FTP Sites
Computer Science Techreports
ftp://fas.sfu.ca/pub/cs/techreports/
Large archive of technical computer science reports, arranged by institution.
Cryptology Archive
ftp://ftp.wimsey.com/pub/crypto/
This site contains hundreds of files, papers, and other information related to cryptography.
The site also has an extensive cryptography software collection.
Disk Drive FTP Archive
ftp://ftp.rahul.net/pub/lps/hard-disk/
In this site you can find information on almost anything you want to know about hard
disks. Information available, includes files on SCSI, IDE, hard drive specs, and
jumper settings. This information is invaluable to anyone working with computer hardware.
Wiretap Technical Information Archive
ftp://ftp.spies.com/Library/Techdoc/
All sorts of technical information dealing with computers. Topics available range
from hardware info, networking, CPUs.
XFree86
ftp://ftp.xfree86.org/
XFree86 is a free implementation of the X-Window system for IBM-PC compatible computers.
Distributions are available for most PC-based UNIX, and OS/2 systems.