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	Table of Contents - Part 3
	==========================


  7 Electronic Language
    7.1 Dictionaries (and Word Lists from the Net)
    7.2 Encyclopedias, "Lexika"
    7.3 Translation Programs
    7.4 Spell Checkers; Thesauri
    7.5 Tutorial/Educational Software
    7.6 Computer Terminology Dictionaries
    7.7 Alphabetizing German Words
    7.8 German Fonts

  8 Political Life
    8.1 National Anthem
    8.2 The Federal Flag
    8.3 Text of the Grundgesetz
    8.4 Government Addresses on the Net
    8.5 Political Parties Represented in the Parliament
    8.6 Upcoming Election dates?

  9 History, Law -- Internet Resources
    9.1 History
    9.2 Law

  10 Books
    10.1 ISB Numbers on the Net
    10.2 What German Dictionaries are Available? (Deutsch-Deutsch!)
    10.3 What German Books for Children?
    10.4 On-Line -- The Gutenberg Project
    10.5 Mail Ordering Books

  11 Audio / Video
    11.1 Different Video Norms!
    11.2 Movies
    11.3 Mail Ordering


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Subject: 7 Electronic Language
==============================

   Contents: 
    => 7.1 Dictionaries (and Word Lists from the Net) 
    => 7.2 Encyclopedias, "Lexika" 
    => 7.3 Translation Programs 
    => 7.4 Spell Checkers; Thesauri 
    => 7.5 Tutorial/Educational Software 
    => 7.6 Computer Terminology Dictionaries 
    => 7.7 Alphabetizing German Words 
    => 7.8 German Fonts 



Subject: 7.1 Dictionaries (and Word Lists from the Net)
-------------------------------------------------------


   **ftp [OK 1/94]** 

   German word lists and German-English dictionary word lists are
   available via ftp from the sites listed below.  Note that the
   dictionary at U Ulm (made by Juergen Dollinger) comprises a cleaned
   up combination of many of the others.  Much redundancy removed. 
   This is an ongoing project, which will be expanded by dict@leo.org. 
   In the meantime, find some more info on this at leo.org.  
     <ftp://ftp.rz.uni-ulm.de/pub/misc/dict/english_german.tar.gz>
     <http://www.leo.org/>

   for people in **Europe** ...  

     o U Ulm [10/95] 
         <ftp://ftp.rz.uni-ulm.de/pub/misc/dict/>
     o TU Munich 
         <ftp://ftp.informatik.tu-muenchen.de/pub/comp/doc/dict/>
     o U Cologne 
         <ftp://ftp.uni-kl.de/pub2/packages/doc.tum/dict/>
     o TH Darmstadt 
         <ftp://ftp.th-darmstadt.de/pub/dicts/german/>
     o U Muenster 
         <ftp://ftp.uni-muenster.de/pub/dict/german/>
     o WU Wien 
         <ftp://nestroy.wu-wien.ac.at/pub/lib/info/dict/>
     o TU Wien 
         <ftp://ftp.vlsivie.tuwien.ac.at/pub/8bit/dicts/deutsch.tar.gz>


   and, for people **West of the Atlantic**...  

     o from Purdue University 
         <ftp://coast.cs.purdue.edu/pub/mirrors/ftp.funet.fi/dictionaries/>

   **WWW** 

   several other languages at (in experimental stage!): U Frankfurt
   [11/94] 
     <http://www.uni-frankfurt.de/~felix/eurodicautom.html>

   Also check out: Forwiss, U Passau 
     <http://www.uni-passau.de/forwiss/mitarbeiter/freie/ramsch/englisch.html>
   and FH Darmstadt [3/95] 
     <http://gomera.fh-darmstadt.de:8000/dicti.html>

   Oh yes, and then there's Munich!  [ok 5/95] and the comprehensive
   services from TU Chemnitz [05/96] 
     <http://www.leo.org/cgi-bin/dict-search>
     <http://www.tu-chemnitz.de/~fri/cusi/cusi.html>

   **ispell** 

   U Kiel [11/94] 
     <ftp://informatik.uni-kiel.de/pub/kiel/dicts/hk-deutsch.tar.gz>

   **CD-ROM** 

   For general mail order places selling CD-ROM's look at Questions
   and Answers!  

   The following companies might have CD-ROM versions of Collins
   German-English Dictionary: 

     o "Bibliographisches Institut &amp; F.A.Brockhaus AG," Dudenstr. 
       6, 6800 Mannheim 1, tel +49(621)3901 -81, fax -389 [11/94] 

     o "EBP - Electronic Book Publishing," 52 Monmouth Street,
       GB-London WC2H 9EP, tel +44(71)2404-292, fax -138 [11/94] 

     o "Harper Collins Publishers," Electronic Reference, 14, Steep
       Lane, Findon, Worthing, West Sussex, BN14 0UF, U.K., tel +44
       (0)903-873-555, fax -633, Compuserve: 100317,1372 


   Collins themselves have different kinds of electronic bilingual
   dictionaries.  They are only available on floppy disk (they intend
   to issue a CD-ROM in the future) 

     o Collins On-line v2.20: >40,000 references; >70,000
       translations; >1.5Mb disk space;#59 +VAT.  

     o Collins Series 100 v1.1a: >75,000 references; >110,000
       translations; >2MB hard disk space; #69 +VAT.  


   Both versions are supplied for use in windows and DOS.  I was told
   that the main difference between the two versions is that although
   the Series 100 is larger, it does not allow you to add your own
   entries, whereas the smaller On-Line is not fixed.  [11/94] 

   "Languages of the World" 
   [quotes] 
     : There is also a CD-ROM, originally put out by Sony in
     : 1989, called "Languages of the World." This disk was in
     : DOS format and cost US$800 back then, but now it's
     : available for Windows with a better interface for about
     : US$40, has German, French, Italian, Dutch, Spanish,
     : Japanese and Chinese (with limited character output),
     : Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish and Danish.  You can go from
     : any one to any other, but since mostly English-Other
     : Language dictionaries are the base it is best to and from
     : English.  The dictionaries are decent student paperback
     : type works, not the quality of the Oxford English
     : Dictionary.  
   [end quote]

     : For German specifically, it has Harrap's Concise, which I
     : have found to have just about everything I have looked up
     : (and I'm a German major), and Brandstetter's Science and
     : Technology dictionaries.  Again, it's top rate, and it can
     : run as a TSR so you can pull it up in any other program,
     : such as a word processor.  
   [end quote]

   [3/95] 


Subject: 7.2 Encyclopedias, "Lexika"
------------------------------------

   There is a "Bertelsmann Universal Lexicon" available on CD-ROM,
   which can be ordered one from 

     o totronik Torsten Droste, Rotebuehlstrasse 85, D-70178
       Stuttgart, tel +49(711)6271980, fax +49(711)616218 

     o Asix Technology GmbH, Postfach 142, 76255 Ettlingen, tel
       +49(7243)31048, fax +49(7243)30080 

   The cost is about DM 150, and they take major credit cards. 
   Airmail shipment arrived within a week.  They carry a number of
   other CD-ROM's also, and a catalog on 3-1/2inch disk is available. 
   [1/94] 
   Also available for US$80 from NBG USA (see Questions and Answers.) 

   "Meyer's Lexikon - das Wissen A-Z" 
   An experimental online version of Meyer's Lexikon.  
     <http://hyperg.tu-graz.ac.at:80/FE06933E/C0x811b9908_0x0002e0e2>

   [3/95] 


Subject: 7.3 Translation Programs
---------------------------------

   **For MS-DOS** 


     o "Translation" by Timeworks Inc.  

   **For both Macintosh and MS-DOS** 


     o "Power Translator (PT)," German (Globalink) 
       Cost in US: about US$120.  Requires: Mac II or better, 31 MB of
       disk space, 2 MB RAM, System 7.  Note: There is also a
       Professional version (untested, about US$475) for which subject
       dictionaries are available.  

     o "Language Assistant (GA)," German (Microtac Software) 
       Cost in US: about US$50 Requires: Mac II or better, 6 MB of
       disk space, 3 MB free RAM, System 7.  Note: Comes with 90 day
       money back guarantee directly from company.  
         : PT is designed for producing rough draft translations,
         : whereas (GA) provides reference tools in addition to
         : translation.  PT translates several times faster than
         : GA.  PT can (barely) be used as a bilingual
         : dictionary, but GA's dictionary is much, much better. 
         : PT provides only a single word translation, while GA
         : has multiple definitions and phrases as one would find
         : in a real dictionary.  GA also has a useful verb
         : conjugation tool and grammar help.  Generally
         : speaking, in this price bracket the software
         : translations range from poetic to horrible.  
       [end quote]

       [4/95] 



Subject: 7.4 Spell Checkers; Thesauri
-------------------------------------

   **For Macintosh** 


     o "Excalibur" 
         : For German on the Macintosh, look for "Excalibur."
         : This is a spell-checker designed to work with LaTeX
         : documents, but does also handle plain text very well. 
         : Communication with just about any editor via clipboard
         : is possible!  There are German, Dutch, French,
         : Italian, and many other dictionaries available.  
       [end quote]

       (about US$0) 

       ftp://ftp.rrzn.uni-hannover.de/pub/info-mac/text/excalibur-221.hqx
         <ftp://ftp.rrzn.uni-hannover.de/pub/info-mac/text/excalibur-221.hqx>

   **For both MS-DOS and Macintosh** 


     o "Word," "WordPerfect" and the like offer special modules for
       several languages, not only German.  One can get spell checking
       and thesaurus modules for German.  (about US$100) [2/94] 

     o Claris' "International Language Packs" include spellcheckers,
       dictionaries, thesauri and more.  Available also in German and
       Swiss German.  
       Claris Corporation, Box 526, Santa Clara, CA 95052-9870,
       +1(800)544-8554 US$50 [10/95] 

   **For MS-DOS** 


     o "Accent 1.0" - Multilingual Word Processor 
       Over 30 different languages.  Needs IBM 386 with Windows, 6 to
       25MB.  Spellcheckers: 17 languages, Thesaurus: 9 languages,
       Hyphenation: 12 languages, Berlitz(R) Interpreter(TM) (5
       language translation tool) 

       Accent file filters allow you to import and export documents to
       other standard Windows software you are using including: Lotus,
       Ami-Pro, Excel, Word, Wordperfect, RTF, and ASCII text.  The
       accentwm.zip file is 1.2MB.  
         <file://ftp.cica.indiana.edu/pub/pc/win3/demo/accentwm.zip>

       Send email for more information.  [4/94] 
         <mailto:info@accent.co.il>



Subject: 7.5 Tutorial/Educational Software
------------------------------------------

   **For MS-DOS** 

   oak.oakland.edu If you have an MS-DOS platform, an interesting
   place to look at might be the Simtel Software Repository at
   oak.oakland.edu and its mirrors, directory: SimTel/msdos/langtutr/ 
     <ftp://OAK.OAKLAND.EDU/Simtel/msdos/langtutr/>

   There is free/shareware German, Spanish, Afrikaans, and other
   language software in this directory: 

     o GERM1-23.ZIP and GERM2-23.ZIP 
         <file://OAK.OAKLAND.EDU/Simtel/msdos/langtutr/germ1-23.zip>
         <file://OAK.OAKLAND.EDU/SimTel/msdos/langtutr/germ2-23.zip>
       Cover German language topics (mainly verb CONJUGATION and
       vocabulary exercises.)  
     o VOCAB217.ZIP 
         <file://OAK.OAKLAND.EDU/Simtel/msdos/langtutr/vocab217.zip>
       Has basic vocabulary for several different languages.  
     o GPLUS30.ZIP 
         <file://OAK.OAKLAND.EDU/Simtel/msdos/langtutr/gplus30.zip>
       German Plus v3.0 is a language tutorial featuring review and
       exercises of over 500 nouns, adjectives, and verbs conjugated
       in the four major tenses.  The program contains a look-up
       feature for use with the database.  (about US$0) 
     o GI-ZERTI.ZIP 
         <file://OAK.OAKLAND.EDU/Simtel/msdos/langtutr/gi-zerti.zip>
       Basic vocabulary German.  The official list of the "Zertifikat
       Deutsch als Fremdsprache" (ZDaF) of the Goethe Institutes and
       the Deutscher Volkshochschulen -Verband.  You will find all the
       basic vocabulary with example sentences that show you how to
       use these words in a context.  Very useful for beginners.  
         <http://www.goethe.de/>
         <http://www.vhs.de/>
       About 2000 words in hypertext format.  The program can be
       loaded resident.  Features help, search, index, print and color
       options.  IBM-compatible.  (Shareware) 
     o GI-LEHRW.ZIP 
         <file://OAK.OAKLAND.EDU/Simtel/msdos/langtutr/gi-lehrw.zip>
       List of teaching materials of German.  Helps students and
       teachers of German to find all kind of information about
       teaching materials of German.  In hypertext format. 
       IBM-compatible.  
       The list is the official "Arbeitsmittelliste fuer den
       Deutschunterricht von Auslaendern 1994" of the Goethe
       Institutes including prices and publishers.  (Shareware) 
         <http://www.goethe.de/>
     o GI-DLAND.ZIP 
         <file://OAK.OAKLAND.EDU/Simtel/msdos/langtutr/gi-dland.zip>
       More facts about Deutschland (Germany.)  Helps students and
       teachers of German to find information about all kinds kinds of
       political, economic or social issues of German reality. 
       Hypertext format.  IBM-compatible.  
     o GI-ADRES.ZIP 
         <file://OAK.OAKLAND.EDU/Simtel/msdos/langtutr/gi-adres.zip>
       10,000 addresses of German institutions.  Helps students or
       teachers of German to find addresses in Germany by name,
       location or any other key word.  Hypertext format. 
       IBM-compatible.  

   [3/95] 

   Several German instructional software programs at this Washington
   gopher site.  No idea what it is, though.  There are text
   descriptions for each you can read before down-loading.  (about
   US$0) 
     <gopher://isaac.engr.washington.edu:70/11/software/>

   "Gertwol" 
   An interactive morphological analysis system for German.  [4/95] 
     <http://www.lingsoft.fi/cgi-pub/gertwol>

   "Berlitz Conversation Course" on CD-ROM 
   (Speak s.c.g-readers:) 
     : HyperGlot's "Berlitz Think and Talk German" package
     : consists of 9 CD-ROMS containing a (rather simple) 10,000
     : word dictionary, the German text for 50 conversations
     : (scenes), and an instructional program.  The scenes
     : CD-ROMs are compatible with audio CD players, so you can
     : play them on your stereo, walkman, or computer.  They
     : range from the basic "Das it ein Wagen," to the complex
     : discussions similar to business discussions.  
     : The Berlitz method to teach German consists of 4 steps: 

     :   o Listen to the scene, 
     :   o Read the scene, 
     :   o Write the scene, 
     :   o Think and talk about the scene.  

     : The program seems to be designed for beginner speakers of
     : German.  List price is $149.00, but it should be available
     : for less than $90 via mail order.  [10/95] 
   [end quote]

   "The Rosetta Stone" 
   For the early stages "The Rosetta Stone" was recommend.  It's an
   interactive windows program by Fairfield Language Technology. 
   Comes on CD-ROM and amply uses its multimedia format to your
   advantage.  (US$350) [05/95] 

   **For both MS-DOS and Macintosh** 

   "Transparent Language" version 2.0, tel +1(800)332-8851, email
   70541.3626@compuserve.com 

   principle: "don't memorize -- get involved in a story!" main window
   shows story in original language, (French, German, Italian, Latin,
   or Spanish) three other windows explain correct meaning of word in
   context, meaning of sentence, and notes on grammar/root words/etc. 
   You get only three stories for free, additional stories are
   US$15-35; they have 17 different German stories as of now, adding
   about 4 every year.  

   Readers from s.c.g have reported positive experiences, esp.  good
   for not absolute beginners.  But the stories tend to be on the
   "serious" side.  (Kafka didn't have much fun, either!)  List price
   is US$99 -- but mention that you heard of the promotional US$30
   price!  A number of s.c.g readers have already saved good bucks and
   paid only US$29.95 + 8.00 S&amp;H.  [4/94] 

   **For Macintosh** 

   "Herr Kommissar(R) 1.5" -- a language-learning software with a
   difference.  
   tel +1(717)296-2517, tel +1(800)262-3791 A free demo is available. 
   Rather than drill-and-practice or canned lessons, Herr Kommissar
   "teaches" intermediate German vocabulary and grammar by immersing
   learners in a (simulated) conversation in the living language
   itself.  (A vacationing American police detective attempts to help
   German colleagues in solving a murder mystery.)  
     <http://www.agoralang.com:2410/amber.html>
   On-line assistance in vocabulary, spelling, and grammar.  Optimized
   to handle the productions of beginning learners; Herr Kommissar's
   core syntactic/semantic "engine" also covers most of more advanced
   grammatical constructions, such as relative clauses, coordinate
   sentences, and the passive voice.  
   RAM: >1Mb, System: "almost any" (US$100), [10/95] 

   "German Tutor" -- A self-paced tutorial in German grammar
   fundamentals 
   On error the program analyses the mistake and automatically
   generates a review exercise based on the mistake.  Online help,
   list of all possible answers, glossary, and grammar references.  
   RAM: >1Mb, System: >6.0.5, (US$29), [4/95] 

   "MacLang 4.5" -- Create computer-assisted language learning
   exercises.  
   Possible exercise types: vocabulary, fill-in-the-blank, paragraph,
   multiple choice, jumble, multi-format.  Use English and any one of
   the following German simultaneously.  (Also good for a variety of
   other languages.)  
   RAM: >1Mb, System: >6.0.5, (US$25), [4/95] 



Subject: 7.6 Computer Terminology Dictionaries
----------------------------------------------

   IBM Germany used to publish and sell: 
   **Fachausdruecke der Informationsverarbeitung, Woerterbuch und
   Glossar, Englisch-Deutsch, Deutsch-Englisch**, 
   IBM Form GQ 12-1044-1, approximately 1700 pages, copyright 1985, no
   ISBN # 
   IBM Deutschland GMBH, Postfach 800880, 7 Stuttgart-80 
   (current status unknown) 

   **Complete Multilingual Dictionary of Computer Terminology 
   English - French - Italian - Spanish - Portuguese**, 
   900+ pages, (1984); ISBN: 0-8442-9108-0 
   Passport Books, Trade Imprint of National Textbook Company, 4255
   West Touhy Avenue, Lincolnwood, Illinois 60646-1975, [3/95] 


Subject: 7.7 Alphabetizing German Words
---------------------------------------

   About the intricacies of constructing good algorithms for
   alphabetizing international languages have a look at Hans
   Christophersen's article on the subject!  [06/96] 
     <http://www2.dk-online.dk/users/christ_h/hc.htm>


Subject: 7.8 German Fonts
-------------------------

   **Fraktur** 

   Steve Tischer, 
   Kontex International, Box 8898, Atlanta, Georgia 30306, USA, 
   tel:404-874-4164 fax:404-874-4169 email stischer@netcom.com 
     : Traditional Fraktur Fonts Series includes four fonts for
     : either the Mac or Pc including Regular, Medium, Medium
     : Lang and a fat version.  Both PostScript Type 1 and
     : TrueType formats are shipped for each platform.  
   [end quote]

   [02/96] 

   Three more fonts can be found the Yamada font collection [07/96] 
     <http://babel.uoregon.edu/yamada/fonts/germanic.html>

   **Script** 

   Find the German "Suetterlin" script font at Oliver Weiss' homepage. 
   [02/96] 
     <http://home.navisoft.com/scrolls/index.htm>


Subject: 8 Political Life
=========================

   Contents: 
    => 8.1 National Anthem 
    => 8.2 The Federal Flag 
    => 8.3 Text of the Grundgesetz 
    => 8.4 Government Addresses on the Net 
    => 8.5 Political Parties Represented in the Parliament 
    => 8.6 Upcoming Election dates?  

                                                          +----------+
                                                          |I am      |
                                                          |gladly a  |
                                                          |patriot,  |
                                                          |but first |
                                                          |I am      |
                                                          |human, and|
                                                          |where the |
                                                          |two are   |
                                                          |incompatib|
                                                          |le, I     |
                                                          |always go |
                                                          |along with|
                                                          |the human.|
                                                          +----------+
                                           (Hermann Hesse, 1877-1962) 


Subject: 8.1 National Anthem
----------------------------

   The origins of the German national anthem -as well as of the
   official banner- date back well before the revolution of 1848.  The
   "Lied der Deutschen" was composed by August Heinrich Hoffmann von
   Fallersleben on the island Helgoland in 1841, based on a melody by
   Joseph Haydn.  The first stanza begins with "Deutschland,
   Deutschland ueber alles" -- which in the light of that time
   (Germany was split into a patchwork of many small states) has to be
   interpreted as an expression of the desire to employ the best
   forces and emotions towards a unified Germany.  
   After the first world war the first President of the Weimar
   Republic, Friedrich Ebert, proclaimed the "Lied der Deutschen"
   national anthem.  However, in the course of history particularly
   the first stanza was frequently misconstrued.  And after world war
   II, in 1952, Chancellor Konrad Adenauer and President Theodor Heuss
   --while confirming the "Lied der Deutschen" as the national anthem
   of the Federal Republic of Germany-- declared only its third stanza
   to be sung at official occasions.  
   With the event of the re-unification of Germany the subject was
   reconsidered.  In their correspondence of August 1991 President
   Richard von Weizsaecker and Chancellor Helmut Kohl acknowledged the
   tradition of the "Lied der Deutschen," noting that --as a document
   of German history-- all three stanzas form a unit; however: 
     : **The third stanza of the Lied der Deutschen by Hoffmann
     : von Fallersleben with the melody by Joseph Haydn is the
     : national anthem for the German people.** 
   [end quote]

   The lyrics of the national anthem of the Federal Republic are: 
     <http://www.government.de/ausland/country_people/anthem.html>
     : Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit fuer das deutsche
     : Vaterland.  Danach lasst uns alle streben, bruederlich mit
     : Herz und Hand.  Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit sind des
     : Glueckes Unterpfand.  Blueh' im Glanze dieses Glueckes,
     : bluehe deutsches Vaterland.  
   [end quote]

   [4/95] 


Subject: 8.2 The Federal Flag
-----------------------------

   Article 22 of the "Grundgesetz" states that " The federal flag is
   black-red-golden." 
     <http://www.government.de/ausland/country_people/flag.html>

   This stems back to the early 19th century; among the many forces
   fighting in the 1813-1815 wars that raged through Europe to end the
   Napoleonic government the "Luetzower Jaeger" were particularly
   popular.  The numerous students from Jena in this group continued
   wearing their uniform -- black and red, with golden ornaments --
   even at school.  When in 1817 students from all over Germany
   assembled at the Wartburg, those from Jena prevailed with their
   colors taken to symbolize the "Allgemeinen Deutschen
   Burschenschaft" (the head fraternity).  By 1832 ("Hambacher Fest")
   black-red-golden had become generally accepted as the
   (revolutionary) German colors.  The 1848 federal assembly (in
   Frankfurt) declared black-red-golden as federal colors.  (During
   the 1848 revolution the colors were often meant to signify
   gunpowder-black, blood-red, and future-golden.)  

   The official German colors changed through history, however, a
   number of times.  In 1871 the German Reich choose black-white-red
   as national colors; the Weimar Republic again opted for
   black-red-golden and Nazi-Germany re-instated black-white-red. 
   Finally, both parts of after-WWII Germany decided (in both cases)
   to use black-red-golden.  [04/96] 


Subject: 8.3 Text of the Grundgesetz
------------------------------------

   **In German**, 

     o at the RWTH Aachen [11/95] 
         <http://sunsite.informatik.rwth-aachen.de/Knowledge/germlaws/>
     o from U Saarbruecken [07/96] 
         <http://www.jura.uni-sb.de/Gesetze/gg-neu/gg1.html>

   **In English**, 

     o from spies.com [ok 5/95] 
         <ftp://wiretap.spies.com/Gov/World/germany.con>
     o U Hamburg [07/96] 
         <http://www.uni-hamburg.de/law/gm__t___.html>

   **In French**, 

     o from U Saarbruecken [07/96] 
         <http://www.jura.uni-sb.de/Gesetze/gg-neu/gg189.html>



Subject: 8.4 Government Addresses on the Net
--------------------------------------------

   The German Government ( Die Bundesregierung ) [04/96] 
     <http://www.government.de>
     <http://www.bundesregierung.de>

   Several German ministries [ok 5/95] 
     <http://www.laum.uni-hannover.de/iln/bibliotheken/bundesamter.html>

   A nice collection about politics and on-line political
   organizations [ok 5/95] 
     <http://www.uni-koeln.de/themen/politik/>

   Starting September 1995, the project "Abgeordnete im Internet"
   presents six parliamentarians of the "Deutschen Bundestages," also
   to be reached by email.  Further you will find info on the various
   committees, parliamentary groups, and commissions.  [9/95] 
     <http://www.fu-berlin.de/POLWISS/mdb-projekt/>


Subject: 8.5 Political Parties Represented in the Parliament
------------------------------------------------------------


     o CDU [5/95] 
         <http://www.cdu.org/>
     o Die Gruenen [5/95] 
         <http://www.hrz.uni-oldenburg.de:81/~oliver/bg/e.bgindex.html>
     o SPD [8/95] 
         <http://www.spd.de/>
     o PDS [04/96] 
         <http://www.bundestag.de/fraktion/pds.htm>



Subject: 8.6 Upcoming Election dates?
-------------------------------------

    DATE       STATE,       PERIOD   
               KIND OF               
               ELECTION              
    --------   ---------- -(years)-  
               ----------            
               ----------            
               "1996"                
    Fall       Niedersach 5          
               sen,                  
               Kommunal              

               "1997"                
    Spring     Hessen,    4          
               Kommunal              
    Fall       Hamburg,   4          
               Buergersch            
               aft und               
               Bezirksver            
               sammlung              
    Dec        Brandenbur 4          
               g,                    
               Kommunal              

               "1998"                
    Spring     Niedersach 4          
               sen,                  
               Landtag               
               Schleswig- 4          
               Holstein,             
               Kommunal              
    Summer     Sachsen,   4          
               Landtag u.            
               Kommunal              
               Brandenbur 4          
               g, Landtag            
               Sachsen-   4          
               Anhalt,               
               Landtag,              
               Kommunal              
               Mecklenbur 4          
               g-                    
               Vorpommern            
               , Kommunal            
    Fall       Bundestags 4          
               wahl                  
               Mecklenbur 4          
               g-                    
               Vorpommern            
               , Landtag             
               Bayern,    4          
               Landtag               

               "1999"                
    Spring     11.Bundesv 4          
               ersammlung            
               (Wahl des             
               Bundesprae            
               sidenten)             
               Hessen,               
               Landtag               
    Summer     Baden-     5          
               Wuerttembe            
               rg,                   
               Kommunal              
               Rheinland- 5          
               Pfalz,                
               Kommunal              
               Saarland,  5          
               Kommunal              
    Fall       Europaeisc 5          
               hes                   
               Parlament             
               Saarland,  5          
               Landtag               
               Thueringen 5          
               , Landtag             
               Nordrhein- 5          
               Westfalen,            
               Kommunal              
               Berlin,    4          
               Bezirkspar            
               lamente               
               Berlin,    4          
               Abgeordnet            
               enhaus                

               "2000"                
    Spring     Nordrhein- 5          
               Westfalen,            
               Landtag               
               Bremen,    ...........
               Buergersch ...........
               aft und    ...........
               Bezirksver 4          
               sammlung              
    Summer     Thueringen 6          
               , Kommunal            
               Bayern,    6          
               Kommunal              
               Rheinland- 5          
               Pfalz,                
               Landtag               
               Baden-     4          
               Wuerttembe            
               rg,                   
               Landtag               
               Schleswig- 4          
               Holstein,             
               Landtag               
   [3/95] 


Subject: 9 History, Law -- Internet Resources
=============================================

   Contents: 
    => 9.1 History 
    => 9.2 Law 



Subject: 9.1 History
--------------------

   A starting point may be the Guide to German History Resources on
   the Internet by Katie McBride ( email kmcbride@umich.edu ).  
     <gopher://una.hh.lib.umich.edu:70/00/inetdirsstacks/germanhist%3amcbride>

   Historical records about the anti-Nazi resistance group known as
   Weisse Rose (Also in this location ...  and here.)  
     <gopher://gopher.igc.apc.org:7009/00/biblio-resource/bibliographies/software/white-rose-hc-stack>
     <gopher://utmgopher.utmem.edu:70/4F-1%3a1951%3athe%20White%20Rose>
     <gopher://mimas.acs.unt.edu:70/44ftp%3aFiles%3aHyper%3aT%3aThe%20White%20Rose.sit>
   It's a hypercard stack usable only on a Macintosh, created by Brian
   Thomas.  It contains leaflets they handed out, court records, and
   letters, etc.  written by the Scholls and others.  [ok 10/95] 


Subject: 9.2 Law
----------------

   Angela Schmidt has put out a very impressive collection of many(!) 
   HTML-enhanced German law texts.  [07/96] 
     <http://www.uni-karlsruhe.de/~uk8b/>
     <http://sunsite.informatik.rwth-aachen.de/Knowledge/germlaws/index.html>

   A more general overview is the Law Information Page from U
   Duesseldorf [07/96] 
     <http://www.uni-duesseldorf.de/WWW/Jura/internet/deutsch.htm>
     <http://www.uni-duesseldorf.de>


Subject: 10 Books
=================

   Contents: 
    => 10.1 ISB Numbers on the Net 
    => 10.2 What German Dictionaries are Available? 
       (Deutsch-Deutsch!)  
    => 10.3 What German Books for Children?  
    => 10.4 On-Line -- The Gutenberg Project 
    => 10.5 Mail Ordering Books 



Subject: 10.1 ISB Numbers on the Net
------------------------------------

   To look up very many (though not **every** single one)
   international standard book number try www.telebuch.de [04/96] 
     <http://www.telebuch.de/de/index.htm>


Subject: 10.2 What German Dictionaries are Available? (Deutsch-Deutsch!)
------------------------------------------------------------------------


     o Der Brockhaus in einem Band: US$39.95 (US) 
     o Wahrig (Bertelsmann) US$48.95 
     o Wahrig DTV Woerterbuch (paperback) US$21.95 
     o Deutsches Woerterbuch von H.  Paul (Niemayer) US$68.95 
     o Duden deutsches Universalwoerterbuch US$49.95 
     o Knaurs grosses Woerterbuch der deutschen Sprache US$45.95 

   [4/95] 


Subject: 10.3 What German Books for Children?
---------------------------------------------


     o by Ottfried Preussler 

        + Die kleine Hexe 
        + Das kleine Gespenst 
        + Der starke Wanja 
        + Krabat 
        + Der kleine Wassermann 

     o by Max Kruse 

        + Urmel aus dem Eis (and more Urmel books) 

     o by Michael Ende 

        + Jim Knopf und Lukas, der Lokomotivfuehrer 
        + Jim Knopf und die Wilde 13 
        + Die unendliche Geschichte 
        + Momo 
        + Der satanarchaeoluegenialalkohoellische Wunschpunsch 

     o by Erich Kaestner 

        + Das fliegende Klassenzimmer 
        + Emil und die Detektive 
        + Puenktchen und Anton 
        + der kleine Mann 

     o by Angela Sommer-Bodenburg 

        + Der kleine Vampir 

       [10/94] 



Subject: 10.4 On-Line -- The Gutenberg Project
----------------------------------------------

   The Gutenberg WWW server will serve you **many** megabytes of
   classic pieces of literature.  
     <http://jg.cso.uiuc.edu:80/pg/>

   The German Branch currently contains only fairy tales and a German
   translation of Robinson Crusoe (You want to know why?)  [8/95] 
     <http://gutenberg.informatik.uni-hamburg.de/gutenb/home.htm>
     <http://gutenberg.informatik.uni-hamburg.de/gutenb/maerchen/0maerch.htm>
     <http://gutenberg.informatik.uni-hamburg.de/gutenb/defoe/inhalt.htm>
     <http://gutenberg.informatik.uni-hamburg.de/gutenb/maerchen/warum.htm>

   Also try going to the Human Language Resources page and to their
   German listings.  
     <http://www.willamette.edu/~tjones/Language-Page.html>
     <http://www.willamette.edu/~tjones/languages/German-page.html>


Subject: 10.5 Mail Ordering Books
---------------------------------

   The FU Berlin has an online list of a number of publishing
   companies, including many WWW homepages.  
     <http://www.chemie.fu-berlin.de/outerspace/verlage.html>

     o ** The German Information Center **, 
         <http://langlab.uta.edu/langpages/GIC.html>
       (look up the address in the newspapers section .)  [3/95] 
     o ** Der Buchwurm **, 
       PO Box 268, Templeton, CA 93465, tel +1(805)238-2353, fax
       +1(805)238-9523 
       German Books, Music Tapes, CD's, Journal Subscriptions, etc. 
       [6/94] 
     o **Mary S.  Rosenberg, Inc.**, 
       1841 Broadway, New York, NY 10023, tel +1(212)307-7733, fax
       +1(718)857-7163 
       Mail order, but no credit cards!  However, checks do not need
       to clear your bank before they send merchandise.  [6/94] 
     o **Schoenhof's Foreign Books**, 
       76A Mount Auburn Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, tel
       +1(617)547-8855, fax +1(617)547-8551 
       Accepts Visa, MC, and AMEX.  French, German, Italian, and
       Spanish books [6/94] 
     o **Adler's Foreign Books, Inc.**, 
       8220 N.  Christiana Ave, Skokie, Illinois 60076, tel
       +1(800)ADLERS-1 
       Accepts major credit cards, no current catalogue!  [6/94] 
     o **Buch-Bruecke**, 
       96 Sweet Road, Ballston Lake, NY 12019, tel/fax +1(518)399-6516
       They have a very good selection of German language books,
       videos, cassette tapes, CD's, and magazines, at reasonable
       prices.  A catalog is available.  [7/94] 
     o **International Book Import Service, Inc.**, 
       2995 Wall Triana Highway, Suite B4, Huntsville, Alabama
       35824-1532, tel +1(800)277-IBIS fax +1(205)464-0071 [03/96]
       [4/95] 
     o **Continental Book Company**, 
       80-00 Cooper Avenue, Bldg.  #29, Glendale, NY 11385 [6/94] 
     o **Mail order Kaiser**, 
       Postfach 401209, 80712 Muenchen, Germany, tel +49(89)362001 
       Mail order bookstore in Germany.  Delivery worldwide at German
       domestic prices.  Monthly newsletters.  [6/94] 
     o **ATS (Associated Technical Services)**, 
       855 Bloomfield Ave., Glen Ridge, NJ 07028 
       Technical Dictionaries [6/94] 
     o **2001**, 
       Ferdinand-Porsche-Str.  39, Postfach 61 06 37, 60348
       Frankfurt/Main, tel +49(69)4208000, fax +49(69)415004 
       or: 
       Kantstr.  41, 10625 Berlin 12, tel +49(30)3125017 
       They deliver only to European countries.  A Bill will be
       included on delivery.  The value of an order to abroad must be
       above 50 DM.  Only books are delivered abroad, no CD's, tapes
       or records.  [6/94] 
     o **Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft**, 
       Hindenburgstrasse 40, Postfach 11 15 53, 64230 Darmstadt,
       Germany, tel +49(6151)33080, fax +49 6151 314128 [6/94] 
     o **Carl Hanser Verlag**, 
       Postfach 86 04 20, 81631 Muenchen 
       Take major credit cars, and offer books from BASIC programming
       to Object-Oriented methods.  Nice little catalog - these are
       the distinctive bright red books with blue trim.  [6/94] 
     o **Die Weisse Rose**, 
       Rozengracht 166, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, tel
       +31(20)638-3959, Opening hours: Tue-Fri 10-18, Sat 11-17 [6/94]
     o **Deutsches Komitee fuer elektronische Buecher**, 
       (German Electronic Book Committee GEBC), Bertelsmann Electronic
       Publishing, fax +49(89)43189-737 [7/94] 
     o **Bibliographisches Institut &amp; F.A.  Brockhaus AG**, 
       fax +49-621-3901-389 www
       http://hyperg.tu-graz.ac.at/FE06933E/A0x811b9908_0x000b835a
       [7/94] 
         <http://hyperg.tu-graz.ac.at:80/FE06933E/A0x811b9908_0x000b835a/>
     o **Langenscheidt KG**, 
       fax +49-89-36896-258 [7/94] 
     o **dtv (Deutscher Taschenbuch-Verlag)**, 
       Friedrichstrasse 1a, 80801 Muenchen [7/94] 
     o **Fischer Taschenbuch Verlag**, 
       Hedderichstrasse 114, 60596 Frankfurt/Main [7/94] 
     o **Suhrkamp Verlag**, 
       Lindenstrasse 29-35, Postfach 10 19 45, 60325 Frankfurt/Main
       [7/94] 
     o **Verlag Philipp Reclam jun.  GmbH**, 
       Postfach 1349, 71254 Ditzingen [7/94] 
     o **Verlag R.Piper GmbH &amp; Co.  KG**, 
       Georgenstrasse 4, 80799 Muenchen [7/94] 
     o **Diogenes Verlag AG**, 
       Sprecherstrasse 8, CH-8032 Zuerich [7/94] 



Subject: 11 Audio / Video
=========================

   Contents: 
    => 11.1 Different Video Norms!  
    => 11.2 Movies 
    => 11.3 Mail Ordering 

   How to convert between Norms, how to get tapes, etc.  


Subject: 11.1 Different Video Norms!
------------------------------------

   PAL format videotapes (as used in Germany) will not display
   properly using an NTSC (used in, eg, USA) based VCR and vice-versa. 

   There are services where video conversion from any format to any
   other format can be made for a fee (VHS, VHS-C and 8 mm types of
   cassettes.)  This will allow playback of videotapes made overseas
   using US TV's and VCR's (PAL, SECAM -> NTSC) and vice-versa (NTSC
   -> PAL, SECAM, etc ...)  

   It is also not too expensive to get a VCR which is able to **play**
   NTSC and PAL tapes.  

   Only a few VCR's are able to **record** and play VHS tapes in NTSC
   and PAL (e.g.  Panasonic AG-W1, about DM 5000).  Cheaper VCR's are
   able to play different formats (NTSC, PAL, SECAM).  

   **Do it yourself** 

   With these setups you can transfer from NTSC to/from PAL at
   reasonable cost.  Don't expect studio quality though: 

     o Akai VS R110EM is a three system unit - PAL, NTSC, SECAM ,
       costs about US$200 mailorder (smile video, nyc).  
     o AKAI VSX-560, *HiFi-Stereo*, tuner, features include NTSC
       playback on PAL TV, US$500 (mailorder from 47th St Photo) 
     o AIWA MG360S also 3 systems, costs about US$450 (mail order, j/R
       music world, nyc, +1(800)221-8180) 
     o Another VCR that is "reasonably" priced is sold by Radio-Shack. 
       The VCR is available through special order only; and not all
       Radio Shack employees know that this machine even exists.  If
       they don't, have them look in the current catalog for #16-706. 
       The cost is US$600.  (You'll need a second VCR for
       conversions.)  [3/94] 


   **Commercial conversion** 


     o Mind Logic's rate is US$18 for the first two hours of
       conversion.  They also put together a technical overview of the
       subject.  [04/96] 
         <http://www.best.com/~jdulaney/convserv.html>
         <http://www.best.com/~jdulaney/faq.html>
     o Hamilton-Smith 
       Merrill, Ia, USA, email hamsmith@pionet.net , tel
       +1(712)938-2507 [04/96] 
     o International Video Conversion 
       520 Harvest Lane, Raleigh, NC 27606-2217, tel +1(919)233-8689 
       Fees: US$25 + 5 S&amp;H, Price of a High Grade Cassette
       Included, 2hrs or less.  Delivery: Mailed back the next day,
       express shipping at request.  Payment: Check, Cash or Money
       Order mailed with tape.  
     o sasjrm@unx.sas.com does it for US$5 per hour + US$3 for the
       blank tape.  Formats: NTSC, PAL, NPAL, MPAL, SECAM, MSECAM 
     o Soffel VDO 
       2250 Monroe St #263, Santa Clara, CA 95050, tel +1(408)985-2098
       US$20 per tape (up to 2h, each add.  hour US$10).  Tape,
       S&amp;H included.  Mail only, next day shipping, overnight
       available.  Check, cash, money order.  Does: NTSC (8mm, Hi8,
       VHS) -> PAL (VHS) 
     o Video Conversion 
       tel +1(614)833-6872/NTSC 
       URL: http://www.videoconversion.com/ 
       Price: $9.99 + S/H for one VHS tape containing up to 3 hours of
       material 
     o Give your local shops a try!  I found a **Camera Shop** that
       does PAL <-> NTCS conversions; a bit expensive, though
       (US$20/h).  But if you need something the very next day... 
       [1/94] 



Subject: 11.2 Movies
--------------------

   Contents: 
    => 11.2.1 Dubbing?!  
    => 11.2.2 Contacts 



Subject: 11.2.1 Dubbing?!
-------------------------

   American (and other foreign) films are almost always dubbed into
   German when they're released in Germany.  Frequently, the title of
   the movie is changed, as well, so that it makes more sense in the
   German language.  

   It is a recurring subject for discussion in soc.culture.german
   whether this is desirable or despicable.  Before judging an issue
   like this, please consider the market forces at work; the point is
   that dubbing costs **more** than mere subtitles.  Why do they do it
   anyway, then?  Obviously there is a sizable and steady demand which
   absorbs the added cost!  If you feel that dubbing should be
   abolished, then, please, **also** provide an insight in how you
   believe this presently existing preference can be redirected! 
   [03/96] 


Subject: 11.2.2 Contacts
------------------------

   Producer's Masterguide is an international production manual for
   film, broadcast-tv, commercials, videotape & cable industries since
   1980.  email producers@masterguide.com [03/96] 
     <http://www.producers.masterguide.com>


Subject: 11.3 Mail Ordering
---------------------------

   Contents: 
    => 11.3.1 Audio / Music 
    => 11.3.2 Video Tapes 



Subject: 11.3.1 Audio / Music
-----------------------------

   Some places where to get a hold of the latest from the charts; (did
   you know that "modern" match makers hold as an utmost important
   compatibilty criterion what the couple thinks about "Volksmusik"?) 

     o Euroexport Intl Music Mktg; Austin, TX, USA; +1-800-872-2966
       [1/96] 
     o See the entry on "Der Buchwurm" in the "Books" section.  

   [01/96] 


Subject: 11.3.2 Video Tapes
---------------------------

   For conversion of videotapes (NTSC <-> PAL) see subject Audio /
   Video Tapes 

     o **German Language Video Center**, 
       7625-27 Pendleton Pike, Indianapolis, Indiana 46226, tel
       +1(317)547-1257 
       Free catalogue; hundreds of movies; prompt and courteous
       service.  The movies cost US$10.50 to rent for 30 days
       (includes shipping time to and from you, so it's realistically
       about 2 1/2 weeks), with a US$20 initial deposit (refundable
       when you decide you don't want to rent any more videos from
       them).  [3/95] 
     o **The Olivia and Hill Press**, 
       PO Box 7396, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48107, tel +1(313)663-0235,
       fax +1(313)663-6590 
       Selection of German-language cassette recordings of novels,
       plays, and radio plays, e.g.  Duerrenmatt's "Der Richter und
       sein Henker".  Free catalogue.  
     o **Schau ins Land**, 
       PO Box 158067, Nashville, TN 37215-8067, tel +1(800)824-0829 
       Monthly audio magazine of news, stories, music, etc.  Comes
       with a written transcription including a vocabulary glossary. 
       Approx.  US$120/yr.  in the US.  



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