Bit of web history (fwd)

[Alan Sondheim]

Bit of web history - this hasn't been updated for years and years - from the 
information file for the lynx text-only web browser:


             Internet Resources Meta-Index

    This document is intended to be a loosely
    categorized meta-index of the various
    resource directories and indices available on
    the Internet. Please send suggestions for new
    entries on this list (any index or directory
    of resources) to mosaic at ncsa.uiuc.edu.

World Wide Web

      * Searchable indices:
           + WWWW - the World Wide Web Worm
           + Meta-Library index at the Global
             Network Academy.
      * Subject indices:
           + Whole Internet Catalog from O'Reilly
             and Associates, a part of the Global
             Network Navigator.
           + WWW Virtual Library, a subject
             listing from CERN.
           + The Clearinghouse for
             Subject-Oriented Internet Resource
             Guides from the University of
             Michigan.
      * Server indices:
           + Central index of WWW servers at
             CERN.
           + Index of resources by protocol at
             CERN.
      * Miscellaneous indices and listings:
           + NCSA Mosaic documents:
                o NCSA What's New listing,
                  updated almost daily.
                o NCSA Mosaic Demo Document,
                  including an extensive index of
                  exemplary hypermedia
                  applications.
                o Network Starting Points, some
                  points of exploration for new
                  Internet users.
           + Network Services List at Honolulu
             Community College.
           + EXPO, a central point of departure
             for hypermedia exhibits on the
             Internet, including Library of
             Congress exhibits.
           + Hypermedia exhibitions index at
             ANBG.
           + Astronomical Internet Resources
             listing at STScI.
           + Discipline information indices at
             USGS:
                o Earth and Environmental
                  Science.
                o Astronomy.
                o Atmospheric Sciences.
                o Biology.
           + Resource listings at NASA Langley:
                o Government Information.
                o NASA Online Information.
           + Unified CS Technical Report Index at
             Indiana University.
           + Information Sources: the Internet
             and Computer-Mediated Communication
             by John December.
           + CyberSight, the central on-line
             "jumping off" point for alternative
             information seekers.

WAIS

      * Directory of servers at CNIDR (direct
        access for Mosaic 2.0).
      * Directory of servers at wais.com (direct
        access for Mosaic 2.0).

Gopher

      * Searchable indices:
           + Veronica (alternate interface at
             Library of Congress).
           + Jughead at Washington & Lee
             University; see also WLU's Finding
             Gopher Resources.
      * Subject indices:
           + The Global Electronic Library
             subject listing at the Library of
             Congress.
           + Gopher Jewels subject listing at
             Bath (alternate versions also at
             Bath and at Warwick.
           + Subject tree at Texas A&M.
           + Subject tree at Rice.
           + Subject tree at University of
             California Santa Barbara.
           + Subject tree at South Carolina.
           + Subject tree at University of Texas
             Dallas.
           + Subject tree at Virginia.
           + Subject tree at North Carolina
             State.
           + Subject tree at Purdue.
           + Subject tree at UTK.
           + Subject tree at University of North
             Texas.
           + Study Carrels at Vermont.
           + Gopher subject trees listing at
             Bath.
           + Gopher subject trees listing at MSU.
           + Community News Service: an index of
             lots of general-purpose information.
      * Server indices:
           + Gopherspace overview at Minnesota.
           + Finding Gopher Resources index at
             WLU, including an alternate
             comprehensive index of Gopher sites
             and a what's new area.
      * Miscellaneous indices and listings:
           + Virtual Reference Desk at University
             of California Irvine.
           + Simon Fraser University's Electronic
             Library
           + Federal Government Information, , an
             Internet Resources index, etc. at
             Library of Congress Marvel
           + InterNIC Info Source, particularly
             Virtual Treasures of the Internet;
             also InterNIC Directory of
             Directories
           + Computational Biology Gopher at
             Johns Hopkins; points to lots of
             computational biology information
             and a wide range of other biology
             Gopher servers.
           + Biogopher at ANU.
           + Biological Information Servers index
             at Stanford; a similar list by
             topic.
           + Global Information Services index at
             Stanford.
           + Environmental Information Catalog at
             CIESIN.
           + Electronic text archives and
             resource listing at Wiretap.
           + SunSITE at UNC, a general
             information repository and index.

Telnet

      * HyTelnet listing of online library
        services and other interactive services
        (served from the University of Kansas).
      * Yanoff Internet Services List at UWM
        (also Indiana University version).

FTP

      * Hypertext Archie Servers, a list of
        archie servers for Web users.
      * Archie Request Form at NCSA.

Experimental Metamap

    Here is an experimental graphical map of some
    of the resource indices and listings on the
    Internet.

Experimental Search Engine Meta-Index

    Here is an experimental meta-index of search
    engines on the Internet; requires Mosaic 2.0.