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From: ac4@pucc-h (Tom Putnam)
Newsgroups: net.college
Subject: Computing Facilities at Purdue (clarification)
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Date: Fri, 14-Dec-84 11:32:04 EST
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Posted: Fri Dec 14 11:32:04 1984
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Just to clarify, in case you didn't notice in Rich Kulawiec's previous note,
there is also an Administrative Data Processing Center at Purdue, and
(thankfully) it runs on its own completely separate system (IBM 3033U).
The systems Rich discussed are strictly Instructional and Research systems.
It hasn't been clear to me in some of the postings from other centers whether
or not they have to perform their administrative computing using the same 
facilities.

A few other notable omissions from Rich's list of facilities at Purdue:
	CDC Cyber 170/720 with much ancillary equipment (particularly
	    graphics) supports a CAD/CAM research lab.
	IBM 4341 with large terminal cluster for teaching and research
	    in Chemical Engineering.
	2 Vax-11/780's running VMS in High Energy Physics.
	PDP-11/70 "host" for statewide network of DEC mini-mini's
	    known as the Agricultural Data Network.
	Another IBM (4341?) recently installed in Electrical Engineering
	    for CAD work.
	...
	... and the beat goes on!
Just trying to keep track of all of these "mid-sized" systems like VAXen and
IBM 43xx machines is a major undertaking.

-- 
Tom Putnam
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