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								<h1>Babylon 5 file area</h1>


								<b>See Also:</b>


								<ul>

								   <li> <a href="http://www.midwinter.com/lurk/lurker.html">The Lurker's

									Guide to Babylon 5</a>

								   <li> <a href="ftp://ftp.midwinter.com/pub/Babylon-5/index.html">ftp.midwinter.com</a>

									(CA, USA, original location of these files)

								   <li> <a href="ftp://ftp.uml.edu/Babylon-5/index.html">ftp.uml.edu</a>

									(MA, USA)

								   <li> <a href="ftp://ftp.ntua.gr/pub/docs/Babylon-5/index.html">ftp.ntua.gr</a>

									(Greece)

								   <li> <a href="ftp://ftp.ctrl-c.liu.se/babylon-5/index.html">ftp.ctrl-c.liu.se</a>

									(Sweden)

								   <li> <a href="http://www.cant.ac.uk/b5/hyperion/index.html">www.cant.ac.uk</a>

									(UK)

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								<h2>Multimedia resources / Software</h2>

								<ul>

								   <li> <a href="Pictures/index.html">The pictures directory</a>

									(or its much slower, but more Webbish,

									<a href="Pictures/thumbs.html">alternate interface</a>.)

								   <li> The Babylon 5 Interactive demo for

									<a href="B5-Interactive.cpt.hqx">Macintosh</a>

									and

									<a href="b5demo.zip">Windows</a>

									users.

								   <li> The

									<a href="b5quote.tar">Babylon 5 quotes program</a>

									for UNIX systems; see also its

									<a href="http://www.reed.edu/~horde/b5/b5quote.html">FAQ list</a>.

									(<em>hh</em>)  A

									<a href="http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~crow/b5quote.shtml">Web

									interface</a>

									is also available.

								   <li> A version of the episode guide for the

									<a href="newton.sit">Apple Newton.</a>

									See the

									<a href="newton.txt">documentation.</a>

								   <li> Various

									<a href="Clips/">sound and video clips</a>

									from Warner Bros.' promotions department.

								   <li> Some 3-D

									<a href="Models/">models</a>,

									in Amiga "Imagine" format, of ships from the show.

								</ul>


								<h2>From the horse's mouth</h2>

								Information from series creator J. Michael Straczynski.

								<ul>

								   <li> Digests of JMS' messages (and some other information) from the

									<a href="GEnie/index.html">GEnie,</a>

									<a href="CompuServe/index.html">CompuServe,</a>

									and

									<a href="America-Online/index.html">America Online</a>

									services and the

									<a href="Usenet/index.html">Usenet</a>

									network. (<em>lw</em>/<em>dn</em>, <em>gm</em>, <em>sg</em>)

								   <li> The

									<a href="b5_jms_answers.txt">JMS answers file</a>,

									answers to various questions.  Compiled from his messages on GEnie

									and Usenet. (<em>dw</em>)

								   <li> The

									<a href="b5log.txt">Grid Epsilon log</a>,

									a summary of the Babylon 5 universe, and descriptions of the show's

									characters.  Somewhat out of date, as it was written while the pilot

									movie was in production. (<em>pp</em>)

								   <li> A transcript of a July 1994

									<a href="jms.radio.7-24-94">radio interview</a>

									with JMS. (<em>mm</em>)

								   <li> An

									<a href="OHare.Leave">announcement</a>

									about Michael O'Hare (Commander Sinclair) regarding season two.

									Contains spoiler information.

								   <li> A list of

									<a href="jms.credentials">other works</a>

									by JMS.

								   <li> Transcripts of real-time chat sessions from

									<a href="America-Online/">America Online,</a>

									<a href="Prodigy/">Prodigy,</a>

									and

									<a href="Delphi/">Delphi</a>

									with JMS and others.

								</ul>


								<h2>Text files</h2>

								<ul>

								   <li> Text-only versions of the

									<a href="Synopses/">episode synopses</a>

									from the

									<a href="http://www.midwinter.com/lurk/lurker.html">Lurker's Guide</a>.

									(<em>sb</em>, <em>sg</em>, <em>mu</em>)

								   <li> The

									<a href="babylon-5-faq">Babylon 5 Frequently Asked Questions list,</a>

									with its companion documents, the

									<a href="babylon-5-news-schedule">news/schedule file</a>

									and season-specific files for

									<a href="babylon-5-setting-s1">season 1,</a>

									<a href="babylon-5-setting-s2">season 2,</a>

									and

									<a href="babylon-5-setting-s3">season 3.</a>

									(<em>dw</em>)

									A

									<a href="b5faq-german">German</a> version is also available.

									(<em>tt</em>)


								   <li> A

									<a href="quickref.txt">quick-reference sheet</a>

									listing all the episodes with brief summaries.  But use the

									<a href="http://www.midwinter.com/lurk/reference/episodes.html">hypertext version</a>

									instead.


								   <li> Some official

									<a href="Releases/">press releases</a>

									about the show, as sent to TV stations.


								   <li> A discussion of the parallels between B5's storyline and the works of

									<a href="lovecraft.html">H. P. Lovecraft.</a>

									A

									<a href="lovecraft.txt">text-only</a>

									version is also available.


								   <li> A file full of

									<a href="Kosh_Quotes.txt">Kosh quotes.</a>

								   <li> A Babylon 5

									<a href="b5.tech">Technical Manual</a>. (<em>h</em>)

									Also an

									<a href="b5.tech.htm">HTML version</a>

									and an

									<a href="b5.tech.12">update</a>

									covering the first three and a half seasons.  (<em>tc</em>)

								   <li> The

									<a href="b5episodes">Episode/spoiler list</a>,

									containing schedule information and some spoilers for upcoming episodes.

									(<em>ds</em>)

								   <li> An

									<a href="uk-guide/">episode guide</a>

									based on the UK air schedule.

									(<em>ey</em>)

								   <li> Digests of the old

									<a href="Digests/">B5 mailing list</a>. (<em>tr</em>)

								   <li> Text-only versions of the

									<a href="Guide/">episode guide pages</a>

									from the

									<a href="http://www.midwinter.com/lurk/lurker.html">Lurker's Guide</a>.

									(<em>mr</em>)

								   <li> An early 1993 talk with

									<a href="ellison.txt">Harlan Ellison</a>

									about his role on B5, and other topics.

								   <li> A

									<a href="soundtrack-index">detailed breakdown</a>

									of the

									<a href="http://www.midwinter.com/lurk/resources/products.html#soundtrack">soundtrack CD,</a>

									as well as a

									<a href="soundtrack-clues">clue sheet</a>

									to help your local record store order it if need be.  A

									<a href="soundtrack-2-index">breakdown</a>

									of the second soundtrack CD is also available.


								   <li> And miscellaneous

									<a href="Misc/">other things.</a>


								</ul>


								<h2>Facts and Figures</h2>

								<ul>

								   <li> <a href="Credits/">Production credits</a>

									for individual episodes, as listed onscreen. (<em>ju</em>)

								   <li> <a href="Bibliographies/">Bibliographies</a>

									for some cast and crewmembers.  See also the

									<a href="b5.media">media list</a>. (<em>tr</em>)

								   <li> <a href="History.Babylonia.html">A brief history of ancient Babylonia</a>,

									which may have some interesting

									<a href="Parallels.History">parallels</a>

									in B5's storyline. (<em>sb</em>)

								   <li> A list of

									<a href="biblical-references">Biblical references to Babylon.</a>

									(<em>mw</em>)

								   <li> <a href="Dictionary">A glossary of people and places</a>.

									There is a more complete

									<a href="b5encyc.txt">encyclopedia</a>

									as well. (<em>bo</em>)

								   <li> The

									<a href="b5actors.txt">Babylon 5 Actors' Other Roles list</a>.

									(<em>lw</em>)

								   <li> Cast listings sorted by actors' names

									(<a href="cast.txt">plaintext</a>

									and

									<a href="cast.html">hypertext,</a>)

									<a href="character.txt">characters' names</a>,

									and

									<a href="castbyep.txt">first appearance.</a>

									(<em>tr</em>)

								   <li> Biographical information about members of the

									<a href="b5.crew">production crew</a>.

								   <li> The

									<a href="b5.appearances">appearances chart</a>,

									listing which regulars appear in which episodes. (<em>dh</em>)

								   <li> A list of Babylon 5 season-two

									<a href="sponsors.txt">sponsors</a>

									based on a survey of four early episodes.

								</ul>


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								    SB = Shawn Bayern, bayern@minerva.cis.yale.edu

								    MC = I. Marc Carlson, imc@vax2.utulsa.edu

								    TC = Thomas Chiverton, falken@bigfoot.com

								    SG = Steven Grimm, koreth@midwinter.com

								    H  = The Harlequin, mdig8154@uriacc.uri.edu

								    DH = David Henderson, davidh@camelot.bradley.edu

								    HH = Heiji Horde, horde@reed.edu

								    Ju = Jackutis, genoa@mit.edu

								    JK = Jason Kempnich, jasonk@thehub.com.au

								    GM = The Green Meddler, kilgalen@tde.com

								    MM = Maria Montalvo, maria@mvuts.att.com

								    Mu = Matthew Murray, i9717029@wsuaix.csc.wsu.edu

								    BO = Brian O'Neill, oneill@cs.uml.edu

								    DN = Dylan Northrup, northrup@madonna.coedu.usf.edu

								    PP = Phil Posner

								    TR = Troy Rutter, techy@iastate.edu

								    MR = Matt Ryan, mbr2@kimbark.uchicago.edu

								    DS = David Strauss, dss2k@virginia.edu, REPLAYER on GEnie

								    TT = Tobias Teschner, teschne@uni-muenster.de

								    LW = Lee Whiteside, leew@indirect.com

								    DW = Dan Wood, danwood@karelia.com

								    MW = Michele Worley, michele_l_worley@yahoo.com

								    EY = Edwin Yau, mrpotato@fastnet.co.uk

								    MZ = Michael "The Admiral" Zecca, zecca@ncar.ucar.edu

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