Well since there doesn't seem to be too much interest here, when I winnow
down my bookmarks, I'll upload it to you. No mini-stuff tho.
Lawrence
> On Sat, 2 Mar 2002, Lawrence Walker wrote:
>
> > The problem is the common problem on the net of too much information.
> > Sellams site is a case in point, and IINM my site-list from T3C served
> > as a source for his some of his list. The multitude of sites is just too
> > overwhelming.
>
> I've been really want to add some intelligence to the VCF Link Library:
>
> http://www.vintage.org/cgi-bin/links.pl
>
> I want to eventually turn it into a search engine for classic computer
> sites, where it will target the sites listed in the library and get some
> keywords from them to drive a search engine. So if you wanted to find
> info on, say, the C64 disk format, instead of having to check through
> every Commodore link, you would ideally be able to plug that into the
> search engine and it would point you to the site.
>
> That being pitched, Google seems to do a pretty good job of finding stuff
> for you on the first try.
>
> > Sellams site would likely be the best place to list such a thing as it
> > is well- known and would likely need only a minimum of re-organisation.
>
> I'm game for hosting it.
>
> > The main thing would be that the listing was the authoritive site in the
> > opinion of the list, and save a collector from tedius Google searches.
> > Possibly even a rating system could be used.
>
> I'm sure rankings could be automated using a Google-like mechanism, i.e.
> sites with the most links TO them will receive top ranking and be
> considered the "definitive site".
>
> Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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