UPDATED> New Products in the Internet Mall [16 Dec, 94] (fwd)
Gleason Sackman
Date: Fri, 16 Dec 1994 21:24:56 -0800
SENDER: Dave Taylor <tay...@netcom.com>
Subject: New Products in the Internet Mall [16 Dec, 94]
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THE INTERNET MALL (tm)
Shopping on the Information Highway
A list of commercial services available via the Internet
(C) Copyright 1994 Dave Taylor: see end for details
Maintained by Dave Taylor <tay...@netcom.com>
[special issue #18, release for 1 December, 1994]
Organized by floors: First Floor: Media, Second Floor: Personal Items,
Third Floor: Computer Hardware and Software, Fourth Floor: Services,
Fifth Floor: Clothes and Sporting Goods, Sixth Floor: Furniture. Top
Floor: Food Court and The Garage.
+++ All entries in this special edition of the Mall are new. +++
Sponsors of the Internet Mall:
Ceram Inc, Systems Group (contact in...@ceram.com)
Internet Distribution Services (contact ma...@netcom.com)
Mecklermedia Corporation (contact in...@mecklermedia.com)
Netcom Communications Services (contact in...@netcom.com)
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-- If the Internet Mall wasn't large enough to be the best spot for Christmas
-- shopping in Cyberspace, it will be soon! This time we're delighted to
-- welcome over fifty new shops, including: The University of Chicago Press,
-- The Project Mind Foundation, Crescent Productions, Hobart Galleries, Witney
-- and Airault 20th Century Decorative Arts, Optical Brokers, The Hometown
-- Railroad Station, The Speak To Me Catalog and the Hometown Coin Shop.
-- For your second hour of shopping, how about Desert Treasures, Elaine Coyne
-- Galleries, flowers from FTD Internet, Flower Stop, or Blue Ribbon Orchids,
-- Harlequinn Graphics, Creative Solutions, CDs from Edinburgh Multimedia, or
-- up-to-date mining information from Robertson Info-Data? Take a break, then
-- check out Doorstep Delivery, Stopwatch Video and Film, WORDNET Foreign
-- Language Translations, Travel Ukraine, and Soxcess. Last stop: Rolling
-- Hills Golf, Elwell Emporium, Godiva Online, Republic of Tea, Salsas, Etc!
-- The Spice Merchant, Rowena's, and, to find the right plate, Classic China.
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-- Happy holidays and best wishes to all from the team at the Internet Mall!
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To obtain the full Internet Mall, including over 900 companies offering
products and services through the network, please use one of:
Web URL http://www.mecklerweb.com/imall
Gopher peg.cwis.uci.edu:7000 and look in Peg/Internet Guides
FTP ftp.netcom.com and look in 'pub/Gu/Guides'
Email Dave Taylor <tay...@netcom.com> with SUBJECT "send mall"
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Books
The University of Chicago Press, the largest university press in America,
offers thousands of publications for academic and general readers. You may
know them as the publisher of the Chicago Manual of Style. Their catalogs
can be found at URL gopher://press-gopher.uchicago.edu:70/1 or accessed
via gopher (gopher press-gopher.uchicago.edu).
The Baxter Group offers a variety of publications on a wide range of
topics including: business development, motivation/goal setting, travel,
and more! For a free catalog and more information please send email
to rpgo...@pwa.acusd.edu.
New Age and Religious Books, & Related
The Project Mind Foundation is offering the book Project Mind by T. Kun to
people throughout the Internet. This "higher creativity think tank" will
produce holistic sciences and technologies. Email mar...@vms.huji.ac.il
or visit URL http://www.webscope.com/project_mind/project_mind.html
The Magazine Rack
If you're a collector, you'll be interested in CollectorsNet, a discussion
forum to exchange information about new releases, limited editions, retired
pieces, and more. Email: owner-coll...@netcom.com to join, or visit
Web URL ftp://ftp.netcom.com/pub/collector/collect.html
Music and Video
Crescent Productions is a distributor for 'Guide to Backyard Astronomy',
a 40 minute instructional video tape. 'Guide to Backyard Astronomy'
is available in VHS or PAL, is recommended for anyone 13 years and
older, and comes with a starchart for hands-on learning. For more
information: con...@crescent.com or http://crescent.com/crescent.html
The Virtual Art Gallery
HOBART GALLERIES offers fine art and copper and bronze sculpture by
internationally known metal sculptor Hobart Brown. Now featuring the
perfect holiday gift: The Executive Decision Maker, a beautiful, brilliantly
polished 1.5oz. YES/NO coin cast from an original Hobart art piece by Pewter
Products of Victoria, Australia. Email hob...@aol.com for particulars.
Witney & Airault 20th Century Decorative Arts specialize in art deco ceramics,
metalwares, glass, Clarice Cliff and Susie Cooper art pottery and much much
more. See their listing in the 1995 Millers Antiques Price Guide (Reed
International). They can mail items world wide and accept all major credit
cards. Contact them for catalog and price list: wit...@pavilion.co.uk
SECOND FLOOR: Personal Items
Optical
Optical Brokers offers designer eyeglass frames and contact lenses at
deep discounts over your local optical outlet. You can view their on-line
catalog at Web URL http://www.teleport.com/~opbro/index.html or send
email to op...@teleport.com for more information.
Personal and Professional Security
ProStun offers an extensive selection of self-protection devices and pepper
gas sprays of professional strength and quality. Free educational information
and catalogs/brochures available. Please send email: 74444...@compuserve.com
Fetsick Distributors offers 100,000 & 200,000 volt stun guns, plus other
home security products. The stun gun is a safe, effective and non-lethal
electronic device that produces a high voltage shock. By merely touching a
person with the gun they are immobilized for several minutes. For more
information, please email: richard...@father.com
K-II Enterprises makes unique electronic devices, including: Dazer ultrasonic
dog deterrent stops dog bites. Tattle Tale patented vibration alarm keeps
pets off furniture. Safe Range EMF meter measures potentially harmful
electro-magnetic fields. And more! Email for info: Tim...@aol.com
Toys, Games and Novelties
Just in time for the holidays! White Rabbit Toys of Ann Arbor, Michigan
announces the Internet's first on-line, full-service toy store. Use your
Web browser to check out their catalog and order your favorite specialty toys
from around the world. You can also view and select gift wrap!
Visit their Web site at URL http://www.toystore.com/
Hometown Railroad Station carries a full selection of items for model
railroads. They specialize in pre-war era Lionel models, but carry most
items for HO scale as well. Let them know your interests, or ask for a
copy of their model train enthusiast classified ads. Mail your requests
to 7173...@compuserve.com (subject 'class ad' for classifieds)
The Speak To Me catalog specializes in products that actually talk! They
have talking watches, talking bathroom scales, talking tooth brushes and
many more. There are many practical items and plenty of fun novelties too.
The catalog features a convenient "shopping cart" metaphor for on-line
ordering too. Visit via the Web to URL http://clickshop.com/speak
Hobby Supplies
Hometown Coin Shop is for the true coin collector. They offer quality
coins and supplies at fair prices. They also have monthly consignment
auctions. Send email to 7173...@compuserve.com for information and
availability, or use subject "auction" to receive the auction pages.
Gifts and Collectables
Desert Treasures of Atlanta, GA is your source for Dreamcatchers. Indians
believe that dreamcatchers when hung above a bed, gives you good dreams.
They come in various sizes and colors -- at the lowest prices! For a free
brochure, please email sfa...@tds-hsc.com, subject "Free Brochure" and
include your your home address.
Jewelry
Elaine Coyne Galleries offers its Couture and Limited Edition Collections
of art-based jewelry, belts and accessories to better boutiques, dept.
stores and collectors world-wide. ECG has built a reputation on lost-wax
castings, exotic patinas and ltd. edition semi-precious stones. Brochures,
educational video available. Send mail to EC...@ix.netcom.com
Florists and Other Plantlike Offerings
FTD (Floral Transworld Delivery) Internet offers its entire catalog,
containing over 80 floral arrangements, plants and gift baskets, via
the Web. They can process orders from anywhere in the world, and deliver
throughout the world via their network of FTD and affiliated florists.
Visit URL http://www.novator.com/FTD-Catalog/FTD-Internet.html
Flower Stop is a full service on-line florist specializing in roses and
other flowers sent long distance. They also have a full array of FTD
arrangements. Visit their Web site at URL http://www.flowerstop.com/fstop
Blue Ribbon Orchids offers the highest quality live orchid and bromeliad
plants. Orchids make especially nice gifts, and each plant we sell is in
prime condition, ready to burst into full bloom! Subscribe to their free
Reminder Service to ensure you don't miss an important date! Very reasonable
prices include Fedex shipping. Email for catalog nets...@cts.com or see
their webpage at URL http://www.cts.com/~netsales/bro
Promotional Goods
Advantage Solutions helps you promote your business or service with
advertising specialties and promotional items: Pens, calculators, openers,
magnets and much more imprinted with your company information.
Get the customers and keep them with advertising specialties. Email
al...@phantom.com or URL http://www.shopkeeper.com/shops/Ad_Promo_Specialties/
Adult Toys and More!
VMU Specialty Merchandise offers a wide variety of adult products at
wholesale prices. Save 10% to 50% off retail on over 600 products, for
every sexual desire. For a free product and price list please send a
message with subject 'adult product list' to sav...@ix.netcom.com.
JC EXPRESS offers the latest and best in adult entertainment on CD ROM,
at unbeatable prices. They have THE lowest price, or they'll give you
the CD FREE! Quantity discounts. Email for a catalog: jo...@mercury.sfsu.edu
Focus International offers a complete line of sexual information and self
help videotapes. Now you can get the kind of sex education you've dreamed
about, in the privacy of your home from leading sex educators and
therapists. send mail to focu...@panix.com or visit Web URL
http://www.hip.com/focus/catalog.html
Shrimp is a professional, but fun, organization which has been operating
in South East Asia since 1986. They offer a wide range of tastefully produced
items featuring photos of Asian models in exotic, tropical locations. Their
online catalog can be found on the WWW at URL http://www.hk.net/~shrimp
The Virtual Hardware Store
Macquarie Office (MacOffice) can offer you competent and reliable total
office supply and stationary through 12 outlets across Australia. They
specialise in supply to corporate & government organisations with their
sophisticated electronic ordering solutions, management, reporting & a
windows-based catalogue. For more information, email kl...@ozemail.com.au
THIRD FLOOR: Computer Hardware and Software
Home and Office Software
Software Store Products offers an invoicing, POS & customer tracking
software product called The Invoice Store that is designed for the
small business and requires no accounting background. For information
please send email to: Softw...@aol.com
Document Conversion Manager is a Windows based, WP document conversion
and viewing technology designed to co-exist different WP applications
on an internal or inter-enterprise basis. Evaluation product is available
from ftp.uu.net/vendor/Pembroke/dcm.zip & ftp.cica.indiana.edu/pub/pc/win3
Send mail to fra...@cix.compulink.co.uk
National Information Systems offers a complete line of project management
and software development packages, including the ACCENT GraphicVUE Project
Management System for UNIX workstations. For more information on their
product line, please send mail to in...@nis.com with subject "PROJ MAN"
Compact Designs has just released TireTrax, the premiere Newton program
for mobile professionals that want a better way to manage vehicles used in
business. For more information please email: comp...@applelink.apple.com
Desktop Publishing and Typeface Design
Photodex Corp. offers a line of PC and MAC graphics products including
The Graphics Display System (GDS), which is a multi-purpose graphics
viewer, cataloger and converter. Photodex also publishes royalty
free CD-ROM content libraries, wallpaper and other neat stuff. For more
information, e-mail to phot...@netcom.com
Harlequinn Graphics specializes in graphic design and color illustration
for a variety of formats. They design book covers, typeset and illustrate
books, newsletters, brochures, letterheads, CD covers and J-cards, posters,
business literature of all types, T-shirt graphics, logotypes, magazine
advertising, and related. They also produce state-of-the-art computer
graphics in 32-bit color and fine art. Please email: harl...@halcyon.com
Creative Solutions offers Pogs, Slammers, Stickers, Game Boards,
Starter Kits etc. They are the manufacturer! They can also satisfy
most of your printing needs at below competitive prices with DTP
services inhouse. For more info Email Tim_F...@lamg.com
CDROMs
Edinburgh Multimedia trades in multimedia CD-ROMs for IBM-compatibles.
They have a new CD-ROM for the European Community on EC folk culture.
For a catalogue or more info on the folk culture CD-ROM (state which),
please e-mail at: 10003...@compuserve.com
Hardware
WH Networks offers communication products and solutions from modems, analog
and digital WAN Hubs to laseroptics. Featured lines include Adtran ATT
Digicom Livingston Microcom Motorola Multitech PPI USR and ZyXEL. The firm
maintains a communications archive at URL http://www.whnet.com/wolfgang/ or
you can reach them through email: wolf...@whnet.com.
Computer Peripherals and Other Neat Stuff
TrisTon offers 3.5" DS/HD PC formatted floppy disks at wholesale price.
Significant discounts for larger orders. They beat all store and mail
order prices. For information or order form, email tri...@sutr.novalink.com
FOURTH FLOOR: Services
Stocks and Investing
Robertson Info-Data, a leading worldwide mining information company,
is pleased to announce the launch of INFO-MINE, a complete online mining
information service. INFO-MINE contains the details of over 3,000 mining
& mineral exploration companies and over 10,000 mineral properties worldwide,
as reported via the North American stock exchanges on the well known MIN-MET
databases. Visit their Web site at URL http://www.info-mine.com/
Mortaging and Home Loans
Mack Mortgage Services offers an uptoday information on mortgage
interest rates,loan programs and prequalifying packages. MACK is
approved in California by more than 200 lenders and specialising in
first and second mortgage financing. Send e-mail to ma...@ix.netcom.com
Net Banking
If you have a business that charges customers a monthly fee and would like
to eliminate invoices or coupon books, then you should consider their Direct
Debit program. For a small transaction fee, they can debit your customers'
bank accounts and credit the monthly payment to your bank. For more
information, send an e-mail request to AF...@aol.com
Equipmment Purchase and Leasing
Carpenter and Associates is an equipment leasing service business. They
provide equipment financing for all types of business all over the USA.
Medical equipment financing for physicians, hospitals & clinics. They
offer "Sale Lease Backs". For more information about how they can assist you
in financing your next equipment purchase with a Lease Purchase Option,
please send email to: e-mai...@intellinet.com
CyberLink Communications (tm) sells and leases office automation
systems & services, such as LANs, BBSs, PCs & peripherals. It also
offers the SOFTFIND CD containing 12,000software titles and 200
demos so that software dealers can make sales that they previously
lost. Send mail to pdup...@infocity.com for details.
Business Services
Doorstep Delivery is a marketing distribution company offering businesses
and bulk advertisers with an alternative to 3rd class postal rates. In south
Texas and Mexico, they can deliver your product directly to the door at a
substantial savings, and with greater reliability than the USPS. For more
info, and a rate card, please email Door...@AOL.COM with subject "DSD"
Stopwatch Video and Film are custom Safety/Training video production
specialists with a Fortune 100 client list. Past productions include Hazmat,
orientation, ergonomics and more. Let them produce *your* program right
at *your* facility using broadcast quality equipment. Their custom videos
are also updateable and will improve your programs effectiveness. For full
details or for a project quote please email: Stopw...@aol.com
Patch up those small business problems, particularly health-related companies
facing the challenge of todays dynamic marketplace. Bowling Green Group
Management offers solutions, and can devise and implement strategies for
growth, not just survival. Please Email mar...@li.net for information.
Telephone and Telecommunications
Use Interactive Voice Response (IVR) and unified messaging (voice mail,
fax mail, email and networking) to dramatically improve workplace
productivity and provide superior customer service. INTELECOM designs,
implements and services imaginative voice processing solutions for
corporations and non-profit organizations worldwide. For more information
please send email to: rjb...@ix.netcom.com
800 Readyline service is the small business friend, and can be a
terrific merchandising tool too. Up to 28% off the standard AT&T
fees for a toll-free line! Please contact mcl...@terminus.intermind.net
International Trade
SalesNet is an international network of commodity and service
purchase and sales offers, with full support. Free trial available.
Send e-mail to gger...@ix.netcom.com for details. Remember: Just
one sale could result in $100,000 per month.
The Hong Kong Business Directory is a service that allows users to locate
companies of all types such as manufacturers, importers, exporters, service
providers, buyers, etc in Hong Kong and other SE Asian countries, especially
China. On the Web at URL http://FarEast.Com/HongKong/directory.html
Translation Services
WORDNET Foreign Language Translations is a group of over 1,500 foreign
language translators specializing in high tech and general business
documentation and working online from many locations worldwide. With their
electronic database they can locate just the right professional translator
for your project. Contact them at wor...@wordnet.com or visit their
Web site at URL http://www.ultranet.com/~wordnet/
Travel Agencies
Cloud 9 Travel of La Honda, California is a full-service discount
travel agency with free brochures and more. ITAA Member. Send email for
information: sor...@netcom.com or check ftp://ftp.netcom.com/pub/so/sorsha
Travel Ukraine Agency offers tour packages for businessmen, press people,
private visitors in Ukraine; services of qualified translators, interpreters
and interpreters with secretarial skills. Their customers include the BBC,
National Geographic, Philips, and Toshiba. Email igor%tuag.l...@ussr.eu.net
and briefly describe the services you need.
Travel Accomodations
Vacation Realty offers vacation rentals and timeshare resales/foreclosures
at typically 50 to 70% off of resort prices. To view lists or to advertise
your vacation rental, send email, asking for any of: Rent List, Sale List,
Ad Submission form, or free electronic newsletter. lar...@cts.com
Freelance Services
Joe "Mister Fire!" Vitale will write powerful direct mail sales letters, ads
and other sizzling copy for you. He's known for breaking records and getting
RESULTS. Contact him at: Joe.V...@atomiccafe.com
Grant Proposals and Financial Aid
Most students are unaware of the many sources of financial aid that
are available, but now you can work with Chinook College Funding Service
of Tucson, Arizona to explore the possibilities. Email in...@chinook.com
or visit Web URL http://www.indirect.com/user/chinook2/index.html
FIFTH FLOOR: Clothes, Sporting Goods and Sports
Soxcess offers socks that can be a lot more fashionable than just boring hose
or stockings. Now you can have your own pair of the latest new style of
designer socks that you tie to be worn with or without stockings. For more
info send e-mail to Ty...@aol.com
Wild Oats is an award winning screenprinting company. For more information on
the hottest tees and sweats available today (including Looney Tunes, WWF,
Coors, Budweiser, Rocky and Bullwinkle, Duckman and many others!), send
email to 75232...@compuserve.com
Sporting Goods
If you're looking for the best price on baseball, basketball, fotball,
hockey or non-sports wax/foil boxes and sets, you'll want to check out
Goal Post Distributing. Send email to join their email Hot List or fax
Hot List. Include mailing address for free monthly catalog. Send email
to save: goal...@aol.com
Rolling Hills Golf, Inc. specializes in books and instructional materials for
the avid golfer. You will find new and classic books, audiotapes and
videotapes in their latest catalog. Please send mail: rh....@jadebbs.com
SIXTH FLOOR: Furniture
Elwell Emporium offers authentic rural Americana, including Amish
furniture and quilts, dried cherries and blueberries, honey and maple
syrup, and other locally made goods and antiques. Elwell (pop. 378) is
a rural Michigan community. Money-back guarantee on all goods. Send
mail to WKA...@Prodigy.com for a list of offerings
TOP FLOOR: The Food Court
Godiva Chocolatier and Chocolatier magazine have joined forces to produce
Godiva Online, the Chocolate Lover's Playground, http://www.godiva.com. It
contains an extensive amount of articles and recipes about chocolate, its
history, and its preparation. Godiva chocolates can be ordered online.
Republic of Tea offers full-leaf black and black-blended teas like
Mango Ceylon and Ginger Peach, green teas, herbal infusions, and round
pillow tea bags full of the best tea you'll ever sip. Isn't it time to
graduate to a better tea? 10% of the profits are donated to help children
in the fight against cancer. Republic of Tea is on the Web at URL
http://eMall.com/ or e-mail T...@eMall.com
Salsas, Etc! is a national retailer of hot and spicy food products,
encompassing all of the major world-wide hot or spicy cuisines.
Included are hot sauces, salsas, spices, pastas, cooking sauces,
marinades, barbecue sauces, mustards, condiments, and more! For
current newsletter and catalog, send request to carld...@aol.com
Spice Merchant delivers Chinese, Japanese, Indian, and Thai condiments,
spices, and cookbooks right to your door. Spice Merchant carries complete
lines of professional cookware, cutlery, and serving ware from around the
world. Spice Merchant can be reached on the Web at URL http://eMall.com/
or e-mail at Sp...@eMall.com
Rowena's is the home of fine baked goods. Nothing is better than Rowena's
Lemon Pound Cakes topped with her signature luscious and creamy curd
sauces. Made with only the finest ingredients available, all of Rowena's
cakes arrive in a beautiful gift box, keep at room temperature for 3-4
weeks, and freeze beautifully. Rowena's can be found on the Web at URL
http://eMall.com/ or e-mail at Row...@eMall.com
Cookware and Kitchen Gadgets
CLASSIC CHINA makes the everyday low price as meaningful as the gift. Noted
for their wide selection of gourmet gift baskets, fine china, crystal,
flatware, and gifts including: Lenox, Wedgwood, Noritake, Royal Doulton and
others. Ask about their National Bridal Registry too! Class...@aol.com
**** Notes on the Internet Mall ****
The Internet Mall is maintained by Dave Taylor, who is responsible for
the specific prose in each listing. If you disagree with anything
stated, have good or bad experiences with any of these services,
or, most importantly, have additional services to add to this list,
please send me electronic mail: tay...@netcom.com. Please note
that I am in no way able to guarantee the legitimacy of any
service listed herein and am in no way liable for any good or
bad experiences you might have. Caveat emptor!
The criteria for being on this list are that the company must be on
the Internet, must have products that they sell and customers must be
able to order through the net directly, either by gopher, wais, www,
or email. Excluded from this list are Internet service providers
themselves, contract technical support from companies, consultants
and MLM, franchise, or other similar marketing and sales schemes.
This list is available through a variety of mechanisms: type
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most up-to-date copy or send a message with 'send mall' as the
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1994 Dave Taylor. The Internet Mall (tm) is a trademark of Intuitive
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