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| Director's Corner - Y2K in Restrospect by David Lassner |
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| The Director of Information Technology Services at the University
of Hawaii comments on the smooth transition into the new millenium. www.hawaii.edu/infobits/s2000/director.html |
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The 40th Anniversary of Information Technology |
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April 2000 marks the 40th Anniversary of Information Technology
at the University of Hawaii. Go back in time and view the humble
beginnings that led us to where we are now.
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| Good Ol' Days at the UH Computing Center by Linda Maeno |
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The IBM 650 seems “primitive” today, but was considered so “modern”
back in 1960! Walter Yee, Al Higashi, and Bill Soong recall early
days of the UH Computing Center. They look with humor and nostalgia
to where UHCC began and how technology has changed over the decades.
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| View From the Terminal Room by Jodi-Ann Ito |
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APL, PLATO, HP2000, HP3000, Harris, DEC-20, UHCCUX, UHCCVX, UHUNIX,
Fat Mac, Mac+, IBM PC, IBM PC/XT. Any of these sound familiar?
These systems represent over two decades of interactive and desktop
computing at UH. Venture back into time and reminisce over the
changes interactive computing has undergone.
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| Nostalgic Journey Down MSO Lane by Henry Ito |
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| It was common to see Management Systems Office (MSO) programmers
lugging boxes of punched cards between MSO and the UH Computing
Center, with round magnetic tapes hanging from their arms. Journey
down MSO Lane with Henry Ito as he recalls the systems and tools
used at MSO as the office traveled through the technology revolution
beginning in the early 1970s. www.hawaii.edu/infobits/s2000/mso.html |
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| A Serpent Invades Paradise by Alan Whinery |
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Network engineer Alan Whinery describes how a handful of scientists
and technical staff came to the Manoa campus on a Sunday morning
with shovels, pickaxes, Ethernet supplies, and aircraft refueling
hose to establish the backbone known as the Campus Research Network
(CRN). That was the beginning of UHNet, the network that spans
six islands and provides access to the Internet for the UH community.
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| Evolution of UHINFO by Ward Takamiya |
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The original 1993 UHINFO was a text-based, menu-driven system
using gopher as its delivery method. It was ideal for accessing
information about the University of Hawaii prior to the dawn
of the Web. By 1994, a Web-based version of UHINFO was released
which has seen perpetual enhancements and growth up to today.
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| A Brief History of Registration at UH Manoa by David Robb, UHM Director of Admissions and Records |
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Registration for classes at UH Manoa is currently performed over
the phone or via the Web, but it wasn’t always that simple. Those
who were students up to the early 1990s remember registration
as a stressful time which included waiting in long lines, scrambling
for class approvals, and frantically searching for alternate classes
when first choices were no longer available. Follow this chronicle
of registration at UH Manoa and where it is headed in the future.
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| From SCRIPT to Web Editors - Word and Text Processing at UH by Lee Ann M. Lee |
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In the early 1980s, word processors were text-based and formatted
output was commonly sent to the IBM mainframe’s high-speed printers.
Come along for a journey through the eyes of an ITS staff member
who has seen the progression of word and text processing from
early attempts to today.
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| A Computer in Every Home by Gordon K. Uyehara |
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Has there ever been a consumer product more important than the
personal computer? Follow one person’s journey of discovery as
the microcomputer progresses from a seemingly simple device, to
a sophisticated, multi-functional tool. To be sure, the personal
computer is now a necessity that no home should be without.
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| Remember When… |
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Do you have a memory related to information technology at the
University of Hawaii? Read what others have shared and add your
own snippet to the Web page.
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| Access Your E-mail through the Web by Julio Polo |
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| Last Chance to Save Your TSO Data! by Shirley Yee |
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April 15, 2000 marks a year since IBM migration formally began.
After that date, staff support for migration will be on a time-available
basis with all academic TSO IDs scheduled for termination on June
30, 2000. Act now to ensure that your tape data will be accessible
from the UNIX platform or departmental desktop systems.
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| Secure E-mail Available by Julio Polo |
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The Internet’s ever-increasing presence in our professional and
personal lives mandates tighter security measures in order to
guard against online impostors and eavesdroppers. ITS is moving
towards an infrastructure which addresses these issues through
user authentication and encryption of sensitive data.
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| Non-Mandatory Personal Computer Contract Established by Byron Watanabe |
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The new personal computer (PC) contract for UH is non-mandatory;
departments are no longer required to purchase PCs exclusively
from the contract. Additionally, warranty coverage for new PCs
has been adjusted, and a Web site has been provided with current
prices and to allow custom configuration of systems.
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| www.hawaii.edu/infobits/s2000/quickbits.html | |
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| Comments to: editor@hawaii.edu |
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