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\' ' THE INTERNET MALL ' Shopping on the Information Highway ' ' A monthly list of commercial services available via Internet ' ' Maintained by Dave Taylor ' [issue #2, 18 February, 1994] ' ' Organized by floors: First Floor: Media, Second Floor: Personal Items, ' Third Floor: Computer Hardware and Software, Fourth Floor: Services. ' ' FIRST FLOOR: MEDIA ' ' Books ' ' Looking for some Shakespeare or Dickens? You'll find the online ' version of Book Stacks Unlimited, of Cleveland, Ohio a great addition ' to the Internet shopping mall. To connect: telnet books.com ' ' Future Fantasy, a bookstore of Science Fiction, Fantasy, Mystery and ' Horror, is now on the net. You can browse their catalog and place orders ' through Mosaic. Use the URL: ' http://www.commerce.digital.com/palo-alto/FutureFantasy/home.html ' ' United Techbook Company of Longmont Colorado offers an online book ' service that encompasses over a million titles. You can connect, search ' for titles, and order books by using the command 'telnet utcbooks.com' ' with the account 'utc' (the password is also 'utc'). ' ' There are a number of specialty bookstores available through the Whole ' Earth 'Lectronic Link: type 'gopher gopher.well.sf.ca.us' and choose ' 'commercial services' to find FringeWare, Extreme Books (catalog also ' available via email at '[email protected]') and Nebula ' Books, an online science fiction bookstore in Canada. ' ' Infinity Link Network Services offers an online catalog of CDs, video ' tapes, books, and laserdisks, all by connecting via telnet to ' columbia.ilc.com - log in as 'cas' at the prompt. Alternatively, use ' gopher by typing 'gopher columbia.ilc.com' ' ' Annex: Technical and Computer Books ' ' Softpro Books is a small computer bookstore with shops in both Boston ' and Denver and an online catalog of over 1000 titles. SoftPro is also ' available on the world.std.com gopher server (choose "Shops of the ' World"). You can also contact them through email: ' [email protected] ' ' O'Reilly & Associates, publishers of a wide variety of high quality ' books on Unix and Internet topics offer their books directly through the ' Internet. Point your gopher to 'ora.com' (e.g., 'gopher ora.com') or ' telnet to ora.com with the login 'gopher'. ' ' High Mountain Press Direct offers books on Unix, CAD, desktop publishing ' and geographic information systems topics. You can request catalogs and ' order titles by sending mail to '[email protected]' ' ' Artech House, a technical book and software publisher, offers hundreds ' of different technical titles - and some software and video tapes - via ' the Internet. Connect to 'gopher world.std.com' and choose 'Shops of ' the World'. ' ' One of the larger technical bookstores accessible online is Quantum ' Books, of Cambridge, Massachusetts with 20,000 titles on-hand and a ' database of 65,000 titles. The focus is primarily computer science, ' math and physics. Contact them by gopher: look in 'Shops of the World' ' after connecting with 'gopher world.std.com'. ' ' If you're in Canada and you're interested in computer books and other ' technical books, Roswell Computer Bookstore of Halifax, Nova Scotia has ' a catalog of over 7000 books available online. Use 'gopher' and connect ' to 'nstn.ns.ca' and choose items 8 and 4 to see what they have. ' ' Silicon Valley is a logical place to find a great technical and ' computer bookstore, but through the Internet, you can also get to ' Computer Literacy Bookstore by electronic mail: send a message to ' [email protected] to learn more about this service. ' ' Music and Video ' ' Infinity Link Network Services offers a catalog of video tapes, ' laserdisks, CDs and books accessible by connecting via telnet to ' columbia.ilc.com - log in as 'cas' at the prompt. Alternatively, point ' your gopher there with 'gopher columbia.ilc.com' ' ' With an online catalog of over 80,000 titles, the Compact Disc ' Connection is perhaps the best of the current bunch if you're looking ' for some specific music. To visit this store, telnet holonet.net and ' log in as 'cdc' at the prompt. ' ' SECOND FLOOR: Personal Items ' ' Sunglasses, Shavers and More! catalog available through the Internet, ' though users interested in the Braun, Bausch & Lomb, Corning, Forchner and ' Victornox products will have to settle electronic mail only at this ' point: send a message to '[email protected]' for a catalog. ' ' Okay, so you can get flowers, music, and books through the Internet, ' but what about that really special, unusual item you'd like to give your ' significant other? JT Toys offers an electronic adult toystore ' accessible via gopher: connect to world.std.com and look in 'Shops of ' the World'. ' ' THIRD FLOOR: Computer Hardware and Software ' ' Software ' ' If you're a scientific type, you've probably already bumped into the ' book "Numerical Recipes: The Art of Scientific Computing", but did you ' know that all the source code shown in that book is available to buy ' online in both C and FORTRAN? Connect with 'gopher cfata4.harvard.edu'. ' ' The Programmer's Shop is a ten-year-old company offering a wide ' selection of programming tools, with a catalog of thousands of ' different products. Also included in the list are applications, ' utilities, hardware, and more. Connect with them by 'gopher ' world.std.com' and choosing 'Shops of the World', or through email to ' [email protected] ' ' If you're looking for the BSDI version of Berkeley Unix for your ' computer system, you can contact the BSDI company directly via ' electronic mail for information and catalogs. Use Mosaic and ' connect to www.bsdi.com or try 'gopher gopher.bsdi.com' ' ' Annex: CDROMs ' ' Software junkies already know about Walnut Creek CDROM: it publishes ' over forty different collections of public domain and shareware ' software CDROM disks ranging from X Window sources to Mac and PC ' programs. You can see their catalog by using 'finger [email protected]' ' and order by sending mail to '[email protected]'. ' ' CD Publishing Corp makes available a variety of different CDROM disks ' containing archival copies of Usenet, networking software for PC ' computers, and more. Gopher to gopher.cdpublishing.com for more ' information. ' ' Hardware ' ' Interested in a new PC that runs a version of UNIX? Then you'll want ' to check with Fintronic Linux Systems, a company that offers a wide ' range of PC systems with Linux, a free Unix-like operating system, ' pre-installed. Obtain their catalog by 'finger [email protected]' ' ' FOURTH FLOOR: Services ' ' Government Service Contracts and Documents ' ' Looking for sales and pricing information on products available through ' GSA contracts, indefinite delivery contracts, and open market? This is ' a great place to check: telnet netmark.com and use 'netmark' as a login ' name. ' ' Document Center is a hard copy document delivery service specializing in ' government and industry specifications and standards. [email protected] ' or gopher doccenter.com, choose "Document Center" or, if you're using ' Mosaic: http://www.service.com/doccenter/home.html ' ' Florist ' ' If you're perennially late with flowers and other gifts for your ' significant other, you'll be delighted to know that there's now a a ' florist on the Internet. Grant's Florist and Greenhouse can be reached ' through Mosaic (hhtp://florist.com:1080) or gopher; use 'gopher ' florist.com'. ' ' Credit Checks ' ' With all these electronic transactions flying back and forth, it was ' only a matter of time before a company came along to offer credit ' reporting services through the net too. Infotech Information ' Technologies of Charlotte, North Carolina now offer individual and ' business credit reports, Dunn & Bradstreet information, a social ' security locator service, arrest and conviction records and a whole lot ' more. Contact them via email at '[email protected]' ' ' Commercial Email Address Tracking Service ' ' If you've ever tried to send mail to someone just to have it bounce, ' you might be interested in this professionally maintained, easily ' searched commercial database of email users. To learn more about ' this service, send mail to '[email protected]' with the subject "info". ' ' Small Business Incorporation ' ' Running a small business and ready to incorporate? You don't even have ' to leave your terminal if you contact The Company Corporation, the ' largest on-line incorporation service in the world. Connect to them ' with 'gopher doccenter.com', Mosaic http://incorporate.com/tcc/home.html ' or email: [email protected] ' ' Transcripts ' ' Transcripts of various programs can be ordered directly throught the ' Internet by connecting with Journal Graphics. To see their catalog, use ' 'telnet pac.carl.org', account PAC. Choose 'Information Databases'. ' ' **** Notes on the Internet Shopping Mall **** ' ' This listing is maintained by Dave Taylor, who is responsible for ' the specific prose in each listing. If you disagree with anything ' stated, have good or bad experiences with any of these services, ' or, most importantly, have additional services to add to this list, ' please send me electronic mail: [email protected]. Please note ' that I am in no way able to guarantee the legitimacy of any ' service listed herein and am in no way liable for any good or ' bad experiences you might have. Caveat emptor! ' ' The criteria for being on this list are that the services must ' be available on the Internet, must have products that they sell ' and must be able to be ordered through the net directly, either ' by gopher, wais, www, mosaic, or email. Excluded from this list ' are Internet service providers themselves and contract technical ' support from companies. 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