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Oracle Databases Became the Standard
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Kiewit Machine Room
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The ORACLE database came to Dartmouth and became the standard for
all on-campus database applications.
Internet Provided Direct Supercomputer Link
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1986 Freshmen Macintosh distribution, PCs stored off campus
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The Internet provided a direct connection for Dartmouth researchers to the
CYBER 205 and ETA10 supercomputers at the John Von Neumann Center at
Princeton. The ETA10 could process 10 billion floating-point operations per
second.
BlitzMail Went Live
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Public computer cluster in Kiewit
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BlitzMail
becomes official on May 18.
New Databases Added to DCIS
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Personal Computer Center, McNutt Hall
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Playbill, Thespis, and G Major databases were added to the
Library's Online Catalog. Using the capabilities of the Library's
database retrieval software, users were able to access the College's remarkable
collection of playbills, programs, words, music to show tunes, information on
newspaper clippings, photographs, costumes, theater architecture, etc. G
Major enabled the user to browse through two centuries of sheet music by
artists as different as Gershwin and Bob Dylan.
DHMC Connected to Dartmouth Network
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Public Macintosh computer cluster in Kiewit
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The Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
was connected to the Dartmouth network and had full access to electronic mail,
file transfer, and all Dartmouth network services.
Worm Attempted to Invade
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Disks for DI 451 or DI 191, Kiewit Machine Room
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An electronic worm attempted unsuccessfully to invade Dartmouth
over SPAN (NASA's Space Physics Analysis Network). Dartmouth gave effective
prescriptions to Macintosh owners for fighting two new Macintosh viruses that
had appeared on campus.
Dartmouth Linked to New Networks
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Old Vax 750, Kiewit Machine Room
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Dartmouth became a member of several national networks: BITNET, CSNet
(Computer Science Network), JvNCNet (John von Neumann Network at Princeton),
SPAN (NASA's Space Physics Analysis Network), GTE's TELENET, UseNet (a UNIX
network), and RLIN (the Research Libraries Network).
DHMC Won Apple Grant
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Kiewit minicourse, Webster Hall
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The Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
received a $220,000 grant from Apple Computer, Inc. to expand "the Program of
Medical Information Science," and to continue the development of databases and
instructional tools such as the Interactive Medical Record (IMR) and the
Informed Patient Decision-making Procedure (IPDP).
Project Northstar Announced Access
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Northstar machines, Linda Salzhauker
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Project Northstar announced access to the Nationwide File System (NFS) that
enabled Dartmouth users to access files at Carnegie-Mellon, MIT, and the
University of Michigan over Northstar workstations.
Medical Information Science Department Moved to
Clement
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Freshmen Macintosh distribution, Webster Hall
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The Medical Information Science department moved out of the Kiewit
Computation Center to new offices on the second floor of Clement Hall.
Systems Programmers Reunion
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Reception for Kemeny
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Homecoming at Kiewit: On October 13, 18 former systems programmers and
professional staff members of Kiewit returned to hear John G.
Kemeny speak on "Dartmouth Remembrances," and to celebrate the
twenty-fifth Anniversary of Time Sharing and BASIC. Seeds were planted for
Alumni Systems Programmers organization.
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