> Michael, > > I assume your message was aimed at me, so I'll take it -- yes, the DMA has > a Gopher project that provides about 25 standard VGA resoulution images > free for personal educational use on the Internet. We are ever mindful of > copyright issues, so each image has been marked with a visible copyright > notice, and none of the images exceeds 640x480x256 resolution, so they are > fine to look at on the screen, but won't print out well on hard copy. I > am enclosing a brief information file about the project for your reference. > > regards, > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > Kevin J. Comerford | internet: [log in to unmask] > Visual Resource Librarian / | > Director of Information Technology | > Dallas Museum of Art | compuserve: 71233,2412 > 1717 North Harwood | voice: 214-922-1281 > Dallas, TX 75201 | fax: 214-954-0174 > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > > Dear Art Enthusiast, > > Thank you for your interest in the Dallas Museum of Art Internet Public > Access Project. The following information file details how you can access > the DMA's virtual museum on the Internet, and download museum information > and digital images for personal use. > > regards, > > Kevin Comerford > Dallas Museum of Art > [log in to unmask] > > > DALLAS MUSEUM OF ART INTERNET SERVICE: GENERAL HELP FILE upd. 6/1/94 > ============================================================================ > Contents: 1) telnetting to DMA 2) downloading files 3) Viewing GIF files > 4) ftp access is coming! > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > 1) Telnetting to DMA: The DMA Internet project resides on the University > of North Texas gopher server at "gopher.unt.edu." (Login as 'gopher' --no > password is required). Look for the DMA under main menu option 5: > "Denton, Dallas and Fort Worth Information Resources." (Numerous other > gopher servers also point to the DMA -- look for the project under typical > subject headings like _Art_, _Fine Art_, _Museums_, and _Exhibitions_.) A > number of problems have been reported telnetting to the UNT gopher > directly from the prompt. I have this difficulty myself, and the UNT > people can't explain it, but are investigating (if you know why, let me > know, please!). Difficulties have been reported in that a) your telnet > connection times out without giving you a login prompt, b) you can connect > to the gopher, but the server won't acknowledge the 'gopher' login as a > public account, or c) logging onto gopher works, however the terminal > locks up when trying to use it. > > Most users have found that by first connecting to a gopher server or other > host local to their system, and then following the menu options which > allow them to connect to the University of North Texas gopher, the telnet > and login difficulties disappear. Gopher access to other gophers seems to > work best. Host access to other gophers works almost as well. > > If your terminal acts strangely while using gopher, check to make sure your > communications software is emulating a vt100 terminal. > > 2) General Downloading Problems: Downloading problems have included a) > unable to invoke the download sequence on gopher, b) error messages when > the download sequence is started, and then the download process is > aborted. > > Again, first try connecting to the gopher via another gopher or a local > host system, Then try downloading again. Also, make sure you are using > the following download procedure: highlight the file you wish to retrieve > by moving the arrow pointer to the appropriate line (use the keyboard > arrow keys to move the arrow up or down). Then simply press the <shift>-D > key sequence to open the download menu. > > 3) Viewing GIF Files: All GIF images in the galleries section of the > gopher can be distinguished by the file type indicator '<picture>.' For > ease of reference, I have used extended text names to indicate the > contents of the files. Thus, when you download them, the gopher system > will give you a 'garbage' name, which might look like anything from > "Aztec-Xi" to "GOPHER00." Before you can view the file, you generally > must rename it to include a '.GIF' file extension. To do this on your > IBM/PC DOS machine, simply use the COPY command, like so: > > 'copy/b <garbage file name> <new file name>.GIF > > 4) FTP Access is coming! If all else fails, or if you do not have the > capabilites to telnet to our gopher, just be patient! The UNT systems > people have just agreed to make the DMA material available via ftp access. > This will probably take a few weeks to implement at minimum, and I will > broadcast another announcement on the 'net to let everyone know when it is > up and running. Good things come to those who wait. > > Finally, if this Internet stuff is still too wearing on you, send me a > couple of diskettes and $2.00 (service fee, postage and handling) and I will > mail you a set of images of your very own (please do this as a last resort). > Allow 3-4 weeks for delivery. Those of you with Compuserve Accounts can > also obtain images from the Fineart Forum on CIS. > > ============================================================================== > Kevin J. Comerford | internet: [log in to unmask] > Director of Information Technology | > Dallas Museum of Art | compuserve: 71233,2412 > 1717 North Harwood | voice: 214-922-1281 > Dallas, TX 75201 | fax: 214-954-0174 > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > On Fri, 8 Jul 1994, Michael Danoff wrote: > > > I would appreicate your taking a moment to let me make sure I understand. > > You have digitalized images of your collection to which you allow free > > access on the Internet? Do you have copyright concerns? Many thanks.