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

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-=- 04.1.Online how-to's   |
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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   |
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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   |
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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      |
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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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