Kevin Christiansen's list of URLs that he finds handy to keep around...

Stuff from BYU

UVa Bookmarks

CMU Bookmarks

  • Advanced Book Exchange
  • Bibliofind
  • Booksearch Database
  • Potwell's Books
  • Abracadabra Book Search Firm
  • Anybook Book Search Firm
  • Blackwell's Book Search Firm
  • Map Quest (make your own maps)
  • Telephone directory
  • Fred's wonderful world of science (cool stuff!)
  • Carnegie Libary (4 blocks from CMU on Forbes Ave.)
  • National Semiconductor (Data sheets!)
  • Parallel printer port specs (IEEE-1284)
  • Parallel printer pin-outs
  • More details on parallel printer ports (registers, etc.)
  • Travel For Less (dirt-cheap air-fares)
  • Expedia.com travel planner thing. (Kevin19, vom)
  • Meta old book searcher
  • The Eclectic Lapidary (kev,vom)
  • Innocent inanimate objects - see various food items blown to smithereens by high-velocity rifles.
  • Don Klipstein's web page - all about lamps, lights, flash tubes, arc lights, etc.
  • Web site that solves integrals
  • Heads Togeather Video 2-for-1 video tape rental coupons.
  • Microsoft's downloadable files page
  • Another Microsoft downloadable files page
  • Pittsburgh Port Authority - Bus schedules
  • The Library of Congress American Memory historical documents collection.
  • Carnegie Mellon University - Instructional Techology - Equipment Orders
  • SGI Advanced Graphics Division's Antics and Mayheim page (with lots of silly links)
  • Electronic circuit cookbook archive
  • MX book finder - find used books
  • Microsoft Expedia - find cheap plane tickets
  • Travel for less - discount plane tickets (watch out for the hidden charges)
  • Some Unusual Aviation Pictures - makes you think twice about getting on a plane again...
  • The ANSI Standardized Schedule of Anniversary Gifts, courtesy of Bill the arcstarter
  • Quinn In The Morning - Radio show in Pittsburgh
  • The reference to internet discussion and information lists (list servers)
  • Microsoft investor
  • Vanguard
  • Baddley Chemicals
  • FaradNet - capacitor info
  • Society for amateur scientists
  • Skylighter - chemicals
  • Photographer's formulary - photographic chemicals
  • Bostick-sullivan - photographic chemicals
  • Mike Ware's alternative photography pages
  • Fair Radio Sales
  • Toronto Surplus & Scientific - vacuume tubes, etc.
  • Powerex Semiconductors
  • Powerex Semiconductors - rectifiers, thyristers, diodes, scrs, etc.
  • Teccor Semiconductors
  • General Semiconductor
  • Vishay / Lite-On Power Semiconductors
  • Diodes Incorporated
  • International Rectifier
  • QT OptoElectronics
  • NEC OptoElectronics (CEL)
  • ST Semiconductors
  • Mouser Electronics
  • Linear Technology (semiconductors)
  • Virtual Museum - vacuume tubes
  • Ebay - the huge internet auction
  • Kirlian Photography
  • Electric Spacecraft Journal
  • Molecular Expressions - silicon zoo
  • Alberta Credit Unions - Loan payment Calculator
  • Some IMAGO data
  • Fusor.com
  • The Farnsworth/Hirsch Fusor - discussion group
  • Philo T. Farnsworth Fusion Discussion Board
  • Keelynet energy files - interesting reading.
  • Eye on the world - violent planet (lightning pix, etc.)
  • Hank's Swap Shop (ham radio)
  • Chris Crim's homepage
  • An interesting book on fasting
  • Lightwriters Glass Warehouse - neon signs, etc.

  • Thermocouples

    Vacuum

    Taxes

    Vacuum Tubes