| Finding_the_Appropriate_Newsgroup Lists of groups listed according to where to post common kinds of posts, where to read about common topics, and so on. |
| Free_Advice_on_Usenet_News An editorial introduction to Usenet. |
| Freedom_Knights_of_Usenet Dedicated to free speech, and its implementation on Usenet, an alternative point of view. Information about Usenet sites of Virtue and surviving UDPs. |
| Internet_Software_Consortium An FTP site with archives of various Usenet related documents. Includes active files, control messages, list of Usenet hierarchies. |
| Jukka_Korpela\'s_Material_about_Usenet Selection of links to material on Usenet. Editorials by Jukka explaining the workings of Usenet and the reasons for certain conventions. |
| Kevin_Butler\'s_Simple_Guide_to_Newsgroups A brief history about the origin of newsgroups and tips on how to participate in newsgroups. |
| Links_to_Professor_Timo_Salmi\'s_FAQ_material Timo Salmi has extensive advice on how to participate effectively in Usenet. Topics include: Proper quoting, proper signatures, how to respond to "crackpots", where to put test postings and other impo |
| Master_List_of_Newsgroup_Hierarchies A complete list of newsgroup hierarchies and their descriptions. |
| Mib_Software_Usenet_Rapid_Knowledge_Transfer Information about Usenet for users and developers. |
| Netscan_Newsgroup_Tracker Social statistics on Usenet groups including number of posts and crossposts. |
| news2mail_com Have the news from Usenet newsgroups delivered to your mail-inbox. |
| pi\'s_smiley_list Comprehensive list of smilies used on Usenet. |
| Rules_for_posting_to_Usenet Brief introduction to Usenet and appropriate guidelines to follow for posting. |
| SmR-usenet Usenet tutorials, FAQs, and reviews of usenet providers. Also providing free posting services via NNTP for text-only newsgroups. |
| Snoozenet Tim Pierce's New's Hacking page. Includes links to RFC 977, 1036, son-of-1036. |
| The_Usenet_Newbie_Project Learn everything about the Usenet in one place. How to access it, how to read posts, explanation of technical terms and acronyms and how to create your own Newsgroups. |
| Usenet_Portal Categorized links to web sites concerning technical aspects of usenet, tutorials, open usenet servers, and all aspects of usenet. Reviews and ratings of Usenet providers, articles about newsgroups, an |
| Usenet_Replayer Web-based Usenet tools, including news resources archive, news server search, posting and retrieving of Usenet messages, advertising products, and forgery cancellations. Free. |
| User\'s_Guide_to_the_Changing_Usenet Explains how RFDs (Requests For Discussion) and CFVs (Call For Votes) can be used to change a Usenet newsgroup. Gives tips on how to stay abreast of changes in newsgroups and how to be an active parti |
| W-net___Everything_About_Usenet Usenet basics. Learn about newsgroups from scratch. Learn how to get banned Newsgroups. Partial list of Newsgroups. |
| The_eBook_Community An e-mail discussion group devoted to e-books, the e-book industry, and related topics. Membership is required to access the online archives. |
| EBookFriends_com Discussions for authors, publishers, and marketers of electronic books. |
| eBooks_N\'_Bytes News, reviews, and information on titles, compilers, and publishers. |
| e-Books_org Tracks research into electronic books, and e-book products. |
| Free-Book_co_uk A directory of free online books. |
| if_book The weblog of The Institute for the Future of the Book. Thinking about the evolution of publishing, education and creative labor in the digital age. |
| Open_eBook Information on the publication specification for electronic books that will allow compatibility between different e-book devices. |
| OpenReader__Consortium A cooperative project to create a universal, open standards digital publication distribution format which will be platform-independent and capable of high typographic presentation quality. |
| Planet_eBook News, information, newsletters, discussion, and an online store. |
| Suite101_com__E-Books Selection of articles and links. |
| TeleRead Information on the initiative to bring electronic books to all people. |
| Charles_Babbage_Institute_(CBI) A research center at the University of Minnesota dedicated to promoting the study and preservation of the history of computing and information processing. |
| Chronology_of_Personal_Computers Timeline of microcomputers from the development of the microprocessor in the 1960s through to the present day. Includes hardware, software, peripherals, companies, and individuals. |
| Computer_History_Association_of_California Non-profit corporation, safeguards and organizes the history of electronic computing, internationally, nationally, and in California. They collect and archive hardware, software, and documents. |
| Computer_History_Images Pictures of many of the pioneering computers. |
| Computer_History_Museum Focuses exclusively on the history of computing. Located in Mountain View, California. Search the collection, illustrated timeline, online exhibits and select images from the collection, "This Day |
| Computer_Industry_History Comprehensive list of links to the best computer industry history resources that can currently be found on the 'Net |
| Computers,_Videogames_and_Arcade_Collector\'s_Ring A project to create the definitive list of the 1,000 key innovations and events in the last 1,000 years of information technology. |
| History_of_Computers A directory of sites about the history of computers arranged categorically and with specific topic and general topic sections. |
| The_History_of_Computing Detailed information including early pioneers and companies, archives, languages, and networking from the Department of Computer Science at Virginia Tech. |
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