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Book Exchange Program Created
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Student in Geography Department, Rahr Lab
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The BookExchange program was introduced, allowing students to buy
and sell used books over the Dartmouth Network effortlessly.
KeyServer Developed
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Kiewit Instructional Center
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The KeyServer, developed by Denis Devlin and Computing
Services, allowed members of the Dartmouth community access to a library of
site-licensed commercial software.
Usher Program Used for Dartmouth Events
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Kiewit Public Terminal Cluster
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Hopkins Center began using the Usher program, allowing student
ushers to sign up for specific events on line through the Dartmouth College
Time-Sharing System (D1). The program makes scheduling and coordination of
ushering events faster, easier, and more efficient.
Hanzi Assistant Provided Humanities Aid to
Students
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Students in Interactive Media Lab, DMS
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Humanities Computing developed Hanzi Assistant, a CD-ROM containing
interactive methods for improving students' mastery of the written and oral
forms of the 2,500 characters in the Chinese language.
Kiewit Computation Center Renovated
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Kiewit Public Terminal Cluster
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The Kiewit Computation Center was renovated, providing a vastly expanded
Instructional Center in the basement, carrels in the public clusters, improved
laser printer service, and the relocation of the Computer Store from McNutt
Hall to Kiewit.
Improved Computer Literacy on Campus
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Computer Peer Consultant
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Project Frontier and the Computer Peer Consultant programs were designed to
improve campus computer literacy and instruct first-year students in functional
computing skills, such as word processing, e-mail, and the use of campus
informational resources.
New Equipment Conserved Energy in Kiewit
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Kiewit Machine Room
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Computing Services updated its facilities in Kiewit by installing two VAX
8700 CPUs in the VMS cluster, adding several 1 GB MicroTechnology drives, and
purchasing a dual 8mm tape-backup system. The improvements reduced energy
consumption, increased the total Kiewit computing cluster rating to 16VUP, and
allowed 2 GB to be backed up on a single tape cassette.
John Kemeny Honored for Lifetime Achievements
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John G. Kemeny (left), staff
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The non-profit organization known as EDUCOM presented John Kemeny with the
first annual Louis Robinson Award to recognize a lifetime of innovative
achievement and leadership in the advancement of computing in higher education.
The Robinson Award was given in memory of an educational advocate at the IBM
Corporation, and consisted of $25,000 in cash and $25,000 in IBM equipment and
software.
Northstar's Crystal Program Won Award
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Northstar workstation
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Project Northstar's Crystal program won the "Higher Education
Software Award for Distinguished Engineering Software" from the University of
Michigan's National Center for Research to Improve Postsecondary Teaching and
Learning (NCRIPTAL). Mark Franklin, Richard
Jaenicke, and Paul Ammann created Crystal to
help physics and chemistry classes make fast, accurate, and easy-to-use
representations of crystal cells and lattices using computer graphics.
Interactive Campus Tour Created by Medical
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Art History slide collection
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The Medical School offered prospective students the ability to tour the
campus and gain information about the school using an interactive admissions
reception program designed by Associate Professor of Community and Family
Medicine Joseph Henderson, M.D. and written by Matthew
Williams '92.
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