gopher://gopher.tic.com/matrix/maps/matrix

See also http://www.tic.com/mids.

This directory contains color geographical maps of the world,
showing hosts on FidoNet, UUCP, BITNET, and the Internet,
which are the four largest distributed networks in the Matrix of
computer networks that exchange electronic mail throughout the world.
The three maps included here show data from January 1993,
April 1993, and October 1993.  You can see the mapping technique
evolved considerably in that time, as well.

The October 1993 map appeared in Matrix Maps Quarterly, Volume 1, Number 2,
Fourth Quarter 1993, and is copyright (c) 1993 by Matrix Information
and Directory Services, Inc. (MIDS), of Austin, Texas, U.S.A.
Permission for redistribution is hereby granted,
provided that the map is redistributed in its entirety,
including the legend and copyright information contained therein.
Back issues of Matrix Maps Quarterly, including the one containing this map,
are available for $100 each from MIDS.
See also http://www.tic.com/mids/mmq/102

The April 1993 map of Eurasia appeared in Matrix Maps Quarterly, Volume
1, Number 2, Third Quarter 1993, and is copyright (c) 1993 by Matrix
Information and Directory Services, Inc. (MIDS), of Austin, Texas,
U.S.A.  Permission for redistribution is hereby granted, provided that
the map is redistributed in its entirety, including the legend and
copyright information contained therein.
See also http://www.tic.com/mids/mmq/101

The January 1993 map appeared in Matrix News, Volume 3, Number 3,
March 1993, and is copyright (c) 1993 by Matrix Information
and Directory Services, Inc. (MIDS), of Austin, Texas, U.S.A.
Back issues of Matrix News, including the one containing this map,
are available for $4 each from MIDS.

Each network is represented by icons of a specific shape and color:
	violet tall ellipses for FidoNet
	red wide ellipses for UUCP
	blue squares for BITNET
	green circles for the Internet
The size of an icon indicates the number of hosts
that are located roughly at the center of the icon.
The number of hosts indicated by a given size icon
may be estimated from the example icons in the map legend.
The map projection is Winkel Tripel.  The map is legible
in black and white, but looks much better in color.

The maps are provided here in three formats:
*.gif	GIF format
*.ps	Encapsulated PostScript (EPS)
*.ps.Z	compressed EPS

They are available by Gopher from two places:

Name=Maps of the Matrix (FidoNet, UUCP, BITNET, the Internet, etc.)
Type=1
Port=70
Path=1/matrix/maps/matrix
Host=gopher.tic.com

Name=Maps of the Matrix (FidoNet, UUCP, BITNET, the Internet, etc.)
Type=1
Port=70
Path=1/Internet Society (includes IETF)/Internet Information/Maps/matrix
Host=ietf.CNRI.Reston.Va.US

Thanks,
John

John S. Quarterman
Editor, Matrix News and Matrix Maps Quarterly
Matrix Information and Directory Services, Inc. (MIDS)
jsq@tic.com
http://www.tic.com, gopher://gopher.tic.com, file://ftp.tic.com
+1-512-451-7602, fax: +1-512-452-0127
1106 Clayton Lane, Suite 500W
Austin, TX 78723
U.S.A.
.