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Copyright Notice
The Internet Resources Guide is compiled by the NSF Network
Service Center (
[email protected]) at BBN Systems and Tech-
nologies Corporation from contributions by members of the
Internet community. This work is supported by a subcontract
with the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
(UCAR), which operates under agreement with the National
Science Foundation (NSF). The editors have made reasonable
efforts to provide correct information, but neither UCAR,
NSF, NNSC nor BBN is responsible for the accuracy of the
listings in this guide. Copyright 1989 BBN Systems and
Technologies Corporation.
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Chapter 1: Computational Resources
This section lists computational resources on the Internet:
centers or particular machines that serve users with special
computing requirements. A good example of such a resource
is a supercomputer center.
Contents
Air Force Supercomputer Center at Kirtland AFB ........ 1.1
Cornell Theory Center, Cornell National
Supercomputer Facility .............................. 1.2
John von Neumann National Supercomputer Center ........ 1.3
National Center for Atmospheric Research .............. 1.4
National Center for Supercomputing Applications ....... 1.5
National Energy Research Supercomputer Center ......... 1.6
Northeast Parallel Architectures Center ............... 1.7
Ohio Supercomputer Center ............................. 1.8
Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center ...................... 1.9
San Diego Supercomputer Center ........................ 1.10
US Army Ballistic Research Laboratory ................. 1.11
University of California at Berkeley .................. 1.12
SuperComputing Services, The University of Calgary .... 1.13
Center for Experimental Research in Parallel Algorithms,
Software and Systems (CERPASS) ...................... 1.14
University of Texas System Center for High Performance
Computing ........................................... 1.15
North Carolina Supercomputing Center .................. 1.16
Arizona State University Supercomputing Center ........ 1.17
UCLA Office of Academic Computing ..................... 1.18
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The Air Force Supercomputer Center at Kirtland AFB, New Mexico
(AFSCC-K)
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
Air Force Supercomputer Center, Kirtland
User Services Group
General Atomics
AFWL/SCI
Kirtland AFB, NM 87117-6008
_E-_m_a_i_l:
[email protected]
_P_h_o_n_e: (505) 844-0831, (AV) 244-0831
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
Our mission at AFSCC-K is to support and promote the use of
supercomputing throughout the Air Force. To this end, we
will provide the most modern supercomputers and auxiliary
computing equipment to our users, wherever they may be.
Access to our computers is available either locally at Kirt-
land AFB or remotely, through high-speed data communication
networks. In addition, we will provide training in supercom-
puting to users and potential users both at Kirtland and at
remote sites.
Facilities at AFSCC-K include the following systems:
o+ Cray-2: 4 CPUS, each capable of 488 Mflops peak
speed, 256 MW common memory, 24.4 GB of local disk
space, CTSS operating system with UNIX utilities
running under CTSS.
o+ Cray-1/S: 1 CPU capable of 160 Mflops peak speed,
4 MW memory, 4.8 GB local disk space, CTSS operat-
ing system
o+ Common File System (CFS): Controlled by dedicated
IBM 4381 computers, it offers 120 GB of online
disk storage and unlimited offline tape storage.
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o+ SEQUENT BALANCE 21000: 16 32-bit processors, 24 MB
memory, 1 GB disk space, UNIX 4.2 operating sys-
tem.
o+ Graphics Output Devices: the center has support
for laser printers (240 dot per inch resolution)
and high-resolution file output devices.
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _A_c_c_e_s_s
The center is accessible via the Internet.
_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _A_F_S_C_C-_K
Any organization working under a government contract may use
the computing facilities at AFSCC-K. The governmental
organization overseeing the contract must provide the fund-
ing and management for the computer accounts. To establish
an account, have your government project officer contact the
Computer Accounting Branch of the Applications Division
(SCPR) at the following address:
WL/SCPR
Kirtland AFB, NM 87117-6008
(505) 846-5354
(AV) 246-5354
_M_i_s_c_e_l_l_a_n_e_o_u_s _I_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_o_n
Telephone consulting is available Monday through Friday from
0730 to 1700 Mountain time: (505) 844-0831, (AV) 244-0831.
Multiple telephone lines help insure access to the consul-
tants without delays.
Training programs both on and off-site are also available.
Contact Mr. Roger Perkins at (505) 844-5722 or (AV) 244-5722
for more information.
June 28, 1989 NNSC Section 1.1, Page 2
_m_a_i_l:
[email protected]
_P_h_o_n_e: (505) 844-0831, (AV) 244-0831
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
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San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC)
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
San Diego Supercomputer Center
PO Box 85608
San Diego, CA 92138-5608
_E-_m_a_i_l:
[email protected]
_P_h_o_n_e: (619)534-5000
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
The San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) is one of five
national supercomputer centers funded primarily by the
National Science Foundation. Its mission is to provide
supercomputer time to scientists and researchers around the
country. SDSC is located on the campus of the University of
California at San Diego and is administered by General Atom-
ics. Major policy guidance comes from a steering committee
representing the 25 SDSC consortium institutions, which
include major California universities and all campuses of
the University of California and the California State
University.
Computer resources. SDSC offers access to
o+ A CRAY X-MP/48 supercomputer (peak speed 840 MFLOPS),
running the Cray Time-Sharing System (CTSS) operating
system and 120 UNIX utilities, with 8 million words of
memory and 13.2 GBytes of local disk storage.
o+ An SCS-40 minisupercomputer (peak speed 44 MFLOPS),
running CTSS, with 16 million words of memory, 16 mil-
lion words of extended memory, and 4 GBytes of local
disk storage.
o+ A Supertek S-1 minisupercomputer (peak speed 25
MFLOPS), running CTSS, with four million words of
memory and 2.4 GBytes of local disk storage. (This
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machine is being used for system development and test-
ing but will be made available to users at some point
in the future.)
o+ A long-term file storage system (CFS) consisting of 60
Gbytes of disk storage and essentially infinite tape
cartridge storage.
These systems are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week,
except during scheduled maintenance and system development.
In 1988, these systems were available nearly 97% of the
time.
Two printed manuals (An Introductory User Guide and Sum-
maries) are mailed to all new users. Two-day introductory
workshops are held approximately once per month on-site but
are also available at your location with confirmed atten-
dance of at least 20. Other sources of information include
SDSC's monthly newsletter, Gather/Scatter, an annual report
of science highlights, more than 130 online documents, and
40 electronic bulletin boards.
SDSC offers telephone and E-mail consulting 8:00 a.m.-5:00
p.m. (Pacific time) M-F at (619)534-5100.
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _A_c_c_e_s_s
SDSC is on the Internet. It is also attached to SPAN, HEP-
net, MFEnet and CSUnet.
_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _T_h_e _C_e_n_t_e_r
How to apply for time. 31,000 CPU hours each year are
available for academic and industrial use. Most of the time
is allocated at no charge to researchers on the basis of
peer review by the SDSC Allocation Committee or by the SDSC
consortium institutions. Allocations by the committee are
made independent of institutional affiliation or funding
source. The projects must be non-proprietary. Applications
are accepted four times per year (for 12-month allocations)
for time beginning 1 January, 1 April, 1 July, or 1 October.
Applications must be received at least 45 days prior to the
quarter in which you request your allocation to begin (e.g.,
the deadline is 15 February for time beginning 1 April).
For more information, contact the SDSC consultants at
(619)534-5100 and request the Overview brochure (which con-
tains the application form).
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A small fraction of time for allocation is available on a
non-peer-reviewed basis to industrial cost-sharing partici-
pants. Such projects may be proprietary but must be unclas-
sified. For more information, contact Bob Randall at
(619)534-5060.
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US Army Ballistic Research Laboratory
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
Director
US Army Ballistic Research Laboratory
ATTN: SLCBR-SE-A (Sonya Reimer)
Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005-5066
_E-_m_a_i_l:
[email protected]
_P_h_o_n_e: (301) 278-6267, (AV) 298-6267
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
Various scientific computer resources to include CRAY Super-
computers
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _A_c_c_e_s_s
BRL is accessible from the Internet.
_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _B_R_L
BRL resources available to DOD Agencies and qualified
Government Contractors
_M_i_s_c_e_l_l_a_n_e_o_u_s _I_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_o_n
Tom Crimmins (at the e-mail address above) can direct
interested users to specific host administrators for more
detailed information on capabilities of each host, and
arrange for user accounts.
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of this guide.
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_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
Various scientific computer resources to include CRAY Super-
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University of California at Berkeley
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
Central Services Consulting
206 Evans Hall
University of California
Berkeley, California 94720
_E-_m_a_i_l:
[email protected] (CMS)
[email protected] (Cray)
_P_h_o_n_e: (415) 642-4741 (CMS)
(415) 643-7633 (Cray)
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
Information Systems and Technology provides computing ser-
vices to the Berkeley campus and beyond, including the fol-
lowing supercomputing resources:
o+ Cray X-MP/14 running the UNICOS operating system. The
Berkeley Cray has highly optimizing and vectorizing FORTRAN,
C, and PASCAL compilers; extensive mathematical and statist-
ical subroutine libraries, including IMSL, NAG, and SCILIB;
GKS graphics and X Windows; and the UNICOS versions of the
standard UNIX utilities.
o+ IBM 3090 model 300E running the VM/XA SP operating system.
The CMS system has many general purpose packages, such as
BMDP, SAS, and SPSS-X for statistics, TELL-A-GRAF and DISS-
PLA for graphics, and the FOCUS database management system.
It has a highly optimizing FORTRAN compiler as well as C,
COBOL, PL/1, and PASCAL compilers.
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _A_c_c_e_s_s
These facilities are available via:
o+ Internet networks for file transfer, electronic mail, and
interactive access.
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o+ BITNET for file transfer and electronic mail.
o+ Direct dial modems at 1200 and 2400 baud.
_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _t_h_e _C_e_n_t_e_r
Researchers affiliated with other U.S. academic institutions
are eligible to use these resources. Other use is con-
sidered on a case-by-case basis. For further information on
eligibility, please call 642-0334.
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These systems are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week,
except during scheduled maintenance and system development.
In 1988, these systems were available nearly 97% of the
time.
Two printed manuals (An Introductory User Guide and Sum-
maries) are mailed to all new users. Two-day introductory
workshops are held approximately once per month on-site but
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SuperComputing Services
The University of Calgary
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
SuperComputing Services
The University of Calgary
390 - 1620, 29th Street N.W.
Calgary, Alberta CANADA T2N 4L7
_E-_m_a_i_l:
[email protected]
_P_h_o_n_e: (403) 221-8900
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
Supercomputing facilities for reservoir engineering, pipe-
line analysis, seismic data processing, finite element
analysis, computational chemistry and other science and
engineering applications.
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _A_c_c_e_s_s
The center is on NETNORTH (Bitnet) which can be reached via
the Bitnet-Internet gateways.
_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _T_h_e _R_e_s_o_u_r_c_e
The resource is available to anyone. There is a varied rate
structure according to affiliation (academic, government
research, commercial)
Provincial government program to provide ``free time'' for
commercial research and development projects to benefit
Alberta economy.
_M_i_s_c_e_l_l_a_n_e_o_u_s _I_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_o_n
Manager: Rod Wittig (403) 221-8900
Project Coordinators: Pat Comer (403) 221-8903, Doug Baker
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of this guide.
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(403) 221-8904
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Center for Experimental Research in Parallel Algorithms,
Software and Systems
(CERPASS)
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
CERPASS
USC -- Information Sciences Institute
4676 Admiralty Way
Marina del Rey, CA 90292-6695
_E-_m_a_i_l:
[email protected]
_P_h_o_n_e: (213) 822-1511
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
The Center for Experimental Research in Parallel Algorithms,
Software and Systems (CERPASS) provides an experimental
facility for researchers on the Internet.
The Center's parallel computing resource includes a Connec-
tion Machine CM-2 and a Symult Series 2010.
The Connection Machine Model CM-2 is a massively parallel
SIMD machine. Its hardware consists of 16,384 data proces-
sors interconnected via a hypercube network. Each processor
has a bit-serial ALU and a 64K-bit local memory. This CM-2
has two front-end subsystems -- one VAX 6210 and one Symbol-
ics 3600, a 5-Gigabyte mass storage system and a graphic
color display device. Half of the machine (i.e., 8,192 pro-
cessors) is also equipped with floating-point accelerator.
Programming languages available on this machine include
*Lisp, C* and Paris interfaces to Commonlisp and C.
The Symult S2010 is a message-passing, distributed memory
MIMD machine. Its hardware consists of 32 computational
nodes. Each node has a 32-bit Motorola 68020 microprocessor
as its CPU, augmented by the Motorola 68881 floating-point
coprocessors. Each node has 8MB local memory, and is con-
nected with other nodes via a high-speed message-routing
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network (GigaLink). This machine uses a Sun-3 front-end, and
can be programmed in C and the parallel extension written
for this machine.
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _A_c_c_e_s_s
Both the CM-2 and the Symult S2010 can be accessed from
Internet via their VAX and SUN front-ends, respectively.
_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _T_h_e _C_e_n_t_e_r
Any organization working under a government contract or
grant may apply for use of the CERPASS facility for parallel
processing research. To establish an account, please con-
tact the address above.
3 October 1989 NNSC Section 1.14, Page 2
ect dial modems at 1200 and 2400 baud.
_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _t_h_e _C_e_n_t_e_r
Researchers affiliated with other U.S. academic institutions
are eligible to use these resources. Other use is con-
sidered on a case-by-case basis. For further information on
eligibility, please call 642-0334.
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University of Texas System Center
for High Performance Computing
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
UT System CHPC
Balcones Research Center
10100 Burnet Rd
Austin, TX 78758-4497
_E-_m_a_i_l:
[email protected]
_P_h_o_n_e: (512) 471-2472
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
The CHPC provides access to a CRAY X-MP/24, currently run-
ning the COS 1.16 operating system. Pre- and post-job pro-
cessing, including access service for interactive jobs is
provided by a VAX 8600, currently running VMS 5.1. File
service is provided by an IBM 4381, currently running MVS/XA
2.2.0 and DFHSM.
In October of 1988, a second CRAY, the CRAY X-MP
EA/14se was installed with the UNICOS 4.0 operating system,
to provide users with a migration vehicle to UNIX. Simul-
taneously, a CONVEX C120 was installed to provide UNIX-based
access service to both the new CRAY X-MP EA/14se and the
earlier-installed CRAY X-MP/24. The IBM 4381 currently pro-
vides file service for the UNICOS CRAY that now runs the
UNICOS 5.0 operating system. VMS-based access service for
the UNICOS CRAY is provided by the VAX 8600.
The UT System Board of Regents has approved a major
expansion of the CHPC facility, possibly to begin in Sep-
tember of 1990.
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _A_c_c_e_s_s
The VAX 8600 and CONVEX C120 are on the Internet as hosts
chpc.utexas.edu and mermes.chpc.utexas.edu respectively.
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_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _T_h_e _C_e_n_t_e_r
The center is available to researchers within The University
of Texas System, including the following academic com-
ponents:
The University of Texas at Arlington
The University of Texas at Austin
The University of Texas at Dallas
The University of Texas at El Paso
The University of Texas-Pan American
The University of Texas-Pan American at Brownsville
The University of Texas of the Permian Basin
The University of Texas at San Antonio
The University of Texas Institute of Texan Cultures
at San Antonio
The University of Texas at Tyler
and the following health component institutions:
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
The University of Texas Health Center at Tyler
Special arrangements to use the supercomputing facilities
are possible, as for example with Sematech and MCC.
_M_i_s_c_e_l_l_a_n_o_u_s _I_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_o_n
The adminstrative staff members at the center are:
Director: Dr. James Almond (
[email protected])
Associate Director, Technical Services: Mr. Gary Smith
(
[email protected])
Associate Director, Applications Research and Development:
Dr. Matthew Witten (
[email protected])
Assistant Director, User Services: Mr. Luther Keeler
(
[email protected])
Manager, Computing Services: Mr. Dean Nobles
(
[email protected])
Manager, Administrative Services: Mrs. Janet McCord
28 November 1989 NNSC Section 1.15, Page 2
(
[email protected])
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North Carolina Supercomputing Center
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
North Carolina Supercomputing Center
P.O. Box 12889 - 3021 Cornwallis Road
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709
_E_m_a_i_l:
[email protected]
_P_h_o_n_e: (919) 248-1100
Fax: (919) 248-1101
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
The mission of the North Carolina Supercomputing Center
(NCSC) is to promote the growth of computational science,
education, and research in North Carolina institutions and
to foster the economic development of North Carolina through
high-performance computing and its applications. The pri-
mary focus of NCSC is to promote economic growth, computa-
tional science and education in North Carolina through
cooperative agreements with industry and research collabora-
tions with academic institutions. NCSC is a division of the
Microelectronics Center of North Carolina (MCNC), a not-
for-profit company. NCSC offers high-performance computing
on the following platforms:
Cray YMP8/432 128 MWords SSD 44 GBytes of disk storage
Convex C220 128 MBytes of memory 2 GBytes of disk storage
An IBM 3090-180J provides mass storage services for the
Center. The Center's computers are connected via a high-
speed UltraNet network. The visualization laboratory
includes:
SGI Iris 280 GTX Personal Iris 4D/20
Stardent 3040 with AVS Abekas Video Recorder A60
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Sun 4/490 w/ TAAC accelerator Mac IIci
NCSC provides user support through e-mail and telephone con-
tacts; it also provides training courses on a wide variety
of supercomputing topics. NCSC has a complete training
facility with lecture facilities, video taping capability,
and a hands-on training laboratory populated with NCD X-
window terminals. NCSC is a partner in the VISTAnet pro-
ject, a component of the NREN project sponsored by the
National Science Foundation. NCSC is installing a HiPPI
based internal network for high-speed visualization and mass
storage services. The Research Institute within NCSC pro-
motes interdisciplinary and computational approaches to
challenging problems through collaboration with industrial
and academic partners.
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _A_c_c_e_s_s
NCSC is a member of CoNCert, a state-wide network with
bandwidth up to T3, operated by MCNC's Communications Divi-
sion (see section 5.23 of the _I_n_t_e_r_n_e_t _R_e_s_o_u_r_c_e _G_u_i_d_e).
CoNCert accesses the Internet through SURAnet (see section
5.17 of the _G_u_i_d_e). A state-wide two-way video and voice
conferencing network, also operated by MCNC's Communications
Division, connects NCSC with universities across the state
for collaboration and training.
The network address of NNSC Cray is flyer.ncsc.org. NCSC's
mail server is ncsc.ncsc.org.
_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _T_h_e _C_e_n_t_e_r
Resources are allocated on a peer-review basis to research-
ers affiliated with North Carolina's education system at no
cost to the researchers.
_M_i_s_c_e_l_l_a_n_e_o_u_s _I_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_o_n
Executive Director
Lawrence Lee, Executive Director
(
[email protected]).
(919) 248-1149
Industry Partnerships
Jim Brooking, Director of Industry Partnerships
(
[email protected]).
(919) 248-1145
Peer Review Allocations
Oct 26, 1990 NNSC Section 1.16, Page 2
Bruce Loftis, Research Staff
(
[email protected]).
(919) 248-1124
Research Collaborations
Ken Flurchick, Research Staff
(
[email protected]).
(919) 248-1121
Technology and Computer Operations
Jeff Huskamp, Director of Technology and Operations
(
[email protected])
(919) 248-1164
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Arizona State University Supercomputing Services
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
ECA-311, ODP-0101
Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ 85287-0101
_E_m_a_i_l:
[email protected]
(manager, supercomputing services)
[email protected]
(supercomputing consultant, Cray)
[email protected]
(supercomputing consultant, Cray)
[email protected]
(supercomputing consultant, IBM)
_P_h_o_n_e:
(602) 965-1205 (manager, supercomputing services)
(602) 965-2900 (supercomputing consultant, Cray)
(602) 965-2761 (supercomputing consultant, Cray)
(602) 965-5626 (supercomputing consultant, IBM)
(602) 965-5677 (general secretary)
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
o+ Cray X-MP/18 supercomputer running Unicos 5.1, VAX sta-
tion software, 8 Mwords main memory, 8.4 Gbytes DD39
disk storage. The Cray supports both interactive and
batch access. SUPERLINK access to 85 Gbytes of IBM-
3380 disk storage. Fortran, C, and Pascal vectorizing
and parallelizing compilers. X-Window interface.
Software: IMSL, MPGS, MATLAB, other packages installed
upon demand.
o+ IBM-3090/500E/3VF supercomputer running MVS/XA, 256
Mbytes main memory, 85 Gbytes of IBM-3380 disk storage,
8 tape drives, Memorex tape robot. Software: ESSL,
OSL, BMDP, DI-3000, CalComp, ACSL, and numerous other
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of this guide.
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packages.
o+ High-speed graphics visualization laboratory (SGI,
Macintosh, film recorders, etc.)
o+ CalComp, Versatec, Tekronix, LaserWriter printers and
plotters
o+ Campus-wide TCP/IP local area network
o+ Training, seminars, workshops, classes, and documenta-
tion available.
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _A_c_c_e_s_s
Both supercomputers are accessible via Internet, Bitnet,
WestNet, USEnet, and dial-up modems. For details contact
the center.
_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _t_h_e _C_e_n_t_e_r
Supercomputing facilities are available to ASU faculty,
staff, and students. Commercial and industrial accounts are
available on a cost-recovery basis. ASU is particularly
interested in forming research partnerships with commercial
organizations that need the processing and simulation capa-
bilities of high-speed computers.
_M_i_s_c_e_l_l_a_n_e_o_u_s _I_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_o_n
ASU is an Academic Affiliate of the National Center for
Supercomputer Applications (NCSA), the Pittsburgh Supercom-
puter Center (PSC), the San Diego Supercomputer Center
(SDSC), and the Cornell National Supercomputer Facility
(CNSF).
Administrative staff members:
Manager, Supercomputing Services (principal point of con-
tact):
Dr. Richard M. Casey
(602) 965-1205
[email protected]
Supercomputer Consultants:
Dr. Dale Wutz
(602) 965-2761
[email protected]
January 23 1991 NNSC Section 1.17, Page 2
Mr. Bruce Tachoir
(602) 965-2900
[email protected]
Mr. Zafer Kadioglu
(602) 965-5626
[email protected]
Assistant VP, Information Resources Management:
Dr. Lee Alley
(602) 965-6398
Director, Computing and Network Consulting Services:
Mr. Neil Armann
(602) 965-5677
[email protected]
January 23 1991 NNSC Section 1.17, Page 3
etwork for high-speed visualization and mass
storage services. The Research Institute within NCSC pro-
motes interdisciplinary and computational approaches to
challenging problems through collaboration with industrial
and academic partners.
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UCLA Office of Academic Computing
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
Office of Academic Computing
5628 Math Sciences Addition
University of California
405 Hilgard Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90024-1557
_E-_m_a_i_l:
Internet:
[email protected]
BITNET: calloac@uclamvs
_P_h_o_n_e:
(213) 825-7452 Consulting
(213) 825-7548 User Relations
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
The Office of Academic Computing (OAC) provides mainframe
and supercomputer services through its computing services
group, microcomputer support services through its Microcom-
puter Support Office, and campus backbone network services
through its Campus Network Services. OAC operates an IBM
3090-600S supercomputer with six vector facilities, running
under MVS/ESA and VM/XA-SP, to provide computing services in
support of UCLA's instructional and research activities.
OAC provides access to a wide variety of software facili-
ties, including mathematical and engineering applications
(ESSL, IMSL, ACRITH, EISPACK FUNPACK, LINDO, MPS360, and
SPEAKEASY), computational chemistry (Gaussian 88, GAMESS,
HONDO 7, MOPAC, and BATCHMIN), fluid dynamics analysis (AMES
PNS, FLUENT/BFC, NS57, ROTOR2, TAIR and VSAERO), seismic
analysis (MODMIG, PREMIG, and STARPAK), and structural
analysis (ADINA, ASTROS, CSA/NASTRAN, NIKE2D, MAZE, and SAM-
CEF).
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of this guide.
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For development of numerically intensive applications, the
VS FORTRAN and Parallel FORTRAN (PF) compilers provide vec-
torization and parallel programming, respectively. Other
compilers provided by OAC include C, PASCAL, PL/I, COBOL,
APL, ALGOL, IBM Assembler, and Waterloo BASIC.
Other areas of interest include graphics software (Interac-
tive Chart Utility, SAS/GRAPH, GDDM, DISSPLA, SPEAKEZ Graph-
ics, GKS), and text processing (SCRIPT/VS). Popular
software products such as TSO and ISPF/PDF, and statistical
packages (SAS, SPSSx, and BMDP) are also available, as are
electronic mail and access to ORION (the UCLA Library's
online information system).
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _A_c_c_e_s_s
OAC's facilities are available via:
+ Internet
+ BITNET for file transfer and electronic mail
+ Direct dial modems at 300, 1200, and 2400 baud
+ Hardwired workstations in OAC's public access facili-
ties and in UCLA campus departments
_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _O_A_C?
Computing services are provided to the UCLA community, other
educational institutions, and state and federally funded
projects. Accounts are available to other outside users on
a case-by-case basis. Open-access computing accounts are
available free to UCLA students and faculty to access ORION
and electronic mail. For further information, call the OAC
User Relations Office, (213) 825-7548.
March 29, 1990 NNSC Section 1.18, Page 2
_T_h_e _C_e_n_t_e_r
Resources are allocated on a peer-review basis to research-
ers affiliated with North Carolina's education system at no
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Cornell Theory Center, Cornell National Supercomputer Facility
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
Cornell University
Theory Center Building
Ithaca, NY, USA 14853-3801
_E_m_a_i_l:
[email protected]
_P_h_o_n_e: (607) 254-8686
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
The Cornell Theory Center-with support from the National
Science Foundation, IBM Corporation, the State of New York,
and members of its Corporate Research Institute-provides
supercomputing resources for researchers nationwide. The
Center's resources include two IBM ES/3090 600J supercomput-
ers, staff, and related programs that explore the use of
experimental parallel architectures.
Nearly four thousand researchers (including three Nobel
Prize winners, fourteen members of the National Academy of
Science, and ten members of the National Academy of
Engineering) have used the Center's facilities to work on
more than eight hundred research projects. This work, led
primarily by university faculty at more than one hundred
fifty institutions, represents a diversity of scientific
disciplines, from the physical to social sciences.
The Center's two IBM ES/3090 600Js each have six vector
facilities and a peak performance of 827.6 megaflops. Each
has 512 megabytes of memory and 2 gigabytes of expanded
storage. The total disk storage capacity is 266 gigabytes.
The principle operating system on the supercomputers is
IBM's implementation of UNIX, AIX. Each user application
may access up to 896 megabytes in AIX. There is software
support for vectorization, including a vectorizing compiler
and vector libraries. Both interactive and batch modes are
provided in the Center's production environments. Users
interested in using parallel computing for their production
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work are strongly encourged to consider applying to the
Strategic User Program.
In addition to the production operating environments, full
support for communications across the Internet is provided
via TCP/IP. Interprocess communications, including remote
logins, FTP file transfer, and X Window System are sup-
ported. FORTRAN is the primary language; it is supported in
scalar, vector, and parallel modes, with interactive debug
and execution analysis. A high-performance C compiler is
also available. Scientific subroutine libraries are avail-
able, including vectorized versions. Online HELP facili-
ties, UNIX man pages, and a Cornell set of TUTOR examples
assist users. Graphics software supports both local
hardware and remote facilities. Several well-known applica-
tion packages and a list of software are available upon
request.
At Cornell, interactive graphics devices include TCP/IP-
attached workstations. Hardcopy devices include videotape
production, 35mm slides, plotters, color PostScript
printers, and X Window System screen-dump printers. Remote
researchers can use X Window System screen utilities or Tek-
tronix emulation to view images. Remote users can also ftp
various types of image files and metafiles to themselves for
viewing with their own software. Graphics software sup-
ported on the supercomputers includes WaveFront and X Window
System in AIX. X Window System utilities include xim with
WaveFront and volume-renderer interfaces, gnuPLOT, and a
version of xmovie.
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _A_c_c_e_s_s
Theory Center resources can be reached via NYSERNet, NSFNET,
and associated regionals such as SURANet or Milnet (support-
ing remote login, file transfer, and electronic mail),
either directly or through a Sun front-end running Berkeley
UNIX. The Theory Center provides file transfer and batch
job submission through BITNET. Terminal traffic may access
Theory Center via direct dial-ups.
_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _t_h_e _C_e_n_t_e_r
All proposals for time on Theory Center resources are sub-
ject to peer review through the Center's National Alloca-
tions Committee. Researchers must submit an application for
supercomputer time directly to Pat Colasurdo, User Accounts
Coordinator, at the address and phone number above.
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John von Neumann National Supercomputer Center
The John von Neumann National Supercomputer Center is no
longer in operation.
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dance with the copyright notice appearing at the front
of this guide.
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National Center for Atmospheric Research
Scientific Computing Division
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
Visitor/User Information
NCAR/Scientific Computing Division
P.O. Box 3000
Boulder, Colorado 80307-3000
_E-_m_a_i_l:
[email protected]
_P_h_o_n_e: (303) 497-1225
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
The Scientific Computing Division (SCD) of the National
Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) provides supercomput-
ing resources and services that support research in the
atmospheric, oceanographic, and related sciences. We
emphasize facilities for the development and execution of
large models and for the archival and manipulation of large
datasets.
o+ Cray X-MP/48 supercomputer running the Cray
Operating System (COS) with 256 megawords of
solid-state storage.
o+ Dicomed graphical film processors capable of pro-
ducing high-volume black-and-white microfiche as
well as black-and-white or color 16-mm and 35-mm
film.
o+ Mass Storage System (MSS) using the IBM 3480 car-
tridge system associated with a disk farm that
provides over 100 gigabytes of disk storage.
Currently, over 10 terabytes of information are
archived on the MSS.
o+ Xerox 4050 laser printers for text and graphical
output.
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of this guide.
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o+ A Cray X-MP/18 running the UNICOS operating sys-
tem. (Available to users in 1989)
The Internet Remote Job Entry (IRJE) and the MASnet/Internet
Gateway Server (MIGS) are SCD-developed facilities that
allow the user to access SCD's computer resources while
using their own local mainframe, workstation, or personal
computer as a front-end. The above systems are also acces-
sible directly via SCD's IBM 4381 front end computer.
SCD offers:
o+ Consulting expertise on the SCD computing facili-
ties via the Consulting Office.
o+ A user area for visiting scientists.
o+ Documentation, reference materials, and the SCD
Computing News monthly newsletter.
o+ Training for users new to SCD's computing environ-
ment.
o+ Extensive software libraries for use on the Cray
computers, such as IMSL, NAG, FISHPAK, SLATEC,
ODEPACK, FITPACK, NCAR Graphics, and others.
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _A_c_c_e_s_s
NCAR has access to several national networks using the
TCP/IP protocol, including NSFNET (backbone node) and NASA's
Science Network. NCAR also operates and manages the
TCP/IP-based University Satellite Network (USAN), which pro-
vides NCAR with high-performance direct links to user sites.
NCAR has a gateway to Bitnet and SPAN.
_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _T_h_e _C_e_n_t_e_r
SCD's computing resources are available to scientists and
researchers with NSF projects in the atmospheric, oceano-
graphic, and related sciences. Accounts must be approved
through SCD. Once approved, resources are allocated. Time
on the X-MP/18 will be available to government agencies on a
cost-recovery basis. Users with NSF grants should contact
John Adams, NCAR/SCD, P.O. Box 3000, Boulder CO 90303, for
an application form.
June 30, 1989 NNSC Section 1.4, Page 2
facilities. Several well-known applica-
tion packages and a list of software are available upchapter.1/section1-5.txt 664 30734 231 13041 4454722123 10435
National Center for Supercomputing Applications
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
National Center for Supercomputing Applications
152 Computing Applications Building
605 E. Springfield Ave.
Champaign, Il. 61820
_E-_m_a_i_l:
[email protected]
_P_h_o_n_e: (217) 244-0072
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
The National Center for Supercomputing Applications is
located at the University of Illinois in Champaign, Illi-
nois. Funding is provided by the National Science Founda-
tion, the University of Illinois, the State of Illinois and
Industrial Partners of the center. Grants and equipment
loans from major computer vendors enhance the resources of
NCSA and foster new research and development programs. The
Interdisciplinary Center (IRC) is a ``think tank'' for
researchers using NCSA equipment.
NCSA offers these resources:
o+ CRAY X-MP/48 with a 128 Mword SSD running the
UNICOS operating system. The clock speed is 8.5
nsec.
o+ CRAY-2S/4-128 running the UNICOS operating system.
The clock speed is 4.1 nsec and the static memory
speed is 45 nsec
parallel processing is available on both CRAY sys-
tems.
o+ Common File System (CFS) from Los Alamos running
on an Amdahl 5860
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o+ DEC VAX 11/785 cluster running VMS as front-ends
for file transfer, tape handling and electronic
mail and notesfile conferencing
o+ Workstations for visitors including IBM PC/ATs,
Apple Macintosh, Sun systems, DEC VAXstations, and
Silicon Graphics IRIS systems
NCSA offers these services:
o+ systems consultants, applications specialists, and
research scientists in various disciplines to
assist researchers
o+ visitors program to allow researchers to come and
work in an intensive manner and interact with NCSA
staff
o+ training via monthly training sessions, summer
institutes, outreach visits and various workshops
and conferences
o+ strategic users program for researchers interested
in partnership with NCSA to help the general
research community
o+ publications including two center newsletters, a
technical resources catalog, and reference materi-
als on all of NCSA's systems
o+ documentation and reference materials on all of
NCSA's systems
o+ workstation software developed at NCSA including
telnet software and graphics tools
o+ scientific visualization program to carry out
research and work with academic and industrial
researchers to visualize data
o+ output in the form of photographic prints and
slides, and videotapes
o+ Affiliates program to train support personnel at
academic institutions, scientific institutes and
government agencies - there are over 80 affiliate
institutions.
June 28, 1989 NNSC Section 1.5, Page 2
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _A_c_c_e_s_s
NCSA facilities are accessible via:
o+ Internet networks (NSFnet and ARPAnet) for file
transfer, electronic mail and interactive access
o+ direct dial up to 9600 BAUD
o+ BITNET for file transfer and electronic mail
_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _t_h_e _C_e_n_t_e_r
Any academic researcher may apply for time to use the
center. All requests are peer reviewed monthly for alloca-
tions under 100 hours and quarterly for allocations of 100
or more hours. Industrial partnership programs are also
available.
_M_i_s_c_e_l_l_a_n_e_o_u_s _I_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_o_n
Further information can be obtained through the following
contacts at NCSA or at the address above:
Main Receptionist (217) 244-0072
Applying for time (217) 244-0635
Consulting Office (217) 244-1144
Academic Affiliates (217) 244-2341
Industrial Affiliates (217) 244-0474
June 28, 1989 NNSC Section 1.5, Page 3
tems.
o+ Common File System (CFS) from Los Alamos running
on an Amdahl 5860
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of this guide.
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National Energy Research Supercomputer Center
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
National Energy Research Supercomputer Center
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
PO Box 5509 L-561
Livermore, CA 94550
_E_m_a_i_l:
[email protected]
_P_h_o_n_e: (415) 422-1544
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
The NERSC provides state-of-the-art computational, network,
and file storage resources including four Cray
supercomputers-a Cray XMP-22, a Cray-2 4/64, a Cray-2 4/128,
and a Cray-2 8/128. All four Crays use the CTSS time-share
operating system. This system also currently provides more
than 150 UNIX utilities and is becoming POSIX compliant.
The center operates twenty-four hours a day, seven days a
week.
Archival storage includes an online fully automated storage
system with 200 gigabytes of high-speed disk storage, and a
magnetic tape cartridge system with a total of 3.6 terabytes
of slower access storage. The slowest accesses are still
under three minutes.
An online information retrieval system is provided, offering
more than 23,000 pages of documentation on use of the
center. Printed hardcopy of all information is also avail-
able to all users. The BUFFER is published as a monthly
newsletter. Short notes in the form of printed summaries
are available. Electronic bulletin boards are available for
information about specialized topic areas. A NEWS capabil-
ity is provided for daily or short-term information.
Several consultants are available during normal working
hours for individual help.
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of this guide.
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_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _A_c_c_e_s_s
The NERSC supports TCP/IP access and limited (interactive
only) DECnet network access in addition to its own "NSP"
protocol suite. Access is available through ESnet, the
Internet, the Energy Sciences DECnet, Bitnet for electronic
mail, TYMNET, and via dial-up modems.
The NERSC also operates ESnet, a T1-based backbone network
supporting both IP and DECnet.
_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _T_h_e _C_e_n_t_e_r
The NERSC provides computational resources to researchers
and collaborators sponsored by the Department of Energy,
Office of Energy Research. Access to resources is provided
through a DOE allocation. For information about applying
contact JoAnne Revelli at revelli%
[email protected] or (415)
422-4228, or Anita Winfield at winfield%
[email protected] or
(415) 422-4022.
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e materials on all of
NCSA's systems
o+ workstation software developed at NCSA including
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The Northeast Parallel Architectures Center (NPAC)
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
Northeast Parallel Architectures Center
111 College Place
Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York 13244-4100
_E-_m_a_i_l:
[email protected]
_P_h_o_n_e: (315) 443-1723
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
The Northeast Parallel Architectures Center, under contract
to RADC with funding from DARPA, promotes and explores
advanced computing technology by providing parallel archi-
tectures and research support to university, corporate and
government researchers nationwide.
NPAC provides a focal point for:
o+ testing existing parallel architectures
o+ developing new machines and software tools
o+ providing the local and national research commun-
ity with a rich environment in which to explore
and utilize large scale parallel computers
o+ conducting applied research which requires paral-
lel machines
NPAC currently offers:
o+ two Connection Machines from Thinking Machines
Corporation: a CM1 and a CM2 with 2 framebuffer
graphic display systems; two 5 gigabyte Data Vault
storage systems; and a VAX 8800 and 2 Symbolics
front-ends.
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o+ two Encore Computer Corporation Multimax computer:
an 16 processor (XPC) Model 520 running Umax and a
20 processor (APC) Model 320 running Mach.
o+ an Alliant Computer Systems Corporation FX/80
o+ a Stellar Graphics Supercomputer Model GS1000
NPAC also offers a variety of support services including
research consultation, training programs, documentation, a
newsletter, and reference materials.
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _A_c_c_e_s_s
All systems are accessible via the Internet
_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _T_h_e _C_e_n_t_e_r
The computing resources at the Center are made available to
academic, government and corporate researchers upon submis-
sion of a project request. Information about the Center and
the Resource Allocation Process are available through the
telephone and electronic contact points listed above.
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Ohio Supercomputer Center
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
Ohio Supercomputer Center
1224 Kinnear Road
Columbus, OH 43212
_E-_m_a_i_l:
[email protected]
_P_h_o_n_e: (614) 292-9248
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
The Ohio Supercomputer Center (OSC) is a state-funded,
shared supercomputer resource for researchers at Ohio col-
leges and universities. Commercial industry uses the CRAY
on a cost-recovery basis. In September 1989 a CRAY Y-
MP8/864 will be available to users.
The Ohio Supercomputer Graphics Project is a major component
of the OSC's program. The Project has developed a graphics
visualization toolkit, apE, for displaying and animating
results of scientific computation on several supported
workstations. This developing product is commercially
available through the Center.
The Ohio Visualization Laboratory (OVL) houses hardware for
visualizing scientific results of projects conducted on the
CRAY. The OVL includes high-end (e.g., Abekas, Pixar, and
Stellar) workstations and paper output devices; display
equipment and software; and video equipment, including
display, conversion, and animation storage facilities.
Users generally come to the Laboratory to use equipment,
although much equipment can be used over TCP/IP networks.
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _A_c_c_e_s_s
Full login availability over Internet and the Ohio Academic
Resources Network (OARnet). Jobs may also be submitted over
Bitnet from VMS Cray Station Sites.
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of this guide.
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_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _T_h_e _C_e_n_t_e_r
The Ohio Supercomputer Center is a state-funded resource for
researchers at Ohio colleges and universities. OSC Visitors
Program allows out-of-state researchers to use resources
while visiting Ohio institutions. Commercial industry uses
the CRAY Y-MP on a cost-recovery basis.
_M_i_s_c_e_l_l_a_n_e_o_u_s _I_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_o_n/_C_o_n_t_a_c_t_s
Charles F. Bender, Director (and Industry Contact)
Alison Brown, Associate Director for Scientific Development
Lawrence Cooper, Associate Director for Administration
(Grants and Allocations Contact)
Scott Dyer, Associate Director for Graphics Development
Alvin E. Stutz, Associate Director for User Services
July 10, 1989 NNSC Section 1.8, Page 2
-4228, or Anita Winfield at winfield%
[email protected] or
(415) 422-4022.
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e materials on all of
NCSA's systems
o+ workstation software developed at NCSA including
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The Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center
Mellon Institute Building
4400 Fifth Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
_E-_m_a_i_l:
[email protected]
_P_h_o_n_e: (412) 268-6350
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
The Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center (PSC), one of the
national centers established by the National Science Founda-
tion, provides advanced supercomputer resources to the
scientific and engineering research communities. PSC pro-
vides computing resources and support facilities for work in
many branches of science. To date, it has supported work by
over 1500 researchers at 170 institutions in 43 states,
representing virtually all fields of scientific and
engineering endeavor.
The Center currently offers:
o+ a Cray Y-MP/832 supercomputer which features eight pro-
cessing units sharing common memory of 32 million 64-
bit words.
o+ a Solid-state Storage Device (SSD) which will hold 128
million words and can transfer data at 156 Mwords per
second on each of two parallel channels
o+ three Digital Equipment Corporation VAX 8810 machines
(front ends to the Y-MP)
o+ an IBM 4381-P21 with 30GB of disk storage for CFS, an
archiving system, and
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o+ high-function engineering workstations, personal com-
puters, and special-purpose graphics devices, such as
an Ardent Titan, a Pixar image computer, a Silicon
Graphics IRIS workstation, TekTronix terminals, and
Postscript laser printers.
The Center provides experienced user services and training
in scientific research. Consultants are available to answer
users' questions Monday through Saturday. The Center offers
classes and workshops on different aspects of supercomput-
ing, provides online and hardcopy documentation, produces a
monthly newsletter and a technical bulletin, and annually
publishes a booklet which highlights some of the scientific
research done at the Center. The systems and software staff
selects and installs new software and spearheads system
development efforts.
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _A_c_c_e_s_s
The center is on the Internet.
_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _T_h_e _C_e_n_t_e_r
Requests for supercomputing services may be made directly to
the PSC.
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Chapter 2: Library Catalogs
A large number of libraries allow access to their library
catalogs via the Internet. Such catalogs can be very useful
for finding uncommon books not available at a local library.
Once a book is located, it can often be borrowed by your
local library through Interlibrary Loan. Another popular
use of library catalogs is to check citations or references.
Many catalogs also support more extended reference facili-
ties.
Please note that on-line catalogs often have a limited
number of ports. Users are asked not to abuse their access.
We would like to acknowledge the considerable assistance of
Ron Larsen, Art St. George, and Joe St. Sauver in compiling
this section.
Contents
Boston University (TOMUS) ............................. 2.1
Univ. California and California St. (MELVYL) .......... 2.2
Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries ............... 2.3
Research Libraries Information Network (RLIN) ......... 2.4
Florida Center for Library Automation ................. 2.5
MIRLYN, The University of Michigan's Online Catalog ... 2.6
University of New Mexico Gateway ...................... 2.7
Emory University Libraries Online
Public Access Catalog ............................ 2.8
MAGIC ................................................. 2.9
Info-Lib .............................................. 2.10
InfoTrax .............................................. 2.11
ARLO, The Library Catalog for the University of
Colorado at Colorado Springs ..................... 2.12
The Catalog of the University of
Pennsylvania Libraries ........................... 2.13
The University of Wisconsin
Madison and Milwaukee Campuses
Network Library System (NLS) .................... 2.14
University of Utah Library
Card Catalog System .............................. 2.15
Northwestern University LUIS Online Catalog ........... 2.16
URSUS, University of Maine System
Library Catalog .................................. 2.17
April 30, 1991 NNSC Section 2.0, Page 1
University of Illinois at Chicago
NOTIS/LUIS ...................................... 2.18
Cleveland Public Library Catalog ..................... 2.19
Penn State University Library Information
and Access System (LIAS).......................... 2.20
Harvard Online Library Information System
(HOLLIS) ........................................ 2.21
Cataloging from the Library of Congress .............. 2.22
The Online Catalog, Princeton University Libraries ... 2.23
POLYCAT, The Cal Poly, SLO, Kennedy Library's
Online Catalog .................................. 2.24
OASIS University of Iowa Libraries ................... 2.25
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Boston University Library Catalog (TOMUS)
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
Doug Payne
Boston University
Mugar Library
771 Commonwealth Ave
Boston, Massachusetts 02215
_E-_m_a_i_l:
[email protected]
_P_h_o_n_e: (617) 353-3709
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
The Boston University Online Catalog (TOMUS) provides access
to over 1.5 million volumes and 2.5 million microforms. The
collection represents a majority of holdings for all
libraries on campus.
TOMUS is made by Carlyle Systems Inc. located in Emeryville
California. The system implements a simple keyword search-
ing strategy to locate information in various indexes,
author, title, subject, and call number among them. Records
can be displayed using several display formats: brief, nor-
mal, and full.
The online help screens are a valuable tool for beginners
but become unnecessary after several uses.
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _a_c_c_e_s_s
It is located on host library.bu.edu (128.197.130.200).
_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _t_h_e _C_a_t_a_l_o_g
TOMUS is available to all members of the Internet community.
_________________________
The information in this section is provided in accor-
dance with the copyright notice appearing at the front
of this guide.
April 8, 1991 NNSC Section 2.1, Page 1
_F_o_r _A_d_d_i_t_i_o_n_a_l _I_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_o_n
For additional assistance in searching the Boston University
Online Catalog, contact the reference desk at Mugar Memorial
Library (617) 353-3704.
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Info-Lib
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
Info-Lib
c/o Dr. Ronald L. Larsen
Associate Director for Information Technology
McKeldin Library
University of Maryland at College Park
College Park, Maryland 20742-7011
_E-_m_a_i_l:
[email protected]
_P_h_o_n_e: (301) 454-7332
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
Info-lib is a directory of library catalogs and related
resources accessible via the Internet.
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _A_c_c_e_s_s
Anonymous FTP to UMD5.UMD.EDU
Information is in directory INFO-LIB
_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _t_h_e _D_i_r_e_c_t_o_r_y
There are no restrictions on accessing the directory. Addi-
tions, corrections, and updates are encouraged and should be
e-mailed to
[email protected].
_M_i_s_c_e_l_l_a_n_e_o_u_s _I_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_o_n
Libraries included in the directory provide Internet access
to selected resources at no charge. This usually includes
the online catalog, but in some cases also includes access
to other online databases. Some directors of libraries are
sensitive to the added burden this may place on their
resources, so users are cautioned to use discretion.
This directory has been assembled through the cooperation of
_________________________
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dance with the copyright notice appearing at the front
of this guide.
February 23, 1990 NNSC Section 2.10, Page 1
the members of the EDUCOM Networking and Telecommunications
Task Force.
February 23, 1990 NNSC Section 2.10, Page 2
adison and Milwaukee Campuses
Network Library System (NLS) .................... 2.14
University of Utah Library
Card Catalog System .............................. 2.15
Northwestern University LUIS Online Catalog ........... 2.16
URSUS, University of Maine System
Library Catalog .................................. 2.17
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InfoTrax
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Folsom Library
Troy, NY 12180-3590
Contact: Pat Molholt
_E_m_a_i_l:
[email protected]
_P_h_o_n_e: (518) 276-8300
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
InfoTrax provides access to all books, journals, sound
recordings, scores, architecture slides, and computer files
held by Rensselaer's libraries. It also contains homework
assignments, library news, and a message facility. Campus
files, such as a telephone directory and research announce-
ments, are also included.
InfoTrax was developed at Rensselaer using Stanford's SPIRES
DBMS.
There is online help for all files, commands, and indexes.
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _A_c_c_e_s_s
Internet host: infotrax.rpi.edu (128.113.1.31)
_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _t_h_e _R_e_s_o_u_r_c_e
InfoTrax is available without restrictions to Internet
users.
_M_i_s_c_e_l_l_a_n_e_o_u_s _I_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_o_n
For additional information, contact:
(518) 276-8300 Pat Molholt, Associate Director
_________________________
The information in this section is provided in accor-
dance with the copyright notice appearing at the front
of this guide.
Feb 14, 1990 NNSC Section 2.11, Page 1
(518) 276-8345 Joe Thornton, Programmer/Analyst
Feb 14, 1990 NNSC Section 2.11, Page 2
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University of Colorado at Colorado Springs: ARLO
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
Leslie Manning
1420 Austin Bluffs Parkway
P.O. Box 7150
Colorado Springs, Colorado 80933-7150
_E-_m_a_i_l:
[email protected]
_P_h_o_n_e: (719) 593-3295
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
ARLO is the computer-based library catalog for the Univer-
sity of Colorado at Colorado Springs. It contains records
for 200,000 titles with primary emphasis on business,
electrical engineering, and psychology. Serial and journal
titles are being added with expected completion by 1991.
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _a_c_c_e_s_s
Telnet to arlo.colorado.edu (128.198.26.129). The user
interface is self-explanatory. The login code is ARLO in
all capital letters. The terminal or computer used to login
to ARLO must emulate a VT100.
_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _t_h_e _C_a_t_a_l_o_g
The online catalog is available to all users of the network.
_M_i_s_c_e_l_l_a_n_e_o_u_s _I_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_o_n
For additional information, contact:
(719) 593-3287 Christina Martinez, System Coordinator
(719) 593-3118 James Durkee, Director of Campus Computing
_________________________
The information in this section is provided in accor-
dance with the copyright notice appearing at the front
of this guide.
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The University of Pennsylvania Libraries
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
Systems Office
University of Pennsylvania Libraries
3420 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6206
_E-_m_a_i_l:
[email protected]
_P_h_o_n_e: 215/898-7555 (Reference) or 215/898-4824 (Systems)
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
The online catalog of the University of Pennsylvania
Libraries uses NOTIS and can be searched by author, title,
or subject from terminals and personal computers connected
to PennNet, PREPnet, and the Internet.
The catalog includes over one million citations for items in
the university libraries. Most materials cataloged since
1968 are included. For detailed information on the content
of the catalog, please check the introductory help screens.
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _a_c_c_e_s_s
Telnet to pennlib.upenn.edu. The connection is via reverse
terminal server to an IBM 7171. It assumes VT100 compati-
bility.
_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _t_h_e _C_a_t_a_l_o_g
The catalog is available to all members of the
PREPnet/Internet community. Materials in the Libraries'
collections are primarily for use by students, faculty, and
other members of the University of Pennsylvania community.
A number of access restrictions apply. Please call
215/898-7554 for more information.
_________________________
The information in this section is provided in accor-
dance with the copyright notice appearing at the front
of this guide.
13 April 1990 NNSC Section 2.13, Page 1
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University of Wisconsin
Madison and Milwaukee Campuses
Network Library System (NLS)
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
Automation Help Desk
212F Memorial Library
University of Wisconsin
728 State Street
Madison, WI 53706
_E_m_a_i_l:
[email protected]
_P_h_o_n_e: (608) 262-8880
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
The Network Library System (NLS) is the online public cata-
log of the libraries at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. NLS supports a
separate online catalog for each campus.
The UW-Madison online catalog contains more than 1.7 million
titles cataloged since 1976 located in twenty-five libraries
on the campus and at the Center for Research Libraries in
Chicago. This represents roughly fifty percent of their
collections. The UW-Milwaukee catalog contains approxi-
mately nine hundred thousand titles and represents eighty-
five percent of the general collection.
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _A_c_c_e_s_s:
If it is available on your system, please use tn3270 (telnet
supporting 3270 emulation) to access blue.adp.wisc.edu
(128.104.198.10). When connected you are presented with a
menu from which you select NLS, the library catalog. Either
use function keys to select an option or tab to the option
you want and press _e_n_t_e_r.
Telnet access is also available via a gateway machine
_________________________
The information in this section is provided in accor-
dance with the copyright notice appearing at the front
of this guide.
Feb. 21, 1991 NNSC Section 2.14, Page 1
providing the necessary 3270 emulation. From your local
host use telnet to access nls.adp.wisc.edu (128.104.198.20).
You will be prompted to enter a terminal type (VT100 is the
default, or you can enter the command list to display a list
of supported terminal types). After entering a valid termi-
nal type, select NLS from the menu to connect to the library
catalog.
Upon entering NLS, a screen is displayed at which you either
press enter to search the Madison catalog or type Mil and
press enter to search the Milwaukee catalog. Enter the com-
mand exit on any screen to return to the main menu. To exit
from NLS, return to the main menu and select the option to
quit. This returns control to your local host.
_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _N_L_S:
The University of Wisconsin library catalogs for the Madison
and Milwaukee campuses are currently available to all
interested parties.
_M_i_s_c_e_l_l_a_n_e_o_u_s _I_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_o_n:
Xterm users or other windowing software users must set their
window size to 80 characters x 25 lines.
For help using NLS or to obtain a free _N_L_S _C_o_m_p_u_t_e_r _C_a_t_a_l_o_g
_U_s_e_r'_s _G_u_i_d_e, contact the Memorial Library Information Desk
at (608) 262-3193, or Dennis Hill via the Internet:
[email protected].
More detailed information on accessing NLS via the Internet
is documented in: _T_C_P/_I_P _N_e_t_w_o_r_k _A_c_c_e_s_s _T_o _T_h_e _N_L_S _C_a_t_a_l_o_g
_V_i_a _T_n_3_2_7_0 _A_n_d _T_e_l_n_e_t. For a copy of this document, or any
other information, contact the Automation Help Desk at (608)
262-8880, or via the Internet at
[email protected].
Note on keyboard mappings:
Because keyboard mappings are defined by the tn3270 software
on the client's host computer, we are not able to tell you
definitively how your keyboard will be mapped. The follow-
ing chart shows a selection of the tn3270 keyboard mapping
used on many UW Madison VAX computers. These definitions
are also used when accessing NLS via telnet as they are pro-
vided by the 3270 software on the gateway machine.
Feb. 21, 1991 NNSC Section 2.14, Page 2
KEY PURPOSE KEYBOARD DEFINITION
Send (called the BLUE key in NLS) Enter or Return
Erase-to-end-of-field
(called the YELLOW key in NLS) Ctrl-e
Delete character Ctrl-d
Escape key PF11 (default mapping)
Insert/Overstrike toggle Escape space
Function keys PF1-PF9 Escape 1-Escape 9
Function key PF10 Escape 0
Function key PF11 Escape -
Function key PF12 Escape =
Feb. 21, 1991 NNSC Section 2.14, Page 3
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providing the necessary 3270 emulation. From your local
host use telnet to access nls.adp.wisc.edu (128.104.198.20).
You will be prompted to enter a terminal type (VT100 is the
default, or you can enter the command list to display a list
of supported terminal types). After entering a valid termi-
nal type, select NLS from the menu to connect to the library
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University of Utah Library Card Catalog System
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
Marriot Library
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT 84112
_E-_m_a_i_l:
[email protected]
_P_h_o_n_e: (801) 581-6273
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
The University of Utah library card catalog system is avail-
able via the Internet. It allows subject, author, title,
and keyword search on the bibliographic reference. The sys-
tem lists the books and periodicals for the main library and
the law library.
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _a_c_c_e_s_s
To access the card catalog, use the tn3270 program and con-
nect to lib.utah.edu; press the return or enter or clear
key; and enter dial unis (Unis is the name of the catalog
system). To leave the system, close the connection using
whatever mechanism your tn3270 program provides.
_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _t_h_e _C_a_t_a_l_o_g
Anyone can use the catalog.
_________________________
The information in this section is provided in accor-
dance with the copyright notice appearing at the front
of this guide.
2 April 1990 NNSC Section 2.15, Page 1
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Northwestern University LUIS Online Catalog
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
Northwestern University Library
1935 Sheridan Road
Evanston, IL 60208-2300
_E_m_a_i_l:
[email protected]
_P_h_o_n_e: (708) 491-7656 University Library Reference Depart-
ment
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
Northwestern University's LUIS online catalog provides
author, title, and subject access to approximately 700,000
bibliographic records, including monographs processed by the
main library since 1970 and all serials, regardless of date.
Holdings of the Medical, Law, Dental, and Transportation
Libraries and the United Libraries of the Garrett Evangeli-
cal and Seabury Theological Seminaries are also included.
Remote users of Northwestern's LUIS catalog who are familiar
with other NOTIS-based online catalogs will note some
differences in our implementation. Of particular interest
may be NU's provision of cross-references in the online
catalog, a feature that is to appear in the commercial
release scheduled for the end of 1990. This LUIS version
does not provide keyword/Boolean searching, but does offer
what we call "search qualification," allowing a user to
limit an author, title, or subject search result by any of
several elements present in the precoordinated indexes:
date, format (e.g., serial, video), other word, or holding
library. Use of this feature is explained in a help screen
which may be accessed by typing an ampersand (&).
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _A_c_c_e_s_s
Domain Name: PACX.ACNS.NWU.EDU
Machine Address: 129.105.49.2
_________________________
The information in this section is provided in accor-
dance with the copyright notice appearing at the front
of this guide.
April 4, 1990 NNSC Section 2.16, Page 1
IMPORTANT: At the _E_n_t_e_r _c_l_a_s_s prompt, enter 60.
_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _t_h_e _R_e_s_o_u_r_c_e/_R_e_s_t_r_i_c_t_i_o_n_s
The Northwestern LUIS online catalog is universally avail-
able.
_M_i_s_c_e_l_l_a_n_e_o_u_s _I_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_o_n
James Aagaard (708) 491-8301
(Director, Information Systems Development Office)
Brian Nielsen (708) 491-2170
(Assistant University Librarian for Information Services
Technology)
April 4, 1990 NNSC Section 2.16, Page 2
a_n _U_s_e _N_L_S:
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URSUS, University of Maine System Library Catalog
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
Systems Office
Raymond H. Fogler Library
University of Maine System
Orono, Maine 04469-0139
_E_m_a_i_l:
[email protected]
_P_h_o_n_e: (207) 581-1658
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
URSUS (University Resources Serving Users Statewide) is an
online catalog system based on the Innovative Interfaces
Software (INNOPAC). The catalog is the union catalog for
the seven University of Maine System libraries.
The URSUS database currently contains more than 700,000
bibliographic records, representing approximately seventy-
five percent of the total holdings. A retrospective conver-
sion project is in progress.
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _A_c_c_e_s_s
Domain Name: URSUS.MAINE.EDU
Machine Address: 130.111.64.1
After you have connected to URSUS, type ursus in lower case
letters at the _l_o_g_i_n prompt, and press return to see a list
of valid terminal types: VT100, Wyse, or emulator. Specify
your terminal type, confirm your terminal choice, and begin
searching.
_W_h_o _c_a_n _u_s_e _t_h_e _r_e_s_o_u_r_c_e/_r_e_s_t_r_i_c_t_i_o_n_s
URSUS is available to all members of the Internet community.
_________________________
The information in this section is provided in accor-
dance with the copyright notice appearing at the front
of this guide.
April 26, 1990 NNSC Section 2.17, Page 1
_M_i_s_c_e_l_l_a_n_e_o_u_s _I_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_o_n
For additional information contact:
(207) 581-1660 Elaine Albright, Director
(207) 581-1658 Marilyn Lutz, Systems
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990 NNSC Section 2.16, Page 1
IMPORTANT: At the _E_n_t_e_r _c_l_a_s_s prompt, enter 60.
_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _t_h_e _R_e_s_o_u_r_c_e/_R_e_s_t_r_i_c_t_i_o_n_s
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University of Illinois at Chicago: NOTIS/LUIS
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
University of Illinois at Chicago
University Library
Box 8198 m/c 234
Chicago IL 60680
_E-_m_a_i_l:
[email protected]
_P_h_o_n_e: (312) 996-2716
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
LUIS, the Library User Information Service, can be used to
find bibliographic information, locations, and call numbers
for materials held by the libraries of the University of
Illinois at Chicago (UIC). LUIS includes more than 675,000
titles. Older items in the UIC libraries may not be
included in LUIS.
LUIS contains records for all books cataloged since 1976 for
the Library of the Health Sciences (LHS), and since 1977 for
the other UIC libraries. Many older books in the east
campus libraries are also included: all English-language
books published since 1968, and virtually all books in the
Architecture, Art, Math, and Science Libraries are in LUIS.
LUIS also contains LHS audiovisuals cataloged since 1978 and
selected government documents at LHS. Records and holdings
for all periodicals currently received by LHS, and for most
periodicals currently received by the other libraries, are
in LUIS. Most titles not yet cataloged (including those on
order) are also included.
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _A_c_c_e_s_s
Telnet to uicvm.uic.edu (128.248.2.50) - for tn3270 only.
Telnet to uicvm-7171.uic.edu (131.193.2.231) - for 7171
access.
_________________________
The information in this section is provided in accor-
dance with the copyright notice appearing at the front
of this guide.
22 May 1990 NNSC Section 2.18, Page 1
At the UIC screen, press enter.
At the logon screen, type DIAL PVM
At the PVM screen, move the cursor to "NOTIS" and press
enter.
You will see a message about the port in use; press enter.
Then you will see the LUIS introductory screen.
To leave the system:
Type ####
You will see the PVM screen; type PA1
_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _t_h_e _C_a_t_a_l_o_g
There are no restrictions at present.
_M_i_s_c_e_l_l_a_n_e_o_u_s _I_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_o_n
For additional information, contact:
Nancy John, Assistant University Librarian
(312) 996-2716
U31452@uicvm
Paige Weston, Systems Librarian
(312) 996-8974
U50343@uicvm
Harriet Gorny, Systems Programming Manager
(312) 996-2479
U35049@uicvm
George Yanos, Associate Director, Computer Center
(312) 996-2459
U08208@uicvm
22 May 1990 NNSC Section 2.18, Page 2
Xterm users or other windowing software users must set their
window size to 80 characters x 25 lines.
For help using NLS or to obtain a free _N_L_S _C_o_m_p_u_t_e_r _C_a_t_a_l_o_g
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Cleveland Public Library Catalog
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
Automation Services Department
Cleveland Public Library
325 Superior Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44114
_E-_m_a_i_l: none
_P_h_o_n_e: (216) 623-2810
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
The Cleveland Public Library's catalog is now available
through Internet connections. The catalog contains 1.6 mil-
lion titles and 5.9 million items representing the holdings
of eighteen libraries in northern Ohio, as well as a Union
List of Periodicals that includes thirty-eight area
libraries, including Case Western Reserve, the Cleveland
Clinic Foundation, and the Cleveland Health Sciences
Library.
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _A_c_c_e_s_s
To connect:
TELNET CLEVXE.CPL.ORG
After connecting, press Return a couple of times, and follow
the menu.
_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _t_h_e _C_a_t_a_l_o_g
Anyone can use the catalog.
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dance with the copyright notice appearing at the front
of this guide.
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The University of California MELVYL (R) Catalog
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
Division of Library Automation
University of California
Office of the President
300 Lakeside Drive, 8th floor
Oakland, California 94612-3550
_E_m_a_i_l:
[email protected]
_P_h_o_n_e: (415) 987-0555 (MELVYL Catalog Helpline)
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
The MELVYL catalog is a computer-based library catalog of
more than 5.5 million unique book titles representing 11
million holdings of all libraries in the nine-campus UC sys-
tem and the California State Library. The catalog contains
records of book and periodical (serial) holdings, and other
materials such as maps, films, musical scores, and sound
recordings. Collections strengths include agriculture, dry
lands, oceanography, entomology, performing arts (especially
film and television), photography, Californiana, materials
on Mexico and Central America, 17th and 18th century British
literature, health sciences, science fiction, and many oth-
ers.
The periodical file, containing more than 640,000 unique
titles of newspapers, journals, proceedings, etc., includes
the holdings of Stanford University, the University of
Southern California, the nineteen-campus California State
University system, and selected other libraries.
The MELVYL catalog also includes two article abstracting and
indexing files-MEDLINE and Current Contents. Use of these
files, unlike the books and periodicals files, is restricted
to the UC community. The MELVYL MEDLINE database contains
the current five-year file of the National Library of
Medicine's MEDLINE database, which includes article
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of this guide.
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citations indexed from health sciences journals. The
Current Contents file, from the Institute for Scientific
Information, contains one year of citations to journals in
seven disciplines.
The _D_L_A _B_u_l_l_e_t_i_n and _M_y_n_d _o_f _t_h_e _M_E_L_V_Y_L _C_a_t_a_l_o_g, two publi-
cations describing the online catalog and its development
and use, are also available online. The MELVYL catalog also
provides TELNET access to other remote library systems.
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _A_c_c_e_s_s
The system is on the Internet, on host melvyl.ucop.edu
(31.1.0.1, 31.0.0.11, 31.0.0.13, 31.1.0.11)
_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _t_h_e _C_a_t_a_l_o_g
The MELVYL Online Catalog and CALLS are universally avail-
able. Access to MEDLINE and Current Contents files are res-
tricted under a license agreement to the University of Cali-
fornia faculty, staff, and students.
_M_i_s_c_e_l_l_a_n_e_o_u_s _I_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_o_n
For additional information, contact:
Clifford Lynch, Director
(
[email protected],
[email protected]) (415)
987-0522
Mike Berger, Assistant Director for Planning
(
[email protected]) (415) 987-0563 (415) 642-3466
Mary Engle, Programmer/Analyst
(
[email protected],
[email protected]) (415) 987-
0552
Laine Farley, MELVYL User Services
(
[email protected])
MELVYL is a trademark of the Regents of the University of
California.
January 9, 1991 NNSC Section 2.2, Page 2
utilities include xim with
WaveFront and volume-renderer interfaces, gnuPLOT, and a
version of xmovie.
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _A_c_c_e_s_s
Theory Center resources can be reached via NYSERNet, NSFNET,
and associated regionals chapter.2/section2-20.txt 644 40253 231 5141 4762277051 10500
Penn State University Library Information and Access System (LIAS)
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
Attention: Sally Kalin, LIAS Coordinator
Penn State University Libraries
E-6 Pattee Library
University Park, Pennsylvania 16802
_E_m_a_i_l: swk%
[email protected]
_P_h_o_n_e: (814) 865-2112
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
LIAS is the online catalog of the Pennsylvania State Univer-
sity Libraries. The catalog contains approximately 1.5 mil-
lion unique titles, representing not only the holdings at
the main campus at University Park, but also the holdings of
the twenty campus libraries of the Commonwealth of Pennsyl-
vania. In addition to monograph and serial records, LIAS
provides bibliographic access to the maps collection,
archive and manuscript collections, parts of the government
documents collection, and the machine-readable data files
available on campus.
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _A_c_c_e_s_s
Telnet, preferably using VT100 emulation, to lias.psu.edu
(128.118.88.88). When the telnet session is established, the
user will receive a message similar to:
_W_e _a_r_e _L_I_A_S. _G_o _P_e_n_n _S_t_a_t_e!
Now begin searching the LIAS database. LIAS does not dif-
ferentiate between author, title, and subjects in its com-
mand structure. Simply enter the words you wish to search.
The user can type HELP LIAS for information on using LIAS.
For a list of LIAS commands, type HELP COMMANDS. The exten-
sive help command structure can answer most questions about
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dance with the copyright notice appearing at the front
of this guide.
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the system.
To exit the system and close your connection, type QUIT or
EXIT.
_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _t_h_e _C_a_t_a_l_o_g
The Penn State Library Information and Access System is
available to all members of the Internet community.
January 28 1991 NNSC Section 2.20, Page 2
available on campus.
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _A_c_c_e_s_s
Telnet, preferably using VT100 emulation, to lias.psu.edu
(128.118.88.88). When the telnet session is established, the
user will receive a message similar to:
_W_e _a_r_e _L_I_A_S. _G_o _P_e_n_n _S_t_a_t_e!
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Harvard Online Library Information System (HOLLIS)
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
Office for Systems Planning and Research
Harvard University Library
Widener Library 88
Cambridge, MA 02138
_E_m_a_i_l:
[email protected]
_P_h_o_n_e: 617-495-9388 (HOLLIS Network Assistance Line)
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
The Harvard OnLine Library Information System (HOLLIS) pro-
vides access to a number of databases including two library
catalogs. The union catalog of the Harvard University
libraries contains approximately two million records for
books, journals, manuscripts, scores, sound recordings,
visual materials, and computer files in the collections of
most of the Harvard libraries. (While this database
represents only a subset of the six million titles held at
Harvard, it does include most items cataloged since 1977.)
The catalog of older Widener Library materials contains more
than one million short records for books cataloged for the
main research library before 1977.
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _A_c_c_e_s_s
HOLLIS is available via Telnet or TN3270 to
hollis.harvard.edu (128.103.60.31). To exit, use your Tel-
net escape sequence.
_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _t_h_e _C_a_t_a_l_o_g
HOLLIS is available to all. Many of the HOLLIS databases,
including both the union catalog and the older Widener cata-
log, are available with no access restrictions. Certain
databases within HOLLIS may be restricted to Harvard stu-
dents and employees because of agreements with the database
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dance with the copyright notice appearing at the front
of this guide.
Nov. 7, 1990 NNSC Section 2.21, Page 1
vendors.
_M_i_s_c_e_l_l_a_n_e_o_u_s _I_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_o_n
For additional information, contact:
[email protected]
Nov. 7, 1990 NNSC Section 2.21, Page 2
ons to journals in
seven disciplines.
The _D_L_A _B_u_l_l_e_t_i_n and _M_y_n_d _o_f _t_h_e _M_E_L_V_Y_L _C_a_t_a_l_o_g, two publi-
cations describing the online catalog and its development
and use, are also available online. The MELVYL catalog also
provides TELNET access to other remote library systems.
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _A_c_c_e_s_s
The system ischapter.2/section2-22.txt 644 40253 231 7133 4762300641 10475
Cataloging from Library of Congress
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
Data Research Associates, Inc.
Sales Department
1276 North Warson Road
St. Louis, Missouri 63105
_E_m_a_i_l: (see Miscellaneous Information, below)
_P_h_o_n_e: (314) 432-1100
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
The Software Development Group of Data Research Associates,
Inc. has made the 3.8 million cataloging records from the
Library of Congress available to researchers via the Inter-
net. This database contains the records from the Books All,
Maps, Music, Serials, and Visual Materials services as dis-
tributed by the Cataloging Distribution Service (CDS) of the
Library of Congress.
Guest users may search the database by author, title,
author/title, ISBN, ISSN, LCCN, as well as qualifying
searches by language, copyright date, or cataloging format.
Subject and keyword searching is not available to guest
users. Additional types of searches may be available for
users with Data Research accounts.
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _A_c_c_e_s_s:
Telnet, using VT100 or higher emulation, to dra.com
(192.65.218.43). After the copyright notice and initial
screen appear, you can begin searching the database.
"A=" for an author search, for example "A=Shakespeare Wil-
liam"
"T=" for a title search, for example "T=Taming of the
Shrew"
"L=" for a LCCN search, for example "L=89001392"
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dance with the copyright notice appearing at the front
of this guide.
January 28, 1991 NNSC Section 2.22, Page 1
"I=" for a ISBN search, for example "I=0134701542"
"N=" for a ISSN search, for example "N=0891-9860"
"??" for additional help
"EX" to exit
_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _t_h_e _C_a_t_a_l_o_g
Only two guest users are allowed access at a time during
business hours, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm (Central Time). Guest
access to this database may not be used for cataloging or
competitive purposes. Access from outside the United States
may require prior arrangements.
_M_i_s_c_e_l_l_a_n_e_o_u_s _I_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_o_n
Mail about problems, suggestions, or comments may be sent to
[email protected].
For information on continuing access for a host, site, or
network contact
[email protected] or write to the address above.
Disclaimer: Data Research Associates, Inc. is not responsi-
ble for supporting or maintaining this service or its data
for guest users. This service may be modified, unavailable,
or withdrawn at any time without notice.
Records originating with the Library of Congress are copy-
righted by the Library of Congress for use outside the
United States.
This database is _n_o_t the same as the LC card catalog.
January 28, 1991 NNSC Section 2.22, Page 2
format.
Subject and keyword searching is not available to guest
users. Additional types of searches may be available for
users with Data Research accounts.
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _A_c_c_e_s_s:
Telnet, using VT100 or higher emulation, to dra.com
(192.65.218.43). After the copyright notice and initial
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The Online Catalog, Princeton University Libraries
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
Systems Office
Firestone Library
Princeton University
One Washington Road
Princeton, New Jersey 08544
_E_m_a_i_l:
Systems: marvin@pucc
Online Catalog help: fstcat@pucc
_P_h_o_n_e:
Systems Office: 609-258-5143
General Reference: 609-258-3180
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
The Online Catalog contains records for most books and
materials acquired by Princeton University Libraries since
Jan. 1, 1980. For other titles held by the Libraries, users
must consult the card catalog or other sources.
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _A_c_c_e_s_s
Telnet to catalog.princeton.edu or 128.112.131.101
_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _t_h_e _C_a_t_a_l_o_g
No restrictions.
_________________________
The information in this section is provided in accor-
dance with the copyright notice appearing at the front
of this guide.
October 17, 1990 NNSC Section 2.23, Page 1
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POLYCAT, The Cal Poly, SLO, Kennedy Library's Online Catalog
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
Polycat Services
Kennedy Library
Cal Poly
San Luis Obispo, CA 93407
_E_m_a_i_l:
[email protected]
_P_h_o_n_e: (805) 756-2344 (Library Office)
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
Polycat is the online catalog of Kennedy Library at Califor-
nia Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo, Cali-
fornia. All of the 500,000 volumes in the main collection
are included. The system software is CLCAT from CLSI.
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _A_c_c_e_s_s
telnet to library.calpoly.edu (129.65.20.21). At the
Library's UNIX login prompt, login as polycat (lower case).
_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _t_h_e _C_a_t_a_l_o_g
The online catalog is available to everyone. However, Ken-
nedy Library reserves the right to restrict access to local
patrons, should that be necessary.
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dance with the copyright notice appearing at the front
of this guide.
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OASIS University of Iowa Libraries
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
University Libraries
University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA 52242
_E_m_a_i_l:
[email protected]
or
[email protected]
_P_h_o_n_e: (319) 335-5031
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
Currently OASIS contains more than 1,000,000 bibliographic
records. These records represent (1) all cataloged items in
the Main Library and the eleven departmental libraries pub-
lished since 1980 (along with many older books and jour-
nals), and (2) all Law Library materials except some Iowa
documents in microfiche format and all U.S. government docu-
ments.
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _a_c_c_e_s_s:
To access using IBM 3270 emulation: TN3270 to
uidpjes2.adp.uiowa.edu
To access using Telnet: telnet to oasis.uiowa.edu
After connection is made, press return to display a menu of
available systems. Type the number 1 for OASIS access and
press return.
To disconnect: Display the "Welcome to OASIS" screen by
typing the letter e and pressing return. On the command
line of the Welcome screen, type the letter x and press
return.
Availability: The OASIS online catalog can be searched
_________________________
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dance with the copyright notice appearing at the front
of this guide.
April 30, 1991 NNSC Section 2.25, Page 1
Monday through Thursday from 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 a.m.; Friday
and Saturday from 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 a.m.; and Sunday from
9:00 a.m. to 2:30 a.m. (Iowa is in the Central Time Zone.)
_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _t_h_e _C_a_t_a_l_o_g:
Access to the OPAC is unrestricted. Help screens are avail-
able.
Miscellaneous Information:
For questions concerning network access, contact:
Weeg Computing Center User Consultants
(319) 335-5530
For questions concerning OASIS system use, contact:
Main Library
(319) 335-5299
April 30, 1991 NNSC Section 2.25, Page 2
lished since 1980 (along with many older books and jour-
nals), and (2) all Law Library materials except some Iowa
documents in microfiche format and all U.S. government docu-
ments.
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _a_c_c_e_s_s:
To access using IBM 3270 emulation: TN3270 to
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Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
CARL
777 Grant, Suite 304
Denver, CO 80203
_E-_m_a_i_l:
[email protected]
_P_h_o_n_e: (303) 861-5319
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
CARL provides online public access catalogs for a number of
academic, institutional, and public libraries in Colorado
and surrounding states.
Additional databases include UnCover[tm], CARL's guide to
the current contents of more than 10,000 journals, the union
list of the Boston Library Consortium, and several data
bases of local and regional interest.
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _a_c_c_e_s_s
CARL is available on the Internet via telnet at pac.carl.org
(192.54.81.128).
_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _t_h_e _C_a_t_a_l_o_g
There are currently no restrictions on any access except the
use of Grolier's Encyclopedia, which may be used only by the
patrons of particular member libraries, and the UnCover
database. (Note: special arrangements to use UnCover may be
made by contacting CARL.)
_M_i_s_c_e_l_l_a_n_e_o_u_s _I_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_o_n
For information on UnCover or access to other restricted
data bases please send e-mail to
[email protected] or contact
_________________________
The information in this section is provided in accor-
dance with the copyright notice appearing at the front
of this guide.
UnCover is a trademark of Carl Systems, Inc.
January 18, 1990 NNSC Section 2.3, Page 1
Rebecca T. Lenzini at (303) 861-5319.
January 18, 1990 NNSC Section 2.3, Page 2
on 2.22, Page 1
"I=" for a ISBN search, for example "I=0134701542"
"N=" for a ISSN search, for example "N=0891-9860"
"??" for additional help
"EX" to exit
_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _t_h_e _C_a_t_a_l_o_g
Only two guest users are allowed access at a time during
business hours, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm (Central Time). Guest
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RLIN (Research Libraries Information Network)
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
RLIN Information Center
Research Libraries Group, Inc.
1200 Villa St.
Mountain View, CA 94041-1100
_E-_m_a_i_l:
[email protected],
[email protected]
_P_h_o_n_e: 1-800-537-RLIN (RLIN Information Center)
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
RLIN is the information management and retrieval system of
The Research Libraries Group, Inc. It includes an online
bibliographic database cataloging the holdings of well over
one hundred research libraries, archives, and special
collections-a total of over forty million records in August
1990. Entries are divided among eight files: books, seri-
als, archival materials (e.g., personal papers, governmental
records), maps, music scores, sound recordings, visual
materials (e.g., films and photographs), and computer files.
Smaller subject-oriented databases contain citations for
articles in art and architectural periodicals; eighteenth-
century English-language publications; art sales catalogs
dating from the 1500s to the present; and research in the
humanities scheduled for publication within the next two
years.
Users search RLIN with command-line searches rather than
from a menu, by specifying index terms. Indexes available
include title, subject, author, conference or corporation,
ISBN, LC number, and many more; some are specific to the
file being searched (such as the index to music publishers'
unique numbers on sound recordings and scores). Search
results can be further restricted by language, date of pub-
lication, publisher, terms found in notes fields, etc.
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The information in this section is provided in accor-
dance with the copyright notice appearing at the front
of this guide.
August 10, 1990 NNSC Section 2.4, Page 1
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _A_c_c_e_s_s
RLIN is available to subscribers over the Internet. It can
also be dialed into through the public packet network,
SprintNet. A private packet network supports RLIN users who
maintain entries in the database.
_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _R_L_I_N
Charges for Internet access:
For individuals: $119 for 10 hours connect time
For libraries: $200 one-time start-up fee plus per-
search charges ranging from 50 to 80 cents.
Subscribers for RLIN searching receive an account ID and
password, descriptions of RLIN and its files, step-by-step
directions for accessing the system, and assistance from the
RLIN Information Center via a toll-free service number: 1-
800-537-7546 (537-RLIN).
August 10, 1990 NNSC Section 2.4, Page 2
a license agreement to the University of Cali-
fornia faculty, staff, and students.
_M_i_s_c_e_l_l_a_n_e_o_u_s _I_n_f_chapter.2/section2-5.txt 664 30734 231 2543 4476533233 10432
Florida Center for Library Automation
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
2002 NW 13th. Street, Suite 320
Gainesville, Florida. 32609
_E-_m_a_i_l:
[email protected]
_P_h_o_n_e: (904) 392-9020
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
Contains online catalogs of the nine state-funded universi-
ties, with 5.4 million bibliographic records plus serial
holdings.
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _a_c_c_e_s_s
Use tn3270 (telnet supporting 3270 emulation) to
nervm.nerdc.ufl.edu.
_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _t_h_e _C_a_t_a_l_o_g
Anyone can search the catalogs. Please contact FCLA for an
authorization code.
_M_i_s_c_e_l_l_a_n_e_o_u_s _I_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_o_n
Mary Ann Garlough (OPAC Support)
[email protected]
Mark Hinnebusch (Technical Support)
[email protected]
_________________________
The information in this section is provided in accor-
dance with the copyright notice appearing at the front
of this guide.
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MIRLYN, The University of Michigan's Online Catalog
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
Systems Office
University Libraries
218 UGL
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1185
_E-_m_a_i_l:
[email protected] [MIRLYN Information Desk]
_P_h_o_n_e: (313)764-9373 [MIRLYN Information Desk]
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
MIRLYN is a computer based catalog that contains 1.5 million
records for the holdings of the University of Michigan
Libraries. The entire collection will be represented in MIR-
LYN by the middle of 1990. MIRLYN also contains the follow-
ing periodical indexes: Social Science Index, Humanities
Index, General Science Index, Applied Science & Technology
Index, Art Index, Business Periodicals Index, PSYCHINFO, and
PAIS.
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _a_c_c_e_s_s
Telnet to host cts.merit.edu (35.1.1.6). This system pro-
vides access to UMNet, the University's wide area network.
Users will receive the prompt WHICH HOST and you should
reply MIRLYN. Your terminal or communications package must
be set to emulate VT100.
_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _t_h_e _C_a_t_a_l_o_g
The online catalog is available to all. The periodical
indexes are restricted to University of Michigan faculty,
staff, and students.
_________________________
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dance with the copyright notice appearing at the front
of this guide.
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University of New Mexico Gateway
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
2701 Campus Blvd. NE
Albuquerque NM 87131
(attn:St.George)
_E-_m_a_i_l:
[email protected]
_P_h_o_n_e: (505) 277-8046
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
The general and medical libraries are available as are a
variety of databases ranging from the university catalog and
phone directory to specialized ones such as that on Latin
America.
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _a_c_c_e_s_s
Telnet to host bootes.unm.edu (129.24.8.2) and log in as
student1, student2, student3, student4, student5, or stu-
dent6. No password required. You will then be prompted for
a terminal type and then put into a menu system from which
you can select the libraries or databases.
_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _t_h_e _C_a_t_a_l_o_g
With one exception, all of the databases are free.
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of this guide.
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Emory University Libraries Online Public Access Catalog
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
Selden S. Deemer
University Libraries
G21 Woodruff Library
Emory University
Atlanta, GA 30322
_E-_m_a_i_l:
[email protected]
_P_h_o_n_e:
(404) 727-0271
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
The online catalog system is based on IBM DOBIS/Leuven
software. The catalog contains the union catalog for 5
library units: General Libraries (Woodruff, Candler, and
Chemistry Libraries), Health Sciences Center Library, Law
Library, Oxford College Library, and Theology Library.
The online catalog database currently contains more than
500,000 bibliographic records, representing approximately
40% of the total holdings. A retrospective conversion pro-
ject has been started.
It is located on host emuvm1.cc.emory.edu (128.140.1.4).
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _a_c_c_e_s_s
Use tn3270 or other telnet supporting 3270 protocols to con-
nect to emuvm1.cc.emory.edu (128.140.1.4). After the VM
screen is displayed, press ENTER (normally the RETURN key)
to get a CP READ. Type DIAL VTAM and press ENTER. At the
VTAM screen, type LIB and press ENTER. When the CICS screen
appears, press the PF1 key. The next screen will be the
initial library system screen. All references to pressing
RETURN on the library screens mean to press the key which
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sends ENTER (normally the RETURN key). To exit, terminate
the telnet connection.
Context-sensitive help is available throughout the Online
Public Access Catalog with the PF2 key.
No account or password is required.
Scheduled availability: Monday - Saturday 0800 - 0200; Sun-
day Noon - 0200
_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _t_h_e _C_a_t_a_l_o_g
The Emory Online Public Access Catalog is available to all
members of the internet community.
_A_d_d_i_t_i_o_n_a_l _I_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_o_n
For assistance in searching the Emory University Online
Catalog, contact the reference desk at Woodruff Library,
404-727-6875.
DOBIS is a trademark of IBM Corporation.
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MAGIC
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
Michigan State University Libraries
East Lansing, MI 48824-1056
_E-_m_a_i_l: Thomas Albright, Head Library Systems:
[email protected]
_P_h_o_n_e: 517-383-8700 (MSU Libraries Information/Reference)
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
MAGIC is a computer-based library catalog of more than 1.3
million unique book, serial, microform, and other non-book
titles in the Michigan State University Libraries.
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _A_c_c_e_s_s
To access using IBM 3270 emulation:
TN3270 to magic.msu.edu (35.8.2.99).
At the VM 370 screen press the _e_n_t_e_r key.
At the logon screen enter "Dial MAGIC".
Press _e_n_t_e_r to get the MAGIC introductory screen.
To exit from MAGIC, use your local escape sequence to return
to the TN 3270 program and close the network connection.
To access using Telnet (VT100, VT200 emulation):
Telnet to merit.msu.edu (35.8.2.56).
Enter "MAGIC" at the "Which Host?" prompt.
Enter "VT100" as your terminal type. The MAGIC introductory
screen will be displayed.
To exit from MAGIC, press _C_T_R_L-_E and then enter "%quit"
_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _t_h_e _R_e_s_o_u_r_c_e
MAGIC is available to anyone, without any restrictions.
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of this guide.
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_M_i_s_c_e_l_l_a_n_e_o_u_s _I_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_o_n
For questions concerning network access contact:
Computing Information Center
MSU Computing Laboratory
[email protected]
(517) 353-1800
For written instructions on how to use MAGIC, write to :
MSU Libraries
Information/Reference
(517) 353-8700
February 21, 1990 NNSC Section 2.9, Page 2
over the Internet. It can
also be dialed into through the public packet network,
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Chapter 3: Data Archives
The Internet is home to a wide variety of data archives. In
this section we try to list the more important and the more
uncommon archives. In particular, we do not list archives
of mailing lists, other than those that do software distri-
butions. Such archives can be located by asking the main-
tainers of the mail lists.
Contents
Gene-Server ........................................... 3.1
LiMB .................................................. 3.2
MEMDB: Medieval and Early Modern Data Bank ............ 3.3
NETLIB Mathematical Software Distribution System ...... 3.4
SIMBAD ................................................ 3.5
SIMTEL20 Software Archives ............................ 3.6
Southwest Research Data Display & Analysis
System (SDDAS) ...................................... 3.7
IBM Supercomputing Program Data Base .................. 3.8
VxWorks Users Group Archive ........................... 3.9
Washington University Public Domain Archives .......... 3.10
Matrix of Biological Knowledge Archive-Server ......... 3.11
COSMIC ................................................ 3.12
IuBio Archive for Molecular and General Biology ....... 3.13
PENpages .............................................. 3.14
Dartmouth Dante Database .............................. 3.15
DDN NIC SERVICE Mail Server ........................... 3.16
NASA Network Information Center On Line Aid
System (NICOLAS) .................................... 3.17
MATLAB User Group Archive ............................. 3.18
Statlib Statistical Software and Data Distribution
System .............................................. 3.19
Molecular Biology Computer Research Resource (MBCRR) .. 3.20
NED (NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database) ................ 3.21
INFO-SOUTH............................................. 3.22
Unidata................................................ 3.23
UNC Chapel Hill INFO Service........................... 3.24
Archie Archive Server Listing Service.................. 3.25
Latin America Data Base................................ 3.26
Science and Technology Information System.............. 3.27
Online Database for Distance Education................. 3.28
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Bibliographic Mailserver for Artificial
Intelligence Literature.............................. 3.29
General Accounting Office Reports...................... 3.30
List of Lists.......................................... 3.31
August 24, 1991 NNSC Section 3.0, Page 2
VxWorks Users Group Archive ........................... 3.9
Washington University Public Domain Archives .......... 3.10
Matrix of Biological Knowledge Archive-Server ......... 3.11
COSMIC ................................................ 3.12
IuBio Archive for Molecular and General Biology ....... 3.13
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GENE-SERVER
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
Dr. Dan Davison
BCHS-5500
Dept. of Biochemical and Biophysical Sciences
University of Houston
4800 Calhoun, Houston, Tx, 77204-5500
_E_m_a_i_l:
[email protected] (Internet), DAVISON@UHOU (Bitnet)
_P_h_o_n_e: (713) 749-2801 (Dr. Davison)
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
The Gene-Server is a mail response facility that will return
a specific GenBank (tm) entry requested via e-mail.
Other Services:
The server now distributes Protein Information Resource
(PIR, also known as NBRF) protein sequence database entries.
Molecular biology software for Apple Macintosh, DOS, Unix
and VAX-VMS computers is also available from the server.
A number of information files (the R. Roberts Restriction
Enzyme database; sequence analysis reference, and such) are
distributed.
The Matrix of Biological Knowledge Archive-Server files are
now available only from this address.
Electronic mail searching of the protein sequence database
is available; you simply send a properly formatted protein
"query" sequence to a specific address on the server and the
search will be performed automatically and the results
returned via electronic mail.
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_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _A_c_c_e_s_s
The server can be accessed via e-mail on the Internet, BIT-
NET, and UUCP networks. The addresses to use are:
[email protected] (Internet)
bchs.uh.edu!genbank-server (Usenet)
gene-server%bchs.uh.edu@CUNYVM (BITNET)
Please be aware that a mail response program is not "smart"
and can only respond to a limited set of commands. GenBank
entries are available by name and accession number only.
Your request can consist of one of the following:
HELP
SEND HELP
SEND LOCUS genbank_locus_name
SEND INDEX index_name
SEND ACCESSION accession_number
"HELP" will result in a small help file being sent back;
everyone should request the help message. The file will
contain up-to-date information about the server, access,
release numbers, and policies. The help message also
includes all index names, so "SEND INDEX" no longer works.
"SEND INDEX index_name" (where "index_name" is one of the
index files listed in the HELP message) will work. "SEND
LOCUS genbank_locus_name" will return via e-mail the
requested locus if it exists, and an error message if it
does not. Use the index file in the HELP message to find
the name of the entry, or use the accession number.
The server runs every half hour and will handle only one
request at a time. If you want more than one entry, send
separate requests.
Note that large GenBank entries (Lambda, EBV, tobacco and
liverwort chloroplasts) may not make it through the thread
of mailers. UUCP mailers, in particular, silently enforce a
limit of 64,000 characters in a single mail message. Note
also that Usenet mail is very unreliable; you should con-
sult the "pathalias" database to construct a mail path from
your machine to bchs.uh.edu. A local Unix mail wizard may
be able to help.
IMPORTANT NOTE: "
[email protected]" is an MX record.
If you have problems reaching that address, ask your local
September 10, 1990 NNSC Section 3.1, Page 2
system mail expert how to handle addresses that are "MX
records." As a _v_e_r_y last resort, send email to one of the
addresses given above.
_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _t_h_e _C_a_t_a_l_o_g
Anyone can use the catalog.
_M_i_s_c_e_l_l_a_n_e_o_u_s
The current version of GenBank on the server is Release 64.
The server is updated as often as possible given funding
(none) and disk space constraints. The server may be
updated daily in the future.
Information and software is exchanged regularly with the
European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) File Server,
but the specific files, syntax, and information vary between
the two servers.
The server contains a simple response to someone asking for
too many loci or otherwise abusing the service: it stops
working for them.
Questions can be sent to
[email protected] (Internet) or
DAVISON@UHOU(BITNET). Requests to talk to a human rather
than a mail response program should be sent to archive-
[email protected]. By popular demand, archive-
[email protected] also works.
This service is provided by the Institute for Molecular
Biology, the Department of Biochemical and Biophysical Sci-
ences, the University of Houston Academic Computing Ser-
vices, and the Office of the Vice President for Information
Technologies.
The server is not funded or related in any with the DHHS,
PHS, National Institutes of Health, or its contractors or
subcontractors on the GenBank contract. GenBank is a trade-
mark of the US Department of Health and Human Services, US
Public Health Service.
September 10, 1990 NNSC Section 3.1, Page 3
h_o_n_e: (713) 749-2801 (Dr. Davison)
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
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Washington University Public Domain Archives
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
Washington University
Office of the Network Coordinator
One Brookings Drive
Campus Box 1045
St. Louis, Missouri USA 63130-4899
_E-_m_a_i_l:
[email protected]
_P_h_o_n_e: (314) 362-6186
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
A huge archive of public domain and shareware software,
including complete collections of most of the source and
binary groups from USENET, as well as an official mirror
copy of the Info-Mac archives. Also maintained in the
archive is the complete source to TeX and the X windowing
system (Version 11R3) and all of the GNU Project Software. A
complete set of the Request For Comment (RFCs) documents,
and Internet Experiment Notes (IENs) may also be found in
the archives.
Other things maintained in the archives include:
o+ UUPC (A clone of the UNIX 'UUCP') for most per-
sonal computers
o+ The latest Sun EXchange Tape
o+ The public portions of the Berkeley 4.3BSD Tahoe
release
o+ Public Domain implementations of TCP/IP (KA9Q and
NCSA) for the IBM PC.
o+ A collection of GIF (Graphic Interchange Format)
pictures.
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of this guide.
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Most of the files in the archive are compressed using the
UNIX 'compress' utility to save space. If you are unable to
decompress files from the archive and need copies of a lim-
ited number of files, send e-mail to
[email protected] to make special arrangements.
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _A_c_c_e_s_s
The archives are currently accessible through anonymous FTP
from wuarchive.wustl.edu [128.252.135.4].
If sufficient bandwidth is available and network administra-
tors don't object, members of MIDNET may mount the archives
on their system using NFS.
_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _t_h_e _A_r_c_h_i_v_e
Anyone may use the archives freely at any time.
_M_i_s_c_e_l_l_a_n_e_o_u_s _I_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_o_n
Current plans for expansion of the archives include:
o+ Making recent DECUS (Digital Equipment Corp.
User's Society) tapes available.
o+ Adding more PC (Amiga, Apple II, Atari, IBM PC,
Macintosh) archives from User's Groups.
o+ Mirroring additional valuable archives, including
the WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL archives.
Ideas and requests for additional archives are always
welcome. In particular, any MIDNET archive site which
would like to exchange archives via NFS is asked to
send mail to
[email protected]
June 21, 1989 NNSC Section 3.10, Page 2
, tobacco and
liverwort chloroplasts) may not make it through the thread
of mailers. UUCP mailers, in particular, silently enforce a
limit of 64,000 characters in a single mail message. Note
also that Usenet mail is very unreliable; you should con-
sult the "pathalias" database to construct a mail path from
your machchapter.3/section3-11.txt 644 40253 231 1136 4707127354 10501
Matrix of Biological Knowledge Archive-Server
All of the functions of this server have been transferred to
the
[email protected]: see entry 3.1 of the _I_n_t_e_r_n_e_t
_R_e_s_o_u_r_c_e _G_u_i_d_e.
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dance with the copyright notice appearing at the front
of this guide.
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COSMIC
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
The University of Georgia
382 East Broad Street
Athens, GA 30602
_E_m_a_i_l:
[email protected]
[email protected]
_P_h_o_n_e: (404) 542-3265
_F_A_X: (404) 542-4807
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
COSMIC is the distribution center for computer software
created under funding from the National Aeronautics and
Space Administration (NASA). The inventory contains over
1200 programs. Collections of program abstracts can be
mailed within the U.S. at no cost in the following areas:
Aerodynamics; Artificial Intelligence; CAD/CAM; Compo-
sites; Computational Fluid Dynamics; Control Systems; Finite
Element Analysis; Heat Transfer; Image Processing; Optics;
Project Management; Reliability; Satellite Communications;
Scientific Visualization; Trajectories; Turbine Engineer-
ing; and Utilities. Additionally, COSMIC Customer Support
will perform a custom search of the inventory to help users
identify programs in their area of interest and/or potential
re-useable algorithms.
Most COSMIC programs come with the source code. Educational
discounts may apply. Members of the Federal Laboratory Con-
sortium qualify for the "Software Exchange" program; details
are available on request.
New programs are added to the inventory on a monthly basis.
Contact COSMIC by electronic mail to receive a brief
description of new programs.
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of this guide.
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_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _C_O_S_M_I_C
Most new programs are restricted for U.S. distribution only.
Older programs are available for limited international dis-
tribution.
_M_i_s_c_e_l_l_a_n_e_o_u_s _I_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_o_n
Government-funded software is also distributed by:
National Energy Software Center, (312) 972-7250.
National Technical Information Services, (703) 487-4807.
April 4, 1990 NNSC Section 3.12, Page 2
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IuBio Archive for Molecular and General Biology
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
Biocomputing Office
Biology Department
Indiana University
Bloomington, IN 47405
_E_m_a_i_l:
[email protected]
_P_h_o_n_e: none
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
The IuBio Archive maintains publicly available biology
software and data. Molecular biology is the area of concen-
tration. The archive includes software for Macintosh, VAX-
VMS, Unix, MS-DOS, and any other important computer operat-
ing systems. Contributions of broad interest in any area of
biology, and related areas of chemistry and other sciences,
are welcome. Contributions of interest over several com-
puter platforms should either be plain text files or .ARC
archives.
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _A_c_c_e_s_s
IuBio can be accessed via anonymous FTP file transfer over
the Internet.
ftp FTP.Bio.Indiana.Edu
_N_a_m_e: anonymous
_P_a_s_s_w_o_r_d: yourname
_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _t_h_e _R_e_s_o_u_r_c_e
Anyone may use this resource, with the restriction that
software or data obtained here may not be sold or repack-
aged.
_________________________
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dance with the copyright notice appearing at the front
of this guide.
September 17, 1991 NNSC Section 3.13, Page 1
_M_i_s_c_e_l_l_a_n_e_o_u_s _I_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_o_n
Don Gilbert is currently maintaining this archive.
September 17, 1991 NNSC Section 3.13, Page 2
s from the archive and need copies of a lim-
ited number of files, send e-mail to
[email protected] to make special arrangements.
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _A_c_c_e_s_s
The archives are currently accessible through anonymous FTP
from wuarchive.wustl.edu [128.252.135.4].
If sufficient bandwidth is available and network administra-
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PENpages
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
Computer Services
Office of Administrative Services
The Pennsylvania State University
405 Agricultural Administration Building
University Park, Pennsylvania 16802
_E_m_a_i_l:
[email protected]
_P_h_o_n_e: (814) 863-3449
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
PENpages is a computer-based information service containing
thousands of reports, newsletters, and fact sheets on
research-based agricultural and consumer-oriented informa-
tion. This service allows you to explore the diversity of
agricultural science, human health, community development,
and other consumer issues. You'll find a broad range of
up-to-date information on hundreds of topics. PENpages is
supported and maintained by Penn State's College of Agricul-
ture.
Information in PENpages is provided by College of Agricul-
ture faculty and cooperators, including Penn State's College
of Health and Human Development, the Pennsylvania Department
of Agriculture, USDA, and Rutgers-The State University of
New Jersey.
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _A_c_c_e_s_s
PENpages is available via Telnet (VT100 emulation) on host
PSUPEN.PSU.EDU (128.118.36.5). At the system prompt _U_s_e_r-
_n_a_m_e: please respond PNOTPA.
_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _P_E_N_p_a_g_e_s
PENpages is a free service available to anyone with Internet
_________________________
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dance with the copyright notice appearing at the front
of this guide.
April 4, 1990 NNSC Section 3.14, Page 1
access. A _P_E_N_p_a_g_e_s _U_s_e_r _G_u_i_d_e is available on line or can
be obtained from the address listed above.
_F_o_r _A_d_d_i_t_i_o_n_a_l _I_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_o_n
For additional information, please contact:
G. Art Hussey, Assistant Director (814) 863-3449
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Dartmouth Dante Database
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
Dartmouth Dante Project
1 Reed Hall, HB 6087
Dartmouth College
Hanover NH 03755
_E_m_a_i_l:
[email protected]
_P_h_o_n_e: (603)646-2633
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
The Dartmouth Dante database contains 600 years of line-by-
line commentary to Dante's Divine Comedy, as well as the
Petrocchi version of the poem itself. All texts are in
their original languages (Italian, Latin, and English) with
no translations. Ancient commentaries have been parsed for
the users' convenience. The search program utilized is
BRS/Search.
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _A_c_c_e_s_s
Domain name: dartmouth.edu
Machine address: eleazar (or 129.170.16.2)
_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _t_h_e _D_a_t_a_b_a_s_e
Anyone may access the database. There are currently no fees
connected with the service.
A public demonstration account (ddpdemo) is available, and
personal/institutional accounts are available upon request.
The database is accessible by direct modem connection, the
Telenet network, or the Internet.
_M_i_s_c_e_l_l_a_n_e_o_u_s _I_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_o_n
Janet Stephens (Administrator),
[email protected]
_________________________
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dance with the copyright notice appearing at the front
of this guide.
April 5, 1990 NNSC Section 3.15, Page 1
April 5, 1990 NNSC Section 3.15, Page 2
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DDN Network Information Center SERVICE Mail Server
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
SRI International
Network Information Systems Center, Room EJ291
333 Ravenswood Ave
Menlo Park, CA 94015
_E-_m_a_i_l:
Requests for information via mail:
[email protected]
Questions and comments about SERVICE:
[email protected]
_P_h_o_n_e: 1-800-235-3155 or (415) 859-3695
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
SERVICE is an automatic mail program provided by the NIC.
It allows access to NIC online files and information via
ordinary electronic mail. This is especially useful for
people who do not have access to the NIC via a direct Inter-
net link. Users can request publicly accessible files and
searches in the WHOIS database via this server. Replies are
batched and sent back overnight.
SERVICE looks only at the subject line of a message. These
are the services currently available:
HELP A help message with a list of current services.
HOST xxx Returns information about host xxx. WHOIS xxx
can also be used to get more details about
a host.
IEN nnn nnn is the IEN number or the word INDEX.
NETINFO xxx xxx is a file name or the word INDEX.
RFC nnn nnn is the RFC number or the word INDEX.
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RFC nnn.PS to retrieve an available Postscript RFC.
Check RFC INDEX for form of RFC.
FYI nnn nnn is the FYI number of the word INDEX.
FYI nnn.PS to retrieve postscript versions of FYI files.
SEND xxx xxx is a fully specified file name.
WHOIS xxx Returns information about xxx from the WHOIS
service.
Use "WHOIS HELP" for information on how to use
WHOIS.
Example SERVICE subject lines:
HELP
RFC 822
RFC INDEX
RFC 1119.PS
FYI 1
NETINFO DOMAIN-TEMPLATE.TXT
SEND RFC:ASSIGNED-NUMBERS.TXT
SEND DDN-NEWS:DDN-MGT-BULLETIN-72.TXT
HOST NIC.DDN.MIL
WHOIS NEOU, VIVIAN
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _a_c_c_e_s_s
Access to SERVICE is via electronic mail.
_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _S_E_R_V_I_C_E
All users of the Internet and users on networks that can
send mail to the Internet can use the SERVICE mailbox.
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valuable archives, including
the WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL archives.
Ideas and requests for additional archives are always
welcome. In particular, any MIDNET archive site which
would like to exchange archives via NFS is asked to
send mail to archivechapter.3/section3-17.txt 644 40253 231 5164 4707074704 10514
The Network Information Center On Line Aid System (NICOLAS)
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
Advanced Data Flow Technology Office
Code 930.4
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, MD 20771
_E_m_a_i_l:
[email protected]
_P_h_o_n_e: (301) 286-9514
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
NICOLAS is a menu-driven network user help system that func-
tions both as an information server and an inter-network
gateway. As an information server, NICOLAS provides syn-
taxes for inter-network mail addressing, general information
about wide-area networks, networking-related "how to" files,
information on current NASA flight projects, and a variety
of network- and computer-related information of specific
interest to the NASA community. As an automated inter-
network gateway, NICOLAS enables users to connect to DECnet
or TCP/IP nodes, login to their NASAMail and GSFCMail
accounts, connect directly to a number of other online ser-
vices not normally available to TCP/IP users, perform a
variety of "yellow pages" functions, and transfer files
between DECnet and TCP/IP systems and from either DECnet or
TCP/IP nodes to BITNET nodes.
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _A_c_c_e_s_s
Access is made via TELNET to dftnic.gsfc.nasa.gov with the
username "dftnic"; no password is required. Access can also
be made in DECnet via SET HOST to DFTNIC.
_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _N_I_C_O_L_A_S:
Although NICOLAS is intended primarily for use by NASA
employees, researchers, and contractors, all services are
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available to users of the Internet and SPAN.
_M_i_s_c_e_l_l_a_n_e_o_u_s _I_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_o_n:
NICOLAS is hosted on a VAX 8250 which is accessible for
remote logins via both TCP/IP and DECnet, and which is also
a node on BITNET.
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de.txt.tarchapter.3/section3-18.txt 644 40253 231 3646 4724527435 10523
MATLAB User Group Archive
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
Christian Bischof
Math and Computer Sciences Divison
Argonne National Labs
Argonne, IL 60439 USA
_E_m_a_i_l:
[email protected]
_P_h_o_n_e: (708) 972-8875
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
This is a library of user-written functions, utilities, and
other related items for users of the MATLAB numeric computa-
tion system. The archive is set up as a mail-based server.
First-time users should send an email message with their
email address to:
[email protected]
to be added to the distribution list for the MATLAB User
Group Digest.
The archive includes directories for approximation theory,
control theory, data analysis and statistics, graphics,
numerical integration, linear algebra utilities, differen-
tial equations, zero-finding tools, and tools for classroom
instruction with MATLAB.
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _A_c_c_e_s_s
For instructions and information on the archive contents,
send the following one-line message to
[email protected]:
send index from matlab
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of this guide.
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_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _t_h_e _A_r_c_h_i_v_e
The archive is open to anyone.
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Statlib Statistical Software and Data Distribution System
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s: None
_E_m_a_i_l:
[email protected]
_P_h_o_n_e: None
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
Statlib is a system for the distribution of software,
datasets, and general information of interest to statisti-
cians. To get information about statlib, mail the following
one-line message to
[email protected]:
send index
The Statlib system is based on the netlib software of
Dongarra and Grosse. The archives include the following
information:
9
S S functions, device drivers and related software.
s-news Archives of the S-news mail, in digest format.
general software of general statistical interest.
apstat Selected algorithms transcribed from
_A_p_p_l_i_e_d _S_t_a_t_i_s_t_i_c_s
griffiths-hill Applied Statistics algorithms contained
in the book by Griffiths and Hill.
multi Multivariate Analysis and Clustering. An annotated
directory and selected algorithms.
crab Kodiak Island king crab survey data.
datasets Various datasets.
directory Lists of addresses and e-mail addresses of
statisticians.
xlispstat Luke Tierney's XlispStat system for Unix
systems.
disease National Notifiable Diseases Data
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_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _A_c_c_e_s_s
Send electronic mail to
[email protected]. Although
messages will be answered by
[email protected],
please do not mail to that address.
_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _S_t_a_t_l_i_b
Anyone can use the system.
_M_i_s_c_e_l_l_a_n_e_o_u_s _I_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_o_n
For further information contact:
9 Michael M. Meyer
Department of Statistics
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
(412) 268-3108
[email protected]
9
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ccess to SERVICE is via electronic mail.
_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _S_E_R_V_I_C_E
All users of the Internet and users on networks thatchapter.3/section3-2.txt 664 30734 231 5216 4503201447 10417
LiMB database
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
Theoretical Biology and Biophysics Group
MS K710
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Los Alamos, NM 87545
_E-_m_a_i_l:
[email protected]
_P_h_o_n_e: (505) 667-9455
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
The LiMB (LIsting of Molecular Biology databases) database
is a computer-based collection of information on molecular
biology and related databases. LiMB is intended to facili-
tate locating and accessing these databases as well as to
provide an ``overview'' that will help in developing a sys-
tematic, coordinated approach to designing, developing and
maintaining these databases.
Each entry in LiMB currently consists of 54 fields, includ-
ing: database staff names and addresses; database mainte-
nance hardware and software; scope of coverage and database
goals; details about submission and access to the data sets;
database size; and types of data covered by the database.
LiMB entries are based on questionnaires filled out by the
database managers or, in the absence of a completed ques-
tionnaire, on secondary sources (e.g., a journal article).
LiMB is currently maintained in a relational DBMS.
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _a_c_c_e_s_s
LiMB is not available through direct network access. It can
be sent via electronic mail.
_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _L_i_M_B
There are no access restrictions for LiMB.
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_M_i_s_c_e_l_l_a_n_e_o_u_s
LiMB Release 1.0 was issued in February, 1988. Release 2.0
should be coming out in the early Fall of 1989. LiMB is
available in flat file format in hardcopy, on a PC-formatted
floppy disk or via e-mail. Requests to receive LiMB can be
sent via e-mail, by phone or by U.S. Post. Please indicate
in what form (hardcopy, floppy disk or e-mail) it should be
sent.
July 21, 1989 NNSC Section 3.2, Page 2
ittsburgh, PA 15213
(412) 268-3108
[email protected]
9
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ccess to SERVICE is via electronic mail.
_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _S_E_R_V_I_C_E
All users of the Internet and users on networks thatchapter.3/section3-20.txt 644 40253 231 3057 5000433075 10470
Molecular Biology Computer Research Resource (MBCRR)
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
MBCRR, LG-S127
44 Binney Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02115
_E_m_a_i_l:
[email protected]
_P_h_o_n_e: (617) 732-3746
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
The Molecular Biology Computer Research Resource (MBCRR) is
a federally funded national resource that combines molecular
biology research and computer software development with on-
line computer support and training to laboratories within
and outside the Boston area.
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _A_c_c_e_s_s
MBCRR can be reached from the Internet and from the Longwood
Medical Area Network (LMAnet).
Who Can Use the Resource/Restrictions
1. Any non-commercial researcher has the right to
download the available software in the "anonymous"
FTP directory.
2. The on-line execution of software is restricted
to password accounts at $320.00 annually.
3. Commercial access is available for $1000.00.
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NED (NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database)
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
NED c/o IPAC
MS 100-22
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena CA 91125
USA
_E_m_a_i_l:
[email protected]
_P_h_o_n_e: (818) 584-2903
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
The NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database (NED) is an ongoing
project to organize a broad range of published extragalactic
data into a computer-based central archive designed for fast
and flexible query via electronic networks.
The January 1991 version of NED provides positions, names,
and basic data for 132,000 extragalactic objects, as well as
related bibliographic references and notes from catalogs and
other publications. It forwards to the user, upon request,
files containing the data retrieved during a session. It
also allows users to browse abstracts of recent articles of
extragalactic interest from five major journals (_A & _A, _A_J
_A_p_J, _M_N_R_A_S, _P_A_S_P, their Letters and Supplements), and to
view the contents of several major catalogs. Future
releases will provide data from the current literature and
from catalogs, and tools for searching the abstract database
by content.
NED is an object-oriented database, meaning that all infor-
mation is organized around a master list of astronomical
objects (such as galaxies, groups of galaxies, quasars and
radio sources) obtained from detailed cross-identifications
among some thirty major catalogs. Additional catalogs are
being folded in continually. Objects can be selected by
name (a high-level name interpreter is built into the
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interface), or by vicinity, either to a named object, or to
a position on the sky.
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _A_c_c_e_s_s
You may access the NED service over Internet or SPAN, pro-
vided you have a VT100 terminal or VT100 emulation software.
On Internet, a connection to IPAC may be set up with the
command: telnet ipac.caltech.edu
From a node on SPAN, use the command: set host IPAC (The
absolute SPAN address is 5.857.)
Once you are connected to IPAC and prompted for a login,
respond with: NED
No password is needed. From this point, the system is
self-documenting, especially through the Help utilities and
the control-h key sequence. First-time users may want to
read the Tutorial in the first screen presented by the
interface.
_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _t_h_e _R_e_s_o_u_r_c_e/_R_e_s_t_r_i_c_t_i_o_n_s
Available at no charge to the international astronomical
community.
_M_i_s_c_e_l_l_a_n_e_o_u_s _I_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_o_n
This work is carried out by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory,
California Institute of Technology, under contract with the
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Astrophysics
Division, Science Operations Branch).
George Helou (818) 584-2928
Barry Madore (818) 584-2912
Marion Schmitz (818) 584-2994
Harold Corwin (818) 584-2937
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July 21, 1989 NNSC Section 3.2, Page 2
ittsburgh, PA 15213
(412) 268-3108
[email protected]
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ccess to SERVICE is via electronic mail.
_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _S_E_R_V_I_C_E
All users of the Internet and users on networks thatchapter.3/section3-22.txt 644 40253 231 3757 5004653307 10507
INFO-SOUTH
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
INFO-SOUTH Latin American Information System
Institute of Interamerican Studies/North-South Center
Graduate School of International Studies
P.O. Box 248014
Coral Gables, Florida 33124-3211
_E_m_a_i_l:
[email protected]
_P_h_o_n_e: (305) 284-4414
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
The INFO-SOUTH Latin American Information System provides
citations and abstracts of materials relating to Latin Amer-
ica, including all materials covering this critical geo-
graphical area and its social, political, and economic cli-
mate, whether published in the region, in the United States,
or elsewhere in the world. Topics covered include: Agri-
culture, Banking, Commerce, Defense, Demography, Drug Traf-
ficking, Ecology, Economics, Education, Elections, Finance,
Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade, Government, Human Rights,
Informatics, Intelligence Activities, Marketing, Politics,
Refugees, Science and Technology, Sociology, and Terrorism.
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _a_c_c_e_s_s
Telnet to host sabio.ir.miami.edu (129.171.32.26).
_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _t_h_e _D_a_t_a_b_a_s_e
There is a charge for accessing the INFO-SOUTH database.
Subscriptions are available to organizations and individu-
als. For more information, call 800-752-7546 or send mail
to
[email protected].
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dance with the copyright notice appearing at the front
of this guide.
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Unidata Program
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
UCAR/Unidata Program Center
P.O. Box 3000
Boulder, CO 80307
_E_m_a_i_l:
[email protected]
_P_h_o_n_e: (303) 497-8644
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
Unidata is a national program to help universities acquire
weather data and to analyze and display those data for
teaching and research. The program is funded by the
National Science Foundation and managed by the University
Corporation for Atmospheric Research. Unidata negotiates a
group contract with a commercial data-broadcasting firm so
that universities may receive weather data at a discount.
Unidata also develops and distributes software for captur-
ing, analyzing, and displaying those data locally.
Unidata-developed software includes the Unidata Local Data
Manager (LDM), which captures real-time weather data from a
satellite broadcast, and netCDF, a network-transparent,
architecture-independent form for storing scientifc data.
Unidata also distributes applications software developed and
licensed by universities, such as Purdue University's
Weather Processor (WXP) and the University of Wisconsin's
McIDAS-OS/2.
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _A_c_c_e_s_s:
Unidata is connected via a LAN to NCAR, an NSFNET backbone
site. UNIX users can access a compressed tar file
(netcdf.tar.Z in directory pub) via anonymous ftp from
unidata.ucar.edu. VMS users can get a backup saveset
(netcdf.bck in directory vms) via anonymous ftp.fP to
laurel.ucar.edu.
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of this guide.
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_U_s_e/_R_e_s_t_r_i_c_t_i_o_n_s:
The Unidata netCDF software is freely available. All other
Unidata software is restricted to universities and requires
licenses.
March 26, 1991 NNSC Section 3.23, Page 2
ational Science Foundation and managed by the University
Corporation for Atmospheric Research. Unidata negotiates a
group contract with a commercial data-broadcasting firm so
that universities may receive weather data at a discount.
Unidata also develops and distributes software for captur-
ing, analyzing, and displaying those data locally.
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill INFO Service
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
Academic Computing Services
CB# 3460, 311 Wilson Library
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, NC, 27599-3460
_E_m_a_i_l:
Judy Hallman, Manager of Information Services:
[email protected]
_P_h_o_n_e: (919) 962-9107
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
INFO is the electronic information service of the University
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Several items may be of
interest to people outside the UNC Chapel Hill area, includ-
ing the following:
o+ Continuing education classes (in the Calendar section),
including the Public Health Continuing Education Calen-
dar and educational opportunities through the Division
of Continuing Education.
o+ Job openings, including tenured/tenure track faculty
vacancies as well as staff positions (see TOP and EPA
non-faculty positions).
o+ Several campus newsletters are available in the News
section, including the following:
_I_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_o_n _B_u_l_l_e_t_i_n _o_n _A_g_i_n_g
Approximately twenty pages monthly of
information pertaining to the aged: general
information, technical/professional information,
grant information, meetings and conferences,
and publications.
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of this guide.
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_N_e_w_s_b_r_i_e_f
Weekly campus computing newsletter.
_S_u_p_e_r_c_o_m_p_u_t_i_n_g _N_e_w_s
In addition, the News section contains a series
of bibliographies prepared by Health Sciences
Library staff addressing specific topics
relating to AIDS research, education, and
treatment.
o+ Campus Directory, catalogs, and lists. Topics covered
in this section include the following:
Campus Directory, faculty/staff and student phone
numbers, addresses, and electronic mail userids
The Independent Study catalog: this is the
complete catalog of courses people can take by
correspondence-everything except the forms
o+ Facts & Information brochure published by the Office of
Public Information provides information about the
University. (From INFO's main menu, select item 7,
"Ask INFO about...;" then item 6, "Campus life;" then
item 18, "Facts & Information" brochure.)
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _A_c_c_e_s_s:
Telnet to info.acs.unc.edu. When the system prompts for
username, type info. Your computer must emulate a VT100.
_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _t_h_e _A_r_c_h_i_v_e
Info is available to anyone with Internet access.
March 26, 1991 NNSC Section 3.24, Page 2
ers. UUCP mailers, in particular, silently enforce a
limit of 64,000 characters in a single mail message. Note
also that Usenet mail is very unreliable; you should con-
sult the "pathalias" database to construct a mail path from
your machchapter.3/section3-25.txt 644 40253 231 11151 5016047663 10522
Archie: the McGill School of Computer Science Archive Server Listing Service
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s: none
_E_m_a_i_l:
[email protected]
_P_h_o_n_e: none
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
Archie is a central database for information about archive
sites. It speeds the task of finding a specific program on
the net. Archie keeps track of UNIX sites; VMS sites may be
added in the near future.
Archie is a pair of software tools: the first maintains a
list of several hundred Internet ftp archive sites, each of
which is updated about once a month. The second tool allows
outsiders to log onto the host to query the database.
Archie also maintains a Software Description Database of the
names and descriptions of various software packages, docu-
ments, and datasets that are kept on anonymous ftp archive
sites around the Internet. The whatis command allows you to
search this database.
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _A_c_c_e_s_s
To access archie, telnet or rlogin to quiche.cs.mcgill.ca
(132.206.2.3) as user archie. The help command gives you
information about various topics, including the commands
available and how to use them. The "raw" listings of ftp
sites are stored in compressed form in the directory
ftp/archie/listings. Manual pages for archie are available
in the directory ftp/archie/doc. The file archie.man.roff
contains a UNIX-style manual entry in *roff format;
archie.man.txt contains the same information preformatted
for people on non-UNIX systems.
Users can ask archie to search for specific name strings.
For example, prog kcl would find all occurences of the
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string "kcl" and tell you which hosts have entries with this
string, the size of the program, its last modification date,
where it can be found on the host, and some other useful
information. This example would find archive sites that are
storing Kyoto Common Lisp. Complete anonymous ftp listings
of sites in the database can be obtained via the site com-
mand; for a list of sites, see the list command.
There is an electronic mail interface to archie. To receive
the latest information on this interface, send mail to
[email protected] with the word help in the subject line
or body.
If you can't access the manual files via interactive ftp or
the mail-based servers, send a message to archie-
[email protected] asking to receive a copy of the manual by
mail.
_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _t_h_e _A_r_c_h_i_v_e
Archie is available to all Internet users.
_M_i_s_c_e_l_l_a_n_e_o_u_s _I_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_o_n
Send comments, bug reports, etc. to:
[email protected].
If you know of an anonymous ftp site that archie doesn't
seem to maintain, or if you have additions or corrections to
the Software Description Database, send mail to: archie-
[email protected].
"Satellite" archie servers are being set up in Finland and
the Netherlands in order to lessen the load on the tran-
satlantic Internet link.
The maintainers of archie strongly encourage maintainers of
anonymous ftp archives to do two things:
o+ Send additions and corrections to the Software Distri-
bution Database to
[email protected].
o+ Maintain compressed, automated, recursive listings
(ls-1R.Z files) on their machines. This lessens net-
work loads and makes life easier for archie. Send
queries for specific formats to archie-
[email protected].
April 10, 1991 NNSC Section 3.25, Page 2
owing:
Campus Directory, faculty/staff and student phone
numbers, addresses, and electronic mail userids
The Independent Study catalog: this is the
complete catalog of courses people can take by
correspondence-everything except the forms
o+ Facts & Information brochure pubchapter.3/section3-26.txt 644 40253 231 5335 5056554166 10517
Latin America Data Base (LADB)
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
Latin American Institute
University of New Mexico
801 Yale NE
Albuquerque, NM 87131-1016
_E_m_a_i_l:
ladbad@unmb
[email protected]
_P_h_o_n_e: (505) 277-6839
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
LADB is a full-text database comprising three publications
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base contains some of the most current economic news and
analysis available on the region. Much of the information
is assembled from unfiltered news sources originating from
Latin America, providing an ability for organizations to
understand and monitor the environments in which they have
business and research interests. Currently, the database
contains more than eleven thousand articles-from 1987 to
present-with approximately four hundred new ones added each
month.
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cations and database network accessible via the Internet.
(Technet is also accessible via 800 numbers when no Internet
link is available.)
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the University of Saarbruecken, Germany
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format or in a refer-like format. As of 1991, more than
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MEMDB: Medieval and Early Modern Data Bank
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The Medieval and Early Modern Data Bank
Department of History, CN 5059
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
New Brunswick, NJ 08903
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The Medieval and Early Modern Data Bank is a resource pro-
ject established at Rutgers University and co-sponsored by
The Resource Libraries Group, Inc. Its aim is to provide
scholars with a continually expanding reference library of
information concerning the medieval and early modern
periods, circa A.D. 800-1800. Because MEMDB is a computer-
based, electronic reference tool, it offers remarkable
facilities for immediate information retrieval and manipula-
tion.
In 1989-90 MEMDB will become an on-line system, available to
subscribers through RLG's Research Libraries Information
Network (RLIN). When MEMDB becomes RLIN-based its master
data set will be vastly expanded. MEMDB's scope will extend
to virtually any scholarly compilation of data that can be
presented in a tabular form. New material to be incor-
porated will include information on such subjects as wages
and prices, household size, mortality, property-holdings,
charity, and nutrition, drawn from such sources as:
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Limited Impact, GAO/IMTEC-90-48, May 1990.
Assesses the governmentwide computer security planning pro-
cess and extent to which security plans were implemented for
22 systems at 10 civilian agencies. (This report is named
REPORT1 and is 55,062 bytes or 1,190 lines long.)
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138, June 1990.
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to mothers using drugs, impact on the nation's health and
welfare systems, and availability of drug treatment and pre-
natal care to drug-addicted pregnant women. (This report is
named REPORT2 and is 113,916 bytes or 2,421 lines long.)
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Outlines five principles for effective management of infor-
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88, May 1990.
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Netlib Mathematical Software Distribution System
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Netlib is a system for distribution of mathematical software
by electronic mail. To get information about Netlib, mail
the following one-line message to
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For background about Netlib, see Jack J. Dongarra and Eric
Grosse, ``Distribution of Mathematical Software Via Elec-
tronic Mail,'' _C_A_C_M (1987) Vol. 30, pp. 403-407.
The Netlib library includes the following software collec-
tions (for details on each, see the index message).
a - approximation algorithms (almost empty, but soon to grow)
alliant - set of programs collected from Alliant users
apollo - set of programs collected from Apollo users
benchmark - various benchmark programs and a summary of timings
bihar - Bjorstad's biharmonic solver
bmp - Brent's multiple precision package
cheney-kincaid - programs from the text Numerical Mathematics and Computing.
conformal - Schwarz-Christoffel codes by Trefethen, Bjorstad & Grosse
core - machine constants, blas
domino - communication and scheduling of multiple tasks; Univ. Maryland
eispack - matrix eigenvalues and vectors
elefunt - Cody and Waite's tests for elementary functions
errata - corrections to numerical books
fishpack - separable elliptic PDEs; Swarztrauber and Sweet
fitpack - Cline's splines under tension
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fftpack - Swarztrauber's Fourier transforms
fmm - software from the book by Forsythe, Malcolm, and Moler
fn - Fullerton's special functions
gcv - Generalized Cross Validation
go - ``golden oldies,'' gaussq, zeroin, lowess, ...
graphics - ray-tracing harwell - MA28 sparse linear system
hompack - nonlinear equations by homotopy method
itpack - iterative linear system solution by Young and Kincaid
lanczos - Cullum and Willoughby's Lanczos programs
laso - Scott's Lanczos program for eigenvalues of sparse matrices
linpack - gaussian elimination, QR, SVD by Dongarra, Bunch, Moler, Stewart
lp - linear programming machines - short descriptions of various computers
microscope - Alfeld and Harris' system for discontinuity checking
minpack - nonlinear equations and least squares by More, Garbow, Hillstrom
misc - everything else
na-digest - archive of mailings to NA distribution list
napack - numerical algebra programs
ode - ordinary differential equations
odepack - ordinary differential equations from Hindmarsh
paranoia - Kahan's floating point test
pchip - hermite cubics Fritsch & Carlson
pltmg - Bank's multigrid code; too large for ordinary mail
polyhedra - Hume's database of geometric solids port - the public subset of
PORT library
pppack - subroutines from de Boor's Practical Guide to Splines
quadpack - univariate quadrature by Piessens, de Donker, Kahaner
siam - typesetting macros for SIAM journal format
slatec - machine constants and error handling package from the Slatec library
sparse - a set of c codes for sparse systems of equations
sparspak - George + Liu, sparse linear algebra core
specfun - transportable special functions
toeplitz - linear systems in Toeplitz or circulant form by Garbow
toms - Collected Algorithms of the ACM
y12m - sparse linear system (Aarhus)
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Astronomical Data) - U. S. gateway
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SIMBAD is a complete database for observational data and
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stars and to 1983 for non-stellar objects. It excludes solar
system objects. SAO is the official NASA agent in the U.S.
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cing harwell - MA28 sparse linear system
hompack - nonlinear equations by homotopy method
itpack - iterative linear system solution by Young and Kincaid
lanczos - Cullum and Willoughby's Lanczos programs
laso - Scott's Lanczos program for eigenvalues of sparse matrices
linpack - gaussian elimination, QR, SVD by Dongarra, Bunch, Moler, Stewart
lp - linear programming machines - short descriptions of various computers
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SIMTEL20 Software Archives
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
_E-_m_a_i_l:
[email protected]
_P_h_o_n_e: (505) 678-1011, (AV) 258-1011
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL is a 4MW DECSYSTEM-20 Model 2065 host
owned and operated by the US Army Information Systems Com-
mand, White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico.
It supports three disk structures, named PD1:, PD2, and
PD3:, containing public domain, shareware, documentation,
and mail archives with the following top-level directory
names:
PD1: PD2: PD3:
8 __________________________________________
HZ100 ADA SIGM MACINTOSH
INFO-IBMPC ARCHIVES STARS MISC
MSDOS CPM UNIX-C TOPS20
PC-BLUE CPMUG VHDL
PCNET ZSYS
Except for HZ100, INFO-IBMPC, CPM, and PCNET, each of these
top-level directories contain at least one or more subdirec-
tory levels. The syntax to reference a file in one of the
collections is:
PDn:<top-dir.sub-dir>file.type
Each top-level directory contains several files with common
names:
FILES.IDX - a comma-separated entry for each file in
the collection
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dance with the copyright notice appearing at the front
of this guide.
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top-dir.CRCLST - a CRC listing of each file
top-dir.ARC - an ARC format version of top-dir.CRCLST
top-dir.DIRLST - a quick-reference list of the sub-dir
names
All the files are accessible via ANONYMOUS FTP. However the
number of simultaneous ANONYMOUS FTP jobs is limited by time
of day and day of week to provide reasonable network perfor-
mance for our paying customers as well as for those
ANONYMOUS users who do get in. The ANONYMOUS login direc-
tory contains several files containing detailed information
on the collections in general as well as files specific to
certain collections.
The MSDOS and CP/M collections are maintained by Keith
Petersen, who makes periodic announcements of new releases
to the INFO-IBMPC and INFO-CPM mailing lists, respectively.
The Ada, STARS, and VHDL collections are maintain by Rick
Conn who announces new releases to the ADA-SW mailing list.
The UNIX-C collection is maintained by Dave Curry, with
monthly announcements to the UNIX-SW mailing list.
The MACINTOSH Collection is maintained by Bob Thum, Stan
Sobczynski, and John Mitchener, based on announcements made
on several Macintosh-related mailing lists.
The PC-BLUE and SIGM collections are maintained by their
respective organizations and updated as new volumes become
available.
Each of the mailing lists mentioned above have administra-
tive addresses of the form listname-REQUEST@WSMR-
SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL to take requests for additions, changes,
and deletions to the lists.
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _A_c_c_e_s_s
SIMTEL20 is on MILNET (part of the Internet) at address
26.2.0.74.
_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _S_I_M_T_E_L_2_0
Subscription applications for individual access to this host
from any federal agency or contractor are accepted. For
June 21, 1989 NNSC Section 3.6, Page 2
further information on arranging for an account, contact
Elwood Baas at AV 258-1011 or 505-678-1011 or EBAAS@WSMR-
SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL.
Note that the software libraries can be accessed by
anonymous FTP as described above.
June 21, 1989 NNSC Section 3.6, Page 3
use the catalog.
_M_i_s_c_e_l_l_a_n_e_o_u_s
The current version of GenBank on the server is Release 64.
The server is updated as often as possible given funding
(none) and disk space constraints. The server may be
updated daily in the future.
Information and software is exchanged regularly with the
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Southwest Research Data Display & Analysis System (SDDAS)
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
Southwest Research Institute
Division of Instrumentation and Space Sciences
P.O. Drawer 28510
San Antonio, TX 78228-0510
_E-_m_a_i_l:
[email protected]
_P_h_o_n_e: (512) 522-3259
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
The SDDAS maintains a large optical disk database of data
returned by the Dynamics Explorer satellites 1 & 2. It pro-
vides interactive tools for displaying this data in various
ways and selected subsets may be acquired via anonymous FTP.
This data is primarily used by those doing research in space
physics, magnetospheric physics, and the dynamics of the
upper atmosphere. The measurements are classified as fol-
lows: DC magnetic field; AC electric field; particles; elec-
tron and ion ionospheric temperature and density; ion compo-
sition and drift; thermal neutral drift, composition, den-
sity, and temperature.
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _a_c_c_e_s_s
Access is made via TELNET to espsun.space.swri.edu using
port 540. One may also request a private account if exten-
sive use is projected.
_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _t_h_e _S_D_D_A_S
A potential user must receive verbal authorization from Dr.
J.D. Winningham (512-522-3075) before making use of this
resource. A User's Guide will be sent to each authorized
user. There are no restrictions on who may use this system,
except that credit must be given in any publications that
result from its use. There is also a limit of 8 users at any
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dance with the copyright notice appearing at the front
of this guide.
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one time.
_M_i_s_c_e_l_l_a_n_e_o_u_s _I_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_o_n
The database server will be upgraded to a SUN SPARCserver
330 in August, 1989. A detailed list of the data holdings
may be requested from
[email protected].
9 November 1989 NNSC Section 3.7, Page 2
laying this data in various
ways and selected subsets may be acquired via anonymous FTP.
This data is primarily used by those doing research in space
physics, magnetospheric physics, and the dynamics of the
upper atmosphere. The measurements are classified as fol-
lows: DC magnetic field; AC electric field; particles; elechapter.3/section3-8.txt 664 30734 231 6715 4503201725 10431
IBM Supercomputing Program Data Base
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
Supercomputing Support Office
University of Illinois at Chicago
Computer Center (mail code 135)
Box 6998
Chicago, IL 60680
_E-_m_a_i_l: supersft@uicvm
_P_h_o_n_e: (312) 996-2981
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
The IBM Supercomputing Program Data Base is a listing of
information concerning programs that have been written or
converted to use IBM 3090 vector or parallel processing.
The data base is maintained by the Computer Center at the
University of Illinois at Chicago with support from IBM.
Data provided for each program include the program's appli-
cation area, name, a description, the environment under
which it operates, the person to contact for more informa-
tion and the approximate cost for academic user. The pro-
grams themselves are not available through the data base.
The data base is referred to as ``supersft'' for ``supercom-
puting software.''
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _a_c_c_e_s_s
This data base is accessible to other universities through
BITNET and the Internet. A LISTSERV virtual machine named
SUPERSFT has been established at UIC for easy retrieval of
the information.
_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _T_h_e _D_a_t_a_b_a_s_e
Access to the database is open to anyone with a BITNET or
Internet connection. Access to the programs described in
the database is controlled by their owners.
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dance with the copyright notice appearing at the front
of this guide.
June 16, 1989 NNSC Section 3.8, Page 1
_M_i_s_c_e_l_l_a_n_e_o_u_s _I_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_o_n
Three files available through this LISTSERV provide informa-
tion about the data base, an index to the data base, and a
form for submission of information. To receive these files,
issue the following commands from a VM system on BITNET:
tell listserv at uicvm get supersft help [for the help file]
tell listserv at uicvm get supersft index [for the index]
tell listserv at uicvm get supersft form [for the submission form]
If you do not use a VM system, send a standard note
addressed to ``listserv at uicvm'' if you're on BITNET or
``
[email protected]'' if you're on the Internet.
The note should contain just the appropriate LISTSERV com-
mands, such as
get [filename1 filetype1]
get [filename2 filetype2]
substituting the names of the files of interest.
Submissions to the data base can be made either electroni-
cally or by mail. The information submission form is in the
file named SUPERSFT FORM mentioned above.
June 16, 1989 NNSC Section 3.8, Page 2
umes become
available.
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VxWorks Users Group Archive
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
Richard Neitzel
National Center for Atmospheric Research
Box 3000
Marshall Field Site
Boulder, CO 80307
_E-_m_a_i_l:
[email protected]
_P_h_o_n_e: (303) 497-2057
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
Source code and other related items for users of the VxWorks
real-time operating environment. The archive is set up as a
mail-based server. First time users should send a email
message to
[email protected] with the following
as the message (not subject):
send index.
Anonymous FTP may also be used to access the archive. Files
are in the pub/unix and pub/vx directories. The FTP address
is thor.atd.ucar.edu (128.117.81.51).
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _A_c_c_e_s_s
For submissions: Send email to
[email protected] or FTP
to pub/incoming. Please send an email note to inform the
maintainer when you deposit something via FTP.
To access the archive server, send email to
[email protected].
_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _t_h_e _A_r_c_h_i_v_e
The archive is open to anyone having an interest in VxWorks.
_________________________
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dance with the copyright notice appearing at the front
of this guide.
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The mail server will not accept submissions; these must be
sent to the archiver or deposited via FTP.
For interested parties, 1/2" and 1/4" tape can be used if
the tape is sent to the address listed above.
_M_i_s_c_e_l_l_a_n_e_o_u_s _I_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_o_n
Alternate phone number: 303-497-2060
Please do not send requests for the server to the archiver-
it makes him cranky!
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issue the following commands from a VM system on BITNET:
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Copyright Notice
The Internet Resources Guide is compiled by the NSF Network
Service Center (
[email protected]) at BBN Systems and Tech-
nologies Corporation from contributions by members of the
Internet community. This work is supported by a subcontract
with the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
(UCAR), which operates under agreement with the National
Science Foundation (NSF). The editors have made reasonable
efforts to provide correct information, but neither UCAR,
NSF, NNSC nor BBN is responsible for the accuracy of the
listings in this guide. Copyright 1989 BBN Systems and
Technologies Corporation.
June 21, 1989 NNSC Copyright Notice, Page 1
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Chapter 4: White Pages
The Internet supports several databases that contain basic
information about users, such as e-mail addresses, telephone
numbers, and postal addresses. These databases can be
searched to get information about particular individuals.
Because they serve a function akin to the telephone book,
these databases are often referred to as "white pages."
Contents
NASA Ames Research Center
Electronic Phone Book ............................ 4.1
DDN Network Information Center WHOIS Service .......... 4.2
NYSERNet/PSI White Pages Pilot Project ................ 4.3
CREN/CSNET User Name Server ``ns'' .................... 4.4
Knowbot Information Service ........................... 4.5
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NASA Ames Research Center Electronic Phone Book
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
Randall W. Robinson
MS 233-11
NASA Ames Research Center
Moffett Field, CA 94035
_E-_m_a_i_l:
[email protected]
_P_h_o_n_e: (415) 604-3570
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
Electronic version of the NASA Ames Research Center white
pages
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _a_c_c_e_s_s
The electronic phone book is accessed by using the whois
protocol to orion.arc.nasa.gov. (The protocol can be
accessed through the whois program under BSD UNIX). For
example, whois -h orion.arc.nasa.gov best returns:
Name Phone Mail Org Bldg. Code Contractor
Ext. Stop No.
----------- ------ ----- ----- ------ ------ -----------
Best, Clyde A 46339 231-1 231 102 RTF
_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _t_h_e _P_h_o_n_e _B_o_o_k
Anyone may access this resource. Please use it if you need
the information.
_F_o_r _A_d_d_i_t_i_o_n_a_l _I_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_o_n
Software problems should be reported to Peter E. Yee, by
_________________________
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dance with the copyright notice appearing at the front
of this guide.
2 May 1990 NNSC Section 4.1, Page 1
email to
[email protected] or by phone to (415) 604-
3812.
2 May 1990 NNSC Section 4.1, Page 2
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DDN Network Information Center WHOIS Service
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
SRI International
Network Information Systems Center, Room EJ291
333 Ravenswood Avenue
Menlo Park, CA 94015
_E-_m_a_i_l:
[email protected] (for questions and comments about
WHOIS)
[email protected] (for automated WHOIS search requests via
e-mail)
[email protected] (for requests to be registered in the
WHOIS database)
_P_h_o_n_e: 1-800-235-3155 or (415) 859-3695
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
WHOIS/NICNAME is a NIC program that provides an electronic
``white pages'' of network entities. WHOIS lists the name,
network mailbox, US postal address, telephone number, and
host for all users registered with the NIC. WHOIS also pro-
vides information about registered hosts, domains, and net-
works, including the names and addresses of designated
points of contact, host addresses, and domain servers.
There are currently more than 75,000 users and points of
contact registered.
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _a_c_c_e_s_s
Access to the WHOIS program is available in a number of
ways.
o+ Via client programs that query the WHOIS server
o+ Via Telnet to users who connect to <NIC.DDN.MIL>
(<192.67.67.20>)
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o+ Via automatic mail server by sending a message to
<
[email protected]>
_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _W_H_O_I_S
WHOIS services are available to all users of the Internet
and also to users on networks that gateway to the Internet.
Any Internet user with a valid electronic mailbox can be
listed in the WHOIS database.
22 May 1990 NNSC Section 4.2, Page 2
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NYSERNet/PSI White Pages Pilot Project
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
NYSERNet/PSI White Pages Pilot Project
c/o PSI, Inc.
Reston International Center
11800 Sunrise Valley Drive
Suite 1100
Reston, VA 22091
USA
_E_m_a_i_l:
[email protected]
_P_h_o_n_e: +1 415-961-3380
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
The NYSERNet/PSI White Pages Pilot Project is a large,
decentralized white pages service under multiple administra-
tions. Although focused in the US, eight other countries
are participating at various levels. The X.500 Directory
Service is used to realize the service. Both terminal-
oriented and X windows applications are available.
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _A_c_c_e_s_s
Telnet to wp.psi.com, login as fred
_R_e_s_t_r_i_c_t_i_o_n_s
No restrictions
_________________________
The information in this section is provided in accor-
dance with the copyright notice appearing at the front
of this guide.
4 May 1990 NNSC Section 4.3, Page 1
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CREN/CSNET User Name Server ``ns''
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
CREN/CSNET Coordination and Information Center
10 Moulton Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
_E-_m_a_i_l:
[email protected] (for questions or comments about the
User Name Server and for new registrations)
[email protected] (for automated query requests via email)
_P_h_o_n_e: (617) 873-2777 (for questions or comments)
(617) 491-2777 (for access to the program via dial-up modem)
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
The User Name Server is a central database containing infor-
mation about CREN/CSNET organizations and users from a
variety of sites. The User Name Server automatically sends
update messages at least once a year to registered users.
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _a_c_c_e_s_s
Interactive access for queries only: (1) On the Internet,
TELNET to sh.cs.net and log on as ``ns,'' no password
required. (2) By dial-up modem, call (617) 491-2777. (3)
On the Internet, under UNIX BSD, use the whois protocol, for
example, whois -h sh.cs.net ``jones oxbridge.''
Email access for queries and registration: for information,
send a message to
[email protected] with the following
lines in the body of the message:
Request: info
Topic: ns
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The information in this section is provided in accor-
dance with the copyright notice appearing at the front
of this guide.
7 May 1990 NNSC Section 4.4, Page 1
_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _t_h_e _N_a_m_e_s_e_r_v_e_r
Anyone with Internet access or email access to the Internet/
CSNET/BITNET community may query the database or request
registration. Sites that wish to submit nameserver entries
are encouraged to contact the CIC (
[email protected]).
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issue the following commands from a VM system on BITNET:
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Knowbot Information Service
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
Ralph Droms
Computer Science Department
323 Dana Engineering
Bucknell University
Lewisburg, PA 17837
_E_m_a_i_l:
[email protected]
_P_h_o_n_e: (717) 524-1145
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
The Knowbot Information Service is a white pages ``meta-
service'' that provides a uniform interface to heterogeneous
white pages services in the Internet. Using the Knowbot
Information Service, one can form a single query that can
search for white pages information from the NIC WHOIS ser-
vice, the CSNET WHOIS service, the NYSERNet White Pages
Pilot Project, and MCI Mail, among others, and have the
responses displayed in a single, uniform format.
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _A_c_c_e_s_s
There are three ways to gain access to the Knowbot Informa-
tion Service:
1. Obtain the Knowbot User Service user interface program,
netaddress, for local installation
2. Telnet to the Knowbot Information Service. Currently,
there are servers accessible through a telnet to port 185 on
hosts <nri.reston.va.us> and <sol.bucknell.edu>. From a
UNIX host, use <telnet nri.reston.va.us 185>. The commands
help and man summarize the command interface.
3. Send mail to userid <kis> at one of the Knowbot Informa-
tion Service hosts.
_________________________
The information in this section is provided in accor-
dance with the copyright notice appearing at the front
of this guide.
June 4, 1990 NNSC Section 4.5, Page 1
_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _T_h_e _R_e_s_o_u_r_c_e
The Knowbot Information Service is available to all users
through the mechanisms listed above.
June 4, 1990 NNSC Section 4.5, Page 2
vice, the CSNET WHOIS service, the NYSERNet White Pages
Pilot Project, and MCI Mail, among others, and have the
responses displayed in a single, uniform format.
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Chapter 5: Networks and E-mail Gateways
This section lists networks that are part of the Internet
and e-mail gateways to networks that are not part of the
Internet.
Contents
CICnet ................................................ 5.1
CREN/CSNET ............................................ 5.2
JvNCnet ............................................... 5.3
Los Nettos ............................................ 5.4
MRNet ................................................. 5.5
NasaMail .............................................. 5.6
NCSAnet ............................................... 5.7
NEARNet ............................................... 5.8
NSFNET ................................................ 5.9
NYSERNet .............................................. 5.10
Sesquinet ............................................. 5.11
USAN .................................................. 5.12
Westnet ............................................... 5.13
Los Alamos Natl. Lab Integrated Computing Network ..... 5.14
NASA Science Network .................................. 5.15
PREPnet ............................................... 5.16
SURAnet ............................................... 5.17
UUNET ................................................. 5.18
NORDUnet .............................................. 5.19
Commercial Mail Relay (CMR) ........................... 5.20
Terrestrial Wideband Network .......................... 5.21
ICBNet ................................................ 5.22
CONCERT ............................................... 5.23
SWITCH ................................................ 5.24
NevadaNet ............................................. 5.25
BARRnet ............................................... 5.26
NorthWestNet .......................................... 5.27
SUNET ................................................. 5.28
THEnet ................................................ 5.29
ILAN .................................................. 5.30
ESNET ................................................. 5.31
WVNET ................................................. 5.32
FidoNet Gateways ...................................... 5.33
California Education and Research Federation Network
(CERFNET) ........................................... 5.34
SprintMail X.400 Gateway .............................. 5.35
PSINet ................................................ 5.36
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MIDNet, A Midwestern Regional Network ................. 5.37
SDSCnet ............................................... 5.38
CSUNET ................................................ 5.39
WiscNet ............................................... 5.40
AARNet, The Australian Academic and Research Network .. 5.41
UNINETT ............................................... 5.42
ARNET-Argentine Science Network ....................... 5.43
TANet, The Taiwan Academic Network .................... 5.44
OARnet, Ohio Academic Resources Network ............... 5.45
November 18, 1991 NNSC Section 5.0, Page 2
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _A_c_c_e_s_s
SIMTEL20 is on MILNET (part of the Internet) at address
26.2.0.74.
_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _S_I_M_T_E_L_2_0
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CICNet
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
CICNet, Inc.
Computing Center
535 W. William St.
Ann Arbor, MI 48103-4943
Attn: Joel Maloff
_E-_m_a_i_l:
[email protected]
_P_h_o_n_e: (313) 747-4272 [Joel Maloff]
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
CICNet, Inc. is a regional midlevel network serving a seven
state region of the midwestern United States, and includes
the members of the Big Ten plus the University of Chicago as
its Charter Members. CICNet provides DS-1 (1.544 mbps)
backbone connections between its eleven nodes, and incor-
porates cisco Systems routers and Datatel CSUs. Interex-
change network services are currently provided by MCI. The
Mission Statement of CICNet is to provide its member organi-
zations with the ability to share advanced information sys-
tems - high speed data networking, computing, video, and
telecommunications - for the purpose of enhancing academic
advancement and scientific research within a seven state
region of the midwestern United States.
CICNet is managed by an Executive Director and a Board of
Directors. Technical support services - Network Information
Center and Network Operations Center - are provided under
contract with MERIT. Funding for the first year of CICNet
has been provided by the eleven member institutions and
grant funding from the National Science Foundation.
CICNet is in the process of finalizing its Business Plan.
The current version calls for the organization to have five
categories of membership: Charter, Institutional/Nonprofit,
State/Subregional Networks, Research Corporate, and
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dance with the copyright notice appearing at the front
of this guide.
June 28, 1989 NNSC Section 5.1, Page 1
Computer/Telecommunications Corporate. Active participation
of all membership categories is viewed as essential. CICNet
will also offer a variety of services beyond simple
bandwidth connectivity. The provision of value added ser-
vices is a high priority.
Further information will be available with the publication
of the CICNet Business Plan (anticipated in four to six
weeks).
_M_i_s_c_e_l_l_a_n_e_o_u_s _I_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_o_n
See also, NCSA and NCSAnet.
June 28, 1989 NNSC Section 5.1, Page 2
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NYSERNet
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
NYSERNet INC
165 Jordan Rd
Troy, NY 12180
_E-_m_a_i_l:
[email protected]
_P_h_o_n_e: (518) 283-8860
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
A regional TCP/IP and OSI network incorporating 36 (as of
6/29/89) corporate, academic, and government institutions
using a T1 (1.5 Mbps) backbone network.
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _A_c_c_e_s_s
Any IP host of any member organization may access NYSERNet.
Terminal Server service is available in New York City.
_M_i_s_c_e_l_l_a_n_e_o_u_s _I_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_o_n
The corporation also does research in various areas of com-
munications technology.
_________________________
The information in this section is provided in accor-
dance with the copyright notice appearing at the front
of this guide.
June 29, 1989 NNSC Section 5.10, Page 1
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Sesquinet
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
Guy Almes
Dept. of Computer Science
Rice University
Houston, Texas 77251-1892
_E-_m_a_i_l:
[email protected] [Guy Almes],
[email protected] [Far-
rell Gerbode]
_P_h_o_n_e: (713) 527-6038 [Almes], (713) 527-4988 [Gerbode]
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
Sesquinet is a regional network in Texas. It was organized
in 1986 specifically to fill the regional network role
within the NSFnet scheme. It has been operational since May
1987.
Sesquinet is primarily an IP network, and connects directly
to the NSFnet backbone via an NSS at Rice University.
In cooperation with THEnet we also carry intra-state DECnet
Phase IV that can be passed to SPAN/HEPnet.
Our original and slowest lines are 56kb/s, and these remain
the normative circuit technology for access from individual
sites. We are deploying T1 circuits in two ways:
o+ In cooperation with THEnet, we are building an inter-
city redundant high-speed backbone. Initially, this
will be a T1 triangle connecting Houston (Rice Univer-
sity), Austin (the University of Texas at Austin), and
Dallas (the University of Texas at Dallas).
o+ In addition, some individual sites are connected to
this intercity backbone via T1 circuits. The Baylor
College of Medicine is the first to do so.
_________________________
The information in this section is provided in accor-
dance with the copyright notice appearing at the front
of this guide.
June 20, 1989 NNSC Section 5.11, Page 1
Throughout this network, cisco gateways are used.
Current members include universities (e.g., Rice, the
University of Houston, Texas A&M University, and Texas
Southern University were charter members), research labora-
tories (e.g., the Southwest Research Institute), and indus-
trial organizations (e.g., Rockwell International).
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _a_c_c_e_s_s
Any IP host of any member organization may access Sesquinet.
_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _t_h_e _N_e_t_w_o_r_k
Any of the members can exchange traffic with any other
member for any purpose. Any member may use any of the
long-haul networks Sesquinet has connections to, subject
only to the restrictions of the owner of the long-haul net-
work.
_M_i_s_c_e_l_l_a_n_e_o_u_s _I_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_o_n
See also, THEnet.
June 20, 1989 NNSC Section 5.11, Page 2
............................ 5.38
CSUNET ................................................ 5.39
WiscNet ............................................... 5.40
AARNet, The Australian Academic and Research Network .. 5.41
UNINETT ............................................... 5.42
ARNET-Argentine Science Network ....................... 5.43
chapter.5/section5-12.txt 664 30734 231 5476 4465327500 10522
USAN
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
National Center for Atmospheric Research
USAN Network/Scientific Computing Division
1850 Table Mesa Drive
P.O. Box 3000
Boulder, CO 80307
_E-_m_a_i_l:
[email protected]
_P_h_o_n_e: (303) 497-1282 [Don Morris]
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
USAN (University Satellite Network) is a discipline oriented
network serving organizations that do research in the atmos-
pheric and oceanographic sciences. Current members are the
Universities of Miami, Oregon State, Penn State, Maryland,
Wisconsin, and the Institute of Naval Oceanography, the
Naval Research Lab, and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute.
The primary use of the network is for access to supercom-
puter facilities at NCAR. Secondary use is for access to the
Internet via the NSFnet node and other Internet gateways at
NCAR.
The network is an IP satellite broadcast network with a star
configuration with the center at NCAR. Incoming traffic is
broadcast at 56Kbits from each node on its own unique chan-
nel. Outbound traffic is broadcast at 224Kbits on a single
channel.
Membership in USAN is not restricted, however members must
share in the operating costs for the network.
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _a_c_c_e_s_s
Any IP host of any USAN member may access the network.
_________________________
The information in this section is provided in accor-
dance with the copyright notice appearing at the front
of this guide.
June 27, 1989 NNSC Section 5.12, Page 1
_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _t_h_e _N_e_t_w_o_r_k
Any of the members can exchange traffic with any other
member for any purpose. Any member may use any of the
long-haul networks USAN has connections to, subject only to
the restrictions of the owner of the long-haul network.
Members are free, at this time, to allow transient traffic
over USAN through their USAN gateways.
_M_i_s_c_e_l_l_a_n_e_o_u_s _I_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_o_n
USAN is one gateway hop from the NSFnet, Las Alamos National
Labs, Westnet east, NASA/Ames, Department of Commerce
Boulder Labs, and a consortium of universities in Mexico.
June 27, 1989 NNSC Section 5.12, Page 2
only to the restrictions of the owner of the long-haul net-
work.
_M_i_s_c_e_l_l_a_n_e_o_u_s _I_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_o_n
See also, THEnechapter.5/section5-13.txt 664 30734 231 10255 4615346064 10535
Westnet
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s_e_s:
Administrative:
Westnet c/o
Patrick J. Burns
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO 80523
Technical:
Westnet c/o
Carol Ward
3645 Marine Street
University of Colorado
Boulder, C0 80309-0455
_E-_m_a_i_l:
[email protected]
_P_h_o_n_e: (303) 491-1575 [Pat Burns], (303) 492-5860 [Carol
Ward]
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
Westnet is a regional network with nodes in the states of
Arizona, Colorado, southern Idaho, New Mexico, Utah and
Wyoming.
Westnet is a Wide Area Network operating at moderate (56
kbps) and high (T-1, i.e., 1.544 Mbps) data transmission
capacities, providing connectivity from end nodes to the
NSFNet backbone. Westnet has connections into the backbone
at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in
Boulder, Colorado, and at the University of Utah in Salt
Lake City, Utah. The goal of Westnet is to provide the
regional infrastructure to support research and scholarly
activity.
The member organizations are universities, research labora-
tories, and commercial organizations. Westnet is governed
_________________________
The information in this section is provided in accor-
dance with the copyright notice appearing at the front
of this guide.
June 30, 1989 NNSC Section 5.13, Page 1
by the Westnet Steering Committee, with representation from
the seventeen primary university nodes in the six-state
region.
A variety of organizations already participating in this
network include: in Colorado: Ford Aerospace, the US Depart-
ment of Agriculture, and US West Communications; in Idaho:
the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory; in New Mexico:
the Air Force Weapons Laboratory, the Apache Peak Observa-
tory, the Los Alamos National Laboratory, the National Sun-
spot Observatory, Rockwell International, and the Santa Fe
Institute; and in Utah: the UMC Research Station.
Westnet interoperates with the state networking agencies of:
AriZona Telecommunications Educational Cooperative (AZTEC),
Colorado SuperNet (CSN), and New Mexico Technet (NMT).
State networking organizations are presently being con-
sidered in Idaho and Utah. Westnet interacts with these
state networks to provide access to special resources (for
example, the NSF Phase II Supercomputer Centers) and to
other regional networks (for example, Northwestnet in the
northwestern region of the United States).
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _a_c_c_e_s_s
Any IP host of any member organization may access Westnet.
_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _t_h_e _N_e_t_w_o_r_k
Any of the members can exchange traffic with any other
member in the support of research, education and/or scho-
larly activity. Any member may use any of the long-haul
networks Westnet has connections to, subject only to the
restrictions of the owner of the long-haul network. Members
within the states of Arizona, Colorado and New Mexico may
use the intra-state network for additional purposes particu-
lar to those states.
_M_i_s_c_e_l_l_a_n_e_o_u_s _I_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_o_n
See also, Colorado SuperNet and New Mexico Technet.
June 30, 1989 NNSC Section 5.13, Page 2
Burns
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO 80523
Technical:
Westnet c/o
Carol Ward
3645 Marine Street
University of Colorado
Boulder, C0 80309-0455
_E-_m_chapter.5/section5-14.txt 664 30734 231 5201 4471550517 10511
Los Alamos National Laboratory Integrated Computing Network
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Attn: C-DO, External Computing
B260
Los Alamos, NM 87545
_E-_m_a_i_l:
[email protected]
_P_h_o_n_e: (505) 667-9463
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
The computer environment at the Los Alamos National Labora-
tory (LANL) is supported by a multi-security level
Integrated Computing Network (ICN) which integrates large
host supercomputers, a file server, a batch server, a
printer and graphics output server and numerous other gen-
eral purpose and specialized systems. Among the latter are
experimental machines such as the Intel Hypercube, the FPS
T-series machine and two Connection Machines. In addition
to unclassified network access, remote, secure access over
LANL installed encrypted data links is supported for classi-
fied computing up to the Secret level for NSI, FRD and CNWDI
information categories. Current (August, 1989) production
host systems include two Y-MP/832s, two X-MP/416s, one X-
MP/48, one X-MP/24 and an X-MP/14. The latter machine runs
UNICOS while the others run CTSS.
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _a_c_c_e_s_s
External networks connected to the ICN include MILNET,
ESNET, NMFENET, HEPNET, BITNET, CSNET, SPAN, NSFNET, NWCNET
and TELENET. In addition, LANL maintains a national T-1
backbone network supporting point-to-point, unclassified and
secure data links to major users of the ICN. Dial-in access
at up to 9600 bps is also supported for both classified and
unclassified connections.
_________________________
The information in this section is provided in accor-
dance with the copyright notice appearing at the front
of this guide.
August 8, 1989 NNSC Section 5.14, Page 1
_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _t_h_e _N_e_t_w_o_r_k
US Government agencies and their contractors requiring ser-
vices uniquely provided by LANL. For further information,
please call Kay Fletcher (
[email protected]) at (505) 667-9463.
August 8, 1989 NNSC Section 5.14, Page 2
state networking agencies of:
AriZona Telecommunications Educational Cooperative (AZTEC),
Colorado SuperNet (CSN), and New Mexico Technet (NMT).
State networking organizations are presently being con-
sidered in Idaho and Utah. Westnet interacts with these
state networks to provide access to special rechapter.5/section5-15.txt 664 30734 231 5762 4471550552 10525
NASA Science Network (NSN)
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
Network Information Center
NASA Science Network
MS 233-18
NASA Ames Research Center
Moffett Field, CA 94035
_E-_m_a_i_l:
[email protected]
_P_h_o_n_e: (415) 694-5859 or (FTS) 464-5859
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
The NASA Science Network (NSN) is an IP network which sup-
ports scientists and flight projects funded by NASA's Office
of Space Science and Applications (OSSA). The network is
used to provide remote access to such resources as scien-
tific databases and supercomputing centers. The NSN main-
tains hubs at several NASA centers which are interconnected
in a partial mesh topology. These backbone sites use terres-
trial circuits ranging in speed from 168 to 672 Kbps. From
these hubs radiate numerous tail circuits; the majority of
these tails are 56 Kbps, with a few at 9.6 Kbps as well.
The NSN was designed to provide NASA's scientific communi-
ties with a more general networking approach that would pro-
vide full networking services in a vendor-independent
environment. These services include file transfer and remote
logon as well as email.
NSN is a NASA-wide network managed by the NASA Science
Internet Project Office (NSIPO) at Ames Research Center. It
is used for NASA-funded space science research programs and
flight projects.
Users include NASA sites, and government facilities,
research, and academic sites conducting NASA-funded
research.
_________________________
The information in this section is provided in accor-
dance with the copyright notice appearing at the front
of this guide.
August 6, 1989 NNSC Section 5.15, Page 1
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _a_c_c_e_s_s
Network access is limited to users who are accessing NASA
resources.
_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _t_h_e _N_e_t_w_o_r_k
Access is limited to facilities which are working on NASA-
funded research. It may not be used for private or commer-
cial profit.
_M_i_s_c_e_l_l_a_n_e_o_u_s _I_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_o_n
In addition to NSN, the NASA Science Internet also operates
SPAN, the Space Physics Analysis Network which utilizes DEC-
net protocols. NSI maintains applications gateways that pro-
vide connectivity between SPAN and NSN.
August 6, 1989 NNSC Section 5.15, Page 2
to special rechapter.5/section5-16.txt 664 30734 231 7245 4606171761 10525
PREPnet (Pennsylvania Research and Economic Partnership Network)
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
PREPnet
530 N. Neville Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
_E-_m_a_i_l:
[email protected]
_P_h_o_n_e: (412)268-7870
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n:
PREPnet is a mid-level network serving Pennsylvania since
May 1988 for purposes of education, research, technology
transfer, and economic development within the state. PREP-
net was initiated through the joint efforts of the govern-
ment of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Bell Telephone of
Pennsylvania, and the PREPnet consortium of universities
(Carnegie Mellon, Drexel University, Lehigh University,
Pennsylvania State University, Temple University, University
of Pennsylvania, and University of Pittsburgh). The Com-
monwealth of Pennsylvania is the inter-LATA carrier and Bell
Telephone of Pennsylvania is the network operator, the owner
of the equipment, and the marketing agent for network
access. Supercomputing resources and a gateway to the
Internet (NSFNET) are provided by the Pittsburgh Supercom-
puting Center. Other member institutions have made a
variety of information resources available on PREPnet, such
as university library catalogs, bulletin boards, and various
other databases containing statistical, agricultural, demo-
graphic, economic, and medical data. The network architec-
ture consists of a T1 backbone connecting hubs in Pitts-
burgh, Philadelphia, and Allentown/Bethlehem, and a 56-Kbps
connection to a hub in Scranton. PREPnet uses the Transmis-
sion Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP).
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _A_c_c_e_s_s:
Any IP host of any member or affiliate organization may
_________________________
The information in this section is provided in accor-
dance with the copyright notice appearing at the front
of this guide.
March 29, 1990 NNSC Section 5.16, Page 1
access PREPnet. Access options range from T1 connections to
asynchronous SLIP connections.
_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _t_h_e _N_e_t_w_o_r_k:
PREPnet is available to serve Pennsylvania clients who have
a valid reason to use the Internet. Organizations operating
within Pennsylvania involved in education, research, tech-
nology transfer, or the economic development of Pennsylvania
are eligible to participate. Non-profit institutions may
become members, and others may affiliate. Usage consistent
with the above purposes is considered acceptable. Examples
of unacceptable usage would include commercial order-entry
or invoicing, or advertising of commercial products. PREP-
net does not presently carry transit traffic whose source
and destination are both outside the state.
_M_i_s_c_e_l_l_a_n_e_o_u_s _I_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_o_n:
Executive Director: Thomas W. Bajzek,
[email protected]
NIC Manager: Marsha L. Perrott,
[email protected]
March 29, 1990 NNSC Section 5.16, Page 2
tions to, subject only to the
restrictions of the owner of the long-haul network. Members
within the states of Arizona, Colorado and New Mexico may
use the intra-state network for additional purposes particu-
lar to those states.
_M_i_s_c_e_l_l_a_n_e_o_u_s _I_n_f_chapter.5/section5-17.txt 664 30734 231 5304 4471550633 10517
SURAnet
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
SURAnet
Computer Science Center
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742-2411
attn: Dr. Jack Hahn
_E-_m_a_i_l:
[email protected],
[email protected]
_P_h_o_n_e: (301)454-5434 [Hahn]
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
SURAnet, the Southeastern Universities Research Association
Network, is a project of SURA, the Southeastern Universities
Research Assocation. SURA is a consortium of universities
which supports, manages, and operates projects too large or
complex to be handled by a single university.
SURAnet, a TCP/IP network, is one of the NSFNET mid-level
networks. 8 data lines operate at T-1 speed (1.5 Mbps) and
the reminder at 56 kbps. A redundant T-1 backbone is planned
for the near future.
SURAnet is connected to the NSFNET backbone at the Univer-
sity of Maryland.
SURAnet's geographic area includes the District of Columbia
and 13 states in the southeast US: Alabama, Delaware,
Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Missis-
sippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia
and West Virginia.
While SURA, the parent organization, is a consortium of
academic organizations, SURAnet members comprise approxi-
mately two-thirds academic institutions and one-third non-
academic sites.
_________________________
The information in this section is provided in accor-
dance with the copyright notice appearing at the front
of this guide.
August 6, 1989 NNSC Section 5.17, Page 1
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _a_c_c_e_s_s
Any IP host of any member organization may access SURAnet.
_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _t_h_e _N_e_t_w_o_r_k
No restrictions.
_M_i_s_c_e_l_l_a_n_e_o_u_s _I_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_o_n
Network Operations Center (NOC)
Hours: 0800-1630 Manager: Mark Oros
Hotline: (301) 454-8055
[email protected]
SURAnet Personnel:
[email protected]
NOC Personnel:
[email protected]
User Problems:
[email protected]
August 6, 1989 NNSC Section 5.17, Page 2
rganizations operating
within Pennsylvania involved in education, research, tech-
nology transfer, or the economic development of Pennsylvania
are eligible to participate. Non-profit institutions may
become members, and others may affiliate. Usage consistent
chapter.5/section5-18.txt 664 30734 231 4164 4471550670 10524
UUNET Communications Services
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
UUNET Communications Services
3110 Fairview Park Drive, Suite 570
Falls Church, VA 22042
USA
_E-_m_a_i_l:
[email protected]
_P_h_o_n_e: (703) 876-5050 [voice], (703) 876-5059 [fax]
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
UUNET is a non-profit organization whose charter is to pro-
vide electronic mail connectivity among its subscribing
sites. UUNET provides fast, reliable, mail service both
domestically and internationally. UUNET charges connect fees
on a cost recovery basis.
UUNET acts as an internet mail relay for its 1,000 subscrib-
ing sites. UUNET provides a proxy ftp service and archive
service which allows non-internet sites to obtain files that
are available by anonymous ftp. Currently, UUNET may only be
accessed via TCP/IP or the UNIX UUCP protocols.
UUNET IS NOT A GENERAL UUCP/INTERNET GATEWAY (despite common
delusions).
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _a_c_c_e_s_s
UUNET is on the Internet and UUCP networks.
_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _t_h_e _N_e_t_w_o_r_k
Access is restricted to UUNET subscribers and their
correspondants. While third party access is not currently
blocked, it is discouraged and software to prevent it will
be installed in the future.
_________________________
The information in this section is provided in accor-
dance with the copyright notice appearing at the front
of this guide.
August 14, 1989 NNSC Section 5.18, Page 1
UUNET is totally funded by user fees and receives no govern-
ment funding of any kind.
August 14, 1989 NNSC Section 5.18, Page 2
_t_h_e _N_e_t_w_o_r_k
No restrictions.
_M_i_s_c_e_l_l_a_n_e_o_u_s _I_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_o_n
Network Operations Center (NOC)
Hours: 0800-1630 Manager: Mark Oros
Hotline: (301) 454-8055
[email protected]
SURAnet Personnel:
[email protected]
NOC Personnel: chapter.5/section5-19.txt 664 30734 231 5242 4503737422 10521
NORDUnet
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s: (General Contact)
Mats Brunell, Project Manager NORDUNET
Swedish Institute of Computer Science
PO Box 1263
S-164 28 Kista
SWEDEN
_E-_m_a_i_l:
[email protected] (Operations staff at Royal
Technical Institute)
_P_h_o_n_e: +46 8 790 6502
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
NORDUnet is a international backbone that interconnects the
Nordic countries Sweden (SUNET), Norway (UNINETT), Finland
(FUNET), Denmark (DENET) and Iceland (SURIS). It also pro-
vides internatinal connections to Major European and US net-
works. NORDUnet started real operation in Autumn 1988.
There are (at least) 4500 IP hosts and about 1000 DECnet
hosts in the combined national networks that are intercon-
nected by NORDUnet.
The protocols supported as services across the backbone are
IP, DECnet, EARN/NJE and X.25.
NORDUnet connects through service agreements to
Internet/NSFnet, EARN, HEPnet and EUnet. Pilot connections
will be set up to COSINE/IXI X.25 and to EARN OSI.
NORDUnet is a star with a center at KTH, Stockholm, Sweden.
There are 64-kbit lines to RUNIT, Trondheim, Norway; UNI-C,
Copenhagen, Denmark and HUT, Helsinki, Finland. There is
also a 64 kbit line to CWI in Amsterdam, Holland and a 56
kbit line to JvNC, Princeton, USA.
The (nordic) lines interconnect MAC-level remote bridges
_________________________
The information in this section is provided in accor-
dance with the copyright notice appearing at the front
of this guide.
September 11, 1989 NNSC Section 5.19, Page 1
(Vitalink). Routers are used to support the various proto-
cols: cisco for IP, DEC VAX3600 for DECnet and EARN and X.25
switches.
_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _t_h_e _N_e_t_w_o_r_k
NORDUnet can only be used for academic and research traffic.
_M_i_s_c_e_l_l_a_n_e_o_u_s _I_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_o_n
NORDUNET gives a conference every year. In 1989 this
conference will be in held in October, in Stockholm, Sweden.
September 11, 1989 NNSC Section 5.19, Page 2
NSC Section 5.17, Page 2
rganizations operating
within Pennsylvania involved in education, research, tech-
nology transfer, or the economic development of Pennsylvania
are eligible to participate. Non-profit institutions may
become members, and others may affiliate. Usage consistent
chapter.5/section5-2.txt 644 40253 231 7176 4773520150 10431
CREN/CSNET: The Computer + Science Network
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
CSNET Coordination and Information Center (CIC)
Systems and Technologies Division
Bolt Beranek and Newman Inc. (BBN)
10 Moulton Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
_E_m_a_i_l:
[email protected]
_P_h_o_n_e: (617) 873-2777 (CSNET hotline)
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
CSNET and BITNET merged in the autumn of 1989 to form the
Corporation for Research and Educational Networking (CREN).
CSNET continues to supply international data communication
through TCP/IP and allied email-only services. Members of
CREN/CSNET include universities, colleges, government agen-
cies, nonprofit organizations, and industrial research
laboratories in the U.S. and abroad.
CSNET offers several connection options to serve the needs
of large and small organizations. The options include
dial-up delivery of electronic mail, dial-up IP-based
interactive service, and IP-based interactive service using
leased telephone and X.25 circuits.
CSNET also provides technical information to network users
and support services to member organizations. It operates a
24-hour telephone hotline and a "help" mailbox, publishes
CSNET-FORUM (an online newsletter), and distributes documen-
tation on network use and services by email through an
automated document server and other automated servers. Net-
work users may access the same information by anonymous FTP.
Network users may register themselves in the CSNET User Name
Server, an automated directory database of users and hosts
maintained at the CSNET Coordination and Information Center
_________________________
The information in this section is provided in accor-
dance with the copyright notice appearing at the front
of this guide.
March 25, 1991 NNSC Section 5.2, Page 1
(CIC). The User Name Server may be queried by email or tel-
net.
CSNET participates actively in Internet organizations such
as the Federation of American Research Networks (FARNET) and
working groups organized by the Internet Engineering Task
Force (IETF).
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _A_c_c_e_s_s
Because CSNET offers email-only and dial-up connections as
well as full IP services, CSNET takes care to provide
appropriate user and technical services for users who lack
direct connections to the Internet.
_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _t_h_e _N_e_t_w_o_r_k
Any member organization may use the support services of
CSNET for technical and user information. The email servers
and anonymous FTP files are open to anyone with the
appropriate access. CSNET members can exchange messages
with each other and with users of many connected networks,
including BITNET, NSFNET, Milnet, UUCP, and non-U.S. net-
works. Use of the network for purposes other than research
and education is not permitted.
March 25, 1991 NNSC Section 5.2, Page 2
for DECnet and EARN and X.25
switches.
_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _t_h_e _N_e_t_w_o_r_k
NORDUnet can only be used for academic and research traffic.
_M_i_s_c_e_l_l_a_n_e_o_u_s _I_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_o_n
NORDUNET gives a conference every year. In 1989 this
conference wichapter.5/section5-20.txt 664 30734 231 15151 4511651367 10533
Commercial Mail Relay (CMR)
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
Commercial Mail Relay
c/o Chloe Holg
USC/Information Sciences Institute
4676 Admiralty Way
Marina del Rey, CA 90292
_E-_m_a_i_l:
[email protected]
_P_h_o_n_e: (213) 822-1511
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
The Commercial Mail Relay service currently provides mail
relay functions between the Internet and three commercial
electronic mail systems: Telemail, MCI-Mail, and DIALCOM
systems (IEEE-Compmail, NSFMAIL, and USDA-MAIL).
To send mail via the Commercial Mail Relay users on each
system use their normal mail programs to prepare, send, and
receive messages. Messages to be forwarded are sent to the
CMR mailbox called ``Intermail'' on the local mail system.
The CMR operates by having a program service mailboxes in
both the local and the destination mail systems. When the
right information is supplied either in the ARPA-Mail header
``TO'' field, at the beginning of the text of a message, the
program forwards those messages into the other mail system.
The Simple Forwarding Header (SFH) method of addressing mail
for each system follows. First send a message to
``
[email protected]'', and use one of the SFHs in the body
of the text.
a. Forward: TELEMAIL
To: [user/org]system/country
<blank line>
Begin text of message here.
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dance with the copyright notice appearing at the front
of this guide.
September 25, 1989 NNSC Section 5.20, Page 1
b. Forward: COMPMAIL
TO: CMP0123
<blank line>
Begin text of message here.
c. Forward:NSFMAIL
TO: NSF0123
<blank line>
Begin text of message here.
d. Forward: USDAMAIL
TO: AGS786
<blank line>
Begin text of message here.
e. Forward: MCIMAIL
TO: 198-7654
<blank line>
Begin text of message here.
For Telemail, and the Dialcom systems, we have added a
feature, of simply typing the Commercial Mail mailbox in the
ARPA-Internet header.
TO:[user/organization]system/country%
[email protected]
TO: CMP765%
[email protected]
TO: NSF765%
[email protected]
TO: AGS765%
[email protected]
In order for a message to be delivered from one of the com-
mercial mail systems to a mailbox in the ARPA-Internet Mail
system, you must first send mail to the CMR mailbox of that
system, then add the Internet forwarding information at the
beginning of the text of each message.
The CMR mailbox address in each system is:
September 25, 1989 NNSC Section 5.20, Page 2
Telemail: [Intermail/USCISI]TELEMAIL/USA
MCI-Mail: Intermail or 107-8239
CompMail: Intermail or CMP0817
NSF-Mail: Intermail or NSF153
USDA-Mail: Intermail or AGS9999
For example, to send a message from Telemail to an ARPA-
mailbox this format is used.
To: [INTERMAIL/USCISI]TELEMAIL/USA
Subject: Test Message Number 1
Forward: ARPA
To:
[email protected]
For detailed instructions on how to use the Commercial Mail
Relay (CMR) send a message to ``intermail-
[email protected]''.
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _A_c_c_e_s_s
CMR is a UNIX based system, using the MMDF mail software.
Any IP/TCP organization may access CMR. See restrictions
below.
_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _t_h_e _C_M_R _G_a_t_e_w_a_y
The requirement for using CMR is that the work conducted
must be DARPA sponsored research or other US government
approved business (or otherwise meet the acceptable use pol-
icy of DARPA,) only.
However, DARPA as a member of the Federal Research Internet
Coordinating Committee (FRICC) has agreed to the (draft)
policy for communication networks that provides (in part)
that: ``the member agencies of the FRICC agree to carry all
traffic that meets the acceptable use policy of the ori-
ginating member agency.''
Thus, e-mail messages (i.e., ``traffic'') that meet the
acceptable use policy of an agency and pass through some
facility of that agency (i.e., ``the originating member'')
on the way to Intermail or CMR are allowed. The current
member agencies of the FRICC are DARPA, NSF, DOE, NASA, AND
NIH.
In the least restrictive case, all bona fide researchers and
September 25, 1989 NNSC Section 5.20, Page 3
scholars, public and private, from the United States and
foreign countries (unless denied access by national policy)
are allowed access.
BITNET and UUCP (and other) networks are interconnected to
the Internet via mail relays. It is the responsibility of
the managers of these mail relays to ensure that the e-mail
messages (``traffic'') that enters the Internet via their
mail relays meets the acceptable use policy of the member
agency providing the internet access.
_M_i_s_c_e_l_l_a_n_e_o_u_s _I_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_o_n
Problems: call Chloe Holg (213) 822-1511 or e-mail to
[email protected].
September 25, 1989 NNSC Section 5.20, Page 4
TELEMAIL
To: [user/org]system/country
<blank line>
Begin text of message here.
_________________________
The information in this section is provided in accor-
dance with the copyright notice appearing at the front
of this guide.
September 25, 1989 NNSC Sectchapter.5/section5-21.txt 664 30734 231 21176 4510457221 10530
Terrestrial Wideband Network
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
Terrestrial Wideband Network
c/o BBN Systems and Technologies Corp.
10 Moulton St.
Cambridge, MA 02138
Attn: Karen Seo
_E-_m_a_i_l:
[email protected]
_P_h_o_n_e: (617) 873-3427 (Terrestrial Wideband Network hotline)
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
The Terrestrial Wideband Network was built and deployed by
BBN STC as a part of the initial phase of the Defense
Research Internet (DRI). In May 1989, this network replaced
the Satellite Wideband Network, which had been in operation
for the previous 8 years. The Satellite Wideband was a
domestic 3 Mbit/sec network that had been used for research
into the use of packet satellite technology to efficiently
support applications with varying delay, throughput, and
reliability requirements, e.g., interconnection of distri-
buted operating system clusters, development of end-to-end
bulk transfer protocols, multimedia conferencing, intercon-
nection real-time interactive simulation/training systems.
The Terrestrial Wideband continues this tradition by using
one of the cross-country T1 trunks from the DARPA National
Networking Testbed (NNT) to support research in high speed
networking, to provide connectivity among academic and
government sites, and to support a testbed for Internet pro-
tocol development and experimentation with applications.
Currently this network is carrying cross-country Internet
datagram traffic associated with DARPA-funded projects. It
also supports a research environment for multimedia con-
ferencing and voice/video conferencing using gateways which
use a real-time connection oriented protocol over a connec-
tionless network.
_________________________
The information in this section is provided in accor-
dance with the copyright notice appearing at the front
of this guide.
September 27, 1989 NNSC Section 5.21, Page 1
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _A_c_c_e_s_s
Access to the Terrestrial Wideband is typically via an IP or
ST gateway. Connection of such a host is at the discretion
of DARPA. The current network includes the following Wide-
band Packet Switches (WPS) and user sites -- BBN (BBN), NY
(RADC), Washington (DARPA, NRL), Chicago (NCSA), LA (ISI),
SRI (SRI, Stanford). This fall, Ft Monmouth will be con-
nected to the NY WPS and CMU will be connected to a WPS to
be installed in Pittsburgh.
_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _t_h_e _N_e_t_w_o_r_k
The Terrestrial Wideband Network is to be used for DARPA-
funded research and development activities of the Internet
community. Users typically access the network via gateways
which have Internet connectivity to the Terrestrial Wideband
Network. Applications which might benefit most from the
Terrestrial Wideband Network are those which require high
bandwidth and/or low delay between geographically distant
sites, such as bulk file transfer, remote procedure calls,
conferencing, graphic simulations, and distributed operating
systems.
_M_i_s_c_e_l_l_a_n_e_o_u_s _I_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_o_n
a) System and Network Architecture
The Terrestrial Wideband is currently a trans-
continental network built on T1 trunks belonging to the
National Networking Testbed (NNT). The Wideband packet
switch nodes (WPSs) are located at unattended NNT
Points of Presence (POPs). They are based on Butterfly
multiprocessor hardware and are connected via the T1
fiberoptic trunks into a backbone configuration. The
WPSs pass network traffic using the Dual Bus Protocol
reservation scheme. Local area networks at user sites,
e.g., ethernets, are connected to the backbone packet
switches via Internet IP and ST gateways and T1 tail
circuits.
The current topology of the network, which resulted
from external constraints, is a series of packet
switches connected in a line by T1 trunks. This can
result in partitioning of the network in the event of a
packet switch failure. To minimize outages, the Ter-
restrial Wideband Network includes a number of
features. The multiprocessor hardware configuration
used for the packet switch provides redundancy in case
September 27, 1989 NNSC Section 5.21, Page 2
a processor node fails. Also, a failsafe box isolates
the WPS upon detection of an outage while continuing to
maintain connectivity between the T1 trunks in and out
of the failed WPS, thus maintaining network continuity.
The network also allows remote dial-in access for a
number of emergency functions that would otherwise have
to be performed by on-site staff.
b) Operations
A remote monitoring center provides network control
capabilities, and a dialup capability provides backup
monitoring and control when necessary. The Terrestrial
Wideband Network packet switch software can be updated
via remote downloading. Network operations support is
provided between 8AM and 8PM Eastern time.
c) Protocols
- TCP/IP traffic is supported by the Terrestrial Wide-
band Network. This is accomplished by using standard
Internet gateways.
- Stream Protocol (ST) protocol (based on IEN 119) is
used between gateways which support voice/video
traffic. This is a connection-oriented protocol which
operates over the connectionless Terrestrial Wideband
Network, and allows the gateways to send packets to
other destinations with minimal delay, as is required
for voice/video conferencing.
- Gateways communicate with the Terrestrial Wideband
Network packet switches (WPSs) via the Host Access
Protocol (HAP), specified in RFC 907-A. This is a pro-
tocol by which a host can send datagrams across the
network, and can request and manage network bandwidth.
- The WPS software provides an echo host which
responds to ICMP ping packets.
- Dual Bus Protocol provides a link-level transport
protocol which uses a reservation mechanism to provide
access fairness for each WPS. This is a type of Dis-
tributed Queue Dual Bus (DQDB) protocol similar to the
IEEE 802.6 Metropolitan Area Network (MAN) protocol,
but with features that support wide area networking and
multimedia conferencing. Whereas conventional packet
store and forwarding would involve per packet forward-
ing processing and buffering at every intermediate
September 27, 1989 NNSC Section 5.21, Page 3
node, a DQDB protocol performs processing and buffering
only at the entry point and minimizes the processing
and buffering at subsequent nodes along the trunk until
the exit point.
- Wideband Monitoring Protocol (IP protocol number 78)
is used between the WPSs and the monitoring center.
September 27, 1989 NNSC Section 5.21, Page 4
or DARPA-
funded research and development activities of the Internet
community. Users typically access the network via gateways
which have Internet connectivity to the Terrestrial Wideband
Network. Applications which might benefit most from the
Terrestrial Wideband Network are those which require high
chapter.5/section5-22.txt 664 30734 231 4172 4537503006 10510
International Collaboration Board Network
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
ICBNet
c/o BBN Systems & Technologies Corporation
10 Moulton Street
Cambridge, Massachusetts
02138
Attention: Stanley Silverman
_E-_m_a_i_l:
[email protected]
_P_h_o_n_e: (617) 873-2447 (Silverman)
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
The ICBNet establishes Internet links between the ARPANET
and cooperating groups of researchers within NATO sites,
providing transit service and a testbed for joint NATO C3
and interoperability experiments. These links have replaced
the old SATNET (Atlantic Packet Satellite Network) service.
Point-to-point trans-Atlantic service between the US and the
UK and between the US and Italy connects the ARPANET with
local networks at the Royal Signals and Radar Establishment
(RSRE) and the University College London (UCL), both in the
UK, and at the Italian National Research Council (CNUCE) in
Italy. The Norwegian Telecommunications Administration
Research Establishment (NTARE) accesses the network via
RSRE. Connections to the SHAPE Technical Centre (STC) in
the Netherlands and the Warrior Preparation Center (WPC) in
West Germany will be added within the next few months.
The US-to-Europe links are provided via full duplex 64kbps
connections between a Butterfly Gateway located at BBN in
Cambridge, and the Butterfly Gateway at RSRE, and between
the Butterfly Gateway at DARPA in Arlington, Va., and the
Butterfly Gateway at CNUCE.
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dance with the copyright notice appearing at the front
of this guide.
21 November 1989 NNSC Section 5.22, Page 1
tributed Queue Dual Bus (DQDB) protocol similar to the
IEEE 802.6 Metropolitan Area Network (MAN) protocol,
but with features that support wide area networking and
multimedia conferencing. Whereas conventional packet
store and forwarding would involve per packet forward-
ing processing chapter.5/section5-23.txt 664 30734 231 5530 4537503114 10510
CONCERT Network
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
CONCERT Network
MCNC
3021 Cornwallis Road
P.O. Box 12889
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
_E-_m_a_i_l:
[email protected]
_P_h_o_n_e: (919) 248-1404 [Joe Ragland]
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
The CONCERT (Communications for North Carolina Education,
Research, and Technology) Network serves education and
research in North Carolina. CONCERT operates its own
private microwave-based network that includes two full
duplex broadcast standard NTSC video channels for classroom
instruction and conferencing, and a T3 backbone digital data
network with dynamic configuration capability in DS0 incre-
ments. The network spans the State from Asheville in
western NC to Greenville in the east, with network opera-
tions control located in Research Triangle Park on the MCNC
campus along with the MCNC microelectronics research facil-
ity, the Communications Center and the NC Supercomputer
Center (Cray Y-MP). The CONCERT data network is IP-based and
interfaces to SURAnet.
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _A_c_c_e_s_s
Any research facility or educational institution in NC may
join the network providing certain NSF guidelines are met.
CONCERT sites are reachable through the Internet.
_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _t_h_e _N_e_t_w_o_r_k
Any of the members can exchange traffic with any other
member for any purpose. Any member may use any of the
_________________________
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dance with the copyright notice appearing at the front
of this guide.
5 December 1989 NNSC Section 5.23, Page 1
long-haul networks CONCERT has connections to, subject to
the restrictions of the owner of the long- haul network.
The current primary long-haul provider, NSFnet, restricts
access to research (public, private, corporate, etc.) and
educational facilities.
_M_i_s_c_e_l_l_a_n_e_o_u_s _I_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_o_n
For more info about CONCERT contact:
Joe Ragland (919) 248-1404
[email protected] Manager, Internet Operations
Alan Blatecky (919) 248-1149
[email protected] Director
5 December 1989 NNSC Section 5.23, Page 2
chapter.5/section5-24.txt 664 30734 231 6103 4537503166 10515
SWITCH
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
SWITCH Geschaeftsstelle
ETH-Zentrum
CH-8092 Zurich
SWITZERLAND
_E-_m_a_i_l:
[email protected]
_P_h_o_n_e: +41 1 261 8188
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
SWITCH is a foundation, sponsored by the government and the
Swiss universities, providing teleinformatics services to
all Swiss universities and to various research institutes by
connecting to national and international resources. SWITCH
started operation in October 1988.
SWITCHlan is a national backbone network which connects all
universities using leased lines with speeds between
128kbit/s and 2Mbit/s. For routing on these national leased
lines SWITCH uses CISCO router-bridges. The protocols sup-
ported are DECnet, TCP/IP, X.25 and ISO IP.
All Swiss supercomputers are connected to SWITCHlan. Access
to some library catalogs will become available later on.
International connections on the network level will go into
operation in January 1990:
- IP connection to CERN with 128kbit/s.
- IP connection to the Internet/NSFnet with 64kbit/s
through INRIA, France to Princeton University, USA.
A connection to the COSINE/IXI pilot X.25 network will be
realized in the first quarter of 1990.
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dance with the copyright notice appearing at the front
of this guide.
28 November 1989 NNSC Section 5.24, Page 1
SWITCHmail is the national X.400 MHS network which connects
the universities and research institutes to the ADMD of the
Swiss PTT and through RARE MHS to research MHS networks in
19 countries. Gateways to EARN/BITNET, EUnet/UUCP and Inter-
net are offered by SWITCH too.
In RARE (Reseaux Associes pour la Recherche Europeenne,
European research network organisation), SWITCH is an active
partner in the RARE MHS pilot project and it will partici-
pate in the pilot X.500 Directory Service project and in the
COSINE Information Service project.
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _A_c_c_e_s_s
Any host on the network of a member organization may access
the network.
_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _t_h_e _N_e_t_w_o_r_k
SWITCH networks can only be used for academic and research
traffic.
_M_i_s_c_e_l_l_a_n_e_o_u_s _I_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_o_n
Fax number: +41 1 261 8133
28 November 1989 NNSC Section 5.24, Page 2
ember 27, 1989 NNSC Section 5.21, Page 4
or DARPA-
funded research and development activities of the Internet
community. Users typically access the network via gateways
which have Internet connectivity to the Terrestrial Wideband
Network. Applications which might benefit most from the
Terrestrial Wideband Network are those which require high
chapter.5/section5-25.txt 664 30734 231 4433 4537732163 10523
NevadaNet
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
NevadaNet
University of Nevada System Computing Services
4505 Maryland Parkway
Las Vegas, NV 89154
_E-_m_a_i_l:
[email protected]
_P_h_o_n_e: (702) 739-3557 [Jim Williams]
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
NevadaNet is an initiative of the University of Nevada Sys-
tem with funding assistance from the National Science Foun-
dation and the State of Nevada. NevadaNet is a state-wide
network and currently serves the Desert Research Institute,
the University of Nevada, Reno and the University of Nevada,
Las Vegas. Connection to the NSFNet backbone is via a
56kbs line to SDSC.
NevadaNet is an IP network with current capacities from
56kbs to T-1.
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _A_c_c_e_s_s
Any IP host on the Internet may access NevadaNet.
_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _t_h_e _N_e_t_w_o_r_k
Any individual or organization having Internet needs in sup-
port of education and/or research may request participation
in NevadaNet. Appropriate connections and use follow the
guidlines or policies of the National Science Foundation,
the Federal Research Interagency Coordinating Council and
the Federation of American Research Networks.
_________________________
The information in this section is provided in accor-
dance with the copyright notice appearing at the front
of this guide.
8 December 1989 NNSC Section 5.25, Page 1
_M_i_s_c_e_l_l_a_n_e_o_u_s _I_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_o_n
NOC Manager: Van Weddle 702-739-3883
[email protected]
NIC Manager: Becky Seibert 702-784-4343
[email protected]
8 December 1989 NNSC Section 5.25, Page 2
tion to the NSFNet backbone is via a
56kbs line to SDSC.
NevadaNet is an IP network with current capacities from
56kbs to T-1.
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _A_c_c_e_s_s
chapter.5/section5-26.txt 644 40253 231 11477 4704723324 10540
BARRNet, the Bay Area Regional Research Network
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
Pine Hall, Rm. 115
Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-4122
_E-_m_a_i_l:
[email protected]
_P_h_o_n_e: (415) 725-1790
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
BARRNet is the Northern California regional hub of the
NSFNet, the National Science Foundation Network. BARRNet's
purpose is to facilitate scientific and educational communi-
cations using high-performance computer networking technol-
ogy and wide-area telecommunications utilities, and to pro-
mote collaboration, sharing of information, and wide access
to computer resources for research and educational purposes.
BARRNet was established in 1986 under a grant from the NSF
by a consortium of six members: Stanford University, the
NASA Ames Research Center, and the Berkeley, Santa Cruz, San
Francisco, and Davis campuses of the University of Califor-
nia. Since then BARRNet has grown to include several addi-
tional government and private research laboratories and more
than twenty-five corporate affiliates.
Four BARRNet sites-UC Berkeley, Stanford University, the
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, and NASA Ames-are
connected in a ring by data circuits running at T1 speed
(1.544 Mbps). UC Davis, which is connected to UC Berkeley
by a T1 line, is also considered a core site; the remaining
sites are connected to one of the core sites, typically by
T1 or 56kbps lines, but in some cases by microwave or direct
Ethernet (10 Mbps) connections. BARRNet is connected to the
NSFNET by an NSS (Nodal Switching Subsystem) located at
Stanford University. Stanford is also the site of the
BARRNet Network Operating Center, or NOC.
_________________________
The information in this section is provided in accor-
dance with the copyright notice appearing at the front
of this guide.
August 31, 1990 NNSC Section 5.26, Page 1
Beginning in April of 1990, BARRNet's membership fees will
be adjusted to reflect size and type of organization, as
well as connection speed. Also during the spring and summer
of 1990, BARRNet will be implementing low-speed (9600 bps)
dedicated line services, with dial-up services available
shortly thereafter.
An Administrative Committee oversees BARRNet policy,
finances, and general operations. A Technical Committee
advises the Administrative Committee, and oversees day-to-
day operations such as routing.
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _A_c_c_e_s_s
Any host on a network connected to BARRNet can reach (and be
reached from) any host on any network on NSFNet and most
other parts of the Internet.
_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _B_A_R_R_N_e_t
BARRNet's primary use is for scientific research or instruc-
tion by its non-profit members. Use of BARRNet in support
of a not-for-profit member's research or instruction is
acceptable. Use of BARRNet for scientific research or
instruction at for-profit affiliate sites may or may not be
consistent with the purposes of BARRNet, and will be
reviewed on a case-by-case basis. Commercial uses such as
billing or advertising are prohibited.
_M_i_s_c_e_l_l_a_n_e_o_u_s _I_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_o_n
Executive Director:
William H. Yundt
Pine Hall Rm. 115
Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-4122
[email protected]
(415) 723-3104
Technical Comittee Chair:
Philip Almquist
Pine Hall, Rm. 115
Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-4122
[email protected]
(415) 723-2229
August 31, 1990 NNSC Section 5.26, Page 2
Network Operating Center
Manager: Ron Roberts
Business Hours: (415) 723-7360
After hours/weekends: (415) 723-1611
[email protected]
August 31, 1990 NNSC Section 5.26, Page 3
switches connected in a line by T1 trunks. This can
result in partitioning of the network in the event of a
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NorthWestNet
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
Administrative:
Richard Markwood
Western Interstate Commission on Higher Education (WICHE)
P.O. Drawer P
Boulder, CO 80301-9752
Technical:
Dan Jordt
University Networks and Distributed Computing
UW, HG-45
3737 Brooklyn Ave. NE
Seattle, WA 98105
_E-_m_a_i_l:
Administrative:
[email protected]
Technical:
[email protected]
_P_h_o_n_e:
Administrative: (303) 497-0220
Technical: (206) 543-7352
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
NorthWestNet (NWNet) is a mid-level network of the National
Science Foundation Network (NSFNET). NWNet provides commun-
ication with NSFNET for research centers throughout the
Northwest, including sites in Alaska, Idaho, Montana, North
Dakota, Oregon, and Washington. The network supports both
IP and DECnet within NWNet, but access to the NSFNET is res-
tricted to IP only. A primary focus of NWNet is providing
access by researchers in the Northwest to supercomputing
resources.
The NWNet NOC and the NSFNET Nodal Switching Subsystem (NSS)
_________________________
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dance with the copyright notice appearing at the front
of this guide.
Sept 25, 1991 NNSC Section 5.27, Page 1
for the Northwest are located at the University of Washing-
ton. The network is currently implemented using a mix of
T1, 56 Kb/s, and voice grade (19.2 Kb/s) leased lines in a
mostly-tree topology.
NWNet is funded by a grant from the National Science Founda-
tion and by membership fees. A Management Committee
comprised largely of representatives from the member insti-
tutions governs NWNet. Other committees that advise the
Management Committee include the Technical Committee and the
Training Committee (a subcommittee of the Technical Commit-
tee).
Several member institutions have large computers accessible
via the Internet. For example, there are two Cray XMP/48
computers at NWNet sites (Boeing and Battelle). Some other
resources available to NWNet members include: a mail gate-
way machine, relay.cac.washington.edu, which can route mail
between the Internet, BITNET, CSNET, and UUCP networks;
Internet access to the University of Washington library
catalog (uwcat.lib.washington.edu-use the keypad + key or
enter key to change screens; break the telnet connection to
close) and the University of Oregon library catalog
(janus.uoregon.edu); and the University of Washington Com-
puting Information Center (CIC), which has more than 8000
books, 1200 serial titles, and 8500 technical reports
related to computing.
NWNet sponsors a yearly seminar highlighting the resources
and services of NWNet, as well as discipline-specific
workshops for interested researchers currently using super-
computers or contemplating such use. We also maintain and
distribute a training kit containing a manual and videotape
geared toward training user-services personnel in TCP/IP,
the use of NWNet, national networks, and supercomputing
resources.
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _A_c_c_e_s_s
Any IP host on the Internet may access NWNet sites. For
DECnet access, consult the NWNet Network Operations Center.
_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _t_h_e _N_e_t_w_o_r_k
Use of the network is governed by an "Acceptable Use" pol-
icy, a copy of which is available on request. In general,
use is limited to support for scientific research and
instruction at member and associate member institutions.
Sept 25, 1991 NNSC Section 5.27, Page 2
_M_i_s_c_e_l_l_a_n_e_o_u_s _I_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_o_n
The 24x7 NOC hotline number is (206) 543-5128, or
[email protected].
Sept 25, 1991 NNSC Section 5.27, Page 3
such as
billing or advertising are prohibited.
_M_i_s_c_e_l_l_a_n_e_o_u_s _I_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_o_n
Executive Director:
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SUNET
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
SUNET
Umea Computing Center
S-901 87 Umea
SWEDEN
_E-_m_a_i_l:
[email protected] (Operations staff)
_P_h_o_n_e: +46 90 16 61 00 (Hans Wallberg)
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
SUNET, or the Swedish University Network, interconnects
local and regional networks at universities in Sweden. The
goal of SUNET is to provide good data communications that
are beneficial to the universities. The network is used by
researchers and teachers of all disciplines. SUNET provides
Swedish academic and research users with network resources
for communications both within Sweden and around the world
through electronic mail, remote login, file transfer, and
other methods.
SUNET is a protocol-independent network based on Ethernet
(IEEE 802.3) interconnections. Currently only IP and DECnet
(and EARN) are carried over the backbone. The configuration
of SUNET is a backbone star network centered at KTH in
Stockholm with 64 kbps lines interconnecting the local Eth-
ernets to one nation wide Ethernet. The lines are intercon-
nected via remote bridges (Vitalink). Routers are used to
support the various protocols: Cisco for IP and VAXes for
DECnet (and EARN). SUNET also maintains a separate X.25 net-
work.
There are two interconnected central mail hubs, one for
IP/SMTP, RSCS/BSMTP and VMS/Mail and one for EAN/X.400 mail.
There are (at least) 3000 IP hosts and 650 DECnets in SUNET.
SUNET has international connections to
o+ EARN (via NORDUnet)
o+ EUnet via NORDUnet
January 29, 1990 NNSC Section 5.28, Page 1
o+ HEPnet via NORDUnet
o+ NORDUnet
o+ NSFNET via NORDUnet
o+ SPAN via NORDUnet
o+ EANnet
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _A_c_c_e_s_s
It is possible for any IP host on the Internet to access
SUNET.
_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _t_h_e _N_e_t_w_o_r_k
SUNET may only be used for academic and research traffic.
_M_i_s_c_e_l_l_a_n_e_o_u_s _I_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_o_n
See also the information about NORDUnet.
For more information about SUNET contact:
Hans Wallberg, Manager +46 90 16 61 00
[email protected]
Bjorn Eriksen, Head of operations +46 8 790 6513
[email protected]
January 29, 1990 NNSC Section 5.28, Page 2
et sites. For
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THEnet
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
Texas Higher Education Network Information Center
Commons Building Room 1.156A
Balcones Research Center
10100 Burnet Road
Austin, TX 78758-4497
_E_m_a_i_l:
THEnet (DECnet): THENIC::INFO
BITNET: INFO@THENIC
Internet:
[email protected]
SPAN: UTSPAN::THENIC::INFO
_P_h_o_n_e: (512) 471-2444
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
The Texas Higher Education Network (THEnet) was formed in
1986 through a combination of networking efforts at Texas
A&M University, the University of Houston, the University of
Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, and the Univer-
sity of Texas System. It covers the state of Texas, with a
link to the Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores
de Monterrey in Monterrey, Mexico. THEnet's goal is to pro-
vide and advance the electronic exchange of information in
support of the teaching, research, development, and related
collaborative activities of the Texas higher education and
research communities.
THEnet is not a homogeneous network utilizing a single net-
working protocol. Rather it is a network of physical con-
nections between and within organizations making various use
of IP, DECnet, SNA, RSCS/NJE, OSI, and compressed digital
video. It provides researchers, faculty, and students the
networking "tools" that they need for their particular
situations. THEnet currently connects over 60 institutions,
_________________________
The information in this section is provided in accor-
dance with the copyright notice appearing at the front
of this guide.
April 27, 1990 NNSC Section 5.29, Page 1
and consists of approximately 1600 DECnet nodes, over 5000
IP hosts, 128 BITNET nodes, 10 IBM mainframe hosts connected
over SNA, and 6 systems running OSI.
Network Services
Network information and operations management are provided
through the University of Texas (UT) System Office of
Telecommunication Services (OTS). The OTS provides both
network information center (NIC) and network operations
center (NOC) services to THEnet member institutions.
Informative documents are available on node nic.the.net
(Internet) via anonymous FTP, and THENIC (DECnet) via
default DECnet file access. See the file THENET.INDEX for a
list of available documents.
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _A_c_c_e_s_s
THEnet is an NSF regional network, with access to the NSFNET
backbone through the NSS (Nodal Switching Subsystem) at Rice
University in Houston. THEnet is connected to the Space
Physics Analysis Network (SPAN) by DECnet routers at the
University of Texas at Austin and NASA Johnson Space Center.
Access to ESnet and HEPnet (ESnet-DECnet) is also provided
through UT Austin, an ESnet backbone site. THEnet has
external BITNET connectivity provided by Rice University via
connections to the University of Missouri and Louisiana
State University and by their participation in the BITNET II
project (NJE over the TCP/IP-based Internet).
_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _t_h_e _N_e_t_w_o_r_k
Queries about membership or additional information should be
directed to the postal address or one of the electronic mail
addresses given above.
April 27, 1990 NNSC Section 5.29, Page 2
22
[email protected]
(415) 723-3104
Technical Comittee Chair:
Philip Almquist
Pine Hall, Rm. 115
Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-4122
[email protected]
(415) 723-2229
August 31, 1990 NNSC Section 5.26, Page 2
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JvNCnet
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
JvNCnet
Princeton University
6 von Neumann Hall
Princeton, NJ 08544
_E_m_a_i_l:
[email protected]
_P_h_o_n_e:
(609) 258-2400
(609) 258-1544 (for the Network Operations Center)
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
JvNCnet is a North East Research Regional Network with
direct access to the NSFNET backbone. JvNCnet also has
international connections to several Scandinavian countries
(Norway, Finland, Iceland, Sweden, and Denmark) via the
network's connection to NORDUnet, and to France and Switzer-
land via the link to INRIA.
The regional network, the first T-1 (1.544 Mbps) academic
network, evolved from the thirteen members of the Consortium
for Scientific Computing to a regional network, currently
with thirty-one sites concentrated in the Northeast. When
the John von Neumann National Supercomputer Center closed in
April 1990, JvNCnet moved its headquarters to, and became
part of, Princeton University.
JvNCnet is engineered as a backbone network where backbone
nodes are connected to each other with multiple T1 lines.
These backbone nodes fan out to connect JvNCnet members at
T1, fractional T1 (128 kbps), 56 kbps, 19.2 kbps, and 9.6
kbps over dedicated and dial-up lines. Backbone nodes are
located at phone company premises in the cities of Princeton
(NJ), Trenton (NJ), Philadelphia (PA), Boston (MA), Provi-
dence (RI), New Haven (CT), New York (NY), and Newark (NJ).
Member institutions connect to the closest backbone node,
_________________________
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dance with the copyright notice appearing at the front
of this guide.
January 25, 1991 NNSC Section 5.3, Page 1
reducing the circuit costs for JvNCnet sites.
The institutions currently on JvNCnet are:
American Mathematical Society, AT&T Bell Laboratories,
Bellcore, Bristol-Meyers Squibb, Geophysical Fluid Dynamics
Laboratories, INRIA, Institute for Advanced Study, Institute
for Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Kean College, Mead
Data Central, Montclair State College, NEARnet, New Jersey
Institute of Technology, New York University, NORDUnet, Penn
State University, Princeton University, Rohm & Haas, Rutgers
University, Siemens Corporate Research, Stevens Institute of
Technology, Trenton State College, Trinity College, Univer-
sity of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, University of
Pennsylvania, University of Rhode Island, Wesleyan Univer-
sity, Yale University,
The network is operated twenty-four hours a day, seven days
a week. The network staff of JvNCnet is organized into six
groups. These are (i) Network Information Services Group,
(ii) Network Operations Group, (iii) Network Engineering
Group, (iv) Network Installation and Maintenance Group, (v)
Marketing Office, and (vi) Business Office.
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _A_c_c_e_s_s
Network access is available to all Internet sites who desire
access to JvNCnet members. JvNCnet follows the Acceptable
Use Policy of the National Science Foundation Network.
_M_i_s_c_e_l_l_a_n_e_o_u_s _I_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_o_n
JvNCnet produces a quarterly newsletter, _M_e_g_a_b_y_t_e_s, and com-
plete monthly operations reports. The network also hosts
quarterly regional meetings for members as well as seminars
and training session that are open to the entire data net-
working community. For further information on JvNCnet, con-
tact the Network Coordinator at
[email protected] or (609)
258-2405.
January 25, 1991 NNSC Section 5.3, Page 2
kbone nodes fan out to connect JvNCnet members at
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ILAN
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
ILAN
Computer Center
Tel Aviv University
Ramat Aviv
ISRAEL
_E-_m_a_i_l:
[email protected]
_P_h_o_n_e: +972 3 5450610 (Avi Cohen)
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
ILAN, the Israeli Academic Network, established in 1984, is
dedicated to universities and academic, medical, and non-
profit research institutes. The network is widely used for
scientific, educational, academic, and research purposes:
commercial and political use is not allowed, either directly
or indirectly.
ILAN has installed six 64kb lines to create a central high-
speed backbone between Israel's seven major universities.
ILAN has international connections to EARN and Nysernet.
ILAN's former NJE traffic and all EARN/Bitnet network ser-
vices now run on ILAN's TCP/IP backbone. We plan a 56kb
link to Nysernet (the New York State Educational and
Research Network), a regional network of NSFNET (the US
National Science Foundation Network). In the interim, ILAN
will connect to Nysernet via a 9.6kb IP link.
Our backbone supports "Aleph," a project for the computeri-
zation and interconnection of all university library card
catalogs, which is near to completion. This system allows
students and faculty to search card catalogs at local
university libraries as well as libraries located at other
universities within Israel. Since this system was developed
long before the ILAN project, it was based on DECNET
_________________________
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dance with the copyright notice appearing at the front
of this guide.
March 29, 1990 NNSC Section 5.30, Page 1
protocols, which required us to use a multi-protocol router.
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _A_c_c_e_s_s
It is possible for any IP host on the Internet to access
ILAN.
_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _t_h_e _N_e_t_w_o_r_k
ILAN may only be used for academic and research traffic.
_M_i_s_c_e_l_l_a_n_e_o_u_s _I_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_o_n
For more information about ILAN contact:
Avi Cohen
+972 3 5450610
[email protected]
Hank Nussbacher
+972 3 5450610
[email protected]
March 29, 1990 NNSC Section 5.30, Page 2
echnology, Trenton State College, Trinity College, Univer-
sity of Medicine and Dentistry ochapter.5/section5-31.txt 644 40253 231 7155 4626074210 10506
Energy Services Network (ESnet)
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
NERSC
L-561
Lawrence Livermore Labs
Livermore, Ca. 94550
_E_m_a_i_l:
[email protected]
_P_h_o_n_e: 1-800-33-ESNET
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
ESnet is a computer data communications network managed and
funded by the Department of Energy Office of Energy Research
(DOE/OER) for the purpose of supporting open scientific
research in multiple programs. ESnet is intended to facili-
tate access to resources at ER scientific facilities, to
provide for information dissemination among scientific col-
laborators throughout all ER programs, and to provide
widespread access to existing supercomputer facilities via
remote login, electronic mail, file transfer, and related
utilities.
ESnet is installed and operated by the National Energy
Supercomputer Center (NERSC), formerly known as the National
Magnetic Fusion Energy Computer Center (NMFECC), which is
located at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) in
California. ESnet policy is guided by the ESnet Steering
Committee, appointed by the DOE Office of Scientific Comput-
ing, with representatives from each of the Energy Research
Programs. The ESnet program plan, prepared by this commit-
tee, is available from the National Technical Information
Service as report DOE/ER-0341 (June 1987).
The ESnet backbone consists of largely of T1 links (1.544
megabit per second) interconnecting nineteen sites in the
United States. Network access to Europe and Japan is also
supplied in collaboration with foreign research facilities.
_________________________
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dance with the copyright notice appearing at the front
of this guide.
April 26, 1990 NNSC Section 5.31, Page 1
ESnet will also provide backbone capabilties to the Magnetic
Fusion Energy Network (MFEnet) and the High Energy Physics
Network (HEPnet) communities.
In terms of protocols, ESnet supports TCP/IP and Digital
Equipment Corporation's DECnet. ESnet will support X.25 and
the OSI protocols as they become available from vendors.
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _A_c_c_e_s_s:
ESnet is not available for use by the general public, nor is
it intended to compete with comparable commercial network
services. ESnet is available for access by researchers,
facilities, and groups participating in or collaborating
with Office of Energy Research (OER)-sponsored activities.
NERSC provides user services for ESnet.
_M_i_s_c_e_l_l_a_n_e_o_u_s _I_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_o_n
For more information contact:
Jim Leighton, 415-422-4025,
[email protected], Network Manager
Tony Hain, 415-422-4200,
[email protected], Associate Net-
work Manager
Bob Aiken, 415-422-4474,
[email protected], Network Information
and Services Group
April 26, 1990 NNSC Section 5.31, Page 2
RSC), formerly known as the National
Magnetic Fusion Energy Computer Center (NMFECC), which is
located at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) in
California. ESnet policy is guided by the ESnet Steering
Committee, appointed by the DOE Office of Scientific Comput-
ing, with representatives from each of the Energy Research
chapter.5/section5-32.txt 644 40253 231 4727 4631024415 10507
WVNET
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
WVNET
837 Chestnut Ridge Road
Morgantown, WV 26505
_E-_m_a_i_l:
[email protected]
_P_h_o_n_e: 304-293-5192
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
WVNET, the West Virginia Network for Educational Telecomput-
ing, supplies computing services to West Virginia's higher
education institutions. The central site in Morgantown pro-
vides telecomputing for users at more than twenty remote
sites.
The WVNET communications system is an intrastate network of
Ethernet LANs, which support DECnet, LAT, and TCP/IP
traffic. Digital T1 and analog telephone circuits connect
the central and campus computing facilities.
Operating systems at WVNET include the MVS/XA (running OBS
WYLBUR, ADABAS and CICS), VM/XA, and VAX/VMS. The _W_V_N_E_T
_S_o_f_t_w_a_r_e _G_u_i_d_e, which describes academic and administrative
software on these systems, is available for $5.90 (including
postage).
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _A_c_c_e_s_s
WVNET users are connected to the NSFNET backbone via
SURAnet. Connectivity is also provided via CREN (BITNET).
_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _t_h_e _N_e_t_w_o_r_k:
Organizations that are located in West Virginia and involved
in education, research, or the economic development of the
state can use WVNET. Nonprofit institutions may become
_________________________
The information in this section is provided in accor-
dance with the copyright notice appearing at the front
of this guide.
May 23, 1990 NNSC Section 5.32, Page 1
associates. Examples of unacceptable usage include commer-
cial order-entry and advertising commercial products.
_M_i_s_c_e_l_l_a_n_e_o_u_s _I_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_o_n:
Interim Director: Henry Blosser,
[email protected]
New Accounts: John Fahey,
[email protected]
May 23, 1990 NNSC Section 5.32, Page 2
terms of protocols, ESnet supports TCP/chapter.5/section5-33.txt 644 40253 231 4452 4704716241 10511
FidoNet Gateways
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
c/o David Dodell, fidonet.org Administrator
10250 North 92nd Street, Suite 210
Scottsdale, AZ 85258-4599
_E-_m_a_i_l:
[email protected]
_P_h_o_n_e: +1 (602) 860-1121
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
FidoNet allows MS and PC DOS personal computers, linked over
dial-up telephone lines, to contact UNIX and UUCP computers
via gateways. FidoNet, which was started in 1984, now con-
sists of more than 7,000 computers, or nodes, run by local
system administrators.
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _A_c_c_e_s_s
FidoNet is fully coupled into the Internet. You do not need
to know any specific gateways, just address the message
correctly into the fidonet.org domain, and everything will
be routed automatically.
FidoNet addresses can be addressed in the basic format of:
[email protected]
ww= Point Number (This is usually not needed unless
specific to a subsystem.)
zz= FidoNet Node
xx= FidoNet Network or Region
yy= FidoNet Zone (Presently only 1 to 5 are valid.)
Therefore, as an example, user David Dodell resides at
FidoNet address 1:114/15. My FidoNet Internet address is:
[email protected]
_________________________
The information in this section is provided in accor-
dance with the copyright notice appearing at the front
of this guide.
June 11, 1990 NNSC Section 5.33, Page 1
_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _t_h_e _R_e_s_o_u_r_c_e/_R_e_s_t_r_i_c_t_i_o_n_s
No restrictions
_M_i_s_c_e_l_l_a_n_e_o_u_s _I_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_o_n
Fax telephone number:
+1 (602) 451-1165
June 11, 1990 NNSC Section 5.33, Page 2
New Accounts: John Fahey,
[email protected]
May 23, 1990 NNSC Section 5.32, Page 2
terms of protocols, ESnet supports TCP/chapter.5/section5-34.txt 644 40253 231 7627 4672772470 10533
California Education and Research Federation Network
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
CERFnet
c/o San Diego Supercomputer Center
P. O. Box 85608
San Diego, CA 92186-9784
_E_m_a_i_l:
[email protected]
_P_h_o_n_e: (619) 534-5087
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
The California Education and Research Federation Network,
CERFnet, is a data communications regional network that
operates throughout California. The purpose of CERFnet is
to advance science and education by assisting the inter-
change of information among research and educational insti-
tutions through high-speed data communications techniques.
CERFnet was launched in the spring of 1989 with a $2.8 mil-
lion grant from the National Science Foundation. CERFnet
links fifty of the leading research and education centers in
California at data transfer rates of up to 1.544 megabits
per second (T1). The CERFnet backbone nodes are located at
UCLA, UC Irvine, SDSC, Caltech, and the UC Office of the
President in Oakland, California. CERFnet membership is
open to all organizations in California, including any
university, college, industrial or government facility, hos-
pital, or library.
CERFnet offers several different connection options. A CERF
1544 (1.544 Mbps), CERF 56 (56 kbps) or CERF 9.6 (9.6 kbps)
entitles the subscriber to a dedicated leased circuit.
CERFnet offers DIAL N' CERF, a dial-up SLIP service to the
network. DIAL N' CERF subscribers connect to the network by
dialing-up the nearest backbone node and logging on to a
CERFnet terminal server.
_________________________
The information in this section is provided in accor-
dance with the copyright notice appearing at the front
of this guide.
July 12, 1990 NNSC Section 5.34, Page 1
CERFnet also provides twenty-four-hour network surveillance
and technical consulting, a telephone hotline ((619) 534-
5087), weekly and monthly reports on network activity, a
bimonthly newsletter, and CERFnet-sponsored seminars. In
addition, CERFnet operates a Network Operations Center,
located at the San Diego Supercomputer Center, and a Network
Information Center (NIC).
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _A_c_c_e_s_s
CERFnet supports the TCP/IP protocol suite. Various docu-
ments, including miscellaneous information on CERFnet, are
available on the CERFnet NIC. These are available via
anonymous ftp to NIC.CERF.NET. There are several subdirec-
tories: cerfnet_news, cerfnet_info, cerfnet_guide, and
cerfnet_stats, which contain information such as the CERFnet
bimonthly newsletter, acceptable use policy, brochure, and
user's guide. (The CERFnet NIC is a UNIX-based workstation.)
_W_h_o _c_a_n _u_s_e _t_h_e _r_e_s_o_u_r_c_e/_r_e_s_t_r_i_c_t_i_o_n_s
Any IP host on the Internet may access CERFnet sites. Use
of the network is governed by an acceptable use policy. A
copy of this policy is available on request.
_M_i_s_c_e_l_l_a_n_e_o_u_s
For more information please contact:
Karen Armstrong McKelvey
[email protected]
July 12, 1990 NNSC Section 5.34, Page 2
ion should be
directed to the postal address or one of the electronic mail
addreschapter.5/section5-35.txt 644 40253 231 13346 4720340200 10517
SprintMail X.400 Gateway
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
Merit Computer Network
1075 Beal Ave.
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2112
_E_m_a_i_l:
[email protected]
_P_h_o_n_e: 1-800-336-0437
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
The Merit staff operates a gateway between the Internet and
SprintMail, which allows messages to be exchanged between
SprintMail customers and Internet users. The gateway is
connected to Sprintnet and to the Internet through Merit's
connections to the NSFNET.
SprintMail, operated by Sprint International, is a commer-
cial X.400 electronic mail network providing services to US
customers and access to other networks domestically and
internationally. Formerly known as Telemail, SprintMail
uses the Sprintnet (formerly Telenet) public data network
for its e-mail connections.
Merit provides hardware and software maintenance and
administration and network operations (via the Merit Network
Operations Center) for the Internet gateway; Sprint provides
Sprintnet connectivity and user consulting and registration,
as well as gateways to other X.400 networks.
The gateway is a Sun SPARCstation-I running Sun OS 4.0.3 and
Sunlink MHS. An X.25 link to Sprintnet is connected to the
Sun's serial port at 9600 bps. Protocols used are X.400
Message Handling System, X.225 session layer, X.224 tran-
sport class 0, and X.25. On the Internet side, the Simple
Mail Transfer Protocol (RFC-822), Transfer Control Protocol,
Internet Protocol, and Ethernet protocols are used.
_________________________
The information in this section is provided in accor-
dance with the copyright notice appearing at the front
of this guide.
Sept. 22, 1990 NNSC Section 5.35, Page 1
The gateway supports a directory function that allows
SprintMail customers to be registered with a mnemonic name
which can be used by Internet users when sending mail.
SprintMail users who wish to register can contact Sprint
Customer Service.
Merit provides domain name service for the SPRINT.COM domain
as well as for some other domains on behalf of some
SprintMail customers. For example, the COMPMAIL.COM domain
is owned by the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronic
Engineering) Computer Society but is operated by Merit as
part of the gateway function.
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _A_c_c_e_s_s
From the Internet to SprintMail
To use the gateway, an Internet user can specify a
registered SprintMail alias name, in the form:
[email protected]
Alternatively, the full X.400 Originator/Recipient (OR) name
can be specified, (all on one line), for example:
/pn=John.Doe/admd=Telemail/o=Sprintintl/c=us/@Sprint.COM
The Internet host name after the at-sign, @, can be
SPRINT.COM or another domain supported by the Merit gateway.
X.400 OR names consist of a list of parameters and their
values. X.400 parameters in OR names that can be used by
the SprintMail gateway include:
ADMD Administrative Management Domain
PRMD Private Management Domain
PN Personal Name
G Given Name
S Surname
DD.UN User Name (DD is "Domain Defined")
O Organization
C Country (two-letter abbreviations must be used, for
example, US, GB, JP)
From SprintMail to the Internet
When sending mail from the SprintMail X.400 environment to
the Internet, the native syntax of the sender's system
should be used. Use an _A_D_M_D of TELEMAIL, _P_R_M_D of INTERNET
and _C_o_u_n_t_r_y of US, along with the "RFC-822" _d_o_m_a_i_n _d_e_f_i_n_e_d
Sept. 22, 1990 NNSC Section 5.35, Page 2
attribute to specify the user's Internet mail address. For
example, to send mail from the SprintMail system to an
Internet user whose address is
[email protected], type
(all on one line):
(Site:Internet,ID:<jdoe(a)engin.college.edu>)
The angle brackets "< >" are required. The "(a)" replaces
the at-sign, @, because that and most other special charac-
ters are illegal as specified in RFC 987, which makes it
necessary to substitute "(u)" for underscore, _, "(b)" for
bang (exclamation point), !, "(q)" for a quotation mark, ",
and "(p)" for percent, %.
Resolving Problems
If a message sent across the gateway cannot be delivered,
the gateway will send a return message to notify the sender
of nondelivery. That notification message will explain the
problem with the mail address. If you have further ques-
tions, call or send e-mail to Sprint Customer Service.
Sept. 22, 1990 NNSC Section 5.35, Page 3
nction that allows
SprintMail customers to be registered with a mnemonic name
which can be used by Internet users when sending mail.
SprintMail users who wish to register can contact Sprint
Customer Service.
chapter.5/section5-36.txt 644 40253 231 7212 5016566212 10507
PSINet
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
Performance Systems International
11800 Sunrise Valley Drive - Suite 1100
Reston, VA 22091
_E_m_a_i_l:
[email protected]
_P_h_o_n_e:
1-800-82PSI82
+1 (703) 620-6651
Fax: +1 (703) 620-4586
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
PSINet is a US-based commercial, national TCP/IP and OSI
internetwork available throughout the continental US and in
Canada, Germany, and Israel, with a wide spectrum of ser-
vices for the individual and corporate user of electronic
information. PSINet is currently a T1-based network co-
located in telephone company facilities; it consists of two
hundred organizational networks. The PSINet operations
center, located in Albany, NY, operates twenty-four hours a
day, seven days a week. (A regional office is located in
Santa Clara, California.) Local phone numbers through PSI's
Individual Dialup Service (IDS) provides free telnet/rlogin
access to any PSINet dedicated data line (SCS and CCS) cus-
tomer sites in nearly forty cities throughout the US.
TCP/IP packet access is also provided on a dialup basis
using V.32 modems in more than twenty-five cities. Three
times a year a PSINet users group (PSITech) meets to discuss
new services, new technologies, and operational require-
ments.
PSINet provides internetworking services to the NYSERNet
user community, and also has connections to the NSFNET in
Ithaca, NY.
_________________________
The information in this section is provided in accor-
dance with the copyright notice appearing at the front
of this guide.
May 16 1991 NNSC Section 5.36, Page 1
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _A_c_c_e_s_s
Any IP host on the Internet may access PSINet sites.
_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _t_h_e _R_e_s_o_u_r_c_e/_R_e_s_t_r_i_c_t_i_o_n_s
There are no restrictions on use of PSINet for any purpose
(including commercial) by its customers. As a co-founder of
the Commercial Internet Exchange (CIX) with the other
unrestricted-usage commercial providers, this important
capability is being widely extended throughout the US.
_M_i_s_c_e_l_l_a_n_e_o_u_s _I_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_o_n
PSI publishes a newsletter called _T_h_e _P_S_I _C_o_n_n_e_c_t_i_o_n. Net-
work software research and development is done within PSI
and is exported at no cost or nominal cost to academic,
government, and nonprofit organizations. Exported technol-
ogy includes SNMP, Z39.50, and X.500. PSI sponsors an
entry-level UUCP email service and a White Pages service
available over the Internet (see section 4.3 of the _I_n_t_e_r_n_e_t
_R_e_s_o_u_r_c_e _G_u_i_d_e). ClariNet News, a live electronic newspaper
from ClariNet Communications Corp., is also available to PSI
customers through the PSINet system.
May 16 1991 NNSC Section 5.36, Page 2
i_s_c_e_l_l_a_n_e_o_u_s
For more information please contact:
Karen Armstrong McKelvey
[email protected]
July 12, 1990 NNSC Section 5.34, Page 2
ion should be
directed to the postal address or one of the electronic mail
addreschapter.5/section5-37.txt 644 40253 231 5446 4771501573 10525
MIDnet: A Midwestern Regional Network
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
326 Administration
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln, Nebraska 68588-0496
_E_m_a_i_l:
[email protected]
_P_h_o_n_e: (402) 472-5032 (MIDnet Information)
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
MIDnet is a midwest regional network that connects educa-
tors, researchers, libraries, and other information
resources to each other and to the National Science Founda-
tion Network (NSFNET) in the states of Arkansas, Iowa, Kan-
sas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and South Dakota. MIDnet
is an IP-based network running at speeds from 56 Kbps to T1
(1.544 mps), and currently connecting twenty-seven sites
using cisco and Proteon routers to the NSFNET.
The goal of MIDnet is to facilitate and promote the exchange
of information consistent with the purposes of its members.
Member organizations are universities and colleges, federal,
state and local government facilities, and commercial organ-
izations. MIDnet is currently operated with National Sci-
ence Foundation grant funds and member dues. A director and
staff manage MIDnet, providing technical support services, a
network information center, and a network operations center
at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Major information resources include the EROS Data Center
(South Dakota), libraries, the Washington University
Archive, National Severe Storms Laboratory (University of
Oklahoma), North Central Regional Research Dietary Data
Archive (University of Nebraska-Lincoln), and gateways to
state educational networks.
_________________________
The information in this section is provided in accor-
dance with the copyright notice appearing at the front
of this guide.
December 30, 1990 NNSC Section 5.37, Page 1
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _a_c_c_e_s_s
MIDnet is available to any IP host on the Internet.
_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _t_h_e _N_e_t_w_o_r_k
Any IP host at any member organization may use MIDnet as
long as they abide by the MIDnet acceptable use policy. Any
Internet-connected host may access MIDnet members IP hosts
under the same usage policy.
December 30, 1990 NNSC Section 5.37, Page 2
_u_r_c_e/_R_e_s_t_r_i_c_t_i_o_n_s
There are no restrictions on use of PSINet for any purpose
(including commercial) by its customers. As a co-founder of
the Commchapter.5/section5-38.txt 644 40253 231 5012 4771474206 10515
SDSCnet
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
San Diego Supercomputer Center
PO Box 85608
San Diego, California 92186-9784
_E_m_a_i_l: Paul Love,
[email protected]
_P_h_o_n_e: (619) 534-5000
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
SDSCnet is a network that links academic, industrial, and
government affiliates with the San Diego Supercomputer
Center (SDSC) and, by extension, with NSFNET.
Participating organizations may use the network to login
remotely to SDSC's supercomputer, parallel machines, and
visualization resources; transfer files; send and receive
electronic mail; and connect to other resources on NSFNET.
Some organizations also receive software support. If an
organization's network device(s) support(s) SNMP, the link
is monitored for outages 24 hours/day seven days/week.
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _A_c_c_e_s_s
Connections to SDSCnet are dedicated links primarily at 56
Kbps and T1 speeds using the TCP/IP or DECnet protocols.
(OSI protocols will be added when they become available.)
Links to BITNET are also available for institutions that
wish it and that qualify as members of CREN.
_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _S_D_S_C_n_e_t
A connection to this network is available to any academic,
industrial, or government organization not otherwise con-
nected to NSFNET that seeks such a connection. The cost
depends on the preferred speed, network device, protocol of
the connection, and the types of services required.
_________________________
The information in this section is provided in accor-
dance with the copyright notice appearing at the front
of this guide.
February 11, 1991 NNSC Section 5.38, Page 1
_M_i_s_c_e_l_l_a_n_e_o_u_s _I_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_o_n
See also the description of the San Diego Supercomputer
Center when it becomes available, and the description of
CERFnet (section 5.34).
February 11, 1991 NNSC Section 5.38, Page 2
ternet Exchange (CIX) with the other
unrestricted-usage commercial providers, this important
capability is being widely extended throughout the US.
_M_i_s_c_e_l_l_a_n_e_o_u_s _I_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_o_n
PSI publishes a newsletter called _T_h_e _P_S_I _C_o_n_n_e_c_t_i_o_n. Net-
work software research and development is done within PSI
and is exported at no cost or nominal cchapter.5/section5-39.txt 644 40253 231 6131 5016564123 10510
CSUNET (California State University Network)
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
California State University, Office of the Chancellor
Information Resources Technology
P.O. Box 3842
Seal Beach, CA 90740-7842
_E_m_a_i_l:
[email protected] or
[email protected]
_P_h_o_n_e: (213) 985-9445
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
CSUNET (California State University Network) spans the state
of California. Its membership consists of the twenty Cali-
fornia State University campuses, five California Community
Colleges, and the California Department of Education.
CSUNET has four T1 connection points with the Internet, two
with BARRNet (Stanford and UC Davis), one with CERFnet (UC
Irvine) and one with SDSCnet/CERFnet (SDSC). CSUNET also has
X.25 packet connections to SprintNet and 9600-baud X.25 and
Telnet dial-up access for limited CSU-sponsored programs.
Between the CSU campuses, CSUNET also supports DECnet,
Appletalk, and SNA, along with TCP/IP.
In 1988, partial funding was received from the National Sci-
ence Foundation for cisco routers. Today, however, CSUNET
is funded entirely by the State of California in support of
K-12, community college, and university-level education.
Logical and geographic maps of CSUNET are located in the
csunet/maps subdirectory at nic.csu.net (130.150.102.20).
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _A_c_c_e_s_s
Any IP host of Internet member organizations may access
CSUNET.
_________________________
The information in this section is provided in accor-
dance with the copyright notice appearing at the front
of this guide.
May 18, 1991 NNSC Section 5.39, Page 1
_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _t_h_e _R_e_s_o_u_r_c_e/_R_e_s_t_r_i_c_t_i_o_n_s
Any of the members may exchange traffic with any other
member in the support of research, education, and/or scho-
larly activity. Any member may use any of the long-haul
networks CSUNET connects to, subject only to the restric-
tions of the owner of the long-haul network.
_M_i_s_c_e_l_l_a_n_e_o_u_s _I_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_o_n
Chris Taylor, Network Administrator
[email protected]. (213) 985-9669
Dave Reese, Network Engineering
[email protected] (714) 773-2159
Laura Guillory, Network User Services
[email protected] (213) 985-9641
Gary Brooker, Network Operations
[email protected] (213) 985-9533
May 18, 1991 NNSC Section 5.39, Page 2
tarZ0"�resource-guide.txt.tarchapter.5/section5-4.txt 664 30734 231 5442 4465327136 10441
Los Nettos
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
Los Nettos c/o
Ann Westine
USC/Information Sciences Institute
4676 Admiralty Way
Marina del Rey, CA 90292
_E-_m_a_i_l:
[email protected]
_P_h_o_n_e: (213) 822-1511 [Ann Westine]
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
Los Nettos is a regional network in the Los Angeles area.
Important features of Los Nettos are that it is (1) an IP
network, and (2) it is ``high speed.'' All connections and
links are at least T1 (1.5 Mbps) capacity. A goal of Los
Nettos is to provide an environment to develop very interac-
tive network applications.
Los Nettos is operated by the member organizations, not by
DARPA, or NASA, NSF, or DOE, etc. It may be used for any
educational or research purpose.
The member organizations are universities and research
laboratories. The Information Sciences Institute (ISI) of
the University of Southern California (USC) acts as the
agent for Los Nettos.
Seven organizations are already participating in this net-
work (ISI, USC, JPL, CalTech, UCLA, TIS and Rand). A number
of other research centers have expressed strong interest in
participating.
Los Nettos will interoperate with CERFnet and other networks
to provide access to special resources (for example, the San
Diego Supercomputer Center), or to other regional networks
_________________________
The information in this section is provided in accor-
dance with the copyright notice appearing at the front
of this guide.
June 15, 1989 NNSC Section 5.4, Page 1
(for example, BARRNET in the San Francisco Bay area).
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _a_c_c_e_s_s
Any IP host of any member organization may access Los Net-
tos.
_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _t_h_e _N_e_t_w_o_r_k
Any of the members can exchange traffic with any other
member for any purpose. Any member may use any of the
long-haul networks Los Nettos has connections to, subject
only to the restrictions of the owner of the long-haul net-
work.
_M_i_s_c_e_l_l_a_n_e_o_u_s _I_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_o_n
See also, CERFNET.
June 15, 1989 NNSC Section 5.4, Page 2
PSI publishes a newsletter called _T_h_e _P_S_I _C_o_n_n_e_c_t_i_o_n. Net-
work software research and development is done within PSI
and is exported at no cost or nominal cchapter.5/section5-40.txt 644 40253 231 7700 5016244063 10501
WiscNet
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
Attn: Michael Dorl
WiscNet
c/o Madison Academic Computing Center
1210 W. Dayton St.
Madison, WI 53706
_E_m_a_i_l:
[email protected]
_P_h_o_n_e: (608) 263-4188 (Network Operations Center)
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
WiscNet is a nonprofit association that provides access to
national network resources for higher education institu-
tions, mostly in the state of Wisconsin. The primary pur-
pose of WiscNet is to provide access to the Internet.
WiscNet provides no direct services to end users, but rather
acts as a conduit to the resources of the Internet and makes
possible interchange of information using electronic mail
and network news.
WiscNet is governed by a board of directors consisting of
one member from each charter member institution plus the NSF
proposal investigators. The board is reponsible for setting
broad operating policy, establishing direction, establishing
membership categories, and assessing membership fees. A
Network Planning Committee works with the operating agent on
network design issues.
The Madison Academic Computing Center at the UW-Madison pro-
vides day-to-day operational support for WiscNet. This
includes a Network Operation Center that provides problem
reporting and resolution services 24 hour a day, 365 days a
year.
WiscNet operates a packet-switched network consisting of
routers connected by T1 (1.544 Mbps) and DDS (56 Kbps)
_________________________
The information in this section is provided in accor-
dance with the copyright notice appearing at the front
of this guide.
May 21, 1991 NNSC Section 5.40, Page 1
communications lines. This network is connected to the
national network at UW-Madison by two T1 lines.
The network backbone consists of cisco AGS routers located
at UW-Eau Claire, UW-Madison, UW-Milwaukee, UW-Oshkosh, and
UW-Stevens Point. These backbone routers are redundantly
connected by 256-Kbps circuits provided by the State of
Wisconsin Department of Administration's Consolidated Data
Network (CDN). End node sites are connected to the nearest
backbone sites in their LATA by 56-Kbps DDS circuits.
WiscNet is connected to the CICNet (Big Ten universities
plus the University of Chicago) regional network at UW-
Madison by T1 lines to the University of Minnesota and to
Argonne National Laboratory.
_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _t_h_e _N_e_t_w_o_r_k
Membership in WiscNet is open to all educational institu-
tions in Wisconsin, as well as to industrial research organ-
izations. Use of the network is governed by the WiscNet
Appropriate Use Policy (available upon request).
_M_i_s_c_e_l_l_a_n_e_o_u_s _I_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_o_n
For membership information, contact:
Tad Pinkerton
Office of Information Technology
UW-Madison, WI 53706
(608) 262-8874
[email protected] or
For technical assistance, contact the WiscNet Network Opera-
tions Center:
(608) 263-4188
[email protected].
May 21, 1991 NNSC Section 5.40, Page 2
s provided in accor-
dance with the copyright notchapter.5/section5-41.txt 644 40253 231 5636 5045630671 10516
AARNET
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
Geoff Huston, Network Technical Manager
AARNet
GPO Box 1142 Canberra ACT 2601 Australia
_E_m_a_i_l:
[email protected]
_P_h_o_n_e: +61 6 249 3385
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
The Australian Academic and Research Network (AARNet) is a
national network that interconnects the major academic and
research facilities within Australia. The network connects
all Australian universities, the Commonwealth Scientific and
Industrial and Research Organisation (CSIRO), and many other
government, commercial, and industrial research facilities
in Australia.
Internally the network uses a mix of 2-mbit and 48-kbit
leased lines and multi-protocol routers to provide the con-
nection infrastructure.
The network supports national TCP/IP and DECnet Phase IV
services. The TCP/IP network is interconnected to the Inter-
net via a PACCOM link to FIX-West at Mountain View, Califor-
nia. At time of writing this international link uses a
256-kbit satellite circuit.
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _A_c_c_e_s_s
The network is connected to the Internet.
_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _t_h_e _R_e_s_o_u_r_c_e/_R_e_s_t_r_i_c_t_i_o_n_s
AARNet can be used for academic and reseach purposes, and in
servicing the broad requirements of the Australian academic
and research sector.
_________________________
The information in this section is provided in accor-
dance with the copyright notice appearing at the front
of this guide.
July 16, 1991 NNSC Section 5.41, Page 1
_M_i_s_c_e_l_l_a_n_e_o_u_s _I_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_o_n
Documents, quarterly reports, usage graphs, and maps of AAR-
Net are available by anonymous ftp from the host
AARNet.edu.au.
A resource guide of services and organisations connected to
AARNet can be found in the subdirectory /pub/resource-guide.
As well as providing networking services within Australia,
AARNet funds a number of developmental programs within the
country. These currently include a pilot national X.500
directory service and a national file information/archival
service.
In general the Australian hosts on the Internet are grouped
under the ".au" domain name.
July 16, 1991 NNSC Section 5.41, Page 2
esearch and development is done within PSI
and is exported at no cost or nominal cchapter.5/section5-42.txt 644 40253 231 6536 5045342056 10514
UNINETT
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
UNINETT secretariat
SINTEF Delab
N-7034 Trondheim, Norway
_E_m_a_i_l:
[email protected]
C=no;P=uninett;O=uninett;S=sekr
_P_h_o_n_e: +47 7 592980
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
UNINETT is the Norwegian academic data network. Its purpose
is to support research and education and collaborative work
in and among academic and non-profit research organizations
in Norway by providing access to computer networks and net-
work resources. UNINETT is both a network, an organization,
and an infrastructure based on a set of datacommunication
protocols. As the Norwegian branch of the Internet,
EARN/BITNET, the European academic DECnet, and OSInet/IXI,
UNINETT offers a variety of services connecting the
Norwegian academic society to the rest of the academic
world.
Electronic mail, file transfer, terminal access, directory
services, and USENET Network News are among the services
available on the UNINETT network.
By July 1991, about eighty academic and research organiza-
tions are connected to the UNINETT backbone, giving national
and international connection to some eight thousand IP
hosts, a few hundred DECnet hosts and X.400 MTAs, and a
handful of EARN/BITNET nodes. The number of users is stipu-
lated to be about fifteen thousand.
UNINETT is a member of NORDUnet, which is a cooperative
effort of the academic networks in all of the Nordic coun-
tries and is connected internationally through the NORDUnet
_________________________
The information in this section is provided in accor-
dance with the copyright notice appearing at the front
of this guide.
July 30, 1991 NNSC Section 5.42, Page 1
network.
The UNINETT activity is funded by The Norwegian Ministry of
Education, Research and Church Affairs; the day-to-day work
is organized by a secretariat sited at SINTEF Delab, Tron-
dheim.
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _a_c_c_e_s_s:
UNINETT can be reached from the Internet, IXI, and Public
X.25 EARN/NJE. We also have mail connectivity with the
Norwegian PTTs public X.400 network.
_W_h_o _c_a_n _u_s_e _t_h_e _n_e_t_w_o_r_k:
UNINETT is a non-commercial network for academic and
research traffic only. However, recently some commercial
organizations have gained access to the network, under res-
trictions that do not allow them to use the network for com-
mercial purposes.
_M_i_s_c_e_l_l_a_n_e_o_u_s _I_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_o_n:
See also the information about NORDUnet.
July 30, 1991 NNSC Section 5.42, Page 2
about eighty academic and research organiza-
tions are connected to the UNINETT backbone, giving national
and international connectionchapter.5/section5-43.txt 644 40253 231 14600 5056271422 10524
ARNET-Argentine Science Network
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
UNDP Project ARG-86-026
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores y Culto
Reconquista 1088 1er. Piso - Informatica
(1003) Capital Federal
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Attention: Jorge Marcelo Amodio (NIC JMA49)
_E_m_a_i_l:
[email protected]
or
[email protected]
_P_h_o_n_e: (+541) 313-8082
Fax: (+541) 814-4824
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
ARNET, a TCP/IP network connected to the Internet, is the
major science and research network of Argentina. It con-
nects approximately three hundred sites, mainly universities
and research organizations. ARNET provides electronic mail,
USENET News, file server, and electronic mailing list ser-
vices.
Like other cooperative networks, ARNET has no central plan-
ning or central authority. The current international link
and the top-level AR domain are managed by the UNDP (United
Nations Development Programme), Project ARG-86-026, at the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MREC), together with the Secre-
tariat of Science and Technology (SECYT). For the time
being, the top-level subdomains are administered by the
UNDP/MREC project.
ARNET is a store-and-forward message network based on the
Unix communications facilities. The international elec-
tronic mail gateway and USENET news backbone, atina.ar, is a
'386 machine running Unix System V connected to the MREC
Local Area Network. The network is connected to the Inter-
net through a satellite link to SURANet at the University of
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dance with the copyright notice appearing at the front
of this guide.
July 26, 1991 NNSC Section 5.43, Page 1
Maryland.
Most ARNET connections are over the public telephone network
or the public packet-switching network, ARPAC, using the
UUCP protocol in different environments. USENET news and
most electronic mail traffic is brought to ARNET from
uunet.uu.net via Internet.
Several major nodes, such as secyt.gov.ar (Secretaria de
Ciencia y Tecnologia), dcfcen.edu.ar (Departamento de Compu-
tacion, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universi-
dad de Buenos Aires), and opsarg.org.ar (Organizacion Panam-
ericana de la Salud), call atina.ar over telephone lines,
PSN ARPAC, or leased lines to distribute mail and news
traffic to other nodes. Many nodes use various implementa-
tions of UUCP for MS-DOS with limited functionality.
Future plans
There is a cooperation agreement between the UNDP/MREC pro-
ject and the SECYT to distribute Internet services. The
first stage will be the installation of a couple of Unix
boxes at major regional sites, interconnected through the
PSN ARPAC and national satellite links using UUCP. The
second stage will be the migration from UUCP to TCP/IP.
There are under study different ways to distribute Internet
services throughout the country, and to upgrade the interna-
tional link to the Internet.
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _A_c_c_e_s_s
ARNET's IP number is 140.191. Several bits of the address
are reserved for subnetting. The subnet mask is
255.255.254.0.
The current MX-host for the AR domain is uunet.uu.net.
Domain Name Service for AR domain is served by NS.UU.NET and
UUCP-GW-1.PA.DEC.COM. Most systems on ARNET use the Inter-
net addressing scheme and the UUCP bang notation.
Top-level-domain: AR (Argentina)
Internet:
[email protected]
UUCP: uunet!atina!node.subdomain.ar!user
or uunet!atina!node!user
There are several top-level subdomains. Provincial sub-
domains are used when sites don't apply for organizational
subdomains.
July 26, 1991 NNSC Section 5.43, Page 2
edu.ar Academic and research institutions
org.ar Non profit organizations
gov.ar Government institutions and agencies
com.ar Commercial organizations
mil.ar Military institutions
mrec.ar Ministry of Foreign Affairs Network
ba.ar Buenos Aires
cb.ar Cordoba
cc.ar Chaco
ch.ar Chubut
cn.ar Corrientes
ct.ar Catamarca
er.ar Entre Rios
fm.ar Formosa
jy.ar Jujuy
lp.ar La Pampa
lr.ar La Rioja
mn.ar Misiones
mz.ar Mendoza
nq.ar Neuquen
rn.ar Rio Negro
sa.ar Salta
sc.ar Santa Cruz
se.ar Santiago del Estero
sf.ar Santa Fe
sj.ar San Juan
sl.ar San Luis
tf.ar Tierra del Fuego
tm.ar Tucuman
_M_i_s_c_e_l_l_a_n_e_o_u_s _I_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_o_n
ARNET UUCP maps are available from USENET News or
uunet.uu.net. The maps are organized by provinces. It will
be available for anonymous ftp from atina.ar (140.191.2.2).
July 26, 1991 NNSC Section 5.43, Page 3
Attention: Jorge Marcelo Amodio (NIC JMA49)
_E_m_a_i_l:
[email protected]
or postchapter.5/section5-44.txt 644 40253 231 13176 5076640567 10550
TANet, The Taiwan Academic Network
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
Computer Center, Ministry of Education
12th Fl, No. 106
Sec. 2, Hoping E. Road
Taipei, Taiwan
Attention: Chen Wen-Sung
_E_m_a_i_l:
[email protected]
or
[email protected]
_P_h_o_n_e: 886-2-7377010
Fax: 886-2-7377043
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
TANet, The Taiwan Academic Network, is a pilot project
undertaken by the Ministry of Education and Universities
Computer Center to establish a common national academic net-
work infrastructure.
To support research and academic institutions in Taiwan,
TANet will provide access to unique resources and opportuni-
ties for collaborative work. TANet will be composed of most
of the Taiwan Internet community, including industry net-
works such as SEEDNet (Software Engineering Environment
Development Network).
Network Organization
The management structure of TANet is a two-layer hierarchy.
The TANet network service center (TANSC) is to be responsi-
ble for the national backbone network and management of
international links. Within each regional area, a regional
network service center (RNSC) will provide necessary ser-
vices and support connections to the TANet backbone from the
local-area network/campus network of each
university/institution. At present, TANSC is run by the
Ministry of Education computer center, and each RNSC is run
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dance with the copyright notice appearing at the front
of this guide.
5 September, 1991 NNSC Section 5.44, Page 1
by a major local university.
Membership
The following universities/institutions will be connected to
TANet initially:
Taipei area:
Ministry of Education Computer Center (MOECC)
National Taiwan University (NTU)
National Cheng-Chi University (NCCU)
National Taiwan Institute of Technology (NTIT)
National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU)
Academic Sinica (SINICA)
Tam-Kang University (TKU)
Tatung Institute of Technology (TTIT)
Institute for Information Industry (III)
Taoyuan area
National Central University (NCU)
Telecom Laboratory, Ministry of Communication (MOCTL)
Hsinchu area
National Chiao-Tung University (NCTU)
National Tsing-Hua University (NTHU)
Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI)
Taichung area
National Chung-Hsing University (NCHU)
Feng-Chia University (FCU)
Tainan area
National Cheng-Kung University (NCKU)
National Chung-Cheng University (CCU)
Kaohsiung area
National Sun-Yat Sen University (NSYSU)
National Kaohsiung Normal University (NKNU)
Regional Network Service Center (RNSC)
These bodies are the core membership of TANet. Other
5 September, 1991 NNSC Section 5.44, Page 2
university/institutions may apply for membership and be con-
nected to TANet after obtaining their membership applica-
tion.
Protocols
The network protocols will initially focus on TCP/IP on the
TANet backbone. Regional networks may support multiple pro-
tocols and additional facilities (including X.25 transport
or dial-up services) on a local basis in accordance with
regional requirements. Support for OSI (CLNS) routing will
be introduced in the near future. Existing Taiwan BITNET
and ifNET (information NETwork) applications (including
electronic mail delivery, NetNEWS, and file transfer) will
be supported over TANet via IP connections.
Network Topology
The network implementation uses a ring/mesh topology. It
interconnects by intelligent routers and high-speed leased
circuits/LANs together.
High-speed T1 (1.544 Mbps) circuits were installed between
NSYSU and NTU, MOECC, NCU, NCTU, NTHU, and NCKU. NTU, NTHU,
NCHU, and NCKU are now 9.6 kbps for backup purposes (they
will be changed to at least 64 kbps in 1992). Dynamic ISDN
links are also intended to provide backup services in the
event of failure of a primary link. The bandwidth of each
local link will depend on its local requirements; global
considerations will dictate further moves toward higher
bandwidths on the backbone links.
A 64-kbps link will be installed from the Ministry of Educa-
tion Computer Center to Princeton University in October
1991. This link will couple TANet to both JvNCnet and
NSFNET.
5 September, 1991 NNSC Section 5.44, Page 3
nq.ar Neuquen
rn.ar Rio Negro
sa.ar Salta
sc.ar Santa Cruz
se.ar Santiago del Estero
sf.ar Santa Fe
sj.ar San Juan
sl.ar San Luis
tf.ar Tierra del Fuego
tm.ar Tucuman
chapter.5/section5-45.txt 644 40253 231 6633 5112044537 10513
OARnet, Ohio Academic Resources Network
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
Attn: Alison Brown
OARnet
The Ohio Supercomputer Center
1224 Kinnear Road
Columbus, Ohio 43212
_E_m_a_i_l:
[email protected]
_P_h_o_n_e: (614) 292-8100
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
OARnet is the regional network for the state of Ohio. It
serves the higher education community, providing Ohio scho-
lars access to colleagues worldwide. OARnet also provides
commercial connectivity to industrial and commercial members
with unrestricted traffic flow between other OARnet members
and the Internet. Libraries, databases, national and inter-
national laboratories, and research centers are accessible,
helping make Ohio schools competitive.
The Ohio Academic Resources Network (OARnet) was established
in 1987 to provide statewide access to the Cray supercom-
puter at the Ohio Supercomputer Center. Since then it has
evolved into a network supporting all aspects of higher edu-
cation in Ohio. A primary goal of OARnet is to facilitate
collaborative projects and sharing of resources between
institutions, including those outside the state. OARnet
connections are available to Ohio academic institutions and
corporations engaged in reseach, product development, or
instruction. Colleges, universities, and industries
currently use OARnet connections to communicate within the
state and with colleagues around the country.
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _A_c_c_e_s_s:
OARnet uses the Internet (TCP/IP) and DECnet protocols over
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dance with the copyright notice appearing at the front
of this guide.
November 1, 1991 NNSC Section 5.45, Page 1
dedicated 56-kbps and T1 (1.544 megabit-per-second) cir-
cuits. OARnet participants using TCP/IP protocols are con-
nected to the worldwide Internet. OARnet is also connected
to NSFNET, the national research and education network spon-
sored by the National Science Foundation. Internet access
is also provided by OARnet with 9.6 and 38.4 kbps dialup
connections to OARnet POP (Points-of-Presence) locations
throughout Ohio using V.32/V.42 modems.
_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _t_h_e _N_e_t_w_o_r_k
There are no restrictions.
_M_i_s_c_e_l_l_a_n_e_o_u_s _I_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_o_n:
Network Operations Center (NOC)
Hours: 24x7 coverage
Hotline: (614) 292-5555
Email:
[email protected]
OARnet User Problems:
[email protected]
User Information:
[email protected]
Engineering Staff:
[email protected]
See also the information about the Ohio Supercomputer
Center.
November 1, 1991 NNSC Section 5.45, Page 2
rea
National Chiao-Tung University (NCTU)
National Tsing-Hua Universitchapter.5/section5-5.txt 644 40253 231 4731 5076635270 10435
MRNet: The Minnesota Regional Network
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
Minnesota Regional Network
511 11th Avenue South, Box 212
Minneapolis, MN 55415
_E_m_a_i_l:
[email protected]
_P_h_o_n_e: (612) 342-2570 (Dennis Fazio)
Fax: (612) 344-1716
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
The Minnesota Regional Network is a nonprofit corporation
established in the Minnesota region to operate an IP network
to connect various colleges, universities, businesses, and
government agencies. Its mission is to provide and facili-
tate the use of computer networks in order to enhance the
high-technology research and educational environment, and to
increase the productivity and competitiveness of businesses
throughout the state. The primary tasks of MRNet are to
promote, facilitate, and support connectivity; disseminate
information on computer networking and technologies; pursue
connections to other networks; provide a forum for the
investigation of computer network issues; and contribute to
state, national and international planning in computer net-
works.
MRNet's membership is made up of public universities,
private colleges, private research foundations, government
agencies, and many large and small businesses.
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _a_c_c_e_s_s
Any IP host on the Internet may have access to MRNet.
_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _t_h_e _N_e_t_w_o_r_k
MRNet is available to institutions in the Minnesota area who
_________________________
The information in this section is provided in accor-
dance with the copyright notice appearing at the front
of this guide.
27 August, 1991 NNSC Section 5.5, Page 1
need to access the Internet or MRNet for educational,
research, or other scholarly pursuits. Use of connected or
gatewayed networks requires agreement to the rules and con-
ditions of those networks.
27 August, 1991 NNSC Section 5.5, Page 2
ions Center (NOC)
Hours: 24chapter.5/section5-6.txt 664 30734 231 2552 4465327216 10441
NASAmail Gateway
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
Lilly Compton
MS 233-11
NASA Ames Research Center
Moffett Field, CA 94035
_E-_m_a_i_l:
[email protected] or
admin/
[email protected]
_P_h_o_n_e: (415) 694-4180
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
Gateway to NASA's internal Telemail system called NASAmail.
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _A_c_c_e_s_s
Send mail to
[email protected] to send to a
NASAmail user with account name ``username.''
_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _T_h_e _G_a_t_e_w_a_y
To be used by government employees, government contractors
and those needing to contact NASAmail users.
_M_i_s_c_e_l_l_a_n_e_o_u_s _I_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_o_n
Software problems: call Peter Yee (415) 694-3812 or e-mail
to
[email protected]
_________________________
The information in this section is provided in accor-
dance with the copyright notice appearing at the front
of this guide.
June 20, 1989 NNSC Section 5.6, Page 1
0}8resource-guide.txt.tarresource-guide.tarr0?0uTchapter2-ps.tar.Zar08resource-guide-help~ZX chapter1-txt.tar.Z�0b,resochapter.5/section5-7.txt 664 30734 231 6742 4465327252 10447
NCSAnet
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
NCSAnet
attn: Charlie Catlett
National Center for Supercomputing Applications
605 E. Springfield Ave.
Champaign, IL 61820
_E-_m_a_i_l:
[email protected]
_P_h_o_n_e: (217) 244-8297 [NCSA Networking Office]
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
NCSAnet is a regional supercomputing network with sites pri-
marily located in Illinois, Wisconsin, and Indiana. The
NCSAnet private corporate network is national in scale.
NCSAnet is a dual-hub network with hubs on the campuses of
the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and at Chi-
cago. The Chicago hub, or, CHUB, is a Chicago area metro-
politan network with current members UI-Chicago, Univ of
Chicago (see also CICnet), Northwestern (see also CICnet),
Illinois Inst. of Tech., Argonne National Laboratory, and
Notre Dame. The Urbana hub connects the Univ of Wisconsin
Milwaukee and Parkside campuses and Purdue University, as
well as private corporate labs in New York, Illinois,
Oklahoma, and Indiana.
Expansion of the academic portion of the network will con-
tinue, primarily through a state of Illinois network, netIL-
LINOIS, which has been proposed to connect smaller, pri-
marily undergraduate institutions in Illinois. netILLINOIS
is a proposed joint network project led by the Computing
Services Office at the University of Illinois and with the
National Center for Supercomputing Applications and the
University of Illinois at Chicago.
NCSAnet is operated by the National Center for
_________________________
The information in this section is provided in accor-
dance with the copyright notice appearing at the front
of this guide.
June 20, 1989 NNSC Section 5.7, Page 1
Supercomputing Applications in cooperation with the Comput-
ing Services Office at the University of Illinois. The CHUB
network is operated by the University of Illinois at Chi-
cago.
NCSAnet interoperates with CICnet and other networks to pro-
vide access to special resources or to other regional net-
works and to the NSFNET backbone.
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _a_c_c_e_s_s
Any IP host of any member organization may access NCSAnet.
The corporate portions of the network are private and are
not accessible except by special arrangement.
_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _t_h_e _N_e_t_w_o_r_k
Any of the members can exchange traffic with any other
member for any purpose. Any member may use any of the
long-haul networks NCSAnet has connections to, subject only
to the restrictions of the owner of the long-haul network.
_M_i_s_c_e_l_l_a_n_e_o_u_s _I_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_o_n
See also, NCSA and CICnet.
June 20, 1989 NNSC Section 5.7, Page 2
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NEARNET: New England Academic and Research Network
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
NEARnet
c/o BBN Systems and Technologies Corp.
10 Moulton St.
Cambridge, MA 02138
Attn: John Rugo
_E-_m_a_i_l:
[email protected]
_P_h_o_n_e: (617) 873-8730 [NEARnet hotline]
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
NEARnet is a high-speed (up to 10 Mb/s) network of academic,
industrial, government, and non-profit organizations in New
England. It was established by Boston University, Harvard,
and MIT late in 1988; as of June, 1989, it included 14
organizations. NEARnet is operated by BBN Systems and Tech-
nologies under contract to MIT.
NEARnet uses the TCP/IP protocol suite and supports leased-
line and microwave links at speeds from 9.6 Kb/s to 10 Mb/s.
NEARnet has the goal of creating a regional ``information
infrastructure'' in New England to support education,
research and development. Special services and facilities,
such as the Connection Machine (TM), the Massachusetts
Microelectronics Center, and library catalogs, will be
available over NEARnet.
NEARnet is linked to the NSFNET backbone via connections to
the John von Neumann Center network and NYSERnet. It also
has a link to the Defense Research Internet.
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _A_c_c_e_s_s
At the discretion of the NEARnet member organization, any IP
host at that organization may access NEARnet. Hosts on
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The information in this section is provided in accor-
dance with the copyright notice appearing at the front
of this guide.
July 8, 1989 NNSC Section 5.8, Page 1
connected IP networks can exchange packets with NEARnet
hosts; hosts on many networks can exchange electronic mail
with NEARnet hosts.
_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _t_h_e _N_e_t_w_o_r_k
Any of the members may exchange traffic with any other
member for purposes that are consonant with the primary mis-
sion of NEARnet, the support of education and research.
Other usage policies are under discussion.
July 8, 1989 NNSC Section 5.8, Page 2
_r_k _a_c_c_e_s_s
Any IP host of any member organization may access NCSAnet.
The corporate portions of the network are private and are
not accessible except by special arrangement.
_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _t_h_e _N_e_t_w_o_r_k
Any of the members can chapter.5/section5-9.txt 664 30734 231 3544 4465327344 10450
National Science Foundation Network (NSFNET)
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
Merit Computer Network
1075 Beal Avenue
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109
_E-_m_a_i_l:
[email protected]
_P_h_o_n_e: 1-800-66-MERIT
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
Backbone network of the National Science Foundation to
interconnect mid-level networks and other resources.
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _a_c_c_e_s_s
Via mid-level networks and other resources (like supercom-
puter centers).
_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _t_h_e _N_e_t_w_o_r_k
Researchers in general, according to NSF guidelines.
_M_i_s_c_e_l_l_a_n_e_o_u_s _I_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_o_n
For more information about NSFNET contact NSF, MERIT or the
NSF Network Service Center (NNSC):
At NSF:
Steve Wolff (202) 357-9717
[email protected] DNCRI Director
Jane Caviness (202) 357-9717
[email protected] NSFNET Director
At Merit:
Eric Aupperle (313) 763-4897
[email protected] Project Director
Hans-Werner Braun (313) 763-4897
[email protected] Principal Investigator
_________________________
The information in this section is provided in accor-
dance with the copyright notice appearing at the front
of this guide.
June 22, 1989 NNSC Section 5.9, Page 1
At NNSC:
NNSC Hotline (617) 873-3400
[email protected]
June 22, 1989 NNSC Section 5.9, Page 2
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Chapter 6: Network Information Centers
This chapter lists network information centers (NICs) for
various networks and disciplines in the Internet. Note that
some NICs offer important services which are listed in other
chapters.
Contents
BITNIC ................................................ 6.1
DDN NIC ............................................... 6.2
NNSC .................................................. 6.3
OCEANIC ............................................... 6.4
SPAN NIC .............................................. 6.5
CREN/CSNET Coordination and Information Center (CIC) .. 6.6
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BITNET Network Information Center
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
BITNET Network Information Center
EDUCOM
Suite 600
1112 Sixteenth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036
_E_m_a_i_l: BITNET@BITNIC (on BITNET)
BITNET%
[email protected] (on Internet)
_P_h_o_n_e: (202) 872-4200
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
BITNIC provides and coordinates user support, information,
and administrative services for BITNET, including:
o+ BITNEWS, an electronically distributed
newsletter.
o+ On-line BITNET documentation accessible via LIST-
SERV and NETSERV server.
o+ On-line and telephone assistance for campus BITNET
support staff and organizations seeking BITNET
membership.
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _A_c_c_e_s_s:
Subscribe to BITNEWS by sending a mail message to
LISTSERV@BITNIC (on BITNET) with any subject and the text
SUBSCRIBE BITNEWS your-name
in which ``your-name'' is replaced by your name.
Obtain a list of files available from LISTSERV@BITNIC by
sending it mail with any subject and the text
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The information in this section is provided in accor-
dance with the copyright notice appearing at the front
of this guide.
July 17, 1989 NNSC Section 6.1, Page 1
SENDME NETINFO INDEX
Order any file listed by sending mail to LISTSERV@BITNIC
with any subject and the text
SENDME filename filetype
using the filename and filetype of the file as shown in
NETINFO INDEX.
_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _t_h_e _B_I_T_N_E_T
The BITNIC services are supported by dues from the BITNET
member organizations, and their primary purpose is to assist
BITNET members. The on-line newsletter and files are, how-
ever, available to all who can access BITNET with electronic
mail.
July 17, 1989 NNSC Section 6.1, Page 2
er usage policies are under discussion.
July 8, 1989 NNSC Section 5.8, Page 2
_r_k _a_c_c_e_s_s
Any IP host of any member organization may access NCSAnet.
The corporate portions of the network are private and are
not accessible except by special arrangement.
_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _t_h_e _N_e_t_w_o_r_k
Any of the members can chapter.6/section6-2.txt 644 40253 231 10326 4631254204 10437
DDN Network Information Center
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
SRI International
Network Information Systems Center, Room EJ291
333 Ravenswood Avenue
Menlo Park, CA 94015
_E-_m_a_i_l:
[email protected] (for general user questions or docu-
ment requests)
_P_h_o_n_e: 1-800-235-3155 or (415) 859-3695
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
The DDN Network Information Center (NIC) assists Defense
Data Network (DDN) users and potential subscribers in
obtaining pertinent information about the DDN and the Inter-
net.
The NIC provides the following databases and information
servers:
o+ WHOIS registry of users, hosts, domains, and networks
o+ NIC/QUERY browsing system
o+ TACNEWS server
o+ SERVICE electronic mail server
The NIC provides host name translation tables, maintains
domain name system server files, assigns IP network numbers
and autonomous system numbers, registers network users, and
issues MILNET TAC access cards. The NIC is the site of the
DDN Security Coordination Center (SCC). The NIC is also the
source of DDN documents and the complete Internet Request
For Comments (RFC) series and index.
The NIC maintains a toll-free hotline from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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dance with the copyright notice appearing at the front
of this guide.
May 23, 1990 NNSC Section 6.2, Page 1
Pacific time at 1-800-235-3155 or (415) 859-3695. Users
experiencing problems with TAC login, or who have requests
for NIC services, are encouraged to call.
The NIC has numerous publically accessible information files
available in the following public directories:
o+ NETINFO:
o+ RFC: PROTOCOLS:
o+ SCC:
o+ IEN:
o+ DDN-NEWS:
Each directory has an index. Files are available for
anonymous FTP and, in most cases, are accessible via the
automatic mail server <
[email protected]>.
The NIC shadows IETF information in the publically accessi-
ble IETF: and INTERNET-DRAFTS: directories.
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _A_c_c_e_s_s
o+ FTP to <NIC.DDN.MIL> (<192.67.67.20>) to retrieve NIC
files.
o+ Telnet to <NIC.DDN.MIL> to use servers or run WHOIS
program.
o+ Send mail to <
[email protected]> to receive informa-
tion via the mail server.
o+ User Kermit server to retrieve NIC files
_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _t_h_e _R_e_s_o_u_r_c_e
All services are available to users of the DDN. Many ser-
vices are available to DARPA Internet users. Some services
are available via electronic mail to users of networks that
gateway to the Internet.
_M_i_s_c_e_l_l_a_n_e_o_u_s _I_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_o_n
NIC role mailboxes for further assistance:
May 23, 1990 NNSC Section 6.2, Page 2
[email protected] General user assistance and document requests
[email protected] User registration and WHOIS updates
[email protected] Host, domain, network changes and updates
[email protected] DDN network security information
[email protected] NIC computer operations
[email protected] Comments on NIC services and publications
[email protected] Automatic mail service
May 23, 1990 NNSC Section 6.2, Page 3
be introduced in the near future. Existing Taiwan BITNET
and ifNET (information NETwork) applications (including
electronic mail delivery, NetNEWS, and file transfer) will
be supported over TANet via IP connections.
Network Topchapter.6/section6-3.txt 664 30734 231 4612 4474000240 10420
NSF Network Service Center (NNSC)
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
NNSC
BBN Systems & Technologies Corporation
10 Moulton Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
_E_m_a_i_l:
[email protected]
_P_h_o_n_e: (617) 873-3400
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
The NNSC provides information services and technical assis-
tance to NSFNET end-users. Information and documents,
available in online and/or printed form, cover topics such
as resources (Internet Resource Guide), contacts at the
mid-level networks and at local campuses and institutions,
and network status reports. When prospective or current
users do not know whom to call concerning their questions
about NSFNET use, they should contact the NNSC.
Online information is available from the Info-Server, an
automated program which distributes documents in response to
specially formatted messages. For instructions about the
Info-Server, send a message to
[email protected] with
``HELP'' in the body of the message.
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _A_c_c_e_s_s:
NNSC is accessible from the Internet.
_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _t_h_e _N_N_S_C
NNSC services are geared toward users of NSFNET, however the
staff will provide assistance, either directly or by refer-
ring questions to a more appropriate source for information,
to users with general Internet-related questions or prob-
lems.
_________________________
The information in this section is provided in accor-
dance with the copyright notice appearing at the front
of this guide.
July 10, 1989 NNSC Section 6.3, Page 1
_M_i_s_c_e_l_l_a_n_e_o_u_s _I_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_o_n
To receive copies of the NNSC newsletter, the NSF Network
News, or other publications, please send a message to
[email protected].
July 10, 1989 NNSC Section 6.3, Page 2
FTP and, in most cases, are accessible via the
automatic mail server <
[email protected]>.
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Ocean Network Information Center (OCEANIC)
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
University of Delaware
College of Marine Studies
Lewes, DE 19958
ATTN: Katherine A. Bouton
_E_m_a_i_l: Internet -
[email protected],
SPAN - DELOCN::BOUTON,
Telemail - K.BOUTON/Omnet
_P_h_o_n_e: (302) 645-4278
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
OCEANIC, the Ocean Network Information Center primarily sup-
ports the World Ocean Circulation Experiment (WOCE) research
program. Examples of OCEANIC content are:
- WOCE program information
o+ summaries of research projects with emphasis on
data collection.
o+ WOCE Field Program plans, resources and maps.
o+ WOCE administrative information.
- Directories of oceanographic datasets:
o+ holdings of major data centers.
o+ directories of datasets of special interest to
WOCE.
- A WOCE data-tracking system:
o+ datasets planned, being collected, being analyzed,
and in data centers.
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dance with the copyright notice appearing at the front
of this guide.
June 19, 1989 NNSC Section 6.4, Page 1
- A library of data products.
OCEANIC also includes:
- A searchable directory of oceanographers on Inter-
net, SPAN, Telemail (Omnet and Kosmos), and Bit-
net.
- A searchable international oceanographic research
ship schedules.
OCEANIC is self-explanatory and menu-driven. Though
intended to work with simple terminals, to view graphical
material, you must use a terminal- emulation program compa-
tible with the Tektronix 4010 standard.
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _A_c_c_e_s_s:
INTERNET: telnet to host delocn.udel.edu (128.175.24.1) and
login with username INFO. No password is required.
SPAN: use SET HOST DELOCN, and login with username INFO. No
password is required.
TELEMAIL/ OMNET (Domestic USA): Use command GOTO SONIC.
Users in Alaska should use Telenet/Omnet network address
909014 and follow the instructions above.
INTERNATIONAL DIRECT: The preferred method is via the inter-
national packet-switched network address:
311030200612 - if your national system requires a 12-
digit address
31103020061200 - if your national system requires a 14-
digit address
Some national systems require two zeroes in front of the
address. You may need to experiment.
You will connect directly into OCEANIC. No password is
required.
INTERNATIONAL TELEMAIL/Omnet: You may connect via
Telemail/Omnet at one of these addresses:
311090900003 - if your local network requires a 12-digit
address
June 19, 1989 NNSC Section 6.4, Page 2
31109090000300 - if your local network requires a 14-digit
address
(NOTE: Users in Canada should use Datapac network address
1311090900014.)
You will get a Telenet "@" prompt after entering this
address.
@ MAIL
Username? YOUR USERNAME
Password? YOUR PASSWORD
Once you are signed on to TELEMAIL:
Command? GOTO SONIC
DIRECT DIAL UP: You may access OCEANIC directly using a
modem (up to 2400 baud, set at 7,1,N). Dial (302) 645-4204.
Login with user name INFO. No password is required.
_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _O_C_E_A_N_I_C
No restrictions. All oceanographers and meteorologists are
welcome.
_M_i_s_c_e_l_l_a_n_e_o_u_s _I_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_o_n
Telefax: (302) 645-4007
Telex: 7407728 WDIU UC
System Manager: Walt Dabell
(302) 645-4225
Internet:
[email protected]
Span: DELOCN::WALT
June 19, 1989 NNSC Section 6.4, Page 3
C, NCU, NCTU, NTHU, and NCKU. NTU, NTHU,
NCHU, and NCKU are now 9.6 kbps for backup purposes (they
will be changed to at least 64 kbps in 1992). Dynamic ISDN
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SPAN Network Information Center Online
Database System (SPAN_NIC)
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
SPAN Network Information Center
SPAN Operations Center
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Code 630.2
Greenbelt, Maryland 20771
_E_m_a_i_l:
[email protected] [Internet]
NSSDCA::NETMGR [SPAN]
_P_h_o_n_e: 301-286-7251 or FTS 888-7251
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
The SPAN NIC supports an interactive database system which
can be accessed by logging in to the SPAN NIC host.
The information in the database is grouped into six
categories:
(1) SPAN information section: General Information about
SPAN, Administration structure of SPAN, History of SPAN
(2) Query SPAN database of NODEs: Complete information
about a particular node, Listing of nodes by a particu-
lar field, Complete listing of all nodes in the data-
base
(3) INTERmail syntaxes: How to send mail from SPAN to other
users on other Networks and vice versa including SPAN
to X.25 hosts; SPAN to NASAmail; GSFCmail; TELEmail;
OMNET; SPAN to INTERnet (ex. ARPAnet); SPAN to BITnet &
EARN; SPAN to NSFnet; SPAN to JANET; SPAN to MFEnet;
JUNET; UUCP; ACSnet
(4) Important NEWS briefs: This section changes periodi-
cally to broadcast to the general SPAN public things
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dance with the copyright notice appearing at the front
of this guide.
10 August 1989 NNSC Section 6.5, Page 1
that are happening on SPAN.
(5) Access SPAN Library of Documents: Have document e-
mailed to you; Request document be postal mailed to you
(6) How to access other Network Information Centers (NICs)
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _A_c_c_e_s_s
Host Information
DECnet Internet
NODEnumber NODEname IP Address Domain Name
8 ______________________________________________________________
6.132 (6276) NSSDC 128.183.10.59 NSSDC.GSFC.NASA.GOV
6.133 (6277) NSSDCA 128.183.10.4 NSSDCA.GSFC.NASA.GOV
NSSDC is a VAX 11/780. NSSDCA is a VAX 8650.
To connect to the SPAN NIC via DECNET, type:
SET HOST NSSDCA <CR>
and log in as user SPAN_NIC. You can also set host to
NSSDC.
To connect to the SPAN NIC via the Internet, telnet to
either system and log in as SPAN_NIC.
Dial-in and Telenet access are also availalble. Contact the
SPAN NIC for details.
_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _t_h_e _S_P_A_N _N_I_C
All services are available to users of SPAN and the DECnet
Internet. Users who are part of the Internet are also wel-
come to use this service.
_M_i_s_c_e_l_l_a_n_e_o_u_s _I_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_o_n
For further assistance:
Linda Porter, Acting SPAN Operations Manager - for SPAN pol-
icy issues. SSL::PORTERL or
[email protected]
Pat Sisson, SPAN Security Manager - for security related
matters. NSSDCA::SISSON or
[email protected]
9 10 August 1989 NNSC Section 6.5, Page 2
Dave Peters, SPAN Internetwork Manager - for interworking
issues. NSSDCA::PETERS or
[email protected]
To receive hard copy of SPAN documents. NSSDCA::REQUEST or
[email protected]
10 August 1989 NNSC Section 6.5, Page 3
th the copyright notice appearing at the front
of this guide.
10 August 1989 NNSC Section 6.5, Page 1
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CREN/CSNET Coordination and Information Center (CIC)
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
CREN/CSNET Coordination and Information Center (CIC)
Bolt Beranek and Newman Inc
10 Moulton Street
Cambridge MA 02138
_E_m_a_i_l:
[email protected]
_P_h_o_n_e: (617) 873-2777
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
The Coordination and Information Center provides technical
and information support for members of CREN/CSNET. The CIC
staff also maintains the following automated services:
o+ The Info-Server:
[email protected] This automatic
program distributes documents in response to specially
formatted messages. The documents are also available
to Internet users through standard anonymous FTP login.
For instructions about this and other services, send a mes-
sage to
[email protected] with "HELP" in the body of the
message.
o+ The User Name Server:
[email protected] See section
4.4 of the _I_n_t_e_r_n_e_t _R_e_s_o_u_r_c_e _G_u_i_d_e.
o+ Fixaddr:
[email protected] (or
[email protected])
This program is a helpful first step in converting
mailing lists to up-to-date domain-style addresses.
Send a message with a mailing list in the body of the
message. The list should contain one address per line,
in the form "user@domain," for example,
"
[email protected]". Fixaddr will convert
_________________________
The information in this section is provided in accor-
dance with the copyright notice appearing at the front
of this guide.
Nov. 14, 1990 NNSC Section 6.6, Page 1
nick-names into official names. It checks both the DDN
NIC host table and the Internet domain servers, using
the MX option for off-Internet hosts. It knows about
non-domain-style names that have disappeared from the
NIC table.
o+ Nslookup:
[email protected] For hosts that do not have
access to domain servers. Send a message with domain
names or IP addresses, one per line, in the body of the
message. The nslookup program sends back a message
containing all the domain nameserver records (not just
the MX ones) for the named domains.
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _A_c_c_e_s_s
Unlimited: CIC services can be accessed by electronic mail
from CSNET hosts and from all other hosts that can exchange
mail with the Internet.
_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _t_h_e _C_e_n_t_e_r
Open to all Internet users.
_M_i_s_c_e_l_l_a_n_e_o_u_s _I_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_o_n
Karen Roubicek, Manager
Charlotte Mooers, User Services
Nov. 14, 1990 NNSC Section 6.6, Page 2
at one of these addresses:
311090900003 - if your local network requires a 12-digit
address
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Chapter M: Miscellaneous Resources
This section lists diverse Internet resources which defied
better categorization.
Contents
Chiron: Linotype Postscript Typesetter ................ M.1
Department of Energy Computer Incident Advisory
Capability (CIAC) ................................... M.2
Geographic Name Server ................................ M.3
MOSIS Chip Fabrication Server ......................... M.4
Nest - A Network Simulation Testbed ................... M.5
PROPHET ............................................... M.6
FAST - A Computer Network Broker for Standard
Electronic Parts .................................... M.7
Vax Book .............................................. M.8
2 April 1990 NNSC Section M.0, Page 1
Chapter M: Miscellaneous Resources
This section lists diverse Internet resources which defied
better categorization.
Contents
Chiron: Linotype Postscript Typesetter ................ M.1
Department of Energy Computer Incident Advisory
Capability (CIAC) ................................... M.2
Geographic Name Server ................................ M.3
chapter.M/sectionM-1.txt 664 30734 231 3454 4534254370 10513
Chiron: Linotype Postscript Typesetter
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
Chiron Inc.
P.O. Box 609
Cambridge, MA 02238
_E-_m_a_i_l:
[email protected]
_P_h_o_n_e: (617) 864-7853
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
Chiron Inc. owns a Linotype Linotronic 300P (PostScript
L300), and operates primarily from the UNIX environment.
The L300 produces typeset hardcopy at standard resolution of
1270 and high resolution of 2540.
Services range from keyboarding manuscripts, interfacing
files from various word-processing programs, writing page
formatting software (primarily in TROFF), to running users'
PostScript files. In addition, TeX output is supported on
the L300 with all Computer Modern typefaces and mixed with
Adobe typefaces. This service is primarily for the book and
journal business, and Chiron prefers jobs exceeding 50
pages.
Prices vary according to the services rendered.
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _a_c_c_e_s_s
Email to setup or for small jobs, ftp for larger files.
_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _T_h_e _P_r_i_n_t_e_r
No restrictions. Standardized fee structure for ``hang
tape,'' quotes for jobs that include editorial or formatting
work.
_________________________
The information in this section is provided in accor-
dance with the copyright notice appearing at the front
of this guide.
June 28, 1989 NNSC Section M.1, Page 1
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Department of Energy Computer Incident Advisory Capability (CIAC)
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
Computer Incident Advisory Capability
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
P.O. Box 808, L-619
Livermore, CA 94550
_E-_m_a_i_l:
[email protected] or
[email protected]
_P_h_o_n_e: (415) 422-8193 or (FTS) 532-8193
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
The Computer Incident Advisory Capability (CIAC) of the
Department of Energy (DOE) is located at the Lawrence Liver-
more National Laboratory in Livermore, California. CIAC is
the DOE crisis center for the handling of computer related
security incidents. CIAC rapidly investigates reports of
possible computer system penetrations, computer viruses, and
similar problems. Stopgap software solutions are provided
in real-time while robust binary and source level patches
are developed. CIAC distributes information about computer
related threats to sites that may be vulnerable to those
specific threats. CIAC also retains systems consultants,
applications specialists, and research scientists to assist
researchers in the security arena.
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _a_c_c_e_s_s
CIAC facilities are accessible via the Internet for elec-
tronic mail and file transfer.
_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _t_h_e _S_e_r_v_i_c_e
CIAC is primarily for the use of the DOE community, but is
also available to cooperate as needed, and as available, in
major security incidents involving other organizations.
_________________________
The information in this section is provided in accor-
dance with the copyright notice appearing at the front
of this guide.
22 November 1989 NNSC Section M.2, Page 1
_M_i_s_c_e_l_l_a_n_e_o_u_s _I_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_o_n
Further information can be obtained at the address above or
through the following contacts at CIAC:
Dr. E. Eugene Schultz, Jr., Lawrence Livermore Nat'l Lab,
P.O. Box 808, L-619, Livermore, CA 94550, (415) 422-8193,
[email protected]
David S. Brown, Lawrence Livermore Nat'l Lab, P.O. Box 808,
L-542, Livermore, CA 94550, (415) 423-9878,
[email protected]
Thomas Longstaff, Lawrence Livermore Nat'l Lab, P.O. Box
808, L-540, Livermore, CA 94550, (415) 423-9878,
[email protected]
22 November 1989 NNSC Section M.2, Page 2
ith the Internet.
_W_h_o _Cchapter.M/sectionM-3.txt 664 30734 231 5301 4612371327 10505
Geographic Name Server
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
2145 Blaney Drive
Ann Arbor, MI 48103
_E-_m_a_i_l:
[email protected]
_P_h_o_n_e: (313) 662-6520
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
As part of a network mapping project, we have implemented a
TCP-based geographic name server. In response to queries
consisting of a city name and/or ZIP code and an optional
state and/or country abbreviation, the server retrieves a
variety of data from a database containing information on
all US cities (~150,000). Queries containing UNIX ed(1)-
style regular expressions are also supported.
The geographic names database contains state, county, lati-
tude and longitude for all US cities. It also contains 1980
census population, elevation, area code, and ZIP code for a
large subset of the cities, as well as a small number of
international cities. The database contains information
about other geographic features such as counties, states,
rivers, lakes, summits, etc. in addition to populated
places.
The raw data were obtained from the United States Geodetic
Survey (USGS) and the US Postal Service. USGS is developing
a Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) as the main
repository for its ongoing National Gazetteer project.
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _a_c_c_e_s_s
Telnet to port 3000 on martini.eecs.umich.edu. The inter-
face is self-explanatory, though not necessarily human-
friendly (it is designed for use by programs).
_________________________
The information in this section is provided in accor-
dance with the copyright notice appearing at the front
of this guide.
16 April 1990 NNSC Section M.3, Page 1
_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _t_h_e _S_e_r_v_i_c_e
No restrictions.
_D_i_s_c_l_a_i_m_e_r
Merit Computer, Inc. is not responsible for supporting or
maintaining this service or its data.
_F_o_r _A_d_d_i_t_i_o_n_a_l _I_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_o_n
The author of this server is Tom Libert
(
[email protected]).
16 April 1990 NNSC Section M.3, Page 2
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The MOSIS Chip Fabrication System
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
The Mosis Service
USC/Information Sciences Institute
4676 Admiralty Way
Marina del Rey, CA 90292
E-mail:
[email protected]
_P_h_o_n_e: <none>
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
MOSIS is system that supports the design and fabrication of
VLSI chips via electronic mail. Users e-mail chip specifi-
cations to the MOSIS system and MOSIS will do basic checks
on the specification and then arrange for it to be fabri-
cated. The resulting chips are shipped (via U.S. mail, to
the requestor).
MOSIS also handles user inquiries via e-mail. To request
basic information send the following message:
REQUEST: INFORMATION
TOPIC: TOPICS
REQUEST: END
To get a copy of the User Manual, send the following mes-
sage:
REQUEST: INFORMATION
TOPIC: USER_MANUAL
REQUEST: END
To reach a member of the MOSIS staff, send the following
note:
_________________________
The information in this section is provided in accor-
dance with the copyright notice appearing at the front
of this guide.
June 21, 1989 NNSC Section M.4, Page 1
REQUEST: ATTENTION
(your message here)
REQUEST: END
Take care not to include any colons (`:'s) in message, as
MOSIS will try to parse it and your message may be garbled
as a result.
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _a_c_c_e_s_s
MOSIS can be reached via e-mail at
[email protected].
_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _M_O_S_I_S
MOSIS charges for its services. To use MOSIS you must
either provide a purchase order to cover your costs, or be
sponsored by DARPA or NSF. A program to provide support for
university classes in VLSI design may also provide funding.
For detailed information, contact the MOSIS project.
June 21, 1989 NNSC Section M.4, Page 2
[email protected]
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Nest - A Network Simulation Testbed
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
Jed Schwartz
450 Computer Science Building
Columbia University
New York, NY 10027
_E-_m_a_i_l:
[email protected]
_P_h_o_n_e: (212) 854-8192
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
The NEST simulation package developed at Columbia provides
a generic framework for simulating networks and prototyping
distributed systems. The NEST simulation runs in a sin-
gle UNIX process, and the NEST monitor runs in a
separate process, which may be remote. Simulations are
created using the NEST library, a C-language library which
runs under the all UNIX variants on VAX and 680x0 processors
(SPARC and RT soon). The library provides a simple, high-
level message-passing facility among a set of concurrent
lightweight processes which simulate a distributed system.
Simulations can be interactively monitored and managed using
the standard Nest monitor program, which permits dynamic
reconfiguration of the simulation. It is possible to
create/halt/continue/destroy simulated nodes and links, and
to alter their function and parameters, while a simulation
is in progress. Multiple monitors at different sites can
monitor a single simulation. The monitor is a monochrome
SUNView application (an X Windows implementation is under
development).
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _a_c_c_e_s_s
Both documentation and full sources are available on the
Columbia Vax [columbia.edu: 10.3.0.89].
There are four files in the ~ftp/pub directory:
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dance with the copyright notice appearing at the front
of this guide.
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221184 bytes nest-25-doc.tar Lineprinter formatted documentation.
438272 bytes nest-25-doc2.tar Scribe and PostScript formatted docs.
339968 bytes nest-25-src.tar Source for Nest simulation library.
208896 bytes nest-25-disp.tar Source for user interface display.
_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _t_h_e _S_e_r_v_i_c_e
Nest is available without cost to non-profit research and
educational organizations which have access to the Inter-
net. Others may order a tape through mail for a cost of
$100. by contacting Jed Schwartz at the above address. Nest
is made available for research purposes only. No part of
the Nest software may be redistributed by itself or as part
of any software package, except by express arrangement.
For-profit organizations and those without Internet access
may order a Nest tape through mail for a cost of $100. by
contacting Jed Schwartz at the above address.
_M_i_s_c_e_l_l_a_n_e_o_u_s _I_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_o_n
Please direct technical questions to Alex Dupuy:
[email protected], (212)854-4290
June 28, 1989 NNSC Section M.5, Page 2
Simulations can be interactively monitored and managed using
the standard Nest monitor program, which permits dynamic
reconfiguration of the simulation. It is possible to
create/halt/continue/destroy simulated nodes and links, and
to alter their function and parameters, while a simulation
is in progress. Multiple monitors at dchapter.M/sectionM-6.txt 664 30734 231 7504 4534254635 10524
PROPHET
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
BBN Systems and Technologies Corporation
10 Moulton St.
Cambridge, MA 02138
ATTN: K. McCarthy, MS 6/4C
_E-_m_a_i_l:
[email protected]
_P_h_o_n_e: (617) 873-2669
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
PROPHET is an NIH sponsored graphics-oriented software pack-
age designed to give biomedical researchers a wide range of
computing capabilities which can increase productivity and
expand computational options. Tools for data management,
analysis, and scientific visualization include: comprehen-
sive capabilities in statistics and mathematical modeling,
molecular modeling and display, nucleic acid and protein
sequence manipulation, and a high level programming
language. Some of the other services PROPHET offers are:
access to databases of biomedical interest, such as the Pro-
tein Data Bank from Brookhaven National Laboratory, GenBank,
the Cambridge Crystallographic Database, and the PIR protein
sequence database, user support via electronic mail, a tele-
phone hotline, an online help system, an electronic
newsletter, and an organized user group, extensive documen-
tation, and numerous research application-specific programs.
Software created by biomedical investigators, such as MBIR,
and commercial software, such as SAS, can be utilized within
PROPHET. Users are also connected via the Internet to a
broad community of life science researchers. Capabilities
exist for establishing both moderated and unmoderated bul-
letin boards in various scientific domains of interest.
PROPHET's open architecture design and advanced software
engineering results in a highly portable and well supported
package. The Biomedical Research Technology Program of
NIH's Division of Research Resources provides PROPHET at low
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dance with the copyright notice appearing at the front
of this guide.
27 November 1989 NNSC Section M.6, Page 1
cost to ensure that easy availability and wide distribution
will foster use of distributed network workstations in
research and lead to increased productivity.
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _a_c_c_e_s_s
PROPHET is on the Internet. The databases can also be
reached via the Internet or direct-dial telephone links.
_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _P_R_O_P_H_E_T
NIH grantees and their co-workers
_M_i_s_c_e_l_l_a_n_e_o_u_s _I_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_o_n
Further information may also be obtained by calling or writ-
ing:
Dr. Richard DuBois, Biomedical Research Technology Program,
Division of Research Resources, Westwood Bldg., Rm. 8A-15,
National Institutes of Health, 5333 Westbard Ave, Bethesda,
MD 20892. (301) 496-5411 or
[email protected]
_o_r
Dr. Howard Bilofsky, Intelligent Systems Research and
Development Department, BBN Systems and Technologies Cor-
poration, 10 Moulton St, Cambridge MA 02138. (617) 873-3553
or
[email protected]
27 November 1989 NNSC Section M.6, Page 2
address.
@ MAIL
Username? YOUR USERNAME
Password? YOUR PASSWORD
Once you are signed on to TELEMAIL:
chapter.M/sectionM-7.txt 664 30734 231 5134 4545752527 10527
FAST - A Computer Network Broker for Standard Electronic Parts
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
The FAST Project - USC/ISI
P.O. Box 10907
Marina del Rey, CA 90295-8831
_E-_m_a_i_l:
[email protected]
_P_h_o_n_e: (213) 822-1511
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
FAST is a computer based broker which is being developed to
perform business transactions automatically. It provides
users with least cost sources for standard parts like
integrated circuits, connectors and other electronic com-
ponents. Users request quotes and place orders from FAST
via Email. FAST orders parts for its users from its ven-
dors. The parts are drop shipped to the users. FAST pays
for the parts. Users reimburse FAST. While customers typi-
cally interact with the broker via Email, the vendors
interact with it via EDI X12, Email or Facsimile.
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _a_c_c_e_s_s
FAST can be accessed via Email.
_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _F_A_S_T
The service is open to anybody who can establish a blanket
purchase order with FAST. Under certain circumstances FAST
requires the blanket purchase order to be accompanied by
prepayment. Please send a message to
[email protected] contain-
ing the lines
REQUEST: INFORMATION
TOPIC: INTRODUCTION
REQUEST: END
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of this guide.
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for further information about how to use the service and on
how to establish a FAST account.
_M_i_s_c_e_l_l_a_n_e_o_u_s _I_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_o_n
For further information about FAST, please contact:
Anna-Lena Neches
FAST Operations Manager
The FAST Project - USC/ISI
P.O. Box 10907
Marina del Rey, CA 90292-8831
Phone: (213) 822-1511
Email:
[email protected],
[email protected]
10 October 1989 NNSC Section M.7, Page 2
k _a_c_c_e_s_s
FAST can be accessed via Email.
_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _F_A_S_T
The service is open to anybody who can establish a blanket
purchase order with FAST. Under certain circumstances FAST
requires the blanket purchase order to be accompanied by
prepayment. Please send a message to
[email protected] contain-
chapter.M/sectionM-8.txt 644 40253 231 6167 4606163002 10510
VAX Book
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
Joseph E. St. Sauver
Statistical Programmer and Consultant
235 Computing Center
University of Oregon
Eugene, OR 97403
_E-_m_a_i_l: (
[email protected] or JOE@OREGON)
_P_h_o_n_e: (503) 346-4394 extension 25
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
The 326-page _V_A_X _B_o_o_k attempts to answer most of the ques-
tions that University of Oregon users have had about using
VMS, EDT, the networks, statistics and graphics packages,
etc. Most of the concepts presented are illustrated by
means of annotated examples. A detailed table of contents
and index are included.
The book is available in either Digital Standard Runoff out-
put format suitable for printing on a line printer, or in
PostScript form suitable for printing on an Apple Laser-
Writer or other 300 DPI PostScript printer. I am also making
the raw .RNO files (and the code used to convert the guide
into TeX) available for those of you who are interested in
customizing the _V_A_X _B_o_o_k for your own site.
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _A_c_c_e_s_s
To get a free PostScript copy of the _V_A_X _B_o_o_k via anonymous
FTP try:
$ FTP DECOY.UOREGON.EDU (DECOY.UOREGON.EDU=128.223.32.19)
Name: anonymous Login as "anonymous."
Password: blah Use whatever you want for a password.
*cd pub/vaxbook Change to the pub/vaxbook directory.
*dir Look at the directory (if you want to).
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dance with the copyright notice appearing at the front
of this guide.
March 29, 1990 NNSC Section M.8, Page 1
*get README Check out the README file for help.
*binary Switch to binary mode.
*get vms.ps Get the postscript version of the book.
*get errata.ps Get errata pages for _V_A_X _B_o_o_k.
*quit
Note that your FTP commands might be somewhat different from
those shown.
_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _t_h_e _R_e_s_o_u_r_c_e
Anyone on the Internet may access the _V_A_X _B_o_o_k.
_M_i_s_c_e_l_l_a_n_e_o_u_s
If you like the _V_A_X _B_o_o_k, have any suggestions for addi-
tions, or catch any errors please drop a note to Joe St
Sauver at the above address. Eventually there may be a revi-
sion and comments are always helpful.
March 29, 1990 NNSC Section M.8, Page 2
information may also be obtained by calling or writ-
ing:
Dr. Richard DuBois, Biomedical Research Technology Program,
Division of Research Resources, Westwood Bldg., Rm. 8A-15,
National Institutes of Health, 5333 Westbard Ave, Bethesda,
MD 20892. (301) 496-5411 or
[email protected]
_o_r
Dr. Howard
FAST - A Computer Network Broker for Standard Electronic Parts
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
The FAST Project - USC/ISI
P.O. Box 10907
Marina del Rey, CA 90295-8831
_E-_m_a_i_l:
[email protected]
_P_h_o_n_e: (213) 822-1511
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
FAST is a computer based broker which is being developed to
perform business transactions automatically. It provides
users with least cost sources for standard parts like
integrated circuits, connectors and other electronic com-
ponents. Users request quotes and place orders from FAST
via Email. FAST orders parts for its users from its ven-
dors. The parts are drop shipped to the users. FAST pays
for the parts. Users reimburse FAST. While customers typi-
cally interact with the broker via Email, the vendors
interact with it via EDI X12, Email or Facsimile.
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _a_c_c_e_s_s
FAST can be accessed via Email.
_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _F_A_S_T
The service is open to anybody who can establish a blanket
purchase order with FAST. Under certain circumstances FAST
requires the blanket purchase order to be accompanied by
prepayment. Please send a message to
[email protected] contain-
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