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From: decemj@aix.rpi.edu (John Arthur December)
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Subject: Internet Tools Summary
Date: 21 May 1993 04:54:07 GMT
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Hello,

I've updated my file describing Internet Tools:

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Internet Tools Summary
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Created/copyright John December(decemj@rpi.edu) Release 1.10; 16 May 93
Comments welcome.  This document's updates are available via
anonymous ftp host: ftp.rpi.edu, file: pub/communications/internet-tools
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PURPOSE:  to compactly summarize tools available on the Internet 
   that are used for network information retrieval (NIR), Computer-
   Mediated Communication (CMC), or other services.
AUDIENCE:  those involved in using NIR or CMC tools and 
   services and beginners who want a compact list of what is available. 
ASSUMPTIONS: the reader knows the basics of anonymous ftp, telnet,
   how to navigate on on-line menu; the information is oriented to UNIX 
   or similar O/S.
ENTRY FORMAT: Each tool entry in this list corresponds to the format:
   *Tool Name
    Sum:  A one-line description of what this tool does
    Act:  A representation of the action of this tool using my notation
    Demo: (UNIX) instructions for trying out tool
    Doc:  source of further documentation; (aftp = anonymous ftp)host:file

[rest of file goes here]


Changes from release 1.00 to release 1.10:
> *Jughead 
>  Sum:  gets menu information from various gopher servers
>  Act:  ?
>  Demo: none ?
>  Doc:  aftp ftp.cc.utah.edu:pub/gopher/GopherTools/jughead/jughead.ReadMe
> 
> *Mosaic 
>  Sum:  provides network distributed hypermedia system for information discovery 
>  Act:  U :*(): G(L <= S[F]..S[F]); U := M <- S[F]
>  Demo: get binaries aftp ftp.ncsa.uiuc.edu:/Mosaic/xmosaic-binaries/
>  Doc:  aftp ftp.ncsa.uiuc.edu:/Mosaic/mosaic-papers/getting-started.ps.Z
> 
> *Mbone
>  Sum:  live audio and video multicast virtual network on top of Internet 
>  Act:  U :*(): M <-> H[R]
>  Demo: ?
>  Doc:  aftp venera.isi.edu:mbone/faq.txt
> 
> *Ping 
>  Sum:  requests echo from network host; see if remote host is up
>  Act:  U := M <= H
>  Demo: ping uiuc.edu
>  Doc:  aftp uxc.cso.uiuc.edu:utils/ping/README; man ping

-- John

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John December/decemj@rpi.edu/Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute/Troy, New York
PhD Student/Department of Language, Literature, and Communication