The MESH and the WEB
From Issue 1.3, May, 1995
The Mesh and The Web
The Mesh is going on the World Wide Web. By the time you read this, our WEB
page will probably be up. Contact us at
(http://www.albany.globalone.net/theMESH/). Now you can read all the issues
of The Mesh whenever you want, send us email, check out our sponsors, and
participate in dialogue about all the happenings in Cyberspace.
3-D Web
3-D technology is now coming to the World Wide Web. You will be able to
explore in 3-D, museums, stores, online catalogs and more. Based on VRML
(Virtual Reality Modeling Language), Silicon Graphics is releasing a 3-D WEB
Browser called WebSpace this month. You can grab it by pointing you browser
to: http://www.sgi.com/Products/
Windows, Macs, and other platforms will be available in June. For more
information about this exciting new WEB development, check out the following
WEB sites: http://www.elt.com/vrml
http://vrml.wired.com
http://bug.village.virginia.edu
S314 Update
Newt Gingrich commenting on the move to ban obscene material from the Net is
"probably illegal under our Constitution." However, that is not stopping
Senator James Exon, who's proposed the bill, from continuing his push to make
it law. House Telecommunica-tions Subcommittee chairman Jack Fields (R-Texas)
said the bill has not been discussed yet.
Microsoft Browser
For Free
Microsoft is making available for free
its Internet Assistant 1.0 for MS Word.
This is a combination Hypertext Marking
Language (HTML) editor and browser
for Windows users. You can grab it from http://www.microsoft.com, or
commercial online services like AOL or CompuServe.
Club Web, Albany
http://www.albany.net/~mxr
ClubWeb is an online music resource for artist and audience alike created by
musician/ computerist Mike Rose. It originally grew out of the frustration he
experienced when he first started trying to promote his band, Solomons
RamaDa. As he developed his lists of phone and fax numbers, clubs, radio
contacts, and whatnot, he realized he was creating a profile of the Albany
music scene. That actually seemed like a worthwhile objective, so he put
together what he had and hoped that others would contribute as well.
So far, Metroland has been supplying
concert dates, and Buzzzz has supplied its Band Network page, giving every
band a simple contact listing on the Web. Mike plans to enhance the basic
listings with graphics and sound, and expand ClubWeb's information base. He
hopes to list every band, club,
publication, studio, and radio station.
Additionally, he wants to include reviews of concerts and recordings and a
photo gallery. While he's trying to collect as much as he can, the best way
to make sure you're included is
to send your information to him at:
Mike Rose
mxr@albany.net
1 Wilbur St.
Albany, NY 12202
Book House Online
Would you like to order a book without leaving home? You now can using your
computer and modem. The Book House of Stuyvesant Plaza in Albany is now
online on NEWSLINK, the 24-hour News and Information BBS of the Capital
District.
The Book House Conference is located in
the free area of NEWSLINK.
Call 374-6444, 6618, or 3513. New books, reviews, and other book-related
information will be posted regularly by Book House staff.
Do You Want To Learn
About Cyberspace?
The Mesh will be offering courses on how
to surf the commercial online services and
the Net. If you are interested in participating
in these courses, please send the coupon
following this article. We will either send you info or call you about it.
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