CyberDiner Links page

This is a page of links to things we have found interesting or useful on the net. It is a very mixed bag; part of the idea is to show the wide variety of things which are available on the net.

Cyber Cafes around the world

The Cyber-Star cyber cafe locator: Find a cafe near you.
PerkAvenue.com Cafe Corner: Links to cyber cafes.
Cyber Cafes in Europe: Bert Bulder's list of Internet Cafes in Europe.
Global Computing CyberCafes: A list of cyber cafes around the USA.
Brento's Internet Cafe List: Wired Cafes.
The Cyber Cafe Guide: A list of Internet Cafes around the world.
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Internet-related

Net directory - Yahoo: A directory by subject of over 44,000 pages. A good place to start.
Lycos Search for subjects on the net: At Carnegie Mellon University, search for keywords. Lycos is one of the best ways to find things on the net.
World Wide Web Yellow Pages: A searchable subject listing.
Starting pointAnother directory by subject.
Metasearch: Search many different search engines at the same time. Also look up words...
YellowPlaces: A yellow-pages style directory of sites.
Internet country codes: The 2-character country codes used in internet names (.il, .ca, etc.)
Roy Williams' Hot Hot List: Roy is a professor at Caltech. This is his list of favorite sites on the net.
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Downloadable software and other files

Shareware.com: A really big library of links to downloadable files (over 130,000). Can be searched in many different ways. Also covers all computer types.
Winsite.com: A huge archive of downloadable Windows programs. Windows 3, Win95 and NT.
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Dictionary, the Thesaurus and other research publications

Hypertext Webster Interface: The Webster's dictionary on line
Roget's Thesaurus
Acronym server: Look up abbreviations and other acronyms. Comes to you from Ireland so it can be slow.
The Complete Guide to Garden Stuff: Online full text reference to gardening.
USPS Address and ZIP Code Information: Give it an address and it will give you the ZIP (and maybe the company name). Give it a ZIP and it'll give you the city. Give it a city and it'll give you the ZIP codes.
NYNEX Interactive Yellow Pages - Home Page: The yellow pages for the entire country on line.
The World Factbook 1996: Published by the CIA (Yes, really the CIA). This has an entry for every country in the world including lots of statistics right down to the phone and FAX numbers of the US ambassador. Want to get the names of every head of state and cabinet member for every country in the world? Or see the CIA "Suggested Reading List"? Click here for the list of CIA on-line publications.
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Entertainment: Music, TV and Movies

Almost Paradise Cafe: LA's first Internet Cafe in Long Beach, CA.
Espresso Biega, the CyberDiner in Rolling Hills Estates, CA.
Internet Movie Database: Links to info on many movies including the web sites for the movies themselves. Can be searched by title, Cast or crew member, country and several other ways.
Paramount studios: Star Trek: Voyager, Virtuosity, Clueless and more.
The Ultimate Band List: A listing of many bands including links to their home pages.
The Del Rubio Triplets
CNN: News, headlines and more from CNN.
Yahoo Entertainment section: Many many links to entertainment-related sites.
List of musical mailing lists: This is a list of many mailing lists you can subscribe to. Once you have subscribed, you automatically receive newsletters, etc. by electronic mail. Many musicians are included in the list; chances are good your favorites are there. The list contains instructions at the top as to how to subscribe to the mailing lists. By the way, subscribing is free. Many of the lists are two-way. You can reply and your reply is sent to others who also subscribe to the list. *Warning*: These lists can sometimes send a LOT of mail.
eGG: Electronic Gourmet Guide, an electronic food magazine with recipies, interviews, etc.
American Wine on the Web: An online magazine about american wine.
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Local and California

LA Freeway Speeds: A map of the LA freeway speeds updated every 10 minutes.
San Diego BayCam: A TV camera always pointed at San Diego Bay
Virtual Tourist - California: Lots of links to things associated with California.
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Cartoons, pictures, jokes and the like

The Comic Strip: Peanuts, Marmaduke and many others on line.
Carlos' on line coloring book: Fun for the kids.
Birthday page: Who else was born on your birthday?
Many pictures (including the Farside archive): An archive of many downloadable pictures arranged by subject.
Kodak sample digital images: Many pretty pictures brought to you by Kodac.
Flapping: An online Sci-Fi story. Pretty strange...
WebMuseum: Bienvenue! (ticket office): Art Museum coming to you from Paris
Stephen Wright jokes: A little humor to lighten up the day.
Tupperware on-line catalog: Why not? This is an on-line Tupperware catalog
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Business & Jobs

Qualisteam index of business sites
MIT StockMaster stock charts: Roughly 446 stocks fully charted.
The Yahoo employment listings section
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Online chat, MUDs, online games, etc

A note about chats and other interactive net features: There is generally no control at all over what people say in these areas except the control they have themselves. This cuts both ways; we cannot be responsible for what comes over the chats and we ask you to please be considerate of others. (CyberDiner)

Internet-based games

Dungeons of Gyros: Play a graphical on-line hack-em-up game on line with whoever else happens to be on-line. Game by Mucsoft...
Mega MUDs: Links to many MUDs and other related services on the net. Wondering what a MUD is? Go to this site and click "About MUDs".
Yahoo Internet Games: The Yahoo section on Internet Games
Web-based chat
Emporium's Chat Links From Around the World: 350+ links to web-based chat groups on the net.
Sol Chat-O-Rama: Another list of many many Web-based chat groups on the net.
IRC (Inter Relay Chat) related
Yahoo IRC section: Many links to IRC-related sites. Click on FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) for links to introductory material.
Edge's IRC page: A good introductory page on Inter Relay Chat.
IRC-Central @ Lightlink-ART MATRIX: Another page devoted to IRC
Yahoo section on IRC channels: Many of the chat groups on IRC have a home page on the net. This has links to those home pages.
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Sports

Play the NFL trivia game: Compete for real prizes in this NFL trivia game.
Yahoo list of current sports headlines
Yahoo sports directory: Everything from Air Hockey to Wrestling
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Travel and Geography

1Travel.com: "The travel people". Lots and lots of travel-related info. Airfares, packages, tours, etc.
TRAVELSPOTS: "FOR ALL YOUR HOLIDAY AND CONVENTION NEEDS!", a site with lots of travel-related info.
MapBlast: Give it an address or intersection anywhere in the USA and it will make you a map of the location. Very cool.
Delta Air Lines: The Delta airlines home page complete with schedules.
USPS Address and ZIP Code Information: Give it an address and it will give you the ZIP (and maybe the company name). Give it a ZIP and it'll give you the city. Give it a city and it'll give you the ZIP codes.
NYNEX Interactive Yellow Pages - Home Page: The yellow pages for the entire country on line.
The World Factbook 1996: Published by the CIA (Yes, really the CIA). This has an entry for every country in the world including lots of statistics right down to the phone and FAX numbers of the US ambassador. Want to get the names of every head of state and cabinet member for every country in the world? Or see the CIA "Suggested Reading List"? Click here for the list of CIA on-line publications.
The UK Guide: An online guide to the UK and Ireland including a clickable map for regional information and lots of links. A great place to begin exploring the UK.
Paris: An online guide to the City of Lights.
Morocco: A clickable map of Morocco.
Israel: The Israel Information Service.
Internet Travel Network: Find someplace you like? Book travel reservations on line.
Earthquake Information: All the recent earthquakes from around the world.
Indexed US Maps: A map server with maps of the world. This service creates maps on the fly for just about anywhere.
The Irish Times: The latest news from Ireland.
The Yahoo Countries listing
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Live outdoor cameras around the world

Eye on the World: Links to many on-line cameras.
Webcams: Hundreds of live cameras around the world.
Outdoor Internet Cameras: Lots of links sorted by area.
The Thingies on the Net: Cameras and other devices connected to the net.
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Weather

Intellicast: An excelent weather site. Local, notional and global.
Weather World General Menu: On-line satellite pictures
Weather reports around the country: More weather reports from around the USA
Weather maps: Weather maps of the USA
SSEC Real Time Data: Space Science and Engineering Center satellite data.
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Space and Science

Virtual Frog Dissection Kit: Dissect a frog on line (much less messy that way).
Jet Propulsion Laboratory: The home page for the Jet Propulsion Lab complete with downloadable space pictures.
NASA Information Services via World Wide Web: NASA home page complete with an index of all NASA centers
The Nine Planets: Lots of info not just on the planets but moons, comets and about everything else in the solar system. Complete with pictures.
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Computer-related info

Global Computing: Purveyor of discount hardware, software and networking products.
XAnim: Animation player for Unix/X11 and VMS supporting many animation formats. Free for non commercial use. Thanks Mark.
Computer hardware and software phone numbers: List of computer manufacturers
More computer hardware and software phone numbers: Another list of computer manufacturers
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