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Date:         Thu, 13 Aug 1992 14:57:22 EDT
From:         Judy Hallman <hallman@GIBBS.OIT.UNC.EDU>
Subject:      List entry format and apologies
Comments: To: CWIS-L@WUVMD.Wustl.Edu
              13, 92 10:26 am

Steve Jones, Oxford University Computing Services says...
>
> Judy Hallman lists some sites for which there is currently only minimal
> information available. Being responsible for one of those sites, and
> slightly embarassed that the UK features highly in her list, could
> I ask what extra information is desired.  Both minimum and ideal
> requirements would be of interest.
>
Sorry, I should have included that in my message. I'll include a couple of
samples below. Not everyone has a section on what the database contains
and some are much longer then others, but it is nice to have a short
description of the contents, particularly things that could be considered
Internet resources -- special items.

Profuse apologies to Roy Pearce. He sent me info on the Birmingham service
months ago. When I FINALLY tried it out, I saw that our list is prominently
displayed in it, without Birmingham! I've been remiss -- haven't done an
update since April 7, but finally this one is about ready to go. So here
are a couple of samples. For the UK ones, please note whether or not to go
through JANET:
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United Kingdom
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To access most universities in the UK, first login into JANET, the Joint
Academic Network.  Access to JANET follows:

Access: telnet sun.nsf.ac.uk
Login: janet
Hostname: type the address of the University you would like to connect to
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Birmingham University
info.bham.ac.uk
(NOTE: Make a direct Internet connection; not through JANET)
Login as info or login as help, if you need it.
Emulate a vt100.
Hardware/software: Runs on an IBM RS600.
Contact: Roy 'Baby' Pearce <pearcera@rs6000.bham.ac.uk>

Contains: Largely information on computing matters. Near-complete
documentation can be found under the Menu named SYSDOC. Documents can be
down-loaded using email. This will very shortly be upgraded when SMTP is
installed.

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Cornell CUINFO
cuinfo.cornell.edu
Connect to port 300.
Use telnet or tn3270.  Different versions of telnet or
tn3270 have different syntax for defining the port.  The
following are the commonest:
TELNET cuinfo.cornell.edu 300
TELNET cuinfo.cornell.edu::300
or  TELNET cuinfo.cornell.edu..300
Hardware/software: VM/CMS; IBM S/370 assembler; locally written
Contact: Lynne Personius <jrn@cornells.bitnet>


CUINFO of interest to non-Cornell community members:

Uncle Ezra           - The Electronic Counselor - First program of
                       its kind - A must see.
Directories          - Student and Staff directories - Includes
                       staff electronic addresses
Ski Reports          - Up to the minute Upstate New York Ski
                       Reports (Seasonal)
Jobs                 - Listings and Descriptions of jobs at
                       Cornell
Computing            - Extensive on-line information regarding
                       computing at Cornell
Patents              - Descriptions of current patents held by
                       Cornell
Various Newsletters  - Newsletters from numerous campus groups
Weather              - Up to the minute local weather forecast

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Northwestern University
nuacvm.acns.nwu.edu (129.105.16.1)
Command: dial vtam
Application ID: nuinfo
Emulate a VT100, other options are also available.
Hardware/software: IBM 4381 using PNN.
Contact Person: Tamara Iversen <tiversen@nuacvm.acns.nwu.edu>

Contains:
Calendars & Entertainment: Contains calendars of on and off campus events,
a Chicago Guide, an Evanston Guide, and a Restaurant Guide.

Academics:  For people interested in the University, this holds
our entire university catalog, our Course and Teacher Evaluation
Catalog (CTEC), and  other academic information of interest to
prospective students

NU Calendar of Events:  This summarizes many of the events that
take place on campus during the year.

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