Internet Resource Directory, Part 3: File Archives (FTP Sites) of Interest to Educators version 1: July 7, 1992 The information in this file is the result of Internet "prospecting" and teamwork by 24 eastern Nebraska teachers who were enrolled in a graduate telecomputing-in-education course during the Spring 1992 semester at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. 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 K-12 teachers and/or students. Below please find information on several Internet file archives. **This is NOT meant to be an exhaustive list of all of the archives of use to K-12 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 & the students of TED 8000: "Computer-Mediated Communications for Educators" University of Nebraska at Omaha Judi is now in the: Department of Curriculum & Instruction, University of Texas at Austin JBHarris@Tenet.edu (beginning: 8/10/92) *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*- FTP SITE NAME: Computers and Academic Freedom Archive INTERNET ADDRESSES: ftp.eff.org 192.88.144.4 LOGIN PROCEDURE: 1. ftp to 191.88.144.4 2. Once connected you will see- - Connection Opened Using 8-bit bytes 220 kragar FTP server (Version 6.9 the date) ready. Name (kragar.eff.org:FF004): Type in Anonymous at the : 3. Now you will see- - 331 Guest login ok, send e-mail address as password. Password: Type your address for the password. 4. The screen will now give you some general information about this FTP site. Ending with- - 230 Guest login ok, access restrictions apply. * or ftp 5. At the * or ftp prompt type dir. You will see - - 200 PORT command successful. 150 Opening ASCII mode data connection for /bin/ls. 6. There will now be a list of files for you to explore. Continue to use the cd (change directory), the cdup (go back to the previous directory), and the dir commands at the * or ftp prompt until you arrive at a file you wish to transfer. RECOMMENDED FILES: The cd pub directory has several choices of subdirectories that might be of interest to educators. cd pub/EFF cd pub/academic cd pub/journals cd pub/legal Within these directories there can also be more subdirectories. If there is a README in any of these you may wish to transfer that file to your account. The README file in cd pub/academic for instance gave a brief description of all of the subdirectories contained in the directory of academic. NOTES: The README file in the initial directory did not contain much useful information. It basically says that most of the files have been moved to the "pub" directory. You may transfer the pub/EFF/EFF.about file without changing directories and actually finding the file. This was suggested in one of the items in the introduction that was given when you first logged into this site. Type get pub/EFF/EFF.about at the * or ftp prompt and then download it from your file. It is caps specific. This will give you information explaining the purposes of the Electronic Frontier Foundation. It seems to be a very politically active group. DOCUMENT AUTHOR: Nancy Paben *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*- FTP SITE NAME: GenBank INTERNET ADDRESS: genbank.bio.net LOGIN PROCEDURE: ftp genbank.bio.net Name (genbank.bio.net: jcool): TYPE anonymous 331 Guest login ok, send ident as password. Password: use complete internet address (userid@node) EXIT SEQUENCE: At the * type exit or bye to log off ABOUT GenBank This ftp site contains many shareware and freeware programs available for downloading. The directories are are divided by machine operating systems. For instance, all available IBM programs are in the directory "dos". MacIntosh programs are listed under the directory "mac". There are also directories for unix, vms, and databases. The only possible drawback is that nearly all files are compressed. Some files will open only through specific decompression programs, such as "Stuffit" for the Mac, or "UUDECODE" in the DOS directory. Many types of files are represented here. Everything from antiviral programs to genetic hypercard stacks are free for the taking and decoding. Any educator, but especially science folk can benefit from a number of these files. HELPFUL HINT: Get and read the file README in each directory or subdirectory. These files contain descriptions of the other files listed within. It can save time and avoid later frustraton. EXAMPLE OF A DIRECTORY SEARCH: At the * TYPE dir (This will put you at the main directory) At the * TYPE cd pub (This will put you at the public directory) At the * TYPE dir (This is the directory where you choose the next dir by virtue of the machine operating system files required.) NOTE: File names are upper and lower case sensitive. Please type file names exactly as written. EXAMPLES OF SUBDIRECTORY SEARCHES: Follow above directions then continue with the directions listed below. Search 1: At the * TYPE cd mac At the * TYPE dir At the * TYPE cd antiviral At the * TYPE dir At the * TYPE get interferon31.hqx This is a compressed file for the antiviral program interferon31. Once it is in your possession, you may install it on your hard drive. Search 2: At the * TYPE cd mac At the * TYPE dir At the * TYPE get enzymekinetics.hqx Once this file is decompressed, it will show that it is a Hypercard stack for MacIntosh computers. It calculates and plots the biochemical values for the kinetics of enzyme-catalyzed reactions. Search 3: At the * TYPE cd dos At the * TYPE dir At the * TYPE cd mskermit At the * TYPE get kermit This is a Kermit terminal emulator/communications program for IBM PC'S. This ftp site can prove to be an invaluable resource for anyone to get new software or update old programs without the worry of cost. DOCUMENT AUTHORS: Barb Andersen & Jody McQuillan *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*- FTP SITE NAME: History Archive INTERNET ADDRESSES: RA.MSSTATE.EDU 130.18.164.3 LOGIN SEQUENCE: Type: ftp ra.msstate.edu (Not Caps - denied access) At Name(ra.msstate.edu): Type anonymous press you will see 331 guest login OK, send ident as password At 331 Password: Type your Internet address press you will see 230 Guest login OK, access restrictions apply To access the public subdirectory, At the *: Type cd pub/docs/history or cd pub/docs.history press At the * Type: dir EXIT SEQUENCE: Type bye or exit. You will see Goodbye as the response. SUBDIRECTORY NAMES CONTAINING INFORMATION OF INTEREST TO EDUCATORS: There is a wealth of information in this subdirectory of nineteen subtopics. We chose the following: articles bibliography databases diary e-documents gifs libraries netuse resources songs vietnam war world11.txt C.I.A. world fact book (2 megabytes of data) RECOMMENDED FILES: After looking at all nineteen, we would pick the following: e-documents large files (containing causes of war in 1775 constitution, decl. of indep., archives and WW II songs W.W.I (1914-1918 propaganda and A.E.F.songs) and Vietnam (28 songs to be ordered). bibliographies Jackson (hard to load, has no breakers) American indian movement (told by F.B.I.files and native americans themselves) resources geography.us (fun mapping project) natarchiv (types of data collected by different agencies for Middle level and up) gifs a subdirectory of picture files in .gif format EXAMPLES OF A DIRECTORY SEARCH: Search 1 When you see all nineteen topics listed At the * type: cd e-documents Each document will be shown as well as the length At the * type: get and the filename For example if you wanted the causes for 1775.us, you would type: get causes for 1775.us Search 2 At the ftp> type dir There are 7 selections here " " cd docs CRD (change working direction appears when using cd command " " dir " " dir There are 9 selections here " " cd history " " dir There are 19 selections here " " cd songs This file contains two catagories of sings to select from, W.W.I and Vietnam. Type get vietnam.songs NOTES: A complete set of commands explaining this ftp is given in the netuse subdirectory under ftp.info. Go to this sub-subdirectory and download the information first. Using the ch .. command will allow you to travel back to the previous subdirectory For example, after retreiving e-documents you would at the * Type: chdirup Then at the * Type: dir and you would be back at the main subdirectory of nineteen topics. ===>Depending on the site, teachers/students will see either a * or an ftp>. DOCUMENT AUTHORS: Jolene Langan & Nancy Lyman *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*- FTP SITE NAME: HYDRA INTERNET ADDRESSES: hydra.uwo.ca 129.100.2.13 LOGIN PROCEDURE: 1. At the prompt type: ftp hydra.uwo.ca 2. At name type: anonymous 3. At password type: your internet address 4. At * type: cd libsoft to access the libsoft sub- directory. 5. At * type: dir NOTE: Your prompt may be ftp> instead of *. SUBDIRECTORY NAMES CONTAINING INFORMATION OF INTEREST TO EDUCATORS: LIBSOFT.DIR;1 All are public access files RECOMMENDED FILES: ARTBASE.TXT cd libsoft An attempt to map the intersection between the arts and online computer systems. It includes computer bulletin board systems, networks, conferences, forums, message bases and also organizations. It includes online projects such as newsletters and exhibitions. BINARIES.TXT cd libsoft Explains how to retrieve binary files posted to UseNet and also received by E- Mail. CASSY.TXT cd libsoft Catalog Card/Accession and Shelf List System. Designed for Dewey Decimal based libraries to assist in processing books and AV materials. It maintains Accession information for each item and provides a means to print (and reprint sets of catalog cards, accession lists and shelf lists.) DTSEARCH.TXT cd libsoft A shareware text searching product FTP_GUIDE.TXT cd libsoft Gives a novice a general idea of what FTP is and how to do it. GUIDE1.TXT cd libsoft A guide to the Internet/Bitnet LIBCAT.TXT cd libsoft Library resources on the Internet: Strategies for Selection and Use. LIBCONFERS.TXT cd libsoft Library oriented Computer Conferences and Electronic Serials. LISTSERV_GUIDE.TXT cd libsoft A resource guide about listservers. THSRS.TXT cd libsoft A software package that assists in creating, modifying, viewing and printing out a small thesaurus. NOTES: Libsoft contains many more files that may be of interest to educators (particularly media specialists). A number of the files are quite lengthy. DOCUMENT AUTHOR: Kim Burry *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*- FTP SITE NAME: IUBIO Archive for Biology Indiana University INTERNET ADDRESSES: Bio.Indiana.Edu 129.79.224.25 LOGIN PROCEDURE: Name: anonymous anonymous user ok. Send real ident as password. Password: (internet address) Sample login: Name (bio.indiana.edu:ff005): anonymous 331 anonymous user ok. Send real ident as password. Password: 230-Guest User FF005@ZEUS.UNOMA.EDU logged into DUA0:[ARCHIVE] at (current date and time) SUBDIRECTORY NAMES CONTAINING INFORMATION OF INTEREST TO EDUCATORS: In some cases, the archive files and programs are stored here only as BINARY files. This means you must set your transmission software to transfer a full 8-bit bytenary". See below list of file suffixes to tell which are in binary format. Most or all Macintosh files have been converted to .HQX format, or BinHex. This is an ascii (text) encoded form that requires Stuffit, BinHex 4.0 or other programs to decode this format. Some Macintosh programs may be stored in "MacBinary" format, which is binary and adds file system information at the start of the program. Many of the archives and any of the .DOC, .TXT or .README files are in Ascii (plain text) format, suitable for transfer with a default Ascii method, or via e-mail programs. The encoded programs (require that you have a decoder on your computer. These are for Macintosh .HQX [Archive.Util.Mac]BinHex.* MSDOS .UUE [Archive.Util.IBMPC]UUDecode.Bas, *.C VMS .UUE [Archive.Util.VMS.U---------- TEXT (ascii) File formats ---- .DOC Plain text documentation .TXT Plain text documentation .README Plain text documentation .HQX Macintosh BinHex encoded file .UUE .SEQ sequence data, usually nucleic acids (text) .PEP amino acid sequence data (text) .AA amino acid sequence data (text) BINARY File formats (requires ftp binary command before trd files (MS_Dos, Unix, VMS, others) .TAR Unix archived files .Z Unix compressed file .TAR.Z Unix archived + compressed file .BCK VMS Backup archive .SIT Macintosh archive RECOMMENDED FILES: Molecular biology is the area of concentration, and it is also a home for Drosophila research data. It will include software for Macintosh, VAX-VMS, Unix, MS-DOS and any other important computer operating systems. Access to the archive is via anonymous FTP (file transfer protocol) programs that connect to computers on the Internet. NOTES: Here is an example of a sample session after successful login: ftp> dir ^^^ 200 PORT command successful. 150 Opening ASCII mode data connection for /bin/ls. total 70-r--r-- 1 gilbert archive 3397 Sep 29 18:14 Files.new drwxrwxrwx 3 ftp archive 512 Oct 31 13:32 Incoming lrwxrwxrwx 1 root daemon 11 Oct 30 17:46 Readme -> Archive.doel 512 Oct 30 17:23 bin drwxr-xr-x 4 gilbert archive 512 Oct 29 23:07 biology drwxr-xr-x 6 gilbert archive 512 Aug 16 18:41 chemistry dr-xr-xr-x 2 root wheel 512 Oct 29 22:30 dev dr-xr-xr-x 2 root wheel 512 Oct 30 17:27 etc drwxrwxr-x 4 matthewk archive 1024 Oct 24 21:02 fly drwxr-xr-x 7 gilbert archive 1536 Sep 29 16:49 help drert archive 512 Aug 15 23:06 molbio drwx------ 2 gilbert archive 512 Oct 22 15:18 private drwxr-xr-x 5 gilbert archive 512 Aug 17 00:51 science dr-xr-xr-x 3 root wheel 200 PORT command successful. 150 Opening ASCII mode data connection for Readme (13425 bytes). 226 Transfer complete. local: iubio-archive.readme remote: Readme 13804 bytes received in 0.068 seconbin/ls. total 19 drwxr-xr-x 2 gilbert archive 512 Sep 29 16:52 align drwxr-xr-x 2 gilbert archive 512 Sep 29 17:03 atarist drwxr-xr-x 2 gilbert archive 1024 Aug 1 14:33 codve 512 Aug 15 22: 46 evolve drwxr-xr-x 2 gilbert archive 512 Jun 4 21:27 gcg drwxr-xr-x 2 gilbert archive 512 May 14 15:30 genbank drwxr-xr-x 3 gilbert archive 1024 Aug 2 gilbert archive 512 May 14 16:18 rnafold drwxr-xr-x 3 gilbert archive 512 Sep 29 17:05 search drwxr-xr-x 3 gilbert archive 512 Oct 21 21:56 unix drwxr-xr-x 3 gilbert arc11 seconds (9.5 Kbytes/s) ftp> cd readseq ^^^^^^^^^^ 250 CWD command successful. ftp> dir ^^^ 200 PORT command successful. 150 Opening ASCII mode data connection for /bin/ls. tot readseq.c -rw-r--r-- 1 gilbert archive 2595 May 14 16:16 readseq.doc -rw-r--r-- 1 gilbert archive 5061 May 14 16:16 readseq.p -rw-r--r-- 1 gilbert archive 63559 May 14 16:16 re May 14 16:17 ureadseq.h -rw-r--r-- 1 gilbert archive 21010 May 14 16:17 ureadseq.p drwxr-xr-x 2 gilbert archive 512 Oct 21 22:25 vms-vax-bin 226 Transfer complete. 676 bytes received in 0.13 seconds (5.2 Kbytes/s) ftp> get readseq.doc ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 200 PORT command successful. 150 Opening ASCII mode data connection for readseq.doc (2595 bytes). 226 Transfer complete. local: readseq.doc remote: readseq.doc 2670 bytes received in 0.015 seconds (1.7e+02 Kbytes/s) ftp> binary ^^^^^^ 200 Type set to I. ftp> get readseq.arc ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 200 PORT command successful. 150 Opening BINARY mode data connection for readseq.arc (56832 bytes). 226 Transfer complete. local: readseq.arc remote: readseq.arc 56832 bytes received in 0.096 seconds (5.8e+02 Kbytes/s) ftp> bye ^^^ 221 Goodbye. DOCUMENT AUTHOR: Cece Schwennsen *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*- FTP SITE NAME: M.I.T. FTP Archive INTERNET ADDRESS: pit-manager.mit.edu LOGIN PROCEDURE: 1. At the prompt type: ftp pit-manager.mit.edu You will see: Connection Opened Using 8-bit bytes 220 pit-manager.MIT.EDU FTP server (Version 5.60) ready. Name (pit-manager.mit.edu:______): 2. Type: anonymous You will see: 331 Guest login ok, send ident as password. Password: 3. Type your electronic address. You will see: 331 guest login ok, access restrictions apply * Note: If you use a Unix system, you will see ftp> instead of * 4. Type: dir You will see: 200 PORT command successful 150 Opening ASCII mode data connection for /bin/ls. total 3 drwxrwxr-x 2 root wheel 512 Nov 21 1990 bin drwxrwxr-x 2 root wheel 512 Nov 21 1990 etc drwxrwxr-x 21 root wheel 1024 Apr 1 22:14 pub 226 Transfer complete. * 5. Access the public subdirectory, by typing: cd pub You will see: 250 command successful 6. Type: dir You will see: 200 PORT command successful. total 78 drwxrwxr-x 3 root wheel 512 Oct 30 1991 activism drwxrwxr-x 2 jik wheel 512 Aug 15 1991 beav drwxrwxr-x 2 root wheel 512 Apr 1 22:23 com_err drwxrwxr-x 2 root wheel 512 Jun 25 1991 delete " " " " " " " " " 7. To access subdirectories, type: cd {directory} 8. To backup to prior directory, type: cdup 9. To exit, type: exit SUBDIRECTORY NAMES CONTAINING INFORMATION OF INTEREST TO EDUCATORS: After accessing the pub file, you will see a subdirectory listing. The following archives are available and of interest to educators specifically: 1. activism Files related to activism in general, NOT to any particular "cause." 2. humor Humorous texts of various sorts. 3. israel Texts concerning Israel. 4. rkba Texts concerning the Right to Keep and Bear Arms. For more information about one of these archives, use "send /index", e.g. "send humor/index" command at the * prompt. This will send you copy of the index for that archive directory. RECOMMENDED FILES: 1. Activism - The following files are available in the "activism" archive: constitution.troff A troff-formatted version of the United States Constitution. constitution.text A plain-text (with underlining only) version of the United States Constitution, formatted from constitution.troff. A "sub"-archive called "congress is available in the "activism" archive. To gain access to this archive, type: cd congress. Congress contains a list of all of the members of the U.S. Congress, with addresses and other information. For more information about this archive, use "send activism/congress/index". 2. Israel - The following files are available in the "israel" archive: Algiers_Charter An article from "The New York Times" discussing the 1988 Algiers conference in which the PLO (allegedly) renounced terrorism, including the text of the concluding statement of the conference. Declaration_of_Independence Israel's Declaration of Independence, translated into English. Insecure_Borders The text of a pamphlet distributed by Israeli consulates, discussing Israel's borders. Jordan_and_Israel The text of a pamphlet distributed by Israeli consulates, discussing Israel's relation with Jordan and the status of Jordan vis a vis the 1948 partition plan and things like that. Loan_Guaranteees An article (from Giovanni Paoletti) about the issue of loan guarantees from the US to Israel. Menachem_Begin A short biography of the late Menachem Begin. PLO_Renunciation_of_Terrorism An article (from Giovanni Paoletti) about the question of whether or not the PLO has renounced terrorism. Palestinian_National_Covenant The text of the Palestinian National Covenant, the charter of the PLO. (from Giovanni Paoletti) Peace_Conference A discussion of the recent peace conference activity in the Mideast. (from Giovanni Paoletti) UN_hypocrisy A table distributed by the Zionist Organization of America, showing the inconsistency of the UN's behavior with respect to Israel compared to its behavior with respect to other countries. The following "sub"-archives are also available in the "israel" archive (To gain access to these archives, type: cd {archive}): arab_media_survey Files containing periodic surveys of current items in the Arab news media in the Middle East. camera Reprints of articles published by the organization CAMERA (The Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America). israel_line An archive of the daily "Israel Line" newsletter, containing news from Israel. joseph_gil_info Several information files about the Middle East, collected and assembled by Joseph Gil . myths_and_facts Reprints from the book "Myths and Facts: a Concise Record of the Arab-Israeli Conflict", which is published by Near East Report (see below). The material is copyrighted by Near East Report, but may be redistributed as long as it is unmodified and as long as attribution and copyright notice are given. near_east_report Reprints articles published in the newsletter Near East Report, which is affiliated with AIPAC. See the index in this archive for redistribution restrictions. werman A collection of journal entries by Robert Werman, an Israeli, written during Operation Desert Storm. For more information about one of these archives, use "send israel//index", e.g. "send israel/werman/index". NOTES: To get a printed copy of the most recent edition of "Myths and Facts", send $3.95 plus 90 cents postage (if you're in the United States) per copy, plus your name and address, to: Near East Report 440 First Street, N.W., Suite 607 Washington, DC 20001 If you subscribe to "Near East Report" (see the index in the "israel/near_east_report" archive), you receive a copy of "Myths and Facts" for free. Files ending in .txt or .text or no period and extension are usually in the correct format to be used with your compouter's word processor. Files downloaded which end in .z, .tar, .cpx, or For help at any time, type: Help Be aware that you must type the file or archive name EXACTLY as it is written. For example, if it is in all caps, use all caps or you will be told this archive does not exist. DOCUMENT AUTHOR: Carol Waldron *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*- FTP SITE NAME: NASA Archives INTERNET ADDRESS: ames.arc.nasa.gov 128.102.18.3 LOGIN SEQUENCE: ftp 128.102.18.3 Name(128.102.18.3:aperry): TYPE anonymous 331 Guest login ok, send ident as password Password: (input complete address, userid@node) TYPE your Internet address EXIT SEQUENCE: At the * TYPE exit or bye to log off NASA Archives SPECIAL NOTE: The FTP prompt * may be different on your system. It may also look like this: ftp> . RECOMMENDED SUBDIRECTORIES & FILES: The subdirectory SPACE is the most relevant file for educators. Three different files are recommened for downloading. They are sc11.26.90 from the SPACE.CLASSROOM sub-subdirectory, hst09.91 from the HST sub-subdirectory, mr1026.90 from the MARS.ROVER sub-subdirectory. EXAMPLE OF A DIRECTORY SEARCH: At the * TYPE dir (This will put you at the main directory) (EXAMPLE SCREEN) 200 PORT command successful. 150 Opening data connection for /bin/ls (137.48.1.1,4423) (0 bytes). total 5 drwxr-xr-x 2 root wheel 512 Apr 11 1991 bin drwxr-xr-x 2 root wheel 512 Apr 8 1991 etc d--------- 2 root wheel 512 Aug 20 1991 incoming drwxrwxr-x 19 root wheel 2048 Mar 25 13:39 pub 226 Transfer complete. * At the * TYPE cd pub (This will put you at the public directory) At the * TYPE dir (The screen will scroll through a long list of subdirectories and files. Use ctrl s to stop scrolling of screen and ctrl q to continue scrolling. NOTE: Filenames must be typed EXACTLY as written. File names are upper & lower case sensitive.) (EXAMPLE SCREEN) -rw-r--r-- 1 9550 wheel 690 Dec 12 1990 Index drwxr-xr-x 2 ftp wheel 1024 Feb 27 10:40 MAC drwxr-xr-x 7 root wheel 512 Dec 13 16:40 MSDOS drwxr-xr-x 2 ftp wheel 3584 Apr 5 18:23 SCUBA dr-xr-xr-x 46 108 104 60928 Mar 23 10:53 SPACE drwxr-xr-x 2 ftp wheel 512 Dec 3 1990 SUNREP drwxr-xr-x 25 root wheel 1024 Jun 17 1991 UNIX drwxr-xr-x 2 root wheel 512 Aug 20 1991 bin -rw-rw-r-- 1 9281 wheel 71680 Feb 11 1991 ct.tar At the * TYPE cd SPACE (This will put you in the SPACE directory) At the * TYPE dir (The screen will scroll through a long list of subdirectories and files. Use ctrl s to stop scrolling of screen and ctrl q to continue scrolling. NOTE: Filenames must be typed EXACTLY as written. File names are upper & lower case sensitive.) Files beginning with a "d" have more files in them and need to opened using the "cd SPACE" command. (EXAMPLE SCREEN) 200 PORT command successful. 150 Opening data connection for /bin/ls (137.48.1.1,4435) (0 bytes). total 130 drwxrwxr-x 2 108 104 512 Aug 20 1991 APOLLO drwxrwxr-x 2 108 104 512 Aug 20 1991 BBXRT dr-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel 2048 Oct 13 1991 CDROM drwxrwxr-x 2 108 104 512 Mar 28 00:46 RADIO drwxrwxr-x 2 108 104 11776 Apr 18 11:58 SHUTTLE drwxrwxr-x 2 108 104 512 Aug 20 1991 SPACE.CLASSROOM * At the * TYPE cd SPACE.CLASSROOM (This will put you in the SPACE.CLASSROOM directory) *cd SPACE.CLASSROOM At the * TYPE dir to list the files contained in SPACE.CLASSROOM. *dir 250 CWD command successful. 200 PORT command successful. 150 Opening data connection for /bin/ls (137.48.1.1,4431) (0 bytes). total 10 -rw-r--r-- 3 root 104 64 Apr 24 23:03 INDEX -rw-r--r-- 3 root 104 64 Apr 24 23:03 Index -rw-r--r-- 3 root 104 64 Apr 24 23:03 index -rw-rw-r-- 1 108 104 6847 Dec 4 1990 sc11.26.90 Now we see the file we want to download "sc11.26.90" All you need to do is type: *GET sc11.26.90 200 PORT command successful. 150 Opening data connection for sc11.26.90 (137.48.1.1,4432) (6847 bytes). 226 Transfer complete. The file has been successfull transfered to your account space. EXAMPLE OF A SUBDIRECTORY SEARCH: (Follow above directions then continue with directions below.) Search 1: At the * TYPE cd SPACE At the * TYPE dir At the * TYPE cd SPACE.CLASSROOM At the * TYPE dir At the * TYPE get sc11.26.90 (This file will list different ideas and resources to be infused into the K-12 curriculum. Search 2: At the * TYPE cd SPACE At the * TYPE dir At the * TYPE cd HST (stands for Hubble Space Telescope) At the * TYPE dir At the * TYPE get hst09.91 (This file contains a current status report on the Hubble Space telescope.) Search 3: At the * TYPE cd SPACE At the * TYPE dir At the * TYPE cd MARS.ROVER At the * TYPE dir At the * TYPE get mr1026.90 (This file gives information on the development of the new un- manned rovers that will be used in the Mars mission series.) DOCUMENT AUTHORS: Becky Larson, Denny Hanley, Paul Lafond *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*- FTP SITE NAME: NSFNE INTERNET ADDRESSES: nis.nsf.net nic.merit.edu 35.1.1.48 LOGIN PROCEDURE: 1. At the prompt, type FTP nis.nsf.net 2. At name, type anonymous 3. At password, type your internet address 4. At * to access nsfnet subdirectory, type cd nsfnet 5. At *, type dir 6. To leave the site at *, type exit NOTE: In some machines the * appears as ftp> SUBDIRECTORY NAMES CONTAINING INFORMATION OF INTEREST TO EDUCATORS: Resources: Information files on using the NSFNET and its resources. Publications: Directory archive for NSFNET, regional and Internet publications. RECOMMEND FILES: Bibliography.txt cd resources A list of 12 networking books Merit.cruise.readme.txt cd resources Provides a tourof the internet Linkletter cd publications A monthly newsletter that will keep you current on the happenings on the Internet. SAMPLE SEARCH: * cd nsfnet 250 CWD command successful * dir 200 Port command successfull 150 Opening ASCII moe data connection for /bin/ls $index.nsfnet acceptable.use.policies announced networks backbone.configuration maps news.releases policy publications resources restrict.nets statistics * cd policy 250 CWD command successful * dir 200 Port command successful 150 Opening ASCII mode data connection for /bin/ls $index.policy add_net.txt egd_peer.txt password.txt restrict.nets snmp.txt status.txt This is the end of directories. NOTES: The subdirectory in nsfnet called policy has 5 text files, but they are for the mangement of the subdirectory and may not be of interest to teachers. DOCUMENT AUTHORS: Shirley Hasche & Bruce Steinke *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*- FTP SITE NAME: Ohio-State Education Archives INTERNET ADDRESS: archive.cis.ohio-state.edu LOGIN PROCEDURE: 1) FTP archive.cis.ohio-state.edu 2) At the Name(archive.cis.ohio-state.edu: ): prompt type in ANONYMOUS 3) At the Password prompt type in your internet address 4) To view the main directory, at the * prompt type: DIR (***NOTE*** the * prompt may be a ftp> prompt on your system) SUBDIRECTORY NAMES CONTAINING INFORMATION OF INTEREST TO EDUCATORS: The choices for the main menu are shown below: 1) bin 2) dev 3) etc 4) mnt 5) netinfo 6) pub 7) usr Of the main menu choices that are available, netinfo, mnt, and pub all contain files that can be accessed by 'visitors'. NETINFO contains four files which contain information about the Ohio State site. The MNT subdirectory contained three submenus. Of these three submenus that are available, the only one I found to be useful was the EXTRA-FTP menu. This menu allowed access to a directory called LISP-MANUAL. This contained a chapter by chapter LISP programming language manual in compressed form (.Z files). Anyone who is interested in artificial intelligence may be able to use the information contained in these documents. The PUB subdirectory contained about 100 subdirectories. Of these subdirectories, I explored about twenty of them. The information that I found was always in compressed form. When I tried to GET the files, the screen showed that the operation was 'aborted'. However, when I checked my account on Zeus, parts of the files had been transferred. When I tried to decompress them, I ended up with a bunch of garbage. The file names are generally nondescriptive. (For example, the subdirectory in firearms contains files named m.f-001 through m.f-100.) RECOMMENDED FILES: The one file I was able to get that was interesting was located in the BIBLIOGRAPHY subdirectory. The name of the file was BIBLIO. It contained a bibliography consisting of hundreds of computer science books that can be located in libraries across the United States. NOTES: Overall, I don't think this is a good ftp site. It is quite difficult to decipher what may be in files. I also encountered problems downloading the compressed files. Since 95% of the files are compressed, the site was quite disappointing. DOCUMENT AUTHOR: Joan Miller *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*- FTP SITE NAME: Project Gutenberg and Duncan Research Shareware INTERNET ADDRESSES: deneva.sdd.trw.com quake.think.com 192.31.181.1 think.com 131.239.2.1 LOGIN PROCEDURE: 1. At the prompt type: ftp deneva.sdd.trw.com 2. At the name type: anonymous You will see: 331 Guest login ok, send ident as password. 3. At password type your internet address. 331 guest login ok, access restrictions apply 4. At next prompt which will be * or FTP> type: Dir 200 PORT command successful 150 Opening ASCII mode data connection for /bin/ls. total 5 drwxrwsr-x 3 news news .......1990 archive dr-xr-sr-x 2 root operator........1990 bin dr-xr-sr-x 2 root operator........1991 etc drwxr-sr-x 5 root ftp.............18:14 pub drwxrwsrwx 6 root ftp.............00:07 valid 226 Transfer complete 5. To access the public subdirectory, at the * or FTP> type: cd pub 250 command successful 6. To get the public directory, at the * or FTP> type: dir 200 PORT command successful 150 Opening ASCII mode data connection for /bin/ls. Total 75 drwxrwsr-x..............ftp...............XCourse drwxrwsr-x..............gutnberg..........etext -rw-r---r-..............ftp...............hosts drwxr-sr-x..............ftp...............sun-fixes -rwxr-xr-x..............ftp...............vmsbackup 226 Transfer complete 7. To access the subdirectory, at the * or FTP> type: cd etext 250 CWD command successful 8. To get the subdirectory's directory, at the * or FTP> type: dir This will give you a list of files that you may download for you own personal use. Think.com address, requires that you type: cd public rather than: cd etext. EXIT SEQUENCE: To leave Gutenberg, you need to type: EXIT or QUIT. SUBDIRECTORY NAMES CONTAINING INFORMATION OF INTEREST TO EDUCATORS: Educators will be interested in subfiles under "gutenberg". After accessing the pub file, you will see a subdirectory listing: ........gutenberg.....etext To get into gutenberg, choose the subdirectory: etext. RECOMMENDED FILES: README cd pub/etext Contains copyright and shareware information alice27a.txt cd pub/etext The full text of ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND by Lewis Carroll. lglass15.txt cd pub/etext the full text of THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS by Lewis Carroll. snark11.txt cd pub/etext The full text of THE HUNTING OF THE SNARK by Lewis Carroll. world.text cd pub/etext The electronic version of THE WORLD FACTBOOK, 1990. peter11.txt cd pub/etext The full text of PETER PAN by James M. Barrie. xmas.txt cd pub/etext The full text of THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS (A VISIT FROM ST. NICHOLAS) aby Clement Clarke Moore and the poem, JEST 'FORE CHRISTMAS, by Eugene Field. usconst cd pub/etext The UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION in troff format. declaration cd pub/etext The UNITED STATES DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE. Notes: Files ending in .txt or .text or no period and extension are usually in the correct format to be used with your computer's word processor. Files downloaded which end in .z, .tar, .cpx, or .hqx are in compacted form. DOCUMENT AUTHORS: Barb Renkenberger & Sharon South *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*- FTP SITE NAME: SpaceMet Internet INTERNET ADDRESSES: SpaceMet.phast.umass.edu 128.119.50.48 Note: You may have to try these two addresses listed above several times in a row before you get a connection. 137.48.1.5 Note: This address seems to allow for a connection almost all of the time. LOGIN PROCEDURE: You must type in the ftp address and establish a connection. Example given below. ftp 137.48.1.5 You will see: trying 137.48.1.5 Connection opened Using 8-bit bytes FTP Server Name (137.48.1.5: Your Name): You type: following the : you will type the word anonymous You will see: Guest login ok, send ident as password Password: You type: Following the word Password: you will type your bitnet or internet address example Password: Smith@unoma1 You will see: Guest login ok, access restrictions apply You are now ready to begin exploring the ftp site. The first thing you see is a *. On some systems this * prompt will appear as ftp> or a different set of charac- ters. At the sign type"dir" with no " " marks. This will get you into the first main directory. The main directory looks like the following: bin etc lost+found nusef public RECOMMENDED FILES: A common directory to explore at an ftp site is the one labeled public. There is a very long list of subdirectories here. This is the largest directory at this site. However, a lot of the files ended in Z or tar and these files are more difficult to download. Files ending in .Z or .tar or .cpx must be downloaded as binary format and then decoded with software that may be available with your internet account. This directory was a disappointment. Another main directory we explored was nusef with a subdirectory of nusef.doc. To read this file follow the sequence below. *cd nusef *dir *get nusef.doc This file contains the statement of purpose for Nebraska University Students for Electronic Freedom. There is an interesting section here on the right to privacy and the right to freedom of speech. It is very much related to our discussion of "flaming". Older students might be interested in reading it and discussing their feelings about the statements. NOTES: The last directory that we were particularly interested in was bin. A subdirectory was listed as ls. We have been searching this ftp site for a set of valuable lesson plans located through the telnet site of SpaceMet. These lessons contain complete plans for Grades 1-12 on a variety of space topics such as food, clothing, living, and health in space. We were impressed with the activities suggested and found them very appropriate for each grade level. We really think this is where they might be located, but unfortunately when we tap into the ls file we get a (Permission denied) message. What a shame. We really would like to know what is contained there. You can download these lesson plans from the telnet site. Directions are given to do so in the main menu. We also found some difficulty distinguishing between "l" and "1". If you interchange them, you get error messages. Be sure to look carefully at all directory, subdirectory, and/or file names. We found the command of chdirup or chdirdown to be very useful. It means change directory up/down. It allows you to view directories ahead or behind without exiting and then reentering the site. We found this site to be much more useful as a telnet site than as an ftp site. It all depends on what you are looking for. DOCUMENT AUTHORS: Arlene Haynes & Karen Spellman *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*- FTP SITE NAME: SUMEX-AIM INTERNET ADDRESSES: SUMEX-AIM.Stanford.EDU 36.44.0.6 LOGIN PROCEDURE: 1) At the prompt give the command 'ftp ' i.e. type FTP SUMEX-AIM.Stanford.EDU or ftp 36.44.0.6 2) When prompted for your username type anonymous 3) When prompted for a password type 'user@machine' i.e. your internet address 4. (FTP sites have two prompts: * and ftp> ) At this ftp site prompt * type dir to get the following directory and the * prompt -rw-rw-r-- 1 0 31 4444 Mar 3 11:34 README.POSTING dr-xr-xr-x 2 0 1 512 Nov 8 11:06 bin dr--r--r-- 2 0 1 512 Nov 8 11:06 etc drwxrwsr-x 5 13 22 512 Apr 8 17:37 imap drwxr-xr-x 25 1016 31 512 Apr 19 02:16 info-mac drwxr-x--- 2 0 31 512 Apr 19 04:48 pid drwxrwsr-x 13 0 20 1024 Mar 27 14:03 pub drwxr-xr-x 2 1077 20 512 Feb 6 1989 tmycin 226 Transfer complete. * 5) At this ftp site prompt * type cd info-mac to change the directory to info-mac which is where all the MAC stuff lives SUBDIRECTORY NAMES CONTAINING INFORMATION OF INTEREST TO EDUCATORS: 6) At this ftp site prompt * type dir to see the following directory and prompt 200 PORT command successful. 150 Opening ASCII mode data connection for /bin/ls. total 53 -rw-r--r-- 1 1016 31 1171 Dec 13 11:04 00readme.txt drwxr-xr-x 2 1016 31 4608 Apr 16 17:07 app drwxr-xr-x 4 1016 31 3072 Apr 12 16:13 art drwxr-xr-x 3 1016 31 2560 Apr 13 17:41 card drwxr-xr-x 2 1016 31 2048 Apr 16 15:23 comm drwxr-xr-x 2 1016 31 2560 Apr 15 20:50 cp drwxr-xr-x 2 1016 31 1536 Apr 8 15:31 da drwxr-xr-x 2 1016 31 1536 Apr 18 21:10 demo drwxr-xr-x 6 1016 31 1024 Apr 12 20:57 digest drwxr-xr-x 2 1016 31 2048 Apr 15 20:50 ex drwxr-xr-x 2 1016 31 512 Apr 8 15:31 fkey drwxr-xr-x 3 1016 31 1024 Apr 16 15:23 font drwxr-xr-x 2 1016 31 4096 Apr 18 19:21 game drwxr-xr-x 2 1016 31 512 Apr 19 02:00 help drwxr-xr-x 2 1016 31 1024 Apr 15 20:50 lang drwxr-xr-x 2 1016 31 2048 Apr 14 14:05 misc drwxr-xr-x 2 1016 31 2048 Apr 16 17:07 report drwxr-xr-x 4 1016 31 3584 Apr 12 16:14 sound drwxr-xr-x 4 1016 31 512 Feb 4 00:10 source drwxr-xr-x 2 1016 31 1024 Apr 14 15:23 tech drwxr-xr-x 2 1016 31 1024 Nov 18 12:07 tips drwxr-xr-x 2 1016 31 1024 Apr 6 16:59 unix drwxr-xr-x 3 1016 31 7168 Apr 16 11:41 util drwxr-xr-x 2 1016 31 1024 Apr 16 15:17 virus 226 Transfer complete. * Directory/Subdirectory Map of SUMEX-AIM.Stanford.EDU bin etc imap info-mac app(lications) art gif (compressed pictures and applications to view them) qt (quick time movies) card (HyperCard stacks) comm(unication applications) cp (computer programs) da (desk accessories) demo(nstrations of applications) digest csmp (com-sci mac programmers digest) im (general questions and answers digest with new listings of files added to info-mac archives) tb (tidbits archive) (new additions to the above digests are available on comp.sys.mac.digest newsgroup) vapor (vaporware archive) ex(tras applications that don't fit any where else) fkey font (fonts) tt (true type fonts) game help lang(uages computer languages) misc(cellaneous) report sound source c pascal tech(niques) tips unix util(ities) ad (after dark files) virus pid pub tmycin RECOMMENDED FILES: Each directory begins with an abstract file containing a short explanation of each file in the directory. This is a must. Files in the app(lications) folder that we enjoyed are the followings: glider-designer.hqx The BinHex file enclosed is a Computer Aided Design program for balsa wood gliders. [Archived as /info-mac/app/glider-designer.hqx; 278K] ------------------------------ TCONTOUR 2.2 A program for visualising data that is a function of three variables not the usual two. Good for materials science - geology ternary systems etc. Needs system 7.0 and a MacII with 68881 or 68882 FPU and colour!!!! [Archived as /info-mac/app/t-contour-22.hqx; 132K] ------------------------------ tell-me-101.hqx Tell-Me is a note-block application intended to replace Apple's standard Notepad DA. Its purpose is to supply a possibility to drop short notes quickly and easily. [Archived as /info-mac/app/tell-me-101.hqx; 37K] ------------------------------ Files in the art folder that we enjoyed are the followings color startup screens: mountain-lake-startup.hqx sr-71-blackbird-startup.hqx yoda-startup.hqx and the following collections of black and white startupscreens: small-screen-startup-grp1.hqx small-screen-startup-grp2.hqx small-screen-startup-grp3.hqx small-screen-startup-grp4.hqx small-screen-startup-grp5.hqx small-screen-startup-grp6.hqx small-screen-startup-grp7.hqx small-screen-startup-grp8.hqx small-screen-startup-grp9.hqx In art there is a directory where there are gif viewing applications and a few gif files. gif is a graphic compression/decompression scheme. Files in the demo folder that we enjoyed are the followings: hyper-tint-10.hqx HyperTint Demo 1.0: a demo version of a set of XCMDs that add color to HyperCard 2.0/2.1 [Archived as /info-mac/demo/hyper-tint-10.hqx; 276K] ------------------------------ mac-bread-board.hqx MacBreadboard simulates a digital hardware trainer. Its features include a simulated breadboard, LEDs, dip switches, and over 30 TTL chips. [Archived as /info-mac/demo/mac-bread-board.hqx; 110K] ------------------------------ Files in the game folder that we enjoyed are the followings: MacMan 1.0.2 MacMan is another great arcade game that copies all (almost) the features of the classic Pac-Man. [Archived as /info-mac/game/mac-man-102.hqx; 39K] ------------------------------ We enjoyed all the files in the help directory. They are a must. about-info-mac.txt ( general info on info-mac ) accessing-files.txt ( general info on file tranfer ) all-files.txt ( all files, updated daily ) file-types.txt ( all file types on info-mac ) ftp-with-vax-vms.txt ( info and example on ftp-ing from vax ) popular-files.txt ( popular files on info-mac ) posting-guidelines.txt ( guidelines for postings ) recent-abstracts.abs ( recent abstracts ) recent-files.txt ( 3 weeks worth, updated daily ) virus-policy.txt ( virus policy ) ------------------------------ Files in the misc folder that we enjoyed are the followings: boy-scouts-insignia.hqx Here is a very nice PICT image of the BSA insignia. [Archived as /info-mac/misc/boy-scouts-insignia.hqx; 17K] ------------------------------ NOTES: There is much here. Enjoy. In the comp.sys.mac.digest newsgroup, the info-mac digest appears once a day or so. At the beginning of the digest, each new application, that is added to this archive, is listed; complete with discription. DOCUMENT AUTHORS: Emil Biga & Chris Wilson *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-