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Guides to the Internet [back to top]

Connectivity: Internet Service Providers & Guides [back to top]

  • Below is a list of companies that provide you with an access to the internet. The long distance telephone companies also provide limited free access to their subscribers.
    • AT&T WorldNet, MCI
    • For a listing of world-wide providers, and by area code within the U.S., click here.
    • A highly recommended Bay Area local service is DNAI.

Search Tools [back to top]

  • The search tools provided below will help you locate material that you are looking for. You should be warned, however, that there is no one single "best" tool. Each tool has its own method for indexing and searching information on the Web. If you can't find what you're looking for with one tool, try another. We've chosen some of the more popular search engines to link to from here.

    To search for a particular topic, type a keyword into the field underneath the resource you would like to use, and click the Search button.

     

    MetaSearch

    Search for:

    Alta Vista
    "The Largest Web Index...
    You have access to all 8 billion words found in over 16 million Web pages."
    Web Usenet News

    C|net
    A new "MetaSearch" site.

    Excite
    The intelligent way to navigate the net.
    Search Web Documents, Usenet News, and Classifieds.

    Yahoo
    Started as graduate-student project at Stanford, this site has rapidly become the "hotlist" of most Web-dwellers.
    Options

    Lycos
    The Catalog of the Internet.
    Options

    Webcrawler
    Lightning Fast Web Search.

    DejaNews
    The tool for searching Usenet News.
    Options

    Shareware.com
    Search multiple online archives for the shareware software you want. Shareware.com provides links to instant downloads as well as descriptions, reviews, and more.

    Personal Web
    Personalize what your view and keep track of your favorite sites, search services, and news sources

    Other Search Engines
    All in one Search Engine

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