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Table of Contents
- Art
- Cuisine
- Education
- Games
- Genealogy
- Government
- Magazines
- Movies
- Music
- News and Current Events
- Religion
- Shopping Online
- Sports
- Television
- Travel
- ? defies our categories
RATING GUIDE OTHER CODES * * * * Excellent site (G) many inline graphics * * * Very good site (F) forms capable browser required * * Noteworthy * The pits Art
911 Gallery * * * (G)
A gallery of electronic media, including computer graphics, video, and music.Art History Server * * * * (G)
This server offers a variety of image collections and small presentations dealing with art history. Thousands of images.L.A. County Museum of Art * * * (G)
A virtual museum, containing works by European, Middle Eastern, Indian, Asian, and American artists.
Cuisine
Dallas Area Restaurant Guide * * * (G)
An index to the home pages of restaurants all over America.Electronic Gourmet Guide * * * * (G)
An excellent internet e-zine devoted to food and cooking.
Education
Calculus Graphics * * * * (G)
A collection of graphical demonstrations in GIF and MPEG format for first year calculus. Includes computing the volume of water in a tipped glass, Archimedes' calculation of pi, and a bouncing ball.Carnegie Mellon School of Computer Science * * * *
This site got an honorable mention in the 1994 Best of the Web awards. It contains many computer science, library, and web resources, computing information, and some fun non-academic pages as well.Kids' Web * * * (G)
A collection of Internet resources for parents and children to explore together.Preview The Heart * * * * (G)
Explore the wonders of the human heart in beautiful full color graphics and easy to understand explanations.The Shakespeare Server * * * *
All about the bard of Avon.
Games
Anagram Server * * *
Did you know that Clint Eastwood is an anagram for Old West Action?Type in a short word or phrase, and this server will show you all anagrams that can be made from it.Chess Library * * * *
A library dedicated to the game of kings. Contains an archvie of World Championship games and a list of more chess resources on the internet.Interactive WWW Games List * * *
A long list of web sites that offer interactive games.Mind Games * *
Puzzling psychological diversions.
Genealogy
The Genealogy Home Page * * * *
An excellent collection of genealogy resources.
Government (USA)
NASA * * * * (G)
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration's server. A very large web site that will take days for you to explore.THOMAS * * * * (F)
Search the congressional record by keyword. An excellent method to search for United States legislative information.White House * * * * (G)
The home page of the United States Government.
Magazines
Advertising Age * * * * (G)
The online version of the fine periodical. Very good layout.Wired * * * (G)
Interesting, fast-paced, and sometimes irreverent articles relating to the electronic and networking age, news and reviews, interviews and fun tidbits.
Movies
Music
The Underground Music Archive * * * * (G)
It keeps getting better and better!
News and Current Events
Mercury Center Web * * * * (G)
An information service of the San Jose Mercury News. Some features require registration.
Religion
The WWW Bible Gateway * * * *
Search for words throughout several translations of the Holy Bible.
Shopping Online
Aircraft Shopper Online * * (G)
Need an airplane, but Lear jets are outside your budget? Consider buying a used airplane from these folks. If you can't even afford a used plane, you can always just browse the cool pictures.I-Mall (Meckler Web) * * * * (G)
A huge online shopping mall fashioned after a real-world department store.Offworld Metaplex * * * (G)
One of the better online malls, sporting a snazzy science-fiction theme.
Sports
National Football League * * * *
Information and statistics on your favorite teams, players, and shenanigans.National Basketball Association * * * *
Follow basketball from preseason to championship.National Hockey League * * * *
Scores, standings, schedules, and penalty-box updates for professional hockey.
Television
Public Broadcasting Service * * * * (G)
Support public broadcasting! Bookmark this web site.
Travel
Resort Sports Network * * * (G)
Information about weather, trail conditions, special events, dining, real estate, etc. for active vacationers.
? Defies Our Categories
The Electric Postcard * * *
Send an electronic postcard! Pick a card, write your message (which can include links and images) and send it off. The recipient is notified that a postcard has been sent and how to pick it up.The Amazing Fish-Cam! * * * (G)
Every 5 minutes, a digital camera captures an image of this fellow's fishtank for the world to see. Much information about fish, aquariums, and digital cameras.Mandelbrot Explorer * * * * (G, F)
Explore the wondrous worlds of fractal mathematics in beautiful color graphics.
