles from Time, Vibe, and Entertainment Weekly magazines.
Oracle
The Usenet Oracle answers all your questions!
Outdoors
Descriptions of most national parks, forests, and wilderness areas, along with
outdoor activities information.
PARANORMAL/OCCULT/SPIRITUAL/ASTROLOGY
Archive X
Archive X is a series of Web pages devoted towards Paranormal Phenomena.
Astrology
AwareNET
Sections on: Earth Changes, Edgar Cayce, UFOs, Events of a Spiritual Nature
UFO Archive
SPIRIT-WWW
Sections on: UFOs, astrology, OBEs, yoga, channelings, and healing.
Personal Ads Gopher & WWW
Classified personal ads for the USA, and also for the gay community.
Philosophy
Nuclear Data Center
Particle Information Systems
Lookup information on any particle!
Physics on the Web
The Princeton Review
International leader in test preparation and an invaluable resource of college
admissions information. This server provides hundreds of profiles of the top
schools in the U.S.
Psychology
Information on AIDS/HIV, gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender issues. (See Also: AIDS)
Quotations
Alt.Atheism Web
Anglicans Online
The Baha'i Faith Page
Chabad Lubavitch
Info on Jewish mysticism, the Moshiach, essays, and dialogs.
Christianity
Gabriel's Horn
Telnet there and receive in return the text of a Bible verse from the Old or
New Testament for reflection and meditation. (See also: Dartmouth)
Judaism and Jewish Resources
Religion on the Web
Science Pages
Shortwave/Radio
Social Sciences Data Collection
The SSDC is a collection of large numeric datafiles as well as a set of computer
programs that provide easy access to those datafiles through a menu interface.
Info/Software Server
Journals, unix stuff, recipes, online cookbook, etc.
Software Server (ASK)
On-line software search.
- ASK (Login/password: ask)
ZIB Electronic Library
Library of software, links to other libraries.
Astro-2
Astro-2 is a high-tech observatory flying for 16 days in the payload bay of the
Space Shuttle Endeavour during the STS-67 mission.
Center for Astrophysics and Space Studies
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Provides access to astronomical catalogs and abstracts.
EnviroNet
Space environment resource.
- EnviroNet (Login: Envnet, Password: Henniker)
European Space Agency
Access ESA PID (Prototype Information Directory) and ESIS (European Space Info System)
FIFE
Science, etc. databases from satellites, etc.
NAS Applied Research Branch
100+ technical reports on scientific visualization, virtual reality, and parallel computing.
Recent press releases from NASA. (See also: SpaceNews)
NASA Information Services via WWW
NASA SpaceLink
Latest NASA news, including shuttle launches and satellite updates.
NASDA
National Space Development Agency of Japan
NED
NASA Extragalactic Database. Bibliographies, information.
NODIS
Menu-driven access to National Space Science Data Center. (Login: nodis)
Planetary Studies
Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
Space Environment Effects Information Resources
Guidelines and software codes to aid designers reduce harmful space environment/spacecraft interactions.
SW Research Data Display and Analysis Center
SEDS
Images, software, satellite elements, etc.
- SEDS (Login: gopher or www)
Shuttle Small Payloads Programs
Information and images on shuttle small payloads programs.
Weekly publication of space news. (See also: NasaNews)
STInfo
Reports about Hubble Telescope, press releases. (Login: stinfo)
Auto Racing
Information on Formula One, Indy Car, and NASCAR racing, including results of races, schedules, point standings, etc.
Baseball
Basketball
Biking
Collegiate Team Nicknames
Fishing
Football
Info on arena, fantasy, pro, software for football fans.
Hockey
Olympics
Paddling Sports: Canoeing, Kayaking, and Rafting
Running
Races, marathons, training tips, running magazines, running clubs, and information about all aspects of running.
Sailing
Sailing page with FAQs, sailing movies, rec.boats tidbits, mailing lists, sailing opportunities, sailing texts, maritime museums online, other sailing resources.
Scores/Standings/Line Spread
Baseball, Football scores, standings, and next week's schedule.
Skateboarding
Skiing
Skydiving
Soccer
Sports on the WEB
Sports Schedules
Sports schedules on-line. help for help, return for today's games.
Surfing
Surf reports, tips, forecasts, and video clips.
Tennis
Volleyball
Weightlifting
Hollyweb
Studio briefings, this week's box office, movie/video reviews
Movies and Television Databases
Movie Archives
Movie Databases
Information on actors, directors, movies, etc.
Movie Reviews
Movie Studios
View movie trailers for various movie studios.
Nielsen TV Ratings
Television and Movies FTP Site
Satellite TV
Television Guides
Television News Archive
TVnet
Retrieve info on cable and TV stations worldwide.
City.Net
City.Net provides easy and timely access to
information on travel, entertainment, and local business, plus government and
community services for all regions of the world.
Hotels
International Universities Travel/Study Catalogue
Roadside America
US Travelers upload results to WWW.
Subway Navigator
Search subway routes of major cities, in French or English.
State Department Travel Warnings
Train Schedules
Travel Info. Libraries
Travelogues, guides, FAQs, maps.
TravelWeb
Trip-planning information and hotel reservations.
Virtual Chevrolet
Virtual Tourist
World-wide Internet Traffic Watch
Real-time traffic information for San Diego, CA, and USA freeways via the WWW.
Usenet News, Library of Congress, nationwide libs.
Mail Server/User Lookup
Netfind User Lookup
Given a name and organization/school, finds a user for you.
Phone Books Interface
WHO's WHO On-Line
A collective experiment towards a HYPERbiographical database of people on the Internet.
Whois Services
Way to find internet address given a keyword. To access type: whois.
UUCP map entries by mail
Mails you UUCP map entry.
WAIStation
Wide Area Information Service. (Login: swais)
Auroral/Solar Report
Emergency Digital Information Service
Flood Gopher/Info
Tons of files for coping with floods and hurricanes. (Login: flood)
NOAA
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: lots of data!
Oceanography
Tropical Storm Forecast
Weather Services
City/state forecasts, ski conditions, earthquake reports, etc.
Women's Studies and Resources (and now men's, too!)
Developing WWW Pages, Setting up WWW Servers, Tools
Submit It!
Submit your WWW site to all the major search utilities and subject indices.
Site-of-the-Day Type Places
WWW Search Indices
WWW Subject Indices