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[David Farber <>]

                               THE INTERNET MALL
                      Shopping on the Information Highway


           A monthly list of commercial services available via Internet


               (C) Copyright 1994 Dave Taylor: see end for details
                  Maintained by Dave Taylor <taylor () netcom com>


                      [issue #5, release for 1 April, 1994]


Organized by floors: First Floor: Media, Second Floor: Personal Items,
Third Floor: Computer Hardware and Software, Fourth Floor: Services.
+ Any line prefaced with '+' is new or changed in this latest issue.


++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
++ New Since Last Listing: learn the art of grant writing, get help with  ++
++ your dissertation, find out about Internet-on-a-Disk, buy survey       ++
++ software for Internet surveys, get a good deal on Motif, and gain a    ++
++ strategic edge for your business in China, all through the Internet!   ++
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++


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


Moe's Books of Berkeley, CA is an excellent used bookstore with over half
a million titles specializing in rare, antiquarian, remainders and
imported books. Available catalogs are photography, art monographs,
fine press/literature and illustrated children's books.  Contact them
through email: moesbooks () delphi 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 the Web. 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 'catalog () mailer extremebooks com') and Nebula
Books, an online science fiction bookstore in Canada.


Powell's Technical of Portland, Oregon offers new, used, and
antiquarian titles in fields including architecture, computing,
communications, engineering, math, and physics. You can contact
them through email: ping () technical powells portland or us


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'


An interesting alternative to modern printed material is electronic
books, which are available for purchase through the aptly named
Online Bookstore.  Connect with gopher or WWW to marketplace.com.


+ The Please Copy This Disk project offers over 240 different (Mac or
+ IBM format) disks containing classic books and government documents
+ as electronic texts. The free monthly Internet-on-a-Disk newsletter
+ is also available: for information, send email to B&R Samizdat
+ Express at samizdat () world std com


Publications and related from Statistics Canada, the national
statistical agency of Canada, are now available through its Talon
service through gopher, WAIS, email and anonymous FTP. Use your
favorite connectivity package to connect with talon.statcan.ca


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:
softpro () world std com


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 'info () bookstore hmp com'


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'.


+ Roswell Electronic Computer Bookstore is an extension of the retail
+ store located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.  The online database
+ includes over 5,500 titles and they can special order just about any
+ book in print. Web to http://www.nstn.ns.ca/cybermall/cybermall.html
+ gopher to gopher.nstn.ns.ca 70/ CyberMall or email: roswell () fox nstn ns ca


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
info () clbooks com to learn more about this service.


Looking for German language technical books and CDROM disks? JF Lehmanns
Fachbuchhandlung in Berlin now offers online CDROM and book catalogues,
You can access them directly with gopher or the Web: use 'gopher
gopher.germany.eu.net 70' or 'Web to the following:
  http://www.germany.eu.net:80/shop/jfl/jfl_kat.html


The Magazine Rack


Samples of many different magazines are available on the Internet,
as shown below:


 "The New Republic" via 'gopher gopher.internet.com'
 "The Global Network News": http://nearnet.gnn.com/news/home/news.html
 "Mother Jones": http://www.mojones.com/motherjones.html
 "WIRED": http://www.ncb.gov.sg/wired/WoWWW.html
 "The Internet Letter" through the Web at:
   http://www.mtv.com/commercial_resources/internet_letter/index.html


All these and more are also available by checking into the Electronic
Newsstand.  Try: gopher internet.com or telnet internet.com, login
as 'enews'.  Email info () enews com for more information on the service.


Branch Information Services also offer a variety of different magazine
subscriptions. Connect with 'gopher branch.com' or 'http://branch.com:1080&apos;


"The Magazine For Adult Children of Aging Parents" is for anyone facing
the questions, issues, and concerns from having an aging parent. Covers
all aspects of eldercare, including the emotional costs of care. Sample
articles and subscription form are available.  Via the WorldWide Web:
  href="http://www.service.com/answers/cover.html";>ANSWERS</


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 zen.holonet.net and
log in as 'cdc' at the prompt.


The Virtual Record Store lists over 3500 CD titles, and can be reached
at gopher: gopher.nstn.ns.ca or URL: gopher://owl.nstn.ns.ca:70/11/e-mall


For the lastest in MIDI software and hardware, including Roland, EMU,
Korg, Tascam and Marshall, Horizons One can provide you a one stop
solution. Inquiries and orders by email: midiwiz () interaccess com


Buying concert tickets is always a tricky concern, but did you know that
companies like Planet Earth Management can sell you concert packages that
not only include excellent seats but hotel space in town too? They're on
the net: Pink Floyd is the current tour: pink () society com, and on the
way is the new Rolling Stones tour: stones () society com for info.


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 'sunglass () clark net' for a catalog.


Games


Looking for boardgames, perhaps older or unusual ones? Then a
quick connection to Harmony Games, run by a veteran game designer,
might be just what the virtual doctor ordered.  Connect with
gopher or WWW to marketplace.com.


Handmade Crafts and Craft Supplies


Dolls and santas, handcrafted traditional gifts, natural fibers
and crafter's supplies are available through the Internet
by connecting to McCrerey Farm of Pennsylvania. Use gopher to
connect to telerama.lm.com. Looking the "Shopping Plaza."


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 the Web (http://florist.com:1080) or gopher; use 'gopher
florist.com'.


Adult Toys


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?  J.T. Toys offers an electronic sex and 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
progshop () world std com


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 the Web and
connect to www.bsdi.com or try 'gopher gopher.bsdi.com'


+ Motif developers won't want to miss the SWiM bundle, a complete runtime
+ and development environment for developing OSF/Motif 1.2.3 apps. From
+ Sequoia International, SWiM is available for Coherent, Linux, BSD/386,
+ FreeBSD and NetBSD. Contact the company for more details: info () seq com.


+ SmartPoll is a multimedia, intelligent survey tool for conducting
+ polls over Internet. Sold as software or bundled with a server,
+ SmartPoll can also be purchased through a service bureau. Send email
+ to info () smartchoice com for more information.


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 info () cdrom com'
and order by sending mail to 'orders () cdrom com'.


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 linux-sales () fintronic com'


Computer Modeling sells thousands of different computer hardware and
software products, and offers computing consulting services too. Email
info () compumod com or gopher telerama.lm.com and choose "Shopping Plaza."


Browse through thousands of brand name peripherals and software without
leaving your desk: point, click, and email your order from DirectWARE
at the lowest prices around! Gopher: gopher.nstn.ns.ca 70 or through
the 'Web at URL: gopher://owl.nstn.ns.ca:70/11/e-mall


Computer Memory


An interesting and unusual service from by CERAM Corporation is its
automated CPU and RAM chip price quotes through email. This service
encompasses Unix and PC add-ons: send mail to Catalog () Ceva COM for
more information.


FOURTH FLOOR: Services


Contracts, GSA, and other Government 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. info () doccenter com
or gopher doccenter.com, choose "Document Center" or, if you're using
WWW: http://www.service.com/doccenter/home.html


Looking for corporate or business contracts suitable for your small or
medium business? FitzGearld Webber Marketing now offers many of their
products on the Internet. You can see what's available through the
'Web at URL gopher://owl.nstn.ns.ca:70/11/e-mall or gopher.nstn.ns.ca
with gopher


+ Indexing and Research Services
+
+ Working on a deadline but out of time? If you're working on a book or
+ dissertation, our indexing and editing skills are at your service. We can
+ also research, abstract, and search online databases following your own
+ criteria. Finger njsmith () bga com or send email to the same address for
+ more information.


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 'infotech () fx net'


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 'sled () drebes com' 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 incorporate.com', Web to http://incorporate.com/tcc/home.html
or email: corp () incorporate com


Transcripts


Transcripts of various programs can be ordered directly through the
Internet by connecting with Journal Graphics. To see their catalog, use
'telnet pac.carl.org', account PAC. Choose 'Information Databases'.


International Trade


If your company is involved in international import or export you
might want to check out the International Trade Network, where for
a minimal fee you can receive daily commercial trade leads through
Internet e-mail and more. Send email to majordomo () world std com with
the message "info intltrade", or drop a note to usa () world std com.


+ Asian Information Service offers a range of services, including news
+ monitoring, and document translation and delivery.  We have an excellent
+ database on China offering China-related information in a variety of
+ formats.  Tell us your needs, and how we might help! Contact AIS
+ by sending mail to: jsweeney () uclink berkeley edu


Telemarketing


Telecommunications and information marketing is a booming business,
and INFOMARK, a consulting company that can help you design your
own marketing strategies, is online. You can purchase a copy of
their "900" number source guide by connecting either with gopher
or WWW to marketplace.com.


Email-based FAX Service


Need to send a FAX but just don't have a FAX machine or FAX modem
handy? Then AnyWare Associates' FAXiNET might be just the service
for you. Once you're subscribed, you can send email that they auto-
matically FAX to the specified party or parties worldwide. For
more information, send email to info () awa com


Real Estate


You can do just about anything else, and now National Real Estate
Services of Vancouver, BC, Canada, is publishing their franchise
database of over 20,000 real estate listings. More connectivity
is on the way, but today you can connect through the WorldWide Web
with the URL http://www.gems.com/realestate/.


Travel Agency


Tired of the local surroundings and ready to leave your computer behind
and soak up some sun?  The wholesale tour operator Mexico Resorts & Tours
is now on the Internet, with their focus on unusual tours to Mexico and
Central America. Individuals to large groups, you can find out more about
the services by sending email to travel () magma com


Annex: Training and Education


Video Training


If you're still puzzled about the possibilities of the Internet, you
can now order a videotape from Baltimore-based New Technologies covering
all the tools and techniques of surfing the so-called information wave.
For more information, drop a note to nti () clark net


Sagacity Learning Universe


You can do just about everything else through the Internet, so why
not learn at a virtual university? Sagacity Learning Universe is offering
just this service to Internet users, initially focusing on Future Studies,
with more to come. Contact Tom Abeles at tabeles () tmn com or use gopher
to connect to tmn.com to learn more.


+ Grant Proposals
+
+ Internet Works, Inc. offers Online Interactive Workshops on Grant
+ Proposal Planning and Writing.  In addition, online consulting services
+ are available in the grants area and in the use of the Internet.  For
+ more information contact Herb Wylen <hwylen () access digex net>


           **** 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: taylor () netcom com.  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 company must be on
  the Internet, must have products that they sell and customers must be
  able to order through the net directly, either by gopher, wais, www,
  or email. Excluded from this list are Internet service providers
  themselves and contract technical support from companies.


  This list is available through a variety of mechanisms: type
  'finger taylor () netcom com' for information on how to obtain the
  most up-to-date copy.


  Finally, this listing and compilation of material is (C) Copyright
  1994 Dave Taylor. Permission to distribute this list and the info
  within is granted providing the entire list remains intact, including
  this copyright notice. If you're going to publish it, let me know!


  All trademarked items are the sole legal property of the registered
  trademark holders and are used with that understanding.


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