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Computing and the Internet: Sample Web links
Alan Turing Home Page
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Authoritative illustrated biography of the computer pioneer, plus links to related sites. This site contains information on his origins and his code-breaking work during World War II, as well as several works written by Turing himself.
Clip Art Warehouse
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Jazz up your home page with some of the thousands of animated GIFs available, mostly free of charge, from this virtual warehouse of graphic design. Search for an animation by keyword, or select a category, such as bombs or bullets, and browse the contents before downloading with the help of straightforward instructions.
Core Rules of Netiquette
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Excerpted from Netiquette by Virginia Shea, this useful guide to Internet etiquette provides explanation of the ten 'rules' of Internet behaviour, aimed at newbies as well as the Internet-savvy.
Making MP3s
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Series of well-organized Frequently Asked Questions on how to make MP3 music files, and how to deal with problems. Written and updated by members of newsgroups interested in MP3s, this is an excellent site for answers to specific technical
questions.
Museum of Web Art
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This is a virtual gallery for the exhibition of artwork in the electronic medium. It is divided into separate galleries by theme, complete with a gift shop, and a visitors centre. The wing for children includes interactive artwork and a story section.
Obsolete Computer Museum
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Photographs and accounts, by a hobbyist collector, of personal computers from the 1980s and 1990s. View vintage computer systems, such as the Commodore Amiga or the Sinclair ZX80. A treat for those interested in the history of personal computing.
Technosphere III
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Innovative Web site that allows you to create an artificial life form, and then monitor its progress in 'Technosphere', the environment in which these creatures live. You will receive e-mails from your creation, and can communicate with it as it grows, evolves, and finally dies in its 3-D environment.
Vmyths.com
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Avoid falling for computer virus hoaxes by checking suspects at this hysteria-free site. Written and maintained by a former computer security expert, this site provides detailed and up-to-date information about current hoax virus alerts as well as genuine viruses.
XML Tutorial
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Informative guide to basic and advanced XML, packed with information on syntax, elements, browsers, and much more. The topics are presented in a clear format even if they are slightly disjointed to read through due to the site's overuse of subheadings in some of the chapters. There are links to similar guides to HTML and Web scripting languages, such as JavaScript, of which visitors to the XML site are advised to have some basic understanding.
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