December 27, 2003

Call of the wild

http://www.africa-usa.com/

Here is a virtual tour to jungle cruise and the jeep safari train of Africa USA amusement park, an African wildlife tourist attraction that was open from 1953 until 1961. As a perfect guide it provides all the info from history to listing of the animals, special attractions such as the Watusi Geyser to word about the African Gardens, in a short multimedia movie format. Surely the site is a treat for wildlife lovers.

 

History of robots

http://www.bigredhair.com/robots/

Take a look at the most extensive collection of images and information on Victorian-era robots available on the internet. Walking, talking, man/machine robots were a history in the twilight of the 19th century. Meet Boilerplate, but here you will find an opporunity to meet the original Terminator and famous giant androids such as The Electric Man, and The Automatic Man.

 

The planet of the dinosaurs

http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence/dinosaurplanet/dinosaurplanet.html

This Discovery Channel site that revitalizes the land before time by rendering some terrifying details about dinosaurs. Explore the body parts of 20 dinosaurs and twirl these 80-million-year-old creatures around for 360-degree views. Find the vital stats of the oldest inhabitants then reach out to their dangerous cretateceous versions.

 

IT basics

http://elearning.asu.edu/itf/

This Arizona State University site offers over ten modules, on the most common topics related to computer hardware and networking, free for public use. Courses cover storage media, peripheral devices, electricity and safety, hard drives, expansion cards, motherboards, networking and Number systems.

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