books.com
Counterpoint Publishing Based in Cambridge, Mass., this company's main Internet product is indexed versions of federal journals, including the Federal Register (a daily compendium of government contracts, proposed regulations and the like). Internet users can browse through recent copies, but complete access will run several thousand dollars a year. Use gopher to connect to
enews.com
and select "Counterpoint Publishing"
Dialog The national database company can be reached through telnet at
dialog.com
To log on, however, you will have first had to set up a Dialog account.
Dow Jones News A wire service run by the information company Retrieval that owns the Wall Street Journal. Available via telnet at
djnr.dowjones.com
As with Dialog, you need an account to log on.