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1970's TIMELINE |
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1970
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UH/ALOHA System installed (and thus modern networking was invented). | |
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User Base: 2,000 (Dan Arashiro, 1980) | ||
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IBM 2501 Self-Service Card Reader installed. Card Reader pic | ||
| May | |||
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Kent State Massacre - May 4th | ||
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1971
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UHSCC name changed to UH Computing Center. | |
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Walter Yee becomes UHCC director. | |
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April | ||
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APL installed: 16 concurrent users | ||
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TSO installed: 14 concurrent users | ||
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1972
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M*A*S*H television show debuts. - September 17th | |
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1973
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April | ||
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HP 2000 installed - 16 ports, single CPU system with a single 10MB disk. First users are ICS and CBA students accessing the system through Teletype Model 33 Terminals printing at 10 cps. HP2000 pic1, pic2 | ||
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Users are warned about unauthorized and improper use of facilities. Specifically mentioned is that users have maliciously altered IBM system software residing on disk and in core, causing hangups and improper operation of the operating system. | ||
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1974
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George Ariyoshi elected to first term as governor. | |
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Nixon announces resignation. - August 8th | ||
| December | |||
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IBM 370/158 replaces 360/65 | ||
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1975
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Aloha Stadium opens. | |
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COMM-PRO is installed on the 3705 Communications Controller to allow ASCII terminals to connect to APL and TSO. It allows access to either system from any of 3 pools of dialup lines. Speeds are 10 cps or 30 cps (~100 or 300 baud). There are a total of 25 dialup lines. - September 15 3705 pic | ||
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UHCC is moved from HIG to the newly renovated Keller Hall 1st floor. - November 1 | ||
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HP2000 upgraded to 32 port access, dual CPU with RJE link to the IBM 370. Later augmented with 66MB additional disk storage. | ||
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User Base: 8,000 (Dan Arashiro, 1980) | ||
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1976
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January | ||
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Computer based Education Terminal Fair held on second and third floors of Keller Hall emphasizes use of computers in education. This becomes an annual event known as the UHCC Computer Fair. | ||
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Dr. Donald Bitzer of the University of Illinois at Urbana comes to talk about PLATO, the system known for its plasma terminal, "an innovative graphic-pictorial terminal which allows dynamic displays." | ||
| September | |||
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Michael Okuda is hired as a UHCC student assistant. His first project is to produce a slide show, "Using the 029 Keypunch Machine." Michael went on the work as the scenic artist and the technical advisor for the Star Trek movie and T.V. series. Keypunch pic | ||
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1977
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March | ||
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UHCC classes are video taped for the first time at HCC T.V. studio to make classes available to make classes available to those who couldn't attend the live sessions. | ||
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Leeward CC brings an IMSAI 8080 Microcomputer to the annual UHCC Computer Fair. - April 5-6 | ||
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UH Gains access to 4 ports on U. of Illinois' PLATO System. | ||
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Keller 202 opens as a new time sharing room. | ||
| July | |||
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A vending machine is obtained for the Keller lobby where 100 cards are sold for 30 cents thus ending free distribution of key punch cards. | ||
| November | |||
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IBM 7040 retired. | ||
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IBM MVS Operating System installed | ||
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PLATO access increased to 8 ports | ||
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Manoa faculty senate establishes an adhoc committee on computer policy | ||
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1978
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April | ||
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First Gandalf Private Automatic Computer eXchange (PACX) (128 X 128) Installed. - April 9-15 | ||
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HP2000, IBM370/158, and BCC 500 (a system operated by the EE department) lines are re-routed to PACX. - July 23 | ||
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IBM 1401 retired. | ||
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TSO -- up to 40 concurrent users. | ||
| October | |||
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The BCC 500 is opened up for general UH users. | ||
| December | |||
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State Budget and Finance denies budget request for a new timesharing system. | ||
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1979
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UH joins Western Athletic Conference (WAC). | |
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PLATO up to 16 ports | ||
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During busy periods all IBM system readers (card readers, TSO submits, and RJE readers) are temporarily halted due to max jobs in queues. | ||
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Annual Computer Fair is cancelled; IBM and HP2000 systems are considered too busy to encourage new users. | ||
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KauaiCC begins to access UHCC through a 10 port multiplexor (8 async, 2 sync) | ||
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| Updated: 03/30/2000 Comments to: editor@hawaii.edu |
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