COMPUTER SOFTWARE
Backto 1997 EDUCATIONAL LINKS... by Nanis
http://www.adobe.com
Stop here for information about Adobe products and support.The reader software Acrobat is available for download and you'llfind plenty of PDF (Portable Document Format) files and sitelinks to browse.
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http://www.macfaq.com/
This site caters pretty comprehensively to a Mac user's everyneed. Software sites are listed in detail, reviews of hardwareand software are culled from a variety of sources and FAQs,periodicals, newsgroups and trade shows all get a mention.However, in an odd way The Well Connected Mac feels like it'sonly one up from an FTP site. The psychology is that of an avidand very experienced user and there's not much contextualchit-chat to make you feel at home.There was also a slightproblem with the search facility when Internet visited, ie itwasn't there.
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http://hyperarchive.lcs.mit.edu/HyperArchive.html
Yes Siree! This is the big one, not the only one, but as muchfun as you're likely to have downloading files for your AppleMac, if you're not doing it by FTP that is! Folder after folderof Apple goodies, simply labelled and accompanied by an abstractof what you're getting. If you haven't tried out Aaron, theextension to Apple's next operating system's interface, then goget it. Remarkably this site, like every other many-mirrored Macarchive, is rarely busy Ü until now!
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http://www.archi.tku.edu.tw/cwsapps/cwsa.html
This is a superb and completely essential selection of allthe latest release shareware accessible on the Internet. Eachapplication is reviewed, rated and located, so you can jumpstraight to the site. Indispensable.
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http://www.bogo.co.uk/doug/click/enter_click.html
This is an extraordinarily neat and handy haven for peoplelooking for somewhere to demo what they've done with theirmultimedia authoring tools, most specifically Macromedia'sDirector software. Practically any errant surfer can give 'em ago as well because the Viewer for Windows is pretty easy todownload, as is the nifty little projector application that'sbeen created for the Mac. (Haven't you heard of Shockwave mate?)Having attempted the 'small test' to check that everything isworking, then there are a few movies to look at. They're all demoversions Ü fairly modest files which won't be savedautomatically in Netscape Ü but it's a small-scale experimentthat may amuse.
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http://www.stream.com
[stream.pcx] Stream is one of the US's biggest softwaresellers. From this impressive site you both buy software and gettechnical support. A sprinkling of products can be downloadeddirect from the site once you've paid the asking price. A smartfeature allows you to customise the site so you only view theproducts you're interested in - for example, if you're a Maccieyou can choose to just view those products. There's heaps ofdetail on the 1,200 products for sale along with recommendedhardware details so from a pre-buying research point of view.There's also free access to tech support knowledge bases anddiscussion forums plus a pay-by-the-answer specialist supportservice which costs $9.95 a pop.
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http://ferret.lmh.ox.ac.uk/~david/java/bugs/
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http://www.frontiernet.net/~software/
This is a comprehensive resource for anybody looking for freesoftware and shareware on the Net. Delights include a daily CoolTool (ooer), jazz MIDI files from the Downbeat cafÚ and a joke aday from the Barking Spider. You'll also find links to searchengines and all of the best shareware sites, anti-virusinformation and all sorts of useful tips. The policy is to onlylist sites 'to die for' and that said it's really rather good!
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http://www.microsoft.com/mind
Boffo blurb in magazine format for developers of Internetmultimedia, corporate intranets, games and interactive TV.
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http://www.faxware.com
[faxware.pcx] Tobit's FaxWare site doesn't push back theboundaries of Web design but at least you can download a demoversion of its FaxWare 4 product from the site. FaxWare isserver-based fax software which runs under Novell's NetWareallowing you to schedule the sending of faxes over the network.
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http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/park/6011/
Doug is a bit of a tightwad so he's put this page together toexplain how to get software for free. There's not much by the wayof groovy graphics or editorial content...just a table explainingwhy free software is a good thing (obvious really!) and links toa few freeware and shareware sites. The site won't win any awardsfor design, but if you're looking for that elusive program andyou don't want to pay the earth, it may be a good place to start.
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http://www.project.com/project/clicktracks.html
This is one of those great geek time-wasting projects likebeing obsessed with snack foods, discussing favourite Star Trekepisodes and playing your colleagues at Doom. It's like thescreensaver equivalent of tapping your bic biro in time to musicÜ simply install, play a CD, turn on the radio or an outsidemusic source and follow the beat of the music by clicking on yourmouse. The screen becomes a dance floor and images (smiley heads,bouncing balls, cubes etc) are choreographed in time to themusic. By clicking on different areas of the screen it's possibleto create all kinds of different effects. James Brown's Get On Upcertainly caused a stir in the Internet office. This downloadabledemo version contains just one digital dancefloor but comes as a1.0.1 (Fat binary) 1158k BinHex 4 encoded self -extractingarchive for Macintosh and Power Macintosh computers requiring4 Mb of Ram and an 040 processor with a monitor capable of 8-bitat 640x480 as a minimum. Phew! It's a real laugh, very silly, butwho cares Ü like having a little disco on your desktop.
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http://www.benchin.com/
Another directory of software on the World Wide Web but hey,this time it's got a cheesy name and it thinks it's your pal.Benchin' has over 70,000 product reviews in its database butwhere it comes into its own is with the business, professional,vertical market, whatever you want to call it. In other words thespecialised stuff. Structurally it's very sound Ü category orword search options and links to products and manufacturers'sites Ü but it's struggling to find an opinion and isfrantically recruiting reviewers to 'bench' (sounds a bitpainful) the software itself. Until then, it's another big longlist...
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http://www.shareware.com/
This is a totally fabulous new service from the totallyfabulous people at c/net central. With over 160,000 softwarefiles on offer, there's a search facility, an option to view themost popular downloads, and each day the site reviews a new titlefor both PC and Macintosh. Go ahead and subscribe and you'll findout what's on offer on a weekly basis. This site has to be seento be believed.
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FTP to:src.doc.ic.ac.uk/
A much-used favourite index and archive of FTP sites, ask anyInternet old hand. Such a wealth of information is easilybrowsed, although you may find yourself going on a long journeyto find what you want. Check the 'packages' section whichprovides a shortcut to the most referenced material as thedirectory listing the entire contents of the archive is over 25Meg. Woah!
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http://www.yourprice.co.uk
Aiming to sell CDs, videos and computer games atapproximately 20% off the recommended retail price, Your Price iscurrently offering deals on PC, Sega, Nintendo and Playstationpackages. Includes three working days recorded delivery serviceand a 14-day return guarantee.
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http://www.multimedia-solutions.co.uk
Online version of comprehensive CD-Rom catalogue, promotingproducts from a variety of publishers. Of special interest toschools, as it mainly stocks educational titles, MultiMediaSolutions also offers advice on hardware requirements.
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http://cwsapps.texas.net/
This is a superb and completely essential selection of allthe Winsock freeware and shareware accessible on the Net. Eachapplication is reviewed, rated and located, so you can jumpstraight to the site. Indispensable.
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http://www.halcyon.com/knopf/jim
This sappy little page is very rewarding. In practical terms,it includes a number of links to shareware sites. On anotherlevel it tells the story of Jim Knopf (or 'button' as he calledhimself), the little guy who created a program called PC-File andstarted the shareware ball rolling. An admonitory tale, he had aheart attack at 49 and is now in semi-retirement, compiling thesepages for you.
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http://www.demon.co.uk/icon/
Blimey O'Riley. It comes to something when you can't tellthat it's a boring, old, computer company site you're accessingand not some funky, state-of-the-art ezine. That's because IconBusiness Systems has some deeply funky pages, which are highlyfunny and informative. Hardware, software? Whatever takes yourfancy. Includes some well worth reading reviews of Windows 95.
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http://www.cex.co.uk/cex/info/zun1.htm
Computer Exchange is like Swap Shop for games. They also doconsoles and PCs. That aside, there's plenty of non-nerdy jollyjapes here. See page 3 of the jokey spoof Sun.
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http://www.shock.co.uk/
Easy to use, all in plain English, systems and softwareconsultancy. Unusually, a company with a sense of humour and someimaginative links to non-computer-related sites.
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http://www.nag.co.uk
This long established UK software supplier deals inmathematical, visualisation and tool software in Fortran, C andother languages, on a wide range of systems. The site includesdownloadable software as well as information on all NAG'sproducts. If NAG's you're bag, this is for you.
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http://www.demon.co.uk/house-of-cd-rom/
Extensive list of bargain priced CD-Roms. Microsoft,Electronic Arts and Dorling Kindersley products are covered indepth, with a What's New section and a limited range of adultstuff. To order you must be a member, at the price of £7 a year.
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http://the-tech.mit.edu/KPT/KPT.html
Kai Krause has a reputation for being a leading expert in theuse of Adobe Photoshop and third-party plug-in softwaredevelopment. He is a mine of design information and this is ahighly specialised masterclass for all those with disk space bigenough to take advantage of his tips.
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http://www.id-london.co.uk
Basically a plug for this database management softwaredeveloper, pushing the company's flagship product BASISplus andelectronic publishing system SGMLserver. The major campaign isfor the BASIS WEBserver, where users can open their databases tothe public via the Internet. Low on support, big on product.
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http://www.pixel.co.uk/pixel
This is a prime opportunity to browse TERMiTE, aBritish-based terminal emulation package that enables you tounite your PCs running Windows and DOS to your open system.Complete with company and product information and support data,TERMiTE is also offering a free 30-day evaluation of the programif you simply provide a few details online.
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http://audrey.fagg.uni-lj.si/cgi-bin/shase/Form
This Slovenian shareware database overcomes one of Archie'sshortcomings, by enabling you to search through file descriptionsas well as names. It includes many reknowned FTP archives such asMicrosoft, CICA, Linux and InfoMac. Once you've found your file,just click to retrieve it.
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http://www.lotus.com
If you've got the feeling that Lotus is struggling to keep upwith its obvious competitors, this Web service may add to yoursuspicions. Just compare its stock performance against the likesof Microsoft, Symantec, Novell and the Dow Jones average byclicking on its title. It's certainly attractive, and at firstglance seems to show a bold face, but don't expect to find abundle of updates, patches, user forums or clever tips for usingits software suite. It's another one of those corporate presenceswhere you can't see the product for the sales account executives'shoeshine.
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http://www.vni.com/
Visual Numerics supplies FORTRAN and C library tools, visualdata analysis (VDA) software and scientific presentation graphicssoftware. Its products include the IMSL libraries, the PV-WAVEfamily, and Stanford Graphics. Apart from furnishing productdetails and technical support, this site intends to act as aforum and a launch pad to the anonymous FTP server.
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http://software.net/
The time can't be far off when it's standard practice todistribute commercial software either via a secured Internetconnection or by direct dial access. Software.net is close toachieving this here, with several titles for download through asecured link. Most, though, are conventionally boxed for Fedexdelivery.
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http://www.springsoft.com/
Springsoft is a European publisher of Windows software.Here's where to explore and download its products.
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http://www.qdeck.com
Information and downloading point for Quarterdeck's Mosaicfor Windows and HTML WebAuthor for WinWord 6.0.
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http://www.oracle.com/
News and information about Oracle's database product range isavailable here.
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http://www.delorme.com/
Delorme Mapping based in Freeport, Maine, specialises inmapping software, databases and atlases. This site features itsonline product catalogue, map demonstrations, technical supportand employment opportunities within the firm. Products availableinclude paper maps, global positioning systems, computer mappingproducts and a CD-Rom-based street map of the entire USA.
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http://www.symantec.com
Information and support on Symantec/Norton's award winningrange of virus checking and disk management utilities. There'salso free software to download, as well as a useful set of linksto other vendors.
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http://whiz.mfi.com:80/msj/
Search the database for things that interest you in the1994-1995 Tools for Windows product guide, produced by MillerFreeman Inc. The company's Microsoft Systems Journal's home pagewill be available soon, also from this site.
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http://www.mathworks.com
The MathWorks home site includes information and support forall the company's scientific and engineering software, forexample a 'work around' on the problems caused by the IntelPentium processor. There's also a gallery of mathematicallycreated art which could do with some more entries, if you're aMatlab whiz.
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http://www.ibm.net
This page is nothing short of what you would expect fromindustry heavyweight IBM. There are links to travel, shopping,libraries, PC information, sports, news, cool and new sites,business advice and most things you can think of. However, don'tclick on the home page pointer unless you really need a run-downon IBM products. This will be the home page for OS/2 users and isa great, though humourless, resource.
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FTP to:ftp.wordperfect.com
This is a dull effort by WordPerfect. All you get is accessto product literature and a list of telephone support costs. Noobvious access to patches and fixes or dialogue about newproducts. Presumably that will come.
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http://www.microsoft.com
This major effort by Microsoft will show computing companieshow to extend their services through the Internet. There's alarge amount of information for developers and Microsoft productusers including sections of information about Windows andWolverine Ü the new 32-bit TCP/IP stack for Windows. It's alsopossible to get access to patches, sample code and text files.This will be a major Internet resource and is also available viaFTP at ftp.microsoft.com and Gopher at gopher.microsoft.com
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http://www.harrier.com
A simple, unpretentious set of pages giving technicalinformation about TCP/IP products distributed by Harrier in theUK and France, including seminar dates as well as in-depthtechnical information.
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