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New VAX Box Installed
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1984 freshman Macintosh distribution, Phil Hobbie (middle),
student
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A powerful VAX 8500 computer was purchased and clustered with other
existing VMS machines. Tests showed that the new cluster machines process jobs
three to five times faster than the former configuration of independent
machines.
File-transfer Application Unveiled
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Left to right: The Avatar, Lisa, Macintosh
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A file-transfer program named Kermit made its debut. It was used on
IBM or Macintosh personal computers to transfer files from one personal
computer to another (or a host), enabling the personal computer to emulate a
VT100 terminal.
Hood Began Multimedia Project
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Bonfire planning; power for Christmas tree lights
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The Hood Museum purchased
Argus software from Questor Systems and began a multimedia
computerization project, creating a microfiche set-up so that object images
could be viewed as records are read. As one of the earliest art museum users of
this program, the Hood had a lot of input into the development of the fielding
and structure for the database for the art world.
Mini-supercomputer Installed
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First Macintoshes in residence halls
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A CONVEX mini-supercomputer was installed in Kiewit, running Berkeley's UNIX
4.2 operating system. The machine was used in Thayer School professor
William Hibler III's study of ice-ocean dynamics. The Office
of Naval Research funded the mini-supercomputer, but half of its capacity was
available for other research users at Dartmouth.
PUBLIC File Server, Printer Server Launched
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One of the first Macintoshes at Dartmouth: Raymond Neff, Director of
User Services
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The PUBLIC file server and the Laser Printer server made their debut. The
PUBLIC file server contained Dartmouth courseware, public domain software,
freeware, shareware, demonstration applications, Apple System
software, and "any software we could legally make available." The Print Server
enabled users to "spool" their print jobs through the server, releasing the
Macintosh to resume normal processing.
Online Library Catalog Improved
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Public Macintosh cluster
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The Library Online Catalog got a
new look and ran on a larger machine (VAX 11/785). More users could use the
system simultaneously, and 850,000 books and 30,000 serials were
cataloged.
Synclavier Available in Bregman
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Kiewit Consultants' Office, Heather Lacasse, student
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At Dartmouth's Bregman Electronic
Music Studio, the state-of-the art Synclavier Digital Music System,
manufactured by the New England Digital Corporation, became accessible to
classes of as many as 16 simultaneous users. The Synclavier's ability to store,
record, reproduce, and synthesize any imaginable sounds and manipulate them
instantly at the touch of a button made it one of the most powerful music and
psycho-acoustic teaching tools in existence. See Synclavier.
HyperCard Applications Developed
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Programming workstation
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Under a contract to explore course work applications of Apple Computer's
HyperCard authoring tool, the Dartmouth Hyperteam prepared
nine programs: a videodisc-linked program that allowed easy organization and
presentation of art slides, an animated program of molecular genetics
techniques, a medical records program that included the sound of the patient's
heart, and an astronomy textbook with animated models of celestial
motion theories. HyperCard allowed extensive cross-indexing of
information and an easy means of linking other technologies to the program.
New Library Acquisitions System
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Baker Library
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A new automated acquisitions system was implemented for the libraries using
Innovative Interfaces products.
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