The Online World Part 8

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To get the "Music List of Lists," an overview of music oriented mailing lists, send email to [email protected] .

GRIND (write [email protected]) focuses on discussions about grindcore/death metal/heavy thrash music. PRIMUS is about the funk/rock band Primus (write to [email protected]).

KLARINET (on [email protected]) is a network bringing news, information, research and teaching items of interest, and other related information for clarinet players, teachers, students, and enthusiasts.

"Backstreets" on UUCP is for those who love the music of Bruce Springsteen ([email protected]). "Eclipse" (eclipse- [email protected]) focuses on Pink Floyd and his music. If a fan of Jimi Hendrix, join "hey-joe" ([email protected]).

In "bra.s.s," the topic is bra.s.s band music (write to bra.s.s- [email protected] for access).

"J-Pop" ([email protected] via UUCP) has discussions about j.a.panese pop/rock of today.

Wine and food ------------- Some people would rather fill their stomachs than their ears. They call CompuServe for the Cooks Online forum (for gourmets) and the Bacchus Wine Forum (for their throats).

BITNET has the mailing list "Eat" ([email protected]), a club for FoodLore/Recipe Exchange. In J-FOOD-L ([email protected] on BITNET) they discuss j.a.panese food and culture.

If your interest is more academic, subscribe to FOODWINE (on [email protected]). It is for those seriously interested in the academic study of food and its accompaniments in the 1990's, including a variety of disciplines, such as marketing, communications, hospitality, consumer affairs, hotel and catering management.

Usenet has rec.food.cooking, rec.food.recipes, rec.food.drink, rec.food.restaurants, and rec.food.veg for vegetarians. On FidoNet, check out INTERCOOK for words of wisdom on International Cooking.

On ILINK and RelayNet, look for CUISINE. That is where we found the following recipe for Mexican Meatloaf:

2 lb Ground Beef 1 ea Bell Pepper, Diced 10 1/2 oz Cream Chicken Soup 10 oz Cheddar Cheese 4 oz Green Chilies, Diced 1 ea Onion, Chopped 8 oz Taco Sauce 1 pk Tortillas 4 oz Mushrooms (fresh optional) 2 ea Jalapen"'s (to taste)

1. Brown ground beef and drain.

2. Mix onions, green peppers, mushrooms, green CHILIES, taco sauce, jalapen"'s and cream chicken soup into skillet with ground beef.

3. Simmer until vegetables are soft.

4. Shred cheddar cheese.

5. In crock pot or dish, layer meat mixture, cheese, and tortillas; heat until cheese melts.

Bon apet.i.t!

Outdoor life ------------ CompuServe's Great Outdoors SIG is for those preferring nature for the computer screen. Its sections are called:

General/Photography, Scouting, Power Boating, TROUT UNLIMITED, Fishing, Hunting, Cycling, AUDUBON/Birding, Canoe/Kayak/Raft, Camp/Hike/Walk/RV, Snow Sports/Climb, OWAA, CIS/Computers, Firearms, NRA, Environmnt/Wildlife, OUTDOOR LIFE mag.

If you dream of visiting Alaska to hunt, fish and explore the wilderness by canoe, then this is the place. Add the Outdoor Cooking section of the Cooks Online Forum to make it perfect.

Scandinavian bulletin boards exchange the "JAKT_FRILUFT"

conference (Through MIX). ILINK offers OUTDOORS, which focuses on outdoor hobbies.

As usual, Usenet has a lot. These are some examples:

rec.aviation Aviation rules, means, and methods.

rec.backcountry Activities in the Great Outdoors.

rec.bicycles Bicycles, related products and laws.

rec.birds Hobbyists interested in bird watching.

rec.boats Hobbyists interested in boating.

rec.boats.paddle Talk about any boats with oars, paddles, etc.

rec.climbing Climbing techniques, compet.i.tion announcements, etc.

Scouts partic.i.p.ate in SCOUTER on FidoNet (International SCOUTING Conference) and SCOUTS-L ([email protected]) on BITNET. Golfers meet in GOLF-L (on [email protected]).

Photo enthusiasts will track down [email protected], CompuServe's Photography Forum and its SCUBA Forum's sections for underwater photography. For more, there's "Photography" on EXEC-PC and The Well, PHOTO on RelayNet, PHOTOSIG on ILINK and rec.photo on Usenet.

If you're into 3-d (stereo) photography, enroll in "3d" on UUCP:

Contact: [email protected] (Tom Neff) Purpose: Discussion of 3-D (stereo) photography. General info, hints, experiences, equipment, techniques, and stereo "happenings." Anyone interested is welcome to join.

There are clubs for all popular outdoor hobbies.

Roots ----- On [email protected] and soc.roots on Usenet, the emphasis is on genealogy. Here, you'll get tips about tools and techniques. You can exchange information about ancestors and find new friends and partners for joint research.

On CompuServe, it is called The Genealogy Forum. One message section is called Overseas Ancestry. Remember to check out the Family History Library, a newsletter bringing news from the library for genealogical research in Salt Lake City, U.S.A. (stored in Library 10.) The North American bulletin boards ROOTS-BBS (San Francisco) and THE FAMILY ROOTS (Oklahoma) are connected to FidoNet.

GEnie has the Genealogy Knowledgebase. FidoNet has

GENDATA Genealogy Database GENEALOGY:_WGW Who's Got What (WGW) Data Base GENSOFT Genealogy software SE_GENEALOGY South Eastern US Genealogy Conference

Since FidoNet has links all over the world, these conferences can give contacts in countries that you might otherwise have problems in reaching.

On most of these services, you'll find interesting genealogy programs and files with practical hints about how to write a book about your family.

Him and Her ----------- Members of the female s.e.x have their favorite meeting places, like Cleopatra on Bergen By Byte. Men do not have admission.

Usenet has soc.feminism. Those with limited access to Usenet, may subscribe to "feminism-digest." Send email to feminism- [email protected] to get on the mailing list.

"Contact [email protected]" above means that you need to write a message to this Internet email address with a subscription request, or to receive further information about how to join. This mailing list does not have automatic subscriptions.

To join the mailing list "feminists," write Patricia Collins on [email protected] . She presents the conference's purpose in this way:

The feminist mailing list is intended to provide a forum for discussion of issues of interest to women, in a friendly atmosphere. The basic tenets of feminism and the day-to-day experiences of women do not have to be explained or defended.

Men and women can join, but everyone requesting to be added to the mailing list MUST provide the moderator with: (1) a full name; (2) a complete UUCP path to a well-known host or a fully specified Internet address; (3) the correspondent's gender (for records and statistics only). NO exceptions.

While we're at it, let's move on to other topics a.s.sociated with the term s.e.x: Bis.e.xuals can partic.i.p.ate in "sappho" on UUCP. Contact [email protected] On BITNET, you'll find BIFEM-L ([email protected]), BIs.e.xU-L ([email protected]) and others.

Spanish speaking users can subscribe to ARENAL (Lista de discussion para hispanos/as que desean acabar con la h.o.m.ofobia).

Subscribe by email to [email protected] .

Usenet has tons of it: soc.motss, alt.politics.h.o.m.os.e.xuality, alt.s.e.x.b.e.s.t.i.a.lity, alt.s.e.x, alt.s.e.x.bondage, alt.s.e.x.pictures.d, clari.news.group.gays, alt.s.e.x.pictures, alt.s.e.x.motss, clari.feature.kinsey (s.e.x Q&A and Advice from Kinsey Inst.i.tute), clari.news.law.crime.s.e.x and clari.news.s.e.x.

Conferences called "s.e.xUALITY" are alive on FidoNet and The Well. CompuServe has a Human s.e.xuality Adult Forum and a Human s.e.xuality Open Forum. [email protected] is a s.e.xual a.s.sault Activist List.

Finally, there are a large number of pictures of nudes in all possible and impossible positions. Most of them are childish, some are decidedly p.o.r.nographic, a few are beautiful and erotic.

The online services' policies vary about what kind of pictures and picture programs to make available. The larger the service, the more conservative they tend to be.

Programs for hobbyists ---------------------- It's no rule that a service need to have a conference about a hobby, to have interesting programs available for downloading.

Programs float around from service to service much easier than conference items. Still, the best programs for a given hobby are normally found on services where hobbyists meet to discuss.

You will find:

Chess and bridge programs, Morse code training programs for ham amateurs, Astrology programs, Data base systems for keeping track of music ca.s.settes or records, video ca.s.settes, books, stamps, coins, etc.

Information systems for wine lovers, Recipe programs (tell me what you've got, and I'll tell you what you can make), and much more.

Online shopping --------------- You can buy almost anything online: video cameras, books, music, Bonsai plants, golf equipment, canned cakes from Gimmee Jimmy's Cookies, Levi's trousers for men, computer equipment, a four-door Nissan Pathfinder SE-V6 car, and air tickets for Mexico.

Shoppers who let their modem do the "walking" are already a few steps ahead of people Still stuck shopping the old-fashioned way.

Experienced online shoppers know that you can tap a world of stores without ever leaving your keyboard, and that you can browse and buy with very little effort.

Some services present their wares "for your information only."

It's like reading newspaper ads. You must contact the seller to buy. Other services have large online supermarkets with many stores, and you can by while you visit.

Subscribers to CompuServe get a monthly magazine by mail. "Go Mall Shoppers' Guide" is a regular insert with color photos and descriptions of selected products. Type GO MALL, order a product, enter your credit card number, and have it sent you by mail.

What if used goods are good enough? ILINK, the international conference exchange system, has GARAGESALE. Here you can buy and sell for hobby or home: Photo, video, audio, sound/music and midi equipment, and all kinds of other domestic items. ILINK also has a conference called BUY-SELL.

HAM-SALE on the FidoNet is for ham amateurs wanting to swap, by or sell. The American computer magazine PC Week is operating a Buyer's Forum on CompuServe.

UUCP's "muscle-cars" is where "muscle car" enthusiasts offer advice, share problems and solutions, discuss technical issues, racing, buying or selling parts, cars, or services, or just discuss cars and swap stories with others. (Contact: muscle-cars- [email protected]).

Similar experiences are waiting for you in "BMW" (Write: bmw- [email protected]), "british-cars" (Write: british-cars- [email protected]), "italian-cars" (Write: italian-cars- [email protected]) and "Z-cars" (the topic is Z-cars from Datsun/Nissan. Write: rsiatl!z-car-request).

Vintage VW (at [email protected]) is about Vintage Volkswagens. This includes the Beetle, Bus (Types II and II/IV), Ghia, Squareback, Kubelwagen (Thing), bajas, buggies, Schwimmwagen, rails and any VW (air-cooled) powered vehicle including aircraft.

Beginners, gurus, mechanics and non-mechanics, restorers and daily drivers are welcomed. This is where you can discuss how-to stuff, parts availability, answer mechanical questions, list show dates, swap meets, club addresses, favorite stories, etc. To subscribe, send a message to [email protected] .

The newsletter NEWSBYTES brings you regular reports about prices on used computers from The Boston Computer Exchange (BOCO).

The newsletter is available through GEnie, ZiffNet on CompuServe, NewsNet, Dialog, and others.

ZiffNet also offers the Computer Directory, an online encyclopedia with information about more than 75,000 hardware and software products sold in North America (1993). The data base is updated monthly.