[NB: EUROPa is actually a relic of the mid-1990s, the Cretaceous period of the Web. I have preserved my link to it here for posterity. Apparently some of it still works; I've been given a new link to connect to all the way here in 2011!] EUROPa is a new way to connect up and explore the World-Wide Web. It was started here at Imperial College, London, on 22 December 1994 by Denis Howe <dbh@doc.ic.ac.uk> just to see how far it would spread. Problems or comments (other than "what a waste of time") should be sent to Denis and the owner of the relevant page (if any). See below for how to join in.
Go to the Next EUROPa page.
Some (non-EUROPa) pages you might care to browse: Other links
- The Gumbo Pages: A massive repository of information on the food, music and culture of New Orleans and French Louisiana, as well as an online resource for non-commercial radio, roots and traditional music, and more. The host site for this modest little EUROPa page.
- The Cajun/Creole/Etc. Recipe Page, featuring Louisiana cuisine, and resources on culinary basics and other world cuisines
- Looka! - a weblog featuring cocktails & spirits, food, music, New Orleans culture, books, Macs, media and culture, sf, humor, reviews, rants, my opinions, witty or smart-arsed comments or whatever else tickles the authors' (i.e., mostly my) fancy.
- CocktailDB - the world's largest repository of authenticated, historic cocktail recipes.
- The Fray: human stories, and more.
- Epicurious: a co-production of Bon Appetit and Gourmet magazines, which includes a database of 20+ years worth of recipes from both magzines (woo!)
- The Onion. What the news should be (and often is).
Da guy dat got me in to da ring (thanks, podna):
Sean M. Burke, <sburke@nwu.edu>
How to join in
To join in you need to be able to create your own Web page. Here's what to do:
It is important to follow these instructions in the order given to ensure that the ring remains a ring. You may join the ring at any point but you may only join once. To this end, you should check that any URL you receive is not already in the ring by following the links back round to your own page. You should keep a note of old "Next page"s in case your current one dies, leaving a break in the ring.
- Invent a new URL to use for your own EUROPa page, something like "http://my.host.net/europa.html".
- Take a copy of the HTML source of this page using your browser's "View Source" function.
- Replace all the "Owner of this page" names, e-mail addresses, etc. as indicated by the comments in the HTML.
- Edit the "Other links" section as you wish.
- Install the page on your Web server with the URL you gave.
- E-mail the new URL to me, the owner of this page (below).
- I will send back my latest "Next EUROPa page" link (in case it has changed since you took your copy).
- Update the "Next page" link in your page if necessary.
- Wait until you receive the URL of another new EUROPa page.
- Send the owner of the new page your latest "Next page" link (and keep a note of it for yourself).
- Update the "Next page" link on your page to point to the new URL you received.
To make sure the ring stays a ring, it's important to follow these instructions in the order given. Anyone can join the ring at any point but can join only once. So, you should make sure that anyone who wants to join to your page isn't already in the ring, by following the links in the ring from your page all the way back.
- Send mail to me, the owner of this page (below), telling me the URL you will use for your own EUROPa page.
- I will send back the latest HTML source of this page.
- Replace the "Owner of this page" e-mail address (all occurrences) with your own.
- Edit the "Other links" section as you wish.
- Install the page on your Web server with the URL you gave.
- Wait until you receive the URL of another new EUROPa page.
- Send the owner of the new page the current HTML source of your page.
- Then update the "Next EUROPa page" link on your page to point to their page.
Owner of this page:
Chuck Taggart (e-mail chuck)Added to the ring on Wed Jan 4 1995 at 01:04:09 PST