4.3BSD/usr/contrib/notes/Samples/avail.notes
Some Local Notesfiles:
432 | Discussion of the Intel iAPX 432/600 system
acm | ACM discussion.
announce | Announcements of lectures, seminars, doughnut hour.
crl | Discussions for the CRL advisory committee.
dolphin | The Xerox Dolphin workstation.
emacs | The EMACS editor and its various features.
general | General purpose notes.
macsyma | Discussion of the Macsyma program.
melian | CS491 - Distributed Programming Languages
nfgripes | Reports of problems with the notesfile program.
notesfiles | Descriptions of most of the notesfiles
old.cooks | A copy of the net.cooks notesfile from long ago
pathpascal | Discussion of Path Pascal, including problems.
problems | Problems with system software & hardware.
ramtek | Ramtek color graphics and related stuff.
secr | The secretaries' notesfile.
sigsys | Special Interest Group on System software
sun | The CADLINC Sun 68000 workstation.
sysnews | System level software/hardware announcements
text | Text Processing SIG notesfile.
uiuc.general | General notes for the whole campus.
The notesfiles beginning with "net." are distributed throughout
the continent. Sites in Canada, California, New Jersey, and just about
everywhere in between "subscribe" to these files.
/***** uiuccsb:net.news.group / alice!alb / 8:30 am Oct 1, 1983 */
Newsgroup Description
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net.adm.site Automatic maintenance of the USENET directory.
Currently experimental.
net.ai Artificial intelligence.
net.analog Analog design developments, ideas, and components.
net.announce General announcements of interest to all -- moderated.
net.applic Applicative language and related architecture.
net.arch Computer architecture.
net.audio High fidelity audio.
net.auto Automobiles and automotive products and laws.
net.aviation Aviation rules, means, and methods.
net.books Books of all genres, shapes, and sizes.
net.bugs General bug reports and fixes.
net.bugs.2bsd Subgroup for UNIX* version 2BSD related bugs.
net.bugs.4bsd Subgroup for UNIX version 4BSD related bugs.
net.bugs.usg Subgroup for USG (System III, V, etc.) bugs.
net.bugs.uucp Subgroup for UUCP related bugs.
net.bugs.v7 Subgroup for UNIX V7 related bugs.
net.chess Chess and computer chess.
net.cog-eng Cognitive engineering.
net.college College, college activities, campus life, etc.
net.columbia The space shuttle and the STS program.
net.comics The funnies, old and new.
net.cooks Cooking, cookbooks, and recipes.
net.crypt Different methods of data en/decryption.
net.cse Computer science education.
net.cycle Motorcycles, bicycles, and related products and laws.
net.dcom Data communications hardware and software.
net.decus DEC* User's Society newsgroup.
net.emacs EMACS editors of different flavors.
net.eunice The SRI Eunice system.
net.flame For flaming on any topic.
net.followup Followups to articles in net.general.
net.games Games and computer games.
net.games.emp Subgroup for Empire.
net.games.frp Subgroup for Fantasy Role Playing games.
net.games.pacman Subgroup for Pacman.
net.games.pbm Subgroup for Play by Mail games.
net.games.rogue Subgroup for Rogue.
net.games.trivia Subgroup for trivia.
net.games.video Subgroup for video games.
net.garden Gardening, methods and results.
net.general Important and timely announcements of interest to all.
net.graphics Computer graphics, art, and animation.
net.ham-radio Amateur Radio practices, contests, events, rules, etc.
net.info-terms All sorts of terminals.
net.invest Investments and the handling of money.
net.jobs Job announcements, requests, etc.
net.jokes Jokes and the like. May be slightly offensive.
net.jokes.d Subgroup for discussions on the content
of submissions to net.jokes.
net.lan Local area network hardware and software.
net.lang Different computer languages.
net.lang.ada Subgroup for Ada*.
net.lang.apl Subgroup for APL.
net.lang.c Subgroup for C.
net.lang.forth Subgroup for Forth.
net.lang.lisp Subgroup for LISP.
net.lang.pascal Subgroup for PASCAL.
net.lang.prolog Subgroup for PROLOG.
net.lang.st80 Subgroup for Smalltalk 80.
net.legal Legalities and the ethics of law.
net.lsi Large scale integrated circuits.
net.mail Proposed new mail/network standards.
net.mail.headers Subgroup for the ARPA header-people list.
net.mail.msggroup Subgroup for the ARPA MsgGroup list.
net.math Mathematical discussions and puzzles.
net.med Medicine and its related products and regulations.
net.micro Micro computers of all kinds.
net.micro.16k Subgroup for 16k's.
net.micro.432 Subgroup for 432's.
net.micro.6809 Subgroup for 6809's.
net.micro.68k Subgroup for 68k's.
net.micro.apple Subgroup for Apple's.
net.micro.atari Subgroup for Atari's.
net.micro.cbm Subgroup for Commodore's.
net.micro.cpm Subgroup for the CP/M operating system.
net.micro.pc Subgroup for IBM personal computers.
net.micro.zx Subgroup for zx's.
net.misc Miscellaneous discussions too short lived for
their own groups.
net.movies Reviews and discussions of movies.
net.movies.sw Subgroup for the Star Wars saga(s).
net.music Music lovers' group.
net.news Discussions of USENET itself.
net.news.adm Subgroup for news administrators.
net.news.b Subgroup for B news software.
net.news.config Subgroup for posting of computer down times
and network interruptions.
net.news.group Subgroup for discussions and lists of
newsgroups.
net.news.map Subgroup for maps.
net.news.newsite Subgroup for new site announcements.
net.news.sa Subgroup for system administrators.
net.nlang ''Natural'' languages.
net.notes Notesfile software from the University of Illinois.
net.periphs Peripheral devices.
net.pets Pets, pet care, and household animals in general.
net.philosophy Philosophical discussions.
net.physics Physical laws, properties, etc.
net.poems For the posting of poems.
net.politics Political discussions. Could get hot.
net.puzzle Puzzles, problems, and quizzes.
net.railroad Railroad services and interruption of same.
net.rec Recreational/participant sports.
net.rec.birds Subgroup for bird watching.
net.rec.boat Subgroup for boating.
net.rec.bridge Subgroup for bridge.
net.rec.caves Subgroup for caving.
net.rec.coins Subgroup for coin collecting.
net.rec.disc Subgroup for disc activities.
net.rec.nude Subgroup for nude sunbathing.
net.rec.photo Subgroup for photography.
net.rec.scuba Subgroup for SCUBA diving.
net.rec.ski Subgroup for skiing.
net.rec.skydive Subgroup for skydiving.
net.records Records, both new and old, of all musical varieties.
net.religion Religious, ethical, and moral implications of actions.
net.research Research and computer research.
net.rumor For the posting of rumors.
net.sf-lovers Science fiction lovers' newsgroup.
net.singles Newsgroup for single people, their activities, etc.
net.social Like net.singles, but for everyone.
net.sources For the posting of software packages.
net.space Space, space programs, space related research, etc.
net.sport Spectator sports.
net.sport.baseball Subgroup for baseball.
net.sport.football Subgroup for football.
net.sport.hockey Subgroup for hockey.
net.startrek Star Trek, the TV show and the movies.
net.std All sorts of standards.
net.suicide Suicide, its causes and effects (!).
net.taxes Tax laws and advice.
net.test For testing of network software. Very boring.
net.text Text processing.
net.travel Traveling all over the world.
net.tv The boob tube, its history, and past and current shows.
net.ucds The UNIX circuit design system.
net.unix UNIX neophytes group.
net.unix-wizards Discussions, bug reports, and fixes on and
for UNIX. Not for the weak of heart.
net.usenix USENIX Association events and announcements.
net.usoft Universal software packages.
net.usoft.s Subgroup for the S Statistical Package.
net.video Video and video components.
net.vvs The Vortex Video System for digitized video images.
net.wanted Requests for things that are needed, e.g. device
drivers, pointers to people, etc.
net.wines Wines and spirits.
net.wobegon "The Prairie Home Companion" radio show.
net.women Women's rights, discrimination, etc.
net.women.only For women only.
net.works Assorted workstations.
fa.arms-d Arms discussion digest.
fa.arpa-bboard ARPANET bulletin board.
fa.bitgraph The BBN bitgraph terminal.
fa.digest-p Digest-people digest.
fa.editor-p Editor-people digest.
fa.energy Energy programs, conservation, etc.
fa.human-nets Computer aided communications digest.
fa.info-terms All sorts of terminals.
fa.info-vax DEC's VAX* line of computers.
fa.info-vlsi Very large scale integrated circuits.
fa.poli-sci Politics and/versus science.
fa.railroad Railroad services and interruption of same.
fa.sf-lovers Science fiction lovers' digest.
fa.tcp-ip TCP and IP network protocols.
fa.telecom Telecommunications digest.
fa.teletext Teletext digest.
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* UNIX is a Trademark of Bell Laboratories.
* DEC is a Trademark of the Digital Equipment Corporation.
* VAX is a Trademark of the Digital Equipment Corporation.
* Ada is a Trademark of the Ada Joint Program Office of the
Department of Defense.