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7. Net Resources

7.1 The current version of the FAQ is on the Web

http://www.CJFearnley.com/fuller-faq.html.

7.2 On-line Discussion Forums

This section cataloges the on-line discussion forums related to Buckminster Fuller work.

List Geodesic: geodesic@listserv.buffalo.edu

[From MONTHLY POSTING* - GEODESIC 'how-to' info by Patrick Salsbury]

GEODESIC is a forum for the discussion of the ideas and creations relating to the work of R. Buckminster (Bucky) Fuller. Topics range from geodesic math to world hunger; floating cities to autonoumous housing, and little bit of everything in between. Other lists that focuses more specifically on some of these topics can be found on the Reality Sculptors Website.

To subscribe, send mail to LISTSERV@LISTSERV.ACSU.BUFFALO.EDU and in the body of your letter put the line:

SUB GEODESIC <Your Real Name>

A web page to signon is available here: http://listserv.acsu.buffalo.edu/user/sub.html

The list is gatewayed to USENET as bit.listserv.geodesic.

LIST ARCHIVES:

Listserv itself is keeping archives of the list, dating back to June, 1992. Send a note to listserv@listserv.acsu.buffalo.edu with this message in the BODY of the note:

INDEX GEODESIC

You can get help on other Listserv commands by putting the line HELP into the body of the note. (Can be in the same message.)

Web-searchable archives for the lists are available at: http://listserv.acsu.buffalo.edu/archives/geodesic.html.

Most of the archives are mirrored at List Geodesic Archive (mirror).

Synergeo

Synergeo is an unmoderated, public read access, only members can post, mailing list for all those forward thinkers interested in synergetics, geometry, geodesics, tensegrity, and other topics related to R. Buckminster Fuller's work. Set up by Ken Brown in March, 2000 to fill the void left by Synergetics-L.

[From Karl Erickson]

geomodel mailing list for discussing primarily physical model-building.

The Struck community has a mailing list, to subscribe to the list, send email to majordomo@xs4all.nl with the message body ``subscribe struck.''

The Tetworld mailing list and web site are based on Fuller's World Game idea.

MSN Buckminster Fuller Community

Joe S Moore setup this MSN resource on Buckminster Fuller.

7.3 Web Resources

The Buckminster Fuller Institute's home page is at http://www.bfi.org/.

This editor maintains a list of Fuller related URLs at http://www.CJFearnley.com/buckyrefs.html.

The World Game Institute's (WGI) home page is http://www.worldgame.org/.

Books by R. Buckminster Fuller on the Internet

Synergetics and Synergetics 2 can be found at http://www.rwgrayprojects.com/synergetics/synergetics.html.

Operating Manual for Spaceship Earth can be found at http://www.bfi.org/operating_manual.htm.

Education Automation can be found at http://www.bfi.org/operating_manual.htm.

Grunch of Giants can be found at http://www.bfi.org/grunch_of_giants.htm.

A Fuller Explanation: The Synergetic Geometry of R. Buckminster Fuller can be found at http://www.angelfire.com/mt/marksomers/40.html.


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