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Development of ISODOS
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Kiewit Machine Room: Henry Schramm, Albert Norwalk
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Using funding from the Air Force Project Themis, Dr. Frank
Lane, George Stibitz, and Dartmouth Medical student
Richard Shaw developed ISODOS, a program that enabled
radiologists to calculate precise radiation dosages for patients. Using the
Dartmouth Time-Sharing System from their offices in the Medical School,
physicians made calculations on the computer that would have taken a skilled
radiographer several weeks. Project Themis and other DTSS computer applications
in cancer research thus played an important role in the development of the Norris Cotton Cancer Center.
DTSS Usage Patterns
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Kiewit Computation Center from Bradley Court
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An August 1967 survey by A. D. Little found that 50% of the use of DTSS on
campus was by six departments: Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, Economics,
Psychology, and Business. The largest single group of users was the freshmen
and sophomore classes, using the computer for course work two-thirds of the
time, and for "recreation" one-third of the time. Graduate students used
computers for course work 42% of the time, and for "research" 58% of the time,
while faculty members spent 80% of their DTSS time on research.
Article in Le Figaro
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Kiewit Computation Center
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"L'etonnante aventure de 3.700 étudiants et d'un gros cerveau electronique,"
reported Paris newspaper Figaro. (9/3/67)
DTSS for GE-635 Operational
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Kiewit Computation Center
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The first version (Phase I) of DTSS for the GE-635 was made functional,
allowing the campus computing load to be transferred from the old GE-235 to the
new GE-635. Phase I was primarily a GE-developed system that became the
cornerstone of their Mark II service. Meanwhile, Dartmouth continued its
development of so-called Phase-II that was later renamed DTSS.
Library Circulation System
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Kiewit Public Terminal Room
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Thomas F. Piatkowski, hired jointly by the Library and
Thayer School, worked with Thayer students to design an automated circulation
system that converted Dana Library serial numbers into machine-readable
form.
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