Reviews

These reviews are only my humble opinion. Please E-mail me with any coments, questions or complaints.

Poor, skip it.

Average, may be worth a look now and then.

Excellent, worth seeing.

Amazing, don't you dare miss it.

Site Name:alt.fan.dune
URL: alt.fan.dune
Type:Newsgroup
Keywords:Dune
Search Engine:N/A
Rating and Comments:This newsgroup has suffered the fate of most other newsgroups: obsolescence. Newsgroups cannot compete with the WWW. There are rarely postings here, but they tend to be interesting when they occur.
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Date Last Accessed:November 11, 1997
Date Last Updated:N/A

Site Name:Arrakis File
URL: members.aol.com/Hiphats/arrakis.html
Type:Website
Keywords:Dune, Frank Herbert
Search Engine:Infoseek
Rating and Comments:This site focuses on the different versions of the film. The layout is poor. The entire first page is underlined, which is very annoying. Not innovative at all. It has some very interesting comparisons concerning the movie
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Date Last Accessed:November 14, 1997
Date Last Updated:November 3, 1997

Site Name:Avalon Hill Games
URL:www.avalonhill.com
Type:Website
Keywords:boardgames, Avalon Hill
Search Engine:Infoseek
Rating and Comments:This is a simple, well laid out site. There is a good description of the Dune game. Unfortunately it is out of print so their online ordering service is no good to me.
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Date Last Accessed:October 30, 1997
Date Last Updated:October 22,1997

Site Name:Berkley Publishing
URL:www.berkley.com
Type:Website
Keywords:Berkley, publishing
Search Engine:Infoseek
Rating and Comments:This site is pretty average. There is up to date information regarding new releases. There is nothing very exciting here, but it is simple to use and not very innovative.
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Date Last Accessed:October 30, 1997
Date Last Updated:October 14, 1997

Site Name:Dart's Dune Page
URL: www.geocities.com/SouthBeach/Cove/4150/dune.html
Type:Website
Keywords:N/A
Search Engine:N/A
Rating and Comments:This is a pleasantly fresh small Dune site. The author has obviously read the books and understands them. A little more in depth comments on the books would be nice. The thoughts on the individual books are a nice touch and provides insight into how others interpret the story. (I particularly agree with his comment pn Dune Messiah and God Emperor of Dune.) A site worth visiting.
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Date Last Accessed:September 11, 1998
Date Last Updated:Um... would you beleive I forgot to look?

Site Name:Dune - A Place Beyond Your Dreams
URL: www.eerie.fr/~tassin/Dune/dune.html
Type:Website
Keywords:Dune, Frank Herbert
Search Engine:Infoseek
Rating and Comments:The best part of this website is the archived alt.fan.dune postings. There are some nice pictures, but the site is not very innovative. It is essentially one page devoted to briefly telling the story.
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Date Last Accessed:November 14, 1997
Date Last Updated:Unknown

Site Name:Dune Decoder
URL: www.geocities.com/Area51/Dimension/6303/index2.html
Type:Website
Keywords:Dune, Frank Herbert
Search Engine:Infoseek
Rating and Comments:Even though the frames slow up this site, they make it very easy to use. The layout is nice and pages are consistent. The question and answer page is a nice extra. Focuses on both the novels and the film. More frequent updates are needed.
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Date Last Accessed:November 14, 1997
Date Last Updated:September 30, 1997

Site Name:Dune Universe
URL: www2.cybernex.net/~gregszcz/dune/dune.htm
Type:Website
Keywords:Dune, Frank Herbert
Search Engine:Infoseek
Rating and Comments:This site is essentially one page. The link to the Dune gallery rarely works. There is very little content here to actually evaluate. It makes poor use of the internet's resources.
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Date Last Accessed:November 14, 1997
Date Last Updated:October 14, 1997

Site Name:Five Rings Publishing
URL:www.frpg.com
Type:Website
Keywords:dune, ccg
Search Engine:Infoseek
Rating and Comments:If you couldn't get into this site, don't fret. The site seems to be up only every other day. The content is low because there hasn't even been any information about the Dune game posted yet. This site is a real bore, skip it until further notice.
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Date Last Accessed:October 30, 1997
Date Last Updated:May 21, 1997

Site Name:Fleer/Skybox
URL:www.fleerskybox.com
Type:Website
Keywords:Fleer, cards
Search Engine:Infoseek
Rating and Comments:This site is pretty disappointing. Aside from a few flashy animations, there isn't much to look at. It is not organized very well and it's not always clear where to go to find what you're looking for.
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Date Last Accessed:October 25, 1997
Date Last Updated:Unknown

Site Name:Frank Herbert Discussion List
URL:N/A
Type:Mailing List
Keywords:N/A
Search Engine:N/A
Rating and Comments:To join this mailing list send an e-mail to:herbert-list-request@krunk.org with subscribe in the subject line. This list is very informative and in good use. Be careful though, limit your discussion to the books only!
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Site Name:Jeff's Dune Page
URL: www.accessone.com:80/~jc/olddune.html
Type:Website
Keywords:Dune, Frank Herbert
Search Engine:Infoseek
Rating and Comments:This site consists only of audio clips from the film. That being said, there are quite a few of them. There is however nothing else about Dune on this site and the layout is one page with access to each audio clip.
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Date Last Accessed:November 14, 1997
Date Last Updated:August 3, 1997

Site Name:Kwisatz Haderach
URL: www.geocities.com/Area51/Zone/2274/index.html
Type:Website
Keywords:Dune, Frank Herbert
Search Engine:Infoseek
Rating and Comments:This site is based mainly on the book Dune. It uses frames, and is easy to navigate through. It is well laid out and easy to use. It uses the internet well, but much of the information can be found in the appendix of the book.
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Date Last Accessed:November 14, 1997
Date Last Updated:Unknown

Site Name:Last Unicorn Games
URL: www.lastunicorngames.com
Type:Website
Keywords:CCG, Last Unicorn
Search Engine:Infoseek
Rating and Comments:This site is far superior to its partner's (Five Rings) site. There is up to date information. It is interesting and it gives a lot of help in playing the card game.
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Date Last Accessed:November 6, 1997
Date Last Updated:September 19, 1997

Site Name:Mark Bennet's Dune Page
URL:www.flg21.co.uk/dune/
Type:Website
Keywords:Dune, Frank Herbert
Search Engine:Infoseek
Rating and Comments:This site is well put together. It is very innovative, has nice sound and pictures. It is fairly well laid out, however it is slow to load.
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Date Last Accessed:November 14, 1997
Date Last Updated:Unknown

Site Name:Marvel Comics
URL:www.marvel.com
Type:Website
Keywords:Marvel, Comics
Search Engine:Infoseek
Rating and Comments:Visually, this site is very nice. However, there is very little information to look at. Easy to use, if not very exciting.
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Date Last Accessed:October 25, 1997
Date Last Updated:Unknown

Site Name:MCA Universal
URL:www.mca.com
Type:Website
Keywords:MCA, Universal
Search Engine:Infoseek
Rating and Comments:This site is well laid out. It is a fun site to visit, there are a lot of things to do there. The information is up to date.
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Date Last Accessed:October 30, 1997
Date Last Updated:Unknown

Site Name:rec.arts.sf.written
URL: rec.arts.sf.written
Type:Newsgroup
Keywords:Dune
Search Engine:N/A
Rating and Comments:This newsgroup has suffered the fate of most other newsgroups: obsolecense. Newsgroups cannot compete with the WWW. There are rarely postings here, but they tend to be interesting when they occur.
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Date Last Accessed:November 22, 1997
Date Last Updated:N/A

Site Name:Sega Online
URL:www.sega.com
Type:Website
Keywords:Sega, games
Search Engine:Infoseek
Rating and Comments:This site is mostly advertising for upcoming video games releases. There is little information here but some of the animations are nice to look at.
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Date Last Accessed:October 25, 1997
Date Last Updated:Unknown

Site Name:Usul's Homepage
URL: www.usul.net
Type:Website
Keywords:Dune, Frank Herbert
Search Engine:Infoseek
Rating and Comments: This site has everything! It is well laid out making things easy to find. It is very innovative, some of the animation is outstanding. One of the best sites out there. A perfect score.
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Date Last Accessed:November 14, 1997
Date Last Updated:October 16, 1997

Site Name:Welcome To Arrakis
URL:bluejay.creighton.edu/~muaddib/
Type:Website
Keywords:Dune, Frank Herbert
Search Engine:Infoseek
Rating and Comments:This site was erased and the owner is currently trying to get it back up. It was a very nice site and I will refrain from rating it until it is back up. Unless it takes too long, then I will remove it from the links altogether.
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Date Last Accessed:November 14, 1997
Date Last Updated:Unknown

Site Name:Westwood Studios
URL:www.westwood.com
Type:Website
Keywords:Westwood, games
Search Engine:Infoseek
Rating and Comments:The best thing about this site is that it's fun. You can see previews of upcoming games and the animation is amazing. It is well laid out and full of information.
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Date Last Accessed:October 25, 1997
Date Last Updated:October 20, 1997

Site Name:World Of Dune
URL:www.students.uiuc.edu/~dunkel/Dune/
Type:Website
Keywords:Dune, Frank Herbert
Search Engine:Infoseek
Rating and Comments:This site relates to both the books and the movie. Its biggest problem is that it is very slow to load. It is well laid out and simple to navigate throughout the site. Much of the information is right from the book, however the author of this site is able to expand on it.
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Date Last Accessed:November 11, 1997
Date Last Updated:Unknown

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