What's New: October, 1994

October 15, 1994

The Department of Entomology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign now has a Web page containing information on all aspects of the department as well as links to other resources on the internet relating to insects.

LabSOURCE is a periodic newsletter produced by the University of California. It provides news and information on UC's management of three DOE laboratories -- Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and Los Alamos National Laboratory -- and news highlights from the laboratories themselves.

The Information Technology Institute (ITI) is the applied R&D arm of the National Computer Board (NCB) of Singapore. ITI creates and deploys advanced and useful IT innovations. We are pleased to announce our World Wide Web server, which contains information on our R&D programmes, fact sheets, the ITI Innovator newsletter, publication lists, conference announcements, press releases, job openings, etc.

Announcing the application of Hyperactive Molecules to the analysis of two-dimensional Nuclear Magnetic Resonance spectra in chemistry and molecular biology. Such spectra carry information about protein and molecular structure. By clicking on individual peaks in the spectrum, the corresponding nuclei responsible for a spectral peak can be color highlighted "on-the-fly" in a RasMol display. Applications to other types of molecular spectroscopy may become available.

The University of Derby is glad to announcing a new server. There are pages being setup for The Unofficial 3D Studio Users Club.

DansWORLD Skateboarding is a site dedicated to skateboarding.

The Parallel Computing Archive at the HENSA/Unix Archive in the Computing Laboratory of the University of Kent at Canterbury, England would like to announce additional WWW facilities recently added to the archive (currently over 185 Mbytes in size):

The August issue of Computer-Mediated Communication Magazine includes articles on: Clipper, MUDs in Australia, copyright issues for online discourse, net presence, information literacy, digital convergence; as well as the columns Pyxis Cyberea and From the Nets.

The Lighthouse Getaway has added many new lights, including Boston Light, Pt. Sur and St. Augustine. The Lighthouse Getaway is located at the University of Tennessee Libraries WWW server.

An experimental (and currently unofficial) server is running at the Department of Computer Science, University of York, UK. It contains details of several projects, research groups and people, and allows access to some of the department's research papers and the FTP server. Contact Pete Fenelon for more details.

Mosaic Multisoft Corporation, a San Diego, California based developer of programming tools for multiprocessing software, has a new home page on the World Wide Web. This site provides information on Mosaic's patented Communicating Asynchronous Tasks (CATs) technology and includes recent newsletters and press releases.

George V. Neville-Neil who maintains the TCP/IP FAQ for comp.protocols.tcp-ip newsgroup would like to announce that his home page now contains a pointer to the most recently posted version of the FAQ. This page also acts as an experimental gateway to REDBMS, a distributed bibliography system that can be searched using forms.

Come explore and become a part of WebWorld, a 3D virtual world you can travel in, build in, and visually link to other parts of the World Wide Web. WebWorld is constructed entirely by the Internet community. You too can build a home, office, or even a whole city.

The Computer Science Department at the University of Montana would like to invite the rest of the world to investigate what it has to offer.

ConJelCo is a software and book publishing company specializing in products for serious gamblers. It also offers high quality books, newsletters, software and videos from other respected gambling publishers. The ConJelCo Gambling Catalog is now available online. Along with complete information about the products which ConJelCo sells, you'll find lots of other items of interest to the serious gambler.

A hypertext version of the alt.locksmithing FAQ is now available. This FAQ provides information about locksmithing and access to various locksmithing resources on the Internet.

Canadian Airlines International Ltd. has become the first International Airline to offer services via the World Wide Web.

You are invited to download a FREE demo of CyberMedia's PC911 - a software package for DOS/Windows PC users that is a savior in an emergency when your PC does not boot up normally. This might happen when configuration files change as you load new software or add new cards. You have the security of knowing that PC911 is managing an Emergency Disk that can get you up and running again. Order on the Internet and get 20% off.

NandO.Net, The New Media Division of the The News and Observer Publishing Co., has posted the complete text of the NC congressional redistricting ruling in Shaw v. Hunt, the federal court challenge to N.C's congressional districts.

NOAA is pleased to announce the Satellite Active Archive, SAA. The SAA system enables users on the Internet to quickly search, browse, order, and receive satellite data. SAA contains descriptions about this data, and permits users to search inventories of datasets for availiability based upon geographic and date requirements. One can visually browse this data to ensure that the information needed is contained in the dataset. An introduction about the SAA system and instructions are provided on the SAA pages.

The Secular Web is an index of many sites around the web of interest to atheists, agnostics, skeptics, and other freethinkers. Included in the Secular Web is a link to the Freethought Web, a repository for freethought literature from authors the likes of Thomas Paine, Charles Watts, Joseph McCabe, and Robert Ingersoll.

Information about the world's most powerful neutron research facility, the Institut Laue-Langevin (ILL) with its high-flux reactor, is now available on the World Wide Web server. In addition to general information you will find descriptions about the instruments ("Guide to neutron research facilities at ILL" with photos).

Temple University, a major research university with more than 30,000 students, is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. The goal of this server is to provide information about the University for students, prospective students, and faculty. It will also provide linksto other WWW points of interest.

The Computer Networks and Distributed Systems Research Lab of the University of Southern California is pleased to announce its WWW server. The Laboratory supports research in high-speed network, multimedia traffic, realtime network service, network object discovery, network routing, etc.

The Center for Particle Astrophysics (CfPA), located at the University of California at Berkeley, would like to announce its World Wide Web server. The server will provide detailed information about the Center's mission and research efforts, CfPA Education and Outreach programs, workshops and seminars, and include a comprehensive Center directory. The CfPA bi-monthly newsletter will also be offered, each issue featuring a lead story by one of the Center research groups.

Vmnland Ltd. is pleased to announce Adventure cruises in the North-Atlantic with on-board Internet access.

Real Estate Listings for the Silicon Valley are finally online. BayNet Co. is pleased to announce HomeLine, helping you find your home in the San Francisco Bay Area. HomeLine provides the home buyer with more detailed information (including photos). Agents are able to put their profile and listings online with HomeLine and reach computer professionals at their desk!

The Mechanical Engineering Design Division at Stanford University is currently seeking industrial sponsors for its popular graduate engineering design class, ME210, "Mechatronic SYSTEMS Design and Methodology". The Call for Sponsors page is available now on the WWW.

A WWW FAQ on Isaac Asimov is now available at Lightside, Inc. The FAQ covers Dr. Asimov's personal life and the books he wrote. It includes pointers to bibliographies of his books and stories and other miscellaneous items on Dr. Asimov available on the Internet.

The Central Science Laboratory, University of Tasmania would like to announce the CSL WWW server. The laboratory is a centralized facility that services science departments within the University along with external clients from industry other Universities. Facilities include Elemental Analysis, Electron Microscopy, Gas Chromatography, Image Analysis, Mass Spectroscopy, Stable Isotope Ratio Analysis, Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy and Vibrational Spectrocopy.

What do you get when you take a dead university student, the "Happy-Go-Lucky" Reaper, a couple of gorgeous demons, a few angels, an un-dead clown and a host of other cosmic entities? You get The Afterlife of Bob, a weekly comic stip that takes a sideways, often upside down, look at life, the universe and... you know.

The NOAA Data Set Catalog is a forms-based tool for searching for publicly available environmental data throughout the world. The Catalog includes over 25,000 records related to climatology, meteorology, ecology, geology, oceanography, remote sensing satellites, and many other areas. The powerful searching capabilities and wide variety of data and data sources described in the NOAA Data Set Catalog make it a valuable multidisciplinary research tool for scientists, educators, researchers, and members of the general public interested in environmental data. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Environmental Information Services division provides this service in partial fulfillment of NOAA's responsibility to archive and document environmental data.

The Learning Through Collaborative Visualization (CoVis) Project at Northwestern University is pleased to announce new resources on the CoVis Webserver. The Weather Graphics Tool is now available for downloading. This is a plug-in module for Aldus SuperPaint which is designed to make it easy to draw professional-quality weather maps. Blank maps of the U.S. are also provided for your convenience. If you are curious about how the CoVis Project is working to reform science education by linking students, teachers, and scientists via networking, videoconferencing, screen sharing, and visualization technologies, take a look at a new page of QuickTime video clips from the CoVis project's most recent video.

The Department of Physics and Space Sciences at the Florida Institute of Technology, in Melbourne, Florida, now has a WWW server providing access to information including:

  • Information about the Department of Physics and Space Sciences
  • Faculty pages
  • Research areas and research facilities
  • A link to information about the SARA Telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory.
  • The Institute for the Learning Sciences is now offering Engines for Education on the WWW Engines, a hyper-book by Roger Schank and Chip Cleary, discusses what's wrong with the education system, how to reform it, and, especially, the role of educational technology in that reform. It describes the progress we've made at The Institute for the Learning Sciences using computers to provide motivating learning environments that let students learn things by doing them. Engines is constructed as an ASK system, a form of structured hypermedia developed at ILS based on the metaphor of a question-answer conversation.

    Information about Axil Computers is now available from Hardware Canada Computing Integration (HCCI). Sun clones are just as good as the real thing! Free Axil Audio Kit with first purchase.

    Millipore Corporation has just made available on the World Wide Web the Laboratory and Health Care Products Catalogue for 1994-95 - with information on several thousand products: Microbiology, Environmental Testing, Medical/Clinical/Diagnostic, OEM/Custom Products, Hospital/Pharmacy, Quality Assurance, Chemical/Industrial Products, Lab Water Purification Systems and Molecular Biology.

    The Crisis in Rwanda page now contains 7 megs of maps, documents and news from the UN High Commisioner for Refugees, Voice of America, Amnesty International, the White House, USAID's Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance, CBC Radio, and the UN Department of Humanitarian Affairs.

    The African Studies WWW server contains information on programs and resources at the University of Pennsylvania, in Africa, the U.S. and elsewhere. The African Studies Center is part of a four-school consortium, including Bryn Mawr, Haverford, and Swarthmore Colleges and the University of Pennsylvania.

    The graduate chapter of InterVarsity Christian Fellowship at University of Wisconsin-Madison would like to announce its home page.

    The Data & Analysis Center for Software (DACS) is a Department of Defense (DoD) Information Analysis Center (IAC). The primary mission of the DACS is to collect, analyze, synthesize, and disseminate information concerning software engineering and software technology. With the addition of the "DACS Home Page" the DACS would like to extend its services to users of the WWW.

    The University of Texas-Austin Astronomy Program WWW server is now online. This server provides information about the educational and research programs of the Astronomy Department and the McDonald Observatory at the University of Texas at Austin, including the StarDate radio program daily scripts. It also points to links discussing the current 'hot items' in astronomy.

    Scholastic Network announces the Scholastic Internet Center, a free, high-value Internet destination for K-12 teachers and their students. Among the free resources for educators are curriculum libraries, lesson plans seasonal curriculum activities, a huge library on integrating technology into the classroom, and information on the Scholastic Network, Scholastic's online service for schools. Students will enjoy the language arts and science resource information, and everyone will benefit from cruising the Ultimate Education Store, a searchable catalog of books, software, magazines and other products from Scholastic and other publishers.

    The Electric Examiner an experimental Web news server is now the home of The Virtual Newsroom.

    Conservation OnLine, (CoOL) a project of the Preservation Department of Stanford University Libraries, is a full text database covering a wide spectrum of topics of interest to those involved with the conservation of museum, archives and library materials.

    Here is the homepage of City of Cambridge, Massachusetts.

    A Directory of Applications running on Cray Research systems is now available on the web. This new 1994 directory lists application software developed or supported by independent sofware suppliers as well as Cray Research, Inc.

    Announcing the first Vangelis Home Page. The page consists of many pictures, digitized music and animations. Vangelis is a famous synthesizer guru who has made a lot of soundtracks for many movies. Also included in this page is a section for Bladerunner, the most discussed movie of the internet.

    In light of the recent sightings of Basking Sharks Cetorhinus maximus in the New England coastal waters and the resultant influx of requests for information regarding this second largest of sharks, the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, Massachusetts has assembled a short fact sheet regarding this species.

    The High Performance Computing and Software Laboratory at the University of Texas at San Antonio announces its WWW Server. This server provides information on the following:

    NetWorX, Inc., business's liaison to the world of Internet, is pleased to announce the addition of AutoPages of Internet to the WWW. AutoPages of Internet is a publication where people around the world can advertise classic and exotic cars for sale. AutoPages also provides information on current automotive events around the world, as well as articles and other services. AutoPages is pleased to announce Rolls Royce of Beverly Hills and Criswell Lotus among their clients.

    Steve Crawford, a Democrat running for US Congress in Maryland's 6th district is the first person running for an office of US national importance to use the Web to send his message out to the voters. We can only hope others will take his lead so we all can learn more about the people running our government.

    Bryan Boyle's Bronx Bulletin Board, the 1990's follow-on to the original system established in 1979, is online for your perusal. It is intended that this page act as a focus point for a number of interests including aviation/CAP resources, a repository of American Civil War documents, books, and photographs, as well as a tasty selection of pages gleaned from netsurfing and user submissions.

    There is now a REDUCE Home Page on the Web. REDUCE is a well-known general-purpose computer algebra system available for a wide range of computer architectures and operating systems. Among other things, the Home Page includes pointers to ordering information, demonstration versions, a set of manuals, and the REDUCE online help system.

    Case Western Reserve University's Campus Home Page is online. This service parallels the CWRU Campus Root Gopher and features campus photographs and information from and about many academic departments at CWRU. All WWW and gopher pages at CWRU can be found through this home page.

    Southwest Educational Development Laboratory, (SEDL), an educational research, development, and service organization with a special emphasis on K-12 underserved populations in the Southwest announces its World Wide Web information service. Lynx access is also available. For VT100 access, telnet to "diogenes.sedl.org", logon as "lynx" and enter the password "sedl".

    RuCCS is the Cognitive Science group at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. It offers a supplementary program of study leading to a graduate certificate in Cognitive Science to Ph.D. students in Psychology, Computer Science and Philosophy.

    The Monroe Institute is pleased to announce the availability of its web server. This dynamic research and educational organization is dedicated to exploring the uses and understanding of human consciousness with its trademarked Hemi-Sync sound technology and learning systems.

    The University of California, Irvine (UCI) Registrar's Office/Student Academic Information Systems (SAIS) is pleased to introduce the UCI Student Access NETwork (SANET) to the World Wide Web community. SANET provides comprehensive information about UCI and the surrounding community for current UCI students, as well as information for prospective UCI students.

    Department of Mechanical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (Postech), Korea, is pleased to announce their new WWW server.

    There are some new additions on the Amdahl Corporation WWW server, home of the A+Texture WWW products. The new features include Hot Topics and Internet Exploration Starting Points. Amdahl's staffing department is now on the Web so employment information is available, which will be expanded into online job listings in the near future. the server continues to update press releases and product information as they become available.

    New Jersey Group Against Smoking Pollution is a non-profit educational organization whose goals are to secure smokefree air for nonsmokers and to ensure tobacco-free lives for children. Their directory of 100% Smokefree Dining in New Jersey is now available on the Web.

    The Georgia Institute of Technology is proud to announce the addition of their Woodbury Research Project home page to the WWW. The WRP's goal is the retrofit of a 100-foot (30-meter) satellite dish to be a radio telescope. The page also includes links to other sources of astronomy information.

    Sundragon Games is pleased to announce the opening of their WWW storefront, The Internet's Neighborhood Game Shop. Sundragon Games is a discounter of games and gaming supplies, dealing in products from manufacturers such as TSR, Avalon Hill, Wizards of the Coast, The Armory, and many more. Most products are sold at a 25% discount from retail prices! At Sundragon Games, you will find an on-line catalog, The Gamers' Connection, and a listing of resources for game enthusiasts.

    This page provides an index on Chicago information, plus a "Vast Funky Index to things on the Web" by category, including arts, literature, music, computers, commercial uses of the WWW, and counterculture, among others.

    Telecom Finland is pleased to announce their service with the official results from The European Championships in Athletics 1994 in Helsinki, Finland.

    Moscow Libertarium is a project aimed at the information support of social activity and scientific research on the problems of liberalism, and liberal conscience in Russia. Important: most materials are IN RUSSIAN! A link to the guidelines on installing Cyrillic fonts in your WWW-browsing program is included.

    Announcing a home page for the University of Manchester Astronomy Group. Available are contact details, research interests of the group members, preprints and publications, course details, a frequently updated collection of links to items of interest to astronomers and, of course, a few pretty pictures.

    Several new WWW pages are available at UMCP CS department WWW server. These pages maintained by Marat Fayzullin [fms@wam.umd.edu] include Nintendo GameBoy page, #russian IRC channel homepage, MSX page, and a large Computer Emulation project which also contains a lot of information about the history of personal computers. Contribtuions to this project are accepted and greatly appreciated.

    CIMtegration is pleased to announce its home page called InterScape. This WWW service offers a synthesis of entertainment and information: from movie reviews to kites to computers.

    The Fairfax CALS Shared Resource Center sponsored by ARPA and operated by Dimensions International, Inc. and George Mason University is proud to announce the availability of its WWW server. The center provides a source of information and assistance to Government and industry, and in particular to small business, with regard to CALS, enterprise integration, electronic commerce and business process re-engineering.

    The Electronic Information Service at Davis library Reference Department at UNC-Chapel Hill is now being served by SunSITE. The service provides information about UNC library resources, electronic journals, electronic reference sources and many other valuable resources on the web.

    The Electric Power Research Institute has placed the 20th Anniversary Edition of its award-winning EPRI Journal on the World Wide Web. This 1993 commemorative edition contains articles on the history of EPRI and the U.S. utility industry and offers perspective from a number of industry leaders on the future of electricity.

    The South Florida Environmental Reader, a newsletter covering environmental issues of concern to South Florida is excited to announce that it now has a home page courtesy of the folks at Envirolink. Included at this resource is an index of back issues and general information about South Florida.

    Duke University Management Information Services is proud to announce the new and improved DukeMIS web site. Points of interest include (but are not exhausted by) Duke course info, Job info, and University Task Force Reports.

    The High Performance and Communications office at NASA Ames Research Center is pleased to announce their World Wide Web server. The Ames HPCC office is the lead center for the NASA/HPCC Computational Aerosciences program, and is involved in interdisiplinary research for the aerospace and high performance computing communities. On the Ames HPCC server you will find information on research participation in various HPCC projects, as well as a comprehensive listing of educational computing resources designed to assist the K-12 online community.

    The Micro Media CD Kiosk is a new on-line storefront for multimedia CD-ROM software. The CD Kiosk uses WWW capabilities to provide multi-faceted product information such as images, demos, and files detailing product contents.

    The St. Louis User Group Information page provides information on user groups and meeting schedules for the St. Louis Area. Visit this page on the new Micro Media WWW server to find others in St. Louis who share your interests.

    The Websters' page of Resolution Buinsess Press, Inc., a book publisher in the Seattle area, is updated weekly and features the best places for Kids and Parents on the WWW. Another highlight of this server is research on the Pacific Northwest computer industry, including a listing of the Top 100 computer companies in Washington State, home of Microsoft Corp.

    The Edwards Aquifer Research and Data Center (EARDC) at Southwest Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas would like to announce its home page with information about the Edwards Aquifer.

    SoftSource, maker of CAD software, announces its Home Page which includes 3-d stereograms (generated from 3-d AutoCAD drawings), pictures of mountains and canyons made from USGS topographical data, fractal images of various portions of the Mandelbrot Set, descriptions of interesting new poker games including a contest for the best new poker variant, and downloadable product demos including an AutoCAD drawing viewer.

    The Paleomagnetism Lab at Florida International University is pleased to announce the new Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Home Page.

    The authors of Superguy Digest are pleased to announce the new Superguy Web Page. Superguy, a shared-world collaborative fiction project, began in 1988 and has been evolving constantly since that time. The Web page contains information about various characters, stories, and continuing series, author bios, a few graphics here and there, the complete Superguy FAQ, and access to both the bit.listserv.superguy newsgroup (for current stories), the Superguy logs (for over 30 megs of past stories) and more.

    The Apple Newton Products Online Catalog is now on the Web. This joint presentation by Apple Computer and Net Direct provides product and ordering information on Apple's latest Newton MessagePad and dozens of third party Newton accessories and software packages. Register online to request to receive periodic Newton Updates by e-mail.

    The North American Ham Radio World Wide Web page is now updated with many new features and once again being updated weekly. Among the new features you'll find are a new forms-based Online Repeater Database which features unpublished entries and a form to allow you to add your own entries. Further, you'll find The Satellite Pass Prediction Page where you can predict when one of over 21 satellites will pass over your home town. You can also find Newsline issues weekly (copyright Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF) as well as information on SAREX / Satellite operations and the usual Amateur Radio information such as Frequently Asked Questions, Examination Information and much more!

    Based in Berkeley, California, Master-McNeil, Inc. provides product and corporate naming services to companies worldwide. Here you can learn more about naming services and get the latest news on names introduced by the company's clients. There is a section devoted to information on trademarks, including the full list of international trademark classes and digitized copies of the USPTO trademark application forms.

    Analog Devices, Inc. has an ARPA ADI/UCB WWW Server which serves up information to the Internet about the joint ARPA contract between Analog Devices and UC Berkeley's Sensor & Actuator Center on i MEMS (integrated MicroElectroMechanical Systems) and the surface micromachining technology used to fabricate such systems. The server has specific information on how outside users can learn about the process and its capabilities, and submit sensor designs in ADI's sensor process which is currently being used to manufacture the ADXL50 -- the first completely monolithic 50G accelerometer using integrated surface micromachining technology. A mirror site at MIT is also available.

    The Reubin O'D. Askew School of Public Administration and Policy announces the first WWW server in its discipline. Located at Florida State University, this page includes degree requirements and offerings, and government research sources including Florida.

    The Federal Information Exchange is pleased to announce the establishment of WWW servers for its two online information services: FEDIX, which provides information on federal funding opportunities for research and education; and MOLIS, which provides minority college and university capability information.

    The English Server at CMU is pleased to announce the first issue of Cultronix, a journal in cultural studies; the first issue is titled The Effects of Machine Culture. Also announced is a brochure about the Carnegie Mellon English Department, as well as three new services: a drama collection, a collection of calls for papers for people in English studies, and a public conference line for academic discussions and meetings online.

    Announcing a new WWW page for Mountain Biking enthusiasts. This page focuses on mountain biking in the San Francisco Bay area (including descriptions of several local trails), but also contains links to descriptions of mountain biking in other areas, including Pittsburgh, Colorado, Utah and New Zealand.

    UKRAINE page is now on the WWW. It offers the general information on Ukraine , its people, geography, economy, social, scientific and political developments, official coat of arms and flag, as well as links to all possible places in World Wide Web, covering things ukrainian.

    The Used Software Exchange is online. The USX is a free classified-ad service for those who would like to buy or sell some old software.

    Visit the Monster Board, the most effective way to search for jobs with America's hottest companies. Exciting graphics lead you through a user-friendly search for the career opportunities that best suit you. Once you've found a position, just fill out the online resume and it will automatically be forwarded to the company. Although, the Monster Board primarily lists technical jobs, it extends across all industries. The Monster Board is provided by ADION, Inc. a leader in information and communications services.

    Deluxe Business Systems, the nation's leading supplier of innovative business support forms solutions, is pleased to announce their on-line Internet catalog. The user will find over 2,000 office-related products including business forms, stationery, checks, labels, and a complete selection of laser compatible forms. All orders can be taken on-line and are supported with on-screen customer service during normal business hours.

    The Pacific Microelectronics, Inc (PMI) is please to announced its NetUSA operation, the premier Commercial Internet Center. The major parts of NetUSA are as follows:

    The Electric Gallery, in addition to its collection of naive and primitive art, now has a new southwestern art wing with an additional superb exhibit of original paintings by famous southwestern artists. The gallery also is now at its new address - http:www/egallery.com/egallery/ - please note that it has moved to its own domain.

    Plasma Laboratory of Weizmann Institute of Science is now on the Web. It contains databases, free software and other topics related to atomic and plasma physics

    The INRIA high speed networking research group RODEO, led by Christian Huitema, is pleased to announce an ASN.1 Mosaic page. It offers easy access to hard to find web resources related to the ASN.1 interface definition language (standard documents, tutorials and compilers).

    What on Earth Ltd. makes nylon sport bags, outdoor gear, & other nifty items.

    The Computation and Language E-Print Archive is a fully automated electronic archive and distribution server for papers on computational linguistics, natural-language processing, speech processing, and related fields, endorsed by the Association for Computational Linguistics. In operation since April, 1994, the service has some 850 subscribers from 40 countries. Subscription information is available through the on-line help.

    Visioneering Research Laboratory Inc. has moved it's WWW page to http://www.vrl.com/

    Over 400 megabytes of patent information are now available at the Internet Patent News Service's (IPNS) WWW Patent Searching home page, including being able to retrieve titles to all US patents since 1970 using the US patents Manual of Classification. Files with administrative information about PTO offices, as well as an archive of IPNS news releases are also available.

    The Screenwriters and Playwrights Page offers a variety of resources and services of special interest to professional and student scriptwriters alike, from film and script databases, format templates, marketing strategies, and discussion of the nuts-and-bolts of scriptwriting. The page is maintained by Charles Deemer, a working playwright, screenwriter, and hypertext author.

    The Advertising Law Internet Site houses articles about the legal aspects of marketing products, with particular emphasis on infomercials, home shopping, and direct response TV. Other articles discuss 900 Number regulations, contest laws, business opportunity laws, and additional aspects of promotion law. The site also houses copies of FTC Guides and Speeches and FTC Rules and statutes. Consumer Advisories issued by the FTC will also be made available at the site.

    Looking for someone? SLED Corp's Four 11 Online User Directory - of almost 1/2 million Internet users - is now online. All Internet users are provided a free listing and unlimited searching. Additional benefits (expanded listing, Search Agents, a URL link to a Web page, PGP key services, etc.) come with a paid membership. Those without Web access can sign up by sending an e-mail to free@Four11.com.

    The Health Info-Com Network Medical Newsletter (MEDNEWS) mirror for the USA is now operational at the University of Pennsylvania. This news is distributed biweekly and is very international in flavor. This Web site maintains an internal WAIS server to search by topics.

    October 14, 1994

    Please participate in GVU's 2nd WWW User Survey

    LIVE from Chicago...It's WEBster -- The Cyberspace Surfer Whether or not you're headed to Chicago for the Second Annual World Wide Web Conference, you can still attend without missing a thing through WEBster's free virtual daily briefing! Each morning from Oct. 17 to 21, you will receive a special show supplement containing up-to-the-minute conference information including daily schedules, news stories, feature articles and product announcements. To register for your free copy, send a blank e-mail to live@webster.tgc.com

    The Advanced Information Technologies Lab at the University of Illinois has a home page describing all of their current projects. Its purpose is to advance the research and instruction by faculty in the humanities and social sciences in areas that are either focused on or employ advanced information technologies.

    Wolfram Research, Inc., the developers of Mathematica, announce the new Wolfram Research web server site. Information on this server includes Mathematica products, related publications, graphics, sounds, and more. Mathematica is the premier computational and visualization software package and is used by engineers and scientists worldwide for quick, accurate numeric and symbolic answers.

    The Backgrounds Data Center, Space Science Division , at the Naval Research Lab is pleased to announce the release of it's VISTA home page. VISTA, the Visual Interface for Space and Terrestrial Analysis, is a GUI that allows for the query, visualization and analysis of geophysical and celestial data from remote sensing platforms.

    There is now a REDUCE Home Page on the Web. REDUCE is a well-known general-purpose computer algebra system available for a wide range of computer architectures and operating systems. Among other things, the Home Page includes pointers to ordering information, demonstration versions, a set of manuals, and the REDUCE online help system.

    The National Toxicology Program is pleased to announce the NTP home page with access to the NTP database of summaries of study results, the 7th Annual Report on Carcinogens, information about the history of the Program, ongoing work, and future plans.

    The Indiana University Support Center has begun maintaining html versions of the standard Emacs, Windows, and Perl FAQs for their UCS Knowledge Base. They've also added a Usenet Resources page, which provides a thorough introduction to newsgroups and newsreaders, including links to charters, RFCs, man pages, FAQs, periodic postings, and netiquette guides.

    Enrico Ferorelli is now on the WWW offering his services as a professional photographer. He speaks English, Spanish, French and Italian, and works worldwide. Enrico Ferorelli specializes in corporate photographic projects, and has many large corporations as clients. Contact him today, and he can have his portfolio on your desk the next morning.

    Basshead alert! As a precursor to their full-fledged online catalog, Neurodisc Records has made the Bass Nation newsletter available for fans of Bass, TechnoBass and Rap music, and for car audio enthusiasts.

    The Internet Credit Bureau, Inc. is a full-service credit reporting agency offering its services via the Internet.

    The State Library of North Carolina is pleased to announce the release of the North Carolina Encyclopedia. The Encyclopedia presents information about North Carolina's history, geography, government, state symbols, and more. For a brief glimpse of the Old North State, visit the North Carolina Encyclopedia.

    The Education First Programs would like to announce its seminar Understand the Education First Programs: Educate the Students, Surf the 'net', Enjoy a Snack.

    We are pleased to announce the new home page for The Cambridge Diet. This is the one that was developed at Cambridge University, the one that really works! Do you know someone that wants to lose weight and feel great? Do they want the weight to stay off? The road to success begins through balanced nutrition, and Cambridge Direct Sales holds the patents. Follow this link to "Food for Life (R)", and to obtain additional information about a unique business opportunity!

    The Amiga Atlanta User Group announces the addition of their WWW Page to the net. The Amiga Atlanta WWW Page gives information about the club, and includes links to many other Amiga related resources.

    The NetMarket Company is now offering flowers, balloons, and gifts through 800-THE-ROSE, the #1 ranked flower delivery service in the US. NetMarket continues to offer CDs by Noteworthy Music and also supports simpler, HTML-based advertising. (E-mail or finger info@netmarket.com for more info.)

    Visit TRIANGLE ONLINE to learn why the Triangle Area, North Carolina was recently voted the "#1 Best Place to Live in America". This interactive magazine is a continuously updated guide and community resource for residents, Internet travellers and those considering relocating to the Triangle Area. Brought to you by TriNet Services. IGUANA, the Independent Group of Unix-Alikes and Network Activists, is organising Linuvers, a conference on the Linux operating system. Linus Torvalds, the initial author of Linux, will be one of the speakers.

    Now on-line for initial appraisal is the home page of the Students' Representative Council of the LAFEX, a laboratory of the Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisas Fisicas devoted to Cosmology and High Energy Physics, is pleased to announce the availability of its WWW server.

    The third Smithsonian Expedition is underway at Mount Wilson Observatory. Six participants will be using the facilities of the observatory to investigate a few research projects during this week, and a special WWW page has been set up to follow along with what they are doing and what they have found.

    The Wollongong Group, Inc. is proud to announce the availability of it's World Wide Web server. The server contains information about the Wollongong PathWay product line (including screen shots), product support information, press releases, and company newsletters.

    The Shell Centre for Mathematical Education at the University of Nottingham, England announces its WWW pages. As well as general information, there are details of Publications, Information Technology in Schools, the Undergaduate Mathematics Teaching Conference (UMTC) and page of Distractions with cartoons, facts about the numbers in today's date, Fun School of Education, and indispensable advice for academics embarking on computer assisted learning.

    The Australian Oceanographic Data Centre (AODC) would like to announce that it's WWW Server is now online. These pages contain information about the AODC and also include sample documents and images.

    The Legacy Group is now offering low cost insurance on the WWW. The Legacy Group represents more than 20 major insurance companies. Not satisfied with your current insurance carrier? Legacy has the experience and contacts to get you the best policy for your current and future needs.

    The Pakistan Students Association of RPI now has information on club activities along with photos, maps, and information on Pakistan.

    The Learning Resource Center at the University of Michigan Medical School now has a home page which describes its mission and many of the CAI programs which have been developed to meet the needs of its staff and students.

    NASA's Astrophysics Data System is pleased to announce the availability of the Einstein Archive Service. This service provides query and retrieval capability for the Einstein X-ray Observatory's processed data archive. The archive includes about 5000 X-ray observations (in astronomical standard FITS format) taken between 1978 and 1981. A listing of other ADS data services available through Mosaic is also available.

    RUNE: An MIT Journal of Arts and Letters is now on the Web with Volume 15. The print-version of this student-run publication comprises 100 pages of photographs, paintings, computer art, stories, essays, and poems by MIT students, faculty, and staff. That's all here, and then some.

    Martin Marietta Energy Systems, Inc. is pleased to announce its external MMES WWW information server. The information includes coverage of activities at MMES, such as Manufacturing Technology, the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Hazardous Waste Remedial Actions Program (HAZWRAP), Advanced Neutron Source (ANS), and other projects and programs carried out at the MMES facilities in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.

    The Library at the University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, announces the University of Waterloo Electronic Library hypermedia information system. The Electronic Library provides access to Internet resources organized by discipline, walking tours of the libraries at the University of Waterloo, web interface to the Library's online catalogue, electronic forms for ILL and reference assistance, links to several web search engines, and more.

    SenseMedia Publishing of Santa Cruz, California presents The SenseMedia Surfer! The Surfer's Waves of the Week showcases cool Web pages. The local entertainment scene is at your fingertips with Dinner And a Movie, including reviews and adventures With the Press. Experience The SenseMedia Surfer today!

    AMCOL Corporation is the leader in producing quality lubricants and applicators for the metals industry. Our mission is APQ--Absolutely, Positively, Quality in everything we do. Learn more about how we carry on that mission in our new WWW pages.

    FIZ-Karlsruhe, provider of scientific and technical databases, Dept. of Mathematics and Computer Science, is pleased to offer its improved WWW-services. Highlights include:

    The U.S. Army Missile Command, Corporate Information Center's Technology Development Lab (TDL) is sponsoring a Governmental Hypermedia Conference, Aug 25, 1994, at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama. The TDL's Hypermedia Information Technology (HITECH) group is researching and developing governmental GUI tools to assist in information communication via the World Wide Web.

    Mainsail Marketing Information, Inc., in Berkeley, CA would like to announce the creation of Direct Marketing World , an electronic directory of the direct marketing industry on its world wide web server. Direct Marketing World is signing up all categories of industry professionals to be listed in this directory which will also include detailed information on thousands of mailing lists as well as an on-line booklet about direct marketing, a glossary of direct marketing terminology, a jobs wanted and jobs offered center and a magazine section for the exchange of views on current issues affecting the direct marketing industry.

    The Justice Henry E. Ackerson Law Library of the Rutgers University School of Law at Newark, announces the availability of the Rutgers University at Newark - Ackerson Law Library Home Page. The page provides users with easy access to legal information on the INTERNET.

    To improve access to information on collaboration and software support for collaboration, Consensus Development Corporation has moved its server to http://www.consensus.com:8300/. This WWW/Mosaic server contains information about the products and services offered by Consensus Development, as well as information on topics including groupware, computer supported collaborative work (CSCW), decision support, facilitation, electronic democracy, hypertext authoring, online documentation, document architecture, shared spaces, virtual organizations, and online knowledge management. In particular, check out the following:

    Addicted to the Web, but wish it were more interactive? Addicted to TinyMUD, but wish it had snazzy graphics and a distributed architecture? Now you can have the best of both worlds with htMUD, the world's first distributed graphical real-time conferencing system.

    Eric R. Nelson, Ph.D. would like to announce the availability of his 1988 University of New Mexico Physics dissertation Power Spectra Decomposition of 36 RS CVn UBV Photometric Light Curves from the First Two Years of the Automatic Photoelectric Telescope. The entire work (nearly 600 pages) is available as compressed postscript files.

    T3plus Networking Inc announces it's World Wide Web server. T3plus Networking is the leading supplier of T3 and SONET broadband wide-area networking solutions. Its intelligent bandwith managers and switches provide cost-effective and reliable voice, data, video and image communications at multimegabit speeds. Ameritech, Bankers Trust, Charles Schwab, Cray Research, JCPenney, Northrop Corporation, Southern California Edison, Southwestern Bell and Storage Technology are among the major carriers and end-user organizations that rely on high-speed T3plus networks to run their buisnesses.

    Hong Kong is a major trading centre on the south coast of China; as well as doing a lot of manufacturing itself it also provides a gateway into the production capacities of China. A new set of pages about Doing Business with Hong Kong is now available here .

    The Magnet is a new freely-accessible site moderated by Kiernan Holland that allows anyone to access many useful information services via hyper-links and specially arranged hyper-text pages. In addition it contains several precompiled viewers that can be used on most Silicon Graphics Workstations.

    Expanding the boundaries of art and culture, Capacity - The Webzine now lives at Wimsey Information Systems in beautiful Vancouver. Focusing on text and visual art, cultural analysis and critique, and promoting and presenting creativity from k12 school students, Capacity is open for surfing. The Editor's Desk provides links to other webzines, other schools on the web as well as Christian locations. The Editorial Policy document describes further the vision and (expanding) submission boundaries of the webzine.

    Metricom, Inc., founded in 1985, develops, manufactures, and markets wireless data communication networks and is announcing their new Ricochet wireless modem service available in Silicion Valley. Their web server is under construction.

    The Australian Public Access Networking Association (APANA) has gone online with direct Internet connectivity available in Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne and Sydney. APANA runs a non-commercial network tht covers most of Australia offering members low cost access via UUCP, SLIP and PPP.

    Vince Ruggiano would like to announce a home page that is a compendium of K12 Education Resources.

    The OTIS (Operative Term Is Stimulate) on-line art gallery and collaborative project would like to announce that its web-structure is growing steadily with development of new SYNERGY collaborative art projects and weekly live collaboration meetings. Be sure to check out OTIS' involvement with Lollapalooza on the SYNERGY:LOLLA pages where your participation is more than welcome.

    Maxwell Laboratories and Caltrans are pleased to announce that the real-time traffic information for San Diego, California, USA freeways via the Internet World Wide Web is fully functional. Current freeway speeds and flow rates, along with daily construction closures and updated freeway incident reports are now all available in both graphical and text formats. The information is updated once a minute.

    Los Angeles, Orange County, Calif., and the southern part of Ventura County traffic information will be fully functional around mid-August.

    Materials from "New Media for a New World" conference held in Moscow on July 27 - August 1, 1994 are available from Sovam Teleport's WWW server.

    First Federal is now on the WWW offering Mortgage Loans. Whatever your financing needs, they are able to meet them through a variety of terms, rates, and payment plans.

    Marcus Associates is now on the WWW offering to Purchase Your Used Computer and Communications Equipment. Contact them for details on how your used equipment can bring you money instead of collecting dust. Whatever your equipment, he will buy it from you, regardless if you are a corporation or individual.

    Van Riper Editions is now on the WWW offering to make Single CDs from your music. If you have ever recorded your music group, or yourself, Van Riper Editions can produce high quality reproductions.

    Career Resumes is now on the WWW offering their Resume Writing Service for individuals and for corporations. They create professional resumes and cover letters to get you noticed and hired. Corporations can also include their services in severence packages offered to employees.

    Need an Expert? National Consulting Referrals now has a WWW page. They can find experts and consultants, in any profession, at no cost to you.

    American Employment Weekly is now on the WWW offering their Help Wanted Newspaper. This newspaper is a "help wanted" tabloid containing 48 pages of help wanted advertisements in a variety of job categories including but not limited to data processing, accounting, engineering, technical, and secretarial.

    The Law Offices of R. Edward Bates are now on the net to handle Veterans Disability Matters throughout the United States.

    Thinking about vacationing in St. Lucia? Consider this vacation rental: 3 bedroom, 2 bath, kitchen, dining room, living room, and a porch with a spectacular view. Many ammenities are included in rental, even maid service and childcare.

    Bonsai Boy of New York - Flowers Die, Try Something Different. Bonsai Trees can last forever! Bonsai Boy of NY offers four unique bonsais at great prices. Perfect for gifts or just to have around the house.

    Muscovy Imports is now on the WWW offering fine contemporary Russian artwork, jewelry, oil paintings and the like. The artpieces are created by established artists as well as emerging young artists.

    Gallery of Artists is now on the WWW displaying artwork created by "unknown" artists from around the world. Each week new artwork is presented. Come check it out.

    Sweeps Vacuum & Repair Center sells the latest models of vacuum cleaners and services most brands. They offer the complete line of Miele vacuum cleaners, known worldwide for their reliability, power and ease of use. Reasonably priced, Miele vacuum cleaners are ready to help you finish those cleaning chores more quickly and easily. You may even look forward to cleaning!

    The Warehouse is now on the WWW. They sell fine quality, 100% wool tuxedos at fantastic prices. 100% cotton formal shirts, bow tie & cummerbund sets also available. Perfect for the man who has more than one occassion to wear a tuxedo.

    NOVA Videos from WGBH are now on the WWW. WGBH offers three different video sets from NOVA - the learning channel. "This Old Pyramid," "In Search of Human Origins, and "The Miracle of Life" are brilliantly produced films that capture the attention of the young and old. Discover the mysteries these videos hold.

    New World Books is now presenting Books by Mail at Discount Prices. You can order any book listed in Books-In-Print on any subject, hardcover or paperback and save up to 30%.

    Fabulous Flags from Ember'Glo Gifts now presents its 'Fabulous Flags' at 'fabulous prices' on the WWW. These are not your ordinary flags. Ember'Glo Gifts produce seasonal, holiday, and gift flags for all occasions. They can brighten your home and create a more festive holiday, or non-holiday!

    Lazyciser - Fun and easy to use exercise device and program. Perfect gift for the avid computer user, or anyone who sits all day, getting no exercise! This can be a 'gag' gift, or can be seriously used. It really works...

    Prepaid Telephone Calling Cards - Talk `N Toss offers prepaid telephone calling cards that save you money, prevent fraud, and can be used as a marketing and promotional device. These phone cards are created and customized for your company or organization. A definite must to improve and promote your sales and corporate image.

    Simultaneous Wireless Interpretations offers their nation-wide reporting & convention coverage on the WWW. They have been in business over 50 years, and provide the top convention reporting, transcription, and translation. No job is too small or too large.

    Stop Smoking in 5 Days HOW? Stop Smoking Center has a 98% success rate. See them now on the WWW. Discover how you too can be a non-smoker, even after all those years. Contact them today for a free consultation.

    New Horizons is offering information on how to recover from bankruptcy and re-establish credit legally. They can give you that second chance. Guaranteed 100%, or your money back.

    Janet L. Stimach, Inc. - Greater Seattle Area Real Estate. Consult this WWW site if you are moving to the Greater Seattle Area, interested in investment opportunities, or wanting to lease or purchase real estate. J. Stimach can handle all your real estate needs.

    Digital Dynamics is now on the WWW offering CD-ROM Services including data conversion, hypertext indexing, multimedia conversion, CD-I development, and data archiving.

    Computer T-Shirts from Elswear. Elswear is now on the WWW presenting their unique 100% cotton T-Shirts with computer logos, slogans, and graphics printed on the front and/or back. They have the shirts that say it all.

    Flowers on Lexington is now on the WWW offering flower baskets, blooming plants, and rose vases to send as a gift or for any special occassion. Beautiful arrangements, and great prices.

    Milne Jewelry Company - The Milne Jewelry Company is delighted to bring you its first on-line catalog of Southwestern jewelry. Perhaps nothing symbolizes our great American Southwest as beautifully as this exquisite jewelry handcrafted from genuine stones and sterling silver. Made of the earth, wind, sea, and blessed by the spirit of the gods, this jewelry is the ultimate gift, a gift that will be cherished forever.

    Invent yourself at Beloit College. You can now discover the possibilities Beloit College, in Beloit Wisconsin, has to offer by stopping by our WWW page.

    Grants is now on the WWW offering Formulas for Health. Try their line of Golden Pride/Rawleigh vitamins and health products.

    Archway Press is another new addition to the WWW. They are promoting their collection of home plans - all construction tested. Over 500 styles to choose from, this 10 book collection helps you create your own affordable country home or farmhouse.

    Marketing Masters WWW Resource has been established to help organizations and individuals meet the challenges of marketing products in a highly complex, competitive world. Articles, tips & resources from experts in marketing disciplines and industry will be offered. Initial articles and information in this resource include market research & competitive analysis and Building A Successful Software Business. Individuals and organizations interested in submitting articles or useful information can contact the editors: info@mmasters.com.

    The Webfoot's National Used Car Lot is now open for business, with pointers to information about cars, car dealerships, and one local used car lot: The Webfoot's Silicon Valley Used Car Lot. This is a free service.

    The University of Illinois is pleased to announce that a wealth of academic and administrative information about UIUC is now on-line. Courses catalog, timetable, calendar, scholarships, career information, libraries, faculty/staff/student home pages, student societies, research labs and papers, grant sponsors, awards information, and much more are all available.

    The NASA Earth Observing System Interdisciplinary Science (EOS IDS) Volcanology Team is providing information about its recent activities and future plans for using satellite remote sensing to study volcanoes. A major component of NASA's Mission to Planet Earth, EOS consists of a series of satellites planned for launch starting in 1998 and spanning a period of least 15 years. The title of the Volcanology Team's investigation is: "A Global Assessment of Active Volcanism, Volcanic Hazards, and Volcanic Inputs to the Atmosphere from the Earth Observing System." The Principal Investigator is Pete Mouginis-Mark (University of Hawaii).

    The Monroe Institute is pleased to announce the availability of it's web server. This dynamic research and educational organization is dedicated to exploring the uses and understanding of human consciousness with it's trademarked Hemi-Sync sound technology and learning systems.

    Scott Perlstein's Book Essential Tennis is now on the WWW offering his personal techniques and strategies on how to improve and win your tennis games. With an extensive waiting list for his private lessons, he has written this book for those who just can't wait.

    Protect Yourself from Crime. Jim Mantice presents his popular book BUG OFF! - an essential guide to protecting your life, home, and posessions.

    Now on the WWW is the Treat of the Month Club for Cats and Dogs. Unique Concepts presents treat of the month club for your cat or dog. Each month a differently wrapped treat is mailed to your pet. Your best friend can now share in the fun of receiving a different fun treat, every month!

    Forest Hill Vineyard is now on the WWW. Forest Hill Vineyard is one of the most distinguished California vineyards, producing their award winning chardonnay. Perfect for dinners, gifts, and to say 'congratulations' or 'I love you'.


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