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Internet Connection Went Live
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Thayer School CAD/CAM Lab
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The Internet came to Dartmouth. Thanks to NSF support, Dartmouth researchers
could now access the John von Neumann Center Supercomputer at Princeton over
JVNCNet. Once on that network, users had access to over 20,000 computers from
all over the world. Services available included electronic mail, high-speed
file transfer, and logon to remote computers — all at a transmission rate of
56KB!
Some Circulation Systems Automated
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IBM PCs
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The libraries automated circulation using the Sirsi system, and
serials control using software from Innovative Interfaces.
Macintosh Virus Spurred Prophylaxis
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Dartmouth classroom, Professor Donald Kreider
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A computer virus named Scores was found on Macintosh computers at Dartmouth.
Virus Rx was provided on the PUBLIC file server to fix it.
DCIS Project Announced
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Public Macintosh cluster in Kiewit basement
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The Dartmouth
College Information System (DCIS) project, a joint venture by the Library
and Computing Services, was announced to turn the personal computer into a
"powerful gateway to a variety of network services geared toward scholarly
tasks and campus life."
BlitzMail Announced
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Public Macintosh cluster in Kiewit basement
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Macintosh Mail for the fall term, or BlitzMail, was
announced. It featured Macintosh interfaces, icons, mail forwarding, return
receipts, enclosures, etc.
Thayer Graphics Lab Opened
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Numerical Methods Laboratory
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Thayer School opened the
Numerical Methods Laboratory (NIL) as a workspace for computer-generated
graphics and animations used in the presentation of research results.
(Thayer Directions, Fall 1995)
Libraries Automated Circulation
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Baker Library
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The Libraries automated circulation in September 1988.
Kiewit Grant for Nebraska Project
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Kiewit Computer Store in basement of McNutt Hall
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The Dartmouth-Nebraska Project: Kiewit Foundation Grant.
Encyclopedia Became Available On Line
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1986 freshmen Macintosh distribution, student in residence hall
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Grolier's Academic American Encyclopedia became available on line
on the Library computer.
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