To move between menus or to select options (in most cases), press the letter enclosed in brackets next to the menu option you want. For example, press C to select "
--- The Menu Structure.
When you log on, you will see the main menu listing the
options available. The system organization is tailored to
provide grant and contract information in a
straight-forward manner. The organizational structure of
ED Board is displayed below.
Main Menu: Sub-Menu: Contract Information Sub-Menu - Currently Available RFPs - Guide to Doing Business with ED - Forecast of FY 1993 Contracting Opportunities Sub-Menu: Grant Information - Grant Application Announcements (Database) - Grant Application Announcements (Text) - Combined Grant Application Notice (CAN) - Guide to Grant Programs (Guide) - Information to Request CAN or Guide by Mail Sub-Menu: Change Terminal Settings/Miscellaneous - Change Terminal Settings - Change Password - Read Messages
--- Compressed files.
Some larger files on the ED Board are compressed to
decrease the download transfer time. These files cannot be
displayed on ED Board. They must be uncompressed or
"unzipped") after downloading them to your PC. To do this
use the pkunzip program. If you do not already have the
pkunzip program, it can be downloaded from the "Change
Terminal Settings/Miscellaneous" sub-menu. To unzip a
file, put the pkunzip.exe file and the compressed program
in the same directory and type "pkunzip" followed by the
name of the file, for example "pkunzip gcs1a.zip". The
unzip program is designed for use on IBM PC compatibles and
therefore can not be used on Apple machines.
----- Tips to simplify your use of the ED Board.
------ Internet Access Via Fedworld BBS.
------ Other Information Sources at ED.
OERI BBS - BBS for sharing information and software among
teachers. BBS number is 1-800-222-4922 and (non-toll-free)
202-219-1511.
For Comments, Suggestions, or Help on ED Board, Contact:
George Wagner or Terri Wood, U.S. Department of Education;
400 Maryland Ave., SW; ROB3 - Room 3616; Washington, DC
20202-4726; (202) 708-6775 (voice); Email:
george_wagner@ed.gov or terri_wood@ed.gov
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U.S. Department of Education (ED)
We provide public access only to our Gopher Server, not a
Gopher Client. To access our Server, you must have one of
the following options at your site:
1) You run a Gopher client locally
2) You run a Gopher server locally (which generally will
have a gopher client attached to it)
3) Your site provides neither of the above, but you can
Telnet places.
***** 1) ***** If you run a gopher client which enables you
to use the command line, you can use the command: gopher
gopher.ed.gov
If your gopher client already points to a server somewhere,
you will surely find a menu option called something like
"Other gopher sites in the world" (or some equivalent
name). From that option, search sites in North America,
USA. We are not yet listed under Washington, DC, but we are
listed under All Servers and General Servers as U.S.
Department of Education/.
***** 2) ***** If your site runs a Gopher Server (and
attached client), you should be able to do what was
described under 1) above.
If you find our Gopher Server useful, you may want to ask
your system administrator to add U.S. Department of
Education (gopher.ed.gov) to your Gopher Server as a more
obvious and easily accessible menu item than just Other
Gopher sites in the world. The administrator can set a
pointer to us (or any other Gopher Server) from any level
of your gopher server menu. This is for added convenience;
the capabilities and information will be the same.
***** 3) ***** If you can only Telnet out, you must telnet
to a site which provides public access to a Gopher Client.
This should be your last resort because performance will
not be as good; these public gopher sites get quite busy.
Reprinted below is a section from the Gopher FAQ
(frequently asked questions) which lists public access
Gopher Clients. Please note that these sites may
discontinue this service at any time. You may also want to
experiment to see which provides the best performance; we
suggest you use those in North America. To use one of the
clients listed below, telnet to the site (domain name or IP
address) and log on as indicated. From there, search for us
under Other Gopher sites in the world as explained under 1)
above.
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It is recommended that you run the client software instead
of logging into the public login sites. A client uses the
custom features of the local machine (mouse, scroll bars,
etc.) and gives faster response.
If you have further questions about the above, please check
first with your local system administrator. If questions
remain, contact us at one of the following addresses:
E-mail: gopheradm@inet.ed.gov
Snail Mail:
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U.S. Department of Education (ED)
PUBLIC DATABASES AVAILABLE
o--announcements of new publications and data sets
o--press releases
o--funding opportunities
o--event calendars
o--general information about the Department
o--searchable ED staff directory
o--descriptions of ED programs
o-- directories of effective programs
o--directory of education-related information centers
o--research findings and syntheses
o--full-text publications for teachers, parents, and
researchers
o--statistical tables, charts, and data sets
o--pointers to all public Internet resources at R&D
Centers, Regional Laboratories, ERIC Clearinghouses, and
other ED-funded institutions
The Department's Internet site is currently maintained by
the Office of Educational Research and Improvement on its
Institutional Communications Network (INet) and focuses on
research, improvement, and statistical information.
Information about other ED programs and offices is so far
limited. Watch for a Department-wide Internet system in
late 1994.
LATEST DEVELOPMENTS
o--Information about the Department's mission,
organization, and key staff
o--A Teacher's Guide to the U.S. Department of Education,
with links to network-available resources and documents
o--A Researcher's Guide to the U.S. Department of Education
o--ED Press Releases, with an experimental full-text search
capability
o--The full-hypertext of ED publications, including: -
Publications for Parents (the "Helping Your Child" series)
- OERI Bulletin - Programs and Plans of the National Center
for Education Statistics - Youth Indicators 1993 - National
Excellence: A Case for Developing America's Talent o--Links
to the ED/OERI Gopher Server and to other ED-supported
network resources
OERI will continue to focus its resources on making as much
information as possible available through the ED/OERI
Gopher server, in order to permit access by as many
educators as possible. As we do not have the resources to
put every document in hypertext format, we will use the Web
for those publications which benefit most from hypertext
presentation, and we will maintain meaningful links to
relevant sections of our Gopher server.
ACCESS VIA INTERNET
The ED/OERI Gopher server can be accessed by pointing your
Gopher client software to: gopher.ed.gov or select North
America-->USA-->General-->U.S. Department of Education from
All/Other Gophers in the World.
FTP users can access the information (same material
available on Gopher server) by ftping to: ftp.ed.gov
Please note that we do not offer public access Gopher or
WWW clients. You cannot access our server by telneting to
our site. You must either have an appropriate Gopher or WWW
client, such as NCSA Mosaic or Lynx, at your site or be
able to telnet to a public access client elsewhere.
QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS
This is a message was received from George Wagner at the Department of
Education. The original inquiry was regarding the ED Board's Internet
accessibility. This information is for general distribution.
o To abort the display of a file on the ED Board, press
"
o To abort during text entry, press
There is a
round-about way to access ED Board through internet via the
Fedworld BBS gateway to Federal BBSs. Fedworld's Internet
address is telnet fedworld.gov. Go to the Federal
gateway and ED Board is BBS #110. Fedworld will connect to
ED Board via modem.
INet - ED/OERI Internet Node has some grant and contract
information as well as information about OERI activities.
(See further information on INet below.)
Below: Instructions for accessing the ED/OERI INet Gopher Server
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Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI)
Institutional Communications Network (INet)
Reprint from the Gopher FAQ list:
Q3: Where are there publicly available logins for Gopher?
A3: Here is a short list, use the site closest to you to
minimize network lag.
Public Logins:
Hostname IP# Login Area
------------------------- -------------- ------ ------
consultant.micro.umn.edu 134.84.132.4 gopher N.America
ux1.cso.uiuc.edu 128.174.5.59 gopher N.America
panda.uiowa.edu 128.255.40.201 panda N.America
gopher.msu.edu 35.8.2.61 gopher N.America
gopher.ebone.net 192.36.125.2 gopher Europe
info.anu.edu.au 150.203.84.20 info Australia
gopher.chalmers.se 129.16.221.40 gopher Sweden
tolten.puc.cl 146.155.1.16 gopher S. America
ecnet.ec 157.100.45.2 gopher Ecuador
gan.ncc.go.jp 160.190.10.1 gopher Japan
Telephone: (202) 219-1547
Fax: (202) 219-1817
INet Gopher Administrator
U.S. Department of Education
Office of Educational Research and Improvement/EIRD
555 New Jersey Ave. N.W., Room 214
Washington, D.C. 20208-5725
Below: Instructions for accessing ED/OERI's INet
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Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI)
Institutional Communications Network (INet)
Public Databases and Services Latest Developments as of
March 15, 1994
Individuals with access to the Internet can tap a rich
collection of education related information at the
Department's public Gopher/FTP/World Wide Web site,
including:
The Gopher and FTP services have been available since fall
1993, and the World Wide Web Server was open for public
access starting March 15, 1994 and is still under
construction. While a much broader collection is available
under Gopher and FTP, the WWW server currently contains:
The ED/OERI WWW server can be accessed by pointing your WWW
client software to our universal resource locator (URL):
http://www.ed.gov/
If you have any suggestions or questions about the contents
of the Gopher, FTP and WWW servers, please contact us at
one of the following addresses:
E-mail:
inetmgr@inet.ed.gov
gopheradm@inet.ed.gov
wwwadmin@inet.ed.gov
Telephone: (202) 219-1547
Fax: (202) 219-1817
Snail Mail:
INet Project Manager
U.S. Department of Education
Office of Educational Research and Improvement/EIRD
555 New Jersey Ave., N.W., Room 214
Washington, D.C. 20208-5725
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Date: Mon, 3 Oct 1994 12:34:59 -0400
Message-Id: <199410031619.MAA00862@bottom.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>
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