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A weekly column dedicated to computing at Texas A&M
Computing in 1994-1995
The author, Dr. John Dinkel, is the Associate
Provost for Computing and Information
Systems at Texas A&M University.
B he return to campus in the Fall of 1994
brings with it a number of new and
enhanced computing,resources for Texas . 1
A&M University. These resources will greatly
enhance the overall computing environment on
the campus. I want to briefly summarize these
latest changes and to invite your participation in
the use of these resources.
Texas A&M University made the
decision during the summer to
upgrade the connection that
joins Texas A&M University
to the Internet. As a result,
Texas A&M will be
directly connected to the
SprintLink national
Internet backbone. The
increase from the
current T1 connection at
1,540,000 bits per
second to the T3 connec
tion at 45,000,000 bits per
second will result in 28
times greater access speed. All
of this translates into a much
capacity to handle the huge amounts
of traffic from Texas A&M University
A study conducted by CIS in Spring 1994
indicated that the faculty, staff, and students of
Texas A&M University are accessing the Internet
at the rate of 100 million times a year. Also, there
is a growing need for high-speed access to remote
computers. This upgraded connection will greatly
improve the overall access to Internet services for
the faculty, staff, and students of Texas A&M
University. This project is being undertaken
jointly with the University of Texas-Austin and is
being driven by the Texas A&M University’s
increasing use of the Internet.
In conjunction with the Student Housing
Office, CIS installed 2,144 Ethernet connections
in eight dorms during the Summer 1994. These
connections will provide students a direct link to
the campus network and the Internet from their
dorm rooms. Also, CIS implemented support
services to assist students with attaching their
computers, answer their questions about connec
tions, and diagnose problems. Student Housing
and CIS will continue to evaluate demand for such
connections and to provide additional connections
as required.
At the same time, the access to the campus
network from off-campus is being upgraded. The
number of high-speed modems has been—and
will continue to be—increased. The newer, more
yv Uyv
1876
capable PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol), a high
speed protocol used for communications links
directly joining two stations, will be made
available for remote access to the campus
network during the Fall 1994 Semester.
The West Campus Library facility and its
generally accessible microcomputer lab formally
opened in August 1994. The facility has about
140 microcomputers, a high-speed color printer,
a help desk and support facilities. Along with the
microcomputer facilities in the Biochemistry/
Biophysics Building, this will provide a
total of almost 250 generally
accessible microcomputers and
a computer classroom on the
West Campus for the
faculty, staff, and
students of Texas
A&M University.
L/i b Portions of these
; facilities will be open
; 24-hours-a-day as
demand dictates.
The plan to replace
and upgrade the
academic and computing
environment at Texas
A&M University has been
approved and the implementation
of this plan has begun. This three-
year plan will provide significant enhancements
to these computing environments. The first step
in the plan is the replacement of the Cray YMP
2/216 with the more capable SGI Power Chal
lenger. This new machine has 16 processors
rated at 300 MFLOPS each, one gigabyte of
main memory, and 64 gigabytes of high-speed
disk storage. The Cray YMP will be maintained
until February 1995 in order to allow a smooth
transition period.
The second step will be the installation of a
file server and about 100 gigabytes of an
automated tape backup system. This will be
done sometime during the Fall semester. The
resulting system will provide file service
capabilities for the entire Texas A&M Univer
sity network.
The third step will be to upgrade and enhance
the interactive computing environment. The
details have not yet been finalized. This project
will most likely begin this year.
As you can see, there have been a number of
significant changes in the Texas A&M Univer
sity environment. Also, new and enhanced
services are available. We welcome you to this
environment and look forward to your use of
these facilities and services. As always, we
welcome your comments and suggestions. #
Computing Toolbox is published by Computing and Information Services (CIS) at Texas A&M
University. Please send comments, topic suggestions, and questions for the Computing Wizard to
suggest@tamu.edu or call 845-9325. Wc want your jinputl