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Comic fans and anyone else who gets a kick out of trashy titles like "Crimes By Women," "Gangsters and Gun Molls," "Crime Does Not Pay," "Murder Incorporated," and "Teen-Age Dope Slaves" will thoroughly enjoy this site. Stories of the Dreaming ....some fine examples of Indigenous Australian stories The Engines of Our Ingenuity ....explores the role of human creativity in the formation of our material and intellectual culture. The topics covered range broadly, "from cable cars to Civil War submarines, from the connection between Romantic poets and Victorian science to the invention of the bar code." Victory City -- The City of the Future .... Victory Cities would be entirely self-contained under one roof, ideally consisting of seven linked buildings -- each 102 stories -- containing residences, offices, industry, and retail space. 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Look no further than the Guinness World Records site britfilms.com ....an online version of _The British Films Catalogue_, an annual publication that provides information about new and recent films produced in Great Britain Online Conversion ....Need to convert joules to kilocalories? A rood to a square mile? 100 weight to stones? How about your age in dog years? You can do all of these conversions and over 8,000 more at Online Conversion E-Commerce Special Section - _The New York Times_ ....explores the world of online commerce. The fifteen features stories cover topics such as e-mail and spam, MP3 and the music industry, online scams, teens and online shopping, online advertising, starting an e-business, and online college courses, among others. Access America for Seniors ....can receive an estimate of their Social Security benefits and verify benefits they have received, compare Medicare options, buy stamps and track packages, find federal agencies, or review annotated online resources for a variety of topics. These include Benefits, Health and Nutrition, Consumer Protection, Employment and Volunteer Activities, and Taxes. SYSTRAN Translations ....translates to and from English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese -Birth of the Euro The Euro and the New Europe -- _New York Times_ ....a collection of recent articles on the final preparations for the Euro's birth and its implications for Member States and the wider world The Euro is here ....the official Euro birth announcement, offering an online Euro Converter for the currencies of the eleven Member States. Exploring Chocolate [RealPlayer] ....compendium exploring chocolate from bean to bar and beyond The ICYouSee Guide to the World Wide Web ....Web Newbies learn all about it Guide to European Legal Databases ....annotated list of European Websites useful for finding constitutional, copyright, and environmental laws (many laws listed by country). Also referenced in the Guide are sites covering the laws of Austria, Belgium, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the Council of Europe, and the European Union. The State of the World's Children 1999 -- UNICEF ....report focuses on education and predicts that illiteracy levels will continue to rise, primarily because only one in four children in impoverished countries are in school GuideStar--Donors' Guide to Charities and Nonprofits ....information on more than 600,000 charities and nonprofit organizations. University of Florida Book of Insect Records ....which insect flies the fastest? Makes the most noise? Lives the longest?....and 35 other questions about insect superlatives Multilingual Web at the Academic Computing Facility--NYU [frames] ....links to technical computing issues, software and hardware, and language learning resources for each of the languages ranging from Arabic to Chinese to Swahili, and major European languages Bracton on the Laws and Customs of England ....describes English law based on "the combination of Roman and canon law that was taught in the universities in Bracton's time. The BBC - Online .... PBS's Website (Public Broadcasting System) ....home page to all those fascinating shows on PBS TRAC ATF Web Site ....see below TRAC DEA Web Site ....see below TRAC IRS Web Site ....see below TRAC FBI Web Site ....The Transactional Records Clearinghouse at Syracuse University, a widely respected independent and non-partisan "data gathering, data research and data distribution organization," has done it again. TRAC's new FBI site is unparalleled for the amount of information it offers on one of the least monitored federal agencies. After free registration, users can access over 23,000 pages of information, including numerous tables, maps, and graphs. Findings and data graphics on the FBI are divided into five sections: Key Findings, FBI national Profile and Enforcement Trends Over Time, White Collar Counts, FBI at Work, and District Enforcement. The site also directs users to the text of criminal statutes enforced by the FBI and the sources for the data, including descriptions of strengths and weaknesses. This site demonstrates how technology and the Freedom of Information Act can be combined to provide citizens with highly-detailed but easy to access information about their government. (Source: Internic's Scout Report, Aug 08, 1997) National Rifle Association ....The NRA's home page NASCAR's home page ....the official site The Human Anatomy Online ....find out where your body parts are located Riley Guide: Employment Opportunities and Job Resources on the Internet ....primarily for college students, must supply code from school attended Monster Board ....job search HeadHunter ....job searchwww.isoc.org ACLU Page ....Freedom of Speech archived here Cornell Law School's Legal Information Institute ....most complete legal resource center Reno v ACLU ...CDA and the US Supreme Court--_Reno v. ACLU_ oral argument transcript Read this stuff!!! The US S.C. states Adult Check restricts freedom Supreme Court Overturns CDA ...Cornell Law School's posted opinions, syllabi, and related documents Top Cyberspace Law Cases of 1997 ....a useful and illustrative resource about this emerging legal topic Nolo's Self Help Law Center ....plenty of free legal advice InterNIC Scout Report ....get the latest on newest domains and pages The Pharmeceutical Network: ...get your pill info here Psychopharmacology Tips ....advice and info on medications used in psycho-therapy Countries of the World ....Countries profiled from around the world. The Internet's best source of data on over 260 countries! World Atlas Flags of Countries ....Countries, Dependencies, Provinces, US States, Territories and more Sonoran Desert: 5000 Square Miles of Silence ....Spectacular photography, coupled with poetic writing, evokes the beauty and harshness of the area and advocates strongly for the creation of the proposed Sonoran Desert National Park Australian Coastal Atlas ....construct, view, and print multilayered custom maps of Australia's coastal zones Society for Underwater Exploration: Secrets of the Seas [JavaScript, RealPlayer] ....the investigation and excavation of subaqueous archaeological sites worldwide, featuring the exploration and discoveries of the underwater ruins of the ancient city of Alexandria, submerged 1600 years ago by earthquake-induced tidal waves. The current expedition has uncovered the Palace of Cleopatra and many valuable artifacts, and has also led to the discovery of shipwrecks near Aboukir, Egypt National Atlas of the United States--USGS ....valuable biogeographic information about the land cover and geographic features of much of North America, uses layers to depict State Boundaries, County Boundaries, Federal Lands, Parkways and Scenic Rivers, Seismic Events, Volcanoes, Water Features (bodies of water and/or streams), Urban Areas, Cities and Towns, Roads, Railroads, and Airports Resources Atlases of Canada and the United States .... color graphic layers for "energy, mining, forestry and earth sciences information" for all of Canada Railroad Maps 1828-1900 ....a searchable and browseable selection of maps Recreation.gov: Recreational Opportunities on Federal Lands ....searchable database that allows users to select the type of outdoor recreation they are interested in, any of six federal agencies, and geographic location....contains 1,956 recreational areas Millennium-- National Geographic Online [frames] ....an exhibit that will cover seven themes...the adventure section covers six topics including mountain climbing, Jacques Cousteau and exploring the sea, and maps. Essays on firewalking and climate change can be found in the physical world section. MapBlast ....enter starting point and destination, displays/prints detailed road map Mapquest ....Finds and Zooms In on any Street in most Continents.... Map Machine at National Geographic ....selectable maps City.Net ....Maps worldwide Panoramic Maps 1847-1909--Library of Congress ....Bird's Eye Views, full color Biztravel.com ....In-Flight Tracking feature using map of the US, an aircraft icon, and ETA. Search for Scotland ....BBC explores the history of Scotland Battle of Britain -- RAF ....the complete Fighter Command Operational Diaries, published in full for the first time and placed online day-by-day over the actual period of the battle. Users can log on each day and read that day's report from 1940, which includes weather, enemy action by day and night by geographic area, enemy and friendly losses, home security reports, and more Fast Attacks & Boomers ....post-WWII nuclear powered submarines: fast attacks (smaller enemy sub hunters)and boomers (ballistic missile subs). Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships ....chronicling virtually every ship that the US Navy has put to sea. Currently, the site includes over 7,000 ship histories. LOC Civil War Maps ....Civil War maps and charts Civil and Military Technology Sites- an interesting diversion for the technophile or armchair general:
EroText ....many links to erotic text and story sites The Huge List ....mega-page o' links Stupid Net Tricks ....Links to pages like "The Strawberry Pop-Tart Blow-Torches Home Page" Cap'n Smut's Smutlinks ....lot's of Free and $$$ links NudeList.com ....links to Adult sites HotLinks ....1000's of Link Pages The _Annotated_ Grateful Dead Lyrics .....the full text of songs by Robert Hunter and John Perry Barlow, the Dead's principal lyricists, accompanied by footnotes and possible explanations of various passages by Dodd and others mojam ..... a large and frequently updated database of live music shows all over the world, though strongest on the US. Users can access the database of over 5800 bands by keyword search (performer, city, venue, event), or browse by performer name, city, or selected "top" and new bands Rockmine On-Line .....offers a host of articles, original documents, and audio interviews with individuals and groups that inhabit rock's Mount Olympus. Featured artists include The Beatles, Bob Dylan, The Doors, Jimi Hendrix, David Bowie,the Rolling Stones, the Sex Pistols, and Cream. Henry's Gallery .....collection of over 100 photos, some with brief notes, of many of the leading Rock and Roll musicians of the 1960s and 70s. The Blue Flame Cafe .....online biographical encyclopedia of the blues contains entries on almost all of the "great blues singers and singers of the blues, accompanied by a tantalizingly short (only ten seconds) song excerpt in .wav format World Radio Network (WRN) .... This gateway to radio broadcasts around the world allows users of other nations to listen to live feeds from segments of programming from 25 of the world's leading public and international broadcasters All About Jazz ...."a magazine by jazz fans for jazz fans," this site offers a large number of resources for jazz lovers of any persuasion: straight ahead jazz, big band, fusion, acid, or latin. Wall of Sound Top 100 Albums [RealPlayer] ....the ten best albums of the '60s, '70s, '80s, and '90s John R. Brinkley and Goat-Gland Science ....fascinating account of the "Goat Gland Man" broadcasting from XERF-AM, Acuna Mexico. John Brinkley transplanted goat testicles into 16,000+ sterile men. KAAY-AM's "Beaker Street" ....anyone remember this underground radio show from the 60-70's? Clyde Clifford and the show are still alive and broadcasting at Magic 105 (Sundays, 7-midnite) in Little Rock, AK. Clyde played "Electric Funeral" when no one else would, and still does. KAAY-AM used to be KTHS-AM (Kum-To-Hot-Springs), where the Goat Gland Man (above) originally broadcast from. CNN Audio Select ....live audio news feeds of five of CNN's program offerings [frames, NetShow, RealPlayer] CNNSI ....The Cable News Network and _Sports Illustrated_ have combined their talents to provide a unique breadth of sports coverage. Click TV ....local listings, better than online version of tv-guide The Red Hot Jazz Archive ....extremely well done page From Frying Pan to Flying V: ....The Rise of the Electric Guitar Music Boulevard ....online record store with many enhancements Mr Showbiz ....everything online about music, film, TV Excite's Channels ....entertainment search engine Police Scanner Online ...listen to Dallas & LA Crime Fighters LIVE & free.... Space Shuttle Online ...live mission radio feed using real audio streaming.... Spam Mimic ....This tool encodes your message as innocent-appearing spam, which many believe the government-run Echelon and Carnivore email reading systems ignore. Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section .... speeches, reports, press releases, and testimony, covering topics including "prosecuting computer hacking, intellectual property piracy and counterfeiting, legal issues related to electronic commerce, freedom of speech, searching and seizing computers, encryption, privacy, and international aspects of cybercrime The Freedom Forum Online ...."a nonpartisan, international foundation dedicated to free press, free speech and free spirit for all people" offers this fine resource for current news related to free speech, free expression, and journalism. HushMail ....the Web's first free email client with 1,024-bit encryption...ease of use of Web-based email while providing the security and privacy not available with other free email services. UNESCO Observatory on the Information Society ....collects and disseminates current information for UNESCO's 186 Member States, focusing on four themes: Privacy and Confidentiality, Content Regulation, Multilingualism, and Access to Public Domain Information. The Privacy and Confidentiality section encompasses issues such as the protection of personal data, cryptography, and digital signatures. International Freedom of Expression Exchange Clearing House European mirror ....more than 40 freedom of expression groups worldwide provide "accurate and up-to-date information on freedom of expression issues and abuses." Prison and Jail Inmates at Midyear 1998 ....at midyear 1998, 1 in every 150 U.S. residents was incarcerated, with an estimated 1,802,496 men and women held in the country's prisons and jails, more than double that of 1988. Defend Your Data -- ACLU ....a selection of background information and press releases, a demonstration of just what others can learn about you on the Web, and a Data Defense Kit. Not Part of My Sentence" -- Violations of the Human Rights of Women in Custody" ....violations of the internationally guaranteed human rights of women incarcerated in the United States," including sexual misconduct and abuse by prison officials, mistreatment of pregnant prisoners, and inadequate medical care. As the report reveals, these abuses are occurring amidst a huge increase in the women's prison population, mostly due to sentencing guidelines imposed by recent anti-drug legislation. Magic Folders hides everything designated a hidden folder, also offers the option of encrypting what's in the folder. "Un-Hiding" the designated folders is by password only, and the folders are automatically hidden when the PC is shut down. Once installed and the folders designated are hidden, the hidden stuff is completely invisible. Guard v2.2 ....highly useful software can help you keep your privacy, maintain the security of your PC, and speed up your Internet connection. The most useful aspect of @Guard is the ad blocking feature that blocks incoming advertisements such as "banner ads" based on part of the URL (Win95/98/NT; 30 day free trial period, purchased for $29.95) Human Rights Watch World Report 1999 ....ninth annual review of human rights around the world in advance of Human Rights Day, December 10, 1998, including such concerns as arms, and the rights of women and children National Freedom Scorecard--ACLU ....helps citizens, especially activists, keep track of how their representatives in the 105th Congress voted on legislation which involved civil liberties. Shielded from Justice: Police Brutality and Accountability in the USA ....This major new report from Human Rights Watch paints a disturbing portrait of the excessive use of force by police officers -National Sorry Day -Bringing Them Home -Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation "Sorry Day," held on May 26, 1998 in Australia, was an attempt on the part of some Australians to come to grips with the policy of forced removal of Aboriginal children that took place for 150 years until the 1970s. Encryption Special Report-- Washington Post a guide to both the technical and political aspects of encryption. Peace Fire ....Run by Teens, this page monitors and reports the activites of web-blocking software like Net-Nanny, CyberSitter, etc. Impressive. Celebrating Women's History Resource Center--Gale Research ....The 150th anniversary of the Women's Rights Movement is commemorated with this site by Gale Research Living the Legacy, The Woman's Rights Movement 1848-1998 ...and: The National Women's History Project ....history of the movement and a detailed timeline, information on the Legacy98 newsgroup, and information on a large number of national women's rights organizations, museums, and Internet resources. Out of the Past--400 Years of Gay and Lesbian History--PBS ....a timeline of events in gay and lesbian history juxtaposed with other historical events Africans in America--PBS Online ....chronicles the history of racial slavery in the United States, corresponding to the four television episodes of the series: The Terrible Transformation (1450-1750), Revolution (1750-1805), Brotherly Love (1791-1831), and Judgment Day (1831-1865) The Irish in America ...."Long Journey Home", the Irish culture online Surfer Beware: Personal Privacy and the Internet--EPIC ....a report on privacy while www surfing PGPcookie-cutter ....Phil Zimmerman's answer to being "Cookie-Searched".... Private Idaho ....finally an easy, 5 min. automated setup to remailing anon email CyberPass ....serious anonymous email & webpage services ($$$$ only) Yahoo mail ....free anonymous email services Home.com ....free anonymous email services Excite.com ....free anonymous email services Juno Mail ....free anonymous email services RocketMail ....free anonymous email services Starmail ....free vanity email address service POBoxes ....free anonymous remailing services IName ....free anonymous remailing services anon.nymserver.com ....free anonymous remailer, send blank email for instructions SkuzNET ....for the seriously paranoid, excellent FaQs about Private Idaho, posting anonymously in the Usenets, other privacy issues YourSky ....helps you to track comets and asteroids, and Horizon Views returns views of the stars above the horizon as seen from a specified observing site at a given date and time. Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) Image Gallery ....over 20,000 images covers one Mars year (687 Earth days) beginning in September 1997 and extending through August 1999 Solar Max 2000 ....an examination of the upcoming "solar maximum." The year 2000, it is believed, will see the highest degree of sunspot activity for the current solar cycle. The result may be geomagnetic storms that disrupt power grids, radio broadcasts, and satellites, as well as unusually vibrant displays of the Aurora Borealis and Aurora Australis Iridium Showers ....this German Space Operations Web site allows one to enter in your town, and read a list of the week's Iridium flares, as well as other astrological happenings, customized for your backyard. Solar Eclipse: Stories from the Path of Totality -- Exploratorium ....On August 11, a total eclipse of the sun will be visible in parts of Europe and Eurasia, offers a live Webcast, alarge number of resources on where and how to view the eclipse, and several features on eclipses Eclipse 1999 -- BBC .... features a location finder, weather information, general eclipse information, important safety tips, feature stories, archived BC coverage of eclipses dating back to 1954, and related links NASA is My Playground ....My Playground links to a wide variety of online activities and educational content aimed at younger users. Some of these include the Adventure of Echo the Bat, Build your own Martian spacecraft, Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous Quiz, and NASA Rocket Classroom Activities, among many others STARDUST Project -- NASA ....On February 7, 1999, NASA successfully launched the STARDUST spacecraft. STARDUST is to return extraterrestrial matter collected from outside the orbit of the Moon and aims to bring cometary material and interstellar dust back to Earth after its rendezvous with the comet Wild 2 in January 2004. Hubble Heritage Project ...."celestial photo album" to offer users some of the best photos taken by the Hubble Space Telescope B-EYE ....see the world "through the eyes of a honey bee." Cool Science for Curious Kids [Java] ....explore animal classifications, dust particles in the air, the stages of a butterfly's life, and which plant parts to use in a garden salad, at this simple and well-designed site CWRU Nassau Station Robotic Telescope (Beta) ....program will accept requests on a first-come, first-served basis, and then send an email with a link to the image. After free registration, users can fill in an online form indicating the specific object for which they would like an image and its coordinates The Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia ....current information on the "detection and study of extrasolar planets, including exobiology." The Science of Baseball [Shockwave, RealPlayer] ....why a curve ball curves, how to throw a fast ball, how to improve your swing, how baseball has adapted to Japanese culture, and why hitters love the thin air at Coors Field. Portraits of Stars and their Constellations ....detailed but non-technical descriptions of selected stars and a link to a photo of their respective constellations Skylights ....provides a synopsis of astronomy news for the week and viewing tips (updated daily/weekly) Build A Bridge--NOVA ....the engineering challenges inherent to bridge-building, offering four interactive bridging scenarios (with photos) New Galileo Images of Ganymede ....new high-resolution images of Ganymede which is Jupiter's largest moon and the largest moon in the solar system MIRLIN HR 4796 Page .... the clearest evidence yet of a budding solar system around a nearby star." HR 4796, about 220 light years from Earth, "shows a swirling disk of dust around the star" (images & text) The Rex Files--Dinosaur Information from the New Scientist .... a collection of articles on various aspects of the giant reptiles, divided into nine topical areas discussing dinosaurs that may have lived in cold weather, causes of extinction, and dinosaur DNA, more The Chemical Scorecard--EDF ....a compilation of all self-reported releases of toxic substances into the environment. Searchable pollution reports are available for states, counties, cities, and companies. Each report includes maps of manufacturing facilities, chemical releases or waste generation for 1995, TRI pollution releases and data summaries. Most Powerful Explosion Since the Big Bang Challenges Gamma Ray Burst Theories.......Press Release: ftp://ftp.hq.nasa.gov/pub/pao/pressrel/1998/98-075.txt FTP to: ftp.hq.nasa.gov.... Change directory to:..pub/pao/pressrel/1998/98-075.txt Images:....ftp://pao.gsfc.nasa.gov/newsmedia/GRB/GRB/ FTP to: pao.gsfc.nasa.gov....Change directory to:..newsmedia/GRB/GRB/ STSCI site ...."For about one or two seconds, this burst was as luminous as all the rest of the entire universe." The burst, which is about 12 billion light-years away, may prompt scientists to rethink the theory of gamma ray bursts Asteroid 1997XF11: Close Encounter in 2028? ....These five sites provide information related to the recently discovered asteroid 1997XF11 and how close it will come to Earth in 30 years One-Mile-Wide Asteroid to Pass Close to the Earth in 2028-- NASA JPL Discovery Observation of 1997XF11-- UA Spacewatch Near Earth Asteroid Tracking Home Page-- NASA JPL Astronomers Track Down Asteroids in Hubble Archive-- STSCI .... Powering a Generation of Change--Smithsonian Institute ....information on electricity and the history of electric power regulation, as for its information explaining deregulation and its societal impacts ASTRONOMY Magazine ....is the world's largest English-language magazine for astronomy hobbyists, online Amateur Telescope Makers of Boston ....ATMoB - One of the nation's oldest and largest astronomy clubs Galileo - Countdown to Europa 14 ....This mission entails gathering images and information on three of Jupiter's moons: Europa, Io, and Callisto Mars Pathfinder Mission ....latest news, a mission timeline, and information on the landing site and the instruments involved, including the Rover Sojourner (was stuck on a rock last week). Solar System Simulator ....generated color views from any planet/moon to any planet/moon. Fast. Galileo Europa Home Page ....recent images of Jupitor's moon from 363 miles away Amazing Space ....contains K-12 educational activities about the planets, stars, universe, and the history of telescopes The Zeppelin Era Zeppelin Library Archive ....pictures and the history of each aircraft made Zeppelin: The Home Page for Luftschiffbau Zeppelin ....featuring a new '97 aircraft The Talk.Origins Archive ....exploring the Creation/Evolution controversy Review and Atlas of Palaeovegetation ....Preliminary land ecosystem maps of the world since the Last Glacial Maximum. Blast from the Past ....presented by The National Museum of Natural History. A recently recovered deep-sea core contains convincing new evidence of an asteroid impact 65 million years ago, when dinosaurs went extinct. Plant Dictionary ....search OSU's Horticulture and Crop Science Virtual Perspective site Horticulture and Crop Science in Virtual Perspective ....Search the Ohio State and Virginia Tech Plant Dictionary containing over 1600 high quality images and horticultural descriptions for 385 unique species Searchpower.com ....the world's largest search engine directory," this metasite provides links to over 1,800 different specialized search engines Search Engine Voyeur ....A fascinating, complete waste of time....randomly displays 12 search requests, in real time every 15 seconds. Dogpile ....a multi-engine search tool, no need for any other MetaFind ....another multi-engine search tool, no need for any other DejaNews ....find old posts to the UseNets 1-800-Directory ....lists all 1-800/888 #'s WhoWhere? International ....international search directory Big Book ....Net Yellow pages finds businesses Bigfoot.com ....searches by name/email address The Switchboard ...this one is good, even has my real name & phone# WhoWhere? ....Searches by email address; has phone# cross....excellent search engines AnyWho ....Searches by name, address, phone number, email address, cross-reverse lookups, can display maps of searched locations....excellent, fast, easy, free. WhoIs? ....Network Solution's domain search WhoIs? ....ARIN's domain search IP Address to Latitude/Longitude ....simple conversion NetScan ....kewl program to trace Spam, mailbombers, imposters, etc. MP3 Essentials -- CNET ....the basic requirements for finding and playing music in MP3 (MPEG Layer 3) format. Users will find an annotated list of links to download players, search tools, rippers and encoders, and MP3 jukeboxes. The Ultimate Upgrade Guide -- PC Magazine Online ....designed to help users decide if and how to upgrade their present hardware to get a few more years out of their original investment WindowBlinds 0.40 ....interesting and entertaining application changes the way your Windows 95/98/NT desktop appears-- window borders, backgrounds, buttons,comes with several already created desktop styles (called "skins") and many more independently created skins are available for download. One of the more amusing skins is the MacPC which makes your Microsoft desktop look like a MacOS system Abilene Project The Internet2 Project ....Internet2 Poised for Launch, a project to bypass the congested public Internet and link research institutions via a high-speed network, takes its first big step forward this month with the launch of the Abilene test-bed Windows 98 Megasite--CMPNet ....guided tours of nine different aspects of Windows 98 Tucows .....ultimate collection of Internet Software Download.Com ....new shareware Shareware.com ....still around from 8 yrs ago Jumbo .....archive of shareware and freeware files Builder.com ....webpage developer utilities and information from c\net Windows95.com ....tech tips, shareware, device drivers, etc 2000 Win95 Tips & Tricks ....links to many popular Win95 programs and utilities Win95 Annoyances Page: ....excellent page for Win95 tweakers Tom's Hardware Page .....the most complete Ibm-Pc resource on the Net HTMLGoodies by Joe Burns ....a veritable gold mine of HTML-related tutorials for both beginning and advanced web developers Microsoft Support Lizards ....available 24 hrs/day to help you DEF CON ....home of Dark Tangent. Many links to others.... FTP Search ....searches all ftp sites, find Win98beta2 using 'mem01.zip' (55 disks) TwistedinterneT ServiceS© ....warez, hackerz, crackerz TwoSlow ....very popular warez site
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