Internet Resource Directory, Part 2:
Interactive Access (Telnet) Sites of Interest to Educators
version 2: August 5, 1993
The information in this file is the result of Internet "prospecting" and
teamwork by 24 eastern Nebraska teachers and 22 teachers and trainers
from Texas who were enrolled in graduate Internet-based telecomputing
courses during the Spring 1992 & 1993 semesters at the University of
Nebraska at Omaha and the University of Texas at Austin. Much of their
work for the course entailed exploring different Internet resource sites,
then writing, fieldtesting, and revising friendly documentation describing
online resources that they felt to be of value to teachers, trainers, and their
students.
Below please find information on many Telnet sites. Please forgive any
grammatical errors that you find, understanding that some of the authors
who contributed entries to this document are not native English speakers.
Also, please remember that Internet sites can change daily, so although
the entries that you see below were correct and up-to-date when they
were created and tested, they may not be so when you read them.
**This is NOT meant to be an exhaustive list of all of the sites of use to
educators**. Rather, it is a beginning of what we hope will be an ongoing
collaborative effort among telecomputing educators on a larger scale. We
invite you to use this, share it with other teachers, amend it, append to it,
and update it. We hope that the information that it contains will be useful
to you.
Judi Harris
jbharris@tenet.edu
& the students of EDC 385G:
"Internet-Based Telecomputing"
University of Texas at Austin (Spring 1993)
& the students of TED 8000:
"Computer-Mediated Communications for Educators"
University of Nebraska at Omaha (Spring 1992)
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TELNET SITE NAME: American Philosophical Association
INTERNET ADDRESSES: atl.calstate.edu
130.150.102.33
DESCRIPTION: This telnet site is primarily for APA (American
Philosophical Association) members. It offers information about the
Philosophical Society regarding on-line resources, grants, fellowships and
jobs. It also announces information such as essay/book competitions,
conferences, and paper calls for journals or conferences.
SERVICES: 1. Information about Philosophical societies.
2. Information about grants, fellowships and NEH seminars
and Institutes.
3. Access E-mail address of the APA members.
4. Directories and computer Resouces information.
5. Bibliographies and Journal Informaiton.
6. Job placement. (Members only)
7. Job for philosophers. (Members only)
8. Newsletters
9. Job "Hotline". (Members only)
10. Members can present papers at Divisional meetings and
to serve on APA Committees.
LOGIN SEQUENCE:
Step#1: type telnet atl.calstate.edu
Step#2: type 'apa' at the login prompt
Step#3: choose the number you want to do further search on the
main menu
EXIT SEQUENCE:
Step#1: type 'q' to get out of the subdirectory you are in
Step#2: type 'q' again to go to the main menu or get out of the
system
ACCESS COMMANDS:
'P' (page): to read in the page mode
'S' (scroll): to read in the scroll mode
Return: to continue, to go to the next page
'H' (help): to get help
'Q' (quit): to quit or go up one menu directory
SAMPLE LOGIN:
1. After you type "telnet atl.calstate.edu", you will see some
information and notification about the the system.
2. Hit return to continue.
3. A welcome title page will show on the screen to tell you that
this BBS (Bulletin Board System) is provided by California
State University from 1988. The sponsor of this BBS is by
SUN Microsystem.
4. After the title page, the system will automatically go to the
main menu with 9 choices. It includes:
[1] Introduction to this Bulletin Board
(It includes information about the purpose of American
Philosophical Association, future plans, comments and questions,
how to join APA, and how to request for information)
[2] From the National Office
(It contains APA newsletters, announceents, committees,
publications, paper submision guidelines, and information about
student membership renewals.)
[3] Philosophical Societies
(News or membership information about many philosophical
societies are presented under this category. Societies such as
Machines and Mentality, Hume, Retired Philosophers, philosophy and
Public
Affairs, Humanist Philosophy, Analytical Feminism, Hegel Society,
History of Philosophy of Science Working Group, and many other
philosophical societies.)
[4] Grants, Fellowships, NEH Seminars and Institutes
(It contains information about seminars, grants, fellowships, on-
ine resources, and job announcements which are related to philosophy
and technology.)
[5] Philosophical Calendar
(You can find some updated events or activities of APA in 1993.
You can find out information about conferences, call for paper
announcements, essay/book competitions, etc.)
[6] E-mail Addresses of the Membership
(This includes E-mail addresses of all the members. You can
check the last name from A to Z under the subdirecties.)
[7] Directories and Computer Resources
(This category contains concentrated information about listserv
groups, women in philosophy, special internet connections, directory
of electronic journals and newsletters, and even some
recommanded books.)
[8] Bibliographies and Journal Information
(Bibliographies of Hypertext and Hypermedia is available.
Information about how to subscribe some electronic journals are
list under this category.)
[9] News from the Divisions - (major update: 3/11)
(There are Eastern, Central, and Pacific APA divisions. You can
find announcements, news or committee nomination informations under
this category.)
FRIENDLY ADVICE:
If you have questions, suggestions or you have to contact the
administrators, the easiest way to do is to send an E-mail to
traiger@oxy.edu
If you want to join APA as a member, you need to contact by mail
or call:
Janet Sample
Membership Coordinator
American Philosophical Assoc.
University of Delaware
Newark, DE 19716
(302) 451-1112
The membership fee range from $25 to $110 annually. They
charge you based on your annual income. If you are a student, you may
call (302) 831-1112 to apply for membership.
This is a very useful telnet site which you can get much
concentrated information. The directories about internet resources are
very useful and will save researchers much of the searching time.
Warning: This system is a beta-test version. There are bugs and
problems. You can contact traiger@oxy.edu to report problems.
DOCUMENT AUTHOR: Janey Wang
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TELNET SITE NAME: ATI-Net
INTERNET ADDRESSE: caticsuf.csufresno.edu
DESCRIPTION:
This is the Advanced Technology Information Network
providing information for the agri-cultural and bio-technology
markets. It provides national and world-wide agricultural news,
exporter information, a publications index,and bio-technological
research information. This site would be of most interest to
vocational agricultural classes or science classes interested in
bio-technology.
This is a menu-driven system that is easy to follow. Novice
users should be able to use this system with a minimum of help.
SERVICES:
Several services are provided here, but the Agriculture
Information Service and CSURERB would probably be of most
interest to educators Below is the main menu of services
provided here:
(A) AGRICULTURAL INFORMATION: This provides daily agricultural
market reports, schedules of events, California agriculture
teachers' projects, and agricultural weather, labor, job
listings, and safety information.
(B) CSUPER-NET: This provides "comprehensive information for
the California State University system."
(C) AUTOMATED TRADE LIBRARY SERVICE (ATLS): This gives
exporters "immediate access to market research, trade leads, government
export assistance information, and exporters' calendar and an
export guide and publications index."
(D) CSURERB, the California State University Program for
Education and Research in Biotechnology: This provides
information on the "incorporation of bio-technological concepts
and procedures into science instruction and to promote technology
transfer and bio-technological research."
LOGIN SEQUENCE: Login as "super" or as "public".
EXIT SEQUENCE: Type "0" (zero) at the main menu.
ACCESS COMMANDS:
This service is menu driven. Each selection is numbered or
lettered and entered by typing the choice selection. Additional
Menus are accessed under each of the main categories.
A search option to search for information using key words
is provided. An electronic mail feature is also available to
registered users.
Holding down the ^S keys will make the information pause;
hitting ^Q will make the information resume. Hitting the "q" key
once will return you to the last menu after a pause of a few
seconds. However, hitting "q" twice will log you off the system!
SAMPLE LOGIN:
1. Telnet to caticsuf.csufresno.edu
2. Login either as "super" or "public". In either case, you
will be asked if you want to register as a new user. You can
answer "n", and still access and use the system. (If you answer
"y", be prepared to give registration information and record the
login name and password for future use.)
3. System news releases will scroll across the screen.
4. The main menu will appear.
5. New users should first go to the help option. This a brief
description of what is offered at this site and special keyboard
features. Return to the main menu by pressing "q".
6. Select an option from the main menu and follow the prompts
given. If you make a mistake, the system will give you an
additional prompt.
7. Hitting "q" will return you to the previous menu. Hitting
"0" (zero) at the main menu will allow you to quit and log off.
FRIENDLY ADVICE: This site can be accessed 24 hours a day,
every day of the week. There is also an electronic mail feature
for registered users.
DOCUMENT AUTHOR: Patricia G. Ross
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TELNET SITE NAME: BUBL: The Bulletin Board for Libraries
INTERNET ADDRESSES: sun.nsf.ac.uk
128.86.8.7
DESCRIPTION:
This site is devoted to information for and about libraries
with the emphasis on those in the United Kingdom. It would be of
great interest to those in the library field in any country.
Because some of the information is specific to computer use in the
United Kingdom, it would best be used by the intermediate or
advanced telecommunications user.
SERVICES:
Available at this site are reviews of library journals and
their most recent contents, a review of listserv groups, and software
that could be used to manage a library.
LOGIN SEQUENCE:
1. telnet sun.nsf.ac.uk
2. login: janet
3. Password: guest
4. hostname: uk.ac.glasgow.bubl
(Before the hostname, you can also type 'h' for help.
This will give you an address where you can request a
janet userguide.)
EXIT SEQUENCE:
1. Type quit or 'q' at any point.
2. You will be asked if you really want to quit. Answer yes
or no to leave or continue.
ACCESS COMMANDS:
The following options may be keyed whenever "Please
select..." appears at the foot of the screen.
HINTS Help of a general nature.
HELP This information.
MAIL Allows a mail message to be sent to the
administrator.
SEARCH Describes the facility for searching for a
topic within a large sub-section.
QUIT Exit from the Bulletin Board.
SAMPLE LOGIN:
1. telnet sun.nsf.ac.uk
2. login: janet
3. Password: guest
4. hostname: uk.ac.glasgow.bubl
5. Press return key to go to Main Menu
6. Chose the area of interest by letter
7. At the bottom of each screen, you are given a list of
options allowing you to change sections or quit.
FRIENDLY ADVICE:
Because this is a site outside the United States, some of
the information on how to obtain and use the information will
be difficult for those not familiar with systems in the United
Kingdom. There is however some fascinating information at this
site and it is well worth the extra effort.
Of particular interest were descriptions of special and
rare book collections found in Section H - Users' Board. Also
in this section, were collections of quotations about
libraries. This section is fun and not to be missed.
DOCUMENT AUTHOR:
Carolyn Morris cmorris@tenet.edu
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TELNET SITE NAME: Chat
INTERNET ADDRESSES: debra.dgbt.doc.ca
142.92.36.15
DESCRIPTION: CHAT or (Conversational Hypertext Access
Technology) is a computer program developed by Communications
Canada that provides easy access to electronic information. CHAT
provides a natural-language program that allows users to ask English
questions and receive answers. (The software can also be adapted to
other languages.) Chat is a research project to examine the nature of
human-computer interactions. History of the development of the
project is available at the site.
SERVICES: Information files available on the following topics,
as of 4-17-93:
- AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)
- Epilepsy
- the Canadian Department of Communications (DOC)
- Alice (A simulated conversation)
- Maur (A simulated conversation with a dragon)
Please specify which information file you would like:
Select an Information File: Alice (type the key word for desired
information)
The Computer Says:
Please wait for a moment while I get that information...
loading database alice.
LOGIN SEQUENCE:
1. Login at the Tenet> telnet debra.dgbt.doc.ca
2. You will see on the monitor: Trying 142.92.36.15...
3. Next on the monitor will be: Connected to debra.dgbt.doc.ca.
4. Followed by the message: Escape character is '^]'.
To login: type "chat"
EXIT SEQUENCE: type "goodbye"
A short series of questions appear for the user to complete for the
research project. Notice: Erase set to Backspace
SAMPLE LOGIN: (the number address can also be used)
Tenet> telnet 142.92.36.15
Trying 142.92.36.15...
Connected to 142.92.36.15.
Escape character is '^]'.
SunOS UNIX (debra.dgbt.doc.ca)
login: chat
FRIENDLY ADVICE: The program is much easier to use than traditional
menu or keyword systems and is ideally suited for situations where
the user has little knowledge of computers. There are no special
function keys or help screens because they are not necessary when
using Chat. Although the software is not perfect, it usually provides
the information requested and most people find the system extremely
valuable.
For more information on CHAT contact:
Thomas Whalen, Ph.D. or Andrew Patrick, Ph.D.
Communications Research Centre
Communications Canada
3701 Carling Ave.
Ottawa, ON
CANADA K2H 8S2
(613) 990-4683
E-mail: thom@dgbt.doc.ca (Internet, Bitnet, UUCP)
andrew@dgbt.doc.ca (Internet, Bitnet, UUCP)
DOCUMENT AUTHOR: Peggy Wiseman
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TELNET SITE NAME: Computer Science Database
INTERNET ADDRESS: lisboa.cs.utexas.edu
DOCUMENT AUTHOR: Kenneth Higdon
LOGIN PROCEDURE:
1) At the telnet prompt <type> telnet lisboa.cs.utexas.edu
(First use only)
2a) At the LOGIN: prompt <type> newuser
At the PASSWORD: Prompt <type> ti.ut=cs
At this point asnwer the question presented. You will
need to select a user login name and your own password that you
will use to during step 2b.
(Every use after first login)
2b) At the LOGIN: Prompt <type> your user login name from step 2a.
At the Password: Prompt <type> your password.
DESCRIPTION: This site is in the pilot phase to provided a database of
classroom materials for Advanced Placement Computer Science Courses.
The project is "THE LONGHORN PROJECT INB COMPUTER SCIENCE."
This project is an on-line collections of classroom materials specially
selected to meet the needs of high school teachers of Advanced
Placement Computer Science classes. The materials have been
contributed by high school computer science teachers and classroom-
tested. Teacher using The Longhorn Project are encouraged to browse
the database and select materials to be downloaded on their own
terminals for classroom purposes. Categories of materials include:
Lesson Plnas, Tutorials, Programming Assignments, Algorithms, and
Questions for Homework and Tests. In the future, it is conceivable that
the materials from NSF workshop will eventually be incorporated into the
database. Since this is in the pilot stages, the system is not completely
robust. Feedback about the system is being sought. If there are any
problems using the Computer Science Database program or if you have
questions or comments, you can contact: Lynn Rosier (roiser@tenet.edu)
EXIT SEQUENCE: Type L to Logout (system is menu driven).
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TELNET SITE NAME: ERIC (via ACSNet)
ADDRESSES: acsnet.syr.edu
128.230.1.21
DOCUMENT AUTHORS: Sharon South, Sharon Huang, Meta Rousseau
LOGIN PROCEDURE:
At the Telnet prompt type: telnet acsnet.syr.edu or
telnet 128.230.1.21
At the Login prompt type: suvm
TERMINAL TYPE: VT100
USERID: suinfo
If no prompt, but a blinking cursor shows in the lower left corner of the
screen, type once more: suinfo
BE PREPARED TO WAIT for this screen to be
replaced by the next screen. You have two options:
1. Press RETURN / the HOME key.
2. If this does not work, simply WAIT without doing anything.
After a while, the next screen will come up, saying:
Welcome to SUINFO! (etc).
(For a more detailed guide, please see SAMPLE LOGIN below)
DESCRIPTION: ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center)
This file contains bibliographic information and abstracts for a variety
of educational documents from the Educational Resources Information
Center. The documents could be journal articles, conference papers or
published research.
EXIT SEQUENCE: Type LOGOFF at any time.
ACCESS COMMANDS:
HELP ERIC, f1=Help, f2=Find, f3=Select
Additional commands: Setup, Command, Suggest, Lock, Pause, End.
SERVICES:
1. General Interest
2. CWIS: Campus Wide Info. System
3. WOT: Network Accesible Resources
4. Demonstration
5. Application Development
6. Testing New Applications
SAMPLE LOGIN:
At the Telnet prompt type: telnet acsnet.syr.edu or
telnet 128.230.1.21
At the Login prompt type: suvm
TERMINAL TYPE: VT100
USERID: suinfo
Press the return key to pass the other two options (Password, Command).
The next screen will come up:
LOGON SUINFO
DMKLOG035E SUINFO not in CP directory
Enter one of the following commands
LOGON userid (Example: LOGON VMUSER1)
DIAL userid (Example: DIAL VMUSER2)
SUINFO
or LOGOFF
Type: suinfo
and press RETURN
The next screen will look like this:
SUINFO
LOGMSG -23:03:09 LCL THURSDAY 02/11/93
You may see the following in the right lower corner of this screen:
MORE... SUVM
(or HOLDING .....SUVM)
If so, BE PREPARED TO WAIT for this screen to be replaced by the next
screen. You have two options:
Press RETURN / the HOME key to move forward.
If this does not work, you may have to re-enter the telnet site
and then, when you reach this screen again, simply WAIT AND DO
NOTHING.
The next screen may be one of these three. It will either say
A. "Welcome to Eric"
B. "Welcome Suinfo" (this one seems to be the most common), or
C. "Welcome to Prism".
We will provide an example of the procedure to be followed in each
instance:
A. If the next screen says "Welcome to Eric",
it will look like this:
ERIC Search 02/13/93 10:17
Welcome to ERIC
This file contains bibliographic information and abstracts for a
variety of EDUCATIONAL documents from the Educational Resources
Information Center (ERIC). The file contains all the ERIC data from
1984 through the 2nd quarter of 1992 (approximately 250500 records).
You can search for items using one or more keywords from a variety of
fields such as title, author, or abstract.
| For help conducting searches, contact the ERIC Clearinghouse
| <ERIC@SUVM>; (ph: x-3640). Report any technical
| problems to Bhaskaran Balakrishnan <BBALAKRI@SUVM>;
| (ph: x-1145).
-File selected; type HELP ERIC FILE for more information
Type FIND to search this file.
Type SELECT to choose a different file.
YOUR RESPONSE:
f1=Help f2=Find f3=Select
Also:Setup, Command, Suggest, Lock, Pause, End.
You are now ready to enjoy your ERIC search. By using the given
commands on each screen, you can browse through this telnet site.
The f3 command (f3=Select) will take you back to the SERVICES menu.
If you are already in ERIC and want more information about this telnet
site, please bypass entries B and C and go to our description of the
SERVICE menu and its 6 options.
B. If the next screen says "Welcome to SUINFO!",
you will see this:
Welcome to SUINFO! You will now be able to perform online searches
on all publicly available databases currently carried by PRISM.
Before proceeding, the following may be noted:
* You may use the SUGGEST command to send in
comments/suggestions.
* Certain databases cannot be searched because of licensing restrictions.
You may search these databases by logging into SUVM the regular way.
* The PRINT COMMAND works to send search results back to yourself.
Choose the 'Another User' option and specify your email address as:
userid@node
This feature has been installed on a test basis.
* You must type LOGOFF to EXIT PRISM
Would you like to continue? (Y or RETURN/N)
Type "Y" for yes and press the RETURN key to continue.
You will see one of three screens:
B1."Welcome to Prism" (Providing the SERVICE menu),
B2."Welcome to Suinfo", or
B3."Welcome to Prism" (Providing a list of two ACS files).
B1. Welcome to Prism (Providing the SERVICE menu):
Welcome to Prism 02/13/93 10:35
File selection 40 files available
Select a file or service by typing its name below,
or press the return key to see a list of all files,
or type a category number to see a list of files
in that category.
1. General Interest
2. CWIS: SU Events, SCIS, Job Ops, JOBNET, Housing,etc.
3. WOT: Network Accessible Resources
4. Demonstration
5. Applicable Development
6. Testing New Applications
Enter the name of the file you want.
To see a list of files, choose a category or press RETURN.
YOUR RESPONSE:
f1=Help f3=End
Also: Setup, Lock, Pause, End
Now that you have reached the SERVICE menu, you may choose
one of six categories. If you are looking for ERIC, choose
the first category (General Interest). For more
information on the SERVICE menu and its options, please
skip the rest of sections B and C and look in the next section
for that description.
B2. In the second instance, you may see an "intermediate" screen:
"Welcome to SUINFO!" and the screen will look like this:
Welcome to SUINFO! You will now be able to perform online searches on
all publically available databases currently carried by PRISM. Before
proceeding, the following may be noted:
This account may be used for PRISM searches only. Certain databases
cannot be reached because of licensing restrictions. You may search
these
databases by logging into suvm the regular way. PRINTing, SENDing to a
userid or the WRITing to a computer file of your search results has been
disabled. Numerous error messages will be encountered if attempted!
The next screen will show the SERVICE menu (as shown in section B1 of
this document).
Once you have reached this SERVICE menu, you may choose any one of
the 6 categories. If you are looking for ERIC, you will have to choose th
first category (General Interest).
For more information on the SERVICE menu and its options, please skip
the rest of sections B and C and look at the description of the SERVICE
menu below.
B3. You may be "bumped" ahead and see a screen that says "Welcome to
Prism", listing two ACS files. In this instance, follow the directions as
outlined in section C.
C. If the next screen says "Welcome to Prism" and lists two ACS files,
then the procedure will be:
Welcome to Prism 02/13/93
File selection 40 files available
Choose a file or service by typing its number or name below.
NAME DESCRIPTION
1.ACS News ACS News and Notes Articles
2.ACS Newsline ACS Newsline Articles Database
There are two files like ACS News
Enter the name or number of the file you want.
Type HELP followed by the name of a file for information about that file.
f1=Help f3=End f7=Previous
Also: Setup, Lock, Pause, End
If the f1 key is the only key that will respond, you may have to select
a file from this menu before you can select f3 (f3=select) to return to
the SERVICES menu. The same procedure as decribed below will work
for both
options.
The choice of one of the above two options, will lead to this screen:
ACS News Search 02/13/93 09:54
WELCOME TO ACS NEWS
This file contains the text of ACS News and ACS notes, newsletters
relating to computing ... (etc.)
Use the f3 key to return to the SERVICE menu.
Once you have reached the SERVICE menu, choose any one of the 6
categories. Choose the first category (General Interest) to find ERIC.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SERVICE MENU AND ITS OPTIONS
CATEGORY 1 (GENERAL INTEREST)
This category will provide a list of options that will cover more than one
screen. ERIC is one of the choices on the second screen.
Prism 02/12/93 18:26
File selection 32 General Interest files available
NAME DESCRIPTION
1. ACS News ACS News and Notes Articles
2. ACS Newsline ACS Newsline articles database
3. Applications Catalog Catalog of SPIRES Applications for Consortium
4. Art Artists SUART Artists subfile
5. Art Objects Syracuse University Art Collection Objects
6. Audio Archive The Belfer Audio Archive's cylinder recordings
7. COMPUSTAT Annual COMPUSTAT Industrial Annual Da File
(350:1-175)
8. COMPUSTAT PDE COMPUSTAT Prices, Dividends and Earnings
File
9. COMPUSTAT Quarterly COMPUSTAT Industrial Quarterly Data File
(40)
10.Consortium People People at SPIRES Consortium member
institutions
11.Consortium Sites SPIRES Consortium member institutions
12.CPC at S.U. (text only) Comprehensive Plan for Computing at S.U.
13.CSS Handbook Counseling & Support Services Handbook
The menu of files continues on next page: press RETURN to continue
Enter the name or number of the file you want.
Type HELP followed by the name of a file for information about that file.
YOUR RESPONSE:
f1=Help f3=End f7=Previous
Also: Setup, Lock, Pause, End
IF YOU DO NOT SEE THIS LIST, type "setup" and choose
no.1. or "PRISM" from the setup screen.
The setup screen looks like this:
Setup selection
You may establish default settings for Prism to use in the following areas.
Choose which SETUP you want by typing its name or number below.
1. PRISM Setup automatic file selection, preferred mode, etc.
2. SEARCH Setup Personal Searches for use in this file
If your choice from this list is ERIC, the following screen will come up:
Welcome to ERIC
(etc.)
Please refer back to section A for more detailed information about the
ERIC search.
If you would rather return to the SERVICES menu, use f3.
CATEGORY 2 (CWIS: Campus Wide Info. System)
This category will provide the following options:
Prism 02/13/93 06:53
File se12 SWIS: SU Events, SCIS, Job Ops, JOBNET, Housing, etc. files
available. Choose a file or service by typing its number or name below.
NAME DESCRIPTION
1. AHS Housing Service ALTERACTS Housing Service
2. Art Artists SUART Artists subfile
3. Art Objects Syracuse University Art Collection Objects
4. CPC at S.U. (text only) Comprehensive Plan for Computing at S.U.
5. CSS Handbook Counseling & Support Services Handbook
6. Job Opportunies S.U. Job Opportunities Publication
7. JOBNET Job SU student part-time job information file
8. SCIS Catalog Course Catalog (1992-93)
9. SCIS Schedule Time Schedule of Classes
10. SCIS Syllabus Course Syllabus Abstract
11. SU Events S.U. Events Schedule
12. Weather Forecast A.L.F.A. Weather Forecast
Enter the name or number of the file you want.
Type HELP followed by the name of a file for information about that file.
YOUR RESPONSE:
f1=Help f3=End f7=Previous
Also: Setup, Lock, Pause, End
If the F1 key is the only key that will respond, you may have to select a
file from this menu before you can select F3 (F3 = Select) to go back to
the SERVICES menu.
CATEGORY 3: WOT (Network Accessible Resources)
This category will provide the following information:
Prism
File selection 4WOT:Network Accessible Resources files
available
Choose a file or service by typing its number or name below.
NAME DESCRIPTION
1. IRG Internet Resource Guide
2. WOT Discussion Groups Database of Electronic Discussion
Groups
3. WOT LISTSERV Groups BITNET Discussion Groups
[LISTSERV LISTS file]
4. WOT notes Database of Network accessible
resources
Enter the name of number of the file you want
Type HELP followed by the name of a file for information about that file.
YOUR RESPONSE:
f1=Help f3=End f7=Previous
Also: Setup, Lock, Pause, End
If the F1 key is the only key that will respond, you may have to select a
file from this menu before you can select F3 (F3 = Select) to go back to
the SERVICES menu.
CATEGORY 4 (Demonstration)
This category will list the following options:
Prism 02/13/93 07:06
File selection 4 Demonstration files available
Choose a file or service by typing its number or name below.
NAME DESCRIPTION
1. Biblio Profile Profiles for Biblio applications
2. Biblio Sample Sample Bibliographic Application
3. Restaurants SPIRES guide to restaurants
4. United States Facts about the states (Demo file)
Enter the name or number of the file you want.
Type HELP followed by the name of a file for information about that file.
YOUR RESPONSE:
f1=Help f3=End f7=Previous
Also: Setup, Lock, End
If the F1 key is the only key that will respond, you may have to select a
file from this menu before you can select F3 (F3 = Select) to go back to
the SERVICES menu.
CATEGORY 5 (Application Development)
This category will provide the two possibilities:
Prism 02/13/93 07:12
File selection 2 Application Development files available
Choose a file or service by typing its number or name below.
NAME DESCRIPTION
1. Prism Profile Programmer's decription of a Prism application
2. Screen Definer Screen Definer
Enter the name or number of the file you want.
Type HELP followed by the name of a file for information about that file.
YOUR RESPONSE:
f1=Help f3=End f7=Previous
Also: Setup, Lock, Pause, End
If the f1 key is the only key that will respond, you may have to select a
file from this menu before you can select f3 (f3=Select) to go back to the
SERVICES menu.
CATEGORY 6 (Testing New Applications)
This category will provide the following options:
Prism 02/13/93 07:15
File selection 2 Testing New Applications files available
Choose a file or service by typing its number or name below.
NAME DESCRIPTION
1. BOTH-L Discussion Notes BOTH GUI
Discussion Group Archive (BOTH-L@SUVM)
2. CSS Handbook Counseling & Support Services Handbook
Enter the name or number of the file you want.
Type HELP followed by the name of a file for information about that file.
YOUR RESPONSE:
f1=Help f3=End f7=Previous
Also: Setup, Lock, Pause, End
The first option on the above menu (BOTH-L Discussion Notes) is
RESTRICTED
and you will need a password to enter.
If the f1 key is the only key that will respond, you may have to select a
file from this menu before you can use f3 to return to the SERVICE menu.
FRIENDLY ADVICE:
The authors of this document strongly recommend the use of ERIC. It is
simple to login, search and exit. Clear directions are given at the
bottom of each screen.
Graduate students in Education will find ERIC helpful for doing research.
Since a fee is usually charged for doing ERIC searches in university
libraries, conducting your own searches will save both time and money!
For help call the ERIC Clearinghouse at 443-3640
or contact ASKERIC:
askeric@ericir.syr.edu
To report technical problems contact:
Jhychum Wang JINWANG@SUVM x-2134
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TELNET SITE NAME: The Cleveland Freenet
INTERNET ADDRESSES: freenet-in-a.cwru.edu
freenet-in-b.cwru.edu
freenet-in-c.cwru.edu
129.22.8.75
129.22.8.76
129.22.8.82
129.22.8.44
DOCUMENT AUTHOR: Chris Wilson
LOGIN SEQUENCE: It asks you the following:
Are you:
1. A registered user
2. A visitor
Please enter 1 or 2: (enter 2)
Would you like to:
1. Apply for an account
2. Explore the system
3. Exit the system
Please enter 1, 2 or 3: (enter 2)
You then receive some more information about the site and then
you are given a menu.
DESCRIPTION:
The Cleveland Freenet is a very comprehensive and
user-friendly telnet site. It contains an enormous number of complete
historical documents including the Magna Carta, the U.S. Constitution, and
the Declaration of Independence. It also contains a vast amount of infor-
mation about the Arts, Science and Technology, Medicine, Education,
Business, and provides and up to date news service. One section, of
particular interest to educators is the Academy One, which is an NPTN
experimental program designed to meet the information and
communication needs of students and educators.
EXIT SEQUENCE:
Type "x" to exit the system at nearly anytime. It is not hard to exit the
system.
ACCESS COMMANDS:
The basic commands are explained in the introductory section each time
you log on.
The basic commands are:
h=help
x=exit freenet
q=quit a file or section
p=go to privious menu
space bar=continue scrolling
m=main menu
go help=extended help that is very comprehensive and includes
searches and file transfer directions
SAMPLE LOGIN: The following is an excerpt from the Science and
Technology section...
ABOUT THE SIMULATED SPACE SHUTTLE LAUNCH
This simulated space shuttle launch is a telecommunication simulation
designed to assist school students in learning more about the space
sciences and about telecommunications.
At the core of the launch is a permanent full-scale mock-up of a space
shuttle (called the "Centennial") complete with "Mission Control," which is
located at University School in Shaker Heights, Ohio (Cleveland area).
During this particular launch student "astronauts" will enter the mock-up
and fly a very detailed and quite realistic 10 hour mission. For example,
Centennial astronauts during this mission have been selected by NASA to
talk directly via amateur radio with real astronauts in orbit flying shuttle
mission STS-37.
Other schools around the country and the world will be taking various
roles in this simulated mission. This includes schools in California and
Finland who will be alternate landing sites (weather stations), and an Ohio
school which will be serving as a solar disturbance observatory.
Shown 53%, press <SPACE> for more, 'q' to quit, or 'h' for help
Coordination and communications between the shuttle's mission control
and the other schools is conducted through the Cleveland Free-Net.
Electronic mail is sent back and forth, hourly reports are posted, even real-
time electronic "chats" occur between mission control and its support
units.
Of even greater importance, however, each "mission" becomes the
culmination of weeks of educational build-up. Classes in science,
mathematics, even English and reading are geared to the forth- coming
"launch." Students construct their own weather instruments and other
equipment, acquire computer skills, and sharpen organizational skills to
help them fulfil their part in each mission.
The contact person for this (April 9th) launch is Bob Morgan
(ac343@cleveland.freenet.edu)
The next launch will be a one school-day simulation on May 17th The
contact person is Linda Delzeit (aa621@cleveland.freenet.edu)
End of File, Press RETURN to quit
FINAL NOTES ABOUT THE CLEVELAND FREENET:
This Telnet site is definitely one of the easiest to log on to, one of the
easiest to use, and one of themost comprehensive in terms of a variety of
information available. So it is a great telnet site for the rookie on the
Internet as well as a great resource for the veteran user.
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TELNET SITE NAME: Dartmouth College Library On-line System
(DCLOS)
INTERNET ADDRESS: lib.dartmouth.edu
DOCUMENT AUTHOR: Nancy Lyman
Jim Hagon
LOGIN SEQUENCE: Type telnet lib.dartmouth.edu
(this will put you in the opening screen)
DESCRIPTION: DCLOS lists information about nearly all items
owned by the Library in its nine locations. Other on-line
services include: world factbook, MLA biography, full text of 33
Shakespeare plays, electronic dictionary, encyclopedia, the
Bible, a portion of MEDLINE and more.
EXIT SEQUENCE: Type bye
ACCESS COMMANDS: The main menu at the bottom of the screen
looks like this
Type one of the following commands, or type HELP for more
information:
FIND - to search SELECT FILE - to change files BYE - to quit
BROWSE - to scan indexes CONNECT - to use systems outside
Dartmouth
When you type only the command the system will usually prompt
you for the next piece of information to complete the command.
You can also type HELP for more information. If you type
EXPLAIN <command> you will get further explanation about the
command. The on-line help is very good compared to most systems.
Two other items that will be very helpful in your exploration:
Type EXPLAIN USER GUIDE This displays the same guide
that is distributed at Dartmouth College Library.
Type SHOW NEWS This displays information about new developments
in the On-line System.
To search for items you can use the BROWSE and FIND commands
followed by an index name, such as AUTHOR, TOPIC, GENERAL, or
TITLE, and the words you want to search for. After you have
completed the search using FIND use the DISPLAY command to look
at retrieved items.
SERVICES: The following is a list of services available
Search DCLOS catalog for research material. This includes
information about books, maps, sound recordings, musical scores,
manuscripts, video recordings, computer programs and archival
material. It also contains information about journals,
magazines, newspapers and government documents.
RLIN Eureka, an on-line library catalog that complements
DCLOS and is especially valuable for in-depth research.
CIA Electronic World Factbook 1991 version
MLA biography, which is an index to the current literature
in the fields of linguistics, folklore and literature
(Dartmouth students, faculty and staff only)
complete text of 33 Shakespeare plays and all of his sonnets
American Heritage Electronic Dictionary
(Dartmouth students, faculty and staff only)
Grolier's Academic American Encyclopedia
(Dartmouth students, faculty and staff only)
Bible
portion of MEDLINE
(Dartmouth students, faculty and staff only)
DARTMED (Dartmouth students, faculty and staff only)
PILOTS - Index to literature on traumatic stress
CORK - Index to literature on alcoholism and substance abuse
PHOTO RECORDS - listing of a photographic record of
Dartmouth College life
You can also connect to other systems through a gateway such as:
American Mathematical Society's e-MATH system (E-MATH)
Tri-Colleges: Bryn Mawr, Haverford, Swarthmore (TRIPOD)
Tuft's Library System (TUFTS)
ALEPH - Israel (ALEPH)
AMIGOS - US-Mexico (AMIGOS)
Konstanz University - Germany (KONSTANZ)
University of Michigan's Weather Underground (WEATHER)
Colby College Library (COLBY)
University of Maine Library (MAINE)
Indiana University's Library (INDIANA)
Lunar & Planetary Institute (LPI)
Oceanic Information Center (OCEAN)
SAMPLE LOGIN:
Using the file CATALOG.
type BROWSE TOPIC INTERNET
Browse request: BROWSE TOPIC INTERNET
B1 INTERNET.................................................. 11 items
B2 INTERNETS................................................. 1 items
B3 INTERNETWORKING........................................... 6 items
B4 INTERNETWORKING-AND-ADDRESSING............................ 1
items
B5 INTERNETWORKING-LANS-OPERATION-DESIGN-AND-
MANAGEMENT...... 1 items
B6 INTERNETWORKING-WITH-TCP-IP............................... 1 items
B7 INTERNETWORKING-WITH-TCP-IP-PRINCIPLES-PROTOCOLS-
AND-
ARCHITECTURE........................................... 1 items
B8 INTERNET-COMPUTER-NETWORK................................. 4 items
B9 INTERNET-SYSTEM-HANDBOOK.................................. 1 items
type FIND B1
Search S1: BROWSE TOPIC INTERNET; FIND B1
Result S1: 11 items in the CATALOG file.
1. Human Rights Int... Human Rights Internet newsletter Serial
2. Human Rights Internet reporter Serial
3. Internet system handbook / Cataloged
4. Three views of the internet ; ed. by... On order
5. Krol, Ed. The whole Internet : user's guide & ... 1992
6. Tennant, Roy. Crossing the Internet threshold : an... 1993
7. Kehoe, Brendan P. Zen and the art of the internet : a ... 1993
8. Sherman, Mark St... A network package for the Macintosh ... 1986
9. Kehoe, Brendan P. Zen and the art of the Internet : a ... 1992
10 Human Rights Internet directory: Eas... 1987
11. Brock, Jack L. November 1988 Internet computer viru... 1989
type DISPLAY LONG 5
This will give you the complete catalog list for the book
The Whole Internet by Ed Krol.
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Connect to another system.
type CONNECT OCEAN (to connect to OceanicInformation Center)
*** WARNING ***
You are now trying to access a system at another site. You are no
longer under the control of the Dartmouth Online System. Please read
all instructions carefully.
If at all possible, please exit from the other system with ITS exit
command. If you still have trouble returning to the Dartmouth Online
System, type LOGOFF to get back.
If you see a "telnet> " prompt, this means no connection could be
made. Type "quit" and you will return to the Dartmouth College Library
Online System.
Attempting to connect to Oceanic Info Center (U. of Delaware)
INFO
This will take a little time to connect with the other system so
don't hit your keyboard at all until you see the next message.
PLEASE ENTER YOUR NAME ->
type your name in
The SPAN::OCEAN Network Information Center
Created and Maintained by
The University of Delaware
College of Marine Studies
Lewes, Delaware
Is your terminal or emulation package capable of
supporting TEKTRONIX 4010 GRAPHICS ? (Y or [N])
type N
OCEANIC - Ocean Network Information Center
0 What's NEW in OCEANIC?
1 WOCE Science Information (menu)
2 WOCE Program Information (menu)
3 Data Information (menu)
4 Who's Who - electronic and mail addresses (menu)
5 Research Ship Schedules and Information (menu)
6 Message to OCEANIC (1 screen)
? = FOR HELP T = tree diagram of system $ = Logoff
from here you can do what you want. When done type '$' to
logoff and return to the Dartmouth system.
SPOTS OF INTEREST: There are 33 of Shakespeare's plays listed
in full text with search capabilities similar to the catalog
system. The CIA Electronic World Factbook is very current and
gives vast geographic information about 264 countries, dependent
areas and other entities.
HELPFUL HINTS: When connecting to another system write down
the exit command from the other system so you can get back to
the Dartmouth system.
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TELNET SITE NAME: E-Math
INTERNET ADDRESSES: 130.44.1.100
e-math.ams.org
DESCRIPTION: E-MATH is primarily for math educators and
professionals. It provides on-line access to employment
opportunities, software, and a variety of math publications. The
American Mathematical Society (AMS) maintains and supports e-Math.
SERVICES:
1. Employment and post-doctoral listings as found in the latest
issue of Employment Information in the Mathematical Sciences.
2. On-line CML(Combined Membership List) database
3. On-line version of AMS newsletter
4. On-line version of the Directory for e-Journals, Newsletters,
and Academics Discussion Lists
4. Gopher and WAIS searches
5. Math Review author lookup
6. Math document delivery system
7. TeX software list available by ftp
LOGIN SEQUENCE:
1. At login: prompt type: e-math
2. At password prompt type: e-math
3. At the TERM prompt, press return if your terminal is a vt 100
or select other terminal types from the selection above the TERM
prompt.
4. Press q for e-math main menu or press return for release notes
and hints.
EXIT SEQUENCE:
1. Press 0 (zero) to exit e-math.
ACCESS COMMANDS:
Q to quit
R to redisplay
0 (zero) to exit e-math
esc to toggle between menus
<return> to continue to next page
SAMPLE LOGIN:
Tenet> telnet 130.44.1.100
Trying 130.44.1.100...
Connected to 130.44.1.100.
Escape character is '^]'.
Ultrix Worksystem V2.1 (Rev. 14) (e-math)
login: e-math
Password:
Possible e-MATH terminal types: vt100, vt200, vt300, vt400,
vt50, vt52, xterms, sun, adm3, ampex
TERM = (vt100)
terminal type is vt100
This is the American Mathematical Society's e-MATH
system for electronic communication and information delivery
Unauthorized access to this node is strictly prohibited.
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PRESS q for MAIN MENU
PRESS RETURN for Release Notes and Hints
e-MATH SERVICES
[0] EXIT [8] SUGGESTION BOX
[1] DIRECTORY INFORMATION (CML) [9] MATH REVIEWS
AUTHOR LOOKUP
[2] PROFESSIONAL OPPORTUNITIES 10] BULLETIN OF THE
AMS
[3] SOFTWARE [11] DIRECTORY OF LISTS
[4] MATHDOC DOCUMENT DELIVERY [12] E-MATH GOPHER
[5] MATH REVIEWS CLASSIFICATION SCHEME [13] E-MATH WAIS
[6] MATH REVIEWS SUBMISSION [14] HELP
[7] WELCOME MESSAGE
FRIENDLY ADVICE: e-Math has a wealth of information for math
professionals who are willing to take the time to explore the site. A
guide for accessing TeX macro packages is available through e-mail.
Select (3) Software from the main menu. There is a charge of $14 per
page for the Math Document Delivery System.
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TELNET SITE NAME: FDA Electronic Bulletin Board
INTERNET ADDRESSES: fdabbs.fda.gov
150.148.8.48
DESCRIPTION: The FDA electronic bulletin board contains
information regarding the Food and Drug Administration.
This information includes its actions, congressional
testimony, news releases, consumer information, information
on AIDS, and information on veterinary medicine. This
telnet site is very friendly. Anyone interested in
exploring the site will find it easy to use.
SERVICES: The services available appear on a menu as
follows:
-News releases
-Enforcement Report (weekly recall list)
-Drug and Device Product Approvals list
-Centers for Devices and Radiological Health Bulletins
-Text from Drug Bulletin
-Current Information on AIDS
-FDA Consumer magazine index and selected articles
-FDA Federal Register Summaries by Subject
-Summaries of FDA information
-Index of News Releases and Answers
-FDA Federal Register Summaries by Publication Date
-Text of Testimony at FDA Congressional Hearings
-Speeches Given by FDA Commissioner and Deputy
-Veterinary Medicine News
-Upcoming FDA Meetings
-Import Alerts
-On-Line User's Manual (This is very helpful)
LOGIN SEQUENCE:
1. At login prompt type: bbs (Be sure to use lower case)
2. First time users will need to answer a few questions
to become a registered user
3. For registered users:
At login: Type: bbs;
Type: First name and last name
(There can be a long wait before the request for the
password appears. Be patient. The system is checking
for your name.)
Type: Password (password used when you registered)
EXIT SEQUENCE:
1. Type: QUIT at any BBS COMMAND prompt.
ACCESS COMMANDS: Type 'help' at the BSS COMMAND prompt to
get this display.
>Topics Displays a list of available topics
>Info Displays details on the current topic
>Info all Displays above details on all Topics
>Help Lists BBS commands permitted
>Quit Logoff the BBS
>Read Displays full text of documents
>Scan Lists documents in a selected Topic
>Search Finds documents with the keyword or keywords
you specify
>Page Toggles screen scrolling
>[name] Selects the [name] as the current topic
SAMPLE LOGIN:
1. At the Tenet prompt, type: telnet fdabbs.fda.gov
Trying 150.148.8.48
Connected to fdabbs.fda.gov
Escape character is '^]'
2. At first login command, type: bbs
3. Read each question that follows and answer them in order
to become a registered user.
4..You will be told that you are now a registered user and
messages about technical support, system access from various
locations and usage notes will be available.
5. See *friendly advice* for further advice on using this
site
FRIENDLY ADVICE: Most of the information at this site is
only available for the current *month*. Then the articles
go into an archive and can be requested by phone. Just use
the index search to find the older articles. When entering
a BBS COMMAND use capital letters or lower case. Use these
commands to investigate the various topics.
Example:
FOR LIST OF AVAILABLE TOPICS TYPE TOPICS
OR ENTER THE TOPIC YOU DESIRE==> *MANUAL*
YOUR CURRENT TOPIC: MANUAL
TYPE QUIT TO LOGOFF OR TYPE HELP FOR AVAILABLE BBS
COMMANDS
PLEASE ENTER A BBS COMMAND==> *READ*
Read is a command that executes the topic Manual.
The manual will appear on screen and you can turn on a
logging session to receive it on your computer.
There is a sophisticated keyword search available as well as
is the use of the wildcard, *. For instance,' drug*' will
find you any reference available with drug as part of its
name.The manual explains the keyword search capabilities
quite well.
DOCUMENT AUTHOR: Sue Vasser <suev@tenet.edu>;
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TELNET SITE NAME: Federal Information Exchange (FEDIX)
INTERNET ADDRESSES: fedix.fie.com
192.111.128.33
DOCUMENT AUTHOR: Shirley Hasche
DOCUMENT REVISION: Linda Paschal
(February 15, 1993)
LOGIN SEQUENCE: At login type FEDIX. The first time you login you will
be asked the following questions: name, organization type, school,
department, address, phone. In addition, you will be asked if you will
access through Internet and your Internet address. You will pick a
USERID.
DESCRIPTION: F.I.E. is an on-line information service that links the
higher education community and the federal government to facilitate
research, education, and services. The system provides accurate and
timely federal agency information to colleges, universities, and other
research organizations.
EXIT SEQUENCE: Each menu has an option that will bring you back to
the previous menu or the main menu. When you wish to logoff
completely, press the zero key (0).
ACCESS COMMANDS: No special commands are necessary. Every
menu gives complete directions. By selecting appropriate menu options,
you may begin at the F.I.E. Main Menu and work your way through various
intermediate menus to a desired sub-menu. Help screens are available
and can be viewed by typing a question mark (?). An electronic bulletin
board feature allows you to send and receive messages to and from the
system operator.
SERVICES (Main Menu): The F.I.E. database is organized under a series
of branching menus. Main menu options include the following:
1 FEDIX - FEDIX provides information on federal agencies. The
Department of Energy (DOE), the Office of Naval Research (ONR), the
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the Air Force
Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR), and the Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) are providing comprehensive education and
research-related agency information. The National Science Foundation
(NSF), the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and
the Department of Commerce (DOC) are providing minority assistance
information exclusively.
The FEDIX database includes information on federal education and
research programs (including descriptions, eligibility, funding, deadlines);
scholarships and grants; available used government research equipment;
new funding for specific research and education activities from the
Commerce Business Daily, Federal Register, and other sources; minority
research and education programs. Additional government agencies are
expected to join in the future.
2 MOLIS - MOLIS (Minority College and University Capability
Information) provides the latest information on black and hispanic colleges
and universities including scholarship information.
3 HERO - HERO (Higher Education Resources and Opportunities)
provides free access to information from colleges and universities on
scholarship grants, fellowships, conferences, faculty, and student
development, research opportunities, partnerships, initiatives, and other
opportunities for minorities and women. All U.S. colleges and universities
are invited to participate in HERO to announce programs, special services,
financial assistance, and other opportunities for minorities and women. At
the present, only Johns Hopkins University and the University of Virginia
are participating.
8 FIE Notices - This is a place in the database for information to be
posted for users.
9 Download FEDIX/MOLIS Files - Only Kermit downloads and Ascii
viewing of files are available to Internet users. To download files via the
Internet one must use Anonymous FTP.
0 Exit
SAMPLE LOGIN:
1. At the "Federal Information Exchange" Main Menu, select #2, Minority
College & University Capability Information (MOLIS).
2. At the "MOLIS On-Line Information Service" menu, select #2,
Scholarships/Fellowships.
3. At the "Scholarships and Fellowships for Minorities and Women"
menu, select #1 (DOEd's "Higher Education Opportunities for Minorities &
Women-Annotated Selections").
4. At the "DOEd's Higher Education Opportunities for Minorities and
Women's menu, select #5 (Undergraduate opportunities by academic
areas).
5. At the "Undergraduate Opportunities by Academic Areas" menu, select
#4 (Education). You will see a five page list of scholarships. Then it will
take you back to "Undergraduate opportunities by academic areas).
6. Press the zero key (0) and then press the return key to exit the MOLIS
database.
7. Press the zero key (0) and then press the return key to exit the
Federal Information Exchange database.
FRIENDLY ADVICE: This telnet site is very user friendly. You can find
information about conferences and opportunities for the educator as well
as programs for students.
There is a dial-in number for technical assistance (301) 975-0103. The
help line for problems and comments is staffed Monday through Friday
from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm Eastern Daylight time except on federal holidays.
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TELNET SITE NAME: Geographic Name Server
INTERNET ADDRESSES: maratini.eecs.umich.edu 3000
141.212.100.9 3000
DOCUMENT AUTHORS: Kim Burry and Gay Dickerson
LOGIN SEQUENCE: After connection to the site is made there is no
specific login sequence.
DESCRIPTION: The Geographic Name Server gives geographic
information for U.S. cities, counties, and North American places by name,
state/province or zip code.
EXIT SEQUENCE: To exit, type exit, stop, and quit, logout, or control - D.
ACCESS COMMANDS: When you see the dot . type your query. For
example, if you want information on Gretna, NE, type Gretna, NE. If you
simply type Gretna, you will see that the screen scrolls by too quickly to
read. You must be specific if possible. You may also type in zip codes
and you will receive information on the place.
Type help or ? for assistance.
SERVICES: The following is a list of the information you may receive:
0 <city name>
1 <county FIPS code> <county name>
2 <state/province abbreviation> <state/province name>
3 <nation abbreviation> <nation name>
A <telephone area code>
E <elevation in feet about mean sea level>
F <feature code> <feature name>
L <latitude DD MM SS X> <longitude DDD MM SS X>
P <1980 census population>
R <remark>
T <time zone>
Z <postal ("ZIP") code>
SAMPLE LOGIN:
1. At the . type in Boystown, NE.
2. You will receive the following information the screen:
0 Boystown
1 31055 Douglass
2 NE Nebraska
3 U.S. United States
F 45 Populated Place
L 41 15 40 N 96 07 54 W
Z 68010
FRIENDLY ADVICE: Remember to type the state as well as the city to
narrow your search. Otherwise, if there are many city names the same as
the one you are searching for, scrolling occurs making it difficult to read
the information.
Direct question or comments to Tom Libert, libert@eecs.umich.edu or
phone (313) 936-3000.
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TELNET SITE NAME: Georgia College EduNet
INTERNET ADDRESS: gcedunet.peachnet.edu
DOCUMENT AUTHOR: Paul LaFond
UPDATE EDITORS: Cynthia Garrett
Hsien Hu
SYSTEM MANAGER: Barbara Monnet
LOGIN SEQUENCE:
At system prompt,
Type in: telnet gcedunet.peachent.edu
Press <return>
Here comes your first prompt from the system:
C)ontinue Q)uit
Hit 'C' to continue exploring GC Edunet or
Hit 'Q' to quit and exit the system.
After hitting 'C', you will meet prompts asking for your
user ID and password. New users need press <return> for
both prompts to get into GC Edunet register procedure.
Registration is required for all users.
The following questions need to be answered to complete
registration.
Press <return> after each data input
Full name
Password to use
Street address
City
State
Telephone number
Type of computer
School System
The user will then be issued an user ID number,
which will be used along with the user choosed password
to login next time.
DESCRIPTION: A large collection of online resources for K-12 educators,
including Internet directories and on-line texts, CNN and Newsweek
Curriculum guides, a software evaluations library, Georgia's Quality
Core Curriculum, a multimedia file exchange for Macintosh, Apple II,
Apple IIgs, IBM, and Amiga platforms, and more.
ACCESS COMMANDS: Basic command options are shown at the bottom
line of each screen.
They are:
Options while viewing Main Menu:
L)ogoff M)ail H)elp O)ptions >
Options while viewing Sub Menus:
L)ogoff P)revious menu M)ain menu H)elp
Options while viewing Text/Stax:
C)ontinue D)ump X)modem O)ptions H)elp E)xit >exit
.
.
.
To acces command, hit the letter befor each bracket ')'
e.g. L)ogoff M)ail H)elp O)ptions >
Hit letter 'L' for Logoff, 'M' for Mail, or 'H' for Help, etc.
SERVICES: There are seven major directories under main menu. They
are:
1. About GC EduNet-
Information about Geogia College Education
Network and its services, including Chat, NREN, and
text documents. !2 items many with submenus.
2. Curriculum Guides-
Current lesson ideas for use in conjunction
with Cable News Network and Newsweek, plus CNN archive.
3. Quality Core Curriculum-
Information on the state of Georgia's Core Curriculum.
4. Organizations-
Other organizations which support or may be accessed
on the GC EduNet, including teacher associations, public
library services, and upcoming conferences.
5. Conferences-
This is a list of information on future conferences
available for the support of educational purposes.
6. Late breaking News-
Current events on GC EduNet events. This section includes
NASA news, the National Weather Service, and Top-Ten
Songs.
7. Libraries- Software and curriculum materials
NEW FEATURES: As of 9/17/92 members of GC EduNET have the
opportunity to particpate in a "real time" chat with someone in in
GCEduNet office. According to the moderator, this chat feature is
designed to "give information about how to do something, how to solve a
problem or just to tell us how great we are."
Procedures to get into chat mode:
1. select 1 under main menu--about GC Edunet
2. select 2 under submenu--Chat with GC Edunet guide
3. select 1 --about chat<text>
2 --Holler fer a guide
4. exit by type ^( shift-6)
SAMPLE LOGIN:
Once an user registers, a sample search is very easy
to conduct. After entering your ID number and
Password, The main menu appears on as well as command
options to go through the network.
Main Menu looks like this:
1. About GC EduNet
2. Curriculum Guides
3. Quality Core Curriculum
4. Organizations
5. Conferences
6. Late breaking news
7. Libraries
L)ogoff M)ail H)elp O)ption >
Now enter your choice from 1 to 7 and press <return>.
A submenu will appear and allow you to search through
this directories for specific information or guides which
may be downloaded for use in the classroom.
Or, you may type H for help for other available system
commands.
EXIT SEQUENCE: Go to menu screen with L)ogoff command option
Type 'L' and press <return>
FRIENDLY ADVICE:
GC Edunet is an extremely user friendly network to use.
It is a good place for beginning Telnet explorers to begin.
Follow the directions on each screen and to ask for help
when needed by typing 'H', or using the on-line e-maile,
or telephone calling 912-453-5121. Have patience, any wait
is worth the time.
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TELNET SITE NAME: Gopher
INTERNET ADDRESS: sunic.sunet.se
DOCUMENT AUTHORS: Jody McQuillan, Keith Rutledge, Raul Davila
LOGIN SEQUENCE:
-To log in, type: "Gopher" at log in prompt. There will be no
password. You will automatically be allowed entry.
-Once in, you will see :
Internet Gopher Information Client v1.03
Root gopher server: sunic.sunet.se
1. information about Gopher/
2. BASUN, The SUNET Info Server/
3. Databases via telnet/
4. ECHO (through SWITCH) <TEL>
5. Ebone Information/
6. Electronic Newsletters & Journals (unt.edu)/
7. Eurogopher mailing list index <?>
8. Eurogopher mailinglist/
9. Infoservers in European Countries/
10. International Library Services/
11. Internet Users' Glossary(from SLU) <?>
12. Library of Congress <TEL>
13. Nordic Information Services/
14. Nordic Internet Libraries/
15. Other Gopher and Information Servers/
16. PD Software FTP Archive/
17. Phone Books and E-Mail addresses/
18. Requests for Comments (RFC)/
19. Selected Library Services/
20. Subject Tree/
21. Veronica (search menu items in most of GopherSpace)/
22. Wide Area Information Services databases/
23. World Wide Web/
Press ? for Help, q to Quit, u to go up a menu
DESCRIPTION:
Gopher is a resource location service. It contains
directories of libraries and databases all over the world.
Through it's porthole one can locate database listings of
information, get an overall picture of where to look for the most
current and pertinent information on a topic, and gain entry to
many other telnet sites.
EXIT SEQUENCE:
-To leave a site or to exit from gopher you will need to do the
following:
_type "end" and the site will say "good-bye" some sites
ask you to type "q"
(it may return you to gopher)
_to leave gopher, simply type "q".
ACCESS COMMANDS:
-Other helpful commands: (listed under ? help screen)
m = return to main <cntl>-L= redraw screen
<space bar>=go previous
-To move the arrow to desired location type the number and press
<return>
(This may scroll the screen to a blank, except for the words MOVE
LINE TO: and then the number you entered. Press return again to
accept that one. (You may not see it move to that subdirectory.)
i.e.: to select # 19 type: "19" and press <return> to select.
SERVICES/SAMPLE LOGIN:
Once in # --> 19. Selected Library Services/" you will see:
Internet Gopher Information Client v1.03
Selected Library Services
1. CARL <TEL>
--> 2. The Electronic Library/
Press ? for Help, q to Quit, u to go up a menu
-To select the next directory you need to type the number and
press return, or use the arrow controls if your computer allows
it.
i.e: type 2, press <return> to get The Electronic Library/.
Once in #2 The Electronic Library/ you will see:
The Electronic Library
1. Network Information/
2. A General Works/
3. B Philosphy, Psychology and Religion/
4. D History: General and Old World/
5. H Social Sciences/
6. J Political Science/
7. K Law/
8. L Education/
9. N Fine Arts/
10. P Language and Literature/
11. Q Science/
12. R Medicine/
13. S Agriculture/
14. Z Bibliography. Library Science/
Press ? for Help, q to Quit, u to go up a menu
-To select #4 type "4" and <return>.or use the arrow controls if
your computer allows it.
-At this juncture you will see:
D History: General and Old World
--> 1. DS Coombs Papers - ANU Thai Yunnan WAIS Index <?>
2. DU Coombs Papers - ANU Pacific Manuscripts WAIS Index<?>
If you select #2 the screen stays the same but you get the
following message at the bottom:
Index word(s) to search for: __
for example type:
Index word(s) to search for: whaling
you will se the following:
DU Coombs Papers - ANU Pacific Manuscripts WAIS Index:
whaling
--> 1. pmb-0209.txt /wais/PAMBU/.
2. pmb-0298.txt /wais/PAMBU/.
3. pmb-0299.txt /wais/PAMBU/.
4. pmb-0681.txt /wais/PAMBU/.
. . . and a total of 40 articles on whaling.
Select #1 and you will see:
PACIFIC MANUSCRIPTS BUREAU
[This document last updated: Jan 1992]
These records are available via WAIS and anonymous ftp from
Coombspapers at Coombs.anu.edu.au (150.203.76.2)
Pacific Manuscripts Bureau
Australian National University, GPO Box 4, Canberra ACT 2601.
What follows is a description of the source.
To move around in Gopher just type "u" to move up a
directory. To move down a directory use the arrow keys or type
the # and return. For example you could type "u" twice and that
would bring you back to the:
Internet Gopher Information Client v1.03
Selected Library Services
--> 1. CARL <TEL>
2. The Electronic Library/
Select item #1 and you will see:
Now connecting to pac.carl.org
Escape character is: '^]'
Welcome to CARL System
Please identify your terminal, choices are:
(You'll see a list of 9)
* I was successful with both Apple/IBM and vt100
-You will then be connected to a different site and commands and
tools will be site specific. (see listing for CARL)
CARL offers access to the following groups of databases:
1. Library Catalogs
(including Government Publications)
2. Current Article Indexes and Access
(including UnCover and ERIC)
3. Information Databases
(including Encyclopedia)
4. Other Library Systems
5. Library and System News
*I found that I could not gain entry to the encyclopedia with my
ID # or with my bitnet address. As of November 1992 ERIC access
has been restricted.
FRIENDLY ADVICE: Within the Euro networks, I found it difficult
to use the commands that they advised. Example -down arrow would
not allow me to maneuver through the documents. I had to press
<return (something the computer didn't like , because it squeaked
at me, but I was able to read all the documentation that way.
Also "q" and "u" didn't work to leave this site.
At Most sites the "q" and "u" commands did work. As of
spring 1993, the arrow keys or selecting the # and typing <return>
seemed to work.
Some sites do not display the full text of an article. One
line is displayed at a time after each <return>. However I had
success in downloading the file and then reading it.
Instead of reading a lengthy article, advance at least 2
pages into the article. At this point, type "q" to quit the
article. You will be given the option to mail the article, type
your internet address, and press return. As long as you stay in
sunic, every time thereafter saves will be automatically to your
address.
This site is huge, I suggest if you want to really get a
feel for the site then go to "1.information about Gopher/" and
download the site map (33K file).
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TELNET SITE NAME: Ham Radio Callbook
INTERNET ADDRESSES: callsign.cs.buffalo.edu 2000
128.205.32.2 2000
DESCRIPTION: The Ham Radio Callbook is primarily for ham operators.
However, anyone seeking the address or callsign of a ham operator
can use this handy national directory . It provides on-line access to
the information from several key word approaches.
SERVICE: To provide the callsign and address of a particular ham
operator or to provide a list of ham operators at a particular
location. The service will search for a name and return the complete
address and callsign of the name if the person is a registered ham
operator.
LOGIN SEQUENCE:
1. Login at the tenet> telnet callsign.cs.buffalo.edu 2000
2. You will see on the monitor: Trying 128.205.32.2...
3. Next on the monitor will be: Connected to electra.cs.buffalo.edu.
4. Followed by the message: Escape character is '^]'.
Type 'help' for help
5. The prompt will look like this: >>
6. For a list of commands type: help
(after typing help you will see:)
Available commands:
call [filters] callsign - lookup callsign
city [filters] city - lookup city
help [command] - get help on command
info - get info about server
more rows - set number of terminal rows
name [filters] surname - lookup last name
quit - exit the server
set name|data|raw|addr - set the display mode
zip [filters] zipcode - lookup zip code
Available regular expression filters:
-c filter by callsign
-f filter by first name
-l filter by last name
-a filter by street address
-z filter by zip code
-t filter by town
-s filter by state (or province)
For more information about the regular expressions, at the >> type:
help regexp
7. Type a key word at the >> prompt for desired information.
Example: >> zip 79735 (information about operators in zip 79735)
or at the >> call (and type known callsign to get information)
User can scroll to the end of the file or type "q" any time to
get back to the >>
EXIT SEQUENCE:
1. Type quit at the >>.
FRIENDLY ADVICE: The Ham Radio Callbook has a wealth of
information and is very easy to use. There is no password or special login
code. All a person needs in order to use the service is the address of the
directory and the desire to secure informations about a ham operator in
the U.S.A.
DOCUMENT AUTHOR: Peggy Wiseman
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TELNET SITE NAME: IPAC Extragalactic Database
INTERNET ADDRESS: ned.ipac.caltech.edu
134.4.10.118
(Please do not use the old address ipac.caltech.edu )
E-MAIL ADDRESS: ned@ipac.caltech.edu
CONTACT G. Helou, B. Madore or M. Schmitz (818) 397-9594
DOCUMENT AUTHOR: Emil Biga ( 1992)
Janey Wang (1993)
REVISED DATE: Feb. 14, 1993
LOGIN SEQUENCE:
Type 'ned' and you are in (No password needed)
TERMINAL TYPE: VT100 (or 102, 200, 300 series)
SEARCH STRATEGY: This is an object-orirented database, It contains
top, middle, and buttom menus. The 'Help' command is always available
to you. This is a very user friendly database.
EXIT SEQUENCE: ^X (control X ) will always END THE SESSION and
DISCONNECT the user.
ACCESS COMMANDS: Some useful commands are for your reference.
^E ........... EXECUTES THE TASK defined by the input on the
current screen.
^X ............END THE SESSION and DISCONNECT the user.
^B ............Moves back to the PREVIOUS MENU when in a Menu.
^B (If there are data entry needed)
............ CANCELS ALL INPUT when IN A SCREEN WHICH
REQUIRES DATA ENTRY. Thus typing ^B twice will cancel input
and back up one menu.
^H ............ Provides concise HELP on the current screen of
the interface.
^L ............. REDRAWS (or refreshes) the current screen.
^R ............. RETURNS the session back to the TOP LEVEL MENU.
ANNOUNCEMENT
* Please Note: Address changed on Sep. 21, 1992
Do not use the old address (ipac.caltech.edu).
DESCRIPTION
The NASA/IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE (NED) is a
research-supported program which conducted at the Infrared Processing
and AnalysisCenter(IPAC), Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and California
Institute of Technology, under contract with the National Aeronautics and
Space Administration.
NED is open to the astronomical community world-wide. It is an on-
going effort, funded by NASA to make available over computer
networks the rapidly accumulating literature on EXTRAGALACTIC
objects.
SERVICES:
The NED service is made possible by Science Operations Branch,
astrophysics division, Office of Space Science and Applications, and
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
This interface connects you to an object-oriented database, built
around a master list of EXTRAGALACTIC OBJECTS for which CROSS-
IDENTIFICATIONS of names have been established, ACCURATE
AVAILABLE POSITIONS entered and some BASIC DATA collected.
This interface allows you to search this master list, and retrieve
BIBLIOGRAPHIC REFERENCES associated with the objects,
ABSTRACTS of RECENT JOURNAL ARTICLES, and PUBLISHED
NOTES.
This system will respond to simple requests in about 15 seconds;
long lists of objects or references may require 1 to 3 minutes. This
interface assumes that you have a VT100 terminal, or VT100 emulation.
(VT102, and members of the VT200 or VT300 series will also work)
NED AT PRESENT
At present NED contains extensive CROSS-IDENTIFICATIONS for
over 200,000 objects -- galaxies, quasars, infrared and radio sources, etc.
NED provides POSITIONS, NAMES, and BASIC DATA (e.g.
MAGNITUDES, REDSHIFTS), as well as BIBLIOGRAPHIC
REFERENCES, ABSTRACTS AND NOTES.
BIBLIOGRAPHIC REFERENCES are provided by SIMBAD for
1983 to 1989, derived by NED for several journals since January 1990.
The ABSTRACTS are collected by NED from several journals since 1988,
The NOTES are from major catalogs such as the RC1, MCG, Hubble
Atlas, etc.
SAMPLE LOGIN:
After login through typing 'ned', a wecome note will show on the
screen. After you type the 'return' key, there will be three (top, middle
and buttom) boxes shown on your screen.
Top screen contains different search topics. You can either use
the arrow keys to move up/down and left/right or you can type in numbers.
But don't forget to push 'return' key. The top menu loos something like:
0:NED News 2:Objects 4:Environment 6:Tutorial 8:Batch Job
1:What's NED? 3:Literature 5:Coord Calc 7:Comments
Middle screen contains the information you will read under the
category you choose.
Bottom screen contains the commands those you will be using such
as:
^E=Execute ^H=Help ^T=Next value
^B=Abort data entry RETURN=Next field
At the beginning of each serach, you will be asked:
Do you want to get the search result by mail? YES/NO
E-mail address: ________________________
Would you like the NED interface HELP files mailed to you?
YES/NO
You can choose to have your search result send to you by mail or
not. Use ^T (ctrl T) to inverse YES or NO value. You can type in your
E-mail address and you will receive the result by E-mail.
After type in the answers, you need to type ^E (ctrl E) to get out
of the question loop and go to the top menu to choose the category you
want to search.
In each category there are different sub menus for you to do your
search. You can always use the arrow key to move around. If you want to
go to other category, ^R (ctrl R) will take you to the top menu. And
remember to type the 'return' key.
FRIENDLY ADVICE:
If you are interested in astronomical objects, you will enjoy this
user-friendly object oriented service. Make sure you have a specific
research idea ready. All the results will atuomatically be sent by mail to
you, so you don't have to worry about saving it.
HAVE FUN!
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TELNET SITE NAME: ISAAC
Information System for Advanced Academic Computing
INTERNET ADDRESSES: ISAAC.ENGR.WASHINGTON.EDU
128.95.32.61
DOCUMENT AUTHOR: Carol Waldron
LOGIN SEQUENCE:
COMPUTER REQUIREMENTS: Dial in access to ISAAC
requires you to have an IBM PS/2 or PC, a modem, and communications
software. Configure your communications software to emulate
a VT100 terminal. I had trouble using the Internet Access,
so if you are not able to read the entire screen upon entering ISAAC or if
you are unable to use your arrow keys to select a topic, I suggest you
access ISAAC directly by dialing 1-800-237-5551 (if inside the local
Seattle area or outside the United States, call: 1-206-543-3761)
NOTE: You must be a subscriber to use ISAAC. You cannot
be a guest. Therefore, once you are connected to ISAAC, you
will be asked to register as a subscriber. To do this, type
"register" in lower case as your access code. Once you have
registered, you will be sent an access code and password by
mail in a few days. Always remember to type your access
code and password in lower case!
DESCRIPTION:
ISAAC provides information for IBM users about software
and hardware for instruction and research in higher educa-
tion. ISAAC is funded by IBM and operates at the University
of Washington. Access is free to all faculty, staff, and
students currently affiliated with an institution of higher
education. It is possible to access ISAAC via modem or via
the Internet computer network.
EXIT SEQUENCE: q = Quit
Q = Logout
ACCESS COMMANDS: Single letter commands are used to perform
all functions in ISAAC. Most are lower case, however, some
are upper case or require the CTRL (control) key to be
pressed in combination with a letter. Some useful commands
are as follows:
? = Displays Help
c = Displays list of commands
m = Make an entry
r = Reply to an entry
e = Edit and update entry
d = Delete an entry
s = Save an entry
S = Send entry to net ID
z = Search forum
i = Display information about databases
+ = Select database
q = Quit
Q = Logout
USING THE HOT KEYS
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ISAAC's "hot keys" are those command keys used to move you quickly
from one service to another. The capital letters F, D, U, and I will take
you from the current screen to the Forums, Databases, Utilities, or
About ISAAC immediately. The capital Q is enables you to end your
current ISAAC session from most screens. Using these hot
keys to move through ISAAC will minimize the amount of time
spent moving through the layers of the system.
SERVICES: ISAAC offers four basic services: Forums,
Databases, Utilities, and About ISAAC. Each of these serv-
ices may be selected from the ISAAC Main Menu.
1) FORUMS (Press "F") - The forums are ISAAC's "bulletin
board", or discussion area where users exchange information.
ISAAC's forums contain both general interest and academic
discipline topics. These forums are places where IBM users
share ideas and ask questions about computer use in higher
education. There is also a forum (Ask ISAAC) where you can
place entries related to your use of ISAAC.
2) DATABASES (Press "D") - The databases contain reference
information for users to browse and download. ISAAC's
databases contain reference information pertaining to com-
puter use for instruction and research. This information
includes items such as software descriptions, software
reviews, and project descriptions. The Database List shows
you the names of each database on ISAAC. When you choose
Databases, you will see the following list:
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I S A A C - D a t a b a s e L i s t
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Select database(s) to search by moving the cursor to a
desired database and pressing '+'. After choosing data-
bases, press <Enter> to search.
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IBM Research Solutions (research software abstracts)
Software Package Descriptions
General Information
Professional Societies
Project Descriptions
Disability Resources - Products
Disability Resources - Support Groups
Chemistry Curriculum
Economics Curriculum
Electrical Engineering Curriculum
English Curriculum
Mathematics Curriculum
Physics Curriculum
Psychology Curriculum
3) UTILITIES (Press "U") - The Utilities section contains
ISAAC's system and user services. ISAAC's Utilities are a
selection of system tools intended to enhance and simplify
your use of ISAAC. Each utility has its own function and
its own set of instructions. You can use the Utilities to
change your password, create a personal signature file, to
view the file of saved ISAAC entries, or to transfer files
between your system and ISAAC.
4) ABOUT ISAAC (Press "I") - Presents a menu of topics and
information to help you use ISAAC! About ISAAC contains
topics intended to help you personalize your ISAAC sessions
and to assist you in customizing your ISAAC account. About ISAAC
also provides users with an on-line copy of the User Guide.
Select About ISAAC any time you need detailed information
specifically about the ISAAC system.
SAMPLE LOGIN:
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SAMPLE SOFTWARE REVIEW FILE:
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Alge-Blaster Plus
Academic category: Academic Skills
Description:
Alge-Blaster. Plus is designed for students who have
not mastered skills and concepts taught in most first year,
high school algebra courses. It helps students understand
concepts and apply skills in first year, secondary algebra.
Topics covered are: Integers, operations,
monomials/polynomials, factoring, equations, systems of
linear equations, algebraic fractions, radical expressions,
quadratic equations, and graphing. Five learning activities
are included: Learn - interactive tutorial; Solve - problem
solving; Translate - translating between words and algebraic
expressions; Graph - graphing coordinate pairs, slopes and
lines; and Game - reinforces graphing skills. An editor
enables instructors to add problems to Solve.
Software Information
Current Version: N/A
Release Date: 12/89
Copies Sold or Distributed: N/A
Level: Developmental
Author
Davidson & Associates, Incorporated
P.O. Box 2961
Torrance, CA 90509
Available From
Davidson & Associates, Incorporated
P. O. Box 2961
Torrance, CA 90509
(800) 545-7677
Charges
Single Edition: $49.95
2-Disk Teacher Pack: $59.95
5-Disk Lab Pack: $149.95
Network Version: $2349.95
Instructional Support
Contact Publisher, Contact Author
Technical Support
Contact Publisher
Technical Information
Operating Environment: PC, PS/2
Operating System: DOS
Program Memory Requirements: 512KB
Disk Requirements: Available on 3.50"
or 5.25" diskettes
Monitor Requirements: N/A
Network Version Available
Publicity Recognition
Curriculum Product News, January, 1990
Entry last revised: 04/18/91
* * * E n d o f e n t r y * * *
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HELPFUL HINTS:
If you find an entry you would like to keep for your
own reference, you can save the entry in a file called
isaac.txt or send the entry to your network ID. This file
can be later downloaded to your own system. Downloading and
uploading functions are located in Utilities.
PROBLEMS: Contact the ISAAC office if you have questions:
(206) 543-5604 or send a message to isaac@isaac.engr.wash-
ington.edu.
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TELNET SITE NAME:
Knowbot Information Service
INTERNET ADDRESSES:
nri.reston.va.us 185
132.151.1.1 185
sol.bucknell.edu 185
134.82.1.8 185
DESCRIPTION:
Knowbot is an useful information service for locating
someone with an Internet address. Knowbot does not
have its own "white pages" recording internet users like a
telephone book. However, Knowbot can access to other
information services that have their own "white pages"
and search for you. Commands to operate knowbot service
are easy but not very user friendly to first time users.
SERVICES:
Knowbot serves as a gateway for internet users in remote hosts by
sending searching commands to find someone in internet, receiving the
searching results and presenting results in a uniform format for the
user. However, very often the Knowbot search is fruitless, because
of the incomplete information of internet users.
Listed below are remote host accessible to Knowbot. They all have
their own users information pools.
nic
mcimail
ripe
x500
finger
nwhois
mitwp
quipu-country
quipu-org
ibm-whois
site-contacts
LOGIN SEQUENCE:
At system prompt, type telnet nri.reston.va.us 185
systemprompt> telnet nri.reston.va.us 185
EXIT SEQUENCE:
To exit Knowbot, type ÒquitÓ at the Knowbot prompt.
>quit
ACCESS COMMANDS:
To enact command, type the command at Knowbot
prompt,
>[command]
e.g. >help
Access commands of Knowbot include:
>help
to print a summary of Knowbot commands on
screen
>man
to print an on-line manual of Knowbot on screen
>quit
to exit Knowbot information system
>[name]
to start searching a name of person with internet
address
e.g. >Krol
>services
to list all Knowbot accessible hosts
>service [hostname]
to narrow the search service on a specific host
e.g. > service nic
>org [organization]
to narrow the search service on a specific
organization
e.g. >org University of Illinois
>country [country name]
to narrow the search service on a specific country
e.g. >country US
SAMPLE LOGIN:
1. telnet to Knowbot at system prompt
systemprompt> telnet nri.reston.va.us 185
2. specify the organization of the person to be searched
> org university of Illinois
and/or you may specify the host service
> service nic
3. type in the name to start searching
> krol
4. You may get the following result:
Name: Ed Krol
Organization: University of Illinois
Address: Computing and Communications Service
Office,195 DCL, 1304 West Springfield
Avenue
City: Urbana
State: IL
Country: US
Zip: 61801-4399
Phone: (217) 333-7886
E-Mail: Krol@UXC.CSO.UIUC.EDU
Source: whois@nic.ddn.mil
Ident: EK10
Last Updated: 27-Nov-91
5. exit Knowbot
> quit
FRIENDLY ADVICE:
Since there are no complete recordings of all Internet
users, it is better not to expect to locate every internaut
through Knowbot. However, the more you know about
the person you want to locate, the easier the searching
process, because you can narrow the search by specifying
organization, country, or host of the person to be
searched, which will save you a lot of time.
DOCUMENT AUTHORS: Hsien Hu
Irma Garza
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TELNET SITE NAME: LIBERTY HIGH
INTERNET ADDRESSES: nysernet.org
192.77.173.2
DESCRIPTION:
Liberty High is a Collaborative Partnership among 5 High
Schools, 4 Universities, & NYSERNet. It is designed to help
students "Bridge the Gap" between high school and college by
allowing electronic visits to colleges and providing a BBS for
questions about admission requirements, college life, financial
assistance and other student concerns.
The site serves as a gateway to on-line admission
information at Cornell, New York University, SUNY
Binghampton, and University of Rochester.
Ask Liberty Hi functions as a simulated High School
guidance counselor. Teens can seek answers to
both philosophical and pragmatic questions. Homework
questions (facts and statistics) are discouraged.
Menus and prompts are very clear, but because
each University has its own log-in sequences, menus,
services and commands, this site is probably most
appropriate for an intermediate user or a student with an
experienced guide.
SERVICES: There are two activities available.
1. Admissions information for Cornell, New York
University, SUNY Binghampton, and University
of Rochester.
2. Ask Liberty-Hi: A question and answer format.
Postings of previous questions and answers are archived
and easily available. There is a simple key word or
phrase search function.
Plans are underway to make Liberty Hi a GOPHER interface.
LOGIN SEQUENCE: telnet nysernet.org
1. login: <Type> librtyhi
2. password: <Type> librtyhi
3. Escape Character is ^]
EXIT: 1. Return to Main Menu by entering 99 at each sub-menu.
2. Type 99 to exit.
ACCESS COMMANDS:
From the main menu:
<cr> = Hit return (or enter)
When reading postings:
Press (q) and press <cr> to stop reading postings
or press <cr> to continue reading.
When entering a question:
Press <ctrl> d when you have completed the message.
When visiting college sites:
Instructions vary at each site and need to be written down.
SAMPLE LOGIN:
1. At login: enter librtyhi
2. At password: enter librtyhi
3. At Main Menu enter: 3 (Ask Liberty-hi) and press <cr>
4. At Ask Liberty-hi Menu
enter: 1 (Read postings) and press <cr>
5. At Read Posted Questions and Answers Menu
enter: 1 (Read entries starting with the last) and press <cr>
6. Prompt giving number of archived questions and answers
appears.
7. Enter <cr> to continue reading.
Option to continue <cr>
or
Quit (q) and <cr> will come up periodically.
8. Enter (q) and <cr> to stop reading.
At prompt enter 99 to stop reading entries.
9. At Read Posted Questions and Answers Menu
enter 99 to Stop reading entries.
10. Enter 99 again to Return to Ask Liberty-hi menu
11. At Ask Liberty-hi Menu enter 99 to return to Main Menu
12. At Main Menu enter 99 to Exit LIBERTY HI
FRIENDLY ADVICE: This site is most appropriate for students seriously
looking at college. Exploring Liberty High with a guidance counselor could
help students discover the type information that is usually considered
when thinking about college options. Response to posted messages is
thorough and often includes text references for further information.
Questions and answers are posted from most recent to oldest. This can
make reading slow. At this writing (April 1993) there are 43 questions
and answers archived. The most recent is dated December 1, 1992. None
of my questions were ever answered. Because of this problem, students
may prefer the University Admissions options. Cornell on-line was easy to
use and appealing to my students. This is a relatively new project, and
suggestions and ideas for improvement are encouraged. Schools and
individuals wishing to become more involved can contact Marion French at
mfrench@nysernet.org.
DOCUMENT AUTHOR: Cynthia Garrett
czg@tenet.edu
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TELNET SITE NAME: Library of Congress (partial holdings)
INTERNET ADDRESS: dra.com
192.65.218.43
DESCRIPTION:
This is a public accessible database which contains all the cataloging
records as distributed by the LC Cataloging Distribution Service. It is
not the same as the Library of Congress Catalog. Yet it is very useful
for finding records, publications, and archives in the Library of
Congress. This sites utility is somewhat limited by not having a subject
search command.
SERVICES:
Educators can search this database for items in the Library of Congress
collection. These are the types of searches available.
Type of Search Description
Author To find authors, composers, performers, illustrators,
conferences, and corporate authors.
Title To find a work by title, or generic title.
CALL NUMBER Assigned Classification Number
ISBN International Standard Book Number
ISSN International Standard Serial Number
LCCN Library of Congress Catalog Number
REFERENCE Additional Reference Numbers
LOGIN SEQUENCE:
1. When at a UNIX prompt type:
<telnet> and either following internet address,
dra.com
192.65.218.43 and press <return>
2. No password or id is needed, if there is space at the site you
will be logged on. Access is limited to 30 minutes during peak
hours.
EXIT SEQUENCE:
1. Make sure you are at the main search screen, if not type <B> to
get to this screen.
2. then type <EX> and press <return>
ACCESS COMMANDS:
These are the commands which are useful for educators. When on
screen help is needed type <?> and <??> for more information. You will
see this screen:
PUBLIC ACCESS HELP
LINE
# Available Help
1 General Help
2 Subject searching
3 Title searching
4 Author searching
5 Call Number searching
6 Searching by Control Numbers
Type a LINE # and press the (RETURN) key for more information.
Type <B> and press the (RETURN) key to go back to the previous
screen.
You may enter a new search at any time.
Here are the various commands:
All commands are not case sensitive.
KEY DOES THE FOLLOWING
DELETE < X | Erases one character to the left
(CTRL)'Z' Exits
B Backs up to the previous screen
A= Starts an author search
T= Starts a title search
C= Starts a call number search
Using A, T, or C (no =) will bring up a prompt for author,
title, or call number search. Using the = sign in the
search takes one directly into the search. Use the = sign
with no spaces around the sign.
1-9 Selects a specific line number for information
PRINT Prints the screen using an attached printer
COMMAND DOES THE FOLLOWING
ST Start Over
N Go to the Next Screen
P Go to the Previous Screen
? Brief help information
?? Detailed explanation of the system
WHEN A TITLE IS DISPLAYED
COMMAND DOES THE FOLLOWING
B Backup to the previous screen
1-4 Select a line number for more information
about the item or subscription.
(RETURN) Display additional titles or holdings
F Display the full title record
M Display the detailed title record
ST Start over
?? Display this explanation of the system
SAMPLE LOGIN: _____________
1. access the site and you will see:
Tenet> telnet dra.com
Trying 192.65.218.43...
Connected to dra.com.
Escape character is '^]'.
Connecting to the DRA copy of the LC-MARC catalog, please wait...
Please use DEC VT100 emulation, continuing.
2. after several informational screens you will get to the main search
screen:
Data Research Associates, Inc. Guest Access
Select a command option from the following list. Enter the code between
the <> characters and press the (RETURN) key after entering the
command.
<A>uthor To find authors, composers, performers, illustrators,
conferences, and corporate authors.
<T>itle To find a work by title, or generic title.
<EX>it To logoff
<N>ext page To do other types of searches
<NEW> Read what's NEW in this catalog
Records in this database originating with the Library of Congress are
copyrighted by the Library of Congress except within the U.S.A.
This service is not affiliated with the Library of Congress.
Mail comments, or suggestions to CATALOG@DRA.COM
Enter your command or search below and press the (RETURN) key.
3. If you choose the author search you will get:
AUTHOR SEARCH
Enter the author, composer, performer, corporate author, or
conference you want to find and then press the (RETURN) key.
Hints:
Enter the author's last name first, followed by their first name.
Only enter as many characters of the name as you know.
Proper capitalization and punctuation are NOT required.
For example:
Twain, Mark
Digital Equipment Corporation
Computers in Libraries Conference
For a shortcut, you can also enter the search in one command.
A=King Stephen
Type <??> and press (RETURN) for more help.
4. I typed <Jackson, William Henry> who was a pioneer photographer of
the
American west. This was the result:
# titles --------------------- Authors -------------------
1 1 Jackson, William Henry.
2 35 Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942.
3 1 Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942. Ancient ruins in
southwester
4 1 Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942. Colorado.
5 1 Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942. Rocky Mountain railroad
albu
--------------------------------------------------
Enter: Line # (1,2,3, etc.) to see works associated with your search.
<N>ext screen <B>ackup
<P>revious screen <ST>art over
<LIM>it search <EX>it
4. I then typed <2> to look at the 35 references on Jackson, William
Henry, 1843-1942.
What followed were several screens on the various articles in the
collection. Original photographs in the collection from 1871 to 1901
were described.
(Record 5 of 35)
Author: Hayden, F. V. (Ferdinand Vandeveer), 1829-1887.
Title: The Yellowstone National Park, and the mountain regions of
portions of Idaho, Nevada, Colorado and Utah / described
by Professor F.V. Hayden ... ; illustrated by
chromolithographic reproductions of water-color sketches
by Thomas Moran, artist to the expedition of 1871.
Notes: "As to my own share in the work... I have confined
myself to a short account of the discovery of the Yellowstone region, and
of its natural features, together with concise description of the
illustrations"--Pref. by Hayden.
Notes: Howes, W. U.S.iana (2nd ed.), H 338
Notes: McClinton, K.M. Chromolithographs of Louis Prang, p. 159
Notes: LC copy specially bound, with 10 mounted photographs by
Henry Jackson bound in at end.
Notes: Source: Purchase, June 13, 1991.
Publication Info: Boston : L. Prang and Company, 1876.
Phys. Description: v, 48 p., [15] leaves of plates : 15 col. ill., 2
maps ; 55 cm.
Subjects: Yellowstone National Park.
Subjects: Rocky Mountains.
Subjects: Mountains--West (U.S.)
FRIENDLY ADVICE:
Try to login at night when access is easier, and time limits are
not imposed.
DOCUMENT AUTHOR: Keith Rutledge
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TELNET SITE NAME:
The Lorain County Free-Net
INTERNET ADDRESSES:
freenet.lorain.oberlin.edu
132.162.32.99
DESCRIPTION:
The Lorain County Free-Net is a community based network in
Lorain County, Ohio. The major categories for bulletin boards are:
Business, communications, community, computers, education,
government, health, libraries and social services. Most of these topics
have a strong community orientation. Of particular interest is the
Education Center, where files from the Academy One project are
available. Also in this area, you will find several discussions centered on
telecommunications and education. Overall, the free-net has a fairly easy
to use menu based interface which makes it quite accessible to the novice
user.
SERVICES:
In addition to the discussion areas mentioned above, the registered
user will also have access to Internet Relay Chat, e-mail, telnet and local
library services.
LOGIN SEQUENCE:
For new, unregistered users:
1. Telnet to the address listed above.
2. You will be informed that a connection has been made, and
that the escape character is ^]. At this point, it may take the
system a while to give you a login prompt. If it takes over a
minute or so, break the connection and try again.
3. At the login prompt, type "guest". *Note: As you will read
later, telnet connections to the freenet may be rather slow,
taking up to 15 seconds to echo the characters you type. Be
patient, and as soon as the complete word is visible, press
enter.
4. A password is not needed for guest login, so the first thing
you see is a screen describing your access privileges.
*Note: At the bottom of the screen, you will be prompted to
press return to quit. This is a potential point of confusion.
Pressing return will now cause you to quit the freenet, but
rather to move on from this screen. Equally ambiguous is the
next prompt, which appears in the same place as soon as
return is pressed... now you are asked to press return to
continue. Do it.
5. You will now see a series of introductory screens. Page
through these using the spacebar until the system asks you
to press return to continue. Pressing return will land you in
the main menu.
EXIT SEQUENCE:
Enter the letter "x" at any prompt. Usually you will be asked to verify
your decision to leave the net, but from the main menu the
command will be carried out immediately.
ACCESS COMMANDS:
Navigation through the free-net is accomplished with an easy to
use menu system. On any given menu, the most common commands will
be displayed by default. The following are the most useful navigation
commands.
m -returns you to the main menu.
p -returns you to the previous menu.
? -displays a list of commands.
h -displays a help file.
x -exits the system completely.
You may move to the different discussion areas in one of two ways.
1. From the menu, enter the number of the area you wish to move to.
2. From the system prompt, type the word "go" followed by a space and
the name of the area to which you wish to move. These area names are
listed on the menus.
For more detailed help information, type "go help".
SAMPLE LOGIN:
1. Telnet to freenet.lorain.oberlin.edu or 132.162.32.99
You will see the telnet escape message followed by ÒSunOs Unix
(freenet) Ò and the word "login".
2. Type the word "guest"
Use either the enter key or spacebar to navigate through the
following screens, as prompted by the system.
FRIENDLY ADVICE:
While the Lorain County Free-Net may have important resources
and an easy to use interface, the telnet user may find it of limited value
due to the speed of the connection. In each of several sessions in March
and April, 1993, the system was always *extremely slow*. Expect to wait
up to 15 seconds for a single character to echo in the menu seconds, 30
seconds in the bbs, and pauses of up to 30 seconds during individual
screen displays. Once entered, commands take some time to execute,
particularly in the messaging areas. Occasionally, you may need to press
the enter key a second time to begin execution.
I am blaming the slow speeds on the telnet connection itself. I made
the long distance call to connect directly with the free-net, and the service
was as fast as could be expected for a 2400 baud modem. The telnet
connections were made at different times of day, from morning to late at
night and on weekends, and the service was slow on each occasion.
DOCUMENT AUTHOR: Bill Rainey
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TELNET SITE NAME:
Martin Luther King, Jr. Bibliography
INTERNET ADDRESSES:
forsythetn.stanford.edu
36.172.0.41
DESCRIPTION:
The MLK Bibliography file contains approximately 2,700
bibliographic references pertaining to Martin Luther
King, Jr., and the civil rights movement, especially
the Black freedom struggle. References include works
and speeches about and by Dr. King. Verification of
citations and updates on included works are continually
being refined by the Martin Luther King, Jr. Papers Project.
Staff encourages users to send their comments and suggestions.
SERVICES:
A wealth of information on the Afro-American struggle
for civil rights and freedom in America can be gleaned
from the MLK bibliography. Many celebrated and renowned
individuals are listed in the citations.
LOGIN SEQUENCE:
1. Telnet to the address listed above. You will be
welcomed to the Stanford Data Center.
2. At Account? prompt, type: Socrates
You will be connected to Socrates, the catalog of
the Libraries of Stanford University.
Descriptions of the END and HELP commands are given.
3. At OK to proceed? prompt, type: YES
4. At Type of terminal? prompt, type: VT100
(If this is not your terminal type, type: HELP,
for a list of 91 fully and partially supported
terminal types that the computer at Stanford
recognizes.)
5. At YOUR RESPONSE prompt, type: select mlk
You are now in the MLK Bibliography. You have several
options at this point on how to proceed. Let your interest
be your guide!
EXIT SEQUENCE:
Type: END
(N.B.: There is no safety net, so when you END your session,
you are immediately logged out.)
ACCESS COMMANDS:
You have several options to access MLK Bibliographic materials.
You can find files by:
A AUTHOR of material
O ORGANIZATION as author
T TITLE of work
D DATE of material
C CLASS of material
S SECTION of the Guide
You can type HELP for assistance on how to use any of these commands.
SAMPLE LOGIN:
1. Telnet forsythetn.stanford.edu
2. Account? socrates
3. OK to proceed? YES
4. Type of terminal? VT100
5. YOUR RESPONSE: select mlk
FRIENDLY ADVICE:
This site is very user-friendly. At any point you desire
further information or assistance on operation options,
simply type HELP. The system even has a handy Search Hints
option which explains how to locate various files. Options
include BROWSE, FIND and Boolean Operation commands. A
SUGGEST command enables users to send comments,
suggestions, or questions about the MLK Bibliographic Index.
Commands at this site are not case sensitive and can be
abbreviated, such as, "h" for HELP. When you END your session
the system lets you know how long you were logged on.
DOCUMENT AUTHOR: Nancy Reppert
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TELNET SITE NAME: MicroMUSE
A Virtual Reality Adventure Game
ADDRESSES: michael.ai.mit.edu
micro.csufresno.edu
18.43.0.177
DOCUMENT AUTHOR: Bruce Steinke
LOGIN SEQUENCE:
When the system asks for a login, type: guest (NO CAPS!)
When it asks for a terminal type, type: vt100
When it asks which program,
select tiny type by typing: tt
After you receive some welcoming text and the request
"Please enter your command:" type: connect guest
DESCRIPTION:
MicroMUSE is a combination of real-time "chat" group and role-
playing science fiction game. The user can enter the 24th century
world of MicroMUSE and meet many other characters who inhabit the
space colony. MicroMUSE may be useful as an activity for acquainting
a student with computer networking as well as an excercise in
creativity where students can communicate, explore, and even design
their own corner of the microworld.
EXIT SEQUENCE:
Any time you wish to exit MicroMUSE type: QUIT (ALL CAPS!)
ACCESS COMMANDS:
Help
Say -makes your character communicate with others
for example: say Hello Spark -this can be
abreviated: "Hello Spark -note no closing "
Pose -abbreviated: :"waves goodbye -this would appear
as: "Guest waves goodbye."
Look -allows you to look at an object in the area
for example: Look intercom -will be followed by text
describing the appearance of the intercom.
Go -allows you to move to any of the posted exits
for example: go out -moves you out.
SAMPLE LOGIN:
(after "connect guest")
Cyberion City Transporter Receiving Station
The bright outlines of the Cyberion City Transporter Station slowly
come into focus. You have beamed up here from one of the Earth
Transporter Stations. You are among the adventurous and moderately
wealthy few who have decided to visit Cyberion City, the largest
space city in the solar system.
Contents:
Attendant
Spark
Obvious exits:
Information<INF>
Tours<T>
Out
<type> INF
The information officer looks at you and says, "Hello there, Guest1!"
and directs your attention to the large black screen at the front of
his desk. Words are forming there...
Welcome to Cyberion City II. I have several paragraphs of information
for you. At the end of each paragraph you may type the number of the
next paragraph to go on. At any time, tou may reread an old
paragraph by typing that number instead, or you may type 'Out' to leave
this room.
Now type '1' to go on--.
Read all the information.
GETTING AROUND:
The city is divided into 12 circular sections, numbered 0 to 11.
Each section is divided into 8 pie wedges, or Arcs, numbered 0 to 7.
If you were to go'out' of Information into the lobby and then'out'
again you would be outside in an area labaled <Sec 0 -Arc 7>. When
you are outside you can use the four primary directions to move
around the city: Port<P>, Star<B>oard, <S>pin, and <A>ntispin. <P>
takes you one section closer to Sec 0 while <B> takes you one section
closer to Sec 11. <S>pin takes you around a section towards a higher
numbered Arc while <A>ntispin moves you towards a lower numbered
Arc.
The Main Transportation Spine (MTS) runs the length of the city and
is located between Arc 0 and 7. In several of the Sections a directory
can be viewed by typing 'look directory' while in the MTS.
FEATURES TO EXPLORE:
Apart from the role-playing fun, the real areas of interest for
teachers is Section 1. Find this by choosing the 'out' exit until
you are given the Starboard exit option. Type 'b' and you should be
in section one. Using the 's' or 'a' commands move yourself to the
MTS where you can view the Sec 1 directory. Explore Sec 1 by
selecting the given exit options and 'look'ing at the items in the
rooms and buildings you enter.
Points of interest are: Section 1...
Arc 2- Science Center -Puzzles, Mathematica
Arc 7- University Annex- Mathematical Puzzles
HINTS:
If you lose track of where you are type 'out'. You will be told
where you are and be given exit options. Sometimes the system is
slow-- just repeat your command. Finally, the permanent characters
are very helpful. Ask anyone on-line for help.
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TELNET SITE NAME:
Netfind User Lookup
INTERNET ADDRESSES:
bruno.cs.colorado.edu
128.138.243.151
DESCRIPTION:
This site is designed to help finding network users'
information. Given the name of a person on the Internet
and a rough description of where the person works,
Netfind attempts to locate information about the person.
The name can be a first, last, or login name, but only one
name can be specified. The keys describe where the
person works, by the name of the institution and/or the
city/state/country. It's menu-driven, one can learn it
very quickly by looking at the help.
SERVICES:
The primary services are mentioned above. It also
provides "seed database lookup" to narrow down the
domains searched.
LOGIN SEQUENCE:
1. At the system prompt, type: telnet 128.138.243.151
or telnet bruno.cs.colorado.edu
2. At the login prompt, type: netfind
EXIT SEQUENCE:
Go to the main menu and choose "5. Quit".
ACCESS COMMANDS:
Since it is menu-driven, you just choose from menu and
type in the search keys.
SAMPLE LOGIN:
1. At the system prompt, type: telnet 128.138.243.151
or telnet bruno.cs.colorado.edu
2. At the login prompt, type: netfind, you will get a
welcome screen and the main menu.
3. Choose "2. Search"
4. The system will ask you to enter the person and keys
to search, type information you have about the person. For
example: "Enter person and keys (blank to exit) --> ymchen ssc
gov dallas". (explanation: ymchen is the user ID, ssc is the
company name, gov means the company is a government
organization, the location is in Dallas.) The more keys you know
about the person, the more you can narrow down the search.
5. You will get a list of domains to search, select at most 3
proper domains to search.
6. Wait for the search, then you will get the information
and a summary like this:
*****************************************************************
SYSTEM: ruby.gem.ssc.gov
Login name: ymchen In real life: Yen-Min Chen
Directory: /home/slug/ymchen Shell: /bin/csh
Last login Tue Nov 24 09:26 on console
Mail last read Mon Apr 19 19:36:40 1993
Project: SDC DAQ Simulation
Plan:
SUMMARY:
- Among the machines searched, the machine from which user
"ymchen" logged in most recently was ruby.gem.ssc.gov,
on Tue Nov 24 09:26.
- The most promising email address for "ymchen"
based on the above search is
ymchen@ruby.gem.ssc.gov.
Continue the search ([n]/y) ? -->
*****************************************************************
7. The system will ask you "Continue the search?",
answer "y" if you do not get the right person and want to
continue search. If you do not want to continue this search,
answer "n" to discontinue it.
8. Once you discontinue the search or the search ends, the
system appears the prompt "Enter person and keys (blank to
exit) --> " again. You can now search for another person or hit
the <return> key to exit search and go back to the main menu.
9. Choose "5. Quit" from the main menu to quit the
system.
FRIENDLY ADVICE:
Look at "1. Help" of the main menu to learn more about
how to search.
DOCUMENT AUTHOR: Hsiao-Shan (Sharon) Huang
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TELNET SITE NAME: Newton
INTERNET ADDRESSES: newton.dep.anl.gov (130.202.92.50)
DESCRIPTION: Newton is an educational BBS sponsored by the
Argonne National Laboratory Division of Educational Programs's. The
purpose of this BBS is to promote the networking of teachers and
students and the exchanges ideas. This site is primarily aimed at
teacher in the science and math field . Any novice should be able
to navigate this BBS.
SERVICES: It has most the features of any BBS. The group menu
selection and teaching topics menu will be of interest to all
teachers. In particular the discussion submenu choice from the
group menu has many interesting choices, such as, "Ask A
Scientist", "Teacher talk on Science, Math and Engineering", etc..
LOGIN SEQUENCE: Login as cocotext. At the Menu select item 1
(specify your signon name). First time user will need to signup
for using the BBS by typing 'new' at the signon prompt.
EXIT SEQUENCE: Return to the main menu and select 5 (signoff).
ACCESS COMMANDS: All commands are menu choices.
SAMPLE LOGIN: Once you Telnet to Newton you see a login which you
should respond to with "cocotext" and press enter key. Next you
will see a tile page with two menu choices near the bottom of the
screen. Your choice here is to enter number 1 and press enter key.
You will now be ask for your sign on name (enter your login name or
new if first time user). Next you will enter your password. After
this you will get a screen of notes and at the bottom will be your
menu choices. Your menu choice are:
1) System 2) Personal 3) Group 4) Teacher Topics 5) SignOff.
You are on your own to explore the BBS from here on.
FRIENDLY ADVICE: One thing you can do is real time chat with someone
on line. ESCape will generally back you out.
DOCUMENT AUTHOR: Kenneth Higdon
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TELNET SITE NAME:
NICOL: JvNCnet Network Information Center On-Line
INTERNET ADDRESSES:
128.121.50.7 jvnc.net or nisc.jvnc.net
DESCRIPTION:
This site is designed to provide full access to information to
members of JvNCnet. Guests have the ability to see the
information on screen, but are not allowed the ability to mail or
save the data. JvNCnet stands for John von Neumann Computer
Network and is located at Princeton University. It maintains a
direct connect to the NSFnet. I would categorize this site as
very user-friendly.
This telnet site has a great deal of information, however, there
are many references to the anonymous ftp portion of the network.
Most of the files visible at the telnet site may only be obtained
via the ftp connection. I consider the telnet site to be a
sampler of the ftp site. (ftp nisc.jvnc.net login: anonymous
password: your e-mail address, cd to "nicol".)
One major section of the telnet site that is beneficial to educators
is the section which contains an online, full text version of
Meckler's Electronic Information Service (called MC(2) ). All
documents are keyword searchable. Areas of interest include
Libraries, CD-ROM, Database, Networking, Multimedia, and Virtual
Reality. All the documents are copyrighted, but "copying is
permitted for non-commercial use by computer conferences,
individual scholars, and libraries."
SERVICES:
The main services are mentioned above. However, there was
mention of the conversion of this site to a gopher format. The new
address for this service is telnet gopher.jvnc.net with a login "gopher".
LOGIN SEQUENCE:
1. At the system prompt, type: telnet 128.121.50.7
2. At the login prompt, type: nicol
3. Enter the terminal type (vt100 is the default)
EXIT SEQUENCE:
There are two ways to exit the system.
1. Select "Exit NICOL" from the Main Menu; or
2. Enter the exit command, ^]
ACCESS COMMANDS:
Navigation is accomplished by use of the arrow keys or by the
selection of the desired command at the bottom of most screens.
Use the return key to enact your selection.
SAMPLE LOGIN:
The login process is very simple and has been described above.
Following the login sequence, you are presented with the main
menu screen which looks like the following:
Welcome to the JvNCnet Network Information Center On-Line (NICOL)
NICOL is designed for use by members of the JvNCnet community as
well as the rest of the Internet community.
>Basic Help Information
About NICOL
Internet Resources
JvNCnet Information
MC(2)-Meckler's Electronic Publishing Service
Exit NICOL
---There is a message the appears at the bottom of this main screen
indicating the suggestion to connect to NICOL using the gopher
service. I also recommend this. At your system prompt, type
telnet gopher.jvnc.net The login will be gopher .
FRIENDLY ADVICE:
Consider obtaining membership in JvNCnet in order to obtain
e-mail and saving capabilities. Otherwise, you should use the ftp
site to obtain the files. Also, look into the gopher version of
NICOL. The gopher interface is easier to maneuver through.
DOCUMENT AUTHOR: Bob Avant
bavant@tenet.edu
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TELNET SITE NAME:
OCEANIC (Oceanic Network Information Center)
INTERNET ADDRESSES: delocn.udel.edu
128.175.24.1
DOCUMENT AUTHORS: Arlene Haynes and Karen Spellman
Updated 2-15-93 by Carolyn Morris
LOGIN SEQUENCE:
When you see... Type
Username INFO
Please enter your name: first/last name
You will then be asked
"Is your terminal an emulation package capable of supporting
TEKTRONIX 4010 graphics.(Y or N)
DESCRIPTION: This network provides information for the World Ocean
Circulation Experiment (WOCE). Research programs collect data and
provide summaries of projects, along with maps, resources, dataset
directories, a searchable directory of oceanographers on the Internet, and
a searchable international database of oceanographic research ship
schedules.
EXIT SEQUENCE: At: SELECTION
Type: $
ACCESS COMMANDS: The Main Menu contains six categories of
information:
1. WOCE SCIENCE INFORMATION (menu)
2. WOCE PROGRAM INFORMATION (menu)
3. DATA INFORMATION (menu)
4. WHO'S WHO - electronic mail addresses (menu)
5. RESEARCH SHIP SCHEDULES AND INFO (menu)
6. MESSAGE to OCEANIC (1 screen)
Each selection is numbered and entered with choice selection and "enter".
? Help T= tree diagram of system $=logoff
Additional menus and maps are accessed under each of these main
categories.
LIST OF SERVICES: WOCE Program Information
1. Introduction to WOCE
2. Organizational Structure (menu)
3. Calendar (5 screens)
4. WHP Data requirements, Algorithms,
standards, and formats (menu)
5. International Program Announcements
and RFP's (menu)
6. Bibliography (menu)
7. Acronyms (menu)
8. Other Relevant Programs (TOGA,ONR/ARI)
(menu)
SAMPLE LOGIN: Selection> 1 Hydrographic Dataset Status The WOCE
Hydrographic Program Office (WHPO) functions as a Data
Assembly Center (DAC). The WHOP expects to collect data from
investigators in 30 countries at approximately 100 different
institutions.
Technical data collected includes such variables as depth,
temperature, salinity, oxygen, phosphate, etc...
Cruise reports serves to inform the oceanographic
community what was accomplished of the cruise and a guide for
future work in the same area.
APPLICATION TO K-12: Suggested for advanced students studying
oceanography. Younger students might use the email addresses to
request less technical information.
User-Friendly
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TENET SITE NAME: PARADISE DIRECTORY
INTERNET ADDRESSES: HYPATIA.UMDC.UMU.SE
130.239.16.15
DOCUMENT AUTHORS: Dana Massey and Nancy Reppert
LOGIN SEQUENCE:
1. Telnet hypatia.umdc.umu.se
or 130.239.16.15
2. At login prompt, type: de
3. "Connecting to the Directory-wait just a moment please" will appear;
followed by a brief description of PARADISE and how to use it.
DESCRIPTION:
PARADISE is a pilot directory service which helps users find
out information about people and the organizations they work for. It
provides electronic mail (E-mail) addresses, postal addresses, telephone
and fax numbers. It is essentially a large scale distributed database
maintained by administrators within the participating organizations. Only
entries for people working for the participating organizations are
included. There are presently over 400 organizations and 350,000
individuals from around the world listed in PARADISE.
EXIT SEQUENCE: q (quit)
SEARCH PROMPTS:
1. the NAME of person for whom you are seeking information,
2. their DEPARTMENT,
3. the ORGANIZATION they work for, and
4. the COUNTRY in which the organization is based.
ACCESS COMMANDS:
q at the NAME prompt quits the interface
q at any other prompt quits the interface (with confirmation)
Ctrl-C at the NAME prompt quits the interface
Ctrl-C while a search is in progress abandons the search
? ?topic gives help on a named topic - ?? for a list of topics
- resets any default to no default
* lists all the people, departments, organizations, countries,
as appropriate
<Ctrl> accepts any existing default from a previous query
SERVICES:
Information about a person's country, organization, title,
description of duties, postal address, telephone number, fax number,
electronic mail (E-mail) address, building & room number at organization's
headquarters.
PARADISE helpdesk - <helpdesk@paradise.ulcc.ac.uk.>;
SAMPLE LOGIN:
Person's name, q to quit, * to list people, ? for help
:- judi harris
Department name, * to list depts, <CR> to search all depts, ? for help
:- education
Organisation name, * to list orgs, ? for help
:- University of Texas
Country name, <CR> to search `SE', * to list countries, ? for help
:- us
United States
Searching ...............
This operation is taking some time.
Control-C, if you wish to abandon the operation.
Still trying ........
United States
The University of Texas System
No departments match `education'.
Continuing to search for person called `judi harris'
within the whole organisation.
United States
The University of Texas System
People
Judith B Harris
postalAddress Curr & Instruct Dept
Campus Mail Code: 35700
University of Texas
Austin, TX 78712
telephoneNumber +1 512-471-5211
roomNumber EDB 528L
The PARADISE directory is a straight forward, logical program with easy
to follow prompts. PARADISE is not case sensitive and will attempt to find
the closest match from the information given. If you feel you need help
anywhere along the way, type "?" for an explanation of your operations
and options at that point. In addition, there are 19 specific keywords (listed
below) to get help on a particular topic. Type ? followed by your desired
keyword. Keywords may be abbreviated -- as suggested in the
parentheses following the keywords.
COMMANDS (com Summary of special COMMANDS
COUNTRY (cou) Help screen for inputting a COUNTRY name
DEPARTMENT (dept) Help screen for inputting a DEPARTMENT name
EX1 A simple example of usage
EX2 A further example of usage, showing some browsing
INTRO A brief INTROduction to the Directory Service
LIST How to list entries when initially no match is found
LOCALITY (loc) Help screen for searching for a LOCALITY
MATCHING (mat) How the Directory Service uses approximate
MATCHING
NAME Help screen for inputting a person's NAME
ORGANISATION (org)Help screen for inputting an ORGANISATION name
ORGINFO How to get information about
ORGANISATIONs and DEPARTMENTs
PROBLEMS (prob) PROBLEMS with the Directory Service
SETTINGS (set) Display and adjust certain "variables" used by the
program
SCREEN (scr) Help screen for resetting terminal info -
also see SETTINGS
TERMTYPES (term) A list of the terminal types recognized by the system
UFN USER-FRIENDLY NAMING - e.g. "barker,ucl,gb"
WELCOME (wel) The initial WELCOME message
WILDCARDS (wild) Use of WILDCARDS
If you want to get a feel for using PARADISE, a good way to start is to
type "?ex1" at the NAME prompt. This will give you a simple introduction
and example on how to conduct your search. For a more detailed sample,
type "?ex2".
When entering your desired request - NAME, DEPARTMENT,
ORGANIZATION, COUNTRY- exact input is not required. For example, in
the COUNTRY prompt a simple two letter abbreviation such as "gb" for
Great Britain will do. Typing "germ" or "deut" are sufficient to identify
Germany. In the DEPARTMENT prompt, "french" will match "French
Language & Literature." For ORGANIZATION, simply typing "ucl" will
suffice for "University College London."
When you are inputting a NAME, various formats may be used. For
example, Angelou, M Angelou, Maya Angelou. You may type "Angel" and
PARADISE will try to find an exact match. If none are found, the program
will search for variations. Even if you misspell names PARADISE will
attempt to find the closest match for your input.
Wildcards are very useful tools to use if you are not sure of your input
statistics. At any of the four major request prompts, an asterisk "*" will
list or search all entries of a specified type, depending on the context.
Four other wildcard formats are valid --
lou* matches entries with names beginning with the string "lou"
*lou* matches entries with "lou" contained anywhere in the string
*lou matches entries with names finishing with "lou"
lou*rep matches entries with a name finishing with the string "lou" and
ending with the string "rep"
The less specific your input, the more matches the program will return.
Thus, if you are uncertain about any aspect of your input, approximations
will reap more options and increase your chances of finding your desired
information. For example, a DEPARTMENT match request typed
"computing science" may deliver to you a "no department match"
response. Whereas, typing "comp" will give you the options "Computer
Science" or "Computerized Tomography".
Instead of having to answer the four prompts regarding your search
request, PARADISE has included what it calls UFN (User Friendly
Naming).
You can specify all the details of your query at the first prompt. For
example: john, univ los angeles, calif, us; OR ucl, gb; OR derian, law,
univ, amer. Name parts are separated by commas and you do not have to
specify how many components are in each search. PARADISE will
attempt a variety of searches to match your input. If more than one match
is found as the search progresses, you will be asked to select one entry
from possible matches.
PARADISE allows you to enter or adjust various values associated with
the terminal. You may modify:
termtype The user's terminal type
invvideo Prompts in inverse video if possible
cols The width of the user's screen in columns
lines The depth of the user's screen in lines
To change your terminal settings, type "?SET" at a prompt. The screen
shows you the current settings then asks if you want to change any.
Type "y" for yes. "Enter name of variable you wish to modify"
will appear. You respond to the prompts and the variables will update
immediately with your specifications. PARADISE recognizes an
astonishing 373 different terminal types! Paradise firsts lists the
five most common terminal types. These are:
tvi950 televideo950
vt100 decvt100
vt240 t240 7 bit auto-margin
wyse Pyramid Wyse Console
xterms xterm terminal emulator (small) x window system
PARADISE then lists the other 368 terminal types the system recognizes.
They run the gamut from "any ansi terminal with pessimistic
assumptions" to "volker-craig 404 w/standout mode and no arrow keys".
Surely, your particular terminal type will be listed!
PARADISE generally searches your request very quickly. However, if the
networks and/or computers running PARADISE are heavily loaded, or
your information has many wildcards, it may take some time for queries to
be resolved. If after 30 seconds your query has not been answered the
following message will appear:
This operation is taking some time.
Control-C, if you wish to abandon the operation.
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TELNET SITE NAME: PENPages
INTERNET ADDRESS: psupen.psu.edu
DOCUMENT AUTHOR: Barb Andersen
LOGIN SEQUENCE:
Username: PNOTPA
DESCRIPTION: PENPages is provided by the College of Agriculture at
Pennsyvania State University and contains information on local and
national agriculture as well as current educational issues. Of special
interest to the educators are the MAPP and SENIORS SERIES
databases. MAPP is the National Cooperative Extention family database.
It supports family educators and Extention professionals around the world.
The SENIORS SERIES provides information on the concerns of the aging
and the elderly.
EXIT SEQUENCE: From the PENPages menu, type 0 and hit return.
When you see the prompt, local> type LOGOUT. You may also need to
physically "break" the telephone connection. ( by computer command,
turning off the computer, or literally unplugging the phone, or however your
computer setup dictates.)
ACCESS COMMANDS:
This service is especially nice as it has an on-site tutorial to go
through before you enter for information. It is not mandatory, just helpful.
Menus are clearly numbered for easy reading and selection.
There are two basic commands used in PENPages menus. They are:
Control-B = Go back/ back to main menu
Control-E = Exit current menu
SERVICES:
The following informational services available on the PENPages network
are easily accessed by choosing the number of the category you have
interest in pursuing. The categories are:
1. How to use PENPages
2. Recent changes
3. Recent changes- Market news
4. PENPages Announcements
5. MAPP- National Family Database
6. International Food and Nutrition Database
7. Senior Series Database
8. Ag-Sat (Agricultural programming via satellite)
9. Rutgers (Univ. New Jersey)- agriculture news
10. USDA - United States Department of Agriculture
newsletters and information.
11. PDA- Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture-
Agriculture and Weather Information.
12. PA Calendars and Events
13. PA Market News
14. PA News and Newsletters
15. PA Drought Information
HELPFUL HINT: Some of the commands say to use the "GOLD" key or
the PF keys. Make sure your keypad has been redefined to give you
those functions.
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TELNET SITE NAME: Rutgers University CWIS
INTERNET ADDRESSES: info.rutgers.edu
128.6.26.25
DOCUMENT AUTHORS: Jolene Langan
Nancy Lyman
Merry Wolf
LOGIN SEQUENCE: none required
DESCRIPTION: Rutgers University Pilot Campus Wide
Information System is an excellent telnet site with a
wide range of information services available for the
user. Extensive information about the workings of
Rutgers University campuses and services, faculty,
students, communities, and New Jersey are available, as
well as an apartment finder, an Internet Library, a
dictionary, thesaurus, the CIA world factbook, and a
quotations database. And much, much more. The more you
look, the more you find!
EXIT SEQUENCE: from the Main Menu, type <quit> and
then <return>. Get to the Main Menu from any submenu by
typing <quit> and then <return>. Type <q> and <return>
to get out of currently running information systems and
back to the submenus.
ACCESS COMMANDS:
Rutgers Campus Wide Information System uses a
series of menus to direct you. Some convenient
commands at all higher menu levels are:
Previous Return to previous menu
Find Search for keywords for Goto command
Source Age and provider of Information. Where to
go for more.
Quit Go back to main menu
Help Type ? after you are in one of the
information systems.
Information options and access directions are displayed
at each Menu after making your choice. Type the word or
phrase listed in the Menu and follow it with a <return>.
**Note: The <Find> command is largely useless because the
keywords you search for are for the <Goto> command, which
cannot be used without a user id.**
SERVICES: Below is the Main Menu
Command Purpose
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About_Rutgers General Information about the
University
Academics Courses, Schedules, Registration,
Special programs
Camden Activities and events on the Camden
campus
Computing Computing facilities, services and
network information
Directories Phone directories, Faculty research
info., Univ. Forms
Using_INFO <<What is INFO, how to use it, how
to send suggestions>>
Library Libraries, information resources,
reference material
Newark Courses and events in Newark Campus
News_n_Events News, Weather
Services Students,Faculty/Staff services,
police info
University University , Community
The Menus: About_Rutgers, Academics, Camden, Computing,
Directories, Newark, Services, and University all
contain information about the University and its
communities. Telnetters can access Campuses and maps,
mass transit options, events calendars, on-line
school catalogs, and many other tidbits.
The Menu: Using_Info is a tutorial and informational
database on the workings of the information systems on-
line at this site.
The Menu: Library contains information about Rutgers
libraries, an on-line dictionary, a dictionary of familiar
quotations and thesaurus, federal databases, Rutgers
on-line library catalog as well as catalogs of other
universities, the CIA World Factbook, U.S. historical
documents, religious reference materials, classical texts.
The Menu: News_n_Events provides access to weather reports,
forecasts, and ski reports for the Pennsylvania, New York
and New Jersey area, and offers access to some Usenet and
local discussion groups. The only service available to all
users from this menu is the local weather reports, forecasts
and ski reports. Additional weather information for the
whole U.S. is available only to Rutgers users. The newsgroup
articles are available only to Rutgers users.
EXAMPLE OF LOGIN:
1. At the Main Menu, type Library to get to the
library sub-menu.
2. At the Library Menu, type Reference to get to the
on-line reference library.
3. At the Reference Menu, type Familiar to get to the
familiar quotes database.
4. Now you are in the database, and will be prompted for a
word to begin your search.
At the prompt word: type Mead to look for
instances of the word
'mead' or the name 'Mead' in a
quotation.
5. From the list of selections that appears, you may select the one you
wish to see in more detail.
At the prompt word: type Mead1 to show the text you have
selected.
To exit from the database, hit <return>. Typing <previous>
or <quit> will not work from this screen.
HIGHLIGHT:
The online reference material would be excellent as a
challenge or as an aid to learning. How the dictionary
offers so many variations of looking at the word
instantaneously would truly encourage any age learner.
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TELNET SITE NAME:
SEFAIN: South East Florida Aids Informaiton Network
INTERNET ADDRESSES: CALLCAT.MED.MIAMI.EDU
129.171.78.1
DESCRIPTION:
This database is a collection of information about AIDS issues,
doctors, research, hospitals, drugs, and care facilities. The database
provides specific information which is updated about ongoing research,
drug availability, and people resources. The database is organized by
person, organization, research, medical speciality, health and social
services, mental health services, and education information services.
SERVICES:
You may search for AIDS Information by any of the following:
P > PERSON/ORG/RESEARCH
The user may input a topic for a search
O > Organization TYPE
Division of care types such as Nursing Home, Clinic, Hospital, etc.
M > MEDICAL Specialty
There is a listing of 36 medical specialities
R > Research SITE
There is a listing of 33 research sites
T > Research TYPE
The user may input a topic for a search
A > Res ELIGIBILITY
This is a listing of drugs with their side effects
H > HEALTH&SOCIAL Serv
Listing of 35 types of services such as Blood Bank, Dialysis,
Financial Services, Employement, Wills, etc.
B > Mental HEALTH Serv
Listing of 11 mental health care divisions such as Alcoholism,
Bereavement Counseling, Crisis Intervention, etc.
E > EDUC & Info Serv
Educational services with a listing of 18 divisions
LOGIN SEQUENCE:
At the prompt> telnet CALLCAT.MED.MIAMI.EDU
or> telnet 129.171.78.1
At the LOGIN prompt type "library"
Entering a library system of which SEFAIN is one
Select "L" on the main menu for other LIBRARIES
Select "1" on the submenu for SEFAIN Database
EXIT SEQUENCE:
N> NEW SEARCH (within the database)
Q> QUIT (at the submenu)
D> DISCONNECT (at the main menu)
ACCESS COMMANDS:
A > AUTHOR I > Library INFORMATION
T > TITLE D > DISCONNECT (at the main menu)
C > CALL NO M > MORE BIBLIOGRAPHIC Record
S > SUBJECT R > RETURN to Browsing
W > KeyWORDS F > FORWARD browse
P > AIDS Providers N > NEW Search
L > Connect to another LIBRARY F > Go FORWARD
R > RESERVE Lists L > LIMIT this Search
N > NEW Search J > JUMP
D > DISPLAY Name and Type (within the specific item menu)
SAMPLE LOGIN:
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Tenet> telnet 129.171.78.1
Trying 129.171.78.1...
Connected to 129.171.78.1.
Escape character is '^]'.
RISC/os (callcat)
login: library
RISC/os (UMIPS) 4.52 callcat
(C) Copyright 1986-1990, MIPS Computer Systems
All Rights Reserved
Please wait...
Welcome to the Calder Online Catalog System, CALLCAT.
The following selections allow you to search our Database.
You may also connect to two other local databases listed below.
A > AUTHOR
T > TITLE
C > CALL NO
S > SUBJECT
W > KeyWORDS
P > AIDS Providers
L > Connect to another LIBRARY
R > RESERVE Lists
I > Library INFORMATION
D > DISCONNECT
Other databases available (press 'L' for easy access menu):
Richter Library's Online Catalog (IBIS) at Main Campus.
Connect to
Connecting to SEFAIN, AIDS Information Database
Please wait...
SEFAIN Database
You may search for AIDS Information by any of the following:
P > PERSON/ORG/RESEARCH
O > Organization TYPE
M > MEDICAL Specialty
R > Research SITE
T > Research TYPE
A > Res ELIGIBILITY
H > HEALTH&SOCIAL Serv
B > Mental HEALTH Serv
E > EDUC & Info Serv
Q > QUIT
This project is sponsored in part by the National Library of Medicine
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FRIENDLY ADVICE:
The database is relatively easy to navigate. Just remember that you
use the N or NEW SEARCH command to exit the specific data items,
while Q or QUIT will exit you from the SEFAIN Database. If you are doing
a log or capture session, the specific data items do not necessarily
capture.
DOCUMENT AUTHOR: Janice Higdon
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TELNET SITE NAME: SERVICES
INTERNET ADDRESSES: wugate.wustl.edu
128.252.120.1
DOCUMENT AUTHOR: Joan Miller
Revised by Julie McMahon
LOGIN PROCEDURE:
1) At the telnet prompt type> telnet wugate.wustl.edu
2) At the LOGIN: prompt type> SERVICES
3) At the TERM= (network): type> VT100
DESCRIPTION:
SERVICES is an excellent information gateway which provides
access to many other telnet sites across the world (153 as of February
1993). Access to these sites can be gained by menu selection.
Therefore, in most cases, the user can visit several sites without
reconnecting through the telnet prompt. However, it is important to note
that not each site may be exited gracefully, in which case use of the ^] will
return the user to the telnet prompt. This site eliminates the need to know
hundreds of other site addresses since they can all be accessed through
SERVICES menus.
In addition to allowing menu access to many sites, SERVICES also
provides a brief description of each site which includes the direct telnet
address of the site, login and exit information, and the email address of
the contact person for the site. This is an especially valuable aspect of
SERVICES, for it provides the user with a "mini resource guide" to many
other telnet sites. Furthermore, it allows the user to connect directly
to a site at a later time because it provides the direct telnet address.
The main menu provides 10 different choices. The selections
available are:
1) About Washington University Services
2) Washington University Services
3) United States Libraries
4) Foreign Libraries
5) Government Libraries and Public Accessible Databases
6) Campus Wide Information Systems
7) All Services
8) Recent Additions
9) Weather Forecast for US/Canada
10) QUIT the Washington University SERVICES program
Each of the choices 2-9 contain additional menus which allow
connection to the other sites that are available through SERVICES. Below
is a brief summary of what can be found under each of the choices from
2-9. The educational possibilities for this site are virtually unlimited
since it provides access to "everything under the sun". However, it is
important to note that public access is not permitted to every site listed
in SERVICES. Some sites may require that an account be applied for in
advance. Application information is generally provided in the description
of the site when required.
Choice 2-Washington University Services:
This menu allows access to four computing facilities at Washington
University in St. Louis, MO., where the SERVICES site is located. The
four menu choices are as follows:
1) Washington University Olin Library
2) Washington University Medical Library
3) Washington University Medical Computing Facilities
4) Washington University Computing Facilities Gandalf
The first menu choice, Olin Library, is available for public
access. Login information is provided in the description, which should be
noted before the user connects. Procedures for use of the library catalog
are given upon connection.
The second and third choices are identical. Both provide a list
of destinations on the MCF (Medical Computing Facilities) dataswitch as
follows: CATALOG, TERNION, CRC, CONTENT, MEDLINE, NEWS.
Although not specified in the description, the user must know these
destination codes in order to login. Upon connection the following prompt
will appear:
PLEASE ENTER DESTINATION CODE>
At this point, the user must enter one of the above destination codes,
which are not displayed on the login screen. So, it is important to write
these down before connecting. Of these destinations, only CATALOG
AND TERNION may be accessed by the public. The remainder require
accounts on the system. Upon exiting any of these destinations, the user
will again be given the following prompt:
PLEASE ENTER DESTINATION CODE>
The only way to disconnect is to be "timed-out", which takes one minute.
At this point, the SERVICES menu system will reappear. This was the
most confusing part of this menu, because no explicit destination code or
"time-out" instructions were given.
Finally, the fourth choice on the menu, Washington University
Computing Facilities Gandalf Switch, has no information available in the
description, and is not available for public access.
Choice 3- United States Libraries:
This selection provides a menu which includes 38 states. After
choosing a state on the menu, a new menu will list the college and
university libraries that are accessible in that state. For example, if
the user chooses Illinois from the United States Libraries menu, the
following choices will appear:
1) University of Illinois Chicago Library
2) Northwestern University Library
3) University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Library
4) University of Chicago Library
Choosing a specific library from the list, will connect the user to that
library. From this point the user must follow the directions that are
specific to the particular site. It is *very* important to read the login
and exit instructions provided by SERVICES *before* connecting, as some
libraries do not provide these instructions on their login screen. Also,
some libraries may not connect through the SERVICES site. However, by
using the telnet address given in the description, the user may still
connect directly.
Choice 4-Foreign Libraries:
This is very similar to choice 3 except that the main menu
provides a choice of eight foreign countries. The countries connected to
the site are Australia, Canada, Germany, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, the
Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. After choosing a country from the
menu, a new menu will appear which lists the college and university
libraries that are accessible in that country. Choosing a specific
library from the menu will connect the user to that library. From this
point the user must follow the directions that are specific to the
particular site. It is *very* important to read the login and exit
instructions *before* connecting, as some libraries do not provide these
instructions on their login screen. Through reading the instructions
provided by SERVICES, the user can find out very helpful information.
For example, some libraries provide for English-speaking users, such as
the Inter University (Israel) library. Others, such as the University of
Konstanz (Germany), only provide for use in German. Be sure to read
carefully, before embarking into the foreign libraries! Finally, some
libraries may not connect through the SERVICES site. However, by using
the telnet address given in the description, the user may still connect
directly through the telnet prompt.
Choice 5-Government Libraries and Public Accessible Databases
The following menu is displayed upon choosing this selection:
1) FDA BBS
2) Library of Congress Cataloging
3) Life Sciences Network
4) NASA Database
5) NASA Extragalactic Database
6) Netfind Server
7) Science and Technology Information System
8) Sonoma Library
9) Compuserve
Of the choices on this menu, Life Sciences Network, Sonoma
Library, and Compuserve, all require accounts on their systems in order to
connect. Instructions for obtaining accounts are provided in the
description of each site. The other sites can be accessed, but care must
be taken to read the first screen of information that appears when making
a selection. This contains the login sequence that must be followed after
the connection has been established. For example, the password NSSDC
must be used to access the NASA Database.
These sites provide free access to a wealth of government and
scientific information. For example, the FDA BBS contains up-to-date
findings of the FDA. Items such a new product releases, weekly recall
lists, drug and product approvals, and veterinary medicine news can all be
found through this BBS. The NASA sites provide scientific databases, as
well as, CD ROM listings for science, and question and answer "sessions".
The Netfind Server allows users to find information about internet users
through matching names and approximate locations.
Choice 6-Campus Wide Information Systems
This selection provides a menu which includes 15 college and
university campuses across the United States. A choice of one of the
campuses will connect the user to a database which contains information
about that campus. Typical information that can be found in the
databases are general campus information, tours of the campus, class
schedules, current events, phone directories, faculty listings, job postings,
and crime reports. Several of the college databases require the use of
PF# keys to operate their menu system. If this poses a problem with your
computer, it would be a good idea to email the contact person listed in
the description to find out which keys act as the PF# keys, so that you
can better operate the menus.
Choice 7-All Services
This selection provides a 153 choice menu which is the master list
of every site that can be accessed through SERVICES. This list
*includes* sites listed in other menus on SERVICES. However, this menu
arranges the sites in alphabetical order. This would be the best menu to
use on SERVICES if the user knows a specific name of a telnet sight and
merely wants connection information. Commands at the bottom of the
screen are given so that the user may 'browse' through the listing . These
commands are as follows: j to move down, k to move up, l to right, or h to
move left. In addition, the arrow keys will serve the same purpose. In
order to move quickly through the list, the user may use a built in "go to"
function. By simply typing the number of one of the menu choices and
pressing enter, the user will "go to" that menu selection. Again, the
user is provided with a brief description of each site, the login and exit
instructions, and the direct telnet address for each site listed. These
instructions should be noted carefully *before* connecting to the site.
Choice 8-Recent Additions
This contains the sites most recently added to the SERVICES
system. These sites may also be found in the alphabetical listing under
Choice 7, All Services. Currently, in the Recent Additions menu , there
are twenty-one sites listed. Among the sites are FEDIX, Rutgers CWIS,
Cleveland Freenet, Science and Technology Information System,
PENpages, Geographic Server, SpaceLink, and NASA Extragalactic
Database. After selecting a site from a menu, care must be taken when
the first screen of information appears. This contains the login sequence
that must be followed after the connection has been established. If you
would like your telnet sight to become a "recent addition" to SERVICES,
there is a contact person listed in main menu Choice 1, About Washington
University SERVICES.
Choice 9- Weather Forecast for US/Canada
When this selection is chosen from the services main menu, the
message "no information on this site is available" appears. Don't let
this deter you from this site. It is actually very user-friendly and
provides a great deal of useful weather information. Selecting (c) to
connect from the SERVICES menu and pressing <enter> for the Weather
Underground menu will cause the following choices to appear (no login or
password is necessary):
WELCOME TO THE WEATHER UNDERGROUND
1) U.S. Forecasts and climate data
2) Canadian Forecasts
3) Current weather observations
4) Ski conditions
5) Long-range forecasts
6) Latest earthquake reports
7) Severe weather
8) Hurricane Advisories
9) National Weather Summary
10) International data
11) Marine Forecasts and Observations
X) Exit program
C) Change to scrolling to screen.
H) Help
?) Answers to all your questions
Each of the choices above provides the user with other menus. By
using these menus and the on -screen directions, it is quite easy to get
around. The Help facility is readily available at all times, adding to
the ease of use of this site. Each of the choices provides useful
information. For example, option 1, U.S. Forecast a nd climate data,
provides the forecast for many cities in the United States. It also
provides record high and low temperatures, and rainfall information. The
forecast for a city can be easily found by typing in a three digit code
for the city. The codes for the cities can be found by typing in the two
digit code (ie. postal code) for the state where the city is located.
Also, the Ski Conditions choice provides snowfall and climate data for
most major ski areas in the United States.
EXIT SEQUENCE: When in the SERVICES menu system, a command of
(u) will return the user to the previous menu. The (u) choice should be
used until the main SERVICES menu appears. The choice of (10) on the
main menu will allow exiting from the SERVICES site. Also, the user may
quit from any menu in SERVICES by pressing (q).
Each site that can be reached from SERVICES has its own sequence of
exit commands. These commands are usually given in the description of
the site on SERVICES, or on the login screen at the site. Since it is
virtually impossible to remember every exit command for a particular site,
the user of the site should take extreme care to write down the necessary
information. However, "emergency" exits can be made from most sites by
pressing CONTROL ], which will return the user to the telnet prompt.
ACCESS COMMANDS: The SERVICES site itself is quite easy to use.
The selections are all menu driven. The only thing to watch for is the use
of carriage returns. When making a menu selection, the number of the
choice needs to be typed, followed by a carriage return. To actually enter
the choice, another carriage return should be used. It is also an option to
use the arrow keys to move to a menu item, and then press the carriage
return to actually enter that menu.
Carriage returns however, are not required when choosing from
commands that are displayed at the bottom of the screen. Below is a list
of these commands:
h:LEFT j:DOWN k:UP l:RIGHT u:PREVIOUS MENU ?:HELP q:QUIT
The LEFT, DOWN, UP and RIGHT, keys work in the same manner as the
arrow keys on a computer. Either set of keys will work for menu selection.
On some computers the LEFT, DOWN, UP, and RIGHT keys may not
function. However, the arrow keys will suffice.
After making a menu selection, the user has the following two choices:
(c) Connect to the system or
(u) Return to the previous menu
SAMPLE LOGIN: After logging onto the site, the following screen
appears:
1) About Washington University Services
2) Washington University Services
3) United States Libraries
4) Foreign Libraries
5) Government Libraries and Public Accessible Databases
6) Campus Wide Information Systems
7) All Services
8) Recent Additions
9) Weather Forecast for US/Canada
10) QUIT the Washington University SERVICES program
Typing in a number followed by a carriage return will cause a
'highlighter' to mark the appropriate selection. In order to actually
'enter' the selection, a second carriage return must be used. For
example, typing in 3 <return> <return> will cause the submenu associated
with United States Libraries to appear on the screen. Below a partial
listing of the menu for United States Libraries is displayed:
1. Alabama 20. Nebraska
2. Arkansas 21. Nevada
3. California 22. New Hampshire
4. Colorado 23. New Jersey
5. Delaware 24. New Mexico
6. Florida 25. Georgia
The menu has a two column format. In order to move through the menu
either the arrow keys, or the keyboard commands listed at the bottom of
the screen, can be used . In order to see a listing of libraries connected
to the system in Nebraska, the user should type in 20 <return><return>. A
menu will then appear with the libraries that can be accessed. After
selecting one of the numbers from this menu, the user will be given two
choices, either
(c) Connect to the system or
(u) Return to the previous menu
These two choices should not be followed by a carriage return. Just
pressing the 'c' or 'u' key will provide the required result.
HELPFUL HINTS:
When the user makes a selection from the menu, on-screen directions will
be provided as to how to login to the site (in most cases). These
directions need to be followed in order to successfully connect to a site.
These directions are only provided once. Care should be taken to write
down any relevant information as it is quite frustrating to try to guess
how to login to a particular site.
Some of the sites do not give directions on how to login. They simply ask
for passwords. These are the sites that require accounts in order to be
used. For most of these sites however, SERVICES provides information
in the description as to how to obtain an account.
When choosing to connect to a site, the direct telnet address is also
given. If the user is going to access a single site, it is recommended
that they connect right to the site rather than going through SERVICES
since this can be faster.
If you have not guessed it already, this site is enormous. It is
virtually impossible to 'explore' every option. This guide was written to
provide an outline of the main features of the SERVICES menus, so that
users of the site will be able to easily access its wealth of information.
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TELNET SITE NAME: SpaceLINK
INTERNET ADDRESSES: spacelink.msfc.nasa.gov
128.158.13.250
DOCUMENT AUTHOR: Becky Larson and Sue Vasser
LOGIN SEQUENCE: First time only: user-id: newuser
password: newuser
DESCRIPTION: This database is arranged to provide access to current
and historical information on NASA aeronautics and space research. Also
included are suggested classroom activities that incorporate information
on NASA projects to teach a number of scientific principles.
EXIT SEQUENCE: Go to the main menu by typing 1 at any submenu. At
the main menu type 1 to log off NASA Spacelink.
ACCESS COMMANDS:
Spacelink uses a series of menus for navigation throughout their
online service. Some convenient commands are:
<return> = next screen
c = continuous scrolling
s = stop viewing document
ctrl/s = pause
ctrl/q = cancel pause
ctrl/h = delete character (your computer's delete key or
backspace key may generate Ctrl/h.)
ctrl/x = abort a protocol file transfer
SERVICES: Below is the main menu
1. Log Off NASA Spacelink
2. NASA Spacelink Overview
3. Current NASA News
4. Aeronautics
5. Space Exploration: Before the Shuttle
6. Space Exploration: The Shuttle and Beyond
7. NASA and its Centers
8. NASA Educational Services
9. Classroom Materials
10. Space Program Spinoffs/Technology Transfer
SAMPLE LOGIN: Pick an item from the main menu. Spacelink will
proceed to a submenu. Pick an item from the submenu. Spacelink will
either proceed to another submenu or the specific document. Before
proceeding to a specific document, you must enter a letter to say how
you want to receive the document. Use the menu at the
bottom of the page to choose. An example is:
Enter an option number, 'G' for GO TO, ? for Help, or press
RETURN to redisplay menu. . .9 (will go to the submenu CLASSROOM
MATERIALS)
Enter an option number, 'G' for GO TO, ? for Help, or press
RETURN to redisplay menu. . .3 (will go to the submenu SPACE
SCIENCE ACTIVITIES)
Enter an option number, 'G' for GO TO, ? for Help, or press
RETURN to redisplay menu. . .6 (will go to the submenu ROCKETS)
Enter an option number, 'G' for GO TO, ? for Help, or press
RETURN to redisplay menu. . .4 (will go to the document NEWTON'S
THIRD LAW K-6) (This document lists & describes activities concerning
Newton's third law.)
NOT TO MISS: All the services are exceptional. To save oneself some
time, download a copy of Spacelink Keywords and Phrases found in #2
NASA Spacelink Overview.. You can type one of these keywords or
phrases at the 'G' for GO TO prompt at the bottom of any menu.
Spacelink will go directly to that document or a submenu dealing with the
keyword or phrase.
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TELNET SITE NAME: SpaceMet Internet.
(Located at the University of Massachusetts, Amhurst)
INTERNET ADDRESSES: spacemet.phast.umass.edu
128.119.50.48
DOCUMENT AUTHOR: Denny Hanley; revised by Bob Avant
LOGIN SEQUENCE: Begin the telnet session. When connected, press
<return> again--this seems to speed up the login process. This site uses
the MAXIMUS software system and it must "load up" before use. When
you first logon to this site you will be asked to register as a new user. This
will involve completing a series of questions. You will need to give your
name and provide a password of at least 6 letters or combination of letters
and numbers. You will only have to do this the first time you logon. Be
sure to select an appropriate password and take special note of it. From
this point on when you login, you are prompted to give your full name and
then your password.
DESCRIPTION: SpaceMet Internet is an online service for educators and
students who are interested in space, and space related topics. There is
much to be explored at this site and it is very easy to use.
EXIT SEQUENCE: The emergency exit is the standard control-] ( ^] ).
Otherwise, you will be able to locate the logoff keystroke command (G for
Goodbye) on the various menus.
ACCESS COMMANDS: This service is EXTREMELY user friendly. The
entire system is menu driven. When you first logon, you are presented
with the Bulletin Menu which displays new or timely information. This
seems somewhat strange at first because one of the listed options is to go
to the Main Menu. As of this writing, the Bulletin Menu has 10 options
described. They are:
U) USA Today News *** New Feature ***
5) Five College/WMass Public School Partnership Events
F) Five College Calendar of Events
D) 5C/5E Spring-Summer '93 Information - space still available
A)ppeal for SpaceMet Monetary Contributions
H)elp on using SpaceMet
C)urrent workshops, courses, lectures, etc.
M) MESTEP Questionnaire - for MESTEP Project participants only
R)edisplay Bulletin Menu
Q)uit (go the the Main Menu)
Of those, the ones that are most useful are the USA Today News, Help on
using SpaceMet, and Quit (to go the the Main Menu). The 'USA Today' is
a collection of summaries of articles and are filed by topic. This give you
a thumbnail sketch of what is going on in the world in the various
subject areas. 'Help' provides you with help. (Surprise!). To get to the
Main Menu, press Q.
Although there are 14 listed options in the Main Menu, there are four main
sections. These are
M)essage Areas ... read/enter public/private messages.
F)ile Areas... get/receive software and other files.
C)hange Setup... change your personal information.
D)atabase Menu ... locate and view stored information.
In the MESSAGE section you'll notice it's divided into several
content "areas" including 'For Kids & Schools', 'For Teachers', 'National
echomail', and 'K12Net'. Each of these areas has many specific sub
areas. There should be something for everyone. One note, there are
several opportunities to enter a 'chat' mode. This carries advantages as
well as disadvantages.
The FILE section contains a large listing of text and other files.
The subjects are very broad and include such topics as: general help and
how-to's; educator contact lists; files which list astronomy and space
bbs's; files which list Internet sites for science teachers; and *much*
more. Think of the file section as a big library of software grouped into
several areas.
The CHANGE SETUP section is for general housekeeping. You
can change all of your account information including your password.
Other settings may be customized here.
The DATABASE section is an *extensive* collection of
downloadable files of all types. These are categorized into content topics
of Text files, Software, Course Materials, Physics, For Teachers, Energy,
Plant/Insect Ecology, Streams-Earth Environment, Atmopsphere
Environment, several K12 topics, and others. As with any large database,
there is a search and retrieval system. This one has a lot of help
screens. The Database section is a rich source for educators and
students.
SERVICES: All services are accessed through menu selection screens.
A short description of each is provided online. They include:
MESSAGE
Some of the basic commands in the Message Area are:
A (AREA CHANGE) Lets you select another message area. Type "?" to
see a list of available areas (there are over 100 of them!). Type the code
to move directly to another area.
L (LIST-brief) Gives a summary of messages in the message area.
FILES
Some of the basic commands in the File Area are:
A (AREA CHANGE) Lets you select another file area. Type "?" to see a
list of available areas. You may also type a number immediately following
the "?" to move directly to another area.
F (FILE TITLES) Lists files available in the current file area. If the
file is new since your last call, you'll see an asterisk "*" next to the
date uploaded.
V (View text file) Displays a text file on the screen. This only works
with text files.
D (DOWNLOAD) A file will be sent to you, provided your software
supports this. The system supports Xmodem, K-Xmodem, Zmodem,and
others. It DOES NOT support ASCII. If your software only does ASCII file
downloads try the T)ype command and capture the file in a buffer.
L (LOCATE) Lets you locate a file based on a short sequence of
characters. THIS COMMAND SEARCHES ALL FILE AREAS, NOT JUST
THE CURRENT AREA.
Hint: If you are new to computers or to modem communication, the
main thing for you to do is RELAX. You cannot harm any of the
equipment. So DON'T worry!
SAMPLE LOGIN:
Welcome to SpaceMet Internet! spacemet.phast.umass.edu
128.119.50.48
Brought to you by
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Massachusetts,
Amhurst
Five Colleges, Inc.
National Science Foundation
SYSOP (SYStem OPerator):
Helen Sternheim (413) 545-3697, 545-1908
New Users: Enter your REAL FIRST AND LAST NAMES to apply for a full
access account. Enter GUEST (first name) and leave the last name blank
to just look around with limited access.
What is your name: "Your Name Here"
"Your Name" [Y,n] ? Y
Password ....
Welcome! We're glad you decided to call.
Because you haven't called this system very many times, we wanted to
give you a few pointers.
<if you are new, there will be several helpscreens offered>
Press ENTER to continue.
<some trivia is presented for your edification>
This is the BULLETIN MENU
(to return here later, enter B in Main Menu)
Select one of these:
U) USA Today News *** New Feature ***
5) Five College/WMass Public School Partnership Events
F) Five College Calendar of Events
D) 5C/5E Spring-Summer '93 Information - space still available
A)ppeal for SpaceMet Monetary Contributions
H)elp on using SpaceMet
C)urrent workshops, courses, lectures, etc.
M) MESTEP Questionnaire - for MESTEP Project participants only
R)edisplay Bulletin Menu
Q)uit (go the the Main Menu)
Select (R=Redisplay Bulletin Menu, Q=Go to Main Menu): q
Do You wish to check for mail? [Y,n] n
Main Screen Garbage? Enter CVTQ:
M)essage Areas F)ile Areas C)hange Setup D)atabase
Menu
/)Chat Menu G)oodbye (log off) S)tatistics Y)ell at SysOP
U)serList V)ersion of BBS B)ulletin Menu W)Who is On
?)help O)ff-line reader
Select: g
Disconnect [Y,n,?=help]?
Leave a message to Helen SysOp [y,N,?=help]?
Hope to see you on SpaceMet again soon!
--end sample session
Be sure to take your time "wandering" through this site. It contains
wonderful information. Students are welcome to browse and search and
are able to use it independently because it is so user friendly.
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TELNET SITE NAME:
STIS: Science & Technology Information System
ADDRESSES: stis.nsf.gov
128.150.195.40
DOCUMENT AUTHOR: Cece Schwennsen
LOGIN SEQUENCE: public (there is no password required)
DESCRIPTION: STIS is an electronic dissemination system that provides
fast, easy access to National Science Foundation (NSF) publications. The
service is available 24 hours a day, except during maintenance periods.
Publications include:
*The NSF *bulletin*
*Program announcements and *Dear Colleague* letters
*General publications and reports*
*NSF Directions*
*Press releases
*NSF organization charts and phone books
*NSF vacancy announcements
*Award abstracts (1989-now)
EXIT SEQUENCE: ESC key returns you to main menu. Then
choose logoff command. (ESC several times sometimes works as well.)
SAMPLE LOGIN: (This is annotated as I was unable to get a session
log through repeated attempts)
Once connected through telnet when you will see the following:
SunOS UNIX (stis.nsf.gov)
Login:
Type:
public
(Last public login information is supplied here.)
STIS supports the following terminal types:
vt100 vt100nkp vt100nes sunkbd3 sunkbd4
Enter your terminal type, or ? for help vt100nkp
You have selected vt100nkp . Use the arrow keys that are NOT on the
numeric keypad. Use the following keys for larger cursor movement
(*Note* I had difficulty trying to find a terminal choice that would work
successfully):
^U=PgUp ^D=PgDn ^T=Home ^B=End
If you find that every time (or sometimes) when you press an arrow key,
STIS act like you pressed ESC, you may have to use
vt100nes
Press ENTER to continue, *back* to go back:
X X
XXX XX XXXXXXXXXXX
XXXX XXX XXXXXXX XX XXX
XX XXX XXX XXX XXX XX
XXX XX XXX XXX XXXXXX
XXX XXX XX XXX XXXXX
XXX XXX X XXXXXX XX
XXX XXX X XX XXXXX XX
XXX XXX XX XXXX XX
XX X XXX XXXXX XXXX
X XXXXXX
X
S T I S S Y S T E M
If this is your first login, enter an ID that you will use each time you use
STIS, otherwise, enter the ID you created before.
User ID . . . __________(example jsmith)
(Note: This does not change the name you enter at the *Login* prompt.)
Enter ?=Help ESC=exit
[At this point new users will be asked to fill out a data form.]
STSMAIN
Use arrow keys or numbers to make a selection, and the ENTER
1. Search/Browse Documents (TOPIC)
2. Edit User Registration
3. View help menu
4. Download STIS manual
5. Download Index to Files for FTP
6. Send a message to STIS operator
7. Exit STIS (log out)
****************************************
Do you use TOPIC on STIS to do sophisticated searches (anything more
than a simple word search)? If so, please write to stis@nsf.gov , and
describe your application.
Documents have been reorganized. Please send a note to SYSOP if
anythingÕs broken. 4/19/92 ****************************************
Enter ?=Help ESC=exit
Help Search Topics Filters Documents Exit
END SAMPLE LOGIN.
USEFUL FILES: I found that the grant and new program files were very
interesting. I could only find them after I FTPÕd for the index though. Also,
there were some interesting press releases regarding congressional
funding. Lastly, there are some curriculum research files that were
interesting. All files indicate whether they are Binary or ASCII.
The following are some observations, and cautions.
1. This is NOT very user friendly. I finally did a topic search by using
the ÒFILTERSÓ option.
When you call up the topic menu you see a list of numbers as all
government documents are assigned a file number.
2. If you have access to FTP access that to get the index through:
login: anonymous
password: your email address
retrieve ftpindex
This contains a list of files available on STIS and additional instructions.
3. Even if you have a keypad on your keyboard you may have to
experiment with the choice of keyboard.
4. The announcement requesting information on how people have
been doing searches indicates to me that those who set up the system
understand that there are problems to be worked out. Be patient. User
Beware. This is NOT for the feeble-hearted.
5. This location seemed friendlier as an FTP site than a telnet site. It
will improve when the topic search capability is improved.
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TELNET SITE NAME: TC FORUM
INTERNET ADDRESS: tcforum.unl.edu
129.93.80.233
DOCUMENT AUTHORS: Nancy Paben and David Anderson
DESCRIPTION: TC Forum is designed to serve the educational
needs in the State of Nebraska, and is owned and operated by
Teachers College, University of Nebraska, Lincoln. Its purpose
is to encourage and promote the free exchange and discussion
of educational information, ideas, and opinions. To promote
its purposes, national and international discussion groups
may be found in the Mail Conference and in the Files and Pro-
grams collection, articles can be "downloaded" to your personal
computer.
EXIT SEQUENCE:
G)oodbye and Q)uit are the more common commands to return
to the Main Menu from wherever in the program, at which point
you will G)oodbye and Log off. Reading the instructions at
the bottom of the screen will alleviate most problems.
ACCESS COMMANDS:
The command system is "user friendly". Read carefully
the commands at the bottom of the screen as they change de-
pending on the area in which you are operating. At most
places one can type H)elp and receive specific information
for the particular area where you are in the system.
SERVICES AVAILABLE:
At the MAIN MENU choices of interest are listed.
Those frequently selected are B)ulletin\Newsletter, F)iles,
H)elp, M)ail,and T)utor.
B)ulletin\Newsletter: Entering L)ist here will list all of
the bulletins available.
F)iles: Type L)ist to see the files available in the File
Menu. As this subsystem permits the moving of files between
TC Forum and your system follow the on line instructions for
the downloading procedure.
H)elp: This is an option that can accessed from most all
locations throughout the system. Reading this will ease
most of your immediate problems.
M)ail: This is probably the major option of the system.
With over 80 groups making this option their base, the choices
are unlimited. They range from "Kids to Age 13";"Foreign
Language Echos"; to USA-Europe Link Support echo.
T)utor: This option is quite lengthy and should be scanned
by all that use the system. It is especially excellent for
those that are novices or for those that intend to make use of
all parts of the system.
LOGIN SEQUENCE:
1. Telnet to tcforum.unl.edu or 129.93.80.233
2. Once connected you will be asked your FIRST NAME.
Respond appropriately. You will then be asked for
your last name. Again respond.
3. The system will then "Check Users" and state "User
not found" and will ask if you are indeed (Your Name)?
You type Y)es.
4. You will then be asked for your residence, CITY and
STATE. Respond appropriately.
5. Now a welcome along with several paragraphs stating
the rules and the purpose of the system will be pre-
sented. You will also be requested to use your real
name when answering the registration questionaire
that will allow you to gain full access to TC FORUM.
6. Now you will be asked to C)hange any of the previous
information (LAST NAME, FIRST NAME, CITY, STATE),
D)isconnect, or R)egister. Type the letter of your
choice and press the <return> key.
7. If you have selected R)egister you will be asked to
enter a password which will be used when you next log
on. Using a password allows you to go to the MAIN MENU
without interference.
8. The system will ask some "set-up" type questions.
Answer to the best of your ability. Novice users
should type [N]o for the Turbo Keys. Remember, <Enter>
is the same as Q)uit.
9. A welcome is now stated along with some general help
statements. You will also be asked if you want the sys-
tem to ckeck for mail. Answer [N]o and this will now
bring you to the MAIN MENU.
10. At the (Main Command) type MAIL and after a few seconds
a list of conferences with a brief description of their
activity will be shown for your selection.
11. Now you may J)oin a conference and interact or G)oodbye
and go to the MAIN MENU for another choice. Here also
you may type G)oodbye and Log off Y)es or N)o.
REMARKS: System is down on the week-end although I found it
to be available during the evening hours daily. They are
increasing the number of files in the system as well as
the number of discussion groups. I did see some personal
messages concerning notification of shutting down a group.
It could possibly be a Student Echo group, as that was what
I was reviewing at the time. The number and variety of groups
listed is staggering.
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TELNET SITE NAME:
UMD Info Database
INTERNET ADDRESSES:
INFO.UMD.EDU
-or-
128.8.10.29
DESCRIPTION:
The University of Maryland Info Database offers access to a wide
variety of information and files. Some information is specific to the
University, such as Campus Calendars. However, there is also a great
deal of information that is of great interest to the general public. Files are
available for reading and for FTP in the areas of computers, economic
data, and government. There is also an on-line "Reading Room" that has
books and articles available to view and/or FTP, many of which are part of
Project Gutenberg. Furthermore, instead of accessing the UMD INFO
Database at login, it is possible to access the Gopher system. Through
accessing gopher, the user can use the ARCHIE and VERONICA
services, as well as WAIS and WORLD WIDE WEB. As one can see, the
UMD INFO Database site, is valuable for not only the information available
at its site, but also as an information gateway to other services.
The site has very user-friendly menus and on-line help available at
each screen. However, in order to fully utilize the file transfer capabilities
of this site, the user should have a basic understanding of the protocol
used to transfer files.
SERVICES:
Within UMD INFO Database there are fourteen different menu
areas. However, six of these choices are of specific interest to University
of Maryland students and staff, such as "CampusCalendars",
"CampusServices", and "Student Organizations". These menu choices
are interesting to browse through, but would probably not be pertinent to
an "off-campus" TELNET user. Only one menu item, "USAToday", is not
available for access by a user from outside the University of Maryland.
The four menu items that would be of greatest use to the general TELNET
user are:
3 - Computers
4 - EconData
5 - Government
6 - ReadingRoom
Each menu choice leads the user into a series of subdirectories
containing files and documentation on each topic, which may be then
transferred to the user's local computer. What makes this site user-
friendly is the fact that each subdirectory is in the form of a menu choice.
Therefore, there is no need to use UNIX change directory commands, and
the user does not get "lost" within layers of directories. Furthermore,
there is a "Contents" or an "Index" menu choice in most of the
subdirectories. "Contents" or "Index" gives a brief description of the all the
files contained in that subdirectory so that the user can make an informed
decision about viewing and transferring files. Finally, the process for
transferring files from any of the subdirectories at the site is menu driven,
so the user does not have to use UNIX commands. Each of the most
"useful" menus are described below.
3 - Computers Menu
Within the "Computers" menu there are 16 subdirectories, which
are in the form of menu choices. Among these menu choices are
subdirectories for Macintosh, Novell, OS2, and PC, users. Within each of
these subdirectory menu choices are more subdirectories full of files for
FTP and/or viewing. For example, the PC subdirectory lists 25 menu
choices that contain files for dos, graphics, windows, utilities, viruses, and
more.
4 - EconData Menu
The "EconData" menu choice provides the user access to a vast
wealth of economic data. According to the readme.doc in the menu,
there are "several hundred thousand economic time series that have been
put in a standard, highly efficient, easy-to-use-form for personal
computers". Included in the files are data on labor information, price
indices, and current business indicators. Also provided among the menu
choices, is a subdirectory containing all the necessary computer software
to utilize the data. Again, all of the subdirectories within the EconData
menu are accessible by menu choice. There is also a superlative set of
documentation about how to access and use the data, labeled
"Contents.doc".
5 - Government Menu
Within this menu are five different subdirectories (again all in the
form of menus) which include Factbook91, Factbook92, Maryland, UN,
and US. Any of these choices will access further subdirectories of
information. For example, within the US subdirectory there are 16
additional choices, giving the user access to files on topics ranging from
the Census-90 to the Supreme Court. This would be an excellent site for
history and government educators to explore.
6 - ReadingRoom
The "ReadingRoom" contains text files in the areas of Computers,
Disability, Fiction, GreenDisk, History, NewsLetters, and Religion. Many
of the works available are part of Project Gutenberg. There is again a
menu choice labeled "Index", which provides an alphabetical listing of all
the readings available at this site. The user can view the works on-line or
transfer them to their local computer.
LOGIN SEQUENCE:
1) At the system prompt type >telnet info.umd.edu
-or-
>telnet 128.8.10.29
2) At the login prompt type info. ex) login: info
NOTE: To access gopher at this point the user
would type gopher. ex) login: gopher
3) Enter your terminal type. The default is VT100. Typing
a ? will display a list of choices of other terminal types.
EXIT SEQUENCE:
1) From any point in the menu system type Q for Quit. It may
be necessary to press Q two times to get back to
the main menu.
2) Respond Y for Yes when prompted "Do you really wish
to exit Info?"
ACCESS COMMANDS
Once in UMD Info Database, menu selection is quite easy. Simply
use the up and down arrow keys to select the menu item and press enter.
It is also possible to press G (for Go-To) and the number of the desired
menu item. This can be faster when there are many items within a menu.
Pressing ESC will return the user to the previous menu. Pressing the ?
will provide on-line help.
The main access commands are listed across the top of the screen
within each menu. The commands are VIEW, RETURN, SELECT, X-
FER, GO-TO, PROTOCOL, QUIT. To utilize any of these commands,
simply press the first letter of the command. For example, press R to
Return. A summary of the function of each of these commands is given
below.
VIEW - View allows the user to look at a file or a menu choice. View is
the default menu choice. Note: You cannot view binary or
zipped files.
RETURN - Pressing R for Return and enter brings the user back to
the main menu.
SELECT - Pressing S will select a file for transfer. It is possible to select
several files from the list and then begin transferring all
selected files.
X-FER -This is the command given to transfer files to the user's local
computer.
GO-TO - This will allow the user to Go-To another menu item directly,
after the number of the menu item is entered.
PROTOCOL - This command allows the user to select the file transfer
protocol to be used when transferring files. The choices
are FTP, Kermit, and TFTP. Selecting Kermit will
download the files directly to the user's personal
computer. The FTP options will transfer the files to the
user's internet account space. Using FTP is the much
quicker alternative.
QUIT - This command is used to Quit the UMD Info Database.
When viewing a file another set of commands appears at the top of
the screen. These commands are: TOP, Bottom, Up, Down, Left,
Right, Number, Search, and Quit. Top, Bottom, Up, Down, Left, and
Right, allow navigation through the file as their name suggests. Number
allows the user to jump to a specific line number within the file. Search
allows the user to search for particular text within the file. Finally, Quit is
used to Quit the UMD Info Database.
SAMPLE LOGIN:
1) At the Welcome screen press any key to go forward to the
main menu.
2) The main menu provides 14 choices. Press the down arrow
to select the choice you wish to view. For example, to view
the "ReadingRoom" subdirectory press the down arrow to
number 6 and press enter.
3) Once within your choice use the same procedure to view a
particular subdirectory. ESC will return you to the previous
menu.
4) Select the "Contents" or "Index" menu item if you wish to
see a synopsis of all the files within that menu.
5) To transfer a file to your local Internet Account:
A) Press S to select the file you wish to transfer.
B) Press P for Protocol and select FTP
C) Press X for X-FER.
D) You will then be prompted for the following
information:
What is the name of the remote computer?
===> (enter the number of the Internet computer at
which you have an account)
What is your userid on that machine?
===> (enter your userid *without* the extensions
after the @ sign). For example, enter
jdoe not jdoe@tenet.edu.
What is the password for that userid?
===> (enter your password, it will not be displayed)
Please enter remote name for: file.zip
====> (enter the name you would like the file to
have on your computer or press enter to
keep the same name.)
E) The files will then be transferred to your
local computer.
6) Press Q to Quit the system.
FRIENDLY ADVICE:
If you plan to transfer files from the site, using the FTP protocol, you
will need to know the Internet Address of the computer at which you have
an account. Be sure to write this down *before* telnetting to the UMD Info
site.
If the up and down arrows keys do not function when you enter the
site, exit out. Then, telnet back to the site and try using VT200 as your
terminal type instead of the default VT100,
DOCUMENT AUTHOR: Julie McMahon
jmcmahan@tenet.edu
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TELNET SITE NAME: University of Virginia Grounds-Wide
Information Server
INTERNET ADDRESSES: gwis.virginia.edu
gopher.virginia.edu
128.143.22.36
Questions or comments should be E-mailed to
"gwis@virginia.edu";.
DESCRIPTION: GWIS is a local network that also serves as a
gopher site. You can access other gopher services,
veronica, wais, and others. Locally there are
several UV Library catalogs, journals and reviews,
political information, and statistics available.
SERVICES:
Library Services
1) UV Library Catalog
2) Health Sciences Library Catalog
3) Law Library Catalog
Electronic Text - Dartmouth Dante Project
Social & Economic Data
1) Census Data
2) Maastricht Treaty (European Free Trade)
3) North American Free Trade Agreement
4) US Politics, White House Papers & Campaign 92
such as the 94 Budget proposal, Clinton &
Bush campaign speeches, CIA World Fact Book
Journals & Bibliographies
1) Bryn Maur Classical Review - reviews of books
2) Current Cites - (monthly) citations of
selected articles dealing with technology in
the library sciences
3) LC Cataloging Newsline - for librarians,
brief statements related to activities of the
Library of Congress
4) PACS Review - an electronic journal for the
library sciences
Images
1) an electronic version of the exhibit ROME
REBORN: THE VATICAN LIBRARY AND RENAISSANCE
CULTURE. The Exhibit is divided into nine
parts, each section includes general texts,
image captions and the JPEG images.
2) Library of Congress exhibit of materials from
the newly opened Soviet archives.
Gopher Services
1) About the Internet
2) Internet-accessible Library Catalogs
3) Internet Resources
4) National Weather Service
5) Other Gopher and Information Servers
6) Veronica (search menu items in most of
GopherSpace)
LOGIN SEQUENCE: Type telnet gopher.virginia.edu
At Login: prompt
Type gwis
No password is needed
At Enter terminal type. prompt
Press enter for the default (vt100)
EXIT SEQUENCE: Type 'q' to quit
ACCESS COMMANDS:
For information on using the gopher menu system
1) Pick 1. About this Service/
(from the main menu)
2) Pick 5. Gopher Software Information/
3) Pick 3. How to Use the Gopher Software/
4) Pick 1. Using the Unix curses-based
client.
You can always press ? for Help
From any menu you can press 'u' to go back
one menu level.
To mail an article to someone press 'm'
SAMPLE LOGIN: You see the entire text of President Clinton's
address to the joint session of Congress on
17 FEB 93.
1) Pick 4. UVa Library Services/
2) Pick 10. University Library Resources/
3) Pick 33. Whitehouse Press Releases &
Speeches <Browse>/
6) Pick 1. 1993/
7) Pick 2. Feb/
8) Pick 1. A-New-Direction-Address-to-Congress
To get current earthquake information you can:
1) Pick 10. Worldwide Internet Services/
2) Pick 4. National Weather Service/
3) Pick 2. Earthquake,Topical Storms ...
4) Pick 2. Eathquakes
FRIENDLY ADVICE: The menu system is pretty easy to follow if
you take your time and read the prompts until
you become familiar with the system.
There is a lot of information referenced for
librarians. Also teachers will find the access
of current information of real value to use in
their curriculum. The political and economic
data can be easily referenced, such as the CIA
World Fact Book. For science teachers there is
current earthquake and tropical storm
information available.
DOCUMENT AUTHORS: Jim Hagon
Julie McMahon
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TELNET SITE NAME:
Weather Underground: A Complete U.S. Weather Service
ADDRESSES: madlab.sprl.umich.edu 3000
141.212.196.79 3000
DOCUMENT AUTHOR: Arlene Haynes (original);
Patricia G. Ross & Yolnada Esparza (revised)
LOGIN SEQUENCE: No login required
DESCRIPTION: The Weather Undergound is a complete and very easy to
use on-line weather service covering forecasts for U.S. regions and cities,
including current weather observations, long range forecasts, ski
conditions, earthquake reports, hurricane advisories, marine forecasts,
national weather summary, and severe weather advisories. It also
provides information about Canadian weather and some international
data. The service is free for personal and educationl use and is limited
to 100 simultaneous users. >
EXIT SEQUENCE: At any menu choose option <X>
ACCESS COMMANDS: This service is completely menu driven. Each
selection on the main menu is numbered or lettered and entered to by
typing the choice selection and hitting "return". The sub-menus under
each of the main categories are accessed in the same manner.
The following commands are always accessible and visable on the screen
for the user: >
Return- to continue scrolling text
M- to return to the main menu
X- to exit the program
SERVICES: Below is the main menu of the services offerred at this site:
1) U.S. forecasts and climate data
2) Canadian weather data
3) Current weather observations
4) Ski conditions
5) Long-range forecasts
6) Latest earthquake reports
7) Severe weather
8) Hurricane advisories
9) National weather summary
10) International data
11) Marine forecasts and observations
X) Exit program
C) Change scrolling to screen
H) Help and information for new users
?) Answers to all your questions
SAMPLE LOGIN:
1. Telnet to madlab.sprl.umich.edu 3000 or 141.212.196.79 3000
2. A statement appears informing user connection has been made and
the escape character is '^]". Immediately following is a help note for
new users.
3. The main menu will appear. (See above)
4. Select an option from the main menu and follow the prompts given.
If you make a mistake, the system will give you the prompt: "Not
a valid option" and further instruct you.>
5. Exit at any time by hitting "X".
APPLICATION TO K-12:
This site provides a wealth of information about weather and
weather-related topics in an easy-to-follow system. Even novice users
should be able to use this system with a minimum of help.
HIGHLIGHTS:
The main menu has a category: ?- Answers to all your questions.
This category provides some very interesting and helpful information
about this service. (For instance, it tells you that since this site
originated in April 1991, its use has grown from 500 uses per week to
over 100,000 per week!)
Below are the selections in this category:
1) How to connect
2) How the Weather Underground works
3) How to set up your own Weather Underground
4) Other sources of weather data on the Internet
5) How to use the system non-interactively
6) Information on the local Ann Arbor weather
7) Information on ski reports
8) Future expansion plans.
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TELNET SITE NAME: World-Wide Web
INTERNET ADDRESSES: INFO.CERN.CH
128.141.201.74
DOCUMENT AUTHOR : Jane Couture
REVISED 2/93 : Bill Rainey
DESCRIPTION:
The World-Wide Web (WWW) is an information retrieval
system based on the principals of hypertext. If you are familiar
with hypertext, you will find this a very comfortable site to use.
If not, this is a good place to learn. The WWW uses programs called
"browsers" to allow the user to navigate the web. When you telnet
into cern, you are placed into a browser. As you look at the
screen, you will usually see numbers enclosed in brackets -ie- [3],
scattered throughout the text. Each of these numbers represents a
linked topic which you may jump to. This is the basic idea of
hypertext, information is linked together in such a way that the
user may move through it at will, in a nonlinear fashion. When you
make such a jump, you may go to another file on the same computer,
or to a file on a computer which could be on a different continent.
It will look the same to you as a user.
With all of these options, it is not difficult to get lost in the
maze of information. If this happens, relax, don't worry, the maze
has no centaur. You may always retrace your steps and pop back out
by using the 'back' command (see Browser Commands below).
The World-Wide Web was developed and implemented through
CERN, the Eupopean Particle Physics Laboratory in Geneva, Switzerland.
Since the Web is still under development, things may change from
time to time and you may run into some glitches or dead ends. Don't
panic just remember to use that 'back' command and have fun.
LOGIN SEQUENCE: There is no login or password needed. After
connecting with the system, you will see an opening screen with the
heading "GENERAL OVERVIEW". The bottom line will show the
commands which may be used at this time. Be aware that the list of
available commands will change, depending on where you are in the web.
BROWSER COMMANDS: The following is a list of the commands used for
the default WWW line browser.* The commands available at any given
time will be displayed at the bottom of each screen.
[ 1-25 ] : A range of numbers may appear at the very left of
the bottom line. The numbers indicate the hypertextual links
currently available. Entering one of them will take you to the
associated node.
[ back ] : Entering the word 'back' (or b for short) will take
you back to the place from which you made the most recent
hypertextual jump. Remember, 'back' undoes the action caused by
entering one of the previous number commands.
[ <return> ] : Pressing the <return> key allows you to move forward
through successive screens within a node. Jumps get you to a
certain place, pressing enter allows you to move through the
sequence of screens at that place.
[ up ] : Entering the word 'up' (or u for short) will take you
back to the most recent screen you were on. This is used for
retracing your steps through screens within a node rather than for
jumping between nodes, which is done with 'back'. Remember, 'up'
undoes the action caused by pressing the 'return' key.
[ Quit ] : Entering the word 'Quit' (must be typed in full) will
cause your exit from the WWW. Be careful, this one will close your
connection to cern, returning you to the site from which you made
the telnet connection.
[ Help ] : Use this to reach the online help system.
* Note: Other browser programs are available at CERN. Once you
become acquainted with the web, it may be a good idea to get a
browser that is specific to the computer you are using.
EXIT SEQUENCE: Anytime you wish to quit, type 'Quit'
SERVICES: The World-Wide Web is a navigation tool which puts many
of the services of the Internet at your fingertips.
SAMPLE LOGIN: This is the first screen you will see.
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Overview of the Web
GENERAL OVERVIEW
There is no "top" to the World-Wide Web. You can look at it from many
points of view. If you have no other bias, here are some places to
start:
by Subject[1] A classification by subject of interest.
Incomplete but easiest to use.
by Type[2] Looking by type of service (access
protocol, etc) may allow to find things if you know
what you are looking for.
About WWW[3] About the World-Wide Web global
information sharing project
Starting somewhere else
To use a different default page, perhaps one representing your
field of interest, see "customizing your home page"[4].
What happened to CERN?
1-6, Up, <RETURN> for more, Quit, or Help:
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TELNET SITE NAME: Youngstown Freenet
INTERNET ADDRESSES: yfn.ysu.edu
192.55.234.27
DESCRIPTION:
The Youngstown Freenet provides a variety of services and
information, simulating services provided by a city. The services and
information range from The Post Office (sending and receiving Email), The
Public Square (a forum for discussions of any subject), The Animal
Hospital (a place to ask questions and advice from veterinarians), The
Courthouse (posts recent developments in the law), The Teleport
(electronically connects your computer to another computer at a distant
site), The USA Today Headline News (provides a summary of headline
news), to The Library (offers library services electronically). These are just
a sampling of some of the services available at this site. See the main
menu under the heading SERVICES for a complete list of information and
service options.
Educators will be interested in option 17: Academy One. It is an
international program designed to provide an online educational resource
for primary and secondary students, parents, educators, and
administrators.
The Youngstown Freenet uses a menu driven system that is easy
to follow. Novice users will be able to navigate through the system easily
and find it to be user friendly.
SERVICES:
The Main Menu includes:
1 Administration
2 Post Office
3 The Public Square
4 The Communications Center
5 The Animal Hospital
6 The Business & Industrial Park
7 The Computer Center
8 The Courthouse
9 The Government Center
10 The Hospital
11 The House of Worship
12 The Human Services Building
13 The Library
14 The Teleport
15 The USA/Today Headline News
16 Youngstown State University
17 Academy One
LOGIN SEQUENCE:
At the Tenet prompt type: telnet yfn.ysu.edu
At the login prompt type: visitor
No password needed
EXIT SEQUENCE:
The escape character is ^]
x- Exit (logs you off the system from any arrow prompt)
ACCESS COMMANDS
h=Help, x=Exit, "go help"=Extended Help
SAMPLE LOGIN:
At the Tenet prompt type: telnet yfn.ysu.edu
At the login prompt type: visitor
No password needed.
No terminal type or user ID needed
After typing "visitor" (without the quotation marks), press the
Return / Enter key. The following screen will come up:
************************ Sample screen BEGINS here ********************
WELCOME: As a visitor to this system you are allowed to
go anywhere and read anything we have available.
However, to post messages, and send or receive
electronic mail, use the chat area, and other special
features, you must be a REGISTERED USER.
The registration process and all system usage is
FREE. You are limited to one hour per visit but
there is no limit to the number of visits you can
have per day.
********************** Sample screen ENDS here *************************
This is a brief excerpt from the WELCOME, more information is
available concerning disclaimers, warranties, liabilities, and other
commands available from any arrow===>prompt.
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Following are the menus for each of the 17 options listed in the Main
Menu:
OPTION 1: ADMINISTRATION
If you select the first option (Administration), type 1 at the blinking
cursor at the bottom of the Main Menu screen, and press
Return/Enter. The following screen will come up:
*********************** Sample screen BEGINS here *********************
<<<Administration Building>>>
1 About the Administration Building
2 Index
3 User Services
4 Administration Q & A
5 Submitting a Proposal to the Administration
6 The (almost) Paperless Registration System
(Don't select this option unless you need to obtain
an account)
7 The Youngstown Free-Net Release Form
(To be sent in after using the registration system)
*********************** Sample screen ENDS here ************************
OPTION 2: POST OFFICE
*********************** Sample screen BEGINS here ***********************
<<< The Post Office >>>
1 About the Post Office
2 Check Your Mail
3 Send Mail
4 Check the size of your mailbox
5 See who your new mail is from
6 Edit your signature file
7 Edit your personal aliases file
8 Have your mail forwarded
9 Directory Services
10 Find a Penpal
********************** Sample screen ENDS here *************************
OPTION 3: THE PUBLIC SQUARE
*********************** Sample screen BEGINS here **********************
<<< Public Forum >>>
1 About the Public Forum
2 Items For Sale
3 Items Wanted
4 Help Wanted
5 Jobs Wanted!
6 The Kiosk
7 The SIGS (A through N)
8 The SIGS (O through Z)
9 WITTY - World Information Transmitted to
Youngstown
10 Chat with Other Users
11 The Family Magazine
12 Imprimis
13 Youth Policy Institute
********************** Sample screen ENDS here ************************
OPTION 4: THE COMMUNICATIONS CENTER
*********************** Sample screen BEGINS here **********************
<<< The Communications Center >>>
1 About the Communications Center
2 Usenet News Group List
3 Read Usenet News
4 Chat with other users
5 Directory Services
6 File Transfer Services
7 User Services
8 The Post Office
*********************** Sample screen ENDS here ***********************
OPTION 5: THE ANIMAL HOSPITAL
*********************** Sample screen BEGINS here *********************
<<< The Animal Hospital >>>
1 About the Animal Hospital
2 News and Notes
3 Ask the Animal Hospital
*********************** Sample screen ENDS here **********************
OPTION 6: BUSINESS & INDUSTRIAL PARK
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<<< Business & Industrial Park >>>
1 About the Business & Industrial Park
2 The Business Card Bulletin Board
3 Search for local business
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OPTION 7: THE COMPUTER CENTER
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<<< The Computer Center >>>
1 About the Computer Center
2 Youngstown Bulletin Board Listing
3 Amiga
4 Apple
5 Atari
6 Commodore
7 IBM PC
8 Macintosh
9 Tandy
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OPTION 8: THE COURTHOUSE
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<<< The Courthouse >>>
1 About the Courthouse
2 What's New In the Law
3 The Legal Q & A
4 United States Supreme Court Opinions
5 Ohio State Supreme Court Opinions
6 Ohio 8th District Court Opinions
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OPTION 9: THE GOVERNMENT CENTER
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<<< The Government Center >>>
1 The Freedom Shrine
2 U.S. National Weather Service
3 GAO Reports
4 OTA Teleforums
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OPTION 10: THE HOSPITAL
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<<< The Hospital >>>
1 About the Hospital
2 Ask-The-Librarian
- Jeghers Research Library
- Medical Library
- Nursing Library
3 Community Health Education Opportunities
4 Health Professions Education
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OPTION 11: THE HOUSE OF WORSHIP
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<<< House of Worship >>>
1 Christian Religion
2 Judaism
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OPTION 12: THE HUMAN SERVICES BUILDING
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<<< Human Services Building >>>
1 About the Human Services Building
2 Human Services Bulletin Board
3 Human Services Q&A
4 Search for a human service agency
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OPTION 13: THE LIBRARY
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<<< Nola >>>
1 What is Nola
2 What's new at the Nola libraries?
3 Upcoming events / activities
4 Library Directory
5 Professional Library Directory
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OPTION 14: THE TELEPORT
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<<< The Teleport >>>
1 About the Teleport
2 The Packet Express (packet)
3 The Terminal Tower (tower)
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OPTION 15: THE USA/TODAY HEADLINE NEWS
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<<< NPTN / USA Today Headline News >>>
1 About the Electronic News Center
2 Headline News Summary
3 Weather
4 Snapshots
5 NEWS
6 MONEY
7 SPORTS
8 LIFE
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OPTION 16: THE YOUNGSTOWN STATE UNIVERSITY
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<<< Youngstown State University >>>
1 About Youngstown State University Info Files
2 List of Academy One Schools and Sponsors
3 Telecommunication Projects and Curricula
4 Daily Report Card (Newsletter)
5 Educator Lounge
6 Student Lounge
7 The Academy One Library
8 Special Populations and Programs
9 Parents Are Teachers
10 Telecommunications News from Around the
World
11 The Academy One Bulletin Board
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OPTION 17: ACADEMY ONE
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<<< Academy One >>>
1 Academy One Information Files
2 List of Academy One Schools and Sponsors
3 Telecommunication Projects and Curricula
4 Daily Report Card (Newsletter)
5 Educator Lounge
6 Student Lounge
7 The Academy One Library
8 Special Populations and Programs
9 Parents Are Teachers
10 Telecommunications News from Around the World
11 The Academy One Bulletin Board
12 The Affiliate System Network
13 <<< PROJECT(s) OF THE MONTH
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FRIENDLY ADVICE:
The authors of this document strongly recommend the use of the
Youngtown Freenet. Clear directions are given at the bottom of each
screen. These directions are consistent accross screens and very easy to
follow. The login procedure is surprisingly simple and takes very little
effort to explore and to exit the freenet.
DOCUMENT AUTHORS:
Yolanda Esparza and Meta Rousseau