TweetFollow Us on Twitter

Mar 95 URLs
Volume Number:11
Issue Number:3
Column Tag:Uniform Resource Locators

Uniform Resource Locators

By Scott T Boyd and John Kawakami

If there’s something you’d like to see here, please drop us a note at editorial@xplain.com.

In case you’re not familiar with Uniform Resource Locator (URL) format, it’s essentially

<servicekind>://<servername>/<pathname>

That’s a bit of an oversimplification (e.g. the path can be far more interesting), but it should be enough to you started.

What’s New and Interesting?

In case you haven’t heard, Apple has been updating and improving their WWW and ftp servers. It’s difficult to describe the many megabytes of information Apple has made available: selected DocViewer versions of Inside Macintosh, a demo of a Developer University course, source code, and a ton more stuff. Perhaps this is a ploy to convince you to order the APDA CDs.
ftp.info.apple.com and http://www.info.apple.com/dev

MIDnet’s Info-Mac searcher helps you search the contents of the vast Info-Mac software archive by name, title, or keyword. You can read the file’s long description before downloading. Elegant. http://www.mid.net/INFO-MAC

There’s a new Macintosh programming ‘zine available. It’s called Get1Resource and is at http://www.asel.udel.edu/~haynes/g1r.html

Places with Many Macintosh Developer Links

The URLs listed below are the best places to hunt down new developer info, third party products, etc. They are maintained by the unsung heros of the Internet - dedicated volunteers.

Robert Lentz may have the most hyperlinked Macintosh developer page at
http://www.astro.nwu.edu/lentz/mac/programming/home-prog.html

Nick.C DiMello has another well linked site,
http://www.pitt.edu/~nick/

Paul Robichaux’s pointers to misc Macintosh and ’net issues.
http://www.iquest.com/~fairgate

Eric Scouten has info on TCP programming, and other links.
http://tampico.cso.uiuc.edu/~scouten/

The Macintosh Vendor Directory has vendor contact info
http://rever.nmsu.edu/~elharo/faq/vendor.html

Matthias Neeracher features many pointers to source code on the net. Also a fancy TCP class
http://err.ethz.ch/members/neeri.html

MacTech’s URLs (this colum)n is now hypertextified, thanks to Jim Straus at class.com
http://www.class.com/MacTech/URLs.html

World Wide Web progamming info
http://www.uwtc.washington.edu/Computing/WWW/ExtendingMacHTTP.html

Interesting Macintosh Places

Alpha ftp://cs.rice.edu/public/Alpha/

Apple ftp://ftp.info.apple.com

see also http://www.info.apple.com/dev

see also http://www.austin.apple.com

Applescript ftp://gaea.kgs.ukans.edu/applescript

BBEdit ftp://ftp.netcom.com/pub/bb/bbsw

Celestin ftp://ftp.teleport.com/vendors/cci/apprentice

Contains a file with the contents of the CD

Dylan http://www.cambridge.apple.com/

see also ftp://cambridge.apple.com/pub/dylan

see also http://legend.gwydion.cs.cmu.edu:8001/dylan

see also news://comp.lang.dylan

Get1Resource http://www.asel.udel.edu/~haynes/g1r.html

Info-Mac searcher http://www.mid.net/INFO-MAC

Internet Config ftp://ftp.share.com/internet-configuration/

Peter Lewis ftp://amug.org/pub/peterlewis

Mr. Lewis is the wizard of MacTCP Apps

Lisp http://www.cambridge.apple.com/mcl/mcl.html

see also http://www.cs.rochester.edu/u/miller/alu.html

Mac Netswitch http://www.nd.edu/~dwalton1/

MacNosy ftp://ftp.netcom.com/pub/ma/macnosy

MacTechMagazine ftp://ftp.netcom.com/pub/xp/xplain

Metrowerks http://www.iquest.com/~fairgate/cw/cw.html

OpenDoc ftp://cil.org/pub/cilabs

François Pottier http://acacia.ens.fr:8080/home/pottier/index.html

Mr. Pottier is the editor of the comp.sys.mac.programmer Digest

see also news://comp.sys.mac.digest

QKS/Smalltalk http://www.qks.com

QuickCam http://www.engin.umich.edu/~friscolr/QuickCamtm/readme.html

Symantec ftp://devtools.symantec.com/Macintosh/Updaters/DevTools

TCL stuff ftp://daemon.ncsa.uiuc.edu/TCL

TidBITS http://www.dartmouth.edu/pages/TidBITS/TidBITS.html

see also news://comp.sys.mac.digest

Time Tracker ftp://ftp.maui.com/pub/mauisw

Interesting non-Macintosh Places

You can read about and view photos of old, obsolete computers like the ENIAC, the BBN, and the Sun 3, at the California Historial Computer Society’s gopher:

gopher://gopher.vortex.com/11/comp-hist.

Dilbert, everyone’s favorite comic strip:

http://gnn.interpath.net/gnn/arcade/comix/graphics/Dilbert.gif

 

Community Search:
MacTech Search:

Software Updates via MacUpdate

Latest Forum Discussions

See All

Top Mobile Game Discounts
Every day, we pick out a curated list of the best mobile discounts on the App Store and post them here. This list won't be comprehensive, but it every game on it is recommended. Feel free to check out the coverage we did on them in the links... | Read more »
Price of Glory unleashes its 1.4 Alpha u...
As much as we all probably dislike Maths as a subject, we do have to hand it to geometry for giving us the good old Hexgrid, home of some of the best strategy games. One such example, Price of Glory, has dropped its 1.4 Alpha update, stocked full... | Read more »
The SLC 2025 kicks off this month to cro...
Ever since the Solo Leveling: Arise Championship 2025 was announced, I have been looking forward to it. The promotional clip they released a month or two back showed crowds going absolutely nuts for the previous competitions, so imagine the... | Read more »
Dive into some early Magicpunk fun as Cr...
Excellent news for fans of steampunk and magic; the Precursor Test for Magicpunk MMORPG Crystal of Atlan opens today. This rather fancy way of saying beta test will remain open until March 5th and is available for PC - boo - and Android devices -... | Read more »
Prepare to get your mind melted as Evang...
If you are a fan of sci-fi shooters and incredibly weird, mind-bending anime series, then you are in for a treat, as Goddess of Victory: Nikke is gearing up for its second collaboration with Evangelion. We were also treated to an upcoming... | Read more »
Square Enix gives with one hand and slap...
We have something of a mixed bag coming over from Square Enix HQ today. Two of their mobile games are revelling in life with new events keeping them alive, whilst another has been thrown onto the ever-growing discard pile Square is building. I... | Read more »
Let the world burn as you have some fest...
It is time to leave the world burning once again as you take a much-needed break from that whole “hero” lark and enjoy some celebrations in Genshin Impact. Version 5.4, Moonlight Amidst Dreams, will see you in Inazuma to attend the Mikawa Flower... | Read more »
Full Moon Over the Abyssal Sea lands on...
Aether Gazer has announced its latest major update, and it is one of the loveliest event names I have ever heard. Full Moon Over the Abyssal Sea is an amazing name, and it comes loaded with two side stories, a new S-grade Modifier, and some fancy... | Read more »
Open your own eatery for all the forest...
Very important question; when you read the title Zoo Restaurant, do you also immediately think of running a restaurant in which you cook Zoo animals as the course? I will just assume yes. Anyway, come June 23rd we will all be able to start up our... | Read more »
Crystal of Atlan opens registration for...
Nuverse was prominently featured in the last month for all the wrong reasons with the USA TikTok debacle, but now it is putting all that behind it and preparing for the Crystal of Atlan beta test. Taking place between February 18th and March 5th,... | Read more »

Price Scanner via MacPrices.net

AT&T is offering a 65% discount on the ne...
AT&T is offering the new iPhone 16e for up to 65% off their monthly finance fee with 36-months of service. No trade-in is required. Discount is applied via monthly bill credits over the 36 month... Read more
Use this code to get a free iPhone 13 at Visi...
For a limited time, use code SWEETDEAL to get a free 128GB iPhone 13 Visible, Verizon’s low-cost wireless cell service, Visible. Deal is valid when you purchase the Visible+ annual plan. Free... Read more
M4 Mac minis on sale for $50-$80 off MSRP at...
B&H Photo has M4 Mac minis in stock and on sale right now for $50 to $80 off Apple’s MSRP, each including free 1-2 day shipping to most US addresses: – M4 Mac mini (16GB/256GB): $549, $50 off... Read more
Buy an iPhone 16 at Boost Mobile and get one...
Boost Mobile, an MVNO using AT&T and T-Mobile’s networks, is offering one year of free Unlimited service with the purchase of any iPhone 16. Purchase the iPhone at standard MSRP, and then choose... Read more
Get an iPhone 15 for only $299 at Boost Mobil...
Boost Mobile, an MVNO using AT&T and T-Mobile’s networks, is offering the 128GB iPhone 15 for $299.99 including service with their Unlimited Premium plan (50GB of premium data, $60/month), or $20... Read more
Unreal Mobile is offering $100 off any new iP...
Unreal Mobile, an MVNO using AT&T and T-Mobile’s networks, is offering a $100 discount on any new iPhone with service. This includes new iPhone 16 models as well as iPhone 15, 14, 13, and SE... Read more
Apple drops prices on clearance iPhone 14 mod...
With today’s introduction of the new iPhone 16e, Apple has discontinued the iPhone 14, 14 Pro, and SE. In response, Apple has dropped prices on unlocked, Certified Refurbished, iPhone 14 models to a... Read more
B&H has 16-inch M4 Max MacBook Pros on sa...
B&H Photo is offering a $360-$410 discount on new 16-inch MacBook Pros with M4 Max CPUs right now. B&H offers free 1-2 day shipping to most US addresses: – 16″ M4 Max MacBook Pro (36GB/1TB/... Read more
Amazon is offering a $100 discount on the M4...
Amazon has the M4 Pro Mac mini discounted $100 off MSRP right now. Shipping is free. Their price is the lowest currently available for this popular mini: – Mac mini M4 Pro (24GB/512GB): $1299, $100... Read more
B&H continues to offer $150-$220 discount...
B&H Photo has 14-inch M4 MacBook Pros on sale for $150-$220 off MSRP. B&H offers free 1-2 day shipping to most US addresses: – 14″ M4 MacBook Pro (16GB/512GB): $1449, $150 off MSRP – 14″ M4... Read more

Jobs Board

All contents are Copyright 1984-2011 by Xplain Corporation. All rights reserved. Theme designed by Icreon.