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		      	     THE INTERNET MALL 
		      Shopping on the Information Highway

	   A monthly list of commercial services available via Internet

		  Maintained by Dave Taylor <taylor@netcom.com>
 	                 [issue #3, 1 March, 1994]

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

FIRST FLOOR: MEDIA

Books

Looking for some Shakespeare or Dickens? You'll find the online
version of Book Stacks Unlimited, of Cleveland, Ohio a great addition
to the Internet shopping mall. To connect: telnet books.com

Future Fantasy, a bookstore of Science Fiction, Fantasy, Mystery and
Horror, is now on the net. You can browse their catalog and place orders
through Mosaic. Use the URL:
   http://www.commerce.digital.com/palo-alto/FutureFantasy/home.html

United Techbook Company of Longmont Colorado offers an online book
service that encompasses over a million titles. You can connect, search
for titles, and order books by using the command 'telnet utcbooks.com'
with the account 'utc' (the password is also 'utc').

There are a number of specialty bookstores available through the Whole
Earth 'Lectronic Link: type 'gopher gopher.well.sf.ca.us' and choose
'commercial services' to find FringeWare,  Extreme Books (catalog also
available via email at 'catalog@mailer.extremebooks.com') and Nebula
Books, an online science fiction bookstore in Canada.

Infinity Link Network Services offers an online catalog of CDs, video
tapes, books, and laserdisks, all by connecting via telnet to
columbia.ilc.com - log in as 'cas' at the prompt.  Alternatively, use
gopher by typing 'gopher columbia.ilc.com'

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

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

Annex: Technical and Computer Books

Softpro Books is a small computer bookstore with shops in both Boston
and Denver and an online catalog of over 1000 titles. SoftPro is also
available on the world.std.com gopher server (choose "Shops of the
World").  You can also contact them through email:
softpro@world.std.com

O'Reilly & Associates, publishers of a wide variety of high quality
books on Unix and Internet topics offer their books directly through the
Internet.  Point your gopher to 'ora.com' (e.g., 'gopher ora.com') or
telnet to ora.com with the login 'gopher'.

High Mountain Press Direct offers books on Unix, CAD, desktop publishing 
and geographic information systems topics. You can request catalogs and
order titles by sending mail to 'info@bookstore.hmp.com'

Artech House, a technical book and software publisher, offers hundreds
of different technical titles - and some software and video tapes - via
the Internet. Connect to 'gopher world.std.com' and choose 'Shops of
the World'.

One of the larger technical bookstores accessible online is Quantum
Books, of Cambridge, Massachusetts with 20,000 titles on-hand and a
database of 65,000 titles. The focus is primarily computer science,
math and physics.  Contact them by gopher: look in 'Shops of the World'
after connecting with 'gopher world.std.com'.

If you're in Canada and you're interested in computer books and other
technical books, Roswell Computer Bookstore of Halifax, Nova Scotia has
a catalog of over 7000 books available online. Use 'gopher' and connect
to 'nstn.ns.ca' and choose items 8 and 4 to see what they have.

Silicon Valley is a logical place to find a great technical and
computer bookstore, but through the Internet, you can also get to
Computer Literacy Bookstore by electronic mail: send a message to
info@clbooks.com to learn more about this service.

+ The Magazine Rack
+ 
+ Samples of many different magazines are available on the Internet,
+ as shown below <<if you can supply a sentence or two about any of
+ these, please send mail to taylor@netcom.com. Note that only those
+ magazines that have excerpts and subscription information are appropriate
+ for this list - for free e-magazines check with Yanoff or similar.>>
+ 
+  "The New Republic" via 'gopher gopher.internet.com'
+  "The Global Network News": http://nearnet.gnn.com/news/home/news.html
+  "Mother Jones": http://www.mojones.com/motherjones.html
+  "WIRED": http://www.ncb.gov.sg/wired/WoWWW.html
+  "The Internet Letter" through the Web at:
+    http://www.mtv.com/commercial_resources/internet_letter/index.html
+ 
+ All these and more are also available by checking into the Electronic
+ Newsstand, a commercial service you can reach through the Internet.
+ Try: gopher internet.com or telnet internet.com, login 'enews'.
+ Email info@enews.com for more information on the service.
+ 
+ Branch Information Services also offer magazine subscriptions, and
+ you can connect with 'gopher branch.com' or 'http://branch.com:1080'
+
+ "The Magazine For Adult Children of Aging Parents" is for anyone facing
+ the questions, issues, and concerns from having an aging parent. Covers
+ all aspects of eldercare, including the emotional costs of care. Sample
+ articles and subscription form are available.  Via the WorldWide Web:
+   href="http://www.service.com/answers/cover.html">ANSWERS</

Music and Video 

Infinity Link Network Services offers a catalog of video tapes,
laserdisks, CDs and books accessible by connecting via telnet to
columbia.ilc.com - log in as 'cas' at the prompt.  Alternatively, point
your gopher there with 'gopher columbia.ilc.com'

+ With an online catalog of over 80,000 titles, the Compact Disc
+ Connection is perhaps the best of the current bunch if you're looking
+ for some specific music. To visit this store, telnet zen.holonet.net and
+ log in as 'cdc' at the prompt.
+
+ For the lastest in MIDI software and hardware, including Roland, EMU,
+ Korg, Tascam and Marshall, Horizons One can provide you a one stop
+ solution. Inquiries and orders by email: midiwiz@interaccess.com

SECOND FLOOR: Personal Items

+ Personal Items

Sunglasses, Shavers and More! catalog available through the Internet,
though users interested in the Braun, Bausch & Lomb, Corning, Forchner and
Victornox products will have to settle electronic mail only at this 
point: send a message to 'sunglass@clark.net' for a catalog.

+ Games

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

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

Florist

If you're perennially late with flowers and other gifts for your
significant other, you'll be delighted to know that there's now a a
florist on the Internet. Grant's Florist and Greenhouse can be reached
+ through Mosaic (http://florist.com:1080) or gopher; use 'gopher
florist.com'.

+ Adult Toys

Okay, so you can get flowers, music, and books through the Internet,
but what about that really special, unusual item you'd like to give your
significant other?  J.T. Toys offers an electronic sex and adult toystore
accessible via gopher: connect to world.std.com and look in 'Shops of
the World'.

THIRD FLOOR: Computer Hardware and Software

Software

If you're a scientific type, you've probably already bumped into the
book "Numerical Recipes: The Art of Scientific Computing", but did you
know that all the source code shown in that book is available to buy
online in both C and FORTRAN? Connect with 'gopher cfata4.harvard.edu'.

The Programmer's Shop is a ten-year-old company offering a wide
selection of programming tools, with a catalog of thousands of
different products.  Also included in the list are applications,
utilities, hardware, and more.  Connect with them by 'gopher
world.std.com' and choosing 'Shops of the World', or through email to
progshop@world.std.com

If you're looking for the BSDI version of Berkeley Unix for your
computer system, you can contact the BSDI company directly via
electronic mail for information and catalogs. Use Mosaic and
connect to www.bsdi.com or try 'gopher gopher.bsdi.com'

Annex: CDROMs

Software junkies already know about Walnut Creek CDROM: it publishes
over forty different collections of public domain and shareware
software CDROM disks ranging from X Window sources to Mac and PC
programs. You can see their catalog by using 'finger info@cdrom.com'
and order by sending mail to 'orders@cdrom.com'.

CD Publishing Corp makes available a variety of different CDROM disks
containing archival copies of Usenet, networking software for PC
computers, and more. Gopher to gopher.cdpublishing.com for more
information.

Hardware

Interested in a new PC that runs a version of UNIX? Then you'll want
to check with Fintronic Linux Systems, a company that offers a wide 
range of PC systems with Linux, a free Unix-like operating system, 
pre-installed. Obtain their catalog by 'finger linux-sales@fintronic.com'

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

FOURTH FLOOR: Services

Government Service Contracts and Documents

Looking for sales and pricing information on products available through
GSA contracts, indefinite delivery contracts, and open market?  This is
a great place to check: telnet netmark.com and use 'netmark' as a login
name.

Document Center is a hard copy document delivery service specializing in
government and industry specifications and standards. info@doccenter.com
or gopher doccenter.com, choose "Document Center" or, if you're using
Mosaic: http://www.service.com/doccenter/home.html

Credit Checks

With all these electronic transactions flying back and forth, it was
only a matter of time before a company came along to offer credit
reporting services through the net too. Infotech Information
Technologies of Charlotte, North Carolina now offer individual and
business credit reports, Dunn & Bradstreet information, a social
security locator service, arrest and conviction records and a whole lot
more. Contact them via email at 'infotech@fx.net'

Commercial Email Address Tracking Service

If you've ever tried to send mail to someone just to have it bounce, 
you might be interested in this professionally maintained, easily
searched commercial database of email users.  To learn more about
this service, send mail to 'sled@drebes.com' with the subject "info".

Small Business Incorporation

Running a small business and ready to incorporate? You don't even have
to leave your terminal if you contact The Company Corporation, the 
largest on-line incorporation service in the world. Connect to them
with 'gopher incorporate.com', Mosaic http://incorporate.com/tcc/home.html
or email: corp@incorporate.com

Transcripts

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

+ Telemarketing
+ 
+ Telecommunications and information marketing is a booming business,
+ and INFOMARK, a consulting company that can help you design your
+ own marketing strategies, is online. You can purchase a copy of
+ their "900" number source guide by connecting either with gopher
+ or WWW to marketplace.com.
+ 
+ Email-based FAX Service
+ 
+ Need to send a FAX but just don't have a FAX machine or FAX modem
+ handy? Then AnyWare Associates' FAXiNET might be just the service
+ for you. Once you're subscribed, you can send email that they auto-
+ matically FAX to the specified party or parties worldwide. For 
+ more information, send email to info@awa.com
+ 
+ Real Estate
+ 
+ You can do just about anything else, and now National Real Estate
+ Services of Vancouver, BC, Canada, is publishing their franchise
+ database of over 20,000 real estate listings. More connectivity
+ is on the way, but today you can connect through the WorldWide Web
+ with the URL http://www.gems.com/realestate/.

	   **** Notes on the Internet Shopping Mall ****

  This listing is maintained by Dave Taylor, who is responsible for
  the specific prose in each listing. If you disagree with anything
  stated, have good or bad experiences with any of these services,
  or, most importantly, have additional services to add to this list,
  please send me electronic mail: taylor@netcom.com.  Please note 
  that I am in no way able to guarantee the legitimacy of any
  service listed herein and am in no way liable for any good or
  bad experiences you might have. Caveat emptor!

  The criteria for being on this list are that the services must
  be available on the Internet, must have products that they sell
  and must be able to be ordered through the net directly, either
  by gopher, wais, www, mosaic, or email. Excluded from this list
  are Internet service providers themselves and contract technical
  support from companies.

  This list is available through a variety of mechanisms: type
  'finger taylor@netcom.com' for more the most recent information.

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