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Subject: [gweekly] October 31 weekly newsletter
From: Greg Newby <gbnewby@ils.unc.edu>
To: "Project Gutenberg Weekly Newsletter" <gweekly@listserv.unc.edu>
Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2001 17:58:39 -0500
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First, there was some question if these got announced properly:
May 2003 Marmion, ed. Morley, by Walter Scott [Scott#15][marmnxxx.xxx]4010
May 2003 Victories of Love, by Coventry Patmore [Patmor#1][viclvxxx.xxx]4009
May 2003 Count Julian, by Walter Savage Landor [Landor#2][cntjlxxx.xxx]4008
May 2003 Gebir, by Walter Savage Landor [Landor#1][gebirxxx.xxx]4007
May 2003 Yesterdays, by Ella Wheeler Wilcox [#6][yestrxxx.xxx]4006
My apologies if some of you didn't get those listings.
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NOTE: This week, we have posted 23 new etexts. We have also
posted a significant number of new versions of existing Etexts,
including versions for portable devices, Microsoft reader, as
well as .HTML versions. This first section of revisions and
corrections is, therefore, unusually longer than normal. The
section announcing newly posted editions follows this long
section.
The following texts have been modified significantly and an
improved version has been posted. PLEASE NOTE: The index
line has also been changed. Subsequent REpostings will
follow to handle new versions in formats other than (txt):
Oct 2002 The Efficiency Expert, Edgar R. Burroughs [ERB
#7][effncxxx.xxx]3475
[Author's Full Name: Edgar Rice Burroughs]
[The new version is effnc11.txt and effnc11.zip]
Jul 1996 Pellucidar, by Edgar Rice Burroughs [Pell#2][pelluxxx.xxx] 605
[The new version is pellu11.txt and pellu11.zip]
Jun 1996 At the Earth's Core, Edgar Rice Burroughs [Pell#1][atcorxxx.xxx] 545
[The new version is atcor11.txt and atcor11.zip]
Apr 1994 At the Earth's Core, Edgar Rice Burroughs [Pell#1][ecorexxx.xxx] 123
[The new version is ecore11.txt and ecore11.zip]
We have posted the following L. Frank Baum etexts in new
FORMATS, including Palm Resource (.PRC), and Microsoft
Reader .LIT, as well as .HTML:
Jul 1997 Glinda of Oz, by L. Frank Baum [LFB#17] [Oz#14][14wozxxx.xxx] 961
[The HTML formatted files are 14woz10h.htm and 14woz10h.zip]
[The LIT formatted files are 14woz10l.lit and 14woz10l.zip]
[The PRC formatted files are 14woz10p.prc and 14woz10p.zip]
Jun 1997 The Tin Woodman of Oz, by Baum [LFB#16] [Oz#12][12wozxxx.xxx] 960
[The HTML formatted files are 12woz10h.htm and 12woz10h.zip]
[The LIT formatted files are 12woz10l.lit and 12woz10l.zip]
[The PRC formatted files are 12woz10p.prc and 12woz10p.zip]
Jun 1997 The Lost Princess of Oz, by Baum [LFB#15] [Oz#11][11wozxxx.xxx] 959
[The HTML formatted files are 11woz11h.htm and 11woz11h.zip]
[The LIT formatted files are 11woz11l.lit and 11woz11l.zip]
[The PRC formatted files are 11woz11p.prc and 11woz11p.zip]
Jun 1997 Rinkitink In Oz, by L. Frank Baum [LFB#14] [Oz#10][10wozxxx.xxx] 958
[The HTML formatted files are 10woz10h.htm and 10woz10h.zip]
[The LIT formatted files are 10woz10l.lit and 10woz10l.zip]
[The PRC formatted files are 10woz10p.prc and 10woz10p.zip]
Jun 1997 The Scarecrow of Oz, by L. Frank Baum[FB#13][Oz#9][09wozxxx.xxx] 957
[The HTML formatted files are 09woz10h.htm and 09woz10h.zip]
[The LIT formatted files are 09woz10l.lit and 09woz10l.zip]
[The PRC formatted files are 09woz10p.prc and 09woz10p.zip]
Jun 1997 Tik-Tok of Oz, by L. Frank Baum [Baum #12] [Oz #8][08wozxxx.xxx] 956
[The HTML formatted files are 08woz10h.htm and 08woz10h.zip]
[The LIT formatted files are 08woz10l.lit and 08woz10l.zip]
[The PRC formatted files are 08woz10p.prc and 08woz10p.zip]
Jun 1997 The Patchwork Girl of Oz, by L. Frank Baum[Baum12][07wozxxx.xxx] 955
[The HTML formatted files are 07woz10h.htm and 07woz10h.zip]
[The LIT formatted files are 07woz10l.lit and 07woz10l.zip]
[The PRC formatted files are 07woz10p.prc and 07woz10p.zip]
May 1996 The Emerald City of Oz, L. Frank Baum[Oz#7/Baum#8][emctyxxx.xxx] 517
[The HTML formatted files are emcty10h.htm and emcty10h.zip]
[The LIT formatted files are emcty10l.lit and emcty10l.zip]
[The PRC formatted files are emcty10p.prc and emcty10p.zip]
Feb 1996 Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz, by L. Frank Baum[#4][dorozxxx.xxx] 420
[The HTML formatted files are doroz10h.htm and doroz10h.zip]
[The LIT formatted files are doroz10l.lit and doroz10l.zip]
[The PRC formatted files are doroz10p.prc and doroz10p.zip]
We have posted this file in a new FORMAT (HTML)!:
Mar 2003 Robur the Conqueror, Jules Verne [Verne #18][xrobcxxx.xxx]3808
[The HTML version is available in robc10h.htm and robc10h.zip]
We have posted a new FORMAT of Alice in Wonderland in PDB format:
Jan 1991 Alice in Wonderland, Lewis Carroll [Carroll #1] [alicexxx.xxx] 11
[The PDB version is in alice30p.pdb and alice30p.zip]
We have also posted the following Edgar Rice Burroughs etexts
in new FORMATs, including Palm Resource (.PRC), and Microsoft
Reader .LIT, as well as .HTML:
Oct 2002 The Efficiency Expert, by Edgar Rice Burroughs [effncxxx.xxx]3475
[The HTML formatted files are effnc10h.htm and effnc10h.zip]
[The LIT formatted files are effnc10l.lit and effnc10l.zip]
[The PRC formatted files are effnc10p.prc and effnc10p.zip]
Jan 1998 The Chessman of Mars, Edgar Rice Burroughs[ERB#11][cmarsxxx.txt]1153
[The HTML formatted files are cmars12h.htm and cmars12h.zip]
[The LIT formatted files are cmars12l.lit and cmars12l.zip]
[The PRC formatted files are cmars12p.prc and cmars12p.zip]
Jun 1996 Out Of Time's Abyss, Edgar Rice Burroughs [ERB#14][ootmaxxx.xxx] 553
[The HTML formatted files are ootma10h.htm and ootma10h.zip]
[The LIT formatted files are ootma10l.lit and ootma10l.zip]
[The PRC formatted files are ootma10p.prc and ootma10p.zip]
Jun 1996 At the Earth's Core, Edgar Rice Burroughs [ERB#11][atcorxxx.xxx] 545
[The HTML formatted files are atcor10h.htm and atcor10h.zip]
[The LIT formatted files are atcor10l.lit and atcor10l.zip]
[The PRC formatted files are atcor10p.prc and atcor10p.zip]
Nov 1995 The Mad King, by Edgar Rice Burroughs [ERB#9][mdkngxxx.xxx] 364
[The HTML formatted files are mdkng10h.htm and mdkng10h.zip]
[The LIT formatted files are mdkng10l.lit and mdkng10l.zip]
[The PRC formatted files are mdkng10p.prc and mdkng10p.zip]
Nov 1995 The Oakdale Affair, by Edgar Rice Burroughs[ERB#8][oakdaxxx.xxx] 363
[The HTML formatted files are oakda10h.htm and oakda10h.zip]
[The LIT formatted files are oakda10l.lit and oakda10l.zip]
[The PRC formatted fils are oakda10p.prc and oakda10p.zip]
Jul 1994 The Lost Continent, by Edgar Rice Burroughs [#7][lcontxxx.xxx] 149
[The HTML formatted files are lcont10h.htm and lcont10h.zip]
[The LIT formatted files are lcont10l.lit and lcont10l.zip]
[The PRC formatted files are lcont10p.prc and lcont10p.zip]
Jan 1994 The Monster Men, by Edgar Rice Burroughs [monstxxx.xxx] 96
[The HTML formatted files are monst10h.htm and monst10h.zip]
[The LIT formatted files are monst10l.lit and monst10l.zip]
[The PRC formatted files are monst10p.prc and monst10p.zip]
Jul 1993 Thuvia, Maid of Mars/Edgar Rice Burroughs [Mars#4][mmarsxxx.xxx] 72
[The HTML formatted files are mmars10h.htm and mmars10h.zip]
[The LIT formatted files are mmars10l.lit and mmars10l.zip]
[The PRC formatted files are mmars10p.prc and mmars10p.zip]
May 1993 Gods of Mars, Edgar Rice Burroughs [Mars #2][gmarsxxx.xxx] 64
[The HTML formatted files are gmars11h.htm and gmars11h.zip]
[The LIT formatted files are gmars11l.list and gmars11l.zip]
[The PRC formatted files are gmars11p.prc and gmars11p.zip]
We have posted a new and significantly revised edition of:
Feb 2003 The Voyage of the Beagle, by Charles Darwin [#18] [vbglexxx.xxx]3704
[Actual Full Title: A Naturalist's Voyage Round the World]
[The new version is vbgle11a.*]
We have posted a new Illustrated FORMAT of Alice in Wonderland in PDB
format:
Jan 1991 Alice in Wonderland, Lewis Carroll [Carroll #1] [alicexxx.xxx]11
[The PDB version is in alice30p.pdb and alice30p.zip]
We have posted a newly improved VERSION of:
Sep 2002 The Koran/The Q'uran, by Mohammed/Mohammad [koranxxx.xxx]3434
Sep 2002 The Q'uran, by Muhamad/Muhammad/Mohomet
[koranxxx.xxx]3434
[This is version 11a from a completely different edition than our Etext 2800]
We have released an improved 11th edition of:
Jan 2003 The Rosary, by Florence L. Barclay
[rosryxxx.xxx]3659
We have released improved 12th editions of:
Jun 1994 The $30,000 Bequest, by Mark Twain [Twain #9] [beqstxxx.xxx] 142
[The files are beqst12.txt and beqst12.zip]
Oct 2002 Jo's Boys, by Louisa May Alcott[Louisa M Alcott#8][jsbysxxx.xxx]3499
[The files are jsbys12.txt and jsbys12.zip]
Oct 1995 Dracula, by Bram Stoker [Halloween Request #5] [dracuxxx.xxx] 345
[The files are dracu12.txt and dracu12.zip]
We have LOTS of newly formatted Etexts for LOTS of Tom Swift files:
Apr 1996 Tom Swift / Land of Wonders, by Victor Appleton [20tomxxx.xxx] 499
[The plain-text format is in 20tom10.txt and 20tom10.zip]
[The PRC format is in 20tom10p.prc and 20tom10p.zip]
[The HTML format is in 20tom10h.htm and 20tom10h.zip]
[The LIT format is in 20tom10l.lit and 20tom10l.zip]
We have posted the following file in HTML format:
Jun 1997 Tom Swift & his Electric Runabout, by V. Appleton [05tomxxx.xxx] 950
[The HTML version is in 05tom10h.htm and 05tom10h.zip]
We have posted the following file in HTML, PRC, and LIT format:
Aug 2000 Tom Swift And His Motor-Boat, by Victor Appleton [02tomxxx.xxx]2273
[The HTML version is in 02tom10h.htm and 02tom10h.zip]
[The LIT version is in 02tom10l.lit and 02tom10l.zip]
[The PRC version is in 02tom10p.prc and 02tom10p.zip]
We have posted the following files in HTML and LIT format:
Feb 2003 Tom Swift & His Electric Rifle, by Victor Appleton[10tomxxx.xxx]3777
[The HTML version is in 10tom10h.htm and 10tom10h.zip]
[The LIT version is in 10tom10l.lit and 10tom10l.zip]
Feb 2003 Tom Swift in the Caves of Ice, by Victor Appleton [08tomxxx.xxx]3734
[The HTML version is in 08tom10h.htm and 08tom10h.zip]
[The LIT version is in 08tom10l.lit and 08tom10l.zip]
Jan 2002 Tom Swift and His Airship, by Victor Appleton [03tomxxx.xxx]3005
[The HTML version is in 03tom10h.htm and 03tom10h.zip]
[The LIT version is in 03tom10l.lit and 03tom10l.zip]
Jun 1998 Tom Swift Among The Fire Fighters, Victor Appleton[24tomxxx.xxx]1363
[The HTML version is in 24tom10h.htm and 24tom10h.zip]
[The LIT version is in 24tom10l.lit and 24tom10l.zip]
Jun 1998 Tom Swift And His Undersea Search, Victor Appleton[23tomxxx.xxx]1362
[The HTML version is in 23tom10h.htm and 23tom10h.zip]
[The LIT version is in 23tom10l.lit and 23tom10l.zip]
Jun 1998 Tom Swift And His Giant Cannon, by Victor Appleton[16tomxxx.xxx]1361
[The HTML version is in 16tom10h.htm and 16tom10h.zip]
[The LIT version is in 16tom10l.lit and 16tom10l.zip]
Apr 1998 Tom Swift and His Air Scout, by Victor Appleton [22tomxxx.xxx]1284
[The HTML version is in 22tom10h.htm and 22tom10h.zip]
[The LIT version is in 22tom10l.lit and 22tom10l.zip]
Apr 1998 Tom Swift and His Wizard Camera by Victor Appleton[14tomxxx.xxx]1283
[The HTML version is in 14tom10h.htm and 14tom10h.zip]
[The LIT version is in 14tom10l.lit and 14tom10l.zip]
Apr 1998 Tom Swift Among the Diamond Makers, by V. Appleton[07tomxxx.xxx]1282
[The HTML version is in 07tom10h.htm and 07tom10h.zip]
[The LIT version is in 07tom10l.lit and 07tom10l.zip]
Apr 1998 Tom Swift & His Aerial Warship, by Victor Appleton[18tomxxx.xxx]1281
[The HTML version is in 18tom10h.htm and 18tom10h.zip]
[The LIT version is in 18tom10l.lit and 18tom10l.zip]
Jun 1997 Tom Swift & his War Tank, by Victor Appleton [21tomxxx.xxx] 954
[The HTML version is in 21tom10h.htm and 21tom10h.zip]
Jun 1997 Tom Swift & his Air Glider, by Victor Appleton [12tomxxx.xxx] 952
[The HTML version is in 12tom10h.htm and 12tom10h.zip]
[The LIT version is in 12tom10l.lit and 12tom10l.zip]
Jun 1997 Tom Swift & his Sky Racer, by Victor Appleton [09tomxxx.xxx] 951
[The HTML version is in 09tom10h.htm and 09tom10h.zip]
[The LIT version is in 09tom10l.lit and 09tom10l.zip]
Jun 1997 Tom Swift & his Submarine Boat, by Victor Appleton[04tomxxx.xxx] 949
[The HTML version is in 04tom10h.htm and 04tom10h.zip]
[The LIT version is in 04toml.lit and 04tom10l.zip]
And here are your 23 new Project Gutenberg e-texts for this week:
Jun 2003 Diary of Samuel Pepys, 1662 N.S. Complete [SP#23][sp23gxxx.xxx]4138
Jun 2003 Diary of Samuel Pepys, Nov/Dec 1662 [SP#22][sp22gxxx.xxx]4137
Jun 2003 Diary of Samuel Pepys, Sep/Oct 1662 [SP#21][sp21gxxx.xxx]4136
Jun 2003 Diary of Samuel Pepys, Jul/Aug 1662 [SP#20][sp20gxxx.xxx]4135
Jun 2003 Diary of Samuel Pepys, May/Jun 1662 [SP#19][sp19gxxx.xxx]4134
Jun 2003 Diary of Samuel Pepys, Mar/Apr 1661/62 [SP#18][sp18gxxx.xxx]4133
Jun 2003 Diary of Samuel Pepys, Jan/Feb 1661/62 [SP#17][sp17gxxx.xxx]4132
Jun 2003 Diary of Samuel Pepys, 1661 N.S. Complete [SP#16][sp16gxxx.xxx]4131
Jun 2003 Diary of Samuel Pepys, Nov/Dec 1661 [SP#15][sp15gxxx.xxx]4130
Jun 2003 Diary of Samuel Pepys, Sep/Oct 1661 [SP#14][sp14gxxx.xxx]4129
Jun 2003 Diary of Samuel Pepys, Jun/Jul/Aug 1661 [SP#13][sp13gxxx.xxx]4128
Jun 2003 Diary of Samuel Pepys, Apr/May 1661 [SP#12][sp12gxxx.xxx]4127
Jun 2003 Diary of Samuel Pepys, Jan/Feb/Mar 1660/61 [SP#11][sp11gxxx.xxx]4126
May 2003 Sidelights On Astronomy, by Simon Newcomb [slstrxxx.xxx]4065
May 2003 Moonbeams From the Larger Lunacy, by S.Leacock[#4][mftllxxx.xxx]4064
May 2003 Peter Plymley's Letters etc. [Smith #1][ptpmlxxx.xxx]4063
Contains:
Peter Plymley's Letters
Historical Apology For The Irish Catholics
Ireland and England
Moore's Captain Rock
May 2003 Gaston de Latour, by Walter Pater [Pater #11][xgastxxx.xxx]4062
[7-bit and 8-bit versions posted]
May 2003 The Fifteen Decisive Battles of The World, Creasy [tfdbtxxx.xxx]4061
[Full Title: The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World from Marathon to]
[Waterloo]
[Author's full name: Sir Edward Creasy, M.A.]
May 2003 The Renaissance, by Walter Pater [#10][xrnsnxxx.xxx]4060
[See also #2398 rnsncxxx Nov 2000]
May 2003 Miscellaneous Studies, by Walter Pater [#9][xmstdxxx.xxx]4059
May 2003 Marius the Epicurean, Vol. II, by Walter Pater[#8][xmrs2xxx.xxx]4058
May 2003 Marius the Epicurean, Vol. I, by Walter Pater [#7][xmrs1xxx.xxx]4057
[The four above are posted as both 7- and 8-bit texts]
May 2003 Two Festivals, Eliza Lee Follen [Follen #10][twfstxxx.xxx]4056
***
We created 23 new eTexts for you this week.
With 4,059 eTexts online as of October 31, it now takes an average of
100,000,000 readers gaining a nominal value of $2.46 from each book,
for Project Gutenberg to have given away $1,000,000,000,000 [One
Trillion Dollars] in books.
*100,000,000 readers is one to two percent of the world's population!*
This "cost" is down from $2.53 when we had 3951 Etexts on October 3.
This "cost" is down from $2.61 when we had 3828 Etexts on September 5.
This "cost" is down from $2.70 when we had 3709 Etexts on August 1.
This "cost" is down from $2.76 when we had 3620 Etexts on July 4.
This "cost" is down from $2.83 when we had 3534 Etexts on June 6.
This "cost" is down from $2.90 when we had 3444 Etexts on May 2.
This "cost" is down from $2.97 when we had 3367 Etexts on April 4.
[This was the month we released two full Newsletters at one time]
This "cost" is down from $3.00 when we had 3333 Etexts on April 4
This "cost" is down from $3.10 when we had 3225 Etexts on March 7
This "cost" is down from $3.17 when we had 3150 Etexts on February 6
This "cost" is down from $3.23 when we had 3100 Etexts on January 3, 2001
This "cost" is down from $3.33 when we had 3000 Etexts on December 6, 2000
This "cost" is down from $3.40 when we had 2870 Etexts on October 18/Nov 1
This "cost" is down from $3.48 when we had 2870 Etexts on September 3
***
As of 10/30/01 4:30pm PDT:
We currently have 57 *reserved* slots, which is why the total number
of titles is not as high as the Etext ####'s might indicate. . .and
we are also working on two sections now, the 4000's and the 4100's
Total PG ebooks available online **AS OF 10/31/01**: 4,059 (TODAY!!!)
(This number includes the 13 etexts posted at the PG Australia web site.)
Thru 10/31/01: 43 Weeks & 2 Days (303 days)
1,009 total new etexts, yr-to-date.
Weekly avg.: 23.47
Daily avg: 3.33
The above translates to the following;
Our Total For The Year Is About 1,009 For 303 days,
this is 3.33 per day or 23.47 Per 30 day month. . . .
This Would Yield About 1,215 For The Year. . . .
We are about 43 weeks through the year. . . .
counting each Wednesday as ending one week.
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Weekly Yearly
Newsdate Etexts Avg/wk
10/31/01 23 23.47
10/24/01 31 23.09
10/17/01 31 22.90
10/10/01 22 22.70
10/03/01 29 22.74
October total 136
09/26/01 27 22.59
09/19/01 31 22.47
09/12/01 31 22.3
09/05/01 27 22.2
September total 116
08/29/01 25 22
08/22/01 21 22
08/15/01 30 22
08/08/01 20 22
08/01/01 22 22
August total 117
07/25/01 24 22
07/18/01 22 22
07/11/01 21 23
07/04/01 29 23
July Total 96
06/27/01 22 23
06/20/01 18 23
06/13/01 17 23
06/06/01 20 23
June Total 77
05/31/01 18 24
05/23/01 16 24
05/16/01 18 24
05/09/01 18 25
05/02/01 39 25
May Total 109
04/25/01 15 24
04/18/01 11 25
04/11/01 12 26
Weekly Started Here
April total 137
1st Qtr 04/04/01 Avg
13 Weeks 326 25.08
And for the 13 Weeks
Ending on 07/25/01
We totaled 282 21.69
And for the 16 Weeks
Ending on 07/25/01
We totaled 326 20.38
***
WEEKLY UPDATE PROGRESS -- 2001 Year-To-Date
10/31/01 23
10/24/01 31
10/17/01 31
10/10/01 17
OCT Total 102 (thru 10/31/01 newsletter)
Yr-To-Date 1,009 (thru 10/31/01 newsletter)
10/03/01 30
09/26/01 27
09/19/01 31
09/12/01 31
SEP Total 119 (thru 10/03/01 newsletter)
Yr-To-Date 907 (thru 10/03/01 newsletter)
09/05/28 01 (First inclusion of 9 Australian etexts)
08/29/01 24
08/22/01 22 22
08/15/01 25 22 N/A
08/08/01 20 22 N/A
AUG Total 119
Yr-To-Date 788
08/01/01 21 22 95
07/25/01 25 22
07/18/01 22 22
07/11/01 21 23
JUL Total *89*
Yr-To-Date *669*
07/04/01 29 23 97
06/27/01 22 23
06/20/01 18 23
06/13/01 17 23
JUN Total *86*
Yr-To-Date *579* (6 months)
2nd-Qtr-To-Date *253* (13 weeks)
06/06/01 20 23 99
05/31/01 18 24
05/23/01 16 24
05/16/01 18 24
05/09/01 18 25
MAY Total *90*
Yr-To-Date *493*
05/02/01 39 25 100
04/25/01 15 24
04/18/01 11 25
04/11/01 12 26
APR Total *77*
Yr-To-Date *403*
1st Qtr Weekly Avg:
13 Weeks *326* eTexts 25 108
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Internet as far back as 1996 through the Internet Archive, a free
repository of more than 10 billion Web pages (those still in use
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Congress. "It will allow researchers to study the evolution of
the Web in a way that is unprecedented," declared Ed Chi of the
Xerox Palo Alto Research Center. The archive is the brainchild
of former supercomputer technologist Brewster Kahle. The archive,
which is updated every two months, uses bots to probe the Web for
pages to add; pages that require passwords are ignored, while page
owners can request that their pages not be captured if they so
desire. However, Stanford University's Lawrence Lessig warned that
Kahle could be sued for copyright infringement because of the
repository. The Internet Archive was funded by the Library of
Congress, the Smithsonian Institution, the National Science
Foundation, and Compaq Computer. (Los Angeles Times, 25 October 2001)
[You heard it suggested here first. . .! ]
COLLEGES TURN TO BANDWIDTH SHAPERS TO THROTTLE NEEDLESS USE
Colleges are employing bandwidth shapers to prioritize certain
transmissions so that recreational traffic does not overwhelm
more critical traffic. For example, Loyola University uses a
bandwidth shaper to prevent congestion caused by the KaZaA
file-sharing service and allow its students easier access to
downloadable course materials and assignments. The shaper was
even more helpful in the aftermath of last month's terrorist
attacks, when students and faculty were trying to reach friends
and family by e-mail; the device was used to lower recreational
Web surfing and give e-mail more consideration. Bandwidth shapers
were originally created with commercial applications in mind. The
U.S. Navy, for instance, uses them to prioritize military transmissions.
(Chronicle of Higher Education Online, 24 October 2001)
[but this might take even more bandwidth, but save money]
COLLEGES EXPERIMENT WITH IP TELEPHONY
An increasing number of colleges are routing telephone calls over
the Internet. The institutions have found IP telephony to be less
costly than charges for local services. Menlo College, for
example, has reduced its monthly fees for its 100 administrative
phones from about $11,000 to about $1,000 since implementing an
IP phone network, according to director of information technology
Patrick Olson. He also noted that phone service consumes
relatively little of the networks' bandwidth. In addition, Menlo
has set up two call-management servers to add redundancy. Keeping
IP telephone service campus-bound allows colleges "to control the
links from both ends" while dodging local charges, said Texas A&M
University's Walter R. Magnussen Jr. The largest cost savings of
IP telephony will come when a method for automatically updating
network databases to reflect any changes or movements of student
telephones is worked out, noted Columbia University's Henning G.
Schulzrinne. (Chronicle of Higher Education Online, 23 October 2001)
[Remember what Heinlein said about ID cards. . .he would say
it's already too late so save the country from totalitarians]
NATIONAL ID CARD FAILING TO ATTRACT SUPPORTERS
Neither the Bush administration nor congressional leaders have
embraced Oracle CEO Larry Ellison's proposal to create a national
ID card system. Conservatives and civil liberties groups have
come out against the measure, citing concerns about racial
profiling and the potential for misuse and error. Although
Ellison discussed his proposal with Sen. Dianne Feinstein
(D-Calif.), among others, she reportedly has not endorsed it.
Instead, Feinstein is focusing on legislation to issue biometric
ID cards to non-citizens entering the country, and to build a
database of criminal records that the immigration authorities can
reference. Smart cards may also be used in a wider capacity by
military and law enforcement officials, such as enhanced cards for
special airline passengers, according to the FAA's Paul Takemoto.
(Los Angeles Times, 24 October 2001)
APPLE SHINES NEW IBOOKS, POWERBOOKS
Apple Computer's new iBook and PowerBook G4 models were released
this week without the usual fanfare, but the upgrades and
upper-tier price cuts are significant steps forward for the
notebook lines. Besides making the customary increases in
processing power and hard-drive capacity to the higher-end
PowerBooks and the midrange iBooks, Apple also started integrating
the 802.11b standard AirPort wireless networking card with some
models. The card was included standard in all PowerBooks and
could be connected to built-in wireless antennas in the iBooks.
Technology Business Research analyst Tim Deal said Apple had done
a good job of cutting prices while adding functionality to their
notebooks. (ZDNet, 16 October 2001)
INDIANA UNIVERSITY UPGRADES ITS SUPERCOMPUTER
The IBM RS/6000 SP supercomputer at Indiana University will be
capable of one trillion calculations per second following a major
upgrade announced on Wednesday. This capability will make it the
most powerful university-owned machine in the nation, according
to officials. IBM will receive $5 million from the university for
the upgrade, which is expected to triple the computer's
computational and storage capacity. The supercomputer will be
used in genomics research. One of its major operations will be
matching genomic data to the university's patient-record database,
explained university CIO Michael A. McRobbie. The supercomputer
will also be used to supplement genomic research projects with
three-dimensional visualization, high-speed network connections,
and the development of new research applications.
(Chronicle of Higher Education, 18 October 2001)
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Apple Computer has launched its iPod digital music player, which can store
as many as 1,000 songs on its hard drive. The $399 device sports a 5GB hard
drive and connects to a Mac via FireWire. "This is going to be the hottest
gift this holiday season" for Mac fans, says CEO Steve Jobs. The iPod is
about the size of a deck of cards and features an LCD display that
identifies the artist, song and album title of the music playing. Using the
FireWire port, people can download an entire CD onto the iPod in under 10
seconds, and 1,000 songs in less than 10 minutes, according to the company.
(CNet News.com 23 Oct 2001)
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BELL LABS DEVELOPS NANO-TRANSISTOR
Bell Labs, the famed research division of Lucent Technologies, has
developed a transistor created from molecules of carbon, hydrogen, and
sulfur, and Bell Labs researchers have designed a simple logic circuit
using a pair of organic transistors. Nano-transistors, which eventually
will allow further shrinkage of the size of computing devices and increase
their processing power, can be developed without the use of expensive chip
lithography tools. Bell Labs physicist Hendrik Schoen says of the new
transistors: "Instead of fancy optics, they used molecules as the spacers
and as the active devices. We have an exquisite degree of control here. We
know the precise structure of the molecules. We can make a whole jar of
them." (AP/Washington Post 18 Oct 2001)
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Overview
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Etexts in Various Languages
1.
Copyright
2.
Scanning and Typing
3.
Proofreading
4.
FTP and WWW Sites
5.
Donations
6.
Raiders of the Lost Archives
7.
Special Requests
8.
Programming
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New Etexts Needing Proofreading
Followed By More Detailed Information On Most Of These Subjects
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0.
Etexts in Various Languages
As you may be aware, this last year we have greatly expanded our
output of Etexts in languages other than English, including:
1. English
2. Latin
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5. German
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7. Chinese
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Copyright
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[We will do this even for people working on other eText projects.]
We need people to hunt through libraries or bookstores for editions
that we can use to legally prepare our Electronic Texts [Etexts.]
Germany, Italy and Great Britain have each extended their copyright
to "life + 70 years," as opposed to the "life +50 years" of "Berne"
copyright conventions. Residents of those areas will have to be an
extra bit careful, as a million items that used to be Public Domain
in those countries reverted to copyright status, even though a vast
majority of them are no longer for sale. This is now true for some
other countries, including France and perhaps Brazil and Portugal.
These are the latest lists I have received: [NOT authoritative]
Angola, Argentina, Australia, Bangladesh, Barbados, Benin, Bulgaria,
Burkina Faso, Burundi, Canada, Chile, China, Egypt, El Salvador,
Iceland, Japan, (South) Korea, Latvia, Morocco, Nepal, New Zealand,
Panama, the Philippines, Poland, St. Vincent and the Grenadines,
Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, Trinidad
and Tobago, and Ukraine are all "life plus 50 years" countries,
or were last I checked.) and Portugal. I have been told Turkey
should be included, can anyone verify that?
Life + 75: In Guatemala and Mexico, copyrights tend to last for the
lifetime of the author plus 75 years, with certain exceptions.
Life + 70: Poland and much of EU, and Brazil
More on the United States Copyright Term Extension Act of 1998 in a
"More Detailed Information" section below.
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3.
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Anything you can do in these states would be greatly appreciated,
since we are at this juncture, helping us get more Public Relations
coverage of our just released 4,000th Etext.
As I said, anything would be greatly appreciated. This SHOULD BE a
great time to get some PR. . .but it still appears, even though the
project has been written up probably about 200 times, that they are
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If you have any "ins" in the press or with the corporate world, this
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Raiders of the Lost Archives
As you may be aware from several events of a month ago, and earlier,
there is a downside to having Etext archives in limited distribution
modalities, simply because if one site, or one person, or even whole
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A good example was the loss of The Oxford Book of English Verse from
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is undoubtedly important, back on the Net. If you want to see which
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We need volunteers who will search the world for every possible book
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We realize that many of our volunteers sometimes get frustrated that
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going to be some time in the next calendar year that a United States
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passed, to join the countries listed above, in eliminating a million
books from potentially being posted as Etexts, even though 99% are a
dead issue, out of print for decades. . . .
[It did pass. October 27, 1998 - the U.S. went from life plus 50 to
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for many works published before 1978. . .but this doesn't change the
items that had already entered the public domain in the US, unlike a
reversion from public domain status to copyright status in countries
in the European Union and other locales. Thus, the US copyright for
most works still cuts in at 1923. . .and this is scheduled to stay a
cutoff date until around 2020.]
So the rule of thumb we use most is that anything pre-1923 is ok.
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by various political action groups.
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Our official accuracy level that we try to maintain has been 99.9%,
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standard that has been adopted by most Etext providers, including a
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Mar 2003 Robur the Conqueror, Jules Verne [Verne #18][xrobcxxx.xxx]3808
[The HTML version is available in robc10h.htm and robc10h.zip]
We have posted a newly improved 11th editions of:
Sep 2002 The Koran/The Q'uran, by Mohammed/Mohammad . . . [koranxxx.xxx]3434
Sep 2002 The Q'uran, by Muhamad/Muhammad/Mohomet . . . [koranxxx.xxx]3434
[This is version 11a from a completely different edition than our Etext 2800]
[The new files are koran11a.txt and koran11a.zip]
Feb 2003 The Voyage of the Beagle, by Charles Darwin[CD#18][vbglexxx.xxx]3704
[Actual Full Title: A Naturalist's Voyage Round the World]
[The new version is vbgle11a.txt and .zip]
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We have posted LOTS of Tom Swift files in PRC format
(for viewing on a hand-held ebook reader)
.prc = Palm ResourCe:
Aug 2000 Tom Swift And His Motor-Boat, by Victor Appleton [02tomxxx.xxx]2273
[the ebook version is in 02tom10p.prc and 02tom10p.zip]
Feb 2003 Tom Swift & His Electric Rifle, by Victor Appleton[10tomxxx.xxx]3777
[The PRC version is in 10tom10p.prc and 10tom10p.zip]
Feb 2003 Tom Swift in the Caves of Ice, by Victor Appleton [08tomxxx.xxx]3734
[The PRC version is in 08tom10p.prc and 08tom10p.zip]
Jan 2002 Tom Swift and His Airship, by Victor Appleton [03tomxxx.xxx]3005
[The PRC version is in 03tom10p.prc and 03tom10p.zip]
Jun 1998 Tom Swift Among The Fire Fighters, Victor Appleton[24tomxxx.xxx]1363
[The PRC version is in 24tom10p.prc and 24tom10p.zip]
Jun 1998 Tom Swift And His Undersea Search, Victor Appleton[23tomxxx.xxx]1362
[The PRC version is in 23tom10p.prc and 23tom10p.zip]
Jun 1998 Tom Swift And His Giant Cannon, by Victor Appleton[16tomxxx.xxx]1361
[The PRC version is in 16tom10p.prc and 16tom10p.zip]
Apr 1998 Tom Swift and His Air Scout, by Victor Appleton [22tomxxx.xxx]1284
[The PRC version is in 22tom10p.prc and 22tom10p.zip]
Apr 1998 Tom Swift and His Wizard Camera by Victor Appleton[14tomxxx.xxx]1283
[The PRC version is in 14tom10p.prc and 14tom10p.zip]
Apr 1998 Tom Swift Among the Diamond Makers, by V. Appleton[07tomxxx.xxx]1282
[The PRC version is in 07tom10p.prc and 07tom10p.zip]
Apr 1998 Tom Swift & His Aerial Warship, by Victor Appleton[18tomxxx.xxx]1281
[The PRC version is in 18tom10p.prc and 18tom10p.zip]
Jun 1997 Tom Swift & his War Tank, by Victor Appleton [21tomxxx.xxx] 954
[The PRC version is in 21tom10p.prc and 21tom10p.zip]
Jun 1997 Tom Swift & his Air Glider, by Victor Appleton [12tomxxx.xxx] 952
[The PRC version is in 12tom10p.prc and 12tom10p.zip]
Jun 1997 Tom Swift & his Sky Racer, by Victor Appleton [09tomxxx.xxx] 951
[The PRC version is in 09tom10p.prc and 09tom10p.zip]
Jun 1997 Tom Swift & his Electric Runabout, by V. Appleton [05tomxxx.xxx] 950
[The PRC version is in 05tom10p.prc and 05tom10p.zip]
Jun 1997 Tom Swift & his Submarine Boat, by Victor Appleton[04tomxxx.xxx] 949
[The PRC version is in 04tom10p.prc and 04tom10p.zip
Apr 1996 Tom Swift / Land of Wonders, by Victor Appleton [tom20xxx.xxx] 499
[The PRC version is in tom2010p.prc and tom2010p.zip]
[We may have to change this one to 20tom*.*]
And Here Are Your 31 New Project Gutenberg Etexts:
Jun 2003 Diary of Samuel Pepys, 1660 N.S. Complete [SP#10][sp10gxxx.xxx]4125
Jun 2003 Diary of Samuel Pepys, Oct/Nov/Dec 1660 [SP#09][sp09gxxx.xxx]4124
Jun 2003 Diary of Samuel Pepys, Aug/Sep 1660 [SP#08][sp08gxxx.xxx]4123
Jun 2003 Diary of Samuel Pepys, Jun/Jul 1660 [SP#07][sp07gxxx.xxx]4122
Jun 2003 Diary of Samuel Pepys, May 1660 [SP#06][sp06gxxx.xxx]4121
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Jun 2003 Diary of Samuel Pepys, Mar/Apr 1659/60 [SP#05][sp05gxxx.xxx]4120
Jun 2003 Diary of Samuel Pepys, Feb 1659/60 [SP#04][sp04gxxx.xxx]4119
Jun 2003 Diary of Samuel Pepys, Jan 1659/60 [SP#03][sp03gxxx.xxx]4118
Jun 2003 Diary of Samuel Pepys, Preface and Life [SP#02][sp02gxxx.xxx]4117
[The above are Jun 2003 = 4100's listings, those below are May 2003 - 4000's]
May 2003 The Future of the Colored Race in America, Aikman [tfcraxxx.xxx]4055
[Author's Full Name: William Aikman]
[Filenames are tfcra10.txt and tfcra10.zip and tfcra10x.xml and tfcra10x.zip]
May 2003 Gold Diggings of Australia, by Ellen Clacy [lvtgdxxx.xxx]4054
[Full title: A Lady's Visit to the Gold Diggings of Australia in 1852-53]
[Full Author: Mrs Charles (Ellen) Clacy]
May 2003 Nuttie's Father, Charlotte M. Yonge [Yonge #14][xnuttxxx.xxx]4053
[8-bit accents are included in 8nutt10.*, plain characters are in 7nutt10.*]
May 2003 Address to the Inhabitants, by Richard Johnson [nswnixxx.xxx]4052
May 2003 Lady Bridget in the Never-Never Land by Rosa Praed[lbnnlxxx.xxx]4051
May 2003 Mates at Billabong, by Mary Grant Bruce [mtsbbxxx.xxx]4050
May 2003 Piccolissima, by Eliza Lee Follen [Follen #9][pcclsxxx.xxx]4049
May 2003 The Talkative Wig, by Eliza Lee Follen [ELF#8][tktvwxxx.xxx]4048
May 2003 The Leavenworth Case, by Anna Katherine Green [#6][lvnwrxxx.xxx]4047
May 2003 The Garden of Survival, by Algernon Blackwood [grdnsxxx.xxx]4046
May 2003 Omoo, by Herman Melville [Melville#5][omoosxxx.xxx]4045
[Full Title: Omoo: Adventures in the South Seas]
May 2003 What the Animals Do and Say, by E.L.Follen [ELF#7][wtnmlxxx.xxx]4044
May 2003 The Dynasts, by Thomas Hardy [Hardy#24][dynstxxx.xxx]4043
May 2003 Mozart:The Man and the Artist, by Kerst & Krehbiel[wammaxxx.xxx]4042
[Full Title: Mozart: The Man and the Artist, as revealed in his own words]
[Author: Friedrich Kerst, translated by Henry Edward Krehbiel]
May 2003 Conscience, by Eliza Lee Follen [Follen#6][cnscnxxx.xxx]4041
May 2003 The Pedler of Dust Sticks, by Eliza Lee Follen[#5][pdlrdxxx.xxx]4040
May 2003 Volpone; Or, The Fox, Ben Jonson [Jonson #5][vlpnrxxx.xxx]4039
May 2003 Imagionary Portraits, Walter Horatio Pater [#6][ximagxxx.xxx]4038
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May 2003 Appreciations, With An Essay on Style, Pater [#5][xawaexxx.xxx]4037
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May 2003 Essays From 'The Guardian', Walter Pater [#4][xessgxxx.xxx]4036
[Author's full name: Walter Horatio Pater]
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May 2003 Greek Studies:A Series of Essays,Walter Pater [#3][xgsasxxx.xxx]4035
May 2003 The Untilled Field, George Moore [tullfxxx.xxx]4034
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The last list we received indicated these were all the "life +50's":
Angola, Argentina, Australia, Bangladesh, Barbados, Benin, Bulgaria,
Burkina Faso, Burundi, Canada, Chile, China, Egypt, El Salvador,
Iceland, Japan, (South) Korea, Latvia, Morocco, Nepal, New Zealand,
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Jun 2003 Christopher Columbus by F. Young entire [CC#09][cc09vxxx.xxx]4116
Jun 2003 Christopher Columbus by Filson Young v8 [CC#08][cc08vxxx.xxx]4115
Jun 2003 Christopher Columbus by Filson Young v7 [CC#07][cc07vxxx.xxx]4114
Jun 2003 Christopher Columbus by Filson Young v6 [CC#06][cc06vxxx.xxx]4113
Jun 2003 Christopher Columbus by Filson Young v5 [CC#05][cc05vxxx.xxx]4112
Jun 2003 Christopher Columbus by Filson Young v4 [CC#04][cc04vxxx.xxx]4111
Jun 2003 Christopher Columbus by Filson Young v3 [CC#03][cc03vxxx.xxx]4110
Jun 2003 Christopher Columbus by Filson Young v2 [CC#02][cc02vxxx.xxx]4109
Jun 2003 Christopher Columbus by Filson Young v1 [CC#01][cc01vxxx.xxx]4108
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May 2003 Who Spoke Next, Eliza Lee Follen [whspkxxx.xxx]4033
May 2003 Atlantis:The Antideluvian World, Ignatius Donnelly[xatawxxx.xxx]4032
[The plain version is 7ataw10.txt and .zip, accents in 8ataw10.txt and .zip]
May 2003 The London Prodigal, Shakespeare Apocrypha [1ws50xxx.xxx]4031
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May 2003 Travellers' Stories, by Eliza Lee Follen [ELF#3][trvstxxx.xxx]4030
May 2003 True Stories About Dogs and Cats, by Follen[ELF#2][tsdgcxxx.xxx]4029
May 2003 Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini, Tr. Symonds [7cllnxxx.xxx]4028
May 2003 Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini, Tr. Symonds [8cllnxxx.xxx]4028
May 2003 Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini, Tr. Symonds [7cllnxxh.xxx]4028
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May 2003 Little Songs, by Eliza Lee Follen [Follen#1][lttlsxxx.xxx]4027
May 2003 The First Man, by Eugene O'Neill [O'Neill#3][frsmnxxx.xxx]4026
25
May 2003 Anna Christie, by Eugene O'Neill [O'Neill#2][nnchrxxx.xxx]4025
May 2003 The Man of Destiny, by G. B. Shaw [Shaw#28][tmndsxxx.xxx]4024
May 2003 Candida, by George Bernard Shaw [Shaw#27][cnddaxxx.xxx]4023
May 2003 Coral Reefs, by Charles Darwin [Darwin#20][crvsgxxh.xxx]4022
[This is a HTML version of the complete book from which PG texts Coral Reefs
(#2690), Volcanic Islands (#3054) South American Geology (#3620) were made.]
May 2003 Dear Brutus, by J. M. Barrie [Barrie#6][brtusxxx.xxx]4021
20
May 2003 Arcadian Adventures, by Stephen Leacock[Leacock#3][rcddvxxx.xxx]4020
[Full Title: Arcadian Adventures With the Idle Rich]
May 2003 The Lure of the Labrador Wild, by Dillon Wallace [tlolwxxx.xxx]4019
May 2003 Japanese Fairy Tales, by Yei Theodora Ozaki [jpnftxxx.xxx]4018
May 2003 The Hollow Needle, by Maurice LeBlanc [LeBlanc#2][hlwndxxx.xxx]4017
May 2003 Prince Eugene, by Louisa Muhlbach [Muhlbach#10][prncgxxx.xxx]4016
[Variant spellings: Louisa, Louise, Luise Muhlbach; and Luise von Muhlbach]
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07/04/01 29 23
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05/16/01 18 24
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05/02/01 39 25
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HANDSPRING TO DEBUT ALL-IN-ONE UNIT
Handspring announced its new line of handheld organizers that will
incorporate built-in cell phone, Web-browsing and e-mail features. The
all-in-one Treo devices, which will hit the shelves in early 2002, could
help revitalize the sluggish PDA market, analysts say. "Over the past year,
of all othe devices that have come out -- the Palms, the Handsprings, the
Pocket PCs -- all of them have given current users very little reason to
upgrade," says an IDC analyst. The Treo 180 features a tiny keyboard
similar to those used in e-mail pagers and the Treo 180g uses Palm's
Graffiti handwriting recognition system. Both weigh 5.4 ounces and are
priced at $399. A color-screen version, the Treo 270, is tentatively priced
at $599 and will be available by mid-2002. (AP 15 Oct 2001)
http://news.excite.com/news/ap/011015/00/handspring-pda-phone
GOV'T PLANS NEW CELL PHONE PRIORITY SYSTEM FOR CELLPHONES
Presidential cybersecurity advisor Richard Clarke has proposed a new system
for prioritizing cell phone calls. Currently, new callers get through on a
first-come-first-served basis; in the future, priority will be given to 911
calls and calls made by government officials who have special access codes.
The wireless industry says it fully supports implementation of the new
system. (AP/New York Times 11 Oct 2001)
http://partners.nytimes.com/aponline/technology/AP-Attacks-Cell-Phones.html
[PBS Finally Publicly Admits To Wanting To Air Commercial Ads]
FCC WILL ALLOW ADS ON PUBLIC TV'S DIGITAL BROADCASTS
The Federal Communications Commission has voted 3-1 to let public
broadcasters sell ads and other services on their digital television
broadcasts, which are now offered by 38 of the nation's public TV stations.
FCC chairman Michael K. Powell says that the change in policy in no way
compromises "the soul of public broadcasting." Andy Schwartzman, president
of the nonprofit Media Access Project, disagrees, and intends to challenge
the decision in court: "The whole point of creating public television was to
have a noncommercial preserve for television," Schwartzman says. (Los
Angeles Times 12 Oct 2001)
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RIAA WANTS TO HACK YOUR PC
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) tried
to attach amendments to the antiterrorism act that would allow
it to hack people's computers with impunity in order to delete
illegally copied files. Privacy and consumer advocates were
alarmed over the original language of the amendment, language
which the RIAA has now backed away from. The RIAA now is trying
to keep the Deterrence and Prevention of Cyberterrorism portion
of the act from changing current federal law allowing copyright
holders to take limited action against networks trading pirated
files. Under language currently in the legislation, any persons
involved in hacking attempts that total $5,000 in damages over
one year would be guilty of a criminal act.
(Wired News, 15 October 2001)
PROBE OF ONLINE MUSIC BUSINESS EXPANDS
The Justice Department has served subpoenas to the five major
record labels and their two new online music services in order
to determine whether there was illegal coordination to block
other companies from the market. Although companies are allowed
some coordination to discuss copyright and licensing matters,
the industry's own online music services, pressplay and MusicNet,
have been granted universal licenses when independent services
have fought long for the same rights. European antitrust
investigators are also looking into the jointly launched
services, which are divided in terms of technology and
competitors. MusicNet relies on RealNetworks technology and
licenses from AOL Time Warner, Bertelsmann, and EMI, whereas
pressplay operates on Microsoft technology and music from Sony
and Vivendi. (Wall Street Journal. 15 October 2001)
BROADBAND AND MAIN
Evanston, Illinios is pioneering an all-broadband community as
it strives to remain independent of Chicago, the metropolis
bordering the city's south side. The town's business and
community leaders joined together to form e-Tropolis Evanston
and have managed to boost high-speed Internet access to 15
percent of the 33,000 resident households, compared to the
national average of 6 percent. E-Tropolis Evanston has
encountered many obstacles in its quest for ubiquitous broadband,
including the shutdown of independent ISPs the group originally
contracted with and a stark demographic divide between the city's
rich and poor. E-Tropolis Evanston organizers signed a deal with
AT&T to extend more reliable cable modem service to that city
and launched a Recreation Education Center in the city's poor
southeast neighborhood to boost the Internet skills of all its
residents. (Business Week, 8 October 2001)
SAYING GOODBYE TO THE STYLUS
Technologists at IBM's Thomas J. Watson Research Center and other
speech recognition labs are pioneering new software that makes the
handheld computer a voice-computing platform. Such computers are
able to accept voice commands and reply to questions. Currently,
IBM has succeeded in equipping Palm and Compaq PDAs and other
handhelds with microphones, speakers, and extra processing power
so that they can be operated without a stylus. This approach
capitalizes on recent improvements in battery life and processing
power. The strategy differs from that of Microsoft, which favors
wireless connections between handhelds and central processors
that translate voice data. Meanwhile, speech software company
Voice Signal Technologies has succeeded in compacting its voice
recognition software to about one megabyte of memory, letting
handhelds process e-mail dictation.
(New York Times, 11 October 2001)
DIGITAL FREELANCERS WIN AGAIN
The Supreme Court turned down an appeal Tuesday regarding
reprinted photos from National Geographic, which insisted it
would be impossible to find all freelance journalists whose
stories and photographs were used in each of the issues. The
problem came to light when the magazine was sued by freelance
photographer Jerry Greenberg after National Geographic sold a
CD-ROM that included computer versions of issues from 1888 to
1996. Greenberg said the CD release had music, a new
advertisement, and other items not included in the original
versions, which makes it a new product worthy of reimbursement
to freelancers. The Supreme Court agreed with Greenberg, having
also ruled in favor of freelance journalists in New York Times
v. Tasini, saying journalists have rights in regards to work
posted on the Internet. (Associated Press, 9 October 2001)
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Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2001 12:31:14 -0400 (EDT)
Happy Columbus Day!
Here are a few new Project Gutenberg Etexts released today
in honor of one of the people who changed the world most.
Of course, in many circles Columbus has recently been
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of 1492 as celebrated around the world and especially in
Columbian Exposition in Chicago and the silliness that
transpired on the 500th anniversary when it was decided
well in advance to portray Columbus as politically incorrect.
Columbus, himself, would tell you he was politically incorrect
for his entire life. . .and proud of it. . .and that it was a
requirement. . . .
So. . .Congratulations Columbus!!!
You actually did land on American soil, on several occasions,
much as those who rewrite history would pretend otherwise.
Here are the 9 Columbus Etexts released on October 12, 2001
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Jun 2003 Christopher Columbus by F. Young entire [CC#09][cc09vxxx.xxx]4116
Jun 2003 Christopher Columbus by Filson Young v8 [CC#08][cc08vxxx.xxx]4115
Jun 2003 Christopher Columbus by Filson Young v7 [CC#07][cc07vxxx.xxx]4114
Jun 2003 Christopher Columbus by Filson Young v6 [CC#06][cc06vxxx.xxx]4113
Jun 2003 Christopher Columbus by Filson Young v5 [CC#05][cc05vxxx.xxx]4112
Jun 2003 Christopher Columbus by Filson Young v4 [CC#04][cc04vxxx.xxx]4111
Jun 2003 Christopher Columbus by Filson Young v3 [CC#03][cc03vxxx.xxx]4110
Jun 2003 Christopher Columbus by Filson Young v2 [CC#02][cc02vxxx.xxx]4109
Jun 2003 Christopher Columbus by Filson Young v1 [CC#01][cc01vxxx.xxx]4108
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Mar 2003 Hassan, James Elroy Fletcher [Fletcher #2][htshbxxx.xxx]3834
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We have posted new and significantly revised 11th editions of:
May 2000 Der Gwissenswurm, by Ludwig Anzengruber [German] [7gwssxxx.xxx]2189
May 2000 Der Gwissenswurm, by Ludwig Anzengruber [German] [8gwssxxx.xxx]2189
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Jun 2003 Christopher Columbus by F. Young entire [CC#09][cc09vxxx.xxx]4116*
Jun 2003 Christopher Columbus by Filson Young v8 [CC#08][cc08vxxx.xxx]4115*
Jun 2003 Christopher Columbus by Filson Young v7 [CC#07][cc07vxxx.xxx]4114*
Jun 2003 Christopher Columbus by Filson Young v6 [CC#06][cc06vxxx.xxx]4113*
Jun 2003 Christopher Columbus by Filson Young v5 [CC#05][cc05vxxx.xxx]4112*
Jun 2003 Christopher Columbus by Filson Young v4 [CC#04][cc04vxxx.xxx]4111*
Jun 2003 Christopher Columbus by Filson Young v3 [CC#03][cc03vxxx.xxx]4110*
Jun 2003 Christopher Columbus by Filson Young v2 [CC#02][cc02vxxx.xxx]4109*
Jun 2003 Christopher Columbus by Filson Young v1 [CC#01][cc01vxxx.xxx]4108*
Jun 2003 The Mayflower and Her Log by A. Ames entire[MF#07][mf07vxxx.xxx]4107
Jun 2003 The Mayflower and Her Log by Azel Ames v6 [MF#06][mf06vxxx.xxx]4106
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Jun 2003 The Mayflower and Her Log by Azel Ames v4 [MF#04][mf04vxxx.xxx]4104
Jun 2003 The Mayflower and Her Log by Azel Ames v3 [MF#03][mf03vxxx.xxx]4103
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May 2003 The Hairy Ape, by Eugene O'Neill [hryapxxx.xxx]4015
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May 2003 Arsene Lupin, by Edgar Jepson & Maurice Leblanc [rsnlpxxx.xxx]4014
May 2003 Das Buch Henoch, translated by A. G. Hoffmann [xenchxxx.xxx]4013
May 2003 The Dutch Twins, by Lucy Fitch Perkins [LFP#3][dtchtxxx.xxx]4012
May 2003 Epicoene: Or, The Silent Woman, Ben Jonson[Ben#4][eotswxxx.xxx]4011
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May 2003 Marmion, ed. Morley, by Walter Scott [Scott#15][marmnxxx.xxx]4010*
May 2003 Victories of Love, by Coventry Patmore [Patmor#1][viclvxxx.xxx]4009*
May 2003 Count Julian, by Walter Savage Landor [Landor#2][cntjlxxx.xxx]4008*
May 2003 Gebir, by Walter Savage Landor [Landor#1][gebirxxx.xxx]4007*
May 2003 Yesterdays, by Ella Wheeler Wilcox [#6][yestrxxx.xxx]4006*
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May 2000 Herb of Grace, by Rosa Nouchette Carey [hrbgrxxx.xxx]4005
May 2003 Preface to Androcles and the Lion, by Shaw[GBS#26][ndrcpxxx.xxx]4004
May 2003 Androcles and the Lion, by G. B. Shaw [GBS#25][ndrclxxx.xxx]4003
May 2003 The Honor of the Name, by Emile Gaboriau [thtnmxxx.xxx]4002
May 2003 Widger's Quotations PG "French Immortals" series [dwqimxxx.xxx]4001
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08/22/01 21 22
08/15/01 30 22
08/08/01 20 22
08/01/01 22 22
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07/18/01 22 22
07/11/01 21 23
07/04/01 29 23
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06/13/01 17 23
06/06/01 20 23
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05/23/01 16 24
05/16/01 18 24
05/09/01 18 25
05/02/01 39 25
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04/18/01 11 25
04/11/01 12 26
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1st Qtr 04/04/01 Avg
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YAHOO WON'T CHANGE CHATROOM POLICY
Trading in shares of Viasource Communications and Extreme Networks was halted
Monday after a bogus document resembling a PR Newswire release was posted in a
Yahoo Finance chatroom. Yahoo took the release off the message board as soon
as it was contacted by PR Newswire. A spokeswoman said, "All of our message
boards are considered unmoderated pieces of public forum. We don't proactively
monitor the content of our boards." Citing Yahoo's user-privacy policy, she
did not comment on whether Yahoo intended to pursue an investigation to
determine who posted the press release. (Wall Street Journal 10 Oct 2001)
http://interactive.wsj.com/articles/SB1002654113365462080.htm
[Reality and TV Coincide. . .just 12 hours before this was sent to me, the
"Judging Amy" courtroom drama dealt with the same issue. The perp was a 14
year old who had expanded a school project into real trading, and was
experimenting with responses to such postings. Judge Amy gave her the tough
love treatment usually reserved for people such as "Zero Cool" and Kevin
Mitnick "Phyber Optik" and forbade her access until she [the perp was female]
turned 18.]
AMAZON DEBUTS 'LOOK INSIDE THE BOOK' FEATURE Amazon.com is moving to enable
online shoppers to thumb through a few pages of the books it sells through a
"Look Inside the Book" feature that includes images of covers, flaps and
actual pages. "It's something that customers have been telling us they'd like
to do," says Steve Kessel, VP of Amazon's media division. "It's sort of the
logical next step for them in terms of making a purchase decision... For art
and photography books, people can check the quality of the images. They can
look at children's books to see what the graphics look like and how big the
font is and whether it's suitable for their child; they want back covers of
mystery books so they can see quotes from other mystery writers." The new
feature is available for some 25,000 book titles. (Reuters 10 Oct 2001)
http://news.excite.com/news/r/011010/08/net-retail-amazon-books-dc
JOURNALISTS WIN ANOTHER CONTEST OVER DIGITAL RIGHTS The U.S. Supreme Court has
refused to hear an appeal by National Geographic after an appellate court
sided with a photo journalist who sued the publication for including his work
in CD-ROM form without his permission and without offering him additional
payment. The freelancer's photographs had appeared in the National Geographic
over three decades. (San Jose Mercury News 10 Oct 2001)
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handheld market with an 80 percent share, compared to Microsoft's 16 percent.
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer touted the device as a "connectivity machine,"
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Microsoft SQL server database. The company hopes that such advantages and
their popularity among corporate users will enable Microsoft to garner a
bigger market share. Compaq Computer, Symbol Technologies, and Toshiba are
among the manufacturers building the Pocket PCs.
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Apr 2003 Entire PG Edition of The French Immortals [IM#87][imewkxxx.xxx]4000
Apr 2003 Entire An "Attic" Philosopher by Souvestre [IM#86][im86bxxx.xxx]3999
Apr 2003 An "Attic" Philosopher by E. Souvestre, v3 [IM#85][im85bxxx.xxx]3998
Apr 2003 An "Attic" Philosopher by E. Souvestre, v2 [IM#84][im84bxxx.xxx]3997
Apr 2003 An "Attic" Philosopher by E. Souvestre, v1 [IM#83][im83bxxx.xxx]3996
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Apr 2003 The Entire Madame Chrysantheme by Loti [IM#82][im82bxxx.xxx]3995
Apr 2003 Madame Chrysantheme by Pierre Loti, v4 [IM#81][im81bxxx.xxx]3994
Apr 2003 Madame Chrysantheme by Pierre Loti, v3 [IM#80][im80bxxx.xxx]3993
Apr 2003 Madame Chrysantheme by Pierre Loti, v2 [IM#79][im79bxxx.xxx]3992
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Apr 2003 The Entire Conscience by Hector Malot [IM#77][im77bxxx.xxx]3990
Apr 2003 Conscience by Hector Malot, v4 [IM#76][im76bxxx.xxx]3989
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Apr 2003 The Entire Gerfaut by Charles de Bernard [IM#72][im72bxxx.xxx]3985
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Apr 2003 Fromont and Risler by Alphonse Daudet, v1 [IM#63][im63bxxx.xxx]3976
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Apr 2003 Entire The Ink-Stain by Rene Bazin [IM#62][im62bxxx.xxx]3975
Apr 2003 The Ink-Stain by Rene Bazin, v3 [IM#61][im61bxxx.xxx]3974
Apr 2003 The Ink-Stain by Rene Bazin, v2 [IM#60][im60bxxx.xxx]3973
Apr 2003 The Ink-Stain by Rene Bazin, v1 [IM#59][im59bxxx.xxx]3972
Apr 2003 Entire Jacqueline by Bentzon (Mme. Blanc) [IM#58][im58bxxx.xxx]3971
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Apr 2003 Jacqueline by Th. Bentzon (Mme. Blanc), v3 [IM#57][im57bxxx.xxx]3970
Apr 2003 Jacqueline by Th. Bentzon (Mme. Blanc), v2 [IM#56][im56bxxx.xxx]3969
Apr 2003 Jacqueline by Th. Bentzon (Mme. Blanc), v1 [IM#55][im55bxxx.xxx]3968
Apr 2003 Entire Cosmopolis by Paul Bourget [IM#54][im54bxxx.xxx]3967
Apr 2003 Cosmopolis by Paul Bourget, v4 [IM#53][im53bxxx.xxx]3966
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Apr 2003 Cosmopolis by Paul Bourget, v3 [IM#52][im52bxxx.xxx]3965
Apr 2003 Cosmopolis by Paul Bourget, v2 [IM#51][im51bxxx.xxx]3964
Apr 2003 Cosmopolis by Paul Bourget, v1 [IM#50][im50bxxx.xxx]3963
Apr 2003 Entire Romance of Youth by Francois Coppee [IM#49][im49bxxx.xxx]3962
Apr 2003 A Romance of Youth by Francois Coppee, v4 [IM#48][im48bxxx.xxx]3961
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Apr 2003 A Romance of Youth by Francois Coppee, v3 [IM#47][im47bxxx.xxx]3960
Apr 2003 A Romance of Youth by Francois Coppee, v2 [IM#46][im46bxxx.xxx]3959
Apr 2003 A Romance of Youth by Francois Coppee, v1 [IM#45][im45bxxx.xxx]3958
Apr 2003 Entire L'Abbe Constantin by Ludovic Halevy [IM#44][im44bxxx.xxx]3957
Apr 2003 L'Abbe Constantin by Ludovic Halevy, v3 [IM#43][im43bxxx.xxx]3956
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Apr 2003 L'Abbe Constantin by Ludovic Halevy, v2 [IM#42][im42bxxx.xxx]3955
Apr 2003 L'Abbe Constantin by Ludovic Halevy, v1 [IM#41][im41bxxx.xxx]3954
Apr 2003 The Entire Cinq Mars, by Alfred de Vigny [IM#40][im40bxxx.xxx]3953
Apr 2003 Cinq Mars, by Alfred de Vigny, v6 [IM#39][im39bxxx.xxx]3952
Apr 2003 Cinq Mars, by Alfred de Vigny, v5 [IM#38][im38bxxx.xxx]3951
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Apr 2003 Cinq Mars, by Alfred de Vigny, v4 [IM#37][im37bxxx.xxx]3950
Apr 2003 Cinq Mars, by Alfred de Vigny, v3 [IM#36][im36bxxx.xxx]3949
Apr 2003 Cinq Mars, by Alfred de Vigny, v2 [IM#35][im35bxxx.xxx]3948
Apr 2003 Cinq Mars, by Alfred de Vigny, v1 [IM#34][im34bxxx.xxx]3947
Apr 2003 Entire Monsieur de Camors by Oct. Feuillet [IM#33][im33bxxx.xxx]3946
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Apr 2003 Monsieur de Camors by Octave Feuillet, v3 [IM#32][im32bxxx.xxx]3945
Apr 2003 Monsieur de Camors by Octave Feuillet, v2 [IM#31][im31bxxx.xxx]3944
Apr 2003 Monsieur de Camors by Octave Feuillet, v1 [IM#30][im30bxxx.xxx]3943
Apr 2003 Entire Child of a Century, Alfred de Musset[IM#29][im29bxxx.xxx]3942
Apr 2003 Child of a Century, Alfred de Musset, v3 [IM#28][im28bxxx.xxx]3941
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Apr 2003 Child of a Century, Alfred de Musset, v2 [IM#27][im27bxxx.xxx]3940
Apr 2003 Child of a Century, Alfred de Musset, v1 [IM#26][im26bxxx.xxx]3939
Apr 2003 Entire A Woodland Queen, by Andre Theuriet [IM#25][im25bxxx.xxx]3938
Apr 2003 A Woodland Queen, by Andre Theuriet, v3 [IM#24][im24bxxx.xxx]3937
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Apr 2003 A Woodland Queen, by Andre Theuriet, v1 [IM#22][im22bxxx.xxx]3935
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Mar 2003 Swiss Family Robinson, by Johann David Wyss [sfrbnxxx.xxx]3836C
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Mar 2003 Correspondence of Wagner and Liszt, Volume 1 [cwlv1xxx.xxx]3835
Mar 2003 Hassan, James Elroy Fletcher [Fletcher #2][htshbxxx.xxx]3834
[Full Title: Hassan: The Story of Hassan of Baghdad
and How He Came to Make the Golden Journey to Samarkand] Mar 2003 [ xxx.xxx]3833
Mar 2003 Australian Legendary Tales, by K. L. Parker[KLP#2][strltxxx.xxx]3833
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[Author's Full Name: K. (Katie) Langloh Parker (1856-1940)]
Mar 2003 Australia Felix, by Henry Handel Richardson[HRR#3][strlfxxx.xxx]3832
Mar 2003 The Secret Power, by Marie Corelli [Corelli#2][scrtpxxx.xxx]3831
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Mar 2003 Overruled, by George Bernard Shaw [GBS#24][overrxxx.xxx]3830
Mar 2003 Love Among the Chickens, by P. G. Wodehouse[PGW#6][lvchkxxx.xxx]3829
Mar 2003 Simon the Jester, by William J. Locke [sjstrxxx.xxx]3828
Mar 2003 The Days Before Yesterday, Lord Frederic Hamilton [tdbysxxx.xxx]3827
Mar 2003 Rise of the New West, 1819-1829, by F.J. Turner [rstnwxxx.xxx]3826
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Mar 2003 Pygmalion, by George Bernard Shaw [GB Shaw #23][pygmlxxx.xxx]3825
Mar 2003 The Lamp of Fate, by Margaret Pedler [Pedler #2][lmpftxxx.xxx]3824
Mar 2003 Thelma, by Marie Corelli [thlmaxxx.xxx]3823
Mar 2003 Balzac, Frederick Lawton [balzaxxx.xxx]3822
Mar 2003 Roman and the Teuton, by Charles Kingsley [CK #12][rmtutxxx.xxx]3821
Mar 2003 Nathan the Wise, by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing [natwsxxx.xxx]3820
Mar 2003 The Euahlayi Tribe, Langloh Parker [tetasxxx.xxx]3819
[Full Title: The Euahlayi Tribe--A Study of Aboriginal Life in Australia]
Mar 2003 By Reef and Palm, Louis Becke [breepxxx.xxx]3818
[Author's lifespan: 1855-1913]
Mar 2003 To Let, by John Galsworthy [JG #35][toltgxxx.xxx]3817
Mar 2003 The Witch of Prague, by F. Marion Crawford [twoprxxx.xxx]3816
Mar 2003 Rolling Stones, by O. Henry [OH#13][rllstxxx.xxx]3815
Mar 2003 Robert Louis Stevenson, by E. Blantyre Simpson [rlstvxxx.xxx]3814
Mar 2003 The Lady Of Blossholme, by H. Rider Haggard[HRH35][blshlxxx.xxx]3813
Mar 2003 The Mirrors of Washington, by Anonymous [tmrowxxx.xxx]3812
Mar 2003 The Star of Gettysburg, Joseph A. Altsheler [#3][tsgttxxx.xxx]3811
Mar 2003 The Man-eaters of Tsavo, by J. H. Patterson [tsavoxxx.xxx]3810
[Full Title: The Man-Eaters of Tsavo and Other East African Adventures]
Mar 2003 The Master of the World, Jules Verne [Verne #19][thmstxxx.xxx]3809
Mar 2003 Robur the Conqueror, Jules Verne [Verne #18][xrobcxxx.xxx]3808
[8-bit accents are included in 8robc10.*, plain characters are in 7robc10.*]
Mar 2003 Different Forms of Flowers, by Charles Darwin #19][dfmflxxx.xxx]3807
[Full Title: The Different Forms Of Flowers On Plants Of The Same Species]
Mar 2003 A Modern Cinderella, by Louisa May Alcott[LMA #10][mdcndxxx.xxx]3806
Contains:
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Debby's Debut
Brothers
Nelly's Hospital
Mar 2003 The Vultures, by Henry Seton Merriman [vltrsxxx.xxx]3805
Mar 2003 Pierre And Jean, by Guy de Maupassant [G de M #19][pandjxxx.xxx]3804
Mar 2003 File No. 113, by Emile Gaboriau[Emile Gaboriau#10][vltrsxxx.xxx]3803
Mar 2003 The Widow Lerouge, by Emile Gaboriau [Gaboriau #9][lergexxx.xxx]3802
[Alternate Title: The Lerouge Case]
Mar 2003 Napoleon And Blucher, by Louise Muhlbach [LM #9][nplblxxx.xxx]3801
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Feb 2003 The Ethics, by Benedict de Spinoza [Spinoza #11][ethicxxx.xxx]3800
[Full Latin Title: Ethica Ordine Geometrico Demonstrata] [ethic10.txt & zip]
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Feb 2003 Landholding In England, by Joseph Fisher[Fisher#2][lndiexxx.xxx]3799
Feb 2003 Reminiscences of Captain Gronow, by Captain Gronow[grnowxxx.xxx]3798
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Feb 2003 In the Days of the Comet by H. G. Wells[Wells #21][incomxxx.xxx]3797
Feb 2003 Rilla of Ingleside, by Lucy Maud Montgomery[LMM#7][rillaxxx.xxx]3796
Feb 2003 Under the Lilacs, by Louisa May Alcott [Alcott #9 [ullcsxxx.xxx]3795
Feb 2003 L. Annaeus Seneca On Benefits, by Aubrey Stewart [bnftsxxx.xxx]3794
Feb 2003 Joseph II. and His Court, by L. Muhlbach [LM #8][j2ahcxxx.xxx]3793
Feb 2003 Capitola The Madcap, by Emma D. E. N. Southworth [mdcapxxx.xxx]3792
Feb 2003 The Reign Of Law, by James Lane Allen [rolawxxx.xxx]3791
Feb 2003 Major Barbara, George Bernard Shaw[G. B. Shaw #22][mjbrbxxx.xxx]3790
Feb 2003 Preface to Major Barbara, George Bernard Shaw[#21][pmbrbxxx.xxx]3789
Feb 2003 Haydn, by J. Cuthbert Hadden [Master Musicians] [hhmmsxxx.xxx]3788
Feb 2003 Nature And Art, by Mrs. [Elizabeth] Inchbald [naartxxx.xxx]3787
Feb 2003 Recollections of Geoffrey Hamlyn by Henry Kingsley[hmlynxxx.xxx]3786
Sep 2002 1001 Nights[Arabian Nights], V9 by Richard Burton [91001xxx.xxx]3443
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Apr 2003 Entire An "Attic" Philosopher by Souvestre [IM#86][im86bxxx.xxx]3999
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Apr 2003 The Entire Conscience by Hector Malot [IM#77][im77bxxx.xxx]3990
Apr 2003 Conscience by Hector Malot, v4 [IM#76][im76bxxx.xxx]3989
Apr 2003 Conscience by Hector Malot, v3 [IM#75][im75bxxx.xxx]3988
Apr 2003 Conscience by Hector Malot, v2 [IM#74][im74bxxx.xxx]3987
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Mar 2003 Hospital Sketches, by Louisa May Alcott[Alcott#10][hspskxxx.xxx]3837
Mar 2003 Swiss Family Robinson, by Johann David Wyss [sfrbnxxx.xxx]3836C
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Mar 2003 Correspondence of Wagner and Liszt, Volume 1 [cwlv1xxx.xxx]3835
Mar 2003 Hassan, James Elroy Fletcher [Fletcher #2][htshbxxx.xxx]3834
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Mar 2003 Australian Legendary Tales, by K. L. Parker[KLP#2][strltxxx.xxx]3833
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[Author's Full Name: K. (Katie) Langloh Parker (1856-1940)]
Mar 2003 Australia Felix, by Henry Handel Richardson[HRR#3][strlfxxx.xxx]3832
Mar 2003 The Secret Power, by Marie Corelli [Corelli#2][scrtpxxx.xxx]3831
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Mar 2003 Overruled, by George Bernard Shaw [GBS#24][overrxxx.xxx]3830
Mar 2003 Love Among the Chickens, by P. G. Wodehouse[PGW#6][lvchkxxx.xxx]3829
Mar 2003 Simon the Jester, by William J. Locke [sjstrxxx.xxx]3828
Mar 2003 The Days Before Yesterday, Lord Frederic Hamilton [tdbysxxx.xxx]3827
Mar 2003 Rise of the New West, 1819-1829, by F.J. Turner [rstnwxxx.xxx]3826
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Mar 2003 Pygmalion, by George Bernard Shaw [GB Shaw #23][pygmlxxx.xxx]3825
Mar 2003 The Lamp of Fate, by Margaret Pedler [Pedler #2][lmpftxxx.xxx]3824
Mar 2003 Thelma, by Marie Corelli [thlmaxxx.xxx]3823
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Apr 2003 The Entire Fromont and Risler, by Daudet [IM#67][im67bxxx.xxx]3980
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Apr 2003 Fromont and Risler by Alphonse Daudet, v1 [IM#63][im63bxxx.xxx]3976
Apr 2003 Entire The Ink-Stain by Rene Bazin [IM#62][im62bxxx.xxx]3975
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Apr 2003 The Ink-Stain by Rene Bazin, v2 [IM#60][im60bxxx.xxx]3973
Apr 2003 The Ink-Stain by Rene Bazin, v1 [IM#59][im59bxxx.xxx]3972
Mar 2003 Balzac, Frederick Lawton [balzaxxx.xxx]3822
Mar 2003 Roman and the Teuton, by Charles Kingsley [CK #12][rmtutxxx.xxx]3821
Mar 2003 Nathan the Wise, by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing [natwsxxx.xxx]3820
Mar 2003 The Euahlayi Tribe, Langloh Parker [tetasxxx.xxx]3819
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Mar 2003 By Reef and Palm, Louis Becke [breepxxx.xxx]3818
Mar 2003 To Let, by John Galsworthy [John Galsworthy #35][toltgxxx.xxx]3817
Mar 2003 The Witch of Prague, by F. Marion Crawford [twoprxxx.xxx]3816
15
Mar 2003 Rolling Stones, by O. Henry [O Hentry #13][rllstxxx.xxx]3815
Mar 2003 Robert Louis Stevenson, by E. Blantyre Simpson [rlstvxxx.xxx]3814
Mar 2003 The Lady Of Blossholme, by H. Rider Haggard[HRH35][blshlxxx.xxx]3813
Mar 2003 The Mirrors of Washington, by Anonymous [tmrowxxx.xxx]3812
Mar 2003 The Star of Gettysburg, Joseph A. Altsheler [#3][tsgttxxx.xxx]3811
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Feb 2003 The Ethics, by Benedict de Spinoza [Spinoza #11][ethicxxx.xxx]3800
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08/15/01 30 22
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06/20/01 18 23
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Reuters writes that Clear Channel Communications, owner of 1,170 U.S.
radio stations, reportedly issued a list of 150 songs it doesn't want
deejays to play. Less concerned with offensive words and sites than the
public's militant-readiness state of mind, some of the "banned" tunes
include Simon and Garfunkel's "Bridge Over Troubled Water," John Lennon's
"Imagine," Neil Diamond's "America," and Peter and Gordon's "A World
Without Love."
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FACT-DRIVEN? COLLEGIAL? THIS SITE WANTS YOU
Wikipedia is a Web site where volunteers are striving to create a
free online encyclopedia that is built by consensual collaboration.
Participants are encouraged to supply new entries as well as edit
other people's entries. The encyclopedia is being built with Wiki
software, which allows text to be continuously updated by multiple
parties. Wikipedia may be even more valuable as a communal
environment for those who compile it than for those who merely use
it as a resource, according to the University of Pennsylvania's
vice provost for information systems, James J. O'Donnell. However,
the simplicity of the Wiki software makes it easy for less
objective participants or vandals to come in and disrupt the
project. Thus far, Wikipedia has avoided such unpleasantness, said
co-founder and Bomis CEO Jimmy Wales, who added that backup copies
exist so that any ruined data can be repaired.
(New York Times, 20 September 2001)
KEY HOUSE LEADERS LOBBY TO DEFEAT DIGITAL MUSIC BILL
Six state representatives have begun lobbying their colleagues
to reject the Music Online Competition Act (MOCA), which seeks
to smooth the playing field for online music services. MOCA would
limit the power of the new online distribution services MusicNet
and Pressplay, which are supported by music industry linchpins
and hold the distribution rights to 40 percent of the digital
music market. Under the legislation, the two services would be
forced to issue uniform licenses to all competing online
broadcasters and music services. The bill is supported by Reps.
Boucher (D-Va.) and Chris Cannon (R-Utah), but the judiciary
subcommittee chairman overseeing the bill's progress is still
undecided on the issue. The six legislators opposing the bill
include the ranking Democrat and the chairman of the House
Judiciary Committee. (Newsbytes, 20 September 2001)
INFECTED DSL USERS LOSE ACCESS
Broadband service providers such as Speakeasy and DSL Inc. have
decreed that customers whose computers have not been patched to
block viruses such as Nimda and Code Red risk losing network
access if they become infected. Such ISPs say that customers have
been supportive of such action. "If people haven't applied the
patches, they are obviously clueless," said London systems
administrator Tony Monty. "Denying them access until they fix
their system is the only thing that will get their attention."
Even those who run computers invulnerable to viruses suffer
from slow connections due to the increased network traffic
that results from infected machines that continuously scan
the Internet for other potential hosts.
(Wired News, 21 September 2001)
DESPERATELY SEEKING SEARCH TECHNOLOGY
E-commerce companies that do not keep up on the latest search
technology or that have Web sites with paltry search options
risk losing business. Eighty percent of online users who encounter
poor search functions are likely to leave the site, according to
Jupiter Media Metrix. An obvious search button is a simple
solution that companies can take advantage of. Successful
e-commerce firms such as eBay have learned that improving search
tools results in more purchases from customers. Search engines
should also be designed to take common misspellings into account.
Perhaps the biggest hurdle e-commerce sites face is making their
private product databases available to public search engines.
This requires a change in thinking among technology staff, who
are very protective of what they consider proprietary data,
explained Google CEO Eric E. Schmidt.
(Business Week, 24 September 2001)
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