http://riskweb.bus.utexas.edu/www.htm (World Wide Web Directory, 06/1995)
About the World Wide Web... Regardless of what type of computer you are using, click here for a general overview/outline of the World Wide Web. In addition, the USENET newsgroups called comp.infosystems.www.misc, comp.infosystems.www.providers, comp.infosystems.www.users, and comp.infosystems.www.announce also provide various types of information about the World Wide Web.
This World Wide Web Service is provided by Professor James R. Garven as part of an ongoing project to use the WWW and related technologies to serve research and course related information in the academic fields of financial economics and risk management and insurance. A complete menu of Professor Garven's World Wide Web services can be accessed by clicking here.
If you have any further questions about this project, contact Professor Garven via electronic mail at the following address: jgarven@mail.utexas.edu.
Please don't send me ANY email about starting your own server. For users who have Intel CPU's in their PC's (this accounts for perhaps 80% of all users in the world), click here for further information about starting your own server.
To maintain your own WWW server, you will also need to teach yourself HyperText Mark-up Language (HTML). Without question, The VERY BEST resources on the Internet for learning more about the World Wide Web and HTML include the The Johns Hopkins University World Wide Web and HTML Developers JumpStation and PC Week Lab's Crash course on writing documents for the Web.
Depending upon the operating system you use, there are several operating system-specific server programs and authoring tools. These are described next.
To view the World Wide Web properly, you really need a client like Netscape, Mosaic or Cello. If you want to use Mosaic Communication Corporation's Netscape product, click here. If you want the latest version of Mosaic for Windows, click here. Since the current Mosaic program is a 32 bit program, you'll also need to install the Win32s software, which is available by clicking here. If you want a copy of the latest version of Cello, click here.
If you are using Windows NT on an Intel-based workstation, you can download a superb NT server program by clicking here. If you are using something other than an Intel platform, click here.
If you are using Microsoft Windows 3.1, you can put your own World Wide Web server into production by clicking here to download a server program called WHTTP. WHTTP is recommended, although you can also use a program called Serweb: The WWW Server for Windows 3.1 (version 0.3).
A Windows program called HTMLEDIT has been developed in order to make HTML simpler for novices. Another very good Windows program that enables novices to build HTML files is called HTMLASST. Users of Microsoft Word for Windows Version 6.0 might be interested in downloading a Word 6.0 macro template called GT_HTML that has been developed at Georgia Tech which enables users to create HTML files directly from Word documents. Users of Microsoft Word for Windows Versions 2 and 6 might also be interested in downloading the Word 2/6 macro template called CU_HTML that has been developed at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
In addition, the following newsgroups may help with general information concerning internetworking on Windows-based PCs:
The same basic points apply to Macintosh users as for Windows users. If you would like to create your own World Wide Web server, click here for further directions concerning how to obtain WWW server software for the Macintosh. To view the World Wide Web properly on your Macintosh, you need to obtain your own copy of Mosaic. Click here if you want the latest version of Mosaic for Macintosh.