"All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy"There are many incredible Internet books on the market today. The following listings were copied, with the permission of the publisher, from "The Internet Yellow Pages" written by Harley Hahn and Rick Stout (and published by Osborne McGraw-Hill).
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Hahn and Stout's "The Internet Yellow Pages" has over four hundred pages of listings for various e-mail, LISTSERV, Internet mailing list, Usenet, telnet, FTP, Gopher, and finger sites around the world. I went through "The Internet Yellow Pages" and randomly picked forty-one interesting telnet sites.
Before I turn you loose on the Internet, there are a few things I want to say:
Address: squirrel.comyou would simply telnet to squirrel.com, and use the password "patrick" :)
Password: patrick
PENpages
International Food & Nutrition Database, National Family Database, The 4-H Youth Development Database, agricultural and weather statistics, market news, newsletters, and drought information. This resource is provided by the Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences.
Comment: Login with the two-letter abbreviation for your state (e.g., PA)
Address: psupen.psu.edu
National Archaeological Database
A database of over 100,000 reports of archaeological investigations. Search by keyword, location, author, and publication date.
Address: cast.uark.edu Login: nadb
DUATS
Aviation weather, PIREPS, and flight plans.
Address (for pilots only): duat.gtefsd.com Login: your last name
BBSs (BULLETIN BOARD SYSTEMS)
FedWorld
FedWorld BBS is sponsored by the National Technical Information Service (NTIS) and is tasked by Congress to help disseminate vast amounts of scientific and technical information along with other, non-technical information. As a central point of connectivity, NTIS FedWorld offers access to thousands of files across a wide range of subject areas. You can find information ranging from environmental protection to small business.
Address: fedworld.gov Login: new
European Commission Host Organization
ECHO offers scientific, language, business, and research databases in any of 8 languages.
Address: echo.lu Login: echo
Stock Market Report
Daily stock market summary report. Provided as a free service of a2i.
Address: a2i.rahul.net Login: Guest Select n, "Menu: Current Info," then "Market Report"
Economic Bulletin Board
The Economic Bulletin Board is operated by the U.S. Department of Commerce. It has 20 separate file areas that contain current economic and trade information, such as economic indicators, U.S. Treasury auction results and employment statistics.
Address: ebb.stat-usa.gov Login: guest
Higher Education Resources and Opportunities (HERO)
A 24-hour, on-line database service that provides access to valuable information from colleges and universities on scholarships, grants, fellowships, conferences, faculty and student development, research opportunities, partnership initiatives, and other opportunities for minorities and women
Address: fedix.fie.com Login: new
National Referral Central Master File
The National Referral Center Resources File (NRCM) provides thousands of descriptions of organizations qualified and willing to answer questions and provide information on many topics in science, technology and the social sciences. The file is updated weekly, and each entry in the file lists the name of the organization, mailing address and other information.
Address: locis.loc.gov Password: Organizations
Academic Advice
Sound suggestions for attacking poor study habits, relieving stress, and making it happily through college -- and life.
Address: health.umt.edu Login: health
EnviroNet
A menu-driven, user-friendly resource with environmental data in textual, graphic and tabular form.
Address: envnet.gsfc.nasa.gov Login: envnet Password: henniker
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
A menu-driven system that provides information on the EPA and what they're up to.
Address: epaibm.rtpnc.epa.gov
Game Server
Choose from a multitude of exciting on-line games including Bucks, Moria, Tetris, Sokoban, Reversi, Nethack, and many adventure games, including MUDs.
Address: herx1.tat.physik.uni-tuebingen.de Login: games
Geography Server
Get information about cities, regions, countries, etc., including population, latitude and longitude, elevation, and so on.
Address: martini.eecs.umich.edu 3000
Earthquake Information
Get up-to-date news about earthquakes around the world.
Address: geophys.washington.edu Login: quake Password: quake
Congressional Legislation
These files track and describe legislation (bills and resolutions) introduced in Congress, from 1973 (93rd Congress) to the current Congress (103rd). Each file covers a separate Congress.
Address: locis.loc.gov Password: Federal Legislation
AIDS Information
AIDS statistics, including daily summaries from newspaper articles, details of those at risk, and the full text of Aids Treatment News.
Address: health.umt.edu Login: health
History Databases
A menu driven interface for databases, electronic texts, journals and other archive sites for American and European historical topics
Address: ukanaix.cc.ukans.edu Login: history
InterNIC Information Services
Find information about people, organizations and resources on the Internet. Also find and retrieve documents from all over the world with lookups by name or keyword.
Address: ds.internic.net Login: guest
Address: rs.internic.net
Internet Services and resources
The LIBS system is a comprehensive collection of Internet resources presented in an easy-to-use menu-driven interface. The system operates like a bulletin board, but offers direct access to remote resources
Address: garam.kreonet.re.kr Login: nic
Address: nessie.cc.wwu.edu Login: libs
Webster's Dictionary Servers
On-line Webster's dictionary and spelling reference. This service repeatedly prompts you for a word. If you misspell a word, the system will prompt you to choose between a number of similar words. Gives spelling, pronunciation and definitions.
Address: 129.79.254.195 2627 Login: webster
Carl System
A computerized network of library systems. Search for keywords from any of five databases (library catalogs, current articles, information databases, other library systems, library and system news).
Address: pac.carl.org Login: pac
USA Today
Sample articles from USA Today.
Address: freenet-in-a.cwru.edu Login: visitor
Address: freenet-in-b.cwru.edu Login: visitor
Address: freenet-in-c.cwru.edu Login: visitor
Address: yfn.ysu.edu Login: visitor
National Nuclear Data Center Online Data Service
All the data you could possibly want regarding nuclear physics and statistical measurements, including radiation levels and other information for the U.S.
Address: bnlnd2.dne.bnl.gov Login: nndc
Gabriel's Horn
Returns a Bible verse from the Old or New Testament.
Address: 138.26.65.78 7777
Sexual Assault and Sexual Abuse Recovery
Documents and discussions to help deal with traumatic experiences, recover from sexual assault, and prevent acquaintance or date rape.
Address: health.umt.edu Login: health
NASA Spacelink
History, current events, projects and plans at NASA.
Address: spacelink.msfc.nasa.gov
NFL Schedule
Get the day's game schedule for your favorite NFL football teams. Enter "help" for help. Full schedules are also available.
Address: culine.colorado.edu 863 NBA schedules are at port 859, NHL at 860, and Major League baseball (HA!!) is at port 862
Hot of the Tree (HOTT)
A weekly publication containing excerpts and summaries of information technology articles.
Comment: For the telnet site, type "show hott" after logging in.
Address: melvyl.ucop.edu Login: <your terminal type>
Subway Navigator
Find the right route in the subways of several of the world's largest cities, including subways in France, Germany, Spain and Canada.
Address: metro.jussieu.fr 10000
Weather Reports
Get up-to-date weather reports for any location on the planet. An easy-to-use interface guides you through the process of selecting a city or location, and then viewing the weather report on-screen or downloading it to your computer.
Address: downwind.sprl.umich.edu 3000
All of the entries listed above came from "The Internet Yellow Pages" by Harley Hahn and Rick Stout. Reprinted by permission of the publisher (Osborne McGraw Hill).
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